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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
GIANTS WIN SEVEN STRAIGHT

The Giants won. their seventh straight victory by defeating Black Rock Jrs. yesterday 10 to 2. They challenge any 1 4 Or 15 year old team in the city for game Saturday after noon. at o'clock at, Old Mill Green Tip Tops preferred. Signed Manager Laurin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
International League
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Buffalo, 4; Jersey City, 8 1st). Jersey City. 10: Buffalo. 12d). Newark, 2; Montreal, 1 (st). Newark, [; Montreal, 8 (2dl. Baltimore. 3; Rochester 0 1st). Rochester, 13; Baltimore. Q (2d). Providence. 8; Toronto. 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

St. Louis, Il; Brooklyn, 6.
 Indianapolis. 5; Buffalo. 3 1st). Buffalo, 8; Indianapolis. 3 (2d). Kansas City, 4; Baltimore. 3 Gst). Kansas City, 1S; Baltimore. (2d). Chicago. 10; Pittsburgh, G.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

Boston, I; New York, 0. Philadelphia. 6; Washington, o. Cleveland, T; Detroit, 1. St. Louis, r; Chicago, 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

Bridgeport. 15; New Britain. 61st). New Britain, 8; Bridgeport. 2 (2d). New London, 8; Pittsfe1d,. 2 (1st.) New London, 4; Pittsfeld, (2d). New Haven, 5; Hartford, (1st). Hartford, II; New Haven, T .(2d).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Detroit, 13; Cleveland, 6.
 Chicago, 3, St. Louis. 1 61st). St. Louis. g; Chicago. ' 62d9-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
BOWMAN AND SENNO EATEN
 BAT AVERAGES

Pep senno made the best showing with the bat last week but Ira Hall man, who has mark of .2sS,s still leads in the Bridgeport club aver ages. Bowman gained a few points but the others fell off. The averages incIuding. YesterdaY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

Buffalo. 8; Jersey City, 6. :. Newark, Is; Montreal, 4 C1st). Newark. 5; Montreal, (2d). Rochester, 1; Baltimore, 0 61st). Rochester, 7; Baltimore, 3 (2d). / Providence, 4; Toronto, 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

Boston. .2;. New York, 0. Brooklyn, 8 Philadelphia, (1st)- Brooklyn. 13; Philadelphia, (2d). St. Louis, 2; Chicago, l.
 Pittsburgh, 2; Cincinnati. 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS REsULTs
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

Brooklyn. 6; Cincinnati. g. St. Louis, 6; Chicago. 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
EDDIE PLANK AND D0AK ARE
 BEST B0xMEN

, The veteran Eddie Plank is the. leading American league pitcher and Doak of St. Louis heads the National Here are the figures:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
FEDERAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

St. Louis, 8; Buffalo, 2. Baltimore. 1; Chicago, 0. Indianapolis, 21; Pittsburgh, 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY

Buffalo in Jersey City. Toronto in Providence. Rochester in Baltimore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1866--AIec Greggains, one-ime claimant of the nidd1ewedght tttIes born in San Francisco. Although he never copped 9tne coveted title. was a classy. boxer. His great height a fraction over sixsfeet, gave him a, great advantage over other middle weights For several years he boxed as an amateur in his native city and won the Pacific coast championship a quarter of d century ago. He be- came a trial, horse for the Caltfornia. | A. c. in 1890, and was chosen to give Jim Hall his first bout in America He went on the road with Hall as spar ring partner, and in 1891 he knocked out George LaB1anche, the French Canadian who had held the. middle weight title for a short periods1n 1889. After fighting two draws with Buffalo Costello, Greggains challenged any middleweight in the world, but as Bob FItz was then champion Aces deh Aug. IA, 1893, he. was knocked out by Dan Creeden at Roby, Ind. and his
 dream of a title faded.
 179e-Jem BeIcher and Jack Bar tholomew fought 51-round draw at
 1ss24George Godfrey, @oid choeo- Iate," defeated c. Smith in rounds
 1so4-George Gardner knocked out Jim Jenords in 4th round at Butte. Mont.
 1ss2-Young Mahoney, wisconsin lnnfddIewedght boxer, born Tn Bohemla- 3Adahoney, real name Otto Husine, fought his first ring battle in 5ATilSEaII- kee in 1902, when he knocked out Scout Eurley. For several years he was a. popular preliminary battIer in AG1IWau- fkee, Racine ands other Wisconsin cit ies and in 1904 he defeated the St. Paul Italian, Tony Caponi, at Racine His first defeat was at the hands Of a. boxer named Jack Beauscho1te. but in 1905 he turned the tables on Jack and put him to sleep. The Bohemian fought two. draws with Hugo Kelly. the Italian who was then claiming the aniddIevedght title, and who had just fought two draws with Tommy Burns. In 1906 Mahoney was knocked out by Kelly at Indianapolis. After that Ma honey's championship dreams went gli1nm although he later fought several draws with Eddie AIcGoorfy and other fairly good boxers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
EASTERN ASSOCIATION
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Bridgeport, |; Springfield. B.
 New Haven, 3 f. New Britain, 2. Waterbury, 4: Pittsfe1d. (1st). Waterbury. 5; Pittshe1d. 0 (2dl.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
AMERICAN LEAGuE.
INrERNATIoNAI ,LEAGUE.

Newark 8 Providence 3i Rochester 1; Montreal . Il Buffalo 1. Toronto
 Jersey City .z..... Baltimore ... .s......
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES ToDAY

Brooklyn in Kansas City.
 Pittsburgh in Indianapolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

provfding for the stopping Of street cars on the near side of cross streets
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY

Hartford in New Haven.
 New London in New Britain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

r s1e CUSTOM SUIT SALE B TRY LYFORD BROTHERS BUY East Side and West End Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
STANDING OF THE cIUBs.
GAMES TODAY

New York in Pittsburgh. Brooklyn in Chicago. Philadelphia. in St. Louis. Boston in Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
STANDING OF THE CLUES.

GAMES TO-DAY Washington in New York (2). Cleveland in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

Pitcher Henry, the former Browr university fIinger, has dbeen sent back to Pittsburgh by Hartford
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

The New Haven club has exercised it's option on Catcher Jack Nag1e, farmed to Reading, Pa, and Out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
GEO. NICHOLAS

CANDY SHOP
 Delicious Ice Cream Soda Centrally Located. Everything New Come fin After the Game
 1s5 FAIRFIELD AWE. Rs ass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

The first arranged for tonight 1T London between "Gunboat" Smith, the American heavyweight pugilist and Young Ahearn, of New York, has been postponed until August 24 owins to the illness of Ahearn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

Umpire Knowlton has been released by President O'Rourlze and Con Daly from the International league has has been signed Knowlton was in bad all over the circuit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17

National.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Rebuke the Teachers. John

One who teaches the young lives a
glorious life.
In the first place. he acquires q
temperament" In the second place.
ne arises TO point at which he can
indulge in the ecstacy of higher
thought" and appreciate the noble
beauties of the simple life" And,
again, in closely following the develop
nent of the child-the budding OF the
rose, the unfolding of the glorious
petals, and finally, the bursting forth
Of the gorgeous bloom, itself-he re-
ceiyes soul satisfaction, mental joy,
which is not only a wholesome and
lasting comfort. but a divine inspira-
ton TO accomplish still greater things.
Then why have the teachers of Here
ford county, England, forgetful of the
faet that money is the least important
portion of their reward, declared a
striker"
They have for years been paid the
stupendous sum of $3.50 per annum. 1t
is unfortunate that in these modern
days they have become so imbued with
ungodly lust for gold, and so disregard
ful of the proverbial principles Of their
profession as to demand an increase in
wage of $50 per annum.
When it is remembered that the dis.
affection of the English teachers might
become Infectious, the proportions of
the problem confronting John Bull are
astounding. Unless he suppresses the
rebellion OF the pedagogues, American
teachers might strike. and a $3.50 edu-
Gator out of humor with himself is a
dangerous creature. And should Ala
bama teachers go upon the warpath-
| for some of them are remunerated
! chiefly in the stuff of which dreams are
made-our cup of misery would GER
| tainly overflow.
| The prowess of John Bull on the
field of battle, his glorious history, his
proyerbial adherence to the solid prin-
cipies of his race, gives us comfort. He
will certainly rebuke his teachers.
There is little on which to hang a
doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
ruKM MHUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
One-half the world wonders how the
other half can afford automobiles.
When boy asks his father a question
about his studies, father begins to indig-
nate about the fool stuff they teach in the
schools these DAYS But the truth is that
father. can't answer the question.
You may imagine a princess in front OF
a mirror is the biggest fool on earth.
but you should see a pretty man doll
ing up.
Along about this time of the year, when
you see a married woman sewing on tiny
mysterious looking g1rments, you can bet
that she isn't making Christmas presents
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who used to stard around and indig-
nate about the robber trusts?
Nature gave her two ears and only one
mouth. But that doesn't make any differ
ence with a woman.
When a girl does as she plaases she is
always displeased with what sue has done.
And a selfish man is always mighty gem
erous about sharing mis- troubles
Just because man is good loser is no
reason why he should &c. married.
We see them climb on street cars and
we say: Where are the corn-fed calves
of yesterday"
You can't tell how much man is worth
by the way he inhales his soup and
shovels his food around with his knife.
Anyway, fat woman gets a little con.
ISOLATION out of thinking how awful it
would ~ to be skinny.
Funny that they never organize any
societies for the prevention of the things
you don't want to do.
A woman doesn't mind letting her hus-
band act bossy when they are on the
street because she knows he'll get his
when they get home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
A CIGARETTE CURE

From the Chicago Record-Herald
The nitrate of silver treatment for the
cigarette habit, the discovery of a Chi
cago physician, has just been given it's
first trial on a large scale among boys.
The experiment took place in a police
court at Hoboken, N. J.
About a hundred boys have had their
throats swabbed with a weak solution
of nitrate of silver by physicians con-
nected with the local health department.
The cure further includes the chewing
of gentan root between meals and a
fortnight's supervision of diet. All the
boys treated report that they have not
resumed smoking. The Hoboken 'recor-
der" thus encouraged, announces his in
tention of holding a cigarette clinic once
week and of pushing campaign
among the public schools of the city for
the wider spread of a treatment the
efficacy of which he considers fully DEM
onstrated.
The new cure, it is claimed, banishes
all desire for nicotine in from three to
six weeks Let us wait and see while
agreeing that treatment that promotes
juvenile health and diminishes ten
dency to petty crime deserves to acquire
currency all over the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
The Inherent Rights of States

The right Of the individual state to
regulate its own affairs, a principle
held dear by jefferson, is generally
considered obsolete and referred to
with contempt by the political pro-
gressive," who is a political progress
sive" for political effect.
In this modern day one frequently
hears of an apostle who is filled with
religious fervor in regard to universal
suffrage to be obtained by an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States. And again, one occasionally
encounters a candidate for office who
stands for nationwide prohibition to
be obtained by an amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
But no such doctrine is practiced by
those statesmen who are democrats
through inheritance and who are still
imbued with the belief that in democ-
racy lies the hope of the people to
secure commercial freedom.
This truth was emphasized Monday
afternoon when Woodrow Wilson very
calmly but very positively told the
suffragettes of America that he could
not aid them directly or indirectly in
securing an amendment to the con-
stitution providing for universal suf-
frage. He did not say whether he
favored woman suffrage or whether
he opposed woman suffrage. He in
dicated plainly that that matter was
problem for the individual states.
And Woodrow Wilson does not be-
lieve in nationwide prohibition-tha
which its advocates hope to secure
through a constitutional amendment.
The President has written that he
stands for local option as means of
solving the liquor problem. He did
not say that he would vote "wet." He
did not say that he would vote "dry."
He simply stated his belief that the
liquor problem was one which each in
dividual state should solve.
In this connection, it is interesting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
STYLES AND MEN
the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
This is-Well, let's say amusing
this dictate of fashion that men must
wear in 1914 clinging garments-isn't
it? Because some of us must either
adopt pads or endure the mockcry of
the masses while parading in the guise,
of human scarecrows or Punch and
Judy shows--if clinging duds do mas
ter masculinity. And some of us will
lose one large subject of conversation
and laughter for we won't any longer
be able to criticize the garments of our
Sisters, wives and affinities. II any
one consideration can do more than an
other to prevent the general adoption
of tight styles for men this loss of
critical opportunity is likely to be the
thing, isn't it? 1t never will do to give
ladies an opportunity to turn the bat
teries of laughter on the masculine
half of humanity, will it? OF course a
compromise may be arranged-but COM
promises seldom wear well, do they?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Opening of Sherwood Music school

No more auspicious sign of Bir-
mingham's musical status could be de-
sired than the keen and wide spread
interest manifested in the opening of
the Sherwood music school this week, .
said well known musician yesterday.
The school opened in its spacious
quarters In the Lyric theatre building
on Monday with fine attendance
patronage coming not alone from Bir-
mingham. but adjacent cities as well.
Every day brings many inquiries from
all parts of the state as to terms.
methods and mode of instruction, which
speaks well for the reputation that the
school has already established The
method used by the Sherwood music
school is the most thorough and com
piete of modern methods and is the
same used by the famous Sherwood
music school in Chicago.
II. C. Maynard, the vice president
and general manager of the southern
branches of the Sherwood music school.
mas already made a large circle of
friends here. who realize and appre-
ciate his ability and bespeak for him
and his associates a splendid success
in their work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

not sufficiently established nor suf-
Efficiently popular to be foisted upon the
masses, Buddhism was becoming per-
meated with atheism and the doctrines
of Confucius were about all that was
left. Yuan Shi Kai argued that even
if his religion was a false one, it was
better than no religion at all, and in
this he showed his wisdom and state
craft
The Roman mythology was false
religion, yet belief in its verify was
the mainstay of the republic, and just
as soon as the Romans began to lose
faith in their gods the integrity of
the nation began to crumble and the
republic fell 1t is true that st. Angus
tine wrote book, "The City of God"
to dispute this fact, but it has never
been unquestionably accepted that
this author was correct in his ratioei-
nation.
In our own times, especially in the
new settlements of the west, self-con-
fessed atheists have subscribed liber-
ally to the erection of churches and
establishing of religious institutions
upon the theory that they bettered the
community and improved public NOR
ais, although the donors had no faith
in the religious tenets.
A nation must have something to
cling to; something to engender inspi-
ration in order to maintain its integ
rity and permanency even though that
something be false ideal or even
mere fetish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
National Ideals a Necessity v

The President of the Chinese re-
public has prepared a bill prescribing
the worship of Confucius as the ma
tional religion and the bill became a
law upon its passage by the admin
istrative council, which has taken the
place of the Chinese parliament re-
Gently dissolved by Yuan Shi Kai.
This move was made by the Presi-
dent to afford the nation an incen-
tive to morality, integrity and up
building influence. He will set the ex-
ample for his people by worshiping
annually at the temple of Confucius
and the temple of Heaven in the same
manner as did the Manchu Emperors,
except that he will not wear the dia-
dem at his devotions. This regalia was
proposed but finally rejected upon the
ground that its use might not be COM
pretended by the masses and con-
strued as an indication of monarchial
designs upon the part of Yuan Shi
Kai.
The Chinese President is both a
statesman and philosopher. 1t has
been intimated that he is by no means
a devout disciple of Confucius or a
personal advocate of Confucianism,
but he realized that the nation must
have some religien. Christianity was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Alarmists' Predictions Set at Naught

Croakers, alarmists and pessimists
we have ever had with US, and they
will probably be in evidence until the
end of time. Many men are pleased to
prophesy for the reason that it gives
them the appearance of possessing
wisdom, and as the events presaged to
occur are laid in the future there is
rarely an opportunity of gainsaying
the prophesy.
For years we have heard the pre-
diction that the engaging of women
in the various industries of the world
was disaterous to matrimony, that it
was alarmingly increasing and meant
the ultimate disruption Of the family
and home. But we have national in
dex to many of the phases Of life and
its recordings cannot be challenged.
That index is the census and it has
scattered to the four winds many of
the evil prognostications of the NOR
alist and alarmist.
The census of 1910 shows conclu-
sively that there are no more women
per capita working today than there
were in 1880, or thirty years ago.
Thus an entire generation has grown
up and an entire generation passed
away, and the percentage of working
women was almost identically the
same in 1910 that it was three dec
ades ago.
Nor has the entry of woman into in
dustrial vocations decreased the num-
ber of marriages, which was also pre-
dicted as result of the situation.
In fact the matrimonial statistics of
the last census show that marriages
have increased in percentage steadily
and that the percentage is greater
now than it was twenty years ago.
These same alarmists have predicted
that the rise in the cost Of living will
inhibit people from marrying, yet
while the INCREASE in the price of COM
modities has been growing steadily
for some years past the percentage of
marriages among young people, that
is between the ages of 20 and 80, is
much greater today than it was in
1880.
So it is that female labor and high
prices of commodities have not de-
tered matrimony, but on the contrary
men and women have determined to
fight more valiantly in the battle of
life and have assumed marital re-
sponsibilities, increased though they
be, with undaunted spirit and a de-
termination to win success in the
conflict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
WORLDS LONGEST TUNNEL

From the Engineering Record.
In its journey toward completion the
Catskill aqueduct, through which New
York city is to obtain its water sup
ply, passed the final milestone when
The last pair of tunnel headings were
holed through. The meeting of the two
bores opens the longest stretch of con-
tinuous tunnel in the world. The clear
length from end to end of this por-
ton of the great conduit Is Is miles,
or six miles longer than the Simplon.
the holder of the former record for
tunnel length.
AS result of the last blast there is
an unobstructed opening for the free
flow of water from one end of the Cats
kill aqueduct to the other, distance
of 110 miles, and the danger of wa
ter famine, such as threatened New
York city few years ago. is now
definitely removed. In an emergency
catskill water could be delivered to
New York now at very short notice.
Now that the waterway opening Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
WHAT CURRENCY LAWS MEAN

From the Review of Reviews.
Under the new SYSTEM in ordinary
times, the business of banking will go on
very much as at present. Merchants and
citizens will see no difference. The banks
will continue TO be independent business
concerns, receiving deposits and lending
money as heretofore. But in exceptional
times, as in 1907, a great difference will be
visible. In the panic of 1907 the banks
would not even allow a depositor to draw
out his own money-much less would they
make customary loans on approved Sc
curity, even to their most reliable custo.
mers. 1t was as il. in a time when the
fro alarms were ringing to an unusual
extent, the fire companies should decide
TO respond to no calls. but to keep the
men and apparatus solely for the protec-
tion of the engine houses. At the very
time when the banks have been most
needed in the exercise of their functions
they ceased to function at all, and have
thus magnified and intensified the busi-
ness troubles that with a better system
they could wholly have prevented. Under
one plan of having each bank an inde-
pendent affair." the first symptom of finan-
eial stress led every banker to protect his
own reserves lest he might become the
victim of a run He lacked a higher
financial power upon which he might rely
fer support in trying to help his business
neighbors. ThS new system promises
something like a complete remedy for
such conditions. The banks are to be fed
Grated for mutual help under the auspices
of a central government board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Pay Tribute to Daniels

Charles Z. Daniels, whose sudden
death a few day sago shocked the busi-
ness and advertising circles of Birming-
ham, was true blue hero" said John
Sparrow. "The statement that he had
taken to his bed several weeks ago is not
correct He continued working until the
end came, and had copy ready for next
insertion. though he did not know he
would never read the proof. In declining
health for many years, he fought against
fearful odds with Il smiling face. His
optimism, energy and efficiency were
marvellous. Handicapped as he was, he
attained an enviable position in the ad-
vertising world. His reputation in the
national field was even greater than his
local prestige. With good health he would
have placed himself in the front ranks.
But Charlie was something bigger and
better than the famous advertising man
he might have become-he was daunt-
less fighter in the rear guard All honor
to a brave, good man."