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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21

New York, Dec. 19-After nearly sixteen years service in big leagues and class AA 1eagne baseball, oppor- tunity has finally knocked at Fred MitchelTs door, and the veteran pitcher, catcher, scout and coach is to be given a chance to show what he can do as a manager In signing him to succeed Joe Tinker as manager of the Chicago Cubs the consensus of opinion among baseball men is that Charles Weeghman has made master stroke and that the building up of the Cubs has been placed in competent hands.
 After the Cubs agreed to give Joe Kelly, an outfielder, and some cash, reported to be $5,000, for Mitchell, George StaI1ings, manager of the Braves, said: tThe Cubs have pro- cured one of the best generals the game has ever known Mitchell is one of the smartest baseball men have ever met He knows everything there is to know about baseball. Further more, he knows a ball player when he sees one, and he knows how to handle khim- I am sure he will be a big suc-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
PITCHER RUTH OF
 RED SOX INJURED AS AUTOS CRASH

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 21-Word reached here last night of a serious automobile smash-up in Boston in which Babe Ruth, the left handler whose sensational pitching for the Red Sox won him great renown, and his wife figured. While the big fel- low escaped with a few cuts and bruises, Mrs. Ruth had to be removed to Boston hospital George H. Ruth, father of Babe, was informed by telegram of the accident.
 Babe and his wife were enjoying the comforts. of a recently purchased machine in suburb of the Hub when it collided with another automobile. The impact was terrific and Mrs. Ruth was pitched into the roadway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
BOSTON DOESN'T LIKE OUTSIDERS
 TO OWN TEAM

New York, Dec 21-There is said to be some dissatisfaction in Boston over the fact that the worlds cham pion Red Sox are controlled by out- side capital. The Hub is one city provincial enough to indulge in real local pride. It Is probable all the same that if the club keeps on win ning the turnstiles will continue to click with a rhythm most pleasing to the n1w owners.
 -B0ston has had more owners than any club In the American League It's first president was Charley Somers and It's second Henry Kintlea- The SomArs interests got out to avoid talk of syndicate baseball and then John I. Taylor took command. This was tho picturesque period in the clubs history.
 T1sen cans Jim McA1eer- The old hm11 players, gave McA1eer his chancA, but hD got intO various sd1fh- Ienar1es and made way for Joe Ian ndn. Nuw the club. is in the hands of Ward and FrAzee They seem to have maAe the mistake that was uraAD ths mistake that was made thare onre berure of appointing an OMES6dD seErEtzrT. t>
 It makes no difference that the man fhay have appointed is capable in every way. He is not 8 native Baked Bean, and already there are stgns of THzti1eness among the Boston news pz@ar8 and fans We have q great srAeanD frr tho Boston fans. If each mIMtdt1nt of that city wuu1d put up ahOut $1-5l, the Red Snx could be purchased. Them when a mayor was elBrfed he would automatically be- cumae IuHsddHmt of the cfuh, and the majurdty, at least, would be satisf1ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
Tom Griffith Played In Every Contest For
 Cincinnati This Year

Tom Griffith, the Red outfielder. played in every pennant game of his club this year, thus repeating his 1915 record. Tom has been in the right garden for at least part of every regular contest played by the Reds in the two years-a total of 315 games. Griffith is a native of Ohio, but play ed several years in New Bedford in the New England league before he broke into the National with the Braves in 1913. Boston sent him to Indianapolis in 1914, and the Reds drafted him from the Hoosiers. Griff was @ pitcher in his minor league days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
LEvlNSKY TO BOX
 BILLY MISKE JAN 1

New York. Dec. 21-Dfck Cur1ey, manager of the C1ermont A. c. of Brooklyn. yesterday completed ar arrangements for 16-round bout be- tween Billy Miske, the St. Paul light heavyweight. ane Battling Levins:zy. The men will box at the Clermont club at 8 matinee show to be staged on New Years Day. It was. neces- saFy to get the consent of the Broad way g, O. of Brooklyn to the match, for Mislke is under contract with that organization for four more matchez The Broadway club management did not show any opposition to the match, and Curley notified the Boxing Com mission to this effect,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
RECORD OF CARPENTER AND
 DARCY IN SQUARED CIRCLE
Brilliant Frenchman Has Engaged in More Battles
 Than Australian Yomgster.

New York, Dec. 21.-The expected arrivals of Georges Carpenter. the French heavyweight champion and Les for series of bouts in this country in the near future, make their ring records of particular interest at this time.
 Carpenter who is close to 23 years of age, stands feet 1h inches in height and weighs about 1S0 pounds at the present time. Darcy is just trifle over twenty-one; is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs between 165 and TO pounds. The complete records of their ring battles are as follows:
 CEQRGES CARPENTIER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
Hitting The High Spots

night to see the game which will de- eide the, leadership of the first half of the 4Inter-State basketball season. Johnny Beckman promised Manager Leavy he would be on hand tonight to play with the Ribbons. With him in the lineup the locals believe they have good chance to down the leaders.
 The tennis fan is a hardy animal. Arrangements have been made to play a match on the ice in New York rink tonight. Kid Pneumonia is looking forward to the event with joy.
 Since Brown university put such a great football team on the field last season the Providence boys re hay ing trouble filling out their schedule for next year. Amherst, Trinity and Williams have declined contests witt Brown.
 When the directors of the Inter State Basketball league meet after January 1 to arrange for the sec ond half of the season they will an nounce the signing of numerous new players. It is probable that a mum. Der of men now in the Penn State
 'ague will join Interstate -eams. T. -'~ Clinton recovers the use o1 'ais injured leg the Blue Ribbons vii 7robably stand pat as Manager Leavy's team can hold it's own witt ny of the league clubs. A writer in a St. Louis paper says '9 National league directors art afraid of John McGraw He claims that is the reason why 'hev
 him on the carpet for his remark about the Giants quitting to Brooklyn last autumn. The writer declare. McGraw gives all the club owners 2 profit because he always has a win ner in New York. If the magnate! abused him he might quit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
Honored at Williams.

William Bernard Clark of Litch- field has been elected class day mar shal of the senior class at Williams College. MT. Clark, who prepared for Williams at the Ridgef1eld School at Ridgefield, this state, was vice. president of his class last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
POSTPONE ELECTION.
Especial to The Farmer ,


 Fairfield, Dec. 21-The Fairfield Democratic club met last night in the town hall. but because of the fact that this is the holiday season. it was the sense of the meeting that the election of officers should be post poned until Jan. 5. Several address, ed the meeting last night and, plans for the work of next year were dis cussed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
DELAYING BIG BOUT

There is a lot of talk about throw ing Jess Willard into the ring with Carpenter or Darcy but they, don't seem to be getting anywhere. About a month ago 1t was announced that everything had been fixed with the French government to allow Carpen- tier to visit New, York. But at pres ent he doesn't seem to be any nearer the Great White Way than he was 30 days ago.
 There is just as much mystery about Darcy. He has been reported as hav- ing landed in all the ports in Chile. He has been accused of embarking as sailor in order to escape detention in New York and some say he is inn
 personating a stowaway and taking his meals in the coal hole.
 A boxing manager bobbed up In New York yesterday and declared Darcy is already in this country. He said Darcy boxed in a Brooklyn club
 under the name of Roddy Mcdonald and gave George Ashe a. trimming. Perhaps Ashe got such a lacing he thought he would say he was licked by a good man. No matter where Darcy is he is getting plenty of pub licity.
 If Cecil Spooner buys the Lawrence baseball club the Eastern directors won't be able to properly express their feelings when they get excited al meetings. Unless Cecil will wear cal muffs so she can't hear the cuss 1 words.
 {, Chief Muller, Schmelke and Ripley who were often seen in Basketball games here last season, are playing in the Penn State lea9ue this season Schmelke and Ripley were with the New York Nationals last year. | A number cf rooters will accom-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21
Sporting Chatter

Maxtmilian Carnarius-which is long for Max Carey--was educated for the ministry, and now he is Pirate and the most notorious base stealer in the National League! u.
 Most surprising development of the Winter league season is Mathewson's continued popularity in Cincinnati. He is so popular that some of the fans will call him von Mathewson. .y.>
 When interviewed in his Fifth Ave nue office by a New York reporter yesterday Fighting Jim" Gilmore, head of the Federal League, was non- chalantly indifferent to the proposed strike of players. 'Tt won't affect the Feds any," he said.
 According to the figures of Presi- dent Ban Johnson, the American League had 1,017a97 more customers in 1916 than in 1915. Mir. Cornelius McGillicuddy of Philadelphia admits that none of them were seen around his little old baseball yard.
 There are two or three fighters now in the ring who have lately been guilty of gross violations of profess sional ethics. They fight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21

Gold to the amount of $s.200,000 was received from Canada and deposited at the Assay Office for the account of J. P. Morgan & Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21

XMAS TREES, WREATHS AND HOPING
 JOHN RICK 6 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21

One man was killed and two were injured in an explosion in the Edge water mine of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railway Co.,, at Birmingham, Ala.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21

A number cf rooters will accom- pany the Blue Ribbon, to Danbury to-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-21

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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
We Can Learn From Argentine.

There are a few lessons in agri
culture that Iowa farmers may well
learn from Argentine" says Dean c.
b.. Curtiss, of Iowa State college
"They may we'll study the significance
of improved grazing and general use
of we'll bred animals as evidenced by
the production from the Argentine
estancio
In beef cattle and mutton sheep
says the dean, the sArgentinians sur
pass. They have attained this stan
dard by emphasizing two special lines,
selection Of the best blood and indi'
|yidual excellence in breeding stock
land the Improvement of pastures and
grazing land.
The owner of an Argentine estan.
clio does not try to see how many acres
he can put under the plow, although
conditions for growing staple farm
crops are favorable but he strives to
see how much titled lands he can put
back into good grass for grazing his
livestock. The largest single crop in
Argentine is alfalfa, which crop Gov
ers twice as much land as the total
corn area of Iowa. .n.
The large proportion of land devot-
ed to livestock and grazing eliminates
the soil fertility problem there. 1t
would be worth millions of dollars an
nually if our farming operations were
conducted on somewhat similar
basis. RI,
"The lesson of the value of we'll
bred stock is clearly shown by their
superior products Of beef and mutton"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08

factories, and their workshops, will
be dumped on the American market
under the low tariff duties of the I'm
derived law.
l hope the lessons of the past will
not be lost upon the American people
hope that. realizing the dangers con
fronting American industries, they
will elect to the house and senate
enough members pledged to enact
ment of a protective tariff to insure
the passage of such a law. If they
will heed the lessons of the past, they
will elect as president, GOV. Hughes
who is pledged to- enactment Of a
protective tariff. ..~arr,.
Even Great Britain, always consider
edsa free trade country, lis beginning
to&seek legislation to prevent dump
ing Of the goods of other nations into
her ports ,atythe close Of the war.
With our high scale of wages, our
better working conditions, how much
greater is our need for protection.
Let us prepare our country against
the flood of manufactured goods from
Europe that is bound to come under
the existing Underwood tariff law.
A protective tariff framed by re-
publican congress pledged to the prin-
ciples of protection and signed by a
republican president will alone; avert
a financial catastrophe when the big
European war is over.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
Ruilds Home of Hollow Tile.

Surfaced hollow tile blocks for use
IN residence construction have passed
the experimental stage" says w. G.
Kaiser of the agricultural engineering
department at Iowa State college who
has just completed home built Of
that material. The, house, which is
28x40 it., is probably the first one OF
any size in the state to be built of sur
faced hollow tile. In appearance the
building as it stands can hardly be
told from one built of face cut brick.
In fact, the blocks, which are larger
than brick. stand out in individual
prominence, which gives really more
pleasing effect. ,sg
The cost of the surface material of
the house was tic SO. it. Compared
with brick, it is more economical in
that mere brick veneer would cost
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
DANGERS OF GOVERNMENT OWN
ERSHIP

There is one important public prob
lem which received very little atten
ton in the recent campaign, but which
figures very largely in our present gov
ernmental evolution, and which should
be given the careful thought and &C
ton Of the American people. This has
reference to the tendency toward gov,
eminent ownership.
We are looking to the national gov.
eminent to do a great many of the
things heretofore attended to by the
states, and the national government
is engaging in some lines of enterprise
which have heretofore been directed
by individuals and private corpora.
tions. The establishment Of an armor
plate plant, the provisions, for a nj
trate plant and the ship purchase bills
are but illustrations of a movement
which seems to have gained much i'm.
petus during the last three years look
ing to still more extended participa.
ton Of the government in industrial
activity.
We may readily expect revival of
the agitation in favor OF, government
ownership Of telegraph and telephone
systems, followed by agitation in favor
of government ownership of the rail-
roads. With all these public service
institutions owned, instead of merely
regulated. by the government, and
with all the employees on the govern
ment pay roll we would be confronted
by two great dangers: First, partisan
POLITICAL control of the government
through the machinery which a large
government pay roll affords; second,
lack of that keen competition which
improves efficiency in service.
Heretofore railroads have been built
into those regions where there seem
ed to be most likelihood of develop
ment Of traffic. Under government
ownership we should have to. a large
extent a substitution of q new policy
in this respect. New railroad lines
would be built where the most influ-
entail members of the party in power
might decide, and those communities
not represented by influential men,
bers Of the administration would fire.
quently be neglected. The government
owned railroads and telegraph lines
would sometimes be in the control of
inexperienced and, therefore, incom-
petent public officials, has been demon.
strated by our experience in the post
office department in the last three
years. In many places the rural mail
service was demoralized, the officials
of the post office department forced
a great many star route contractors in
to bankruptcy through unjust exac-
tons under their bonds, and favorit-
ism was shown in the establishment of
new mail service. Moreover, the mer-
it system was disregarded in the ap-
pointment of fourth class postmasters
and these positions were used for po-
litical reward. ,.tz
We can expect nothing different. if
we finally enter upon a policy of gov
eminent ownership and operation Of
railroad and telegraph lines. 1t be-
hooves the American people, there.
fore, to give this subject not only care.
full thought but frequent public discus
sion so that their opposition to a gen
eral policy of paternalism may. be
made clearly known to their repre-
sentatives in congress and to the ex-
ecutiye branch of the government.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
UNITED WE STAND.

One reassuring feature of American
politics is the readiness, with which
the American people lay aside theft
party feeling on the day after cleo.
ton and rally to the support of the
man who wins.
This is a government by majorities,
or, sometimes, by pluralities. Every
man who maintains citizenship under
the American constitution expressly
agrees that although he will still main
tain and assert his own individual
opinions upon public questions, yet,
when aballot has been taken and the
will of the majority has been deter
mined, The and all those who agree
with him will submit, If they are on
the losing side. We have, had but one
illustration of the failure Of the mi
nority to submit to the will of the ma
jority. III took four years of civil war
to settle once for all the principle that
when an election has been held the
will of the majority shall be absolutely
permitted to prevail.
Nearly one-half Of the American
people are dissatisfied with the result
of the election held on November It'll.
It is a certainty that those who were
on the losing side will rally to their
old standards four years hence and
try to secure the adoption, in our ma
tion government, of all those princi-
pies and policies in which they be.
lieve. x.
Persons unfamiliar with our politi-
cal system might look with some alarm
upon the condition which would exist
- - L
SO with those who are familiar with
our political history. We shall all join
in an EFFORT to accomplish the largest
possible good for the largest number
Of people in our country. We shall
still have our difference as to the wis
egt means to be pursued in the ac-
complishment of desired ends, but the
majority will be permitted to carry
out its will. Administrations may
change or not change, but the gov
eminent at Washington still lives.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
DO 1T NOW
Denison People Should Not Wait IN
.til 1t Ia Too Late.

Denison People Should Not Wait IN.
I'll 1t Is Too Late.
The appalling death rate, from kid.
ney disease is due largely to the
fact that the little kidney troubles are
usually neglected until they become
serious. The slight symptoms often
give place to chronic disorders and
the sufferer may slip gradually into
some. serious form of kidney complaint.
If you suffer from backache, head
aches, dizzy spells, if the kidney Sc
cretions are irregular of passage and
unnatural In appearance, do not delay
Help the kidneys at once. :-.3'i
/. (. Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for, kidney disorders-tlley act where
others fail. Over, one hundred thou
sand people have recommended them.
Here's a case at home. a.. 81 /,
Mrs. Peter Graves, 619 f. Vine St.,
Denison, says: about three years ago
l was suffering with kidney trouble
and backache. My. back hurt me all
the time and i often got dizzy, espe-
cially when getting up after stoopins.
Ny limbs and hands were swollen and
puffy spots appeared under my eyes.
/ had heard of Doan's Kidney Pills and
I got some at the Lamborn Drug Co.
They helped me at once. My back got
strong, the pain stopped, my kidneys
became normal and the swelling went
away"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs Graves had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. Z
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08

There is every reason to expect a
continuance of the high prices for beef
for several years to come. One OF the
largest packing houses in the country
has contracts that run until the close
Of the war, for furnishing beef to the
allied armies. With the end OF the
war far away and with the herds on
the ranges growing smaller, there Is
every encouragement for the man who
is engaged in raising beef cattle, The
company referred to has a steady ma
ket 50 large that at il installing cold
storage plants in 80 ships for, the beef
carving trade and issextend ing it's
operations to Brazil. The war has
been great boon to the producer OF
beef though the American consumes
has to bear his, share of the extra bur-
den incident to high prices. IT,.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
Portrait of Well Known. lowan.

Portrait Of Well Known IoWan. g
One of the most widely known men
in Iowa during the first half century
Of It's history was Theodore S. Par
win. He came to Iowa in 1888 as the
private secretary to Robert Lucas, the
first territorial governor and in the
decades that followed he witness ed
and performed his full share in the
upbuilding OF prosperous common
wealth from few frontier settle
ments. For nine years he was pro-
fessor of natural history in the State
University of Iowa. His most con-
spicuous service, however, was in con-
nection with the Masonic fraternity.
He was the founder of the splendid
library of that organization in Cedar
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-08
Hawthorne and DueIinn.

1t has been thought by most Of Haw.
thorne,s, biographies that his theory Of
the fatality. ofpsts. was founded lsHges
~ upon tragic experience Of his own
life. In, tbs belief that sa;young lady
whom. be sWlell knew Eb b'ls been tnsulltteqq
he. challenged the, SUPPOSE, offender to
a, duel. but was prevented fr2m ca4Fr
rying out lis purpose by his, friends y y
Pierce and Cilley. who showed him
that the supposed insult was entirely
mythical. A few years later Cilley was
himself challenged by political en-
envy. and the fact that Hawthorne had
been willing to fight duel is said to
have persuaded him not to decline, and
his opponent killed him.-From Frs
kine's Leading American Novelists."