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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
FIRST THINGS

The Mahometan calendar. by which time is reckoned in Turkey and all lands adhering to the religion of Is- lam. had its beginning on this date in the year 622. The Moslems oate their era from the Hegira,- or flight of their prophet from Mecca, July 16. 622. The Mahometan calendar is di- vided into twelve months, named Mu- harrern, Saphar, Rabia I, Rabia II, Jomhardi I, Jomhardi II, Rajeb. She. ban, Ramadan, Sohawall, Dull Kaeda and Dalheggia The first month has thirty days, the second twenty-nine. and so on alternately through the call endar. except that the eleventh and twelfth months both have thirty days. The present Mahometon year, 1880. the tenth of the forty-fifth cycle of thirty years. commenced Dec. P. y1911 and will end on Dec. 10, of this year. To day is the first day of the eighth
 month of the year, Sheban.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
1885 EGGS LAST WEEK.
Hens at Storrs Did Not Quit Because
 of Heat.

The total number of eggs laid dur ing the thirty-sixth week of the egg laying contest was 1885. This is a slight increase in production over the few previous weeks. The extreme heat has not affected the total pro- -duction as yet, although several in- dividual birds have been seriously af- fected. The largest number of eggs laid by one pen for the week was twenty mine. This was accomplished by a pen of Single Comb White Leg. horns owned by Paul Colbron of New Canaan. The leading pen for the week is folliwed by another pen of twenty-eight eggs to their credit. This pen is owned by Toms Poultry Farm of Toms River. N. J.
 There were three pens that tied for third place for the, week with twen- ty-seven eggs to their credit: Cullen cross Farms, South Columbia, N. r., Single Comb White Leghorns; Mar wood Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa, Sim gle Comb White Leghorns; Conyers Farm, Greenwich, Single Comb White Leghorns.
 The largest egg laid during the week weighed 22-100 of a pound. This egg was laid by a Barred Plymouth Rock hen owned by William Moore of Marshalton, Del. Another large egg weighing 18-100 of pound was laid by a Dark Cornish Game hen owned by John w. Ward, jr., of Bennington. N J. Still another large egg weigh ing 1S-100 of pound was laid by a Black Minorca hen owned by Powell & Walton of Merchantville, N. J. The smallest egg laid during the week weighed 2-1OO of a pound. This egg was laid by a Single Comb White Leghorn hen owned by Thomas Baron of Catforth, Eng. This hen also laid two other small eggs each weighing 3-100 of a pound.
 The champion hen at the contest is still on the job. She laid four eggs this week, making her score POS in 252 days. This hen is a Single Comb Buff Orpington owned by O. Wilson Of Carlisle, w. Va.
 MEDAL WINNERS FOR JUNE.
 Robert J. walden's Barred Plymouth Rocks won silver medal for largest number of eggs laid during the month of June. This being 123.
 A pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks owned by S. M. Boucher of Moores- town, N. J., and a pen of Single Comb White Leghorns owned by Toms Poul- try Farm of Toms River, N. J., tied for second medal for the month with 121 eggs to their credit.
 A pen of Single Comb White Leg horns owned by Paul Colbron of New Canaan, and a pen of Single Comb White Leghorns owned by Cullencross Farms of South Columbia, N. Y., tied for third medal for the month with 113 eggs to their credit
 \ Some other high scoring pens for lhe month of June are as follows:
 J. E. Barrows, White Leghorns, 112
 Elm Poultry Yards White Leghorns, Ill.
 Frederick Peasley, White Leghorns, III.
 White Rose Farm, White Leghorns, no.
 Conyers Farm, White Leghorns, 11O
 Susie Abbott, White Leghorns, 110. 19O.
 Frank D. Oesterle, White Leghorns. 1Oe.
 pr. E. W. Landes, Buttercups, 10s.
 A. J. Clark, Barred Rocks, 107.
 J. o. ThrenhauSer, White LeghOrnS,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16

New York-A long horned Texas steer, escaping from a cattle boat, dashed through an East River bathing beach and spread terror until shot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
ANUNDSEN, SOUTH =
 POLE HERO, CELEBRATES --s 40TH BIRTHDAY.

Whenever I think of the intrepid heroes who go down to the frozezn seas in ships and dog sledgeS, and brave the dangers of the vasty wastes of ice, and live on boot-leather and hard tack and walrus hide and gum. get their noses frozen and chilblains on their feet, that we may sit safely at home and read (copyrighted) ac- counts of their thrilling and perilous xploits-whenever think of such benefactors of humanity I am over come by emotion. and there is not a dry eye in my head. So today, on his fortieth birthday, I pay the tri- bute of my admiration and my teahs to Capt Roald Amundsen, that, dar- ing Scandinavian who placed the South Pole on the map, and thereby eonferred an inestimable blessing up- on humanity.
 - Roald Amundsen was born at Sarps- burg, Norway, July 16, 1872 His moth- ers was Silsquist before she married lJens Amundsen, hardy Norwegian Skipper. Roald spent his youth in EChristiana, and was given an excel- l1ent education, as his parents planned to make a physician of him. Young Amundsen did not take kindly to the study of pills and powders, and after "a year in the medical school of the University of Christiana he ran away to sea He secured a job on Nor wegian whaler and for several years worked before the mast on whaling and sealing vessels.
 His career as an explorer began in 1897, when he was engaged as first officer on the Belgica, which was to carry Gerlack'e Belgian south pole expedition to the Antarctic sea- Dur ing this trip of nearly, two years young Amundsen became snitten with polar exploration. and determined to do something on his own account. The result of that decision was that the Norwegian sailor was the first and is the only man to accomplish the feat Of taking ship through the North west Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The navigation of that pas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
CUBS EXPECT TO
 CINCH TENANT
 IN NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago, July 16.-Every Cub fan in this city. today, expects the Na- tional league pennant to fly in the west side par. The very recent show Chicago baseball mad. The more vicious fans are even hoping for a finish like that of 1908 when the Cubs and Giants were tied for the cham pionship and were compelled to play it off after the end of the regular season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
BEE KEEPERS MEET

] Norwich, July 16.-The annual field
 meet of the Connecticut Beekeepers' Association of the state was held at
 Norwichtown, today, and was largely attended. The members were the guests of Allen Latham, president of the association. A basket lunch was given at noon, after which addresses were given by Burton N Gates and Arthur Miller: The afternoon was spent in a sumac grove nearby.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE

as rule like to own their own houses. Your attention to two awfully good bargains: Seven CD room cottage out Broolawn way; small house and two acres good farm land in Fairfield. For particulars and courteous attention
 =. BARTRAM & GREENE
 Franklin Block Telephone 4591
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16
Frank Chance said. today:

"I don't care to say now that we'll land the championship but if we gain three more games on the Giants be- fore we go east on July 26, we'll win it sure. My pitchers are better than they have been for years and we're playing good ball. You remember how we outgamed them in 1908? We can do it again"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-16

ashington-Survival of the Attest is the reason given why three men sur vived a shock of 6,600 volts while two of their companions perished.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
BELIEVES CHURCH HAS
POLITICAL MISSION

Professor J. p. Leichtenberger, of
the Wharton School of Social Science.
L. of p. addressed the Ministerial
Union in the Y. NJ. G. A. building this
morning. Professor Leichtenberger's
subject was The Unifcation of Soc
ial Work"
He stated, i'm the course of his re-
marks, that men were gathered around
many interests, but that whenever
they changed their professions. they
attacked their new tasks with the
same unchanged faculties they en-
ployed in the profession just discard
ed, no matter how different two pro-
.fessions were. He said that society
is a highly differentiated organism,
and very complex; that the work OF
the business world, the economic
world, the educational world and the
religious world was carried on by
men who are differentiated He de-
clared there is an absolute necessity
for the coordination Of social activi-
ties. and that for the sake of eff
cheney, the political and the economic
worlds should form a junction. Prof
Leichtenberger also said the church
has mission in the political situation
Of the country and that it should,
through sympathy, lend its aid in
every work. He said the church
should watch over the physical as well
as the moral welfare Of its people,
and declared that recreation and
amusement were as necessary as work
and worship.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
PIN AND FEATHER
MEN ORGANIZE

Sportsmen and anglers met at the
residence of Archibald S. Reed on Sat
urday evening and organized Fin and
Feather Club. The following officers
were elected: President, DR.. James
II. Morgan; secretary and treasurer.
William Baxter, Jr.; historian, James
H. Mehaffey; board of judges. A. S.
Reed, Jr, Emmett Simon and James
Stroud.
The organization will affiliate with
the National American Game Associa-
ton. The membership is limited 70
number of Wilmington's most ardent
field shots and anglers, and several
prominent artists, who furnish the IL
lustrations for Field and Stream. Out
ing and other sporting papers. The
association already has its private
bass ponds and hunting shore. During
the spring a hunters bungalow will
be built on one of its hunting grounds
A number of prizes for 1912 were
offered by the members as follows
For the largest bass caught, the DR.
Morgan prize; for the best bag OF
English snipe. the j. II. Mehaffey
prize; for the largest rail bag, the
William Baxter prize; the best wild
duck score made in one day, the EN-
NETT Simon prize; the best field ploveI
bag, the A. S. Reed prize, and for tho
highest reed bird score, the James
Stroud prize.
Papers on the following subjects
will be read at the next regular meet.
ing: Moose Shooting in Maine" by
William Baxter, Jr.; Deer Shootinf
in North Carolina" by James H. Nor.
gan; Killing Big Game in Wisconsin,
by Frank Stick; pheasant Shooting IL
Pennsylvania - by j. II. Mehaffey.
At each meeting papers pertaining
to nature study and game propagation
will be presented and discussed. A
the next regular meeting a Lantern
display of American game birds II
beautifully colored plates will b'
given.
One of the most interesting features
of this organization will be the dinners
furnished by each member. when meet
! ings are held, these taking place ever.
two weeks. Nothing but some form
4 OF game bird, fish, or animal will b
on the menu.
After the club had been formed oi
Saturday evening, the members wer
royalty entertained by Mr.. Reed to tn
following menu:
Marsh rabbit pot. roasted with car
rots, Welch rarebit a la Rochefor
club sandwiches, Matted waters Ea
De Vie Gibson, Brazzell Sherry, celer.
olives, pickles, coffee, almonds an
cigars.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
SINCLAIR SAYS
ARDEN IS BUDDING

According to Upton Sinclair, the
Arden author, whose marital troubles
combined with his quest of outdoor
life caused the Single Tax colony TO
be brought into the lime light last
summer, Arden is budding. and he has
written letter to the New York
Times protesting against the account
published in that paper that the col
ony had split because of the notoriety
he had given it. The letter was writ
ten from Arden following the story of
the organizing Of new colony along
the fellowship farm idea.
Sinclair, at present, is at Stamford,
Conn. His letter follows:
Il regret to spoil a picturesque
story, but l think | ought to call at
tention to these few facts: Mr. Ferris
is a good friend of mine, who is not in
any way concerned about my getting a
divorce. He talked over his proposed
colony with me many times last sum-
mer, before a divorce was ever thought
of by me, and l made several attempts
to interest rich men in his plan His
proposed colony is not split but a
budding Arden is not big enough to
hold all the people who want to live
there. Upton Sinclair.
Arden, Del, Jan. 81, 1912.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
KNOWLES UP
AGAINST CHARTER

The statement in these columns
last week that the proposed new city
charter would be greeted with some
opposition was born out on Saturday
evening when w. w. Knowles. an ac-
tive worker in the Referendum move
ment here, declared that he did not
have any faith in the commission
which prepared the new charter. Ac-
cording TO Mr.. Knowles the draft is
not progressive enough.
Mr.. Knowles was the principal
speaker at the monthly meeting of
the Past Councillors Association of the
Jr. o. U. A. NJ on Saturday evening.
In his speech he favored the COM
mission form of goversment with the
Initiative, Referendum and Recall at
tached.
Mr.. Knowles advocated eliminating
ward boundaries and said he under
stood that the Street and Sewer De-
partment had from thirty to forty
men on it's payroll who were drawing
from $1,000 to $500 a year who do
nothing but stand around the depart
ment headquarters. The latter state
ment was refuted by George w
Sparks. president of the Street and
Sewer Department and also a men,
Der Of the commission.
Speaking Of the charter commission
Col. Sparks said he had never asso-
ciated with ten men where there was
less politics, and he said that there
never was a time during the meetl
ings when there was a political line
up in case of a difference Of opinion
II is admitted by some OF the mem
bers Of the commission that there
are some features In the instrument
which are not calculated to meet with
the approval of the people at first
but they think that after the draft it
published and its provisions thor
oughly discussed, many now objectinl
will see that it is a big improvement
over the present charter.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
HOLDING BACK
FRANCHISE PLEA

Marvel, Marvel and wolcott issued
the following statement today. relat-
ing to the affairs OF the public Utili-
ties Light. Heat and Power Company,
as a result Of numerous inquiries re-
ceiyed at the office Of this law firm,
which represents the new concern:
AT present there is nothing definite
to be given out in the way OF infor-
nation regarding the proposed appli.
cation OF the Public Utilities, Light
Heat and Power Company for a light
ing franchise. The company Is still
at work upon the preparation Of IN,
terms of the franchise which 1t pro
poses to ask for I'm this city. Natter
OF a necessarily intricate nature ar
under consideration but are beini
speedinly dealt with, and the COMPANY
will put into shape the final terml
OF its proposal as soon as the natur,
OF the circumstances will permit"
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
FIREMAN CAUSES
USELESS SCARE

Somebody passing No S25 Market
street yesterday afternoon saw some
teing Ike smoke curling up about the
caves OF the house. The first floor is
a store. and Victor II. Bacon and fam
lily occupy the second aud third floor
apartments. The discoverer OF the
supposed fire telephoned to the Friend
ship, Phoenix and Washington com
panies
Meanwhile two men passing decided
it was steam and not smoke up about
the roof. One Of them went into the
cellar, and saw that the water had
about boiled out of the heating plant,
which caused steam 20 exhaust.
He opened the heater door. then
clambered out OF the cellar and told
about Il.
About that time the iremen arrived,
and nothing would do but that they
should dash helter-skelter into the
house with a line Of hose. The man
who had been in the cellar told them
Just what the situation was.
what the hell have you got 20 dc
with IT," exclaimed one OF the firemen
to him. Then the firemen dashed UT
to the third floor over carpets anc
rugs with the line Of hose and fright
ened Mrs. Bacon and her children
who didn't know OF the commotior
until then. One Of the children grab
bed a pet guinea pig and the other q
doll and started to run from The
building but Captain Kane and Officer
Mcdaniel stopped them.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
DR.. FREEMANTLE
GIVES MEN MESSAGE

Six hundred men attended the mems
meeting in the Majestic Theatre yes
terday afternoon. under the auspices
OF the Y. NJ. G. A.. After prayer by
the Rev DR.. George Edward Reed.
Of Grace Church. the chairman, Henry
b. Thompson, introduced as the speak
er the Rev. William A. Freemantle, OF
Frankford. Pa. Dr. Freemantle spoke
of three critical periods in mans life.
when he is conscious Of need, when
he is assailed by doubt, when he ia
crushed by sorrow, and referring to
Biblical examples told how such trou-
bled souls were comforted by hearing
themselves called by name by the
Master. The speaker applied the les-
son by urging his audience TO hear the
call OF God to them personally.
The Y. NJ. G. A. Orchestra gave
musical numbers before the address,
with J. Frank Huss as soloist.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
SELL STEAMER
AFTER LAUNCHING

Following the announcement last
week that the Olson and Mahoney
Company, Of San Francisco, had plac-
cd contract with the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Corporation for a
third steamship. it has been learned
that the steamship California, launch
ed at the local yards on January 8
for the Olson & Mahoney Company,
has been sold by the latter to tine
Alaska Steamship Company. and viii
be renamed Cordova The th1l
1 Olson & Mahoney steamship viii %
a duplicate OF the California au'
probably will bear that name.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
ICE CHOxES
THE CITY RACE
Pumping Suspended for Day
Although Reservoirs are
Full

Because of the Brandywine being
frozen solidly above the third dam,
where the south long race has its
mouth, the city pumping mill at Six
teenth and King streets, was not in
operation this morning.
The ice choked the race, and very
little water flowed down TO the pump
ing station from where II is pumped
to the reservoirs. Later in the morning
workmen began to loosen the ice to
permit of water flowing beneath the
surface, but the pumps were not start
ed. The reservoirs are filled with water
and there is no danger Of famine. A
flow OF water could be obtained almost
at any time in the race If it should
become imperative.
The filter was in operation today,
the last freezing spell not having af-
fected It.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
TO HEAR REPORT
ON CANAL COST

Eugene Boehm. OF Atlantic City, has
been awarded the contract by the
United States engineers Office to re-
move the wreck OF the vessel Townsen,
which lies in the channel, leading into
Grassy Sound, n. J.
Bids are to be invited by the United
States engineers Office for dredging
in Cold Spring Inlet at Cape May,
shortly.
1t was announced to day that there
may be a meeting of the Board of
Engineers on the inland waterway
project, in New York on February 13,
to receive the report Of the engineers
who were instructed to submit an esti-
mate of the cost of barge canal as a
preliminary step to bigger ship
canal Major Raymond has his re-
port ready.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
POLICE FAIL TO
GET SLASHER

The police are searching for the
man. said to be an Italian. who severe
ly cut Dominick Immedioto. Of No. sos
Tatnall street, fellow countryman,
at Third and King streets, about
o'clock last evening. Joseph Manotolo.
OF No 512 West Front street, com~
panion of the wounded man, narrowly
escaped similar injuries. His coat
was cut into strips. but the blade Of
the razor, which the assailant welded,
missed his flesh.
Immedioto. Manotolo and third
man. according to Manotolo. were
walking along King street discuss
ing various matters. when the man
who did the cutting suddenly put In
his appearance, and without further
warning. attacked them.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
COASTING VICTIMS
SnOW IMPROVEMENT

The condition of Robert Mcfarland,
of No. COS South Van Buren street,
who is a patient at the Delaware Hos
pital, and Miss Margaret NJ. McDon-
ough, of No. 921 West Second street,
who is at her home, who were recently
injured in shedding accident, was
reported today as improved. McFar-
land is delirious at times but no fear
is entertained that he will not recover
DIR. Earl Bell. who is attending Miss
McDonough, said today that the
Young woman's condition was i'm
proved. although she is suffering much
pain, and this causes her family much
concern. The pelvic bone is broken
and she is suffering with internal
contusions.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
EXPLAINS CONCERT PROGRAM

The explanatir given by Miss
Emma Lore at the New Century Club
on Saturday afternoon Of tonight's
Philadelphia Orchestra concert pro-
pram. was one Of the greatest musi-
cal treats the club has enjoyed this
year.
Miss Isabelle Belin Wales sang
the "Liebestrum" from Tristan and
Isolde superbly. The Wagner pro-
gram adapted itself well to piano
Interpretation.
Miss Lore was assisted by Mrs,
Norman S. Huxley, Mrs. Charles p.
Griffith, Miss Lorena Emmons, and
Mrs. Ellwood c. Jackson.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
MEN MAY HAVE
DIED In ICE JAM

By The United Press
Tilghman's Island. Md. Feb. S.
The iceboat Annapolis arrived here
today and began searching for the
boats blown away from the harbor
during the gale yesterday. Nothing
has been heard Of these vessels and il
is feared that the men on them have
lost their lives. -Four OF the boats are
known to have been lost and only four
Of the ten men on them have been res
cued.
Every effort will be made to locate
the other boats and save the men on
them when the gale struck them
They are believed to be drifting in the
ncighborhood OF the Choptank river.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
MOOSE PREPARE
FOR SECOND DANCE

The committee that is arranging for
the second annual subscription ball
of Wilmington Lodge, Loyal Order of
Moose, met in Moose Hall yesterday
afternoon, and practically completed
arrangements for the affair, which will
be held in Turn Hall on Thursday
evening. February Is. The committee
is headed by William S. Bowe. chair
man; John Keesey, secretary, and
Joseph Schunder. treasurer.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
EXPLOSION VICTIM OUT.

John Began. Of No 1902 Harrison
street. one of the three chemists em-
ployed at the Carney's Point Powder
Works, who were injured in an ex-
plosion there last Tuesday afternoon,
has recovered sufficiently to be dis
charged from the Delaware Hospital.
Roger b. Hall and Oscar Vanculin
both of Pennsgrove, will stay at the
institution for some time. It is ex-
pected, however, that their sight will
not be effected as was first thought.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05

Postmaster Jester has a package al
the postoffice which was mailed by
somebody in Wilmington about Christ
mas time, and has been some distance
since then, and now awaits the owner
here. no address appearing on the
wrapper. The person who mailed the
box failed to put an address on II, but
in some peculiar manner a card ad-
dressed to a woman living in Bryan
Texas, became fastened to the pack
age and Il went to her
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
GERMAN MAY USE
ENGLISH IN WORSHIP

On Monday evening of next week the
congregation OF German Lutheran
Church will meet 20 decide by vote
whether the services OF the church
shall be in the English tongue or Ger
man. The rules Of the church at pres
ent provide that the German language
shall always be used in the services.
The German word for always is "stetz"
and Il is on this one word that the
congregation shall vote.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
STUDENTS BACK
TO THEIR STUDIES

The new term in the city schools be-
gan this morning. There we're two
particularly proud sets Of pupils. the
youngsters who were starting on the
first day of their school career, and the
155 pupils who for the first time could
refer to "We High School students" "
Promotions we're made in the lower
grades on Friday. but the High School
spent most of today In getting pro-
NOTED and making out programs. Con-
sequently there were no opening oxer-
cises this morning