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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
GAMES AT CoMrsKEY PARK

Chicago, Aug. 29-The worlds series in Chicago will be played at Comiskey park, the home of the Chi cago American League club. This was announced today by Secretary Walter Craighead of the Chicago Ma tionals.
 Comiskey Park was the scene of the 1917 worlds series between the Chi cago Americans and the New York Nationals, and has a seating capacity of SO,OOO, the capacity of the Chica- go Nationals park does not exceed 16,0O0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

Two base hits, Flack, Roush, Grif- filth. Three base hits, Flack, Black burne. Stolen bases, Roush, Merkle 9. Sacrifice hits, Neale, Roush, GrAnth Sacrifice fly, Wingo. Dou- blep lays, Groh, s. Magee and L. Me gee; S. Magee and L. Magee. Left on bases, Cincinnati ', Chicago 6. First base on error, Cincinnati 1. Base on balls, off Martin 1. Struck out, by Mitchell 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
30 0 3 A IS
Boston (A)

Two base hits-Hooper 2. Three base hit-Hooper. Stolen base-Mc- Innis. Sacrifice hits-Shean, Hoop CT, Whiteman. Left on bases-De- troit 6; Boston 6. First base on err rors-Detroit 1. Base on balls-Off Dauss 1; off S. Jones 8. Hit by pitch er-By Dauss 1 (McInnis). Struck out By Dauss 2; by S. Jones L Passed ball-Spencer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
DOINGS in SCOTLAND
BERTHA DILLON SETS NEW RECORD Makes Mark for 4-Year- Old Fillies at Readville- -Chil-
 colt Wins 2:10 Trot.

Readville, Mass, Aug. 2s. - Miss Bertha Dillon was driven by Serrill to a worlds trotting record of 2:02A for four-year- Allies in the free for all at the Grand Circuit meeting at Readville yesterday:
 Free-for-an class trotting, purse, $1,0O0:
 Miss Bertha Dillon (serrilD 1 1 1 St. Frisco (Geers) )....---....S 2 Mabel Trask (Cox) ........S 5
 Time, 2:O5, 1:O2A, 2:05A F.
 2:1O class trotting; The Massachu- setts; purse $500.
 Lotto Watts (Valentine) .-.-.2 ' June Red (Geers) .........4 Z Bertha Mcclure (Ackerman) ' 5 Blanche Garter (StouD ....3 3 Hollyrood Kate (Dodge). ...8 4 Nortspur (SerrilD .....-...5 6 Jess Y. (McDonald) ........8 Bennie Del (Hinds) ...dis.
 Time, 2:O6h, 2:O5A, 2.07%.
 Horse Breeders Futuriay; three year-old class; trotting; purse $7,02O: NeHa Dillon (SerrilD .....1 l Chestnut Peter (Murray) 3 l Peter Vonia ICox) ......5 4 Miriam Guy (Nyce) .....2 TO Peter June (Geers) .....4 TO Time, 2:O7A, 2:O5N, 2:OsA, 2:O6h'
 2:11 class; pacing; the Pilgrim; purse $3,000:
 A Game of Chance (Cox) 7 1 1 May Bird (Fox) ........6 7 Frank Dewey (Crozier) II Billy Jackson (Geers) ...S 3 ro Windsor Tedd (Stout) ...5 re Orc Fino (Murphy) ....2 6 re | Cable (Bond) ..........4 rc Time, 2:O51a, 2:04A, 2:07&, 2:O7A
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
International League.

The Jersey CityToronto and Ba1ti- Hamilton games were postpon- ed on account of rain.
 Buffalo 4, Newark 1.
 Binghamton 3, Rochester 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

Jersey City at Toronto (two) Newark in Buffalo. Binghamton in Rochester. Baltimore in Hamilton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

Cincinnati ....O U 1-o
 Two base hit, Griffith. Stolen bases, Hollocher, Paskert, Deal, Sacrifice hits, Flack, L. Magee, Blackburne' Merkle. Sacrifice flies, Mann, Roush' Double lays, L. Magee, Blackburne and S. Magee; Blackburne, L. Magee and s. Magee. Left on bases, Cincin- natl Il; Chicago 6. First base on error, Cincinnati 1. Bases on balls, off Luque 4, off Vaughn 5. Balk' Vaughn. Struck out, by Vaughn 1.
 (SecOnd Game.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
InNEs s1rRnIEs TIGERS

Boston, Aug. 29-(American)- Sam Jones held Detroit to three hits yesterday and Hooper's batting en- abled Boston to win, to 0. The
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
American Ingr
InternationaI Ieagne.

New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
American League.

St. Louis 4, New York 2. Boston 3, Detroit o.
 Philadelphia 1, Cleveland O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
International Learue.
GAMES TODAY.
National TRapue.

Brooklyn at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Chicago (two). Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (two).
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
SPORTING NOTES

Statistics compiled by the Y. M. C. A. officials show that baseball is by far the most popular sport among our soldiers and sailors, both here and abroad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
CUBS BREAK EVEN
 WITH THE REDS,
 SOX DOWN TIGERS
Chicago Wins and Loses In Windy City-Jones Gives
 Detroit Three Hits.

Chicago, Aug. 29 - Chicago and Cincinnati divided a double header yesterday. The Cubs won the first game, ' to 5. while Cincinnati took the second, g to 0. The scores::
 (First Game.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29

It was predicted at the start of the season that Dave Shean would not hold on with the Red Sox all year, but Davy, at last roporss, was still on the job.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
STANDINGSE 8 RESULTS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National Jeapue.

Brooklyn 8, New York 7.
 Chicago ', Cincinnati 5 (1st). Cincinnati g, Chicago 0 (2nd). Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, rain.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
75-Mile Wind Rips
Flags to alters
Tag End of Great Lakes
Storm Does Much
Damage

A proGerman wind invaded New
York City yesterday, travelled at the
rate of seventy-tive miles an hour and
ripped to shreds hundreds of flags.
Banners that had foated proudly from
the roofs of buildings early in the
morning were tattered and torn beyond
recognition of their nationality by
nightfall.
Several big windows were also
smashed. The breakage was most cost
ly in lower Manhattan, where the full
lorce of the gale was felt. Near the
Municipal Building, the centre of dam
age for windstorms, covered wagon
filled with vegetables was overturned
and its contents scattered, much to the
woe of Israel Cohen. the driver.
The Weather Bureau explained last
night that the wind was only the tag
end of storm that swept over Lake
Superior on Saturday, doing vast
amount Of damage New York should
congratulate itself, the bureau seaid.
that the full force of the storm went
out to sea by way of the st. Lawrence
Valley
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Stays Man Accused by
Wife Of kidnapping
Woman Tells Husband Neigh
Dor Held Her Prisoner
Three Weeks

When Mrs Catherine Victor returned
after a three weeks absence TO the
home OF her husband, Clarence. at 1871
Third Avenue, Brooklyn. Saturday, she
said that all the time tnat she had
been away she had been held prisoner
by John Spineili, Of the same address,
in a room on Grand Street, Manhattan.
Whereupon Clarence set about to
wipe his honor clean. He called upon
Amato Fissio, VINO keeps a restaurant
OF the ground floor Of the tenement
and also owns a .3S-calibre rife and a
40 army automatic. Victor borrowed
10th and hired Salvatore Cuissarello,
ore of Fissio's walters. to handle one.
Then. after determining that Spinel
Rad not come home, they intrencncu
themselves behind the partly open door
Ct the Victo" apartment. trained their
guns on the stairway along which they
knew Spinelli would pass sooner or
later, and waited.
It was long wait. Dawn was near
when at last they heard the man they
wanted. AS the top OF Spinelli's head
ceme into view, both rife and revolver
roared and there was no top to Spi-
relrs head. Nictor's honor vas salts
fed.
The men then went out and turned
themselves and their armament over to
the police. They were arraigned be
f>re Magistrate Geismar yesterday and
held without bail for further hearing
TODAY
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Fifty Caught in Raid
Forty Birds Coniscated After
Five Had Been Killed

BAYVILLE, L. L.. March 3.-The steel
tipped spurs of shiftier opponents had
already slain five little fcathered
eladiators when Sergeant Gilace and
four men of the state constabulary
raidcd the Bayvlle Casino early to-
day and stopped an exciting cooking
main. The constables found forty
other birds alive and waiting their
turn in the pit. They were con-
tiscated and as "Exhibit A" will be the
chief evidence Tuesday in the trial Of
about fifty grooms, hostlcrs and stable
boys from various country estates who
constituted the audience.
Sergeant Gillace heard several DAYS
ago that all the game cocks in this sec
ton of Long Island were being trained
for great main. He also knew that
the contests between birds armed with
steel gaf1s would take place some time
after midnight. But it was nearly y
O'Clock in the morning before he ascer-
tanned that the Casino was the place.
When he and his men entered the
SPECTATORS broke for the windows. but
the sergeant's drawn revolver induced
them all to come back and give their
names and promise to appear Tuesday
before Justice of the Peace Stcinert
at Hicksvile.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Puritan Hulk Goes Adrift
Old Fall River Liner Floats
Across Long Island Sound

NEW LONDON, Conn, March s.
The steel hull of the former we'll known
Fall River Line steamer Puritan is
ashore in Little Hay Harbor, Fishers
Island, seven miles from New London.
The Puritan and the Pilgrim were dis
mantled about two years ago and their
hulks have been anchored ever since
just north Of the New York Yacht Club
station.
The Puritan's cable parted shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning, when
the northwest gale was at its height,
and the once Queen of Long Island
Sound" made bee line for the Hotel
Griswold's pier, missing it by only a
few feet The old craft then made
another tack, passed Black Ledge and
Southwest Ledge Lighthouse, off the
mouth of the harbor, bowled across
Long Island Sound and astonished the
natives on the island when she majest-
ically entered Little Hay Harbor.
The Scott Wrecking Company will
send tugs to tow the Puritan back to
port tomorrow if she is in condition
to make the return trip.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Andrew Furuseth, Sea.
mems President, Comes
to Investigate
He Will Favor Peace
Longshoremen's Chief Is Elk.
pected To-day to Help Re-
strain 10000 Workers

Andrew Furuseth. Of San Francisco,
international president of the Sea-
mems Union, arrived in New Yor';
IRON Washington yesterday to look
over conditions in this port. He is
expected to remain until some prog
ress is made in clearing up the dis
satisfaction among various classes of
boat and dock workers over their fail
ure TO secure the wages awarded them
py Federal mediation board last fall.
l. '. O'Connor. international presi-
dent Of the Longshoremen' Union. is
expected to arrive in this city from De-
tsolt to-day. Not only is he the head
OF the organization to which belong
most of the 10000 men who threaten
10 strike March IA unless their de-
mands arc complied with, but he is a
member of the National Adjustment
commission of the United States
shipping Board. which is trying to pre-.
vent walk-out. Other members of
the commission, including Chairman
robert p. Bass, arc expected to Join
hlm here not later than midweek.
Mr.. Furuseth left the Hotel Cont
mental for a conference immediately
after registering, without making any
statement rs to his coming here at this
time. Men familiar with labor condi
tions said his visit was undoubtedly in
connection with the harbor troubles.
inasmuch as any strike might easily
involve tho members of his organiza
ton. His influence, these persons said.
would be thrown on the side of peace
until every possible means of adjust
ing the dispute had proven unavailing.
Thomas l.. Dc!ahunty, secretary of
the Marine Workers Afiliation. said
yesterday that the engineers, masters,
mates, pilots and other classes of
marine workers affected by the strike
threat were marking time while the
mediation board works. and expressly
the hope that the board would be suu
cessful.
"Chairman Bass is going to find the
boat owners a difficult crowd to han
dle.' he said, "but l hope they won't
take the responsibility of forcing a
strike on us"
An officer of the Longshoreman's
Union, who for obvious reasons de-
clined to allow the use of his name,
said yesterday that some Of the leaders
are worried lest the dock workers take
matters into their own hands and strike
without authorization from their or
ganization.
"There have been times" said he,
"when they have shown tendencies of
running wild. The recent strike on the
Southern Pacific piers is case in
point. Nothing their officers could do
or say would hold the men in line
when the decision of the mediators
awarding them more money, as they
had asked, was within few hours OF
being made public. Even then the vote
to return was close, a large majority
wanting to hold out for all they had
asked.
"Under these conditions it would not
require a great deal of urging to pull
many Of these men out, If they thought
by voing out they could help the boat
men, who are members Of their organi-
zation, and the other classes of work
ers with whom they are in close con-
tact at all times"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
DR.. Geer Celebrates
3Oth Year as Pastor
Startles St. PauPs Chapel Con-
gregation With His
Plan>to Retire

The Rev William Montague Gcer
celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of
his pastoratc of st. Paul's Chapel.
Broadway and Fulton Street. by a
simple service yesterday morning and
a sermon, in which he reviewed the
social work Of tho church since he be-
came vicar, in February, 1888, sue
ceeding DR.. I. Mulcahy.
Many innovations in religious SER
vice have been put into effect at st.
PauPs Chapel by DR.. Geer, including
MONDAY services for business men.
early Sunday morning services for
newspaper workers and a school for
Chinese residents OF the Mott Street
and Pell Street vicinity.
In his sermon yesterday Dr. Gcer
alarmed his congregation by limiting
that the time of his retirement would
probably not be far off. He mentioned
il only casually, but it caused much
discussion after the service.
Il shall soon place in the hands of
the vestry request for retirement for
their consideration and proper action"
he said.
DR.. Geer has been one Of the fore
most war workers in his church. Ever
since the opening of hostilities soldiers
ard sailors have found a warm vel
come in the chapel Luncheon for the
fighters is served daily in the parish
house.
Dr. Geer's father was the Rev. DR..
George Jarvis Geer, once rector of St.
Timothy's Church. His grandfather
was the Rev. Alpheus Geer The vicar
of St. Paurs was graduated from Co.
lumbia University in 1869 and prac-
tised law for time before entering
The General Theological Seminary,
from which he was graduated in 1873.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
West Side Solution
Found, Says Hervey

The long debated and bitterly fought
question of the West Side Improvement
mas been practically settled, according
20 statement issued last night BY
Public Service Commissioner Charles
$. Hervey, chairman Of the joint con-
ference committee OF the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment. Com
missioner Hervey says that the chief
question that still remains open is con
cerned with the problem of how much
OF the proposed work can be done be-
Tore the end Of the present war
No further legislative action is nee
rnent Of the New York Central's char.
ter Of 1916. This will have 10 be
done, according 30 him, to settle any
question as 70 the power of the city's
suehorities 10 join with the Public
Service Commission in relocating the
route and grade Of operation.
tommissioncr Hcrvcy also indicates
oiz belief that William &. McAdoo. Di-
feetor General Of Railroads, will CO.
"nerate in the effort 10 modernjze
light facilities.
The commIssion's plan az outlined
~ Hr. Heryey inciudes:
Tracks " be Increased in number be
an Fifty ninth Street. but 10 be re-
saoyed from the surface Of Tenth and
Eleventh avenues 10 elevated structure
along the marginal wav.
Tracks through Riverside PARK to
be increased in number without en-
eroaching on the park arca and 70 be
depressed from vicw from 19th Street
sDuth.
Stcam and grade operations IN be
eliminated and yards 70 be rrmodnilcd
me city. II II desireg, may roof oYer
the tracks through Kiycrside and For,
Warrington psrks.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
New York Public Service
Commission to Develop
Means
Conferences To-day
Measure Would Save Coal and
Relieve Traffic, Officials
Explain
TStaf CorrcspondenceI

WASHINGTON. March 3. - he
elimination of "isolated and non
economical private electric power and
heat plants as fuel conservation
measure. will be considered at series
of conferences beginning tomorrow
between officials of the fuel admins
tration and the New York Public Ser
vice Commission.
"Millions of tons of coal can be saved
and turned to domestic supply and war
uses if these plants are closed down in
the industrial centres Of the country
for the period of the war; the fuel adj
ministration announced to-day. In
addition, the rail and barge trains and
carriage problem will be lesscned and
terminal congestion relieved.
albert II. Wiggin, Fuel Administra-
tor of New York State, has addressed a
letter to the owners of fifty isolated
electric generating stations in New
York City, calling attention TO the
necessity of obtaining the greater econ
cmy of fuel which will result from the
load of these and similar stations being
carried by large central stations. Very
gratifying replies have been received
from many of the owners OF such sta
tions.
"The hearings OF the Public Service
Commission will develop the means;
also the complications attendant upon
effecting conservation of fuel in this
manner It is desired in no way t5
bring hardship to the owners of such
Plants or to the tenants or interests
dependent upon such plants.
"A nationwide investigation is now
being made on this subject 1t has al
ready been demonstrated in many To-
calities that Capitalization of power
may be effected not only without
hardship. but also with considerable
saving from these angles
England and France have long ago
taken steps in this general direction;
in fact, a commission appointed in
England to investigate the subject has
described the Capitalization OF power
as an economic necessity. In England
there is under consideration the estab
lishment of sixteen large central sta
tions. all of these stations TO be cleo
trically connected.
at is estimated in this report that
an economic saving of $500 100000 will
he effected by this step, and the fuel
requirements of the industries now
supplied with electrical power cut in
two. Before the war Germany had
made long strides toward this same
erd.
"In the United States, the West had
gone further than the East in the effort
% centralizc power. In California.
practically every power system is in
ter-connected. This is also true in
Northern Illinois"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04

have long been accustomed to political
i'fe, and going into q polling place will
not be particularly new experience
for them. | expect them to vote any
way. but fear Republicans and Demo-
Gratis need to have things made a bit
Pleasant for them just at first"
Suif frage watchers, in addition to the
regular Republican and Democratic
women. Will cover many of the polling
places TO speak an encouraging word to
1hcir friends. This makes a total of at
least fourteen persons in attendance at
each polling place.
There viii be eight inspectors Of
election and two watchers from each of
the two big parties and one watche {
each from the Honest Ballot Associa-
ton and the Woman Suffrage party. If
there is policeman and other men in
addition. it looks as if the bashful
women voters would indeed need the
chapcronagc Of those Of their own sex.
who's Who" Circulated
The Woman Suffrage party issued
last night its first "Who's Who" for
the election. It contains the records Of
each of the candidates. including such
items Of interest to women voters as
the fact that Jerome Donovan. Demo-
cratic candidate in the 2lst District.
has five children. one of whom is at
Annapolis, and that !. Mrs. Mamie Col
vim, the Prohibitonist candidate in the
same district, should happen to be
elected she would have to hire a gov
erness to take care Of Virginia. aged
five years, while mother was making
speeches in Congress.
The only adverse remark included in
"Who's Who" is that about Anthony !.
Griffin. Democratic candidate in the o2d
District. "Hc is reported as showing
little independence in his votes as State
Senator" 1t does not. however, men
tion that he was an anti-suffracist.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Sues a Third Time
For Burned Violins
Owner Obtained Two Ver-
diets Which Were
Reversed
BY BRIGGS

For third time under Il decision
OF the Appellate Division, the claim
of Alfred Mesto for S2,70O against the
Commercial Union Assurance Com
rany, Ltd, Of London, for three al
legged old master violins destroyed By
fire, will be tried in the Supreme
Court. Two verdicts have been set
aside.
The insurance company refuses to
pay on the policy held by Miesto on
the ground that he has overstated the
value Of the violins. and supports this
attitude on the plaintiffs own testi-
mony before customs officials when
the instruments were seized for non
payment of duty. On that occasion
Micsto asserted that the supposed mas
tiers were only copies. His story Of
the fire was that he was standing over
a trunk containing the violins lighting
a cigarette from patent gasolene
lighter. The lighter exploded. Mcsto
was severely burned and carried un-
conscious from the room and the trunk
end its contents were destroyed. The
vloljns and the value placed on them
hI their owner were: Bergonzi, $1,000;
Cammilo, $4OO, and Stainer, $500.
When the violins were seized and
Mlesto appeared before Deputy Sur
vcyor of the Port, he said the Bergonzi
cost ten crowns. or about SO.
Counsel for Miesto argued that while
a person making statements for the
purpose of avoiding the payment of
dvty was not the highest type Of cti-
zen, the verdict was justified and the
il surance company should not be per-
mittcd to take advantage of the plain
titf's statement. A violin expert to
whom Miesto offered the Bcrgonzi for
$4,000. testified that he refused to buy
it because he could not make a profit
CT the transaction at that figure.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
News in Brief

PATTERSON. N. J.-Sadie Callahan. nine
years old. of whose sisters died in the
coal famine. was killed by n Lackawanna
train while she was hunting coal along the
tracks.
Charles Doll. seventy-two years old. who
recently in Fordham Hospital as the re-
suit of chronic nerve trouble. is a prisoner in
the surgical ward there and near death. Uc
shot himself in the head in his home. o6l
East o36th Street, The Bronx.
WASHINGTON.--S Secretary Lane of the
Department of the Interior has announced
that Yellowstone Park. the last Of the ma
tional parks TO yield to the motorcycle. has
captulatcd. and that all such domains
free to tourists either ir automobiles or
on motorcycles.
Mrs. Magdalcne Koenig. Of 1912 Spruce
street, Morris Park. Queens. struggled
against II atrcnE wind to st. Benedict lo-
seph's Church to attend services and died
from heart failure due t. overeNertion.
CORNWALL. n. Y.-Charles II. Hopkins.
division superintendent OF the Ontario &
Western Railroad, has retired after tifty-oue
years Of service. He started as 4 tcleprauhcr
MONROE. n Kitty Caymody. sixteen
years old. OF Stony Ford. thought that "A
hottie of cnrbolic acid Was n cough mixture
bottle. She is in the hospital.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
rial Room in Police
Headquarters Burns

Smoke drifted through Police Head
quarters yesterday morning, and it was
discovered that the trial room, at the
south end OF the third floor. was abazc.
Adjoining it is the Office Of Inspector
Tunney and the bomb squad, where
bombs frequently are to be found and
records of alien enemies are kept. At
the time there were no explosives there
and the records were not damaged
The records in the trial room also
escaped. although the damage to the
building was estimated at $4,000 The
cells are in the basement, at safe dis
tance from the scene of the fire.
Reserves from three precincts were
called to keep back the crowds drawn
by the cloud Of smoke that poured out
Of every upper window.
Defective insulation is believed to
have caused the fire