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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
ROBERT BILLIARD, 55 TODAY, HIRED A HALL FOR PREMIERE

When Robert Cochran Hilliard, now one of the foremost actors. of Amer ica, decided that he had it in him to become one of the shining lights of the stage, he wasted no time cool ing his heels in the outer offices of theatrical managers. His ambition did not incline him toward the role of cheer leader in the mob scene of No. 3 road company doing the kero- sene circuit. Although the copy books say that there is no royal road to fame and fortune. and that one must begin at the bottom of the ladder. and all that bally rot young MT. Hill, Hard did not believe in copy books. He proposed to have the managers seek him. instead of seeking those how Business of scratching the head.)7 Aha! An idea! The youthful aspirant to Thespian honors had had the good Judgment to be born into family of excellent social standing and with fair rating in Dunn and a theatre of his own and begin where other acts, if unusually fortunate, end ed.
 The Criterion Theatre in Brooklyn was leased by MT. Hilliard, and it was there, early in 1886, that he made his called False Shame Those who came to boo and hiss remained to ad- mire, for, although a bit amateurish in spots, MT. Hilliard showed great natural talent as an actor that won the praise of even the Brooklyn crit ics. Later the young star with the hired playhouse produced Engaged" and "Led Astray' with such success that his purpose was accomplished. News of the talented actor had spread far and wide and eventually reached the ears of managers across the bridge in Manhattan. Charles Froh. man even made the trip to Brooklyn to see MT. Hilliard and immediately engaged him. So much for copy book maxims about short cuts and royal roads.
 Robert Hilliard was born in New York ffty-five years ago today and spent his early years in Brooklyn. where his folks moved in the best society. Before he was stung by the dramatic bee he was employed in the office of a broker in Wall street As fnancfer he was Al amateur ac- tor and devoted more time to the af> fairs of the Gilbert Dramatic society, of which he was president, than to stocks bonds and other so-called se- curities. AS the star of the amateur theatrical society, he was supported by Edith Kingdom as leading lady she who is now Mrs. George J. Gould The praise and applause of his so- showed good judgment-determin MT. Hilliard to undertake a profes- sional career, in what manner and with what result as has already been set forth.
 Following his Brooklyn experience, Mr. Hilliard played some seasons with Nat Goodwin and Mrs. Langtry, the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
COST OF sANATORIUM TREATMENT

cure of tuberculosis are good invest ments, there is good reason for think ing that institutions for the isolation of far-advanced cases would be still better Investments
 Out of total of 46,540 hospital days treatment given, 39,147, or eighty-four per cent, were free, the treatment costing the state on an av- craze $200 per patient. Que of 168 free cases investigated, fifty-six had no families and no income on admission to the sanatorium. Out of 132 pa tients having homes, the number in the family averaged 5,2. and the aver age family earnings were $5.46. In fifty nine cases the families had no in- come, and in only five cases were there any savings, none of which amounted to as much as $100.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
WAS TOM MOORE, ERIN'S BARD, A
 RECIPIENT OF POLITICAL GRAFT?

from the civil lists, on the ground of continued non-residence," until IS41, eleven years before his death. Such a course nowadays would doubtless be condemned as political graft, but all lovers of Moore will readily find it in their hearts to forgive him, since the fault certainly was not his, but rath- CT that of a governmental system then in vogue in nearly all countries.
 The ship which Moore took for the voyage to America sailed from Ports mouth. England. Sept. 22. 1903, and reached Norfolk Va, on Nov. T, which was not bad time in those days He remained in Virginia two months awaiting a vessel to carry him to Ber- muda. At Norfolk the poet was the guest of Col. John Hamilton, the Brit ish consul, who occupied three-story house at the corner of Kings Lane and Main St. Moore was not inn mensely pleased at what he saw of the new nation. He wrote, "This Norfolk is a most strange place; nothing to be seen in the streets but dogs and negroes, and the few ladies that pass for white are to be sure the most un- lovely pieces of crockery ever set my eyes upon-really most comicaI place.
 Arrived in Bermuda, the Irish bard immediately fell tn love with the lilly isle," but detested the people. He wrote: "The old philosopher who im-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

According to figures contained in the annual report of Dr. H. l.. Barnes, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Sanatorium, the earnings of the ex-patients of that institution during the year 1911 would amount to over s266,000. This is sum three times as large as that spent each year for maintenance of the institution, fnclud- On for Der scent fHt9rest and depre-
 The actual earnings in 1911 of ITO ex-patients were obtained by Dr. Barnes. These ranged from $2.OO to $31.00 per week, the total earnings for the year amounting to s1O2,752. On this basis, Dr. Barnes computes the figures above given. He says, however. While institutions for the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

To-day all good Irishmep and . what son of Erin is not goodwill celebrate the birthday of Tom Moore, the greatest bard of the Emerald Isle, who was born in Dublin on May 2s, 1779, and if alive to-day would have attained the ripe age of 133 years-to repeat the fearful statement made by a speaker at a Moore's birthday cele- bration in Dublin a year ago. But though his body ''lies a-moult1ering in the grave" his spirit is very much alive,, for it is the soul of Ireland which he put into fitting words that will live forever. From the dawn of history Ireland was famed as a land of music and song, and the pale singer" born 133 years ago to-day was the realization of the dreams of his ancestors of thousand years.
 Hundreds of biographies and appre- ciations of Thomas Moore have been of this character contain new facts about the sweet singer :. It has been shown, for instance, that Moore drew a salary as registrar of the court of vice-admiralty at Bermuda" for a pe- riod of thirty-eight years, although he actively discharged the duties of the office less than four months. He re- ceived the appointment in 1903, and although he remained at Bermuda on- iy long enough to indulge in a few mild nirtations, he was not removed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
cav sHp1BRIDGEPoRTs POPULATION


 President Charles D. Davis raises some interesting questions of Bridge ports future, in a discussion of that subject, in which he asks if the pop -ulation will be 3O0,0OO in 1886.
 Prophecy is a matter in which one mans Judgment is as good as an- other, because there is no arbitra- ment but the fact of the future. Bridgeport will certainly have much larger population in 1936 than now, but will have to grow at an abnor- nal rate to make 300,00O. The ten- dency in cities as they become larger is to decrease in rate of growth This is also the tendency of states. A state which is sparsely populated, in which there is much free land, will have large acccessons from other peoples, and these additions will swell the natural increase.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
FIRST THINGS

The first public performance on a piano was at Covent Garden, London, 145 years ago today, May 2S, 1767. The invention of the now popular in- strument is attributed to Crfstofalli, an Italian, J. c. Schroter, a German, and Marius, a Frenchman. The first crude pianofortes were made early in the eighteenth century, but for many years they received no serious con- sideration from musicians. Johannes Zunpe, a German, established the first piano factory in England, and it was he who built the instrument that was used in Covent Garden. Upright pianos were first made in England early in the nineteenth century. the plans having been suggested by Isaac Hawkins in 1900.
 The safety-lamp, which has saved the lives of thousands of miners, was invented by Sir Humphrey Davy, an English chemist, who died eighty three years ago today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
AMERICAN SAILORS DISPLACED ON OUR INLAND SEAS End of the Three Years Strike of Lake Seamen-A Welfare
 Plan Leads to Disagreement

character. They feel that since the opinion of the master of the ship or other superior officer is to be final, a
 man to' remain ih the service must please his superior officer at any cost, or be stigmatized as incompetent or
 undesirable for the rest of his life. So the strike began in 1909 and has
 not yet been called off, although the
 places of the strikers have undoubt- edly been filled by other men. Dur
 ing the season of 19O95 however, there
 wast a considerable amount of inter-
 ruption and some violence-and here arises the unique feature of this cons
 troversy. In May 1909 the secrc-
 tary of the Ohio State Board of Arbi- tration invited the Arbitration Boards of the six states surrounding the Great Lakes to participate in. conference with regard to the situation. Rep- resentatives of the unions appeared in response to the request of the Joint Conference which followed, but the Lake Carrie rs' Association officials did not appear. Instead, w. Livingstone. president of the Lake Carriers Asso- citation, sent letter saying: "The sole entire question at issue at the pres ent time, so far as the Lake Carriers Association is concerned, is the open shop principle. That being a funda- to1 bieration.''
 Nothing further was cone; no in- vestigation of conditions on the Great Lakes has been made. Mary charges have been made by union officials as to conditions existing upon the boats, and these charges have not, so far as I have been able to learn, been Ge- nied. But the joint Conference Board discovered one thing in addition to the fact that the Lake Carriers Associa- tion would not meet them. It was this great agency of interstate conn merce was, as regards labor disputes. outside of the jurisdiction of the fed- eral laws regarding interstate com merce. The Federal Arbitration Act (the Erdman Law of 1898 which ap- plies to interstate commerce on rail- roads) expressly excludes from it's ju- risdiction marine commerce
 This is indeed a situation full of possibilities of great harm to public interests. Che side has said "There is nothing to, ,arbitrates. The other has declared under oath that the rights of workmen are being denied, that American seamen are being driv- en off our inland seas--tEe only train- ing school for American seamen still remaining-that incompetent and sin- experienced men and immature boys are being employed upon the Great Lakes, with consequent peril to hu- man life and property. And there is no state government that may legally make inquiry, since the issues involv- ed are concerned in interstate com- merce; and there is no Federal agency now in existence with power either 70 investigate or propose measures of amelioration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
JUNIOR LEAGUE TO
 PRESENT VAUDEVILLE SHOW.

The members of the Junior League of the Park Avenue Temple will give a unique entertainment at the Tenn ple this Wednesday evening. This will be in the form of a vaudeville show and will certainly have surprises for all. With the aid of Mrs. J. Gill man,and the Misses Florence Loewith, Marguerite Goldstein, Lydia Landes- man, Augusta Rosenthal, and Lydia Goldstein, a very amusing program has been arranged. The young ladies of the club have been working ear- nestly for the past two months and believe that their show will be g great success. A most enjoyable evening is assured to all who attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

'I want your votes, if you can give them to me on principle. The bal ance of power in the Chicago con vention will lie in handful of votes, and if have them, neither Taft nor Roosevelt viii get the nomination"
 This significant statementawas made to the voters of Elizabeth, New Jer- sey, within the week, by Senator La Toilette Of the Republican dele gates already chosen the Taft forces claim 496; the Roosevelt men, 416: LaFollette, 36; and Cummins 10, while sixty are still uninstructed. Of the remaining sixty yet to be chosen it is regarded as altogether likely that the former president will get the majority. When the convention meets. some of the contested delegates are almost sure to be decided in Roosevelt's favor, with the final re- suit that Taft and Roosevelt will en- ter the final lap of the race practical tx tied in. delegate strength, with nefthef having enough to land the cov- eted plum.
 Enter LaFollette with his little band of 36 delegates. It is known positively that LaF'ollette has nothing common with President Taft, and yet it is significant that so far in his campaign the fighting Wisconsin Sem ator has attacked Roosevelt much more vigorously than he has Taft. He ha6kS5 pointed out that R5E|5sTeH nfV87 did any thing to real ly check the trusts while he was in office, and that he was on particu- iarly friendly terms with the steel trust. LaFollette is absolutely un- compromising. There is none of the -and-I,ll- -tickle-you" el-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
THE FARMER: MAY 28, 1912

caused him to exclaim Such a place! such people! Washington he liked better, and found much to please him in Canada, especially his voyage down the St. Lawrence, which gave him the idea for his Canadian Boat Song." -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

famed Jersey Lily'' Then came the big successes of his career as star in 'Mr Barnes of New York and III "Blue Jeans.'' Turning playwright, he wrote a drama called "Adrift" as- suming the leading role of Richard Gray. He added to his fame as the Earl of Woodstock in Sporting Life'' and Dick Johnson in Belasco's Girl of the Golden West"
 MT. Hilliard's first wife was Cora Bell. who divorced him in 1894, secur- ing the custory of their son, then a lad of twelve, who later became an officer in the United States Navy. Sn 1896 the actor married Mrs. Nellie B. Murphy, .'grass widow" whose for mer husband was Edgar G. Murphy, noted as a wing shot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

agined that, after this life, men would be changed into mules and women in- to turtle e-doves, would find the meta at Bermuda"
 The bard returned to England by way of New York, and the latter city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

It was just quarter of century ago to-day, May 28, 1887, that the British steamer Sir John Lawrence was wrecked by typhoon in the In- dian Ocean, constituting one of the most terrible sea disasters in history, with the exception of the Titanic ca tastrophe. Seven hundred and fifty lives were lost
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD.

New Britain, May 2S-The breaking of the scaffolding of a building in course of construction on Washington street, yesterday afternoon caused Harry Bueuay, of Waterbury, to fall IA feet to the ground. He was taken to a local hospital internally injured and in critical condition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
Thr a. M. Rran Unntpany. x E3tahllahpn 1H51.
PORCH FURNITURE SALE CLOSES ,,
 WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

Furnishing the summer living is pleasant task, and not very expensive With little care and forethough many pieces may be selected that will do for indoor the year round, well the anda. This applies especially to Willow and Hong Kong furniture for better attractive chairs and rockers for general could hardly be found.
 Willow Furniture, Silver Gray Black,
 Natural Color and Baronial Brown, in
 charming designs with coverings of Gre
 tonne seat and back cushions to com
 bine with color of willow,
 subject to 20 per cent
 High-backed Rockers with arms, natural finish, green dark brown at $2.OO, $2.2O and $2.60. Rockers with reed seats and slat backs, .59, 80, $1.4O.
 Bar Harbor Chairs, always in favor,
 $500 very special.
 Tn this large group of Porch Furniture many odd Chairs and Rockers, those with pockets at the side Hour Glass and Reclining Chairs, Canton Chairs of Rattan Peel, big Divans with cushions and many others all comfortable and good to look at. Wednesday the last daysfor special prices. Deliveries made promptly Fourth floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
MASONIC NOTES.

Corinthian lodge, F. & A. M. will confer the F. c. degree at 7:3O this evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
FLAGS FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

TL11S1o r0r~ 'N1I1NHOrN1F4L .L1EA1 1- United States Flags in awool bunting, fast colors well made to stand wind and weather and in sizes from x it. to 18 fit.
 The above sizes in stock and ready for delivery. Other sizes required will have made to order. Yacht Ensings, Boat Remnants,
 Union Jacks. Special in House Flag of convenient size $3.5O. Small Cotton Flags mounted staffs, 10 cts.
 Special in Cotton Flag 4 fit. with pole and fixture complete,
 $1.39. In the Basement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

Quizzer-"Do you know of any good
 way to keep trousers from bagging at the knees?'' Whizzer-.Sure. Turn 'em around
 and wear 'em backward on alternate
 days.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

Wednesday is Miss Alden's day at the Art Section. Come and select your embroidery for work be finished by Chrlstnas and learn the stitches If the piece you bought last week troubles you bring 1t in and be helped out
Morris tribune., 1912-01-12

The story of A. F. Bean is entitled
to publicity. He does not fit into the
present day scheme of business ethics.
He has just paid more than 5000, 600
including interest on debts long ago
outlawed.
In 1890 Mr.. Bean failed in his
milling business at Fairbault and owed
100000 of debts. He borrowed
$1,000 and leased the mill at New
Prague. The business prospered and
he extended, being now president OF
= company which has line of mills
in this country aud Canada. At II
years Of age he found himself able to
wipe out all the old debts and has
done 80, paying six per cent interest.
Buffalo Journal.
Morris tribune., 1912-01-12
COMPANY HELD RESPONSIBLE
State Railroad Commission Recon-.
mends Criminal Prosecution for
Disaster at Odessa.

Placing blame on the railroad COM
pany for 'winking att it's employees
who violate train rules and on the
employees for violating them the state
railroad and warehouse commission
filed with the attorney general a
report on the wreck of the Columbian
limited on the St. Paul road and rec
commended criminal prosecution.
At least nine men were guilty of a
violation of rules which resulted in
the death of ten persons and the
manning of eighteen, the commission
holds.
Wearied, too, with the claims adj
vanced by numerous roads that the
cars of their finest trains are of all
steel construction the commission rec
ommends system of government in
spection of the construction of cars,
rails and all steel work used in the
manufacture of cars.
"The increasing number of accidents
caused by broken rails" the commits
sion's report says, land switches, and
the imperfect condition of certain por-
tons of equipment, make it very ap-
parent that the interests of both the
public and the railway companies will
be best subserved by having such in.
spectiOn."
Three Of the guilty employees, says
the report, knew that they were VIC
lating the rules. "The practice of vic
lating rules" the commissioners say
taken in connection with certain ad
missions made at the hearing, shows
that the railroad company should be
charged with knowledge that their
rules are frequently disobeyed and
the commission cannot refrain from
condemning this condition. The
block in which the wreck occurred
is twenty miles long and is declared
too long for practical operation, sc
employees are compelled to take q
chance" and their acts have beer
winked at by higher officials.
Morris tribune., 1912-01-12
FRIDAY. JANUARY IA, 1912

Down in Minneapolis the thieves go
into the court house and carry away
anything they want from the soap and
towels to the handles of the doors.
The last theft was a 1000 pound
radiator. The wonder is that so
many thieves there resort to the un-
pleasant work of porch climbing or
holding up pedestrians on a cold night
when the court house is so handy.
Morris tribune., 1912-01-12

Theodore Roosevelt has thrown the
great weight Of his influence into the
contest against the undue assumption
of power by the courts. and in a re-
cent editorial in the Outlook stated
the grievance against the courts as a
hinderance to progress and carefully
defined the boundaries of legitimate
criticism. The American Judge is
different from every other judge in
the world because he has to deal with
so many different classes of law.
First in rank is the federal constitu-
ton, then the state constitution. then
the federal statutes, then the state
statutes and then municipal ordinances.
If any of these laws conflict with one
of higher class than itself, it is
void, land in this country we have
vested in the courts the authority to
declare when such a conflict exists.
The conflict therefore. between the
new and the old is ever an unequal
one, for the old constitutions are su-
preme. and progress is thus impeded.
The ex-presldent would permit of q
referendum to the whole people of a
decision which blocks some funda.
mental reform. He would take away
from the courts the power to have
the final decision as to whether or not
they have the power to enact certain
laws which the people themselves
want. New conditions teach new
duties and an intelligent people will
always progress. and the courts with
their eyes to the past. must be re-
stained in their power to stand in the
way of social and industrial progress
Morris tribune., 1912-01-12
GERMAN AND AMERICAN
POLITICS.

The quaint old saying. "There is a
good deal of human nature in people. "
is nowhere more applicable than in
the study of politics. In our own
country we see the fraities and foibles
of politicians and voters, but in the
politics of foreign countries. where
we are not so familiar with men and
conditions. we carelessly rely much
more upon the declarations of party
platforms and creeds and think less of
the selfish, personal, and party mo-
tives. If to-day in Germany we read
the party platforms we are impressed,