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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
WIFI TEHEAD AGAIN
 EATERS GATE 0E BPT HYDRAULIC c0


 Frederick T. Whitehead. president of the Faestdence Park co, which Is ceiling 9 real estate tract above the Horse Tavern reservoir, again demol- fsned today the strong oak gate which the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. had placed across the roadway there. The Hydraulic Co. claims there is no right Of way there and has erected a gate across the road. Mr. Whitehead smashed it down last week The com pany erected another gads there and today MT. Whitehead went to tke spot armed with axe. crowbar and saw
 Two guards posted at the spot by the water company warned MT. Whitehead away but when without ed to break down the gate they left the spot without attempting to inter- fere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
coIors and Mooda.

People to whom certain coaors rep resent sounds or emotions have long been laughed at. but scientific work on the sums rays Is proving them to have Justification for their theories.
 Red, it appears, is the most exciting and stimulating of all colors and has special effect on the activity of the brain. Blue, which so many people in an age of great nervous strain and ten sion find soothing, is so in reality. Un- less you are in a depressed and melan- choly state sea blue curtains at your bedroom windows have a beneficial ef- feet. especially if you face south and get the morning sun.
 Color indeed, especially in flowers, has an extraordinary effect on the men tai condition. The sight Of crimson, pink and amethyst rhododendrons growing In the open air has a curiously uplifting and joyous effect-New York Sun
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
ARMY OF WORKERS FOR HOSPITAL FUND. MlLLDlNE NJ GHTLY
Executive Comnittee Lets
 Contract for 4 ,0OO Meals to Be Served in Headquarters

The executive commfttee tn charge of St vIncentss Hospital Fund Rads- ing campaign today let to Walley Bros. local reHtauranteurs the con tract for furnishing 4,000 suppers for the workers in the eampaiEn. The suppers will be served free every evening to the $50 or more campaign CTS In the large hall in the Poll thea tre building at Main and Congress streets
 Thirty-five tables will be arranged 5 in the center of the hall, and at fIne northeast corner of the building will be the serving room, at the southeast corner of the building, the executive eommittee will have an office room partttioned off Supper will besfn Promptly at s o'clock every evening commencing Tuesday, throughout the soc young ladies have volunteered to nssist in the serving and teams Of 2 will be on hand every evening"
 The supper VIII last just an. hour. ; Fl ot meats, vegetables, desserts and tea and ooffaee will be included in the menus. At o'clock, the tables win be cleared and the team captains < will be called upon for reports of the days work. As each captain an nounces the days collections, the scoreboard that covers the entire south wall of the hall. The account. ing and the relaung of experiences, will not require more than an hour and the workers win be free at clock a4 the latest
 The workers last night had a final
 meeting at headauart ters when they were given their last instructions on the campedgn work. The assignment, of workers to the a6 teams will be. comp1eted toInoxrow
 The conm1ttee in charge of the banquet ak The Stratfel1 Monday night when the opening guns of the ca npaasn VIII be fired, has complet- sed the program of speaker s, with the S aqeeptance yesterday by Dr Virgi1 P sesfbneY: Re will talk on ..Cour Local Charities
 The banquet Eonauittee reuorts that the cap Bacity limit has simost been reached In the sale of tickets and that those desiring to be accom-
 nodatsd at Monday nights feast should make returns to headuuarter $ at once
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
CHRISTIANS TO HELP
 WARS SWEPT TURKS

A mass meeting Is to bts held in Warner hall, r. M c. A bq1ilding, at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon at which funds will be collected for the relief of zeitun, a. little town of 5000 inhab5tants in Turkey in Asia All of the people of Zeftun are Armenian Christians and they are at present in dire straits as since the European war began they have been besieged by thousands of hostile Turkish inffdels All their able-bodied men are cap tured and. made to fight in the Turk ish army. There is no food, no work and no hospital in which the wounded may receive aid. With all else gone the little group of people are clinging to their religion, the one thing which the Turks are unable to wrest from them It is not the first time that this little group of Christians, among whom there are Catholics, Episcopa- Hans and other Protestants have had to fight for their belief as the little town has waged war against the in hdels for the past 400 years. Condi- tions have been such that 1t was un- safe for man to go out of his house after six o'clock in the evening, as he was likely to be murdered
 In 1895 the Sultan sent no GOO SOL diers against them and the zealous Ift- tie group held out against this num- Der for three months
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Manufact1rers May Not Join Prop posed
 Commerce Chamber

Each civic bod dy Of the city includ- tng the Board Of Trade the Manufac- tuners association, the Business Men, $. associa1ions the City Planning Com mission the Housing Commission and the Associated chaxdties will send three delegates to a meeting to be held this evening In tn Board of Trade rooms in the Hyewfeld building. The meeting is being called in an attempt to form That might be termed a Cham Der of Commerce. representative body whose scope and powers will be much greater than those of any civic Drganization at present in the city
 It is ru<nored about town that tht Manufacturers association is ur,fav orable toward the project and it fs generally believed that this associa- ton will not enter any such body if + be formed The Adanufsc urerss ass;o citation Is allied with a aa atlonaI asso1 citation and 1t does not see the neee Of the proposed alliance within ths. city It IS also believed that ffae Business Menss association is not en- tirely favorable to the project. and that there Is a possibility of it's not en- fer1ng the alliance either This as sociation Is to hold q meeting next week at which time It's stand on tI1e matter will probably be determined
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
FINED FOR
 BRIO ICE PORT 50
 SHE LEFT HU BBY

BrtdgepoFt and he svas foreed fo "A main in Dixon City, Pa- Paul Novot4 nix appeared before Judge Burpee in the superior court this morning tss seek a divorce roIaaS Marx Bismarlz Novotn1k Of this cffy.
 Ine nuspand said he married Mary in Dixon City, septennber zs. 1e1Is She stayed three weeks in that harnlefs and then began to think about the deldghts of Bridgeport She ffna1l1 left Noyotnik an q returned here. The husband said came here severn times to induce her to go back but she. refused z z
 Nicholas Horvath a west Enc druggist testified that Mrs Novotnik had been living with another man since she returhed here Judg Bur pee granted the decree on the ground. of inffde1ity
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
,UTLER HELD IN
 ROBBERY

As result Of clever detective work oy Deputy Sheriff Elwood Of Fairfield and the assistance of the local detec- five bureau 1t is believed that an ex- cellent start has been made in check ing the epidemic of burglaries in Fair 1eld and Southport. as well as getting hose responsible. Edward Dawson. butler for the past two years in the home of Manager Merwin E. Lyle of ehe American Graphophone Co is held by the authorittes in connection with the burgIardizng of his employ sr,s home. He will probably be arr raigned in Fairfield Justice court this afternoon.
 John Doe'' warrant has been issued for one or more others suspect ed Several were brought before Cap- tain Of Detectives Arnold, Detective Sergeant Cronan this morning and closely questioned. The officials with hold much of the information given but admit that 1t is of importance in the investigation. Dawsonss arrest followed several contradictory stories told as to the source of money which he had been spending lavishly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
HoLDswoRTH-DALY
wan Known Bridgeporters San foa
 Bermuda On Their Honeymoon


 With many relatives and friends as witnesses Miss Anna. May DaIy and MT. James Alfred Holdsworth were married yesterday afternoon at the home of the groon's parents, MT. and Mrs. William Holdsworth, 159 Hough avenue. Rev Clinton w. Areson rec- tor of Trinity Episcopal church per- formed the ceremony at o'clock in the paFlor or the homa which was beautifully decorated with autumn leaves and chrysanthenuns.
 The bride wore a. travedng suit of brown broadcloth. She was attended by Miss Christine Bayers who wore a gown of b1uec htffon with old lace The groom was attended by Harold Beardsworth- The happy couple were the recipients Of many gifts including many articles of furniture and silver ware. After the ceremony a wedding supper was served Last night Mr. and Mrs. Holdsworth left Bridgeport for New York from where they sail ed today for Bermuda. where their honeymoon will be spent. They will De at home to their friends in Bridge port after Dec. 15
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Where Reans Are vaIaabIe.

Great interest is shown by tzae na- lives of Manchuria in the crops Of the common soy, or soy bean. Mfr. Clarence Poe, the author of Where Half the World Is Waking Up. says:
 sBankers, merchants, farmers, even the ladies one meets in drawing rooms in the foreign concessions, not only know beans, but can talk beans too. If the present rate of progress is nnaan- tained it will not be long until 10 one VIII enumerate the wo4tTs sreat cropswheat, corn, rice, cOttOn, etc. without including beans- In very great measure the beans have the saaae properties as cotton seed. fer an oil is extracted that is used for much the same purposes as cottOnseed oil, and the residue, called bean cake is abeut the equivalent Of cottonseed meal My first acquaintance with the bean cake was in Japan, where found it enzachtng the earth for vegetable growing. Japan imports an average of half a million tons year to put under it's crops. Manchurla also uses not a little for the same purpose
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
AUTO vAJI IS CURE, PL LUNGES THROUGH
 BARBER'S WINDOW

IA five passenger red automobile In which two men were riding. sksdded. on the wet pavement at the eastern ap- preach of the strat6ord avenue bridge and mounting the sidewalk crashed through the door and plato glass window Of J. RippoIla,s barber shop at 1S7 Stratford avenue The door was smashed in and the window de- Enol1shed. Witnesses said the car was not going fast and that the brakes did not work although the driver set them hard.
 The occupants of the car escaped without injury but the car was so damaged 1t could not be moved and after getting. it off the sidewalk the men left 1t in the street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
A cmalv E9s ll..

rrubab1y tia most p1cilail,lstT lllil= agsr ln the Urttsd Gka8es EgsB galszs- 1ng an actor tn one of hts en5 nias 1t the New AznsteztEzzn tiAsste Tte paKt1cOlar Inc Wasch the ace eRy4ng to speak to tho aatdsfa.c1 e tAe manager was che fz1ailIr. -T lolc Ieug'' Buk, a8thOugn he spohs M 6 ysuG1y again and sgE1ns tiae msl1. yRaS not pleased.
 g1s1k New sax E tts SV [ 1y P and t1ae manager, suit1ng tho ass5,s 0 sale Wped in vo3cs almost t1eEnlIlo-si with sentiment, repeated, 'sI l1-yo ,-atgs
 sssay 1t lEze that, 2 h sa3d- o me $100ooOe to learn to say M l13 eAat, while I'm actna1ly paying go &oOo xpeelr to say 1t ! hope you can apprec1ate the dHEEerence~-Et Louis Pagt- Dispatch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
ELECTION EMPTINESS.

< Charles L.. Dennis. candidate for representative on the Progressive tick ct, spent s20 in his campaign for cleo ton according to his return filed In the town clerks office today. or this amount he spent $7 in advertising in 1nainder went to Clarence B. Fargo for printing. Malcolm MacFayden Republican elected alderman from the First district gave $25 to the Re- publican town cornnitt Hugh J. Lavery, Democrat, elected justice of the peace. gave $25 to the Democratic town connnatttAe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
OBITUARY
MARTTN JosEPH oFFI.RsTlIiT,.

l1-rs 7 - 1- A
 Funeral services for Martin Joseph Oner1e were held this morning from the bereaved home S9 Russell street at g o'clock and a. half hour later a solemn high mass. of requiem was of fered for the repose of his soul at the Church of the Sacred Heart. Rev. Dr. Moore as ceaebrant, assisted by Rev. Father Mooney and Father Judge. The church choir sang 'Domine Jesu'' at the offertory and after mass Mrs Witterwell and Mrs. CasserIy sang Rock of Ages The pail bearers were Joseph Blake, Patrick KiImar- tin, John Corbin, Thomas Blake, Jerry Healey and Bernard Kearney. Burial was in St Michae1's cemetery where Father Judge conducted the commit tai service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
..A spsendteI cIsarae...

There will be the fun complement or backs broken in two, Of arms tyVistsE wholly on, Of men iInpaled upon thsir bayonets, of legs smashed up like bits of f1rewood, of heads sliced open Ike apples, of other heads crunched into soft Jelly by the iron hoofs or horsee5 or faces trampled out Of all hkeness to anything human. This is what slruIleG behind "a splendid charge. ClhsElo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

HEance A day will cone when q. ee. men win be exhibited 1n pbtlc 1- seuns, just as am ti i11naan co ~ tuxa s now, and peo11e Vsfu be a-1s 1Ehsd how snch th4ng cod been A say will cOme EEsn azEe tun1nense grours. the CFxlkad f sk America aad the United Sat- Enopa shall be seen placed in F- emee ef each ether. eztsll'1llal-g lias c1 fsAo7gsE11p across Sc ecs1-l.-5Il Hago
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Meriden Man Killed
 Accidentally By Gas

Meriden. Nov. 1s-Daniel Mckay, for many years coachman in the fam fly of Samuel Dodd, president Of the international Silver Company, was found dead in his room from gas poisoning today. The supposition is that Mckay in extinguishing his light last night Accidentally turned on the gas cock for .he heater which was on the same fixture.
 Mckay was 55 years old. single and leaves relatives in New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Wives Say Property
 Wrongfu1ly Attached

Alleging that their property was wrongfuIIy attached in litigation ra- sulting from the Br1d seport yehicIe Co. troubles. Ruth McKenna and An nie Terry of this city have brought actions against the City National bank to have their property freed
 Enc suits were brought to recover on notes said to have been given bv Stephen McKenna and Allen w -Isa,.. ry Property. on Myrtle avenue and Norman street was attached but Mrs A6eFEeazqa and Mrs Iezry claim to own these parcels The actions are retuFnabie to the superior court De- cernber term
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
PAY mrY BILLS FOR sea,o1s.ss.

Among the matters approved by the hnance committee of E the common council on Wednesday night and for which checks were drawn today, was payment to Rurkin & Lass on the Bridgeport High school of $19,25o Another check was to E. A Scott of New London for s5.967 for the con- struction Of seawa1I to protect the boulevard that is to be built west of the public bath houses at Seaside park In all the bills approved by $92,O19.99
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Sell $500, GOO Worth of
 Municipal Bonds

Within the last few days City Audi tor Keating, City Treasurer Manwar- ing and Charles G. Sanford, Of the sinking fund commission, have dis posed of $500, ,000 worth of sewer bonds
 The bonds were sold at par with ac- erued interest at and 1-2 per cent. from July 1. The largest portion s1z5,OOo worth. was taken by four Bridgeport banks the First Bridge port National bank. Connecticut Ma
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

tional. City National and the Bridge port Trust Go. Merrill Oldham 6 co. of New York bought $50 900; Hincks Bros & Co. Of Bridgeport, $60j0oo; Charles H. Sanfords agent for the sinking fund commission, $4O,0Oe: and Harris Forbes 6 Co., Of Boston. S, GOO. Already the paving and sewer conn
 mission has expended $140,000 of the amount for constructing sewers and much more must be spent before win ter sets In.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
A Day VIII Come.

A day win come when the only bat tbefeld will be the market open to commerce and the mind opening to new ideas. A day will come when bull lets and bonn mbshelIs will be replaced by votes, by the universal suffrage of na- Hons, by the venerable arbitration of g great sovereign senate, which will be to Europe what the parliament is to England, what the diet is to Germany, Ehat the leGisla4tve assembly is Do
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Musician CliRe Sued
 In Divorce Proceedings

John ". C7ine, well known. mi sscian who resides In Ann street l,a. been sued for divorce by Mar C1iffe of this city. she~ alleges ind delfty and names two correspondents Edna Nugent and Wfnffred Parka Of this city The parties in the action were married July 9. 1899. Mrs C1iness maiden name was Mary Breck- CT The suit Is returnsbIe to thA s,1z perior court, December term
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

.Lood here, waiter, I've been Fzaitiug half an hour for that steak ordered. Walter Yes, sir; know it. sir. Ell would be worth living. sir. # every oul was as patient as you, slEy-C5aE1ssiz.e Guardian.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
Baked.

q saw her one time when shs couldn't talk
 ssHoW was thatT'
 The dentist had napkin ia her mouth; also a wad Of putty. a mirror. 6 roll of cotton and an electric dril. She couldn't talk, but she tried to.' London Telegraph
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13
ALDERMAN WALKER BETTER.

At press hour today the condition of Alderman Daniel E. Walker, who is suffering from a compound frac- ture of the right arm was reported much improved. Alderman Walker passed a fairly comfortable night. He
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

is attended by Dr. George W Hawley. bone specialist and Dr. Thomas F. Healy. his family physician.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-13

l80'nazaeF VVant Aela. ons osns . word
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-02-14

A GOOD active mining association would be good
th;n for Idaho Springs but it must be GOOD for
.b;n, otherwise would be but a drag. To have good
one there is need of large and loyal membership and Il
should imposed # operators, owners iears ana every
dav miner An association that is run by few from any
select body will decline. 1t wants to be broad and
liberal in its work and policy. The man VINO drives the
drill or runs machine is just indispensable as any
other class and should have representative COM
mttees etc
ARRANGEMENTS are be made to have the Congsess>
n Committee that in Denver investigating the coal
strike come up and spend day looking over our min
o resources Several of the members of this committee
are members of the Committee Mines and Mining of the
House of Representatives. They will be in Denver a
cou,4 Of weeks visit of this kind would be good OBJ
ect lesson in mining to them
The Democrats in Congress trying to remove the
Civil Service from Offices and particularly the
post flee departments the country he President
is opposed this and claims that if bill passed taking
such positions out of Civil Service he will veto the
sure A republican office is eye to democracy
1bey want nothing but the dyedin the-voo democrat C
in positions.
Between the strike investigation aud the water elec-
ton in Denver there little for the general pub
lie There was acme little varon when Tom O'Donnel
the bio LAWYER and ous and ramnen of the Denver Post
clashe in the house in DENY
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-02-14
Catch Fish with Birds.

On the banks of the River va We
saw many Chinese cormorant fishers
with their birds. which are very tame
and intelligent When fishing piece
Of grass is first tied around then
throats. to prevent them from swal
lowing the fish, and they are after
ward turned into the water. Th'
small fish they can easily manage II
bring back TO the boat, but when they
find a large specimen 1t sometimes
needs the cooperation of two or thre'
Of the birds 10 land it safely on thei'
masters boat. In this river the fish
ermen often catch the great sala
mander, a huge newt or water lizard
which sometimes reaches length OF
ten to twelve feet. and whose flesh Ii
much appreciated by the Chinese -
Wide World Magazine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-02-14
heroism Of q Nun.

The heroism OF Spanish nun. SIS
ter Algeria, during the recent war
With the Riffians, VAS rewarded at
Melilla by the commander of the Span
sh forces there. In the presence OF
III the civil and military officials OF
he town. he decorated her with the
red Gre Of the Order OF Military
Ierit The nun has just recovered
rom an operation which she under
sent on behalf of wounded Spanish
soldier The man was in desperate
condition, and it was necessary to
raft on him some skin taken from an.
,ther person. The nun came forward
md offered herself to the surgeon
saying that the life of . soldier was
uore precious to the fatherland than
lers. The operation took place and
vas successful, though the nun was
sor long In most serious condition.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-02-14
TEACH THEM GOOD MANNERS
Chicago Children Are to Take I
Course Of Instruction from the
Gentle 3ehooima'am.

Mrs. Ella Flagg Young announces
that hereafter the teaching OF good
manners will have q place In the cur.
riculum OF the Chicago public schools
No one should object to having the
children learn their manners. aDo
the schoolma' ans ought to help the
parents. or. where parental instruction
and example are lacking ought to In
still the germ OF gentility and polite
ness into the minds OF the youngsters
but why put it into the curriculum
which already in the average public
school 10 crowded to such an exten,
that it overreaches the time limi'
with home study and cuts down tht
essentials OF instruction to an unde
sirable minimum asks the Philadel
phia Bulletin.
To be sure. some graduates OF the
old-fashioned public schools have beer
known to feed themselves with theiI
table knives. have shown a lack Of
familiarity with finger bowls, and 9th.
erwise have betrayed ignorance of all
the requirements Of the code of polite
society, but in the majority of cases
they have accounted their school time
quite as well spent as il they had de
voted stated number of hours 6
week to coming the pages Of book
Of etiquette. In most communities
there is generally accepted belle.
that men and women who qualify as
school teachers are by nature ol
breeding possessed OF such manner
as instinctively. by example or Per
sonal precept, to suggest the gentle
art Of society. and only the occasiona
incorrigible among their pupils evi
dences q need for course" in man
ners. But Chicago may be differeh.
Mrs. Young ought to know. and il tn.
boys have been. putting their feet or
the desks and the girls have beer
chewing gum in public and cleaning
their teeth with hairpins and hatpins
they surely should be corrected, even
IL their spelling blanks continue tc
look like a page from the report OF
the commission on the simplified code
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-02-14

The death of Mrs. Mary Fitz-
gerald occurred at Arvada on
Friday morning. Until three
years ago she resided here and
was one of the oldest residents.
At Arvada she had been making
ler home with her daughter,
Mrs, Martin Klumpker. A son,
William, also survives her whose
nome has been in this city. She
vas about 78 years of age. Her
'emains will be brought up on
;unday morning for interment.
The services will be conducted
at II O'Clock by r'ather McCabe
at the Catholic church. There
will be m y of our citizens
who will learn of her decease
with sorrt w and regret. She
was a lady who was held in high
esteem by her large circle of ac-
luaintances.