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Evening journal., 1911-09-16
cITY RANK CIEARINGS.

Clearings- Of the local banks for the
Week ending today amounted TO ST.
5SO,747 as compared with s1.459.7O7
for the corresponding Week of last
year.
Evening journal., 1911-09-16
DEATHS.

Georgianna Elliott
ELLIOTT--In this city. on September Is.
1911. Georganna wife Of James Elliott
In her seth year
Relatives and friends Of the family are in
vited 20 attend the funeral at her late resi-
dence No. 333 s. Heald street, on Tuesday
afternoon, September 10. st 2.5o o'ciock. In
terment Silverbrook cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-09-16
roo LAVE To CLEssIFY.

T osT-DARK GRAY COAT. SATURDAY,
~ between Vandever avenue and Thatcher
and Fourth and Spruce streets. Reward II
returned 20 424 East Ninth St. s16-1t
Evening journal., 1911-09-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

BY The united Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16-The tone az
the opening OF the stock market to-
day was steady. stocks advancing
about a point.
IL o'clock-The market continued
TO show pronounced strength all
through the first hours.
Government bonds unchanged; F;
other bonds strong.
NEW YORK.-The stock market
closed strong.
F. d. Lackey and Company say:
I'VE incline to the opinion there
has been much exaggeration in these
rumors and incline to the opinion that
the market should do better next week
and considerably better before the end
Of the current month"
Reported daily by F. d. Lsckey 4
Co. bankers and brokers. members
Philadelphia Stock Exchange. 81,
nalhCt ~.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02
Mr.. T.. Alex. Baxter. the New MANAGER
Of Atlantic Hotel. Has 200 No:km1p
Engaged in Making Improvements
at MOrchead

. Especial to News and Observer
M~orehead City. April 29.-Nith the
arrival Of ideal spring weather. the
famOuS old Atlantic Hotel presents an
animated scene these days. under the
direction Of Mr.. T. Alex. Baxter. thu
new The Skill and a|ctivltx
OF 200 workmen engaged in making
the most extensive repairs and i'm
provements on the buildings amt
grounds make it so. It's fame As Z
~place of pleasure" has spread far
and WIDE, and the news that
that the States Summer Capital" Will
be made still more attractive and COM
Portable will be of interest to numbers
Of people in and out of the State who
make their summer homes at More
head City.
On the second floor a number ot
rooms have been thrown into one.
making a spacious convention hall for
the entertainment and comfort OF tha
numerous associations and societies
who hold their annual conventions IL
the hotel.
In and out the house is being -.
painted. additional bath rooms added,
and new furniture installed in 100 IL
the guest rooms. Bowling alleys. pool
tables and other amusements. are be
ing installed. Tennis courts are be-
ing made on the west end Of the
lawn.
A pleasing Slght Will greet the Wis
itor on arrival at the hotel on June
15th-the opening day. Manager BaE-
ter is giving much attention TO i'm
proving the lawn and the immediate
surroundings of the hotel. Flowers
Of various kinds and many evergreens
have been planted and are in evidence
everywhere.
1t is said that the Norfolk Southern
Railroad has promised the manage
ment to ma Ike the cheapest tourist
rates to the hotel this year that have
eve been provided.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02
LATER NEWS THIS MORNING
MODIE1ES THE STU ALTON.

Laredo, Texas, April 3O.-Today's
dispatch from Chihuahua reporting
the movement Of 1000 Mexican Fed
eral troops towards JuareZ, bears the
date Of April %. and was detained
our days in transmission.
Owing to the inadequate leans Of
transmitting news in Mexico, due to
disarranged telegraph service, inter-
rupted train schedules and other me-
diums. reliable news Of the armiStice
probab bly, did not reach Chihuahua I'M
til a later date than tOday's dispatch
bears. 1t is, therefore, not imprOb-
able that a forward movement Of Fed
eral troops, if made as indicated by
today's Chlhl1ta hua advices, has been
cOuntermanded.
In event Of the Mexican troops hav-
ing started for Juarez, it is unlikely
that they would be heard from for
many days. as the march would take
them through a trackless desert for
many miles. 1t is estimated the march
from Chihuahua to JueraZ, would re-
Quire at least nine days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02

Va, and extends southwark across the
boundary into North Carolina. The
greater part of it is still covered with
trees. although some of it has been
drained and devoted to trucking. AT
one end Of the swamp is Drummond
lake, reached by h Jericho canal or
ditch. There is also a canal which
runs through the swamp connecting
the Chesapeake bay with lbemarle
sound.
This canal was. ] think. made by
the original Dismal Swamp Company,
Which was organized by George Wash
ington, who believed that the swamp
might be drained. 1t viii thus be
seen that the father of our country
was really the father of the reclama-
ton and conservation policies of the
present
This Dismal Swamp and the great
marsh lands which lie adjacent to it
would be very profitable if they should
be reclaimed. They are close to the
water routes to Boston and New York,
and would be a winter vegetable gar
den for those cities and other parts
of the North.
Swamp Lands OF the North.
The swamp lands Of the North are
of enormous extent and they are be-
ing reclaimed in many of the States.
Some of the richest lands Of north
ern Ohio were one under wafer.
They are now covered with
and farms and are worth q hundred
dollars and upward per acre Wiscon-
son, which has enough swamps to
drown the State OF Connecticut or
food the whole island of Porto Rico,
has patches of soil reclaimed from
the swamp which produce twenty
tons Of cabbages TO the acre. Illinois
has wet spots fatter than her latest
corn fields, and Minnesota is doing
an enormous work in making dollars
n IN hnr wet lands
The great tract which belonged to
the Chippewa Indians. lying in the
northern part of that State bordered
by the Rainy river and Lake of the
Woods. has been recently surveyed by
the Government geographers, and
their maps outlining the possible
canals and bitches now lie before me.
In preparing them the geographers
had to make their way over float
ing boys and travel by launch. canoe,
on foot and on horseback for hun
dreds of miles. Much of their work
was done In the winter when the
swamps were frozen. and they ar
ried the shack in which they ived
along on a sled. They found farm
ers living on some of the islands Of
that great swamp and grazing dairy
cattle there. The butter could only
be gotten out in boats or over the
ice, and yet II brought several cents
above the market price when shipped
to New York.
Two Dollars and Upward Per Acre.
AS to the cost Of these great re-
clamatlon schemes. the geographers
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02

estimate that hose of Minnesota
would range all the way from 20 cents
to 81 per acre. and it is safe To say
that there are many million acres
n different parts of the country Whlch
could be drained for s.. while others
might cost as much as $40 per acre
or more. Much Of the draining can
be done by gravity. and some, as in
the tide marshes. will be controlled
by flood gates and bikes. In other
places there will have to be great
pumping stations and in others, as III
Holland. the wind-millS Will aid in
the work. AS to this, [ may write in
the future.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02
Cost of Living in Shan hai, China.
Estate Consular Reports.)

The following statistics of wages. price
of foodstuffs, etc. relates only to this con-
sular district. which embraces about f1fty
thousand square miles of territory and at
least twenty million inhabitants. Daily
wages rates. in United States currency,
are: Machinists. 40 to y cents. Black
smiths, IS; carpenters. %; electricians. 40:
stonemasons. -; bricklayers. u; molders.
%; pasterers, 10; stonecutters. %: farm
laborers, 10 and common laborerS. 20
cents. The cost of foodstuffs such as the
natives use are as follows. in cents per
pounds: Fresh pork, Is: salt pork. 10: sau-
sage, I; ham,. 20; flour ,foreign). 8 70:
flour l%native), ? ID: sugar. 4; tea. IL:
rice, j. The character OF fabrics usually
bought ny the natives cost. a yard. about
0 cents Tor mnS1ins. ! IL cents for calico
and % cents for woolenS, while their cloth
SHOES cost about 40 cents j pair-United
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF A WILNINGTON MAN.

Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington. April 29.-T. r. Taylor.
a clerk at the freight depot OF The
SeabOard Air Line in this city. mysteri-
oCsly disappeared Thursday night. aud
efforts to locate him have been fruit
less.
His wife is in New York on a visit
to relatives. Taylor came here from
Florida where he was formerly con-
Iected with a railroad. His heaIn
became very bad in Florida and for 4
time he had to stop work. The police
departm ent was today asked to maze
az effort to find the missing mar.
He is about IS years of age.
Character must stand benin ant
back up everything-the sermon. the
poem, the picture the play. None ~
them is worth a straw without it,
Holland.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02

Better to be deSpised for too anxious
apprehenslons than ruined by too c'i--
fldent security.~Burke.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02

Music. When soft voices die,
in the memory:
doors. when sweet violets sick en-.
Live within the sense they quicken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02
6owD1rcHE ARE D1,e {
cByD

MAKING READY THE
SUMMER CAPT. Al
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-02
DRAINING THE SWAmPS

Continued From Page Eleven)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
NEAL BALL. PLEASED OVER
 SELECTION OF HARRY DAVIS
Local Boy Thinks Athletics First Baseman
 Winning Manager For Cleveland

other opportunity to work for ten days. A twirler can't get into the best of shape that way. We had a young boxman named Kaler, who was frost under Mcclure but as soon as Stovall took hold he developed Kaler into a winner, and the youngster did great work in the latter part of the season.
 "When Cy Young was with Cleve- land lie used to get sore at the way he was taken out whenever the other side scored couple of runs. How can I ever get going when he doesn't leave me long enough to get up a sweat?' Young would demand"
 Ball thinks pretty we'll of Bugs Reisigle, the New Havener, who was bought by Cleveland. He's a bug, all right says the local boy, 'but he seems to have lots of stuff and with little more seasoning I think he'll get by.''
 Regarding the post series. with Cin- )cinnati, Ball declares Cleveland would have won if vean Gregg, the sensa- tional southpaw had been able to pitch. "Gregg's arm was sore and he had to stay on the bench the latter part Of the season. Ball said. with him in the box we could have won two more games. Take it from me this Gregg is the best lefthander that, ever broke into the big leagues"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
(By Wagner.l

Neal Ball, the local boy who played such a great game at second base for the Cleveland American League team IS pleased at the selection of Harry Davis, the Athletics first baseman, as manager of Cleveland for next sea- son. Davis has just signed a contract to succeed George Stovall, who brought the Maps into third place the past sea- son.
 When seen at his home in the East End yesterday, Ball said, 'I think Davis will make a fine manager. He knows the game, is popular with the players and has a good bunch of young players to choose from"
 Ball says Jim Mcclure, who re- signed in midseason, was a good fel- low personally but didn't have the knack of running a ball club. "He wanted to run everything himself and would never let player go through with anything He told the pitchers just what to give every batter, he told each fielder how to play his po- sition, and he gave. each batter in- structions when he went to the plate. If a pitcher had a bad inning, Mo- Guire would yank him out, no matter if the game was already lost"
 This makes pitcher lose conff- dence and the chances are that after being taken out he wouldn't get am
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
Vaudeville Stunt
 For Pitcher CooInbs
Athletics Pitcher RecOvers From Injury and Will Go
 on Stage


 Philadelphia, Oct. 31-"Jack" Coombs, the Athletic twirler who was injured during the worlds series so seriously that he was forced to remain in bed for several days, and even now it is uncertain that the groin strain will not come back as soon as he places pitching strength on his right leg, yesterday morning climbed out of bed, greeted his chief, Connie Mack, and took a train for New York, where he will begin rehearsing for a baseball vaudeville sketch in which he ex- poets to be seen on Broadway this fall
 Before leaving, Coombs declared that he thought he had recovered from the strain and that he would be as good next year as ever. Connie Mack seemed to be of the same opinion, having had first hand reports from the club physician who has been treating Coombs.
 It now looks as if Eddie Collins would be chosen captain of the Atf- letics, succeeding Harry Davis, who will manage Cleveland next season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
ONE ROUND BEATS
 SlUG6In6 WILLIE HOWARD
Californian Outpoints Brooklyn Boy But Could Not Land Knock
 out Punch

One Round Hogan of California easily outpointed Willie Howard, the hard-hitting Brooklyn lightweight in a ten round bout at the Carlyle A. C.. Brooklyn, last night. Hogan, af- ter being slammed .around the ring in the opening session, came back, and in the rest of the battle had all the better of the milling. In the fourth session Hogan used his famous left on Howard, catching Towards jaw with a hard swing, which sent the Brooklynite to his knees
 Howard was up in a jiffy and fought back until the gond sounded. Hogan sent right to Towards nose in the fifth round. cutting that or- gan and causing the claret to flow freely. In the sixth round Hogan cut loose at whirlwind pace and bat tered Howard around the ring. He sent hard left to Towards eye, cut ting it. From that round until the snd of the battlt, the honors were all aogan's.
 Although Hogan tried his best to and the knockout punch, he found his Brooklyn opponent too game. How lrd was battered hard about the body oy the Westerner, but never finch cd and always came in for more. Towards rushing tactics in the open- ing session, caused Hogan much an- xiety. A right to the jaw sent Hogan against the ropes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

Princeton, N. J., Oct. 31.-The Princeton coaches are working night and day to strengthen the Tiger line, in anticipation of next Saturdays game with Harvard. The second string men have been tearing big holes in the varsity line and it is con- ceded that, unless the forwards take an exceptional brace, the Tigers will stand little chance with Harvard. The play of the individual line men is good but team work is lacking and it is to that end that the coaches are exerting their utmost endeavors.
 Cambridge, Oct. 31.-Harvard's g football crew is putting in some hard ticks in preparation for next Satur- days game with Princeton, the first time these two teams have met on the gridiron in 15 years. Potter is showing up in remarkably good form in kicking and he probably will do the bunting for the crimson Milhol- land may be substituted to try goals from the field but his light weight keeps him from being kept regularly on the team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31

attributed to you to the effect that eight Or nine thousand tickets for the recent worlds series were given to spectators by the New York club at an advance of $1 the ticket; that while you exonerate me personally the arti- cle states that you know the essential facts and would investigate the scan- dal if you had the sanction of August Hermann and T. J. Lynch.
 As the public has heard a great deal of late concerning spectators, ticket scandals, investigations and the ex- pulsion of the New York club from the National League, I wish to say to you that you need not wait one mo- ment for the consent of Messrs. Herr mann and Lynch in beginning an in vestigation so far as the New York club is concerned
 You have my consent and may have the full cooperation of the employees of the New York club during the in- vestigation.
 If what is charged in the article is true, they wish to know it. If it is found not true, then that fact should be made public
 Respectfully yours,
 JOHN T. BRUSH.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
Matty May Buy Scranton Ball Club
Giants Pitcher Said tO'be Nego. tiating For New York State
 League Franchise

Scranton, Pa, Oct. Silt became known here yesterday that Christy Mathewson, premier twirler of the National League, and considered by many the greatest of the age is ne gOtiating for the purchase of the local baseball franchise. Mathewson is be- ing assisted in his efforts to purchase the franchise by Willard M. BunnelI of this city. Mathewson and Bunnell have been lifelong friends, attending Bucknell college together. Big Six is one of those who believes there is money in Scranton baseball, and as he is extending his interests and in- vesting his money, it is not unreason- able to suppose that he would enter tain a motion of this kind.
 Mathewson is worth about S2O0, GOO and is considered the wealthiest base ball player of today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
Brush Asks Ban Johnson To Prove
 Ticket Scandal
President of New York Club Says His Officials Will Aid
 American League Head

It now appears that the play is deftly passed up to Byron Bancroft Johnson, president of the American League, and if he makes good on some of his recent utterances we shall have thorough investigation into the ticket speculation scandal of the re- cent worlds series.
 All of which should make good read ing during the long, baseball-less win- ter months.
 John T. Brush. owner of the New ten a letter to Byron B., urging him to go ahead and sink a probe into the speculation which the portly president Of the American League has been talking about, and offering the CO., operation of the employees of the New York club.
 While Johnson is about it, he might also investigate the speculative end of the Philadelphia portion of the series. It is true that speculators had tick cts to the New York games, but it is equally true that spectators had tick cts for the Philadelphia games, and while MT. Johnson has been wildly pursuing the beam in the New York eye, he has overlooked the mote in the Quaker optic.
 Throughout the series in Philadel- phia speculators were thick on the principal streets of that city, holding big punches of tickets and publicly crying their inflated prices.
 When Johnson went West he gave out interviews deploring the specu- lative foray in New York, but never a word did he say about the Philadel- phia raid. So, if they are going to investigate at all, they may as well investigate both sides
 Mir Brush's letter puts the matter right up to Johnson, and it will be interesting to watch developments. If Johnson was speaking in good faith he will now be expected to get busy.
 In any event, however, it is difficult to see how an investigation will bene- fit the fans, unless at the same time steps are taken to protect them in the future. An ounce of prevention would be worth about two tons of investiga- tion.
 Brush's letter, coming from Chicago. where the president of the Giants is under care of a physician, follows:
 Chicago. Oct. 90. B. B. Johnson, Esq, President Ameri-
 can League of Baseball Clubs,
 Chicago.
 Dear Sir-My attention has been called to recent newspaper article
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
Tackle Scully Of
 Yale Badly Hurl AIl-American Player Has Head on Collision With T0mlin- son and Both Go to
 Hospital

New Haven. Conn.,. Oct. 31-James Wood Scully, Jr, Yale's left tackle. and Daniel Tomlinson, substitute tac- kle, collided headon in the football practice yesterday afternoon and both were knocked out They were rushed to the New Haven general hospital. Tomlinson regained consciousness and suffered no i'll effects from his bump. Scully's forehead was deeply gashed and several stitches were taken He is a tackle of the All-American type and is the probable captain of Yale's eleven next season.
 It is doubtful whether he will play in the Brown game, but he expects to be ready for the Princeton and Harvard matches, which close the Yale season. Pete Francis, left end, had to retire, but he expects to re- turn to practice in time for the game. Saturday against New York Univer- sity.
 Yale's coaches in council decided not to close the gates of Yale field this week Secret work has for years begun here two weeks earlier than at the present, but Captain Howe is an advocate of open drill and of keep ing the players at work in the rudi- ments of play.
 Yale coaches have some winning plays, it is thought, but they are teaching them in the evening signal rehearsals and they will be used in scrimmage next week, when it is probable that three days of closed gates will precede the final preparation for the Brown game.
 Captain Arthur Howe returned to the play yesterday afternoon and worked through half an hours dough ty tussling. Instead of taking his place on the varsity he assumed the cap- taincy of the scrubs. leaving the reg ulars in charge of Win Strout. Cap tain Howe's generalship of the scrubs was designed to perfect the regulars in defense against the formations Brown tried against Harvard Satur- day Yale is anxious to wipe out the humiliation which Brown inflicted last year by the 21 to 0 defeat. Not much is heard here just now about the Princeton Or Harvard game as about the visit of Brown.
 Harder work has not been given for a Mondays programme in years than the regulars fought through yes terday. McDevitt was the only reg ular who played Saturday who was excused A significant line up change was made by the interchange of Paul and Perry at right tackle and left
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
Local Football
 Chatter Here
(By TanglefoOt.l


 Well, the Thunderbolts are to meet Thursday evening at the U. M c. lot and all members are requested to re- port for practice. Among those who are to be on hand are Abbott, Casey Lindquist Griffin and Hugres. Prac- tice will be called at 8.
 The newspapers of this State claim the ThunderboltS are nothing but a bunch of newspaper players. It may be so, but if some of the State news papers would kindly look back and See what the Thunderbolts did to the fast Annex team of New Haven, last year, and what they wanted them to do with a return game which the latter refused. When the Thunderbolts start they start with the real stuff to land the State championship, and this will give someone chance to say something good about them.
 Eddie Lavery is popular with the Washington Glee Club crowd of New Haven.
 The South Ends would like to meet the Columbia A. c. for a game to be played at the Island, Sunday. If this game can be arranged kindly answer to the manager of the South Ends at once.
 We'll. there will be something doing in Waterbury next Sunday with the ThunderbOlts and the Laurels of that city.
 Fudge Kenney once with the Thun-