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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-17
PHILHARMONIC MEETS
WILLS CONDITIONS TO
GET PULITZER REQUEST
Society Incorporates and viii
Receive s5OO,OOOi.eft to Eos
ter Music for Public.

The Philharmonic Society Of New
York. through Its attorney. Vincent y.
Nelson. asked Surrogate Fowler to-day
to direct the executors Of the estate Of
Joseph Pulitzer TO pay TO tho society a
SPECIFIC legacy of sJO.0co and one-thi-d
OF the accrued surplus income from the
shares In the estate Of two OF Mr..
rulitzer's sons.
Mr.. Nelson Informed the Surrogate
mai the society had complied with the
provisions In the will upon which the
requests were attendant-that the So
ciety should become a membership corr
poration -uiSier-ths laws Of Saw-Ynrk
state. with n due-payhg membership
Of at least 1000. that 1t should repre-
sent the general PUBL and should OBJ
tain the approval OF the executors ~ the
estate. The attorney showed the Court
afiidavits in which the compliance OF
the society with these provisions was
explained In detail.
william Is. Hornblower, representing
the executors Of the estate. told the
Surrogate there was no contest on tho
part OF the executors against the be-
quest to the society. He merely de.
sired. he said. to Inspect the affidavits
to assure his clients that everything
was regular.
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YOUTHS HELD FOR ATTACK
ON A SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR.
Athletic Director Rotterdam De-
clares Ne Was Assaulted While
Directing Baseball Game.

John Luhr and Vincent Eckers were
to-day held for examination on Monday
on a charge OF felonious assault by
Ma sistrate Murphy In Harlem court
Luhr was held on an additional charge
Of violating the sullivan law. His bail
was hxed at 1900 and that OF Eckers
at $1,000. Both are seventeen years old
The complainant against the boys IL
Thnip Rntherham. supervisor OF attn
le;ics In public school No. F2 IN West
One Hundred and Forty-seventh street.
ON Saturdi y evening, while n game OF
basketball was IN progress Mt seventy
seventh street and Avenue A, Luhr and
Eckers and several other boys entered
the lot and Rotterdam ordered them
out on account OF their offensive con
duct. The supervisor says Luhr struck
him on the back OF the head with n
blunt Instrument and knocked him
down. While he was down Eckers, he
says. kicked him and he was cut In the
hand by another OF the gang. The young
basketball players rallied TO the assist
ance OF the instructor and chased the
intrudcrs from the grounds.
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COMBINE
I ACCUSED.OF CLOSING
PORTS TO ALL RIVALS
Congressman Told Railroad
Agreement Makes 1t Impos-
sible to Get Dockage.

WARRINGTON. Jan. i7-Atlantic
Coast shipping trade Is practically con-
tfoiled by combine Of the Atlantic
Gulf and West India Steamship Com
pany. New York and Porto Rico Steam
ship Company. Clyde line. Mallory line
and Essters line and the Insular line.
according TO A. =. Bull. president Of
tie A. =. Bull Steamship Company. who
testified before the House shipping
Tfuat Committee.
me combination. Mr.. Bull said. oper-
aAed under agreement, with the rail-
roads BY which the railroads refused
to pro rate with any independent lines
on less than full carGoes. He added
Il wae almost impossible for an inde-
pendent company 20 secure wharfage
facilities because the railroads owned
or controlled the terminals at most OF
the ports. including New York. where
the piers were leased.
Mr.. Hull. testified that after organizing
the New York and Porto Ricsn Steam
ship Company. . combination Of circum-
stances forced him IN 1900 TO cell his In
49, 49,. nj, go. o.. "a, v.ar,
~" 0 49,. A..
The inc tneh va ""en '"'o wv -"
lantic. 0ulf and West INDIA steamsnip
Company. In 1901 he formed the a. II.
Bull eten mship Company, with q prin-
cfpni linz between New York and Stock.
80, aar,n,. Maj.
Va ",. - $3.50, -, ri. ,o,a tho
,s,ns.. ..,a' n. comn.ny had operated
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CROSSERRORF(JRST
MAKES PORT SAFELY
WITH BROKEN SHAFT
Only Three Days Late De-
spite Accident and Furious
Gales and Seas.

The North German Lloyd steamer
Dresser Kurfurst. which broke her
crank shaft in mld-ocean Jan. Q. arrived
here from Bremen to-day. Notwith-
standing her mishsp she was only three
days late. The Kaiser wilhelm- H..
Which arrived yesterday, was two days
late and had met with no accident.
The Grosser Kurfurst was bufYetcd by
the gales which have swept and delayed
the big craft coming across the ocean
for the past two weeks. Capt. Dietrich
said to-day that the weather had b1en
the worst In all his experience, on Jan.
10 one Of the lifeboats was carried out
Of Its fast-nings and swept overheard.
Minor damage was done about the deck
but no one was hurt.
The liner was to have sailed from here
yesterday on her first voyage to the
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PARCEL POST 70 solve "'
COST OF LIVING PROBLEM.
Congressman Lewis Tells President.
elect Farm Products Could Be
Carried 500 Miles Cheaply.

TRENTON. Jan. i7-Representativs
David J. Lewis Of Maryland. author Of
the House bill from which the present
Parcel Post law originated, urged
President-elect Wilson to-day TO ap-
point as Postmaster-General "a com.
petent master OF postal and tran porta-
ton economics"
Mr. Lewis suggested nc names. but
submitted in q memorandum that. with
on, additional funds or legislation, the
Post-Ofice Department within four
years could establish rates for the
movement Of small shipments at one
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YVES, indies. but but the bookings had 10
be cancelled. As soon as her cargo has
been dis ratged she will 60 intc dry
dock for repairs.
The steamer Phila ielphia Of the Amer
lean line, arrived to-day from South
ampton. The bad weather reported BY
recent arrivals was encountered aIso by
the Philadelphia. but no serious dam
age was experienced.
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WIRES HOLD UP 'cHANGe.


seriously Interrupted shortly after .
o'clock this afternoon by the general
breakdown on the circuit which sup
piles quotations.
For hfteen minutes ell wires were out
OF commission. and q great deal OF DIM
Guilty was experienced In furnishing
market prices TO commission houses and
others having Stock Exchange conncc-
ttons.
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state nan. Resource. %, , .osa. 2s,.

ALBANY. Jan. 1.-THE resources OF
1871 state banks Of deposit and discount
at the close Of business on Dec. 26 last
were sel7, 267. an increase OF s2.t3i, 80
as compared with the total reported on
Sept. .. The total deposits remain about
stationary. the total being G2i.oa.6ss.
The total loans and discounts increased
S7.aI,139.
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Senator O'GovWan Reopens vaa
Ness Will riGht.

United States Senator James A.
O'Gorman. appearing a. counsel for Mrs.
Alice Wood Van Ness. asked surrosate
Fowler to-day to reopen the contest over
the will OF Cornelius n. Van Ness. In
a decision q month ago the Surrogate
threw out the will by which the aged
millionaire left the bulk Of his estate to
his youthful widow. Surrogate Fowler
to-day postponed the hearing for two
weeks.
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half the presen, expires. rates.

Penny postage would be feasible. he
said. by fast freight rervice, and par
eel post rates could be lowered to
about one-fourth OF the express
charges. Farm products could he moved
from the farm tC the kitchen over an
area Of at least hve hundred miles, en-
ab'ing the consumer to buy a. hrst
purchaser in,tead OF third or fourth"
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Frank NJ. Andrews. the architect. who
designed the McAlpin Hotel and other
large structures. In suffering from a ner-
vous breakdown and has been ordered
by his physician. DR.. Edmund l.. Dow
Of No. 10 West Fifty-seventh street. to
remain In his apartment. at the Nc
Amin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
SOCIETY WOMEN TO HAVE BOXING BOUTS
FOR AFTER DINNER ENTERTAINMENT

as the men, judging from the way
they applauded. It was a sure enough
scrap between two we'll known WeltsE
out This brings TO mind a Request
had some months ago from Nil
waukee lady who thought she would
like to give her friends a treat Of
the same kind, but talked her out Of
it at the time, stating that # would
hardly be taken in the right spirit By
many of the people However, IL the
society people of Europe can stand
for it why surely the liberal minded
Americans can And while talking
about women enjoying the manly
sport it might be well to remark that
when Sam McVey and Sam Laugford
fought in Paris nearly two years ago
[ attended at the Dirque de Paris
and saw fully 500 women present, oc-
cupying the boxes and best seats in
the house, many of them in evening
dress The women, many Of them were
prominent in society, and they seem
ed to enjoy the sport immensely. Since
then women in Paris have been regu-
lar attendants at some Of the boxing
shows and they see nothing wrong in
it. Probably it was this fact that
prompted the London lady to get up
the boxing show for the entertain
ment of her guests. With the ladies
interested there is hope for the box
ing game in the future They pa
tronize baseball, football, and auto "a
ces, so why not boxing?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
White SOX.
DEPART FOR
PACIFIC COAST

Chicago, Feb. N-W1th it's nose
pointed toward the Golden Gate, the
'Whihte Sox Special the de luxe
train of Comiskey's White Sex, pulled
out Of Chicago last night for the club s
training camp at Paso Robes. Cal.
About ninety persons were in the
party, which was led by President
Charles ComisKey and Manager
Jimmy Callahan OF the White sox
There are thirty players in the
White Sox party, and the rest of the
delegation are newspaper tcorrespon-
dents and friends Of Cbmiskey, iqcIud-
ing many prominent city officials,
who will take the Paso Robes trip
as q vacation. Several Pacific coast
players living in Chicago or here
abouts also are guests of Coniskey.
and will be taken to Sam Francisco
on the White Sox Special.
The special train will reach Sian
Francisco on Sunday afternoon. and
made on the following day. Conis-
key has had his team in California
before, and thinks there Is no better
ern California.
ComisICey is enthusiastic about the
prospects of his team, and expects
| the Sox to be in the race next sea-
son.
eve would have stuck in the race
last season had not our pitchers
broken down on us when we needed
them most said Comiskey, 'ebut our
pitching department will be better
fortified this season in the event OF
another breakdown
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
jim THORPE
PLAYS WELL
WITH GIANTS

Marlin. Tex, Feb. 21-There were
three new players who participated in
the Giants practice yesterday THESE
were Claude Cooper, who was with the
Fort Worth. club of the Texas League
last season, and who was obtained by
the New York club by draft Cooper
is an outheIder, a, 1eft-handed batter
and thrower.
He has the build of a, ball player,
and apparently some natural ability.
He is somewhat crude, though, but
bears the stamp of a possible conner.
The others were two local men, Jesse
Eddins, and Charles Dupee, the lat
indelder, who will train with the
Giants until the latter go to Dallas
on March 1 and 2 for their first exh1-
bition game. Eddins has never played
professional ball. He was on the Tex
as University nine for one year. He
showed up so well at second base and
covered so much ground that Manager
work, and said that he would bear
watching. He may be asked to sign a
contract to play with the Giants.
Two periods of practice were gone
through with both morning and after
noon, but only routine work was fol-
lowed. The players We're stiff and
sore from their first days workout
but McGraw set the pace again, a fast
one, too, and all followed it. The en-
ergetic and hustling little manager
believes in curing lamene6S by force
ing his players to work it off instead
Of by rest.
Jim Thorpe was as lame as any OF
stuck to his work and showed i'm
provement over his first days show
ing. He looks good, and has a chance
of becoming a good player.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
CUBAN STAR TO
HELP WASHINGTON
Clarke Griffith Believes He Has Won
der in Ca1Vo.

In all probability the Washington
ball team, if it makes any sort of
start this season, will be given more
widespread advertising than any
club not actually possessed of a
championship has secured.
The present outlook is for the ap-
pearance of a horde of Cuban cor
respondents about the time that the
season starts, sent here to report the
doings of Jacinto Ca1vo particularly,
and the team for which he is signed
generally. Cuba is going wild over
this young outf1elder, and when Cuba
likes a ball player the owners of the
islands newspapers spare no expense
to have his doings recorded. Hence
the probability that at least five Ha-
vana sport writers will be in the Cap
ital City April 10 or there abouts.
Calvo, who was signed by Griffith
last fall during the world series, is at
the present time the pride of Ha-
vana. He has never played profess
sfonaI ball until this winter, when he
joined the AIemendares club, of the
had been on various amateur clubs
around Havana, and had made a rep
utation for himself as a clever fielder
and a hard hitter.
He was in the lineup of the native
team against the Athletics in their
recent series, and was the best hitter
that the Cubans presented. In the
winter league games he has gone
along just about as we'll
Griffith will have good look at the
Cuban this spring. The Washington
manager is the first man to take a
n1aNar fraxa kha 1sland and dAza100
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
Y. M. C. A. ATHLETES
AGAINST new HAVEN
Local Boys Hopeful of Cleaning Up
Elm City.

Representatives of the Bridgeport
Y. M. C. A. have been selected to COM
pete against the New Haven Y. NJ. c..
A. tomorrow might. The local team
is the best group of athletes in track
work the association has ever put out
and they are expected to win suffi-
cient points to lead by a safe margin
at the end of the Bridgeport-New
Haven meet. The lineup and order
of events will be as follows:
100 yard dash, Louis Kochiss, Gus
Rising, Lester Short.
Running High Jump, sauer. Haw-
ley, Bitter, iSeitzberg.
Eight Patota race, Harrington, Carl
Johnson, Gus Rising.
Half Mile, Werchan. Short, Speiser.
Running Broad Jump, Sauer, Com
mette, Berglund.
Shot Put, Prentice. Commette, Eric
Rising.
One Mile Relay, Werchan, Kochiss.
Meyers, Gus Rising.
A special event will be run off at
the beginning of the games. At the
Waterbury games run off Feb. LIST at
Waterbury one of the Bridgeport men
tied with Kingston of Waterbury. This
event will be run off Saturday even
ing before the meet with New Haven.
Harrington will represent the local
association in this event.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
HARVARD HAS
NOT SECURED
HAUGHTON YET

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 21-Another
meeting of the Harvard Athletic Com
mittee passed into history and still the
question of who will coach the Har-
ward football team next season re-
mains unsettled.
The continued silence of Coach
Haughton concerning his future
plans cannot be taken as a bad omen.
Evidently the Crimson leader and the
athletic committee are at odds over
the Question of salary.
Haughton did not sign his contracts
in the past until way into spring. No
other man is being considered despite
reports that are going the rounds. The
athletic committee last night did not
take up the question as to who should
succeed Billy Garcelon as graduate
treasurer, neither did they act on the
recommendation Of the student coun-
Gil that hockey be graduated into
major Sportdom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

at stays and entertainments where
men were the only participants, but
now the women threaten to enter the
field. Only short time ago Miss Clau-
dia Lasen surprised her friends IN
London by giving them genuine
hoxiner match as an after dinner en-
tertainment instead of the usual vau-
devi1Ie performance with the Salome
dancers She had the ring arranged
in one of the large rooms and the
bottle holders and towel swingers were
there in all their glory. The young
woman acted as master of ceremonies
and she did very nicely indeed she
anpeared to ENJOY the sensation of be-
ing in the ring and the ladies present
certainly enjoyed the contest as much
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1ss6-Robert FItzsimmons and Pc
ter Maher met the third time near
Langtry, Texas, Bob winning in the
first round.
19O8-Packey Mcfarland defeated
Freddie Welsh, now British light
weight champion, in 10 rounds at Mil
waukee.
19OS-Frankie Conrey knocked out
Johnny German in 9Th round at Au-
rora, Ill.
1911-Sam Langford, American ne
gro, won on foul from Bill Lang, Aus
tralian heavyweight, in 9Th round at
London.
1911-Leach Cross outpointed John
ny Mario in 10 rounds at New York.
1912-Hugh Michigan, Australian
we1terweight, defeated Red Stanton
in 6 rounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
FEW FIGHTERS
HAVE MADE COIN
IN RING CAREERS

Chicago, Feb. 21-Among the gtaG
pugilists of the past decade who won
fame and fortune by dint of fncsaaams
smuggling, Jim Jeffries and Tona
financially of the entire aggregation.
Their present bank rolls were not
however, garnered altogether between
the ropes. Jeffries, of course, clawed
virtue of his theatrical tour prior %
the Reno burlesque, and added a
plump stake thereto in payment for
his Hopping act in the ring.
But Jenries' business interests also
Melted him a large amount Of filthy
1ucre, while Sharkey's ring winnings
were merely foundation for the
wealth he has raked in via, the clash
ing cash registers Of his Gotham rum
emporium. Kid Mccoy made and gam
b1ed away several fortunes after his
best days as a fighter were over. and
captured another one short while
ago in conjunction with his eighth
matrim onial speculation Jim Cor
bett took good care of his ring earn
ings, and has been in receipt Of =
handsome income on the vaudeville
stage for many years, and Tommy
Ryan is well to do, as becomes a man
whose 1ong-headedness was displayed
equally in and out of the squared
circle.
Bob Fitzsimmons, who for his
weight was probably the greatest o.
and picked up numerous big purses
in his time. And yet the red wonder
has comparatively little to show IN
the line of this worlds goods for hl8
long iabors as Hvielder Of the gloves
Fitz is not broke, by any means. but
the bulk of what he has now was
earned behind the footHghts In re-
cent years and he has practically
nothing to exhibit as a direct result
of his long career with the gloves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
FAVOR RIVERS
TO BEAT BROWN
BETTING ODDS 10 TO ON CALI
FORNIAN IN BIG BOUT.

Los Angeles. Feb. 2-Knock Out
Brown and Joe EsdverR. who will box
twenty rounds in Tom McCarey's
vernon Arena. on Saturday, wound up
their training yesterday for the con-
test Both the swarthy Mexican and
the fair Skinned 1se1ston were under
the required weight. At the rival
training camps 1t was said that both
boys were on edge and fit for the
fight OF their lives.
Though ON account of the improved
showing Brown has made in training
bouts, it is freely predicted that the
Mexican will enter the ring at 10-to-6
favor1te. The expected influx of
Eastern money has failed to mate
rialize and the lack OF confidence the
Fasteners have shown in Danny
Morgans protege tends to keep Riv-
ers a pronounced favorfte4
1t is said that Brown a1ways, has
been a, mark for lighter with a good
right hand. Matt Wells and Leach
Cross both made Kayo look like a
selling platter. AS Rivers has a right
hand which is thought to be superior
to the starboard batteries of Wells
and Cross, few experts here can see
how Brown expects to master the
Mexican.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
PHlLLIES' PARK
NEARLY BURNED
WIND CHANGES JUST AS FLAMES
REACH BALL GROUNDS.

Philadelphia, Feb. 81 Only the
fortunate change of the direction of
the wind and the prompt work of the
pfaia National League Baseball Park
from destruction. Fire completely
wiped out the huge grain elevator OF
George Egolf & Co., directly across
the street from the park, and entaiIed
n loss Of 100000.
The blaze was the biggest that has
occurred in this city for years. Tt
was Impossible to run trains on the
Reading system past the Huntington
street station while it lasted, and
streams of water were poured on the
clubhouse to prevent it from catching
fire
Just when it seemed that the home
Of the PhiIIies was doomed the wind
veered At the time the flames were
at their highest. The park was saved
from destruction. Had the blaze ex-
tended a few more feet the entire
erandstand, which is built mainly of
wood, would have been total loss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
PALACE ALLEYS
HAVE Big OPENING
VOORHEES, and Manager
Lindsey Roll Before Large
Crowd - Other Bowling
Notes

The grand opening of the Palace
alleys last night was a huge success.
The hall at ZIG Congress- street WIS
crowded with bowlers not only from
this city but from all over the state
Much admiration was expressed at
the handsome quarters and the PIN
artists were enthusiastic about the
many good qualities of the alleys.
Johnny Voorhees,, former champion
of the world, came from New York
to roll against Manager Lindsey of
the Palace alleys. He defeated Lind
sey with total of 1,641 to 1854.
Lindsey and Voorhees, will roll as a
team in the IL hour endurance con-
test at the Pastime alleys, New York.
This contest. which is with big pins.
started at this afternoon and will
continue until tomorrow morning.
The first prize is 500, and second $50
and the third $25. Lindsey is now
the holder of three firsts in endur-
ance contests. He and Voorhees, VIII
be up against such bowlers as Jimmy
Smith, Riddell, Kuster and Dunbar
tonight.
All the local rollers are talking
about the Palace alleys and it is ex-
pected the fine accommodations to-
gather with the superb billiard par
1ors will attract many sporting en-
fhusiasts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
BOSTON BRAVES ARE
AFTER BUFFALO PLAYER

manager of the Boston National league
team, is angling for the services of
Frank Truesdale, a local player, who
rendered the Buffalo International
league team such valuable aid in their
fight for the flag last season.
Truesdale is holdout, as the In
ternational league has recently passed
the 81, 400 limit, and he figures that he
is worth more than that to any club
He has had considerable controversy
with Billy Clymer, the newly appoint
ed pilot of the Bisons, in an effort to
avoid friction. Sta11fngs, who had
charge of the Buffalo club last season.
and also is we'll acquainted with
Truesdale's value, is anxious to &C
quire his services.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
lin RICE SIGNS TO
COACH OTTAWA CREW
To Begin Duties After Season at
Columbia is over.

ottawa, Feb. 21-The first an
nouncement of the year of interest to
oarsmen comes from the headquarters
of the Ottawa Rowing club. James
Rice. the noted coach of Columbia
university, has been engaged to ham
die the Ottawas, succeeding Jimmie
Ten Eyck, who has been in charge
of the local crews for the past three
years Rice signed up last week and
will come to ottawa about June "a
remaining for about eight weeks. He
is now at Columbia university and
will pass up the Arunde1s of Ba1ti-
more a club with which he has spent
his spare time during the recent
summers.
Rice is one of the best coaches in
the rowing game and the Ottawas
believe that they have pulled q, great
stroke in landing him. Rice will take
over the task of building a new
senior crew with which the Ottawas
hope to land the HanIan memorial
trophy.
Rice is a Toronto man and formerly
held the worlds scuIling champion
ship for quarter-mile dash. He
won it at New Orleans some years
ago and was for years recognized as
the best man in the world at that
distance. He also figured in cham
pionship tours and Fights.