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Arizona republican., 1916-01-03
HOPPE. De ORC AND
ALLEN TOP GUESTS
Complete Review of Billiard
Play During the Year
just Ended

William F. Hoppe of New York, AL
Fl ed DeOro of New York and Bonnie
Allen Of Kansas city are again the
! headliners in the cue world as they
were a year ago. Hoppe retained the
/ AL, 1871 and 1872 ballIline titles. He
won the last named emblem outright
last year and in the only match for the
| ~ title this year he defeated Koji va
mazda. 1900 to 1891.
Although Hoppe has held one or
more Of the titles continuously since
/ 1910, his supremacy never has been So
! firmly established as this year This
/ led TO the holding of a handicap 1872
tournament at New York in November
! in which the champion was at scratch.
He won five straight games and on the
! final night against Welker Cochran Of
! Chicago, made a worlds record run in
tournament competition of 3OS, beating
the mark made by himself at Chicago
in 1906 by one point.
The worlds three cushion tOurna =
ment for the Brunswick emblem staged
! in March at Chicago proved the big
gest billiard event Of the year; over
is, 900 persons attending. George Moore
of New York. become the new cham
rion by winning a triple tie in which
| William Huey Of Chicago and John
DAILY Of New York, finished second and
third respectively. Moore defeated De
orc, but later was defeated by Huet,
who on oct. IS, surrendered the en-
Dlem to the donors. DeOro being the
next challenger. again became cham
piOn and defended his title by winning
from August Kieckhefer Of Chicago.
In this match the veteran Cuban set
a worlds championship record OF 30
innings for 80 points and for the whole
match set another worlds champion
snip mark ny making $50 points in IA
innings
Ben Allen of Kansas City, Won the
pocket billiard emblem outright last
year and as no tournament vas staged.
30 retains the title.
The Interstate Three Cushion League
enlarged its circui. now having TWEEN
ty-five players. Charles Ellis. the
Cleveland south2aw, won the l914-19l5
event. The race among the leaders in
the present tournament is exceeding
close.
The principal events for the year fol-
low:
Jan. 6. Frank Ely Won three cush-
ion championship Of Pacific coast NJ
San Francisco.
Jan. =. Hal Coleman. New York
won CLASS b amateur 49, Champion
ship a. New York.
Mar. Joe Mayer. Philadelphia,
the national amateur, 1872 champion
ship at Philadelphia winning straight
games. J. +. Poggenburs, New York,
second.
Mar 81 George Moore New York.
won worlds three cushion tournament
Il Chicago after playoff Of tie with
William Huey. chicago ard John DAILY,
New York \ DeDro was fourth.
April Is. Jesse Lean made run Of
IS At three cushions in practice game
at Chicago.
April -. Charles Ellis. Cleveland.
defeated August Kieckhefcr. MilWaU-
kee. 100 10 So. III playoff Of tie for
championship of Interstate Three
Cushion League.
April 80. Mike Petrie won elimina-
ton pocket billiard tournament at Chi
cage.
May 10. George Moore, New York,
retained pocket billiard title by defeat
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03
BUYING BUILDING MATERIAL

SAN DIEGO, Jan. Representa-
lives Of the french government now
on the Pacific coast are endeavoring
to purchase 200, 100000 feet of build
ing material for shipment Via either
the Pan2 ma canal or the Straits Of
Magellan to Hayre and Bordeaux, ac-
cordipg To word received here today
by The Mccormick Lumber Company.
News Of the proposed big purchase
nas sent lumber and freight rates
soaring. according 10 the Mccormick
Company.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

competition during the winter. This
latter statement has been received
with satisfaction by tennis followers
in general, and his friends in particu-
lar for the reason that his Indifferent
showing during the earlier part OF
last season has been ascribed to the
feet that he was stale from everyday.
Johnston is d comparative young
Ster who is not considered as yet to
have reached the fullness of his
strength, or the height of his game and
it is generally believed that if he
uses ordinary judgment in the matter
of his practice, that he will defend his
honors successfully for some years
to come
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

Nobody in baseball can make
things interesting for Matty in chess
Or checkers. lie has toured the y.
NJ G. As on exhibition tours.
He PLAYS q better hand at bridge
than anybody i'm his profession, SO
good that his income from this alone
= not to be spoofed at
He's now touring the country as an
expert marl-smaE
He can play poker 50 well that
hen break IN a game by merely
"sittin' in"
Indeed, he acknowledges only one
defeat. George Baumgardner is a
better dancer. but, after all. George
IS not q ban player.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03
POLO To HAVE:
GOOD SEASON
ON THE COAST.
Well Known Stars viii En-
ter Play for Season Of
1916; Army Players to
Have Grounds; Johnston
to Defend Tennis Title
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Polo is
expected to have one of it's best sea
sons on the Pacific coast during 1916.
The Panama Pacific Exposition tour
nament held last spring, while il fur
nshed as keen competition as the
most ardent follower of the game could
wish, was not the success that was
hoped for. owing to its loss of inter
national flavor due to the European
war.
On this account the general public
was not educated up to the game to
the extent hoped for Nevertheless,
thousands who never had seen the
game were initiated into its thrills and
the result is expected to bear fruit in
the seasons attendance
Some Stars Expected
Such well known stars as Malcolm
Stevenson, G. \. TIechsher and
Thomas lie Boutillier H. all of the
famous eastern Meadowbrook team are
expected to be seen in action on the
coast when the season opens about the
middle of this month. The team has
decided to take part in the tourna-
ments of the Pacific coast circuit
which will be played at the Coronado
Country club, Pasadena San NIatco
and Midwick Polo clubs ~qhe Mid
wick gave an excellent account of
themselves in the exposition tourna-
ment and are expected to exhibit some
brilliant play during the season. j.
Eugene Geer, the eastern polo expert
who scored the exposition contests was
impressed by them and expressed the
opinion that the team, with another
season of play together would become
formidable rivals for any four in the
country with the exception Of a ma
tionalist combination
Boom In Army Polo
If the exposition stadium, which is
on government ground with its play
ing field is conserved according to the
present plans, il is expected that there
viii be a tremendous boom for polo i'm
army circles, and it is believed the
chances are bright for 4 number of
officers teams to be in the field. The |
contest in which the soldiers took part
last spring were among the most pop /
ular and interesting of the entire !
tournament.
Santa Barbara is another point !
where there is unusual activity in polo |
circles. According to reports from /
that place c. w. Dabney, president of !
the Santa Barbara Folio club is quot !
ed as saying that play oI Leadbetter
field between local teams would be- !
gin in about 9 week or ten days.
Among the well known players ex- :
pectcd to participate in the various
games are Richard Tobin, Harry +
Hastings and FELTON, EIkins Others
are c. 3. Dabney, F. w Leadbctter.
Edgar Park and Arthur Oeilvy
Johnston to Come Back
According TO report William John
ston, national singles tennis champion.
already has made up his mind TO re
turn east next year and defend his
title. He also is quoted as saying that
he does not intend to enter into any
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03
BENNY LEONARD is NOW
ENJOYING RING SUCCESS

New York has a new IDOL. He
is Benny Leonard, the light
weight person. Leonard has come
with a rush the past year. He is
extremely clever and has cleared
himself Of the charge that he
lacks The wallOp. He sent Joe
MandO, down and out with
series Of punches and Gotham
now is wondering if Leonard viii
bring the title to New York in
the near future.
Leonard is angling for a bout
with Freddie Welsh
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03
- SPORTS -
WASHINGTON OVEPLOOKS
STAR MILLER PITCHER

\ STEADY of pitching records in
dicates that Pitcher Williams of
the Minneapolis \. A club was
the real iron man of 1915. Will
li@ms hurled GA games, working
AL innings; he won % starts
LIST 1G "a percentage of $40,
and worked in 10 partial games.
Alexander the Great pitched 376
innings this year. while Walter
johnson bent them over in 336.
Vet Washington did not exercise
its option on Williams
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

free offer, and the demand for S-N
tires is growing at a rate that has
caused careful consideration Of our
factory production for 1916.
one of our problems. in backing up
the S-N fixed-on tire for trucks. was
10 insure service. for applying these
tires, etc. And service meant presses.
besides other things Now, for the
great multitude Of truck owners who
want the pressedon tire. we have in
stallcd presses ut all Of our branches
and i'm other cities 81 strategic points
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

pile driver system to testing iron
castings used in the manufacture Of
motor cars. Samples are taken from
each batch Of castings 10 the physical
laboratory. One is adjusted in a Jig
on solid base. A hammer WEIGHING
80 pounds is dropped on the casting
II must stand a given number of these
blows.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03
9 55z !

another Senior class for some time to
come.
Tho Senior-Junior class rush should
be coming off soon. The Juniors are
game, how ohout you Seniors don't get
| cold feet.
Miss Dixie Lee Shedd is becoming
an accomplished Ukelile player and will
, soon begin giving lessons. Freshmen
only need apply"
The generosity OF the Utopia Club
is unlimited. in behalf of the Home
Coming Alumni and local Coyotes who
attended their elaborate affair at the
Woman's club New Years night. All
are hoping that they will again have
the opportunity to attend such an af-
fair in>the near future.
Windy City produces a whirl wind.
Dave Tweedle" OF Oak Park Hi will
enroll in Z. II. S. this morning. Dave
is noted for all his athletic abilities
around Chicago. He travelled over
land all the way, to assist the Coyotes
in winning state champs in baseball
and track.
President Hart of the Junior class
is getting Disguised with the commit
tee chosen to select the annual class
play. And if they cannot give a satsi-
factory report when the time is called,
they will be dissolved and a new com
.mittee appointed.
Juniors will have an addition to the
class. Rich Ullman, an all around
baseball player, will register this
morning, as he has been harboring the
idea of professional baseball, but he
arrived at the conclusion that an edu-
cation is more valuable than money
at this stage of the game.
VIII the SOphomores use the clip
pers when the new bunch of Fresh
men enter l.. II. S?
Dutch philosopher who is a very
prominent member of the faculty, was !
caught wearing an English cut suit |
the other day. BY the looks of things |
he is showing British sentiment (The |
Kaiser will be very displeased with |
him.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03
WEsTFALL's HOMER

Hank Westfalrs homer gave the
Outlaws a is victory over the Ari-
iona Reds on Polk common Yesterday.
The hitting was very even. and vic
tory hung in the balance until Westy
came up and poled out his long drive
Butler, for the Reds, starred as
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

This morning some time before the
third hour, an assembly will be held
to introduce the new baseball coach
Harry l.. Osborne, who viii lead the
Coyote nine for the season of 10
Many other interesting events viii
take place in this assembly
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

Each day as the trains pun ont, they
will take with them many of the for
mer Coyotes who will go back to col
lege to begin their second semesters.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

The baseball and track managers
will be elected at the next Student Ac-
tivity Board meeting, which will take
place some time this week
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

Tonight a big baseball practice viii
be held on the Polk street ball lot I'M
der the direction of Coach Harry l..
Osborne, who will see that the class
teams are well organized and Incl
dentally look over the material. The
first class game will be played on Fri
day afternoon, between the Fresh and
SOphS.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

Miss Dixie Lee Shedd is becoming
an accomplished Ukelile player and will
soon begin giving lessons. Freshmen
only need apply"
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

Coach Geary will donate his servic-
es for the coming spring football prac-
tiCe.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

VIII the Sophomores use the clip
pers when the new bunch of Fresh
men enter l.. II. S?
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

Little Chick Edwards Will probably
hold the position of track manager for
the coming season, owing to his great
popularity in l.. Fl. S. Chick is really
getting fat. He declares il is the first
time in his life ne ever had dmple
on his knee.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

All the Coyotes are making New
Year resolutions: Mr.. Bartletts was
for better grub in the cafeteria. Ros-
well Walters after a stay of two weeks
in California made one that he would
never leave home sweet home again.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-03

Earl Galpin will quit disturbing the
peace by using his melodious voice
Mr.. Cook will hold assemblies twice a
week instead once a month. Tommie
A1arlar says he won't be president Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-17
GEN. KUROPATKIN

General A1exei Nico1aievitch Kuro-
patkin, who was recently appointed
chief of the Russian
armies on the northern front. is So
years old today. He was born on
March IT, 1S4s, and, after receiving
his military training in the Cadet
Corps School and Military College in
st. Petersburg, began his army career
at the age of IS. 1t was just half a
century ago, in 1856, that he achieved
his first Iaurels as a warrior while
fighting in TIrkestan as a sub lieuten=
ant in the Turkestan Rifles In 1874
he was sent, to Algeria. During the
Turkish war of 1877-78 he rose to
the rank of colonel In 1890 he was
made Northumberland and was APP
pointed Minister Of War two years
later. When the war with Japan be-
gan in 1904 Kuropatkn, was given
supreme command of the Cars
forces in Manchuria. He showed great
ability in organizing and training his
vast forces, but in spite of the strate-
gic merit of his plans the Russians
were defeated. After the battle of
Mukden General Kuropatkin was re-
called and was succeeded by General
Linevitch. Kuropatkin offered to re-
main in subordinate position, and
was given the command of the First
Army. After the war he wrote his
Military Memoirs in which he crit
icised the Russian government for the
results of the war with Japan. The
work was suppr essed in Russia, but
it has been translated into English
and several other languages 1t was
Kuropatkin's contention that Russia
would have been victorious if the war
had continued a few months longer.
Russia, he said, was just beginning to
get her stride. while Japan was near
the end of her financial tether, when
the peace of Portsmouth ended the
war. Last October Kuropatkin was
restored to the GAR favor and made
Commander of the Grenadier Guard,
and last month he succeeded Ruzsky
as commander on the northern front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-17
FAILURE OF HOT
AIR PRECIPITATES
STRATFORD ROW
Judge and Prosecutor Ap-
propriate Warmer Offices
and Stir UP Scrap.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Stratford, March 17.-Stratford town
officials have collided with the pros
ecuting authorities over the choice of
rooms in the town hall. A deadlock
has been reached that bids fair to
cause interesting developments.
Formerly the Stra tford town court
convened in the second floor of the
town hall. Judge Howard ]. Curtis
and Prosecuting Attorney Ivan More
house found that the exudations from
the furnace did not reach the court
room with sufficient strength, so they
tried the other offices, where it was
warmer.
The selectmens Office and the as
SCISSORS were tried but they proved too
cold for Judge curtis and Mr.. More
house. The last two sessions were
held in the office of the town clerk.
A few days ago two cases were tried
there. The session lasted more than
an hour. Miss May Morehohse, as
ststant town clerk, protested. She
started to work at o'clock, but was
held up until court was over, that
she is now behind.
: Judge Charles Peck who has to pass
through the clerks office to get to the
probate court, protested. He tried to
give some dictation to stenographer,
but the IT object, your Honor and
Thirty days for your distracted so
much that work was impossible.
Town Clerk Harold Lowell protested
He told the Judge and prosecutor that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-17
THE SHAMROCK.

The first people to hold the trefoi1
clover or shamrock in reverence as a
sacred symbol were the Persians, who
in ancient time, often wore it as an
emblem of the Persian Triads. The
Moslems of a later date have also at
trfbuted mystical significance to the
three-leaved clover, and it seems to
be more than a coincidence that in the
Arabic tongue it is called SHAM
rakh." The adoption of the sham
rock as the national en- b1em of Ire
land, and the special badge of St.
Patrfck's Day, is said to have origin
ated in the time of the good saint
himself Patrick is alleged to have
made use of the shamrock an i'll
lustration or symbol of the mystery
of the Trinity. Another curious fact
in connection with the shamrock, ac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-17
Henry Siegel, Formerly a
Merchant Prince, 81 Today

Only a few years ago Henry Siegel,
the merchant prince, owner of great
department stores in New York, Bos-
ton and Chicago, was being held up as
an example of business wisdom. a
shining model of what could be ac-
compIished by a poor youth gifted
with intelligence and industry. This
month Henry SiegeI was released from
the Monroe county penitentiary at
Rochester, N. Y, after having served
a little less than nine months, on
conviction of a misdemeanor. the
charge growing out of the failure of
his enterprises. The former merchant
prince is now a broken old man, with
little left to show for the years de-
voted to the building up of the great
business projects which at one time
made him the leader in the American
mercantile world.
SiegeI was born 81 years ago today,
March II, 1852, at Eubighein, Ger
many, where his father, Lazarus Sic
gel, was burgomaster. When he land
ed in America he was just a poor Ger
man Jew, with apparently no better
chance of achieving great success than
any of the thousands of other green
horns pouring into the New World.
He was Is when he first set foot on
American soil, and for several years
he had a hard struggle, working at
various occupations for a mere pit
lance and attending the night schools.
He lived in Washington for some time,
but in 1875 he settled in Chicago and,
with a partner, established a cloak
manufacturing concern. He made a
small fortune in this industry, and in
the course of time founded the Chi
cago department store of Siegel,
Cooper & Company, which became
one of the greatest mercantile insti-
buttons of it's kind in the West.
Twenty years ago he started the
Siege1- store in New York. In
1902 he purchased the department
store of the Simpson-CraWford Com
pany in New York, and founded the
Fourteenth Street Store in the same
city. The Henry Siegel Company
store in Boston and other big enterA
prises also came under his directi on,
and he was rated a u1ti-millionaire.
Then came the beginning of the end.
The Siegel-Cooper stores in New 7 ork
and Chicago passed out of his hands,
and the other big stores began to
the ledger. The final crash in 1914,
general public. was not without warn
ing to those on the inside in. the bust
ness world. The failure resulted in
charges againt the deposed merchant
prince which ended in his going to
Jail. Starting his mercantile career
as a dry goods clerk at $3.50 per week,
Siegel, after tasting fame and fortune,
is now back where he started, with
the stigma of prison upon him. and a
host of enemies among those who lost
their money in the Siegel bank failure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-17
THE HAINES VERDICT

1~ HE CONVICTION of Jason Haines guilty
of murder in he second degree, satisfies the public,
is perhaps in accordance with Justice
The murder in its nature cold booded and deliberate
and douby horrible in that directed against the wife of
the accused whom he had sworn to love and protect
Haines drinking heavy drnker. The defense
chronic alcoholism and that the crime
defense, effect, temporary insanity and the
power restraint and knew what he doing and
the probable of his that he could not
himself did not know the moral nature of his
and not able to appreciate the consequences of what he
The legal definition
actual phenomena know the consequences OF
may moral responsibility
understanding Of the penalty that will follow the and
be O restrain himself from the wrong
Such condition is to the drinking habit Many
what will happen if he drinks too
breads consequences fears the punishment and takes the
said that the Haines three jurors wished to
muse that they took the legal definition
literally believed that Hanes insane at the the
crime was committed should go free,
morally accountable Fortunately if such the sent
jurors they aferward changed their views
The danger the legal definition is that it is incentive
to iiry upon them in certain
turn loose upon community, persons likely
again dangerous who has turned tiger while
influence of alcohol may turn tiger twice.
be better if like Hanes were tried upon
they speak, damaged goods that they
in fact not in killing
lis acqutta upon theory temporary
certain Incarceration founded the idea that
creature having tasted blood should
have opportunity to taste blood again.
rule would be in accordance with the phenomena
they are Everybody that chronic alcoholism
wish to apply capital
undermined On the other hand nobody wishes
dangerous person turned upon the authority
legal definition that does not represent the Facts IN the case 1t
attempts to f
The verdict Of the jury the Hanes be
av explained idea that the jury took the
they That is the jury said this man mentality
drink But also said can't have him
loose in community He dangerous If he
sane for the. If he insane the law
called for acqu1ttal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-17
LYONS FAM OPENS

Paris, March 1.-THE new Lyons
Sample Fair which opened March 1
has total of 40 exhibitors and re-
quests have been received from more
than 800 houses that cannot be given
space.
The fair is not an exposition. in, the
usual sense of the term, because there
will be nothing in it to attract the
sightseer 1t is intended only for bus
mess men who want either to buy or
to sell! There are no exhibitors
from the United States, because there
was not time for arrangements, but it
is hoped that Arnerfca will be repre-
scented in another year. The exhibit
tors include 200 Lyons houses, IS
from Switzerland, 20 Italian, 4 Eng
lish,A two Canadian, one Spanish, one
Russian, and one from Holland. The
space is taken up entirely by serious
branches of industry and commerce
such as iron, steel, mechanical and
electrical installations, automobiles,
hardware, rubber, textiles, hats, shoes,
leather, chemicals, dyes and paper
The fair is held along the Quays of the
Rhone in specially constructed pine
exposition rooms.