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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-13
BIGGEST OF BRIDGES, LINKING BOSTON
WITH The SOUTH, NEARING COMPLETION

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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-13
81. 90 outfit
81 parts
2O7 models
$3.50 outfit
679 parts
229 models
Sl.O0 outfit
105 parts
40 models
$500 outfit
345 parts
176 models

From these sizes up to large outfit at $500, from
Wheels etc, many hundreds Of interesting things be
made
Ask to see Erector
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-13

ewned by Phelps & Lasher amounted
to $500
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-13

Wants, To Rent, For Sale,
&C., l cent a word In Farmer
Want Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-13
SER VTCEA GIFTS
RJJRRER ROOTS

What is more pleasing or useful to
a boy than pair of Rubber Boots2
We have a large and complete line ana
our prices are as low as the lowest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
PAIL HANGS OVER
CITY OF BRUSSELS
People Move About With ST.
IenCe and Caution, Both
Painful and Pathetic.
BIG GERMAN GUNS READY
TO DESTROY AT REVOLT
Americans With an "Ausweis
(Open Sesame) Enjoy Privileges
Under the Military Rule.

1t Was in Brussels we discovered there
is one difference between military law
and civil law: You can argue with a
policeman.
Under military law YOU if YOU are =
correspondent leave Berlin under guard
of an officer. He carries the 'auSweis.'
An ausweis is a permit emitting YOU to
get rooms in a hotel. ride ON railroad
trains, stay out after dark and, in short.
do ali the things that civilians are not
permitted 70 do. There are two sorts Of
ausweises which probably is not the
German plural for the article at all one
is an ausweis that permits you to go
about by yourself The other puts you
in charge of an official shepherd, We were
ausWeiSed down to Brussels
BE careful when YOU are on the
Streets advised our officer. do not
take any photogra phs. II is forbidden
on the streets of Brussels
Up to this moment 40 one had wanted
to take any photographs OF Brussels,
There is only one thing in Brussels that
IS worth photogTa phing, anyhow, and that
isn't fit to print. Immediately each one
became bitten by an itch to photograph
some hing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
MURDER OF YEARS AGO
BLAMED ON JAMES GANG
Relative of the Man in Arrest
Tells Story of the
Crime.

FRESNO, Cal, July lo.-The Missouri
cattlem4n and his son who We're muir
d~red At Siam, Iowa, in 1868. were slain
hy gang of which Frank and Jesse
James were the leaders, according to
g. i. Huntsman, Fresno real estate
man, nephew of Bates Huntsman, now
under arrest AT Bedford. Iowa, in CON
nection with the murder Huntsman
said today he would leave for Bedford
Immediately to assist in the defense OF
his uncle. Huntsman's father. Or. G. r.
Huntsmsn, and Bates Huntsman buried
the bodies and the $50, 900 belonging
to the cattlemen. but did so at the
orders of the James boys, the Fresno
man said.
Although not born when the murder
occurred. he says the story was told
him both by the father and his uncle,
and has been known in the family for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Conference Hours.

The ha by saving committee Of the Chill
dren's Council has prepared a directory
of organizations which care for the
health of babies, showing their loca-
ton and the conference hours as fol-
lows:
Infant welfare centers, Washington
Diet Kitchen Association, with hve
branches as follows:
No. 1922 2sth street northwest-Con-
ference hours Tuesday. Wednesday and
Friday, IL to - o'clock; Wednesday
2:3o to $3.50 o'clock, and Saturday. 10
to II O'Clock.
No. 1904 Washington circle-Confer-
ence hours Tuesday, Wednesday, FRI
day and Saturday. l to 2 o'clock.
Children's Hospital branch, 18th and
streets Observation-Disclosures hours
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. 1926
to - O'Clock.
Gospel Mission branch. ZIG John Mar
shall place-Conference hours Tuesday
Thursday and Friday, 2:30 to 1880
o'clock.
No. 1926 Az street southwest-Con-
ference hours Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday, 2 to 8 o'clock.
Washington Diet Kitchen Association
and Instructive Visiting Nurse Society
eth and H streets northeast, over Yeat-
mans drug store-Conference hours
Tuesday and Friday, 2:30 to 3:20
o'clock.
Friendship House and Instructive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
TO CONDUCT RIFLE SHOOT.
War Department Names Officials for
Jacksonville Matches.

Additional officials for the national
rife matches. 1915. TO be held al jack
suuville. Fla, this fall. have been desis-
mated by tho War Department AS fol-
lows: Adjutant, Capt William ii. Clop-
ton, IT., 18Th Cavalry: assistant to the
adjutaut First Lieut.. William f. Per
sons, 1Ith Infantry; ordnance officer.
Nal Edward NJ. Shinkle, ordnance de
partment: signal officer, Second Lieut.
William b. sullivan, L. S. Marine Corps;
assistant executive officer from the or
ganized militia. Lieut.. Col. John J. Doc
ley ordnance department., National
Guard state Of Maine; statistical OIL
Ger. Capt Caleb Y. Layton. I'd Infantry,
National Guard Of Florida assistant to
the quartermaster. Mai. George II Wei
Ter Quartermaster Corps, National
Guard of Florida
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Question of Stage Setting.

That Mr.. Wilson should be renonft-
mated under the most appropriate and
enthusiastic circumstances his frienHs
viii naturally desire. and 81 this nom
nation would have better stage set
ting in chicago than elsewhere they
would favor that city. These friends,
though. realize that the future may
bring forth many things. and the Sc
l-ctiou Of til. convention city viii not
finally Ice made until the democratic
national committee meets TO take w
the details
II Mr. Wilson has everything his own
WAY the committee VIII probably act
AZ he hints If serious oppositton de-
NelopS, TO him between now and then,
and there is TO he = fight in the con
vention. the national committee would
most likely be- split. too. The faction
in control filing All details at the be
hest OF the Influences dominating 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10

the kind hearted act of signaling to the
motor launch party TO return TO the ship.
Did they return?
I'VE couldn't go either way. harly as
we wanted to return to the ship, said
the officer in charge He was from the
District. But the launch came back.
waCeing behind the tusboat. And no tar
gel RATS were planted. Such are The
unforeseen troubles which might delay the
work here and prevent the ship from
going to Newport for liberty for the men.
A possibility is that the vessel may not
get time to go 10 Newport. Target prac-
tice will he held before going to that
port instead of after returning This
was done to overcome possible delay on
account of bad weather. for the Aeather
here just at this time is ideal in every
way.
The District boys have been given Il
chance to fondle the big guns, which
they will fire at target practice this
year. and. though the guns are some
what different from those which they
fired last year. and different from tue
drill guns in their armorles. all hands
are working hard to bring the first
place in target practice to the Dis
trict of Columbia this year.
Subcaliber practice has been held by
the District militiamen while here. and
they seem to enjoy firing these guns.
with the rifles attached. They fired
one entire afternoon. and probably Will
get a little more of this feature of the
training.
Handling the big tive-inch shells -
helping put the muscle in the District
boys When they first started the
training they could hardly bulge one
of the big shells and ram it home III
the gun. But. after a few of these
hardy gunner's mates aboard this YES
sell who have been through the target
game many times. had given little
instruction in scientific balancing, they
vera showing the shells to the mark
lust like so much paper.
But with all tue practice and sea
cruises it's a 1n-to-l shot that three
alfarterS of these naval milltiamen
would like to see the big ship RAISE
her mud hook. put her PROV around
and take a course of about southW est
by west. toward home, sweet home
W. J. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10

Visiting Nurse Society Friendship
House. 3c4 Virginia avenue, southeast.
conference hours Tuesday and Satur-
day. , to 3 o'clock
Mothers who wish information are
requested to call telephone West 376.
Children's Clinics.
Children's clinics. including those tor
babies:
Childrens Hospital 18th and V
streets northwest conference hours.
to o'clock daily.
Neighborhood House. 466 \ street
southwest. conference hours. Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday. :. to o'clock.
Noel House. 1633 kramer street
northeast conference hours, Tuesday,
; to 4 O'Clock. Physicians and nurses
are in attendance
Baby hospital camp in Rock Creek
Park. for sick ba hies under two wears
of age. with or without mothers. ar
rangements can he made for older chill
dren. In order to make arrangements
for care of babies and children at the
camp call telephone Main ??o. West -:
or West :1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10

to offend Mr.. Bryan. then in his cAb!-
net. he did let it be known through
Postmaster General Burleson that he
wanted to see democratic candidates
for the Senate elected. Mr.. Burleson
did what he could for Sullivan.
Whether sullivan fears that MI.
Bryan may be factor in the next
nominating convention. and wishes 10
have the convention held where dem
"crats are not so thoroughly in love
with MI Bryan. has not been made
public. and probably VIII not he.
It. is sufficient. however, that the I'D
miuistra ton viii wait many months
before suggesting preference as ~
the city tn. convention is to he held
in. The democrats claim that the west
* nov stronger for Wilson than ever
before. aud that he is especially strong
and popular in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Again Assigned to Kearsarge.

Heswas once more assigned to the
old kearsarge. on the north Atlantic
station, in 1890, and later was on the
Marblehead, and in the bureau OF
equipment. He commanded the Petrol
from December 81. 1899. to June 1900:
was ordnance officer A. Cavite p l.,
and was assigned to command the
Brooklyn January 30. 1901. He was in
command of the Kentucky during the
cruise of the battleship feet around
the world during 1907. 1908 and 1909.
After a tour OF duty in command OF
the naval station at Honolulu. II. +.
he placed in command of the
Asiatic fleet in December. 1910, and
remained on that duty until a few
weeks ago, when he was ordered home
for retirement. He reached the grade
of rear admiral in January, 1911, and
now stands second in the list
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
FINE SHOWING Of
D. c. NAVAL MILITIA
Local Boys Champions in
Series of Prize Fights on
Z Board Kearsarge.
HOPE TO BRING TARGET
PRIZE BACK TO DISTRICT
Sailors and Officers, Learning the
Naval Art, Have Many Inter-
;. esting Experiences.

ABOARD u s s Kt;ARSARGE.
GARDENERS Bay, l. l.. July with
land everywhere and not a port with
in nine miles, the landlubhers OF the
Naval Battalion of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia, on their
annual cruise aboard this ship, are
longing for just one more STEP on terra
frma. Two days at anchor has served
10 AXE that naecin@ sensation out OF
>Ga threats OF these SaiioTmen VINO
are making their first cruise. and they
are out Of their hanmocks on the jump
in the morning when Jimmy legs
he's the policeman of the ship-tells
chem TO shake a leg. i5ut the land
constantly IN sight certainly Is Civ
INK these boys a longing that viii he
hard to satisfy by the time they reach
Their tirSt liberty port.
From the fighting top to the double
bottoms the District boys have lost
themselves by absorption into the reg
u1ar complement They nave lost
themselves until they can neither To-
cate themselves nor their ot1"erS nor
can the officers find them. But theE
90 show up watch on time, anu
there is not ShIrker in the outnt-
Not q man has been on report
old King Nicotine has trodden some
Of the hovs under his very feet ard
pushed them mercilessly over the side
Of the straight and narrow path ana
trampled them. The love for the oid
King got the boys doing little extra
duty, such as polishing little brass
work They fretted for awhile. hut
they got encoura cement by the lact
that they did not get the brig with a
diet of bread and water. They SAID
they didn't know that the smoking
lamp was out, but that cannot stop
the disciplinarian.
But as for fighting. There isn't any
thing or anybody in or about this ship.
unless it be the big, ugiy-looking thirteen
inch guns fore and aft. that has licked a
District naval militiaman. There We're a
couple of pretty good prize fights on the
fo'c'sle. as a digestive for the men, ana
an amusement for the crew. Both times
did the. District boys, Miller and Costello,
come out with flying colors. as the light
weight champions of the ship. There was
one fight between Miller and a member of
the North Carolina contingent which was
so hot that all OF the tar in that tar heel
lust melted all over the decks, and there
wasn't much left there either. Besides II
was Il cool night. such one may eN-
perience around Long Island sound any
of these nights in the summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Reporters Are Roysterers.

But they also reason that there are
certain men who canuot get enough
liquor into their systems by II O'Clock.
II isn't through any stubbornness on
their part They simply can't absorb
enough by that hour. SO that there are
places wherein the persistent drunkard
can get supplies after II o'clock by
course. winked at by the Germans.
There is this virtue about military law.
1t is enforced There isn't chance to
see the captains man Tuesday after
noon. Here is the proof that they are
winked at:
Once a party of Americans. well pro-
vided with ausWeises, became drunk
early in the evening. They were the
sort of American correspondents that
make trouble for the other sort of
American correspondents all over the
continent. About ! o'clock they were
banging on the windows of speak
easies German sentries in the streets
saw them and heard them. They were
not interfered with. The military mind
argued that these speakeasies were
SON Therefore let them get together.
But upon emerging from the speak
easy the drunken Americans fell upon
and assaulted a sentry. Just for fun.
They knew they We're safe under mill
tary law. They had an ausweis.
Come with me-" said the sentry.
Passed the Supreme Test.
they eventually went to the guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Bankruptcy Petition Filed.

Michael b. Casey and John G. Weigel,
trading as NJ. b. Casey & Co, plumbers
at 91s 9Th street southwest. have filed
a petition in voluntary bankruptcy. The
firms Indebtedness is given as $3.50
and 1t is said to have no assets. The
individual debts of Michael B. Casey
are scheduled at $500. while his partner
appears to owe nothing on his indi-
vidual account. Attorney H. l. Quinn
appears for the bankrupts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
COURT DENIES STATES
MOTION FOR M|STR|AL
Harry Thaw's Counsel Charges That
Lip Reader" Disclosed Whis-
pered Conversations.

NEW YORK. July l0-A charge by
John 4. Stanchfeld chief counsel for
Harry X. Thaw. that the state had in
Justice Hendricks court an expert Zip
reader who was translating for the
benefit of alienists whispered CONVEX
sations the slayer of Stanford White
had with his attorneys and members of
his family. precipitated a request yes
terday afternoon by Deputy State At
torney General A. l.. Becker that a mis-
trial be declared. Justice Hendrick re
fused to grant the petition, but in
structed the jury that remarks by
counsel were not to be considered
Thaw himself was on the witness
stand at the time of the occurrence. He
was excused without cross examination
Immediately after it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Huntsman's Version.

His story in brief is:
"On the night the two were killed DIR.
Huutsman, who had been visiting at
his BROTHERS home. was summoned to
attend Mrs. Floyd Collins, who was
i'll in the cabin of Jonathan Dark.
Bates Huntsman accompanied the ply
sician. just before reaching the cabin
thew stumbled on the James boys and
their gang shortly after the murder
had been committed.
The two men were backed up
against a tree, and then Bates Hunts
man was forced, under threat of death.
10 bury the two bodies, while Or.
Huntsman buried the gold.
Although members of the family
sought TO have DIR. Huntsman reveal
the hiding place, he did not give its
Ioc.tion. although in his later years he
vas sorely touched by poverty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
URGES FIGHT Be MADE
FAVOR OF PROHIBITION
Anti-Saloon Leader Solicits Votes
Against Congressional Candidates
Who Refuse Aid.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. J., July 10
After a brief session last night the con-
America came to q close Just before
final adjournment +. A Baker, general
superintendent of the Anti Saloon Lea que.
issued an appeal to the people of the
country" in which he urged that every
effort be used to defeat candidates for
the House of Representatives and the
United States Senate who do not favor
submitting the question Of national pro-
hibition to the people Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Su distance of Appeal.

Press the battle against the liquor
traffic" the message said. lin every town.
township county and state in the nation
and against every candidate for Congress
who is not in favor of the submission OF a
joint resolution for national constitutional
prohibition also against any candidates
for the presidency who, by sympathy or
conduct past or present, is known to be
friendly to the traffic. A candidate who
is not willing to trust the people of his
state to pass upon this question is not
worthy of the confidence of the people Of
his state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10

Ruhl is the very well known Amer
lean correspondent. He proba bly, never
had n wrong thought in his life, but
he can't sit still He has to go poking
about on foot looking into things, es-
peciallY at night. One might he re
turned to the hotel in which We were
auSweiscd and said that he had been
going about. He had visited a honk y
tonk, he said-a dance hall still wear
ing the original bark-in which girls
in short skirts were dancing with men
who looked like sailors. We gathered
from Mr. RuhI's description that il
was not n refined dump
# didn't stay very long said Mr..
Ruhl quite seriously, las ! didn't see
any one there | knew"
This anecdote is merely the runner
up TO a description of military law as
applied to Brussels and the speak
easies All regular bars close at II
o'clock That is military law. People
go home because there is nowhere else
to go, apparently. The German occu-
pants of Brussels evidently reason that
the fewer bars there are open the less
trouble there is apt to be. This war
has certainly been boost for the tenn
perance idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10

Charles II. Richardson. Baltimore
medicine dealer. died suddenly of acute
Indigestion at Chambersburg, Pa. He
had been resident of Baltimore forty
years. and was born at Greenville, S.
c. ffty-six years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Let No Challenge Go By.

There wasn't a Caroliniau who could
sarvive the nights lads Of the Capital city
and the District boys can strut about the
decks now like the great Napoleons they
are. They let challenge go by, and
they challenge anything their equal
Fighters from the word go. they are, and
they are going to fight for that target
trophy offered to the naval militia or
Eanization which makes the best record
at target practice.
About one more day out here on this
one-time pride of the American navy viii
serve to keep the land-lubbers from say
ing upstairs and downstairs, or front and
back in referring to the Isrts of the ship.
The speaking of the naval language is d
necessary part of their training
That's what the schools held daily are
for. Every afternoon from until the
militiamen who are not on duty are gath
cred about the decks in squaw fashion
absorbing naval dope by the basket fun
They are instructed by the regular officers
attached to the ship. Sea fnanship in all
its branches is taught The matters 10
be learned about the bridge are pointed
out, and the anchor and its uses thor
oughly explained
BY the time the BOYS return home they
will know enough about the navy to in
struCt all Washington in it's running
They can almost tell the regular officers
now-aI least that's the way they feel
go -, -, No. aiiu ION sem 10
mIngs VIII he given TO them in a few days
The officers, too, are not immune from
VIZ ap,o' "'''E process. lWtc" a day
e'N'I,' M ti4e "dihF"on TO take
up some particular subject relating 10
the duties OF operating Ifs Uncle Sam
ravy- Lieut.. tomm1duer l.. A Cotton
executive officer Of the Ecarsarge has
gwen 'he ofhcers instruction III naval
Gust onS
The salute and 81 her naval c,,ytl,,g
We'" rn"rouehiy explained to the mill
ia oincerS- After Commander Cotton
hah Iectured Tor Az nile he began to
ASK questions. one of which WAS why
tte dog watch" was called 4 81
renee, then voice along the table re-
plled IT was because u was eur tailed b"
or course. that was right. because il is
the time IN the evening when the Of
rcers instead Of standing regular four
hour watches stand only two hours
~ different time each day
Things were going along pretty well
for awhile. hen Commander Dempf of
the District contingent started a series
of questions which did not get far afr
er tie first.
he asNeo
49,, - -, 49,, hd.n 10 handle at
Then tho scI,ool 80. ,s.,-t,
There's another thing To-. Which M.
local bows have gotten extra duty They
49, 'dtel%ss win their clothes,
~ an, ',,,.lu hnp1t W." decks instead
them I'm their hars Ola t'o p hl'i.s
Jimmy legs" came along, 80 ~ ~
lucky bag they went When the
owners came around into the extra
duty they went. They were working
while their more careful shinYu.tes
were about the decks ENJOYING a mic.
smoke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Brussels Full of Rumors.

After deliberatjon, each rubbed the itch
and let it go at that. We had seen
enough of military law not to stick our
fingers in the cogs. We walked about and
talked to people
H S. -hhh.' said each person TO whom
We talked. The Germans are going to
blow up the towu-tEe citizens are going
to revolt next Tuesday-the king is com
ing htck-the WaterW orks Will be poisoned
Ole hundred spies Were shot yester-
day-
Pretty soon they had ny doing it. too
We Were ordering our betfsieak in low,
cultural whispers. We barely resisted
the impulse to get under the table when
We gave the ortier. 1t served us right
II was fried by All incendiary.
Brussels is full of ruinOiS. fears
whispers and secrets The passport to
any one of them is to speak English
There being no Engishinen in town, it
naturally follows that the speaker is an
A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10

Hedley \. Clark. steward at the Bal
timore Country Club. dropped dead
while conversing with his wife and son
in the library of their home in Roland
Park. Baltimore. He was flftythree
years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
Evelyn Thaw's Testimony Read.

Justice Hendrick having announced
he had been informed by counsel for
the state that Evelyn Eesbit Thaw was
too Ill to appear in court, Mr.. Becker
read to the jury her testimony at a
habeas corpus proceeding in White
Plains.
The reading was stnl in progress
when an adjournment was taken until
Monday