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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
THOUSANDS VISIT
 U. 5. NAVAL CRAFT IN HUDSON RIVER

New York, May -1o.-with no official visits on the program today officers and enlisted men of the Atlantic fleet at anchor in the Hudson awaiting re- view by the President on May IT, de- voted the day to receiving the throngs of unofficial visitors orr enjoying shore leave.
 Thousands of the sailors had tickets for the Boston American league game this afternoon Tonight the fleet again will be illuminated
 It was estimated that 6O,000 persons visited the fleet yesterday and that 100000 gathered along the shore to see the warships
 The sailors were betting today on the result of the race of the 24-oar crew battles to be held in the glare of searchlights some night this week for the cup given the navy by Prince Louis of Battenburg. Prince Louis was first sea lord of the British Ad- mira1ty until last October when he re- signed and is now a member of the privys council of Great Britain The Utah crew now holds the9cup.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
PLANK RELATES :. a HOW MANAGER MACK
 CALLED HIM DOWN

Eddie Plank recently uncorked a bouquet for Connie Mack that shows how connie is regarded by his former pitcher.
 YssHe is wonderfuI manager says fddie ..Ie is a quiet, observing man. lust as one would judge from a look at his pictures He pulls in harmony with all his players and it is rare 1n- deed that he gives one a calling
 Right well T remember the first and. only rebuke Connie ever directed ? toward my head. We were playing in Chicago in 1906, and the gentleman - who was nnpiring the game .(there is sao need of nentioning his name here1 z was calling balls on me when the e leather was cutting the plate in half Ii raised the dickens with him and he 4rkept ealing them bad until the sew 2 e11th inning, and then I flew off my guard I took off my glove and threw it in the air, and was immediately chased off the field.
 . 7s.s.ts z As I walked over to put on my s sweater Connie said in slow, deIIb- rerate way with a piercing note of sarcasm in his voice: Nice work, Ed die you showed excellent Judgment
 That was all, just seven words, but believe me, boys, I'll remember those seven words as long as I live They
 hurt me worse than if he had lit in and cussed me until he was blue in the face. | don't retain their memory with any hard feeling toward Mack attach eedTfar from it. I simply remember them as forming the most cutting re- bulxe I have ever received. It taught me a. lesson T never forgot-I never 2 lost my head to such an extent as to get myself chased for it.
 ssAnd so, fellows, my little word of advice to you is that you try to keep F the temperature in the neighborhood
 pf your cranium in the vicinity of 70
 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, if possi- ; ille. This applies especially to the pit 2 ehers and catchers who are often wont to kick up the dust and create a row
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
STOCK MARKET

z New York. May 1O-Opening-Tak ing. it's cue from London, where Americans showed firm tone, the local stock market opened with no trace of the excitement which attend ed the later session of last week. There were gains of to 1-2 points in prominent Issues, including the leading speciaIties, Bethlehem Steel was the only war stock to record a severe decline, falling over four points Initial advances were lost soon after the opening. but the set back was orderly. Trading was moderate. with an underlying note of caution
 Noon-AIarming but uncondrmed reports dealing with the situation at Washington and abroad contributed in large measure to the liquidation which ruled in the first hour and to a greater extent toward noon. k Lead ing stocks almost without exception were then under last weeks lowest quotations and the list las a whole showed general weakness The de- cline was checked for time by an- nouncement of the sale of practically all the new $65, ,0,ea.OOO Pennsylvania Railroad bond issue. but fresh selling forced prices lower than before Bonds were week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
TOWN PROMOTION.

A Board of Trade man was asked by the writer of these articles. what was the biggest obstacle he had to meet in his efforts to boom his town He replied by giving fragment Of personal experience
 7 s~The first thing | took up when T begun on this Job,'' he said, twas the matter of losses by our, merchants through bad debts.'' organized a simple little system by which the. merchants were to report to me monthly the names of all persons who were fairly to be considered dead beats Then was to notify the other merchants of the risk they took in dealing with these persons, The thing was perfectly good-on pa per.
 I found after little that very few reports which they had agreed to give me- Yet had reason to be slfeve that they were losing nearly five per cent. on their sales through bad t-debts.
 Finally I asked one merchant why he had sent me no such names as he had promised to give me. Hee re- piled that after he had lost a hum dred dollars on a man, he felt rather isdesirous to see his competitors take l the fellow so that they, too, would
 drop another hundred on him. What possible advancement can a l town expect if this spirit prevails
 Tn his anxiety to see his competi- | tors suffer, this merchant was cutting 1 himself off from all chance of get l ting help from the men in his own | line of trade. By this failure of CO., 1 operation the merchants continued to | suffer, and an appreciable amount was added to the cost of living in the I town for all debt paying people. l This illustration was only one of I many instances of lack of co-opera- ton between. business men of the
 town referred to. If one set ot
 merchants wanted to close for a holi-
 day, the other set would insist on
 keeping open. If one element cut out trading stamps, the other would ' put them in. Merchants would sigr Fl agreements circulated by the Board of Trade and then violate them.
 The city referred to has very un-
 usually good transportation facilities
 and highly central position. Ye somehow it does not grow much Probably this spirit of dtsunion is the great obstacle in it's path. Nothing can be accomplished in the way o1 town promotion unless there is a cor ? dial union of all interests
 No business man likes to move into a town where the is discord. It iE } disheartening to all trying to do pub lie work to find that their efforts arc } not backed up by all elements. Wher any business, organization is formed l the majority should rule. The min erity will do far better to sink theil r own individual ideas and quit throw
 ing sand into the machine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
SELLING FOOD SUPPLIES.

The newspaper man who makes a practice of looking over his ex-. changes must be greatly impressed with the great amount of space gtv- en to advertising food products.
 Formerly the bulk of newspaper ad- vertising was done by about four classes of dealers: Dry goods, mems clothing and furnishings, furniture millinery. These classes of retailers still furnish a big section of newspa- per advertising. But there has been a great tendency for advertising to spread out into other lines of busi- ness, particularly into food products.
 A good number of market men, pro- vision stores, and groceries have ad- vertised for years. Many of them have seen their trade grow large and permanent thereby. But in a, great many cases their publicity work was confined to small and rather routine notices, with no detailed information about their goods. While this kind of notice helped fix their business in the public mind. it could have been made far more effective.
 The typical food product advertis- ing of today, with which many of our exchanges are fairly loaded, is a simple price list of special bargains Markets focus attention on a few spe- cial values as a means of getting the pupAcein eAe ne@Di' oA NA0eAA15 'As place
 A typical advertisement now ies on our desk It simply consists ol l about 20 items of special values ir black type, each giving the price ssPots roast, clear lean meat, "Fresf killed fowl" Pure navel oranges are typical items.
 This advertising must pay, or il would not be used so freely. IT l these high cost of living times il would be read with closer attention by the average D househo1d and his l wife. than thS t-~->Gest battle that has been reported in black headlines 1ol l three months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
BIRTHDAY OFNDAVE SULLIVAN, WHO WAS
 CHAMPION 46 DAYS

esIrv,s~ & 4sse Ssairex4eas S151Efhd ays O33 lrss5sZs, ssif1fx,aIs the eall8ut little dght-5 ex rom Curk whose retgn~asa a cham pion was tzae hTiseast an modern psas1-. 1-s.-. 6t5z asafnerurazzne cnaxupIon of the wan1a for exactly uEtJ>-s1x days. #AH the more glory to 9hznA, for what ,,...f1Ssfsc top-noEcher h these com-i lrneroaaR days would risk his tn1e SO soon aRteT winning it9 An ar IlaAezase man could count e1n m1slaasanssa ae srs-
 rnmxa. of the dlluseriQus 9uLllvRll clan which includes Jolan LAs Jack and Mike Irwin Spike, Tommy. and a host of other great Ag9tang men, waE born h Cork on May 10. 1s8T1. t HezvEsA i've feet four and a; haIf inclaes ih hedght- His pugilistic career began san isS4. and he went along WfEhOuE Q deKeae until 1s9z when he lost a. 2O-round decision to Pedlar Palmer. the Eirfg- iIish boxer Dave fought draws with tsasper Leon, Austin Rice and Jack ward and tSgicse knocked out Patsy Haley
 Sullivan reached the championship goal on Sept 26, 1898, when he de- feated SoIly Smith in five rounds at New York Smith, a Los Angeles boy, had copped the title from George Dixon in a twenty-round battle at San Francisco about year before The lad from Cork was something of an occidental champion, as Smith broke , his arm early in the championship E contest and had to quit. George Dix on was ssti1I claiming the title, and clamored for a match with Sullivan The latter was willing, and on Nov II. 1898, the Irishman and the Choco- 2 late Drop met in New York, and Su1i- van lost on foul in ten rounds tE@ Not long after losing his title, Sul1i- van was knocked out by Oscar Gard ner. and late in 1899 he lost to Kid Broad, Tn 1900 he defeated Broad in New r ork and stopped Oscar Gardner in Louisville The next year he fought three bouts with Broad. losing one and getting two draws. In 1902 Dave tried to come back, but was Whipped by Terry McGovern at Louis vile Sullivan was afterward defeat ed by Young Corbett, Charlie Nears and Kid Herman, and quit the ring 1T
 1905 He has recently been employed
 as a referee in the clubs about New
 York No other recent champion has
 had so brief reign as Sullivan The
 nearest approach to Sullivan's record
 was made by Billy Papke. who wo1 the niddIeweight title from Stanle.
 Ketcheu on Sept T. 1908, and was de
 feated by the Pole on the following
 November 526th-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
POUNDED 1S42 N. Buckingham & Go. Inc. 177 STATE STREET.
177 STATE STREET.

We have offered bigger and better values than at the present time Many of the manufacturers needed cash, had it and made heavy purchases all lines of RELIABLE furniture at savings of from per cent and instances 33 1-3 per cent This give the trade. THINK OF IT.
 To those contemplating furnishing a home we invite you to make store your shopping center. Use prices for comparison You not obliged to buy be- you look. SPECIAL, PRICES AND TERMS ON COMPLETE
 OUTFITS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
Five Are Lost, Two Dying As Dredgef Sinks ks

Cleveland. May 1o.-Ffve men are missing and six were rescued after drifting about for hours when the sandsucker The Junior struck the breakwater in an attempt to negoti- ate the entrance off East roth street last midnight.
 Two of those rescued may die of exposure The Junior, guided by lights, was feeling for the entrance when she struck. She sank almost immediately The boat was owned by the Lake Shore Sand & Gravel company and was on it's way from F'airport to Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
TOOK PHOTOS ON DECK OF LINER
 AS IT STARTED TOWARD BOTTOM

Young Passenger Lusitana AbnormaIy Says
 Eye Witness Well Known HereHead of Jeffrey Concern
 Gives Vivid Description of Men, Women and Children Struggling Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10

the uxnp to send him to the clubhouse he is hurting his teanmates, not him self. and therefore it is his teammates he must consider, rather than himself
 '@To kick and bout at 9 bad deutsion is only 8 mark of weakness on the part of the player, and the possible IT. suits do not ujst2fy it, The umpire fight him means to Jeopard1ze your chances for fair play. My policy has been Never kick on 9 decision and I have found it a very good rule to fol- low.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10

Farmer want Ads one Cent $ word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
(T. L. Watson e coN

The disaster to the steamship Lusi- tania produced complete panic in the late market Friday. The consequences cannot be. measured properly until more authentic details hvae been re ceived. Serious as is this event from any point of view, 1t would be folly to imagine that values will be per manently kept on a. panic basis. and the growing improvement in our do- nestle conditions is such as to place US in a strong position to meet any possible emergency arising from this wholly unexpected development. sk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
BELGIAN RELIEF FUND
 TOTALS SIXTY MILLIONS

New York, May 1o.-The latest statement issued by the commission for relief in Belgium places the total of the cash and .cafgoes contributed for distribution by the commission at S60, ,644,355. This includes an esti- mate of the cargoes arranged for de- livery this month. The foodstuffs and clothing amount to over 674,0OO tons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10

Herman Katz, aged 50, who refus- ed to give any information about himself, was Hotel, under German management, in Victoria, British Co., Iumbia.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14
HAITIAN GOVERNMENT
RATIFIES u. S. TREATY
Measure Gives This Country Large
Control of Finances in Black
Republic.

The State Department was advised
Friday OF the ratification by the
Haytian senate of the pending treaty
between the United States and Hayti.
which gives the Washington govern
ment large measure of control over
Haytian affairs. particularly the ma
tional finances.
The treaty will be submitted to the
United States Senate upon the con-
vening of Congress in December, ana
the administration will endeavor to
secure ratification. The Haytian treaty
is regarded as a most important ad-
vance on the part of this government
toward the securing of peace and or
der in the Caribbean.
Pending ratification of the treaty,
the present arrangements in HaytI
will continue. United States marines
are in control of all the principal
towns of Hayti. and United States ON
GERS are directing the administration
of government, including the collec-
ton of the customs. Funds collected
are turned over to the Haytian gov
eminent for supervised expenditure to
meet current expenses. Marine pa
trolls are acting as constabulary to
preserve peace throughout HaytL
Practically the only remaining cause
of disorder is a few guerrilla bands,
known as Cacos.
The treaty provides that the Hay
tan government shall establish a con-
stabulary. which shall be Differed by
Americans, and entrusted with the
whole task of preserving peace
throughout the republic. American
financial experts are to be appointed
by the Haytian government, upon the
nomination of the United States. to
assist in the management of the pub
lie funds. The treaty is 10 continue
for ten years, and may be renewed at
the end of that time.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14
Fraternal Order of Eagles.

A regular meeting of the Fraternal Or
der OF Eagles was held Thursday night
at the Eagles Home. L. B. Hayes, the
worthy president. presided, and all the
officers were present Several new propo-
sitions were adopted by the Aerie, sew
eral candidates were initiated, and sew
eral applications were acted on. After
the meeting the members repaired to the
rathskellar, where a buffet supper was
enjoyed presided over by a committee
consisting of Gus Bachenheimer. chair
man; Judge Denham. Roy Young. Grand
pa Williams. ]. D. Britt, and>Zi lillian II.
Clark
The sick committee reported that all
the members on the sick roll were i'm
proving rapidly and were able to be
about
The entertainment committee after a
lsrgely-attended meeting enjoyed a pri-
vate oyster roast
Peter White invited the committee to
banquet in gratefalness to them for
their attention to him during his recent
illness. This affair will take place Mon
day night after the regular committee
meeting. Brother White says that il Is
good to have friends when you are i'll.
The big oyster roast of the season will
take place on Tuesday night, November
l6, at the Eagles Home. A large attend
ance Is expected ana plenly OF oysters
have been ordered to supplySthe demand.
An excellent program has been arranged
including the Grotto Band. which has
grown popular through their excellent
playing. Those who miss this event
will fail to enjoy an elegant time
Dr. William P. Walter was present at
the meeting and gave n talk on Health"
which was both beneficial and enjoyable.
J. Donald Britt has compiled the min
utes OF all the meetings held during this
year and presented the same to the
worthy president, who appreciated the
same by his speech of acceptance.
Nomination Of officers will take place
at the meeting Of November IS. and the
election of officers will occur the first
meeting in December. Members should
be on hand to vote for their candidate
for Office
Charlton Jones. the newest member
who was initiated a few meetings ago,
was present with his father. They sang
a duet and gave monologue which was
received with great applause.
The worthy president has sent out
notices to all the members as to the next
meeting. The meeting OF November IS
will be suspended owing to the same fall
ing on Thanksgiving night.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14
AMERICAN HELD In
LONDON FOR FRAUD
John W. Dekay. of New York, Faces
Serious Accusation in Connection
with Rife Sale.

London. Nov. l3-Charged with fraud
in connection with the sale OF rifles -
the Belgian government, John w De-
kay, of New York, was arrested here
today and held without bail
New York. Nov. 1a-John Wesley De-
kay. under arrest in London, Is not
having his FIRST experience before the
British courts. He is well known as
capitalist and dramatist, has had large
deals in Mexico under the DtaE and
Husrta regimes, was once owner OF y
syndicate of American newspapers, rs a
member of a number OF exclusive New
York clubs, and, according to Providence
dispatches, is under Indictment there on
a charge OF misapplicatiOn Of the funds
Of the Atlantic National Bank. He or
aanized the United States Packing Com
pany. which operated under concessions
in Mexico. Later this concern was
cha nsed TO the Mexican National Pack
ing Company and was given wide con-
cessions. He was reported TO have sold
his packing interests in the Mexican
government under the Huerta regime for
$4,000 and to have gone to London to
obtain arms. ammunition and an Eng
lish loan for Huerta-
Dekay was author Of Judas" a play
which tried to whitewash the character
of that Biblical traitor. and which, after
Delng prOduCeu IN Ne" 10TH Dy SdEdu
Bernhard. was barred from Boston and
Philadelphia. He was before the Brit
ish courts later in a suit for $4,000 by 4
firm of jewelers. who supplied him with
cigarette cases. buttons and studs, all
made from gold nuggets and diamonds
for a series OF entertainments he ten
dered Mime. Bernhard in London. A
partial judgment against him was
brought in. He is member of the AL
gonquin Club. OF Boston. and Of the Ma
tional Arts, City, Lawyers. and Authors
clubs, of this city. He has written q
number of books.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-14
Modern Woodmen of
America.

West End Camp. No. 1eOSs. held its
regular meeting on Monday night in
Pythian Temple, Consul TrittipOe pre-
siding. 4 large number Of members were
present to witness the initiation of three
new candidates. Five applications for
membership were received and appro-
pirate action taken. The committee hay-
ing in charge arrangements on behalf
OF the camp for the class adoption which
was held in Odd Fellows Hall on the 5th
instant reported an unqualified success.
a large number of candidates being Sc
cured by the camp and adopted in con-
nection with the class OF "a candidates.
Numerous members of West End Camp
were in attendance and Banker Daniel
Webster and Clerk r. J. Cooley took
prominent parts in the degree work, with
John Hughes acting as assistant stage
director. Attention was called to the
fact that DIR. B. F. Gibbs is still con-
fined in the National Homeopathic Hos
pital, but is improving. and Mr.. Gold
stein, was reported sick in the Soldiers
Home Hospital The sympathy OF the
camp was extended to these neighbors
and to George B. Hsske and Daniel
Webster. who have sickness in their
immediate families Past Consul Harry
Atchison and others made interesting re-
marks. Past Consul NJ Rosenthal urged
the desirability Of the formation of a
degree team for inltiatory work. Tho
proposition was enthusiastically received
and Mr.. Rosenthal was named Chief
Forester with authority to organize
team of foresters. West End Camp is
one Of the oldest camps in the District.
succeeding Chevy Chase Camp and.
few months ago, taking over Potomac
Camp. II has an energetic body OF work
ers and is making steady increase in
membership.
The class adoption held in Odd Fellows
Hall on the 5th instant was pronounced
by Head Consul A. r. Talbot to be the
largest he attended during his trip
through the Eastern States, a total OF
2T candidates being included. The camps
of the District-Central, Columbia, Lin
coin. Georgetown. A. r. Talbot and
West End-secured 17s of the candidates.
4. r. Talbot Camp, the largest in the
District, adding Il additional members
to its already large list. The address of
Head Consul A. r. Talbot was a hitting
climax to an excellent exemplification of
the initiatory work OF the order and con-
tanned a comprehensive summary OF the
work the society has accomplished, its
present endeavors, and its hopes for the
future. Mr.. Talbot was greeted by an
of 100 Woodmen, all the camps
in the District being represented as well
as those of Hagerstown. Poolesville.
Rockville, Hyattsville. Bladensburg. and
other Maryland towns. Early in the
evening large delegations arrived from
Taylorville, Middletown,