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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
SCHOOL AND
 HOME GARDENING.

With a special approprtation from Congress: the United States Bureau of Education has just begun the work of investigation and promotion of home and school gardens. The new division will be under the direction of a specialist in school gardening and an assistant, both of whom are 10 be experts in this form of edpcation- al activity Miss Ethel Gowaus, a graduate of the New York State Col lege of Agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y., is temporarily in charge of the work.
 By means of personal visitation. correspo and publications 1t is the plan of the Bureau to co-0perate with school boards throughout the United States in school and home gar den work investigation has al- ready shown that many cities have made considerable progress in school gardens, but practically no informa- ton on the subject is available The first task of the division will be to supply this information.
 Eventually it is hoped that every city school will have a teacher ern- ployed twelve months in the year who knows gardening both theoretically and practically. During the school year this teacher will give instruction in nature study, elementary science and gard ening in the morning and
 
 the homes of the children During the summer vacation the teacher will de- vote all the time to directing the gar den work.
 The close supervision that such a teacher will be able to give will insure greater success for the gardens and wilt faniliarfze the children with the problems of plant production and utilization. By cooperative l method all surplus vegetables and =. canned and preserved for sale.
 In announcing the new work, Dr. Claxton declares:
 School gardening will develop hab- ifs of industry; an appreciation of the value of money as measured in terms or labor; and a realization that every man and woman must make his or her own living, and contribute to the wei fare of the community.
 Experiments already have shown that with proper direction an aver age child can produce in an eighth of an acre of land from $50 to SIoO 1 worth of vegetables. This would add more to the, support of the family than could be purchased with the same child's wages working in factory, shop or mill,
 eff children can contribute to the families support while in school. it will make 1t possible for them to at tend school three or four years Ion g. CT than they now do. This is a thing more and more desirable, since 1 education for life and citizenship can nct be obtained before the age Of IL.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
THE MONEY ooNFTsUA4 TED.

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 The Hamburg-American line has sent the following letter to it's agents here. s. Loewith & Co.
 We learn. that our company has been severely criticised by persons holding our return passage tickets. who. when our sailings were suspended owing to the war, could not negotiate these tickets nor obtain cash against our Travellers checks when presented in England.
 For your information. and so that you may be able to give the proper information to your friends and clients, should occasion arise, we wish to say that on the day of the out
 break of the war between Germany and England. our Hamburg office,
 mindful of the many Americans who held our return tickets and Travel CTS checks, and solicftous for their com fort, immediately sent large sum of
 money in gold to our London office to. be used exclusively for the convent government, however, seized this con signment, as well as all other monies belonging to our company, taking the stand that it was German. subject to seizure under existing conditions. All representations to the British government that this money was practically the property of American tourists who were clamoring for the l liquidation of their tickets and Trav- eiers checks, were of no avail, and
 when at our representatives request
 the American Ambassador presented similar arguments in our behalf, to
 the British government, he was also advised that in their opinion the mon- | ey had been German property and I therefore would be conhscated I We consider it but just that all Americans who found their tickets and
 Travellers cheeks not negotiable in EngIand. be advised of the above, which is a true statement of fact, so
 that they may know who was respon-
 sbble for the great discomfort and in- convenience suffered by them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
coNDrTToNs IN PARIS.

Intimate glimpses back of the war curtain Of Paris are in a letter just received by the Packard Motor Car company at Detroit, from R. N. Goode manager of the Packard Motor Car .aNnpany of Paris, dated September G. sSyse letter reached America via Lon don. Goode writes:
 r our cable to insure safety Of the office stan first came this morning and shows. you fear capture of Paris by the Germans. We. have been too busy to worry over such an outcome but are taking care of the men. and no one need stay who does not insist.
 For several days we had German aeropIanes over the office every day One man was was sighted steering for the EtffeI tower. We Jumped into a caT ana raced for the slope of the Trocadero. from where we watched iE cTrtIe, Wnzze machine guns rifles and cannons parked all around. It was too high up and soon hetu off east chased by a French ma chine. It was brought down just outside the city. You can't imagine the sensation of being right there watching.
 Road travel is intensely interest ing Returning from Bord eaux this morning, we saw streams Of refugees camped along the way-people from the northern provinces with nothing but their clothing and bedding At and at the railroad crossings one must show his papers.
 lAs sasas are cIoeed tight. You
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01

can't buy can of gasoline within 50 miles of Paris
 There must have been g. car ditch ed or abandoned every five miles all the way to Bordeaux. The rush IS over now but for four days it was a. panic. Paris taxi-cabs were Jogging along as far as Bordeaux, loaded with trunks and various belongings.
 Paris is rapidly being henuned in by trenches and barriers. Only three or four gates are open to carts and automobiles Before each gate frowns a barricade of cobble stones.
 'It is my idea to keep the cars running as long as we can get permits to circulate. All arrangements are made in case the Germans get into the city to place seals on our premises, putting them under protection of the American Embassy. All Americans will be thus protected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
The Rosary Festival

The first observance of the festival Of the Rosary. which is celebrated to- day by Catholics. was in the sixteenth century The feast was Instituted to implore divine mercy In favor of the church and all the faithful. and to re- turn thanks for benefits conferred upon them. more especially for the victory over the Turks at Lepanto in 1871. This triumph of Christian over iMos1em armies was believed to have been obtained by the intercessi on Of the Virgin Mary. Plus v ordered that this victory be annually corn- memorated. by a feast to be called St. Mary de Victoria, but his sue cessor. Gregory XIII. changed the title to festival of the Rosary. The victory of Prince Eugene over the Turks in IT'S was ordered by CIe- ment XII to be included in the bene- fits which this office specially com me1norates The observance of the Rosary consists of a series of pray CTS, which are counted on a string of beads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
THINGS TO DO. NOT TO DO AND
 TO NOTE.

Before you purchase car, if pos stble. get demonstration, and then have the bonnet taken off and the floor boards lifted .out. The inside of the bonnet and the underside of the boards should then be examined for grease splashes The steering knuckles, the spring ends, backs of the wheels and be carefully exa1ninedNto see whether there is any free spattering of oil or grease about. Some cars are very clean, the lubr1cation being so ar ranged that none escapes and drops upon the outsides of revolving parts, leaving traces of It's progress upon all adjacent parts of the chassis.
 If the car is dirty from this cause, it shows that the bill for Iubrfcattng oil will mount up. and that this un- warranted matter is destroying the owner drivers peace of mind when he comm ences to clean the car.
 Further, if oil is found out Of place. one of two things is happening, the lubrication is being overdone in places or the parts affected require atten- ton.
 When the car has been taken over by the owner there are 8 few dont's to be emembered- Don't leave it out in the rain. Don't put 1t away unwasaed. Don't leave the hood folded down. Don't leave wet or
 damp cushions or carpet in the car. Don't leave it out in the sun. Don't
 wash off the snow. Don't wash 1t in or grease about the bonnet, engine or Itransmission. Don't uss dirty or greasy water, sponges leather or cloths on the car. Don't wear greasy lovesaIIs when washing or dusting he
 car
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
LAUNDRYMEzN KICK
 FOR CHEAPER RATES
Say Adams Express Company Charges
 Too Much For Transportation.

Laundrymen of Hartford. Bridge Torrington, New London, Bristol, Wat erbury and other places appeared yes terday at the hearing by the public utilities commission in Hartford on their objections to the present alleged high rates of the Adams Express Com pany. Theye were represented by E. P. Jones of Winsted, who read a. long list of rates in force for similar ser vice in other states, and asked the commission to restrain the company from charging any higher than is req sonable in Connecticut
 The remonstra.nts were heard in the morning and; when they had finished, o'clock, when the express officials were permitted to tell their side of the story. Superintendent J. W. Ayres of the New England Division of the Adams Express Company. F. B. Harr1- son and A N. Cohn were heard for the company, and they represented that the present rates are only fair, in view of local conditions. They de- c1ared that the company is only nak- ing a fair profit on the transp ortation of the laundry.
 The hearing is said to be the re- suit of a recent agitation started by same lines. At a recent meeting ot that body, E. P. Jones, who yesterday presented the cause of the laundry men, read 8 paper to the directors in which he gave the case of the laundry men. He was assured at the time o1 the support of the board. No decision was given yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
Automobile News
TESTING OF MOTORS.

ssEvery motor of the Haynes Light Six car mushroom so smoothly before leaving the test frames that a comT mon, ordinary lead pencil will stand. on end for hours when stood up on Ion of the cylinders declares Geo. H Peek of the Peck & Lines Co., dis trfbutors in this territory for the Haynes, Americas first car. Balan- cing a silver dollar on edge of the cylinders when the motor is running revolutions per minute is another test that is frequently applied.
 Each Haynes motor Is put on 8 frame mounted on elliptic springs fdenticaI1y the same as in the chassis and run fifteen hours If there is the least vibration in the motor at any speed, it will be shown immediately by the vibration in the springs supporting the frame.
 Manufacturing 8 perfectly alanced silently running motor is a highly de- veIoped science. The Fundamental work must start in the desi igning room when the proper masses of metal must De proportioned to the arms Of the crank shaft After each crank shaft is 4saachined and the bearings ground to high polish, it is accurately bal al1ced Not only must the shaft balance on sensitive rolling discs in any posi- ton but it must balance while be- ing revolved at a high rate of speed.
 For this purpose 8 specially de- signed balance is used with long pointers to move over magnihed scales to indicate the location Of the excess i've metal that is throwing the shaft out Of baIance Not only is the crank ehaft accurately balanced in the Haynes motor, but each completed connectfng rod is actually weighed SC that only those made of the same weight are allowed to go into one mo tor. "A fraction Of an ounce differ. srace between two connecting rods 1T the same motor would set up vtbra- ton due to oentrdfugal force thas
 would increase with the speed Of tlas motor.
 "A balanced motor not only is fres from vibration. but will pull evenly without setting up any sudden straiI sn the hearings and naturally would e1ast much longer than an irreeu uIa.rll summing motor. Freedom from vthras 3aon means freedom from noise ant from noise indicates freedom iron
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
BBoonrna MORE oARnurUr.

Secretary Frederick H. Es1liott of the Safety First Society of New York, who is making tour of the eastern and middle western states with the Soci- etyss Safety First cart in the inter est Of the widespread movement to make the highways safer. declares that motorists as 8 class are becon- ing more. careful
 am fully convinced that since the Safety First propoganda. was started in number Of cities recently the carnpaisn is acconpnshing to a large degree that which 1t set out to do. In my trip during the past two weeks { have noticed thatt that many driv- CTS on the road and open country of the suburbs as we'll as in cities as a class are considerably more careful in passing vehicles and slowing down for turnss etc. than was the case a few years ago. Many of us can remern- Der the time when a man who had deexned # quite necessary to go out and pass everything on the road skid ding around turns. cutting corners, now and then scraplng mud guards with another car. Nowadays, how ever. since the agftation for greater safety has heen in progress, the own CT Of 8. new vehicle in the majority of cases considees 1t bad form to do sstunt1 on the road. have Observed many nnotorists taking pains to slow down on especially oily roads or roads that have just been watered. in order not to splash pedestTians on the side walk. a thing that was nasty abuse a few years ago.
 Another thing have noticed is that in many suburban places driv- CTS slow down on dusty roads in orr der not to kick ID more df1st than is necessarys particularly when women in white clothes are walking on the sidewalks The arrogant spirit of the mo4oT1st who used to consider hinnseaf something superior Is disap- bearing. And let me say that d num- bero Of antoznobdIe dealers with whom and teu me that their olbserxa tfons are the 8axne as mine
 sS3oeae&y lays down certain rules o1 et1queets which riEht-thin1ztng people o.6esfvas and happily these very points soE etiquette, as far as the motor car Is concerned, are making for greatea safety on tho highways. For instance it 1s conatdered bad form and just as inpolite to pass a car on a dusty road on high speed with the munIer cut out open so that the occupants of the overtaken car are showered with dust as 1t would be to smoke in street ca, and fling cigar ashes about upon pas seugerB clothing
 It Is gratifying to note that motor. fists are Becoming more sensible 1T wet weather and equip their care witt antf-skfd cE1adns in many instances putting them on all four wheels Ths carrying Of a fire extinguisher is an. other sensible idea to which the mo torfng public is rapidly taking
 Of course there are certain care less drivers that never can be cured but even many of these are taking ths are driving less reck1essly than for
 nerfys'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
rHRBB FIRES IN TWO MONTHS.

For the third time in two months, fire threatened the roorning house at CT Liberty street, owned by Frank Tie man and occupied by Mrs Frank Tren- ticosti, yesterday afternoon. A blaze was discovered shortly after o'clock in a, pile of old furniture stored be- heath the front stoop of the house. The flames were extinguished before they could spread.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01

The F,abre line steamer Santa. Anna, which arrived in New York with Car dinal Farley and others after an ex- citing voyage, was damaged by fire to the extent of $100. .0Oo at her pier in Brooklyn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
WILL EXPLAIN WAR
 WITH SUBMARINES

Lieutenant w. L. Calhoun, U s. N, will address members of the Brother hood of the First Presbyterian church on submarines at a banquet to. be held in Presbyterian han this evening. Lieut.. Calhoun Is stationed at one Of the local submarine plants and is con Asidered an expert on the subject A large attendance is expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
R A s MR All

Benefit Game for the Hznp4ovea Tuberculosis Relief AssOciattCR Between Industrial League Tea1ns Ol Warner Bros. Go. vs. Singer Mfg. co.
 At N6w66Id Park SATURDAY, OCT. 8, AT O'CLOCK Mayor Wilson Will Umpire the Gaul8
 Tickets 1S Gents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01

Samuel Bernstein's store at 1872 Main street, was entered yesterday while MT. Bernstein was attending Tom Kip pur services Several pieces of wom- en's wearing apparel were taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
P ATENT Ta

a. BE WOOSTER Attorney-as-E.aW Late Examiner D. g. Patent OGiCa I11S AlAIN ST.. SECURITY BLDG
 BRIDGEPORT. CONN. Bend Postal for BnOklee on Paeeuts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01

The Niagara River 6 Eastern raii- road. with a length Of twenty miles. and a capital stock Of $l.50o, oo0, was Incorporated in Albany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01

school, fully recovered from the effects of a recent attack of tonsilitis-
 The students of the morning session were detained after the chapel exer- cises this morning so that MT. Kicker could outline the plan of the Athletic association for the coming year and to habe the subscription blanks distri- buted. Now that the weather has be come a little colder the soccer foot ball candidates will be called out dur ing the week, or ust. as soon a suit able coach can be engaged.
 Robert sneiderw1nd, "A. is working for the Telegram.
 Yesterday afternoon on the Y. M. c. A bowling alley Raymond Folk man, ex-'17, now a clerk at Hindle's, was defeated in a duck pin. bowling match by Wellington Sweetman, soda. clerk at the same pharmacy. The lat ter won the first string 119 to TO while his opponent rolled the highest score in the second string 99 to 63. John Clancy, ex-'15, also employed at the same stores will roll the winner some afternoon next week.
 Mae Barry. FIT commercial has left school to enter the Union Business college.
 The meeting for the election of of 1cers of the Senior class will be held tomorrow noon in the Assembly hall. The candidates are: For president, Edward Leary, Vaughn Garner, Alfred Porter, E4wood Weiss, Albert Clark; forvice president, Elizabeth Lee. Rose Cohen, Agnes Marsh, Nellie Parker. Lois Coles; for secretary. Marguerite Cheney, Eleanor Havens Elizabeth Lockwood, Marion Cullan, Agnes We1- don; for treasurer, Clarence Keating; Hugh Lawery, Edward Leary; Harold Gernert, David Dorkin. The norni- nees for class representatives on the A. A. are Frank Brennan, Tom BaId- win, Ludwig Bohman, Hugh Lavery, Henry Krehbdehl Emil Swartz. The girls, Miss Cheney, Loretta Daley, Blanche Tracy Ethel Donovan. Natalie Tait and Miss Parker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01

The Peruvian congress has definitely sanctioned the issuance of bank notes to the amount Of $12,5ee, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01

What is the proper time to return a call made by a friend ?'' asked Maud.
 First calls in the season should be returned on the next reception day of the person who has made the call. If she has no reception day, then call should be made at any convenient time within a week or fortnight. Af- ter this exchange of calls 8. longer period between visits may be allowed to pass..' answered her friend
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
Daily Doings Of The
 High School Students

Sigurd Swanson. '15, has returned to school, fully recovered from the effects of a recent attack of tonsilitis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
Quilty's schooI of Daneing


 Quilty's School of Dancing
 Colonial Ban Room, Fairfield Av. Now Open for Season-CEas Horned
 First Week in October
 Thursday evening, Oet. |, PEtvats C1asss Thursday afternoon EafiGs, Glass: Friday afternoon, E31Ed School Class Saturday afternoon ChiIdEenss Glass.
 DANCES TO BE TAUGHT
 The One Step, the s'Iame DuclZi' or Syncopated TaItz. Hesitation VValsE. Max1xe, the IluTu-F'ado and Elhe T0a Toa. Private lessons every a16erno0n and evening. For terms and enroll ment telephone or can at Colonial I3au Room 121 fF
 MISS ELIZABETH NEWELL
 or the W. Gilbert NewelIss School of Dancing at Masonic Temple d006 Broad St. Beginners CIass For ladie1 and gentlemen Thursday eVeElinse, Oct 15 at o'clock A thorUugh course of instruction in the latest society dances. G tH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-01
Robert sneiderwind, "A. is working for the Telegram.

Mae Barry. FIT commercial, has left school to enter the Union Business
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-01
FORGOTTEN HISTORY.

We forgot history all too quickly
Between 1856 and 1860 Mexico was in
condition OF anarchy which would
make the present situation peaceful
by comparison. There was the same
cry that American interests were be-
ing jeopardized, the same demand for
Intervention, says the Decatur Her
aid
Yielding to the demands, Buchanan,
weakest of presidents, twice asked
congress to authorize him to send
troops into Mexico, and each time con.
gress refused his request.
Mexico continued TO be torn by IN
ternal discussions until after the civil
war, when Juarez restored peace and
the losses suffered by American citi-
zens were adjusted. For 40 years after
ward the relations of the two countries
continued to be OF the pleasantest
character. One might think that this
was our first trouble with the southern
republic. and that il was Of supreme
importance that We should go in and
shoot the natives.
Il is to be remembered that the con-
crosses OF Buchanan's administration
had no Senator Fall or Editor Hearst
70 guide them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-01

My summer outings are Invariably
passed at the seashore, for I am not
only fond of the salt air, but OF the
salt water. love to breathe the for
mer and battle in the latter. learned
to swim when was little girl eight
years of age and as I grew older i'm
proved so rapidly that 1 was at home
as much In the water as out Of IT.
But one summer while swimming at
a seaside resort / was taught the diff
ference between the water and the
land. / was swimming beyond the
ropes with no one near me, when /
was taken with cramps. I called for
help, but was too far from the shore
for my cries to be heard. Fortunately
n pier extended near me into the ocean
and on the pier was a man. What be
was doing there 1 did not know at the
time Indeed, I did not know that
he was there All I did know came
to me after an interval of unconscious
ness. Then I was lying on the sand
with persons about me, some of whom
were making me very uncomfortable
by trying to get water out of me.
Ny first act on recovering my senses
where / expected to find a gold NAL
tese cross that was there when I went
into the water. 1t was gone. Singu-
larry enough my loss crowded out of
my mind the fact that 1 had barely
escaped drowning. The cross was a
prize 1 had won at a swimming match
when 1 was fifteen years old. 1 always
wore it in the water and never at any
other time. When / did not find it on
feeling for it 1 assumed that it had
become detached from me while was
being brought out of the surf.
OF course 1 asked questions as to
how 1 came to be rescued. All 1 could
learn was that a man saw me from
the pier, jumped off into the water
and swan for me. Before jumping
he shouted to those on the beach, Sc