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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
ATHLETICS SCORE
 WIN OVER ST. JOE'S

St. Joseph's basketball team went down to defeat last night at St. Joseph's hall before the Athletics, the score being 25-22. ~ The game was fast and well played and was not decided until a minute before time was called, when Red" Mullaney threw in a basket and House choked foul try. The line ups:
 St. Joseph's-Potterdon If; Boyle, r.f.; Garrigan, C.; Hafele, lg.; Han bury, r.g.
 Athletics-Mullaney, If; House, If; Borg C.; Hurley, Lg.; Dunn, r.g.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
SUBMITS
 TO BRAIN OPERATION

Los Angeles, Cal.-Physicians were watching closely today the result of an operation on the brain of George A Rawson, amateur athlete of Seattle, Wash, who has been uncon- scious since January 20 when he en- gagged in a boxing bout at Pasadena, Cal. The operation was performed at a Los Angeles hospital late yester- day.
 It was stated at the hospital that Rawson was doing fairly well.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
CUTBILL MAY SHOW SPEED
 AT ARMORY

Efforts to induce. Harold Cutbill. star 6oo-yards speed merchant of Brown and of the Boston A A. 10 appear at the Armory Athletic meet here March ,, have gotten underway Cutbill spranE a big surprise at the Millrose games, Saturday night, when he defeated Joie Ray and other cracks.
 home being in South NorwaIk He became conspicuous there during his last year as a student at Norwaik High, as a member of she football
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
nie Lelus AH Stnr B0DLers To R0W Hartf0rd Primers
HittingThe Sport Trail
With Geo. E. Firstbrook

followers in hopes popular club Perhaps this due to the At Yanl watching in pennant their focused on lSz1 To into dash front better pitching than ast situation be seen paper '1t Miller Huggns must corral couple of more the Cleveland Indians HANKS
 E Yank pitchers shavkey, Mays Harper, today Ruth preliminary polling out ordeal at Hot Springs In all Higgins will have twers assemblies at shreveport o 44 will depend the Tanks tTINfE FERGUSON Collins former been frequently mentioned late trade possibility About the Bridgeport String Ferguson has been south three times with the Tanks the in to the major league show his weight Ferg" it league box artists wise league hardly looks
  plenty of and be him \ barrier this spring. Meuse with number of getting their tryouts in N looks that pitc regarded flag contender but something E April 13, when the bell rings
 usually in the moods risk their faith o,
 glitering
 Walter johnson Eddie Ccotte, Ray Caldwell ' ct
 Higgins gN velopments follow
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
KID WILLIAMS, POLO
 LEAGUE PACE SETTER

Kid Williams, speedy first rush of the Providence polo team has in creased his lead in goal scores in the paign, with 2T6 to his credit. The leaders and their totals follow:
 K Williams 276; Hart 26S; Dug gan 262; Pierce 213; Higgins 210; Davies 203; Lewis 192; Alexander 174; Thompson IFS; R. Williams 16S; Kehoe 147: Harkins 127; Wiley 119; Ouigley 114
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
MORLEY, AUTHORITY
 ON BOXING, DEAD

PhiIadelphia-Frank E. Morley. authority on boxing. died here early today after two years illness He wasf55 years old and was born in Brooklyn. N. Y- Fifteen years ago ne went to London where he entered newspaper work. devotinE most of his efforts to articles on pugilism. He remained in London until two years ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
LEvINSKY'S BOUT
 WITH WELLS IS OFF

New York-BattIng Levinsky. who was scheduled to box Bombardier Wells 20 rounds in London. the lat ter part of this month, today re- ceived notice through cable to his manager that the bout has been can celled. Levinsky and his manager had completed preparations for the trip across the Atlantic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
 WINNER IN 2-HOUR GO

New York-Earl Caddock of Iowa fs the claimant of the worlds light wrestling championship 'today as a result of his victory over Sim Londos, the Greek, in their finish match here last night. k Caddock and Londos struggled more than two hours before Caddock
 finally pinned the Greeks shoulders to the mat with a head scissors and
 wrist lock. The time of the match
 was 2:08-3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
SIEGER-DE FOE
 BOUT ON TONIGHT

New York-Sammy Sieger, former metropolitan amateur featherweight champion, will undergo the acid test tonight when he meets Billy De Foe of St. Paul in a 15 round bout here. Sieger has only recently invaded pro- fesSional ranks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
MACK LOSES STAR ROOKIE.

While in Lake Charles making his training plans, Connie Mack discov- cred a first baseman named Dan Wagner playing on an independent team. He liked him so well he made him an offer, only to discover that Wagner belongs to the Calves ton Texas League team.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
BILLIARD TOURNEY
 COMPETITION TONIGHT

Billiardists in the IntercIub tourna- ment will resume hostilities tonight. Bridgeport and Masonic cueists will engage in billiards at the Masonic Club. while the Seaside Club pocket billiardists will meet the -Algonquins at the local club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
MITCHELL i; ON TRAIL
 OF BENNY

Milwaukee-Ritchie MitchelPs ad- mirers still believe he is the superior to Champion Benny Leonard, despite Leonard's recent win in New York.
 Tom Andrews, sporting promoter, has offered Leonard $20,000 to come here and engage in a 10-round mo- decision bout with Mitchell.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
NO BOXING AT DAYTON.

Dayton-Boxing was given a death blow in Dayton when City Manager W. c. Barber said he would issue no more permits for matches to De staged within the city limits. He based his refusal to issue permits on the ground that boxing is against a State law, prohibiting prize nshts when a purse is up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
OLD TIME BALL STAR DIES.

Lowell.-Bernard Mclaughlin. a, former major league ball player, died here yesterday. He was at one time member of the Philadelphia eNa- tionalS. He was captain of the Portland (AIaine) team of the New England League when Portland won the pennant in 1893.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
DAUBERT NOW A HoI.DoUr.

Pottsville, Pa.-Jake Daubert. frs. baseman of the Cincinnati Reds. has returned unsigned his contract call ing for the same money he received last season He says he will not sign without an increase. ~ Daubert is in business at Schuykill Haven,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

West Virginia University has turn- ed down an offer by Yale for a dual athletic meet alt Morgantown, be- tween March 23 and April l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
ST. JOHNS HALL CAME.

The Blue Ribbon. Jrs., will play the Exc, Jrs., at St. Johns hall, next Friday night. The game will start at 7:45.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

Jack Coombs, of Athletic fame, Ina. succeeded Ira Thomas. his old bat tery partner, as baseball coach a Williams.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
BALTIMORE MAT EVENTS.

Baltimore-The annual wrestling championship of the South Atlantic Association of the A. A U. will be held on March 26 at the Baltimore Athletic Club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

Penn's athletes will participate in an indoor athletic meet in Urbana Ills, March ,. The meet bears the same relation to indoor track work as the Penn carnival does to outdoor relay teams.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
NE1s SIGNS A CONTRACT.

Outfelder Bernie Neis yesterday sent in his signed contract with the Brooklyn Club for the season of 1921 from his home in Chicago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

The rubber tree has many enemies in the form of beetles, which con- stantly attack it by boring holes in it's bark.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

The Navy crew will leave Annapo- lis May in order to row against Harvard and Princeton at the latter place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

Jesse Guilford of Boston, former open and amateur golf champion of the Bay State, led the field yester- day at Miami with a round of so, winning the qualifying medal by a margin of eight strokes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
SPORT SNAPSHOTS

Eighty-five football candidates are being drilled in preliminary football work at Yale under Tad Jones.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

A movement has been inaugurated at Syracuse to bring the intercolle- giate races to Lake Seneca
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
GREAT TY COBB
 TOPS DIAMONDS LIST OF VETERANS
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

At Miami yesterday Gar. Jr.. own ed by Gar A. Wood, of Detroit. es- tablished a worlds record of BPS niles an hour on ocean course here when she completed the 129 mile ace to Palm Beach and return in hours 55 minutes and 51 seconds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15

Canadian hockey players defeated he Metropolitans, to 2, last night -n Brooklyn.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
WOMAN ARRESTED
CONNECTION WITH
BIG MAIL THEFT
TWO MEN INVOLVED
Divorced Wife of Pugilist is
Charged With Attempting
to Pass Altered Government
Bonds; the Men Are Charg-
ed With Conspiracy, Ire
mendous Sums.

New York, Dec. 31.-A mail theft
of S1,500.000 il bonds on July Is,
1921 became known today with the
arrest of Mrs. Abe Atel, divorced
wife of the former pugilist, and Sam
Gold and Harry Coin by postofiice
inspectors
Bonds for the face value of ST.
AT, 900 were stolen somewhere en-
route from the Federal reserve bank
to the treasury department in Wash
ington.
Some had been cancelled by per-
foration and some were stamped paid
but the stamp was removed by chem
icals and many of them passed.
The charge against Mrs. Atel, who
said she was divorced from the boxer
in California five years ago. was at
tempting to pass altered govern
ment bonds. The two men were charg-
ed with conspiracy
The daily times., 1921-12-31
LOOKING FORWARD
TO IMPROVEMENT
IN BUSINESS NOW
A BRIGHT NEW YEAR
Prominent Bankers Express the
Sincere Belief That the Time
fer Anxiety is About Past
and the Middle of the Com
ing Year Should See Re-
stored Business.
BRIGHT NEW YEAR

New York, Dec. 31.-Business pros
bets for 1922 are in general hopeful
according to a statement by promin-
ent bankers made public today by
the American Bankers Association.
THE future of business and finance
in the United States is encouraging"
said Thos. B. McAdams, president of
the Association.
He emphasized the Importance OF
this country ministering itself in the
problems of Europe. He said that al
though some leading politicians and
newspapers opposed extending aid to
Europe at this time future prosper
ity depended on the way financial
America answers the CALL
THE time for anxiety seems to be
entirely past and the middle of 1922
should see recovery we'll established
declared John G. Londale, president
of the National Bank of Commerce
of St. Louis "All the things necessary
to commercial betterment seems to
have been set in motion and 1922
should be the era of our greatest and
most golden prosperity"
The daily times., 1921-12-31
BRIGHTER THINGS
FOR DEMOCRACY
The Former President Thinks
the Coming Year Will See
Party Regaining Confidence.

New York, Dec: 31.-Prediction
that the year 1924 would show the
Democratic party has entirely regain
ed the confidence of the nation was
made by Woodrow Wilson in New
York letter to the Woman's Demo-
cratic Political League.
Replying to birthday letter sent
by the League to the former Presi-
dent, Mr. Wilson said.
1.-THE message from the Wonan's
Democratic Political League gave me
great pleasure and l wish to express
through you to your members my
heart felt thanks for the cheer it
has given me together with my best
wishes for the New year which is GER
ltain to show the Democratic party
has entirely regained the confidence
of the nation"
The daily times., 1921-12-31
SIXTY THREE WERE
LYNCHED DURING
THE PAST YEAR
20 LESS THAN 1920
Georgia Led the Country with
Thirteen Lynchings, Murder
Was Assigned as the Cause
of 1S of the Lynchings,
While 10 Were Attributed
to Assaults on Women.

New York, Dec. 31-Sixty three
persons were lynched in the United
States this year as compared with 65
in 1920 says Il statement issued by
the Association for the advancement
of Colored People. Four were burned
alive. five were burned after death,
two lynching victims were women,
one in Georgia and one in Mississippi,
and six victims of mobs were white
men.
1t attributed 3 lynchings each to
Georgia and Mississippi, six each to
Texas and Arkansas; five each to
Florida Louisiana and South Caro-
lima: four to North Carolina. two to
Alabama and one each to Mississippi,
Tennessee and Virginia.
Murder was assigned as the cause
for IS OF the lynchings and 19 were
attributed to alleged assaults on wo-
men.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
NOGAY PARTY
FOR NEW YEAR

New York, Dec. 31.-The New
York prohibition enforcement battal-
lion 155 strong, enforced by several
special liquor sleuths- received from
Ralph Dey, state director, final in
structions for carrying out the most
rigid observation of the law over the
New York holidays.
They were to be scattered over the
city with orders to make no distinct
ion between Broadway and the Bow
cry and to enforce the law wherever
merry makers are gathered.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
CAN STOP RIVER FREEZING

Toronto, Dec. 29.-It is possible
to prevent river from freezing over
by supplying a small mount of heat,
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science was told to-
day by John Murphy, engineer of the
Canadian Department of Railways
and Canals. The Rock River in IL
linois, a navigable stream. has been
kept from freezing for five winters
over thirteen miles of it's length by
spilling tepid water into it at the
rate of two barrels a second, he said
Mr.. Murphy explained that ice
would not form when water was
1-100th of degree above 80
Fahrenheit, the freezing point of wa
ter.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
UNDER WORLDS
GIVEN Warming
The Spectacular New Mayor of
Youngstown Tells Evil Doors
They Must "Pack Up"

Youngstown, O., Dec. 31-Geo.
Olds, mayor elect of this city WHO
takes Office tonight has issued an
open letter to the under world today
in which he warned wrong doars
that they will have until Jan. to
'love up, drink up, pack up and
move or behave"
Tomorrow Mayor Olds stated he
will address the city policemen and
give them hell" Last night he held
a banquet for the city council at
which he proposed plans for economy
in which he proposed to reduce the
police force and the fire department
The daily times., 1921-12-31
BRITISHERS
GOING HOME

Washington, Dec. 31.-A definite
decision has been made by Arthur j.
Balfour to sail for home Jan. IA.
He will be accompanied by Lord Lee
Farham, first lord of the British ad-
miralty leaving Sir Auckland Geddes
here to wind up remaining confer
ence matters.
Washington, Dec! 31.-The deci-
sion announced by the British dele
cation spokesman was Interpreted as
a further indication Of the early con-
clusion of the conference Heretofore
steamship reservations made by Mr..
Balfour and Lord Lee and the date
of the departure of the delegates were
uncertain.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
STANDARD
CLUB GOES TO MIAMI.

Greensboro. N. c., Dec. 31.-The
100000 club of the Jefferson Stand
ard Life insurance company will meet
this year in Miami, Fla, January A.,
and g. The meetings will be held
in the Royal Palm hotel.
Many of the company's prominent
officials and agents will leave Green's
boro Sunday night on train No. 29 in
special cars. At Atlanta, Ca, they
will be joined by agents, members of
the select club, from Dallas, Tex,
Louisville, KY, and Memphis, Tenn.
At Jacksonville agents from West
Virginia and the eastern parts of
the Carolinas will board the Jefferson
special cars.
The party will arrive in Miami at
1915 O'Clock Tuesday night. Agency
meetings will be held January 4, 5
and 6.
The Greensboro people attending
will return here by the morning OF
January 9. Those going from Greens
bOro include Julian Price, president
of the company; ]. E. Latham, vice
president; Chas. w. Gold, treasurer
and Mrs. Gold and their daughters
Miss Margaret; A. L. Brooks, genera
counsel; w. T. O'Donohue, secretary
H. P. Leak, assistant secretary; Audi
tor and Mrs. E. P. Ross; L. M. John
lson, assistant treasurer.
| It is expected that over 200 JEFF
ferson Standard men will attend thu
Injecting. A special entertainment pro
gram has been arranged. One of thu
Entertainment features will be an au
ltomobile trip given the club by th
iMijami chamber of commerce.
The 100000 club is the elite or
lganization of the company, bein!
Icomposed of agents whose insuranc
sales run to and over 100000 TO
the year.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
NOEARLY VOTE
ON DYER BILL

Washington, Dec. 31.-Prospects
of early vote in the House on the
Dyer anti-lynch bill were considered
remote by leaders who have agreed
to give the annual appropriation bill
right of way for the next few months.
Debate on the Dyer measure will
probably begin during the coming
week but it was said no action was
expected soon.
Southern Democrats who through
filibusternig prevented a debate be-
fore the holidays are confident it
would be weeks before the final vote
stage would be reached.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
WILL WAR FOR
INDIAN REPUBLIC.

Armdabad, British India, Dec. 81.
"A plea for an Indian Republic to be
be declared Jan. 1, and to be main
tanned by guerrilla warfare if neces-
sary was the principal feature of
President Hazarat Monahi of the all
India Moslem league in opening the
annual session of the League
Monahi invited Mohamdas Gandihi,
leader of the non cooperation move
ment who was present to form a
parallel government with if partda-
ment and armies could not be main
tanned by peaceful measures.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
WILL HOLD THEIR JOBS.

Washington, Dec. 31.-All persons
holding two or more places as Off
GERS and directors of Interstate rail-
road corporation were given permis-
sion by the interstate commerce to
itely.
The commission in an order said it
appeared that neither the public nor
private interests would be adversely
affected by retention of the posts.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
BLOCKADE SHIP
INTERCEPTED OFF
OCRACOKE inlet
MESSENGER OF PEACE
British Three-Masted Schooner
Was Known as the "Mystery
Ship" Which Excited Sus-
picion by its Actions off the
Coast Last Summer Found
No Whiskey Then.
MESSENGER OF PEACE

Washington, Dec. 31.-Seizure Of
the British schooner Messenger OF
Peace with a cargo of liquor off the
North Carolina coast was reported to
the assistant secretary of the treasur-
er Clifford from tie coast guard sta
ton at Elizabeth City.
The ship the report says was
stranded off Ocracoke Bar off the
coast of North Carolina, but was
floated yesterday. Immediately the
vessel and it's crew were taken into
custody by the coast guard cutter
under command of BOatswain Garris
of the Ocracoke Station. The prohi-
bition director at Salisbury and the
collector of customs at Wilmington
have been notified.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
CALL FOR CONDITION
OF NATIONAL BANKS.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Call for the
of national banks as of the
latter part of this month will be is
sued early next week by the con-
troller of the currency it was indicat-
ed today at the treasury.
Under the law five such calls are
made annually and only four have
been made this year. The controller
is allowed five days of the New Year
in which to issue a call.
The daily times., 1921-12-31

Ocracoke, Dec. 31.-The Messenger
of Peace the British three masted
schooner which was seized off the N.
Carolina coast by cutter is the YES
sci which was known as the Mystery
Ship which went in Ocracoke and
went aground last summer. The ship
at that time was in command of Capt.
A. Colepan of Jacksonville who had a
crew of West Indian negroes. A
search of that vessel was made then
but no liquor was found. Capt. Cole
man explained he came into the inlet
to make a landing to get water.
The Messenger of Peace is very
old vessel and the coast guardsmen
say was hardly seaworthy.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
MARKETS
Spots Wilson market Is sac.
STOCKS.

New York, Dec. 31.-Highly ire
gular price changes marked the open
ing of the final sessions of the stock
oils and steels showed mixed gains
and losses, but in the main the trend
was upward Pennsylvania gain of
one point was balanced by reaction
of that much in Union Pacific. There
were gains in the cheaper oils which
were offset by losses in Standard Oil
and Mercantile Marine Preferred.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
WOULD COMPEL SALE
OF WOODEN SHIPS.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The ship
construction and trading company fill
ed suit in the Supreme Court for a
mandamus against the shipping board
corporation to compel execution of
the contract for the sale of approxi-
mately 2S5 ships comprising the fam
Gus wooden fleet which was built
during the war emergency and which
get rid Of
The daily times., 1921-12-31
BIDDLE UNIVERSITY HAS A FIRE.

Charlotte, N. c., Dec. 31.-A loss
of 100000 was entailed in the de-
struction by fire today of the Indus
trial Building of the Biddle Univer-
sity maintained by the Northern
Presbyterian church
In the building were valuable ma
terial and many records were lost.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
RUSSIAN SOVIETS
SINK A SHIP.

London, Dec. 31.-The Esthenia
ship Sarema carrying a cargo for a
Stockholm firm was sunk in the
Gulf of Finland by Russian Soviet
ice breaker says an exchange tele-
graph dispatch.
Twenty three persons were report
ed drowned
The daily times., 1921-12-31
LENINE is
SUPPORTED

Riga, Letvia, Dec. 31.-Nicholf
Lenine retained his position as exc
government as the result of unani-
nous vote of the ninth aH-Russian
Congress just before it's session closed
late Wednesday night.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
ONE RESIGNS
FROM DAHL EIREANN.

Dundalk, Ireland, Dec. 31.-John
MacIntee, representative of county
Monaghan, in the Dali Eireann to-
day resigned from that Office The
reason for his resignation he said
is that he is opposed to the Anglo
Irish treaty which his chief support
ers are in favor Of
The daily times., 1921-12-31
70 CIRCUMVENT FRENCH
TO CIRCUMVENT FRENCH
Americans Are Wondering
Whether it Had Not Been
Better to Discuss Land Arm
aments More; Probably the
French Would Have Follow
ed England's Tactics Then.
(By David Lawrence)
Copyright, 1921, by The Daily


TimeS)
Washington, Dec. 30.-The Brit
ish and American delegations are de-
termined to circumvent the French
ines by offering such a set of rules
for submarines in time of war as to
render them useless as a weapon of
offensive power.
The French have protested so vio-
lently against the German methods of
submarine warfare and their record
on the subject is so recent that the
en- another tack in the conference and
Continued on page three.)
The daily times., 1921-12-31
FAIR WEATHER.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Weather
predictions for the coming week are:
South Atlantic States generally fair
weather except for rains Wednesday
or Thursday, temperature near or
shortly below normal; frost except in
southern FlDrida.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
HARMONY OVER SUBMARINES

Paris, Dec. 31.-The French dele
cation at Washington it was under
stood in official quarters has already
given consent to an international law
for the operation of submarines
which the French Interpretation has
satisfied the demand of Great Britain
which prohibited submarines.
The daily times., 1921-12-31
GENERAL NEWS

Two persons we're killed and Is
others injured last night in COLI
sion on. an elevated railroad in New
York City.