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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
HIP. DAWSON, IN AERO, SAW
 GREAT BATTLE
Morgan's Partner, Home, Tells :. of Witnessing Fight
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New York, Oct. 3o.-The American liner Philadelphia arrived yesterday from Liverpool with 61O passengers of all classes, after a fine passage m the course of which the liner made as high as 440 miles in A hours, the pest she has done for a long time
 In addition to 16 sacks of specal mail from London the Philadelphia carried four dispatch pouches for the State Department at Washington, which were brought to the liner at Liverpool by Dispatch Agent Pether- ick of the United States Embassy al London.
 Among the passengers on board was Henry P. Davison, member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & O., who returned from a trip to England and France, accompanied by his wife and daugh- ter, Miss Alice Davison.
 The banker said that he had nothing to say, but admitted that he made trip in an aeroplane over the German lines, and from a height of more than a mile saw the attack of Combles. Be- fore that he made a trip in a military automobile along the French and Brit ish fronts from Verdun to the SorHme. u Douaumont, and watched the rockets fired and the battleplanes fighting overhead.
 My flight in an aeroplane was a personal incident" MT. Davison said, "and, while it was an adventure for me. it was of no consequence com- pared with what is being done over there every day. should not have mentioned it at all had I not been in- formed by a press representative at Quarantine that the report of my flight had been cabled over from Paris"
 MrI Dawson said that the spirit of the French and British troops he had seen along the front was fine. When asked if he had seen any of the fa- nous tanks" he smiled and replied that he had been inside one.
 q am not allowed ito give any de- scription of these machines MT. Da- vison continued, "but can only tell you they are very grotesque and very effi- cient They are amusing, too, in a way: they make every one laugh when he sees them for the first time.''
 With regard to the descriptions of their size which have been printed in the American newspapers, giving their length anywhere from 35 to 175 feet, the banker admitted that the tanks were nearer the former measurement He also said that he had several con- ferences with J. P. Morgan on finances and munitions. but was not at liberty to discuss them.
 Asked if he thought the war would
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION BEGINS REAL REBUILDING OF AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE
 BY HON. WILLIAM s. REDFIELD,

trades ashore. If we are to go into the shipping business to stay, if we i are to make it an important Ameri- can industry, surely we want to em- ploy Americans to man the ships, and certainly we want to make the caH- ing one that the best type of sturdy clean-living. up-standing American workman can follow without being ashamed of 1t. We don't want to de- pend on any other sort of labor. We want to employ Americans and we want to employ them on decent terms. As matter of fact other countries are also agreed upon the necessity of promoting safety and sanitation aboard ship and it will not be long before all the more civilized countries have adopted quite as ef- fective safeguards as those of the Seamen's Act.
 The willingness of the present ad- mtnistration to do all in it's power to assist American shipping is well Illustrated by thaS prompt passage of the act providing for the creation of the Bureau of War2Risk Insurance. Immediately upon the outbreak of hostilities the leading maritime coun- tries forbade their insurance com
 
 on neutral as we'll as belligerent ships .The Wilson Administration created a special bureau for this pur- pose, and it's operation has been en- tirely successful. The net premiums received on war-risk insurance poli- cies have exceeded the losses by $2,- 250, 1000, and a fine service was ren- dered in a time of greatest need.
 No single action taken by the ad- minfstration regarding the merchant marine is of more importance than the Shipping Act of September g, 1916. This act provides $50, ,00O, 900 for the purpose of purchasing ships by the government and it provides for a Shipping Board whose duty it will be to consider means for still further increasing our merchant ma rine. The government is not to enter extensively into competition with privately owned lines. The imme- diate object is to establish lines on routes which require development or expansion, and which under present circumstances are perforce being neglected by private shipowners. The provision of a Shipping Board is most important. 1t is something that we have long needed. There are so many problems that can be straight ened out by a disinterested expert board. problems which in the past have given rise to bitter feelings and mulch cloudy and inaccurate think ing.
 The Democratic Administration, therefore, has four great pieces of contructive shipping legislation to its credit, legislation enacted for the def mite purpose of building up and inn proving our merchant marine. It has acted in the belief that we are to continue the greatest exporting na- ton in the world and that we must naturally do as much of our own carryingas possible. It has the in ternational point of view-the world view. It could not be satisfied with the old "home market" idea of its opponents. The party could not have allowed the shipping of the country to deteriorate under its very eyes as the Republicans did through 16 long years of neglect. {.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
COUGHING RELIEVED

The more you cough the more you strain your throat, lungs and system. Raise the phlegm easily without strain or pain by taking Leonardfs Cough Syrup (Creosoted). It .s soothing, healing, pleasant and effective. Best thing for hacking coughs, deep seated colds. bronchitis, croup, grippe and whooping cough. A most beneficial and safe treatment for children and adults. Save yourself from colds, coughs and serious trouble. Get a bottle of Leonardfs Cough Syrup (Cre- osoted) from your druggist today and bring quick relief.-25c. Hindle's Drug Stores. 987 Main street and ~9o9 Main street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30

last another year, MT. Davison replied that he could not venture any opinion on the subject, but that the people in sns1nd tsas ,mnsss,op and France appeared to have
 Peter Augustus Jay, counselor to the \ United States Embassy at Rome, ar rived on the Philadelphia for his first visit in 15 years. He was accompanied by his wife and child.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30

The strangulation of our merchant marine took place under Republican administration. It wouldn't bek fair to say that Republicans ever decided definitely that American shipping was an unimportant matter. Prob ably they have vaguely realized the importance of owning our own ves- sels. But they never realized, and they do not now realizesthat a policy based upon protection and the an- cient nome market" idea is a policy of strangulation so far as a merchant marine Is concerned.
 If we are to hide our industries be- hind a protective tariff wall, thus ad- hitting our inability to compete with foreign manufacturers, if, in other words, we are to decide upon policy of commercial isolation, we ought to admit frankly that we are not inter- ested in foreign trade, that we need little in the way of shipping, that we don't care a fig whether our flag dis appears from the ocean or not. That, substantially, is what the Republi- cans do admit, although not so frank ly as might be wished. The history of our merchant marine under Re- publican rule is sufficiently clear proof of my contention.
 But the Democratic attitude to- ward foreign trade and our merchant marine is entirely different. The pres ent administration has been guided by the belief that we are to retain our present position of commercial supremacy. that 1t. is very essential that we do retain it.. Democrats have a great deal of faith in their country and in their country's indus tries. They believe that we have it in us to compete in anything with anybody, anywhere. They admit that low wages in foreign countries may in some cases put us at a temporary disadvantage, but they believe that our genius for standardization and efficiency more than outweighs that disadvantage. They even believe that the highest-paid workmen are the the more you pay man the more you get in return.
 So the Democrats believe that we shall always have & tremendous for eign trade, and they are anxious to have it carried in American-owned ships. From the very start, the -ad- ministration's policy has been to as- sist the development of our merchant marine, in striking contrast to the policy of "do nothing which char acterized previous administrations. : One of the earliest steps was the passage of the Ship Registry Act of August IS, 1914. This act admitted to American registry all foreign built ships owned by American citi- zens and thereby gave a tremendous impetus to: the expansion of Ameri- can shipping at a time when such stimulus was. most needed. The American shipowner is no longer linn ited In his choice of ships. As re- suit of this act more than 1S0 ships, with a total gross tonnage of more than 620, 900, have been added to- the overseas shipping under the flag of the United States.
 The Seamen's Act is another real achievement of the administration, although it has been subjected to much criticism. The real purpose of this act is to make the seafaring life more attractive, to put it nearer the level of the wholesoma well-naid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
THE BLAINE
 C. CONKLING FEUD

One of the most remarkable polit- ical feuds in the history of the United States was that between Roscoe Conk- ling and James G. Blaine. The es- arrangement between those gifted statesmen began when both were members of the lower house of Con- gress, and it reached such heights as to align Republicans in warning camps. The split between the follow CTS of Taft and Roosevelt in 1912 was Blaine and Conkling factions of the Republican party of the IS0's. In the Presidential electf0n of 1884 the i'm mediate cause of "the Plumed Knights" defeat was the Rum, Ro- manism and Rebellion" speech of the Rev. Dr. Burchard. but the Republi- can candidate could have triumphed even with that handicap except for the disaffection of Conkling's followers, AS a matter of fact, except for the greatly increased Democratic vote in Utica, Gonkling's home city, Blaine would have achieved the presidency. The normal Republican vote in that one city, had 1t been cast for Blaine, would have been sufficient to- crown his hopes.
 Utica will never cease @ honor the memory of Roscoe Conkling, for, al- though the celebrated statesman was born in Albany, it was in Utica that he studied law and began his brilliant legal and public career. This is the eighty-seventh anniversary of Conk- ling's birth.
 ;v public career in which he had gained an international reputation. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, who, had eulogiz- ed Blaine and given to the Maine statesman his popular title of "the Plumed Knight" was invited by the New York legislature to deliver a memorial address in honor of Blaine's s bitter political enemy. Ingersolrs eulogy of. Conkling, which ranks among the masterpieces of oratory, in- cluded the following paragraphs:
 Roscoe Conkling was a man of superb courage. He not only acted without fear, but he had that forti- tude of soul that bears the conse- quences of the course pursued without complaint.
 "He had the tastes of prince, the fortune of peasant, and yet he never swerved. No corporation was great enough or rich enough to purchase him. His vote could not be bought for all the sun sees, or the close earth earth. wombs. or the profound seas hide.' His hand was never touched by any bribe and on his soul there was never a sordid stain. Poverty was his priceless crown.
 "He would not stoop to ask nor give an explanation. He left his. words and deeds to justify themselves He held in light esteem the friend who heard with half-believing ears the islander of foe. He walked a high way of his own,, and kept the com- pany of his self-respect. He would not turn aside to avoid a foe, to greet or gadn 8 friend.
 "He was of the classic molds-a figure from the antique worlds. He had the pose of the great statues, the pride and bearing of the intellectual Kreek, of the conquering Roman, and he stoed in the wide, free air, as thoughsthere flowed through his veins the blood of hundred kings.
 And as he lived he died. Proudly he entered the darkness, or the dawn. that we call death; and he has left with us his wealth of Thought and deed, the memory of a brave, imperi- ous, honest man, who bowed alone to death.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
MRS. WHITE SUFFERS
 NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

As sequel to the several visits of Frederick H. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens to the Sarah Candee home, 1249 Fair field avenue. where a controversy has existed between Mrs. Stevens and her sister. Mrs. Harriet c. White over the residence of their mother, Mrs. Can dee. Mrs. White is reported as suffer ing from nervous collapse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
TWO LONG YEARS
 HE SUFFERED
initiatives" Made Him Feel As If Walking
 On Air.

Orillia, Nov. 2Sth., 1914.
 For over two years, I was troubled with Constipation, Drowsiness, Lack of Appetite and Headaches. One day saW your sign which read "Fruit-a- tives make you feel like walking on air" This appealed to me, so b de- cided to try a box. In very short time, I began to feel better, and now I feel fine. I have a good appetite, relish everything eat, and the Head Aches are gone entirely. I recom- mend this pleasant fruit medicine to all my friends
 DAN MCLEAN.
 soc box. for $2.50, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N. Y-Ady
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30

It is useless to try to give you description of our splendid line of rugs. The colors prettyso beau tfuy blended-the design striking whole effect handsome and rich that simply not do them jus tice You must them yourself to appreciate their beauty and goodness and also you compare the prices with the rugs themselves. I.
 Our stock consists of rugs suitable for every in the house. We showing Crex, Fiber, Tapestry and Body Brussels, Vevets, Administers, and Wiltons
 If you have rug want is the time to satisfy it. Some special prices we quote below:
 Two 9x12 Administer Bugs, $50. Now $25OO 0ne sx2 ks NOW s7oo One S-3x1O6 Administer Rug, ST.. Now S22OO
 Some elegant Wilton Rugs: A, 9x12 Wilton $E5> Now $65 5O0s 9x12 Wilton $56 Now $49.00 One 9x12 Wilton, $50 ........ Now S435 One 9x12 Wilton $4O O........ Now JS320Oy One 8-3x-1Oe6 Wilton $50 ... Now $43 50
 On Tapestry Rugs k\ 8-3x1O-6 Tapestry Brussels $14.5O. Now I$1175 8-3x10-6 Tapestry Brussels $15.75. Now $1375 9x12 Tapestry Brussels, $15O0. Now $12OO 9x12 Tapestry Brussels, $500. Now $l575 9x12 Tapestry Brussels, $21OO. Now $l75O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30

The Checked velour suits at $345O are find ing new owners rapidly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
MEXICAN STAFF CROSSES LINE.

Fl Paso, Oct. 3o-Gereral P. Elias Calais, of Sonora, accompanied by his staff. passed through here yesterday enroute to Mexico for a conference with <Carranza officials. The party will enter Mexico at Eagle Pass, trav- cling under permit by the United States government
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30

Natural Raccoon is immen with youthful wearers. There's SD, these muffs at $20, $25 and $29.5O. or head and tail trimmed. Cleverly neck-pieces, $1O.9O and $15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30

A third attempt was made to blow up surface cars in New York city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-20

back on the Montpelier high school foot
ball team for two years, was yesterday
elected captain of the team for this year.
Stacy Clark was chosen as captain for
the basketball team. The first football
practice of the season was held ycster-
day afternoon on the school campus I'M
der the direction of S. A. Dole, who is to
have charge of the team this year.
Enough candidates reported to allow two
teams to be formed and prospects are
bright for successful season with al
most all of last years eleven back in
school.
Charles Newton of North Dakota, who
is visiting relatives in Berlin, went to-
day to White River Junction TO attend
the reunion of the 4th Vermont regi-
ment, in which he served during the Civil
war.
George Carpenter, commissioner OF
weights and measures, arrived at the
State House to-day to resume his duties,
having been mustered out of the govern
ment service after acting as captain of
the machine gun company which has
been at Fort Ethan Allen for the past
two months. He is recommissioned as
major
Capital City grange, No. 469, P OF H.,
will hold its regular meeting Thursday
evening, Sept. 81, in Eagles hall at S
o'clock. Third and fourth degrees.
In probate court yesterday afternoon
Charles c. Graves OF Waterbury settled
his account as guardian of Stanley w.
Atherton, minor, of Waterbury. Ro-
meo Magne was appointed administrator
of the estate of Augusta Bocchesi, late of
Montpelier.
Mrs. Mary Muntoon of Nashua, n. H.,
who has been making two weeks visit
in the city with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Dolloff, left to-day for Bennington where
she will visit before returning to her
home.
Miss Sarah Stahl, who is residing in
Boston with her mother, is visiting in the
city for week with her brother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-20
WILLIAMSTOWN

The annual grange fair, which has come
TO be an enjoyable feature OF the harvest
season, is to be held in grange hall FIJI
day and Saturday. Oct. and I. An.
nouncement of committees in charge OF
departments, prizes, etc, VIII be MADE
later.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Bailey and
family and Mrs. Myra II. Norris were IN
Chelsea Monday to attend the funeral oil
Mrs. Jed Luce of Lowell. Mrs. Luce was
formerly Miss Belle Hood of Chelsea and
the funeral was held at the home OF VII
liam Luce. a brother of the husband OF
the deceased.
Civic H. Morse motored to Bakersfield
on Monday. to take Francis Irons to that
place. where he will enter Brigham acad-
envy. This makes total OF four pupils
from this town now in that school, the
others being Ruth and Richard Martin
and Doris Covell. =,
The Village improvement society VIII
hold special meeting with Mrs. Musette
Seaved Friday evening of this week. BUS
mess of importance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Nichols spent
the month of August with relatives at
Thompson's point on Lake Champaign
and Mr.. Nichols is to return there next
week to paint cottage.
Those who have not paid their fire IN
surance assessments should attend to the
matter at once so that their insurance
will remain good.
Mrs. Jennie C. Averill of Manchester
N. H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Clinton
w. Cram.
Schools in town began last Monday
with a good attendance in nearly all
The teachers in the village are the same
as last year, viz: High school, q. -
Wood; grammar, Mrs. Wood; intermedl'
ate, Mrs. Eta NJ. Covell; primary, Miss
Bessie Shorey of Plainfeld.
Students from this town attending
Spaulding school at Barre are William y
Lasell and Misses Erma Passera, Lena
Thurber and Florence Hibbard, the last
named having lately moved to Barre.
A resident of the village, having some
sprouts left after planting potatoes las'
spring, tried the experiment OF settinp
these sprouts in the ground one 1901
apart in the row and has lately dug q.
potatocs from the 90 sprouts. Thirty OF
these were fair size, Is were smaller ano
the remaining Is were very small. These
were planted in wet land and were moi
hoed at all, few shovefuls of dirt
thrown around them instead.
Newell R. Farnham has been on the
sick list for few days and is still con
fined to the house.
Miss Emma Camp has finished her en-
papement at the Ainsworths' and is no"
living at her rooms at Mrs. Staples
Mrs. w, H. Stewart is with Mrs. Aims
worth.
Charles NJ. Edison and family, former
residents and now of East Montpelier
were in town Sunday and called at George
T. Colby's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-20
EAST ORANGE

Perley Norris and Miss Catherine Ed
wards of Corinth were Sunday visitors
at f. l.. Sanborn's
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hodgkins and
daughter from st. Johnsbury were at y
NJ. Colby's, Sunday. ;,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Colby were called
to Barre Sunday on account OF his moth
er's illness, but they returned home sun
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Simpson went to
Randolph Sunday to visit friends Tor a
few days.
Arthur Prescott was a business visitor
in Bradford Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Simpson and son
Otto, and daughter, Mrs. lima Rouhan
took an auto trip to the mountains Sun
day.
The Friendship club will meet Wednes-
dav. Sept 81. The ladies will serve din
ner instead of supper, till further no
tice.
Herbert Bowen of Randolph visited his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hilas Bowen, few
DAYS last week, returning to his work
Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-20
VERMONT PEACE SOCIETY
Was Reorganized at a Meeting in Brat
tleboro.

Brattleboro, Sept 20.--The Vermont
Peace society was reorganized here yes
terday under the direction of James L.
Trvon of Boston, director of the New
England Department of the American
Peace society. The principal executive
officers are Brattleboro people. The Hon.
Frank Plumley of Mortified was elected
honorary president The president and
secretary are to be elected later. These
officers from this town were elected to-
day: The Rev. Richard H. Clapp, the
Rev. George f. Tomkinson and DR.. Hen
nv D. Holton, vice presidents; Fred w
Putnam, treasurer; Miss Mary r. Cabot
Mrs. Charles H. Thompson, George h.
Durham, the Rev. Delmar Z. Trout, Hen
nv Bond Mrs. Julius j. Estey, Dr.
Charles C. Wheeler, Edgar B. Smith and
Walter A. Gilbert, directors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-20
THREE GIFTS IN RUTLAND
Were Made By the Late James Russell
of That City.

Rutland, Sept. 2o.-James Russell OF
this city, a bachelor and well known Free
Mason of this city, who died some
time ago, made three public requests in
his will, it became known yeterday. The
Rutland hospital and the Rutland Mis-.
sionary association get $3,o93.92 each and
the Rutland Methodist church $l,9o6,9l.
There are no strings on the gifts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-20
MONTPELIER
Slight Changes in New State Building
Have Been Ordered.

A slight mistake in the molding around
the door of the new state building has
caused the architects to order the con
tractor to remove several of the granite
blocks in the front of the structure and
the work is being done to-day. The ex-
ira work will take several days but VIII
not cause much of delay inasmuch as
the granite is not being supplied very
fast now. II is understood that Mari q
Gordon, the firm cutting the stone, has
enough finished stock in their yard and
at the local railroad station, but it is
not available at present.
Orrin W. Hills left this morning on his
MOTORCYCLE for Osterville, Mass. where
he will have charge for several weeks oil
a photograph studio.
Charles p. Sillowsy of Minneapolis
Mimi, who is making his second visit to
Nontpelier after an absence of 90 years
went this morning with Lucius Goodwin
TO White River Junction to attend re-
union of the 4th Vermont regiment
which served in the Civil war. They
were both members of Co. G, enlistlng
from Montpelier. Mr.. Sideways great
grandfather. Hezekiah Silloway. settled
and cleared up the present Lombard farm
at Montpelier Junction and was one o.
the first settlers of Montpelier, residing
on Town hill for 20 years. He was
Revolutionary soldier with an exception
al record, serving in Vermont and New
Hampshire regiments.
Milton Tobias of Concord. N. h., II
spending two weeksVn the city, having
been called here by the illness OF his
mother. Mrs. Katherine Tobias, who wa;
operated upon several days ago at Heat
on hospital.
Clifton n Smith, who has been half