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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17

,-o,,og mems class in the Sunday
school. He is well known both IN Bos-
ton and New York as splendid type
Of the christian man in Ysuccesslui
business. He is a clean, courageous
leader, he represents xne new ana pet
ter day in American politics.
One of the saddest phases OF our
modern civilization is the large num-
Der of young men who Will miss lhe
mountain heights because they nave
weakened themselves by sin. They
will always be on the low lands; never
occupy important positions; cannot be
to the home, state or church what they
would have been if they had sought
first the Kingdom of God and HIS
righteousness.
Value of prayer. The real Christian
will spend much time in prayer me
more we can become associated with
strong personalities the stronger we
become What then is the strength
given to those who daily have audience
with the King? It was this that MADE
the three Hebrews when they could
hear the roar of the fiery furnace say,
1--WE, oh, King are not careful TO an
swer thee in this matter, for II 1t be
so our God whom we serve Is able 70
deliver us out Of the burning fiery fur
mace and Mary, Queen of Scots cry
IT fear John Knox's prayers more than
an army Of 10000 men. To this will
be added the value OF Bible study and
Christian work, and will give to you
the best association, for there Is no or
ganization with such character and
high ideals and helpful associations as
the Christian church, and above all
III 70 v,f on n a N
ion in your heart and life the friend
of friends, who will walk by your side
giving victory over temptations, d.
recting the affairs Of your destiny, CIV
ing grace that will be sufficient under
all circumstances and bring you out
more than conqueror at the end.
A mammoth mass meeting for mon
will be held at 3 o'clock, Sunday, at
the Casino, when DR.. Rees the evan
gelist will give straight talk to men
and boys DR.. Rees has been studying
the city's life the past week, and will
be able to reveal conditions, as a
stranger, that many who have lived in
the city for years do not know exist.
| The basis Of the address will be '"The
Twentieth Century Sodom, Its Streets,
Avenues, and Inhabitants" This ad-
dress is in the plainest English, and
straight from the shoulder, and has
| been delivered eight times in Boston,
five time in Chicago, four times in
! New York, eight times in Pittsburgh,
eight times in Rochester, in Provi-
dence, Kansas City, and all the big
cities of the country. Owing to the
shortness Of the campaign DR.. Rees
will be able to deliver this address but
once in Bridgeport. Seats have been
provided for 1900 men at the Casino
and the prospects are that standing
room will be at a premium. The doors
will open at AIS. A large male Choir
| us and orchestra will furnish music
Every man and boy in the city is in
vited. The city Y. M. c. A. has Joined
| forces with the churches for the cam
paign and will cooperate in the Sun
day meeting.
Sunday night. at 7:45, DR.. Rees will
speak at the Casino on What After
ADeath?" Last Sunday night the Ca
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
MAY REMOVE "GAS"
PUMPS FROM CENTER

The fire department committee of
the common council has decided to adj
here to its policy Of refusing to al
low gasoline pumps under the side
walks on streets where trafiic Is con-
slant. Automobiles halted for gaso-
line supplies in these streets seriously
impede traffic. At a meeting last
night the committee discussed the
possibility Of requiring owners to re-
move pumps and tanks now on the
streets on which the taboo has been
placed. 49, >
Property owners who object to the
petition Of J. H. Splitter to establish
and maintain public garage in Main
street opposite Federal street were
told to get signatures of all property
owners in the neigh borhood on their
petition of. protaSt.--
A number of other petitions for the
establishment Of public garages were
considered by the committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
DEWEY STREET SEWER
WILL BE EXTENDED

Before the sewers committee Of the
common council last evening City
Engineer A. H. Terry explained the
plan of the proposed extension of
Dewey street sewer. 1t will be con-
tinued from Brooklawn avenue to Ar
cadia street, to Madison avenue to
Lincoln street, thence northerly to
Amsterdam avenue over private land
to Jewett avenue, thence to Main
street and along North avenue. The
estimated cost is $50, 900 and the mat
ter will be i considered at the next
meeting Of the ! paving and sewer
commission. The committee heard
a number of petitions for the construc-
tfon of sewers and sewer well: eRG
for sewer extensions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR SPEAKING
TO NEWSPAPERMEN IMPL ORES Them
TO DISSPATE YELLOW Peril FEAR
Appeals to Members of the Press to Be the Torchght
Bearers for the Light That Was Needed to Throw
Off Unfounded Fears and Prejudice

of varying climatic belts and their ag-
ricultural and marine products. But
the impression of the spacious reach
Of the Empire created by what have
said should be largely discounted. ia
pan is by no means a continuous
chain of islands stretching from the
fifty-first degree north latitude down
to north latitude, twenty-one degrees
and forty-eight minutes. A trans
Pacific express liner can steam from
Kahoshima, the southern most port
of the group Of islands forming Ja-
pan proper, to Keeling, the northern
most port. Of F'ormosa, without sight
ing land for days. With all that, with
our oversee domains, the Empire of
Japan has to-day the total area of
over 100000 square miles of nearly
six times as large as the state. of
Pennsylvania, or about 1000 square
miles smaller than the one state of
Texas. And on that area 77,289,000
people have their being according to
the official report of 1916.
"And this Empire is no longer
drunk with the color and perfume of
the four seasons; neither does it sit
long night through chanting to the
SA1fCI WALS1Cly VI I1AO 1ilOOI. IL 1Aoo
laid aside the happy and simple life
of Arcadia along with many other
childish things. It has come to life
wealth. AS with you Americans, it is
the poetry of achievement that guilds
the highlights Of its dreamings and its
aspirations
Ambassador Sato told the story Of
Japanese Industrial growth. He told
of the first silk flature, established
in Japan in 1872 under the supervis-
ion Of a French engineer, ia a time
when the total exports of Japan, lin
Guiding everything from. silk. to dried
cutt1efish'' amounted to only S.
100000 a year whereas last year ia
pans export of raw silk alone was
valued over $133,50O,00O. He told
how an obscure student established
the first match factory in private
house in Toxic in 1875, and how ia
pan had developed this industry un-
til, I'M 1916, she exported over &c.,
100000 worth of matches. He told
Of the first cotton-ginning mill of the
western type in Japan 1t was of
British manufacture, completed in
1853 and manager by an American ex-
pert To-day" he said. "JapaQ has
$50 spinning factories with the COM
bined paid-up capital and reserve Of
more than $62.O00,000 gold. while
cotton yarn came next to silk as the
most important item in Japanese ex-
pots. To-day Japan seems to have
more ships in the Pacific than all the
American oversee traders put togeth-
err
OF late, he said, a great deal had
been heard of the whitening compeu-
ton Of Japan, especially in the mar
ketss Of China, but he declared that
this was largely a nightmare. = The
things which japan was exporting to
China were things which America was
not anxious to furnish and the things
which the United States was selling
China were things which Japan was
not furnishing to any -appreciable ex-
tent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
YOUNG PEOPLE
OF WEST SIDE
HEAR DR.. REEFS
Evangelist Urges Auditors
to Give Up Things That
Weaken.

Dr. Milton S. Rees, evangelist of the
West Side churches whose exhorta-
tons have recently tended to fill the
Casino in State street with enthusiast
tic converts to religious ways, again
held sway last night. It was the oc-
casion of a gathering of young men
and women.
The sermon was an appeal to the
young folks to give up the things of
life that weaken and to strive for
everything that will strengthen char
acter. The evangelist took as his sub
ject "The Mountain Heights" using as
a text Matt. 6:33. "Seek We first the
kingdom Of God, and his righteous
ness, and all these things shall be add
ed unto YOU
aspire to the heights, to the noun
tain heights of power, character and
influence" he said Glitch your wagon
to a star-the Star of Bethlehem.
Build your foundation on the impreg-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17

Pittsburgh, Pa, March 17.-Aimaro
sato, Japanese Ambassador to the
United States, addressing the Pitts
burgh Press Club at its annual dinner,
spoke on Japanese-American rela-
tions. The permanence Of amity be-
tween the, two countries was assured,
said he, if the people of both coun-
tries could have little more light, to
senable them to throw off fear and
prejudice which were born Of igno-
rance, and he appealed to the gentle
men Of the press to be the torch-bear-
iers for the light that was needed.
where the American is indiffer-
gent," said Ambassador Sato, he can
not be wise. Where he is not we'll
Informed he cannot be ( just. 1t is
well for us to be mindful always OF
the fact that there are always present
both In the United States and Japan,
men and influences that are ready and
leven eager to set the delicate fabric
! OF peace on fire.
Herbert Spencer put into a brief
sentence what we. all know, but which
we can never remember for any
length of time:
1--WE all decry prejudice said he
f'yet are prejudiced!'
On the other side of the Pacific
world drama is being enacted which
Ills no less important to America than
1.-THE one in Europe, said the Ambas-
sador, because the Far Eastern dra-
ma rs constructive instead of destruc-
tive. America should know more Of
it" said he, 'for the world is about
to enter upon what might be called a
pacific era and the United States is
tip toeing on the Threshold Of new
day wherein she is to be at once a
world merchant and world power"
The Ambassador introduced his ad-
dress by picturing the people of Pitts
!burgh as "a. race Of poets" not of the
classic type, but poets of the ultra
modern sort who chise1 their cantos
In Panama Canal or trace their lines
In steel rails across the continent. /" Ac-
cordingly, the 1~ambassador spoke not
Of the Japan OF the lacquer trays and
fan, but Of the japan of achieve
ments--Japan In her overalls, in the
worlds market places and at the
helms of her ships conhing the seven
seas. He said:
Il 'In some quarters OF this country,
an impression prevails that the En-
pire Of Japan is handful of lean ISL
ands as serile as the classic but stern
shores OF Attica or of your New Eng
land States. In a sense this picture
]: is correct. In more senses than
that 1t is altogether wrong. Some Of
my friends here present may, perhaps,
be astounded to hear that the north
1rnmost edge OF our Empire cuts the
fifty-first degree north latitude. the
same line which hicks the northern
tip Of Newfoundland and runs through
Siberian SHOWS; while in the south
our Island Of Formosa kicks its south
ernmost toe through the twenty-sec-
ond degree north latitude--the same
line which goes through the heart
of the West Indies in the Caribbean.
From north to south, therefore, the
Empire ofcJapan covers a. much great
err reach than this great United States
Allsthis naturally gives Japan a wealth
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
WOULD BREAK
COAL BONDAGE.
after THE WAR
France to Open Rhine as Free
Waterway for Interna-
tiOnal Trade.

Paris, March 17.-However pressing
the problem Of coal may be to France
in wartime. it will be even more press
ing with the return Of peace. Already
the government is studying possible
ways and means of freeing France af-
ter the war from bondage to German
coal. The Industrial situation before
the war was continually aggravated
by the fact that France had to depend
on Germany for SO large proportion
of her supply Of coal. Everybody in
France hopes that some way out or
a return to that condition OF depen-
dency may be found after the war;
The situation is complicated by the
French expectation that Alsace-Lor-
raine again will become French. The
return of these provinces would mean
virtually doubling Of the nations re-
qu1rements of coal, owing to the i'm
mense amounts required for the devel-
opment of the iron deposits in Lor-
raine. This means that instead Of do
ing with about 60,000,000 tons of coal
a year, as before the war, France will
need more than 100,000,00O tons.
A French expert, Maurice Alfassa,
has just published report. showing
where France must obtain her coal II
she wishes to maintain Independence
OF Germany. He indicates three main
sources. Development Of the deposits
Of coal in France, England and the
coal mines on the left bank of the
Rhine, the output of which is estima :
ted at 100000 tons yearly. This
opens up the question Of the future
German territory west of the Rhine,
and Mr.. Alfassa suggests that in the
peace treaty the left bank OF the
Rhine should be given a special eco
nomic standing, enabling France to re-
move some Of the tariff walls which
existed before the war between herself
and Germany
M. Alfassa suggests that the peace
treaty ending the war should provide
for the opening Of the Rhine as free
waterway for international trade.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17

sine was filled. Owing to the growing
popularity Of DR.. and Mrs. Rees, and
the deepening interest in the meetings
several hundred more seats will be
provided for tomorrow night. The full
chorus of more than 200 voices with
orchestra accompaniment will furnish
the music of the hour. Monday night
DR.. Rees will speak on what About
Heaven?" Tuesday is to be celebrated
as the day Of prayer by all the
churches. There will be meetings con-
tinuously at the Casino, Tuesday, from
10 a. m. to p. M, with change Of
program and leader hourly. Women
are invited to come and bring their
lunches. Tuesday night DR.. Rees will
speak on 'Is There a He'll %
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
New Haven Police
Raid Three Cafes

!. New Haven, March 17-Police Wis
IT'S made simultaneously on three large
downtown cafes lest night brought
about the arrest Of AZ women and Al
men under the excise laws. Most OF
the women will be charged with fire.
quently or lettering about saloons
Wnlle many or the men are charged
with lettering. The cafe owners are
charged with keeping t&isorderiy
places. In the city court today the SO
cases were continued until next Thurs
day. Seldom has there been 80 large a
number OF defendants appearing in
court as was the case today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
TODAY's ANNIVERSARIES

st. Patrick is said Ito have died on
this date in 493, at the ripe old age
of 121 years John P. Hollands first
submarine made its trial trip in Stat
en- Island Sound on this date in 1898,
remaining under the surface for half
an hour. Marie Jean Phlipon, Mad
anne, Roland, one of the heroines Of
the French revolution, born in 1854.
Gen. Grant assumed command of all
the armies Of the Union in 1864. Clara
Morris, famous actress, born sixty
nine years ago today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
PREACHER TO
BE HEARD IN TRUMBULL

Rev. e. w. Ray Of Stamford will
Congregational church.
The women's class Of the Sunday
school will meet at the home Of Will
liam e. Thompson, Thursday, March
%, to sew.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
URGES AID FOR GOVERNMENT

Haparanda, Sweden, March IL
Gen. Ignateff, commanding the troops
in Finland, has issued proclamation
exhorting the troops to support the
new government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17

Assemblyman Larney Of New York
has prepared a bill providing that all
uniforms for city employees shall be
furnished fzee and be renewed once
in each year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17

Passports were handed to the Ger
man minister to China and his staff.
and also to all German consuls In the
country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17
TO HOLD MASQUERADE.

The 18th annual prize masquerade
and dance Of Lucetta Warner circle.
c. o. F. Of A. will be held tonight at
Eagles hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17

In recent letter to the editor of THE LITERARY
DIGEST a European reader of this uniquely servicea-
BILE news-magazine makes the statement that tho the
news in THE DIGEST is two weeks old when it
reaches him. it is nevertheless well presented and
so impartiay comprehensive in it's scope that he is
able to get better idea of what is going in Europe
try now at war This piece of testimony is very much
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Hotel Like a Barracks.

The boys soon gave to the hotel the as
pect of barracks. The school prfdes
itself on it's ultra-military way Of doing
things. They marched into tho lobby.
deposited their baggage in small noun
tain of grips and suit cases. found their
rooms returned for their baggage and
then reported to the street where, in a
military formation. they awaited the
breakfast call. -
They marched into breakfast and the
walters caught the military spirit, tok-
ingly saluted the young cadets as they
took their orders, and upstairs tho cham
bermaids carried brooms across their
shoulders like guns and one bellhop
was trying to teach a group OF them to
present arms.
There are 46o of the Culver boys
Later in the morning they visited the
Treasury, by a special arrangement,
and they had reservations in the visi-
Evening star., 1917-03-04

Military Academy marching down F
street to the Ebbitt Hotel. The Culver
boys came here to be escort to vice
PRESIDENT Marshall. and they nave WIN
them their famous Black Horse Cavalry
riders and their own horses
Hello there, Chance and Hey there.
Don." some boys shouted. from which
inquiry developed that G. NJ. F. Chance:
son of Postmaster M. o. Chance. ana
Donald Downs, son of r. S. Downs, for
meriy of the Shoreham, were among the
Culver cadets. and two other Washing
ton boys with them are L. w. Davis.
son of DR.. l. F. Davis of 1S43 PARK
road. and S. o. Rank. who is a ward OF
Samuel Ross.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

q curious tall pyramidal hat, which
brought to mind the headgear Of PalI
mer Cox's brownies" Another arrival
was guiltless OF collar or vest. wore
suspenders decorated In q fashion that
suggested a cubist painting, and when
he had occasion to pay for his lunch
carelessly pulled from his trousers
pocket q roll of bills as big as ones
wrist. A cadaverous-looking individ-
ual had q long, loose coat that looked
like a Sherlock Holmes dressing gown
OF q rich red hue.
A reporter on the lookout for incom-
ing delegations spied . group OF sixty
or more men carrying lanterns.
"Ah. a delegation OF miners" he said,
and with copy paper and pencil. rushed
up to ask where they came from.
They were car cleaners brought here
from Brunswick. Md, to care for the
largo number Of passenger coaches
which are bringing tho inaugural Wis
itors to Washington.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

|tary to the governor; Col. Cornelius
Vanderbilt 22d Engineers; Commander
Louis M. Josephthal, Naval Militia;
Maj. Henry J. Cookinham. jr.. 1st In
fantry; Mai Francis l. ". Hoppin. LIST
Cavalry: Capt Lyman P. Hubbell, 18th
Infantry: Maj. Frederick 8. Couchman,
Sd Infantry: Maj. James L. Kincaid. LIST
Calvary; Capt. Lyman P. Hubbell. 18th
Infantry; Capt Henry f. Greene. I'd In
fantry: Capt. Howard e Grail. 7th In
fantry: Capt. Alvan w. Perry. LIST Field
Artillery; Capt. Joseph J. Kingsbury.
R. L.; Capt. Hamilton Fish. jr.; First
Lieut.. Maunsell S. Crosby. 10th Infan.
try; Second Lieut.. Walter Seligman. and
Col. William Hayward, 10Th Infantry
Two hundred Boy Scouts arrived from
Richmond Va, under the leadership OF
c. L. Weaver. They are making their
headquarters in Peck Presbyterian
Chapel. 2sth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
Parties Expected.
Among the parties due to arrive to-
day and tomorrow are the following.
all of which are to come over the Bal
stimore and Ohio:
To arrive today-Governor of Missis-
sippi and staff. Duckworth Club of Gin
cinnati. Wisconsin democracy, Lehigh
Evening star., 1917-03-04

noticed. The public was excluded from
the waiting room and concourse, begin
ming at noon. By 2 O'Clock fair-sized
crowd had assembled in the portico. in
creasing steadily in size.
It was shortly after $3.50 o'clock when
the nrst event Of widespread interest oc-
CURED. Word was passed through the
crowd that Gov. Whitman Of New York
was to arrive on the train just due from
New York. High school cadets stationed
at the terminal as guides were lined on
either side of the gate and stood at at
tention. AS matter Of fact, however,
the. train was in two sections and the
governor was In the second section.
His staff. headed by Brig. Gen. Louis
w. Stotesbury. the adiutant general. :.
was in the first section. and the Of
ncers composing this group were sa-
luted by the cadets as they entered the
concourse. The officers went imme-
diately to the headquarters for the
governor and his party, Stoneleigh
Court. to arrange for the arrival OF Gov.
Whitman. making their plans to return
In time to meet him.
Gov. Whitman's Stan.
Those on the staff, in addition to Gen.
are Lieut.. Col. -Lorfllard
Spencer. 18th Infantry, military secre-
Evening star., 1917-03-04

tors galleries of the House and Senate
at the Capitol yesterday afternoon.
With their spirits not q bit dampened
by the rain, a hundred or more Boy
Scouts marched along Pennsylvania
avenue about 10 o'clock. bound for the
parish house of the Church Of the As
cension. where they will make their
headquarters while here They came
from Hampton, Phoebus and Newport
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Restaurants Are Crowded.

The crowd thinned out somewhat after
theater time and became large again as
the theaters let out and many found
their ways to hotels and dining rooms.
These dining rooms were taxed to the
limit. Several hotels had tables in the
corridors and in rooms seldom used for
that purpose.
Praise of the police protection was
generally heard. The policemen were
jovial, agreeable and entered into the
spirit of the occasion. They kept the
crowds from lettering.
Vendors seem to have found ready
sale for small arm bands bearing the
Inscription, I'VE stand by our Presi-
dent" Many of the pedestrians car
ried flags or wore them. The balloon
men. with their round and bologna like
toys, did not seem to fare as well.
One of the busiest men in Washington
was the crossing policeman at 18th
street and New York avenue. That was
one of the most congested points for
automobiles. Ninth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, was another. The
crowds overfiowed into side streets. and
Of street. usually quiet at night, also had
liberal share of strollers.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

entrance be gained. Then oneNhad to
purchase q ticket before being admitted
to the main waiting room. or get to
the concourse, where the gates to trains
are located Praise of this arrange
ment was heard on all sides. There
was little crowding or confusion.