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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
C0MISkEY TO ENLARGE
 CHICAGO BASEBALL PARK

Comiskey, of the Chicago League club, made the announcement Wednesday night that improvements at his park are under conSiderat1on' which, when fty of Az, 5000. He estimates the ex- pense of enlarging the park at $200, 900.
 The club owner now holds a tract of ground at the north side of the park, and at least a, part of this, it is believed will be included in the play ground
 LID his mind that the seating capacity of the park was too small at the Sum day game played between his club and the Chicago Nationals in the city se- ries of 1911, when there were 36,S00 paid admissions and more than 10000 others who sought to see the game were turned away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
HEATING GIVEN
 PRAISE BY SCOUT
Ted Sullivan Says Local Boy Will Make Good With
 Yankees

The New York Globe has this to say about Ray Heating of this city:
 Every season when a new man breaks into the league, and he has something about him which looks like some great player, you can hear some one say right off the bat, He IS an other so and so.' If he happens to get two or three hits in a game, and does the fall away slide to the left or to the right, he is another Ty Cobb :; if he lays down a pretty bunt and gets little bitscientific at the bat, and places the ball in any field he likes, Of course, he is another Willie Keeler. with baseball who thinks the Yankees have another Ed Walsh. Director Noonan of the Lawrence club in the New England league, who sold Keat- ing to the Yankees last fall. thinks Heating will be another Walsh. When this was told to Frank Farrell, he said:
 ] 1T hope he is a half walsh.'' It looks to be small time stuff nowadays to say that there is another Ed Walsh in the pitching woods. Walsh is all
 Let us cut the cards and have new deal and shift to Keating, a big fellow who joined the club last fall. Ted Sullivan, who scouts for the White sox, is a booster for Heating.
 1T am glad to know that Frank Chance will have Heating in charge said Ted. He will make another Ed w alSn OuL or h1II1, III 6plL0 OA Ll1S 1oCt that Heating. got away bad on the New York grounds last season. They tell me that Heating was overworked before he joined the Yankees, and for that reason he could not give his best services to the club. I say again that with the proper handling he will be one of the best pitchers in the profes- sion. He has a great deal of strength, and is just the kind of a fellow who will be able to go along and pitch the spitball without it giving his arm any trouuble.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
TY COBB, GREATEST
 OF BALL PLAYERS

(COntinued from Yesterday.)
 Tyrus Raymond Cobb was seventeen years old, and had made an excellent reputation and a few dollars with the ROyStOn RolnperS, when he de- f1nitely decided to become pro- fessionaI baseball player. HaV- ing arrived at this determina- ton, he went to the pastor of
 his church to talk 1t over. Both the minister and Cobb's father at first tried to dissuade him from his purpose, but Tyrus was Obdurate, and finally the
 minister. gave the youngster a letter of recommendation, stat ing that Ty was a boy of good family and excellent character, who would not corrupt the mor- / als of the players with whom he came in contact. Armed with this epistle. Ty boarded a train for Augusta, the big city moro than a hundred miles away. The sights and sounds of the metropolis gave the youth a weak feeling in the knees, but he soon recovered and made his way to the office of President Sherman of the Augusta ball club. That official, smiling in his sleeve, turned the aspfrant for diamond honors over to Con Strouthers, manager of the Augusta nine, and Con, also with a grin concealed about his person. promised ny a try-out. The man who batted .41O this year, leading the American League. lost his first job through a demonstratfOn of the svattfng ability that was later to make him rich and famous. Con or dered Ty to sacrifice. but the pitcher sent over one of the brand that Cobb was fond of, and he couldn't resist the temp tat1on to hit it with all his might. He knocked out a home run, and went to the bench fill ed with admiration for himself. which he expected Mir. Strout- CTS to share. Instead, Con said. in part: Take off your uniform and get out of here. You are 1ired, canned, discharged, re- leased. A guy that won't fol- low orders is n. g. to me. Beat 1t! And thus poor Ty found himself minus a job and turned loose upon 8 cold and cruel world, without visible means of support. But he didn't give up. He heard there was an opening Alabama-Tenness League, and fnffher he went. remaining about two months. The ghost didn't walk with any regularity, and Cobb was all but dfscour- aged when he received orders to report again to Augusta. The management had changed since Tvs summary dismissal, and the new prOprietorS decided that Ty was worth another chance. So it was that the youn8Ster found himself back in the South Atlantic League, at a salary of ninety dollars per month. He took part in thirty seven games that year, with a . batting average of .237.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
YALE HOCKEY SQUAD
 BEATEN BY ST. PAUL'S

New York, Dec. 20-Ya1e's Hockey seven suffered with reverses at the St. Nicholas rink here last night, going down to defeat before the St. Pauls the one-sided score, the contest was fast throughout, clever work by the St. Paul wings and Ford in goal who stood for a steady bombardment of drives, featuring Hills, the St. Paul left wing, was the individual star of the contest, scoring three of the four goals made by his team. Captain Harmon and Cox played we'll for Yale. Hobey Baker, the Princeton captain, refereed. All of the scoring was done in the first half
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
ATTORNEY GENERAL
 ON TERM OF CONNECTS

Hratford, Dec. 2O.--In reply to question as to when the term of q B. A. Fuller of the board of directors of the Connecticut state prison, Attor- ney General John H-Light has rend- cred an opinion to the effect that un- less the court fixes a date in passing sentence the term begins with the en- try of the convict into prison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

which there were two leaders Um have to be decided, if it is to be de- cided, by the cOncensus of critical opinion.''
 A complete summary of the games of Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Penn sylvania with all competitors for these forty-four years is as follows:
 Games. Vets. Dfts. Ties FssnaFf; Pssns5f7;anfa, sss sss sss sss a ss e Princeton, 333 286 g 12 Yale, 36S 329 H 16
 The colleges which secured victories over these four university teams fol- low:
 From Harvard-Amherst, 1; Boston A. AZ, l; Wesleyan, 1; Carlisle, F. Dartmouth, 2: Pennsylvania, e Princeton, 12; Yale, 21. From nnsylvania-Brown, 2; Car Ilisle, 6; Columbia, 3; Harvard, 19s Lafayette, 8; Lehigh, 2; Michigan. g. Navy, 3; Penn. State, 4; Princeton. 90: Rutgers, 2; Swarthmore, 2; Wesleyan 4; Yale, 12.
 From rinceton-CoIumbia, 1; Cor nell, 3; Dartmouth. 2; Harvard, 4: Lafayette. |; Navy. 1: Pennsylvania, g. Rutgers, 1; Yale, 20.
 From Yale-Army, 3; Brown, l. Co., lumbia. 1; Harvard, 6; Princeton, 10.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

Kilbane, has shown against Dundee, and Morgan last night showed far more desire to mix matters than did the champion when he fought the New York boy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

The Springfield Union notes that Mike Mccormick, the former Holyoke player, has been sold by Toledo to Portland of the Coast league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

Bill Lang, the Australian. who is is now promoting bouts in Melbourne. He thinks it is better to be on the outside looking in than on the inside of the ring looking out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

pr. Ben Roller, the wrestler, who started out to be boxer, has a long ing to get back into the game and combine it with wrestling. He wants to box Constant LeMarin six rounds before he wreSt1es him a catch-as- catch-can bout in Toronto. LeMarin also considers himself white hope"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

The gold championship belt which was won by the late Jem Mace, is now offered for competition at a white hope'' tournament to be held in London New Years day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
DOWNEY SEES W0LVERTON TO
 ESCAPE TRIP TO SACRAMENTO
Springfield Trades Stricker to Haverhi For
 Young

n this league stoo clever for him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

zybyszko, the Polish wrestler whose name makes you think of biscuits, ar rived in this country yesterday and irnrn nediately began to tell how anxious he is to get a chance at Gotch. Mean while Glotch is snoring peacefully at his farm in Iowa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

Dtnny Goodman and Pal Brown have been signed to box in Superior, Wis, December 23.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

R. P. Dickerson, on whose ranch Stanley Ketchel was shot, has spent nearly $15,00O averaging the death Of the boxer. Dickerson and KetchePs $ mother were childhood playmates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

Koji Yarnada. the artful little man from Japan today, has a second vic tory over Ora Mornin gstor, the cham pion, to his credit in the series of billiard battles at the 18-2 ba1k Lime. In Is innings at Pittsb urgh the Japanese got 400 and the Smoky City man POT.
 Brooklyn has turned the following players over to Newark: Outfelder1s Dalton and Myers, infelder Tooley and pitcher Atchison.
 Dt became IJonwn today that the Philadelphia National league club will not be sold after all. Charles P. Taft notified Alfred D. Miller, acting president of the club, and William Shetteline, secretary, that he had de- cided to hold onto the stock, players and franchise and that he would finance the cIhfb anew for next season. Taft has been informed that only $50 was in the clubs treasury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
RINGSIDE NEWS

Jack Britton and Young Ahearn are to clash in Brooklyn next Monday
 nj
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

Joe Rivers, the Mexican, has signed to box Leach Cross in New York, Jan. 8, for a $4,000 guarantee.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-21
MARSHA SAYS
DE WOODY MADE
THREATS OF JAIL
This Is Why He Signed So Called
Confession, Former Court
Clerk Explains
ON STAND, NOW FLATLY
REPUDIATES LETTER
Declares Amount Originally
Claimed as Shortage Was
Not Over $4,000

Walter ). Harsha. who resumed the
stand, Saturday morning. la the case
10 recover fees which the government
claims he collected illegally while
serving as clerk OF the local United
States court, repudiated fore bly, and
completely the alleged confessions
which was sprung by the government
attorneys Wednesday. He said that
he was induced 10 sign the paper IN.
der misrepresentation and threats of
indictment.
Nobody can conceive the state OF
mind | was in" he declared My
house Vas watched and vas follow,
ed wherever | went and | was sub
jected TO every sort OF humiliation
The torture OF mind was worse than
the Spanish inquisition."
Harsha went over the details OF the
conferences leading up 10 the comics
sion, He said that he had seen De-
Woody frequently between the time OF
lis suspension and the day he signed
the paper. and that DeWoody had
threatened TO have him indicted and
sent up. The evening before the confer
ence was signed Elmer W VOORHEES,
went TO him for DeWoody 10 induce
him To resign. although up TO that
time he had been preparing TO meet
the charges preferred against him
when they came before the circuit
court OF appeals in Cincinnati He
said that he consented 10 resign on
the representation that IL would save
scandal DeWoody represented.
Harsha testified. that il he would re-
sign. the examiner would take the
resignation TO the. attorney-
and TO the court OF appeals and the
whole matter against Harsha would
be dropped
.peWoody suggested the form OF
the resignation and put il up 10 me,
declared fiarsha Then he imposed
tCentinued ON Page Ten
The Detroit times., 1912-12-21
$4,000 SWINDLE
IS CHARGED TO
LOCAL PROMOTER
Robert MOwat Arrested by
Burns Men on New
York Complaint
ACCUSED OF HAVING
"CHECK-KITING" PLAN
Is Alleged to Have Operated
With COnfederates in
Three Cities

Robert Mowat, 40 years old, and Civ
ing his address as No. 92s East Grand
blvd, was arrested by Detective Steve
Martin and X. j. Kelly, local manager
for the Burns Detective agency, Sat
urday morning, and the police declare
that he is wanted in New York city
for operating a check swindle amount
ing 10 $4,000
Manager Kelly says that the Bugls
agency has been working on the case
for nearly year, and alleges that
Mowat had confederates in a nam
moth scheme OF "kiting" checks, by
which banks OF Detroit, New York
and Chicago were played. one against
the other. TO the tune OF thousands OF
dollars. alleged TO have gone into
Mowat's pockets.
Kelly says that Mowat is a pro
moter of blue sky" financial ventures
In the local city directory, that nam.
appears as manager OF the Sanitary
Toilet Seat Co, but Kelly says that
that Is only one of many ventures in
which he Ia engaged, and that in al
of his stock projects, he gave his OF
fees as Detroit, New York and Chi
cago.
Kelly explains that the Burns
agency headquarters ordered the ar
rest. which was made by Detective
Martin at the Carlsbad hotel. on Cass
ave, shortly after Mowats arriva
there from New York.
As TO the minute transaction in
volved. Kelly explains that they are
intricate and involved, but admits
that they run TO large amount, proc
ably in the neighborhood OF the $73y
600 mentioned BY Capt. Palmer He
SAYS that he expects further order:
and complete information from his
headquarters, some time Saturday.
He also declares that Mowat was
arrested here last November under
the name of Gordon johnson. on
charge OF swindling in connection with
bankruptcy proceedings in New York
AT that time, Deputy United State;
Marshal Duncan Lyon took him bach
TO New York. but local police and the
Burns men both say that they under
stand that he beat" the case against
him
Kelly says that the alleged opera
lions which caused Mowat's arrest
and are referred TO as ktttng,' were
an endless chain OF financial transac
tions played" on a deposit OF few
hundred in some bank. A series oil
drafts would be presented by Nova
or his alleged confederates. at diner
ent banks. all greatly exceeding the
deposit. but drawn so punctilousiy II
regard TO the elapse OF time. that be-
fore one draft could be presented &C.
clearing house, another. based upon
;he same sort Of blue sky security
would be received and credited TO the
account. The wider the operations
grew the more the operators were
ahead OF the banks, which never haf
a chance 10 eaten up.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-21
ALDERMEN Still
FIGHT ORDER FOR
CHANCEOFVENUE
Claim Detroit Newspapers Have
Prejudiced Public Opinion
in Macomb County
TRIAL THERE FINANCIAL
BURDEN, TOO, THEY SAY
Many Exceptions Taken to
Courts Former Ruling-Judge
Phelan Reserves Decision

Attorney ormond r. Hunt and his
associates in the defense OF the ten
aldermen and + K. Schreiter, former
clerk OF the council committees. &C.
cused OF bribery filed bill OF excep-
tions and motion In recorders court,
Saturday morning, asking Judge
Phelan TO yacate his order granting
a change OF venue TO Macomb county.
To support the motion, a volume of
newspaper clippings, said TO contain
100 pages OF more than newspaper
size, was considered filed, though II
aid not appear In court. being still la
the bindery. Afndavits were also filed
from the circulation managers OF the
newspapers of Detroit, showing a total
circulation OF Detroit papers in Ma
comb county OF l0,59S among popu
latioL OF 81. 500. Mr.. Hunt argued that
II the newspapers had preJudiced the
people of Detroit To such an exten,
that the accused men could not be
given "A fair trial here, they had also
prejudiced the people OF Macomb
&C MY in the same manner.
ohm 7. Scallen. law partner OF Al
torney James Mcnamara, counsel for
Gilman and others among the accus-
ed aldermen, introduced afiidavits
from Gilman and the rest. claiming
that they would be ruined financially
ii they We're forced 10 stand the eX-
pense OF trial I'm Mt Clemens
On the other side, Prosecuting A..
torney Shepherd filed 1862 affidavits OF
citizens OF Macomb county. headed BY
one from Duncan d. Hubbard. mayor
OF Mt. Clemens, declaring that a fair
and unprecedented trial could be oh
tanned In Macomb
Judge Phelan reserved his decision
until he can examine the affidavits
The bill OF exceptions filed by Mr..
Hunt contained eight particulars. T.
said that the court had erred in grant
ing an order OF removal 10 the six
teenth circuit that the prosecuting
attorney had not been required 10
name the county that the court erred
IN holding that the recorders court
had the power TO order the change;
in holding that the prosecutor had
made a sufficient showing: in holding
that the atfidaYits in support OF the
change outweighed the 70 affidavits
introduced by the defense: by giving
weight 10 hearsay evidence as against
competent afiidayits; by ignoring the
constitutional and legal rights OF the
defendants TO lac tried here; and by
Continued on Page Teal
The Detroit times., 1912-12-21
AUTO BANDITS
TORTURE AND
KILL MERCHANT
Damaging Evidence Against
Suspects in Vicious Chi
cago Crime
TWO WOMEN UNDER
ARREST WITH EX-CONVlCTS
Joseph LOgue's Body Hacked
and Slashed and Burned
With Acid

CHICAGO, Dec. p. - Evidence
which the police say tends TO fasten
the murder OF Joseph II. Logue aged
60, a diamond merchant, found slain
in his office here, on one or all of the
men and women arrested late last
night, was uncovered today.
Those under arrest are Clyde STRAIT
ton. a fugitive rom justice. for escap-
ing from the Ohio state penitentiarSi
in Columbus; Margaret Johnson, Nv
ing with Stratton, but the wife oil
Toronto Jimmy" Johnson, now serv'
ing a term in the Waupun, Wis, penn
Tertiary, tor safe blowing; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Hampden. OF Pelican
Lake, Wis: Frank Williams, an al
1pgpd gx=cUuvfct; wanted for safe b+ts-t-
ing in Waupun, Wis, and Charles
Duffy, chauffeur. thought TO be au
associate OF the rest OF the gang.
In Hampdeh's room In fashion
able hotel, police found $4,000 worm
of loose diamonds, and number OF
bloodstained business CARDS.
In the fiat, jointly occupied by the
Hampdens and STATIONS. were also
found two suitcases, one filed with
nitro glycerine. dynamite. steel saws.
and complete burglars outfit. In the
other was black petticoat from
which long strip had been torn
This was OF the same material as the
black silk gag found in Logue's mouth.
The police also say that the re
volver, found in the fiat had recently
been fired. and reloaded. The cart
ridges in IL are Identical in kind anu
caliber with the bullet with which
Logue was shot.
The police now suspect those under
arrest OF being the automobile bandits
who have plundered scores OF homes
and blown up dozen safes In the
last month A number OF victims OF
the automobile bandits will try 10
identify them today.
Hampden was identified today as
the man VINO held up Wilbur g. salt
err. a few nights ago. and robbed MIN
OF money and jeweiry. Saitcr Is posi-
tive In his Identification.
I,ogue was tortured and then muir
dered in his ONCE In the McNickers
theater building. few yards from
the busiest corner In Chicago:
lie was chloroformed. burned with
acid. stabbed Sand slashed, shot and
then struck on the head with blud.
neon. The homicide was committed
I'm the half-hour that his ONCE boy was
out TO lunch.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-21
3 SUSPECTS HELD
in SLOVENIAN CASE
Police Believe Arrest of Bicher
Furnishes ImpOrtant-t1ue
Other Two Are Negroes

Norris Bicher, the blacksmith, whom
the police allege To be the owner OF
the bloodstained hammer found at
the scene OF the robbery and slayng
OF Harry Silverman, butcher, was IL.
manded TO The custody OF the police
for another Is hours. Saturday morn.
Ing, while the police press their H..
vestigation into what they regard "a
an Important clue. They believe that
stains on Bicher's coat are blood
stains. and viii have them analyzea
by County Chemist Clark.
Meanwhile Detectives Fox and
Brooks, are hard at work investigat-
ing two Negroes under arrest as SUE
poets in connection with the Silver.
man Staying.
Charles Galloway. 22 years old. OF
No. 232 Eliot-st was arrested by,
Brooks and Fox. and is held In the
central station, while Richard Bloom
Detroit Negro. who Is said to have
left here the night OF the crime, Is
held in Chatham.
Both men are said 10 have hashef
large sums of money, after the crime.
while neither was never known %
have any before, the police allege.
Detective Fox will bring Bloom
back here from Chatham
The Detroit times., 1912-12-21
BURTON STANDING
PAT ON BARNETT
Will Put Him on Committees
Where His Experience
Will Fell

Il am going to appoint Mr.. Barnett
70 committees where his knowledge Of
the board Of estimates can be used TO
good advantage" said Aid. Burton.
presidentto-be of the council for 1918
referring to Edward Barnett, Third
ward alderman-elect, Saturday Those
committee are generally understood
to be the committees on streets, ways
and means and parks and boulevards
! have not decided, however, whether
he win be chairman of any of these
committees"
Aid. Vernon will be chairman OF the
committee on ways and means, and H.
Is understood that AID Heating will
be chairman OF the committee on
streets. leaving the only other chair,
manship open To ill that OF the com
mittee on parks and bouleyards
The Detroit times., 1912-12-21
CITY CLERK-ELECT
NAMES HIS STAFF
Guy l.. ingalls, To BE Deputy and
JOS. LOugheed Clerk of
Committees

Richard Lindsay, city clerk-elect,
has named all but three OF his stan OF
nine men. The only vacancies left are
two clerkships and one journal clerk
ship. The appointments are as fol-
lows:
Guy l.. ingalls,, deputy city clerk.
JOS. Lougheed, clerk for council
William Mailer, chief clerk
Mark Lucia, stenographer
Harry Harrington. craftsman.
Roy Coughlin, assistant clerk.
Ed Korte, chief clerk in the city
clerks office. was TO exchange posi-
tons with Lougheed in the d. p. w,
but he is seriously ILL., Mailer is at
present sewer clerk in the d. p. w
The Detroit times., 1912-12-21
CHURCH CORNERSTONE
TO BE LAID SUNDAY

The cornerstone for the Holy Trin-
ity English Evangelical Lutheran
church, which is being built at Max.
well-aye. and Warren-ave east, will
be aid Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock The services will be in
charge Of the Rev. w. p Dimke. Of
Toledo, o., who Will be assisted by
the Rev X A. Otto, Of the Holy Cross
congregation, Detroit II is expected
that the building will be completed
by March I The church was organ
lied Sept, ] and services are now be-
ing held in the Gratiot Baptist church
~ Theodore and Helen-aves