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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
WHO WROTE THIS LETTER TO
 MIR. I. s. JACKSON?
Mysterious Communication Signed "A Friend" Is Re-
 ceived By Noted Health Expert
Reward Is Offered for Revealing Identity

If the writer of the mysterious om- munication sent to MT. T. s. Jackson, who is Dr. Pierce's Health Expert and is making his headquarters here at Hindle's Main and State streets store, will reveal his identification he will hear of something to his advantage. The letter was signed A Friend" and was sent to the store where he is now holding daily public receptions until g o'clock at night, and explaining his theories on the scientific treatment of diseases arising from stomach fer mentation and intestinal indigestion. He is also taking the blood pressure of all who desire it free of charge. The letter follows:
 Dear Sir: For 5 years have not had a good nights rest. I had ser ious case of nervous prostration, my strength seemed to be leaving me and I felt tired and weak all the time. My blood was impure and suffered from pains in my back, constipation and an inactive liver. I had no appetite and no ambition. I was constantly con- sulting physicians and ti seemed as though I was nearly ready to die. Providence sent me a bottle of Wild erbs' Gull extract) and this great medicine cured me of all the irritable with which I was afflicted. I can frankly and sincerely say that had it not been for your 'Wilderb' medicine I would today be either in the cemetery or in the insane asylum!
 (Signed) "A Friend.n
 Now while it is claimed that few remedies ever had the outspoken ap- proval of men and women so highly esteemed in the business, professional and social life of a city, that few medi- cines ever deserved so we'll of people in the ordinary walks of life and few ever got such instant recognition from the descerning public as "Wilderbs"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

(full extract), still MT. Jackson is ale ways glad to hear from men and women who are using this Super Tonic" and is always ready to give further counsel whenever desired free. That's why he is so anxious to learn the identity of the writer of the mys- terious letter. His comment follows:
 Every day my life is frightened by someone coming in or writing me to thank me for what -Wilderbs' has done for them. I shall never forget the case of one woman in N. r. She came in on crutches supported by her son. She was the mother of six. She suffered from chronic rheumatism. In four years she had hardly had one comfortable nights sleep; she suffered agony all the time, the kind of agony that only a person suffering from rheumatism can understand. Her di- gestion was affectedg Almost every thing she ate disagreed with her. She had palpitation of the heart and shortness of breath. Her recovery under the 'Wilderb' treatment was little short of marvellous. For weeks I had heard nothing from her. Then one day she walked in from her home 2 miles out. to tell me what Wild erbs' had done for her. I did not re- cognize her. She looked Is years younger. Her face had been drawn from pain; now she had a broad pleas ant smile that lit up the whole store. She told me she was doing all of her own homework again. She could eat anything she wanted to. She had been out to the park with her chill dren the night before and walked everywhere they did. When she got home she was healthily tired and slept like log. In the morning she was SO much refreshed in to personally thank me for inducing her to try. 'Wilderbs.' '"-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

where all men were free and equal before the law; a country, which by its example of successful self govern ment, should lift up the hopes of all humanity everywhere.
 And now-one word more! I &C., cept the nomination which you have so generously rendered. I appre- ciate it the more as it comes not only from party associates-but from the great company of friends whom l see before me.
 We beliove-we know. that we are upholding the ideals of America!
 Let us go forward with renewed confidenceA \ for whatever may be the outcome of this campaign we shall have the knowledge that we fought the good fight; that we kept the faith and that we did our part, as liberty loving American citizens, in upholdine the hands of Americas great Presi- dent-Woodrow Wilson!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
THE WEATHER

Now Haven, Sept. 2O-Forecast for New Maven and vicinity: fair tonight and ThgSday; slightly warmer tonight.
 Fop Connecticut: Fair tonight and Thursday; warmer on the mainland tonight; moderate, southwest winds.
 Weather conditions: pleasant weather continues east of tho Mississippi river. The .tempera- turee arc low in the eastern dis tx1cts. Light frost in exposed places was reported from Ohdo eastward to Maine. A disturb ance of considerable energy is central over the upper Mississip- pi valley. It is causing unsettled weather in the northern districts from the Rocky Mountains east ward to the lake region. The temperatures are rising in the western and central districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicin- ity fair weather followed by in- creasing cloudfness and slowly rising temperatures. p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
Battle Losses Cause
 Rioting at Chemnitz

London, Sept. 20.-Serious rioting. in which number of lives were lost. occurred at Chemnitz Saturday after- noon, according to a Central News des- patch from The Hague. The despatch says that the rioting started when the news arrived of the heavy losses of Chemnitz workmen in the Somme bat tie. Crowds assembled on the streets and sang the "Internationale." They refused to disperse and were charged
 by Hussars.| Five Hussars were killed and 40 wounded and about 40 civilians
 were killed and 300, armed with re-
 volvers, were arrested.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
VON TIRPTTZ AROUSED
 BY DECEPTION CHARGE

Berlin. Sept 2o.-Admiral Won Tir- pitz has besn aroused by charges brought against him by Professor val- entin that he furnished incorrect in formation to the Refchstag during the submarine controversy. Professor Valentin is employed in the foreign office and the papers print letters which passed between Admiral Won Tirpitz and Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg in regard to the affair.
 From the letters it appears that in a private conversation Professor valen- tin asserted that Admiral Won Tirpttz had deceived the Reichstag as to the number of available, submarines and the possibility of submarine cam paign- The admiral demanded that the chancellor discipline Professor valentin- Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg. in his reply. frees Won Tir- pitz from valentin'sl charges, but de- cides that the professor is not subject to his disciplinary powers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
!, NORWEGIAN RULER SAYS SCANDINAVIA
 WOULD RE NEUTRAL

London. Sept 20-Kng Haakon, of Norway, speaking at a dinner given to the Swedish and Danish ministers of state in Christiania, declared that the Scandinavian nations were united in thsir desire to remain neutral. accord ing to . despatch to the Exchauge reieefapn Go. The dinner at which spoke was given in connection with q series of conferences which are being held at the Norwegian capital by the Scandinavian ministers of state. .
 Kinx Haakoh said that the confer ences were ony intended to protect Scandinavian tntsrests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
GOVERNMENT FIRST
 ON STEEL ORDERS

Pttnoungn. sep& 3o-Cuseomsrs of the Carnegls Steel Go. and of other larso stssi companies in the Pitts- burSh d4Str1ot. have been notified re- garyaang thetr 4ar1y orders for steel dslfvsry In 1917 ttAt in the event tho United stAteS government needs steel for 'tns car3lnx out of it's naval pfo- gam aA n aAd e preparedness the nrst choice. and especially in delivery od steea plates and shapes for new naval vusselA es ftEY s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
FARE EvADER FINED.

For refusing to pay a five cent car fare, Joseph Leonard, 37 years of age. of 316 State street, this morning was fined y5 and costs by Judge Bartlett in the police court. Leonard rendered as payment for fare a void transfer check. The conductor re- fused to accept it and when a police officer was called the defendant stuibornly refused to pay his fare or get off the car. He was then arrest ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
PAROCHHAL SCHOOLS
 AS SOCIAL CENTERS
 IN CONFERENCE PLAN

washington Sept. 2o.-Parochial school. ahduld 6e used more generally as social ceatsrs for both children and adsllts. according to views expressed by many speakers at the final sessions of tho National Conference of Catholic Charities here today.
 Parish balls likewise might be turned lnto meeting places for the benefit of the community, 1t was suggested.
 Cdaoers of the conference will be elected before tho close of the session today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
M.ACKNAM NQJ1RY
 SHNfSO TO CAPITAL

Chicaxo. Sept- 1o-aevestigation of the operAtiuns Of the alleged black nA1nng syndtcate accused of swindl- ing wealthy persons in various parts of the country out of large sums of money has been Hansferred to Wash ington teanpor1rtly by the departure today of Hnton G. Clabaugh. local agent of the department Of justice, for conAultAtion with Attorney General Gregory. M
 William C. Woodward. wanted by the government in connection with the aI1egAd sw4nd1es, surrendered last night and was released on $2.50e bonds lff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
GERMAN OFFICERS HoNoRED.

Amsterdam. via London, Sept. 20-- The Berlin TAges Zeitung says that the Emperor has conferred the order Pour Ie Mertte on the following gen. erals: General Aaximman von Lef- fert, army commander in Wuertten- berg: General Oscar F. von Waiter commander of army corps in Wuert- itemberg; General Otto von, Hugel. commander of reserve corpa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
MExICO ELECTION CHANGED.

Mexico City, Sept 2o4rA decree by General Carranza was published today changing the date for the election of delegates to constitutional assembly from Oct IS to Oct 22. The assem- bly will convene at Queretaro on Nov. 20 and the first formal session will be called Doc 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
U-B0AT WARFARE
 ONLY POSTPONED,
 BASSERMAN SAYS

Berlin. Sept. 2O-Major Ernest Bassermann. leader of the national Liberty Party, in' speech delivered on Monday before his constituents in the Saarbruecken district, declared that the submarine campaign had been postponed and not abandoned. Major Bassermann advocated the widest possible use of both submar- ines and ZeppeMns and the most ruth less methods of warfare. E The national Liberal leader assert cd that his views were shared by Ad- miral Won Tirpitz, Admiral Won Koes- ter. Prince yon Buelow and Count ZeppAlin. He maintained that "in str4ggle wherein the existence of Germany is at stake. the most ruth less use of all possible weapons is called for"
 This sentiment was heartily ap- plauded by his audience. Submarl ines and ZeppeHns. continued Major Bassefmann. were the most effective weapons against "our arch enemy, England"
 Referring to the United States, Ma jor Bassermann warned this hearers against trusting for any permanent effect upon American sympathies against England's blacklist policy and the achievements of the Deutschland and other commercial submarines. He warned them also not to hope that the present American protests to England would have any more effect than their predecessors.
 Major Baasermann told d1is hear CTS that it would be a delusion to believe that there was any immediate prospect of an end to the war. On the contrary. he said, Germany was facing a more difficult war than had at frst appeared possible but never theleS he saw no reason to doubt ul- timate victory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
ng1HUDER FINED.

Theodore Cardinal who rooms with Mrs. Catherine Smith, at 492 Broad street. insasted on attempting to enter the apartments of woman tenant on the top floor of the building yes- terday and was arrested as a result. Judge Bartlett fined him $5 and costs of court this morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
CUMMINGS GIVEN GREAT
 RECEPTION IN ADDRESS
 ACCEPTING NOMINATION

New Haven, Sept 2O-National Committeeman Homer S.. Cummings of Stamford moved the Democratic convention to the widest enthusiasm when in accepting nomination for United States Senator he delivered mastery tribute to the Wilson the Democratic admins tration Mr. Cummings speech which interrupted D! of approval follows
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20
WILLIAM FRANCIS CUNNINGHAM.

William Francis Cunningham, one year old son of MT. and Mrs. William A. Cunningham, of 2,000 Stratford avenue. stratford, died yesterday morning at the Bridgeport hospital l following an illness of gastritis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-20

PRICES ARE ALWAYS REASONABLE HERE
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'CHAN'' EGAN A REMARKABLE ~
GOLF AND TENNIS PLAYER

Travers. whose wonderful iron shots
Travelled up to the pin in way which
seemed to bring hope that the cham
pionship again would come east of
won the championship. although he
was runner-up to Gardner in the event
of 1909. In this years championship
Egan defeated Chick Evans in the
semi final, and then On the night pre-
ceding the final. in which he was op-
posed to Robert Gardner, then a Yale
student, he developed a severe case
OF stomach trouble, which prevented
real form in the final match. He was
beaten badly by the long-driving Gard
ner. In 1910 he left Chicago and made
his home in Medford. Ore. where he
has resided since. with occasional
visits to his former home city. He
possesses one of the most delightful
playing styles which it has ever been
the privilege of a gallery to watch;
his stroke combines the litheness and
power of the perfect athlete with the
mighty distance and unerring accuracy
of the master of the game. He played
In one of the most remarkable matches
ever contested in the middle west
In the annual tournament given by
the Glen View Club for the year of
1911 he reached the eleventh tee up
on Robert Gardner. his erstwhiIe ma
tional championship opponent. This
lead was thought by every one to be
SuHlClcHI " Dedl any man with IL
Chandler Egan on the long end of the
score, but, nothing daunted, Gardner
reeled off hole after hole under par,
and winning seven straight holes in a
row defeated Egan. Gardner played the
last nine holes in "a, two under par.
Egan's iron shots have become ia
nous throughout the land for their
distance and accuracy. Always a long
driver he frequently found himself in
the rough after playing his tee shot In
the championship of 1909, played at the
Chicago Golf Club, he sometimes took
cleek out of rough that the ordinary
player could not have recovered from
with anything less than a niblick, and
he got tremendous distance out of
these bad lies. Two hundred yards
out of the grass was nothing extraordi-
nary for him with his powerful wrists
and perfect timing of the stroke, and
whenever any one mentions great re-
coveries from the high grass the name
of Chandler Egan always is held up as
the pinnacle to which players may as
pire. He is a fine putter, and in the
days of the championships of Walter
Travis was one of the few men who
could compete with the "old man" at
this angle of the game.
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SONNY ANDERSON " SECOND BASE

careful he could easily have given the
correct verdict and cheered the boy
along his course. Many referees also
make the mistake of permitting these
boys to batter one another for fare
you-well, until one of them is either
exhausted or gives up in despair. If
little Judgment were used the ref
cree could just as we'll stop the con-
test when one or the other is out
classed. and thus give the boy a
chance to become more efficient in his
art and redeem himself later. 1t
would be much better this way than
to let the boy take a useless beating.
Gus Christie, the Milwaukee middle
weight, has no doubt improved wonder
fully since his connection with Jack
Dillon and Sam Murbarger. Christie.
prior to that time, had been going
along in a mediocre way and did not
seem to care much whether he adj
vanced or not. However. Gus realized
that he was getting into a bad rut
and finally made deal With Murbarger
to travel under his care. at the same
time working with Jack Dillon. The
training has helped Christie without a
doubt, for during the last six months
he has scored no less than ten victories
and some of them against fairly good
men, The Milwaukee boy has the
build of an Adonis and he also has
a good left hand and with little
care he should be fighting among the
top-notchers instead of second-rate
men.
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end. 1t is hoped, for the sake of the
game. that Welsh really will get into
a title match Labor day and prove that
he is a champion in every respect. No
one who knows the boxing game doubts
his ability for a moment. but the fol-
lowers of the sport do object to the
ten-round no-decision affair as con-
tinuous performance.
Preliminary boxers, as rule, are
given very little attention by promot-
ers and also referees. Harry Sharpe.
the st. Louis referee. hits the nail on
the head when he says referees would
be doing the game lot of good if they
would pay more attention to the pre-
liminary boxers and treat them with
every consideration. 1t would be a
good thing for the promoters also, for
that is where they get their stars.
Mr.. Sharpe says referees as a rule
give any kind of a decision that strikes
their fancy when it comes to a pre-
limnary bout, as they consider it of
very little Importance and it matters
less whether the right one wins This
is very true with most clubs There
are a few exceptions among the ref
erees, who are just as careful in rem
dering a decision between these boys
as between stars, but the great ma
jority of them pass the little fellows
up and pay strict attention to the stars.
aged in his early career by having
decisions rendered against him when
if the referee had been little more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
MASTERS ENTERING
WESTERN TOURNEY
Splendid Array of Chess Tall
ent to Compete for \ :
That Title.
LOCAL MAN WILL PLAY
AGAINST OTHER CRACKS
N. T. Whitaker of W. c. and W.
Club to Pit His Capabilities
Against Best Performers.

The annual championship tournament
of the Western Chess Association.
which opens at the Kenwood Chess
Club. Chicago. August IA. will present
an array of talent never eQualed in the
history of the association. Edward
Lasker. champion of Chicago and OF
the Metropolitan Chess League and for
mer champion of the City of London
Chess Club, has entered the lists. as
have also Jackson Showalter, n. T.
Whitaker and ]. H. Beckner. all ma
tional masters of the first rank. Should
Whitaker win against this exceptional
ly strong field 1t would go a long way
toward counteracting the effect of his
recent defeat at the hands OF Showal
ter and arouse new interest in his com
ing match with Marshall for tho United
States championship.
The Kostic-Showalter match will not
take place in conjunction with the an
nual meeting of the New York State
Chess Association. as it would be i'm
possible to finish seven-game-up
match within the three days allotted to
the congress. 1t is more than proba BILE
that this match will not be played un-
til after the Western Association tour
nament. Kostic also would like to play
Oscar Chajes. but definite arrange
ments for this match have not, as yet.
been completed.
An interesting match is being played
between Perkins, the Brooklyn Chess
Club champion. and J. H. Taft, jr. To
the surprise of his fellow club MEM
bers. Taft has succeeded in drawing
every game played so far. In the third
game, the score of which follows, he
| seems to have accepted a draw in a
position which might have yielded q
win.
The final game from tho recent cor
respondence tourney of the Brooklyn
Eagle in which Mr.. Wimsatt and Mr.
Laubach tied for first honors:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

Last Saturday H. Chandler Egan won
the tennis championship of Oregon, de-
feating in the final youth many years
his junior. Tennis is only one of the
accomplishments of this versatile ath-
lete, for he is one of the four great
players who have annexed the national
amateur golf championship more than
once. Away back in 1901 the name of
Chan" Egan was famous through the
west as one of the greatest wielders
of golf clubs who ever graced putt
ing green. In 1902 when student at
Harvard University he won the west
ern amateur championship from his
brother, Walter Egan, who now is one
of the strongest players of the Chicago
district. The following year the tables
were turned, as his brother defeated
him in the finals, but not until the
match had gone thirty-seven holes be-
fore Walter made long putt to win.
Chandler repeated in 1904; that year
the championship was held over the
course of his home club, the Exmoor
Country Club of Chicago and he de-
feated the formidable Ned Sawyer in
the final by the score of up and to
play.
In the final of the championship the
and Chandler were again opposed to
each other with the result that Chand-
Ter won for the third time the blue rib
bon event of western golf. In 1908 he
defeated the then comparative stranger,
Herbert Jones, whose tremendous driv-
ing surpassed anything seen up to that
time and virtually won him his final
bracket. After this Egan dropped out
of western golf. only competing in the
national amateur of 1909. when it was
held in Chicago.
He won the national championship
twice and before Jerry Travers me-
teoric ascension to the path of glory
Egan was placed beside the mighty
Walter J. Travis as one of the greatest
which America has produced. In 1904,
as a fitting climax to his victory in the
western of that year he won the ma
tional for the first time. defeating the
mighty swatter, Fred Herreshof, then
a schoolboy, in the finals at the Baltus-
rol Golf Club by up and 6 to play.
The succeeding year the champion
ship was also annexed by the wonder
from the west. Egan defeating Ned
Sawyer, whom he had conquered in the
western the year before. Then came
the meteoric career of the youth, Jerry