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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
RIDGEPORT AERIE OF EAGLES
 DOES HONOR TO 128 DEPARTED
 BROTHERS AT LODGE OF SORROW
Impressive Services Are Attended By 2,5O0 Members and Friends-Past Worthy President John J. Heav- ey Delivers Stirring Eulogy - Chorus Heard in Hymns During Ceremonies.

as come it will to each of us. we will have the comfort and consolation of knowing that we have done all in our power to protect those that we love so dearly and now just a little longer while I tell you what the Eagles have done and are doing.
 It will be 12 years this coming June since this Aerie. of Eagles was instituted in the City or Bridgeport, and during those 12 years we have paid out in sick and death claims over $103, 600. Of that sum $90, GOO went to care for the sick and those in distress, and after doing that we still have large and comfortable treasury. do not tell you this in a spirit of boastfulness for we Eagles know that we cannot take the entire credit for doing this good work, for after all. it was you, our friends. who by the confidence you placed in us from the very beginning, by the helping hand which you extended to us on many occasio ons, by the kind words which you spoke in our be- half. when possibly others were us- ing the serpent's tongue It is you, say, who made it possible for us to answer those cries of pain as they came from wonder hospital: who en- abled us to send the angels of mercy into those broken-hearted homes when the clouds of sickness and trou- ble were lowering over them. Is it any wonder. then, that we find flow ing out to you from the heart of every Eagle his sincere appreciation and gratitude for those favors which you extended to this society, whose sole mission is to bring comfort to the sick and bury the dead..s
 The audience sang Nearer My God to Thee, at the end of the services A feature of the program was the singing of the Holy City, by John c. Calvin, assisted by John and Harold Doyle. who acted as acoIytes while MT. Calvin sang
 The officers Of the Bridgeport Aerie are: John J. Doyle, president; Daniel J. O'Connor, past president; John L. Lynch vice president; John J. Keegan, chaplain; Thomas M Mo Namara. secretary; Thomas Lovely treasurer; William J. Brooks, eonduc- tor; Joseph Cummings. inside guard Henry Morriarty, outside guard; Da- vid H. Monahan, M. D., physician; John J. Heavey, Robert E. Egan and Charles Hardy, trustees
 The committee in charge of the memorial exercise program was; John J. Doyle, chairman; Thomas M McNamara, secretary; D. J. OsCon- nor. John L. Lynch, John J. Keegan Thomas Lovely, William Brooks, Jos eph Cummings, Harry Moriarty, John l J. Heavy, Robert K. Egan, Charles
 Hardy and Dr. D. H. Monahan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
MOSS FETEs LOCAL
 ADVERTISING MEN Ar
 FAREWELL BANQUET.

Isaac F. Moss. who has retired from the active mercantile life of Bridge port through the sale Of the Moss 6 Krieger store to Caesar NIisch, Inc, was the host at banquet to a. party Of Bridgeport advertising men at the Algonquin club, Saturday eve ming. MT. Moss and Bridgeport ad- vertising men have become close friends through the fact that AEr Moss is regarded as one of the most resourcefu1 of advertisers.
 The banQueters included Forrest W. Afontanye, T. L. McElaney. John Miller. Charles A. and J. A. Phelan, John w. Rose and Walter Crouch. In a, characteristic speech. MT. Moss ex- pressed his good will towards the Bridgeport advertising men for their cooperation with him in making his store successful.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
PERSIAN OU RACES
 DENIED BY TURKS,
 MORGENTH HAlI SAYS

Washington, March 2s.-The Tur- kish government denies that there have been any disorders at Urmnian, Persia. Ambassador Morgenthau at ConstantinopIe cabled the state de- partrnent to-day that the grand vizier had So informed him on the strength of report made to him by the Tun- lzish war office.
 A1r. Morgenthau reported that fur tEler instructions that order must be maintained had been sent to Urumiah at his request and that regular Tur- l3ish troops were on their way to ths. scene.
 News dispatches from Tiflis and re- ports to the Presbyterian Board ot Foreign Missions in New York have told Of atrocities committed upon Christians at the American and French missions at Ururniah by tr- regular Turkish troops and Kllrds Tn response to appeals for protection the state departm ent directed Anabas- rador Morgenthau to ask the porte Eo send troops.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
ITALY PUTS BAN
 ON NEWS OF WAR

Rome, Mar. 29-zA rigid censorship upon the publication of military news from March 31 to July 30 has been in accordance with a decision reached by the council of ministers at it's ses- sion Saturday. The publication is prohibited of information regarding the formation. movements or assign ments of units of the army, navy and aerial forces. or even of soldiers and sailors.
 Prohibition includes arrangements made for the transport of naval and. military forces and the sanitary con. dition of troops Or sailors as well as details regarding armament provided on all works of defense. Even scien- tific discussions of military questions come under the ban as well as critt- cisms of the army and navy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
HELEN KILLERS
 GREETING TO THE CROSBY MEMORlAL
Famous Blind Woman Ex- presses Good Will and X
 Sends Contribution

More than 2yoOo persons attended the Fanny Crosby Memorial service yesterday afternoon at Polls theater Several hundred dollars was coI- Iected for the building fund. While Bridgeporters are eyidencing their interest in the blind poetess and honoring her memory, Helen Ke1- Ter. the girl lecturer who. deaf dumb and blind from an early age, has partly recovered the use of her senses, has written to this city en- dorsing the plan to build a memorial to Fanny Crosby
 The letter follows:
 Los Angeles, Gal,
 March 20. 1915. Dear MT. Harrington,
 I ann indeed glad to learn of the memorial that is to be erect ed to the sweet singer, who out of her darkness sent beams of comfort and sweet faith through out the world. I, too. ann sure that she would be best pleased with a memorial in the shape of service and help. regret that cannot attend the service on Sunday the 2Sfh-l We shall then be featuring i'm San EranciscO. But I send my heartfelt wishes for the success of the good work which shall stand before all as a tribute to a. lovely, helpful life. EWiA you accept from me little contribution to help build the house of light which Fanny Cros- by so desired?
 With warm greetings, I am
 Cordially yours,
 HELEN KELLER Rev Francis E. Clark. D.D., LID. of Boston, was the principal speaker yesterday Dr. Clark knew Fanny Crosby well. He is president of the United society of the life and works of the poetess and he said that in his travels around the world he had heard her hymns sung in many lam guages.
 Other speakers addressed the meet ing on the need of the building. A musical program was carried out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
ALLEGE WITNESSES WERE InTIMlDATED
 TO REMAIN SILENT
Judge Wilder Orders Inves tigation When Man Loses
 Command of English

Because one of his patrons on last Saturday was able to talk good Eng fish, but in the city court to-day feigned little knowledge of anything but Greek tongue. Ernest E-arrras, aged 45. proprietor Of a restaurant at 437 Water steet, alleged by Hquor policemen to have violated the law by selling without license, was fined $25 and costs. The court also or dered Liquor Prosecutor Albert J. Merritt to procure such evidence as possible that state witnesses had been tempered with and to summon those responsible into court.
 Sergeant James Walker and Dog and Liquor Prosecutor John Brown appeared in the restaurant Saturday afternoon and found a man drink ing beer. To the ocers he said in plain English: ssI bought this glass of beer from him 6pointing to Far fras) and paid him 5 cents Sew eraI others at once surrounded hin. after which the policemen and the court could get nothing from him in the way of testimony. Though ask ed by Attorney Henry Greenstein to acquit the prisoner for lack of evil dence Judge Wilder said to-day that the case was clearly one where the witness had been intinidated and or dered the prosecutors to endeavor to procure evidence against the m@N responsible for the eilencing OF c states witness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
Kings Hat Store.

An attractive display of hats is to be found at the store of V. M King sE1211 Main street. The goods for spring are better in every respect than 5 they have been for the past three sears. Derbies w'h&h tapering crowns will be the spriAg sellers also the soft hat in the smooth finish and with bands to match The shapes are pretty much the same as they have been except crowns are higher and br4rns have a slightly heavier sseflr1 or a. rope edge Blue. green assEEss1 light shades of grey are the pre- E ter11inating co1ors for spring Derbies Nare popular and will be the spring g fiat In New York but the soft hat will run better in the west. There will be a good demand for the derby thas spring. although the soft hal will sta1l De pcpMaar-Ady.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
DUKE OF ORLEANS CAN'T
 GIFT A CHANGE TO FIGHT.

Paris. March 2s-The French gov ernment has refused the request Of the Duke of Orleans that he be grant ed permission to enlist in the for eign legion under an assumed name, says the Franchise in an article Which deals at length with the Dukes eff forts to obtain service under the hag of his country.
 The Duke also had endeavored to enlist in the Russian British and Bel gian armies but these countries. out of courtesy to France. refused lins permission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
FRENCH WARSHIPS IN DRYDOCK AFTER
 BATTLE IN STRAIT

Paris, Mar 2g-The French battle ships Suffren and Gaulois which were badly damaged by the fire from. Tur- kish batteries in the bombardnent of the Dardane1Ies forts by the allied fleet on March IS, have left for Teu- ton, France, to be repaired in the drydock there, according to a special despatch from Athens
 No attacks was made in the straits Franco-British fleet and the Russian cruiser Askold bombarded the Bu1air line of forts from the Gulf of Saros.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
sEAECH FOR RIG MISSING
 FROM STERLING STABLES.

County wide search is today being made for the horse and carriage Of L. B. Sterling. taken from his stables, 962 East Main street by a stranger who hired it on Saturday morning. The rig had not been returned up to late hour today and is sought by all the authorities for a distance of 50 miles from this city.
 A man of short stature came to the stables last Saturday and stated that ke wanted to hire a rig for the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
E. H. DILLON & co. l1es MAIN ST 9O8 Main St. Hartford 10 Cecile, Paris.
 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LEADING A1IELINERs
EASTER MILLINERY.

Exemplifying the very choicest styles for Spring wear at the lowest prices ever marked upon such elegant Headwear.
 Every woman who comes to Dillon for a hat will be assured of a hat to suit with more than two thousand hats to choose from.
 Prices invariably one third-less than elsewhere Comparison will prove the truth of the claim
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
POINTS OF INTEREST

There is on display in the win Row Of the J. E. fcAIpine Co. this week three pairs of old shoes show Ing the styles worn fifteen years ago Two pair are high shoes with a real narrow, or razor toe and the other. an Oxford with a heavy double deck er sole. They cost $10. each and are the property of MT. Sidney Wake lee, ST Sherwood avenue, and were V orn by him at the Paris Exposition z 9n 1900. They have attracted a lot CT attenti ntion-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
Tel. and Tel. To Gut
 Size of Directorate

New York, March 2e.-stockhald- CTS of the American TeIephone & Tel egraph Company voted to-day to de-. crease the number of the company's directors from 25 to IT. This would be done, it was said, at the annual meeting tomorrow and is in line with the tendency among certan large cor porations to have fewer men on their boards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
BOOST DIXIE HIGHWAY

Chattanooga, Tenn. Mar. 29-Gov- ernors of five states through which the proposed Dixie Highway from Chicago to Miami, Fla, will extend are expected to attend a conference here April 3 to select a route and arr range the prelirninaries for actual construction. Editors of newspapers advocates of good roads and road ex- perts also will participate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
NEW YORK DOMINICAN
 FATHER TO TALK IN CITY

Rev. Father Moran, o. F., of New York will deliver the sermon on Good Friday evening at St. PatricE's church. Father Moran is an e1o- auent and forceful speaker. saThe Passion and Sufferings of Our Lord will be the subject of the sermon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29

afternoon. He was given 3, run about with rubber tires striped with fine red lines and running gear A black horse with long mane and tail was attached, weighing about 1.05O pounds. Beneath the seat of the runabout the name t'L. B. Sterling is painted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
RUMANIA TO BE NEUTRAL,
 IS REPORT TO BERLIN

Berlin, Mar. 2s-The Bucharest correspondent of the Fvrankfurter zeitung telegraphs his paper that -Ru- mania will continue to maintain her neutrality. The correspondent pro- Hfesses to have obtained information to the effect that the Rumanian am bassador has signed such an agree ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29

Blown into a bonfire about which she was playing by a strong wind, 14-year- old Lena Coneodora was fatally burn ed at Passatc, N. J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29

Winifred Johnson, negro woman born in slavery, at Winchester, Va. died at Auburn, N. r., aged 113-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29

The average daily attendance at the Panama-Pacidc Fair up to last Friday was more than 64.O0O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29

President wilson win attend 6. lunch con today aboard the new Argentine batt1eship Moreno at .Annapo1tss Md.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
Bleached Sheets-3 39c

center seam. Good heavy muslin.
 Value soc. SQc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-29
UPHOLSTERY REMNANTS.

 10c values for 614c yd. 12L5c and 15c values for Sc yd. 19c andk25 values for 121ac yd. dlengtl madras in ncoore dfgured batter Value aSo and aee yard at 121ac and 15e each
Evening star., 1915-01-18
Germans Look to Austrians
for Help Against Russians

PETRoGRAD. via London. January IS.
Recent developments in the vicinity
of Warsaw appear to indicate that the
Germans are directing their efforts to
push the Russians beyond the east bank
of the Vistula at the junction OF that
river with the Pilfcza.
1t Is the opinion of a high military
authority that the Germans expect CO.
operation from the Austrians. who are
seeking to force their way through from
the vicinity of the upper Nida. where
recently hard fighting has been recorded.
Holding a line of trenches and fortifica-
tions directly west of Warsaw, the Ger
man activity for the past fifty hours has
Sochaczew and Bolimow. where six at
lacks in succession were made Saturday
night
In the region Of Plock and Mlawa the
Germans appear to be on the defensive.
They have been slowly pushed back by
to be capturing new villages. Saturday
it is said. the Russians crossed the river
Skrwa. which enters the Vistula few
miles below Plock.
Southwark the Austrians have forti-
fed along the River Dunajec. and are
besieging Tarnow with heavy artillery.
Their aim Is believed to be push east
ward and relieve Przemysl
With all Bukowina in the hands of
the Russians only one pass. which is
strongly fortified. prevents an invasion
of Pennsylvania, Hungary.
REORGANIZATION of the Austrian army.
through which an Austro-German ele-
ment predominates. on the eastern front,
where formerly there was large per-
centage of Slavs is said to have worked
a notable improvement in efficiency.
The Austrian Slavs are reported to have
been sent to the French front.
Evening star., 1915-01-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REFLECTS OFFICERS
Executive Committee Also Selected
at Meeting of Board of Direc-
tors at Noon Today.

Ralph w. Lee. Chaplin Brown and
urer, general counsel and secretary. re-
spectively, of the Chamber of Com
merce at meeting of the newly
elected board of directors at noon to-
day. Charles Howser was elected to
the directorate to fill a vacancy caused
by the advancement of A. Leftwich
Sinclair from the position of director to
ser will serve for two years.
An executive committee was elected
as follows: President, p. T. Moran;
clair, and second vice president, Albert
Schulteis; general counsel. Chaplin
Brown. and treasurer. Ralph w. Lee,
and the following directors: William r.
GUIDE. w. r. Galliher, ID. J. Caliihan,
John Slaven, James F. Oyster and Har-
ry King.
The following recommendations OF
President Moran for committee chair
men were approved by the directors
Membership. William r. Guide; build
ing, W. j. Kehoe; wholesale trade, H.
T. Offterdinger: retail trade, Joseph
Berberich; law and legislation, r. c. l..
Moncure; audit, A. H. Rogers: Ana
costa flats. Albert Schulteis: building
industries, A. p. Clark, jr.; charities,
w. T. Galliher; district finance, Z. c.
Graham: house. John F.. Slaven; parks
highways and bridges, George Y.
public health. DIR. Lewis J. Battle; pub
lie schools. James F. Oyster; transpor-
tation and freight rates. John L. New
bold; militia, Winfield Jones.
Evening star., 1915-01-18
TO FORM ZIONIST CIRCLE.
Plans Discussed At Conference Of
/ Prominent Jewish Leaders.

A conference relative to a movement
toward the formation of an English
speaking Zionistic circle to be affiliated
with the Federation of American Zion
lists, was held at the home of julius /.
Peyser.. at the Biltmore apartments,
January 5. The purpose of the gather
ing was to meet and confer with Louis
d. Brandeis of Boston, chairman of the
provisional executive committee for
general Zionist affairs.
A temporary organization was formed
with Julius /. Peyser as acting chair
man.
Among those invited to meet Mr.
Brandeis were Col Harry Cutler of
Providence, r. l.: Rev. DIR. Abram Si-
mon of the Eighth Street Temple; Rev
DR.. Grossman of Adas Israel Temple
DR.. Israel Schapiro of the Semitic de-
partment of the Library of Congress:
Harry o. Sandberg of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union: Aaron Prussian of the chill
dren's bureau of the Department of
Labor: DIR. Z. Yanovsky of the bureau
of chemistry. Reuben Fink of the De-
partment of Commerce; Judge Milton
Strasburger of the Municipal Court:
DR.. Leopold l.. Glushak. Joseph l.. Tep-
per, DR.. S. S. Jaffe and Joseph Stein.
Evening star., 1915-01-18
EXPRESSES ITALY'S THANKS.
King Grateful for Sympathy Toward
the Earthquake Sufferers.

President Wilson received a cable
gram today from King Victor En-
manuel OF Italy. thanking him for ex-
pressions of sympathy following the re-
cent earthquake. The message fol-
lows:
II am sensible very much of the
expression of sympathy you have been
so kind as to send me on this dolorous
occasion. Please accept. with my sin
cerest thanks, the heartfelt gratitude
of the Italian people"
The American Red Cross was still
awaiting today a reply from the Ital-
ian government to it's inquiry whether
aid would be accepted from the United
States for earthquake sufferers. The
latest message from Ambassador Page
at Rome said the Italian government
would not accept foreign assistance
owing to the present international sit
uation.
Two parties from the embassy" the
message added, have visited the re-
gion desolated by the earthquake, COW
ering a radius of some thirty miles.
They corroborate reports of terrible
devastation. Government estimates
$4,000 as the approximate figure for
killed and wounded. Foreign countries
are thanked for sympathy. but owing
to international situation. the govern
ment is not accepting foreign aid"
Evening star., 1915-01-18
INVESTIGATION IS WELCOMED.
Excise Board Will Cheerfully Re.
spond, Saws Gen. r. G. Smith.

The excise board Is entirely re-
sponsible for its acts and will cheer
fully respond to the desires of Congress
in the matter OF an investigation"
Such was the comment this afternoon
Of General Robert G. Smith, chairman
Of the board. when informed of the
passage of the Senate resolution to
investigate charges made against the
board by Senator Jones.
The board feels that it is given q
law to administer in the interest of
all the people, and 1t has followed this
belief in it's Interpretation of the law"
continued Gen. Smith. Our transac-
tions are an open record. which we will
willingly transmit to Congress at any
time Congress desires to see it,"
Aside from this statement, Gen. Smith
would not discuss the proposed investi-
cation or the charges preferred by Sem
ator Jones. The other two members of
the board, Henry s. Baker and Cotter T.
Bride, also refused to discuss the mat
ter.
Persons who have kept in close touch
with the work of the board believe
that the investigation will disclose the
fact that criticism Of its transactions
is the outgrowth largely of it's interpre-
tation of various provisions of the ex-
else law with which the Anti-Saloon
League COulu not agree Inc DOaru ana
the league. for example. never were
able to agree as to how distances should
be measured. whether by the shortest
routes Of travel or otherwise.
Friends of the excise commissioners
believe that they will be able to DEM
onstrate that their decisions have been
consistently in keeping with their in
terpretation Of the law and that inves-
tigation will fail to disclose any facts
rejecting in any way upon their moral
integrity.
Evening star., 1915-01-18
D0CKERY Is DEFENDED
BY BORLAND IN HOUSE
Resents Assertion of Kindel That
Third Assistant P. M. General
Has ~. S. Meal Ticket"

In answer to an attack made on
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Dockery by Representative Kindel Of
Colorado. Representative Borland of
Missouri took the floor today in de-
fense of the former governor of his
state. Representative Kindel, in a
speech under the leave to print
authority of the House. asked why the
third assistant postmaster general
should have a perpetual meal ticket
from the government"
In answer to this Representative
Borland today said:
THE third assistant postmaster gen
eral rendered distinguished services in
the House of Representatives, and is
the author of the celebrated Dockery
act, under which uniform system OF
accounting has been adopted by all
the departments.
HE was a towering figure in the
House, and the present Postmaster
General. then one of the younger men,
bers of this body. recognized the leader
ship Of the man. 1t was because of
this recognition that former Gov
Dockery was asked to become a member
of the official family.
LAS to the remark concerning a meal
ticket happen to know that the third
assistant postmaster general is serving
the United States at personal loss to
himself"
Evening star., 1915-01-18
FORESEES LUCK IN BLACK CAT.
David Belasco Here With Company
to Present Dramatic Premiere,

David Belasco, with Miss Frances
Starr, accompanied by her sister. Mrs.
Caldwell: Benjamin F. Roeder. general
manager, and William G. Smyth. book
ing manager for the Belasco forces, ar
rived in Washington yesterday after
noon and are quartered at the Shore
ham Hotel. With them is the big sup
porting company with which Mr.. Be
lasco Is to make the initial production
this evening at the Belasco Theater Of
Edward Knoblauch's new play. Marie
Odile."
1t is six years, or thereabouts. since
Mr.. Belasco made an initial production
in this city, and he is authoritatively
said to have been Influenced on this
occasion by the temperance at the
Belasco Theater of an old black cat
which he used to prize 'as luck
bringer and which disappeared about
the time of his last production. Evil
dence of faith in the charm was fur
nished by the fact that Miss Starr, when
she alighted from the car. carried an
effigy of black cat, and souvenir
counterparts of the cat have been freely
distributed since the arrival Of the
company.