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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03

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 If Only Dick Were waEn.
 The, poor little. wOndermg child WAS soon wrapped in warm sh and curled down on the lounga- sndr denly she raised herself on her elbow
 Dick said there was angels that lived somew1lere and took raTa of folks Are you one Of them q''
 ssNo. no, child. z said Aunt norot lJ gently, T am only Aunt DorOdhy. eqI
 x es:rn; but I dc wish rdciz w valentine. tool It's very cola m h box
 Aunt Dorothy ana Mary set up a that night haztiEy making saarIn zlz,- Fnsnts for the small nnitss but Gheg considered themselves we'll rspd bg the delight with which they WerazInt on in the morning. While the hap py little waif was taking her 5rlalz- fast in the kitchen the ben rang and found Dick standing in the osoorsea1 He shambIed bashfuify ins and ln - moment the chiId's arms were arcUudlI his neck and her face presd Glcse against his cold and srirny one
 The Sender Come.
 when Aunt Dorothy came dou7L she found her "va1entine'' brin8eE re- Treshed by a brealxfast the Nike ol which he had never before taatsd sitting by the fire with the svalen- tine, at his side. Dick rose ag Hlle entered, still holding both Of the Iit-. ! tie hands of his small coEnpamun. s'I ain't got much to tell you. r1a'aEl I'm Dick the bootbaack. anA tlIa hsrt little girl I found one night last wseEz Me and Joe Rafferty had besn to q movtny picture show, and when cemes out it was late an pretty cold. so runs all the way to the box me box is a big Box down by H1gley'- warehouse. an I sleep in it Aua finds this little girl a-curIedf up iu it asleep. I felt kinder sorry Tor SO small a mite, so covered her up with some old carpet rags.
 1T seen folks sendin' vatentineg for presents an thought some one ought to like a little girl better than. a plc- ture. seen you one day. ma'ann. followed and seen where you lived An. says to myself if you was s kind to a man you'd be kind to a Atr tie girl that had no one but me ta look after.
 1T think I'll keep my valentine. Dick" she answered, looking into tha fire with @ smile, 'fL never heard 0l sending one back. I believe And think I'll send one myseh too T win I give you a letter to a man who thlrlt l will give you a position as an eErand boy" And so Dicks valentine has | good job as a messenger boy in a. hlr dry goods house.. where he grew uf to be a very useful man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
GERMAN AMBASSADORS
 SAYS WAR NEWS TRUE

washington, Sept. s.-Coe11t von Bernstorff. the German ambassador, said today he desired to reply to a statement which declared the embassy had originated some of the news 1t gave out, merely by saying that noth- ing was given out at any time but the official reports from Berlin. This had been proved, he said, by the fact that the reports from Berlin had been borne out by the final announcement of results.
 The ambassador said that he heard nothing dn regard to Turkeys reported declaration of war against Russia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
WHY A TREATY WAS TORN UP
(London chrontcIe.)

-917-.- 1l7@aE1 LOIluOLl .lCHlEDIIICIO.J
 Here is a war which could have been averted by the firing of q sa- lute! It seems absurd, but many wars have famed up from ,, igllt causes One recalls the quarrel 'tvyixt that Venetian Ambassador and that Turkish Grand Viziar of the past. The ratification of a treaty was7in question, and the Turk asked the ve- netian to sw ear in a Moslem fashio on -upon his beard and the beard of the Prophet. Tte Am bassador would not. .svenetians wear no beards.'' he re- marked ssEJeither do monkeys.'' re- piled the Turk, and straightway the treaty. was torn up and war declared And that tnterchange of compliments circulating around the beard cost 15O, ,00o lives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
PROVIDING FOR A REPUTATION
(BaItirnore News. }

Fortunes are bequeathed to provide masses for the souls of testators, but the esta abIishment of a. fair reputation after death has been comparatively neglected. A Michigan justice has taken a first tentative step into the imitless fields awaiting cultivation un- der the phonograph. He has com posed and delivered for the record his own funeral sermon, which will in due course of time be heard over his coffin. It will be a simple matter for others to develop this scheme by tying up then bequests with the condition that the funeral sermon be periodi- ca1ly repeated. Opulent benefactors can require that the photograph be continuously operated at the doors of libraries, churches and colleges that they have endowed.
 If is estimated that the total mum Der of motor vehicles in the world is q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
MONTE CARLO CASINO
 CLOSED, CHIEF IS HELD

London, Sept sA letter received in London by an American from 9 qNo- man friend in Monte Carlo contains, the foIDowing passage.
 tsAI Kurz one Of the four directors of the casino and who has been very much trusted here and also has an estate at Beallieu, has been arrested as a. spy Plans were found on him and with others he was imprisoned at Nice awaiting triad.
 s~rhe casino is cloSed.'s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
SWORN IN
 AS U. 5. 0FFIC ICIAL

was11ington, Sept Thomas W. Gregory. of Austin Tex, was sworn in today at attorney general of the Lifted States. The oath was admin fstered by Chief Justice White Later J.. c sAdcReyno1ds the retiring attor- ney general, took the oath as an as Sociate justice of stlae supreme court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE
 HEADS OF RAILROADS

Washington, Sept aPresident Will son next Wednesday will see several railroad presidents to discuss business conditions growing os1t of the war and the subject of trausztortation of food and other products.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
THE WEATHER FORECAST
General

TIIundersFloweT-s Were reported during the hast 24 hours in tho eastern portion of the lake region and the northern portion of New England. Showers were also re- ported from the south Atlantic coast The western area of high pressure is producing pleasant weather with moderately low temperatures between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river FroStS were reported from North Dakota. The tenn ,perature continues high along the Atlantic coast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
NEW. US. AMBASSADOR
 TO FRANCE IN PARIS

Paris, Sept s-The new American ambassador to France, William Graves Sharp, and Robert Bacon, for mer American ambassador, arrived in of Quebec is another recent arrival here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
PARK THEATRE

One m< search of something puveI would do we'll to see Fox and Gear in the Gay New Yorkers- Go, this afternoon at the Park thea-re The book is written byfDon Roth, music by Harry Won TF1zer It is a produc- ton of magnitude and excellence. Some Of the most gorgeous gowns 4are worn by the feminine members. AS sist1us Fox and Gear are Stella Nor Tissey, The Raymond Sisters, Dolly Morrissey, Julia. Kane. Harry Lamont. Frank o'Brien and tbirty-six beau dfu1 choristers
 Peg sos My Heart'' viii be>t1ae at traction at the5 Park Theatre Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday,, matinee Monday and Wednesday, This is a play that has plausible story in which laughter and tears are deftIy mingled and has also. for its central character, one of the sweetest of hercfness Peg is an unspoi1ed. IF responsible. bit of a girl whom chance throws In the way of a naughty, un- natural family They are so unlike her that she is made very unhappv. but in the last act, through the man who has won her love, her smiles re- turn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
rHE PRrTTTEsT Ear~

ana the most beautiful hands are of- tgn disfisured by an unsightly wart. It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Ren1over. For sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, z1s Tairheld Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
cEEANEAsKs BEST HAND soAP

Guaranteed not to in5ure the skin. tn@eantly removes Stove Polish, Rust, Greases Ink. Paint and Dirt For the hand er clothing. L.args can 10 cents. 1Kmnufac<ured by Wm- R, Winn. 34A Eermtfurd avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
Almanac

Sophia Miller. 30 years old, was ar rested chargeda with the murder of Abraham Marcusoff in Brooklyn She says that Marcuson promised to mar rys her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
DICK,S VALENTINE
(By David Cery) }

The front doorbeu rang furiously, and Mary, knowing that it was snow ing and blowing a gale outside, an sswered the ring as fast as she was able.
 Two snivering little figures stood upon the doorstep, one small boy, 10 or 12 years of age, who surveyed her a moment quite as coolly as she surveyed him. Deliberately step ping into the lighted hallway he drag: ged with him his little companion, shfvering mite of a girl, almost hid den in the folds of ragged coat This coat he suddenly jerked from her shoulders. saying
 The Valentine Is Left
 ssHere's a valentine for the lady wot lives tere!H Then, turning. he ran rapidly down the steps and disappear ed around the corner into the snowy darkness.
 tered the hall. but before she had time to speak the little waif thrust a piece of paper into her hand with the simple explanation, Dick writ it.
 Aunt Dorothy took the crumpted note and unfoIded it carefully. Af- ter a few minutes she managed to read the scrawling letters-
 ssTf1is little. girl ain't got no folks and no place to stay; so she's been staying in a sbOX with straw In 1f with me nights. I've fetched her to be your valentine. She's hungry
 DICK"
 Aunt Dorothy's eyes filled with tears Mary, take the child into the kitchen and give her something to eat. will come presently and per- haps can find out what is the best thing to do.i
 A Hungry Valentine.
 Mary led her down the. hall... ! "A valenineI'' she ejacuiated. ssBlest if [ don't think this is the queerest piece of business ever Iseen!'' Her manner softened little as she watched the greediness with which the child devoured the big slice of bread and butter. and when Aunt Dorothy came down she found her ttvaIentine'" seated in Mary's own l rocking chair before the fire, while Mary herself, down on the floor. had the almost frozen feet in her lap.
 Aunt Dorothy sat down near them land watched Mary for a few minutes in silence. Nov that you feel bet 1 ter, by child, tell me where you live v
 "I don't live nowhere." answered l the child, "tcept with piek--hess gol 1 a big box with straw in it. 1Ncrawled l in one night after they took fathel I away-the police, you know, Aunt Dorothy sighed, sststve her q warm bath. Mary, and make a bed or the lounge ln my ro6m. win tr1 to find something which will do for {
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03

s1s CUSTOM SUIT SALE 8 " zast Side: and Exsst End M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03

their lamps at 6:49 o'clock to-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03

4.e A9ner1can battIesirip feet win re- main in Mexican waters indefinitely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03

Tse late Of safling for the relief ship Red Cross has been postponed to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
State
AutOnobiIe A Drivers

Fair tonight and Friday; cool r tonight, moderate west winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
New Haven

Forecast: Generally fair and somewhat cooler tonight and Fri dag.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03

It is estimated that the total mum Der of motor vehicles in the world is about .2263 30oo..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
GOVERNOR CONSIDERS
 CHRISTMAS PAROLES

Montgomery, December 1T-(Spe- cial. )-The governor has devoted prac- tically the entire week to the considr- ation of Christmas paroles. On last Monday he made a visit to Speigners and Wetumpka, where he investigated conditions at those prisons. and since that time has been considering the merits of various cases that were brought to his attention.
 Delegations from all parts of Ala bama have called on the governor this week in behalf of applicants for elem ency, as well as large number of rela- tives of petitioners for paroles.
 Mothers and small children, fathers and brothers have helped swell the crowds that have thronged the gov ernors waiting room during the pas, few days, and many a pathetic story has been related to the chief executive
 The governor is preparing list oi paroles which will be issued in day or two. There is no way of telling how many petitioners will feel the pardon ing hand of the governor. but 1t is safe to say that large number of them vii be disappointed. The list of paroles will not exceed In number those of lasi Christmas. which was probably the smallest number of paroles issued al the holiday season in many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Says Cities Attacked by
 Germans Are Defended

New York, December 17seThat Hartle- pool. Scarborough and Whitby. the three English towns bombarded by German war ships yesterday. are defended places and therefore subject to attack under the rules of war Is the substance of & statement issued here tonight by Capt. Franz Von Papen. military attac-.e of the German embassy at Washington. The statement follows:
 Tn reference to yesterdays lombard ment of three English coast towns, Hart tepooi. Scarborough and Whitby, by the German fleet, attention is respectfully called to article of The Hague conven- tfon of October IS. 1907. which says:
 The bombardment by naval forces of undefended ports, towns. villages. dwell- ings or buildings is forbidden
 in concurrence with the report of the English official press bureau the fact is established that Hartlepool 10 fortified, while Scarborough and Whitby are de- tended, like all other British coast places, either by regular troops, coast guns or volunteers.
 Permit me to state in addition that the b0Inbardment of all Belgian coast places. as Ostend, Nieuport, Zeebrugge, etc, by the British-French navy did not take place because these places were for tified. which in fact they are not, but sole ly because they are defended by German troops"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
NO CHANGE IN
 SITUATION ON THE
 MEXICAN BORDER
Garrison Submits Reports of Condition to President. Firing Has Slackened
 Considerably

Washington. December 1s-seeretary
 Garrison tonight gave President Wilson the latest reports from Brigadier Gen.
 eral Fliss on the situation at Naco. where
 the Mexican generals have not yet moved
 their forces to avo<d firing into Amerf-
 can territory.
 The reports showed that the situation
 had undergone no apparent change. ale though little firing was in evidence. While
 the United States is determined, if noces- sary, to open fire on the two Mexican forces to compel them to stop shoot ing into the state Of Arizona, it was
 was planned pending efforts of Brig. Gen Hugh Scott, now en route to Naco to | influence the two factions to adjust the situation.
 The general belief in official quarters | tonight was that some satisfactory un- derstanding would be reached. Agents | here of the Gutierrez government, to which General Maytorena is loyal, clain, | that he is preparing to move his force down the railroad south of Naco, so that | he can continue to besiege the Carransa 1 force under General Hill with the Amer
 ican border out of range of fire. l While reports from General Bliss to l the war department were not made pub | lie, 1t is believed they indicated that he
 thought he had persuaded General May 1 torena to stop firing across the line. Un- | til there is 8 definite understanding on
 the whole situation it is thought General I Bliss has warned General Hill not to | take the offensive which would draw the
 fire of the Maytorena troops. 1 General Iturbide's friends in Mexico
 are fearful for his safety and Secretary 1 Bryan today directed Consul Silliman in the Mexican capital to make repre- , sentations in his behalf. Iturbide was tho civil governor to whom the City of
 Mexico was turned over when General l Blanco withdrew the last of the Carranza forces. He is said to have been i'm | prisoned.
 | General Bliss today telegraphed Secre- tary Garrison that published reports that | he had delivered an ultimatum to Gen
 eral Maytorena were false in every par | ticular"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
SOUTHERN SURGICAL
 CONVENTION ENDS

Asheville, N. C., December 17.-The twenty seventh annual convention of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological as- sociation ended here late today. Cincin- natl was chosen as the place for the next annual meeting. The following off cers were elected:
 President, Dr. Bacon SauAiers. Fort Worth, Tex; first vice president, Dr. Thomas s. Cullen, Baltimore; second vice president pr. s. M. D. Clark, New Or leans secretary, Dr. w. h. Haggard, Nashville, Tenn; treasurer, pr. Legand Guerry, Columbia, s. c.
 Dr. Haggard and Dr. Guerry were re- elected Dr. C. A. l.. Reed of Cincin- natl was named as chairman of the com mittee on arrangements for the next an nual meeting.
 Joseph Taber Johnson of Washington, D. C., and Dr. N. Shilling of Cedar Bayou, Tex, were elected to honorary fellowship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
ASSURE ENGLAND
 ON HITCHCOCK BILL

Washington, December 17.-The state department has assured the British gov ernment that the bill introduced by Sen ator Hitchcock to prohibit the export of munitions of war and arms and war SUD- plies. to belligerent countries were not fathered by the administration.
 Ambassador Spring Rice inquired about the proposed legislation and was told that 1t was not introduced at the sugges- ton of the executive branch of the gov ernment. Ambassador Page in London, who cabled to ask about the measure, also was advised that Senator Hitchcock did not represent the administration.
 Secretary Bryan declined today to .om- ment on the merits of the measure and no other official of the adminsti alton has discussed 1t.
 It was stated that the state department still had under consideration representa- tons made by the German ambassador, Count Bernstorff, accompanied by ex- hibits, that American made dumdun, bullets were being shipped to the allied powers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
GERMAN STEAMER
 REPORTED CAPTURED

Lima Peru December 17.--A dispatch from Buenos Aires says the Argentine cruiser Pueryrredon has captured the German steamer Eleonore Woermann f.r an alleged violation of neutrality
 The British steamers Orcoma and Cor ochada are remaining in port at Africa. Chile fearing to put to sea as the Ger man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Fried- rich Is outside. The Orcoma Is await ing the arrival of Peruvian cruiser to accompany her to Callao.
 A dispatch from Buenos Aires Wednes- day said the Pueyrredon had cha sed and captured the German steamer Patagonia in the Gulf of San Jorge, alleging that she had violated Argentina's neutrality by supplying German cruiser with pro- visions.
 The Eleonore Woermann. which belongs to the Woermann line. was last reported November l, in the harbor of Buenos Aires. where she had arrived from West Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
TWO SCHOONERS
 REPORTED ASHORE

Mobile, December 1.-Two schooners were blown ashore on Chandelier Island, 55 miles west of Mobile bar, Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. according to news received in this city today. The American schooner Madeline from Ha- vana to Gulfport. a three-master of 46s tens, is a complete wreck. Her captain reached Mobile today. the crew having been rescued by fishing boat. The United States revenue cutter Winona left port to- mastod schooner Blanche c. Pendleton, 1263 tons register. bound from Philadel- pkia to New Orleans, was fioated by her own crew after a day on the beach. She is expected to reach this port Friday for repairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
THE DAY IN CONGRESS

asked for to conduct it. Chairman Fitz- gerald of the appropriations committee and Republican Leader Mann lead the fight for repeal declaring the census could well be dispensed with in the inter ests of economy. The repeal section was introduced as an amendment to the appropriation bill. It passed, 72 to 59. Chairman Fitzgerald told the House that statistics already compiled by the department of agriculture were as com plete and more useful than any that could be gathered through an agricultural cen
 sus. The republicans voted solidly for repeal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
ADJUSTMENTS
Al H. Wilson

Al H. Wilson and his company gave two characteristic performances at the Jefferson theatre yesterday afternoon and last night, of "When Old New York Was Dutch. a vehicle which he has used with success on previous tours
 The play is a comedy drama of the type with which MT. Wilson has been pleasantly associated for about 15 years. It affords him numerous opportunities to portray the swashbuckler and the lover in his half-serious half-playful way. He is an excellent light comedian and has a very engaging presence, which has built up for him tremendous following and has made his annual visits a source of great pleasure, particularly to the feminine element among theatregoers. Apparently time treats MT. Wilson kind ly, for he still sings as sweetly Ns he ever did and his comedy is quite as en- joyable.
 As the plot of When Old New York Was Dutch is already familiar to most of MT. Wilson's admirers, it will suf- flee to say that Metz is as usual a soldier of fortune who makes love quite charmingly. has title to be used at the psychological moment and after enduring "honest poverty for while, 5 wins both love and riches.
 MT. Wilson sang number of charm ing songs last night, introducing some of the old favorites as encores. As q singer of sentimental ballads he Is ex- ceptionally gifted and as composer also he has been very successful. All of his songs were well received last night, sev- eral of them being repeatedly encored. In his curtain speech he expressed his sym pathy for the south in it's financial de- pression and added his voice to the uni yersal cry for diversified crops and less cotton.
 The company contained several com petent players who gave a good account of themselves. Miss Laura Lemmere, as the heroine, was entirely pleasing and Miss Rose Doyle as Katrina Klattercop proved an excellent foil to her. Miss Marcella Shields, a piquant young person. made Kiddo Kipp one of the most spright- ly and attractive figures in the play. Others who earned favorable mention were Eugene Phelps as Governor Nich- ols, Benson LaMar as Lord Edward Grey Miss Clara Athey as Lady Nichols and Miss Lillian Gilman, who made the most of small part as Luda.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
w. E. Wilson Resting Easily

It was stated at the St. Vincent hos pital that w. F.. Wilson. salesman em- pioyed for ,the Underwood Typewriter company who got his leg broken Wednes- day morning at the Tutwiier hotel in at tempting to board an elevator. was rest ing nicely. The limb had been set ana there was every likelihood that Mir. Wilson would fully recover from hts injuries. Ac- counts of the accident are that Mir. Will son attempted to board the elevator of tho Tutwilcr hotel just as 1t was starting upward. but fell and his protruding limb was broken as 1t brushed against tho walls of the elevator shaft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
RIVERS AND HARBORS APPROPRIATION BILL
 A s K $ $34, ,138, ,580
 FOR IMPROVEMENTS
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