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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24
SOME CURIOsTTIES
OF INVENTION.

Zeppe1ins are usually as long as
ocean Hners=56O feet and more. A
Zeppelin, only two hundred and thir-
ty-six feet Long, is described in the
April Popular Science Monthly. This
pigmy atrship, which is being con-
structed in England by group of
American engineers is remarkable in
having 4 frame of wood layers, in
stead of aluminium, as is the case with
almost every successful rigid dirigi-
BILE.
A comb has been made by means
of which a man may cut his own hair.
1t is designed on the principle of a
safety razor Holding the comb close
to the head results in a close cut,
holding it at a wider angle, in a, long
er cut.
A fadderis now in use which is per-
GLE. On it's feet are rubber tips which
look like mules feet, and since the
rubber is slightly cupped, it prevents
slipping.
+ A we1l-known physician expert
mented with chemicals until he found
that 10y feeding hen urotropin he
could make it lay eggs which were
se1f-preserving.
In England stage scenery a, large
scale is being used to construct dunn
my factories. These, according to the
Popular Science Monthly are lighted
at night, and serve to draw the nre
of Zeppelin raiders away from the
points where they could do the most
harm.
A motion picture actress has fit
ted her autom obdIe coupe as a, dress
ing room. Every inch Of the. car is
utilized for her makeup table and her
many costumes.
An eccentric physician, who did not
like to be seen carrying a medicine
case, has devised a. hollow hard rub
Der walking stick with a sliding metal
holder for the bottles of tablets and
powders and other first aids.
A New Jersey man has invented an
instrument which may be quickly con-
verified from a hoe into a rake, from a
rake into a weeder and from a weed
er into a shovel.
A prosperous Kansas farmer has ten
acres of ponds given over to the rails
ing of goldfish. He says that it is
more remunerative than farming.
A dry-c1eaning establishment in
Cincinnati has a photograph which
plays lively music while the girls are
working. The proprietors believe it
makes the employees work faster
During tine rush hours, when te1e-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24
NORWA ak TO
HAVE BIG WIRE
WHEEL INDUSTRY
James A. Farrell, President
of U. S. Steel Go. Reputed
Promoter.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Norwalk, March "a. - NorwaIk is
pretty well convinced that it is in a
fair way to secure new industry that
will give employment to 1900 men.
James A. Farrell, president of the
United States Steel Corporation and a
resident of Hickory Bluff. Norwa1k, is
mentioned as the man chiefly inf1uen-
tia1 in bringing the new company to
Norwalk. OF this rosy business pros
pect, the NorwaIk Hour says:
'.The new company is one of the few
if not the only one in the United
automobiles and is reported to be
ready to employ 1900 male hancs.
The Wilson Point road has been Sc
lected as the desirable site, but the
j. j. Asch factory in Monroe Street
has also been. considered. Wilson
able consideration ON account of the
greater opportunities for growth and
one downtown man stated that it had
been settled that this was the point
decided upon in which to locate.
Negotiations for the securing of
been made. Some of the people on
the inside of the deal have already
secured options on adjoining property
in anticipation of the boom which Is
bound to strike Norwa1k If the factory
comes here. One downtown man has
procured TOUR OpC10nS on mousse prop
erty and others have been interested
in .gobbIingzup the real estate in that
vicinity in the rope of building homes
for the large number of men who
will have to be housed if the concern
locates in Norwalk.
'sMr. Farre1Ps name has been prom
inent1y nentionedsin connection with
the deal from the start, and one down
town official said that it was through
his efforts that the company was in
duced to consider NorwaIk as its place
of location. The whole matter has
been kept very quiet, however, and
neithef the South Norwa1k Board of
Trade nor the Norwalk Chamber of
Commerce is understood to have been
considered in any way in connection
with the new plant.
s"The wire wheel industry is quite
a business at this time and the con-
Germ making the wheels has been kept
rushed: Wilson Point is ideally stu
ated, in that a. spur track could be
run up along side the factory and ship
mepts made without any great amount
of difficulty in getting the goods on
board the cars.
eff the new concern comes, 1t is a
safe bet that Norwalk> is due to be-
come more or less of an autom obi1e
center. The coming of the Norwa1k
Tire and Rubber company provides
the rubber tubes and shoes for auto
mobiles, the Cameron Car company
recently leased the George N. McKib-
bin factory. Day Street, and now comes
the wheel part of the industry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24

veins since I was years old. They
have healed up a good many times
but this time I can find no doctor
who does them much good. I wear a
cotton bandage all the tinnes
MRS. E. B.
CAnswer) In your case I would adj
wise cutting down your weight at
least rs or 100 pounds. It will be al
most impossible to effect a cure I'M
less you do this. To cut down the
fat without reducing your, strength is
Nn easy matter if you will do as fol-
lows: Begin each meal with tumb-
lerful1s of good buttermi11z, follow this
with a piece of rusk or Zweibach-no
butter, simply the dry zweibach. You
can buy it of bakers or make it your
self. After chewing each particle I'M
til it becomes liquid in the mouth, it
is ready to swallow, not before.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24
HAIR COMING OUT?

Dandruff causes a feverish 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 dan
druff, get a 25-cent bottle of Danderine
at any drug store, pour a/ltttle in your
hand and rub it into the scalp. After
a few applications the hair stops COM
ing out and you can't find any dan
'druff.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The ladies of the Mohican store have
arranged for a theatre party at the
Star theatre tonight. Those Of the
party comprises the Misses Alice Boz
land, Gertrude Mertens, May Boland,
Irene Havey, Anna Sullivan, Nellie
Lyon, Pauline Currey, Rosaline Finn
Gertrude Fitzgerald. Mrs. J. Perry
will chaperon the young ladies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24

graph operators are the busiest,
Western Union boys glide on roller
skatesS from desk to desk, snatching
the messages from the hooks without
even stopping. According to the
Popular Science Monthly much time
is saved by this novel method of de-
1ivering m essages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24
CLUB NOTES

will gladly answer all inquiries for
information on health subjects from
readers of this publication if same are
addressed to Home Health Club, 5000
Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, Ill. Send
full name and address with 4 cents
postage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24

Goodbye, sore feet, burning feet,
swollen feet, tender feet, tired feet.
Goodbye, corns, ca1louses, bunions
and raw spots. No more shoe tight
hess, no more umping with pain or
drawing UP your face in agony. .sTiz''
is magical acts right off, sHTIz'' draws
out ali the poisonous exudations which
pun up the feet Use .'TIz'' and wear
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24

Dear Doctor: have ulcers on my
limbs from knee down, caused by
varicose veins. Am 20 years o Id and
weigh ESQ pounds. Have had varicose
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24

your foot misery. AhI how comfort
able your feet feel.
Get a 25-cent box of ssTiz'' now at
any druggist or department store
Don't suffer. Have good feet glad
feet, feet that never swell, never hurt
never get tired, Beware of Inita-
Ifions!-rAdv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24

England is suffering from "a sugar
shortage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-24

Farmer Want Ads. Ono Cent a vVor'd
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28

citation. whose batting averages are
made public todav-
And. oddly enough the other two
stars Of the circuit are OF exactly the
same type as Eondesu-
The latter. as said. is leading bats
man. Becker. of Kansas City. Is the
real champion. as he played l5S games
ana got a mark of -343.
Rondeau baked on reporting to
Minneapolis after Griffith let him
out. and IL was late in the season
before he got back into harness. He
played but I6 games Getting this
remarkable average of .:sS2, after
idiiEg long. and getting IL in n
league whose pitchers and fieIderS
knew him thoroughly, IL Is certain
that he would have gone COM
plete 4. 4. season 10 n mark much
better than 300.
In all probability he would have had
the best batting season OF his career.
The pitchers feared him. as he drew
nine bases on balls in 81 actual trips to
the plate.
Ray Oemmitt. of Columbus, and
jay Kirke, OF Louisville are the
other two gents who not only are
former Tigers but also exmembers
OF other big League teams who
SpIashed things In the association.
Demmitt hit .30e, and led the league
in total bases with 275 sacks. He was
second in home runs. only one man led
him III triples, and he was well up in
the list in two basers- kirke, who had
a batting average OF 1903. led all his
rivals in making doubles. With a
single exception, the leader IN every
line is a man who has been up. and
who has been sent back, because the
ma jOrs were just a shade TOO fast for
MIN.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
FRONT.

Did you ever see BIZ DIIpickle's
store2 It amt very big in length.
width. or floor; IL fact. it's just one
81 them country places that ALWAYS
bring smiles TO city mems faces Bill
has a stock worth a thousand or less.
and. gosh. he is alfred thankful.
guess. If he cleans IN as much as three
bones a day-vep. that big a business
kes Bill quite CAV No in cash old
Bill amt very well heeled-he amt
no Sears Roeburk or Marshall Field
but the front of his store you Oughta
see. for il would certainly fill YOU with
e-lee. It towers 'Wav IN full to stories
high, and seen from the front 1t sure
hits the eve. The shack behind II Is
wahhlv and OLD, lrt tia front-gee. its
a sight TO behold, II IS high and biz
with tin made To look like brick. Us
fellers IN Cheesevi1Ie think it's joke.
and when We lsff It makes Bill almost
choke. for that front is his pride and
JOY and pet It's a shame for Us TO
make poor Bill fret. Tor his little failin's
shared by US all. and whether were
great or whether We've smaIl-pIuto-
craL pauper Jess Willard or runt-
why, all OF US try TO put up front
-
II Al Densdree. the pitcher-carfoon-
isi. pants to drGp something really
funnr. he might make a picture Of him
self batting 300.
4 reader signing himself @Rabid
Far" writes 10 inquire II manaSer
MatheWsOn. OF the Cincinnati club.
ever pitched in the big leagues. and.
if 80. where: Must think we gotta
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
Snorts of Presidents.

"HIS is the 60th birthday Of Wood
row Wilson. once the able short
= stop OF the Princeton nine. It IS
difficult TO get q real line OIL the presi-
dent as a ball player. and. anyway.
il doesn't make much difference, be
cause there is no hope OF any club
getting him, and he is too old for any
regular team. except possibly Mime
apolis- OF course. the old boys %
Princeton now swear that Mr. Wilson
was q wonderful player. but some Of
en- admit that while q great fielder.
he was rather weak in hittinE- He vas
never given a. trial BY a big league
club. but Connie Mack wasn't managing
a team then The president is a keen
baseball fan, hut golf now holds first
place IN his affections Being Of Scotch
descent. II is natural that he should
take kindly TO the "ScOoch croquet" and
he has developed into fair player.
Mr. Taft Is also addicted TO golf and
IKE ms successor an enthusiastic base
ball laE- Col Roosevelt, While he likes
baseball IS fonder OF football. which he
played At college. ana would rather see
a good boxing match than any kind o.
ball game. The Colonel is stiu able 70
put ND a good argument with the gloves
He IS fonder OF doing than sesinR, and
Of all sports his favorite is hunting
President Wilson holds a Virginia hunt
ing license. and NEST Of his predecessors
were fond OF the sport. but the Colonel
suTpasses them al las = nimrod. Wash
ington and jefferson. and a number Of
the other early presidents. We're deer
hunters, hut Roosevelt Is the only oc-
CUpant OF the white house Who has
bagEed lions, elephants and other biz
African game.
Washington. Lincoln. Garfield and
Cleveland We're enthusiastic anglers.
hut Cleveland was the most ardent %
the presidential dicciples OF old lack
Walton
G-rouchy Gus SAYS: 4 turkey II
r0Ifsy, and he e-sS IL n the neck.
An oyster t. "Ci-t. sad he gets In
TIE soup. Either way NcU lose.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
EDDIE COLLINS MAY NOT
CAPTAIN SOX NEXT YEAR

Chicago. Ill. Dec 2S-Eddie Collins
NAV not be captain of the Whitesox
next year
When owner Comiskey announced
that Clarence Rowland would manage
the team again next season ne decllnec
To saw whether Collins weld captain
the team and did not that Kid
Gleason would continue as zach Some
Of the fans -refess to see Significance
10 the words of LcmiskeS, as follows:
I might have gone ut on first base
myself last year and perhaps we would
have won the pennant. Anyhow, !
know one or two instances when 1
would have been under some pop ny
balls. whether the captain forgot to
holler who was TO take Il OF not"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
May Box In Old Michigan
Ill -:H: SIS; Iii -:II:-
Sleeper To Permit Ring Bouts

II AY CITY. Mich, Dec. 2S.-FolloW-
ers at the fistic game in this vi
- cinity viii witness several good
bouts this winter II present plans ma
terialize
After the recent election Il became
known here that Albert Sleeper, gov
ernor-elect. was not opposed to three
and six round boxing engagements and
would permit the same If conducted
according to law by making them no
decision fights
Since his election, John Alderman,
local fight promoter, has arranged for
several bouts, the first one 10 take
place here the second week II January.
While the names OF the contestants
We're not published, Il is reported that
Tommy Enright Of Bay City, viii be
one Of them.
Enright in Opener.
Negotiations have been under way
for several days 10 arrange battles be
tween some Of the young hopes in
the southern part Of the state. Acker-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28

man stated he had made Artie Ksuf-
man, OF Jackson, and Young Nelson.
VINO calls Lansing his home. an offe-
to appear here later in the season.
Billy DuSo. George Kirles and others
may mix things here in snort time.
Tommy Enright, who can Tin the
scales IN fighting trim at about 10.
viii be matched several times II
enough young hopefuls At that weight
can be secured. Young Enright. who
has appeared at the Detroit Athletic
club, improved considerably since
then.
Form Athletic Club.
The bouts VIII all be held under the
auspices Of the Bay City Athletic club
which is composed of some 500 mem
5ers Al the present time. These mem
hers were secured in less than two
days time after il became known thar
the new governor was favorable to
boxing matches Present plans are to
have two tournaments a month. each
consisting OF two three round affairs
and Che main attraction going Six
rounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
Association Leaders Fail
-:K:- IL -:I:- -:H:- -:n:-
Major Castoffs Show Well
BY JOE :. JACKSON.

= EITHER critic nor manager thus
N far has been able to determine
l. just where lies the line between
major and minor league ability-why,
in other words, SO many players can
burn up the smaller circuits any time
they play them, but given 4 chance
10 shine in the higher circles. fail as
often as that chance is offered.
We have n timely illustration in
the case of Henri ROndeau. who led
the American association In bat
ting last season with the pheDOns-
email average of .3S2, and who IL
one of those minor league stars
who are unable TO do even fairly
well in the big show
Rondeau has had three trials in the
American league. with Detroit and
with Washington. He came here as
catcher. but was secured by Griffith
for Outfielding purposes. Joe Canullon
having converted the Frenchman into
q gardener, because of the hittinc
ability that he showed with Mime
apolis. In each season preceding the
one IN which he had a major league
chance, and always in double y Ron
deau beat the $40 mark.
But in the American league Re not
only did not hit but did not look ike
a hitter. And the question In a case
like his Is does the man fail through
lack Of that undefineable thing called
class, OF just because he lacks conf
dence.
Demmitt and Kirk. Also.
Former DetrOiters were leaders IN
three divisions OF the American asso-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
Today in PugiIisic Annals.

san FRANCISCO flght 1lns saw a ne
morable battle between little fellows
II years ago, December 2S. 1892, when
Tommy White and Billy Murphy fought
Sc rounds TO g draw. Murphy, known
as Australian Billy had won the
worlds featherweight title from Ike
Weir about three years before he
fought White. but lost il the same year
TO Young Critic. vino was succeeded
by George Dixon as champion Tommy
White, a Chicago lad known as the
Board Of Trade Pet" was never cham
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28

pion. but he was a great fighter. The
81 round bout was nothing unusual for
these boys. for Murphy had fought a
30 round draw with Johnny Murphy,
and several other contests almost as
long. while White had fought 81 rounu
draw with Danny Daily. and other
bouts of Al, 4S and 81 rounds. In fact
some of the longest and most ferocious
Of the ring combats OF re old days
were between featherweights-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
The Baseball Inevitable.

You can quarantine against j, you can
boil the drinking water.
You can drain the swamps and marshes
You can sop en- with a blotter;
You can pulverize ali the flies. you can
KIN off all the sk6eters.
You can take ali known precautions
against germs and such like cree
turs-
All your efforts viii be futile. for when
winter cores n last
There's a. scoUrse OF baseball runors.
Just as always in the past
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
John Henr.

John Henry, who has been back
stopping for Washington for the
last seven seasons, is IS years old
today Henry was bonn in Amherst,
Mass, and ii was while he was =
student at Amherst college that he
made his first reputation as ball
player. After closing his COLLEGE
career in 1910 he Joined the Sen
ators. then under the guidance or
James r McAleer. He was used as
sub that season, but in 1911 he
figured in IS games. as catcher and
first baseman. Since then he has
taken his rgular turn behind the
hat Henry took part in more
games this year than in any pre-
vious season. and also hung up his
highest batting average. .z4s in IL
pastimes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
SPORTOGRAPHY ~c1 BY


lot of spare time to so searching
through records.
Wives and mothers of pugilists used
10 worry about what opponents might
do 70 their loved ones, but now they
are only concerned about what man
ayers may do 10 them
Collegiate Athletic Association
viii discuss eOmmeTcsalizin.> of col
Iege port ut today'S meeting. held
in New York Only way TO really
do anything is To abolish the gate
and Put the skids under the paid
coaches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28

f-rOuchy Gus yays= 4 turkey II
noIsy, and he E-sS IL IN the neck.
An Oyster IL "Ui>t- sad he gets in
TIE soup Either way you lose.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
1EoyARD sELLING PRUyEs.

his money in California plum orchards
and is reaping substantial dividends
through the sale of prunes. There are
some '-prunesr in baseball, but that IS
10 fault OF LeOnard's.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
SEASON OF 1917
JOHN EVERs'S LAST

Fightin' Johnny EverE tells
Us that he s. figuring on do
ing the retirement trick at
the close of the coming sea
son.
"Jawn" figures that he has
had almost his share of base
ball. and. although he says he
will report to the Braves in
the spring. 1917 is TO be his
last year as n player.
Evers has been resting up
since the hnse ball season
closed, and he il looking a.
hard rs nails By the time
spring arrives he will he ready
for n hard campaign, he says.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28
tabs TID-BITS RxD
KID BROAD MOVIE Star.


Hey. up be- piped
While putting II
hardly my
About o'clock I'd all
walk plank o do the
at and I
Me- Yes, in JULY, but DECENBER2 Not Willie
DONNELY Egg Club went W to
that his
Leo the TROUT and then ordered him walk five miles
dope k gonna empty stomach
to on
DONLN MATCHMAKER BALLYHoo AND American representative
Of the Cuban Exposition will have his boss New York make
fight induce the BIC
birds TO 90 the or 20 round route would be fight worth looking
he the p round
4 mauer.
I'd Ike get in guarantee
you'll milling III ty
v show
LARRY, TURN THE CRANK
DEAR TADrEY ASK SHOULD
aoar r an sr,aIe EDDIE TovfAI %asbingto . D 5F
JERRY ON THE JOB SAYS.
don't behee N Santa Claus.
Who needs a share Those IS red;
That guys fake knop because
heard some things father said
So please don't pull that stuff on me-
LET'S lay "Od WHnk7s' The shelf:
Hopepe. there's kiot from nc
II uouH be Santa Claus yourself
soliciting a he Tor
benefit VINO broke leg And wondering he didn't label the
event-~PUIAING MANY LEGS TO MEND ONE HOBAN
JESS is his ring
heavyweight opponents California heavyweight sensation Bin La
Pacific invade
champion La Rue wrestler
boxing
scoring knockouts succession,
P. A. international
old weighs 219 pounds and stands
who knows good fighter when declares that
ue destined to be the next heavyweight champion Of the world and prepared
back opinion with real
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28

We make short trips. too. Montana
Auto Service Phones 2s5-7575.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-28

For business. baggage or pleasure,
call S50G-City Srevice Co. NetropOli-
tan Service.-Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-04
eR1ECIPLEs OF THE
!. MUNICIPAL. CLUB

Tho Boise Municipal club 10 circu-
lating about Its declaration of princi-
pies which must be signed by persons
Joining the club. The declaration is
as follows:
That every citizen is entitled to the
full protection Of the law.
That everyone should be permitted
to worship according to the dictates
of his own conscience.
That every person should be al
lowed to conduct himself according to
the dictates Of his own conscience, as
long as he does not infringe upon the
rights of others.
That every person should be pro-
tected and secure in his home and the
sacredness Of his f1reside.
That all public OFFICES should be
conducted with honesty, economy and
efficiency.
In the personal welfare and up
building Of our community and in pro-
tecting and encouraging its industries
In harmonious action and cordial
cooperation of all the people of our
community in matters touching its
general welfare
Il pledge myself to support the
above principles and agree to become
a member of the Boise Municipal club"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-04

County of New York }
John B. Lunger. Vice President of
above company. being duly sworn. de-
poses and says that he is the above
described officer Of said company and
that the foregoing statement Of the
general condition Of said company. on
December 31st, last. is correct to the
hest of his knowledge and belief
JOHN u. LUNGER.
tSEAlzl Vice President
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3rd day of February. 1916.
JOHN b. RUSSELL
Notary Public, New York Coun.
ty. No. 32S7 New York reg.
lister No. 6l2s.