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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

stitutions, SO mucn so. moeeo, rnaE
we may truthfully say that. in the
United States at least, the art of work
1s being mastered to a degree little
short of perfection Not so much can
be said with reference to our mastery
Of the art of play. Let US not forget
that the art of play presents an i'm
portant problem which requires seri-
Gus effort for it's solution. Relaxation
from the stress and tension of mod
ern American city life means much for
our future physical, mental and moral
health ana efficiency. This is a tired
nation, perhaps the most tired nation
on earth.-New York Medical journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
STOCK MARKET


New. York, March Opening
The usual mixed price changes were
registered in today's early stock mar
ket, leading issues showing an irregu-
lar trend. Union Pacific, u. IS. steel
and few other prominent shares
rose fractionally. these being offset,
however. by corresp ending declines
in other shares. SpeciaIties Like the
motor stocks and Woolworth were APP
preciably higher while Internati onaI
Harvester and American Tobacco
preferred yielded a point each.
Americans were lower in London,
Reading declining a point.
Noon-TEe latest phase of the Mex
lean situation was received with mis-
givings in the financial district, de-
spite Washington's reported assurance
of non-intervention. Quoted values
soon fell below their best, Southern
Pacific losing about a point by rea-
son Of the eompany's extensive inter
estss in Mexico.
8 Bonds were Irregular
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
A Tinker inspired Wagner.

"A tinker has stablished himself OPP
posfte our house and stunned my ears
all day long with his incessant ham
mering In my disgust at never being
able to ind detached house project
ed from every kind of noise 1 was on
the point Of deciding fe.give up com
posing altogether until tie time when
this indispensable condition should be
fulfilled But it was precisely my
rage over the tinker that, in moment
of agitation, gave me the theme for
siegfried's furious outburst against the
bungling Mime. l played over the
chfldishIy quarreisome Potter theme in
G minor to my sister. fHriousIy singing
the words at the same time which
made MS all laugh 50 much that de-
cided TO make one more effort This
resulted In my writing down a good
part OF the first scene By the time Liszt
arrived. Oct ID 1855 Richard Wag-
ner in His Autobiograph
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Picking Easy Here"
anhandler Tells Cops

The piekings easy in this burg. /
bummed 81 yesterday and if you let
me alone long enough, would have
got enough to go to some good city,
is the remark attributed BY the police
to William Bradley, who was arrested
yesterday for vagrancy. He was PAN
handling
think Bridgeporters are the Safest
kind of people he ever met. According
to the police, his ''pickings indicate
that he is not far from right.
8 w ha t business are you IMP asked
Prosecutor Alex. Delaney. 80
N q jeweler by occupation, 2 said
Williams.
Thirty days in jail and ST. and
costs. supplemented Judge Thomas C..
CoIgI1IiIl. -. J
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Attorney Fl. P. Lyons
Lectures On Shields
To Holy Name Society

Members of the Holy Name society
of the sacred Heart parish enjoyed an
interesting lecture last evening in the
basement of the church, when Attor-
ney Henry P. Lyons spoke on the life
of General James Shields, the noted
Irish jurist, legislator and soldier.
This was the regular monthly meet
ing of the society, which of late have
been the occasion of interesting adj
dresses by well known speakers Mr..
Lyons eloquent description of the va
lor of the distinguished Irish patriot
enthral1ed the large audience.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

have, in my possession any gun. word.
pistol or any arm whatsoever. and
that never use tartan plaid o. any
part of the Highland garb, and if 4 do
so may | be cursed in my undertak-
ings. family and property-may 4 new
err see my wife and children. father
mother or relations may be killed ia
battle as coward and lie without
Christian burial in a strange land. far
from the graves of my forefathers and
kindred may ali this come across me
If break my oath."-London lJhrOn-
fcle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

evidently something was wrong; so /
mounted my horse and rode to the
scene Of confusion, where l found that
the fgnominious fight Of our troops
was caused by infuriated bees, which
had been disturbed by an officer of the
Ninth lancers thoughtlessly thrusting
a lance into their nest. There were
no serious consequences, but the highs
landers were heard to remark ON the
unsuita bflfty OF their dress for an en-
counter with an enemy of that desGip-
tion''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
EIizabetb Frv.

Elizabeth F'ryss great work for prison
reform was all done after neT marriage.
It was in 1913 that she paid ner hrst
and memorable visit 10 Nswgate prison
and in 1877 formed the Association
For the Improvement OF tem4le Rris-
oners in Newgate. which attracted such
widespread interests Her efforts were
not confined to Great Britafn, many
continental prisons being the better for
her labors.-I.ondon Ri;iit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
New York Automobile
Driver Said to Have
Been Without License

Lawrence Trip1er, of 121 West And
street, New York, vii be summoned
to this city to explain the allegation
that he was driving q car without a
license yesterday, when his machine
crashed into one owned and driven by
y. b. Hurd, of Down street, Danbury,
at west and Fairfield avenues.
Hurd was travelling on West avenue
and had the right of way, according to
the police when his machine collided
with that of Trip1er. Investigation has
showed. the police say, that Tripler
had no license.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

IN his book, ssEsorty- one Years IN I'M
dia,y Lord Roberts tells Tie following
amusing story
"a curious incident happened at the
AIambagh. Twas employed inside the
Enclosure when an at once heard a
noise and commot1on some little dis
lance of. Getting On TO the roof,
looked over the plain and saw cur
troaps flying in every direction There
was no firing, no enemy Ia sight, but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
British Life Guards.

England's famous life guards were
organized just after the restoration.
They were recruited from the old cava-
Hers who fought for Prince Charles
Stuart, and in 1861 they were formed
into three troops. then known as the
Kings Own. the Duke OF Yorkss and
the Duke of Albemarle's. At that time
It was always demanded that one troop
should be raised in Scotland in honor
OF the house of Stuart-London Tit
Bits
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Nix Ekonerates All
In Cook Girl IS Death

New Haven, March oroner Eli
Mig "a. a. fesI1al finding made today
mn May Cook, a stenog-
raphe ffIee of the da.yo IA ala
tor, ces here, whose body was
found IN west Rock Park on March 4.
died Of pistol shot wound seIfsin53
hicted, and that he is satisfied that
death was not caused by the criminal
act, omission or carelessness of any
other person or persons and that an
inquest. is not necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Power Of Reauty.

Beauty gets the best OF Il Poets
humane organizations. sentimentalistss
make a great TODD about the bird
that dies to adorn womauss hat
But who has any sympathy Tor the
hen whose neck is wrung TO make a
potpie2-Don Marquis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
When the Kilt Was Barred.

At one time the kilt was forbidden.
1t is interesting to recall the words Of
the oath that was administered ar Fort
william and. elsewhere in the High
lands in 1747-8: 81, -, do swear, as
1 shall answer to God at the great day
OF Judgment. that have not, nor shall
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Animala and Cold.

OF domestic animals sheep come drst
as cold resisters. Sheep have lived for
weeks buried in snow. When the great
blizzard of March, 1891, swept Devon
shire sheep were dug out alive from
the enormous drifts twenty-f0ur days
later. Goats and pigs take respective
~ second and third places
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
a MatherIa 80

Pride. said Charles Dickens, is one
of the seven deadly sins. but It cannot
be the pride OF a mother IN her chill
dren, for that is a compound of two
cardinal virtues faith and hope.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Entrance to the ofaces of the
Bridgeport Crucible company was eff
fected by burglars last night who, af-
ter providing around, left with little
loot. The only missing articles re-
ported today were desk knives and
pencils.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Frequently woman is accused oE
making a fool of man when If the
truth were known. the woman, nine
times out of ten, merely furnishes the
opportunity; he completes the job
Florida Times Union
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
Goinu Too Far

''Why did Ferdy drop out Of bust
ness with his father7''
well. the old man said he could.
stand for college flags and posters. butt
ne positively would not have any uoE-'
pillows around tha osaca. -Eals
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
sJUDGE WEBB AND JURY
HEAR FORECLOSURES SUIT

JUDGE Webb and a jury heard tes-
tinony this morning in the suit
brought by Dudley E. Hoyt of Nor.
walk against e. G. Stewart of Nor
walk. Hoyt claims to hold a mort
gage OF $4,000, given as security for
a note said to be unpaid. He wants
to foreeIose on the propertY.--.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

There lis no, better ballast FOR keeping
the mind steady on it's keel and saving
it from all risk of crankiness than
business Lowell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

II LYFORD BROTHERS
TRY EASTER CUSTOM SUITS BUY
East Side and West End Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
POLICE INSTRUCTED TO
ssMOVE ON'' LOTTERERS

An order was issued this morning to
the police to compel all loiterers on
the street at night to "move on SUI
perintendent Eugene Birmingham
thinks this will tend to decrease the
number of petty burg1aries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

William Lee, of Indian Orchard
Mass, started a worm farm to sup
ply bait to fishermen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Recrsation and Mental Disease.
The problem of fatigue ana its rela-
ton to efficiency is becoming more and
more appreciated in our industrial in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

John S. Silbers. president of the
n. J., died at his home, aged Is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
ono Man to. Dec a PouItiea..

did that onion poultice sent you
do you any eood7"
did me heap OF good
These external applications are Of
ten ef1cacious."
81 applied IT internally. The onions
smeiled so good that ate it,"-Kansas
City Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09

Robert N. Baugh, of Birmingham.
Ala, was selected president of the
Southern Baseball Association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-09
As Il VIII Be.

Woman Lawyer = Madam, how old
are you? Woman Witness-Eou hus.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-28

Goritz from the west, and are pour
ing down a heavy fire on Bersag'
lieri. attempting TO storm Their
trenches. The fight here IL OF most
desperate character and dispatches
agree that the Italians have suffered
heavy losses.
For more than a fortnight the day
fightipg has occurred under most
oppressive weather conditions, the
temperature ranging above 80 and
often above 100 degrees. Both arm
les are becoming exhausted In the
terrific struggle.
Several of the more important OF
the ridges of the Carso plateau are
now held by the Italians. Monte
Seibusi and Monte San Michele
have been captured. the Bersaglieri
and Alpinists combining in the at
tack and taking several hundred
prisoners.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-28
UNCLE SAM TO HUNT DOWN
'fHICHER UPS" OF EASTLANI
Railway board EXPECTS
CITY TO HAVE CHARGE OF
CAR LINES BEFORE JAN. |

fixed by the judges Of the circui.
court for the county Of Wavne, In a
suit IN be brought oy toe city 20 en-
force the contract and provide per.
feet titic. This price ~ 20 be a fair
and reasonable price. ali things con-
sider~d.' which standard o. price per
mits :ho court to consider every faC-
tor hearing upon the Qucs ton Of val
ue. including the fact that the fran
chises have expired on practically all
the principal streets. and that the
company has no right to operate up
on them.
Possession OF all the property Is
to be turned over to the city at once
after the people approve the contract
and after suit Is instituted by the
city to fix the price. Thus the city
will be operating Its own lines, fur
nishing and improving It's own SER
vice. while the court is engaged In
taking the evidence and deciding as
TO what is the fair and reasonable
price.
The city has so days after the
vote OF the people before starting
suit to fix the price. during which so
days the street railway commission
may be making all its arrangements
for operating the property. There
will not be the break OF a minute in
tho service, no interruption and no
inconvenience to the public.
"The price is to be paid by paying
the mortgages now existing upon the
property as they fall due. from time
to time. TO the extent Of the price.
whatever that may be. AZ fixed by
the judges.
These mortgages fall due at diff
ferent times. beginning one million
dollars June !, 1916. the great bulk
Of the amount falling due In 1882. No
payment whatever is to be made un-
Ill June /. 1915 Meantime the city
Is making the profits instead OF alb
sent owners.
ly only for two per cent Of the as
sessed valuation OF the city. which
will be about eleven million dollars.
The balance OF the price is secured
only on the property and It's earn
ings. BY this plan the general city
financial system Is not interferred
with by the street railway financing
that Is II does not affect the city's
borrowing power for other improve
ments.
"A sinking fund out Of the earn
ings Of the railway Is provided for.
which II is expected by the commits
sion will pay the entire cost Of the
railway eventually and also provide
the funds for betterments and extern
sions.
mo part Of the amount which the
city binds itself personally to pay
falls due until 1882. except one mil
lion dollars. which falls due June /,
1915. It II estimated by the commis-
sion that . considerable part. per
haps one half. Of this flrst payment
may be realised from earnings be-
fore June I. 1916.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-28

Raid On Ottoman Ship.
I ping Made BY Black
Sea Fleet
GORITZ'S FALL
NOW IMMINENT

COPENHAGEN, July 2s.-The
swsdIsh bark Madonna, bound
from halmstad to Hartlepooi,
wac stopped BY . German sub-
marine In the North sea and sst
afire aftsr The orew had been
given time TO take TO the boats,
according TO dispatches receIv.
ed here today.
The Madonna was q wooden
sailing vessel Of 466 tons, own
ed by G. Johansson, and regis.
tered at kalNnar, Sweden.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-28
0. K. PLACED
0NS|TEF0R
new PRISON
COu neil Backs Up
Board in Selection
of Land
PURCHASE WINS
BY SINGLE VOTE

In spite Of Aid. Tom Glinnan's
solemn admouition that the taxpay'
ers. whose money they were spend
Ing, would hold them to strict 40
countability for their act, or words
to that effect, . majority Of the city
lawmakers, Tuesday night. voted ia
locate the new House Of Correction
on the French-rd. site recommended
by the majority report Of the coun'
Gil committee and favored by the
House of Correction inspectors. The
pricc for the 76 Is acres IL S106. 900
and. all things considered. 10 . good
buy In tho opinion OF the inspectors
II was by q single vote that the
majority report carried. after the
minority report. urging the rejection
OF the French-rd. site. lost out on Z
tie vote. 1s to Is. There wcre aix
absentees. Aid. John Bleil. OF the
Fourteenth ward. who had voted for
the minority report. also voted aye
on the majority report and thereby
saved II from defeat.
This result was accomplished only
after considerable oratory. in which
there was frequent reference to the
"peepul's money" When most OF
the others had aired their views.
Aid. Gilman got the floor ION be.
half of the taxpayers"
Them are the people we've got
to answer to-" he declared, Its
their money we're spending, and be.
fore you vote to spend ei05,000 for
this site you'd better 20 into the
city treasurer's once and listen to
their walls as they pay their taxes
There must be very crying need
for this site when the inspectors and
employH Of the House of direction
have to come into this council and
lobby for IT,"
Aid. Allan spoke Of the high char
acter OF the men composing the
board Of Inspectors of the Heuse ee
Correctien, and declared that their
wishes should govern in the matter
Of a site. Tho various city commits.
sions, he pointed out, were allowed
the right to choose their own sites.
30 why not accord the House of Cor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-28

is BRIGHTER
FOR BECKER
Justice Ford Believed
Certain to Grant
New Trial

ALBANY, n. Y, July. 2S.-That a
new trial for Lieut.. Becker is as
sured. is the impression at the cap.
ital. District Attorney Perkins is
said to have informed Gov. Whit
man that Supreme Court Justice
Ford would undoubtedly grant the
petition OF the convicted police Of.
fetal today.
Gov Whitman Is inclined to do
anything that Ford asks In the way
of staying the execution until the
Justice has had time to consider the
evidence OF the men named In
Becker's affidavit. II Is expected
that the justice will carefully, ex-
anime these new witnesses before
rendering his decision,
Gov. Whitman will not discuss the
case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-28
Cabarets, Theaters and
Ball Parks Close to
Honor Dead
GOO LAID TO
REST TODAY
B O d les Carried to
Graves in Groups of
IL to 30

CHICAGO. July 2s.- Under
streaming skies, Chicago buried her
dead today.
The hue and cry for the guilty OF
the Eastland catastrophe was muf-
fed for the time. In its place the
bells of a hundred churches tolled
a city's sorrow.
In ofi1cial places the doors were
closed. Over public and semi-pub.
lie buildings nags dropped at half
mast. In the stricken villages OF
Hawthorne, Clye and Cicero al
things we're brushed aside by the
overwhelming needs OF a UNIVERSAL
ly bereaved people.
From the west, where Mayor VII
liam Hale Thompson Is speeding
homo as fast a. steam can bring
him, was telosraphed formal ex
preston Of the city's grief and q
proclamation OF a day OF public
mourning. Generally. 1t was OBJ
served.
Federal and state laws forbade
the closing OF the banks and In the
grain pits at the board OF trade
barter and sale went on a. usual
The big department stores were
open. Baseball promoters closed
their parks. Cabarets were stilled
Many theaters did not open.
Close 10 600 of the victims OF
the Eastland were laid at rest to
day, SO great were the demands
upon the priests and the pastors
that funeral ceremonies were by
sheer necessity conducted over
groups Of bodies, AT st. Mary's
mass was chanted over 30 bodies
At Mary Queen OF Hearts church
90 bodies received their final need
OF religious attention, Bishop
Rhode, of Green Bay, with 90 as-
Stating priests. conducted the eere.
monies over the dead at 81. Mary's
Of Czeetcchow's church. Fraternal
organizati had charge Of many
funerals.
Conventional means Of conveying
the dead to their last resting places
proved to be hopelessly inadequate.
Hearses were quickly exhausted, as
were electric and steam funeral
cars. Many OF the sad processiops
were led by coal, ice and express
vans swathed in crepe. A hayrack
carried 12 collins to a Polish Gene
terry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-28
--'-- '---'--' lE /. N y 4, ss. rs
Friction With County
Authorities Smooth
ed Over
u. S. TO PROC CEED
INDEPENDENTLY
Six State Indictments
Are Expected Before
Nightfan

CHICAGO. July 2S.-The ''hlgAeg
ups" In the Eastland disaster win ~
relentlessly prosecuted BY the ~
eral government, II became inoWn
today, regardless of the prosecutteGn
that will develop from the coroueoao
inquest and from at least six c0nutv'
grand jury manslaughtcr indioes
ments, which States Attorney Naes
lay Hoyne predicted would b han0
ed down before 3 O'Clock tonight
Possibility of triction shekWo y
state and federal authorities; fear 0G
which developed yesterday. W.
eliminated today when the United
Press learned conndentially that -
eral department Of justice oflcinlD
and county authorities had come -
an agreement regarding witnesses
and evidence, especially that ct =,
documentary nature.
II was positively learned that
high federal officials. after conferS
ence with Hoyne. told him they
would give him access to all their
evidence. They told Hoyne they
would make no attempt to subpoena
his witnesses or try to get any doeur
mentary evidence In his possessjon
until he is through with his case b.
fore the grand jury, when he prom
led voluntarily to turn over to them
whatever might be wanted for
presentation to the grand Jury spe-
cislly summoned by Federal Judge
LSndis.
The state Investigation was given
further impetus today when Hoyne
was assured that, contrary to gen-
eral belief yesterday. local depart
ment OF Justice oflicials would work
with state ofYicials rather than With
officials of the federal department
OF commerce. which has jurisdiction
over steamboat inspection service
Further revelations By survivors,
OF the Eastland and by her ohAcsrS
and crew and members OF the
steamship companies as to possible
CduseN OIL tnO I0taottOPh~s sssA~s 49,
history Of the "crazy Eastland."
were given today when the cor
oner's inquest resumed at 10 o'clock
in the county building
Coroner Hoffman was particular
ly anxious to have more light
thrown on conditions which pre-
vailed for the II minutes that the
boat was listing. He planned today
10 dig deeply into the question OF
why the passengers were NOS
warned at least 10 minutes before
the great ship finally toppled over.
carrying more than 1900 to death
In what was little more than .
canal Witnesses yesterday, includ-
ing members of the crew. swors
that at least three-fourths. and per.
haps all the $500 or more souls ON
board. could have gotten of in the
seven minutes remaining,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-28
MARINES TO
KEEP0RDER
IN HAT 7 !
Believed u. S. Must In
tervene At Once in
Black Republic

WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Ameri.
can marines will have to restore or
der at Port Au Prince. Haiti. II was
believed certain here today.
There we're suggestions, in dis.
patches received here from the
Black republic, that foreigners had
been endangered. President Gull.
laume was referred to before his
deposition as having boen engaged
In expellins them az fast al he
could. Following his retreat TO the
French legation. as refuge. It was
said there had been threats by the
populace to invade the legation II.
self. to capture and kill him.
The state department was slow In
receiving advioes. bnt It was sup
posed Admiral Caperton. for some.
time past at Cape Haitien. with the
cruiser Washington, would assume
charge OF the situation at once.
The state Departmental early ad.
vices were to the effect that Gull.
laume was still at the French lega-
tion, following his flight from the
presidential palace, after the build
ing had actually been set on fire by
the mob,
The outbreaks violence was at
tributed to the brutal bad judgment
OF Guiilaume's chief supporter, Gen.
Oscar, governor Of Port All Prince,
In causing the execution OF the 16o
odd political prisoners in his hands,
including ex-President Zamor.
The government Of 6anto Domin-
go was referrei 10 in dispatches
from santa Domingo City as vio-
iently incensed at the mob's inva-
sion OF the Dominican legation at
Port Au Prince, where Oscar took
refuge, but from which he was
dragged and shot.