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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09
.R.CHARDJ. MARTIN,
 MISSING TEN DAYS,
 IN N. Y. HOSPITAL
Brother of Former Mayor O. New Haven is Located,
 Ill.

New York. March 9-Richard Martin, 6 years old, who gave his ada dress as Hill and Pierce streets, New Haven, and his occupation as a platter. was admitted to Bellevue hospital, in this city, Tuesday morning, suffering from nervous breakdown. Dr. Out ledge, who attended him. said last night that his condition was not ser rious. He was brought to the Bellevue from the Sixth precinct police station where he had been attended by plly- sician.
 New Haven, March 9-Telling his sister-in-law, Mrs. John Martin, Of 1855 State street, that he was going to take a walk around the block and would shortly return, one week ago last Sunday, Richard J. Martin left his home which for the past several years he has made with the family of his brother and disappeared.
 Since the strike of the clock shop workers, MT. Martin. an enp1oye of 30 years standing. had brOoded over the situation and when the employees were taken back on a compromise, he did not return to work. Nervousness manifested itself in every action and so bad was the condition of the man that he was unable to walk any great distance.
  search for him was instituted. Then when family and friends failed to To- cate him, the police were appealed to. Although his description was given to the local police and although the fact of his strange disappearance was sent throughout the state. no word of him came until yesterday at 1 o'clock tn the afternoon.
 The entire -environs of New Haven were thoroughly searched in an effort to find Martin. The Boy Scouts of WestviIIe, the West Rock, Social club and the trained dogs of Albert Wid-. mann went over the Westville section last Sunday but found no trace of him The Westville expedition resulted from a tip that he had boarded Westvtlle car and had perhaps gone to the end of the line.
 It is understood that MT. Martin was unable to give any coherent statement on his wanderings. It is thought he probably has been in the vicinity of New York since shortly after he disappeared, as he probably left here upon feeling the first ner- vous symptoms which made him un- certain of his actions and interfered with his judgment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09
SAILOR GRANDE WANTS
 TO BOX HOWARD HERE

Dumb Dan Morgan sends the fol- lowing bouquet about one of his box CTS:
 Sailor Grande, the real middle weight champion, gave Johnny How ard bad beating Monday night at Boston. Grande knocked Howard down three times and received a 12- round decision. Grande has whipped George Chip, Buck Grouse, Zulu Kid, Willie Meehan, Johnny Howard, and made Jack Dillon fight for his life in six rounds at Philadelphia.
 If Grande is matched with George Chip in Bridgeport on March 20, the boxing fans will see one of the great est battles that has ever taken place in that city, for Grande is @ rushing, fighting mtddleweight, who has a punch in either hamdH'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09
SPOiR1STl7 i1Sl7' u LOOP ~R<

years lease on Madison Square Gar den as required by law. Tex Rickard and Sam McCracken, the local circus man, have been on the level in ar ranging the big match and it is prob able the opposition is caused by jeal- ousy of other promoters who don't like to see somebody else get away with anything.
 It was reported from Boston last night that Eddie Mahan, the former football captain of Harvard. and Dick Harte, end of last years Crimson eleven, had fallen below in their stud ies and would have to quit college. Mahan is a senior but Harte is in the junior class.
 Frank Moran has been working so hard for his bout with Jess Willard that he has been ordered to take a few days rest. His trainer says Moran is so eager for work that if told to run three miles he will go seven.
 Bradley Kocher, the former Bridge port backstop, is doing so well with the Giants at Marlin that the sport writers predict he will be retained as third catcher and that Lew Wendell, the old Waterbury catcher, will be farmed out.
 The Richmond, Va. club Is trying to get 8 pitcher from the New York Americans. Manager Smith would like to secure Slim Love, the twirler who stands six feet seven inches in height, but it will be hard to get waivers on this person. He was in the Coast league last season.
 Connie Mack has dug up another bush league wonder. His latest is Frank Hart of Carlisle, Pa., who had 23 strikeouts in a double header last season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09

any except kids. and seldom by them. Baseball is traditiona1ly5 played with a round bat. In the early days, how ever, when the length and thickness of bats were not limited by rule, many star swatters used implements or prodigious size, ranging from four to five feet in length and from three to five inches in thickness. It took a real man to wield bat of that size, but a lot of them did it. Those were the happy days for the 'fknockers''- as batsmen were called at that period.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09
FRAWLEY, BIRNINGHAM'S
 FIRST PRISONER, JAILED

Frank Fraw1ey of this city was sen fenced to 60 days in jail and fined $50 and costs, this morning in New Haven for stealing books from New Haven store.
 Frawley is the man who figured in the first arrest made by Eugene Bir- Iningham, superintendent of police here, more than 40 years ago. He is 59 years old and a. native of Shelton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09
TWO GRAND LODGE
 OFFICERS TO ATTEND
 MACHINTSTS' SMOKER

Two of the grand lodge officers of the International Association of Ma chinists will attend the smoker of the Remington local, to be held March 21 at SokOI hall.
 Arrangements will be made for the organization of the new local and plans for the conduct of the local will be preached.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09
HERRING TRADE PROsPERs.

St. Johns, N. F.. March 9-The her ring fishermen of New Foundland have just closed their most prosperous season in many years. The total ex- port of 8O,1o1 barrels of picIzled and frozen fish was the largest since 1911, when it amounted to 85,666 barrels. The valuation of this years catch. $2ss,71o, was $4o,oOo more than that in 1911.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09
c. OF c PLANNING
 ITS ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Bridge port Chamber of Commerce will be held April 8. The directors will meet March 20 to make arrangements for the meeting. The hall hasn't been selected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09
HARD LUCK FOR. STOW.

Bobby Stow, the old Bridgeport shortstop, has probably lost his chance to grab the second base job on the Oakland, Cal, club of the Coast league. The Oakland manager has bought a former Washington inf1elder named Kenworthy for second base and Stow must battle for the utility job.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RECK 8 SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09

Yale ended the basketball season last night in New Haven by beating Columbia 50 to 10. Kinney of Yale scored 24 points, nine from field goals and six from the foul line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09

Opposition to the Willard Moran bout has developed in the New York legislature. Two assemblymen have demanded that the license be revoked because the promoters have not a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-09

Farmer Want Ads. one Oent O VgoEd
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
PARTY FOR THE KIDS
State journal VIII Send Children to
Famous Movie

Crippled youngsters. the poor chill
dren known TO the Provident associa-
ton, the inmates at the Orphans home
and the unfortunates at the Boys In
dustrial school will all have chance
TO witness the perturbation of Twenty
Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" at
the Grand all next week as the guests
of the State Journal.
Jules Nerne's famous under-sea ro-
nance has fascinated thousands of
boys. and the motion picture will grip
them stronger still. The pictures are
actually taken in submarine similar
TO the one that Verne dreamed of years
ago. The adventures that were con-
sidered a fantastic impossibiIity in the
days of the book are shown achieved
by modern science. and thru il all
winds the story of the mysterious Cap
tian Memo. In the production of this
photoplay the Universal Film COM
pany employed over 1000 actors in
making the 900 scenes.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
GOOD SHOW COMING
Shubert Attraction "Hobson's Choice
at Grand Saturday.

.sHobson's Choice" the quaintest
and most delightful English comedy
since 'Bunty Pulls the Strings" is due
for the Grand Saturday matinee and
night "Hobson's Choice" stages for
the laughter of American audiences
the quaint oddities of characters,
manners and customs that are still
tucked away in some of the interior
shires of England Critics of both
countries agree that the author of the
play has veritably discovered a new
land of laughter and quaint humor-
The comedy revolves around the
Ieap-year> question Should Women
Propose" The State Journal con-
test, started last week, for the best
essay on that subject is still open
For the six best essays turned in by
Topeka women on Should Women
Propose" six pairs of orchestra circle
tickets will be given as prizes The
contest will close Friday noon.
.-Hobson's Choice" was the comedy
sensation of New York and London
last year and the road company that
will present il in Topeka has main
tained the punch of the original
company. The Shuberts announce the
company as one of the best all-round
casts they have ever put on the road.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
WANTS TO BUY BLUES
Manager of Kansas City Baseball Club
Seeks to Purchase It,

Chicago. ILL.,. Dec. 27.-John Camel.
recently appointed manager of the
Kansas City club of the American as
sociation, has opened negotiations for
the purchase of the club, Thomas ].
Hickey, president of the association,
announced here today. Camel has Of
fered George Tebeau, owner of the
franchise, s175, 900, it is understood.
Tebeau. who is spending the winter
N Florida, is understood to be willing
to sell. President Hickey said. provid-
ing the price is satisfactory. CAMEL is
reported to have the financial support
of George Ward, of New York. a
brother of Robert 3. Ward. who back
ed the Brooklyn club of the Federal
league.
News to Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 27.-Nothing
could be learned here today concern
ing the reported efforts of John Gam
eel to purchase the local club of the
American association. None of those
interested was in the city and baseball
followers declare they had not heard
of the rumored negotiations.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

d. c. {. Luil. GA Kansas ave. Phone
1140.-Adv.
All officers of the Topeka Free Fair
association have been reelected They
are: L. NJ. PenweH. president; F. A.
Anton. vice president: Phil Eastman.
secretary; Scott Hopkins. treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs Sam Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Marlett and William White
head are in Effingham. where they
mother of Mrs Thomas and Mrs Mar
lett
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Church of the Assumption will meet
in the church hall at , o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. The annual election OF
officers and other special business is
to be taken up at the meeting
a rabbit hunt in progress at Cuba
today means much to the Topeka Pro-
vident association All rabbits killed
will be brought to Topeka and given
to the association. The Cuba towns
men expect to kill about 200 rabbits.
c. w. Sprague. a white man. was
sentenced to the state penitentiary
today for a term of from five to twen-
ty-one years on the charge of robbins
a Mexican. He was sentenced by
Judge A. w. Dana, in the first divi-
sion of the district court.
Robert Graham. negro. was SEN
fenced to the state penitentiary for
from five to twenty-one years today
by Judge A. W. Dana. Graham was
convicted of an offense against his
12-year-old stepdaughter- His attor-
ney served notice of an appeal
Thirty thousand dollars worth of
county bonds and coupons will be paid
off today by E A Campbell. county
treasurer. OF the total $4,000 will
be paid for outstanding court house
bonds. They are not due until 1924
but the county is able to pay them
off now.
The county attorney applied for a
warrant today calling for the arrest
of Charles Owsley charging him with
stealing $3.50 worth of articles from
the Warren NJ. Crosby store He is
charged with stealing a pair of ladies'
shoes, two silver spoons and a bottle
of perfume
The Topeka Press club will hold a
smoker tonight at its rooms in the
Mills building. The entertainment will
be in honor of E B. Chapman, city
editor of the Daily Ca pitat, who leaves
January 1 for Sioux City where he has
accepted a position as telegraph edi-
tor of the Tribune.
A warrant was issued from the
court of Topeka today for Houston
Essex charging him with robbing the
Square Deal grocery owned by J. L.
Robbins on East Euclid avenue, Sun
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
TRUSTY WALKS AWAY
Earl McDonaId Escanes From the
state Prison Farm.

Earl Mcdonald. sent from Topeka TO
the state penitentiary last summer for
check forgeries. has escaped from the
prison farm and local officers are
watching for him He escaped Christ
mas lay and has not been seen since.
Because of his extremely good be-
havior and the fact that he knew how
TO harsile men he has been a sort of
forem-l at the farm. Christmas eve
ning he did not return to the prison
While IN Topeka Mcdonald was
foreman on the East side sewer job
under J. a. Pringle. contractor. Ac-
cording 10 the evidence in his case, he
forged numerous checks with the
name OF H A- Hampton. and they
were such clever forgeries that they
passed even at the local banks. Hamp-
TON was a fellow worker. It was also
charged that he organized d one-man
bank among the Mexicans on the
sewer job but that was never proven
The records show Mcdonald obtain
ed about s100 from his forgeries in
Topeka The evidence indicated that
he spent most Of it on two or more
women for clothing and jewelry. His
wife was prostrated when he was ar
rested and placed in the county Jail
without bond. She is said to be with
her parents now in a small Kansas
town.
When McDonald's forgeries became
known and a warrant was issued he
had left Topeka He was traiIed to
pes Moines and from there 70 Kansas
City RE was arrested in Kansas Citv
while organizing gang of men to go
10 work on sewer job in Iowa He
was unable to give bond after his ar
rest he was given an indeterminate
sentence IN the state penitentiary
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27

in separate peace which will remove
Russia from the side of the allies \
great struggle is being waged in Petro-
grad against Rasputin and upon the
victory of the peasant dictator or his
DOWN all will remain whether Russia
continues the war or not. i1liodoF said.
The appointment of Premier Stur-
mer. an alleged pro-German and adVo-
cate of separate peace. IlIiodor said
was one of Rasputin's moves and the
SUBSEQUENT downfall of Sturmer and
the naming OF Trepoff as premier. was
one of the greatest blows dealt to the
power of the peasant priest. This
change was demanded by England, he
said
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
WANT SEPARATE PEACE
Russian Monk Tells of Much Dissen.
sion in Cars Capital.

New York. Dec. T.-.Rasputin.' -
tire Siberian peasant, priest and con-
lessor. reported to be dictator in the
imperial court of Russia. wants a sep
arate peace with Germany. according
TO Illiodor. the mad monk of Russia. -
who was at the beginning of the war.
chaplain of the imperial court of Pet
roErad
Illiodcr recently came before the
public when ne brought suit against A
magazine for A breach of contract, al
leging the magazine had contracted to
publish articles disclosing affairs of
the Russian court and had then sud
denly annulled the contract
Rasputin. according to uHodor. is
backed by the czarina and other strong
Influences in Petrograd in his efforts
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
NEGLECTED COLDS GROW WORSE.

cough that racks and irritates the
throat may lead to a serious chronic
cough. neglected. The healing pine
balsams in DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey
Natures own remedy-wilI soothe and re-
relieve the irritation, breathing will be
ea sier and the antiseptic properties will
kill the germ which retarded healing. Have
it handy for Group. sore throat and chronic
bronchial affections. Get a bottle today
Plea SAINT to take. At all Druggists, 25c-
Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
FOR MESSENGER BOYS
Western Union Gives Real Treat to
Youngsters.

They didn't say a word-but they
were busy. Messenger boys have a
habit of travelling fast and they sue
ceeded in upholding their reputation
at the Christmas dinner they took in
Tuesday night at the Chamber of Com
merce as the guests of the Western
Union Telegraph company. Which
was as had been anticipated. so plenty
had been provided and the meal lasted
an average length of time. -Hully
geei It was some feed-turkey. dress
in and all the fixin's and then some
and an apple pie with ice cream to top
it off" 1t was a postponed ce1ebra-
tion from Friday night. when the Bat
tery a boys dropped in for an enter
tainment.
AT the close of the meal. there was
speechmaking by w. {. Carswell, man
ager of the local office; B. B. Eitel-
man, and j. Will Kelley, secretary of
the Cha amber of Commerce.
Mr.. Carswell told briefly of many
of the country's most successful bust
ness men who have risen to their pres
ent eminence from the fowly position
of messenger boy. He emphasized the
Importance to a telegraph company of
efficiency in its messengers in solving
its greatest problem, that of service.
All business between the hours of
o'clock in the morning TO O'Clock
at night must be routed out to the
messenger boy within three minutes
from the time it reaches the office.
After that. it's up to the boy.
Mr.. Eitelman gave the youths
wholesome advice on building char
acter and showed how closely charac-
ter is related to success in business.
You boys knock up against all kinds
of conditions he said This should,
instead Of making you bad, have a ten
dency to strengthen your powers of re-
sistance to temptation and make you
see life with true perspective"
j. Will Kelley pictured the messen-
ger service as great opportunity for
building successful business men. He
declared that the end depends upon
the effort. In conclusion, he praised
the messenger service which Topeka
has been receiving.
George Tucker was introduced by
Mr.. Carswell as the one messenger boy
who had been in the employ of the
Western Union for a year and who
now participates in the $25 Christmas
bonus recently announced. This is
just one respect he thinks, in which
the company is attempting TO stimu-
late conscientious work. Aside from
giving the extra money. it regularly
repairs bicycles damaged while in its
service and furnishes the boys with
uniforms, reading rooms and shower
baths
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
FORETOLD GREAT WAR
Worlds Most Famous Seeress, Nine.
ThebeS. Is Dead

Paris. Dec. 27-The worlds most
famous modern day seeress, Madame
de Thebes, is dead She had not been
as successful in foreteIling the future
prophecies of future world events did
not come as near to the mark in 1915
and 1916 as they did in years gone by
Nine. de Thebes always claimed to
have foretoId the famous Cailleux
trial and the assassination of the Arch
started the European war. She cited
her statements to prove she also fore
told this world conflict.
In 1913 Nine. de Thebes correctly
foretold an automobile accident to
Aristide BRAND; the death and scan
daI surrounding Armand de Perdussin; F.;
quarrels between the kaiser and tn"
crown prince. and made these strange
comments which were taken by her
admirers today as showing she sensed
the coming European conflict:
Predicts Germany; Finish
Austria will be deceived.
open hostility between Slavs and
Germans is approaching
who thinks he will reign will not
reign and a young man who was not
to have reigned will reign 1this con-
Germs the Archduke Ferdinand, later
assa ssinated June 2S).
England must watch for her enemy
in. ie more than outside.
In 1914, the seeress, however. made
the wrong prediction of "a happy year
for France" This as before the Eu-
Korean war began in August. She did
however. foretell a new pope and bad
days" for England.
In 1915 she failed on what was ap-
parently prediction for peace; on dis
memberment of Germany: death or
disappearance of the kaiser; a bril-
liant future for Belgium; religious
war in England; and hit the mark on
ItaIy's war entrance: Serbia's renewal
of fighting strength; financial and la
Dor troubles in the United States.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
WILL CLEAR ACCUSED?
Post Mortem Indicates Wife Ate Meal
After Husband Left

Ossipee. y H., Dec. 2F.-Chemical
ANALYSIS Of the stomach of Mrs. Flor
ence Small. for whose murder on Sep
tember % Frederick Small, her hus-
band, is on trial. shows that she ate
roast beef on the day of her death,
according to information here today.
This simple fact the defense claims,
will prove the turning point of the
trial and prove the innocence OF the
accused man.
Small left his cottage, in the ruins
of which his wife's body was found
that night, at p. m. on the day OF
the murder. For lunch he and his
wife had canned shrimp. he declares
The presence of roast beef in the
stomach of the murdered woman
proves, therefore. according to the de-
fense. that she was alive after her
husbands departure, that she ate sup
per and was murdered by persons un-
known after that meal
Depend on Prosecutors Evidence.
Attorney William s. Matthews, chief
counsel for the defense, said he is per-
fectIy satisfied with the analysis of the
stomach contents as furnished by the
state attorneys.
Indications are that the jury will be
completed today and that County So
licitor Walter H. Hill will make his
opening address TO the jury. The jury
probably will view the ruins tomorrow.
The jurors win ride in sleighs eight
miles to the ice coated shores of beau
tiful Lake Ossipee, thru two feet of
snow.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-27
GIVES LINCOLN REPLY
Italian Press Spurn Mediation Offer by
United States President.

Rome. Dec. -. via Paris.-The
newspapers continue to discuss Presi-
dent Wilson'S note to the beIligerents
as an important diplomatic event. The
Giornale d'Italia suggests that the al
lies should treat it precisely as Presi-
dent Lincoln did in, rejecting Frances
effort to intervene in the American
Civil war.
IF the dead of Gettysburg inspired
President Lincoln's respect" says the
newspaper. $50 do our dead of the
Trentino." is Baron, Sonnino's answer
to President Wilson