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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-22
speeches were made at the close by Lieutenant Governor Blakeslee and others. DYNAMITE USED TO FINISH WARSHIP
 TEXAS

On Board the Torpedo Destroyer Stringham off Tangier Island, Chesa- peake Bay, March 22.-Not satisfied with the reduction of the old battle proven warship Texas to a useless and all but sunken mass of steel junk, the battleship New Hampshire, today, re- stunned it's deadly fire. So far gone was the oId battleship from yester- days firing that the ordnance off1c- CTS concluded. today, that the vessel should be destroyed.
 Before sunrise, today, the five ''spotters" from each of the 13 bat tleships arrayed in battle line before the San Marcos-the new name given the TeXas-were aboard the New Hampshire. The San Marcos lay in shallow water over night and. today, her 15 degree list had increased and she had settled deeper into the clay bottom. Dangling from the stubs of her broken masts were the weird fig ures of the dummies representing the crew The oniy indication of life was a flock of chickens on board, most of which survived yesterdays rain of shells.
 At o'clock, this morning, the New Hampshire was again belching forth flame as she fired her IF, 8 and inch guns. Smoke and flame poured forth from the hull of the San Mar cos as the shells hit. Spray dashed 200 feet in the air.
 The New Hampshire, which did the firing, was never less than five miles from the target. Although richly productive of technical in- formation, the firing thus far has been disappointing in that it has shown the "delayed explosive" shells to be not wholly reliable. More than one burst in midair a mile from the target. Great secrecy was maintain ed, today, by naval officers as to the exact damage inflicted by the huge shells many of which came up to ex- ploitations and exploded in the bat tleship. It is not desired that foreign nations shah know the results of the costly experiments.
 The ordnance officials and the naval officials. today, are already speculating upon the problem of what shall be done with the last addition to the mud feet" The vessel lies in the way of navigation. To re- move her would cost thousands of dollars. Dynamiting the remains of the $5,000,000 battleship is looked up- on as the least expensive and most expeditions method of removing the obstruction.
 Rear Admiral Schroeder, in com mand of the fleet, expected to com plete the tests, this afternoon, and return to Hampton Roads, tomorrow. The regular fleet target practice will be held next week.
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ground was occupied by a house or @ store, were great fields which might have been planted to potatoes, but were simply lying idle. There were no such barren fields in Ainuland.
 The Formosan brothers saw only one thing that really reused the en- wy; that was the modern rifle. It required so little powder to shoot and it never exploded in the hunters s hands like the old Belgian muskets which traders have been selling sur- reptitiously to the warlike natives of the camphor island. The Formosa ns boastfully said that if they were arm ed with such rifles instead of mus kets, blowguns and bows the Japan csc army of occupation would never penetrate to the interior of their mountain wilderness.-New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-22
HEAD HUNTERS SHOCKED. Impressions London Made on Savage Visitors From the Far East.

An entirely new viewpoint on Lon- don and the English was that of the Ainu and Formosan head hunters who recently went over there as sideshow attractions of the Anglo-Japanese ex- hibition. When the savages return ed to Japan bound for their homes in Hokkaido and Formosa a Japan csc paper gleancd some interesting impressions from them.
 The Ainu are the Indians of Japan, the primitive race driven northward by successive invasions of the ancient Japanese hosts from the mainland of Asia until now they live on reserva- tions in the northernmost island of the Japanese group, not at all inf1u- enced by the quick civilization which has been effected by their conquerors. The Formosan savages are even a more primitive people than the Ainu. Until Japan acquired the island from China and began a systematic open ing up of the interior with the aid of rifles the head hunters of the jun gle had never come in contact with the outside world.
 The Formosan sayages told their interviewer in Japan that people had tried to fool them over in London when they said that ali of the great buildings there were built by man and that the steam railways were of mans devising. No it was certain
 
 god could have built these wonders; man was too puny a person to make steel rear itself several hundred feet above the earth or go tearing through the country with the speed of an ar row.
 trospection of the F'ormosans when they recalled the fact that once they were taken to great building where there were long shelves filled with human heads and skulls. Now why was it that when the Japanese pro- and punished with death any one caught with a head in his possession these English, who called themselves civilized. should be allowed to have countless fine heads in their big sans to prohibit their pastime of head hunting yet to allow the custom to exist in such @ country as Eng land?
 The gentle collectors from Formosa did not think much of the king of England, who received them in au- dience by special arrangement with the directors of the Japanese exhibit Even a small chief in Formosa would have a retinue of fifty men, the sav- ages said, whereas this king of Eng land had only four or five men in his house, and even they did not look much like warriors
 The Ainu travellers here put in a word of reproduction. They had seen Englishmen with women walking hand in hand or arm in arm in pub lie places. Were these Englishmen not thoroughly ashamed to be seen thns by others? What kind of civ ilization was it that allowed a man and woman to walk hand in hand down a street?
 The sad waste of Hyde Park ic- pressed the hairy aboriginec from Hokkaido. There in the midst of a great city, where every foot of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-22
THE PROJECT FOR A SEAPORT
 AT MONTAUK POINT.

Another Iong-buried project was also resuscitated and trotted forth for public inspection last month, the project for creating a great freight and passenger terminal for ocean steamships at Montauk Point, on the eastern end of Long Island.
 The public exhibition of ghosts is chiefly useful to frighten people, It is suspected that the Montauk Point spectre was conjured up to frighten New Workers into the belief that commerce would forsake this port if permission is not given to extend the pierhead line on the North River wa ter front, so that the four new record breaking vessels which the White Star, the Hamburg-American and the Cunard companies are building may be docked there.
 l We doubt, however, whether the ghost will really frighten sensible
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-22
Weather Indications.
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 New Haven, March 22.-Forecast. Rain tonight; Thursday fair and colder. Brisk and probably high southwest winds shifting to north west, tonight.
 A disturbance centraI. this morn ing, over Ontario, Canada, is produc- ing cloudy weather with light snow or rain in the lake region and east ern sections. Another disturbance central in Texas is producing cloudy and rainy weather in the southwest. Moderate temperatures prevail in all sections.
 unsettled weather with light showers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-22
COFFIN DIES AFTER
 GRIM JEST ON NAME
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Especial from United Press.)
 Boston, March 22.-Fulflling a grim jest that he had made about a train of gruesome circumstances that well fitted with his name, George Coffin, of East Boston, today. was de- clared unmistakably dead after many tests and Undertaken Kirby called.
 A couple of weeks ago, Kirby was called in to prepare Coffin's body for burial he having apparently died of pneumonia. The man stirred and came to life under Kirby's hands. He recuperated, and later visited Kirby, making a pun on his name of Coffin, saying he did not need one yet. That night he had & relapse and died, last night.
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es on this outlay would amount to a large sum per annum which must in one way or other be assessed upon the commerce passing through this port. It would probably be found that at best the necessary expenses via the Montauk Point route would be as great as or greater than the commercial routes via the ports of Boston or Philadelphia or Baltimore or Norfolk.-Engineeri News
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-22
PERSONAL MENTION.

Rev. Thomas Murray of Brooklyn, N. Y, and his mother. Mrs. M. Mur- ray, are weeks v1si ,ors of MT. and Mrs J. E. Mccarthy at the latter's home, 1036 State street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-22

QUEENS DAUGHTERS TO MEET.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Queens Daughters will take place Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at St. Augustine's church.
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President Mellen was next called upon and told two funny stories and wound up by saying that he was de- termlned to be 8 regulator" Brief
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-28
John And Peter Exchange Property
Two Brothers Accused Each
 Other of Being a Thief

falrfield, Oct. 2S.-One of the most
 peculiar land deals that has been
 pulled off in this town, came to light yesterday when John and Peter Choma, two brothers were invited in- to court to settle their indifferences. AS the story goes, Peter owned a Piece or land in the LenoX Heights uistrlct which he sold a small strip rom to neighbor. After selling this Strlp ne deeded the property over to his brother John, but the brother wa s Ignorant of the fact that the small piece had been sold and thought that ne was getting it all for his money invested. The deed was drawn up by iocal lawyer but was not searched
 10nn then sold another small piece, lWhlch was deeded to him by his brother to another person. Both sold a small section of the property while
 thinking they each owned it but did not tell each other of the fact
 John then offered the property for saie to his brother again who jump ca at the offer and thinking he also was getting what he sold his brother. A case where you Rob Peter to pay Paul."
 John after receiving the property
 pack once more in his name, turned IL over to his wife. The real reason is Sald to be because he expected to be attached for some reason or other. It was then that the discovery was made and each accused of cheating the other. Warrants have been issued for the brothers but at late hour be located
 Real Estate Transactions.
 Some of the real estate transactions that have been recorded at the town clerks office are as follows: Nellie T. Collins of Fairfield to John and Macisrowski and Florentina Macis- rowski, one acre in Southport; Mich ael Leary to Joseph I. Flint, an un- divided one-half interest in parcel of land; William Burr to William O. Burr, vacant lot, beach front AS feet wide on Hayes meadow; Kepler H. Nichols to the town of Fairfield, a triangular piece of land at Nichols terrace to be used for highway pur- poses; William Burr to Louise A. Burr, a vacant lot with beach front of AS feet wide; Leonora Pickett to William Muttit and Margaret A. Nut tit, piece of land; Leonora Pickett to Robert Keys piece of land located on the north side of a street laid out over land of the grantor and Charles S. Fox: William Burr to Frederick A. Burr, lot with beach front of 48 feet wide; Samuel A. Wakeman to Mar garet J, Scharz, piece of land known as Squires lot in quantity, four acres; Frances B. Perry to Alexander Bach iel, parcel of land on Bronson ave- nue; Frances Burr Perry to John Leszcinsky, parcel of land with build ings thereon situated near Mill River; William Burr to Emma S. Coles, a vacant lot 48 feet front on beach, on Hayes meadow; Leonora Pickett to Susan Keys, land.
 Football Game Tomorrow.
 The football game tomorrow will G1ll . the Fairmont A. c. of Bridgeport The game will be called at 3:30 o'clock and will he played in Mo Garry's lot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-28
SOUTHPORT BOY DIES
 IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL
Left Home Three Years Ago Then Started for Home But is Taken III on the Way-F'uneral to Be
 in This Town
Special to The Farmer.1

Southport, Oct. 28--Word reached this town yesterday that William Carroll, a Southport boy died early yesterday morning in a hospital in Chicago, Ill. Carroll left here about three years ago and went to Idaho, where he worked as a carpenter for some time. He started back home last week and was taken i'll while nearing Chicago. Upon arriving at that city he was so serious that he was removed to a hospital where word was sent to his parents in this town. His mother, Mrs. Dennis Donahue. started at once for Chicago arriving there just before her son passed away. Carroll is we'll known and was very popular here. He was about 20 years old. The body will be brought home either late this evening or tomorrow morning.
 The public schools were closed yes terday on account of the teachers att tending the convention in New Haven.
 Services will be held tomorrow in the Congregational and Episcopal churches. At the Methodist church the Rally Day exrecises of the church and Sabbath school will take place at 10:30 o'clock in the morning. The following program has been prepared; recitation, Herman Pinkham; solo, Beatrice Blamey; duet, Laura Wells ana BarDdra Jennings, recitation, Everett Brotherton; exercise. primary class, Ada Brown, Ralph wells, So- phia Scribner, Ralph Bond, Marjorie Northrop and Beatrice Blamey; exer- else by four girls, Alice Brown, Bar bara Jennings, Charlotte Gray and Laura Wells.
 A new bulletin has been placed in front of the Southport Savings bank It is built of an artistic design.
 The stoop on the Southport school has been torn off and new one is being built on in it's place. The work is being done by Henry Lyman.
 Abraham Sturges spent yesterday in New York on a business trip.
 Miss Anderson of New York was guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. John Lawson.
 Mrs. R. P. Curtiss and two children left this morning for Bennington, Vt, where they will stay during the win ter. !,
 The Barnum and Bailey circts pass ed through town yesterday afternoon on the way to their winter home in Bridgeport.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Mendez who has been staying on the beach road during the summer have returned to their home in New York
 Mrs. Mulligan and daughter have returned to their home in Washington, ID c
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prestige by defeat on the point basis in New York. When bested in nO-decision affair defeat is not marked in their records Ten rounds instead of twenty with the same size purse to reward their efforts is an- other thing that appeals to present day stars. z
 There are few men nowadays among the topnotchers who clamor for finish fights, or even twenty-round affairs. What with moving picture money and gigantic purses, title is worth so much to the holder that, once gained, it is not to be risked lightly in long distance finish bouts. No title has ever changeds hands in no-decision affair, for a knockout inside of ten rounds is very rare when clever men are in action. When battle is go- ing against one of the champions he has but to stall a few rounds and the final bell will save him and his title.
 On the coast different proposition confronts boxer. When decision is given champion must win every time or it is good-by to the title.
 Few fighters of note are on the Pa cific coast at the present time. Jack Britton and Willie Ritcbie are about the best of the lightweights. The featherweight elimination contests held at Los Angeles during the summer months furnished some good boxing. Johnny Kilbane, Frankie Conley, Tommy Dixon, Jose Rivers, Patsy Kline and Joe Coster took part and Kilbane was the ultimate winner of the final contest. However, all these men, with the exception of Rivers, have left the coast for the Middle West or New York The middle weight and heavyweight divisions are not represented by single prominent boxer. Frisco fans are anxious to see Frank Klaus, Hugo Kelly and oth- CT of the middleweights now in the East. Billy Papke, however, is not in favor, as the fans have not forgot ten his showing with Joe Thomas.
 J. McCary of Los Angeles and James
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-28
BOXING


 Since the passing of the Frawley law 1egalizing boxing in New York State, San Francisco has ceased to be the fight center of the country. No long, CT are the wires burdened with the doings of the fighters on the Pacific coast. The results of bouts that have taken place there recently have rarely passed the Rockies. Clubs doing bus mess in Frisco. are receiving permits monthly, but none of the promoters can Skirm1Sh up card important enough to. create more than local in- tereSt
 Coast fans are reported to be pin ing for an important event: but the stars of the game have deserted the Pacific slope. Frisco is blaming New York for the dearth of boxing talent. No decision" events appeal strongly to the men who have reached the top, as they stand little chance of losing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-28
PhiIIy Fans To
 Honor Athletics
Will Hold Big Parade and Mary land Society Will Banquet Home Run Baker
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 Philadelphia, oct. 2S-Philadelphia fans are outdoing themselves to hon or the victorious white elephants. There will be a big procession up Broad street. early next week. before the members of the team leave for their homes. On Monday evening, J. Franklin Baker, the Trappe, Md. home run getter. and Charlie Herzog, of the Giants, will be the guests of honor at a banquet to be given by the Maryland Society of Philadelphia. All the other members of the Phila- delphia team will be present. The Athletics, last night, received their checks for winning the worlds series, each check calling for s3654 5S. Jack Coombs is still suffering intensely and it may be necessary to operate upon him.
 New York. Oct. 28-The members of the New York National League club will be banquetted tonight, at the Hotel Imperial for winning the Ma tional League pennant. Mayor Gay nor will address the players Most of the Giants sail for Cuba. Nov 21, to play series of games with Cuban teams. Manager McGraw will De in charge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-28
Harry Davis To Lead Cleveland
 During Nexi Year
Athletics Star Signs Contract to Manage American Leaguers After Much Negotiating

Cleveland, Oct. 2S.-Harry Davis. first baseman of the worlds cham pion Athletics and lieutenant of Con- nie Mack, their manager. yesterday signed contract to manage the Cleveland team of the American League in 1912.
 First Baseman George Stovail who has been acting manager since last Spring when Manager James Mcclure resigned, will probably be sold or traded in the near future. He has been manager since last Spring. talk ing the place of Jim Mcclure, who resigned three weeks after the season started because of the clubs poor showing. Stovall produced good re- suits immediately, bringing the club from sixth position in the pennant race to third. where it finished.
 When Connie Mack, manager of the worlds champions. was informed that Davis had signed a Cleveland contract, he said: II knew that Davis was negotiating with the Cleveland club. am sorry to lose him. He had a life position with the Athletic club, and he has been such a won- derful help to the club and to me that we did not stand in his way when an opportunity came for him to be . manager. He will be an ideal
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gle which will take place this week. end between Vanderbilt, the strongest football team in the south and Mich igan, which looks to be the strongest eleven turned out by Hurry Up Yost in years. The entire aspect of the conference situation has been changed in the past week.
 Chicagos decisive victory over Illi- nois by a 24-0 score. the vast improve ment displayed by Minnesota and Wis consin and NorthWestern's 50 victory over Indiana are all indications of a struggle which should make the sea- son fully as remarka ble\ in the west, as it is among the eastern colleges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-28
NEWTOWN

Miss Mona Grove has returned from a few days visit with Bridgeport friends.
 Among those who spent Thursda, Nichols, Mrs. James Egan and daugh, ter. Miss Caroline George and Miss Mary Callahan.
 Miss Edith Northrop enjoyed Wed nesday with friends in Danbury.
 Miss Anna l.. Carlson spent Friday night in Brookfield, the guest of MT and Mrs. John Carlson.
 MT. and Mrs. John Hyatt are en- tertaining MT. and Mrs. George w Hyatt of warwick, N. Y., and MT and Mrs. J. Drew of New Milford, N
 Mir and Mrs. William Ackley are visiting friends in Newark, N. J.
 MT. and Mrs. A. B. F'ancher and MT. and Mrs. H. w. Fancher of Win sted called on friends in town Mon day.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. B. Taylor, Miss Jessie M Taylor and Miss Roberta Neville were guests Friday night o1 MT. and Mrs. Frederick H. Duncombe at Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
 fine gathering at the Town hall, Thursday evening in his lecture on '.Notes from a Sightseer's Diary giv- en under the auspices of the Mems Federation of the Congregational church. The lecture took in the trip from Cairo to Constantinople and the speaker held the close attention of the audience from start to finish. Fol- lowing the lecture an informal recep- tion was rendered MT. Hill in the lec- ture room of the Congregational church to which all were cordially in- vited by President Henry NJ. Smith of the Mems Federation which was
 %ol hxr 1,nx. evening was most enjoyable and in- structive.
 New guests at the Newtown Inn were: Rev. T. J. Lee, New Milford; Arthur T. Nettleton, Newtown; H. A. Mixer, New York City; Rev. James P. Hoyt. St: Petersburg, Fla; MT. and Mrs William S. Jones, Westport; Milton S. Lacy. Southport; Miss Eliz- abeth Ordway, Aburndale, Mass; H. Rattle, Lawrence, L. l.; Miss Louise 'Bigelow, Miss Aimee B. Frost Brook line, Mass; MT. and Mrs. Sylvester H. Rowland. Auburndale. Mass. Frederick M. Ward, New Haven.
 Rev. .sand Mrs. Alexander Steele and two children returned home from Ohio, Friday morning.
 Mrs. Patrick H. Cannon is spending few days in Bridgeport.
 A gold wishbone pin set with pearls was lost last Wednesday be- tween NeWtown and Sandy Hook. The pin was valued more for it's asso- citations and the owner will be grate- ful for it's return. The finder can leave the same at the store of Corbett. Grove & Co.,, or at Henry Rupf's, Newtown street.
 Mrs. O. O. Wright of Sandy Hook, is visiting Mir. and Mrs. s. Howell Wright at Norwood, Mass, and will before her return visit other points in MasSac chusettS before her return
 Mrs. Susan Hall has returned from a visit at Southyille
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-28

Coffroth of San Francisco have been trying to induce Sam Langford and Joe Jeannette to go out to the coast, but Langford, although at one time willing, has changed his mind appar- ently, for he does not answer the teie- grams that Coffroth has been sending him. Jeanette is reported to be both anxious and willing to go, for he is one of the few who prefer e good bouts in Frisco has caused the fans to hunger for action. The long rest from pugilistic excitement will b. of benefit to the game there, which at one time suffered from a surfeit of boxing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-28
aatwsen Than.

~Yes." said Mrs Catchem, "those are my daughters over there on the sofa. They have half a million between then"
 It was not until they were married to those daughters that the young men who overheard the remark found out that Mrs Catchem referred to the rich old gentleman who sat on the sofa between the girls. Mrs. Catchem could not tell lie, but she knew how fo speak the truth to the best advan- taRe ~-.ss >r~r,