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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
MARRIED WHERE
 THEY CANNOT TELL
Novel Way of Being Married Torn Off by Nebraska
 Couple

For nerve and daring among auto mobile racing mechanicfans the palm is generally being conceded to a Ne braskan, Orrin A. Curtis. employed in a garage in David City. Neb.
 In a six cylinder. 50-horse power car, and win Miss Lillian F. McCracken as his driver. Mr. Curtis threw in the "high'' one evening last week and started on a journey that may end only with death.
 until death doth part" read the Rev. Cleveland Kleihauer of David City, as he stood on one foot in the tonneau of the swaying car and pro- r1ounced MT. Curtis and Miss Mo Cracken husband and wife. with an- other young couple. MT. and Mrs. Earl Able. as witnesses. Frank Johns. chauffeur for this twenitieh century bridal party. was looking back over his left shooider every other s~cond and letting the speeding car sWerve s;o each time that the bluehins br.d. and pretty Mrs. Able punctAutsh the we'd ding ceremony with llttre atrisks and excIarneticna.
 The you3g people wilt never be able eo tell exactly where they were mA-- ried, because Frank Johns was biting it up at somethinY like 70 miles an hour. But ir was somewhere or tire high road be:ween David City and Foley and the Rev. cJr. Xleshauer de- clared he newer had made a better job or terra f1rma-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
RAY FISHER ANXIOUS
 TO SHOW HIS WORTH

New York, March 1.-Of the squad of Yankees who hit the trail south for Hot Springs yesterday afternoon, the pastimer who appeared to be the most anxious to get away was Pitcher Ray Fisher, the former Hartford heaver.
 Fisher reached the scene of de- parture sixty-eight minutes ahead of the time when the tram WAS slated to pull out. The Green Mountain buy more than looked in the pink of con dition, for during the off season he has been not only doing gym work, but has been covering at least five miles a day over country roads. Fish CT now weighs 193 pounds and is heavier than he ever was before in his fair young life.
 Fisher has high expectations of be- ing a regular member of the Hilltop f1inging staff this year and of being able to demonstrate that the $4,00O paid for his release in the fall of 1909 was a judiciOus investment. "I don't think New York fans have seen me at my best" said Fisher to the scribes yesterday, flor I still feel the effects of the crack I got on the pitching arm the first day I reported to the High landers."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
BASKETBALL
Intercolleeiate Basketball Standing.

Weakened by the absence of Capt Finnessey, Yale's basketball quintet was no match for the champion Col umbia five on the New Haven court last night and as result the New York collegians tucked another vic tory in their belt by the score of 20- 10. Hurlburt and Reilly were the best, performers for the Eli quintets the pair corralling all of the blue points for the evening, while Kiendl was easily the star of the visiting ag- gregation, shooting twelve out of the twenty points scored for his team.
 Championship Series.
 A championship basketball series between the champions of the East and the titleholding quintet of the West is being contemplated by the intercollegiate basketball association. At recent meeting of the association it was moved by Manager MacRossie of the Columbia university five that such a series be held and this was regularly passed and Secretary Ralph Morgan of Pennsylvania was duly in structed to start correspondence with this end in view.
 The team representing the East, if such series is arranged, will be the Columbia quintet, who are the lead CTS in the Eastern League, while the Purdue five of Indiana are practically the titleholders in the West. A game between these two lives would be the event of the year in the basketball season, and there seems no serious difficulty in arrang--.s for such a se- ries
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
A Lonq Credit,


 The motto of the highland host that battled for; the Stuart cause, which bonny Prince Charlie headed, appar- entIy was that heaven helps those who help themselves literally. They levied toll on the henroost, stable and, ac- cording to the author oI' "The Land Of Romance" even on the pockets of the Covena2ters.
 At Swarthholm a party of these ma rauders overhauled the house of tai Tor, and when one of them was about to cut up q web of homespun that had taken his fancy the good wife earnest ly remonstrated~
 "A day'n come when ye'H ha' tae pay for that" she solemnly assured him.
 Scissors in hand, Donald paused. "An' when will she pc hafins to dc thatT he asked.
 At the last day." said she.
 "An' that will pc a fiery goot long credit" the robber coolly returned ''She wass going to pc only taking a coat, but now she win pc taking a waistcoat as well.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
PCL.CE BOARD HEARS CASE
 AGAINST SPECIAL MOONEY

After exhaustive testimony had been heard by the police commissioners last evening as to the conduct of Peter Mooney, the drawtender at the East Washington avenue bridge, the board reserved decision on the charges of unbecoming conduct against Mooney. The latter is alleged to have neglect ed to use proper dispatch in closing the drawbridge one noon a month ago ing, and to have resorted to abuse and necessary violence in handling the crowd. It was alo said that he acted like a drunken man. Mooney denied having drank intoxicants for years. He summoned a number of witnesses to substantiate his claim. The commissioners took the evidence under consideration, reserving decis- ion.
 The uselessness of the records of CTS in view of the complete records of the fire department on such mat ters may lead to the abolition of this feature of the records of the police department
 Andove H. Marshall, a we'll known extensive building work in Terry Farms in North Main street, was elected a special policeman. He lives at 1S3 Thorme street. The clerk was instructed to secure the special po- lice badge of William F. Welch. until recently a night watchman for the U. M. c. Go. Peter J. Farrell resigned as special policeman. David Hello Dearie" Flanagan, the jail breaking champion who stole home from the county jail at his own free will when he was committed to the task of car ing for the boilers, was spectator at the meeting of the board last even- ing. David is the eccentric person whom doctors have repeatedly refused to pronounce insane. He has in mind the lodging of charges against the po- lice departmen for a habit it's mem bers have of arresting him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
INTERNATIONAL MOTOR
 RACE IS NOW ASSURED

New York, March 1-Another race for the British International Trophy in American waters next season is assur- ed. It transpired yesterday at the Motor Boat Show that Dr. Albert E.. Smith of New York, one of the Board of Governors of the Motor Boat club of America, has ordered a high-speed boat. with which he intends to defend the cup next Aug gust. The boat will be equipped with two 30-horse-power six-cylinder air starting and revers- ing standard gasolene marine engines of special design.
 pr. Smith has been an enthusiastic yachtsman for a number of years and last season successfully raced the Edith H., a 24 footer, which won all the important racing events in her class, includ ng the international championship trophy and the New York to Poughkeepesie long-distance race 132 miles in the fastest time ever made over the course.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
NEWSPAPERS MAKE
 BASEBALL WHAT
 TT IS TODAY
So Says Fred Lake, Former Manager of the Red Sox Many Years in Harness Brings Out the Statement

Cleveland, March 1-"Baseball players are not wholly unlike actors when it comes to absolute inconsistency and ur-f1ushing," remarked Fred Lake. formerly manager of the Red Sox. not long ago.
 a-week star on the operatic. theatrical or vaudeville stage will joyfully. glee- fully, gladly, willingly pose for any kind of a picture at any place or a. any time. knowing that by so doing he is doing his boss or packer favor browed. ignorant s15-a-week helper will get up on his hind feet. so to speak. will entirely forget the slight est of obligations, and will tell a news paper artist to go to blazes. I've seen so many examples of this that 1t is no longer new story.
 Now let us suppose that a pnoto- graph man comes out on the field to get an action picture of some player like Napoleon Lajo-e, Eddie Collins. 'Christy' Mathewson. or somebody of that kind. Every one of ,hese men has sense enough to realize that a picture with story of the same kind behind it in a big daily paper is worth several hundred dollars to his club. He, himself. does not need the adver- Using nor the self-glorif1cation. but he is glad to contribute a little some tn1nS COetn0 SOOO OI tnS game. the same as is a Caruso. Farrar, Scotti or a Melba, who realizes the worth of publicity.
 'T don't believe have ever known an instance in which a real star has turned down man looking for copy. Surely I know that I have talked 1t 70 my players; tried to impress them with the fact that the reason that a man whose natural earning capacity was SIS a week was getting $400 a month, was because the game of base ball was getting-in every city in which it was played-s900 or s1, 900 of free advertising every day.
 Think of the way baseball is han dled by the big newspapers nowadays. Page after page about this player and that player. Small wonder that the pinheads in the profession lose their heads and think that all the praise is due them for every move they make!
 1T have had eighteen-year-old re- cruits on my team-boys from the far away provinces-who regarded it as smart to put up their hands in front of a baseball photographer or to insult man who had come many miles for an interview that. perhaps, 300. 900 people would read next day and say:
 " Oh. you smarties. You didn't get me-
 And yet were 1t not for the fact that the newspapers give the game pages after pages of free advertising, lots of smart young men who are now drawing from $500 to s1,00O a month would be hunting jobs that would barely enable them to sit at ordinary ten-cent lunch counters
 'The baseball player who sneers at newspaper-the way the baseball columns of the modern newspaper are conduct ted-ought to be working for about $9 a week in some field where the wnrRfnp hour hoor2y, at I;rl, ( and ended at nightfan. It is the newspaper. more than any one single force that has made baseball the tre- mendous success it is today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
LABOR CONDITIONS IN
 U. S. NAVY YARDS

All 'iaYy-yard employees receive pay for seven nssiorAi holidays: la horcrs and mechanics are allowed :if- teen days lesNe with pay after one years servic~. but no sick leasa; per diem .-'assifed employees (c:erks, craftsmen, inspertors messengers
 stc.) are allowed fifteen days le,.vc, ard. iE exceTti' nas and mec!tofious cases. can be granted fifteen addition g! days on account of sickness; ger annum CS ssified emrlo:ees at nary ystSs are allowed tllir'y dars lesvc and, in exceptional ard me e-itsriocs cases can be g' anted ty days ad- dit onai o1 acc. unt Of ssc cxness; hv ex- ecut!ve orde', four hours <eXclus.ve of tin:e for lunci.e-.n) constitutes a days work on Sat", days, dI,ins the mo,.tns of July. August and Ssptem- bsT for a clerks an other ernployoc or the Federal Government wherever en,plss ed, with the proviso that the oTee1 shall not apply to any bureau or office of the Governmart, or to any of the clerks or other employees ths~scf. that may for special public reasons be excepted thereCrom by &he hea. Of .he Department having
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
CAMERON CARES . NOT FOR STOWE
Says He Would Not Trade Wa ters For Stowe if He COu.d This Way Out

Owner Manager George M. Gamer on of the New Haven club takes oc- casion to deny the rumors afloat in New Haven that Catcher Clyde Wa ters is to be traded to the Mechanics for Bobby Stowe. Dear George says there is nothing to it, and adds that he never would think of swapping his 'scrappy backstop for the gingery Me chanic second baseman. Here is the way George puts it:
 ''I have not talked with McCann about getting Stowe and in fact, I have not thought of such a thing. Stowe is signed by Bridgeport and is the property of the Bridgeport club. I haven't any position open for Stowe and have not tried in any way to get the player.
 That talk of swapping Catcher Clyde Waters for Stowe is too foolish to say much about. But I will say that I would not swap Waters for Stowe if I had the chance. I shall keep Waters and use him as a regu- lar catcher next season for the New Haven club"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
TOM LYNCH SAYS
 BASEBALL IS SAFE
President of National League
 Scoffs at Betting Plans of PO0IrOOm Men

President Thomas J. Lynch of the National League yesterday branded as absurd the new poolroom syndicate of Newport, Ky. which is trying to in- stitute pool selling on the results of the pennant races in the National and American Leagues and the American Association.
 'I do not take this thing seriously" said President Lynch, "and think any baseball fan who takes the time to read over the prospectus of odds and quotations will see that it is an- other one of those thing, quick touch affairs and will toss the paper into the waste basket and think no more about it.
 lot more about the game than it did twenty years ago." continued Presi- dent Lynch. land realizes that it is perfectly on the level. I want to say emphatically that I think it is abso- lutely impossible to make baseball crooked. The game itself is straight and the least suspicion of underhand- ed work could be detected. Why a player today wouldn't dare to be any, thing but on the level; the penalty would be too great. He would be barred for life, and what gambler could offer a player inducement enough to make him take a chance that would mean the loss of his livelihood? The mere intimation that any gamblers could undermine the great National game in it's pres ent prosperous, sound condition is a joke.
 By merely looking over the odds this syndicate offers" MT. Lynch said. shows that they know little of the mental makeup of the baseball fan. wonder if they think that any one would be foolish enough to let them have the use of any of his money for six months without the least bit of security? It seems to me that this point will kill the thing right there. Who is going to send his money to will ever see it again? They must believe that folks are becoming fec minded if they think that any one would give them money to be used for any purpose they See fit with out any security. This scheme will not even appeal to betting people, be- cause no one is going to wager on a chance that takes all season to ma- terialize. You could distribute 0,000 of those quotations in New York to- morrow and I don't believe you would receive fifty responses.
 These bookmakers do not seem to realize that the game of baseball is different from horse racing. In the racing game the competition alone isn't the thing that appeals to the patrons; it's the strong desire to wager something on the result. Tn baseball it is entirely different; the game has taken its hold on the Amer ioan public for the thrills interest, and excitement of the contest itself rather than merely the result. The game is great enough to carry itself along without any artificial stimulus such as betting. Baseball is perfect ly safe from the poolroom forces. don't think there's enough money in the whole country to make the game crooked" MT. Lynch concluded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01

or office, or where the same would be inconsistent with the provisions of the existing law. It will be seen therefore that all per diem employees of the navy yards are entitled 10 twenty-seven days leave and holiday Der annum. In addition to the above. unclassifed employees are paid full pay if injured in the line of duty, while engaged on Governm ent work, and # killed, their heirs are paid one years salary at the perdie,m rate the ern- ploye was receiving at the time of his death.-J. Mendenhe.ll, in The Engin- eering Ma gazine for March.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
Saving No.

The author of Pat McCarty," book of verse with a setting of prose, shows how naturally some of the Irishmen Of Antrim dilute the wine of narrative with the water of verbiage. In the ex- cerpt below-"The Way We Tell a Story"-the diluent is used with par ticularly free hand:
 Says to him, says, says I.
 Says to him, says.
 The thing, says I, says to him,
 Is just, says I, this ways.
 hev, says I, gre't respeck
 For you and for your breed, And onything l cud, says,
 I'd do, I wud indeed don't know any man, says,
 I'd do it for, says I,
 AS fast, I says, as for yourser.
 That's tellin' ye no lie.
 There's naught, says I, wudn't 6e
 To plase your feyther's son, But this, I says, ys see. says L
 says, it can't be done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
DURANT D!SPOSES OF HIS SHARE IN
 WATERBURY CLUB

Waterbury, March 1.-Harold R. Durant is no longer connected with the Waterbury baseball club. Yester- day a deal was completed whereby Durant sold his share of the corpora tion, 70 per cent, to w. l.. Prince and S. S. Prince, said to be wealthy land owners in Chickaska, Oklahoma. The two purchasers brought along with them Carl Pace of the same town, who is to act as business man. ager. The price paid for the stock is said to be $5.000.
 The Oklahoma men have decided to retain Pop McPartlin as playing manager.
 "I shall, of course, leave the rum ming of the team largely to Mozart lin," said MT. Pace yesterday after noon. "He knows the conditions bet ter than myself and is therefore bet ter qualified to be the real manager. will say. however, that we intend to have a first class team and give Wa terbury good baseball"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01

,.rss of their employment gov ernment institution offers to workmen old-age insurance policies on favor able terms. while both the employ CTS and the workTnen have orga nized mutual aid societies to provide sick ness insurance. The system of sub sidizing unemployment insurance, now called the Ghent plan, originated in Belgium and has rcnched its greatest extent there; the cities, provinces, kingdom are now literally subsidiz- ing trade unions anc similar organ izations hich provide systems of in- surance for unemployed workrnen.
 In Denmark, the report shows that thare are now in opera ton systems of accident insul ance for the principal groups of wage-earners in the King dof.l. systems of sickness insurance through mutual aid societies subsidiz- ed by the state, and systems of old age relief for those siot able to sup DOT: themselves. In addition the laws of 1907 and 1908 permit the To- cal and national governments to sub sidize trade unions and other organ 1zations providing relief in case of unemployn ent not due to the fault of the worker.
 In practically all of the countries jus: mentioned the accident insur- ance and compensation laws provide for the award of fixed sums to injur- ed employees without the necessity of lawsu and without reference to the negligence of the workman, un- less the employer can prove gross negligence on the latter's part In practically every case the laws spe- cify the amount of compehsation to be paid and with but few exceptions the amount is based on the. wages previously earned by the injured workmen. Compensation in the form of annutties is preferred to that of the award of lump sum, in fact the lump sum award is given only in ex- ceptional cases. It is usual also to provide that 'the employer must pay the expense of medical and surgical treatment as well as a small sum to defray funeral expenses.
 The information contained in the report shows that in no case has any country after having adopted a sys- tenn of compensation or insurance ev- CT gone back to the liability system; in practically all of these countries there is a widespread demand for the improvement and extension of the ex- isting systems and in the largest of these countries-Austria, France and Germany-governme commissions are now at work planning for the revision and enlargement of the sys- temS,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
NAUGAIUIK FIVE
 HERE THIS EVENING

The Naugatuck basketball team will make their last appearance of the sea- son here tonight in opposition to the Bridgeport State league team at the State Armory. The series between the two clubs now stand at tie 3-3 There will be two preliminary contests. At 8 p. m. the Clovers will play the St. Joseph's followed by a contest between the Park City and Edgewood Girls.
 The line up of the State league clubs follow:
 Br dgeport Naugatuck Leavy, O'Mal1ey, If, 1b, Mccarthy Miller, Smalllng If rb, Happy Cahill, c c, Christy Guanerf, rb If, Cane .Langhammer 1b If O'I,oughlin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
CONTROL OR Ci U5H, MOTTO
 OF THE INSURANCE LOBBY
Special from United Press.)

New York, March 1-"What we can't control we will crush,'' is the motto of the life insurance trust. according to Assemblyman O'Connor, who yes- terday introduced in he Legislature series of bills radically changing meth- ods of the industrial life insurance companies in this State. Tn a bitter statem ment issued by O'Connor, he said that the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and kindred organizations has the Standard Oil Company ''beaten to a frazzle' in it's methods of killing competition.
 '"That an octopus of this calibre has been permitted to prey on the very poor people of this country for more than 30 years is a serious reflection upon the insurance commissioners Of every Sta in the Union," said O'Con- nor. 'rThe association of life insur- ance presidents was formed to furnish jobs for any ohstreperous attorney, legislative investigator or insurance of ficial who may be willing to improve his condition in life'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
The Snsetacled Bear.

The spectacled bear of Ecuador fs 50 called because of patch of white around each eye, which makes tha animal look as though he was peerina through a pair of great spectacles-
 In size and general color the spec tacled bear looks not unlike the Ameri- can black bear. But its hair is very shaggy. At each side of the head is 3 white bar, which gives the animal tha appearance of wearing a halter. But the most distinctive feature is th< white around the eyes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
WATERBURY BALL CLUB
 FINALLY CHANGES HANDS
Especial from United Press }

(SpecfaI rom Un1ted PresS.)
 Waterbury, March 1-The controllin g interest in the Waterbury baseball Club of the Connecticut League was sold yesterday by Nat c. Strong. of New York, acting for Owner H. R. Durant. to F. S. Prince. w. L.. Prince and Carl Pace. all three of Chickas sha. Okla. The consideration was 5000 and ,11e money was transferred in the offices of the Manufacturers National Bank of this place. ~ Seventy per cent. of the stock of the club went to the new owners
 The Westerners came here Monday, and after looking over the ground made their terms. They assumed possession and direction of the local club at once. Frank McPar .lin who has been signed for pitcher-manager under the Durant administration, is carded to hold over under the new regime
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
FRENCH BALLcOrISTS
 WILL COMPETE IN
 RACES OF AERO CLUB
(Special from United Press

New YOrk, March 1.-The Aero Club of America is elated, today, over the receipt of three French entrants for the International balloon race to be held in this country in October
 This insures nine competitors, three from England and three Americans being the other contestants. The executive committee of the Aero Club will meet next Tuesday to decide be- tween Indianapolis, Kansas City. Omaha, San Francisco and Cincin- nati as the starting point for the race
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-01
THIS WAY PLEASE
 ANOTHER WHITE HOPE

Especial from United Press.)
 Muskogee. March 1.-Con Comis- key the Chicago heavy, is, today, one degree nearer to being a white mans hope of the first magnitude as re- suit of his defeating Jack Burns, of Cripple Creek, in three rounds here, last night.