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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12
THE FARMER: AUGUST 12, 1915

ground opposite Putnam Park. Its d. nlensions are to be 50 by 28 feet and in cluding the basement there will be three stories The first will serve as stables for the live stock of James Delaney, caretaker on the. premises, the second as a garage and storeroom and the third for sleeping apartments The stone on the seventy acre tract will provide more than the chief ma teria1 required for the building and MT. Chambers intends to get rid of what remains by blasting, hauling out and burying methods.
 Extensive improvements are contem- plated by Charles Perry on the store and residence property which he re- gently purchased from J. M. Sullivan. They include the removal of the house to a site further back from the road and nearer the center of the plot and either the enlargement of the store by an annex or the erection of ia new building for store purposes nearer the corner. At present these plans are wholly in the tentative stage. Selectman Barnes, A. G. Barnett and Herman Smith motored to Mansfield lastNThursday to attend a poultry con- Vent1on held under the auspices of Storrs College. Reaching Waterbury that night on the return trip they sought directions as to the route to Newtown and .wereSto1d they could not
 
 road they were on, it being a state road: Further along a large building. apparently school attracted their notice. Half an hour later they brought up at the same building which was sure proof that they had some how got offVthe road despite it's alleged security against mistakes. It was real Hate when they got home.
 The Ridge Catholic church will hold an entertainment and >sale at the gym on the evenings of Aug. 21 and g. One Of the attractions will be the Teets collection from which purchases may be made :
 John G. stetson of Pleasant, Valley has enlarged his tennis court by the purchase from Anthony Kolosky of a strip containing about a quarter of an ] acre.
 The finishing touches were put c5zzis week to H. S. Barnes new barn and work begun upon an adjacent shed and ice house. In quest of health recuperation Ja- cob Huber, the well known business man of, Bridgeport, is a guest at the l Rfdgewo1d Inn.
 The bridge club will be entertained by Miss Jessica Sanford on Saturday afternoon of this week.
 Fred. D. Mabrey has returned from a visit to his mother in Norwich
 The standing grass on the Stepher Sanford farm has been sold at Marior 1 Williams by the Bridgeport Hydra uIic | Co.,, present owners Of the property.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12
BRAZIL WATCHING MEXICO PLANS OF
 A,B.C, CONFEREES

Rio De >Janiero, Brazil, Aug. 12.- The efforts of the Pan-Amer1can re- publics to settle the Mexican prob lem are followed here with keen in terest. The national cha amber ap- proved a motion asking the Brazilian foreign office for information as soon as possible regarding the state of ne gotiations- The newspa Ders continue to emphasize that no attack is con templated on the sovereignty of Mex leo.
 The semi-ofdciaI Gazette do No ticias finds fault with those who start with an invitation pledging them selves against formal action to lend the United States to the desires of the imperialists of Brazil and to the desires of those who favor armed in terventfon "In truth is says. Amer ican is not in sympathy with inter vention in the internal affairs of Mex ico, but the solution alEeady reached by the conference in Washington seems to be at present concl1atlon candidate for the presidency of the republic.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12
1AsHUA AND LONG HILL.

Miss Florence Rose returned to her home in Danbury, Monday, after spending week with MT. and Mrs Peter Lynch. At the opening of the school season, Miss Rose will teach the Model School at Miry Brooks.Dan- bury.
 Miss Helen Green of Jersey City, returned to her home there Wednes- day, after a. visit with MT. and Mrs Dwight Fuller. Mrs. Fuller accom- panied her to her home for a short visit
 Peter Lynch of Long Hill. and spent Sunday with MT. Lynch's par ents, MT. and Mrs. Patrick Lynch, of Zoar.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Nichols and son; Gilbert, of Bridgeport, were week end guests of MT. and Mrs Henry ] Nichols.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter Lynch enter tained, Wednesday evening. MT. Leigh Kyle and MT. Streaman and Miss Gladys Abbott of Bridgeport and Miss l F1orenca Rose of Danbury. Miss Katherine McQulnn has been spending 9. few days in Bridgeport 1 with her cousin, Miss Ella, Mccarthy. Miss Mabel Seeley returned to her 1 home in Derby Monday, after spend 1 MT. and Mrs. D. B. See1ey. Mrs. Walker and Mrs Frank i Meade. ST., returned to their homes in Bridgeport, Sunday, after spending sometime at the home of Otto Wal i ters. 1 Patrick Kohler of Long Hill was a Sunday guest of his mother, Mrs. Kate 1 Kohler of Tashua
 MT. and Mrs. otto Walters and two sons, George and Harold, returned from auto trip to somcrs, Sunday | night.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles B. See1ey speni Monday in Derby at the home ot Frank Wheeler
 Mrs. Chase of Brooklyn, was a re- cent guest of MT. and Mrs. Henry Nichols.
 John. P. Toomey of North Bridge port, was a recent guest of MT. and Mrs. Peter H. Lynch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12
SILK STOCKINGS FOR
 PURCHASERS OF SHOES
 IN NEW STORE HERE

Afterf16 years experience as sales man Tn shoe stores and as a travelling salesman handling high grade shoes Tor ladies, John T. Mccormick has de e1ded to branch out for himself and Saturday will open the Woman's Boot Shop onsthe secondt floor of the build ing at 1116 Main street The entrance Is between Riker's drug store and Keller Bros dry goods store. Associat- ed with MT. Mccormick will be Thom- as Gallagher, who for some time has been identified with some of the lead Ing shoe shops of the town.
 With the elimination of heavy ex- penses of store on the ground floor or the Main street and with the ex- tenslVe{ experience gained by years of service as a travelling salesman to ]oobers. MT. Mccormick believes he can submit a line of high grade shoes Tor women. misses and children at pr1ces much lower than tha same Quality can be had elsewhere.
 On Saturday, the opening day. Mr
 acCormick will give a paiRof high grade silk stockings to each purchaser of a pair of shoes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12
w. & w. BAND WILL
 PLAY AT SEASIDE

The following program will be play ed by the wheeler & Wilson band to- night. at o'clock, at Seaside park: March=The Boy Scouts of America, Pryor Valse de Congratulation
 Cats1e Overture-Pique Dame. Suppe Xylophone Solo-. Selected
 Oscar Knablin
 Se1ection-Daughter of Regiment, Donizetti Grand Galop-Ta1ly Ho, ... Bernstein Popular Medley-Slam Bang,
 LA. Witmark Star Spangled Banner.
 LOUIS F. CHERMAK, Conductor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12

Two persons were drowned when the tugboat sandVsky capsized off San dusky, Ohio.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Laura Holland of Yonkers, N Y, is a guest for q few days of hel uncle and aunt, MT. no~,Mrs- William J. Lord, of 54 Orange street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12
FINED FOR TREsPAss.

Judgment was suspended today in the city court in the cases of Patrick KeIiher, s20 Noble avenue; Frank Herman, New Haven; John J. Duffy, S2O Noble avenue and A. D. Kennedy, 28O East Main street, charged with trespassing on railroad property. They received a, warning. N- >.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12
FINED FOR VIOLATING
 TRAFFIC ORDINANCES.

For violating the traffic orainance at Golden Hill and Main streets ves- day noon, Thomas Kane, 43 Evitts lane, livcryman in the employ of Owen Keenan, was fined s2 by Judge Frank L. Wilder in city court today, An additional sentence of 10 days was imposed upon him for being intoxi- cated- Later the jail sentence was suspended blythe court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12

of progress and happiness?
 A partial calm satisfaction and pros perity has been brought about by a number of right-thinking and quick acting-ma
 AUGUST MANDELBERG
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12

Mrs. Philip weidenhammer Of A2274 Park avenue returned today from As- bury Park, N. J., where she sang at the Monterey and Red Cross benefit concerts. Mrs. Weidenhamner is. one of the most widely known coIoratura singers. She is a pupil of Professor Florio and is known professionally as Mime. Jennie M. Anker In reviewing her singing at concerts at Newark, Asbury Park and Atlantic City the New Jersey newspapers refer to her as the Swedish NightingaIe.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-12

Wreckers began the task of raising river.
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
National Historical
Society Being Formed

Preliminary steps have been taken in
the organization of the National His
torical Society, which is designed to
unite in common membership and CO.
ordination all existing patriotic and his
torical bodies. A charter has been OBJ
tained and board of directors has been
named to serve until bylaws are adopt
ed. The temporary board Is composed
of 1. II. Fisher, Washington. chair
man; Dudley Butler. New York, treas
urer, and John Balsan, Washington.
The articles of incorporation outline
the purposes of the society as follows:
To discover, procure, preserve and
perpetuate whatever relates to history,
particularly of the United States and
the western hemisphere; to promote the
work of preserving historic landmarks
to provide a national and international
patriotic clearing house and historical
exchange, promoting by suitable means
helpful forms of communication and CO.
operation between all historical organi-
cations. patriotic orders and kindred
societies. local. State, national and In
! ternational.
J Provision is made for $50 original life
member founders, who shall pay $l0C
each and from whom shall be chosen
State vice presidents and 5000 original
founders. contributing S. each. 1t is
provided that the journal of American
History shall be acquired as the official
organ of the society. Pledges of men,
bership have been received at the head
quarters of the society here from many
prominent individuals and societies.
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
THOUSAND ENTRIES
ON HORSE SHOW LIST
Largest Number of Nominations
in History Of Association
Next Month.

Preparations for the National Cap
ital Horse Show, May to 13, began
in earnest today. The entry list
closed at IL o'clock last night and
Manager Melvin C. Hazen today COM
menced the task of classifying the
1000 nominations made for the eighty
odd events scheduled. The number of
entries received is the largest in the
history of the show.
1t was announced today that another
Scup had been offered for the show, the
donor being II. T. Wheeler, proprietor
OF the st. James Hotel. 1t will go to
the winner in the chargers class. Sid :
ney West has offered a hunting coat
Tor the winner of one of the hunting
classes. All the trophies will be
placed on exhibition in the Willard
Hotel next week.
Capital horssmen are interested in
the announcement that Miss Ella F;
show a pair of harness horses. re-
Gently purchased in Europe, which
she believes will stand good chance
Of defeating the pick of the Moore.
Vanderbilt, and other stables that are
to exhibit here. Argo and Frailty are
the names of the English horses whi
were sired by the famous Polonius
They are full brother and sister
chestnut in color, and 1921 hands
high. Miss Ivers also will show her
noted American hackney pair. Wood
bine and Honeysuckle; Seelight, bay
trotting-bred horse; Forget mot, q
Lancelot. thoroughbred saddle
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
Dozens of ROOSterS
Silenced By Court

LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y. April
29.-More than two dozen roosters re-
ceived their quietus frop Magistrate
Leach when the headS Of fourteen fami-
lies Of the Dutch Kills section appeared
in answer to 13S complaints to the
board of health that they were harbor-
ing roosters which disturbed the morn
ing slumbers of the neighbors.
On receiving the complaints Commits
sioner Goldwater sent Health Officer
OConnell to the disturbed district.
Equipped with a notebook. O'Connell
began his task at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing and kept 1t up until the Growing
stopped. In that period he registered
fourteen families who kept roosters that
serenaded the neighbohborhood from
sunrise util after o'clock
All admitted that they kept roosters.
but declared that the Growing Of the
birds was sweet and restful. They were
given until May to silence thetl
roOSterS.
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
HALF-AND-HALF DATA
READY BY MAY Is
Subcommittee Reports Progress
on Compilation Of Fiscal
Relations Arguments.

Completion by May Is of the prepara-
tiGn Of data to be used by the execu-
tive committee of the joint citizens
committee In urging before the Congress
sional inquiry board that the half-and-
half plan be retained was tentatively
assured by the various subcommittees
collecting this data at a general meet
ing In the Evans building last night.
The subcommittee which reported
progress to the executive committee
John Joy Edison, chairman; financial
Facts, Capt. James F. oyster chairman;
statistical facts. e. c. Graham, chair
man. and historical facts, Chaplin
Brown. chairman.
With the compilation and presenta-
ton OF complete data by these sub
committees by May 10, the executive
committee may proceed Immediately in
the task OF preparing the brief of tho
joint citizens committee advocating the
retention Of the existing fiscal relations
between the Federal and District gov
ernments. The hearings before the
Congressional committee begin Septem-
ber 16 but the District brief will be filed
prior to that date.
=. T. Moran, chairman OF the finance
committee. reported last night that
many contributions Of small amounts
have been sent in to aid the fight Much
more money, however. will be needed to
defray the expenses of the work The
executive committee also heard last
night report from A. NJ. Fisher. sta
tisttcal expert. OH his work to date.
The Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
ciation has notified Chairman Macfar-
land, Of the executive committee, that It
has named Judge Charles S. Bundy to
represent that association on the Joint
citizens committee. Judge Bundy was
already member as q representative
of the committee Of one hundred.
Members of the executive committee
who are holding meetings almost nightly
in the Evans building. are Mr.. Macfar-
land. Theodore Noyes, A. s. Worthtng-
ton. D. ]. Callahan. Corcoran Thorn and
E. F. Colladay.
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
OnlyFew Days Remain
For Beauty Entrants
Contest Conducted By Times to Send Washngton's
Prettiest Girl to Expostons Free of Cost
To Close Monday.

A critical member of Congress- pass
ing through Washington yesterday, OBJ
served that the two expositions now in
progress In California are truly great
and worthy of our country" He ad-
vises all Americans who can afford 1t to
go to San Francisco and San Diego and
see the expositions which commemor-
ate the opening of the Panama Canal
and the linking of the Atlantic and the
Pacific.
Not everyone can afford trip to the
expositions; others can afford 1t, but
still hesitate to make the outlay, while
still others cannot spare the time.
But IL the most beautiful girl in
Washington desires to journey to the
Paclhc Coast, and can arrange matters
as to tisne. she need not concern her
self about money nor the petty annoy
ances of ordinary travel
Closes Monday.
This fourth paragraph brings the
Beauty Editor to the point of remind
Ing the Washington public that The
Times beauty contest. inaugurated that
the most beautiful girl in Washington
may have a free trip to California,
comcs to an end at noon Monday.
Probably it Is unnecessary to explain
the details of The Times offer, for al
most everybody knows about the con-
test by now. However, for the benefit
Union Station. 1t Is said that one
photograph from among the many sent
In to The Times will be that of the
beauty winner.
All these photographs are to be sub
mitted to five judges early next week
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
Contractor, Aged 60, Weds
Brothers Former Wife

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l.. April 90
Word reached here today of the we'd
ding on Saturday in the Little Church
Around the Corner In New York city
of II. Edward Tanning, sixty years
of age. and his brother Frederick 3
divorced wife, Mrs. Annie Tanning.
who Is fifty-fvc.
Fifteen years ago Mrs. Tanning di-
yorced her husband. Frederick. 70
whom she had been married for fif-
teen years. She continued to live
here with her children until some
time ago. when she moved to Oyster
Bay. Before she moved away her
former husband had married again
and was living here.
II. Edward Tanning Is a veil to do
contractor here. This Is his third
marriage. his other wives having
died. He has three grown sons and
one married daughter
The Washington times., 1915-04-29

and the girl selected will be given a
trip free of all expense to the Pacific
Coast. The beauty special carrying
nearly fifty girls from all sections of the
country selected through VARIOUS news
papers will leave Chicago on June g.. A
stop Of one day will be made at Uni
versal City, where the Universal Film
Company has built a town solely for the
staging of motion picture dramas. Here
the winners Will be given an opportunity
to pose for ''the movies" and the Uni
versal Company says that II one of the
beauties shows dramatic ability they
will OFFER her place as a film actress
Prominent Chaperons.
From the beginning Of the journey to
hte end. the party of girls Will he
chaperoned by women of prominence.
Mrs. Champ Clark accepted the invita-
ton to go from the National Capital,
and II Is announced through the various
newspapers interested that others on
tho committee of chaperones will in
clude:
Mrc. Frances Swayne, a weIl-known
literary woman OF Denver, who Is the
daughter Of the late James B. Belford,
one-tlme justice oc the supreme court of
Colorado and the first representative of
colorado In Congress- and who married
the granddaughter OF the Revolutionary
nero; Mrs. Pauline Smart one of the
most prominent clubwomen of Clevelan nd.
who has many social connections in the
State of Ohio, and whose mother was a
cousin of President Arthur; Mrs c. B.
Bryan, Of Memphis. one Of the most
prominent social leaders in the South,
and Mrs. Anna Cummins Frye Of Bos-
ton. who Is one of the best known lit
member OF the literary colony Of Sci
tuate.
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
CAPITAL GIRL WINS
$3.50 ART CONTEST
Eleanor P. Gusts in First Place.
Other Washington Competi-
tors Win Awards.

Miss Eleanor Parks Custis, seventeen.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin A.
Custis, 626 East Capitol street. today
received $3.50. the first prize in a contest
conducted by Raphael Tuck & Sons Co,
fine art and book publishers. Of New
York
Miss Custis' prize winning painting
was a water color landscape, six by
ten inches. The prize was awarded
Miss Gusts on general excellence OF
her work, particular mention being
made of the perfectly executed shad-
ings employed. The picture was lard
scape Of wooded place through which
small stream flowed. The Judges In
the contest were Philip Boileu. Nell
Brinkley. Howard Chandler Christy,
Harrison Fisher and James Mont
gomery Flagg.
Cash prizes of IS also were awarded
to the following Washington competi-
tors: Richard Burgess. III Nineteenth
street northwest; Virginia May Evans.
1l06 Ninth street northwest; Florence
E. Fellows. 1923 Fairmont street north
west; Cora X. Nicholson. 1892 Newton
street northeast; Marcy Powell l3l
Rhode Island avenue northeast: Au-
gusta V. Russell, l715 Eighteenth street
northwest; Marian Spellbring. 623 Four
teenth street northeast: Frances L.
Drew. 769 Gresham place northwest;
Rita Eastburn. 439 Quincy street north
west; Guy Marcellino. 2l3S Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, and Samuel
G. Staples. 1l22 Vermont avenue FORTH
west
Miss Custis Is a member OF the senior
class of Eastern High School. Her
work In the drawing class. taught by
Miss Charlotte Van Dorm, has been OF
an advanced order. and she is con-
sidercd one Of the most promising ar
lists Of the school, She contemplated
furthering her education in painting by
attending a Washington art school at
the completion Of her studies in Eastern
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
Nicaraguan Government
Seeking Big Loan Here

NEW YORK. April 29.-Negotiations
for loan of from $4,000 .oo0 to $4,000, ,ooO
have been begun in the United states
by Adolfo Diaz. President of Nicaragua.
according to Gen. ]. Carman Diaz.
brother of the President. and Nicara-
guam consul general here.
THE Nicaraguan government wants
to pay all its debts, both interior and
foreign. and build a railroad between
Managua. the capital. and the Atlantic
coast" General Diaz said.
I'VE are still depending upon the
passage of the Nicaraguan treaty by
the United states Congress. and reports
which we have received from Washing
ton indicate that it will be favorably
acted on in the Senate"
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
Per Diem Employe to
Get Holiday Salary

Comptroller of the Treasury Dowrey
has announced there was legal authori-
cation for the payment of Louise Lester,
a Treasury employe. on April 15. when
the departments were closed by Execu-
tive order, although the act appointing
Miss Lester representative Of the pub
lie to witness the maceration of Govern
SIS a day while actually employed "
Comptroller Downey held that Miss Les
ter had previously been treated as a
per diem employe and paid for statutory
holidays. He suggested, however, that
the next estimate submitted should make
specific inclusion of holidays.
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
The Menace Editors
Must Stand Trial

KANSAS CITY. April GA demurrer
to the indictments returned several
months ago against the publishers OF
the Menace, an anti-Catholic weekly
newspaper published at Aurora, Mo-.
vas oVerruled here by General Judge
Van Valkenburgh. The case was then
set for trial at Joplin during the June
term of court.
The individual defendants named in
the indictments are Wilbur +. Phelps
Bruce NJ. Phelps. Theodore c. Walker
and Marvin Brown.
The indictments charge that obscene
matter was sent through the mail. The
articles complained of nv the Govern
ment attack Catholic priesthood
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
Murdock or Johnson to
Lead "Dry" Progressives

TOFEKA. Kans.. April 29.-The Pro-
gressive party will be in the fight In
1916 with either Victor Murdoch, OF
Kansas, or Hiram johnson. of Cali
fornia, leading, and on a platfarm with
national prohibition and national suf-
frage as dominant planks. This Is the
word from William Allen White ma
tional committeeman from Kansas for
the Progressive party
I'VE probably can poll 2.OO0,OO votes
on those issues he added. but our
fight will be chiefly a national one.
Both Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Murdoch
embody everything the Progressive
party stands for in the nation"
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
John A. MOffitt Named
To End Miners Dispute

Secretary OF Labor Wilson has desig-
mated John A. Moffitt as commissioner
Of conciliation to cooperate with the
State department of labor and Industry
in Pennsylvania in an effort to settle
a dispute between miners and operators
at HaZleton. Pa.
Mr.. Mofhtt has gone to Harrisburg
to confer with John Price jackson.
Pennsylvania State commissioner OF
labor.
The Washington times., 1915-04-29
Prisoner Leaps From
Train and Is Killed

ALBANY. April 29.-Leaping headlong
through the window of train In an
effort to escape from his bondsman,
who was taking him to New York city
Vincent Loupess. indicted for wnite
slavery. was killed just south of here.
Loupess recently jumped his bail and
came to Albany. Giuseppe Rodsata
who went on his bond. located him and
came TO ALBANY to persuade him to re-
turn and stand trial. Loupess boarded
the train with Rodsata here and soon
after the train pulled out made his
leap.