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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

nineteenth anniversary of the scrap that set a long distance Marathon record for glove contents that will probably never be eQualled. Andy Bowen and Jack Burke were the prin- cipals in that memorable mill, which was staged at New Orleans, April G., 1893. They fought no rounds, or seven hours and nineteen minutes Of actual scrapping. and quit only when they were utterly exhausted. The referee called it a draw.
 Why am I wearing the crape on my hat band today? Why" explain ed the Old Sport, that's a mark of respect to the memory of Tom Allen, one of the greatest pugilists who ever entered a ring. Tom died in St. Louis eight years ago today. He was twice the heavyweight champion of the world at time when pugilists didn't wear pillows on their hands, but went at each other with bare knuck,es. Them were the happy days. Yes. as I said, Tom was twice cham pion, and was the only champion in the history of the ring who lost the title, came back and recaptured it and held it against all corners until he re- tired. That was Tom Allen. He got the title in 1869 by beating Bill Davis in St. Louis, after forty-three rounds of fighting. Tn the following year Jem Mace took the belt away from him, but Allen regained it in 1873 by whipping Mike McCool. Allen was generally considered the heavyweight champion until he retired, although in 1876 he lost on a foul to Joe Goss.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
FOR VALUE RECEIVED

%''He didn't seem to like me much.''
 'You mean, suppose" said the instrument maker "that you didn't seem to like him much."
 "Wel uncle" said the boy, "perhaps so. I never thought of that -Dombey and Son.
 Half the dislikes and sights that experience merely imagination.
 You sometimes pass friend on the street and do not speak Perhaps because you busy thinking Perhaps because he is not recognized until too late to speak
 No slight was intended. No thought of giving the "cut direct"
 some one passes you by do you feel it in fentionaI3 you feel that some does not like you is it not Perhaps just that you do not like that person?
 you would give the benefit of the doubt to both and old friend you would have chance to feel that did like you, that you like had snub- bed you.
 Sensitive sentimental people go about looking for agony-and they generally get it.
 There is something cruel in human nat1re One steps without thought. It is 1oathsome and there fore has reason for being.
 you human you can expect to be step- ped upon
 That does not that you must buster and be self assertive True merit need not blow tr71mpets Friends will come and they will be friends worth wle[f you are worthy.
 But when you think people do not like you, be sure first that the fault lies not with yourself. . To make friends be friendly. That is the greatest secret of friendship
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

choice steers sold at s6.s0 O ss.1O per 100 fbs.; bulls at $360 O $6.5O, including ? cars of distillery fed at sG25 O S6.50; cows at $40 O S5.75; tail ends at s2. Dressed beef 9@12hc fer native sides.
 Common to prime veals sold at $8 @$1O.25 per 100 fbs.; few extra at S1O.50; culls at $5 O $6.50. Dressed calves for city dressed veals and II O 14c for country dressed.
 Ordinary g,tos fairly good wooded lambs sold at $7.75 O $8.30 per 100 fDs; good clipped lambs at $730. Dressed lambs 121a O 14c., with hog dressed selling at IA O 15c; coun- try dressed hothouse lambs $4 O $1.50 per carcass.
 Prices steady at sS.2O O sS.4O for good light to heavy hogs. Country dressed nogs 6 R O $9Ac.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

Rooert J. Webb. singing comedian.
 is creating a great big hit in the
 leading role in Joseph Hart's act, "A
 Night in a Turkish Bath at Poli's
 theatre this week. MT. Webb is phy-
 sically we'll fitted for the part of the
 jolly fat fellow who is steamed for a
 couple of hours in the hot cabinet
 and nearly goes crazy with joy when
 he discovers that he has taken four ounces off his weight. MT. Webb
 possesses a beautiful singing voice,
 and his rendition of "Silver Threads
 Among the Gold" and other favorites
 are numbered among the treats of the
 bill
 "F1eurette," the beautiful woman
 whose poses are creating such a hit
 as part of the great bill at Polls this
 week, is another success to the credit
 Of Jesse Lasky, the veteran producer.
 In face and form, Fleurette is one of
 the most strikingly beautiful women
 on the vaudeville stage today, and her
 beauty is enhanced by the wonderful
 colored views thrown around her by
 the stereopticOn. The conception of
 the act is most novel one and a
 credit to the enterprise and acumen
 of it's producer.
 Every night George Finklestone,
 Lester Burdick and George By, the three local boys who compose t"The Tuneful Trio," continue to register
 one of the big hits of the season. Bridgeport's welcome to her own per. formers is a deservedly hearty one, and the boys return the compliment by giving one of the best perform. ances of any act of it's kind on the stage. They know. how to ''put it over the footlights'' in manner worthy of any veteran vaudeville team. The same is true of Simon Neary and Fred Miller, two other local boys, ] who get a big reception on their every appearance. Neary and Miller have been before the footlights long enough to be considered real vetel- ans and have won great success as d pair of snappy vaudeville dancers. Miller and Lyle, blackface come- dians, have earned for themselves the reputation of being the two clever est colored comedians on the Ameri- can stage today, and anyone who sees | them at Polls this week can readily understand how their reputation was earned. Their act is a veritable scream from start to finish, and ] their stuff is original. The danc- | ing boxing bout at the finish is | particular hit.
 | to make ''Club Week. a big success ! the Three Aeroplane Ladies' the <, Ioleen Sisters queens of the tight | wire; Polls Electrograph, offering a series of interesting pictures of Uni- | ted States army life, and Polls con- | cert orchestra. with musical selec- l tions of the day.
 l But few seats remain, owing to the
 exceptionally heavy demand during | club week. Order early.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
TAXES 1911.

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport. that the taxes on the grand list of 1911 are now due and payable at the Tax Collectors Office, Room 6, City Hall The undersigned will be at the Col. lector's Office as above. on May 1912, and daily thereafter, Sundays excepted, from a. m. to p. m.. fo1 the purpose of receiving said taxes After June 1, as required by law. in terest at the rate of three-quarters o1 one per cent will be added to all un- paid taxes, and the same on the frs of each succeeding month.
 B. F. COONEY,
 U5bl* Collector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
POLI'S

Tonight-Bridgepor club night
 Coming next week.-Mrs.. Gene Hughes and company, in Youth ,'' and all star vaudeville; the best bill yet!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

F. Joe Grimm, Danbury, Conn.,, de- rived such splendid results from the use of Foley Kidney Pills that he wants others to know about it. Kid ney trouble which resulted from a cold caused me a great deal of dis tress I had severe pains in my back and lower limbs and always felt tired and miserable. I took Foley Kidney Pills and they acted very promptly and now after a few doses I have no trace. of my former trouble and am completely cured.' l.. F. Curtis.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
NOTICE

De Establishment of Six (6) Foot
 Building Line on BOLh Sides of Eair-
 field Avenue, from COurtland Street to
 Park venue. In complance with the votes taken at the meeting of the Common Coun-
 Gil of the City of Bridgeport held April
 1st 1912, the following report of the
 Board of Appraisal of Benefits and
 Damages was adopted relative to the
 esta blishment of SIX (6) foot build
 ing line on both sides of Fairfield
 avenue, from Courtland street to Park avenue as ordered at the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport on the 18th day of Septem- Der, 1911. Statement. That they have awarded damages over and above any special benehts to , the following persons:- No Persons. That they have assessed benefits over and above any damages suffered to the following persons:- No Persons.
 That the following persons and cor porations will receive all equal amount of damages and benefits in the premises, 10 witt George E. Crawford, Elizabeth G. Smith Estate, Melissa TOmlinSOn, Mary N. McCord, William H. Foote, Louise F. Lindsley, Ellen E. Toucey, H. G. Scofeld, Mary Yeager, Eugene H. and Lizzie Wood, Helen T. Carpenter, Mary E. Stiles and Helen F. S. Tucker, Margaret Gallagher, George c. Edwards, Ada 5. Damon,
 PriH Ry C. w. McKelvey,
 Catherine M. Leeds, Julia HOlcOmbe,
 Charles Hinman, Charles J. Byrnes,
 Anna Marie Lockwood, Henry and Mary Jones, Sarah Boudren, Elizabeth Boudren, Henry and bernard Setzer. E.. Smith Hubbell, George w. Hills, Jennie L. Allen, Mary Fox, Lucy A. Abbott, Ella A. VolkenStein, Oscar and Cordelia Lewis, PhiIo M. Beers, Mary A. Kelly, William R. Silva Estate, Anna M.
 Silva. Administrator, Carrie M. Nettleton, David P. Quinlan, Miller Motor Car Company, Michael and Philip Blansfield, Kate E.. Gilbert, Daniel c. DeWOlf, Clarence N. Payne, | Alice B. Umstatter, ! Elizabeth F. Bishop, E. P. Hincks.
 Trustee. Adopted, April 1st 1912. Approved, April End 1912. | Attest, STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, | City Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
NOTICE

De Construction of a Sewer in Park
 Avenue and Merchant Street, 8 D1s-
 tance of About 822 Feet.
 In compliance with the votes taken at the meeting of the C -nmon Coun- cil of the City of Bridgeport held April 1st, 1912, the following report of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages WIS adopted relative to the construction of a sewer on Park Avenue and Merchant Street, dis tance of S22.6 feet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
NOTICE

Taken by virtue of an execution to me directed, and will be sod at pub lie vendue to the highest bidder, at 222 Railroad avenue in the Town of Bridgeport IA days after date, which will be on Thursday the 18th day of April, 1912, at g ( clock in the fore noon, to satisfy said execution and my fees thereon, the following described property, to wit: I lot of groceries. fixtures, etc.
 Dated at Bridgeport this 4th day of April, 1912.
 MAX COHEN.
 A Sheriff of the City of Bridgeport.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
DEAFNESS, HEAD NOISES New Book on Rev method- How to Recover Hearing
 Without Drugs or
 Electric Devices Message Of Rope and Joy to
 All Afflicted Persons

There is hope of . well-based kind which should bring joy and ultimate contentment to multitudes of persons who have been troubled for years with dea fness or head-uoises.
 Dr. Coutant. an able specialist. has evolved a newly perfected method for treating cases where the bearing is n0t perfect or where the sufferer Is harass- ed by ringing. roaring. buzzing or other disagrpea ble noises in the head. It ap- pears that about 95 out of every hun- dred cases are from ca1ses amenabio to proper treatment.
 Dr. Coutant does not advocate the use of drugs or electricity. He relies chiefly upon cooperating witE Nature in bringing about a speedy and e6ectu- al cure of morbid aural conditions Re markable cures are reported. many of them being ip the cases of deafness that had existed for about 20 to 70 years. With the description given in his newly published book. the learned docto provides long series of ietters. written by pereons VI had been given up as hopeless. and who were speedily cured at home without loss of time ana without Inconvenience by Dr. Coutant's natural home method.
 Anyone who is interested can write to a dozen or hundred of the persons who. not long ago. were victims of deafness or head noises tor both, and who are now delighted to proclaim themselves as marvellousiy benefited or cOmDletely cured
 Dr. Coutant is not one of the irPo' sponsible quacks. of which there ig such a large number. but is repuf' able. responsible. licentiafe. prscffzfne physician with third of century's i active experience.
 The doctor believes there are mauy | who are troubled with deafness. etc. | who might be perma neDtly freed from their inability to hear and from tin
 nitus (noises, if they would do as oth'
 CTS have successfully done. merely foI
 lowing the advice given.
 The book. which any reader can ob
 tain from the author. pr. George E | Coutant. 269 D. Station E. New York N. Y.. has been declared by many ts
 be worth its weight in gold One need.
 only to write for it and the treatiss
 will promptly come in plain wrapper
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

Details were. posted today by Super intendent Birmingham for the annual spring drills of the police department. They will commence on the 10 and continue throughout April and May, until the parade and annual review of the department on Memorial Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

BRIDGEPORT HYDRAULIC COMPANY
 NO. 82O MAIN STREET Water rates for the quarter ending April 1st, 1912, are NOW DUE and payable at the office of the Company. No. S2O Main Street. All bills must be paid on or before
 APRIL IS, 1912 Business hours, Saturdays, from A. M. to 12 NJ. For the accommodation of the pub lie the office will be kept open from
 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Mondays, April 1st and 8th, 1912
 WALTER s. WILMOT, TIT t* Secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
TRAFFIC RULES ARE
 NOT BEING FOLLOWED

Supt. Birmingham issued a warning to motorists and drivers of vehicles concerning the traffic laws of the City of Bridgeport, the observance of which has become somewhat lax of late.
The Washington times., 1912-07-27
USE OF SOFT COAL
in SCHOOL FURNACES
WOULDSAVE$3O,0OO
Apparatus Adaptable If Fire
men and Janitors Under
stand Work.

Upon the ability of the janitors or
men in charge OF the heating plants
to, properly fire the furnaces so as to
avoid infraction of the smoke law
depends the substitution of soft for
hard coal in the public schools, as the
result of which the District would ef-
feet a large annual saving.
This is the information conveyed by
the Commissioners today in a letter
addressed to the Board of Education.
Replying to a recent inquiry of the
board as to whether It would be prac-
Eticable to change, a number of heat
ing plants in the schools SO as 70
permit the use Of soft coal, the Com
missioners say the. present heating
plants. with the exception of those
In Hyde, Woodburn and Langdon
School. are adaptable to the use OF
soft coal.
f. Satisfactory Test Made.
To, show the. adaptability of the furn-
ace lat the Powell school for the use of
soft coal without violating the law, a
test. was made recently by Snowden
Ashford. municipal architect: r. O.
Wtimarth, clerk to the Board OF Educa-
ition. and T. f. ]. Mcguire, heating,
{ventiiating. and sanitary engineer of the
municipal architects office.
"A much heavier fire was applied than
necessary in, order to demonstrate that
the practicability Of using soft coal in
the present furnaces, without creating
dense, gray or. black smoke" which
the law nrohibits Mr.. Ashford today
declared the test to be entirely satisfac-
tory.
TT Is reported that bituminous coal,
containing about 80 per cent lump. could
be used in many Of the schools where
anthracite Is now used" the Commits
efoners say. "This is particularly true
OF the Lincoln, Cranch. Webster. wal
ZACH, Sumner, and Western High School
Bituminous GOAL also could be used in
most of the hot-water furnaces where
the plants are equipped with the proper
given firing.
in the Peabody, 8. J. Bowen and Syphax
schools which have tubular boilers.
Replaces Anthracite.
i ''Soft coal has been used in the new
central heating plant for the M street,
High. Douglas, and Simmons schools,
where; formerly hard coal was used in
1.-TWO Of these buildings. This heating
plan Is provided with an automatic
stoker. and no complaint has been made
! of smoke.
''The Commissioners will be glad to
change the CRATES in any OF the school
buildings where necessary to adapt them
for the use Of soft coal, when notified
by you Of your intention to use it as
The annual coal bill Of the District is
approximately $4,000 BY the use Of soft
coal It is estimated by Mr. Ashford that
the District would save 5000 a year.
The practicability Of its use has been
demonstrated at the District building,
which has for the last year and a half
burned soft coal without creating a
smoke nuisance
The Washington times., 1912-07-27
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOGTIA n q lilly


Motor boat races in the Anacostia
river are to be inaugurated by the East
ern Power Boat Club on an extensive
plan this summer. The clubhouses on
the northern shore OF the Anacostia this
season shelter large collection Of high
power motor boats.
The club has named Saturday after
noon. August 10. for the series of races
course.
they may be viewed from the boat
houses on the shore, from the Anacostia
bridge, and other points of vantage.
I Six races have been announced thus
far. The first one, for motor boats OF
class1, will be for three miles, to be
Eastern Power Boat Club. The next
one, for boats of the same class, will be
three miles also, and this Will be open
to all owners ss s,f Of beats OF the i,ss ciass
with, boats of class 2, will be for mem.
bers of the club The fourth race will
be a five-mile event, open to all owners
OF. boats OF that class. Speed will be In
fastest boats on the river will have a
ten-mile go. The sixth race will be for
the youngsters Of East Washington. 1t
will be a tub race. Washington business
houses have contributed the prizes that
will be awarded to the winners Of the
races, excepting the speedboat contest.
Frank Coleman, the chairman OF the
committee on entries, announced last
evening the Eastern Power Boat Club
will hold these races regularly during
the summer, in the hope of stimulating
interest In motor boat racing as we'll as
providing amusement for the owners of
these craft who are using the Anacostia
river for their harbor.
Tho Clrh has he0rin The arartinn of n
handsome frame boathouse. 30 by 40
feet, two stories high, with loft, on the
northern shore. The officers OF the club
are: w. A. Mills, commodore; w. r.
Wagner. vice commodore; j. Stees,
fleet captain; w. MCGEE, club meas
urer; Charles Mills, recording secretary;
C. H. Kerper, financial secretary: w.
+. Ruckett, treasurer: ]. Humphries,
The Washington times., 1912-07-27

Mrs. Lizzie De Vaughn, Of Alexan-
dria. Va, has come here to visit re1a-
'tives, among them Mrs. George Bury.
her daughter. .r.' -. .s -.
The Washington times., 1912-07-27
MONEY LAUNDRY IS
READY TO UNDERGO
IT'S final TESTS
Secretary MacVeagh Will
Pass on Work Within
a Short Time.

A huge quantity OF laundered paper
currency is today in the vaults of the
United States Treasury awaiting the
signing of an order by Secretary Mac
veagh which will send 1t out into the
channels of circulation. Several hum
dred thousand notes Of 81, 81, and IS de-
nominations will be released just as
soon ais the Secretary is satisfied that
the new money laundry machine OF the
Treasury is performing its work sue
cessfully.
The machine has been at work for
several weeks turning out laundered
bills at the rate of about 10000 a. day.
Treasury officials, however; hesitate to
officially declare the machine a success
until. 1t has been further tuned up and
It's output thoroughly tested Thus far
about 80 per cent Of the biflsc laundered
have, after inspection, been declared
satisfactory for circulation. The re-
naming 10 per cent has been con-
demned TO destruction. 'Basing their es-
Inmates on this percentage, officials said
today that the laundry machine had
made good as an economy device and
that 1t could save the Government
thousands OF dollars year. Five per-
sons are required to operate 1t, three in
the mechanical operations and two to
inspect the money after 1t has been
loundered.
The Washington times., 1912-07-27
AIR BRAKES URGED
FOR STREET CARS
IN THE DISTRICT
Commission Will Study Con-
ditions and,Also Consider
Objections.

The District electric commission,
while continuing its Investigation OF
the causes OF the fatal accident which
occurred July 10 and resulted In the
death Of John caspar, may make recom-
mendations to the Interstate Commerce
Commission that washington street car
companies be compelled to equip their
cars with air brakes.
Several objections to such an order
are known to exist, however. among
members OF the commission. The gen
eral value Of air brakes is not denied,
but doubt exists as to whether the use
OF air brakes would 'jrevent accidents
such as the one for which the coroner's
jury blamed Arthur Utterback. Capi-
tai Traction company motorman. ~
Air brakes act instantaneously when in
good order and clamp fast the wheels
or a running car. A much quicker stop
can be made with them than with the
hand brake. This very consideration,
however. may not be an aid in prevent
ing accidents. Sure. of the control of
their car, many motormen take greater
equipped with air brakes than when
equipped with hand brakes, as are all
Of the Washington cars, excepting the
heavy. four-motor cars, Running fast.
brakes, locking the wheels. but failing
to stop his car because OF its momen-
tum. Before the commission arrives at
an order compelling the universal at
tachment Of air brakes figures relative
to accidents on air-brake equipped cars
In other cities will probably be studied
carefully.
During the recent discussion of the
report of Secretary H. c. Eddy the
commissions attention was drawn to
the subject of air brakes by a letter
from a witness of the accident Of July
10, who asserted that the accident could
have. been prevented had the Capital
Traction car been equipped with air
The Washington times., 1912-07-27

I Harry Bryan will spend the next SOW
eral weeks In Bristow, Okla ~ . T,
The Washington times., 1912-07-27
MACVEAGH BELIEVES
in FULL FORMALITY.
Secretary Introduces Subordinates,
Long In Service, To Presi-
dent Taft.

Secretary of the Treasury Macveagh
firmly established himself as a stick
Ter for formality yesterday. Although
Captain Bertholf. commandant Of the
Revenue Cutter Service. and Surgeon
General Blue. of the Marine Hospital
Service, have both held their official
positions in the Treasury Department
for a year, the Secretary took them
over TO the White House ito be
to the President"
p With them was Supervising Archi-
tect Wenderoth. who has just lately
been appointed Both Surgeon Cen
eral Blue and Captain Bertholf have
been at the White House many times
on business.
The Washington times., 1912-07-27
Two Boys Are Injured
In Street Accidents

J Giddings Coleman. fourteen years old.
Of 1871 Third street southeast, was pain
fully hurt when he fell from his bicycle
at Fourteenth street and Pennsyfvanfa
avenue northwest. at 1o;45 O'Clock last
night. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital for a cut on the arm.
Virginia Roach, two years old, of 1891
III street northeast. has bruised leg
and lacerated face as result of being
Knocked down by an III street car. Her
parents refused hospital treatment
The Washington times., 1912-07-27
Wear Coats In Court.

Although it may be very hot and dis
agreeable to wear a coat these days.
Judge William H. De Lacy, of the
Juvenile Court, will not accept such an
excuse for court attendants and police
men who appear in his court with coats
off. He has issued an order that men
must wear their coats when they come
into the tribunal. They also must pull
Off their hats.
The Washington times., 1912-07-27
Seeks Absolute Divorce
From Husband in Jail

Making the charge that her husband,
canal zone. and deserted her six years
ago. Mrs. Gertrude Kidd asks for an
absolute divorce In petition filed in
the District Supreme Court. She names
correspondent. r's j.
Non-support and misconduct are
charged in a suit for an absolute divorce
filed by Pearl " Buterfield against
Adam Butterield. The couple were mar
ried at Alexandria. Va. February u,
1908. -.