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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
$4,000 FORTUNE
| FOR PERFECT BABY
Champion Youngster of the
World Will Be Selected
at 1915 Exposition
25O,O0O Infants Expected IN
State, National and Inter
national Contests

A baby show will be one OF the
features of the Panama Pacific exposi-
ton, according to announcement yes
terday by the committee. 1t is ex-
pected that not less than quarter of
million babies will be entered in the
contest. which. It is said, is to be
better baby contest.
This show will be held in the temple
of childhood. site for which was
building. The demonstration will in
clude infantile hygiene, comfort, play
and clothing. The science of eugenics
will be represented by statistics and
otherwise.
Prizes aggregating 100000 have
been promised for the children reach
ing the highest standard of perfection.
The contests will be in series, and by
elimination there is to be final judg-
ment as to the best baby in the world.
This child will receive a capital prize
of SIS, 900.
WORLDWIDE PROPAGANDA
The International Child Life Exhibit
company. which will establish the
temple of childhood is now carrying
on propaganda to interest parents
throughout the world. The company
is in communication already with So
900 parents who intend to participate,
Der will be increased to $50, 900 by the
first of the year. Agents are now
working in the various cities of the
east taking a child census, and soon
this work will be started in the west.
Before the exposition opens prelim-
mary contests of the several states
will take place at the state capitals
under the supervision of Mrs. Frank
de Carmo, originator of the "hetter
baby contest" The winners of the
state contests must then compete in
district or sectional contests. This
will be succeeded by national contests,
after which will come the great inter-
national contest to pick the best baby
in the world.
WEDDING OF OCEANS
The first selection for nomination fs
to be from baby photographs. From
these the first choice is to be made for
the state contests by men and women
of prominence
The photographs will be used to line
the walls of the temple of childhood,
and will make the greatest baby
beauty show ever seen.
Preliminary arrangements for a pub
lie demonstration to acknowledge the
joining of the waters of the Pacific and
Atlantic in the Panama canal have
been begun by the foreign trade de-
partment of the Chamber of Com
merce. September 26 is the date in
timated from government sources when
! the intervening wall now in the canal
will. be removed The navy depart
ment will be asked to have warships in
San Francisco bay at that sime.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
PARK HIGHWAYMAN is
FREED THROUGH PITY

Frank Biederman, 274 Ninth avenue,
while automobiling with his family
Thursday night through Golden Gate
park. was told to throw up his hands
by a man who jumped from a clump of
bushes.
Biederman speeded up his machine
and went to the park police station.
Later Patrolman Lowenberg brought
Chris Collins to the station. where he
was identified as the, highwayman.
Biederman refused to prosecute when
he learned Collins was intoxicated.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23

business by October. Work on the new
substation at Cordelia Is progressing
rapidly and everything will be In good
shape there.
ITO sum up, we have something like
1900 men actively employed on this
will be no letup OF any kind until the
word comes from the engineer In
charge that everything is ready for
along the high tension wires. 1t is a
safe prediction that before the first of
the year consumers of Pacific Service
will be enjoying the benefit of some
added to our already extensive system.
The need of this extra power Is evi-
denced by the fact that contracts for
over $500 horsepower were made in the
last six weeks
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
WIRE ASKS IF PREACHER
ADMITTED DURRANT CRIME
Fickert Replies to Georgia query That
No One Ever Confessed Church
Murder

A mild sensation was caused at the
hall of justice yesterday, when At
torney Fickert received a telegram
from Hugh M. Dorsey, solicitor gen.
eral In Atlanta. to the effect that coun-
sci for man named Frank. on trial
for murder, declared preacher in
California had confessed to the MUIR
ders for which Theodore Durrant was
hanged.
Dorsey asked for an immediate re-
ply. Fickert answered 1t was not a
fact that any one had confessed, clear
ing Durrant.
Fickert said he believed that Dorsey
was seeking information to reply to
an argument set forth by the attor-
ney for the defendant who Is being
tried on circums tantial evidence. and
that the solicitor general was anxious
to refute the statement
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
MRS. CURTAZ FAILS TO
PROVE KINSMAN HIT HER
Row In Piano House Over Interest ON
Seventeen Thousand Dollars Dis
missed In Police Court

Mrs. BENJAMIN J. Curtaz, wife of the
piano merchant failed to substantiate
the charges preferred against her rela-
tive. Oscar H. Curtaz. before Police
Judge Shortail yesterday and the case
was dismissed.
Mrs. CurtaZ swore to a warrant
Wednesday for the arrest of Oscar
Curtaz, 517 Hayes street, on q charge
of battery. In court Curtaz said it
was Mrs. Curtaz who had committed the
battery.
She told the court that she went to
her relative in the piano house to col
lect interest on a $1,000 investment.
She said she slapped him when he re-
fused to comply with her demands.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
TWO GOVERNORS START
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
Washington Administration Chief
Overland From Eureka

son of California and Governor Lister
of washington, who have been here
attending the three states good roads
convention, left today on an overland
trip to San Francisco
Many OF the delegates to the meet
Ing accompanied them.
While in San Francisco Governor
Lister will make preparations for the
construction of the washington build
ing at the Panama-Pacific exposition.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
AUTO INJURIES IT'S OWNER
BucIing Machine Runs Over Gustave
KnOrr

Gustave Knorr of 266 Missouri street
nicknamed his car Bronco the first
day he had 1t In use. While cranking
the machine yesterday the automobile
started, knocked Knorr to the pave
ment and ran over his body. injuring
him, and then ratled off down the street,
jumped the curbing and stuck its nose
up against brick building. Knorr had
two ribs broken and was hurt inter-
nally.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
SAN PABLO. AVENUE TO
BE STATE HIGHWAY
Bay shore Route Means Much to
the CITY Of Richmond and Its
EnvfrOns

RICHMOND. Aug. 22.-There can now
be little doubt that the state high
way will follow the bay shore route on
its way from Martinez to Oakland. A
corps of surveyors under the direction
of District Engineer A. K. Loder of
the highway commission, has bcen op-
Grating along San Pablo avenue for the
last few days. This indicates clearly
that the highway will be constructed
along this historic avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
PHOENIX CLUB PLACED
UNDER POLICE BLOCKADE
by Mooney to Keep Resort Closed
Day and Night

Through the use of search warrant
issued yesterday. Acting Chief OF Po-
lice Mooney established a blockade on
the Phoenix club in Third street which
will last, according to Mooney, until
s.Doom's Day"
In the morning Policeman Thomas
Joyce swore to a warrant before Police
Judge Deasy.
1t will be kept in use day and night,
thus erecting blockade under the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
WHAT BECOME FIFTEEN
MAYOR
THE CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS?

81 PROMISE said Mayor Wilson in his campaign speeches
tax Of fifteen mills flat in Bridgeport and believe
maintain the tax rate there for many years..
This pledge fifteen mill tax rate reiterated again
and again by the mayor.
On the contrary rate laid which yielded the arg
money by municipal
Bridgeport And in addition to the raised by taxation
other large been raised and debt created.
doubt Wilson meant do what he said he would
promise fifteen mill tax rate undoubtedly
in good faith.
made he probably didn't realize completely
be only if he then appreciated the
extent to which follow the instructions Of other
believed they would be in sympathy with his tax rate
of fifteen mills flat
These not in sympathy with such program.
protect their profits gained by the
alton public utility corporations and to delay municipal
ership.
Bridgeport spend great
DEAL because city burdened down with debt cannot readily sell
its bonds when it seeks to buy water works
Mayor Wilson have been the real it would
possible him to keep his pledge of fifteen mill
rate unfortunately mayor, which tells
the whole story.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
PRESIDENT WILSON PLANNING FOR
NATURALIZATION TELEPHONES
AND TELEGRAPH NIONOPOLIES U. S.

commonly believed that President Wilson and his cab
plan for the naturalization of
Interstate telephone lines with that looks for
both telegraph and telephone system by
the post office, in Great Britain
The parcel post having proved great lacking only
facilities that larger parcels be carried the
believe that the
office made of further service to
the people
. The Telegraph and Telephone lines this country
much over-capazed Their charges for service
provided parsey settled neghboFhoods
poor the express service before the
the parcel post SYSTEM which does not at present
packages weighing than twenty pounds.
sought to naonalize the telegraph lines
experience of the federal forces during the
lines should
in government hands,
distant day become true that the people
will own operate great
part the country and the other including the rail-
connection it should be remembered that
advocate of national ownership
study municipal national ownership
programs in Europe
Hitchcock proposed naturalization Of
the consent however of President Taft
who repudiated program repudated
American people.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
35 KILLED BY AUTOS
Street Fatalities Made a New
High Record For Month in
Gotham.

New York. Oct. 3-According to the
report of the National Highways Pro-
tective Society, just issued, the month
of September holds the record for the
number of street fatalities in the city
of New York. Sixty-three persons
persons were killed thfrty-three of
them being children under II. Since
January 1 a total of 1913 children have
been killed in the streets by vehi-
cles.
Automobiles killed more than all
the other classes of vehicles, being re-
sponsible for thirty-fve deaths as
against thirteen by trolley and fifteen
by horse-drawn vehicles. This is also
a record for automobile killing, ex-
ceeding by nine the highest month pre-
viously recorded. Twenty-one of these
victims were children.
I. Compared with the corresponding
month last year, automobile killings
showed an increase of II, or nearly
100 per cent; trolleys six and wag-
ons four. In addition to the fatalities
1874 persons were seriously injured by
all classes of vehicles, of which acct
dents automobiles were the cause of
SO.
In the state outside of New York
city automobiles killed 16 and injured
1877. Trolleys killed II and injured %.
Wagons killed four and injured Is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03

constantly dwindled in popularity
Even the clergy, who were SO bitterly
opposed to repub1icanism. at first, now
manifest an inclination toward accep-
lance of the new regime. The ,repub-
Iiean revolutionists were nearly all
freethinlxers, and bitterly anti-c1erica1,
but they have shown far more tolera-
ton than the church dignitaries ex-
pected or hoped for
Portugais long his tory has been
marked by many and radical changes
in government, but none so sudden
and decisive as the Revolutionary out
break in Lisbon on October 4, 1910,
which in a day changed the monar-
chy of the House of Saxe-Coburg-and-
Gotha Braganza into a, republic. On
october 5th the palace flag was hauled
down and repIced by the red and green
banner of the republic, and young
King Manuel fled to England.
Ancientiy Portugal was known as
Lusitania After a nine years strug'
gle the Lusitanians submitted to Ro-
man domination about 1877 B. G. just
twelve centuries ago this year, IN 7lS,
the country was conquered by the
Moors and for a long time they reign
ed over the land. After many bloody
wars between the followers of the
Cross and the Crescent, in the twelfth
century Alfonso HenriQuez, assisted
by crusaders on their way to the holy
land, defeated the Moorish kings, cap
tured Lisbon, and was proclaimed
king In the thirteenth century Denis,
called the father of his country, built
forty-four cities and towns in Portu-
gal. In the fifteenth century John l.,
the Great, carried his arms into Afri-
ca, and seized Madeira and the Can
aries. Lisbon was made the capital
in 1888 This century was the gol-
den age of Portugal, marked forever
in history by the exploits of the great
Portugueses navigators Vasce de Ca
ma and Pedro Alvarez Cabdona. The
former made his name immortal by
discovering a passage to the East In
dies by the Cape of Good Hope. Ca
bra1 discovered Brazil, and laid the
foundation of a great new world en-
pire, which was long under the dornin-
alton of Portugal A little later Ma
gellan, another Portuguese naviga tor,
became the first to circumnavigate the
earth. The Portuguese also establish
ed settlements in India. In 1880 the
Spanish kind seized Portugal, but in
1910 the Portuguese threw off the yoke.
and placed John, duke Of Braganza, on
the throne. Lisbon was destroyed by
one of the most terrible earthquakes in
history in 1855. The Spanish and
French invaded the country in 1868,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03

At acc Mems heavy fIeece-lined
underwear.
AT SC Cottage curtain poles.
AT csc Mems outing flannel pajaIn-
as.
At SC Extra fine handlSerchicfs for
At 35c, for $1.OO-FIeisher's large
sIzeins knitting yarn.
gloves.
At csc ChiIdren's winter underwear
Just received.
At SC Silk lie Iaces, black. tan Or
white.
At $3.50 Extra large and heavy
blankets.
At Sc Celluloid handle TOOTH
brushes.
At soc Ladies' outing flannel night
dresses.
At SC and #. lengths gas tub
ing.
At Sc yard piece wash ribbon.
At $1.OO Our finest shirts for men.
At SC Leather watchfobs.
At 55c Splendid large seamless
b1eached sheets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
GOV. FOSS PLANS
LAWS TO PREVENT
RAIL ROAD STRIKE

Boston, Oct. Son the ground that
maintenance of the seniority rule
places the lives of the people of Mas
sachusetts in jeopardy Gov. Foss has
notified officers of the brotherhoods of
locomotive engineers and fren1en that
if a strike is called on the New Ha-
ven railroad to enforce the rule against
the wishes of the railroad he will call
q special session of the Legislature to
enact laws which will absolutely pro-
hibit strikes of railroad operatives en-
p1oyed in this state.
In letters addressed to L. c. Grimng,
assistant grand chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, and
P. J. Mcnamara, vice-president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginenen, GOV. Foss says:
ct am informed that the principal
question at issue between your or
ganizations and the New Haven is
whether the promotion of employees
and the assignment Of duties shall be
governed solely by the rule of senior
ity, or whether fitness as well as
length of service shall be taken into
consideration. Your organizations are
reported to take the position that the
rule of seniority should govern, while
the railroad desires that fitness shall
be taken into consideration as well as
length of service.
1.-THE real issue is not between the
railroad and its employees, but between
the employees and the people Of the
Comm and the question is
whether the lives of the. people shall
be placed in jeopardy by the malnten-
ance of the seniority rule and whether,
in order to enforce this rule, our peo-
pie must submit to the evils incident
to a railroad strike.
IF this strike is declared it will
become my duty to take such meas
ures as are within my power to pro-
- hi coli -
To that end if the strike is called
shall ask the Council to join lie in
summoning special session of the
Legislature for the purpose of enact
ing laws which, after providing effee-
tive remedies for all grievances of
employees, shall absolutely prohibit
strikes of railroad operatives employ
ed within the Commonwealth. For
such action the laws of other coun-
tries supply useful presidents and
public sentiment in this Commonwealth
will surely demand the enactment of
similar legislation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
LAND PURCHASE CREDIT IN IRELAND

Very large of have been advanced by the State
enable tenant farmers Ireland to purchase their holdings
given in the number of the Monthly Bulletin
Economic and Social Intelligence published by the ntena
tonal Institute of Agriculture
The first Land Purchase properly so-caled that Of
1885, but purchases effected under special clauses in var
earlier Irish Church Act 1869 the Irish Land Act
1870, and the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1884.
of glebe lands pur
chased their limited
fourhs of the purchase price of 1886 ad
vanced under the purchase clauses of the Act Of 1870 and ST
tenants acquired their holdings Under the Act of 1884, 3
tenants holdings a24oso
"Ashbourne Act" loans granted
25 for while 382 applications for 81 59
Withdrawn rejected Commission this Act
empowered to the the purchase
but the tenant required furnish guarantee deposit
The Purchase of Land reand9 Act 1894 introduced the
ga per cent and provided for the creation of Guarantee
Fund The Land Law reland) Act introduced decennal
der these acts e486o2 respect of 4o824 tenants
in addition 95o2797 advanced in the Congested Districts
Board for the purchase of 50 estates
The most important of the Purchase Acts the Irish Land
Act, 1908, known the Wyndhem Act" which created
price to the landlord payable in cash allowed substantial bonus
the selling landlords in addition to the and
tending the period of amending
1902 after which might be made in guaranteed
Commission which continued in
advances March 31s 1912 under the Act Of
1905 amounting
223 f562o4 per made, 3s
loans for f73,852 were professionally sanctioned
Up to March sst 1912 the Estates Commissioners under
the Act of 1908 made advances the number of and
amount of for direct sales between landlord and ten
ant.
purchased price
f4987 these
1908 had been advanced.
In addition they 146 estates from the Land Judge
quest Of Congested Districts Board.
Under the amending advanc-
tenants direct of their hold
ngs They purchased 81 estates cost Of $97 part
which, March 3s 1912 had been esold to 42 tenants to
whom they made advances to the amount Of f153 From the
the purchased estates at cost of
on
the Conged Districts Board they purchased 10 estates being
acquired compulsory) 92OO108 estimated
purchasers resale being 1895
In round numbers the State has made about $4,000 adj
vances amounting about f76OOOOO for land purchase
Ireland. made year ending
per total
1885 indicating that land purchase proceeding rapidly
from the Bulletin of Economic and Social In
teligence published International Agrcul-
ture, Rome Year, No 6, June 1919.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03

but the independence of Portugal was
saved by the aid of the English. In
1907 Napoleon attempted the conquest
of Portugal. and the royal family fed
to Brazil. England again went to the
rescue, and Wellington defeated the
invaders. In 1921 Brazil declared it's
independence of the mother country.
Now, after a century of poverty and
misrule, Portugal is again attaining
to that degree of prosperity which be-
longs to it by reason of its wonderful
climate, fertile soil, and the richness
and wide extent of its colonies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
GOVERNOR BALDWIN AND THE UNITED STATES SENATE

The announcement by Governor Baldwin he
his nomination
mot entirely unexpected The governorshp been
stepping to the exalted office
natural that Baldwin
his in this His supporters will be urge
bis favor that he twice carried Connecticut
himself allied with the radical wing
party Connecticut Baldwin recognized
strong this
merits has portion of the
ordinarily candidate
sentative quality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
LIFE SAVING CORPS
ELECTS OFFICERS

Succeeding Captain Frank Delemos,
Lieutenant Arthur L. Buell. was last
night elected head of the local U. S.
Volunteer Life Savings corps at the
regular meeting held in the Harbor-
masters office. The following offic-
ers were elected for the ensuing year:
Senior lieutenant, r. B. Venness, pro-
NOTED from surfman; Junior 1ieuten-
ant, John P. Fox, promoted from
surfman; secretary, Oscar Mellor, re-
placing J.. J. Dork1n, resigned. A
resolution of thanks was passed to
those who helped in the recent sue
cessfu1 exhibition given by the corps
at Seaside Park.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
WATER BOTTLES

We have, an assortment that
cannot be equalled in any
wholesale house, and the Price
is the lowest. We have them
from
Soc to $2.75
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03

FOUNTAIN SYRINGES
75c to $500
BULB SYRTNGES
SOC to $500
SPORTING GOODS
Footballs ....... 75c to $500
RaSketballS -. $3.50 to $500
Striking Bags :. $3.50 to $500
Boxing Gloves :. $3.50 to $7.OG
Per Set.
Jerseys .......... CSC to $3.50
Sweaters $500. $3.50 to $3.50
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
DR.. PARKER WILL GET
CARNEGIE MEDAL

A Carnegie medal for his heroic con-
duct in his rescue from drowning of
seven years old. Herbert Moore of
Brooklyn at westbrook last summer is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03

The early frost that spoi1s the gar
den crop looks like a direct interpo-
sition of Providence to the Small Boy,
saving him from further labor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03

''I am sorry, Mrs. Reilly, to hear of
your loss-I mean your husband"
mo loss, ma'an, thanking you
kindly. We got his insurance all
right.-Fron the Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
RADF1ORD B.SMITH.
1917 Main St DEPARTMENT STORE, 80 Fairfield Ave
SCARCE ARTICLES"
FARE
GREAT SALE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


At Sc Mems and boys cenuloiG
collars.
At 25c Great variety mems neck
wear.
At Sc Paint and varnish brushes.
AT soc Splendid handbag for Ia
dies.
at SC Assorted sizes and colors an
children's hose supporters See this
splendid article for so little money!
At sc A special sale Of a lot OF tin
coffee pots.
At CSC New lot mems and boys
heavy sweaters.
Special Sale Between o and 10 a. N.
oa4E.
At 3Ac Yard wide cheesecf01a.
At 3A Best light prints.
At Az Best dark prints
AT 4Ac Handsome challies.
At So c Heavy unbleached muslin.
AT 6Ac AmOslzeaR apron gimGhau1.
At 7Ac Fru1t-oR- the-Ioom muslin
At SO c 40 inch white lawn
At ii Il C Big white Turkish towels
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03

to be awarded to DIR. J. w. Parker,
Jr. formerly night surgeon at the
emergency hospital.
The Washington times., 1913-02-17

opened today. Arrangements for a big
mass meeting in the Belasco Theater
will be perfected at once. Other details
of the campaign include meetings of
! 'antis'' all over the city. Prominent
among those who will support the
anti movement are Mrs. James Bryce,
wife of the British ambassador: Mrs.
Wickersham, wife of Attorney General
Wickersham; Mrs. Stimson. wife Of the
Secretary of War and whose sister, Mrs.
Rogers, is one Of the leading suffra-
gettes: Mrs. Elihu Root, Mrs. w. MUIR
ray Crane, wife Of Senator Crane Of
Massachusetts,; Mrs. Weeks, wife Of the
Senator-elect from Massachusetts,; and
Miss Jane Riggs, Miss Grace DEMO
Litchfield, and Mrs. Kingsbury Water
man, all officers of the Washington
branch Of the National Association.
At the meeting yesterday in National
Rifles Hall, between 900 and 700 people
gathered to listen to suffrage arguments.
Mrs. Raymond Brown, Of New York,
was the principal speaker, and Mrs. p.