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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
WARDEPARTM HAS SANCTIONED
 SPORTS AT MIA.
Four Big Football Games Scheduled for Next
 Month.

New York, Oct. 11-Football and other sports will be resumed at Neyt York University.
 This welcome announcement, which no doubt will please the students of other colleges as well as those at N. Y. U., was made yesterday by the faculty after a conference among Captain Maulsby, military command ant at N. Y. U.; Frank Cam, director of athletics, and Chancellor Elmer F. Brown.
 For a long time. it was feared that all sports at New York Univers ity was doomed until the Kaiser handed over his sword to General Pershing in Der lin. Little or no hope was held out for football on big scale this season. In fact. some of the students were of the opinion that the football im- plements would stay in cold storage, so far as this year was concerned.
 Now, however, it Is planned to hold a number of games this month among the inter-company teams, which will number 10 or more. From these teams
 
 the Violet varsity eleven against other colleges.
 Four games of importance will be played in November. The first will be with the Maryland State College at Baltimore on Saturday, Nov. 16. Or the following Saturday, N. Y. U. will play it's annual game with Columbia at South Field.
 Pleasing news is contained in the last sentence. as it means there will also be football at Morningside Heights this season. Like N. Y. U and other colleges, it was doubtful whether the Blue and White eleven would play any game, except those among the inter-company teams.
 From the way matters have been progressing in the last few days. it is likely that nearly every college will have football before long.
 The students made it possible for the pigskin game to remain at N. Y. U. When it was thought there would be no football, the students readily agreed to finance the game and pay all expenses incurred in travelling and for uniforms and other parapher- nalia of the gridiron sport. They are now looking for a capable professional coach for the team.
 Practice will begin this afternoon. It Is expected that at least 200 can didates will answer the call. and from this array a formidable team is expected. Games between the 10 nter-company teams will be staged in a few days.
 Only three veterans remain from last year. They are Fernandez, left tackle; Christopher, left halfback, and Baker, fullback.
 It is likely that games with Trinity and Stevens will be played at Univer- sity Heights next month.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
MODES NOT READY
 FOR OPENING GAME

Annapolis, Md, Oct. 1.-The med ical officers have called off the game which was to be played here Saturday between the midshipmen and the eleven of the Naval Operating Base at Norfolk There is much disap- pointment, but the doctors felt that the squad was in no condition for a match.
 Either the Base team or the Phila- delphia marines will play here week from Saturday if conditions permit, and the new post training station team is sought for the week follow ing. The Naval Academy team will keepp the game going a week longer than expected, and wants the strong est possible college teams to cDme to Annapolis during the Saturdays in November.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
FINANCIAL NEWS

In an interesting treatise "The Gold Situation" Henry E. Cooper. vice president o The Equitable Trust Go. or New York, comments upon this present crisis as follows:
 Of the many financial and eco- homie problems which the interna- tional developments of the last four years have brought to the fore one ot the gravest is the maintenance of the gold reserve.
 For many generations practice has consecrated gold as the ultimate basis Of every transaction involving credit and money Since the beginning of the war, the demand for currency and credit of all sorts has increased in such a measure that the ratio of gold reserve of the world has fallen far below that which centuries of bank ing practice has considered necessary Tor national solvency.
 But that is not all. The increased cost of labor, supplies, freight and insurance resulting from the war, which has sent skyward the market price of all commodities, has also man. ifested itself in the gold producing in dustry. It now costs nearly twice as much to produce gold as in normal times. The gold miners, the price of whose gold-is fixed by an oldzestablished international consen- sus are thus facing the necessity ot either closing down or working at a loss. Ire plight of the industry is such that the British producers have taken up with their government the question of readjusting the price of gold, while in our own country a com mittee of congressman has been ap- pointed to consider ways and means of aiding the gold miners.
 "The gold crisis threatens the very foundation of our present credit struc- ture. The principal belligerent gov erl1ments are increasing their in- debtedness on an average of about $40, 900, 900 annually, a sum which represents nearly four times the pres ent estimated value of the total gold reserve of the world, while their cur rercy circulation. outside of treasury notes an dother similar tender, stood at ever S3O.OOO, 100000 on December 31. 1917, and has since then been tre- mendously expanded.
 "The importance of the situation has been duly recognized by Secretary McAdoo, who has informed the Amer ican Mining Congress that, next to food and ammunition, gold is one of the most needed war essentials. The War Industries Board has ruled that the priorities committee give all req sonabIe priority on material and sup plies used in the production of gold.
 ''l3ut more must be done. An ex- tens1ve discussion of the gold problem is necessary to clarify the situation and to reach a national and interna- tional decision indispensable for the future economic safety of the world
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
OFFICIAL NOTICE

To Whom It May Concern:
 Application having been made hy the Crane Company of this district for change of name of the St. Sc. f'SMITH BROS" and the full re- auirements of the law having been domplied with, the Commissioner of Navigation under date of October 2, 191S, has authorized the change of nAme of the said St. Sc. SMITH BROS" to that of "R. T. CRANE"
 J. L. McGOVERN, 0R Rs Collector of Customs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
CALL FOR CONVENTION

The Twenty-hrst and Twenty third Senatorial Conventions will be held On Friday evening, October 11th, 1911 at eight o'clock, in the Newfield Build ing, or the purpose of choosing caAdi- dates for Senator for the Twenty-flrst Senatorial District and Senator for the Twenty-third Senatorial District.
 At said time and place the Repre- sentative Convention will be held for the purpose of choosing two candf- dates for Representative as well as candidates for Justice of the Peace.
 HUGH J. LAVERY,
 GIG b* Town Chairman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
SCHOOL SOCCER LEAGUE
 AT SEASIDE TO-DAY

A special meeting of the executive committee of the Bridgeport Public School Soccer League was held last evening In the rooms of the Board of Education when over 30 boys repre- senting the ten teams in the league were preseOt Owing to the grounds at Seaside park not being available for this week a new schedule of games was arranged for this week. end.
 The games arranged were as fol- lows:
 Today at Seaside park at 4:30 D. m, Pre-vocational vs. Webster; ref cree. Mir Colway.
 Today at Yellow Mill park at 5 p. m., Franklin vs Maplewood; ref cree, A. Stead.
 Games to be played tomorrow after noon at Old Mill Green:
 2 o'clock-Staples vs. Maplewood; referee, A. Stead.
 2:SO D. m.-Barnum vs. Shelton; referee. R. Rae.
 o'clock-Maplewood vs. Shelton; referee, ". Hutton.
 3:30 D.. m.-Barnum vs. Staples; referee, G. Mason.
 The schedule that appeared in the morning paper on Wednesday is therefore eliminated. The Webster school team was reported to have played a player last Saturday against the Pre-vocational team who was not eligible to play and the game was rr- dered to be replayed. The Webster school was cautioned as to any further breaking of the rules. The Madison school team failed to show up last Saturday to play two games but as they were not fully or ganized it was decided to allow the games scheduled to be played at some future date.
 President Robert L. Zink offered his resignation to the committee owing to not having the necessary time to devote to the duties and his resigna- tion was accepted and E. Pratt of the g Pre- tional school was elected to his place.
 , On "Wednesday evening at Yellow Mill park, the Lincoln school soccer i team defeated the Barnum school team by the score of seven goals to none. The game was keenly contested in the first half as the champions the second half, however, there was only one team in it as the Lincoln boys had matters their own way. The Lincolns now head the league with a lead of two points over the Prospect and Fran1lins, who are also unde- 1eated in the league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
HIGH WAGES IN JAPAN.

Tokio, Oct 11-Skilled labor in Japan Is now receiving the highest wages according to the Tokio Chamber of Commerce. Before the war, car
 penters, got the equivalent of 65 cents a day, and now are getting 75 cents. Other trades by increases now receive as follows: Masons 95 cents a day; roofers 75 cents, bricklayers $1, joiners 75 cents, gardeners 50 cents,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
START CONCRETE SHIPS SOON

Philadelphia. Oct. 11-Within a month in the yards of the Emergency Fleet Corporation construction will be started on a number of concrete ships They will be the biggest of that type ever constructed. Present contracts call for the building of SS of 7.500 tons each and four of $500 tons.
 Seven months is required for the construction of one of the big con- crete ships Much of this time is consumed in erecting the moulds. When these are completed\ the work of pouring the cement is started, and this continues steadily until Nthe hull has been completed.
 Don Martin, New York Herald corr respondent at the front. died in Paris after an illness of two days!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
NOTICE

There will be a Convention of the Delegates of the Democratic Party for the Twenty-f1fth Senatorial District to nominate a candidate for State Sena- tor and a Senatorial Committee at Shelton, Connecticut, on Saturday, Oc- tober 12th, 1918, at two p. m.
 Per Order,
 H. R. ELWOOD, Chairman.
 J. ROBERT BEECHER, Secretary. aaA hs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11

Some one wants to know what be- came of all the boys last summer that used to spend all the time going in swimming and hooking apples? Well, in Bucks county, Pa, 200 of them in the Pig Clubs put in the time raising 24,180 pounds of dressed pork.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
SPORTING NOTES

Bill Brennan, former major league umpire, has gone to work in the ship yards at Pasmaguola, Miss, and for the duration of the war will do his bit to help Uncle Sam beat the U-boats. Brennan formerly served as arbiter in the National, Federal and Southern Leagues and in the American Asso- citation, and was also a familiar figure on the Southern race tracks during the off season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
ANNIVERSARY OF THE
 BIRTH OF BENDIGO

Eo William Thompson. known to pu- - gilistic fame as Bendigo, was born in u Nottingham. Eng, just 107 years ago an today Oct Il, 1911. He was one of F set of triplets, and the last born of ll miy of twenty-one children. Bendi doubtless inherited his fighting in paint autcts from his mother, who was eel ages truated in the communities where she VIE Vvng ut..ed as a "terror to snakes" After - .-liring from the championship, Ben ORD SPFo devoted himself for time to the erytningempt to consume all the alcoholic overhaul o.ayos in E,rs,ard Movbe he Rros hna1ly realized the hopelessness of the job, and. at any rate. he was 'con .UTO verted" and became widely known as uon, an evangelist. His ancestry may
 Exn> have had something to do with this
 Char too for among his forefathers was a --- Methodist pIeacher of distinction and
 Ian eminent Quaker. Bendigo began 1ID T7nghting in the ring in 1892. and three
 vice tireGs later won the championship. He
 Co.,, 1519 to Ben Caunt on a technicality in but came back in 1895 and aSano eoo'ed the honors from Big Ben, be-
 uretor spilg for the second time cham
 ger. SoO Cto of England. He retired from -, -ame at the age of forty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11

It is mighty strange that these as sassins can't hit Leon Trotzky, whei he has such an enormous mouth.
 Among the other bountiful blessing which Socialism in Russia has pre- sented to long suffering people, butter at S12 a pound.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11

Alfred H. von KolnitZ, a former major leaguer who is stationed at Camp Gordon, is 100 per cent. Amer ican despite his German monacker He has just been promoted to the rank of major in the army Ko1nitz, who played with the Reds and White Sox, is one of the first ball players to attain that high rank.
 If the allies will agree to certain terms. Germany is willing tto make an unconditional offer of peace.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
REGISTRARS NOTICE
CALL FOR PROBATE CONVENTION

The Probate Convention i13 and for the District of Bridgeport, wilp be held on Monday, October 14th. 1918. at twelve o'clock noon. at the Dernocratic Headquarters. in the Strattield Build ing, for the purpose of choosing a can- didate for Judge of Probate for the District of Bridgeport.
 G10 & PROBATE COMMITTEE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
Y IN PUGILIsr1C ANNALS.

s2%&e: S46-Johnny Coulon knocked out
 Grant in four rounds at Dav- AUTOMoBuL Ia nizing andO-Leach Cross outpointed plete stocl Dorman in ten rounds at New parts Sc
 Xsbn,,..a 11-Young Britt knocked out Jim ing St. drick in ten rounds at Baltimore. = @H"--91 2-Jack Britten defeated 41eacn
 Abss in ten rounds at New York: GENERA s12-Packey Mcfarland defeated iron stmmy Kilbane in seven rounds ait sharpen@.aaR4R h North
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11

shoemakers 75 cents. foundrymen ss printers and compositors 671s centd 'unskilled laborers 65 cents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT,

October 8, 1918 Estate of John Fairweather, Jr., late of the town of Bridgeport, ill said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for tho Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and d. lowed six months from the date here- of for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for. settlement those who neglect to present their ac- counts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to caid estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 AUGUST G. BAKER,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20
PLAN TO SAVE
t,50o.0oo TONS OF COAL

Washington, Sept, 16,-The skip
stop system, which will be adopted
by street railways in nearly every
city in the country. beginning at mid
night tonight is expectsi to save
100000 tons of ceal annually, ao-
cording to estimates OF the fuel ad,
ministration. This estimate is based
on the savings effected in the many
cities in which the system has already
been put into effect Skip stops, it
is said. not only saves coal urgently
need for war work, but enable street
car companies to move passengers to
their destinations more rapidly and
with greater comfort Every city of
more than $4,000 is asked to put the
system into effect.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20
sos oklawaha Ave-. ocala, Fla

demonstration planned to take place
in front Of the white house today She
has asked those who cannot appear
personally to send funds to the fall
election campaign in the west, where
voting women are being urged to pro-
test through their votes against the
democratic party's continued block
ing Of the amendment enfranCnfsing
women. In her public statement, Miss
Paul says: "The suffrage amendment
is still blocked in the senate. The ad-
ministration and the senate show no
signs OF acting on it. This congress
will soon end. If the senate does noe
pass suffrage before congress closes
all that has been gained by it's passage
in the house will be lost. We shall
have to begin work on the 4S5 men
OF til ehOuse and the ninety-six
men in the new senate. Against this
delay women will continue to pro-
test"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20

ward the refreshments used at this
tea, and they made S55 small cakes
to be sold for the noble cause.
Surgical Dressing Work-At Mrs.
Winer's the following ladies voIun-
teered as surgical dressing workers:
Mrs. Winer, Mrs Whaley. Mrs. 0.
T. Green. Mrs. R B. Bullock. Mrs.
W. w. Harriss, Mrs. r. B. Blake, Mrs.
j. B. Lancaster, Miss Josie Williams,
Mrs Whitesides.
The. chapter voted to make Wed.
nesday u D. c. Day at the Red
Cross rooms Outside of this work
as a chapter the members agreed to
give as much time as they could in,
dividually to Red Cross work.
Ocala, Fla. Aug. %, 1918.
Ny dear Mrs. Norris:
Mrs. w. w Harriss received your
letter at Daytona beach aud forward.
ed it to me as / have war book, as
we call it, in which we enter all OF
our war work as a chapter. l pre-.
scented 1t to the chapter to hold our
war records 1 have copied from it's
pages the foregoing items. Please
note we beat Tampa in the w. s. 8.
campaign, in which our chapter took
part This was our first chapter eff
fort and we are very much tickled
over it. Mama joins me in love to
our state president, whom we hope
to see in 0cala some day.
Sincerely.
sos Oklawaha Ave. Ocala, Fla
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20
THE sUmAc INDUSTRY.

In the long ago when oil mills and
iron works gave names to some of our
towns there used to be tanneries here
aud others all over the south. Whole
families worked in the tanneries and
the children of the respective COM
munitieS busted themselves in the
gathering of sumac leaves. The gov
eminent is in need OF such leaves
now, for they are very greatly needed
in the tanneries. and are so difficult
to get that the. department of agri-
culture is urging the conservation OF
sumac leaves that annually so to
waste all the way from Mississippi
to the upper points OF the Atlantic
seaboard. For the benefit of any
boys or men that would care to enter
into this very necessary and demun-
erative work we take pleasure in CIV
ing the following facts taken from
the Manchester Union: III
It seems that these leaves have
been bringing only between 80 cents
and $1.10 a hundred pounds, so few
care to bother with them. But the
reason is the carelessness with which
they are prepared. Domestic sumac
leaf contains from rs to so per cent
Of tannin, practically as much as
the Sicilian variety. which sells in
this country at from $3.50 to 81 hun
dred, and when carefully gathered
and prepared is worth just as much
as the imported leaf.
OF course. little sumac is being i'm
ported from Sicily now, and the gov.
eminent is turning to domestic sup
ply in an effort to- aid the American
tanneries and dyeing industries 1t
has issued bulletin explaining prop
er methods of gathering, curing and
handling sumac The common do
nestle varieties are described so that
they can be readily recognized and
data on the comparative tanning con-
tent are given.
or course most of our people are
pretty fairly busy in the country but
memories Of great stretches of SUI
mac-fringed road suggest a tidy pick,
up for Industrious youth in this hith,
erto neglected field. AT all events it
will cost nothing to become informed
on the subject. and the government
bulletin that may be had for the ask,
ing, may lead to the development OF
a not inconsiderabae industry
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20
War Work of Dickinson Chapter
Daughters OF the Confederacy

The following report OF the war
work done by the local chapter Z. d.
C. was read into the minutes at it's
session Friday, the report being pre-
pared by one of the chapter members:
Fifty-six volumes of beautifully
bound books were packed and sent to
Camp Johnston, Jacksonville, for the
use of the soldiers.
Tea-At the residence Of Mrs r.
B. Bullock for the benefit of the u.
D. c. beds placed in the NeuiIly hos,
pital by the U. D. c.. $25 was raised
by this chapter for this hospital in
France.
National Defense chapter
came into the national defense in
June at the residence of Mrs. Major
Izlar, pledging the chapter to do all
in their power to help win the war.
War Savings Stamp Campaign-A
committee composed OF Mrs. Mary w
Harriss, Mrs. Winer, Mrs. R. B. Bull
lock, Mrs S. Whsley. Mrs. R. B. Blake
and Mrs. O. t. Green secured pledges
for $3.50 worth Of W. S. S.
Tea-At the residence of Mrs
Blackburn. This tea was given al
Mrs. Blake's suggestion in order to
raise money with which to purchase
w S. S.
Two w. 8. S. ana one thrift stang
was paid for out Of the money raised
Mrs. Whitesides aud Miss Josie Viii
liams two OF the chapters real pa
triotic members, gratioUsly donated
their months allowance of sugar to
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20


POLITICS AND POLITICIANS 81
President Wilson and Col. Roose-
welt will make speeches in the next
liberty loan drive.
1t is believed in England that there
must be further steps along the path
of real authoritative control by the
government of relations between la.
Dor and capital or else the present
attempt at control by mere moral au-
thority will collapse.
Government officials have been raid
ing and seizing letters and pamphlets
in Chicago in huge quantities in a
determined drive to stop the spread.
Tag of sedition. This work has been
going on for four months and the
mail seized or destroyed already has
announced up to above 100000
pieces.
Ohio democrats have adopted a
platform on which the party seeks
reelection of it's candidates this fall.
The party intends to make its fight
on the issue OF standing by the ma,
tiOnal administration on win the
war program. The platform is linn,
tied to a single win the war plank.
New York republicans say that It'll
may be taken almost for granted that,
Alfred L. Becker. the defeated anti
candidate for attorney
general on the Lewis ticket will be-
asked to stay in his present position, !
which is that of assistant attorney
and go on with his WORK
against sedition and disloyalism. II
the state does not keep him the fed,
eral government will be glad to get
him
Reported. General Won Machensen.
he only German commander whose
'ecord remains unblemished by defeat
S said to be organizing a great Ger.
nan reserve for immediate use on
he western front. 1t is not likely
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20

that he can get the reserve into &C
ton before Ludendorf's beaten armies
fall back to the line of which the up
per reaches of the Disc might form
the backbone.
The Finnish government is being
forced more and more to shape it's
policy according to German rules. The
old pro-Gefman senate has again con-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20

official endorsement OF the German
government.
Every newspsper published in the
city Of Atlanta. mprning or evening
sells now for FIVE cgnts. except s,.an-
days, when the price will be seven
cents. The Constitution is now the
only morning daily. 1t has had
price OF FIVE cents daily and Sunday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-09-20

= changes only on the Sunday lssus
The Georgian and the Journ,, 49,.
lug papers have just come into line.
Sy way OF contrast it may BE- notes
mat at'the same time the three e,e-
-.us papers Of Baltimore. the Newn
e'Ar and Evening sun. yin raise their
price from one cent 10 two. asatb.
metropolitan one-csaters have already
done.