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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
SUNDAY MOVIES.

In the House, Representative deaIy
called up the moving picture bill
which the Senate rejected on Tuesday.
He said that while he was liberal in
his tendencies he was against any eff
fort which would commercialize the
Sabbath. He said that a number OF
Sunday bills were under consideration
by the judiciary committee and
while possibly one bill would be re-
ported he could say. that there would
be no unanimous report on any such
bill that would commercia1ize Sunday.
He said that the chief argument now
before the committee on the moving
picture question by men who are Civ
ing their time to e1evating the com
munity was that the moving picture
exhibitions as now given, morning,
noon and night, six days a week, ara
sufficient to afford recreation for the
workers and there was no ned of TAX
ing down the bars to such exhibitions
on Sunday. Without a protesting
voice the House concurred in the re-
lection of the BILL
The House session was short and
when it came time for the motion to
adjourn, Mr.. Conger, of Newtown,
moved that the House adjourn to June
A. Mr.. Healy said it was waste of
time to make any argument on such
a motion. If the gentleman from
Newtcwn did not want to come until
June 4, he could just as well stay at
home. The House declined to hold q
Friday session and adjourned until
next Tuesday.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate, the gession would
have been short had not the new
code of rules been taken up for dis
cussion After the chaplafn's prayer,
Senator McDonough said he would be
unable to serve on the joint commit
tee which has been appointed to pro-
vide more accommodations for the
speaker of the House and the House
members. On motion of Mr.. 1sbelL
the Senator's declination to serve was
accepted and Senator Mcneil was
named on the committee.
The bill prohibiting the use OF
sirens and horns on automobiles re-
jected in the House was rejected by
the Senate in concurrence.
A resolution appointing John q,
Fiske judge of the Rockville city court
was adopted in concurrence.
In the House the following matters
on the calendar were adopted: An act
extending until April 1, 1915, the time
for recognizing the Seymour Gas
Company; an act authorizing the Dor
ough of Groton to issue sewer bonds;
reimbursinE the Scovi11e Manufacture
ing Company for excess taxes; an act
authorizing the Westvi1le School Dis
trfct to issue bonds; making deflc-
iency appropriation OF $4,000 for the
Connecticut Industrial School for
Girls; making q deficiency appropria-
ton of 81 600 to supply anti toxin for
the State Board of Health; an act
amending the law creating sewer dis
tricts in the town of Greenwich; an
act changing the form of government
of the town of Greenwich; authoriz-
ing the Union Fire District OF Farm
fngton to issue bonds; making an ap-
preparation of $69, 1000 to supply defic-
iencies in the case Of the hospital
board and soldiers home; the educa-
ton of the blind and the Norwich Hos
pitaL
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
EXODUS or oABINET.

Beginning today, there will be an
exodus of President Wilson's official
family for their homes. Secretary
Bryan probably will bring up the pro-
cession for he will not leave until
Sunday for his home in Lincoln, Neb..
where he attends celebration in hon
or of the Sind anniversary OF his birth
He will be gone until March u.
Secretary Red1e1d, Of the commerce
department, probably will leave late
today for his home in Brooklyn to ar
range his private business affairs.
Secretary of War Garrison also
leaves to put his private business in
order and Will be- gone several days.
Secretary Houston, who preeides
over the agricultural branch Of the
government, win return to st. Louis
to close M his affairs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
ABOLISH COMMON PLEAS.

The committee also heard the bill
providing for abolishing the criminal
court of common pleas in Fairfield
county. Prosecutor Gilmore s. Banks
of that court, opposed the bill, point
ing out the fact that the court han
dies more cases than any other GRIM
inal court in the state and turns in
to the State treasury more money
than any other court.
Gov Baldwin sent to the House to-
day the report of the Putnam Memoir
ial Camp Commission.
The Peck free transportation bill on
which veto is expected, has not
reached Gov. Baldwin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

favorabIy reported were those which
would punish a person for frequent
ing an unlicensed place; that would
allow druggists to secure renewals of
their licenses without advertising and
the wholesalers to sell liquors any
where in the state in the original
package regardless of whether a town
voted for license or not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
JUDICIARY HEARINGS.

Before the Judiciary committee this
afternoon there was heard numerous
bills aimed to stop fraudulent adver-
Using in newspapers and other publ
cations
A large delegation Of business men
appeared in favor of these bills. es-
pecial1y those which seek to 1egis1ate
against untrue and misleading adver-
Using
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
no BREAK DEADLOCK.

MoCombs, chairman of the Democra-
tic National Committee, who was at
the White House, today. by appoint
4nent, said during the forenoon he
would leave, tonight, for Concord, N.
H., in an effort to break the deadlock
there for United States Senator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
EXCISE NATTER.

bill to consolidate the voting dis
tricts in Branford on the license ques-
ton was unfavorab1y reported. This
will leave Stony Creek as separate
district to vote for license while Bran
ford proper usually goes dry. Anoth-
er excise bill reported favorabIy pro-
hibits the giving of Intoxicating IL
squors to any minor except on order
of q physician. Four excise bills I'M
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
NEAR
TO DEATHS DOOR

Practically no change was noted to-
day in the condition of Postmaster w,
H MarigDEdg Who is critically i'll al
his home in Iranistan avenue. There
is no hope for his recovery and the
end is only matter OF hours now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

SENATOR IN
new HAMPSHIRE

Concord, NJ H.. March. 1s-I1enrv F.
Hollis, Democrat, was elected United
States Senator by the Legislature, to-
day.
Hollis received 1s9 votes, three more
than the number required. to elect
John H. Bartlett, the new Repub-
1ican caucus candidate, had 121 votes,
and Edward N. Pearson, Republican,
who today retired from the contest,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
BOY FALLS THREE
FLIGHTS OF STAIRS

Arthur Giary. four years old. fell
down three flights OF stairs while
playing at his home, 555 Water street,
this morning and sustained injuries
that may prove fatal The lads skull
was fractured and he was badly cut
about the head and body. He was
removed to st. Vincent,s hospital in
the Emergency ambulance. His con-
dition was critical this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

Mrs. Margaret Garfield died this
morning at her home, 95 Fulton tsreet,
after a long illness. She was AZ years
old and leaves two daughters and
three sons, besides three brothers,
John, Henry and Thomas Madigan,
and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Shelly,
Mrs. Nellie Dunn, Mrs. Nancy Rhody
and Mrs. Catherine O'Connonr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
is KILLED IN
MEXICAN FIGHT

Noga1es, Ariz., Mar. 1S-Ffring be-
gan at daybreak on three sides of the
Mexican town Of Noga1es. At $3.50
O'Clock. DR.. Gutstetter, who had cross
ed the line to attend the wounded,
reported that II of the defenders had
been killed and II hurt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

cannot be told of; it must be VIII you and
see; this is invitation.
There's ray of comfort too, for who does not
Ike salhat Latest bit of Paris is that large
hats will be in vogue; that most win have both
large small for different occasions And there
very-attracive large hats ready here and
Second
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

Joseph Moran of stratford, charged
with bigamy, was sentenced to States
prison for not more than two and not
less than one year, by Judge Greene
in the criminal Superior court, this
afternoon He married a Stratford
girl when he already had a wife living
in New York State.
Patrick CahiI1 OF Ridgefeld, cfarg-
ed with bigamy. was sentenced to jail
for one year by Judge Gardner Greene
in the criminal superior court this
morning. CahilI pleaded guilty. He
wept as he talked with his second
wife after the verdict 1T is charged
that he married Mary O'Donne11 in
Norwalk May II, 1887 and took Anna
Gewe1d for his wife in Stamford In
April, 1912.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
CLEVELAND MEMORIAL.

O11EIV E1A4kAESO A4EA1ZNSLk4k1-AAs
President Wilson, today, declined an
invitation to be present on March 1s,
Grover Cleve1and's birthday, at the
dedication of the Cleveland birthplace
in Caldwell, N. J., as public memor-
ial. The President wrote to John H.
Finley, president OF the College of the
City of New York, expressing his re-
greet and eulogizing the character OF
Mr.. Cleveland
Il wish with all my heart that it
were possible, consistently with the
performance of my new duties here,
to be present on the occasion of the
dedication Of Mr. E1eveland's BIRTH
place to the public as memorial but
inasmuch as I am bound here by ob1f-
cations I cannot escape, must con-
tent myself with requesting that You
read this brief message to those as
semb1ed.
From the first have been deeply
Interested in the plan to acquire Mr..
CIeveland's birthplace for the public
and this contamination of the plan
seems to me of great Significance; a
delightful omen think it must be
evident to everyone who has given
attention to the matter that feeling
of courage, that feeling alike OF adj
niration and affection, towards Mr..
Cleveland grows warmer than ever as
the years pass by. As we see him
in just perspective he looms up as
one OF the most notable figures
in our long line OF Presidents. send
these lines, therefore, as sincere tri-
butte of respect and admiration.
May L not add also my hope that
the administration OF the property
may be productive of pleasure and
stimulation to those engaged in it and
real profit to the community at
large
BANKER NAMED.
John skeleton Williams, a banker OF
Richmond, Va, has accepted an Of
fer to become assistant secretary of
the treasury and hia nomination is
expected to be sent to the Senate, to-
day, according to a White House an
nouncement.
Mr.. williams was for a, long time
president of the Seaboard Air Line
railroad and was actively identified
with it's creation. He probably will
take charge OF the fiscal bureaus of
the treasury. Robert w. Wooley, who
has been selected as another assist
ant secretary of the treasury, will
succeed Sherman Allen in charge OF
the miscellaneous treasury, including
the revenue cutter service, public
health department and sites for pub
lie buildings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

of any age to do
canvassing 8 or days. Pay from
81 to So per day. Call between
and 9 o'clock Friday morning at
1852 Park Place, Mrs. william r.
Hincks. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
For brief time:
hair goods special.

Limited of hair goods of special value at prices
much less than usual Only limited quantity Splen-
did quality correct style viii make quick work Of the
lot b.
Whoever wou1 dshare will do well to be prompt. Can't
promise any after end of this week.
Natural wavy switches, 20 and % inch- zee & s5cs
.24-inch natural wavy Switches $780,
% 3o-inch wavy switches for correct coifTe,-=
1855
Transformations for all around the head S1.25e
All of these in all the wanted shades from light to
dark with single exception of gray
Third hoor.
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
1t is the day
of the small hat.

Ills to be a joyous sea
son for the woman who
likes a small hat. At last,
the small hat has come in
to its own. It is distinct
1y the mode. It may vary
in shape. Tt may be trim
med in any one Of a nunn-
Der of styles. It may be
almost any color from
pure white to brfIIians
Nellrose. But, if it is small
it is good style.
Many many women VIII
be delighted. a small hat
possesses much charm. 1t
has many advantages.
And it viii be a welcome
change to a very large
number of women
Splendid lot of small
hats is presented IN the
Spring gathering now on
special display ia the mil
linerv section. TWould
be idle to try to describe
any of them. A pretty hat
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

Bridgeport, Conn.
Thursday, March 1S, 1913.
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Avenue. Street
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06
Showing Old Egyptian Sports.

the SUM-" 1t is a draft of the camp
OF Rameses II. before the Hittite City
OF Kadesh. 1t plainly shows the diver.
sions Of the Egyptian soldiers in their
hours Of leisure. In 1t the artist has
depicted boxing. baseball, horse rae
Ing and even the gentle pastime of
crap shooting"
The smaller sketches might have
been made ON any professional bali
ground In this country, barring the
uniforms. One of them might have
been labeled safe on second" 1t
probably represents a runner stealing
second sliding into the bag after a
headlong dive under the baseman.
The umpire Is shown with down
turned palms. indicating that the run
ner is safe, while the baseman Is
evidently protesting against the de-
cision.
The other cut depicts another IA
miliar figure and is evidently intended
to represent megaphone man an
nouncing change of batteries, orr
perhaps, informing the fans" that
"O'Sarkon, the great Memphis pinch
hitter. will bat for Si-Bast, the south
paw twirler, who has been taken out
Of the box by Manager Rut Ammon."
The amusement of crap shooting
was probably introduced into the
Egyptian army by the Ethiopian or
Nubian mercenaries, as 1t is still the
national sport of the descendants of
the hunters of Equatorial Africa. Just
who introduced baseball into ancient
Egypt is not known, but the Records
of the Monuments" show that Father
Time discovered the game before eth
er Father Chadwick or Father Spald-
ing.
Truly there is nothing new under
the sun. What with the discovery
that Egyptians in the dawn Of history
probably used electric or hydraulic
drills to shape the blocks OF granite
for the Pyramids, and the granite pic
lures showing that even baseball and
crap shooting were popular sports.
and boxing bouts a regular thing
among Egyptian soldiers when ancient
Greece was a backwoods settlement
and Babylon one-horse town, the
fact that there was boxing in Greece
$500 years ago Is a modern incident.
and in all likelihood it was only
hoary sport introduced into Greece
along with other civilizing innovations
from the Land of the Pharaohs. -
Professor Dusty Miller.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06
II Alaska of Some Account

mony of Delegate James Wickersham
before the committee on territories
on March 20 last. were supplied to him
by the treasury department. Costing
but $7.2oO.0oO, and an average Of
100000 annually for the maintenance
OF its government, the territory has re-
turned to the United States $4,000
600 year, Its people now petition
the government to enable them to con.
serve for their own use its vast and
yet undeveloped resources. They
want to govern themselves, and ult-
mately to achieve statehood. The ma.
ton has always taken tribute from
Alaska, while retaining its own wealth
for itself and its individual states.
Why not now give Alaska a chancel
New York TtIaes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06
ERAsERs BRING HER FAME
Mrs. Houston, Originator of Rubber
Pencil Tips, Brought to st.
Louis for Burial.

st. Louis, Mo.-The body of Mrs.
Mary q. Houston, reputed to be the
originator of rubber eraser tips on
lead pencils, was brought to St. Louis
for burial. Mrs. Houston, who was
IS years old. died at Greenwood, Miss
OF apoplexy.
In 1859, Mrs. Houston said, she en-
tered stationery store xn New York
city to purchase a pencil She asked
the clerk why rubber tips could not
be placed on the pencils. The clerk
called several officials OF the firm and
explained her suggestion. Before she
left New York, Mrs. Houston said
lead pencils with rubbers attached
were advertised there for the first
time. The stationery house refused
to admit it was indebted to her for
the suggestion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06
SPORTS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Boxing and Ball Playing ws..
Vogue Centuries Before Greece "A"
Was Known to Exist.

Athens. Greece.-That boxing HAN
playing and sprinting were favor,ta
sports OF the ancient Greeks is wideIv
known. But 1t is not generally know
that these sports were in vogue in an
cient Egypt centuries before Greece
was known to history.
The accompanying sketches are "a.
productions Of prints from the works
OF Lepsius, Rosellini, Maspero ana
other Psychologists. The large print
is copy OF a photograph from rock
carving which was executed in Thebaa
during the reign of Rameses II in
the early part of the fourteenth CEN
fury, B. c. Long before Moses led the
hosts of Israel into the SinaitIc
desert; long before the Oldest books
OF the Old Testament were written
and four centuries before Solomon
wrote. There Is nothing new under
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond, opera singer. starting
for an auto drive in New York, nnos q
stranger sent as her chauffeur. Later
she is accosted by stranger who climbs
Into the auto and chloroforms her. James
Hambleton of Lynn, Mass, witnesses the
abduction of Agatha Redmond. Hainpie-
ton sees Agatha forcibly taken aboard q
yacht. He secures tug and when near
the yacht drops overheard. Aleck van
Camp. friend Of Hambleton, had an ap-
pointment with him. Not meeting Ham
Madame and Miss Melanie Reynier. He
proposes to the latter and is refused. Inc
three arrange a coast trip on Van camp
yacht. the Sea Gull. Hambieton wakes
up on board the Jeanne D'Arc, the yacht
on which is Agatha Redmond. he meets
a man who introduces himself as Mon-
sieur Chatelard who Is Agatha's aDouc-
tor. They fight, but are interrupted Dy
The sinking OF the vessel Jimmy and
Agatha are abandoned by the crew, VINO
take TO the boats. jimmy and Agatna
swim for hours and finally reach shore
IN q thoroughly exhausted condition. Re
covering slightly. the pair IND Hano, tne
chauffeur who assisted in Agatha,s ap-
ductfon. He agree to help them: jim ls
goes for help. He returns with Ut.
Thayer who revives Jim, and the party
IS conveyed to Charlesport: where aga
tha's property is located van Sa mp hnu
port and get tidings of the wreck OF the
Jeanne D'Arc. Aleck finds Jim on the
verge OF death and Agatha IN Despair
DR.. Thayer declares his sister. Mrs. Stoo-
dard Is the only one who can save Jim.
She is q woman OF strong religious con-
victions, and dislikes Agatha on account
OF her profession. She refuses TO nurse
Jim. Agatha pleads with her and she
consents to take the case. Van Camp
hears Agatha's story and gets on the
track of Chatelard. Hambleton Is finally
out Of danger. Chamberlain. friend or
Van Camp goes after Chatelard. Agatha
meets Meiaine Reynier and both are sur
prised at their remarkable resemblance:
Chamberlain by a ruse induces Chatelaru
70 20 TO Agatha's house. Melaine recog-
nixes Chatelard as the spy of her perse-
cutor on whose account she left home IT
was Melaine Chatelard he thought he was
abducting. Before he can be arrested
ChateIard escapes in an auto. Jim. COM
pietely recovered. tells why he followed
Agatha
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06

gained something, some intangible bit
Of maniiness and dignity. won during
these weeks OF service in her house.
And she guessed rightly that 1t was
due to the man whom he had so un-
grudgingly nursed."
Pm glad you are going to Lynn, to
be with Mr.. Hambleton." she said at
last. AS long as he iseyour friend, l
shall be your friend, too, and never
uneasy. You may count on that. And
now will you do me another kind
ness?"
IN put that old racing-car in or
der. II that's what you mean. OF
course"
AS soon as possible. But 1t would
seem that from now on you are ac-
countable to no one but Mr.. Handle
ton"
I'm his man." said Mr.. Hand sim
ply I'D do anything for him" He
turned away with his old-time puz-
zing manner, half deferential. half in
different.
And so Mr.. Straker was ready to de-
part Tor New York at last, leaving
Agatha, much against his will. to
complete her recovery" at lion. At
least. that was the way he felt in
duty bound to put it.
You have found a substitute now"
Agatha urged. ct is only fair to let
her have chance. A week. more or
less. can not make any difference,
now that I've broken so many engage
ments already. I'll come back later
and make a fresh start"
You stay up here and New York1l
forget you're living!" growled Mr..
Straker
Not il you continue to be my man.
ager," said Agatha.
IF I'm to be your manager. ought
never to let you out of my sight for
minute. It's too dangerous.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06
lts Cost Paid Back Many Times over
and Now It Demands Self
Government.

The territory of Alaska has yielded
to it's owner, abe United States. $780,
000, 600 IN mineral wealth; in fish and
furs this bleak possession has yielded
1922, 710,0S5. and it has paid directly
into the United States treasury $14.-
1872, 461 in cash. Adding the tribute
of fisheries, furs. minerals and cash.
the people of the United States have
within forty-two years taken s444. 102.-
500 out OF Alaska.
This territory was bought from Rus
STA in 1867 for s7,20o.0Oo. The figures
Cf wealth yielded in return for this
investment. according to the testi-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-06-06
SKIRTS TARGET IN CLASH.
Ohio Traction Company In Retor1
When Women Ask Lower
Stepa on Cara.

Youngstown, Ohio.-The Woman
Club league of this city has petitioned
the council to pass legislation com
Polling steps on trolley cars to Do
lowered within eight inches OF the
street. It is asserted the presen'
steps are too high and women are
embarrassed every time they board
or leave the cars. It is. believed the
company VIII maintain that the pres
ent tight skirt is to blame and nov
the car steps.