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THE FARMER: APRIL 19, 1913 BRIDGEPOR T E VENING FARMER (FOUNDED 1790.) Published by The Farmer Publishing Co., Conn. 179 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, UNI ON j 4Vi-A BEL SATCKBAY, APRIL 19, 191S. SENATOR WHITCOMB IS RIGHT. Senator Whitcomb was entirely correct when he said to the senate, in the course of his speech against the bill to abolish We tuberculosis commission, and substitute some thing else in its place, that 4 'the problem of tuberculosis is an economic as mucn as a meuacai H' -' He might have said that the problem is MORE eco -rvroblem. J It. It . liXJ.t4.X-I. J-i-V v---'-- . . of bad social conditions, as underfeeding, poor sanitation, or exhausting labor done m unsanitary surroundings. Consumption is a disease that often follows upan an ancestry which has Had contact at some yvy malady wnicn pursues tne limucem , .,& tion. This malady also is a social uiCi, u v i A,,a ifW-bs in the existing: order of society. Nobody can study the occupational diseases observ ing how tuberculosis is frequent in certain industries and uncommon in others, without realizing tna Kp marlfi in the bad EMPLOYMLN1, which is not a medical question so much as it is a question between capital and labor. , - Nobody can observe the large number of cases o tu berculosis that occur in the poor houses in the slum dis trict of cities, without understanding the relation between the disease and bad housing accompanied By umacu ins In this case the problem is for the sanitary engin eer and for those who strive for a society in which men shall have income enougn to maintain a. uewni, oixcw.. The treatment of the disease to-day is scarcely med- The tendency -for-'some years has been to eliminate drugs and to depend upon pure air, good food and cheer ful surroundings. There is -o Occasion to create an all-medical board in this work. The question is not an all-medical question. Were an all-medical board created there would be a dan ger that the social and economic side of the problem would be neglected, and the treatment side exhausted.. The treatment side is the least important side of the problem." The disease must be attacked at its source. It must be cut off in the hot beds where it is born and matur ed. Otherwise the problem will always be with us, and the same conditions will produce in an endless procession of woe, victims to be treated. HEART OF THE UNIVERSE APPEALS . FOR JUSTICE Thpv have original methods of arriving at conclusions in Hartford. After the U. S. Census Bureau discovered, bv a process of counting noses, that Bridgeport had a larger population than Hartford, the ablest statisticians of the latter city proved, to their own entire satisfaction, that, the bureau is mistaken. Harttord counted tne names in telephone directories, assessed the cognomens in city directories, annealed to the school enumeration, to the enumeration of poll tax payers and to all the hosts of arithmetic for confirmation. Tne narttord statisticians proved conclusively that Bridgeport is not the second city in Connecticut, and the only evidence that proves Bridge port is second is the pitiful circumstance that the official figures of the United States, embodied in the official re ports, make it so. A little later Uncle Sam, desiring to make some changes in its customs department, looked over Connecti cut, and, deciding that Bridgeport does the biggest busi ness, made Bridgeport the chief customs point. Now comes Hartford once more accusing 'the Federal government of error.- The Hartford Board of Trade has canvassed the situation. It finds that Bridgeport collect ed $525,000 for the government last year and Hartford $380,000, wherefore it claims for Hartford the palm, be cause Hartford let in more goods "free of duty." It does not apparently occur to Hartford that offices for the collection of revenue do not exist to collect reve nues from goods admitted free. If all goods were admitted free there would be no cus toms offices. The size' of customs offices will continue to . be measured by their value to the government as shown by returns in the form of tax takings. The Hartford business men, have upon the related evidence, addressed a resolution; which modestly asserts that Hartford, having hitherto been blessed by the Fed eral government, should have a monopoly of benediction, and, modestly suggesting that it is the exact center of the solar system, and probably of the sidereal universe, asKea to nave i-sndgeport ousted. Congressman Jeremiah Donovan will take due uotice. JUDSON DID NOT "HURRY" MELLEN'S ARREST. censured by public omnion. He did move, but instead of beffinninsr his rjroseou tions at the top, he began lower down, departing from the precedent in the New York tunnel case, where after an accident involving loss of life, the officers of the New York loric Central, including the president and board of di rectors, were arrested. It is too much, perhaps, to say that the state's attor ney was restrained bv delicacy of feelinar from arresting President Mellen in the first place, but it is surely the fact tnat ne cannot be charged with eagerness in causing the an est, nor witn undue nor unprecedented haste. Now that the arrest has been made, let us have a lit tle decency and order. Mr. Mellen will be tried by a iury C mi -n , i .,,"' xua .peers. j.nere will oe a judge to see tnat fie has a fair trial. There will be able lawyers who will exhaust every resource to see that the trial is fair, and more than -Lair to tneir client, rf tney can make if so. Let the persecution of the state's attorney therefore cedie- -Lt will not Help tlie accused to continue it. Rath er will it create such a fury of prejudice in the public aa VKJ jiiiis.e uimciut tne selection ot a iury which oo-icuj. nave ui open mma. And let this be remembered, it is of the utmost im ------- j. omuuiu ucupeiaieu witn aue re- smu iu lug sarety ot tlie traveling public. It can do n? - try ut the Griminal responsibility of railroad officials where a duty seems to have been unperformed and Jives have been sacrificed because of the failure. Such a r -7 IT cufurar must result m the public welfare, even rf there is no conviction. Railroads will be ruA more with a view to safety if the men in charge know their personal liberty may be forfeited by their undue nerfect resulting in tV,q i, " e xiegiect, O " viuam Ul J Ui-lC-L iS. HOW AMBASSADORS STRUGGLE ALONG ON $17,500 YEARLY TSNCUE SAM'S I IK r 1 1 s: tt. jttvi:- AT PARIS PATS MOST OF IT FOR HIS HOUSE RENT. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES CALL FOR LARGE EXPENDITURES HAPPENINGS ABROAD. Paris, There is no merit in the contention that State's At torney Stiles Judson was hastened to the arrest of Pres ident Mellen by personal antagonism to that gentleman. Tlie evidence seems to show that Mr. Judson 's error con sisted in leaning backward from a duty which should have been performed in the beginningi Twice a coroner for Fairfield county found criminal negligence, growing out of deaths occasioned in aggravat ?d railroad wrecks. The first time there may have been some question about the evidence. There may have been some doubt as to the wisdom of moving to the criminal prosecution of officers of the offending company. Certainly, the attor ney for the state did not prosecute. : Whorl the second wreck occurred, and another coro ner'founrf the same crime for the same cause, it was sure ly time for the state to do something. If the attorney for tlie state had not proceeded he would have been severely Aimi J.a. TUB Amcrixin horn who reads of the difficulty of ."iumjr ujia.Die ambassadors because the salaries are so small may wonder why $17,600 a year Isn't enough for u.oy American 'family to live on, wnetner at home or abroaxi "Tiot sura aoes seem sufficient, and more, to the every-day onlooker until he sees what an ambassador and his wife are expected and really compelled to do, Then doubts may aa-lse. The first serious thine- la the hku When the ambassador reaches hl fiM oi wore he begins to realize that bis country will be Judged by what he uues; inai ne is no longer an Individ ual American who may act as h pleases about most things, but that his country will . be misjudged unless he conforms, to some extent at least. to xne ways in which other ambassa dors do things. Therefore he deter mines that he should occupy a house and not live in a flat. If he cannot afford a house in the center of the ex elusive section, it must at least be on the fringe of this quarter. The house which has been occupied in Paris by several American ambassadors is neither large nor particularly Impos ing, yet the rent is $12,000 a year un furnished. The residence is about one-quarter as large as the British, the Russian or th nnn embassies. If the new ambassador should dee'dr to take over the i.ooe of his prede cessor, two-thirds of his salary vill go in rent. OSe may, by searching, find a smaller house, or he may engage a furnished' apartment. The latter would save him an expense of about $5,000, the cost of moving his household goods from the United States to Paris and back again. But even a furnished apartment on the borders of the de sirable districts would cost him a third of his salary. The ambassador and his wife, upon their arrival and continuously thera after, are Invited to other embassies. to the entertainment of Vh high officials of government, and to tUe homes of the important people of the capital. Everywhere the ambassador and the members of his family find exquisite dinners, flowers, numerous servants, beautiful costumes. He does not choose his associates. They are made for him by his position as am bassador of the United States, He is not invited on personal grounds, but because he is the ambas sad or of one of the great govern ments. If he were not invited, the government of the (United States might have Just cause of complaint. If he did not go freely among his col leagues and people of equal rank it might have further cause of com plaint, and his work as an ambassa dor would be the (more difficult. The social life of an ambassador is so in terwoven with his official position that All the one serviceably he must give time, thought and money to the ther. Being entertained, he must en tertain. Proper feeling compels him to do so, and strive as he may he is drawn Into expenses on which he nev er reckoned. He Is hiumlllated. in his own opinion, if he endeavors to avoid them. One American ambassador to a con tinental state, on a salary of $17,500 a year, once said to a friend: "I read in the American papers that I am saving money out of my salary. You know I live at a hotel; that I have a hired carriage; that I do ev erything about as simply as I can. Well, I have Just gone over my books and I find that during the past twelve months I have spent $37,600." The Congress of Experimental Psy chology devoted a field day recently to investigating the claims of the ma nipulators of the diving-rod. The re sults obtained were interesting, but the psychologists were obliged to ad mit that they could offer no satisfac tory explanations of the strange gifts of the operators. fcfome twenty "rhabdomanclsts" ac cepted the invitation of the Congress and met Professor Vire. of the Nat ural History Museum, who was to di rect tne experiments, at the Bois de Vmcennes. Professor Vire had select ed the ground for the experiments, and a special map had been prepared by the Prefecture of the Seine. First of all M. Vire called upon all operators who thought themselves able to locate mmcgrouna caves, to step forward, f ouf men responded, Messrs. Pelarat, """u. v--our ranges and Frost. They -o aistant points of the ter rain, and told to beein. Armed with rods of cane, whale-bone tne lour men advanced, slow ly ana deliberately poisina- their in mrumenta, which oscillated under the action or the faculty of divination Their statements were carefully check ed by the map. First M. Palatrat an nounced a dry cavity at a depth of j.o yams, a glance at the map show ed this to be absolutely correct. Next M. Prost announced the presence of a subterranean quarry, describing the outline and giving various details, all or which were f ound to be more or less correct. The results obtained by the omer two were no less extraordinary. -mey rouna dry caves at will. M. i-eiatrat even discovered a seam of coal at a depth which he estimated at 140 yards. The official map did not mention this coal, but as all the other statements made by the "rhabdoman- cists" have been found to be perfectly correct, tne scientists saw no reason to doubt the truth of this statement. Madame 'Jane XMeulafoy, author, ex plorer, chevalier of the Xgion of Hon or, and possessor of the unique priv ilege accorded by the- French Govern ment of -wearing male apparel, has conceived the Idea of forming battal ions of women to aid in the work of reorganizing the French Army. The women are not to fight, so Ma dame Oleulaf oys scheme offers! no op ening to the humorist. On the con trary, it is regarded as eminently practical. It is based on her own personal observations, for Madame Dieulafoy fought in the (Franco-Prus sian war. disguised in a uniform, by her husband's side, and knows what she is talking about. Briefly, she pro poses that volunteer corps of women should be formed to work in the com missary department, the clothing de partment and other non-combatant sections, releasing the men now em ployed by these services' and sending them to swell the numbers of fighters. There are many women, widows, etc., points out Mme. rMeulafoy, whose life Is practically over at forty; many young and old maids who have "no object in life." All these would wel come the idea of aiding in the useful work of defending their native land. The Minister of War, to whom the scheme was submitted, was most en couraging, and a number of women have already signified their willingness to co-operate. Mme. Dieulafoy is now engaged In working out the main lines of her plan, taking the Bed Cross As sociation as a model organization. She will ask that designated women be in structed by commissary officers, and that women be given the opportunity of actual service in this department. limits for more than twenty-four! hours. Under Augustus the population of I Rome numbered nearly six millions. Then it went down to the minimum limit of 13,000, in the Middle Ages, to 1 rise slowly again until it is now 640,- 000. This Is an increase of about 15,000 1 yearly for the last ten years. The supposition of most people that j the word Boma comes from Romulus is erroneous. Romulus comes from I RJoma. The original colony was call ed Roma, from Kumon, river, meaning "The town of the river," and Its head. or leader, was Romulus "The man of the town of the river." iSO that af ter all Romulus did exist, though Re-1 mus is still to be accounted for. The D. M. Read Co. Established X57 EDITORIAL NOTES John Uri Lloyd, author of "String- town on the Pike," "Warwick of the I CECnobs," "Scrogglns" and other de lightful tales, and also internationally I famous as a pharmaceutical chemist. is sixty-four years old to-day. The famous "pragmatic sanction" of I Charles VI of Austria, under which his daughter Maria Theresa later sue-1 ceded to the throne, was promulgated I Just two centuries ago today, and re-1 suited eventually in a war which con vulsed all Europe. 45 inches 75 cts. 45 inches, 50 eta. 48 inches 75 cts. 25 cts. 75 cts. 75 eta. 20 cts. Jr. George Frederick Hjerrick, who I for over half a century was a mission ary and educator in Turkey, is seven ty-nine to-day. Ira a recent inter view Dr. Herrick declared that his knowledge of the 'Serbs made him I ready to believe the stories of their I massacres of innocent Moslems. In Massachusetts and Maine today is I a legal holiday, commemorating the I beginning of the .revolution. The an niversary will also be observed in Washington by the Daughters of the American Revolution, in national con-1 venflon assembled. This year as us ual the Daughters have engaged in a wordy warfare over the choice of of ficers, and "traitors", "unladylike" and I unconstitutional" are among the I mildest of the terms used to describe I the actions of the leaders of opposing I factions. The organization now has I membership of about 100,000, com-1 posed entirely of women whose ances-1 tors took part In the revolution against I English authortiy. Edmund Robert Parker, fourth Earl I of Morley, one of the most eligible I bachelors of the British peerage, will I pass his thirty-sixth milestone to-day. The Earl who is not to be confused I with Viscount - Morley, the eminent I statesman and author recently visit ed America with his younger brother, who is heir to the title. Both young men are well known on tnis side, having frequently visited- New Tork, Canada and Florida, where the Earl was the object of much attention from ambitious mammas. Lord Morley' s country home in Devon is a magnlfl-1 cent place, and contains a remarkable I collection, of paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Venezuela's Congress will convene to day for Its annual session of seventy days, under the constitution provision requiring that the lawmakers meet in Caracas each year on the nineteenth of April. While Venezuela is now more prosperous than ever before, the outs", including former President Castro, have been preaching revolu tion, and have succeeded In gaining many adherents. Venezuela also has Presidential campaign coming On that may afford excuse for trouble. The Senate is composed of forty mem bers, two from each State, and the House has one member for each 35,000 inhabitants, chosen by direct suffrage. Congress elects the President for term of four years, and, under the new constitution, he Is not eligible for a second consecutive term. For New White Frocks Where is the woman who does not adore a daintv white gown? This season the cotton fabrics are novel, and seem planned to beguille every feminine taste, and the good part of it is they are not expensive. If the price seems high, consider the width. Crepe Voiles, delicate and filmy, with an expensive look : 24 mches 40 inches 30 cts 25 cts. Main Voile 40 inches, 25 and 35 cts. French Crepe, 30 inches 40 inches 35 cts. 25 cts Cora lioi" Voile, 27 inches Satin-stripe Bordered Voile, 45 inches Brocaded Voile, 45 inches Banding for trimming, Embroidered Voiles, -o inches wide. ye. cts Striped Ratine, 40 inches, 69, 75 and 90 cts. "Nuclpth," combination of ratine and crepe, 27 inches, 25 cts. Crepe Plisse, 30 inches, 15, 17, 20 and 25 cts. "Nulinon," imitation of linen, 34 inches, 20 cts. Kildare, linen finish, 32 inches, 12 cts, Barnsley, linen finish, 34 inches, 20 cts. Dotted Swisses A large line in numerous qualities, all sized dots and spots, 32 inches wide, 25, 45, 50 and 60 cts. The White Goods Section is one of the most inter esting departments in the store at the present season, with its profusion of snowy fabrics. The woman who can sew, even a little, is fortunate, for it takes but little to make a frock, and a Standard Pattern makes every thing right. The Special Sale of Soaps, Powders, and Hoiusecleaning Compounds Continues until Monday night. Fela itfaptha Soap Ivory Soap i0 cakes P. & Q. Naptha . Fairy . ror Ozone 39 eta. Kirkm anJB Borax And in the sale, Gold Dust, Old Dutch Cleanse Bon Ami, Porcela, Liquid Veneer, Sanolio. Sani-flush and other necessities, at very special prices. The D. M. Read Co. ADF0RD Rome's Fete For 2663d Birthday Is Just Finished Rome, April 19. The city of Rome has Just completed the celebration of the two thousand six hundred and sixty-third anniversary of its founda tion. This places the birth of the city in the year 750 B. C It was Marcus Terenzius Varrone who flrat advanced the theory, found ed upon patient research, that the cor nerstone of the city that in after years came to be known as the Mistress of the World, was laid at the end of the third year of the sixth Olympiad, In other words, 750 years before the birth of Christ. Ancient Romans used to celebrate the city's anniversary by fetes in honor of the Goddess Pale, protectress of shepherds. These ob servances were supposed to have been originated by Romulus himself. Then later came the "Ludi Seculares," or Feast of the Century, held at the be ginning of each new century. In 19O0 King Humbert and Queen Mar gherita took part in these observances. It is an interesting ract tnat wniie Rome has been a city for all these 2, 66" years, on one occasion she was ut terly bereft of inhabitants. This was early in the Middle Ages. The bar barians were expected. "Word whs sent out that, insomuch as no deirerrse could be made, everybody, men, women and children, should move op the river. Not a soul was left within the city The first shot In the American revo lution was fired at Concord 138 years ago today, and the anniversary will be marked by the usual celebrations in Boston and vicinity today. That first shot "heard round- the world" did not have any immediate echo in the moth er country, as it would now, thanks to the cable and wireless. It was not until May 29, a month and ten days after the skirmishes at Concord and Lexington. that the - news reached England. Newspaper enterprise was known even In those days, and it was a copy of the Essex Gazette, a news paper published at Salem, Mass., that gave the Elnglish officials' their first knowledge of the "uprising of the reb- 1072 Main St. DEPARTMENT STORE, 89 Fairfield Are THE STORE TO FTJTD SCARCE ARTICLES' AXD TUB STORE: THAT PAYS THE CAR FARB COUPON GOOD MONDAY, APRIL 21 IiARGEST TEW CEXT ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN ROD WITH COUPON 7c, 4 for 25c the big silver ends. Many stores get 15c for them. Cottage Poles selling here at 8c. Shades, Shade Pulls, Fix tures, Brackets, Rings, etc. Brass and Zinc Oil Cloth Binding. infant. After absorbing some book- els." It Is not known whether that I lsn eaucation at oucKpori, flie., ana first shot" was fired by a revolution- n Jenenson county, N. the future ary colonist or a King's soldier. How- Turkish admiral ran away to sea wnen over wit.ii nf thi hn ttl afterward I fourteen and ever since has been a offir'm.rt tTiat th soldiers were the wanderer on the face of the deeps. His fir-Qt- frT, otiti fire and the chronicles first long voyage was on a sailing set forth that this testimony was given ship to Australia. Later he command by "individuals of prominence and ed a fleet of freighters on the Great when he was given the Job of marine T?ni,min TMsT-n nil T.i-ri Tteaconsfield. I superintendent of a Dig .f hilaaeipnia ,f,.-o---Tm asrr. tofln.v nnl shipyard, and commanded one of TJn- th at.niv.nani will b observed as cle ams warsnips on its iruu iriy. Primrose Day in every part of the In 1904 the shipyard completed a crui TrfiH w.mnit-o Th rave at TTuB-h- ser for the Turkish government, and r,ri.n hrp the s-r-an t Prima Tvnnlaterl BiKkman took it across the pond. Ab is ttlr,o ni lrme: sleer. and the maar-1 dul Ha.mil Invited him to remain as r!fifont .monument erected bv a grate- naval adviser at a salary of $12,000 i n p.riinm.nt Rniinrx wlnl and Bucknam accepted and received today be covered with masses of the his commission as admiral nine years flower which, it is believed, he loved ago to-aay. jjuu. " - best, while the "pale primrose, sweet won or tne Amenciui, harbinger of spring," will be worn to- Insisted that the deposed Sultan was day by milions of people throughout much better than he has oeen paintea, the Empire. Sir Henry "Wolff and and His Majesty liked "Bans" be- Lord Randolph Churchill were the or- cause of his integrity. On one occa- o.ani,. rr tho Tr-iTTiiws Uana slon Bucknam spent several months which now has over two million mem- in a hospital because of his honesty, h. mother the m-imrose was in having been sanaoaggea uy lenuw h-u f..t f.nrito flnwer of Rrnlnmn mirals whose grafts he bad exposed. Disraeli now seems doubtful. The He didn't get along very well with the primrose is a modest tiower, ana tne xoung iurj, -" root eataman bad an eve for mr- the war witn itaiy, ne iorgoi i" un geous coloring. When he died Queen ferences and lougnt vaiiantiy lor nis Victoria sent a wreath of primroses, I adopted land with a card on which she had written, His favorite flower." It was sup-1 posed at the time that the "His" ap plied to Beaconsfield. A perusal of the literary works of Queen Victoria will prove that, with her, such a ref erence to BAY STATE KILLS SUFFRAGE. Boston, April 19. The Drury straw ballot" surrrage Din, wnicn provided for an expression of opinion His", when underscored, as I by voters at the next State election was the word on the card, meant Al- I on the advisability of a constitutional bert, the Prince Consort. The prim- I amendment granting woman suffrage. rose was Albert's favorite blossom. It was killed in the House yesterday, 113 may be that tne great mmrose to 73. STEFANSSON ON WAX HERE. London, April 19 Vilhjaimar Se fansson, the Arctic explorer, sailed from Southampton for New York to day on the American liner St. PauL He will spend three weeks in Amer ica before starting on his four year expedition to the Arctic in search of a new continent. Tills expedition is being financed by the Canadian government. "Let's go West and kill Indians." "What's the matter with you kid? Some of our best baseball talent is be ng picked up among the redskins." Pittsburgh Post. Automobile Tires AND TUBES at prices that will please you BASEBALL GOODS Victor, Draper & Maynard, and Reach WE CARRY THE LARGEST LrVE AND BEST SELECTED NUMBERS The so-called Bliss substitute bill was defeated previously, 139 to 53. PXTRE FOOD HAXDLERS OXLY. New York, April 19. The Pennsyl vania Railroad Company has barred PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS Our label on your medicine bottle Is a guarantee of accurate componnding from the best obtainable drugs, by a registered pharmacist of experience, strictly as directed by your physician ATLANTIC PHARMACY, 090 1AIV ST- Next to Iavis & Hawley League is based on a misconception. Recent reports from Constantinople I have told of the valorous naval ex-1 ploits of one Admiral Bucknam, or I Bucknam Pasha, the only Ottoman sea Arr vrhrt . -J 'hAAtl J. Ttl f tO COTtA Aim. I cessfully with Turkey's enemies. ISTnr from employment In its inning cars is this remarkable. because "Rana" ' and restaurants any person with even Bucknam. who was appointed naval tendency toward a communicable adviser and aide-de-camp to His Im- disease. There will be a physical perial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey examination every three months of nlriA vnra n srr. to-dav. Atri 1 inn every employee including dishwash- and whn Tna. boen nn the 1ob ever ers. kitchen helpers, cooks and wait- since, is the same daring and fearless ers. "Rans" Bucknam who used to com mand merchant vessels, both steam and sail, on the Great Lakes and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Bucknam "Pasha" might be described as a Canadian Yankee, for he was bora at Hansport, Nova Scotia, some forty-four years ago but removed While those suffering from tubercu losis, diseases of the eye or skin an-1 any other communicable disease may not be employed in any capacity where they might come in contact with food, the further precaution is taken in debarring them from em ployment in places where I'.nen and with his parents to Maine whan an I tableware are kept. CYCLES BICYCLE TERES BICYCLE SUNDRIES AND REPAIRING All Bicycles fully guaran teed for season of 1913 The Ailing Rubber Co, 1127 MAIN STREET ia STORES I