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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
Closer Inspection of
 Fire Hydrants Ordered

eC1oser inspection of fire hydrants during the cold weather so as prevent them being found in a. frozen condi- tfon when wanted for use was recom- mended at last nights session of the Fire Board. It was decided to put the matter up to Chief Mooney for ac- ton and to suggest that one man from each fire house be detailed to in spect the hydrants in that district as often as it is considered advisable.
 Applications for permanent posi- tions, were received from Frank J. Tate, 24 Evergreen street, and Charles T. Bell, 57 Drew Place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
BOY COASTER HAS
 MAN ARRESTED FOR
 STEALING HIS SLED
GSnecia1 to The

1Spec1aI Go The Far1ner.)
 Shelton, Feb. 1s--Albert Hall, a we'll known photographer of Elizabeth street, Derby, was arraigned in the Shelton city court today on the charge of theft of a sled from small boy Of this town.
 Halls arrest followed the complaint of the youthful coaster, that after he had collided with the photographer and bow1ed him over. last night, Hall took his sled away.
 Hall promised to appear in the town court tomorrow and Judge Dillon re-. leased him on his own recognizance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
Miners Prefer Charges
 Against Judge Dayton

Washington, D. G.. Feb. 18.-Charges against Federal Judge A. D. Dayton, of the northern West Virginia district were filed with President Wilson to- day in a petition by a committee of the United Mine Workers and the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem- b1y, asking for investigation.
 Judge Dayton was charged. with prejudice which incapacitated him from sitting as a judge and the petit ton contained allegations intended to support that charge. President Will son promised to consider the petition and refer it to Attorney General Mo Reynolds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
LAWS NEEDED TO INSURE WIRELESS
 TALK IN ENGLISH
Former US. Consul Creevey Draws Lesson From
 CT eunding of Roma

s~Tnere should be enacted in the United States law which will compel every ship carrying large crews, or passengers from foreign ports to the United States, to equip it's wireless room with English speaking opera tors. In fact the law should be Inter national and compel steamers to em- p1oy operators speaking the language of the country to which the ship is bound The greatest of sea-tragedies I predict will some day be found due to this present almost criminal neg 1ect-''
 Thus spoke Edward A Creevey, for rner. United States Consul to the Azores and Cey1on, who was one of four first class passengers on the steamer Roma, from MarSei1es, France and the Azores, to Providence, R. l., and hours son a sand-bar off the shore Of No-Man's Lands late Monday night with 518 passengers aboard.
 Former Consul Creevey reached Bridgeport, last night, upon a pleas ure trip and to visit his wife who Farmer, yesterday, the ship was float ed after some hours upon the bar without loss of life
 From the relation of the passenger today the ship was seven miles out of its course after having been buffeted DY W1I4d ana waves OuI1n& the GnIlT6 passage. While proceeding west northwest the Roma. buried herself deep into the sand, with only feet of water beneath the surface of the sea, while the draught of the ship was 21 feet She was pounded by the solid waves from a wind blowing a. gale from the southwest. Had rocks been beneath the boat she would have broken up before any steamers could have taken off the passengers The very elements which had caused the disaster conspired to release it, for the pounding of waves in g. changing wind finally turned the vessel over half way around and she fIoated off bow first, in the direction from which she had come
 In speaking of the conditions today ex-Consui Creevey said: 'It is a shame that no English speaking operators were connected with the wireless ser vice on board. Although the captain did not think it necessary to send out s. O. g. calls, information could be transmitted to shore only in the French language to which nation the ship owes allegiance. All messages received from other ships had first to be translated by myself and the purser into French that the captain and of- ficers might understand it's signif- canoe. deem this in time of great stress at sea almost criminal as much time would be wasted
 This country should pass a law similar to the one now in force de- s<.andinx that evarv shin cazTyinz over
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
Miss Gregory Greets
 Suffragists at Home of
 Miss Theresa McMahon

A number of ladies and gentlemen assembled yesterday afternoon at the home of Miss Theresa McMahon. 6O6 State street. The guest of honor was
 Miss A1yse Gregory a young and eIo- quent advocate of votes for women Miss Gregory incidentally discussed some of the measures that are being taken to promote equal suffrage in this state. The occasion was most in teresting and pIeasurable. Miss Me- Ma.hon is recording secretary of the Bridgeport league, and enthusiastic ally devoted to the cause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
c. RARNJJM SHELBY
 NOT INVOLVED IN
 HARTFORD LAW SUIT

Clinton Barnum Seeley of this city is not involved in the suit recently brought by Burr & Knapp in connec- tion with the million dollar trust fund left by the late P. T. Barnum for his widow and other heirs. The fund is with a Hartford banking house. The Farmer was in error when on Monday it published the name Of the Bridge port banker in connection with the action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
Deposed President of
 Peru Sent Into Exile

Lima. Peru, Feb. 1s.-Gui1lermo Bill linghurst the deposed president of Peru, was sent into exile today to- gether with his son George and his minister of the interior, Don Gonzales Tirado.
 Under military escort, he was taken to the port Of Callao. about six miles away, where he and his two compan- ions were placed on board the Peru vian cruiser Lima, which then sailed for Panama
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18

fifty crew or passengers be equipped with wireless under penalty of heavy fine. The legislation should enforce the carrying of operators conyersant with the language of the country to which they are bound-''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
Students Flee Flames
 Clad In Night Clothes

Nyack. N. r., Feb. 1s-students of the Overlook School were driven in to the snow in their nightc1othes early today by fire which burned the big building to the ground. The fire was attributed to defective electric wire insulation. The loss exceeded S5O- GOO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18
IDLE STORE LooTED.

Angelo Costa,s fruit store at 1916 Main street, closed temporarily during alterations was broken into last night and quantity of materials taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18

William Fairlie, a director of the Rosevil1e, N J., Trust Go, recently wrecked, died of heart disease at his home in Newark, N. J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18

William, aged IA, Dora, aged 11s and Ada Kfnian, aged g, were com rnitted to the county home by Judga E. F. HalIen in the probate court to- day. William Ki1Ifan, the father .cr the children is dead. Their motnaT. Dora Killian, has failed to provide for them and several weeks ago the clIl- dren were reported to the ChaIfLIrI department as neglected The mcsrrr and children lived Tn East Main stres- and for time glAe worked fm au Ererf Side factory. Lately she has had u1 work and has been unable tc prc9l for her little ones.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-18

Mystery, Romance, Thrills SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE Fairly Teens With Them. Read
 The FARMER Now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
PUBLIC LIBRARY
HAS MANY BOOKS ON
HOW TO DO THINGS
BY CARL MILAN
Director Birmipr CHAM Public Ifbr


How to do things, is the subject of
several books that have just been added
to the children's department of the Bir-
mingham Public library. Most of them
are for boys, but there are two or three
for girls. too. There are also some ma
ture stories for boys and girls and a
few books for very little folks.
BOOKS ON HOW TO DO THINGS.
American Boys Handy Book by Dan
{. Beard. What to do and how TO do
it. Tells how to make kites, fishing tackle.
boats. balloons, traps. magic lanterns, and
how to fish, camp. tramp, etc Over 400
pages, well illustrated
Boat Building and Boating, by Dan
c. Beard.
The Boy Pioneers: Sons of Daniel
Boone" by Dan C. Beard. Full directions
for organizing and carrying ON Daniel
Boone club. making costumes, fort. camp
furniture, prairie schooner, etc, and for
celebrating days.
Boys Book. of Airships." by Harry
Delacombe. One of the best books on the
subject for men and boys.
Harpers Camping and Scouting by
George B. Grinnell. An outdoor book
for boys. Comprehensive compilation of
practical. clear and detailed Information
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

measured few of he railroads will invest
a dollar unless the outlay is compulsory
ana as the manufactures and mercantile
establishments stand Il is almost state
OF stagnation. The element of acute pol
ltics has again entered into the situation
ana threatens to once more resume its
familiar role-that Of raw disturber-
ana with no concentrated objective in
slght, unless It be attack and the disrup-
tlon. Is 1t any wonder that another Pc
lfod of uncertainty has arrived, and that
the conservative forces are once more
sullenly preaching the gospel of non
action.
There is no certainty about the January
boom in the stock market, and the street
is still puzzled as to whether it was
demonstration of honest faith that securi5
ties ought to sell on still higher levels, or
skillful, INSCRIPTIONS and successful ma
nipulation on the other side. The '1nten-
sltya feature vas largely concentrated,
and a handful of favorites like Reading.
Union Pacific, Steel and the Coppers were
whipped about sensationelly. The pub
lie came In and, soon relieved the In
siders of heavy loads they had been car
rying against the grade. The puzzle is
complicated one as to who made the big
money on the rapid and disconnected
wide market swings; the public may never
have truthful answer Meantime the
Pi'tsf diAhoubH Iuil OF dtllon, uoeS not
as Yet develop definite tendency" and
the live participants have worked into
temper"
No matter what may happen (within the
limit of possibility the railroads and
other corporations whose short or long
term obligations mature between F'ebru-
ary | and June 30 will either pay off or
obtain renewals-mostly the latter. That
VIII clear the deck for new business.
Railroads say they can de no new bor-
rowing until the skies clear and they are
assured of an enlarged income-an In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

young man that the personal direction OF
investigations into the necessities and
worthiness of needy and deserving men,
women and children had become TOO
much for him; as he must expand his
mission rather than contract it his great
need was an efficient assistant or asso-
eiate The newspaper writer discussed
the matter with the venerable philanthro-
pist during a period of several weeks and
then turned down the proposition with
deep regret Nothing was said about
compensation for the service suggested,
but as the oil king knew he was in re-
ceipt of $4,000 a year there was signifi-
canoe in a stray remark he casually
dropped that man of unusual talents
should be beyond thought or anxiety
about the need of money for himself. The
only man known to have refused a posi-
tion with the oil king at an unlimited
compensation, remained a warm personal
friend of Mr. Rockefeller until death
overlook hin. short time ago. There
are human sides to the bllionaire that
few people ever knew anything about or
heard of. He is now an old man. He
has been heard to say that five scores of
years should be the normal life of an av-
erage, careful man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

on all phases of camp life mountaineer-
ing, boy scouts, open-air life for girls,
caravaning, fishing, hut and tent building.
and. the organization ana conduct of large
camps.
"Harper's Handy Book for Girls" by
Anna p. Paret. Things for girls to make
and home decoration.
sHarpers Indoor Book for Boys by
Joseph H. Adams Carpentry, wood
carving. metal work. wire work. relief
etching, clay modelling. book binding,
printing and other useful pastimes.
"Harper's Machinery Book For Boys, .
by Joseph H. Adams. A first book for
older boys, explaining principles Of me-
chanics. sources of power, kinds and uses
of tools. Chapter ON al,omobiles motor
boats, gas engines, shop hints. formulas.
tables, gauges, measures and definitions
of mechanical terms.
Little Garden For Boys and Girls -
by Myrta NJ. Virgins. Simple talks on
gardening in general tools, and plans
and the routine of planting and care, hav-
ing as the main object to instill love of
gardening. Clear and practical
"official Handbook of the Boy Scouts
of America" perhaps the best all round
book ever published for practical boys
Tells hundreds of things that every live
boy wants to know. One copy has been
placed in the main library and one in
each branch.
The Scientific American Boy by A
r, Bond. Simple directions for making
bridges, windmills. waterwheels. tents.
etc.
THE Scientific American Bow at
School, by A. R. Bond
Second Boys Work of Model Aero
planes.' by F. A Collins.
NATURE STORIES.
Bird stories. Sketches of bird life taken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

from the works Of John Burroughs. Beau
u1ul Illustrations. some in eolors.
children of the Wild.' by Charles G
ID. Roberts
Squirrels and Other Fur Bearers" b1
John Burroughs. A charming little bool
describing. in story form. Is different AM
imals. Beautiful colored illustrations
Little Folks Handy Book" by TIM
Beard and A. b. Beard. Tells little chill
dren how to make simple toys from empty
spools, clothespins and sticks.
Little Plays" by Lena Dalkieth. Five
little plays suited for home theatricals.
GAMES.
Games for the Playground. Home
School and Gymnasium by Jessie III
Bancroft, assistant director of physical
training in the New York city schools
Contains varied collection of games foI
Fairgrounds. gymnasiufns, summer camps
chilurens parties. etc
Play" by Emmett Dunn Angel. Com
prises games for the kindergarten, play
ground, sehoolroom and couege: how Il
coach and play girls basketball, etc
All of these books will be found In
the new ehildrens room opened durina
the past week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

crease of per cent in the freight rate.
As rule they have their own shop facil-
tiles for repairs of equipment and can
get along quite awhile without calling on
the big car and locomotive works. They
are helpless however, when it comes to
rails and locomotives. In poilt of fact
railroads are prepared for a long siege
and can meet almost any emergency.
The public will be the first sufferer.
Then will come the shareholders and the
employees. 1t is poor policy to borrow
touble, but sound sense to make ready
for adverse developments.
Rockefeller Really Modest
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller's benefactions
are mostly private-eonfidential. you
might say. Contrary to the common rule
he shuns publicity, not because of any
sense of particular modesty, but because
he was too busy his Erst - years OF bus
mess life to give time to personal ex-
ploitatIon. Until about 81 years old he
worked night and day Naturally he ran
down physically, and his physicians told
him bluntly about 10 years ago. that IL
he did not take rest and a rigid diet he
wouldn't live long He retired from ac-
tive business then and there and for sew
eral years subsisted mainly on milk
crackers and toasted bread. In connec-
tion with the business of curing him
self lie entered upon a personal study of
the subject of prolonging life. He has
already spent more than 100000 on the
fad, as the flippent call his devotion to
the development Of speciality for tho
prolongation of human life. Estimates
have been of an outlay of fully 5000, 600
The amount is more likely to be the
larger than the smaller one named 1T is
true that Mr.. Rockefeller urged a news
paper man of New York and Washington
to drop newspaper work and devote the
balance of his life to humanity, under his
81. ID. R.) direction. He confided to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For SHERIEE

I hereby announce my candidacy for
sheriff of Jefferson county. subject to
the action of the democratic primary.
GEORGE II. BODEKER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
For ROAD supERyIsnR

hereby announce my candidacy for
reelection for road supervisor of
JEFFERSON county. subject to the ac-
tion of the democratic primary. J. r.
(Bob) Taylor. Al st -su- we-sat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-14
INVASION OF CITY
BY RIVAL ELECTRIC
COMPANY RUMORED
Report of Negotiations by
Philadelphia Electric to
Lease Keystone Telephone
Conduits Basis of Belief.

Possible invasion by a rival electric
company is believed to be responsible for
reported negotiations by the Philadelphia
Electric Company TO lease for n large
sum certain unused underground con-
duits of the Keystone Telephone Com
pany.
Joseph r. Mccall president OF the Phil
adelphia Electric Company, refused to
deny or affirm whether such negotiations
were under way. He also declined to say
whether his company had ever made pro-
posals for such a lease.
Revival OF the talk followed the begin
ming OF the citys fight for reduced elec-
tric light rates. Testimony relating TO
rates charged by the Philadelphia Blec-
trio Company was given last month in
Harrisburg before the Public Service
Commission
For years II has been known generally
that only about 80 to 90 per cent. OF the
total condults owned by the Keystone
Telephone Company are in actual use. 1t
was pointed out today by flnanciers that
the unused conduits, each of which has
capacity OF about 400 circuits, would be
valuable asset to any electric company
which might care to invade the field here.
The keystone Telephone Company,
which was organized in 1900 under the
laws of New Jersey, owns about II, 100000
or 100000 feet of vitrihed tiled conduits
In the city of Philadelphia. The valuation
of this property is fixed at about $1,000 900.
Since the negotiations were reported, stock
of the Keystone Telephone Company has
been going up.
Nathan t. Folwef1. president of the
company, who declares that there has
never been any discussion at meetings of
the board of directors regarding possible
leasing of the conduits. said that the stock
had simply gone UP because business was
improving.
Keystone common stock closed at 10
on Saturday. On December 1t was SELL
ing at 1l1s.
Years ago the Philadelphia Electric
Company made a tentative proposal to
purchase the conduit system for $500 900,
the telephone company to pay a rental of
Sl25,000 per annum for what It used. That
proposal was rejected.
The Keystone Telephone Company was
granted authority to lay it's conduits by
an ordinance signed on December 26, 1902,
during the administration of Mayor Ash
bridge. The company filed a bond of
$4,000. Under the ordinance 1t Is at
liberty to lease any OF the conduits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-14
ELATIoN AT CRAMPS
Navy Contract and Trial Of Great
Northern Please shipbuilders.

Northern Please Shipbutlders.
Workmen at the William Cramp & Sons
Bhip and Engine Building Company's
plant were elated today at the announce
ment that the Navy Department had
awarded a contract TO the concern to
build one OF the ave new torpedoboat
destroyers.
Further rejoicing was aroused among
the shipbuilderB when It became known
that the new passenger and freight
steamship Great Northern, which they
had turned out. had exceeded her speed
requirements by more than a knot. This
makes the Great Northern the largest
and speedisst passenger and freight
steamship ever constructed on the Della
ware River.
The Great Northern was tied up to a
wharf at the shipyards this morning. and
the work OF finishing her interior deco
Fations and furnishings was begun. The
vessel Is scheduled to leave here on jan
uary n for a cruise through the Panama
Canal TO the Pacific coast She will carry
a full passenger list when she leaves Her
sister ship. the Northern Paelfc. Is being
prepared for her trial trip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-14
Aged Poetsss Asphyriatsd

HAVERHILL. Mass. Dec. H.-With an
diminished Christmas poem upon her desk.
Miss Mary L. Bartlett q high school
teacher and Of local prominence as a
postess. was found dead IN her apart
ments. having been accidentally as
phyxiated. She was "a years Of age, ana
Tor many years was a teacher OF English
at the HaveFhili High School.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-03-26
PAGE EIGHT,

the matter, the Parcels Post would have been
put out of business
Congress acts rapidly when the corpora
tons signal, "Full speed ahead!" But Con
gress makes snail proud of his gait when
the corporations say GO slow"
Do you see the point?
The railroads and the Express Companies
are linked together. Those qcho oe0n and
control the railroads, oe0n and control the
E@prcss Companies
If they could have tied the hands of your
Postmaster-Generalt they could have man
aged your Congress-
The marvellous manner in which they man
aged Senator Bankhead of Alabama, Senator
Bryan Of Florida, and Senator Smith Of Geor-
gia shows that.
BY the help Of such renegades. the corpora
tons came rith<H one cote Of killing your
Parcels Post
In few weeks, Senator Srnrth, the Goliath
who was going to reform the greedy corpora
tons, will have a chance to face the people,
and enD1ui7l
There is no defiant and insulting Executive
Committee for him to hide behind, this year
There is no corporation legislature to mock
the people and deny them a say-so. this year.
The Honorable Goliath Smith Will meet
face 10 face, the people who once trusted him.
and whom he has betrayed.
Let him read again his Macon Platform,
and his other virtuous promises: let him
remind "the farmers" of the ardently unset
fish love he has so often expressed for them;
and then let him tell these farmers why he
conspired and colluded with the Wall Street
corporations, TO KILL TIE TWIN
BROTHER or RURAL FREE DELIV-
ERY.