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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
BAN ON PUBLIC SPEAKING IN
 MILL TOWNS

New Bedford, July 2O-Chief of Po- lice Mason, today, frightened the lines of the Industrial Workers of the World, who are trying to call gen eral strike in all the 19 cotton mills of the city, Twelve mills already are closed following a strike of 14,000 op- eTatives Monaay n esteraay est Gnief lie speaking. Today. he declared that the monster I w. W parade planned for this afternoon and another for tomorrow would be stopped If it takes bullet arguments to do it.''
 'tThe Industrial Workers of the World are not going to run New Bed ford" said Chief Mason, today Mot only that but the Industrial Workers of the World won't want to live here after we get through with them. We won't go to the limits that authorf- ties did in California, because we won't have to-"
 Few pickets were out, today, and there were no disorders
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
SUES WATER 60.

Torrington, July 2O.-A novel suit for S1O,0O0 damages has been brought against the Torrington Water Com pany as result of the recent typhoid fever epidemic. Michael Hayes al
 leges that, through drinking water coming. from the company's reser- vofrs, his wife, Mary, was stricken with the disease. And as a result of the ravages of the disease, she has become insane and is now &confined in a retreat for the insane. WSuit for $2,000 Is also brought by MT. Hayes in behalf of his five years old son, Michael, Jr., who also passed through a seize of the disease. Both cases are returnable to the September term of the Litchf1eld County superior court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
Meeting to Talk Over
 Six-Fares-for Quarter

Aldermen John E. Lyddy and Fred erick Cederholm with City Clerk Ste phen F. Boucher went to New Haven today to attend the State conference relative to the campaign for conces- sions from the trolley companies of the State for six fares-for-a- quarter.
 Representatives from every city and town in the State where there are troll ley lines in operation, have been re- quested to send a representation AL derman Malcolm Macfayden is the third member of the council commit tee, but was unable to attend the con- ference because of business pressure.
 The conference began at 2:30 and was held in the council chamber of the New Haven city hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
WILSON SOON WILL KNOW ALL DETAILS
 OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Herman Ridder's Frank Message to. Democratic Candidate Leaves No Doubt of His Plans.

2. Sea Girt, N J.. July 20-Governor Wilson. today. received the following telegram from Herman Ridder, treasurer of the Democratic national committee
 'The Senate committee has" te1e- graphed me to appear Saturday morning with the books as treasurer of the Democratic national committee covering the campaign of 1SoS.: q. will present an itemized, detailed account. giving, the date, name, address ant amount of all the contributions re- ceived and. a similar itemized account of all expenditures. I will be able to state from whom I have received ev- cry dollar and what I have done with it I have preserved all my books and records my memory is good and my health excellent"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
Indianapolis Dominies
 Threaten Mayor Shank

E : Indianapolis. July 20--Unless- wine rooms, disreputable dance halls and saloons where liquor laws have been violated, are closed up at once. inn peachment proceedings, will be insti- futed against Mayor Lew Shank. This was the notice upon the executive to- day by. the church federation of In- dianapolis, which is waging a vice cru saGie The federation recently de- fnanded that immoral resorts be clos- ed and Mayor Shank issued the order effective December 1.
 At. a. meeting of the federation. a motion providing for a fund of $5,000 to be used in pushing impeachment proceedings against the Mayer. was aaiopted.. A legal committee composed of Judge vinsen. Carter, Homas Day, " H. Lockwood, Edgar A. Brown and Caleb s. Denny, former Mayor of In- dianapolis, was appointed to draft the action in. case 1t is decided to bring proceedings against Mayor Shank.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
WHY TROLLEYMEN
 NEED HIGHER WAGES
Increased Cost of Living Is
 Principal Reason

Easing their demand for higher wages upon the increased cost of bv- ing. the trolleymens' statements yes terday were heard before the arbi- trators selected by the Connecticut Co. and tles men. Tie board consists of Judge William S. Case of the superior court, Attorney David F. Fitzgerald and Clarence Dcming. W. B. FItz- gerald of the. national trolley board opened for the men. His contention was the high cost of living gave the men the right to have 30 cents an hour flat rate and time and half for overtime. The hearings are being held in New Haven. Another session was held today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
Called Into Darkness,
 Mans Throat Is Gut

New York, July 2o.--Alfred Ral- fino, 3S. of 38 Grove street, New Ha- ven, Conn, was in critical condl- ton in the Coney Island hospital. to- day, and it was stated that he might die as the result Of having his throat cut by an unknown man at Coney Island. late last night.
 Ralfino went to Coney with a wo- man and during the evening she took him to the Arlington Cafe, on Hen derson's Walk. They had been seat ed in the case but few minutes when a man tapped Ralfino on the should CT and told him somebody outside wanted him.
 The New Haven man went out and just as he reached the dinly lighted walk 8 man sprang at him and cut his throat from ear to ear, with a razor Ralfiino staggered toward Surf avenue and fell at the feet of Patrol man Smith. He was taken to the Ccney Island Hospital.
 New Haven, July s20.-The name of Alfred Ralfino, of New Haven, whose throat was cut from ear to ear at Coney Island by an unknown does not appear in the local directory. There is also no such number as 38 Grove street where he says he lives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
WALL STREET TO-DAY

New York. July 20-The stock mar ket opened steady.
 Ii a. m.-Nearly all the important issues showed losses ranging. around one-half
 In government bonds, United States As declined 1-4. Railroad bonds steady.
 Closing-Business continued extreme ly dull in the stock market all through the last hour but a steadier tone de- veloped and in the final dealings some fractional rallies were recorded. fx Ma tional Biscuit was weak feaaure of the early trading but recovered more than half it's loss although price move ments in other issues were without inn portance,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
TO ALLOW. SUNDAY IN NEW HAVEN
Chief Cowles Tells Minis ters People Are Better of Enjoying Baseball Than In Loitering on Streets.

New Haven. July 20. s--Sunday base ball at Lighthouse Point will not be stopped by Chief of Police Cowles, according to a statement issued by him, today. The Ministers associa- tion of the city asked him to prohibit professional baseball on Sunday and in his statement, today, he says he does not intend to prohibit that which 95 per cent. of the people of New Ha- ven demand. He would rather. he said, have 5000 people in the baseball grounds, Sunday afternoons, than hanging around the streets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
Plot to Kill King Peter

Belgrade. Servia, July F2o.--A plot to kill King Peter was discovered here. today The man chosen to com init the murder has been arrested at Ce4tirje. the capital of Montenegro. On his person was a letter of instruc- tions from the organization he is be- lieved to represent The police are looking for his acconlplices
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
DIED

JORDAN.-In this city, July 19, 1912, Catherine, widow of John Jordan.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. 76 Summer street, on Monday, July. 22, at S:3O a. m., and from Sacred Heart church at a. m. a wifh- solemn 31igh mass .-ess
 -Interment at St. Joseph'sa ceme- terv, Bristol, Ct.
 Kindly omit flowers. a@
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
YOUNG MANS BODY
 FOUND ON TRACKS

Trenton, July 20-The body of a young man was found on the Reading railroad tracks near Hopewell Sta ton, today. It is believed the young man fell from train. He was well dressed and is about g years old
 He is five feet and one-half inches in height and weighs about 135 pounds. He wore a blue striped shirt and dark gray suit. A letter addressed to Jo- seph Houdier, 1130 Henry street, Win sted, Conn, was found on his person. Coroner Bower took charge of the body.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
HERE ARE THE TEN MEN WHO WILL HAVE CHARGE OF NEW Y0RKS EXHIBIT AT THE EXPOSITION ID CELEBRATE .
 COMPLETION OF PANAMA CANAL

ley, Frank l.. Young, Thomas H. Bus sey, George M. Shotwell, George H. Cobb, William Leary,' D. L. Ryan; lower row, A. E. Frisby, George Whit ney, MT. Yale, MT. Mack, Joseph A.
 Mayer, Thomas H. Cullen. Charles F. Moore, director of the exposition, has sent word that 250 feet by 200 has been reserved on the main avenue of the exposition grounds for New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20

state. It will be necessary for the committee to take legal possession of the ground. It has been decided to send representative exhibits of New York state manufactures, forest, fish and game exhibits and examples of horticulture, especially of grape cul- ture. Permanent headquarters will be established at 64 West Forty-sec ond street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
STATE BRIEFS

Greenwich-The progressive orgniza- ton is the first branch of the new third party to file articles of organi- zation with the secretary of state. 2
 New London-Mrs. M C. Watrods and Daniel Rogers, of Norwich, and Stephen O'Brien, a fireman, were struck by 9 train here, late last night, and all Slightly cut and bruised.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
SUFFRAGETTE THREW BAG OF FLOUR AT
 ENGL.AND'S PREMIER

Dublin, July 2O--A suffragette threw a bag of flour at Premier Asquith in town hall square, today. It missed him but coated dozens of men and women near him with white. The suf
 fragette was arrested and hustled away by the police as precaution against violence by the crowd which is in an ugly mood over the manner in which the premier, who as home rule,s champion. is almost idolized
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
ROAD OILER BUSY
 ON FAIRFIELD AVE.

Director Courtade had the oiling machine of the Standard Oil Co. at work oiling Fairfield avenue, from Clinton avenue to the railroad viaduct, today. The automobile oAing machine which has been in use in Meriden was brought back to this city yesterday to do further work that MT. Courtade has planned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
Peter White Is Due to
 Reach Here Tomorrow

Peter White. the municipal expert, who is at work devising plan for creating a perfect audit system in the city, viii arrive in Bridgeport from St Louis tomorrow, ittis expected. It ifs stated by some of the assistants in the audit committees office that a statement of some sort may be looked for when MT. White arrives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20

New York, July 20.-The commit tee that will have charge of New 1ork's exhibit at the Panama exposi- ton to be held in San Francisco in 1915 has organized by the election of Norman E. Mack as president and John F. Yale as, vice president. The right. John F. Murtagh, James Fraw-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
WALLIN-HoTCHKIsis

John A. Wallin, Jr, aged S1 years, a machinist living in Stratford, and Jane E. Hotchkiss, aged 2S, of Shelton, got a marriage license at the town clerks office today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
PARiKElR-KIRK.

Howard Eugene Parker, aged 9S years, a travelling salesman, living in New Haven. and Ada May Kirk, aged 30 years, daughter of MT and Mrs Morris B. Kirk. ofe Bridgeport, were married in Norwalk, June 27, by Lin coin H. Caswell. Return of the mar riage certificate was made today at the town clerks office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
Contractors Sky Rocket
 Course to Bankruptcy

New Haven, July 20.-Starting with almost no money, Morris Lebov, a contractor and builder, has gone into bankruptcy with $6,00O in liens and mortgages on A houses he has erect ed in the past three and half years. Lebov built one house and mortgaged that and with the proceeds erected another and so on until he was un- able to get more loans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20

St. Clairsville, O.-The chairs in the Presbyterian church here were more effective in keeping the congregation at the weekly prayer meeting than the preacher They were freshly var nished.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
TAFT TO SPEAK IN BOSTON.

washington. July 2O.-President Taft. today, accepted an invitation to speak at the banquet of the Inter national Chambers of Commerce fn Boston. September 26.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20

The Jolly Four, comosed of Mr. and Mrs. James Hanks and MT. and Mrs. Bike, are spending the rest of the sea- son at Myrtle Beach, They are en- tertaining many of their friends over Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
OBITUARY

Many relatives ana friends attend ed the funeral of William :. Duprey which was held from his home, 229 Wade street, this morning at S:30 and St. Augustines church at o'clock where the Rev. J. J. Kennedy cele- brated a mass of requiem. Many beautiful floral pieces surrounded the casket. Interment was in the family plot at St. MichaePs cemetery
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20

With the impressive requiem ser vices of the Catholic church all that was mortal of the late Margaret A. Connor whose death occurred on Wednesday evening, was today con signed to mother earth in St. Michael's cemetery The funeral cortege moved from the late home, 476 Pequonnock street at 9:30 to Saint Augustines church where the Rev. Father Mur- phy offered solemn requiem mass for the repose of her soul. Miss Mae Flaherty sang the offertory, Mrs. Fen ton J. Kelley the communion, and Prof. BrIsbois the after piece. Sur rounding the casket were handsome floral tokens, remembrances of friends and associates. The display was in- deed beautiful. The cortege was an unusually long one. Delegations were present from Lucetta Warner circle, Mo- 472, F. of A. and Morning Star lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem, also friends, from New York and Brook lyn. The pail bearers were William O'Shea, Michael J. Daley, John Heavey, James Kiernan, Thos. Me- Keon. and Richard Muller The in- torment was in the family plot at St. MichaeFs cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
UPRISING IN LISBON.

ary uprisings have broken out in Lis bon and Oporto was confirmed by a high official of the Spanish govern ment, this afternoon. Oporto is a royalist city and it is thought likely that the champions either of ex-King Manuel or of the pretender, Miguel of Braganza, may have gained com plete control.
 Farmer Want Ads 1c a word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
WHEN YOU WRITE

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  BOOK ss6-ess MAIN All makers what hand if will suitable improved pnholders
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20

For You personally, there A are many things Tn the MILL END sale. It will pay to buy them, and now for there IS big saving on each.
 Every sort of merchandise either for wear or home use Is included in the sale. And there Is big quantity of every sort
 Splendid assortments are still at com mand; that IS one thing which marks the
 Mill End sale with special emphasis.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-07

with an error, giving Tesreau a
no-hit game
Ball players with aspirations
are foolish to play anywhere but
in New York.
Giants pounded Rixey, Nichol-
son and Nelson for 10 hits, Doyle,
Merkle and Fletcher getting two
each.
Second game was much differ
ent from first. Both teams swat
ted heavily, Finneran and Mayer
for the Quakers and Marquard
and Crandall for Giants being
forced to cover. Chalmers and
Matty were working at the wind
up.
Merkle pounded two singles, a
double and a homer, besides
stealing two bases, during two
contests.
Runt Walsh of Pills picked
two singles and a Homer in sec
ond fight Magnus and Miller al
SO nailed two hits.
New York won Eve games out.
of six from Phillies in three days,
where Cubs expected Phils to do
great work by trimming the
Giants.
Another good game between
Brooklyn and Boston. Curtis
held the Braves to three hits,
Dodgers collecting nine from
Perdue and Donnelly.
lack Wheat put. his team
ahead with a homer over the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-07

from several dangerous situa-
tons.
Wilson, Donlin, Byrpe and
Simon of the, Pirates divided bat
ting honors.
Joe Wood won decision over
Walter Johnson in their much
heralded pitching duel yesterday.
40, 600. fans were inside Boston
park.
Admirers of both fingers still
have room to claim superiority.
Johnson gave Boston FIVE hits,
while the Nationals stung the
Red Sox gunman for half dozen.
A pair Of doubles punched in
the sixth by Speaker and Lewis
scored the only run of the game.
Johnson famed FIVE and passed
one. Wood famed nine and
franked three to first.
In fifth inning johnson famed
Wagner, Cady and Wood in Sc
querlce.
Wood famed MoelIer with the
bases loaded.
Crabb, youngster cast adirft
by White Sox, won another game.
for Athletics yesterday. He was
blasted for II hits, but Yanks
could get only two runs, and one
of these scored on an error by
Collins.
Mcconnell held Macks to six
hits, battling all but Collins,
Baker and Barry. Collins got one,
safety, Barry two and Baker
three.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-03

A cure for tender feet is pow
der consisting of one part of.sali-
cylic acid, eight parts of boracic
acid and thirty-two parts of
French chalk.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-03

If ordinary scraps and washing
powders do not clean the glass
doors on ovens use common bak-
ing powder just as you would any
cleaning powder.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-03
.-O-O-

Mrs. Bacon-She's .one of the
most obstinate women l ever
knew.
Mrs. Egbert-Indeed?
Mrs. Bacon-Yes; why, l be-
lieve if she took laughing gas
she'd cry!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-03

Knocko-It's hard on the peo-
pie of Greenland to have nights
six months long.
Henpecko-Yes. Just think of
the suferings of the poor man
whose wife's mother drops in to
spend the evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-05-30
"Cut him out" says she. Hes no

"Cut him OUT says she. Hes no
gentlemanw
why, ma'am,' says I, hes plain
incumbent of the mountains, with as
perities and the usual failings Of a
spendthrift and a liar, but never on
the most momentous occasion had the
heart to deny that he was a gentleman.
1t may be that in haberdashery and
the sense of arrogance ana display
Idaho offends the eye. but inside.
ma'am, Eve found him impervious to
the lower grades of crime and obesity.
After nine years of Idaho's society,
Mrs. Sampson" l winds up. II should
gate to impute him, and I should hate
to see him imputed"
ITS right plausible Of you, NJ
Pratt" says Mrs. Sampson. Ito take
up the curmudgeons in your friends
behalf, but it don't alter the fact that
he has made proposals to me sufficient
ly obnoxious to rutie the iguomiuy Of
any lady"
why, now, now. now" says /. old
Idaho do that, could believe it OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-05-30
The TRAIN BABY.
Her Presence Saved the PaSSen.
gers From Death.

BY WILLIAM ALFRED COREY. o
Copyright 1910 by American Press Asso-
catiou.I
The shrill cries Of the motherIess
child arose above the roar of the train
and the laborcd coughing of the two
big mOgul engines rs the Overland lin
tied slowly climbed the steep grades
between Salida and Marshall pass
Do what she would. the woman tn"
train crew had installed as nurse could
not pacify the poor little waif. 1t had
been supplied with everything Il baby
could he imagined to need or want.
Indeed, the nurse had a suspicion
that this overattentiOn and Oyerfeed-
Ing were what allied the infant in the
present crisis. Too much and too
many kinds of candy from people who
could think Of no other way to show
their interest had brought ON collie.
Come back and see Pacifica, Bill"
said the conductor to the engineer of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-05-30
The HANDBOOK
or HyME:N.
What Education Did For Two
SnoWbOund ProSpeCtors.
BY Q. HENRY.

copyright, 1907. by the Mcclure company.l
tbs the opinion of myself SandersOn
Pratt, who sets this down, that the
educational system of the United
States should be in the hands of the
weather bureau. l can give you good
reasons for it. and you can't tell me
why our college professors shouldn't
be transferred to the meteorological
department. They have been learned
TO read, and they could very easily
glance at the morning papers and then
wire in to the main office what Kind
of weather to expect. But there's the
other side of the proposition. l am
going on to tell you how the weather
furnished me and Idaho Green with
elegant education.
We was up in the Bitter Root noun
tains over the Montana line prospect
ing for gold. A chin whiskered man
in Walla Walla, carrying i line q
hope as excess baggage, had grub
staked US. and there we was in the
foothills pecking away with enough
grub on hand to last an army through
peace conference.
Along one day comes Il mail rider
over the mountains from Carlos and
stops to eat three cans of greengages
and leave us a newspaper of modern
date. This paper prints a system of
premonitionS of the weather, and the
card it dealt Bitter Root mountains
from the bottom of the deck was
warmer and fair, with light westerly
breezes."
That evening it began to snow. with
the wind strong in the east Me and
Idaho moved camp into an old empty
cabin higher up the mountain. think
ing it was only November furry. But
after falling three foot on level it
went to work in earnest. and we knew
We was showed in.
When the first snoWflakes fell me
and Idaho Green laughed at each 9th
er's jokes and praised the stuff we
turned out of a skillet and called bread.
At the end of three weeks Idaho makes
this kind of n edict to me. Says he:
II never exactly heard sour milk
dropping out of a balloon on the bot
tom of tin pan, but l have an idea
It would be music of the spears com
pared to this attenuated stream of
asphyXiated thought that emanates out
of your organs of conversation. The
kind of half masticated noises that you
emit every day puts me in mind of a
cows cud, only she's lady enough to
keep hers to herself, and you amt"
Mr.. Green" says 1. you having
been a friend Of mine once. l have
some hesitations in confessing to you
that if had my choice for society be
tween you and Il common yellow, three
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-05-30

i READ THAT BOOK FOH FOUR HOURS
legged cur pup one of the inmates OF
this here cabin would be wagging q
tail just at present"
This way we goes on for two or three
days. and then we quits speaking to
one another.
One morning Idaho was poking
around with a stick on top of little
shelf that was too high to reach. Two
books fell down to the floor. started
toward 'em, but caught Idaho's eye
He speaks for the first time in week
Don't burn your fingers" says he.
I'm spite of the fact that you're only
fit to be the companion of a sleeping
mud turtle, I'll give you n square deal.
And that's more than your parents
did when they turned you loose in the
world with the sociability of a rattle
snake and the bedside manner of a
frozen tUrnip. I'll play you a game
of seven-up. the winner to pick up his
choice of the books. the loser to take
the other"
We played. and Idaho won. He pick
ed up his book, and l took mine. Then
each of us got on his side of the house
and went to reading.
1 never was as glad to see a ten
ounce nugget as | was that book. And
Idaho looked at his like kid looks at
stick of candy.
Mine was little book about five bv
six inches called "Herkimer's Hand
book of Indispensable Information.
] may be wrong, but I think that was