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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12

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4 because there was no
S4$S9 room for them in the
.5H inn." was heralded by
49, angels to the shepherds
Va and by a star to the
n2 wise men: but 40 voice
w told the mothers OF
Bethlehem Of the wonder which was
happening In their town that night
Suppose some gentle woman had
met Joseph and Mary on that Won
deTful Day. as they entered the town.
and had said to them: Our streets
are full OF homeless strangers. Come
you and bide with mel" BY that sim
pie act Of hospitality. her name
would have been written high, high
among the names of earth's happiest
folk. Blessed is She" we should
have cried. to whose home the
Christmas Joy first came" But the
women of the Judean town did not
know to throw wide their doors and
bring in the worlds gratitude and
love. SAYS the Youths Companion. So
the Child was laid in a manger. and
oblivion holds the names OF all the
women In Bethlehem who slept that
night beneath the wings of wondering
angels Had they but known,
Year by year, for 10 centuries the
story Of the night at Bethlehem has
been told and retoId To-day no house
hold in Christendom, In town or vii
lage OF on distant prairie can plead
the ignorance in which Bethlehem
then lay II the door is shut on
the Christ-child to-day. IL is not from
lack of knowledge. but from churlish-
ness or indifference
The Christmas spirit speaks in
many voices. The sprig OF holly or
the plum pudding. the tree laden with
gifts or the cheer for the lonely
these are all the worlds way Of say
ing to the Mother and the Holy Child
abide with u.s."
Barred out alike from cottage and
palace and inn in Palestine. the Hope
OF the World renews his appeal eact
Christmas-tide to our modern Chris
tan world. BY the very pathos Of thu
first Christmas. the heart Is softeneC
and prepared to give him welcome
To-day there is no heralding angel o.
guiding star.
No ear may hear His coming.
Bet In this world % sin.
gWhcre meek souls will receive Hin still
The dear Christ enters In
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-12
NO STAR TO GUIDE
THE POSSIBILITY THAT ESCAPED
THE WOMEN OF BETHLEHEM.
Some Name Might Have Rang
Through All Ages Had She But
Known the Spirit OF, Christ
mas Hospitality.

HE child born in the
stable OF Bethlehem,
because there was no
room for them in the
inn." was heralded by
angels to the shepherds
and by a star to the
wise men: but 40 voice
told the mothers OF
- I'LL
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10

rights and functions belonging exclus-
lively to the states and the abnormal
and unnecessary war expenditures in
time of peace.
The appropriations during the past
eight years, including the fiscal year
of 1910, he said, were equal to $7,OO7.-
S39,1S3, and he declared that at the
end of the present fiscal year there
will be a deficit of $3.50, 100000. He
severely criticised the executive
branch for submitting estimates Of
far in excess of the est
mates for receipts. He placed the ap-
of the expiring admins
tration at $1,044,014,293.
Mr.. Livingston of Georgia, ranking
minority member of the committee,
characterized the appropriations as
stupenduous, saying they exceeded the
last session by $35, 616,754, and were
greater than at any two sessions prior
to 1898. He declared that congress
should be commended for the millions
it had refused to appropriate mot
withstanding the pressure brought to
bear by the executive and the badger
ing of the innumerable interests on
all sides clamoring to get their hands
into the treasury"
Culberson Submits Figures.
Senator Culberson submitted a
statement covering the past seven
years, stating that the increase of ap-
preparations for 1910 show an in
crease over those for 1903 of over
1928, 100000 or about 81 per cent. and
that the treasury's estimate of ex-
penditures for 1910 exceed 1902 by
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10

over $4,000, 900, an increase of 81
per cent. in eight years.
Senate Meets Today.
The final act, though unofficial in
|sofar as the house was concerned,
took place in the senate chamber
where both houses witnessed the in
coming of the new administration.
The senate will meet at noon today
Ito consider President Taft's nomina-
|tions. but the house will not convene
again until the beginning of the ex-
ira session, March Is.
The senate met at $40 a. M, but
the proceedings were confined to the
most formal work, mainly the adop-
ton of the complete report OF the
conferees On the pension appropr1a-
ton bill, the last of the great supply
measures, which the house also passed
within an hour of adjournment, ana
the appointment of two or three COM
missions in accordance with recent
confessional enactments. Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks delivered an address
in response to resolutions, thanking
him for his conduct of his Office. I'm
imediately after the adjournment, of
the Goth congress, the proclamation OF
the president, calling the senate in
extraordinary session to consider
presidential appointments, was read
at the direction of Vice President
Sherman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
TAFT'S INAUGURATION
IN BINDING BLIZZARD

ceeding ovations which marked his
progress.
Knew 1t Would BE Cold Day.
When they met at breakfast yes
terday morning, with the world all
white outside, and the song of the
blizzard ringing in their ears, Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt were as happy
as two boys.
Il knew it would be cold day
when l was made president of the
United States" exclaimed Mr.. Taft.
"And I knew there was to be a bliz-
card clear up to the moment I went
out of Office rejoined Mr.: Roosevelt.
Despite his unfailing good humor.
Mr.. Taft was deeply disappointed
when, upon arriving at the capitol
shortly after II O'Clock, he found the
committee on arrangements had prac-
tically abandoned all hope of an out
door ceremony. Mr.. Taft said he was
anxious that the great American peo-
pie, represented in the throngs which
gathered every four years on the cap
itol plaza, should have their usual
share in viewing the Inauguration.
1t was deemed dangerous, however,
to force upon the venerable members
of the supreme court, the senate and
diplomatic corps, the jeopardy of a
long exposure to the fury of the ele-
ments, and the president-elect finally
acquiesced in change of program.
Not since Andrew Jackson's second
Inauguration in 1888, had president
taken the oath in the senate
To effect the change in the cere-
monies from the great stand erected
along the east front of the capitol to
the senate chamber, it was necessary
to rush a special resolution through
the house and the senate
Twas Brilliant Throng.
When President Roosevelt and Mr..
Taft were announced at the main door
of the senate chamber, the auditorium
of the upper branch of congress held
what was probably it's most brilliant
assemblage of dignarties of the state
and nation, and richly uniformed an
bassadors, ministers and special rep
resentatives from practically every
country of the civilized world.
The voice of the usher at the door
way was drowned in cheers from th1
corridor throngs which followed he
two chief figures in history-ma'ling
OF the day into the crowded chamber
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft
walked side by side down the aislewa,
to- the chairs placed Immediately in
front of the clerks desk, and sat fac
ing the distinguished audience. Every
ane in the great assemblage rose and
remained standing until Mr.. Taft aud
Mr.. Roosevelt were seated. On the
floor of the chamber, to the right ard
left of the center aisle were ranged
members of the diplomatic corps, Jus
tees of the supreme court, members
of the house and the senate, the adj
miral of the navy, chief of staff of the
army, and scores of other officials and
distinguished visitors.
Ceremonies of Inauguration.
The ceremonies of inaugural form
ally were begun when Vice President
Continued on mage g.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10

It seems now that the proposed re-
moval of DR.. Wiley was not consid-
cred germane to the pure food ques-
tion.-Butte Miner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
Deficit of $4,000, 900.

During the sessions, Chairman Taw-
ney, of the appropriations committee
in the house. declared that the expend-
lures of the government have at no
time, except in war, increased so rap
idly as during the past eight years.
primarily caused by the popular and
executive demands upon congress for
appropriations for the exercise of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
MONSTER DEFICIT
CONFRONTS NATION
TAWNEY SAYS TREASURY WILL
BE $50, 1000, 900 SHORT AT
END OF YEAR
REPRESENTATIVE LIVINGSTON
coMMENDs CONGRESS FOR
WHAT 1T HAS REFUSED.

Washington, March Bitterly lack
ing in all the stirring incidents usu-
ally marking the closing of congress,
the house at 11:59 yesterday was de-
clared by Speaker Cannon adjourned
without delay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
Towers Returns and Alb
sentees Play a
Big Part
Great Demonstrations
Follow Announcement
of Result
Madison, March 5

Madison, March D.
Isaac Stephenson was reelected
United States senator on the twenty
third ballot in the joint convention OF
the two bodies of the legislature at
noon yesterday. and wild demon
stration occurred on the part OF his
friends. Democratic absenteelsm
contributed materially to the result.
Minority members absent were Sena-
tor S. w Randolph of Manitowoc and
Assemblymen ]. T. Farrell and I. f.
Ramsey of Milwaukee and s. A. Towne
of La Vale. The three assembly
men refused to participate in the bolt
of Tuesday. Mr.. Towne had been
present and made speech in the
assembly but a few minutes before
the senatorial vote was taken. The
total absentees were 10, some belong
paired. Here is the list: Senators
Randolph and James and Assembly
men Daub, Farrell, Fenelon, Onstad
Peterson, Ramsey, Scott and Towne.
The vital facts of the final vote
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10

Assemblyman j. S. Towers of the
second Columbia district came back to
Stephenson, and his vote really may
be accepted as the one that made vic
tory possible for the winner. He
voted for Stephenson January u
the first joint ballot-and again on
January %, but since that time has
been a wandered, so to speak, but
voting most of the time for Governor
Davidson. Now he returned to his
first allegiance and, favored by the
absentees, cast the epochal vote. The
ballot in detail was:
For tephenson-Senators Bird,
Bodenstab, Burke, Fairchild, Hudnall,
Lehr, Lyons, Page. Stout, Thomas,
Whitehead, Wright; Assemblymen
Atwood, Bancroft, Bray, Brew, Blu
sacker, Buslett, Cady B. j., Chapple,
Chinook, Cleary, Crowell, Culbert-
son, Disch, Egan, Erickson, Esta-
brook, Fisher, Georgi, Crosse, Ham
brecht. Hammill, Harras, Hull, In
gals, Irvine, Jones, Kempf, Kubasta,
Kull, Laycock, Ledvina, Leroy,
Mains, Marquardt, Nelson, Philips,
Reader, Reynolds, Shaw, Smith
Frank, Smith Simon, Stack, Stevens.
Thomas, Towers, Twesme, Urquhart,
Wellensgard, Whitman, Whittet and
Wittig-63
For Neal Brown, DEM, Z; Jacob
Rummell, soc. dem, 4 H. A. Cooper
5, John j. Esch Z, W. C. Owen l.
John Strange 4, S. A. Cook /, E. A.
Morse /, G. E. Estabrook 4, w. D.
Hoard 1, George w. Kindlin 8, Will
lam Bichler 1, John S. Donald l,
John E. Mcconnell /, Henry NJ. Lock
ney 1, Paul Husting 1, E. O. KuTl /,
Charles Neitzel 1, Melvin A. Hoyt 1,
D. NJ. Kelly /, M. j. Cleary /, A. W.
Sanborn 2, c. K. Reichert /, l. III.
Bancroft / l. L. Lenroot /, c. M.
Webb /. Michael Kalaher j, John
F. Hughes 1, Gustav R. Hoffman ],
F. E. McGovern ], ex-Mayor Sherburn
Becker of Milwaukee, L
Official Announcement.
President Strange, as soon as Chief
Clerk Shaffer had read the vote, said
that. as chairman of this convention
the duty devolved upon him to an
nounce the election of Mr.. Stephen
son as United States senator. This
he did.
Blaine Protests.
Senator ]. J. Blaine entered pro
test. that till the investigation now
proceeding has been completed, no
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
E. H. DILLON & co.
CLUBS WILL ENTERTAIN
 ON NEW YEARS DAY. All Will Throw Open Their Doors New Years
 Evening.

Local clubdom will pay more than passing observance to the custom of entertaining callers on New Years Day. Practically all clubs have made unusual preparations for holding open house during New Years afternoon and evening.
 This occasion is notable among the yearly events of the Seaside Club, fol it is the one day of the year when liquid refreshments of the alcoholic nature is admitted to the sacred pre- cincts of the State street home. Sup per will be served from six o'clock until midnight, and Bently's orchestra will play. The Algonquin Clubs re- ception will cover the same hours The Calumet Club will also entertain from 6 o'clock The Bridgeport Club las fallen into line this year and adopted the open house scheme, con trary to precedent
 Luncheon will be served at the University club from 4 o'clock until midnight. The Y. M. c. A parlors will be open from to g o'clock Each hour the reception committee will change, the members represent ing different churches throughout the city. The A B. c. Club at 97S Main street will open its rooms both after noon and evening.
 The Press Club of Bridgeport will follow it's annual custom of holding open house. The rooms in the Wal Ter, building at Fairfield avenue and Water street will be open at o'clock No cards have been issued. but all friends of the newspapermen will be welcomed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
AGED HANES MAY NOT
 WED GILL OF IT
LIKELY THAT OPPOSITION OF NEW MILFORD PEOPLE TO MARRIAGE OF JUNE AND DE- CEsIBER WILL BREAK OFF PROPOSED MATCH.

New Milford. Conn. Dec. s0-Tnter- est over the rbetrothal of seventeen year-old Clara Hin to sixtv-eivht- year old Charles Hawes famed again yes terday. when 1t was reported that Hawes and Miss Hill had driven to Dover Plains. just across the New York border. and had tried to get themselves welded by a justice of sne peace
 Hawes and Clara HfiI drove into Do- yer Plains Tuesday afternoon. They had dinner together at the Iosee House. of which William vThalen Is the proprietor Hawas asked where he could find the town clerk. Richard Nave. and was told.
 Alter dinner Hawes and Miss Hill walled over to Mayors house and ask ed Tor marriage license It is said to have been their plan to have Mir. Mayer narry them. But he refused even to issue the license. because both admitted they resided in Connecticut They then drove back to Mrfo-d
 At the Hil home last night it was stated by the assembled family that Cara was being in no way coerced in to wedding Hawes- The girl herself said:
 The story of there being other shit ors who are causing this trouble Is ab- surd- care for no one but Mir Hawes and love him because I respect him l never had much time for kids any way. They are such bores. I don't think a man really becomes fnterestinq, until he is past forty would rather play the guitar as an old mans wife than perform on the cookstove fo- the hencsomest young man that ever lIv- ed"
 Hawes claims that he has received no less than forty letters from girls and women who would be glad to marry him and attend to his wants in his declining years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
WAGES CAN BE TAKEN FOR RENT EVEN THOUGH DEBT
 WAS INCURRED BEFORE LAW

Hartford. Dec. 3o.-Judgea Herbert s. Bullard has filed a decision with the clerk of the city court which had been awaited with much interest by lawyers as members of the profession have differed on how a statute passed at the last session of the Legislature should be interpreted. The decision was filed in the suit of A. Dublin against Edward Oehler.
 In April and May of this year Oehler was tenant of a house owned by Dublin and he left the house with out paying $26 that was due for rent. The Lexis ature passed an act under which wages could be attached for rent. and a few weeks ago wages due Oehier from the Capitol Foundry Co.,. were attached. Motion was made for a release of the attachment on the gournd that the wages cou'd not be fore the passare of the act Judge Bullard denied this motion and after a trial of the case on It's merits. he Eirected judgment for Dublin on the full amount of his claim with costs. Judge Builard filed a memora ndum of his decision in the case and in his memorandum he says:-
 s.The defendant claims that the at tachment in this case is invalid for the reason that the cause of action set forth in the corp, aint- and incl dent to which the attachment was made. occurred prior to the date on which the act entitled An Act Relat- ing to Foreign Attachment Chapter 1SI. Laws of 1909). went into effect and that to hold otherwise would te to violate the general rule that sta
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
PIONEER LODGE CELEBRATES 2STH
 ANNIVERSARY

i. Pioneer lodge. Sons of St. George, euccessfuIly celebrated the twenty eighth anniversary of the institution Of the lodge in this city at social gathering in the lodge room Monday evening. =
 The wen-known cigar dealer. MT: 1. wood who fs a member of the lodge. supplied the members with smoking r,aterfal The songs rendered Dy Brothers walker. Heron and Tnrop were greatly appreciated. The high class comedy work by the well-known come dian of the lodge, Brother w. Parry, was as usual right up to date
 Next Monday evening the lodge members will listen to a lecture on the Phenomena of physiology oy Brother R. Price. a member of P1oneer lodge who has made a deep study or this subject. and if the time will per init of him doing so. he will make some interesting experiments. having TOT his subjects some of the lodge mem bers who are willing to trust them selves to Mir Prices manipulation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
A. B. c. CLUB BANQUET
 AT ATLANTIC HOTEL.

All the details for the banquet to be given By the A D. C. Club at the Atlantic Hotel on Wednesday even irg. Jan. 5th, are now in the hands of the committee, Edward Madigan, Jacob Furer and Joseph Barry, who have full charge of the affair. On the same evening there will be the annual installation of officers, which this year will be under a new and more impressive ritual than on for mer occasions.
 The committee in charge of the in stallation is composed of Edward Madigan, chairman, David Wise, Jack Furer, Fred Elliott, Edward Lewis. August Mclaughlin and Frank Lyle This committee will meet with the officers at the club rooms on Sunday. when a rehearsal will be held.
 A committee of which Fred Melius is chairman, have charge of the exer- cises which are to be held on Satur- day, New Years day, when the club will hold open house, to which all their friends are invited
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
DIR. CHARLES P. CIPoLLA
be prosecuted and fined if they did

be prosecuted and fined if they did
 The defense was that the accused considered they were paying enough money to the city in the way of taxes and they were unwilling to pay any more. They said they did not sell enough oil to pay them to take out license.
 Judge Foster in fining the men said that as Chief Mooney had gone to the trouble of having an ordinance en- acted to prevent fires. citizens should consider it their duty to assist him. He said the evidence showed that the men tnew very well that they ought to take out a license and there was no excuse for their failure to do so.
 No license is granted to a grocery, or other merchant who sells oil un- less the conditions in which the oil is kept and sold are such that the possibility of fire arising from the oil is reduced to the minimum. This is the practical advantage of the license which Chief Mooney insists upon. The fee for the license was purposely made nominal one to avoid working a hardship upon the small dealers.
 The men arrested today are the first to be prosecuted under this ordinance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
CITY WILL REPLACE
 ALLPAYEMENTS NOW
COST OF SAME WILL BE CHARG- ED TO CORPORATIONS RE- .~ SPONSIBLE FOR DIS-
 TURBANCES.

Following the recent hearing before the permanent paving commission at which representatives of various pub lie service corporations signified the willingness of their interests to leave to the city the task of replacing perm anent pavement. the commission last evening decided to adopt that plan Hereafter when the streets are torn up. the pavement will be relaid and the cost of the same carefully com puteds Then it will be charged against the corporations responsible Tor the disturbances in the streets.
 The committee decided to ask for S1O.oOO to make repairs on all perm anent pavements except Stratford Avenue The director has asked for S15.oOO for that thoroughfare.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
NO LOVE FEAST
 FOR JIM TAWNEY
RIG FIGHT AGAINST CONGRESS MAN, WHO IS RIGHT BOWER
 OF UNCLE JOE CANNON.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press-) Owattana, Minn-, Dec. 3o--That there is going to be a big fight against James A. Tawney in his next cam paign for Congress is the belief today, following a "love feast banquet here, during which the ally of Cannon was unsparingiy denounced to his face. The denunciation was uttered by Thomas Kelley of Owattana, who is expected to opposed Tawney for the Republican nomination
 ssAs far as I am concerned. said Kelley, "this meeting is no love feast between Jim TawRey and me-P
 Kelley then drew from his pocket a tvrewritten record. of Tawney's Con- gressionaI career and proceeded with apparent delight to shatter the intend- ed harmony to splinters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30

tutes are to be given a prospective enect only unless the Legislature. either by express terms or by neces- "sary implication gives them a retro active effect.
 ''The claim Is untenable, however. for the reason that statutes. relating to procedure exclusively have usually been held an exception to the afore- said general rule. The act in ques- ton Is an enactment of that charac- ter in that 1t relates to the remedy only. and this falls within the excep- ton. In the opinion of the under signed its provisions were and are applicable to actions either pending on. or brought subsequent to the date of the enactment. and to causes of action that occurred either prior or subsequent to said date.
 .'The motion to dissolve the attach ment Is denied"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
MERCHANTS FINED S25 EACH; BROKE
 OIL ORDINANCE
COMPLAINANT IS CHIEF MOONEY MICHAEL CELIA PLEADS NOT GUILTY AND CASE
 AGAINST HIM IS
 CONTINUED.

Louis M Lund. SIS Noble avenue, Michael Celia of 1470 Pembroke street and stephen Jontos of 4O1 Gregory street were in the city court this morning charged with selling kerosene oil without a license in violation of city ordinance 224. Jontos and Lund pleaded guilty and were fined s25 and costs which they paid. The trial of Celia was continued until January IT, He pleaded not guilty
 Chief Mooney was the complaining witness. He testified that he had made out licenses for Lund and Jon tos and warned them that they would
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
WALL STREET TO-DAY.
Special from United PressA

New York. Dec. 30.-(Openi1g)-Pro- nounced strength and activity was shown in the stock market at the opening today. Prices In nearly ev- erything went up from fractions to 3 points. Brooklyn Union Gas moved up points. Coppers and the Gould issues were strong.
 II a. m.-Marked strength continued through the first hour, due to a large extent to the near approach of the end of the year. Wabash Issues. Reading. D. & H. and Coppers were prominent
 Government bonds unchanged; other bonds strong