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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
WHITE EGRErs INCREASING.

New York, Aug. 20.-That the law
 which went into effect in New York
 State last year, prohibiting the sale
 of feathers of native birds for wom-
 en's hats is having beneficial emect
 on the rare birds of the country. is
 from bird protectors in all of the At
 lantic Coast States. Especially is
 this statement applicable to the rare
 White Egret, from the back of which
 the "aigrette'' of the millinery trade
 is obtained. As the birds bear these
 plumes only in the spring, their kilt
 ing means that the young are left in
 the nest to die of starvation. As a
 result, the Egret is now regarded as one of the rarest birds in America. This summer, for the first time In several, years, they are reported to have appeared in. New York State and several have been seen in Mas sachusetfS. 3
 The National Association of Auduu bon Societies may truly be regarded as the patron saint of these birds ..As quickly as the New York Legislature passed our anti-plunage law, said MT. T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary of agents>into the Southern States to as certain the whereabouts of the few remaining breeding colonies of these birds. Tn all fifteen were found. These were situated chiefly in the Fly erglades and lake country of Florida and in the rice field section of South Carolina During the past summer about 5000 Egrets .dwe1t in safety in these colonies. for we protected them from the agents of the millinery houses by employment of trusty guards
 It is freely stated that other spe- cies of plumage birds are being ben. ehtted in similar way by the pas- sage of the law which it was predict. ed would prove disastrous to many o1 l the large millinery firms of this city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
SEA BREEZE ISLAND

Among the most important events in the annals of local aviation will be the appearances at Sea Breeze Isl- and Saturday and Sunday of Charles K. Hamilton the peerless prodigy of the skies whose feats of daring in aeropsanes stand unparalleled in the records of the entire world.
 Sunday, rain or shine His contracts call for positive flights, and unlike all others in his risky calling, he in- serte a clause of mo flight: no pay'' in all his enga gements. His contract calls for minimum of three flights, and with favorable conditions he will fly at least five times each day
 s Hamilton has had two predecessors in the flying game at Sea Breeze Isl and Earle Owington gave Bridgeport it's first taste of aviation over a year ago when he a5cended in mono plane, and this year Beckwith Ha- vens using hydro-aeroplane, estab- Hshed record by flying across the sound and back with a passenger.
 1anflto is expected to attempt some especially thrilling stunts in order to surpass his associates in the flying sThere will be no extra charge for admission during Hamilton's engage menf
 The monster field day and reunion of the Hibernians throughout Connec- ticl,t at Sea Breeze today, and tonight promises to break all records at the Island. Tonight a grand reception and informal ball will be one of the notable events. There will be some thing doing in every part of the Isl and and every, minute of the after noon and evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
POINTS OF INTEREST.

All Summer Millinery at B. H. Dillon & Co.'S, 11O5 Main street, marked at merely nominal prices.
 Hibernians Welcome. Not a, formal surrender to conven- tionaNties but good hearty, cordial reception awaits you at the official Headquarters of delegations and in- dividuaI Hibernians. L1onergan & Downey, Hotel Stratfield building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
CASH PRIzEs FOR
 BOYS AND GIRLS
Connections Fair Association Offers Splendid Premiums for Home
 Manufactured Articles.

Not the least interesting and attrac- tive among the many exhibits at the coming Connecticut fair at Charter Oak Park, Sept 2. lLabor Day) and continuing through the week, is the splendid display of handmade com modities by boys and girls of Con- necticut, each exhibitor being under 16 years of ago. Manager Butter field, of the big Connecticut fair, is in receipt of assurances that the general exhibit by the boys and girls will far exceed anything that has heretofore been shown by the boys and girls of the state. Over $100 in cash pre- miums will be given to the children for their handfwork, and in the pre- mium list furnished by the Connecti- cut Fair Association the youngsters will find a complete list of the exhib- it's to be made and the amount of the premiums to be awarded-a fine chance for the young misses and mas. .ters to show craftiness in home man. ufacture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20

working girls friend, and all women who suffer should write to you for sperl advice. "- Miss TnLIE PLENz1c, 3Jay St., Poughkeepsie, N. r.
 When a remedy has lived for over thirty years, steadily growing in popu- iarity and influence, and thousands upon thousands of women declare they owe their very lives to it, is it not reasonable to believe that it is an article of great merit?
 We challenge anyone to show any other one remedy for special class of disease which has attained such an enor- nous demand and maintained it for so many years as has Lydia E. Pinkhamss . Vegetable Compound.
 If you want special advice write te Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (eSn1l- dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter wiff bc opened, read and answered by & woman and held in strict confidence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20

sSenator A1sop of the Fifth district and Senator Rrinsmade of the Thirty second are now Bull Moose.
 s*Republicans and Democrats were united. f
 Tn the House of Representatives at Hartford the tenure of many of the representatives, is even thinner than of the Senators
 Of 25S members of the lower house, 106, 70 Republicans and S6 Democrats secured their positions by piurallties of less than 50 and of these 106, 4S or nearly half, had less than 25 plural fty. Of these 4s, 32 were Republicans and IS Democrats.
 And to further emphasize the fact that very few votes win create ha- voc in many towns. The figures show that 20 representatives were elected by pluralities of less than 10 votes. Of these 20. 13 were Republicans and ' Democrats
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
FOOD JURY OF ALL MINISTERS

,.fCerea1 foods" is term now syno- nymous with flaked or taosted cereals although only a few years ago pre- pared foods were generally sold ir finely ground form that made a mush when combined with the inevitable cream or milk. E
 How an apparently insignificant cir constance may bring about radica changes and make or unmake suc- cesses, is illustrated in little story which is just coming to light in Bat tie Creek, Mich, and which tell how the change in the form of cereal foods came about.
 w. K. Kellogg, the president of the Kellog Toasted Corn Flake Co, had been experimenting with prepared ce- real foods. On the occasion of a large conference of c1ergyneh at Battle Creek, it was decided to serve them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20

at Luncheon with a new food. A con- siderable quantity was prepared, but it was lunch time before the food could be ground up finely, according to the process thed in use- Conse- quently a goodly pdrtfon of the food was served in flake form. This made a decided; hit with the clergy and it was soon determined to market the pF0duct without crushing the flakes
 Success came almost immediately and since then the demand of the pub Iic has turned almost entirely toward the crisp forms Of cereal products.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
Notice

f K E E.
 For forty-six years we have been conducting business at the same 0id location, corner of NEain and John Streets, Bridgeport, Conn.,. and our Private Bank has been estaOhsne1 there continuously. We have recelved and paid out on demand without mo- fiee millions of dollars of money de- posted with ms and we continue .o receive money subject to deposl.or 2 three per cent. per annulln, credited to each account monthly. We soncls the accounts of individuals. buslnesss men. firms and corporations, ana all sxs,@, xpsnt a hank account where they can deposit money, checks or draIIs, and leave it for one day, ,one week. Ols month or one year, and draw interesl nit for any time It IS lefs WlLn ..as.,1 HS, He give to the business our careiuI personal attention as the oldest nrM or private bankers i'm this state.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
FACTORY GIRL
 GIVES UP
Too Sick to Work-Docsox Advised Operation. Re stored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Compound.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-"I run . sew in0 machine in a large factory and 10

all run down. I had to give up work for I could not stand.the pains in my back. The doctor said I needed an operation for female trouble but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound h elped m . more than the doctors did. I hope that every one who is suffering win get the Compound Ny pains, nervousness and backache are gone and ! have gained five pounds.
 I owe my thanks to your
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-20
ALASKA WILL HAVE
 HOUSE AND SENATE

Washington. Aug. O-An agreement upon the Alaskan home governmsnf4 question was reached yesterday by Senate and House conferess They will recommend that a TzDuse and Senate be provided by the territory. The Senate receded from It's demand that only one body should cornposs the territorial governmental machin-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02
IN THE JUSTICE COURTS.
Two Cases Up Before Justice Jackoia
County Prisoner Caught.

Isaac Karppnen was arrested and
brought before Justice {. O Jackola
this morning. charged with assault and
battery by Matilda Halvari. The de-
PENDANT pied not guilty and demanded
an examination which was act for
Nov. q He was released on borsds.
Matt Raukar was arrested today or
complaint of Mrs. Martin Nusic
charged with Islander. He will be given
hearing this afternoon.
Special Officer Frank Rahkoll last
evening aprrehended one JOHN Muk-
HULA, who was sentenced to serve a
term of thirty days, in the county jail
10y Justice William Fisher and whC
escaped from where he was WORKING
on the HougntCn- Atlantic road about
two weeks age. Mukkula was again
placed in the custody of Sheriff BY
ers and IL rs not known as vet whether
his sentence will be eXten led. this
being at the discretion of the court.
The case of Isaac Blctc5er. charged
with receiving stolen goods, known to
have been stolen, was yesterday con
tinued for one week by Justice VIII
liam Fisher.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02

set very little help from the silent
vote. People who are for Theodore
Roosevelt for a third term as very
general rule are people who have no
prejudice against hooraving. Even
where their natural disposition would
Incline them To reticenoe. the eNievn-
cies of his campaign as a new party
man urge them to the declaration OF
their views as an assistance 10 their
party's propaeanda, for they realize
that new party cannot flourish but
10y proselytizing and that therefore Ii
is the duty IF all its members 10 blow
their horns.
IL is unthinkable that Colcnel Roose-
Welt will be a beneficiary ~ the silent
vote: but IL is quite possible that not
n few of those who felt inclined 10
vote for him when the campaign was
in It's opening stage will have
changed aheir minds by. next Tues
day. sobered by the reflection that he
has no chance. and that II they want
to make their vote effective for the
policy Of rational protection. TO which
he IS well as President Taft is com
mitted. tile only way 20 achieve that
object is TO vote fer Taft.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02
CANDIDATE MACDONALD.

Really now. doesn't il make YOU
weary to hear Candidate Macdonald
rail against boss" domination and
all that sort of thing? If such griev-
Gus state of affairs exists as he saws
it cannot be of recent origin. Certain
Is it must have been in evidence while
Candidate Macdonald was seeking e.
lice under the Republican party. He
was several times honored. too, by the
Republican party, and if he had beer
re-nominated at the primaries last
August for prosecuting attorney he
would still Ice a Republican. Isn't II
a dog in the manager act for him To
desert a PARTY which 50 literally hon
6red him and climb into the band
wagon of another party with an office
seeking opportunity, no longer avail
able to him in the Republican parry
II Mr.. Ma Donald wanted TO become a
candidate for Congress on the Pro
gressive. ticket why didn't he seek the
nomination ON that ticket at the pri-
maries and pun out of the race for the
Republican nomination for prosecuting
attorney?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02

Since the compensation law went In
"a force On the first OF September a
large number Of families have been
taken care of through this law. Under
tits compensation law the injured
workman, If totally disabled would be
compensated by receiving fifty PEI
cent OF his weekly was,s for period
uf four hLndred weeks or until four
thousand dollars have been paid If the
workman is killed his widow and chill
,lren would receive fifty per cent cf
his weekly wages for a period of
thousand dollars have been paid TN
Ger the old law. the workman. II in
tured. or his widow. f he were killed
would have had Ia bring suit, unless
the company settled voluntarily, and
their chances If recovering anything
would have been orc to four: and thet
If they did get anything ii had to he
divided up with the lawyer. After three
or four years of law-suiting. the
widow had very little coming. She Is
Of her husbanrs death without any
law suit or expense whatsoever. In Tho
last term of court, there were tive
cases tried for widows who brought
suit for damages because their hus.
bands were killed in the employ Cf tho
companies. and neithcr one of then
recovered a cent. Under the ccmpen
sation law they would have beer com.
pensated without regard 10 whose
fault IL was that their husbands wer,
killed.
am merely citing these few in
stances To show that the comper satior
law is a great Improvement over III,
cid law While II is by no means
perfect. nobody ever claimed that 4
was. But. ut that. this law is said Il
he one of the best that WIS enacted in
any of the light states that are now
working under compensation laws.
There seems To he an impression
among the Calumet AMI Hecla EN-.
ployees that | have talked to, that tn,
company will pay this compensation
out OF the aid fund. That is wrong
The aid fund is separate and indie
pendent of The compensation law; i,
has nothing to d. with IL whatever. The
changing of the rules of the Calumet
and Hecla aid ,funi was not the work
Of the Compensation Law. but was
done by the company and the en-
ployees rhe compensation law eX-
pressly provides that it is not interd-
ed to he a substitute for any local aid
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT

There has been great deal of un-
der handed criticism of the Compen-
sation law by some of those who are
trying to make political capital out OF
IL for themselves.
Without going into a detailed dis
cussion Of the criticisms made, l wish
TO make general statement with re
gard To TIE Compensation Law. l for
one. would like To have seen the COM
pensation i'm case of INJURY. and in case
of death. larger than it is now. |
would also like To have he'd every in
iured man compensated from the first
day of his injury. AMI there is no
inc man Will get this after this law
has had q fair trial When II was
PASSED at the special session last win
iGr. the friends of the wage Garner
knew that il would not meet all the
demands and requirements of the
workingmen. but NC accented I be
cause il was the very best we could
get at that time. and also because IL
was great imprcvement over the
then existing condition. and g great
step i'm the right direction. The labor
ORGANIZATIONS that indorsec the com
rensation law f,lt the same way about
II. They wanted more for the work
ngmcn, but knowing that they could
not get il at that time. took the halt
loaf as being better than more. This
s ONLY. tho haUippfru- cptoripo
Wcdse OF what is ,o-come. In two or
four years from now, this law will
10 doubt he changed SD as To make il
more workable and at The same time
give the workinSmen greater protec-
ton than IT now gives them. II will
nc much easier tn change a section OF
add one to it than it would be 20 en-
act the whole bill.
In speaking To Senator James the
other day. he sai!, he was going to
introduce an amendment so as to pro-
vide better compensation IN cases OF
slight injury The Compensation Law
as II was framed. was intended To
compensate the more serious cases of
injury. that SO now when a man is in
jured his comp cnsation does not stop
at the end of nine months, but contln-
ues for period of four hundred weeks
i'm case of q serious injury. 1t Yves in
tended L. compensate the workineman
when he lost an arm, leg, hand, finger
or eve. was seriously injured or Grip
pied. and to take care of tie widow
and children when the breed Garner
was disabled or killed
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02

The carrying OF firearms or knives
is a practice which is frowned upor
by all good citizens. Having guH
or a dagger in cne's clothes s I'M
necessary in a peaceful community
The law is ample TO take care of any
reasonable grievance. The person who
goes about armed rs dangerous, be q
cause the temptation exists 10 use Sui
or knife ON slight provocation. This es-
Iecially Is true of persons who are hot
tempered. There is a law against the
carrying Of concealed weapons, which
is the usual manner in which they
are carried, but it is difficult Of en-
furcement. 1t is up to the people who
own weapons 10 see that they are Jeff
IN a safe place at home THIS is a
duty they owe 10 the community II
is better, too, TO be safely within the
law than sorry.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02
THE l.lrTlssT REBEL.
Splendid War o-ema at the Calumet
Thsster Last Evening.


T. II Woods presentation of The
Littlcs; Rebel by Edward peple Is an
excellent piece of staye Workmanship.
Its appeal is sentimental and spec
tacular and rightly deserves to be
classed az one OF the great war dramas
of the day.
THE Littlest Rebel" points out S'he
sacrifices made by the women OF the
north and south daring. the war of the
rebellion. II shows that the women of
the southland suffered as mary hard
ships at home as did tire men on the
battlefield and IN depicting the suffer-
ing caused by the war. breaches an
eloquent sermon for peace.
The story dcals with the fortunes of
Capt. Herbert Cary, Confederate
scout. whose home is wrecked during
the war. and who is hunted by troop
of Fecsrals. captained by Lieut.. Col
Morrison. Morrison is so deeply
touched by the story of Nirgie Cary,
the captains child. that after he mas
run Cary to earth, and despite the fact
that price had been placed upon his
bead. he decides to liberate him and
besides gives him a pass through tine
Union lines. to enable him to reach
Richmond. this seemingly being The
only way in which little Nirgie might
De saved the har5ships which had
brought 'ipon her. Morrlson's act leads
10 court marshal and sentcnce to be
shot hut Gen. Grant after hearing little
Nirgie's story. pardoHs Morrison and
liberates Cary.
Credit must he given to Marshall
Farnham. who was well east in the
role Of Cary Lynn Osbourne who
prov ed effective as Lieut.. Col. Morri'
son. Martin Regain as Uncle Billy" q
ylave of the Cary household. Hugh
Jeffrey as General Grant little Miss
Viola Savoy as "The Littlest Rebel
and some others.
In one of thu scenes. the audience Is
given view of a battle between sllir
mishers, in full progress.
While in some of the minor roles.
the cast was not strong ard in some
parts the play seemed a little over
done, this was more than offset by tbs,
good work of the leading members of
the cast. and the play, taken as a
whole. was satisfactory. The audierce
was small.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02
STRAW VOTE AND SILENT VOTE

one reason why the straw ballot is
unreliable is that in nire cases cut of
ten it Is the vote of a selected con-
stitdency and therefore rot rcpresen-
tative OF the great public. whose de.
cision settles matters on election day.
another reason why the straw ballot
is unreliable is that whenever an at
way there are many who decline to
participate. 1t is true that there are
many entitled to the privilege of the
ballot who neglect 10 exercise their
franchise on election day. But people
who will not take the trouble to go t.
the polls and people who for one rea-
son or another are not entitled to do
50 often participate in straw votes,
and frequently take a large part in
casual conversations where politics
furnishes the theme. For these rea-
sons the result Of an election otter is
surprising To those who have been
bdsing expectations on talk tina. has
been going on in their hearing or on a
study If straw votes
The straw vote no doubt will per-
slst as an innocent pastime, but while
some will place confidence in the
straw vote Others there always win
be who will wait with confidence for
the res at Of the silent vote, for the
silent vote has d .termined the out
come Of many American elections The
silent vote is cast by sincere ard de.
tcrmined people who DO not wear their
hearts upon their sleeves. who look
over the whole ground. and who weigh
an the pros and cons, and who make
mp their minds slowly and who are
lot Greatly moved by what other peo-
pie believe or think they believe. or
hy what other people want or think
they want. The men who cast the ST.
lent vote are influenced by their own
mature conclusions as to what will be
The best thing in the long run.
There IS enc presidential candidate
m the present line up who is likely to
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-02
THE CLAIM OF Mr.. TAFT

Ii we hold i'm mind only what seems
best for the country as a whole, MIR
Taft should he re-electec Mr.. Taft oi
the three candidates gives most prom
Use Of solid advances along progressiv,
lines As president he has made his
mistakes-as what president has not
But he has achieved a record Of con
strUctive performance that is remark
able. enc that is being overlooked 10y
TASTY conclusions and prejudicod rca-
suning. Much of Mr.. Taft's constructive
reform has been rejected for partisan
and political reasons.
The Taft plan for scientific revision
OF the tariff is an example of this. II
is a plan which sooner or later the
country must come 10 II takes tbs
tariff out of politics and puts it on a
basis Of business eNactitude 1t means
a revision downward. but a revision
that win be scientifically adjusted To-
The actual conditions 1t will super
sede the present manipulative system
of oVerhauling the whole tariff system
ut intervals. To the infinite inconve-
nience and less Of commerce and indus
try, ard even 10 the causing OF panic
conditions. The Taft plan would sub
stitute an elastic system readily adapt
able 10 changing conditions and adj
justed TO the needs OF consumer as well
as manufacturer and workman. Ii
would put the American tariff for the
first time or the right basis. How in
nnitely preferable such system is 70
the present clumsy and oppressive
methods whereby tariffs are fixed by
the barter OF politicians and the selfish
ness of manufacturers.
This IS merely an example OF the way
in which Mr.. Tai, attacks and solves
governmental problems. He is not
politician. lie is a builder. He may
go slowly, but his foundations are solid
and sure
1t is unnecessary To cast reflections
on Mr.. Wilson or Mr.. Roosevelt. There
is much of strength in both. But there
are vital objections to both as well.
Mr.. Taft has learned much ir four
years. His very slowness is a source OF
strength to the country. There are
great issues now in his hand. There
IS the fine diplomacy necessary in sct.
ding the Panama canal matter with
the powers. which he has well under
way There is the Tariff board to ar
range for There is the new banking
system to aid small farrpers to be ar
ranged for. And there is\the present
conditions 10 leave undis-
turbed.
There is much in all this broad pro-