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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-04
r. I. WATSON & co.
Peoples Savings Bank
Marble Building
91z-0z6 MAIN STREET
1O1st Semi-Annual Dividend

December 2Oth, 1910.
The Trustees Of this Bank have this
day declared the regular dividend for
the six months ending December 31st,
1910,at the rate Of FOUR PER CENT
per annum. payable on and after
January 3rd. 1911.
SAMUEL W. BALDWIN. President.
EDWARD W. MARSH. Treasurer.
Deposits made on or before Janu-
ary 7fl1, 1911, win draw interest from
January list.
The evening world., 1911-12-22
''Pouf! Child'S Play" She Says
of Meeting With Mrs. Fish
and Miss Baylis.
NO CONTEST AT ALL.
English Lady Champion "for
Indication" Now Ready to
Meet All Corners.

The baroness de Meyer y vsxsd at
the story that Mrs. Suyvcsant Fish
ir. and Miss Adelaide Bayiis defeated
asr the other day with the foils.
II deny" say tho Baroness to-day
with some hauteur. that ny Ameri-
can woman has yet beaten me at
fencing!"
The baroness In the champion woman
fencer Of England. and last year was
second In a worlds championship con-
test. When she came to America two
weeks ago she lamentcd she could md
no women clever enough to fence with
her. The Ladies' Foncing Club heard
about II and early this week a little
Bout vas arranged--informal and very
polite and all that. but interesting. Mrs..
Fish and Miss Bayiis took the Baroness
on at tho Fcncers' Club. n after the
other. Experts who watched say that
both bested her.
Broad smiles greeted the news every
where except IN tho Ritx-Carlton apart
ment occupied by the Baroness and her
husband.
The courtesy which usually attends
all fencing contests" went on the
Baroness, would prevent me saying
anything had not the published articles
contained statements that made II
necessary for me to vindicate myself.
"The truth Is that I wen to the
Fencers' Club In a purely Informal way.
and merely engaged In q little practice
with Miss Baylls and Mrs. Fish. II
was really nothing but child's play for
me. POuf! l tool 40 pains. a. ! should
nave done had my reputation been al
stakes"
The baroness then went on to show
how entirely careless she had been.
ION the contrary" she said. Il gave
my 0pponen, every advantage. includ
ing the last hit-as one always does with
with an inferior fsncsr. or With
foreigner. by = NJ courtesy. Their
had been no challenge. and there wer'
no judges present, As there should hav,
been II a verdict upon ones skill was l.
be given.
Il am quite willing to meet any fence
that America can produce. but I insis
upon having qualified. cosmopolitan
Judges. am accustomed to taking thi
form of sport very seriously. 40 | I'm
II difficult to adapt myself to this-ah-
ma phazard sort OF meeting"
Invited to say what she thought o
the skill Of the American womeI
f~encers. baroness de- Meyer declined I
bs especially definite.
II should not like" she said. ito pas
hasty judgment upon the woman fencer
OF America as I hav met only two an,
have participated only In " short an,
childish bouts. I consider Miss Bayli
far superior 10 Mrs. Fish. but I doub
uhathar eIfher NJ fhpae couIl avar ram ..
the finals In the British champions ship.
It's going 10 he less easy now to At
range a roma Hide meeting between Il
Baroness and some champion OF tn
American society set. but II may happs
yet. The Baroness had n parting sho,
THAT l should be said to be van
pushed under such circumstances" Oh
said. ''is al least amusing. I an ETH
waiting to md an squat"
The evening world., 1911-12-22
GIRL HE|RESS IS
VICTOR IN MAIDS
SUIT FOR $4,000
Jury Holds Miss Hope Kings
ley Not to Blame for Miss
HakanSon'S Fall.

Miss Hope Kingsley. fourteen-year-
old daughter OF Darwin Kingsley. pre@i-
dent OF the New York Life Insurance
Company. won her first lawsuit to-day.
She was sued for 80. 400 damages for
alleged personal injuries by Therese
Hakanson. formerly employed az II maid
In her home.
The case, on trial before Justice
Amend In the Supreme Court for two
days. was given TO the jury yesterday
afternoon. A verdict in favor OF the
youthful heiress was returned when
court convened this morning.
Little Miss Kingsley was not In cour
The evening world., 1911-12-22

to-day. although she and her mother
and father were present throughout the
trial. She made "A very good impress
sion. when testifying In her own behalf.
and the verdict IL In large measure at
tributed to this fact.
Miss Hatanson alleged the daughter Of
the millionaire Insurance" man "wilfully.
wantonly and with great forcc and
violence" pushed her OFF a sink In the
Kitchen Of the Kingsley home. Miss
Kingsley denied this. saying she saw
the maid swaying on the sink as n
about to fall. aud tried to save her.
Both she and Miss %IIakanson said they
had always been good friends.
Charles Stecklcr. counsel for the
Kingsleys. shove Miss Itakanson re-
manned In the employ of the Kingsieyr
fourteen months after the accident and
that II WAS not until sle and Mrs.
Kingsley had some words and she quit.
that Miss IIakanson thought OF suing
little Miss Hope.
Axel J~osephson. attorney for Mis-
Hakanson. made a motion to set aside
the verdict and grant "A new trial. hut
Il was denied. lie said he would Ape Al
the case.
The evening world., 1911-12-22

~. Georges Episcopal Church in etuy-
vesant suuare.
Long before the time appointed for
The services carriages and automobiles
,hronged tho adjacent streets. One Of
the first to arrive was j. Plerpont
Morgan. Andrew Carnegie and Den.
Daniel r.. SickLes were also early ar
rivals.
When the hcarsc arrived ut the church
n drlzxllng raln was falling. and the
police were busy keeping back a curl
Gus orowd
The Episcopal Church service was read
by Bishop David n. Greer. assisted by
the REV. Hugh Blfckhead. rector OF 81.
Georges. and the Rev. julien X.
Smyth, rector OF tho New Jerusalem
Church. While the csskct was being
carried to the altar tho choir sang,
For All tho saints During the SER
The evening world., 1911-12-22
HER LIFE is ONE OF FATAL
MONOTONv.

Within the boundaries OF a we'll
guarded home, her freedom Is reduced
20 a mere concession to live. She has
not many bright dreams or brilliant ex-
pectatiuns. Hers Is a life Of fatal
monotony IN It's never changing routine,
4 Mohammedan lady OF high rank was
asked once how she spent her time, I
sit on this sofa she answered s,gnifi-
cantly, and when | am tired | cross
over and sit on that And in this soul
less existence she may be disturbed at
any momen by the caprice OF the man,
by her being divorced or by the addition
Of another woman to the household"
And, of course, she hasn't much
chance OF even this sort OF domestic
bliss II the Young Turk discovers before
the wedding that she's a Yearner. a De-
plorer. Il Backbiter or a Toadstool.
The evening world., 1911-12-22
Couldn't Buy Her a Present,
So Essen Hangs Himself in
Cellar of His Home.
MISED HER A GIFT.
III You Miss Ne You'll Know
I'm After Santa Claus"
He Told Her.

"Nerry Christmas" said Nicholas
Eisen Of No. i4os Bushwick avenue.
Brooklyn. to his wife. Emily. before
they retired last night.
But Christmas Is four days away"
said the wife.
81 know" said Essen. but funny
things happen in this world and. In
case I wasn't here on Christmas Day. I
Just want YOU to n hat l wish you
q merry one
Then Eisen went downstairs and
hanged himself. Presumably because he
Wa Unable TO buy his wife a Christmas
present. His body was found at 6
O'Clock this morning by the widow. She
called Or. Valentine Bourke. for whom
Mfs. Eisen acted as h~ousekeeper.
Eisen went TO st. Thomas's Episcopal
Church. near the Eisen home. MAST Sun.
day. 1t had been his irst visit to
church in a good many years. A SER
mon on Christmas made a deep impress
SION upon him. On Sunday night he
'aatd:
1T Wish I had gone 10 church more
frequently. People can enjoy Christ
mas when they rave been good and
know that they have attended church
regularly"
On Tuesday night he again reverted
to the sermon Sunday.
= guess you'd be happier. Emily. II
I wasn't here next Christmas day."
Don't talk like that said the wife.
We'll. I mean IT," said Essen. "A
mr. who hasn't saved enough to buy
ffe wife a good present for Christmas
iaft worth having around the house.
his wife tried to cheer him up bu,
aeAia % Wednesday night he brooded
ver his inability to buy her a present
IAN auto would be none too good 70,
y0u." saSd Essen. Here you've lived in
New York all you're life and all 70,
know sbou& It IL what you've seen from
sthe surface oars. And I don't betev,
you've ever zen Consy Island"
Mrs. Essn oaid she wouldn't nd
IN IN aaSto n she had one
"Weii. q b didn't want 70 ride ir
the auto. you could ride in the elsean,
railroad cars and SEQ Niagara Fail,
and Bunker HILL" he aaid. Now
you're lucky II you get q look n
Bhckwesrs Island from the Williams
burg Bridge"
After dinner last night hs said,
If you wake up during the nigh
ana don't md me here. Just remembe,
that maybe I'm out looking for SAINTS
Claus"
The evening world., 1911-12-22
NOTED MEN At FUNERAL
OF Mr.. JOHN BlGElOW.
Services at St. Georges Church
Conducted by Bishop
David n. Greer.

The funeral services over the remains
Of John Hlgelow tool place to-day at
The evening world., 1911-12-22
COURT SC0lDS A JURY
FOR 6.CENT LIBEL VERDICT,
Asks If That's All a Lawyers Rep.
.utation Is Wort hand Orders
New Trial.
t~A4Sse ySesU q pralssworsAy
e9sst 70 sStaln a ho1oraHls sssaa.
h h1s profession, 10 . lawyers
SepuAAtoa worth only six csntsP"

SspusAtoa worth only sir csnts3"
Justice 0on In the Supreme Court to-
day asked this question. A jury had
Just returned a verdict IN the case OF
Thomas Langland %Thimpson, a lawyer,
who sued the editors OF a Danish news
paper. for hbel.
In effect" said Justice Con-. 1.-THE
jury By Its verdict said to the PLAINTIFF;
'You have been Nbeled. but your rep
utation has been damaged oniy TO the
extent Of six cents
"The reputation hus damaged was
shown to be that O. a lawyer IN good
pre- ct and professional standing. II
was not by a single EXPIRES sion that the
lihei was perpetrated, but by a series
OF articles which, taken together. were
calculated to produce IN the readers
mind an impression at least that the
lawyer was a pretender. a poseur FOR
ability hat did not Ightfully belong
TO him"
Justice Con declared It was clear 10
him the jury lost sight Of the issues
before 1t and was influenced by a pre-
possession OF opinions respecting the
legal profession which were wholly ir-
relevant to the questions submitted for
its judgment. The verdict was Sc, aside
n "A new trial ordered.
Thompson sued for $O.1D damages.
Justice Gof said the verdict for six
cents was really more damaging n
Thompson than NJ 1t had been squarely
against the lawyer,
} The attacks in the Danish newspaper
| on Thompson grew out Of his manage
Tent OF a case in which ne appeared
'or a boy who hod brought suit agains,
1: corporation for injuries. The boy
jsued for S,0.00D damages, and, II wa'
,aid. Thompson arranged a compounds
flor 3t1,5n. He was criticised FOR hi,
settlement with the In"
The evening world., 1911-12-22
Night Fire In Public school,

Fire started IN a classroom on the
second fioor of Public School No. iOl,
~ No. tl3 Fast Sixteenth street. at
o'clock last night. and before Il was dis.
covered the flames were shooting from
the front windows. The firemen put
the blaze out after a loss OF S3OO. The
origin Of the Are Is not known.
The evening world., 1911-12-22

A. a meeting OF the managers OF the
| artpaiHn Of supreme Justice Daniel +,
ICohai,n to-day It was found that sl,S'3
Iof the fund contributed by friends OF the
~ Justice for election expenses was left
IN hand.
II was decided to distribute TINS
a mount among charitable Institutions.
~ was divided " -, Vincent $
Hospital. the German Hospital. the
limited Hebrew Charities. the Catholic
Protective Association. the Immigrant
Mission conducted by Father Henry
md the Leo haus. the German lmmi-
80 mission.
The evening world., 1911-12-22

stand the degraded position Of her sex
in Turkey.
Under the Mohammedan law. you
know. the man. by reason Of certain
presumed natural exclusive gifts and
qualities. is held to be superior to the
woman. The Prophet said: Men are
superior to women on account Of the
qualities God had gifted h one above
the other. The honest women are
obedient and careful during the alb
sence Of their husbands. because God
hath Of them been careful. But those
whose p~erverseness 70 shall be appre-
hensive Of. rebuke. and remove them
into separate apartments and chastise
them: but II they are obedient to you.
then seek not occasion against them.
for God Ia knowing and merciful.' Ger
tain other sayings Of Mohammsd may
help you to determine more fully ms
opinion Of women. He once said: 'Wo-
men are the whips Of satan On an
other occasion he said: Trust neither a
king. q horse nor . woman
THE "sEsT WIFE," ACCORDING
TO TURKISH IDEAL.
"Ths best wife, according to he
Turkish ideal, 10 'ons who pos
ssssss intellect. honor, good ssnss.
modssty, tenderness Of heart, good
manners, submission to her hus-
band ana gravity OF dsmssuor.'"
But l thought the triumph Of the
Young Turk movement had greatly i'm
proved the position OF women in Tur-
key" ! said.
mo- Mr.. Cardashian answered. "if
anything. Turkish women enjoy less
freedom han before Abdul Hand was
deposed. The Young Turks wanted to
emancipate the women. But they were
Ave hundred or possibly one thousand
men against millions OF Mohammedan
fanatics. Two years M a half z u
party OF Turkish woman In Smyrna.
which 10 much more modern than Con-
stantinople. determined to 10 to the
theatre unveiled. and 10000 Turks gath
cred in the streets and declared that
they would shoot the first woman who
appeared with unveiled face.
THE ordinary Turkish woman Of the
interior accepts her lot with more or
less resignation. She Is not educated
and she has not constantly before her
eyes, as have the women of smyrna
and ConstantinOple. the greater free
dom and happiness OF the wives OF the
foreign population.
THE inferior woman Ia c%ontented with
her veil and sha vi. and with her seclu-
sion. She regards II as a law Of nature.
and her predestined lot In life. and sub
mits to It uncompiainingly. She would
even resist any attempt to change the
existing custom. She regards the tx
posure OF the face as immodesty. even
immortality.
THE upper class woman Is often Of
high mental and physical accomplish
ment and Is subjected against her Will
to a hermetical life. She ~ dressed In
the latest Partisan fashion: she Is beau
tiful, charming. refined. well hammered,
a woman who on the boulevards OF
Paris or on Broadway. with her shaw
of and a fashionable hat on, would
command admiration.
The evening world., 1911-12-22

Vahan Cardashian, lawyer, lecturer and
suthor Of "A History of the Ottoman
Empire" who dwells mons US at the
present time. that we may learn OF the
Actual Life In a Tukish Harem'' and
other mysteries of the hooded East.
But about those "Deplorers." "Yearn-
ers." &c. here are the definitions as
Mr.. Cardashlan ave them to me yester-
day In his office at No. 6 Liberty
street.
"a Y~ssrnsr." he said, rs Q wom-
an who 10 always wishing for
things h cannot have, and who
V tnc~onstderets ana sxtravagant
without regard to her husbands
position.
"a Dsplorsr 10 the widow who
constantly dwslls y the breakfast
table, during dinner hour. ct Q fam.
ily reunion, upon the good qualities
OF her former husbsud, to the In.
n d~asplsaGuss OF hsr present
husbaaA.
"a Deokbatsr 10 the woman OF q
rthsr hypooritto disposition, who
pats he1 husband on the baok, but
during his absence would pour out
IN avalanche Of accusation, oalum.
NJ against his avarioe, sslAshnsss
ana oppressive mature.
"a Soadstool 70 IN unpx1nc1plsa
beauty. wAo oppressss ana torturss
loving Husband BY her constant
bdcksrAnss, ana indiR srsnt. CALLING
Treatment OF him.
"How, . Turk, II he Knows II,
-AnHA aAH AAA.A -Aa-- 5000
The evening world., 1911-12-22
Mr.. Cardashian Believes
Discretion as to These
More Important for
Americans, Who Haze
One Wife at a Time,
Than for Moslems, Who
Can Haze Four.
Describes Types the Wise
Turk Bars From, Harem
Condition of Women
There Worse Since Ab.
dull Hamid's Death
Than Before, He Says.
NixOia Greeley Smith.

Il 10 not well
FOR . man to
wed with . DE-
plorsr.
Neither should
he take . Ysarn.
or for his wife;
nor yet . Back.
bitter, nor .
Toadstool.
II you do no,
what types
,f women are des.
,ribed by h Q . {
Terms. hearken tC
he words of Mr.
The evening world., 1911-12-22
Arnold Tan.sr Dies at seventy.

Arnold Tanner, seventy years old
treasurer OF the National Steam Pump
Company. died last night at his home.
No. .i West N.nety-second street. For
many years he was a contributing edl-
tor of The Nation He Is survived by
three children, Laurence A.. Tanner. an
attorney. and Misses Helen and Edith
TAnxAs.
The evening world., 1911-12-22
EASY DIVORCE THERE WORSE
THAN PoLYoAMY.

MT. Su~rohSuiHU, VINO IL u CHRISTIAN
and An Armenian. does not sympathize
with the point Of view which permits a
Turkish husband four wives. But he Is
not a fanatic against polygamy. For
economic reasons" he said yesterday.
only % per cent. OF Moslems have
more than n wife. I have heard It
said that 20 per cent. Of husbands IN
Europe n America are practically
polygamous. but at any q I the West
ern ideal 10 better. And OF course the
worst feature of womAa's degradation
In Turkey IL the fact that q husband
may say TO his wife. Go. ] divorce
you.' and no other formality Of divorce
10 necessary.
little boy at home we heard piercing
coming from the home ~ one
Of our Turkish %nsighbors who had two
wives. aged sixty-hve and thirty-fve
respectively. Naturally the old woman
was Jealous Of the young one. although
according to the Koran II Ia forbidden
for q husband TO show any Partially.
Our neighbor vas called upon con-
stantly TO settle the differences that
arose between the two women. One
night he had become SO exasperated by
these quarrels that he exclaimed: Go.
| divorce you BOTH 1t was the screams
of the OUNCE wife that reused our
household. By next morning the Turk
ish husband had relented and married
them both over again.
"A Mohammed8n Is generally a de-
voted and affectionate husband. lie Is
expected to extend to his wife that
Measure Of kindness which he expects
TO receive from her. Mohammed said
That Is the most perfect Moslem whose
disposition IL the best. n the best OF
you IL he VINO behaves best to his
wives on another occasion he said.
"A Moslem must not hate his wife, for
II he Is ~displeased with one had quality
In her. then let him be pleased with
another that Is good The Koran con
tains a specific provision on this point
The women ough, TO behave toward
their husbands in Ike manner az theiI
husbands should behave toward them
according to what is just lie again
said: 'Admonish your wives with kind
ness, because women were created from
a crooked o OF the side, therefore
II you wish to stra!ghtn 1t you vii
break Il; II you let 1t alone II Will al,
,,,a,s ha aronkad'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
COL. MOSBY's BIRTHDAY.
Noted Confederate Raider Is "Sev.
entY-Eight Years Young"

Feeling ''seventy-eight years young"
and just as well as he did thirty years
ago. Col. John Singleton Mosby yester-
day celebrated the birthday which left
him only two years short of the mark
of four score years. The much-feared
chief Of the guerrilla raiders in civil war
ance Of his natal day In a turkey dinner.
the gobbler centerpiece Of the feast being
the gift Of one Of his men, "Bub' Shack
let of Fauquier county, Va. The dinner
was served at the home Of Col Mosby's
daughter. Mrs. Stuart Coleman. 1912
18th street. and Mrs. Coleman and her
two children were the only members of
the family who were present
In recalling some Of the stirring events
of his career as soldier. Col Mosby last
night spoke of his service under Gen. Jo-
seph f. Johnston In the Shenandoah val
ley in the winter Of 1S61-62, and the raid
In June. 1862. when he led Gen. J. E, b.
Stuarts cavalry In an attack on the rear
of McClelland's army on the Chickahom-
my. On his thirty-flrst birthday, forty
seven years ago. Col. Mosby said, he took
dinner with Gen. Robert +. Lee, at the
latters headquarters near Petersburg.
Va. about three months before the end
of the war.
Born at Edgemont. Va, December g.
1888. Col. Mosby was practicing law at
Bristol Va, when the civil war began.
He enlisted Immediately In the Confed-
crate army, and with the exception of q
short time when he was disabled by a
wound, he served continuously until Lees
surrender, when he disbanded his troop
and gave himself up, and upon the rec
ommendation of Gen. Grant was released
on parole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
LUCKAHAUKS.
Esthetic Value of the Butter Tasters
Of Old Play Days.

From Handicraft.
Butter tasters" Is the name children
give to the violet tinted, worn fragments
of clam shells that are found on most
beaches. These butter tasters" were an
important medium of exchange among
the Indian tribes living along the shore
in their trading with other natives further
inland.
1t can readily be understood that In
dams sufficiently adept in the art Of chip
ping arrow heads and other implements
of hard flint could easily manufacture
rude money" out of the more attractive
colored pieces of these water-worn shells,
of exchange the name Luckahauk, some
what after the style of wampums.
1t may be surprising TO many, especially
to craft workers. to know what really
beautiful stones" these same sO-called
Luckahauks will produce when cut and
polished into symmetrical form from
pieces Of sufficient thickness and shown e
the rich and beautiful violet colortng s
that many of them possess.
Such as are found on the beach are
necessarily dull, with no polish, due. OF
course to the wear Of the sea and sand.
but by proper treatment on the laps are
brought to very high polish and look
very rich indeed, being entirely unlike
any other gem
Having considerable hardness they will
wear almost indefinitely when once pol
ished. The colors blend beautifully with
silver, either in bright or antique finish,
while their beauty is heightened by treat
ment or emb Enlistment with small ba-
rogue or seed pearls. small amethysts or
other harmonizing stones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
to the health Office in the past twenty
four hours:
Harriette E. G. Lowell, u years, 4O5 G
street southeast.
Herman Dennis, "a years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Elizabeth Chapple, 35 years. Providence
Hospital.
Andrew T. Bladen, Sc years. Blair road.
D. c.
Richard J. Watkins, IS years, 1929 21st
street northwest.
Earnest F. White. 2 months, 21S Sd
street northwest.
Ralph B. Adams, 2 hours, 1898 Cam
bridge place.
William Wallace. II years, Freedmen s
Hospital.
Charles Williams. 81 years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Arthur Revello. 80 years, Tuberculosis
Hospital.
TITLE jackson, so years. 47O Ridge street
northwest.
Hester Seldom, 81 years. Home for Aged
and Inf1rm.
Helen Lee, 1 month. 1858 9th street
northwest.
Georgia Davis. days. go Irving street
northwest.