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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
COUNTY FARMERS
PLAN UNIFORMITY
IN Incorporation
First Step Will Be to Har.
mon1ze Towns in Econom-
ical Dairy Production

The organization plans adopted
Monday by the Fairfield County Farm
Bureau at it's annual meeting, when
carried into effect, will not only give
the county one of the most strongly
organized bureaus of the State, but
will incorporate several new and in-
teresting features into the county plan.
At the meeting of the directors, the
work Of the County Agent for the
year will be carefully planned. The
association has already voted that the
main drive of the bureau for the year
will be for more economical dairy pro-
duction and better marketing Of dairy
products. What lines this. campaign
shall follow will be then determined.
Other parts Sf the years program will
be settled upon at this time.
( When the full program has been de-
cided, the directors plan to elect their
executive committee and to appoint
one member Of that committee to have
charge Of the detailed planning and
line of work. The county agent will
consult with these project leaders in
regard to all important matters aris4
ing.
Immediately upon the adjournment
of the directors meeting a series of
committee meetings will be begun in
the various towns and two meetings
daily will be held until the meetings
are completed. AT these meetings the
plan of work for the year in that town
will be discussed,a town program con-
sistent with the county program will
be decided upon and proper arrange
ments made for carrying out these
plans, This method of town commit
tee control of local work has already
proved most successful in New Ha-
ven and Windham Counties.
1t is believed by President S. l..
Pierrepont and the Fairfield County
directors that this method Of organ
izing and planning the work will not
only secure the most strongly organic
ed support of a program the carrying
out Of which leading farmer directors
believe to be of vital Importance, but
will preclude the possibility of work
being done in any community unless
it has the support Of it's farmers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

The Canadian torpedo boat Grilse,
commanded by Lieutenant Walter
wingate, hasNturned sup at shelbourne,
N. S., after the Canadian government
had reported it's loss. The ship had
been greatly battered in a storm and
was said to be in leaking condition.
All the officers and all but six mem
.bers Of the crew were reported safe.
The missing persisted in the storm.
The vessel left Halifax at 3 p. M,
Dec. II for Bermuda. At a. m. Dec.
IL wireless message was received
from her stating that moderate
southeast wind was blowing. At 3
u. M, Dec. IL another wireless mes
sage was received stating that owing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
AUCTION TO END
: WRANCLE
M0BB MILLIONS
London Estates Cause Of
Many Heart Burnings
and Legal Actions

| London. Dec. 16.-Legal wrang11ne
which has been going on for eighty
years over John Mobb's millions will
| be ended next spring with the sale al
auction here of the immense proper.
ties which have caused so many
| heart-burnings.
The auctioneer knows these proper.
ties as the London estates of Lore
Abingdon" and their value is some.
where in the neighborhood Of sever
million dollars. They include facto
ries and docks covering scores OF
| acres on the Regents Canal in London
together with more than $500 houses
rented for various terms Of years to
working class tenants.
Mobb's millions have for nearly q
century been a glittering bubble tc
hundreds Of "rightful heirs who have
either turned up in quest of them OF
been turned up by lawyers in quest Of
the large fees.
John Mobbs was a Northampton.
shire coachman. In 1857 he married
the daughter of his old master, 8
rich London distil1er, and thus be-
came the owner of a large agriculture.
estate In the then outskirts of London
But Mobbs' use of the land was re-
strictedg by certain ancient rights
which the citizens of London possessed
to practice 'free archery over them
and there were stone "archer's marks
dotted over the fields when Mobbs be-
came their owner.
Mobbs. however, granted leases i'm
providently over the greater part OF
the estate, and then mortgageN the
whole thing to a merchant named
Sturt. The greater part of the Mobbs
meadows thus fell into the hands OF
the Sturts, the head of whom is now
Lord Abingdon.
Building began on the Mobbs mea-
dows in 1928 and twenty years later
they were all covered with houses and
factories, wharves and coal yards, ca
nal basins and timber sheds. The
golden acres have ever since been SO
occupied. Hideous slums grew ap
there too, which the taxpayers had to
buy up at high prices in order to re-
place them with parks and healthier
dwellings. AS London increased in
value the value Of the property went
up, and various descendants Of John
Mobbs went into the court, carried on
lawsuits, seized empty houses, and
otherwise endeavored to assert their
alleged claims.
Many Of the original leases did not
expire until 1870, and there was then
a great reopening of the legal hostili-
ties. The attempts to regain the
property for the descendants Of Mobbs
always failed. however, although there
seemed to be plenty Of legal techni-
calities to justify their pleas. At one
time professional pugilists> were en-
ployed to garrison the empty houses,
but the 'Sturts won in the end and the
Mobbs meadows are now to fbe dis
persed by the auctioneer's hammer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
GERMANS STILL ORGANIZE.

Berlin, Dec. 16.-The impulse or
the Germans to organize for every
possible purpose and hold national
gatherings has not been checked by
the war. The other day a little ma
tional convention was held at Lauter-
berg. a summer resort in the Harz
Mountains, the like of which mas
never been heard Of in any other
country. 1t was a "View-of-life Con-
vention." Every German who makes
any intellectual pretensions at all
feels that he must have his "Weltan-
schauung," or view of life, his theory
as 10 the government Of the Universe
and mans place in it. Acting in this,
spirit small coterie Of professors
decided to hold this unique convenJ
ton and read papers on the different
aspects of the philosophy of Life.
Papers were read on ''The Principal
Views Of Life in the Leading Civiliz-
ed Nations and Germany's Cultural
Mission" and 1.-THE Views of Life of
our Classical Writer'S One hum
dred and fifty persons from all parts
Of the Empire were present
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

959,100 for the corresponding period
of the previous year. The 1914 loss
in the same length of time went three
million dollars beyond that of 1916.
But the increase over last year Of
thirty-seven and half millions is
disappointing, in view of the fire-pre-
vention publicity campaign that has
persistently urged upon the attention
of the people the part that careful
ness could play in keeping property
safe from fire havoc.
Improvement is making, beyond a
doubt, in safer building, through the
enactment of stricter building codes
by the progressive cities; and the
building business is growing wise in
fire-prevention matters. But the in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

dividual still keeps on his careless
way. and must be accounted respon-
sible for 80 per cent of November
loss Of $19,S9S,670,> or daily prop
erty destruction of more than half a
million dollars in value a sum
worth thinking about surely.
Two hundred and eighty-one fires
there were last month, consuming
EACH in estimated property damage
of $4,000 or over SiXty-three went
beyond the 100000 mark. Twenty
three wept beyond the point Of $780,
900. Three did 100000 of damage.
The South is responsible for good
part of this dreadful degree of fire
destruction! ! Several of the states of
that section have continuing bad rec
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

to the state Of the weather she was
returning for shelter. to Shelbourne, N.
S. At 1928 p. M, Dec. IL she called
IS. o. 81 stating her position was lat
itude 43 degrees, 40 minutes north,
longitude "a degrees SO minutes west.
SAt 1880 p. M, a final message was re-
ceived, ''Now sinking
No word had been received of her
since. orders were Immediately CIV
en- for all available vessels to proceed
to her assistance and endeavors made
by wireless biography to inform any
vessels at sea in that vicinity. Yes
sells were sent to search for any signs
of wreckage.
The Grilse. an oil burner, formerly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
PRAYINC HAS
NO EFFECT ON !.
49,
new PEACH PEST
Insect Discovered BY U. S.
Entomologists Thrives
on Tender Shoots.

X Washington, d. c., Dec. 16.-An in.
sect destructive to the peach and kin
dred fruits, believed to be new in the
United States. has been discovered by
entomologists of the U. S. Department,
Of Agriculture in the District of Co
lumbia and it's environs. This in
sect, which in it's adult form is 6
-brownish moth and in it's larval state
q small white and pink caterpillar
attacks both the tender shoots and
fruit, causing serious losses
Because of the habits Of the worm
the usual control measures such as
! spraying with certain arsenates will
probably not be effective. The smooth
young shoots, owing to their rapid
growth. are protected by the poison
solution for only very short time at
ter the spray is applied and hence it Is
almost impossible to poison them. The
entomologists of the Department Sehc
have been Investigating the pest, will
! continue to study it jH the hope Of de-
veloping control measures.
What the Insect Is.
The insect. known to science as Las
peyresia molesta, is believed to have
been introduced from Japan. So far
as the departments entomologists
know. 1t has not been found in Amer
ica other than in the District of Co.
lumbia and in the adjoining territory
/ in. Maryland and Virginia. The spe-
/ cialists are DESTROYS of knowing if the
!, insect has attacked peach, plum, OF
Cherry trees elsewhere in the United
/ Sthtes.
tThe presence Of the insect can best
+ BID determined In most cases by the
! nature OF its injury to peach trees. It
, b4res into practically every tender
tWtig and causes new shoots to push
Iout-frOm later buds. These are at
tecknd In turn, the abnormal stimula-
I tidHs Of lateral growth producing a
much branched and bushy plant. A
hcopious flow OF gum from the twig-
lends often follows the attacks of the
fcaterpillars.
Injury to Fruit. ~
In attacking fruit the young cater
pillars generally eat through the skin
2 at or near the point Of attachment OF
the fruit stem. The largae. as it
grows, makes it's way to the pit, where
1t feeds on the flesh, which soon be-
comes much discolored and more or
less Shiny. Larvae entering at the
side Of the fruit are more likely to eat
out pockets or cavities in the flesh.
The full-grown caterpillar spins a
Whitish silk cocoon In which to pu-
pate. Moths emerge in the spring for
eng laying by the time the shoots are
we'll out.
! 1.-The bureau OF entomology, q. S. De-
pqrtment Of Agriculture, especially re-
quests owners of peach or other fruit
/ trees to report the presence Of this
new pest in their orchards. Speci-
mems OF twigs may be mailed wrapped
in paper or. preferably. In a suitable
-box- =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
Armenia Now Most
Distressful Land

London, Dec. 16.-George F. Ora
cey, a member of the American Com
mittee for Armenian and Syrian Re-
lief, who has helped to feed and
clothe about $1,000 Armenians in their
native land and again when they fled
to the Caucasus to escape the Turks,
has just returned to London. 'tMost
Of this was possible only through the
generosity Of the American people,
declared Mr.. Gracey, who is not an
American but an Englishman and has
been member Of the American com
the war broke out he has been di-
mans from Tif1is.
Armenia has replaced Belgium and
Serbia as the most ldistressful coun-
try on the face of thF globe said Mr..
Gracey. "The Armknians have twice
been driven from their native land.
Those who were not massacred when
the Turks invaded their country early
in the war fed to the Caucasus. They
returned when the Russians drove the
Turks out of Armenia. They were
forced to flee to the Caucasus again a
few months ago when the Turks
chased the Russians out of Mush and
Bitlis, and for time threatened the
Cars army at Van, on the east side
of the lake Of that name.
when the Armenians were able to
return>to their country early this year
they were without food, clothing or
the means of making a living. The
American committee came to the res
cue by supplying some 10000 with g.
700 head Of cattle and a large guam
!tity Of agricultural implements. This
work of repatriating them ran along
from May to August of this year. Just
as they were getting on their feet
again and starting out to face life aneW
along come the reinforced Turks The
Ottoman troops succeeded in taking
Mush and Bitlis in the very heart of
Armenia. Then they moved along the
northern and western shores of Lake
Van with the object of encircling the
town of Van, which was the base Of
the Russian operations in that district.
They did not get to Van but chung to
the shores of the lake. That is the
present military situation in that ter
ritory.
1.-THE object Of the Russian incursion
into Armenia was not only to rescue
the Armenians but to establish a line
from Trebizond on the Black Sea
across the neck Of Asia Minor to Alep-
DO and thus deprive Turkey of the
resources Of Mesopotamia. Those
who have followed the course of the
war know what happened. They
know that the Russians were only
partially successful, that they captur-
ed Trebizond, Mush and Bitlis but
were unable. to extend their line far
Their south and prevent the subsequent
loss of the two last named places.
ALTHOUGH the Turks did not retake
Van, rumors of their approach struck
terror to the hearts of the repatriat-
ed Armenians who had been chased
from their homes year before, AS
stated they fed to the Caucasus once
more, taking with them about $4,000
of their countrymen from Mush and
Bitlis, so that we are at present con-
fronted with the problem Of caring for
about $4,000"
Mr.. Gracey said he wanted to pay
tribute to the work of the American
Red Cross in Persia. Its base is at
Khoi and a DR.. Hazlett an American,
is in charge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

the yacht Wincheste IF, was built in
Glasgow in 1912. She was 205 feet
long, with beam of twenty-one feet,
and had a speed of 80 knots an hour
When the Winchester, one of the
finest and probably the speediest yacht
in New York waters, was sold by Pc
ter w. Rouss of New York early in
the war there was some trouble in get
ting a clearance on account of the neu-
trality laws, and she was anchored off
Tompkinsville, N. Y, for several
weeks. One night she got away in
the fog and was purchased by j. K.
L. Ross Of the Canadian pension board,
who presented the yacht to the Do
minion naval service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
Italy Bans Sweetmeats;
Christmas Dainties Barred
From Soldiers at Front

Rome, Dec 16-A decree has been
issued forbidding the manufacture OF
candies or cake or their transmission
by the post or railroads. The decree
also forbids hotels to serve meals
containing more than one meat
course. The decree will prevent the
sending of an, enorpous number Of
Christmas dainties intended for the
soldiers at the front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
NEW HAVEN ROADS
TELEGRAPHERS TAKE
\ VOTE ON A STRIKE

Boston, Dec. ia strike vote of
1900 te1egraphers employed by the
Now York, New Haven & Hartford r.
r. is in progre SIS. according to a state
ment made here last night by E. j.
Manon of San Francisco, fifth vice
president of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers, who is in charge of the
local situation. The result of the
vote, he said, would be announced
within ten days. probably at New
York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16
LOSS BY
FIRE DESTRUCTION IN
u. S. AND CANADA
New Bedford standard.)

Fire destruction continues, and has
continued through the past four
months on steadily upward rising
scale. Ten and three-quarters mill
lions, twelve and a quarter millions,
Seventeen and three-quarters mill
lions, and twenty millions is the rec
ord for this country and Canada in
August, September, October and No
vember respectively. The total for
the eleven months Of the year stands
at 208,379,670-as against $751;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

What's wrong, old chap?'' re-
AlAxked the bachelor You look wor-
iried-~
Il made a sad domestic mistake, .
replied his married friend
How
NY wife invited ono Of her old
flames to our party and I thought
that established sufficient precedent
for me to invite one Of my old sweet
shearfsl"-London Tt-Bits
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

Arrangements to welcome home the
! Second Battalion Of the Twenty-sec-
! ond regiment of engineers on their re-
| turn from the border are being made
by the LADIES' Cooperative Society
composed Of the mothers, wives, sis
iters and friends Of the soldiers Of the
kSreziment,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

Men and w omen in all ranks Of life, of all pot-
cal pensuasions of all religious beliefs and Of all
races read and unite in praise Of THE LITERARY
DIGEST. Why2 Because it is a>news-magazine that
is absolutely impartial that has no views to exploit,
politics to uphold. It's purpose constantly
held in view is to give you facts, nearly as these
may be obtained and to give them to you without the
slightest attempt to color distort them. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-16

papers and periodicals Of the whole world
sacked daily for of genuine interest and this is
presented to you in their actual Words ungarbled and
unedited< Widely differing views are reported with
the same exacness and care, thus insuring you gen.
uine world -opinen upon all the burning questions of
the hour, TO be up-o-dae on all sides of the war,
only to read '"The Digest" every week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-03
NANDAMUS
Writ is Awarded by the State
Supreme Court in an EIec-
ton Case.

CHARLESTON, Soy. 3.-on petition
OF sydney George and others. the su-
prene court Of appeals has awarded a
peremptory writ Of mandamus direct
ing the ballot commissioners OF Nc
DoweII county to place upon the ballot
in the general election in that county
the name of 5. c. 0stewart, nominee
for Justice OF the peace.
The following cases have been sub
mitted 10 the court on arguments;
Lucy ". Arnold against Z. B. Hawkins.
from Fayette county; S. ]. Bailey
against II. NJ. Rife. from Raleigh coun-
~: William Jones Sons Company
against l. Hutchinson and others. from
Raleigh county; George W. Luzader
and others against Louis L. Heath and
others, from Preston county: Hard
ware Company against Elevator Man
ufacturing Company. from kanawha
county. The following cases have been
continued until the next term: Howard
BAILEY against Coal Company. from
TAYLOR county; State against Della
Rogers. from Raleigh county: Devel-
opment Company against Development
Company, from Preston county. The
cases submitted on briefs are Barr
agains; Minear, from Tucker county;
state against Terrall. from Summers
county; Lamp Company against w. ).
Ingram and others. from Preston
countv: Railroad Company against A.
! Bonafield heirs. from Preston coun-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-03
IWOMAN SUFFRAGE
VERY ABLY URGED

were women in Sparta and there have
been Amazons-how do we know that
there may not again be need OF
woman's saving hand? Arm them now
as a wise measure Of preparedness.
Europe has demonstrated how thin is
the veneer Of civilization. We can
lose nothing by calling upon women
to help US strengthen It.
There is also lot OF pathetic oosn
INDUCED In about woman's sphere.
There is no such thing as a sphere
in the sense OF setting up limit 10
the aspirations OF individuals OF
classes, provided that their anolS
lions do not contravene the laws Oh
the land, the rights OF others or tne
tenets OF God Almighty. and ! 90 uCt
feel that 1, an intinitesimal speck
clinging to a mere particle OF matter
whirlinS through limitless space.
should arrogate TO myself the rlsnt
to set limits to the aspirations Of any
other "specl" or community Oh
specks. do not feel that have any
right in the world to say that women
shouldn't vote Il they want TO. Dio
l believe that they were danselTus
or vicious element Of the community
l would probably. as a primitive IN
stInct, combat them in self deienSe'
but, believing. as do. that they are
imbued with the highest altruistic I'M
pulses in asking for the FRANCHISE !
should not only not object but Shouiu
help them all can.
have no patience with the Cub
bling little objections advanced oy tne
autis. which treat OF the small detuIs
necessarily to be regulated when the
franchise comes, such as changing
divorce laws" adding poll tax. "ex-
emption from jury service. WORK
ing on the roads. carrying mus
kets,"'' etc, etc. These little details
will be properly provided for by the
big hearted men and women OF our
country TO the best interest oil our
fathers and mothers. husbands ana
wives. brothers and sisters. parents
and children. l am not afraid Dut
that all these things will he straight
ened out right all In their proper
season.
One OF the happiest results that
hone for when women vote is. that the
occupation of the political boss IKE
that OF Mr.. Othelo will be gone. Al
least. that their calculations viii be
compelled TO undergo serious
change. The proportion between
purchasable noses and dollar bills
will form new equation and it looks
10 me as If the stealing OF an cleo
ton by political pirates will be more
difficult undertaking If surrounded
by the additional safeguard OF wom-
ans honesty and influence.
Both as 4 matter Of justice and ex-
pediency I shall vote for the amend
ment. and extract an additional pleas
ure from the fact that l have also
pleased the ladies.