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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

the best he had in the shop. he wasn't
in the least hurt. Willard had a, bad
cold at the time, and often he stopped
to blow his nose. Fink was an oblig-
ing chap, and calmly waited until Jess
had finished the ceremony. Then Will
lard would call out, Come on, Lou, -
and they would< resume fighting. If
the combatants hadn't been such
novices, it would have seemed like
the most barefaced hippodrome, but
the fans knew they were in deadly
earnest, and appreciated the naive ex-
hibition to the fullest extent.
If anybody had suggested that big
green Jess was the coming champion
of the world, he would have got the
merry ha-ha. He was disqualified
for fouling in the tenth round, SO his.
first battle was recorded as a defeat.
Jess has always insisted that he was
not guilty of a foul, and that the ref.
cree had it in for him. AS q, matter
of fact, Jess probably didn't know,
what a foul was at that period of his
career, and the referee would have
been well within his rights if he had
disqualified both warriors in the first
minute of the hrstlround.
At that time the. fans of Sapulpa,
Tulsa. and other eastern Oklahoma
towns were wildly excited about Carl
Morris The engineer had knocked
out the old veteran, Marvin Hart, in
Sapulpa only q couple of months be-
fore, and a month or so afterward
Morris put OF Mike Schreck to sleep
in the same town = Sapu1pans looked
upon Carl as the coming champion,
and Jess was dismissed from their
minds as just an amusing Rube who
wodld soon go back to the farm and
give up his ambition to become a. fight
er.
Jess landed only one solid blow in
his first bout. That one swing
knocked Fink clear out of the ring,
and, if it had landed in a vulnerable
spot, would have ended the argu-
ment. The result of that B1ow, and
the fact that Ffnk's1 many punches
hadn't hurt him in the least, decided
Jess to keep on in the game. The
following month he fought Fink again,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
WHAT ONE NORTH DAKOTA COUNTY
IS DOING FOR The RURAL SCHOOLS

The schools OF Grand Forks County,
Worth Dakota, were originally organ
1ed under the old district system with
ne result that school consolidation
has been slow and difficult to obtain.
However, where such schools have
been established they have come to
@&&y and have proved so efficient as
10 stimulate improvement in all the
schools of the county. School boards
Aave been urged to improve their one
teacher schools so as to yield the high
est possible efficiency State aid for
rural schools has encouraged school
patrons to provide better school faci1-
tiles, and has stimulated them to work
toward putting their schools into the
ac-called FIRST class The better con-
atttons have become general. There
are better heating and ventiIating
4lants, schools furnished with single
seats, and equipped with libraries, up
tp-date text books. pictures, maps.
better water supply, cleaner toilets,
and playground apparatus. Equip
ment has also been provided for
&eaching domestic science and agricul-
6ure both in the one-teacher schools
and in the consolidated schools.
Rural School Nurses.
Not only has the material equip
1aent been improved, but such organ
ization has been effected that the in
<erests OF the home, the community,
and the school are being developed
has three assistants, two Of whom as
Hist in the field work-one as a school
nurse, and the other as a school su-
uerv1sor. The school nurse also works
under the direction of the county
0pard Of health, thus bringing the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
Jess Willard Made Debut
in Ring 5 Years Ago Today

Sapulpa sports were mildly interest
ed five years ago today in boxing,
bout which had been arranged for
their amusement by q local promoter.
The Oklahoma town-Which is IA miles
southwest of Tulsa and in the oil and
gas region where Sinclair accumulated
the kaIe which helped to keep the
Federal league alive-wasn't and isn't
any great metropolis, but it had more
red-blooded hombres among its 10000
people than most cities of a hundred
Thousand. Boxing was their favorite
sport, and, although the affair ar
ranged for Feb. 10, 1911, brought to-
gether 4 couple of noxices, a big
crowd turned out to witness the bout.
Louis Fink was one of the princi-
pals, and the reception he got proved
that he was the favorite of the crowd.
His opponent was great, towering
giant who was introduced as Jess Will
lard. 1t was Jess first appearance in
the ring, and it was evident that ne
was afflicted with a bad case of stage
fright. 1t seemed to the young farmer
that Sapulpa's masculine population
had suddenly grown to a million or
so, and that the whole bunch was
there to see him make a ba11y ass of
himself. Jess would doubtless have
given a lot to be back on the old farm.
He was SO nervous that he could
scarcely get his gloves on, and there
was perceptible quaking Sof the gil
ants knees when the bell rank and
Jess faced his opponent. -,
Sapu1pa sports nearly lated themS
selves to death during the bout. Jess
was as green as the grass Of his ma
tive Pottawatonie county, and Fink
wasn't much better 1t times they
seemed to be determined to turn the
bout into a, wrestling match, and the
erspiring referee worked overtime
pryingf them apart. As the affair pro-
crossed, Willard gained in confidence.
He discovered that although Fink had
lanbasted him with blows that were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
Il Oklahoma City, and knocked him
out in the third round
CHESS EXPERT PLAYS
ATTY. M. C. A. TONIGHT

Americas foremost exponent of the
game Of checkers will again give one
of his exhibitions in the lobby of the
Y. M. C. A. tonight at 8 o'clock. To-
nights play will consist of simu1tane-
ously play and Banks will meet all
those who bring their boards. It
makes no difference to him whether
a man plays chess or checkers, the
champ plays both games and will
accommodate persons who would like
to measure their skill
Last night Banks met and, defeated
some of the best players in Bridge
port, including I. F. Griffiths, w. K.
Horton, A. T. Goodsell, Edward Clark,
Lemonte, A. Driscou, Peterson, La
rose, Rutner and Honski. Banks did
not see the boards at any time dur
ing the play, neither did he take notes
with his pencil, but reclined in a big
arm chair and called off the moves
with the glibness of a quarterback of
a football team.
All players who wish to engage
a seat at the game tables tonight
should get in touch with, the assoeia-.
tion inn1ed lately
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
SENSATIONAL CHARGES s
MADE AT MOLL HEARING

Meat that was only fit for dogs to
eat boxnbardment of an aged woman
with decayed apples, and t'unethica1
conduct were a few of the sensa-
tional charges made yesterday in con-
nection with tho hearing before Judge
Of Probate Paul L. Miller where an
attempt is being made to remove Gus
taHe AfoIIz as conseryator of his
mother, Theresa, aged 81.
Mrs Bartram, 2 niece. declared that
she had seen the aged woman served
with meat th:lt was fl on.g for doss.
She also related the unseemIy con-
duct Of boys who threw rotten apples
at her.
Attorney Delaney. appealing for
the conservator, declared that Rev.
Canfo Cerrata,E pastor of an Italian
Conversational church, was unethicaI
in attempting to force visits upon q
women Of the German Lutheran faith
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

school organization into closer touch
with the other organizations of the
county. Her work has resulted in i'm
proved school-room sanitation in
greater attention to personal hygiene,
in checking the spread of contagious
diseases, and most Of all in develop
ing among pupils, patrons, and teach
health and thorough instruction in
ways of dealing with defective teeth,
sight, and hearing.
Professional Supervision.
The school supervisor clips the
teachers adapt the school work to the
lives of the children The industrial
clubs of the COUNTY are well organ
lied and represent the closest cooper
alton between home and school Like
wise the paFent-teacher clubs stand
for the common interests of home,
school, and community.
There is much evidence that modern
methods or instruction prevail in the
schools. In some schools the COURTS
standard tests in arithmetic are used.
In one consolidated school a junior
high school has been organized
Helpful school bulletins on methods
OF teaching and the content of the
course of study are issued by the
county, school officials
Equality of Educational Opportunity.
The slogan for this county is that
every child shall be educated in an in
stitution-whether the one-roo1n school
or the well-graded schooI-whose pur-
pose is to train for intelligent and
servfceable American citizenship. The
school system through its various
phases of organization and various
activities is utilizing every available
opportunity to this end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
NOTICE

Hearing e proposed extension of
Boston Avenue, from its present ter
minus at North Avenue in q north
westerly direction to Main street. and
including the widening OF F,ai1-viev
avenue from Main street to Ezra
street.
At meeting of the Common Coun-
GIL held January 8, 1916, thas follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Clerk bns and he
hereby is directed to notify the par
ties in interest to appear before this
Common, Council. at the Council
Room, City Hall, on Monday. Febru-
ary Fl, 1916, at eight O'Clock in the
evening, and be heard in relation to
the proposed extension of Boston ave-
nue., from it's present terminus at
North avenue, in northweseerIy di-
rection to Main street, and Including
the widening of Fairview avenue from
Main street to Ezra street This pro-
posed extension and wideaing is
shown by maps on file in the office of
the City Clerk, to which reference
may be had.
Attest:
J. ALEX. II. ROBINSON,
City Clark,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
CARD or THANKs

We wish to extend our most sin
cere gratitude to our many friends
and neighbOrs who manifested SO
much sympathy during our great be-
reavement in the death Of our below
ed husband and father, George G.
Seelinger and to the numerous friends
who sent the beautiful floral offerings
and especially do we wish to thank
the steuben lodge, I. 0. o. F., No. SO.
Singer Club, No. 10, Shop Mates Dept.
No. So, Singer Mfg. Co., and all who
in any way helpAd to lessen the bur-
den of sorrow In our sad bereavement.
Signed
MRS. GEORGE SEELnIGHR
AND FAMILY.
and violets from family; Standing
broken circle, Father, from Sons;
Spray of Gala lilies from Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Oberhauser, Standing
wreath, Grandpa, wreath, Cfrand-Pa,
standing wreath from Brother Joseph,
standing wreath from Brother Jacob,
heart, Grandpa, wreath, Mrs. @.
Aberle and Mr.. e. AberIe; wreath
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Backman; large
standing wreath, Singer club No. 10;
standing cross, Shopmates, Dept No.
SO, Singer Mfg. Co.; bouquets from
Mr.. and Mrs. Latour, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peet, N. w Redshaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Speicer, Mrs. Vetters, Mr. and Mrs.
BucheFer, Mr., and Mrs, J. Schultz.
Mrs. J. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Al.
Gully, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Haug and
many others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
SOCIAL AND Personal

Large delegations of Bridgeporters
will journey to Meriden Thursday
morning, February "A, when the nup-
tia1s of Miss Marjory suzio of 0Geriden
and Mario c. Pettrucel1i OF 500 East
Main street, Bridgeport, will be cele-
brated in the church of Our Lady OF
Mt. Carmel This will be one of Meri-
denis largest weddings as it is expect
ed between one thousand and 1,20O
guests will come from cities through
out Connecticut. Mr.. Petrucelh, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. PetruceII, viii
give a bachelor dinner in this city on
the evening Of February 81.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
LOCAL ELKS WILL
VISIT ANSONEA 10
ATTEND CARNIVAL

Bridgeport lodge, No. So, B. P. 8.
E., will journey to Ansonia to aid. that
lodge in holding its carnival 1t is
expected that nearly 800 villa take the
7;4s train.
Ladies' night will be celebrated in
Bridgeport on Wednesday of this week
at the State street lodge rooms A
dinner will be served and special rnu-
sic for dancing will be rendered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
HUGE POWDER SHIPMENT
FLOATED FROM BAR:
UNLOADS AT YELLOW MILL

The lighter Shaw, from Hoboken to
Bridgeport with cargo Of powder
for the Rem.-U. M. Geo. stranded at
ebb tide last night as she came up
Yellow Mill harbor. She was foate6
at hdgh-tfde without damage to the
hull and is today being unloaded at
the docks Of the City Ice e Coal Co
Special precautions are being taken
to protect the dangerous cargo( and
persons in the. neighborhood
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
JEWISH TAG DAY
COLLECTION NETS So, 572. O8

The &mount collected in Bridgeport
january ~, for Jewish charity, was
$8,57z.08
The street-box collections were 81 -
Se2-46. The sale Of certificates total
ed S1.T03.
The money was forwarded to the
Central relief committee of New York
By Rabbi William Wfttenstein.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
\. t. & s. co PLANS TO
- IMPROVE CHANNEL

Dredgers employed by the Arneri-
can Tube & Stamping Co. began work
last week dredging depth for two yes
sells to-unIoad at one time a1ongsiqe
their docks The work will be car
ried out to the government chan
mel When completed there will be
a depth of 16 feet at low water and a
width of about so feet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

The indignation felt by the militia
organizations at the idea. of control
by the national government has been
resolutely suppressed as far as the
matter of receiving federal pay is con
cerned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
THE PxETTTEgr FArH

ena the most beautiful hands are Of
9oa alsfigared by an unsight1y wart.
r. Gnn easily be removed in q few
days without pain by using Cyrus
3nwt BemeweR, BsoP sale en3y at the
lPSTMm Pharmacy, AS -'a4FHead Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Many of the candidates for nresi-
dent are not we'll known, but it is
always possible to find out sgho they
are by writing to the directory pub
fishers of their home city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Potatoes may be high. -bu& there is
a deep seated conviction that it takes
an lawful lot of backaches to run a
garden at home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Judging from the number of fouls
in the basket ball games, there are
many of our young athletes that are
not to proud to fight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

The skirt makers will not be able to
sell their skirts any cheaper because
they are so very short, but the boot
makers Of course must have more
money for their long legged product
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

It is believed that the young people
will piously observe Lent by closing
up their dances as early as 2 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Some OF the tai1ors are displaying
wine colored coats. They would be
fine for the MASQUERADE ball., also to
wear while digging out the ashes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

The meeting of the board of educa-
ton postponed last night because OF
lack Of attendance will be held in the
board rooms tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

The German spies are highly un-
popular, almost as much 50 as the
men who have to spy around asses
sing taxes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

The youngsters idea of a really use~
full Child welfare Conference is g
gathering of mother, grandmother and
maiden aunt in the kitchen to plan for
a batch of mince pies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

The school boys will shortly be re-
spending to the demand that they be
trained in. Workmanship, by playing
marbles for keeps in the back yard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

It will be a great personal sacrifice
for the politicians to attend the ma
tiona1 conventions, but of course they
feel under obligation to go and give
the country the benefit OF their super
ior wisdom
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Germany has been looking for a
form of words on the Lusitanfa mat
ter that shall penitentIy admit that
they were wrong and strenuously as
sert that they were right.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

The time has come once more when
the dancers can do a waltz in a grace
full, refined, and elegant manner, with
out being accused Of backwoods rus
ITCHY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

The Norwegian steamship Correct
w&ass sunk in collision with anothr
vessel of Foreland Headland, Eng. Her
crew was saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

UNION LABEL HATS q
Z LYFORD BROTHERS USE
East Side and West cad Il
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Farmer Wants Cent a WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL DANCE
given by
BRIDGEPORT GAELIC ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
Arion Hall. 81 Cannon Street
FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. IS. 1916
BFacken's Orchestra; J.. j. O'NeII,
Prompter
Tickets, csc a Person
81
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Special clearance sale OF reliable
furs in coney, narobeu lynx, natural
raccoon. skunk and black fox at e. H
Dillon & Co.'s, 11O5 Main street
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
EXTEND POSTAL
SERVICE MAR. |
Postmaster Nagel Making
Preparations to Serve An
nexed Districts.

ON March I. Postmaster Nagel
will extend city delivery service to
some OF the newly annexed terri
gory In old Hamtramck. Sherwood.
Concord and Girardin-ayss., from
Strong to Mtller-rds. viii be served
also Seminole. Chippewa and Iro-
quis-aves. from Harper north. and
Gratiotave.. from Harper 10 Peter
HuGt-rd.
What viii be known as district
70 Q. will be bounded By Atkinson.
Webb and Iiamiiton-aves.. and
Tweluh-st District No {. will be
ounded by webb-ayes, kanada-
I'd. Herman-ave. and Tweltth-st.
The eighth district will extend north
OF the Sir-mile.rd. from John R-st
&c the D G n. & VI tracks The
rinth district will 90 20 Davidson
I'd. between The H. G. r. & N
tracks and Co-antrd In this dis
,rict deliveries viii be made 10 the
-uraI mail boxes.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22

ljns. G4atC ana sing and provide
sufficient variety and attractiveness
10 make the aCt take. Then come
Bush and Shapiro. comedians. who
shove each Other al over the stage
and provide so much mirth the audi
enre l. ioaih 20 let them depart.
They stopped the show. as the
saying il. Monday afternoon.
frankie Fa' a character song sing
er. provides ragrime and melodies
that arc popular With ar agreeable
air and voice Jarrow. makes his
first bow az popular prices with 2
repertoire OF tricks, ending with
ais original aud fapcus lemon stunt.
in which he causes coins collected
in the audience 10 appear inside OF
what looks lis5 an uncut lcmon He
puzzles as Vel IS eafertains. The
bill closes Rith Pip,fax and Pamela,
comedy acrob5ts AID pantomin lists
whose work is of a higher order than
thu, usually sNen. for II contains
less of The slZpstick variety OF com
edy.
Feature films. as usuel. opened and
closed lhe show Friday night au,a.
teur dancers viii compete for gold
prizes,
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
DETROIT BOY
IN TRENCHES
OF FRANCE

region OF the front line can't be de
scribed,' the letter runs. "You slip
stumble and almost mire. Finally
you get to the dressing station, ply
slcally exhausted. dripping with
sweat.
When the party is dismissed you
tumble into bed and sleep the SLEEP
that only great mental and physical
exhaustion can bring. When you
awake the following day your hands
are still saturated red.
"Of course, there is the other side
too. Sometimes there are easy tasks
with no real danger. The men come
back fresh and In good spirits. Hot
tea Is served. and now that bad
weather has set in, two ounces OF
rum per man. Then what a differ
ence' Tongues wag, stories are
snapped. there are recitations and 4
burst OF song-Kipling, Mad carew
and the now famous song OF the
Canadian contingent. Michigan
Just now one OF our duties Is
the supplying OF work parties for
the upkeep and Strengthening of our
particular section OF territory. And
right here. Bob. lies the real hell OF
this war It's long, heart.breakins
work and dangerous
Thanksgiving day. as we sat
down TO a steak. fried potatoes and
a full menu generally bang
. shell OF low trajectory and high
velocity came over. just missing the
trench. exploding few yards In
the rear. IL scared nervous indi
vidual who. in his mad haste TO
duck. knocked over my orazier and
also the spread Can you blame me
II the atmosphere OF that section OF
the trench turned blue
Our guns opened up In reply at
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
WILD LIFE SHOW
FOR SAGINAW
Biggest Sportsman Event la
West Opens To-
morrow

SAGINAW. Mcn.. FEB. 22.-~fre
parations were nearly complete TO
day for the sportsman's show to be
given in the auditorium here Feo
% 10 26, 10y the Saginaw County
Sportsman's and Wild Life Conser'
vation associations,
Coincident with the show, the
Michigan Wild Life Conservation
association will hold its annuai
meeting. and promoters OF the event
say IL will be the biggest AFFAIR OF
the kind ever held west OF Ne"
York.
Many distinguished persons prom
inently connected With The move
ment for the conservation of Amer'
can wild life will De- present. among
whom are F. A. Mcllheny OF Louis
lana who vas instrumental in per
suading Mrs Russell SAGE TO ad-
vance the funds for the Marsh Is
land bird sanctuary. Commissioner
John Phillips. OF the game wardens
department OF Pennsylvania Harry
Rogers. head of the New York state
game breeding department and Dr.
Henshaw, chief OF the government
biological survey,
In addition. Norman McClintock
will lecture on the wild bird life OF
the gulf coast. ILLUSTRATING his re
marks with some remarka bic motion
pictures.
On the evening OF the gath, Prot.
wnfred Osgood. OF the Field mus
cum. member OF the international
commission sent 10 investigate the
fur seal industry, will deliver a lec-
ture illustrated with both still-iite
views and motion pictures.
On the 25th, Varl Akely. OF the
national museum Of natural history
will talk on elephant hunting and
other African subjects.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
SAYS BRITAIN CAN
SWING WAR DEBT
OF S25.00O.0 900, 900
sy CHARLES p. STEWART.

tSt4T Correspondent United Press)
LONDON. Fob 22--Even IL Eng
land should eud the war with debt
OF 5000 100000 pounds (approxi-
mately s25000. 900 o00} the burden
would not be crushing according to
Lord lnchcape, the English fnan-
cier and statesman here today
Such a load. said his lordship at
a National Provincial Bank ot Eng
and stockholders meeting over
which he presided. would mean al
annual charge OF only 500 900. 900
pounds about s. 500 600 .000l recN
oning FIVE per cent interest, With 8
one per cent sinking fund
To this his lordship added an es-
timated 100 900 900 pounds $500
lG0.0n01 annually in pensions &c
fore the war. H. remarked. the coun.
;rys annual expenditures we're 20g..
9o9.000 pounds tsioV0,6JJ.0J0) max
ing the total:
Interest and sinking fund on basis
0r estimated 5000. 900 600 debt. 500
3aV.000 pounds annually
Estimated pensions. 100000 e@t
pgunds annually.
FIXED charges on pre-war basis
200 coo 900 pounds annually.
or total OF s00,000.0 600 pound.
fS2 coo 00o. .000i annually.
Present English taxation, con
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
AIEPiSEE|aA

few acquire. In addition, Miss
Youngblood is pretty ia giriish
way. and has sweet voice that
lends itself to the popular variety
OF syncopated songs.
Una Clayton. the tai ted yaude
Vile actress. who writes her own
playlets, is appearing with her as
sociate players in her est success
"Collusion," a splendid satire on our
modern divorce system.
Charles olcott, with his travesty
~ grand opera. contributes 10 min
ties OF original entertainment.
eranette Aoria appears with Nils
gliante and Chevalier Ne Mar IN "a
series Of society and cyclonc
ances. The strong-lim0 bed trio man
20 10 add a fee whirls and extra
unges TO the terpsichorean aero
atics that now threaten 10 dislocate
he component parts OF perspirine
ancers at tango balls.
rhe Tunette Sis r, whlrl'nc
elisha girls. dance in air While
spended by their ee'h from re
diving bar. Evans and Wilson
ave a song and comedy act called
An Accident, Happentng The
.opical weekly completes the pro
ram OF entertainment