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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
READY FOR BIG
 GORDON-BE MEETING

Chicago. Sept. s.=Mechanicians who assembled the "Mounte's which Vedrines, Povost and Martin win drive in the Gordon-Bennett cup raca. for the aviation championship of ths world. had completed their aufshfag touches, today, and 1t was bsuSEed that the racers would take the air in the first of the tuning up fIfghfs at Cicero Field, this afternoon.
 It was learned. today, that aa soon as the Gordon-Bennett meet is over, Jules Nedrinea, speed cham pion oe the world, will be engaged by the war department to teach the United States army aviation corps the fine pofuts-' of flying Vedrines, it was stated. will open an "aViation studio" in Wash- ington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06

Ore For a time he lived quietly, but
 eventually the "come back bug got
 him. Dempsey had always been care
 less in financial matters, and fought
 for the love of fighting rather than
 for filthy lucre. Thus both the lust
 of combat and the need Of money
 forced him back into the ring. After
 defeating Mike Mahoe in four rounds
 at Portland. Dempsey decided that ne
 was good enough to tackle a first
 Australian Billy McCarty at New Or
 leans. In 1890, while still champion.
 Dempsey and the man from the Anti
 Jack winning by Nnockout In the
 twenty-eighth round. Dempsey was
 but shadow of what he had been
 in his prime when he entered the dread white plague had then secured 8 mortgage on his body and was be- ginning to foreclose. Nobody thought Dempsey would have a. chance. but pluck and nerve enabled him to put up furious fight and to win 8 draw. The attempt to come back was ser ious draft on his strength, however, and left him much weaker. Then came that pathetic, lamentable affair with Tommy Ryan on Jan. IS. 1895, haNe leh been h9u nasacre if Tommy on Guld had not had in him the spirit of mercy. What was advertised as a glove battle was held at Coney Island. Dempsey, that he weighed only about 133 pounds, was a pitiful spectacle when pitted against Ryan. then in his prime. Ryan played tenderly with the one-tirne champion for three rounds, while Dempsey struggled vain Ly to make a showing. A mere shove sent Dempsey topping over, and the referee put an end to the spectacle. Many old friends of Dempsey, who in vain had urged him not to try to fight, wept openly when the once great gladiator was helped from the ring. After a great popular benefit, Dempsey returned to his home in Portland, Ore, where he died in No- Vember. 1895.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
WOlGAST HURT
 UNABLE TO FIGHT
 PACKEY M'FARLAND

Cadillac, Mich, Sept. 6.-Ad Vol gast. the lightweight champion, sus- tained an apparently severe injury to his arm yesterday while cranking his motor car. 4 doctor said the acci- dent probably will keep WOlgaSt out of the ring for a month or six weeks, which means that his match with Packey Mcfarland in New York this
 m onth will be postponed.
 As soon as possible Wolgast's in Jured arm will be placed under an A-ray. The fighter cried bitterly while being treated by a doctor, and seemed to realize that his fight with Mcfarland will have to be temporarily called off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
ANNIVERSARY OF JACK
 DEMPSEY'S LAST FIGHT

Eighteen years ago today, on Sept
 6, 1894, one of the gamest, squarest fighters the ring has ever seen, Jack Dempsey, fought his last real battle
 Dempsey, the first middIeweight t champion of the world, had lost his title to Bob Fitzsimmons about three and a half years before, after a m emorable battle in New Orleans Following his downfall, the great Irishman retired from the ring for time. at the urgent request of his devoted wife, and settled in Portland,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
SENH-FTNALS TO-DAY IN
 INTERCOLLEGIAT TENNIS

Philadelphia, Sept. 6.-Princeton, Harvard, d,Pennsylvania and Dartmouth are still in the running for the inter collegiate tennis honors. The semi finals of the singles were scheduled for this afternoon with Church, of Prin nceton, playing the champion, Whitney, of Harvard, and Nelson of Dartmouth, meeting Page of Pennsy1-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
WALTER JOHNSON AND JOE
 WOOD BATTLING TODAY

Boston, Sept. 6.-Walter Johnson and Joe Wood were in fine shape, to- day, for the pitching duel between these two premier pitchers of the American League. Earl ytoday, the sky was overcast but the weatherman promised clear weather, this after noon. The largest crowd in years was expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
McGOORTY WILL MAKE
 WEIGHT FOR MIKE GIBBONS

New York, Sept. 6-Eddie McGoorty, recognized middleweight titIthoIder
 has announced his willingness to make 156 pounds for a match with Mike Gibbons of St. Paul McGoorty, in his recent bout with Smith, the Aus tralian champion, weighed 167 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06

hibition in F-airehilds window near the Arcade. A special car has been pro- vided to carry the children from the Lafayette playground. This will leave the front of the playground at 3 o'clock sharp and will leave the YeI- low Mill playground at 5:30 sharp.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
SAM HARRIS STORE 1154 Main Street Opposite Elm Street

fective moves on the grfdiron have been invented by men who have had little experience in the game, by scrub players and even by schoo1boys. The goal from placement from regular for
 nation was the invention of a Phila- delphia schoolboy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
BURNING OF CHICAGO GOLF CLUBHOUSE
 FORCES PLAYERS TO RESORT TO TENTS

Wheaton, H., Sept 4-The burning Of the clubhouse on the links of the Chicago Golf Club on the eve of the struggle for the national amateur championship compelled the managers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
American League.
YEsTERpAY,s REauTna.

Philadelphia,19; New York, 9 (1atB. Philadelphia. 5; New York. 2 CzdJ. Boston, 4; Washington. 3.
 Chicago, 4; Cleveland, 1.
 The Detroit-St. Louis game va ostponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06

of the meet to erect tents. in which meals were prepared and eaten, and for the other purposes for which the clubhouse would have been used. The arrangements were as satisfactory as could have been expected when the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
STANDING OF THE CLUBs.
GAMES TODAY.

. Phi1a delphia in New York. . Washington in Boston,
 St. Louis in Detroit.
 Cleveland in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06

fifty or more players assembled for Wood of the Homewood club, and W. c. Fownes, Jr., of the Oakmont club, who won the championship in 1910,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
STANDING or THE cLUBs.
GAMES TODAY.

New York in Philadelphia CD. Boston in Brooklyn. Chicago in Cincinnati. PittSburg in St. Louis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Bridge port at T1o1yoke-
 New Haven at Hartford. Springfield at Waterbury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
International League.
YEsTERpAY,s REsuTrs

Baltimore, 3; Providence, 1. Buffalo, 2; Toronto, 6.
 Rochester, 5; Montreal. 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
National League.
YESTERDAYS PEsuTTs.

~10 New York, 8; Philadelphia, 1 C1stDs New York, 4; Philadelphia, 2 CzdJ. Brooklyn, 1; Boston, 3. Cincinnati, 4; Chicago, 1. Pittsburg, 5; St. Louis, 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
Connecticut League.
YEsTERDAY's REsuLTA

Hartford, 1; Bridgeport. O. Springfield, 1; Waterbury. O. New Haven, z; Holyoke. 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
STANDING or THE CLUBS.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Baltimore in Providence. Montreal in Rochester. Toronto in Buffalo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06

U A. Smith, Bridgeton, Ind, had kidney trouble for years, and was so crippled with rheumatism he could not dress without help. He started began to get better at once, and now all my trouble has left me and I do not feel that ever had rheumatism. rest well all night and tho 59 years old. can now do the work of a man of 35 years. I would like to be the means of others getting benefit from Foley Kidney Pills Refuse substi- tltes. F. L. Curtis 3 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06

they find that they are in the tflroes of another crucial.
 It seems to be plainly up to the first division clubs this week to set tie the pennant situation, and either send McGraw's minions home brea th- touch of world series coin, or else put this race in such jumbled mass that only the last few struggles will de- ternnine the National Leagues entry against the Red Sox.
 Reports that Connie Mack and his Maps, Harry Davis. will join forces again next season and endeavor to turn out another championship club in the Athletics indicate die df,, that a., both ing winning combination. Mack practically admits that the. loss of Da- wis cost him pennant this year. and if they work together next season it remains to be seen whether the fault in not winning this year law in the division Of the directing forces or in the ball team itself.
 Hank O'Day's Reds have taken a new lease on life since they beat the Phillies and then turned two tricks set on getting into the first division which means. of course that they will have to displace the Phillies:. The possibilities of this are good if the Giants can help their own cause this week by beating Philadelphia while the Reds are playing the Cardinals.
 It is Clarke Grifffth's belief that his Nationals could have won an Ameri- can League pennant this year but for the custom that forces a ball club to play half it's games at home. The oppressive heat that strikes Washing ton during three months of the year is blamed for the clubs failure to play as good a game at home as it has on the road. He contends that only few of his players have been in condi- tion for a month past.
 My team was badly affected by the heat during it's stay in Washington during August" Grif complains tfIt lost it's speed and aggressiveness, and am sure it would have done much better had it been possible to play all our games on the road"
 Climatic conditions around the capi- tai are held responsible for an epi- dernic of tonsf1 trouble that has been causing the Nationals much mental and physical anguish lately. At least five of them-Johnson, Ainsmith, MoeeIer Shanks and Gandi-have been so sorely afflicted that after the close of the season they will have the offending tonsils removed
 U. A. Smith, Bridgeton, Ind, had kidney trouble for years, and was so with r6 c1r1 he ooIfI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Life with the Giants is just one cru cial week after another. All across their Western tour they came face to face with the test series that were supposed to decide who would float a bunting for this year of 1912, and now in the series with the Phillies they find that they are in the throes of another crucial
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-17

Qucnuy commended. He was deceiy-
cd into giving the bill his approval,
Until he saw its proposed workings
aid real meaning. He found thai
rre~.deht Taft ~as MT Protecting the
farmer, nor even considering his OK.
s:enc0', ut was merely protecting
the already privileged and entrenched
manufacturing interests. AS soon as
Roosevelt saw that the American far
mer was being betrayed he immedi.
ately rejected the one-sided reciproc.
ity pact and today stands as the ard
ent champion of the American farmer
dem aAding its immediate repeal.
There is not farmer in the United
States today. who is opposed to Iop.
sided reciprocity with Canada, but
should give Colonel Roosevelt
heartiest support possible because Of
his stand on this all-important issue.
There is no hope whatever of re-
peal of the reciprocity act with any
Cthcr presidential candidate: +hn far
rners only hope is Roosevelt. Here
is question which is bigger than
any mere matter Of party or faction
or state line; it is a patriotic colisiG.
Grafton in which is involved the ~.
: ture prosperity and welfare of $4,000.
oN0 america mariners. The existing
/ reciprocity measure must be wiped
off the statute books if the American
, farmer is to go ahead getting the
[ best results from fields and crors,
rnhampered and undaunted by the
fear Of restricted market, open com
petition with other countries (where
the standards of farm life do not Do
gin to compare with the American
standards). and free trade with al:
the world in AGRICULTURAL products.
And the only hope Of wiping out this
law lies with Theodore Roosevelt
the progressive congressive coz
gresham whose records make it
plain that they win urho'd wv =,
matter, than which there is nothing
more important and far reaching te.
fore the nation today.
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farmers Of Vermont Just last week.
outlining his views on this all-import-
ant subject: II
l make an especial appeal to the
farmers. Our platform alone of the
purpose to deal fundamentally with
the causes that are at work to harm
,hr-e platforms shows an intelligent
American agriculture and to diminish
the full value of life in the open coul.
try. We are ready to grapple both
with the immediate evils susceptible
of remedy and with the dee"er rooted
ones which need long and careful
work in the way 10th of examination
and of action on examination. The
problem is Of vital Importance. No
war could damage this nation to the
extent that it would be damaged by
even a small degree of soil exhaus-
ton; and large degree of soil ex-
haustion would ruin such as no arts
Ct reace could avert
We are for the immediate repeal of
the reciprocity treaty. Many of us
originally supported that treaty.
Cid myself, under the impression that
it was honestly entered into for the
reneft of all our people and to favc'
the reciprocal good relations between
Canada and the United States.
a full examination has convinced
Us that the treaty was improper, tn; t
t would not do what it purported to
dc. and that it would seriously dam
age our farmers without bringing any
ADEQUATE compensation to any body
Of our fellow citizens. It remains on
the statute hooks in such form that if
at any time Canada chose to accept
it, it would become law.
The progressive proposal is to re.
peal it, and once for all to put an end
to all possible threat of damage which
it would bring to our farm people.
Nothing could be franker, manlier
or more determined. Colonel Roose-
welt was led to believe that the Taft
brand of reciprocity was the Blaine
republican national platform has we
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-17

The ne-sided, Taft brand of c.
madam reciprocity is far from being
the dead issue which many farmers
are being deduced into thinking. The
bill, as passed by both houses Of
congress and eagerly signed by Pres
ldent Taft, remains a law upon the
Ptat"te books. awaiting only the
adoption by the Canadian govern
ment to be put into effect and re-
lease an avalanche of Canadian grain
and farm products in free competition
with the grain and farm products of
the United States. The fact that the
Canadian people, at an election held
canadian people, at all election held
a year ago. turned down this golden
cpportunity Of free trade with the
United States (because of the fear
hat annexation might he the early
outcome Of such trade relat1ons) is
looked upon by all too many Ameri.
can farmers as ample security againss
the act being put into effect, to their
own immense hurt. The fact is, how
ever, that the Canadians are begin.
ming to realize that they made a mis-
take { from their point of view in
turning down the Taft brand of reel
procity. There is good reason to
fear that the day is not far distant
when Canada will eagerly seize the
opportunity and (unless the United
States repeats the reciprocity pact)
avail itself of the immense free mar
ket for it's crops in this country We
note by the daily newspaper dispatch
es that the province of Saskatchewan
(the chief wheat producing province
of all Caanda and one in which diver.
sified farming is RAPIDLY gaining a
ho1d) has recently held an election
and decided overwhelmingly in favor
Of reciprocity with the United States.
sending solid delegation to the Do.
minion parliament to work to this
end. We quote from a newspaper
dispatch sent out from the capital Of
saskatchewan Immediately after the
recent election:
The electors Of Saskatchewan ex-
pressed their views strongly in favor
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CT reciprocity, for the Scott govern.
Ment made 1t the chief plank in ito
Platform, strengthening the argument
for reciprocity by reminding the ele..
tors of the congestion on the railways
all last winter, and quoting the higher
lrlces paid for grain in MINNEAPOLIS
and Duluth markets all season as the
best of reasons why reciprocity with
the United States would he to the
greatest advantage Of the people of
SASKATCHEWAN.
The astute grain1belt farmer will
readily discern the danger to himself
that lies in a general awakening Of
canada to the facts as the Saskatche.
wan voters already see them. The
immense wheat, oats and flax CROPS
raised in Canada this year would
nave flooded the United States mar.
kets, in free and open competition
with our own crops, had it not been
1or the annexation 'bugaboo that caus-
ca Canada to reject the opportunity
or free and enlarged markets. The
more the annexation issue is studied
calmly and sanely, the less danger
GUS and imment it appears to the Ca
madam, and SO it it only question
CT time when the Saskatchewan re-
suit and the Taft brand of one-sided
reciprocity is put into effect. The
thing to be done, and that as soon as
possible, is to repeal the reciprocity
|. act as 1t now stands upon our statute
hooks.
In this crisis where can the Amer
loan farmer turn for relief and pro-
lection? The Republican platform
is silent on reciprocity; the Repup-
lican presidential candidate was the
author of the pact which must be re
realed if the farmer is to enjoy con.
tinued and uninterrupted prosperity.
The Decorate platform is silent on
reciprocity; the Democratic presiden.
tial candidate is an avowed tariff re-
visionist whose ideas are those Of free
trade, which would mean an end to
the protection which has made the
American farmer so prosperous. The
progressive platform is the only one
which takes any cognizance of the
reciprocity issue it minces no words in
demanding the immediate repeal of
the one-sided pact negotiated by Pres.
ident Taft; the progressive presiGen.
tial candidate Theodore RoosevelD
is the only one of the three candidates
who has come out fairly and squarely
and determinedly advocating the
early repeal of the Canadian reciproc.
ity measure We quote from a speech
which Colonel Roosevelt made to the
Mckinley. Cummins brand, which the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELT AND
RECIPROCITY

9he following taken from tho
Homestead, was handed in for publ.
cation by MT. Catherwood, . North
Prairie reader of the Independent:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
LOSING IN NEBRASKA.
Progressive Party viii Die Before
Election Day Comes Around.

Reports from Nebraska show that
the Roosevelt sentiment Is decreasing.
THE Third Term party" says one
letter to Director Mulvane of the
western bureau Of the Taft campaign.
"is dwindling down to Pops"
James H. Clark of Hastings, Neb,
president of large company which
handles investments, securities and
farm mortgages, and who has excep-
tional opportunity to know the feel
ing among the farmers, says that In
Nebraska the farmers are beginning
to realize that II they followed Roose-
Welt they will land nowhere, and II
they allow a Democratic president to
be elected. they will be ruined.
In Lincoln, Neb.. the Third Term
party had difficulty In securing even
two hundred and fifty signers to q pc
tition for their county convention.
"The Progressive party will die before
election" says one report. SENT.
ment 10 looking better for Taft every
day" .ItP
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
ROOSEVELT WRONG AGAIN
Makes Another Statement Which Is
Absolutely False.

Colonel Roosevelt really has great
many things to his credit, and this
makes 1t all the more strange that he
should insist upon claiming credit to
which he has no shadow of title.
There Is the pure food law for ex-
ample. It is notorious that this was
one of the measures in which he had
but little interest. 1t is doubtful If he
ever SO much as mentioned the sub
ject to any member of congress- while
the bill was pending, and it is entirely
certain that 1t would have passed,
even II he had actively opposed it, so
nearly unanimous was the sentiment
in congress in favor of 1t. And yet in
recent letter to man in Kansas
Colonel Roosevelt said that "the pure
food and drug bill became law pure
ly because Of the very active part
took in getting 1t through congress-"
and adding that after gentlemen such
as Mr.. Wiley had vainly urged the bill
he used men like Mr.. Garfield, then
secretary Of the interior, and got it
through.
But the truth is that Mr.. Garfield
was not appointed secretary Of the In.
terror until six months after the bill
was passed.
II it were somebody else who had
set up so wholly unfounded claim
and had made so manifest misstate-
ment in connection with 1t, can you
not imagine how promptly the Colonel
would have nominated him for mem
bership In his famous club?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
KANSAS IS REPUBLICAN
Roosevelt Strength Among Voters 10
Decreasing PerceptIbIy Through
out State.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 23.-NQtwith-
always existed in Kansas for Theo-
dore Roosevelt, 1t Is undeniable that
his strength as presidential candi-
date is decidedly waning throughout
the state.
II he were the candidate of the Re-
publican party, and II there were a
chance of his election, he would, Of
course, sweep the state without any
serious opposition. But neither Of
those conditions exists. The fact that
his own leaders have been obliged to
yield to the wave of indignant pro-
test which swept against them on &C.
count of their effort to have Roose-
velt's electors placed in the Repub-
lican column has not only proven the
strength of the Taft sentiment, but 1t
has eliminated all possibility Of
Roosevelt carrying the state. The
withdrawal of his electors from the
Republican columns has emphasized
the fact that he is not the Republican
candidate; and Kansas Ia too we'll
satisfied with the conditions which
have prevailed during the past six
teen years to follow any man, how
ever popular he may be, out Of the
Republican party.
The Roosevelt sentiment has been
further weakened by the universal
conviction that there is no possibility
of his election and that the only ef-
feet his candidacy can possibly have
is to expose the country to the dan,
ger Of a Democratic victory. Kansas
is as far from being Democratic
state as 1t ever was and with the sub
stantial collapse of the Roosevelt cam
paign. this state will be found In its
accustomed place near the head of
the Republican column.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
UNCLE REMUs UP TO DATE.

30, de Donkey he done lef de Souf,
An wandahed up in Maine;
An brayed and kicked his hind heels up.
Den brayed an kicked again.
He grazed aroun' in de pine tree shade
An wallowed in de grass;
Fed on de feed in de public crib
IT'LL he wuz just full OBJ sass.
An when de Owl looked down on him.
De loudah he did bray.
He lowed he kindah liked de place
An he wuz dab to stay.
But de Efphunt he done woke up,
Gle been sleepin' for a while)
An soht O. winked and blinked his eye,
But didn't crack a smile.
He looked dat Donkey up and down.
Dab kickin' lax q fool,
Den axed de Owl in trumpit tones:
Hey, dab, who's dat muller"
An den he riched out wild his snout,
JUS as de Elphunt does,
30, now, my chile, dab amt no Donk--
JUS de smell OBJ whah he wux.
PHIL H. BROWN.