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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-14

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Colonel Roosevelt, congratulated at
a luncheon in New York on the last
ing success of his race suicide" cam
paign, said:
Yes, it was one Of my best cam
paigns. Race suicide has been regard
ed. Married people are now like the
Smiths-more or less.
Farmer Smith had rocked IL little
Smiths in tire same cradle, and was
rocking the 18th. a new arrival. when
one of the rockers cracked ominously.
"Joe.' said Mrs. Smith, that cradle
is pretty near worn out. It's liable to
60 to pieces on us at any time.
Right you are Hannah. said the
farmer. She Is about used up
He took out his wallet and handed
his wife $40 bill.
Here he said, get new one-a
reliable one-one that will last"
Mistress-"Tm surprised that you
want to leave, Mary. consider you've
a very good situation. As you know,
do some Of the work myself.
Nary-"Yes, but you don't do It to
my satisfaction."-The Sketch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-14

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT 10. 4
Meetings at 80 o'clock every ecAa ana
fourth Tuesday.
W. H. JOHNSON. +
C. Z. STEWART, Str,ba 1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-14

ODD FELLOWS HAL !.
ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70. REULAR.
meeting Friday EVENING" at I'D
c. e. PRATT, Ne. &
e. r. WESTONlSe, !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-14

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. I, p. n.
Regular meeting every third fesday n
Q. z FAENHAN eax
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-14

AUGUSTA LODGE NO. 964 q. 3
O. E. Regular meetings in Elks ,aIl H.
second and fourth Thursdays 80
month At 8 o'clock.
GEORGE 81. BANGS, ck
c. W. POOR, Sec.
t,,lv10 m.w.th. ~ IF
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
FRENCH IN HARD BATTLE TO TAKE
 SUGAR REFINERY

Paris June 5.-The capture by the French of the sugar refinery near Sanchez is described in a report given out to-day by the official 'teye-wit- says:
 Violent attacks on the part of the French from both the west and the south were met by fire of the Ger man battries and machine guns, To- cated on the north side of the refin- cry The Germans resisted for some time but finally, demoralfzed by the artillery fire of the French withdraw.
 '@The basement of the factory was found to be filled with German dead while the French losses were slight.
 Furious at having lost a position which would serve as a base for coun- teP-attacxs on AbIain, virtually all of which is in the possession of the French, the Germans made a desper- ate effort to regain it. Amid destroy ed walls and debris caused by shells, the Germans continued their attack at midnight. Before this rapid and confused engagement the French were obliged to withdraw but a watchful French major prepared rapidly for a counter attack. The French com pany which had momentari1y yielded later pushed forward, aided by rein- forcements and an intense artillery fire under which the Germans feared In61r ereCreaCz would De cuG Off
 When the French counter-attac had attained the refinery itself it was found that the Germans already had withdrawn and the position was promptly organized by the French. During this work non-commission- ed officer remained for eight hours at his post directing his men and this in spite of the fact that he had a splinter from a shell in his thigh.
 'tIn a period of three weeks nearly 5000 Germans have been buried and more than 5000 have been taken prisoners by the same French right"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

Suit instituted yesterday. aga1nSl AL tdrney Ehaodore D. steiber, almost irr1iiiss te1 h g was sworn in as cBerK of tk5s City court, brought to light an inter resting story of the n1s- adventures of a Meriden resident who had come to Bridgeport seeking his fortune.
 sHeiber is sued for $25. the amount involved being an alleged commission which the plaintiff claims stedber wrongfuIly withh9lda enSEEs This suit fol fol lows other %99 s9feya4 sactfonss that have been settled Coming on the day Of Attorney Steiber,s advancement to ta post of responsibility in the city Ssourt. 1t caused no little comment in l4gal circles.
 The staging for the scene that had 1Ns, contamination in legal action here. was set prior to May 4, this year, vxiSen Schread, unsuccessful in some
 Gesaden business ventures. cast about him for a means of investing the. < sry4,aRR# fortune left in his possession
 The scene itself was in the store fe,rxaa.Iy owned by Harry Eff, son of yanxis ziG and brother-in-1aw of Ssen5aar.an StsEber. the well known Aromotor of antomo1siae shows
 The prelude was a friendly suit bAoug71t against Zdm by creditors vvgAse1a had placed his mother Fannie IGSua1CSEtA z,szVArooxn and confectionery shop 1o- <.a*eA at eST East Washington ave- 1rna, though her son continued the hSzsaneAy management The terms of t1asa 4TFaArsfer have not been made known though they are said to have been merely uDninal- Those inter Asanad at SKle time contend that the Auaan<es WAS a losing proposition and vAozzd bettHrv Ksve been closed
 c9Y1aa 4o%1sRadgepoE+a inserted an adver- 4sg5Asoer1t in a local paper announcing { ttgsaak he would like to invest cash in a wsu paying baafness proposition I4sxcuAyf the intervention of g. busi- neaa tAokex, Zin and Schread were 7,rorrxaafa stogefher and 1t was repre- s.as14xsd tSpe Scsnread yerbalIy that the brsaness uvasA returning between $1oo and $115 per week gross income Certain books were brought into evil denceg to rroborate the statements, which Schrea,d later alleged had been --doctored'' for his benefit
 schraad agxeed to purchase the 1at1siness on representations made for tt1e sunnsof $625 He paid a deposit of S25 ats the time as evidence of his good faith and was to be given bill Of sale the. expiration of ten days. Zifft took him4 to the office of Attor- ney Theodore Steiber where it was agreed that he might take Immediate possession durzng the ten day inter val pending the deliHery of the bill of sale by the owner. Upon repre- sentaIens that certain debts of the concern needed payment Git later ap- bearing that among them was large claim of Benjamin Steiber, for money advanced to Zif, the new gowner) schread was induced to pay the re
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
Plan Entertainment
 For Mayor Donne11y
 Who Will Speak Here

Mayor Frederick W. Donnel1y of Trenton. N J., wrote a letter to the Bridgeport Business Mems association which was received today stating he would surely attend the dinner of the association at the StratfeId next Tuesday evening at 6:SO D. m.
 He will arrive on the 5:54 train and will be met by a committee of the association and VIII be taken at once to the hotel It is expected his talk on 'tComm1ssion Govern ment in Trenton will be very inter- eshng and give information that will be of help to those who are con- sfdering the question preparatory to the election on June 18th.
 Manager Cantwe1I of the stratf1eId has prepared special menu and there will be several entertaining fea- lures not yet mentioned. ei -
 President Whitco1nb Of the associa,- ton is anxious that there be a large attendance to greet Mayor DonneIly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
DEADLY
 WORK SHOWN BY
 TROLLEY FIGURES
Big Reduction of Income In Connecticut and Rhode
 Island.

That the jitney is getting in it's dead ly work at the expense of the trolley companies is shown conc1usively by figures of the New Haven road sys- tenn for April, 1915. compared with the figures for April of last year. The gross income of the Connecticut Com pany, which was $225, $40 in April 1914 fell 70 $184, 1887 in April, 1915, a loss of $4O,7 ,753, and the net corporate income was $86, 709 in April of this year against $137, ,268. for the corresponding month of last year. While the gross income for April, 1915, was more than $4o.ooo less than in April, 1914, the gross in- come for the ten months ended April 30, 1915, was $1. .993, ,985, against S1, ,965, ,292 for the same ten months of 1914. Thus while the ten months of the fiscal year 1914-15 showed bigger figures than ten months of 1913-14, by about $28, GOO, April, 1915, the month when the jitney began to get busy in this state, ran far below April, 1914. In other words, the gross income of the Connecticut Com pany was increasing until the advent of the jitney. The gross income for the nine months ended March 31 1915 was $1 809, ,078, against $l, ,739. .652 for nine months of 191a-14, a gain of s69. .426 for 1914-15. but April of this year fell off so much that the increase for ten months was reduced from $69, 426 to s28, ,673.
 In Rhode Island, where the jitney reaches a high water mark, flourish ing particularly in Providence, the eff feet is even more marked than in this state. The gross income of the Rhode Island company for April, 915 was only $46,69S, against $137, ,688 for April, 1914, a falling off exceeding $9O, 900, or more than 65 per cent. The figures for ten months of 1914-15 were S1.O49. 576. against $1, ,22O, ,O61 for A,-~ same period of the previous year, a decrease of $17O, ,485, of which April contributed more than one-ha1f.
 The income of the Connecticut Com pany is falling off at the rate of about $30, GOO a month, which would mean if continued, a reduction of S360 900 a year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
DIPLOMAS FOR I3
 YOUNG TEACHERS
 OF KINDERGARTEN
Dance Follows Presentation of Sheepskins to Students
 of Froebel Methods.

The large ball room of the Hotel Stratfield was filled last evening with. relatives and friends of the of 1915, Connecticut F'roebe1 Kinder garten Normal school, who had gath cred to attend the graduating exer- cises of this prominent school The thirteen young women, attractively gowned in white, made an unusually pretty picture as they were grouped upon the platform.
 The address of the evening was made by Professor D. Hershey Sheath of Yale college whose subject was Important Factor in the Educa- ton of Children
 A number. of kindergarten songs and dances were given by the class in illustration of their work
 Miss Mary c. Mills, principal of the school presented the diplomas to the graduates.
 Following the exercises, a reception was held and dancing followed at II o'clock.
 The folk dancing was under the di- rection of Miss Frances CoggswelI while. Mrs. Elmer Beardsley, who was the accompanist and director of the music, presided at the piano.
 The assistant principal of the school is Miss Laura K. 4Cuzner.
 The class members are: Marion Eliza beth Baird, Dorothy Brewster Bullard, Blanche Emeroy Carter, Ma talie May Coulter, Eva Ward Estep, Myrtle Theodora Clifford, Sara Alice Lindsay, Margaret Agnes Murray Beatrice Patton, Jane HuIda Quigg, Vera Ruth Tracy, EbbaL Margaret Thelin, Dorothy Renick Work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
OFFICIALS DRAFT FORM OF PROPOSED
 JITNEY ORDINANCE
Police Board and Aldermen Confer With City Attor-
 ney Comley.

AGnHR a lengthy conference EaS& k1n1gE1e sbeezEeen the ordanance conrmtt- yGee Of the common council and the lb0aBa4of police commissioners it was s,1soAasd that City Attorney Coznzey pRepaxs an ordfaamce regulating 5Tt- t1aAy baEes which Will be recommend ed Art adoption at the meeting of the principal features and restrictions of Efae proposed ordinance are:
 That passengers4 shall be restrained from riding on lenders, and running board, and from sitting the doors DR caxz-
 alzgat from 1fEney cards at the right hand curb, and not more than two Feet faerefroEn.
 That they must 1ot-stop v1ifhin 50 Lest of cross or futersecting streets.
 That the superintendent Of police Ehan be given the power to revoke t1ae tEtney license for attractions of k17e law.
 That the superintendent Of police BI1a1 be empowered to e1act the full fee from each driver when a machine has more than one.
 That the superintendent of police BhaH have the right to change routes and re-ros1te, without placing the re- stricfion as to the number that are ssto the ro1tes.E
 x That the number of passengers to be carried is not to be more than three over the seating capacity.
 That the annual license fee to be paid the city shall be S1o. to go into effect upon the passage of the ordin- ance upon that basis at a pro-rate payment for those already taken out and all new ones issued until the first of next April, when the regular 1f- cense year. starts, and then the full amount must be- paid for the ensuing year.
 That every driver shall have badge bearing his individual number and conspicuous1y worn like those of the regular hack driver
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
ALLEGES DOCTORED SET OF BOOKS
 NASaIlSED TO lNvEIGLE HIM INTO PURCHASE OF UNPROFIT ABLE STORE.
aEeriden Mans Commercial Venture Brought Him 90 Cents Revenue For Entire Day, He Says in Growing Out of Disastrous Enterprise Suit Brought Against Attorney steiber For Alleged Commission

rrraining $500 to. Theodore steiber as trustee. sss- K
 sehrsads in his late actions through Attorney John 6saT1soIl sExliom he re- tained ofl the second day of possession in the stare asserted that he had mot been in the store one day before Sher- if Antonio Abriola attached the prem ises1 upon a writ issued at the behest of local tobacco dealers A bond to cover the amount was posted by At torney Steiber to release the attach ment in the suit which is still pend ing. The receipts of the first days business are asserted to have been s and on one of the succeeding days fell as. low as 90 cents
 Innufed1ate demand was made upon Attorney Steiber, by Schread, for return of his money, t being alleged that gros fraud had been perpetrated upon him in false representation re- garding the value of the said business and stock in trade When no satis- faction had been made the plaintiff brought in the common pleas court, entitled Henry Schread vs. Fannie Eff and Harry Eff, asking damages of $500 and attaching property of Fan nie Eff to the amount of $1 900. Ser vice was made by Sheriff Mara Eur ther demands were also made upon Theodore SteEber for the return of the $500, and, these failing, an additional suit was entered against Theodore Steiber as trustee of the funds, it be- ing alleged that Schread had revoked Steiber,s agency to pay the money to Eff, as the transaction was tfraudu- lent Service of the paper and at tacflnnent against Steiber was made by Deputy Sheriff wfe1er.
 Both actions subsequently, were set tied when an agreement was entered into whereby Attorney Steiber, as gel md pay thee costs of both actions.
 Further demands are now being made upon Attorney Stefber for the return of $25, claimed to have been as signed by Eff as commission upon the transaction, to the agent involved These claims are denied.
 Suit against Stetber was entered be- fore Justice of the Peace Daniel Bren- nan yesterday.
 Attorney Theodore steiber, when asked by The Farmer to outline his connection with the case, said: f-I do not want to make any statement ex- cept to say that I drew the papers of agreement between Eff and Schread fin the way they should be drawn and
 Icllallenge anybody to say otherwise My brother never had anything to do with the transaction and whatever o4o- legations Fannie or Harry Zfn might have had with him do not figure in the matter.
 .fAs far as am concerned drew the papers in the usual form, holding the money according to the law for the protection of Schread and depos- itedit in the Bridgeport Trust com pany- As far as the merits of the bus mess transaction are concerned, if any attempt was made to defraud Schread, know nothing about that feature, as
 IonIy entered the trans~ ction for the purpose of drawing the papers for the two parties g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
THAT FAMOUS
 MANILA BAY INCIDENT.

Early in May, 1898, Admiral Dewey's fleet sailed into Manila Bay, beat the Spaniards, and established a. blockade. Soon afterward two Eng fish cruisers, a French cruiser, and a. Japanese cruiser appeared and will
 ingIy compiled with the very reason able regulations that the admiral laid down for them. A day or two later a German cruiser, the Irene, appear ed. She ignored the American flag ship and dropped anchor where she chose. Admiral Dewey overlooked the incident as due to carelessness or ignorance. Next morning, another German ship, the rCormoran,. arrived. A launch was sent to hail her and was ignored. A shot was fired across her bow, for it was feared that she might be a disguised Spanish ship. Then she came to and was boarded. Two days later, on May 18th, Admiral won Diederich arrived in his flagship. the Kaiserin Augusta
 By, the middle of June there were five German warships in port, two of them with a heavier displacement than any of the American vessels. It was, as Admiral Dewey records, an anxious time owing to the possible arrival of another Spanish fleet from Spain, and meanwhile the fnperti- hence of the Germans increased.
 Finally, without Admiral DeWey's permission, the Germans landed men at Marivefes Harbor for drill and took possession of the quarantine station at the mouth of the bay. On July 9th Admiral Dewey was told by Fill pino insurgents that the Germans had been interfering on Subig Bay with their operations against the Spanfards Admiral Dewey sent two vessels to investigate. It was found that the German cruiser Irene had visited the SpaniardS and had kept the insur- gents from using a small steamer which belonged to them. No Ger mans were actually fighting. The Situation, however, was not pleasant and Admiral Dewey took the oc- casion of the news of Santiago to visit Won Diederich and lay before him his position. The main trouble was Won Dfederfch's refusal to ad- init that the Americans had the right as blockaders to visit and board all vessels, including foreign warshtps. nairal said that he would submit the point-an authorities on information law recognize that Admiral Dewey s position was sound--to a. conference of the senior officers of all the men of-wa- in the harbor Only Ga yam Chichester, the British commander, turned up. He supported Admiral Dewey and said that he had tnstruc- tions to comply with even stricter reg u1ations than the admiral had laid down. After the German cruiser Cor moran had. been again brought up by a shot across her bow Diederich capi- tu1ated, sent an apolo getic emissary to
 his American colleague and behaved himself for the rest of his stay. The incident is described by Admiral Dewey in his al1tobiograpll plly.-Fronl an article on Why the World is Against Germany in the June
 Worlds Work.
 Warmer want Ads. One Cent a v7oua
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
lWRITTEN FoR THE FARMERl
:aSsxgszEzEz EzKaHzES7 S3zS4EsS kS4 EE55S EEss8E

his especial delight, and it is said that there was never an animal that got the best of Jess.
 He was fond of all sorts of outdoor sports, and, although he weighed 25O pounds was the speediest sprinter in his section. He could cover a hun dred yards in eleven seconds without any special effort, and at swimming he had few equals in that part of Kansas. The giant Jess was a star performer at the county fairs, and his performances were always greeted with wild applause.
 After his marriage he settled down to the stern business of making a liV- ing and paid little attention to sports It was the victory of Jack Johnson over Jim Jeffries in 1910 which in spired him with the ambition to be- come a fighter. In that aim he had the ready support and sympathy of his wife. Had it been otherwise, Will lard doubtless have abandoned the project, for the wishes of his spouse were law to him, and he would not now be seated upon the proud 4emi- hence reserved for the champion boxer of the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
JUNE WEDDINGS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

At S:30 this afternoon in the old North Congregat church, Miss Anna May Richards, daughter of Mrs. and the late Dr. William Rogers Rich ards of. 234 West avenue, and MT. Henry Lloyd Folsom of Orange, N J., were united in marriage by the Rev. Herbert D. GaIlaudet, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Harry P. Nicholson, D. D., rector of Holy Trin- ity church, New York
 Miss Richards who was attractive Iy attired in a bridal costume of white and a filmy veil, was attended by her sisters, the Misses Sara and Marion Richards, and by Miss Mar garet P Mead of P1ainfield N. J. A. Augustus Lowe was best man and the ushers were Henry. B. Richards, brother of the bride, John Taylor Terry, Jr., of NeW York; Robert B. Luchars, of Mt. Claire, N. J.; Fisher Goodhur, of New York; Lyman N. Hine of New York; Edmund c. Stan Cranda1 of Westfie1d, N. Y, and Frederick Eckstein of New York.
 The church was decorated with peonies in pink and white and the home of the brides mother, where a small informal reception to a few rel young couple followed the ceremony, was bedecked with the wild pink azaIea.
 Miss Richards has been prominent in the affairs of the North church for some time and has tbeen secretary to it's pastor. She has also been one of the Camping Girls eounselors. The for the ceremony. MT. and Mrs Fol som will reside in Llewellyn Park Orange, N J., as MT. Folsom's bus mess interests are in Orange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
SEASON OF BAND
 CONCERTS WILL
 OPEN TOMORROW

The Coast Artillery Corps band un- der the direction of Paul G. GouIding will open the park concert season to- morrow with a concert at Seaside park at 3:3O p. m. The same band will give the second concert of the season at Washington park on Tues day evening at o'clock
 The programs follow:
 Seaside Park
 March. "G1oria''-Losey.
 Overture, s'zampa pa''-Herold. Excerpts from The Old Mi1l''- Herbert.
 valse Suite .tMefnories' -wa1dteu- fel.
 Grand Selection La Boheme'- Puccini.
 Idyn By the swanee River,'-Mid- d1eton.
 Finale At the Fountain ''-Losey. Star .Spangled Banner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
SJFFRAGSTS BLOCKING
 TO CHICAGO MEETING

Chicago, June 5.Asufrag1sts from all parts of the country began arriv- ing here to-day to attend a conference of the National American women s Suffrage Association, which opens to- morrow. The meeting will continue until Wednesday, More than 200 prominent suffrag1sts were expected to attend.
 Chief of the subjects to be discuss ed. it was announced, is the question of the policy of the national associa- ton toward the next congressional campaign.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

Cheng Hsun Chang, chairnaan of the honorary commercial commission CTS of China, representing the fore most industrial and commercial in terests of the new republic, is called the John D. Rockefeller of the Chinese republic. The commission 1is in this country studying the business and commercial conditions. sAl4 -.Df the twenty Chinese delegates in the party are dressed in ordinary style clothes except Cheng Hsun Chang. who sticks to the picturesque garb of the Chinese upper classes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, June 5-F'ore- east Fair tonight and Sunday local showers.
 Connecticut: Fair tonight and Sunday; moderate northeast winds.
 SoOI, pleasant weather prevails over the eastern districts. A trough of low pressure over the upper Mississippi valley is caus- ing unsettled, sIlowery weather from the Rocky Mountains east ward to Ohio. SeasonabIe tenn peratures prevail in nearly all distEictS-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
Society Folks Help Dumb Animals Through
 White and Tea Party

The whist and tea party held yes terday afternoon by the members of the Animal Rescue league at the Sanford residence on Washin gton avenue was attended by large number of prominent people who are interested in the splendid work which the league is accompIshine in this city.
 The rooms were attractively decor ated with spring flowers and there were IT tables with handsome gifts for each table. t
 Alexander Howell, president of the league gave a. brief address on the work of the organization and con- graduated the ma embers on the suc- cess of the social venture
 The committee who were in charge of the affair and to whose efforts much of its success may be attribl1t- ed was composed of Mrs ". D. Bishop. Mrs. Charles F. Wood, Mrs. Thomas Taylor and Mrs. George w. Hawley.