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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16

Several rather popular ideas were given a severe jolt in the address of Dr. Woods Hutchinson on Results of Philanthropic Experiments in Increas- ing and Decreasing Infant Mortality, at the conference of Prevention of h. fant Mortality. in New Haven recently. pr. Hutchinson remarked that the sub ject had been assigned to him as the Devils Advocate of the section. ''The general progress of modern civiliza- tion has markedly diminished infant mortality" he said. together with all other death rates. though not in the same proportion. How far have the well-meant experiments of philanth- hindered?" Answering his query, he said that one of it's first and most nat ural attempts. the institutional care of children, had been weighed and now almost unanimously found wanting. Another experiment which he said was of doubtful value had been that of preaching contentment with their wages and that station to which it has pleased Providence to call them. to the poor. The better way would have been to encourage them to fight for higher wages and a .fairer share of the pro- ducts of their toil
 ''The chief cause of infant mortal ity." he continued. ''is poverty; the SGCOllu are norance and dirt. The only radical cure for poverty is higher wages. Philanthropy has not addressed itself yet to the positive side of its problem raising wages and shortening hours. Poverty is not a permanent or neces- sary state; still less a desirable one and a means of grace. It is an acci- dent-a disease and a preventable one at that Everything we do on the pos itive side toward preventing poverty will prevent disease. infant mortality,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16
FAIRFIELD

A case of considerable interest which attracted the attention of many of the private coachmen in town, was ar gued yesterday before Justice Wake man, Attorney Clitus King appearing as prosecutor Gilbert Goodman, coachman and overseer for Mrs J. K Robinson of Greenfield Hill. was charged by Alfred J. Price with as- sault and breach of the peace. The assault was committed, Saturday, in the stable and according to Prices story, he was sitting upon his trunk, when Goodman, who is an English man, struck him. smashed his glasses over his eyes and kicked him. He walked lame, yesterday, dragging one leg. and one of his eyes was black and blue. Price said there was no req son. so far as he knew for the as- sault. After the fracas ne was dis charged by Goodman from the em- plcyment of Mrs. Robinson. Goodman pleaded guilty. and paid fine of SI and costs. Price claims he was hired by the month. at $50 month. and he proposes to bring a suit it need be. to recover n whole months wages. A check for the amount due up to date was offered the plaintiff but he declin- ed to receive 1t.
 The Fortnightly Sewing Society was in session yesterday afternoon at the residence of Miss Kippen. Many young ladies were present making gar ments for the fresh air children.
 It was James Hillhouse Hewitt and family who once lived in the house now occupied by Clitus King. This family went to St. Louis. long ago Mrs. Catherine Hewitt. who has pur- chased the Wallace place, Is not known to ever have before lived in town
 Sunday last the Hollywood team of Southport played the Lenox Athletic club. of Bridgeport. beating it by a score of 16 to o.
 Thanksgiving evening at Lyceum
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16

hall. the Fairfield Athletic club pro- poses to hold a smoker
 Miss Child in her address to the students of the Staples High school laid special stress upon the necessity for good ventilation and spoke of the present increasing practice of sleep ing out of doors- She also thought women do not take enough out of door exercise and said that a three or four mile walk is but the beginning of what one should take. Sweeping was re- commended for girls as a good form of exercise.
 Mrs Wildman has been to New York to attend the funeral of her niece, who was known in town as Lillian Fowler. She married W. Shannon.
 Capt. Joseph F,urniss of Southport as just discovered at some 40 years ago, while handling a snuff jar, a small piece of it got into one of his hands, and has remained there ever since. A cut near the spot discovered the missing lid of the par.
 Morgan Farley has quite recovered from that severe cold. James Farley was in town over Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16
POVERTY TRUE CAUSE OF
 HIGH INFANT MORTALITY
Dr. Woods Hutchinson Addresses Conference on Pre- vention of Infant Mortality y- Best Solution
 Is In Higher Wages For Fathers

dependency. pauperism and crime in double ratio.
 Another experiment of doubtful value is that of encouraging mothers to go on working up to and directly after child birth. and to neglect the nursing of their own children Any thing that helps to make this easier, such as creches and day nurseries. es- pecially such as receive infants at ten days old, ought to balance very care harm they certainly do. The child is the ward of the state just as certainly before he becomes an orphan as after ward. The best and most paying job that the community can set any lnoth- CT at is that of raising her own child to the highest pitch of efficiency and intelligence. Some day we will have sense enough to pay her to do it and feed herself well in the process; though the ultimate. most desirable and per manent solution would be to give high CT wages to the father.
 Lastly. it is to be doubted whether the habit in philanthroric circles of encouraging mothers of the working class to bear large families, or offering prizes or exemptions from taxes for all children above a certain number, and at the same time diScouraging any deliberate attempt to limit the number of children, is either a helpful or an intelligent one. A high birth rate practically always means a high death rate and a high infant mortality. The production of a larger number of chil- dren than can be adequately and prop erly reared and trained Is one of the most serious complications of poverty and obstacles to social progress. The quality of children reared is vastly more important than the quantity. A large amount of human raw material Is required for purposes of selection, but some of that selection had better be made before birth instead of af- tero
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16
STAMFORD

Misses Vivian and Mara Falken were two of our young ladies who saw the great football game on Saturday.
 Prayers were offered in Christ church. on Sunday. for rain. Wells all over town are drying up, and springs giving out
 Frederick c. Beach has presented the library with three very interesting and valuable books-Concrete Pottery and Garden Furniture by Ralph c. David son: Handy Mans Workshop and La boratory. by A. Russell Bond, and Sci entific American Boy at School, by the same author.
 Another meeting of Christ church guild will be held Wednesday at the home of Miss Emma Alien-
 Last night at the regular meeting of the Red Men, four new candidates received the Adoption Degree team composed of Ludwig Castle, Geo. Hale. Fred Garry. Harry Flood, En- nett Beardsley and Arthur Taylor.
 Rev. c. S. Bullock is home from Far Rockaway. where he has been lectur- ing.
 MT. Charles Mills has recently been in New London on business.
 The best dressed couple at the recent Farmers dance were Mrs. J. w. Rog- erson and Herbert W. Doolittle.
 Three volumes of Civil Service Manual. including arithmetic. English and allied subjects and geography, railway mail and spelling have been added to the local library. Postmaster Bristol, having examined the books, pronounces them valuable for refer ence.
 Some day this week the family of Louis Phillips of Bridgeport will move into the Josiah Booth house on Main street
 MT. and Mrs. Bernard Judson have been visiting in Albany and Pittsfield.
 Mir St. John has got new drug, Wallace Wheeler having found em- ployment in Bridgeport.
 Miss Alice Judson has written to friends in town a letter describing what she saw and heard at Medera, on her way to India She is sailing on the good ship Cleveland.
 Tomorrow evening the whist party will take place at the Devon club.
 Miss Florence Kmball of Chelsea, Mass, and Miss Constance Fairchild of New York, recently been guests of Mrs. Walter Wheeler.
 There will be several whist parties in town Thanksgiving evening The Ancient Order of Hibernians will give one. also the Odd Fellows.
 Next Saturday evening there is to be a special meeting of the Grange when the second degree will be con- ferred.
 Sunday Thanksgiving sermons will be delivered from the various pulpits.
 A few of those who assisted at Ray mond Munson's recent surprise birth day party were the Misses Bertha wilkes, Charlotte Smith. Mabel Rog- CTS, Harriet Darrow and Messrs. Liv- ingston Smith. John Park, Theodore Tompkins, Herbert Doolittle. Ernest Wilcox, MT. and Mrs Thomas Wilkes and Mrs. and Mrs. Theis of Bridgeport
 Mrs Margaret DeLacour and her two sons Harold and Reginald, wit messed the football game at New Ha- ven.
 TO RENT.-King St.. Stratford. half
 double house. Improvements. rooms.
 Enquire G. W. Fairchild. 99I Main
 rann Sa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16

TO RENT.-King St.. Stratford. half double house. improvements. rooms. Enquire G. W. Fairchild. 991 Main St., Bridgeport. Conn 1T 15 SC
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16
Banker Welch Leaves
 Estate of SS5O,00O

New Haven, Nov. 16.-The will of the late Pierce N. Welch, president of the First National Bank of New Ha- ven and widely interested in financial institutions throughout the east, wno died in Berlin, Germany, a fortnight ago, was filed in the probate court to- day. He left an estate of sS50, ,O0o which with the exception of S250, ,00O the will left to the widow. Mrs. Elm ma H. welch of New Haven. To each of the following. children the will leaves S50.O00.
 Mrs Hilda W. Gross of Hartford: Mrs. Marion W. Graves, New Haven; Mrs. Cornelia w. Gaines. Bronxville, N. Y.; Miss Cora D. Welch, New Ha- ven; Pierce N. Welch, Jr., New Hat ven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-16

Chenille fringe is used at present as a suitable trimming on the should CT scarf. Where chenille is employed in this way it is also interwoven in the scarf ends. either in embroidered dots or small squares.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15
DREDGING TO
COMMENCE IN
A FEW DAYS
SOUTHERN DREDGING CO. WILL
SEND DREDGES HERE TO CARRY
OUT CONTRACT WITH THE L. &
N.-EAsT SIDE OF CENTRAL
WHARF TO BE DREDGED FIRST.

It is expected by officials of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad that
dTedgeS owned by the Southern
Dredging Co., of which RittenhOUse
Moore, of Mobile, is president, will
arrive here today or tomorrow and
commence the work OF dredging
alongside the four wharves of the
Louisville & Nashville. The contract
with the company calls for the COM
mencement of work on or before
Sept. 18th, and it is to be completed
within q period Of four months from
that date. The work will entail an
expenditure Of about 100000.
1t has been decided to have the
dr6dges, which are of the dipper type,
start the work on the east side of
Central wharf, where naval stores is
uuIOaded. A depth of % feet will be
attained there before the dredgeS are
moved to the other wharves, all Of
which are to be dredged on both sides
to the same depth.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15

Sister was arrayed against
brother in the police court Tuesday
morning when the case of Willie
Butler, a black man, was called. But
Ter faced a charge of cruelty to a
child and had been arrested by Officer
Barter upon complaint Of the mother
of a fraiI negro girl, q niece of the
defendant. Butler denied that he
was anyways cruel to the child, but
had only whipped her a little The
mother said the negro had given the
child a beating Of a severe, nature
and not only that, but had continued
to tantaliZe and torture the little
girl. The court readily saw that it
was a case where a penalty that
would be Statutory in effect was need
ed and he fined Butler S25 and costs.
Several people in the neighbOrhOOd
were quite ready to swear the beating
was nothing short of brutal and N
such opinion the court sided.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15
WORM IS
DOING DAMAGE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STEW
ARD SAYS 1T HAS MADE ITS
APPEARANCE IN HIS SECTION
OF THE COUNTY.

The boil worm, said to be a fore
runner of the boil Weevil, has made
its appearance in the northwestern
section of the county, and is doing
considerable damage to the cotton
crop of that section.
County Commissioner Steward, who
was in the city yesterday, stated that
I'D to three weeks ago cotton crops
were in a fine condition, but recently
the worm has made its appearance,
and even bores into bOlls which have
almost matured- He also says too
much rain is falling in that section
and fears this will further damage
the crops.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15
Are to Hold Big
Camp Meeting Here

A camp meeting and convention of
the Holy Baptist church Of Christ
will begin in the city on October 9Th.
Prominent ministers and singers
from all parts of the country viii be
in attendance, and it is thought that
5000 people will be in attendance.
Tents are to be erected on the East
Hill belt line, and the meeting viii
take place in a very large tent, with
a seating capacity for 5000 people,
the smaller tents to be on the grounds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15

terday and registered at the Mer-
chants.
Eric Won Axelsen, one Of the NOV
ing spirits Of Laurel Hill, left yester-
day afternoon for home after a short
visit to the city.
J. w. HOlcOme, assistant observer
at the local weather bureau, who has
been in the city. for the past two
months assisting Observer Reed, will
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15
VICE-PRES'T MAKE
MAN TABLET CO. HERE

Mr.. R. S. Clover, president Of
the Make Man Tablet Co, of Chi
acgO, is in the city on a business trip.
While here Mr.. Clover established
with rne Crystal Pharmacy an agency
for the sale of goods manufactured by
his company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15
BIG POTATO is
GROWN IN CITY
]. II. SIMON, coLOREO, TAKES
ONE FROM HIS GARDEN WEIGH
ING OVER FIVE POUNDS

a big yellow yam, weighing 3 IA
pounds, was brought to The Journal
office last night by J. H. Simon. col
Ored, who resides at No. 1900 West
Jackson street. The potato was one
OF several about the same size which
he took from his garden yesterday,
and Simon says the entire patch is
filed with them Of the same size.
The grower says the potatoes are
of the ordinary variety and that he
set out the plants about the middle Of
May.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15
TERSELY TOLD.

Dr.. w. P. Dey and L. S. Thompson,
of Milton, were among the business
visitors TO Pensacola yesterday.
7. NJ. Mccall, a prominent business
man Of BrewtOn, was in the city yes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15

leave today for his home in New Or
leans.
H. B. Pace, Of Pace, Ala, was among
the registered guests of the Escambia
yesterday.
Harry HoIIister left last night for
Denver, where he viii make his fu-
tUre home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, At
TENTIoNI

Beginning with Monday, the goth
inst, the superintendent win be in
his office daily until the Both of Sep
TENDER for the purpose of contracting
with teachers furnishing registers,
blanks and general supplies.
n. 3. COOK,
Superintendent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15

for the campus.
Al are invited to help in the great
undertaking.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15

Subscribe to The Journal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15
Of
Child BRUTAL.
COURT SAID So

WILLIE BUTLER, UNFEELING NE.
GRO, ACTUALLY INFLICTED
TORTURE ON LITTLE NIECE
WHO COULD GET NO PROTEC-
TIoN-MoTHER SWORE OUT
WARRANT.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-15

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Ads. and profit thereby.
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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-07-01
MISSOURI
PATENTS;

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and trcing ring TO- stu4.aE.0o boxes
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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-07-01
WELCOME ITEMS.
BY the May Flowers.
Las. Teess Isems.


Kind Ed. and Cor. here I leone
again with n few items for the
kind little CRgssET
Nice weaJher at present writ
.ng.
Warn Robertson sr5 Ioap al.
len called on Thomas McCraT
.Lonlay 10 get some worl: dove
L,url abb Ji4 6Imcns, L.ay
Mercirc tna ElaA Oliver all takla
! dinner 1T Thomas McOraw last
Sunday end snioyed a gooi time,
Qui.e a crowd was out at meet
| ing Sunday +, the colany Arbor.
Thomas McCraw and family
visited Mr.. Larson and family
Sunday evening.
I Emma Larson FROM Texas and
Diss,h Larson from Kansas Is
visiting hone folks ct prosen.
writing.
| Lalaa Larson called on her
bru.Aer Thomas McCraw Tues
day.
| Diss>4 I4lrsonS baby IS awfa'
slcR a. present they had the doc
tVr Will it Sunday evening,
Iaouaa McCgaw planted CORE
, Monday
| George Finley c1.,ad st Tbo.na-
/ McUraw Tceai9y &c bring ID:
Ip!oS l1ng
! 81 4eg .uo-: T1lc Bolt ~ rot
! tra'e.i-gths ROAD South wcnGel
| What IN the matter
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-07-01
This soeks Items.

yadia Mcrraw visited Mrs.
Larson Tuesday morning.
Dissie Larson is atay.rg With
her brother Tom McCraw this
this week
Harrison Tioit taisen dinner
with James aad Beunic HteC;.w
E1rday Tcporlad fine ti,ae.
james McCrcw called on Tor
end Harrison fiol. ur6ay
night
Diss;e Larson add cs:t1 p.s
Is tts coiony meeting "a las.
Sunday at 3 O'Clock.
Well this ia MI SO good tya pie
and bill.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-07-01

City Tuesday morning with q
carload :. sheep,
jennie and Nellie Bingham
spent Sunday afternoon with
Wi;h Maggie Robertson,
Va hear that Bales Johnson
returned home aEain iron Lis
OK i!lrrey 20 Washington the
i4sn,
Bette I'D Mary Doneisoa
cc'iad ~ Mary Aud Luclie Vest
Ted.
Aelp ard George Frish left
.gr Kansas .ast Sunday 18th.
hey vii be missed by their
many friends on Milestone.
Miss Tiuc Bark who has beer
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-07-01
The Cir ESSET
ORwoCD =
LOCAL LOkE
LOCAL L0kK

Tho &idcw Holt who L2s been
cripple 50 ioaa vas cpt - CO.
ony 9aot.nt. " iea. Sunday u!
! O'Clock
-Euag Snlrt in company with
>cIi4 raraa1.ur made lap lady
3ou,os.tcgj II thig CFF!cs L
...a1snt c-l. c. last Tae3l.1
Gene ..Hs.l 2!r.s.
Lima Johnson IL Company
will ada Ncukjrk called ~ this
CFgiCE ind chatted the lady coz
.hsItors And Mics Emma max
ing her self very useful llipaa
The cc:GpositQrs IN running oI
papers Oh last Tuesday Come
again good friends.
Mira. U.cE Green and Mrs
johnson paid the Ed's, wife q
short VISIT On iatt rucsaag We
trust It vii! rot bo So long H..
.has GJnG again
--Fire sabbath ~ch0o. r,lar
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-07-01
ITEMS OF TIE TGiLHY
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Arizona republican., 1909-07-31
4 SECOND iNSTALLMEhT
 IF NAVAJO BLANKETS
A Large Shipment Received Yesterday
 at the Big Curio Store.

The second installment of Navajo blankets was received yesterday at BaIke's Big Curio Store, a large ship ment of ten bales which Mir. Bake thinks will last him until fall. The shipment includes several hundred prayer rugs, some made of native Navajo wool of this seasons clip and some of Germantown yarn.
 The first shipment of the season was small and all the blankets had been disposed of There had been a great demand for the prayer rugs and the stock had been exhausted since early last spring. No more could be obtain ed until now. So great has been the demand for the blankets that many of this instalIment which has just come in had been already engaged.
 The ingenuity of the Indian weavers is shown in the circumstance that in all the hundreds of blankets and rugs in this shipment no two are alike and all are so beautiful that the buyer is puzzled in making a selection.
Arizona republican., 1909-07-31

ment would discharge only half of the mortgage. Others object to the sale on the ground that the property is worth more than the amount the law will permit the territory to pay. But it is understood that a majority of the stockholders favor the sale.
 Most Of them did not look upon the association as a speculative organiza- tion, but they regarded their subscrip- ton to the stock as a contribution to the success of the fair The price at which it is proposed to sell the grounds would give them about 65 per cent for their stock, much more than a ma jOrity of them ever expected to receive.
 P. A. Tharaldson shortly before his departure from the east, sent out a letter to the stockholders explaining the proposed action and with the letter was sent proxy card. In response many of the stockholders sent in prox ies so that 1t will not be necessary for
Arizona republican., 1909-07-31

high class quality of comedy, that is pronounced at once. The moving pie lures are the best seen in this popular play house and the music, both in the orchestral pit and in the act, the best turne% out since the opening of the 1 Coliseum. The DeChaatal Twins are fresh from the OrDheum circuit. as is The Cowboy and the Tenderfoot," both acts having brought the loudest hand of the week.
 YUMA VlSITORS-Miss Addie In- gals returned a few days ago from Yuma, where she spent month as the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. E. Brice. Mrs. Brice, accompanied by her two children. returned with Miss Ingalls, and is the guest of their parents, Gen. and Mrs, F. S. Ingalls,. The visit was quite timely. making possible some thing of a reunion of the occasion of Mrs. Ingalls, birthday, July 29, when the fatted duck was killed and fine dinner was served
 HAD GOOD HoUSE-The Airdome had a good house last night and again pleased with it's two high class vaude- Vile acts, Al Leonard, in a descriptive dancing speciality. and Martinez and Martinez. with their gypsy musical novelty act. The illustrated songs and moving pictures were exceptionally fine. Manager Echlin promises two other good acts as a change for Sun day night
 WATER AND cANALS-There will be water today in the AppropriatOrs' and the Salt River Valley canals. un- der the regular run, and whatever sur plus there may be will be turned into the Arizona. At Richins station yes terday there ere "A 6second feet in Salt river and GOT second feet in the Verde, a total of 54.l20 inches. Though the Verde has fallen considerably the ele- vation at Roosevelt remains the same
 OVERLAND TO TUCSON-A. R. Cater, L. H. Landis and R P. Davis of this city and F. P. Cruice of Pres colt left last night for Tucson in MT Davie,s automobile. They expect to return Sunday morning.
 J. E.. HUDSON lLL-J. F. Hudson. an employe of the H. A. Diehl shoe store Is very Ill at St Joseph's hospi- tai. of appendicitis and it is under stood was to be operated upon last night.