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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
FIRST THINGS

The first number of the New York Herald was issued seventy-seven years ago by James Gordon Bennett, a Scotchman, who had emigrated to America in 1919, and, after having been a teacher, proofreader and jour-
 nalist, established the Herald on May 6. 1895. It was the first paper to introduce a financial department, stock lists and a daily money article.
 The Herald also led in the policy of getting the. news regardless of ex- pense, policy that was continued by
 Bennett. Jr., the present publisher.
 The Herald. now a three-cent paper. originally sold for one cent, but was
 not the first penny paper" in Amer ica, that honor belonging to the New
 York Sun, founded in 1883. The Ev- ening Telegram, the afternoon edition of the Harald, was the first New
 York paper to publish 8 Sunday ev- ening issue-an innovation introduced in America by Frank A. Munsey's pa pers, the Washington Times, Baiti-
 more News and Philadelphia Times
 The Columbia River was discovered
 by Capt. Robert Gray, of the ship Co.,
 lumbia, 120 pears ago today. and the great Northwestern stream was nam
 ed after his vessel Gray's discovery
 was the basis of the title of the
 United States to Oregon, a name long applied 10 all or the territory Claimed by the republic on the Pacific coast. Tn 1904 Lewis and Clarke began an exploration of the country. In 1853 Washington Territory was formed out of the north half of Oregon Capt.
 Gray, besides voyaging to the mouth
 of the Columbia, explored Nootka
 Sound; discovered the Straits of San
 Juan de F'uca, and was the first man to sail around the world under the American flag. A Spanish expedi- tion, sent out under Bruno Hecta in the Santiago, had in 1775 visited the mouth of the Columbia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

whose reelection as governor, should he be renominated for that office, seems abundant1y assured. But prob ably no one in the Connecticut dele- gatfon anticipates Governor Baldwin's s nomination for the presidency. That seems quite beyond the bounds of pos sfbility. The correct Interpretation of the convention's action, one would say, Is that the delegation is expected, after the first ballot at Baltimore to join some combination or for the se lection of fairly conservative demo- cratic candidate. preferably Harmon, whom Governor Baldwin trusts and admires. Everything now points to candidate making at Baltimore with cut much reference to the presidential primaries and the instructions of state conventions. The democrats will con- vene after the republicans in conven- tion at Chicago have acted, and will necessarily be guided more or less by the results of republican deliberation. Thus it seems fairly certain, in the absence of any overwhelming popular preference. that the leaders of the democratic party assembled in Ba1ti- more will finally force action In nam- ing a. ticket which they. in their ex- periance and shrewdness, may think the nkeliest to win the election. It Is wholly impossible, therefore, to fore cast their conclusions or the ticket they will select.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
NATIONAL MARITAL DEGRADATION
VIEWS VIGOROUS OPPONENT OF THE DIVORCE
 SYSTEM

A few weeks. ago Stanley E.BowGlle delegate to Ohios constitutional con vention from Cincinnati, Hamilton county, introduced in the convention proposal prohibiting divorce in the State of Ohio. He planned to have plank in the new constitution read: Neither the legislature nor the courts Of the state shall have power to grant absolute divorce
 The proposal, in the usual course o1 such matters, was given into the hands of a committee. There it was given an inglorious burial.
 Bowdle is grooming himself for Congress. For some time he has been casting envious glances at the seat occupied at present by Rep. Nicholas Longworth.
 eff I get there," says Bowdle, "you may hear some more of that same proposal that died in committee ir Ohio's constitutional convention"
 Despite the fact that considerable fun was poked at Bowdle's proposal in the convention, the author was most serious in his desire to have it adopted. For the United Press, Delegate Bow dle today gave his views on what he terms 'our national marital degrada- tion,'' namely the divorce evil.
 Many men talk of approaching crises" he said. '"The great crisis is here. It registers itself in the de- cay of family life, in the widespread doctrines of Substantial free-love, trial marriages, etc. The day is dominated by a menacing egoism in matters of love. My happiness is the cry-the States good, the States institutions are utterly secondary. The world ap- breaches a moral light Nordau's dusk of the ages is upon us.
 "The law itself has proven respon- sive to this egoism. It seconds the motion. Does a man tire of his wife
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
L1FEBoATs ON THE SOUND.
Waterbury Republican.)

In testifying before the house com mittee on merchant marine, Capt. H. N. Nickerson, general manager of the New England Navigation Co.,, declar- ed that if excursion boats and other passenger craft, which ply the sound and inland waterways of the United States are compelled to carry life boats for all the passengers and the crew, they will go out of business In other words. the risk of repetition of the Titanic disaster must be per- mitted, or these boats will go out of commission.
 That such a state of affairs existed will come as a surprise to many, but we have the word for it from one who is in a position to know that such is the case. Unlike the Titanic most of our sound boats, with few ex- captions, are old vessels, which is even more reason why the owners should take every precaution to protect hu- man life in case of donger. If condi- tions are as Captain Ndckerson repre- sents them5 the sooner they go out of business the better. From the recent catastrophe the public should take it's lesson to heart. What is needed are fewer dance decks, swimming pools, and golf links. but more life boats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

Champ Clark, the favorite son of Mis- sOuri, has more delegates to Balti- more than any other favorite son. Then one must reckon with Under wood and Wilson, all southern men. There is feeling in the south that try should be placed in the presiden- tial chair. It is a weary while since southern president occupied the White House, and one longs to hear the bands playing Dixie on Pennsyl- vania avenue! Gov. Baldwin appears to stand as good chance of being elected as any man on 'the Democrat ic side. This much can be said in his favor-he is learned in the law; he IS modest and conservative; he believes in economy; he comes from the land of steady habits, and if need be, he can put his foot down and keep IL there. We have heard it stated that he married an Italian lady. In the event of his election she would be mistress of the White House and that would be a feather in his cap. If It is a fact that Mrs. Baldwin is an Ital- ian by birth. that would secure the Italian vote of the country, which IS not inconsiderable.
 The Democrats at Bridgeport have inc field the better Variety is the spice of politics as the Republicans are now discovering. Quite likely when all is said and done, MT. Bryan will dominate the situation. Unlike Roosevelt. he is not running, but if the Democrats at Baltimore press the cup of coffee to his lips, he will drink. There can be little doubt about that. Then the fun will begin. with two such men as Bryan and Roosevelt pit ted against each other.
 Meanwhile what of the poor public Will it not grow sick of all this po- litical bowling; this conflict of words in the arena; this endeavor to disturb the peaceful avocations of life, sup plemented by untried experiments in the effort to substitute new methods for old? Americans very rightly have the name of being conservative when the ninch comes. Such being the case they will vote quietly and with a fixed determination, and when the polls close in November 1t will be found that has been elected.-Middle- town Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

tained" there by order of the ErHpe-
 TOT as punishment for his jingo out burst in the Reichstag. This is strange, for the skull and crossbones that are his regimental crest should appeal to the warlike proclivities of the young man.
 Let it not be thought that the Crown Prince is unpopular. Far from it. War and conquest, the pol icy to which he has committed him. self, have not lost their glamour for the upper crust of German society. In the fatherland it is only the work ingman, the Socialist, who advocates peace. Millions of the flower classes
 have come to the conclusion that a
 body riddled with bullets, head torn
 of by shell, a belly ripped open
 by bayonet, is not so glorious a fate
 as those in authority would have them believe. The cooperative common wealth on earth promised by the So-
 cialists appeals to them more than the heaven-which-is-to-b for all true
 believers who die in battle.
 The Grown Prince, giving gold piece to a workman. associating on
 terms of equality with an American
 multi-miuionaire, is hailed as a demo-
 crat. At school, however, the Prince
 demanded that all his fellow students
 salute him in passing and remain
 mission to be seated, and he sought
 to have expelled an American who re- fused this tribute to imperial dignity
 On occasion he is affable, pleasant
 democratic, agreeable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
FIRST BIRDMAN WAS
 RIDICULED TO DEATH

The now popular sport of flying. which is daily gaining new devotees. will probably enlist the interest and enthusiasm of thousands as the re- suit of the great international exhibi- ton to be opened in New York this week by the Aero Club of America. The great development in aviation, to be illustrated at this exhibition, should make us "umble," for it was only sixteen years ago, in May, 1896. that the whole world was roaring with laughter at the first man who really succeeded in flying in heav- ier-than-air machine. That man was Prof. Samuel Pierpont Langley, who, after years of study of the entire sub- ject of aviation, built a. model aero drome, propelled by 8 steam engine
 The machine flew only dozen rods or so above the Potomac River near Washington, and then collapsed. Hun- dreds of other men had tried to fly, but Prof. Langley's machine was the first of it's kind to succeed in leaving the earth, although it's progress was brief. The sneers, jokes, laughter and Iey's attempt broke his heart and doubtless were instrumental in send ing him to a premature grave. Lang ley was an educator and a scholar, and was long secretary of the Smith sonian Institute at Washington. Lead ing universities of America and Eng land recognized that he was on the right track in his flying experiments and conferred honorary degrees upon him, while learned societies through out the world followed his work with interest. Although the general pub lie laughed at Langley, his ideas were an inspiration to others, and in 1903 Orville Wright flew 852 feet in a motor driven biplane at Kitty Hawk. N. C., and Langley was more than justified. Less than two years later the Wrights had so perfected their machine as to fly twenty-four miles in thirty-eight minutes, and the sob- cred world began wagging it's head wisely and saying, Sure thing, I al- ways knew those contraptions would deliver the goods' Other great fly ing feats followed thick and fast. In 1907, at Paris, Henry Farman flew 1900 yards in a biplane of his own invention. In 1909 Louis Bleriot, in @ Bleriot monoplane, flew across the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
$S9,000.

$89,000.
 If there are school buildings of any pretentions whatever in your town you probably would learn, upon in- quiry, that the least expensive of them cost that much or more. This Leitez mansion is of granite and marble. Jt rests in a large expanse of ground, in a neighborhood peopled only by nfl- lionaires and multi-millionaires. A year ago Mrs. Franklin Macveagh made Christmas present to her hus- band of what is known in Washing ton as "the million dollar residence ' This residence is a mile from the Lett CT palace, in a section that is remov- ed from the fashion ceter, and judged by appearances, the million dollar residence" is not to be compared in eighty nine thousand dollar'' home of Mrs. Letter.
 Clifford. Pinchot escaped with a SIS, 1000 assessment on a home that is considered to be worth several times that sum. Other palaces, and Washington is dotted with palaces as grand as any kings, were put down at similar ridiculously low valuations
 Thus while the Republicans refer to the Democrats in the House as having "gone investigation mad, these same Democrats continue to let in the light
 No sooner were the Democrats in power than they began turning tn C light into dark places, and with ev- cry lifting of the curtain there was revealed a state of mismanagement, if not. actual dishonesty, that was as- founding. First it was shown by the Moss committee that hidden behind Dr. Wiley, where none could see them were the powerful enemies of Dr. Wi ley, busily engaged in the profitable pastime of binding him, hand and foot. Then the Hamlin committee let the light into the State Depart ment, and it was revealed that of some thousands of dollars that had been appropriated by Congress to pay an artist for painting a picture, the artist got paltry hundred or so.
 And so it went. The Stanley com mittee let loose enough light on the dark. and underhanded methods of the steel trust to convince the people, as they were never convinced before, that of all the trusts in this country, none is less entitled to governmental favor than the steel trust, while no trust had been more kindly treated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

thirty-seven minutes. In 1908 Wilbur Wright set an altitude record of SS2 feet, and by 1910 Louis Paulhan was able to ascend 4,165 feet. Two years ago this. month Glenn Curtis set a record for sustained speed by flying from New York to Albany, 137 miles, in 152 minutes, with but one stop, and all the world gasped. The last two years have been marked by even greater feats, and, say the inventors, the end is not yet. Indeed, aviation as a science is just beginning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
STAND EATERS"
 IN THE SENATE

Are the standpatters in the Senate going to chloroform the tariff reduc- ton bills that have been passed by tho Democratic House at this session of Congress?
 The House passed the steel tariff i, bill Jan. 29. and it emerged April 5 from the Senate Finance committee, with an adverse report. Nothing much has been heard about it since. On Feb. 21 the House passed the bill to revise the chemical schedule. The next day this bill was sent to the Sen- ate Finance committee, and there it still reposes On March 19 the House passed the excise income tax law. which proposed to shift a part of the burden of government expense from the shoulders of the poor onto those of the rich, and the Senate Finance committee, to which that measure was reported, has taken no action on it. The bill to remove the tax on sugar, which would relieve the common peo- pie of this nation of an annual bur den of more than $1O0,O00,OO0 a year, passed the House along with the ex- else income tax. and it, too, rests in the Finance committee, which is con- trolled by the last remnants of. the Senate Old Guard. The Wool bill. which passed the House on the first day of April, was turned over to the same Senate committee the next day, and there it still sleeps, apparently as far from action as ever.
 The chairman of the Senate Finance committee is Boise Penrose of Penn sylvania, and the next ranking mem- Der on the committee is Shelby Gull lom of Illinois. Both of these Sena- tors were rebhked at recent primary elections in their towns.
 These two men, and especially Pen rose, have the word. just now, on what is to be done with these various bills, all of which were designed to check the trusts of this country, and all of which constitute fulfllment of the pledges made by the Democrats when they sought election. IH a nut shell, the people but the Democrats in power on their specific promise to enact these measures into law. They did their work exactly as they prom ised. and now, having gone as far as they could, these Democrats have to- stand by and see a couple of thor oughly discredited standpatters nullify their years work.
 or course, there is yet time, but it is pretty generally admitted around Washington that there is a we'll de- fined scheme on foot among the stand-pat Senators to simply forget these bills. Just now the country is greatly wrought up over the cam paigns for delegates to the national conventions in June, and it is known that the reactionaries plan to take advantage of this situation to once more block the enactment of measures designed to give the people relief from the high cost of living.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
CoNNECTICUTs FAvoRITE SON.

There is a remote possibility that a Yale man may again become Presi- dent of the United States. Two are in the f1eld-Taft and Baldwin. Fol- lowing the example of southern states, the Democrats of this state have put forward a 'favorite son' to contest the Marathon race for the White House. Possibly Gov. Baldwin is the dark horse which will win when the handkerchief drops. At all events here is no harm in presenting his name to the public. By so doing the atmosphere las been clarified. True
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
BORDERED FOULARDS.
 A Notable Clearance.

]. Those beautiful Pattern Foulards that we had early in the spring. Not very many of them left, but there are some exclusive and very stylish designs. These com binations:
 Navy with emerald
 Lotos blue with white E Vieux Rose with black
 Taupe with Bulgarian border
 Taupe with cerise
 King blue with black Wistaria with black
 Reseda with black
 Black with white White with black.
 But one of each. Were $2.oo and $2.5o a yard.
 $1.25 to close out.
 5 to 6 yards in each. Silk Section.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
WHAT TT MEANS.
Springfield Republican,

The action of the Connecticut dem ocratic state convention in instructing the Connecticut delegation to the Baltimore convention to support Gov ernor Baldwin for president has two aspects, one of which is more inter esting than the other The compliment to the governor has been fully earn ed by him in his record at the capi- tol. The Connecticut democrats do well to honor in this way a man of whom the entire state is proud and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

The late spring has been called hard names because it put a criz,p in the ballplayers' arms put there is one good thing about the eccentric wealth CT, the genus Culex, unpopularly known as the mosquito, has been held back several weeks and may be un- able to do much execution when it does arrive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
EDITORIAL NOTES

Considering the newspaper state ments of the number of ships that were within few miles of the Titan ic at the time of the disaster we can, possibly figure out how there was room enough in those waters for an iceberg big enough to sink a canoe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

Excavators at Lake Delavan, Wis conson have discovered skeletons which seem to indicate that the bad- ger state was inhabited long ago by a peculiar race of people. Don't doubt it bit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

A woman thug aided in assaulting James Russell. post office clerk in Brooklyn the other day. The weaker sex is rapidly making inroads upon professions previously dominated by men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

Lady in Westchester County, New York, picked because her ex-husband paid her alimony in silver. Her next payment was in pennies. g Bet she's glad she's not living in China.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

It looks now as if the hard coal strike will be averted. The coal bar ons will no doubt say that because of the expense of negotiating with the strikers and hiring hotel rooms for conferences, the price of coal will be advanced a few dollars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. George Weidenhammer of this city scored success singing at a concert in the Hyperiod Theatre in New. Haven last evening under the direction of Prof James Baker, for merly of this city now of New Ha- ven. Mrs Wefdenhammer is a pupil of Prof Baker. She has been en- gagged as soprano in the West Haven Congregational church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07

The largest ship in the world went down but the good old ship Cost o1 Living never goes down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
Rubber
 Clothing

The filling Store is the best place to buy Rubber -Ieq4eed 'suodHs 'SuIqaoIO. weight Coats, Teamsters' Coats, etc., etc.
 OILED CLOTHING
 Long Coats, Motormen's Coats, Oiled Jackets, PantA Hats, Aprons.
 HORSE CLOTHING
 Horse Covers, Truck Gov CTS, Dash Boots, Rubber Aprons, Rubber Gloves.
 RUBBER BOOTS
 Over 100 styles of Boots and Rubbers for Men and Boys, Women and Children. PONCHO BLANKETS
 Rubber Blankets, Oiled Blankets, Rubber Sheetings, etc., etc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
SUMMER SALE
 OF TOWELS.

Huck Towels for common use, in part linen, from 10 to 20 cts.
 Guest Towels, 15-inch, 25 cts.
 Huck Towels, all linen and fine qualities and many diff ferent sizes, up to $1.25 each. Guest Towels, all linen, up to 60 cts.
 Bath Mats, assorted co1ors and sizes, so to 75 cts. Bath Mats, extra heavy, Tn plain colors.
 Bath Towels of large size, 25 cts and up.
 The Towel Stock has been removed to the center section for the summer, and visitors will find large display con venient of access.
 Lower floor. Free instruction III all kinds
 Third floor. front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-07
SALE OF EMBROIDERIES.

Ed ges and Bands in matched sets, many of them having three widths of edg- ing. On a fine quality of nainsook firm work, in Eng fish eyelet and French work, all very attractive in design and of unusual value. This sale comes at just the time when such Embroideries are needed for summer wash frocks.
 Values worth from 25 to 35 cts,
 19 cts.
 Values worth 38 to 50 cts,
 25 cts.
 On sale Wednesday morn ing. Very special.
 Wednesday is Miss .Ald of art need1ework.
 Memo Corset Week. N
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The Detroit times., 1912-08-07

Moriarty popped into an easy double
play IN the second Louden was almost
TO second when simmons caught the
pop.
Louden. Bush and Willett tossed out
easily Caldwell Daniels and Chase In
succession in the third
Moriarty blocked Bush's low throw
70 get Paddock and held the runner at
frst in the fourth
simmons single TO center took a bad
bound that prevented Cobb's throwing
Paddock out at the plate At that the
Peach nearly caught the Yank
Deal had what looked 10 be a chance
to score in the third. He drove a single
through the left side OF the indeld ad-
Nanced on Stanage's sacrifice. and took
third when Caldwell threw low TO get
him on second Then Willett drove "A
long one 10 Hartzel. but Deal failed to
move of third
linn came in hard for Bush's pop in
the fourth.
cobb went nearly to the bleachers or
the run TO take Paddocks long fly In
the sixth
Martin stole second unmolested IN
the ninth, Stanage wanted Sweeney for
the third out.
Bush's triple 10 the scoreboard in the
SKIN was an excellent double, but il
TOOK nerve and fast sprinting TO make
II three-pl swat
sweeney was peeved without provo
catlon when OLoughlin called Bush
sate AT the plate on Cobb's sacrifice 10
Daniels In the sixth. He touched Bush
with his glove after he had crossed
tue plate. only a real humorist could
declare a man out under such condi-