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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
New England Governors
Discuss Preparedness

Boston, March 13.-Plans for Coop
GRAFTON in military and Industrial pre-
Qaredness will be discussed at con-
ference Of the governors OF the six
New England states at the state house
late today. The governors accepted
the invitation of Gov. Mccall Of Mas
sachusetts to participate in the confer
ence, together with their adjutant
generals, unless unavoidably detained.
Mai. Gen. Leonard' Wood, commander
of the department OF the east, also
sent word that he would be present.
In his call for the conference Gov
Mccall stated his general purpose to
be Ito discuss plans Of common inter-
est in the present disturbed condition
Of affairs
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
LET'S GIVE AMERICAN
CITIZENS IN BRIDGEPORT
SOMETHING BETTER THAN
BARE FLOORS FOR BEDS

on as usual, however, with little or no
change in courses, although the
whole manner Of college life has
changed. The academic uniform has
given place to khaki and the under
graduates attend courses, and teach
ers lecture in khaki.
All the men servants having gone
to war. women have taken their places
as bed-makers and in the kitchens
and butteries. Keble has introduced
IT women.
In athletics there is practically
leges were able to keep up football
or hockey teams. Rowing has SINH
larly been demoralized and none of the
gether. Track teams have been COM
pletely given up.
The 'after-the-war" changes of tho
universities and the whole educational
system, high and low, has stirred up
an agitation in all parts of the coun-
tr.l Lord Haldane has summed up
the main direction of this change, as
follows:
THE calamity of war has brought
with it one element Of brightness and
hope. We have been stirred out Of
our slumbers. We have lear ned that
we cannot have the knowledge and
science required for the advancement
of our industries and for the making
of great discov cries unless we have
the broad foundations of education in
our people. We have learned tho
German lesson in more ways than one,
and we should meet her with spiritual
weapons just as we meet her with
temporal weapons"
Many others have taken ND the
same theme, urging that scientific
branches must prepare men for COM
petition with German. Business men,
also, have been called into the dis
cussion, one head of a large business
concern declaring that the educational
sstem of the country must he made
more practical, after the American
method, SO as to be better adapted
tot he needs Of the industry.
Lord Bryce has also taken part in
the discussion. holding that old stand
ards should not be too violently
changed, as uniform culture was quite
as essential as specialization for prac-
teal ends.
On the whole, however the discus
ision has shown, practically all ele-
ments agree. that the war has com
PEELED q return of the whole educa-
tional system and it's methods, largely
toward securing more attention to the
scientific and practical conditions of
American schools.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
Wild Growing Plant
To Supply U. S. Drugs

Washington, March 13.-The Uni
ted States may have to turn for it's
supply of the crude drug digitalis. cut
off by the war, to the wild growing
American digitalis. This possibility
is revealed in a report today OF an in
vestigation conducted by the public
health service in the states of Califor-
mia, Oregon, Washington and West
Virginia. The investigators found
that the plant which grows wild in
abundance in those states may be uti-
liked as source Of supply for making
the various official preparations of
digitalis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
Connecticut Leads
in Preparedness,
Holcomb Declares

Hartford, March 13.--Gov. Hol-
comb returned yesterday from New
York where he attended a prepared
ness conference called by Gov. Whit
man and at which several nationally
prominent men were present. The
governor said this afternoon that he
felt "prouder than ever Of Connect
CUT after participating in the New
York meeting. He said this state was
far in advance Of all others in it's pre-
paredness plans.
Gov HoIcomb will go to Boston on
Tuesday to meet other New England
governors in a preparedness confer
ence, on invitation of Gov. Mccall OF
Massachusetts, He will leave Hart
ford about noon.
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independent, non-partisan organiza-
ton, whose officers include former
cabinet members, former ambassa-
doris and other men Of national prom
inence. 1t has a total membership in
all classes Of about $4,000 in the
United States. 1t is trying to arouse
the country to a realizing sense Of its
helplessness in the event of war, with
which we are now seriously threaten,
ed, and to do its share in preparation
for the possible struggle. 1t cannot
emphasize too strongly the great need
Of immediate action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13

II that news came by cable from
Europe, Nit would shock you. You
would hasten to send generous con-
tribution overseas to buy blankets for
suffering Americans
Well. it is happening in Bridgeport
every night.
Your police stations harbor hun
dreds OF your fellow citizens week
after week, because Bridgeport has
not made adequate provision for them
elsewhere.
These men have committed no
crime. They are simply down on
their luck for while. They sleep on
newspapers because that is the best
accommodation the police stations can
offer to most of them.
Just one institution in all Bridge
port gives them better shelter-the
Bridgeport Christian Union. But the
Christian Union with its present plant
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
WAR LAYS HEAVY
HAND ON COLLEGE
men OF ENGLAND
Cambridge Reports 1861 Of
It's Students Killed at
the Front.

London. March 13-War has laid q
heavy hand on education in Europe.
and its effects are felt here, not only
in the complete arrangement Of the
present educational system. but in the
prospect Of far-reaching changes after
the war.
The basis Of these prospective
changes is the undermining Of educa-
ton, making it more practical for
coping with everyday business affairs
Of life, after the American and Ger
man methods.
Oxford and Cambridge, instead OF
having 1000 to 10000 students, are
now reduced to the dimensions OF
small schools, with about 500 each.
There is the same reduction to mere
shadows in the universities and tech
meal schools throughout the country.
All the able-bodied students have
gone to the war, and even those not
able-bodied. are engaged on work in
munitions, aeronautics, aviation,
wireless telegraphy and map-makinE
for the government.
The public schools have been SINH
larly affected, particularly in the
teaching staffs, about $4,000 school
teachers having been taken from the
regular establishments to join the
army The scholars in the secondary
schools here also suffered marked
losses, as the topform boys have fallen
within the. military age. One school
has a woman teacher for the first time
in 60 years. Another large school has
81 women teachers.
! Even the courses of study are ma
terially changed to a war basis. In
one locality there are courses on the
western front. the eastern front, the
Balkans, the war in the air and naval
operations. In another locality war
loans, war taxes and similar subjects
are discussed. Geography Of the coun-
tries at war has been greatly stimu-
lated; also the history of the Balkan
and other countries Of which little
has been known.
1t is at the great universities, how
ever, that the greatest change has
occurred. AT Oxford, Ballio1 has fur
nished 900 soldiers and has had 81
killed; Oriel furnished 500, killed 81;
Magda1en furnished TBS. killed LOG,
Trinity furnished $50, killed So;
Christ Church furnished 1,o75, killed
113; st. Johns furnished 485, killed
SO; University furnished 554, killed
50; Queens furnished 403. killed Az;
Corpus Christi furnished 24O, killed
A.
Up to the beginning of this year
Cambridge had furnished 1873 men
at the front, Of which 1,403 had been
killed, 1,945 wounded, 213 missing or
prisoners. Victoria Crosses have gone
to five Cambridge men and eight Ok
ford men.
AS a result Of the depletion of the
universities foreign students are
about all that remain. The Oxford
cricket team, for instance, is made
up Of about 10 Americans and two or
three students from India At Trim
ity only four British students remain,
these being exempt from service for
one cause or another; at st. Johns,
nine; 1t Wadham. FIVE; and similar
depletion all along.
The American Rhodes scholars go
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
HEARING TOMORROW
ON AMENDMENT TO
PROHIBITION BILL

The committee on constitutional
amendments has arranged to hold a
hearing in the hall of the House Of
Representatives Wednesday on the
bill Of Representative Arthur z. Bow
ers> of Manchester providin~ for con-
stitution"' amendment FIR statewide
prohibition. 1t is expected that this
hearing will bring out a large attend
ance. 1t will probably be the final
hearing Of the session.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
JEWEL TRUNK MISSING

Boston, March ia report that
a trunk containing jewelry valued at
$4,000 had disappeared from the
baggage room at the South station
was made to the police today. The
trunk, shipped by jewelry firm in
New York to a local agent, reached
here at o'clock yesterday afternoon
but it could not be found when the
agent called for it this morning. The
police refused to discuss the case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
PROF. BEEBE'S FUNERAL

New Haven, March 13.-The funeral
of Prof. William Beebe of Yale uni
versity,. who died Sunday after a short
sickness with pneumonia, wilT be held
in Battell chapel Wednesday morn
ing at 1880. The bearers will prob
ably be from among the faculties of
the institution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
TURKS LOSE ARTILLERY

London, March 13.-After announ-
cling the fall of Bagdad in the house
of commons yesterday. Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer,
said there was every reason to believe
that two thirds of the Turks artillery
had fallen into the hands of the Bri-
fish or had been thrown into the IT.
girls
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
Government Swamped
by Free Seed Requests

Washington, March 13.-Since the
home gardening movement began
throughout the country as a means
to meet the increased cost Of food the
department of agriculture has been
swamped with hundreds of thousands
of requests for free seeds.
Officials of the department say that
unfortunately they have no seeds to
distribute. The free seeds provided
by congress are distributed as men,
bers of congress themselves direct and
this years supply of about 100000
worth was long ago exhausted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
IRISH MEASURE SOON

London, March 13.-The Irish ma
tionalists made their temperance in
the house of commons yesterday and
assured themselves of another early
debate on the subject of home rule for
Ireland by securing from the govern
ment promise that the Irish esti-
mates would be introduced some day
next week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13
1NDICr COAL OPERATORS

Washington, March 13.-More
criminal indictments. similar to those
recently returned in New York
against approximately 200 corpora
tons and individuals, are expected
soon in the governments nationwide
of the activity of dealers
in coal and foodstuffs. The new in
dictments probably will be returned
by one Of the feredal grand juries sit
ting in the middle west.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13

William Beebe, professor Of matll-
ematics and an instructor of astron.
omy at Yale since 1897, is dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13

Fritz Wu1f. believed to be an es.
capped German sailor, and who was ar.
rested at Chicago last Friday, was re-
leased.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13

Troop H, First Cavalry, arrived at
Rochester, from the Mexican bor-
der
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-13

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK e SON
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
W|GGAM SPEAKS
AT U TODAY
Climbing the Family Tree
Subject Of Convocation
Address.

An address par excellence was de-
livered in woodworth auditorium of
the University Of North Dakota this
morning at the regular convocation
hour. when Albert Edward Wiggam.
the apostle Of efficiency" presented
his famous lecture, climbing the
Family Tree"
Mr.. Wiggam is man with mes
sage. He has been on the lecture
platform day in. and day out for q
number of years and has travelled
throughout the entire country, ap-
pearing in every city Of any size from
one. coast to the other. r.
climbing the. Family Tree" MI:
Wiggame developed the subject OF
heredity, illustrating his lecture with
lantern slides. Mr.. Wiggam pre-
sented the fundamental truths OF the
subject in a manner that could be
clearly understood by his large audi.
ence. He told OF the development of
the science OF eugenics during the
past ten years and how the question
OF race perpetuation is dependent on
the problem, Shall the generations OF
the future be healthy, normal men
and women or shall a large per cent
of them, as today. be inhabitants OF
our jails. and poor farms? This is
the question that 'confronts us as real
American citizens today.
Mr.. Wiggam went in detail into the
laws of descent, showing how in the
lower animals certain color charac-
teristics are dominant and others re-
cessive. He showed how certain quail
tiles Of the parents are transmitted to
the children and how it is possible to
rid society OF imbecility, alcoholism
and other forms of feeble minded
ness through knowledge Of the laws
Of perpetuation.
Mr.. Wiggam suggested a study Of
the family tree as possible means
to a successful marriage and showed
how a careful study of the science Of
eugenics will eventually rid the ma
ton of the poorer class Of the popula-
ton, the Mnatics, imbeciles and
others who are constant menace to
society, and will usher in an era when
the "blue blood" Of the nation will
dominate all society. .-
A large an enthusiastic audience
greeted the speaker. Mr.. Wiggam per-
formed numerous experiments during
his lecture to illustrate the rules laid
down.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
MOTOR SHOW
RESULTS fine
Registration Shows Hun
dreds Came big Distances,
One From Alaska.

Giving a rather vivid idea Of the
great drawing power Of the recent
automobile show held in Grand Forks,
Manager w. E. Small of the st.
Hilaire Lumber company announced
today that the number of persons
coming varying distances to attend
the exhibition who happened to reg
lister at his single booth totaled 1888.
John Olson came all the way from
Nome. Alaska, and registered at the
booth. taking ticket No. 797 on the
handsome mahogany chest, which
eventually was awarded to the hold
er of the lucky number, F. w. Nelson
of Finley. N. d.
Added Incentive.
Although Mr.. Olson did not come
from Nome. Alaska, to Grand Forks
Tor the express purpose Of seeing the
auto show alone. It was an added in
centive for his making the visit here.
"of course. there were hundreds
register at our BOOTH" said Mr.. Small
today, "but the number who did
should clearly demonstrate the great
value from the standpoint of advertis-
ing OF such exhibitions as the one re-
Gently held. 1t is also Of great value
to Grand Forks as a whole. Local
business men readily realize that such
events are well worth Wh1le.
Visitors from all over northern
Minnesota, the entire state of North
Dakota and from various Canadian
points were among those registered.
Suc4l towns to be found on the list
of visitors include Thief River Falls,
Crookston, Mcintosh, Argyle, Warren.
Duluth, Minneapolis, st. Paul and the
Dakota towns Of Fargo, Devils Lake,
Churchs Ferry, Minot, Bismarck,
jamestown. New Rockford, etc.
Those who have been backing the
auto show feel well repaid for their
efforts by the splendid showing.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
Women Getup Community
Spelling Bee to Prove
Superiority Over Males

Grand Forks will be treated to a
novel event next Tuesday evening at
the city hall when a community
spelling match is scheduled to be
held beginning promptly at 8
o'clock.
Mayor James A. Dinnie will preside,
while President F. L. McVey Is to be
the referee. Miss NJ. Beatrice John
stone. county superintendent of
schools. will pronounce the words,
which will be taken from the Pierce
speller, used by young America in
Grand Forks. Webster's dictionary
will be taken as the final authority.
Big Crowd Expected.
A monster attendance is anticipated
and Chief of Police ]. w. Lowe will
preserve order.
All business organizations and pub
lie institutions in the city are invited
to send representatives. Among those
who have already signified their will
ingness to participate in the match
are the Civic League, The Grand
Forks Herald. Ontario Store, The Ad-
vertising club, Commercial club. the
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
NOTED DIVINE TO
SPEAK HERE SUNDAY
DR.. Atkinson of Boston Will Deliver
Message at Local Congregational
Church.

DIR. Henry A. Atkinson of Boston,
secretary Of Labor and Social Service
for the Congregational Brotherhood
of America, will be the speaker at the
Plymouth Congregational church SER
vices Sunday morning beginning at
1890 o'clock.
DIR. Atkinson was formerly pastor
Of the Central Congregational church
Of Atlanta. Ga, one Of the largest in
stitutional organizations of America
and one Of the few that touches life
in all its aspects. u
All social workers and members Of
the Labor federation are cordially in
vited to hear this man with a message
worth while.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
BAPTIST MINISTER
HERE NEXT FRIDAY
Rev. Harvey j. Moore to Arrive Hero
Thcn-Somcrvillc Church Passed
Resolutions.

Rev. Harvey J. Moore. who has ac-
cepted the pastorate Of the First Bap-
tist church Of this city. will arrive
next Friday night and will preach
his first local sermon the following
Sunday. Mr.. Moore was pastor Of
the Somerville. Mass, Baptist church
for a number of years. and recently
the congregation Of that institution
passed the following resolution:
The First Baptist church of somer-
vile. Mass, wishes to express its deep
regret and sorrow that its pastor, the
Rev. Harvey j. Moore, deems it his
duty to accept the call he has receiy-
ed from the First Baptist church Of
Grand Forks, N. D., and is SO soon to
leave us to take up his new duties.
We. realize keenly our loss of one
who has so unsparingly devoted his
every thought and energy to us, put
ting his every ounce Of his strength
into his work among us, and striving
even harder during these last few
weeks with us to bring men and
women and our boys and girls to
Jesus. His untiring efforts have
surely brought reward in great abun-
dance. and we rejoice with him in
this great work accomplished, and as
he goes we know he must feel, as we
do. that his labors have borne great
results for the Kingdom Of God, for
our church, our community, and for
US, as individuals.
Mrs. Moore, by her loving grace
and sincere desire to do all possible
good. has been an inspiration to US
all. and she has gripped our hearts
as few could have done. and our loss
is made doubly hard to bear by rea-
son Of her going.
We are united in the thought and
belief that the future can hold moth
ing but the highest ideals attained
by those whom we all love. and 1t is
the unanimous vote of our church
that the First Baptist church Of
Grand Forks. N. d.. is to be con-
graduated in securing such able
leaders.
First Baptist church. Somerville.
Mass, February 16, 1917
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
A Mother Defends Rep. Helgesen
Bathgate, N. D., Feb. %, 1917.

Editor Grand Forks Herald,
Dear Sir:-May have a little COR
ner In your paper? want to come to
the support of Representative Helge-
sen. In your editorial comment on his
letter l cannot understand your con-
tenuon that there is a difference be-
tween England mining a part Of the
high seas and warning neutrals to
Keep off at the peril of their lives,
and Germany summarizing a part Of
the high seas" and issuing the same
warning. The two situations look alb.
soiutely the same to me. the only diff
ference being that England uses
mines for the destruction Of vessels
venturing in the prohibited area, and
Germany uses mines and submarines.
You point out that there is a differ
ence between subjecting peaceful
people to Inconvenience, and deliber-
ately putting them to DEATH" Peaceful
people have not been deliberately put
to death in the English war zone be-
cause they have stayed out of it;
peaceful people would not be deliber-
ately put to death in the German war
zone II they stayed out of 1t. The fact
that the German zone is more of a
highway FOR travel. does not make an
iota of difference in principle; it only
makes the difference Of putting peace
ful people to a little more inconyeni-
ence.
If President Wilson could waive
our rights to travel in the area pro-
hibited by England with merely a
protest, that was practically no pro
test at all, and still retain our dieni-
ty; and other neutral countries can
waive their rights to travel in both
prohibited areas. with merely a pro-
test. and retain their dignity, why this
stand. by the United States, against
Germany now?
If President Wilson were merely
demanding protection for America ms
travelling in American vessels, that
would be different matter, although,
even then this demand should be made
from both countries alike, but to de-
mand protection for Americans tray-
cling on belligerent vessels carrying
ammunition is unreasonable. 1t is
Germany's business to sink vessels
carrying ammunition to kill her SOL
diers. and to ask that these vessels be
protected. merely because one or two
Americans may chance to be aboard,
is most unfair to Germany. 1t might
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-24
IL SOLDIERS ARE In
SORE NEED OF WORK
w. H. Brown Appeals to Public to
Help Find Jobs For Men just
Back From tho Border.

w. H. Brown. Of the Red River
Power company, chairman of the
committee on employment for the
boys who have just returned from the
Mexican border, where they have
been in the service of Uncle Sam for
over seven months, reports that IL
members of the local companies are
in dire need Of work and must have
employment Of some kind very soon.
They are willing, he says to go out
Of town for Jobs if necessary. Mr..
Brown is very anxious to secure. the
cooperation Of any business men or
other persons who may be interested.
Those who may have jobs to offer are
urged to communicate with Mr..
Brown.