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The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03
MOVEMENT IS STARTED
 TO TEST GAMBLING LAW

A movement has been started by certain interests to test the validity of the state gambling law, it has been learned. Leading attorneys who have analysed the law declare that it is faulty and if this viewpoint is upheld by the courts it will mean the open- ing up of gambling in all parts of the state.
 For the last several months county attorneys, especially in the mining counties, have had their hands full in attempting to enforce the law. In some localities, notably in Cochise county. the lid has been placed on so tight that even social card games are now prohibited in public places. In Gila county, on the other hand. certain forms of gambling have been permitted and in the Globe Miami dis, trict especially, more or less open gambling has been going on for some time, it is alleged. This condition be- came so serious that L. B. Whitney, assistant attorney general, went over to Globe recently for the purpose of conferring with the county attorneys office to secure better enforcement.
 The weakness of the present law was revealed in hearing before Judge Shute which came up while Mir. Whitney was there. The defendant in this case was charged with violation of the law in that he was playing game similar" to poker. The state law after setting forth a long list of games prohibited adds Cor any similar game"
 The point raised on demurrer was that the game. played was not poker but Swedish bank" and that it was unlike poker in that the primary meaning of the word similar" as de- fined. by Webster is exactly alike" Judge Shute sustained the demurrer, thus allowing the first opening wedge in the plan to break up the law in question.
 This law was passed by the 1917 legislature but referred to a vote of the people. At the last general cleo tion it carried by the very narrow margin of 1O,736 to 10,Q66. It was the evident intention of the legislature to make the gambling law more rigid than ever Several games not included in the former law were prohibited by the new law. The list is as follows: Faro, monte, roulette, lasquenet, rouge ct nor, rondo, vignt- un or twenty-one, poker, stud poker, draw poker, bluff, fan tan, throw, sev- en and a half, chuck-a-luck, black jack, pangingy.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

it was near Eve that Adam ate the apple.
 Just few more lightsome epi- taphs: .. Here lies my wife, much lamented; She's happy and I'm contented." Accidentally shot as a mark of affec-
 tion by his brother" Here lies Bernard Lightfoot who was
 accidentally killed in his forty
 fifth year.
 Erected by his grateful family" "Here lies the body of Johnny Haskel, A lying, thieving, cheating rascal. He always lied, and now he lies; He has no soul and can not rise"
 Here lies Caleb Ham, >
 By trade bum.
 When Caleb died the Devil cried,
 Come, Caleb, come.'" !
 Alex Johnston's little boy was say ing his prayers in a very low voice.
 q can't hear you, dear," his mother whispered.
 q wasn't talking to you," was the retort.
 If Woodrow keeps the Mrs. traipsy- ing round the country, how in thun- der's she goin' to put~1p any fruit for winter?
 Of course, she'll have plenty of canned speeches.
 Or do you consider these fruitless?
 If Judge Gilliland carries out his in-, tentions and goes hunting when the season opens, we gotta insist that he cut 'em off. Knew a feller wunst as had beard that projected far enough from behind the tree he was leaning against so mother feller huntin' sure thought 'twuz squirrel and shot it clear off.
 Don't hardly credit this, butts said to be true:
 The judge was walking down the street last winter, with his ulster but toned tight around him and his um- brella held we'll down in front to pro- tect him from driving sleet, when two ladies, coming from the opposite direction, saw him and one said to the other:
 "See that fur collar on that mans overcoat? That's just the kind I'm going to get in my new neck-piece."
 Just then the judge raised his um- brella, with scowl, and both ladies 
 "Do you believe in mustard plas- ters, doctor, patient asked Dr. Miller.
 "Yes, I do," he growled, fercely, "I prescribe them for patients who call me out in the middle of the night when there's nothing the matter with them"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03
POSTMASTER WALKER
 RESIGNS JOB AT BELLEMONT

Merrill Walker, who has postmas- tered for the past ten years at Belle mont, resigned last week, and intends taking lay off for a while. It is understood that MT. Thompson, who recently bought out Johnny McWil- Hams, will be appointed to take his place. MT. Walker expects to leave shortly for the coast to spend the winter.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03
MASTER IN HIS OWN HOUSE

..Take this rubber plant into the garden"
 Mistress said I was to put it on the balcony, sir"
 Do as tell you. You will put it in the garden first. Afterwards you can put it on the balcony"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03
CHEERFUL CHIRPS
 (By "DEL.")

Mostly nonsense, except in those rare intervals when a real idea comes along and is grabbed off.
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

They say that nearly ali crimes are committed in the latter part of the day, and psychologists explain it by saying that man becomes morally weaker as the day wears on-less able to resist temptation.
 We'll, we do remember hearing that
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03


 gently, the following classified ad. ap- peared.
 "WANTED-A man who is afraid of hard work, as a steamfitter's helper. Strumquist." Twixt the optimist and the pessimist
 The difference is droll;
 The optimist sees the doughnut,
 The pessimist the hole,
 If Rube Neill carries out his prom ise and saves all that booze he took off'n the bootleggers for flu patients we're going to ask, "Oh, flu, where is thy sting?"
 In it's suggestions to bathers the Hotel Colorado at Glenwood Springs, says: Persons bathing for the first time are requested to inform attend ants of the fact"
 The Berkeley, Cal, Gazette had this ad. last week:
 "Young lady wants to learn to milk a goat. Will pay beautiful amount for lessons on Saturday p. m. Berk- eley 32S7."
 They must ke going without lot in Illinois now, for the Streator, H., Gazetteer says in it's society columns:
 "Her attendant was very tastefully gowned in pale pink satin slippers, and hat to match and carried pink carnations"
 Altogether in the pink, as it were.
 When Mir. and Mrs. Paul Coffin want something extra good for dinner, they step out into their back yard and kill a Belgian hare, of which they always have a good supply on hand. At one time they had several hundred.
 Kind of nice whenIyou can go hunt ing in your own lack yard, eh?
 Paul says he ain't much took with this idea of climbing all over our mountainous landscape whenever he wants to kill game. It's too uncertain and reducing.
 Francis D. Crable's little son asked his dad the other day:
 "Papa, do chickens have booglers in their nose?" John Zalaha's 3-year-old son, Jack, is nightly interested in that little. baby sister who recently arrived at his house. Shortly after he saw her for the fiist time he rushed out of the house to tell the news to pass ing neighbor.
 "Oh, you don't know what we've got at our house!" he exclaimed
 "What is t?" she asked.
 "It's new baby sister," said Jack,
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

| nlcut WOulu nave.
 "You don't say so! Is she going to stay?"
 q guess so," he replied, thought fully. She's got all her things off" Francis Chisholm, our county farm agent, has new Ford, which he in- sists is "Fierce-Sparrow," and Lewis Irvine, the rodent pest inspector, has one he calls a '"Rolls-Rough."
 Tom Brown, in reminiscent mood, was recounting recently some very amusing episodes of by-gone days.
 He tells this one about Al Beasley, whose habit it is to cap some yarn which puts too great strain on his credulity by telling another even more remarkable:
 It was just after incubators had be- gun to come into use. Tom had seen one operate and was describing it to Beasley. It was too much for the latter to credit. But undaunted, he at once capped Toms story by describ- ing infinitely, and at length, how he had once filled barrel full of eggs and set hen on the bung-hole. At the end of three weeks, he declared, the barrel was full of chickens and he had to knock out the end of the barrel to release them.
 John A. Ellis, of Prescott, former superior court judge of Mohave c0un- ty, who was here recently, tells how he came within an ace of getting in bad mighty while defending a min incorporation in court. There were two negroes on the jury. Judge Ellis, abandoning himself to passionate rhetoric in defense of the humanity, justice, kindness and generosity of his clients, shouted:
 "Why, gentlemen, my clients are white men" Then his eye lighted on the two black jurors, and he hurriedly added, "They are white, gentlemen white inside, the only place that color counts"
 Paul Fertig says that one of the public thermometers in Yuma is marked opposite no degrees, Yuma" opposite 115 degrees, Imperial Val ley; opposite 120 degrees, "Hell"; and opposite 125 degrees, "Phoenix." :"
 When Assistant County Attorney Geo. w. Harbin came back from Hol- brook last week he told Court Report CT Frank Harrison that all the colored people in that town were under quar- antine.
 "Why, what ails. them?" Frank wanted to know.
 "Blackleg," George chuckled.
 Santa Fe Agent Stahl met Herbert Hilkens on the street Monday.
 Hello, Hilkins, old man" he ex- claimed. q hear you have a new youngster at your house."
 Herb glanced around apprehensive- ly. "Eer heavens sake, you can't hear it way up here, can youe"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

Francis Chisholm, our county farm agent, has a new Ford, which he in- sists is "Fierce-Sparrow," and Lewis Irvine, the rodent pest inspector, has one he calls a'"Rolls-Rough."
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

If Rube Neill carries out his prom ise and saves all that booze he took off'n the bootleggers for flu patients we're going to ask, "Oh, flu, where is thy sting?"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

In it's suggestions to bathers the Hotel Colorado at Glenwood Springs, says: "Persons bathing for the first time are requested to inform attend ants of the fact"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

watching for the effect his announce ment would have.
 "You don't say so! Is she going to stay?"
 q guess so," he replied, thought fully. She's got all her things off,"
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

'Twixt the optimist and the pessimist The difference is droll; The optimist sees the doughnut,
 The pessimist the hole.,
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

In the Albuquerque Journal, re- gently, the following classified ad. ap- peared.
 "WANTED-A man who is afraid of hard work, as steamftter's helper. Strumquist."
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

The Berkeley, Cal, Gazette had this ad. last week:
 g "Young lady wants to learn to milk goat. Will pay beautiful amount for lessons on Saturday p. m. Berk- eley 32S7."
The Coconino sun., 1919-10-03

Francis D. Crable's little son asked his dad the other day:
 "Papa, do chickens have booglers in their nose ?"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
Lew TendIer Will
 Be Easy Mark For
 Champion Leonard

New York. Sept 19-It was an nounced three weeks ago that Benny Leonard and Lew Tender were to fight for the lightweight champion ship within three months. Now Billy Gibson, manager of Leonard. has seen fit to make public an nouncement of the match and has set the date for Thanksgiving Day. The only obstacle is the fright that Ten dler has every time he hears about a prospective match with Leonard. If the Philadelphia lightweight can be convinced that he has a chance. something he does not believe, he may sign the papers.
 Leonard will agree to make 135 pounds, several hours before the time for action. Tendler has asked for 133 pounds ringside but Leonard, rightly. declines to even consider this proposition. Leonard suggests that when Welsh beat Ritchie for the title they met at 135 pounds and that if Tender is to get a crack at the title he must enter the ring at that weight.
 If Tender does not get together with Leonard shortly, Leonard will lose a lot of money. Willie Jackson almost knocked the title aspira tions out of Tender and only the interfer- ence of Gibson prevented Tender from getting a lacins from Irish Patsy Cline. The Quaker lightweight is very much overrated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
ALLEN WINS OVER COFFEY
 AT AKORN

Johnny Red" Allen. state light weight champion. won over Mohawk Jimmy Coffey in a fast four-roUnd bout at the AkOrn A. c. club on Kos- suth street last night
 Allen had tine first three easily but in the fourth Cofey started into work and his speed enabled him to make the round even.
 Reds improved inhghtiug was the feature of the affair, easily heating Ina Indian in the closeup work. send- ing in some hard rights and lefts to the body that slowed Comey up.
 Pete Dunn and Mick Fitzsimmons went fast fOur-round draw, Fitz- simmons using his left jab to great advantage. Dunn was the aggressor throughout the four rounds.
 Referee NcAuliffe stopped the cir GUS exhibition between Jackie Sulli- van and sailor Mckay in the third stanza. Both boys were all in from their efforts to put over the sleeT producer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
NEW JERSEY IS RICH FIELD FOR
 DEMP PSEY BOUT

New York, Sept 19.---That there is great possibilities for Dempsey or a promoter of a heavyweight title bout in New Jersey was proved beyond cavil Tuesday night when nearly 90. 900 persons damned into the Jersey City Baseball Park to watch Johnny Xii bane knock out Frankie Burns Prices were fixed at one and two dollars head, and even at that the receipts were near S70.o0G. If Dempsey cared to appear in the open across the river and if the promoters were far-sighted enough to put the price of admission low cnough---say at S1O for the best seats and S1 for general admission--- there is no reason why a crowd just as large could not be attracted again. That would mean receipts near @ quarter of a million dollars, a total surely worthy of Dempsey's best ef- forts.
 And if Dempsey were to mix in New Jersey he would be taking no chances with the crown he now wears, for the bout would be limited to eight rounds and no decision given at the end. Dempsey could fight across the river every two weeks and get s5O,OOO or more for each appearance. Jack Kearns will learn as much just as soon as the glamor of the circus wears off and he faces the sad reality of small returns for Dempsey's labors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
FOrman Cleans Up Small Fortune When
 50 to l Shot Wins

Havre de Grace. Sept. 19-C. w. Buck" FOrman. the Brooklyn horse man, won a small fortune al the race track here yesterday when his three year-Old gelding Rapid Day won the League Handicap. Rapid Day paid s91.8O in the s2 mutuel machines. and Forman had enough tickets on him to bring his winnings, excluding the purse, to s1O,O7O.
 Before the race FOrman told a host of friends that his horse had a good chance to win, but few accepted his tip because they could not believe Rapid Day could beat the good horses he was opposing. With little Col tilloti in the saddle Rapid Day ran the best race of his career and won in impressive style.
 Walter J. Salmon's Hobey Baker took the Aberdeen Purse from a small but select field of youngsters. Com mander J. K L. Ross His Choice was second and A. J. Diazs Azurita third
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
Ready to Select
 Successor To Garry
 Hermann Very Soon

CZhicaEu. Sept. 19-ThP joint com rnrttee of the American and National LeaEues appointed recently in New York to select a BucCpEBur to Garry Eerrrnann. owner of the Cincinnati Natluna1s Chairman of the National ComIu1sz5Uu- had before them the names of four men, one of whom will be nominated for the place. and the settlement of N1r- Hermann that he would step out as soon as a man to replace him had been chosen The four names were not announced T. was stated however. that in a few days. probably a week. another meet ing win be held and the committees 8 choice made public William F. Bak- CT. President of the Philadelphia Nat1oua1s. wi1liam yeecl- head of the Chicago Nationals. and Col Jacob Rmppert Of the New ' ork Americans form the committee.
 DiSsaTlsfacsion with MT. IIerr1nann's tenure of the Chairman nship. as ex- pressed by MT Baker. hinges about his connection with the Cincinnati Reds. II is maintained he should not sit as Jur gc on the Commission when his eiHb will be q. contestant in the Worlds Series.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
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HARVARD HAS SOME PROMISING
 MATERIAL NOW

CamridbEe, Mass, Sept. 19 - Yes terday's practice for the Harvard football players was much more sat- Wednesday. The players showed no tenderness after their first days scrimmage and were much more active and direct. The four rush lines on the first squad and all the backs took part in an hours scrim. maging. The coaches drove the play CTS hard the entire distance.
 Although first downs were few, probably because of the manner in which the most promising men have been scattered through the various teams, there were some good holes opened and the backs worked together much better than on the first day.
 Bob Fisher intends to cut the squad to about 35 players after to- days drill, and yesterday the linemen particularly were in the game for all they were worth.
 Hadley again showed his power in the rush line, and Westherhead, one of the new wings, showed a lot of promise COnlon. former Exeter star and last years s. A. T. c. quarter. did some pretty open field running There were no scores made, but Ralph Horween, Harvard's veteran line breaker from the 1918 varsity, besides doing some fine bunting also narrowly missed a drop kick field goal from the 35-yard line.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
Squad of 75 Turns Out for First B. H. s.
 Football Practice

The first practice of the Bridgeport High school football squad was held yesterday afternoon at Seaside park and a squad of 75 turned out Fred A. Hunt. who did so well with the material last year, was on hand to coach again and was well pleased with the size of the squad.
 There are a number of veteran play CTS on hand including Gallbatti and Burns. ends: Berk1vit and Waters, tackles; Joe Murphy, guard; Capt. HanmilI, Lawes, Hickey and Maher, backs. A new center and one guard must be developed. The first game will be with Kent Prep school next week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
JUDGES KISSED BY RACE FANS
 AT AQUEDUCT

New York, Sept. 19--sasin won the fifth race at Aqusduct yesterday, but the worthy judges took l. away from him. No. it wasn't a disqualification; just another one of those mistakes that have been too frequent this season.
 To everybody. with the possible cN- ception of Presiding JudEc Pcttiugill and his associates, Sasin won tho heat by a good head. and when Sunny lands number was sent up there was a demonstration on the lawn seldom seen at a race course in the East.
 The officials were openly denounced and booed. Several of the raceCocrs were so pronounced in their criticism that they were ushered from the course by the track police.
 Demonstrations of the kind that followed the placiug of the horses in the fifth race does not help the sport. It will keep the better class of turf patrons away from the course,
 There seems to be unlv one rem edy That is a. Eanizaton of the staff of officials who decide finishes There can be no finish too close to be judged correctly In the case yesser- day, hundreds of people were close enough to the finish 10 sec that Sasin had won by q head
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-19
SIX ELEvENS ARE PUT
 THROUGH PAGES AT YALE
Jack Cates New End Coach, Drills Candidates foI Wing POsitiOn-Squad Increased to l16 and
 Will Be Cut SOOn

New Haven, Conn, Sept 19-Dr. Sharpe, head coach of the Yale football team, yesterday advanced his principals to their second les son. Six full olevens were lined up for signal drill and had their first signal practice for the year. The first team as it lined up today is a big and speedy bunch. In the team were Rheinhardt. Allen. Hamtl. Kirkpatrick, SeIdcnberE, Gait Capt. Callahan. LarOChe Lay and Neville and Hcffelinger.
 The first half of the rFactico was devoted to line charging by the for wards and to kicking and tacklug by the backs. Dr. Sharpe is giving the fundamentals just as they were taught years ago at Yale. At both morning and afternoon practice quick starting, turning, passing, punt catching and the general handling of the ball were impressed on the men.
 For the next ten days this style of drill will be continued. There were half a dozen new arrivals today. making the squad about 11f. Jack Gates. end coach, picked out twenty candidates for this position and took charge of them. Dr. Bull had Ald- rich of last years freshman class In charge and coached him in bunting.
 A new coach to be added to the list is Osborne, the former crack end rush of the University of Virginia. He is now on the faculty of the Yale Divinity school He will assist in end coaching.