The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-08
R. H. HALSEY HOME. FROM FOREIGN TOUR Bays European Manufacturers Not Worrying Over Our
 Tariff
HAVE MORE ORDERS
 THAN THEY GAN FILL
Home Rule Appears Certain For IreIand--ThrilIing Rescue Of Dutch StOker In
 Mid Ocean


 Richard H. Halsey of the firm of
 R. B. Ha1sey & Co- has just returned
 from seven weeks business trip
 abroad In his travels he visited
 France. Spain, Switzerland, A1sace-
 Lorraine, Scotland, Ireland and Eng
 land
 While in Belfast, he noted the strong anti-home rule sentim ent pre-
 yalent there, urged and fostered by Sir Edward Carson. Even during his
 br1e4 SoJOurn, numerous deInOnStra- lions occurred and three public meet .1ngs were held, during which the peo- 7,le were advised to take up arms in the event of the passage of the home rule bill Notwithstanding this, the
 '-antts'' are making but little progress, and 1t Is an assured fact that the bill in it's original form will pass through the inspiring efforts of it's leading ex- ponents. Premier Asquith, John Red mond and LIoyd-George.
 AEr. Halsey gave a very clear idea of the attitude of foreign manufac- eureEs towards the proposed reduction of the tariff as discussed by our pres ent Congress. He says that manufac- turers st large are showing little in terest in the proposed tariff measure, fer. whether large or small uanufac- turers. all have enough orders booked ahead to force them to- ask lee-way of from six to nine months for present acceptance of orders. The general prosperity of the South American countries Is shown by the enormous orders being booked by their agents :at the present time Really, the only people who seem to be interested in the reduction of tariff are the mauu- 9acturers of ready-to-wear garments. However since the majority of Ameri- cans dislike the it of foreign articles of thKs kind. this favor amounts to twr1naTI urouO~ffons
 A most remarkable. even thrilling Anc5den& is related by Mfr, Halsey, which occurred on his return voyage. It was on the second day out from dam that a Dutch stoker, Dundee by name caused intense excitement Rmong the passengers by Jumping 5owerboard- Immediately an 9ye-w1t- lness hurled a 1ife-preserver to the etruggIing man. the alarm sounded. the huge vessea reversed her engines land Hfe-boat was lowered. When the spot was reached where s<he man ves supposed to have gone fover. not 8 trace of him could be Hound save the nfe-preserver which Haa& been thrown to him. After a &uEdle. search, the return cah of the life- boat was sounded by Captain tStinger and the vessel resumed her course towards New York. Scarcely had the ship been started when a pas W9DK0E yards over the port side of the ship, swimming towards the vessel The signal was again given to stop and two nffebOafs were lowered. This time the mescuers were successful, returning with their burden whom a1P on board Hxpected to see more dead than alive. z What was the amusement of the Nhip surgeon when he discovered, up lon examination, that not an ounce of water was in the mans stomach or aungs- Moreover. he had been tossed about by the mighty waves for the hveIl-nfgh incredible time of one hour @nd ewenty-one minutes Questioned hy the Captain as to the reason for Anis fooI-hardy act. he replied that the spirits told him that he was wanted down below. but when he got into the water, the spirits said 9haA they did not want him. Hence the title was given him, Dundee, the man-who- EouId not sink A collection of $61 N-as taken up for him among the pas wengerS but the Captain interposed, giving the money to the stoker's wife, waytng that if this incident should be- come known. any stoker who was an expert swimmer, would jump over board for less than that
 All passengers on the incoming steamer noticed a marked difference hhen on their arrival by the customs bofficers. Their personal effects were not carelessIy disturbed but they were afforded every consideration, dou btless through the esprit de corps estab- Hshed by the New Collector of the Port of New York. John Purroy Mitchell.