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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
PINCHOT EXPLAINS
 HIS ATTACKS ON TAFT.
fspecial from United Press,

1SpecfaI from United Press.l
 Devils Lake, N. J., March 6.-De- cIaring his attacks on President Taft were not being made from any per sonal feeling, Clifford Pinchot spoke here, today, in the interests of Roose- welt candidates for delegates at the primary election, March 19. Pinchot closes his three day tour of the state with an address, tonight.
 The anti-primary fight for dele gates to the national convention throughout the state is bitter. LaFol- lette managers are urging voters who prefer Roosevelt to Taft to join un- der the LaFollette banner as they de- clare Roosevelt will be the second choice of their delegates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS DISCUSSED BY FEDERATION.

Washington, March 6-Workmen's compensation and the prevention of accidents in various industries were the subjects discussed at today's ses- sion of the National Civic Federation, by Ausust Belmont, of New York. Senator Sutherland, of Utah, Secre, tary of the Treasury MacVeagh and others.
 Pensions for government and civil employees were advocated by Andrew w. Mckee, president of the civil ser vice retirement association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
Inherited. .s it Were.

Professor-Yes. sir. your daughter is pretty well grounded in French. but it will. of course. take some time and trouble for her to acquire fuency. Fa- ther-Well. you know. that's rather strange to me. I had an idea that the fIuency would have come sort of nat ural to her Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
SHERIFF HAS ALLEGED
 EMBEZZLER YEAGER IN TOW
Special from United Press.

Especial from United Press.)
 Thompsonville, March 6-With Gus tave Yeager in tow, Sheriff Jesse D. Hall, of Macon County, Mo-, started for home today. Yeager waived ex- tradition proceedings and agreed to re- turn to Macon City, Mo-, to answer charge of embedding s13,0O0 from the Pioneer Gold Mining Company
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
8rioht Bow.

What is your name. little boyf' queried the street car conductor of a small passenger who was travelling alone.
 willie Jones'" was the reply. Whats your nameY'
 John Wood" answered the conduct or.
 "Woodr' exclaimed the little fellow. ''Why, thought wood was noncone Chicago News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06

OVWA seconds after tkey had crossed the St. Lawrence river be in the gulf of Mex leo. carrying with them the whole sur- face of the continent In a mass not simply of ruin. but of glowing vapor.- Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
ROOSEVELT READS WHILE
 WAITING FOR JURY DUTY.
Special from United Press,

(SDeC1aI rom Unlted PreSS.0
 Mineola, l.. l., March 6.-While waiting for his name to be drawn for the grand jury box, today, Colonel Roosevelt occupied himself with a book he had brought over from Oyster Bay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
MRS. sPOTTSwOoD
 ASKS DAMAGES.

Especial from United Press.)
 New London, March 6-Ten thousard dollars damages Is asked of the Con- necticut Company today by Mrs. Maurice Spottswood, widow of the trolley starter electrocuted here last December. The Superior court will hear the suit. The plaintiff alleges that necessary safety appliances were not provided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06

New YOrk-Professor Morgan, of Co., lumbia, has started ''cost of living class among the students to deter mine why food products cost so much
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
THE SMITH MURRAY co. NOTION DEPT. SPECIALS

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06

washington.-Red ink and vanilla gre drunk by Indians when unable to get whiskey, Francis E. Leupp, for ler Indian commissioner, told a House committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
New Spring Wash Goods

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The Washington times., 1912-07-16
CONTENTS OF BILL
FOR DIVORCE. ARE
kept SUPPRESSED
Mrs. Laura Ellis Said to
Make Serious Charges
Against Husband.

Reposing In the safe Of the clerk OF
the District Supreme Court is a petition
for an absolute divorce in which Mrs.
Laura Lawson Ellis is believed to have
made startling allegations of unfaithfui-
ness against her husband, Frank Ellis,
prominent clubman and friend Of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft.
Justice Anderson extended the unusual
privilege Of permitting the suppression
Of the contents of the bill because of
the social prominence of the principals,
and as consequence there much
speculation In society circles over the
nature o. the charges of misconduct
made BY Mrs. Ellis, who came from
Cincinnati, where she first became ac-
quainted with the Tafts.
Official secrecy thrown about the
scandal extends to the office OF the
United States Marshal. A deputy serv-
ed summons on Mr.. Ellis this fore
noon, but refused to say where he
found the clubman, and his superiors
were just as reticent.
Interest centers especially over the
identity of the correspondent in the case.
No name IS given on the docket and 1t
is assumed that the identity of the
woman In the scandal is Intentionally
withheld from the public owing to her
probable prominence. In suits for abso-
Lutte divorces the correspondent Is fire.
quently designated as IA woman un-
known" or "a man unknown as the
case may be. c
Nathaniel Wilson, president of the
Metropolitan Club, from which Mr.. Ellis
has resigned, appears as counsel for
Mrs. Ellis. He declines to divulge the
nature Of the accusations against the
clubman.
1t is understood that Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis. who formerly occupied handsome
home at 1896 New Hampshire avenue
northwest, have been estranged for
nearly a year. One Of the last functions
they attended together is said to have
been the performance of the Ben Greet
Players on the White House lawn.
Friends of Mrs. Ellis say that she has
friend. Mrs. Thomas F. Gaff, at the
latters summer place. The Ship, Oster-
vile. Mass. Mrs. Ellis mother. it Is
announced. has returned to her home in
Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
DEMOCRATS CALL
ON GOV. MARSHALL
AT INDIANAPOLIS
Returning National Commit
teemen Pay Respects to
-.. Indiana Man.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 16-Eight-
cen members Of the Democratic national
committee, after breakfast today at
Thomas Taggart's hotel, and an infor-
NAL reception to local Democrats in the
parlors of the same hotel, called on
Governor Marshall in the executive Of
fees Of the state house. The committee
members are returning home after the
Chicago meeting. and came to Indianap-
oils to pay their respects to Governor
Marshall.
The members Of the committee were
introduced to Governor Marshall by
Thomas Taggart. national committee
man for Indiana. The committee was
escorted TO the State house, led by the
Indiana military band, which accom-
panied the Marshall boomers to Balti-
more.
All the Democratic state officials were
present at the state House reception.
Following the reception the committee
was taken In automobiles on a sight
seeing tour OF the city and returned TO
the Denizen Hotel for lunch. A few
members of the committee have accepted
Invitations from Thomas Taggart to
spend a few days at French Lick before
they go home.
National committeeman composing the
Sarty who visited the governor today
were: William Dorsey Jelks. Alabama
willard Salisbury. Delaware; Thomas
Taggart, Indiana; Robert Ewing. Louis
lana; Edward r. Goltra, Missouri; A. A.
Joney, New Mexico: Robert 8. Hudspeth.
New Jersey; Josephus Daniels, North
Carolina John Bugger, North Dakota
william r. King. oregon; A. Mitchell
Palmer, Pennsylvania: George w. Green.
Rhode Island; Thomas A. Browne, Ver-
mont; J. Taylor Ellison, Virginia; Joseph
z. Davies, Wisconsin; Secretary of the
committee, P. Henry w. Dooley. Porto
Rico.
Chairman McCombs was prevented
from coming to Indianapolis with the
committee on account of business en-
gagements In Chicago.
Committeeman Wood, of Michigan.
and McGraw. OF West Virginia, were
prevented from coming, according to
Taggart, because they were compelled
to hasten back to their States to stop
booms for governor that have been
launched since they left their States.
Accompanying the committee to In.
dianapolis were Col. John T. Martin OF
st. Louis. sergeant-at-arms OF the com
mittee; E J. Grosscup, New Jersey
State chairman, and Col. z. T. Burnes
secretary Of the New Jersey state COM
mfttee. -
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
KNOW AND DISAPPROVE..

The semi-ofical announcement is made by the
Taft managers that he will not make a speaking
campaign because his speeches during the antecon-
vention fight completely set forth his position.
The results of the primaries in every State whete
Taft spoke prove that the people know where Taft
stands and they do not want him for another term.
There really is need for him to invite them TO do
it all over again.
Besides it would be mighty embarrassing for
him to explain to the Republicans of California.
Washington, Arizona, Indiana Michigan and other
States just why the delegates they elected to repre-
sent them at Chicago were not permitted to hold
their seats and vote
The Presidents managers are showing that bet
ter part of valor known discretion when they keep
him off the stump
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
Says That Delays in Mail Delivery
Are Not Confined to the North.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Mr.. Newman was right in regard to
the mail service being in q deplorable
condition, but he is very much in error
II he thinks 1t is only the northeast
section that is neglected. the exclusive
northwest is also favored by receiving
office makes savinS. I ain RELIABLY
informed that carriers now deliver the
mail on their own routes, and then take
from one-half to one-third of the ad
joining route, and We have not received
our mail any too soon under the most
favorable circumstances, one can easily
see now late this arrangement makes
the mail delivered. A letter carrier told
me that many Of the men offered to
give up their fifteen days leave rather
than work their own route and part of
Eomeone else's in the hot weather The
postal statistics don't bear out the post
office claim that mail falls off in vol
ume so much. Speaking of the matter
with the carrier he said, while 1t Is
true many of the people he serves leave
the city for the summer, he has to
mark all the letters to where they
go, and Also deliver the magazines and
other mail at the house, for some one is
for him. I said to him, you only work
eight hours don't you? and he said, Of
ficially only eight but just now l am
at the office at $50 a. m, but don't Of
ticially report until 6:10, and on the Sec
ond trip at 1:O, but don't ring on the
clock until o'clock, so there Is one hour
and ten minutes we are not credited
not compelled to dc this but can't get
their mail up in time unless they do
and II it isn't up in time they are jump
ed on. II. s. NJ.
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
Believes That the Sale Of Liquor
Contributes to the Population
And Necessity Of Prisons.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The late Lord Chief Justice Cooleridge,
court OF kings bench. remarked: 'If
we could make England sober. we could
shut up nine-tenths OF our prisons"
In proportion as sobristy has dimin-
ished have prisons increased, till prisons
have become a necessary appendage Of
society.
Where liquor is sold by power Of
license crime abounds, not because peo-
pie incline to crime naturally. but they
are educated into crime for a price.
The liquor business lives on the volun-
tary contributions of the hard-earned
livelihood Of the people. How many
realize this fact?
The executive power of the saloon
secures its raw material in the boy,
and turns out the drunkard as the fin
ished product.
The far-sighted English priest. instead
of demanding relief from the cause.
the cause through fear of giving offense
to the people being educated into
crime continually.
Coming down to our own time. IF
| there Is no death to the liquor traffic,
there Is no future life for the nation"
The bulk OF the American people are
slowly coming to understand that the
power of the liquor business Is the
TunHB power IN AneTNd.
II Is not unfair to submit, as an Off
set, that II the same interest was mani
tested against the saloon that there Is
for baseball. the exhibit would show
| such falling off in crime. such de-
cline in police calls, such a diminutior
| OF police courts. such lessening OF
family disturbances. that the surprised
people would ask why was this not
done before.
When the people Of the District whc
are opposed to the liquor traffic unite
on one platform for liquor suppression
when all churches. creeds. and societies
unite on one plank of that platform fol
| liquor suppression and determination o
the liquor business, the saloon will &c
and the question will prevail, why Il
was not done before.
This platform for unity of sentiment
and activity of purpose, must be a.
broad as the liquor interests are, anc
as persistent for right. as the saloor
Is for usurping the rights OF Its op
ponents.
The saving grace Of this coalition fol
determination must reach every chilC
! growing into manhood or womanhood
even to the fourth generation, instruct
ing them to abhor saloon conditions
and the associations that cling to III
ungodly Generalization.
Truth loses none of its force ant
strength by repetition, however closer!
Il may be established.
Reformatory work grows int
strength as its favorable condition.
catch the public eve. and the lord chic
Justice of England was wise. in supple
mentlng his remarks with the passinl
certainty of his desire to close IN
prisons, with the cause of their pres
A. NJ. BROWN.
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
JUDGED BY THEIR COMPANY.

The men who are responsible for Taft's nomina-
ton, who now are his advisers and would dominate
his next Administration in event he we're elected
are notorious throughout the nation Bosses and
representatives of Special Privilege: Ballinger
Smoot Kealing Barnes, Penrose, Stevenson, Gug
genheim, Calhoun.
The men whose votes are necessary to elect Will
son we'll known throughout the country. 1t will
require the combined strength of Murphy, Sullivan,
Taggart, Ryan, Smith, Bailey, the high protection
Democrats of the South, the bosses of the great
cities and the low tariff Democrat to elect Wilson,
and if they do they will elect men of their kind to
Congress.
Signing the call for the formation of the third
party are such men as Governor Johnson who
freed California from the grip of the Southern Pa
cihc railroad; Ben Lindsey, the pioneer in child
saving through the juvenile court and the tireess
hunter of the beast in the jungle Heney, the prose-
cutor of land thieves in Oregon and the prosecutor
of the thieves in San Francisco; Garfield and Pin
chot the two men who have stood out against the
theft of the public lands and wealth and forced the
issue to where the Taft Administration had to sur
render; Pondexter, who dared to fight machines
and corruption and Big Business in Washington
State. Colby and Record and Fort who made the
same kind of fight in New Jersey before Wilson
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
PRICES AND PER CAPITA CIRCULATION.

1t is announced that the per capita circulation
has gone up cents in the past year, and is now
$3426. The advance is smaller than in other recent
years.
! Oddly enough, the same people who two decades
Rgo wanted more per capita, because they said it
would make prices higher, are now pleased because
the per capita isn't coming so strong. They were
right about more money making higher prices, but
experience since the flood of gold" set in, has shown
that prices advance faster in such conditions, than
wages, salaries, or fixed incomes. Everybody has to
pay in the advanced prices; not nearly everybody
gets his full share of their benefit
That's what makes our cost-of-living problem.
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
PLATFORM INTERPRETING EASY.

We are indebted to the New York World for the
following information:
The greatest interest regarding the platform lies in
Governor Wilson's Interpretation of the tariff plank.
This plank is regarded by Western progressive Demo-
ideal But leaders holding contrary views
on this point all unite in the opinion that, matter
what Interpretation Governor Wilson may place dpon
the tariff ISSUE it will not appreciable dis
sension in the party.
Quite true! The leaders holding contrary
views to the ideal tariff plank not alarmed about
Candidate Wilson's Interpretation of that or any
other plank He can interpret anything in the plat
form to suit himself and get the votes After elec
tion, in event he wins and carries with him Demo-
cratic Congress, these Leaders holding contrary
views" will get busy with the tariff and Wilson
file his Interpretation in the archives
Leaders holding contrary views" to the Balti-
more platform do not care who interprets the plat
form so long they are permitted to carry it out
and bury it.
The Washington times., 1912-07-16

on this medium Of urbanity to the pub
lie.
1t is sad. 1t is unutterably sad that
with all the grandeur of soul President
Taft has shown toward the South. that
politics inevitably demands that our be-
loved South should stand in an atti-
tude of antagonism to him.
II ever man rose superior to himself
fieshy encasement and scared untrodden
high and seemed at home where the
grandest bashful looked" that soul is
William Howard Taft's, the brightest
star in mans armament.
You would not give me space to elab-
crate the magnifcense and the large
ness. of President Taft toward the
South.
hope you will indulge me in other
communications. The principal opposi-
ton now is because he has tried to be
fair and just to the South.
Candidate Wilson, with an antagonis-
tic Senate cannot for his life do IL he
should be elected, as much as President
Taft has done and will continue to do
| for our beloved section. and the South
ter anything in denunciation OF William
Howard Taft should lose the use OF that
organ.
Grover Cleveland never went half so
| far as President Taft has gone, and yet
| he has only been fair and honest.
| The greatest mind of all time has
called ingratitude a ''marble-hea
fend." Gratitude is inseparable from
honor and the Southern man or woman
who can abuse President Taft or ignore
all his sublime efforts to do "tha,
which was right in the sight OF the
Lord for our section Is not worthy ol
GEORGE c. TANNER.
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
Reforms Will Be Urged
By Majority Report

Members Of the Stanley Steel Investi-
eating Committee have abandoned the
hope of obtaining a unanimous report
on the investigation Of the United
States Steel Corporation. There will
be two, and probably three, reports
made by the several factions on the
committee.
Chairman Stanley has prepared the
majority report. which probably will be
signed by the Democrats of the COM
mittee. Congressman Young of Michi-
gan has a minority report all his own
and there is some doubt that other Re-
publican members will join in signing
the Young views. Congressman Gard
ner, Republican, indicates that he
cannot agree with the Young report
and says he will devote his energies to
obtaining "a unanimous. progressive re-
port from the Republican members OF
the committee Mr.. Gardner has an
litical flavor and he asserts that poll
tics shouldn't play a part IN the nhu-
ings Of the House steel investigators.
1.-THE Republican members must take
land must lead in subinitting definite
remedial legislation. The report on the
Steel Corporation affords our, party an
opportunity to lead the way.
The steel report will be filed with the
| House within the next ten days. There
| is little doubt the features of the ma
jority report will be as follows:
Vigorous criticism of the absorption
| of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany.
Recommendation that legislation shall
be enacted to prevent the organization
| of holding companies for industrial con-
Germs.
nibtting Industrial corporations from
| owning common carriers.
| Recommendation for legislation tc
| prevent one Industrial corporation from
holding stock in competing corpora
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
What's on the Program in
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: National. No. II,
z. A.: Armenius, No. 25, Z. A.; My
ron M. Parker. No. q: King David,
No. 2S.
Meeting of Mizpah Chapter, No. 8,
order of the Eastern Star.
The following lodges of Knights of Py-
thias will meet tonight; Webster. MOI
ETptIs Excelsior; H. No. K IA; Capital No. "a;
The following lodges OF Odd Fellows
will meet tonight; Washington, No
6, degree; Golden Rule. No. q, and
Amity, No. q, business.
Meeting of Naomi, No. 1, Rebekaf
Lodge. business tonight.
Grand encampment and semI-annual
session, l. o. o. F.. tonight.
The following tribes OF Red Men will
meet tonight idaho Tribe, No. 10,
Northeast Temple, Twelfth and II
streets northeast; Oscola Tribe, No,
10, Tenleytown.
Meeting Of Waneta Council, No. g.
Degree of Pocahontas, Society Temple
Fifth and G streets northwest, to-
night.
Meeting Of Alexandria Council, No 42s,
Protected Home Circle, in Alexandria
tonight
Open-atr services, Mchendree NJ. r
Church.
Concert by the United States Engineel
Band, Smithsonian Grounds, 1880 D. M
Concert by the Fifteenth United States
Cavalry Band. Fort Myer, 5 p. m.
Visit of department commander ant
staff to Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp
No. /, United Spanish War Veterans
tonight.
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
THE ANNUAL MUss ON THE AVENUE.

No, Ardent Inquirer, it is not reasonable to
conclude that the Capital Traction Company rips the
nwardness out of Pennsylvania avenue each sue
ceeding summer and piles it up in the cutters and
along the pavement merely for the fun of hurting
business on the Avenue.
Nor is it justHable to assume that it does this in
order to add to the discomfort of folks trying to
navigate that thoroughfare
Nor yet in order to delay traffic. with any ma.
lcious purpose of causing people to miss their trains
Neither do we believe the Traction Company
puts on this stunt each summer just for the amuse-
ment of separating itself from its surplus cash. If
it were making too much money, why shouldn't it
give us universal transfers?
We don't know certainly why the company does
it. But we strongly suspect that it wants to give
this town, and especially Congress- which mostly
rides to and from its daily labors by way of the
Avenue, an illustration of how Public Service
Commission could make itself useful 1t could pre-
scribe and enforce construction regulations that
would make such conditions unnecessary and i'm.
possible.
The Washington times., 1912-07-16

took the reins Of government; and so the list might
be continued and a score Of other men who have
been fighting the battles of the people without any
hope Of reward other than that of an approving
conscience, be mentioned.
Judged by the men back Of them which Of the
three candidates more nearly represents the people?
Which administration, influenced by the kind Of men
who are back Of the candidates, would come more
nearly giving us representative government, a
real rule of the people? . ..,
The Washington times., 1912-07-16
WILL NOTIFY TAFT
HERE ON AUGUST 1
National Committee Will Call At
p" White House For
~, -. Occasion.

In accordance with the wishes Of
President Taft the Republican national
committee will come to Washington
August l.. and officially lotify him that
he has been chosen to lead the q. q. p.
In. the coming campaign The plans
provide that Mr.. Taft shall receive the
committee on the rear portico of the
White House. He will speak from the
portico with the committeeman grouped
below him on the lawn.
If Congress is adjourned by August
/, the President will go to Beverly on
the night he Is notified and stay there
until late in the fall. II Congress de-
cides to continue in session after
August !. the President will return 10
Washington within a few days after
August l, and will not go North until
the legislators are ready to quit. He
will not go to Beverly before the noti-
fication,