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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
KEEP AWAY FROM
 BOOZE, STARS SAY
WaddelI, Johnson and Wagner Write Letters to
 Boys

Pittsburgh, March 3.-'%TeH the aboyg to keep away from booze and cigar ettes'' was the advice of RaJbe Wad- dell in a letter read by Alderman Mansfield at McKeesport, Saturday night to a large club Of boys advocat- ing clean living. Letters from Honus Wagner and Walter Johnson were also received and read to the boys s The letter from WaddeM, said to be dying in San Antonio was written at his dbctation by his mother
 Wagner wrote:
 tsrell the boys not Go use bobacco and to let drink and lies alone, and keep good hours. Tell them bQ take their parents advice in an things; curb their tempers and count 100 al- ways before they speak in anger"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
(By Wagner.l

VI
 Jimmy O'Rogrize son Of the Eastern association president, and former sec ond basenan of the Bridgeport team, will leave Saturday to join the St. Paul club of the American associa- tion He played third for St. Paul last season where he had an average of .236 in batting and .920 in fielding. St Paul will train at Memphis, Tenn There is Southern league team in that city of which Mike Finn. the for mer Waterbury pilot, is manager.
 George Browne, the Giant o11tfelder, has not abandoned hope of Becoming manager of the Bridgeport baseball club. He wrote another letter to Pres- -ident O'R,ourke today in which he said he could surely make good as a leader in this league. If he doesn't land with Bridgeport he would like to boss the New Britain squad The league exec sl1tive will turn the letter over to Own CT ScinSki of New Britain att the meeting in New Haven tomorrow and see if he wants to do business with Browne.
 Hannes Kolehmainen and Melvin Sheppard Of New York are among the 200 athletes that will compete in Con- vention Hall, Kansas City, next Sat Ur1ay night in the annual indoor track games of the Kansas City Ath- letbc club.
 Conflicting reports have been re- ceived about the length of Mathew sons new contract with the Giants. Some papers say he signed for three years and others say one year. The storm, which played havoc with so many telegraph wires, made commun- ication with Texas difficult. Anyway Matty has signed and another good winter league yarn is finished.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
AMERICAN BOYS CAPTURE HONORS
 AT OXFORD MEET

London, March 3.-Ffve victories were scored by Rhodes scholars at the Oxford University sports which were concluded yesterday.
 w. B. Havens, of New Jersey, car ried off the 100 yards fiat in 10 IA sec ondS and the hurdle race in 16 3-5 sec onds N. s. Taber, Of Rhode Island, won the ha.lf-mile fat in. 57 2-5 sec onds, and E. IT. Adams. of Texas, was the winner of the putting the weight contest, with a put of 3S. 1-2 feet. :
 As E. T. Adams had on Saturday won the hamIner-t throwing event, with @ throw of 122 feet inches, the total number of wins by the American scholars was five.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
JIMMY O'ROURKE TO LEAVE
 FOR TRAINING TRIP SATURDAY
George Brown, Old Giant Star, Writes Again Seeking Bridgeport
 Management

The New York Americans have fine training quarters at Houston, Tex. The Rice hotel: where they are staying, is one of the finest hostelries in the south. It has a Turkish bath and other up to date equipment which delighted with the appearance of Ray Keat1ng andE the other pitchers who boiled out at Hot Springs before join ing the main squad at Houston.
 It Is said that Lefty Leverenz. who pitched for Hartford in 1911, has jumped to the Federals He belongs the worlds tour as member of the White Sox.'
 Hal Chase still expects the Federal league will: fall for his proposition. He wants $10,000 a year for three years andfa $5.00o bonus for signing. Modesty is Hals middle monicker-
 The Yale track team must do with out the services of Poucher, one of the best runners in the university. He is behind in studies.
 The American Roller Polo league is finding hard sledding. Albany has just withdrawn from the league be cause it can't find a suitable place to play. This leaves six teams in the organization.
 Ducky Holmes. the local boxing pro- nnoter, ds quoted in the New Haven Journal-Courier as saying that Al Ketchel is better drawing card in this city than Young McAuliffe- He says Ketche1 draws from the most re- mote sections of the city while Mo sAuliffe brings them only from the East Sidesa Take the : witness stand this matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
Winter Baseball


 A Boston scribe scribbles: .eWouldn't it be a great joke if the two Boston teams fought it out for the worlds championship ?'' It sure would.
 Manager Geo. Stallings has prom ised to try out Catcher Fred F. Tyler. The young backstop is a. brother of Pitcher Lefty Tyler of the Braves.
 Geo. Stovall. manager of the Kan sas City Federal league team, says he has a bunch of ball tossers that will prove one of the strongest in the new league.
 Beckley how to hold a bat in the late '3Os or early '4Os has been appointed an umpire in the Wisconsin Illinois league.
 Two veteran gardeners, Harry Vol ter and Birdie Cree, will be missed from the New York Yankeers' lineup this season. Wo1ter goes to Los An geIes and Cree has been released to Baltimore.
 Joe Evers, brother of John. has re- fused to sign with the Terre Haute Central league club. Joe doesn' tex pect as large salary as his famous see the Terre Haute figures.
 Pitcher Jeff Tesreau, the Giants splitter, has pitched all winter for the San Diego team in California If Jeff doesn't show class this season Mo Graw will be inclined to cuss Jeff, San Diego and winter baseball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
Don't Hesitate, Learn to Hesitate.

Instruction in the Hesitation Waltz, the newest and best of the new dances, will be given every Thursday evening in the advanced dancing class to be formed Thursday evening, March 5, at Quilty'S School of Dancing in the Col onia1 ball room and which will meet every Thursday evening The new waltz is all the rage among the so- ciety of New York and this city, easy, graceful, and offering a variety of steps, dips, and gltdes, which make it very attractive. The instruction will be followed by an evening of dancing. Gall at the Colonial and learn the lat est dance.-AG1v.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
PREDICTS UNIVERSAL
 TWO CENT POSTAGE

Paris. March 3.-Sfr John Hennilzer Heaton. father of the Anglo-Ameri- can penny postage system in a speech before the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris, prophesied the in- troduction of universal two-cent pastage rate within a year.
 He proposed the abolition of politi- gal froneiers throughout the world for postal and telegraphic purposes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03

At a meeting of the board of gov ernorB of the Bridgeport Automobile club two new members J.. T. Roche and G. B. Crawford, were accepted, the sum of $50 appropriated towards city planning, and decision not to re- join the American Auto association announced
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
POINTS OF INTEREST.

We are displaying a large variety of new white lawn shirt waists at E. H. Dillon & Co.'S, 11o5 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
OSBORNE,
P1oKPooKErs GET $50!

Mrs. Mary Innes of 563 Fairfield avenue while shopping yesterday was the victim of pickpockets. She lost her purse containing $50 in EAlls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03

Neeotiations have been completed to build a 60,OO0 ton steamship larger than the VaterIand. now~ under con- struction at Belfast
 The Boston Elevated Railroad paid it's employees SPAS, ,51O. which was back wages due under the terms of arbi- traItior1 following their demand for a wage increase
 King Alfonso of Spain signed an ar Ibitration treaty with the United States.
 The French aviator, Garadx, estab Iished a record by ascending 10, 890 feet with three persons in an aeroplane at ChardreA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03

Mrs Elizabeth Sharon, one Of tha oldest women in the country B deaf at steeHton, Pa, aged 104 years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
FRATERNAL NEWS
mA LopGE. N. D. Q. 2.

IDA LODGE, N. E. O. P.
 Ida lodge, N. E. O. P.s had 9, very enjoyable session last evening on tho occasion of the regular meeting of tne lodge. Three new applications for 5men1b bership were received and tc new members were initiated Refreraf ments were served at the social 1c1- sion following the meeting and a few hands of whist were also gsn5oy-l- In connection with this next re6laE meeting of this lodge one of the union committee of a1l-the local lodges o4 the New England Order of F'rOtectiou will be held to still further perfect the plans for the entertatnmsut oE the representatives who are to at tend the meeting of the grand Iodg1 here on ApT41 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03

BRIDGEPORT LODGE N. D. O. F.
 Beyond the expectation that asveral new applications for membership aE1 likely to be received, since they nave
 been promised, there Is nothing out of the ordinary to come beKors. the reg ular' meeting of Bridgeport lodge. -- k. O. P. this evening to be held at No 62 Cannon street where this lcsds1 has been meeting for nearly a rear
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03

ETKS' LEAGUE.
 (Ellxs' Club Alleys.)
 Team B. Strickland ...... 99 89 ST. 275 Cosier ........, ss Ss 97- 273
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03

Totals .-.... .,..539 554 53f-1624 Teams A and c will roll tonight CRANE NO. THREE MAN LEAGUE
 (Park City AIleys.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03

Manager Geo Stallings has prom ised to try out Catcher Fred F. Tyler. The young backstop is a brother of Pitcher Lefty Tyler of the Braves.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
The Case of Seventh Street.

The 1th street merchants appearing be-
fore the Senate subcommittee on District
appropriations today have good case
and cannot fail to make an impression
with their arguments for the inclusion of
that street, north from Mount Vernon
Square, in the asphalt paving schedule
If there were no available money for such
an Improvement it might be necessary to
readjust the schedule. but there is no
lack of funds and there should be no
doubt of the granting of the plea Sew
enth street is too important thorough
fare to remain longer in the archaic con-
dition in which it lies at present along
the northern stretch 1t is one of the
main city arteries and should long ago
have been given the best pavement from
end to end. 1t is no longer needed to
maintain it in cobbles for the sake of the
heavy farm traffic from the country lying
beyond the boundary, for that traffic
avoids it and seeks the smoother streets
on the east and west. The Senate COM
mittee cannot fail to recognize the injus-
tice and the absurdity of continuing to
keep this street in shackles, lined solidly
as il is with business, while other streets,
far less important, arc paved with the
best materials. All Washington supports
the plea of the present petitioners.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
Spirit of "a Mechanical Age
20 Record Herald.


Ours, says a veteran theater manager
gloomily, is mechanical age, in which
less and less is left to the human fac
the spirit. Ours is, indeed. a mechani-
cal age, but it is not an age that dis
penses. or is at all likely to dispense.
with charm, beauty and the things of
the spirit. To the broader vision-like
that of WellS-a mechanical age Is an
age set free" an age that has more
time for study, contemplation and
right living. There is no reason why
vulgarity and gross materialism should
capture the wonderful mechanical de-
vices of the age; and there Is plenty
of evidence that the spirit" is busy
trying to utilize the same devices
Automatic players have brought music
and good music, too-into tens OF
thousands of homes in small towns and
rural districts The movies are doing
wonders. They will soon become an
adjunct of every school, museum and
cultural agency. They Will democra,
tize science. They will make dry
studies attractive. They will steadily
elevate the standards of popular enter
tainment, annexing the spheres Of ro-
nance adventure and beauty. Our
mechanical age enables polar eXplor-
ers to take music along with them
but has il killed the spirit of polar
exploration? Our age has given us
aeroplanes, but has it destroyed the
spirit of the airmen? Is our age de-
fcient in courage. benevolence. appre-
citation of natural wonders and the
finer achievements of man? Knowl-
edge and invention shall make US freer,
and freedom from TOO monotonous,
grinding toll will make us more truly
human. more truly social and civilized.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
The Great Business Meeting.

Washington holds a large number of
delegates to one of the most interesting
conventions ever held in this city of
national gatherings. The sessions of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States which begin today will cover a
wide range of subjects and will undoubt-
edls demonstrate the high state of organ
ization TO which this body of business
men has been brought in the short time
since its creation. 1t was a happy in
spiration to associate under one title
representatives of the trade bodies of
this country. Business in the United
States IS in a state of transition. under
the influence of regulative legislation 1t
IS adjusting itself to the new situation
and without shock or serious disturb
ances. The meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States. follow
ing as il does closely upon the enactment
OF the new tariff bill and the currency
law. and during the tendency of the trust
bills. is thus OF marked importance.
These are the days of organization. and
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States reflects that spirit in the highest
degree, for it is body composed of rep
rcsentatives of representative associa-
tons. The individual interests are merged
in the collective interests. The views ex-
pressed at these sessions are the views of
experts, speaking not only from their
own personal experiences but the expert
eRces of their trades and industries There
are, of course. differences of opinion di-
vergent points of view. disaereements on
broad questions of policy. but in the main
this organization stands for sound busi-
ness conducted along progressive lines
and in conformity with the laws.
The delegates TO this meeting stand
therefore. in lieu of the business interests
OF the United States. They represent a
tremendous motive power. the agencies
OF the employment of millions of men
and the expenditure. of enormous sums of
money. They are entitled 10 speak au-
thoritatively upon the requirements of
business and its attitude toward effected
and pronosad le~ieiat'ou.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
The Speeches. Banquet.
from the New York Sun.

INtW 1VIk
In the name of a deafened. worn-out
and yawp-soaked country let praise and
thanks go to the Indiana Society and the
Daughters of Indiana, whose olhner IN
this town next week is to be toastmas-
terless. oratorless. Those philosophers
will dine in peace and joy; not forced to
gorge and guZzle In order TO nerve or
chloroform themselves for the drab or
dreary hours of speechifying Ihey VIII
dance play auction bridge, watch va
riety show. enjoy themselves i'll various
rooms according to their fancy. Nv
Hoosiers are going to dance till day
light" the secretary of the Indiana So
new declaration of independence. this
proclamation of emancipation from the
woke of talk, and If ANYBODY attempts
to make a speech he will be shipped back
to the banks of the Wabash, evidently
a condign and ferocious punishment.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
GOV. Glynn and Murphy.

In matters personal Gov. Glynn is
shifting ground and reversing himself,
and thereby taking d risk
Tpon succeeding GOV. SulZcr he an
nounc.d that he would not be candi-
date to succeed himself Ills sole ei1of' l.
he said would be to give the state
good administration of its affairs for
the coming twelve months
Asa sl1ppIement to this, he announced
in reply to question that his auI1llh-
istration would not become tail 10 MT.
Wilson's kite. This was to say that he
would be advised by New Workers about
New York affairs, and be governed IN
his course by his own judgment ana
New York influences.
He seems to have changed his mind
on both propositions. He is resarueo
now as all but an avowed candidate 1or
a full term as governor. and his con-
ference with the President yesterday
about the democratic situation in New
York is accepted as showing that ne oe-
sires the aid of the administration In
carrying out his plans.
Gov Glynn is a clean, straight man.
and his presence at Albany has given,
and is giving. his party much comfort
Tossed on the waves of rough, rest
less tide" it has needed a good, firm
hand at the helm.
The risk he takes is in this. If he
ties I'd definitely with the President ne
cuts loose definitely from Mr.. Murphy.
In White House circles the cry is.
Murphy must go,'' Collector Malone
and Mayor Mitchell both echo it, and
now if Gov. GIynn adopts it and exerts
himself under its inspiration, Murphy
will either go, or be forced to put up a
strenuous tussle to stay
That Murphy ought to go needs no
argument He is a statewide quantity,
and he stands condemned in state cir
cIes. His state influences have been as
preiudicial to the democracy as his city
influences.
But the question is. if Gov. Glynn be-,
comes an active instrument against
Murphy, what sort of revenge will the
Tammany chief show, and how effective
will it be next fall if Gov Glynn is
the party's candidate? What is called.
and what really is human nature. finds
lively expression in Tammany circles.
You stand by me, / stand by you. or
you hit me, you get 'biff' back, is
the rule of life in that quarter
So that if Gov. Glynn is nominated on
an anti-Murphy cry, and practically
pledged to put. and keep, Murphy out
of business. what will Murphy do?
Desperate as his fortunes appear to be.
ne shows fight, and still has friends.
He is a representative of the rank and
file of Tammany; and as matters stand
in New York, a sulking Tiger would
mean democratic defeat at the polls.
Yesterdays conference at the White
House will prove of interest in New
York regardless of party, and the Muir
phyites will want the fullest particu-
lars, and watch all developments with
the keenest solicitude.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
Undaunted.

The legislature did its best;
On that we must agree.
1t labored without thought of rest
To aid both you and me.
When any cause for new complaint
Our worthy patriots saw
They rose superior to restraint
And passed another law.
The statute books increase in size
With every passing year.
Some of the laws are very wise
And some are rather queer.
Though criticisms far from few
Are to its work addressed,
That legislature, tried and true,
Still meets and does its best.
Evening star., 1914-02-11

necessarily felt on account of them. Yet
| the Judgment of scientists is that there
| is no reason for apprehension inasmuch
as there is no history of successive shifts
I in the surface along these fault lines and
this latest slight readjustment of the
rock strata is believed to be conclusive
that is to say, that fresh state of sta
biity has been reached, to remain for a
long period.
Naturally the greatest alarm is felt in
New York city on account of the extreme
height to which buildings have been car
red II will be remembered that at the
time of the San Francisco earthquake
great damage was done by the tremors
to the higher structures before the out
break of the fire which destroyed them
The attenuation of business buildings has
been carried to such an extreme in New
York that even slight earth movements
are sure to be productive of some erect
Fortunately it appears that there is a VIZ
tualy solid foundation stratum oeneath
Manhattan, although i'll the man the
Champlain fault follows the course OF the
Hudson river, the bed of which was, II Is
believed, originally formed by this great
rock slip.
Should there be additional shocks In the
area covered by yesterday tremofs
there will be occasion for some ALARM
but in view of the reassurances OIL geo
logical experts who have given their
Judgment as to the phenomenon there
should be no fear at present In any
event worrying about the state Oh the
earth's crust will not make 1t in the least
more solid and there is excellent reason
for calmness in view of the fact that this
is an isolated instance of quaking on the
north Atlantic seaboard.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
Ulster and Home Rule.

Our British friends are at grips with
an old problem, never easy. but grown
Very difficult from long delay. Home
rule for ireland has engaged the at
tention of some or~the most eminent
OF later day British statesmen: but the
question is still unsolved. Mr.. Glad
stone failed with it. Can Mr.. Asquith
succeed?
Something must be done Ulster is
armed, and seems to be in earnest
But the friends of ho1ne rule seem
equally in earnest. and are in author
tty. They have advantage in that
and in other things. Will they press it?
There Is expectation of compromise.
Such difficulties are usually treated in
that way But q compromise in such d
case needs to be very nicely adjusted.
Otherwise. it may lead To a condition
worse than the first
As a people We were faced for many
years with a problem that threatened
the greatest embarrassments to the re-
7public-even destruction. Could the
public continue to exist half slave and
half free? 1t had been organized on
that basis. Why could it not continue
so?
Several efforts were made to COM
engineered by Mr.. Clay. the greatest
parliamentary leader of his day. Fair
ly good results were obtained. but
proved only temporary.
Finally a great man with an earnest
message appeared. and the country
shook under his appeal He said that
the republic could not continue half
slave and half free. and the long post
poned clash came The compromises
had simply postponed the inevitable.
and here was the original difficulty
emphasized a thousand times
What Is known as the Irish question
goes back for more than a hundred
years. and has been growing in en-
barrassments for the British govern
ment all the time Ireland wants home
rule. and wants it now She has never
been as strong. numerically or strategi-
cally at Westminster as at present.
Her leader there is both an orator and
an organizer. in the former gift hav-
ing an advantage over Parnell. Will
John Redmond hold Mr.. Asquith to
terms?
Mr. Gladstone failed in part because
he was a convert. and rather a sudden
one. He had opposed home rule as
warmly as he was now supporting it.
This change of front caused bitter feel
ing against him in circles other than
political In religious and in literary
circles the cry of 'apostate" was raised;
and the greatest Englishman of his
day alienated many friends
Mr.. Asquith does not labor under that
disadvantage. Neither do men swear by
or at him with the fervor they did in
Mr.. Gladstone's case. Unlike the orator
and rhetorician he is an Unconditional
lawyer and man Of business. who. if
anybody can. should be able to sub
init some workable compromise at a
perilous time
Evening star., 1914-02-11
Better Training of Children.
ON the Pittsburgh Press.

From the Pittsburgh Press.
1t is long time since anything has
awakened more cordial approval than
the Parents League. which has just
been organized by Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond among men and women prominent
in New York society. This is an age of
fads and faddiness is regarded by many
well balanced minds as the peculiar
weakness of the ill-balanced. But there
is too much sound sense in the idea of
the Parents League to warrant ii In
being dismissed as merely another fad.
Merely to state its purpose is to disarm
criticism. That purpose is the establish
ment of wholesome standards for the
education, amusement and home life OF
children. ut is hoped says Mrs. Ham
mond ITO make 1t fashionable to be
sensible and questionable to be fool
ish'