The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06

General Iturbide finally decided the struggle in favor of the patriots in 1921. Iturbide made himself emperor, after which he was placed against wall and shot, in accordance with the customs of the country. After a pc riod of republication, Maxtmilian set up throne in MeNico reigned for brief period, and then paid the usual price for his brief taste of glory.
 The Right Hon. Herbert Louis Sam uel, British Postmaster General, who has ust concluded tour of Canada and the United States, will celebrate his fOrty-third birthday today. He is one of many brilliant and able Jews who have avon high place in English politics within the last half century He was born in Liverpool and educat- Sd at Oxford, and was only twenty five when he entered the political are na. He has held his present high po- sition since 1910, and has inaugurated many reforms. As Postmaster Gen eral he is in charge of the telegraph, tele- phone and wireless systems of Great Britain, as well as the post office prop CT. He is in favor of universal penny or two-cent postage between all the countries of the world. MT Samuel comes of a wealthy Jewish family whose members have long been prom inent in British finance and politics. He is a witty and forcefu1 speaker and debater, and has often been chosen as spokesman for the government in announcing important policies.
 Armand F'allieres, who retired as President of France the first of this year will celebrate his seventy-second birthday today Papa Fallieres is venerable and obese Cupid, whose main mission in life is now to help poor French youths to commit natri- mony. Race suicide is the curse of France in the opinion of Farmer Fall Heres, and to prevent it he has inter ested himself in various societies which provide marriage portions to young ladies. Without a ''dot,'' young French woman, however attrac- tive, can hope to acquire a husband. The former president of Ia. republique Franchise now divides his time be- tween his Paris establishment and his country estate, where he lives the bu- collie life of a simple wine-grower.
 Two men distinguished in the mu- sica1 world, Ignace Jan PaderewsAi and John Philip Sousa, were born on the sixth of Novemb ber-the former in 1860 and the latter in 1856. The world famous pianist and composer first saw the light O day in Russian Poland, while the great bandmaster was born in the city of Washington. Paderew- ski began to play the piano at the tender age of three, while Sousa was a music teacher at fifteen and an or chestra conductor two years later. 5ousa's band is known throughout the civilized world, and many of his com positions are equally famous. As a pianist Paderewsh stands alone, and his genius has won hatGering recogni- ton in all the continents of the globe.
 Nelson Wilmarth AIdrich, long the Republican leader of the United States Senate, but now retired to private life, will pass his seventy-second milestone today. The Rhode Island statesman made an extended tour of Europe and Egypt after his retirement from the Senate, of which he was member for over thirty years
 Holman Francis Day is the full name of the eminent novelist and poet who put Maine on the literary map. He was born in VaSsalboro Me, forty eight years ago today, and was man aging editor of the Lewiston Journal ard other papers, and Maine core spondent of the Boston Herald, before he began to devote his entire time to writing for books and magazines and running a power boat MT. Day is the skipper of the yacht Davy Jones.