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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
BOARD OF CHARITIES.

7
 Contracts were awarded by the board of Charities last evening as fol- lows: Meat,i J. H. Whitcon1b, at 5 cents per pound; R. T. Whiting, tea, at 16 cents and coffee at cents: Naugatuck Valley Ice company, ice at at 1z cents per pound The contract for burying the town poor was award ed to w F. Bishop at $4 for each adult and $2 for each child
 Mrz.s John Ryan. the widely known dressalaker of 144 Broad street, died ttais morning at her late residence Tie deceased was Miss Minnie LarI<in gefore her marriage, being a daughter of David Larkin and a sister of Thom- as Larkfn. the well known buyer for Smith, Murray S& Go. The remains will be taken to Northampton for bur iaI.
 Reuben Brundage, of 4s Maple St., died this morning after a short ill., ness. aged 66. A widow and several children survive him.
 Yesterday afternoon little daugh- ter of Patrick. Neary, of 122 Pequon- mock street, fell the entire length of a flight of stairs and received several bruises besides internal injuries. They are not regarded as fatal.
 The North End Tennis club whose membership is 80. has elected the fol- lowing officers: President, Edward T. Buckingham; vice-president. s. C. B1acknnan, Jr.; secretary, Harry Bu- dau; treasurer, Miss Bessie Budau- The club will indulge in archery as well as tennis the coming summer and will hold two tournaments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

D. IL. Dillon & Co, 11o6 Main St.. are showing an exceptionally large variety of untrimmed hats in hemp milan, natural 1eghorn and straws al wholesale prices-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
FIFTYAYEARS AGO..
RIDGEPoRT. .TRoTTTNG PARK,

First trok Of the season for purse Of $50-yviH be given in the above park. on Friday April 14th. 1865. It is open for all horses owned in Eridgeport Mile heats best in 5 % atness.
 Entries 10 per cent. If stormy. the next fair day Admission IS cents.
 R. Sherwood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13
RIRTDeEpoRT DEF EII.aTED.

By a score of 14 to 6 the Cuban Giants defeated the Bridgeports at Athletic Park in the East End yes- terday afternoon. About 1,4oe people
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-13

Reuben Brundage, of 4s Maple St., died this morning after short ill., ness. aged 66. A widow and several children survive him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
1875 ARE
LINCOLN
CHAMPS

Lincoln Park sophomores are
school champions by virtue Of
their SO victory over the juniors
yesterday on the Whitman
grounds.
The underclassmen played bet
ter ball during the majority of
the game, having the ball within
striking distance time and again,
only to lose on a tumble their
chance to score.
The sophomores made their
touchdown in the third period,
after Anderson, Hicks and Dan
ielson carried the ball to the jun
iors' 15-yard line by a series of
long gains. Danielson was sent
around left end, scoring the only
touchdown of the game. The
lineup:
Juniors-Raymond, l. e.; Sta
pies, |. t.; Wadsworth, l. g.; Yer
kes, |. g.; Hartman, c.; Eaton, r.
g.; Swartz, r. t.; Revelie, r. e.;
Parker, O.; Hunt, r. h.; Agnew
T.; Isenberg, |. h.
observation-disclosures, I. e.;
Kliemand, l. t.; Van Housen. l.
g.; Brouse, c.; Dorfner, r. g.;
Aldrich, r. t.; Pheiser, r. e.; Sti.
vers, a.; Danielson, r. b.; Ander.
son, T.; Hicks, l. h.
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supervisors aid.
Former Mayor Seymour appear
ed before the board and urged
that they construct the play
ground and gymnasium, citing
eastern and local authorities as to
the benefits derived from play
connected with school work. The
board assured him that provisions
had been made to start cons.ruc-
tiOn next vacation.
1t was decided to increase the
general fund levy for the year
1915-1916 one mill. The bond
redemption fund was advanced
q mill, while the building fund
was increased 1.3 mills. The to-
tai funds are as follows:
General, $249,763.S9; bond re-
demption, $76,S50.41; permanent
insurance, $6,404.20, totaling
I$416,273.07.
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Night School
Registration
Nearly $4,000

Students barely In their teens
and others In the ripe old age of
their declining years appeared to-
gether last night for the opening
night of instruction at the two
high schools.
The attendance record was 472
more than last year and 1t is ex-
pected these figures will go even
higher.
Lincoln Park high school show
Cd an attendance of 1929. while
the north end school received
7O4. The Industrial arts course
ct the new south end school call
cd the largest number for sim
gle course, while the domestic
science course was a close second.
The commercial departments
enrolled large number.
Few Take Languages.
Stadium high school will han
die the academic night work to-
gether with some drawing and a
limited amount of Industrial arts.
Even at this school the great ma
FORTY of students took advantage
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of what manual arts and domes-
tic science courses they could.
Few registered in the languages.
Superintendent Geiger expects
an unusually large number of
students at the evening sessions
this semester.
He spent a considerable OF the
day yesterday giving out informa-
ton over the telephone, concern
ing the selection of courses and
the manner of registering
The Courses.
The following courses will be
taught only at the Stadium high
school this year: Mathematics,
French, German, Spanish. Eng
lish, advertising, salesmanship
and civil service subjects.
Forging, pattern making, sheet
metal work, machine shop prac-
tice, gas engines, electricity, shop
mathematics and swimming will
be taught at the Lincoln Park
high school, while all the other
courses offered will be given at
both high schools, he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
Gym and Play
Field Assured
For Next Year

The school board yesterday de-
Aded to cut $3.50 in tea shers'
salaries from the 1916 budget,
making the school tax 6.5 mills.
Superintendent Geiger said this
reduction would force the schools
to pinch, but he felt it could be
done.
J. T. S. Lyle, of the Taxpayers
league, suggested the board re-
/ trench for next year by postpon-
ing the construction of the pro-
posed new gymnasium for Sta
dunn high school and the play
grounds for Lincoln Park high
school.
He also suggested that some
Of the supervision work could he
doubled up. but Superintendent
Geiger explained that more than
IL per cent of Tacoma's teachers
were new ones and needed the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
TACOMA SCHOOLS
WIN FROM
FRANKLIN

Bryant school soccer players
played the Franklin team last
Friday on the Franklin grounds,
90.
Referee Sidney Hughes, an ex-
pert player, said 1t was one of the
best games he had ever seen.
Captain Karl Knox announced
today that the Bryant team would
meet the Central team today AMI
the Irving team Wednesday.
Both games will be played on
the G. P. S. grounds.
The lineup of Fridays game
for the Bryants:
Pyl, fl; Havel, b; Waddell,
| b; e. Colder, r h; o. Steven-
son, h; A. Stevenson, h; Won
ty, o r; w. Colder. | p; Knox,
+; Johnson, |; Walsh, |.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

successful in recent years were
catchers. Besides Carrigan and
Moran, there are Connie Mack,
Wilbert Robinson, Roger Bresna-
han, Branch Hickey, Frank
Chance, Clarence Rowland ard
Lee Foil.
All of these managers have not
won pennants, but they have
shown the goods.
Carrigan and Moran represent
two types of LEADERSHIP playing
manager and the bench manager.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

Carrigan has been one of the
real good catchers of the Ameri-
can league for years, and since
he became manager, succeeding
Jake Stahl, he has taken his
regular turn with the windpad.
Moran, after he went to the
Phils from the Cubs, became
coach, then succeeded Red Doom
as manager. He Is always in uni
form and on the base lines and
his baseball knowledge has bAen
one of the clubs big assets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
Many Take
Course In
CITIZENSHIP

More than 100 Americans In
the making assembled with the
native-born students last night at
the Lincoln Park high school to
learn good citizenship.
These students represented the
majority of the larger countries
of Europe and their course Is in
citizenship and English. They
will be taught the functions Of
the various departments of the
city, state and national govern
ment, with a non-hyphen empha-
sis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

weight championship of the
world.
He wants to fight him so badly
that he drew check on his bank
for $4,000 made payable to the
order of the lightweight cham
pfon Immediately after fighting
Nelson to finish or a Aground
bout. The check was deposited
with Promoter j. w. Coffroth and
the latter given permission to Sc
cure telegraphic certification of
the check.
This is no bunk or press
work." said Nelson after signing
the check. THE money goes as
1t lays. 1t In my guarantee that
Welsh will be paid for his services
IL he agrees to meet me; II he
accepts and a promoter a. found.
and I am sure quite q number of
them will be only too anxious to
handle the mtach.
Welsh can make any other ar
rangements he pleases with the
promoter. II l were not atso-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

lutely sure that l could beat
Welsh / would not be foolish
enough to give him $4,000 to
fight me. want that title to
come back to America and 1t Will
IL Welsh will agree to meet me
on the terms named in the check.
After the champion ran OFT on
me In Havana and Denver club
tried to match us, made exactly
the same offer that I am making
now, but Welsh paid no attention
to 1t. He's afraid of me. He Is
afraid to risk the title, prefer
ring to trot over the 10-round. no.
decision route
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
GAMBLING POOL
ATPHILADELPHlA

and no tickets will be sold after
all seats have been taken.
A scandal in connection with q
great baseball pool is threatening
today. 1t Is reported that sever
al thousand tickets are being sold
In q big pool on the series. Fed
eral authorities are investigating.
Only a month ago several gamb-
lers were indicted for operating
pool books on the major league
race.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
Basketball
Popular at
Roosevelt

Basketball among the girls at
the Roosevelt is becoming one Of
the most important activities at
the school, according to Prihci-
pal Lindberg. There are four
teams at present, all striving for
school honors. He said there Is
great spirit among the contest
ants. His only trouble is the lack
of floor space to keep all the
teams going.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
Herman Hunt
Architect Of
5-RoOm House

Herman Hunt, a pupil, is seeing
the results of his first set of plans
at the Central school, where the
8th grade boys are building a
complete ffve-roomed house, &C.
cording to scale.
The miniature house included
fireplace made of tiny bricks,
sliding windows. and even the
walls are papered with a product
of the domestic science depart
ment. The house when complet-
ed will be 1T. x Z IT. There will
be two sleeping porches, 4 hall
and a regular shingled roof.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
WHEN ITCHING STOPS

There is one safe, dependable
treatment that relieves itching
torture instantly and that eIeanses
and soothes the skin.
Ask any druggist for 95c bot
lie of zemo and apply it as a.
rcrted. Soon you win find that
pimples, blackheads, eczema,
ringworm and similar skin trou-
bles will disappear.
A little zemo, the penetrating
satisfying liquid, is all that IL
needed, for 1t banishes all skin
eruptions and makes the skin
soft, smooth and healthy.
Zemo, Cleveland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
TOWNSEND TAYLOR.

AS soon as Townsend Taylor
was old enough to hold a gun his
father took him into the woods
and taught him to shoot. That's
why at nine he is a licensed hunt
er and crack shot. The lad lives
in Cleveland and no hunter in the
country greeted the opening of
the squirrel season with more JOY
than he.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

team said Baum. But there Is
no chance of our charging the
league next year. The only posi-
BILE thing that could cause
change in the league would be the
railroads might try to charge rs
passenger rates that were exorbi-
tant."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.--In-
stallation of extra seats In the
Philadelphia Nationals park here
was practically completed today,
with total seating capacity now
of $1,000. This will not be suf-
ficient to accommodate the
worlds series crowds, 1t Ia believ-
ed, because of the small siye of
the park. 1t has been decided to
prohibit any standing in the park,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
WARNS PUPILS OF
FLIES, OVERSHOES
AND HOT SWEATERS

Supervisor Kelly issued a set
II hygiene instructions yesterday.
warning the grammar pupils OF
the city against flies and the
dangers of wearing overshoes and
too much clothing in warm
school room.
He urged that every boy and
girl start on a fly killing cam
paign, calling their attentions to
the numbers of diseases that are
possible from fly infected foods.
Another great danger, accord
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

ing to Supervisor Kelly, is the
danger of wearing rubbers in the
school room. He said that they
have the effect Of keeping the
feet from breathing just as If the
feet were painted with a rubber
coating.
Sweaters and heavy wraps are
dangerous and should not be
worn when inside, he said.
He. urged the teachers to in
spect the pupils on rainy days and
see that they entered the roms
properly equipped for study.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
ST. LEO'S BAND WILL
REHEARSE At 1880 TONIGHT

st. Leo's boys band win meet
at 1880 this evening for the first
rehearsal of tile year.
During past seasons the band
has been one OF the most import
ant activities of the parish school.
Director William o'Neill will
make Il even more so this sea-
son. This will be the fourth sea-
son for the band.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
PRINCIPALS MEET

The Parent-Teaeher circle OF
the Roosevelt school will meet to-
day in the school building to in
Bpect the school fair and hold it's
first meeting of the year. Mrs.
Valentine. president, has arrang-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
BY BROWN HOLMES.
BILL,-CHRRrcAN

The managers who will meet In
the world series. Bill Carrigan,
of the Boston Red Sox, and Pat
Moran, of the Phils, give q big
boost to the catcher manager
proposition. Their success and
the success of other managers
who were catchers leads to the
idea that men who see things
from the backstop's viewpoin.
make good men to lead teams.
Nine managers who have been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
STAR BALL PLAYER

For the worlds series baseball
games tire Tacoma theater will
again show the Star Baseball
Player. the unique device which
records all the movements o. the
players and the ball simultane-
ously with the play on the actual
field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
NO CHANGE FOR AN
IN INCREASE IN LEAGUE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ;. =
President A. T. Baum OF the
Coast league last night gave OUT
statement in which he declared
there was practically no posi-
bility of the Coast league being
increased next year.
The recent announcement of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

DR.. Lillian Irwin has pract'ced
medicine in Oregon, Alaska and
Seattle, following her graduation
from Stanford university. Cal,
and prior to that was a school
teacher in New York and Oregon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
EMPTY HONQRS

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-The Fed
erals are in the same position as
last year. Neither major league
will recognize President Weegh-
mans challenge to the winner of
the coming worlds series. The
Chicago Federals will claim the
worlds title, but 1t will once
more be but an empty honor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
BALL PLAYER
AT PANTACES

The Pantages theater will have
an automatic ball-playing ma
chine, to show details of each
game in the worlds series. Gen.
tracts were signed this week for
the device, and it will be insta led
at once. The doors will be open
Friday morning at 1890 for the
first game. Play should start
here about IL o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

The principals of all the Ia
coma grammar schools met yes
terday in the Central school
building to discuss matters of In
terest in school work in the lower
grades.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
, PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE .
. tH%t . !. . 800 Aap 8
Standing OF the Cfnl,A

BOSTON, Oct. 5.-Miss tfolla
Bjurstedt of Norway won the
Longwood cup here yesterday aft
ernoon In fast tennis mt ii
with Miss Edith Rotch of Boston.
60, GO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05

President Powers of the Los An
geles club, that the Portland team
would be dropped, and other
Northwest teams taken in its
place, has aroused an internal
fight in the league,
Portland has had a bad year,
which Is natural with losing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday.
New York 5-3, Boston 1-2.
Washington 7, Philadelphia 3.
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'CUNBOAT' BACK

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-"Gun-
boat" Smith came back last night
in the eyes of New York fight
fans by outboxing AL Reich, f,rm-
er amateur heavyweight cham
pion, in a 10-round bout. r Iich
weighed EOS and Smith 1873.
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p. T. A. NEWS

ed a program on which Judge
Nealey appears as speaker.
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OUR COAST DEFENSE

In these modern days Of heavy arma-
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Threat Stirs British.

London-In an editorial on Ger
many's threat of reprisal against Bri-
tish officers held prisoners in Germany
If the prisoners of submarine boats
held in England receive treatment
different from other war prisoners, the
Daily Chronicle says: at is time to
realize the pass TO which things are
leading. At the end Of the war, the
allies will have two alternatives: !:
They can allow the practice of sub
marines sinking merchantmen to be-
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al law, or they can, after trial, hang
the German officers responsible for in
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We do not at present see any third al
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All Riqht In Heaven.

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