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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-05
Mails in a Tanple

LOS ANGELES. Cal, March i.-Mail
service from this city to far northern
and eastern points Is seriously ham
pcrcd, not only through the rangIing up
Of routes On account of recent floods
and snowslidcs but because OF tho per-
mancnt blockade Of the Salt Lake Route.
+, l. II. Moore, chief clerk of the
railway mail service in this city Issued
n general order today directing the
dispatch Of mali for Montana, Idaho and
fhe northwest by way of Pueblo. Colo,
This wide detour will cause several days
delay in transit.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-05
Glover Leaf Changes.

ignation of p, H. IIoulihan as general
manager of the Chicago & Alton and To-
lcdo, ST Louis g. Western (Gloyer LeaO
railroads, A. II. Westiall has bccn M
nnintcd general superintendent with
Lcadnuarters at Bloomington. effective
March II. The office of general manager
VIII be abolished.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-05

detoured trains. The FIRST tratnload of
through passengers from San Francisco
will reach Ogden at about noon tomorrow.
travelling Via Portland, Ore.
Union Pacific trains continue to arrive
on time Many California home-seekers.
together with other passengers, already
are awaiting the opening OF the South
crn Pacific direct Inc.
Wire service has been partially re-
covered.
1t VIII be noticed that The san Fran
cisco dispatch says that the Southern Ia :
ciic VIII bc open In about four days ana
that the above dispatch from Ogden put
The time al live days. The best inior-
nation in the Salt Lake Offices, which
are the headquarters OF the washed :
out portion Of the road and the highest
IN authority, is that the road cannot
he restored FOR through traffic INSIDE
OF ten days.
According to the best information OBJ
tainable by The Tribune. tile southern
Pacific will be completely tied up FOR
| through rail traffic for at least ten days
| from This date A great deal depends ON
whether or not the abutmcnts OF the
! bridges arc undermined or not ana such
seems TO bo the case, although the OIL
! hcials do not yet know for sure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
cat the Old Cross Roads"
Play of Genuine Interest

Those attractions with the romantic
southern blend, interspersed with
highly dramatic climaxes. thrilling
moments. comedy scenes. local charms
and with a touch Of pathos running
through all so happily blended to-
gether always finds favor with thea
tre~oers. Such is eat the Old Cross
Roads" presented before two large
and appreciative aud ences yesterday
afternoon and evening at Jackson's
theatre and BOXED for both matinee
and evening today.
cat the Old Cross Roads" deals with
those times when slavery existed in
the Southern States. The scenes are
laid in and around the Mississippi
River cotton ports. The main charac-
ter is that of a gambler. a true and
honest sportsman of fortune. in love
with girl prosecuted by hand of
scoundrels. The girl. in self-defense,
l.ills' the leader of the gang at the
old cross roads. hence the name OF
the play. Many entanglements result,
but al moves along to a happy Gull
AS melodrama goes 1t Is most in
teresting and entertaining play. yet
with not too much of the exaggerated
ough-and-ready. The cast Is a most
excellent one. the various roles being
well filled
"At the Old Cross Roads, will be
presented this afternoon and evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
BOXING

Especial from United Pres.l
New York, Dec. 31-Frank Manteil.
W nner of last nights 10 round fight
with Jack (Twin) Sullivan. will. in
all probability. be matched shortly
with Hugo Kelly. the Chicago Ital-
ian The winner OF this fight will he
recognized by sporting men In the
country as the logical man to chal-
lenge Papke and decide, for the time
beng. the possession Of the middle-
weight championship.
Mantells victory over Sullivan, last
night while not as clean cut as de-
sired nevertheless was sufficient mar
Gin to remove all doubt that he was
the better fohter He tore into the
Bostonian and gave him a beating
in the early rounds that allowed him
to lead sully all the time. The fight
was not marked by science or skill.
Auburn, Me-, Dec. 31-Over enthusi-
astic fight fans today continued to
wonder how long Johnny Glover Of
South Boston. could have continued his
fight against Tommy Boygin, of Lew
iston, If the police had not stopped
it. Boygin knocHed Glover through
the ropes and then put h m to the mat
for the count Of 9. The police stop
ped the bout because the fans got to-
noisy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
"Bu@s" Ravr ond Causes
Gotham Fans to Cl1ortle
(SneciaI from T7r'ted press,

(SneciaI from TTr'ted Prose-,
Now York. Dec. 31--New York base
ball fans arc having one Of Their peri
odical laughs. today. over another
one Of "Pittsburg" Raymond's prom
Uses to reform. The laugh is really
over Manager McGraw's belief In
"Bugs" latest manifest which is to
the effect that brioht and early In the
new year Bugs will HE himself to
Dwight. Ills, and there submit to the
reiuvenating Influences of the Kelley
Cure.
Some Of Raymond's warmest
friends believe that he will leave the
"stuff" alone for at least week.
while few who like to plav long
shots. are wil''ne to WAGER that his
parted OF aSsti1"rce VIII last davs.
McGraw hopes that II will be perma-
nent. The concensus of opinion here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
NATURALIZATION
CLERKS JOB IS
NOT A s Mcclure

The position held down by a natur-
al-Zation clerk is no. the easiest snap
in creation. Should there be any
doubt. just query Attorney Michael ].
Flanagan. naturalization clerk for
. Fairfield county. 1t is we'll that the
| Judge is possessed of an amiable dis
position. a settled nature. a iudicious
manner. and is not easily ruffled. He
is in position where settled nerves
are a valued asset. He needs be pa
tient for Uncle Sam has dictated to
his clerks just what is what.
To get that what" into the minds
of some of the hebd applicants for
citizenship is at times herculean
task, but with resigned eQuanimity.
Judge Flanagan manages to get there
Maybe it is the way he question
is put. that battles the applicant. But
for one question there are at least ten
more ways of bringing out the 20 n
desired. often it is necessary to try
understanding. Then again the APP
plicant will on his first papers give
dates and figures which at lines are
conflicting. For instance. this morn
ing one applicant giving the date of
leaving his home port also stated that
sail across the Allan ic. on the same
day. It's hard to believe. but some
would have it that way. All these
little errors must be corrected-tt's up
to he clerk to accomplish those re-
suits Sometimes the applicant does
not know. He therefore is set back
for loss. he must have every ques-
ton answered carefully and truthfully,
before he is eligible to take out his
papers.
The law also says that each app'i
cant must produce two witnesses. both
IF WI
tn S country for at least five years.
This is mandatory, but still some APP
pltcants viii question l.. So strict
is the law in this particular that the
witnesses are closely questioned as to
Their relationship and the KNOWLEDGE
of the applican. and asked precisely
how they fix the dates. that brou~ht
about their knowledge of the appli-
cat.
There are no real set of questions
to he asked other han those stated
on the naturalization papers. but con-
slant picking an5l grilling Of the ap-
plicants has produced somewhat of
code among the clerks Judee Fan
agan eets away with something Ike
he following:
Name. please. write it out.) Where
were you born? Where did YOU sail
from? On what boat? What line?
When? Where did you land? When?
Where have you been since? How
long nave you IVeua in LIZ
YOU ever intend going back to -?
Are you an anarchist? Do you be-
lieve in anarchy? Are you polyga-
mist? Do you believe in polygamy?
Invariably the answers to this last
question are that one is either enough
or too much) Do you swear to re-
nounce alleeiance to King and
all foreign princes and rotert ates and
to heco~-e a Citizen of the Omitted
States. and to faithfully carry ou the
One dollar. please. |
Come again in two years."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
REVIEW OF THE YEAR OF
SPORTS OF EVERY KIND
in GOOD OLD BRIDGEPORT

State League. PLAYING a snappy. con-
sistent game.
AS yet nothing has been really start
ed in roller skating. Last winter the
fun held SWAY and drew hundreds
nigh tly. In the racing the youngsters
held up the sport. The one mile rec
ord for the city was established by
Dick Barrett. who did the $3.50 feet In
m. sec. The one mile relay rec
ord is held by the Hayes brothers.
Walter and Ward, at m. 81 sec. The
same brothers hold the five mile relay,
IA m. 81 sec. The ohree mile record
is held by Walter Hayes. m. IL sec.
The boxing game Is lost art In
Bridgeport. There was nothing do
ing last winter. neither are there pros
poets Of any padded arenas being
erected next year. If the fans want
boxing they have to trip their way
either to New Haven or Waterbury
or take in one Of the many New York
clubs
Wrestlinr is on the revival. Through
the efforts Of Prof. James Atlas. at
one time himself champion heavy
weight grappler Of the world. he sport
was given an impetus. The fans took
kindly to the fun. showing their APP
prevail when a second meet was ar
ranged here. Another match has been
arranged for this city on Jan. II. when
Peter Nogert. the Sou h African Boer.
and Zybszko. the husky Pole. will be
here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
B. H. 5. CLASS OF
1911 TO PRESENT
A MODERN COMEDY
Mrs. Burton Harrison's
Spirited Play Calls for a
Big Production.

The Senior class. B. H. S.. has been
devoting a large part of it's Christmas
holiday to the preparation of the class
play. 1911 will present Mrs. Bur .on
Harrison's spirited comedy. "A Rus
sian Honeymoon" on the evenings of
Thursday and Friday. Jan. 10 and 20.
The class Will be largely represented,
for this play of Russian life Is full of
color and dash and calls for a cast
including beside the principals. peas
ants. journeymen. guards. chateau at
tendants French maids. doctor and
page. The plot develops from a clash
of wills of two arisrocratic Russians.
Many of the situations are intensely
dramatic. many are broad comedy;
Mrs. Harrison has taken her charac-
tiers from the highest and the lowest
walks in life and their mingling for
e few hours produces one Of the pref
lest and most amusing comedies Of
the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
BRIDGEPORT BANK
STOCKS STAND FAR
ABOVE PAR VALUE

That the stock of national banks
and of trust companies in Bridge
port is worth well above rar is shown
in the statement issued today by Will
liam II. Corbin. state tax commission
err. The value of each share of stock
in the respective corpora tions, as fixed
by the Board of Equaliza ton, is as
follows. City National hank, $195;
Connecticut National bank SITS:
First Bridgeport National bank, $199:
Pequonnock National hank S152;
Bridgeport Land & Title Co., $3.50;
Bridgeport Trust Co., s13s; Watson
Trust Co.. SIS.
The stock of Aetna Life Insurance
Co. is valued at $500 per share; of
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.. $3.50;
of Travellers Insurance Co., $3.50. All
of Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Boy Scouts of America
Not Hearst Movement
(specjal from United Press,


New York Dec 31-James E. West.
of Washington has been appointed
executive secretary of the Boy Scouts
of America and VIII onen new ma
tional headquarters in the Fifth ave-
nue. building. New York. Jan. l. Yves
an attorney. has served several years
as secretary of. the Washington Plav-
ground Association. and he organized
and carried out the 'fWhite House
Conference on Dependent Children
during the administration Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The frs annual meeting Of the ma
tfonal courcil OF the Boy Scouts Of
America will be held in Washington,
Feb. IA.
Recent >newsraner reports on the
trouble existing between the American
Boy Scouts and Its founder William
r. Hearst. have been 'sundeetood
by many owing to the similarity of
names. The Bow Scouts of America
has no connection with the Hearst
movement. having been ORGANIZED first
and now having nearly 300.000 men,
hers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Thunderbolts Fear
Nothing But Camera

To get the members Of the Thunder
bolt football team. State champions.
to face the best there was in the
S ate was not a difficult matter. but
to get that band to line up before
the camera is another proposition.
Manager Tad Dunnigan is in guam
dairy to get the boys. together to have
them Try wedge on the photo man.
He VII make his last stand tomorrow.
and has issued a call that all members
of the team be at Belts studio. and
TO come prepared to look their f1erce4st
in their rega'ia which they threw aside
when the curtain rang down on the
big sport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Milford Fish and Game
Club to Shoot MONDAY

The Milford Fish and Came Associa-
ton will hold a shoot at its Gulf street
grounds on Jan 2. at 10 O'Clock. The
shoot will be for the second leg of
the Dupont Con1oany's watch fob and
the rifle donated by he hardware firm
of Harrison & Gould As a side is
sue. the club has put up a 12-pound
tnrkev
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
CHARITIES BOARD GREATLY
REDUCES ITS DEFICIENCY

The annual reQuisition of the board
Hf charities filed with City Auditor
keating today shows that the de-
partment has been run on more eco
nomical lines during the past year
than it has been possible TO show for
the several years that Br dgeport has
been one of the big boom cities of
the country.
Instead of deficiency Of over s27. 900
which confronted the Board of Ap-
portionment last year this year the
actual deficiency is about So 500. A de-
hciency is expected each year as there
Is no way of forecasting how many
insane cases there are to be. the num-
per OF patients at the hospitals Or the
number of applicat ons for aid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
CARNEGIE HAS HERO
FUND IN GERMANY
fcpec.al from United Press.l

Berlin. Dec. 31-Under the personal
supervision of Kaiser wilhelm. An
drew Carnegie the American million
aire. has instituted he Carnesie Hero
Fund in Germany. similar to the ones
already working successfully in the
Tinted States ENGLAND and France.
Carnegie has transferred $3.50 900 to
the commission in charge of the fund
The moeno has the pa ronage of
the Kaiser himself. Wilhelm appoint
ing the commission which is to have
charge Of the distribution Of the prizes
and nensinns In accepting the fund
for he Kingdom. the Kaiser wrote
Carnegie a long personal lie ter Of APP
probation. full of humanitarian senti-
nents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31

The tax board allowed the charities
board $4,000 last year toward it's de-
ficiency. The board used this amount
and about $4,000 from the funds of
the current year to square up it's back
bills. The SO 900 deducted from the
deficiency of $12S35 entered upon the
reouisition filed TODAY shows the ac-
tual deficiency of $9.S35.
The actual amount of money allow
ed the board to work with during the
current year was s90,117 and the
boards says that if the tax board
will prov de it with the $107607 ask
ed for this year and take care of the
deficiency that it will come pretty
near having clean slate next year.
The reQuisition of the Board OF
Charities filed today is as follows:
FOR THE FISCAL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Fast Roller Skating
Race Here on Tuesday

On Tuesday. Jan. 3. the first big pro-
fessfonaI race on roller skates will be
held at the Park City rink in sta
street. when the Hayes brothers.
Ward and Walter. Of this city. will
meet William Yale and Tom O'Rourke
Of New Haven. in a five mile relay
race for large cash prize put up by
the rink management. and q side bet.
The race Is sure to be close as the
quartet are fast and among the best
skaters In this part OF the country.
The special at traction on Jan. IL wir
be q Sparkler party
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Alrra Delta Sienna Holds
It's Reception and Dance

The annual hall of Alpha Chapter.
Alrha Delta Simga Society was held
in the han room Of the Stratfeld. last
n'e4,t Florist Pawkins furnished he
handsome decorations The ratron-
esses were: Mrs. ] NJ. Sterling Mrs
Charles s. Cole Mrs. c: Nathen'eI
Worthen Mrs Fairy r. PARROT. Mrs.
Winthrop Pyle. Mrs. Edward L.
Foster
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
TuE v.RL-y-TpNrST ESCR

md the most beautiful hands are of
ten disfig ured by an unsIghtiy wart
Il can easil. be removed in few days
without pain by using Cyrus WaEt
remover. for sale only at The Cyrus
harmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue AMI
.s6 Cannon st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Ladies' Night Given
BY the st. Joseph 8

The members OF he at. Joreph bas-
ketball team gave a ladies' night last
evening at st. Josep1's hall in Barnum
avenue. many guests being present.
Following a basketball game between
picked hves. novel enterta inment
p-oeram was carried out. Bill Too
mey was heard in monologues. Jack
and Frank Hughes and Wis Mae Sui
ivan in songs. ard Schorndorf and
HARRINGTON and Dave BrolIey and
Jack Kelley In buck and wing and
knockahout dancing. After midnighA
a delightful repast was served.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Stratfieid Millinery.

Trimmed hats Of the wear to work.
order are being sold at the lowest pos
sible prices at this popular millinery
shop, during the coming week. See
our window display.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31

WEBSTER WALKER ENTERTAINs
Webster Walker. son of Mr. ard
Mrs Harry Walker. entertained many
Of his friends last night at the home
of his paren s. 7S9 Park avenue Fe
IS home for the HOLIDAYS from the
Choate school at iVallingford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
T.EANEASv. Tv,r EFST HAND

Guaranteed not to inJure tho ska
Instantly iemoI co Stove Polish, kusL
crease. Ink. Paint and Dirt. For toe
la nd or clothing. Large can 10 ccnta
Manufactured hy VIM X Wihn, 3A%
ktratfOrd Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
ROLLER POLO
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Last Nights Results.
Brockton, A: New Haven, 2.
Fall River, IL; Taunton, 4.
Providence, z; Worcester. 4.
New Bedford, s; Hartford, z.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
LING.
CITY LEAGUE.
SOkOls, 3; Arcadcs. q.

Games Next Week.
cns Monday n;ns Jan. 2-Arcades vs. Me-
Gold Bricks
Wednesday. Jan. 4-Wonders W..
Arcade Jrs.
Thursday, Jan. 5-Sokols VS.. East
Sides. 's
Friday. Jan. e-clinton vs.. Edge.
meres.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
SOCCER FOOTBALL SUNDAY.

All mer-hers OF the IndependentI
soccer football team are redues ed tol
reoort for practice at the MeadowsJ
Sunday. Any person wishing a try.
ont VIII he welcomed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31
Games TONIGHT

New Bedford at New Haven.
Fall River at Worcester.
Brockton at Hartford.
Taunton at Providence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-31

anouts, however. is that Bugs is not
worth the trouble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-30
REBELS. READY
TO At TACK
CHIHUAHUA
MADERO AT HEAD OF WELL
DRILLED ARMY WELL PRE-
PARED.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Ell PASO, Tex, Nov. 30.-The
city of Chihuahua, state of Chi
huahua, is being fortified today i'm
anticipation of an attack by "a
small army of insurrectos, under
the leadership of Francisco Made
no, according TO advices received
there. The city is garrisoned
with federal troops under Gen. Ma
varro and Gen. Tcrrazas, who have
thrown up earthworks.
Gen. Lauro Nillar, commanding
the Mexican army of the North, is
reported hurrying to the aid of the
Chihuahua garrison in response to
appeals for reinforcements.
The insurgents are said to have
been preparing i'm the mountains
above Parrai for final sortie
against Chihuahua, and refugees
state that MaderO in person is i'm
command of the rebel troops. They
say that the revolutionists are
well drilled and fully equipped for
a desperate attack. and many eX-
pressed their belief that hard
fighting already is in progress.
Persons closely in touch with the
Mexican revolt declare that with.
i'm the next "a hours the fall OF
Puebla will be announced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-30
JOE SCOTT ALIVE IN
TACOMA, DEAD IN
P|TiSBURG
The Cleveland Press prints the
following:

The Cleveland Press prints the
following:
d. Jay Colliver tells this:
In the recent bankers trip to
the coast Mrs. Collver and l were
the only occupants of the dining
car in Tacoma-the crowd had all
gone uptown, and 1 was nursing
a sprained ankle-when the door
opened and perfect giant of a
man in regulation cowboy cos
tune entered. The big Colt in
his belt failed to reassure us
Mr.. Collver, 1 believer he
growled. thought it was all up
with me. My, how sorry I was
for having left Cleveland! Then
| took a second look and knew
him for Joe Scott, long a driver
for the Cleveland Transfer COM
pany, and the finest baggage
smasher i'm the business.
I thought you were dead,' 1
said. How long have you been
here?'
Five years. he replied, 'and
I'm the liveliest corpse you ever
saw
But where were you while
you were dead?' l insisted.
In Pittsburg,' he replied"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-30
ROYS INTRODUCES A
LAW TO CLOSE THE
ALL NIGHT SALOONS
GREAT CROWD GATHERS IN
COUNCIL CHAMBER TO HEAR
COMMISSIONERS ARGUE
DECLARES THAT ANTITREATING WOULD
GOOD THING FOR THE TOWN BOTH ORDINANCES GO
OVER FOR ANOTHER READING.

Nothing since the n. P. franz
chise battles has stirred the pub
lie as have the saloon closing law
and anti-treating proposals. The
law ordinance was intro
duced today by Commissioner
Roys, though ii called for closing
at l O'Clock in the morning in
stead of earlier as is asked by the
various civic societies Interested.
The council chamber was jam
med to the doors with citizens
who came to watch the commits
sion at work.
The anti-treattng ordinance was
given its second reading and un-
der the charter goes to third
nesday. The city attorneys said
it was not an emergency ordi-
nance and should take its regular
course.
The MAYOR and eouncilmen
were swamped with petitions fav-
oring the ordinance to-day. A
petition on paper with 40 names
was sent in opposing the ord
nance. 1t was headed by Will
lam Jones, who rents property for
saloons; Carl Stebbins, whom
Roys has been trying to help out
on the scheme to Kill the munici-
pal dock; Chester Tliorne, A. F.
Albertson, Henry Prince and a
number of other men who gener-
Continued ON Page Eight.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-30

first rush of water. In the base
ment of the bar, which began rap
idly to fill with water, was a COW.
When the rush had subsided two
employees went into the basement
and found the COW standing on
her hind legs and trying to keep
[her head above water. After
strenuous efforts they finally sue
ceeded in bringing the trembling
bovine to safety.
Only a small 1S-inch pipe was
provided to drain the water that
comes down the gulch from Pros
pect Hill. Several weeks ago part
of Twenty-ninth street caved i'm
blocking the little drain and caus-
ing the water to back up to the
depth of 40 feet and about 400
feet in length. 1t was while the
city was trying to drain this
water by digging a ditch across
Twenlty-ninth street that loose
sand that forms the fill began CIV
ing away and in a moment the
whole flood was. loosened
Should Thirtieth street be un-
able to withstand the body of
water and number of logs jammed
up against it. for here, too, only
an 1S-inch pipe drains the water,
there will be nothing to stop the
rush to the waterfront where two
shipbuilding plants would stand
in line of the flood.