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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
LEAGUE TO PRESERVE
 GAELIC LITERATURE
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. IS HON.
 ORARY PRESIDENT OF NEW }, ORGANIZATION.
NOTFDbIEN AREDIRECTORS
Father O,F1anagan to Be in Charge
 of Headquarters in New York.

New Fork, June 10-A new organi- zation, composed Of men of all ereeds |interested in, the effort to. save to posterfty, the wealth of Irish literature
 stored in museums and libraries,s has been formed and will be known as the Gaelic Literature Association. The |Rev. Michael.J. O'Faanagan, envoy of the Gaelic League in this country,
 who is directing the new association yesterday announced the names of the officers.
 l. Theodore Roosevelt has accepted the place Of honorary president and will act also as one of the directors. Hud-
 son Maxim will be a member of the found sympathy with Father OF1anae gan's efforts and MT. Roosevelt will
 shortly make public a letter commend ing the work Of the new association. Other officers are the Rev. Michael o O'Flanagan. director: Martin Keogh. dent of Notre Dame University; Doug las Hyde and Edward Rumbey, mem
 bers of directorate
 Now that his efforts have taken practical shape, Father O'Flanagan plans a vigorous and extraordinary campaign in behalf of the movement in every large city of the country. Within ten days national headquarters will Joe opened. on upper Broadway or Fifths saVepue,, from which encounters of the movement will emerge tosyisit men Of learning in all professio one and explain to them in person the urgent necessity of sssuch sae campaign ix Ire- land;s ancient literature is. to be pre-
 Tha iheadaintaar.terss hdit al will ;sbe ,keptfo open day tand might t.. and lectures will be given by. men seand women versed in Irish: lore There will be exhibits of several of the good works acomp plished by the sIeague.-in Ireland and what could Sbe done if only practical help was 3assuredy sr It is Father o'F1ana- gan'ss opinion that the movement in this country. sin fact sdn4 any. country, will get fits. support from scholars and patrdots&Of all mathematics z @. s.;sss
 Prominent aei ina arousing aS practical interest ins this scity area AnthonyssN. Brady, John D. 5, Crimmins, James Byrne, Justice Bowling, James sB. Re- gan, James Butler, William Michael Byrne, Justice Golf, Justice Delany. Col. TouissD.t Conley. George SJ.s Giles. pie, sLn. T. aC.- Clarke, Justice Keogh, Mgr McKenna, John Jerome Rooney: !AndreWs ShipMan, the Very Rev.9E, G. F1tzxerald, -Mgr.x McGear,~ JuAtices Gie-; ger1ch, Dr. Thomas Adds Emmett. and the several Irish country associations, divisions sof the A O.. H. and sother' societies. 2 < ss E s.@
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Annual Lawn Fete Of the Ladies Benevolent Society of the First Pres byterian church occurs on Thursday afternoon and evening. June 18th, from ual attractions, flowers, candy, and fancy. goods booths, !. childreli,s play Kground, good music and the supper on |fhe lawn including the famous home made strawberry short-cakes; many new features have been added. This 0ut-of-door gathering of those interest ed in the ladies' work of the church cessfm social events of the church. { year and.the indications are that this one will be no exception .ss 4 E F. |. Miss, Ruth Grif fifth Of 40 Ogden street was given a miscell llamepus |shower @at the home of Miss Marian Rose, &Ak* North avenue, Saturday aft erno oons hys Misses Mildred Otis. and BeEtha sBartram iands Miss Rose. Miss Griffitht will s~be married June ss22 Etc Atty Ivan Morehouse sof Stratford. 2 |s The Intermediate primary and kind |ergarten classes of Miss Otstot,s school nOon.str The Kindergarten gave a little |playlet, The Sleeping Beauty" which was a feature Eof the exercises. The intermediate class read papers and the primaryz class gave recftations. There was music and singing and the pro- gram was made a delightful one to the many parents and friends who had gathered. sAt this school tomorrow Madame sSorieuI will give a drill of the French classes showing the work; of this class. and tomorrow afternoon there will{be an exhibition of the en- tire work done in, the school, drawing. painting, language. writing and map
 
 annual picnic at 10: 15 o'clock in Beard sley park. Wednesday forenoon: \ fThe nome of Thomas A. sSperry,. president of. the Sperry and Hutchin- son Co., a former resident of this city, but now resident; of Cranford. N J.; was burned Friday morning and his family. barely escaped with their lives. "A, collection of pictures considered very valuable was burned. and the total loss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
R. R. VICE PRESIDENT HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
 AUTO KILLED WOMAN

Philadelphia, June. 1O.-W. Water bury, vice-president of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad, was held without bail, today. for court by Squire Buckland in the Radner, Pa, police station. as the result of an automobi1e accident in which Mrs. Hugh Tague. aged 40, was run down and killed by an auto mobile driven by Waterbury near Villa Nova, early today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10

is placed at about $15o.ooo. Nons. q the furnishings of the houae oE fh4i personal effects Of the family were saved. Ff -~s1a John, Warmth of 5ze egouth avenue sails Tuesday upon the New Au1Ster- dam, from New York. Mf. Warmutl, Is to visit his mother at hie old home in Germany. He has not seen h1s mother for 30 years. She h nov 6 years of age. - Invitations have been asos1ed for the marriage Of Miss Mar5orle, daugh- ter of Carrod B. Adams the well known dentist, to MT. Clarence Cur tis Tracy, at the Park street Coutre- gational church at o'clock, Jfsue z7. Mis- Adams is R well known m4mbar aof the younger social set and & fiuo musician. Mir. and Mrs. Tracy win reside at 263 Hawley avenue. ~4
 Mrs. Thomas Joyce, of . Tom Thumb street, who was in Ruxbury. has now returned much improved,
 Mrs. May II Rose, Of Sll Nortf5 avenue, and Miss Jeasie Sherwood axo to attend the commencennent exerctoU at Mount Holyoke college this wee1, as the guests of Miss Edna Sammio, one Of the graduates.
 Mrs. Alice Louise Mertens. of this city, has accepted an enlargement to sing at Asbury Park this season-
 Belts, if worn, must besworn in har-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY.

: New. York in Chicago. Philadelphia in Cleveland. Boston in St.. Louis.
 Washington in Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
National League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. No games were played, all the teams being in the East.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
Connecticut Lsague

YESTERDAYS RESULTS At New Haven--New Haven s, sHoI- yoke A.
 At Sea Breeze Bridgeport 4, Hart ford g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
Anneri League.
YESTERDAYS RES

.YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Chicago. 2: New York. 1. Philadelphia. 13s..Cleveland, 2. Washington, 4; Detroit. B.. Boston, g; St. Louis, 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
THE PRErTIEsT FACE,

and the most beautiful hands are of ten disngured by an unsightly wart It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus War Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy. zbs Fairfield avenue and 1te Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
OLHANEAsY. THE BEST HANn

Guaranteed not to injure the akin. Instantly removes Stove Polish. Ruaf 0roase. Ink, Paint and Dirt For thc hand or clothing. Large oon 10 cer,ts Manufactured by W1u. .. Winn, 24i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10

New YoirkL-CharIes X Carruth. g.Jr., lawyer, is so tall that when he strode upright in ia subway train, the first scalp E5ess .5 {
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
The Courtland scAool t1ne.,
431 WashinAeen ANlnue

Pupils entered at xnytime New Kindergarten Primary clasg for cfris and boys between the agos of ana years. Parents invited to yisit fhe school before placing children else 1nere. AIS use
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
SATURDAYS RESULTS

At. Springfield d-Hartford 12. Spring field 1 + {10 innings.l
 E At New .Britain-Holyoke 6, New Britain A.. .-s .. '. - i At. New ;HavenNew Haven 5. Bridgeport 4.A .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
International League
YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Jersey; City, 18; Providence, g. Newark, 7: Baltimore, O..
STANDING OF THE CLUES.

GAMES TO-DAY. Jersey City i'm Baltimore. Newark in Providence. Montreal. in Rochester. Toronto in ,Buffalos~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
! STANDING. OF THE CLUBS.
{. GAMES TO-DAY,

Chicago in New York. Pittsburgh in Brooklyn. =. St. Louis in Boston ssf '.--s's Cincinnati in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
"A. E|wood & Son, Inc. GENERAL AUCT1oNEEIas f.
 salesrooms s171. JOHN ST.
OBITUARY-

The death of Alexander Mott Havi- land, a veteran employe of the U. M- C. Co., at his home, 525 Central avenue. yesterday, occas1oned grief in many homes. Mir Haviland was a member of St. Johns lodge of Masons. He had been in failing health for some time, and his death was not al- together unexpected. He is survived by a widow and two sons, Alexander IT and Howard, and one grandchild, Everett Hayiland. x E. .s ss 7
 Seven. children and eleven grand children survive Joseph Novey. aged Q, who was found dead in bed yes .terday morning when he failed to re- spond to call for the morning meal. He lived at 93 Jefferson street. Retir- ing in apparently the best of health Saturday night. he was heard moving about at midnight. He is survived by widow, and his seven children are yencie, John. Annie. Joseph, Frank, Mary and Bertha. He, was member of St. Mary.s church.
 Miss Annie Renshaw died last ev- ening at her home in Hartford, aged @ yeafs She is survived by four sisfersg and one brother. Mrs E.,sG. whitney of this city is a sister of the deceased.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10

' GAMES TODAY. Springfield at New Britain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10

Belts, if worn, must besworn in har mpny with the scosturMA. 13
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10

We opened the doors today the fourth day of our greatest achievement in White Goods selling In quant and variety of stocks involved in superiority of goods assembled and in actual of prices quoted this attains high water mark in white goods value giv ing.
 Here presented surpassng selection of new white fabrics for garment making and household use together with cloud banks of outer and under garments that will win the admiration of all who admire dantiness beauty and worth.
 Enthusiasm increases as this event progresses Even better values rue for stock brought forward and diminished prices placed broken lots White goods the list of daily needs all the year demand Why not benefit by good opportunity this to lect from unusually large assortments bet tered qualities and bigger values?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10

Mrs. Alice Louise Mertens. of f11jl city, has accepted an enlargement to sing at Asbury Park this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10

Mrs. Thomas Joyce, of 2 Ton Thumb street. who was in Roxburx.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10

WANT ADS. GENT A WORD.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
PANAMA TOLLS FIXED BY TAFT.
Experts Report Basis Of Tolls Pro.
muIgated by President.

Washington.-Presi Taft has is
sued a proclamation fixing the rates
that foreign shipping shall pay for
passage through the Panama canal.
The proclamation, made under author
ity of the canal bill passed by Congress
In August, establishes merchant ves-
sci rate Of $1.20 per net ton in actual
carrying capacity with a reduction OF
40 per cent ship in ballast
The provisions Of the proclamation
are as follows:
"On merchant vessels carrying pas
sengers or cargo. s1.20 per net vessel
ton-each 100 cubic feet-of actual
earning capacity.
"On vessels in ballast without pas
,sengers or cargo, 40 per cent less than
the rate of tolls for vessels with pas
sengers or cargo.
upon naval vessels, other than
transports, GOLFERS. hospital ships and
supply ships, so cents per displace-
ment ton
upon army and navy transports,
colliers, hospital ships and supply
ships, $1.20 per net ton, the vessels to
be measured by the same rules as are
employed in determining the net ton
mage Of merchant vessels.
"The secretary of war will prepare
and prescribe such rules for the meas
urement Of vessels and such regula-
tions as may be necessary and proper
to carry this proclamation into full
force and effect"
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
To Spen6 Five Miriron.

An expenditure of s5,000,000 alo1S
the line of the Denver & Rio Grande
for improvements to that system will
make things hum in central Colorado
and Utah during the next eight
months. President B. F. Bush OF the
Rio Grande wired the general offices
Of the road in this city that the $3.-
100000 desired to construct immediate
ly double track detour line around
Soldier Summit, Utah, had been pro-
vided by the board Of directors. This
amount, added to the better than ST.
100000 that will be spent to standard
gauge the Marshall Pass line and to
reduce the grade there from 4 to per
cent, completes a budget that will add
as materially to the prosperity of Colo
RADIO during the coming year as any
other factor in the states progress
during that time. 1t will mean a great
deal to the city Of Denver, for both i'm
provements will be directed from this
oity.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
SPORT.

At New York Willie Hoppe, holder
Of the 1872 balkline billiard title, had
little trouble in defeating Demarest,
500 to 341. and the veteran Slosson
out-played Sutton. 500 to 243. in the
games Of the championship tourna-
ment.
At Salt Lake City the University
of Utah football team decisively de-
feated the fast Colorado college team
by the score Of AZ to O.
At Laramie, Wyo., on a field made
slow by the storm OF last week, the
University OF Wyoming defeated the
Nebraska State Normal at Chadron 25
to 0.
At Seattle, Wash, the University OF
Washington football team continued
in it's succession Of victories by
in defeating the University OF Oregon,
80 to 4.
At Cambridge, Mass, Harvard, us.
ing only a part OF it's reputed offense
tactics, defeated Dartmouth, to 0.
At Berkeley, Cal. the All-Star Au-
stralian Ruby team defeated the ALI
California fifteen on California field,
12 to s, in the most thrilling Rugby
game seen in California since the Eng
lish sport was adopted.
At Lincoln, Neb., after battling for
three periods in their nineteenth an
nual football contest, Nebraska scored
two touchdowns in the fourth quarter
after Kansas had kicked field goal.
and won by the score of II to 3.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
0COFFER8
ofton Make the etaunchest Convorto.

Tho man who SCOTS at an idea or
doctrine which he does not fully un-
derstand has at least the courage to
show whore be stands.
The gospel Of Health has many con-
idea that coffee and tea, for example,
ever hurt anyone. Upon looking into
the matter seriously, often at the sug'
gestion Of . friend. such persons
have found that Postum and . friends
advice have been their salvation.
my sister was employed in an cast
ern city where she had to do calculat-
Ing" writes an Okla. girl "she suf-
fered with headache until she was al
most unified for duty.
"Her landlady persuaded her to quit
coffee and use Postum and In . few
days she was entirely free from head
ache" (Tea IL just as Injurious AZ
coffee because 1t contains caffeine. the
same drug found in ooffee.) "she told
her employer about 1t, and on trying
It. he had the same experience.
my father and have both suffered
much from nervous headache since
can remember, but We scoffed at tho
idea advanced by my sister. that oof-
fee was the cause Of our trouble.
However, we finally quit coffee and
began using Postum. Father has had
but one headache now in four years.
due to a severe cold, and have lost
my headaches and sour stomach,
which I am now convinced came from
coffee.
"A cup Of good, hot Postum is sat
isfying to mo when do not care to
eat a meal. Circumstances caused
me to locate in q new country and
feared would not be able to get my
favorite drink, Postum, but was
relieved to find that full supply is
kept here with a heavy demand for
It." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Read 1.-THE Road to Wellv1lle," in
pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above lsttsr1 A new
enc appears from tine to time. They
are gsnui1e, txUss ana fan o1 h1Aan
ln1o0ost. AAv.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
Lord Douglas Banfield of Manches.

Lord Douglas Banfield OF Manches-
ter. Eng..> and Mrs. Alice n. Penney
Of Chicago, divorcee OF only three
days, eloped to Crown Point, Ind. and
were married by the Rev. Mr.. Billman
of the Presbyterian church.
Women's card parties, conducted un-
der the names of clubs, not requiring
a membership nor special invitation,
were branded a violation of the gam.
bling law by Judge Burney in the Mu
nicipal Court at Kansas City.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
Stretching II Some.

The men were boasting about their
rich kin. Said one: my father has
a big farm In Connecticut It Is SO big
that when he goes to the barn on
Monday morning to milk the COWS he
kisses us all goodby. and he doesn't
get back till the following Saturday"
why does 1t take him 50 long?"
the other asked.
Because the barn II 70 far away
from the house,
well. that may be pretty big
farm. but compared to my fathers
farm in Pennsylvania your fathers
farm amt no bigger than a city lott"
why. how big II your fathers
farmr
We'll. It's 10 big that my father
sends young married couples out to
the barn to milk the cows, and the
milk Il brought back by their grand
children"
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
GE ERAl.

Good health marriage certificates
were indorsed by the Illinois Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs just before the
adjournment OF it's annual convention
at Aurora.
Governor Woodrow Wilson an
nounced that Immediately after his In
auguration he would call an extraor-
binary session of Congress to convene
not later than April IS, for the purpose
Of revising the tariff.
The body of Mrs. J. Rappo Myers.
wife of the wealthy hotel proprietor Of
Greensburg, Pa, who was shot by her
daughter, Miss Gladys Elizabeth My
ers, in a Pennsylvania railroad sleep,
er. was taken to Roanoke. Va. and
buried at Salem, Va.
Incidents of James B. McNamara's
preparations to blow up the Los An
geles Times building. in the wreck Of
which twenty-one persons were killed,
were blended into dramatic story by
ten witnesses from California at the
dynamite conspiracy" trial at Indian
apolis.
Vincent Astor, who is twenty-one
takes possession of one of the largest
estates in America, left him by his
father, the late Colonel John Jacob
Astor. The total of the Astor estate
is about $SO,0O0.00O, young Astor's
share being $67,OO0,0OO. Already an in
heritance tax Of s3,15O,OOO has been
paid to the state of New York.
The report that Miss Helen Taft, the
presidents daughter, had been dane
ing the turkey trot at the Hampstead
hotel caused stir in Philadelphia and
Washington that got back to Hot
Springs. Many wanted to know II it
were really so. Society people at Hot
Springs, Ark. all dance the trot and
Miss Taft has been dancing it off and
en- ever since last winter.
Unrequited love is believed by the
police to have caused Samuel Alecchf
and two unidentified companions to
kidnap Christiana Alessi, age fifteen,
in Chicago.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
VArv Aobb10

V0Ty F1opbI0.
Mrs. Stiles-How do you like my
new gown!
Mr.. Stiles-Remtnds me Of crowd
I'd theater.
Mrs Stiles-Crowded theater? How
so?
ing room only.-Judge
The Keota news., 1912-11-22

Depot. Katrs: HJc, I9c and SI.LU. FuTOpcan Plan.
homcikc place. All outside rooms. Steam heat
DENVER & RIO GRANDE-WEsTERN
PACIFIC
THE Royal Gorge Feather River
Canon Route"
Taken together form the most beauti-
full line OF continuous travel Denver
Salt Lake. city, San Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attractions of
the Rockies, the Great Salt Beds of
Utah and the wonders of the Sierras
can be seen from the car windows,
without extra expense for side trips
SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE.
For illustrated descriptive matter
write Frank A. Wadleigh. General
Passenger Agent. Denver & Rio Grand"
Railroad Denver. Colo
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS or
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.


Ed Gantz Of Sturgis. 8. D.. shot and
seriously injured his divorced wife
and then shot and killed himself. They
had Quarreled.
The woman who was struck down
with a hammer in the Saratoga hotel,
in Chicago, died without regaining
consciousness.
Miss Christine Keyes, nurse in a
Flint, Mich, hospital, gave several
ounces OF her blood to save the life of
Orville Browning of Lyon. Kan.
The Commercial barn at McCook.
Neb, was destroyed by fire. 1t was
valued at $4,000 ana insured for ST.
900. Twelve horses were burned to
death.
Woodrow Wilson, President-elect,
Mrs. Wilson and the Misses Eleanor
and Jessie Wilson, left New York for
Bermuda, on the steamship Bermuda
an. They will be gone till December
10th.
Gen. Homer Lea of Los Angeles,
whose services as adviser to DR.. Sun
Vat Sen, leader Of the Chinese revolu-
tion, made him an international fig
ure, left an estate valued at only
$4,000.
The three bandits who impressed q
motor car a chauffeur and a mechani-
clan at lola, Kan, and went on a raid
Of farm houses and villages in the vi:
cinity were captured by posse and
taken to Jail.
A diet Of hominy and honey has re-
juvenated Joaquin Miller, "Poet of the
Sierras." of San Francisco. who at the
age of seventy-five has undertaken
what he considers the greatest poem
he has ever worked upon.
An elopement that began in East
Providence. r. l.. a week ago, ended in
Jail when John A. Simmons,
twenty-three, and Mary Enos. fifteen,
were arrested as they stepped from a
train at Sacramento, Cal.
The Jury in the case OF Ernest
Welch, charged with participating in
the tarring Of Minnie La Valley at
West Clarksfield August 80, at Nor
walk, Ohio, returned verdict of gull.
ty OF assault and battery. Welch was
the first to be tried Of six men in
dicted on a charge of "riotous conspir-
The last member of the jury to try
John Beal Sneed for the murder cf
Captain A. G. Boyce, was accepted at
Amarillo, Tex. The twelve men were
obtained after hearing lasting all
week, and three hundred veniremen
were examined. All of the jurymen
are farmers, married and have child
rem.
Two young girls and five men were
lifted one by one from the cage at the
mouth Of the Horn Silver mine at
Frisco, Utah, while sixty miners from
near and far and the men, women and
children Of the little town of Frisco
cheered and sobbed with Joy. For four
teen hours the seven had been held
prisoners 300 feet below the surface
Of the ground, while the rescuing min
ers toiled in fifteen-minute shifts to
clear away the mass of earth and tim
bers that barred the way to light and
air and life
acy."
The Keota news., 1912-11-22

DR.. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets nrst put up
90 years ago. They regulate and invigorate
btomach, liver and bowels. sugar-ooAtsd
tiny grsnules. Adv.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
Counsel Of Despair.

II want a piece of meat without any
bone, fat or gristle." said the bride,
on her first trip to market. Yes,
ma'am," replied the butcher. Il
would suggest that you take an egg"
youths Companion.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
Explained.
begin.

why dc epitaphs always begin.
Here nes-?"
Because the majority Of them do"
The Keota news., 1912-11-22

You can always get . lot for your
money II you patronixe = real estate
dealer.
The Keota news., 1912-11-22
HOUSE |Ft:f f't;;;:'H si:. !: i: +: !:

Depot Rates Soc. 75c and 81 co. European
A home-likc place. All outside rooms. Steam