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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Commissioners Meet
 With Mayor; Secrecy
 Marks the Session

A mysterious conference between Mayor Wilson, John A. Leonard, pres ident of the fire board, Commissioner Carl c. Lindquist of the fire board and Police Commissioner George c. Poet was held today in the mayors office. Neither the mayor nor any of the commissioners would say what it was all about. Afterward it was said, however, that they discussed the prices
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
WILLIAM HAGGARTY.

William Haggarty, formerly res- 3dent p1 the South End, died yester- day following an extended illness. MT.
 HagsArty is survived by six children, Josephine Haggarty. Mrs. Thomas F.
 Reilly, Mrs. Thomas Lynch, Mrs.
 Walliam Chapman, Mrs. John Ruel Iend Edward Haggarty; also a sister, l11rs. Patrick McGrath.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Deputy Sheriff, In
 Collision, Burned
 By Hot End of Cigar

Deputy Sheriff Thomas c. Cunning ham yesterday met with a painful ac- cident as he suddenly rounded the corner of Fairfield avenue and Middle street and was bumped into by an un- known pedestrian. A cigar in the mouth of the offending person was crushed against the sheriff's cheek with the result that a painful burn about the size of a quarter of a dollar was inflicted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

set .by the owners of the property at Arctic and Caroline streets which may be taken for a site for the Second pre- cinct police station and the price on the property at FaiFdeld avenue and King street which may be taken for a combination police and fire station. Condemnation proceedings may be brought.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
JOEL BEAUDIN

Joel. the small son of MT. and Mrs. George @. Beaudtn. died at the home of his parents. 690 Iranistan avenue 1ast night after brief illness with dipbtheria. The funeral was held at !. o'clock this afternoon and burial Was in St. MichaeTs cemetery <r
 Beaudin is night manager of the Wes- tern Union Telegraph Go. of this city and he and his wife have the sym-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
OBITUARY
J0HN<F. WATERS.

Hhe.funeraI of John E. Waters was hela from his home. 15 Olive street. lat S:S9 this morning and a half hour i}ater from St. Augustines church, iWhere, Rev. James Derwin. sang the treqpiem mass. Burial was in St. IAlichaei's, cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
JOHN E. KELLEY.

[ Ehe funeral of John E. Kelley of Hartford, who died in St. Vincent's hospital on Monday, was held. from f8e undertaking parlors of Cullinan G Mullins at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rex E. ". Murphy of St. Augnstine's ichnrch, read the services. Burial was in St. Michaers cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr. and Mrs. Jaggers of 1906 East Main street are rejoicing over the ar rival at their home Sept 1s of 12 pound boy Mrs. Jaggers was formerly Miss Louisa Kost, daughter of Chris tine Kost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

Dr. LeRoy c. Cooley, professor of physics at vassar college from 1874 until 1907, is dead. --
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

A Chicago Board of Trade mem-
 bership was sold for s6.125 an advance of $126 Of the fast~sale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

pathy of their many friends in their bereavement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
Ready, Boys and Girls

Bring the children to the store SaurdayOur stocks of Crens Clothing Shoes and everything they need the most complete and you will find just what you wanat big ings. '..(
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22
DNRSEXSS
 MAIN ELM X MXDDLE S7S.

Women who are best informed on the new styles will be impressed not only with the rare beauty of the models we show, but they will recog nize their air of disnction-of difference from the tvJo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

The great variety of models enables every woman to select costume that she will not see duplicated There are so many little touches of style that each garment has distpct individually
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-22

For many weeks we have been in closest 1 touch with the best sources of style. We have | been selecting with the greatest care We have chosen only those styles which are unquestonably correct. At the same time have kept away
 | from the commonplace.
The sun., 1916-12-25
Christmss.

Through motives that were Of the
earth earthly, PLATE allowed the
Christ to be crucined; but the empire
for which the Roman potentate sacri-
feed himself has passed away, while
that for which his victim died has
outlived the ages. The glory that
PLATE represented long ago crumbled
into nothingness, but CHRIsr's king
dom, created not Of CESAR but Of COP,
has survived, and shall survive.
This cataclysm Of war, cited by pes
simists and scofers to establish that
PLATE, not CnRIsT, has prevailed over
tho soul Of man, In reality has re
vealed as has no other event In his
tory the willingness Of countless mill
ions Of men to acknowledge the exist
ence Of something more precious than
life itself. He who offers his blood fol
a cause has rejected the call Of earth
to heed the call Of the spirit.
The merriment Of Christmas Day as
never heretofore Is founded in sorrow,
but has not the anniversary Of Hin
who gave to mankind new definitions
Of life and death taken on, through the
very sources Of that sadness. a deeper
0gnifcance than 1t held before?
The sun., 1916-12-25

The amateur Is just now highly
praised in more than n department.
In the theatre the amateur, we are
told In youthful and enthusiastic
quarters, whether he be the play
wright or the actor, is much more i'm
pOrtant than the experienced artist,
who has been wasting years in ac-
quiring the technical can Of his
profession. Then in photography the
amateur has been acclaimed as SUI
perior to the ploddlng professional
who thought 1t was worth while to
learn his business. The amateur dec
orator has become so numerous that
the difference between the profess
siOnal and the dilettante Is scarcely
discernible. The amateur milliner
as well as the seamstress has long
been n family friend. The child in
art has recently been appreciated
with warmth by the critical.
Now the amateur cook has come
into the foreground; no longer Is the
family dining room the only place In
which the merits Of hons cooked q.
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Growing Fame Of . Georgia Peak.

On n day late in June. 1864. JOHN
sToN gave SHERMAN the only real
licking he encountered on his march
to the sea. 1t happened on the height
near Marietta, Ca, some twenty
odd miles outside Of Atlanta. A SOL
dior from Ohio. ABRAHAM lands by
name, returned home with such vivid
memories of the battle that when Il
son was born to him on November 20,
1865. he named him not for SHEER
MAN hut for the elevated terrain
where JOHNSTON was victor. The
years passed. forty-one of them. No
body remembered the battle mountain
except the history books and a few
old soldiers. And then. In 1907, n
Federal Judge out In Chicago fined
the Standard OIL Company S29,24O.-
600. The nation boiled with the name
of KENEsAw MOUNTAIN Lands.
Time wore on, eve II the fine
wasn't paid. and Judge LANDS sus-
pended a lawyer. He did not fine
him $~29,24O,OOO, but held him for the
Grand Jury on charges OF per1ury
and conspiracy. Later he found 1t
necessary to order him to Jail for
contempt Of court. The lawyer
pleaded for delay. urging that he was
expecting IN heir. Go, said the court,
but you must make good on that OK
cuse. The lawyer. returning to the
bar Of justice, cried: "It's a boy and
I've named him KENEsAw MOUNTAIN
lands RUBENsTEIN." Court was ad.
journed. as was fitting.
The future Of the lawyer is unim.
pOrtant In comparison with the future
Of the name. 1t is, or ought to be
a SNOWFALL, gathering rs 1t rolls or
through the ages. Those who take
it must accept 1t entire. It's frs,
member cannot be dropped. because
Mountain" alone means nothing; nor
al that necessary and now proper
noun be discarded. lands" mus,
remain because 1t is more famous
than the battle itself.
In 2O16, when KENEsAw Noun,
TAIN LANDS RUBENsTEIN MALoNEY
SCHULTZ JOHNSON runs for Mayor OF
Chicago, who shall be against him?
It is impossible to keep a good
mountain down.
The sun., 1916-12-25
POST OFFICE SURPRISES.
Would m Impartial Bookkeeper he
Able to Find Themi

To TIFF EDITOR or THE SUS-Sir: In
THE L appears the statement that
the Postmaster-General declares there
was a surplus OF 5000. 900 during the
present year In the postal department.
Can 1t be that the salaries of all the
postmasters OF the country are charged
against the expenses OF the department
in making w this statement"
Naturally no one would expect a Gov
eminent department to consider as n
debit charge such a trifie as a fair In
terest rate on the cost to the Govern
ment OF the various post office buildings.
and II is generally understood that the
cost Of Transporting the parcel post is
borne largely by the owners of the rail-
Dad securities.
II once a clean, business statement of
the Post Office Department of this coun-
try was given to the public similar 10
what is demanded from any large bust
ness corporation, 1t might give cause for
thought to many who favor Government
ownership OF our railroads.
Naturally the improvident. the tired
ones and the much smaller number of
really u~nfortunates would not care, as
under our present methods OF raising
Government revenues a large part of the
funds necessary TO make up operating
deficits would come from the active.
pushing citizens. and those who. after
years OF hard work and economies, had
saved up enough to insure a comfort
able living in their old age. SENEx.
ATLANTIC City. n. j.. December %.
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The Budget stands.

The attempt to override Mayor
MITcHEL's vetoes of the Aldermanic
reductions Of the 1917 budget failed
Of success by eleven votes. The Tam.
many majority in the board was not
able to win the assistance It needed
from the supporters Of the administra-
ton. and the financial programme ar
ranged by the executive officers OF the
city will be Arricd out in its entirety.
The changes proposed In the budget
by the Aldermen were neither logical
nor well advised. They would have
prevented the introduction Of gravely
needed reforms without apprcciably
b%enefting the taxpayers. They wore
the appearance Of pinpricks rather
than Of sincere efforts to better the
budget, and ut no time were they
taken seriously by the public.
There are inequalities in compen-
sation among municipal employees
that should be corrected, and extrava.
gances that should be eliminated, hut
the method followed by the Board Of
Aldermen in It's treatment Of the
budget held no promise Of real relief
or permanent Improvement.
The sun., 1916-12-25
LIQUOR WITHDRAWALS.
Effect Of the Storage Period LimIta,
tiOn Questioned.

To III EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: r.
W. Godfrey thinks that the increased
revenue from taxes on liquor during the
past fiscal year was caused by the fact
that the eight year period for storage
in bond had expired. making the large
Withdrawals OF tax paid liquor compul-
sorry. There Is nothing in this attempted
explanation. The quantity withdrawn
because OF the expiration OF the eight
year period was not materially larger
than In former years taxes on distilled
spirits increased more than $4,000, 900.
Mr.. Godfrey say that while this year
was better than 1914 and 1915, II was
a far cry from a normal year. II he
will refer TO the official reports of the
Internal Revenue Bureau he will find
that the consumption during the past
fiscal year Is nearly 100000 gallons
above the average for the past ten years.
Notwithstanding the fact that more than
half the population of the entire coun-
try is under statewide or local option
prohibition. II. l..
New York. December 20.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE ~SUN-Sir: When
1t was said that the poor will be always
with us We might now think that IL
referred not only to those lacking in
earthly things but also to tho poor In
spirit. the mentally impoverished. We
get this idea from the efforts Of some
selfish n narrow minded men to
breathe life into an ancient law about
Sunday amusements.
The Sabbath Is the only time for mill
ions of workers to seek learning and
entertainment. Mayor Gaynor always
said that the seventh day was one OF
peace. rest and recreation. and chal-
lenged all evidence. Biblical or other
wise, to the contrary. The opinion of
Justice Plat and others gives US hope.
The views Of these men recall one OF
Mills thoughtsi "rhs laws Of most
countries arc far worse than tho people
who execute them"
THEODORE Michel.
BRooKLTN. December 20.
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CAN RUDENESS WIN?
Impollteness rs q Weapon In the Fight
for Equal Suffrage.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Can
anything be more preposterous than TO
think President Wilson could have any
but a feeling Of disgust for a cause
which shows such a broad streak OF
yellow as was exemplifed when the
banner was unfurled by those childish
women In Washington?
Surely II anybody else had been so
rude to the Chief Executive these very
women who thought they could drive
him to commit himself in such a humili-
ating way would suggest the very kind
OF punishment ] think should be dealt
out to them.
! am certain they have set the date
FOR universal suffrage a long way off
by this exhibition of unpreparedness for
its responsibility. READER.
GRAND HAVEN. Mich, December 20.
The sun., 1916-12-25

fineries under their own management.
But the report issued BY the Ruma-
mans that they had destroyed all the
manufactured products in their retreat
was not denied by the Central Powers.
II the wells and the reineries were
also destroyed the work Of reconstruc.
tlon will constitute 70 difficult an un.
dertaking al to make their immediate
productivity out Of the question.
The tax Of $13O.OOO,OOO imposed
upon Bucharest and that Of $S,OOO,OO0
upon the little town Of Craiova are
being exacted by the same rigorous
methods employed at Brussels. And
although Rumania boasts Of what no
other Balkan land has, many million
aires, 1t Is doubtful, according to re-
ports, II these heavy exactions can
he met by either place. Both have
declared that to insist upon the in
Fiction Of such sever municipal bur-
dens would cause their ruin. A modi-
fcation Of the terms was said to be
under consideration, although unlikely
to be made. The response Of Gen.
eral MAcKENsEN to Emperor WILL
rAM's congratulation that Bucharest
was one Of the goals "but not the
final one" would indicate that that
city will become the base Of further
operations in southern Europe.
The Austro.G German attacks are Mt
present directed against the Russian
forces in the Dobrudja, and they have
met with sufficient SUCCESS to compel
the retirement Of the Czar's forces
north toward the main line along
the Sereth. The goal" may be
the capture Of tho Rumaniar forces
that sought refuge behind the Rus
sian line or It may be the turning Of
the left flank Of the long Russian front
and the completion Of the occupation
Of Rumanian territory. But General
M~ACKENssN's reference to another
goal" Is a confession that there yet
remains much to be accomplished be-
fore he can turn over Rumania as an
assured and certain treasure.
The sun., 1916-12-25
Is There . Santa Claus?

From TIM Son o. September 81, 1897.
We take pleasure in answering at
once and thus prominently the COM
munication below. expressing at the
same time our great qualification that
its faithful author Is numbered among
the friends of THE SUN:
DEAR EprroR; am Q years old.
Some of my little friends say there IL no
Santa Claus.
Papa says ~If you see ., I n TIM Sun
It's So"
Please tell me the truth; 10 there q Santa
Claus? VIRGINIA O'HAsLos.
115 wEsr NiNETr-YryTH srrIEr.
Virginia. your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the scepticism Of a sccptical age. They
do not believe except they see. They
think hat nothing can be which is not
comprehensive by their little minds.
All minds. Virginia, whether they be
mems or children's. are little. In this
great universe Of ours man Is a mere
insect, an ant. in his intellect. rs COM
pared with the boundless world about
him. as measured by the intelligence
capable of g%rasping tho whole Of truth
n knowledge.
Yes. Virginia. there is a Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and gen.
crosby and devotion exist. and you
! know that they abound and give to
| your life its highest beauty and Joy.
Alas! how dreary would he the world
If there were M Santa Claus. IT
would be as dreary as II there were
no NIrginias. There would be no child
like faith then. no poetry. no romance
to make tolerable this existence. We
should have M enjoyment. except in
sense and sight. The eternal light
with which childhood fills the world
would he extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men
to watch in all the chimneys on Christ
mas Eve TO catch Santa Claus. but
even II they did not see Santa Claus
coming down, what would that prove?
Nobody sees Santa Claus. but that is
no sign that there is no Santa Claus.
The most real things in the world are
those that neither children nor men
can see. Did you ever see fairies
dancing on the lawn? OF course not.
but that's no proof that they are not
there. Nobody can conceive or imagine
all the wonders there are unseen and
unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's
rattle see what makes the noise
inside, but there is a veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest
man. nor even the united strength of
all the strongest men that cver lived.
could tear apart. Only faith. fancy.
poetry, love, romance. can push aside
that curtain and view and picture the
supcrnal beauty and glory beyond. Is
II all real? All. Virginia. in all this
world there Is nothing else real and
abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he
lives. and he lives forever. A thou
sand years from now. Virginia. nay,
ten times ten thousand years from
now. he will continue to make glad
the heart of childhood.
The sun., 1916-12-25
CRIMES
Shall the Convict ''Getting Even" Re
ENCOURAGED?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Com.
prison merits earnest consideration. The
Osborne system is said TO be s~elf-govern-
ing while the old system Is characterized
as repressive and aims to punish men
for crime. The Commissioner. however.
states specifically that the new system
disdains the slightest aim at punish
ment." Hence the alternative Is pre-
scented OF choosing punishment for crime
under the old system or changing TO
non-pun!shment under he new.
We are informed. however. that "a
deep spiritual gulf separates these two
systems" Yes, indeed. The difference
is about as great as between right and
wrong. Punishment for sin is %Scriptural
moreover, the punishment In most cases
carries the corollary of pity.
In the fall OF 1915 a pro-Osborne
meeting was held in Mount Vernon.
Several ex-convicts from Sing Sing were
on the platform and two OF them ad-
mitted serving long terms for crimes
committed wantonly. One, after serving
ten years for burglary. brazenly avowed
that he sought TO get even with So
ciety by robbing a bank. In fact the
getting even" idea was emphasized by
three OF the speakers, and not one word
was uttered against such a poor excuse
for crime. Much better to have incul-
Gated moral education and stimulus by
telling the convicts that they W So
ciety a humble apology for their wan
ton attack upon It that contrition for
crime is far better than trying to get
even" with society,
1t is hoped that the new administra-
ton will not install a system that will
render Sing Sing an attractive place for
thugs. thieves and murderers.
WILLIAM WEST.
CRAWFORD. y. j.. December 23.
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Peace and Good VIII.

ChristmasI But can we speak of
peace on Earth
While half the world sounds out the
call T Arms"
And blood showers warm from mems
shell shattered hearts
Drench earth from Baltic to the Red
Seas flood?
Yea still! For though wars sword may
kill the clay.
No weapon such ear kill tho hope OF
MANI:
They killed the "Prince OF Peace" but
Peace lives on
And still its deathless message gives 10
all
] give you yet then, as our Christmas
toast.
"Peace and Good wiz with fellowship
sincere.
'Twlxt MS M every land, and they to
all.
Peace that shall come for aye through
faiths great call.
Rev. WILLIAM CARTER. D. D.
BDeoEyyNs Desembse -
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Seine Practical Dimculties OF the
Eight Hour Day.

The reasons influencing Professor
J. w. jerks and Judge CHARLEs b.
HowRr. the Federal arbitrators who
have been considering the demand OF
The Switchmen's Union Of North
America for an eight hour day, are In.
tsrest1ng not only as they illuminate
the decision reached in this case but
40 they shed light on the difficulties
that will be encountered In similar
disputesi
"Although It has seemed wise to award
en- eight hour day a. Q standard mini.
mum DAY. the overwhelming weight OF
testimony shows that the conditions Of
the various kinds Of railway work are &C
different that only time can determine
inst how far eight hour shifts can bs
worked without prohibitory cost to the
roads and undue disturbance to tn,
works Of their patrons.
ut seems to be clearly established that
under existing conditions and probably
under even conditions Of trafic les
strenuous than tho present It will b,
impossible to make the actual working
eight hour day effective in the case o.
mor than a small percentage OF tn,
switching crews. not moro than 10 pei
cent during the frst year."
Tho application Of the eight houl
day to any industry Is theoretical!
simple. One gang quits and another
takes It's place. Actually the transfer
OF labor from one shift to another II
not 30 easily accomplished, particu
larry In emplOyments subject to sucl
hazards as those Of %railroading. 4
measurable leeway must be allowed
for incidents Of the calling, and tn,
establishment of a rigid rule and In
fiction Of W penalties for its VIC
lation would be unjust to employer,
ana to the public. on whom the ulti
mate cost would fall.