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Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

Mrs. c. E. Bennett, who has been in the Juneau hospital for some weeks, rec covering from the effects of an opera tion, is again at her home in Treadwell. aud is recovering rapidly.
 Tbv Jefferson left Seattle Monday night with the following passengers for Douglas Island: Robert Fairbanks, J. R. Johnson, Matt Arola, O. D. Depue, Warren Farwell and one steerage.
 There is to be a miscellaneous shower given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. James, on the evening of Oct. 3d, in honor of Miss Ann c. Fox, whose mar riage to Royal Shepard is to occur in October.
 The accommodation of the City of Seattle on her trip southbound today were all sold out at Skagway to people leaving the interior. Gastineau chan nel people were unable to secure acc commodations on her.
 Roy Nolan, of Juneau, will succeed Harvey Fremming as trouble chaser on Douglas Island for the Alaska Electric Light & Power Go. on the first of the month. Harvey will be stationed at the Juneau power station this winter.
 J.F Null, who recently arrived here from Seattle, has taken charge of the Republic barber shop, in place of Fred Hastings, who goes to Lituya Bay to test a patent gold saving machine for extracting gold from the beach sand.
 The Juneau postotice will be moved on next Sunday to it's new quarters iu the building erected for the purpose by B. M. Behrends, near his store. The building is up to date in every particu- lar, and has long been needed in the town.
 Hose Company No. l, of the Douglas Fire Department, will meet at the City Hall on next Monday evening, at 9 o'clock. This being the first meeting of that company for several months, the cart will be qreased with very impress i've ceremonies.
 At the meeting of the city council last Monday night, a very favorable report was made of the progress on the new city saltwater tank It was re- ported that all the material was on hand and is on the ground and the tank will be completed in three weeks.
 Mrs Louisa Kane, accompanied by her daughters Rose and Patricia, ar- rived ou tbe Georgia Saturday for visit. They were accompanied by Miss Cassie King, who was a guest at the Kane home at Hoouah, having acted as bridesmaid at the Kane Dodge nuptials.
 To make room for the events of the swimming carnival which is to be held at the Treadwell natatorium on Thurs day evening, Oct. Stb, the chute at the far end of the tank will be removed and will not be replaced. Que of the new features planned for the carnival will be "canoe war;"
 Mrs Paul Bloedhorn and Paul, Jr.ar rived home on the City of Seattle last Sunday morning, after a visit of several months duration with relatives in Michigan. They were accompanied from Michigan by Mrs. c. B Secrest and baby. c. B. Secrest met the party in Seattle aUd accompanied them to Douglas.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30
Notice to Tax Payers
Douglas, Sept. 15.

Douglas, Sept. 10. The assessment roll for 1914 is in the office of the city clerk for your inepec- tion up to October 9th, on which date the city council will sit as aboard of equalization, to hear and adjust com. plaints. M. J. O'CoNNoR, Mayor. Attest: JOHN HENSON, Clerk.
Douglas Island news., 1914-09-30

.est: JOHN HENSON, CIerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
CARE NECESSARY IN
 SETTING NEW TREES

The trees which have been ordesa~ from the nurserymeh are beEtnrinr to arrive, and people receiving auc1 trees should be very careful to DnclN them as soon as they arrive end ssheer' them in out in the field -prs- ferably in the field where they are Bc- ing to be planted.
 Trenches should be dug and tne trees should be put in in rows- J'n-y should be laid on the ground thickiy so that the buds will not start. It il advisable, where convenient to brsal open the bundles and expose more Of the roots. to the damp soil
 The roots should not be exposcd to the air any longer than is absoiutclr necessary Many trees die every year for no other reason than that tho rootr areexposed to the air for 600 long ia period. Some varieties, especially tno more tender. ones and the evergreen. if the roots are once dried out w'l die even though the roots are dDmp- ened s-ty water, mud or moist earth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
MATRIE LABORI, ATTORNEY FOR MIME. CAILLAUX, IS 54 TO-DAY.

Maitre Fernand Labori, the French ssavocat'' who gained an in ternationaI reputation by his conduct Of the zola and Hurnbert cases and the Dreyfus appeal and who was recent ly engaged as counsel for Mime. CaiI- laux. the assassin of M.. Calmette. was born at. Rheims fifty-four years ago to-day. M. Labori has been the recognized head of the French bar ever since his masterIy defense Of zo- Ia. and Captain Dreyfus. He was friend of the murdered editor of the Figaro, and consented to defend his slayer only on dttion that no re- fiections were to be cast on the mem- ory of M. Calmettes M Labori began his legal career thirty years ago. and. in addition to his labors in that he1d. .a he has made a remarkable literary record. He founded the Revue du Palais and the Grande Revue. and compiled an eneycIopedia of French laws. Mme. Labort was Marguerite Okey. a Montreal girl, and won wide fame as pianist before she married Vladimir de Pachmann, an eccentric musician. who had been her teacher in London and Vienna. The musical pair were very unhappy, and when Mime. de Pachmann fell in love. with TTer-na n q I.ai1orf then zss sstx1lsryIir,tv .lawyer. her husband permitted her to obtain asdivoree, that she might be free to- wed the young Frenchman who had captured her heart. Since her marriage in 1893 Mime. Labori has composed several noteworthy musical works, including an opera. -'Yato." based on the Chinese revolu- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
SIGNS oF sRoopINEss.
But still Lay Eggs in stoFrs College
 Contest.

The hens in the international egg laying contest at Storrs continue to make new high records. On the last ldav of the twenty third week they produced 538 eggs or twelve more than any previous single days production since the contest began. The total yield of 3,607. for the week is less Dy thirty-nine eggs than the yield TOT the preceding week. This small loss however, would seem to be negligible when it is remembered that all the heavier breeds are now showing more or less marked signs of broodiness
 First plase for the week goes to Frank IL TGttle, Ashland, Mass, whose Barred Rocks produced hfty-eight eggs. This same Massachusetts pen also won the blue ribbon or first prize for the highest monthly yield dur ing March and produced 223 eggs, A lConnecticut pen of Wyandotfes owned by Merrythought Farm Of Colum bia gets second place for the week with fifty-fve eggs to their credit. and an other Connecticut pen of Barred Plym- outh Rocks owned by Waveny Farm of New Canaan tied with the English Wyardottes- for third place with fifty three eggs each. Close seconds to these were a pen of Buff Leghorns from Grand Rapids, Mich, pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks from Long Island, g. per1N of White Wyandottes from Rhode Island and a COnneCL1cuL pen OI TNf1Ou0 Island Reds from Danbury that pro- sduced fifty-one eggs each.
 The second mon th1y prize for March was awarded to pen of English White Wyandottes with 2f9 eggs and the third prize for the month was won by Merrythought Farms White Wy andottes with a yield of 2I62 eggs. It is interesting to note in this connec- ton that thfA same pen Of White Wyandottes from Merrythought Farm passed during the week the pen of the same breed from Rhode Island which has been occupying third place in the competition for the past six teen weeks and are now leading them by the small margin of two eggs.
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows:
 Tom Barron, catfortf1, England,
 White wyandottes, ............. s4e Francis F. Lincoln. Mt Carmel Ct.
 White Legho-ns, ...............,..-.. 791 Merrythought Farm, Columbia,
 Conn, White wyandottes, ..,.. 7e1 Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. l.,
 White Wyandottes, =. .........-.. 76s Dr. J. A. Frifchey, Harrisburg
 Pa. Single Comb Rhode Island
 Reds, ..s. ......-....- I05 Cecil Guernsey, East CobIeski1l, N
 Y. White Leghorns. .............. sss Jules F. Francais. West Hampton,
 L. T., N r., Barred Plymouth
 Rocks, ..-s...... ....-.........-.. 645 George P. Dearborn, Lake Como
 Fla, Single Comb Rhode Island
 Reus, = sz-,- 62S Tom Barron, Catforth. England.
 White Leghorns, --.. .... ..s.--.... 610 Pinecrest Orchards, Groton Mass.
 Single Comb Rhode Island Reds eoz
 The following is a. list Of leading Connecticut pens:
 A. B. Brundage, Danbury. Single
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
NO REUNION OF
 BULL MO0SEAND
 6. 0. P. POSSIBLE
Charles Sumner Bird Declares Party Will Fight On Alone to Ultimate Victory.

Indianapolis, pri1 1S-Ama1gamatio tion1 of the Progressive and Republican parties is impossible, declared Charles Sumner Bird. former Progressive can didate for governor of Massachusetts, in an address at the Indiana State Progressive convention here today
 .tIs it possible he asked, that the leaders of the Progressive party would work in harmony with the men in control of the Republican party? Sta nd them up and judge for yourself In one row are Barnes, Penrose, Smo0t, Guggenheim and their kind. In the other are Roosevelt. Johnson, Stubbs, Lindsay, Beveridge and men of their type.
 1t is as impossible to bring these men together upon one platform as it would besto induce the rank and file Of the Progressive party to follow the Leadership Of men who would conn promise with the bosses of the old par ties in order to win tlae spells of of. fee.
 WILL FOLLOW OWN TRAIL
 tsNo, we Progressives have bIazed our own trail and that is the one we will follow. Disintegration of the Progressive party Nonsense! Those who talk it are the ones who fear the Republican party will go first. Today we are party more than A., 000, ,000 strong-a party of advance much alive and working together with practical unanfmity We do not ex-. pect immediate results and are con- tent to wait until victory is attended on a solid and lasting basis
 AGr Baird placed upon the Republi- can party the responsibility for what he termed the "demoralized and des- perates condition, of the business of the country, asserting that under the Taft administration the Republican leaders had broken their solemn pre- election pledges. and declared, if they had not stolen the presidential nom ination in the Chicago convention of 1912. a Democratic administration would not haxe been elected
 RAPs DEMOCRATS /
 ssNeither can the Democratic party,'' he continued, escape the responsibil- ity for the deplorabIe business situa- ton which. notwithstanding their pro- testations, has steadily grqRn worse since the election of Mr. wilson.
 Their ceaseless, unremitting aEti- tude on business. unscientific tinker ing with the tariff, the failure to ap- point a tarfn commission to remove that question beyond the reach of pro- fessiopal politicians, the un-Arnerican, aimle5s, drifting Mexican policy which means war or dishonorable peace, which is worse than war, the footing of our diplomatic service where eloy po- ed and faithful public servants ali these cause distrust, suspicion. uncer- tainty.
 Business hesitates and halts, the American people are waiting and watching for a rift in the cloud which hangs over the industrial activities Of the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
CARSON EXPLAINS DETAILS OF PILOT"
 AGAINST ULSTER
Government Had Decided to Blockade Ports and Seize
 Volunteers Arms.

Belfast, April 1S-The Ulster ssprovis- ionaI government publishes what pur- ports to be the full story of the gov srnment's plan for warlike operations against the rebel province.
 The Marquis of Londonderry and Sir Edwardk Carson assume responsibility for the remarkable document, which adds several new and picturesque de- tails to the alleged plot already pub Iished by the unionists-
 It is declared that General PageG acting on orders from War Minister See1ey told the generals under his command that the government had decided to undertake active opera tiOns against Ulster, and 25,0 900 troops were to be employed
 Ulster. it is saids was to be block a6ed by land and sea- The Belfast police would begin operations by seiz- ing the rebel Headquarters and the concealed stores of arms of the ErI- ster volunteers and troops would then be called in-
 General Paget would be in the firing line at the first battle, and when the troops had suffered some casualties, he would approach the enemy under a flag of truce and demand their sur render
 Failing surrender it is added he would attack their position and a mil ltary government would be establish ed = Meanwhile. the curragh cavalry brigade would not be obliged to fire a shot or draw 8 sword against U1- ster< A disturbance would be arrang- ed in Cork and the cavalry would be sent South to suppress it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
CHANGE IN TAP DAY. CERE MONIES URGED
Yale Juniors Asked to Arrange For Less Publicity in Frater- nifty Elections.

New Haven. April Is.4The. agitation in the academic class at Yale in the. matter Of q stand on selections for the three senior societies on rap Day next month resolved Itself today into the definite form of set Of resoiu- tiots to which juniors are asked to subscribe. The resolutions calf for preparation by each junior of g list of 45 men whom he shall regard as his choice for election to the senior societies. A list Of the 50 men receiv- ing the highest number Of selections shall be published in the Yale News The committee on counting this vote shall be from the faculty appointed by the executive of the signers of the resolutions.
 E5very signer of the resolutions agrees to remain in the Junior oval on the afternoon Of Tap Day but shall invite no visitors to his room, and he shall endeavor in every way to con fine the proceedings to members Of the Junior class and senior society men Tfze hope is expressed that the rest of the junior class will do all in it's power to exclude undue publicity such was connected with last years Tap Day ceremonies.
 The ballot box for voting son the adoption of the resolutions will close tonight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
COL LOMBlAN TREATY CONTAINS REGRETS s,
 BUT NO ApOL OGIES
South American Nation Gets Free Use Of Canal For
 Its, Warships.
Twenty-Five Million Dollars To Be Paid by United States
 To Republic.

Paris. April 1s.-The text of the treaty between the United States and Colombia, settling the controversy over Panama. was made public here through the Colombian legation by publication in the Temps. The treaty was Signed at Bogota April E by United States Minister Thaddeus A Thomson and Dr. Francisco Jose Ur- rutia, Colombian minister of foreign affairs, and the members of a Colom7 Iian advisory committee.
 The first article of the treaty as published in the Temps says
 The government of the United States desiring to put an end to all disputes and differences with the Re- public of Colombia, occasioned by events which have brought about the present Situation in the Isthmus Of Panama, in it's name and in the name of the people Of the United States ex- presses sincere regret for anything that may have Interrupted or altered the relations of cordial friendship ex- isting long between the two nations.
 ssColombia, in her name and in the name Of people of Colombia accepts this declaration in the full assurance that in this way will disappear all ob- stacles to the restoration of complete harmony between the two countries. '
 The treaty provides that .Colom7oia shall enjoy freely and in perpetuity free passage through the Panama Canal for her troops, stores and war ships and stipuIates also that six months after the exchange Of ratifi-s cations Of the treaty the sum Of s25.- OO0, ,00O shall be paid 10 CsoIombia-
 The article relating to canal priv ileEes also provides for commercial advantages in favor of Colombian products imported into the Canal zone and for special Advantages in the rail- way traffic of Panama when the canal service is interrupted for any reason and when it is needed for Colombian agents and troops and for war stores from Colombia
 The treaty continues:
 ssCploanbia. recognizes Panama. as an independent nation which shall ter minate on the Pacific ocean at points equidistant between Cocalfto ana Ar. dito
 The United States undertakes to secure the sending by the govefn- ment of Panama of an agent to ne-i gotiate with Colombia treaty of peace and friendship. which shall ir1-, c1ude an agreement regarding the pe- cuniary liability of the two coun- tries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18

Fancy necIk-canafns or silk wirb beaded erids, were soc--25e.
 Rubbcr-Iined tourist cases 'consafn- ing wash cloth, were aoc--zc.
 Fountain syrfnses with two piDes were $1--75c-
 White crocneted hand-baes, good size, were 5Oc--1Sc-
 Mems wallets and card-caae@ anG bill books, long ago they were ssc to S1.25-15c.
 Washable white sIoves for women a fabric that looks like d9esi<in. fg biltton length, new resmhrEy BOG 3gc.
 Sample gloves of 1isle and chan1los- cite, all co1ors, many sort. all slzts- two clasp or 12 button style, reEniar 25c and 5Oc-19c,
 Lace collars and lace sefs, O Iot oi new sorts, regularly s0c and 5Oc-z5c-
 Mems new white silk handKeFeiiiers with coIOred border-2sc.
 Stylish new runs fin pretty colors. much in demand s-50c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
E. H. DILLON & co.

call carriage or order dinner But in writing clean business let- ter. or meeting customer, they would have been helpless.
 The last lumber of the Army and Navy Journal states that a part of the regular daily work Of the caval- rymen now patrolling the Mexican border. is the study of spanish. Thus the threat of lintervention has made the language necessary in an unex- pected quarter.
 A business man was telling the writer a short time ago of the way it affected him. He had been negotiat- ing for the purchase of a ranch Tn South America. He suspected that the selling agent, in their tour about the place. had taken him over some attractive ground that> did not be- long to the ranch at all. But in his ignorance of the language. he was not sure
 Later he took along young Amer ican who could speak spanish quite well, and did not notify the selling agent of his visit. A party of fore men and others took him over the property. They talked freely among themselves. and the young American could understand about all they said. When it came to any critical point, he would get out phrase book and ask a question in a. blunderine way. In that way he nailed them down on important points and found exactly what the property included.
 What Is needed to help on com mercial relations is not . lot Of men who can talk an awkward smatter- ing of Spanish. It is a smaller mum ber who have studied several years and can speak and write with facility A fellow so equipped win ind many opportunities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18

New printed lawns of good finish, small or>Iarge patterns in flowers fig iIres and stripes, pretty Fast colors, regular 1Oc-6t-
 Shirting madras of attractive ss ~.te ground with lr1erccFised stripe cona- bined with tasteful coHored stripe, a yard wide, fast co1ors, regular 15c-- lie.
 Silk and cotton wash fabrics On many pretty patterns and attractive coIors. A big variety including the new printed designs Regular S0c and soc yd--25c.
 Sea IsIand -cIlambray in excellent plain colors, gray, old blue, cadet blue. pink, x-bfood, light blue. 27 inches wide, au fast coIors.--6c.
 TaTeta for lining or trimmings, all silk, Iustrous and deep black. Regu- lar 5Oc--f9c.
 Grossett & DrnIapl popular copy right novels, a lot of good reading.- soc.
 Postcards. views of Bridseport-sc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
LEGLESs QUEENS

The first woman of whom it was said that '~The Queen of Spain has no legs was Margaret Of Austria, who married Philip III. the Pious.H of Spain on this date, April IS, 1899. On her triumphal entry into Spain she passed through a city famed as the center of the silk hosiery industry. and the srandees of the town sent the royal bride a magnihcent and costly pair of>stockings as a gift. The pious monarch was profoundly shock ed and ordered the present returned to the donors. who were to be in formed that ..the Queen of Spain has no legs" Ever since the saying has been .proverbial in Spain. Poor Queen Margaret was alarmed by the statement of her pious spouse and. it is said, burst into tears, crying, .I would not have married you if I had known that my legs were to be cut off At that. history records Philip the Pious smiled for the first time in his life Until the sensible Queen Victoria came to the throne it was lese maJeste to suggest that a Spanish queen was possessed of low CT limbs like ordinary humans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
THRICE WRECKED
 SCHOONER. IS LOST

Gloucester, Mass. April IS. The third disaster to the Gloucester fish h- ing schooner Harmony eduring the present season was fatal to the vessel, according to dispatches received here last might from St. Pierre, Mia The schooner was driven ashore on the is land and will be a total loss. The crew of 20 men reached shore safely. c
 Twice since the first of the year the Harmony had been lowed into EIali- fax, N. s. for repairs, once when she had been dismasted in gale and again when her decks had been swept hv a. storm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
THE STUDY OF SPANISH.

g A few years ago studying Spanish was an educational fad. It was rightly felt that expanding conner eiaI relations in Latin America call ed for business men who could talk and write to possible customers.
 But many pupils acquired only enough Spanish to read 1t blunder- ingly. They could ask their teacher in broken phrase book jargon. to lend them his penknife, could perhaps
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
'1STAN" NIXON STILL
 ILL; TRIAL DELAYED.

New Haven, ApriI 1s.-The contin- ued indisposition of the young de- fendant and the sickness Of his law yer here brought about a second post ponement today of the hearing of charges of breach of the peace against Stanhope w Nixon. a former student at " ale University. and son of Lewis Nixon of New York.
 , Nixon is said to have c1ubbed into uneonscfeusness on Oct. 9, E.. H Ev- eret, chief engineer of the Southern New England Telephone Co. The hearing is now set for next Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
I'm the city HaH and the Compensa-

An Ordinance Amending am Or1inance Regulating Operation of Elevator I'm the City HaH and the Compensa- tdOn of Operator
 In omp1iance with votes taken at the meeting Of the Common Council of the city of Bridgeport, held April 6th, 1914, the following amendment to the Ordinances of the City Of Bridgeport was adopted: to wit: Be It Ordained by the Common CodIn- ell of the City Of Bridgeport:
 That Section 3, of the Ordinance adopted September 18th. 1905, as amended March 18th, 1908, be amend ed to read as follows:
 Section g. It shall be the duty of said Jauitor to care for the elevator 1r. =t1ze City Hall. and to operate the elevator from twelve o'clock noon to one o'c1ock P. M on each week day. The City Hall Cn1rnmittee is hereby uthorized to employ a boy 10 operate said elevator and to perform such other duties as may be required o1 him by said City Hall Committee. and to prescribe his hours Of Service. The comprehension of said elevator boy Hl1all be a sum not. to exceed twelve dollars per week. <. Adopted, April 9th, 1914.
 Approved, April 18th, 1914.
 J. ALEX. H. ROBINSON.
 City Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
BEFORE MARRIAGE.

Tom-I've seen the girl ! want -r marry [ stood behind her at the ticE- ct window this morning ana she tcrA seven minutes to buy a dve-cent els- vated ticket.
 A1ice-Did that make you want to marry her.
 ,Tom--Yes. 1 figured oiIt that could never spend my fucome aL thsl rate.-Boston Transcripf y.- .s---.--. ---
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
pRoPOsALs

Sealed bids viii be received by the undersigned until 12.o0 o'clock noon. April 21st 1914. for furnishing 100 to 125 HydrantB and 100 to 125 Gate Valve Boxes to the Bridgeport Fire Department Specifications are on file at this office
 BOA RID OF CONTRACT & SUPPLY,
 Boom No. 28s City Hall. City