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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
LONDON TRAFFIC LARGELY IN CONTROL OF
 SIR EDWARD SPEYER

When a Londoner travels from where he is to where he ain't'' by tuppenny tube, tram or bus, he adds his quota to the huge fortune of the Frankfort Jewish clan of Speyer for the rapid transit of the worlds me tropo1fs constitutes a huge traffic trust in which the Speyers represent the controlling interest. The founder of this great near-monopoly,- Sir Edgar Speyer, was born in F7rankfort--on- Main, Germany, ffty-two years ago, Sept. ', 1862. Thirty years ago he became a, member of his fathers three firms, having headquarters in Frank fort, London and New York, and was the resident partner in his native city until 1887, when he assumed the management of the London banking house.
 Almost from the day of his ar rival in London he began to weave that gigantic traffic web which is one T.. Yerkes, who had made a success as a traction nagnate in@ PhiIadel- phia, was then engaged in building a system of underground railways in London. He found the scheme too large for his pocketbook, and the work was proceeding so slowly that Londoners had come to believe that it would never be completed. This in creduhty was shared by London f1nan- ciers, who refused to supply financial backing, but the FrankToft Jew held a different opinion of the possi bihties of the plan, and Yerkes did not ap- peal to him in vain.
 The American set about the cleo trifcation Of the underground roads then in existence, and planned a num- Der of new lines, but he died before the work was fairly under way. J. P Morgan undertook to gain control of the Yerkes company, and 8 battle of the financial giants ensued. from which Speyer emerged the victor. F..i- lowing the lines laid down by the Philade1phian, Speyer carried the great project to cornpIeticn. Albert IL Staza1a1z- E11aI-e1Isla hA Eaz-41a J4-.4 Aa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
The D. ". Read Company.

American by adoption, with long ex- perienee in American rapid transit, was secured by Speyer as managing director of the Underground Electric Railways Company. and made it a huge success.
 Sir Edgar-he was knighted in 19O6-then began a process of anal garnation of the omnibus and tram way lines, as well as securing control of all the tubes. All of the import ant surface lines of London, with very few exceptions, are now part of the trust and pay tribute to the house of Speyer.
 At the last meeting of the under ground company, Sir Edgar's report showed that the lines controlled by the corporation earned $31, ,952, 500. and carried a total of 1,100, 600, 900 passengers during the last year. The average per passenger was z.8 cents. The payroll of the company was $11,- 75O.O0o. distributed among $27, 1000 men The London General Omnibus company, a subsid diary of the Speyer company, carried 58O,0o0, 900 of the passengers, and it's gross passenger earnings amounted to $16. 100000
 The house of Speyer is one of the greatest financial institutions Of the world, and a close rival of the Roths- childs for supremacy. Like the house of RothschiId, it had it's origin in a little banking house in F'rankfort-on- Main, and succeeding generati ons have spread it's operations to all parts of the world. Sir Edgar Speyer won the honor of knighthood by his large and numerous benefactions, having been a patron of art and music as well as making nunificent donations to charity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08

next matched to fight John ATorrissey, one of the pugilists who made his headquarters at Sullivan's place. but John forfeited $100 and followed the gold rush to California At San Fran cisco Morrissey met George Thomp- son, an English boxer, who had train ed Tom flyer for his battles and they were matched for the first real prize fight ever held in the Golden State Thompson had the best of it but lost on a foul When Morrfssey returned to the East, he was again matched with flyer, but Morrfssey's crowd at the ringside were so threatening that flyer refused to go on. After that Hyer could get nobody to meet him. and retired from the ring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
First American Championship
 Battle Fought 73 Years Ago

The list of heavyweight Ameri- can champions begins with Tom flyer, and it will be just seventy three years ago, come tomorrow, since the gallant Tom achieved the right to call himself the premier fighting man of the New World. Rough and d-tum- ble fighting, hardly to be dignified by the name of pugi1isn, was popular on this side of the Atlantic in the lat ter part Of the eighteenth century, but it was not until the dawn of the nineteenth that real ring pugilism was introduced. The first contest in accordance with the English prize ring rules was pulled off in 1s16, with Jacob Hyer and Thomas Beas1ey as the combatants. They fought only a few rounds to a draw. Old Jacob had son named Tom who developed in- to a promising brutser, and on Sept. g. 1s41, he fought John McCluster. known to the sports as Country Mo Closkey,'' at CaldwelI's Landing, N. Y. The bout was for the champion ship of America. and attracted a big crowd, each man having his devoted adherents who were willing to wager their all on the result McCloskey was a. slan-bang fighter, but liver was trained in ring science, and he pounded Country unmercifully for 1o1 rounds before he would give in and admit defeat. Hyer was acclaim ed as a hero, and for several years he refgned the undisputed king of the flstic gladiators. It was not until 1S47 that a man was found to oppose him. -Yankee'' Sullivan, a m1ddleWeight, who had gained an excellent reputa- ton. This scrap was for S10,0O0 a side and was pulled off in Maryland. Although SuIli van lasted only eight cen minutes, he put up a game battle, and after it was over Yankee. had to be carried to a Baltimore hospital to recuperate. Both flyer and Sul- livan had saloons in New York, and before they met in the ring they had engaged in bar-room brawl, from which Sullivan had emerged with
 blackened optics and a caulif1ow CT ear. After the Maryland affair Hyer was thrown into jail and was kept Iocek up until Sullivan was well AAAaa@1> ia 1aaszA .t1aAA JAasaAtal liver WAS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08

much of good came to us.''
 The United States has long since forgotten it's hostility toward Canada, but in 1884 it was a fact to be reck- oned with; as evidenced by the threatened repeal of the reciprocity treaty. Canadians considered it nec- essary to present a united front to the great republic, and, although there were many other reasons favoring Confederation, this was the main one at that time
 The Confederation scheme was com pleted at a conference in Quebec late in 1884, at which Cartier was one of the most influential delegates. 'tBut for him. said his friend and colleague Sir John A. Mcdonald, .tConfederation could not have car ried,'' and another Father of Con- federation,' Sir Charles Tupper, gave similar testimony when he declared: Without Cartier there could have been no5 Confederation, and, there fore, Canada owes him a debt that can never be repaid,
 In 1866 Cartier was one of the del- egates to London to see the British North America Act through the Brit fsh Parliament. In the original draft of this Act it was proposed to chris ten the new nation .'the Kingdom of Cana da, 7 but Lord Stanley, British Foreign Secretary, opposed this pro- posal as likely to offend the United States.
 When the Dominion was launched in 1867 Cartier was a member of Sir John Macdona1d's cabinet, hold ing the portfolio of Minister of Mill tia and Defence. Thereafter he was universally recognized as one of the greatest of Canadians, and honored as a statesman. founder of constitu- tions, military man and lawyer.
 In 1872 he introduced in Parlia- ment bill for the construction of the Canadian Pacific railway, and in the following year it was charged by the opposition that American capi- talists, with Sir Hugh Allen as their agent, had practically obtained the charter by contributing vast sums to the Conservative campaign fund. Sir George Cartier, who had fought a l losing political battle in Montreal was named as having benefited large ly from these contributions. Tho charges were no sooner made, how- eveer, than Sir George, who had suf- fered a breakdown of his health some from the political arena which had become a. scene of storm and strife. He died May 20, 1873.
 ttNot until after his death,'' Sir John Macdonald wrote in a private | letter to Lord Duferin, which was not | made public until twenty years later, "and the evidence was produced, his insane course. As I have already said, it showed too clearly that his
 mind had broken down as well as his body. Of course, I can say this only to you, as I would suffer any consequences than cast any ref1ec- ton upon his memory before the pub | nc."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
ANNIVERSARY OF
 TWO FAMOUS BOUTS
 FOR AMERICAN TITLE

Tn the records of pugilism the seventh of Septembersis memorable as commeroating the great battle in New Orleans when James J. Corbett conquered John L. Sullivan in the first championship bout fought with gloves Another fight for the heavy weight championship of America was decided on that date in 1876, when Joe Goss triumphed over Tom Allen and became the top-notcker of Amer ican pugilism. The Goss-Allen affair was pulled off at Covington, ky, and it was a rousing rookus. The author ities of the Blue Grass state were op- posed to harboring the fighters and the fans, and official interference made it necessary to seek a change of scenery before the issue could be de- cided The battle, fought in two rings, lasted one hour and ffty-two minutes, and in the twenty-seventh round Goss was declared the victor on a foul.
 Both Joe Goss and Tom Allen were of English birth, and fought many coming to America GoSs fought three enga gements with Jem Mace on the other side, and was twice defeated by that clever fstic knight, the other bout being a draw. Tom Allen had also gone down before the great uttla Engifshman in Louisiana six years be- fore he fought Goss. The first meet ing between Goss and Allen was in England in 8617, and went thfrty-four rounds to a draw. Allen then came to America, and Goss soon followed.
 Allen made his first try at the American title in 1865, when he was whipped by Joe WormaId. He claimed the championship in 1869, when he defeated Bill Davis, but Mike McCoole beat him on a questionable foul. In 1878 they fought again, and Allen $ victory made him the recognized champion. Allen fight with Goss was his last. Threatened with arRAst, he
 fled to England, but later returned la-ad szA++1Ad iza St La71izsz1A@EA h.A ASAl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
THE LABOR DAY CELEBRATION

MRGANZED LABOR is to upon it's A0 ing Bridgeport. The Labor Day celebration was splendid Such assebages promote good feeling the spirit of solidarity workingmen and hasten the when labor will share in the councils who editor struck timely note in his reference to that labor ought to wield for the world
 What he said is and in Europe the organized eessuI staying the passions of the ruling classes in the exist ing crisis
 The be lost sight of that ona their that they teach that working class interests everywhere, and that they thus powerfully the of broterhood This idea of bretherhood s eldest and greatest truth, will at last end
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08

ten years ago. Goss held the title un- til 1880, when he was defeated by Paddy Ryan and Collier Station, w. Va, after 8 ferocious bout lasting two hours and forty minutes. Goss was thirty-eight when he became champion, and was forty-two when he lost it. Ryan lost the title to John L. Sullivan in 1882. Goss died in 1885, and his passing was sincerely mourn ed by both, the fans of America and England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
THE sHARTFORD PRIMARIES

Democrats had of those healthy
 A primary contests which indicate that political parties alive we'll The result draw Ten delegates for Willard governor unpledged Ten delegates Bryan Und States senator and ten Baldwin The result ought to be to bring out Democratic Hartford the next election The Hartford Democrats having settled the family matter within
 family the polls to elect that will the hands the president in the critical period which confronts the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
CONGRESSMAN l, DoNovANs SPEECH

N4aDNGRESSAfAN DONOVAN'S address to workers of NJ Connecticut contains this prophetic uerance
 your battle for shorter you your protect life fgItsfor better you will winning battle prize be the right buy those things
 your prices that price production.o
 In the direction of this ideal Congressman Donovan sug gests railway tickets should be sold quar- that rate should not than family ideals easily realized under collective ownership conrol but difficult o obtain under private ownership
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
THE MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP PLANK

ME DEOCRATIG platform reerates it's position toward A 2 municipal ownership of public utilities with than earlier platforms.
 The plank this matter has been improved until it delayed.
 attitude of the Democratic party is and has been for that The of the city should debt inflicted without the of the people
 The municipal ownership program of the party has all been subject to the determination of the people,
 The contest hitherto waged has not been obtain delay municipal ownership.
 has been vaged to prevent the people from having ooflnity to whether they want public ownership
 The opponents of municipal ownership have
 willing leave the question to the people they have fought tooth and nail to prevent the question from reaching the people,
 The municipal ownership plank brings this phase of fairly before the public the following language:
 ownership measure shall be effective without their legislation by which the question ownership be submitted appropriate intervals, deemng them the sole judges of whether given
 Hereafter the contest will resolve struggle ! groups
 Those who willing to trust the people settle this those who willing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
Tailored Skirts
are now being made

Prices for making are $1.oo, $1.25, $1.5o and $1.75. The customer selects her goods, has her measure taken, and the skirt is made for her.
 Late styles are shown, plain or kltedz with long or short tunics.
 The assortment of Autumn Tailored Cloths is now very complete. Broad
 Dress Goods, main floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
GOVERNOR BALDyVINs IDEAL FOR

MOST conspicuous event in the world being the fict of nations 1t natural that Governor Bald his Labor Day speech should direct his event and natural being distinguished lawyer that he should look international preventing tribunal be. We have the Hague but it's jurisdiction it's decisions not compulsory.
 international of itself prevent changing human thought do this arbitra- follow universal change public opinion which unneeessary
 The speaks of the tribunal established by arbitrae their principle Supreme court which can appear suitor
 own highly developed civilization most highly developed of arbitration did prevent war
 decision in the Dred Scott hasened
 war grew selfish difference of opinion in group faeied it's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
Fall Cottons The Foulards are here

For pretty and comfortable winter house dresses there is no more acceptable a fabric than Cotton Foulard. It comes in black or co1ored grounds with white or colored figures, after the fashion of $ Poulard silk. Indeed, so fine and lustrous is the Cotton Foulard that only by the touch can it be told from it's silken cousin. A new line just received.
 Black and white
 Old Blue and white, floral designs, 31 inches, 25 cts and washable.
 Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
WHERE THE FARMER MAY BE PURCHASED

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-26
Sends His Demands for Pro-
ceedS and FOrfeitS Awaiting
to the Sky
BOUT WOULD FURNISH
ONE OF BEST SCRAPS
Gibbons Victory Over McAllis-
ter Makes Him Look Very
Formidable
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

NEW YORK Jan. 26.-Whether
Packey Mcfarland and Mike Gibbons
VIII come together in l0-round fight
here does not appear 20 be such n
certainty as the promoters led night
followers 10 believe. according 10 re-
ports circulated today.
Packey is wise old bird and is not
going 10 poke his head into mess OF
trouble unless there il plenty OF money
IN II. As Gibbons gives every prom
Use OF furnishing trouble, reports that
the stockyards champion is demanding
/ big money might be expected
\ tentative date OF Feb. > was ser
for the fight, the men agreeing 70
weigh in at l45 pounds at o'clock,
but Patkey has demanded a guaran-
tee OF $4,000 according 10 latest re
ports Mcfarland is also said to have
demanded $500 forfeit from Mike 10
guarantee weight II Mcfarland can
| not get the $4,000 guarantee il is
said he viii insist on 80 per cent OF
the receipts. Gibbons has cross-fred
with objections 20 posting weight
| forfeit and will be satisfied with rs
per cent Of the receipts as his share
| for the fight.
A match between Packey and Glib
bons would undoubtedly furnish one
OF the greatest scraps In years but
Mikes slashing victory over Bob Me
Allister here may have furnished Nc
Farlaud food for thought on the weight
I question. Weighing in at 145 AT
o'clock would probably enable Gibbons
10 enter the ring only a few pounds
lighter than he was when he met Me
Allister, a middleweight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-26
Morocco Athlete Sends Request
For Advice from Late Mike Murphy

~-IE lnternatiOnaI character or the
late Mike" Murphy's reputa-
- ton as trainer OF athletes re-
ceived an unusual recognition recent
ly when his family received letter
written in French by resident OF
Morocco In Northern Africa. Ii was
addressed as follows Monsieur Mike
Murphy. Director OF Athletics, Phila-
delphia II was sent by young
native of that country Nho wanted in
formation as To what textbooks he
should get TO teach him enough ath-
letics TO prepare himself for competi'
tion in the Olympic games, to be held
in Berlin In 1916 This aspiring attn
lete had heard Of Murpnys fame. but
didn't know that the veteran trainer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-26
SHORT LENGTHS

The RayI basketball Ave completed
its northern trip without defeat, oy
beating the Grand Rapids ~ at
Grand Rapids saturday night % TO 20,
In a rough game.
Frank Farrell hands Russ Ford n
knock when he announces that he viii
make every effort 10 get back King
Cole from the Feds, but VIII let tho
81 liter 80.
Central high basketball team won
it's big game from Eastern high AZ
Contrals gym Saturday night, 20 to ~,
IN ding dong game fun or thrills,
scraps and sensation.
Carnegie Tech eft Pittsburgh has en-
gagged Walter steneus, former Chicago
university football star, TO coach its
football team
The Michigan Agricultural college
basketball Ave lost 10 NotrC Dame sat
urday night Dy a scOre or IS 10 ~
Arrangements have been made for IA
triangular race between the Princeton,
Cornell and Yale varsity eights May
o. The race VIII be r0wcd on Lake
Nuyugd az ithaca.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-26
Feds Must Repair Leak In
Their League at Pittsburg

trip covering A big section OF the
country and other managers or own.
ers are scurrying about carving con
tracts with them for their players 10
sign. Work on the grandstands for
the st Louis and indianapolis Fed
eral parks is 10 be started soon. 1t is
declared
the Federals are Offering comes from
Greenyile, 5 c.. through Joe Jackson
the Cleveland Maps slugging outheld'
er. Jackson said be was offered $50,
900 for three seasons. but hardly con
sidered."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-26
START PLATING ON THE
HERRESCHOFF DEFENDER

NEW YORK. Jan. 2e.--Plating OF
,he defender OF the Americas cup. be-
ing built by the Herreshoffs for the
New York Yacht club syndicate start
ed today This yacht is much further
advanced that the other two prospec-
tive defenders ia course OF construc-
ton The Defiance. being built at
Bath. Me. viii be ready by May 80, II
IS announced. but the Herreshoff boat
win be on The water several weeks be-
fore.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-26
Detroit Recruit First Stacker
Worked on Philadelphia Sand
Lots for Years
In SEVEN CLUBS AND FIVE
LEAGUES IN THREE YEARS
Harry WOlverton Promised Him
His First Big League Trial
With the Yankees
BY RALPH L. YoNKER

a II HAi
a Here's a bet that the Why
Connie Mack may have over
looked.
Here's a youngster who grew up
right in Philadelphia and played anna.
teur baseball in the City or BroJherly
Love and Champion Athletics and
Is now entering the big league, and
yet apparently Mack knows nothing
about him.
II George Burns, Tiger recruit first
baseman, turns out To be star, he
Will be about the first kid showing
any symptoms OF being a baseball
player in Philadelphia that Connie
hasn't grabbed
Burns played on an organization
known as the Temple Athletic club
In 1907 and 1908. AT that time, IL
viii be remembered, Connie Mack was
very, very busy trying To keep the
Detroit Tigers from snatchng the
American league pennant. Perhaps
this will serve as an excuse for Con-
MES not noticing the youngster.
But even II Connie didn't see him,
the Ontario Athletic club did, and
they Immediately drafted the boy
from the Temple gang. The price Is
Kiven as two black eyes and q bloody
nose sustained when the Ontario gang
kidnapped George for their team.
Burns played with this amateur
aggregation for two years and then
the professional bee began buZzing in
his head. He had visions OF joining
the Athletics, but he let this vision
fade for the more substantial real
coin that was offered by the Seashore
league, an organization composed OF
several resort cities along the Allan
tic beach, including Atlantic City This
was after he had had trial with
Lancaster, in the Tri-State.
They play their ball games down
on the seashore at low tide in bath.
ing suits in these coast cities. So
there il saying that it takes plenty
of sand To play in the Seashore
league Uoke), but anyway Burns
stayed there two years, playing with
the wildwood and Camden teams.
1t was at the close of the season
Of 1912 that Burns was playing In a
post-season series with Camden
against Gloucester. Harry Wolver-
ton, then manager of the New York
Yankees, saw him knock out several
home runs He Immediately promised
George a trial with the Yanks If be
should stick az manager.
Perhaps Harry knew then that Nc
was through with New York.
At any rate. instead OF going with
the Yanks, Burns went TO Quincy in
the Three-Eye league. from there to
Burlington In the Central association.
then TO Ottumwa in the same league,
from which Detroit purchased him,
elevating him 10 Sioux City in the
Western league for education.
Thus IL will be seen that Burns has
had a world OF experience in amateur
and professional baseball In the pro.
fessional game alone he has played
with seven clubs in five different
leagues in three years.
Burns has confidence that he will
make a good showing with the Tigers.
He Is plumber tHughie High please
wrtte) and keeps in condition in the
winter working at his trade.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-26

! had passed away last June. Air. Muir
phys family viii see TO II that he gets
the information he wants.
This incident recalls the interest
which conferred on Murphy when he
was in charge OF the American Olym-
pic team at Stockholm in the summer
OF 1912. At some time during his
stay Of two weeks In the Swedish cap
ital he was visited by representatives
OF all the competing nations. Every
day the American training quarters
at the stadium were filed with for
eign athletes and trainers seeking to
pick up some information OF Murphy's
methods in handling athletes.