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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
GREATEST SENSATION IN RING HISTORY WAS SULIVAN'S
 CHALLENGE TO KIIIRAIN

The greatest sensation in ring his tory was created just thirty years ago today, Dec. ', 1888, when John L. Sullivan came out with a challenge to Jake Kilrain to do battle for the worlds title. On that historic date John L. dropped into the office of the New York Clipper and informed the astounded editor that he was there to post $5, 900 for a battle with Jake. He thereupon went down into his jeans and brought forth the $5,OOO. Sulli- vans challenge specified a bout under London prize ring rules for $1O,0O0
 a side.
 At first the sporting fraternity fear ed that this was only a game of bluff, but it quickly became evident that IIilrain was ready and willing, and just a month later the match was finally cl!nched at a meeting held in ! Toronto.
 The fight, which was the last bare knucllle championship battle in Amer ica, was set for July s, 1889,at some point near New Orleans. In the mean i time fight fans all over the country begged, borrowed or stole money to pay his fare down to the Crescent City. They were well repaid, for Xiii
 rain put up a game fight, and was only defeated after seventy-fivo | rounds of the hardest kind of battling. Sulivans victory brings up the old | question, never settled, of his claim l to the heavyweight championship of i the world. Kilrain, claimed the
 worlds title, and held the Fox belt, i emblematic of that high puglistic 1 honor. Sullivan became the recog- | niasd American champion by whipping l Paddy Ryan in 1889. Ryan won the | title from Joe GOss. who had defeat | ed Tom Allon, who had whipped Mike ! McCoole and Bill Davis. Kilrain re- l peatedly challeneged Sullivan, but John refused to meet the Baltimore
 man, and in 1887 Jake was declared 1 the champion and the Fox belt was i formally presented to him. This belt 1 was a scrUmptous affair, constructed 1 of solid silver and gold, and weighing i 200 ounces. In December, 1887. Kill rain defended his new honors and his 1 belt against lem Smith, the champion of England, in a battle for the chanl- piOnship of the world. They fought on an island in the Seine, near Rouen France. They fought 106 rounds, un-
 til darkness ended the combat, which
 was declared a draw, although al
 agreed that Kilrain was the better
 man. As John L. whipped Kilrain il
 would seem that he thus demonstrat
 ed his right to the worlds first pugi,
 listic honOrs. There was certainly nc
 man better entitled to the champion.
 ship, with the possible exception ot
 Charlie Mitchell, who in 1888 tough
 Sullivan thirty-nine rounds to draw
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
WOULD ABANDON TROLLEY CARS
 TO LONG HILL

Judge Frank D. Haines in the Su- perior court yesterday reserved his decision upon the motion of counsel for Col. J. Moss Ives of Danbury, receiver for the Danbury & Bethel street railway, for permission to sus- pend operation of the line from Bridgeport to Long Hill. Counsel for Colonel Ives said the line is being op- erated at a daily loss and that it is poor business to continue it through the winter
 There was opposition to the grant ing of the request from residents of Long B't' First Selectman Howard F. RanGaI testifying that many, Bridgeporters, operatives in the shops of the city, had purchased homes in Long Hill and Trumbull, and would, suffer loss of their saving if the line is discontinued, He represented a committee of residents who have been trying to secure better service. Rev. L. R. Sheffield also opposed the discontinuance of the lines, as jitneys do not fill the needs of the people. He said most of the residents in that
 section would use the trolley car if | the service was equal to the demands. Receiver Ives told the court that for the last year the road had failed to make it's expenses and there is at present an actual deficit of $2,- 152.82. Many who formerly patron
 ized the trolley line now use jitneys.
 He told the court efforts had been
 made to have the Connecticut com pany take over this line, but the | company refused to do so.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
IN THE SPORT WORLD
RICE NOT TO
 COACH COLUMBIA

James c. Rice, formerly coach of the Columbia University crews, au- thorized denial yesterday that he contemplated returning to Columbia next Spring
 Tt is not true, that I contemplate returning to Columbia as a coach of the crews" said Jim. "At my re- quest the Columbia authorities re- leased me last June from the contract I had with tfem. I regretted that it seemed best for me to leave Morning side Heights when I made my deci- sion last spring, and I still have a feeling of regret that cannot return. Columbia has always treated me right, but l think that my future demands that I coach at a university where material is not so limited in quantity as it has proved to be at Columbia.
 "In all frankness, I will say thas I have received three offers to coach at other institutions. Two are from the West and one is from a rowing college here in the east. Naturally, 1 would prefer to remain in this sec- tion of the country. I am not at liberty to name the Eastern college which has made an offer to me, and the matter is yet so far from being settled that I have had only one or two preliminary conferences with the officials.
 Prom the way things look now there will be beginning in intercol- legiate rowing again next Spring, but l do not expect to see the revival of the old-time regattas at Poughkeepsie and New London for a year or two. The colleges and universities are too much upset by the sudden transition back to a peace basis"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
PROFIT FROM COUNTRIES LOSS
German Firm of Daimler Has Justly Earned the Execration of Its
 Countrymen.

The latest German papers to reach this country are devOting considerable space to the so-caIled Daimler case" which has stirred all Germany. The principal character of the case Is the Daimler firm of Stuttgart, which is one of the largest German concerns manufacturing automobiles and air plane motors.
 The German public was informed that the German military authorities had taken over the entire control Of the Daimler works. The reasons for taking over the Daimler factories by the government were not explained till the matter was taken up in the reichs tag.
 It was brought cut that the Daim- Ter firm repeatedly without sufficient reasons, had raised it's prices of auto mobiles sold to the German govern ment that it had refused to allow the government to inspect it's books, and i that it's profits ran as high as 1900 per cent, while the firm pretended that , it's profits did not amount to more than II per cent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
literature Amona the Doctors.

The New York Medical Journal deigns to enter the field of literary criticism via the 'Nine Humorous Tales" of Anton Checkov In review ing this volume the medical authority remarks:
 "For many years France led the way in short story writing, though many of them resembled delicate wa ter color sketches having an unanalyt- ical charm. Then came the American authors. who have equaled the French, but in different way. Their short stories are like powerful sketches in black and white. :"
 The inspiration of these profunditi-s $ lies in the fact that Checkov was once a doctor. This explains ChectGv's ne- culiarities perfectly. He is a doctor as well as Russian.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
STEAMBOAT BILIp SCOTT.

William J., better known as Steamboat Bilp' Scott, light heavy weight boxer. was born on this date in 1889 at Collingwood, Ont Steam boat Bill' was Jack Johnson's prin- ciDal sparring partner when the big smoke was preparing for his battle with Jess Willard in Havana. Bill took an awful mauling from Johnson, and the latter seemed to take great delight in punishing the white man, who weighed only 165 pounds. Ac- cording to Scott, he got only $35 from Johnson for his work. Scott was later matched for ring bout in Havana with John Lester John son, another colored fighter, and was soundly drubbed. Scott began his ring career in 1911, and most of his early fights were staged in Buffal , and vicinity. He went along with out a defeat until 1913, when he was knocked out by Knockout Brennan in Buffalo and by Buck Grouse ir Erie. Scott is nearly six feet in height and has reach of seventy two inches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
SPORTING NOTES

The. Cardinals have the proud dis tinction of having eighteen of their 1918 team, all of whom were con sidered regulars, in the service # their country. Their names, accord ing to Secretary Hiram W. Mason, will be inscribed on a roll of hon. or The men whom the Cardinals sent to war" are: Major Branch Hickey, Chemical Warfare; John c Hendricks, secretary K. of C.; R. D. Wallace, Ordnance Department; Douglas Baird, army; William Sher- del army; Lieut.. Oscar Horstman. army; LAeut. Marvin Goodwin, Avia- t!on Corps; John D. Miller, Marines; Elma Knight, army; Murphy Currio, army; Bruce Hit& navy; John Brock, navy; Tony BPottem, army; Jaka May, army; Jenkins, army
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Ways of UtiIizinu Tomato Ec,u7e.

A recent bulletin of the U. $. t,e- partment of agriculture brings the
 fact that vast quantities of tomato
 refuse accommodating each year at to-
 mato-pulping factories con be reduced to two prOducts-viz., fixed c.l and meal both of which may be made com mercially useful. The oil from tNS 1 seeds is suitable for use as an edible
 oil or as a soap oil, and by proper treatment can he made useful as a drying oil for paint and varnish. The
 meal has valuable qualities as stock feed. The department urges the es- tablishment of reducing plants and the
 adoption of cooperative plan of man ufacture in the regions where toma- i toes are extensively used to make cat
 sups and soups, the seeds and skins
 being at present discarded as useless.
 The utilization of tomato wastes seems
 to have made much more progress iii Italy than elsewhere.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Loncest and Shortest Davs

The longest and shortest days of the year vary. In 1918 the longest day was June 19, 15 hours and IS minutes from sunrise to sunset. In 1917 from June 16 to June p, inclusive, each day was 15 hours and F minutes long. In 1918, December 19, 21, g and 25 will each be 8 hours and 4 minutes from sunrise to sunset, while the in- tervening days, December 20, 9 and A, will each be one minute longer. In 1917 only December 21 and 23 were the shortest days, each containing hours and minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Missouri MuslcaI Note.

Some one has discovered that the notes of the quail are the same as the first two notes of the song, q Dreamt That Lived i'll Marble Halls" :" We always were of the opinion that Bob White would be beautiful sing CT if he had confidence enough in him. self to get to it, but he doesn't seem to be making much progress in his mu- sical studies.-Brookfald Gazette.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
VOLIEY BALL CONTEST.

Volley ball has become one of the most active sports in the Y. M. C. A. The best players arc to be found .n the noon hour business mems gynna- sium class for they have been play ing all summer and are in first class condition. The 5 p. m. business mems gymnasium class although EtaTsed lately promises to turn out a very good team pretty soon. This evening at 8 o'clock two teams from Greenwich will meet our local taI-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07

who remained until the early morn ing.
 During this series of exciting out bursts of speed, Madden and Corry and McNamara and Magin frequently cut in front of Dupuy and BeHo and did everything to discourage their rlan to keep up the killing pace. The crowd hissed and hooted when the other riders attempted to crowd Du- puy to the rail. In the end, the Frenchman outwitted them all for, when he finally did get his jump, he was quarter of 8 lap ahead before the others in the pack could get up speed enough to set sail after him.
 The gay whirl of the early morn ing hours left the riders pretty we'll Jagged out. In the spurts, the Bow kers Brothers were off the track ire quently and nobody seemed to pay any attention to them. They were penalized 8 lap. The team of form CT amateurs, Gus Lang and Ted Byron are standing up gamely under their first six-day test, and Byron still has lot of sprinting power left.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Taxes Which France Pays

Between 1912 and 1918, according to the statement of the French finance minister, direct taxation on inco.se and capital in that country rose from $3S9, 100000 to $62s, 100000, and total taxation from $687, 100000 to S1,501,- 9OO,OO0 On what are called the mon essential" articles of consumption, alcohol and tobacco, the tax yield has risen from $161 100000 to $4G5, ,600,O0O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Asl1 Hopper

4 man the other day brought back memories of olden times when, in re- ply to a remark that spring was con- ing on fast, he said: "Yes, it's about time I was building the old woman an ash hopper" How many of you kids know to what he referred d?-El- dorado Springs (Rfo) News.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
What Thinas'IE: Come To

"How do you sell your waterrnel- ohs?'' asked the sweet young thing of the grocery man.
 "We prefer cash, of course" said the merchant, never turning q hair, 'but NC car arrange for easy terms if you wish to buy one."-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
5NEN
EnC0uFaHameHt

Dey so many folks 'magin' dey's all in wen all dey needs is a li'l courage ment. Nah folks turnt a ole mule loose il de wood lot t die en she goth hawnet's nes Zen to down fo' panels O fence !-Louisville Courier Journal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Put stranaere Above Relations

It was vizier, Ibn Al-Amid, who lived in the eleventh century, who wrote this strangely modern advice : Choose your friends among stran- gers, and take not your near relations into favor. Relations are like SCOT plons, or even more noxious."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Forgot the "LaundrY.n

They were on an interurban car bound for the big city. One of them, the son of a banker, had been intrusted with a bundle containing $5,000 in bills. The bundle was wrapped in a newspaper. Being young, the bearers of the treasure fell to talking of girls and things and when they arrived at the station both got up and started away without the bundle.
 ''Hey, you fellows" a man who had been sitting back of them shouted. Hey, boys, you've forgot your laun- dry"
 It need not be guessed that the boys double-quicked back for the laundry" !"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Enn WhM2

'Thanks to the X-ray photograph" said Mrs. Leonidas W. VanQupentin before her club, "one may keep the memory of her operation alive even after the pleasure of the pain and suf- fering are long since gone. Pitts burgh Leader.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Foresight.

sI think we had better get job be- fore we marry"
 Don't be so unromantic, Ferdys won't need any new clothes for long time"
 'True; but you may want to eat al- most immediately"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07
Nothind in a Narne

"NaInin' a boy George Washfn'- t'n'' said Uncle Eben, ''is as much a sign dat he's g'lneter be truthful as namin' mule 'Job' is a sign dat he's g'ineter be patient"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07

Replace Faults With Virtues. The cardinal method with faults is to over grow them and choke them out with virtues.-John Bascom.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-07

who remained until the early morn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Trial Of Mrs. Stokes,
 Girl From the Sums,
 Ended inKansas City

Kansas City, May 22.-Presentation of evidence in the case of Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes on trial in federal court here, charged with violation of the espionage act, was completed this afternoon and argument begun. Court officials expect ed the case to go to the jury about noon tomorrow.
 Elmer B. Silver. assistant United States district attorney. spoke for the govern ment this afternoon. and Seymour Sted- man of Chicago for the defense.
 MT. Silver asserted that the question at issue was the intentive motive behind the signed communication of Mrs Stokes. which appeared in the Kansas City Star, t.sA government. He pictured the defend ~ht as having sought every opportunity to spread disloyal propaganda.
 MT. Silver referred to the address of Mrs. Stokes at Kansas City. which, he said. stirred up a hornets nest.'' He declared she saw another opportunity to spread disloyaltyi in an interview which reporter "toned down." En- ragged, he said. when she saw her se- ditious declarations. misquoted. she dic- tated and sent the signed letter of cor rection. on which the indictment was based.
 Tn replying. MT. Stedman asserted the liberty of speech and the length to which citizen may go in criticizing the government in wartime. was the prin- cipal issue involvsd He declafsd Mir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
Germans Captured Says Allies Are Giving
 Them No Peace

With the French Army in France. May 22.-Germans captured by the French testify to the brilliant work of the entente allied aviators, who the prisoners say, leave the Germans no peace. Fears are expressed regarding future operations by allied airmen on tho Rhine cities. which, they believe will be laid in ruins. The Germans declare their anti-aircraft defenses are insufficient to prevent the allies vis- iting either day or night the Teuton camps, cantonments. depots and air dromes, where they say enormous dam age already mas been done.
 Other prisoners assert that Emperor William hesitated a long time before starting the offensive this year. but that General Ludendorff obtained the upper hand by promising to force a peace by beating the allies by Easter. The crown prince, with the military cast in Germany. they say, succeeded in ejecting Rudolph Won Valentini from power after he had predicted a catastrophe for the German arms.
 Won yalentini was chief of Emperor Williams civl1 cabinet. and was re- placed last September by Won Berg Won Valentinis removal was hailed by the Pan-German newspapers as . triumph for their cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23
PRESIDENT WILSON
 WILL DECIDE ON
 REVENUE QUESTION
McAd00 Wants Congress to Work on and Congress Wants to Quit Our
 ing Summer

Washington, May 22.-Whether rev. enue Iegislation shall he undertaken nt this session of Congress depends on President Wilson's decision after a con- ference tomorrow with congressional leaders. who are strongly in favor of rc.trorfrr the IegisIation until De- cember.
 Aoday the President went over the arguments presented by Secretary Me Adoo for enactment of a new tax law before adjournment. and he, Will see MT McAdoo again before finally de- termining whether the administration shall declare the legislation necessary to preservation of the nations finances in healthy condition for the war.
 All the advice which Secretary Nc Adoo got today from his advisers hav- ing direct charge of administering the revenue law. and of planning to meet future financial needs of the govern ment was to the effect that new measure must be enacted by next fall, He was told that by December or Jan uary. the government will need more revenue from taxation. or definite as- surance that it will be forthcoming. and that it will be next to impossible to collect taxes under a law which might not be completed before Febru- ary or March.
 Regardless of government needs. Sec retary McAdoo is represtened,. as be- lieying that business interests of tho nation should know long before Feb ruary or March the nature and amount of taxes to be assessed on them for this years business.
 Members of the Senate and House. however. still arc hostile to the pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

posal to keep Congress in session throughout the summer and to the en- actment of tax Legislation on the eve of elections. Leaders were unanimous In stating that if Secretary McAdoo and the President agree that legisla- tion is absolutely necessary, they will get to work immediately on a bill and seek to press it through. This assur- ance removed the chance of develop ment of a break between the Presi- dent and Congress, which might lead the administer to go before the coLn- try with precise statements of the ne- cessity
 Those who will participate in the conference tomorrow are Majority Leader Martin of the Senate. Chairman Simmons of the Senate finance conl- mittee. Chairman kitchin of the House ways and means committee, Charp- Sherley of the House appropriations committee, and Representative Gar ner of the House ways and means committee.
 Mir Kitchin said today that if 1t Is finally decided to take up the revenue question at this session, public hear ings would be held and it probably would take the House two months 10 dispose of the bill
 Regardless of the administrators decision. it Is probable bill embody- Ing many of the treasury's ideas for higher rates on excess profits and i'm comes and for extension of taxes to wide variety of luxuries and less essential materials will be introduced within few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

ing full advantage of the momentum gained in initial successes, is well rec ognized. That the Germans have sac rificed.
 During the lull the strength of the British army is understood to have been steadily increased. French reserves have been brought up and disposed to block the road and American forces have been assembled in both of the sectors of attack. It now appears, therefore, that when the assault is re- newed, as every observer in Europe ap- pears to believe, it will be matter of days at most, the Germans will face again we'll established defensive sys tems and armies that have been rested up and re-equipped to meet them.
 It is certain that the Germans cannot expect to set up and maintain trench the allies are ready to strike. It is. said, as the contour of@sthe German front, bulged forward in two salients, lends itself to counter attack whenever the allies are ready strike. It is, therefore, felt in some quarters, that unless the reasons for delay are soon overcome and the attack renewed. the German chiefs will be obliged as measure of safety to withdraw at least sufficiently to straighten out their line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-23

the administration in the hole.H Sem ator LaFollette, he argued, is entitled to the presumption that he is honest and that he stated the truth. He said heckling by persons in the audience diverted the senator and that he had no intention of mentioning the Lus:- tania until some one in the audience asked about it.
 When Senator Walsh of Montana questioned Mir Roe regarding Senator LaFoilettes reference to war profit eers, Senator Vardaman of Mississippi interrupted to say if the eommittee would read the evidence in the Hos Island investigation by a Senate com mittee they would find fraud that stinks to heaven
 Senator Reed of Missouri urged the committee to confine it's investigation to the text of the speech. He added that if anybody could show that Seia- tor LaFollette was trying to defeat this country in war instead of merely eriticizng some member of the ad- ministration he would be willing to vote to expel him from the Senate