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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
MCGraW Is Scared
 By Texas Epidemic
Fears That Prevalent Meningitis May Interfere With Training
 Plans of Giants at Marlin

The meningitis epidemic in Texas has finally set John McGraw think ing. Though the commander of the Giants says he has little fear of the disease, neVerth e,ess he is not anxious to tempt fate by having his men train in a community where the epidemic is prevalent. McGraw received a let ter yesterday from John Murphy, the groundkeeper,t who is in Marlin say ing that several cases of meningitis have broken out in Marlin.
 However. Murphy writes none Of the cases is serious, and that all of them have been isolated. Murphy says he does not think the team will encounter any danger in Marlin, and will keep McGraw posted if the cpl denic should spread.
 McGraw said yesterday he has been told that meningitis is strictly a win ter disease, and disappears in warm the idea that the meningitis out break would interfere with his train ing plans, but since Connie Mack and Jimmie Callahan have decided to make a personal investigation of the situation in Texas, McGraw has de- cided there must be something in the m meningitis talk.
 McGraw said he would not care to change his training plans at this late date, as he thinks Marlin is the best training spot in the country. The club has the free use of the Marlin grounds as long as it cares to train there, having received a deed to the property last spring.
 As a further illustration that neither Secretary O'Brien nor Man ager McGraw is worried about the conditions in Texas, letters were sent yesterday to every member of the squad to report in the Arlington Ho- tel, Marlin, no later than March l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
Ad WOIgast Will
 Box Again July I
Champion Is Recuperating From Operation And Expects To
 Recover Old Form

Ad Wolgast, the lightweight cham pion of the world, is causing his ri vals much annoyance. Woz zgast- an nounced in asIetter yesterday, that h would not enter the ring until Inde. pendenee Day. July 4 As to shB opponent, Wolgast is still undecided
 Tt may be Joe Rivers, Packey Mo Farland or One Round Hogan h. writes. ''But whoever it is he vii find that I am better than eve was.''
 The champion is not worried over his condition, and figures that he will be able to hand the crop of aspir- ants without very much trouble. Vol gast intends to take an automobile trip from Los Angeles to his home in Cadillac, Mich, during April
 T am feeling fine,'' writes the cannot make the trip all right. I ex- pect to begin training by that time for the first fight since my illness"
 In his trip from the Coast to AIfchi- gan WoIgast's automobile will be equipped with a camping outfit. Ha expects. to maFe the trip from Los Angeles to Cadillac in about tEs weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
BruCe-BroWn To
 Drive Fiat Racer
Great American Driver Will Contest For HOnOrS in
 Grand Prix

David Bruce-Brown, who has twice won the Grand Prize at Savannah, has decided to try his skill against the foreign cracks on their own ground this year. The great American driv- CT has signed with the Fiat Company of Turin, Italy, to drive one of it's cars in the French Grand Prix in June
 Bruce-Brown went abroad some weeks ago with Ralph De Palma with the express intention of getting an en- gagement for the Grand Prix Ameri- cans will take a much greater inter est in the race with an American driv- CT taking part.
 In the letter telling of his engage ment by the Fiat Company Bruce pie are bui' ding some fine cars, 125 by 200 millimetres, bore and stroke, for the race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
DUSTY RHOADES GOT HIS
 FROM SILK O'LOUGHLIN

Umpire Billy Evans of the American league tells this one on pitcher ''Dus- ty'' Rhoades:
 Dusty Rhoades, who had big year in the American assoc iation le st summer, is one of the hardest pitch CTS in the country to work behir q. Any number who had more stuff than Rhoades during his time as big lea guer, but few harder to beat. Rhoades understood pitching, always stud; ed his batter, and took advantage of eV- cry weakness
 Rhoades had a good curve, fair speed, d slow ball, one d trif1e slower, and a fine change of pace He hated to put the ball over When some one asked him why he rep jed that he didn't care to have an infielder killed. . Dusty tried to make the batter hit a bad ball. I have seen him sip up a f1oater with the count three ard two and the bases filled and catch the batter flat footed.
 A few years ago Rhoades was pitch ing against Detroit Cleveland had
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
CBy Wagner)


 A number of local sporting enthu- siasts will go to New York tonight to see Yale and Princeton battle at hockey in St Nicholas rink. Princeton has the better record but Yale always gives the Tigers good argument. A victory tonight will prac cticaIly clinch the intercollegiate championship for Princeton.
 William J. Bowden, captain of Crane No. 1 baseball team last season, has been laid up with rheumatism for several months. His friends will give a benefit entertainment and dance for him at Eagles hall next Monday night. Bowden won the infielder's s prize offered by R. F. Kinder for the best batting infielder last season.
 It didn't take the young sporting writer on the morning paper very long to drop the baseball issue. He was very quickly shown up in that depart ment. He now turns to prizefghting and complains because nobody but himself has been boosting the bouts which will be held in this city next month. In view of the fact that he IS press agent for the bouts it is per haps natural that he should feel sore. And the young man gets himself in bad when he talks about certain pa being inserted before mentioning boxing show. It may. be recalled that the morning paper writer was daily roasting promoters of the National A. c. which conducted the last show here Suddenly the roasting ceased and he began to spill columns of slush about the wonderful bouts. Wasn't sudden change from criticisms tP praise?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27

boxes. As each box holds ten per sons the addition will make room for 1,040 more persons.
 As if the poor St. Louis Browns didn't have enough to hear, their president, Robert Lee Hedges, has op- ened new offices in a St; Louis build. ing on the thirteenth floor.
 'srm not a bit superstitious,' says he Browns chief owner. 'Hoodoos' jinks and other unlucky omens have no terrors for Robert. Lee Hedges Why, Is has been my lucky number [ arrived in St. Louis on the thirteenth day of the month to organize the St Louis Browns, and the train carrying me here rolled into the Union station on Track 1S.''
 Doesn't. that prove it? Let us nev- CT speak harsh.y of the Browns again.
 The PhiIIies now have the majority of their players under contract for two or three years. Those whose con .racts will not expire until the fall of 1913 are Dooin, Moore, Knabe. Doc Ian, Magee, Shu1tz and Titus. Paskert has just signed a three-year contract, and Alexander, Lohert and Luder- us are expected to be in the three year class in a few days.
 corhan, B1ackburne. Berger and Weaver are all candidates for the =a aorts stop position on the Chicago White Sox-
 Manager O'Day of Cincinnati is apt 70 be a popular leader. He is evil 6ently manager who intends to lis. ten to no outside gossip about his men. He said recently:
 .FWhy in the world does everybody come up to me and ask what I'm going to do about Mclean? So far as I know he's a pretty decent fellow. He always acted the part of gentle man before me.
 q have talked with Larry and he appears to be intent upon giving the Reds the best that's in him. This is all we want. We won't stand for any shirkers. honestly believe that there are influences at work in Gin cinnati to run him down, but these won't bias my opinion of him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
WEINSTEIN CASE
 NOW TO BE TRIED
 OUT FOR FACTS

In the city court this morning the case of Jacob Weinstein, local butcher charged with slaughtering g ''bob'' veal in violation of state and city laws, was continued until Feb ruary If.
 As told elsewhere, Judge Foster refused to review the onstitutionality of the laws, on point raised by Weinstein's counsel, Attorney Joshua MeItzer, preferring ta leave that to the upper courts if necessary Judge Foster therefore overruled Attorney Meltzer's demurrer on this point. and the case will now be tried out in the city court as to the question of fact, whether or not Weinstein Yio- lated the laws in question, regardless of their constitutionality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
driving a truck"

Abe Attell has either gone back a long way, or lack of proper train ing caused the poor showing with Knockout Brown. I do not be- lieve Attell faked. The betting, in which he was always a hot favorite, proves that in my opinion. There was very little Brown money in evil dence.
 I watched both boys closely during the fight, and came to the conciu- sion that Attell realizing his miser- able condition. was fighting with the sole idea of saving strength to last the ten rounds.
 I know nothing about the dope story. But Atten proved that eith- CT he is through as fighter or that he had not trained as he should. He fought solely on the defensive as though he understood his condition would not allow him to force mat ters with the heavier opponent
 AttelIs training has of recent years been confined to alI-night ses- sions at the card table, and it is a wonder to me he has lasted so long. He will have to take a big brace or goodbye championship.
 JAS. J. CORBETT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27

two run lead, the bases were filled, two out and Sam Crawford up. Rhoades began resorting to his every trick, and finally reached three balls and two strikes, although he protested two call ed balls, believing he had famed Sam. OLoughlin. couldn't see it that way. Crawford hit the next one for. three bases putting the Tigers in the lead. Rhoades was sore and decided to vent his spleen on silk Walking up to the plate he remarked:
 You must have a bet on Crawford to lead the league"
 ''Not yet, but I would get ore down, if he had to bat against pitchers like you every day. said O'Loughlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
Sport Notes Of interest
Especial from United Press.) )

Especial rom United PreSS.)
 Chicago, Jan. 27-With nearly a hun dred Northmen on edge for the great est competition in years, the Norge Clubs great ski course at Curry was the scene, today, of one of the most spectacular outdoor sport carnivaIs ever held in the winter months in this country. Thousands gathered at the big slide and watched the flyers ''get a line on the course'' for the championship contest, this afternoon Omtvedt, the sturdy Norwegian. in the first practice leap of the incline, today, made a perfect jump of 130 feet. He said he wauld have no diff ficulty in adding 25 feet to this dis tance. The worlds record is 154 feet made by Harold Smith in Switzerland.
 London, Jan., 27-Physicians attend ing Harry Lewis, the American pugi- list, admitted, today, that he is in a serious condition as the result of an automobile accident, last Saturday. Little was thought of his hurts at the time but later he became deliri-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

President Fogel proposes to enlarge the seating capacity of his Phila del phia park. Permanent seat additions will increase the capacity of the park between 1000 and 5,0C0, while arrange merits have been made to install cir GUS seats on days when big. crowds are expected that will accommodate 5000 persons more.
 Another important permanent i'm provement will be the addition of 1sI boxes- These will be built at a lower level directly in front of the present boxes, giving the club q total of 250
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
SOME SPORTING SNAPSHOTS
Skipper Hey Sends In His Signed Contract
 And Declares He's In Fine Condition

There is a rumor that Kid Rehg, the former Hartford shOPtstop, may land in Waterbury next season. The Boston Red Sox purchased Rehg from Hartford last year but recently ask ed for waivers oIi the youngster. Pitts Globe says the Pirates want Rehg in order to turn him over to Waterbury.
 Roger Peckinpaugh. the old New Haven shortstop, may land an infield job with Cleveland next season. He was farmed out to Portland of the Pacific Coast league in 1911 and did well. Peckinpaugh was always a good fielder but it is thought that his weak batting may keep him out of the big show.
 It is reported that the Empire State polo league may revoke the franchises recently granted to Waterbury and Providence. Some of the league mo- guIs are said to be angry because Jigger Higgins jumped to the Empire State league while the National league was doing business
 Skipper Eley has sent his signed contract to, the Bridgeport club. AThe old boy is wintering at his home in Bayonne, N. J. He wrote a letter con taining the usual pleasant bunk about ready to play the game of his life" If E1ey does as well as in the closing weeks of last season there won't be any chance for complaint.
 Manager McCann said this morning that he had not received Hi Ladd's siened contract yet He has heard know if Hi intends to play next sea son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
MILKMAN's WARNING CRIES ENABLE FAMILY TO ESCAPE
 IN ROTON HILL BLAZE
lSneciaI from IInited Press.

South NorwaIk. Jan. 27-The warning cries of Henry Banks, a passing malk- man. aroused MT. and Mrs. W. G. Shaw and their four children. early today. just in time for the family to escape the fire which destroyed their Roton Hill residence. Shaw and bis family were forced to flee in night clothes and barefooted. The fire is believed to have started from an ov- erheated stove. The property loss was $3,500, covered by insurance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
YALE CORPORATION MAKES
 CHANGE IN. CONDUCT OF
 THE DEGREE WORK
fspecfaI from United Press

New Haven, Jan. 27-The Yale Cor poration has authorized the transfer of the conduct. of the work for the mas ter of arts degree from the faculty of Yale College to that of the graduate school so that the graduate school faculty is now charged with regulat- ing the studies, attendance and con duct of candidates for the degrees of doctor of philosophy and master of arts and with supervising the general work of graduate instruction
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
ENGLISH RULERS LEAVE
 MALTA HOMEWARD BOUND
Especial from Unite,

Especial from United Press.N Malta, Jan. 27-After spending three days here, King George and Queen Mary left for England today. They were given a rousing send off
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-27
KAISER WILHELM IS
 5S YEARS OLD TODAY.

(SpeciaI from United Press.)
 Berlin. Jan. 27-Kaiser Wilhelm was B wears cd today. Messa ges- of con gratuIation poured in upon him from the heads of practically all of the na- tions of the world.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08

$50, In payment of a board bill the
writer incurred in the home of Pear.
sons father, Joseph, twenty-five years
ago. The amount of the bill was 500.
The rest Of the $50 represents inter.
est
The man who sem the money is 10
sePh Justice. Although stricken blind
several years ago he has been able to
use a typewriter and his letter is
typewriter. In 1t he recalls how he.
htE wife and their two little sons came
from England to this country, arrived
in Newark and found their way to the
Pearson home. taking the red horse
car In Bank street"
The letter adds the writer and his
family were treated with such kind
ness as they never could forget, and
he now is in a financial position to
Fay the debt. He said he obtained a
position with the B. F, Allen company
Of Chicago, and is in charge of the
Office of the concern. He has been
with the company for twenty-five
years. On Christmas he sent a letter
to Pearson to ascertain If he still
lived in Newark second letter
came on New Years day, and ths
third, inclosing the check. followed
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
GIVEN A NEW BRAIN

Buckner had been prepared for the or.
deal.
Then ip view Of about a score OF
professors and students DR.. Cushing
performed his greatest operation.
He chiseled away the back Of Buck.
ner's skull and with great care re-
moved the entire brain, which was laid
on a piece of linen beside the head,
and could clearly be seen to culver
as each pulsation Of the patients heart
was noted. The diseased portion was
then severed from the minor brain and
while DR.. Cushing was severing the
diseased section another surgeon was
transplanting the infants brain.
The major braEl was left untouched.
After the transportation the member
was restored to its former position
and the section of the skull which had
been cut out also was replaced.
Buckner stood the operation eX-
ceeohgly we'll, and 1t was later
thought that he was well enough to
leave the institution. With his wife
at his ride he was removed to the home
of relatives in Charlottesville, Va, but
a few days ago his condition became
grave and he was sent back to the hos
pital. Dr. Cushing again performed an
operation on the brain and replanted
the tissues of the newly inserted men,
Der. Buckner was said to have been
considerably improved.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08

May 7. 1896. many persons who had
connection with the famous case have
either taken their lives or met deaths
Of violence, their fates recalling the
curse OF Holmes, better known as the
Murderer with the evil eye"
The fatal seizure of Judge Michael
Arnold, who presided over the trial,
the deaths by violence OF jurymeD, wit
nesses and others, the loss Of life or
position by officials. the property loss
OF those who were in business, have
from time to time appeared as evil
dence that the maledictlon Of the
criminal Of the century was not idly
spoken.
Holmes victims we're never counted.
lie confessed to staying AZ persons.
Johnson, the latest victim to fall
under the so-called spell Of Holmes,
suiclded because of dependency.
One Of the first to meet death fol-
lowing Holmes prediction, was Lin
ford L. Blles, the foreman Of the jury,
who was killed by coming in contact
with an electric wire. Later, Howard
Perkins, superintendent of Moysan-
ming prison, shot and killed himself.
Robert Motherwell, a former superin'
tendent of the prison, also at the coun-
ty jail when Holmes was there,
dropped dead William Shoemaker,
Holmes counsel. was barred from
practice for two years.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
ALMOST CRAZY WITH ECZEMA

II, the undersigned. cannot give
enough praise to the Cuticura Rem
edles. had been doctoring for at
least a year for eczema on my foot.
had tried doctor after doctor all to
no avail. When a young girl sprained
my ankle three different times, paying
little or no attention to it, when five
years ago a small spot showed upon
my left ankle. | was worried and sent
for a doctor. He said it was eczema.
He drew a small bone from the ankle
about the size Of match and about
an inch long. The small hole grew
to about the size of an apple, and the
eczema spread to the knee The doc
tors never could heal the hole in the
ankle. The whole foot ran water all
the time
my husband and my sons were up
night and day wheeling me from one
room to another in the hope of giving
me some relief. / would sit for hours
at a time in front Of the fireplace
hOblhb lOA udg can 4 ub pam W do
SO intense / was almost crazy, in fact,
/ would lose my reason for hours at
a time. One day a friend of mine
dropped in to see me. No more had
she glanced at my foot than she ex-
claimed: Mrs. Finnegan, why in the
world don't you try the Cuticura Rem
eldest Being disguised with the doc
tors and their medicines, and not be-
ing able TO sleep at all, ! decided to
give the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment a trial After using them
three days that night / slept as sound
as a silver dollar for eight long hours.
/ awoke in the morning with but very
little pain, in fact, l thought l was
in heaven. After using the Cuticura
Remedies for three months / was per
fectly restored to health, thanks to
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. /
will be sixty-four years of age my
next birthday, hale and hearty at pres
emit" (Signed) Mrs. Julia Finnegan,
1924 Hebert St., St. Louis, Mo, Mar.
z, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere; a sample of each,
with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura,
Dept. L, Boston.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
Journey From Russia to "Promised
Land" Proves Too Much for
Mrs. Llpsitz.

Chicago,-Mrs. Schulz Lipsitz never
heard her daughter call her mamma.
Months ago the mother and her
children, one of whom was a mute,
left Russia for the promised land
America. There was some trouble at
the dock. Mariese couldn't speak and
therefore was barred from the states.
Mariese regained her speech, verl-
flying the wonderful stories that are
told in Russia about the golden land
of promise, and the Lipsitz family
came to Chicago.
Mrs Lipsitz lived to enjoy the prom
ised land only a week. Mortally i'll,
she called to her daughter Mariese,
Speak to me-" she said. Her hearing
had become affected Mariese spoke,
Mrs. Lipsitz leaned forward to listen,
but the power that had restored
speech to the dvmb girl took away the
mother, and the aged immigrant fell
back dead
Mrs. Lipsitz died at the home of her
son-in-law, Philip Singer 726 Ashland
boulevard The Singer family said her
death was due to the excitement at
tendant on her passage through Ellis
island The doctor declared her death
was due to weakness from age-she
was 76. But Mariese believed differ
emily. Her opinion was colored by the
poetry and superstition of her race.
God gave me my speech-God
took from me my mother" she said.
Now l am able to mourn aloud her
whom / loved silently. But 1t is bet
ter to love in dumbness than to
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
GREATEST LESSON OF LIFE
The One Thing Above All That a
Woman Should BE Quick 10 Learn
and Remember.

The woman who makes good must
be blessed with strength and health,
ana an ambition TO learn and take ad.
vantage of every opportunity that
comes her way She must work with
all her heart and play with all her
heart; above all things avoiding in
difference.
Hers Is the temperament that rec
ognizes that encouragement Is all
nice and pretty, hut II one Is going to
do the thing that counts one doesn't
need IL; that refuses 20 be dismayed
by repeated failures and that has a
certain faith that what has been done
by many may be done by another;
that nobody goes through life with
out disappointments, heartaches and
the breaking OF pet illusions; that
there is nothing more common than
trouble, but that It is the wise ones
Of earth that keep 1t In the back.
ground. That's the great lesson OF
lite.-Exchange
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-05-08
HITS SCHOOL ovERDRESSlNG
Bureau Of Education at Washington
Points Out That Its Evils
Are Twofold.

Washington.-The tendency Of older
high school pupils to overdress is at
tackled by the bureau of education in a
circular written by ]. H. Painter, a
high school principal of Dayton, o.
1t is pointed out that the evils arising
from oVerdress are twofold, the more
serious being the tendency of children
of poor families to leave school be-
cause they are unable to dress like
more favored schoolmates.
1t is also emphasized that Just as
older pupils attempt to initiate their
elders in dress younger ones endeavor
to appear more mature than they are,
the result being that many are led
into indiscretions that rob them of an
important part of childhood.