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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
PoIPS

The .-BiH of All Nations which has packed Polrs theatre, the last three days of the week.. has been pro nouncad by thousands of pleased pa irons e-the best vaudeville show seen here ln months Every act is a feature, while the picture program is excellent
 Victor Morley, the noted musical comedy, star, and company of four teen artasts, have made a tremendous hit in the musical comedy "A Regular Army Man p The p1aylet sznacks of military life and is chock full of real comedy and fine song numb CTS
 Lady Sen Mei. the little Chinese Tsxznaa donna, is proving a real sem aaf1on This pretty little Oriental has wonderful voice. a wealth of perso1laI magnetism and her Chinese and American gowns are stunning
 The feature photoplay is The Cow boy and The Lady. flve-part finn lzae5on of Nat Goodwin2s big success It.szs pFesented by a. big cast by g. MIL Ter Kent
 SIX yNvro8ean Troubadors. in a scenic aonz rezne: Darrell 6 Conway, in songs and dances; o. IT FisAe and conpazay, offering 9 comedy skIt .sFaddyss Pension and CadieIx. kii1s of the bounding wire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24

the season in Bridgeport. Members sef the Wednesday Afternoon Musical club, the Oratorio society, and other musical Organizations Of the city have secured tickets forsthe concert and the house will undoubtedly be sold out by Che time the concert begins at S:30 o'clock tomorrow night
 Frank IL Callahan, formerly direc- tor of the New r ork Marine, Band, will conduct the orchestra tomorrow night, and the soloists will be Mrs. May Bradley Kelsey. lyric soprano. gof New Haven. and Hiding R.. Gus tafson, yio1inist, of New York The program will be one of the most de-
 dgltful that could possibly be desir- ed, and there is no reason to believe that the affair will not prove to be an unql1alihed success in every way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
German Charity Bazaar.

Elaborate preparations were made last evening for the large musical program at the German charity bazaar. An entertainment of songs and musical selections by the St. Joseph R. e. church choir and the Mozart quartet proved very superior and the artists were compHmented up- on their ability. After the concert, dancing was enjoyed until a late hour. This evening will be Mardi Gras night country store and ai1ction sale All charftably inclined people in this city owe a debt Of gratitude to the follow ing officers of the association, who huge success: Preside Charles Keller; secretary, Rev. F. Clemen; financial secretary Charles Axmans tr reasur er L.. E. Schwerdtle- The grand ball will close the bazaar this evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
LYRIC

The people of Bridgeport have been co1nnen4fng most favorab1y- for the past three or four weeks on the uIli- versa1 excellence of the staging and productions Of the plays given by the Calburn Stock company at the Lyric theater- While they have seen some splendid productions during the time the Ca1burn company hes been play ing in Bridgeport. they will see one next week which gives promise of be- ing even more pleasing than those that have gone before.
 Kendall Weston, director and pro ducer Of the plays at the Lyric thea Ire, has been busi1y at work with Thomas SSEeu, assistant director, Charles CadwaIder. the scenic artist. and the other men whose combined efforts produce the stock plays at this theatre. and ha premises that next weeks play, 1So Much for So Mucza.' 2 will be oneSof the finest productions Of the present season
 This play, tSo Much for So Much z which ran so successfully in New York city at the Longacre theaAre, and which has for it's theme the ar- guKienf that in life Of the present day a. man or woman must pay-and pay dearly-for any l1Ixurfes he or she would enjoy. aid oftt1nes pay moi in money alone This play was the dramatic sensation of the year in the big city.
 With a east headed by Arthur Stan ford and Miss Irene 0shier, and com prising Edward Darney, Miss Violea Barney, Miss Beverly West, Miss Elm ma DeWeale and all the other popu- lar Ca1burnites. the play is sure tc draw big houses every day.
 The theatre will be used to1nor. row. Sunday evening. for the presen tation of the first grand sacred con cert under the auspices of the Bridge port Symphony concert, and the pro ceeds Of which are for the benefit 0 the Bridgeport Animal Rescue league
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
FalIino Rodiea

Men from the Michigan College of Mines made some interes1NE expert ments with falling bodies tn the deep vertical shaft of a copper mige at Gal un2et, which. says Machinery. bRs shree of the deepest shafts in the Wq1id. The experimenters tried to drop fst0 a box of clay 4,2Oo feet below tlFn metal balls two inches in diameter oua from the center of a shaft nine feet wide and thirty feet long and ene from the southwest corner of it Neither os the balls reached the box of clay. One was never found; the other, probably the one dropped from the centey, was found lodged in the timbers in the east side of the shaft, 500 feet from the SUR face. In fact, bodies dropped into the shaft invariably lodged in the east wall, because the earth rotates on its axis from west to east. If a load of ore were spilled into the shaft most of it would cling to the side Of the shaft or land on the levels to the east
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Annusenaents
PLAZA

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 Nothing could be more mystifying than the performance of Prescott, the. master mind of mental mysticism and his co-worker Se1nan Fraer who are appearing at the Plaza in a. seance entitled ssMenta1epathy- Prescott walks through the auditorium while his partner sits blindfolded upon the staze. With Iightning-like rapidity they tell names they have never heard before, read matter from various art icles make known initials on rings Jackets. cards etc. and answer any and all questions concerning past or futuer incidents that may be put to them It is the most convlnc1ng proof of the wonders of thought transmits sion ever offered local theatre goers and is being enthusiastically received at every performance-
 Hoey and Mozart and Merry Maids, 8 lively, jolly musical comedy offer ing with nine talented pretty, n1npie young peoples John Cutty, the versa tale musician and one of the famous Musical Cuttys; and Weimers ana Burke fhe cIeverest dancing team we have ever had-5n our midst, make up the splendid vaudeville program
 B. A Waash in the role of Gen. v1Ila is doing some superb acting ID e-Tne Outlaws Revenge which is De ing shown at the Plaza today. The parkzxre is a Mutual Masterpiece in 1 four parts and is based upon recent Mexican war episodes
 O<her pEotcpaays Inc1uding first run Keystone comedy are shown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
FAIRFIELD
lsnecial to the Farmer. }

Fafrfe1d, April 24AMrs. Seth Nor ris was given an entertainment at her home on Marine avenre last evening by. her friends from Southport where she formerly lived It was the first anniversary of her wedding.
 More than 1O0s persons attended the annual banquet Of the Christian En- deavor$Society of the First Congrega- tionaI church last evening. in the par 1ors of the church.
 Fairfield High school will play it's second game of baseball of the season Westport afternoon against the Sta- pies High school of Westpo port.
 The minstrel show of the Fairfield Girls club was successful last night. Many attended from Fairfield, South port and Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
STAMFORD

Stratford, April 24.-Sonebody who is as yet unknown to the church off, cia1s has presented Christ Episcopal church With costly altar cloth It arrived yesterday by express. It will be used for the first time the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday, It is a brocaded satin cloth and is be1iev- ed to be worth at least $100.
 The West End TaxHayers Improve nent club has started fwork on it's new building. at Pease and Otis streets.
 Mrs. William Byington of New York intends to spend the spring with Mrs. J. H. Thompson gof East Broadway.
 At St. James church Sunday there
 will be masses at 8:30 and 10:30 o'clock in the morning, with an even ing service at T:30 o'clock in the ev- ening. Rev. M J. o'Connor will conduct the services.
 The Forty Hours devotion will starr at St James church with the last mass Sunday. The devokfons will come to an end Tuesday morning.
 Furnishings for the altar of the Blessed Virgin in St. James church have been given by a person who doesn't wish to disclose his name The vases and other equipment.
 Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, the pas tor, will preach Sunday. morning and l evening at the stratford M. E. church Topic in the morning fsThe Unwe1- come Guest" Tn the eyening, the last of the sermons on ''The People
 Who Get in the Lords way-the Ones Whose Tongues Work Over Time Monday night MT. Carpenter will preach in the chapel at Hollfstel Heights. Friday night he will preach in the Swedish chapel on North ave nue. Tuesday night will be the an nra1 meeting of the church and con gregation. Rev, John W Maynord DID,, of Brooklyn will speak.
 1 At the Congregational church the pastor, Rev. E. N. Packard, vii preach, morning and evening. II l the morning the. +sR Resurrection of tn
 Body will bed isc1ssed. 'sIn wha
 sense is the present body the same a. the risen body7 What are the chic
 values in holding to the doctrine of 1 bodily resurrection In the evenini the subject will be How Did Jesu Teach the Necessity of a Secon' l Birth? What is the connection be
 tween Conversion and Regeneration 2 I Services at Christ church will be a Il 8 o'clock. Holy communion, f0:45
 Morning service with sermon by tn
 Rev. s. c. Kennedy. Sunday school a l12 o'clock. Evening service at 7:3o, a iwhich the Odd Fellows are invited t attend in a body, meeting at the Iodg rooms at o'clock. All Odd Fellow T are invited.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
GERMANS QUIT ITALY.

Chiasso, via Paris, April 24RThe exodus of German families from Italy continues and in constantly increas- ing numbers Most of them are set ting temporarily in Swiss towns with the expectation of returning to their homes in Italy when the war is over or if Italy decides not to intervene Nearly all of them say they left be- cause they were urged to do so by their respective consuls-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Rroad Brin,r.ed Hats.

Howard the end of the thirteenth century big broad brimmed hats were fashionable in Austria They were of such huge dimensions that a face un- der one of them could not be recog- nized. A poem written by Johannes Hadlaub expresses disgust with the style and the hope that rhe hats might be consigned to the Danube ''so that the pretty faces of our women might once more become visible"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Housing Association Has Plan To Promote
 Interest in Gardens

All Interested in the movement to promote the establishment of home vegetable and flower gardens. promot- ed by the Housing association, will have a chance to learn the plans of the association at a meeting at the ". M c. A building, Monday evening. It is planned to offer several prizes to stimulate interest in the gardening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
ApproprIateIx Name

What do you call your bulldog2" the visitor asked the farmer,
 ..Nabs.
 A curious name for dog. Why do you cali him that?'
 "Waft until tramp comes along and I'll show Birmingham Age Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION
 AIT HOLY ROSARY CHURCH

With impressive ceremonies and special sermons the solemn devotion of the forty hours will open at the Holy Rosary church. East Washington avenue and Harriet street. with high mass. at 1o:30 tomorrow morning Masses will be offered on Monday and Tuesday mornings at to 8 o'c1ociz and the evening devotdons will be at 7:3o on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
LECTURES ON WAR.

''The Mind of Germany and the Great War; was the subject of an ad- dress delivered last night in the First Swedish Baptist church in Lewis street by the Rev John R. Brown. There was music afterward and a quartet sang. Supper was served.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
SUNDAY ooNCERr

The last detail in tae arrangements for the first grand sacred concert Of the Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra has been arranged and Indications are ehat the conecfr tomorrow night will be one of the big musical event
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
AS WE'LL AND AS MUCH

No merchant ever failed if he advertised as WE'LL and as NFTTgsTT e~ s.o ce7a75
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Our [r2 Query and M IRePl1, 1,A2ses1

Are the terms Great Britain ana British empire synonymOus7 What other terms are used7
 Great Britain comprises England, Scotland and Wales. all parts of one is land; United Kingdom of Great Brit ain and Ireland includes Ireland in addition; the British empire consists o1 all these and India, the colonies, oth CT islands. protectorates and depend encies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24

How many national banks have been organized from the beginning of the system and how many have failed and how many are noW in esistencs2
 Since the organiza ton of the nation al banking system ins186S charters for 10.751 national banks have been is sued. Of this number-2 ,518 have been voluntarily liquidated and 5l9 failed and were placed in charge of receivers On June 30, 1914. there were 7,539 na- tfonaI banks in operation, having an authorized capital of $1 ,074 .239.175 and total circulation of $75O.671 .s9s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24

in what year did gold drop to par after the civit war rise, and what was the highest point reached7
 In 1878 gold fell to par intHe United States for the first time subsequent fo 1861 Highest point 295s cached July II, 1884, when the C0nfederates were at the gates of Washin gfon
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
THE DACIA ONCE MORE.

Z, 1lzURE by the allies Of the steamship Dacia occa-
- sions'no surprise this side Of the Atlantic In
fact before she sailed Galveston January 81,
loaded with 1000 bales of cotton consigned to Bremen,
Germany, by way of Rotterdam, announced posi-
lively that she would be seized and thrown into prize
court when she arrived the other side II the
lot OF a French cruiser TO capture her. and she
taken to Brest, France, to await further action.
The future of the Dacia depends upon the showing
that her make with respect to the validity
OF her transfer German TO American registry. She
formerly was a Hamburg-American line freghter She
nterned I'm Port Arthur FoXas at the outbreak of
the European war. An American with German name
reported that he had purchased her December 26.
He applied American registry for the ship and OBJ
tanned it ON January A. Following that, she loaded
with and started her way in the face OF the
warning given by Great Britain and France that she
would be seized and held pending formal settlement Of
the question of the validity ef her transfer to the
American flag
Il is not at all likely that the action OF tho French
cruiser will cause much resentment this side OF
the Atlantic where is recognized that the questions
raised by the seizure will be settled by international
law and diplomacy II the prove that the
transfer valid and made simply to eyade Amcri-
can neutrality, Government doubtless will oXper-
iencc little difficulty in obtaining the release OF the
craft On the other hand if the allies that
the transfcrNyas mere subteriugc Americans Will be
well content that an effort to violate the letter and
spirit Of their neutrality has been frustrated.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
RESIDENT AND NON.REsIDENr ANGLERS.

MAYHEM a bill was introduced in the Delaware Legis-
w lature proposing that the waters of the Chesa-
peako and Delaware be thrown wide open nom
resident anglers and that they be exempted from the
payment State license fees $780, Delaware anglers
quite naturally Indignant Their indignation has
intensified by the fact that the Senate committee
having that bill in charge not only has reported it IA
voraby but also has extended 1t to apply all inland
waters in the State
Our resident anglers have good ground for that in
dgnaton The frosh-water fishing in Delaware is
TOO good It is In fact game fish so
that they do suffice to supply adequate
Of recreation and sport to Delaware anglers The
license fec OF $3.50 imposed upon non-residents
the protection of hundreds OF Delaware anglers
Why members of the Delaware Legislature. the in
of handful of men who have selfish interests
to should strike such blow at resident anglers
is easy understand particularly when Delaware
anglers who 80 into other States must take out Ii
before they may fish IN the fresh water streams
Delaware anglers. and there arc hundreds of them
arc taxpayers and voters Their protests against the
passage such legislation in favor Of non-readonts
should be needed by Legislators who TO such resi-
dent anglers in part at least the fact that they
legislators and al present in position TO pass upon
anything in the STATE House at Dover Tho yea and
vote on the bill will show what Senators and what
Representatives think the interests and wishes Of nom
resident anglers Of greater importance than are
those Of resident anglers
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
SOCIAL ANDPERSONAL news

Mrs. +. +. Wigglesworth is spend
ing a month with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Gordon Jackson in Washington
Charles Ballet OF this city has been
n euest al Court Inn, Kirkwood, S. G.
Miss Lydia Chichester went TO
Rockville. Md, Friday to stay week
Mrs. A. Felix DUPONT and Miss Chit
chester received at a tea in Philadel-
phia Thursday afternoon given ny
Miss Pauline Bowie for Mrs. Allen
Henry. The tea was given at the
home of Mrs. M. V. Lodge.
John Taylor Cause has gone to New
Haven. Conn. to reside and has taken
q position with the Yale Review, a
quarterly of high literary distinction.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest DUPONT. VINO
went 20 Palm Beach, Fla. last week.
win remain another fortnight
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Bates left Satur-
dav for Augusta. Ga, to stay with
friends there a month or two.
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. MoXham have
left Erlswood and arc now residing
at Douglaston. l.. l., and Mr.. and mrs
Egbert Moxham are staying in New
York CITY.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
Courf or Commission?
(From the Wall Street Journal)

The reason commissions are pre-
JUDGED against the railroads is not
far to seek. A commission differs
from a court in that Il is at the same
time the judge and the plaintiff. While
a commission and its attorneys are
doing everything possible TO throw
doubt on the case OF the railroads,
they can hardly be expected to de-
eide very frequently in their favor
A priori. we should's expect them to
be impartial. And they haven't prov
cd so.
With the courts it is different A
court listens TO a specific complaint
brought by a specific shipper II is
not a judge in its own case; It can
afford to be impartial. Sometimes, OF
course. the government may bring
suit against a railroad but even here
the court does not represent the gov
ernment The government is repre-
scntod by the Department of Justice
or by a State attorney-general; the
court is merely an arbitcr
There is another difference be-
tween courts and commissions When
a case is brought before a court the
defendant is assumed TO he innocent
until proven guilty When a railroad
goes before a commission II is assum-
ed to be guilty until II proves itself
innocent II is not assumed. as with
other businesses, that raise in
charges Is reasonable unless q spc-
cihc consumer complains; it is taken
Evening journal., 1915-03-01

Attempts to revive the ship pur-
chase bill, in view Of the failure of
previous determined efforts TO pass IT,,
cannot be regarded in any other light
than as a despairing effort to demon
strate the power of personal leader
ship.
The ship purchase bill met a nat
ural death The end came. not as the
result of a wound inflicted in the
house of its friends, not as the result
Of the blows rained upon Il by its
enemies, but solely as result of the
failure of public opinion to rally to
IT'S support
Talking the ship bill to its natural
death would not have been possible If
there had not been any real public
sentiment in its favor. There was no
such fight against the administration
currency bill. or even against the tar
in bill. both of which the Democrats
were pledged TO enact. There was
serious complaint against the kind of
bills there were enacted, but II was
realized that the Democratic party
had 10 make some sort of revision TO
comply with its platform.
There was no such justification,
Evening journal., 1915-03-01

for granted that a raise in rates is
unreasonable until the railroad can
prove il reasonable. If railroad
were allowed to raise its rates and
keep them up until the shippers, or
even the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. could prove the advance un-
warranted. that body might not take
SO long in arriving at a decision.
A curious reason for altogether
abollshing courts in favor Of commits
si0ns for the regulation Of big busi-
ness is that brought forward by ex-
President Roosevelt. The courts, he
charges, are too slow. Nobody main
tains that American justice moves
with alarming swiftness. But to take
merely one example of commission
speed, il has not acquired world
wide reputation for undue celerity.
One advantage the commission does
possess over the court--it becomes, IN
time. relatively expert. AS only one
class of cases comes before 1t. it ac-
quires-or more correctly. is in po-
sition to acqure-moro knowledge on
that class of cases than court can
be assumed TO attain.
If the Interstate Commerce Com
mission were made a Court OF Inter
state Commerce, If il we're to waii
until some shipper brought com
plaini instead of batting the rail
roads on every whim of its own, i
4 could perform the needed service o.
\hcckling the shippers as well as th'
railroads
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
St. PATRICK'S parish
TO HONOR PATRON Saint

st. Patricks parish will hold its
annual celebration in honor of ST.
Patrick in The Playhouse on Sunday
evening. March "a. Tho Past and
Future Glories Of ireland viii he the
subject of the lecture. The musicale
will he high class in cvory form and
among the artists who VIII take part
arc Misses Stacia Mulvena. Vera Gil
bride, sopranos Miss Emma Lore, vo-
calist and harpist; VIII irwin and
Joseph McCullln. tenors. Thomas
O'Noal. baritone; Walter Bennett
basso. W. Clarence Avery, violin.
Some Of the numbers to be rendered
arc the soldiers Chorus" from the
opora Faust" the famous seXioi
from Lucia hi Lammermoor" and
an arrangement OF "Anne Laurie" TO
be sung by a mixed chorus Of sixteen
voices.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
MONDAY MAR. /. 1915
DOLLAR DAY.

xxTEDNEsDAY will be Dollar Day in Wilmington
w Thousands OF one-dollar bargains will be dis
played by merchants that day be had for tho
asking by shoppers from the metropolitan and rural
districts
The money-saving attracyoness Of the Dollar Day
Of year ago still is remembered with pleasure by
thousands Of and women who took advantage Of
its bargain-obtaining opportunities
The offerings that will be made Wednesday Of
this week will surpass in many respects those made
Dollar Day, 1914. When say that, say
much because the values giyen year ago ave still
a matter of appreciatye comment in thousands of
homes within the Wilmington trade zone
There is an old saying that a person who goes into
tho buying field should make e point TO get ono dol
lar OF valte for every dollar spent Dollar nay 10
Wilmington has been arranged that a wo-
who does not obtain much more than dollar
value for ovcry dollar spent viii show exceedingly
poor business judgment Il viii be a day devoted by
merchants pocunary sacrifice in order that they
stimulate Spring trade and show TO those persons
who from the rural districts what fine stores we
have here and how well deserving they of public
patronage.
Let forget then, that the day after tomorrow
is Dollar Day and that h will pay all shoppers to seize
It's opportunities and make tho most Of them.