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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02

ent to avail himself of Secretary Knox's permission to remain in this country and act in an unofficial ca- pacity, in the medium of communica- ton between the Zelayan government and the State Department
 Navy Department officials denied early today that any information had been received here of the reported landing of marines or bluejackets in Nicaragua There are no marines on any of the vessels now in those waters. The commanders of the ships. however, are under general authority to land sailors whenever in their judgment such action is necessary in order to protect American lives or property. It Is possible that a landing has already been made, due to some unexpected contingency and that the message re- porting 1t has been delayed
 In view of the publication of Secre- tary Knox's letter, there is consider able apprehension here concerning the safety of the American consular offices within the Jurisdiction of the Zelaya government. Vice Consul Caldara had already reported that the consulate had been twice menaced. It would not be surprising to officials here If Zelaya would manifest his recent men against the vice consul or his asso- ciates at other points, following Sec reta-y Knox's latest action
 The United States consular offices now stationed in Nicaragua are as fol- lows:
 On the east coast. which is in the hands of the revoiutionjsts: At Blue fields, Thomas P. Moffett. consul. of New York: Michael J. Clancy, vice consul. of Indiana. Cape Gracias: at Dfos. Edwin w. Trimmer. consul, of New York; William H. Seat, vice con sul. of Arkansas
 On the west coast which is still in the hands of the Zelayan government: At Corinto. James W. Johnson. consul. of New York: Henry H. Leonard. vice consul. of Indiana At Managua, Jose De Olivares. consul. of Missouri; {; Henry Caldera, vice consul, of Louis iana-
 There are also two consular agents: At Mattagalpa. William P. De Savigny, of Minnesota; at San Juan Del Sur. Charles Holmann. born in Germany but appointed from Nicaragua
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
READY TO STEP IN WHEN NECESSARY
American Government Has N;caraguan Situation We'll in Hand Navy Can Handle Affairs Without Assistance of Army.
(continued from First Pase.)

q
 Washington. Dec 2.-That there will be an immediate and vigorous mili- tary demonstration by the United States against President Zelaya of ernnsent Is practically certain
 The scathing letter sent last night by Secretary of State Knox to Senor Rodriguez. Charge D'Affaires of the ZeIayan government in Washington. is believed to be the fore-unner of an or patching marines to both the Atlantic and Pacific shores of Nicaragua.
 The Secretary's letter was delayed until all should be in readiness for marines have now been assembled at League Island Navy Yard. and are ready to sail at a moments notice on the cruiser Prairie In addition. the Prairie will carry two 3-inch field pieces. 300 rounds of ammunition. tents, camp stoves and other field sup plies. At Panama the Buffalo is ready to leave for Nicaragua with the sour hundred marines who have been doing duty on the canal zone
 There are already in Nicaraguan or neighboring waters four men-of-war. the vicksburg. at Corinto: the Mar ietta- at Bluefields. and the Des Moines and Tacoma at Port Limon- The New Orleans is under steam at San Fran cisco, expecting to be sent to Nicara- qua within a day or two
 From these vessels could be landed a force of bluejackets and marines be- lieved to be amply sufficient to cope with Zelaya's army. especially in view of the assistance that would be ren- dered by the Estrada revolutionists.
 So far as has been ascertained. no orders have been issued by the War Department looking to the sending of troops to Nicaragua The impression Is that the navy will be able to handle the situation
 Although Secretary Knox's, letter to Rodriguez, enclosing that gentleman s passports. was not unexpected, the character of the language he employ ed in denouncing the present dictator of Nicaragua was something of a sur prise His threat to hold Zelaya per sonally responsible for the killing of the two Americans. Cannon and Groce. was altogether unexpected
 It is understood that in mapping out the program for the suppression and punishment of Zelaya this government has been in consultation with Mexico. with which country 1t co-operated in arranging for the Central American peace conventions of two years ago in this city.
 senor Rodriguez expects for the pres
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
Joe Cannon May Cry
 Enough at Coming Session
Especial from United Presa ,

Washington. Dec 2-That Speaker Cannon believes that the next House Is in grave danger of being dominated by the Democrats and that he will trg to save it to the Republican party by announcing his retirement from the Speakership before the Republican pri- maries of next June, is the statement made to-day by Victor Murdock of Kansas. leader of the Republican in- surgents in the lower house.
 Just about June. look for Cannon to come out with an announcement that he will not serve as Speaker aft CT his present term Is nnishel.' said Murdock to-day
 Uncle Joe has seen the handwrit- ing on the wall"
 The red-haired Fighting man" from vinced that he will be eliminated as Speaker two years hence. no matter whether the next House is Democratic or Republican because the election of insurgent Republicans is the only thing that can save the House to the p:rbs TSs insurgents in the House win hold a meeting either at the end of to map out their legislative program They admit that 1t will be largely a program of opposition to the House
 If the constitution of the United States had read that Congress should consist of a Senate and a Speaker. ft would have been rejected by the states at once. said Murdock to-day. ''The country Is tired of having one
 man control the whole machinery of | Legislation The insurgent movemen. is bound to triumph
 We want three things" said Mur- dock. land we are going to fight for them throughout the session We want to take away from the Speaker the right to inquire for what purpose | d member rises to obtain the floor. | We want to take away from the | Speaker the power to appoint commit tees and lodge that power il 2 com mittee or committees which shall be elected by geographical disti icts.
 We want to abolish the rule that
 makes the Speaker a member of the | committee on rules
 ."we are going to move to amend | the rules at the very first O. po-tuni.y
 If no opportunity arises we may have | to wait until two years hence, when
 we are allowed five minutes to say whether we shall adopt the old ru'es
 or not. But I think that an oppor-
 tunity will arise"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
Red Men Dine Mayor

Mayor Buckingham was the guest of honor at a dinner in the Stratfield last evening arranged by the associates of the Mayor on the joint committee of Rec Men who arranged for the Great Council of the United States held here last year. He was presented with a
 The party comprised Edward T. Buckingham, w. R. Ludlum. J. w Schwerdtle. James Holt. Jr.. and b A Parker, wowompon; Louis E. Peck George A. Fairchild. G. w. Span. Fred w. Nettieton, Okenuck: Carl Foster E. B. Plumley and H. H. Jackson Konctxapotanauh-
 Members of Wowompon tribe, tn, chairs of which the Mayor has occu- pied. will be the guests of the Mayor Friday evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
BAD SEED SELLERS
 SPINDLE FARMERS

when the Connecticut farmer sows ais seeds in the springtime. Ceres. the patroness of husbandry. sheds a wealth of tears. and the farmer him Felr. If he Is one of several years ex- perience, scarters the germs of his fall crops in fear and trembling For the Nutmeg State farmer is up against game that has wooden nutmegs beat en all hoIlow-inability to secure seeds that he Is reasonably certain are good
 farmer setting out in the springtime to plant his seed. feels like visitor Rt Monte Carlo He may win, but he fears for the worst. for he has seen In the light of his own and his neigh borss erperiences that seed apparently sound and good, is sometimes even worse than worthless It Is positively damaging to the future welfare of his land
 are in some cases agriculturaily worth Jess. Alfalfa clover and grass seeds are often ruinous when they are mix ed with weed seeds. and the negligence uf the dealer is held responsible tn many cases for this condition of seeds The vegetable seeds, kept from season to season, not only in the little coun- try store. but. i'm the larger and sup lose their viability or germinating power, and the scattering of such seed is a sheer waste of time
 Ceres has found a worthy successor in her efforts to further the cause of the crops, as far as Connecticut is tester of the stan of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven Miss dagger has done world of good for the Connecticut farmers issued bulletin. No. 164 of the Experi- ment Station, she has summarized the results of a great number of seed tests
 ia and vegetable seeds sold in this state diner greatly in quality; some of them being agriculturally worthless, ' she says s'The use of poor seed plete failure at the start and the owner to disappointment and loss Losses of this kind can be avoided in most cases by testing the seed before buying or planting. Some kinds. like corn. can be readily tested at home. Other and smaller seeds need facilities or skill which are not commonly avail able "
 Alfalfa, clover and vetches are more generally used than formerly. she points out. because Connecticut farm CTS realize these or other legumes must be used to obviate the use of fertilizers As for the clover seed sold in 1908. she says it was very inferior. She examined 51 samples and found one-sixth of them fit to use Three were grossly adulterated with worth less black medic, forty-one contained idodden seed and two germinated poor 1y
 owing to the good red clover crop of 1908, the 52 samples of 1909 exam fined were found generally satisfac- tory She points out that of three ~arnples of red clover seed offered at s1o.4e. s1o.15 and s6-75. their viability or the percentage of seed to germinate freely. was respectively SS1- Ss-7 and SIS and no difference could be seen tc explain the scale of prices when the samples had grown to maturity.
 Miss Jaxker finds that when alfalfa is found to have germinated poorly. il is impossible to remedy the condition by sewing more seed The entire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
Weather Indications
Special from United Press)

Special from United Press)
 New Haven. Dec 2--Forecast: Fair tonight: Friday partly cloudy and warmer, followed by rain
 Pleasant weather continues in the eastern sections. The storm that was central in Kansas yesterday morning has moved slowly northeastward and Is now central over Iowa It is caus- ing cloudy weather with rain or snow from the Rocky Mountains eastward to Illinois. The front edge of this storm area will probably reach the coast by Friday afternoon Temper atures below zero were reported from the extreme northwest. Mild temper atures continue in other sections.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by increasing cloud mess and probably rain by Friday aft ernoon or night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
"DICK" BROWN BOASTS OF FIRST
 APPOINTMENT
'l'm the A'rship Inspector" Says He,
 Emerging from Mayors Office.

City Sheriff Richard Brown paid a
 visit to the City Hall this morning.
 waited on the mayor. and emerging
 from the chief executives office. he
 smillngly declared he was the first to
 receive positive assurances of an ap-
 pointment under the new administra- tior..
 I'm to be inspector of airships." 1" said he.
 Sheriff Brown Is preparing to call on his friends in the Board of Aldermen new inspectorship. The salary Is no consideration. He Is willing to give
 his time freely. for he is deeply in l terested in the subject of aerial navi- gation.
 "Yes. it's true that win accept the appointment said Sherifr Brown I'm
 very busy man, but if my friends insist. I feel 1t my duty for the com mon good to accept the responsibilities
 of the new office. I'm in the hands of my friends.
 i've given the subject of aerial navigation much attention" he added "I have come to the conclusion that
 we must have an inspector of ariships-
 Here's Gus Whitehead, out on the Brooilawn Golf Links likeiy to fly ov-
 CT the city at any time There's any | number of men ready to go up in
 the air on the slightest excuse. An inspector is needed"
 Sheriff Brown when pressed for a further expression on the subject, admitted he had gone so far as to | look up a site for the inspector headquarters. He believes there should | be a glass structure erected atop the Security building. equipped with com fortable divans, that the inspector and his assistants may be able to SCOUT the heavens at will. He says steam heat ought to be used for the es- I~- t.rf- aN- N.~f. --..e t1r
 In keeping with the seriousness of the undertaking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
AMATEUR FOOTBALL

The Thunderbolts will report for practice tonight at the U- M- c. lot at 7:45 p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
POINTS OF INTEREST.
1sth Anniversary sale

16th Anniversary Sale
 at F. H. Dillon & Co.'S. 11o5 Main street Exceptional values in pony skin coats. caracul cloth coats, fur scarfs. fur muffs and fur sets.
 When You Want Something
 specially nice. your first thought Is to go to Hayes Market In this you show wisdom. Follow it up with reg rlar trips or calls and you will further show your good sense. The finest stock best kept in the city Oysters on the half shell are a special delicacy delivered in sanitary trays Sunday morning If you say so. Oysters. crab meat. l~bsters. yelIowfin. lake white fish. smelt. cod. halibut. salmon. perch. etc. poultry. meats. vegetables. etc. Hayes. s2s Water street. Tel 4l2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
Iece must be turned over and reseed.

piece must be turned over and reseed- ed-
 The experiment station is anxious to assist farmers in determining the grade of seed and invites the sending of samples. It reminds them of the
 necessity of making a fair test. and to that end suggests that Ave or six handfuls or cupfuls of seed should be taken from different parts of the package. we'll shaken together, and a part of the resulting mixture sent as the sample. At least two ounces should be sent of red top. white clover, timothy: four ounces of beets, turnips. red clover. and eight ounces of wheat and cereals. and of peas and other legumes. Answers will be sent in
 about a fortnight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
WALL STREET TO-DAY.

New York. Dec. 2.-tOpening)-Deal ings ranging from fractions to more than one point were noted in the stock market at the opening. The switchmen's strike In the northwest was factor which affected railroad issues. showing losses. Other rail- roads followed and the leading indus trials later showed losses
 II a. m--Except in a few spots price movements throughout the first hour showed losses. with the greatest recessions in leading railroad issues. Industrials were sympathetically heav- fer
 Government bonds unchanged. oth- CT bonds unchanged
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
A. s..uth. ,Ihs Kind fua Hae Lran B11J as,.,'1 ENHzTZ
STUDENT RIOTERS
 IN SCHOOL BONFIRE

Especial from United Press.)
 Paris. Dec. 2.-One hundred students of the Paris Law School. angered at the refusal of Dean Lyoncean to re- sign his post. today broke into the school building. carried away much of the furniture and were making a bonfire of it in the Pantheon when firemen drove the rioters away by turning streams of water upon them-
 The authorities are looking for the leaders of the demonstration who are threatened with prison sentences
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
SOCIAL. AND PERSONAL

A farewell dinner party was given at Carr's last evening to Charles Kearns who leaves for Los Angeles. Thursday. by a number of his friends. He was presented with a traveling case Sreeches were made by all present and all enjoyed the excellent menu which was served by Charles Murray.
 George IT. c. Koehm of Brooks street. has returned to his home after spend ing several weeks as the guest of rela- lives in Washington. ID. C., Ohio, Ken lucky, and Fridonia, N T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02
WALKER BUYS RESIDENCE.

Daniel E. Walker has purchased from Harriet Maria. widow of John C. Por- ter, a house in Clinton avenue. between Fairfield avenue and State street, the tot having frontage of 50 feet and depth of 164 feet. MT. Walker will make his home In his new purchase.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-02

The Clinton A: C. would like to play the Columbia Stars for the 105 pound championship of the city Sunday af- ternoon at the Circus grounds at 2:30 if they do not accept this challenge it is open to the Lincoln Reserves Columbia Boys club or the Edgewoods Jrs. <or the championship of the city. Answer through this paper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18

BRIEE HE WON THEREBY.
who used company coal to make
the night beautiful, but Ellington,
aided by the other railroad men,
escaped. Now he's married, and
the officials have seen his pretty
bride, and they don't blame him.
"A railroad man doesn't get
much time to court" they decided.
We'll call this an exception"
Now Ellington has a little home
not far from the yards, and every
night when he pulls out for his
run, he whistles Then You'll Re-
member Me-" And the Mrs. sits
by the open window and smiles.
Ellington, his wife, and his
tunes are destined for wider
fame. During the Chapman-Alex-
ander revival here, Mr.. Alexander
heard the strains of music one
ngiht. II bet that man is sending
a message to someone" he said.
The idea appealed to DR.. Chap
man, who used it as the text for
his sermon that night. Later the
evangelists found the engineer
and got pictures of him, his wife
his pretty home and the welded
steel instrument of love. He will
use them in slides in all his SER
mons around the world.
There's very pretty moral for
everyone in the story" DR.. Chap
man says.
Ellington, though still young
man, has been with the railroad
for nearly 20 years, and is consid.
cred one Of its best engineers. He
began experimenting with the
whistle when he had lonely
might run through a little settled
country. Finally he found that
he could play a scale.
Simple airs followed, the old
Southern melodies first. "Way
Down on the Swanee River" elm
the Sweet Bye and Bye" Home
Sweet Home" was his original
repertoire, then he branched out
into the "Then You'll Remember
Me" and '"The Love Muh," etc.
Ellington didn't know that
across the James river in the
suburb of Manchester a girl had
learned to listen for his melodies
Maybe he had sneaking idea
that somewhere there was some
one who would.
Anyhow, when the two met
Miss Angel was already half in
love with the man who had sc
much music and love in his heart
that he had to express 1t, even
through the steam gauge of his
engine. And Ellington wass not
long In making the half love be.
come an entire 81 love you"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18

RICHMOND, Va, March 49,
"Then You'll Remember Me-"
played on the siren whistle of his
locomotive, followed by Love
Muh and the World Is Mine" and
other classics, has won a bride for
Robt. Freeman Ellington, engineer
on the Southern railway.
The only siren whistle courtship
in the history of love-making ap-
pealed to Miss Margaret Angel, a
Manchester belle. She lived near
the railroad. The nightly sere-
made, rising above the rattle of the
trains, won her heart. -
It's strictly, against railroad
rules to blow off steam into. love
songs, but Brown has won par
don from the chivalrous master
mechanics and train masters OF
the Southern.
For weeks the officials were
hunting for the unknown engineer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
To PROVE
ALAbI

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN RAFAEL, CAL, March IS.
The prosecution rested yester-
day in the trial of Giussepi Pia,
charged with attacking Miss
Elizabeth Grapes, and the defense
began its testimony. Emiol Sada,
an Italian, swore that he saw Pia
and was drinking with him at the
bar of the Cosmopolitan hotel at
the time he Is alleged to have
made the attack on the girl. This
is the beginning of an effort to
prove an alibi, which the prosecu-
tors say they will break down.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18

Garden Seed, Garden Tools.
Tree Primers. Tacoma Imp. q
Seed Co.. 18th and Commerce. 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
NAN VINO MADE
$4,000 MISTAKE
GETS OFF EASY

Joe Wells made a mistake OF
nearly $4,000 on the bid he made
ON the erection of the pumping
station and reservoir at South Ia
coma and, very naturally, he got
the job. But the council let him
of last night. It was SO appar-
ent that he had made a mistake
and that he would loose about
$1,000 on the work that the coun-
Gil did not feel 1t was fair deal.
His certified check showed he had
other figures in his bid
than those that appeared.
The job will be readvertised.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
TO HONOR MEMORY OF
WASHINGTON HERO

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March
18.-In view Of the custom of
naming torpedo boat destroyers
after dead naval heroes, an eff
fort is being made to have one
of the FIVE boats of this type re-
Gently authorized by congress
named after Ensign John R.
Monaghan, a native of Spokane,
who was killed by band of Sa-
moane,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
NEW BUTT0NSF0R
F|REMEN

The fire ladies are being sup
piled today with brand new silver
coat and vest buttons. The but
tons are labeled Tacoma Fire De-
partment' and are much better,
both in design and utility, than
any ever used by the department.
Each fireman will also receive a
cap-badge, and the officers have
their Individual insignia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
MEODLERs SCORE
GREAT HIT

"The Meddlers'' social at the
Commercial club last night kept
200 members in a high state of
enjoyment for several hours. The
evening started with a banquet
and then the fun opened. There
was oratory and stereopticon
chalk talks that were more elO-
quent than words in showing the
prominent members of the club
following their various fads and
fancies.
The soire was a great hit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-18
NEAR DEATH In BIG POND

Mrs. ida Soper to face death. For
years severe lung trouble gave me
Intense suffering" she writes, and
several times nearly caused my
tors said / was incurable. Then
br. King's New Discovery brought
quick relief and cure 20 perman--
enf that I have not been troubled
n Az POND. "a. II works wonders
In Coughs and Colds, Sore Lungs,
|Hemorrhages, Laqrippa Asthma,
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