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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
BEDDING AND ITS DOINGS
Batch of Interesting GIeanings CuIIed
 By Our Correspondent.

Bedding, Feb. 29-The gymnasium of the Sanford School is being moved to
 the site of the burned schoolhouse at the corner near the Episcopal church. In the cellar already provided by the new foundation will be placed ade-
 quate apparatus for heating, a. con- venience the building has lacked. Con- tractor McCol am is doing the nov ing job and will next week begin work on the large addition to the main school building.
 Among the local damage by last
 Thursdays gale was the wrecking of
 John C. Reads siIo. First the roof was whisked off and the collapse of
 the structure below followed. The wind also shifted the barn of the Ar eral inches from its foundation, and did considerable minor damage.
 Near Pine Tree Corner, last Satur-
 day, Louis Groth came upon a crow successful efforts to grasp and fly
 away with another bird. So intent
 was the crow upon the task that It
 held it's ground until Groth had come
 proved to be a dead partridge which had evidently been killed by striking
 a telephone wire in swift flight When
 Groth picked up the partridge the
 gry croakings and continued this
 scoIding process for some time while
 it closely followed the intruder who
 had despoiled it of its prey.
 At the residence of John Muenn1ch
 tom orTow evening (March D will be
 held a. meeting of those interested in providing fire protection for the Kids e and vicinity the object of the meet ing being preliminary action towards the formation of a fire department. Responses to the notices inviting sub scriptions to purchase chemical en- zines are encouraging for the success of the project. It Is believed that one practical benefit derived from the . proposed protection will be conces- sion in rates by insurance compares having risks in the locality to be serv- ed.
 A European trip to occupy the three months of the summer vacation IS Ee-
 ing organized by D. s. Sanford. pro- prietor of the Sanford School Emil Schoch and J. NJ AIdrich of the schools teaching staff, will be in charge of the excursion for which some half dozen of the pupils are al ready booked. The itinerary com prises a months stay in Switzerland and a visit to the larger cities. Such trips will be a feature Of the schools | yearly program in the future.
 On account of bad weather there was an attendance of only about 50 ! at the Colonial Tea given at the Mark Twain Library last Thursday evening. Some of those who were to contribute to the program failed to appear, but enough responded to furnish very | enjoyable entertainment. pr. Dem | ing was costumed and otherwise made up as George Washington This town feels like saying amen to the action of Huntington in voting a lack of confidence in Highway Com missioner Macdonald A7d assigning such lack as a reason for not making | a good roads appropriation Some Bedding citizens seriously discussed a proposition for proposing like action at our special town meeting a few
 weeks ago but refrained because they 1 concluded it would do no good and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
Tenth Anniversary
 Of Arab Patrol
Half A Hundred ShrinerS Cele-
 brate At Algonquin Club

With J. H. Richardson. head of the Arab patrol, A. A o. N. M. S., pre- siding as toastma aster, a banquet cele- brating the 10th anniversary of the patrol was held at the Algonquin club last evening. Fifty-four members and guests were seated. Visitors were present from Ansonia, Norwalk and New Haven. The past potentates present were Charles D. Davis. Hen ry .Setzer, Angus Mackenzie, John J. Fisher and T. B. Beecher-
 The post prandial session was ex- ceptionaIly entertaining Captain c. D. Wallace, the first chief of the pa trol, recalled a wealth of interesting episodes in connection with the pros porous career of the patrol Other speakers were Mayor Wilson, Albert J. Merritt, H. c. Stevenson. E. T. Buckingham and George s. Hill John J. Fisher sang several selections.
 The patrol announced last evening the arrangements are under way for a ball at the Stratfield during May, when the new uniforms will be worn for the first time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
STRIKE LEADER HAYWOOD
 SAYS FEAR OF TARIFF CUTS
 WILL BRING BARONS TO TERMS
Mill Owners Have Changed FrOnThey Are Frightened Because Federal Investigation and Schedule Will Be CO-Ordi- mated ChIdren Representing P NatiOnaIties Will Be Sent To Washington

It was announced today at strike headquarters that two children repre- senting each of 9 nationa-ities here will be sent to Washington tomorrow afternoon in the care of the following strikers committee: Samuel Lipsen, Josephine Liss, Lorenzo Maroni, Simon Knebel of Philadelphia, Margaret Saenger and Recardo F>razo. While in Washington, Representative victor Berger of Wisconsin, will take charge of the party.
 The mills opened today with a. slight increase of operatives over any day this week. A careful canvass made despite eagle watchfulness on the part of mill agents who will give no infor- mation on the subject, showed that less than 50 per cent Of the opera tives have returned to work. Most of these workers are skilled operatives. It was generally conceded today that less than one-haf of one per cent. of the skilled help, which numbers be tween 5000 and 10000, was at work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
FAMOUS AUTHOR SORRY
 FOR STRIKE CHILDREN

New York, Feb. 29-Dean of Ameri- can authors and great lover Of chil- dren, WiIiam D. Howells. today feels deeply the indignities which he says were heaped upon the innocent chil- dren of the strikers at Lawrence, Mass. On the eve of his 75th birth day anniversary he today expressed his views of the situation to the Unit ed Press, as follows:
 "It is an outrage. Could anyone think it as anything else? cannot think of any more outrageous thing that could have been done at Law renee than for the police to prevent these innocent sufferers in the strike from being taken away from the scene of industrial strife to places where they could be properly cared for whi e their parents fought the battle for better working and living conditions.
 ''I can see no possible excuse for the treatment of. either parents or chiI- dren reported from Lawrence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
Especial from United Press )

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 29 - This strike is won.'' This flat statement was made today by William D. Hay wood, leader of the 1s,OOO striking mill operatives who, tomorrow, unless the strike is settled by that time, will have been out eight weeks. Haywood made it clear that he does not posi- lively declare that a complete capitu- Iation by the mill owners is certain to come soon. He explained that mu- nicipaI and State officials are badly frightened and that the mill owners, too, are almost frenZied in cautiOning Saturday depot outrage and Monday s clubbing of women and girls by the metropolitan State police.
 'I do not mean that the fight is over,' said Haywood today. 'NOr do I mean that an agreement has been reached. What I do mean is that the strikers have positive-y gained the moral victory that invariably foreruns a material victory.
 s1The strfkebreakers, in the name Of the law, police and militia, by their brutal zeal in the cause of the mill owners, have succeeded in defeating the very cause for which they have been so desperately fighting. Every thing indrcates this.
 Just remember this. The mill own CTS have changed front. They are frightened because the schedu,e K re- vision and the federal investigation of the strike cannot help but be co-or- dinated. I look to see them agree to anything that will call off federal and thorough, uncover such conditions here as will show them to the world in their true light
 That there has been an astounding change of front on the part of muni- cipal authorities, militia officials, State and city police and the courts, was shown yesterday and today, the first two days that federal officials spent here Investigating conditions. On Sat urday there were some 40 arrests. Monday there were more than 30 ar rested for constructing sidewalks aud violation of city ordinances. Tuesday 42 were arrested, many having no charges placed against them until they went before Judge J. J. Mahoney. Yesterday, the day federal investiga- tors got here, two were arrested and immediately released. Today, despite the usual number of pickets, who used the same tactics they have employed all the time, there was not a single arrest up to noon. This is the first day in five weeks there has not been an arrest and it is the third day dur ing the entire eight weeks of strike no one has been dragged to the police stations. Strike leaders point to these i facts as being deeply significant.
 Again. today, the report was widely circulated that the militia will be rap- idly disfntegrated and that long before federal investigators are through here there will not be one of the 1,500 mili- tiamen now here on duty before the mills. In regard to the Stationing o1 the militia about the mills, the federal officer who is here, today said, unof1- cially, that he thought it strange thai the militia had done little else than protect mill property and that with the exception of scattered guards throughout other districts other bus mess and private properties were left unguarded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29

might do harm provoking the com missioner's resentment.
 A practical outdoor demonstration in fruit tree spraying and pruning will be given near the Mark Twain Library tomorrow (March D from II a. m. to p. m: by Prof c; ID. Jarvis lege assisted by the Gilbert Farm staff. The demonstration is to in clude an address by Prof. Charles L. Beach. This is the fifth lecture of the Gilbert Farm extension course under the auspices of the Protective League who will provide hot coffee for those attending tomorrow'S meeting. , Moses Baldwin recently lost a promising colt from glanders- Prob ably the infection came from a case of the same disease occurring on since.
 Rosa Nichols. a town charge, was committed on Tuesday to the State hospital for the insane at Middle town. She had recently been making trouble by running away from her boarding place.
 into the caretaker's house at Putnam Park has rented his own house to John Murphy of Bethel. Only two applications for reduc- ton of assessment valuations appear ed before the board of relief this year. They were l.. O. Peck and Charles D. Meeker. Collector Duncan is sending bills to all persons liable for the personal tax which becomes due this year on March 1. Those upon whom the tax is levied have 30 days in which to pay.
 The grip has attained epidemic proportions In this locality. according is one of the recent victims.
 The late Aaron M. Read left a will bequeathing all his property to his wife.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs Fred Crouch on the 20th.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
Southport
Special to The Farmer)

Southport, Feb 29-At the banquet of the Yale Alumni, held last Satur- day night at the Stratfie1d Hotel in Bridgeport the Hon. John H. Perry of this village was one of the speakers.
 Fred M. Roscoe has returned to his home after a brief stay with William Petit of Poughkeepsie.
 Miss Florence Lyman has accepted a position with the Southern New England Telephone Company in their Bridgeport Exchange.
 F. NJ. Roscoe is entertaining his sis- ter, Miss Mayrne Roscoe of Wilton.
 Druggist L. B. Swirzer is in Troy, N. V, because of the death of his father in Bath, N. Y.
 4 very valuable Irisb terrior belong ing to Baggagemaster Garrity, was killed instantly by an automobile near the Southport station Tuesday.
 An unknown Scotch collie, a very handsome dog, was killed at the Southport station by the express pass- ing at 7:3O D. m.
 Farmers Institute was held today by the Greens Farms Farmers club at the Greens Farms Congregational church. The very interesting program outlined yesterday in The Farmer was carried out before an extremely large gathering.
 The owl Club will meet tomorrow night at the home of Miss Loretta Blamey
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
Hervey Burr The First To Pay His
 1911 Personal Tax
Atty. Samuel Beardsley the Second-25,181 Bills for Tax Will Be Mailed To morrow.

Hervey E. Burr of the City Title Guarantee company is the first man in Bridgeport to pay his personal tax for 1911, and Attorney Samuel F. Beardsley of 230 Park place is the second. Col lection of the personal tax for 1911 has now begun and the bill will go out tomorrow, 25,1S1 of them having been prepared and addressed by the per sOIlerI- tax collectors and put in readi- ness for the mails.
 The tax which falls due tomorrow is the tax for 1911, being reckOned from the previous year, the same as in the case of the real estate taxes. The first personal tax, the collection Of which entailed so much trouble. was the tax for 1910 All of the payments for this have not yet been completed
 Several days ago MT. Burr called up Collector Patrick Cuddy and said that he was desirOus of paying his personal tax for 1911. Collector Cuddy told him to make out his check and Mir Burr did so and thus is the first man to pay the tax for the year. At torney Beardsley came in second, be- fore any bills had been sent out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
EASTON

Arthur Clark of Worcester, has re- turned home, having visited his friends MT. and Mrs. G. Walker Sher- wood on Sport Hill.
 Miss Agnes SeeIey has returned to her home on Sport Hill, having spent two weeks as guest of MT. and Mrs Albert Williams in Bedding.
 Mrs. Edward F'reebOrne is enter faining her sister, Mrs. M. F. God trey, of Weston for few days.
 Miss Adele Ruman, having spent two weeks with her mother, Mrs AureI Ruman in the Centre, has re- turned to New York.
 Miss Mary A. Gillette spent Sunday In Atlantic City in company with her uncle and aunt, Rev. and Mrs Jud- son COnkIin.
 Jesse Wheeler and Henry Osborne spent Sunday at Fairfield beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Stein of North Ha- yen. are spending a few days as guests of Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Haeublein st Adams CornerA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
STEPNEY

Raymond Latham recently spent several days as the guest of relatives in Bridgeport.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Suth erland and Miss Carolyn Osborne spent Monday night in Bridgeport and attended the military drill at the state armory.
 Master Wesley Skinner of Bridge port returned Monday after spending several days with his grandparents, MT and Mrs. John Hinckley.
 Cards have been received by frien ds from MT. Platt Spencer, who is at present taking a trip through Florida.
 MT. George Hayes is confined to the house with severe case of the grippe, under the care of Dr. Smith.
 Mrs. Elizabeth BeardSley who has been spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. David A Nichols in Shelton, has returned to her home here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
Why Socialists Do
 Not Respect the Law
CBy Bridgeport socialist Clubs PIoG-

CRy Bridgeport Socialist Clubs P1ol1
 BureauJ
 Robert Rives LaMOnte Of New Can aan is coming back to Bridgeport on Sunday March 10th to explain why the Socialists do not respect the law MT Ian1onte in the course of his re marks at the Lyric Theatre last Sun day made a statement that the SO cialists do not respect the law a bit
 Some of the focal newspapers the following day quoted this remark very prominently to the exclusion Of Ihe rest of his speech and as cOnse~ oIence quite a good deal or discus sion has been stirred up about town Some newspapers in editorials de- nounced the so-caIled lawlesSnesS Ct the speakers at the meeting.
 In view of this condition The Bridge port Socialist club has arranged to have MT. LamOnte return to BCIdge= port and lecture upon the subject, esWhv Socialists Do Not Respect the
 Regarding MT. Lamonte the Bridsea port Socialist club says:
 Robert Rives Lamonte Is recog- nized throughout the Socialist move nent both in this country and in Europe as one Of the foremost .expOn- ents of scientific socialism. He is not an Irresponsible individual as has been intimated by some of the IOca rewspa uers but is a member at large Of Connecticut. He is responsible Jo that organization for his utteranCes- MT. Lamonte is the translator Of many Of the works Of leading Euru- pean economists in the Socialist move ment and has himself written several works that are ranked as classics lu- the American Socialist litera tuEe~ in
 He is quite conversants1[Fo a de- all it's ramifieatio2sSalFsz 9.sslAetleed law gree of L.L
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
FAIRFIELD SPECIAL TOWN
 MEETING TO LAY TAX RATE
Special to The Farmer)

Fairfield. Feb. 29-One of the princi- Dal items to come before the next meeting of the Board of Selectnen will be the calling of special town meet ing for the purpose of laying the tax rate.
 The board will meet on Friday, March s, and while much other i'm portant business will come before it, the most interesting will be the call ing of a special town meeting.
 Fairfield some time ago discontinued the general practice of small towns in laying the tax rate in October. It is not possible to have any accurate estimate at that time of the moneys necessary to run the town for the fiscal year, and to lay tax rate at that time would be mourning the risk of not having the rate large enough to obtain all the cash necessary Late 1y it has been the custom to wait till after the Board of Relief has finished with the grand list, and all necessary appropriations have been oasked for, before laying the tax rate. Then it is possible to figure very accurately and to make the rate as low as will bring the necessary returns from the amount of the grand list
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
POULTRY ASSEMBLY
 ATTRACTS INTEREST

The first annual assembly of Fair field County Poultry interests was held at the Y. M. c. A. yesterday. Ar engagements were made by Charles W. Whitney, poultry instructor of the Y M c. A. Many poultry fanciers attended. Most interest centers about the demonstrations of incubation and feeding.
 Among the speakers were c. W. Whitney, associate editor of the Am erican Poultry Advocate; George c. Smith of Willington, editor of the Connecticut Farmer and F. s. Gum mack of West Hartford. A general discussion was one of the features.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
DUMSCHAT WINS |: LICENSE FIGHT

Favorable action was taken by the county commissioners late yesterday on the petition of Charles Dumschat for the transfer of a saloon license to Williston and Bunneu streets. The hearing on the application brought out much oposition from manufacturers in the vicinity. Attorney David s. Day appeared for the manufacturers, and Coroner John J. Phelan for Dums- chat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
HARGRovE SCHOOL NOTES.

Great preparations are being made at BargroVe School for the coming baseball season. The team will be an entirely new one, as practically none of last years material is at hand. Practice is going on, even now, in a small way, and while, of course, the captain has not yet picked his men, the following boys are pretty sure of being on the team:
 Allen Johnson will without doubt be one of the pitcherb. He has been in the box for two different preparatory schools, pitching a winning game against West Point Academy An other boy who will fl the box will be Lefty Finn. 'Lefty's'' speed and his curve are well known. Paul Stra sburg- has already cinched the po- tsition of catcher, having stood behind the bat for the Detroit University and on the ''Cedarcraft'' team at PhfladeI- pfia.
 Crovat is out for first, Fred Cleber for second, and Rainbow Sweeney is trying for third base. In the out field, Schaff, Warner, Combs and Rob- bins all have good chances.
 The motorcycle trip which three Of the Hargrove boys planned for Fri day and Saturday to Poughkeepsie, has been postponed on account of the bad condition of the roads.
 Hargrove's "oId boys out of School will unite again at the anhual ban quet, Saturday evening, at the Strat- field Hotel in Bridgeport It is ex- pected that covers will S0 laid for at least twenty-five alumni
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
KILPATRIGK AND HOTz
 BUY CENTURY STORE

. Fitzpatrick & Hotz, the well known dealers in electrical equipment !n Cannon street, have acquired a con- trolling interest in the Century Store Co. in the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
 The Century Store Co. handles gas and electric fixtures. There will be no change in the lines of merchandise. The new interests will continue the store as usual and will remain at their present stand in Cannon street as well.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
MENs cLUB MEETING.

< Snecial program has been arrang- ed for the meeting of the Mems Club of St Thomas Church, to be held in St. Thomas hall on Monday evening, March 4. Although the club regular lv meets on the second Monday even ing of each month, it was decided to have the meeting on March 1 instead of March II, in order ito allow ample time to. lay plans and make .prepara- tions for the special St. Patrick's day
 The program for Monday nights meeting will include a half-hour en- tertainment by Shannon, a magic Following the slefght-of-hand will come a Victor Graphophone concert, interspersed by piano selections by Jo- seph Smith, and songs by Messrs Fred Smith, Thomas Murphy and Ed ward Reynolds. An enjoyable time Is assured to a1 who may attend.
 After a vacation spent at her home 1n this town, Miss Eva. King will re turn to her studies at the Leland Powers School of Expression in Bos- ton.
 Confessions were heard at St. Thomas Church this afternoon and will continue this evening Tomor- row morning, first Friday in the month, mass will be said at and 2 o'clock.
 Clifford wells, who last November fell from the roof of a, building uron which he was at work and injured
 
 having been in the Stamford hospital since the accident. MT. Wells nearly lost his right arm, but the surgeons were able to save it, although it will not be of much use to him.
 PASSION PLAY LAST NIGHT.
 Before an audience that filled St. Thomas Church to overfiowing. Prof. Timothy Drake of Boston, gave his lecture on the Passion Play of Ober- ammergau. His talk kept the listeners speHbound for an hour and q half. He told of the origin of the Passion Play almost three centuries ago, how it was mot known to the world until seen in 1850, and how, in 1910, the year of last performance over 300,0OO per sons from all parts of the world, wit messed the play. It will be shown again in the little village of Ober- ammergau in 1920. He told of how the original performers, in 1630, pledg- ed themselves, throughout all genera tions, to present the play once every ten years.
 A synopsis of the lecture was given in the Farmer last night In addi- tion to the lecture four beautiful se- 1ections were rendered by Mrs. Me Nally, soprano, and Anna Smith, alto, with the assistance Of the choir Without a doubt the gathering was one of the largest ever held i'll St. Thomas Church, and everyone present agreed in congratulating Prof. Drake upon his wonderful lecture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
WEATHER FORECAST
 FOR THIS VICINITY
Especial from United Press.) )

New Haven. Feb. 29-Forecast: fair tonight and Friday with moderate northwesterly winds
 A long ridge of high pressure be, tween the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river is producing low temperatures in all sections east Of the Rocky Mountains. Zero temper atures extend as far south as Denver, Colo, and as far east as Canton, N. Y
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slightly lower tenn perature-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29

self This is the citizenship to which we must educate ourselves; this is the citizenship which is the hope of our country, whose security and permancy is the hope of mankind
 If President Mckinley lived today he would be a Moose, for what ha says in the above paragraph is Moose dom in nutshell