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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
CHILLY REDMOND"
THE SINGER, DEAD

Frank Nugent, known to thousands
here and elsewhere as Billy Red
mond, the man who sings to beat
the band" died Tuesday at his home
in New York: The funeral will be
held tomorrow and the burial will be
in Derby, where Mr.. Nugent was
born. The funeral party will leave
New York on the 1903 train.
BILLY Redmond" as he was best
known, was an o1d-time minstrel
having been with {. Lew Dockstaders
show for many seasons. Later, he
was a member of That Quartet" a
famous vaudeville organization. In
recent years he appeared as a soIoist
and was especially in demand for en-
gagen1ents at summer parks where he
always sang to a band accompani-
ment He appeared several times ct
Pleasure Beach, and was known to a
great many Bridgeporters.
He was a member of Brooklyn lodge
of Elks. His mother, who resides in
Derby, and his widow and two chill
dren survive him. He was 40 years
old
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
CONSULAR OFFICIALS,
HELD AS CONSPIRATORS.
TRYING TO GET BONDS

San Francisco, Jan, 11-Counsel for
the German Consul General! and the
four other defendants convicted. last
night in federal circuit court of set
ting on foot a military enterprise
against Canada and of conspiring by
dynamite plots to violate the Sher-
man act, were working today on ar
rangements to furnish the increased
bond which, it was estimated, the
court would require when the matter
comes up for consideration tomor-
row. Isl
Those convicted were Consul Gener-
al Franz Bopp, Vice-Consu1 Eckhardt
Won Setback, Lieut.. Wilhelm Won
Bernecken, Saxon army officer on
temporary duty at the consulate
Charles c. Crowley, detective employ
ed by Bopp and Mrs. Margaret l..
Cornell, Crowley's private secretary
The name of Louis J. Smith, who
was indicted with the others, but who
was the governments star witness,
was not mentioned in the list Of the
guilty. He was a defendant in the
case only technically.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
DINGBAT CLUB TO BUY
LAND FOR NEW HOME
Especial to The Farmer)


Stratford, Jan. 11.--Following sew
eral meetings of the building commit
tee Of the Dingbat club and meet
ing of all the members it was voted
to purchase land for building new
club headquarters. Negotiations are
now in progress for buying a piece OF
land located in Main street north Of
the railroad station, of Mrs. J. F.
Skidmore. The property is 100x1 SO
feet. The price asked is said to be
$4,000. The building committee is
Seymour Wells, George Webb, Will
liam Appleyard. The club has now a
membership of 80 and has virtually
.outgrown it's present quarters over the
post office in Tutt1e's building.
Building permits aggregating $780,
900 were issued by Building Inspector
Harry A. Burnes last week. The per-
mits are: J.W. Smith, one family frame
house, Weatogue avenue; Ralph Bates
six room dwelling, Catherine street.:
John Stevens, frame dwelling. Cath
crime street; Don H. Bolster, one fam
lily dwelling, Housatonic avenue; Olaf
E. Greene, one family dwelling, Rock
wei avenue; Otto w. King, six room
cottage, Woodlawn avenue, and Rob-
ert w. Donaldson, one family frame
house, Rockwell avenue. ~ ~
AT a meeting of the Stratford I'm
provement club Truck company, No.
1, this evening, the officers elected at
last weeks meeting will be Installed
into office. An entertainment will fol-
The Okenuck tribe of Red Men will
hold masquerade this evening at the
wigwam, Church street. e
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
"A WONDEROUS STORY OF The RETURN TO
HEALTH OF A WELL KNOWN BRIDGEPORT
LADY IT is A LAX-A-T0NE RECOVERY
Mrs G. Howard of 164 Kelsey St. this City, tells incident
that reads like fairy story but is far from it,
of many Lax atone Stories

gone I came down to the drug store
lall by myself and procured two more.
I then began to make gains in a mar
lvelous manner and still hesitated
about giving testimonial until felt
that / was well. Today I can truth
fully say that am a we'll woman and
feel just fine. I have a clear rosy
complexion, can eat anything without
distress and gladly indorse it to all.
Truth is stranger than fiction and
the many words Of praise that Laxa-
Tone has received in its five years of
existence would fill volumes. 1t is
not cure all, but is a tonic Laxa-
Tive that is compounded on scientific
principles. Everything that Is in it is
recognized by the medical profession
as a specific for sour acid stomach,
gas, lbloat, constipation, sick and bill
ious headaches, and is nerve tonic
Of rare value. 1t will build you UP
and make you feel like new.
Lax-a-Tone is for sale exclusively
by the Hartigan Drug Stores, 81 Fair
field Ave. and Main and Congress SITS.
ADV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
EVERYTHING READY
FOR OZANAMS' SHOW

After four months renearsing all Is
in readiness for the big minstrel show
to be given under the auspices OF the
Ozanam club at the Park theatre next
Monday evening.
It will be one of the largest ever
staged in Bridgeport and promises to
be the hit of the season. All brand
new, unique rags, full of snap and
brilliancy, stirring ballads will be
presented in an artistic way
Mr.. Sarge" Vardon, a man of wide
experience, will act as interlocutor
Mr. Vardon is assisting Prof. Herman
directing the rehearsals
The second part of the show will be
,one-act operetta, Beans and But
TONS
Tickets may be procured from any
of the Ozanam members and at Stein
ert's music store, Main street. These
tickets may be exchanged for reserve
esats beginning Friday, Jan II, at the
Park theatre box office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
GETTING THE HABIT

r. T. D. CROTHERS, of Hartford writing in The Medical
- Record, discusses research work relating to the
Of alcohol drink and complains that the underlying
provocative Of inemperance not well known
the effects of it. a4 ~
The paper is interesting and well DONE but os such
discussions usually to give weight to the strength and
sequences of habit
In order that things without effort
the habit of them The habit is repetition Fixed habit de-
mands repetition and acts with tremendous force in dis
stinct from the Of alcohol
Everybody knows with what difficulty child permitted to
suck its thumb is cured Of the habit Sometimes persists
to adult life There dozens of little muscular habits such
pulling stretching the frontal parts Of the throat
itchng the nose which persist SOMETHING'S throughout
the whole period of the life of the victim.
It perhaps true that the drunkard whom habit is
firmly fixed than in another Certain individuals
stronger tendency repeat action than Others
type the task of breaking any habit difficult Imitation
tendency do what others do probably the beginning Of the
drunkards habit Then the habit the tendencyo repetition
operates as in any other case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

1t is pleasure to publish the follow
ing, which was related by Mrs. How
ard; it goes to show that Lax-a-Tone
has been and always will be the
remedy that gets results, not mere
results that show for short time and
then fade away after the temporary
effects on medicine die away. Mrs.
Howard says:-
One year ago I was a nervous
wreck, in fact was so bad that I was
unable to be left alone for one mo-
nent. I could not venture out of the
house and was pale and weak look
ing. I suffered from chronic indiges-
ton and was discouraged with every
thing in general. One evening I was
prevailed on by Mr.. Howard to go
down to Hartigan's Drug store and
procure a bottle Of Lax-a-Tone, after
a great deal of persuading I did SO
and having no faith in the remedy at
all / tried one bottle of it; much to
my surprise I noticed that 1 felt bet
ter, my digestion began to improve
aud 1 decided that I would take two
more bottles and when they were
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
MORE MUDDY THINKING
80 HE HARTFORD Courant, complaining in seaso1

HE HARTFORD Courant complaining in and out,
- Of votes for women offers this aunty argument:
In 1913 in Chicago the before voted the cost
Of elections Chicago $386OO The election board
asked the finance committee for 81 election expenses
although there to be two elections in 1917 against
last year.
Sagely observes The Courant Te for the
part the result of the voters"
Women could than double the vote The increase
should not for this be than double With any
Of economy it would not be anything like double
What the election board asks for and what the
committee gives usually widely separated phenomena
ought to cost much to record the vote Of woman
that of Only friend The Couran this day and
GRAFTON is of the opinion that it is worth what
vote but not worth the to record vote
the sight of God the of the editor Courant
may be peculiarly precious compared with the Jane
Adams But in the sight of those votes equal with
out allowance for any Of ability that may
exist on either side.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
CURzON OF
KEDLESTON

Earl Curzon Of Kedleston. who is
one of the five members of the new
British War Council, as well as being
Lord President of the Council and the
government leader in the House of
Lords, was born fifty-eight years ago
to-day at Kedleston, near Derby,
which has been in the possession Of
his ancestors for nearly eight centu1
ries. Lord Curzon's father, Rev.
Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon, who
died last year was the fourth Baron
Of Scarsdale, and Lord Curzon is now
the fifth baron of that name. He
started life as George Nathaniel Cur
ION, and in his youth, after gradual
ing from Oxford, was assistant private
secretary to the Marquis of Salisbury.
In 1891 he was made Under Secre-
tary of State for India, and later was
an under-secretary in the Foreign De-
partmei1t. In 1895 he married Mary
Victoria Letter, daughter of L. z.
Letter of Chicago and Washington,
and in 1899 he was appointed Viceroy
of India, a post which he held until
1905. He was created Baron tCurzon
of Kedleston in 1898, but it was not
-
the House of Lords as an Irish repre-
sentative peer. Lady Curzon died IN
1906, leaving three daughters. Coin
cident with his elevation to a place
in the War Council, Lord Curzon an
nounced his engagement to another
American woman. Mrs. Grace Elvina
Duggan, widow Of an Argentine cap
italist, and herself native of Ala
bama Since the outbreak of the war
Lord Curzon has been active in re-
cruiting, and his efforts in this direc-
ton were rewarded with the Order OF
the knights of the Garter. In his
new position Lord } Curzon is the
spokesman of the government in the
House of Lords. His Kedleston es-
tate, which he inherited last year
from his father, has an area of about
IL, 900 acres, and the mansion is truly
palatial in extent and decorations. Be
sides being Earl and Baron Curzon OF
Kedleston and Baron Scarsdale, Lord
Curzon is also Baron of Ravendale.
The latter title will go to his eldest
daughter, Lady Irene Curzon, on the
death OF, Lord Curzon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
MUNICIPAL FIRE INSURANCE

~ NE GENTLEMAN who has made some Investigation be-
~ eves that the cost Of fire insurance to Bridgeport dur
years past has been about SiOOO the returns from
fire have been during the period scarcely
than 81 100000
Under these conditions Bridgeport might easily assume It's
losses both for the city and its people
confagraion during the first five would not be be-
of bond issue. After the first five
sinking created from charges for the service would
take of all demands.
The saving in municipal private insurance is in the
In the the fund would be adj
mnstered about per cent In the existing the cost is
more than SO per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
PRESIDENT-GENERAL
CONTEST OF G. A. r.
TO BE INTERESTING

Washington, D. c., Jan. 11-Rum-
ors of indignation breaking loose in
D. A. r. chapters throughout the
country at the attitude in the presi-
dent-general contest, assumed by the
management of the campaigns for
Mrs. George c.. Squires of st. Paul,
Mimi, and Mrs. George Thatcher
Guernsey of Independence, Kansas,
promise of making the national So
mighty Interesting 1t is charged
that the Guernsey and ,Squires follow
ing, in constructing trenches and en-
tanglements to head off the advance
of the forces Of Mrs. John Miller Hor-
ton of Buffalo, have raised the issue
that none but a state regent or a ma
tional officer should be elected presi-
dent-general.
This naturally has aroused Mrs
Horizons supporters to warlike state
but it has gone further than that in
also arousing chapter regents
throughout the country and delegates
to the convention who not being state
regents would suffer in future from
such a precedent, should it be estab-
lished and should they aspire to cleo
ton to the chief position of the D. A.
r.
Needless to say Mrs. Horizons
friends have taken prompt advantage
of this false move by her rivals and
from their headquarters a statement
has been issued in her behalf show
ing that of eight president-gen
since the society created that office
six never held the position CT state
regent or were national officials pre-
vious to election as preSident-general.
The inference created by the claims
of the Guernsey and Squires manage
ments that chapter regents and dele
gates not holding state regencies are
incompetent to serve as president
general is expected to rebound to Mrs
Horizons benefit. The statement
from her headquarters regarding past
president-generals sets forth that
Mrs. Harrison, who first held that Of
flee, was neither a state regent nor a
national officer. Mrs. Stephenson also
was elected president-general with
out having held state or national Of
flee in the society. The same was
true of Mrs. Foster and of Mrs. Dam
lei Manning, who was regent of Mo-
hawk chapter of Albany but neither
state or national official Mrs Fair
banks was the first president general
who had been a national officer and
state regent. Mrs. Mclean, her sue
cessor, was a chapter regent only of
New York city HAPPIER Mrs Story
was state regent for one term but
Mrs. Scott, her predecessor. was a
chapter regent, from Betetia Green
Stephenson chapter of Bloomington,
Ill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

The first woman travelling passen-
ger agent is Miss Edna Flynn, on the
staff of one of the great transconti-
mental railroads. Miss Flynn was
discovered by a high official of the
system in small town in Washington
and he was so impressed with her abil-
ity that he brought her into Seattle
and created the new position for her.
She proved SO successful in this new
line of work, selling tickets exclusive
ly to women and handling women and
children, both in the local office and
on the road, that the road decided to
carry out the innovation at all Of it's
principal offices, and flock Of girls
were brought to Seattle and trained
by Miss Flynn for their new duties
They will now attend annual meetings
of passenger agents Of the opposite
sex on an equality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
GREECE ACCEPTS
ALLIED TERMS;
LITTLE. TROUBLE

Athens, Jan. 1.-THE government
has formally accepted the ultimatum
of the entente powers. In accordance
with the agreement made with the
allies on Dec. 1, King Constantine to-
day began delivery to the entente ma
val authorities Of six batteries Of
guns. He gave orders to the troops
to suppress all hostile demonstrations
which was promptly done and meet
ing called to protest against the ac-
ceptance of the allied ultimatum was
summarily dispersed. The leaders Of
the reservists stated that their fol-
lowers were ready to support the
monarch and accept the decisions of
his government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
NON-SUTT DAMAGE ACTION.

A motion for non-suit was granted
Yesterday afternoon by Judge Bennett
in the superior court in the $4,000
action brought by John Parker OF this
city against the Wilkenda Land Co.
owners of the Lordship trolley line.
Parker sued to recover for expenses
incurred when his son was injured in
troI1ey acc1cens.
The motion was granted on the
ground that sufficient evidence had
not been presented. Charles Parker,
the son, also has $4,000 suit against
the company, which has not been
tried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
BRIDGEPORT FIRST
IN JOBS PROCURED

Bridgeport topped the list in the
number of situations procured for ap-
plicants by the five free employment
bureaus Of the state during the month
of December, according to the report
Of the work Of the bureaus given out
yesterday by the state bureau of la
Dor. A total of 682 situations were
procured by the Bridgeport bureau,
hartford coming second with 651 and
New Haven third with 62S New Ha-
ven led in the number Of applications
for employment with a total of 1,035,
Hartford being second with 9S2
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
ASK S5O,OOOI FOR
HARBOR AT NORWALK

Washington, Jan. 11-Final agree
ments on the annual rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill was reported
late yesterday, by the House commit
tee. The measure carries $38, 1885,
$50, of which something over $10,000,-
600 is, for new projects and the re-
maif1der for continuing or maintain
ing existing projects.
Appropriations provided for new
projects. not previously made public,
include: Connecticut, Norwalk har-
Dor, $4,000; Greenwich harbor, $685.
600. f 9
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
NEW ZEPPELIN TESTED

Geneva, Jan. 11-A new monster
Zeppelin. the LAO, made it's first trial
flight over Friederichshaven today. It
was equipped with especially designed
propellers which make virtually no
noise. There is another attachment
which, when put in operation, envel-
opes the Zeppelin in smoke SO that
the airship cannot be seen from be-
low
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
COMPENSATION INSURANCE

~ STATES meet the charges for compensa-
ton by monopolstc state managed insurance Seven
permit private competition with state managed
surance se-monopoisic state managed insurance
Eighteen have state managed insurance.
these examples it will be possible to find the
necessary adequate comparison of the several figures
probable that the cost Of private insurance for profit will
prove excessive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
THE FARMER: JANUARY II, 1917

earns his living by killing wild in the city its environs
There is good why stray bullets should fill the air.
except that fools have guns.
This sort Of killing is becoming 1t is too
everywhere Connecticut The authorities should make
sturdy effort to find the person who launched this recent
sie should steadily discourage the Of firearms with
in the limits Of settled places
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
SEVEN NEW SMALLPOX
CASES IN WATERBURY

Seven new cases of smallpox were
reported to the state board of health
yesterday from Waterbury. One
case was reported from New London
and another from Thomaston. There
are now las cases in the state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

" HE LATEST charge against Harry Thaw if proved will
show him crazy the New York authorities thought
The passion for whipping standard alteration of
which the have furnished abundant and striking Instances
Of abnormal function, for which sci
only partial explanation The best place for
Thaw is Matteawan, from which he escaped
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
FOOLS WITH GUNS

- OF LONG since woman, peacaby engaged in wit
Messing spectacle at Seaside Park killed by
bullet
few days since little girl sitting the porch of her
fathers in Fairfield baby in her arms, severely
ical condition.
There is no Bridgeport is forest No
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

Formerly politicians used to have
their ears to the ground, but since
the recent Wall street leak they have
them at the foreign relations commit
tee door
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

Many people will spend their prin-
cipal thought for the next few weeks
planning for a racket on Washing
toms birthday. the next holiday and
then wonder why they don't get along
any faster in business,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

The Cunard line steamer Andacia
sailed from New York for Liver
pool.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

1t is claimed that millions spent in
the last election have never been re-
ported, but of course the politicians
are always urged to forget the past.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

is the one dependable remedy, for bad
complexions. They act on the liver and
bowels like calomel. yet have no dangerous
after-effect. They assist nature to throw off
the impurities that get into the blood. They
viii surely clear up; even the moss distress
ing condition quickly and tone up the entire
system, giving pure. fresh. ruddy skin
they are absolutely pure-easy to take
nd correct constipation. They act quick
Y, cleanse and purify-and make yo,
,el fine. sStart treatment now. Get be
ON any drusgist-lOc and Csc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
.AGlear
Complexion

wants a nice, clear COM
plexion, and can have it at trifiing cost.
Constipation in women is Increasing to
an alarming extent, and this causes poor
circulation which accounts for yellow.
muddy, pirnply connplexions which SO
many women are trying to overcome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-28
NO SCALPERS
ARE WANTED

with the view Of live baby pack
ing the new Orpheum at the great MD
nj ght show New Years eve, scalpers
have attepmted unsuccessfuliy 20 buy
UP punches OF reserved seats. Man
ager Michelstetter said today he turn
ed down a man who asked for forty
tickets a live baby will be given
away free at the performance which
will start at 1880 r. m.
Starting tomorrow and playing sun
day Manager Michelstetter has secur-
ed what is claimed 10 be the biggest
act Of its kind in the world, Fred 70
bodie and Company. They are billed
as The incorporates" 1t ia fes-
ture acrobatic- balancing stunt. Wanz-
err and Palmer are slated as coined
ianS; LaRelle and Company are instru-
rnentalists: stuart and Earl are sing
ers and dancers and LaDars Warner
and Company are feature bicyclists.
The feature Of the Monday and Tues
day show viii be The Rubeville Fol
lies with zen people.