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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner John L. Dixon. oysters from
the Ragged point beds at wharf mar
ket for dealers; schooner e. u. Shep-
herd, at Sd street wharf southeast
with cord wood for l.. A. Clarke d
Son: barge Cayuga, hard coal al
Georgetown from the head of Chesa-
peake bay; schooner Bush. at an East
ern branch wharf with cord wood for
the dealers here: barges CataW ba and
Chesapeake coal from Philadelphia at
Georgetown for the dealers; schooners
Girls and s. +. Colbourn and sloop
Enola. oysters from the Ragged point
beds at 18th street wharf for the local
market; schooner Samuel Wood. cord
wood from LeonardtoWn at 18th street
wharf for J. III. Carter & Co; power
yacht Clipper of Philadelphia. 1T 9TH
street wharf from cruise.
Departures.
Schooner Halle Il, light for Blacki-
stones Island to load oysters for the
local market; schooner Eleanor Rus
SELL light, for Alexandria to load mer-
chandise for Poseys wharf, Chico
muxen creek: barge Saranac, light.
from Georgetown for Baltimore;
schooner Winnie Windsor light, for
the lower river To load oysters back to
THIS city SCnOOncr Eta, lSnt, Tor TIE
lower river to load back to this port.
schooner J. o. Wright, light. from
AleEandria for Nomini to load pulp
wood or lumber for dealers here
power boat Neddic, from Alexandria
for a down-riyer point with merchan-
disc; fiattie No Name. from Alexandria
for Potomac oyster beds TO load and
return.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Kenmore arrived with three
coal-iaden barges and sailed with light
barge for a bay point; tug Southern
has been chartered to Maryland Dredg-
ing Company for service as tender TO
dredges on the James river; tug Capt.
Toby arrived with wood and oyster
laden vessels in tow: tug Eugenia
sailed with lighters for sand anA
gravel digging grounds below AleNan-
dria: tug John Miller arrived towing
brick Laden lighters from Little Hunt
ing creek: tug Meade arrived at
Georgetown with lighters
Memoranda.
Schooner S. i. Bowen is scheduled
to arrive today with cord wood from
Maryland point: schooner 5. T. White
has gone to the Eastern branch to
discharge cargo of cord wood; schoon-
err Lewis Worrell is on her way to this
city with lumber from a Potomac
point; schooner Elizabeth Carter has
sailed from Nomini creek for this city
with wood aboard; schooner J. p. Rob
inson is reported I'm the river below
Alexandria bound here from Upper
Machodoc creek; schooner Eugie is at
Baltimore from Reedvllle, Va. with
fish scrap; schooner Lanclott is due
here from Maryland point with wood
for the dealers: schooner Clara Leon
Il T..
creek for the market here; schooner
Maine, on her way to Baltimore is re-
ported weather bound in the Patuxent
river.
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1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star Hundreds Of situations are
filed through them.
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Miscellaneous.

knights Golden Eagles, Harmony
Castle. No. 10, has set. October % for its
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Red Men.

Osceola Tribe, No. 10. at its regular
meeting Wednesday, had as visitors Great
Sachem Dr. w. S. Whitman, Past Sachem
O. c. Sabens, Great Guard of the Forest
David A. Harvey, Past Sachem Roy T.
Agate of Usage Tribe. No. 6; T. \. Rench
of Seneca Tribe, No IL. and Great Junior
Sycamore John I. Bunch Of Sioux Tribe,
No. IS Addresses were made by the
brethren. After the regular business the
Past Sachems' Association held its meet
ing and elected officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Canton Washington. No. l. regular week
" drill.
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Evangelist Chapter. knights of Rose
Croix, of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
ush Rlte announces the fifteenth degree
1cr the evening of Octobe. 2S.
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ODD FELLOWS.
LODGES.

LODGES.
Oct. :u-Beaeon. No IL. degree; Union.
No. II; Covenant, No. IL, and
l.angdon No. IL. business.
Oct. ol-Wash!ngton, No. q, and Golden
Rule. NJ. Il. degree; Amity,
No. ~, business.
Oct 22-Eastern. No. :; Harmony, No.
.: Federal city. No. 2". aud
Friendship. No. -, degree.
Oct. .33-EXeelsior. No. Il. grand vista
ton: Columbia. No. 10, and
Salem, No. -, business.
Oct ..:;-Central, No. l. and Metropolis,
No. Ii. degree. Phoenix. No.
-, business.
ENCAMrME\TS.
Oct. :.s::-Magenenu. NJ. 4, degree
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AihHlos Lodge. No. 20. will hold a
business meeting Tuesday evening and.
at the state communication the even
Ing OF November will present the
NJ. NJ. degree. 1t will receive its grand
visitation the evening of November Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

KFBEkAIt IOI7VE-s>.
Oct. ct-NaouHi, No. l, grand visitation;
Ruth, No. =. business.
Oct. 2S-Martha Washington. No. ). De
gree.
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Jr. O. U. A. M.

F. d. Seiffert Of Independent Council,
No 2. who has been confined to his home
for some weeks owing to an accident
while on a trip, is reported improving.
Thomas jefferson Council, No. II, at its
meeting Tuesday night announced an
entertainment and dance Thursday, No
vember 6, at Naval Lodge Hall.
At the meeting in Georgetown of Po-
tomac Council, No. 20, Tuesday night. 1t
is said, the officers reports showed the
council to be in a good financial condl-
ton. John w. Milstead was present and
addressed the council.
The fourteenth visitation of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics was
paid to Columbia Council. No. 2, Thurs
day night at its hall. $40 Goth street
northwest, by the state councillor, Emory
l.. Balderson, and. officers the state
officers were cordially welcomed. Inc
books of the officers were examiner py
the State Council secretary and state
Council treasurer and reported to be in
fine condition. Addresses We're MADE oS
Past State Councillor Washington T.
Evans Past Councillor u. l.. Bromwell
and many others.
Edward J. Ross Council. No. Is, Junior
Order United American Mechanics at It's
meeting in old Masonic Temple Wednes-
day evening, through Past Councillor G.
w. Meetze, presented Vice Councillor j.
l.. Blair an emblematic pin FOR pro-
in military tactics as member
of the drill team. Preliminary arrange
ments were made for the visitation Octo-
Der - of the State Council officers. Dur
ing the evening some choice vocal selec-
lions were rendered by ]. +. Balderson.
L.. +. Goodman being piano accompanlst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

Religious services at the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home next Sunday after
noon, October 70. at :; o'clock, will be
held under the auspices of King Solo
mon Lodge, No. 81, with the Rev. J. T.
Dlmon. chaplain OF the lodge, officiating
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Dawson Lodge. No. 16. has the F.. C.
degree scheduled for its communica-
ton the evening of October 81 John
W. Crawford who has been i'll. is re-
ported improving and the condition of
Preston B. Wright as unchanged in the
last circular of Worshipful Master
John /. Painter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

getic worker and has served three terms
as president.
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REREkAH LODGES.

ENCAMrME\TS.
...3::-Mayenenu. No. 4, degree
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Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. 80, tomor-
row evening Will have business meet
King Solomon and His Mistakes" by
Junior Deacon Paul +. Grove of Federal
Lodge. No. l. The lodge will receive its
grand visitation the evening of October
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Harmony Lodge. No. II, will receive
Its grand visitation the evening of No
vember IN. at O'Clock at u special and
the same evening. at $50 O'Clock, Daw-
son Lodge will lsave its grand visitation
and present u program of entertainment
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Eastern Lodge, No. 4. conferred the
initiatory degree Wednesday evening for
the first time, under the direction of the
new degree director, Harry Andersen 1t
is reported the work was exceptionally
well rendered This Wednesday evening
the first degree will be given.
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Canton Washington. No. L. will cele-
brate it's twenty-frst anniversary We'd
nesday evening. in the auditorium of
Odd Fellows Hail. 423 eth street north
west, by giving a grand ball compliment
tary to the members of the order and
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Carroll Council will hold its regular
meeting Tuesday evening and keane
Council Thursday evening. The regular
meeting of the Washington
Chapter will be held Friday, it being the
last meeting of the present chapter for
this year.
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william r. Singleton Lodge. No. 60.
announces q special for Thursday even
ing, November 6, when the NJ. NJ degree
VIII be presented by the officers of George
c. Whiting Lodge. No. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
NOT FAIR TO CITIES.

Governor Baldwns proposal to change the consti-
tuition provide for senate of twelve members elected
at large, and by cumulative VOTE will hardly commend
itself to the Judgment of the state This modification
of his proposal of to create senate of 35
members elected at large The reduction numbers
merely to meet the demands of shorter ballot He adj
heres strictly the principle of his former advice.
He says, what is well known that Connecticut now
has the legislative branch whose members
elected by the people at large Tue house of representa-
ves composed of members who represent the towns.
The elected by the voters of districts which
unequal in population. This is true.
But the senate represents practically ALL the voting
that the CITIES have in the General Assembly
Bridgeport has three senator's Hartford has three.
New Haven has four This gives these great centers of
population sembance of strength But the
tors chosen at large the predomnance of from
the cities cease. The nominations would be dstrib-
nte this town and to that and the cities would
the states legislative body they
1t is the weakness Of the Connecticut system that the
larger industrial centers poorly represented The
small town representatives usually honest ntel-
gent but they have not that close familiarity with city
problems which necessary to the solution of such mat
AS it is the senate is useful to the cities only to stop
hostile legislation It cannot compel beneficial ees-
the house.
There will not be in Connecticut senate of twelve
members elected at large.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
VOTES BASED ON PROPERTY WILL NOT DO

The of Connecticut Will not submit to ballot
granted to property They not seeking that, but
ballot for and womanhood. The leaders of the
Connecticut equal suffrage movement have not read his
tory They that the property qualification
for has worked evil wherever and whenever it has
been installed They know that twO-thrds of modern
liberal effort nations of the world has been directed
to being rid Of the property ballot.
of the faced the problem early
and disposed of it by giving the vote to
Some European countries nger the lap of the old
and evil In Germany the property qualification has
been give with property vote,
and other with property votes, and the
evil of plural voting has been bane in the land.
If the ballot is to rest upon property owned by
how much property should be owned If little prop
erty entities to ballot property demands
than ballot, which plainly impossible in this day
and century.
The addition of property clause to the ballot for
would probably only make it announcement for
vote for those who desired to would find way of
getting onto the tax list with something taxable But
they would be placed at disadvantage with men, who
have cast off such burdens.
Does anybody seriously propose again tax paying
qualification for male voters2 IF not, why for female
voters?
preposterous that there should be classes of
right of manhood, and another voting not by right
priceless woanhood but by ownership of gold watch
mink stole, or perhaps of an automobile.
The better way is to besow the full ballot by consti
tutional amendment The ask nothing They
will be satisfied with nothing less IF any legislator
trenble in his boots fearing he may outrage the sensb
ties his constituents thereby he has but
that amendment to the constitution may be made in
this state except upon the affirmative vote of majority of
those who go to the ballot.
That is to say the cannot vote except the
vote they may.
Who's afraid to accord to the voting males of Con
nectcut the power to decide whether vote,
not property, but woInen2
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
BAD WAY TO ADVERTISE.
"A nsonia iSe1tipeI

If a towns good qualities could be
as easily advertised throughout the
land as it's evil reports, there would
be no need of boosters For instance,
there are few families in the state, in
all probability, that do not know of
the i'll repute into which the town of
Mystic has fallen because of recent
charges made against some of the well
known men of the place, and because
of which two of them committed sud
eide A special from Mystic to the
New LondonY Day yesterday said in
part: s+Mystic's notoriety in connection
with the present situation has spread
across the continent, it seems, and peo-
pie living formerly in Mystic are fire.
quent1y mailing copies Of papers from
the west and south asking for verihca-
tion of the statements they contain.
Prosecuting Attorney Hewitt has re-
cetved inquiries with regard to soma
of the accused or those reported to
have been connected with recent af-
fairs here from places as far of as
Portland, Oregon. For a town, as well
as for an individual, g. good name is
preferable to certain other possessions
sometimes considered as overshadow-
ing all others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15

in each district. Whenever the per
centage of illness rises above the av-
erage in any district, an investigation
will be conducted into the local con-
ditions, and should it be discovered
that the excess of demand upon the
insurance fund is due to insanitary
dwellings, the owners of the slum
property will be assessed for the diff
ference.
The measure also provides that any
employer who refuses to pay his
weekly contribution renders himself
liable to a civil or criminal process.
Mr.. Lloyd-George anticipates no real
opposition from this source, as he be-
lieves the employers will soon find that
the act works to their advantage,
through the Increased efficiency and
contentment of their workers. An
other provision enables workers earn
ing less than $2.25 a week to share in
the benefits without any contribution
to the fund, the employer paying it
all. This provision is expected to
initiate against sweating and to raise
the condition of the very poor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
RICH AND POOR.
stamford Advocate.


In the neighboring town of Green
a, Iajborer, going before daylight from
shot to death His slayer and the mo-
tive which prompted the crime, are
unknown. A widow and eleven chill
dren are thrown upon the charity of
their neighbors or the town. IT does
not seem that any extraordinary eff
forts have been made to solve the
mystery of this tragedy, or to appre-
bend the guilty person. Had Taylor
been a. man of wealth and pr7omin ence
it is probable that all the resources
of the State would have been employ
ed to hunt his slayer. Rewards would
have been offered, and an army OF de-
tectives would have been seeking for
clues. But Joseph Taylor was a poor
man, a laborer, and the murder does
not seem to have aroused any great
excitement, except in the immediate
locality. A few years ago, a poor man
from Stamford Was run down and kill
ed by automobile, driven at a dare
devil pace, in Bridgeport. There was
another widow, and some more father
less children. The apprehension OF
the driver and occupants of the auto
mobile would, perhaps, have brought
some men in high social station into
unenviable prominence, and might
have landed some of them in prison.
It does not appear that the authorities
exerted themselves more in trying to
find the slayers of the Stamford man
IN Bridgeport than have been taken
to Discover the murderer of Joseph
Taylor in Penberwical
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
THE CHOICE OF WISDOM.
(Niagara Falls Gazette

Napoleon, departing from the Tuil-
leries on his way to that campaign
which ended at Waterloo, is said to
have remarked: I'D rather be the
poorest Mediterranean fisherman hav-
ing his wife and children than the
grandest monarch in Europe One Is
a fool to NEEDLE in the governme nt of
men,
Politics, indeed, is a thank1ess bust
practitioner is bound to end in disao-
pointment-for this senator because he
couldn't be President, for that Presd-
dent because his influence wane6.
Mr. Taft is a bit philosophical. Per-
haps he is less disappointed than
would be one who had hoped more.
Doubtless, he will be happier In New
Haven than ever he was in Washing
ton.
There he will expoarnd to fresh
minds, to youth uncoTT4upted as yet by
the passions of age, the law which he
loves. There he will walk under the
graduate year. There he will have work
without friction, honor without de-
traction, contentmemt without str1fe,
all that sweetens the latter years.
Amid QUIZ. rushing life the universe
ties stand as islands of rest, to which
more and more our strenuous men will
go back when the fercer battle is over.
MIR Cleveland, like Mr.. Taft, might
have returned to the strife OF the law
courts. His ambassador to England:
Mr. Phelps, might have capitalized
his reputation in practice in New
York. But one went to Princeton and
the other to New Haven to enjoy calm
and contemplation and peace. They
were wise So is Mr.. Taft
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
MEAT COST CONSIDERED.

The consumer who has been paying
exorbitant prices for meats the past
year will do some hard thinking, and
be tempted to do some equally hard
talking over the financial statement
of a company of packers which has
just been issued. The business of the
year was the biggest ever, and prof
it's likewise. The regular rate of div
idend, seven per cent. was maintain
ed on an increased capital stock, which
is now SIS, OO0, 600 and three million dol
lars were carried over to surplus,
which now totals $29, 600, O00 the ad-
ditfon to the fund this year being
greater than in any previous year but
one The total turnover of the con-
Germ for the year is reported to have
been $500, 100000, SO that the net prof
its on the business aggregate nearly
three per cent. which is to be con-
sidered a. very comfortable earning in
the present days of narrow margins.
Surely out of this it ought to be pos
sible to squeeze a little relief for the
consumer in the way of lower prices
Since 1905, at least. the seven per
cent rate of dividend has been main
tanned and the annual increase of sur
plus fund has averaged more than two
millions and a half, with a degree of
regularity that suggests that however
the ups and downs of supply and de-
mand may affect the cattle-grower on
one side and the meat-consumer on
the other, the business of the packer is
immune and goes on steadily with fat
te1ling profits.
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of blue bunting outlined by lattice
work. The pillars supporting each
box upheld a marble lion The alb
sence Of athletic trophies in the deco
rations was conspicuous, Yale having
practically nothing to show for it's
years season in sports with which to
decorate it's promenade hall
Easily q thousand couples were mar
Shaled for the grand march, and more
than that number of dowagers and
garden boxes. Leading the march
fell to the honor Of Miss May Atkinson
of Atlanta, Ca, partner of Henry
Holman Ketchan OF Brooklyn, the ALL
American football center and captain
of 1913 team
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IS, 1918
LEONARD DARWIN, son
OF GREAT NATURALIST,
IS YEARS OLD TO-DAY

That sons of great men seldom
achieve greatness is a statement tuaI
mas been disproved in thousands OF III
stances, but never more tnorousntS
than by the sons of Charles Dar VIM
the DISTINGUISHED naturalist and fath-
or of evolution One of the fore-
most men of science in England IS
Major Leonard Darwin, fourth son OF
the celebrated Charles, who will Gel
citrate to-day his sixty-th1ro plrto-
day Sir George Howard Darwin
who died last month, was famed as an
sstronomer. while Sir Francis Oar
win. third son of the author of The
Origin of Species was knighted by
king George this month for MS at
tairments in various sciences
Major Leonard Darwin was born at
Down in Kent, Jan. is, 1850. He
was educated at the Royal Mii1tary
Academy at Woolw1ch. and, after a
brilliant military career, retired IN
1890 with the rank of major, to devote
the remainder of his life to science
He has served on a number of scien-
tkdc expeditions, and has written books
dealing with astronomy, finance and
eugenics.
what his father did for evolution,
Major Leonard Darwin promises to
accomplish in the domain of the new
science of eugenics, or race improve
ment. In a recent paper he explain
ed the object and methods or the Gu
genie movement in which he is a
leader He wrote, In part, as foi-
lows:
1.-The main object of the eugenist is
to insure the interests of the unborn
of the future always being held IN
View in connection with all our so
ciaI customs and all our legislation
For the sake of our FELLOW creatures
of to-day and tomorrow every effort
should without doubt be made to i'm
proye the ervir onrnent of mankind by
rational methods. But, as regards
the more distant future, we can now
practically only benef1cia1ly affect the
great stream of humanity through the
agency of heredity. We desire there
fore greatly to increase the sense OF
responsibility in connection with all
matters pertaining to human parent
hood to spread abroad a knowledge
of the laws of heredity as far as
known. and to encourage further re-
search in demain-0f-sGience- With
regard to this last point, about which
there is little controversy, scientific
investigation must remain to great
extent in the hands of such bodies as
the Carnegie Eugenic societies may
perhaps play a useful part in collect
ing material, such carefully COM
piled human pedigrees, and in i'm
pressing on the public the scientific
value of such information when ac-
curetely rendered. AS to our other
aims, they will become moro definite
as our knowledge increases. We can
however, definitely affirm that we dc
not advocate any interference what
ever with the free selection of normal
mates in marriage