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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
STATE TRADE SCHOOL
Superintendent Fletcher Addresses thu
Mems Club Of First Church.


At the meeting Of the Mems club
of the First congregational church
Monday evening A. P. Fletcher, SUI
perintendent Of the State Trade school,
was a guest, and what might be term
ed a round table discussion was held
It proved to be one of the most en-
| joyable evenings held by the club in
some time. The club on invitation
of Mr.. Fletcher voted to meet in a
body next Tuesday evening and visit
| the trade school on John street for a
| tour of inspection.
Mr.. Fletcher was introduced by DR..
! N. E. Wordin and instead of deliver
discussion was held, during which Mr..
Fletcher showed the members how
the trade school was conducted and the
reason for its institution in this city.
| A number OF questions were asked by
| the men and answered by Mr.. Fletch-
| er, and the discussion continued from
| O'Clock until 10 o'clock. It was the
| intention Of the genial superintendent
| Of the trade school to have the club
inspect the school Monday evening,
but on account Of the lateness Of the
hour it was deferred until next week.
| In the course OF his explanation Mr..
| Fletcher said at the present time the
4 er or not there was need of new form
! Of education other than the old learn
ed education, and believing there was
| the trade school resulted. He said
| there was every need Of the new
| form for the reason that America was
| securing skilled labor from other
countries, and he showed this to be q
| fact by citing an instance where q
certain firm secured the contract for
| building a church for the reason they
! had Scotch masons.
He said that young Americans were
| fast dropping into unskilled trades and
| that it was necessary, If the boys did
| not secure what might be termed the
I! learned education, to secure an educa-
| ton which would give them the OPP
| portunity as skilled workmen. He
| said that at the trade school, the boys
and girls at the conclusion Of the
weeks work received a credit card
| instead of wages. They have to reach
| a certain percentage before they can
| graduate.
He found, he said, that boys left
| school and drift from job to job, final
| ly going to the unskilled class instead
! Of having a. skilled trade. They are
| the boys the trade school is seeking.
| The principal difficulty is that boys,
| once they go to work and secure
remuneration, do not like to go back
to school.
| At the conclusion of the discussion
| Mr.. Fletcher was given a unanimous
| vote Of thanks by the club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
Swallowed carbolic ACID.

Miss Carrie Adams, daughter of Mr..
Robt r. Adams, of Stamford was badly
burned by carbolic acid, Saturday
night. Miss Adams swallowed some
acid by mistake, thinking it was a
tonic which has been prescribed fer
her.
Feet We're Frozen.
James r. Petit was taken to the
Danbury hospital Monday in a seri-
GUS condition and died soon after
reaching there. Dr. w. r. Gordon
poisoning caused by freezing his feet
some time ago.
Burglars Get 5000.
Burglars entered the home of Geo
Bender of Stamford and secured a
haul which, 1t is estimated, amounts
to about 5000. After ransacking Mr..
Bender's apartments, they went up
stairs to the home of John Olind and
duplicated the trick.
Irish Starlings
Irish starIings, a species of bird
heretofore supposed to be peculiar to
Ireland and Scotland, have made their
appearance in Danbury and a big
flock Of the birds has taken up its
abode In the trees and other conven-
lent nesting places.
Beat Her Numerically.
Because she remained until 1 O'Clock
in the morning at a house dance
Charles Pilloise of Cranbury, choked
his wife almost into insensibility, as
saulted her in various ways and beat
her to her a mass of bruises with his
fists until her screams brought q mum.
Der of neighbors to her rescue. The
assault followed a quarrel between
Pilloise and his wife because she re-
q ned q n "a "a ho RI
her to return home.
Pension Bills Passed.
Representative Hill has had the fol-
Catherine c. Main, New Canaan $12;
and 81 each for tire minor children
John B. Tubbs Canaan $50: John
Rooney, Norwalk $50.
Gnawing Trees Cost $40.
Joseph Graf was fined $40 and Elias
Freeman was fined a similar amount
Saturday in the Stamford City Court
for permitting their horses to gnaw
trees in violation of a city ordinance
Enrolled for Personal Tax.
The personal enrolment under a
new State law in Greenwich has been
completed by the selectmen. There are
4.2o4 males between 81 and 80 years
Last year the enrolment for the mill
tary tax was 28,041 between 1S and As
and there were 4S7 exemptions on ac-
count Of fire service, military duty
etc. 1t is probable that the exemption.
will be about the same this year, ex.
cept for about 158 minors who were
taken from the lists last year. Each
person is assessed 81.
Death Due to Injury
Michael Curtin of Danbury, died
Friday night as the result of an in.
jury he received on Thursday of thu
previous week. Mr.. Curtin went ou
of the house to close a door Ieadinf
from the yard into the cellar and a.
he stepped onto the icy walk, slipped
and fell, fracturingf his hip. TIL,
shock of the fall was more than Mr.
Curtin's system could stand, ant
paralysis of the throat developed. Mr.
0.'r~.'ec Vra~ able to swallow food o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
VACCINATION OUTRAGE
IN PHILADELPHIA

To the Editor Of Evening Farmer:
Sir:-The recent outrage of the Phil
adelphia Health authorities in fore
ing vaccination upon 1900 people in
a, certain district of the city where
a single case of smallpox had been
discovered, an account of which was
published all over the land without
one word of comment by the press of
the country,is an incident which should
not pass unnoticed.
The experience of the last rs years in
many parts of the world has demon
strated the utter worthlessness OF vac
cination as a preventive of smallpox,
and established the absolute certain
ty of the control of this disease by
isolation, disinfection and quarantine.
For example, I would cite Leicester,
England, Switzerland and Niagara
Falls, N. Y. The same methods could
be generally adopted in his country
and prove just as effective but for the
ignorance and Indifference of our law
makers in giving to those irrespon-
sible bodies called Health Boards
(really disease boards) the autocratic
power they have; the fact that hun
dred doctors and an equal number Of
policemen can sweep down upon an
unsuspecting community when some
unfortunate is taken with a case Of
black measles or chickenpox and call
it smallpox, and scare a whole town,
is too monstrous for calm considera-
ton, but so long as one hundred doc
tors can get the job of vaccinating
three or four thousand people at fifty
cents a head, the people need not ex-
pect much help from doctors in any
effort to rid themselves of this worse
than Russian tyranny. The fact is
that too often the doctors do not know
that the disease they attend is small
pox at all. I would give you cred
ible instances to prove this statement.
Connecticut ever saw a case of small
pox. and seventy-five per cent. Of
them could not diagnose a case to dis
tinguish it from a sheet of fools cap
paper covered with fyspecks but they
are all cock sure that vaccination is
preventative for smallpox because
their books tell them so.
This case occurred in a young man
Just over from Germany who had
been vaccinated before embarking
for America, as all emigrants are
compelled to be who have not visible
evidence of having been vaccinated (as
It is called) successfully: he was locat-
which could easily have been quar-
antined and persons prevented from
coming in contact with IT, as it is
done in other places with success.
7 was in Philadelphia last week and
learned of the death of one woman
from blood poisoning as the result of
that raid and the city is now being
sued for SIC 900 damages in conse-
uuence. This. same treatment would
be furnished the citizens of Bridge
port. If a certain class of doctors who
always manage to get on Health
Boards, could have the ordering of
things.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
Civil Service Reform
Banquet In Meriden
Mayor Buckingham Among
the Chief Executives of
Nine Cities as Guests.

Monday was the last day for the re-
ceipt of acceptance to the annual din
ner of the Connecticut Civil Service
Reform association, which is to be held
at the Winthrop hotel in Meriden on
the evening of Friday, Feb. II. Over
100 members have already signified
that they will be present. The speak
ers for the occasion will include May
or, now Congressman Elect, Thomas
J. Reilly of Meriden, Governor Bald
win. former president Chas. W. Eliot.
of Harvard. Ex-Governor Weeks and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15

Edward r. Sargent, president the New
Haven Civil Service Commission. The
POSTMASTER will be DR.. E., T. Brad
street of Meriden. Mayors of nine
cities are among the guests. these COM
ing from Bridgeport, Hartford, Mer-
iden, New Britain, New London. Nor
wich, Stamford, Ansonia, and Willim-
antic. There will be large delega-
tions from New Haven, Hartford,
Bridgeport and Waterbury, and mem-
bers from all over the state will be
present. There will be an informal re-
ception to the guests of honor before
the banquet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
A REMARKABLE CAREER.

The story of the life Of Hon. Leslie
nj. Shaw who speaks in Polls next
Sunday is most interesting and in
some ways, as does the man, reminds
one of Lincoln. In 1869 he left farm
ing and teaching In Vermont bound
for the very far west but stopped of
at Mt. Vernon, Iowa, TO help his un-
Gle shuck corn for a few days and this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
Fairfield County News.
Miss Hirsch Sued.

The New York newspapers have de-
voted considerable space to the story
of the summoning of John D. Magner,
proprietor of the Metropolitan roller
skating rink, to answer to charge
that he has made threats against Miss
Florence Hirsch of Danbury. who was
the cashier in the Metropolitan rink
until a few months ago, and suits
brought by Magner against Robert
Lee Fisher, New York broker, for
SANDER, and against Miss Hirsoh FOR
alleged breach Of promise to marry.
The suit against Fisher. is stated to
be for $4,000 and that against Miss
Hirsch for the same amount
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
MONTHLY MEETrNG.

The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Second Baptist church Will be held
Wednesday at p. M. in the church
parlor.
At the business meeting of the Y.
p. s. c. e. of the Second Bap-
fist church. held last week, ar
rangements were made to hold a Mar
tina Washington supper in the church.
Tuesday, Feb o. Supper win be
served by young ladies In costume. A
musical program will take place after
the supper. and q social time en-
joyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
SPEEDY RELIEF FROM
KIDNEY TROUBLE

"I had an acute attack OF Bright's
disease with Inflammation Of the kid
neys and bladder, and dizziness" e.ya
Mrs. Cora Thorp, Jackson. Mich. "a
bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy
overcame the attack, reduced the In
flammation, took away, the pain and
made the bladder action normal.
wish everyone could know of this
wonderful remedy" F. B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmacy. III
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
BACKACHE, RHEUMATISM,
SLEEPLESSNESS

Result from disordered kidneys.
Foley Kidney Pills have helped 9TH
ers, they will help you. Mrs. J. B.
Miller, Syracuse, N. Y, says: "For
long time I suffered with kidney
trouble and rheumatism. had sew
ere backaches and felt all played out.
After taking two bottles OF, Foley
Kidney Pills my backache Is gone
and where I used to lie awake with
rheumatic pains I now sleep in COM
fort Foley Kidney Pills did won
derful things for me-" Try them
now. f. B. Brill and Curtis Phar-
macy. s13 8
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
SEWERS NEED ATTENTION.

Health Officer Mcclellan reported
that sewers at the foot OF Third
street. Central avenue and Seaview
avenue. needed attention. emptyina
upon the flats and .endangering
health. The clerk will report the in
formation to the Common Council
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
One Different Automobile for 1911 Can Now Be Seen
Tic is the HUDSON 49,

You remember is Howard E.. Cohins masterpiece.
this for which orders for than 10000
years outpu-were received before single model
shown The dealersthe shrewdest automobile buyers
Amerca-deposed hundreds of thousands Of dollars and
with this just because their
confidence in Howard E. Collins ability add his fifth
great advancement in motor car designing
1t is not surprising that they did this
No is better known for the he has
duced. No designer built more famous Four,
of this his greatest Each marked
epoch Each pushed standards up brought
costs down.
He designed that made history in speed
He built that successfully through the
reliability without penalty. He learned by
these He devised and simple Inexpensive ways
for building better than known before That
perience resulted in the HUDSON "33-a without
any bugs" kinks" that be 'roned out" such
is to most models time develops
pected weakness overlooked detail.
Such skill and such experience Howard E. Coffin pos
made possible the HUDSON "33".
the confidence of the trade that has each Of
his the Of others in their time that inspired
them to buy "sight-unseen" It just such
knowledge of his ability that other carshat for
and three had held popular positions without material
change improvement-nto lower price class.
FIRST COST PRACTICALLY LAST COST
But the greatest advancement provision for
keeping down operation This much talked about
subject The funny papers have joked about it, and the
average has felt its seriousness Repairs
adjustment the annoying and expensive
ton usually required has to material degree been e
mated in the HUDSON "33"
First been accomplished by reducing the number
Of parts used in the chassis Of the average selling
$4,000 and UNDER by approximately ooo The valves
concealed in dust proof, oil tight chambers There is
exposed mechanism Simplicity staunchness, tremendous
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
REMEMBER THE NAME

Foley's Honey and Tar for all coughs
and colds, for Group, bronchitis
hoarseness and for racking la grippe
coughs. No opiates. Refuse substi-
tutes. f. 3. Brill and Curtis Phar-
macy. = 8 3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15
RHEuMArIsM, CURED IN A DAY,

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumat-
ism and NeuralRia radically cures Ia
to 8 days. Its action upon the eys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious. II
removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
flrst dose greatly benefits. rs cents
and 81. Sold by Curtis Pharmacy
Druggist. 114s Main St Gzytf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15

nourishment and after week Of suf-
fering passed away
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-15

Farmer Want Ads. I Cent WORD
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-10
WILL KNOW BY
MONDAY MORNING
Whether or Not There is to be q
Strike on the Hartman Lines
of Railroad.

lGate City Leased Wire Servicel
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Sept. o.
flnai decisions as to whether q
serike viii be called on the Harri.
man railroads by the shopmens feder.
a.ion is expected here not later than
monday morning. While no officer OF
.ne federation will be quoted, they dc
aot hesitate to admit that the danger
VI industrial war is great.
an OF today and tonight, the dele
eaees OF the federation from as far
east as New Orleans and Omaha dis
.ussed the situation behind closed
uoors with chiefs of four Interna.
. . unions here as advisers. These
iour' J. w. Kline, OF the blacksmiths:
~ a. franklin. of the boilermakers;
n Ayan. of the carmen, and Vice
as aesiuent j. D. Buckale, of the ma
ohihlsts, are said to have counselled
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-10
ELDERLY SCOTCH
LADY DEPARTS
i
Expiration Of Mrs. Janet Airth sherk
!. at the Homo OF Her Daughter,
Mrs. A. J. Gorsas, satur-
day Morning,
FUNERAL HELD TODAY
Birth Of Aged Resident, Here Forty
Years, In Aberdeen, Scotland
March II,
1880.

Miss Janet Airth Sherk, native
Scotch woman, and mother of Mrs
A. j, Gorgas of 212 South Eight
street, passed away at her daughter.
residence Saturday morning at nine
O'Clock. Death was due to the in
firmities of advanced years, the cid
erly lady having reached the age OF
81 years.
March 18th, 1880, Janet Airth was
born in Aberdeen, Scotland When a
little lass, seven years old, she came
to this country and for number OF
years made her home in Canada,
For more than forty years Mrs. Sherk
had resided in Keokuk with her
daughter, Mrs. Gorgas.
The deceased was quiet, refined
old lady, whose friendship once won,
has never been forgotten in the years.
Janet Airth became the wife of Jos.
B. Sherk at the age Of nineteen. She
was a member of the First Baptist
church of this city and worshiped de.
voutly there.
Those who survive beside the
daghter in this city, are daughter,
Mrs. Anna lie of Kansas, seven grand
children AMI seven great grandchil.
dren.
Funeral fervices are to be held this
afternoon at three o'clock from the
late residence of the decedent on
South Eighth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-10
Tin Spout Wrapped Around the Chin.
ney Of the PopeI and GlIler
Brewery at War
saw.
MILL WAS UNTOUCHED
Boat House With Launch Inside
Was Swept Away and
Caught at Greg
Dry.

WARSAW, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-Miss Nor,
Burgess of Springfield returned HON,
Wednesday afternoon after a shor
visit here with friends.
Mrs. Julius Kespohl Eymann. enter
tanned a party of lady friends at SOC
on Friday evening.
| Two windows of Sanger Hall, or
the west side, were blown ont by the
storm Wednesday night and damage
done by rain. PopelGiller Co.'S brew.
cry also felt the fury of the storm
many window lights being broken
and two large windows blown out and
the roof of the bottling department
damaged. A freak of the storm was
seen in an ewes spout wrapped around
chimney. Strange to say the War
saw Milling Co., but few feet from
the pickle works, was unframed.
Misses Lena Egley and Nora Bur.
CESS gave hay rack ride and weiner.
wurst party to a number of their
friends on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Mary Herkes has received
news of the death on August 18th OF
a brother, Mr.. Henry ]. May, which
occurred at his home in Cloverport..
KY, his age being IS years. Besides
his sister Mrs. Herkes, he leaves two
brothers, Charles and Fred, both Of
Cioversport. and seven children.
]. A. Whites motor boat and boat
mouse We're swept away by the storm,
and finally caught at Gregory and tied
up. The weather vane and electric
light hanger were knocked off the
water tower. West end of Roy
Leach's barn was blown in. The
small warehouse north of the packet
iepot was twisted on its foundation
Many strange freaks of the storm
have been discovered today. The
PICKLE company, after making an in.
spection of their damage today, have
decided to rebuild at once. The to.
tai damage in the city will probably
reach $4,000, not to speak of loss of
fruit and fruit trees.
DR.. VIM. Luedde and family Of st
Louis are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H ]. Luedde. The doctor,
out boy the other day as it were,
$ making his mark as an eye special.
st, and rapidly nearing the top round
# the ladder.
j. 5. Prosser of the Farmers Ma
1onal bank, has returned from Fay
'tte, Mo-, his former home, where he
las been making an extended visit.
lis family will return later.
Capt. Fred S. Ratterman arrived
ome Friday night for the winter,
ne excursion business having closed
lie will at once prepare his onera
ouse for season of fine attractions
'hich he has secured.
Warsaw and LaGrange will play
all at fair grounds on Sunday, Sept.
0. at Q p. m.
Hon. Walter G. Jones, progressive
spublican candidate for governor,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-10
conservatism.

conservatism.
The shopmen, however, are said to
be determined to accept nothing less
than their full demands and are parti
cularly set on the recognition denied
their organization at the recent con.
ference here with Vice President
kruttschnitt of the Hartman lines.
The shopmen deputies are particu.
larly incensed as the result of the
statement by President Gompers of
the A. +. of L.. that he has informa-
ton that the federal government is
backing up the Hartman management
in the dispute.
They are trying to take the right
TO strike away from u.s. was the
general expression of the delegates.
Now We must strike to see If we
have any rights left"
The belief is general here in bust
ness circles that strike is probable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-10

Betty Redwood thinks 1t provoking
for woman who has been working
all day mendins her husbands coat.
TO find love letter from another In
the pocket. That is perfect nonsense
There is not woman on earth but
would find the letter before she be-
gar to mend the coat-and then the
coat would not be mended at ALL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-10
TO START FLIGHT
NEXT WEEK
Aviator Fowler VIII Attempt to FIy
From Pacific Coast to
Atlantic.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service. !

lGate City Leased Wire Service
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. o.
Having definitely decided to make his
start from Los Angeles on his at.
tempted coast to coast fight, Robert
q. Fowler, one Of the entrants In the
big race for $4,000 prize, prepared
to leave for the southern California
city tonight
Fowler said he would rather have
started from San Francisco. but as
San Franciscans failed to offer en-
couragement in the form of $4,000
guarantee and Los Angeles did. he
would be compelled to choose the lat
ter city.
Fowler expects to begin his flight
some time next week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-10

DR.. F. c. Smith returned Saturday
night after taking a six weeks post
graduate medical course.
Very Rev. James N, Gillespie of st.
Peters Catholic church has eturned
from an extensive summer trip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-27
VETO BILL WILL
BECOME A LAW

LONDON. July 26.--The Interna-
tional News Service learns on unim-
peachable authority that as result
Of the conferences between Asquitn,
Lansdowne and Balfour. it was ar
ranged that exactly sixty new Liberal
peers shall be created when the veto
bill is presented in the House of
Lords
This arrangement between the par
ties was revealed in a telegram sent
last night from an important legation
here to the king OF the country. who
is relative Of King George. The
telegram stated that In order to OBJ
viate the creation Of more than sixty
new peers. Lansdowne and his follow
ers would abstain from voting when
the veto bill reached the House OF
Lords, thereby carrying the bin ana
overcoming the necessity of creating
peers wholesale, to which action the
leaders Of bath parties are much
ayerse.
BY abstaning from voting Lang
downe preserves his pledges to the
Unionists.
With Lansdowne's party neutral ana
sixty additional Liberal peers TO sup
port the government, the bill will be-
come law. and the enormous power
OF the lords will be evenly broken.