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New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Dempsey Will Box
Carpenter in L. S. A.

Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight
boxing champion, has received an at
tractive offer to meet Georges Carpen-
tier. of France, European title holder.
but will only box him on American
soil. according to a message received
here tonight from Jack Kearns. Demp-
sey's manager.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Indians Cluster
Hits and Errors
For 42 Victory
By BRIGGS

ST. LOUIS. July s.-Cleveland
punched four of their nine hits off
Koob in the second inning and, with
errors by Austin and Tobin. won the
last game of the series from st. Louis
to-day, 4 to ..
The score.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
5Leading BaHers
In Big Leagues
AMERICAN LEAGUE

absence of year or more from the
courts. There are no freak shots TO
learn all over again, for the Californian
plays the natural game and there IS
nothing top-heavy about his style. he
should go far and high in his quest for
the title.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Title Events at Newark

The national championship commit
tee Of the A. A. A. approved yesterday
the holding of three title events on
Sentember l3 at Weequahic Park. New
AK These events are the national
decathlon, national steeplechase and
metropolitan senior medley relay race
championships.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09

Two-base hits-Lawry. Madden Cd,
Jacob. Walsh Parnham Stolen base
Iawry. Sacrifice hits Jacob. komneh
nay,s Sacrifice fies-Cather t2). Double
nlay-Niiler. Sergeant and Miller Left on
s. Newark. 10. tirst
has on error Newark. !. Bases on pa
--oN Romrnei. 2 on Parnham, 2. Hi by
,i,char-By Parnharn (Miller). struck out
by Rommei. ;; By Parnham. 3.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
SECOND GAM T.
Total. 4qa7sO Totals 81 81 q - 2
.psn for C;owdy in eighth inning.

c,,c,,rati 0 o . %
Ros.on' o Ia
Two-base hlts-Holke. Gowdy stolen
hases-Rath (2), Roush. Kopf. Neale. Sac
riece hits s-Rath smith. Sacrifice fies
Bressier. Riggert. Double play-Rath and
Dsubert Left on bases-Cincinnati' !,
poston & Bases on balls-On Eller. }. on
Nehf. :. struck oul-by bhei' - ~
<chf, (.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Home Run by Hendrix
Humblcs Phillies, 81

PHILADELPHIA, july s.-Pitcher
Claude Hendrix's home run in the sew
enth inning scored the winning run
against Philadelphia in the opening
came of the series today, to a, MAX
inc twelve straight defeats for the
locals. Luderuss home run and rally
in the eighth fell just short of tying IT
up. Smith pitched well but received
ragged support.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09

TofaIs 81 4 q T OF Totals -. 33 = II :
.Batted for Gerber In ninth inning.
Baftcd for koob IN eighth inning.
.Batted for Wright in ninth inning.
81 Louis 0 0 ID
Two-base hits-O NELL. Bagby. Three
base hit smith. stolen base - Sisler.
Double plays-koob. Gerber and Sisler
Gerber. Gedcon aud Sisler; Iunte ana
Johnston Johnston. Gardner. wambsganss
and Johnston; Lunte and Johnston Leit
on bases--Cleveland. 5. ST. Louis, I. Bases
on balls-On Bagby. , OF Koob. ? Hits.
Ragby. r Losing pitcher-Koob.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09

Totals ...5I = II IT IU'As y y '-'
'Batted for Miller In eighth inning
Pittsburgh. l
Two base hits-Stengei. Kruger. 'ome
run - Wheat. Sacrifice hit - Johnston.
Double plays-Terry. Cutshaw aud Monw,h
ivn & Base on balls-On Miller / Hir
on Miller. s in innings; on Hamilten.
IN 1 struck out-By Miller. l; by
Cadore g. Losing pitcher-Miller.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09

rwn-ha,. hit--NcUenry. Three-base ritf
Chase McTIenry. Zimmerman. Home un
-Kaun stolen bases-Zimmern Sros,
ton. Sacrifice h's-stock. Fletcher' 80
on bs.es-New YORK. 2: st. Louis D. pas
on balls-Oa Benton. /. Hits-On poaS'
. in 5i-3 inrlngs. n Meadows IN
struck QUIT Beaton. 3; by Meaoo"s' l.
Losing pitche.-Hoak.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Eastern League

Providence 8: Pttshsld. ,
Hartford. s. Springfield. nrst
Hartford. IL. Springfield. III ts~ mn
Worcester I. Waterbury.
Bridgeport. 8. New Have
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
International Leag,
GAMES TO-DAY

GAMES TO-DAY
Baltimore at Newark.
Reading at Jersey City.
Binghamton at Toro 'to
Buffalo at Rocissf
YESTERDAYS REsULrs
Newark. II; Baltimore, 5.
Reading. 8; Jersey City, 2.
Rochester, 4; Buffalo, 3.
Binghamton, s: Toroito' O.
STANDING OF TEAMS
WI Pctl ". p
B'more. 5021 .704l lBing'fn 35 ~
Toronto AZ 81 .575 Roch'tr 81 . = .
Newark 80 80 .542 Readg.. p S.r
Buffalo. IS 36 .493J. City. H's "N'
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
FsRsT GAME

Cincinnati.. -
Boston 0 x-s
Two-base hiis-Holkc. Maranvile. Raw
lings Three base hits-Daubert. Riggcrt,
powell stolen bases-Groh, Bressler.
powell RiRger. 90. Maranville. Gowdy.
Left on bases Cincinnati. 2: Boston, D.
Bases on balls-On Ring. OFF Mitchell =
off Rudolph. ]. IIts-On Ring IA . IN
ntnpse of Mitchell. : in 3. Struck out
BY Ring. , by Rudolph. Z. Wild pitch
Ring Passed ball-Nngo.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
international League

At Rochester X n r.,
Dorbas,er a | II II 2
Ru1alo 0 o 0l 0--s 2
ogden and Carris, Jordan and Ben
cough.
A, Toronto- RHE.
Toronto... . q IA 2
Rinrharn,on n0ll0 o-s 7 2
Paterson, Jones and DEUEL. Harper.
Higgins and Smith.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Southern Association

Nashville. s: Memphis. 4.
New Orleans 4: Atlanta. l.
Birmingham. le, Mobile. /
Little Rock trainl.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
New England League

F,tchburg, 4: Lawrence. 3.
Lewiston. Z: Havcrhill >.
Lowell. .. Portland. ]
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09

74ssts advance sals for seats for next
saturday and Sunday AZ 300 sth Avsnvs-
~-A1vl
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Standing of Major League Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
GAMES TO-DAY
81. Louis AT New York
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
Cincinnati at Boston
Chicago at Philadelphia
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
New York, s; st. Louis, l.
Brooklyn, 2: Pittsburgh, !.
Boston, 3; Cincinnati, lst):
Cincinnati, 4; Boeton. 3; I'D. 9.
Chicago. 8; PhIladelphia, 4.
STANDING OF TEAMS
w. l.. Pet. w. L. Pct.
n York. a. FL .672lPittsb'h.-. 3S ~ S07
Cin'nati.. 45 "a .e52 st. Louis. n IL .3e7
Chicago. 3S 81 .55ll Boston,. rs - .3S1
Ryookivn az ~ .522 Phila....-.. IS ~ .29O
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
Reading Defeats Skeeters
By a One.Sided Score

Reading defeated the jersey. City
skeeters Yesterday by score Of -.
Morrisette and Schacht, who did the
twirling for the home team. were botn
ineffective. Bernhard. the Reading box
man, held his opponents to four hi's'
The score: -
re,s.v civ. ooiooz zooo-7
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09

Totals so ,ioqtesl Totals "a II 10 q 10
Ralttrora o 0 o. 3
V"wark. o l q 2 XII
New-York tribune., 1919-07-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE
GAMES TO-DAY

Nex York at Cleveland
Washington at Detroit
Boston at st. Louis
Philadelphia at Chicago
YESTERDAYS RESULT
Cleveland. 4; St. Louis, z.
No Other Games Scheduled.
STANDING OF TEAMS
w. l.. Pct. w. L. Pct.
~ Yo%k An ~ .6lSl DefYOit.. 81 81 300
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
five men KILLED
in STRIKERS BATTLE
FIFTEEN WOUNDED IN STREET
CAR REVOLT.

Hammond, Ind, Sept. give striA-
ers were killed and fifteen wounded
today in a battle between former EN-
ployes of the Standard Steel Car
Company and the police.
Two months ago two thousand work
men went on a strike for better pay.
Five weeks ago there was riot be-
tween the strikers and the police in
which number of persons were in
iured Yesterday two hundred strik-
ers returned to work and this caused
considerable bad feeling. Today when
these men started to work, a crowd
of thousand foreign born strikers
gathered in the streets and threatened
them
Whe nthe police attempted to ar
rest the leaders of the mob. they were
attacked with stones and clubs.
The officers replied by shooting.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
AGED NEGRO VICTIM
OTHER NECRO'S SHOT
THREE IN JAIL HELD IN CONNEC-
TON WITH KILLING

Charlie Marshall, respected, steady
old negro is dead, and Ray Davis,
John Singleton and Sara Thomas,
three other negroes are in Jail held
in connection with the the old ne
groe's death which occurred follow
ing wound in the left breast just
above the heart which was sustain
ed by Marshall as he was returning
home yesterday afternoon late from
feeding his pigs out near the creek
on the National Highway
According to reports Davis and
Singleton were fighting over the wo-
man. They drew high pressure re-
volvers and filled the air full f
whizzing bullets They were down in
the creek, but close enough to tie
road way that flying bullet hit Mar
shall and killed him almost instant
~ He was in his wagon Marshall
worked for the d. Ed Kennedy Co.,
and had his little farm to which he
went to care for his pigs.
Coroner w. G. Fitzgerald is inve5-
tigating the case this afternoon and
an inquest will be held. Sheriff
Ward took the three negroes into Gus
tody Immediately after the matter Of
the shooting reached his ears.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
TURNER GOES TO
TAKE CHARGE TRAIN
LOCAL EMONSTRATIOH AGENT
SUCCEEDS eRoAcH

Farm Demonstration Agent j. NJ.
Turner, who has the distinction Of
having helped to naugurate the
stumping special in south Georgia
with the first demonstration in Cri. p
county, goes tomorrow to take charge
Of the train and remain in chargc
till the end of the tour
He succeeds Mr.. Breach whose dr.
ties will take him back to Athens.
Mr. Turner, with ]. Phil Campbell
and J. C. williamson set this train
going and made the land clearing
special IA reality.
He will without question give the
portion Of the tour quite
a bit of added enthusiasm. His
friends here consider the service re-
quested of him hut "A manifestation
of the appreciation of his services
in working out the stumping plans.
He will give full day to each dem
onstration and make it worth while.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
HENDERSON UNDER ARREST

Ashburn, Sept. S.&Marvin Hender-
SOL, assistant cashier of the Exchange
A',ll; of Sycamore, was arrested to-
on charge of murder, growing
out of the killing of Floyd Guest near
here Sunday Guest was struck by
an auto driven by Henderson. In the
machine with the-Sycamore man were
Ralph Fountain, son of the late w.
d. Fountain, and Charles Adams. The
warrant charging Henderson with muir
der was sworn out by a brother of
the Triton man. No date for a pre-
liminary hearing has been fixed, it
was stated tonight.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
WHOLE GEORGIA
FAMILY BURNED
IN HOTEL FIRE
BOSWELL HOTEL AT BREMEN
WAS FIRE TRAP
FIVE TAKEN FROM RUINS
Man, Wife and Three Chill
dren Discovered Saturday
Lived at BoWden.
FIVE TAKEN FROM RUINS

Atlanta, Sept. 9.-Teiepnonc reports
from Bremen, Ca, state that the
bodies OF j. P. Purple and wife and
three children of Bowden, Ca, have
been discovered in the ruins of the
Boswell Hotel, which was destroyed
by fire there last Friday.
The bodies were found Saturday.
The first news of the tragedy was
received today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
ALLIED TROOPSS
GOING TO SILESIA
WILL PRESERVE ORDER BE-
TWEEN GERMANS AND POLES

London, Sept. Supper Silesia
where serious cnoficts are in pro
gress b9tween Polish and German
elements in the anticipation of the
proposed plebiscite over the trans
fer of territory to Poland. will be oc
cupied in the future by Allied troops
according to a statement made by
General Dupont, French representa-
tive to the refugees and insurgents
in the region, it was learned today on
authority.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
WORLD WATSON
UNITED STATES
FOR FINAL PE'ACE!
WILSON SPEAKS TO MINNIE
sofa LEGISLATURE
TALKS OF COST OF LIVING
Says World Will Not Set
tie Till it. Knows Own
Stand.
TALKS OF COST OF LIVING

St. Paul, Sept 9.-The cost of living
President Wilson told the Minnesota
Legislature today, was largely due to
1.-The world situation" growing out Of
the sacrifices and waste of war Back
of that, he said, lay the fact that the
world had not yet learned what the
peace status will be.
THE world is not going to settle
down until it learns what part the
United States is going to play in
Peace" he added, He declared this
was the only nation which would have
enough free capital in the near fu-
ture to rehabilitate the world econo-
mically.
.'ss4ao easa5
The legislature received the Presi
dent with cheers He was introduced
by Gov. Burnquist.
First of ALL the President said, the
nations duty was to set the commerce
of the world going by the establish
ment of peace after that there were
domestic adjustments necessary.
He mentioned among other things
that the railroad facilities of this
country were not equal to the demand.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
Mine WORKERS ARE
in CONVENTION
ENGLISH MINERS EXPECT ADVO.
CACY OF THEIR VIEWS.

Cleveland Sept 9.-About two thou
sand delegates were present when
the international convention of Unit
ed Mine Workers of America was call
ed to odrer today.
The miners of Great Britain are
looking to the convention for the
support of movement for a six hour
day thirty hour week, and the nat
ionaliZation of the coal mines.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
CHILDREN WELCOME
: GENERAL PERSHING
SPEAKS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
AT PARK.

New York, Sept. 9,-Gen. Pershing
escaped resumption today OF the
tumultous welcome that greeted him
on his arrival from France yesterday
by remaining in his hotel until the
time for the review of two thousand
Boy Scouts in Central Park this after
noon.
Thirty thousand school children are
gathered there also to sing patriotic
songs and hear Gen. Pershing speak
Gen. Pershing will lead the parade
of the First Division tomorrow
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
MILLIONS LOST
ON COTTON LEFT
OUT in WEATHER
SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERS
ARE WARNED
DAMAGED $3.50 A BALE
Department of Agriculture
Urges Cotton Be Stored
to Save Damages,
DAMAGED $3.50 A BALE

Washington, Sept. 9.-Cotton raisers
are losing an average of thirty mill
ions annually from weather damage
to bales of cotton left in the open, ac-
cording to the Department of Agricul-
ture. Enough "pickings' to represent
at least two dollars and half from
each bale are lost from exposure.
Southern farmers are urged to store
their cotton and stop this waste.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
CARDINAL MERCER
REACHES NEW YORK
COMES TO THANK AMERICA FOR
FAvoRs DURING WAR.

New York, Sept. 9.-Cardinal Mer-
cier. prtlnate Belgium, will reach New
York late TO-DAY to thank America for
the aid given his country during the
war
He will spend the night the resi-
dence of Arch Bishop Hayes, and then
go to Baltimore to spend week with
Cardinal Gibyons.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
TROOPS ON GUARD
KNOXVILLE JAIL
KEPT TROUBLE FROM. DEVELOP.
ING FOR RELEASE OF MEN.

Knoxville, Sept. 9.-'The militia, a
machine gun company, and force
of deputy sheriffs guarded the KnCx
county Jail last night and will con
tinue on guard as precauticn
against possible attack on the Jail
in an effort to release some of the
charges growing out of the rioting
Saturday night, August 81.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
WILL ORGANIZE
COTTON BUYERS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING
EVERY BALE FOR PRICE.

New Orleans, Sept Cotton pro-
ducers from ten Southern states at 4
meeting today decided to organize u
buying corporation in every county
and parish in the cotton belt with the
object of buying every bale Of cotton
offered and then holding the staple
until a minimum price, to be recon-
mended by committee of growers,
was offered
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
DIRECT ACTION
FOR LABORS DEMAND
COMMITTEE RE-
PORT REFERRED BACK.

Glasgow, Sept 9.-Tbe proponents
of direct action for the enforcement
of labor's demands won a victory on
the first vote relating to the subject
taken by the trades union congress
at todayis session.
The preliminary committees report
was referred cack to it ecause it
did not contain an opinion on direct
action.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
THOUSAND WHITES
HUNT NEGRO FIEND
ALLEGED MURDERER OF PROM.
NENT FARMERS WIFE.

Athens, Ca, Sept. 9.-An armed
possee Of more than a thousand mea
has sourrounded the swamp where
Abe Cox the negro who is alleged &c
have murdered the wife of pron'i-
nent farmer of OgIethorpe county yes
terday afternoon, is believed to be
hiding.
The negro beat his victim over the
head with d garden hoe.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
! BOSTON PROMISED
blue COAT STRIKE
FOURTEEN HUNDRED OFFICERS
VOTE TO CULT. .e... :.

Boston, Sept 9.-While conciliatory
efforts are in progress, state and city
officials and private interests COM
pleted plans today for the protection
of life and property in the event the
policemens strike which is planned
here for tonight could not be avert
ed.
Union leaders claim that fourteen
hundred of the sixteen hundred patrol
men in the city are members of the
union, which has voted to strike.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
GAR. WOULD JOIN
ALL U.S.. SOLDIER
ORGANIZATIONS
WOULD INCLUDE CONFEDERATE
VETERANS
PLANS PROPOSED BY GAR.
May Ask All Soldier Or
CARNATIONS to Merge Into
One Great Body.
PLANS PROPOSED BY GAR.


Columbus, Sept. 9.-Plans for COM
bining into one patriotic federation
of all the soldiers societies and aux
iliaries are under way, according to
COMMANDMENTS Chief Adams of the
Grand Army of the Republic in the
meeting here.
The tentative plans, he said, call TO 4
the merging of the G. A. R., Confedel-
ate Veterans, Spanish War Veterans,
and veterans of the World War who
are members of the American Legion.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL
CONSIDER AMENDMENT

Concord, N. H., Sept. 9.-The legis
lature convened in special session to-
day to consider the ratification OF the
federal constitutional amendment ex-
tending suffrage to women.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
SEPARATE PEACE !.
ANDUNION PROPOSED
HUNGARY SENDS DELEGATION
To RUMANIA FOR PEACE

Paris, Sept. 9.-Dr. Friedrich, PEE
mier of Hungary, is reported in
Vienna dispatch to have sent a Hun
garian delegation to Bucharest
The report says besides being cut
powered to negotiate separate peace.
the delegation may discuss theevent-
ual union OF Hungary and Rumania.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
ORDER SETTLES CONFLICTS
IN SPANISH INDUSTRIES

Barcelona, Sept. 9.-All the labor
conflicts which have been vexing Bar
celona nave been settled The set
tlement was sealed by the issuance Gf
d joint manifesto to employees and
workmen in the various industries,
calling for an immediate resumption
of work.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
BIOL SHEVIKI CLAIM CAPTURE
ANOTHER RUSSIAN CITY

London. Sept 9-The occupation of
Petropavlovsk, on the Ishim river
about hundred and seventy-fii .
miles west of Omsk by Bolsheyjk
forces is claimed in Russian Soviet.
official statement received today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
COUNCIL TO SEND NOTE ON
SUBJECT
TO ALTER CONSTITUTION
Allied Council Demands
Change Leaving Off Aus
trian Representation.

Paris, Sept 9.-The Supreme Coun-
Gil today will draft note to Ger
many demanding the suppression OF
article siAiy-one of the German COIL
sttution providing for Austrlm rep
reservation in the German ReiChstrath
according to newspapers here.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
BOLSHEVIkE PROPOSE PEACE
WITH FIGHTING LETHUNIA

Paris, Sept 9.-The Russian Bolshe
wiki have proposed peace to the Lith-
unians, according to report from
Polish sources
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
RUMANIA REFUSES TO SIGN AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY;
AUSTRIA SENDS DR.. RENNER TO SIGN UP WITH ALLIES
BREMEN HOTEL FIRE WIPES OUT
father, MOTHER, Three CHILDREN
RENNER IN PARIS
TO SIGN TREATY

Paris, Sept. Austrian
Chancellor, DR.. Renner. who is
to sign the peace treaty tomor-
row. for his nation, arrived in
Paris thsi morning from Vienna
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
RUMANIA WILL
NOT SIGN TREATY

Paris, Sept. 9.-The Ruman-
ian delegation to the peace con
ference announced today that
it would not sign the Austrian
peace treaty.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-09
NEW YORK COTTON
LOCAL MARKET

Good Middling ---------------- 27.1O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-24
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

!From The Farmer, Wednesday, September 24 l860)
 Coke can be obtained at the office of the Company at the rate Of 10 cents bushel.
 that the Seaside baseball club formerly tba able management of their captain H. Meeer Esq., former ly or New York; and that in few weeks they will play nS'eh game "Ih the laLe nine,
 Those of our readers intending the Fair at Nor- belonging o the Jarvis boarding school at Weston These Do are noted for their proficiency in the school the soldier eAliDloh Will take place at the Fair grounds tomorrow
 Quite heavy white frost was made again last nigbt and although of shall vet many warm and Dlsas ant da It may be said that the backbone of the heated term Is faFy broken.
 m cose{ge9Ge nee Of th7 promotion of Capt. R. B. Faroh1d officers Tn the SedgWicl Guard unanimously evening": For Capt John Atkinson: for Ist Lieut. Hobart BrlsInade for M Lieut. Timothy Cornwal 1s Sergeant } N9rh JQr "a Sergeant Joshua Marsh for 3d. Sergeant Poral Geo " Corne for Corporal Private John Cameron: wee cornell promoted We congratulate the Sedgvc Guard
 The Bridgeport Hydraulic Company agreed 10 furnish the Bridgeport Orphan Asylum supply water for all uses in the Asylum building free of charge so long as it may be needed for such purpose.
 We understand That Sergeant Gardner and PatrolmaD aaener o the police force have resigned Both have gage in more pleasant and lucrative business.
 learn that there every appearance of large crop of chestnuts and that the rpenng rapidly few r5or frosty nights will those ugly prcy burs allow inc nuts to drop-and then won't the boys have jolly tme
 New YOrb-The Tribune says that the prolonged delay in the adjustment accounts of the Gold Fxcbanpe Rank continues to enbarras business keep up the painful s pense is believed that forty fifty members of the Board have failed but say and with iugglerv ance are exposed to view who is solvent and The feeling against the Gold Exchange Bank justly deeper than al any Prevous tune and the general uncertainty in Wall continues with the expectation part many that tbe Is stlH troubIous times ahead of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-24
DRIVE FOR MEMBERSHIP

KKT HEN THE American boys went out to the Ameri w people proud of them and filled with mens of profoundes gratitude to them, During the long, weary preparation the civilians at home busy every of work that nothing might be missing for support the boys France, enlisted for the cause
 being and most of the home again, the country swings the business of reconstruction and the war begins already to be a memory,
 doubt of the sincerity of Americans when they pledged gratitude They meant what they said Yet the desire The people to reward h boys who did much for Ie.r o,try the world nc,- Le support of te veterans themselves.
 country only know their needs and their desires they expressed in concrete and undersaudab form. And the soldiers being millions cf men. must have orga through which they form will and by which they express that will when ii is formed.
 There immediately, matters of Insurance, of pensions compensation right to honorable part in the public other things which require the support of unified solid, organization of veterans of the
 The ways in which organized veterans each other IL would take pages describe henh
 The interest of the soldier is not exclusively mainly in material advantages that be gained by association, The spiritual and moral benefits be obtained from member ship in the organization those who fought the for of their lives,
 The American Legion is carrying membership drive The object this editorial is to remind who have not joined the great organization to do
 The admission is very srall and the dues very and they carry the club house wich is the first its kind perhaps in the United States,