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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

The home of United States Senator elect James w. WadSWorth, near Geneseo, was broken into and robbed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

bill will be introduced in the French Chamber of Deputies reduc- ing all house and apartment rents by one-thfrd during the war and one year thereafter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22
CLEANEAsY, BEST HAND SOAP

OLEltaIN N1tAoI, 9BE1oI7 IAfAND 6OiAE
 Guaranteed not to injure the skin, instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust. Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For ths hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents. Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn, 344 Stratford avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

French foreign commerce decreas- ed $400, 100000 in ten months of 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

KRY EYEORD BROTHERS BUY X Hast Side and West End '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22
4sARPATHfANs, HIDING
 IN SNOW PITS, KILLED

London, Jan. 22-A despatch from Kiev. Russia to Reuters Telegram Company. says:
 Hiding from the Austrians who are retreating from Rulzowina, the population of the Carpathians have left their homes and are living in pits dug in the deep snow where many are perisning from exposure and starvation Their plight is ren- dered more dangerous by the hun gry wolves that are hunting them ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

Massachusetts workmen received in 1914 $2.229,521 under the conpensa- ton law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

IEarmer Want Ads. one Cent a word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-22

Anti-a;Iien land ownership bill has been passed by House of the Idaho Legislature.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
FOR. FAIR MAKES ses
HIT AT DOWNS BY
FAST WORKOUT

LOUISVILLE. KY, April 30.--For
Fair, the Detroit s-year-oid that is
entered by DR.. q. M. Miller In the
Kentucky Derby. in his last work
AZ Churchill Downs did a clever
mile and a quarter in 2:I5 IS. seem.
insiy cantering oil the way. He went
the first eighth In ia Is. the quarter
In :2s IS; three furIonss in 80, the
half In so. the ave furiongs In
1:o5 Is, the six furlongs In 1:ls,
the seven furlonss u, l:s2 2-5. the
mile in i:t54- and dc nile and an
eighth In 1859 2-k U1U
For Fair 10 seas6de6 by winter
racins. and 10 sppaFsptly at present
with a few more slow works over a
route Of ground and q fast mile or
two h the next ten days, to be up
&c show his best form In the Derby
race. He made many friends In his
last work at the Downs. q
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
Scribe Discovers Battler Who "Could Lick Willard
Johnson and Langford All at Once"--Hes An Iceander

my feet. unhurt but astounded. Then
he laughed.
II have seen and studied your
wrestling and boxing" he said.
"The boxing is fine. have tried IL,
from using my feet as Is our custom.
The feet and legs are much better
natural weapons than the arms. One
kick fairly landed In q knockout.
Il do. not know that I could whip
Willard. You see II is for defense.
and not meant for assault. II VIII
lard should attack me assuredly !
could defeat him quickly for he
would be at my mercy. Neither his
strength nor his skin with his fists
would avail him anything.
He could not defend himself. AZ
close quarters could perhaps lay
him low with my head or. perhaps,
break his leg with twisting leg
grips.
Il have seen your .Gotch wrestie
He 10 a great man. Perhaps, II
trained he would be greater al
CLAWS. ffis great strength. coupled
with knowledge Of Grips that we uss
would make him wonderful. He has
small swill with his legs and feet
and at kicking would be helpless
Our best men can land kick with
even greater accuracw than your
boxers land with their fists. I could
kick Wizards jaw easily In spit Of
his great height and for backward
kicking while breaking from
clinches he would be helpless.
Many OF the twists and grips are
the same as In flu jitsu. The Ice
landic method In much more effec
tive In that we use all Of natures
weapons.
"some tricks are very dead
W. u would not be hard to kill
a>man without weapons"
Jaseffson weighs about 205 pounds
lis about 80 years old and has pro
disious strength.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30

During the worldwide hunt ot Ate
years for white hope" to beat
5sck Johnson, which sven tually re
sulted In the developmeht, Of Che
awkward giant. Jess Willard. one
SPOT was overlooked. fhe-vrornot-
ers seeking q champion failed to
try ICELAND. and missed a man who
could defeat Jess Willard, ,Jack
johnson and Sam Langford In the
same ring inside OF thrs4 rounds at
most--provided they will night him
ut HIS own style OF going CLAWS.
This man 10 Johannes Joseffson,
the celandic stranger. though why
stranger n hard TO tell. Having
seen him Ia action, and witnessed
what he can do and how he can do
II. ] would back him against any
three men In the prize ring. permit
all three to attack him ut once. and
take his end OF the argument.
He does not claim 10 be q cham:
pion fighter. although he Ii cham
pion OF Iceland at China. a game
that the lceiandcrs have played for
500 years, and which they have de-
veloped into On art OF self-defense
that outrivals flu jitsu. Is faster and
moro damaging than the French ga
vate. and compared with boxing Is
tame an dunscientific sport. Jo-
seffson. China champion OF Iceland,
d with the Ringing shows. and with
two Icelanders almost his equals
In skill and speed OF eve, hand. feet
and head.
The champion is not tall. He has
the head Of q viking. wonderful
shoulders and chest and legs corded
like trunks Of trees.
He consented 10 show a few tricks
when interviewed him. assumed
the position OF q boxer. and. In two
seconds he kicked me squarely on
the point OF the chin. 90. lightly that
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
Rivalry Between Ray Collins and d.
Fisher Goes Back TO School Ddus

Mention
probably
Ray Fisher of the Collins
Mddebury
Fisher Yanks Collins
the Rays from old Vermont have been battling against other
left big corral
Midlebury
ball as But one day one OF his college mates received big
When
anybody more But never had thought that after
and signed The day after Billy Lush for the Giants
Fisher missed the $4,000 he would
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
-woNoER-wHo MACK STUCK
WITH OLD ATHLETIC "UNIs."


NEW YORK. April 30.-Mem.
bers OF the newly organized base
ball clubs In Sing Sing prison
have fallen heir to a lot of old
uniforms Of the Yankees. which
they win wear In their games
this summer. Baseball Is one
Of the means adopted by Thomas
Mott Osborne. warden OF Sing
Sing. TO improve the physical
condition Of the prisoners. One
OF the players wrote to the own
ers OF the Yankees asking for
the old uniforms. Complete out
fits for twenty-eight players,
from caps to shoes, were furnish
eed.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
M25,O00. !
in PURSES
Such Isl iRepStt on
Dead" Sport in
New York, ~, n

NEW YORK April eins
sftsr all may be coming into It's own
again In New York. despite the not
over sanguine representation OF
those who figured that 1915 sea
son. conducted along the lines OF
the various race meetings or last
year. would end In q natural death
for the sport Of kings.
An analysis OF the 1914 report Of
the State Racing. commission. while
!. does not give. admjssioa figures TO
the vsrious tracks. sheds copsider.
able light OF q growinsly brilliant
hue On the amount Of money dis.
trtbuted TO horsemen I'm stakes and
purses. In % racing days, sf2s.00o
went 10 the ovAers OF the thorough.
breds This indicates. considering
that the promoters admit small
prcnt, that about 100000 was tax.
en- In.
Very nice sums these. but the
average horseman asks more. He
has been wont 20 gaze upon varie-
gated figures such. for instance. a.
those handed out by the man who
prints the advance stake programs
fec coming meetings. In the
amounts 10 be hung up for the vari-
Gus events lies his main interest.
% when the announcement was
msde definitely that the historic
F,1turity. one OF the richest stakes
IN the world, will be run in future At
belmont Pnrk during the autumn
meeting. n Vas even more encoufas
ING than the report OF the connie
zion. The past three years saw the
biz twcysar-old classic foukht out
on the final day AZ Saratoga. adding
materially to the prestige and profit
Of the upstate race meeting. Only
the sale OF the Sheepshead Bay
grounds prevented a restoration OF
the Futnrity TO o veritable sem
hisnce Of the days when IL was mark
ed by the great racing duel OF the
whitney.Kcene interest and the
memorable occasion when the won
defful sysonby quit cold when the
stili moro wonderful. but unfortun.
ats, Whitney mare. Artful. looked
him In the eye ~ the head OF the
stretch and then came along to win
al by herself from her stablemate
TsnyA.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
LFER IS MOST VERSATILE OF
ALL WOLVERINE TRACK MEN

ANN ARBoR, Mich April 40
or al Michisan's track men. Joe
Ufef IL the most versatile. Begin.
ming a. q two.miIer. Ufcr was called
upon In al emergency TO run the
nile. Ne continued at that distance
NslsiL ana PLACED bust outside the
count In the iniercoliesiate. shcy;
iAg form, that made him appssr
vary promising. 1sl
arHs began the isi4I5 indoor sea
seu at the same route. but was
cbanged By Coach Steve" Farrell
iato. q half miller, because Carroll.
whom Ufer defeated In 1914. was IN
Latter condition than Joe Mt the
Drst meet. Moreover. Farrell had
1nst asserted that any miller would
make a successfui haif-miler. and
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30

wanted TO use Ufer 20 prove the con.
tention.
Little Joe" came through with the
proof by winning the shorter event
st several indoor meets and by run.
ming the half mile Of 1000 yards, at
the New York medley relay IN 1:5s.
which 10 not far from record time
and that With another hundred yards
to- rim. Ar T2LT
lTAen FARRELL began to- tisve,ope a
foupmile relay team for the Pennsy
games. Ufer was switched back to
the mile and ran IN third position.
better than holding his own In. the
competition. Now come The general
field meets, and back Ufer 10 sliding
"a the half mile. q A.
From two-miler TO miller TO half
miller 20 miller 20 hslf-miler--that's
quite record.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
PHPP PUTS PUNCH
IN YANK ATTACK

NEW YORK. April 3o.--Accord-
Ing to the more or less reliable In.
formation contained in the daily
box scores. Col Rupert Capt. Hus-
ton, and Manager Bin Donovan have
already begun 20 realize something
on the added investment they had
to make to snare Walter Pipp last
winter.
Fans who have been watching the
progress of the tall first baseman
will be pleased to note that he has
inserted q punch in the Yankee bat.
ting order. something that has long
been desired andsis nowtwelcomed.
IL may only b. q spring furry. but
while 1t fasn II is real. and II has
been a, factor In the series Of de.
feAts the Yanks' have q distributed
along the eastern border. pfrff
According to the statistics ID is
now possible to bring into evidence
against Pipp he has run up bat
ting average Of $3.50. Pipp has made
at least one hit in every game this
season but one.
EAST LANSING, Mich. April 30.
The Aggies defeated the Univer-
sity OF Detroit yesterday. 3 to 1. but
the game was tight contest all the
way. wooder and Springer allowed
the, Detroiters nine hits, but kept
them well scattered. and Marshke
and Arntz, OF the visitors. permitted
q similar number OF blows. which
were punched more or less In three
innings. Clark. Of the farmers. and
Hesterm. OF the U. OF D.. each stole
three bases.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
NEW COACH FOR
oG. r. CENTRAL

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. April 80
Herbert J, Sheldon. of Lansing
hes succeeded Dinnie Upton a. ath
letic coach at the Grand Rapids
csntrai High school. Upton has
been III most OF the winter and q
now confined in the hospital. shei
don specialized In track work at M
A c. for the four years ending las,
spring, and viii give most OF bis
attention % the Central cinder
path candidates. Sheldon's ap-
pointment IL for the spring only,
leaving the regular berth upto to
Upton In case he 10 able and feels
inclined 10 resume his position here,
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
RICH In ITS
POSSIBILITIES

The Grand Boulevard
Theater Company is organiz-
ed under the laws OF the
State of Michigan with a cap
Ital stock of $4,000. divided
into $4,000 shares, to be sold
at par. AVIS fully paid, nom
assessable and tax exempt.
The capitalization of the COM
pany has been kept low to az
ford the largest possible re-
turns TO stockholders. Only
the amount OF stock neces.
sary TO build and equip
theeter will be sold. Esti-
mated cost s100,000S-the bal.
ance to remain In the treas
ury unsold. Large reserva-
tions have already been made.
None OF the officers or direc.
tors OF the Grand Boulevard
Theater Company will be on
the salary list. Diyidends
will be paid monthly. The AZ
fairs OF the company are an
open book-every phase viii
be explained TO you. All
questions fully answered. Get
the booklet which contains
much interesting information.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
NOTHING UNDER
EIGHT MILES
A SPEEDWAY

INDIANAPOLIS. April 3o.--A pro.
test will be lodged by the Indianap-
ellis motor speedway management
against the proposed classification OF
ell road racing courses less than
eight miles long as speedways. II
the question ever comes before the
American Automobile association for
cfiicial action. A speedway. say the
TIoosiers. must be q fully enclosed
course, like their own. A road is
road. no matter what you call II.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
West End Clashes.

The West End club will clash
With The Harvards. at West End
ave. and Forrest. Sunday at
o'clock. The managers Of the Gen.
trpl and I. q 8. clubs are request
I'd 10 call Walnut sow and ask
Tor Emil Vein.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30

p, EREAPS JOE BIRMINGHAM had his reasons for re-
lievng Doc Johnston of his job in Cleveland but the
Pittsburgh Pirates finding the southpawed first base
pretynseful Only the other day In successive games
against the Cubs Johnston drove pair Of hoers into
Identical spot in the right field beachers. fyeglsA
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
tnf vLT,MArs rssr sarra
o. the pAReok -t6aa

Now comes the supcrIative test OF
Parson billy Sunday. The poted ball
player evangelist has taken up golf.
n an excitabIe athlete like Billy can
keep his religion and learn golf at
the came time. his detractors ara
gping TO lose q lot OF ammunition.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30

! knew he judged the distance to a
hair. Before could throw a guard
over or break his guard he seized
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
JAVELIN THROW
Err KILLED
NEAR YPRES

LONDON. April so. Thoubaus,
the champion javelin tnrower OF
France. has been killed In action
near Ypres while leading an attack
against German position. He had
recently been promoted adjutant OF
his regiment for conspicuous brav-
cry.
Three well known French football
ers also have fallen. Ellie Carpen.
tier. the famous goalkeeper Of the
oympique Illois club, was slain in
the recent fighting at Beausajour,
Carpenter was a sub-lieutenant in
the Forty-frst regiment OF artillery
Mijou and Andre vernaud. other
well known soccer players, also
have been killed in action.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30

my left wrist. butted mis- head onto
the joint OF my jaw. pulled me
across his back and dropped me on
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30
Jehnay's Ambition Wins

NEW YORK. Aprn so.AlJohnny
Kif6ahe wanted to fight last night.
and tried to--but Benny Leonard
wouldn't help him out. The result
was q poor exhibition. Critics gen.
orally gave the festherweikht cham
pion q shade over the Bronx light.
weight, mostly on account Of his
willingness to night.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-30

Jess Willard declares he will re-
tain the heavyweight title many
years. That's right: Tom Jones
has lost too many worlds cham
pions by letting them fight some
one.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-03
Mr.. FARMER
Sale Of Valuable Real Estate.

Pursuant to the provisions contained
in a Mortgage Trust Deed executed by
Will Wood and wife, of Cleveland,
North Carolina, to John J. Stewart,
rru 'tee and Mortgage, on November
|, 1918 AMI recorded in Book of Mort
cages No. 80, page 149, to secure an
Indebtedness provided therein, de-.
fault having been made in the pay
lei of said Indebtedness, and the
aid John J. Stewart having died, ard
he undersigned having duly qualified
Is his administrator, the undersigned,
IS Administrator, will expose for sale
Vt public auction for c.sh at the court
ouse DIOR in Salisbury, N. c., on
Saturday, November 135h 1915,
t the hour of twelve M, the follow
ng describ d real estate:
Beginning at a stake, Anderson
rvin's corner; thence south 1871 deg
vest 2.O5 cnains to a stake; thence
south IL deg. west 3.ls chains to a
lake, corner grave yard thence south
232 deg west 6 90 chains to a stake
thence south 9l3 deg. east 10y chain,
to the stake; thence north Is deg
east 9.3s chains to the beginning con
tain.ng one and ninety-oEe-hundredth:
Q.9D acres, more Or less
For back title see Book of Deeds
No. 100, page 259.
This the 9TH day of October, 1915,
JOHN L. RENDLEMAN,
Administrator of John J. Setwart, de-
ceased.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-03

About seventy>five mem
brrs of The First Methodist
Church Baraca Glass enj Eyed
a barb enc. a number of in>
teresting talks a1d some
good music last Thursday
evening. A quartette from
Livingstone College furnish
ed the music and an address
was delivered by Prof Ag-
grey.
Rev. W H. Hogkins, of
Atlanta, superintendent of
the Congregati nal Home
Missions of the South, spoke
at II a. m. in the new court
house on the subject Of
democracy in the Church.. "
He was here in the interest
of the First Congregational
Church of Salisbury, just or
ganized, Of which, Rev. w
b. Duttera is pastor.
The Carl Hagenbeck- Wal
lace circus and a big crowd
are holding down the boards
here today. The crowd is
unusually large aud the day
is ideal.
A monument marking the
burial place of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Boone, was unveiled
at Narthasville, KY, Satur-
day.
A laymen's supper was
served at the Empire Hotel
Friday evening for the men
Of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church, when numerous adj
dresses were made by lay
members Of the church and
others, W. H. Ragland was
toatmaster and there was
nearly one hundred men par
ticipatiug.
Henry A. Bostian and lit
tie grandson, Grant Freeze,
of China Grove, were in town
today for the show. Master
Freeze is beginning to like
the girls and decided this
would be an opportune time
to see some of them.
The remains of Mrs. J. O.
Fricke who died recently and
was to be sent to Washington,
D. c., for interment, was
shipped Sunday after re-
naming in the chapel at
Wright's undertaking par
lors since death.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-03
Cereal News HaIIeIs
ilams 4 tn'efas' !ar c"r READERS Ga'helef
and AceaSsd isr Ouch Assimilation.

and meas isr 0lich Assimilation.
Ov r+had wing III popular j u
t,r,st tha election Of a GcvarHtl
AID legislature, was tire ise' E
ESQ TO bA determined IT the rnile
Yesterday of whether Massaclu
sssss Will eAfrA uchisa its 1000,
eco wcmeu citlz us Of voting age.
We MAKE the prediction that gov.
ern3r Wish, the Democrat, will
cat it Ia the ueck. Rsaso6: veil,
watch,
Il was formally announced Mon
day at the White House that the
marriage Of PresidsLt Wilson and
Mrs. Gait will take place linear
the c'css of December" and that
it will bs private at Mrs. Galt's
home in that city, so says TGmul-
ty.
Herman Bidder, former treas.
ur4r of the Democratic National
Committee aud publisher Ct The
Nav York State Z.,tung, di; d
suddshly at his home in New York
The oass Of Mr.. Riders death
was kidney trouble IN all acute
form He had been i'll about tell
N onths and for two weeks pas,
his condition had been critical.
he was 10 mis- slx5y-ff:h year.
Whether wcmsn shall be per
mltttd to v. tie was thu Cvershad.
owing question to be- decided at
ths New York State election yes
terd4y. A revised constitution
drawn by a convention with Ellhu
Rot as lts president, at Albany
last Summer, also Was voted u,
aud three Congressman, a full
Assembly, IL supreme court jas
tlcss aud some county and city
officials elected. Leaders OF beth
sides Expressed opt&mlslm regard
lug tho Iesult of the elt ction.
The predictions of the suffragis
leaders are more ,nselvatlye than
those of the anti-suffrsgists. Mrs.
Dodge and Mrs. C%hltteuden said
that thy fully expected to see
the suffrage proposal beaten By
100, COO votes Mrs. B atch pre-.
dlcted shas the result would b.
close. but that the proposal would
carry by less than 10000.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-03
Reformation Services

Sunday, October 81st, was OBJ.
served as the 398,h anniversary of
she Protestant Reformation in
Germany in 1915 when Martin
Luther nailed his proportions to
'hs church door and defsd the
priesthood i'll their dsfense. The
Lutheran Churches Of this county
joined in the celebration ard that
at the St. Johns in this city was
Of sreat interest. The sermon
by Dr.. Kinard was full of inspira.
sion aud app, priate to the coca
sion. The evening service was
under the auspicies of the Luther.
40 Brotherhood and when Rev j..
NJ. l.. Ridenhour of St. Paul'e
assisted tina pastor aud Prof. 0.
P. Rein. Phi. D., of the State nm.
lversity made a splendid address
entitled MARTIN Luther q q
Man"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-03

J. D. Rex, aged about 50, died
At his home in the Salem Church
neighborhood Monday night from
the effects Of a stroke Of paralysis
received Friday The funeral was
held this m ,rning from the Salem
Church. Rev. G.. o. Ritchie off.
ciating. Mr.. Rex was a promi
nent farmer of the county and
leaves four children, his wife hav
ing preceded him TO she grave
some years ago.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
E.. Powlsss, who live on East
franklin, will s%ympathize With
them in the loss of their infaAt
son, Lowrance Frost, who died
last Tuesday afternoon. The fr-
neral was held from the house last
Wednesday afternoon. Rav. NJ. NJ.
Kinard off ,iating, and the inter-
msnt was III Chestnut Hill Gene
terry.
Mrs. Emmie Anu Cress, aged
SO, died at her homo in Frsnkiip,
four mlloa nortbnoee from Dali,
bury Saturday afternoon from
the effects of old age. The fun
eraI was held from Bethel Luther
an Church Monday molning, Rev
NJ. L. Rldenhour, the pastor, Off
ciating, AID the inserment Was in
the cemetery there. She was she
grandmother of John Cress, who
10 emplo Jed ut Wallace's.
Mrs. Amanda Beal Of L King
ton. formerly of R IVAN, died il
Lexington Sunday morning from
the eff cts of blood poison. She
was alb 50 years Of age and her
we're brought here for in
terment, the funeral beilg held
from Main Street Methodist
Church Monday afternoon, Rev,
G. II, Sheriff. officiating.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-03

Fire broke out in the new prize
room of the F. R. Penn brauch
of the American Tobacco Gem
pany's big tobacco factory at
Reidsville Monday and did oonsid-
cradle damage before being ex
tinguished. By hard work the Big
plant was saved from destruction.
About 100. 900 pounds of plug were
damaged by water and smoke.
This will have to be reopened aud
dried out. The total damage has
been variously estimated at from
$780, to $50. 900 but the pre-
oiss amount will not be known
until a survey is made. The fire
will cause a shut down of only q
part Of the plant for a few days.