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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
GERMAN REFORMS

r~HE NEWS that out Of Germany always be
accepted at face value. There is sound reason,
however for doubling the presence strong
electoral reform existed before the The
be stronger because Germany has suffered greatly
from the mistakes of her ruling class M
American interest in internal reforms in the gov
ement is determined BY the extent in which changes
have and the Kaiser less would it be
make peace?
More freedom for the German voter power
the Reichstag might tend to consolidate further degree
sympathies Of Germans for the the reforms
gift from the Kaiser they would almost certainly
initial effecto rallying his people about him.
It is dangerous to autocracy to grant power the pop-
lar tribunals Democracy always takes but yields
Louis Sixteenth made fatal
States General The Romanoffs destroyed their dynasty
they ca11Sd The DlIma into being,
In Germany the matters would
II great reforms should be obtained will Kaiser
his displacement would beinevitable The world
itself in the presence of democratic Germany with which
could make mere terms such democracy prefers
pose upon the conquered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT

FORM of government has great deal to do with the
KIND OF government It is true that good government
can be had under almost any FORM good government is
more likely TO exist where the machinery
modern Absolute monarchs have given people good gov
ernment nevertheless absolute monarchy has been
american cities have had good
tne ancient plan of which the city arranged
ter the national government sometimes depends upon
tne spirit OF the people their intelligence their
lneness 70 spend g little time upon civic affairs
The difficulty with old city has been
us decentralizahon City have to act
They have needed boss in order to obtain action.
The commission government plan invented to make
the government efficient The
hands OF commission There is much Capitalization it
would be for the commissioners to build powerful poll
heal machines it not for certain checks controls
as the recall, the initiative and the referendum
The city manager plan arher step toward cenraliza
ton A requires for its operation checks
mission because the is largely reposed
person. giving him opportunity to build
out Of the proceeds Of the patronage and revenues
posaI rs
The city manager plan proposed Bridgeport gives
too much and not enough popular control
commits would be poorly paid Positions
be attractive to able would be body of
the average cabre Of the board Of aldermen whom
additional compensation Of $40 week would very
come The city manager will have most of the actual power
and he will be beyond reach Of the apponve
whom the people will have no direct control
The initiative and referendum is provided but practically
unavoidable petition of twenty per cent is
submit question Experience proved that requirement
of more than ten per cent so aboous that people en-
dure before they will the
tanning the signatures of oneh of the registered
populous communities So
The city plan charter designed the re-
qirements Of CITY hall The system of preferential voting
which each citizen has three votes instead Of will
favor Of the drilled and organized
the municipal machine s sE
Perhaps the voters kind Of government they are
getting Possibly they prefer great debt and nordnate
ton If they do they get of the thing by voting
for the city PLAN which guarantees
mum chance for continued existence in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
THE aOFFTGIAL sNIFFER'

One Of our brave young sAmerican
boys who is driving an ambulance for
France relates of what happens when
the Germans begin stsendingf over" gas
bombs. The men on one recent occa-
sion were gathered about their dugout
when the putt" of a gas bomb sent
them scrambling into their dugout.
The first move, Of course. is to put
on their gas masks. The medicine
dog, who travels with the ambu7
lance, has his own little mask and
knows enough not to remove it. There
is no mask for the cat that keeps the
men company. Perhaps she doesn't
need any. Down in the dugout, twen-
ity feet below the surface, the men sit
by candle light and just wait until
they think that the gassing has stop
ped. 1t is at this time that the of
fetal sniffer'' gets busy. He is sim-
ply one Of the men who is; CHOSEN.
or who volunteers, to go 3 ABOVE and
take sniSf at the air to find out
whether or not it is, safe for the rest
to come up. He climbs out Of the
dugout, removes his mask and shifts,
If it is not safe. that is, IL the air is
not clear, he will know soon enough
and snaps on his mask again and sour
ries back into the dugout. After q
while he will come up again To- go
through the same performance. When
he notifies his companions that the
air is clear. they all come up again.
Sometimes. when the air has been
very thick with gases and there rnighd
be danger for a man to take off his
mask, the cat is flung out OF the dug
out, to act as "sniffer." She can
better a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
join WANAMAKER

From Errand Boy to Merchant
Prince, ,-wouldn't that make a fine
title for a. novel, dime or otherwise
One could make novel like that very
romantic indeed, but If you just told
the story of John Wanamaker. you
could get more romance into 1t than
your Imagination could ever produce.
John Wanamaker is today one Of the
merchant princes of the world. He
is as well known in Europe as he is
in Philadelphia, his hoIne town. He
is today seventy-nine years old, hav-
ing been. born in the City Of Brother
ly Love on July IL, 1888. He was
educated in the public schools and
when he graduated went to work as
an efrand boy In a book store. He
was then fourteen years old. The
wanderlust got hold of him when he
was sixteen or seventeen and he went
out to Indiana. He didn't stay very
long but returned to his native Phil
adelphia and got a job as a clothing
salesman. And he was good sales
man, you can just bank on that. He
was so good that when he was TWEEN
ty-one years old he went into business
for himself with partner named Ma
than Brown Their clothing business
prospered to such an extent that fif-
teen years later, in 1875, Wanamak-
er .esta blished his department in Phil
adelphia, today a mammoth concern.
Twenty years later he established a
similar department. store in New York
| City, as large as it's predecessor. With
prosperity came influence and John
Wanamaker became active in orga-
nizing banks and railroads. He also
| became interested in politics and
while he had Republican leanings,
was opposed to machine politics. He
declined the Republican nomination
to the 4sth Congress and also the in
Adenedeut nomination as Candidate for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
DYER REGISTERING
MOTORBOATS HERE

Lieut.. L. n. Dyer's force Is register
ing rnotorboats at the federal build
Ing in Broad street and although there
are about 1900 In t1lrs district only so
licenses have been issued Norwalk
has received the largest number in
proportion to its size. The applica-
lions from that city have been re-
ceived in such shape for the most
part that licenses could be immedi-
ately issued. Each boat owner is re-
CURED to give the name, type, length.
width, depth, draft and speed of his
boat, specify its general use. and a
testimonial as to character must ac-
company the application for license.
The number of lawyers who have I'M
properly filed the applications has
been large and such mistakes account
for delays and the small number is
sued to date.
Lieut.. Dyer,s office reported that a
force Of. carpenters, plumbers and
electricians in the reserve service and
residents of this city have been call
ed to duty and are now putting the
base quarters in shape. Practically
every one of the SO Norwalk men
who are enlisted and who are now
awaiting call will be in service with
in the next Ia days. sHasgg
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

associates trying to work out unani-
nous agreement plan. The Gore sub
situte will provide for a. Food Com
mission of five members to be ap-
pointed by the President with the
consent of the Senate to control food
istuffs and such other necessaries as
the President may deem necessary.
The minimum price proposed for
wheat will be $3.50 bushel.,
The substitute will also provide that
no foodstuffs be used for manufacture
ing distilled spirits. and will restrict
the importation or expectation 4 Of
vinous or malt beverages. The Presi-
dent will receive power to regulate the
amount of foods to be used in the
latter beverages. He will be author
lied te ee.amandeer distilled spirits in
bond If necessary for war purposes
and to pay "just compensation" The
amount appropriated for enforcing
the terms of the bill. 100000 will
be left unchanged.
While Senators were discussing the
Gore proposition in the abstract. SEN
ator Chamberlain. with the assistance
Of both friends and opponents Of the
pending measure, perfected the unani-
nous consent agreement. When he
offered the first draft Of 1t it brought
a storm of protests, but after consid-
cradle pairing It was whipped into this
shape and put through:
It is agreed by unanimous consent
that the motion for cloture be with
drawn and that at $3.50 o'clock p. M.
on the calendar of Saturday, July 21,
1917, the, Senate will proceed to vote,
without further debate. upon any
amendment that may be. pending.
and upon the bill (H. r. 4981) to pro-
vide further for the National security
and defense. ETC.. through the regular
parliamentary stages to its final dis
position; and that from and after the
hour of II o'clock "a M, Of the calen-
dar day of Thursday, July 10, 1917.
no Senator shall speak more than once
or longer than ten (10) minutes upon
the bill or any amendment offered
thereto; and, further, that no amend
ment shall be proposed to the bill
from and after the hour Of 2, O'Clock
p. m of the calendar day of Friday,
July 20, 1917. except by unanimous
consent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

mayor of Philade1phia- That was in
1886. Two yers later he became g
presidential elector ana after that a
member of the Republican National
Executive Committee. From 1889 to
1898 he was Postmaster General of
the United States and as such sat in
the cabinet Of President Harrison. He
has long been active In religious and
civic affairs. He was one or the
founders of the Christian Community
during the Civil war and has been
secretary and president of the Y. M.
G. "A. Besides this he and Mrs, Wan
a1nakerA are Interested in any number
of charities for children and grown
ups. he has founded hospitals and
homes and educational institutions.
Could anything be more romantic
than John Wanamaker's rise from
errand boy to merchant prince?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
CRITIC DISCUSSES
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IF FLEET ATTACKS

Under the caption, 1.-THE Summer
Offensive at Sea- Captain I. Persius.
the well-known German naval writer.
as translated by The London Times,
in the Berlin Tageblatt of June 8:
The plan to starve out the Central
Powers have collapsed On the other
hand, the difficulty of continuing the
economic life of our enemies is in
creasing from month to month on ac-
count of the submarine danger. the
combating Of which has hitherto
failed. The eyes Of all the Allies are
turned on the British fleet. It Is
expected, to bring salvation. Will 1t
be able to do SO?
.'will the men with the broad gold
stripes on their sleeves now prove
themselves to be equipped with the
irresistible strength and aggressive
spirit which are necessary? Will the
British fleet .see the need of abar-
doning the strategy of reserve which
has hitherto been pursued? Do the
rurnors of an impending offensive at
sea rest upon facts? Beyond doubt
the recognition has lately gained
ground among our enemies that the
silent work OF the fleet Is not capable
Of disposing Of the submarine peril. It
Is fIIu9 that luQ1Nluudll Y QllltOAS IdN0
been heard expressing the hope that
the submarines can be prevented
from attacking by the multiplication
and Improvement of means of de-
Tense, and protesting against the view
that success could be achieved with
the battIeship fleets. But people gem
orally expect little from the combat
ting of the submarine danger by de-
stroyers and other means Of defense
and by the substitution OF faster. new
ships for the merchant ships which
have been sunk. and 1t is urged more
and more strongly that the fleet
should turn against the submarine
bases in order to grip the trouble at
the root. ~
IAN attack upon the German bases
in the North Sea would have. to be
preceded by battle with our High
Sea Fleet. Are they willing to expose
themselves afresh to the terrible dan
lish Admiral Morsby? The guns on
Heligoland, which in all probability
would take part in the battle, will
prove themselves by no means less
effective than the guns on the coast
of Flanders. They would be aided
by destroyers, submarines, mines. &c
In short, an offensive by the Entente
fleets with the object of destroying
our war harborsl would represent an
enormous risk. Will it be undertak-
| en-? Who would like to answer the
question today? Those who have
played the prophet in this war have
often regretted it. But it may be- re-
marked that all former announce
ments of plans of attack by our enc
mics have proved erroneous. We need
only to remember the repeated ru-
mors of an Anglo-Russian offensive
in the Baltic"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
OBITUARY
KARL MUELLER.

The funeral of Karl Mueller was
held this afternoon at S2:80 o'clock
from his late residence, 995 Madison
avenue Rev. Herman Wehmeyer.
pastor Of the German Evangelical
Lutheran Zion church, conducted the
funeral services. Many sorr6wtng
relatives and friends were in attend
ance There was q wealth of horal
tributes. Burial was in Park ceme-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

While Secretary of State Lansing is
taking a three weeks rest from the
recent arduous labors of his office the
duties of secretary Of state fill be
performed by Frank l. Polkt coun-
selor of the department. In the de-
partment of state the counselor is the
second highest official, ranking
above the assistant secretaries. Mr..
Polk is a New York man and was
formerly corporation counsel of the
city of New 7 ork.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
MATCH FIRES DRESS.

Miss Edna Prince of Park street.
Stratford, had narrow escape from
death yesterday as her dresses were
ignited by fire from the flying head of
a match. Pedestrians aided in ex-
tinguishing the flames before she was
burned, and Pasqual Diorio. 645 Hal
lett street. the innocent cause of the
accident, promised to make restituv
ton for the damage to her clothing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
MARY q DoBEIsTEIN.

q Following few weeks illness Mary
Caroline, widow Of. Michael G. Dobel-
stein, of PSI Goddard avenue, one Of
the. oldest German residents Of the
city, died yesterday at the Bridgeport
hospital Mrs Dobelstein was 49 years
of age and was widely known. She Isl
survived by four daughters, Della.
wife of william ScAermer; Martha,
Alice and Wanda and one grandchild.
Mrs. Dobelstein was a meuber of the
First Evangelical Lutheran Zion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
PLAN NEW JITNEY ROUTES.

Jitney men in conference yester-i
day decided upon the establishment
of two new routes on regular sch
ules that traffic in Brooklawn dis
troct and 10 Beardsley f-ark may az
accommodated. They have also
agreed upon certain standards for the
comfort of passengers 9 nd to aid in
traffic regulations by the police.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
SENATE CHANGES
FOOD BILL; VOTE
TO BEGIN JULY q
Continued from page -

The agreement does not mean,
however, that the bill in Its present
shape viii be passed On the con-
~trHry, the Democratic senators sue
ceeded in getting an agreement for
vote only by consenting to take some
of the most drastic features out of
it, especially that relating to prohibit
ton. In fact a substitute for the bill
was framed :
The substitute is understood to meet
the wishes of the President, as it Is
similar to the original administration
bill, with the exception of the elm
nation of the clause giving power to
control other industries beside food.
The new bill would prohibit the
manufacture of distilled liquors with
out provisions for government pur-
chase Of existing stocks, and also
would give to the President the au-
Guiding beer and wine within the pro
hibitoryS clause.
Other changes the Gore substitute
makes are designed to simplify the
measure to- conform to the original
terms by eliminating from 1t the pro-
visions Including such articles as cot
ton, steel, iron, wool, lumber, leather,
lead ansa other basic products, along
with fodder and fuel. over which the
government is given conthol.
1t appears reasonably certain that
the Smoot amendment, prohibiting the
use of grains and foodstufrs in the,
manufacture of wlliskey and direct
ing the President to take over and
pay for existing stocks at an arbitrary
profit OF 10 per cent, win be cut out
bof the bill The new liquor provision
Will probably prohibit by statute the
manufacture of wf1dsl1ey and leave
to the president the decision whether
war necessities Justify the cornman-
deerlng OF It.
- the Done cry forces In the SEN
ate, oeSeIIinneu 70 coinpei tne . With
orawaI or Wnaskey from consumption.
VIII dNcept Inns pfoposa5 there APP
pears 70 pc mute sootaDt tna1 the fTes-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
HORSE TRAMPLEs GARDEN.

s. A horse trampling and eating from
gardens on Chalmers street did much
damage in that vicinity night before
last The animal owned by Harry
scharr. 675s Madison avenue, Is alleged
10 have been taken from the stable
with set OF harness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11
BELT INJURIES WORKER.

John Dobis. lie Park terrace caught
his hand in belt at the Bridgeport
Projectile Co.'S plant yesterday He
was thrown TO the floor by the centrs-.
fugal force of the rapidly revolving
strap. Us
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

Dispatches from: Christiania- report
the sinking of three more Norwegian
steamships by German submarines.
They were the Henrik, Lovvakken
!. and Victoria
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

Representative Dyer introduced a
billy in the House to investigates the
race riots at East st. Louis. He wants
an investigating committee Of five
senators and FIVE Representatives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-11

Kermit Roosevelt has received a
commission in the British army. He
will Join the forces operating against
the Turks in Asia Minor.
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-04

One of the latter is pictured with a
wider brim than the milan model and a
round crown. 1t Is bordered, on the
under brim, with n narrow ribbon gath
cred ut the inner edge and ribbon Is
introduced into the. crown in the same
way. A cluster of small roses is posed
at the front. This is favorite trim
ming for both black and white hair
braid hats.
The third hat Is an unusual model of
purple georgette crepe and slipper
straw in the same color. The upper
and under brim are of crepe with a
scalloped border of the straw. The
top crown and part of the side crown
are covered with crepe, also with a
wide band of straw covering that por-
tion of the crown which appears below
the wreath of violets and small roses
encircling 1t. The flowers are in their
natural colors and they are lacquered
by process which stiffens and bright
ems them so that they will hold their
own in the summer sun.
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-04

spoonfuls of drippings or olive oil, one
large onion, three cupfuls Of boiling
water, one teaspoonful of paprika, 10
potato balls, six small button onions,
six carrot balls, six turnip balls, one
teaspoonful of salt, one bay leaf, one
Glove, four tablespoonfuls of flour, half
n pint of water, and one chopped chilli
pepper. Slice the onion and brown 1t
in the fat, remove the onion and add
the meat cut in small pieces, brown
these well, remove the meat to cas-
serOle, add paprika and water, cover
the dish and place in the oven. Fry
the potato, carrot, turnip and onion
balls in hot fat, add them to the meat
after it has simmered an hour and n
half. Add salt, pepper, cloves, bay
leaf and flour mixed with cold water,
pour this into the casserole and stir
until smooth, add the pepper with n
cupful of boiling water. Cover and
let simmer for another hour and
half. Serve from the casserole.
Cornish Pasties.-Cut half n pound
of mutton into small pieces; add half
pound of peeled diced potatoes, one
chopped onion, one teaspoonful of
chopped parsley, half n teaspoonful Of
salt and quarter of teaspoonful OF
pepper and two tablespoonfuls of wa
ter. Roll out thin plain pastry, cut
1t in large rounds and place heap
of the mixture in the center, wet the
edges, press together and crimp with
the fingers. Brush each over with
beaten egg and bake in n hot oven for
three-quarters of an hour. Serve hot.
Spanish codfsh.-Parboil cupful
of shredded Goldfish; melt two table
spoonfuls of butter, add chopped
onion and two cupfuls of tomatoes,
fry for five minutes. Stir in one ta-
blespoonful of flour, then add a cupful
of water or stock, tablespoonful of
chopped parsley and little pepper.
Cook slowly for ten minutes, add the
Goldfish and simmer for thirty min
utes. Serve hot on buttered toast.
Any mixture Of meat rolled up and
tied in cabbage leaves, then cooked for
an hour or more makes delicious
dish and adds variety.
Sour milk which has been allowed to
sour unskimmed, II sprinkled with nut
meg and brown sugar makes q most
| palatable dessert.
/ Nll 7n.rs
The Ordway new era., 1917-05-04
SCRAPS

Waterproof knapsacks made of horse
hair have been invepted by Japanese
army officer.
A British patent covers n series OF
tanks attached to cable to permit a
vessel to spread oil on rough water.
Experiments with cooling buildings
by forcing air through hollow walls
with electric fans are being tried in
India.
Rice straw In Arkansas is to be
made into paner.