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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18
MANY APPLICATIONS FOR
 THREE EASTERN FRANCHISES
Report That Mack Has Promised
 Baker to St. Louis Browns

New Haven football eleven will be un- usually strong. Football lectures have been instituted at Harvard and will be given each Monday night. Head Tack Hardwick and Assistant Coach Leary will speak on the fine points of the gridiron game
 It is claimed that the St. Louis Americans have the inside track on Home Run Baker is the Athletics de eide to parts with him. Owner Hedges of the Browns is said to have offered Third Baseman Austin and bunch of coin for Baker. It would appear that the American league as a. whole would benefit more if the Athletics ac- cepted the New York clubs offer of $25, 900 and N1aiseI for Baker. Connie Mack is reported to have promised St. Louis first call, though.
 The New London club intends to be in the running if mob ody else is. Man ager McCann has signed Tex Meyers, a first baseman. who was with Wilrn- ington, Del. in the Tri-State league last season. Meyers hit over 300 the past two seasons McCann probably intends to get rid of Quinn for the part the lanky first sacker played in that mixup during the post season series.
 Dummy Taylor. the former New York Giant pitcher, has accepted a job as umpire in the Kansas State league. That's far cry from performing be- fore the Polo Grounds throng.
 Pete Wilson, the veteran southpAw says Woodward who was with New Britain last season, will make a good twirler when he gets more experience- Woodward was a young New Haven semi-pro when he was picked for a trial last season. He looked promising g in games he pitched at Newt1eld park.
 The Brooklyn Federals have cap tured Dave Howard, a young outfieIder from the Lawrence, Mass. club. He is a former Cornell player.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18
FALSE PASSPORT CASE
 SUBMITTED TO JURY

New york. March 1s.@Thez case. of Richard Madden and Gustav Cook. on trial charged with aiding Richard Stegler, a German naval reservist, to obtain a false American passport. was submitted to the jury for 8 verdict shortly before noon today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18
COTTON SEED REPORT

Washington, March 1s.-Cotton seed crushed from the 1914 crop was B. -493,8 899 tons against 4.767,802 for 191 3 and 4,579,508 for 1911, the census bu- reau announced today. The total lin- ters for the crop 772,27o running bales against 6S1,15S for 1913 and SOP ,234, for 1912.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18
WEI LSH DEFEATS HAL STEWART IN
 TEN ROUND BOUT

Fort Wayne. Ind, March 18= Freddie Welsh. of England. easily souefought Hal Stewart of Fort Wayne, in 10 round boxing contest here last night Stewart had the bet ter of the first two rounds, the third was a draw, while the last seven went to Welsh according to newspaper de- cisfoI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18
(By ssoId Man Grumpy D


 A very interesting game may be ex- pected tomorrow night when St Mary,s tackle the champions in the final game of the evening. The Marys will now fight for second place hcnors now that they are out Of the running for the championship They are tied with St. Charles and a defeat at the hands. of the Hearts will now place them in third place
 The first game of the evening will be between the Johns and Charles. These two teams have not yet put up a poor exhibition and the Johns after their decisive win over St. Mary's lastxweek will be chock full of con- fidence, The Charles if they lose will be reIegated to third place, providing St. Mary's win from the Hearts.
 It has been reported upon good authority that 3, state championship p series will be staged next season The doings of the local Holy Name Bas- ketbaII League have been heraIded a1yl over the state, and the upstate members have already decided to place teams in the field. It is said
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

Robert Rogge and Charles Frank, formerly of the crew of the William P Frye, and now sailors aboard the Prinz Eitel Frederick, denied reports that they were being held against their will.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18
KOLEHNAINEN, GREAT
 SPBINTER, MAY LOSE LEG

Hanes Kolhemainen. of Finland, who, is considered the greatest dis tance runner in the world, is in dan ger of losing a leg, due.sto blood pois- oning- The trouble started with a boil between the toes. which Koleh- mainen tried to doctor himself. Two weeks ago an infection set in. The Finn's leg is swollen to the hip and he is in great pain
 At his home in South Brooklyn yes terday it was said that he is suffer ing from a bad case of blood poison ing and that an operation was neces- sary. %&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

Thousands of sprigs of shamrock were worn by British soldiers on Inc firing line in FranSs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

General GaFranza wil laid the Amer ican Red Cross society to get provis- ions into Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

The Harvard coaches have evidently decided not to take any chances against Yale next season in view of the claims of the Yale men that the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

Games Tomorrow Night at St. Charles
 Hall St. Charles vs. St. Johns, 8 80. Sacred Heart vs. St. Maryss. 9.39.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

Farmer Want Ads. one Cent ; Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

Dummy Taylor, the former New York Giant pitcher. has accepted a job as umpire in the Kansas State league. That's a far cry from performing be- fore the Polo Grounds throng.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

The Brooklyn Federals have cap tured Dave Howard, a young outfieIder from the Lawrence. Mass. club. He is a former Cornell player.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, the veteran
national suffrage leader. Is sixty-eight
years Of age.
Miss q. L. Poinkalsky has charge
Of a school on Ellis island to teach
Immigrant children quartered there by
the government
Paris has many women physicians
Of distinction, and the greatest among
them is Nine. Klumpke-Dejerine, cele-
brated for her researches In neurology.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, Helen Kel
Ter, Jane Adams and Winifred Holt
are the women vice presidents Of the
new national committee for the pre-
vention Of blindness.
One Of the ablest woman specialists
In the government service Is Miss L.
Bernie Gallaher, who for some thirty
years has been doing expert work In
photography for the United States Ma
tional museum.
Besides being one Of the greatest
emotional actresses, Sarah Bernhard
Is also a sculptor and painter, having
received a silver medal for the former
In 1900 and having exhibited paintings
at the Paris salon. She has written
several books and plays.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28


many with huge feet OF q thousand
aeroplanes. In an interview Mr.. Wells
said recently:
The war has caused aviation to
make enormous progress. Experience
shows that my idea Is possible II ap-
piled methodically with sufficient re-
sources. Two classes of aeroplanes
have been evolved-Hght and swift for
reconnaissance and heavy and slow for
bomb throwing.
I'VE ought to multiply flying bat
teries,' which combine the qualities of
both When this is done we are car
tain Of mastery over earth batteries,
which are practically firing blindfold."
@After months OF extraordinary ef-
fort Great Britain has assembled the
greatest feet OF aeroplanes in the
world" says a correspondent Of the
New York Sun. IAN aerial campaign
Of unprecedented scale Is, II Is believed,
about to be launched against Germany
with her squadrons Of zeppelins and
taubes.
Certain It is that the supremacy Of
the air win be decided aloft, aeroplane
against airship, for this war has con-
clusiYely proved that every form Of
air craft is almost immune from attack
from below.
'Under Secretary Of State For War
Tenant In the British house Of com
mons recently let In a little light on
the situation when he said that Great
Britain now had ten times as many
aviators as she had at the outbreak Of
the war. As year ago In August
there were in tho country about 75O air
men, # must follow that their number
has since been increased to somewhere
around 1000.
England is not building up with
feverish haste mighty feet Of aero
planes for the purpose OF defense only.
She Is, have been authoritatively In
formed, planning TO carry the cam
paign into the enemy's eountry-or.
perhaps It would be more correct TO
say, enemy's skies. 1 have a relative
In England who tells me that every
body Is talking about the Forthcoming
raid on German cities
my informant also tells me that he
has received a war once contract 70
build 100 aeroplane wings a week un-
III further orders and that other firms
IN bis neighborhoOd besides his own
have received similar orders. As these
firms are IN normal times engaged In
erecting small suburban homes Il may
be seen that unusual efforts are being
made q Great Britain to ret together
an afr feet Of overwhslmine proper
tons"
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
PLANS
GREAT AIR FLEET
Reported Preparations For Vast
Attack on Germany.

THE astounding development OF
the aeroplane both for scouting
purposes and as an offensive
weapon Is one Of the most
striking features OF the first year OF
the great war.
Military men as a result Of the years
lessons consider an army not equipped
with aeroplanes as absolutely at the
mercy OF a similar force using air
scouts. II Is q blind man lighting
man who can see.
At the beginning Of the war all the
principal combatants had big air fleets,
those In France and Germany having
been raised largely by popular sub
scription, because sufficient funds were
not available In the usual way for this
untried weapon The British air feet
few In a body TO France to join the
expeditonary army.
But the air forces OF a year ago
were Insignificant compared with those
Of today. No figures are, Of course,
given out But It was officially stat
ed several months ago that Great Brit
ain had increased her aeroplanes ten
fold, and there Is talk In London OF
raiding Germany with a division Of
10000 flying machines.
Larger aeroplanes are coming into
use. Great Britain is following the
Russian Sikorsky idea In constructing
giant machines capable OF carrying
twenty men, while Germany Is said to
be about to bring forth a triple decked
machine armed with four machine
guns and a revolving cannon
The great costly Zeppelin dirigibles,
while proving OF much utility, have
been overshadowed to some extent by
the cheap, quickly built biplane- The
latter has proved superior to the mono
plane because steadier. and the mill
tary air pilot cannot choose his breeze.
The English author. II. G. Wells, has
been advocating an attack upon Ger
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Echoes of the War.

The sultan is no longer called the
Sick Man of Europe There are 100
many other brother royalties who feel
the same way.-PittSburgh Gazette
Times.
The Poles may get autonomy which
ever side wins. But if the fighting
goes on much longer there will be moth
ing else left for them. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The war news bristles with 'stagger
ing blows" But most Of the stagger
ing viii be done by the generations
that must pay the biIls.-Cleveland
Leader.
Every one Of the countries at war
demands "a lasting peace" as the price
Of the cessation Of war. If there should
be a lasting peace the cost Of the wal,
as 1t IS, might be eOnsid-
cred none too great-DetrOit News
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
PTTH AND POINT.

The more money a man has the more
he can refuse to lend
II the war continues to drag 1t win
be "an old mans war; for all Of them
How rapidly n man loses all inter
est In politics when he shuts the door
on his own thumb!
Life is one continuous hurdle race
to the people who make a habit OF
jumping at conclusions.
There are times when a a cent?
meter mouth can do more harm than
gun OF the same caliber.
Japan's reputation for idealistic de-
votiOn to its government is somewhat
marred by the current reports Of graft
ing.
That Chinese girl who is looking for
the perfect man and came to this coun-
try to find him knows where to seek
him.
A Chicago psychologist says men are
craZier than women, which provokes
a Grabbed male to remark that there's
q reason.
Leadership in Mexico Is as uncer-
tain and transitOry a distinction as the
possession Of a baseball pennant In
this country.
That husband who bet his bride she
couldn't live with him for six months
and wasn't sued for divorce until TWEEN
ty-two months later evidently under
rated his charms
The model husband Is being discuss
ed again rather extensively, or perhaps
it's a continuation Of the same old dis
cussion, just as II there were such q
thing as a model husband.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Industrial Items.

St Paul factories turn out all the
grass carpet and rugs made In the
United States.
The wages for skilled laborers in
Norway, working fifty-five and a half
hours a week. average $3.50.
Eighty-two per cent Of the brass In
dustry Of this country is In the terri
tory In and around Waterbury, Conn
The United States brass industry COM
prises nearly 60 per cent Of the world
There are 2,T23 foreign firms, en-
ploying 30, 79o persons, in China. Jap
anese naturally predominant, with the
British in second place, with COG firms
and 1925 employees Germany Is
fourth in rank.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Pen and Brush.

James Lane Allen, the novelist. Is q
confirmed bachelor and lives down near
old Washington square. in New York
city.
Millais, the painter, earned about
$4,000 a year by his magic brush, and
one year, at any rate, he exceeded that
amount by f5.0O0.
Sir Gilbert Parker was the recipient
Of one Of the six baronetcies conferred
by King George On his birthday, June
8 Bis services to the empire are not
only those he renders as a member Of
parliament, but he may be said to be
one Of the writer's who have helped to
cystaIlize imperial sentiment by means
of his novels.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Household Helps.

Always scrub a floor the way VI ~
grain Of the wood.
When powdered sugar gets lu ips
run II through a food chopper insleau
Of trying to crush the Jumps VIII
rolling pin 10
In an emergency one may manul os.
ture waxed paper by melting plLa- -
in a shallow pan and pulling STRIPS "
tissue paper through it
To prevent newly painted WlluO" W
from sticking open and run them ~ ~
and down two or three times ia! 90 ID
three or four days Unless TINS Is IT,
the windows are almost bound 10 SUE
The broad ax., 1915-08-28


the rightful provisional president OF
Mexico by the automatic operation Of
the Mexican constitution
1t is said that President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing have convinced
themselves that the best solution OF
the Mexican problem lies In the elimi-
nation Of Venustiano CarranZa and
Pancho Villa and the elevation Of Vas
quez Tagle as provisional president.
Mr.. Wilson Is understood to have been
much struck with the constitutional
advantages OF placing in the executive
ofhce-pending the settling OF the coun-
Try, the disarmament Of the contend
ing armies and the holding Of a legal
election-a man who not only has not
been identified with any Of the mill
tary factions, but who, under the Mex
lean law, is legally entitled to sit In the
national palace In Mexico City until
the people Of the country have had a
chance to elect a successor to Madero.
Tagle was born in Mexico City sixty
one years ago. he Is a leading lawyer
and jurist and the breath Of scandal
has never touched him He Is the most
highly respected man in all the con-
tending factions In Mexico and appears
to be the one man upon whom the con-
tending factions could unite.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Fashion FhHs.

It Is also hard to remain neutral ON
those decollete shirts for men.-Boston
Herald
It h announced that gowns VIII but
ton up the back next year, thus saw
ing a new lease Of life TO a wei worn
wheeze. birmingham Age-Herald
Though women have sternly emanci-
pated themselves from tyrannically
tight skirts, many Of them stin totter
around. on skyscraper heels - Chicago
News
Clothing experts announce the re-
turn Of the velvet collar for mems over
coats this fall. incidentally the return
Of the overcoat for a new velvet collar
about six weeks later.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Current Comment.

Haiti is an example Of what nay
happen to a country whose govern
ment Is all politics and no statesman
ship.-Washington Star.
The man Of the hour will be the man
who cuts either with the pen or the
sword the gOrdian knot into which the
world has succeeded in tying ITSELF
Baltimore American.
There is no gayety in European cap
itals now, and the reason is plain-ne
American tourist is touring America
this year. And America will be hun
dred millions or so the richer FOR IL
while the tourist will gain something
on his own account - PhiladelpnH
Press
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Short Stories.

Rainwater Is soft" because II eOn-
tains no mineral matter.
Four-ffths Of the halibut OF ne
world are taken on the Pacific eOaS'
banks.
The only thing which the parcel PO''
has refused to carry is a baby Ins
Dc stmaster at St Paul ruled that DaUies
were live stock and not mailable.
Macedonia grows the richest OPIUM
Of all countries. The export or cruus
opium from the SalOniH district "
this country ranks second to toDaevO
In value. The product is used sOies y
In the manufacture Of morphine and
not the quality used for smoking
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
tales Of cities.

Chicago now has a booster azsOcia-
t3on-
oOnstantinOple fairly swarms with
beggars.
There are about million houses In
London
Apartments in BuenOs Aires cost 80
per cent more than in New York, Chi-
cago or Washington.
The ~Queen Of the Adriatic," a.
Venice has been called, is built on sew
enty or eighty islets. Its Grand canal
Is two miles long and Is connected
with 146 lesser canals, railway VIA
duct Just over two miles long connect
ing Venice with the mainland.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
sIREs AND SONS

John McClanahan Of Louisville. KY.
has twenty living children
Lieutenant Wirico Of the Austrian
army, having lost half his face In bat
tie, refuses again TO see the girl he waE
engaged to marry.
Although Josef Lhevinne, the Rus
dan pianist. is held In Germany a
virtual prisoner, he nevertheless has
ample opportunities to keep up his
practice and even to IN a few concert
engagements.
Sylvester Long Lance. who has been
appointed 70 West Point Is the first
fun bIooded Cherokee Indian who has
been 50 honored- he Is graduate Of
the Carlisle Indian school. which he
entered when he was twelve years old.
Henry William Blair, author Of the
first prohibition amendment In con-
gress, In 1876. is still practicing law
at the advanced age Of eighty-one
years. His Offices are IN Washington
He Is a native OF New Hampshire and
has represented his state IN both houses
OF congress.
The Earl Of Norbury. one Of Eng
lands well known citizens, has taken
work at II cents an hour as a filter In
an aeroplane factory IN Surrey. he
takes his meals with the other work
men IN the factory and Is In all respects
on the same footing In the works as
they. Lord Norbury Is ffty-one years
old.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Pert Personals.

Justice Hughes has now ten LII
DIS Nobody win ever be able to ac-
cuse him OF doctoring laws without q
hcense.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Henry James has become SO pro-
British lately that It Is understood he
may decide to do all his writing In the
future In the English language.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Miss Marlowe declares she doesn't
want condolences on her retirement
But these may be safely showered on
the public that knows her 50 well
New York Tribune.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
.VASQUEz TAGLE
MEXICO'S HOPE
Regarded as Available Man For
Provisional President.

Manuel vasquez Tagie has been prom
inently brought forward as the one
man who can pour oil upon the trou-
bled waters Of Mexico and perchance
lead that strife torn land out Of the
house Of bondage. he was minister
Of justice In the cabinet Of Msdero and
has never resigned that position, while
other ministers Of that cabinet resign
ed their portfolios. as the Huerta re-
CINE was never recognized and as
Vice President Suarez was killed with
Madero, Tagle Is regarded by many as
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
HONOR FOR KING ALBERT.

Citizens Of Paris to Present Hin With
Unique Sword.
The sword to be presented by the
people OF Paris to King Albert has
been completed by tie sculptor Fetu.
mo Thoroughfare" is the inscription
upon the guard at the foot Of the hit
The guard is made Of massive gold,
bearing the arms Of the city OF Paris
In blue and red enamel, with the cross
Of the Legion Of Honor and the device,
@Ffuctnat nee mergitur' and the date
1914 In diamonds upon an oak branch
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Town Topics.

Chicago had a better babies" week
But how can a baby hope to be any
better II IT has to grow ND in Chicagol
Boston Advertiser.
Davenport, Ia, beat Cincinnati out
for the next convention Of the Knights
Of Columbus, which Is quite an achieve
ment for young fellow like Daven-
port-Indianapolis News
The Boston Globe calls pie the gas
tronomic poem OF the ages" II Bos-
tonians think that much Of pie how
can words be found to describe what
they think Of beansf-AIbany Argus.
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Train and Track.

Tha Northern Railway company H
400 miles Of tracks in Costa Klea,
A French engineer has inven nseS a
sandbox for locomotives In WIZ ~ tbe
stream Of water carries the sanu
raiIs with a minimum of waste .,v
Aprii for some reason not entirs =.
clear Is a month in when "a" cord
cidents are at their lowest eOo.
iDr to the Railway Age-Ga1ette. IN
The subway and eleVaLeu md the
the boroughs Of Manhattan AN day
Bronx. New York city. travel ens' tvics
= distance equal to more tsan
the circumference Of the siOO
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Woman's World.

United States policewomen have
formed national organization
Every Swedish girl who b not born
to wealth is taught a trade Of some
kind
Women are not allowed to work at
night in Massachusetts,. Indiana and
Nebraska.
Several St Louis girls, an daughters
q wealthy parents, have gone into Va
Nous trades IN preference to the social
whirL
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
IN THE DARDANELLES.

British and Turkish Losses Are Re-
ported to Be Very Heavy.
The illustration shows a big English
gun which British soldiers have sue
ceeded In Transporting to the Gallipoli
peninsula. They are covering it with
coats to conceal It from the Turks
The fighting at the Dardanelles has
been terrific, and the British losses are
The broad ax., 1915-08-28
Girls SHIP HOTEL
/ A HAPPY HOME
Unique Experiment In Danger
Of Being Discontinued.

Fifty young girls who have bean
making home on the ocean wave, as
Il were, have been thrown into con-
sternAticn at the prospect Of losing a
home they have been very happy In
These are working girls who are en-
ployed IN New York city and have
been making their home on an old
The broad ax., 1915-08-28

ID green enamel On the other side Of
TIE guard, IN golden Letters upon blue
enamel. Is the Inscription. The Peopls
of Paris 10 Bis Majesty Albert L, king
Of the Belgiana" The Inscription on
this side q surmounted by q laurel
wreath set with emeralds ana rubiess
The blade Of the sword Is IN steal Of
St Etienne. ornamented with pane
plies o. steel upon sold. win thsss
lines b. Jean Rschepin:
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/ Tai pour an1o ton ana. o ruL
/ o5talghk spotIesI esd fearIeaa
have cor nar IA ~ suul. o kins)
ne sheafk u e. nsh1kin. tanned b
= prpcees r.sflFsd fson IL elehtsenth