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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
Bridgeport Rarbor Costs Uncle Sam Only
 Sl,892 For The Year

Washington, Dec. 3.-fn the annuaA report of the chief engineer. of the army considerable spute is devoted tc the matter of Connecticut rivers qua harbors. The expenditure on Brldse- port harhors for the year was only $1, ,S93 It is reported that ledge rocks were encountered n Yellow Mill nar- bor and Johnsoni9. creek, but their re- moval was not undertaken because II wasn It regarded an impeachment to navigation.
 The channel in Pequonnock river through East Washington avenue bridge was dredged to twelve feet, as a greater depth, it was considered, would endanger the bridge. The break waters and twenty-two- feet anchor Ase basin form 8 needed har Dor of reIuge for tows of coal 'barges. The maxi mum draft that could be carried through the improved channels at mean low tide is twenty feet through the main channel to the turn just m side the brealzwaters and thence seN- enteen feet to the lower bridge rom eleven and one-half to seveneeen teer in Pequonnock river, from nine to eleven feet in Johnso17s river ne effect of the improvement, said the report. ..is to furnish Bridgeport with wa ter transportation at greatly re duced rates No additional funds are thought to 5e required for Bridgeport harbor next year.
 The estimates for New England in- clude:
 Maine: St. Croix river, ss4,ooO; Ports Ia nd harbor, $15n.O0O.
 Vermont: Burlington harbor, $2,000. Massachusetts: Salem harbor, $f,- 800; Boston harbor 35-foot channel, s2Go coo: Provincetown harbor, $2o, roo; harbors of New Bedrord and Fair Ha- ven S67 900; Fall River harbor S12.GOo.
 Rhode Island: Providence river ana harbor SO-foot channel. $500, 900.
 Connecticut: Stonington harbor or refuge, $6, GOO; Thames river, $1e,OOo; Connecticut river below Hartford. $i5,- ooo; harbor of refuge at Duck Isla41d ha rbor, s18.OeO; New Haven harbor, ln- cluding West river, $70,OO0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
'CARRANzA DEFENDS HIS EXECUTION OF FEDERAL
 OFFICERS HE CALLS TRAITORS

Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. 9-A letter from General VenGatiano Carranza defend- .ng the execution by General Francisco s-illa of federal officers captured at -uarez and telling why bloody re- orisals were being visited by the revo- .utionists upon Huertista prisoners of war, was given out today by Governor George w P. Hunt of Arizona
 Carranza's letter, dated at Hermo- silIo, Sonora, Mexico, November 27, was in reply to communication which Governor Hunt sent to the rebel chieftain suggesting that a con tinuation of summary executions by insurgent commanders would horrify the people of the United States and zlienate their sympathy.
 Governor Hunt wrote a private citizen, not as governor of Arizona. In his reply, General Carranza says:
 While recognizing with pleasure the spirit of frank friendship which actuated your letter. your personal sympathy and that of the people of the United States with the struggle in furtherance of civilization and justice which we are carrying, I cannot the less deplore the fact that, with an imperfect understanding of the pecu- liar character of the Mexican prob iens. there is likelihood in certain -ases, and notwithstanding ones good intention, of placing d wrong con strUction on some of our acts.
 This. is due. in all probability, to the fact that the criminal acts with which this struggle was begun and the cruel measures employed to main tain it are forgotten
 When Mexico had realized the su- preme democratic- prerogative of elect ing her own representatives and had reasons to expect. in the midst of peace and tranquility, the periodical change of public officials only by an expressions of popular will a most corrupt minority of the defeated fac tions. after attempting to overthrow for all time our political institutions by means of violence alones have de- stroSed. the lives, the rights and Athe interests of our fellow citizens; have carried out bloody executions without regard to any law; have murdered constitutionalists who fell wounded while fighting for the liberty of the people, have. imprisoned the deputies and Senators who have defended with their power of speech our democratic b institutions; have torn away from their homes peaceful men ands even boys to compel them to take arms against us, or have filled them with terror by devasting entire cities.
 Destructive acts of this character have made it apparent that the cause which I represent has constituted not ofIly a political form of revolution, but also has administered calm and se- vere justice which punishes the cul- Fable and safeguards the Mexican T have determined, within the spirf1 or our Constitution, and without any feeling of passion, but deliberately and with circumspection, to pursue these ends; gradually the exercise of clemency and magnamity can be ats sained- In satisfaction of an 41npera- i've demand of justice and the urgent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
JEzNT WARD WAS
 THE. FATHER OF FAKERS''

Ever since Bill Stevens sold a bout to George Meggs, a century and a half
 ago. and Bill Darts laid down to Peter Corcoran in I771, the prize ring has been disgraced by occasional mani 1 festation of dish onesty. So, too, have ali professions. for the matter of that.
 The most persistent of all pugilistic
 champions in the gentle art of frame ups, however, was Jem Ward, who Is
 entitled to the unenviable distinction
 of being the very father of fakers
 among the knights of the doubled fist.
 Ward was awarded the championship
 belt eighty-eight years ago today Dec g. 1925, and held it for nearly thtr-
 teen years, )retiring from the ring un- defeated except for such bouts as he
 had sold. When lem quit the ring, at
 the age of thirty eight, his younger brother, lick Ward, tried to cop the title, but was whipped by Ben Caunt- lem Ward was a thorough athlete, of beautiful physique, and about as clev- CT a, man. as had ever appeared up to that time He was proficient in. more dubious ways, however, and could initiate a man who had been | knocked out in manner to deceive 1 all but the closest observers. He was 1 born in 1900, and began fighting when 1 he was only fifteen. His first fake l bout was with William Abbott. His 1 opponent wore himself out by his own | | faint in order to lose. He admitted later that he had faked the faint, and l was ruled out of the ring for a year l After that he took part in several l shady bouts, but when Tom Spring | resigned his title Ward claimed it and | defended his right to the cham pion- ship against Tom Cannon. Within a year or two after landing the title l Ward was whipped by Pete Crawley in | another fake bout. Crawley refused to fight again and the belt reverted to Ward Later he refused to appear
 when matched with Byrne. and for
 feited the title, but quickly recovered l it bytwhipping Byrne- When he chose
 to fight fair Ward was unbeatable, but
 his persistent bent toward faking led
 to his being dubbed tfThe. Trickster, and decent sporting men long refused
 to associate with him, while his ac- T tions played no small part in bringing pugiIism into disrepute. It is said that the good die young. and the truth of the proverb was illustrated in Wards case, for he was eighty-one when he finally cashed in.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
'CASCARETS' FOR
 LIVER-AEADACHE
You'rebiliOus and constipated- Clean up inside and feel
 bully.
Get a 10 cent box now.

Get a IU CenL DON H0W
 You're lbiliousi You have throb- ping sensation in your head, bad taste in your mouth, your eyes burn, your skin is yellow, with dark rings under your eyes; your. lips are parch- ed No wonder you feel ugly, mean and ill-tempered. Your system IS 1uli of bile not properly passed off, anu what you need is a cleaning up inside Don't continue being bilious nuI- sance to yourself and those who love YOU. and don't resort to harsh physics that irritate and injure. Remember that most disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels are cured by morn ing with gentle. thorough Cascarets- they work while you sleep. A 1oc box from your druggist will keep your liver and bowels clean; stomach sweet, and your head clear for months Children love to take Cas- carets because they taste good anf l never gripe or sicken.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09

fore a most appreciative audience at
 the Park theater last evening. most capabl cast, headed by Mist Catherine Tower, suffered none by comparison with the company that is now in it's second year in New York.
 The play is the greatest of the so- called crook dramas. It is full of | thrills of the unusual sort and each act furnishes a climax that leaves an audience gasping. The introduc- tbs oe a. -2.-----2-silen@e-= ra7olT CT as an aid to criminals and the working of most realistic and effective third degree added distinct novelty to the thrills.
 The story deals with department store girl who is sent to prison for theft she did not comn7it- On her Liberation, she tries to walk the right eous path, but her record follows her everywhere. Finally. she organizes band of tscrooks'' who, under her. criminal acts that are just within the law" To '.get even," she weds the son of the man who sent her to pris-
 on and, in the end, finds she really loves her husband.
 Miss Catherine Tower was excellent in the role of Mary Turner created by Miss Jane Cowl.s Hers was the work of finished artist and she met
 with an enthusiastically cordial recep-- tion- George A Wright aszftJoe9 Gar | con, the E1s0Ohs Ntl1l fsrL41Szst si1enced revolver gave "a zwonderful portrayal of4an important and difi- cult role. As Inspector Burke De Witt c. Jennings; gave an interesting insight into alleged methods of the
 metropolitan police department and
 his conception of the part ad
 mirable.
 1 Others in the cast were Marie Nor
 ton, James B. Linhart Rockcliffe Fro
 hoff, Harold Hartse1l, Agnes Dorntree,
 Louis F'rohoff, Joseph Robinson, Ma
 rie Fitzgerald, George A. Wright, Jane
 Seymour, Raymond Bramley, George 1 B. Leffngwell, Edward Rornine, Chas.
 Merritt, Ed Giroux, J. H. Palmer and William Brown. Within the Law is at the Park 1 this evening and tomorrow, matinee and night.
 James E. Cooper, fun producing
 theatrical manager of New York,
 brings his new 1914 model Beauty, Youth and Folly to the Park for three
 nights, comm mencing Thursday, Decem- Der Il, Matinees will be given daily.
 MT. Cooper is of the Columbia Amuse- ment company's. wheel of, 3istinctively classy burlesque shows which is a | guarantee Of the attraction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
POLES.

(Reviewed Monday Night, first ev- ening performance.)
 1. Jack McPherson, single, piano accordeon, several selections, 2 min ntes, in orle,> very pleasing.
 2. Love & Height, two men, inn presentations, dancing, fui1 stage, spe- cial feature Egyptian Death Dance, explained by slides, Is minutes. Very Classy and went big. Very artistic.
 3. Godfrey & Henderson, man and woman, in ocean irritation, good seen cry, girl good, 15 minutes. Cross fire old. 2 songs Almost died. Were interrupted by chatter of monkeys back stage.
 A. Monkey Cabaret, monkey act Setting miniature stage, monkey or chestra, monkey performers on tra- peze and tight-rope. 10 minutes. full stage. Fair.
 -5. Evans & Vidoc, two men one in black face. Began good, ran bet ter and finished in riot. New ma terial that was appreciated. IS min utes in one. Great.
 6. Harland & Knight, replaced by picture owing to delay. Not review ed. Reported to be good
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
ENDS MISERY OF HORSE

Agent F. H. Downs of the Connec- lticut Humane society has been busy for several days past as a result of trip through the Milford and Wal nut Beach section. Sunday, acting upon his directions, pr. C. E. C. At kins shot a horse belonging to J. F. Roach of Walnut Beach, its condition being reported as making no other course possible. Today he report ed that the same orders will probably be given in connection with an anins al belonging to Burton Smith of North Main street, Milford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
PLAZA.

(Reviewed Monday, second night show. Small audience.)
 l. May Hart, single woman, 3 songs three changes, 8 minutes in one. Fair. Was working against orches- tral difficulties.
 2. Cooper & Eschelle. man and wo- man, four songs, two changes. Man gave Representations, fifteen minutes well dressed and good.
 3. Jack Hawkins & Company a9m- edy sketcn, rulI stage, based on col 1ege days, two men and one woman. Witty, clever situations and extreme ly good. IS. minutes
 4. Old Town Quartette, four men. two bIackface, minstrel act. Good jokes, five songs. Fair act. Fifteen minutes.
 g. Rossler's Dogs. Full stage man and woman with number of dogs. One or two new ideas, g minutes. Fair
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
REVIEWS

houses of Bridgeport it is understood that reviews are based upon Bridge port standards, which are higher in plane than New York or other sur rounding cities.-Ed Note.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09

This is your opportunity to pur- chase winter millinery at less than cost prices in felt, untrimmed, silk, plush hats, beaver and others at E. H. Dillon & Co, 11O5 Main street.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
Grand Carnival and Dance

WARNER BROS.' FIRE DEPT.
 at Seaside Institute DECEMBER 5, 6, 8 and 9 Season Tickets. ts........... 50 Gents IT k
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09

Young Women's Christian Associa- ton, East Side Branch, 56 Beach street, will give a social Thursday evening and it will be a merry one. Mother Goose Pie-come and get your portion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09

verdict before recommending. all that verdict before recommending votes for the women of the nation
 The proper distance between the eyes is the width of one eve.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
"WITHIN THE LAW
 AT PARK THEATRE

Bayard veiller's play of today, Within inc Law was presented be-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09

Wilson is no cow Rising from a sick the suffragists and while personally. he pleases, as president he waits upon their
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09
PATENTS

-PATENTS- A. M. WOOSTER, Attorney-at-Lav Late Examiner U. S. Patent Office 1115 MAIN ST., SECURITY BLDG.
 BRIDGEPORT, CONN Send Postal for Booklet on Patents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-09

That President ard is assured.
 bed. he receives tells them that, may think as he of all the people.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
Friendly Criticism,

Maud-She comes from very old family.
 Edith-One would know that to look at her.-Judge.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
LABOR LAW IS INVALID
Atty. Gen. Rules Arkansas Cannot Regulate Hours of Telephone
 and Telegraph Operators.

Little Rock, Oct. F (Special)- Attorney General Moose has given Commissioner J. C. Clary an opinion with reference to the enforcement of the state law limiting the hours of labor of telephone and telegraph operators on railroads to eight out of twenty-four hours. The New York court held that the same kind of law in that state was consti- tutional and valid, although Con- gress had enacted a law providing that such operators should not be on duty more than nine hours a day. The New York court held that the federal law was not in con- flict with the state law. However, the courts in Missouri and Minne- sota have both held to the contrary, and the Supreme Court of the United States has also held to the contrary in a case from the state of Washington. Chief Justice White held that Congress, having under taken to legiSlate on the subject, the Washington law was void, At torney General Moose holds that this decision must be binding on every state, and therefore it would be useless to attempt to enforce the state law.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
JURY DECLARES
 TURNER INSANE
Survivor of Suicide Pact 10 State Hospital-FarreII Gets Five Years
 -Raloascd on $3,OO0 Bond.

Murfreesboro. Oct. l9.-T. l.. Fur ner, lone survivor of the triple sui eide pact at Glenw0od, will escape the Arkansas penilentiary, as The jury before whom he was tried, at o'clock Saturday declared him insane. Nothing is left but the rul- ing of Judge C. w. Davis, and Fur ner will be taken to the State Hos pita for Nervous Diseases at Little Rock.
 However, J. G. Farrell must serve five years in the penitentiary, hay ing been convicted of second degree murder for having encouraged Tur- ner, his wife and Miss Rhodie Car ter in their death agreement.
 Farrell has been released on S3,000 bond, and this has put a new light on this subject. While Fur ner's testimony in the Farrell case was not damaging to Farrell, it had been stated that Turner previously had made many charges against Farrell. While he denied all these charges when on the witness stand it had become a conviction among many citizens of Glenwood that Turner had accused Farrell. The question now apparently is, was Farrell convicted upon the testi- mony of Turner and as Turner has been declared insane, will the jury's verdict against Farrell stand? At- torneys for Farrell have appealed his case to the Supreme court.
 Never in the history of Polk cOun- ty has such a lease of a thousand angles" been placed before a jury Probably there never again will be such a problem as was put before Prosecuting Attorney Abe Collins who sought to convict Turner of murder in the first degree and send Farrell to the electric chair on a like charge.
 Turner is still in Murfreesboro and will remain here until taken tc the asylum.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
FARM PRODUCTS
 MUCH IMPROVED
Better Seed Selection and CultiNa- ton Methods Found by COmmiS- siOner Page-A Calamity to
 Stock Industry.

Little Rock, Oct. IS Special .- Commissioner John Il. Page has re- turned from round of the county fairs, having visited those al Dan vile and Bigelow this week. He said:
 There is an obvious improve ment in the character of agricul- tural products, showing a greater care in seed selection and methods of cultivation. Incidental to the eX- hibits at the county fairs, facts are disclosed pointing to greater acre. age yield than ever before. Another noticeable thing for cOngratulatiOn is the improvement in the stock. l have not attended a single fair in the state where 1 have not seen on exhibition the highest type of stall lions, showing that special atten- ton is being given in every section oT the state to better blooded horses, and in most of them atten- ton is also being given to better breeds of cattle. There are i'm proved breeds of hogs in almost every county, but in proportion to other stock there are fewer com munities with pure-bred hogs, and less attention is siv- en to hog raising than to other stock.
 This is accounted for by inroads that have been made during the last two years by cholera. During that time I estimate that not less than one million dollars has been lost in Arkansas from hog cholera.
 There is another serious condi- ton that should be considered. During the summer months stock buyers have gone into all sections of Arkansas outside the quarantine line and have bought up all the available cattle, mostly of the fe- male kind, paying what seed to the farmer at the time an eXorbitant price. Most of these cattle have been shipped to the West and the Northwest to be used for u"eedlng purposes. As a result fl their op- erations within the last year, Ar kansas has today not more than GO per cent of the milch cows it had a year ago. If the farmers continue to sell off their cows at this rate 1t will be almost a death blow to one of the most valuable industries of Arkansas, that of stOck-raising."
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
LIQUOR MEN WILL NOT GIVE UP FIGHT
While Attorneys Dclve for Other Means to Defeat Senate Bill No. HIS, They Figure on Towns
 That May Stay Wet Anyhow.

Little Rock, Oct. l5 Special - While their attorneys delve deep into the law to find some flaws in Senate Bill No. lis, the liquor men are all at sea as to the next step that will be taken in the matter. They are not done fighting, and as long as there is a point to contend for they will remain in the state courts. The Federal court will be last stand.
 There are some cities in the state in which the saloon men think they can still operate under the bill. They also believe that the wet towns in East Arkansas will remain wet under Senate Bill No. llS. Hot Springs, Fort Smith and Helena are the three cities they believe can be petitioned wet. Little Rock and Pine Bluff are admitted dry under the bill.
 No effort will be made by the liquor men to circulate a petition in Little Rock, for they consider the burden too great on them. They will assist in the work if the city administration and the business men are behind the movement The liquor men feel that the people would sign the petition at the so- licitation of the merchants, when they would refuse for the men who operate the saloons. The present city administration has been none too friendly to the liquor interests, but the loss of over Sl0000O reve- nue to the city annually, with no substitute, may make a difference in policy. If all efforts to have Senate Bill No. llS declared uncon- stitutional fail, then efforts will be made to start the petition around before the end of the year, so that il may be passed upon in January.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
SOON TO HOT SPRINGS
M., D. X G. Railroad, With but Four Miles Track to Lay, De-
 layed by Bridge Over 0uachita.

Little Rock, Oct. 16 (SpeciaD.- A. c. Casey of Nashville, one of the officials of the Memphis, Dallas and Gulf railroad, which is building from Nashville into Hot Springs, stated while in Little Rock Wednes- day that the steel is now laid to the Ouachita river, four miles out of Hot Springs. Further progress on the road is blocked until the bridge, which is 6i0 feet in length, has been built across the river. It will take sixty days to build the bridge, the material for which is now on the ground. After the track laying machinery can be put across the river the road builders will make a grand rush to the finish. Mir. Ramsey expects to see trains running into Hot Springs by or very soon after the first of the year.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23

On the Subject of the Girl. Pa, why does love make the world go round?
 Because every lover is a crank, my son.-Judge.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
NO MARKET FOR COTTON.
Merchants of ClarksvilIe COmpeIled
 to Hold Staple.

Clarksville, Oct. 16.-The mer- chants in this section finding them selves loaded with cotton which they cannot sell, are compelled to hold the cotton which they have bought during the past two or three weeks. The buyers will not buy it at any price. A majority of the farmers are holding their cotton at their homes, although some are of fering their holdings for sale. A great deal of dissatisfaction has been aroused by the recent slump in prices.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23

Wanted--Agents to sell Zenol Pro-
 ducts. Salaries or commission. Address H. c. Richardson, general agent vandervoort, Ark.--Adv. 4i-2
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
Three Alike.

Asylum Keeper-One of our craziest patients has escaped and is hiding somewhere in the city.
 Friend-Isn't there some way of locating him?
 Asylum Keeper-Not for a month yet. Half the towns celebrating a football victory and the other half if paying up freak election bets.- Judge.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
Chronic Dyspepsia.

The following unsolicited testi- monial should certainly be sufficient to give hope and courage to per- sons afflicted with chronic dyspep- sia: q have been chronic dys- peptic for years, and of all the medicine I have taken, Chamber lain's Tablets have done me more good than anything else" says ". q. Mattison, No. ' sherman St., Hornellsville, N. Y. For sale by all
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23

For Sale-Pure blood Duroc Jersey sows with pigs. See or address F. J. Smith, Mena.-Adv. wtf
The Mena weekly star., 1913-10-23
Skin On Fire :?

Just the mild simple wash. the we'll known DD.D. Prescription for Eczema, and the itch Is gone.
 A trial will prove 1t.
 We have sold other remedies for skin trouble but none that we could guaran. tee as we can the D.D.D. remedy. If the first regular size $1.00 bottle. does not do exactly as we say, 1t will not cost you a cent
 DAVIS DEUG co.