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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

"A Merry Christmas to all the good fans in the States. Only wish I were home to eat my turkey in Gods coun- try. Hope to be back with the boys next spring. Expect to be on the fir ing line in Chicago in June.
 GROWER CLEVELAND ALEXAN-
 DER"
 Matty says he is marking time" until the bdg day comes when he will sail for home. His message follows:
 ''Ldke all the rest, I am still over here marking time till the big day comes when we shall start for home. Regards to all the bleacherites and seasons greetings. Glad the old game is coming back strong next spring.
 'CHRISTY MATHFWSON."
 SherTod Smith of Brooklyn, one of the best pitchers in the National League is hankering to see WiIbert Robinson's (Robbie's) grin once more. His greeting follows:
 q feel so good to think that we are going back in the near future that I'd be willing to work out this winter in Charley Ebbets's cold storage plant Guess I won't be glad to see old Rob- bie's grin again! In the meantime Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
 "SFIERROD SMITH"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
Up-TO-THE- MINUTE DOINGS IN THIS SPORT WORLD
MILLER HGGS STILL ON TRAIL OF TY COBB RIBBONS OPEN SEASON JAM
JACKSON STOPS
 ERNE IN SIXTH

Philadelphia, Dec. 26-Willie Jack son of New York knocked out Young Erne in the sixth round of the feature fight at the Olympic club here yester- day afternoon
 Following are the results of the other bouts staged here:
 Olympic club: Dick Stosch beat Freddie Reece; Frankie Clark and Bennie Valger, draw; referee stopped Waffle NeIson-Johnny Murray bout in fifth to save Nelson; Harry Brown defeated Johnny Gray in six rounds; Eddie Wagond and Harlem Eddie Kelly drew
 National club: Johnny Medley drew with Frankie Britt; Frankie Brown beat Young Robideau; Terry McGov- ern was too clever for Joe Koone; Eddie 0IcAndrews won from Joe Phil lips; Battling Leonard beat Leo Flynn who was substituted for Tommy Her man; Hughie Hutohison defeated Joe Wendell.
 Cambria club: Joe Walsh and Char lie Doyle boxed six round draw Young Lawrence drew with Wally IIinllle; Young Fitzpatrick beat Jim my Mcdonald; Danny Whalen defeat | ed Johnny KoIb; Al Werner knocked out Young Wilson in second round Tommy Clery stopped Johnny Miller in second round
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
HUCCINS HOT
 ON TRAIL OF
 GEORGIA PEACH
Manager of Yanks Said to Be Headed for Home of Ty Cobb With Offer to Play in New York.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 26-It was re- ported here yesterday that Miller Higgins, the little leader of the New York Yankees, was in this village for a few hours yesterday afternoon. Ac-s eording to the same report, Huggins boarded an early train in the even ing headed for Augusta, the home of Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the famous outf1elder of the Detroit Tigers.
 On his return to this country from France about two weeks ago, Captain Cobb, when interviewed, declared that he was through with baseball and that hereafter he was going to spend his summer months with his wife and children on his farm. The Georgia Peach" added, however, that the national pastime was a very fascinating game and that he might change his mind about going into re- tirement.
 One of Cobb's friepds in this city stated yesterday that Cobb would be only too glad to play centre for the Yankees if he gets his price. Cobb's price is said to be a three-year con tract at $20,O00 annually. And it is said that Colonel Ruppert, part owner of the New York club, would be only too pleased to offer the fa- nous outflelder this lucrative con- tract if his release can be bought from the Detroit club.
 It is hardly likely that Cobb will return to the Tigers unless President Navins meet his terms.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
N. '. Live Stock Market

Reeves - Ordinary to fairly prime steers sold at $1O.50@17 per 100 lbs. i; oxen and stags, $12@15; bulls, S8@ II; cows. $4.5O $50. Dressed beef, 16@26c for natives ides.
 Calves - Common to prime veals sold at $145O@21 per 100 lbs; culls, $11@14; fed calves, $S@9; grassers. $6.5O@75O; yearlings, $5@5.5O; city dressed veals, 20 O soc; country dressed, 18@27c.
 Sheep - Common to fairly prime sheep sold at $6@9 per 100 lbs; culls, s4 O $50; common to prime lambs, $1S@15.85; culls. $11. Dress ed mutton, 1O@17c; dressed lambs IS O 25c. Country dressed hothouse lambs, $9@14 per carcass.
 Hogs - Light to heavy, $17.50@1S per 100 lbs; pigs, $16.75@17i roughs, $15.75. Country dressed, Is @24c; roasting pigs, 2S@S5o
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
Many Quaint Customs Are
 Connected With Boxing Day

In the calendar of the church to- day is the festival of St. Stephen, the Proto-Martyr. As the first of the many martyrs of Christianity, Stephen was accorded the honor of having his day placed in the calendar immediately following the Nativity. In England the day has been marked by many quaint customs, and it is still observed as Boxing Day" when gratuities are distributed among servants, clerks, laborers and employees of all sorts. On Dec. 26, all the claimants of Christmas boxes make their rounds, hence the desig- nation of Boxing Day. This observ- ance has died out in America, and those who serve more fortunate fel- lows expect their gifts before and not after Christmas.
 Up to the outbreak of the war ! every merchant in England was ex- 1 pected to contribute to the Christmas | boxes of the servants of his custom
 CTS, but the changed conditions have brought about the elimination of this rather expensive custom.
 In some parts of England St. Stephens Day was observed by the practice of going a-Stephening, '
 but this ceremony, happily for the
 victims, is now all but forgotten. The poor inhabitants of the parish made it a point on this day to call at the
 rectory, where the rector was ex-
 pected to provide all the bread,
 cheese and also they could consume
 This gentle custom was usually pro-
 ductlve of drunken orgy, for few
 of the men could resist the tempto-
 tion to drinking ale so freely pro-
 vided This custom was finally abol'
 ished early in the nineteenth century
 Another curious idea in connec
 ton with St. Stephens Day is tha
 the first martyr is the special guard ing of horses. Owners of horses 1T l England long made 1t practice t' subject their animals to copiou blood letting on this day. It wa , held that this insured the animal 3 against sickness and disease durini the twelve-month following. Thi . custom is referred to in an old Eng l fish poem!
 'Then follcweth St. Stephens Day B whereon doth every man
 r His horses jaunt and course abroa l as swiftly as he can.
 y Until they doe extreemly sweate an |, then they let them blood,
 t For this being done upon this day . they say doth do them good, r And keepes them from all maladfe t and sickness through the year = As if that Stephen any time took q chare of horses heare."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
CUBS ISSUE COMPLETE DENIAL
 OF ALEXANDER RUNfOR

of
 
  i made to
  criticism in support t. signed but to all inen unable obtain their discharges gnn from the army for with the ab
  toward their life work and the support of their families Men are
  needed the positions which they left go into the service Baseball
  tremendous revival of public interest Alexander longer he tsthere he his Chicago club Philadelphia
   debate subject
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
KNIGHT FOR CARDINALS.

Camp Shelby, Miss, Dec. 26- Among the Mississippians arriving at Camp Shelby to receive their final discharge papers is Private Elmer Knight of Charleston, Miss, who ar rived from Camp Dix, N. J., where he has been stationed with the Hath Engineers. Knight went from Mill, saps College to the Little Rock base ball club of the Southern League in the spring of 1917 and soon gained rank as one of the leading pitchers in the league. At the end of the 1917 season he was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals but before reporting to that club was inducted into mili- tary service. He will report to the Cardinals next spring.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
ART ROSE READS OWN OBITUARY

Canada, is obituaries Last read in various newpa- hockey in Montreal and 
 again. but there wasthe famous accident still alive another Rossw like that of Jimmy Braid the famous who's
   a traveller not related to the golfer the had been killed action in France While this
  in had is with the American to back to America, his olks and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
CLIENT, SCENE OF PEACE PACT, A CITY OF
 HISTORIC MEMORIES

This Christmas Eve marks the 1O4th anniversary of that profoundly important event, the signing of tine treaty peace between English speaking peoples. The invasion Of i the Germans four years ago prevent { ed the proper observance of the i tooth anniversary of the great occa- ; sion. but the foundations for peace ! between those peoples laid then, are now beng strengthened at the Peace Council at Versailles.
 Ghent is a city of dramatic merno- ries, and the coming of the Teuton hordes was but one of many vlsita- tions of like character. Founded in the seventh century, 1t became dur ing the middle ages one of the richest cities of Europe, and center for i warlike plots and political uprisings. The people of qhent rebelled against the Count of Flanders in the four teenth century, against Philip of Burgundy in the fifteenth century, and against Emperor Charles V. in the sixteenth century. In 1878 the famous agreement known as the "Pacification of Ghent" was entered into for the, purpose of driving out the Spanish soldiers. In the ancient part of the city old Spanish houses with pointed roofs still stand as relics of that era of Ghents history, when it was nominated by Spain, un- less the Germans have destroyed them.
 The American and British peace commissioners of a century ago, after many stormy sessions, at length reached an agreement, and the treaty was signed on Christmas Eve, 1914 in the convent of Chartreux. Ghent was then included in the Neither lands. having but recently been under French domination, and 1t was not until 1880 that the kingdom of Bel gium was founded and Ghent became the capital of East Flanders. The old Ghent city hall, where in tho throne room the banquet was helt on Christmas Day to celebrate tht signing of the treaty, still remains al one of the historic monuments 0. Ghent.
 Modern Ghent is-or was unti war put an end to its activities thriving industrial center with a pop ulation of about 190,0O0. It is abou 35 miles northwest of Brussels, ant Ostend and Antwerp are each abou 40 miles away. A canal connects i with Antwerp making 1t practical! a seasport. The city is at the conflu ence of the Lys, Schedlt, Lierre ant Koere rivers, and these dreams ant the canals divide the city into 2 islands, making it a miniatur Venice More than 200 bridges spal the streams and the canals, connect ing various parts of the city. Tn ancient fortress, convents, churche and other picturesque edifices of tn past, are surrounded by modern fac tory buildings and mills, the princi pal industry in peace times havin been the weaving and printing of cot ton goods. The Belgians are prepaI ign for great efforts in the matter c reviving their trade, and Ghent look forward once more to coming int her own as a commercial center.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
AMERICAS FIRST
 MULTI I-MIIIIONATRF

The first American multi-mil1ion- aire to attain international fame on account of his vast wealth was Stephen Girard, who died ST years ago today, Dec. 26, 1881. Of the financial dynasties of today only the Astors and the Vanderbilts were rep resented in Girard's time, and the fortune of the distinguished PhiIa- delphian exceeded Commodore Van derbilt's or the first John Jacob Astor's. Girard was worth about nine millions at the time of his death Much of this money he left to the city of Philadelphia for public pur- poses, and two millions were applied to building a college for orphans. This institution has supported and educated tens of thousands of or phans and fitted them for their bat ties with tho world.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
WOULD CHANGE FOUL RULE.

When the major leaguers gath CT in New York, January 16 for a joint conference on the troubles besett1ng baseball, Fred Mitchell, president-manage of the Cubs, will give the magnates something to talk about. Mitchell is going to introduce his suggestion that the rules be changed so that a batter cannot be retired on 8 foul fly.
 His logic is that so long as there is no play on foul ground CT there should be no penalty at tached to foul in the air. To eliminate this would rob the game of some of it's spectacular features, but it would give the batter a bigger chance, and bat ting is what the fans want.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
BLUE RIBBONS
 START SEASON
 HERE ON JAN, I

Big basketball will return to its place in the athletic calendar Of Bridgeport on Jan. ', when John Leavy's Blue Ribbons will open their season at Colonial hall. The oppon- ents of the speed boys on that night will probably be the strong quintet representing the Newark Bay ship yard, which has been raising havoc with the records of the established professional teams throughout east ern Jersey.
 Jimmy Clinton, the veteran for ; ward, will again romp into action in { a Blue Ribon uniform and Nat Hol- man, the young collegion, who, all authorities agree, has an excellent opportunity to occupy the supreme ] pinnacle as an individual player, has l also been signed by Manager Leavy. ! With these two stars as nucleus. the Sandy Hook mogul expects to weld a combination to compare with 1 the invincfbIe champion team of 191e-17.
 There are several players known to all basketball fans with whom Leavy Is negotiating, and his final se- lections will be announced sometime this week. Chris Leonard, who ob- tained his discharge from the army a few days ago at Camp Devens, may be the pivotal bulwark for the Bridgeport team. He played his first game of the season with the Newark Turner's Sunday and displayed excel lOnt form, being one of the lunr1ar- les of the contest Jack Murray will probably again be the balance wheel of the Colonial hall defenders. SWenson in China.
 Walter Swenson, the crack guard who for four consecutive seasons was one of Leavy's choice, will play nc basketball for some time. He is al present in China, working on sspeciaI commission for the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York. His wife is with him, and in his last letters tc friends here he said he expected tc be gone three years. Stretch liar vey. the lank and little Jerseyman who has on ocasions bolstered the Blue Ribons at center or guard, i' also out of the question. Stretch is enjoying two hours of dayligh
 daily in Siberia, where he is serving
 with the American expeditionar!
 force in an ambulance unit
 Ernie Reich, Johnny Beckman
 Joe Ashmead and Joe Dreyfus art among the stellar floor men who art
 available.
 Joe Dreyfus is still in the navy
 stationed at mine sweeping base oi
 Staten Island, but he is allowed mucl
 liberty and expects his discharg
 within a few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
WORLDS SERIES BEFORE
 OCTOBER IS PLANNED

Chicago, Dec. 26-According to Ban Johnson the major league baseball season will close, according. to tentative plans, about September 22, thus giving an opportunity to play the Worlds series before October 1.
 The players probably will be signed to five month contracts in stead of six. Each club will make three trips around the cir cults, playing twenty games with every other club.
 Now that the definite date for opening the season has been set the clubs will start immediate preparations for the spring train ing season, which probably will get under way between March Is and 20, month later than in previous years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
N. Y. Wholesale Prices

Butter - Creamery, higher than extras, lb., 6S1h @69c; extras, 6715 o 6Sc; tubs, good to prime, 2@65c; common to fair, 52@61c.
 Eggs - Fresh gathered, extras, dozen, 65@66c extra first, 63@64c; hennery whites, fine to fancy, 85@ SIC; ordinary to prime, 7O@S4c; gathered whites, ordinary to fine, TO @84c; bullet whites 6S@73c; hen nery browns, 7O@72c; gathered browns and mixed colors, 63@ 68c.
 Apples - Mcintosh, $6@8.50; Northern Spy, $45O@8.5O; Twenty Ounce, $4.5O O T; York Imperial $45OQ7; King, $4.5O@7; Baldwin $45007; Ben Davis, $8.75@5; Rus set, $4.25 $50; Greening, $5@ $50.
 Potatoes - Bermuda, per bbl., $6 @S; Maine, 100 lbs, $2.40@2.6O.
 Friends of Champ Clark said the Speaker would be a candidate for the Presidential election of 1920 Clark denied the statement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
PERUv1ANs FREE FROM CHILE

Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec, 25- It Is estimated that three thousand Peruvians have fled from Chile to Peru and Bolivia during the past month as a result of the crisis be- tween Chile and Peru. Every steam CT from the south is bringing scores of fugitives. A despatch from Ilo, Southern Peru, reports that Chilean airplane flew over that port on De- cember 21.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
SCOTT THROUGH
 WITH WHITE SOX.

Chicago, Dec. 26-Captain James Scott, oldest pitcher in point of ser vice, on the White Sox reserve list will not return to the team next sea- son, according to present plans. He has signed to play with a semi-pro- fessional team at Beloit, Wis.
 Scott left the White Sox in mid season of 1917, to attend an officers training school at Presidio, Cal.,, and won a commission as captain in the reserve army, acting as instructor in small arms. He joined the White Sox in 1909, coming from a minor league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
INTERNATIONAL MEETS SOON.

Baltimore, Dec. 26-Charles II. Knapp, president of the board of directors of the new International league, has sent out call for the club owners to meet at the Hotel Inn perial in New York, January $.
 The session will be for the purpose of electing a president. It is under stood that David L. F'uItz, former president of the Players Fraternity, has six of the eight votes pledged to him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
BURNS OUTPOINTs REDDY,

Portland, Me-, Dec. 26 - Frankie Burns, of Jersey City, outpointed Battling Reddy of New oYrk, in a fast 12-round bout here yesterday afternoon. Burns was too clever for Reddy, and earned the honors in the majority of the rounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
LEVINSKY WHIPS HOUCK,

Lancaster, Pa, Dec. 26-Battling Levinsky defeated Leo Houck here yesterday in six fast rounds. A clean knockdown in the fourth round when Levinsky landed a left swing to the point of Houck's jaw, gave him the decision.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
GEN. sEMENoFF WOUNDED.

Harbin, Monday, Dec. 2S-Genera1 Semenoff was wounded in the legs and ten other persons were injured when a man wearing a uniform threw a bomb in a theater in Chita recently, according to advices from that city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

A demand for a 44-hour working week at the present wage scale was presented to managers of municipal and private-owned railroads in Eng land.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

An airplane piloted by British of- f1cer and carrying an American gen. eral from Treves, Germany, capsized, killing the pilot and injuring the gen. era1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

A charter was granted to the Southland Steamship Go. of Delaware with a capital of $5,000,00O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

Chairman Baruch of the War In- dustries Board announced the board would go out of existence Jan. 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

After hearing the conflicting opin- ions of our physicians on the inf1u- enza, there Is a strong tendency among our intellectuals to go back
 to the camphor bag bought in the dark of the moon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

Lieut-Col. William Thaw, Ameri can ace, has returned from France.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

It is reported that government control of price of silver is to end soon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

United States Industrial Chemical Co.'S contract to supply acetylene to the government was cancelled.
 Great Britain's price for barley harvested in 1919 was set at $17.O3 per quarter of 488 pounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-26

Eaues Want Ads One Cent Word
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-29
Harshaw, Arizona
Nogales, Arizona
Patagonia, Arizona


Sheriff's license receipts. a
stated price per 100 receipts.
School Tax Receipts, a stated
price per 1000 receipts.
Road Tax Receipts, a stated
price per 1000 receipts.
Assessors Personal Property
Tax Receipts, a stated price per
500 receipts.
County Order Books, 100
orders per book, a stated price
,er 1000 orders.
Printing. numbering and
binding into books, and furnish
ng the stock thereof, Tax Re-
;eipts, 500 sets, with stubs in
,ach book. Sample to be seen
n the office of the County
Treasurer. A stated price per
500 sets.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-29
Notlce for Bids for Care of
INDECENT Sick
Office of the Board of Su.
pervisors, Santa Cruz Coun-
ty, Nogales, Arizona, De.
cember 31st., 1917.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received at
this office until 2 o'clock P. M.
Monday, February 4th, 1918.
Tor the care Of INDECENT sick OF
the Year beginning February
9TH, 1918.
Each bid to specify the
amount proposed to be charged
for hospital service and atten.
Ion, each day to each indigent
SICK person, including food,
urslng, laundry and such cloth
ng as may be necessary for the
comfort of the patient COM
lnltted to such care, which is
not to include supplying
medicines and surgical supplies.
All bids must be accompanied
by a certified check for $4,000
as a guaranty that the bidder
Will enter into contract for the
althful performance of the SER
Vice. The successful bidder will
be required to give a good and
sufficient bond in such amount
as the Board of Supervisors
may require, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the
contract. All bids must be ac-
companied by a copy of this adj
vertisement. The Board re-
serves the right to reject all
bids.
By order of the Board of S,,.
|pervisors.
Luara Parsons, Clerk.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-29
Notice for Bids on County
Printing
Office of the Board of Su-
pervisors, Santa Cruz Coun-
ty, Nogales, Arizona, De-
cember 31st., 1917,

Notice is hereby given thai
sealed bids for county printing
and publishing for the year be-
ginning February 4th. 1918,
will be received at this office
until 2 o'clock P. NJ, Monday,
February 4th., 1915
For the publishing of the
proceedings of the Board of Su-
Ipervisors, a stated price per
inch, to be set in body type OF
the paper, one insertion only.
For publishing and printing
notices for rewards, notices for
bids, election proclamations, and
all other notices required by the
county and The officers thereof,
that are by law a county charge,
set in body type, a stated price
per inch for such number of
times as is required by law, or
as many times as may be re-
quired by the Board of Super
visors.
For publishing and printing
the list of persons, the valuation
of whose property is sought to
be added to or raised by the
Board of Equalization, as re-
quired by law, set in body type,
a stated price per inch.
All bidders shall file an
affidavit win his bid, show
ing that his newspaper
in which the publication
is proposed to- he maae has
been established and published
within the State of Arizona for
at least one year prior to the
filing of = such affidavit. All
bids must be accompanied by a
certified check of $4,000 as a
guarantee that the bidder will
enter into a contract for the
faithful performance of his con-
tract. All bids must be ac-
companied by a copy of this adj
vertisen1ent. The Board re-
serves the right to reject all
bids.
By order of the Board of Su-
|pervisors.
Laura Parsons, Clerk.
Notice for Bids for Burial of