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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10
TO BREAK SUPREME
COURT DECISION IN
PATENT MONOPOLY

Washington. April 10-To break
"the patent monopoly established by
the supreme courts decision in the
Dick Monograph case. Chairman Old
field. of the House Patents Commit
tee. today, announced a plan to re-
codify the patent laws.
Il am now working on such a sill. :"
he said. ''The committee hopes to
have the legislation passed by this
congress to become Immediately eff
fective to offset the supreme court
decision"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10
Fairfield County News
Deputy for Bethel.


Sheriff vollmer has appointed John
p. Wixted as deputy sheriff, of Beth
81, TO fill the unexpired term of the
late Charles J. English.
Spinal Meningitis Among Dogs.
There is an epidemic of spinal men
nights among the dogs in South Nor
walk and already some thirty or forty
CANNES have succumbed to the dis
ease
100 Years Old.
Surrounded by relatives and friends,
Captain Joseph 9. Byxbee of South
Norwalk, last Saturday afternoon
commemorated the Tooth anniversary
Of his birth 1t was hard to realize
mark, his only trouble being :. deaf
ness, which he has had for some time.
Chambers in Greenwich.
r. Harold Cox, Greenwich coal
dealer. has lost another. horse, from
CHAMBERS. This makes twenty-three
horses that he has lost from CHAMBERS
or other causes in the past year.
Divorce Cases.
Judge Ralph Wheeler at Danbury,
Friday, granted decree of divorce
to Alfred Fisher, from David M. Fish
er after hearing the evidence in an un-
contested case. Desertion was alleg-
ed. Mrs. Fisher testified that she was
married to Mr.. Fisher on September
%. 1901, and that they lived together
until the following Thanksgiving. She
said she went away for short visit
at that time and that when she re-
turned she learned her husband had
left Danbury and taken his posses
sions from their home. Fisher was a
stone mason. .es@
In the case Of Georgia La Fountaine
against William La Fountaine, In
which Judge Wheeler granted di-
vorce 10 the plaintiff on March s, a
clause giving Mr.. La Fountaine the
privilege of taking his son from Mrs.
La Fountaine between 2 and o'clock
each fourth Saturday was entered in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10

Sheriff Vollmer has appointed John
p. Wixted as deputy sheriff, of Beth
81. TO fill the unexpired term of the
late. Charles J. English.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10
PROBE OF BEEF
BARONS STARTS
IN NEW JERSEY

Trenton, April 10-The first step to.
ward prosecuting the "beef barons
of Chicago. in the New jersey courts
was taken, today, when Prosecutor
Garven, Of Jersey City, sent to the
state capitol requests for requisition
papers. The papers were presented at
the governors office.
Governor Wilson has announced
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10

Journal Courier, dated July Fl, 1855,
containing an editorial on the open
ing of the church: the old New Ha-
ven Palladium, and a copy OF the
New Haven Register.
: One of the most interesting objects
found in the box was q slate upon
which, with steel. had been engraved
a short history Of the Third Congre-
gational church The inscription on
the slate was written by Hiram Stew
ems, one OF II e members Of the So
ciety'S committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10

Dobbs-What's Browne making all
that fuss about?
wobbe-1is wife gave him q roll-top
desk for a birthday present and he
says 1t reminds him Of her.
Dobbs-In what way?
Wobbs-It won't shut UP.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10
.jROF. FARNHAM ON
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
AS APPLIED TO CITIES

Prof. Henry w. Farnham of Yale
University, who will talk to the Bus.
mess Mems association at The STRAIT
field this evening, at the monthly
dinner, on civil Service Reform az
Applied to Cities" will be ready to
answer all questions that may be
asked him.
President Davis is anxious that
there be a free and full discussion OF
this important topic. Many people
are in entire ignorance as to the real
Significance of civil service reform
and here will be an excellent oppor-
tunity to secure valuable information
Some of the city officials have been
invited and others specially interest
ed in the subject will be present.
The general public IL invited and
it is not necessary to attend the dim
ner. The latter will be served at S:4s
and the talk will start at o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10
STRIKERS ON PARADE.

Passaic, April 1o-Five thousand
textile strikers, in orderly array;
paraded the streets of Passaic,f today
There was no excitement and there
was little enthusiasm even among the
strikers. Most of these were women.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10

Hammond Regain writing from East
Highgate, VT, says. II wish to tell
you how Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound cured me of asthma I had 4
severe case and tried almost every
thing. One bottle of Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound relieved me and
the second bottle completely cured
me, and 1 have not had an attack
since" L. F. Curtis. "135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10

F. Joe Grimm, Danbury. Conn.,, de-
rived such splendid results from the
use of Foley Kidney Pills that he
wants others to know about 1t. kid
ney trouble which resulted from a
cold caused me a great deal Of Dis
tress. I had severe pains In my back
and lower limbs and always felt tired
and miserable. / took Foley Kidney
pills and they acted very promptly
and now after few doses I have no
trace of my former trouble and am
completely cured L. e. Curtis.
81 tx
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-10
Having become thi

years old. Having become thirty
five, he is to receive one-half of the
principal bequeathed him, minus any
deduction authorized by the will. When
he is 40 years old, he Is to receive the
other half of the principal. The will
gives to Mr.. Hlnckley's wife the in
come from One-third of the entire es-
tate
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14

Persistent Advertising is the Road to
Big Returns
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14
TRUTH OUT ABOUT VALENTINE
Principal Event in Saints Life Came
When He Was Beheaded.
DIDN'T INVENT LOVE MESSAGE
Old Custem of His Day Is Edited
and Revised i'm Reign Of Charles
IL and 81. Valentine II
Blamed for whole Thing.

Today is ST. Valentines day AMI
valentines by thousands and tens Of thou
sands-comic. tragic. joyful and doleful
messengerz-will carry their tdings to
frightened. pink-cheeked misses. This
years production OF valentines Is large.
varied and all-inelusive. and merchants
report no decline in sales.
To send valentines" is an annual Gus
tom. derived from nobody knows what,
for ST. Valentine pulled off no such trif-
ling stunts as sending love-lorn or love-
III messages TO the girls OF ancient Rome.
Instead he went. for instance. into the
streets Of the Roman capital one sunny
afternoon to do an errand for King clau-
dsus.
MY friend Asterius has blind daugh-
ter" said the emperor. "Also old Aster
is deserving our pagan religion for tho
more high-falutin philosophy of Ebert
Hubbard. whom he reads voradously.
60 over 10 his villa and give his daugh-
ter power TO see. Tel him that IL is by
pagan power that the miracle is accom-
plished."
Val Had Code of Ethics.
Not ], Claudius. you cur" said the
raJ-faned saint. with some asperity. Not
!. sir. / will not lie. II is contrary TO my
professional ethics. But / will make the
giri 10 see
CIandhis. who was getting pifflicsted on
muscateL did not resent the disobediencc
ana Val was afiouad ~ denart In paace
He cured tho girl. whereupon Asterius
became a Christian and the emperor tor
tured and finally beheaded the good
saint. This was the principal event in
81. valontines life and altogether foreign
10 our observance OF his day.
There was a custom In Rome In the
third century, when 81. Valentine lived,
Of placing the names Of girls In a box.
Then the young men drew them out and
were rewarded with a pretty partner or
one not 50 pleasing. as luck was with or
against them. This was called the Lupe-
Gala and. was held In the month OF
February.
This custom was edited and revised by
the English aristocracy under the reign
OF Charles II and for many years was an
annual affair. Tho young fellow was sup
posed. upon drawing the name Of girl
from q box. to remain on the water
wagon and very loyal TO her for year.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14
STANDING OFFER Up
FOR THE AUDITORIUM

The offer from a private source OF
sz6S.oo for the Auditorium Is q standing
offer" said President Fred A. Nash Of
the Auditorium company. discussing the
proposition before the city council fos
the purchase Of the budding by the city.
we win be compelled TO sell 10 this
man at s9s.es n the city does not buy.
though myself. the street car company
and the business men who are big stock
holders In the Auditorium prefer TO have
II maintained as public meeting place
and ara willing 10 sell to the city at
sn0a less. -.
Mr.. Nash said be sbelieved the council
would decide 70 submit TO voters the
question Of voting szs.coo bonds to buy
the building.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14
INDEPENDENT B0NDHoLDERs
GRANT POWER OF DISPOSAL

Bondholders representing sl,soo'eoo bonds
OF the Omaha independent Telephone
company met In Omaha Monday and
placed in the hands OF the 'bondholders'
committee" headed BY Frank Woods,
president OF the Lincoln Independent
TeIephons company. power to handle the
present problems Of the bondholders as
seems best to them.
They can do any one Of three things.
They can decide TO recommend the sale
Of the property. now in receivers hands;
they can decide on selling the bonds; or
they can buy in the property when II is
offered for sale by the receiver, provided
the Nebraska Telephone company or
other interests do not bid high enough
10 take II away from them.
Lysle !. Abbott resigned as secretary OF
the ''bondholders' committee because
this body now represents only part Of
the bondholders. while he. as receiver.
represents them all.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14

The only logical treatment for ,rheu-
nAfism IL through the blood. The poi
Sons that settle IN muscles. Joints and
hack. causing severe pain, must be dis
solved and expelled from the system or
there can Be no relief This prescrip-
ton from noted d9rter n said to be
working wonders an over the coantry.
hundreds Of the worst cases were cured
~ Il here last winter. From your
druggist set one ounce Of Toris com
pound In original sealed peckaEsl and
one ounce Of syrup Of szrsapzrflIa CON-
pound Take these two ingredients home
and put them into a half pint OF good
whlzke1- shake the bottle and take a
tAhlexpocnfui before each meal and al
bed time Results come the first day,
II your druggist does not have TORS
compound In stock he win get Il IN q
few hours from his Wholesale house
Deaf BE- influenced 10 take some patent
medicine instead az this Insist on hsv.
lnx tbs genuine Teris compound In ths
original one ounee sealed. yellow pack
sfs<-.k6s.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14
OMAHA SCHOOLS WILL
CLOSE FEBRUARY q

An city schools win close February q
10 observe George washIngton's birth
day. All buildings will open Friday
morning. Programs appropriate TO
wsshington's anniversary are being pre-
pared In several schools and will Be
rendered by the students.
Attention OF principals has been called
10 the address Of ex-senator Albert J..
Beveridge. who win talk Thursday after
noon at Boyds theAter. John Barrett
VIII deliver an address on why Our
Teachers should be Interested in Our
sister Republics and In Our Foreign
Relations" at the Young Mems Chris
tian association auditorium Friday,
February a Both addresses win begin
al O'Clock and are for teachers only.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14
Omaha Products
Going to Havana

Omaha products have broken down the
barriers and are going into Cuba at a
lively rate. In other words. tho cubans
have acquired the habit OF eating the out
put Of the Omaha packing houses and are
ciamoring for more.
During the last two weeks the Missouri
Pacific has hauled out OF South Omaha
and into New Orleans three solid trains
Of fresh and cured meats for Cuba and
IN addition 10 this enough more 10 MI the
ears Of two more long trains have been
contracted for. From Omaha TO Nav Or
leans the meats so In refrigerator cars and
are run on special trains. making prac-
tlcally passenge time. From New Or
leans to Havana the shipments 90 In
steamers fitted up with immense cooling
roomA
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14
Orders Come Fast
for Wyoming Oil

A report from Casper. Wye, received
At the Northwestern general officesis to
the effect that the Midwest OIL company
has Just brought in a flowing OIL well.
the first struck In the Sand creek district.
As a result Of the strike the compans
has let the contract for putting down
twenty additional wells.
During the last week the Midwest COM
pany has shipped nine cars Of gasoline
Of 5000 gallons each to Nebraska and
South Dakota and fourteen cars Of SIM
liar capacity to Utah and Colorado. Being
unable TO IN the contract the Midwest
company has turned down an order for
fifty cars Of gasoline for immediate de-
livery.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14
COUNCIL HAS TRANSCRIPT
OF PAVING INVESTIGATION

transcript Of the Testimony takea by
the council during the investigator into
the letting Of paving and other pubic
works contracts wss placed In the hands
Of the committee today. After II has
been carefully considered report VIII
be formulated This report viii be pre-
scented 70 the council eifher tonight OF
10 the committee Of the whole next Tues
dzy. couciimen sheldon. Bridges and
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14
THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1912.
$40 Dinner Sets at $11.95

m> All are 100piece sets with five different style
kV4A decorations, including beautiful blue, pink,
HSHx q white and gold effects Former prices were
VXUS $3.50 the set. To close out, Wednesday, on
<zsi~ one big table at your choice for 195.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14

Kugei constitute the committee. Il was
on the suggestion of Kugel that tran
script OF the testimony was made before
any report Of the findings Of the in.
vestigation was announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-14

Is seen when liver inaetion and bowel
stoppage flies bcfors Or. Kings New
Life Pills. the easy regulators. SC. For
saie by Bestnn Drug Co.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-21

The Woodrow Wilson boom made
its first pre-conyention appearance
when a big oil painting of the New
Jersey Governor was hCisted in the
lobby of the Hotel Emerson and fixed
to the railing of the mezzanine floor.
Woodrow Wilson headquarters is
the most deliberately decorated one in
Baltimore. 1t is one of the sights.
Rumors of a change in the National
Craftsmanship for the coming cam
paign will not quiet. Col. Martin in
sists Chairman Mack will continue,
and that he is the best man to have
charge of the campaign.
Indications are that there will be
few contests before the subcommittee
of arrangements. Chairman Mack said
all contests would have to be heard
first by the subcommittee, and that he
did not think any contests would be
carried to the floor of the convention.
Friends of Gov. Harmon, Gov. Will
son, and Speaker Clark profess a be-
lief that Underwood would be con-
tent with second place.
Governor Wilson entertained the rs
delegates from Pennsylvania al his
summer home in Sea Girt, N. j. Many
of the North Carolina delegates are ex-
pected to visit him next week.
1t is limited that many political
workers have talked long and earn
estly about the possible candidacy of
Mayor Gaynor, of New York, and there
is still a lot of talk in New York about
his being in the running when the
convention opens.
1t developed that Representative
Thomas ]. Hefflin of Alabama, regard
ed as one of the most gifted Demo
cratic orators, would probably not
place in nomination the name of Rep
resentative Underwood.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama, the
Underwood manager, wants his son.
William Bankhead, to have the honor,
and it is said to be likely that his
wishes will prevail.
The Underwood supporters have
been laying great stress upon a rous-
ing speech such as Mr.. Hefflin is cap
able of making.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-21
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IS
DOWN TO BUSINESS IN EARNEST
Roosevelt Supporters Propose a Plan by Which Only the Uncm
tested Delegates Take Part in The Proceedings.
GROUNDWORK FOR FORMAL PROTEST HAS BEEN FORMED

Coliseum, Convention Hall, Chicago.
crowding the Coliseum alert for the
outbreak of a riot, a stampede or a
bolt, the most bitterly and dramatical-
ly contested Republican National Con-
vention in the history of the party son
vened. The moment. Victor Rosewa-
ter, chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, welded the gavel
he set the two opposing forces hurt
ling at each other.
The Coliseum was packed with dele
gates, politicians and spectators hours
before the time when the Rev. Father
James F. Callahan opened the proceed
ings with prayer-prayer before bat
tie.
Senator Roots opponent for the
post of temporary chairman was Gov
ernor McGovern of Wisconsin.
At 1890 the solid line of police,
twenty strong, who thus far had sat in
the front row of delegates seats stood
up against the edge of the wast-high
platform and faced the arena" form
ing a phalanx about the seat of power
for which the opposing forces battled.
Out of a chaos of claims and counter
claims, reports of a break" to Roose-
welt from the Taft ranks and a declara-
ton by the Taft managers that Colon
ell Roosevelt's attempts to "steal"
their delegates had met with failure,
there anne the frank statement by
Roosevelt leaders that regardless of
what the final roundup of delegates
may show Colonel Roosevelt will
leave Chicago a nominee.
nisQuieting stories which found
their way to the committee on ar
engagements for the convention led to
representatives calling on Mayor Car
ter Harrison for police guard.
There have been innumerable ru-
mors, for some of which the campaign
managers were responsible, or more
or less to be attributed to one enthnsi-
astic Roosevelt man that fifty-six Taft
delegates had swung over to the col
onel, but on investigation it was found
that what Senator Dixon had told this
enthusiast was that five or six" dele
gates had swung over.
When Elihu Root was selected by
the Republican leaders as their choice
for chairman of the convention it was
with the expectation, on the part of
Mr.. Barnes at least, that possibly
there might be a deadlock in the con-
vention and Presidential lightning
would strike MI. Root.
Representative Serene z. Payne of
Auburn, N. Y, delegate to the owen
ton from the Thirty-sixth Congress
district, speaking of the general situa-
ton, said:
'"This situation is different from any
that has ever appeared in a Republi-
can convention. A fight is to be ex-
pected on the contested election cases
on the floor of the convention and tha.t
will take up a lot of time, and there
will be more debate than ever before
on such matters. There is liable to
be a hot fight on these cases, and also
on the report of the committee on re-
solutions.
There will be, OF course, a minority
report of that committee, on which a
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-21

Both campaign managers issued
various statements, each claiming
everything in sight, and most of which
will probably be taken with some de-
gree of allowance.
Following the example of the mem
bers of the Roosevelt family, who
came to Chicago to see the show, the
two Taft boys, Henry and Charlie, ar
rived and took up quarters at the
Blackstone, far from the madding
Roosevelt in the lobby Of the Con
gress.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, who had
a lingering hope that the lightning
would hit the tallest man first, also
arrived and went to the Blackstone,
as did Nicholas Murray Butler, who
has come to line up the highbrows.
Senator Agnew, of New York, arriv-
ed with a vest-pocket Hughes boom,
which he took out and exhibited to a
number of delegates.
With the arrival of Senator Root the
Taft Republicans turned their atten-
ton to the framing of the platform.
Both the Taft and Roosevelt platform
drafts had been outlined, and both
were put in shape for submission to
the committee on resolutions on short
notice. Most of the work on Sne
Roosevelt declarations was completed
prior to Mr.. R~oosevelt's arrival in Chi
cago, while the formal meeting over
the Taft pronouncement was held in
Senator Cranes rooms.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-21
ALL COMFORTS IN COLISEUM.
Convention Hall Contains a Hospital
and Police Headquarters.

Extraordinarily cities have been
called upon to send their most expert
thief catchers here, and ten of them
have responded. These men are al
ready p~atroling the hotels, pushing
their way through the crowds, and
watching the hotels where the outlaw
class would be likely to stop.
Around the convention hall was
stretched a rope, making a clear in
closure in front of the six entrances
to the Coliseum. After passing this
inclosure the bearers of tickets had
to undergo another scrutiny by the
door-keepers, who had an ample guard
of police to keep out those not entitled
to admission. A curious feature of the
situation is that Mayor Harrison re-
ceived requests for police protection
from both the Taft and the Roosevelt
representatives. Each side admitted
possession of a great fear that the
other side had resolved to do some
desperate thing.
The task of physical preparation for
the convention was finished on time
by the hundreds of carpenters, arti-
sans, and executives in whose hands
the Chicago Coliseum had been for
more than a month. Monday morning
there assembled at the building the
scores of ushers, messengers, pages,
doorkeepers, and assistant S%ergeants
at Arm to receive the necessary train
ing and instruction in their important
duties.
A complete inner structure had
been reared within the Coliseum and
its adjoining annex and anteroom.
The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-21

Aside from MI. Roosevelt, no COM
handing figure is on the ground. In
stead of being led by generals the op-
posing forces are led by squads If SER
geants and corporals.
Supreme Court Justice Hughes for
President and Senator Cummins for
Vice-President were names frequently
coupled.
Senator Cummins will be placed in
nomination by Representative Nathan
E. Kendell of Iowa.
Cummins's men have approached
the La Toilette leaders with a. plan to
combine their strength for Cummins.
They were rejected.
The headquarters of both Taft and
Roosevelt are indicated by huge cleo
trio signs. In the Roosevelt room a
miniature boxing ring with rope and
padded post and a hat in the centre
has been erected.
On all sides in the corridors of the
Congress Hotel one hears the new slo-
gan, Anything to beat Roosevelt"
While in good standing with the pro-
gressives, Senator Borah is also pop
lar with many of the Taft leaders.