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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
WHERE STRAW
 BERRIES COME FROM

Washington, May s5-A recent sur svey of the production and marketing of strawberries in the United States. made by the Department of Agriculz important commercial strawber districts are Central California, Ten nessee, Maryland, Delaware. South ern Louisiana, North and South Caro- 1ina- Virginia and bhe Ozarks. In 1914. 1,eo5 carloads of strawberries were shipped from Central California. Lesser quantities were shipped from in the order of their importance. From the Ozarlxs came 74s carloads hast year.
 The authors of the survey point out, I however. that the north plays a more imp ortant part in the strawberry in dHStry than these figures might 5indi- cate Great quantities of berries are grown in the north in small patches and shipped to market by trolley, ex- press, or in the producers own wag- on. Only a very small portion of northern-groWn Berries are cencen- trated Into carload, lots. the basis for tf1e government survey. Tn the south, however, and on the Pacific Coast, where berries are shipped long distances it is economical to. arrange to have them sent by carloads
 The bulletin already mentioned 1 contains a list of all shipping stations 1 tn the United States where carloads shipments originate, together with the number of carloads sent out in 1914 From this list 1t appears that there | was a grand total of 145s32 carloads of strawberries shipped commercially in 1914. Of these 2,312 came from California; the states closest compe- tftor being Tennessee with a, total of | le571. B.
 | Another chart in the bulletin shows the duration of the shipping seasons
 In the various sections. Strawber- 4 rfes begin to leave Central Florida as early as December and the move mont continues until the end of l March By the first of March the
 first strawberries from Southern Tex
 as and Southern California find their way to the market. About the mid de of March the Louisiana crop be
 gins to move, continuing about two months or until the middle of May
 May is, indeed, the great month for carload shipments By far, the
 greatest part of the Tennessee and
 Vfrgfnfa. crop is shipped at that time as well as much of the Delaware Southern Illinois, and Maryland sup ply. By the end of June, Southern California is almost the only area I from which carload shipments are be ing made. The strawb erries ther
 on the market are chiefly grown 1T
 small quantities in areas close to the
 great consuming sections.
 In connection with this work the
 Department of Agriculture is con.
 ducting a telegraphic market new.
 service of the daily movement O. strawberries to the various large mar kets during the current season to
 gether with the prices received. Re
 ports of these movements and price
 are telegraphed daily to producfnl \ areas and consuming centers in orde
 to assist in the profitable distribution
 Of the crop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
AMERICAN VESSEL HIT BY SUBMARINE;
 THREE LIVES LOST

London, May s.-The American oil tank steamer GulfIight, bound from Port Arthur. Tex.s to Rouen, France, was torpedoed by a German subma- r1ne at noon on Saturday off the Sicily Islands, and was lowed, in sinking condition, into Crow Sound, where she was beached.
 Capt Alfred Gunther died Of heart failure as a result, of the shock and two members of the crew were drown ed, having jumped overheard in an attempt to swim ashore. This in formation is Contained in a despatch to the Central News Agency
 One British and two German tor pedo craft were sunk in the North Sea- according to an Admiralty an- nouncemeht, while the steam trawler Columbia, the French steamer Europe and the British steamer F'ufgent also were sunk by German submarines, the last two off the Sicily Isles, and the steam traWler Barbadoes r was damaged by an attack ofza submarine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
BISHOP CONFIRMS
 FIVE DEAF MUTEs

Of seven persons confirmed in St. Johns Episcopal church by Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster yesterday af- ternoon, five were deaf mutes Fol lowing the confirmation Bishop Brew tser gave an interesting address which was interpreted to the deaf mutes by Rev. John Chamberlain of New York city. A congregation that comfortably filled the church witnessed the cere- mony.
 Rev. MT Chamberlain baptized Mu- rfe1 E., four months old daughter of
 MT and Mrs. Arthur J. Morris Of this city. The sponsors were Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Frellick of Glenbrook. Rev. George Hen1eon of Hartford baptized Jennie D., six months old daughter ~e MT and Mrs George Stevenson of Saybrook. Miss Jennie Wal1in of Bridgeport and Alfred Stevenson of New Haven sang during the service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03

soldiers, placed in detention and re-
 quested to sign a statement turning over the Cetriana's cargo to the au-
 thorities. Captain Kerr refused, Sea Eberg says, and a second squad of Mex Eican soldiers came aboard and took the
 ships radio operator and purser
 ashore-1 After this, according to Sea berg, a Mexican colonel boarded the ECetriana and stated that he had re- Eceived orders from the military com mander of lower California to unload the, CetFiana's cargo.
 Before the Mexican officer could re-
 turn with more soldiers, the cruiser Denver hove in sight. Commander ziegemeier, of the Den | yer, after learning of the trouble, went ashore, conferred with Ensenada off, cials and succeeded in having the men
 and vessel released. Seaberg said. s9The Denver then passed us line and lowed +lls in,'' he said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON
BUILD UP THE HOME TOWN

BUILD UP THE HOME TOWN ''If-you want to live in the kind of a
 town,>. -< Like the kind of a town you like. You needn't slip your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. You'll only find what you left behind. For there's nothing that's really new. It's a knock at yourself when you
 knock your town, It isn't your town-it's you Real towns are not made by men
 afraid
 Lest somebody else gets ahead When every one works, and nobody
 shirks, You can raise a town from the dead And if, while you make your personal
 stake, Your neighbor can make one too. Your town will be what you want to
 see.
 It isn't your town-its you F.
 By the way, do you know that your own hotle. town has a retail jewelry store which offers the type of stock and service found only in large cen ters. Better think of this stare when in need Of jewelTy, si1verware or cut glass.
 M.J.BUECHLER, Ths Th,saEss. Reliable 4s .EAIRFIEID AV.. Near Middle s&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
CAPT. JAMES M. MGILG4
 CIVIL WAR HERO, DEAD.

Wash1ngton, May 3-Captain James Dumarrs McGill, aged s1, former commander of the famous Knapp Bat terry. officially known as Battery B. Pennsylvania Light Artillery. during the Civil War; died at his home in Ben Avon. yesterday Captain Me GdaA while member of the battery, took part in many famous engage ments, including the baft1es of Get tysburg. Lookout Mountain, Antista.m
 and Chancellorsvd11e. and also partici- pated in the campaign with Sherman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
1T TEARS AGO.
MExI1lSA EacyH.

silszsunse of DF Aaaxas en 1Eatn st-, gs1ux above High1. 1s A vacant lot sxSAfs 6k sEzztch is under Wassr. The sG 1t has ocemsApnM spasnacdic g <frfcgEs. of ed1ffng in 1aen a4 few lrssaTls oEseVster shells are dcled to the lot NGE long since he had some doz- en loads dumped close against the s1nsyeanent where they h&ve a1s1ce re- s,umaxzsad in two large heaps Inc smell DxoeaedanE from them 4uring the vxszxn laavs of last week was yeEy of 4enaave and will be more so as the z.siszsznsr aavances The attention or fhs boand of aeazth Is direened to this mater.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
ENTERTAINMENTS CoRF1NG.
 Pazsx City Theatre.

Tc-uncErow evening. 7Er. Mart Hzn- lag will bring his famous Bdward EaErRg9n Co The paece to be pre- seuted is --Tie Ma5ors" a vaudeville true to the HaE4gan school. The connpany includes: Eaward Harrigan, John wild, Joseph Sparks. Harry E7sher, Charles McCarthy, Harry Wright, George Merritt Dan Burke, DaHe Graham. Charles Coffee, Hattie
 Moore, Emma Pollock, Ldufan Stewart in her favorite. song, ..rhe MuIltgan Guards.,s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
GnIfIight's Captain Formerly in Com mand of F7oundered Oklahoma.

The Gulfligh9aisi a steel steamer of 8, 3o2 tons, built at Camden, N. J., in 1914 She is owned by the Gulf Re f1ning Company. Capt. Gunther was formerly in command of the oil tank steamer Oklahoma of the same com : pany, which broke in two in gale on Jan. 3, 1914. drowning a score of her crew.
 The GuIflight was built to replace the Oklahoma in the company's fleet. Capt. Gunther was married and lived at No. 162A West Fifth Street. Bay onIae, N9 J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
oARaaIvA19s na1I1rARY NIGHT

Last night was Military Night at the big carnival and the Armory was crowded to suffocafion- The out of Lowe and lieutenant Wood of New Haven; Captain Judson and Lieuten- ant Hunnphrdes of Danbury and Ma -jor Henry and lieutenant Weed of Stamford.
 Local military mer in uniform pres ent were General William E.. Disbrow General T. l.. Watson, Colonel Tracy B. Warren. Colonel ". H. Stevenson and Lieutenant P. J. BreckbiIl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
THE LOAN.

we have heard that Of the loan re- cer84v advertised proposals for a com siderable portlon have heen accepted at 95 for 100 and that there is no douh& but the whole will be taken at that rAHe. or on terms even more ad- van4agwons to the United States.
 The secRetary Of the Treasury de- iaeTves the thanks of his country for khav1ng rzze views of the Eastern bro- Assra who depreciated the value of gssreaanry Notes and embarrassed their eArcuIat1on in order to make profit kh4 ehe purchase of them-
 arfe stock. ofs the United States and n eeasane1zrw No3as now rapidly advanc- F. tsa khe market, will soon command iwpeum4o4aEe par.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
IlgF,r asTgeaT VVlaKSEIFAED.

A German, named Aneea Decke4ey. abozt 45 years Of a&es le3t his work st tho Spring Perch Cotnpanyss Works in Jctan street, on the 24eh Of April, since which time nothing has been heard of him. He is subject to ate tacks ofinsa1fty and may have wan dered away rom this section AAde- scriptfon Of him appears elsewhere in our paper 1o-days Newspapers in the State are requested to mentfon the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03

LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
 The county commissioners have is- sued the following saloon licenses to date:
 Jacob Hoffman, 126 Crescent ave- nue, M E. Allen, 407. Water street; Albert Borg, 86 Bank street; M. A Kenny, 440 Stratford avenue; John Gallagher, s1 Water street; D. c. Bi- beau, 3e Bank street; Morris s. King, 35 Middle street; Albert Schaff. S5 East Washington avenue, James Bro phy. POP Newfield avenue; and James Healey. 4a2 Pembroke street
 L.enoraL Alexander, who received a life sentence about IT years ago for helping to chIoroforzn to death fStut- ter1ng Jack in this city, has given no- tice of an application to the board of pardons for relief. She has made g. similar application every year since her imprisonment-Y
 Mrs Jane Cook. one of the oldest of the city's Irish Catholic residents. died this morning at the home of her som in-law, Patrick Secrecy, at 96 Linen avenue. One daughter, Mrs. Patrick Secrecy, and one son, John Cook, sur yuEre her. E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
PARIsHIONERS GIVE
 PURSE TO DIR. BEARD

In recognition of his services as pas tor during the last 10N years, members of Park Street Congregational church yesterday presented Dr. Gerald IF Beard with a purse. of S11O in gold. The presentation took place after the evening service in observance of the completion of "a decade of service as pastor pr. Beard held a reception in the conference room of the church a5f- ter the services. John s. Wooster made the presentation and the Rev. Dr.. Beard expressed his appreciation of the gift and afterward received the congratulations of his pariahioners. Music and refreshments were sa,.va6 =
 Andrew Osborne, aged 64, of Con gerss NJ Y, was killed near there when big boulder, 1oosened bv 2 dynamite blast. rolled. down a. noun tain and struck him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
sUPT. BIRAf1NGHAMs
SUGGESTIONS.

Superintendent Birmingham will appear before the police board to- morrow night and offer number of suggestions.
 He will recommend that an officer be stationed permanently during the day time at Main street and Fairfield be afforded on Monday and Saturday nfghts.
 He win also suggest the advisabfl-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03

Lere was a prOgEasa4ve wAfatYpar- ty TuesHay evening at the residence of Mrs. R. B. St1Ies in the East End, 1Efmg Helen C9ookar being associate hosteas. c. A N9bo1ss won the first p 4me a pearl handled knife, and J. R. Boofh t11e second. q book on whist Tho boobx prize went to Laeut- Geo. sz1e9ten-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03

Crown Prince Alexander of Servia received pr. Richard P. Strong, head of the American Sanitation Comnis- sion in Servia, and expressed thanks for the assistance given to the Ser vian people by the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
CANES sUPPI4ANr CIUBs.

Under a new order by the police commissioners, the day officers will hereafter carry canes instead of clubs White gloves are also required
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03

Az<x'czI EEE zEzza zs5t
 JlV1ns uaEs cf tlaa Uz1bsd shstes .lSkn rscly made the following Com I1zlz9nay sasDoAn zznen&a: Col Eznonas pfrsazz Of the army. t0 be consul at E 4azSaens Cosn. Jacob Lewis. to be com saks nEaltas and Eholnas n And err
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT
 WILL REOPEN MAY 12

Rome. May ,3-The government has decided. unless there are unforeseen happenings, not to change the plans for reopening parliament on May I 2, the date originally fixed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
nErr r1rx F.RAUDS ruN1sHED

D.C W11fanna. an* aawistant deputy fsz,Ssgzz.a.saax in t5ae u s. service, was $lateay esomwacred. at New Orleans, Of &raaa dszIen61y obkaining soldiers eer-. teancakes, aE a discount. and sentenced tA pay to tzae coEnnand4ng general of SflAo 8a@tx4a&, $500. to be refunded to xe taose from whom 1t was illegally ssmlseAsanod. asnd k0 he dfszntBsed the. k-srssSis1as Islae sau.fazup0s ysaa approved s.asx ase oes3e3ed 1nto 0onAneuent ksolnc EleA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
BRIDGEPORT AS IT WAS
 1oo- 5o-2o YEARS AGO
nTOyJOR. ,IdC(ENsEs GRANTED.

ity of having two detectives, one for day and one for night. duty. N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
1. TWENTY YEARS AGO.
.BUCK MoRN eaNoIZEaR.

The Buck Horn club will give a aunoaxsr to-night to 1oErnaaEy open the now club rooms at Crescent lawenne mrd wfHfa1n street. President Prank rEEeaa and the house co1nnittee will w'aacoana ghsi friends of the club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-03
THEE MISSISSIPPI DISASTER.

For tho benefit of faraaies in talis city who expect soldier friends by way Of the Mississippi river, and who have sufered great alarm since the news Of the terrible steamboat d1sas- ter near Memphis. we would repeat the atatszaent that is published in the dispatches of to day that Tho troops bekeng1ng to States east Of the Ohio. were loatss All EAstern troops wdM be sent to AxEna polls by sea.
 BEACH 6 A1L1E1s hETe ntHed up their stcee on Ma3n street eEauchanee P1acel, in superb sty1e. Their win
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The War stun Spreads.

The .Abyssinian ruler LIZ YAsu
is apparently to bc permitted to en-
ter the war and to align himself ms
one Of the Allies. He promises two
hundred thousand armed men. and no
offer Of soldiers Is to he scorned.
That genial old black nutocrnt
MENELrk RI. recalled to the world
that there was an AbysSinia. II N
ancient when Rome was Young. but
the world had forgotten it until
MENEIIk reminded us that his i'm.
prrial line was older than ApAM's
time. that one of his f~orebcars was
the Queen that made the memorable
visit to SOLOMON. that his was the
grandest nation In the universe and
his army the greatest.
The question Of the acceptance Of
Abyssinia's aid. which came up in
the French chambers. revealed the
fact that the Allies had taken cogni-
zance Of the TeutOnic threat to strike
at the Suez Canal. It was for use
here as well as In MesopotamIa that
the Abyssinians were offered. A force
of two hundred thousand men well
supplied with modern arms could be
transported to either Of these poin,s
in four or five days.
LU YAsr's aid had also been So.
licifed by the Tcutonic allies. the plan
outlined being TINT his forces should
operate in the Sudan and thus
cause n diversion Of British troops
from northern Egypt. That the En-.
p"rOr refused to enter into this nj.
lance may he due to gratitude to the
Allies; for il was France. Great
Britain and Italy thar in 1896 under
took to respec, md preserve the in
tcgrity Of his country.
With the entrance "f .Abyssinia
there remains in Africa practically
but one little State, Liberia. that i
not embroiled in the great conflict.
As the dispatches indicate that Per-
sin. too. is preparing for hostilitips.
only China and the central highland
In Asia will not be- scotched by the
flames Of n And yet moi two years
ago some people declared u world
war to he the widest dream of
militari>m.
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News From the F1lm World.

Mr. Henry Ford. president OF the Peace
Film Company. has Just released the re-
markable allegorical flm entitled Jason
and the Argonauts," with all stsr cas-.
Mr.. Ford himself takes the par, O,
Jason. Hercules Is aptly posed by John Barry
Thessus by Judge Lindsey. Orpheus by Der.
ton Braley, and Nestor by 8. 8. Mcclure.
Miss Jane Addams was 10 have taken
the part of Nedeo. but at the last moment
was prevented by fitness, so her place has
been most charmingly hled by Mrs. Inez
Milholland Boissevsin.
The production Is in fve hlshly dramatic
reels. one OF the most exciting moments
being when Jason cow the dragons teeth,
and the armed men rush madly upon him
and then upon zach other,
The part OF lore. who alspcars occasionally,
IL created by the Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
The Dragon Ia presented in n realistic man.
ner 10y an unidentified actor. supposed TO I've
y member OF the Hohenzollern family. well
known on the European stage.
When Mrs. Boissevain soothes him with
her magic songs and spells he shuts the
fierce eyes that were never known TO close
before, and turns over on his side. fas,
asleep. Jason seiEes the Golden Fleece of
Peace. hastens back TO his ship and delivers
the Fleece to the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington.
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Wants More Brilliant PaJams.,

To THK EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir, liz,
In a building where there are n ,najorlt,
OF foreigners lodging. mostly Frenchnen
and ! observe that many or most OF then
who yet wear the indebtedness made IN
Europe have all sorts OF rainbow rensc.
lions ana iridescent hues Illuminating thcir
underwear. while the American style is
almost wholly gray. white or pale ,int.
OF blue or pink, I am inclined to ths
harbaric In underwear and 7 often wonder
why American Manufacturer do not clsb.
crate their colors and give us rashln 9
effects, This pale and ineffectual styl,
Of underwear coloring may bs more ar,
,istic than the European styles. but I,
isn't one-tenth as attractive, The same
objection appiies to n American pa1a.
mas, They are almost pale enough 10 be
intended for sheeted ghosts and have no
lash to them NJ all. I asked the other
day at a dye shop what I, would cost IA
dye my pale ones into something OF 4,
screaming scarlet. and was told that 1,
would be $3.50. A. ] had paid only 70
cents for them at a marked down sale.
! concluded not to have them so highly
colored. I. w
NEW YoRI. December ~.
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MODERN BLIZZARDS.
a snow Bound Traveller with Fixed
NOtIOns ~ 10 the Weeks Snowf,u

To u EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Tut
SIN Of December - prints a letter on
Tilted Modern Bliz2ards." by r L
Mlnant or Rrooklvu. Without KNOWN,
the writer personally. 1t would To-. inn
possible To tell whether the modern
methods OF handling "blizzards" had
affected his judgment in comparing CON
dltions encountered to-day with thos.
years ago or whether his ideas OF .'bliz-
Yards in the West had been obtained
purely from press accounts.
Certainly his opinion OF our re,.,,
'pil@z'rd was not obtained from actual
experience therein. My residence is
within one hour OF the Hudson Ter
mlnal, Last Monday. December ~ 7
LEFT the Terminal as usual in the eve
hlne' ana reached my home Tuesday
noon.
Although raised in the favored terri.
toly west Of the MlsSissipnt NJ
Mlnants acknowledged home Of mo
.blizzard." rarely can | recall having
faced such extreme conditions. If w..
term blizzard" has a place in our do
scriptIve language, surely II Should IA.
applied TO the storm which visited our
vicinity In the afternoon and ~,ycninr nr
December l3, 1915. SHERMAN Itosn
y. J., December Il.
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SOh1esse ObliRe.

F'om Ho,pers' Young Peop,. 20, tong ooo,
King Charlemasne fell on the paynim
horde.
And scattered them of tho land
The faith Of our Lord shall live ouo,h
he,
II swear by this eood right Iva nd 80
So he o wherever the fray was hot,
And charged with his righteous lance.
Now, what shall the boys Of America do
To follow the King OF France? =
Sir Philip sydney, on Netherlands fields.
Lay wounded and racked with main
Vet when they brought him a cooling
cup
He put II aside again.
Thy need is greater than mine he
To a man OF mean degree.
VIII the lads OF America copy now
That flower OF courtesy?
Sir Richard Granville was CAPTAIN OF
Good ship on the wartern sea;
And hs fought ten thousand Spanish
blades
For a losing victory.
" die for religion and Queen" ne cried
Ere his sou took splendid flight.
Now. how shall tho boys Of America
Their country. like that good KNIGHT:
In stately line stand Americas kings.
And greater than all are three:
George Washington. Lincoln and old
King Fen
of the printers guild was no,
And every boy who reveres her soil.
Is heir to the throne and crown:
And his the JOY to uphold her mas
Should jealousy pluck I, down.
Embla zorcd forever in starry light
Are the paths OF the living dead
What ono or VIZ would not follow them
With sounding and valiant tread7
And when our Mother demands her sons
To the summons shall come the cry.
From loyal hearts and from pa ssionate
lips:
America. here am T."
ALICE Brown.
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CROOGE SPEAKS.
He Assalls the Philanthroplc Cry ~.
Your Christmas Shoppiur Early ~

To THE EDITOR or The SuN-Sir: Tur
SIN always impresses one as being ire.
from cant and hypocrisy, and am
sure YOU won't think me a ''slackcr'
when ! say I'm tired Of the appeals
to do my Christmas shopping early be
cause Of the overworkcd shop Kris.
What would the efficiency expert" do
TO the shop girls IL we all got through
our shopping three days before Christ
mas
wouldn't he either reduce the STAFF in
proportion to the falling off in shoppers
or run a huge Just Before Christmas
sale to get us all coming again?
The retailers are fast killing IN,
beauty Of Christmas and are reduc,rr
It TO Il commercial scheme 10 sell us
their wares, and while ] have no obics-
ton to doing my Christmas shopniup
carry ! do resent the imputation that I
40 II 10 save the shop girls.
II We all did our shopping very grad.
ually for several months before Chri.t.
mas hundreds Of needy. worthy ,IerL.
would be out of employment now.
do YOUR Christmas shopping earlv-
hourly and late would NJ my slogan If
l We're a shopkeeper. SCRoodr
BRookL1NE, Mass. December Is.