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The Washington times., 1914-07-19
Pension Plan Adopted
By Terminal Company

Washington Terminal employees who
reach the age of seventy. or who are
found to be incapacitated between tbs
ages OF sixty-five and seventy, will be
re tired on a pension as the result of a
system inauRurated oy the company
Pensions also will be granted to those
emp.oyes who have been with the Ter
minal Company. or railroads associated
with 1t. for more than twenty years
The Terminal Company has been In
existence only since 130,.
The first beneficiaries under the new
system will be retired on August I.
They are Albert Banes. assistant post
master. in service nearly forty years
Richard L. Ball. blacksmith's helper.
in service nearly thirty-onc years, and
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will net the companies at least s25. 900. 6oo.
the commissions decision will cite tn"
following:
I.ighterage and noatage at New YORK
city.
Lishterage and terminal charges at
Chicago.
Loading and unloading OF carload lots,
Free collection and deliveries.
Free wharfage and doCklSe.
Free reconsiSnment of freight
Free passes and transportation of
private cars.
Free switching of cars.
Trap car service known as ''spottinS.
These nine practices constitute What
the commission feels is burden upon
the roads for which there is no justifi-
cation. They have grown up from year
TO year and are largely the survivals of
A Teriod when there was actual com
petition between ia lroads. During that
period the roads fell into the habit OF
giving away service to get business. and
this. in the judgment of the commits
sion, amounts to nothing more nor less
than rebates.
Once this free service lis discontinued.
the commission has figured that the
profits of the carriers will be greatly
increased, and the increase will come
without any corresponding hardship
upon the consumer.
1t is pointed out for instance. by the
commission that the railroads yield in
rebates to the United States Steel Cor
poration alone about SO 900 900 a year in
free service. in what is described as the
Industrial line practices.
S4o,ooo,ooo For Roads.
Once abolished, these rebates should
net the carriers, according TO the COM
missions calculations. no less than S25,-
O00.O a year. This, added to the SIS, ,000,-
00o which will come from advances in
class rates. gives the roads aO.0o0,00O
more than they now have from all op-
crations.
Looked at from that point Of view. the
carriers have won more than many per-
sons have believed for weeks they would
get from the commission under the de-
cision about to be announced.
To have allowed a fat per cent on
both commodity and class rates. without
the abolishment of rebates, would have
netted the roads probably sl00, 100000 a
year, a tax which the commission does
not believe the shippers of the Eastern
States should be called upon to pay.
financial mismanag ement OF 1nany of
the railroads ia the Ea s.,'.l ts~'itury u
gwen much attention ~ the ." n'"isslon.
Fur instance, the revelations o the New
Haven investigation will ba hrnught cut.
The Eoston and Mair2 the Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton, the Chicago and
Alton, the Wabash, with the Pittsburgh
terminal, the Fierre Marquette, and the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads
are cited as instances the financial mis-
management of which, as the commits
sion says brought about t'Inand for
more revenue.
This phase Of the order merely serves
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Hibernians Leave for
Norfolk Meet Tonight

Members of the Washington branch
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will
leave Washington tonight tn attend the
forty y-ninth annual convention Of the
order at Norfolk. Va. which opens on
tuesday. The delegates representing
the District are Joseph d. Sullivan,
the Rev. DR.. George A. Dousherty,
vice rector of the Catholic University;
Thomas p. O'Dea. William ]. McEvoy,
Thomas McGrath, and Thomas r. Cook.
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ROADS HERE TO GAIN LITTLE.


No increases, 1t is understood, are to
be allowed on commodity rates, and
consequently the coal roads coming
nto washington will receive little, If
my, benefit
The commission, it is understood. will
n its report clearly point out that the
Increases allowed will not afford ex-
use for any retailer to increase his
o-ices on any class of merchandise 10
ne consumer.
Financial mismanagement, eXtrava-
gance and waste will be pointed out In
letail in the report, as reasons Why
general increase is not necessary.
The report. it is understood, will tn
dertake 10 show that certain Eastern
'ailroads can save 81. 100000 year by
asily uracticed economies.
The commodities upon which the COM
mission has declined to order advances
include, coal. coke, ore, limestone. SAND,
=ravel, plaster, cement, stone, LUMBER
nd other forest products, tiles, brick,
LAY, paper in pulp, ice, flour, grain
nd petroleum.
In addition, the commission has re-
used all advances on rail and lake
-dteS covering shipments IIlONhlS pdIlly
hy rail and partly by lake steamer.
Commodity freights are the real reve-
rue producers of the railroads. Noc
My do they form the far greater par;
n the shipments. but they are the
tonnage that is moved at the smallest
ooerating cost. They move by car, and
often by the trainload, and are loaded
and unloaded in bulk.
Failure to grant increases upon COM
modify rates will not be the keen dis
appointment to the railroads that it
might haNn been. had they not been
wen consistent warning Order upon
order has been issued during the past
wear declining commodity rate increases
in individual cases.
Coal Roads To Suffer.
Refusal to grant commodity increases
will hit some roads harder than others
An of the coal-carryinc roads viii suf-
FER. both those in the anthracite and
luminous fields will be affected. These
include practically all of the railroads
entering Washington. the Pennsylvania,
baltimore and Ohio. and the Chesapeake
and Ohio.
There NAV be some slight increase
7pon sand and gravel. The railroads
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DR.. A. E. Winship Praises
Schools of Washington

Expressing the belief that washington
schools should be of such character al
to serve as models for the entire coun'
try, DR.. A. f. winship. editor OF the
Journal OF Education and for many
years a member OF the Massachusetts
state board of education. has reached
Washington in the course OF lecture
tour which he has just completed.
DR.. winship commended Washington
schools and laid stress on the benefits
of the playground system.
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William Wallace, cleaner. In service
nearly thirty years.
Pensions under the system are al
lowed ON the following basis: For each
Year of service, / per cent Of average
regular monthly pay for ten years pre-
ccding retirement If an employe has
been in the service of the company for
forty wears and has received for the
last ten years an average of $50 per
40 Der cent of $50. or So month.
Acceptance Of pension allowances does
not .debar the beneficiary from engag-
ing in other business. but such person
cannot rs-enter the service. No per-
son is tn he taken into the service of
the company who Is more than forty
five years old.
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Rate Ruling Denies
FipePer Cent Raise
Decision Scores Railroad Extravaganza and Points
Out Where S25, ,OOOO 900 Year Can Be Saved, Be-
sides Allowing s16OOC,OOO Increase on
Freg ghts.

Scoring the railroads heavily for miSmanagement and
waste and disaowng with rebuke the application OF all
the Eastern railroads for per cent horizontal increase
freight rates. the Socaed advance rate decision OF the
interstate Commerce Commission will be announced early
his week.
Some of the roads will receive balm in increases
owed on class rates that will bring additional revenue of
approximately si6,oOO,ooO annually.
That the statements as given here will be the general
rpor of the decision has been learned good authority
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have practically proved that there Is
no profit in handling this commodity.
and it was a last minute plea on TINS
account that DELAYED giving out ne OF nne
also may be allowed on the commodity
rate on sugar, shipped in bulk.
Only upon the class rates Will me
railroads receive any substantial coT-
fort. Upon six of these class rates m
creases of varying Importance have
been allowed and while not one of them
will amount to per cent advance
they will. in the aggregate, provlde the
carriers with not less than Sl60o@0.
Only 20 per cent Of the freight oisl-
ritory will be affected by these m
creases. That is the extent OF the
freight shipped under class rates. All
other is grouped under the Sommodl-
ties.
Glass rates apply upon Soods shipped
in boxes. bundles, bales, crates and
other small packages. Most of this
freight consists of manufactured prod
ucts and all of it is expensive 10 handle
and subject to damage in transit.
ANY increase in revenue which the
railroads may derive from their class
shipments. therefore, will prove eX-
ceedingly advantageous. so far as 1t
goes. They complained bitterly that
they were not making enough money
out of their class tonnage and they have
of that complaint.
Distribution of Benefits.
The fact that class freight is composed
almost entirely of manufactured goods
means that the roads which rely upon
movements of such tonnage will enjoy
greater benefits from the decision.
Among these roads are the New Ha-
ven, which operates in a nlanufactur-
ing territory; the New York Central, the
Jersey lines, and the lines that have a
Westward movement from the Eastern
group of cities which includes Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
The Baltimore and Ohio and the Penn
syIvania will share to some extent in
the increased profits from the raises al
lowed in the class shipments.
AS it involves the revenue Of the rail-
roads, the next most important phase of
the rate decision is the economies which
the commission will put into effect.
Some of them already have been treat
ed by the commissioners in separate
orders, such as the industrial line order
issued a few months ago.
In sumIcing UP the practices of the
railroads which, when discontinued.
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to justify the stand taken by the COM
! missioners, that the investors in railroad
securities, rather than the shippers,
should assume any burdens which the
carriers may have complained OIL IN
their petitions.
And in this connection the commission
points out in very significant fashion
that IL is unaiteTdblN opposed to any
move which will make them parties to
the capitalization of speculation.
Extravaganza Is Found.
A new element that has not hereto
fore figured in the commissions in
vestigations will be brought TO light
when the railroads are criticised for
extravaganza and waste in the pur-
chase of supplies. The commissioners
have found many of the lines guilty
of this and the fact will be given
more or less attention in the review
of the case.
Also. the carriers will be enjoined
to provide greater efficiency in the
MANAGEMENT and operation of their
properties. This idea is not new. how
ever. 1t was urged Conspicuously by
Louis Brandeis in the first rate in
crease investigation and is the sub
ject of some sharp comment in the
present inquiry.
The railroads are severely rebuked
for their organized effort to influ-
ence the commission in favor of an
increase of rates through public
opinion The commissioners make II
plain that they have decided this case
upon sworn testimony and not upon
the fact that an artificial public SEN
timent had been aroused by what
they regard as an unjustifiable cam
paign of publicity.
Consumer Is Warned.
And lastly, the commission announces
that the increases granted are not suffl-
cently large to warrant any shipper or
distributor of merchandise in charging
| higher prices for his goods to the cen
sumner. The commission anticipates an
| imitation of prices in some quarters on
the ground that higher freight rates
are now charged and a warning Is given
! to the consumer to be on his guard
against this.
Naturally, the decision as herein out
| lined will be subject to different opinion
| III different Quarters in 50 far as II al
fects the vital interests of the railroads.
Rut it is doubted in Washington II the
railroads will be greatly disappointed
after they have tine to digest the
order of the commission.
1t is well known that the carriers have
not believed for months that they would
get full 5 per cent upon their petition.
They have, for the most part, resigned
| themselves to a much less gain IN reve-
nue. and while at first blush they may
believe their whole case has been lost,
| IL is unlikely that they will take SO
gloomy a view of 1t, after they have
studied the findings of the commission
carefully.
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WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District Of Co
lumbia-Fair tonight and Monday;
cooler tonight.
Maryland, Virginia. and New Jersey
fair tonight and Monday; cooler to-
night; moderate northwest winds.
The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
and Attacks.
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AFFLECK'S.

TIDE TABLE.
High tide. 4:45 p. m. and 5:T p. m.
Low tide .......11:4 a. m.
SUN TABLE.
Sun rises 4:51 Sun sets.-..... 1:21
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SOC Blue Cling
ham Petticoats

Neatly made full
cut skirts of fast
color. good quality
singham: deep plain
or tucked ruff1es.
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S4.OO Pure Linen
and Striped
Rahne White
Skirts

Finest of pure
linen and handsome
novelty striped ra-
tine skirts. in new
pearl buttoned front.
Long tuniC style.
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White. blue. pink,
and maize. pure silk
crepe de chine and
fine tub silk waists.
in dozens of eXquis-
ite new styles.
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S1.OO Kimonos

Plain white dim
ity and neat figured
batiste kimonos;
embroidery trimmed:
square Dutch neck;
shirred belted waist
line and trimmed
cuffs.
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Savings
S5c S-4 Sanitas
OIL Cloth,
I5c Yard.

Slightly imper-
feet Sanitas Oh
Cloth. in all
white, or white
ground tillng and
marble effects.
The Sanitas Is
the very best
grade of oil cloth
made. Yard.
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Included in this lot
are all-wool chin
chillas in eve ry
wanted color and
style, storm serge
jackets, capes OF
roa d C o I h, &c.
Clearance price,
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$3.50 Cloth Dress
Skirts

% Skirts. OF blue
and black serge.
cream mohair. and
serge. and fancy
checks and plaids.
Remainder of lines
that sold to $3.50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
FAIRFIELD COUNTY TEACHERS AT SPRING
 MEETING IN NORWALk

More than four hundred teachers of Fairfield county attended the annual spring meeting of the Fairfield coun- ty Teachers association in Norwalk at the First Methodist church yester- day. Professor William H. Fitzpatrick of Columbia University gave an ad- dress in the morning on Education and Locality, Other speakers dur ing the day were Miss Mabel Hall Dana of Wellesley college on Teach ing Socialized subjects and the Rev. pr, Howell Dwight Hills of the Ply mouth church. Brooklyn, who spoke son ''The American of Today and To- morrow
 Some excellent music was rendered by the Norwalk High school orches- tra. After the addresses regular business meeting was held, when It was announced that the association had received s100 gift to be used in the scholarship fund of the Connecti- cut college for women in New Lon don George c Thompson. vice-pres- ident and chairman .of the executive committee, was elected chairman. Robert L. Rink of the Lincoln school Bridgeport, was elected vice-preei- dent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
cHAPTER XIX.
victory For the Waziri.

' TAT HEN the eyes of the black M Manyuema savage fell upon wv the strange apparition that
 confronted him with menac- ing knife they went wide in horror. He forgot the gun within his hands. He even forgot to cry out His one thought was to escape this fearsome looking white savage, this giant of a man upon whose massive rolling mus cles and mighty chest the flick kering hrelight played.
 But before he could turn Tarzan was upon him, and then the sentry thought to scream for aid, but it was too late A great hand was upon his windpipe. and he was being borne to the earth. He battled furiously, but futiIely. With the grim tenacity of 8 bulldog those awful fingers were clinging to his throat. Swiftly and surely life was being choked from him His eyes buIged, his tongue protruded. his face turned to ghastly, purplish hue. There was a convulsive tremor of the etifening muscles, and the Manyuema sentry lay quite still
 The apeeman threw the body across one of his broad shoulders and, gather ing up the fellows gun. trotted silent ly up the sleeping village street to- ward the tree that gave him such easy ingress to the palisaded village He bore the dead sentry into the midst of the leafy maze above
 fY0 be Confiuued.1
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 ow of death. Presently a Manyuena forged ahead of his companions; there was none to see from what direction death came, and so it came quickly, and a moment later those behind stum- bled over the dead body of their conn rade-the inevitable arrow piercing the still heart
 It does not take a great deal of this manner of warfare to get upon the nerves of white men. and so it is little to be wondered at that the Manyuema were soon panic stricken Did one forge ahead an arrow found his heart: did one Lag behind he never again was seen alive: did one stuwasie to one side even for bare moment from the sight of his fellows he did not return, and always when they came upon the bod les of their dead they found those ter rible arrows driven with the accuracy of superhuman power straight through the rzctim-s heart But worse than all else was the hideous fact that not once during the morning had they seen or neard the slightest sign of an enemy,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
fCuzatanuadl
copyr-lsht. 1913.


 was after midnight when TarzGn. with his slow moving caravan, ap- preached the spot where the elephants lay. Long before they reached it they had been guided by the huge fire the natives had built in the center of a hastily improvised bona, partially for warmth and partially to keep of chance lions
 Et was a joyous reception the little party received when the blacks within the boma saw the long file of fettered friends and relatives enter the fireIsght. These had an been given up as lost for ever ss had Ta<zan as we'll Sleep was no easy matter that night. for the women who had lost their men or their children in the days massacre and battle made night hideous with their continued wailing. and bowling. Finally. however. Tarzah succeeded In sIlencins them on the plea that their noise would attract the Arabs to their hiding place when aIl would be slaugla- tered.
 when dawn came Tarzan explained his plan of battle to the warriors First the women ana children with a guard of some twenty old warriors and youths were started southward to be entirely out of the zone of danger.
 Two hours after daylight thin cir cle of black warriors surrounded the village At intervals one was perched hleh in the branches of tree which could overlook the pallsade Presently a Mnnyuema within the village fell, pierced by a single arrow, silent mes senger of death from out of the silent forest
 Tnp Arabs and their followers were tlro~n into h fine rage at this unprec. edented occurrence. They ran for the gates to wreak dire venseance upon the foolhardy perpetrator of the out rage. but they suddenly realized thai they did not know which way to turn to find the foe AS they stood debat- ing, with many angry shouts and m1ch nestierilafinE. one of the Arabs sank silently to the ground in their very mfdst-a thin arrow protruding from his heart
 Tarzan had placed the finest marks men of the tribe in the surrounding trees. with direefi0ns never to reveal themselves while the enemy was faced in their direction As black released his messenger of death he would slink back behind the sheltering stem of the tree he had selected, nor would he again aim until a watchful eye told him that none was looking toward his tree.
 Three times the Arabs started across the clearing in the direction from whicl they thought the arrows came, bu each time another arrow would come from behind to ta ke it's toll from amonl their uumber- Then they would tu1-I and charge in q new direction Final ly they set out upon determi net search of the forest. but the black melted before them so that they saw no sign of an enemy.
 But above them lurked grim ngur' in the dense foliage of the mighty tree --ft was Tarzan of the Apes, hoverinl over them ms If he had been the shad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
tro be ca,ntlnned.,

Thomas G. Jones. United States Judge for the Middle District of Ala bana, died in Montgomery. He was 7s years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
Hand Laundry

LAUNDRY DONE BY HAND saves your linen. A trial will convince you that our work is superior to other Iaundries. Work called for and delivered. Hygrade Hand Laundry 564 Park Ave Phone 9s6-18. Ua11 sse
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02

Flower and Vegetable Seeds
 JOHN RICK < SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
ReaI Estate

[ REPRESENT THE OWNER for sale or rental Of two splendid bus iness blocks. Main street between Fairfield avenue and Golden Hill street. one on Stratford avenue. one East Main street, one Water street. best business section in each case. Interested parties will serve their own interest by seeing me about them Houses. vacant lots and business places to numerous to enumerate and locations;; terms and prices to suit any one wishing to invest. McAvoy. Security Build Ing. 26 *tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
wines and I.Iauors

THE AR1BRDsE CO., Importsrs and Wholeaalers of Wines. Lsaquors and Brandies desire to inform you that their place of business is now at 540-5z4 East Main St. Telephone 1011- SIS esf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
For Sale

MITCHELL RUNABOUT $25o; Buick one ton truck $250: riley Touring $500: 6 h. p. Bridgeport Motor s100, two cylinder 5 h. p. Racine. reverse gear WilImann Garage, Stratford Avenue, opposite Cemetery. Phone I415-3. U sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
Furniture and Piano Moving

I.ARTvEE 6 REDIN farniture and piano moving a. specially. general
 trucking. 1s7 Deacon St. Phone
 40lI-2 D 23 altfs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
Trunks and Rags

WYE MANUFACTURES and repafr. aIso carrya full stock of trunks, travoI- ing bags. leather goods and urnbres- las Bridgeport Trunk G Bag Co- Phone 23O4-2. 1o4s Broad st.
 g 4sgs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
HOT WATER HEATING.

GET A BRIDGEPORT wATHK heater for your kitchen boiler fo, the forthcoming summer. Yer, convenient and . money saver. Gun ningham & Schwerdtle, 6eo Fairfiel' Ave. D 10 a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
Landscape Architects

OF ESTATES. planting, grading, tree specialists
 pruning. spraying, cavity work. Dealers in cut flowers seeds hedges, trees. fertilizers Funeral work a speciality. MaIIett-Cock- z field & CO. 3z1 Fairfield Ave Tel
 z606-12. Uz25 aIIr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
Horses For salc

HORsEs, HoRSns 1svy aren-s,t . business horses, one spaeer. Tood --15 around saddle mare and ehes1ntS pony ReasonaBa@ Ex1na5
 Front Stables. Kozsnt1 and f1 Lane. 5 6 aas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02

WANTED TO BUY mems second hand clothing and furniture Mrs.
 c. Meyer. l447 Main St. Tel 2s5z-2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-02
FOR SALE

E O10 0&AA1Es family house. Baldwin Street, lot 5ox150 4aet, $6,5O0.
 fazzrfiy house Drew Place, lot 42x145 feet. family house Poplar Street, lot 49x135 feet, $4,T0e.
 Cottage. seven rooms. Hewitt Street. reasonable.
 Cottage, six rooms, Capitol Avenue. ash trim, all improvements f325o. Cottage. six rooms Harmony Street, lot 60x125 feet, $2,20o.
 Two family houses. cottages, and building lots near St Vincert's Hos- pital at reasonable prices; terms easy WILLIAM T. MULLINS
 Real Estate and Insurance BRIDGEPORT SAVINGS BANK
 BUILDING
 Corner State and Main Streeea