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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06
BACK-FTRE CAUSES BLAZE
 IN SMITHS AUTOMOBILE iEl

Back-fre in the automobile of E. T.. Smith, a contractor caused a speetac- 5nlar and sudden blaze on Congress alarm at 12a56 called No. I chemical engine crew. to the spot and the fire was extinguished with chemicals. The damage to the car beyond loss of paint is slight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06
CORNELL sI4 AI IsUAAIQH ASKS
 GE.EsAIE.flCssY FOR LEO FRANK

Atlanta Ga. May overalor Slatpn had before him ep day . bound svsIurne conta1ning huntre of aign- ed circulars from Inc Cornell A1unlnd Association or western FennsyIy yania. asking executive c1enneney for Leo AI- Frank, convicted Of the murder Of Mary Pllagan at Atlanta. Personal Mo Che letters
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affair. Both priaoners

a row over the affair Both prisonera pleaded not guilty.
 The court remanded Allen for trial before the superior court, while the case of Mrs. Hoffman has been con tinued that further investigation may be made by the police.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06
Says Husband Offered To Sell Woman to Him
 For Bundle of Straw

.If you want my. wife [ will sell her for 3 bundle of straw, Edwin Hoffman is alleged to have told Nil raigned before the city court this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06

Fair tonight FHzday 4TAcEeasfng n40uda11ess with rain by night; mod rate, northwest anda becoming vsax1-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06

Great Britain will be the first of the beIligerent nations to be visited by peace envoys named by the Interna- tional Women.s Congress at The Hague to initiate world m ovenent for peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06
val,l.sIa TdrF1

Driver should light t1stsir lights at Es35 tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06

The regular meeting of the Ladies' Hebrew Charitable society will be held Friday, May 7. at D. nl-, at the Park avenue temple.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06
ALMANAC TOR KODAK

LYFoRD BROTHERS B rESY SPRING CUSTOM SUITS BUY Y East Side and Hass End
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06
gEA TIlIs.R FelIsIE1l ST
State
New Ha4 ven

Fair tonight, Frsdsy increasing caet1s11nesss followed by shSsvyerss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A a&EF0 lights program of music en- titled The Power of Song, will De given next Monday and Tuesday eve nfngs in Warner hall by the Ladies of I the GL A R., Sheridan circle. The so- l lofst will be Wifnapt Goodwin, bari
 tone, assisted by Maurice Warners vio- hIaist- and Lee Cronican, pianist 1 The three are we'll known artists. i MT. Goodwin has been a. soloist with
 several leading New York churches and with several symphony orchestras and musical festivals. The programs 1 will be varied.
 l On Tuesday evening, May 1f W1l- i liam HRuchins is to give an illustrated lecture on the Greek plays which Granville Barker and his Nconpany of English players have so successfully presented in New York and other zcit- ies bFlis season. The lecture is very
 timely as many local people are plan 1 ming to attend the production of Eprt- l pideE Iphigenia in Taurfs in the Yale
 Bowl on Saturday, May 15 Mir. Hut chins is a graduate of Yale and is well versed in his subject The lecture 1 should prove of much interest and ef- fucatIonaI value to all who are inter- ested in the drama, ancient or mod ern. No admission fee will be charged and all interested in the subject are Invited to attend
 Miss Julia Rogers Beach of Milford will give a recital of Peg O. My I Heart, at the Hotel StratdeId tomor- trow evening. Miss Helen Root, also of Milford will assist with plano selec- tions. Miss Beach is a talented reader Eswhose work is well known in this sec 1 tion. she has directed several large
 musical and dramatic productions in I her home town. frlcIuding also the pa Igeant, Historical Milford, given at the
 a75th anniversary of that town last August, which she not only directed but composed as well Miss Root is a
 well known pianist. A number If
 prominent Milford and Bridgeport peo-
 pie are the patrons and natronesses
 for the affair.
 The regular meeting of the Ladies 1 Hebrew Charitable society will be held
 Friday, May T. at 3 D. m, at the Park
 avenue temple.
 Great Britain will be the first of the belligerent nations to be visited by
 peace envoys named by the Interna-
 hional Women's Congress at The Hague to initiate a world mo e7ner1t n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
SHERMAN SCHOOL
FAIR BIG SUCCESS

Ivy Wallace. Helen Watson
John Winfrey, Cecilia Hine, Frank
Standring and Sidney Smith we're
adjudged winners of the iagricu,-
ture prizes offered by Mrs. j. w.
Brokaw. who gave a short talk
I'm the crowded school room. J.
III. Billie gave short talk, pre-
ceding Mrs. Brokaw.
School Gives Ribbons.
George Marland was given a
special cash prize for home indus
try, his work consisting chiefly in
poultry raising. Ivy Wallace and
Cecilia Hine were given special
prizes for canning fruits and veg
etables.
The prizes offered by Mrs. c.
M. yesterday for chrysanthenlums
were won by Frank Standering,
Edna Wallace and Lester Smaller.
The school gave ribbons for
products in the general exhibit,
which ran chiefly to rabbits, pig
cons, dogs and chickens.
E. r. Roberts, Park Suparinten-
ent G. A. Hill and Mr.. Siceloff of
Stadium High school, were the
judges.
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MUSIC PUPILS
TO APPEAR IN
RECITAL SERIES

A series of pupils concerts to
be held monthly in Tacoma
churches is the plan of several
musicians of the city, selections
from single great composer to
form the program for each re-
cital.
The first-"A Bach Night" -
will be held early in November, a
Handel program following In De-
cember and Mozart night in
January.
Thes concerts will contiuue
through the teaching season, and
comprehend q list of the world 8
greatest masters.
A final, or "All-Composers'
Night" will be arranged for the
Stadium High School auditorium.
All teachers Of Tacoma are in
vited to cooperate, each program
being limited to numbers given
by five pupils.
All teachers, pupils and must
clans interested, have been re-
quested to meet at Studios IL and
IL. Temple of Music, at S:3O
O'Clock Monday evening.
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q H4i.I
Mrs. Laurence McCalland.
The children's garden exhibit
will be on display. Judges: Mrs.
Carter, Mrs. Arnemun and Mrs.
Diedrich.
Last spring 80 packages of
seeds and 500 dahlia bulbs were
distributed in the school and
1920 gardens were made.
Agreeing that ."hyphenated"
Americans were Injurious to the
Development of great nation, and
that something ought to be lone
to prevent agitators from attempt
ing to keep citizens in a turmoil
of unpatriotic sentiment. the So
cial service board yesterday after
noon spent nearly an hour dis
cussing the question.
Rev. r. II. McGinnis brought
the "hyphenated'' citizenship
question before the board.
1t was finally agreed that the
parent-teacher associations might
aid the campaign against nnpa.
triotic agitation, by means of sys-
temtaic education, and 1t was re.
solved to take up the question al
some later date with the city In
structors.
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Whitman Pupils
Exhibit Produce

Gardening and poultry raising
mean = whole lot more TO some
Whitman school pupils today now
that they bear blue and red rib
bons ~ emblems of their expert
ness in producing high grade
products.
The garden, fruit and canning
prizes were donated yesterday ct
an exhibit in the lower hall of
the whitman school, but the
youthful poultry fanciers will
have to walt until the Puyallup
fair before they receive their re-
wards.
Cages of chickens, Matched less
than year ago in the schools in
cubator, came back yesterday full
grown. clearly washed and high
" polished to compete for prizes.
Tables loaded with garden truck,
fruits and flowers filled the
halls.
A busy swarm of children
crowded around, marveling at the
powers Of nature.
The Awards.
The following awards were
made:
Squash, Raymond Hardin LIST,
Alice Roberts and; pumpkins,
May Engle LIST; pears. Minta Mil
Ter LIST, and Ida Taube End; APP
pies. Paul Jones, May Amann and
Ida Taube, firsts in different va
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
Sophs Simply
Wallop Fresh

Stadium sophomores triumphed
over the freshmen yesterday In O
game full of long runs and for
ward passes by lopsided score
Of 81 to 0.
Craig, Heath and Kangler play
ID . good game for the light
freshmen team.
At times the game appeared far
oical, when the freshmen could
not Withstand the rushes of their
heavier opponents.
The second year men had q
nearly perfect offensive and the
babies would crumple up in q dis
organized mass.
+. Duane Shields, a first team
player. did most Of the. scoring for
the winners.
lack Beymer, another Of the IA
NOUS family of Stadium players,
played q fast game at end, draw
Ing the plaudits of the rooters and
the attention of the coaches.
The lineup:
Sophomores: Beymer, e;
Monxingo. r 1; Hancock, r g; Grit
nth, Derickson, c; Baldwin, q;
Bradley. l {; Youngloye, ! e.;
LoAhy, q; Fawcett, b.; Shields.
= y; NeWland, b.
Freshmen: Carpenter, = o:
Hoxberg. /; Holy, ( &; Craig, q:
0yoR, ! 8; CAruso. ! {; EImore.
~ Thompson. q; Underwood. l b;
1z1Icr, r: Heath, { ,.
(fFe1 eFklnh rnpire e.
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rieties. Alice Roberts end; Paul
Jones, blue ribbon for cucumbers;
Robert Kelley first for summer
squash. Clarence Jones won Roth
ribbons for beans. Lewis Hartest
won first for potatoes and Violet
Jones second, while Roy Alexan-
der was awarded first prize Tor
size and uniformity.
Clarence Jones had the best
corn. while Henry Larsen ran him
"a close second.
Cabbage honors went to Paul
and Clarence Jones.
Frank Andrews had the best to-
matoes.
Thirteen Poultry Exhibits.
Lola Elkins won the blue rib
bon for the best display of flow
ers, with a beautiful bunch of
asters. Ruth Boles got the Sec
ond ribbon.
Parsnip honors went to Irene
Setter and Laura Thompson,
while best honors were taken by
Ueota Smith and Violet James.
Ingrice Swanson had the best
kale.
There were IS exhibits of p0ul-
try. Those who had birds enter
ed we're: Lewis Couchot, Gle
ment Carlin, James Wachtman,
Howard Milleron, Diamond Maj
fact, Frank Andrews, Archer
Browse and v. w. Johnson.
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TO PLAY

The possibility OF even a better
team this year at Stadium High
than had been expected was dis
cussed today when 1t was rumor-
ed that Walter Espland was COM
ing back. Espland played great
game for the north end school
during the '12 and 10 seasons.
He put In an unexpected APP
pearance the other day and an
nounced his Intentions of register
ing.
Both the junior and senior
teams went through hard after
noon signal practice today, pre-
paratory to their game Monday.
The upperclass aggregation will
line up as follows:
Seniors: Geiger, e; Railing,
r t; James. q; Tonnelson. C;
Wiman. l G.; Quinland, t; GILL
han. e; Norton. q; Todd, capt,
r h; ]. Crumb, I; Gilbert, h.
Juniors; Carlson, e; Dotter-
er, r t; T. Crumb, g; Martin, C;
Hall. | g; More. &; Morgan, e;
Hutchinson, q; Veith, h; Nelson,
I; Havercamp, h.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
Moore will
Tackle POSerS

Following are some of the
question Rev. w. A. Moore has
been asked to answer at his "ques-
ton night service" Sunday night.
Does the Bible condemn ere
nation?
Can the United States justify
herself in the sale of munitions
of war to Europe?
What possible good can come
from the war?
Is poverty a disgrace?
Why don't you heal the sick?
Are soldiers in Europe first
degree murderers? II not, what
degree?
! have lost faith in the church
of my fathers: what shall | do?
How can lovers know they love
well enough to marry?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
L. II. S. PUPILS
WILL ASSIST
9Th GRADERS

Seniors of Lincoln Park High
school will visit the grammar
schools from which they were
graduated to discuss with the
eighth grade pupils the courses
awaiting them, II the plan out
lined Friday morning by Princi-
pal Parker natures.
At a special assembly Mr.. Par
ker outlined a plan to aid gram
mar school students, on the
threshold Of high school, to Sc
lect a course before they leave
their last year of gramnlar work,
thus avoiding lot of unnecessary
floundering around.
He proposed that members oil
the senior class arrange for meet.
ings with the various principals
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
Sophonores
Win, Is to |

Lincoln Park sophomores, out
playing, and aided by costly fun
bles, defeated the lighter fresh
men team 16 to 0 on Whitman
field yesterday.
The sophomores lost an ,oppor-
tunity to score in the first quar-
ter when Anderson was off side.
The ball was carried over, only
to be called back. the period end
ing 0 to o.
Capt. Danielson carried the ball
over the first year line after a
series of bucks had placed the ball
within striking distance of the
line. The babies were in trou-
BILE most Of the time, resorting
to punting to carry them out of
danger. The second quarter end
ed with the ball on their own
goal line.
The rest Of the game develop
ed the same type Of play, with
the sophomores continually ham
mering at the line for successful
gains.
Coach Percy Colbert and Mr.
Webb officiated.
The lineup was as follows:
Freshmen: Richardson, e;
Gibbons, r t; vieth, g; Wiesner,
c; Mum. l G: Nelson, I I; Pollen,
e; Buck. h; Sakhan, (: Kelley,
! h; Smith, q, captain. Thompson
was sick and could not play.
Sophomores: Pfister, r @; Aid
rich, {; Roberts, g; Brown, c;
Van Housen. | g; Klienmand, I;
Coen, ! g; Stivers. q; DanieIson,
captain, h; Anderson, 4; Hicks,
! b.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25

K Five hundred patrons of the
0herman school crowded the halls
last night viewing the exhibits of
the school fair, which ranged
from Charles Smiths blue ribbon
winner Tango" in the boys dog
class to garden exhibits of every
known product.
The agriculture, poultry and
animal exhibits were placed in the
main halls, while each room had
an individual exhibit of sewing
and flowers.
The sewing was probably the
most remarkable exhibit of the
lot.
Some of the work of the Sec
Ond and third graders was con-
sidered wonderful by the visiting
mothers and judges.
Flower Exhibit a Dandy.
The James A. Hayes silver cup
Tor the best arrangement of flow
ors was won by the ga room with
I ~ exhibit that would do credit
20 any flower show. The flowers
wer grown by the children and
arranged by them in artistic de-
ufgns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
Do~linS{A

In the game played Thursday
night at the Tacoma Building al
leys the Bankers took two Of
three games from the Standard
Oil team. with scores of 2,515 for
the Bankers and 2,545- for the
s. o. boys. This is the third
time that a team has had the
most pins but lost the games.
Johnson of the Standard OIL
was high schore, with sos and
high averages of 201. He also
made high individual score Of
234.
Capt. Frank Kram of the Dege
team has set the high score on
the alleys this season, rolling 275
In a contest with Dutch" Wills
ner Wednesday night. Several
locals are after his scalp.
Frederic Shaw, one of the pro-
prietors of the Tacoma Bowling
alleys. fractured the small bone
at the end of his middle finger
on the right hand this week, when
1t was caught between two ten
pin balls.
The Standard Oil Bowling
league opens its season on the
Tacoma Building alleys Tuesday
evening, October 8, and will con-
tinue with two games a week un-
til February rs, 1915. The games
will be played at 5:15 p. m. on
Tuesdays and Fridays. The teams
are: Miquons--Johnson. captain,
Lee. Heritage. Surplice. Rayos--
Whelan, captain, Ellis. Mcdonald,
Dougherty. Gargoyles--Alavies
captain, Lane, Hayward, Wagner
Calols-St. German, captain
Owens, Correa, Mallory.
Stokes and Radonich OF Old
Town have not yet set q date fol
their contest. Local fans are look
ing forward to this with a great
deal OF anticipation.
The local Post Office league
will bowl its schedule this yeal
on the \. M. G "A. alleys.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
Musicians
to Organize

Mandolin, banjo and ukelele
players will meet Monday at Sta
dunn High to form a club. The
addition of the ukelele is a new
feature to local mandolin clubs,
1t is said, and there is expected to
be some difficulty in teaching the
new players and arranging them
with the rest of the instruments.
Supervisor Ball admitted he
was tsranger to the instrument
but was agreeable to admitting
the instrument.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
TIcERS.FALL ON
ROSE IN LIVELY
lITTLEc0MT TEST

This morning the Tigers went
to Seattle, where they play Today
and tomorrow afternoon. The
last chance for Tacoma fans to
see the 1915 team In action will
be at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, when the Tigers return home
for game with the South Taco
ma Tigers, champions of the
semi-pro class in Tacoma.
After tomorrow, the Tacoma
club will disband.
Yesterdays score: r H e
Seattle .000200010-3 9 z
Tacoma ...0040000O*-4 8 1
Batteries: Rose and Cadman;
Meikle and Hoffman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25

The Teacher associa-
ton of the whitman held its first
meeting of the year at the school
house last evening. After the
parents had inspected the various
exhibits Of the pupils fair a pro-
gram was held.
Those who spoke were: Rev.
Harry B. Hendley, Superintendent
Geiger, Principal Kepner, Z. E..
Crook and James Mitchell.
A delightful program was CIV
en- In which w. c. Thompson gave
several vocal selections and the
school quartet. Refreshments
were served.
The Longfellow Parent-Teacher
association will hold a reception
for the teachers at the school
building Tuesday afternoon at
3:15.
The officers of the association
are: President, Mrs. Fred Car
ter; vice president, Principal WA
G. Smith: secretary, Mrs. N. Fox;
treasurer, Mrs. Ane Lallemaut.
A short program will be pre-.
scented. Address by the presi-
dent: atlk ON Cooperation, Prin-
cipal Eva @. Smith; piano solo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25

Playing a spirited and ssnAppy
game, the Tacoma Tigers again
won over Seattle in yesterday Aft
ernoon's post-season game& max
ing the series to date Q anU ;.
Bill Rose, who has acte( a. .
jinx for Tiger batters, having
made a record of 40 innings
pitched against the Tigers with
out score being made on him,
wobbled in the third inning yes
terday, and his record was ended.
Three clean hits, and an error by
Shaw gave Tacoma 4 runs, and
those four runs won the game.
Seattle made two in the fourth
and one in the eighth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
FITZ.
SAY CRITICS

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. rs. -
Australian fight critics-are pro-
claiming Les Darcy as legitimate
holder of the worlds middle
weight championship through his
victories over Jeff Smith and Ed
die McGoorty. Sport writer's are
referring to Darcy as a second
Bob Fitzsimmons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25

Chang has already won his
spurs in other athletic lines. He
was a member of the U. c. base
ball team and is one of the best
of the schools dash men, quarter
milers and broad jumpers. In a
recent meet he covered 100 yards
in ten seconds flat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25

Changes speed afoot and his
ability to start quickly, learned
while practicing the start for
sprints and long runs, makes him
a good football prospect. If he
makes the Chicago team he will
be the only Chinaman on a big
United States college eleven.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25

Gsmes Yesterday.
Philadelphia 60, Chicago 0-6.
Cincinnati Z, Brooklyn 5.
Boston 2, Pittsburg 0.
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BY BROWN HOLMES.

BY BROWN HOLMES.
Football has been added to the
sports In which Leo Chang, of
University Of Chicago, has cast
his lot In an effort to land the
title of greatest Chinese athlete
Chang was one of the first to
get into moleskins when Coach a.
A. Stage, of the Chicago college.
called the candidates to practice
few days ago.
The Acknowledged athlete, is a
new hand at footballs but has
shown a lot of natural ability. He
spent a large part of his time dur
ing the summer punting football
and acquainting himself with the
proper way to handle the pigskin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25
AMERICAN LEA0UD


Games Yesterday.
st. Louis 8, Boston 4.
Washington IL, Detroit Z.
Chicago 7-12, Philadelphia SIS.
Cleveland 4, New York 1.
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j. OF ORE. IS
P PLAYING SG- TO-DAY %

EUGENE. Ore, Sept. 25.-The
University of Oregon and a team
representing the Multnomah club
of Portland are playing here this
afternoon in the first u. of O..
game of the season. Oregon has
stronger crew of football play
.ers this season than last, accord
ing to Coach Hugo Beck.
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Ssfi1Afia
st. Louis 8, Buffalo /. ,at,sss,
Chicago 8, Brooklyn
Kansas City 9, Baltimore 7.
Pittsburg 2. Newark H..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-25

The local Post Office league
will bowl its schedule this year
on the Y. M. G "A. alleys.
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Stokes and Radonich OF Old
Town have not yet set q date for
their contest. Local fans are look
ing forward to this with a great
deal OF anticipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-01
YOUNG tNERICUS
ON THE DIAMOND.

Yesterday afternoon the Americas
Princes met and defeated the Ameri-
Gus Giants. 16 to in an exciting game
down at Muckalee Park. The Princes
had an easy time winning.
The teams lined up:
Princes: Kellum, c.; Allen, p; G.
Nall, h.; Livingston, 2b.; Denham, 3h. :;
Eason, SIS; Crabb, CT; B. Ball, RI;
Merritt, If.
Giants Monahan, c.; Peters and
Pantone, p; Alexander, h.; Myers,
2b.; Shy, 3d.; McBath, S.; Riley CT. !;
McMath, IT,; Peters and Pantone, rf.
The Princes announce they are ready
to meet all corners.
And while the Princes were drubbing
the Giants Jackson street was handing
Church street a II to lose. Johnson
and Compton were the battery for the
Jackson street team. Prather and
Fetner worked for the loosers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-01

FOR SALE-On Saturday, April
10th, 1915, at 10 o'clock a. M, we will
sell to the highest bidder in the town
of Americas, Georgia, so head of Duroc
ad Berkshire stock hogs, consisting
of brood sows, gifts, males and sows
that will find pigs soon. They. are
from, Lebanon, Tenn, famous stock
country and you can find anything you
wish in the hog line. Come to the
sale Terms. 8 months credit. Harry
L. Coe, of Lebanon, Tenn, Auctioneer.
w. H. Slate & Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-01
CRACKER BOYS
Will GIVE A
BENEFIT FOR
BALL CLUB

Next Monday nightthe Cracker Boys
will put on their regular minstrel show
as benefit performance for the ball
club. They will give an entirely new
show from start to finish, and one that
is sure to please.
The Cracker Boys made their first
appearance locally two weeks ago at
the High School. A large audience
greeted them, and went away pleased
with the show. But the production
they will stage next Monday night will
be even better, as new songs, new
jokes and new settings will be intro
duced.
The minstrel company takes this
means of making a donation to the To-
cal ball club. ALI of the boys in the
cast want to help along the club, and
by putting on their show as benefit
performance hope to realize a neat
purse for the club.
Tickets will be one sale at Murray's
Pharmacy, beginning Friday morning
The prices are seventy-fve cents for
the first eight rows; fifty cents for the
rest of the orchestra, and twenty-five
cents under the balcony. Children will
be admitted to any part of the house
for twenty fives cents.
The entire balcony will be reserved
for colored people.