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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
"TRUTH' WELL RECEIVED
 AT THE LYRIC THEATRE

The hearty reception accorded the Lyric Players Stock .Co., in their tn- itial performance, "The Truth" and the admirable portrayal by the mem- bers of the cast of their various roles, is viewed as happy augury for the success of the company this season.
 In response to repeated curtain calls Alexander Leftwich, who is personally directing the company, stepped to the tsage and introduced each member of the cast to the theatre patrons and thanked Bridgeporters for their ap- preciation of his each and the com pany's efforts.
 Comparisons are odious, but 1t must be stated that the role in which Miss Clara Bloodgood was starred and gained such success was portrayed by Miss Ethel Waldron, with a grace and perfection which stamps her acting as the acme of dramatic art.
 David Herblin, as Tom Warder, the trusting husband, whose faith in \his wife is shaken by her harmless f1irta- ton with Fred Lindon (Arthur Vim tOn) and her inherent lying, made an excellent character and he was cor dially received.
 Miss Rita W. Harlan, as Mrs. Cres- pigny, injected a spice and humor into her role which kept thel audience in laughter. N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
STEPNEy

Miss Helen Frederick who has been spending a couple, of weeks in this vicinity returned to Bridgeport last week.
 Pupils who were perfect in attend ance in the Birdsey Plain school dur ing October were Wendelin Luckner, Edwin Toucey, Mary Dulak, Jennie, John and Jacob Tufano and Rose and Frances Iselevsky.
 David Parmley was stricken with a paralytic shock, Saturday, while at work. He fell and his head was in jured He was assisted to his home and Dr. Gale was, summoned. He is still seriously i'll.
 Mrs. Charlie Ensign of Trumbull was a recent visitor of herr mother, Mrs. Henry Seeley.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Clingan spent a few days last week in New York city.
 The body of Mrs. Emma HuN''"ll Boughton was brought to the local cemetery for interment yesterday at- ternoon. Mrs. Boughton, g, former resident here, had for the past few years made her home with MT. and WITS. whey oidChHldu III She had been in ill health for the last six months suffering with heart trouble from the effects of which she passed away last Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. Stephen B. Hayes, MT. and Mrs. Oscar Plumb motored to Danbury, Sunday where they wis., ited at the home of Charles Nich- ols.
 People of this vicinity are much pleased to learn that Route No. 1 5 will be -e-established, commencing Nov 1. This route was discontinued in June, 1915. Part of the route was established with Route No. 16, and the northern part put on the Newtown route. During last winter it was impossible for the carriers to cover their lohg routes, but with the re- establishment of the former routes, the outlook for the coming winter is more promising.
 Harmony grange held a meeting at the Grange hall Thursday. About 120 persons were present including visitors from nearby granges
 Miss Edith Hull, who has visited here aunt here has returned to An sonia.
 Miss Edna Eastwood acted as sub stitute for F. P. Sherman at the low CT school on last Friday. Several milk producers of this sec ton attended the meeting of the Cres- cent Milk Producers at Easton Mon day afternoon.
 Milon Hawley and family enjoyed motor trip recently to Fishkil1, where they were guests at the home of Reuben Barrett @
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
Amusements
POLI'S

>oli's circus is a hit. That was the verdict of big audiences that jam med the theatre at the opening per formances yesterday. There was a circus atmosphere about the theatre, which was gaily festooned. The ush- CTS andl other attaches were all done out in grease paint and clown suits.
 Mile. Evelyn and her lions, panth- CTS and leopards. opened the perform ance with thrills right off the reel. Stout, Fraxee & White, a trio of clowns, followed with all the divert ing stunts of the circus comedians.
 Sensational acrobatics were provid- ed by the Three Petenes, real artists in their lines, and then Aerial Faust, a charming and fearless artiste. did some thrilling stunts on the flying trapeze, high above the audience.
 A miniature circus was provided by Harry Lukens, with his dogs, ponies and monkeys He has a big troupe of animal performers who present a most amusing program. Park Broth CTS, a pair of musical comedians. en- tertained with a diversified instrument tai offering.
 The Four 1Arkens' known the world over as the Best of all casting acts, did their thrilling stunts with a grace and abandon that brought them storms ofiapplause.
 Charley Chaplin cavorted through five reels of fun in his Chaplin Revue of 1916." This was a laugh from start to finish and Charley at his best. Pathe Pictorial News, with it's inter- iesting summary of world events. com pleted the big performance-one of the best bills Polfs has offered in some time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are
 a Harmless Substitute

Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets-tIe sub. 5titute for calomel-are a mild but sure exative, and their effect on the liver i; .irnost instantaneous. They are the re
 tit of Dr. Edwards determination rc:. treat liver and bowel complaints witt. aloinel. His efforts to banish it brougil. ut these little olive-colored tablets.
 These pleasant little tablets do the .ood that calomel does, but have no bad fer effects. They don't injure ths ceth like strong liquids or calomeJ. They take hold of the trouble and ,,iclsly correct it. Why cure the liver the expense of the teethl Calornel on,etimes plays havoc with the gums. o do strong liquids. It is best not to sake calomel, but to let Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets take its place.
 Most headaches, "duilness" and that lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets when you feel "loggy" and "heavy." Note how they ''ciear" clouded brain and how they "perk up" the spir- its. 1Oc and 25c box. All druggists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31

Parole for John J. McNamara, who was involved in the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building in 1910, would be asked from the California board of prison directors, it was re- ported.
 McNamara, although indicted and put on trial for murder in connection with the Times dynamiting, eventually pleaded guilty to dynamiting the Llewellyn Iron Works and was Sen fenced to fifteen years in prison with allowances for good behavior. His time is half up.
 The International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers and Local 22, its Indianapolis. body, supported McNamara's application for parole.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
Head of Teachers Agency Tells Why
 He's For Wilson

Boston, Oct. 31-Everett o. Fisk, head of the Fisk Teachers Agencies, and known to thousands of teachers all over the United States, has been a lifelong Republican, but he an- nounces that he will vote for Wilson lon the ground that while he has certainly made some mistakes he has made an extraordinarily creditable record considering the manifold em- barrassments which he has encoun- tered.
 "On general priciples,'' says MT. Fisk in a public statement, "I believe in standing by the man who has a very serious problem on his hand when he is evidently working it out successfully and intelligently."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
HOW THIS BROOM SWEPT AT ALBANY

one of the most appreciated features of most delightful programme.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
PLAZA.

It looked like mastering of fight ing forces at the Plaza last evening where the U. s. Boy Scouts are fea- tured in a most unique novelty. The stage had plenty of them, drilling, building bridges and doing a score of stunts that were entertaining in the extreme and the audience also had it's share for there were upwards of a hundred local Scouts who had gather ed to welcome the visitors, who take pride in the fact that they are the pick of 1000 of their organization in New York state and the prize winners of the gold sabre offered by the New York Board of Trade in July. There are IS of the boys in the act and they thew onderfully trained in military tactics. The manner in which they put their massive bridge is really mar ' velous as is also their manipulation of @ naval rapid fire machine gun, of the same type used on all the United States warships. The boys were given a rousing ovation by an unusually large first night audience and they well deserved it all.
 Leonard and Williams were hit in their singing and talking diversion Chat is so crammed full of laugh pro- voking chatter and ludicrous situa- tions that the crowd hasn't time for c breath between laughs. Weimers and Burke also scored in a singing and dancing fantasy in which several pretty and pleasing novelties are in- introduced. Lady, "the movie dog" gave her spectators food for both thought and comment in the exhibi- ton she gave. Lady really did every thing but talk and she had such a peculiar way of making one feel what she wished to convey that there was never room for any doubt as to her intentions. Louise Glaum had the leading role in Somewhere in Somewhere in France" a Triangle play that is at once a vampire and a war play Miss Glaum is. as usual, superb in the role allotted her and there's enough intrigue and adventure An the story to erthuse the most hard ened screen fan.
 Laundry Liz," Keystone two-act farce with Fay Tinckar. starrAd was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31

Every woman is interested in sav- ing money. The greatest money sav- ing opportunity of the year com mences tomorrow Wednesday,. E. H. Dillon & Co.,, leading milliners, will start their anniversary sale of autumn and winter millinery, shirt waists, silk petticoats, silk and wool sweaters, veilings, marabout feather boas, os- trich feather boas, guaranteed rain- coats, cloth coats. reliable fur scarfs and muffs many. Many articles are offered at half the regular price. This is a bargain harvest long to be re- membered. It will pay you to visit this store tomorrow.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
EVENING SCHOOLS
Registration nights:- Wednesday, November-fst. Thursday, November 2nd. Friday, November 3rd. Monday, November 9th.


 Friday, November 3rd.
 Monday, November 9th.
 At Old High School Buildingy classes will be formed for upper grade ele- mentary and High School subjects, if sufficient number desire the same.
 Non-English classes for foreign born residents, tobether with Mechanical Drawing and Printing may also be had. At the Columbus, Kossuth, Franlslin, Lincoln, Jackson and Whittier Schools classes will be organized as follows: Non-English classes for foreign-born residents and Arithmetic.
 Five nights a week from to o'clock. G3O s~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31

Five nights week from to O clock. G3O s~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL,
 S36 Fairfield Avenue.

College preparatory and interme- diate courses; High school and grammar school grades. Personal work with every pupil. Admission today or tomorrow. "A bS"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent . Word
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
ST. LOUIS UNIONS PLAN
TO FOLLOW UP VICTORY

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-With the sue
cessful termination this week of the
strike Of the municipal garbage driv-
ers, organized labor is planning to
renew it's fight here to compel the
administration to live up to it's prom
ise to pay the prevailing union rates
Of wages on all city jobs.
The garbage drivers wera out ex-
actly five days, demanding $65 a.
month. the prevailing. wage. The city
refused to give TN. until the Health
Board advised the mayor that the un-
collected offal in the residence Sec
:tion in hot weather was liable to
cause an outbreak of disease. Then
the authorities got busy, and agreed
to pay the rates demanded by the
drivers.
A conference was held by union
representatives this week, and an
other delegation will wait on the
mayor in an effort to make him live
up to the promises made. It is de-
clared that the city administration is
lodging the issue by declaring that
as many city employees are unorgan-
lied, the prevailing rates of wages re-
ceived by arganizanized labor is not
fair comparison. On the other
hand, the unions assert that as no
union worker would accept less than
the union nscale-constituting the pre-
vailing rate-the movement to get
the city to pay such rates is aimed
chiefly to benefit the unorganized
workers..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
WAR. WILL BRING. Z.
MORE DEMOCRACY
Crowned Heads Must Explain
Cause of Conflict When
Peace Is Secured.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 2e.-1t
is a general belief that basis for
settlement of all the questions OF the
If the warning governments did not
fear the coming Of peace. writes The
United States Mine Workers Journal.
With the return of peace will come
the reckoning. The price each nation
has paid will be charged against the
apparent advantages gained, and there
can be no doubt but that the price
will be found excessive. Then the
question :who is to blame" will have
to be answered.
The industries of all Of the warning
nations have been dislocated and CO.
ordinated to meet the exigencies of
the war. The workers in all the coun-
tries have sacrificed to their coun-
tries necessities working rules that
had been attained by the struggles Of
centuries upward from. slavery. Wages
have ben depressed when compared
with the upward trend of the prices
of all commodities. Women have been
drafted into industries heretofore
barred to them, and the question will
arise-where to- place the millions Of
men who will return and find their
places in the industries filled by their
sisters, sweethearts and wives?
If the war has made for the disci-
pline of all the citizens of the coun-
tries embroiled, it has also. to a great
extent, "democratized" the armies.
Leaders of armies have arisen from
the ranks: have superseded the in
competents who commanded through
privileges of birth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
HONESTY OF One MAN F0ILS A DARING ATTEMPT TO CRUSH LB0

coal deposits Of this country should
be in the hands Of private owners
whose desire for profits induces them
not only to beat down wages of tho
workers to starvation limits, but in
duces them to resort to brutal intimi-
dation, to the corruption Of govern
ment and governmental officials, and
to the meanest thievery, bribery and
graft to add to their profits. This is
a matter of the most serious conse-
generations, that the natural wealth
Of the country, the fuel Of the coun-
try, on which all industry depends,
should be controlled not for the pub
lie welfare, but for. all that Is an
tagonistic to the public welfare"
Mr.. Walsh took charge Of the case
at the urgent request Of the United
Mine Workers of America and of
John P. White. it's president. AS
much of his work as chairman Of the
United States Commission >on Indus
trial Relations had to do with inves.
tigation Of the mining industry, and
as his Investigations had led him to
champion the cause of the mine
workers along with other workers in
industry, Mr.. Walsh refused to accept
any compensation for his services.
Associated with him in the case were
Jacob I. Sheppard, personal attorney
for Mr.. Howat, :. and Redmond s..
Brennan, who was employed by. the
United Mine Workers at the In
stance Of Mr.. Walsh 4.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29

into other acts of attempted fraud
against the unions by the coal owners
was rarely If ever before exposed to
full view in a criminal or civil court
The case was one that tested the
quality not only Of the jury but OF the
judge who presided at the trial sand
made it possible to bring out the
truth and to have the truth triumph.
Alexander Howat and the cause Of
union labor for which he stood in
that trial were fortunate that an in
telligent and incorruptible Judge. a
judge of broad human sympathies,
Thomas J. Seehorn Of the Jackson
County Circuit Court, presided and
held the scale Of justice even. -,
Perjury in the trial was added to
slander before the trial. Nothing
which has brought reproach to the
greedy type of big business and to the
misuse Of power both in the name Of
business and in the name Of law. was
lacking from that gigantic conspir-
acy to ruin Howat, and. through
Howat,, to crush out labor unionism
in that section. It was as If the great
interests antagonistic to union labor
had set the stage for one sweeping,
decisive victory against labor. But
IL they chose their battle ground they
chose It mistakenly. They lost. The.
victory was won for union labor. S.
In the results Of that fight union,
labor and the miners' ORGANIZATIONS.
emerge, @ Alexander Howat emer1es.
stroneaf "a public opinion, sttrongerl
IN law and stronger in themselve9
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29

For nearly four years Alexander
Howat had suffered under the stigma
cast by this powerful corporation and
Its tools. This corporation, the Gen.
trail Coal and Coke Company, is capt.
talized for 100000; the total value
OF its property exceeds $21,O00,OOO.
With Charles s. Keith as it's president
1T is the dominating member Of the
Southwest Coal Operators Associa-
tion, including all the big companies
in the States Of Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and part of
Texas: and all with a total capitalized
wealth of about $40,000,00O. The
Gould and other great national finan-
cial interests are connected with that
Southwest Association through the
ownership of the Western Coal and
Mining Company, as it's president tes-
titled in the trial Of the Howat case,
by the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company. The Central Coal and
Coke company dominated this terri
tory. Its president. Charles s. Keith,
very wealthy man, has been presi-
dent Of the CommercialSCl Club Of Kan
sas City, has been andis big banker
Of this section, and is high in finan-
ctal circles. ..~>.. -. 81. -,
The statement was made by
Charles s. Keith that he had paid
$4,000 to Joseph H. 2Hazen to be
given to Alexander Howatt, and others
to call off the strike, in the SOUTH
western district and to negotiate q
contract with Il the operators . having
g. pern1Anent arbitration clause an Sc.
Keith i testified that The Operators
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
(By Dante Barton.)

How the efforts Of a twenty million
dollar corporation to crush out union
organization among the coal miners
was frustrated in the end by the hon.
esty of the man whom it attempted
to bribe' was brought out in the re-
cent trial of a law suit brought by
Alexander Howat against the presi-
dent Of the corporation and other Of
ficers of it, and the creature whom
they Used for corruption. Alexander
Howat, now triumphantly vindicated,
was the district president, and is still
the district president, Of District IA
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. Th7 trial in which he proved his
own innocence and proved the integ-
rity Of lnion organization in the
Southwe.t will be famous in the his
tory Of american courts. It will be
famous n the history Of industrial
organization and develo1ment in this
country.
4, The veldict Of the jury awarding
.Mr. Howa $1,000 damages against his
chief 2slan.erer is but a. small part Of
tho signiftance of that legal vindi-
cation. Tie facts developed Of rec
ord In the trial showed such stew
of attemptd bribery and Of actual
corruption pf their own creatures by
the dominaing coal owners Of the
district tina Frank p. Walsh, who
conducted he trial for Howat, de-
clared in speech in Pittsburg,
Oppose Private Ownership.
IL lts bolutely wrong that the.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29

Association conceived the idea Of de-
stroy1ng the union in the southwest
territory. For the sole purpose Of
disorganizing the United Mine Work.
ers in Howat's district. Keith testi-
lied that he employed a man named
Harry B. Holmes, head Of the Harry
B. Holmes Detective Agency; that
he had never met Holmes but once
before, and that he employed him
because he came, recommended as g.
man who disorganized unions for the
United States Steel Corporation: This
great coal owner, Charles S.. Keith,
said on oath that his deliberate pur-
pose and acts in the attempt to bribe
Howat were done with the knowledge
and voted consent Of, the executive
committee Of the operators associa-
tton. The committee consisted of
Keith, W. j. Jenkins, Ira M. Flem-
Ing. Charles Elliott and John Mayer.
Bribery Authorized.
Keith testified that by a formal
vote these men. high in the CONNER
cial and industrial world Of the south
west, had authorized q him to execute
9 note for $4,000 to the Fidelity Trust
Company and, on that note to pro-
cure sum of money to give to Hazen
to bribe again the two men, Alex
ander Howat and Frederick W. Holt,
who was secretary-treasurer OF Dis
trict 21. that being the Arkansas
Oklahoma district. Right here, let 1T
be said that Howat's law suit svindi-
Gated Holt axgwell. IIolt's own suit
Tor vindication ti1l be tried later.
The facts tlaey yslopsds Is ths
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
CHILD LABOR BILL
WILL be PASSED
President Asks Congress to Act
Favorably on Measure Dur
ing This Session.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Yieldine
to an urgent request from President
Wilson, Democrats of the senate in
caucus determined to pass the child
labor bill at this session of congress.
The decision was reached after a
long debate, during which several
southern senators, whose opposition
forced the measure out Of the impera-
tive legislative program drawn up
several days ago, vigorously objected
to its reinstatement. The. final deter
mination to include was reached
without vote. It will displace the
shipping bill on the senate calendar
coming up as soon as the army Dis
trict of Columbia appropriations have
been passed. The shipping measure
will follow it in order and the reve-
nue. bill will come next.
MAJORITY Leader Kern outlined to
the caucus the presidents earnest re.
bill. before, adjournment and read a
flood of kilograms from influential cit
liens throughout tho country, urging
its passage.
Southern senators replied, insisting
that the caucus should stand on its
former decision postponing considera.
ton of the measure until December
They made an appeal. to the caucus
for declaration Of principle that the
child labor bill should be taken out
Of politics and revealed the fact that
negotiations had been made with some
Of the Republican senators after the
recent Democratic caucus with a view
to reaching an agreement for taking
up the bill next session as strictly
nonpartisan measure.
These plans, it was asserted in the
caucus, were progressing favorably
until President Wilson went to the
capitol a week ago and made known
to administration leaders his emphatic
desire for immediate action on child
labor legislation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
HETTY GREENS WILL
FILED IN VERMONT

BELLOWS FALLS, VT, July 27.-
The will of Mrs. Hetty Green, ad-
mitted to probate here without con-
test, leaves the: entire estate to her
son, Col: Edward IT. n. Green: ana
daughter, Mrs: Mathew Hstor wilks.
COL Green filed a bond for $4,000 as
trustee for his sister.
Col. Green's attorney, Charles, w.
Pierson, New York, said he antici-
pated action by the state of New York
to collect an inheritance tax. The
state Of Vermont collects none. The
law does not require a statement of
the exact amount left.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
sTR1KEBREAKERs BREAK
CAR SAFETY ORDERS

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 27.-Noth-
ing in the nature of. a truce was ap-
parent in the strike of the Harrisburg
Railway Company's employees here,
meetings.
The company continues to run a
few cars. Hugh L. Mclaughlin, presi-
dent Of the strikers union,, obtained
information from the Public Service
Commission about the strikebreakers
running cars over steam railroads
without stopping or signaling for SAT-
ETY.. The commission requires these
rules to be carried out. He is expected
to make complaint on Monday.