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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27

shore dinner of the association at Dorlon's Point, Norwalk, on Wednes- day night. Sixteen of the members of the association were present at this dinner and meeting, the trip to and from Stratford being made in auto mobiles.
 The dinner which was one of the best ever served this association, consisted of everything from clans to watermelon and as there was plenty of all the food for everyone, each of the men were amply satisfied for some time far as eating was concerned.
 In addition to the election of off, cers which was held at the meeting a number of matters of vital import ance tn Okenuck tribe of Red Men were discussed and at the meeting of the tribe on Monday night they will be presented to the members for dis cussion.
 Among those who attended this dinner were Asa L. Parketon, George A. Fairchild, George W. Spa1l, James Vans. James Pronovost, Charles Ora ham, Louis E. Peck, Frederick W. Nettleton, Edward H. Beers, Arthur Dennison, Ernest Wilcox, Howard Wilcoxson, Andrew Eaton, Ever Beardsley. Ivan L. Warehouse and Wesley Morehouse.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
Vigorous Men and
 Women Are in Demand

If your ambition has left you, your happiness has gone forever unless you take advantage of J. D. Hartigan and Hindle Pharmacy's magnificent offer to refund your money on the first box purchased if Wendelfs Ambition Pills do not put your entire system in fine condition and give you the energy and vigor you have lost.
 Be ambitious, be strong, be vigor- ous Bring the ruddy glow of health to your cheeks and the right sparkle that denotes perfect manhood and womanhood to your eyes.
 WendelIs Ambition Pills, the great nerve tonic, are splendid for that tired feeling, nervous troubles, poor blood headaches, neuralgia, restlessness, trembling, nervous prostration, men tai depression, loss of appetite and kidney or liver complaints
 You take them with this under standing that: In two days you will feel better. In a week you will feel fine, and after taking one box you will have your old-time confidence and ambition or the druggist will refund the price of the box.
 Be sure and get a 50 cent box to- day and get out of the rut. Remem- Der J. D. Hartigan and Hindle Phar- macy and dealers everywhere are au- thorized to guarantee them--Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
STAMFORD
Especial to The Times.)

Stratford June 27-Miss Agnes Shy der a member of the eighth grade of the Washington school of this town entertained on Tuesday evening at the home of her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Louis I. Snyder, Main street the mem- bers of her class. The form of the entertainment was unique in that it was a moving picture s.sow, the pie lures being presented by L. H. Cor bitt, the Bridgeport photographer.
 The house was prettily decorated in the class colors of purple and gold and later in the evening refreshments were served. Those present were Miss Ge.trude Avery, Miss F. E. Rich ardson, Mrs. O'Neill, Harold Carter Rose Robinson, Gladys Rockwell, Al fired Anderson. Irene Carter, Grace Harrison. May Rice, Bertha Smith Nils Anderson, Irene Burritt, William Parson, Hazel Schroeder, Clarence Tonges and Louis I. Snyder Jr
 The police have received during the past few days number of reports of tools and building material being stolen from the houses which are be- ing erected abost the town. The latest report is that of James Ma1oney who reports that barrels of lime have been stolen from houses which he is erecting on Oakland street. Every effort is being made by Chief Nichols and his men to apprehend the men or boys who are breaking into the new houses and taking things that are handy
 Roland son of MT. and Mrs. David Stephen of Long Brook avenue who was i'll for few days threatened with typhoid fever. is able to be out of doors once more.
 J. Emmet Beardsley Is engaged in repairing the chimneys of Christ Episcopal church.
 One of the children of Building In spector and Mrs. William Blamey of William street is quite i'll.
 A dance will be held on Friday evening at t,:e Pootatuck Yacht club. It is expected that dances will be held each week at this pc-Tar club house.
 Members of Company L, State Guard, have been notified to attend a meeting at the armory on Friday evening at which time they will be paid for the field day. There will be a short drill of the new recruits.
 A series of games for a silver cup is to be played between teams repre- senting Company L, State Guards, of eAAAo tc"A anu lLie oldle 1uard com pany of Fairfield. Members of the local team are practicing in prepara- ton for the games.
 Edward J. Schadewald has re- turned to his home on Rockland ave- nue after attending the funeral of a relative in New Jersey.
 Ernest Wilcox was elected presi- dent of the Past Sachems' Association at the meeting held after the annual
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
Makes Wrinkles Go
 "As If By Magic"

Want to banish every wrfnkfe- from face, neck, hands-easily, quick ly, completely? Try are famous sax oite formula Nothing else so nearly meets every requirement.. Why ? Because 1t Is correct in principle and really. truly assists Nature. Possess ing remarkable astrineent and tonic properties. 1t both tightens the akin thus naturally smoothing out the lines and improves capillary circuleta cn and nerve oone-tending to strengthen 'oose tissue and bring about a healthy condition Yet, powerful ss the sax oate lotion is, 1t won't harm your skin in tho least. And it's so easy to get the inexpensive ingredients at your drusgtst's. and so easy to mix them.
 Just dissolve one ounce powdered saxolfte fin one-half pint witch hazel that's all. Bathe your face in this immediately every wrfpkle and crease are affected. even the deepest. You arc perfectly astonished. and delight cd, with the result. You look like you've lost years from your age !- Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
4oo1H ANNIvERsARY.

San Juan, June 22.-The fourth Of July marks the 400th anniversary Of the founding of the city of San Juan, making it the oldest city under the American flag. and a committee Is at work arranging for celebration of thdt event and the signing af the Declaration of Independence.
 Cuba, San Domingo and St. Thomas have been invited to send representa- tives to take part in the celebration.
 That July 4, 1519. is the exact date of the foundation of the city of San Juan Is the opinion expressed by Cay etano Colly Tosts, historian, who has traced the history of the island since the first landing of the Spaniards ir I15O9.
 According to pr. Toste. the frs Spaniard to set foot on the island of "BorinQuen" was Juan Ponce d. Leon, who landed on the 18th O. August, 1909.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
STAMPS ARRIVE.

Announcement was made this morning by Postmaster Charles F. Greene of the arrival of over 4,000,- 900 two cent stamps and 100000 one cent stamps ready for immediate dis posal to be used on and after July 1, when the three cent stamp will be abolished It Is indicated that on July 1 there will be a rush for the new stamps, so, in order to avoid delay, it would be wise for firms and private individuals to buy their sup plies now.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27

with port. Birds, dogs and cats were having the time of their lives.'' The reporter saw a tleast a dozen drunk lying on their sides or their backs beside rivulets of wine.
 Shippers with ships in the outer docks loaded with wine complained that the quays were so crowded with port that they had no place to un- load their cargoes. And other wine ships from Spain and Portugal were on the way.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
PLENTY OF PORT.

London, June 27-'"The London docks were literally running with port" says a reporter of a London paper Thousands upon thousands of hogsheads lay all around. They blocked the roads and filled the sheds
 There is more port in London today than there is beer in the whole of England. Some of the casks were warped and leaking. The quayside and streets around the sheds ran red
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
JUST MooNsHINE.

Dublin, June 25.-The high tax on whiskey has increased the activity oi by police and excise agents for illi- cit stills is constantly maintained. During the past year the official re- port shows that 412 illicit distilline plants were discovered by the cus- toms and excise officers in Ireland and only 2 in Scotland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
FRENCH BOXER WINS.

Paris, June 27 - Ted Jamieson, light heavyweight of Milwaukee, was defeated npoints in a bout here Wednesday night by Miles, a French heavyweight. Jamieson was national A. A. U. 175 pound champion in 1917.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
MIsKE-BRENNAN DRAW,

St. Louis, June 27-Billy Miske of St. Paul and Bill Brennap of Chicago. heavyweights. fought eight rounds to draw here last night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-27
, Digest Paves the Way To Prosperity

goes without saying that you want to succeed in life, you already successful that want to make that success greater and farreaching There is royal road to prosperity it is reached by all sorts of routes likely and unlikely but there is recipe which coupled with plenty of persistent application apt to help you to fortune anything known to human Now, aside from the college variety, which few of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
R. {. BUCHANAN TO
PROBATE EXPORTS
Plans Being Worked Out to
Issue Through Cotton
Bills Of Lading.

II T. Buchanan, division freight agent
Of the Frisco railroad, has been selected
TO handle export permits and allot cot
ton for export from the Memphis terri
tory ON through bins Of ladtng on be-
halt Of the southern export committee
Mr., buchanan was appointed by
Charles Y. Airey, OC Atlanta, chairman
of the Southern export committee. with
the approval " several railroad lines
doing business In Memphis and the cot
ton exporters, II will he his duty tn
put into operation the plans made by
the railroad administration In the mat
ter Of through bills OF lHding, to pro-
rate oquitahly export shipments Of cot.
ton and expedite the movement Of allOt
ments to shipping ports. The plan Nj.
Buchanan will cooperate with, accord
ing to Mr., Airey, IN this,
The export committee win issue by
the Atlanta, New Orleans and Calves
ton offices blanket authority for round
lots of cotton and forward these to the
Memphis representative to be retssued
In the name Of the committee, and sub
divided as between the various points Of
origin, the authority to he filed with
the chief traffic officer Of originating
line with three or four copies
The question which Mr. buchanan
will aid IN solving will he the equitable
distribution of the limited cargo space
for the export Of cotton, FOR Instance,
the committee may upon a given date
give Mr. buchanan blanket authority TO
ship 10000 bales " cotton to Liverpool,
He win prulNtc this space among the
cotton shippers who have ronsignulents
to Liverpool, designate the route and
the time Of shipment aud authorize the
particular railroad to issue the through
bill Of lHling.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
WILDE A WELSHMAN.

Jimmy wilde, the sta flyweight Pal
Moore hammered off the pugilistiC map
tn London recently, is not an English
man. as is the popular belief, but a
Welshman. Give an ear to the follow
ing:
Having noticed repeatedly sporting
articles concerning Jimmy Wilde, the
English flyweight champion | want to
let your readers know that he is a
Welshman and was born and reared in
the Rhondda valley, South Wales. He.
like Freddie welsh or Thomas, am
from practically the same town, where
Jimmy worked as a coal miner and
Freddie as q molder.
81 might add that Jimmy Wilde, Fred
die Welsh, Jimmy Driscoli and Tom
Thomas, flyweight, lightweight. feath-
erweight and middleweight champions
of England. were all held by WelShmen
at the same time. Three Of them man
aged to hold the worlds titles at their
weights, while the other CThomas), hav-
ing been cut down in the prime of life,
without a doubt would also have an
neNed the same honor,
Hoping this is given space i'm your
column, I remain yours sincerely.
CONSTANT READER.
IAN -four boxers came from within a
ten-Tnile radius.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
HENDRICKS GOING
BACK TO INDIANS
American Association to Open
Season April "a.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-Jack Hendricks,
who has rclinquished his contract as
manager of the st. Louis club of the
National league probably will return to
the American association as manager
Of the indianapolis club, it developed
at the schedule meeting Of the Ameri-
can association club owners here yes
terday.
James G. McGill, owner Of the Indian
apolis franchise. and Hendricks were
In conference, but MCGill said he would
have no announcement to make in re-
gard to his selection for several days.
Hendricks, was manager of the Indian
apolis club before accepting the lead
ership Of the Cardinals,
The date for opening the association
season, originally set for April 30, prob
ably will be advanced to April "a. A
F., Timme, president of the Milwaukee
club, and John Savage, secretary of the
Kansas city club, were named to make
suggested changes in the tentative
draft Of the schedule, They will pre-
sent the schedule for adoption later
in the day.
Refusal Of Roger B~resnahan. owner
Of the Toledo club, to accept the dates
allotted him prevented adoption of the
schedule for the coming season. After
an all-day session the meeting was
adjourned until today,
The tentative schedule presented for
adoption gave the Toledo club 2S sue
| Cessive games at home at the start
Of the season and this was opposed by
Bresnahan. John Savage, secretary 81
the Kansas CITY club, and A. +. Timme,
owner Of the Milwaukee team, will at
tempt to make changes IN the program
tomorrow 81 that it will be acceptable
to Bresnahan.
The proposed schedule called for 1874
games with the Western clubs opening
the season in the Eastern cities OF the
| pircuit
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
NO CAUSE FOR
ALARM, SAYS AL
Tearney Figures Majors Will
Do Right by Minors.

Refusal of Chairman Hermann, Of tho
national baseball commission to sign the
new pact with the minor leagues Is no
aus for alarm, according to AL II.
Tearney, president of the Three-I
league and chairman OF the minor
league committee which effected the
break with the majors.
I'VE accepted the word of the major
leagues that they would respect our
contracts, players and territorial rights
and their word is good enough for me -
said Chairman Tearney.
THE action of he minor leagues Is a
splendid thing. 1t enables us to protect
our clubs by holding most Of our good
players and thus assure our patrons
better baseball than we could give un-
der the old agreement. We will con-
tinue to sell players TO the majors and
buy players from them, but we will
sell to whom we please and not be COM
PEELED to give them up under the OPP
tional agreement and draft.
minor league clubs will never be
broken up in midseason by sales or re
call Of players loaned us by the major
leagues, The minor leagues are well
IA tisfied with the new turn of affairs, v
Chairman Tearney n his associates
will present a new agreement to the
commission within a month.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
ELAN HAS BEEN IN NAVY

Roy ELAN, the blond Nashville leader,
is expecting to be on the Job again this
summer, but he may be a little late in
reporting, owing to the fact that he
is now in Uncle Sans navy and
may not receive his honorable discharge
as soon as he expects.
Last season when baseball caved in
Roy hustled home TO C~onshehoeken, Pa,
Where he thought the matter out,
talked it over with his mother and sis
ter, of whom he was the sole support,
and he decided to enter the navy, Roy
had been boarding his rocks and was
not in any sense Of the term broke,
or even badly bent, and his loved ones
managed to make out all right while
he was away trying to aid in giving
the allies a boost to victory.
Roy served faithfully and well. and
will come back to the Southern as
Nashville pilot, where he will be well
coined by fandom. not only in the cap
ital city, but throughout the league,
A Birmingham scribe says tina over
in Memphis there will be a new face
pracinu the MANAGERIAL bench when the
braves are called to do their spring
training.
" so, cy has grown Il since he left
here last June.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
A LETTER FROM BILL.

Tdiltt Dec. o.
Dear Bob-As Santa Claus didn't
bring me any sandpaper for Christmas,
and as I only have five fingers per
hand, l thought I'd write and ask you
If you could slip me a couple of Cy
Barger's leftover baseball bats 'for aC-
tive service overseas" You see, it's
this way, Bob. Everybody is observing
the armistiCe except the coolies. That
outfit went through the war without a
casualty and now that so many of the
boys are waving at the statue Of Lib
erty w~estbound, these bugs over here
are beginning to concentrate. Demo-
bilize isn't In their dictionary none
whatever. ! overheard a pair of them
talking today and they figure We'll all
60 home by July or August, and they
have decided to prepare for dull times.
Now, you know Pm not the kicking
kind. ! didn't say a word as long as |
had to carry my quota of our divisions
coolies, but when another division went
home and their ma~n-eaters decided to
carry on with us, that extra thousand
asked too much Of a man of my size.
The other night my bunkmate snored
too loud, and these boarders of mine
thought the dinner horn had blown,
and oh, boy, st. Mihiel and Nerdun
were skirmishes compared to the battle
I had. They finally got all the sup
per they wanted, so | won and went to
sleep. II you cant get me the bats, for
the love of Mike mail me a bath tub
and load it with carboliC acid or some
thing. Itchily yours, BILL.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
BARGE LINE WILL
QUOTE RATES HERE
Indications Now Are River Will
Be 20 Per Cent Lower
Than Rail Freight.

with the NfssissInpi river onapIp-
M from ~ TnuIs I'm Ceiro :
enable traffic tn mass me oDeT,tia1 80
the federal harra lima stgptaJJ one WI
Tuesday. The Nnknn,Is one Of ~
tow boats within vas LA M NJ Mas
phis A week AGO departeh fIr 81 Tonis
Tuesday afternoon -'"''
Within "A few DAYS according IN A Z
Castle. superintendcnt Of the local barge
line terminals the barga linz cnp1na5y
Viii be- romprIrrd IN onep mn e% nfSioss
I'M Nrn,rhie in nr4a- ~ r,",rrpflsIh -
chants with ouotatIaps on shining
rates and dates of gajinrg I'ntii noyS
there has been no such office
Mir castle penned A Ietfer to Now
Orleans Tuesday seeking information
r~rlatiyc TO the establishment oF eucb
an office Tho resumntion Of r afic
between Nlrmnhis and New Orleans and
st Louis viii benreforth he carried on
with regular schedules
Tho hargc line rates will probablv he
fixed AT 40 per cent lower than railroad
rates. according to reports reaching MIR,
castle However mn official annonnre-
meut as to rates ia exnerted within a.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
PEPPERY JOHNNY DOBBS, KING OF COACHERS,
MAY RELNQUISH JOB OF PLOTTING PELICANS


John Gillespie Dohhs, manager of the
New Orleans PelicanS, and considered
one of the best minor league pilots In
the business, may quit the New Orleans
team before the season opens. From
New orleans a report has come that
DCbbS is dissatisfied and is looking for
a change of scenery. 1t is a known
fact that DOhhs has not yet signed a
contract to manage the pels in 1919, but
New Orleans sporting writer's say he
very likely will.
What strengthens the belief that
Dobbs will not again lead the Pels is
that he came forth in a statement re
Gently that in his opinion no man
should remain in a town at the helm Of
a ball club for more than u f~ive-year
period, pOhbs pointed out that he had
been in charge Of affairs in the Crescent
City for that length Of time. Still, il is
figured that johnny has had so much
success there that it will be difficult
for him TO leave when he makes up his
miDd 10 that effect
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
HERE'S A NEW ONE.

rRBANA. IN, Jan gS Holding IN
tercolleRiatc swimming contest meets
by telegraph is the latest innovation in
the Western conferences An aquatic
meets In the big Ten this season will
be conducted by telegraph, according to
r. j MnnlcN. coach ot the University
of Illinois team.
The varsity swimmers vii compete
with each other, or with ineligibles, ana
the opposing teams will run similar
events at the same ttur. The results
with he tcleRrnrhch From those reports
the points viii he computed and the
winners determined
The new telegraph meets, Coach
ManIeY said. win eliminate traN"lnS
| expenses aud will interest other than
first team men IN aquatic sports.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
MOBILE WILL STAND PAT.

Macon, Ga, IL trying to break into
the Southern, and AT enthusiastic meet
ing held recently. looking to this end
was with the idea in mind that the
Mobile stockholders were going to turr
in their franchise.
However, the Mobile team is expect.
ing to be very much in the Dixie flas
hunt this year, and with Pat FlahertS
heading the team. the Bears SHOULD
prove a contender all the way.
Macon promised to put up the money
support the team, and everything, but
a full house win prevent them coming
in lust now.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-28
LAUGHTER LIVES
IN NEW ORLEANS
King of Memphis Bootleggers
Has Not Fled Country
for Honduras.

T. A Laughter, known locally az the
kim OF bootleGgers, and who Is under
heavy sentence In both federal ana
state courts here and subject to trial
on several other charges. is still within
easy reach OF the law, 1t became known
Tuesday.
Supposedly having hooked passage
for n through and speedy journey to
the tropical cline Of Honduras Laugh a,
ter arranged q stop-over in New OrNS
lcaus, and is there now II guest at tMN%
G~rucuWald hotel,
According to reports brought hsCsW =
three MemphiAns, who both saw,N ~
talked with Laughter last SuudaYNe
king Of bootlergers is not only Mixing
up at one Of the finest hostclrteSF the
Crescent City. but is riding arpdHd In a
fine limousine and Ia doint A thriving
business with the books. at the n L
course He gave the ~Memphians no
! intimation as when he expected, II ever,
to return home.
Iaurhtcr left Memphis and his bonds
mon, j. j. Muleahy, william winters
and Dave Ostrich, rather informally.
| whru verdicts Of guilty were affirmed
| against him IN opinion from the United
States court Of civil appeals at Gin
ciunati and the criminal court of Shell
by county. lie WAS convicted In the
federal court here Of violating the fed
| e,nl Iiduor laws aud was arrested on
charges that he owned a vast cargo or
rontrahand goods Confiscated BY local
government ]authoritiea when a launch
he operated was cartured as II was
entering the local port, loRded down.
| For thia he waa given n heavy sentence
In the federal penitentiary. Laughter
was also convicted in the state court OF
carving "A pistol and was sentenced to
the wotkhouse Ills bond in the first
ra"oNwas for $9,0oO and In the latter
81 600 Laughter jumped them both.
Iutil federal papers in daughters
ease are received from Cincinnati by
district court officials here it is doubt
mi whether the government can MAKE
any real effort 10 bring him back.
These papers should he In Memphis
| Within Inc next few days.
sheriff Perry hrs R reluisttlon on
Laughter. which the governor OF MIS-
souri, houoreI. but 1t e. NalueleSS for
lcclinrd to discuss the case