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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

minor part in "A Business Woman. :,
 He was not long In the provinces, for
 the management of the Prince Of
 Wales Theatre in London soon recox-
 nized his ability and gave him the
 part of Lieut.. Short in Naval En-
 agreements ''s For a decade he re-
 mained continuously at that play
 house and played many prominent i roles in the once popular comedies of the late T. W. Robertson. In 1873 he became manager, leasing the Court Theatre in London, and in his company were some of the greatest actors and actresses of the age including Ellen Terry, Mir. and Mrs. Kendall and John Clayton. For about ten years he was in 1889 the Garrick theatre was built especially for him. In 1898 he took over the Globe, and there he made the great triumph of his career in 'sThe Gay Lord Quex' a role that fitted him as the glove the hand. About . dozen years ago he toured America in that play and made as great re- he enjoyed in England. His first American appearance was in 1895 in "A Pair of Spectacles."
 Five years ago Sir John was knight ed by King Edward, in recognition of his supremacy in dramatic art, and in the same year he gave his farewell performance in London of 1.-The Gay Lord Quex". Since then he has ap- peared in several other productions, For many years Sir John has beSn universally considered by critics to be the greatest actor in the old men,g parts. That is purely matter Of art and makeup, however, for, as pre-
 v4oSsly expiaiaed. he tsnS xsafU s5<.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
SIX YEARS AND ONE TERM

The Clayton resolution limiting the term of the president of the United States to one six year period has been favorably reported from the commit tee. A majority of both Houses oe Congress have declared upon canvass that they are favorable to the resolu- tion and there is strong probability that the constitutional amendment provided for therein will be submit ted to the states.
 Mir. Roosevelt has referred to the proposed amendment as ''tomfoop' proposition. Not everybody will share his opinion.
 There has always been an undercur- rent of dread that some especially strong executive might repeat history. using the great patronage at his com mand and his headship of the army and navy to perpetuate himself in of- flee.
 The Convention of 1787 contained a large proportion of delegates who favored single term. Seven states voted for a seven year term without reelection Nine states afterward voted for a. six year term without re- election.
 Since it appears that eight years in office has not been sufficient to an- able any president to make himself a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

does not show as great an ability as the boy, even though she may have it.
 'In regard to the relative tendency of boys and girls to choose elective courses in mathematics the answers to a questionaire indicate that boys are much more inclined to elect such courses than girls are.'
 In Investigating the relative math- ematical ability of the colored race, a questionable was sent to eleven we'll known negro schools and colleges in the South.
 .'The general feeling in the institu- tions covered by this report" says the Government monograph, 'is that the difference between the races in the matter of mathematics, in so far as any differences exist, are due to con- ditions rather than to race character istics.
 "Five of the schools feel that there is no difference due to race. Two are of the opinion that colored students generally are not the equals of white students One school was not able to make any comparison. Three did not reply to the question regarding a comparison of the races. Replies were made by both white and color ed teachers who have had years of experience in colored schools and in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
SIR JOHN HARE, ss TOMORROW.
 IS AS LIVELY AS BERNHARDT

E Although he was born in 1914, which
 seems like very ancient times, indeed,
 and will celebrate his sixty-eighth
 birthday tomorrow. Sir John Hare.
 the grand young old man of the stage. is as lively and chipper a blade as you could find in a days travel. Not long ago the distinguished English actor crossed the pond, principally
 to act as judge in Canadian anna teur dramatic competition, and start ed out on the long trip to Ottawa by
 way of New York as casually as it he were going only to the corner .pub". When man reaches the ven- erable age of sixty-eight, however.
 without signs of wear and tear. the world naturally wants to know his formula for growing old without show ing it. So. when met Sir John the I am not old,'' he insisted, ''and I can prove it to you. You are Irish. are you not?'' "Begorra, an how did ye ever guess :t?'' says I, as tickled as a cat with a saucer of cream. s'No matter" continued Sir John, with a look. "As an Irishman, you are of course a gallant lad and always ready to defend the ladies'" "Glory be- says I. brushing my hair with one hand and pulling me necktie in- to place with the other. Well, then, :"
 incurred Sir John. what would you do to a chap that referred to Sarah Bernhardt as an old woman?" Say, I, "I should call the fellow what he is,'' says "a mean, malicious and men, dacious liar,'' says I, '.by telephone 2 says I. 'svery well,'' declared Sir Bernhardt is not old, neither am I, as we were both born in the same year,
 Sir John is a Yorkshire man, and was born at Giggleswick and educat- ed at the Giggleswick Grammar school His first appearance on any stage was at the Prince of Wales' theatre in Liverpool, where he, had 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

one of very great importance ever since the adoption of the present sys- tenn of treating the waterways Of the country, for one of the most serious handicaps to water transportation has been the lack of public dock facili- ties at reasonable rates and within the reach of all desiring to use them.
 'The tendency has been toward ownership and control of such faciii- ties by railroads the report says. Cor by these and steamship lines acting in conjunction with them, a practice not conducive to healthy competition on the cheap handling of freight. While many communities, including several of the larger cities, are awakening to the importance of freeing commerce from this. handicap, by municipal or other public ownership or control of docks and terminal facilities, there is much remaining to be done"
 Senator Nelson, Chairman of the Commerce Committee, who is looked upon as the father of the Continuing Contract System, which has been of incalculable benefit in establishing a comprehensive policy Of waterway im- provements, is enthusiastic in support of these new departures in the river and harbor bill and hopes to see the bill signed by the President as 1t will pass the Senate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
A BLOT ON THE 'SCUTCHEON

of steak la cancerole, beef au Jus tubercule, and sheeps head au lump.
 A very foolish and short-sighted view, my masters.
 wileyism would yearly debar from circulation one million splendidly dis eased carcasses.
 Think of the possibilities for poten- tial medical practice arising from this Gargantuan feast of fostering stews cirrhotic patties, and putrescent roasts to say nothing of canned and sausaged offal.
 Dr. Wiley should be ashamed of himself.
 Dr. Wiley has proved himself a rem egade and traitor. and his name should be forever anathema.
 But to return to our lumpy-jawed mutton. ~
 In their defense, Secretary Wilson and his co-conspirator. Solicitor Me- Cabe-as fine a pair of bandits as ever scuttled ship-insist that Mrs. Caro- lima Bartlett Crane-who furnished Congressman John M. Nelson with the latest batch of Information concern ing the murderous activities of the Beef Trusts no lady.
 The inference is obvious-to Wilson. Ar And Dr. Wiley. as everyone knows, is more concerned about kicking up a lot of trouble and bother, and inter fering with business-a business of selling rotting meat, adulterated foods and embalmed delicacies--than he is about helping the administration ad- ministrate. It is even hinted that he is perniciously active merely to spite McCabe.
 |. But be that as it may, Sec'y Will son has little Eva beaten to a frazzle when it comes to thrilling, hair-rais- ing leaps across the unstable ice of public investigation.
 Meanwhile, old Vox Pop is prick ing up his furry ears, and getting ready to lambaste someone-PER- HAPS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
RIVER AND
 HARBOR BILL
Congress Desires Informa tion As to Terminal Facil-
 ities for Transportation

Washington, May 15.-The River and Harbor appropriation bill, report ed by Senator Nelson from the Com merce Committee of the upper branch of Congress is, in many ways. the most important measure the Com it urges legislation that cannot help but prove of a far-reaching charac- ter
 In extending the scope of the usual investigations on the part of the En- gineers which are required in order that comprehensive reports may be made on the same, the Committee em- phasizes the position taken by the Ma tional Rivers and Harbors Congress early in it's history, that of fixing a time limit for the completion of some of the large projects in order that the public may be prepared to use the harbOr or waterway thus improv- ed. The bill however, goes farther than any similar measure appropriat- ing money for rivers and harbors as it calls upon the Chief of Engineers of the Army and the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors to report to Congress, ''in which shall be in- than Dec. II, 1912, upon the saving as we'll as other advantages, which can be accomplished by the adoption of the continuing contract system, the rapidity with which projects should be completed, upon methods of stand ardization by which the waterways of the country may be improved uni- formly in proportion to their capac- ties.'' To enable the Board of En- gineers to properly secure this infor- nation an appropriation of $1OO,0eO is made. While this is a decided step forward the Commerce Commit tee is not content to stop there but requires that there shall be inquiries made into both private and public terminals, and transfer and dock ia cilities contiguous to the waterway 70 be improved.
 The question of terminals has been
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

There are many street railway lines which carry more traffic than those or Cleveland, which could be run at fair profit at the three cent rate. The rate on the surface cars of Bridge port is notoriously too high. and ought e s>e no more than four cents at the outside.
 Certainly no one can show any good reason why Waterbury enjoys a four cent rate and Bridgeport does not, except the suppineness of those persons in public power who are pre- sumed to look after the we'll being of the public and do not, preferring an attitude of abasement before a mo- nopoly with favors to grant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

inNthe country-America, ssthe land of the free and the home of the brave will have ceased to be an asylum for the persecuted refugees, fleeing from the bestial affliction of political ty- ranny.
 It will mock, with hideous grimace, the futile attempts of the bounded aud hunted to gain shelter from the over whelming disaster of serfdom-of mental. moral, and physical slavery. That for which we have nobly con- tended, that liberty, for which our forefathers suffered and laid down their lives. will. if this cruel and dew ilish machination, be affected. be de- nied the alien who petitions for the right to think and speak for himself and his fellows.
 The police and Secret Service of the United States will be placed at the disposal of the Russian Bureaucracy, and the poor devil with price on his head, whose sole offence is that he spoke-in hushed whisper, for little larger measure of liberty-will be ap- prehended and handed over to the agents of these gentle brutes.
 We must not permit this infamy.
 We must kill, not scotch, this Root bill, the Dillingham; Immigration bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

Is the cost of living something upon which laws and government can have any effect?
 The New York World seems to ad- init that the matter is within the reach of laws.
 But with respect to certain propos- ed laws it inquires if they will reducs the cost of living. It asks this ques- ton specincally of the initiative and referendum. and of preferential pri- maries.
 The answer must be an emphatic yes What Is the objection to the present course of legislation? Is it not that the making of laws is con- troIled by the very interests that are responsible for the high cost of liv- ing?
 Does not any measure that puts or tends to put the power of the gov ernment in the hands of the people tend to reduce the cost of living?
 The World has frequently asserted that there is an intimate connection between the empty market basket and . high protective tariff.
 It has frequently stated that the fariff barons control legislators.
 If the initiative and referendum, di- rect primaries and preferential pres- identia1 nominations make the people thef actual governing power do they not tend to reduce the cost of living' Of course they do.
 Tho first and most necessary thing to be done is that the people should obtain control of their representatives, and be in . position to keep the reins.
 This is exactly what the people are
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
MOHONK MEETING TODAY TO
 CONSIDER WORLD PEACE

One of the pioneer peace movements of the world is the Lake Mohonk Con ference on International Arbitration, which is scheduled to begin it's eigh- teenth annual session today at Mo- honk Lake, N. Y. Distinsuished statesmen. editors. lawyers, clergy men and humanitarians from all over the United States and Canada and from South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, will discuss international arbitration at time when unrest is much in evidence. The Mohonk meet ings are held on the magnificent es- tate of Albert Keith Smiley. who ori- ginated the conference, and all of the visitors are entertained by him and at his expense. MT. Smiley was born at vassalboro. Me, in 1928, and was educated in Haverford College, Pa, and for time was an instruc- tor in that institution. In 1858 he founded the English and Classical Academy in Philadelphia, and subse- qnently conducted schools in Maine and Providence, R. T. In 1869 he pur- chased the estate on the shores of beautiful Lake Mohonk, in Ulster contains $500 acres. From his youth MT. Smiley was interested in the In- dians and in 1879 was made mem Der of the United States Indian Com missioners. First hand investigations led him to believe that ''poor Lo" did not always get a square deal from the palefaces. and in 1882 MT. Smiley call- ed a national conference at Lake Mo- honk for the discussion of the Indian question. These gatherings have since been held annually. and ssince 1904 questions concerning the welfare of Filipinos, Porto Ricans and Hawaiians have also been considered. The first conference on international arbitra- tion was held at Mohonk in 1894. and each Spring has witnessed such a gathering of distinguished men of all nations at Lake Mohonk. MT. Smiley also has a winter home at Redlands, Cal, which has been the scene of a number of notable gatherings of hu- manitarians and educators. The con- ference opened today will be attend ed by official delegates from many chambers of commerce and boards of trade in leading cities of the United States and Canada The relation of t1Ic press to international arbitration also occupies a prominent place on the program, the speakers to include John Lewis, editor of the Toronto Star; Hamilton Holt. editor of the Independent, New York. and W c. Tribune.
 Today is the first anniversary of the accession of Lidj Jeassu, Negus or Emperor of Abyssinia. who succeeded Menolik IT., ''the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah" of May 15, 1911. Whether the sixteen year old boy who now rules over the destinies of the African kingdom ascended to the throne upon the death of his grand father, or whether the latter is still living in retirement, cannot be defi- tA1 a% sCk a score of times during the last de- cade, but on each occasion it was found that his death was grossly ex- aggerated.'' He died last in the Spring of 1911, but since then it has been reported that he is still alive, but partially paralyzed. Emperor Lidj was married at the age of thir- teen to the seven year old grand daughter of the late Emperor John. predecessor of 'Menelik.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
HOW TO FILL THE BASKET

I doing. When they. get the job done they will be in position to fill the empty basket How? Tariffs will De reduced. Public sservice monopolies will be publicly owned. and such ne- cessities as water, gas and electric light will be sold more cheaply. The coal trust will. be owned. or its prices will be regulated to moderation. by the public. The beef trust will be compelled to sell it's products at a fair price,
 Other trusts in the necessities of life will be owned, or regulated after fashion calculated to eliminate in- ordinate private profits.
 Cooperation will be encouraged among the farmers. and will be as- sisted by public funds
 The food raised on the farm will be brought to the people in the most di- rect way. following the elimination of unnecessary middle men.
 All these things require legislation to bring them about. This legisla- ton cannot be had of legislatures controlled by the interests. It can be- had of legislatures controlled by the people. The measures to which The World refers help much. They will fill the market basket. Not in a day perhaps, nor in two days, but ul- timately. The market basket was not emptied overnight. Present con- ditions have been 40 years getting themselves established. The climb back again will be long and difficult. It must either be a little more in the market basket every year, or little less. There will be no hurried tram sition from the empty basket to the basket heaped and overdowing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
FIRST THINGS

The first copies of the revised edi- tdon of the Old Testament were dis. tributed twenty.seven years ago today The work had been fifteen years in completion, and was issued jointly by the presses of Oxford, and Cambridge.
 The first visit of an English sover- elgn to Paris In over four centuries took place fifty-seven years ago today when Queen Victoria and Prince Al bert attended the opening of an in- dustrial exhibition in the French cap ital
 The United States agricultural bu- %reau, under the control of the Interior Department, was established by act or congress fifty years ago today, and in 1889 was made a separate depart- ment with a cabinet minister at its head
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
BLESSINGS OF THRIPPENCE

It is instructive to note that the agitation against the coinage of the three cent piece has been assisted and fostered by street railway com panies. The managers of these or- ganizauons have been quick to sec that the circulation of a coin of this denomination will dispose of the ar- gument that mo one wants to pay in pennies." and that the moral effect of the coin will be great.
 The agitation that has produced a bill authorizing the coinage of the three cent piece has proceeded mainly from Toledo and Cleveland, which en- joy three cent street railway fares.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

The Department of Agriculture of fciaily admits that in the past six years not fewer than six million car cases of meat TAINTED WITH DIS- EASE have been passed as whole some by its inspectors and sold throughout the United States.
 A certain broad-minded patriot Secretary of Agriculture of the U. s. A-has decided that because an anil mai has tuberculosis, lumpy jaw. can cer. or any other trifiing ailments; or because it happens to be dead when delivered at the abbatoirs, is no req son why its flesh should not be used as food-in some form.
 Now there's some sense in retaining as chief of this very important de- partment a man of liberal and gener- ous mind, a man who isn't afraid to show the poor persecuted packing trusts all the courtesy that in him lies.
 He says, eff the theory advanced by certain agitators, men who have HUG or no SCleuIAuC AAOWlSuS0 Sl the subject, had prevailed. and the Department, in the past six years had condemned the meat of all animals affected with disease. there would have been taken from the food supply of the country more than 5000. 900 carcasses the meat of which was per- fectly safe, wholesome food.
 Not only would the financial loss nave been appalling, a loss which ev- eryone but demagogue admits falls not upon the packers, but upon the producers and consumers of meat, but, in addition, there would have been a sinful waste in Destroying each year the meat of one million food animals. :" } The demasogue to whom he refers is, a. certain pr. Harvey w. Wiley, a fnde, coarse person, with a fine Ital- ian hand. who has little or no knowi-' edge of the tribulations and trials of meat packers, and who clings fatuous- " to the view that the American pulp lie should not be forced to partake
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
NAL PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY NEEDED

nearer the election and at time when it will be more convenient for the voters to go to the polls. A July date would inconvenience the farmers very much. and it would tend to pre- vent state nominations being made up- on the same day. Under the direct primary system the candidates select ed need less time than at present to present their views to the people, since the primary itself would fur nish an opportunity to fully presea, beliefs and recommendations
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

Slnce tt fs now fully determined that the people are to nominate pres adential candidates by direct vote there should be a nation wide pri- mary. held under uniform rules and upon the same day. under the plan embodied in Senator Cummins' bill, or D better one. Senator Cummins
 bill is defective in the respect that it fixes July as the date for the pri- mary. It would seem as if this date should be set forward to a period
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

Mrs. l.. N. Snow, 30 Winter St. Bangor, Me-, was troubled for many years with kidney and bladder ail. ments, and had a pain in her back with dizzy spells, and other painful symptoms. She saw Foley Kidney Pills advertised and took them and splen. did results followed. She says: q have now taken three bottles of Foley Kidney Pills and today I am perfect. ly cured Of kidney and bladder trou- bles." L. F. Curtis .126
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15

London, May 14.--The body of Vic tor L. Mason. of Passaic, N. J., killed with E. V. Fisher, one of England's most daring airmen in an aeroplane fall yesterday. lay today in the mor- tuary at Weybridge while the Amer fcan embassy was arranging to ex- pedite it's shipment to America.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
WORK ON WALL BEGINS.

Work on the Glenwood avenue re. taining wall was started yesterday by the contractors. Toole & Sunderlin. This is a $13.O0O job for which the cit1 pays half and the Bridgeport Hy. draulfc Co. pays the other half,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
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TOILET ARTICLES THAT ARE LIKED BY PARTICULAR WOMEN AND MEN

Everybody has his her favorite, and we have a, perfectly equipped department ready to supply necessl ties and luxsTes. Csoa toilet articles. however~sre cessitiAs
 Cutcura Soap "A cts. Pearlodento Tooth Paste 12 cts. Dr. Lyons Tooth Powder z 12 cts. Riker's Tooth Paste 12 cts. Danderine so ct size, g. cts. De Miracle Hair Remover $I.oo size, 7o cts. Nail Polish Sticks in celluoid cases I5 cts. Tooth Brushes, odd lot, all g ct values, I2H cts. Ebony Handled, Flexible Nail Files, 25 ctvaaes, 18 Powder Puffs, swans down and rabbits skins.
 regular 25 ct puffs, ess cts-s Toilet Section, Main st. entrance.