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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-18

tors sought to wrest the title from him, but in vain. Every year Figg visited the Southwark Fair and took on the aspirants for the title. Buck horse, George Taylor, the Barber '' Titos Carini the Italian giant, Ned Sutton and. other pugilists contested for pugilistic honors. but Figg, the father of boxing, held the supremacy until his health in 1734, which occur red only few months before the passing of his patron, the Earl of Peterborough.
 man to develop as his successor, and from the many applicants who, spre- sented themselves he chose Jack Broughton, a strong young waterman Jack attended boxing exhibition given by Figg, and went forward as a volunteer to fight one of the bruisers in Figg's company. Broughton, all though wholly inexperienced, won with such ease, that Figg imme ediately took the waterman under his wing. For time Broughtons devoted him self to practicing Eye noble art of de- fense'' with his master. When Figg considered his protege a finished box CT he matched him to fight George Taylor, known as George the Boxer,' . at that time the Iustiest of Figg's rivals fer the championship. Brough- ton won with ease. Later he appeared
 
 and pupil fighting with sword. cudgel and fists, to the great delight of the monarch, who applauded vigorously.
 When Figg died in the December of 1884, Broughton soon became the champion pugilist of England, enjoy ing <tte patronage of the Kings son. the Duke of Cumberland. While Figg was equally proficient with the back swords, -cudgel and. fists, and had edu- cated his protege in all those arts. Broughton devoted himself to boxing rules to govern f1stic contests For this reason he is often called the real father of boxing, and in measure this is true, for while Figg popular ized modern boxing, he devised no rules for the sport.
 The old Adam and Eve tavern has long since been torn down, but it de- serves to live in sporting history as the cradle of modern boxing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-18

was badly burned about the face. hands and body, and two other work men were burned about the face and had their hair scorched.
 Golden Pheasants.
 A number of young golden pheas- ants recently received by the officials of the Pahquique Rod and Gun club of Danbury, have been liberated in the woods The birds were received from the state farm near Madison.
 He Drank Liniment.
 William Wha1ey attempted to end his life in the Danbury police station Thursday evening by drinking a quan- tity~s of linimei1t which he had been using as a remedy for tooth ache. Prompt measures by a physician soon removed Whaley from his critical con
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-18

dition but left him in a greatly weak ened state. Wha1ey about a year ago was honorably discharged from the United States army, having. serv- ed a term Of enlistment. He was Cruz 8 year ago last spring and par ticipated in the engagement there and for his services there his term of enlistment was shortened consider ably. The young mans father said that if his son were given an oppor-- tunity he would re-en1ist in the navy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-18

Five persons were killed, and more than twenty Injured when a. heavy rock crushed two cars of a Chess peake s Ohio passenger train in the Pinacle tunnel, near 1EcCorkle, VI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-18
Burned by Gasoline.

Giuseppe Antonio is in the Green wich Hospital, suffering from painful injuries received Friday when a gas oline tank exploded. Antonio drop ped a lighted match near the can of gasoline, causing it to explode.
 Three men were injured by a gas explosion in East Port Chester, Tues day afternoon, when a gas feed-pipe burst. Workmen were blasting rock when the accident occurred. Andrew zellman, who was watching the work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-18
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS.
Discharged in Pocket.

Richard Outwater, Jr., of Green wich. was painfully injured, Monday, at Huntington L. l., where he was camping. A revolver accidentally ex- ploded, and a bullet passed through the calf of his left leg. He had the revolver in his hip pocket. He grasp ed the weapon. intending to pull it from his pocket, and the trigger caught in his trousers, causing it to be discharged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-18

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The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
LASKEY DEFENDS SEIZURE.
District Attorney Explain Action In
Marks-Goldsmith Case.

District Attorney Laskey yesterday
defended the legality of his seizure
of records of the Marks-Goldsmith
Company, 1110 F street northwest. He
answered a rule issued against him
by Justice Siddons to show cause why
he should not return the records.
Hearing of arguments in the case was
continued until tomorrow morning.
The officers of the music firm are
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud. In asking for the rule against
the District attorney they stated that
the United States marshal continued to
search the company's offices after having
been ordered to stop by counsel for
the firm. who had hurried to the
scene.
The District attorney replies that
he was in attendance upon the grand
jury and therefore had authority to
seize the evidence necessary.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
0be0ownGrier

w. }. Weiss hns requested that nfem-
bers OF the Eighteenth Army Corps
communicate with him, with a view to
arranging of plans for the Grand Army
encampment
The Excise Board this week will be-
gin inspection of 299 retail and So
wholesale places for which new Ii
censes have been asked. There were
three less wholesale and one less re-
tail licenses applied for this year than
last.
"The Proof That War Advances
Civilization will be the subject of an
address by Mrs, .. G. Ferry at Public
Library this evening at o'clock at a
public meeting under auspices Of the
District branch Of the Peace League of
the World.
Because OF small attendance, the
Piney Branch Citizens Association
last night postponed what would have
been the first meeting of the Associa-
tion for this season. The next meet
ing will be held the first Monday night
in October. Hot weather last night
prevented the meeting from being at
tended in full.
Yesterday the school term of Con-
zaga College started with the enroll
ment Of students and assignments to
classes. A committee Of the alumni
has formed plans to hold an automo-
bile excursion to Chapel Point, Nd,
on Thursday to greet the new stu
dents in the College High School.
Citizens of South WashingtOn have
been invited to attend a meeting to-
morrow evening at s o'clock in St.
Dominic's School Hail. Sixth and F
streets southwest, for the purpose of
forming South Washington Citizens
Association. The association will pro-
mote wharf facilities, street paving.
proper transportation services and
equitable assessment and taxation.
At . meeting at the residence of
John L Knopp, 1929 Jackson Place
northeast, Thursday evening. the COM
mittee on gardens. lawns and parks of
the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens As
ISOLATION will determine the winners Of
the lawn and garden competition held
yesterday afternoon. The judges were
Commissioner Brownlow, Francis F..
Gillen, superintendent Of parks. and
Peter Bissett, Of the Department of
Agriculture.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
HUNDREDS WILL ATTEND
CHAMBER SHORE DINNER
Secretary Grant. of Commerce Body.
Daily Receives Scores of APP
pEcations for Tickets.

Several hundred members of the Cham
Der of Commerce and their friends are to
attend the chambers outing and shore
dinner at Chesapeake Beach Thursday.
Scores of requests for tickets and reser-
vations are received in each mail by Sec
retary Thomas Grant, who is directing
the preparatory work Of the outing.
The menu, as announced yesterday. is:
Dinner-Celery. olives, crab flake cock
tail. crab soup, chamber OF commerce
flake crackers, soft shell CLAIMS. Rhode
Island crackers, casino sauce. soft shell
crab tartar sauce, half spring chicken
smother fried, hot cornbread. baked po-
tato. roasting ears. deviled roquefort
cheese, crackers, coffee.
Lunch-Sandwiches, hot country sau-
sage link, rolls, 325 assorted sandwiches,
mustard and horse radish.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
ARMY.NAVY BODY SEEKS
PENSIONS FOR WIDOWS
Union Probably Will Indorse Key Bill
Aiding Defendants of Spanish
War Veterans.

A delegation. including twenty-five rep
resentatives Of Washington. will leave
here this morning to attend the seven
teenth biennial convention Of the Army
and Navy Union in Atlantic City. The
delegation will represent the seven garri-
sons Of the union in the District. Repre-
sentatives of women's auxiliaries and
their friends will accompany the delega-
ton.
The delegation will be led by Gen. H.
Oden Lake. national commander of the
union. and his staff. The party will
travel in a special car. and will be Joined
at Baltimore by Maryland delegates and
at Philadelphia by Pennsylvania dele
gates. 1t Is expected the representation
at the convention will number at least
400 delegates. The convention will be in
session from Wednesday through Friday
The H. Oden Lake Club will be an
organization from Washington to further
the reelection of Gen. Lake as national
commander. An argument in his favor
will be that forty new garrisons have
been established during his administra-
:Ion.
Propositions to come before the con-
ventioR for action are an Endorsement of
policies of President Wilson In the inter-
national crisis; demand for prepared
ness for war: Endorsement Of the Key
bill. which pensions widows and depen-
dent children of soldiers, sailors, and
marines of the war with Spain, and the
demand for Congressional action giving
preference in the civil service to Ameri-
can war veterans.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
District Courts

Suit for $4,000 was filed against the
Washington Terminal Company and the
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company by the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company in
the District Supreme Court yesterday.
The street railway company alleges the
defendants dug a tunnel under B street
southeast, to street northeast, in such
manner as to destroy the foundation
Of the street railway tracks. Attorney ].
j. Darlington appears for the plaintiff
company.
Married on the 18th of April 1910, Mrs
Helen X. Dunsworth applied to the Dis
trict Supreme Court for a divorce yes
terday. also the 18th. She charges her
husband, Martin J. Dunsworth, with
cruel treatment and inadequate support.
She states he Is employed by the Fed
eral Trades Commission at q salary Of
Hiss year. Attorney W. c. Balders-
ton represents the wife.
Alleging he was beaten by employees
Steamboat Company while aboard the
steamer Charles Macalcster June IS, s.
Howard Fleming yesterday filed suit for
5000 against the company. He Is rep
resented by Attorney Leon Tobriner.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company was sued for $500 by Suttut
Ffllah yesterday. The plaintiff alleges
car Of the company was started while
she was alighting. She is represented
by Attorney Harry c. Cox.
Harry E. Scherrer is bequeathed s., 900
by the will of James Sheehan, filed for
probate yesterday. Mrs. Nicholas Sesso
is left 800 for her kindness during my
Illness Scherrer is given the residue
of the estate and is named executor
without bond. The paper is dated jan
uary q, 1915.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14

senger train. They will be busy bill
ing" the town and its environs until
the circus reaches the city.
Eighteen nationalities will be repre-
sented in the 1000 persons who traveI
with the circus. The show uses 80
horses and three herds Of elephants
The menagerie is much larger than
the usual circus menagerie because all
of Carl Hagenbeck's wild animals
that were kept in Hamburg. Germany,
before the war now are with the CIR
Gus.
In the menagerie is a cub Bengal
tiger that was born on the day the
European war started. A photograph
of the cub recently was taken with
Billy" the son of one Of the animal
trainers with the circus. 1t is said
that neither of the babies is COM
pletely happy unless he is in the COM
pany Of the other.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
ODD FELLOWS WILL
ENTERTAIN VETERANS
Hall in Seventh Street Will Be Opened
as Rest Room for C. A. R.
Visitors

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
is preparing to entertain Grand Army of
the Republic veterans and their wives
during their encampment here.
The Odd Fellows Hall, in Seventh
street. near D street northwest, will be
kept open every day during encampment
week so veterans may find a place to rest
Several subcommittses of the lodge
have been appointed to arrange for the
work. The arrangements committee Is
composed of E. c. Grumley. chairman:
L. P. Pumphrey. vice chairman; J. T.
Allison. secretary: c. P. Sample. treas
Irer: w. J. Hope. W. E. Clapp, l. E.
King, Mathew O'Brien, F. r. Water
hotter. George B. johnson. ]. H. Cole,
w. B. Hartley. Robert McMullen. F.
Mettler. H. Oxenburg. John H. Wood. w
H. Smoot A. Krauth, Wilton Harvey
Bert v. Wolfe. r. E. Wines. E. L. Dunn
H. F. Allwine w. ]. Rogers, S. E. Boyce,
Mrs H. Werner. Mrs. Alice Thomas. Mrs.
Annie Coleman. Mrs. Ona Pfrimmer, FL
sic Boyce. Mrs. Billings. Mrs E. Pearl
Windsor. and Mrs. Flora o. Schwinger
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14

The Carl Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus,
with six rings. 400 European artists.
and one of the most complete men
ageries in the world. will pitch its
big tent on the grounds at Fifteenth
and H streets northeast, and entertain
the people of the National Capital on
September 81 and 2S.
The circus will be the last of the
summer. 1t will be the first time in
six years that the Hagenbeck show
has been given here. The circus is
valued at sS,OOO.000 and is said to
have a daily expense account of
$500.
The advance guard of the show
reached Washington last night. 1t was
composed Of thirty billposters, litho-
graphers. and advertising men who
reached Union Station in big yellow
coach attached to the rear of a pas
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
sherman Law ACTIONS
Hinge ON DECISIONS
Attorney General Awaits Supreme
Court Rulings in Anti
trust Cases.

The Attorney General and his assist
ants are looking forward to the decisions
of the Supreme Court in two or three
important antitrust cases as the guide
for future efforts to execute the Sher-
man antitrust law. These opinions are
expected before the beginning OF the new
year. The two most important are the
Harvester and the Steel trust cases. both
Of which will be argued before the court
early In the term beginning October Ii.
The Steel trust case decided against
the government in the Federal Court for
the District of New Jersey will be ap-
pealed and a motion made to advance
and set it for argument before the first
of the year The Harvester trust case.
in which the government Won In the
Federal Court for the District Of Mime
sofa. but by a divided court. two to one.
has been ordered reargued by the Su-
preme Court. and will be heard probably
about the same time as the Steel trust
case, and the two opinions will come
down about the same time.
It may be that the opinions will not be
announced until just after the holidays.
The course to be taken by the Depart
ment Of Justice in regard to number
Of cases now under consideration will
depend upon the courts decision in the
trust cases now pending. Several i'm
portant contentious put FORWARD oy the
government are held by the departments
law officers as vital to the law. In ad-
dition to the Harvester and the Steel
trust cases. interest also attaches to the
steamship pool. the Reading and Lehigh
Valley Railroad cases. II the govern
ment wins its contentious, other cases
will be filed; II 1t loses, the whole ag-
gressive policy n pursuing the trusts
begun under a former administration
and carried forward under McReynolds
and Gregory, will be changed. The law
will be looked upon henceforth in the
main as a dead letter. and there will
be less activity in trying to run down
business under it.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
QUESTIONS JUDGES PARDON. :"
U. s. Says Court should Not Suspend
Embexzler's Sentence.

The Department of Justice yester-
day took steps to compel Judge John
NJ. Killitts. Federal judge for the
northern district of Ohio, to enforce
the sentence of imprisonment against
James E. Henehan, Toledo banker.
convicted of embezzlement
Assistant Attorney General Wallace
filed in the Supreme Court a brief
asking for a mandamus to compel
Judge Killitts to carry out the SEN
tence.
ond National Bank of Toledo, was
sentenced to five years on conviction
of embezzling bank funds. Judge
Killitts suspended sentence pending
good behavior. The government claims
judge has not the semi-pardoning
power asserted by Judge Killitts in
this case.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE.

Leon Katz. a. and Rose Rozanissy, ls Rev.
VI. A. Horwitz.
Franklin L. FuDmer. q. and Goldie O. Fitzgerald.
81. Rev. Thomas G. Smyth.
Walter H. May. s.. and Jamie F. johnson, ls
Rev. James I. Marthal
Hurt H. Claypool. 81, Of this city, and Byrdie NJ.
Jones' s. Of Morrisville, Va. Rev. F. ]. Prettyman
John Reiley. 2. and Bertha Studzinski 81 both
Of Baltimore. Rev. Howard F. Downs
Wenzel Nike. g. and Theresa Kowanda Is. Judge
Milton Strasbarger.
Thornton A. Jewett. q, and Catherine Copps ls
Rev. ". r. Wedderspoon.
Charles Solomon "a and Sadie Smith, 20 both
Of Detroit. Rev. G. Siverstone.
John V. Cosan. 8. and Pauline A. Isem,nn, a.
Rev. Thomas L. McGugan.
Giovanni De Martina. q. and lnnocenza Muccio-
lini Is Rev. n. VI. De Carlo.
Mason L. Phillips. g. and Wanda G. Yarbroush,
70. both OF Richmond Va. Rev. James s. Mont
somery. .
CoLoRED.
Ralph E. Grant. 9. and Katherine l. E. Hick-
man. y Rev. L. NJ. Stevens
Clyde X. Newsome. 2, and Juanita NJ Lee, IS,
Rev. c. H. stepteau.
Samuel W. BTockett. 2, and Margaret johnson,
IS. Rev. W. H. JernaGin.
James Harris. s.. and Mary Beverly. q. Rev.
Charles NJ. Bell
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
SCHOOL OPENED TO ALIENS.
Citixe nship Will Be Taught Foreign
ers in Might Classes.

A nationwide movement. aimed to make
Uncle Sans aliens producing rather than
dependent members Of the community by
opening the doors Of public schools to
them for lessons in citizenship and prin-
ciples of government. was launched yes
terday by the Department of Labor.
In furtherance of this educational plan.
officials have conferred with and received
assurances Of hearty cooperation from
public school superintendents IN all parts
CT the country.
Acting Secretary of Labor Post an
nounced that scores of schools In various
sections have arranged with the opening
Of the coming scholastic term to provide
night classes for adult foreigners. with
specia attention to civics and naturali-
zation laws,
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
D. c. CANNOT REPAIR ROAD.
Municipality without Authority t.
Mend Private ThorouEhfare.

At the next session of Congress re-
newed efforts will be made by the COM
missioners to obtain legislation for lay
ing out a system of highways in the
Barry Farms subdivision in Southeast
Washington. south Of Anacostia River.
The streets in this section are privately
owned and are greatly in need of repair
Residents have petitioned the Commits
sioners to improve Stanton road. but the
District is held to be without authority
to spend money for this purpose, inas-
much as taxes are being paid on the
streets by private owners.
Commissioner Kutz said yesterday that
IL the owners will dedicate the streets to
the District the municipality will imme-
diately take steps to put them in good
condition
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
PARCEL POST TO AID EXPORTS.
Uncle sam Plans to Help Shipper
Boost Trade.

A gigantic plan TO boost American ex-
ports by using the parcel post to send
packages to foreign countries is being
worked out by the Postoffice Depart rtment.
1t was learned yesterday. Formal an
nouncement of the plan will be made
in December.
Agreements with sixty-eight foreign
countries will be revised so that all re-
strictions on parcels will be removed 1t
is now planned that parcels may be sent
to any one of these countries for II cents
a pound.
The Federal Trade Commission has been
gathering data in order to boost this plan
y general appeal will be made to ex-
porters all over the United States to use
the parcel post in broadening and en-
larging their trade.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District Of Columbia. Maryland, and VII
gina-Fair Tuesday and probably "Wednesday; con-
tinued warm; moderate southerly winds
For North Carolina South Carolina. and Georgla
-Generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday; moderate
southeast winds.
The indications are that the warm weather VIII
continue in the Eastern and Southern States until
after the eastward passage Of the storm that was
central Monday night over Eastern Colorado
Generally fair weather will prevail Tuesday and
Wednesday in the eastern half OF the country eX-
cept that showers are probable along the northern
border.
Local temperature-Midnight. "A: .. m. II;
a. m. Il: a. m., 20; a. M. IS: 10 4. m. Is; L
noon, 50; . p. n, 60: p. m, 2; s p. m, u;
o. m s.; % T. NJ, 70. Highest. 81; lowest. 70.
Relative hlmidity-s a. m. 30; p. m. a:
o. m, 76 Rainfall Is p. to p. M. 0. Hours
of sunshine. I22 per cent Of possible sunshine. s.
Temperature same dsfe hst yesr-Highest, sS; low
est So
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
Dress Up!
TOMORROW marks the exit OF the Straw Hat anc
i ''straws show which way the wind blows

TOMORROW marks the exit OF the Straw Hat and
'straws show which way the wind blows"
The passing Of the straw hat marks the passing of the
summer season. It's time to discard the of the summer
earb along with the hat and dress up for fall Clothes
do not make the man, but mark the character DOM
mating characteristic Of the American people right
PROSPERITY
We have billion bushels of wheat; three billion
bushels of corn; the railroads are ordering more freight
cars Ia sure sign of prosperity We have already ordered
$30O,000,00O worth Of automobiles this year, which
American manufacturers working night and day to turn
out; banks bursting with god and from every State
and city indications Of good times" We are pros
porous nation.
Let's look the part Let's get tune with the changing
and realize that fall here and that the merchants
of Washington have searched the four of the earth
to the wearabes for Washington folk to DRESS UP
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
PRIEST SHOT IN BACK.

Catholic Clergyman Unable to Give
Clew to Police.
st. Clairsville. Ohio, Sept 13-As he
was about to enter his home, the Rev
STANLEY Szadinski. pastor of Catholic
church at Fairport. Aear here. was shot
in the back last night. He was brought
to local hospital. where the physicians
said today he would recover The clergy
man. who recently came from Chicago
told the county authorities he could give
no clew to the identity OF the assassin.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
JITNEY FARE RAISED.
Buses Operate on 10 Instead of
Scent Rate.

H. c. Eddy. engineer commissioner of
the Public Utilities Commission, submit
ted his report yesterday on the jitney
buses in Washington. Only four jitney
companies have compiled with the request
of the commission for a report Of their
facilities and business. the time limit for
which was set for September TO- The re-
ports received are from the Jitney Bus
Company. Incorporated. the District Jit-
ney Bus Company. J. H. Swain. and Sc
lima NJ Wright The delinquent compa-
MES will be requested to forward the re-
ports at once.
Following reorganization and a raise
from to 10 cents in fare, the Virginia
Auto Service Company has resumed op-
Grafton of the red jitney buses between
Ballston. Va. and Eighth street and
pennsylvania avenue northwest. Fifteen
cents is charged for a round trip.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-14
Anarchy Reigns in Turkey.

London. Sept 13.-The greatest ANARCHY
reigns in Turkey. according to Avail
advices reaching the Exchange TELEGRAPH
Company via Turin. The military author
ities have almost disappeared and the
army Is demoralized. Deserters are nil
aging the country