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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
BOARD OF TRADE IN
SESSION TONIGHT TO
CONSIDER MERGER

A meeting of the Board of Trade
will be. held tonight for the purpose
of ascertaining il it will accept this
name chamber OF CeHmeFee'' under
the proposed amaigamatien of the va
rieus business and civic organisations
of the city into one grand body.
1t is believed that there will be
much opposition to the project but
upon such course depends the lIlti-
mate acceptance or refusal of the
Bridgeport Business Mems Association
to the proposition of entering the big
ger body:
The board of directors of the Bust
ness Mems association are awaiting
the decision of the Board Of Trade
tonight and Immediately upon learn
ing that the title "Chamber of Com
merce'' has been accepted by the lat
ter body, will call a meeting and
recommend to the members of their
business association that they join. 1t
will then be up to the members, and
while there have been rumors that an
attempt will be made to kill the
SCENE by individual vote it is asserted
by those in a position to pass more
than cursory guess that the business
men will join.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
FIREMAN rs INJURED
AT BLAZE IN WINsTED

Winsted. Feb. 1-rhree families
were made homeless, one man was
seriously injured and provision store
vase Burned out as the result of a
fire which today destroyed a two and
a, half story frame business and tene-
Inent block here. The cause OF the
fire is unk nown. The loss is about
$4,000. The store was conducted by
Carmlne Misuracas the owner of the
building.
ward H. Fields, of the local IRE COM
pa,ny, He was caught by a. stretch
of hose when it broke away from the
nozzle OF a hydrant and hurled a
considerable distance. suffering two
broken ribs. bruises about the body
and internal injuries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
Foreclose Greenfield
Hill Property For
Unpaid Saloon Note

The trouble Milton Jennings had
in trying to finance the saloon at
1148 Main street now conducted by
David Cotter. was revealed in the SUI
peFior court this morning when the
WeibeI Brewing Co. suit against Jen-
nings was heard before the State
Referee Silas Robinson.
In 1911 Jennings bought the place
for $4,000 and to secure a note he
mortgaged certain Greenfield Hill
property to the WeiIoel Co. The saL-
loon did not prove a paying PROPOSE
ton and the brewery later bought it
back for $4,000, When the note be-
came due and unpaid the brewery
brought foreclosure proceedings,
which were heard today.
Jennings claims the Weibef Co.
agreed to pay certain bills and Ref
cree Robinson heard testimony re-
garding the different accounts. He
reserved decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
Bridgeporters Plan to
Live In Palestine

Interest IN Jewish circles has today
been awakened In the Zion 41ovennsnt,
through the announcement that not
only Is automoHy likely In Palestine
Following the present European con-
hfct. but that Bridgeport has for some
time past been occurring land holdings
IN various sections of Palestine
through companies which have been
formed under American and european
auspices. Ttlat Some Bridgep0rters al
ready have paid large sums of money
upon proposed business and home sites
was readily eHndrnaed today by Dr.
Louis SffairHew, president of the Zero
boza1 Camp; Sc, Order B'Nai zion,
though tho naznes were withheld from
publication becaHse of the personal
seruplas of these dnVe1Ved.
At maetinE OF Camp sc, last night,
In q. A. r. hall ex-Fresfdent Bleu-
stBne OF the Order Bsf1ai Zion, spoke
1T lez1Eth Hp6n the happy prospect be-
fore the Jewish people Tor having q
land Of their own, ana stated that the
movement was making greater strides
within the asst few EH6ntEs than it had
since its IneaBf1on. All ever the coI1n-
try reports that land had been pur-
chased were being made. and he pre-,
dicted that within 1 0 years in Pales-
tine there would be a healthy incubus
OF keen business men from all over
the world established there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
DIED.

JUDGE-In this city, Jan. 81. 1915,
John Judge.
Friends are invited to attend the.
funeral from his late residence, 81
George ST., ON "Wednesday, Feb. 9.
at $50 a. M, and from St Angus
tines church at 8 a M, with SOL
emn high mass. Interment at ST.
AIichaeHs cemetery. Bt1 b.
WIIIlETT-In this city, Feb. L, 1915,
Martha s. Randolph. widow of
George w. WiIlett, in her 83rd
year.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral at her late home No. SIS
Clinton avenue on Wednesday,, 3rd
inst, at 2.30 o'clock D. m. Burial
IN Mountain Grove cemetery.
aep-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
SIX LEADERS STILL MAKE
PACE IN DAY RACE

New York, Feb. THE positions
Of the contestants in the six day BIZ
cycle race were unchanged today at
the end of the seth hour of the race
The six leaders, Moran-M Mcnamara;
Egg-Werri; Walker-Root; Drobach-
Piercy; Corey-Carmon and Walthour-
BedelI had covered 1885 miles laps
Mitten- Utley. Inert Dupey, Ander-
son-Hansons Kopsky-C olumbato, were
one lap behind and, Provost Rude
Russo were trailing three laps from
the leaders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
HIsI coa1PANY ORGANIZED

Hartford. FEB. 1AThe HedIund
Film com pany. Of New London, capi-
tai 5000, has fled a certificate of in
The Torrington Manufacturing COM
panY has filed. a certificate showing in
crease Of capital stock to s2oO, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
WILL OPPOSE SUNDAY BILLS

Hartford, Feb. lin speaking to-
day of the bills introduced in the
general assembly proposing amend
.raents to the Sunday law, 4he Rev.
Dr. John r. Johnstone. secretary OF
the State Federation of Churches,
said the federation would oppose any
amendments. He said the law in
some sof its provisions was too liberal
from a federation standpoint.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

The 1aid-year exams show that the
college students have been working
for a week or two anyway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

The explosion aboard the f1agship z
San Diego, January FL, claimed anoth-
er victim with the death OF Ralph b
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

The Iowa Senate adopted g resolu-
ton asking Congress to investigate the
Union stock Cards at Chicago and the
origin of the hoof-and-nouth disease
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
More Special Prizes

Every schoolgirl in the towns near Bridgeport viii
be interested in the first Of these additional prizes
making tvi
in
noto
may
of
are
Two other prizes have been added to the competition
MOTTO n
Fort exhib Of n
wills COUNT lie 1nalngavard
And
playa may
nwig
in
bya Comm tteeo of ewspap
dpzeud be
of votes moi mats
The Doll Show of last year made interesting to
grown ups by the old and odd and historical dolls
that brought forth We hope to entered
in this Show
Wouldn fine if the Daughters Of the Revolution
made an exhibit of Revolutionary dolls? And If the
chwaben society and the Clan Campbell ladies and Ctofo
Colombo society entered collection of national dos2
If we all knew interested other folks would be in
the dolls we knowevery doll Bridgeport and hereabOus
would to the Show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

they might die before December end7
lose the money.
Edwin S. Gorden, one OF EIaoken-
chants. died in the Hackensack h0spi-
tai, aged 81
The gift of 100000 to establish 8,
pension fund for members Of the CHS
cago Symphony orchestra was ans
nounced. The donation is part OF g
legacy received by Mrs Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge from the estate OF
Sprague, Warner & Cos wholesale gro
GERS.
Prof. Karl T. Waugh OF the Beloit.
i (Wis.) college has cured Fay n. Chase
a sophomore of River Forest III, O.
total nervous blindness by means on
hypnotic suggestion.
State inirmary at Tewkesburys near
| Lowell, Mass, were driven out into the
zero air by IRE in a combination
clothes storage and dormitory
An ordinance introduced by Mayor
Curly OF Boston, providing for the
transfer of the harbor quarantine sta
ton from city control to the Eedere4
Health service, was rejected BY the
| City Council
To save the life of Maitland Chur-
ton, a. patient at Babiola hospital, Oak
land, Cal, II men have each given
| seven inches OF skin from their arTnE.
u Joseph, F. NfeEaaghlips pf New York,
was stabbed to death in a quarrel BY
William B. Irvine
The seven counties composing
southern California will spend $1,000
900 this year in road construction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

1s0STASmaH water spaniel dog ffe-
rnaIe1. Please return 40 Clinton
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
BRIEF NEWS NOTES


The haggard faces one sees in Lent
may not be due so much to fasting
as to the fact that the people attend
ed four dances a week before.
How long viii it be before President
riage up and down Pennsylvania ave-
nue.?
1t is no wonder there are SO many
unemployed In the cities, when it Is
such hard work farming, and no pic
ture shows in the country either.
If the tea supply should be cut off
by the war, it is feared the afternoon
literary meetings would have to be
suspended.
Don't expect the children to close
the doors on a cold winters day. as
their time is very valuable, but just
go around after them and do it your
self. 4@
There is a widespread feeling that
it will be much better to pay $40 a
barrel for flour and 40 cents a pound
for beef all next season. rather than
to blister your hands raising pota-
toes and CORN in the back yard.
The San Francisco girls feel that
Father will be much pleased. now that
they can call up New York and order
their hats at 5000 for three minutes
talk, thus saving the expense of q
frp tocPariz:: go = :. e - =
Mrs. w1lda Bdft, daughter of Mr.. W
w. Irwin, president of the Cantor
Sheet & steel Co, was killed and he
i sister, Ruth Irwin, and four meI
/ were seriously injured when their au
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

Hudson county. N. J.. went dry for
the first time in its history. Between
1900 and 5000 saloons were closed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

:. Six cent bread was ind9rged jim. Chi
cago by the National Association o
Master Bakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

toTnobile skidded and struck a tele-
phone pole in pittsburgh. Pa
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

Twenty persons were sentenced. to
imprisonment or heavy fines or both
for violation of the law imposing 6
tax on colored oIeomargarine, in the
Federal District Court at st. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

Nearly ali the railroads west of Chi
cago and east Of Denver filed new
Commerce Commission with substan-
tiaI increases over the present rates
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

Perhaps more people would buy
their next Christmas presents now and
save so per cent if it were not that
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

The first three days in June were
fixed for the reunion of the Unitee
Confederate Veterans in Richmond by
order OF General Bennett H. Young o.
Mobile, Ala.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
Bridgeport, Conn.
Monday, Feb. 4, lob.
Next Dolls Festival
Saturday. February 8.
Next Dolls Prize Composition.
February Sis.

What Saturday that will bel What a week follow
ing that will be
You know what delightful time all had at The
last Dolls Festival and Competition Thousands and
thousands of people the coming of the Doll girls and
voted during the week of competition.
They thought it great. It was great. But this
time that it shall be much greater and in
teresting
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

Labetto Schillatti. IA, of Caldwell
N T., was arrested on charge o.
stealing nine checks, totall1ng $500
from a lock box in the branch post
office at Caldwell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01


9ndf
so be
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

A python "a feet 1eHe escaped from
a. circus in Peru, Ind. Tt had been
one OF the Largest snakes in captivity.
a hre, due to detective insulation,
did slight damage in the elevator shaft
New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

To save the life OF Maitland Chur-
ton, a patient at Fabiola- hospital. Oak
land, Cal. II men have each given
seven inches OF skin from their esrTnE,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

Joseph r. NfeEaaghlins pf New Yer
was stabbed to death in a quarrel }
William B. Irvine
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

The seven counties composing
southern California will spend $1,000
900 this year in road construction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
But don't forget that we expect the Dolls Prize
Competition to be the largest and most interesting gath
ering of Dolls you have ever known Of


of thergi evil
be three prizes in each class
1andso mest Doll BestD
nTosts yIish Doll ouaint aonede
Cut Rag Best
BeTI Doll
Represent
SsMbe Threes pe
Therew will 80 be prizes
{
The Doll Thu Snal1ez Dol
mo. Dur matter
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

they might die before December ana
lose the money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

Prof. Karl T. Waugh OF the Beloit.
{Wis.) college has cured Fay H. CHASE
a sophomore of River Forest III. Of
total nervous blindness by means on
hypnotic suggestion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

Edwin S. corden, one OF Hacken-
sacks, N J., leading dry goods Ener-
chants, died in the Hackensack hOspt-
tai, aged 81.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

1t is no wonder there are so many
unemployed In the cities. when it Is
such hard work farming, and no pic
ture shows in the country either.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

If the tea. supply should be cut OF
by the war, it is feared the Afternoon
literary meetings would have to b
suspended,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

How long will it be before President
Wilson is seen wheeling the baby car
riage up and down Pennsylvania ave-
nue.?
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

The haggard faces one sees in Lent
may not be due so much to fasting.
as to the fact that the people attend
ed four dances week before.
Evening journal., 1915-02-06
Some Sidelghfs on The Sporting Game

tactician will not be able to pull his
disabled machine home in front. His
pitching stafr is badly bent with the alb
sence of Bender and Plank, and his i'm
field cannot boast that it is of the sl00-
600 variety now with Eddie Collins
among the missing.
Then the Boston Red SoN are to bee
considered. Boston. it will be remem
bercd, made great squirt towards the
close of last season and all but over
took the flying Mackmen. Aud they're
going right back into the race with the
same players and lot of additional re-
servc strength.
Lastly. but not least, there are the
Nauks. They seem to have emerged
from an epidemic of managers and di-
rcctors-c control and it Wild Bin William
puts the pep into his playing season
that he has exhibited since signing his
j contract. the ilighanders must be con
y sidered in the race.
/ Hughey Jennings. too. is known to
have pennant aspirations and is bold
enough To come forth with the am
nouncemcnt that the flag is going tn
/ Detroit.
Evening journal., 1915-02-06
TRI- state RUMORS have
HARRISBURG FANS Guessing

Many rumors are afloat regarding
the Tri-State League. Harrisburg fans
are hearing stories about Reading
Withdrawing. and Trenton going out
of business. These were all denied
by local officials. Harrisburg back
ers' say that there is absolutely noth-
ing positive as to the future.
With the sale of Charley Miller and
Red Whalen negotiations were resun-
ed for disposing of several other play
ers. There are a number of appii-
cants to succeed George Cockill.
Chick Emerson would like TO take
charge of the Harrisburg team and
believes he would land a pennant ag-
gregation John Breckenridge. for
mer Harrisburger. now residing in
Akron. Ohio. is another applicant.
Buck" Ramsey of Mechanicsburg,
last season the star pitcher of the
Reading team. is ready to negotiate
for the management of the Harris
burg team Officials said that there
would positively be nothing doing un-
til after the Tri-State meeting, Feb
ruary rs.
Evening journal., 1915-02-06
minors RELEASE
MANY players
Tri-State Men Find BerthS
With Higher Class
Clubs
NEWARK CLAIMS
PITCHER CHABEK

nrBJRN. y. ", Feb 6.-Secretary
John il Farrell. of the National Asso-I
ciation. today gave out the Following
releases and drafts in major and minor
baseball:
Newark. y. j.. has claimed the fol-
lowing drafted players under the WaiN-
en- rules. Cadore from Nilkcsbaue;
Appleton from Fort Worth; chsbcS
from Harrisburg; Dell from Seattle;
Edward Donald from Waco, Tex, and
Howell from Chattanooga, Tenn, all
drafted by Brooklyn Omaha, Neb, has
claimed Tiple. who was drafted by In
dianapolis.
The following players have been re-
leased by purehase;
Bv Cleveland association Tom
Reilly and George Beck to New Or
leans. J. Il. Lelivelt and T. e. George
to Kansas City.
Bv Cleveland lAmcmcan Leaguc)-
John W. Knight to Cleveland lAssocia-
tionl
By Detroit-Jamcs Sharpe and Rus
sell Retsil TO Sranton, Pa, and William
Purtcll to Venice, Cal
BY Terre laute-lhomas Shcchan IA
Cincinnati lN L. and Ted Anderson
to Grand Rapids, Mich.
Bg Chicago a. L.)-Andrew Slight
to Milwaukee, and Carl Manda to Oak
land, Cal
BY Louisville. Ky.-"Polly" McLarry
to Chicago On. H.
BY Cncinnati-Norman Glcckson e
Dayton. o.; r. }. Egan TO Brooklyn
and Bert Daniels to- louisville, Ky.
BY Chicago q. Ll-Claude Derricl
to Louisville, and A. #. Bues TO JERSEY
City.
BY lndianapolis-Tom Griffith to Gin
cinnat
BY st. Paul Mimi Booth Hopper
to St. Louis o. IT,
BY Bay City, Ahch.-Ray Brubake
to New York "a. H..
By Washington. ID. C.-H. Hedge
peth and c. Barton to Scranton. Pa.
Bv Toledo, O.--Henges Stebbins
Beebe and Walters TO Flint, Mich
Sharkey to Adrian, Mich and Crossmal
and Nichols 90 Jackson, Mich.
Bv Milwaukee-Leo McGraw I
Grand Rapids, Mich.
By Denver, Col. Butcher to Indian
apolis.
BY lndiauapolis-James Galloway
penrer
Evening journal., 1915-02-06
MINOR LEAGUE CHANGES.

AUBURN. \. v, Feb g. The follow
inc changes among clubs i'm the minor
leagues were announced today by Secre-
tary John H. Farrell of the National
Association of Professional Baseball
Leagues;
"rhe franchise aud players of the
Calesburg, In.. club in the Central As
sociation are transferred 10 Muscatinc.
Ia; the franchise and players of the
Portland, Ore, club in the Northwest
em League are transferred 10 Ahcr-
decn. Washington; the franchise and
players of the Richmond. Va. club in
| the Virginia League are transferred Ia
I Rocky Mount. \. c.; the franchise and
D PLAYERS OF the Sacramento club ar.
\ transferred to salt Lake. Utah. and the
territory of salt Lake is added TO th,
: Pacific Coast League
Territorial rights of the Virgins
League 90 Richmond, Va. are trans
) ierred TO the international League; IN
e, territory of Denison. Tex, and that o
; Paris. Of the Texas-Oklahoma Leagu
b have been added to the Western As
sociation.
Evening journal., 1915-02-06
IFFTv RuSSFLL BALKs.

SYRACUSE. Feb. Is Clarence Ocftyl
Russell, who was traded by Scranton
to the Stars for Joe Slattery, and who
played first base for the Tvinklers the
last two mouths of the 1914 season
will not sign "A contract with the Syra-
cuse club for 1918 until he receives
his back salary of 1913.
This became known here when the
sporting editor Of local paper re-
ceivcd a letter from Lefty who is max
ing his home in Hagerstown, Md.
j. H. Farrell, president of the New
York State league last week sent out
contracts TO all members of the Syra-
cuse team.
Russell said in his note that he had
also written letter TO President Far
rell, in which he stated that he woul,
talk business with the Syracuse clul
Just as soon as he received his money
and not one minute before
Evening journal., 1915-02-06
POPULAR TRI- STATE star
TO Coach HOPKINS TEAM

Eddie Hooper. last seasons star
and manager of the Lancaster team,
will again coach the Johns Hopkins
baseball team. Tho ex-Tri-Stater was
named for the position yesterday at n
meeting of the Hopkins athletic board
i'm the trophy room of Mccoy Hall
Hooper has been very successful at
Hopkins, turning out some mighty
good teams considering the material
he had to work on. II is likely that
he will begin active work about the
middle OF this month and continue
until May Is. Hooper has made no
plans to play professional ball during
the coming season.
Evening journal., 1915-02-06
RRANnYMINE FIREMEN WIN.

In a friendly contest of indoor
games last night the teams of the
Fire Company defeated
the independence Company. The
scores;
Pool tournament - Brandywine's
team. composed of Albert Taggart
and William Lenderman defeated the
Independence team composed of Jo-
seph Thomas and Harry Lutz in a
hundred point game by the score OF
zoe TO "a.
In the checker tournament Brandy
wine scored 21 points and Indepen-
dence 10.
Out of six euchre games the teams
representing each company won
three.
In the quot games. Independence
redeemed themselves a great deal by
winning all Ave games. The different
teams of the contest we're captained
by F. p. Lesmier. Of independence
and Larry" Stirlith. of Brandywine
/ Another contest between the two
companies will be held at the Bran.
DIVINE engine house on next Frida,
| evening. February u. Refreshments
were served during the playing of tn
different contests.
Evening journal., 1915-02-06
By HAL SHERIDAN.
rittcn for The United Press.

Written Tor ne nllcd Ifess.
NEW YORK, Feb. G.-fans around
Belligcrcnt Ban Johnsou's loop, with
lcanings toward doping out prospective
winners. are going to have one tough
lob this season. unless all the signs are
pointing wrong. The usual preseason
dope is pointing to a rather complicated
race with several teams, it they run
true to form, in the race from April
until October.
The new managers. with greatly
strengthened aggregatioas. have to be
considered. These are the Chicago
White Sox, with Clarence Henry. Row
land at the helm. and the rciuvenated
Yankees. with Wild Bill Donovan WELD
ms the baton And with Eddie Collins
cavortmg around second base for tho
SoN. and one of the pest hurting corps
i'm the league. those same SoN begin tc
stack mp pretty large in the American
race.
There are those. and there are many
of them. who think Connie Mack has
"shot his wad and that the elongated