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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13
sslgcw Haven" Finances (Boston News Bureau.)

Preliminary returns from the ''New Haven's' rail operations in June indi- oate $7,o10,0oO revenues therefrom. This exceeds the previous record high notch of $s,sss,000 reached in May. June's gain over year before will not be quito 60 large as Mays, partly be- cause the $e,317.000 total of June, |14l6, was swelled by $31 1000 through q Now York court decision validating oernin communication fares.
 If the June trafilc shows up as large as is expected. gross for the year will paas $Ts,15O,000. This will be $1O,- s6o.eo0. or 1sA per cent. ahead of the $e5.37s.00o business done in 1915 fiscal year. and some $5,950.000 ,or 8 h better than $7o,2o0.0o0 previous rec ord made in 1913. ta'
 During May of this year the "New Havsn'' and its supplementary route, the Central New England, together did . business of $7,318,055. This was . accomplished on 2,308 miles of road. IL represents a monthly service of 3e,1T0 per mile, or at the rate of 9e8,o4o per milo per annum. It goes without saying that this means exceed ingly dense tramc on main lines Over tho Thames River bridge alone, where |reconstruction work is now in progress \ ( locomotive has to pass about every seven minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13

About 5000 Americans still remain in MeHcA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13

Chauncey M. Depew was the chief speaker at the National Fertilizer As- sociations' meeting at Hot Springs. Va. NJ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13
T. B. WARREN Real Estate and Insurance 179 Golden Hill St.
 Tel. ,2417.
c. Fl. H.'FLEAlING

c. H. FLEMING
 REAL ESTATE AND RENTS Personal attention given to collecting rents and caring for property. Esti- mates given on dredging. pumping. dock buildings. jetty work. diving. wrecking, etc. Onice: e52 Main St, City Savings Bank Bsdg. Phone 260o> Bridgeport, conn D10 tfss .,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

"Bracebit Bill" Armstrong, sup posed to have escaped from Sing Sing last Friday, was captured within pris- on bounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13

Smallpox is raging in Porto Rico. {, the Public Health Service at Wash 1 lngton announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13

Copper Produetion Continues Heavy.
 Under the influence of large de- mands and resultant high prices the production of copper during the last ax months has exceeded that of any
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-13
New York Stock
 Exchange Quolations

Reported over the private wirss of q. L. Watson ( O.. Bankers and Brokers. Corner Main and John Sta. Bztdespert,) Conn. Members of Nev Xrrkr< gxorb UEwohap9a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
DOYLE TO
PLAY WITH CUBS
Ex-Giant Secures TwO-Year Contract
With Substantial Raise i'm Salary
Joins Team Today.

Chicago, Sept. Larry Doyle will
play second base for the Cubs in ST.
Louis today. This was the statement
made by the former Giant last night.
After a conference late in the evening
with President Weeghman of the Cubs,
Doyle announced that he had signed a
contract and he hoped aboard a train
last night for ST Louis.
This bit OF news is the most pleasing
north side fans have had for some
time. Indications were that there
would be protracted fight on the part
OF Weeghman and Doyle over the sign
ing of contract.
When Larry reported to the Cubs
after having been traded by the Giants
he is said to have demanded that he be
signed to new contract and that this
document carry with it an increase in
salary over what he was receiving I'M
der McGraw, and also that it be for
period Of more than one year
This demand caught Weeghman en-
tfrely off guard. The Cubs prexy was
absolutely unprepared for such an act
on the part of Doyle. as the second
sacker's contract with the Giants did
not expire until the end of this season.
He was, as a matter of course, obliged
to fulfill that document
However, Larry couldn't see 1t in
that light and he is said to have told
Weeghman that there was no chance
for him to appear in a Bruin uniform
unless his demands were met. Larry
explained his action via telephone be-
fore he left for st. Louis last night.
Il would prefer to pass over the
point" said Larry, las long as 1t has
been amfcably settled. I don't think
my demands were far out of line. 1t
was simply matter of protecting my
self and 1t was not, as some people
have said, fho1dup' on my part to
force Mr.. Weeghman to raise the ante"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
WHITE IN BETTER
FORM THAN WELSH
Freddie Lets Up on Strenuous Train
ing, as He Is Too Finely Drawn
and Fears Going Stale.

Colorado Springs, Col, Sept. l.
Charlie White is in better physical
condition than is Freddie Welsh for
their 20-round. battle for the light
weight championship of the world
here next Monday afternoon.
AT the conclusion of training activi-
ties yesterday the two boys were alb
solutely on edge, but the champion
has been drawn down to the point
where staleness is a possibility. Re
alizing this, Welsh announced that
yesterdays boxing would be his last
Today he will do nothing but skip the
rope, shadow box and punch the bag
Freddie did not appear to be worry
ing much over the possibility of over
training, but he said he would take
no more chances. Besides, 1 don't
want to endanger my hands," he said.
Il will protect them from now on by
doing no boxing"
The champion still declines to
weigh in public. He is required to
make 1875 at p. m. His trainers
maintain now that he is around the
137-pound mark, but there is no way
TO verify it. The amount of road work
Welsh is doing gives ground for the
suspicion that his poundage is giving
MIN some concern. However, il has
been two years since he went the 20
round route, and it is impossible to
tell whether the methods he is using
now are the ones most natural to him.
Welsh's main hope in this battle is
speed. That he lacks a punch is too
well known to require any comment.
In his three 10-round battles with
White he failed to show anything that
resembled pain-inflicting WALTON.
But his creased lightning footwork
kept White on his toes throughout
each battle, and Charlie cannot hit as
hard when he is on his toes as when
he is back on his heels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
BY CARL ED.

Foxy Oscar Graham unloaded his
varied and pulling asf 0rtment of
shoots yesterday afternoon at the local
yard with the net result that Moline
downed the Islanders in the opening
fracas of the present crucial series, 5
to q. Indeed had II not been for the
neTvy work of Louis Kolls on the bases
Graham might have applied a white
wash. as he yielded but six scattered
hits. Frank Seaman wRs Bays choice
for mound duty, and be it known Frank
was not in shape. In seven innings
Moline nicked him for IL healthy
swats, which came at opportune times,
and FIVE tallies resulted.
At that Bays men had a possible
chance to cop the tilt until the Flows
rushed over four markers in row in
the seventh The outstanding features
OF the game all went to the home
guard Kolls stole home in the second
inning and scored again in the eighth
after being hit by a pitched ball. Biltz
made several sensational running
catches in center field that STAYED off
defeat until the seventh. Biltz came
back to the city yesterday noon and
celebrated his return accordingly.
Fritzie Erlewein manipulated one of
the queerest double plays ever wit
messed on the local grounds. In the
second inning Win one down Cerny
singled to right Dobbins hit to cen
ter, sending Cerny to third. The two
then started a double steal. Vance peg
ged TO Seaman, who whirled about and
tossed to Erlewein, catching Cerny be
tween third and home. ErIewein ran
Cerny down near third, tagged him out
and whirled about to find Dobbins how
ering near the bag. He also ran the
catcher down, completing a double
play unassisted.
The Islanders broke the ice in the
third. Koils got a fiuke double back Of
first base. Seaman sacrificed and Dob
bins held the ball, waiting to see if
Kolls would try to make third He
made delayed peg to Staley just in
time to catch Seaman, and KolIs, TAX
ing advantage Of the delay, made third,
then dashed for home and slid safely
with the first tally.
In the fourth Pettigrew led off with
double to left center and cantered to
third on Staley's out. Stocker counted
him with a timely single to left. Stock
er was lift IN the mouth with a line
drive IN the sixth and Hughes shifted
him TO third, the boss going to second
and Cerny to short
Bunch Hits in Seventh.
Seaman saw his finish IN the seventh
Dobbins started the trouble with a
double TO center. Graham laid down
O. eaCrihcecto Eriewein- Frftzie pegged
past Lister and Dobbins scored. Lynch
singled to left and Hughes moved both
men along with a sacrifice. Yank Davis
singled TO center, scoring both Graham
and Lynch, Davis taking second on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
BILLIARD CHAMPION
rs A VISITOR HERE

Jack Newton, worlds champion cue
and finger billiardist, arrived in Rock
Island today from the east Mr.. New
ton will probably book an exhibition
or two at some local club before leay-
ing the city. Newton is commonly
called the comedian of the green
cloth" Little is known OF him in the
middle west, as he has confined his
activities TO the east and south. He
is veteran at the game. having been
playing for 30 years. His exhibition is
highly commended as being one of the
most novel before the public TODAY
In hnger billiards he spins the ball
with his fingers. making any shot pos
slDle. In match game at Havana.
Cuba in 1893 he defeated Marcisse
Cruset in a 10000 point match game.
making an unfinished run of 500
points, a record that has never been
equalled. He also defeated Harry Cline
who latter became the 1872 Champion,
in 1896.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
CARDINALS TO MEET
OIL MEN FOR TITLE

Haege's Cardinals will meet the Illf-
nOis Oil Company team Sunday after
noon at the Island City park, fighting
for the city amateur championship, the
winners being willing to play any nine
which disputes this claim. Both aggre-
cations have played good ball all sea-
son and battle royal is looked for
The lineup as yet has not been an
nounced. The game will start at
o'clock sharp and large crowd is ex-
pected. A small admission will be
charged. Two competent umpires have
been secured in Carl Anderson and G.
Duffin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
HOSE MAUI BUSH
FOR A 7 To | WIN
Hurler of NO-Hit Fame Proves No PM.
zle to Smuggling SOx-Jackson Gets
Three Blows and Homer.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-Knocking out
Joe Bush of no-hit fame in the sixth
inning yesterday at Shibe field the
White Sox defeated the Athletics in
the final game of the series, to 1. The
victory with Boston's defeat, permit
ted the Hose to hit the western trail
three and one-half games behind Bos-
ton, just one less than at the start of
the eastern invasion
Joe Benz, on the mound for the Pale
Hose, pitched another classy game.
giving the Mackmen only four hits,
score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
On Ole Side1ines


The Islanders play at Moline tomor-
| row and Sunday, winding up the sea
son with a double-header here on
| Labor day with Davenport. The local
club officials are making an effort to
bring record crowd to the park on
Labor day.
Less than 100 attended the game
yesterday and II the local directors
are basing their future plans by the
interest shown, Rock Island will fol-
low Davenport's and Quincy's action
in tossing up the sponge.
After the Distillers had COPIED the
pennant by winning the first game at
Hannibal yesterday, Manager Jackson
threw caution to the four winds and
went IN himself to pitch He was
driven from the mound in the first in
ming and Beck, the outfielder, relieved
him
Charley Pechous, star third base
man, late of the Distillers, played his
first game with the Cubs yesterday.
He failed to get hit in four trips to
the plate.
Now that Heine BiItz has returned,
Manager Bay will probably drop
Ihrig from the pay roll because OF a
surplus OF outf1elders.
Kolls sure had big day yesterday
He scored both runs for his club,
stealing home in the third, and pitch
ed two innings, when Seaman was
driven to cover in the seventh.
Erlewein's unassisted double play
was a heady piece of work
Honus Wagner, veteran shortstop
OF the Pittsburgh Nationals. will prob
ably not be able to play again this
season owing to a series OF injuries
received during the past month. He
was out 10 days as a result of a badly
injured thumb and lacerated finger,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
GEERS DRIVES NAG
TO WIN BIG PURSE

Poughkeepsie. n. j.. Sept. /. 49, 81.
Frisco. driven by Z. F. Geers. won
'Knickbocker" $4,000 purse for eos
trotters in straight heats at yester-
days Grand Circuit races. going the
three fastest heats ever trotted in a
race over the Hudson River Driving
park track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
FINISHES
TRAINING FOR BOUT

Cleveland, Sept. Johnny Kilbane
Of Cleveland and George Clancy Of
Baltimore virtually have finished hard
work in training for the featherweight
championship battle at Cedar Point on
Labor day. Both men are in perfect
shape today and down to the prescrib-
ed weight, 122 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

The Rockford sluggers pours.4
Halas to four corners Of the Blue Il,
yard yesterday and the Wakess3
gang won handily over Davenport (,
the opener Of a four-game series
to l. Halas was hit in every innlnf
and punching Of blows in the seco55
and sixth inning resulted IN five al.
lies. Rockford had y men left !,
bases. Most every man on the Tigii.
ing team collected two hits for him.
self through the generosity Of Haas
Otto KOepping was Ill yesterday am
Peachy Graham filled in at shOr
O'Leary donning the mask.
The feature Of the combat was Ia
pitching of Cummings, Wakefield,
young recruit. Cummings let Ia
Blue Sox outfit down with four SAL
swats. He had excellent contrdI
passing nary a batter Only four ms
reached first base, all on hits. AMI
only 81 men faced him in nine lr
nings.
Davenport's only run came in ths
third, when Halas tripled and Mas.
tin followed with a single. Rockford
punched blows off Halas for thfa
runs in the second and again for y
pair of tallies in the sixth YeststI
days and today's games were sche5
uled TO be played at Rockford, bul
were shifted TO Davenport by agree
ment to save expenses. Under ths
arrangement Rockford will play I'll
Davenport four successive days. Th
coOra-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
n. Staley famed and Stocker
throw in.

IOIIPU OUT.
In the eighth Bay called in the re-
serves, but only one run resulted. Kolls,
first man up, was hit by a pitched
ball. Munich, batting for Seaman, was
called out on strikes. Ihrig, batting
for Bay, popped TO Stocker. Erlewein
singled to center and Biltz walked. fill
ing the bases. Graham also walked
Ward, forcing in Kolls Lister forced
Ward at second for the third out. In
the eighth, Kolls went to the mound
and held Moline safe Munich replaced
Erlewein at third, Fritzie going to sec
ond to fill in KOlls' place and Ihrig
went to right The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
Hits by innings

Hits by innings:
Moline ..1 0 0 2 / O-12
Rock Island 30 0 1 l l l / 6
ummary-Two-base hits, Dobbins,
kOlls. Sacrifice hits. Erlewein (2),
Hughes CD, Graham. Stolen base,
Kolls. Double plays, Staley to Hughes
to Staley, Erlewein unassisted Bases
on balls, off ScanIan 3, off Graham g.
Hit by pitcher, Kolls. Struck out, by
Seaman 1, by KOlls 1, by Graham s.
Hits off KOlls, 1 in innings. Time of
game, 1:40. Umpire, Struthers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

and when these wounds had healed,
twisted a ligament in his leg. This
injury was improving when Wednes-
day Wagner went in as pinch hitter
and again hurt his leg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
National League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

ThTct-flc Tongue.
Moline, D; Rock Island. p.
Rockford, 5; Davenport. 1.
Quincy, 3; Bloomington, 8.
Peoria, fl; Hannibal. -.
American League.
Chicago. z; Philadelphia. /.
Detroit. Z; New York. 3.
ST. Louis. ?; Boston. /.
Washington, 8; Cleveland. ..
National League.
Chicago, s; St. Louis.
Pittsburgh. 3; Boston. 2 (S innings).
No other games scheduled
American Association.
Minneapolis. 81; Kansas City, 5-3.
Louisville. 3: Indianapolis, /.
Columbus, Is: Toledo, IS.
Milwaukee, 90; st. Paul. So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Moline.
Rockford at Davenport
Peoria at Quincy.
Hannibal at Bloomington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

y I II
Extra-base hits-Two-base Felsch;
three base, Jackson, Ness, Schalk,
Schang; home run-Jackson. Strike
outs-By Benz, 5; by Busch, 4; by Ma
bors, 2. Pitchers records-Eight hits
off Bush in 6 innings; hits off Ma
bors In 8 innings Bases on balls-Of
Benz. 3; off Bush, /. Double plays
Weaver TO E. Collins to Ness: Felsch
to E. Collins to Terry to KoInitz. Hit
by pitched ball-By Majors, Ness. I'M
pfres-Connolly and Chill. Time-I:32
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
GRAHAM is TIGHT;
ISLANDERS LOSE
IN OPENER SAND z
Foxy Oscar Allows Bays Men But Five
Scattered Blows, While Seaman
is Driven to Cover.
WORK OF KOLLs Is FEATURE

louis Scores Both of Runs Made BY
Locals, Pilfering Home in Third
Then He Pitches Two Innings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01

Two-base hits-B. Graham 2, befns
Three-base hits-Halas, Agnew. sas'
rifice its-HOlloway, Breen, Laa'
mings. Stolen base - WakereA'
Bases on balls of Halas, 8. of cum
mings, 0. Struck out BY HAAS y
by Cummings, g. Time OF game
1:23. Umpire-Gaston and Becker
Distillers Split.
Hannibal. Mo. Sept. by winnlhs
the first game Of the double-heals
from Hannibal yesterday the PeoIs
club, under the management OF ~
Jackson, former Federal league sl.
clinched the Three-Eye league psa
nant. The season will close LaOo
day. Hannibal and Bloomington a.
fighting for second place, while hoga
ford has fourth place. The final gun.
of the season on the home gFouA-
will be played today
Scores: T. d.
Peoria .......00OO1O120-4
Hannibal ...1OOI0000O-2
Batteries Hoffman and OFaTreu
Burnham and Lingle.
Second game ~
Peoria ..,.......OOlOO00-!
Hannibal ........4300OO'-- - II
Gems Win.
Quincy, III, Sept i-Althouga "
hit by the Boomers yesterday Qaeses
in a number Of innings but spectacs
lar fielding by his mates pulled "
out. kyle's hitting was a tealulVs n,
the game. He got five bing.es ~
trips TO the plate Score. T.
.OOlO1OO10-S -
Quincy ......3 000l00'--o -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
ROCKFORD BIFFS
HALAS HARDiWIN
FROM IOWANS5.I
Cummings Hurls High Grads l,es
Of Ball, Yielding but FOnr M.
to Davenport Batsmen.
PEORIA CINCHEs THE pEyy,r
Victory in First Game at Hama,
Yesterday Gives DistilIers 1914
Rag-Gems Down BlOomers
BY UFCK

BY winning the first game N ,
double-header at Hannibal vests,
day, Peoria clnched the 1918 ~
nant In the Three Eye league. IN,
games remain to be played on n.
schedule, which comes to an ssj
with a dOuble-header Labor SaT
Should Hannibal and BlOomin9fes
win all five and Peoria lose all A.
the DfstiIlers stlll would have a
margin Of two games 10 20 on. Il
this ease the final standing Of ths
three cOntenders would be;
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

of nectar from which to make honey, but all un-
consciously she brushes the pollen from one flower
and carries II along to another thus carrying on
her part of natures plan. The value derived from
the cross fertilization OF blossoms In this way is
probably much greater than that of all the honey
and made by the sum total of all the bees in
the country.
1t is practically impossible to grow cucumbers
in the greenhouse unless bees are depended upon
to fertilize the blossoms. and the market gar
deners are obliged to yield tribute to this useful
insect. Even in the dead of winter. with
drifts six feet high outside, thousands of bees
to be found flying around in the great glass houses
where cucumbcrs produced for the exclusive
winter trade. 1t is true that the bees get but lit
tie nectar from the blossoms and have to be fed
sugar srup but they accomplish the purpose
of transferring pollen from flower to another.
OF course this work might be done nrtihcially.
That is, man might 20 from one blossom to
other with small brush and transfer the pollen,
but the process would be tedious and too expen-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30

BILL Nowadays
the
he
head
him
tell
I'll be him Well it's this
SO down That will give employment to thou
meantime thousands of
dollars each Send
me the
his
will clothes I'm the
mayo give n mill
Million "Il
bacEtonnture
walking ug-nt is the fellows who START walk from New
the have their records vised
in his fight with
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-09-30
- Our Opportunity In Latin America =

all, they spread nearly 100000 square miles.
or three times the connected of the United
States They contain mountains higher. rivers
longer and more navigable, valleys wider and
more fertile, and climates more varied than those
of the United States.
Noting the population find that Costa Rica
starts the small end of the list with 400 900 in
hnbitnnts. and Brazil tops 1t with 20.0O00OO. All
Latin America supports today approximately n
population of 75,0O0OoO, which is increasing by
reproduction faster than is the population of the
United States. When the emigration from
Europe starts in after the war, and when the
Panama canal is in full by the shipping of n
peaceful Europe, this total may soon overtake and
pass that of the big sister nation of North Amer
lea.
We almost astonished by the figures of
Latin American commerce. They make respect
many of the southern republics and peoples even
If some other influences may not be favorable.
Last year the twenty southern neighbors of the
United States, through sheer strength and capac-
ity, pushed up the total of their foreign trade to
the huge of nearly $1,000 100000 This was
divided almost equally between exports and i'm
ports, with the actual balance OF trade in their
favor. Argentina, for example. with an ambitious
vigorous and prosperous people numbering about
nine millions of so1ls conducted foreign COM
merce valued at the sasprising total of O0OOO-
600. which makes average of about slUO per
head. Chile, a land OF achievement and PROMISE