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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
Amusements
PLAZA THEATRE

Es6ward Clark assisted by Clarissa. Rosa the noted cellist, in a series of original character Representations -hat are making a big impression orr- local audiences are holding the headline pcsfticn on the vaudeville program at the cco1 and cosy Plaza today MT. Clark is a we'll known and unusually talented character actor, late feature 1-1fl. sFgp1rlning Wfdow's'' and many ether biz productions. and his inter- prefztion of the various roles he as- slrnes are immense especially that of the ragged and frisnqless street 7yreffn His charxnirlR partners, Miss Rose is an exquisite pianist and is equally clever with the cello Her so1os are being enthusiastically re ceived by those who enjoy music at every performance
 The Three DreameTs offering one Of snappiest singing, talking and d0nC- ing acts on tour in Vaudeville have an important spot on the bill that they are well taking care of. They all have splendid voices that harmonize 1ea-utt- fully and one of the members of the act is an exceedingly clever eccentric dancer. Some well pointed comedy is injected at frequent intervals
 Elsie LaBegere and her posing dogs in series of poses that are entirely out of the ordinary and which de- 1nand the admiration of the audience feature of the program.
 It is just fifteen minutes of loud laughter while Sam Rowley, the funny eccentric comedian holds the ststge for his stories and comicaI songs are a. treat that is heinz thoroughly relish
 James Difxes in black-face with his variety of freak musical instruments is making merry and the auditors join with him whole-heartedly- f
 saT1e Missing Bride a funny Key stone film, s"The Soul of Honor,'s a Rs1Ennce feature in two parts with Henry WaIthaI and stMein Ldeber Katrine Catches a Convict are in eluded in the photoplay program.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
Bridgeport Women
 Royalty Entertained

As delegates to attend the 2nd annf- .verezrvs of the New Jersey lodge, two s1srfd<eporf women, Mrs. Kate J. '13eznoIds. vice president of Rebekah etsfs assembly,, T. O. O. F., and Mrs V7luffrsd A. Bramanns Noble Grand of ICharfty Rebekah lodge No. 4, of this rtfy, were participants in a grand tr,reseq7tafaosa at Hackensack, N. J., on "Wednesday besides being royalty en- terta1ned during their trip.
 The occaadon was that of the Ber- fwen Rebekah lodge No. 62, which
 Fas ceaebrafdng it's second anniver- gary. In honor Of the event all the azew Jersey lodges as well as many delegates from other states pardcipat-
 The local visitors were the recipi- euts of special entertainment in the fhone of Noble Grand. Mrs J. Breuk- nrs of Bergen County, and on behalf D1 the Bridgeport lodge presented the TForthy officer with a. handsome cut
 riaas vase. Both Mrs Reynolds and
 Erm- Brauzann returned to this city restsrdag cad expressed the highest Ippanlon of the members and enter ta1nr1su4 1urnighed by, Bergen lodge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
INSURANCE COMPANIES
 REPORT SALEM LOSSES

Boston. July 11-Au of the 24S fire insurance companies doing business in Massachusetts, have completed returns to the insurance department in ac- cordance with the request Of Insur- ance Commiszd oner Hardtson as to the approximate extent of their losses due to the Salem confIagration.
 !. Of these companies. 196 have filed estimates bringing the total insurance loss up to $11,744, ,oOO.~ The remain ing companies had no loss
 Of the 196 companies reporting losses 146 are stock and 50 are mutual the heaviest losses being sustained by those mutual companies making a speciality of mill insurance on the Naunkeag Cotton mill. The Boston Manufactures Mutual reports $s0Q.4 GOO and the Arkwr1ght Mutual $614.- 7S4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
RAILROAD MAN DIES
 OF -CERATED TOOTH

Hot Springs. Va, July r-AfeEville B. Inga,Ils, fnancier and railroad man, died here early today of heart failure
 MT. IngaIIs had been at his summer home here for some time. Members Of the family and friends say he had been gradually declining for months, but his illness had been more marked during the last few weeks. Three days ago. he suffered from an ulcer ated tooth and the shock Of treat ment was fatal. He became uncon- scfous soon afterward and was only roz1sed once or twice before he died
 One of his sons, Melville D. IngaHas Jr., summoned hwrtedly from New York. arrived at the deathbed and was recognized by his father once during the last hours Mrs. Ingalls,, the widow and a daughter, Miss Gladys Ingalls, also were at the bed side when death came
 The body will be taken to C4nctn- natl tomorrow night on Q. special train and the funeral services will be held Monday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11

ton goods trade the sales of converti- ble goods are senlargfng and the sales of wash fabrics by 1obbers are in larger compass.
 The iron and steel trade seems to have turned the corner. June orders booked by the leading interest being the largest of the year while. unfiIl- ed orders are expected to show a gain after months of decreases. More lib era1 buying on the part of the raiI- roads is of significance and wire pro- ducts are. more. active as a result of favorable crop reports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
FORD EMPLOYES SAVE ,
 ss,OOO, ,OOO IN 4 MONTHS

Detroit, July 11-The statement of the condition of the Highland Park State Banks, the Henry Ford bank, indicates that since the last report on March 4 Ford employees under the nrofit-sharinE plan have deposited ap- proxmately $S,O0o,o0o in the insti- tuition.
 The total March was $S,11 ,575.60 On June 30 it was $e.33s, ,311.9o. The increase is nearly all in the savings department and is credited to in creased deposits by employees of the Ford Motor Company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
WEEKS BUSINESS GOOD,
 IS NEW YORK REPORT

Reports from the New York Com merciaPs correspondents indicate that optimism as to the future still finds most expression in the sections which have gathered or expect to gather large crops. Although broken by holiday the weeks business has been good Dry goods and wearing ap- parel are in better demand, especially in the West, and the building material de is showing some Improvement.
 The raw wool trade in Boston is active at high prices and in the cot--
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
What Che old Man Feared.

The head of a certain Washington family was recently approached by his son just nearing his ma aJortty. ssFRther, 2 said he, q want to have a talk with you concerning my future. I have de cided to become an artist Have you any objections P
 The old man scratched his head re- nectfvely and replied:
 Well, no, provided, of cDurge, that you don't draw on me."-LAppin- cett's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
rhe cotcIest Hour.

The proverb which tells us that 'tke darkest hour is that before dawn" is inaccurate, for light increases i'm the morning as gradually as 1t decreases in the evening. The saying should be the coldest hour, etc, which is per fectly true and is owing to causes con nected with the deposit of dew. Hoar- frosts, too, usually take place just be fore daylight and are an additional cause of the peculiar chf1Iiness of this fime.-Londcn Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11

Hartford, Conn, July 1.-The losses sustained by Hartford fire insurance companies in the recent fire Sat Salem. Mass, amount to $1. 688. 800 gross, and $1.1S6, 300 net, according to the latest figures
 The National Fire Assurance com par1y sustained the highest loss .$800,0O0 gross, and $4oo, ,OOO net. The second largest loss in this city was that sustained by the RossiaL Insurance company, about &175,00o gross and net. entirely in reinsurance of other corupanfea. The third. highest figure is that of the Hartford Fire Insurance company, $16o,00O net and gross.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
Ar Ex4n4ion.

Nudge Here's man figured out that if all the money in the world were divided equally each adult would get about $30- Meeg-He's wrong. My
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
GnmchN

s4There is a movement on foot,r said MT. Snoope. ito prevent the marriage of weakminded persons. What do you think of it?''
 Crouch. 3'Why, who else ever wants to get married ?'' Cleveland Leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11

ton, is not yet developed to it's poten- tial capacity. it enabled a blind man in Birmingham not long ago to count the mum Der of nurses before him, and .fnvestigAtors of the Royal Society have even made out lines of print.
 The device consists of perforated disk which rotates in front of a pow erfl1I Nerust lamp. The type to be read is placed facing the light upon a rest A small, intensely bright line of light, passing through the holes in the disk. travels from one letter to the next and the type reflects the light on to a. seleniun bridge. Each letter gives a characteristic sound which is heard by means of tele- phone The reader must know the sound of each letter to be able to fol- low the print
 4 report from the Knowledge of London School, where taH-cab dri- vers are trained, shows tI1at the best pupils are those who come from oth- CT places. The born Lsondo is so used to moving by instinct in his quarter. and so little interested in remembering the various points by name that he is easily outclassed by the man new to the city.
 The school gives training indoors with maps, and bus excursions to dif- ferent centeTs of interest London has 33Y00O streets for the students to learn Examinations are COnd ducted by Scotland ards and are so dffa- cult that not more than half of those taking the. course succeed in passing.
 Women applicants are denied taxi hS pses in London on the ground they would be unab1e to handle disor- derly persons.
 The Free Churches are enbarking on a campaign to secure the attend ance at church of every man, woman and child in England and Wales on a Sunday in January next year. Rep resentatfves of the Churches win visit every home throughout the country, and leave a personal lnvftattons for every inmate to nut in an appearance at church. Thousands of visitors will be requistioned in the accom- plishment of this task. and there will be an army of super1ntendents and officers tp engineer the undertaking.
 The >prelininary steps in this s.come to church g campaign have already been taken and the proposal. has been received very synpathetical- ly by all deno1nfnatiohs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
The WhaIe,s Blow.

' Porpoise is the whale blowing about? Dogfsh-Oh. he got so many notices for his feat in swallowing Jo- aah he's been blowing ever sfnce.-Ex- change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11
Lua+ Goeain-

'AThere is a great deal of gossip about &wendoIyn's eyebrows
 Don't mind it. Her eyebrows are not as black as they are painted. ."- Baltimore American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11

A Goodbye sore feet, burning feet swollen feet,sweaty feet, smelling feet tired feet
 Goodbye corns, ca1Iouses- b,,nions and raw spots. No more shoe tirht- ness, no more 1imping with pain or drawing up your face in agony. seTIZ'' is magical, acts right off. ssTTZ,, draws out all the poisonous exudations which puff up the feet-the only rern- edy that does Use s'TTZ'' and wear your feet will feel ssTIz,s is a' 5eo light. TIE is harmless
 Get a 25 cent box of TIE now at any druggist or department store Don't suffer- Have good feet glad feet. feet that never swell, never hurt never get tired. A years foot com. fort guaranteed or. money, refunded,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11

Farmer Want Ads 1cs "a word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11

Lieutenant Schensohen, a Russia.n n military aviator, was killed in a col lision of aeroplanes at Gatchina.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-11

Seeing with the ears is the latest triumph of science in the invention of the 'foptophone,' which has been demonstrated before the Royal Sc ciety by Dr. Fournier q Abe, an Eng lishrnin of sHuguenot descent pr
 d'AIbe says that a blind man should be able to read ordinary books and newspapefs by sound, on the prfnci- pie of translating light waves to sound waves While the doctors in gtrument. zwhich enects tne Ianslaz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
KID MCCOY TRYING
 TO RETURN TO RING

Kid Mccoy, the fox of the ring, is going to fight again. The discoverer of the cofkscrew punch is now in San Francisco, where he has signed to tackle Charley Miller ina four round bout on August 2S
 From time to time Mccoy, who: is now Al years old, feels called upon to demonstrate his oft-repeated assertion that the men of today do not compare with the. stars of his time. And so far Mccoy has ben able to get away with it without suffering a defeat. Two years ago Mccoy took on John Willie and Jim Savage at Browns Gymnasium, New York. Both men men were forced to bow to the veteran. Having thus pointed his argument Mo Coy wisely retired from the field with out going any further. A few months ago Mccoy obtained a match with Georges Carpentier in Paris under the impression that the Frenchman was an -overrated boxer. However, he soon discovered that Carpenter really could fight, so Mccoy very shrewdly called off the match.
 F Mccoy is strong for physical culture and has kept himself in good condition IT his bout with Savage he demon strated that for a round or two he was still dangerous, although he tired rap- idly In fact it took his last remain ing ounce of strength to land the coma c1out. If the blow had failed Me- Gov would not have been able to last another round himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
TENNIS FANS SEE WELDING
 IN PRACTICE

Followers of lawn tennis had their first opportunity yesterday to see the famous Australasian players in action the schampionsaip courts of the West Eide Tennis club at Forest Hills, Long Island All four. members of the vis- iting team made a critical inspection Of the turf and the surroundings, but only Norman R Brookes and An thony B' Wdldfng dndulged in any court work.
 While no attempt was made to play & regular match, Brookes and Wild ing put in nearly an hours hard work during which time the pair showed 8 polished finish to their strokes and a remarkable degree Of resourcefulness under exactinE condit6ons Brooke, s service appeared to lack sting, but this was fully compensated by his control and placing
 WiIding was quickly established a favorite with the spectators, and his apparent good h1mor arnder even try ing moments did much to help him with the on1oolSera He is a big blonde athlete, of an ideal build, and understands every detail of play on the court He shows a tendency te hold to the base line, and his volley
 game Is sure. His long strides enable him to cover the court with little ap- parent effort, and he is gfutton 6o1 work.
 It ie a matter Of general Knowledge that when the team for the matches is announced tomorrow Behrs name will not be included on the list. The unofficial annol1ncement of the fac yesterday caused considerable sur. prise, as a. number of players and for mer players think a mistake will b.
 made in not using Bef1r as a partner for Mclaughlin in the doubles. bu l the majority applaud the wisdom O the International committee of man agenent.
 tsH would be a great stunt if botf Mclaughlin and Behr ran wild in tn. court during the doubles match, z sai< one prominent player, ~and there no doubt that the steadying Influence of Bundy had much to do in bringing about the seIeEtio iors',
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
GIANTS GET
 REVENGE BY
 BEATING CARDS


 The Giants paved the way for an other crucial series yesterday by beat ing the St. Louis Cardinals 8 to 2, thus boosting Boston which comes on Thursday, upa into second place. life for the Giants these days seem to be one crucial series after another.
 Aided by a. brace of home runs by Larry Doyle and Milton Stock and a varied assortment of singles and dou- bIes by thesrest of the boys, Jeff Tes- ereau didn't have a very difficult task in pushing Miller Huggins and his crowd over. the ledge and tumbling them from second to fourth place. The Giants piled up their score by bunch ing hits in two things. the fourth and the eigth.
 There is a widening moment, known as the ssbreak'' in every ball game ac- cording to the experts, when one team rises out of itself and unexpectedly slams the ball all over or otherwise puts the other fellows out of it appar- ent1y with little effort
 Larry Doyle precfpftated this mys- terious s'break'' yesterday and incident ally broke some chips out of the con- crete in the left field grand stand, by driving a home run into the upper tier in the fourth inning.
 sHub's Perdue never seemed the same after this jolt to his self-esteem He promptly went to pieces and was finally yanked out in favor Of Polly Perritt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
NEW HAVEN TRIO ARE FINED
 BY 0'R0URKE:

Three members of the New HaL- ven baseball club-Manager Connel. Catcher Waters and Pitcher Ramey- yesterday received notification from President O,Rourke to the effect that fines have been imposed on them for alleged abusive language hurled at Umpire Knowlton during last Wed nesday's game at Pittshedd. Connell 1t will be recalled, was ordered off the field early in the fray for talk ing back to Know1ton and later Tn the game Waters and Ramey were forced to vacate their positions on the New Haven bench.
 Manager Connel, in explaining the Pittsfleld rumpus.i denounced UmpIre Knowlton at great length Besides being Incompetent he's too officious, said Connen CT walked towards KnowIton and merely questioned him regardfng a decision over which an argument started with the result that was ordered out of the lot. It was at this point that I told him what l thought of him as a judge of base ball.
 ConnelI said that Knowlton lost the count of balls and strikes while Barr was at bat and appealed to the sport writers The latter body d1d not hesi- tate to show their favoritism and de- clared that Barr had three strikes when as a matter of fact the count was different, according to ConneH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
TOM KING GREAT
 FIGHTER IN ENGLAND

One of the classic figures of the lat ter period of the prize ring was Tom King, the champion of England in the early sos and the hero of that inn mortal international battle with John e. Heenan, the Irish-Amerfcan giant. half a century ago. King was born in London seventy nine years ago to- day, August IL, 1885, and in his youth he was sailor and dock laborer. King was a qui ct, handsome, intelIi- gent lad, and spent his evenings i.l study. He took to the fighting game in self defense, as the bulliesf among the stevedoreS imag gined that he was a softly. King quickly proved the fal- lacy of such ideas, and his skill with
 his fists attracted the attention of old
 lem Ward, the ex-champion. who took King under his wing. Prior to Fl O., when Tom Savers retired from the ring after his satisfactory bat tie with John c. Heenan, King had fought and won a. number of bouts. and with the championship left va
 cant he challenged lem Mace to scrap
 for the belt. Mace was the victor in their first engagement, but in a re-
 turn match King had the best of the
 argument and was hailed as cham
 pion. A little later he retired from
 the game, and returned the belt. but
 when in 1868 Heenan issued a cha1-
 lehge to fight any man for the worlds
 title and%$5, ,000, Tom accepted the def of the big American. The encount CT between Heenan and King was the last great prize fight, properly so call ed, pulled off on English soil A spe- cial| of thirty coaches with two en- zines carried the great crowd of fans Ito a field beyond Tunbridge Wells, where the ring was pitched. Many notables and aristocrats were among the Spectators Both Heenan and
 King were giants, each standing over | six feet, and they were trained to the minute. The tide of battle flowed back and forth,- but in the fourteenth round King was thrown so violently that he was rendered insensiE5le By all the rules the American was the l victor. but a dispute gave King much
 more than the legal time to recover
 his shattered senses. Even so he
 seemed unable to get to his feet, until one of his. seconds shouted into his | ear. Remember your mother! The
 winners money will save her from l1want!" That reminder galvanized King into new life and he tottered
 toward his opponent. Swaying like drunken men, and barely able to stand l they fought on, until at length Heen- | an was stretched out on the turf, deal to the world It was charged by the Americans that Heenan had been drugged, and in the latter rounds. by all accounts, he did appear dazed and 1 nauddled& Neither King nor Heenar ever fought again. King became 2 bookmaker, acquired wealth, and dieo a rich man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
RECORDS OF DAN PATCH AND LILLIAN MAY NEVER
 BE EQUALLED ON TRACK
Ruffalo .Rnauirer.A

'TThe records of Dan Patch and Uhlan probably will stand forever The average time of individual races and meetings will be. involved, due to the continued fine training and breed ing of horses
 That's the way Frank Walker, king of starters sizes up the question that arrives after every worlds record of some description is broken in the light harness sport
 Dan Patch s pacing record of :55 has never been in danger. The horse was more than a. wonder. He was all most supernatural Uhlan's cast is identical with Dams. There was something about him besides perfect form and condition that made him what he was.'' said Walker.
 The so-called slow events are get ting faster each year, due to the de- velopment of breeding and training science The average time at a given meetings drops a little each year. The horses are all gradually working near CT perfection.
 For this reason colts and Allies may continue to SC new records for seceral years, and the heat records may be lowered. But the best marks in the trotting and pacing game won't be broken at least in this genera tion.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
SOCCER BOYS OPEN SEASON
 NEXT MONTH

The Connecticut State Football League met recently at the Carrollton Hotel, New Haven, and appointed a number of committees as well as a board of directors for next season, be sides disposing of much other bust ness relative to the state of the soc cer game this fall
 The delegates -at-large appointed to sit as a, board of directors follow: Thomas Watson of Hartford, J. w. Anb1er of Bridgeport and A. flick
 man Of Ansonia-
 z Several new rules were adopted. one providing that all clubs should share equally in travelling expenses to and from meetings, inasmueh as all meetings are held at New Haven. An other rule provides that when on player is transferred from one club to another, such a transfer will not be- come active until the ex1ratIon of fourteen days. The opening day for all games was fixed for Stlle second Sunday in September, thereby forcing the Presbyterians4 who do not play Sunday games. to content themselves with exhibition contests and the cup tie series
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
CONNIE MACK ILL
 ON WESTERN TRIP

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 11@Connie Mack. manager of the Athletics, has has been i'll since he arrived In this city. It is thoughtsthat he had a mild attack of peomaine poison soon after he left Chicago last "Wednesday night. The Athletics leader is by no means in a serious con dftion; in fact, he stated that he felt much better, and that he was sure that after a good rest he will be able to leave for Phil ade1pElia-
 While Mack does not think himself that his illness is Of such nature that he need have any apprehens he decided that inasmuch as the club had got along well without him for the last two games. he would do well. to get home soon as possible and take Ia rest