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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
WHAT THE PAID"
 ATTORNEY GAN DO

The Courant and The Journal Cour- fer have contributed an interesting g Aand learned discussion upon the gen. Icral subject of the paid" attorney who appears before a legislative com nittee. in behalf of his client. These excellent newspapers see no improprie- N in such service. and there is none, provided that the service is open and declared. the employment admitted yand the fee confessed. It would be grievous injury to compel those to plead for themselves who have neither the special knowledge neces- sary to present the case nor the gift and habit of speech which enables knowledge to be presented.
 But the lawyer must confine his ap- pearance to the committee. He must not lobby. presenting his arguments secretly to the members of legisla- tive bodies. He must not connive at ( srruption. either by direct bribery, or py indirect tender of place, or emolu- psert
 In appearing before committees if he elects to appear as professional pleader, TOT nire, ne must not attempt to speak as a citizen. His duty to plead the cause of his client cannot be carried out, if he is to state the points where his private views are in divergence with those of his em- ployer. Nor are his views as a citi- zen of much value in a matter in (which his professional duty is to repre- (sent the opinions of his employer.
 F1 the assertion that the lawyer must not lobby, and in the assertion
 hat he must not attempt to address
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
MOTHERS DAY COMING

If you saw somebody with a white carnation in his buttonhole yesterday, he was probably celebrating Mothers Day. which was founded by Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, in 1908. The Mothers Day Federation now num- bers 45 Governors in its list of vice. presidents and is some day.
 The Times-Leader, in a timely edi- torial, printed Saturday, established the following minimum of observance:
 At the very least you can give mother an extra kiss, Sunday, if she be with you still.
 Our versatile New Haven contem- porary did not attempt to establish a maximum procedure for f1onorins mother She is doing that herself.
 The annual or mi-occasional kiss, is the time worn and conventional method of rewarding mother. It is cheap, and easy and it makes mother happy. or used to- But since Miss or. mother has been perking up. Mother is beginning to realize her own importance.
 Mother demands the ballot, and equal pay for equal service. and to be acknowledged as equal bread winner in the family to which her life is given. and to have her share of the family income as of right and to be the legal custodian of her own chil- dren.
 Mother is getting wise. She goes out on strike now, just like the men. She objects to being burned to death in shirt waist factories. She wants a fair days pay for fair days work
 Mother is organizing now. She has her unions and her guilds and her equal franchise leagues. She parades down Broadway in her magnificent thousands. Tn England if she don't get what she wants she throws bricks and gets herself arrested, and accom- plishes an efficient martyrdom.
 Mother is beginning to demand fair treatment and hygienic conditions and safes hours and living wages for the mothers that are to be.
 Mother is getting sense. She can't be goldbricked any longer with a kiss and white carnation. Three cheers for mother. She will make men of us yet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
REPUBLICANS
 ANNIVERSARY

The Waterbury Republican has re- gently issued an anniversary edition celebrating it's three decades of exist cnce. The edition is carefully printed and illustrated, is filled with interest ing patter, and furnishes splendid idea of the growth and excellence of Waterbury, which is pressing Hart hard for third place on the roll of Connecticut cities. The Republican is 2 strong and substantial newspaper and a credit to its publishers and edi- tors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
WARNING TO RAILROAD MEN.

E. S. Bacon, II East St., Bath, Me. sends out this warning to railroaders: "A conductor on the railroad, my work caused a chronic inflammation of the kidneys, and I was miserable and all played out. A friend advisa ed Foley Kidney Pills and from the day I commenced taking them, I began to regain my strength. The Inflammation cleared and I am far better than l have been for twenty years. The of the past and I highly recommend Foley Kidney Pills.'' F. B. Brill Curtis Pharmacy.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
SEA SCOUTING AS A HELP TO THE
 MERCHANT MARINE,
A. \. Carey, of Waltham, Mass, Will Take Boy Scouts of America to Sea In His Scout Ship Pion-
 eer This Summer

oe' oh "oiedh, MaSS., VIII Take Boy Scouts of America to
 Sea In His Scout Ship Pion- eer This Summer
 Sea scouting for boys as a means of afouslng greater interest among. Americans in the merchant marine is advocated strongly by A. A. Carey, secretary of the Waltham Watch Co.,, or Waltham, Mass, and a great en- thqs1ast in the Boy Scout movement. He intends to take Boy Scouts to sea thlS summer, and with that aim in view he has bought a Gloucester fish ing smack of about 80 tons gross. He IS having this vessel converted into scout ship. MT. Carey is hopeful that other me ninterested in the Boy Scout work will take up sea scoutin> He is ambitious to have @ feet of scout ships along the Atlantic coast and another along the Pacific coast.
 MT. Carey looks upon sea scouting as of importance to Americans. and believes that if American boys can be aroused to an interest in the sea. there will be greater chance for the de- velopment of our merchant marine, Aside from that phase, however, he thinks that his scout ship, called the Pioneer will provide plenty of fun and hopeful training for the boys.
 Speaking of his ship, MT. Carey says:
 "Her cabin amidships will contain 19 folding canvas berths, of which IS are to be occupied by boys, and one by their scout master, MT. Stanley Cady. There will be three small pa trols of six boys each, so that single patrol will man one of the two boats which will be carried slung on the davits over the side. When at an chor in suitable places the boys will have boat practice and boat games, with swimming, diving, etc While at sea they will be divided into watches and taught as much practical sailing and navigation as possible. During July and August there will be four cruises of nearly two weeks each, and the cost will be about the same as that of summer camp.
 "It is hoped that other boats will be used in the same way along the At lantic or Pacific coast lines; and the owners of the Pioneer will be glad to give or receive suggestions which might tend to help the work along Please address Scout Ship Pioneer, care National Headquarters"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
BARNUM AVENUE
 PAVING PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals will be received al
 the office of the Paving and Sewer Commission, Room 22, Cisy Hall,
 Bridgeport, Conn, until Monday, May 22, 1911, at 8 o'clock p. m. for fur
 nishing and laying about 7,750 square yards of wood block paving on Bar mum avenue in said city, from Noble
 avenue to Seaview avenue. Separate
 proposals are required for the wood block and for the furnishing of all
 other materials, and labor, except the wood block.
 Specifications and blank forms for bidding may be obtained from Ser
 nard Heating, Secretary, Room 22, City Hall.
 The Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids. THE PAVING AND SEWER COM MISSION. Ply BERNARD HEATING, R 13 s* Secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
SEWER PROPOSALS

Proposals will be received at the office of the Paving and Sewer Com mission, Room 22, City Hall. until Monday, May 22. 1911, at 8 o'clock D. m for the construction of sewers on State St., west of 1ranistan Ave to Fairfield Ave, also for the eXten- sion of sewer on Iranistan avenue northerly to State St., as per plans and prof1les onI file at office of City Engineer.
 The Commission reserves the right to reject any or ali proposals. THE PAVING AND SEWER COM
 MISSION,
 By BERNARD HEATING, 13S st Secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
COSTLY FIRES AND
 COSTLY FIRE INSURANCE

The fire losses in this country and canada in 1910 amounted to $234 4,500 GOO. That is the fire insurance companies paid this amount to owners of prop erty consumed. But these figures do not represent the cost to the consum- CT. to those who purchase fire fnsur- ance. for the companies, in order to ..pav s1 in losses demand s2 in premi- ums
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
ABSENT.MTNpRD PEOPLE.

Joe Field. the German comedian, who
makes much fun out OF his part In "The
College Girls" is very absent-minded.
and for next-door sneighbors he has a
travelling man and a doctor. who arc
just as bad. Now it seems one hot
afternoon Joe fell asleep In a big chair
in the front parlor, which looks out
upon a big veranda. and that his wife
this particular afternoon had some
callers. among them being the travelling
mans wife and the wife of the doctor.
Joe was Just coming out OF his nap
when he heard the women telling about
the fo~rgetfulness of their husbands.
The DOCTORS wife thought her husband
was the most forgetful man living, for
no would often start out TO soc .
patient and forget his medicine cas-
and travel miles for nothing. The
drummer's wife thought her husband
more %forgetful still. for he would often
take large orders while on the road and
forget to mail them to his firm. It was
nex up to Joe's wife and Joe was all
attention. We'll" said Joe's wife, my
husband boats that. He came home the
other day and patted mo on the cheek
n said, I believe I have seen you
before. What is your namef'" It In
needless to say Joe hid the rest Of the
day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
MOBILES TWO HUNDRED YEARS.

On February as many prelates of the
Roman Catholic Church. with Cardinal
Gibbons presiding. will, at the cathedral
in Mobile, celebrate h 20oth anniver-
sary of the founding OF that CITY by
the French. under Bienville. There will
be a pontifical high mass and other ex-
ercises on that day and h civil au-
thorities will be represented in some
of them. The reason why tho Catholic
Church takes the lead In the oelebra-
ton 10 that church and state In France
went hand In hand in planting new
colonies In those days as well as In
governing them. and also In governing
old colonies. Mobile is one of the most
interesting of the oountry's cities.
Founded several years before New Or
leans, IL was the irst capital OF French
Louisiana and held this honor for a
decade and a half. Among It's natives
and Canadian subjects France was well
served on the American continent In
the days Of the Grand Monarch. La
Sale, Iberville, Bienvtlle and other en-
pire builders were active and SUCCESS
full In planting the nag Of the Bour-
bons over a large tract Of the New
World, including q great and rich part
of the present United states,-FrOm
Leslio's.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
End of a

A romance which started in 1894
when DR.. Herman Cohn. Of the Hill
section, was at Columbia College. In
New York city, terminated today when
Special Master in Chancery Schuyler
3. jackson recommended that the doc
tor be granted a divorce from his wife
DIR. Cohn charged desertion. He mar
ried Miss Martha COURTEOUS. who lived
neal the college, on August 90, 1894, fol
lowing a brief but ardent courtshipt
Captivated by the French mannersms
of the girl the young man proposed in
q short time and was accepted.
The BRIDES parents we're not consulted
about the wedding arrangements, and
young Cohn's short marital life was
made unpleasant by his p%arents-in-
law. The latter finally persuaded their
daughter to return home.
"She wished me good luck. with
tears streaming down her cheeks, when
we parted" testified Cohn, and she
said 1 must forget"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20. 1911.


n MoNG the questions of Statewide interest that the present
m Legislature is called to legislate upon is the old question
of Morris canal abandonment which has been agitated for a
number of years. The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, the lessee
OF the Morris canal, in a memorial to the Legislature, now offers TO
abandon navigation and turn over to the State all the remaining
canal water rights, together with the flooded lands and dams at
Greenwood Lake and Lake Hopatcong which belong to the canal
company. 1t transpires in the railroads statement to the Leglsla-
tnre that in 1894 the company contracted to sell to the General
Securities Company, which controls the East Jersey Water Com
pany, all the surplus waters which it might own upon the abandon
ment Of the canal, and this contract has now necessarily been an
nulled. OF the right of way, about LOG miles, S566 miles are held
subject to reversionary rights, and it is said these rights nave
largely been bought up. OF the rest of the right OF way the COM
pany claims to own twentyone miles, of which 154 miles are in
Newark and 1.53 in Jersey City, besides the canal basin, in which
the State claims a large equity in litigation pending in the Chancery
Court. AS the memorial well says, there is no personal property
of any value. In the past the propositions submitted to the Legls-
lature for canal abandonment left the water rights to be disposed
of privately by the canal lessee, as these rights were actually sold
In 1894 to the water company interests. BY the new proposition
they will 90 TO the State, which will have control of the two large
lakes. With State possession of canal rights in the lakes the other
riparian owners would, without any doubt, deed their rights also
TO the State, making the State sole owner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
THE MAGAZINE SUBSIDY OF s62, 900, 900.

MT AGAZINES are carried through the mails at a loss to the
AVN government of $2 100000 annually, and two-thirds of the
matter thus carried is business advertising for which the
magazine owners charge exorbtantly high prices and from which
fhey make immense profits. The total of all the subsidies granted
By foreign governments to all their steamship lines does not exceed
onehalf Of that which the magazine owners receive from the United
States government. For years efforts have been made and defeated
In Congress for a mail subsidy to revive our nearly dead ocean
marine. Less than 8 per cent. of the amount of subsidy now given
10 the magazines would enable shipowners to establish lines OF
steamers with all parts of South America, Japan and China! IL
this immense subsidy was taken away Congress could suosldze
lines of steamers to all parts of the world and reduce letter post
age to one cent, a saving to the people of one-half Of the present
cost FOR letter postage, an aggregate of millions of dollars a year
Governor Wilson speaks of the bill to abolish the $62OO0,OOO maya
zine subsidy as "a direct tax and a very serious one upon the forma-
ton and expression of opinion" This unique view evidently was
adopted ofhand. For many years the publishers of magazines have
enjoyed a vast mail subsidy from the government, and In conse-
uuence there has been a large annual deficit in the postal revenues.
When 1t Is proposed by Congress to abolish this subsidy as IA only
az the fat advertising of the magazines is concerned Governor Will
SON calls it q "direct tax" upon the magazine, something new and
oppressive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Bill IMPERFECT

oTTa he weights and measures bill introduced in the Legislature
by Senator Prince was evidently drawn up in a hurry and
without proper care. The bill reproduces the provisions of
the present law and provides a new machinery to carry 1t out.
But the proposed machinery is imperfect. The complaint has been
made that under the present law there is an inadequate official
force. For the city of Newark the Prince bill would reduce the
force to q number that would seriously cripple the department OF
weights and measures. 1t limits the number of assistants to one
for every one hundred thousand population. This would give to the
no account of the character of the population. The bill provides
the same for a great trading aud marketing centre, like Newark,
as it does for a rural and suburban population. A vast amount of
marketing is done in Newark by residents of municipalities in
other counties. Obviously, it would be better for the bill to name
the minimum number of assistant sealers to be employed, leaving
the maximum to the discretion Of the locality. 1t is specially pro-
vided in the bill that any person appointed to a State, county or
municipal position under the act need not be a resident OF the
State. This is a curious and very unusual provision in a State law.
ri is charged that it was inserted in the bill for the benefit of a
former official sealer in New York city who lately lost his job. For
positions Of this character which require no exceptional knowledge
and skill plenty of competent men can be found in New Jersey.
Te penal features of the Prince bill are also weak. There are
small fines where there ought to be prison sentences. The bill
needs strengthening In that respect.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20

Cops Too Careless with Prisoners.
To tbs Dditor Of the Evening star:
The escape OF Antonio Gomez from
two police officers as he was being
taken into the county jail, making II
necessary for another officer to shoot
him before he could be recaptured.
calls attention to the fact that police
officers and Court House attaches are
too prone to carelessness in the
handling Of prisoners In their u o
toby.
My business takes me to police sta
lions and to the Court House almost
daily, and / have frequently noticed
prisoners brought In by officers and
Their left alone u%nguarded. The only
exception to this rule seems to be in
the different precinct police courts,
whore the court officers are always on
guard over prisoners as they are being
arraigned.
In less than a year there have been
two Instances at the Court House
where prisoners have walked out OF
c~ourt-rooms after conviction. In one
instance the prisoner walked clear out
Of the building before his escape was
| discovered, and but for ignorance or
his part could have made a clean
getaway" In this instance the mar
was a foreigner who had been out or
bail and believed that his bail helt
good until he was sent to jail on SEN
tence OF the Judge. LAWYER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
FAMILIAR SAYINGS NEWLY APPLIED

"I don't like your wiegh," remarked
the customer 10 the dishonest grocer.
II hope I make myself clear" said
the water as It passed through. the
filter.
Reading makes the fun man. but
writing doesn't" complained the half
starved poet.
MY u are an tied up" said
the tramp, a. he placed hts bundle on a
stick. .
THE rest Is silence" quoted the mu-
sician, explaining the meaning Of that
term to his pupil.
This 10 a complete give away" re-
marked Papa Santa Claus, as he fin-
ished stripping the Christmas tree.
IT call that treating q friend In e
rather distant manner" said the doctor
as he hung up the receiver after pre-
soribing over the teiephons.-Boston
Transcript.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20

Thomas street and Bay avenue were
practically seized by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company today. The com
pany is building entertainments at these
points, and the two streets were block
AIDED by this work.
Many residents of the Tenth ward
appeared before the Street and Water
Commissioners and vigorously protest
ed against the action OF the railroad
The commissioners agreed to be on the
scene at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon anc
view the matter themselves.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
THE DAYS BEST STORIES

$TVHH teacher ii a West PhnadMphia school had called upon Freddy to
tell the class a story in n4y words Accordingly Freddy arose ant be-
gan "a follows:
Z ave a little lister. Hr Ame is Mag. May likes uszss md doMes
One day May IA a pussy In or garden and she sad: Here pussy. pussy,
pussy Here. pussy, pussy. pussy! Here pussy. pussy pnssyr"
And Freddy sat down with much Satisfaction There was a moments
pause. n hon a voice. evidently that Of the GLASS mathematician, called ~t
from a rear orner In ths oomL "Thasa Oy thtSty~&gnt words"
Up stood Freddy again. unperturbed. and oontnueds "RsrA pnsE pussy
pussy Here pussy, pussy. pussy, Hare pussy, pussy. vussyt' rhn W sat
.down-Exchange
II ROBERT MANTELI4 oe Of the fOw actors VINO have made a oouan-
o success of shakespearan roles tells this characteristics smy IF
= - Bob" IngeGson:
One day, out in PEORIA who're rnEsrson had his IN ONCE Mantsn pen
ed e hoteld door so suddenly that b @ fairly bumped int the lawyer
"Oh, the devlf" he exclaimed, before realizing what he wal saying
"oh. na not III devil" said ngerson, with In nos oouruy graos-"only
m OF, his poor disciplesH
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
His Home Robbed.

Charles Spengler. jr., of Fifteenth
avenue and Bedford street. reported to
the police of the Fourth Precinct today
that his home had been robbed. The
young man declared that on entering
the house last night he stumbled over a
chair and other furniture. which told
him at once there was something amiss'
Investigation showed ssb worth OF
clothes had been stolen. The same
family received a visit from burglars
some time ago and were her robbed Of
$500 worth Of jewelry.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20

To thu Dditor OF the Evening Star;
I wish to call the attention of the
authorities to the positively filthy con-
dition of orange street between First
street and the car-barns at the East
Orange line.
For weeks, apparently, no effort has
been made to clean that street at that
point. And after every snowstorm the
conditions grow worse.
Filth breeds disease. and, goodness
knows, there is disease enough now In
our section of the city! Unless some
thing is done very soon by the street
department, l viii notify the Board OF
Health, for sanitary reasons.
ROSEvILLE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20

IT F al extra session of Congress shall be called to act upon the
question of reciprocity with Canada the whole tariff question
will inevitably come up and a conflict probably be precipitated,
TO be carried on until the presidential election next year. There
are Republicans in Congress and Republican politicians who favor
the idea of an extra session, believing that their party cannot win
In 1912 except on the tariff issue. They look upon the proposition
for reciprocity with Canada as a surrender of Republican pr1n-
sdn,es and al abandonment of q Republican position which has here
tofore been impregnable. They believe that a Democratic House
will make reciprocity a rider to a bill making sweeping tariff reduc-
4ions in order to compel President Taft to sign such a bill. And
they are we'll satisfied that Mr.. Taft will refuse to sign such a
bill, thus RELOCATING the question to the next national election.
The Republican leaders should be well satisfied if they can find in
a revived tariff Issue an escape from their party embarrassments,
for II there is anything that will serve to unity the Republican party
1t is a straight issue on tariff protection in which all minor ques-
tions of the tariff are swallowed up and lost sight of.