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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
BARRIE IS 5e TODAY.

Sir James Matthew Barrie, the, Scotch novelist and playwright wilI today receive congratulationsi from m any Of his naultitudinous admirers, this being the ffty-sixth anniversary of his birth at Kirriefnuir. Sir James has not permitted the war to interfere with the output of his gifted pen, aI- though his latest works have been colored slby the great struggle. His newest drama, produced in March. bears the titlea "A Kiss for Cinderella." It is a tale of an ultra-modern Cinder- ella in the guise of a dom estic ser-v- ant. who devotes herself to the relief of those poorer than she, looks after .youngsters who are victims Of the war, dreams of D fame ball, and finally
 meets and marries Prince Charming, who is a London .sbobby.'' The play has won high praise from the crit ics.
 Since the earliest days of the war Sir James has predicted that the de- feat Of the Germans would entail a. long hard struggle which would strain the resources Of the empire to their utternost. The dramatist asserts that the claieA issue of the conflict is to decide whether the Europe of the future shall be ruled by the soldier in uniform or the householder in cits- zen,s clothing He believes that the final defeat of the Kaiser is ineyita- ble, and that 1t may involve the estalb- slishhent of q. republic in Germany .
 Sir James got ihds literary start as a Journalist. Although now perhaps the wea1thiest of British men of let ters. there was a time when he wrote twelve columns a, week for the Not tingham Journal at a salary of about st3.5o per week. or a little more than a dollar a column. He got $15 for his first fiction story. of 10000 words. He received very little more for his first play. ''Po11y's Dilemma writ ten on approval for Minnie Palmer
 Race suicide was little practiced fin the Scotland of half a century ago. and Sir James was the second in a brood of ten children He was edu- cated at Dumfries Academy and Edin- burgh University, and then entered on his newspaper career. The first book bearing his name was Better .Dead,i' published in 1887, when the author was twenty His pre- vious literary work had been of the nature of pot boilers but in his first book, a satire on London life, he struck the true Barrie note in a minor scale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
Too Little Postage On Letters Bane of
 Foreign P. o. Heads

Washington. May s.some idea of the extent to which Americans through negligence or ignorance, place insufficient postage on letters ana par eel post mail destined to forelgn countries is disclosed in reports to the State Department, from American con suIs abroad who frequently voice the protests of foreign business men ana others at having to ssbuy their Anner1- can mai1.'' A recent report from Con sui Loop at Hamilton, Bermuda, shows that more than 27 per cent. of Ser muda's 1914 postal surplus came rom penalties collected because of under paid postage on letters and parcel mail. These penalties aggregated $z,- S6o. The letters instead of being pre- paid at the usual foreign letter rate or five cents an ounce bore 2-cent stamps and their recipients in Bermu- da paid double the amount of the de- fciency, or six cents, as a penalty.
 The same condition prevails in many other foreign countries and postal au- thorities here have sought in every way to bring it to the attention of Americans carrying on foreign corre- spondence. E.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
Clothing Cutters In
 Chicago Out; 15,O0O
 Workers Affected

Chicago. May 9.-Adore than 2.OO0 clothing cutters are ready to strike here today
 The strike, it is said, may auto matically throw 10000 other workers out. thus crippling the garment man ufactur1ng industry in Chicago. Frank Rosenblurn, a member of the execu- tive board of the Analgamated Cloth feet from 10000 to 15,0OO workera He said that during the week the employers dismissed from their shops every man who was an officer of the union and that the employees asserted they would strike unless the men were taken back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
REDMOND's PROTEST

ON REDMOND of whose devotion to Ireland there be doubt and whose advice Great Britain that execution of the enbitteEng the Irish people. There be doubt dealings with Great Britain mi the Boers The call generous action
 is not that die It is not the sacrifice lives where thousands of lives daily deaths. that Great Bfitain mobilization with the Irish people, that she overIook oppor unity for unity and makes things somewhat harder for all cherish her cause
 They fight that Great Britain afford punish penalty mistaken devotion to such ideal? the sins of patriotism lightly punished
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
Demand for Japanese Cotton In China Is
 Increasing Radiply

Tokio, MMay 9.@The demand for Japanese cotton cloth of various kinds is steadily, increasing in China, India and Russia, where stocks of European goods are beginning to run short on account of the continuation of the war. Before the war Japan received from England a supply of cotton cloth of superior quality but she is now supplying England with large quantities of this material. Pes simistic views are, however, expressed in some quarters af Japan as to the future of the cotton cloth trade be- cause the manufacturers are exper- fencing derable difficulty in ob- taining the necessary supply of dyes, stocks of which are fast diminishing Japan is now trying to manufacture her own dyes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
RELYING UPON THE PLEDGE

e PRESIDENTS reply the German.note simple
 A direct. He that the United States will rely pledge conduct it's Uboat warfare in with international but reerate that the United with Germany contingent upon the result of negotiations with other
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Operations were resumed in full at the Pittsburgh plant Of the Westing- house Air Brake Co when 5000 strik- ing workers returned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
PLAN TO OPEN NEW
 PLAYHOUSE MAY 25

The charities board plans to open Hillside Home May 25. All the cleo tric fixtures haven't arrived, and this may interrupt plans. No arrangements have been made yet fer a home for Supt. J. J. Macdonald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

shipments of fresh and cured meats from Chicago last week totalled 40,- 550.ooO pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

The Dutch steamer Patroctus. Bata- via for New York, put in at Port Louis. Island of Mauritius. badly dam aged by a hurricane.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

; A 4 .t The idea that beautiful decora- tions are costly is all wrong. The truth is that the simplest furnish ings are oftenest nnost attractive. A few things and those needful is the Morris theory. and it holds good today Situation, exposure are tp be considered, and a sense of the htness of things. English chintz is agreeable to look at and 1t Is not as expensive as silk damask- There are always the materials and fur snishings of moderate price appro- priate for what Horace Walpole called .'niddiing house. if one takes the tune to look for them. Come and see.
 Third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09

Missourf's crop report for May places wheat at 62.s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
Every Woman wants a I afeta Suit
 for Summer Wear

Full faring skirts shirred, to the belts, often ties with marrow girdles with long metal ends.
 Full Goats of distinc- tive cut, with belts and girdles, novel Vestees of contrasting color and handsome buttons.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
TRENTINO DRIVE LIKE
GERMANS VERDUN BLOW
Hail Of Shells Crashes at ItaIy's Gate
While Austrians Push Saw
agely Ahead.
OBy the International News serv,c.

tby the international News seryIcel
Rome. May 2L-The correspondent of
the Corriere Della Sera at Asia Go sends
the following:
The Trentino drive Of the Austrjans
is an exact replica of the Germans
Nerdun offensive. Since Monday, NAV
10 hail of shells of every cahbre has
crashed on the italian lines,
Two thousand guns on front Of
forty kilometres have bombarded the
Sates of Italy in order to open a passage
Tor the Austrian troops In the Italian
advance trenches. resistance seemed i'm
possible, the positions being wrecked
ana destroyed. yet the Italian soldiers
were firmer than rock
There are mountain crests and walls
Of rock which. under the fire of the
Austrian 305's and 3S5's have changed
their outlines. The Austrians mounted
one RO-millimeter gun between Asia Go
and Costalta, another on the Folgaria
plateau and a third at Rovereto. Side by
side are many 3O5's
"On the nights of Sunday and Monday
three Austrian deserters warned the
Italians that on Monday evening an at
tack would be launched On Monday
morning an artillery bombardment began
from Rovereto to Val Sugana Stimuli
taneously many aeroplanes appeared over
the italian positions and regulated the
fire of the Sso-millimetre guns"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
CALLS AMERICANS
'SL0PPY, Y,BUM LOT
Joseph Steinmetz Says Con-
gress Has Fooled Over
Preparedness Question.
ADDRESSES CHEMISTS
Declares Money Will Pour Out of the
United States Again After
the War.

We Americans are a very sloppy, bum
lot" said Joseph Steinmetz, president Of
the Aero Club Of Pennsylvania to the
Chemical Society Of Washington and the
Washington Society of Engineers. who
assembled in the National Museum 10
listen TO his illustrated lecture on The
Machine Shop and Chemical Shop as Re
lated to Preparedness of Defense"
He stated that the government had been
/ 'fooling" for eighteen months with the
subject OF preparedness and in that time
accomplished nothing. He also stated
that Of the enormous contracts for muni-
tions for Europe which had been pla Ced
in this country, only about fifth had
so far been filled. while 2 thousand cor
porations had quit the business in dis
gust
He stated that there were only about
million small arms in the country,
and that American factories which had
taken contracts for manufacturing such
arms for shipment abroad had been six.
teen months in filling them. Would an
enemy wait sixteen months for the Unit
ed States to manufact arms for itS
men. he inquired? He suggested that the
government should have g supply Of 500.
coo small arms and nonperishible equip.
ment for that number OF men kept or
hand in readily accessible depots.
He predicted that, following peace in
Europe, the money which has been pour
ing into the United States would pour
out again. unless immediate steps were
taken to Counteract the coming competi-
ton. England, he explained. has beer
training her women TO work in the fac
tories. replacing the men. and this Ches 2
labor will be a menace to American in.
dustry
He also predicted that within a year
after the close Of the war. there would
be an express aeroplane service to Eu-
rope. He pointed out that It was only
100 miles from Labrador TO the north
of Scotland. and that nonstop fights Of
l,20O miles frequently have been made
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
DISTRICT RIDERS" SCORED.
f. c. BrandenburE Urges Firm
Stand on Fiscal Hesitation.

Tha the Washington Board OF Trade
should indorse and strongly reafirm its
stand in the matter of fiscal legislation
for the District was the assertion of Ed
win c. Brandenburg, president of that
organization, yesterday.
He declared the critical situat ton now
confronting the District is, in large part.
the result of the injection into the Dis
trict appropriation measure of "riders"
calling for legislation which, he believes,
should be made the subject of separate
bills.
At its meeting tomorrow night at the
New Willard, the board is expected to
assert its thought upon this question. Il
will be the final meeting Of the season.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
SENATE TO MARK TIME,
Only Routine to Re Disposed of
Until After Convention,

A "gentleman's agreement that only
routine matters shall be decided in the
Senate during the convention period was
reached yesterday by party leaders.
Speaker Clark informed Republican
members of the House that ARRANGEMENTS
were being made so they could get awav
for the Chicago convention on Friday.
June 2. There will be no general recess.
In the House a prominent Hughes man
declared yesterday that a canvass of
Republican representatives disclosed a
majority for Hughes. but that they
would turn to Roosevelt if it should be
determined after the balloting began
that he was the stronger man.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
WOMAN REVEALS
Big BOMB PLOT
Tells New York District At
,torney She Was Hired to
Blow Up Ship.
BABY TO BE HER SHIELD
Gives Name of Son of Prominent Goth
amite as Being Implicated in Con-
spiracy Fathered by Germans.
special 10 sne washinpton Herald

SPECIAL to she Washington Herald.
New York. May PA woman whose
name has not yet been revealed called on
Assistant District Attorney John NJ. Bat
and asserted that she had been employed
in plot to place an Internal machine
aboard Cunard liner leaving this port
next Saturday. She gave the names of
persons implicated in the plot, including
the son of prominent New Yorker, and
Mr.. Battle Immediately sent out deteC-
tives to investigate and make arrests.
The woman recently had some trouble
in the criminal courts and Mr.. Battle aid
ed her. 1t was this that caused her to
call on him today with her story.
1T was planned" the woman told
Mr.. Beattle. that was to carry the baby
aand with me was to be another woman
posing as a nurse. We were to have an
internal machine hidden among the
baby's effects. We were to board the
ship short time before the sailing hour
and go to stateroom reserved for us.
was to conceal the bomb in or
near this stateroom. Then we were 10
return to the pier carrying the baby.
ostensibly to look after our baggage"
Mr. Battles informant claimed to be
well posted about the inside working OF
a group Of plotters who have been mixed
up with some of the offenses charged
against German sympathizers who have
been convicted and sent to prison.
For her sevices in placing the bomb.
the woman said, she was to have received
$3.50.
The Cunard liner Alaunia, for Fall
mouth and London, is to leave this mort
next saturday. On the same date the
Anchor liner Cameronia, in the Cunard
service, Will leave for Liverpool
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Before an Insurance Company will
take a risk on your life the examining
physician will test the urine and report
whether you are a good risk. When
your kidneys get sluggish and clog,
you suffer from backache, sick-head e
ache. dizzy spells. or the twinges and
pains OF lumbago, rheumatism and
gout. The urine is often cloudy. full
of sediment; Charnels often get sore
and sleep is disturbed two or three
times a night. This is the time you
should consult some physician of wide
experience-such as DR.. Pierce of the
Inyalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
Buffalo, n. Y. Send 1Oc for large trial
package of "Anuric' Write your
symptoms and send a sample of urine
for test. Experience has taught Dr'
Pierce that "Anuric" is most power
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
CITIZENS STAGE
illinois night"
IBrightwood and Petworth AS
sociations Urge Improve
ment of Street.
WORK TO COST $4,000
Representatives Lloyd and McCarron
Make Addresses-C. J. James Urges
Universal Suffrage for District.

An evening Of speech making and jol-
lity to inaugurate a campaign for the
Improvement Of Illinois avenue was con"
Quoted by the BrightwOod Park Citizens
Association last night. The meeting was
held in Van Horns Hall, Georgia avenue
and Longfellow street.
Staged as an illinois Night" celebra-
ton, residents of Brightwood Park in
general Joined with the members of the
associat ton to give impetus to the pro-
posed project while the president of the
Petworth Citizens Association, which
draws membership from territory con-
tlgious to the BrightwOod Park organ
ization, was present to give assurances
of cooperation.
Two Representatives, James T. Lloyd.
of Missouri, and J. F. McCarron, OF llli-
nois, were among the speakers.
The association seeks to have Illinois
avenue graded and macadamiZed from
the west gate Of Soldiers Home to Geor-
gia avenue. The improvements will cost
about SOS, ,OO0 Efforts will be made to have
the appropriation included in the District
bill as it is reported out of the confer
ence committee.
A resolution favoring the project was
adopted A committee will be appointed
by. the president, William NICK. CLAYTON
to urge the plan before the District Com
missioners and the Capitol conferees on
the District bill.
Suffrage for the District for both men
and women was urged by c. J. James,
president of the Petworth Citizens Asso-
citation.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Marylsnd-Fsjr, warmer
THURSDAY Friday fair; gentle shifting winds
Virginia-Fair Thursday; warmer in central and
southeast portions. Friday fair; gentle to moderate
north and northeast winds.
With the exception Of showers Thursday night or
Friday in the Upper Lake and Western Lower Lake
region the weather will be fair during the next ten
DAYS over the Eastern and Southern portions OF the
country with somewhat higher temperatures in the
Atlantic States AID with little change in the inte-
rior
The winds on the Middle Atlantic coast will be
gentle to moderate variable mostly southerIy: on
the South Atlantic coast moderate mostly north
and northeast
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY.
Ftremen's Association and Y. VI. q.
A. Plan Joint Meeting

The program for the second annual
memorial service, which the fire depart.
ment and the Y. NJ. C. A is to hold Joint.
Ivy in the Y. NJ. c. A. Building on Sunday
evening, includes addresses by Senator
George W. Norris. of Nebraska; Senator
Thomas S. Sterling, OF South Dakota, and
c. W. GIL. president of the Ffremen's
Association.
Among the musical numbers will be Sc.
lections by the orchestra. a tenor sole
by Wilson Oliver, cornet solo by Ar
thur Witcomb, a solo by Mrs. E. s. How
ard, saxophone solo by Frank Bap.
tista. and selections by a double sextet
of the knights of Columbus Choral So
ciety. P. T. Moran, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. will preside and
Homer J. Councillor, chaplain Of the Fire
mems Association. will deliver the invo-
cation.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
CUNNING, HEARTLEss WOMAN
Prosecutor Pays Compliments to De-
fendant in Chicago Trial.

Chicago, May 24-Mrs. Anna Dollie
Ledgerwood Matters was branded as
designing, cunning. heartless woman"
by Daniel G. Ramsay assistant States
attorney, today. The prosecutor urged
the jury to send Mrs. Matters and her
co-defendants to prison.
The courtroom of Judge Charles NJ
Thomson was crowded with women as
the prosecutor fiayed the widow of Fred
Matters Arcola banker. charged with
conspiracy to foist a spurious heir on the
Probate Court.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
TEMPERATURES IN OTHER CITIES.
TIDE TARIES

CBy United States Coast and Geodstic Survey.
Today-High water. 2A0 a. N. and 304 p. m
low water. SI9 a. m. and 935 p m
TomoTrow-High water 3s3s a. N. and 4N3 D. m.
low water 10 0lS a. m. and 1879 p m.
SUN AND MOON.
Today-Sun rises at IA and sets at ~.
D. m. moon rises at 0s a. m and sets at o Z. m
Tomnrow-Sun rises at 4.4e a. m. and sets at q.
D. N. moon rises at "a a. m and sets at e35 D. m
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
Off to Head Burton Boomers

Granville w. Mooney left Washington
yesterday afternoon for Ohio and Chi
cago. He will open Burton headquarters
in the Congress Hotel, Chicago. the lat
ter part Of the week.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
Sighs in His Coffin.

Findlay, Ohio, May 2L-While under
takers were preparing the body of Frank
Price for burial he heaved sigh and sat
up. He may recover
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
KENSINGTON RAILWAY.

Chevy Chase Lake" cars pass Main
Entrance Zoo and Country Clubs. con-
meet with Kensington line, recently ex-
tended to station west cf Wheaton.
Picnic grounds and interesting trolley
ride. Favorable locations for suburban
homes.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
French Vessel Reported Sunk.

London, May 24-The French sailing
vessel Mysotis was posted at Lloyds to-
day as probably sunk" The ship dis
placed 356 tons. 1t is long overdue.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
LOCAL TEMPERATURE.

Midnight, 81; 2 a m, 90; 4 a. m, 50; a m, SO;
a. m, 50; 10 a. M. 81; Il noon, g.; 2 p m 6s;
I p. M, TO- p. m. So; p. m, 81; 10 p m, "a.
Highest, Il; lowest, So
Relative humidity-s a. m. 81; 2 p. m, g.; 8
p. m, 70.
Temperature same date last year-Highest. 7s;
lowest, So
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
4 surar corn. 25c, 4 uJ,co,

4 sugar corn. 25cI 4 Wisconsin peas,
25C; Karo syrup, csc; Pen Mar syr-
up, 25c; large, cans beans. Csc: large
beans, csc; 4 lbs. fancy head rice. CSC:
spaghetti. 25c; Ross whole wheat
biscuits. 25c; lbs. large Cal. prunes,
Zoe; whIte meal; &c 10. rat Norway
IOc: lO-lb bags salt, l5c; pure pepper,
25c; grape juice, pints. l2c; best tea,
ACC: Wonder coffee. 20C; best flour.
$500 bbl; "a lbs. Old Time flour, 7Sc.
II eth st. n. E. and all the J. T. D.
Pyles stores.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
AN INSURANCE AGAINST SUDDEN DEATH !
For Sufferers from Backache Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble

full agent in dissolying uric acid. and is
endowed with other properties. for 1t
preserves the kidneys in a healthy con-
ditiOn by thoroughly cleansing them.
Being so many times more active than
lithia, "Anuric" clears ths blood and
filters out those deposits of lime-s salts
which cause so much pain, and pre-
vents dropsical conditions such as swol-
len hands or feet and the baglike ap-
pearance under the eyes. "Anuric" is
regular insurance and life-saver for all
big meat eaters and those who deposit
lime salts in their joints. Ask the drug
gist for ''Anuric" put up by DR.. Pierce,
in 5O-cent packages, or send $1.0O to
DR.. Pierce for full treatment by mail.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
British to Block Dyestufs.

London, May 24-Lord Robert Cecil or
the foreign office, stated in commons to-
day that England would not allow the
export OF S3OO0o.OoO worth Of dyestuns
from Germany to the United States.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
No Pay for Clerks at Camps.

Employees Of the government cannot at
tend military training camps and receive
pay while they are gone. A ruling to
this affect was made yesterday by Comp
troller OF the Treasury Warwick. They
must go during their regular vacations
or stay away
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

DR.. j. N. Rose, of the Division OF
Plants, U. $. National Museum. Is work
ing at the New York Botanical Garden
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Japan produces 3oOoo,OoO tons Of coal
yearly.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Santa Fe Railways office now locs ted
in Woodward Bldg. Tickets and Pullman rsserrStonA
s,AAx
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25
LOCAL MENTION.

Fun - Chaplin in "MabeI at the
Wheel" Va. today. War thriller Sun
day, The Prince OF Peace."-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Mrs. Agnes Chase, Department of
Agriculture, has left for Florida, where
she will collect botanical specimens.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Iuray Excursion, Decoration Day,
Nav 40 Leave Washington. $40 a. m.
Southern Railway. 81 round trip.-Adv
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Z. r. Cram, radio engineer. U. S.
Signal Corps, has returned from bust-
ness trip to New York City.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Prime soft shell crabs, 1Oc. America
lunch. $40 9th s.. They are great
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Eugene Cochran, manager of the New
COCHRAN Hotel, entertained his sister,
Mrs f. H. Fairbanks, and a party OF
friends on his motorboat, the Ducal.
Sunday. They steamed down the Po-
tOmac as far as River View.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Prof A. S. Hitchcock, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and his son. con-
template a visit to Hawaii to collect
grasses.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets for the
liver and bowels have been favorably
known for nearly 50 years.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-25

Manager Ruth, Of the National Hotel
is spending a week in New York and
Boston.