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The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
GEN ERAL.

c. E. Griffin, mayor of Jackson.
Tenn, stands indicted in Criminal
Court for the offense Of public drunk.
enness.
A fee Of one thousand dollars to
marry John Jacob Astor and Miss
Force was refused by Edward C. John.
son, DID.
Henry Clay Beattie, who has been
on trial at Chesterfield Courthouse,
Va, for some time, on charge Of
numbering his wife, was found guilty
Of murder in the first degree and his
punishment assessed at death.
With total of twenty-five persons
killed within week in New York
and vicinity by eating toadstools, the
Board of Health has posted warning
notices. Thirty-three persons are still
critically Ill.
Col. John Jacob Astor and Madeline
Halmage Force, both Of New York,
were married at Beechwood, r. l., the
bridegrooms Newport house. The
bride was given away by her father,
William Force.
Mayor Thomas E. Knots, five Of the
nine members OF the City Council,
City Engineer W. A. Williston and a
son Of one of the aldermen OF Gary,
Ind, have been arrested on charges
OF accepting and soliciting bribes in
heating franchise deal.
Arraigned in Probate Court in Lis.
bon, Ohio. on a charge OF hitching his
wife to plow and beating her be.
cause she failed to pull 1t, Jacob Zim-
norman. Of Wellsville, pleaded guilty
and sought the mercy of the court.
He was given ninety days in the work.
house.
The millionaire iron manufacturer,
r. T. Crane, Of Chicago, made public
arraignment Of the big universities.
He charges alarming prevalence Of
drinking and gaming among the stu.
dents. Columbia he ranks the worst,
but conditions at Harvard, Princeton
and Cornell, he declares, are almost
as bad.
The crop report issued by the De.
partment Of Agriculture does not in.
dicate generally much improvement in
the condition Of the crops over that
Of month ago. Some Improvement
was shown in Corn September lst,
over August 1st, but 1t only amounted
to seven.tenths Of per cent in the
aggregate.
One thousand acres Of land In Ohio,
including the entire site Of Whining.
ton, a town Of 5000 people, is claimed
by Mrs. Margaret Ray Of Moscow.
Idaho, as her property. Mrs. Ray has
now placed her claim In the hands Of
a Spokane attorney, who is investigat.
ing the case with the intention OF
bringing suit in the Ohio courts for
the property.
Charles H. jerks. an agent at Co.
lumbia, Pa. OF the Baltimore Life In.
surance Company. is held In $1,000
ball by United States commissioner
on charge Of using the malls to de.
fraud. Postal inspectors say jerks
had been systematically defrauding
the company for three years. It is al.
legged he collected more than $4,000
In death benefits on policies Of per.
sons who are still alive.
The United States Is facing the
most serious sugar famine In years.
The refIners have practically no stock
on hand; there has been almost no
trading In anything except seconds on
the New York market for weeks; the
reflners find It impossible to obtain
any more Of the big European surplus.
and the fall crop for the United States
threatens to show serious diminu.
tion. as compared with previous years.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
WASHING cToN.

A total production CT 12.91S,2OO
bales Of cotton as the final yield this
yead Is indicated by the Department
Of Agriculture.
To improve the horsemanship OF
the army. Secretary Of War Stimson
will soon issue an order that schools
Of equitatlon shall form part Of the
garrison training OF all mounted com.
mands In the Military Service.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
Fort Collins After /. o. o. F. Home.

Fort Collins.-The local Odd Eel.
lows are determined to secure for
Fort Collins the location Of the Odd
Fellows home, and to this end will
bring the delegates to the grand lodge
which meets in Denver, Oct. II, here
on special train to see the site Of
fered. The lodge is being assisted
by the Retail Merchants Association.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
GRANDDAUGHTER at Twenty.nIne Years.


Atlanta, Ga.-At the age OF 29. Mrs.
L. W. Bender Of this city was q
grandmother Of two children. and
three at 30 years. 1t is claimed that
Mrs. Bender Is the youngest grand.
mother On record. Mrs. Bender. who
is 81 years old, was married to L. W.
Bender at Columbia. 8. c.. in 1892.
She was only 10 years and 3 months
old when her first child was born.
This child. daughter. was married In
1909 to Edward Sinclair. and In Janu.
ary, 1910, gave birth to twins. the
mother being barely 16 and the grand.
mother not yet 30. In January Of this
year Mrs. 9ender's daughter gave
birth to another child,
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
Fine Cows for woodman Home.

Colorado Springs.-A carload of Hol-
stein cows has just been received at
the Modern Woodman of America
sanitarium near here. The COWS are
valued at from 5000 to $500 each and
will supply milk for $50 inmates Of
the Institution.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
maine GOES WET
after 81 YEARS
OUT OF 10000 VOTES CAST ANTI.
PRoHIsITloNIsrs WIN sY
so4 MAJORITY.
VOTED DRY IN 1857
GOVERNOR MAY CALL SPECIAL
SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
TO ACT ON MATTER.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Portland, Maine.-From 499 out of
521 cities, towns and plantations in
Maine, unofficial returns gave ma.
jority Of 9O4 for repeal of the prohibit
tory constitutional amendment.
The missing twenty-five towns cast
less than 3S5 votes at the state elec.
ton three years ago. The total vote
follows: Total for repeal, 6O,7S2;
total against repeal. 59,S7S.
One hundred and twenty thousand
voters cast ballots on the question. AS
had been predicted, the cities were the
chief strongholds of the repeal faction
but the majority of twelve thousand in
the total city vote was barely suffi-
Client, according to the latest available
returns, to offset the vote of the rural
regions.
Although the vote did not equal that
OF a year ago, when the Democrats
swept the state which for years had
been Republican stronghold, the
election was an interesting contest.
There was not home in any part
OF the state which was not flooded
with literature by both sides, while the
voters were waited on by personal
workers and harangued at public gath
erings to cast their ballots for OF
against repeal.
:. The result was that hundreds of vot.
ers who had not visited the polls for
years. with the possible exception OF
last year, were recorded.
Little excitement marked the voting
Although the polls In some OF the
cities were crowded during much OF
the time, 1t was an orderly crowd and
gave the officials little or no trouble.
Since 1857 Maine has had statute
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors and since 1884 prohibition has
been a part Of the constitution.
In 1884 the question of placing pro.
hibition In the constitution was put
before the people and prohibition won
by a majority Of 45.9SS, carrying ev.
cry county In the state. Following this
the attacks OF the anti.prohibitionists
ceased for time, only to be renewed
In later years.
The Democratic party last year
made the question Of resubmission OF
the constitutional amendment a plank
In Its platform. The Democrats swept
the state In the election and the Leg.
islature, aided by some Republicans,
voted to put the question before the
people.
The apparent decision of the voters,
on the fact Of the returns to take
prohibition out OF the constitution,
does not mean that liquor can lawful.
ly be sold. The Legislature must act
before the present statutory law adopt.
ed In 1857 can be repealed and the
question must again go before the
people.
Whether Gov. Plalstead will call q
special session Of the Legislature for
the purpose is not definitely fnown,
but among prominent Democrats 1t is
reported that the governor will take
such step.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
Greeley Potato Crop Poor.

Greeley.-Agricultural experts from
the Colorado Agricultural College at
Greeley made trip into the coun-
try about Greeley the other day to
determine the potato crop, and report
that the prospects are indeed poor for
a crop in that locality.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
Mount Etna In Eruption.

Catania. siclly.-The eruption Of
Mount Etna has become more intense.
The showers Of ashes and cInders are
heavy and the rumbling Of earth
shocks IL heard for miles.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14
San Franclsco.Nsw York Air Trip

San Froncisco.-Robt G. Fowler, the
first aviator to attempt a transconti.
mental flight has started from San
Francisco to New York.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-09-14

Newspaper Union News Service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
Elephant Toothachs.

A London surgeon who had been for many years in India says he would sooner risk a railway accident than meet an elephant with tootbacbe. IL appears that toothaebe affects an eBe plant in a more severe manner than: it does any other animal. Elephants have very sensitive nerves, and a touch of toothache often brings oD' madness. Provided you are able to- chain down an elephant and draw out the offending tooth, the brute Is cers tain to be, affectionate to you after ward. Here is an instance: An eie- phant in Bengal. India, became af~ fected with toothache, but the keepers managed to secure it while dentist drew a decayed tooth-the cause of the. trouble. After a time the elephant seemed to understand that the dentist was trying 10 do something for his pain. and he gave every evidence Of app-eciatiDg the attention When the operation was over be frisked round the dentist like young lamb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
REAL LIVE ELK IN
 BIG PARADE TOMORROW

With fair weather permitting, one of the largest crowds that has ever witnessed a baseball contest in this city is expected to be present at the game which will be played between the hines representing the Elks' clubs of this city and Derby, at New field Park, tomorrow afternoon This game was originally scheduled for Friday, but rain prevented it's being played.
 A delegation of 400 will accompany the Derby lodge. Assurances have been received that Waterbury, Hart ford, Norwalk and New Haven will also be represented. Upon the ar rival of the various out of town dele gations they will be escorted to the Elks' home where an informal re- ception will be held. Following this, all Elks will assemble in front of the clubhouse for the parade. A feature in the parade will be real, live Elk which has been loaned for the oc- casipn.
 The game will be called at 3:30 sharp. Preceding the contest the Wheeler & Wilson and Ansonia bands will play.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
INSANE SEE HIM FLY.
Nelson Collides With Telephone Wire,
 But is Not Hurt.

Middletown, July 31-Two thousand insane patients, innltes of the Con- necticut State Insane Hospital here, enjoyed their first aeroplane exhibi- tion Saturday afternoon when Nelson, of New Britain, who is just starting on his career as a professional avia- tor. made a flight at Fisher field, which is situated within a stones throw of the institution.
 The grounds of the hospital are sit uated on an eminence, and the pa tients, who were seated on the lawn in front of the buildings, had a fine view of Nelson's flight. They were in charge of attendants. All seemed to enjoy the afternoon, and as Nelson rose in his machine there were many exelamations
 Nelson smashed his plane in making his first flight. He had gone ubout two miles away from the field and was returning, when he struck an air pocket Tn attempting a quick land Ing one of his planes hit a telephone wire, throwing him out and causing the machine to land sideways. Nelson himself was uninjured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
Oxygen as a Cutting Fool.

A jet of burning oxygen from c blowpipe may be successfully empIoT- cd to cut sheet iron, iron tubes and small bars. The cut made is alnosf as sharp and thin as that made bT a saw. In earlier attempts dfficuIty wss encountered in clearing the cut H liquid metal and in preventing the spread of the melting effect beyond the borders of the cut. In later processes two blowpipes were used. The first has an ordinary oxyhydrogen flame, whfcb heats the iron to redness ct the place where the cut is to be made. This fs followed immediately by the second jet, composed of pure oxygen, which instantly burns the metal wifhout melting. The 1iquidized iron is bIovD swiftly from the Assure, so that thers is no serious spreading of the heat to surrounding parts.-st. Louis Republic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
0'NeiI And Jack
 Teller in Fight
Waterbury and Springfield Mana gers Mix it up After Ex-
 citing Game

Waterbury, July 31.-Through the rowdy actions of the Springfield play CTS, almost a riot was caused here yesterday afternoon. Genest of Springfield spiked Ahearn, the Wa terbury catcher, and the two mixed it up for some time, it requiring the police several minutes to separate the combatants. As a fitting finale for the work of the rowdy players, Dan O'Neil, the Waterbury owner, and Manager Jack Zeller had a fierce bat tie after the game but fans separated the men before there was any great damage. A short time ago, Gardella of Springfield threw a bat at Ivor Swanson while in a game in Spring field and President Tracy did not take any notice of it but it is said he will act upon the disgraceful proceedings of yesterday.
 The start of the big row yesterday came in the seventh inning, although Genest and Ahearn had been scrap ping all through the game; In the Ball was at bat for Springfield. Man ager Zeller gave the secret signal for the squeeze play, dropping his hand kerchief on the ground. Ball bunted and Genest came in like a runaway elephant on the rampage. He was late in sliding but he struck Ahearn about the knee with both feet. Ahearn was not badly spiked. The men were piled up on the ground, with Ahearn on top and he began 10 fight. The two players clawed each other and rolled over and over snarl- ing and punching but neither one was in a position to get in a knockout blow.
 All through the game, Springfield players passed remarks with fans in the grandstand and much ill feeling was aroused. Finally O'Neil told Zel- Ter to order his men to cut it out as he was afraid there would be trouble. After the game. O'Neil and Teller met at the players gate and O'Neu said: ''Zeller, you are to blame for all of this.'' Teller made an insult ing remark to O'Neil and the Water bury magnate buckled into the young Springfield manager in great shape. He caught him by the neck and grip ped Zeller with all his great strength but the Springfield manager broke away and fetched a right uppercut to O'Neil's jaw. This aroused the fighting blood in the veteran and the two men were at each other hot and heavy, slugging each other until fans interfered and separated them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
(By Ira Hau,)


 Is there a jinX following the Crane l No. 1 team? Manager Lyddy and his supporters are now fully convinced that something snaps when his gang tine up against their mortal enemies, Crane No. ?. These two clubs have met three times this season, every time for blood, and on each occasion No. 2 has won. Crane Mo- 1 has had how manage to lose out. The first was a 7-6 affair, the second a 5-4 ten inning battle, and the third on last Saturday also going ten innings, the score being 6-3. And all this with the majority of followers of the league conceding that No. 1 appears to be the better club. Crane No. has no chance now for the pennant all of which they can lay to their co-workers from the West End.
 In Saturdays game, Crane No. 1 was leading up to, the eighth inning 3-1. All of the Main street team s runs were chased across by Mosher In the first he scored two on a rip ping two baser, and in the sixth sent in their third with a terrific three base slam. In the sixth with man on third and Egan on first for No. 9, the latter tore off a piece of nifty head work by drawing a throw which enabled the man to score from third. Butler replaced Elwood for No. 2 at the bat in the eighth and ripped off a two baser, scoring on Reck's singles Tn the ninth, Bill Sawyer tripled and Marty's O'Conneu singled for No. } bringing the teams on the same foot ing, 3-3. In the tenth, Matty Null lins, who had hitherto hurled a crafty game for No. 1 weakened. He was found for three hits which with two pebbles by his fielders, gave No. 2 three runs and the game. Graham pitched hobby ball for the winners.
 Lynch of Myrtle Beach sells the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
TOM CROOK BREAKS UP
 GAME IN llTH
Captain Triples to Right and Ladd Scores Him With
 Smashing Single
(By Wagner.)

They all have to take the count
 sooner or later, and Pete Wilson, who
 has been Bridgeport's jinx this sea-
 son, went to the mat when the Me
 chanics strung Hartford up by ? to 1 yesterday. It took Il innings to do 1t, and in spite of the cloudy weather
 about 2,GOO fans were out to indulge
 in the whoopla antics. The fielding
 on both sides was brisk, five double
 plays being turned. off. Bridgeport got credit for four. Hi Ladd made several fine running catches and got
 a double play unassisted in the fourth
 when he ran in back of second, nab fbed Hickey's fly and then touched the 1 bag before Connery could return.
 Freddy Gibbs started to twirl for the locals, but he was wild and Man ager McCann took him out after four innings. Hartford had tapped him
 for only one run, but the local man ager saw that the contest would prob ably be decided by one tally from the
 way Wilson was pitching, so he did
 the proper thing and sent Uppy Up- ham to the rescue. The Ohio finger flet Hartford down with one safety in the seven innings he worked, and they never dented the home dish- He was accorded good support in the pinches
 Pete Wilson had the same old sign on the Mechanics. He moved the heavy swatters down in the same old way until the 11th. Then Tom Crook smashed a liner to deep right and galloped to third before Jim Hart could dig the ball out from behind the track. Hi Ladd lined through short stop for a single and Crook scored the winning run.
 Hartford chalked up a tally in the | xq-- F01 dYa
 a pass and went to second on pass ed ball. Jim Hart sacrificed Soffel to third and Gus scored when High ! lifted a sacrifice fly to Ladd. Bridge l, port got the run back in, the first ! Skipper Hey got three balls and two strikes and then belted one to right
 for three bases. Lou Litschi singled
 through the infield and Eley count / ed. Runs were scarce from that time on. ] The Mechanics looked like a good bet in the eighth when Upham led off the screws on. Eley died on a ground CT to Rehg and Litschi and Crook whiffed. Tn the ninth Rue1 and Kauff walked with one down, but Stowe famed and Wilson got Stones bounder.
 The crowd got scare in Hartford's !: half of the 11th. With two down.
 Sofrel sent an ugly bounder at Ruell. The third baseman made fashy stop
 but threw over Crooks head and Sof
 Tel took second. Then Rocky Stone made a wild throw to Stowe trying to catch Soffel and Gus took third. Hart drew pass and the delayed steal i was tried Stowe and Crook were trying to run Hart down when Stowe suddenly turned and by a good throw to Ruell nailed Soffel off third. It was a clever play and undoubtedly saved the game The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
LADD GAINS DURING WEEK IN CLOUT|NC Litschi, Kauff and Swanson Still Among Select 300
 Glass

Hi Ladd had the best week of the Bridgeport hitters, although nobody pounded the leather very hard Hiram .311. Benny Kauff is leading him by one point, for Benny had a poor week and his failure to get safety yester- day also cut him down. Lou sLitschi stays in the 300 class. The other members of the squad took a drop with the exception of Chief Snyder, whose three hits in Saturdays game helped him. These averages include yesterdays game and will differ from other figures which are made up until E,ridaY night. Here they are.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
Two Days In ona.

Chatham island, lying off the coast of New Zealand, in the south Pacf6c ocean, is peculiarly situated, as ft fs one of the few habftabIe pofsts of ths globe where the day of the week changes. It is just on the line of the demarcation between dates. There at F noon on Sunday Sunday ceases, and Instantly Monday meridian begins. Sunday comes into a mans house on the east side and becomes Monday by the time it passes out of the western door. A man sits down to bis noon day dinner on Sunday. and it is Mon day noon before he finishes it-Lon
 don Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
93s ia: Happened CORNER IN SP0RTL LAND 75s 5z
 EDITED WAGNER =

ly planned, others actually under con< struction, literally make a. network covering the whole country. If all the plans contemplated are carried out by the men and committees be- hind them, it will be possible to drfva wagons or run automobiles from ths Atlantic to the Pacific coast. from Vancouver, B. C., to Tijuana, Mex ico; from Montreal, Canada, to Ma mi, Fla, and always over the mod ern macadamized highways.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
PLAYER HIT BY KELLY
 EXPECTED TO RECOVER.

Reports from Stamford today state that no serious results are expected to come about through the injury to Player Harry Ley of the Darien team who was struck in the head on Satur- day by ball pitched by Pitcher Kelly of the Birdsey- -SomersY team of this city. Ley it is stated attempted "to step up to a pitched ball Kelly hurl- ed an inshoot which broke before reaching the plate. Ley saw his mis- take, but could not duck in time to miss the ball. The ball struck him above the left temple, felling him and rendering him unconscious. A physician among the spectators suc- ceeded in reviving the young man Ley quit the game but reported to his fellow players that he felt no i'll ef- fects. Kelly is a local heaver. pitch ing for the St. Josephs in the City league. He has been pitching for years and is regarded as having good control.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31

The New Haven sluggers pounded Sager of New Britain hard yesterday and won by g to 3. Dent twirled for the Wings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31

Brad Kocher helped Toronto win it's 18th straight victory. He cracked out two hits in the second game of a
 double header against Jersey City. The former Mechanic is going great.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
Spanish Eticuette.

There is curious story of how the Duke dAosta when king of Spain told a muleteer to whom he was talk ing to cover himself. the sun being hot, forgetting that by so doing bs made the muleteer a grandee- Mar shal Prim, to prevent this catastrophe, knocked the mans hat out of his hand, and, according to some, the mule teer had something to do with the ss- sassination that followed a few days afterward.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31

Harry Quinn is taking all the cred it for that three bagger Tom Crook 'uncorked in the 11th inning. He says Tom has smoked most of that box of Nugget cigars he won for making a homer at Newfield and consequently is feeling full of pep. Or maybe it's full of pip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31

Slashing about in a sea of white wash. the St. Louis wreckers en- countered a rockbound coast in the person of George Hooks Wiltse and the Giants again lifted themselves a notch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31

That was an exciting session in Waterbury yesterday. With Reggie Brown pitching, the O'Neil crowd went down before Springfield by to 4. Case worked for the Ponies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-31
Late Boxing News
Especial from United Press.) }

Especial from United Press.)
 New York, July 31-The current breed of white hopes 'is nix'' in the opinion of Kid Mccoy and he says he is about to re-enter the ring. Un- der the management of Danny Nor gan he will soon meet "Gunboat' Smith. He is also eager to have a crack at Sandy Ferguson, Al Kubiack and Johnny Ross. He confessed his belief that he could put all three in the white hopeless class in jig time
 New York, July 31-The bout be- tween Big Tom Kennedy, amateur heavyweight champion, and Al Pal ger, Thursday night, is touted as the circles. Palzer is a prominent Nas- sau club white hope.