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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13
BAND CONCERT TOMORROW
 AT BEARDSLEY PARK

With the Coast Artillery Corps band playing a concert at Beardsley park tdrnorEEH=afte ats4 clock there is sure te be large crowd present unless it should rain. For the spe- cia1 entertainment of the people at this concert Leader Paul G. Goulding of this band has prepared the follow ing choice program:
 Overture, sRosamunde, Schubert. Intermezzo, ''Cupidietto,'' Tobani
 Cornet solo. aThe Lost Chord" Sul- livan, J. w. Phoenix soloist.
 Selection, Sacred MelodiesJsss Prem divilie.
 valse, Madame Sherry Hoschna.
 Fantasia. "Arabfsque." Olker.
 March, Church Parade,1 Herndon. Star! Spangled Banner"
 Paul c. Goulding. leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13
SURRENDERED AUTO
 FOR HIS LIBERTY

Frank Ames. collector for an in stallmanta house. had a Lot of trouble today thhen he offered his automobile as security for his appearance in the ,cfty court on- July 23
 An1es was on a little toot last night whe n. he drove his automobile over the sidewalk at Main and Chapel streets and finally all but ran over a pedes- trian. Patrolman Dan Ryan charg- ed him with reckless driving, drunk enness and breach of the peace 7 He offered Clerk Burres Of the city court his machine in lieu of S100 bail, and Burnes accepted But the machine was in the North End and IBurnes dispatched Detective George Simgns to bring 1t into police head quarters.
 simons and A1nee had half a dozen stops before they decided finally to send for help At length they. were towed in.. and Ames surrendered the car for his liberty. A1nes lives at 90 CpurtIand street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13
Motorcyclist Died
 Following Injuries
RidgefieId Man, Avoiding Team
 Crashed Into Tree

Ridgeheld July 1S-Without regain ing consciousness, Wlater s. Bedient. 2S. son of RepresentativeA p. Frank Bedient, died at his home, today, from injuries received, last night, when while riding his motorcycle he ran into a tree in trying to avoid co.'s lision with a team.
 Bedient suffered a broken leg and arm and injuries to his abdomen, the last causing his death.
 Bedient was riding the machine along the road approaching this place when he came suddenly upon a team avoid a collision. In turning he lost control of the machine and crashed in> to a tree. When picked up he was unconscious and never regained his senses,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13
HYDRAULIC co. INSTALLS STERILIZATION PLAAT AI
 STATION IN FAIRFIELD
I'm Statement Company Explains Rur-
 pose Is to Purify Drinking <.4 SuPply< sFsE

The ,foli6wing statement was issued today by the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company:
 I'm keeping with its previous efforts to adopt every modern method to pro- fect and purify the public drinking supply. tho Bridgeport Hydraulic Com panv has just c6mpleted the installa- tion Of a. sterilization plant at it's pumping station in Fairfield. A sim liar plant was introdufAd At the f1alrnp- ing atRtipnA, i'm North Bridgeport a year 6r more ago, andS he tests made were exceedingly satfsfactory. Y The Company kes dailF test of waters from its various sUurcee fnF its own laboratory by its owR ehemist,r and i'm this way keeps in e1aef touch with the sr1nnition of the Nat4r cofi9eyed
 -The installation of the sterilization plants at the pump houses is another En@a guards against impure water. The process of $tsffHEafi0n is one that has been thoroughly tested in many of the big ctties of the country, and in some of them is lin constant use. It is the i'm tention of the Bridgeport Hydraulic CDmpanE.s however. to- operate these devices only rih cases where. the tests of water sshd7 some traces 0fse4fsting DOlluttOu~ s@ M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13
REPUBLICAN, TROOPS
 JOIN THE ROYALISTS

Lisbon. July 13-The Republican troops sent to Braganza to light the Portuguese royalisss are reported, to- day, to have joined the enemy The Republican government has decided not to shoot captured royalists as ori- ginally intended but probably will send them to penal colonies in Africa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS COMPANY

receive a full measure of enjoyment
 Present indications point to a very large attendance of olt-of-tcwn mem bers, and plans for their reception and care must be made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13

Richard Wright, the aged host1er aT- lrested yesterday for .thef@ f sa horse last August from Dan V h nm SsB9 Main street, was held SfpE ME Ethe Superior court today Tn bail of $2,000. He went to jail in default of bail. Wright is 76, of Mexican and Indian percentage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13
Herb Kelt Has Become ! Sprinter Since He Left Here

Local friends of Herbert Kelt, for merly a member of the local Typo graphical union, but now located in Paterson, N. J., will be surprised to learn that Herb has blossomed out as sprinter. Tn the union games at Willard park, Paterson, last Sat- urday, Herb won the 50 yard dash for members over 40 years old. If anyone. had suspected he was such runner inducements might have been made to- send him to Stockholm as a member of the Olympic team. Herb got big lead and kept his advan- tage to the end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13
The Mill End sale doesn't ''peter Out. :

Wherever out hold the houna who like beaver for the them snoHlng irregular mercha
 The Mill It
 
 And in eahd ddayo  serlce andf ulr Mill Endlo f lot of them nfromne to heel
 trth hone--n dluxurs Tn
 There Mill End be made And those 6 Ihaw anything # K
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-13

The dismissal of Supernumary Po- liceman Percy c. Farrell from the New. Haven force. makes the third dismissal for intoxication in a month.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
SOCIALIST PLATFORM IN THE
RECORD.

The socialist platform recently adopt
ed by the indianapolis convention has
been inserted in the Congressional Rec
ord by Representative Berger, of Wis
consin. The following colloquy prefaces
the platform in the Record:
Mr.. Berger. Mr. Speaker, ask unan-
imous consent to print in the Record a
statement OF the principles of the So
cialist party as contained in the plat
form adopted at the socialist national
convention, May 1918, 1912.
"Ihs Speaker. The gentleman from
Wisconsin asks unanimous consent to
print in the Record a statement of the
principles of he socialist party.
Mr. Mann How long is it?
Mr. Berger Not long
"Ihe Speaker. Is there objections
There was no objection"
Needless 10 add. this is the first time
% socialist platform or document has app
pearei in the official publication Of the
United States congress.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
Some Important Phases of Education

By Frances C. Sylvester, Socialist Candi
date for Superintendent of Schools.
Education in its fullest sense means
the perfect development of body, mind
and soul, and to accomplish this many
environments must be entirely changed.
Opportunities for physical, mental and
moral development be enlarged, and
more efficient equipment and instruc-
ton precede to bring about the desired
result. The Greeks advocated a sound
mind in a sound body; and their educa
tion was planned to produce this result,
at least, so far as the male portion of
the inhabitants was concerned.
In order to secure the sound body as
a dwelling place for the sound mind,
physical training and instruction are
necessary, and in equipment for this
work our schools are shamefully lacking.
There should be in connection with every
school-be it country, grade or high
school-a well equipped gymnasium and
good course in physical training Just
as compulsory as is reading, arithmetic,
domestice science or manual training.
Every child should have not only access
to gymnasium, but also such instruc
ton as will bring about perfect
physique and give him a knowledge of
how 20 care for the body. Health is
the normal condition, and before the
highest intellectual development can be
reached there must be the clear, rudy
glow in the cheek, the sparkling eye and
the erect carriage. These can be Sc
cured best to all children by compulsory,
systematic physical training. Compul
sorry, first, because of the timidity of
some children; second, because of child's
inability to recognize the value of such
a course.
1t is often remarked by those whose
experience has not gone so far as the
gymnasium work that my children
have enough exercise at home, send
them to school to learn books" Just so,
the children do have work enough-yes,
often too much-but not the proper
training to give them the elastic step,
and correct physical bearing This is
true more especially of country chill
dren, who in the monotonous round of
chores, night and morning, fall into
shiftless habits of carriage, which
whole lifetime Of effort will not suffice
10 shake off. The common round should
ers, hollow chests, bowed heads and
pigeon toes are some of the most notice
able results of the lack of physical
training in childhood. These habits,
when young manhood and womanhood
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
THE WORLD DO MOVE. -

about wake up For years has been the
spot of the of Washington few in Wis
Sawyer county and Hayward always aroused
ripple seonfu laer for there local political corruption
extreme. it is with Port Townsend
Judge Lester Still has called grand jury to investigate Port
seedy crop local politicians This jury will find
hall in the midst of the red light district and nearly every
local light getting his rake-off
OF be strictly scientific the socialist does consider
political macque different from department store who
by low his clerks money from gentleman
friend
Still in the selection of bad smells, be pardOned for
preferring the gentle
Port Townsend the bad smell of the body polite
Washington May it liberal dose of dsineeant.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
AGAIN PORT TOWNSEND.

The department thanks Victor Berger acting nfor
nation by the Estate office is investigating
of Uncle noble
from Port Townsend report the investigation there
The Commonwealth has furnished the information found files
to aid the department.
Port Townsend between the devil deep grand
jury and the department.
1t will require speak the of the
little burg the Sound It seriously proposed by
penen prodgas there honor the socialist speaker
him ''Pnz Tea
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

are reached and personal pride begins to
develop, will cause many remorseful
and the wish that an oppor-
tunity for symmetrical development
might have been theirs. Nothing is
more attractive than fine physique,
and every boy and girl is entitled to the
chance to develop one. Space will not
permit larger discussion of the ply
steal defects to which childhood through
neglect of those in charge, is often heir.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Down South, where they are supposed
to vote almost unanimously for the rad
icalmouthed New Jersey Statesman,
upon investigation of the latest census
reports, we find that in Oklahoma, the
youngest member of this band of demo-
cratic states, there were in 1910 1884,
1877 or 5 5 per cent of the farmers living
on rented farms and over 10000 more
rented part of the land they worked.
In 1900 there We're 472,000 orr A per
cent of renters in that state NIississip-
pi has Sc per cent of the farmers tillng
rented soil. Texas has 219,575 farm
renters or SO per cent. South Carolina
has SO per cent. Georgia has 81 per
cent Every other southern state might
be examined with like results From
these conditions the old parties do not
even promise any relief, do not take any
thought of the farm renter at ALL
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

We now have the findings of the Brit
ish board of trade inquiry into the loss
of the Titanic. The findings summed up
amount to the statement that every
body or nobody was to blame, just as
you may wish it. 1t is fine document.
Socialists, however, will not Judge this
report by what it says, but by what it
doesn't say.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

One murder for each day during the
month of July is the average record for
New York CITY.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

eminent arrested seven men for address.
ing the unemployed.
Mrs Kate OHarc of st. Louis recently
addressed from an automobile a crowd
in Talapoosa. Ga. denouncing the en-
ployment of children of tender years in
the cotton mills of the South. The
mayor Of the town ordered her arrest
but before she was arrested the fire de-
partment arrived and turned a stream
of water on the automobile and another
,on the crowd.
Of the many cases of accidental
drowning the daily press has reported.
large percentage are preventable, and
Justly must be attributed to criminal
social ignorance and a shameful neglect
As it is, we may have to wait until so
cialist administrations will adopt pre-
ventiYe measures - education in swim
ming, in life saving and in methods of
resuscitation.
The meaning of the class struggle is
being shot into our southern brother by
his employers, the timber pirates of
Louisiana and Texas, and ably assisted
by hired thugs.
In a recent issue of the Public its edi-
tor, Louis f. Post, says: "The citizen
who is not at this time enough interest
ed in socialism to learn what it is and
what it is doing or having done to it, is
a civic ignoramus" Now come on, gen
tlemen, and plead to the charged
The Ettor- Gioyannitti cases have been
continued until September.
Petitions have been filed asking for
the recall of the convicted school com
mitteeman, John Brean, the planter of
dynamite.
The Central Farm Mortgage, Bond and
Trust company has been chartered at
Chicago with a million dollars capital.
Now look out, Mr.. Farmer, you will
get it.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The special grand jury called in Bos-
ton to investigate charges of perjury
made against officials of the Boston Ele-
waited railway, has returned eight secret
indictments The investigation is the
outgrowth of the recent strike, in every
respect victorious for the workers.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

By the way, was it not His Royal
Highness Prince Pierpont Morgan who
some eight months ago was subpoeaned
to appear as a witness, but paid no at
tention to the summons whatsoever?
Did anybody hear of his arrest for con-
tempt of court? Not on your tintypel
And yet Moroan's papers and all the
rest of the dailies tell us there are no
and if you dare to say anything
about classes and class consciousness,
they set up a mournful howl.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The Central Farm Mortgage, Bond and
Trust company has been chartered at
Chicago with a million dollars capital
Now look out, Mr.. Farmer, you will
get" it.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Driven to desperation by their inabil-
ity to secure scabs to take the places of
the striking furriers, the bosses in New
York have accepted the smuggling method.
They sent out a gang of thugs to slug
the strikers. In one instance boss
with his son and a salesman personally
took a hand, but his method was so
rank that the police arrested the three
with the charge of assault against them
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Petitions have been filed asking for
the recall of the convicted school com
mitteeman, John Brean, the planter of
dynamite.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Kansas and Nebraska both passed
laws for the banks to guarantee de-
posits. The only difference was that
the Kansas law made it optional with
the banks while Nebraska made it OBJ
ligatory. The banks in both states APP
pealed to the federal courts. The Judge
in Kansas said it was unconstitutional
because it was optional, and the Nebras-
la judge said it was unconstitutional
because it was not optional How's that
for high?
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The annual scheme of Associated Press
and the railroads-owned by the same
gang-to get your last dollars is being
worked again. Scarcity of laborers here
and there, in fact, everywhere, is the
battlecry. Stay where you are, brother;
organize into unions and make 'rlabor
scarce" by cutting the hours down to
eight, seven or six.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

We favor legislation which will AS
SURE SUCH REDUCTION in transpor-
tation as conditions will permit, care
being taken to AVOID REDUCTION
that would compel a reduction of wages.
prevent inadequate service or do inius-
tice to legitimate investment.-De
cratic Platform.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Undaunted by the refusal of the men
of Lena, Kan, to take up the work of
building 500 feet of needed roadway, the
women of the town assisted by boys
have taken up the work.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

An Organized Labor Defense League of
Chicago is the latest. The purpose of
this league is to arouse the workingmen
of Chicago to a full appreciation of the
fact that the trusts have started an UNI
relenting war on trades organizations
and to provide for the creation of de-
Tense fund to protect workers uniustly
prosecuted by the employing class That
is the ultimate intention It's immediate
plan is to raise money for the defense of
Ettor and Giovannitti
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The meaning of the class struggle is
being shot into our southern brother by
his employers, the timber pirates of
Louisiana and Texas, and ably assisted
by hired thugs.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

In Duluth the lockers strike at the
n. P. docks is beginning to assume
serious aspect for the company. The
strikers feel that they have practically
won.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The district court of Shawnee county,
Kansas, has granted temporary in
junction against the International Coun-
ell at Topeka, including Edward D. Me
Keever, an attorney, and all others aid
ing or abetting in the work of organic
ing the street railway employees of the
Topeka Street Railway company.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

R. G. Dun & Co. report during the
first six months of the year ended June
80, S,317 business failures with total
liabilities of $1O8,O12,223, against T.
$50 failures in the first six months of
1911, with liabilities of $1O3,6 95,034.
Figures don't lie. But in spite of the
facts capitalist editors write about "our
unbounded and unparalleled prosperity"
and old party Statesmen" illuminate
about the number and size of our grow
ing bank accounts.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Telephone girls in Boston are organ
lied. Twelve hundred of them recently
threatened to strike Now the bosses
granted them an eight-hour day without
reduction in pay; time and a half for
overtime and Sunday work, five min
utes work after regular time to count
half an hour overtime.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The Ettor- Gioyannitti eases have been
continued until September.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

During the last few months striking
workmen in Japan have won five strikes.
strikes
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The Bricklayers' and Masons' Interna-
tional Union is taking referendum vote
on the question of affiliating with the
American Federation of Labor. There
are 969 local unions with membership
of 1924 in the International Union.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Under socialism who will do the work
which now is performed by children?
The gentlemen of the leisure class will
pass in and take their plces.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Former Mayor Ferguson, who recently
was recalled by the claw and order
gang Of Hoquiam, and since his recall
has toured Washington under auspices
of organized labor, returned to Grays
Harbor a full Pledged socialist and a
soapbox is now his pulpit in both cities
Aberdeen and Hoquiam.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The "Interests" put up money for both
of the old parties, but when the people
have been skinned ''to a frazzel," when
all the political dope has been ex-
hausted, and no reasonable excuse can
longer be given, the people will eventu
ally have to vote for the socialist party
propositions, and if 50, why not now2
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Three true bills for murder against
Emmerson, president of the striking
timber workers, and sixty-four other
union men and one true bill against each
of them for assault with wilful shooting
no true bill against any one of the mill
! owners. That is the result Of a short
| session by a louisiana grand jury. And
now tell me if this is a land of equal
lawl
n private ice dealers can successfully
use the courts 10 prevent municipalities
from a cheap distribution Of ice among
a citys poor, why can not the owners
Of private schools force a Municipality
to close its public schoolsl
While the striking men Of the shop
mems federation are engaged In other
lines earning funds 20 carry on their
fight against grasping corporations, their
wives daughters and sweethearts are do
ing picket duty.
Talk about BarBum's circus being the
greatest show on earth is nonsense. j. %.
Moruns three-rIug circus has skinned
AN others.
A number OF capitalist editors have
tried recently 70 make Hs believe that
there s. u0 essential difference between
Taft and Wilson TO rs. 70 eems they
have bard task before chem d they
persist in their efforts was not one
nominated u Ch.Hg1 and tte other in
Baltimore How can lhat difference hs
explained aWayt
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

The pay of railroads for transporta,
ton of mails has kindly been increased
by the U. S. senate to the tune of 81
100000 At the same time the senate
committee did not overlook the postal
employees. The provision given postal
employees the right to organize in labor
unions and the right to petition congress
for redress of their grievances, has been
stricken out
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

Systematic preparations are being
made for the proposed general strike in
Belgium. Funds are being raised, food
is being stored and arrangements are
being made for quartering the children
of the strikers during the proposed
struggle.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

A house 10 house canvass for the collee-
ton of funds is being carried on also.
As o. result Of a disturbance that tool,
place at an open-air meeting of the
/. W. W. in Pittsburg forty persons are
under arrest and hundreds of others are
suffering from bruises Twelve hundred
attended the meeting. The arrival Of
several wagonloads of police sent "to
preserve ORDER caused o fight with them.
Additional squads of police sent were
not sufficient to cope with the situation
until mounted police arrived and rode
into the crowd, cracking many heads.
During 1911 1850 strikes took place
in Germany involving 217,809 employees
in 10,670 establishments. Twelve per
cent of the strikes were fully successful,
81 y per cent partially successful, 25b
per cent unsuccessful, 1871 local I'M
ions, embracing 2,169,532 members, are
affiliated with the German Federation
of Labor
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

According to official trade union re-
ports during the month of June 2.5 per
cent were not employed in England;
France unemployed for May, Sc per
cent; Germany for May, 10 per cent /;
Holland for May, per cent; Belgium
for May, 10 per cent; Denmark for
May, per cent. In the United States
the only unemployed figures obtainable
for this period are from New York state,
where the unemployed averages 10 per
cent for the first three months.