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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
REMAINS OF JOHN
WOLFE GO TO SON

The remains of John Wolfe, who
ended his life with draught of car
bolic acid at Washington Park, yes
terday, were shipped to New Haven,
today. A son of the deceased came
here yesterday and arranged for the
return of the body to the mans home
in the Elm City.
That Wolfe thrice failed in suicidal
attempts, the last of which was
tkwarted by his son. was learned to-
CAV. Wolfe was a widower, aged
about so He drank to excess and
was respondent after his designations
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
STATE EDUCATORS
FLOCK TO MERlDEN
Especial from United Press.)

Meriden, May 12-The tenth annual
convention of the Connecticut Asso-
citation of Public School Superintend-
ents will open in this city, tonight
with an informal reception followed
by an address on School Legisla-
tom by Joseph r. Ensign, chairman
of the House Committee on Education.
The session tomorrow will be address,
ed by Governor Baldwin. Also the
Connecticut State Council of Educa-
ton, made up of about IS of the lead
ing educators in the State, will hold
their annual meeting in this city, this
afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
Net So Brave.

"He was certainly brave to crawl
under the bed and engage in a life
and death struggle with that burglar
when he crawled under the bed
he thought the burglar was in the
basement. "-Houston Post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
For Good of the Community.

"Have you ever done anything for
the good of the community?" asked
the solid citizen of the weary way
farer.
yes" replied the weary wayfarer.
1--WE just done a month";
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
Skepticai.

Teacher-Now. Johnny, what is the
shape of the earth? Small JOHNNY
dunno. Teacher-Why. l told you yes
terday it was round. Small Johnny
Yes, know. but don't believe every
thing I hear.-Chicago News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
Sensible Man.

Crawford-Do you really like to
please your wife? Crabshaw-I can't
say that I do, but I've found out it's
the best plan.-Smart Set.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
Knew Better.

''They say Brown is ten years ahead
Of his time"
well, it's not true. He's six months
behind. I'm his landlord and know"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12

even to those that do them good.-Pil-
pay,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12
ENGLISH NOVELIST
BALKS AT PORTRAYING
W0MAN'S CHARACTER
Especial from United Press.)

Washington, May 12-'If / could do
as I wished I would never attempt to
portray another woman's character
declared Z. Phillips Oppenheim, the
English novelist today. Oppenheim
came to America for a little local
color
Il never created a feminine charac-
ter that satisfied me-" he continued.
women are so lawless or rather
each one of them has her own laws
and it is impossible for man to
know any woman we'll enough to
know what, under all circumstances,
she will likely do Or say
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-12

Springfield. Ills.-Dr. Homer NJ. Lit
tie contracted for an extra edition of
ar afternoon paper to announce his
epgagemeut to Miss .Rhoda Brockman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
CONGRESS BEGINS
REGULAR SESSION
Leaders Predict That 1t win Be
Busy and Interesting.
LAWS AND POLITICS MIXED
Proceedings May Make and Unmake
Presidential! candidates-Trusts
and Tariff Occupy Chief
Place.

Washington.-The senate and the
house of representatives, composing
the regular session of the Sixty second
congress, began what promises to be
the liveliest session in recent years.
The two words busy and inter
esting" as a forecast of the proceed
ings are used on high authority. In
the rush of the opening the comment
of the leaders was brief.
1t will be an interesting session
Senator La Toilette.
1t will be a busy session.-Speaker
Clark.
The lower house of congress for
the first time In many years at
regular session, is in control OF the
Democrats. 1t may not be necessary
to remind the country that the last
session was a special one convened
by the call of the president, and that
its time was given up largely to the
discussion of two subjects, the tarlH
and reciprocity, subjects so nearly
akin as to be almost one flesh.
House and senate claimed the pres
ence of nearly full membership when
Speaker Clark and VicePresident
Sherman gave the authoritative
thumps of the gavel, and the authori-
tatIve words that consideration OF leg
islation was in order
President Taft win watch the
proceedings of house and senate
with a keen and at times anx-
ious eye II tariff legislation based
on the reports Of the tariff board be
passed, the president will hold that
his vetoes of last summer have been
vindicated and will feel perhaps that
the prospect of reelection has been
cleared of overhanging clouds.
AS for the Democratic leaders. they
seem to be determined that If the tar
if boards report on wool Is In &C
cordance with the information gained
by members OF the ways and means
committee, which, of course, is dom
mated by the Democrats legislation
based on the boards report must be
passed. The party leaders, however
seem to be determined that If the
tariff boards report has in it suspi-
cion of leaning toward the side OF du-
ties which are too high, bill cutting
those duties shall be passed and sent
over to the Republican senate for
commentator or condemnation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
HIGH COURT REFUSES TO
GRANT STAY TO PACKERS
Supreme Body Declines to Delay Grim
Inal Trial-FinaI Step to
Avoid Hearing,

Washington. - Tic United States
Supreme court refused to grant
a stay of proceedings to the packers
under indictment in Chicago on
charges of violating the criminal Sec
tions of the Sherman antitrust act.
This means that the ten packers must
go to trial at Chicago.
The courts decision was the hnai
step in a long legal contest to avolo
trial at this time. Shortly before they
were first cited for trial on November
20 nine of the indicted packers sought
to have the United States circuit
court at Chicago release them from
custody on the ground that the Sher-
man antitrust law, under which they
were indicted, was unconstitutional
as a criminal measure, particularly IN
view of the recent Interpretation or
the siaw in the Standard Oil decision.
Chief Justice White announced the
decision of the court. No opinion was
handed down, the chief justice con-
tenting himself with the mere state
ment that the packers motion was re-
fused
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
JEWS ARE LONGEST LIVED
Their Average Age Is Nearly Twelve
Years Greater Than That of
Christians.

Superficial scrutiny of the vital sta
tistics yields the Jew a prominent po-
sition in the sanitary world, if longev-
ity serves as any index of hygienic liv-
ing. With the average length of life
for all Christian people placed at
thirty-six years eleven months (19Oo)
the Jew may hope to reach forty-eight
years niue months.
Neufville 1855), inquiring into the
comparative duration of life and causes
of deaths of Jews and Christians IN
Frankfort, learned that one-fourth OF
the Jewish population was living De-
yond seventy-one years, while only
onefourth of their neighbors were Nv
ing beyond the age of fifty-nine years
ten months. Abbott claims that they
e. e., jews are much less frequently
the subjects of tubercular and acute
epidemic diseases than any other race
of mankind"
Why should this seeming vital su-
periority exist? According to Rich
ardson, "the causes are simply
summed up in the term 'soberness
of life The Jew drinks less than
his even Christian he takes, as
rule, better food; he marries earlier;
he rears the children he has brought
into the world with greater personal
care; he tends the aged more thought
fully; he takes better care Of his poor
and he takes better care Of himself.
To this might have been added that
through religious customs hygienic
tendencies became an inheritance
Dietetic and HYGIENE Gazette.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
ASKS U. S. TO TO END
RUSSIAN TREATY
Mass Meeting Demands 1882 Agree
ment Be Abrogated-Promine
Men Speak.

New York.-Resolution urging the
abrogation of the treaty of friendly
relations between the United States
and Russia made in 1882, when Mich
olas |. was emperor of Russia and
James Buchanan was American min
lister to St Petersburg, were adopted
at large mass meeting at Carnegie
hall last night. Many men OF national
prominence addressed the assembly
and advocated such action.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the national citizens committee.
which plans a series of similar demon
STATIONS throughout the country dur
ing the next month in protest against
discrimination by Russia in her re-
fusal for many years to honor the pass
ports Of Jewish-American citizens.
AS a means to break the 80 years
deadlock in diplomacy over the pass
port question most of the speakers adj
vocated the immediate notice to Rus
STA of the abrogation of the long stand
ing treaty, the terms of which they de-
clared have been violated by Russia.
Speeches were made by men In the
United States senate, the speaker of
the house, and several members of
that body, the head Of Cornell uniVer-
sity. and several others. Every speak
er brought out the idea that the pass
port question was not one of Judaism.
but one of American honor.
Andrew D. White, former United
States ambassador to Russia, was one
of the few speakers who strongly
urged that Russia be invited to arbi-
trate the question at The Hague be-
fore a movement was made to abro-
gate the treaty. He said Russia was
a nation of great pride and that per
emptory demands would lead, as they
always do, to indignant rejoinders and
reprisals, regardless of all justice.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
JOHN D. QUITS AS OIL HEAD.
Resigns Presidency of Company
ArchboId to Succeed Him.

Resigns Presidency of Company
ArchboId to Succeed Him.
New York John D. Rookie
Teller has resigned as president and
director of the Standard Oil company
and is succeeded by John D. Archbold
as chief of that corporation. Most OF
his associates who have figured in the
big combine have also stepped down
and out
Not Rockefeller remains among
the officers and directors of the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey. chief
of the oil corporations, which was the
holding company up to the time of the
recent dissolution of the great com
bine
William Rockefeller, William G.
Rockefeller, G. M. Pratt, II. M. Flagler,
E. t. Bedford and others whose names
have been prominent in the oil bust
ness stepped behind the scenes. John
D. Archbold. one Of the few members
of the 'old guard" to remain, became
president Of the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey, and will control
its destinies.
Mr.. Rockefeller for nearly ten years
has been only nominally associated
with Standard OIL He has visited 26
Broadway only about once year, and
his stays usually were limited to a
few minutes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
PRINCE cHUN QUITS POST.
Action of Emperor's Father Pleases
Chinese Rebel Leaders.

Peking.-An edict announcing the
resignation of the regent, Prince
Chun, was issued by the$ empress
dowager. 1t is signed by mem
bers of the cabinet, and points out
that his administration has been I'M
popular and that a constitutional gov
eminent has not yet been established,
explaining this by the fact that compl1-
cations arose, the peoples hearts were
broken and the country was thrown
into turmoil
In Chun's place two guardians have
been appointed for the infant en-
peror, Pu VI. They are Hsu Shin
Chang, a Chinese diplomat, and Shin
Hsu, Manchu and close associate of
the emperor. Both were formerly
grand councillors
Yuan Shi Kai, the premier. is be-
lieved to have forced the regent to
step down as a concession to the oft
repeated demands of the revolution
lists, who have always regarded Chun
as a traitor Yuan now stands SUI
preme at the head of the government
the sole duties of the emperor and
empress dowager being to preside at
court ceTemonialS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Peculiarly Of Twining Plants.

One of the peculiarities to be no
ticed in connection with the twining
of plants is the fact that with very
few exceptions all the individuals Of
one species always twine in the same
direction. Most plants Irvine in the
opposite course to the movement of
the sun or the hands of watch.
Such twiners are the morning glory,
wisteria, wax plant, trumpet creeper
and many others. Among those which
Irvine in the opposite direction the hop
and wild bindweed, or climbing poly
gonum, are familiar eXamples.-Har'
pers Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Would Be There for Life.

An old negro was brought to trial In
southern town for stealing a
chicken.
Rastus," said the judge, before
pronouncing sentence, 81 am about to
give you two months in the work
house. Have you anything to say for
yourself?"
Good Gawd, boss!" exclaimed the
old man. 1.-TWO months! For stealing
one hen!"
Have you anything to say?" re-
peated the Judge sternly.
"All l got to say is, boss" declared
the negro, "'tain no use to SEN me to
no Jail for two months for stealth one
chicken, cause eff spent two months
in jail fer ev'y chicken l done stole |
mought as well done been bawn In
Jail Human Life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
When Mrs. Hayes Served Wine.

1t will be remembered that Mrs.
Hayes was one of the most influential
members of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union; and contrary to
all precedents, she was determined
that wines and other alcoholic bever-
ages should not be served at the
White House, while she was there
The only time this rule was broken, as
is well known, occurred when two
grand dukes of Russia-Alexts and
Constantine-were officially enter
tanned there This was the first and
last time, believe, that such thing
happened while President Hayes was
in the White House.-W. H. Crook in
Memories of the White House.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
ROYAL Eow sTIRs sPANlARDs
Monarchists and Cabinet Back King
in Clash With Aur:t,

Madrid The controversy be-
tween King Alfonso and his aunt, the
IHfanta Eulalia, over the hook the
princess is publishing under the pen
name Of Countess Avila, has caused
a profound sensation throughout
Spain.
Official circles express displeasure
at the publicity given the incident in
France.
The monarchist press is united in
support of the king and fears the con-
troversy will result in an unjust at
tack upon Spain as an enemy of prog
ress and civilization. The Repub-
lican press applauds the decision OF
the infanta as "a virile and audacious
act of rebellion"
The cabinet has considered the con-
troversy, and it is understood that it
supports the king and is considering
CT tting off the infanta's annual pen
sion of $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
An Orchard In Boston.

When Augustus L. Thorndike of
Brewster supped recently at the Ho
tel Thorndike his friends learned for
the first time that the hotel was named
after his family, and that the famous
old Thorndike orchard once occupied
the site of the hotel 1T may be sur,
prising to consider it now" said Mr..
Thorndike, but a private orchard
with many fine fruit trees occupied
considerable space in almost the heart
of the city % years ago. Boston
Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Rrooms With Bamboo Handles.

The broom long familiar is made
with a handle of turned wood, but now
there are made also brooms with han
dies of bamboo.
The bamboo handled broom is lit
tie more ornamental, its joints may
perhaps give little better grip, and
it is a little lighter, and it costs a
little more than the broom with a
handle of turned wood; it has some
times been called the lady's broom. 1t
is made in medium sizes, designed for
household use.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
AsSAlLs KNOX SECRET FUND
Representative Hamiin Criticises Taft
on Charge of Irregularities.

Washington. = Criticism of the
president and secretary of state
for their Interpretation of the statute
governing the secret fund for the
state department was made by Repre-
sentative Hamlin of Missouri in
speech in the house. Mr.. Hamlin is
chairman on the committee on state
department expenditures. which has
been making an investigation of this
matter.
In six years, said Mr.. HamIin. de
partment officials have expended Sc
cretly $732,9S1, averaging $4,000 a
year, when the secret fund appropri-
ated for such a purpose was only $780,
600 year He called upon the house
to amend the statute to- prevent the
fund becoming the very haven of Of
fetal piracy"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
TowBoAT BLOWS UP ON RIVER.
Steamer Diamond Torn to Pieces
Heroic Work by Other Craft

Heroic Work by Other Craft.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-Capt. e. A. Swa-
ney and four members of the crew
of the towboat Diamond were killed in
an explosion which wrecked the vessel
while she was lying in the Ohio river
off Avalon, six miles south. Five 9th
ers were injured.
Two of the men rescued are terribly
injured and may die. The boilers let
go, but the cause of the explosion is
not known.
The disaster occurred near mid
stream while all the crew save the
pilot and the engineer were asleep.
The big towboat was shattered into
a mass of splintered wood. and twist
ed iron and sunk almost Immediately
Joseph Hagen. deck hand. Pittsburg.
But for the presence of the towboat
Alice and the heroic work of the crew,
it is probable that all hands would
have periehed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
EXPLAINS PENSION REQUEST
Gov. Wilson Admits He Applied to
Carnegie Foundation.

Wilson in a signed statement is
sued here regarding story that he
had applied to the Carnegie founda-
ton for a pension, admitted that he
had made such applicatior%b before his
election as governor of New Jersey.
The governor justified his action on
the grounds of long service as a
teacher, that he had no private means
to depend upon, and that "a man who
goes into politics bound by the prin-
ciples of honor puts his family and
all who may be dependent upon him
for support at the mercy Of any in
calulable turn of the wheel of fer
tune"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
S. DEFICIT STILL GROWS

Disbursements Exceed Receipts by
$2o,641 900 for Current Year.
Washington.-The deficiency of the
federal government continues to
grow Up to date the disburse-
ments Of the current fiscal year have
exceeded the receipts by $20,641, 900.
while a month ago the deficit was
S2O,181, 900. The government collected
during November $50, 900 and ex-
pended total of 100000. The re-
ceipts for the previous month were
s56,O54,000 and the disbursements
S6O,188,000. The total amount In the
treasurys general fund at the opening
Of business today was S132,244,O00, as
compared with $136,522,O0O a month
ago
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
ALExANDER's VOTE is HUGE.

315 Out of 317 Precincts Give Him
S1,6e5 Over Socialist Candidate.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Complete re-
turns from 315 out of SIT precincts in
this city show the result of the contest
held for the mayoralty as follows:
George Alexander, good govern
ment, S3,978; Job Hartman, Social
list, 1928; Alexander's majority over
Hartman, 31,6S5
The proposed prohibition amend
ment was beaten by 1884 to 81, SOL.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Boy Fatally Shot.

Goshen, Ind.-Frederick Cregler.
fourteen. was shot by Harold Hutch
inson, fifteen. firing at target. Greg
Ter diverted the muzZie towards his
own breast Cregler ran sixty feet
and fell dead at his mothers feet.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Not Always True.

Platitudinous Papa-My son, you
should always look before you leap.
Little Horace dunno. When YOU
are in the middle of the road an an
auto horn toots right in your ear.
you'd better leap without stoppin' to
take a look.-Chicago News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Two Aviators Killed.

London.-A double aviation fatality
occurred at Filey, near Scarborough,
Yorkshire. Hubert Oxley, an aviator,
was killed instantly and his passen-
ger, Robert Weiss, suffered injuries
from which he died soon afterward.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
FIVE WOMEN sLAYERs TO DIE

New York Quintet Sentenced to Death
In Electric Chair.
White Rains, N. Y. = The five
bandits who descended on an iso-
later farmhouse near Croton Lake No
vember 8 and murdered Mrs. Mary
Hall were all sentenced to death in
the electric chair during the week of
January 15 The men sentenced were
Angelo Guisto, Vincenzo Gonna, Felipe
Di Mario, Lorenzo Cali and Santa
Zanza Separate trials were held and
in most cases the jury was out barely
fifteen minutes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Gas EXPLOSION Fatal.

st. etersburg.-Two employees
were killed and 40 injured by an ex-
plosion of gas in the gold-plating de-
partment of the Imperial mint. The
entire plant was destroyed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
PLUNGED to Death.

New York-Hundreds of persons in
Park Row saw an unidentified man
drop from the dome of the World
building. a height of more than 800
feet and plunge with terrific force on
The hood of an autom The man
vas instantly killed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
BIG PRISON PLOT is Barred.
Leavenworth Convicts Planned to Es-
cape During Vaudeville Show.


Leavenworth, Kan. - Investigation
into the finding of revolvers and
dynamite hidden in the yard of the
United States penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth led the officials to be-
lieve that the convicts for whom the
weapons were intended had planned to
escape, when a vaudeville performance
was to have been given in the prison
chapel.
Hundreds OF men and women from
Leavenworth would have been present.
1t is believed that the plan of the
convicts was to hold up" the audience
and force the women to shield the plot
tiers until they could get to the main
door of the prison.
Public performances at the prison
have been ordered discontinued.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
wickersham is Stricken.

Washington. = Attorney General
Wickersham was taken i'll suddenly
while attending a cabinet session.
Dr. De Laney. President Taft's physi-
clan. was summoned from the war
department. Mr.. Wickersham is re-
ported not to be In danger
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Goes Blind in SIeen

Passaic. N. J.-Cleveland w. Speer.
manager of an automobile garage,
awoke bereft of sight Examination
by physicians disclosed no abnorma!
condition and there was nothing Ia
show what had caused blindness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
Innocent.

Rastus-What you tink is de mat
tab wifi me, doctah?
Doctor-Oh. nothing but the chick.
enpox. | guess.
Rastus getting nervous)-I clare
an NAH honah. doctor. / amt been
nowhar | could ketch dat!-MedicaI
Times
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
CHARGED with Conspiracy.

Oporto.-Castello Branco, who was
minister to China during the days OF
the Portuguese monarchy. was arrest
ed here on the charge of conspirins
against the republic while on visi
TO Brazil.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
The Old Lady AGAIN.

Il simply detest that Miss Cable"
remarked Mrs. Blunderby to her call
er. "She is nothing but a scandal
mongrel, and I'm sure, my dear. YOU
will collaborate my statement"