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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

The Washington Parks defeated the Southport Jrs. of that place by the score of to 2. The Southports were champions before they met the Wash ington Parks, so the Washington Parks claim the championship of the state, having won nine and lost one
 Would like to play any team in the state that has reputation, for this coming Sunday. Manager Burdella.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

WAT NTE D.-Chambermaid. Hotel
 Auto, corner Water and Thomas Sts. l. 2 s*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

INGRAM CARPETS.-speciaI bar- gains. Fine new patterns, all first
 quality goods. You can do best at Z The Wentworth Furniture Co., 116
 John street, 1913 Broad street.
 = " T., s < if
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

FOR SALE.-Building lots on Bishop Ave, near Barnunl. Low price. Easy terms. D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main St. L5 so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

BARBER SHOP. Must sell out quick 5 three chairs working. Business
 guaranteed. Reason for selling giy- .en on request. Barber, care of
 Farmer. P21 6.na
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

" A NIT E D.-Woman Cook. Hotel
 Sts. L2 s*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

FOR A GOOD MEAL stop at the Travellers Cafe 6 Grill, 40 Elm
 St a+p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

FOR sALE.-Two family house. flaw ley avenue, near Main street. Has twelve rooms, furnaces, papered. Lot 50x100. S650 cash down takes it. w. M.. Redfeld, ASS Cannon street. L3ss0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

HOST.-At Sea Breeze Island, locket,
 monogram one side. Return 109
 Middle St. Reward. asp
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
TO rrotec. Travellers by sea.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispa pch:
.sir.-In sending you the inciosed
bill. let me submit the. following mem
urandum:
The bill is capable of immediate en-
actmtnt
1t was introduced as the result OF
an effort made by the New York Sta &c
Mayors Conference.
An Identical bin has been introduced
in the House CH 4. 23T66)
Mayors of eighty three cities in the
United. states, including the ports of
Baltimore. Boston, Bridgeport, Phila-
delphia. Raleigh. Savannah and Will
mlnston. have already written or tele-
graphcd to Washington urging that
these or similar bills be passed
Mayors of other cities throughout
the country arc sending in similar re-
quests.
Some reasons why the bill should be
enacted speedily are:
I. Much time must clapsc before any
well considered governmental or inter
governmental change can be effected
In laws requiring life saving appli-
ances at sea.
.. More stringent requirements as
to such appliances are demanded. have
been embodied in other bills. and will
sooner or later be enacted.
3. Less attention has hitherto been
devoted To the prevention OF death in
case OF laundering than 10 the pre-
vention of laundering.
4. Steamship experts know more,
and can quickly learn more, than leg
islativ, committees Will ever know
about life-saving appliances.
:. Steamship experts need stimulus.
not only during tho few weeks that
follow a Titanic disaster, but dur
ing every week in every year
6. Every passenger is entitled to
know Just what provision Is made for
his safety.
:. lie is entitled to receive this in
formation authoritativcly. currently,
and without need 10 rely upon Jour
nalistlc enterprise.
s. At present lie can. but seldom
docs. deduoe tho information from In i,
mass Of data contained in seldom read
notices posted on board.
q This bill is noncontcntious.
10. II enacted. II would enforce
itself, because false statements knpw-
lngly advertised or printed on the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

would ne 700 sLor, r. aaylng ina
| hour ana apple barrels 5lnercnt sizes
! ~ works HARD snip on Doth the miller
ana apple grover. rs 1t ;nakcs their
barrels COST Thorn moro than is neces.
sary The larger barrel wound reou,rA
| more esp nse IA hauling TO tho dspo;.
! more freight 10 tho market. more an
Pies 10 M 1t, and TIE fruit grover
gets no more for his apples
He has 20 contend WITH me .Aaxone
hlKh priced labor. high freight ratss.
ana tho marketing % his apples why
should he BE hampcred on every side?
. ma -four barrel holds an even unit OF
measure t;hrea busnels). and n the
. apples are honestly and fairly packed
and graded. no homes; dealer Will turn
them down All the fruit grower asys
is 10 be let alone. The Virginia STATE
nor t!cnltural Society meeting held Ia
Harrlsonburg last Iat1uary ala nat In
horse the tweniy-elgh; and onc-haIt
men stave barrel. There wa. : reso
luton passed indorslng tho Virgin,
standard (twenty anu ona-naIf
inchl, and instruc,ing the committee
10 make every effort they could TO
have tho Virginia standard adopt.d
as the United States standard. Nine
ty-ninc per cent. Of the people OF Am
herst ana Nelson counties and great
many In Albemarle want thu twenty
seven and one half inch stave barrel
Roscland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

5crlbed by so high a Standardization IF
i'c succeeds fairly well he VIII have
10 face the inevitable and VARYING
gIi.itlc!sm OF dlscordant public opinion.
~ men are SO clothed as TO be in
Vulnerable TO. or 50 flexible as to b..
able To adjust themselves to the
AV@nT 'hs cry Of popular disappoint-
ment or disapprovnl
The effort to draw such men ont
from retirement to engage In public
auAirs has but codihed the opposition
ana concentrated the burning lens upon
each and every one who dnres now
you seek
There was II class OF men who lived
prior TO the War Between THE States.
who personally felt the great disaster
that befcll US, 10 whom patriotism and
ioVc OF country became a duty. and in
the dark hours OF our resurrection
those men discharged that duty with
a rectitude worthy OF an emulation.
nave now passed from the arena OF
bubble action. ana their place has been
taken BY men who look upon public
employment ms an asset to be utilized
ior their personal Advancement. This
IS largely true OF all mon elected TO
public Office by the peoplc--souc claim
u as "A patent of aristOcracy--to others
II confcrs well-earned distinction
while the many forget their obligation
to the people while seeking social
adornmcut or private cmolumert
y board OF supervisors In large
county Is about the best Illustration
of commission form OF government
These positions are honors coveted by
many !armcrs-and the honor alone
Is It's compensation. Their duties
however. are not absorbing: their In
tcrest in public affairs induces them
to devote their leisure 10 the public
service. But 1t is evident that the
same high ideals do not now obtain as
formerly-the patriot hand. guided by
knowledge OF great disaster. Is
wanting.
The moral risk must be accepted:
the probabilities arc in favor OF ind
ing the man you seek in the highways
The Master says For whatsoever ex
altcth himself shall be abased: and he
that humbleth himself shall be cXalt-
ed" Also. For which OF YOU. intend
ing 10 build tower, stitch not down
first and counteth the cost. whether he
have sufficient TO finish it? Lest haply
after ne hath laid the foundation. and
IS not able to finish ii. all that be-
mold IL begin TO mock him, saying this
man began to build and was not able
TO finish" quoting from chapter xiv
Of ST. Luke. L. i. S.
B,ntonVille
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
WHAT sYNDICArIsm MEANS

Tie small riot in Union square. New
York, when revolutionary members OF
the international Workers Of the World
tore down. e.. american nag from tho
platform upon which Socialist speakers
were addressing an audience, on May l.
or Labor Day, emphasizes the wide
spread Of the so-called syndicalist doc.
trines IN this country and England
The English coal strike was partly
syndicalist undertaking. and the Law
renee strike was conducted hy the
Workers Of the World. who represent
these Ideas in the United States. The
attack on the Socialists demonstrates,
81 demonstration were necessary. how
far this movement IS from its old r
doctrnal forcbear ana from trades
un!on!sm. Yet by many the terms are
used tntcrchangoably. without an
tdea of how much more radica! tuan ain
other labor movements Is this NV
claimant for revolutionary disconten,.
The word syndicalism ms been i,-
corpqrated into the English languar..
from the French 1t is derived from
'"e 'Ie'o" Hyhu'c"L the name IA
."at country Tor uade daloa, hut the
derivatiye is pervcrsion OF u,.
oF'si"ai--''a''eS Nn!on proger--in
"""' II co"PFeheh's and si-niAes
:" recent a'"resS Mf Lloyd.
'eo'St 'ec''i'c iN erect that syndi-
oai'sil was SO opposed to socialism
that the socialist might be e.uplovaa
- 4" 'oi''e''''h against inc syndieal-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
An Appeal To the Fruit Growers of
Piedmont Section.

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch.
Sir noticed an article In the Mel
son County Times. copied from The
I Times Dispatch, stating that the fruit
growers OF Winchester, Va. were
going to send large delegation 10
Washington urging the passage of the
Sulzer bill. No. 2its,. regulating the
pack ana size OF the apple barrel /
was present at the meeting of the
Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures on the 10th OF April. 1912.
Mr.. Sulzer. the author OF the Sulzer
bin. after having heard tho objections
raised by the fruit growers from Nell
son and Alb emarlc counties. sa Id that
nc introduced the bill at the request
OF the New York commission mcr-
chants and grocers. He further re-
marked that he had no intention of
injuring the fruit growers when III
our Oh ons no was convinced that
1t did Ia, fruit grower an injustice.
and he asked the committee 10 maxi
alterations in the bill.
Should this bil! pass and become
law, the people who live In the Pied
mont section. where the finest apples
are grown In the State. would suffer
great loss. as such apples as thu
Winesap, Grimcs's Golden. and apples
VI tHat size WOulu nave 70 take the
second and third place, whereas the
Ben Davis. very inferior apple
(Which is largely grown around Win
chester. would be put in the first
rank. l appeal to the fruit growers
OF the Piedmont section to oppose
this bill, as 1t will iniure our best
apples and mann thousands OF dollars
loss to us.
Tho Virginia standard apple barrel
Is the same as the regular export -four
barrel--that IS twenty seven and one
half inch stavc. sixty-four Inches
bulge, seventeen and one-AiGhth inches
head. and holding three bushels. Can
ada exports her apples in the twenty
seven and one-half inch stavc barrel
also. and she is our principal competi-
tor IN the European market. Virginia
apples havS n flns reputation in Eng
land. Tle slaves for tho -four and
apple barrels are made at the same
time. Tho No. I slaves nre used for
-four ut a higher price and the No >
slaves for apple barrels at a lower
price. The No . stavo makes a No. /
apple barrel. filing all requirements,
II the twcnty-cight and one-half inch
stave barrel becomes the standard for
apple barrels the fruit grower would
have to use the 40. rs we'll as the
No. slaves for his barrels at a higher
price. Is the No. / slaves could NOT be
used for tho -four barrels, being too
long. On the o.her hand. the miller
who uses tho twenty seven and one-
half inch stavc barrel would have to
pay more for his No slaves. as the
stavc manufacturer would have to put
the No. grade In the truck slaves.
not being ahle to sell them to tho
apple growers. because the stave
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
LET coLonED PEOPLE UNITE.

The colored citizens of Richmond
90 no, show great wisdom in bringing
before the community two appeals for
assistance almost in the same week
On May :. the Richmond Hospital. an
institution for ,hc coiorod sick. Will
begin campaign for $4,000 with
which TO erect new building to in
crease the capacity IF the present;
structure. which is ovcrcrowded. E.-
tween May 20 and %. rally Will b.
held to raise $4,000 for the construc-
zion ot n monument to the faithful
negro servants OF the city. In both
cases assistance from Interested and
benevolent white citizens will be ask
cd. II must be obvious that with such
division of appeal, both designs Will
not be helped TO any grea; extent.
Richmond people arc charitable ana
they are keenly alive to the duty Of
helping the members of a dependent
race. but il is certain their generosity
! Will not be able to contribute to these
movements in the proportion the am
! bilious promoters expect.
The Times Dispatch would be glad
! to see some plan adopted whereby a
memorial to the faithful Servants
{ might take the concrete and continual
Is helpful shape Of an instltu-
ton for the amelioration OF SUI
ferng among colorcd people. rho
sentiment shown in this project to nor
pctuate in some way tho virtues ana
services of loyal and devoted m,m,ni.s
ana scrvi,ors is good thing Inn, the
very nroc,fco, iohor. ., 49, ,,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

Riollmond has been pulling upgrade
Tor long time ON narrow gauge
EoveHnmen; track st last the old
engine has been discarded. IT was not
up-to-date: il had antiquat.d machinc.
~ 1t piodded along, j, could not make
good time Now new tract: has been
laid down and modern engine has
been nut on Au that IS necessary to
ruin Richmond successcully are i've
good engineers who know how to run
1t. who have good Recommendations.
and who Will keep up with tie schea-
uie ana not put on THE brakes just
when they ought TO put on more
steam
1t is simply a question Of engineers.
this Administrative Board question
In other words, shall the people of
Rlehmond put in the cab to run their
government five engineers who know
nothing about the new engine and who
are incompetent 10 run it? Or shall
Wa put in 1--WE men who do know now
and who are qualified to do the work?
SnaH we have five demagogues in the
CAP or five mon who Will be on the
900? Shall we allow an incompetent
minority to choose officials 10 engineer
our now government. 20 whom no bust
ness man would intrust the manage.
ment Of his business? Shall W. choose
rs our five men at tho lever men
whose only business is secondhand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

! publican nominee in 1905, received
2G5 500 votes Even rockingham. the
losing Republican nominee for the gov
| ernorshp in the fan of 1911, secured
| 20G.795 votes The same thing is true
Of the Democrats. even though 1t Is
alleged that many of them voted with tho
Republicans. under the loose and de-
| fectivc primary law of the Old Bay
state. Clark and Wilson polled to-
Ectncr 291oa rotes as against the
i55, SIS that Bryan. a weak presidential
nominee. corraled in 1905. Foss. the
Democrat vino won the governorship in
the fall of 1911. got 214.S9I votes or
lS5.,SS more votes than both Demo-
cratic candidates in the presidential
primary this week In fact. If we con-
slider the 1911 gubernatorial election as
a fair basis of strength Of the two
parties. then in Tuesdays primary
there were about G00OO Republicans
who did not so to the polls in Massa-
chusctts, and iS5.7SS Democrats who
stayed at home ana let aa.lOa otheJ
Democrats constitute the party in the
ballotiug.
The net results OF the presidential
primaries s. far havc been confusion,
deception, Misrepresentation OF the
popuia. will ana corrupt manipulation
The system is peck marked with de-
fccis and dangers. The presidential
primary is not popular instrument:
1t Is a political instrument /, substi-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
The Wreck OF thS Titanic

Out across the harbor bar steamed tho
Titanic:
And those who watched from a,ar s.td
she was Gigantic
Up TO date In every respect: with mil
Lutte thinking or wreck
This Titanic.
Onward through the blue sea piow!ns.
Biilows tossing. pillows bowling.
"eh' ms mighty monarch "a her
The prondcst ship upon the line.
Beautiful Titanic.
But oh man. IN light of Heaven how
IN i,nu! Iceberg eea! with a solid wall
boat,
Doomed the Titanic.
No CLEAN OF light was on the sea
To warn the proud ship OF her destiny.
one fearful crash and her doom waS
sealed:
1t tore from her sides the plate. of
steel.
Down went the Titanic.
Lower rr,a the lifeboats!" the captain
Take women and children from either
But let every man remain on board
III women and children are safely
Farewell Titanic.
] have heard OF men In bloody strife,
Who upon the Battlefield gave up life:
But braVcr lot never died
Than those now drifting with tho
oceans tide
Noble crew.
Down, down beneath the foamlng
surge
The mermaids sing her funeral dirse:
Down on the bottun OF the great At
lant!c
Now peacefully rests the proud t.
tanlc.
Sleep on. Titanic.
CHAS. r. LOVELACE.
South Boston: Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
On the Spur ofthe Moment
lie Couldn,s Tell n Lie.
BY Roy K. Moulton

eorSe Washington. the school books
say could never ton a lie
Although he was a ed man. but
they don't tell us why.
"eo ike to know tic inside facts
and how 1t was forsooth.
nat george could never get along by
sticking to the truth.
If he should run for President and
party bosses wrote
y Platform he could stand upon to
catch the party vote:
would he say he'd carry out each
plank right in It's place.
VI would he throw it in the air and
pull out of the race?
Would he assure each candidate for
every job in sight
nat there was not a doubt but he'd
get the place all right?
'F would he give up and resign his
job right on the spot?
fefhaps HE couldn't tell lie. but
times have changed lot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
Cutting Our Grass.

| w ANT1D---An honest and jnd,,s-
t''ous child of tho male persuasion to
manicure lawn twice Il week CAN to-
morrow morning No .. stree,
IT was a harmless and inonrensivr
ilttie want ad., neatly ana modestly
"orued, we thought, ana It eventually
Jared our latent sensibiiities into n
sudden realization of the truth of the
outline adaSc To- the effect that il
PAYS l" advertise. We made Only on,.
mistake. We did not specify tho hour
We learned at ) o'clock thnt fun nine
'.hths of the Juvenile male population
OF our fair city is engaged in the
, lucrative though strenuous occupation
oil relieving lawns of their whisi<ors
Vt 6:15 full fiedged baseball game
had been organized on said lawn bv
eiehteen candidates for the job. and
the milkman was essay;ng tho role Of
umpire. The crowd of juvenile nniook
ers was the largest We have ever seen
outside of the league games. There
was sparrinG match going on In the
pack yard, Juvenile fire department
was putting out an imaginary fire on
our roof various and surdry neighbors
were appearing in their pajamas on
'front.' porches and threatening To cali
the wagon. ancient and honorohIc
idWnmowers Were stacked in military
style in the street impeding an carly
'rNiiic, and various Iawnmowers races
UP ana down the cement walk were in
progress.
we were awakened by receiving I'm
'r pax OF the stomach a stray base
pan which had mcandcr,d through ,ba
second story amid "a shcyycr ~ 49,
W e FASTENED down ana picked ont tbc
kiH with the dirtiest face. for he some
now seemed TO show a closer relation /
S"'P win the job than AIRY OF the 9th
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
A WORD TO ENipIoNEns

If You employ men. no matter how
many or how few, ask them to pay
their poll taxes to-day or tomorrow
Give them enough time off 10 so 20 the
City Hall and do it. Such a step will
be in the interest OF no candidate. but
it Will be for the interest OF the city
only. II the electorate is enlarged to-
day and tomorrow. a competent and
husincsslike Administrative Board can
he elected to carry on the business Of
the city as business proposition and
not as grabbing better govern
ment Cor Richmond means more ana
Setter business for Richmond The
experience of municipalities is ,hat
the better city is governed, Tho
greater VIII bc its volume OF business.
cities which have good government
grow fast because people come to
weil-eoverned cities in preference to
those which arc nl-govcrncd. Tell
your employees that If they perform
their duty TO the city they have moth
ing 10 lose and much 20 gain IN the
long rum. Don't try 10 persuade them
to vote for any man or set OF man.
but do use your influence with them
to set them To qualify TO vote.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

/ say. Is. In the lights before him sin
ccre. He is largely an idealist and
altru'st. who recognizes some duty 10
} others than himself, no matter nv
/ what impracticahlc and Irrational
/ methods he would seek 10 perform
! that duty. In addition he aspires Ia
succeed through representative and
parliamentary forms of government
through political organization. The
N"sic doctrine of the syndicalsts. who
are represented in this country by tho
Industrial Workers of the World..
l. the destruction of the profit. Of
capital in order that the workingu,.n
may take over all industries for
themselves
Syndicalism holds the dogma that
each trades union should become tho
owner and controller OF the industry
in which it's members are engaged. IT
resonts tho idel of any legislation
antagonistic to that contention. as
SHOWN in this declaration of one of
its lenders in ENGLAND: I'VE claim
='' "I''''e'' "re"s can
possibly have the requisite knowledge
,-n '''' P'V'"''''e ana
-, '''''' ''l'"e''E o. inc nation.
: The mon and tho women who actually
~ '"t >'''o'S industries Shooi"
t"'''''e '' organizing
Tvs 49, anu 'eFi'e''
'''i o''' ''''e'S OK SN'u'V"' 'Soh'
~" o'''' S'"""' h"''
'''' ~ ''e ""R'"'' D" question II
means ''''' SS''"'e"'iS" would '"fi'
''ei i''''"S''E """ e"p''a' 10 predatory
- Il" '"S'"'o"S P'ea
''' "''i'''''''' NJ c'P''"i's''' ana
geometry interests under inc CLOAK OF
advocacy OF e'-opera''Ye ana proht-
S"nr'hg INDUSTRY
ne hr'''sh economist Hewins'
- 'i'"es'"eo 'he movement most APPLY
'"u ''' e'''"' az ~ ""en' IN speech
W commons ne as
'A''' sH''H'c'iis"' was not
d io''n oil socialism or OF
'''' "'''V'''S"'' put was peculiar
''''e"S'''e" ana destructive
''''' =" ''''s"' ana Se'nShhess' Aside
: ON ''' '"'' mat inc vast majority
81 >"'9 S'"'i'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

The dossone school clock stands dead
still
The hands dom move bit.
II seems like sixty years until
us time for school 20 pui,.
come s one passea out good bum
And wrote Time 7l,os" that's all.
for Just about ills time of year
1t doesn't even crawl
Biuesill are bitn' by tho ton
And ! don't care durn
II caesar crossed tho Reubbercun
or II old Rome did burn.
Inc angie and hypotenusc
Amt pestimes 20 my wish
And grammar-thuntier What, 49,
use!
I want 10 sct and fish.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

kindly r.turn my lock of hair" =
North Carolina girl wrote to former
admir"r In Richmond the other dav.
an" he answered: "All right. DO YOU
want the dark lock or the one Won
gave me when you were a blonde"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

whether Woodrow wilson's cam.
n"'gn fund is as slim as it is painted
We do not know, but the name Of hin
press agent is Ponce
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
Voice Of the PEOPLE
The RISK In Commission Cov,..

20 the Editor or The Times Disnatrh .
i,,st,, ne moral risk. which every
80 60 company has to reckon
tion be taken into considera
.ov.ry, 'noSG VINO seek to establish
SGqNerAment by commission. Otter.
dr,-1,,' "a ~ parallel in the Utopiall
NJ ~ ar IHomfA More.
Az, HhaJofltE Of business men. who
acin" uiaf!y successful In man
men own affairs, are not I'M
Tow "i INC tricks of trade" and
,b"f ah!, la! 10 corral them fn.
eomna,i,1 u.s. Aisowins well Their