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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25

night, Louis Sherry, proprietor, said:
 "It is perfectly true, 1 am sorry to say. According to law, I cannot pre- vent woman from smoking as long as permit a man to smoke, and this presents a new phase of the subject not before tested. The woman started to smoke here once last spring and was asked to stop, with which request she compiled at once.
 "On Tuesday night she took out a gold holder, adjusted the cigarette and began to smoke with her husband The head waiter asked her to cease, as it was against the rule of the house. She said:
 Stop me if you can. If you can't, tell MT. Sherry to come here, and let him stop me if he can.'
 T did not go to the table, but the attention of every one was attracted to her table. Later she met me in the lobby and asked:
 "'How dare you ask me to stop smoking?'
 "I have made a rule against per- hitting women to smoke here, and ex- pect to stick to ft,''I replied. Tt is my privilege to run this place to suit myself. The majority Of men and wo- men are against it, and I want to please the majority Whereupon she said she would never return, and | said I did not care if she insisted up- on smoking.
 "I do not know where the matter of smoking will end. We may be too narrow, but I have been cor.spii- mented upon the position I have as- Sumed."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
WAS IT RIGHT OR WRONG FOR NEWSPAPERS TO
 TELL OF HENRY CLAY BEATTIE'S EXECUTION,

this people with the blood of the founders.
 The effort of mankind has been to gain knowledge. Ignorance is nest ly darkness.
 The crimes of the, night, those done in secrecy, are more difficult to deal with than those done openly Hence the law usually affixes an ex- tra punishment to the former sort as that giving poison shall upon its face prove malice and that he who enters, by night is more guilty than he who steals by day.
 Also it is especially imperative, in a democracy, that men and women shall be able to form judgments, and judgments to be worth anything must be upon evidence.
 Publicity, publicity and yet more publicity of the facts of life, good and bad. will be more promotive of the we'll being of the state than a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25

The morning newspapers today contain two items that are spiritually akin. although widely separated in space. content and subject. The first relates to w. E. D. Stokes the New York millionaire of mature years, who played "crabbed old cove'' to a pair of handsome young women, and afterward became so vexed with them that hs insisted upon dragging them into court, and Incidentally himself. where at the present time the past is being aired in a way that must De unpleasant to him.
 The other item announced that the Bermanent paving commission has refused to approve the bill for the repair of Fairfield avenue, the reason for the conspicuous -belligerency be- inc neither more nor less than wounded dignity.
 The permanent paving commission is ono of those innumerable chips of authority which have been chopped from this or that parent trunk by a paternaI General Assembly, guided and directed by this or that person
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25

limited publicity, or none. Some evil of suggestion may doubt less flow from the description of evil things. But if the good that comes enormously outbalances the bad that thing is more than justifed-it is necessary.
 To say thing, shall not be be- cause some evil come of it, regard less of its mighty benefits, is like de- claring that no more men ought to be Sora because Beattie slew his wife. Few things are wholly good or entirely bad. Wisdom can but in- quire on which side the scale as- cends.
 So much for the general aspect of the case. Nor can it readily be shown that evil effects will flow from the publication of the detail of an execution.
 Will any thoughtful person claim that because someone has read of Beattie's execution he will straight way under the influence of sugges- tion execute himself, or slay another, to get himself judicially killed If the influences of suggestion were to operate, it would be because of the publication of the crime itself. -
 Shall then the newspapers be sil- ent about crime, and give no voice to the judicial proceedings in which men are tried for crime?
 The answer is an imperatiye-no. To thus restrain the forces of pub licity would be to turn backward the hands of time 500 years, and to com- pei humanity to fight over again bat ties in which the blood of millions was shed. Neither. life, liberty nor property would then be safer than they were in days of darkest despot- ism, or than they are in Russia at this moment
 The attention of the reader is re- spectfully called to the story of the Beattie execution in the Farmer of yesterday, as such a sermon as is seldom preached, an awful warning, a strong deterrent.
 It must therefore be concluded that the Virginia law relating to judicial executions is unwise and not in ac- cordance with good public policy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25

The law of Virginia, in which Henry Clay Beattie was judicially executed yesterday for the murder of his wife, forbids detailed publication of the infliction of the death pen- nlty. No newspaper in that state could lawfully print the full story of s.society,s revenge" or more than a bald statement that Beattie had paid the penalty of his crime.
 Is this a wise law?
 If it Is wise law the other states are wrong in not having such acts among their statutes.
 As to the general advantages of publicity, especially in connection with .tgo51fnlnsht there can be no doubt. Men fought long for the skRht to criticise the government and to make government open to t::e world to permit of any doubt. The right to free speech and a free press is written into the constitutions of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
Uhp 8. M. Rran Unntpatty.
 EmahliahRl 1H5z.
A Special Showing of Holiday Furniture

We have in readiness the most interesting line of Furniture which have been able collect, and for personal use, those articles which and of taste delight acquire often in deliberate fashion from year year. and which through years of posses sion and intimate take value long the pieces exist We all less creatures of tment, and Grandfathers Chair Secretary, Grand mothers Rocker or Sewing Table, is usually the most valued piece of furniture in the home.
 Therefore we invite now all who are interested in fine Furniture all who enjoy looking it, to eisurey inspection of the Furniture Rooms all of them, with their Holiday exhibits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25

Linnell.
 In voting to accept the resignation last night the society drew up resolu- tions as follows:
 Resolved, That we regret exceed ingly the circumstances which make it necessary to accept the resigna- tion of our minister, and we desire it to be understood that this action of the church must not be interpreted as prejudicial to his position at the pres ent time.
 Resolved, That it is .inconceivable to us who have known of his interest in the poor, seen him by the bedside of the sick and been with him in houses of sorrow, that he is guilty of the charge which has been brought against him.
 "Be it further resolved that these resolutions be spread upon the records of the church and that 8 copy be for warded to our minister
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
THE FOREIGNER BEING A MAN AND A BROTHER = NEEDS NO MORE SAVING THAN THE REST OF US

gregational Church, Italian Calvary Congregational Church, First German Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, German Evangelical Luther an St. Pauls Church, Slovak Luth- eran Church, Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church, Our Saviour's Danish Evangelical Lutheran n Church, Black Rock Swedish Lutheran Sun- day School, East End Swedish Luth- eran Sunday School, First Swedish M. E. Church, German M. B. Church, German Reformed Church, Hungar- ian Reformed Church, St. Joseph's German Roman Catholic Church. St. Johns of Nepomuck Slovak R. C. Church, St. Anthony's French Cath olic Church, St. George Lithuanian R. c. Church. St. Michaeps Archangel Polish R. c. Church, Holy Rosary Italian Catholic Church. St. Cyril and Methodius Slovak R. c. Church, St. Stephens Hungarian R. c. Church. Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Ghost, Hungar- ian Greek Catholic Holy Trinity Church, Slovenian Greek Catholic Church and six congregations of the Jewish faith, attended by Jews speak ing many languages. and coming from many foreign countries.
 Other churches not distinctively foreign are attended by thousands of persons of foreign birth, whose re- ligious needs are not met by the 31 congregations enumerated. The situa- tion in Bridgeport. is typical of the condition throughout the country.
 Men who want to go to church will find a way to go. Men who do not want to go to church will stay at home. The foreigner differs from other men in no fundamental whatever.
 Foreigners love and marry, rear children, have faith and hope, labor and aspire, suffer and worship ac- cording to their individual capacities and ideals, and not according to the language they speak.
 i Sinners are in especial need of evangelization, but foreigners have no patent rights in sin.
 Satan is a cosmopolite.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
Mahogany Desks and Writing Tables

For library or boudoir use, solid Mahogany if Colonial Sheraton and Chinese Chippendale reproduc tions Plain large Mahogany Desks with plenty of pig eon-holes and drawer room, massive and substantia Desks that men like.
 Prices for Mahogany Desks begin at ST 500. Ladies' Desks of Golden Oak, from $7.5o up Dainty Brds-eye Maple Desks, from $I2.75 up. Writing Tables in Sheraton and Chppendae reproductions, some of them with
 glass tops.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25

Hatred of the new and strange is The feeling of opposition to innova- ton is c remnant of a once valuable quality, which protected the race in its infancy, when a man from an- other tribe might mean death to those in whose neighborhood he was found, or the taste of a strange fruit, bring disaster to the eater. Are clergymen somewhat more than other men sub- ject to this Ffear of strangers, and does it frequently take the form of the idea that Foreigners are of a different humanity than those born to the soil, that they are without re- ligion and in need of evangelizing, more than those born to the soil?
 Rev. A. B. Coats in his remarks up- on religious cooperation in Connecti- cut, made before the Congregational Conference in Danbury, said:
 saThen the question of how to meet the religious needs of. our large and constantly growing foreign popula- tion is ever becoming more urgent. Already the old Yankee population is shrinking to little remnant. To evangelize these thousands who come to us from across the sea is far too vast an undertaking to be accom- plished by any one body of Chris tians."
 Only those need evangelization who need it. Foreigners in this country in the mass are as Christian as natives. They go to church as often as natives, perhaps. Foreigners spontaneously form themselves into raiigious communities, whenever a few of them can be assembled in one pl4ce-
 if is not difficult to bring this statement home to the doubting mind. by evidence of many kinds. Here is a list of churches which foreigners have established in Bridgeport, for instance, which ought to bring con- viction, even to the mind of MT. Coats. It follows:
 First Swedish Baptist Church. swedish Baptist Bethel Church. Ger man Baptist Church. Swedish Con-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
Scene At Sherry's
 As Woman Smokes
Puffs Cigarette with Her Husband's s Approval as She Argues with the
 Head, Waiter

New York, Nov. 25-When the ex. citement cleared away after an un- usual scene at dinner time at Sherry's on Tuesday night, 1t was learned that a woman had been requested to stor smoking cigarette and had flatly re- fused to do so. Not only that, but her husband sustained her in the re- fusal, and their attitude attracted the attention of all of the other diners.
 When asked about the incident last
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
OLDEST PRINTER IN
 NORWALK CELEBRATES
 HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY

Norwalk, Nov. 25.-Claiming to be the oldest printer in New England, H. M. Gardner, of this city, is cele- brating his S0th birthday. MT. Gard ner has been engaged in the printing business in Philadelphia and Norwalk for 67 years in all. He can set type without glasses
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. sz DQnR ATEc CnTVTYT

PROBATE COUKT.
 November z6th, 1911. Estate of William Ennis, late Of the town of Bridgeport in said Dis trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited ami allowed six months from the dafa hereof for Creditors of said Estate fa exhibit their claims for settIeu1enf- Those who neglect to present fhstr accounts, properly attested, within said time. will be debarred a recov- cry. All persons indebted to saf<s Estate are requested to make iuueds- ate pawn ent to.
 MARY c. ENNIS
 Administratrix. or to-John J. Phelan, her attorney.
 H z4 xs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
Sewing abIes

Martha Washington Tables in Mahogany, showing slight variation in plan or finish.
 Colonial Sewing Tables with drop leaves and era1 drawers
 Special in Mahogany Sewing Tables. Solid Mahogany with square pedestal top measur- drawers with compartments,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
1he United Illuminating C.
 1115 Broad Street
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. ssx PROBATE COURT.

PROBATE COURT.
 November g, 1911. Estate of Elizabeth E. LinsIev, lafe of the town of Bridgeport in said dis trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the dasS exhibit their claims for seftIemsns Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, wffhfn said time, will be debarFed q recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Es- tate are requested to make fmmedf< ate payment to
 s. WOLCOTT LINSLEY,
 Administrator. H 23 s*p Webster, Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
THE NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT MAZDA

These Lamps furnished only to cus- toners connected with our service
 CHEAPER and BETTER than any other LIGHT. Let as give you an estimate to wfpe and fit your store or o6lce with flseSe Lamps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
$9.5O.

Tea Tables for drawngroom use, Sheraton and Colonial models of solid Mahogany, some with glass trays, some with marqueterie and ribbon inlay work, plain
 Nests of Tables four five that be tucked u11- der each other when not in use
 Telephone Tables, Golden or Fumed Oak and Ma hogany equipped with swinging shelf.
 Dower Chests Of Oak and Mahogany. some of them cedar lined hand carved A fascinating group
 Gold and Dresden Framed Mirrors Antique Mirrors of the French Periods with French
 prints and copies of Reynolds and Greuze. New Importation of Teakwood Tabourets and Pedestals.
 Articles selected now will be cared for until Christ mas. Fourth floor. !. nt<~ n iii 1O~uA nr-'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-25
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Inmanuel Baptist Church Takes Action in Riche-
 son Case

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 25-The Im- manuel Baptist Church Society last night accepted the resignation of it's pastor, Rev. Clarence W. T. Richeson, under indictment charged with pois- oning his former sweetheart, Avis w.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-28
MRS. TENNEY SUES
WILLIAM +. GORDON
Charges That He Made Remarks
Rejecting on Her Character
to Policemen.
Mr.. GORDON MAKES DENIAL
Suit for $4,000 Damage Out
growth Of Pending Divorce
Litigation.

Notice of suit was filed yesterday in
me = Law Lay, and Equity Court BY William
ney. against William L. Gordon for
defamation of character, the damages
being placed at $4,000. No declaration
has yet been filed
Mr.. Royal claims to have in his pos
session certain statements or affidavits
from two policemen, William II. Palm-
or and Lee 3. Clark, as TO certain
statements AIR; Gordon. is alleged TO
nave made in their hearing, which have
been construed to reflect on the char
acter OF Mrs. Tcnnoy. The alleged re-
mark was made at the time proceed
ings were being taken in the pending
divorce suit OF Mrs Tenney against
her husband, George o. Tenney, pres
ident of the Atlantic Bitulithc Com
pany. The alleged remark had refer
rical man formerly manager Of the
Gaiety Theatre. in this city, and now
o. Baltimore who was named by Mr.
Ienney as correspondent in cross
suit for absolute divorce which Mr.
Ienney brought against his wife after
she had instituted proceedings for a
separation with alimony.
Gordon Denies Charge.
III proceedings brought by Mr.. Royal
as counsel for Mrs. Tenney, against
l. Q. Wendenburg, counsel for Mr. Ten
n ly some months ago. which were later
Drought out that Tyler was at one time
an acquaintance of Mrs. Tenney's
daughter and had called at the house
at times He stated that he had al
ways LETT at reasonable hours and had
never been the guest at any wine sup
pers given by Mrs. Tenncy
Mr. Royal states that after securing
.he statements Of the police officers he
wrote letter to Mr.. Gordon, who re-
pied, saying that he knew nothing Of
any converse ton such as related bv the
officers Mr.. Royal had written that
unless retraction and apology was
made there was every proba bility of
a suit, to which Mr.. Gordon replied
mat the attorney could sue when
ready. IT was said yesterday that Mr..
SOlute denial OF the charge
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-28
LEGAL PRIMARIES
CAP TURE DEBATE
Mu Sigmas Win Intersociety
Contest at Richmond
College.

Legalized primaries are the proper
caper Tor Virginia. At least the affir
NATIVE side or the question Won the
ihtersociety debate at Richmond Col
!ege last night. The winning side was
composed OF 3. 3. White, Of Ashland.
ana ). Z Duval, Of Rhoadcsvillc. Va.
the men who gamely. though unsuc-
cessf,uiiy, opposed the legalizat ton OF
primary elections were S W. Shelton,
OF rockville, Va. and a. r. Hawkins.
Of Greer, S. c.
-, The debate was spirited throughout
There was much interest in the affair
at the college. for 1t was regarded ne
one Of the principal contests Of the
session. 80
The winners represented the Nh
sigma society. while. the losers came
from the Philologian Society.
Dr. r. r. McUlvaiItc A,l',, ,,h.a,,
pr pr ! A. &. Chandler, superintendent
OF city schools. and former senator
Henry r. Wickham we're the Judges.
f. w. Jones, president OF the Nh Sigma.
and w. l.. O'Flaherty, president OF The
phil0logian, presided. IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-28
PLACE NO BLAME
. ON Or. HUNDLEY
Coroner's Jury Declares Miss
India Carroll's Death Was
Clearly Due to Accident.

The coroncr's jury summoned To in
nuire yesterday into the cause Of the
death of Miss India Carroll, who was
killed Wednesday afternoon by an au-
tomobile driven by DR. G. Tyler Humid
ley, Of 40S East Franklin Street.
brought in verdict that She came to
her death as result Of injuries re-
celved IN the accident. but without
placing blame
Several witnesses were examin ed,
and all testified similarly as to the
essential facts. 1t was shown that
the aged woman became confused in
attempting TO cross Sixth and Broad
Streets at the hour when traflc ia
most dense, and that DR. Hundley wa .
driving his car very slowly and cou
tiously In her attempt 10 get out OF
the way OF a street car. Miss Carroll
stepped directly in front of the auto
mobile. which was only about eight
ieet away, and was struck down She
was carried into Meyer Greentree's
store, where she died in two minutes.
pr. Hundley. who was bailed by his
!ather the night of the accident In the
day to appear in Police Court on Jan
Miss Carroll left an estate valued at
S!4l making Mrs. Robert Inge, Of 14I6
North Twenty first Street her bene.
fciary. Robert Inge qualified yester-
day IN the .Chancery Court as executor
OF the will -
The funeral Will be held this after
noon at o'clock from Immanuo, Ran
tist Church. Rev. r. Franklin BRYAN
ID. d., Will conduct the services
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-28
NO ELECTION BY
CHEMISTS CLUB
Officers Will Be Named at
Smoker to Be Held on
February 10.

Oficers for the ensuing year we're
not elected at the annual meeting OF
the Virginia Chemists Club held last
night in the Virginia Mechanics Instt-
tute. The club decided to postpone
meeting which VIII be held on the
night OF February 10. a committee
was named to make nrrangements for
that meeting which will take the form
OF n smoker. IT is understood thar
there Will be several changes in the
officers. l57'' Am
pr. Allen ". Freeman of the state
Department of Health. spoke on .Waier
Borne Typhoid" and for the most part
based his statements on the recent epi-
denies at Bristol and Lexington Tho
lecture was illustrated by charts He
explained TINT the source OF the epi-
ncnic in each town had been traced to
me water supply and that in both
cases the disease had followed pro-
trdcted droughts
IN Bristol the water used was oh
taineo. from an artesian we'll 1880 feet
deep. but which was contaminated nv
surface drainage due to defective
casing. At Lexington. he stated that
during the dry spell. the water was
turned off twice day, causing the
pressure In the mains to fall off and
Allowing sewerage contamination He
called attention to the fact that tho
uisease ceased IS soon q & the theore-
teal cause was eradicated
In support OF his general argument.
Or Freeman recalled that there had
been two other typhoid cpideniics in
four years later. both occurring dur
Ing periods OF droughts and when IL
was necessary to cut off the water sun
ply at stated times.