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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
THE COLLEGE DEGREES

The osensbly plain, Democratic people
By principle they upposeto despse titles and social nse
Yet the college custom indicates distinct hank
ering after social tags
Originally academic degrees dependable certificate,
at least that had worked four atmosphere
cultivation learning.
Now degree mean simply that fellow went to col
four of hiring do the thinking
end of the Or in colleges the attainment
sented by the certificate hung his paror wall signify
than by membership
of the stronger Institutions
One university advertised to confer honorary degrees
sending $40 The entire plant Of this university
sisted of office in city building with desks two chairs and
letter There really truly that confer
degree who will read eight books Examinations
must be considered cubrous and anquated the applicants
is taken the required reading The of
paid the instalent plan year later, paying
$40 it is possible to get Master of Arts degree
The end of college brings demand
the abolition academic Democratic
That may not be desirable These old practices
certain element of poetry that
But at least academic authority ought to get up white
list of institutions which confer based
The most worthy of these literary laures
most apttohideshem out of sight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
SENATOR LODGE I'LL
FOR PAST TWO YEARS

Nahant, Mass, Sept. 30-A COM
Portable night was passed by United
States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
who has been in a serious condition
for some days as a result of an ILL
ness which necessitated an operation,
last Friday, for the removal of a
gastric ulcer. A Boston physician
summoned, last night, but whose name
was withheld, spent the night at Sen
'ator Lodges house. DR.. Frede rick
Winslow, one of the physicians in
charge of the patient, slept at his
own cottage.
While it was only recently that Sen
ator Lodge became seriously i'll, his
health has not been good for the past
two years. A trip abroad and a long
vacation in his home state during that
period failed to bring about the de-
sired Improvement in his condition.
The strain of the extra session of Con-
gress tired him greatly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
THE MAYOR WHO THINKS THAT SUNDAY
BASEBALL BRING MORE WORKERS TO
BRIDGEPORT THAN. HIGHER WAGES WOULD

Rev. Gerald pastor of Congregational
church. has the his convictions
shoulder without favor.
His discussion in Bridgeport"
It is manifesy that Christians
pursuing the ideals Teacher ought
those ideals apply to the practical problem about
We Of Mr.. Boards opinion City ought to be
cleaned out and think he speaks the
claims there petty bosses within
thereafter before the right kind
City Hall DOORS
Certainly Bridgeport mayor instead of mayor
his Sunday
baseball and not higher brings WOrngwomen
city,"
Sunday baseball They his holds
and takes risk in their defense
But there many persons opposed Sunday
baseball There is at the least conflict of opinion
gardng its wisdom.
Nor quite that re always and
invariably enforced because they laws.
Under such system it like
who suffered most Such all
protected public opinion that
The early Christians breakerswritten- law
this the pagan
lnonarchs Aurelus
tolerant
there every community, during all times
q opinion which sanctions
not support other written laws.
community will much divided written law
will always lack enforcement.
possible that this spirit which defes unise
necessary the other spirit dongs
OF things the
Sunday ideals Of England visiby being
the modification to be in the direction Of
hitting SPORTS Sunday reig
which tend to be instructive useful
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
THE COLONEL AMONG THE HOPIs

Colonel Roosevelt went to the Southwest the dispatches
the But while rowzy headed chief
hopping with live rattlesnake pic
this only incident the unique traditions
that will interest the x-president
The Hopis unlike the typical nomadic Indians who
neither used the land permitted
rowing arts
had place in the national life There existed the obligation
treat them kindly to help them learn self support obligations
too often ignored
The Hopis case has been absolutely different He built
towns acquired traditions and crafts He
womans dignity He did not block civilization What
to be turned into imitation white man,
seemed to think but taught basketry
terry, wood carving, weaving, farming herding.
The cvilzers determined that the Hops
their hair Manifesty bushy hostility
society the creatures underwent operation
though it took several to hold them The
teced him heat
religious significance to him.
with tenacious traditions
respect You can't put them the civng hopper
out sleek pale faces in store clothes Mr. Momsen
authority the only instance Of among
them when educated Hopi raised a check
One foresees that Colonel Roosevelt will sharp
remarks the folly of many efforts civize
people. 3isa%a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
ENGLISH. SPARROvVS
INVADE CITY AVIARY

Boston, Sept. 3O-A hostile army,
large in numbers and vigorous in its
determination to annex territory, has
invaded Franklin Park. The particu-
lar spot chosen for it's operations is
the city aviary. The enemy, consist
ing of a flock of several hundred Eng
1ish sparrows, crept in under cover of
the darkness when the skylight of the
huge cage was left open all night and
proceeded to steal the food of the
lawful occupants. The lamentations
of the birds of many varieties which
made their home there aroused the
officials but their efforts to expeI the
intruders have not yet been success
fu1 and the sparrows are impudently
building nests within the aviary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
SAYS BUSINESS
AND POST ROADS
SHOULD BE BUILT

Detroit, Sept. 3O-Representative
Dorsey w. ShackIeford, chairman of
the House committee on roads, in an
address before the good roads con-
gress here, today, admitted he was
mot in harmony with the dominant
spirit of the Congress and vigorously
opposed the socalled touring road
advocates. He urged support for the
business roads" class, which, he said,
aimed for cheaper transportation
and lower cost of living"
The touring roads Glass; declared
Representative Shackleford, demands
that the United States shall limit its
road activities to the making and
maintenance of a few ocean-to-ocean
and cross country highways of great
perfection and then leave the rest of
the people to build their own roads
or do without as they chose. The
business roads class believes that in
dealing with roads we must keep in
mind easy communication between
the farms and the towns and the rail-
way stations, the farmer may
market his crops at less expense and
the town dweller may get farm pro-
ducts more easily and at less cost.
81 fully realize that I am not in
harmony with the dominant spirit of
this great roads congress. I am con-
scious that a majority of the dele
gates here are either mem bers of the
American Automobile Association, the
National Roads Association or some
other organization affiliated with
them. You, gentlemen, are seeking to
pronate the construction and main
tenance of a limited mileage of ex-
cellent highways while 1 am seeking
to secure the construction and main
tenance of a general system of good
roads. You want fifty thousand miles
of expensive touring roads to be
built in forty years. 1 want million
miles of business and post roads to
be built in five years. I appeal to
you to withdraw your opposition to a
plain peoples plan which we desire
to push through Congress at the next
session. Our plan will not be expen-
sive and a vast majority of the people
favor it.
I'm the last Congress we passed
through the House a bill providing a
contribution for each mile of road in
states. The bill failed in the Senate.
am informed that the American
Autonrobil Association claims the
credit for it's defeat But, had that
bill become a. law, it is my candid
opinion that within one year it would
have given US $4,000 miles of i'm
proved roads and in five years would
have given US a million miles,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
TORCH APPLIED
TO FAMOUS OLD
ENGLISH MANSION

Dover. Eng, Sept. 3o.-Another of
England's famous old historic homes
of her nobility was destroyed by fire
last night, when Waldershare Park
Mansion, the residence of the Earl Of
Clifford, between Canterbury and Do
yer, was burned to the ground The
Earl of Guilford, who was in the resi-
dence, succeeded in saving many of
the valuable oil paintings in the pic
ture gallery and some of the ancient
furniture.
No evidence was found of the origin
of the fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30

stance the growing custom holding political meetings
Sabbath.
There certain Interchangeable ideals There laws
that broken though mankind
Government should be sold traded, given
priceless be for benefit of all
pie.
1t is office to be of the city
tcu which numbers tenth Of the Of the State
That such should be the instrument through
which another speaks is gross offense.
One be that Sunday baseball will not bring
worngwomen to Bridgeport and that
wages for worlingmen devoutly to be desired
Government when used to keep lower the
modes higher bought
City Hall is contributing high
of living. There will have to be changes there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30

first baptism of blood he has taken
part in the Abyssinian war of 1868,
the Afghan war of 1878, and the
South African war, besides holding
many important commands in time Of
peace. AS the commander in chief in
the war against the Beers he relieved
Kimberley, took Commandant COME
and the western army prisoners, and
brought the conflict to speedy close.
Lord Roberts only son lost his life
while heroicaIly endeavortng to save
the British field batteries at Coleno
under a hurricane of 1eaden hail.
Parliament passed a special act per-
hitting Lord Roberts to wear his sons
Victoria Cross, SO "Bobs'' is the only
man who may pin on two such deco
rations. - OF the six children of Lord
and Lady Roberts, only two survive
Lady Eileen, who is now forty-three
and unmarried, and Lady Edwina,
who became the bride last February
of Major Harry Levin. Should the
latter have a son, he will inherit the
title of his distinguished grandfather.
Wilton Lackaye, the actor, is a Vir-
gilman by birth, and will begin his f1f-
tieth year to-day. His earliest ambi-
ton was to shine as a, legal luminary,
but while studying law in Washington
he became interested in amateur the
atricals, and soon graduated onto the
thirty years ago with Lawrence Bar
rett in Francesca da Dinini,'' and
later as Salarino in 'tThe Merchant of
Venice" In the years that followed
he appeared with Fanny Davenport.
Minnie Maddern, Rose Cogh1an and
other stars. Last winter he appeared
in Cline Feathers with Miss Cogh-
Ian and Robert Edeson.
Thomas w. Lamont, one Of the
youngest of the se1f-nade leaders in
American finance, was born in Claver-
ack, N. ". forty-three years ago to-
day, the son of a Methodist minister.
After working his way through Har-
vard-of which he is now one of the
overseers-he became a reporter on
the New ork Tribune Later he en-
tered the advertising field, and his
business ability attracted the atten-
ton of the late J. P. Morgan, who
made Lamont a partner in his firm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
AUTO CASES BEFORE
SECRETARY PHILLIPS

Hartford, Sept. 30-Secretary of the
State Albert Phillips held hearings to-
day on the following cases, involving
alleged violations of the automobile
laws:
Willard Gay of Westport; struck
Harry Newburg, August 20 at Bridge
port; alleged to have failed to stop
after the accident. Said to have
operated car under wrong license
number.
William Stiff of Bridgeport; to show
cause why his motor vehicle dealer
license should not be suspended for
using painted license numbers.
John Kovacs of South Norwa1k
driving at excessive speed through
Bridgeport, September IA.
Frank L. Hosford of New Preston;
failed to make dealers report for
January and June, 1913, and alleged
to have used dealers license for a
livery car.
Samuel T. Davis, Jr., of Bridgeport;
reckless driving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30

The cost of rearing children has adj
vanced 40 per cent. within the last 10
years, according to the annual report
yesterday of the Chicago nursery anoa
ha1f-orphan asylum. The staten emit
shows $101 would maintain a child
for a year during the period of 1894
to 1903. From 1904 to the present
this cost increased to $14O. From
1874 to 1888 the institution kept chill
dren at an annual cost of $50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
ROAD MEETING CALLED
New Haven Stockholders To
Gather Oct. % in Harmonic
Hall.

New Haven, Sept. 3O-OHeia1 notice
of the call for the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the New Haven
road on October % is given out. The
meeting this year will be held in Har-
monte hall instead Of at the Yellow
building. At the meeting the title of
President Elliott will be formally
changed to chairman of the board of
directors. A board Of directors will
be elected and the annual statement
of the road will come up for ap-
proVaI.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
PRISON FOR DEPORTED
WHO RETURN TO PANAMA

Washington, Sept. 3o-An exeOutfve
order just issued provides for tho pun
ishment by imprisonment of from six
months to two years of persons who
return to the canal zone after they
have served a sentence of imprison-
ment there and have been deporated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
FIVE RECOVER FROM
TOADSTOOL POISONING

A family of five poisoned by eating
toadstools which they mistook for the
edible mushroom and taken to Bridge
port hospital last night, where it was
first thought they might be seriously
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30

The national forests contain water
powers with an aggregate estimated
capacity of 100000 horsepower,
available for use under permit from
the secretary of agriculture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30

stricken, were discharged from hospl-
tai care this morning. They were Paul
wargo, aged S5; Julia Wargo. aged 90
Paul, Jr., II; Olga, 8. and an infant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
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limited number of especially desirable Oriental
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Karnaraclks, measuring about 44 x it..
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$3.50 to $4,000.
BelqOchistans. smaller in size, measuring 20 < f.
in lusrous reds, browns and tans, with beautiful
$500 to $4,000.
Harnadans the small rugs, used under saddles large
enough for thresholds, table mats in tan, gold and
$500. floor
Sweaters for Women and Children
Women's Sweaters in white and co1ors light and
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Bradley Sweaters with wide collars. deep cuffs and
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Chidren's Sweaters in large assortment ages from 10
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
"Old Bleach Linens
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Aders Rutland Cape Cloves, fit perfectly and can be
had with long short fingers $500
Gray Reindeer Cloves $500.
Gray Castors with or without silk Innings, $1.5O.
Black Kid, the best grades 81 so and $500.
Pearl gray and white for afternoon and evening 81
and $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-29
GRAND JURY ENDS
FINAL WORK TODAY

The Wayne county grand jury in
of ]. E. Moore, the murder of Lydia
Schools, the criminal assault of Evelyn
Pharris, and a wife desertion case,
failed to report to the court this after
noon, though it is expected that all
the cases investigated will result in
indictments.
Judge Fox went to Newcastle today,
and the probe of the jurors was not
completed until l o'clock this after
noon. Prosecutor Keller announced
to Bailiff Swain that no more wit
nesses were necessary this afternoon.
All witnesses who testified before
the body this morning were there to
give evidence against J. E. Moore, all
other cases having been completed be-
fore today.
Prosecutor Keller told the court he
would make report of all cases at
the same time, intimating that indict-
ments were to be returned, although
they may not be made public until
reported to Judge Fox at the time Of
the report on the Home for the Friend
less, the county poor farm and the
county Jail is made, No trips have
been made to any of the county insti-
buttons as yet. and if the officials in
vestigate them tomorrow the indict-
ments will not be returned until Mon
day
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-29
RUSSELL LECTURES
CONCLUDED TODAY
Earlham Scholar Delivers In
teresting Address on He
brew Wisdom.

The last of the series of lectures by
Prof. Ebert Russell was enjoyed by
the teachers this morning, when he de-
livered his talk on Hebrew Wisdom. -
He said in part:
The wisdom literature of the He
brews compares with the scientific
literature Of other nations. This wis
dom is found in the book of Proverbs
and Ecclesiastes. The proverbs are
pointed observations Of life, wisdom
boiled down into a couplet. They were
handed down by the people and added
to, as richer experiences of the peo-
pie occurred, and put into a literary
form by the type of men called the
sages. The Hebrews let the scientific
proverbs drop and die and kept only
those which appealed to their deep in
terest in religion. What we have left
of the Hebrew wisdom concerns con-
duct. The proverb was put in the coup
let form as device to make it easily
remembered. The whole realm of life
as it appeared to the primitive race
with all their experiences are present
ed by the Proverbs. They make di-
vision of people into two classes, those
susceptible to instruc ton. and those
not. They show clearly the relation
between the idlers and the anarchists
of society they declare the idler at the
top of society and the anarchist at the
bottom to be brothers"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-29
RUSHV|LLE MAN IS
VICTIM OF A BLOW
Son of Ex-Sheriff Price Held
Pending Investigation By
Coroner.
CNational News Association

RUSHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 29.-Wil-
liam Price. aged 90, formerly sheriff
of Rush county, was killed either by
blow or a fall here today and his
youngest son, Urbie Price, age %. is
held in custody pending investigation
to learn whether the blow or the fall
broke the fathers neck and caused his
death. Price and his son. who lives
at Fort Wayne, and who has been Wis
iting his father for a week, met i'll
front of the fathers drug store and
became involved in Il quarrel. Eye
witnesses say that the father was the
aggressor and pushed his son off the
sidewalk. The son, in return, struck
his father blow on the neck. The
elder man was knocked TO the side
walk with great force and it has not
yet been determined whether it was
the blow or the fall that caused the
death. The coroner Immediately be-
gan an investigation and young Price
will be held at least until the coroner
returns a verdict.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-29

number has now increased TO 11S. in
Guiding the women having charge of
the kindergarten work.
Based upon the enrolment figures,
the average number OF pupils TO each
teacher in the high school in 1907 was
p. Last year the ratio was %. In
the primary grades the average has
increased from Al pupils for each
teacher to 4S.
During the period covered by the
report the cost of tuition per pupil
has increased almost So.
Tuition in the high school in 1907
was s36.23. During 1911-1912 it was
S43.S5. In the grammar schools the
increase was not so great, being from
S25.S5 to S2997.. while in the pri-
mary grades the cost has decreased
from S15.12 to $1436.
Four students completed the work
in the high school in 1871. three boys
and one girl forming the class. In
the spring of 1912, 70 received their
diplomas. The total number of grad.
yates. not counting the 1913 gradual
ing class, is 1,091.
The report also contains cuts of the
city's school buildings. and reproduc-
tons of a number of painting in them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-29
DAWSON FIRST OFF
In the 100 Mile Road Race At
Elgin.
(National News Association

ELGIN, Ill, Aug. 29.-Promptly at
HOS o'clock Starter Fred Wagner
held a revolver close to the ear of Joe
Dawson and counted the last ten sec
onds before the hour in a voice that
could scarcely be heard above the
roar of the big autos engine. AS the
last second was licked off Wagner
fired the revolver and Dawson's Del
tai racer leaped across the starting
line. Dawson was the favorite in to-
days race for the Chicago Automo-
bile Clubs trophy, formerly known as
the Cobe trophy.
The other seven entrants were start
ed on the eight and one half mile
course at intervals of thirty seconds.
Ralph DePalma wa sat the wheel
of the Mercer, entered as Pullen's
mount, although the Italian driver had
previously declined to enter the race
At the eleventh hour Harry Endicott
was permitted to enter the race with
his Nyeberg car.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-29
RICHMOND LIGHT &
POWER TO CUT RATE

I'VE probably will meet the de-
crease in the rates made by the city
light plant, and may even go them one
better?" said J. B. Wharton, manager
of the Light, Heat and Power COM
pany, today. in referring to the an
nounced decrease of 25 per cent in
the electric light rates of the munich
pal plant.
Our present rates are lower than
the city's," said Mr.. Wharton. Al
though we have taken no definite &C
ton on the matter, l believe that We
shall bring our prices TO at least the
equal of the new rate of the city plant,
If not lower. We have a perfect right
to lower our price as long as we make
a fair and reasonable profit"
Mr.. Wharton stated that action OF
the city plant was no surprise to him
as he had expected the decrease in
rates for some time.
Refuses to Give Figures.
Mr.. Wharton refused to give any fig
ures on the new rate which the L.. H.
and P. company will provide. He said
that the company was furnishing its
patrons with electricity at rates ten
per cent lower that the city plant
prices.
Il notice that the officials said moth
ing about changing the sliding scale, u
said Mr.. Wharton. THE decrease in
the rates on the sliding scale is really
where the importance in lowering the
rates lies. There will be no action Ia
1rA, al
ly changes the rates, as it announced"
Mr.. Wharton does not believe that
the city plant will meet a rate of the
Light, Heat and Power company il
it is decided to decrease the rate to
a lower price than the city proposes
He stated that the public utilities com
mission would prevent the plants from
operating at loss or in running their
plants at a profit less than six per
cent.