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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
JUSTICE FOR CANNIBAfS.

Sir William Brandford Griffith, for eighteen years chief justice of the Gold Coast, was born fifty-six years ago today. He was educated in the West Indies and in London. Enter ing the service Of the. British govern mept thirty years ago, he has spent most of the time in Africa, with the exception of a brief period in Jamai- ca Sir William presided last June at the trial of forty members of the ferocious cannibal society of Sierra Leone. The Leopard society had long caused trouble to the British admin istrators of the African West Coast. All natives falling to submit to the demands of these African Camorrists were killed and eaten.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL
 PASSES THE HALF CENTURY MARK TODAY.

Mrs Patrick Campbell, the gifted
 English actress who has made a num- Der of American tours, will pass the half century mark today. Her maid len name was Beatrice Stella Tanner, but she has always been known on the stage as Mrs. Patrick Campbell She married MT. Campbell, who was the son of q Hong Kong banker. ti1ir- ty years ago. It was not until two years after her marriage that she be-
 gan her career as an actress with an
 amateur dramatic club. A year later she turned professional and toured
 England with the Ben Greet and Ban Palmer companies.
 From the first Mrs. Campbell was recognized by the critics as an actress of talent, but she had been on the stage nearly six years before she won place among EngIand's foremost
 actresses. That was when she play ed the role of Paula in ssThe Second
 Mrs. Tanqueray' with George Alex ander at St. James Theatre in Lon don-s She won a sensational success in that play, and at the completion of
 it's run she appeared with Beerbohm 1 in The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith. z
 and as Juliet to Forbes Robertson's
 Romeo. Her first foreign appearance,
 was in Germany with Forbes Robert
 son in Shakespeare.
 Mrs. Campbell made her first American tour in 1901 and played six
 months in repertoire. The following
 year she again visited America, play
 ing sudermann,s Joy of Living, and
 other plays. In 1s04 she appeared
 with Sarah Bernhardt in ..PeIleas and
 Melisande.' 2 and made another Amer ican tour, in Sardou's La sorcere."
 After another tour with Bernhardt,
 Mrs. Campbell visited America for the fourth time On her later voy-. ages across the Atlantic Mrs Camp
 bell was accompanied by her daugh-
 ter, Miss Stella Patrick Campbell. 9
 charming actress who, in appearance.
 voice and manner. bore startling re semblance to her gifted mother.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
RAILWAY TUNNELS.

The first great railway tunnel in America, the Hoosac tunnel in Mas sachusetts, was completed in 1875, and the first train passed through the tube on this date in that year. This project, long the most notable railway tunnel in the New World. was com menced in 1851 for the use of the line between Boston and Albany. The dif- faculties confronting the engineers were so great that the project was twice abandoned. When it was fin ally completed it had cost the State of Massachusetts about s1s.o0O. .Ooo. The tunnel is four and three-quarters miles in length, twenty-five feet high, and twenty-seyen feet wide, through solid rock The next important pro- ject of this kind was the Chesborough tunnel under the Detroit river, be- tween Canada and Michigan, which was commenced in 1872, but was abandoned owing to continued irrup- tions of water after some 600 yards of headings had been driven. This project was not revived until 1905. The first attempt to bore tunnel un- der the Hudson river at Nev York was made forty years ago, but the scheme was abandoned. and it was not unti1e 1908 that the first tunnel was opened. The greatest railway tunnel in the world is now projected for the Canadian Rockies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
THE MASTER OF SLANG

George Ade. who put a Hot One right over the Plate when he wrote Fables in Slang is. one year older today than he was a year ago, when he celebrated his forty-seventh birth day As everybody knows, he is Hoosier. and when he is not in New york staging plays, or wandering aDout the earth, he lives at HazeIden Farms, Brook, Ind, where he has sew eraI big f1ocks of fine horses, thor ouEhbred cows and automobiles Like all natives of Indiana. be has political ambitions. and is a Progressive in his partisan affiIiation. MT. Ade started his literary career as a reporter on nswspapers in Lafayette and Chicago, and. 1t is alleged, got the material for his Tables in Slang by listening to. the conversation of sporting editors and reporters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
IAI. HYPOCRISY AND THE REDIIGHT DISTRICT

~ROM TIME TO TIME the first of filled with stories of what administration is go- ing to the red light district to department there
 Everybody familiar with these They appearing Bridgeport during 70 They especially frequent nauseatng during the last two three years.
 An administration may of two attitudes toward the red light district
 may district necessary that people segregated in their districts.
 may that red light districts necessary, and get rid of them.
 get the light district very effective when enforced There single statute enforced would do the job effectively
 it a crime for anybody rent property immoral purposes.
 What administrations usually prefer to do however they district necessary pretend they destroying f. Present officials celed all their predecessors nauseatng hypocrisy this kind
 Everybody knows that the red light neighborhoeds flourishn Bridgeport they seldom nourished fore The inmates Their offenses more open
 against bing" will be intellectual because ping gets disciples the red light neighborhoods they wi long the neighborhoods remain.
 Light neighborhoods necessary then let the neghboraood be regulated inteligentIy possible.
 If they not necessary let the authorities and get rid of them.
 But the authorities the Nothing gained by occasional raids and lying conditions what being done about ditions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
WHY ANOTHER sTRANGER2
\ GAIN WE ARE faced with the question betv

GAIN WE ARE faced with the question between Bridge
 porters and foreigners Half the Charities Board rebelled against out of town Hay ing watched the work they believe Investigator Alexander Morrssey competent to hold the job than some who might be brought in from outside They ought to They committed the outside theory They the plan at work and they favor keeping the job at home
 MT Morrsey has had of experience He has ed under MT Johnson who had it is said special training but not it worth while to him the salary to keep him. MorTissey Knows all his methods and all onson Morrissey has attended the school of phanhropy but he had long training te school which worth something He additional of having trained Bridge ports school definite knowledge Bridgepors in with that knowledge.
 But some people always prefer stranger
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
Cbe Dm. Read co
 Established 1857
Art Fabrics for Home. Furnishings. Cretonnes. SilkoIines. Linens, affetas

Attractive materials for furniture coverings, pillow slips, curtains and all drapees The assortment IS at present large and varied that it will be interesting matter to plan in onecoor schemes and the result will be charming interiors.
 Sikoines, large and small floral designs pink, blue, yellow, lavender, green and old blue Among these are several quite French effects quite small and fine flow CTS, the groundwork well covered Yard wide, lZ1a cs Cretonnes, domestic weave, light and dark floral pat terns roses chTySanthe1us sweet peas peoples cosmos and dah1ias Both in light and dark grounds.
 Geneva Cloth, cotton resembling tapestry- Tan grounds with floral and verdure colorings
 Yard wide, = cis. Art Ticking in stripes, wide narrow dark and me diu1 browns greens and old blue Yard wide, 70 ets French Cotton Taffetas very attractive weave, de- signs in French tapestry effects. Yard wide, s ctl GrenobIe Cretonne, pattern very handsome, large flowers, ilacs and peonies with a gorgeous parrot
 Yard wide 3S eis- Mercerized Repp, grounds with floral and shadow patterns, fine for cushion covers.
 Premier CIoth heavier than Cretonne floral patteus on deep tan colored ground. Yard wide, 8 cts. Radiun1 Cloth, flower designs that look if covered with lace net. All designs, soft pnks, tans and browns, not one of them ever shown before.
 Yard wide, 35 Printed Linens tapestry patterns in verduTe colorng nice for summer couch covers. Yard wide so cls.
 Forty-eight inches, SS ets- Velour dark floral patterns very rich colorngs ideal willow furniture coverings. Fifty inches, $1S5. Rhine Cloth floral patterns in light and deIcate shades, very dainty for boudoirs and bedrooms.
 Fifty inches, 98 cfa. 8 Third n55r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09

Farmer Want Ads 1c a word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
HOW HE LOVES CIVIL SERVICE.

GEORGE HILL explains that he loves civil service MI We respectfully submit that he is mistaken He
 to send it large flat bouquet
 medicine to alive may urged knows what he thinks about civil better knows If he does, he isn't telling of the police board recently assisted in the appointment of fifty policemen Did he in conditions, examinations youth, and Politicians named the Anybody necessary pull and wasn't entirely senie crippled blind got away with job.
 who loves dogs doesn't kick every dog he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
MIR. HILLS DENIAL.

A MAN WHO ENTERS politics in America gets used to
 plain language E. J. Hill has heard himself
 scarcely complimentary during the
 which he has been office holding office seeking We do display of temper he has said shareholder corpora ton that working overtime His indignant denial published to the world dignity MT Hill that there should be prosperity To attribute
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
Broad Street

1l A new lot of tIiis splendid cotton batting has just come iu.
 There was such a demand for these big bats that we have decided to let our cuslOHlers have part of them at tnis cut price.
 It pays to trade at Fairfield Avenue and Broad Street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
WHAT MR. BOLANDES NEWSPAPER THINKS ABOUT THE REFERENDUM IS OF LITTLE
 CONSEQUENCE BUT WHAT THINKS MAY
 TJURE COMMISSION GOVERNMENT

 1>fANK W BoIANDE constituted member of the
 committee to investigate the commission form of gov
 Mr. Bolande is both the publisher editor of daily newspaper.
 newspaper is the ostensble friend of commission gov ernnent but it the bitter enemy the initiative and recall. why. At gives any reasons except the because. Or if know why it's those it willing
 Connecticut is for the initiative and referendum.
 parties that of the last state election declared for these their platforms
 These parties were follows:
 The Democratic party.
 The Progressive party.
 Socialist party
 Prohibition party. 3=#@
 The parties that favored initiative referendum ceived 12t ,0O0 of the votes election
 Those that negative received about 10000 votes
 Most of the cities that have adopted the have included in their charter the initiative and things are absent form be- comes dangerous thing.
 These facts are offered at this time for purpose the beginning in the of commission form of for Bridgeport. not agreement This strange, very talented man, editorial policy his paper is often exceedingly stupid
 But if Mr. Bolande with his newspaper, and if initiative be to the work committee has to
 governmen possibly have worse ey than the who believe in the Initiative and referendum.
 exceedingly dangerous, power elections making further between them It is good because gives the single head and the ability to act quickly.
 Everywhere it has been found however to keep check dangerous of by subject the members of the to recall and their acts upon proper petition, to the vote of the electorate
  of this committee They judge by brings forth If it offers commission protective clauses the people will make short work of that charter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09
THE FARMER: FEBRUARY 9, 1914

to Mr. Hill it, grossly insulting How there be prosperity when Mr. Hill is out of job How dare periy be- while he is making speeches saying there is none?
 he times out joint Is prosperity evil fairy or MT Hill talking Hbunk?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-09

The movement for rural credits will not be thoroughly successful while the cross roads store persists in de- manding cash.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
A POLITICAL RIDDLE

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13


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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
HEARING EVIDENCE
IN GRIFFIN SUIT
Jury Drawn, but Scene Of Accident
Not Viewed AExplarat of Cause
of Former MistriaI.

Evidence is being introduced m county
court in the. case Of James Griffin of
Brattehoro against the Boston & Maine
railroad, q slrit To recover for injuries al
lcged to haye been received by being
knocked from a railroad bridge by a train
Of the defendant company. The jury was
drawn yesterday afternoon, but no view
Of the scene OF the accident was attempt
ed this time as was the ease a year ago
when the case was started on trial and
was declared mistrial because, contrary
to the orders of the presiding Judge, the
company ran Il train onto the bridge dur
ing the inspection.
The company has always maintained
that the operation. OF that gravel train
during the inspection of the bridge was
due to the fact that only the dispatcher
knew OF the orders and did not know
where the gravel tran was working al
the time. II Is claimed that the train
crew, who saw the signals for them to
stop, did not obey them as they thought
the signals were due to the fear Of those
making the inspection that they would ht
struck by the train. The train was back
| ing up very slowly at the time and The
| brakeman responsible for the occurrence
explained afterwards that he called 1,
| them that they would not he struck ans
| kept the train moving.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
STORAGE BATTERY
CAR FINISHES TEST
Makes Last Trips Over Central Yer
mont Railroad Today-More and
Better Cars Next Spring.

The storage battery electric car which
was sent here for a months test service
on the Central Vermont railroad between
Brattleboro and AIillers Falls and Brat
tleboro and West Townshend made its
last trips today for the season. Ii is ex4
peeted that IL the spring the company,
having found the tests Of such a car sat
lstact0ry. will put on cars constructed as
desired for the service with baggage COM
partments as Well as accommodations Of
the most modern type Tor passengers, and
that more frequent service will be given,
enough cars being put on to make this
possible
The car that was sent here was not of
this type, being light passenger car
made over and equipped with storage bat
| terlea merely for tile pnapose OF testing
| the service over the grades on the runs
| desired With the exception Of Il little
! difficulty early in The tests the car has
run regularly The company did not ex-
| nect To make the tests q money making
propositions. and it j. understood that the
, officials are well satisfied that cars built
according to specifications Of the railroad
will prove satisfactory
/ Merely for an experiment the car is
undertaking this afternoon to run over
the entire length Of the West River road
to South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
WORK ON iOVERPASS
ABOUT TO BEGIN
Engineer Inv vestigates as to Strength of
Dry Wall Near Bro0k-Said to
Rest on Bed Rock

Those who are most actively interested
in the ovcrpass and the new railroad sta
ton take hope that something tangible is
To lac done III the near future, because ol
the recent presence here of another engi-
neer from ST. AlbanS
He was much interested in determining
whether the dry wall that holds up the
north side OF Bridge street rested on rock
foundation and whether it wide
enough to support heavy load, He made
many inquiries concerning it. and in reply
to a direct question said that he expected
actual work would be started here in the
immediate future.
so far as could he learned the present
wall under the north side OF Bridge street
does rest on bed rock and is very wide
having heen built with the intention Of
having it withstand any freshets that
might come. One Of the men who assist
ed in building ii maintains that it is Of
sufficient strength to hold any load that
may he put upon it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
BIG CAPTURE OF STORES.
German Report Tells of the Condi
tiOns in Antwerp.

LONDON, Oct I#.-The following
official statement has been received
from Berlin by the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph company:
Enormous quantities of provisions
of all kinds were captured in Ant
wcrp. The garrison Of the northern
forts and 10000 English lled to Hol-
land when they were disarned. The
English themselves are said to have
blown up ten Of the Antwerp forts
The Belgians estimate that they lost
1000 men as prisoners.
When the fall Of Antwerp was
made known to the Allies the French
cavalry was withdrawn in the direc
tion of Arras.
"'The interrupted artillery engage
mcnt in the Wocvre region was re
sumcd Oct. !. At the same time the
German right wing and center re
sumed the bombarlment Of Rheims
On the whole the situation for thu
Germans is favorable. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
w. C. T. u. OF STATE ,
I MEETS HERE SOON
Annual Convention viii Be Held II
Baptist Church Three Days
Some cf the Features Planned.

The annual state convention of the Ver-
mont ". c. +. {. will be held in the
First Baptist church Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Oct ii, - and IS. On
the first evening there viii be- a reception
to the delegates. OF whom it is expected
there will he between - and 100 present.
On one of the other evenings a play will
be given by the children and on the third,
five or six pupils of the seventh and
eighth grades will participate in a contest
for the Demorest silver medal for the
best recitation The play and the various
lecitations will be along lines of temper
| ance work.
| The delegates win be entertained in
| homes in town with lodgings and break
fasts, and dinners and suppers will be
served by members OF Rebekah lodge III
| Odd Fellows hall.
| The Brattleboro W G. 7. t. at the
meeting yesterday elected as delegate,
Mrs w f. Banks, Mrs, George H. ClapT
and Mrs +. J, LaDuca and alternates
Mrs {. ID. Smith and Mrs. {. l.. Wyman
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.
n. j. Lawler to Be Postmaster a
Greenfield.

Nicholas J. Lawler5of Greenfield. who
with his brother, operates chain OF
moving picture houses in Greenfield,
Athol, Turner'S Falls, Amherst, Brattie
boro, Baldwinville, Miliers Fails and
Northtield, will be the new postmaster
Of Greenfield. Alr. IaSler has been a
Democrat for many years. and has won
much success as manager OF theatrical
and entertainment houses lie is a di-
rector in the Eastern Theatre Managers
association which is comprised of
theatre managers in the eastern part OF
the United States. This organization
has headquarters in New York. He IS
very highly regarded in Greenfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
TODAY'S WAR NEWS

Martial law has been declared in
South Africa as the result OF the dis
coNcrv of ct rebellion Lieut.. Col. Nor
itz. a Ho2r officer together with a
number oil his officers and men. have
gouc over to the German forces of the
German proteetorate and is in rebel
lion against the government of the
Union.
The proclamation declares there is
reason to believe that the government
of German southwest Africa is en-
deavoriuG to corrupt other citizens OF
the union with promises of the estab-
lishment of republic in South Africa.
The official statement in Paris this
afternoon declares that the allies are
making progress along nearly the EN-
tire line of battle.
1t has been decided TO remove the
Belgian government to France. King
Albert. will remain with his troops il
the field. Some of the Belgian govern
mcnt officials and members of the dip
lomatic corps, accredited 10 Belgium
already have left Ostend for Havrc
The Germans are reported to have oc
cupicd Ghcnt and yesterday German
aviator dropped a bomb on Ostcnd.
The eastern arena of The war ha
recorded no particular activity othc
than continued preparation FOR the d,
ci~ivc combat in Russian Poland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-13
U. S. CUTTER MEN DROWN.
Six Go Down When Boat From the
Manning Swamps

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA radio
gram to the revenue cutter service
from the commander of tire Rehring
sea fleet reports the drowning of
Assistant Surgeon l.. w Jenkins, +.
II. =, and five other men when Il boat
from the cutter Manning swampea
Saturday III Cnaiga Pass. off Cape
Sariches
The message said:-
4 boat from the revenue cutter
Manning landed at Cape Sariches in
Cnalga Pass in order to carry medical
aid to IN employe Of the lighthouse
IT that point. In returning from the
beach with the sick man the cutter
sWamped. owing Ia the bad sea
running, and with the strong tides an.
under tow III that locality, the follow
ing persons were tlfowned:-
: Assistant Surgeon l.. w Jenkins
United States public health service
CoxSwain Demario. Seaman Dalsgafd
Seaman Landhaug and Seaman Keelz
and Luke Louk@, the sick man from the
| lighthouse. Coxswain Demario was
one of the crew of the Tahoma VIII,
We're rescued when that ship was re
Gently lost at the western end of tn,
| Aleutian chain.