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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
MARK HANNA RECALLED.
From the Phi1ade1nhia. Renora

From the Philadelphia Record ! Some of those whose mem ories can
 travel back to the prehistoric days .oeforeI the Spanish-Anerican war may
 recall the amusing Gas it now seems) contest that took place between Mark Hanna and Gen. Russell AIger, pre- ceding the Republican presidential sweepstakes of 1896. Both of these gentlemen were intensely practical in their political methods, and in seek Ing results had a fine contempt for
 ethical scruples, Hanna was backing 2
 Mckinley, while Alger cherished the wild delusion that he himself was of presidential caliber. Both made some thing of a speciality of corralins- Re- publican delegates from Southern states, who were generally persons of color and peculiarly susceptible to arguments having a strictly cash ba- sis
 In the winter of 1S95-96 Hanna found that the state of his health made a prolonged sojourn in the South imperative, and spent several months in the mild climate of South Carolina. Georgia and Florida. Apparently he put in his time to good purposes for when the Republican national con Vention was held, a few months later, it was found that the Southern dele cations were almost solid for Nc K1nley. Alger, starting too late, was beaten out of sight
 These "reminiscences are induced by the following statements in the Wash ington correspondence of the Evening Ledger regarding the presidential can d1dacy of that distinguished soldier, Gen. Leonard Wood:
 When the Wood boom languished the politicians took hold of it. Of all the candidates Wood has the best or ganization, with John T. King of Con- neeticut as manager, and with Frank H. Hitchcock, a successful picker of nominees, active among the colored delegates of the South, his old spe- cialty."
 Hitchcock is given to the same practical methods as Mark Hanna. If he is now engaged in bagging the colored delegates for the general, we shall expect to see results, especially as we are told this is This old sDecial-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
WHY ITALY IS RESTLESS
. REMIER FRANCISCO MYTH explains the

ID REMlER FRANCISCO MYTH explains the growing So-
 cialist vote by several motives the chief of which is dissatisfaction with
 The peoples of Europe will not have another war and because the Socialists form party always onDos ed war, the people of Italy voted them"
 The explanation is short and conforms to the views that observers have held upon this of the wafer
 Prior to the the working movements the Social ss the Labor Unonss and been for generation preaching that is product selishnes that war is ualy Waged to promote selfish interest When war came the tendency the Eurone a of old systems. - lo0
 When the war proceeded year after year, millions were killed and millions disabled hunger saled city and home the numhe the radicals Socialism stalks Europe Nemesis of an avenging providence.
 War produced the gigantic growth European radical and will bring into being deparre which before the seemed remote the minds of tive thinkers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
MIR. McADoo ON COAL PROFITS
WY HEN WILLIAM G. McAdoo was secretary of

"T HEN WILLIAM G. McAdoo secretary the treas ury he had the opportunity and the duty examine income tax reports made by the coal operators he found in these reports he has knowledge he uses now to aid Harry Garfield Federal admnisr tor who Is trying to settle the coal strike.
 MT. McAdoo his advice from shonldar Ralse the wages of miners he says But aors raise the price of coal until their reports for e1o nave been examined These reports should publish ed There should be price raising until examination the facts proves that the operators it.
 Ihe operators made during the i5 2OOO per cent on the capital invesed.'
 Mir McAdoo invites the coal operators to "show down" aer hang termed them in precise language upon precise information, profiteers of a sort.
 Goal IS basic necessity. It wealth in the ground, species of wealth into which the ingenuity of the operators enter only to limited degree This commodity one Of those which ought to regulation the alternative being ownership operation
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
CFrom the London Daily Hera1d.>


 London, Nov. 6.-(By MaiD .-Co1- onel L'Estrange Malone, M P, who nas just returned from Soviet Rus s1a, is the latest witness to come for ward to protest against the campaign of lies that is being pursued against Bolshevik Russia. Colonel Malone gave his experiences to the Daily Herald.
 ITO begin with" he explained. q am Liberal in politics, and have no class bias in any direction
 l am convinced that the stories he Ing circulated in England about Rus sia are mostly untrue or. conniate 1abrlcations. They appear to be the product of a scheme of propagande conducted by the Russian reaetion- arles and their sympathizers here. "ho are afraid of the spread of com 1nunlstic ideas in this country, or are working secretly for the return of the Czarist or ancient regime in Rus Sia.
 NO open-minded person can deny that certain regretab abIe. incidents have occurred in Russia. At the time of the revolution, there were undoub+- edly looungs and atrocities. But these appear to have been the work of tba hoohgan anarchic element. libera fed III the chaos of the transition period and l have evidence that shows that 'ie botsheV1k1 government has been working hard to restore law and or der.
 ooF1et Government Orderly
 we must not forget that the spark of revolution was kindIed with +,a actlVe connivance of the Allies, Two years have now elapsed, and the gov efhnent which has emerged has es !aollshed not only law and order. but -s carrying out real program and SHOWS distinct elements of perman- ence. One is, in fact impressed bv the almost bureaucratic orderliness rr the government.
 rake simple examples of eyerydav life in Russia. No one can denv inc terrible privations, which will he ma n1foldly increased this winter owing to the illegal blockade of the Ai1es- It is frequently stated that iiie III Russla IS. anarchicaI and cha otic. I personally visited tbeatraz operas concerts Trans and cabs are anundant, and trains are running on ume They are slightly slower bn+ this is due to the fact that wood is substituted for coal fuel.
 The churches are untouched. and services were proceeding on the Sun oays that l visited them Fine works or art and statues are unmo1ested with the exception of a few Czarist statues
 Heal Social Reconstruction.
 In addition, the Soviet government mas embarked on real program of social reconstruction, and what is most important, program of social welfare, public health and ed71catior The medical services have baaD na uonahzed, and medical attendance is available to the poorest peasant.
 One of the most important seo- tons of social welfare is that con
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
NO MUNICIPAL TREE

Bridgeport kfddies will have nc municipal Christmas tree this year according to an announcement made this morning by P. V. Gahan, of the Board of Recreation.
 In place of the usual Christmas tree at Broad and Elm streets the city with the Board of Recreation and the community service board will have carols sung in all sections of the city.
 There is to be a joint meeting of the two boards next Tuesday when complete plans for the city's Christi mas will be outlined. It is the in- tantion of both the boards to giv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
BRIDGEPORT ELECTION.

Upon no creditable grounds can the expenditure of $22,ooo by the Repub- lican town committee of Bridgeport in the late city election be defended. Victory at that price is not victory at all. 1t is commercial transaction New Haven Journal-Courier.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
SNEAK THIEVES ACr1yE

barlng sneak thieves entered inc residence of Stanley Blaski, 30 Lau- rel court yesterday afternoon. while the family was away, ana made of with s75 in cash and jewelry valued at S4oo- The burglars used a key to gain entrance to the house, and evi- dently took their time in collecting the yaluables. The police are work ing on the case but have secured no clue which may lead to the identifi- cation of the robbers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25

kids as well as the grown ups a. bet- ter time this year than ever before despite the absence of the usual tree celebration.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
POLLOCK HELD UP

While on his way home at 3 o'clock this morning, Nathan Pol lock, of 19 Hadley street was held up by two masked men at the cor ner of Boston and Noble avenues, and relieved of s1 in cash. Pollock re- ported to the police, that one of the men held a revolver at his head while the other robber went through his pockets He was unable to give an accurate description of the men.
 ty.' Of course, Gen. Wood cain haye no knowledge of such things Beins srly a soldier. he can have no insigf 1nto tha curious ways of politicians
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
THE WEATHER.

New Haven. Nov. 25-Iaght rain late tonight and Wednes- day: warmer tonight; colder Wednesday,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-25
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

From The Farmer Tuesday, November 25 4see1 with VII @ the humorist that Bridgeporters run off WI II req not stoves but last night were somewhat amn a seeg woman stealing the hoops off an ash barrel "'u'is o 0a'& street for the purpose of holding
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-31
Dresses
A glorious opportunity to buy a
Serge Dress, cut on the spring mod
els, below its regular later price.

A strike in the wholesale dressmakng trade is on; this manufac-
turer wanted to clear his decks in anticipation and closed out to us his
entire sample line and stock at a rdcuOusly low figure. These beauti-
full dresses are made of splendid quality al[wool serge. Most OF them
are in nayy and black, a few in colors. Easily a dozen models to choose
from, all the very newest. made for this coming spring trade. OF course
the new box coat effect is we'll represented There are all sizes Tor wo-
men and misses. Not one of these dresses was made to retain fr less
than $500. Come as early as you can for the first CHOICE. at the very
I;+Ia pr;cao
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
Arthur Nehf Worth
High Purchase Sum
Belief of FandOni

Arthur Nehf. for whom the
Giants paid more money than over
before was paid for a Nauona.
league bah player. already has
done much TO instill In the minds
OF Giant fans "a belief that the
amount paid for him Wa wisely
expended. Forty THOUSAND dollars
is a lot OF money. IN baseball or
out OF it. but Neht is worth that
amount and more Ite has been
consistent winner since he Joined
the Giants on August 3. and he Ia
more than likely to go right ON
winning FOR number OF years %
come. for he Is "a young man win
many seasons Of major league play
before him
Asa member OF the Braves Nehf
WAS Ike unto "a hlgh class race
horse hitched 10 "A dray. lie showed
not uf class but could not get
anywhere. When hc received mo
support 10 which he was entitled
he Invariably made the opposing
club look exceedingly bad, but hc
did not always get proper suppnri.
Last year ne was credited with
fifteen victories ana charged with
fifteen defeats since joining the
Giants he has been a big winner.
Next season be ought 70 win Hl
least 20 game. for he ~ a ElIi'1H
for work ana cosld, l. necessary,
hurl almost every other day
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
PROMOTERS WISE 10
STALLING OF BOXERS
Love Matches by Various We'll
known BoNcrs to IIc stopped
by IHstlc Promoters.

TuNing promoters are gradually
getting Wise 10 tho mitt artists who
dance through "a certain number Of
rounds for a big guarnn,ee--ani call
10 "a days work 4 Dayton. Ohio,
promoter recently called lIArry Greh,
Pittsburgh mlddloweiEht. and Bat
ling Lcyiuslty in neat but firm
manner, and when the grand sho NJ
down came the glove pushers were
found 90 bee OF color.
The Dayton club had Greb and Ie-
whisky booked Tor lj-r0und set-to.
a few days before the engagement
he pair met at WhcelinR. " Va.
Their work AZ Wheeling was putrid
and was characterized by wheeling
writer's aH fly worst the West W.T.
giuia metropolis has ever sheltered.
The Dayton promoter was ,lppad
Off about The Wheeling affair and he
Immediately arranged 10 satcE ard
himself and his patrons by arany-
INK TO have the GrrO- .evinSky AFFAIR
40 to q decision. lie was given au-
Ihority 20 have q decision rendeTed,
and then he wired the hA,ilcrR ~ inc
change In conditions 1Io advised
Them. too, that unless they worked
sincerely IN Dayton they would I've
denied their share Of tho money,
which woula Ice distributed among
several DAYTON hospitals ana charl-
table institutions.
Greb immed ately cancelled, and
the Dayton promoters had hardly
read Grtb's telegram when Low nsky
sent one Cance ling his appearance.
too Lcvinsky ana Greh have fought
a half dO3en timsE IN the past three
moRths and apparently each bout Is
the same. in wheeling the men
huggcd ono another until The referee
was exhausted separating them, and
5000 fans hlsSeA them 20 the echo
An erfur, viii be made 10 have
both bnt'lcrs tisqua a.ified ly the
ohio federated boxing commissions.
and II ,hla action IL carried ont
neither of them will Ne permitted 20
appear In the buckeye state. Greh
announced he cancelled at Dn tor
hec1use Of hoil on 'he hack Of his
neck although 'hrcc dRvsl before re
celyluc the ult!matum from Dayton
he wrote that he was In line fe'te
and ready for tho scrap OF his career.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
TOM GRIFFITH UNLUCKY
IN LOSING SERIES COIN

Baseball players who, after EN-
Raging In n world series. are traded
to a club that takes part in the sue
ceedlng lntcrleaRue champlonship
contests are called lucky. II they
are then Tommy Griffin OF the Rob
ina has carned9he rts ~ to be dubbed
the most unmcky player In the game.
In 1874 Griffin started the season
rs member OF the Braves At the
opening uf that year II viii be re-
called that the Braves did not sccm
to have n chance TO finish one, two
three. After the first few weeks OF
he race StallinE's crew were
anchored In the second division,
which was nothing unusual for then.
About the last week In june Mana
ger S'auings told Griffin, who Is
"A tenor OF ne mean ability that he
could not sing hts way through the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
CLARK GRIFFITH UNABLE
TO GET WINNING CLUB

Clark Griffith scems 10 he up
against an even tougher proposition
than Connie Mack Tho Old foN's
team hRs mad, u very sorry showing
this year chiefly because Of weak
ness in his Jnfleli, ana he has been
tnnkinE "A number uf deals here Of
late looking 10 hracing his inner
works for the future but none OF
the material secured has shown
great signs In he minors Of being
much In the way OF Improvement
1t ntey not be fair TO Judge In as-
yancea howeter. and one never can
tell about what q minor Lacquer
may Do.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
C. PICK HAS EVIDENCE
THAT UMPS ARE BLIND

Charley PICK Of tho Roston Braves
II only another OF the vast army OF
ball players who think that All um-
plres are blind 10y instinct and insane
by choice
During q recent game Charley
claimed he was hit on the head by a
pitched ball Umpire Quiglcy, how
ever. thought otherwise. although
Charley was really in a position 20
know II was hiu head Mr.. Quigley
was Obduratc. however,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
[FRNATTONAII SPORT CLUB PLANS ELIMINATION BOUT!

Griffin was with the Reds he never
felt the sensation OF collecting the
losers share OF a world series. and
when he was sent to the Robins he
welcomed the transfer. lie figured
the Robins had better chance NJ
winning this years pennant than had
the Reds what the Reds accom-
plished after Tommy left is familiar
and he is n member OF the club that
finished In the last division.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12

league and the player was shifted
~ thr REDS As soon as Tommy left
he club they started their scnsa 3
tionnl spurt that resulted In they
winning the National league cham
rlonship and the worlds title from
the Athletics.
griffith remained with the Reds
until last winter, when he was traded
10 the Robins In The deal that sent
Jake Daubert Cincinnati While
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12

manager. In letter to the writer
saws Mlako is I'm R hospital and IL
WIN he three monthH before he can
consider training
While out west recently Joe
CRoSnskl stated that boxing could
not improve. as there are only seven
punches that can he used.
Il don't agree with him there,
said Jim Corbett. when he heard of
IT. you know there are only so
many kinds ~ deliveries that
pitcher can use, too. II Isn't the
number, It's how he usos them ana
when he uses them. You see. MI
pitchers have tho use OF them the
same as all fighters have the seven
punches. It's all question OF how
and when. do you get me ~
In Toe Gang time the world waa
full or hard hitters pal Hawkins
had left hand punch, delivered
slowly at fun arms length. with a
sudden twist of the wrist, that was
IKE blow with q hammer, tie
landed that on cans In the first
round OF each of their two famous
fights aud each time knocked cans
flat and nearly out Yet cans each
time unme up stalled, recovered,
fought furiOuslv and knocked out
Hawkins when Cans had been
fighting only as long rs Benny Leon.
ard has been fighting now ne had
noShing like Ieonnrd's Knockout
record put he was fighting men
like Kid Mcfarland, Jack nalN
Young Griffo. Spider Kelly, George
McFudden. FRANK Erne, Willle Flt-
gerald. and scores ot others VINO
we're great because they WtIe
byought up on long fights from ~
to 4h rounds, Instead OF me NN anu
-, round 10 decision bouts of today
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12

Superior Unionsuits the
perfect fitting underwear
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12

uly N.Cnrucy matchmaker ~
tho biz boxing club nt Detroit Mich
Aaa booked up Mlkr % bowd. the
champion TO meet
either George Chlp of Sow Castle.
I'n or George "Kuockout" Brown,
the chicago mlddrvrirnt. for thc
main bout ~ ten rounds nj his next
boxing show which he Intend" 10
stage A. thc,h'g arena at Detroit on
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
The IIemped Arena

Jimmy wide. EugBud.a. p~uHi.
tloual ryu,'gh' boxer who's"
matches against ral Moore ~ Nom
have mad, American boxing follow
orr eager 20 get Fh"pH' "I W.
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main bout ~ ten iu'n'7 I'VE
boxing SHOW wlI'H H'
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the nihhiNS oct -
Although Tnl Moore tho Mem
phls Alghtor. has been back FROM
England for several weeks. ms man
ngors. Tommy walsh nud SAFE Low
iE. have made no attempt 10 sign
him up for q battle In mis- cohnHy,
Moore can get many bouts mere IT
his managers care about hHnlhk
him M. hut ~ 'h" NV" i'IoNH ~.
fast youngyiers mar u pl"na".z '' ~,
reason why M'or
not care hp"ut matching "'''
For agreeing 10 dcfend ms utl'
In n twenty-rnhnd bout At New 'lr-
leans on the night of THANKSGIVING.
pete Herman. the legitimate bantam
weight champion, Il TO receive
guarantee of $1,000 with an opuon
~ accepting 80 per- cent OF the gross
receipts. Sem GOLDMAN, manager of
terms which ho has signed his bat
Tier IN for. and that Dominck Tors
torich. the promhter, has the priVl-
lsgc OF selecting whatever opponent
he cares To nut against Herman
zoe Lynch will most likely he
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-12
HERMANN HAD RIGHT
IDEA ON RESERVATIONS

In giving thu Rcd fans tho pref
rrcncc In the matter nf world series
resrrNatiouR Guy Hermann has
the right idea Anybody who has
waited 80 wears fur chance TO See
IN, home team iu world series Ia
entitled 10 frat consideration
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-23
STREET CAR LINES
 OF SPOKANE MAY BE
 BOUGHT BY THE CITY

SPOKANE, Oct, 23- Possibility of the submission to the voters of this city at the municipal election Novem- Der of a proposition for the pur- chase by the city of the street car lines, power plants, car shops and other properties of the Spokane & Inland Empire Railway other than it's interurban lines was seen m statements st the city hall
 If the Great Northern railway is willing to enter into an agreement with the city whereby the company will obtain title to the interrTban property ard the municipality will take over the street car system, the receivers sale of the road probably will be delayed a month from Novem- Der 1, the date now set, and the mat ter submitted to the voters it was stated.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-23
HENDERSON ON
 SCHOOL TOUR

l.. D. Henderson, Territorial com- missioner of education, arrived last night on the steamer Alameda, and iS a guest at the Hotel Sexton. MT. Hen dcrson is on the last leg of his jour ney around the territory. From here MT. Henderson goes to Anchorage then will return to his headquartcr' at Juneau.
 "I have been to Ruby and othec points on the Yukon" said Mir. Hen derson last night, "and came out over tbc trail to Cordova. All schools are in flor.Shing conditions which means that the attendance is large showing Alas ka is not losing much in population. Business conditions at Ruby, Nenana and Fairbanks is exceptionally good. Along the coast business seems to Do splendid The attendance at the many schools is large and at no place have teachers been curtailed, in fact several cities have added to their faculty ow- ing to the large number of pupils"
 Today MT. Henderson visited the Seward Public Schools.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct, 23- Presi- dent Wilson, from his sick bed, dictat- ed another letter to the industrial con ference delegates It is reported he urged the conference to proceed with out labor's representatives in final effort to frame a program looking to the re-establishment of an industrial peace.
 Samuel Gompers has issued statement declaring that it is useless for labor to continue in the conference unless the employers agree to a de- claration of workers without discrim- ination and that they have a right to organize.
 The Department of Labor officials hope the conference will continue and and they hope a program will he ob- tained acceptable to labor.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-10-23
RAILROAD IS SOLD
 FOR USE OF MINES

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 29- Sola of the PaGsade and Eureka railroad an S7-mile Nevada line by Mrs. White law Reid and Ogden Mills of New York to Eugene Davis of New York and Eureka Nevada, for a Considcra- ton approximating $l,OOO,OOO was announced by Davis here.
 The road is a narrow gauge, but its conversion into a standard gaug" road will be a general betterment Of it's roadbcd and facilities is contem- plated, Davis said. It runs between PaliSado and Eureka, Nev.
 Purchase of the road was effected in order that Davis might be enabled to ship orc from his mines in Eureka, he announced.