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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
Weather Indications

New Haven. April 16-Forecast: clearing this afternoon, followed by fair tonight and Thursday.
 For Connecticut: rain this afternoon and tonight; Thursday fair. Brisk ca st to north winds
 The southern storm which has caus- ed cloudy and rainy weather in the eastern districts during the last few days is now passing out to seq, off the coast near Hatteras, N. c. It has produced quite heavy rain from Vir- ginia to Massachusetts A ridge of high pressure over the Mississippi valley is moving eastward and will probably produce pleasant weather in this vicinity tonight and Thursday A disturbance over Montana and North Dakota is causing unsettled weather with high temperatures for the sea- son of the year in the northwest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

lowing the precedents established since the renaissance of borough govern ment, it is expected that the choice dozen of leading lights of the New
 town Water Company will be present and solemnly and sedately name a part of themselves as warden and bur- gesses of this huge joke on civic pi1r- ity. yclept the Newtown borough to
 be voted for on May 6, and intrenched for another year as purveyors of divi- dends for stoekh olders of the Newtown Water Company. Thirty untested hy- drants at $30 year each pays 1-2 per cent. annually on the corporate stock of the company, and the forum ate holders of stock need seek ho far ther for solid and safe Investments The stock certificates of the Newtown Water Company are good as : a United States bond, and for the same have the taxing power back of then-the United States bonds in the Constitution; the Newtown Wa ter Company's scrip in that sacred charter of 1924. But the peo- pie sometimes come into their own de spite charters and chicanery-
 MT. and Mrs Henry Hunt returned last night from a visit to Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
JOKESTER CAPTURES ANGORA
 OF SENATOR J. HAM LEWIS

Washington, April 16-senator J. Hamilton Lewis, the new Senator from Illinois who is the last member of the upper branch of Congress to be elected directly by the legislature of a state, had a bad half hour, to- day when a jocular friend told him there was a possibility that the Sec retary of state would announce that MT Lewis could not take the oath of office because of the recent amend ment to the constitution providing for the election Of Senators by direct vote.
 Goodness gracious" exclaimed Col Lewis. "We'11 have to see about that at once-''
 When the new Senator's fears were set at rest after a hurried telephone call to the state department, the jok- ing friend had disappeared Senator Lewis was forced to go to the Capi- toI but he announced belligerently that he would interview the +'friend'' Ia ater-probab1y with a club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
ELABORATE PRODUCTION OF "MlDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM"
 FOR THE DAY NURSERY


 One of the most elaborate amateur theatrica1s that has been undertaken in this city is the modernized version of Midsummer Nights Dream" to be presented by cast Of upwards of 200 for the benefit of the .Chi1dren's Day Nursery. The presentation will be under the direction of the Associated Charities. The place of production has not yet been settled upon
 Rehearsa1s are already well under way The dramatic features are di- rected by Miss Grace DaIrymple Clark and the terpsichorean parts of the production by Miss S1ocun, several of whose classes will participate.
 Many young married people will participate and organizations who will contribute to the cast include the ThimbIe club, the Foot1ighters, the children of Courtland school, and others. The performance will take place the later part of next month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
PEACE DAY.

Peace Day will be widely celebrated in schools throughout the United States this year. Although introduced but a few years ago, this special school day in behalf of international peace is now regularly celebrated in many American schools, and the indications are that it's observance this year will be extended to thousands more. Since May IS, the day set aside as Peace Day, falls on Sunday the school will probably hold their exercises on the nearest school day.
 Realizing the growing importance of the peace movement among school children, the United States Bureau of Education has just isued Peace Day bulletin for 1913 containing, besides a suggested program for the day. a. number of interesting short articles on different phases of the international peace movement, accurate and compre- hensfve information about the various organizations working for peace, and collection of appropriate poems and prose quotations by famous peace low CTS of many nations. The material was compiled for the bureau by Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews, secretary of the American School Peace League, and a world known worker for peace
 The Temple of Peace at the Hague; the centenary of peace between Eng land and the United States; the cos mopolitan movement in the colleges and universities, and what it signifies fo+ universal peace; the work of the Hague tribunal and other peace agen- cfes; these are among the important topics gathered together in the bu- reau's bulletin The. Promotion of Peace"
 That the sentiment for observance of Peace Day in the schools is not confined to the United States, but is distinctly international. is shown in the words of M Buisson, of Paris, quoted in the bulletin. He says:
 Peace Day Let it shine one day in the year among all nations The whole year is. consecrated, as it ought to be, to the promotion of love of country, to teaching our duties toward our native land, even to the extent of sacrificing ourselves for her. On this special day, however, 1t is in order not to forget our country, but to see her transfigured in the future, to see her lead in the movement which binds one nation to all others, making a sort of higher country, the federation of the United States of the Civilized World"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
RURAL ORIGIN OF
 CITY TYPHOID.

We are coming to the season of the year usually marked in our cities by the annual spring increase of typhoid, attributed to infectious materials car ried by freshets into waters supplies. There has rec ntly been a protest of typhoid.
 Typhoid is usually considered to be
 mainly, if not almost, entirely, g wa
 ter-borne disease. There is no doubt
 that drinking-water has been respon-
 sib1e for the great majority of cases
 in large cities. Yet the water seems
 to be slightly, if at all, responsible for
 typhoid in New York. The propor-
 ton of cases to the population of the
 five boroughs of Manhattan. The
 nond is about the same, though each
 borough has a special waters supply.
 The more carefully the sources of New
 York's typhoid infections have been
 studied, the more frequently has milk been discovered to be the chief vehi-
 cIe of infection Efforts at control
 have resulted in decided improvem ent,
 but the education of the dairyman is
 a slow process, and dairy farming is still largely in the hands of the ig-
 norant. After milk the most com
 mon source of typhoid fever in New
 York is infection of the patient while out of town. About one-quarter of all New York's typhoid infections are Of this origin. While 1t is impossible to give any exact figures, over half of the typhoid infections are probably of rural origin. Any attempt on the part of New York further to reduce the incidence and the mortality of ty- phofd must consider the lessening of typhoid in the country places from which water, milk and food are drawn. During the past three years there have been an average of about 3,5O0 cases of the disease in the city, and about $50 deaths This is too large a death rate to be neglected.
 The problem in New York is the same as that in other States. As our knowledge of sanitation grows, says The Journal of the American Medical Association, we realize that the health | of the individual depends largely on the community in which he lives, and | that the health of a community de- | bends to a great extent on the health | of other communities having cOmmer- ciaI and other relations with it. It is. therefore, aI1-important to secure bv general legislation such improve .ent of the health of smaller places as will assure large cities from being by them in the course of commercial relations. Properly di- rected. this will not tnflict a burden on the small communities, but on the contrary by improving their health will prove of the greatest possible benefit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
NEWTOWN

Newtown, April 16-John R. Peck made business trip to Bridgeport, Tuesday. Mrs. Peck is spending sev- era1 days in Stamford with her friend, Mrs. F. H. Finch.
 MT. and Mrs. Jesse Woodruff are wis iting at the home of MT. and Mrs. John R. Peck.
 F Miss Margaret Callahan of Sandy
 Hook visited in Bridgeport, Tuesday.
 Thomas J. Cavanaugh of Trum bull, the owner of the Carroll property on Glen avenue, was in town today in specting his property. He will re- main here a day. or two longer.
 Mrs. A. E.. Brinton paid Bridgeport a visit yesterday.
 The following Newtown and Sandy Hook business men took the early morning train to Bridgeport, Tuesday: Sheriff A. B. Blakeman, Merchant R. H. Beers, Supt. w. T. Coles of the Fabric Fire Hose Company, William ance Agent Robert T. Mitchell, and Austin Hurd.
 Miss Mary Roche of the Union Type writer Companys office force com mutes~ daily between Newtown and Bridgeport, but expects to change to convenient passenger train service gives. her. fbut. little .Nirne for sociable home life and rest now.
 Miss Mary A. Costello and her moth CT expect to remove to Bridgeport as soon as settled weather, permits the change.
 The State Treasurer's tax warrant shows that Newtown is entitled to $1,- 293.70 as its share of the tax on cor-1 porations located here and bank stock held by people of the town who have returned a list to the State of that part of their incorporeal wealth which is matter of official record, and outside their strong boxes. Under the old law the returns to the town were larger.
 Mrs. Halter of Gas street is visiting a sister in Shelton, this week.
 The exact location of the new dam on the Housatonic River sought by the Housatonic Power Company in it's proposed amendment of charter, is at the Shingle or Bar about one-third of Bennett's bridge. The surveyors of the company finished the surveying and river soundings for the dam last fall For the past two months the surv eying party have been working in the vicinity of Zoar Bridge the proposed dam there, but finished their lafbors last week. With the granting Of these amendments to the charter of this monopoly, there remains no other WE ter power privilege unpreempted e'~n7 Shelton to the Massachusetts line.
 John H. McNamara of Danbury vis- tied his mother, Mrs. B. McNamara, | of Sandy Hook yesterday.
 Mrs. Fred Lake of North Center dis trict, who with her husband and fam | Iy spent the winter in New Haven, is | visiting in town, the guest of Miss Della Madigan of the Boulevard.
 Mrs. George Lundgren of Cemetery avenue was a visitor in Danbury yes -erday.
 That archaic farce imbedded in New owns borough charter since 1924 calls for a borough caucus by authority of he borough clerk to be held annual V. and a notice on the signpost is he only warning the voters have that he anachronfsm is to be enacted over again at the Brick building on the ev- .ntng of April IT, at 7:3o o'clock. Fol
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
MAXWELL DRAWS
 CAPACITY HOUSE
Performance of Hamlet Witness ed by Large and Enthusiastic Audience

Robert B. MantelFs Hamlet" at the Park Theatre, last evening, attracted an audience even greater and more en- thusiastic than the splendid audience that greeted his initial appearance in nlS repertoire of Shakespearean dramas Monday evening
 MT. Manten gave a most effective characterization of the melancholy Dane, and with the support of a par tfcularIy well selected cast, he made the play long to be remembered by those who braved adverse eleme tents to witness it.
 While each of the chief roles was striktngly well filled. admiration for the art of Miss Florence Rockwell was reflected in spontaneous applause for her convincing personation of "Opke- lia- The work of Fritz Liebler, which is another important element in the success of the Mantell tour, stood out prominently last evening.
 The engagement Of MT. Mantel1 and his players will close with the per fornaance this afternoon of '"The Mer- chant of Venice" and this evening of Macbeth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
STEWART IS CHOSEN
 DELEGATE TO CONVENTION

At the regular meeting of Clan Campbell No. 24, o. s. C., Monday ev- ening, Past Chief Thos. Stewart was elected to represent the society as delegate to the biennial convention of the Royal Clan, Order of Scottish Clans to be held in Philadelphia the latter part of August. Past Chief Frank F'unkie was chosen alternate. Mir. Stewart has been an enthusiastic c1ansman for over seventeen years, has filled several important offices, has been Chief of the Clan for five terms, and well deserves the addition al honor. His well known business acumen and his experience in the aI- dermanic chamber should stand him in good stead on the floor of the con vention and make him an ideal repre- 6enta tive
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
DECISION RESERVED IN
 CASE OF ATTORNEY MERVA


 Decision was reserved yesterday by Judge Gardiner Greene of the superior court upon the charge presented by the grievance committee of the Fair field county bar associa ton against Attorney Joseph A. Merva of violation of the ethics of the profession. States Attorney Stiles Judson, who conduct ed the case against the accused did not ask for disbarment, but for sus- pension.
 Merva is accused of accepting $40 from Frederick Smith of Wallingford to file a divorce suit, and is alleged to have failed to file the papers and refused to return the money to Smith. Attorney Frank L. Wilder for Merva contended that a mistake had been made in the case.
 Smith told the court the circum- stances of paying Merva the money Judge Greene took the papers in the case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
Commission Makes
 Rules For Shipment
 Of Films For Movies

Washington, April 16-Moving pie ture films are placed by the interstate commerce commission in the category of dangerous and inflamnab1e arti- cles and shippers are hereafter requfr
 ed. to pack them in spark proof met al cases enclosed in strong and tight wooden Or fibre board boxes or pails."
 Some other rulings Of the commis- sion, today. were equally important to the general public. It was held un- lawful for a telegraph company to pay to the firm or house in, whose building a telegraph office is located any commission in it's own business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
SEASIDE couMc1L. R. A.

Seaside Council, 7O9, Royal Arcanum. has received a special invitation to send their degree team and the boost CTS to Mohican Council at Shelton on Thursday evening, April IT, to exem- plify the Dorchester Ritual on a large class of candidates. A large delega- tton from several councils in the State will be present and Mohican promises to make this a gala night Train from depot at 7:35 o'clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
CORRECT TIME VIA WIRELESS.

Washington, April 16.-Jewelers and other commercial concerns all over the country, it developed, today, are today erecting wireless masts over or close to their places of business to catch the official and correct time flashed at 10 o'clock every night from the navy's powerful wireless station at Arlington. Va
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
SUMMIT COLLISION VICTIM
 SUES. CONN. co. FOR S2O, 900

Waterbury, April 16-Suft was filed in the Superior court today by Law renee E.. Hogan, of 230 Orange street. New Haven, against the Connecticut Company, for $1O, 900 damages. Hog gan was in the trolley collision at Summit on+ Feb. 28 and the suit is to recover for injuries received on that occasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
NOT WRITTEN BY
 THE PRESS AGENT.

''Dr. Jekyl1 and MT. Hyde proved a frost The audience was very small The stage lights were on the bum and the curtain man asleep part of the t1rne The play reads good a novel, hut loses much Of it's beauty in the d"ema. We would suggest that Man ager Byrne secure comic opera as an offset at popular prices, say 10, 15 and 25 centsD-Axteu CKas.) Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
A oUrEr EVENING.

I see by your paper of February e7, 1913, that you have published in the Duncan news department what you called a dance at my house and the tatements made are entirely false. True, we had a few of our neighbors in to spend the evening and some pups from Duncan came entirely without any invitation whatever. and when thev came they were given to under stand that they were not wanted Thornbury (Ont.) Herald Reflector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
TTE PRErfTTssT FrAcE

4nd the most beautiful hands are oH. ten disf1gured by an unsightIy wart. It can easily be removed in few days without pain by using Cyrus warr Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy. 253 F'alrDeld avenue and 1S6 Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

John Corcoran and Harry Denny played off their golf match this after noon at the Mill Hill Links. Quake Gregory of the junior class acted as a 'tcaddie'' for MT Corcoran.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

association will hold a meeting in assembly hall tomorrow evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

A little coat is sketched here made of turquoise blue silk with lining of white. Over the sailor collar Is worn another of embroidered lawn.
 A wide girdle, of silk, trimmed with black velvet and pearl buckles, holds in the fullness at the high waist line. Similar velvets and buckles trim the sleeves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
cLEANEAsY. THE BEST HAND
 SOAP

Guaranteed not to fnJtre the skin. Instantly removes Steve Polish, Rust Grease. Ink, Paint, and Dirt For the hand or clothing Large can 10 cenrA Manufactured bF Wr-. z. Winu. 244 StraIford Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
B. H. s. NOTES.

The Commercial baseball team held practice this morning at Seaside Park
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

Dr. Stanley accidentally locked Miss Greene's Science class in Room IS yesterday. After pondering, several moments on a way to get out one of the class suggested that he do the hero act and climb down the fire escape and open the door from the outside, which he did very heroically.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

Messrs Geary, Keane and P1att act ed as anti-suffragettes and Miss Doyle a6siated by Leo Rock and Robert Mathewson upheld the female ballot seekers in a debate held in Room g yesterday afternoon. The judges awarded the decision to the negative side.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

There was a debate in Room yes terday afternoon between the clubs Of rooms and 4, with Lois Perkins, presiding. The subject, one of great interest at the present day was, Re be prohibited" The speakers on the affirmative side were the Misses Len non. Davis and Moraffe, while Stan Garvey, assisted by Misses Colby and Transfer supported the negative side The decision was rendered in favor of the affirmative side after much con sfderation by the judges who were Miss Bachelor, and Messrs- Meyers and BahT
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

The baseball schedule has been ar- ranged by it's energetic manager Hen ry Erwin, and reads as follows: April 19 Taft School at Watertown; April 26, Hartford High at Bridgeport; May 8, Naugatuck High at Bridgeport; May T. Ansonia at Bridgeport; May 10, Crosby High at Waterbury; May IT. Yale Hall at Bridgeport; May 2A, sNau- gatuck High at Naugatuck; May 30. New Haven High at New Haven;
 June 4. Ansonia High at Ansonia; and June T. Crosby High at Waterbury, All home games are to Be played at Newfleld Park. -------
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06

companions, and after a terrific bat tle both in the cabin, and later on deck, the crew are defeated. Many of them are only too glad to get away from their murderous companions and enlist under Robinson Crusoe's con- mand. The others arc placed upon the island and left there.
 Robinson Cruesoe and his compan ions embark on the ship. They are attacked by cannibals, who are repus- ed, but in the fight poor Friday is killed by an arrow and is buried at sea, mourned by his father and Robin son Crusoe. On the long voyage back to Crusoe's motherland, his acquaint- anceship with the captains daughter ripens into love. He returns to his native town, where he is received with great rejoicing, and married to the captains daughter. Robinson Crusoe and his wife live to a ripe old age and he never tires of the circle of children who surround him, clamor- ing for recital of his stirring ad- ventures.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
AVIATOR MEETS TRAGIC DEATH.

Berlin, Aug. 5.-An aviation pupil named Brooks died here today from burns received after an abrupt land ing at the Johannisthal aerodrome. Brooks was practicing difficult turns over the heads of large Sunday crowd, when his motor stopped sHe tried desperately to clear the people. who fled in all directions The avia- tor was about to land in an open field after he had passed beyond the spec tators, when his aeroplane struck d column marking the limits of the aero drome. It was dashed to the ground a mass of debris with Brooks beneath the fuel tank, which exploded, burn ing him badly. Brooks injuries at first were thought not to. be serious, but he died from shock today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
NEGRO TESTIFIES
 AGAINST FRANK
Tells How Employer Made Him Dis pose of Child's Body
 After Murder.

Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 4.-James Conley today testified that he helped Leo M. Frank, charged with the murder of fcurteen-year-old Mary Phagan, dis pose of the girls body after she had been killed by Frank After three minor witnesses had been examined 'Conley was led to the witness stand by Chief of Police Beavers and Chief of Detectives Lanford. The negro held the interest of the spectators, more than 100 of whom were women, from the moment he entered the courtroom. In his testimony he de- clared that on several occasions he stood on guard for Frank when the latter was clOseted in his office with women. Frank, according to the ne- gros testimony. was accustomed to stamp on the floor when he desired Conley to keep watch The negro tes- tified that Mary Phagan went to the office of Frank about noon on the day of her disappearance. Shortly there- after. he testified, Frank stamped on the floor and the negro took his ac. customed post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
New York Cotton,

New York, Aug. 5.-Southern sell ing caused further decline in cotton today. Liverpool met the declines which had occurred in American mar kets since the close there Friday and reports of slow trade in Manchester probably contributed to weakness here, while Southern selling was ac- companied by favorable crop reports from the eastern belt. The market opened steady at an advance of points to a decline of 1 point Active months sold S@9 points net lower turing the early trading. August re- manned relatively steady. holding a point or two above the closing figures ol yesterday and there was enough trade buying to check the declines be- low He for December No further rains were reported in the Southwest August 1l.6Oc; October, 11.10c; De. cember, 11.05c; January, 1O.97c; Feb ruary' lo499e; March, 11.04c; May H.V'c bid; July. lf.10c offered.
 Trading became less active later ana the market was barely steady at midday with prices 4@6 points lower The weekly report of the weather oureau indicating that Texas and Ok iahoma still needed rain caused some 0o'erins during the afternoon and p'ices sold back to within 2 or a polh's Of yesterdays closing figures i"e'e was no general demand, how. ever
 futures closed steady.