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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
Commission To
 Hear Petition
 For Lower Steps

The Public Utilities Commission will hold at it's office, room 41, Capitol Hartford, next Tuesday at 11:15, a hearing on the petition of the City ot Bridgeport to consider the matter ot high steps upon trolley cars. The petition was forwarded to the commis- sion at the instance of Alderman H H. Jackson.
 The commission has notified the city through City Clerk Boucher of this hearing. According to the message of the commission the hearing will be of an informal nature, a sort of con- ference with the trolley officials with view to effecting an improvement in conditions
 The commission advises the city that the hearing will be of such a nature that it will not be necessary for the city to be represented, unless the city so desires.
 The commission at that time will also consider the city's petition to cause the Connecticut Co. to extend it's urban service on the State street Barnum line as far easterly as Bruce's brook.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
Sspe,i.ii ,ln United Press.)

FSpeI Lit l. Jln Unfte0 PreSS.)
 Philadelphia, Oct 1S-Rain prevent ed the playing, today. of the fourth game between the, New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics for the worlds championship.
 The postponed game will be played, tomorrow in Philadelphia, weather permitting. In any event, it will be played in the Quaker City the first clear day.
 Giant players and fans are elated over the calling off of today's con- test as the delay will put Rube Mar quard in much better shape to face the Athletics and will give Mathewson an extra day of rest so that he can take his turn in the box again, on Friday, strong enough to go the full route.
 Nor has Connie Mack's team mani fested undue anxiety over the post ponement. Bender and Plank will se- cure more rest and either of them will be fit for slab duty, tomorrow, and it is more than likely that Mack will select either The Indian or Plank for slab work in the next battle.
 The rain began falling here, last night at 10 o'clock, and continued un- abated until 10 o'clock, this morning, most of the time in torrents.
 The infieId at Shibe Park was soak ed, despite the mammoth canvas cov- ering, while the outfield was a ''sea of mud" Members of the National Commission, after canvassing the sit- uation, decided that, even if the rain ceased, the field would be in no con- dition to permit the playing of the game and accordingly ordered the managers to call it off.
 Philadelphia, today, is baseball mad and chances are that. tomorrow, the attendance will be the largest ever packed into the ball park here. The weather forecast is for clear weather. tonight and tomorrow, with sufficient winds to aid greatly in drying out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
SEC. MEYER ON MOBILIZATION
 OF THE NAVY
Chief Purpose of This Great Pageant to Show Preparedness of Fleet and its Defects
Then it is F0r, Benefit of Nation, to Bring Navy and People in Closer Touch
Especial from United Press.) )

Especial from United Press.)
 Washington, Oct. 1s-The meaning ,of the greatest naval mobilization in the history of America was set forth . today by the secretary of the navy fdn the following article written for the United Press:
 CBy George Won L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy.) fCopyright, 1911, by the United Press Associations.)
 On October 31 and November 1. |, there will be mobilized in New York harbor for inspection and review, the most powerful aggregation of fighting ships ever assembled under the Amer jean flag. Rear Admiral Osterhaus will have under his immediate com maDd 10o warships, from dreadnaughts to tiny submarines, at the same time the entire strength of the Pacific fleet will be assembled under the command of Rear Admiral Thomas, at Los An geles-
 The purpose of this mobilization, al- most unprecedented in American navy history, is twofold Primarily, it is to show the preparedness of the fleet and the defects, if any, in personnel and material.
 I have sought to impress upon the country the fact that the fleet is the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
Murder Trial
 Begun Today

The murder trial of Demetres Hristros and Dandeles Petros charged with the killing of Dionises Andreas- was started this afternoon before Judge Shumway and a jury in tfas criminal superior court. The crime took place in Summer street this city, August 1 last The morning session ws taken sap in 7s ;iosrtsfg a jury. The following jurors were chosen: Joseph G. Bradley, Westport; Arthur E. Plumb,( Trumbull; Samuel c. Seeley, Trumbull.
 5g E. H. Smith, Norwalk; William H. Raymond, Norwalk; George H. Hoyt, Bethel; w. H. Husted, AGreenwich: Francis J. Talbot, Greenwich; Augua- tus Bulkley, New Canaan; W. O. Read, Trumbull; H. B. Sturges, Faffdeld: Hiram Taylor, Darien.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
BROTHER SHOT IN ITALIAN
 TURKISH WAR GiancintO Branchesi of Bridge e port Receives Sad News From Home in Sunny
 Italy Must Go Back at Once to Care For His Blind Mother and
 Aged Father

A letter from home brought sad news yesterday to Giacinto Branchesi, of 34 Lexington avenue, informing him that his brother, Luigi, had been shot to death in the Italian army, in the assault on Tripoli, and that his blind mother and aged father are practi- cally destitute in their home at the town of Fana, Pesaro province, central Italy.
 Branchesi drew his savings $150 from a local bank and booked imme- diate passage for home, intending to take care of his parents there.
 While walking down Housatonic avenue last evening he was accosted by two colored women who were 50 persistent that he was obliged to call Patrolman Barton, who arrested them. In the city court this morning the women were sentenced to spend 90 days in jail each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
Special from United Press.)

oi Iioit CHiteu iTTeSS.)
 Hankow, China, Oct 1S-The first real battle of the Chinese rebellion has ended in victory for the imperial troops, who, in decisive engagement north of here, today, held their en- trenchments against a vastly superior forced to retire, the soldiers having no losses. The rebel forces, after several hours of sanguinary conflict, were forcedto retire, the soldiers having no ammunition with which to continue.
 The imperial brigade of three thou sand men was attacked by 10,O0O we'll armed rebels and the battle ragged for several hours. The rebels retreated toward Wu Change when their am intuition was exhausted.
 The battle opened at dawn The losses on both sides were heavy, both rebels and imperial forces fighting with splendid valor. Several times the rebel forces swept across the open country and tried to take the imperial positions at the point of the bayonet. Each time they were repulsed, leav-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
President Taft Has WanderIust
 For South Now
Especial from United Press )

On Board President Tafts Special Train.-"The Travelling President is today determined to extend his i6 days "seeing the country" tour-now within two weeks of completion-by some eighteen days.
 Not even seven weeks of railroad ing and feteing and campaigning from Boston to the Pacific coast and back could satisfy the Presidents de. sire for wandering and fresh pro- gram which will carry him through the south and southwest was an- nounced on the train, today.
 The original schedule called for the completition of the trip at Washing ton but the new plan cuts the jaunt off at Pittsburg and diverts the Pres- dent to Morgantown, w. Va, where he will attend a college fair and then
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
Minister Comforts His Bride Then
 Waits For Death
Special from united Pressf1l

Special from United Pressh) 7 Pittsburg, Oct. 1S-Pinned down by wreckage as flood waters slowly rose about him, Rev. Benjamin Turn CT, "A, Methodist minister, calmly talked to his bride of a few weeks, assuring her that he twas ready to go and was unafraid.'' And thus he comforted her until the waters rose above him and ended his life.
 The details of Turner's death in the recent floods of Southwestern Colo rado, were told in belated letter re- ceived here, today. by his father, Rev. w F. Turner
 The younger Turner was pastor of a church ' Pa gosa Springs, Colo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
GOVERNORS FOOTGUARD BRAVE RAIN AT MERIDEN
 FOR ANNUAL FIELD DAY.
Special from United Press. )

Meriden, Oct 1S.-One hundred and fifty members of the Second company. Governors Footguard, of New Haven, came to Meriden, today, for the annual field day. in a special train and were obliged to omit the street parade and other festivities planned on account of a severe rain storm. They trolleyed to Hanover Park and drilled in fatigue uniform in the casino. They then rode back to the city and had dinner in the city hall auditoriurn. It is the first time i1 seven years that their field day is stormy and Meriden apologized. Gov ernor Baldwin did not come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
''Good Man, Not Big Wanted, ]"
 Says Aid. Meyer

What the Republican party wants,' ,'' said Alderman Eugene I. Meyer, this morning, lis not big man, but a good one."
 Alderman Meyer is one of the lead CTS of the progressive wing of the Re- publican party in Bridgeport.
 s'The party has been run by it's big men long enough continued the AL derman. It should be run for a While by it's ordinary men, the plain voters. The trouble with the big men is that they run the party and the city for their own pockets
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
BOY STRUCK BY YALE STUDENT WITH BALL BAT
 MAY LOSE EYESIGH1
from United Press. ]

VSpeCIal rom UHIted Press.
 New Haven, Oct. 1S.-The police, to- day, are Investigating an assault on IA years old Walter Loesche who, it is alleged, was struck over the head with a baseball bat in the hands of an un- known Yale college students on the night of the academic rush. Both of the boys eyes are affected and doctors have been called in to save his sight. LOesche is said to have been an inno- cent bystander and to have been mis- taken by the students for a lad who threw stones at them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
REBEL SUCCESSES
 EXCITE THE PEOPLE.

shanghai, Oct. 18.--The people are greatly excited here over reports of great rebel successes and an uprjsfrg IS imminent. The American and British consuls have teIegraphed for warships to protest the foreign con- sessions and numbers of the white residents are prepared to leave the city. The imperial troops, who hold the Woo Sung forts are strongly dfs- affected and if there is an uprising ir, the town it will probably be followed by a mutiny.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

Brophy, well known in Watertown, who was found dead with bullet in her temple, within a foof of the rail- roads tracks near the town of Sa- vannah, yesterday.
 An umbrella, claimed to have been identified as the property of Demears, was found beside the body. It is ai- so said that Demears was often in the company of the dead woman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
POLICE SEARCH FOR
 MAN SEEN WITH
 MURDERED WOMAN

Especial from United Press)
 Syracuse, Oct. 18.-Police in central and northern New York are searching for Albert Demears, in connection with the mysterious murder of Catherine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
IMPERIAL TROOPS WIN IN FIRST REAL BATTLE
 OF CHINESE REBELLION
Vastly Superior Force of Rebels Routed With HeaW osses After Severe Engagement, by Brigade of 5000
 Men, at HankoW Today

ing their deadc and wounded on he field.
 The clash between a body of Ger man marines and the mob which oc- cured here, yesterday, has had a very bad effect. It is difficult to as- certain exactly what caused the trou- ble but several Chinese were killed by the fire of the marines and there Is grave danger that the natives will attempt reprisals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
go to Hot Springs. Va, for five day

After that he will rush to Cincin- natl to vote and then tour Kentucky and Tennessee for several days Un- less the wanderlust forces a new ex- tension of the trip, the President will reach Washington, November IS, aft CT GA days on the road
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN
 CARR BY SHOOTING
Special from United Presso

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct 1e.-Cap- tain w. B. Carr, of the 9th artillery, shot and killed himself here, today. No na-usA is aasignad for his suicide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

ENGRAvEIf WEDDING ,nvt,at,on. 100 with two sets of envelopes com plete $6.50. Engraved, on copper
 D1es tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

TRY A BOX of Casca Laxine tablets for constipation. e5 cents.
 a1so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

WHIST Thursday evening at 8:15
 sharp, St. Anthony's hall, Colorado ' avenue. Admission 15 cents. Good
 time G Is b*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

FOR SALE.-A corner piece of prou- erty situated in the south part of the city near Warner Bros. consist ing of 2 family house, 10 rooms and a store situated on corner. Good income property. Price right. Inquire F. Anderson, so Cannon St. Gf7s%o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

CLANCY'S CAFE is the place where you can get the best of beverages and a fine free lunch all the time.
 Poli Bldg, Fairfield Ave. a"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
NOTICE.

The Second District Democratic club and the Young Mems Independ- ent Democratic club will meet this Lafayette street, corner Railroad ave- nue. Business of importance. All Democrats are invited to be present. Per order.
 JOHN FORD. Pres. a* N. CARTER SNcy,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

GOOD SECOND HAND National Cash Register for sale cheap. Address P. O. Rex 16, City. S2stf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

WANTED.-100,O 900 people to know we have removed to our splendid.
 spacious, new store, 1432 Main St.,
 next to Lyric Theatre. Bradshaw Clothing Go. aSp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

WANTED.-To buy small garage to store automobile. Address 'Por-
 table, care of Farmer. G IT b*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

WANTED.-A teamster to drive dou- ble team. Enquire 412 Mountain Grove St. G18as*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

SUITE OF ROOMS, improvements.
 Adults preferred. Enquire 437
 Brooks street. G IT s*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

MATHUsEK PIANOS shave not be- come degraded by commercial in toxication-they are better today than ever before. For sale by Dial & Lee, 84 Cannon street. a"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

FOR SALE.-Cabin cruiser. Cheap if taken before hauling up. Address,
 K. w., care of Farmer. G IT d*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
UNCLASSIFIED

TO RENT.-6 room flat, all improve ments, $500. Enquire 412 Noun tain Grove St G IS d*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

FOR SALE.-Two family house on Fifth street, twelve rooms, all con- veniences except furnaces, $3,700. D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main St.
 G IT b O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

first class condition. Inquire As- ton Motor Garage, West End.
 G %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

STORE TO RENT.-17 1t. by AZ 1t. TIT Fairfield avenue. Farmer build ing. For particulars call at, Farmer Office. l. II If. o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

FOR SAIE.-New two family house in the East End D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main St. G IT b*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

FOR SALT.-6 family house, rents sS76. Price $s,0O0. Easy terms. No agents. afEnquire 43 Sterling St. ssssz c IF d'o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

TO RENT.-Five room flat, with i'm
 provements, No. 85 Fifth St. D k.
 Whitney 1925 Main St. G IT b*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

FOR SALE.-Brand new L. c. Smith typewriter and table, cost $1O5. Will sell for $75. 1091 Broad street. G B a so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

LOSf.-Cow, spotted, white and
 black, one horn broken. Return to J. ISevy, 300 Osborn St. G17b<po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18

station about 12:30, valuable black bag, brass trimmings, violet linen, contains diamond ring, pearl earrings and about $100 in money. Very liberal
 reward to finder Notify Station
 Master Hunt. G1ssso
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-11-27
PORTLAND SHOOTERS.

The Portland Revolver club held
its weekly practice meet recently at
the club gallery and some very fine
scores were made.
George Armstrong the revolver ex
per will arrive shortly and join
the club. His family is here al
ready and the local shooters are
getting themselves into condition
prior to his arrival
There will be several cups and
medals put up this season for the
highest scores. but final arrange
ments will not be made until Arm
strong joins the club.
The SEQ 'es made recent are as
follows:
F. c. Hackney, 400; W. II. Hub
bard. 453; F. L. Sanders, ASP: J
T. Moore. 434; r. II. Craddock, 433;
L. Beno. 400; w. Hansen, Az Arcn
Parrot. 4O4; NJ L. Kelso, 395.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-11-27

good head on him, and is, in
the play with scrubs against the
varsity, showing remarkable foot
ball skill
Shepley is in his first year II
Brown, and of course Is ineligible
for varsity work
However. his play so far this
season has been such that he has
had the coaches considerably wor-
ried as he has in the daily prac.
tice. invariably played his varsity
opponents off their feet
He is built so that he can tackle
the heaviest and seediest OF play
ers. seems to know the fundamental
rudiments of the game of Rugby
carries the ball we'll. and gets his
man, breaks through the line near,
~ every play. and is. best of all
in" nearly every play pulled off
Al present the coaches are try,
ing him out at tackle. He may
however. by next season develop into
an exceptionally SPEEDY and heavy
hack
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-11-27
JOHNNY klCBANE.

From the manner in which Johnny
kilbane, the Cleveland spider, has
been taking the best Of the Los An
geles featherweights into camp, it
looks as though the Clevelander Is
the proper boy to oppose Able At
tell in a bout for the worlds feather
weight title.
Not long back, kilbane knocked
Joe Rivers out and last Saturday he
took frankie Conley in a 20-round
bout, and the accounts from Los
Angeles say that he had the better
of every one of the 20 rounds
From all accounts Kilbane must be
surprisingly good boy. Los An
geles scribes say that the Cleveland
er is the fastest featherweight they
have ever seen in this action, and
the Los Angeles scribes have seen
some very fast boys.
Kilban's feat in cleaning up Con-
ley leaves the road to an Attell match
wide open to him, and there is a
very good prospect that these great
featherweights will meet before Nc
Carey's club at Vernon on New
Years day.
If Kilbane is just as fast as his
admirers and Los Angeles boxing
scribes say he is, then a match be-
tween the Clevelander and Able At
tell would be worth going long way
to see
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-11-27
eRACiNG AN ERICANS.

Now that a practical baseball man
Jimmy McAleer, is at the head OF
the Boston club, Ban Johnson is
quietly at work trying to brace up
the St. Louis club, which is the one
weak spot in the American league
The Hedges are not the right sort
of people to have control of such a
great plant. Johnson thought he had
the Hedges out of ST Louis last year
but the deal went fluey, after terms
had been agreed upon. 1t Is now
whispered that Johnson has found
capitalists who are willing to take
over the Hedges property, providing
it can be had for a reasonable fig.
ure. and that Jimmy Callahan is
wanted for manager. st. Louis would
be a gold mine with a winning team,
and nobody appreciates 1t better
than Johnson. With the st. Louis
club pulling crowds the American
league would be materially strength.
ened
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-11-27
Mack is Long-Fineured Celt.

That's the kind of man the long
footed, long-fingered, long headed Celt
is If Connie Mack could sing he
could get the best ball players in
the world for song. He can't sing,
so he gets them for a postage stamp
or some such enormous outlay.
He even tanned RUDE Waddell.
They'd all passed RUDE up as an
"incorrigible. Mack penetrated Rube,
discovered that Waddell had ma
jor league arm and bush league
intellect. He signed him, catered to
his whims and made of him the best
left-handed pitcher that ever tossed
a baseball. He even went SO far as
to hire a keeper" for RUDE. This
keepers duties were to see that RUDE
did not get overbalanced and fall
into one of the large layers he used
to love so we'll and drown himself
in a foamy grave.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-11-27
SEX HYGIENE MAY
|. Be SCHOOL COURSE

The question of introducing a
course in sex-hygiene was brought up
recently at a meeting of the school
board and while, no definate action
meetings to be called of the parent
teacher organizations for the dis
cussion OF the introduction of the
course and to present to the parents
the real conditions as they exist in
the schools today This permission
was given with the understanding
that it should not be taken as mean
ing that the school board would
sanction the installation of the
course
The matter was presented to the
board by a committee from the
Social Hygiene society comprised OF
a number Of leading physicians Of
the city. Dr. Andrew c. Smith spoke
Of the lack of proper knowledge Of
the sex question among the school
children and others as the black
plague" characterizing it as of far
worse effects than tuberculosis, or
the white plague" He declared
that it was the duty of every citi-
zen to lend his aid and influence to
the correction Of an evil which was
of such a great extent. The cor
rection of this evil lay in the teach
ing of the children themselves by
the teacher, the parent, the physic-
ian and the minister The lack Of
this teaching is resulting in the gain
ing of such knowledge permits the
children to learn facts that should
be taught in a scientific and pure
way from their companions and In
way that leads not to viciousness
Dr. Calvin S. White, also a men,
Der of the state health board, spoke
along the same line, emphasizing
the necessity of bringing the matter
properly before the parents.
When the resolution providing for
the calling Of the parents meetings
was introduced, l. N. Fleischner and
NJ c. Munley were for supporting 1t
at once but R. l.. Sabin counseled
delay until time had been given for
the proper consideration OF the pre-
posed course Oregon Journal
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-11-27
ILLNESS OF KELLY.

Saw Spider" Kelly Friday nigh,
and was surprised to see the old
timer look so we'll For some time
a report has been circulating 10
he effect that the Spider" was a
very sick man SO far as looks go
Kelly never appeared to better
advantage than he does right now,
and If the Spider" keeps on inn
proving physically he'll be in the
heavy weight class soon
When the Spider was asked how
he felt, he declared that he was
never better in his life. Then he
was informed Of the stories that
we're floating around to the effect
that his health was declining very
rapidly and that many of his friends
expected to see him put to bed with
a shovel soon.
Kelly laughed. 1t seemed a huge
joke to him. Then he stood up,
patted his chest and spared with
an imaginary opponent, and let me
tell you that in the minute of shadow
boxing the old boy showed that he
vas still there and the possessor of
a deal of that speed which once made
him about the fastest lightweight
boxer in the world.
The report that Kelly was ailing
must have originated In the nature
of joke He looks fine and dandy,
and it's no cinch that any lad near
the Spiders" weight could do any
thing with the veteran in a four
round spat.