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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-17
SAYS COAST HAS
DIVORCE nABl1r

nf raWea prras Leased Wire
NEW YORK Jan. if--"The Pa
cific coast IL the greatest divorce
center Of the entire world"
This statement was made 10 the
New York state marriage and di.
vorce commission by the Rev Fran
els NJ Moody. Who today has zig.
ures to prove his assertion
In the past 90 years. said
Moody. g. zoo 600 persons were
separated by divorce. Illinois pro
vided is0. 600 divorces. Penusyl
vanla IS. 100. California 10000 and
New York at.t5n."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-17
AIR CASTLES NEED
A FIRM FOUNDATION

Dear Mlss Grey | am a man
about "a and have known a certain
Young lady FOR over q year. We
have alwAys been good friends and
have also exchanged photos.
Two weeks ago proposed mar
rage TO her. but she said no" aud
4 looks like our friendship IL all
broken up over II. What am | to
doF IH II proper TO call on her to
pay her more attention. 20 ask her
over and over again. or should |
take her answer for final aud for.
aatv y Is.
A II depends on The character
~ yourself and the EiFi whether or
not you remain friends have not
much use for love not founded on
friendship when the foundation is
strong. Il wiil stand when the air
caatl. love" IL shattered
II you can be q good friend. with.
out hope Of anything else. call. bat
do r1t propose over aud over
again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-17
Cynthia Gray Speaks
to Mothers Congress

Cynthia Grey OF the Star address
Ell the Longfellow Mothers Con.
gress Thursday afternoon, which Is
one OF the many local hSrnchea of
the National Congress. at the Long.
fellow school
Miss Grey asserted that the
housekseper makes of hetaeW a
gc~eral or a drudge. and reminded
the mthst first of all a general lays
his plans. appoints his officers. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-17
Cynthia's Answers
to Many Questions

Norfolk suits and dresses VIII be
In vogue through the coming spring
and summer
To prepare for a chlldreu's story
teller on the city play grounds.
write 10 or inqatre for particulars
from the superintendent OF city
schools.
u IL correct to say ons has grown
stout. or fieshy. meaning corpulent.
bat the word stout originally
meant strong. bold and fearless. and
Is more correctly used so,
White plumes may be cleaned
by washing with soap and water
aad shaking dry Curt by stripping
each tiny strand wlth the dun edge
~ knife.
The largest banana plantations IN
the world are In Costa Rica and
Panama There are several ~ 20
600 acres. and one plantation alone
has 10 miles Of railroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

glory enough for both. When they sent the tariff bill practically un- changed to the Senate, 1t was plain that not only their own following, but the Republicans as we'll, recognized in them both the fine quality of loyalty loyalty both in principle and to par ty. They had both done their duty as they saw 1t and had never for a moment obeyed an impulse cf pique or Jealousy, whether directed at each other or anybody else. Their beha- vior looks to us extremely like plain statesmanship and old-fashioned pa triotisrn.
 Not that the bill is perfect or near ly perfect. There are details in the tariff schedules we should like to see changed. and we hope to get space to mention them before the bill is law We have freely expressed our doubt about the wisdom of resorting so eag- erly, at this time, to the income tax as source of revenue. But 1t is in comparably the best and soundest and the most honest tariff bill since 1857- Harper's Weekly. 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
THE SITUATION IN MEXICO

The Huerta regime, which rose on treaehery and murder to dictatorship Mexico is acting saucy toward TTnc Sam because the Wilson administration refuses recognize that government Huerta is threatening to send back the credentials of Ambassador Henry Lane Will son.
 This seeens surprising since Henry Lane was always pretty good friend of Huera Almost before the body of he sssassinated Madero cold Henry Lane Wilson was soeny assuring the Taft state department that the deposed president was shot while trying to escape
 There is however usual, colored person in the wood pile As long President Wilson refuses to recog z te red handed Huerta, the latter worthy will be sb1e fo market his government bonds in New York; and thus cannot raise money to put down the growing rebel lion in the north of Mexico
 If Henry Lane Wilson were recalled however, it would 7ecessitate appointment of ambassador and a new ambassador has accredited to the of the country which he is sent This would compel the United States to recognize Huerta.
 It's pretty little plan and has good deal of support in Wall Street Unfortunately for it's success President Wilson seems disposed to allow Henry Lane to remain dangling between the devil and the deep sea.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
DO WIG WANT A TOLL BRIDGE?

There is 11nquestionably need for bridge across e T4osatonc river between Stratford and Milford The camstances favor, but it is and inconvenience to traffic The bridge originally constructed very light and said at the time, by well informed per sons agency in procuring this construction was the fear that trolley the bridge if it heavier and competition with the steam road This long before the steam road took the ro leys Now the troleys do run on the bridge and occupy most of itand the of it's weakness The bridge without trolley it, strong enough to all other traffic indefinitely would this other traffic be much discommoded if the cars were out of the way.
 There staute and it passed at the instance of Bridgeport two which provides that whenever bridge would be safe for travel if not for tro ley cars the company occupying tracks such bridge shall the whole cost of building bridge And if the bridge becomes unsafe for any kind of traffic. then the company operating trolley shall pay equitable DOT ton of the cost.
 fife excepting trolley traffic If it is to be replaced the Connecticut company would to be chargeable with the whole cost of it.
 With these facts in estimate the state is authorized to build bridge, and obtain the cost thereof in tolls.
 A toll bridge is an anachronisrn The people fought for years to get rid of toll roads and toll bridges and it will be regrettale if return should be made to that bar barous method. Older inhabitants will remember with what pleasure the requirement of the last toll bridge this city was greeted many years ago.N
 The bill does not propose part of the burden of struction for the Connecticut does provide that rental fee may be charged use of tracks to be laid upon the bridge under the the bridge commissioners.
 This raises the question if the company's charter rights do not permit it to such bridge to refuse to cross it, in which case the whole expense would have to be borne by the state, and those paying toll.
 What effect toll charges would have the large summer the Milford side of the bridge and land values in the neighborhood of the bridge determined 4
 It will be better, least haste slowly and to give the matter due consideration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

fields-storfes Of peonage, of outraged women. of murdered men, terrorism. suppressiorf of news and free speech, and 8 population held in bondage to the coal barons. The concrete result can be read in any wage report. West Virginia coal wages are lower than in any other eastern mining district
 The people want to know. and they have the right to know, what has been going on in West Virginia. And in opposing this demand, Senator Golf bubbles that the government has not investigated in other states where martial law has been declared-why create precedent in West Virginia :?
 The people are not interested in the legal technicalfties of the case. They want the facts. I hope the new Sem ate is responsive enough to public opinion to vote for this resolution and let the light in on West Virginia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
SENATORS WHO DANCE
 FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS

The Senate is having a hard time trying to prevent the passage of Sen ator Kern's resolution for an investi- gation of the West Virginia coal fields. Some of the Senators, who dance when the special interests pull the strings, are giving a surprising exhi- bItion of political agility in their op- position to the bill.
 When the West Virginia Republican Legislature broke the deadlock by electing Federal Judge Nathan Golf ho the United States Senate last win har. the aet1on was acclaimed by the seandpat press of America as an ex- ample worthy to be followed by other states.
 But what does Senator Golf do in his first speech-a speech in opposi- tion to Senator Kern's resolution?
 His speech. a masterpiece of logic and a gem of rhetoric, is every word a legal Quibb1e. It was just the sort of speech and the sort of legal logic that is creating smong the people a mighty wrath against courts and law yers.
 For years tales of horrors have dr1feed out Of the West Virginia coal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
American Athletic
 Triumphs Due To
 Grit And Training

Lausanne, Switzerland. May H. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, President of the International Olympic Commit tee, who has visited the United States several times of recent years, has very decided opinions. to account for ahe success of American athletes at Stock holm last year. In explaining his ideas the Baron said:
 ''The American contestants were successful primarily because of their scientific training, and next, on ac- count of their morale that is to say their minds were made up beforehand to win. Finally, their intense pa triotism, when pttted against other nations, was an added reason
 scientific training alone cannot win, in my judgment, without moral training and patriotism. The Fin r1ish athletics were without the first, as they came from a poor country, but with the other two attributes they did splendidly. Not only the body but the mind must be trained to win in sports, and the athletics of many na.- tions overlook this, but not the Amer jeans"
 Referring to the Thorpe case. the Baron said:
 q cannot praise the American sportsmen too much for their prompt action in that delicate and unfortun- ate affair. The regulations govern ing the status of amateurs and pro- fessionaIs are to-day so vague and un- satisfactory that g, similar case might arise tomorrow in any country. We hope at our meeting in Paris in 1914 to make an international definition of amateurs and professionals. My idea is that every Olyrnpian candidate shall swear on his country's flag that he is a pure amateur This would, think settle the question"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, of Gas tile, of Aragon, and Navarro, King of Jerusalem, King of Gibraltar, King of the East Indies, the West Indies, of multiplicity of other titles that are now mere sounding names, will cele- brate his twenty-seventh birthday to- day, and the majority of Sptaniards will celebrate with him. No true son of Spain ever overlooIs an opportun- ity to enjoy a. holiday fiesta, and, as a result, Alfonso's birthday is more generally observed than that of any other European monarch. At twenty seven, Alfonso Is in danger of losing one of his titles, that of tthe boy kinge', affectiona.tely bestowed upon his majority Yet Alfonso is still very much of a boy at heart, fond of sports and pastimes, and the cares of State weigh lightly on his shoulders. Eight times in the last decade Alfonso has been the target of bomb and bull life occurring last month, when an an arcIlist fired three shots at the King as he rode through the streets or Madrid On that occasion the youth ful monarch manifested great eooine5s and bravery, and this display of royal ..nerve'' vastly increased his popular ity.
 As a, matter of fact, Alfonso alone keeps Spain a monarchy, in the opan- ion of close students of Spanish af- fairs. Republicanism Is spreading over the country like wildfire, but in AL fonso the Spaniards have a most dem ocrastic ruler, and they are too much iu1bued with a sense of personal loy- atty to the King to rebel
 1T consider Don Alfonso the chief of the obstacles to our success, re- gently declared Senor Lerroux, leader of the Spanish radicals and republi- cans. '3The King symbo1izes two very essential things-the idolatry of O country which loves him more than 1t respects him and the continuation of his house in line of succession which would have disappeared had he not made an alliance as agreeable as that with the Battenbergs.
 It may be stated on excellent au- thority that King Alfonso is himself convinced of the desirability of q Democratic form of government, and, should a liberal and democratic mon archy fail to please his subjects, 1t might very well happen that Alfon- so will become the first president of the republic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
WILL TAKE PICTURE
 OF EAGLES COMMITTEE
Meeting of Field Day Committe To-
 morrow Morning at Eagles Hall.

A meeting of the general commit tee in charge of the field day to be given by the Eagles of this city, July 22 will be held tom orrow at Eagles hall at il o'clock. and as 3, group pic ture is to be taken of the committee all members are urged to be present. There are number of important committee reports expected and many matters of interest in connection with the big field day will be taken up.
 The committee on concessions, Of which B. T. Buckingham is chairman, is receiving many apphcatlons TOT privileges at Nutmeg park for the field day and some novel attractions will be offered the visitors that day. The committee on transportation has been assured of substantial rate con sessions for special trains from the officials of the railroad company and will make full report tomorrow morning.
 All of the committees are now at work and bringing matters into such shape that the success of the big pa rade field day, theatre entertainment, and convention are fully assured. The plan calls for a state parade to be held during the morning, a field day with & full list of events and other at fractions for the afternoon, an Eagles vaudeville at the New PoH theatre in the evening in which the regular bill will be augmented py an equal num- Der of other attractions which will appeal particularly to Eagles and their friends. This will open with a picture show conf6encing at z o'clock and the performance will continue until II o'clock. The Eagles will have entire charge of the house for that evening. The week will be known as Eagles week for the house and the bill will be selected with special ref erence to the big day planned by the Eagles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

The first act for the regulation of prices of provisions was probably that enacted by the common council of London 614 years ago to-day, May IT, 1899. during the reign of Edward I. By this measure the council sought to deal with the Thigh cost of living problem by fixing maximum prices as follows: A fat lamb, sixpence (twelve cents) from Christmas to Shrawetide, the remainder of the year folrpence; two bullets, three ha1f-pence (three eents); a partridge or two woodcocks, three half-pence; wine, sixpence per quart for red, and eightpence for white, that the sellers might be en- abled to live by it.'' Other prices prevailing about that time were one farthing for a loaf of bread weighing -twenty-four ounces, if made of whole grain, or sixteen ounces of white bread. In the eleventh century sheep sold for eight cents. The first act for the regulation of the price of food stuffs throughout England was passed just six centuries ago this year, and set a maximum of about ST for fat OK, $1.2O for a, fat sheep, and one and one-half cents per dozen for eggs. In 1533 the English parliament passed an act fixing the price of beef and pork at ha1fpenny Gone cent) per pound
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
PORK BARREL BILL

It is not to be wondered at that Senator Perry was surprised when it was proposed in the senate on Thurs day to suspend the rules to facilitate the passage of bill providing for an appropriation of nearly a half million dollars immediately after it was intro duced for the first time. The sena- tors had no official notice of the prop osition. It is true that the combin-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

read. Miss Uphana will tell of her work in the factories, and Miss More of her work at the East Side Branch. Miss Holmes will report on the pEo- gress of the Warner club, and Mlsg MacGeorge will tell of the general work of the association
 Mrs. James G. LudIum win preside at the meeting. Members Of the ag- sociation will have cards notifying them of the time and place, and it % particularly requested that all win be as prompt as possible. as there is @ great deal of business to come before the meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

Princess Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise, Duchess of Fife, eld- est daughter of the Princess Royal, will pass her twenty-second milestone to-day. The Duchess and her young CT sister, Princess Maud, who is twen- ty, will be" prominent in the gaieties of the present London season, and will be chaperoned by Queen Mary and other royal relatives. The Princess Royal will not participate in social functions until 1914. The young Ouch ess and her sister are favorites of their Uncle, King George, and their grandm other, Queen Alexandra.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
THE HUMAN PROCESSION

Lord Victor Paget, brother and heir presumpttve of the Marquis of Angle sey, is twenty-four to-day, having been born May IT, 1889. Early t42is year he took as his bride Miss Olive May, an American actress famed as fthe original Gaiety girl.'' The Mar quis of Anglesey, who is immensely wealthy, gave the young couple an an nua1 allowance of $5,OOO a year, but Lord Victor is now seeking to add to this income as a member of a London stock exchange firm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
Y. w. O. A.

The annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association will be held at the rooms on Broad street
 Thursday, May 22nd, at eight o'clock. give an address. and the reports of the secretaries for the year will be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
THE HOUSE HAS
 DONE ITS PART

Honor to Champ Clark and Oscar Underwood! And we needn't worry over the question of the precise share of honor each of them is to have
 Neither of them is disturbed on that score and there 1s honor enough and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
The D. ". Read Go.
 E5ta6kasAed 1857.
The Linen Gown of Quality
E5t06AsAed 1857.

Those artists in flax thread who make "Old Bleach Linen" have produced Dress Linen in Oyster color which is exceedingly stylish and distinctive material of rather heavy weave with coarse and irregular threads
 For the correct Tailored Suit of Linen For one-pece Gowns with embroidery or Cluny
 lace
 For childrer's Suits Thrty-si7z inches, 50 cts, value 65 cts.
 Goods main floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

to describe the bill The triumph of the efforts to secure a separate con sideration of each item in the bill will save it from continuance of the re- proach implied by the terrn-Hart- ford Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

state of a big delegation are being received and the parade promises to bring a big crowd of visitors to Bridgeport for July 22.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17

ation which was in control, and whose purpose was finally defeated by the. hlibustering of Senator McDon- ough, was aware Of the plan to rush through the bill, but the senate as a body was not let into the secret.
 It wou1d~be unfortunate if, at this late day in the session, & bill of such financial magnitude could be rushed through under suspension of rules. There Is ample time to consider the matter in deliberate, orderly man ner. There was nothing in the sit uation to suggest that the suspension of the rules was necessary. There was no occasion for hasty action Leg nize the necessity of suspending the rules which have been adopted for the sole purpose of securing adequate consideration to measures, particular 1y when an appropriation is involved.
 Senator McDonough, the democrat ic leader of the senate. rendered the state a substantial service when he frustrated the plans of the com bina- ton. The question was not are the armories needed but if it was neces- sary to suspend the rules of the sen ate to make it easy to spend a half million dollars of the money of the people. The items in the bill for the armories are as follows:
 Waterbury, $1 76, 900 New Haven ...--. 126,ooO Midd1etown 6o,0O0 Bristol ....ss.. -.s--.-ss. 12,0OO Hartford ..-.~- S6,OOO Manchester, ..--. 50,oOo
 Total ....-.-> ..-.--...--$457,o0o
 The term pork barrel was used to describe the bill The triumph of the efforts to secure a separate con
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-17
Children's s Sweaters
Clearance of odd lots at half price

Clearance of odd lots half price. White Sweaters, slightly soiled, for children 8, and 12 years, were originally $2.oo now $1.OO. Children's Middy Sweaters, good models for little girls boys in tan and oxford with sailor col lars Also in white with navy blue sailor collars, $2.o8, now $1.OO.
 Sweater Section second floor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-20
LONDONDERRY.
Mrs. \. II. Wade is away nursing.

Mrs. \. II. Wade is away nursing.
Mrs. Nellie Richardson of Chester
was a guest of \. b. Waite Old Home
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Holt and son.
Hollis, are visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. i. K. Holt.
Several workmen are putting new
steeel sheathing on Union hall and
making other repairs.
w. d. Stowell Of South birmingham,
Mass, returned with his niece. Miss
Marion Gibson, Monday evening.
Many from this village attended the
concert given by the Standish quartet
Of Boston in the town hall Friday even
ing, and all pronounced it very fine.
The entertainment given by the
Falka club in Union hall last week
Tuesday evening was greeted by a full
house and a good sum was realized.
The annual field day and Old Home
week dinner given by the women of the
Congregational church last week We'd
nesday was well patronizcd rs usual
The BAH game between Grafton and the
home team was a loosely played game
and was q walk-ovcr for Londonderry
he score being - to l..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-20
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The eighth annual baby meet viii
take place on the common Saturday at
clock.
Mrs. G. A. McRae is giving lun-
cheon and bridge whist party today in
honor OF her guests, Mrs. Noble and
daughter, Dorothy, of Fresno, Cal.
A hearing to have been held before
Judge j. l.. Martin Of the federal court
this morning on the bankruptcy of FL
len Ware Smith was postponed to Sept
The Montecalvo duo at the Princess
theater today are an exceptionally good
singing act, coming here directly from
the Orpheum at Boston. They are
drawing large audiences.
The executive committee of the
Windham County Veterans association
met in Capt. II. G. Streeter' office
this morning to make arrangements for
their annual reunion. Further announce
ment Will be made later.
The public service commission, which
as vet consists of but two members,
Chairman Robert G. Bacon of Brattle-
bOro ana William II. Warner of Yer
gennes, met yesterday afternoon in the
office Of the commission here and reach
ed decisions on several matters. 1t is
expected daily that Governor Fletcher
will appoint the third member of the
commission.
The horse which was drowned in the
river yesterday while at work on the
Ilolbrook, Cabot 4 Rollins corporation
job on the railroad was aoated down
| Al
men on the railroad bank and in boats
removed the harness and unhitched il
from the dumpcart which pulled the
animal down the bank into the water
and by means of ropes hauled the cart
up to the railroad level Men in 3
| boat drew the horse out to midstream
east over the rope to which it was at
tached and the incident was over.