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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
WILLARD TO BOX
 IF CHAMPIONSHIP
 IS NOT AT STAKE
Title Holder Passed Up Dempsey As An Opponent
 -Carpentier Invited.

Jess Willard is going to box for the United War Work Campaign drive, which begins on November Il.
 The worlds heavyweight cham pion and oil magnate stipulated in a telegram received yesterday by Sun ny Jim" Coffroth, the generalissimo of the boxing end of the programme, that he is ready to don a pair of boxing gloves, step into padded ring and do his bit for this worthy cause.
 The telegram, which was dated from Wichata Falls, Texas, read:
 q will gladly box for the United War Work Campaign.
 JESS WILLARD" It is not as yet settled whom the ! king of the heavyweights will pox ! Maybe it will be his sparring part ner. Then, again, 1t may be Willie Meehan, the heavyweight boxer of the Pacific Coast, who recently outpotnt- ed Jack Dempsey in four round bout in California. Willard says ' Dempsey is out of the question as l his likely opponent.
 i In a Universal Service dispatch re- l ceived here last night, the heavy i W GISIlI dIHpIOIl IS QuOlSu dS saying.
 There is no real contender worth my breaking business to train for. I would be glad to put on a boxing ex- | hibition of eight or ten rounds with some heavyweight satisfactory to my self, but will not fight for the cham pionship because I have important fbusiness to attend to in my oil fields. l cannot afford the time to train to get in proper condition"
 The same dispatch stated that Will lard intimated he would not meet Jack Dempsey either in New York or any other place.
 Coffroth who was eIated over Will lard's reply to the promoters tele- gram, stated that a committee would select a number of heavyweight box CTS and submit their names to Jess for his consideration. Those men, tioned yesterday were Dempsey, Billy Miske, Willie Meehan and Fred Full ton.
 Georges Carpenter, Frances great pugilist and war hero, and Jimmy Wilde. the flyweight champion of the world, may come here to box for the drive. CabIegrams were sent to bott yesterday. The appearance of either one in this country would add thou. sands of dollars to the fund If Wilde comes, he will meet Frankie Burn. at the Garden.
 According to William Roper, exc. cutive secretary of the general com mittee, ten big football games will bt staged for the benefit of the drive Three of the games will be decided on the Polo Grounds, on November g 16 and 23.
 Word reached here last night iron Philadelphia that Penn and Dart mouth would play in one of tn, games. And from Boston came a re port that Harvard and Princeton would also kick the pigskin about a the Brush Stadium.
 Officials of the Knights of Colum bus, Loughlin, Lyceum and the Me l Caddin Lyceum, of Brooklyn, me yesterday and formulated plans t hold a great athletic meeting at tn } filth Regiment Armory in Brooklyn on the night of November 13. All O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

900 each in one will would not be taxed on a million dollar basis. but each legacy would be taxed individu- ally.
 An exemption of $11O,0O0 was agreed upon by the committee. The rates have not yet been written into the revenue bill, but it is believed they will be considerably lower by com parison than the House rates on es- tates, the committee having taken into consideration the fact that prac- tically all states have inheritance taxes and one has an estates tax. Some doubt exists as to whether a Federal inheritance or estates tax would be held to be valid by the courts.
 The committee made a still deeper cut in the tax on non-beverage alco- hol. In the Kitchin bill this tax was placed at $40 a gallon and the com mittee some time ago cut it to S3.30. Yesterday the tax was cut to $2.20 a gallon on the theory that non-bev- craze alcohol is merchandise and shCuld not be so heavily taxed as other forms of alcohol.
 The committee also reduced ex- emption on life insurance policies from $40, ,000 to $25,00O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
WAR PENNANT IN
 DASH|NG FINISH
 WINS AT EMPIRE
Loftus Fairly Lifts Colt
 Past the Pole in Great Race.

In the best race for two-year-olds that has been seen this season, A. K. Macomber's War Pennant won the Ardsley Handicap at Empire City yes- terday and by this, his fifth straight victory, added greatly to the prestige he has gained since Eternal left in quest of the honors held by Billy Kelly.
 War Pennant was driven out to the last ounce to defeat Cirrus, the colt by Tracery-Mo purchased a couple of days ago from H. P. Whit ney for S25,00O and which carried the colors of his new owner, S. c. Hil- dreth, for the first time. The close finish was sufficient to thrill the large Crowd. but it was the opening stage of the race that caused old turfmen to gasp in wonder.
 When the flag fell the field, which included Ophelia and Young Adam, as well as the chief contenders, was in perfect alignment and as the four dashed away as one horse, Loftus, who had the inside position, was forced to keep up with the others in order to avoid being shut off and knocked back. War Pennant prefers to come from behind in his races, but there was no alternative yesterday and the crack jockey had to hand ride his mount all through the back stretch and ask him for more early speed thar he cares to give.
 The reward for the acceptance 0. the strategical position forced on hin came on reaching the far turn, where War Pennant was enabled to draw away ever so slightly. while Cirrus wa hemmed in by Ophelia and Youns Adam. This hampered the HiIdretl colt so that on turning into the stretcH he was a length and a half behind ! War Pennant. There Ophelia hat enough and Cirrus came through tt use the speed that had been hamperet
 On the turn, and under Lyke's urging go after War Tenant in determines
 manner.
 There was no rest for the horse ant 1 jockey in the van and with Loftus ant
 Lyke using their whips freely strug ! gle began that tested the gameness o ! the two colts Cirrus closed so quick ] IT. that 50 yards from the finish l i looked as though he would catch tn i leader. but one more sting from Lof i tus' whip met with ready response an, in the last stride the crack jocke fairly lifted War Pennant across tn line a head to the good.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
ANOTHER LOSS
 FOR COLUMBIA

Another blow was struck at the Co., lumbia University s. A. T. c. foot ball team yesterday when it was re- ported that Houlahan, star halfback of the varsity eleven, was sick and would probably not be able to play against Camp Merritt on Saturday, and that Memmott, a substitute quar- Iterback last year, who played in the iscrimmage against Charley Brickley' S eleven on Wednesday, had suffered what appeared to be 9 broken shoul- der.
 Memmott's injury will be examined under the X-ray this morning, and if the fears of the post surgeon are jus tified Memmott will be lost to foot ball for the season. Houlahan was said to be not seriously sick, but doubt was expressed as to his being able to play on Saturday.
 As if the loss of two more players in one day was not enough, it was re- ported that Fred Dawson, coach of the eleven, had been selected as Co., lumbia's representative to attend a school for s. A. T. c. physical direc- tors which fs to be held at Princeton for twp weeks beginning Nov. If, This school will be under the super vision of the War Department Com
 mission on Training Activities, c, which Raymond Fosdick is chairman, and will be identified with the schools that were organized to teach physical directors of the National Army can l Itonments.
 Lowering Tyson, graduate manageh of athletics, said yesterday that noth- ing further had been heard from Ith-
 aca on the subject of a game with l Cornell, but he added that he expect
 ed to make @ trip to Cornell within a
 week to ascertain the exact status o1
 the negotiations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
ULSTER RULE ENDED,
 IRISH BISHOP SAYS

Washington, Oct. 25-Bishop Keat- ing of North Hampton, who is in America to attend the golden jubilee celebration of Cardinal Gibbons, in an address yesterday at a luncheon at the Catholic University declared "the British public in general and British Catholic in particular are de- termined that the findings of the Irish convention shall not remain a dead letter."
 '"The red hand of Ulster cannot be allowed to wreck any more statutes, D the Bishop said. "Ascendency must end in Ireland as it must end in Prussia, and elsewhere. No British party, certainly no British govern ment, will ever again be willing to play Listers hand or seek to per petuate the intolerable situation which has brought misery for so many generations"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
ANNIE TURDELY
 Vs. order Of Notice SAMUEL TURDELY
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, ss. crprDFOR rNTRT


 Bridgeport, Oct, 23, A. D. 1918
 Upon the complaint of the said An nie Turdely Of the city of Bridgeport, County of Fairfield, State of Connec- tfcut, pray.-T, for reasons therein set forth, for divorce and the custody of a miner child, returnabie to the Su- perior Court in and for Fairfield County, on the first Tuesday of No- vember, 1918.
 It appearing to and being found by ,ile subscribing authority that Samuel TurdeIy, formerly of tha city or Bridgeport, the said defendant, is ab= sent from this state and gone to parts unknown.
 Therefore Ordered, that notice of the pendency of said complaint be e~'--c1 by publishing this order In the Prf51cpoEt Times, a newspaper print ed in Bridgeport, Conn, three times sucees~iveIy, commencing on OF before the 24th day of October, A. D. 1913. MICHAEL J. FLANAGAN, Asst. Clerk of the Superior Court fer Fairfield County, Gz+
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
ADOPT SUBSTITUTE
 FOR ESTATES TAX
Senate Committee Would Lovy Upon the Individual
 Inheritances.

Washington, Oct 25 = Another change in the hitchin bill was made yesterday by the Senate Finance Com mittce. Instead of the provision for an estates tax the committee removed that title of the bill and inserted an inheritance tax.
 The effect of this change is that the estate of decedent will not be taxed upon it's value, but the tax will be imposed upon the amount each heir receives. Thus ten bequests of $1OO,-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

the champions in this country will be invited to compete. There will be sev- eral special races.
 Frank Taberski, the worlds pocket billiard champion, is in town and will probably me matched to meet Ralph Greenleaf, the boy wonder, for the title. They will probably play at Doyle's Academy in this city.
 Willie Hoppe has thus far failed to agree to a match with Welker Coch- ran for the billiard championship.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
CHIME SOCIALIST HYMN

Amsterdam, Oct. 25-The famous belle of the Kremlin at Moscow now chime the 'Internationale" the so- cialist hymn, afternoon and night. In the morning a Russian sociaIstic hymn is played.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
COUNSEL TO FILE BRIEFS.

After hearing arguments in defend ants appeal in the case of Mary J. Morehouse and others against Fred erick C. Wood and others the supreme court yesterday ordered counsel in the case to file briefs. The case involves the ownership of property at Fair field Beach and if the plaintiff is up held many cottage owners face dis possession. The original suit was tried in the common pleas court where it was decided in favor of the plaintiff.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
GERMAN BOHEMIA IS HUNGRY.

New York, Oct 25-There is d steady increase in hunger diseases" in Bohemia, says the Berlin Vor- waerts. In the majority of the towns in German Bohemia the cases. of death and illness resulting from the scarcity of food have greatly in- creased.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

It is ruled that the stores can run only normal Jerking hours during the Christmas season: That being So, ther are a large number of people who have get to start cut making their Christmas purchases at some time previous to p. In. of December .aA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT,

October s3, 1918 Estate Of Nicolo Digrutto1o, late of the town of Bridgeport. in said dis triet, deceased,
 The Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested. within said time, will be deharred a recovery All persons indebted to said estate are re- euested to make immediate payment to
 ERsTLLfA DfGRUTFoLO,
 AdministratriX, e4s eaanae+;e,,t Ava Ga9 sg
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

Fire fin the heart of Havana des- troyed one entire city block which was occupied by a bank, a theatre. three cafes, one restaurant and a school. Tho loss Is estimated at $1,- 0o0,0oo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

gTATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. SFs PROBATE COURT,
 october A, 1918 Estate of Mary R. Rueli. late of tine town of Bridgeport, in said Dis The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed sin months rem the date exhibit 5I,aiF claims for settlement, Thoge VI neglect to present their aacounts properly attested, within said time, viii be debarred reeev- cry, Ali persons indebted to said Estate are re requested to make inn mediate payment 10
 ALPHONSE RUEL
 AdmiaiserateF: as1 Calhoun Avenue. Ga4.SsR
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

so weak that they could hardly stand up The new champion received $75O for his victory, while purse was rais- ed for Gregson by the sympathetic snectators.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
TODAY IN PUG1n1sT1o ANNALS.

19O9-Bin Lang knocked out Ba1 Squires for the championship of Aus tralia, in 20 rounds at Melbourne.
 1910-Knockout Brown outpointed Bubbles Robinson in 10 rounds at Schenectady, N. Y.
 1911 - Battling Nelson defeated Monte Dale in 15 rounds at Manches- ter, N. H.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

August operating revenue of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co. was S1, ,776 ITS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT.
 October 15, 1918 Estate of Martha E. Peck, formerly Martha Moser, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said district, deceased The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time. will be dcbarred q reoov- cry. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make i'm mediate payment to
 FRANK E, PECK,
 Administrator c. t. a. 123 Roosevelt Street, G99 s"p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

It was just 110 years ego today, Oct 25, 1908, that Tom Cribb de- feated Bob Gregson in 23 rounds at Housley Hurst, England, and through this victory became British champion. There was much opposition to prize fighting at the time, and the location for the proposed bout was kept strict secret, being divulged only on the day set to the 450 fight fans who had decided to pay S15 each for the tickets of admission. The ring was built at night, together with the blanks which served as seats for the spectators, and by o'clock in the morning the news of the fight had spread over all that part of the coun- try, and vast crowds began to pour toward Moulsel Hurst. As prelim- mary Tom Belcher defeated Copley in 34 rounds. The championship bat tie between Cribb and Gregson was a close contest, and in the 18th round Gregson landed Q blow which almost put Cribb out of commission. Odds of 0 to 15 against CribD were being offered at that stage of the battle by Gregson's packers. Tn the end Cribb triumphed, although both men were
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

A Stamford White, president of the Chicago Beard of Trade. died of pneumonia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25
SPORTING NOTES

Rutgers plays Penn at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, tomorrow, and 'fbig goings are expected in this grid iginally set for the Pennsylvania Pittsburgh game, but that contest has been put over until November. The Rutgers-Penn games promises to be one of the big gridiron events of the year, as Foster Sanfords outfit is one of the best that has been devel- oped in the East in many years. Most of the veterans of the great Rutgers eleven of 1917 are again playing this year, and they have on several occa- sions this season given indications of the power behind them.
 One of the tragedies of baseball was the passing from the Hmelights glare of Smoky Joe Wood. The rival of Walter Johnson for the American League twirling honors a few years ago, he pashed into the dis card from two years ago, and he has remained there.
 Wood was born in Kansas City 29 years ago today, Oct. 25, 1889, and is about two years younger than his former rival, Walter Johnson. In 1912 Smoky Joe" performed the phenomenal feat of winning 34 vic tories out of 39 games, and then twirled two vicvtorious games in the worlds series. It was a pitching duel at Hot Springs, Ark, the following spring that ruined Joe's career. The DoJ oit e+ +Io | rates in a workout game. Hendrix i was in the box for the Buccaneers, and he displayed lot of stuff, fan ming several of the worlds champions. Smoky Joe" was not to be outdone, and he put everything he had into the pellet. The Red Sox finally won, , to 4. The next day Wood was unable to lift his flinging, arm higher than the height of his shoulder. Both Wood and Hendrix had bad years, and in both cases the lack of form was prob ably due to that twirling duel at Hot Springs.
 That indescrction of Woods was re- sponsible for Gutte an upheaval in the baseball world. Joe's inability to win games in 1913, with the conse- quent slumping of the Red Sox, start ed a rookus which brought about the dismissal of J. Garland Stahl as man. ager and the appointment of Bill Carrigan to the job. It also led tc
 the strife which made it necessary fo1
 James R. McAleer, president of the Boston club, to dispose of his inter-
 ests and pascs in his checks as a mag nate Robert McRoy also lost his iot
 as secretary of the Red Sox.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-25

SIS Connecticut Ave. Gss sss
Courier Democrat., 1918-10-17

for chronic appendicitis, ulcers of
the stomach, gall stones, tonsils or
adenoids in any size.
He has to his credit many won
derful results in diseases of the
stomach, liver, bowels, blood, skin,
nerves, heart, kidneys, bladder,
bed Wetting, catarrh, weak lungs.
rheumatism sciatica, leg ulcers and
all rectal ailments.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any
better do not fail to call, as impro-
per measures, rather than disease
are very often the cause of your
long standing trouble.
Remember above date, that ex-
aminations on this trip will be free
and that his treatment is different.
For further information address:
336 Boston Block,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Courier Democrat., 1918-10-17
Drive for Peace League.

New York, Oct. 15.-Plans for q
Beries Of "Win the War for Permanent
Peace" conventions to be held this fall
and winter in every state in the Union
were announced here by the League
to Enforce Peace. The conventions,
which are being arranged by the vari-
Gus state branches of the national or
ganization, have the twofold purpose
Of demonstrating united opposition
to premature German-made peace
and organizing all classes behind the
movement for League OF Nations," :"
Courier Democrat., 1918-10-17
Friday and Saturday
November 1st-2nd
Office Hours: 9 a. IN. to 4 p. m.
Two Days Only
No Charge For Examination

DR.. Mellenthin is a regular prac-
titioner and graduate in medicine
and surgery and is licensed by the
State of North Dakota. He visits
professionally the more important
towns and cities and offers to all
who call on this trip consultation
and examination free, except the
expense of treatment when SO de-
sired by the party consulting.
According to the doctor S method
of treatment he does not operate
Courier Democrat., 1918-10-17
German Submarine Shells Vessel
After nischarging Deadly
Torpedo.
TWENTY men SURVIVE
Scores of American Sailors and Sol
diers Are Killed by Shrapnel
and the Lfeboats Are
All Demolished.

New York, Oct. 12.-More than
1,1o0 persons perished when three
steamers were sunk by German
submarines in widely scattered
rarts of the Atlantic ocean.
The Japanese steamer Hirona
Maru was sent down off the Irish
coast with loss of 800 passen-
gers; the Irish mail steamer Len-
ster was torpedoed In the English
channel with probable loss Of
600 lives, and the American vessel
Ticonderoga, formerly the German
ship Camilla Rickmers, was tor
pedoed and shelLed 1,7oo miles off
the Atlantic coast of the United
States. Two hundred and forty
three men, including American
army men, perished.
An Atlantic Port, Oct. 12.-Accord-
ing to the story told by 20 survivors
of the American steamer TicoIderoga
torpedoed by German submarine
LOO miles off the Atlantic coast,
scores of American soldiers and sail
ors were killed or wounded by shrap
mel fired by the submarine. A British
freighter picked up the 20 survivors.
There were $50 men aboard the I'll
conderoga, an American steamship of
$50 tons, and all but the 20 who ar
rived here are believed to have per-
ished. The survivors got away in the
only boat which was not demolished
by the shell fire from the submarine,
they said. Seventeen of the men who
reached port were members of de.
tachment of soldiers detailed to care
for horses which were being trans
ported.
Ship Fell Behind Convoy.
The Ticonderoga was attacked, pre-.
sumably on Oct. 2, when she fell be.
hind her convoy because of engine
trouble.
According to the survivors, story,
the submarine was not sighted until
she had sent torpedo crashing into
the side of the ship. The torpedo did
not strike vital spot, however, and
the captain crowded on full steam in
effort to escape, at the same time or.
dering the gun crews into action,
Iuc WHICH appear.
ed about a mile off.
Japanese Steamer Sunk.
A British Port, Oct. 12.-The JAP
nese steamship Hirano Maru of 1895
tons gross has been torpedoed and
sunk. 1t is feared that 300 lives were
lost
| The Hirano Maru was outward
bound for Japan and carried about 200
passengers. The vessel was torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine
when about 800 miles south of Ireland.
London, Oct. 1.-THE Dublin mail
boat Leinster has been torpedoed, &C.
cording to the Exchange Telegraph
company. The steamer was making a
trip from Dublin to Holyhead.
Four hundred persons perished in
the torpedoing of the Leinster, accord
ing to report, which has not yet been
confirmed.
Washington, Oct. 11.-Six officers
and II enlisted men of the crew of
the cargo steamer Herman Frasch,
sunk in collision with the steamer
George G. Henry, Oct. 4, were officially
reported missing by the Navy depart.
ment.
Courier Democrat., 1918-10-17
WOULD END TALK OF TRUCE
Senator Lodge Offers Resolution ia
That Effect.

Washington. Oct. 15.-Republican
Leader H. C. Lodge introduced reso-
luton to declare it the sense Of the
senate that no further communication
be had with the German government
on the subject of an armistice, and
that no communication be had with
that government, except on the qpes:
tion of unconditional surrender
Senator Lodge made no comment on
the resolution at the time of intro
duction.
Courier Democrat., 1918-10-17
His Ancestors.

He was always boasting about his
ancestors, and one day employed a
genealogist to hunt them up. In due
time the connoisseur of pedigrees re-
turned, and was cordially received by
his patron.
$50 you have succeeded in tracing
back my ancestors? What is your
fee?'
"Two hundred dollars"
isn't that high?" objected the pa
tron. whats it for?'
principally" responded the genea1-
ogist, "for keeping quiet about them"
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