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Evening journal., 1916-01-12
New News Of Yesterday
Two Famous Election
FOrecaSterS
., Holland

The late Colonel George Bliss. who
served with Chester A. Arthur-after-
ward President OF the United States
upon the STAFF of Governor e. ID. Nor
gan of New York. in civil war DAYS
was esteemed the ahlest foi coaster of
the results Of the election among ali
the Republican politicians af his
state. Several times his forecasts. al
least OF the vote in New York city
were within two or three hundred of
the figures reported after the ballots
were counted.
once asked Colonel Bliss if he had
any special method by which he was
able TO make these forecasts. He said
that ne took the registration figures
ward by ward and district by district
and also gained information respect
ing changes in the population of anv
district since the previous election
AT that time. said Colonel Bliss
party lines were very rigidlv drawn
For that reason. with registration
bgures as a basis and with thorougn
knowledge Of the election districts. it
was not difficult to work out an an
swer to the problem involved in the
question-What is the actual vote
going to be? ! discovered that we
could reply confidently upon certain
average percentage Of falling Off in
the vote from the registration figures.
But when you ask me about cam
paign managers who have been able
accurately to forecast results can
tell you that the two men. one Repub-
lican and one Democrat. who had a
really marvellous ability for fore
casting the net results of the election
were James G. Blane-who was for
years the chairman of the Republican
State committee of Maine-and Sam
uel j. Tilden who was for some
years chairman OF the Democratic
State committee of New York The
difference between Blain and Tilden.
however, lay in the fact that Maine is
a small State in population as com
compared to New York II was said
of Blaine that he knew personally al
most every Republican in Maine. For
that reason he was able TO make very
careful and complete canvasses. and
these showed him what the Republ-
can vote. or at least the minimum Re
publican vote, was sure to be. When
/ greenback and labor factions pre-
vailed in Maine. Blaine was at loss.
"Tilden, however, had the state of
I New York with its large population as
a field for his estimates. AT times |
thought there was something un-
canny almost in Tilden's canvasses Of
: the vote in New York State. He
seemed almost to rely upon intuition.
but as a matter of fact he did not.
He was the greatest master Of can
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
SAYS He ACTED ON
ORDERS Of JUDGE
Patrolman Jolly So Explains
Sending OF Telegram With
out Chiefs Consent
WILL AWAIT WORD OF
JUDGE CHURCHMAiJ

Owing to the illness of Judge
Churchman under whose orders he
said he had acted, Court officer Rob
srt p. Jolly requested the Police Com
missioners yesterday afternoon to
postpone the hearing Of charges
against him of sending a telegram
pertaining to police matters without
knowledge or consent of the Chief of
the Police Department The charges
state that officer Jolly sent tele-
gram TO the Chief Of Police of Ports
mouth, Va. No plea was entered by
the accused officer yesterday, he stat
ing that he desired Judge Churchman
as witness, as he had acted under
Instructions from the court
Before it was brought out that Off
Ger jolly had acted under instruc-
tions from the court Commissioner
William H. Bowers asked what CON
nection Judge Churchman had with
the case. Following the explanation
OF the officer, the commissioners de-
cided to hear the charges whenever it
suited Judge Churchman and others
interested.
Patrolman James T. Scott was fined
two days pay for being late. officer
Scott admitted falling asleep while
at his home eating his lunch. Patrol
man Swithin c. Walker, charged
with neglect of duty and riding on
trolley cars instead OF patrolling his
district, whose case was heard last
week, was fined ten days pay.
The fines collected in City Court
last week amounted to S292.O2 Dur
ing the week there we're 11S arrests
and % we're committed to the work
|hovsc.
Police Surgeon Forrest reported
that Sergeant Howgate is suffering
from broken bone in his right hand
End will be of duty for about four
weeks. He tlso said Patrolman Sny-
der was injured about the shoulder
when he tried to save himself froui
falling on the sidewalk.
The matter of commissioning Da-
vid Black and James Gagan special
officers of the Water Board was re-
ferred to Chief Black. as was also a
similar request for Samuel Allen an
George l.. Clough from the New Jer-
sey and Wilmington Ferry Company.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

No matter what sils your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is Out-of-sorts half
sick, isn't resting, eating and acting
1iaturally-look, Motherl see if tongue
is coated. This is sure sign that the
little stomach, liver and bowels are
rlogged with waste. When cross. irri.
table, feverish, stomach sour breath
had or has stomach-ache. diarrhoea.
sore throat. full of cold. give tea
spoonful of California Syrup of Figs, &"
and in few hours all the constipated
poison, undigested food and sour bile
gently moves out of the little bowels
without gripping. and you have a well,
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" be-
cause It never fails-to cleanse the lit.
-te ones liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach and they dea-ly love its
leasant taste. Full directions for
babies, children of all ages and for
grown-ups printed on each bottle
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
OF California Syrup of Figs" then
see that il is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

had chosen H. as a profession"
Copyright. 1916. by u. }. Edwards.
All rights roservedl
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

barrel OF oranges and grape fruit
shipped direct from the orange groves
of Florida was the good fortune
yesterday OF County Surveyor John
c Hopkins. and Miss Serepta Cra-
nor. both of this town. from John
Cranor, a relative. who has large
orange groves in the South. They ar
rived in excellent condition.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
AT
DELAWARE COLLEGE

DR.. S. c. Mitchell. president Of
Delaware College, invites all interest
ed citizens OF this city to hear an ad-
dress by former Senator Theodore r..
Burton. now president of the Ameri-
can Peace Society, at the college to-
morrow morning at 11.30 o'clock and
also an address by Charles +. Dole,
of Boston, on January IS. at O'Clock
D. m. The subject at the last ad-
dress will be "The United States as a
World Power"
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

vassing so that every voter could be
placed this country has over seen. II
was ability Of that kind which partly
accounts for tho prominence Tilden
secured in the Democratic party as "a
political manager His friends said he
never took anything for granted BY
the way. Tilder would have been one
OF the greatest masters of mathematics
the United States has produced If he
Evening journal., 1916-01-12
HAIR COMING QUIZ


Dandruf causes a lcverish irritation
of the scalp. the hair roots shrink. loosen
and then the hair comes out fast. To
stop falling hair at once and rid the
scalp Of every particle of dandruif, get
"a 25- 'ent bottle of Dauderine at any
drug store. pour little in your hand
and rub it, into the scalp. After few
applications the hair stops coming out
and YOU can't find any dandrit.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

partment Of Agriculture, gave an address
ON spraying peach and apple orchards,
with special reference 10 fungus dis
cases.
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

FRUIT DIRECT FROM SOUTH.
Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Jan. Ito have a
Evening journal., 1916-01-12

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell of
"a Hardwcrkine Octogenariau States.
mau"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
LYRIC

A quite out of the ordinary comedy
drama will be found in next weeks
big surprise melo-dramatic master
piece, .'Only- a Shop Girl which Cecil
Spooner will present at the Lyric, with
what will practically be a doubly en-
1arged company, as the cast is an ex-
traordinarily lengthy one and SO
strong and essential to the play are
each of the parts, that none can be
omitted, The story of 'sOnIy a Shop
Girl and the facts it deals with, are
quite familiar with the average pub
lie, as the existing conditions have
been in vogue so many years as to- be-
come episodes in the daily course of
events with the working girl, particu-
1ar1y that of those employed in de-
partment stores, where their average
routine includes abuse and ,drudgery,
not to mention various other unpleas-
antries they are forced to contend
with, in their struggle for scant ex-
istence. This vivid play is not based
on fiction or idle fancy, but from fact,
pure and simple, and is a striking re-
fex of the subject of which the play
champions, as well as the betterment
of conditions it SO forcibly advo-
Gates.
'fOnly shop Girl is a most, timely
play, and should deeply concern and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29


interest all family folk, and, IN fact,
all fair-minded, thinking people of
every station in life. Again, while it
is a tiIne-tried success it is one of
those rare stage offerings that are ever
new Miss Spooner has already starred
in it throughout the principal city cir
cult for several years to tremendous
business, and in next weeks imposing
revival, that will undoubtedly be the
the case at The Lyric. Miss Spooner
will be. seen as JOSIE the
spirited little friend of the shop
girls, and a shop girl her
self, giving the little heroine
the -sobrequit of Little Sister of the
Poor" and is, perhaps, the best part
of Miss Spooner's brilliant career.
FtOnly a Shop Grip is, scenically
speaking, a heavy production each set
of the numerous scenes through out
the four acts being marvels of stage
craft, the department store set in par
tieu1ar, showing a perfect reproduce
ton of one of those shops with all
the hustle and hustle usually seen on
a busy day, ttOnly a Shop Girl is a,
Cecil Spooner play. and will undoubt-
edly appeal to the Lyric patrons, and
draw heavily. Throughout the week
there will be numerous shop and de-
partment store girls in the stage, Incl
dental to the big department store
scene, in the third act, which will
greatly lend realism to this realistic
play.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

On ST. Patrick's Day in 1880 Simon
Byrne met Ward in the Holborn Cas-
tie, q famous sporting resort. Simon,
his heart meI1owed by Irish whiskey
and the good feeling of the day,
couldn't nurse his anger any longer,
and, with tears in his eyes, he en-
braced Ward and promised to fight
him.
In the meantime, however, Byrne
had a match on with Sandy Mckay,
a ScotchMan who aspired to the
championship. Mckay took such a
beating that he died soon afterward
from the effects of it. Byrne was tried
for manslaughter, and acquitted, but
a postponement of his fight with Ward
was necessary. On St. Pats Day in
1881 the men met again and agreed to
fight for the championship the fol-
lowing July. Ryrne, who had won
the nickname of 1.-The Emerald Gem y
was too fond of his native potheen for
his own good, and he spent most of
the intervening time in Dublin, :
gaging in drinking bouts with all his
cronies. He was hog fat'' when he
reached England few weeks before
the fight, and. according the custom
of the day, he was given severe
course of physic to bring him down to
weight. Shortly before the momen-
tous date he caught a severe cold, and
he was weak and i'll when the en-
tered the ring. A pouring rain which
turned the ring into a pond added to
his troubles. In the early rounds ST.
mon fought hard and we'll, but he
soon weakened, and became a mere
chopping block for Jem's blows. In
the thirty-third round, after a magnifi-
cent exhibition of gameness on Byrne's
part, his seconds mercifu1ly tossed up
the sponge.
1t was a sad day for Ireland when
the Emerald Gem fell before the
Black Diamond of England. you're
a brave man, Simon, and I've had
hard time to lick you." said Ward at
the conclusion of the battle. It was
Wards last battle, and soon dear
Burke, of Irish blood but English
birth, came to the front. Byrne had
also retired and settled down on his
native heath, but in 1888 he was in
duced to again enter the champion
ship lists against DEAR Burke.
Such batt1eI Brutal, bloody, re-.
pu1sive, and yet magnificent! For one
wo-three=the giants batter
ed each other. until neither could
more than stand. Youth had to be
served, however, and 16 minutes af-
ter the battle had passed the three
hour mark Burke put all his strength
into a blow that stretched Byrne sense
less. Sinan was Unconscious for
hours, and, although the greatest sur
geon in the kingdom was called in,
his life, could not be saved. AS he
lay dying Byrne whispered with his
final breath: It-is-not-the-
-'Un's-fault. It-was-the-
drinkI''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
j. r.. CRUIKSHANK
TELLS OF JOURNEY
IN SWITZERLAND
Especial to The Farmer

stratford, Jan ga very interest
ing and instructive lecture was de1iv-
cred last evening at the Stratford pub
lie library by James r. Cruikshank Of
New York before a large and appreei-
alive audience The subject of the lee
ture was 'Afoot in Switzerland" Mr..
Cruikshank is a very forcefu1 and eIo-
quent speaker The next lecture will
be given at the Stratford library, Fri
day, Feb. II. The same speaker will
address the meeting. His subject will
be 1.-The Hudson Bay Region It Will
be illustrated.
Masses at St James R. c. church.
Sunday, will be celebrated at $50 and
1880. The last mass will be high
one Rev Michael J. O'Connor, the
pastor. will ofdciate at the services.
Rev. A. M Baggett, pastor of Beth
any church, will preach at the regular
morning service at 1920. Sunday
school will be held at the close of the
morning service The Young Peoples
meeting will be held at GAS p. m. fol-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
CONCERT AND DANCE
COLONIAL BALL ROOM
271 Fairfield Avenue
MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 81
The Singing McEnellys
Admission 35 Cents All welcome
PATENTS

A. NJ. WOOSTER, Attorney-at-Iaw
Late Examiner U. S. Patent Office
HIS MAIN ST., SECURITY BLDG
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Send Postal for Booklet on Patents
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
Dance with the McEneIlys

Another good time is promised the
dance loving young people of the city
at the Colonial ball room, 271 Fair
field avenue, this evening when the
Singing McEnel1ys will make another
visit and play and sing for a short
concert and the dancing to follow
until midnight. This orchestra is the
peer of all singing organizations, and
has made hundreds OF friends in
Bridgeport who take delight in dane
ing to their music. The selections are
always up to date, both vocal and in
strum entail, many times the new mu-
sic being heard first in this city as
played by the McEne1Iys and there is
a swing to the rendition which keeps
the feet moving. The same popular
price OF admission prevails, there will
be the usual large crowd, and a good
time for every one. Don't fail to
Join in.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
AmuSc IS
PLAZA

Billy Bouncer's Circus, the funniest
trampo1ine act in the vaudeville world,
is heading the Rlaza's list of features
for today and it is we'll worth seeing.
The act is run in the form of a con-
test, Billy Bouncer inviting any from
the audience who feel that they can
duplicate any of his stunts to come
upon the stage and compete for a
prize, the winner to be chosen by the
audience. The efforts of the aspirants
are provocative of one roar of laughter
from the start to the finish.
The remainder of the program is as
entertaining as the headliner and in
cIudes Browning and Morris in one of
the funniest dialogues offered locally
in months; Force and Williams in a
comedy singing, talking and musical
act; Carlson and Wilson, two dainty
young women in beautiful singing
fantasy.
Marie Doro, the dainty star, is fea-
tured in ''The Wood Nymph,'' the lat
est Triangle play, which is produced
in five parts. It is a remarkable pic
ture and deliberately staged. The
story is unique and offers Miss >Doro
many unusual opportunities. Frank
Campeau and Wilfred Lucas also ap-
pear in the\filrn.
my Valet a three-part keystone
comedy with Raymond Hitchcock,
Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Nornand
is shown.
Romance of the Underworld" the
most sensational act the world of
vaudeville has ever had to offer, has
been secured for the first half of the
coming week. It is presented in three
scenes and has cast of II artists. 1t
tells of g, remarkable story of the I'M
derworld and its unfortunate inhabit-
ants and should prove the biggest
drawing card of the season at the
Plaza
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
EMPIRE

s'The Call of the Cumberland a five
part I4asIy Paramount masterpiece
featuring Dustin Farnum, will be the
featured attraction today. An all fea-
ture program of Universal subjects
will also be shown.
Our Sunday show will consist of nine
big reels, Including a special feature
Special concerts on the ten thousand
dollar Wurlitzer orchestra organ will
also be given. If you want to enjoy
yourself. be it on a week day or ON
Sunday, go to Keeneys Empire where
the bills at all times are of the best.
On Monday and Tuesday, the five
part Paramount masterpiece, 'The
Spider featuring Pauline Friedrich,
will be the featured attraction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

lowed by evening service with preach
ing by the pastor.
At the stratford M E. church, Rev.
E. c. Carpenter, the pastor, will preach
morning and evening. The topic in
the morning will be 'tWhy Worry?''
All persons who fret and worry are in
tited to be present The evening topic
will be zone of the Four Greatest Lit
tie Words in the BfbIe.''
Orders for 1850 au-stee1 box cars
were placed by the Pennsylvania Rail
road with the Altoona shops.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

The Bank of England bought f6 900
in bar gold and shipped f15o.ooo in
sovereigns to America.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

Payments on the third German war
loan. amounting to 12.16o,o0O 900
marks, have been completed.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-08
TO RAISE S5,O0O,OOO
FOR CLERGY PENSIONS
Protestant Episcopal Church Will Put
Plan Into Effect March /.

The trustees of the Church Pension
Fund Will report to the general conven-
tion, which opens at st. Louis on October
II, the raising OF 50, 100000 toward the fund
of $j,0o0000 for providing an adequate
pension for aged and disabled clergy of
the Protestant Episcopal churLh. II is
confidently expected that the whole
amount will be contributed by March /
next, when the plan viii be put into
action.
Under this scheme a minimum pension
of $500 a year will be paid to clergymen
who retire at the age of IS, and similar
provision will be made for those who re-
tire earlier by reason of disability.
Widows pensions will be half of the
foregoing. with allowances for minor
orphans.
The $5ooO.OOO will constitute a reserve,
and the fund will be maintained by an
assessment, on the parishes based on the
annual salary OF the clergy. These pay
ments have been calculated on a scien-
tific basis with the assistance of Robert
! Henderson, chief actuary. Of the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society, and the
work will be under supervision OF the
insurance depart of the State OF New
York
This is the largest financial campaign
ever inaugurated by the Episcopal
Church.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-08
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS or VESSELS.

MON EMENID VI NLe6ELS4 a
Dolphin sailed for NoroR, Ocohsr 6; InatS
sailed for Key West OctobeT 6: Jason ErTiysd n
Newport October 6: Septune arrived Puerto
Plata, October g. San Diego arrived At Gulf q
Fonseoo. octGber 5; Wheeling SUived at Ven
Cable from oumm1nder-in-chisf. AsiAtic Fass.
Shanghai China October 5
Lieut. C. S Bryan To Momcscy, Lieut. Junior
grade }. R BsHy 70 PSmp.nss, Lieut. qgntos
UAdel Ellsworth DHrls to Wilmington. L4sut
Junior Ersdsl J. B. nmberiEkt to BrOotlyn-
ORDERS TO OFFICERS.
Commander H. V. Butler, c1mmEnd San FrAn-
Comnandtr F. n. Freeman. to hOus and wait
oTierS
Lieut. Commander Willis MdDO-sl. A-rsns4,. a.
executive OfhCer.
Lieut. Commander 1. c. Richardson to cDnnand
Anns polls
LAsut D. W. Funer. Connecticut as srss Heu-
tenant
Ljeut Junior ru6el W. A. Edvsrds. to JITris
MARINE CORPS.
Cart A. B. Ovens % Connecticut
Second Lsut- J. L UBderhil, to Counecticui.
FirSt Lieut.. W. c. EnOry. To Rise Rang, Win
throp. Nd
Ospt II R, Lay to washinstoo. D. @. fs
examination for promotion
First Lieut. NJ L. ShesrvT, 20 Vermont
Lieut. Col ". e. DEwson. 70 United StAtns
CaPt. 7. Z BactstrOm. to r. O.. New orleanL
The following named ufhosr. have ben oomlnis-
stoned frOm August =, 1915:
COlnnek, H. c. HEines. {. G. LnnE, B. h Ful-
Ter. W. G Neville c. s. Radford. 7. c. Tread-
we'll d. Williams; lieutenant coionsls. J. II. Rus
sell p NJ. BSHnOn. G. c. Thorpe. q S. Hi. O,
c. Red. r. c. Berkeley, C. Gsmborr- AndTeSen.
J. ?. McGn L NJ. GUIiet; msjuus G. Van ordsu,
J. 7. Bootes L FelGnd, c c. CGT~1tsr, H, c.
Snyder A S Williams. J. n. Wright ". G. Hari-
lee. T. H. Brown. r. Y. Rhsa, T. Hoiopuh s..
J. 7. Buttrick: captains J. R Henley, n. s. GrueA
W n Smith, R. l. Dcnig r. n Rowen, r A.
CspfUu, r. S Ksse-, J. 2. wllcoa, R. s KhEs-
bury. = n. Mcclellan, W. s. Harrison. C. 2.
NuttinE r. L. Smith. J. d. MurTty p r Hoyt:
hrst heutsnSntL P. s. MErmion, L r. Ste1heT-
sen, J. L. MEyoT. II. O. P1eres Frun June Il
1876: First LAeutA R d. Lowell. J. L Do1ey. J.
A. Gray.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-08
NEW INSTRUCTOR FOR CADETS.
Capt. Il. u steever Succeeds MAJ.
waIInch McCathrun.

Capt e. 2. Steever, U. S. a, has been
detailed to Washington to give instruc-
ton to the local High School Cadets, to
succeed Maj. Wallach A. McCathran. n.
G. d. c., who has gone to the border with
the District troops.
Capt Steever is a former High School
Cadet himself, and his appointment is
applauded by schoo! officials. who realize
the advantage of having a local man and
an army officer in the position. He as
sisted voluntarily in the work last year
until his departure for the Mexican
border. His work with High School
Cadets in Wyoming was very successful.