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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Famous Error Makers

Johnny Kane, one-time Cub and since a Coast leaguer. came mighty near setting up a new record for er- TOTE in his early days on the pro- fessional diamond. Kane was born in Chicago thirty-two years ago. come tomorrow, and made his diamond de- but with Pittsburg. Kan. in the old Missouri Valley league, in 1903. Kane played in the left garden for the Lit- tie Pirates. and hung up a record of forty-seven errors in 412 chances. In spite of this bad start he braced up. landing with Seattle in 1905, and with Cincinnati in 1907.. He was secured by the Cubs in 1909, and for some time was Joe Tinker's understudy at short.
 The Pacific Coast has had moro prolific error makers than any oth- CT section of balldom. There was Blewett, a Tacoma twirler in the old Pacific National, who pulled off twenty-five errors in eighty-three chances. Then there was Shay, once shortstop for San Francisco, who hung up the magnificent record of 108 errors in a season; Wheeler. an Angel second baseman, with seventy eight fumbles in s90 chances: Bras- hear. Seal first bagger, with ninety four miscues in 1,231 chances. and OHara of Oakland. who made forty five errors in 412 chances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Julian w. Curtiss
 Plaintiff In Suit

Julian w. Curtiss, former graduate manager of the Yale Athletic associa- ton and at present high official in the A. G. Spaldipg Go. of New York, has brought suit against Charles M. Fowler and wife of Greenwich for $1. 900. Papers in the action were dled today in the common pleas court. Curtlss alleges that on Sept. last he was riding In his automobile which his chauffeur was driving. He says the Fowler machine approached and struck his car. The force of the col lision isi said to have caused serious damage to the Cartiss machine all though the occupants were not hurt. Curtiw ays ths driver of the Fowler car was incompetent and inexperi- enced. The action Is returnahle to the October term.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Decide Tonight On Amount of Forfeit
 Pardy Shall Pay

The paving and sewer commission will meet at 1880 Thursday evening in the office of the city auditor, when the matter of how much forfeit T. J.. Pardy shall pay for failure to carry out his contract on the intercepter sewed will be considered. The com mitteee Is stir holding the s10,000 cer- tified check of the company,
 Compissioner Dwight c, Wheeler and several other members of the commission favor declaring the check forfeit, Others believe the contractor should pay some large forfeit, but they are not in favor of the city taking all the check. At the meeting Thursday night bids will be opened on the Un- quowa Hill sewer, Logan and Carrie streets and Garfield avenue sewers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, s., PROBATE COURT.

STATE OF CONNDC1TCUT, DISTRICT OF HRIDGEPORT, ss, FROBAIE COURT.
 September B. A. D., 1916,
 Estate of EHaA Harrington. late of Bridgeport in said district. deceas- ed
 Upon application praying-that ad- minjstration bo granted on said es- tats represented ,intestate-as per said application on file more fully appears. 1t h
 Ordered. That said application be hsard and determined at the Probate Office In Bridgeport in said district, on the 27th day of September, A. D., 1sie at II o'clock in the forenoon; and that notice thereof be given to all persons known to be interested in said estate to appear, if they see cause, at said time and place, and be heard thereon-by publishing once in some newspaper having a circulation In said district-and-by leaving with, or-by mailing in letters addressed to each of the person named in said ap- plication-and in said villa copy of this order, all at least three days be- fore said day of hearing and that re- turn of notice given be made to this court.
 Attest,
 PAUL L. MILLER,
 Q~p Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Remember Korner!"

"Remember Korner!" is still a thrilling battlecry to the youth of Germany, although they have drawn the sword in a cause very different from that for which the young poet laid down his life.
 This is the 125th anniversary of the birth of Karl Theodor Korner, the youthful poet who was slain in battle in 1sf3, while defending the father land against the tyrannical sway of Napoleon. As singer and dramatist he promised to develop into one of the foremost Of German geniuses. His most memorable verses were com posed after he had joined the army which was fighting for the liberties of his native land. The finest of those stirring lyrics which have made him remembered as the Pindar of Germany were written beside the campfire during the intervals of mili- tary. duty. The Sword Song" The Battle Prayer" @Lutzow's Wild Chass." and several others of his poems are well known in English tr1nslations
 Korner was killed while pursuing an enemy detachment, a bullet pass ing through the neck of his horse and then lnto the abdomen of the rider, inflictiny a fatal wound. The poets body was inferred beneath an oak on the roadside near the village of Wohbelin, and the grave has since been surrounded by a wall and mark cd by e tomb. This tomb is now a place of pipus pilgrimage for young Germans whose military ardor has been fired by Korner's martial verses.
 One of the finest of the poems of Mrs. Feficia Hemans, the English poeAees, is dedicated to Korner's mem 0ry:
 A, song for the death-day of tlne A song of pride! The youth went down to a hero's . grave,
 With the sword. his bride! He went with hds noble heart un-
 worn.
 And pure. and high; An eagle stopping from clouds of
 morn.
 Only to die.
 He went with the Tyre, whose lofty
 tone,
 Beneath his hand, Had thn1ll'd to the name of his God
 alone.
 And his father rand. He has left voice in his trumpet
 lays
 To turn tHe fight; And a spirit to shine through the af- ter-days
 As a watch-fre's light;
 blight
 Of earthly breath: Beaudful-beautiful and bright
 Tn life and death!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Official
 v1Esssoe Wor11's War
BRITISH

London, Sept. z3-British naval Iaeroplanas have successfully bom- barded dermAA aerodromes at several points in Beagahsn, the admiralty an-
 nouneed today as follows;
 sThe eaemy Aerodrome at St. Denis Westfoln Vas 1gaaa attacked yester-
 day by . sQvAdroa of naval aero- planes. The results appeared to be highly satisfactory, Reliable reports
 now at hand snow that very consid- Lerabfe damage aad many casualties
 had been cawsd by previous bonn
 bardnents of thu objective. Tn tho early hours this morning enemy Aerodrosnes at Ghisteiles and
 Iandaem were heavily bombarded by . naval aereplane squadron. All the
 naachanes xeturned safely"
 'Oa tAo Struma. front our patrols
 successfully Taided enemy trenches in the aelyAbcrhood of Komar5an, caus- ing caps.atiea." says the official re-
 port of today In xegard to the Mace
 dcu1an campaign.
 'Oar, naval aircraft ,bonnbarded an enemy straunport near Drama. appar- sa&ay win sood results. On the, Doi- Tan treuk ws ra1ded trenches at three Ipu1n1s.~
 CoutA Of Ancre." says the official slAxanasat regarding operations in the west ~A further advance was made lHnk NAgAt by our troops eask of Cour- csastte. Arstrodxly fortifisd system of saany tSenc4so vas captured here and CIT 1me W1s advanced on a front of a1put .1shAR mtle. ~Wegt of Mo1Quette Farm tho 'en- euy ooQuSee-att2cked at plxhtfzll yes- terso1w vstA ersa& violence but was |, 9raven hack by our fire with heavy losws& Ekere vas considerable artil- AeEy srtaxsty dRang the nlxht on n,3ny p~xts of tho nattle frpnt- East of Be- tnDone m eonny 1mgnunition duiny s1nAs eSpaotasds ay oar artillery fre."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
THE ORDER OF
 HLUSTRI0US BONES

The Order of Illustrious Bones. which has had a numerous member ship ever since baseball was invented. Is more extensive than most fans req Ike. There are very few players. great or little, who have not at some Hms or other qualified for this order. To pull e bone is human, as Seneca or Epictstus or Billy Sunday or Lydia Pinkham has remarked. Who has not had reason to face the crowd. as did Mike Mowrey. of the Robins not long ego. and tap his dome signifi- canfly, while pensively murmuring, '.Nobody's home?
 It was eight years ago today that Ffed Msrkle failed to touch second in a gAnAe with the Cubs. and so had wished on\ him the far from horrible title of Chief Bone of the Order of ulustfious Bones It was not that Fred's stunt was peculiar or unprece- dented, but only that iti ost game which lost 8 pennAnt to the Giants.
 The Order of Bones is divided in to numerous lodges, the chief one of which Is known as the John Ander- the name and fame of an infielder WtSO W1s WILL tAtS 'A]Odto I)AoWAo III the early days of the American League. John gained immortality by stealing second with the bases cram med Mike Mowrey is the latest prominent member of this small and select lodge, having gained entrance on the Fourth of July last Trying to stead a bag already occupied stands at the apex of the bones, yet some of the brightest men of the diamond have been guilty of it. The tempor- ary mental alteration which the psychologists call "dwalms'' must be responsible for this stuff.
 Ping Bodie, while with the White sox, had the reputation of being one of the champion "bones'' in the game. The great slugger, whose good work in the Coast league has won for him another chance in the American league. was about as green as they make 'em when he played his first engagement in the big show, and his education was somewhat neglected. With Mack as tutor, he may soon live down his past reputation. Bugs Ray mond, Rube Waddell and other old timers added to the joy of life by their ivory stuff. Johnny Evers isn't usually considered a bone, yet he qualified f4r high place on the list in the 1914 worlds series, when he stood and held the ball while Eddie Murphy stole home right under his nose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Charge New Haven Man
 With Reckless Driving

George E. Conway, 2l years of ago. whose automobile conaded with seven passenger touring car driven by Jo- seph Rivers of 1s3 Seymour street, Derby, at Paxk and rAirAedd avenues last night, throwing Evelyn Boswell of 41S Wood ayenue . distance of 20 feet, appeared la the police court this morn- 1ng charged with reckless driving. rt4s case waA continued until Oct I.
 Miss Boswell who was riding in Rivers car with. Miss Lillian M- Ho- ran, of S1O Napaewood avenue, struck on the curbstone but escaped serious injuries. suffering slight laceration over her right eye Conway lives at A Worth street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
OBITUARY.
JOHN 0. CORBN.

John c. Corban, &sed 1T, for more than a score of years railroad de tective In the etnploy dk the New Haven road. died today at his home. Ia Atlantic st1eet, following several weeks Illness. MT. Corbtn's long as- sociaticn with the railroad business made him many friepds and aoquaint- ances whp were Erieved today when they learned of his death- He is sur vfved by his widow. Norah S., three daughters. Elizabeth R., Diana |. and Mrs John McGeechie, two sisters in Philadelphia and two brothers and one sister in Ireland
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Girl Seriously Ill
 Following Assault

Dragging ten-year-old Helen Kish into lot near the Brewster street bridge, in Fairfield, when she att tempter to sell him some gum, yester- day afternoon, a man whom the po- lice believe they will have in custody sooh, bl'utally assaulted the little girl.
 After the attack the degenerate stole a box of gum which the child. wtho lives at 632 Bostwfck avenue. was attempting to dispose of.
 Physicians are now treating the girl. who is in a serious condition as a result of the shock and her inJur- les.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

/, N7t H & It GUynWLm snas city, sspt- 2z ! 1916. Dsnnis Coughlin-
 I Ekhnh aps invited to 1tt1nd th< fmsFaa Aom hAs lab rezadence. 30l
 Whlk1ng 8Nsnna, on 10nAay, Sept M 3k at a.9o q m-, and from St Pat Eie1rs alzHsuh at , a. m 1 Int.Ensu4 sL Mrhaers ceEnet.ry I t tg.. 22 b. nuaAsE- thz. city. Sept n, 1s1s, Mzzy N. Kss1sL wl1s of JeEe4niah < NAa- +4
 \ Fkiends are invited to attepd the
 1unaEal II her laAs resadenre, sz .: W93h sfrsak. on Monday, Sept 1E -j ak sreo a- m. and from St Angus- I t1neS caauch it a- m, with sol eNn h1gh na YnAezmsnk 6t- 1EIch1ef's cemekery
 1Cz5xR-1n NsWtDwn, Sept. 2S { l91A. Mary R. Glover Beecher, wifi \ q the late William J, Beechsr.
 ykiends arc invited to attend the AewtOwn. Conn. on Monday, Sept.
 1s at D. m- I fa11As Caty, oANuIuays SepL z1 1916. John C. C0rbin- [ Funeral frum his late residence <. No 37 Atlantic ztreef on Tuesday
 Sept 26 at 8-3o a. m-, and from
 Sacred Heart church where . sol
 emn high mnxs of requiem will be 1 offered f0r the repoes of his soul al nine o'clock
 Burial at Et MichaaFs cemetery
 Automobile cortege-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
SEWER PROPOSAIS

Proposals win be received by the Paving and Sewer Commission at room No. 22. City Hall, until Thurs day evening, September 2sth, 1s1s. at 1880 ?. m-, dor the construction of. ssvers in the following streets. as per plans and pronles at City EnEi- neer's Office
 In Uncowa Hu street.
 In Logan and Carrie streets In Garfield avenue
 Ths commission reserves the right to reject any or all proposals A certified check for five per cent of amount of bid must accompany proposal
 BERNARD HEATING, Secretary.
 Room No. 22. City Hall I 23 bs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
DIAMOND FLASHES
MEIRKLE

MERKLE. (Fred Merkle perpetrafed his memor- able bone on Sept 23. 190S.) For that once he faiPd To touch the secondary bag in a great As many another hath in like way They call him bonehead. ivory of And cen the ragged urchins of the When they are fretten with the lust of Cry out. "You Merkle!" to the stupid
 ones, AS if the name. spit out with enven-
 om'd tongue, Were odious; as if it stood for one Whose knob is bone, and solid through
 and through. By all the gods. swear you do him Aye. is 1t right or just a man should Branded through life with this black
 infamy?. Who, of you wise ones, can with can- No bone as bad or worse you've never
 pulled2 Show me the fellow whose closet does
 not hold A host of bony skeletons! See wonder our? A yellow. fea-bdt
 beast, Yet wisdom turks within his mangy
 hide, For that he burieth his bones Then
 let us, Who gather wisdom boast, do like
 wise.
 The first regular baseball club was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
RoRTJGUESE

tsugfvs 'fxv1nDsa s&sueruaan Eat A6r1-
 = Ay RUrt1x1sso troops is reporfpd
 h n s41sana 1naelusnt 4xsued Ay the war 0dace- The snztanaent says:
 : ~A6nsr tAe yamsaEe Of the Rpxuma brfver CUT columns advanced eaghi
 mdles and occuvted Maobo- Tho le6s foadunn us11ed KnSabus and German ffauan1B and tkep proceeded towsFd
 floASUuk 1Ae oukAmms on tho ceuteE laUd rog&k nsaFua1ng toward the Nl- gou1eA r~eca9d TAlkebo on ROvumn Bav. The eneay refreated ih the dsEnrdpn = 'Ha1aDuEu. wost cf zAndA.
 uha natives v4atnGU accepted Portu- Eus1e d09nlMan6un" f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
STATE OF CONNECTICUT DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, s., PROBATE COURT.

September 23, A, D., 1916,
 Estate of William Harrington, late of Bridgeport in said district, deceas- ed.
 Upon application praying-that ad- ministration beg ranted on said estate represented intestate-as per said ap- plication on file more fully appears, it is
 Ordered. That said application be heard and determined at the Probate office in Bridgeport in said district, on the 27th day of September. A. D., 1917 at II o'clock in the forenoon; and that notice thereof be given to all persons known to be interested in said estate to appear, if they see cause, at said time and place, and be heard thereon-by publishing once fin some newspaper having a circulation in said district-and--by leaving with or-by mailing in letters addressed to each of the persons named in said appiication-a copy of this order, all at least three days before said day of hearing. and that return of notice given be made to this court.
 Attest,
 PAUL L. MILLER,
 .sS y,A~>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

Martin S. Herbert, of 24 Stratford avenue, while crossing Broad and South avenue, this morning was struck by motorcycle. sustaining injuries to his left hip. He-was treated by pr. Canavan of the Emergency hospi- tai.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

Two infantry battalions of the Wy oming National Guard, Troop A of Kansas and Troop B of Wisconsin, were ordered to the border by the War Department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

William J. Smith, chief of the Fire Department of Gloucester. Mass, was elected president of the State Fire mems Association at its annual meet ing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

WOR AALE-Dp-to-date 8 room cot ' tage, Stratfield avenue; 6 room cot taee, StaD1as St; . room family house, Staples St: 10 room family house, Staples Et-; F room house, Grove St. 12 room house. Carlton avenue ,Wa4son's. S3 Fairfield Aya. a"p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

All Belgian bank notes must now be stamped with a special seal by the German authorities in return for a small fee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

A lady who tried to collect funds to buy stovepdpes for the Patagonions. or something. at a ball game. now de- clares that fans are not charitable. Charge is false. Look at. some of the ball clubs they support!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

It isn't the club that is fast When the season is young That can stick it out to the last When the final bells rung The club that will finish in right Is the peppery bunch The guys who can stand up and
 fight,
 The lads with the punch!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
As Ma Goose Says:

As Ma Goose Says: There was once an old woman who lived in Yazoo, She had 90 many children she didn't know what to do; For somA she bought balls and for some she bought bats, And they smashed all the windows in the neigf1boring flats
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

Rufus Gaynor, twenty-eig years old, son of the late Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York city, sailed on the liner La Touraine for ambu- lance duty on the French front. Tt is not for the excitement he said at the family's St. James (New York) estate. T am interested in the work and want to help out" Mr. Gaynor was reporter some years ago. He inherited s100,O00 from his fath- er
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

>Article on the dietetic preferences of bah players says they display marked fondness for chickens.
 And most of 'em married men, too.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

FOR GAIE-Jereey Cow and calf.
 Inquire Antone Mickut. Mill Plain, Fairfield. 23 bsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

FOR SALE IN ETRATFORD-Fine N Colonial house. all Improvements. ,h oak floors, hot water heat, electric
 nght on corner Main St; Home on
 corner Main and Barnum Ave-, good < for buAneass 2 room house, Para
 disc Green, np-to-date; Lots on Riv-
 srsidss Lots on Longbrook and Pat teFsop Ave. Watson, s3 Fairfield ..y Aye. asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
HOWL AND DRY GOODS CO.

orsanized in New York on Sept. 2s. 1895, just seventy-ope years ago. \
 A list of the players of this pioneer team, is not available, but one may surmise that Eddie Plank was the pitcher and Honsis Wagner the short stop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

Johnny Evans. the little shortstop of the Browns. is a M. D., and hails from the Michigan city which O Rirg Lardner calls, Grand Rabbits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

There are dianiond stars who once worked hard for a dollar or two a day. And there are diamond stars who will do 1t again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

What is the matter with the Reds?
 Why do they never, never climb? We know, but we shall never tell To write a book We haven't time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

a physical torture expert.
 Old Honus Wagner reached that zenith in 1904. and hell still zenith ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

Ball players are now considering where they will spend the winter. That's about all some of 'em will have to spend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

I d1s Amnr3nAn commissioner deny itAak any aGrsaEnent has been reached
 1s regaras tho pasroaling of the Mex Eean burdsr- hft
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

He who runs may read" says the proverb, but Chief Meyers spends all his spare time reading. Evidently the proverb doesn't work both ways.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

EeuvfzSy Danieass resumed hearings on the aFmur paats factory and site, l1bF vharh CpngTp9 91ppropriated 411.- eeeyoDo. ..ce
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

CHAUFFECR years experience careful driver. strictly temperate ~ commercial or private, Al refer
 snces. Jack T. Werner, 1929 State ! St., Bridgeport, Conn.
 rfH- 2A AS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

FOR LOAN-Twonty thousand dol < lars on improved property. Watson. ss Fairfield Ave. 7
 asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

1 The American Field Service an tupunced the formation of a section of knunbu1nnnsm b aeEvO with tho French
 RxMv h thD>RElmnR-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

At thirty a ball player who has taken good care of himself should be at the very zenith of his career" says
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

John Ganzel, manager of the Brooklyn Federals, gets $7.S00 a year this annum and next from the Ward Baking Company John gets the dough for loaf1ng for the bakers. For tony, we'll bred job, that takes the cake. Loafers seeking such a job needn't apply to the Wards, however. They are fed up.
 New York corporation wants invest ors to put money into scheme for establishing an airship line between America and England.
 Looks too feasible for a chap with any imagination. If we had any money, we'd invest a part of it in a corporation for developing mining concessions on the moon, and with the remainder buy into minor league ball club.
 Geologists say that the tertiary sys- tom of rocks contains many curious bones. Many curious bones may also be observed in the vicinity of the ter tiary or third base of a baseball dia- mond.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

WANTED-Man for travelling posi- tion. Salary, commission and ex- pense allowance to right man. J P. McBvady. Chicago,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

FOURTH STREET Five room :. house. lot 40x10o. price e1.60O.
 Biggest bargain in Bridgeport. R. {, q. Biaketey. 2s2 Orange St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

The first regular baseball club was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

PAUL L. MILLER, IudRA
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-03

velop the President in a curtain
of fire under which the cohorts
of Wall Street and Privilege
hope to sweep once more into
power.
an the meantime, Hughes
pursues his dark-lantern cam
paign Of cowardly evasion, hop
ing to draw unto himself the
support of every disloyal, alien,
corrupt and un-American ele-
ment in the country. l hereby
formally renounce the high opin-
ion in which for many years
held Mr.. Hughes. He has the
support of the munitions max
ers and holders of English loan
and dares not say what he
would do to stop the interior
ence with our neutral commerce
by the British Navy. He is try
ing to play both ends against
the middle on every question,
and hopes thereby to get the
votes coming and going"