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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

TT is to be regretted that Rollie zet-
 der Jumped the Tanks, for in ad- ditior1 to having a celebrated bunion, Rollie also has a world famous beak- In fact, with Rollie and Wild Bill on the same club the Tanks could have boasted the two largest noses in base ball. And both are very sensitive about their nasal organs.
 Several years ago, with Donovan pitching, zeider drove hot single through the box. When he reached first RoIlie tried to kid Donovan and said, "sBill, how did your nose ever es- cape that drive 2" Bill held his peace until zieder reached third. Then he walked over to him and gave Rollie's nose careful scrutiny. "Rollie, do you know if had your nose full of niclxe1s would retire from baseball. 1" remark Wild William.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14
by Anner5 Association.
 COLLINS OF THE CHICAGO WHITE sox.

beaten out of fifth place by the Brownies by the narrow margin of a single game.
 If were a betting man, said Rick ey recently, 'I would feel just as safe holding a ticket on the White Sox as I would with a wager on most any of the heavily backed favorites in the race. It would not surprise me bit if the Sox won the pennant.
 ''The White Sox may not have been very impressive last season, but the addition of Collins will make the Chi cago team one to be feared. Collins will make the Sox a smart ball club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14
Welsh Lacks Kick; That's Why He's Busy

believe they will escape with a whole skin at his hands and in return may win a championship worth a fortune.
 Still Freddie continues to wear the crown at a cocky angle and smiles his way through the world.
 Two reasons account for the big crop of contenders-frst, there are more good nghtweights in the spot light now than ever before; second, Welsh's well known inability to deliver a knockout punch makes all hands from prelim boys to Charley White willing to swap punches with him.
 Freddie expects to hold his title as long as he continues to box carefully and play the Jabbing game across the boards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

NO matter what you think of Freddie
 Welsh, you've got to hand it to him..
 He has more contenders to reckon with than any other f1st1e champion has had in recent years.
 He doesn't try to rush his opponents and knock them out. He won the title on points and continues to hold 1t by boxing for points.
 He's the superior of about every man at his weight at this style of milling.
 Although he cuts less clever men up pretty badly with his constant jabbing, he doesn't harm them much, so nearly all boxers who can scale around 1s5 are anxious to take a chance of land ing one good punch on his jaw. They
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14
Here's a Real SIOO.OOO Infield

1g these days of bughouse baseball
 values the Athletics indeld, now broken up. has been referred to as the ~s100.oo0 quartet" with the tacit un :. derstanding that this meant the great est inner defense of all times.
 But utter this view Botto voce If in the presence of Cap Anson. Old timers w1E tell you that the real 100000 in-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

ORANGE RICKEY, manager of the - St. Louis Browns. claims that it Is possible to transform a tailender into a pennant winner by the addition Of one player. To prove that such a thing is possible he asks that the White Sox Of Chicago, who recently obtained the services of Edward Trowbridge Col lins, late of Philadelphia, be closely watched during the approaching cam paign.
 In Rickey's opinion, Collins is likely to make g. flag winner of the White Sox. despite the fact that the Sox finished in sixth place in 1914, being
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

what backward about doing some of the things that he now pulls with ev-s cry confidence in himself Two years of heavy work behind the bat as first string man of the Sox have given him all the certainty and initiative that a catcher needs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

If SchaIk has a fault it Is that he takes too many chances. No one has ever been able to accuse him of show ing a streak of yellow in ball game. In fact, he has always been too reck- less. Instead of taking care of himself, he at times need1ess1y exposes himself to injury and thus weakens his team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

weakness It did not take him long to explode the theory of Wallie's great ness as q catcher when it came to the big series.
 There is another reason for consid- ering Schalk the best exponent Of the catching art. His youth and inexpert-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14
.Ep cEERs- HAS WON A MILLION.

ED oEERs HAS WON A MILLION. TNHE following table shows the win
 1 nfnes of Edward F. (Pop) Geers during the period of 189o-1914, year by year. In includes only the money won by horses which he personally drove and does not account for that won by numerous horses trained by him. but upon various occasions driven by other reinsmen:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

WHY sox PUT IT OVER ON cgss. BILLY SULLIVAN has been released
 by the Chicago White soE. Ee has long been considered one of the. brain lest men in the game. Fielder Jones tells how in conversation with Johnny King, after that upsett1ng victory of the Sox over the Cubs in the yzorld's series Of 1906. King said:
 eHow did you fellows happens to beat us? You know we've got 1t all over you, man, for man."
 <'eWen,' Fielder says he replied you see, we had a real catcher
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14
MOLLA BJURSTEDT, WOMAN
 INDOOR TENNIS CHAMPION

MISS 11oI.T.A BJURsrEDT Of swe-. den is the new national indoor tennis champion. She defeated Kiss Marie Wagner. the title holder, in New Xc4k city recently.
 In view of the fact that Miss Blur 9Hedt won the Olympic singles at Stock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14
HEADING cATCHERS IN AMERICAN AND
 NATIONAL LEAGUES
#; 2. Wineo: 3. Archer; 4. shang; 5. schalk
.. ..!s.s.s.sll.

RAY sCHALK, the star backstop of
 the Chicago White Sox, will be, in a class by himself the coming season
 There will be no other catcher in all of the sixteen clubs of the major leagues who can dispute with him the title of being the best catcher in the game Waffle Schang of the Athletics has shared the title with the south side
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

hero for the past two years. but the performance Of the Philadelphia man in the worlds series last fall puts him out of the running, for consideration this year.
 George Stallings was to blame for robbing Schang of his glory. The Iead- Fer of the Braves had been the manager of the Bllfalo team when schang was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

It is said that Manager Brssnahan be- 1teves he will develop into Q eorlking good first baseman. so will give him a chance at the position
 There seemed to be . scarc1tT Of good catchers last year. but the 1915 season may develop several GoOd ones-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14

has done in the practice games he has at least an even chance of starting che National league race aa guardian e Harry Hempstead's short fencS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-14
TWO BASEBALL NOSES.

Total for twenty-five years.-....S.17s.4 4
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
STATECAPlTAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
TAX VALUATIONS REDUCED.

Decrease Of ss.5oe, ,445 Made by State
Tax Commission.
Denyer.-A decrease Of $5.506.445
In the aggregate placed upon the tax
able property of corporations In the
state from that fixed last year is an
nounced by the State Tax Commits
sion.
According to the figures given out
by the commission. the railroads.
street railways and other corporations
will pay, combined taxes on $256.512,-
$50 worth of property this year, as
against $262.01S.S35 las year.
The valuations placed on the var
ious classes of property as compared
with that fixed by the commission
last year is as follows:
Car lines-$676, 900 in 1915. and
$761. $50 in 1914.
Railroads-$176,231,S ,S6O in 1915, and
SITS, 9,46O,S90 in 1914.
Telephone companies-$10.554,36 ,36O In
1915, and s$1O,S42,49O In 1914.
Telegraph lines-s1, ,477,640 In 1915,
and $1,495,s00 In 1914.
Express ompanies-$1,35 1853, 800 In
1918. and $1,419,9OO in 1914.
Pullman company -$1,101.3O0 In
1915, and $1,101, 300 in 1914.
Selfwinding clock-$25,870 in 1915:
and $39,350 in 1914.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
stratton Home Has 100000 Assets

Colorado Springs.-The report of
the annual audit of the Myron STRAIT
ton Home Corporation shows assets of
s7,246, 6,575.24 at the close Of the fis-
cal year. The report covers all SUBJ
salaries Of the corporation, including
The Intermountain Realty Company,
the Colorado Springs and Interurban
Company, the Stratton Cripple Creek
Mining and Development Company
and the Arcadia, Granite Hill, Matoa,
Reno. Sacramento, Starr-King and Ze-
nobia mines. Receipts for the year
we're .$216, 1858 and disbursements to-
.aled $95,059.33 Cash on hand was
s3S,512.12. Investments made totaled
s159,392.9S. Taxes on property in
Colorado Springs and Denver were
paid for q total of $27,385.05.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
CYCLONE KILLS TWO
FLYING DEBRIS cRUsHEs Chill
DREN TO DEATH.
Doctors Find Over Score in Serious
Condition as Result Of Tornado
in Little Hat Creek Section.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Lamar, Colo.-Two children deac
and twenty-five people so badly in
jured that they are confined to theii
beds under medical care, with heavy
loss to the crops, is the result SO far
compiled of terrific plains tornado
accompanied by hail. which ragged or
the night of the 29th in the remote
Little Cat creek and Mud creek sec
tions, twenty miles southwest. All re
ports agree that nothing is left OF
scores of claim shacks on hOmesteads
in the districts.
That the storm was a regular Kan
sas cyclone there is no doubt. AS in
vestigations of the stricken districts
progress, new losses are learned and
new accounts of the freak happenings
that accompany such storms are re
ported.
The dead are Cletis Baker 4, who
was struck by debris when the Lon
Baker residence was blown down, and
his sister Letha, 10, who died at 10,
cal hospital from injuries received at
the same time. The mother is pros
trated with grief and is reported to
be badly hurt and threatened with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Markham
neighbors of the Bakers, are reported
injured.
Two local physicians who we're sent
to the Mud creek district as soon as
news of the storm reached here, re.
turned with the report that 1t was
worse than had been believed. They
found twenty-five people so badly hurt
that they were unable to help them
selves.
Mayor C. F. Cook Of Lamar and
Register A. L. Beavers of the federal
land office here headed. an auto res
cue party, which was hurriedly made
up to carry food supplies into the
Little Cat district when 1t was learned
how severe the storm had been.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
A splnster's Warning.

She may have had experience In
matrimony from what she said. but
to all outward appearances she was
spinster. She had been sitting In
the courtroom of justice of the
peace while he was preparing to
marry q couple in his private Office.
There was too much laughing in the
office to suit the spinster. and she let
everybody know 1t.
Finally she had stood the laughing
Of the bride-to-be long enough, she
thought. and she squeaked the follow.
ing In a high-pitched voice:
Marriage Is not to be laughed at.
1t is serious thing like going to
church. ch."-Indianapolis News.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Russian Victory.

noO0iau
General Ivan Pavlovitch sat in his
room and studied the map. Then he
rang the bell at his elbow. In came
Sergius Julioffski. his aide-decamp.
what are your orders. excellen-
Cyl"
"Sergius Julioffski. glance over this
map. Do you see this hillf"
Il do, excellency."
THAT hill must be captured. At
tend to the matter and let me know
when 1t is done."
Il will, excellency."
Twenty minutes. passed and there
was knock at the door. Sergius
strobe in, clicked his heels together,
and saluted.
"Well, what is 1t. Sergius. my SOM"
"I have the honor to announce, en
cellency, that the hill has been cap.
tured."
ALREADY captured! Fine, my son.
fine! Who captures lit"
"The Germans, excellency."
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Police Patrol Hits Editors Car.

Denver. = Racing at high speed
eight police officers and three uniden
titled prisoners had a narrow escape
from death when the auxiliary patro
wagon, returning from Overland Park
racetrack, and an automobile driver
by Clarence A. Whittier, editor of the
San Luis Valley Graphic, Monte Vista
Colo, collided at the corner of Fourth
avenue and Broadway The police
men were slightly injured, q but tn,
prisoners escaped ulscathed.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Crop and Weather Bulletin.

Denver.-During the week ending 6
a. M, June 20, temperatures in Colo
RADIO were generally below normal, ac
cording to Brandenburg, district fore.
caster Cool nights prevailed, but the
day temperatures were moderately
high. There was an excess of precipi,
tation generally east of the noun.
tains. Some localities in western and
central counties report that rain is
needed. The sunshine was generally
abundant, and the week was very
favorable for the growth of vegeta.
tion and for farming operations
Small grains, fruits and garden truck
made excellent progress. Ranges are
in good condition. The harvesting OF
the first crop of alfalfa has been com,
pleted in few localities.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Colorado to Have Crack Militia.

Denver.-"Before we get through we
will have National guard in Colorado
Any action which the federal govern
ment may take with reference to the
National guard of this state will not
prevent our accomplishing the end to
which we are working-the organiza.
ton of guard of which all citizens
may be proud" Governor Carlson
made this statement on the National
guard situation in Colorado, the first
he has made since the request of thir,
ty officers for change in the ad-
jutant generals office.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Lawyer. Condemn Compensation Law.

Lawyers Condemn compensation Law.
Colorado Springs.-Speakers at the
quarterly meeting of the Ell Paso Bar
Association were practically unani
nous in their opinion that the work
mems compensation law, which be-
comes effective Aug. 1, is far from a
good lawn fact, can easily become
distinct menace. Reasons advanced
we're that the commission was given
100 much power; that the commission
is incompetent; that the act was
framed solely for employees, and that
It was misguided Only one-Senator
w. G. Robinson. was in favor of the
act, and he said that he could not ac-
cept it as it stands but that it was a
step in the right direction.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Delegate. to Dry Convention Named.

SS'SS~sSs ~ IVY NoHSS"NS" Ns"So'
Denver.-Governor Carlson appoint
ed the following delegates from Colo
RADIO to the national convention of the
Anti-Saloon League of America at At
lantic City, N. J., July to 8: E. E..
Mclaughlin, Mrs. John Bond. Denver;
Frank Hoag. Pueblo; Clarence P.
Dodge, Colorado Springs; Wilkins O..
Peterson, Pueblo; Philip B. Stewart,
Colorado Springs; Mrs. Charles B.
Undertake. Sterling; C. R. WEIGH,
Fort Collins; Rev. S. G. Dorey, Mrs.
Ellis Meredith Clement, Mrs. Adri-
ana Hungerford, Denver; Isaac T.
Earl. Boulder; A. A. Reed, Boulder;
L. w. Cunningham, Loveland; E. H.
Weitzel. Pueblo; Alva Swain, Denver;
Otto Wangelin Arthur A. Parkhurst,
Boulder; Mrs. Charles Schrader, Ii
mon. and Mrs. Nellie Ross, Fort Col
Inns.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Court Frees Rowland Of Perjury.

Denver.-W. w. Howland was de
clared not guilty of perjury in Wes'
Side Court. The verdict was directed
by Judge John A. Perry, who sus
tanned the contentious of Howland's
attorneys that the alleged false testi
mony he gave before the last crane
jury was not material to the briber,
investigation the jury was con 1ucting
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Referendum Vote on Medical Law

Denver-The bill passed by the last
Legislature to regulate the practice OF
medicine will be referred to a vote OF
the people at the general election in
1916. A referendum petition was filed
with the secretary Of state. 1t bore
the signatures of 1880 persons, 7,4S5
more than the law requires.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Three Dead in Mine cave.ln.

Glenwood Springs.-As a result
a cave-in at the South Canon Goa
Company's coal mine. at South Canon
four and one-half miles west of Glen
wood Springs, three men are dead ant
three hurt. The dead are John Hart
a track layer; Andy Bergman ant
Vincent Smerkel. The injured ar,
Nick Wasso, John Kibo and Pet,
Artez.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Fleming Resigns From Capitol Board.

Denver.-Jesse e. Fleming resigned
as member of the State Board of Capt.
tol managers, to take effect immedi
ately. In West Side Court charges
against Fleming and James Williams.
also member of the board, were
quashed by Judge Perry, on the con.
tention of their attorneys that they
were not state officials. They were
accused of using their offices to OBJ
tain contracts beneficial to them.
Fleming stated that in view Of the
fact that he had been exonerated he
desired to resign.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09

Hard asphalt, known as uinthaite
or gilsonite, has been discovered in
the Philippines on the Island of Leyts.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Thirty Per Cent Gain in Taxes.

Denver.-All internal revenue taxes
for Colorado and Wyoming during the
last year reach total of s1,566,715.
an increase of more than 80 per cent
over last years total of 81, ,1S9,OSl.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Grand Prize at Panama-Paeifie Expo
sltIon Awarded to Walter
Baker a Co. Ltd.

The Grand Prize for superiority Of Co.
awarded to Walter Baker & Co. Ltd, Dor
chester. Mass This famous old house has
received So Highest Awards at the leading
expositions in Europe and America. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09
Excluslxe.

Singleton want woman who is
easily pleased.
Wedmore-That kind doesn't marry.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09

A lawyer is very much In earnest
when he works with will-especial-
ly If the estate is large and juicy.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09

It's case of matrimonial dyspepsia
If husband and wife fail to agree.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09

A bachelor girl always sneers at
the idea of marriage in public.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue;- have beautiful. clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09

He's wise prophet who can in
duce others to forget his predictions
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try T Murine Eye Remedy for Red. Weak. wstery
Just Eye comfort. Write for Book of the Eye
BY mali Free Murine Hye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Holly chieftain., 1915-07-09

Berlin.-More than 200 members of
Berlin's American colony met for the
annual celebration of the Declaration
of Independence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

bit of sympathy with the villain on tbs
stage,
They howIed with JOY when the i'm
maculate hero COMPOUNDED the imper-
sonation Of evil in the last act They
admired something better than them
selves
Vow. that is a trait Of all Ameri-
cans-perhaps all men and women
They do di- " things themselves. but
they want 10 admire q creature OF
perfect character, or at least a man
whose faults are carefully explained
as due TO force Of circumstances and
not TO basic lack of morality IN his
nature"
50 Mr.. Selwyn set about TO recast
Rolling stones while il was actually
playing. a daring experiment
The public didn't want the truth
They wanted characters with whom
they could sympathize.' he said. in eX-
planning his line Of action. They
wanted a better world than their
own"
As the play was first seen. Dave
Fulton. tired Of looking for a job. goes
out with revolver TO hold W the
man as down and out as himself The
two form league and by evil ways
make their living.
Mr. Selwyn changed this so that the
playgOer now sees that Fulton really
loses heart when right I'D against the
opportunity TO commit highway rob
berry His better instincts show.
The two 'er-do-wells Join forces
for a raid on society. but they observe
the proprieties more carefully The
audience is shown that in usurping
an others place and carrying on his
business they do not feel they are com
hitting crime Even in robbing the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

safe. there is a plausible theory which
almost convinces one they have earned
the money they take. II is all adverse
circumstance
Having made these radical changes
Mr. SelWyn watched his box office re-
ports almost breathlessly. Two or
three days showed him he was right
play was getting the best sort Of ad-
vertising at last. that which consists
in each member Of the audience going
home and telling half a dozen friends
he has just seen a place you ought to
see"
Straight from Drury lane 20 the
Manhattan opera house has come a
vast spectacular melOdrama- stolen
Orders" written on a plot suggested
by the war. II is an amazing succes-
Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, who also
write THE Whip"
stolen Orders"stells the story OF a
plot planned by a diplomat and his
INSCRIPTIONS tool 10 steal the sealed
orders which have been conveyed oy
the British admiralty to the COM
mander Of the fleet admiral Lord
Hugh Galveston.
The tool in question is one John
lie Page. who. in the first act OF the
drama, or melodrama. has made away
with a packet containing some dia-
monds and has fastened suspicion for
on burglar named Joe Allen
Though innocent OF the more grievOus
crime, Joe has been sent to Jail for
20 years Meanwhile the guilty per
son. John lie Page. has changed his
name and is hand and glove with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
New York Manager DiscOv-
ers That Humbuggery Is
What Public Wants.

TEw YORK, oct s.-Edgar Sell
N wyn has just learned a lesson
- which the great Snowman. P. T
Barnum. absorbed many years ago and
made public in his immortal epiEram;
The public likes to be humbuEged-'
The playwright, however, has discov-
cred a new side to this great truth.
It all has to do with his play. Roll
ing Stones" now drawing crowds TO the
Harris theater- How this piece was
converted from p near failure TO a great
success. Mr. Selwyn related to me, re-
vealing the details OF an interesting
psychological experiment
Rolling Stones" was well reviewed
in the metropolitan press-but that
doesn't make a show go. it only helps
The play kept running. but IL didn't
draw as Mr. Selwyn thought il should.
Several letters of the same tenor from
persons who had seen the show gave
the author his cue One Of these writ
ers said
we like IT, but we'd like il lot
better If the hero were an honest
man, instead Of a crook"
suddenly the days when 7 had TO
sit in the top gallery came back 10
me" said Mr. Selwyn- 1T was a tough
place, that peanut gallery The gang
sters. corner loafers and all around
young brutes, petty Williams every one,
sat there
But those real Williams never had a