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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
Robbed By Woman
 He Tells Police
CHICAGO MAN WHO DECLARES HE LOST S1,OOO AT CARDS SPEAKS OF OTHER
 VICTIMS.

Chicago, Nov. 1S-That women card sharps are robbing rich men in the fashionable hotels of this city became known yesterday when a man told the police he had been fleeced of nearly 1000. He said they were refined we'll gowned, and handsome, and that they kept him we'll supplied with wine dur ing the play.
 The victim said he was married and feared the humiliation which publicity would bring him, hence he refused to give his name. He said he and Oth- CTS have learned their lesson and pre- fer to be silent.
 The women, he said, vied with each other for the privilege of being host esS when it became necessary for them to transfer operations from hotels to their homes. The hostess he said, re- ceived $10 to s100 in addition to her share of the money which the ring extracts from its victim.
 There are two hotels in Chicago" he said, where these women are doing business every afternoon. With them I have seen notorious card and dice sharpers.''
 At the head of another gang which has its headquarters, he said, in an- other hotel is a we'll known profes- sional man.. He has surrounded him. self with pretty women to facilitate the robbing of rich men. Among the victims of the women,- he said, were several men prominent in the city. One, a meat market owner, not long ago lost S700 at dice in one afternoon, and a coal dealer, he said, lost $l, 400 in a half-hOur sitting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18

sacrificed, might yield the timely but ton or make handy polishers for the jewel case.
 Neither have old stockings just claim to warehousing. They may be passed on for the industrious to re- foot, and there are even chilly and penurious folks who transform the warm and wolly hose in undersleeves. An odd stocking has less excuse fer consideration, save the remote prob ability of somebody of the household being so unfortunate as to lose a leg. to bundle of pieces sent home by the dressmaker. They match the frock and it is understood that they will come in for mend1ng. Long af- ter the garm is defunct they re- main. No one could suggest a des- tination for them unless it was pin cushion, an iron holder, or to nail creeper to the wall. In the average ragbag are cuttings of dress mater ials' sufficient into the pins and flat irons and gardening nail-knockers of a generation. It almost seems as if this "bit" saving were an instinct in- herited from the patchwork age-so inveterate and so unreasOning 1t is.
 Over Christmas card collecting Charity has thrown a cloak. By all means let us make the scrapbook and the scrap-screen or pass on the their manufacture. But let us dis criminate The plain sheet with gold greetings from ''The Firs," the Old Englished compliments of the season from MT. and Mrs. Overtheway-are not worth hoarding. No invalid child or infirmary old lady wants to gaze on them. Wholesale accumu- lations of picture postcards are a more modern sin. Their collection is a hobby which distinctly benefits by being pursued with a wastepaper basket hard by the album.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
Cardinals S50,0O0
 Is ). I. Ryan's Gift
WEALTHY CONTRACTOR OF PHIL ADEIPHIA ADMITS HE SEC REPLY MADE GIBBONS ME-
 MORAL DONATION.

Baltimore. Md, Nov. 1S-Cardinal Gibbons is still trying to recover from the surprise he got when a prosper ous looking Q man walked into the 1rcziepiscopal residence, on North Inaries street, and placed in the pre- lata's hand $50,000 for the founding Hall of the Catholic University in Washington.
 One. of the stipulations of the gift was that the donors name be kept an absolute secret. He did not give a check lest his name might become known. 1The gift was in the form of fifty one thousand dollar bills.
 Newspaper men have learned from other sources that the donor was Ryan and that he was interested in the diocese of Richmond. Chancellor Gavan denied that the donor was the wealthy New York man who gave the funds for the Richmond Cathedral. By a process of elimination there was suggested the name of James T. Ryan, of 1130 North Fortieth street, Phila- delphia, a contractor and builder of the Richmond Cathedral
 Then it was learned that James T. Ryan and Mgr. James P. Turner of Philadelphia, dined with the Cardinal Thursday night. When Chancellor Gavan was asked for the names of those at the dinner party he smiled and retreated.
 Mr.. Ryan's Philadelphia residence was reached by long distance tele- phone, and he admitted he had made the gift of $50,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
FEMININE PADS.

In street coats the regulation sleeve still prevails but many novel effects are produced by the trimming of the cuffs, which are made to correspond with the collar.
 Single revers on coats are used with beautiful pleatings of lace ana null peeping forth in all their glory. The pliss the jabot and the cravat are decidedly to be reckoned with in the winter outfit.
 A double row of buttons of em broidered silk, outlined with button loops of silk embroidery, trim many of the smartest models from the neck down to the bottom of the skirt, or fro mthe waist line down.
 The coming season will be vel vet season beyond a doubt, and more over the rich effect of the fabric will be deepened by the combination of rare furs. silk passementerie and oth- CT elaborate ornar1entation.
 Black velvet has been made up ln- to the long coats for afternoon wear. Cape coats, by the way, are quite the newest thing. Frequently a straight coat will have an outer capelike ar rangement reaching to the hem of the skirt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18

JUDGE KNAPPS INTERESTING TALK ON
 FUTURE OF RAILROADS IN AMERICA

suit of regulation will be the control of rates to such an extent that the owners of railroad securities will de- sire to turn their property over to the people at reasonable price rather than face yet more drastic control.
 The people, on the other hand, will doubtless meet the owners of rail- roads in willing spirit, for the be- lief that a country should control its highways is inherited from the dis tant past, and is we'll grounded in the minds of many statesmen to-day
 This thought is better expressed by Judge Knapp, who said: Henry George, the brilliant and not alto gether mistaken thinker, declared once; What difference is there be tween a man owning all the land and owning all the people, for if he owns the land he will own the people who are compelled to dwell thereon amend that by saying that the per son who owns the highways owns both the. land and the people," This is strong language. but it is from the lips of a conservative man and is indubitably true
 In Germany, Belgium and Italy the railroads are already, owned by the people.
 In France and Holland they are partly owned by the people and part ly by private persons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
MCNamme Turned Out Not To Be
 Mr.. 'McNamara''

Port Chester, N. Y. Nov. 1S-It is pretty tough to be arrested and taken from your home town to some I lace, to answer to the charge of ie- ties "have something on you" to war rant the arrest, but it is a tougher proposition by far to be yanked in on such a charge, when you don't hap pen to be the right party.
 Such is the experience of Farrell who was arrested on Tuesday after noon and taken to Staten Island to answer the charge of deserting his wife and two children in that place, three Years ago.
 tity. Farrell McNamee, according to the wife of James W. McNamara, of Staten Island, had all the marks of identification said to exist on McNa- mara's body, and was his exact coun- terpart in other respects, so on Tues day, when Central Office McNally ar he was not the man were of no avail, and he was carted off to Staten Isl- and to answer the charge. When he arrived there, it didn't take the Rye carpenter long to prove to the satisfaction of the authorities that he was not James w. McNamara, so he was released on Wednesday and returned at once to Rye, justly in- dignant at the treatment he had re- ceived..
 The arrest of the Rye man all came about through a visit of Mrs. McNamara to friends in Port Ches- ter. It seems that when he left her, MeNamara hurled a piece of crockery at his wife, which struck her in the head and rendered her stone blind. When in Port Chester, Mrs. McNamara told her troubles to Mrs. Hanlon, the story goes, and that lady, wishing to assist her in her search, told her of McNamee, in Rye, who fitted the description to a tee. Mrs. McNamara, upon hearing about Me- Nance, his appearance, traits, etc. declared That's him" so emphatical- ly that it seemed there could be no mistake. So when she went back to Staten Island, she put the detec- tives of the Central Office after the Rye man, with the result that he was run in" and taken to Staten Island to answer the charge.
 McNamara feels that he has a grievance against the people who caused his arrest, and the subsequent notoriety he received, and on We'd nesday evening declared to his friends that he is going to make the perpetrators of the outrage on his dignity sweat for it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
AN ESTEEMED CONTEMPORARY AND ITS
 PREJUDICES AGAINST THE REFERENDUM

A careful perusal of all Connecu- cut newspapers distinguished for their complete misunderstanding of that tine honored iNew England in stitution-the referendum-indicates that the prize flor Knowing least about it' belongs to the Bridgeport Post.
 That compendium of political in- telligence declares-with the ferocity which often accompanies a clear conscience unhampered by Knowledge against the submission of any fur ther questions to the people except upon a petition of ffty-one per cent. of the electors. It's language is:
 I've believe ina majority rule and if the majority want the referendum let them say so. But we do not be- lieve in minority rule and we do not think that an insignificant minority at that should have the power to force upon the city an expense and a trouble that the majority do not Q. measure should be allowed to pass the General Assembly unless it provides for a demand by fifty-one per cent. of the voters in any political division of the state. That is only common fairness and in thorough accord with the principles upon which our gov ernment was founded"
 The government of the city is being conducted upon the authority of the ballots cast by scarcely more than 25 per cent. of the voters.
 The total registration is 20.000, of which Mayor Wilson received 5,611.
 Under these circumstances, of course, The Post believes that the government of the city should cease. for since the administration in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18

Of the soundness of the views of Martin A. Knapp. with respect to the future of the railroads of this country, there can be little doubt m tho mind of any competent observer.
 Judge Knapp is the presiding judge of the United States Court of Com merce, and his opinions upon such subject therefore have g. peculiar force.
 His latest contribution to the sub iect of railroad control was before the Houston Club of the University of Pennsylvania, when he predicted, in tho event of the failure of govern mental rate regulation. government ownership within the generation. , Rate regulation is indeed func- tion of ownership, and. in the case of property commercially used, the mose important function.
 When the state regulates the price at which . commodity may be cold 1t takes from the owner of the prop erty thA. right to say st what price he will sell his goods. and becomes to that extent itself the owner.
 The breakdown of regulation ds not easily predicted. As far as any, body can see the conflict between the people and the railroads is settled in that matter, except as to extent and detail. -E&
 The work of regulation has begun. It win never end. A more likely re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18

power is the actual choice of but a small minority of the electors at the ballot box, and was the choice of 8 yet smaller number at the primaries, every expense that it incurs will be that of an insignificant minority and common fairness" requires that no such expense should be inflicted upon the majority.
 The 51 per cent. principle advocat- ed by the Post, in application would paralyze every government of every civilized nation in the world.
 Seldom does it happen that a president of the United States, the Governor of state. or the mayor of "a city receives 51 per cent. of the votes in the political division in which he runs.
 Government in a. Republic does not stop because actual majority of all those entitled to vote is seldom re- corded in any political division.
 Popular government simply af- firms that upon certain occasions the verdict of the people WHO DO VOTE is better than the verdict of any po- tentate, king, emperor, or other tri- bunal whatever. And, since people differ in their views, it has been found necessary to make the decis- ions of democracy according to the plurality of those voting.
 This is why Mayor Wilson is as much mayor as anybody who ever was elected to the office.
 The commission form of govern ment, of which the Post is an ardent champion, almost universally carries with it the referendum, generally up- on petition of 10 per cent. of the vot- CTS. But how can the Post be ex- pected to know that.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
THE JEALOUS COURANT.

The Hartford Courant thinks the Farmer in error in stating that Mayor .~. = Buckingham defeated the state tax. 1t says the legislature did the job. There is no disputing such affection for technical accuracy. The Courant was the most distin- guished advocate of the state tax. Mayor Buckingham was the most dis tinguished opponent Of It. Perhaps the Courant's attitude grows out of a comparative study into the statis- tics of moral influence on the Genera! Assembly, and it speaks from the depths of its humiliation, rather than from it's sound judgment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
Thrifty Girl
 Keeps Things
 Worth Keeping

A thrifty girl keeps things worth keeping. The hoarder-up merely puts by all she can. As every one preerumably-wishes to be thrifty and none desires to hoard, it is we'll to form an opinion on those things worth saving.
 In the ragbag department there are certain articles for whose prolonged existence there is absolutely no eX- cuse. Old gloves, for example, that are past cleaning and not robust enough for gardening or household use. Yet not a few stores hold such smoldering relics which, judiciously
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
EScallOPS
 2 QUARTS FOR 25c W. D. COOK & SON 52s WATER ST. Phone ss90
INFANT MORTALITY HEAVY. Nearly 100000 Died Under One Year Old in Last 10 years,
 Doctor Says.

Chicago, Nov 1s-'Tn the last ten years about 100000 babies died in their first year, and nearly as many more at or before birth," pr. Helen c. Putnam of Providence, R. l., said yesterday at the conference of the American Association for Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality. Dr. Putnam declared that the infant death rate measures the efficiency of phy- sicians, health officers, and educa- tors.
 "Ours measures twenty-second in a list of thirty-one civilized nations, '' she said.
 A system of continuation schools to occupy the interval between the time a girls school education is finished and the time of her marriage earnest Iy was advocated by pr. Putnam.
 Housing and environment, milk sup niles in crowded cities, eugenics, hered- ity. alcohol disease, and the schools were subjects of sectional meetings Among the speakers were Dr. J. F Warbasse. David Starr Jordan, ErS H. E. Jordan, pr. Prince A. Mc-rcw Prof. Raymond Pearl, and Prof. c. B Davenport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
MEETS TERRIBLE DEATH, Chauffeur's Body Ground to Piece
 Under Train at Mystic.

Mystic, Nov. 18-John J. Keefe, a chauffeur, formerly employed in Bos- ton and Watertown, Mass, was in stantly killed late yesterday by a west bound freight train approaching the Mystic drawbridge. Keefe tried to board the freight and lost his grip, falling under the wheels of the cars which cut his body to pieces. In pock- cts of his coat were found a check for $23075 payable to him at the Charles River National Bank of Cambridge, Mass, signed by H. S. Wyatt; three dollars in money and a gold watch. A brother in Boston was notified of the accident. He was 29 years old and single,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
CRASH AT CHESHIRE.
Passenger Train Demolishes Freigh
 But No One Is Hurt.

Cheshire, Nov. 18-A caboose and two cars of freight train were de- molished late yesterday when a pas senger train from New Haven ran in to freight train at a curve a mile below the passenger station here. No one was injured. It is stated that the rear hagman of the freight did not go far enough back uo nag the passenger, the engineer of which could not see the freight around the curve.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
The December Designer

It is ready and more than commonly interesting. Patterns and designs for costumes of corduroy and velvet.
 Attractive house gowns and negligees. Gowns for opera and evening
 Dainty designs for Aprons, intended for holiday gifts and fairs.
 Transfer patterns for embroidery. Motifs for wool embroidery The Standard Fashion Book for winter is also ready Designer, 10 cts Style Book, pattern free cts.
 Pattern Counter, main floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18

A small pinch of carbonate of soda in the water in which cabbages are boiled preserves the color of the veg etaable and lessens the unpleasant odor while cooking.
 It is especially useful to understand about disinfectants used for the sink. Certain purifiers may be death to germs; they are equally death to the pipes, and plumber bills follow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC CLAIMS 31ST VICTIM IN
 TORRINGTON TO-DAY

Special from United Press.)
 Torrington, Nov. 18-The typhoid epi- demic's 31st victim, Alice Shaer, aged years, died yesterday after three weeks illness. According to the health authorities, the death list problem has ended with the fatality today. The few remaining cases are not consid- cred serious. The emergency hos
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
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A Word About the Florita Corset.

The window display shows graceful models long, straight and the latest cry as to style The Flor 1ta IS boned with Walohn which is the nearest subs tute for real whalebone that has yet been invented
 Flexible, durable, comfortable, and will not break easily.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
ABSENTEE NEXT,
Dr. Wiley Says He's Going to Banisi
 It From This Country.

Washington, Nov 1S-Absinthe is an enemy, pr. H. W. Wiley, of the fed eral chemistry bureau. said yesterday, which the pure food board is going to fight until it is banished from the United States. As yet the drink has not fastened itself upon the people of this county, he said, and we will try to keep it from getting any hold. The board will try to prove that it is dangerous to health." and as such, under the law, it can be kept out of the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18
$500 and $500

The J. B. Corset is less expensive model of the same make, and may be had in variety of styles equally up date $1.oo, $15o, $2oo, $25o $3oo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18

Anything to Sell? Try ssFor Sale Want Ad. in the Farmer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18

A Rice has finer flavor if washed in hot water instead of cold before cook ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-18

fpital will be given up tomorrow night
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-06

continued from First Page.)
Rome, was not Inclined to accept the
Portfolio of foreign affairs.
Sixty steamers engaged ordinarily in
emigrant traffic have during the last
week been made over into transports.
The army Of occupation is generally
considered to be superior to the force
actually necessary for proposed opera-
tons, but the war office has no inten-
ton of being caught mapping and, more
over, the plan is to conquer the country
rapidly with imposing strength, which
will require a great display Of troops for
the triangle constituted by the province
Of TripoH which is nearly four times the
size OF Italy, each side being almost Loo
miles long.
From the army Of occupation the war
office intends to form a special body to
later garrison the province All the Off
GERS Of this body will be made thoroughly
acquainted with the region and with the
language and customs of the people
Clash Mt Peace Conference.
PARIS, oct 6-Bostana Effendi the
Turkish delegate Of the council of the
Union of the Interparlamentary union,
acting under the advice Of other mem
bers Of the council today teegraphed
to the porte suggesting that Turkey offer
directly to Italy to arbitrate all the diff
ferences between the two governments
as both are slgnatories 10 The Hague
convention. II Italy refuses. as BostanA
Ellindi considers probable. it will, he
believes, be further placed in the wrong
before the world.
The council of the union met yesterday
to discuss the matter OF a place for the
next meeting. The session was a stormy
one, the Italian delegates taking offense
and threatening TO withdraw from the
interparlamentary union because Of the
adoption Of a resolution setting forth
that the international conference which
was to have been held in Rome in Sep
TENDER had been postponed on account
Of the epidemic OF cholera now existing
In italy"
In a heated debate the Italian dele
gates denied that cholera was epidemic"
in Italy and clashed with the Turkish
delegates regarding the counter griev-
ances OF Italy and Turkey.
Count Compans, would have retired but
for the intervention of other delegates
who. by conciliatory speeches prevented
Z break in the International body.
War Extends to Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.--A score of Italians
attacked Thoan Bengas and Avis De-
mosten, Turks, in west side street to-
day when the Turks attempted TO pa
rade through a minor Italian district
CARRIED in red blouses and purple sashes.
The Turks fled TO police station and
were locked up until the crowd dis
persed.