THE FARMER: SEPTEMBER 12, 1913
BRIDGEPORT E VENING FARMER
(FOUNDED 1790.)
Published by The Farmer Publishing Co., 179 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport,
Conn.
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 1913.
.Since Men Dress Very Much Alike
Ail Men Would Be Good if Goodness
Had Anything To Do Vith Clothing
The present agitation against women's garments is
the prototype of thousands that have preceded it, and of
thonands that will succeed it in the unnumbered centuries
tOiCome. - "
Clothes were adopted by the human species to pro
tect the body from extremes of heat and cold. With
clothing, af tei it had been worn for a long time, came the
notion that there was something immodest, or at least im
proper, about the splendid mechanism which constitutes
the hxunan body, so that in many parts of the world, many
persons go to the extreme of believing that there, is something-immoral
about statues and 'paintings in the nude,
just because they are in the nude.
Any newspaper in the United States will serve as ev
idence that important anatomical facts have been forgot
ten, and are being rediscovered. The news has broken
through into the more progressive newspaper offices that
women have legs, and this circumstance is being' exhibited
by camera, and editorially, .as a scandal against the sex.
We 'remember when the bicycle garb first came to be
used by' women, what a fine enthusiasm for clothing that
created, .and how that which was essentially the most mod-
est or garbs was treated as tar otnerwise, until tne critics
gotused to the new raiment.
. There' is the key to the situation "used to it? We
humans are like a skittish horse blind in one eye. We shy
at -every new object in the road, not because it has hurt
us,but fearing it may.
Then, too, the historical perspective is lacking, most
of us-being too busy to get it. But we assure the readers
of The Farmer that in the essentials of morality the world
has improved for some thousands of years.
Good women are good in any garb, and bad women
are not better because of the clothing they wear. The
proof by analogy ought to be easy. Men wear substan
.tially the 'Same kind of clothing. But the men are not all
good. Some of them are good and a few of them are bad,
just like the women.
Presently we'll be used to the garments the women
wear how, and when they go back to bustles and crinolines
we'll be wondering how they could possibly be so foolish.
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There Are Many Teeth In
Public Utilities Law, But
It Needs At Least One
Elmore S.Banks,once Connecticut's leading statesman
of the kind, emerged for a few moments from the twilight
political land in which he dwells to proclaim that the
Public Utilities law lacks teeth. He is in part correct.
Some of its molars are missing, but it has one tooth that
Mr. Banks aforetime said it wouldn't have. The law is
constitutional. Mr. Banks, in trying to prevent the pass
age of the law, said it wasn't constitutional. He was a
member of the General Assembly that passed the law. He
had a bill of his' own. If that bill had become a law, and
Mr. Banks says this law has no teeth, what would there
be left for him to say? His bill would have made a fine
law with neither teeth, nor gums. It would have been
without mouth, throat, gullet, stomach, or other neces
sary organs.
There is a defect in the Judson law, a most serious
defect. Senator Judson knew the defect was there. He
didn't have the votes to take it out. This defect consists
in the absence of a provision giving- the commission per
mission to supervise issues of securities.
In the last General Assembly an earnest effort was
made to put this necessary tooth into the la w and that
effort was defeated by the same school of statesmanship to
which Mr. Banks was attached when he was there.
Just now Ave have the picture of the New Haven
Company with Mr. Banks'
spiritual replica the Hon.
Public Utilities Commission
mission to issue -$67,000,000
Connecticut is concerned,
hindrance at its own sweet
Aside from the stock and securities feature, the Pub
lic Utilities law has very strong teeth. The commission
has power to fix the rate, or order the service. The power
to set the machinery of the law in motion is properly
placed.
If the law fails in the area where it is effective the
fault is in the commission. This means, if there is such a
fault, that it is in the people, for the law is singularly
strong with respect to its provisions for correcting defects
in the commission. Upon petition of a hundred interested
persons the attorney general must move for the removal
of the officer complained of.
However, it is never too late to repent. If Mr. Banks
now favors a more adequate regulation of sinful iiilroads
he ought to be encouraged.
30 HTRT IX KXPLOSIOX.
Prest-o-Lite Factory At Astoria, L. I.,
Destroyed.
New York, Sept. 12 An explosion in
the charging room of the Prest-o-Lite
company's factory in Riker avenue on
the otrtaklrts of Astoria, L. I., yester
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erstwhile political friend and
E. D. Robbms, before the
in Massachusetts, asking per
in securities, which, so far as
it can isssue without let or
will.
day, caused the destruction of the
plant and injury of every one of the
thirty men employed in the factory.
Three of them were so badly burned
and cut by flying particles of metal
that they had to be taken to St. John's
hospital, Long Island City.
White and red make a very chic
combination.
DEATH OF MAYOR GAYNOR ' j
The death of Mayor Gaynor re
moves one of the ablest men in
public life in the United States.
During more than twenty yeans,
in which he was after one fashion
or another in the public service,
his work -was efficient, and his of
ficial conduct was nearly always in
line with the public opinion and
demand of the time.
He was a stout fighter, who gave
and received hard blows. He never
blenched from the combat, nor
cried for mercy from a foe, and no
opponent was pow.erful enough to
command his acquiescence against
his will. His public career would
have been practically without a
blemish, had he not, as Mayor of
New York, granted to the great
transportation interests within the
city certain concessions which, dur
ing his campaign for the offiee he
had said ought not to be granted.
That his conduct in this respect
grew out of any moral or intellec
tual delinquency no one of under
standing ever believed. The best
judgment of, those familiar with
the facts was that Gaynor, at
mayor, yielded to a necessity, sub
ordinating his own views of how
BUYING THROUGH
One of the difficulties in making household purchases
is that the majority of people hate to disappoint salespeo
ple. After the clerks have done their best to make ex
planations, most people dislike to leave without making a
purchase. "
The store may advertise that it is always a pleasure
to show goods. But after a stock is disarranged, the ma
jority of people dislike to put salespeople out. Sometimes
clerks get tired and cross, and say unpleasant things wheij
customers are critical. -
At the same time, judging by the analogy of business,
a good deal of study of conflicting offerings is needed for
judicious buying. The purchasing agent for a manufac
turing concern would never dare to buy until he had seen
the1 leading offerings.
A great many people, for the reasons set forth above,
are always consciously taking articles that do not appeal
to them. The things don't look like good value. But
either they are too tired to hunt for something better, or
they dislike not to buy after having given the trouble to
how goods. .
When you buy after studying the advertising col
umns of this newspaper you save a lot of needless friction,
and you get the benefit of competition. After comparing
the offering of different merchants, you can satisfy your
self pretty thoroughly as to which is giving the best bar
gain in a given line. You can make a shrewd guess as
to who will make the best cuts to clear stock, who has had
the most enterprise to secure good styles and the most
substantial values.
All that remains then, is to go direct to the spot, and
get the goods. As it is fatal to misrepresent in the white
light of publie print, the result usually proves satisfactory.
Pive minutes in the newspaper saves 3vou money, and en
ables you to avoid friction. '
EDITORIAL NOTES j
The first of those terrible engines of
warfare known as the Gatling gun was
invented in 1882 by Richard Jordan
Gatling, who was born in North Caro
lina ninety-five years ago today. Gat
ling, the son of a rich planter, was
well educated, and early devoted him
self to scientiflc work and mechanical
experiments. His first device was a
screw propeller for steamships, on
which, on applying for a patent, he
found himself anticipated by Ericsson.
Next he contrived a machine for plant
ing rice, wheat and other grain in
drills, which proved highly successful.
Having used his inventive genius in
such a manner as to assist in feeding
and preserving humanity, he next set
about the task of contriving a machine
for killing his fellows. There were
crude rapid-fire guns in use when Gat
ling turned his attention to the sub
ject, but they were of little practical
value. The Gatling gun soon led to
a revolutionizing of artillery, and" until
his death ten years ago the inventor
devoted his time almost exclusively to
perfecting and manufacturing that
formidable weapon,which has been
adopted by all the armies of the world.
Tens of thousands of graves now at
test to the deadly accuracy of the
slaying machine invented by Gatling.
The Rt. Hon. Herbert Henry Asquith,
prime minister of Great Britain, will
celebrate his sixty-first birthday to
day. It is generally predicted that the
statesman will soon find the cares of
office, the trials of leadership and the
heckling of the suffragettes too great
a burden for one of his years, and will
retire to the easy somnolence of the
House of Lords. Life has held many
terrors for Mr. Asquith since he be
came premier in 1908, thanks to the
unceasing attentions of the bashibaz
oukesses led by the unterrified Em
meline. Aside from the troubles in
flicted by the belligerent feminists, Mr.
Asquith has had to bring to bear un
usual qualities of tact. diplon&acy,
suasion and action in order to hold to
gether the warring elements in the
Liberal-Labor-Irish alliance.
At sixty-one, Mr. Asquith is still a
youth, as compared with British prime
ministers of the past. Gladstone was
in his eighty-third year when, for the
fourth time, he assumed the office of
premier. Lord Palmerston was sev
enty when he assumed the office, and
was eignty-one when he retired. Dis
raeli. Campbell-Bannerman and Lord
Grey all assumed the cares of state
when well past Mr. Asquith's present
age.
Mr. Asquith was born in Yorkshire,
Sept. 12, 1852. He was educated at
Balliol College. Oxford, and became a
barrister at twenty-four. His parlia
mentary career began in 1888, when he
was elected from East Fife. He en
the problem should be met.
He said of himself, "I have been
mayor." This was the truth. He
was no other man's mayor. Nom
inated by Tammany, he was not
dominated by Tammany. Gaynor
was a master of politics, and a
master of literature. His public
writings measure favorably against
those of any other man, and in ori
ginality of thought and strength
of expression they are surpassing
as public papers.
Undoubtedly the bullet which
Mayor Gaynor received from the
pistol of an assassin hurried his
death, and contributed to make
him, in the last few months of his
life, more irritable than was his
wont. Philosophically he was a
fatalist. He b'elieved that what
was to happen would, and it was
no part of his intellectual creed to
complain. His irascibility during
the latter part of his terrrf in office
was from the weakness of his suf
fering flesh, and was ever temper
ed and qualified by the unyielding
spirit of the man and his courage
ous, if almost pagan, philosophy.
It will be long before New York
has a better man for mayor.
THE NEWSPAPER
tered the government in 1892 as sec
retary of state for home department,
and was chancellor of the exchequer
from 1905 until his assumption of the
premiership in 1908.
Mr. Asquith has been twice married.
His first wife died in 1891 and three
years later he married Emma Alice
Margaret, daughter of Sir Charles, a
wealthy Scottish member of Parlia
ment. It is said that in her youth
"Margot" Tennant declared that she
proposed to become the wife of the
prime minister of England. One of
her first acts, after taking up her
residence in Downing street, was to
hold an exhibition of gowns designed
by a Parisian dressmaker. This "scan
dal" led to bitter denunciations of the
offending lady, and she has never at
tained the high social position usually
accorded to a premier's better half.
When Mrs. Asquith entertained a
'"Salome" dinner at the official resi
dence, Puritan England grew black in
the face from indignation. "Dear me.
how interesting," remarked Mrs. As
quith, with a "shrug, when told of the
displeasure of her censors.
Mr. Asquith, like most Englishmen,
is a sportsman, but he restricts his
own activities to golf. He is a devo
tee of the ancient Scottish game, and
to it he attributes his usual good
health.
Dr. Francis Edward Clark, president
and founder of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor and the leader oi
an army of fifteen millions of young
people in all parts of the world, wiJ
pass his sixty-second milestone today.
The man who, because of his initials,
is affectionately known as "Father En
deavor," is a Canadian by birth but
a New England Yankee by descent.
He was born at Aylmer, Quebec, Sept.
12, 1851, the son of Charles C. Symmes.
Left an orphan at eight, he was adopt
ed by his uncle, the Rev. E. W. Clark,
and assumed his name. He began his
work as a minister in Portland, Me.,
and there, in 1881, founded the first
Christian Endeavor Society.
SAFEST PLACE IX THE WORLD
(Toronto Globe.)
What is the safest place? Bishop
Hatto, who thought his tower on the
Rhine, "the safest place in all Ger
many," was speedily undeceived, and
so might we be in the choice of home
even if it is not a tower on the Rhine
as the safest place. Mr. Fred A.
Bishop, the president of a. company
that has carried 60,00(T,000 passengers
without the loss of a life on a line of
steamers plying between New York
and Coney Island during the past thir
ty years, says the safest place in
America is the deck: of a steamer. He
quotes statistics to show that in the
United States during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1912. 307,692, 494 ipas
sengers were carried on steam ves
sels thai are required by law to re
port the number of passengers carried
Taking the total number of lives lost
The
Established 1857.
Lovely Neckwear Novelties for Autumn
It cannot be made too emphatic that often the Col
lar, Fichu, or Ruff really gives the distinctive touch to the
costume, and the clever woman will select something
very attractive to help out between season, thereby altering
the appearance of her gown upon occasion. She may
wear what she will too, for no end of variety is offered.
Catherine de Medicis, that wonderfully interesting but
unscrupulous lady of old France gave her name to an artis
tic collar that has been a favorite with women through the
centuries. It will be worn this winter, and may be as ex
pensive as one desires.
Camisoles of shadow lace or point d'esprit are neces
sary with many gowns, and are exquisitely dainty with
frills of lace at the neck, and a glimpse of broad ribbon
bands underneath. Prices $1.00, $1.25 to $3.50.
Fichu Collars with folded surplice effects, edged with
wide or narrow plaitings, can be worn with any dress. 50
and 75 cts, up to $5.00.
Plaitings of net or lace, Tulle Ruffles in black
or white, Ruchings, cream, ecru, black
or white, and in combinations.
Hair Ornaments for lEvening Wear
A Clearance of Selected Styles
Nets of gold or silver, wide-meshed, beaded with bril
liants and pearls.
Hairpins with dancing spangled ornaments.
Rodpins set with brilliants and colored stones.
Bandeaux and Filets, si lgle or double strands, set with
jewels, a very attractive display of ornaments ' that have
been $1.00 and up,
39 cs yur choice.
Rhinestone Bandeaux, with tips and aigrettes of os
trich or marabout, , . . .
95 cts
Former prices $1.5o and $2.00.
Jewelry Section.
Beacon Blankets, warm and Light
Especially at this time of year are Beacon Blankets
desirable. They give enough warmth, they are pure cot
ton, light weight, non-shrinkable and fast colon Frequent
visits to the laundry do not impair Beacon Blankets.
Beacon Bathrobe Blankets appeal to the man who is a
bit fastidious regarding his neglige wear, and they are
ideal for boys'-wear. . .. ,
Special display at present.
$2.50-
Lower ' floor.
The
as 264, it is seen that 1,165,501 passen
gers were carried for each life lost,
whether of passengers or crew, and
from all causes. '
As the average of deaths hy vio
lence per annum in the United States
is said to be 90 per 100,000 of the pop
ulation, six of whom are murdered,
Mr. Bishop seems to have very good
ground for his statement that the
safest place is the deck of a steamer.
Even his record of sixty million pass
engers carried without a fatality must
give place to that of the British rail
ways. Board of trade figures for 1912
show that there was but one fatality
on British railways last year for each
68,100,000 passengers carried: A seat
in a British passenger train is proba
bly, therefore, still the safest place in
the world.
FOOTBALLS
BASKET BALLS
The Foot Ball season Is here and
we nave a large fresh line to select
from. .
Foot Balls 75c to $5.00
Nose Guards . . .- - . . ."U)e to $1.00
Shin Guards 50c to $1.50 pair
Foot Ball Pants . 75c to $2.00
Foot Rail Shoes-. . $3.50 to $5.00
Basket Balls $2.00 to $5.00
Basket Ball Pants . . . - 75c
STRIKING BAGS
$1.50 to $7.00.
STHIKIXG BAG GLOA'ES
75c and $1.00 Per Pair
BOXING GLOATS
$1.50 to $7.00 Set.
THE ALLING
RUBBER CO.
1126 MAIN STREET
Syndicate Stores
D. M. Read Co.
D. M. Pvead Company.
ADF0RD
1072 Main St. DEPARTMENT STORE, 89 Fairfield At 3.
The stoke to ftjtd scarce articles
and the stores that pays the car fars
GREAT SALE, TOMORROW, SATURDAY
At 8o Large lot of pennants why
pay more?
At $1.00 Large 11-4 blankets,
white and gray.
At 8c Men's and women's rubber
heels.
At 10c Good bed ticking.
At 8c Gilt extension rods with big
Silvered ends.
At 25c Genuine police suspenders.
At 85 100 paper napkins.
At 25c Large pieces fine chamois. J
At 8c Dennison crepe paper, all
colors.
At 58c Lot extra size pajamas for
big men. Before we move we will
sell off these large sizes of $1.00 pa
jamas for 58c.
At 8c Splendid gas mantles, up
right or inverted.
At $1.50 Very large and handsome
colored bedquilts, pink and blue on
ly. At 8c? Spectacles and " eyeglasses.
At 25c Great variety patterns of
the best table oilcloth.
At 8c Large cans household paint.
At 12o White or unbleached pil
lowcase muslin.
CHILDREN TABLE '
FRIGHTFUL CHANCES.
(New. London Day.)
A few days ago at the Memorial
hosjI"U a little boy died, as the re
sult 01 being struck by an automobile.
The accounts of the accident seem
to indicate that the unfortunate lad
jumped in front of the machine that
injured him and that the driver had
no chance to avoid the accident. The
case is only one of many that are be
ing reported from all over the coun
try, and when one stops to think of
the frightful risks that the children
take, it is a matter of wonder that the
list of fatalities is not many times as
large.
There are a great many automobile
accidents that are due to the careless
ness of chauffeurs, who drive their
machines at reckless speed, and who
do not seem to care for anybody but
themselves. There can be no ex
cuse for that kind of conduct, and
when anybody is injured, under such
circumstances, the person at fault
ought to .be held to a strict accounting.
A good many accidents, however.
Women's Ribbed
Underwear
for cool weather.
A good grade of cotton
suitable for fall wear.
Vests, high neck, lon
or short sleeves,
Dutch neck and elbow
sleeves,
Low neck, short, or no
sleeves.
Pants, knee or ankte
length,
Tights, knee length,
25 cts a garment
Children's Cotton Vests and
Pants, 25, 39 and 50 cts.
Main floor, north.
Clearance of Men's
Summer Shirts
Important to economical
buyers, for the entire stock -of
Summer Negliges, in value
$1.00 to $1.50,- is to ba
closed right out. Except for
designs, quality of workman
ship and material are just the
same as the fall styles. The
designs are those of the sum
mer. -
cts and all sizes.
Sale commences Saturday
morning.
Main St. entrance, first section.
School Supplies
Many inventions are there
to help the youthful plodder
along the royal road to learn
ing. Lacquered Pen and Pencil
Boxes that are equipped with
safety locks and keys. 25
cts.
Fountain Pens of a credit
able sort, 39 cts.
Colored Crayons, two sized
cases, 5 and 10 cts.
Note and Composition
Books, fat ones, many paged,
5 and 10 cts.
Pads that tempt to prob
lems or themes, 3 for 10 cts.
Compass Dividers, 25 cts.
Book Straps, 10 cts.
Nice light cork Penholders,
5 cts.
Erasers, Pencil Sharpeners,
Inkwells and Pencils in gay
variety.
Stationery Section, center.
At So Liquid or paste blacking,
all best kinds sold here for 8c.
At 25c Best window shades, com
plete with fixtures.
At 5o "Water filters with extra rub
ber.
At 55c Large seamless sheets.
At So 10 handsome new postcard
views of Bridgeport.
At 29c Handbags, splendid for car
rying lunches.
At 48c and 58c Extra good auto
mobile goggles.
At $1.00 Best makes of corsets.
SPECIAL SALE BETWEEN' 9 AXD
10 A. M. ONLY.
' At Sc Yard wide cheesecloth.
At 3c Best light prints.
: At 4c Best dark prints.
At 4c Good Shaker flannel.
At 4c Handsome new chillies.
At fl?io Genuine Amoskesg aprol
gingham.
At-7 c Splendid cotton batting.
At 8c 40-inch white lawn, extra
fine.
particularly those in which childrrj
are involved, are not the fault of th
person operating the car. Xo mat
ter how well controlled the machini
may be, if a child Jumps out frorri
some hiding place, right under th
wheels it is beyond the power of a hu.
man being to avoid hitting the litU
one.
The possibility of such accidents M
increasing all the time as the nunrt
ber of motor vehicles in use rnultipl;i?
and it is essential that parents an
others, who have charge of children
do everything in their power to kee
the little ones from being maimed ansj
killed.
It isn't easy to impress upon younf
people an appreciation of the dangel
that is involved in running into th
streets, but the effort in that direc
tion is certainly worth while. It M
evident that a good many parents
not give the matter any thought. A
special Providence is supposed to loif
after children, but it is the part of
wisdom to assist Providence as miicS
as possible, when human life is tn
volved.
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