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The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

A colored evangelist, caught hug
ging the choir soprano behind the
church door, was brought up for
trial, charged with immoral conduct.
Now brudden," said Parson John
sing, in extenustion of his conduct,
81 s'pose you've all seen dis great
picture, and you know dat de good
Shepherd am always pictured wild a
lamb in his arms" "Yes, parson,
dat am so,' admitted old Deacon
Brown, who had been one of the fore
most accusers. "Den what's wrong
wild de shepherd OBJ his flock taking
lamb in his arms?' demanded the
preacher. This was too much for the
deacon, SO he proposed that the peo-
pie have a called meeting that after
noon. There the point was fully dis
cussed and the following resolution
was adopted: Resolved, dat de
future peace OBJ mind OBJ dis yere
congregation dat wheneber Parson
Johnsing feels called upon to take a
lamb OBJ dis flock in his arms. dat he
be sure and pick out ram lamb. ~
Field and Farm.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

James A. Patten, the Chicago
packer. is reported rs saying: Our
fighting men and the fighting men of
our allies in the trenches must have
meat, If they are to remain strong
and able to do the hard work Of
soldiers. We have got to furnish
most Of that meat. The only way in
the world we can do it is to eat less
meat ourselves. At my house we
have instituted two meatless days a
week. We do not serve meat at all
on Mondays and Fridays. I used to
eat bacon every morning for break
fast. Now we have cut out the bacon
entirely. OF course could afford to
buy meat, no matter how high the
price, but it is not a question Of cost
all. If eat meat every day some
soldier or workman who really needs
it will have to go without. 1t may
seem a trifling thing for me to cut
out meat on my family table on Mon
days and Fridays, but it would not
be trifiing IL 100000 families should
do the same. Everybody who does
no hard manuel labor in the United
States could go without meat for two
days each week without feeling the
effects at all-except that their
health would probably be improved
by the procedure"
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Bagdad, a Far Famed City

-
1t was little short of amazing to
read of present-day British generals
fighting and winning prosaic battles
with modern machinery of destruc-
tion for the possession of real, sure
enough city named Bagdad, says an
eastern writer. To most Of us Bagdad
is but a dream city, where the Caliph
Haroun AL Rashd was wont to take
his nocturnal strolls and where he
played the role of hero of those mar
velous tales set down in the Thousand
and One Nights. The Mesopotamian
campaign has banished the illusory
idea of Bagdad as city of fiction
and has reminded us that Haroun AL
Rashid was n real flesh and blood
man who had real existence out
side the pages of the Arabian Nights.
1t was just eleven centuries and
eight years ago that the greatest of
all the caliphs gave up the ghost. He
was bound for Constantinople to re-
venge himself upon the Emperor
Nicephorus because of the byzantine
rulers treachery, when n revolt
broke out in khorassan demanding
Haroun al Rashid's presence and he
died. Had Haroun lived few years
longer, COnstantinople would in all
probability have been added to his
empire. The Empress Irene paid
tribute to Haroun as long as she
lived, but her successor, Nicephorus,
refused to do so and demanded the
return of all the sums which the
empress had paid. To this Haroun
sent his famous reply:
in the name of the most merciful
God, Haroun AL Rashid, Commander
of the faithful, to Nicephorus, the
Roman dog: have read thy letter,
o thou son of an unbelieving mother.
Thou shalt not hear, thou shalt be-
hold, my reply"
Haroun was as good as his word.
He ravaged the Asaiatic dominions
of the Byzantine emperor and
brought Nicephorus to acknowledge
ulhistiL a cI'outaiS' 1"lCo tiieiV-
after Nicephorus thought himself
strong enough to refuse tribute and
each time he was defeated in battle,
his territories desOlated and tens of
thousands of his subjects slain.
In Haroun's reign of % years he
not only proved himself a great war
rior. but also IA powerful patron of
the arts and sciences. He cultivated
poetry himself and assembled at his
court many illustrious scholars and
bards. Under his rule, the empire
flourished rs never before, commerce
attained unprecedented volume and
Bagdad was enlarged and adorned
and made the center of Arabic civili-
zation, learning and refinement.
Haroun was cruel, ferocious and
bloOdthirsty on occasion, but in these
respects he differed little from the
Christian rulers of that period. In
learning he was far above them and
he doubtless deserved to no small eX-
tent the reputation given him rs
Haroun the Magnificent of the Arab
ian Nights.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
White River Review, printing ---------.
WATER WORKS FUND

On motion the committee on foot
bridge, and also the committee on
planting trees, were continued.
On motion the marshal was in
structed to notify the management of
all pool halls not to allow kitty
pool to be played on their tables,
nor to allow gambling of any kind or
nature in their places of business.
On motion all citizens of the town
were notified to clean up their prem
ises. thoroughly, before the 30th of
May, 1917. Notice in this issue).
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
THE WAR

Nothing of q startling nature hap
pened on the French war front dur
ing the past week; but the British
and French continue their forward
movement.
In this country, the Nation and
states are making good progress In
the work of preparation.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
STAND BY THIS EMBLEM
One Germans Opinion

A letter, attracting widespread at
tenton and published as an editorial
by the Chicago Tribune, was written
by c. KotZenabe, u prominent Ger
man, merican.
After stating that, ''as a German
by birth, it is horrible calamity that
] may have to fight Germans" but
''as an American by preference, !
can see no other course open,' Mr..
kotzenabe goes on to cay:
For % years Germany has shown
dislike for the United States-the
Samoan affair, the Hongkong con-
tretemps, the Manila Bay incident,
the unguarded words of the kaiser
himself, and, lastly, the Haitian con-
troversy in 1914.
Whether it is right or not, pleas
ant or not, the fact remains that the
two countries have frequently con-
flicted. And it has not been from
mere commercial or diplomatic fric-
ton. 1t is because their ideals of
government are absolutely opposite.
One or the other must go down. 1t is
for us to say now which it shall be.
Because of my birth and feelings
beyond my control, l have no par
ticular love for the French and less
for the British. But by strange
irony of fate | see those nations CIV
ing their blood for principles which
hold dear, against the wrong princi-
pies of people l individually love.
at is very unhappy paradox, but
one cannot escape. do not want
to see the allies triumph over the
much want to see the triumph of the
ideas they fight for.
''lt sickens my soul to think of
this nation going forth to help destroy
people many of whom are bound to
me by ties of blood and friendship.
But it must be so. 1t Is like u dread
full surgical operation. The miIitar-
istic, undemocratic demon which
I-fules Germany must be cast out. 1t
is for us to do it-NOW.
~ try to tell myself that it is not
our affair. that we should content
ourselves with measures of defense
and armed neutrality. But l know
that it Is not so.
THE mailed fist has been shaken
under our nose before. If Prussianism
triumphs in this war, the fist will
continue to shake. We shall be in
real peril, and those ideas for which
so much of the worlds best blood
has been spilled through the CEN
turtles will be in danger Of extinction.
L seems to me common sense that
we begin our defense by immediate
attack, when the demon is occupied
and when we can command as
sistance.
Let us make war upon Germany,
not for revenge, nor to uphold hair
splitting quibbles of international
law. But let us make war with our
whole heart and with our whole
strength because Germany worships
one God and we another, and because
the lion and the lamb can not lie
down together. One or the other
must perish.
Let us make war upon the Ger
many of Junkerdom. the Germany of
frightfuluess, the Germany OF ar
rogance and selfishness. And let us
swear not to make peace until the
imperial German government is the
imperial German people,"
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

Yes, we have prohibition in Colo
RADIO. The bootleggers are so thick
around Denver and other places
there that they have to wear badges
to keep from selling booze to each
other.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

Good second hand Ford runabout
for sale at sacrifice. Apply to Rev.
Philip Nelson. ml2
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Town Council

The board Of town trustees met in
regular monthly session Monday
evening. May 7, 1917. The meeting
was called to order by DR.. Taylor,
mayor pro tenn. Present, Trustees
JoHantgen, Joy and Arnold. Absent,
Mayor Simms and Trustees J. F..
Rooney and c. F. Brown.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Claims audited and allowed:
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

BROMO-FEBRIN will cure your
oold. Try it. At STREHLK ES.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

Send The Herald to your friends
in the East.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
MRS. BRICKLEY To
GIVE 5 SONS FOR
C0UNTRY'S CAUSE

= Boston. June 25Mrs. William J.
Brick1ey, mother of the Harvard foot
ball star, has given four of her five
sons to the country and says that as
soon as the youngest is a little older
he'll go, too.
William J. Brickley,, Jr., the oldest
son, is yeoman at Commonwealth
Pier, South Boston, Charley Brickley,
the second son, whose toe has won
many victory for the Crimson team,
is training with the Harvard reserve
officers corps; George Brickley has
Joined the Medical Reserve Corps as a
hospital apprentice, and Joseph Brick
ley is in the army unit at Norwich
University.
So much has been written about the
athletic prowess of Charley Brickley
that New Englanders to certain ex-
tent have overlooked the ability OF
the other boys on the field and in the
gymnasium Especially has little
been heard about Bill, the oldest SON
The heavyweight champion of the
naval reserves at Commonwealth Pier
Issued a challenge the other day to al
corners. The first acceptance was
from Bill and the bout was arranged
The mill was fast and furious end end
ed in Bill scoring a knockout. JOSEPH
bids fair to rival his brother Charley
on the gridiron when little older
He was a few days under Fl on regis.
tration day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
DUNDEE TO MEET
JACKSON IN ARENA
IN N. Y. ON FRIDAY

New York, June 25-The Dundee-
Jackson bout at the st. Nicholas Rink
Friday night will be the chief boxing
attraction of the week. Jackson, it
will be recalled, is the young. person
who knocked out Johnny Dundee just
as Johnny was a particularly strong
candidate for the lightweight cham
pionship. - ~
This distressing CONFERENCE.-The
tressing to Scotty Monteith, manager
of Dundee-occurred in Philadelphia
Dundee was tapped upon the chin and
spilled from more or less spectacular
career right upan the canvas. At first,
the incredulous admirers Of Dundee
figured that it must have been an ac-
cident, but after subsequent perform
ances of jackson they began to think
that the wallop was landed with pre-
meditation.
jackson Is a rugged youth with
mulelike kick to his blows. If Dun
dee can beat him Friday night it will
restore some of the prestige that he
dropped at Philadelphia, and he may
in time meet Benny Leonard for the
title.
If, on the other hand, the Jackson
person should repeat, Johnny might as
well kiss himself goodby and go back
to winding spaghetti or go in for an
active part in the campaign near
Trieste, s5-Trsf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
Pioneers Take Great fss
:. Game From Nationals.

The Nationals went down to defeat
yesterday at the hands of the Pioneers
who have trimmed all the contenders
for the city championship. The game
was featured by heavy hitting in the
ninth for the winners, who scored SIX
runs. Ray Campana won the game
for the Pioneers in the ninth with
rwo-bagger with two men on. Next
Sunday the Pioneers will oppse the;
fastest team in Waterbury, the St.
Francis Cadets, The first game was
taken by the Pioneers by the close
score of 1 to 1. The Pioneers will
travel to Hartford July 4 and play
the Pinney A. c.
Pioneer Bingles.
Jimmy Hammill made his first err
ror in yesterdays game.
Al Williams was the leading hitter
on both sides, getting three out Of
four times at bat, 4.
Shorty Sheehan had an of day
yesterday, making four errors.
= Lavery showed the Nationals that
he can pitch in the pinches..
Goodrich will play with the
Pioneers for the rest of the year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
CHIC BROWN AND
BATTLING KUNz IN
BIG BOUT TONIGHT

New Haven, June 25-Chic Brown,
New Ravens lightweight and ex-
champion of Connecticut, expects to
be champion Of the state tonight after
his 12-round decision setto !, with
Champion Battling Kunz of South
Norwalk. The, boys clash at the
Arena, under the auspices of Company
E, Home Guard. Articles of agree
13S pounds at 8 o'clock this afternoon
and it is reported from the training
caps that both boys are pretty near
the weight limit. although the cham
pion is expected to come in with a
few pounds on the local boy.
This bout has been in the wind since
last November when Brown broke his
arm in a bout that gave Kunz the
state title. Many clubs tried to get
the. boys together, but this is their
first meeting since the night Brown
was injured and lost his honors.
The Kunz-Brown bout has worked
UP a lot of interest all over the state
and 1T will no doubt prove to be one
of the biggest drawing cards ever Of
fered by a Connecticut boxing club
The advance sale Of tickets shows
very few ringsides left for the box
sale and shows hundreds of fans COM
ing from out of town.
The semi-fina1 bout tonight is a ten
rounder between Louis Bogash OF
Bridgeport and Jackie Sullivan OF
Waterbury. Il
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
YANKEES LOSE TO
BOSTON BRAVES in
EXHIBITION GAME

New York, June 25-Wild William
Donovan sat on the bench at West
Side Park, in Jersey City, yesterday
afternoon and watched his New York
Yankees go down to defeat before the
Boston Braves after nine innings Of
typical exhibition baseball.
The score was 8 to O., and a crowd
of several thousand fans was on hand
to bear witness. Nobody except Red
Smith extended himself unduly, for
the game didn't count anyway and
the afternoon was sultry in the ex-
IRENE.
The Braves broke up the contest
and prevented extra innings with a
couple of screaming three-baggers,
both the work of Red Smith. Similar
contributions in a league game would
have won much applause from the
merry villagers then and there as
sembled, and would have counted in
the averages.
The SYanks had only once chance to
score, and a masterpiece by Nick Gull
lop put the kibosh on that Hendryx
opened the first frame with single
and moved along on a sacrifice by
High. Hendryx made a bluff to go to
third, and Konetchy cut loose with a
throw which evaded Smith and might
have rolled to left field had not Cullop
caught it and returned it to the in
field
Ed Munroe, Nick Cul1op and Slim
Love worked in turn for the Yanks,
each hurting three innings. The two
runs made off Cullop decided the is
sue. Love might have held his foe
men scoreless had it not been for the
slip by Maisel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
JOHNNY PRIEST is
HERO OF EXCITING
FINISH IN The 9th
(By Wagner.)


Johnny Priest was slapped on the
back so many times yesterday after
noon that his wife, who was seated In
the grandstand at Newf1eld park, was
afraid he would be all black and blue.
But that is one of the drawbacks In
being hero. Johnny had just played
the star part in that five reel thriller,
won in the NINTH" and he had to &C
cept the gratitude of the populace.
It was a great stage setting for the
hero to step up with his war Club
Worcester was ahead by 5 to 3, there
were two out and three men on bases
and the fans were imploring Priest
to win the game for Bridgeport. john
my slammed one down left that was
foul 10y a slight margin. Then he got
another foul. Pitcher Herring had him
in a bad hole but he drove the next
bali on a. line between left and center,
scoring Egan, Briggs, and Martin and
clinching the pastime by to 5. The
fans rushed on the field, King Lear
turned a. handspring and Priest had to
fight his way through the mob. 1t was
a wonderful finish for Red Cross day.
There was a crowd Of about 5000 on
hand and the folks were given plenty
of eUcitement- Bridgeport was ahead
by to o until the sixth when Worces-
ter scored four runs and knocked Gin
gras out of the box. Banks, who sue
ceeded him, aIloweA1 one run in the
ninth. Priest and Bracket led the as
sault on Herring, each getting three
blows
Martin did some brilliant fielding
and also dropped a fly. King Lear
was cheered for his play on Fewster's
slow grounder in the fourth. The
score: ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
Cutting the Corners

he had been made the butt of the
crowds remarks. In the ninth, by
fast sprinting, he beat out an inf1eld
grounder with two out and gave
Bridgeport its chance to win. Martin
got in wrong with some of the crowd
by talking back. That was mistake
for a player should never pay atten-
ton to what the fans say. to him. If
Martin will ignore the crowd and Il
the fans will be fair with him, condi-
tons will be better all around.
The Worcester club will play at
Newfield park tomorrow. 1t was at
first arranged to have a double header
but later the management decided to
have only one game. Dug Smith or
Lennon will pitch for Bridgeport while
Lindstrom will probably be the Wor-
cester hurler.
King Lear continued his peculiar
batting record yesterday. He COLLECT
ed two passes and sacrifice in four
times up. Lear gathered quite a lit
tile free transportation during the
week and although he didn't make
many hits the bases on balls prevented
his average from decreasing too rap
idly.
Nick Cullop. the Yankee southpaw,
graduated into the Solid Ivory league
by his performance at Jersey City yes
terday. During an exhibition game
with the Braves, Cuuop was coaching
at third when a wild throw was made
to catch a Yankee runner mapping. In
stead of allowing the ball. to- roll and
letting the runner score, Cu1lop fool
ishly picked it up and tossed it back
to the Boston pitcher. The crowd
kidded hdm the rest of the afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
GIANTS NEED TO
BEAT PHILLlES TO
RETAIN The LEAD

New York, June 25-The Giants
Phillies when they left home for the
West, on May 80, and if they break
even nthe four games to be played in
Philadelphia this week they will come
back half a game ahead Of the Phil
lies. They may do better than that,
and then, again, they may do worse.
It has been a close race all through
this month between the Giants and
Quakers. The New York team was
first on June 1, second on June Z, first
on June 8, second on June and first
again on June Is, where they've been
ever since.
! In the last two playing days, how
ever, their lead dropped from two
games and a half to a half game. It
looks like a head and head run for
some time between these contenders
and with not strong indication thai
any other will threaten seriously as g
pennant probability.
The Giants while their manager has
been in fgurative durance vile, the re-
suit of his smuggling of Byron the UNI
pire, won, eight games and lost five
They have done worse than that while
sMcGTaW was On tHe peHCH oHeetine
their efforts. They've been off UNI.
pires since the Cincinnati rumpus
which may account for the prett!
good work they've done since. There
isn't any reasonable doubt that they't
do better work is they stayed off UNI
pires. This thing that team mus
scrap with arbiters now and then il
a so-called show of standing UP fol
its4rights or that such tactics help thu
game or make a hit of any desirabilit.
with patrons is buncombe. Spectators
those worth while, like aggressive
scrappy, earnest baseball, but the.
like it clean.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
aOldfield Wins Three
Races From DePalma
After Great Driving

milwaukee,, Wis, June 25.-Barney
Old1eld yesterday afternoon defeated
Ralph de Palma in three special au-
tomoIbfle races of is, % and 10 miles,
respectively, on the State Fair park
dirt track. winning the first two races
with apparent ease, the last event be-
ing very close, with de Palma ABOUT
ten feet behind the winner at the fin
ish
In the Is miles race Oldfield led de
Palma from the start, taking the first
event in 1885 is. breaking the track
record.
De Palma took the inside track in
the next event, of Is miles, but was
headed by Oldfield at the end of the
drst turn of the first lap.
Oldheld finished the race i'm 22:42. De
Palmas time was 23:12.
The last event, ten miles, was start
ed with Oldfield at the pole. Barney
experienced engine trouble about the
middle of the second lap and the race
was re-started. The veteran, Oldfield,
on the second start took the lead and
held 1t to the finish, making the ten
,uniles in 9:02 As with die Palma about
- feet in, the rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
Oza1iams Defeat Fast
Rosebuds in Good Game

Playing the fast game of ball they
have produced all season the fast
Ozanam nine put the first defeat of
the year on the fast Rosebhds.
A crowd numbering fully $500 saw
the game. The Ozanam's heavy ar
tiiiery got busy in the first inning and
when the slaughter was over five runs
crossed the pan. Curry, the reliable
pitcher of the Rosebuds, was wild
and was easy to bat. Bakos reliev-
ed Curry. at the second inning and
held the Ozanams scoreless.
Scanlon's. classy hurting for the
Ozanams was the best seen this sea-
son. The feature of the game was
g running catch by Gerrity for the
Ozanams.
Yesterdays game puts both clubs
on even terms and if possible third
and deciding game will be arranged.
The Ozanams are now one of the
main contenders for the city cham
pionship, having defeated some of
the city's best teams including the
Walnuts.
Score by innings:
Rosebuds- ~
rt r.S h. @
0 o o o 90 o 2, o. 5
5000 % o.-5 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-25
LOCAL CLUB HAS THREE
MEN IN SELECT 300 CLASS
Records Show Bridgeport Fourth in Club Batting
and Fifth in Fielding Department.
especial To The Farmer)

Hartford, June 25-Jack Egan is
leading the Bridgeport club in bat
ting, according to o. hal averages is
sued today by Secre> ,ry' Tom O'Brien
of the Eastern league. Jack is
pounding along at a .333 clip. Cor
coran of the American is going at .316
speed and King Lear, although he did
little hitting last week received so
many passes that his average only
dropped to .314. Brown of Portland
is the real leader of the league with a
mark of 1864.
Bridgeport is fourth in club bat
ting with mark of .251 while New
Haven is first with .257. In fielding
Bridgeport is fifth with .943 New
London leads in this department with
QH2 The records.