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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24
Stoves Repaired

STOVES, REPAIRED. all kinds supp plies, all makes, pipe, grates. bricks. etc. Charges reasonable. 715 Main St. Phone 2349-4. G8 s6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24
F. Positions Wanted

position in private office as steno- graptier to take charge of general office work. Best of references. Fine experiences. Address Box G, Care of Farmer. B 20 ssp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24

GOLDEN HILL HOTEL, will open March 1st, thoroughly renovated, running hot and cold water, steam neat. Transients. accommodated, 63 Harrison St. corner Harrison & Elm Sts. B 2I sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24

LADIES, GIRLS, BoYsJoin our novelty club. Receive steady er1- ployment Experience unneces- sary. Valuable trial order forW ard-. ed 12c postage Stevenson'S Novea-EE
 VI = B 24 tsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24
F:.urrler

FBRRIER Jn1fus Tesiny. established 1890. We are now taking orders for black and Sitka fox sets, repair ing, 1S14-l316 Main St, upstairs
 L14 sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24
Farms

sizes, all prices, in all locations; few very good bargains on hand now. A. sDennison, Farm Man, 214 Warner Building.
 B 21 ss*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24
Studios 77-2 i

INSTRUCTIONS in drawing and painting in oil and water colors. Glasses or private lessons. also so- dcft members for evening classes. M. E. Whiting, 798 Main St.
 B 20 ssA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24
Help Wanted

live local real es- tate agent to represent us as man aker in Connecticut. $50 cash re- ouired to secure exclusive territory. Address Etwarn Sales Agency Iowa F'al1s, Iowa B 2S rsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-24
Clairvoyants

MRS BI1ANCH BARNARD, cIairvoy- ant is reading daily. 1e9 South Ave Phone 8s9-2. Meeting every Fri day 8 p m. B 20 stf
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-10

a Understanding we see from a
long distance, but never will touch so
long as we live He wheeled savage
ly upon the younger man.
and you with your life-next-to-
the-groundp' he cried. you make
me sick! You never had the slight
est intention of trying to take gen
tle-born and bred woman to such an
existence. She couldn't stand it for
a week and you know it. Shed loathe
it and you in two days" He threw
himself down again on his bench, but
after a moment he looked up and MS
tone was milder, less angry.
why" said he, "she and l have
together come closer to the true ro-
nance than you in your squalid rest
less wandering up and down the
earth have ever come or ever Will
come. We have been happy. Have
you? Have your" he demanded again
when the other did not speak.
YES" said the other man at
length, but there was no ring of truth
in his tone, and Stanley said calmly:
That's a lie. You haven't"
'She and l." he went on, wander
over the world, too. We see all the
beautiful things the world has to Of
fer, and we see them without the
bodily discomfort that robs things of
their beauty. We hear beautiful mu-
sic, and we hear it together, and
it brings us closer together still.
There are certain operas which mean
so much to us that we always go to
them alone together, and we sit there
in the dark and hold each others
hands and the music makes us one
one where two were before. That's
nearer the true romance than you
ever reach, my friend.
"Why, we've do everything to-
gether. We feel everything together.
When somebody says something
that's particularly pat, or makes
little joke, she looks up to see if I've
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-10


the bench again. you tempt shrewd-
ly, my friend, because you offer-or
think you offer-what we all dream
of and, in our varying degrees, long
for. Romance. It's the great lure.
Oh, yes, you come with a shreWd
plea" -.
He gave another gentle smile, look
ing up from where he sat, his hands
clasped about one up-cocked knee.
"Ah!" said he in new and tender
tone smiling away across the quiet
sea. "Ah, these idyllic love affairs
stick in the memory. Cad, how they
stick in the memory! And how sweet
they are there! The point is, you
see, that they have come to nothing.
81 don't WONDER" said he, that
you were able to turn her head a bit
when you appeared again after all
this time with the same old lure.
Jove, not Ip' he laughed.
'You know" he said, 81 should
hate to have one or two little girls
whom l haven't quite forgotten turn
up here suddenly and remind me of
what was to have happened long ago
what heavens were to have de-
scended upon earth just for two ex-
ceedingly foolish and romantic young
people. 1 can't say that even my
thick head wouldn't spin a bit. e.
The Great Romance! The
Great Romancew
He was silent for a little space
then, and the younger man stared
across at him frowning, for he felt
that the situation was in some way
being taken out of his hands, and he
was anxious and uncomfortable.
But when at length Stanley looked
up again his face was stern.
81 wish she were here now" he
said after a little. He spoke to the
man before him, but he was turned
partly toward the pine shrubbery.
Il wish all the foolish women were
here who take their happiness in their
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
TOBACCO FIRMS MAY GIVE IN.
LOrillard Company Takes steps 20
ward on Prosecution.

The r. Lorillard Tobacco Company
took what IN believed to be the FIRST big
step toward the settlement of the DIM
cultes between tho Government and the
companies which formerly made IN tho
tobacco trust over the question OF
tobbng their product yesterday by the
insertion of this advertisement in the
morning newspapers
Effective as Of April II. 1914. We win
sell any brands manufactured or sold by
US. private and controlled brands eN-
cepted to any wholesale dealer In tobacco
products"
Herbert G. Smyth. special counsel for
the Government In the matter, said last
night that he had not seen the advertise
ment. but that II apparently meant that
the Lorillard company had decided to
acquiesce with the Governments dema nds
There will he a conference In United
States District Attorney Marshalls oi'ic.
this afternoon between Mr. Marshall and
the others representing the Government in
tho proceedings and representatives Of tn.
tobacco companies. II Is considered likely
that at this meeting "A settlement of the
questions involved will be reached
II was reported yesterdar that tn
Lggett a Myers Tobacco Company had
posted notice in st Louis similar 20
that published ny the p. Lorlllard com
pany here.
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TELL VOTERS HE'S SURE THING.
L'EnRic warns COns,ituents Not 70
Get Stung by .Mny-becs."

WAsHINGToN, April 2.-Represontative
Claude LFngle OF Florida is "A candidate
for denomination to Congress. He has
prepared lot OF literature designed TO
attract the Florida voters to his stand
ard lie has written little poetry an
essay or two and has communicated thes ,
literary efforts TO his constituents in the
form OF folders, leaflets and postcards
Mr. L'Engle takes great pride in n leaflct
headed: "May-becs AZ an Essay" The
subhead reads Don't got stung"
Here is n part OF the "May-bces" cs-
say:
May-bccs are GOOD little insect.
But they don't fly in June.
In the June primary
Don't waste time on May,bocs
Some other man mas be all RICH, for you In
Congress;
Bu, maybe some other man won't
Ana maybe Soull get stuns looling with
HIN
Claude Ens,e has been time tried and
hro-trlrd in the fights tor the peoples rights
lie Is the One Sure. Thin. Tor you IN this
rae Tor Congress IN the Fourth district.
Vote for CLAUDE LEnglc frst take a chance
second"
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to defeat the proposed change in the

is to defeat the proposed change in the
Regarding President Wilson'S appeal
to Congress for support In this matter
lest he be unable to deal with others that
may arise Senator O'G0rman said
1.-THE President need feel no embarrass-
ment in any crisis affecting the liberties
of the American people. He can place his
reliance upon the devotion and patriotism
of a hundred million American freeren,
who will rally to his call as patriotic
Americans rallied to the call OF Abraham
Lincoln" -
As a lawyer and an ex-Judge OF the
New York Supreme Court Senator O'Gor-
man feels that the charge that repeal
would be In violation Of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty is indefenslble. lie says the
people have been kept in ignorance OF
the full text OF the treaty. while en-
phass has been placed on the clause
guaranteeing that all countries using the
canal shall be treated on an equality.
He purposes to take up the treaty
clause by clause. and believes that he
and those who think as he does will
no idea OF prohibiting this country from
giving free passage to Its own ships If
II wished to do so.
81 feel that our position is absolutely
sound" the Senator said. And ! am
comforted by the knowledge that in legal
Interpretation of the treaty We have on
our side such men as william II. Taft,
Richard Olney. Philander c. Knox. Oscar
Underwood. Democratic leader of the
House: John Kern. Democratic leader
OF the Senate. and such an authority on
international law as Hannis Taylor.
1T is also well remembered that the
English legal authority. the London Lao
Review. said in two articles in November.
1912. that our position could be well sus-
tanned"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
WILSON RETURNS FOR
HARD WEEKS WORK
President Accompanied by
Daughter Eleanor. Secretary
McAdOO and Mr.. Sayrc.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. Va. Aprn
12-President Wilson left here for Wash.
ngton at IL 10 O'Clock tonight. He viii
arrive there tomorrow morning In time
to put In a full day on the strenuous FRO.
gramme OF work ne has set for the week
The House Judiciary Committee Will be
called to the White House TO report upon
the progress made with the bill 20 supple.
ment the sherman antitrust act and N
consult with the President upon the steps
necessary TO be taken before that measure
and the one creating AN interstate trad,
commission may be reported 20 the House
During the week the Pres dynt plans to
hold a number of conferences with S.nd.
tors on the situation with regard 70 IN.
tolls repeal bNi. lie will make a deter
mined effort to bring the opposition 10
iead as soon as possible, realizing tha,
the upper house will be pressed for tim.
in completing the antitrust prorranlm.
II the Sims repeal bill is allows a TO drag
along.
Secretary Daniels IL expected 10 repor,
In detail to the Pres dent early to-mor
row on the events at Tampico.
The President was accompanied IN hs
return tonight by Miss Eleanor Wilson
Secretary McAdoo and by Francis
Sayre. his son-in-iaw Mrs Wilson vii
remains here with her daughter Mrs Save
q
be rejoined by the President Mrs Wilson
already appears 10 have been benefited b,
her stay
The President and Mrs Wilson went n
Protestant Episcopal Church this morn
ing and drove in surrey for an hour {,
the afternoon. Miss Eleanor Wilson ans
Mr.. McAdoo took a drive IN a buggy
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson have eNnrnsscc
their pleasure with White sulphur Springs
as a week end resort IL IS believed TIA.
should Congress remain In sess on unt'
late in the summer the presid,u' w..
spend many week ends here
Gossip has gone the rounds in the ho,e
lobby to thu effect that he and Mrs W',o4
are considering making this the sun.m,f
capital hut thu .act that he ALREADY has
leased Hdr.Gk.nden house at Corn.s.
y. IL. where he spent his vacation ',,.
summer is viewed as max nr this ua.
probable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
REDFIELD GIVES VIEWS
Answers series of Questions to Sup.
port Repeal Argument.

WASHINGTON April 12-Secretary Red
field gave out an interview tonight on the
subject Of the probable shipments of
freight through the Panama Canal
He finds that at present the principal
shippers OF freight over the Tehuantepec
railway line are the Hawaiian sugar pro-
ducers. The destination of their ship
ments IL New York. At New York these
consignments are delivered TO the refiners,
Secretary Redheld said:
I'm connection with the discussion con-
corning Panama Canal tolls the question
~ to who will be the largest shippers
through the canal has perhaps an Incl
dental interest
III II is assumed that the carriers will.
as they say, distribute the charges over
the freight tonnage carried the question
as TO which particular kind OF freight
might have to assume the burden has
some interest. Possibly. therefore, the
answers 20 certain questions may throw
light On the situation.
who are nj present the larges, ship
pers over the lsthmuS OF Tehuanteprco
The sugar growers OF Hawaii
'To whom are their shipments made .
To the sugar rehners in and about New
York.
DO these shipments amount TO a great
deal? In the last fiscal year they were
26I, 900 net tons.
Have tho sugar growers Of Hawaii
complained that the reduction Of tariff
on sugar and the coming free sugar will
be injurious 20 them They have.
In the present method % shipment
over the lsth'nus of Tchuantepec are
there two transshipments OF freight-one
on the west coast Of Mexico another on
the east coast and a railroad freight
charge between There are. and the
through rate from Hawaii To New York
must include the cost of such transfer.
ence and freight CHARGE.
Would not the opening OF the canal
do away with these two transfers and the
railway charge? II would. and doubtless
the sugar growers would be benefited
thereby. and properly so.
III now further saving 10 the sugar
growers Of Hawaii or u the retiners in
New York or both was possible through
some special advantage given the ships
that carried their sugar as compared with
Foreign competitors would II not seem a
good business pTopos itlon for IN. sugar
growers Of Hawaii and the sugar refners
or New York" That would seem TO he
the case.
In view OF their serious complaints as
TO the effect OF the placing OF sugar on
the free list in the near future is II not
normal that the sugar growers should
exert every means in their power TO re-
duce the cost Of transporting their produc,
to the market? That Undoubtedly would
be good business
would u be a normal Inference there
fore that the parties chiefly Interested In
the exemption OF tolls OF the Panama
Canal are those who shin the largest
amount of goods that way and who have
chlihei 10 II" IN position where they
fear the future unless some marked
change Is made TO their advantsges Tha
conclusion seems fair. indeed a necessary
one"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
MURPHY CHALLENGED TO Run
county Clerk Schneider Darr. Bo,.
ia Go before Voters Of IN, SIM.

County Clerk William r. Schneider
democrat who is seeking TO o..l . N.
many from the control OF the pa, ID t..
Guy ana State. issued a challe Il. yes.,r.
oay 10 CharIes i. Murphy to rt.H - t.,
primaries next fall FOR SOM - he, u..
and Try 10 get an indoors, rrut from e.
Democrats of the State
Mr.. Schneidcr's challcnee is r.-,i f..
Leader Murphy statement that re .e.
offered TO resign his lead, rsh'i ~ rtr
many Hall, but had dccid,d not g. da 9.
after receiving a vote OF coriid,'.. = To-
Tammany executive commit"
Let US 81" who cumuns, tbs ,..ou.
tive committee ana now far TIE, e..
pendent upon Mr.. Murphy for tn.r Nr..
and butter says the County Gle. ~
Tdmmany .NeCut'V, comm tte..r..u O..
positions under State Compt~oH.- SOL.
'ner and his deputy. Walsh. bot. b'I.
strong Murphy men. They are First 4,
trict: Daniel r Finn Sov,rr.. I..'.
Goodwin Tenth. Gp,dsukran. Ron.
teenth, Cruise; Fifteenth Har,r r'-''
zenith. Coegcy: Tweuty-scro'l S.~r-'f
Twenty-ninth Rush Th.rtl.'l %l-e
and in the Twentv-"'rhth. G1yH'i So
Buckley. Deputy state CoNHfro'l"-.
right hand man TO Leador HaNss
william Dalton of the Nt'l h. n HH'.
Superintendent Of T'.r'iOu. .ul H.. ,'er.
Fynes of the Ninetoruth AVID = coi.r..s,
OF the Twenty-ufth are pa,r,y 80
Clerks Thomas +. NcNvcv 90 the r.v'.
tr-third Is Deputy COMM, s.o..~ ~ p,
else and George porrolan ~ 80 I've
ty-seven'h i counsel go ~. ZEE .r 20
partmcnt. Bowie Of a." SIvt. f'3 90
pert aCcOurtqrt NJ tNo 1ln'. ,v
Commit ssion ~ Sc mn y rssr
sixteen % these Leaders c.-s' '''.--
majority Of the conu.r'or. tro ~ 'o'f
ers and are removable ~ Mu"''.- OH 4,
II" rest % tho ro0irU'''.o .,rrs .~'f 90. Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
Main Points in Bryan's Argument

Democratic party specifically against
sides q Of aiding the merchant
Ignoring plank neom
prehsnsibie.
Even the Baltimore platform had
refutadon Of the position taken by
diions which confronted him.
"N against should
that the thing which II 10 gain Is costs.
"The Of the exempion) construed
construction Of the treaty.
even BROUGHT to the
majority had voted against the
tolls
I'VE occupy to-day proud position among he nations
~Bute force the settles lis con-
rovesies to-day"
HARRISBURG political speech few months ago. Bryan
III man after election finds that his platform something
he honestly what ought He should resign
and let the people select man to do what they would
A platform 10 binding upon every honest man
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
%. Altntan & On.
The Fashion able Dress Silks

are displayed i'm an unusuaily large a. ~''
prehemsive assortment which :rc--cc"
silk fabrics adopted by the Iea1i~E
couturiers.
Among the Dress Silks specially @ea>-'a'
for Spring and Summer wear are |c."'-
Taffetas, soft Silk Moires 5riis~t Er-r
Taffetas irmprirne SUR chaine, ~leur DC -r
and exclusive designs n Eomlards AVID 'r'-'r-
Crepe Chirois.
Jtfb Ausnnr. 34th unh 18th 6trrrtaI Nrm eart
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13

Arrangements were completed Yesterday
Tor the employees of the Baltimore and
'hi" Railroad in the New York division
oi It's marine department for their first
annual fellowship dinner 10 NO hold nov,
saturday evening at the Hotel Gerard
l23 West Forty-fourth street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13

by the little plank II TO be found In the
fact that II carefully conceals the means
by which II Is TO be carried out.
Had the word subsidy or bounty
been inserted in this plank. 1t could not
have secured the Endorsement of the con-
vention because the contradiction between
this plank and the larger plank would
have been Immediately apparent. If the
same care had been ueed In the drawing
Of this plank that was used In the draw.
ing OF the plank on the merchant marine,
II would have read as follows:
I'VE favor tho exemption from toll
OF American ships engaged in coast
wise trade passing through the canal.
but without imposing additional bur
dens upon the people and without
bounties or subsidies from the public
treasury.
Second. but even II the platform had
not contained within itself n complete
refutatlon of the position taken by the
advocates of free tolls. tho President
would have been justified In the position
that he took by the changed conditions
which confronted him.
~ platform Is pledge and 10 as bind
ing upon an official as the command of O
military officer Is upon subordinate
the statement cannot be made stronger.
hut the subordinate officer IL sometimes
compelled to act upon his Judgment where
"A change Of which the commanding Off
Ger is not aware has taken place In con-
ditions
ut is not only the right of the subor-
IA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13

And now mark this point. which has
not been stressed before The Tchuantepec
Railroad, crossing Mexico at the narrow
est point, Is now dominated 10y n British
syndicate consisting of Lord Cowdray and
the British Ambassador to Mexico II
enjoys the greatest overland monopoly
ON This continental monopoly which
would be destroyed II our vessels are per
mtted TO pass through the canal free Of
duty. ! know OF no special interest that
has more NJ stake In the present contro-
Nersy than the Tehuantcpoc Railroad
How potentially its influence may be OPP
Grated through British channels can only
he determined in the future.
This railroad runs for only eighty
miles, and yet II ~ able to exact fro0,
shipping companies one-third OF their
rates charged for carriage OF goods thou
sands Of miles. 1t is said that the rail-
road has the most efficient methods of
unloading and loading goods that there Is
In the world, But their rates for this
service are so exorhitant that they pr0ba-
bly, VIII retire from business il American
coaslwse vessels are permitted To use tho
Panama Canal AS they use all other
canals Of the United States, free of tolls
while the Panama Canal was built
primarily for national defence and the
promotion OF American commerce, the
canals Of the country usually have been
built and operated for the chief PURPOSE
OF restraining railroad monopoly and
regulating freight rates by rail.
III the policy of the Government is
to encourage monopoly by the transcon-
tincntal and other railroad systems and
AZ the Same time to recognize the right
of "A foreign power To dictate our dom,s !
tie concerns. then there may lie no reason
why the repeal OF tho Panama coast.
wise exemption act should not be passed.
'ut If we are to resent foreign Intrusion
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subsidy aud Railroads.

And now | come to a very mportan.
point IL is not without significance that
W per cent of the present Coastwlse shins
Tor many years have been under the con-
troll Of the great railroads OF the country
%. 1912. these railroad controlled boats
VIII not be permitted 10 use the canal
That privilege Is only Tor coastwise yss-
sells constituting per cent Of the entire
coastwise traffic. This per cent is not
dominated by tho railroads II repre-
senis the Independent ships
Naturally independent shipping makes
'or free competition. Therefor Is IL not
SIGNIFICANT that the cry of Subsidy was
never raised during the long period I'm
which the railroads enjoyed a mono.oly
OF coastwise traf'ic? Now We hear that
cry and unfortunately many honest citi-
zens have been mislcd by the claim that
the exemption OF tolls constitutes a sub
sidy
~ subsidy means a payment out OF
the Federal Treasury for the benefit OF
some special interest, and manifestiy this
does not apply To a case IN which the
Government In order TO regulate railroad
tratlic and compel reasonable rates omIts
10 impose tax on American coastwise
boats while they are using the canals OF
the United States. This has been the
pohcy OF the Government for century,
during which those who are so solcitous
10 preserve the privileges OF the trans
continental railroads have never discoV-
cred that such policy constitutes a sub.
sidy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-08-24
fAIHtRLAhD IS
SUFFERING ON
ACCOUNT OF WAR
German Newspapers Tell of the
Great Economic Disturbance
Pinch Of Poverty Felt.

London. Aug. 23.--Gefmau news
papers that came 10 hand tonight,
although evidently under lroI cen
sorship, make interesting reading.
They indicate for oGa thing that the
economic disturbance IN the Faith
crland is already having disastrous
effects, the pinch Ct tcarCity being
felt in Berlin aud other large towns,
The police had to intervene in some
places between provision dealers
and customers. Net only is Ger
many practically cut Off from pos
tai communication with tho rest OF
the world, but various parts OF the
empire are suffering from entire Ills
iuption of the railway system, even
between the most important ccntcrs
Mail trains are running only al The
rate of one in is hours. No goods
arc being forw arded from Berlin 10
Stettin or any western center with
cut a special permit, and in the
Rhenish provinces business in q
number of eases is closed owing 10
lack of supplies.
In Berlin labor bureaus are un.
able to find employment for i'm.
mense crowds of women who besiegt
them right and left. People are
'dismissing domestic servants anC
throngs of girls are now offerins
their services in exchange for bar,
board and lodging The papers fea
ture stories ridiculing the CZar''
historic proclamation regarding
Poland, and Prof. Ernest Haeckel