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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
''NiCkIe Habit" Tightens Grip
 Of MonopoIies
Peoples Distaste for Pen nies Costs Them Billions
 of Dollars Yearly

Whether the nickel habit" in the United States is or is not an actual curse, there is no denying the. fact that it is likely to prove one of the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of establishing fair tolls for public service.
 Every kind of public service in this country is on the nickel basis. The adult American thinks 1t beneath his financial importance to consider any, the American lady does not wish to be loaded down with copper coins. The ferries from Jersey City to New York, for example, were formerly on tWo- cent or three-cent basis, but as soon as the tunnels were opened the nve- cent basis was esta blished for them. Whole chains of stores are now rum ming on the basis of five cents or mul- tiples of that number, an arrange ment that great facilitates making change but often bears little relation to the service rendered or the value of the article purchased.
 According to the engineering Rec ord the public utilities companies have encouraged this practice, doubtless because they have expected that a considerable part of every nickel com ing to them would represent an un- been playing with fire. Take the re- cent case of an order from the pub lie service commission requiring tele- phone rates in a part of New York to be cut from 10 to five cents-a slash for which there is no reason or ex- cuse except that the telephone com panies themselves have always been on a nickel basis and have no slots for the humble cent in their prepayed boxes. A reduction of 50 per cent. in a toll for public service of any sort is to great to be wisely made at one time, and if we were on copper ba- sis in such matters it never would have been ordered.
 There is also the street railway fare of five cents for any distance in any kind of car, due entirely to the nick el habit of the unthrifty American. We are told that it would bother the sums than five cents, although that is done daily in every important city of Europe. Of course, it is inequitable, misleading and subverstve of economic principles to charge the same fare for ride of half mile and a ride for 10 miles.
 Public service commissioners and public utility companies are now get ting together to ascertain just what various classes of service cost. When that is learned they will fix a fair re- purpose of rendering the service, and then the nickel must lose its prestige. The quicker that time comes the bet ter; for five is too great a step in each change in rates for water, gas electric current, transportation and the use of a telephone, and because it is too great often no change at all is made where some change there ought to be.-Providence Tribune
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
CHILDHOOD.

(After Heine)
 Westminster Gazetteo My child we two were children, Little and merry were we, We wriggled into the henhouse And hid ourselves there with glee. "Cock-a-doodfe!" it sounded The regular farmyard cry. Cock a-doodlei" it cheated The ears of the passersby. In the yard there were packing cases We papered them bit by bit, And there in our elegant mansion The pair of us loved to sit. One of our regular callers Was the cat from over the wall, We met her with bows and curtseys And thanked her each time for her
 call. We trusted her cold was better Our speeches were smooth and pat Since then we have said the same
 things
 To many an ancient cat Sometimes we sat discoursing Like graybeards ever so wise, Sighed as we thought of the present Wished that the past could rise. Borrowed that trust and faith And love had departed hence, Groaned at the price of coffee And the scarcity of pence Gone are the days of childhood As all things turn to dust, The world the years and the pennies And love and faith and rust.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
OYSTER STEAMERS TO RACE
Rivalry Between the Standard andsfhe Addie Will Result in
 a Contest That Will be Some Race
Special to the Farmer.)

Stratford, July 6-For a long time lliere has heen a rivalry between the owners--and crews of the Addie Lownes, Capt, Bob Culver. owned by the Sealshipt Oyster Company, and the Standard. Capt. Fred Rowland, owned by the Radel Oyster Company. It. Is now proposed to settle the mat ter of superiority in a race which will be interesting if it can be brought about. The boats are among the largest in the business and are first class in every respect It Is proposed to pit the steamers against each other as soon after the summer overhauling as possible. The crews of both the steamers are. ready to wager every cent they have on their respective boats and the companies owning them will also back their opinions with a g5odly amount of cash The boats have had several brushes but only for a&short distance, as the captains have orders not to race. When 1t comes this will be some race and it will czeat te the greatest interest
 On Monday evening Great Sachem George Barnes of Bridgeport, and his staff ~fns tailed the following officers Of Olreru1ck Tribe of Red Men: First Sannap-fran-fz. Morehouse:: second sannar- -WysW.. Top;ng guard of wig wam, Ed Roberts; guard of forest, J+7hn Knapp; warriors, James Vannds, Ir4 Robert Syrrett, Harry Meachen, Robert Atherton; braves, Ernest Will COX. Allen Wilson, Clayton Holtzel, Alec Smith.
 "A family reunion was held at the rekidence of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Cook in Oronoque on the Fourth at which there were present nine children, IS Grandchildren and number of other rflatives Refreshments were served i'd, the afternoon and a display of fire Vorks@was given in the evening.
 Two horses were killed by the in- tense heat in this town yesterday. A hfg horse owned by Silliman & God fffr of Bridgeport, fell dead near Avon Park A horse hitched to a de- livery wagon died at the. Washington bsidge
 Fred Zeraner, 12 years old, who con- fessed taking pocketbooks from the clothing Of members of the Pootatuck Yacht Club on the Fourth. was placed Tn charge of Prof. ". B. Kelsey. by Judge Peck at a hearing held last night The other boys implicated were discharged as the zehaner boy assumed all the blame. The money was returned to the owners.
 The general committee in charge Of the Red Mems anniversary and field day. met last night and arranged for souvenirs to be disposed of, and other matters of importance. The souvenir book is: almost ready for the printers, and those who wish to appear should apply immediately to Louis E. Peck who has the book in charge
 The Dingbat Club has taken up quarters in the old bakery building, and will occupy it while it is on its way to it's destination. The Ding bats want to keep on the move.
 The Socialist party of the town of Stratford will hold a meeting in the t6wnzhali this evening" s. Cs-Beards- lfy of Shelton will address the meet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06

The Misses Waugh and Blanchard have gone to a resort on the Maine coast for sotourn of two months.
 James P. Mcdonald has dug and stoned a cattle cellar for his new barn. It will be built by Eugene Adams
 The Fourth brought a baby daugh- ter to Mr. and Mrs. Sanford H. Os- born.
 The lightning struck several times in Pleasant valley during Monday nights terrific storm, one bolt re- ducing almost wholly to splinters good sized tree.
 The hometown horse which swallow ed a fish hook about two weeks ago is still alive and apparently none the worse for it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06

ators Gallfnger of New Hampshire, and Smith of Maryland, and Repre- sentatives Hawley of Oregon and Lee of Georgia. The board has been proceeding with extreme care in mak- ing selection of the tracts of forest to be first purchased, realizing the importance which such purchases will serve as fixing the policy of the Commission for the future. It is thereto selecting only such lands as from their location and character, will directly tend to conserve the naviga- bility of navigable rivers, and which may lso serve as the nucleus of fur ther purchases. It does not propose to be induced by any pressure to en- ter into haphaZard or improvfdent se- lections, but will proceed with ex- treme care to lay the foundation of what is intended to create a series of forest reserves in such locations and of such character as will carry o1t the clear intention of Congress.
 The Act under which the board proceeding was not passed until March 1, 1911. and the board has been acting with the utmost diligence upon all of the tracts which have been presented to them, according 10 the statute, by the Bureau of For estry and the Geological Survey. Three members of the board have visited personally the tract in ques- rion. Both the Bureau Of Forestry and lhe deOlOSlCdl survey strongly TeCOn1- mended the present tract as fu1f1Ifog all of the characteristics required by the statute; and the scientific dernor- stration made by the Geological Sus- yey of the importance of the stream flow outaof the tract in question upOr. the navigability of the Tennessee Rfv- CT was very clear and cogent
 Many other tracts, both in the southern and northern AppalacFiana. including certain tracts in the White Mountains, are now under investigs- ton by the Forestry Bureau and the Geological Survey, and as soon as re- ports are made by those bodies the Forest Commission will proceed f0 their nsideration
 In view of the magnitude of the enterprise which is being thus begun. the board does not propose to pay any speculative or high prices for lands and will not purchase any land which will not conduce directly to the purposes of the Act. This is neces- Sary not merely on grounds of sound policy and economy, but is also made necessary on constitutional grounds. as the Act under which the Commission was created is based upon the power of the Federal Government to re9u- latet commerce and protect the navf- gability of streams.
 
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06

If LaFollette knows no more about reciprocity than he does about news stead of being in the United States Senate. He would say we suppose, that because newspapers print every detail about an earthquake catastro- phe the newspapers were in favor of the earthquake. The newspapers are in favor of nothing when it is a question of decent news except to get the news; but of course with such weekly sheets as LaFollette and Bryan print there is no question of news. Those sheets are merely phon- ographs designed and worked to make the voices of their owners car- ry further.-F'rom the Hartford Cou- rant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
THE FARMER: JULY 6, 1911

CTS were Hezeldah Osborne, Charles Abbott, John H. Stommell and Joel Godfrey. MT. Hurlbutt had been con fined to his bed and under the care of a trained nurse for the past eleven months, showing remarkable vitality, having passeO his 96th birthday last April. His wtfe having died many. years ago, he had had the most low ing care and tender solicitude of his children, especially that of his daugh- ter, Miss Josephine Hurlbutt, who has always remained at the parental home looking after the comfort of her aged father. The children of the deceased living are W. B. Hurlbutt, Jr, Lewis R. Hurlbutt, Miss Josephine Hurlbutt and David s. Hurlbutt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
Check insect rests
Shown to De- your Mosquitoes = Lo- custs, Flies and Grasshop- pers Their Diet-Plea for Protection.

New York, July 5.-That mosqui- toes, flies or other insect pests are preyed upon by nearly one. thousand varieties of American birds, of which the vanishing shorebirds occupy d prominent place, is shown fin a spe- cial bulletin that is to-day being pre- pared to be sent throughout the coun- try from the headquarters of the Ma tional Association of Audubon Socie- ties in this city. Based upon recent investigations of the government Bio- logical Survey, this circular of warn ing will present proof that for every shorebird of the thousands that are now allolwed, to be killed, natures fight to keep the spread of disease and crop plague is weakened by the loss of a very active agent. Unless the Kflldeeer, the Upland Plover, the Sandpiper and other shorebirds are speedily granted adequate protection, hygienlc and agricultural conditions all over the continent will undoubtedly suffer, 1t is declared.
 Nine species of the shorebirds that are found in almost every region of this country are known to consume enormous quantities of mosquitoes, for whose extinction many millions of dollars have been spent by the people of several sections. Scientific exam
 
 eight of the Northern Phalarope va riety of these birds is reported by the govrnment authorities to have just disclosed the fact that 53 per cent of their diet had consisted of such nox- iOuS mosquitoes as the salt marsh breed, which the authorities of this city are now attempting to suppress at great expense. These birds, which do so much to check the mosquito plague and it's attendant spread of 1f< 4I show nto be among the species whose extinction is at this time threatened on account of lax Tvs for their prop CT protection.
 Grasshoppers, locusts and crane flies that destroy the farmers crops as well as horsefies and mosquitoes that plague his livestock are the nat ural prey of the disappearing shore birds, according to the warnings now being sounded by the workers of the Audubon association. The waning for ces of the Killdeer and Upland Plovcr American fever tick that has an in- furious effect upon cattle, it is shown while some 25 species of shore birds eat the grass-hopperS that ruin acres of corn, cotton and other crops
 Few of our native birds need pro- lection more than these shorebirds, some species of which are found on the farmers fieleds, the coast and al- most every locality on this continent" said T. Gilbert Pearson, secretary of the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1874 Broadway, to-day. t.In our constant campaign to protect the insect-eating birds that check disease and crop plague ali over the United States, we, are ct this time urging all Americans to help save these econom- ically valuable shorebirds from the swift destruction that has already driven the Eskimo Curlew to extinc- tf0n ["
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
HIS INVENTION.

pr. Arthur William White. of Yare. delights in telling of his experfencs with an inventor of the unlettered- genius type who came to the profess sor with a model of perpteua1-ruo- ton machine
 I'm; looks plausible" observed pr. White. but it won't work. What are you going to do about gravity 2"
 Gravity" said the visitor scorn- fully. Tell wit gravity: we'll uss plenty O. grease
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
MANCHESTER c. N. c. co.
 TO MAKE NEW FIGHT
Especial from United Pres,

Especial from United Press.)
 Manchester, July 6-On the verge of disbanding, last night, local Company D, first 4nfantry c. N. G., decided to make anew fight. The members e1ecr9 Harry Bissell to be first lieu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06

THOMAS NOON. bott1er of fine beers and liquors. Free delivery at Fair field Beach Mondays and Fridays. Moerlin's Extra Beer $1 per case. Telephone 109-14. D 22* If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
ROBERT THE DEvILED.

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
PEANUTS INSTEAD OF COTTON.

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28
GOLFER HILTON GOES HOME.
Briton Says Americans Applaud
Home PLAYERS Too Much.

NEW YORK, September 2s.-Harold II.
Hilton. the English golf player, who won
the national championship recently, was
a passenger aboard the steamship Cam
pania Of the Cunard line. which left here
for Liverpool yesterday. Mr.. Hilton won
the qualification round and the amateur
championship at Apawamis and the in
vitation tournament at Shinnecock Hills.
He said that he would return to this
country next year. after playing in Eng
land, to defend his title, won here this
season.
Mr.. Hilton said that ne liked the Ameri-
cans immensely. but could not altogether
approve Of their patriotism In the game
OF golf He criticised it in q friendly
way. saying that they shouted too much
for America and not enough for the
game itself II America. he commented.
would only recognize good splaying, no
matter who did the work, the game
would be improved
He said, he had seen one game of base
ball while here, the one between New
York and Cleveland, and that even then
the local patriotism was very apparent.
for the Cleveland team won and the
cheering was trifiing, no matter how
good the playing Of the visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED
AS BUS FALLS IN RIVER
Auto Carrying Twenty-Five
Passengers Drops From
Bridge Into the Seine.

PARIS. September 2S.-Eleven persons
were drowned and ten others injured Ds
the overturning of an autobus into the
Seine yesterday afternoon. The acciden'
occurred about 4:3O o'clock, the busies'
time of the day. The autobus, with TWEEN
ty-five passengers. was coming from the
Ia rdtn des Plantes in the direction OF the
opera. It was half way over the creme
yeche bridge, leading from the lett DAM
of the river to the island. Immediately be
hind the Cathedral Of Notre Dame
In trying to avoid a collision win an :
other omnibus coming in the opposite d.
rection. the chauffeur gave his steering
wheel sharp turn. The heavy venicse
skidded violently. shot onto the sidewalk
crashed through the heavy iron railing
as if it were a pipestem, and dropped INTO
the river below
All the passengers were carried down
with the exception of two or three VINO
standing on the rear platform. realzeo
their danger and jumped in the nick OF
time. o
Rescuing parties were formed at once
the police and firemen from neighboring
aation with ropes and ladders eettlns
quickly to work under the superintend-
ency of NJ. Lepine, the project OF PARIS.
In conjunction with the river police. they
extricated ten injured persons, who were
convened to a hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28
NEAR WORLDS RECORD.
Adams Express Makes Grand Time
for Mile on Circular Track.

LOUISVILLE, September 2S.-Adams
Express nearly eaualed the worlds rec
ord for a mile on a circular track yester-
day, winning tthe fifth race at Churchill
Downs in 1877 %. or one-fifth of a sec
ond slower than the best time.
II was the second time the track rec
ord for a mile was broken at Churchill
Downs during the day and the third time
within two days.
Tuesday Little Father lowered the
track record for a mile to 1.3S 10.
In the third race yesterday 7. NJ.
Green covered the mile in LBS. only tc
have three-fifths of second clipped of
this record by Adams Express in the
nth. The track was lightning fast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28

Richards. who managed to escape from
the watery prison out Of a window, saved
six persons. He says all he remembers
Of the accident was finding himself at
the bottom Of the river cropping around.
Finally he found a window. through
which he managed to swim to the sur
face.
He climbed to the roof of the omnibus
and Immediately turned his attention to
the other passengers, who were in difi-
culties. pulling them on the roof be-
side him, from which uncertain refuge
they were hauled off by the firemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28
HANDCUFFED, HE LEAPED
7 through CAR WINDOW
Maniac En- Route to Govern
ment Asylum Is Recaptured
After Exciting Chase.

John j. MACPHERSON, who was sent to
| the Leavenworth penitentiary last Octo-
Der to serve a term of ten years for rob-
| bling Inspector Shaw of the District Street
| Cleaning Department, and who several
weeks ago was declared a maniac, has
been received at the Government Asy-
lum for the Insane after what is re-
garded as one of the most remarkable
escapes made from officers in the an
nails of the institution. With guards
seated about him on a fast moving train
and he manacled, Macpherson leaped
through window while passing through
a small town in Iowa. and managed to
get away before the train could be stop
ped. He was pursued across the open
country after the handouts he wore at
the time he leaped through the window
had been found at the traekside and
captured after a short chase
He was again placed aboard train,
heavily handcuffed. and brought to
Washington yesterday afternoon, being
subsequently taken to the Government
Asylum for the Insane.
Robbed Inspector Shaw.
MACPHERSON is regarded as homi-
cidal maniac and was In Washington
during May. 1910, with the 1O1 Ranch
NllQ west SNOW. IOSctHCI Will d par
ner, Charles Beckner, Macpherson at.
tempted to pick the pocket of Inspector
Shaw while the latter was returning on
a street car to his home after having
attended a performance Of the show.
Mr.. Shaw left the car and the two men
followed him. They persisted in their
attempt and this time managed to get his
wallet with about 81. Shaw chased them,
but they managed to evade him.
Detectives Burlingame and Weldon of
police headquarters were assigned to the
case, and they traced the men to Balti-
more. There they We're arrested and
brought back to Washington. They were
released on bond When their case was
called for trial Macpherson did not APP
pear as he had jumped his bond. He
was later located in Lansing, Mich.
While he was under arrest in that city
he tripped the policeman who was in
charge of him and escaped. He was later
flocated hiding in a stable. Detective
Burlingame brought him back to Wash
ington. Beckner pleaded guilty after his
trial had started and asked for mercy. He
was sentenced to one year and half in
the Atlanta penitentiary. Macpherson was
sentenced to the LeavenWorth peniten-
tiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28
Gas Meter Explodes in Cellar.

A gas meter exploded In the cellar OF
the home Of Mrs. Telina Normack. 4OI
street northeast. shortly after ii
o'clock this morning. resulting In a fire
which caused about SIS damage. The
fire department went to the scene on an
alarm from box GAO and extinguished the
flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28
Enthusiasm Prevailed.

Enthusiasm prevailed at the session
fast night conducted by the woman dele
gates, and spirited addresses We're made
by prominent churchwomen. Mrs. John
n. Culbertson, president Of the Women's
Interden ominational Missionary Union of
the District. gave a vivid account of the
Womans National Foreign Missionary
Jubilee. She said that the jubilee did
more than any other movement in the
country to unite the churchwomen of the
country. Robert NJ. Hopkins addressed
the women on American Missions" The
session was in charge of Mrs. George T.
Prewitt.
In the afternoon Mrs. Prewitt also pre-
sided, the session being devoted to the
Christian womens board of missions.
Mrs. c. HI. Page of Baltimore read the
Bible lesson, while addresses We're made
by Mrs. Emma S. Shelton, Mrs. J. y.
Rosenau. Miss Anna Narnon and Mrs.
Ferguson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28

Josenh q. Scott died at his residence.
Arcadia. near Princess Anne, Nd. Tues-.
day, after an illness OF one week. He was
forty-eiEht years old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-28
Divers 90 Down.

Ten bodies were recovered. and divers.
hastily summoned, explored the interior
of the vehicle and the river bed under
the bridge as long as daylight lasted. but
found no more bodies. They returned
to the surface with only a woman's
re,icu,e. Work will be resumed to re-
cover the body Of the driver. which 10
believed to have been swept away by
the current.
one Of the passengers, . priest named