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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
MRS AST0R Ill
SAYS HUSBAND
WAS TRUE BLUE
First Wife of Deceased Victim
Coming Here to Console
Her Son, Vincent

New York. April 22-With Vincent
Astor. boy Of q, succeeding as head
of the House Of Astor" and the two
princess dowagers. Mrs Ava William
Aston and the bride-widow who was
snatched from the sea, to guide him,
the Aston dynasty has entered the
strangest era of it's reign.
Confined to the bed where she re-
views, in tears, the horrors of the IT.
tanic disaster and her parting with her
husband on the icy seas, the young
widow of John Jacob Aston learned to-
day, that her predecessor, Mrs. Ava
William Aston. is returning to Amer
dca to comfort her son in his bereave-
ment. Since Madeline Force married
John Jacob Aston she has not met
his former wife. 1t may come to a
point where Vincent Aston may be
forced to choose between his mother
and the charming girl who became his
stepmother.
DR.. Reuel e. Kimball, Mrs. Astor's
physician, said, today, that he had
little fear for his patient. She is a
robust young woman and the phys1-
clan thinks she will recover rapidly.
Piecemeal descriptions OF the sinking
Of the Titanic and her parting with
her husband have been given tho As
tor family by the bridewidow. She
was in one Of the last boats to leave
the liner and she declared emphatically
that her husband made no attempt to
accompany her. The place he might
have taken was filled by q man who
fought his way through the crowd
and leaped into the boat as 1t was
lowered away, she said.
This man appropriated all Of the
blankets he could find and covered In
the bottom o. the boat while Mrs As
tor and several Of the other women
dragged into the boat six men swim
ming about in the wreckage. one OF
them dead. Rosalie Bidois. Mrs. As
tors maid, was active in saving these
men.
Astor, after seeing that his wife was
warmly clad and placing her in the
lifeboat, went back to his work of aid
ing other passengers, said his widow.
Mrs. Astor and companions were in
the small boat for seven hours and by
the time they reached the Carpath1a
it was half full of icy water.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
Bed Bugs, Reaches
and Water BuqS

.hould be exterminated when general
house cleaning time Is begun. In so
doing you will be free from them dur
ing the coming summer. Too much
can not be said to encourage every
family to unite their efforts to rid
their homes from this annoying pest.
r. is your duty-your neighbor does
HE hest. but satisfaction can not be
Obtained IL the neighbOrs are care
less.
CYRUS PRESTO KILLER
win rid your home effectually from
me bed bugs and
CYRUS ROACH POWDER
win Kill the reaches and waterbugs.
These exterminatOrs are harmless to
human beings, they are clean to use,
do not stain and are not inflammable.
Careful house wives, proud of their
homes have used these preparations
for years, recommend them to their
friends as they are acknowledged the
best on the market. They are not ex-
pensive. A little Judgment and a can
goes a great way.
Cyrus Presto Killer ........... Csc
Cyrus Roach Powder :. zoe and Soc
THE CYRUS PHARMACY
$4,000 Az. and Oourfland -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
E. H. DILLON E co.

way Immediately and the former
should pass into the capes this af-
ternoon. Captain ]. B. Wood was in
command, he said, and should dock
the Cretan this evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
HANGS SELF WITH
BED SHEET IN JAIL
PRINTER, DEMENTED, WAS
ABOUT TO BE SENT TO IN
SANE ASYLUM

just as his family was about to
institute steps for his commitment to
an insane asylum, Thomas McGovern,
a printer, of 164 Lexington avenue,
ended his life in the Fairfield county
jail early this morning. His lifeless
body was discovered by Assistant
Jailer William Scofield when he went
through the tiers arousing the in
mates at 4. m.
He was sentenced to 10 days in Jail
by Judge Foster in the City court
Saturday. He was charged with in
toxication. Owing to his weakened
physical condition, and the fact that
he appeared to be in a highly nervous
state, Judge Foster committed him to
Jail instead of imposing fine. His
mentality had been questioned by his
family for some time. The victim
fastened a bed sheet to bar at the
top of his cell, fashioned a moose
which he adjusted about his neck,
then leaped from his cot. The sheet
was so long that his feet touched the
ground but he doubled his knees I'M
der him and strangled. He had been
dead for some time, 1t is believed.
when Scofield found his body. The de-
ceased is survived by widow, three
children and two sisters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
FIVE HUNDRED
CHILDREN PRAY
FOR VICTIMS
St. Charles School Children Re-
ceive Holy Communion For
Titanic Dead l. Services in
Other Churches

Five hundred children of st. Charles
parochial school received holy COM
munion at the solemn mass Of re-
QUEEN for the victims of the Titanic
disaster at st. Charles church this
morning.
At all masses in the church yester.
day the priests preached sermons on
the disaster and urged their parish
toner's to remember in their prayers
the souls who went to their deaths
with the sinking Of the liner.
The requiem mass was celebrated at
7:30 this morning. The church was
filled with practitioners and others
who Joined in prayer for the repose
Of the souls of the Titanic dead
Rev Father McE1roy celebrated a
requiem mass at st. Augustine's
church at 8:15 this morning for the
Titanic victims. There was a large
attendance. Similar services were
held at the Sacred Heart church this
morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
british government
IS TO BEGIn INQUIRY
INTO CAUSE Of WRECK
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE ON
FLOOR OF HOUSE OF COM
MONS TODAY.

London, April 22-Immediate, search
anr inquiry into the circumstances OF
the wrecking Of the Titanic was prom
3sed on the floor Of the House of Com
mons today, by Sidney Buxton, pres1-
dent of the British Board of Trade.
Buxton declared that the route taken
by the Titanic, the speed of the vessel
and the captains orders as to speed
the searchlights carried and the life
saving equipment. would all be care
fully examined. He announced that he
had called a meeting of the shipown-
ers of England to discuss the Ques-
lions raised by the loss of the gigantic
liner.
I'VE will not hesitate to demand
remedial legislation if it is found nee.
essary or advisable" said Buxton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
DEFT WIEIDERS OF CUE
TO SAY ADIEU TO OLD
RENDEZVOUS OF CLUB

All arrangements for the pool tour
nament and banquet of the Bridgeport
Club have been made and this event
which is the closing one in the old
quarters in the Meigs building, is ex-
pected to be a lively time for the
club members and friends. The
Reds will eat at the expense of the
Blues as result of the outcome of
the pool tournament, having won by
a small margin. Members are priv
ilegd to bring friends if they notify
the club steward or the committee
in charge of the arrangements: Wal
ter Wakelee, chairman; Joseph B.
Berglund, r. A. White, f. w. Mon
tanye and Bert E. Barnes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
WILLIAM MARC0NI,
WIRELESS INVENTOR,
TRAVELLERS FRIEND

New York, April 22-William Mar
wireless biography that took the
Carpathia to the rescue of the sur
vivors of the Titanic, is an earnest
advocate of International regulation
of wireless messages so that the de-
vice can be made more certain. So
many electric flashes were started
through the air Immediately after the
confusion, and important messages
were lost or delayed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22

THERE rs SOMETHING
back Of the Ladies' Dress
es which we show-some-
thing which stand for more
than mere style.
It is "Good" trustworthy
Observation-Disclosures
bility.
In the make-ft-hang-
of the garment.
In the PRICE, which is
very low because of LOW
RENT and other expense.
In the CREDIT system
which has proven a blessing
to many Woodworking, hon
est people.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
LAST WEEK OF GRACE
FOR OWNERS OF DOGS

Town Clerk William Thomas wants
it understood that this is the last
week of grace for dog owners to meet
their license fees, at the regular rate
Of $1.25 for a male and $5.25 for a
female dog. Beginning with the first
of May an additional dollar will be
charged to those who have failed to
Out Of 1000 dogs in the city but 700
of them have been licensed during the
past month, since the licenses became
due. Quite few dog owners called
today to pay their tax.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
WHIST PARTY OF
LADIES' AUXILIARY

A whist party given by the Ladies'
auxiliary of the Letter Carriers asso-
citation in Leasing hall, Saturday
night, was a successful affair and
well attended, 26 tables being filled.
Prize winners were: Mrs. Mcintyre,
Mrs. McMullen, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Gill
lette, Mrs. Mcmahon, Mrs. Reyes.
George Haggerty, c. Lincoln, Mrs.
Northrop, Mrs. Bessie, Mrs. Zumstag,
Mrs. Galley, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Linehan and Mrs. Pagan. The
Letter Carriers orchestra furnished
a musical program
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
UNIVERSITY BASEBALL
CLUB BEATS CRTTERIONS

The University. club baseball team
opened its season Saturday by defeat
ing the Criterion club boys at Seaside
Park, by 10 to IA. The University
players were away behind until the
ninth, when they had a batting rally
and tied the score. Johnny Field, the
former football coach at Yale who
was playing with the University club,
cleaned the bases with a two bag
ger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
NEW HAVEN UNPREPARED

New Haven, April 22-In case of a
strike of engineers, about 1,40O would
be called out on the New Ravens
lines AS far as can be ascertained,
no preparations for a strike have
been made by the New Ravens Of
ficials
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
THE SMITH-MURRAY co.
Carpet Department

The Spring season is the time when hundreds of new
homes and old ones renovated Refurnishing of
assortmens and values Space demands brevity there
fore these few samples
RUGS
People who need large Rugs and have been hesitatng
account of the cost may their clear easy
ownership We showing large assortment in all the
popular makes
9x12 Axminster-A special number at 1888 each.
Others at $500 and 5000 each.
Wilton Velvet Rugs $500 and $500 each
Full line of Crex Rugs 1896, 29c; 27x54 6ec; 36x72,
with plain borders the most popular parlor curtains in
$1.19; 8x1O $500; 9x12, 500.
Dropped patterns, worth SOC and 6oc Special 800
square yard
New Spring patterns, extra heavy, SOC square ward.
Inlaid and Tile effects extra heavy $1O0 and $125
square yard
Linoleqm Mats, 24xa6, 80 coach.
Irish Point Curtains, allover patterns, others
with plain borders the most popular paror curtains in es
Special 50 .48 pair.
Muslin Curtains, fiat, some lace trimmed others plain
95c pair; also two special numbers 49c and 75c pair
Special lot of 40 inch plain Scrm all colors 15c yard
Hemsttched Scrim in white ecr11 or Arabian 19c 29c
3715c yard
Sash Curtains SO inches long, good quality Swiss 29c
pair.
Good assortment of Couch Covers the new color
lngs go inch covers 1.25 $175, 81. 98, 1926 each.
each.
Oriental Tapestry Couch Covers of Negus weave,
reversible patterns so inches wide $3.50 $29 to
WIRE SCREENS AND DOORS
Do0Rss good styles made vanished oo $3.50
willow Nov sHADEs ;'s' sizes" 49, s's Soc $50 each
:ss as2a sse 's % s s s .ss e s s:S 3.
' ana sn they are made BY
THE SMTTH=M Co
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
LITHUANIAN CATHOLIC

CHURCH FEAST
The feast of the patron of ST..
Georges Lithuanian r. c. church in
Park avenue will be observed with
special services today and tomorrow.
Solemn vespers will be sung at TAO
this evening, and tomorrow at 10
o'clock high mass will be sung. The
exercises will close with solemn ves-
pers at 7:30 tomorrow evening. Visit
ing priests will assist in the confess
SiOnals
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-22
FRANK sJACOBY

1888 Broad street, Opp. Post Office
Family Outfltter
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
TO-MORROW'S MENU

BREAKFAST
Fruit Spanish Omelet.
Waffles. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Egg Timbales.
Candied Sweet Potatoes.
Ginger Waters. Iced Tea.
Black Bean Soup.
Steak with Mushrooms.
Lima Beans. Corn on the Cob.
Carrot Salad. Snow Pudding
Iced Coffee.
Spanish Omelet-Melt one tablespoon
ful butter in frying pan. Beat up two
eggs, add seasoning of salt and red pep
per, and two tablespoonfuls of hot
water. Cook slowly, lifting mixture as
for scrambled eggs. When creamy pour
into hot buttered frying pan: brown DEL
icately. fold, serve. Garnish with Spanish
sauce. Saute-Two tablespoonfuls each
of chopped onion, green pepper. Glove of
garlic in four tablespoonfuls of butter
until yellow: add one cupful tomato
Season with salt. red pepper. and nut
meg. Cook until thick.
Candied Sweet Potatoes-Peel four
sweet potatoes and slice lengthways.
Steam with little butter, water. salt. and
pepper. When tender drain of water:
pour over the potatoes one cupful mo-
lasses. Put into baking dish; place In
oven until the molasses candies over
the potatoes. Serve in same dish as
baked in.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
CLAIMS AGAINST
DISTRICT INCREASE.
Corporation Counsel Reports that
Claim Agent Is Needed
to Help Ont.

The report OF Corporation Counsel e.
the past fiscal year states that sixty
claims for damages against the District
were referred to his ONCE during the
year. He states that claim agent to
investigate these claims will soon be
necessary, as his ofiice could not have
attended to those presented but for aid
from the engineer department.
An increase in the work of the Dis
trict branch of the Police Court is
shown in the report. attributed chiefly
to violations of the traffic regulations.
including speeding by automobilists.
were filed and fines and forfeitures
amounted to s72,471 during the year.
1t is stated that Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel Gus A. Schuldt will have
more work at Police Court, as the re-
suit of a decision of the Court of Ap-
peals requiring the corporation counsel
to prosecute in all street railway cases
instituted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission under the act Of 1898. 1t
is recommended that an assistant cor
poration counsel be appointed At a sal
ary OF not less than $500 a year to
assist Mr. Schuldt
Children destitute Of homes were
brought before the Juvenile Court dur
ing the year to the number of 465.
Againsts juveniles 1910 cases were
brought In tn this court, and against
adults 524 cases. Total collections dur
ing the year were si3.e50.61. Assistant
Corporation Counsel John NJ. George
was in charge Of the Juvenile Court
work.
The corporation counsel states that
his Office has reported on thirty-eight
bills introduced in Congress relating to
the District.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
New Dances Seen at Lake.

Proclaimed by Washington's dancing
element as an ideal place, with ideal
music, the pavilion at Chevy Chase
Lake is the destination of all lovers of
the terpsichorean art every week day
evening. Just now many OF the new
dances learned by summer travellers at
the fashionable watering places are be-
ing demonstrated by those returning
from vacation jaunts Throughout the
summer the management has strictly
enforced the regulation against turkey
trotting" and other freak gyrations
consequently Chevy Chase Lake is pat
ronized by a refined class of people and
steadily advances in favor with them
Concerts by the Marine bandsmen pre-
cede the pavilion feature, the pro-
grammes taking up about an hour. d.
version for younger patrons Is af-
forded by a merry-go-round and swings,
while boating, bowling. and shooting
command the attention OF those not
partial to dancing. At the roofless rus
tic theater new motion pictures are dis
played.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
ORYILLB WRIGHT
TO GIVE A TRY-OUT
New Baby Machine Will Be Tested
at College Park Field This
Afternoon,

orville Wright. who. together with his
brother, the late Wilbur Wright. in
vented the aeroplane. will be at the army
aviation field at College Park, Md, this
afternoon. where he will try out the new
baby Wright machine. Mr.. Wright will
reach Washington this morning. After
trying out the little speed machine. he
will turn II over to William Kabitake
to be put through the government tests.
Lincoln Beachey attempted to pass the
government altitude tests yesterday aft
ernoon while a gale OF twelve miles an
hour was blowing in the double control
weight-carrying Curtiss. Owing to un-
favorable weather conditions, he was un-
able TO reach the required 1000 feet, ris-
ing TO maximum height of 1.J0c feet in
two trials.
Other flights were made by Lieuts.
Crane. Arnold, Geiger, Rockwell, Milling,
and Graham.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
Topics of Interest to Every Woman
EDITED By JULIA CHANDLER MANI
BUSINESS SUCCESS UNITS
WOMAN FOR DOMESTICITY
Small Contact Nth the Business World Bene-
fcial to Girls, but Long Years Rewarded by
Real achievement Roots Their Hearts
to Profession for Life

capable Of earning 5000 a year will find
herself discontented with her husband g
salary Of $3.50, doing duty for family
where her former larger salary was hers
to do with as she desired.
1t isn't In the law of nature for the
woman who has spent long years in a
successful business career to give up her
financial Independence and tear from her
heart her deep-rooted love of her busi-
ness life sufficiently to promise hap
piness and contentment either for herself
or the man she marries.
It isn't that she Is not capable of love
nor that she does not crave a home and
little children to love and mother. but
simply that her success in a totally diff
ferent life has grown so great part of
her that she cannot give up all that it
means to her without a struggle that
will go with her down to the grave,
making those whose lives she touches as
wretched as she is sure to be herself.
"A man cannot serve two masters"
And neither can a woman.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
Pretty Confection.

Pour boiling water on oranges and let
them stand for five minutes. The peeling
can then be easily removed. and the
bitter white lining will cCme of with the
peeling. Then cut the orange and cut
crossways into thin slices. You now have
your oranges in shape to be eaten with a
fork. Served in this way an orange Is a
pleasure for breakfast. Red sugar" to
be bought at any frst-class grocery,
sprinkled over oranges makes pretty
confection to serve at either lunch or
dinner, as an emergency dessert.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
DISCUSS SUCCESSOR .
TO LATE I. G. MOVES
Executive Committee Of Board Of
Trade to Meet Some Day
This Week.

Discussion of the selection of sue
cessor to the late Thomas C. Noyes as
president OF the Washington Board Of
Trade probably will be had by the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Board at a meet
Ing to be held some day this week on
special call to take up plans for enter
tainment of delegates to the International
Congress on Hygiene and Demography.
While the selection Of a new president
may not/be included In the call of RALPH
Lee. the chairman of the committee. who
is now out of the city, II Is expected the
committeeman will now confer as to the
executive head Of the Board.
Arthur c. Moses. first vice president Of
the Board. is now acting president
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
OBJECTS TO PARTY WALL.
Mrs. Sarah Sine Enters Against
Adjoining Owners.

Mrs. Sarah Sine yesterday filed an in
junction suit in the District Supreme
Court through Attorneys Wilton ]. Lam
bert and Rudolph II. Yeatman to restrain
Mrs. Annie w. Cady and d. E. Nichol
from erecting a party wall adjacent to
her property at I25 Massachusetts, Ave-
nue. Northwest
Mrs. Sine says that she erected her
house 1-3 feet from the dividing line
In order to provide an alleyway She
contends that the proposed party wall
would project six inches over the line
thus interfering with the effectiveness
of the alleyway. The wall could not be
used mutually, she says. A rule has been
issued for the respondents to show cause
on Friday
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
TO OPEN NEW SCHOOLS.
Being Made for Com
ing Scholastic Season.

Five new school buildings will be
opened during the coming scholastic
term. They are the ormond Wilson
Normal School. Eleventh and Harvard
Streets; Randle Highlands School. at
Randle Highlands: the Burrville School
at Burrville. d. c.; the military Road
School, at Military and Rock Creek
Roads, and the unnamed school at
North Capitol and o Streets.
With the opening of the school term
rapidly approaching. the Offices at
headquarters, Franklin School, will
soon be astir. 1t is expected that next
week will witness busy scenes. Ernest
L. Thurston, Assistant Superintendent
of Schools, and A. T. Stuart. director of
intermediate instruction. who are now
on their vacations, are expected to re-
turn by Monday. Other officials will
return within a week or two.
Effective Floral EmbIems at Moderate
prices. Freshest flowers Shaffer, 18th & l.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
Mrs. Anna r. stewart Files suit for
Limited Divorce.

Declaring that her husband horse
whipped her and threatened to kill her
because she demonstrated with him for
alleged assiduities to a female employe
Mrs. Anna r. Stewart yesterday filed
suit for a limited divorce from Henry
W. Stewart, a master plumber, of 2207
Fourteenth Street Northwest A rule
has been issued for the husband to show
cause on Friday why he should not pay
alimony during the pendency of the suit.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28

Representative Henry George Of New
York. who has been i'll at his home in
this city as a result of his labors in
compiling a report on property assess
ments in this District, was reported to
be much better last night. He is still
under the care of a physician Mr..
George will probably leave Friday for
his summer home in Sullivan County.
New York
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

Steamer Charles Macaester for Mount Vernon
leaves Seventh Street Wharf at 10 q. m and 80
p. m. daily. eIcept Sunday For Marshall Hall
daily and Sunday 10 a. m. 30 and $50 p. m
Steamer St Johns leaves Seventh Street Wharf
at a. for Colonial Beach, Va.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat COMPANY,
steamers from foot Of Seventh Street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at 6a5 p. m.
Cars from Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue
every quarter hour for main entrance Zoo Park and
Chevy Chase.
To Great Falls-Washington and Old Dorinida
Railroad every few minutes from Thirty sixth
and NJ Streets
To Chesapeake Beach-Daily trains Of Chesapeake
Beach Railway leave $50. lo:o. and ll3o a. IN. !;
80. $50 and 7:i5 p m.
To Mount on-Washnston-yirsinia Railway
cars every hour the hour from 10 a. m. to 3 D. m
Station, Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
During July and August q special 80
cent lunch will be served from noon
I'll 3 a; m. at Harvey's. Eleventh and
Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28

By placing cake Of yeast in q cup Of salt it
will keep fresh a long time.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28

Here is nice. practical nightgown
model and one very easy to make. 1t
has a round yoke, to which the body is
gathered, and the neck is finished with
a rolling collar trimmed with edging.
The long sleeves have band cuffs. also
embellished with edging. Cambria. nain-
sock, lawn. or batiste may be employed
in carrying out the model.
The pattern, No. 55s5. is cut in sizes
30 to a inches bust measure. Medium
size will require 5 yards of 36-inch ma
terial.
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10, cents to the Pattern Depart
ment of The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-28

A Big Feature-fsThe Great Unknown, :,
At the Virginia Theater to-day.