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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
EASTON

The regular meeting of Easton grange was held Tuesday evening. As it was Pomona night, Miss Lillian F. Andrews prepared the following pro- gram: Reading by Arthur L. staplesf solo by Mrs. Clarence B. Andrews; talk by MT. John H. Candee on his trip to Europe; reading by Miss Bertha Andrews and vocal duet by Mrs. Hen< ry Osborne and MT. BaIsam of Bridge- bort, At the close of the grange meeting J. Arthur Sherwood presented Master AureI Ruman and wife in be- half of the grange with a dozen sil- yer spoons, two large table spoons and a butter knife who were recently married. Refreshments of cake and coffee were served by the ladies, after which social dance was enjoyed Mrs. Mrs. Mary Gillette and Messrs. Cliff ford Gillette ana Leroy Wheeler play ed for the dancing. There were fifty patrons present.
 Miss Grace Buckley of Greenfield has been spending few days as guest of her cousin, Miss Dorothy A. Gillette, at Adams Corners.
 Rev. and Mrs. F. s. Clark, Mrs. c. A. W. Sillinan and Miss Hattie An- drews attended on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the Baptist state con- ven+ion which was held in Meriden
 Bion Tingley- and Edna. Burr were the only ones perfect in attendance at the Yellow school during September.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
French Ships Advised
 To Pay Full Duties
 And Ask For Rebate

Paris. Oct. 1S-The Central Associa- ton of French Shipowners has circu- larized all the trade bodies in France explaining that the Franco American crade convention of 1922 assures to French shipping equal rights with American ships M. Jusserand, the French ambassador at Washington, the circular says, is claiming this right from the government of the United states and exporters are therefore ad- vised to pay the full customs duties assessed under the Underwood tariff under protest and to enter a claim for a rebate of per cent.
 Under the new tariff all the goods entering the United States in Amer ican ships are entitled to a reduc- ton of 5 per cent. on the ouly paid and the French claim is that under the treaty of 1922 goods entering in French ships are entitled to the same rebate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
THE SENIORITY RULE.

public will with distrust
 A existing between the New Haven company and its engineers The effort to make the scapegoats for the week that recently inudcious representative the truth Anybody followed dicla inquiries these disasters will with the Inter State Commission that the the top, with the Board of Directors.
 The wisdom placing position of authority notorious of organized labor and who is commonly believed to have gained early promotion opposition his organized fellow workers is doubtful
 At this uncture the New Haven system needs all the friends it It will be helped at all by inviting labor troube which certainly will the effort to enforce unnecessary and unjust rules is persisted in.
 Those familiar with situation scarcely that if the conflict precipitaed, the company will confronted not with alone but by the Broherhoods unit
 The Broherhoods labored through to obtain relating by seniority the chief anybody the conditions that is light matter to attempt to change s@S s
 The New system would be better and there would be fewer accidents would call e Brotherhoods operating rules. The public and the road better protected under such rules would be killed and everybody would De better satisfied.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
MAJOR THOMAS BOUDREN

Y n Major Thomas Boudren whose death advanced @ city m b rerd As edeF ucator he such is but infrequenty born In the Civil distinction the work of pairing the His galanry in sit uation in which might placed recognized all of those with whom he served.
 In business by highest ideals He was beloved perhaps by the who worked with him him, than the of most employers be.
 He held not the duty of in business to make feel strongly that business enterprise ought to share its perity with it's had little sympathy with the doctrine that labor is commodity be purchased in the lowest market He believed spiritual being whose moral nature is the dominating of him. He believed that all good work, ought suff cient to keep them in comfort and to family in such that provided largest opportunity good citizens the state
 Holding these views it is not strange that Major Boudren had around him. the factory which the executive chief men who had grown in the enterprise with him from
 Major Boudrens courage equal physical He of the early Republicans when the move nent abolish slavery carried with it penalties in the form of ridicule and disapprobation.
 years agita that characterized him soldier and which made him known and loved by and all the world who engaged in the crusade.
 The degree of moral courage required in this work will be understood unless that vaccination of education and distinction To dispute the efficacy vaccination as Major first began do much like isputng in the Middle the dogma that "the is flat"
 lived European legate against the compulsory features which had inflicted vaccination upon
 ua against their will himself secured the repeal of the pulsory feature applied school children in and had the satisfaction of knowing before he died that eng ened public sentiment will ultimately abolish this dangerous rife.
 Major Boudren opnst He believed that life is a progress will farer than today Hebelieved live himself alone but must the of others For the doctrine of "ea merry he had the contempt of strong Christian man.
 To his sympathetic heart wounded necessitous or dis pairing fellow appealed in vain Though he had wealth counted in modern society he much From the original mind he contributed aysy to the fellow As is the of those active doing the end the energy and outlook of Strong just generous aectionate and brave he to such reward which he hed will larger opportunity to do and better work aroade nober and useful to others
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
THE CROWDED COLLEGES

sports the leading colleges to the effect that
 falls entering classes much larger than ever before.
 to the writer 20 only two college generation Within the past five years delegation from high school graduating change is found almost everywhere
 years today will vastly increased body of highly and They will be powerful force good government and social progress
 college open wider, college degrees become cheaper Many going to college for four years loaf sports pulls to help them in business later colleges judged only the kind of they turn out but by the number they throw out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16

eraIly believed, however. that her ar rnarnent is to consist of 15-inch guns her secondary armament of finch guns is believed to be placed be- hind protective armor. This is big advance over the armament of pre- decessors
 Should the oil fuel in the case of the, Queen Elizabeth prove successful. au the large warships of the Brit fsh navy will in future use it. The Queen Elizabeth, therefore, is some what of an experiment.
 Her launching weight was about 10. 900 tons and she was the heaviest vessel ever sent afoat from build ing slip in any of the British naval dockyards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
LATEST BRITISH WARSHIP HAS OIL FOR MOTIVE POWER

Portsmouth, Eng, Oct E6-A novel; ty in the way of battleships, the Queen Elizabeth carrying an immense ar mament and using oil instead of coal for her motive power, was launched at the royal navy dockyards here, to- day, for the British navy. The new vessel. whose keel was laid on Oct. 21, 1912, Is of an entirely fresh type and the details of her construction have been kept secret It is gem
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
Shots Fired During
 Fight of Union And
 Non-Union TroIeymei

Indianapolis Oct 16-One man. war shot and probably fatally waunder another was seriously hurt when strue-- on the head with a. stone and 1& otl- CTS were arrested. the result Of fierce fight in tine heart of the busines1 district here, last night, between Union and non-union street FaiiFag employae All of the police reserves were caue out and were unable to quell the ricl for more than an hour Of the men Arrested 12 were wounded
 For several months attempts have been made to unionize ernpioyeE cI the traction lines -centeriMG in -In-- dianapolis and numerous dRnta be- tween the union and uon~us1lssI a1an have resulted. The union men held a meeting last night, and afrersltrd- marched through the b1Bines8 dir- trict. Arriving at fhss Center oe thc district they met -non-union men ana d few words started the light
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16

ley put up game scrap, but from the first 1t was evident that Johnson had his number. and in the twelfth round the clever black delivered the goods
 1997-Packey Mcfarland knocked out Joe Gilligan in ninth round at Indian apoIis.
 1910-Owen Moran and Johnny Orleans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
TO-DAY IN PuedL1srIc ANNALS.

1sos-Jack Johnson knocked out Stan ley Ketchel in twelfth round at Col ma. Cal It has been alleged that KetcheI consented to this match on the assurance from his manager. Billy Britt, that the big black had been fixed Shortly before the fight, it is related, the middleweight champion was told by Britt that Johnson had backed out of the arrangement, and would fight to win. ketchel didn' t enjoy the prospect, and one story was that Britt had to threaten his man with gun to make him light. stan-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
Sweet smelling Grass Baskets

company of them just n with all the fresh sweetness of north Maine and the Canadian border them There are many designs and sizes adaptable for many different useS
 Glove and Handkerchief Baskets with covers. Work Baskets, with without covers Handled Shopping Baskets, square, round and sacle shaped Odd Baskets for fruit, nuts or bon bons Flat Square Baskets with handles to be carried or hung up wall pockets
 Round Sweet Grass Mate for ba gS and fancy work very large assortment now, moderately priced,
 Art Section, Third Floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
The Furniture Store


l There are shown and exclusive models in Mahog- any Buffets of American Colonial design massive pieces with Sscro supports capaciohs drawers and cupboas all of solid mahogany fine grade.
 $54.OO, $65OO and $Z2.OO superb specimen 5 it. 6 inches in length S1I5OO. A second style ft in length, S1275O Extension Tables that match.
 At $2s.75. $3525 $52.5O and $73.5o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
The D. M. Read Go.
 - EstadAs@Nd 1Ssz @ Curtain Scrims, by the Yard.
Interesting Specials
for Friday and Saturday.

Tn pure white and ecru, hensitched hens with rows of le openwok and ratne quite very attractive regu- lar value 25 cts 'f #5Nstf s7r
 l9 cts a yard, Friday and Saturday 1third Eloor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
Sterling Silver Novelties
A small group Of dressing table things
at cIearnnce.

At $1.5O. Hair Brushes Clothes Brushes, Mirrors Soap Case cut glass puff box with silver top cut glass hair receiver with silver top and few other tinke former values $500 and $4.5O.
 At 5Octs. Talcum Box Dressing Combs, Safety Match and Ash Trays, Dressing Combs and Manicure Scissors former values SIC up.
 At 25 cts Ta1cum Jars Cream Jars, Hatpin and Hair pin Holders The assortment varied but there
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16

Special Showing of American Lady Corsets
 this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16

Dr. James Roscoe Day. chancellor of Syracuse University. doctor of di- Unity, defender of MT. Rockefeller, MT. Archbold and Standard Oil, and chief of the Anti -Roeseveltians. was born in Maine sixty eight years aga today. He was a Methodist minister prior to going to Syracuse as chancel- Tor in 1894.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19
Socrates and Beauty.

All visitors to the museums OF
Rome become familiar with the busts
Of Socrates. Whe does not recognize
at first glance the almost comic face
with its. turn.up nose and utter alb
sence OF the slightest claim to good
looks? We cannot. help smiling at II
and yet when we think Of the man,
the ugliness Of his face becomes pa
theec. He worshiped beauty, his life
was devoted to teaching how life could
be made harmonious In evory way and
such nose must, In spite of his .phllo.
sophy. have been constant trial to
him. His prayer was: Grant me to
be beautiful In the inner man and all
l have of outward things to be at
peace with those within. May count
the wise man only rich; and may my
store Of gold be such as none but the
good can bear"
He counted material wealth without
wealth OF spirit mockery and to have
outward beauty without Inward beauty
was to be an imposter. All thessame,
to have one'sinward beauty 30 denied
by ones face must have been very an.
noying and our smile at Socrates may
well be mixed with, q little sympathy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19
Have Analysed Gases.

By the use Of a new German instru-
ment. which takes the index Of ref.ac-
ton Of mixed gases. Haber and Lowe
are able to find the amount OF carbon
dioxide and methane contained in
mine gases. The method is also use
full In many other cases, such as for
benzol vapors in the gas distilled by
gas or coke plants. also sulphurous
anhydride in the gases coming from
pyrites roasting. as well as percent
ages Of ozone In the air. They are
also able to check the purity Of hydro
gen made by the electrolytic process.
observe the gases In human breath
and carry out other very useful tests.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19

new sunlight Of spring glsring in his
swollen, aching eyes, he found him
self. with companion. in a Clark
street chop houseI Just as they were
going to order breakfast, a young man
icame In. with black look in his eyes:
NO one saw II then. though they all
remembered It afterward. Jimmy
greeted him as gayly as he greeted
everybody, but the young man did not
warm TO Jimmy's greeting. There were
words. the quick rush OF anger to
.Jimmy's face. blow, and the pistol
,shot. AT first the newspapers were
.glad to trace some sinister connec.
ton between the franchise fight and
the tragedy. Afterward, they said II
was only some private grudge. No
one dreamed that Jimmy Herman had
ian enemy on earth.
At the hospital, Jimmy opened his
reyes. and on his face. grown very
white. there was a smile again. the
last Of his winning smiles. His friends
were with him, and they wept, un-
ashamed. Then he rolled his head on
his pillow, and spoke OF Annie. The
calm Sister Of Charity pressed her
rosary into his hand. and stopped to
listen. They had just time to send
for Father Daugherty..
Down in the ward. the sadness that
had come to Leadam street spread
blackly. Many a man. and many a
woman, and many child. cried. The
poor had lost friend, and they would
not soon forget him. In the long days
Of the distant winter they would think
OF him over and over. Every one In
that ward was poor. though the re.
formers. condescending that way
whenever Jimmy was up for re-elec-
tion. somehow never grasped the real
significance Of the fact. And it was
a somber Monday around the city
hall. Jimmy had been a man with
genius for friendship. The gang
mourned him in n sadness that had
added. to 1t the remorse OF a recent
sobriety, but their grief. genuine as 1t
was, had in 1t an evil bitterness their
hearts would not have owned. They
were FESTIVE and troubled. Whenever
they got together in little groups, they
read CONSERVATION in one another's
faces: and now and then they cursed
the caution they had extolled on Sat
urday night. Besides these varied ef.
fects. Jimmy's death, while It could
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19

had been akin to the improvidence Of
.Jimmy's nature. And now he had but
one more duty to perform; the safe
In Jimmy's saloon had not been open.
ed. No one, not even the bartender,
knew the combination, and Father
.Daugherty had a locksmith to drill the
lock. The gang had attended Jim.
'my's funeral in black neckties, and
had mourned him sincerely. but, now
that he was buried, their attitude be.
came the common worldly attitude,
with perhaps little more than the
usual aggressiveness in 1t. They were
in a quandary as to the bundle In the
new gas franchise, and many confer
ences with Baldwin had nerved them
to desperate expedients. So 1t was on
.Baldwin's advice that they determined
to be represented at the opening Of
the safe. Two OF the number were de-
tailed to this duty, McQuirk Of the
Ninth. and Bretzenger OF the Twenty
fourth. When they made their de-
mand on Father Daugherty, explaining
that they came III their capacity as
Jimmy's nearest friends. he assented
with a readiness that relieved them
both, and delighted Bretzenger,
though McQuirk, who knew Father
Daugherty better than his colleague
did. was fearful and suspicious.
Father Daugherty said that he had
thought OF having witnesses, and they
would serve as well as any. It was
very kind Of them.
The priest and the two aldermen
waited In the saloon for two hours
while the locksmith drilled away 81.
lently. The street door was closed;
the Grape still hung from the handle
that had'uever gone Unmatched so long
at a time before, the curtains were
drawn. and outside the crowds forever
shuffled by on the sidewalk, all obliv-
ious to the little drama OF hopes and
fears that was unfolding its cross.pur
poses within. The saloon was dark,
and an electric bulb glowed to shed
light for the locksmith. The two al
dermen pulled their cigars in silence,
save for an occasional whisper, one
with another. Father Daugherty's
gaunt form leaned against the dusty
bar. strangely out Of keeping with
such a scene. though the saloons In
his parish knew him. especially on
Saturday nights, when he conducted
little raids Of his own, and turf ID his
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19

not create q crisis In the market,
nevertheless gave rise to nervous
feelings in certain segments of finan.
,cial circles. 1t was inevitable that
financial and political circles should
overlap and intersect each other in
this matter, and there were confer
ences which seemed to reflect a sense
Of personal resentment at Jimmy for
having been murdered SO inopportune-
ly. In the end, the financiers were
peremptory with Baldwin. He must
fix the thing some way. And he as.
sured them that he would give the
appointment Of the administrator his
immediate attention. Already. he said,
he had q man In view who would be
reasonable and practical. There were
suggestions Of strong-handed methods,
but that was never George R. Bald
wins way. He went out with his air
Of atfability unimpaired. Meanwhile,
political and financial circles could
only wait and hope.
The excitement Of the first few
days following the tragedy kept An.
MES mind occupied; but, when the
funeral was over. and she returned to
her little fat, when the neighborly
women had at last gone back to their
homes and their interrupted duties,
and the world to It's work, Annie was
left to face life alone. She could not
adjust herself to the change, and fear
and despair added their blackness to
her grief. Father Daugherty knew
how great blow Jimmy's death
would be to her, and, though he gave
what comfort he could, he left her
grief to time. He did not belong to
the preaching orders. But, as he pom
dered in his wise old head, he shrewd-
ly guessed that the careless Jimmy
would hardly have made provision
against anything so far from his
thoughts as death, and he perceived
that II Annie were to be protected
from future with which she, alone
and unaided, would hardly have the
capacity to deal. some one must act.
Long ago might Father Daugherty
have celebrated his silver jubilee as
pastor Of st. Patrick's. but he was not
the man for celebrations. The parish
was one big family to him, and he
knew the Joys and sorrows, the little
hopes and pathetic ambitions Of every
one In II. The sorrows OF his chill.
dren he bore In his own heart: they
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19


had wrought their complex and tragic
tale in his face. The Joys he left
them to taste alone: but he found too
much sorrow to have time for 10y.
During all those years he had given
himself unsparingly; IL 1t was all he
had to give. It was the most precious
thing he could have giyen-a daily
sacrifice that exhausted a tempera.
meut keenly sensitive and sympa.
thetic. So be had grown old and
white before his time. Many a man
had he kept straight when times were
hard and the right to work denied
him; many a widow had he saved
from the wiles OF the claim.agent. The
corporations and the lawyers hated
him.
And SO. on Monday morning, the
clerks OF the probate court had
scarcely had time to yawn reluctant
.ly before beginning a new weeks
work. when Father Daugherty appear.
ed to file Annie's waiver Of her own
right to be appointed Administrative Of
the estate of James Herman, deceased,
with an application for the appoint.
ment.. instead, Of Francis Daugherty
as administrator.
He must keep a set of blanks"
whispered one clerk to another.
AS Father Daugherty went about his
inventory, he saw that the result
would be what he had expected. Jim.
my had left no estate, no insurance,
nothing but the saloon. And that.
with Jimmy dead, was nothing. for Its
value lay all in Jimmy's personality
and the importance Of his position in
politics. The fixtures would hardly
pay for the burying OF him. When
the debts the law prefers had been
paid. Annie would have scarce a pen.
ny. The world might preserve a re-
spectful and sympathetic. attitude dur.
ing the few exciting days when It was
paying its last conventional tributes to
the dead man. but it kept itemized &c.
counts meanwhile. and It could not
long pretend to have forgotten mate.
rial things. It would present its bills,
and they must be paid. Annie would
have hardly a cent to meet them with.
And Father Daugherty knew, even II
Annie did not know, what the world
would do then.
Yet he smiled, though he shook his
head. as he thought OF the free.hand.
ed, indiscriminating generosity that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19
SENATOR SHOOTS SON
NAILED FOR 5loAMY.

BOSTON, July 1s.-victor NJ. smoot
son of Thomas smoot, former sena.
tor OF Texas, whose sentence OF three
years for bigamy was revoked by
Judge Quinn on Monday. today began
a sentence Of fifteen months In the
House of Correction.
Mrs. smoot, who was jennie o,Mai.
ley. of South Boston, was In court
with her son. Smoot made a speech,
In which he publicly thanked her for
speaking in his behalf. Mrs. smoot
No. was Miss Sadie Campbell, of
Portland. Me. iF4 =
How often do you answer a .surnish.
ed room" ad-you who are discomfort.
ed with your present quarters,