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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
RUSSIAN PROHIBITION.
6Biddeford. Me. Record. )

| A great, many prohibidonists in this country point to Russia's prohibi- ton et1ict as if it were based upon the general prohibition proposition and an endorsement of the position of the American prohibition extrem- ists.
 Such is not the case The meas ure was purely war measure, I adopted not because of belief in pro- hibition, but because the rye, wheat and oats which the government has purchased for the manufacture of vodka was needed for the manufac- ture of bread. The argument which moved the passage of the bill was that the country that had the great est food supply would eventually win, and so a measure was passed order ing the cessation of the manufacture of vodka by the government or by private individuals.
 The question was, should the grain be used in time of war for bread or for booze, and naturally enough it was decided to use it for bread.
 Other, beverages containing alcohol will undoubtedly be used in Russia and when the war is over vodka will probably again be manufactured.
 The much boasted Russian prohibit ton is simply temporary prohibition of grain manufactured liquors be- cause of the need of grain for food purposes ourlhS the pfosieSS o1s the war
 It was not a question of morals, but question of economies The right or wrong of the use of alcoholic beverages did not enter into the ques- ton at all.
 That the edfct in question will pro- hibit the manufacture of vodka is extremely doubtful. There will still be private manufacture of vodka in Russia, but the rye, wheat and oats owned by the government, which in times of peace would have been manufactured into the national Rus sian beverage, will be used for food purposes for the armies of the Czar.
 That is all there is to Russian pro- hibition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
TRY CONSOLIDATION.

SCOTT the criminal az pleas court with the civil pleas Holeomb being familiar with Connectcut will sympathize with have little doubt Last the Bridgeport delegation the sennbly within getting would have been agood thing with civil side needs another judge and help Consolidation might the need and at the time bad odor frequently than it has good repua-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
MAYOR LAWLERs EXCELLENT ADVICE.

TAYOR JOSEPH B. 1ANLER, in addressing the Hartford 4V1 business Mems Association that men should take part in public affairs.
 Mayor IaWler is entirely correct Government much loss by the failure the experienced the municipal life to devote reasonable matters of public interest Business larger degree in the formulation of the rules of live and having formulated the rules important lived up to-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
CLEANING UP.

ITS HONOR the it A devoted to "eean up" This organization have industrious adherent His position to batch Warren may up paving commission, and having snacked commission
 tween it's two fair about to clean The of Bridgeport holds the clean Eng land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

The navy was advised of tIe launching at Sparrows Point, Md, of the collier Achilles for service to Pan anna.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

Workingmen and their families throughout Spain are suffering much distress because of lack of employ ment-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
DDRedd co
 ESf0bkESIzed 1857
Laces and Chiffons airy, fairy fabrics for gowns and trimmings,

bit of dainty lace founcngs set last falls row skirt and fy lace blouse furbish up Ones wardrobe and piece out this dreary midseason period when alas! nothing has quite right. With trifling things can be made very different There Laces.
 Nettop Flounces in delicate designs. new Chantly Edges and Flounces very adaptable in fixing up a gown that is little gone by Widths from to 45 inches Shadow Lace All Overs the very latest wh1nsy in flesh tnts, pinky pink early apple blossom and certain to be becoming to every Especially for blouses. Ask to see them.
 Flounces in wide sca1lops dentele, edges in Point Gaze, the medieval Flemish hand laees six novelties in profusion.
 Normandy valenciennes, Special.
 Insertions and edges from to 5 inches wide very satisfactory lace for lingerie garments 15 cts Striped Chhons, black and white inch-vyide stripes very novel and effective. For blouses.
 Lace Section, main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
BOOTS ] BOOTS II

Try a pair of our direct from the factory to the user, and prove to yourself the extra wearing quality of the goods. One, pair will con vince you of their merit. Short Boots $500 to S3.49 Half Hip Boots $3.75 to $4.49 Full Hip Boots $4.59 to $5.49 If you wish a pair for very hard service try a pair of our Rolled Edge Snagg Proof, the best all Rubber Boot for hard wear.
 Short Boots SA.1g RUBBERHIDE BOOTS
 $5.25
 The kind for garage ser vice and the hardest wear. RUBBERS RUBBERS I I Mems Rubbers. .95c to $1.OO Women's Rubbers 65c to 69c Girls Rubbers 55c to 59c Boys Rubbers 69c to T9c Youths Rubbers. 59c to 69c Childs' Rubbers. 4Ac to 49c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09

Italy will prohibit the exportation of of potted meats
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
City Planning of Highest Type

a RTHUR GLASGOW, in his speech on city
a government before the Rotary Club,
made very clear his attitude on municipal
ownership of public utilities. In the present
stage of development Of city government in
this country, he distrusts public ownership
of such utilities as gas and electric systems
and street railways, taking this ground be-
cause of public ownership's proved in
efficiency.
While Mr.. Glasgow does not except the
Richmond Gas Works from his general con-
domination, he proposes under existing cir
cumstances, their lease to private corpora
ton He is anxious in the first place, that
there shall be radical change in our gov
erning system, and wants the Gas Works to
continue an intimate civic problem because
they accent the need of change. He believes
that If municipal difficulties and responsible
ties are decreased. the prospect of complete
reform also will decrease, because the ad-
vantage of reform will be rendered less OBJ
NiouS.
Should the change come and Richmond
place in charge Of the several divisions of
government experts of proved worth and fixed
reputation, Mr.. Glasgow believes the Gas
Works can be taken care Of easily Really
expert management, he has every confidence,
will result in making the Gas Department
highly useful-a real conservator of the
public interest.
There is no doubt that Richmond needs
but it must contain necessarily a good many
other things than descriptions of the power
of the executive. If Richmond wants such
an instrument, authority must be obtained
from the next Legislature, and it is not too
early to consider details, as we'll as prin-
ciples We shall require the assistance, per-
haps, of other communities in inducing legis-
ative action. We want public sentiment
here united as completely as may be, behind
the project.
The model charter should be drafted and
submitted to public inspection-made sub
ject TO public criticism. To do this work
charter commission is necessary and ought
to be appointed. Mayor Ainslie is interested
tremendously in city planning-as he should
be, of course, because Richmond must plan
wisely for its future physical Development
but material planning will avail little unless
we select the men and provide the means to
give it potency and effect The best contri-
button the Mayor can make to the attain
ment of his ideal is to name a commission
that will plan new charter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
Defending "A Great Crime

HE letter of German sympathizer that
is printed on this page to-day takes the
direction and form OF most other communi-
cations OF similar type, In answer to
charges OF German brutality, it attacks Eng
land Some of the charges made against
England are true. unQuestionably, and some
are as unquestionably false, but in neither
case do they concern the United States
So far as Engand's course in this combat
has seemed 10 the administration to violate
established principles of international law.
that course has met prompt protest Had
England emulated Germany's example and
wantonly and brutally destroyed the lives of
our nationals. we would feel and express the
same passionate resentment that fills to-day
every loyal American heart.
who is lmbecile enough TO believe that had
conditions been reversed and GERMANY
rather than England, held control of the
sea, the destruction by British submarine
OF German liner carrying American mas
sengers would have stirred this nation TO less
hitter Indignation?
Our country is not perfect we all know.
Our corresponhent, who insists that he is
and VIII ever be, an American in every
sense of the word" takes occasion to point
out. with exaggerated emphasis some of our
sins Of omission and commission If. how
ever, there shall come time when an Amcri-
can warship emulatcs the crime OF the Lust
lama, and that later atrocty is Endorsed and
excused by American sentiment we sincerely
hope and trust that the nation so shamed
and dlshonored Will sink into the dsgraceful
Oblivion that it shall have sought and do
served
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
The Great Adventure

I Asst utterances are usually inspiring, but
u rather dismal. Emotion is naturally
the keynote, and there is frequently a fine
vein OF herosm. Death is welcomed or de-
fed, as the case may be. but is seldom viewed
dispassionately. Therefore, the last words Of
Charles Frohman. who regarded death with
curious interest, are very novel, and in
way inspiring. He said that death ought not
to be feared, since it is the greatest adven-
ture in life
Life was an adventure to him; it should be
an adventure to us all. We come we know
not whence, we go We know not whittier
For this reason we should not live mechani-
cally, but in the idea that strange and in
teresting experiences are awaiting us. If
we only look for it, somewhere there is an
adventure for us all.
Life is good to the advcnturer because he
never loses his hold on romance The com
mon round OF existence offers him experiences
to stir the imagination. He goes cheerfuly
through his drudgery in this hope. To-day
will yield some adventure and so will to-
morrow and tomorrow until death, the great
adventure
Love is the beautiful, the wonderful adj
venture. Hot blood looks forward TO 1t as
the supreme adventure. But years and ex-
perencc and knowledge of good and evil
turn the mind towards another experience
the Great Adventure The adventurer, with
his curiosity unsatisfed, his thirst for
romance still keen, finds death the ultimate
exploit. There is mystery there and terror
ana nope, and new and undreamed possibili-
tics or an existence unhampered by the limi-
'ations OF the flesh. The elixir of life would
only keep the adventurer from taking the
plunge into the heart of mystery and romance
lie does not wish everlasting life. Disease
and dissolution which unromantc men re-
gard wholly with dismay, are to the adven-
turer the inevitable setting Of the Great Ad-
venture.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
The Voice of the PEOPLE
From the Germnn Vieupoint.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
in al Senses an fstRsr saG
Of he ' ss
10; 70 travel some thousands of miles and come
have found sentmsn Of the eof peop asa
rs rs mostly G Tor the Germans which is contrary
and public der entlrey from ons
the My st main TbeSt Il, wT,lng is
haze taken ne matter Of ' the f Tnai
o ana sin Christ sl 1 once er said lie. him who
the American papers have run n@u@K % the or
Of ney
for their liberty. They forget that for the sake
IN % Of ana rs he
Gf ins NoFih h nat n for the Of
are nose IN TINS country who deserve far more
fed to tHa in Tss ksd
more Americans than the Germans will ever
reretz Yss loss 10 the hnstane
mans Yet have heard many say they 'I believe ih
Germ ma Go jp;tiea in her aG,on and this OPINION
Re1 pas IN the ms So% n I'M in whose blood flows
lriSh; and whose number run into tens OF
eoaEsi ts's IL Ss sFr sss
months to stay out snat Of the hee u RaG
S zone :, Those hos who sailed showed mistaken
control Of the by the British navy n and ihs
@Ss H 1 the
have mas na ONE ha s9 h bs but
aetuallv deserved, for their impudent reiectinn
or German warnings.
me guilt lies wholly upon the British wbo
n.Ht NioIated International law by refusing food.
hnn, dn'rance INTO Germany. and caused the
oiockhoe OF submarines Also. they renuested
m nieL sh to arm themselves In order to
siih Suphlar mes or to them And now
because submarine fit to protect itself bv
ann ErTiihg warning and because it prevented
Hm StrGS the he lives of their countrymen ali
t, al. papers set up a howl Britain should
s Eot use women and children to protect their
not fbn OF contraband They are the cowards
prppf bt CONVOY Of warships for the Lusitania
n1ih s,des TO respect internat onaI rules That
~ b mean mat Eng must stop her tyranny
" me waves and permit shipment OF noncnn'
Taband into Germany, and also that Gerro OIL
"'"S' Sihh merchantmen according to rules
Richmond, May 49, 1915 d. ufNoM'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
Look Before the Lean

the erect or the substitute ordinance
passed tuesday evening by the Board of
Aldermen is simply TO approve in a general
way the prepared plans for a municipal build
ing, 10 be erected at some indefinite future
time on the Ford Hotel lot we don't know
that they do any particular harm If. how
ever, the ordinance is in effect contract with
the architects, binding on the citv's faith and
credit and making retreat impossible save
with heavy loss, II may yet arise to plague us
save to few intransigcant and ton-hopefnl
spirits in the City Council il is sntirely clcar
that Richmond is not now and will not he
for several years III a position sanely to un-
dertake the building OF such structure nv
the time the citys other and more pressing
needs have been met or adeuuatclv nrovidod
for, good deal OF water will have run under
the bridge, and our views AS to what q mn
ntcipal building should be and what il should
contain may have suffered considerable modi
fication. 1t Is not inconceivablc even mat
our taste in municipal architecture may have
undergone renaissance Already we are
making progress, for while there exists 8
wide divergence OF opinion, both professional
and lay, as to the special merits and hoautios
of the structure 1t has been proposed to raise
nearly everybody acknowledges il marks q
substantial advance over the existing CIV
Hall. To the captious this progress NAV an
pear unduiy moderate--not to say snaillikc--
but. anyhow, we are going ahead some
we can see no sound reason, therefore, for
taking step that may prove to be irrevoca-
BILE. II the plans prepared have al tho
merits their advocates claim for them there
Should be small question that when the civ
IS in position TO erect its building that these
I plans VIII he used If they are not in fac,
! the best plans--if the passage of years should
I demonstrate that Richmond has other wants
/ and needs that d municipal building Should
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
War News Fifty Years Ago

President johnson has issued a proclamation
States in all of Virginia declaring all acts of
the recent State government under Confederate
au.ncrity as null AND void The prociama ton
recognizes Francis II. Pierpont the rightful
Governor of Virginia and promises him the aid
OF the Federal government. far 1t may be
necessary for the extension and administrat ton
OF the State government throughout the geo
graphical limits of tho State.
The latest telegram on the subject says Mt.
Davis and the other high officials of the Con-
iederate government who were captured with
MN arc on their way across country and under
strong guard to Macon. Ga General Wilson has
made nc further official report of the capture
the future Intentions.
The Secretary of the United States Treasury
has given notice to the collector OF customs Of
New York City that the 3-per cent tax on goods
going into insurrectionary States is abolished.
Such transportation is hereafter free"
Joseph s. Fowler and David T. Patterson, both
s Union men in 1861 and all during the war. have
peen elected to represent the State of Tennes-
sec In the United States Senate.
Five thousand negroes and a number of white
workmen are employed in brushing up brick
preparatory to rebuilding and working gen
orally In the Richmond burned district.
The New York Herald says the sudden disap-
pearance OF the immense demand for horse flesh
In army operations has produced great stag
nation nation IN the horse market. and prices have
fallen off at least 25 per cent in the past week
The Philadelphia Enquirer says: I'm evidence
or the speedy reimbursement OF commercial rela-
TONS in the Union, an old Petersburg mercantile
nrm composed OF four members, three of whom
are paroled prisoners OF war under Lees sur
render applied to Jay Cooke & Co to-day for
Information about starting national banks it
oelnS their purpose to establish one in Peters
purg' with branches in Richmond and Raleigh
telegram says charges and specifications
against the leading conspirators in the assassi-
nation plot have been finally prepared and the
testimony pretty we'll arranged. The trial was
10 nave commenced yesterday, but upon the
partial assembling OF the court it was found
that several more days needed to complet.
some OF the arrangements of the Judge advocate
me trials are to be held in the penitentIary
building of tho old arsenal. where the accused
are now confined In chains and in separate cells
Judge Holt will be aided by Judges bingham Of
ohio' ana Burnett, both skillful lawyers.
There are already symptoms of new COM
motion throughout the North growing out of
the discussion of the present and prospective
relations Of the United States with Enrla nd
ana france. 1t is not at all improbablv that
In the course OF few weeks there will h.
war party and peace party" in the compost
tioi OF wh'ch some curious phases of political
fellowship will be presented
90. Al last accounts gold had gone back up to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
When Is kissing Enough?

7 \ the suit for divorce Of Il clergyman's wife
in Granite City. ILL.,. she makes the allega-
ton that he never kissed her. To this his
reply is that he never. until a month ago, left
The house without kissing her good-by which
he thought was enough"
Hence the query: when is kissing
enough" Leave it to the young and foolish
end the answer Will be a resoundng
''Never!" Pass the decision UP to the love-
1orn OF advanced youth. sitting in the moon
light, and again the same answer TO the
mature, the matter may appeal in different
way allowing wide range of opinion, while
TO the old who have lived happily the kiss
As such sacred and meaning revelation of
devotion that to discuss it as to quantity
were silly, while the quality of its value
measures only with benedictions. Now by
way of change, put it up to the spinster by
choice and the crusty bachelor, and watch
them both scorn the very idea of kissing at
all!
After all, when kissing is enough is a mat
ter OF opinion and taste, and, whatever we
may say about it, will always be determined
by the meeting of like inclinations
Oh, what's the use? Nobody can even
discuss the subject without being irrational,
and why not leave it to the honorable jurist
Of Illinois who will determine the issue in
the divorce suit pending?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13

age. the dead. the struggles of the
dying. and the great black all-enfold,np
night.
overhead, the thousand stars shine
with a brightness unacoustomed.
They are not disturbed. They hay.
oeheld sights and scenes like those
before. What is the sinking OF an
unHinknble ship" when you have seen
gaileys galore go down TO their death
! In mad mass: armadas tossed H.
cockleshells and destroyed; nations
wither and perish; cities engulfed. and
all the pride and pomp OF circumstance
laid low.
The stars, and the waves that mirror
their loneliness hug to their hearts tho
secrets OF million tragedies such
as this.
Walt. and tomorrow you shall look
long and closely before you are able 10
detect a trace OF where that thing
caiien the Titanic once rolled the
waters that parted at hor gliding as
she proudly plowed the deep
FouI days. and four days only, she
1oEed and toycd with her title. Queen
Of the Sea" and then she played forfsit
with II once and forever
An by the breath of the North Wind
ana his allies. the Rocks. the Ice and
the flashing. rushing. angry Ocean. man
is not master OF this planet. yet.
mo Strauses, Stead. Aston Butt.
Iiarris, mayer. Widener. Guggenheim
iiays-1 thought | knew you. tust
because l had seen you, realized some
what OF your able qualities, looked
INTO your eyes and pressed your hands
but aid not guess your greatness.
You are now beyond the reach Of
praise--hattery touches you not-words
for you are vain.
Medals for harojsYu-b ,h.,, 49,
eilt, how paltry the pewter!
You are beyond our praise or blame.
we reach out, we do not find you We
call. but yon do not hear
GugEenhe!m, Widencr and Harris
you were unfortunate in life 81 having
more money than We had. That is WIZ
we wrote things about you. and printed
them IN black and red. II you were
sports, you were game to the last
cheerfui losers, and all such are winners
AS Your souls play hide -and-s seek with
the sirens and dance with the naiaas.
you have lost interest in US. But 1T
hearts are with you still. You showed
us how death and danger put all on a
parity. The women in the steerage
were your sisters the men your
brothers: and on the tablets of love
and memory we have 'graved your
names.
And SO all you knew, and all that
"'i man ii lnOuSanC more,
ala not know, passed out Of this
arth-Life into the Unknown upon tho
unforgctting tide. You were sacrificed
to the greedy Goddess of Luxury and
her consort. the Demon of Speed
was II worth the while? Who shall
say? The great lessons of life are
learned only in blood and tears. Fate
decreed that they should die for us
Happily, the world has passed for.
ever from the time when II feels d
sorrow for the dead. The dead arc at
rest, their work is ended. they have
drunk Of the waters of Lethe. and these
are rocked In the cradle of the deep.
We KISS our hands TO them and cry.
Hail and Farewell until we meet
again"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13

OF that right islittle short of offensive. Ameri-
sah Iminonaires." declared art authority.
,,es.nyinS before the committee. lind tho coll
,eeuns OF old masters moro amusing than other
Ways OF spending money. 1t produces moro
soolai return than other ways" Another said 4:
4Aelican miliionaires mako collections to ad-
.eruse themselves, to certain extent expecting
" Set pack their money In other ways" Said
tnlrc: There is great rush for art by
1 n,merican miliionares. who really do not caro-
.n"ch ahout It," These charges arc too absurd
70 REQUIRE refutation. In Philadelphia alone we
W,S the example of great collections-the
example-assemblcd with discriminating taste
ana a,s carefully guarded from anything resembling
pup 1y or social return" 1t Is Americas
prlue ana her hope of being the future art
center of the world that her richest citizens
nave interested themselves in art and are i'm
porting the rarest masterpieces Of antiquity to
nahs In private galleries and--as many have
aireaoE oone-eventunlly to donate whole price
iess collections to the and education Of tho
public.-Philadelphia Press