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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07

even if he wanted to, but who like to forget them once in while.
 The bard was the son of lawyer, and had excellent educational ad- vantages,. but he made little use of them. Much of his youth was spent in playing hockey from school. As one of his intimates once said: "He doesn't know whether 'neuter gender is the name of song or something to eat.r
 His lack of education, in the formal sense, did not detract from his work, for he wrote in the language of the multitude. He was a born poet.
 T walk, run. wrestle. but can not shake 1t off," he once said. T lie down to sleep and all night long it haunts me. Whole cantos of inco- herent rhymes dance before me, and so vividly that at last seem to read them as from book. All this is without will power of my own to guide or check. I went to a doctor once and asked him seriously if he didn't think I was crazy. His laconic reply was that he never saw poet who wasn't is not without its consola- tiOn."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
THE BALKAN WARS

Just four years ago this Sunday the Balkan war. which was destined to be the curtainrai$er and to some ex- tent the cause of the present conflict in Europe, was initiated by declara- ton issued by Montenegro, declaring hostilities against Turkey Five days IateH Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece dis patched an identical note to the Porte demanding the establishment of com plete Macedonian autonomy under Christian governors within six months. Turkeys answer was to recall her representatives from Athens. Sophia and Belgrade, and on Oct. IF Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria issued formal declarations of war against the Otto- man Empire.
 After a victorious campaign, in which Turkey was shorn of all of her European possessions except Constan- tinople and a small area of adjacent territory, the Balkan allies fell to ouarreling among themselves. Bull garia claimed the greater part of Macedonia, including Saloniki and Monastir, and, encouraged by Aus trian machinations. drifted into sec ond war. Austria, fearing the devel- opment of powerful Balkan states, cleysrly fostered the differences be- tween her smaller neighbors, and the trouble soon reached the point of active hostilities. Not only did the Bulgars have to face the Serbs, Greeks and Montenegrins, but Rumania. which had demanded from Bulgaria a .'stratgetic frontier'' as the price of her neutrality, entered the war. Against such overwhelming odds the Bnlgars were doomed to speedy de- feat. In their desperation they re- sorted to atrocities which rang among the most terrible ever committed un- der the cloak ofw arfare, but this policy of ."frightfulness" could not save Bulgaria from disaster. She was compelled to make an ignoble peace, abandoning a part of her con- ouered territory to Serbia and another part, including Saloniki, to Greece. When she came to settle with the Turks the latter. taking advantage of Bulgaria's weakness, refused to ac- cept the Maritza river as boundary and forced further concessions. Ru- mania gained an extension of her southern frontiers. Bulgaria emerged from the strug- gle, which had cost her more than $1OO,0OO,00O besides the loss of terri tory to Rumania and 58,O00 lives, de- prived not only of Adrianople, but also of control over the railway to Dedea gatch, her single new port on the Aegean.
 In the present war the Bulgars are again facing a coalition of powerful enemies driving from both directions, When King Ferdinand decided to cast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
THE "BLACK POPE"

Father Wlodimir Ledochowski. who was elected general of the Society or Jesus last year, was born half a cen- tury ago today, a son of Count An thony Ledochowslxi, who was a caval- ry officer in the Austrian army. The "Black Pope" of the Jesuits came of a Polish family long prominent in Russian Poland and his uncle was Cardinal Ledochowski, prefect of the propaganda of the Holy See. At the conclave for the election of the '"Black Pope" great efforts were made to bring about the choice of a Latin for the position, but they failed. The last Latin head of the Society of Jesus was Father Martin, a Spaniard. who was general of the society for many years under Pope Leo XIII, and Pope Plus x. On his death he was succeeded by a German, Father Wernz, whose choice was considered a great triumph for the. Teuton element. Father wernz, died a few hours after the passing of Pope Plus. Anxiety over the war is said to have hastened his death. Father Fines. the assistant Jesuit general for France, then head of the order until the formal election of Father Ledochowski in February, 1915.
 The election of Father Ledochowski was denounced by French and Italian liberals as concession to German iE- fluence. The Paris paper, La Lam terne, declared: persuade the public that the Jesuits are Francophile. Father Ledochowski's election shows clearly that their efforts, as they have always been. are in opposition to French liberalism. We predict the new Black Pope's policy in one phrase he will act according to the Kaiser's orders"
 As a boy Father Ledochowski was a page at the court of the late Elm press Elizabeth. the wife of Francis Joseph of Austria He was educated in Vienna. and studied law for a time in Tarnow, Galicia. and Rome before he donned the black robe of the So- ciety of Jesus in 1889. After holding several minor posts, he was appointed provincial of the society in Poland in 1902. Later he was elected assistant to Father Wernz, the general of the society, over the provinces of Ger many, Austria, Hungary, Qalicia, Bel gium and the Netherlands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
CHALLENGE TO MCLEAN

ELECTION FOLLOWS somewhat the process of court
 The trial is by jury, and the people judge and jury The jurymen need not find unanimous verdict plurality them is sufficient. 2,
 The arguments before this great jury of the people, are however to this objection Each side puts in it's separately The electors who pass judgment do both sides at sitting Point is not to oppose point necessary support for judgment is not always present
 This absence of check tends make political speakers reckless in statement and careless in the presentation dence. t5f#
 When Governor Hocomb said that the American flag laughing stock of Europe he knew that Democratic was present to dispute his claim on the spot {r
 When Senator Mclean said that foreign goods are more be feared than foreign bullets he facing the other the of the electors 6r defeat him. E
 When E. J. Hill said that per cent of Bridgeport business
 with statistics of trade in his hands, prove ridiculous na sture of the claim. L
 is doubtful if any of these gentlemen would have made of the speeches attributed hem under conditions of pub lie debate when opponent faces opponent.
 Homer s. Cummings shows the fairness charac terized all his public when Mr. opportunity to state in joint debate the issues upon 4 which Mclean relies for election #s
 The offer is fair to Senator Mclean more important it is fair to the public
 Let Mr. Cummings and Senator Mclean meet the diences on the same platform, in fair discussion.
 Senator Mclean scarcely avoid issue so clearly raised He must accept the invitation distinctly offered be accused of cowardice for himself, his cause @
 The Farmer predicts, however, that Senator Mclean does meet Mr. Cummings Senator Mclean say very litte about foreign goods being dangerous than foreign bullets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
RAILROAD REGULATION

THE DISTINCTION between private business and business
 affected with public use like railroads is not al- ways understood, by intelligent business men. t
 So long as an enterprise distinctly competitive the theory of American economics upposes that the competition will late the price and keep it fair. 2 ftG -e
 But when monopoly of any business confided to some body the theory that the monopoy.w take can get Hence the state will fix the which the commodity be sold.
 This principle fixing controlled by the further principle that the investor in the monopoly entitled fair return on the value of the property used for the public
 upon this theory that railroad rates the rates of other public service corporations fixed by public poer
 This principle regulation extends into every detail the monopoly in which the interest of the public is involved x establish conditions for labor surely it fix ra the controingact always being that regulation must not impair the return upon the investment
 The eight hour law applied to the railroads entirely n line with the principles of the law The great lawyers the house and senate almost without distinction party for it.
 When this law has been in operation time be possible to ascertain the of particular railroad have been affected adversely entitled to fair return its investment permit the necessary action to provide the return
 There is element of sincerely patriotic business men, hostility to this legislation The hostility sbased transformation, furnished by the partisan activities Hughes and his supporters, who willing that group should suppose t have been threatened by radical and, revolutionary modification of American lis not the case
 The principle that the state will regulate any business for he public welfare exhibited in thousands of statutes those for safety appliances for light and ventilation for on and These statutes have uniformly worked for the benefit of business which is shown by the circumstance that industry proceeds in this country by giant strides
 The principle that the state will fix the work day. long applied outside the monopoisic field.
 Eight hour laws for public employees and for employees of contractors doing public work exist in nation and in M the states The states long have regulated the hours of bor of and children and have generally fixed period in which and children shall not work at all.
 will be remembered that those laws In the beginning
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
SAVE THE BABIES"

~HE SAVE THE babies movement in which Bridgeport
 charities engaged, and seeking to interest 10000 persons raise $OOOO sound health crusade from large benefits will surely ow if the work done as It is planned to do it.
 The of infant mortality we'll understood and means of prevention almost certain
 few babies and only few, are born badly from the start Most begin with normal quantity of vitality They are by accident accidents which intelligence and prevent rA
 When the baby gets two three meals of bad milk, and M and des the death by accident as surely as II had come in the path of deadly bullet
 baby must be dressed and cared for by few simple rules which almost anybody can follow.
 There are thousands people who do not know these rules
 They must taught The teaching best be done by a corps of visiting nurses.
 Give something to save the babies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07

Congregational church in Boston from 1906 to his death in 1861, period of nearly 55 years. He was son of the jurist and statesman, Judge John Lowell, who inserted in the Massa- chusetts bill of rights the declaration that "al1 men are born free and equal" The brothers of the Rev. Charles were John Lowell, a celebrat- ed lawyer and political writer, and Francis Cabot Lowell. who introduced cotton manufacture into the United States and founded the Massachusetts city of Lowell. All of the Lowells were descended from Percival Lowell, merchant who emigrated from Bristol, England, in 1639,N and settled in Newbury, Mass, where he died in 1865.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
RILEY DAY"

A year ago today some of the most distinguished men of America jour- neyed to Indianapolis to join the Hoosier populace in celebrating the sixty-second birthday of James Whit comb Riley. It was planned on that happy occasion to make "Riley Day> an annual festival in the Indiana capi- tai, and it then seemed that the good old poet of the common people might be spared for many years to receive the felicitations of his admirers on his recurring birthdays. 'I feel like a boy" declared the bard on that oc- casion. Like boy he remained up to the very time of his death.
 'Riley Day. is but an occasion for sadness and mourning in Indiana to- day, but in the years to come it is likely that it will be revived as fes- tival of joy. It is not by tears and grief, but by smiles and gladness, that Hoosiers can best honor the memory of their beloved "Jim" Riley. The bard of Lockerbie street was the poet of sunshine and joy. and gloom was foreign to his nature.
 "Hoosier Jim'' was born in Indiana, and he remained Hoosier to the end of his days, although his name and fame spread to fevery part of the English-speakingl world. His cheer ful, boyish, -light-hearted nature en- ,deared him to a vast multitude of people who mourned his passing as that of a personal friend. He dis liked the city, and his Indianapolis home was in a rustic suburban street which was more like a country lane than a city thoroughfare. Once he lectured in New York, and later, de- scribing his impressions of the me- tropois, said:.
 q got off the train at some station I don't know where. Then they pack ed me on to boat and we rode about half an hour. Then we changed to a car on the streets and rode for another half an hour. Then we climb ed a lot of steps and got on another train and rode, for an hour or two. Then we got off and took a hack and rode for about the same length of time, it seemed. Then, after we had walked mile or two, we were there Where? I don't remember what they called it. How could I?'
 r James Whitcomb Riley was that strangest of all human beings-a Hoosier born and bred who disliked politics. "I haven't even voted for 30 years" he said a few months before his death. "I dislike politics as much as dislike war. Both are inhuman. They arouse anger. and, therefore, are wrong. I never read the newspapers and I don't know anything about what's going on in Europe. It has always been my aim to avoid things that are disabreeable and which cause pain"
 Certainly the world would not make much progress if there were many Rileys, but one of them was certainly refreshing to the rest of us who can't dodge the disagreeable things of life,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
TOWN CLERK HAS COPIES
 OF SPECIAL PUBLIC ASTS.

Copies of the public acts passed at the recent special session of the legis- lature have been received at the town clerks oflde. Those who wish them must apply early as only 250 have been obtained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07

Private William A. Stewart, Com pany F.. 5th Maryland Infantry, was drowned while swimming in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Tex.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07

The Electrolytic Chemical Works of New York, was incorporated with a capital of s500.o00-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07

Ellis E. shookman, cashier of the Burrows Bank at Burrows, Ind, con- fessed the theft of $10,000, after sur rendering at the state Auditors Office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07
REMOVE PARALYSIS PAT1ENTsS,

Monday only 15 of the infantile paralysis patients will be left at the Isolation hispital. The inmates are being removed to their homes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-07

inf his lot with the Central Powers' his country was still laborlng unoeF a great burden of debt incurred In the two Balkan wars.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-19

To teach In the public schools of Colo
rado Springs. After one year there
she was elected to more remunera-
tive position in the schools at Rocky
Ford where she taught for TWO years.
While a resident OF Rocky Ford she
was married to Mr.. Frank l. Merriam.
man highly esteemed by all who
knew him. In 1896 Mr.. and Mrs.
Merriam moved to South Canon and
II was there that the former died
fifteen years ago. No longer having
husband to make the family living
Mrs. Merriam resolved to go back TO
teaching rs the best means for the
support OF herself and children. Geo.
r. Colgate was county superintendent
OF schools at that time and her friends
enlisted his aid In procuring for her
a position. which was soon found In
the South Canon schools.
Mrs. Merriam is a woman OF cul-
ture. broad education and refinement
She has by her courage and persist
ence fought her way from position to
position: sometimes against difficult
ties that would have daunted n less
determined Individual. and achieved a
deserved success. She holds hrst
grade certificate AZ a teacher in FL
Paso county: two first grade c-rtin-
Gates from the board OF education In
Colorado Springs and a first grade
certificate In Fremopt county. Her
experience as a teacher in both tho
city and rural schools specially quail
fies her for a general supervision OF
public educational work in the county
and no mistake could Re made in her
election to the place to which she
aspires.
Mrs. A-erriam is faithful. devoted
member OF the Baptist church. She
belongs TO the Order OF tie Eastern
Star; TO the Women OF WoodcTaft and
to the Women's Relief Corps. Her
father was a Union soldier and gave
several years of his life to the defense
of his country's nag.
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]. v. BLAKE WILL MAKE
AN EFFICIENT AND POPULAR
COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER

There is. perhaps, no candidate on
either ticket this year that is better
equipped for public place. or wSll
make a more popular official, if elect
ed. than j. V. Blake, the Republican
nominee for county clerk and record
er. He has entered TIE race to win
and is making vigorous campaign to
that end If successful he will appre-
ciate the votes that made his triumph
possible. but if defeated will cherish
no Crouch" will still be loyal to his
party and thankful to his friends for
their support.
Mr. Blake has been actively engag-
ed in business since he was seventeen
years of age and in every line of en-
deavor TO which he has devoted him
self his efforts have been crowned
with gratifying measure of success.
He is a native of Kansas, but for
twenty-three years he has been a res
ident of Colorado; a state in which
he takes a great pride and in which
all of his interests are centered. For
fifteen years he was connected with
the mercantile trade at Pagosa
Springs. Since 1903 he has lived in
Fremont county. For ten years he
was employed as an accountant and
no man is better fitted to take charge
of the books of the county clerks of
flee than he.
Mr.. Blake has been city clerk here
am is at present chairman of the
finance committee of the city council;
one of the most responsible assign
ments of that body. His efficiency.
| courtesy and good-humor are known
to all with whom he is brought in
contact and made him general favo-
rite. His training and experience in
business matters admirably qualify
him for any position within the gift of
the people. His industry and energy,
his ability and skill in the solution of
the problems and tasks before him
and high character as a citizen COM
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-19


ed walk-out Monday has been set
tied and all the men went back to
work today as usual. The Royal Gorre
coal can he had in any quantity and
there will be no shortaae on it, as
some thought.
HOME FROM PUEBLO SUNDAY
Miss Fannie Mitchell. who has been
visiting friends in the city for the
past week, returned Sunday evening
to her home in Canon City-Pueblo
Chieftain.
RECENT PURCHASERS OF FoRos
Mrs. c. L. Patten bought Ford
Roadster last week and Messrs Ger
rard Brennamen, j. c, Brewer and
F. p Smith bought rord. touring cars
last week from the Fremont Auto com
pany.
HERE FROM PACIFIC COAST
TRIP.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Stevenson of
1903 Allison avenue have returned
to Canon City from an extended visit
to points in Washington. Oregon and
California.
ATTENDING PoSTMAsTER,S
CONVENTION THIS WEEK
Postmaster Clark Cooper left a day
or two ago for Idaho Springs to at
tend the annual convention of the
Colorado State Postmaster's conven-
ton which is in session there this
week
TWIN BOYS BORN MONDAY
NIGHT.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hopper are tie
parents of twin sons. born to them at
their home. S13 Oak avenue, in
Harding's addition Monday night.
Mother and infants are reported to be
doing nicely.
This makes the second pair of
twins in the Hopper family: the first
duet being son and daughter, born
TO them four or five years ago.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-19
FRIDAY
MISS PAXTON ATTENDS
WEDDING.

Miss Wilma Paxton passed thru
Canon City today returning to Lead
vile from Denver where she had been
to attend the wedding of Miss Mary
Ames of Crawford, Colo. Miss Paxton
is teacher at Leadville.
GUEST OF MR.. AND MRS. HUNTER
Mrs. Grace Fleming of Chicago is
the guest this week. from Wednes-
day till Saturday. of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
F. Hunter at S14 Macon avenue.
MRS. GARNER IMPROVING.
Mrs. A. J. GARNER of Querida, Colo
RADIO. who underwent a serious opera
tion at the hospital here a few days
ago, is getting along nicely. This
news will be gratifying to her many
friends.
is TRYING OUT A NEW THEORY.
Judge /. w. Ibbotson of Canon
City, Republican candidate for coun-
ty Judge, is spending few days here
making the acquaintance of voters
in the Florence precincts. Judge
Ibbotson says the only successful
way to meet people in a political cam
paign is for the canvasser to make his
headquarters in their town long
enough to get on speaking terms with
them. He is putting his theory into
practice here with very gratifying re-
sults.-Florence Citizen.
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bine in proclaiming him as preemi-
nently worthy of the office to which
he aspires.
To the people of the county who
are unacquainted with Joe Blake and
his characteristics we can say with
out danger of truthful contradiction
that he is a first-ciass man in every
respect and that no experiment or
uncertainty will he involved as to his
capacity to faithfully discharge the
duties of the office IL elected to the
county clerkship' next month.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-19

Mrs. Minnie c. Merriam. nominee
of the Republican party for county
superintendent of schools, has been
prominently Identified with education
al work in this state for many years
and is now "A popular Instructor In
the Lincoln school of this city. Mrs
Merriam held tie office OF county
superintendent for two termH. being
first elected In 1906 and chosen two
years later TO succeed herself in thai
office. She filled the position in both
instances with credit TO herself ana
satisfaction to the people at large;
making for herself many friends who
were pleased with the announcement
OF her candidacy again this year
Mrs. Merriam was born in Davis
county. Iowa. in 1866 and completed
the high school course OF study at
Corning in that state In her seven.
teenth year. In 1883 she removed
with her parents to La Bette county.
Kansas. and shortly afterwards be-
came a student at BAKER university at
Baldwin City and was in due time
graduated from the normal depart.
ment of that institution with high
honors. II had been her desire from
childhood to prepare herself for a
teacher. and. having at last realized
her ambition In that respect. she OBJ.
iaIned rural school In Kansas and
soon won public favor as an instruc.
tor.
At the close OF two years Of success.
ful work In the country districts she
was elected to a position in the
schools at Mound Valley and taught
In the grammar schools there for
three years. The western fever again
became strong upon the family and
Mrs. Merriam came with parents TO
the Rocky Mountain region and
settled at Colorado Springs. To fam.
iliarize herself with the methods OF
instruction in this state she attended
the Colorado State Normal colleee at
Greeley and subseuently was chosen