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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
KID SHERWOOD HAS
SIGNED 1913 CONTRACT
Local Boy Last Member of New Ha-
ven Team to Come Across.
CNew Haven ACCOMPLISHMENTS

New Haven JournaI-Courier)
President George M. Cameron of the
New Haven baseball team was hand
ed something of a. New Years pres
ent yesterday when Kid Sherwood,
third baseman of last years cham
ptons, journeyed to the Sea View and
handed in his signed contract.
Every 1913 contract sent out by Cam
eron has now been returned, and the
local magnate is in a happy mood
because OF the fact that he can now
be assured that there will be no hold
outs.
Last year, it will be remembered,
Bugs Reisig1 sent letters to the vari-
GUS newspapers from his home in
Brooklyn, to the effect that he would
not return here, but you know the
rest. Bugs was on hand, and very
glad to get back. He was among the
first to send his 1913 signed contract
to Providence.
All of last years champions were
given an increase in salary, and in re-
turning the contract expressed their
delight in coming back
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
KILBANE CLEANS
KIRK UP in LESS
THAN TWO ROUNDS

st. Louis. Jan. 2-Johnny KiIbane,
featherweight champion, battered Oh
lie Kirk so badly here last night that
the bout was stopped in the middle
Of the second round. Kilbane went
right after Kirk from the start and
when the end came Kirk was stand
ing against the ropes with his arms
hanging at his sides. The referee
then stopped the bout and Kinks sec
onds had to help him from the ring.
''They won't let me make money
boxing these boys. have to knock
I can fight said Kilbane in the dress
ing room after the short session In
the ring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

RESORTINC TO
SILENT PRAYER

London, Jan. 2-To bring about votes
for women by prayer was the object
of hundreds of silent appeals that to-
day assembled from Westminster Abbey
and many other churches throughout
Great Britain
Violence resorted to by their warlike
sisters having apparently failed of re-
suits, the non-militant suffragettes,
acting on the idea recently put for
ward by Mrs NJ c. Fvawcett, decided
to try suggestion by prayer.
1t was agreed that as many women
as could find the time should go to
their churches at certain hours each
day, always at the same time if pos
sibIe, and devote several minutes to
silent prayer that the government be
Influenced to grant women the ballot.
Westminster Abbey was designated as
the place for the London non-mili-
tants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
A NEW POLICY FOR
FISHERIES AND GAME
0By Herbert K Job, state Ornftho1-
ogiSt.)

GBy Herbert K. Job, State Ornitho1-
eogist.)
The fact that strong. organizations of
SportSmen, fishermen, and Nature-1ov-
ers are arising in Connecticut for the
purpose of securing change in existing
conditions as related to fisheries and
game, together with widespread ex-
preston of Individual dissatisfaction,
is suggestive. One of these organ
izations has increased of late well on
toward the thousand mark of member
ship. The chief plank in their plat
form is the securing of a single-head-
ed commission of fisheries and game.
three headed system it has proved
practically impossible for those intel
ligently interested in birds, game and
fish, to get what they want done in
the line of progressive, up-to-date
measures. They also say that under
the system of divided responsibility
each member shelters himself behind
the others, and the whole system,
whether bipartisan or otherwise, gets
hopeIessly involved in politics. If
there were burt one head, those inter-
make known their wishes, and if the
commissioner did not come up to the
mark they would know just what to
do.
OF course this is no panacea. If
an ignorant, crafty. politician were ap-
pointed, it would be disheartening
however, this principle of single per-
sonal responsibility is the soundest
and strongest, and is being adopted
more and more in modern government.
Whether a commission consists of
one or more members, there are GER
tain general principles which apply
First, every commission should be a
body of experts or specialists in the
subject. Selection for such RESPONSE
bflities on political grounds is the
shame and weakness of our American
institutions. Should there continue to
be a board of three fisheries and
game, certainly one should be an ex-
pert ornithologist and understand the
propagation of game and all the mod
ern methods; another should be an ex-
pert in fishery matters and fish Gull
but one at least should be a. good bus
mess manager. To be fond of hunting
or fishing is distinctly not sufficient
qualification for such responsible po-
sition. Moreover, politics has clearly
no place in matters connected with the
delights of the open, and should not
be tolerated.
commission could properly be asked to
pledge themselves to carry out defin-
tie policies for the public betterrnent,
if appointed. Candidates might well
announce the policy to which they
would pledge themselves, which would
both assist in an Intelligent selection
and make it easier for the appointee
to steer his course true.
Following is platoon which 7 would
suggest 70 a new policy of fish cries
and game. Details, of course could
be varied, but as to the main princt-
pies I believe that any man or men
who aspire to make a notable record
of public service would have no rea-
son to he ashamed of them:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1892-Ike Weir defeated Kentucky
Rosebud in rounds at Philadelphia.
1909-Knockout Brown defeated Kid
Butts in rounds at New York.
1911-Jack Twin Sullivan and Young
Loughrey fought 10 round draw at
Buffalo.
Smith in 10 rounds at Albany, N. z.
1911-Sammy Ke1Iar, English, out
pointed Young Shugro in 10 rounds at
New York.
1911-Jim Flynn defeated Tony Ca
poni in 8 rounds at Los Angeles
1911-Johnny KfTbane defeated Patsy
Brannigan in u rounds at Canton, o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
McCARTY's RECORD.


January WYATT Adams, Culbertson,
Mont, knockout, 2 rounds.
April 4Joe Grim, Calgary, Canada,
knockout, rounds
June 9-A Withers, Fargo, N. D.,
knockout, 10 rounds
July AL Wfthers, Fargo N. D.,
knockout, rounds.
October TT Crawford, Fargo, N.
D., knockout, 1 round
November 30-Jack Heinan, South
Bend, Ind. knockout, rounds.
December Joe Cox, Springfield,
Mo-, knockout, rounds.
December 18-JeR Clarke, Springfield,
Mo-, no decision, 10 rounds.
December 28-Harry Wuest, Spring
field, Mo-, no decision, 10 rounds.
1912
March 19-Jack Harper, Springfield,
Mo-, knockout, L round.
April 2-Bill Schultz, Springfield, Mo.
knockout. 1 round.
April 26-Joe Hagan, Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, knockout, rounds.
May Carl Morris, Springfield, Mo,
knockout, 6 rounds.
May 2S-Jack Reed, Joplin, No. 8
rounds.
June 19-Tim Logan, Philadelphia, no
decision, 6 rounds.
August 5-Jim Stewart, New York,
no decision, 10 rounds.
August 19-Jesse Willard, New York,
no decision 10 rounds.
September 14-Jim Barry, Pittsburg,
no decision, 6 rounds.
September 2S-J. Mcfarland, Pitts
burg, knockout, 2 rounds.
October pal Kaufman, San Fran
cisco, knockout, 2 rounds.
December 11--Jfm Flynn, Los Ange-
les, knockout, 16 rounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
AMERICAN SAYS HE WAS
ROBBED OF $4,000 IN ROME

Rome, Jan. 2-An American who
said he was Prof. Edward Halves. of
tofI the ho,o of f6a OF Bost0n today
IS, coo while mingling with the New
Year crowds of sightseers among the
ruins of the coliseum. Halves said
that he carried the money in Ieath-
er wallet in an inner pocket and when
he returned to his hotel it was gone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
PALZER'S RECORD.
1911.

February Austins New York,
won, rounds.
February-Jack McCargo, New York
won, rounds.
March 9-Frank Moran, New York,
no decision, 10 rounds.
May 27-Won White Hope tourney.
August 3-Tom Kennedy, New York
knockout, rounds.
October 26-SoIdier Delaney New
York, knockout, rounds.
Nov. 29@Tom Kennedy, New York
no decision, 10 rounds.
December 28-AI Kaufman New
York, Knockout, rounds.
February 5-Sai1or White. New York.
knockout, rounds.
June 2s-B. Wells, New York, knock
out 8 rounds.
December 3Tony Ross, PhiladeI-
phia, no decision, rounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Dick Rurge, the former champion
lightweight of England who has been
out OF the ring many years, wants to
go back again. He has challenged a
Loz=Ssca boxer to meet him for IS, 600 a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

George Barnard, the French middle
weight, who was defeated so easily by
Billy Papke. Will go against jeff
Smith IN Paris Jan TO-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Dan FaIy. the hope that Jimmy
Dime has under his charge, has such
q big hand that special gloves have
to be made for him when he boxes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Eddie Shevlin, the Roxbury we1ter-
weight, has returned to his home in
Etoxbury. Shevlin put in a. few months
"A New York and did exceedingly well
In many of his contests there Shev-
In maintains that he is a strict 142-
pOunder and will enter into the race
for the welterTveight championship. He
IS open TO meet~anyone in the coun-
try
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Archie Johnson, son Of the governor
OF California, is one of the crack anna
tsur boxers OF the state, and he is to
compete in the tournament to be held
in San Francisco January 25.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

81 Petersburg-The removal of the
Grand Duke Michael from his military
Command and his practical exile from
the capital for IL months, is said TO
5e because his marriage displeased the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Rome-Answering a. matrimonial ad-
vertisement Signora Marcheza met a
man in ante-room who proved to
be her husband, lost about two years
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Cyclone Warren. the big coIored
Australian, was disqualified in the
third round in a bout with ALI Lang
FORD of America in Liverpool the 9TH
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Kid Thomas, the Philadelphia light
weight has been matched to box
Freddie Walsh in Liverpool JAM 9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Charles Seiger. the former Iron
man. has quit the game-and quit it
broke. What money he made by TAX
ing hard knocks in the ring was lost
IN real estate speculations in Hoboken
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Jack Brftton and Joe Thomas, the
New Orleans lightweight, probably
VIII meet in New Orleans Jan IL.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
RINGSIDE NEWS

TX o." Brown and Joe Phillips are
carded for bout in Rhode Island on
January g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Jim Griffin, who had the courage to
EisQ1aItfy Ad WolgaSt when he lost
he lightweight championship to
Richie, was selected to referee the
Tommy Murphy Frankie Burns bout
In San Francisco.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
b. III. S. BASKETBALL FIVE
WINS FROM ALUMNI FIVE

The B. H. S. basketball team az
feated the Alumni five at the 7. n.
c. A. yesterday by "a to Fl. Both
teams played fast and hard. Cos
grove Swain and Dewitt starred for
the B. H. S. boys The line up:
b. HI. S. Alumni
Cosgrove Grammar, Porter
Right Forward.
Erwin, Banks. Della Vale, futile
Left Forward.
Murphy .. Sullivan, Grammar
Center.
Begg ... -. Tuttle, Della Vale
Right Guard.
Swain, Dewitt Lamont
Left Guard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

A few shreds of candied lemon
peel will give a delicious flavor to
bread budding.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-24

insufficient to meet his expenses as
Secretary Of State.
His salary is the same as that re-
ceived by the other Cabinet officers
and no one of them has complained
that it is inadequate. How now are
the virtues Of economy and simplici-
ty to be impressed upon the people
when their great advocate states
that it is necessary for him to CAPT.
talize for financial gain his great
ability as a Chautauqua lecturer be-
cause he cannot support himself and
family upon $4,000 a year?
IF he had resigned as Secretary,
giving as his reason the one he did
give, viz, that he could not live on
his salary and by inference that he
owed a higher duty to his desire
for wealth than he did to public SER
vice, there would have been less rea-
son for public complaint, but to hold
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-24

are most grave and fraught with
mighty responsibilities; when trea-
ties affecting our relations with va
rious nations of Europe are pending
and awaiting the action Of this ma
ton: when the question of Panama
Canal tolls is pressing hard upon us;
when the alleged claims of Columbia
are being urged; when the Congress
is dealing with the tariff containing
provisions which may affect our dip
lomatic relations with other coun-
tries-indeed at this time above all
others the statement Hof Mr. Bryan
that he proposed to desert his Office
for the purpose of personal financial
gain comes as a shock to all thought
full people.
This action is even more inexcus-
able when it is known that the Sec
retary has been in office but a few
months and from the nature OF
things he cannot have become famil-
lar with all of the responsibilities OF
his great position. The Secretary
of State is regarded as the most i'm
portant executive officer OF the Gov
ernment below the President. He is
premier of the Cabinet, he should be
the first example of faithful intelli-
gent devotion to duty.
81 know of nothing more unfor-
tunate to the cause of public virtue
! and singleness of purpose for high
ideals than this expressed determin.
alton of Mr. Bryan, upheld by the
reasons which he gives. When ne
entered into the implied contract
with the Government to serve as
Secretary of State he knew what
the salary of that position was. He
had for years proclaimed the doc
trine of the simple life-of pure De-
mocracy. He knew that 81 900 pei
month was the compensation he
would receive from the Government
To majority of people in public
and private life that compensation
seems most adequate and yet now
he declares to the country that it i:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-24

The train, then nearing Lanes, was
slowed down; the two Fulton negroes
jumped off and ran into the woods,
Robert being 30 badly shot and un.
able to get away, his brother
brought him back to the road where
he left him while he went to get
some way to take him home. In the
meantime the train had pulled in at
Lanes and a party Of gentlemen from
that place started out in pursuit Of
the supposed fugitives. They soon
captured both negroes and held
them at Lanes until Deputy Sheriffs
McCants and Cockfeld arrived to
bring them to Kingstree.
Owing to the critical condition OF
Robt Fulton no preliminary hearing
in the case has yet been held. It is
understood here that Conductor
Gillespie's wound is not serious, and
that he is getting along all right.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-24

his Cabinet and to my mind, Mr. Bry-
ans action, whether with the Presi-
dents consent or assent, must be
considered as an approved policy un-
less publicly renounced. Whatever
I have had to say regarding the mat
ter is not based upon innuendo or
presented in the form Of general.
ties, but it is q criticism Of q con-
crete example which, if unrebuked,
might be assumed to be inferetially
approved, and which, if generally
followed, would certainly be greatly
detrimental to good government by
placing individual selfish interest
above the general welfare"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-24
SHOOTING ARRAY ON TRAIN.
Nearo Wounds Conductor and Il
Himself Shot.

Robert and King Fulton, the two
negroes arrested near Lanes Satur-
day night for shooting Passenger
Conductor ] L Gillespie, were
brought to Kingstree on train No
&c, Sunday morning, also Jno Henry
Staggers, a young negro man, who
is being held as an eyewitness to
the shooting, and who says he gave
Robt Fulton, who did the first shoot
ing, 5 cents to help him pay his fare.
The negro, Robert Fulton, is bad
ly shot, one bullet having entered
his left breast, passing through the
lung and coming out under the
shoulder blade; another striking
him in the right arm about six inches
from the shoulder, and badly splint-
ering the bone. County Physician
CD Jacobs is doing all he can to save
the negro and informs US that he
will probably recover.
The facts in the case as given out
by the negroes now in Jail indicate
that the Fulton negroes belong near
Gourdin. They had been in King
stree Saturday and were returning
home when the trouble occurred
One of the brothers, Robert Fulton
did not have enough money to pay
his fare. Conductor Gillespie re-
monstrated with him and the negro
struck him. This led to a general
mixup, during which the negro
pulled a pistol from his bosom anc
shot Capt Gillespie. The conducto,
drew his pistol and returned the fire.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-24
Death of Mr. r s Brunson, sr.

A telegram received here Monday
announced the death of Mr. Robert
S Brunson, Sr, at his home at Gree
lyville Sunday night. July 20. Mr.
Brunson was apparently enjoying
his usual good health all day Sum
day and had no premonition of the
imminence Of the destroying angel.
The exact hour of his passing is not
known, but it is thought that he
died of heart failure early in the
night. His sudden demise was a
great shock to his loved ones.
Mr. Brunson was born in Sumter
county, but had lived in Williams
burg since he was a lad of fifteen
years. He was about 60 years of
age and bore the friendship and es-
TEEN of all who knew him, being
man of sterling qualities, sound
Judgment and solid worth.
He is survived by his wife and
five children, his aged mother and
brother at Waycross, Ga.
The funeral and interment took
place Monday afternoon at 5 O'Clock
at Richmond Presbyterian church,
Rev J A Brown officiating. A large
crowd of relatives and friends gath
cred at the church to pay the last sad
tribute to their friend and neighbor.
A $4,000 fire occurred at St
George Tuesday morning.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-24

his Office and draw the full salary
for only a part of the time he rem
dered service is in my judgment i'm.
proper and inexcusable.
"Mr Bryan was one of the highest
priced lecturers in the country be-
fore he became Secretary OF State.
His superior ability as an orator, plus
the notoriety he secured as several
times candidate for President, gave
him great drawing powers at Chau.
tauquas and he had right to i'm
prove the opportunities thus opened
to him, but, no man has right to
exploit the public Office, which ne is
holding for private financial gain, ,es-
pecially not when such exploitation
must of necessity interfere with the
performance Of the duties which ne
voluntarily assumes.
THE President is responsible for
the public service Of the members OF
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-07-24
SCkTHING CRITICISM
OF ". J. Bryan
~ UNITED STATES. SENATOR IN
DISCUSSING LECTURE POLICY
!, Of CABINET MEMBER.

Discu sing the amazing statement
of Secretary of State Bryan that his
salary of $4,000 was not enough to
support his family in proper style
and comfort Senator Charles ETown-
send of Michigan spoke in part as
follows, in a mastery manner sum-
ming up the illogical and untenable
position taken by Mr. Bryan:
s"Mr Bryan says he is selling his
e, energies and talents to private
dividuals or organizations because
Soficial salary is not enough for
ITO live upon. He is receiving
100 a year. In the government
sice there are thousands OF en-
,yees who receive less than one
IN of that sum and who, in these
yoays of high cost of living. find 1t
difficult to live within their income.
e,t one of these thousands, howev'
is permitted to abandon his post
duty and sell his time and ener-
les and talents to others for the
hason that Mr. Bryan has given for
ms action. If Mr. Bryan's example
kall be followed by public employ
sgenerally who can see the extent
ajury to the public service?
f we are to adopt the policy OF
e the dollar above public duty,
,e door of opportunity should
..fSs opened to one citizen and clos
Ed to another. If there is to be dis
Examination, it should be in favor OF
the poorly paid man, but l see no rea
SON why a distinction should be made
,"At time when most unusual
foreign complications confront US,
whep-the japanese question is before
1S, when our relations with the dis
turbed Republic to the South of u:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-14

election was held in legal form, and
was duly canvassed and certified to by
this same board of aldermen, who also
ordered the election for the mayor and
commissioners. Those commissioners
were declared and duly certified as
elected and upon commissions issued
by the governor they qualified, accord
ing to law by giving bond and taking
the oath of office, and now constitute
the only governing body Laural has,
hence to declare them usurpers would
leave a large municipality without any
form of social order One expression
used by Judge Deavours was that "he
who seeks to wreck government
must have mighty good grounds on
which to stand before beginning a
revolution"
Judge Billiard held strongly to The
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-14

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to do their work naturally again, when
all medicines can be dispensed with.
You can obtain bottle at any drug
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after size is usually bought by families
who already know it's value. Results
are always guaranteed or money will
be refunded.
If no member of your family has
ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would
like to make a personal trial of it
before buying it in the regular way of
a druggist, send your address-a pos
tai will do-to DR.. w. B. Caldwell, AIT
Washington St., Monticello, ILL.,, and
a free sample bottle will be mailed
you.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-14

contention that the commissioners
had failed at the time of their election
to bind themselves to obey a major
ity recall, proving as he stated that
when the Objectionable clause was in.
serted in the original petition it was
for the purpose of quilting and deceiv.
ing the people into doing something
they did not want to do"
At the conclusion of the argument,
Judge Johnson reminded counsel that
they had failed to cite any authority
whatever in support of their pleading
and as it was the courts desire to look
more thoroughly into the case before
deciding it, he would, with the consent
of counsel, defer his decision for one
week.