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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
PIONEERS DEFEAT PARANOUNTS IN NINTH
 INNING RALLY


 The Pioneers defeated the Para mounts Sunday at the Meadows, by 11-10. Much rivalry existed between these teams,, and there was a purse of $1O on the outcome of the game.
 The game was close and interest ing with the score tied 5-5 until the eighth inning, when the Paramounts broke the ice and scored four. runs making it 9-5. Prospects of victory looked doubtful for the Pioneers in the ninth inning with t hes core against them, but they rallied, and when the storm was over six runs and the game were chalked to their favor and also the purse of ten dol- lars
 The feature of the game was the timely hitting of Sheehan and the fielding of Mullaney and Durgo of the Pioneers; while West, Kohler, and Lavery featured for the Para mounts.
 The Pioneers, who were formerly the Cubs, had one of the fastest 16-17 year old teams in the city last year, wfning ten games and losing three, and are striving to beat last years recod having thus far this season beaten the Franklins, Sedgwicks, Paramounts, All Stars and the Nut megs.
 The Pioneers would like to arrange games with any 16-17 year old local or out of town teams
 Summary and score:-
 PaTamounts 0 O. 0 O o 1-1o Piopeers 2 0 0 0 8 0 6-11
 Batteries = Paramounts, KohIen and Iavery: Pioneers, Magner and Raeffile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

The Acorn A. c. gymnasium was a busy place this afternoon when sam my Robideau started work to put on the final touches in his training for the 15 round bout with Walter Mohr at the Casino Friday night. Robideau and his trainer Johnny I5oftus, arrived in the city last night Loftus is indig- nant at the statements sent out from New York tha Robideau weighed over 40 when he was scheduled to so on with Frank Callahan last week.
 Loftus says his boy weighed only a few ounces over 137 but Callahan sim Div didn't want to fight because of the slim house Robideau is pretty close
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
TROY CLUB WILLING TO
 SEND FIVE PLAYERS HERE
Final Word from Boston Braves Re-
 garding Game Here Next sun= day Expected Today

Is to allow Ball of the St Louis Fed, erals to buy stock in the St. Louis Car dinals while Weeghman of the Chicago outlaws will be allowed to purchase part of the Ch:eago Cubs. The Fed eral league circuit will be maintained with clubs placed in Detroit and Gin cinnati instead of. St. Louis and Chi cago..
 The Phillies continued their winning way by downing the Braves yesterday Alexander won his fourth straight for in their old time form, four of them be- ing put out of the game yesterday.
 Owner Gaffney of the Boston Braves denies the story that Johnny. Evers won't be- able to play again. He ad- nlits, though, that it will be six weeks before the great second baseman can use his injured ankle around the mid dle bag.
 Tommy Downey of this city got two hits for the Buffalo Federals against the Newark club yesterday
 Kid Sherwood. the local boy who was with New Haven for. several years, will probably sign with Fitch burg, Mass. Owner Noonan of that club has been after Sherwood.
 Georgetown plays Yale at Yale field tomorrow afternoon and a number o- enthusiasts from this city will go ovel to see the fun. Georgetown has a fn' team this year It has already beater Harvard and Yale.
 That was back lot game staged bs Chicago and Cincinnati, yesterday. Tn, Reds used four pitchers and the Cub three. After Cincinnati had a nin run lead t Cubs passed them bat tn l Reds eventually won by 1s to 12.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

to weight now and will have no trouble weighing dn for fridays bout, he says.
 There has been some trouble select ing an opponent for Young 1cAuliffe- Red KetcheI has been taken i'll and Al shubert of New Britain has been re- jected Tommy Houck, Willie Jones or Jimmy Duffy may be chosen to meet McAuliffe in the ten round semi final
 The preliminary which will have --Lt4ls..e- Kunz of South Norwa1k and Bud Palmer of this city. as principals. ought to be a hummer. Dave F1tzger- ald will referee all bouts and Judging from the advance sale of seats there will be a tremendous house.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
(By W agner.)

(By Wagner.)
 That the coming season will be an easy one to get players is seen by the of letters from clubs who want to ship men to Bridgeport and also the appeals from ball tossers who arc out of jobs. Secretary Reddy to- day received a communication from the Troy club of the New York State league in which the New York Staters said they had five players they were willing to send to this city on option. Pitcher Sherman, who was with ridgeport for .. time last season and later played with the Chicago Fed erals, wants to return here.
 The Bridgeport management expects to get word tonight from the Boston Braves regarding an exhibition game here next Sunday. Owner Gafney promised to bring his team here on that date but if the worlds champions cannot be secured an effort will be made to get another big league team.
 Bobby Stow is running wild in the Texas league. He made seven hits in five games for Fort Worth. Hyder Barr, who was slugger with, New Haven last season, famed four 4out of five tinnes up in. a recent game for San Antonio.
 Foot RueIl, the former Bridgeporter, is playing the -outdeId for Decatur. IL I It is reported that the peace nego- tiations between organized ball and the Federals are the result of a hint from Judge Landfs that a decision ir I the injunction suit might do grea1 harm to baseball. Judge Landis, whe l issa great baseball enthusiast, has giv- en lawyers to understand that it would be better if the tEobules of the Fed erals and the major leagues could bt settled out of court. The present plar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
YOUNG WAGNER AFTER
 YOUNG McAULFFE NOW

weight champion of the state has aroused the envy of Young Wagner, the New York featherweight- SiIvey B11rnss Wagner's manager. sends The Farmer the following praise of his meal ticket
 .Young Wagner the speedy New York featherweight is on the warpath and is after the scalp of Young Mo AuHffe, the featherMeight champion Of Connecticut
 Wagner is one of the leading feath- erweights of the country He has boxed Johnny Dundee, Frankie Burns, Patsy Kline. Tommy Houck, Willie Jones, Al De1nont, Jimmy Walsh, Joe Codert Patsy Callahan, Packey Horn- mey, Young Britt and othersS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

President Wilson promised to go to Brooklyn. June 10 and review the an n1versary Sunday school parade; pub lie business permitting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
MoHAwKs CHALLENGE

The Mohawk baseball team would like to play the Sea Sides next Sunosss afternoon on any diamond. The line up is B. Marshall, H. Marshall. J. Tal- ty, B. Coin, J. Conroy. r. Meyers, I- P1otney, R. Costallo. c. Lashar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
8 9BE HnaNaR

room for argument in such an esser- ton. of course, but as a matter of fact the wrestling game is almost a religion in India, and the stars are trained from their earliest infancy The Indian champions are usually over six feet in height and some weigh as much as 800 pounds The Attendance at the wrestling tourna- ment held by native princes is often as high as 100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RECK g SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

Application to organize the Farm ers' & Mechanics' National Bank of Kaufman, Tex-, capital $50, ,00O, was received by the Controller of the Cur Eenoy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS z JOHN RECT . SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

l Tommy Downey of this city got two hits for the Buffalo Federa1s against the Newark. club yesterday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

Foot Ruel1, the former Bridgeporter, is playing the -outaeId for Decatur, 11l. T.
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
THE INSULATING LOBBYIST.

The Advertiser is as much opposed to
lobbying for State educational institutions
as it is for legislation in the insterest of or
against corporations. The heads Of State
institutions should make their needs and
requests known through the duly estab-
lished channels, and leave the matter to the
members of the general assembly, without
bringing personal or other influence to bear
upon the lawmakers.-EdgetelH rs. G.
Idrertiser.
We print with our hearty approval the
above paragraph. Lobbying by State Su-
perintendents of Education and heads of
educational institutions is as disgusting as
it is disgraceful. 1t is not only an implied
insult to our Legislators, but reflection
upon the people who are supposed to elect
men of intelligence fully competent to dis
charge their duty without prompting from
any quarter whatever. The educational
lobbyist, as we'll as the railroad or any
other lobbyist, should be outlawed by leg
islative enactment with teeth in it,
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
Confederate Deaths.

Robert A. Gray. eighty-four years old,
died on the 9th at Fleetwood, Va.
William H. Chewing, eighty years old,
died suddenly of heart failure on the 9th at
Fredericksburg, Va.
John J. Duerson died on the 5th in Stat
ford County, Virginia. Heserved through
out the Civil War as member of the Ninth
Virginia Cavalry.
Joshua T. Rucker, aged seventy nine
years, a farmer and Confederate veteran,
died on the 4th near Boonsboro, Md, after
a brief illness of heart trouble. He was
wounded four times in the war.
W. E. H. Clagett, prominent planter,
a member of the Episcopal Church, Mas
ter Mason since 1858 and Confederate
veteran, died last Friday on his plantation
in Adams County, near Kingston, Miss.
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

New Orleans States: Some people never
achieve success because they spend too
much time in envying those who have
achieved it.
Lake Arthur Herald: There have been
several changes of the moon since Louisi-
ana has had constitutional convention,
and it is absolutely necessary to do some
thing soon.
Assumption Pioneer: No candidate
should get free space in newspaper just
because he feels that the ''peepul' are
calling him. Make him come across for an
announcement card, or let him remain un-
known while the procession goes by.
Mansfield Enterprise: At the recent
meeting of the Federation of Labor, at
Shreveport, the brewery interests tried to
commit the labor organizations of this State
to policy of opposition to prohibition, and
in favor of the unrestrained sale of LIQUOR;
but the scheme died a-borning, and de-
cency prevailed.
New Orleans States: We believe the
proposed bringing here of number of
Japanese farmers from the West, as the
nucleus of large colonization movement,
is i'll advised and sure to be provocative of
harmful results locally and otherwise.
The South has always had race problem
and it has cost her endless tribulation, much
treasure and great loss of human life.
Why should she care to undertake another.
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
WHY WE POSTPONE DUTY.

When we postpone disagreeable duty
it is usually because we do not like the job,
and in not few cases the first postpone
ment is followed by score of others until
possibly the opportunity is gone forever.
The postponement of a clearly recognized
duty is never safe thing.
And yet it is an easy thing, for the sim
pie reason that it is only postponement.
We recognize the duty, and we assure our
selves that we will perform it.; why, then,
should we not postpone it as long as possi-
BILE? To our ease-loving natures this argu-
ment seems simple, strong, and agreeable,
and we conveniently forget to ask ourselves
why we postpone the doing of this disa-
greeable duty.
We think that if we faced this latter
question fairly there would usually be no
postponement. For it is evident to even
the most causal observation that we post
pone the hard task simply because it is
hard, and as the task will grow no easier,
it is reasonable to conclude that there will
be, other postponements, possibly with dis
astrous consequences.
This tendency to put off the doing of an
unwelcome task to some future time springs
from the erroneous belief that delay will
somehow make the task easier. But most
of US have had conclusive evidence as to
the falsity of this in our own experience,
when postponed duties have become such
a burden to US that in very selfdefence we
have at last been compelled to tackle them,
only to find very often that they were not
half as disagreeable as we had expected
they would be.
The tendency to shirk hard and unpleas
ant duties is weakness, and it should be
recognized as such. 1t is mild type Of
moral cowardice, and, if yielded to, it de-
veops flabbiness of moral fibre that is
most undesirable. Usually the hard thing
had better be done first. The postpone
ment OF duty never makes it easier, often
makes it harder, and sometimes means the
loss of the opportunity to do good. Before
you postpone hard thing, better ask your
self the reason why. Of course there may
be good and sufficient reasons, such as the
desire to prepare oneself for the task, or
the wish to clear obstacles out of the way,
but better be sure that the reason is a
good one
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
Prohibition in 1915.
Manning IS. c. Herald

Manning IS, c. Herald
The question of prohibition has been or
dered to be submitted to the people Sep
tember 18th of this year. Prohibition was
not advocated because of any fearful senti-
ment, but as measure for the good of the
State, for the promotion of its legitimate
business, and the strengthening of its man
hood. The question of sentiment is a big
one and no man of ordinary knowledge will
fail to understand that the hope of parents
for their children is more often shattered
by liquor than anything else. The tears
of mothers and wives, the heart wounds of
those whose tender nurture for useful liv-
ing is vitiated by practice legalized by
our State, hallowed the cause of prohibition
and breathed an eternal curse on alcohol
From that sentiment was implanted the
doubt Of government to legalize poison
as a beverage. But of recent years the men
of large affairs have seen the ineffciency
of men who drink. 1t is from business men
that the new stimulus to prohibition comes.
The whangdoodle politician has no ideals
or imagination; but the men of affairs are
issuing orders against the indulgence in
liquor by employees. Any man who has
even one man in his employ cannot favor
liquor. Farmers know the effect of liquor
on their help, as we'll as merchants and
bankers. Even in war we now must have
sober men. Prohibition will win in South
Carolina, not because of "windjamming,
as spokemen for liquor interests might in
elegantly say, but because there is moral
sentiment and business demand for the
movement.
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
Enough of German Swaeeer.

Capt. D. Stockton of Philadelphia writes
to the New York World as follows: "Let
me answer some of these German critics
who think we are not within our rights when
we sell munitions of war to the countries
that can come here and buy them. The
Germans have done this in all wars where
they were considered neutral nation.
They have furnished war material to sew
eral South American countries when at
war; also in the Crimean War they furnish
ed the necessary guns, cannon and shot to
one of the belligerents. think we owe
great debt to France, as she helped US
when we most neededit. But when England
oppressed US and needed aid to put down
the Colonies, where did she get it? Why,
in Germany. Every schoolboy knows what
the Hessians did in our early days to our
women and children; just as they are now
doing in Belgium. Can 60 to Germany
and get all Americans there together and
criticse their Kaiser as they do here? Try
it and see. l have had enough of this
German kicking."
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
OUR ASWELLIdN SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Thigh officials in connection with school
affairs, should be in the hands of educated
men, but not in the hands of one profession
alone. as that tends to promote clanishness
and narrow minded conceptions. The pur-
pose of our schools is to educate the people,
to prepare them for all the walks of life, and
not to educate school teachers alone. *
Expansion of ideas is what we want and
we must have, if we are to get the worth
of the money expended for public schools.
-4Hanyfeld Enterprise.
We endorse every would of the above.
Limiting the holding of the Offices of State
and Parish Superintendent to lone pro-
fession alone," naturally leads to autocra-
cy, as well as. "tending to promote clanish-
ness and narrow minded conceptions.'
According to the fiat of our political school
ring man may be competent and satisfac-
tory to the people, but if he is not a school
teacher, he cannot hold the office of Parish
Superintendent. He may be we'll edu
Gated lawyer, doctor or other business
man-competentt to be District Judge, State
Senator or Representative, Governor, Con-
gresham or United States Senator, but if
he is not school teacher and cannot give
satisfactory answers to lot of fool ques-
tons which doubtless the examiner him
self could not answer if deprived of his
books, he is deemed incompetent to hold
the office of Parish Superintendent. For
years we have opposed the undemocratic
school laws of this State, and have con-
tended that the people themselves should
have the right to elect as their Parish Su-
perntendents men whom they consider
competent and satisfactory, regardless of
profession or occupation-lawyers, doctors,
merchants, farmers or any other class of
level headed business men. However, it
is perhaps useless to multiply words on this
subject. 1t is up to the people. If they
demand it, they can have enacted laws
that will give them absolute control of their
schools.
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
Go Slow.

There are great many men in the State
who do not share the belief that all our
State institutions are poorly organized or
that the State is being run under a system
grown obsolete and chaotic. On the con-
trary, we believe that Louisiana has sys-
TEN of laws far ahead of any State in the
Union; that these laws are fairly well ad-
ministered by men both capable and hon.
est We therefore feel no sympathy with
the effort now being made to convince the
people that things are all wrong. We are
perfectly willing to let matters stand, and
to take time to slowly and systematically
work out improvements and final perfection
of the different branches of government.
In fact, we believe that the most dangerous
thing in the world is to attempt great and
radical changes. Systems of government
reach perfection by a slow process of evolu-
ton. For this reason the more consecutive
element will be very slow in subscribing to
the movement now being inaugurated to
turn every thing upside down, under the
claim that an improved system of laws will
be given to the people. Our present con-
stitution and laws hereunder we're drafted
by men who were at least the peers of any
men now prominent in public life, and it is
not reasonable to suppose that their work
can be improved upon to any great extent.
The grounds for wholesale changes have
not yet been pointed out, though some Of
the State papers would have us believe that
the need is an established fact.-Mddison
journal.
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.

Baltimore Sun: If this weather keeps
On We'll be picking huckleberries all day
long and learning how to love.
Atchison Globe: Men are brave, and all
that, but when one of them is sick he grunts
twice as much as sick woman.
Fort Wayne News: If you can't plant
a shade tree yourself you can at least re-
frain from hitching Il hungry horse to your
neighbor's.
New Republic: Being gentleman al
ways has been and probably always will be
a difficult business, especially for those who
are not gentlemen.
Philadelphia Ledger: China and Japan
are said to have reached an agreement,
Japan having done all the reaching and
China the agreeing.
Memphis Commercial Appeal: "Eat at
home" is commonplace phase, but it is
darned good advice. This thing of planting
all cotton and then eating out of other peo-
ple's cribs is one of the spikes in the wheel
of Southern progress.
Haynesville (Ala.) Citizen: We have
heard on good authority that the large
plantations of Lowndes are planting two
thirds corn and third cotton and that
that isn't encouraging, what is?
Louisville Courier-Journal: The Sultan
of Turkey ''regrets that there is so much
bloodshed. 1t is not the sort of blood
shed Turkey enjoys. There should be a
mass of unarmed Christians surrounded by
a mass of armed Turks at point remote
from telegraph office and in a country
where press censorship is institutional.
Philadelphia Ledger: In the Maine Leg
islature bill calls for tax of $40 each on
cats, and another bill provides for a closed
season for bullfrogs. These are good SAM
piles of the fool business in the forty Leg
islatures in session this year; but they do
not dim the lustre OF the really serious ef-
fort of Western legislator to pass bill
to keep bees off the public roads.
New York World: That our legal system
is ''rotten;'' that it "operates chiefly to
defeat the very purposes for which society
supports it, that it is ''growing worse
from year to year," that its besetting sin
in the criminal branch is prolixity and the
repetition of 'useless forms;' that in civil
practice the processes of delay and appeal
favor the rich as against the poor-this is
the statement made by a leading lawyer Of
New York, John R. Dos Passos. Like
Samuel Untermyer, Mr.. Dos Passos places
much of the blame for these shameful con-
ditions upon lawyers themselves.
Says Henry John Hollander in the New
York Herald: '"In my opinion. Germany,
through the leadership of the Kaiser and
the Prussian junkers, is responsible for
this great and much to be regretted calam-
ity. | have known, ever since the advent
of the present Kaiser, that it has been, and
is to-day, his settled policy to dominate the
world. The Germans at present in the
United States-andI mean those born here,
even unto the third and fourth generation
are not Americans and never will be; they
are Germans, pure and simple. They are
the advance guard of the German nation
which, under the leadership of the Kaiser
and his loud mouthed emissaries in this
country will, if they are successful in
the present war, undertake to grind to dust
the democracies of the Western World"
The Bossier banner., 1915-04-15
Isaiah.

For the day of vengeance is in mine
heart, and the year of my redeemed is
come.-63, 4.
And will tread down the people in mine
anger, and make them drunk in my fury,
and | will bring down their strength to the
earth.-63, 6.
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteous
ness, and all kings thy glory: and thou
shalt be called by new name, which the
mouth of the Lord shall name.-62,2
And | looked, and there was none to
help; and l wondered that there was none
to uphold; therefore mine own arm brought
salvation unto me; and my fury it upheld
me.-63, 5.
The Lord hath sworn by his right hand,
and by the arm of his strength, Surely I
will no more give thy corn to be meat for
thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger
shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou
hast labored: But they that have gathered
it shall eat it., and praise the Lord; and
they that have brought it together shall
drink it in the courts of my holiness.-62,
SO.
For be said, Surely they are my people.
children that will not lie: so he was their
Saviour. In all their affliction, he was af-
ficted, and the angel of his presence saved
them: in his love and his pity he redeemed
them; and he bare them, and carried them
all the days of old. But they rebelled, and
vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was
turned to be their enemy, and he fought
against them.-63, $40.
For brass will bring gold, and for iron
| will bring silver, and for wood brass. and
for stones iron: will also make thy officers
peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,
wasting nor destruction within thy borders !;
but thou shalt call thy walls, Salvation, and
thy gates Praise. The sun shall be no more
thy light by day; neither for brightness
shall the moon give light unto thee: but
the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting
light and thy God thy glory.-60, 1919.