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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
LAUDABLE UNDERTAKING BY
 THE WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT

Mrs Woodrow Wilson is spending considerable time so the dispatches say studying sum conditions in Washington May bring about amelioraton in these nightmare realms of dirt and disorder.
 Says the comfortable "Why will people live amid these sticky smells when Kansas shouting for wheat har to within reach of the moving living this glomerae of dirt and decay, it is their affair, not ours."
 the community though, just much nail the house infected with small Among buildings and courts which nprson the the atmosphere becomes heavy and ad there brewed hebroth of tuberculosis and typhoid Houekeepers airer neighborhoods become the smell of garbage pa when the contamna city by contact the remotest village.
 spite of all that has been done by sanitary laws and phil anthropy students of um conditions little improvement first began to study how the other half Meanwhile in Germany which Americans regard all superior civilization the government builds sanitary wholesale kept clean by determined inspection Any mpairs physical health noerable to the pie O. Germany
 City could be kept clean and sweet just the deadly turned into health resort It needs authority and honest city The people best machines and the best railroads in the ashamed of the childish stupidity with which the American plague spots have been dealt with.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
There Will Be Many Issues, But This Shall Be Chief Shall Bridgeport Have A
 Real Or Puppet Mayor In City Hall?

Mayor Wilson scarcely be blamed for desiring to switch the issue" the edge nearing snct of self preservation all of particular fly strong office holders they election Ito realize that the people govern
 We do not know whether Mayor Wilson sponsors will make commission civil ry They scheduled Probably best they do, and by doing it they will
 Commission will not machine puts it platform Neither will the principles civil service.
 The strange thing that these gentlemen thinking citizen will them to have the slightest dnterest in either commission government civil
 far commission is concerned it had Bridgeport without act of the General Assembly, which will not for almost two years.
 would therefore dealing little to do with the coming election something he did not seek while the General Assembly session.
 civil service the statutes permitted in power to install that system two
 been made civil the mayor, MT. Warner Mr. King Lavery sponsors, and fnancers.
 how much money these gentlemen vesigating' commission government does not appear.
 They did $00OO to investigate such government Bridgeport has-or did Mr. White omit to $5 that
 
 One of the things MT. White did not his money commission government.
 He did recommend many things some of them good, bad of them indifferent Almost been o realize any these suggestions.
 White, said that the perpetuating prn- eiple in naming members of boards is bad principle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
Finding Of Inter State Commerce
 Commission Blaming Directors Of
 The Unfortunate New Haven Road

The finding of Interstate Commerce Commission is sca thing Company, the placed the chief part it, where belongs board directors, described by in the the the disaster WalIingford
 directors buster creating monopoly and oving their Pocetboo than they have been in attending Hhe necessary business entrusted to their
 after the Westport disaster these directors le disturbed by the terrible deaths of the es that their action confined o mere vote directing the Lder which to have perished when it written.
 The signal system which the Public Utilities Commission of Connecicut treats the proximate the Walngford disaster had already been the object of condemnation by the Rcommission and it's engineers.
 The lack of discipline among the of the road to which the refers result of the methods adopted the which in directors of the
 The New Haven Company, during the past years receved and squandered hundreds of millions of dollars
 Railroad business, in the meantime enormously rease The millions which might have been used and which hould have been used in increasing facilities heurhase of trolley properties seamboats and cr inal prices. money legitimate railroad purposes would Tave constructed system superior to in the world would have provided rights of way bridges ckage and enough rolling stock in steel with in modern safety appliances.
 This is exaggeration Since company has sea of almost large enough build the Canal
 trolley properties of their value. How steel signal apparatus would S12OOO,OO0 buy2
 rights way score mil lions How cars, how much equipment and much safety would these millions have purchased?
 point is this directors company
  ably if the rules which served.
 Theneggence these employees insubor the effort of under lash spur keep the greatest volume of business moving kthe greatest possible speed.
 Under of hanth five trains have within of ten miles piece of railroad track virtually unprotected by signals?
 people of New England paying heavy price for adne domination and ring control of the railroad system England convincing proof that ring kvheE it be found, in industry, in politics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26

and powerful movement toward repub- licanism and socialism, although the radicals have not yet been able to re- duce Christian to the level of a mere figurehead, as is the case with Haa- kon.s King Christian is a militarist, rather than man of peace and he was a major general in his country's army when called to the throne.
 The Danish King is a lavish enter tainer, and a lover of sports and out door past1mes. Horseback riding, cy- cling, shooting, yachting and skating are his favorite recreations.
 George Frederick Baer, the multi millionaire railway and coal magnate, was born in Somerset county, Pa, sev- enty-one years ago today. At thir- teen he became a printers "devfl'' in the office of the Somerset Democrat, and at nineteen became part owner of that paper. He served as captain of volunteers in the civil war, and after ward became a, lawyer. His first real step toward fortune was taken in 1870, when he became counsel for the Phil adeIphia & Reading railway. In 1901 he was elected president of that rail- road, and also of the Central of New Jersey and the Philadelphia & Reading Coar and Iron Company. Some months go MT. Baer had built for him, at a cost of $1oO 900, what is said to be the finest private house in the world.
 English freethinkers will celebrate today the eightieth anniversary of the birthday of Charles Bradlaugh radical reformer and arch-atheist. The an- nual Bradlaugh's Birthday program centers in Northampton, from which place Bradlaugh was sent to Parlia- ment. He was excluded from that body because of his refusal to sub scribe to an oath which implied a be-
 lief in the existence Of God. He was thrice reelected by the voters of Northampton, and, after a memora ble fight, was eventually seated. The Bradlaugh statue in Northampton rep- resents the agitator in the attitude which he most often assumed on the lecture platform.
 The father of secuIarism,' g who lives in history as the arch-atheist Of the nineteenth century, has told in his au- photography of his Journey from faith to unbelief-a journey that did not
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
EDITORIAL NOTES

The first meeting of the Washington National Monument Society was held in the city of Washington eighty years ago today, when the society was or ganized as a volunteer association to work for the erection in, the capital Of the republic of a monument, national in character, to the founder and first president of the United States. The first suggestion of such monument was made as early as 1783 when the Continental Congress passed resolu- ton recommending the erection of a statue of Washington. The scheme was revived after WaShington's death, but Congress failed to provide for the execution of the work, and it was not until the monument society was or eanized in 1888 that anything was ac- complished Chief Justice John Mar shall was elected as first president or the society, and on his death was sue ceeded by James Madison. The so- ciety collected $S7, GOO in dollar contr1- buttons, and the cornerstone of the monument was laid in 1S4S- The Sen ate refused to concur in a S2OO,ooo ap- propriation, and all work stopped un- til 1876, when Congress approprlated dedicated in 1885, is one of the most magnificent memorials of it's kind i'll the world, and cost in all $1,500,0Oe.
 Danes will celebrate today the birth day of their monarch, King Christian x, who passes his forty-third mile stone. The ruler of the little northern kingdom with the glorious history was born Sept 26 1870, and married Pr1n- cess Alexandria of Mecklenburg- Schw erin, who gave him two sons' Grown Prince Frederick, now four teen. and Prince Knud. King Chris tian succeeded to the Danish throne on the death of his father, Frederick VIII, in May of last year. His mother was the daughter of King Charles KY. of Sweden. He is a brother of King Haakon of Norway, a nephew of the Dowager Empress of Russia and the Dowager queen of Great Britain, and a cousin of King Constantine of Greece.
 During his sixteen months on the throne. King Christion has done much 70 make himself popular with his sub iects. and has also taken hand in international affairs He was one of the prime movers in the reconciliation Of the royal families of Germany which had a romantic result in the marriage of the Kaiser's daughter To the son of his ancient enemy.
 Christian of Denmark and Haako-1 of Norway are the only European mon archs to do a royal 'Fbrother act'' since the death of Frederick of Denmark and George of Greece. The Danish
 monarch, like his brother in Norway, -1-4.S- lb~aa.> J~~aAAAaAsaAd hK~ a J<naT1as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26

At 5Sc and 6Sc-Large fancy crib blankets.
 At sc-Canvas gloves, plain or knit wrist.
 At 5Oc-Great variety of new shirts for men, with or without collar.
 At Sc-For Saturday, our splendid 1Oc collars for men and boys.
 At 25c-Lot new aprons for ladies, from the small tea aprons to the very large ones made of lawn or gingham.
 At Sc-Special price for Saturday for our heavy A unb1eached muslin big value.
 At 98c-Men's and boys extra heavy sweaters, big stock just receiv- ed-Buy here and save money.
 At 8c-Parowax for use in preserv-
 At 79c and 9sc-New lot carpen- ter's plumb levels-Kinds you usually pay twice the price for.
 At sc--P1ain color flannel, sold Sat urday only at this price.
 At 4Sc-Celebrated Home bats open up wide and large and fill comfort able.
 At 5sc-Pair of blankets for single
 At 8c-Upright or inverted gas mantles, well-known makes that us- ually cost more.
 At 5Oc-Men's heavy denim and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
THE TITANIC DISASTER.

The Titanic disaster a warning should
 be, To all navigators who cross OCT the
 sea. To trust not to luck, nor their own hu-
 man power, Making record of knots by the hour. If they needed the warning that they
 had received, And thanked the Almighty for having
 revealed, They might have averted that awful
 sad fate And saved all those mortals before
 twas too late. The unfortunate captain, by increasing
 his speed Did doom all those lives for the Com
 pany's greed. That captain, who once was so noble
 and brave, Now consigned all those bodies to
 watery grave. Some were so happy as they sailed
 from the strand, Because they were bound for their own
 own native land. They were coming to their home, and
 their kindred so dear, Who were waiting to greet them with
 hearts filled with cheer. Then. there were others, who sailed
 from the strand,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26

That left home and kindred for far
 distant land. Just like the first Astor, they were
 coming Der To seek their fortunes on Columbia's
 fair shore. The weather was charming as they all
 sailed away, And captain and passengers seemingly
 gay For they thought that their ship was
 a. water proof boat, And in spite of disaster would still
 keep affoat. On the fourteenth of April, that sor-
 rowfuI night, The crew soon discovered that all was
 not right. They found a large iceberg, tits deadly
 work done, And then they could see that their race
 was near run The water in torrents in did pour ln' The rescuers' work did quickly begin. But in spite of their efforts, the ship it
 went down, And two thousand passengers that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26

We have bIadders for footballs, baslzetbaIIs and punching bags at lowest prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
The D. M. Read Company
BEDFORD B.SMITH
1O72 Main St. DEPARTKENT STORE, s9 Fairfield Avo  
GREAT SALE TO-MORROW-sATURDAY.

hickory overaIls and coats.
 At Sc-Men's, Women's and chil- dren's hosiery. It is hard to keep up stock of these splendid stocking that we are selling at eight A new lot has just arrived.
 At 5Sc-NickeI-cased two cell poclE- ct electric lights, complete with Tuug- sten bulb and batteries. Many stores get $1.25 for these handy Hghts- At 8c-BuIbs for pocket lights. At 55c-Fuu width seamlesl sheets
 At Sc-Great variety of combg, dressing, fine, pocket, etc. SPECIAL SALE BETWEEN @ AND
 10 A. M. ONLY.
 At 3Mc-Best light prints, large line of Merrimac and American
 At 4Ac-Best dark prints, indigo silver gray, reds, etc.
 At SAc@Yard wide cheesecIoth- At IA Mc-Another case of splendid Domet flannel
 At 61kc-SpeciaI price for Saturday for our Sc Domet flannel, if heavier id wanted.
 At 7Mc-Good cotton batting.
 At 8 M c-4O-4nch white lawn.
 At 91zc-Celebrated Eden cloth f1annels.
 At 12 Mc-B1ack and colored nner- cerized satteen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
night were drowned.

night were drowned o. Godl what a sight that disaster must be, when all these poor souls did appear before Thee To give an account of the lives they had spent, Which little they thought e'er the shiB it was rent. Yes, little they thought e'er they aailsd from the shore That they neer should set foot on dry land any more. And those who survived shau never forget The heartrending cries of those strus- ling with death. In the deep icy waters their bodies now lie, But I hope that their souIs have as-- scended on high, To dwell with their Maker gin thaE bright land above, And forever be happy in His frisudshiD. and love.
 RAH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
I raveling Clocks

A line of these dnlinutive and pleasant little timepeces which always good company for their CTS.
 watch movement fitted into a of saffan blue, black or red which will fold into flat compact for packing. $3.75.
 Watch movements in tiny square leather cases red, black or blue small and very pleasing $25O $500 These little Clocks very acceptable for school and college girls
 Section. nainn floor. Pads and Fancies in Jewelry Beads, ropes of them. All coors, all sizes, like the treasures of Indian princess.
 Long ropes of Ivory creamy white, dull black Teak wood imitation Coral Amber Sapphire and Amethyst in opera lengths
 IndestructbIe Pearl Necklaces $1.OO. Venetian glass beads novel and beautiful Aztec beads with tiny arowheads of colored glass, Wntergreen Bers ries of bright red long strings of sombre black wood, and pearls of all sizes. 50 cts $1OO and up. Aluminium Shoe Buckles, neat, refined, 50 cts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26

Cortauld's Novelties in Silk and Cotton, Crepe Charmeuse, Crystal Cloth, SiIExshot NoveEes of beauty and elegance for dinner and
 bridge gowns.
 r Cotton pods
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-26
THE FARMER: SEPTEMBER 26, 1918

stop at agnosticism, as was the case with Huxley, Spencer, Haeckel, 1nger- soil and other seculariSts, but went to the full length of an uncompromlsing atheism
 In his youth BradIaugh was a mem Der of the Church of England, and Sunday school teacher, but attended a free forum" where debates between Christians and unbe1ievers were fre-' quently held. He himself engaged Tn the debates, at first on the orthodox Christian side. Soon he found that his views were Verging toward the 1ree- thought position. He also became a teetotaler, and preached against the use of alcoholic beverages. Temper ance was then as unpopular as reIlg- ious heresy, and Bradlaugh's parents clergymen and employers joined in an ultima tum whereby he was given three days to change his opinions on re- ligion and the liquor question, with the alternative of loss of home, church and employment At that tirne,' says Brad1augh, "I hardly knew what. if any, opinions had, but the resuls was that rather than make a show of re- canting, I left home and situation, ana never returned to either"
 Late in life Bradlaugh wrote of his career as a. reformer and heretic: II am infdel a rough self-taught inf- del What honors shall win if I grow gray in this career? Critics who break a lance against me in my absence Will tell you that I am from the lower classes, without university education, and that I lack classical lore. I thank these assailants of the past When they prtcked and stung me with their sVaspish ptety, they did no good service, gave me the clue to my weak ness laid bare to me my ignorance, and drove me to acquire knowledge which might otherwise never have been mine. I pray the opposing forces to continue their attacks, that by teaching me my weakness they may make me strong. have preached equality, not by aiming to reduce mems inteIIects to the level of my own, but rather by melting each or my hearers to develop his mind to the fullest etxent, obtaining thus the hope, not of an equality of ignorance put of g. more equal diffusion of knowl- edge.''
 Irving Bache1ler. author of "Eben Holden -'SdIas Strong ''The Turn ing of Griggsby'' and other -"best sell ers'' was born hfty-four years ago to- day at Pierpont, N. Y. After gradual ing from St. Lawrence University ne became a newspaper reporter, and for several years was a member of the editorial staff of the New York World His first novel, ''The Master of S1- Ience,s was published in 1890. This was followed by f"The Still House or O'Darrow'' in 1894. It was not until 1900. however, that MT. Bachel1er made his big hit with "Eben Holden, when was so successful that he resigned his job on the World to devote his entire time to nove1-writing. MT. Bacheller owns a. thousand-acre "camp" in the A .Adirondac11s, where he spends the summers in chopping down trees
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

Members of st. James Sunday
school are rehearsing "Mrs. Ruggle's
Christmas Party" under the direction
of the Misses Josephine Voshmik and
Martha Fleming, which will be given
a week from tonight at the Christmas
exercises at ST. James hall.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

On Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. McNaughton entertained a nun
Der of friends at auction bridge. The
game was played until 1920 when re-
freshments were served. Prizes for
highest scores were won by Mrs. c..
H. Ingraham and w. L. Edmonds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
MEETING OF DOCTORS.
Last Meeting of the Year Held Last
Evening at the Wausau Club.

The last meeting of the Marathon
County Medical society for this year
was held at the WauSau club last
evening. A dinner was served at
O'Clock in the club dining room.
A paper was read by r. w. Jones
on INFECTIONS of the Hand, Diagno-
sis and Treatment" Also a paper
by DR.. S. N. B. Smith, on ''Rheuma-
tism of Childhood"
The following resolution was passed
unanimously:
WHEREAS, The Chicago Tribune
has rendered the people at large, as
well as the medical profession, great
and lasting service by its attitude in
the matter of fake medical advertisers.
BE 1t ResOLUed, That we, the mem
bers of the Marathon County Medi-
cal Society most heartily commend
the attitude taken by the Chicago
Tribune.
Res0lred, That copy of these reso-
buttons be forwarded to each one of
the local papers and also to the Chi
cago Tribune.
Officers were elected as follows for
the coming year:
Pres DIR. Jos. +. Smith, Wausau.
Vice-Pres.-Dr. e. G. Fish, Mosinee.
Sec. and Treas.-Dr. r. W. Jones,
Wausau.
Delegate to State Medical Associa-
tion-Dr. w. E. Zeisch.
The president-elect accepted the
office to which he had been elected
with remarks which were particularly
appropriate. 1t was very success
full meeting and largely attended.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
MRS. WEINKAUF

On Sunday evening, December 18th,
1913, Mrs. Augusta Weinkauf, wife of
Karl Weinkauf, died at her home in
Edgar of heart failure after an illness
of only "A hours. She was we'll known
throughout the county having lived
here fifty years.
Deceased was born in Prussia
Germany, Is years ago. At the age of
Is years, she was united to John
Dobrinz, who died some years later.
In 1864 she was united in marriage to
Karl Weinkauf and in 1866 they came
to America and to Wausau. They re-
sided in the city for two years and
then went onto a farm in the town
of Texas. Seven years ago they vent
TO Edgar to live. She was the mother
of fifteen children. ten of whom sur
vive: John Dobrinz, of Fargo, N. D.;
August and Otto Weinkauf of Mil
waukee; Ed, Julius, William and
Paul of Wausau; Mrs. Geo. Rifieman,
Mrs. Charles Short and Mrs. Bertha
Wenzel of Edgar. She is also sur
vived by her husband and one sister,
Mrs. Henry Seim, of this city. She
was sister Of the late John PatZer.
She was member of the German
Lutheran church at Edgar, from
which the funeral will take place at
o. m Wednesday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

Dan Mahoney was over from
Stratford yesterday, on business at
the county's capitol.
Miss Margaret Armstrong will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Beebe in
Minneapolis during the holidays.
Miss Zelda Means, who is attend
ing Carroll college at Waukesha, will
arrive home Saturday to spend Christ
mas.
j. p. Riley leaves tomorrow morn
ing for Lacrosse on visit to MS par
ents until after the Christmas holt
days.
Miss Chloe Barnett expects to de-
part Saturday morning for Phillips to
spend the holiday vacation at her
home.
Miss Mathilda Casey of La Crosse,
has arrived in the city to spend the
holidays with her sister, Mrs. p. L.
Goerling.
Misses Lillian Bagge and Clara
Henrichs depart Friday evening for
their homes in Merrill to spend the
holidays.
Miss Blanche McCombs, a teacher
in the Lincoln school, will go to her
home in Eau Claire Saturday to spend
Christmas.
Miss NJ. E. Sullivan teacher in
the Grant building, departs Friday
evening for her home in Mondovi to
spend the holidays.
Miss Nora Nyhus, a teacher in
the Franklin school, departs Saturday
morning for Chippewa Falls to spend
Christmas at her home.
Mrs. Celia Braun returned TO her
home in Athens today, after a few
days visit in this city, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Waterhouse.
Miss Edna Albrecht, teacher in
the Humboldt school, will depart Sat.
urday morning for her home in May.
vile to spend the Christmas vacation
w. d. Alexander of Bloomington,
ILL.,, will arrive in the city Wednes-
day, TO enjoy the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Alex
ander and other relatives.
Mrs. G. A. Seaver and daughter,
Miss Lucille. came home Sunday morn
ing from Minneapolis, where they
had been called by the serious illness
of Mrs. Sewers niece, Mrs. John
Murray.
Judge Reid left for Eau Claire
yesterday where he is holding court
for Judge Wickham, Judge Quinlan
of Marinette taking his place in this
city and who opened court here yes
terday morning. No cases being
ready for trial court adjourned until
this morning and is again in session.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
PERSONALS.

&c. ID. Jones left for Virginia,
Mimi, this morning on business mat
tiers.
Miss Alice Wiley will leave for
her home in Thorp Saturday to spend
Christmas.
Mrs. Joe Kunz of Rib Falls, is in
the city visiting and doing her Christ
mas shopping.
"A. L. KreutZer vas in Milwaukee
during the past week, engaged in
business matters.
Mrs. Findlay Macdonald departed
Saturday for Minneapolis, where she
has gone to spend the holidays with
her daughter, Mrs. E. 0. Patterson.