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New-York tribune., 1915-12-22

BROWN ELEVEN OFF
FOR COAST TO-DAY
California Alumni Make Plans 10
Entertain Football Squad.

Providence. r. l.. Dec. 2I.-The hard
crusred criGiroa at Andrews Fi-ld saw
the 1915 Br.Nn football ,cam scamper
over it's surface FOR the last time this
afternoon. and tomorrow morning az
$3.50 twenty-one players, with Charley
Higgins. trainer viii leave Providence
for sunny California to play Washing
ton State a. Pasadena on New Year S
Day.
Al the last moment Il was announced
that Dean Randall had excused all stu
dents from the 9.20 Vecitations, and the
team vii. as resul, get rouslns
send-oT.
Th, players are in fine fettIe for TIE
zip. and. despite the great record OF
Washington State are looking forward
TO O victory. Every arrangement for q
safe and sane" trip las been made.
Rhode Island drinking water Will be
carried. and every man going on the
trip has been insured.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
BOXING WORLD
HONORS LAVIGNE
AT HARLEM CLUB
Many Ring Favorites Join
in Testimonial, Which
Nets $1,000.
BY IGOE.

Kid Layignc's Christmas present f,o.
the New York boxing fans last niss.
was $1,000, the testimonial tendesss
Lavigne az the Harlem Sporting cins
drawing that much money into n.
house.
Il was well on 20 midnight b,.o,
the once great Saginaw Kid was n,.
scnted to the crowd. lie came i,,.
the ring TO referee the bout be,wee,
Kid Mcfarland and Owen Ziegle,
two men who had fought desperot,
battles at the old Broadway and Lepor
clubs
Lavigne. CHEEKY as ever. blushed IN.
a schoolboy when Charles !. Harvey
climbed into the ring and told what
marvel Lavigne really was twenty yeay,
agc. Iicgler interrupted Harvey lon,
enough 10 insist that ho knew Isyigrs
was good. because he once suffered !,
broken rib at the hands Of the Mich.
gan terror.
Jack McAuliffe walked into the pic,.
ure at this juncture singing "School
Days" Harvey said a few nice thing,
about Jack. too. Charley, who IS no,
the skinny chicken that he looks. told
ANt kNttNA hNieh ANAk ne WAS
around the night that McAulife voa
the amateur championship in Brooklyn,
some thirty years ago.
The boxers turned out in force 10
lend Layigne helping band. Even
Kid Griffo. the greatest boxer who
ever crawled through the ropes. csn,
along. He refereed the bout betweea
Joe Stein and Charley Hauscr.
Johnny Ertlc refereed the bout BE-.
tween Frank Moran and Willie Lewis
The Hewpic Of tho ring was pictur
as he tried 20 pry Moran and Lew;s
apart when they clinchcd Ted Lews
came into the ring masked and boxed
Billy Grupr Ted didn't remove his
disguise until the last round.
An original drawing by Robert I'd.
gren depicting the fight between La.
vigne and Walcott at MaSpeth was aue.
toned. and John the Barber got il
for $50.
Willie Ritchie. Jerome Hcnnessey. Al
Thomas. Young Harry Stone Johnny
Ertle. Kid Herman. Jlmmp MURRAY Jos
Murray, Leach Gross. Young Fulton.
johnny Dundee. Young Burke, Johnny
Harvey. r. .. Eggers. Bennie Leonard,
Mickey Donnelly, Jack Denning, Eddie
Mcdonald. Young Broun and Patsy
Cline were paired off in bouts.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
Some Baseball Chatter
While Peace Pot BOiLS

the game, but he led the league in at
least one department of pitching. j.
Weldon eased his system Of fourteen
wild pitches.
Word was received from Boston last
night that Herbert Moran, outtielder OF
the Boston Braves, would turn motion
picture actor next spring. Rabbit
Maranville is the authority for the
statement
Here's a prediction: Moran will be
playing the outAeld for some team next
summer unless sickness or death pre-
vents.
McGraw may have led a tail-end team
last season, but he has az least one
friend in the world. Some fan shipped
him a box Of oranges from Florida.
"Thc best fruit Of the best state 90 the
best baseball manager was the IN
scription on the card.
It was calling day for the pitchers
yesterday. Ed Reulbach was in 10 talk
things over with Dick Carroll at the
Offices Of the Feds. while Poll Perritt
dropped in az the Offices OF The Giants.
Both gave assurances that they were
never better in their lives, were in the
pink OF condition and were anxious for
the first game Of the season" Other
highly original uttcrauces were made
% the course OF conversation.
Grover Cleveland Alexander has q
young brother. Ray. who is picked as a
coming star. Ray ls playing on team
out in ST. Paul, Ncb.. aud looks for a
big league assignment pretty soon. II
s said that Grover win recommend
him.
The S. Paul team Of the American
Association will have ono Of the finest
homes IN the country next season. Con-
tracts have been given out for con
crete stand 90 scat $4,000 persons.
There arc only three parks IN the MAJ or
leagues with greater seating capacity.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
Crescent A. c. Five
Meets Princeton Tonight

scheduled 10 be played in Brooklyn
this evening. The Crescent Athletic
Club five, which has a victory over
Yale. will attempt 10 add the scalp Of
the Princeton team 10 its belt on the
court Of the I'd Signal Corps, Dean
Street and Washington Avenue.
Georgetown University will end its
stay in this city with a game against
the st. Johns College team in the lat
ter's gymnasium, at Lewis and Will
oughby avenues.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
Awards Made for
Revolver Championships

Prizes for the national outdoor chan.
pionship contests of the United States
Revolver Association. which took place
last October on ranges in several parts
Of the United States, Cuba and Canada,
have been awarded as follows:
Match ANY revolver. possible 900. En-
Rccdiar $50 points.
Match B-Any pistol possible. 500; Gsors. Arn
strong 100 points.
Match C-Military revolver; possible. $50. D,
r. 4 Suo0k G-3 points
Match Pocket revolver. possible. 80; d. D
4 Atkinson. 30 points
Match F-Aiilrsry revolver; team Pennyl,rs
state Police. iiS points. Denver Revolver Cgi
T22 points. -
Grand aggregate prires-Dr. J. H. s1ooh. LA
points. Dr. u A Atkinson. l.2lT poi1ts; 3. 4
prelcr 2l6 points.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
Charles p. Taft Mum
on Purchase of Cubs

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 21.-Charles
P. Taft, owner Of the Chicago club in
the National League, was here to-day
on route to his ranch at Gregory,
Tex, where he will spend two weeks
on hunting trip.
He would neither deny nor confirm
the report that he was offered 100000
for the Cubs. lie will return to Gin
cinnati about January 4.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
PEN OF F. P. A. IS
MIGHTIER THAN CUE

I. p. A. was beaten and Bozcman
Bulger did it.
This is not story Of lawn tennis,
but Of golf pool. The master of tine
Coming Tower took cue in hand az
Doyle's Academy yesterday and
plunged along TO the seventeenth hole
one stroke in front
Then came a momentary futtering,
nine strokes and defeat. The score
follows: Bulger, S6 -l5-10l; Adams,
105-0-105
II all happened in the newspaper
tournament. Sid Greene will meet
Gene Byrnes this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22

this year, as has St. Paul'S, and fast
game is expected. Inc acnoo4Doy
have a team that compares favorably
with the best of the college sevens.
The Tigers had their final practice
for the game last night, and they
showed up well. II they defeat -.
Paul's, Princeton men will consider
the team has a good chance TO carry
of intercollegiate honors. The school
boys will practise this morning in the
local rink. The game will begin at 8
n'clnck
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
Joe Tinker Improving.

Chicago, Dee. 2l After a slight re-
lapsc. the condition Of Joseph b. Tin
ker. manager Of the Chicago Federal
League club. was reported as improved
at the hospital to-day. Tinker under
went an operation a week ago. Physi-
clans say he will be able 10 leave the
hospital within another week.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
PITTSBURGH DEFEATS
YALE AT BASKETBALL
Two Points Margin of Victory
in Thrilling Battle.

Pittsburgh, Dec. q. The Yale bas-
ketball team lost 10 the University of
Pittsburgh tonight by a score Of 81
to 20, in n game that had the specta-
tors on their feet from the time the
whistle blew until the referee called
the battle off.
pTTTgpTrpIu
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
DIR. MARTIN LEADS
FIELD AT TRAPS

One Of the best shoots Of the sea-
son was held at the Robin Hood Gun
Club, Concord, Staten Island, yester-
day. Il was bitter cold, but some good
scores were returned by the twenty
five men who faced the traps.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
Princeton and st. Paul's
Meet on Ice Tonight

Princeton's hockey team viii open its
season here tonight. when it faces the
fast team of 81. Paul's School, Of Con-
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22
BY FRANK O'NEILL.

J. Weldon Wyckoff, Of the Athletics,
failed 20 win a place among the pitch
ers who allowed few earned runs TO
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22

They'll never be able TO make Ad
wolgast quit the ring" said Nate
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22

Prince Albert tobacco is made by our own patented
proceSsl That's why it's so good-besides cutting
out bite and parch! And that's why it's popular
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evening-it will not irritate his tongue!
Go right into shop that sells tobacco and ask for the
Prince Albert pound crystal-glass humidor. It's the
one great big universal aloy-man-gift that's beyond
criticism Gift Gets the -Glad-hand!'
New-York tribune., 1915-12-22

Go right up and down the lire on gifts-you won't
strike one near the COST of this p A. huzudor
that wins such hearty appreciation!
For a smoking-rnan gets lot of home happiness and
contentnent out of Prince Albert It's SO delightful
in pipe or rolled into cigarette. And that hunli-
dor with its spongenlostener top. is joyus outfit
for any man to call his own Keeps the tobacco in
such dandy trim.
And bear in mind when you buy this humidor, that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
J. ARTHUR SHERWOOD IS ELECTED HEAD OF
 AGRICULTURE BOARD

The state board of agriculture held it's annual meeting yesterday. 7 Clifford I. Stoddard of Woodbridge, who is a member of the board and also a trustee of the Connecticut Az ricu1tura1 College; one of his col leagues, E. Kent Hubbard, Jr., of Mid dletown and President Charles L.. Beach of the college were in consult ation with Governor Holconb and Att torney- General Hfnman. late in the afternoon as to the Gilbert Farm in Georgetown.
 The report of Treasurer c. A. Thompson showed receipts of $3, 500 and expenditures of s3,4O0.
 The election of officers resulted> as follows:
 Vice President-J. Arthur sher- wood, Easton.
 secretary-Leonard H. Healey,
 Treasurer-c. A. Thompson. Mel rose.
 Executive committee-N. H, Brew CT, HockanuIn; Everett E. Brown, Pomfret; Fernando Wheeler, Stoning- ton.
 Member of Board of Control of Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station-Wilson H. Lee, Orange. Trustee Connecticut Agricultural Z Collegc-Cnfford I. Stoddard. Wood bridge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
PRESIDENT REVIEWS VETERANS OF '6l AS
 BIG THRONG CHEERS

Washington. Sept. 29.-Pennsy1van ia avenue, up which the victorious Union army marched 50 years ago for review by President Andrew John son, was lined early today with thous- ands who braved sharp wind to see the remnant of that legion march from the capitol to the White House to be reviewed by President Wilson.
 The grand parade and presidential review was the crowning event of the annual reunion of the Grand Ar my of the Republic. It was in com memoration of the Grand Review af- ter the close of the Civil War. A half century ago President Johnson, from a grandstand in front of the White House reviewed 160,O0O conquerors of the army of the north. Today President Wilson from the same spot greeted the survivors, Estimates placed>the number of veterans in line at from ,OO0 to 30,000. All depart ments of the federal and district gov ernments. the public schools and vir- tua1ly all the bushes houses were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
ITALIAN WARSHIP
 BLOWN TO PIECES;
 323 OF CREW DEAD

Rome, Sept. 29.-T.le first class Ital- ian battIeship Benedetto Brin was lit orally torn to pieces by an internal ex- plosion while lying at anchor yester- day in the harbor at Irindisi. /
 Only 378 men and eight officers of her complement of 720 men are known to have been saved. This makes the to- tai casualty list t342 officers and men, Rear Admiral Rubin de Cerrin, who was in command of the ship, is among the dead.
 The Admiralty, in briefly announc- ing the accident, says that it was due to a slight internal fire which reached the magazines before it could be ex- tinguished. There was no time, how ever, for warning to be given to the men and no attempt was made to lower boats.
 13, ,427 tons. She was completed in 1904 as a sitser ship of the battleship Re
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
TURKISH H-BUIGARIAN
 TREATY IS RATIFIED.

Paris, Sept 29-The Turko-Bulgar- ian treaty was ratified Sept. 22, the representatives of Turkey attaching their signatures only upon receiving proof that a decree for the mobiliza- ton of the Bulgarian army really had been issued, the Matin asserts.
 AS a, further *precaution Turkey stip- ulated that the Dedeaghache railroad should not be turned over to Bulgaria until October 6, leaving IA days for Bulgarian mobilization. The terri tory will not be ceded until October II, so that Turkey and Germany may see what disposition is made of the Bulgarian army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
ANNA MARIE STEIN.

Anna, Marie, widow of George Fred erick Stein, passed away early this morning at her late home. 628 South avenue, at the age of 81 years. The deceased made this city her home for the last 55 years. She was one of the oldest members of FTreundschaft Rebekah Lodge, No. IS, I. O. O. F., a delegation of which order will attend her funeral on Friday afternoon. Sur viving the deceased are two daugh- ters, Mrs. Louise Egge of this city, and Mrs. John B. Knapp of Water bury, one son, Conrad Stein of this city, and five grandchildren, also one great grandchi1d. Mrs. Stein was a native of Nordhein1, Germany. Burial will take place in the family plot in Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29

closed for the occasion.
 The line of/march was from Peace Monument at the west entrance of the capitol grounds up Pennsylvania ave- nue and through a court of honor erected in front of the White House.
 At the head of the procession was Lieutenant General Nelson A, Miles with distinguished army and navy of fcers as his aides. Colonel George A. Holsey, chief of staff to the com mander-in-chief of the G. A. R. was the active marshal of the parade. U. s. Grant Post, of Brooklyn, N. Y, act ed as special guard to Commander in-Chief Palmer. In addition to the veterans in line there were Sons of Veterans, various citizens military or ganizations, troops of the regular ar my, marine corps. and sailors from the fleet of warships anchored in the Potomac. Veterans marched in their respective Grand Army departments, lhe line being headed by the depart ment of Illinois which was the first to be organized after the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
DIED.

BLAND-At the Danbury hospital, Sept. 22, Clarence H. Bland of Beth, el, at the age of 29. BARRETT-In the Danbury hospital Sept. 25, Mrs. James Barrett, of Brookf1eId, at the age of 59. AMBIER In Danbury, Sept. &C., Mary Esther, widow of Peter Am bier, aged 6S years. NOBLE-In Stamford, Sept. 25, Eli ga C.. widow of Col. Joseph Noble of Washington, D. c. REESE1In Stamford, Sept. 24, Will liam Reese. DE CAMP-In Darien, Sept. 24. Ed win R. De Camp, in his 74th year. CASH-At Stamford, Sept. 24, Martin Cash.
 NfAYI1TTF- Stamford, Sept. 26. Alfred J. Saayetxe. SWTTS-In Stamford, Sept. 27. Mary Swits. JOHNsON-In- Stamford. Sept 26, Henry c. Johnson, in his 53rd year MATTHEWS = At SpringdaIe, Sept 23, Hannah NJ, Angevine, wife Of Isaiah S. Matthews in her sgd year WARREN-In Brookfeld, Sept. 21, Augusta, M, wife of John W. War ren.
 PATcH-In Bethel. Sept. 2s, Helen. widow of William Patch, aged 78 years. ZWOYER-In shelton. Sept. 25, Ro- land A. Zwoyer, aged 4e years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
BRYAN PAYS GLOWING
 TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT

Nashville, Tenn, Sept s29.-w. J. Bryan, in an address here last night paid the following tribute to President Woodrow Wilson:
 Happy for our nation that we have in the White House at this >tinle a President who believes in setting the old world a good example, instead of following the bad example which the old world sets in this matter. What a misfortune it would have been in such an hour as this had the nation been under the leadership of a Pres ident inf1amed by the false p1li1osoe phy which has plunged Europe into the abyss of war;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
FAIRFIELD D
Especial to The Farmer.o

Fairfield, Sept. zS-At { .3U Cn1S evening, Miss Helen Forsyth, daugh-. ter of MT. and Mrs Thomas Forsyth of Marine avenue, will become the bride of H. Edgar Riker. Rev. John M Deyo of New Haren, 9 cousin of the bride-to-be, will be the officiating cler gynaan The matron of honor will be Mrs Clara We1lman of New Haven. MT A. M. Schultz of Arlington, N. J.. will be the best man. The bride will
 be given away by her father. Miss Forsyth was educated in the grammar schools of Fairfield and graduated from the sCourtland school, Bridgeport. MT. Rilxcr attended the Bridgeport High school and is a graduate of Rut- gers college. He is scout master of the local trocp of Boy Scouts and is asso- ciated with MT. Forsyth in the hard ware business. After the wedding reception will be held at the brides home. Late in the evening they will leave on their honeymoon trip for the
 south. On their return they will take up their residence on Miller avenue.
 The Parent Teachers association will hold their first regular monthly meet ing in Sherman school on Friday af- ternoon. Cctoer 1. at o'clock. All members of the association are re- quested to be present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
BENHAM, VETERAN
 DOORMAN, RESIGNS
 FROM POLICE DEPT.
Retiring Policeman Has Been Member of Department
 37 Years.

The resignation of Doorman Willis N. Benhan, one of the oldest police men in point of service in the Bridge port police department, is now resting on the desk of Clerk of the Police board Clayton L. Smith and will be presented tC the board at it's regular meeting tomorrow night. An attack of grippe from which Doorman Ben ham has been suffering for some weeks past has led to a rapid decline in health and the policeman has de- cided to turn in his badge.
 The resignation will be accepted at the meeting tomorrow night and Doorman Benham will be placed on the pension list. The naming of new policeman to fill the vacancy lies with Commissioner Richard H. Mur- phy, a Demo ocratic commissioner. If any appointment is to be made at this meeting, it is almost an assured fact that it will be George Fitzgerald, 60 Cedar street, and now employed as drawtender on Congress street bridge. Fitzgerald has been striving for. ap- pointTnent for two years.
 The retiring Doorman has been a member of the police department 37 years, having been appointed a pa tro1n1an December 16. 1878. Tue on ly members of the department who have seen longer service are Superin- tendent Eugene Birmingham, made a member of the department November 5, 1872; Detective George H. Arnold, December ,, 1869 and Captain Will liam Anderson, June 3, 1873.
 Door1nan Benham is a veteran Of the Civil War and led his men in the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg and other important battles. He was lieutenant near the close Of the civil war. The retiring doorman is 82 years of age and is one of the best pre- served men in the department both physically as well as mentally. He has already turned in his keys and badge and the vacancy caused by his resignation is being filled temporarily by Policeman Charles Musante.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
MACHlNISTS BUNK IN UNION HALL FOR
 WANT OF-LODG!NGS
Score of New Arrivals Unable To Get Accommodations
 Here.

Twenty union .nacfinists who came here yesterday to work at the plants of the Remingto4 Arms-U. M. c, Co.,, experienced considerable difficulty in finding rooms to stay over night and at midnight more than a: dozen of them had made up their minds that they must spend the light in the rooms of the Machinists' union in Cannon street or the Musicians union hall, below.
 The machinists, the majority of whom came from Springfield, arrived in town yesterday afternoon. They at once sought out the union head quarters and piled their suit cases and [satchels several tiers high in the hall- way while they went on hunt for lodgings. They reported they found many houses with signs of furnished rooms to let but fat each house they were turned away and told that all rooms were engaged.
 In the Drew hotel and several othr CT hotels last night. several of the newcomers slept on cots placed in the Railways.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
LURES SCHOOL GIRL } TO ELOPE, ROBS HER
 AND KILLS HIMSELF

New York, Sept. 29-How Ralph E.. Seavey. a married man, eloped with an eighteenzy girl, a Junior in the Thornton Academy at Saco, Me, brought her to New York, promising to marry her, robbed and deserted her, and then ended his life with poi son, was told yesterday following the identification of Seavey's body among the unknown dead in the morgue.
 The Identification was made by Harold A. Seavey, brother of the sui taken to the home of his father, Asa Seavey, No. Al Sawyer Street, Port land, Me.
 Having registered at Mills Hotel No. 1 B1eecker street, under an as- sumed name last Friday, Seavey was found dead next day He had taken cyanide of potassium.
 During the summer, Seavey, who was twenty seven years old and sep arated from his wife, who lives in Brooklyn, was semp1oyed in Maine in several hotels. He had expected to get work here this winter. It is said Seavey and Miss Jose phine Torrey. with whom he. eloped, had known each other about two years. Seavey soon got her under his influence. He told her he had been married. but was divorced, and she believed he would marry her.
 The girl ran away from her school Sept. IT, taking all her money and JeWelry.
 s-Seavey asked me to go to New York with him. she said last night in Boston, tand, we boarded an ex- press train at Portland that night. I believed he had obtained a divorce from his wife and that he would marry me as soon as we got to New York. On our arrival there he took me to Brooklyn. asked him when we would be married, and he said as soon as he got a job---I still believed him. He took me to a rooming house in Brooklyn
 Seavey continued to live with the girl until the following Wednesday, a week ago today. Then he disappear ed, taking her money and valuabIes and leaving her penni1ess- Until last Friday the girl remained in her room, too frightened to call for aid.
 At last hunger drove her to confide in the 1andladyS and a letter was written to Miss Torrey's brother. He hurried to New York and took his sister to the home of her aunt, Mrs. Diamond Smith. No. 24 Dyer street, Boston.
 When Seavey's body was found only B cents was in his pockets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29

gina, Margherita, at a cost of $5, 7E0, coo
 The harbor of Brindisi was well filled with warships of all classes, some of them lying close to the Benedetto Brin, but none of them was injured so far as known at present. From th6 outset of the war the Brindisi harbor has been used as a base for the Italian fleet.
 No mention is made by the Admiral ty of the cauase of the fire.
 The batt1eship Benedetto Brin was laid down in 1901 and completed in 1904. She was of a, type known as the Brin class, of which there is but one other, the Regina Margherita. Both ships cost $5, ,75O, 900. The Benedetto Brin carried four 12 inch and four eight inch guns in her main battery and was equipped with four submerged torpedo tubes She was of 13,427 tons and was 455 feet long, with a 78 foot beam. Her speed was IS knots.