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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
|nOM COLD WEATHER.
 AFFEcTS GoLFBALL

This iG the time of year when the Eo1fer, Hhe be at all observant, mo- <1c1s d1fference in the balls A per- pon with sharp ears can hear 8 well hit bah hiss as it speeds away from the driver or iron, a condition due <o the clarified atmosphere.
 Many are the complaints that hands sting when the ball Is hit hard These days-e Frozen ground and harder balls are responsible, and they remind one of the solid gutty period. &Because the rubber core leaves fhs club differently the inn pressfons is given that greater dis t4nce isbsfng attained, though as a matter of fact the little white sphere does not fly Any further than in the cummers Whatever extra distance is Enlned is of course the result of the longer run over the frozen surface.
 While talking on this subject last night a professional called attention fo the fact that the ball does not 1atteu nearly so much against the club head asfin normal weather be- ca6se the compression is greatly in- rreassd when the temperature is low. Advocates Turning Mashie.
 The same 'pro'' also advocates turning the mashie over slightly on the short approaches. This imparta Forward or over spin to the ball. Thereby causing 1t to continue straishter on it's course. A ball sc lit he says, is less apt to turn of when it st<tks an nstrregulartty in the ground than Then travelling with a bacIx spin F z z
 The professional was asked when does a golf ball become ripe, and in answering the question said that while there was no doubt that in the old days it was necessary to keep a Kutty for several months before 1t Was I'm proper condition for use, the modern ball could be got ready much quicker. These rubber cores are conposed of two substances that diner as widely as possible in the flfecf that keeping has upon them.
 8utta percha is known to improve with little age. while it is generally aXxted that with the passage of time rubber deteriorates by losing its Hx&sillency. Under the circumstances
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
FENCING CONTESTS
 AT LOCAL Y. M. c. A.

Y. M. c. A. fencers are preparing for the New Years broadsword con test. Robert Grasson, the fencing in structor at the local Y. M. c. A., is putting the fencers through a stiff practice so they will be in good con- dition. s;
 Instructor Grasson is very much pleased with the progress shown by Louis Forte and would not be sur prised to see him run away with the laureIs on New Years day. He has particular good dispositions, having started only a few weeks ago and has acquired great ability in handling the sword. Of course some other good men, such as Lawrence Bidford, Bill Mcclellan, Walter Elliott and others, will give Forte plenty of fighting. 7o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
Joe Walcott, 'Black Demon of
 Barbados" Terror of Ring

It will be just II years tomorrow since Joe Walcott, the "Black Demon of Barbados" passed in his checks as g. fighter. The former champion of the welterweights, who was one of the greatest fighters of all time, en- gagged in his last important ring bat tie on Nov. 29, 1906, when he fought Honey Mellody. The ex-demon was pounded all over the, ring, and was at last brought to a realization that he was all in as fighter. He was then in his 18th year, but it was not age that ended his pugilistic career but a bullet. Like most "darkies'' WaIcott was fond of sporting a gun. One night he was showing off at dark town dance and accidentally sent bullet through his trusty right-the fist that had won him over a hun- dred battles. After that he was a enchanted fighter, and naturally he couldn't last. Joe was born in. Brit ish Guiana, in 1872, but later moved to the netghboring West Indian is- land of Barbados. As a youth he shipped as cabin boy in schooner, and left her at Boston There he worked at various jobs, and eventu- ally became the human punching bag in g. gym At first his shape he was almost as wide as he was tall-was & source of amusement, but in a little while Joe picked up some of the points of the boxing game and began siamming in punches in manner that wiped the smile off the faces of his antagonists. He soon developed into a great boxer and a classy wrestler, and Tom O'Rourke added Walcott to his stable, which also included George Dixon, the wonderful little colored boxer. In 1901 Walcott met Rube Ferns, the welterweight champion, at Fort Erie
 and knocked out the farmer in the fifth round, annexing the title. Rube had reached the top of the we1ter- weight heap only few months be- fore by defeating Matty Mathews at Toronto. Walcott never insisted that his opponents make any specified weight. "The bigger they are, the harder they fa1l' was Jce's motto. He whipped Joe Choynski, the clever heavyweight, and challenged Jim Jefrries, Tom sharkey, Jim Corbett and other top-notchers. When he went over to England in 1902 to take part in the coronation boxing festi- val, he offered to bet $5,000 that he could whip any English heavyweight but none of them accepted the offer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
BLUE RIBBONS
 ARE BEATEN BY
 PENN LEACUERS

The Blue Ribbons basketball team met Its first defeat of the season at the hands of the crack Providence team of the Pennsylvania State league at Colonial hall last evening, the final statistics showing a margin of two points favoring the visitors, 21-1s.
 Manager Leavy's quintet was crip- pied by the loss of Capt. Swenson, and White for the first half. Business af- fairs detained Swenson in tho big city, and 1t is doubtful if he will be able to play here again for several weeks. White arrived too late to get into the early part of the fray. Chic Anthony, a local boy, substituting during the first half. He performed we'll, but far below the standard of play maintained by White.
 The battle was one of the speediest ever staged at Colonial hall, and the .victors were severally times threaten ed with defeat. They lead by 8 mar gin of four points at the finish of the first half. Early in the second period of play this was cut down. and for a few brief moments the Ribbons went into the lead. They were shortly re- Iegated to the rear, and trailed for the remainder of the game.
 A basket shot in the last minute of play gave home followers a momen- tary hope of victory, but the tteing goal was not forthcoming.
 Leonard, substituting for Swenson, put up a great exhibition and himself accounted for two field go1s and two from fouls. Harvey at center had a tough time trying to take care of Hurley, who was several times taller and stronger-at least so it appeared when the two became mixed up, which happened frequently
 The score follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
THREE FAMOUS COACHES OFFICIATE
 AT STAGG FIELD

Three prominent coaches of West ern Conference universities and one-time All-American quarter back are to be among the officials at the football game Thanksgiving Day at Stagg Field. Chicago. between elevens from the Fort Sheridan officers training camp and the Great Lakes Naval Training station. John Rich
 ards, of Wisconsin, will referee the game; Fielding IT. Yost. of Michi- gan. will act as umpire: Fred Murphy. of Northwestern, will be head linesman, and Walter H. Ecker- sail, quarter back on the university team in 1905, Is to be the field judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
FULTON SEVERELY
 PUNISHES SMITH

Minneapolis, Nov. 28-Fred Full ton, Minnesota heavyweight, won a technical knockout over Gunboat Smith in the seventh round of their scheduled 10-round fight here last night, when Smiths seconds tossed in a sponge to save him from further punishment. -.- -..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
STILL
 AFTER HENDRICKS
 FOR 1918 SEASON
Bfanch Hickey Has Not Given Up Hope of Landing Indianapolis Manager-President Tener to Urge
 Strongly Cut in Worlds Series Profits to Compel ing Players No Likelihood of Break Between Amer & ican and National Leagues.

New York. Nov. 2s-While Branch E1ckeg, president of the St. Louis \ &Ce<dinzls. is holding guessing con- to1k In the Mound City as to who will 8o&&aed Miller Huggtns as manager o5 tXis team, it may be safely said that IEl4kev still has only one man in mind <0f 4hc vacancy. He is Jack Hen 6rI1Es manager of the Indianapolis Eh1mplons of the American Associa- <Ion( whom Hickey tried to sign to 8 H< Lotis contract at the time of the r1ccnt minor league convention in XlouIsviIle- Hickey has high hopes H< MndinX Hendricks for the Cards
 Rxckey made Hendricks a fine offer, &uf Owner McGAM of the Indianapolis tIub calledsa & halt, as Hendricks con- <<1c< 4s manager Of the Indianapolis |11m has- s-another year to run. Mo H1U Eakd he would be willing to tear uD the contract if Riokey paid him 1000, which Branch refused to do. nnd ft Uas generally supposed the 8eudrfc<s deal was entirely off, and &Ixak Rtckey was searching elsewhere 66f a manager &a Th12 however, does not seem to be xha uase According to an official well uD iu baseball, Hickey has not given uo hope of landing Hendricks as his uI1na&eX WHzckey sis an admirer of <&s Ind ap0llsz 1ezder, and has
 |r1ne h1nch that he is just the kind uI man who will go strong in St. <ouzs.
 1xcGm Stands in the Way.
 Hickey, therefore, has refused to 88nounce his manager, as he is sit- <inE light waiting for something to {fa< in the Hendricks case When lie first Appreciated Hendricks after the season wass oyer, Hendrtcks assur- od Rick hA Rea free Sao xalk busi- ncss s1<c[siu told me that when over had . chance to advance my 1el< Into the majors, he would not nkand in my way,'' Hendricks informed HInksy. | Hickey and Hendricks then E8ixnA to an agreement in the matter &f naIaxy, and thought everything was Hot11factorfly arranged when MoGin refused toRlet out his manager unless H> received a large cash considera-
 Both Hickey and Hendricks expect I<cGiu to take different view of the u1A<tsr when he thinks 1t over. Hen dx1ozk1 has been in his service for 6u1<s skreAch- He managed McGMa Uonv1r team before the latter bought kb1 1nd1annpozls franchise. It may 6ccur to him that 1t is a selfish thing <o 1fand tn the way of'a former faith ful nsrvtnt who has a chance to do bf6xer thfngs in the big leagues, whn<e he w1ll be in a position to gain uoro rgputafion and a greater re- 1nunaraf1on.
 H1ckeV. by the way, is willing to mic it worth Mc0nrs while to give a6ndE1cAs up. While he win not E{xe ups s16. .0O0 under present war p6n6zf1oms, he may be able to trn rrur players eos Indianapolis which rnI<1f be just as accept1b1e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
Cannot Afford to Break.

While President Tener of the Ma tional league spoke strongly against Ban Johnson last week and Ban had his rejoinder, there was a lot of silly talk about falling out of the two leagues. Despite the opinions that Tener and Johnson hold of each other there is no more chance of the two leagues falling out at this time than of Great Britain falling out with France.
 One of the reasons that there could be no falling out is that there does not happen to be an American league
 park in New York, tho only available
 park being the one owned by the Ma
 tional league. And just at this time
 Col Ruppert IS hardly likely to build
 a ball park. 2 In this connection 1t is interesting
 that Ban Johnson has again com
 pleteay changed his. views on the length of the 1918 schedule and now Is reconufled to the old 1S4 game schedule advocated by Tener. It was only a few days ago that . Chicago despatch Qucted Johnson as saying that under no circumstances would he stand for a schedule of more than 140 games
 Tener called the turn right 8 few days ago, when he commented on how a schedule of 154 games in the Nafiona1 league and 140 games in the American league wo11d cause quite . little confusion in regard to the Polo Grounds dates. 'T guess we could have such schedules without
 mach friction" fsa1t Tener at the time. -Of course. there would be more coaffacfB, and the rub would come on fhe Polo Grounds.'
 Without an American league park in New York it would be fooIhardy
 for the two leagues to- have schedules of different lengths.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
LEVINSKY EASILY DEFEATS BRENNAN
 IN BOSTON FIGHT

Boston, Nov. 28 - Battling Le- vinsky defeated Knockout Brown in 8 12-round bout at the Arena last night. Levinsky had the better of the contest throughout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
Talk Of Sports
HE'S A FIGHTER NOW.

HE'S A FIGHTER NOW. When Bill was young and smaller.
 A wild unruly ''blighter,"
 He longed, when he grew taller,
 To be a reg'lar fighter.
 And now that he's grown older,
 The dreams that he then had Came true. F'rcm foot to shoulder
 He is in khaki clad.
 War economy has also struck the Cubs. Thirty players. and no more, says Manager Mitchell, are going to- the training camp in California next spring. Last year the training squad numbered 40. s.s
 Parke Wilson, former Giant catcher, has given his son to Uncle Sam. The young man is in an avia- ton camp near San Diego. t
 Cy Barger, who has been retained as the manager of the Memphis club, is contemplating several improve ments next season. Barger has prov- ed his ability as a baseball manager, which is pleasing to his old friends in Brooklyn, where he once pitched.
 Dick Harlow, coach of the Penn State football team, has aroused con- siderable interest among gridiron players and fans by initiating his sunrise practice" He believes that he can teach his men more when they come straight to the field from good nights rest than when they have spent long hours in the cEAss- room. So he mas seen running the team through signal practice a half hour or so before breakfast. Harlow declares that the men have shown more pep" in the sunrise practice than they did later in the day. Sew eral other coaches are considering identical practice for their teams. It looks like a good move.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The Food Administration may cut charging exorbitant prices before the end of the week.
 Sir Leander 8. Jameson, who led the Transvaal raid in South Africa in 1895. died in London.
 Four blockades within a few hours occurred on the New Haven Railroad near Danbury.
 Cardinal Logue, the Roman Catho- lie primate of Ireland, severely de- nounced the plans for an Irish Re public at this time.
 Gustave Herve, in La Victoire. charges Joseph Caillaux, the former Premier of France, with being the center of the whole campaign for a dishonorGble and ruinous peace.
 Senator Stone, chairman of the for eisn relations committee, wants war declared on all the German allies as we'll as Germany.
 A large steel manufacturing plant will be built on Puget Sound, near Seattle, by the newly formed Alaska Gastineau Mining Co
 Every city and rural mail carrier in the United States will be a sales man for war savings stamps. The campaign will open Monday. Secretary McAdoo conferred with members of the War Port Board in New York on the enforcement of the trading with the enemy act.
 Eight members of the crew of the torpedoed American liner Rochester arrived on board an American steam or at an Atlantic port.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

those who delve into the subjec have c. nae to the "oncius.o 'hat Modera- tisn .n1 comD- :lnise should bs e-a ppsoDed-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
HARVARD INFORMAL SPORT.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 28-Har- yards hockey. baseball and rowing activities of the present college year will all be represented by informal teams. In announcing this decision last night the Harvard Athletic Com mittee also ruled that no college in- signia should be conferred upon the players who made up the informal football team this fall. The hockey team will conf1ne it's play largely to games with Boston amateur clubs and teams representing army and navy organizations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS JUST ARRIVED
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

The majority for woman suffrage in New York state was 8S,840. a.s s.3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

Secretary McAdoo conferred with members of the War Port Board in New York on the. enforcement of the trading with the enemy act.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

Every city and rural mail carrier in the United States will be a sales man for war savings stamps. The campaign will open Monday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

Wireless communications between the Bolshev1ki government and Ger many were announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

The commission for the relief of
 Belstans made public g statement showing that German submarines fired on nine Belgian relief ships.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

The total of war insurance written by the Bureau of Soldiers and Sailors' Insurance in the Treasury Depart msnt crossed the $1,eoe, 900, ,ooo mark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent . vEt-ss {
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

A large steel manufacturing plant will be built on Puget Sound, near Seattle, by the newly formed Alaska Gastineau Mining Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS JUST ARRIVED
 JOHN RICK a SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

Eight members of the crew of the torpedoed American liner Rochester arrived on board an American steam or at an Atlantic port.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

Senator Stone, chairman of the for eign relations committee, wants war declared on all the German allies as we'll as Germany.
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-18
EVERY CLASS REACHED BY
$1,8OO,OOO,0O0 TAX ACT


$780,
each 500 face value cents
so premium Of $780,
per cent OF charse
500
policy per cent
tickets 10 per cent
$50
ceedino $50, S.
bert rail
per cent
Wholesale
telephone
those costing $40
Je~ry - . - per cent cent
Amusement Charity 10
mission price, ,exceptw maximum is
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-18
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
MEASLES ARE DANGEROUS
Serious After-Effects Equal to Infan-
tile Paralysis and Fatality Great
as Scarlet Fever.

Denver.-"There were 5,3O5 cases OF
measles in Colorado during the
months of February and March. with
thirty.eight Deaths" says statement
issued by the State Board of Health.
which continues:
There used to be deeply cher
ished notion among old-fashioned
mothers that every child had to have
measles some time, anyway, and when
this disease prevailed in the commu-
nifty, and they were not rushed with
other affairs, they thought It a good
time for the children to have 'em and
be done with EN- So they took
week or two-some times longer
after practically inviting measles into
their homes, to nurse the innocent pa
tients through the malady.
According TO the survey OF 1916,
measles ranks with smallpox In COM
municability, with scarlet fever in
mortality, and has serious aftereffects
of pneumonia, tuberculosis and defect
i've ears and eyes.
1T is the serious after.effects that
makes measles such serious disease.
community that resignedly gives itself
over to an epidemic lives to regret the
day. Somebody is left to suffer life
long defects.
And yet, measles is a preventable
disease, at least the spread of 1t Is
preventable. Only the recognition OF
early symptoms and a strict quaran-
tine of the patient Is effective In pre-
venting its spread. For every mother
to do her duty by her child and her
neighbor's child would be the ideal
plan of checking epidemics in their
beginning.
Remember, mothers, measles is
most contagious during the fever stage
and that it is far more fatal in chill
dren than in adults
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-18
r TANLAC
nkS ALL RECORDS
Denver FIRM BUYS
A SOLID CARLOAD
W. A. HOVER q CO., AWARDED
THE WHOLESALE DIsTRieUT-
ING AGENCY FOR DENVER.

I"THE wholesale distributing agency
/ i for Tanlac In the Denver territory
has been awarded to w. A. Hover &
Co.." said Il. G. Harris, representing
the Southern and Western distributor
of Tnnlac few days ago. "This
firm" continued Mr.. Harris, gave
their order for an entire carload of
Tnnlac several weeks ago and have
just received same. This car COM
priscs LOGO dozen. 1920 bottles, and
Is without doubt, the largest order ever
given by Denver dealer for new
preparation, but having heard through
absolutely reliable sources of the re-
markable and rapidly growing demand
for Tanlac In other cities, this firm
did not hesitate to place an order for
the above amount.
an only n few weeks time Tanlac
will be placed on sale in practically
every large city, town, village and ham,
let in the states Of Colorado, New Mex
leo, Utah, Wyoming and throughout
the entire West.
"a number of agencies already have
been established in n very limited
time, but It Is my desire that the, dis
trIbution be made more complete and
far-reaching.
"With this end in view, / take this
means of notifying druggists and
dealers who are Interested to write or
telegraph G. f. Willis, Fourth National
Bank Bldg, Atlanta, Ga"
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-18
governor Name. War Labor Body.

Another step in the campaign to
prepare Colorado for war conditions
and make her of all possible service
to the nation was taken when Gov.
ernor Gunter announced the person.
mel of his labor committee. to be
known as Colorado's labor survey com.
mittee for national and state service
The men appointed to the COMMITTEES
include John Lawson, John McLennan,
william c. Thornton, w. n. Hynee
Roady Kenehan. Clint G. Houston end
Thomas R. Hsnahen.
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-18
Horizontal 10 Per Cent Increase
in Existing Duties and on
Imports Now Free.
INCOMES ARE hit HARD
New Revenues viii Produce Total Of
$1,000, ,ooo, 900 for the Year-Ex-
emPtion Limits on Incomes
Reduced to 1000 for Sin
gle Men and $4,000
for Married Men.

WashingtOn.-The war revenue bill.
largest In the nations history, estimat-
ed to produce 81 800 100000 for the ex-
penses of the war, was completed by
the ways and means committee Tues
day night and introduced in the house
Wednesday.
II the trainers overlooked any tan
gible article upon which 1t Is possible
to levy tax, 1t was not because of
any desire to do so.
Incomes, inheritances, business prof
its, amusements, liquors, tobacco, auto
mobiles, moving pictures, baseball
games medicines, letter postage, trans
pOrtation and jewelry are among some
of the things which will feel the bur
den of taxation.
Tariff viii Yield $2oo, o,ooo, 900.
The committee found it necessary to
go to the tariff to make up deficit of
something like S2OO,OOO,OOO. This was
done by an agreement to n tax of 10
per cent upon all articles now on the
free list and 10 per cent additional
upon all articles now upon the dutiable
list.
Income-tax Increases rs made public
by Chairman Kitchin follow:
Taxes for the year ending December
81, 1916, have been increased exactly
one-third. These taxes are due in
June.
Exemption limits have been reduced
to $1,000 for single men and $4,000 for
married men.
The normal tax on new classes Of
incomes to be taxed, those between
81 900 and $1,000 for single men and
between $4,000 and $4,000 for married
men, has been fixed at 2 per cent.
Normal taxes on all incomes former
ty taxed, those above $4,000 for single
men and $4,000 for married men, have
been Increased from to a per cent.
Increases In All Surtaxes.
The increased surtaxes are as fol-
lows:
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-18
chieaeo's Hull House.

The Hull House, one of the first
American settlements, was established
In Chicago in September. 1880. 1t rep
resented no association, but was
opened by two women backed by many
friends, in the belief that the mere
foothold Of house, easily accessible,
situated In the midst Of the large for
eIgn colonies, would In itself be serv-
iceable in large city. The Hull House
!, work consists Of class lectures. public
tliscussions, trade unions, arts and
crafts, . music school. . theAtef. :