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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst Has the Finest Memorial
 Of Any Woman

If asked to name that woman of the present generation. who will have the greatest claim upon the affection ate regard of posterity, it is likely that the majority of Americans, af- ter considering all the facts, would choose Mrs. Phoebe Apperson/Hear In the University of California at Berkeley, which stands second among American institutions of learning in the number of it's pupils, Mrs. Hearst has provided for herself a monument that will endure longer than any shaft of marble or granite. It will be Sev- enty-three years tomorrow since Phoebe Apperson was born. At Is she became a school teacher, and it was while thus employed that she became the bride of George F. Hearst afterward one of the wea1thiest of CaIifornians and a United States sena- tor /, About ten months after her mar riage, in April of-1863, the girHsh wife presented her husb9nd with a son. who was chriStened William Ran do1ph, and who has since becOme eel ebrated ins journalism and politics. During the early days of her mar ried life Mrs. Hearst found time to encourage. working girls clubs and Kindergarten classes in San Francis co, and later, at Washington, she founded a training class for kinder garten teachers which was highly in fuentia1. It is to the University of California, the great co-educatona1 in- .stitution of the Pacific Coast, that she has devoted the major part of her time and money since the death of her husband in 1891. The School of Mines, the famous open-a1r Greek theatre, the great Hearst Ha11'' for women students, and other buildings Are her direct gifts, and there is scarcely a single feature of the great institution that does npt bear, in greater or lesser degree, the Impress of her personality. That the Univer- sity buildings are among the most beautiful of their kind in the world is due to her offer of liberal prizes for architectural plans, which enlisted the interest of distinguished architects the world over'N It is said that Mrs. Hearst spent some $25O,0o0 in pre- Iiminary planning before one stone was placed upon another.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

R RIpGEPoRT HAS boom The bigger Bridgeport which
 long the and hope of the ci great civic came in quantity than the most ardent had expected,N
 wages
 With the big a demand organizing and, d recng talent The market skilled bounded
 The result has been keen competition for brains and skill By installing the eight Bridgeport manufacturers placed themselves beyond competition with other cities
 But since they all installed the day. they did not place themselves beyond competition with other except that factory which tried to maintain the exacng conditions would be of for the best help
 The boomy might have been expected, is taking where 1t find the and this unsetg to the organiza deprived brains skill upon which they relied j.
 The remedy is simple Every factory Bridgeport must which will always found latent, from other cities
 Bridgeport being able offer better conditions draw what needs is best to try soon because skilled labor wlbe scarce article in the United States A little while The unzed labor likely to outrun the supply
 The simple InI1igratioT from abroad is Emigration to Europe has been large This Is country the development of which is scarcely begun
 Bridgeport must build it's organization and put itself possible condition for of rich rewards the future. gE.s~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
Francis Joseph's
 Reign of 67 Years
 Sets 8 New Record

The subjects of Francis Joseph and the soldiers of his German, Turkish and Bulgarian allies will celebrate to- day the sixty-seventh anniversary of the accession of the venerable head. of the pelyg1ot empire. It was on the second of December, 1848, that Fran cis Joseph, a boy of eighteen, assum- ed the crown put off by his uncle, the Emperor Ferdinand, who had abdi- cated in the face, of a formidable re- bellion which threatened to put an end to the reign of the Hapsburg dy- nasty. By adopting ruthless meth ods and creating discord among his enemies, the boy ruler managed to bolster up the tottering throne.
 NoAother monarch in modern times has ruled so long as the Emperor of Austria-Hungary. While Louis XIV the Grand Monarque of France, was king in name for seventy-two years, from 1643 to 1715, he was only five years old when he assumed the title and he did not become ruler in fact until 1851, so that his real reign was only sixty-four years in duration. His great grandson and successor, Louis XIV, the Well Beloved, had nominal reign of nearly fifty-nine years, from 1715 to 1774, but he was not crown ed until 1722.
 England has had more monarchs who have ruled a half a century or
 
 modern times. Queen Victoria's reign lasted nearly sixty-four years, extend ing from 1887 to 1901. George III, reigned from 1760 to 1920, almost three-score years, but he was insane during his latter, years Edward III, passed the haIf-century mark as a ruler, occupying the throne from 1927 to 1877. and Henry III, ruled more than f1fty-six years, from 1216 to 1272.
 Francis Joseph long ago passed the mark established by any of his pre- decessors on the Austrian throne. Frederick ", the Pacific, reighed for nfty-three years, from 144O to 1493, being the only -Hapsburg to occupy a throne for more than half a century until Francis Joseph appeared.
 Of the Scandinavian (monarchs, the record was established by Christian ", who ruled Denmark and Norway from 158S to 164S, a period of sixty years.
 A New World record was establish ed by Dom Pedro II. Emperor of Bra7 gil, who, at the age of six succeeded his father, Dom Pedro I. A regency was appointed which lasted until 184Q when Dom Pedro II, ascended the inn perial throne and ruled the great South American country until he was deposed in 1889. He was emperor in name for fifty-eight years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
CORTEs


 The first invasion of Mexico was out by Herman Cortes, a Spaniard, whose adventurous career came to an end 36S years ago to-day, Dec 2, 1547 The conqueror of MeN icos was sixty-two years oldt when he died in his native Spain. He made his first. trip to sAInerica at the age of eighteen, and for some years held offices in San Domingo and Cuba~ He was thirty-three when he was placed at the head of an expedition to effect the conquest of Mexico. In 151S he set out from Santiago, Cuba, with ten vessels, $50 SpaniardS, about 300 In .Clians and a few negroes. His arma- ment included ten brass guns, and he took with him a dozen horses for his .s.cavaIry'' In March, .1519, after vain attempts had been made to deprice him of his command, he landed in Mexico, in the country called Tabasco, where he fought his first battle with the natives. The latter were stricken with fear at the sight of the horses and the roar of the artillery, and fled Cortes then proceeded to the site of Vera Cruz. where he laid. the founda-- ton of, thei future city. He then plunged into the interior, bound for the city of Mexico, where Montezuna reigned= as. emperor. By treachery he captured the Emperor and, forced Montezuma to acknowledge himself a vassaI of the King of Spain After a series of brilliant achievements. Corr tes was recalled to Spain, where he died in comparative poverty and ob- sc11Tjfv i -.-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

tains unrealized possibilities multiplication through earlier marriages, and by of limitation
 The will be and readly7>f
 not property loss that penalties of must be assessed in diminished in tress and suffering brought to the living
 Europe has suffered more oJdrans population than the likely to be- notably the Black Dea has remained to be most populous territory the globe.
 There remains the theory that the nation weakened the loss o it's strongest manhood This only degree rue The population that does not it's youth of the strain that which and The women who do not-go the on less than might be supposed Besides whc there question of what intends the survival the fit test. The fiest fighting going armed himself Those in the trenches today fight better than their ancestors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
THE zABERN INCIDENT

The zabern incident, which created such a commotion in Europe, occur red two years ago to-day, Dec. 2, 1913. Lieut.. Baron won Foerster-- who was recently reported to have been killed in battle-was responsible for the incident" He was stationed in Zabern, a town in A1sace, where there was much public feeling about. the alleged a,utocratic actions Of the German soldiers. On the day in ques- ton a number of workmen booted at some passing soldiers. Baron Von Foerster retaliated by striking a, crip- pied shoemaker over the head with his sword, inf1icting a serious wound. As a result the young officer was court-martiaIed and sentenced to for ty-three days in jail Col. vOn Reuter- and Lieut. .Schad, the Baron's SUI periers, were also tried in Berlin, but they were acquitted, and the conVic- tion of Baron von Foerster was also reversed by the court of appeals. Flu rope in general regarded this incl dent and it's outcome as a triumph for the mailed fist'' policy in the German Empire, and the courts de- cision was bitterly condemned by the socialist and liberal press of Ger many
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
How Cantillon Called
 Down Lazy Youngster


 Joe Cantil1on has pulled a bunch of good ones in his time and the chances are that he is the originator of better ones than this but nevertheless it is pretty good
 During the flag end. of a season few years ago, Pohgo was trailing along in the rut with a. bunch of am ateurs and semi-pros. He had a semi pro catcher that was the victim of this one.
 Wilbur Smith, regular catcher, kicked himself out of a game. Smith walked to one side and took off his mask and breast protector.
 Cantillon looked for his second string catcher and found him. on the end of the bench. Take Smitty's place. ordered Joe.
 The young catcher got up 1eisure1y, yawned and stroIIed toward the spot where Smith doffed his armor. He took about ten minutes to get into his shin guards. The umpire was holding up the game and the fans were ye1ping like wolves about every thing in general. Finally Nthe catcher got to the breast protector and consumed every bit of five minutes climbing into that. It was too much for Pongo, sitting in his chair at the end of the bench Finally, he /be11owed:l Holy smoke, get up there. The season will be over before you get behind the plate.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
CONFLICTING ll RAILROAD TRAFFIC

To travellers the frequent delays to passenger service by freight trains are very irritating. Even presidents of the United States are held up by some pIodding freighter that may have the right. of way or block the, tracks by a ,snash-up, MT. Wilson returning from his last New York trip was subject to such delay by a big smash that piled 30 freight cars over the line.
 There is a big freight busin ess this fall The safe and speedy operation of these two very different kinds of traffic over one system calls for inces- sant vigilance on the part of railway men,
 To the passenger fretting because freight train is a nuisance that should be side tracked until all passenger business is out >of sight. Yet the speedy operation of freight service is quite as important as even his val uabIe time If no attention is paid to prohpt delivery of merchandise, factorieE wait for material, labor lies idle, orders are not delivered on time, stores disappoint customers. and bus mess is congested-
 If these were flush times for the raiIroads, the business being done would call for large extensions of their facilities. The public could well demand it. Many single track lines need to be doubled, many dou- b1e-uack roads need still more metal. A large addition toN side trackage would greatly benefifN many lines ir1 giving passenger service freer right of way. The public safety would be
 much better assured. than it now it But the public is suspicious of rail- road investments under present con- ditions, and the roads are in no mood for spending much money
 The traveller Hkens his train to an OK team as it dawd1es along behind some obtruding freight, must there fore cultivate a philosophical pa tience He should reflect on the crit Heal character of this operating task under present con nditions. Let him bel thankful that he is not being de- posted in the ditch by reckless en- ginemen and Conductors who are thr eading their way through 9 traffic that often perilAus exceeds the ca pacity fof the road.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
METTERNICH

The name of MetternicIn, which fig ures so frequently in the history of the diplomatic phases of the -Napo1eonic era, has again come to the front TOT William of Count Paul Wolff Metternich as his ambassador and personal representative at CanstAnt1- nople.s Count Metternich will be 62 years old next Sunday, and he has had long experience as a diplomat, having served more than a, decade as German am mbassador to Great Britain He is only very distantly related to the family which produced Prince von Metternich, the famous chancellor the real ruler of Austria, but he comes of an old and distinguished family. The Wolff Metternich clan claims descent from St. Elizabeth of Hungary, who lived in the thirteenth century. and. has since been allied with various royal lines, including that of England. Count Paul enter ed the German diplomatic service when he was in his thirtieth year, as an, attache of the embassy at Vienna. London and Brussels, and as Consul General at Cairo. s During this pe riod he attracted the attention of Elm peror William, and the twQ became firm friends. the Count accohpanying the monarch on many of his journeys and voyages. In 1901 he was ap- pointed ambassador to the. court of St. James,, at the request of King Edward VII, who was a warm per sonaI friend of the Teuton diplomat. The Count spent more than a. score of years in England, in various dip lornatic capacities, and has many friends in that country. Count Met ternfch is unmarried. He is noted as a big. game hunter. and once had the novel if not fenviabIe experience of being feIIed and carried off by lion, and was saved from the jaws of the beast by the fortunate shot of a com panion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
DEER CARCASSES.
Attorney General Hinman
 Holds That it Is Unlaw- ,~ full to Offer Them F Or
 Sale.

A good deal of interest has been shown in the opinion of Attorney Gen. era1 Hinman, that it is unIaufuI to offer for sale door that has been kill ed in this state. It is also the opin- ion of the attorney-general that it was not the intention of the law of 1915 to permit the wanton destruction of deer The opinion has existed among hunt CTS that they had perfect right to sell the carcaSses of animals shot by them.
 It is understood that reports were over Connecticut to show that deer are being destroyed at a rate not con- templated by the general assembly when the law of the last session was enacted. The attorney-general,i it is stated, has been informed of a num- hunted with dogs Other cruel ways in which the animals had been killed were called to his attention by the Connecticut Humane society. The suggestion being based on the as- sumption that the governor had the power. The law referring to the sus- pension of the hunting season says the governor may! when he considers extraordinary precautions necessary to prevent fires in woodland proclaim a season of drought during which the hunting season may be suspended
 
 bly, which; was passed in May, states very clearly that the owner or lessee of land, who kills a deer, comes into the possession of the same The law reads as follows: '"The owner of real estate, or the lessee of land leased for agricultural purposes for period Of not less than one year, or any mem Der of his family or bona de emp1oye with the permission of such owner or lessee, may kill with a shotgun or capture any deer, buck or: doe, or fawn on land owned or leased by him, pro vided this act shall not be construed to permit any person to set or use a salt lick, or capture, take, or attempt to take any deer, buck, doe or fawn by means of any trap, snare, or de- vice Any deer killed or taken pur- suant to the provisions of this act shall be the property of the owner or lessee of the land upon which the same was killed or taken, provided the person who shall kill or take such deer shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, report the same to the com mmissioners of fisheries and game.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
U. s. FLOUR SOLD UNDER ARGENTINE
 PRODUCT IN s. A.

Buenos Aires Dec. 2.-The fact that the agent of an American com pany recently offered American flour for sale on the Bo1sa, or local stock exchange, at a price lower than that at which Argentine flour is quoted, has evoked much comment in business circles. It is argued that there must be something wrong with the milling business either here or in the United States if flour brought from a counA try several thousand miles away can be profitabIy sold here in the center of a greRt wheat-producing country. It is said that an investigation may be ordered with view to- discovering the phenomenon which underIies the sale of American flour at lower price than the Argentine product. The Warming industry in Argentine is known to be heavily handicapped by tariffs, but even in the face of these it is a surprise that the Argentine mills can be the victims of success fuI competition 7 from the United States.
 Local importers of we11-known American and European products are also much exercised over the fact that trademarks and labels of their products are being forged successfully on a large scale to cover a very pros porous but iIlegitimate business. es- .pecially in the food and drug line. Numerous raids have been made upon premises where these fa1sifications have been carried on.> but up to the present there have been prosecr- tions, and there is a feeling among importers that the government has not been very zealous in defending their interests.
 An additional American trade note is found in the announcement that American capitalists bare to erect here a new refrigerating establish ment, a site for which has been cho- sen at South Dock, where a most modern structure will be built, com pIete with all the latest devices for dealing with, cattle, sheep and hogs This is but one of a number of indi- cations that American progress is be- coming more marked in Buenos Aires
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
INTERNATIONAL EGG
 LAYING CONTEST

The hens in the laying contest at Storrs gave evidence of real progress in the fourth week. The total yield for this period amounted 10 :.59O eggs which exceeds by 25o the yield for the preceding week and 1s 419 eggs Better than the production in the corresponding week q year ago The foreign pens have 10 be reckoned with It appears that the Eng1iShmen can always be- depended upon to send birds that will lay well; not only this L!lt they. are wonderful sLayers; they not only start at the beginning of the contest, but, stick to it throughout the year. It is a matter of history iP country that the English birds are. among. the last to quit at the close of the year.
 will Barron's White Legh orns from Bart1e, England were first for the week with a yield of A eggs. Tom Barron's White Wyandottes from Cat forth, England, were in second place with a production of .3S eggs and Jules F.. Francais' pen / of Barred Rocks from West Hampton Beach, L. l., made third place with 3s eggs to their credit. Seven hens including Rhode Island Reds, White LeghOrns and Oregons made perfect individual scores in the fourth week by laying seven eggs each
 Not every poultryman who sends birds to the laying contest seems to be able to select the bullets best suit ed for the purpose. The records for the fourth week showed that the ex- tra, or reserve birds for twenty<nine pens laid a total of 125 eggs for the week whereas in these same twenty nine pens there were anywhere from one to four or five bullets that pro duced no eggs at all. The extra eggs could not of course be counted in the totals because they were laid by re- serves rather than regulars Thus le is apparent that with better selection in the beginning, the pens in question would have been credited last week in the aggregate with 125 additional eggs or an average increase of nearly nineteen per cent. for each pen In, volved. ' s4,. ..
 The three best pens in each of the principal breeds are as follows:
 Plymouth Rocks. Jules F. Francais, (Barred)
 w. Hampton Beach, L. r.. -151 Fairfield Farms, (Barred)
 Short, Falls. N. H, ---..r...-...s s2 Holliston Holl Farm (Whfte(
 HoIliston, Mass. ......., .--- .e373'
 WyandOttes-
 pr. N w Sanborn. (BuhD r5
 Holden, Mass. S7 Tom Barron, (White( s
 Catforth,, England -.....tts fS6 Obed G. Knight, Cwhite)
 Brfdgeton, R. l. ..-...--.-.-. S3
 Rhode Island Reds. Colonial Farm.
 Temple, N. H. ...-....'. 7g H. w. Sanborn,N
 Attleboro, Mass. ...... "A A. w, Rumery,
 Danville. N, H. ......-- 64
 White LeghOrns. Will Baron, Ra+tle, near Preston. England .14E-- A.. BA Hall,
 Wallingford. Conn, k y.... 142 A. P. Robinson,
 Calverton. N. Y........., 1s1
 Miscellaneous. Claude Clinton (Mottled Anconas.O
 Red Hook. N Y. .-sl. 8b Oregon Agricultural College (Orez ae gons), Corvallis. Ore. ...-.---r-. 79 J. ColHnson, ,(Black Leghorns).
 Barnacre, Garstang, England 47
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Pu Vi, nine-year-oId ex-emperor of China, has btien officially betrothed to a daughter of President Yuan Shi-Kai.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

The American Woo1en Co. is re- ported to have received<another large army blanket order from Europe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

The National Rivers and Harbors Congress- which meets in Washington on Dec. will take up the problem of freight congestion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

The Detroit Tigers will do their spring training next spring at Wasa- hatchie, Tex, instead of at Gulfport. Miss, sLs formerly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Plans for an international fair in 191sto celebrate the 2OOth anniversary of the founding of San Antonio Tex are under way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

The map shows the important points in Russia where the German advance has halted. According to~~one report the Germans ordered the evacuation of Mitau, important point and their forward base. The German bjective in this campaign has been the capture of Riga. Winter sets in early in those parts, and already there are reports of the freezing of the ground to such depths that the digging of trenches is impossible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Oklahoma's December crop report gives the winter wheat condition as Ss, against US last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

XMAS HOPING AND WREATHs OF
 LAUREL
 JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

XMAS HOPING AND WREATHs OF LAUREL
 JOHN RICK 6 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

XMAS HOPING AND WREATHS OF
 LAUREL JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

Claude Clinton (Mottled Anconas.)
 Red Hook, N Y. .-si- 8 Oregon Agricultural College (Ore=
 gons), Corvallis, Ore. ...-..--sr.. 2 J. Collinson, (Black Leghorns)
 Barnacre, Garstang, England 4