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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

Cecil Spooner Stock company, will be welcomed by a long line of admirers as MT. Jernyn while Mrs. Archibald
 dayse will play Mrs. Jernyn.
 Leon M- Lawson. whe is producing the play will play the part of the Rev. AFoe1 EFice, placed in charge of Shodly Heath. MT. Lawsen has play ed before Bridgeport audiences on many occasions as president of the Comedy club and has also played with the New York Comedy club several seasons Albert Lang, we'll known in the theatrical world as a splendid coach, as we'll as an actor, will play the part of Shattuck, the chief spokes- man from the race track, Thomas Willnore will play Pinching and Mrs. Alfred H. Terry will be Miss Moxena. Miss Julia Farnam will be Miss Der tha, while Donald Page will be Tom Clark for whom the country house is finally made into real home. Miss Catherine EIurd will play Mrs. Landon and others of the race track are F. Neil Benham as Lymanj John M French, as Nfoulteri Walter Harring- ton as Pews and SiA1 Becker as Hewett.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
Shoes show Easter spirit too.

Soft and beautiful and spotless white calfskn and Nubuck Eastery in effect footwear could poss bly, be!
 Handsome quiet gray shoes,, equally-handmgome "a m Havana brown, delightful bronze;what splendid thing it is to have such colors and styles to pick from Princess button is one of fine styles. It has usual smoothness. The whole top does not show and there is but in the vamp! In bronze and brown it displays it's grace notably.
 White tops combined with va1np of brown blue! Who cannot appreciate and enjoy their beauty9 Here is brief hint of some sorts and prices:- White cafskin with Louis heel or white calfskin with Havana brown vanp-$7.
 White kid with Louis heel and with vanp midnight blue Havana brown kd,-$6.
 Princess button with Louis heel brown bronze,- $6
 Laced white calfskin with Louis heel-$6. Buttoned white calfskin or bronze lace-$5
 Rich gray kid with Louis heel lace,-$5.
 Handsome Havana brown button, Louis heel,-$4.50. Nubuck, pure white, lace,-$4
 Bronze lace button and white Nubuck with top of white canvas $4. <.
 White Nubuck lace with low heel especially for girls. 1850
 ain floor, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
"sdlk'' stockings for 25 cents 2


 White or black fiber silk with lisle top. Fiber silk looks very like genuine; has remarkable lus- ter.
 A great many folks have eenstuprised at it's durabil- .ity.
 These are excellent of looks andsfit 25c.
 Black fne-knit cotton of medium weight with special heel and toe ,-19c.
 Cotton in gauzy texture but with reinforced heel and toe, white or black, 121ac.
 Children's good firm cot ton stockings with reinforc- ed heel and toe, -121ac.
 Handsome mercerised lisle stockings for girls, excellent 1dSter, ,nlce appearance, White tan and black, 25c.
 For hard service Wear Resisting stockings. Heavy and firm and with double heel toe and sole. Black 25c.
 Left aisle, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co,

mander, C. Muhneux, Ansonia; junior vice-commander. c. L. Cox, New Lon don; secretary and treasurer, Isaac T.
 Jenks, New Haven; patriotic instruc-
 tor, w. WI Vars, New Haven; chap lain, Henry D. Gage Hartford; dele gates to the national encanpment in
 Kansas City, August 2s, w. e. Doc little, Anaonta: A. C.. Breckenridge, New Britain: w. F. Alcorn, New Fla ven; C. B. Ha1e, HaEtford; W. F. Gray, New Eleven. The next state en- campment will be held In Hartford next April
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
Easter feet should be we11-shod.

Man in any of the Rowland spring shoes is we'll shod.
 Not only does he know thatbut he knows he is shod with shoes that will give service too Good looks are much They. are not a1 Wear is the other half of shoe value. Rowland shoes have both. Just for example,
 Stout tan cordovan of dark hue soles of splendid weight, late English ast shoe of fine lines and fine Norkrnanshp,-$7.
 Dark tan caifslin of plump weight laced, English last,--$6
 Rich tan calfskin with blind eyelets, cut English style-$5.
 New Butcher with medium high toe, excellent tan ealfskin-$450
 And rubber-soled tan calfskn oxford ties on bran new last-$5.
 Fairfe avenue door.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
Khaki gym and outing dresses

Dresses for girls who seek comfort in the gym combined with good appearance.
 Dresses that do away with need of changing, when one reaches gym
 Dresses that are splendid for outing wear in field or wood or at shore.
 They are made of khaki of medium weight.
 Middy style, and wonder fully convenient.
 Skirt is made with shoul- der straps. Boomers are cut full and allow plenty of room for gym. exercises. Midday is tastefully laced.
 Dress complete, in sizes from 6 to IA $3.
 Second floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
Gifss for Eassertide.

Beauty and utility characteriEe the ideal Easter gift and to obtain this you need spend only very modest sum, if you make your gift selections here. An ideal gift would be a. cross ana neck chain, a lavaniere, rosary ae4ads. cut glass; silver. bracelet watch, 6 diamond, etc. Come see them your self. N, J, Buechler, the Reliable Jevveler. 4s Fairfield a7szz>. near Middle street.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

RadNOrd B. Smith hasxnade quite a. Int by making Dresenhss to his custom CTS every Saturday aftepnoon. This makes the sale interesting, at that hour and pleases his cuStomerE- something especially good for this week both. in presents and bargafns. Go there and see-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
FINANCES OF RUSSIA
 REPORTED FAVORABLE

PetrogrAd. April 1 Discussing the budget before the council Of the em- pfre today. Pierre L.. Bark, the Rus sian finance minister, said:
 Despite war expenses amounting to 12,O0o,O00sO0O ruloIes, and thanks to abolition of the alcohol monopoly, the financial strength of the country Is growing The savings Of fhs nation since the beginning Of the var have been increased by ,0Ge, ,O00, ,OO0 rubIes-,.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
Pick Easter f1x1ngs now!

Richest snartest of striped silk shirts with of colors to be picked,-$3.50.
 Stetson comfort Derbes the hats with feel of soft hat and refined style of Derby; in shapes
 New Yorke shirts of fine madras and such clear de- lightful striped patterns, fit with ease,-$1.5O
 Socks of fiber silk in the Palm Beach or black with embroidered fgures-25c.
 Silk socks in great combinations of color-5Oc.
 Tan cape gloves that'l fit gloves shou1d-$1.50
 Beautiful new ties, Eastery Brer Rabbit him. self and with very rainbow of co1ors offerng5Oc l$1. front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

Greenwich today investigating the death of William Mahan, a young man who was killed there by a railroad skaiSs 1ast night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
MixREIED.

KARx@OM---L1ARS szasfAon, April 8. Miss Jennie M. t1arson and David Karasnn, GdATBTK1E1I1--Sy 7y1nsted. ApPfI IF, Homer l.. ChatheId and Miss LilayP. White, lGOGE1LAAN-PE1Ts Efarn- fords April 12. John CogElan and 1fiss Hattie H. Peterson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
What beautiful colored 'kerchiefs

Some are of fine crepe and lustrous as the sun itself. Their dainty shades of col or serve to make them pret- tier.
 And what delightful touch they add to one s attire. Soft pinks, and blues, and such !!
 Some are finished with beautiful edge of colored lace.
 And there are pure white with figures in color.
 Twenty-Five cents.
 Center aisle. rear.
 Blue for boy
 for Easter
 Blue serge Norfolk for Boy; that is the Easter pre- scription. Boy likes it l He knows it looks right. He knows it will keep right on looking right. He knows he can wear it anywhere any time. Blue serge is the. one thing that meets every occasion, in the eyes of Boy.
 READY-Blue serges of fast color and pure wool3 ex- cellent new Norfolk styles,- $5 $6 and to $1O.5o. All from $7.5O are members of the Double-Service family: have 2 pairs of trousers.
 A cap to match the blue serge suit, ,-50c.
 Front basement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
L.ittle-priced and good underwear

Lightweight union suits knitted of soft cotton are but 39 cents. Tight knee or lace trimmed !!
 Light cool cotton vests with plain top,19c.
 Even good soft thin cotton vess in both regular and ex- tra sizes at 121ac.
 Children's special combi- nation suits, waist vest and pants all in one piece, soc.
 Left aisle, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

A bill providing that the United States flag must be carried In all street processions- except parades of police and firemen was passed by the New York Assembly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

Style and fit are not matter of chance, when buys his clothes at Howlands
 They a certainty.
 That who buys suit overcoat here can de- pend upon it. No style of days goneby will be pamed off upon him. It would be mighty poor business to do such thing if could
 Fit will be correct A<nnan may see that for himself He it plainly that he will not wonder later if he looks OK. To this fit and this style we add true values and choice from all the dependable attractive fabrics of Spring To it, add also that thorough understandable tailoring found only in clothes from
 the House of Kuppenheimer
 and from
 Hart Schaffner @ Marx There is the biggest spread-out of Spring clothes we've made for You will agree that it is the best too; when you view, it. Good values, impressive values at several prices from $40 down--but probably greatest variety at & &OE Right is better time to pick Easter togs than next week!
 rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

SPRING PIONEERING
 PLANTS JOHN RECK eG SOIL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
ProtectIng Life on the Rails.

The fruit ~ the Interstate Com
mercp Commissions inquiries into re-
cent milroad wrecks is embodied In
these sentences from It's report made
public in Washington this week
The recurrence OF such distressing
accidents directs attention fJrclb'y to
the IA t that competent and experienced
employees are no. infall!ble. as 1t II to
I've noted in Zach instance that these
accidents were due 10 the same furda-
mental cause-namely, fall!h!li;y Of the
human element responsible for the safe
operation Of trains.
Wreck prevention is the hishss; duty
OF railroads.
This Obligation is not satisfied by
merely making rules which prove in
sufficient in operation.
III the human element fepeatedly fails
then safety requires that the highest
degree Of me hanical skill be applied
| properly 10 supplement the human ele-
! ment at the particular point OF danger
While the commission had under
consideration wrecks on railroads en-
gagged in Interstate TRANSPORTATION. rs
conclusions apply with equal force to
the operation "f MI common carriers
MAN failure must he looked for anI
| guarded against on tn" s,ibwnSs. thu
! elevated railways and she surfac'
! lines us well rs on trunk lines. II ha'
been proved many times that expert
enced and conscientious engineers
and motormcn canuo he depended ri
always To obey the rules and To 80
/ and heed the signals set for th"i
guidance. The lesson to he l"arne,
from the record of the iElst Is tina
the most modern and effective mo
chanical apparatus must he installe,
t. supplement- the vigilance Of humal
agents. and no transportation com
pany that negl"cts this precnulion
performing its full duty.
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A GERMANS z
He Sees New York as a Factory Of
Deadly Munitions.

To THE EpiToR or THE SuS-Str: The
view from my window induced me to
take the apartment II took In. the
Hudson. Riverside Drive. the city. the
Palisades. the animated river scene. the
Incoming and outgoing ocean
It made life worth living. Then the
war broke out and the scene changed
20 one ~ gloom and despair. The
thought that all who are dear 10 me are
fighting for existence. while ! am con
demned to idlcness. Ia cNasperating. The
View from my window accentuatcs my
impotence.
The majestic Hudson is no longer the
romantic stream Of 1rying's sketch
hook IL is II gray channel upon which
the munition factories send their out put
to the varring nations. The distant
city no longer inspires mo with tho
spirit Of the free II recalls nothing hut
financing Of the Reaper and his helpers.
Riverside Drive is the avenue OF hawk
ers IN war munitions, who enrich them
selves at the cost - their fellow men =
early death. The factories along the
Jersey shore whose whistling and toot-
ing once proclaimed peaceful pursuits
are now engaged In the making 81 NOR
tai chemicals. The steamers are spectre
ships.
Is 1t possible that fellow human beings
whose agency serves To- destroy nations
can rejoice and make merry Tn view
which made life worth living now com.
bines all tie dreadful vistas of Dante
Inferno. ATGusr SLENDER.
NEW York. juno 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
Sulm Client Comment on the New
Wilson Platform.

Will 1t be believed that the Demo-
cratic platform of 1915, drawn under
the vigllant supervision Of President
WILSON II not actually by his own
hand. contains this unblushing ref
erence to one Of the most shameless
Of the many pcrtidies recorded in
political history?
we challenge comparison OF our rec
ord. our keeping Of pledges. and our
constructive legislation with those o.
n party OF any time
For an example. this pledge in the
platform Of 1912:
I'VE favor a single Presidential term.
and to that end urge the adoption OF an
amendment TO the Constitution making
the President of the United States Ia
eligible for reelection, and We pledge the
candidate OF this convention to this
principle"
One delegate from among one thou
sand and ninety.two voted in the
convention against the denomination
Of the candidate who was pledged
four years ngo To the principle Of /,
single term by the same party tina
10Y challenges comparison of its rec
ord for keeping pledges with the rec
ord of any party NJ any time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
The Catholic Bsn on Dancing.

The decree OF the Sacred Coisis-
torial Congregation by which "hll
priests. secular and regular, and other
c!crics. are absolutely forbidden to
promote or foster the said balls. even
though in aid Of and In support OF
pious works. or any other pious end
and "sll clerics are forbidden to br
present ut these balls II they happen
to he promoted by laymen." comes at
a time when dancing Is not only
universally popular, but when other
churches are seriously importuned by
their communicates to relax their con
demnation Of this diversion. The
Methodists at their recent meeting
revealed a strong sentiment in favor
Of revising their attitude on amuse-
ments. and the same tendency Is else
| where observable.
The enforcement Of the decisions
| laid down by the Third Council OF
Baltimore will have n deep cfec' IN
the social diversions Of those whom II
affects. for while the latest decree on
| vl!citly recognizes that balls may he
| given by laymen. the withdrawal OF
the clergy therefrom will have Inn
portant consequences. Moreover, Car
dinal FARLEY. in his pastoral letter.
uses this emphatic language:
with the introduction OF new forms
CT this kind OF pleasure. to mention only
one OF the many indications OF the In
creaslng luxury OF the times. il becomes
imperative for us 20 offset the mora
danger tina, threatens our young people
and to prohibit positively the holding oi
entertainments Of any kind whose pr!n'
cipal feature is dancing"
Such words rs these must have /
pronounced influence on devou; lay
men. and seriously modify their c"n
duct. 1t is obvious, also. that ,h'
income hitherto derived from dances
ana balls held tn promote enterprises
Of the church has been considerable
and this mu,; lc replaced by money
obtained Ivy other means.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
Filling the Omces.

To THE EDITOR OF THE s~uN-Str. As
an American who firmly believes that
irrespective Of color. creed or national
ity we are all one people with one nag
and one destiny, ! would rejoice TO see
President Hughes, when elected. as he
surely will be. call to his aid the ablest
and most highly tested representatives
Of the leading groups which make UP
our cosmopolitan citizenship.
The following are all men OF unques-
toned ability and high repute. and
would. in my judgment. render service
Of the highest order to the country dur
Ing the four most important years
which are TO come:
Secretary of State. Elihu Roo,
Acknowledgement. w. II. Tat.
Secretary OF War, Thomas Edison.
Secretary Of the Navy. Bradley A
Fiske.
Secretary Of the Treasury. Theodore
+. Burton.
Secretary Of the Interior. George W
Cocktails.
Secretary Of Commerce, julius Rosen.
valid.
Postmaster. General. Charles Bona.
parte.
Secretary Of Labor. Henry Ford.
Secretary OF Agriculture. CLIFFORD
Pinchot.
Comptroller Of the Treasury. George
W. Perkins.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
Charles W. Anderson.
IIERsERr r. WESTINGHOUSE.
NEW YORK, June IS.
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aggressive OF m%llitants, and there are

aggressive OF mllltantS, ana tnere arc
Liberals who suspect him Of plotting
to destroy the Coalition Cabinet In
order to raise himself to the Premier.
ship on its ruins. His enemies multi
ply hourly, and they would drag him
down If they could. In spite Of his
great services to the empire since
the entrance Of England into the war.
! Among them are sincere men who be-
lieve that he Is an INSCRIPTIONS and
| dangerous politician.
1t must ne admitted that Mr. LLOYD
GEORGE when he had ar opportunity
at Conway to answer his critics evaded
their gravest charge that he had
%conspired with the Opposition to force
his own views upon the Premier. Hut
he abused the counsel for the other
side with all his old vigOr Of epithet.
Is 1t unreasonable to suppose that
where there was so much smoke n
little fire cracked? Nevertheless, II
vas LLOYD t;EoRGE who was selected
10 bring order out Of chaos In Ireland
and reconcile factions that breathed
slaughter one against the other: and
now again Il Is LLOYD GEORGE who is
regarded AS the logical successor Of
Lord KITCHENER in the post Of Secrc'
terry Of State for War.
The explanation Of what seems sci
paradoxical Is that with all his In.
consistency and vaulting ambition
LLOYD GEORGE Is recognized as indis.
pensable to the empire In Its crisis
He. like KITCHENER, realized how "
tanic was the task Greut Britain had
set herself in the war that II woult
last for years. and that all her re
sources must be mobilized and en-
ployed with skill and daring II the
designs of Germany were to he frus
trnted. LLOYD GEORGE Is the man wht
does things. politics or no politics
Not another man In the country could
have made such n success If the diff
cult and delicate work Of Minister OF
Munitions. He has no monopoly q
brains In the Cabinet. hut his Is thu
Irresistible driving power. He ma!
have thrown overheard principle an'
consistency. hut 1t was. In his view
for the common cause, for the saliva
ton of the empire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
A Case for smoking Out.

Does four years more NJ WoODRow
mean four years more of JosEPHrs?
Is there any reason why tho electO-
rate should not he informed on this
vital question between now and next
November:
Beyond question If the President
had made il known prior To the open
ing of the st. Louis convention that
JosEPIIus was hooked to 20 it would
have done much to modify n certain
hard, dull. mortuary chill noticeable
In the convention proceedings from
the outset. 1t would have been IN
actual step in the way Of prepared
ness itself which might with pro-
priety have been pointed to with
pride. Ii would have removed per-
haps any lingering doubt as to real
preparedness having emerged from
the vague shadows of academic theo-
rizing into the clear light of Il living
actually.
DR.. WILSON having failed Ia take
this step, he should be told frankly
-very-that the country has set Its
heart on the resumption by JosEPHrs
Of his ordinary vocation. II wants
to see him back in Raleigh enlight'
ening the masses with his gifted pen
Is DIR. WILSON in accord with this
all but unanimous desire on the part
Of his fellow countrymen? Is hi
willing to risk the fate of his party
to say nothing of The higher matter.
involved, on the retention of n pre-
pOsterously incompetent person at The
head of II branch of the service or
the efficiency of which the existence
Of the country may depend?
On this vital question the electo
rate is entitled To enlightenment. AM
without delay. DR.. WILSON on thi,
point must be smoked out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
I'lanks.

There's the plank they hroil tho steak on,
Aud the one that backs the shad,
There's tho one they make the break on
when the orator goes mad.
There's the plank that serves as h,ca hers.
And the circus on" deep blue.
And the plank old fashioned teachers
Used sometimes on me and YOU.
There's the plank the shipwreckei tar
In clark Russell, tales that THIN,
That the spanish dons afar walked
when old kidd was out TO XIII.
There's III" plank the partial swain = our
when he's blowing oft hts CTR.
And the ones that wear the plane. ont
When the shavinss ARE in curl
hut Tn, plank that beats al nIhr's.
So they s"lcmnly affirm,
L. that those 81. Loui. hroth.ra
Passed against a second term.
MAraics MoRni.
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A Question Of the Greater Pcrhdy.

To rFr FpiTop or THE SuN-Su.
used to think that there was nothing
20 do with n challenge hut to accent
il or leave it alone. Rut in THE SrN Of
June 10 I learn from Mr.. John \. Logan
that II can Ne used as Il peg Oh which "a
hang an uncallcd for disquisitlon. Mr.
LOGAN would impress upon me that
the foreign policy OF Great Britain lias
been more altruls,ic and honurahi. thar
that Of Germany. viii not discuss
with him the large and, 4 seems t. me
.~udeterminate question thus raised. hu,
content myself with replying To ono -,
his assertions, the present German Con.
federation WAS built upon pcriGy. decei,
and intrigue
n Ny. Logan will spec.fy tho trans,
actions 70 which he thus vaguely al
ludes, with the areas 20 which mo an.
plies them, | viii eaSage to match over,
square mile ~ German dominion "huil
upon porfd,, deceit and intrigue" VIII
TWO or more square miles of RritisI
DOMINION based upun similar or cuuaIr,
discreditable groundwork.
JoiIN BlGnLow.
HIGHLAND FALLS, June ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
Let Lloyd George DO It..

When there is any work to be done
in England extraordinarily hard anil
unattractive, involving great respon-
eibility, the cry is, Let LLOYD GEORGE
do 1t !" And Yet no man in the realm
Is more abused. Every crime In the
political calendar is fastened on him,
Old party associates fling the rpithr'
Of traitor at him. If we believe his
d%etructors. he is untrue to his chief
and consorts with Mr.. AsQulTH's on.
cmies by stealth, revealing Cabinet So
crPts to them. Mr.. LLOYD ':EORGE Is
accused of abandoning the convictions
grasping grcedily at power. Of cul,i-
waiting all the vices that honest men
despise in politicians, OF late n
dead set has been made at him by the
most brilliant pamphletecrs who serve
the Liberal party. They have don"
al in their power to drive him from
public life.
MI. LLOYD GEORGE has often been
unpopular. and he has always had
enemies who exhausted the language
Of vituperation In nssniliug him. A.
the most radical Of reformers he OK,
cited such bitter hostility that h.
could not show his face anywhere
without hcing re,il"l. He opposed
the Bocr war with speech that on
ragged Enslishmcn "f every class. Hi
peace crusade Of 1902 divided thu
Liberal party. To-day he Is the mos,