The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24
BEDDING

Bedding, April 24-Emphatic disap- proval of the violent methods used by the British Suffragettes was express l ed in resolutions adopted by the Red ding Equal Franchise League at the1r regular monthly meeting held on Sat ! urday last Previously an officer of the local branch had written one of 1 the officers of the State organization expressing the sentiments set forth in these resolutions and suggesting that | the State body place itself on record to the same effect. In her answer the officer addressed said that while she l was heartily in favor of the repudiat- ing declaration that she feared that many of her associates held contrary views and that consequently it might not be wise to raise the issue at the present time. The resolutions adopted by the Bedding League are these: Whereas, We believe that no circum- stances can justify crime, intimidation or illegal coercion in the furtherance of a political campaign.
 And, whereas, certain English advo- cates of Woman Suffrage are said to be employing illegal and criminal means to gain their ends, such reports giving rise to widespread misapprehen- sion and much unjust censure of the suffrage movement in this country. Therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the Equal Franchise League of Bedding, Conn.,, express herewith our adherence of all such i1- legal and criminal practices as alto gether unjustifiab1e and our determin- ation to stand at all times and un- der all circumstances for the mainten- ance of law and order.
 Fred Cole, the west side octogena- rian who died a few days since at the Danbury hospital from apoplexy, cadet at West Point in his youth, but did not finish his course there. Sub Sannanf1v served cQTnnandant of a, Danbury militia company and hence the title of Captain which clung to him the rest of his life The miH- tary bent given by his early experi- ences worked out in some queer mani festations the following anecdOte will show. Some years ago he had pair of oxen for sale and man who called to buy them complained that they seemed not to ba well broke. .'They don't act" said he, |'as if they knew the meaning of 'haw' or gee or had been trained to the whip" ''No,'' replied Captain Cole with a compIacent chuck1e "they haven't been trained after that style. Their education was military as I shall now proceed to demonstrate" Then he gave a. staccato order to right wheel'' and the oxen "geed'' Beautifully. Left wheel and they "hawed' with like promptness and precision For the orthodox E'get up'' the substitute was
 
 through a series of familiar military orders, the cattle responding in style which proved that their training had indeed been thorough of its kind.
 Another word about bob calves with reference to their speedy conversion into bob veal and the sale of the lat ter. Two calves less than 24 hours old were recently picked up on the Ridge by a dealer from Bridgeport and talk en to that city for slaughter. Two others which had the same disposition were less than two days old. The prices offered for such calves are more than those who would like to buy young calves for development in to mature veal can afford to pay and higher per pound than is commanded by fat calves six seven weeks old, a fact indicating that those partial to bob veal regard it as a special deli cacy although to most persons the pal1id and slimy stuff is an abomina- ton. Probably little if any of the bob veal sold in Bridgeport is placed on