THE FARMER: FEBRUARY 24, 1914
BRIDGEPOR T E VENINCFARMER
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TUESDAY, FEB. 2-1, 1914.
HONUS THE GREAT PASSES 40TII MILESTONE TODAY
-Honus I., surnamed Tbe Great,. Duke of Pittsburgh, , otherwise John
Henry Wagrner, "the Flying Dutchman," ' was born In Carnegie, Pa., 'Feb. 24,
18,74, and a little, easy figuring- shows that he will pass his fortieth milestone
today. Although he was barely able to keep in the .380 batting class last
year. It is understood that the poor old crippled wre&k suir entertains the
notion that he can play ball, and that he will be seen on the diamond in
a Smoky City uniform again this year. Hans has , been swatting the pill
.300 or over ever since he joined the National League away back In eighteen
hundred and ninety-seven, when the - Louisville Colonels, than In the big
show.engaged his services as an 'outfielder. Old Hans is now the patriarch
among the stars of the big leagues, Eddie Plank of the Athletics, who will
be forty next year, being his closest rival for the old-agge stakes. ? .. " .
". Wagner broke Into the pastime under false pretenses. -, Ilia brother' Al
was a ball player, and after making something of a reputation in Pennsyl
vania, he received an. of far from Canton, O. . He had Just accepted it when
.Mansfield, ,0., in the same league, offered him a berth. Al told Hans to go
to Mansfield and pose as the Wagner to whom the offer had been made.
IXonus followed this advice, but the manager of the Mansfield club soon got
wise to the fact that Hs,ns was a pretender. ;, He was hard up for a third
tsacker, howavo and he decided ttt give the young . German, a chance. His
rst league game was against the Canton team,' of which his brother was a
member Al induced the Cs-jaton pitcher to give Hans a chance by -letting
him hit, and Honus made two hits. ' In the ninth Inning which is where
we always reach the critical pdint in a baseball story -Mansfield was three
runs to the bad. Mansfleld rot three men on bases, ; and it was up to Honus.
This time Toots Barrett, the Canton pitcher tightened up and put everything
lie had On. the pellet., Hans Htruclc-tha first one over a' mighty wallop on the
SEioot and sent it soaring ever the fence for a. homer, bringing In four
runs and winning the game for MansfleldL-. Hans made good right along,
L'd a little later he was e igag-ed as captain of the Adrian, Mich.-, club.
Homesickness caused him to throw up this job, and he werH back to his
native Pennsylvania and signed up-with Warren,, in the Iron and 'Oil League,
finishing the 1895 season wlta Steubenville, in the Tri-State circuit. In 1897
h went to Paterson, N. J., imd the next year the. Louisville ctub, owned , by
Barney Dreyfusa and managed by Fred Clarke, : engaged his services
CENTENAIIY OF IIENBY 11. EI0AVN,
, EMINENT AMERICAN SCUUPTOU
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One of the, foremost-American sculptors of the last century, Henry Kirke
Erown, was born one hundred years ago today at Leyden, Mass. As a .youth
he showed great natural ability as a painter, and his work , in that branch
of art was highly promising, taut he early relinquished painting in favor of
sculpture. He won considerable success in Cincinnati and Albany, N. TT.;
and at twenty-five he, went to Italy, where he spent four years in study and
work, While in Europe he produced a notable series of ideal statutes, of
Biblical characters, which won high praise from the art critics. o . (r.
) When he returned from Italy, the sculptor : settled in Brooklyn, and it
was in. his studio in that e ty that Jne executed his first ; f amaus. worjiy . an,
equestrian statue of Washirgton, which ''Was placed in XJnioa Square, -New
York. Brown's statue 'of Be Witt -Clinton, for ' 'Greenwood cemetery; was
the first bronze statue cast .in America, and the Washington statue was the
second. The sculptor brought skilled-workmen from Europe and did the
first work in bronze castln;? attempted or this side of the Atlantic; His
next work was an equestrian statue of General Scott, 'for the City of Wash
ington. The Capital City his another notable example of his work in the
etatue of Nathaniel Greene. In 1858 . Brown went to Columbia, S. C, to
make & statuary goup for the pediment of the South Carolina Capital,: but
the Civil War interrupted hi3 work, and his statues and much of his
personal property were . consumed by flames that destroyed Columbia in
1865. He then returned to New York, and produced many buses and pieces
of. monumental statuary. Brown's Lincoln, placed in Union Square, New
"3T ork, was harshly criticised. Other notable examples of his work were' por
trait busts of William Cullen Bryant, .Dr., Willard Parker and Erastus Corn
ing, Be died in Newburg, X. "ST., in 1S86. . ' - ' '' ' ,
ALEXANDER LRE, NEW BRITISH PEER; IS 61 TODAY
elevated to the British peerage-when the New Year honors were: distributed
last month, was born In ;Glaigow sixty-one years ago today. His father; John
lre, was at one tlme Lord Provost of Glasgow. The new member of : the
House of Lords was educated at the universities of Glasgow1 and Edinburgh,
and was called to the ScotcTa bar in 1878J .For ten years thereafter, he was
lecturer on constitutional law and history at Glasgow University.
' It was ia 1892 that the future lord entered the "political arena by Con
testing West Portshlre. He was defeated, and the following year, when he
utood for Parliament from -Linlithgowshire, he was again the "also ran.1"
Persistency' has ever been a Scotch virtue, however, and in 1895 the sovereign
voters of Linlithgowshire ; sent the young barrister to London to represent
tl--m in the House of Commons. - "In 1905 he became -solicitor general of
Scotland, and four years latr he was made lord-advocate of his native land.
-Shortly before his elevation: to the peerage he was created Lord President
of.the Scottish court of sessions. For many years he has been, one of the
leaders. of Liberalism in Scotland, and an able and vehement supporter of the
government both in and ovft of Parliament. The new, peer is a thorough
sportsman, and is devoted to yachting and pedestrianlsm. . - .' , .
FIRST ECLIPSE OF 1914
-Jhe first eclipse of 1914. will take place today, and will be an' annular
eclipse of the. sun, but it will be invisible in North America.- The path of
the annulus lies wholly in the Antarctic ' and South Pacific oceans, - but it
will be Visible as a Very small partial eclipse in the eastern - part of New
Zealand and the southern : part of Patagonia: A partial eclipse of the
moon on the eleventh of next month will be visible throughout the greater
part of North America. iOb August' 20th there will be an eclipse of the sun
vhieri-will be visible as a small partial eclipse in the eastern portion of Can
ada and the northeastern part of the United States, and in Newfoundland.
A partial eclipse of the moon, on the night of September 3rd, will be visible
v.-est of the Rocky Mountains. , , - . , . t J
"PANCAKE DAY'
' In the England of several centuries ago, today's festival, Shrove Tues
day or Mardi Gras, was ushered in with what was called the "pancake bell,"
aid the. day was popularly called "pancake day." Griddie cakes were a
necessary accompaniment' of -the festival season preceding Lent, and they
must have been horrible concoctions, for Taylor, a seventeenth century poet,
trills us - that after the "U.-norant people" had devoured the cakes "very
Sf-eedily," "their wits forsake them, and they run stark mad, assembling In
routs and throngs of ungovernable numbers, with uncivil and civil commo
tions." The "wheats' of the quick lunch counter may be lacking in di
gestibility, but they- have no such effect as the pancakes of the good old
times. " -
The Benton Incident Does Not
Upon Its Pace Justify U. S In :
tervention In Mexican Affairs
T. IS EVIDENT there are powerful property interests in the
United States which desire a war with Mexico. This
partly explains the importance' attributed to the killing of Wil
liam S. Benton, by the Mexican commander, Villa, or by a mili
tary tribunal under his direction. -' '' : :."
.There appears to be no sound reason why because of this
incident President Wilson, should chanare his attitude toward
Mexico.' Benton elected to invest his money and his life in Mex
ican pursuits, although he remained a British subject. He ap
pears to, have entertained violent hatred of , the constitutionalist
party and he apparently sympathized with the assassination of
Madero. . - ' - 1 s
There is reason to ' believe that he sympathized with the
Huerta administration, and that he was regarded by Mexicans
tig an enemy of the rebellion. '
,' That such a man. under these conditions, should have gone
to the headquarters, of the commander-in-chief of an army in
the field to protest against that commander's conduct , of the
war, was, to say the least, the act' of a foolhardy and violent
man. ' . - ; ' - ' -
Common prudence should have induced Benton to conduct
such negotiations through the ordinary, diplomatic channels,
provided by this country,-to "which he owed, allegiance, although
he had voluntarily expatriated himself. ' . ;
y ' What took place between Villa and Benton is not known in
this country and perhaps never will be known. One assertion
ib that Benton threatened Villa, and that Villa killed him in self
defense." . "', f -
- Another stor has it that Benton threatened Villa,' and was
iried'by court martial and executed. . -
Upon either of these theories, there remains no .usual pre
text upon which a foreign government might intervene in the
Mexican situation. . . , ' r . : ; v'
s If Villa killed Benton in self , defense, he exercised a right
common to "every citizen of every country. ' -,.
: f If Bentonwas executed on evidence by a legal war "court
there is no violation of the customs of war. ) . . - .
An alien in any country is bound to obey ;the laws of the
country, and gains ; no right to-violale the rules .of war because
he is the subject "of a foreign ruler. - 1
It is a necessary rule of war that the person of a commander-in-chief
shall be inviolate,. for in the ordinary course of
affairs, an injury to the head, of an army will be more disas
trous -to a cause than a injury to a civil ruler, whose' duties will
be -carried on 'by the ordinary 'usages- of a stable, government,
which is always prepared for such a contingency, even as the
death: of - th&'ruier; : head of tlie government,; X ; ' -V
So if Benton went armed into Villas presence and engaged
in a quarrel with -him he committed an offense' wjiich would
have subjected him, to the most serious penalties "in the war
rules of any nation whatever. ' -
' ' There 'is, no reason why American, citizens should become
Excited' over the. Benton incident, whether his killing" was jus
tified by the rules' ,of war or not. . '
, ; The incident is not a tenth as important to .Americans, as
some incidents" connected with:the conduct of , its, own military
chieftains,j such as the recent suspension of, the - civil" law "in
part of West Virginia, or the conduct pf soldiers in the, copper
region. : w . - - , i '
' 1 When war comes in, law goes "out. The sanctity of human
life may not be lessened, but its safety is! Benton's death at the
worst is but one more death of the millions of deaths that war
has caused since men preferred to fight, rather than to reason.
ri For the present Mexico must fight it out alone.
THEN:. and.. ...NOW
A '
John Wise, the first aeronaut in
the- United States . was bornon .
tluU date 106 years ago today. He
bo-Kun experimenting in Philadel- .
phia in 1835 and In the fall of
1837 discovered that while pass
ing: through a tJjuruler cloud the
- oords of - bis baloon gave forth
musical 1 sounds and be beard 1
voices on earth when be was a
mile above it. Twice in 1843 he
. aisfeed Congress - for appropria
tions for croseins tlie Atlantic in
a balloon, and later tried , to get
its aid in building airships from
-which explosives could be thrown
, at an enemy on land or sea. Up
to 1859 be had made 230 ascen-
; Hiofis. September 28, 1879 be as
cended from .Sfc ,.- Louis and never
returned. The body of one mem
ber of the . party , was afterward
found In Lake Michigan.,' ."
Today, although the Atlantic
ia still oncrossed by airship or fly
ing machine, tbe belief tliat the ,
. trip will be accompTisbed this year"
. . is widespread. - Kodman Wana- -.
maker is building an aeroboat
with which he. - expects will fly
. frim Newfoundland to Ireland in
less than 24 bonrs, and others are
in the field for the $50,000 prize
" offered by 1 Lord ,-Northolif fe for "
the first aerial voyage across the
"Atlantic. -. . ,. -
-. - An even more ambitions pro
ject calls ' for an . aeroplane trip'
around' the world in connection
with the Panama-Pacific Exposi
. tion. A route has already' been
, - mapped out, , a sum of - $300,000 -
proposed as prizes, and a number
of aviators have indicated their
: eagerness to participate in the
race. : '.; . '
TRADE UNIONS
i " The first "martyrs to trade unionism" were thrown Into jail at Tolpuddle,
Dorsetshire, England, seventy-one years ago today. -. They were James and
George : Loveless, Thomas' Stanfield, James Hammett, John Stanflejd - and
James Bryne. The first three named were Wesleyan preachers, who work
ed as farm laborers on wek days and preached the gospel on . Sundays.
Their Imprisonment was due-to their attempt to form a union-of f arm la
borers to protest against a proposed reduction in wages from seven shill
ings to six shillings less than $1.50 per week. The landlords were all
powerful in porsetshire, and the "conspirators' were arrested, stripped, shorn
of their hair and cast into gaol, and eventually sentenced to seven years Im
prisonment "not," said the Judge, "for anything you have done, or as I can
prove you intend -to do, but as an example to others." A monument at Tol
puddle cornmemmorates the names of "the first martyrs' to trade unionism."
: Cyril Arthur Pearson, the famous , English newspaper and periodical
publisher, was born forty-eight years ago' today, . the son of ; an Anglican
clergyman. He began his journalistic career in the employ or Sir : John
Newnes, and rose to the position of manager, which he resigned to . start
in the publishing business for himself. . He has made the Pearson publica
tions famous throughout the English speaking world, and has been a leader
in .the Tariff Reform League. . ,
Tradition has "it that the carpet
Industry owes its origin to the Sara
cens who escaped the disaster inflicted
upon the army of Abdel-el Rhaman by
Charles Martel on the battlefield - of
Poitiers in the year 732. In the 16th
century the carpet industry extended
to the towns of Felletin, Bellagarde.
Montier-Koselles, - Chenerailles ; and
other towns in the vicinity of Aubus
son. . -, - - -..-
for
I'll
Grain Dealer You owe me $3
oats Jim, If you don't pay me.
have, to take youi horse.
Uncle Jim All risht, sah. And I'll
pay yo' de balance o'.de $3 jest as soon
as I ktn.--Pnck. ; ,
"He 13 one of those near-vegetarians."
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. "What is a near-vegetarian?"
"He never eats meat "except when he
Is invited out." Houston Post.
. "They say that a man who has cold
feet is . pretty- sure to have an active
brain." , .
"Yes, either that or a well-filled
purse." Chicago Record-Herald.
Belle What is Clarence doing?
Beulah Why, he's a director at the
opera house.
Belle -Nonsense!
Beulah Honestly; he directs people
to their seats. Yonkers Statesman.
LOCAL POLICE ACT
AS STATE OFFICERS
DELAY INVESTIGATION
Capt. Arnold Details Detective
to Solve Mystery in Park
- Avenue Blaze.'
In the opinion of Fire Chief Mooney
too much delay, by the state police in
. . .
taking upthe Investigation of the
blaze that destroyed the Beers' 'build
ing on Park avenue, near Olive street,
Thursday night with,., Indications of
bomb explosions has resulted in the
ocal department being called in on
ttie case. .Jfmediately following the
Are, the state department was notified
but it was 6 o'clock Saturday after
noon before Policeman Flynn appear
ed and reported to Chief Mooney. Be
fore (this Captain of Detectives Arnold
had been consulted and a man had
been? detailed. Up until 1 o'clock yes
terday afternoon i Chief Mooney. had
received no indications that the state
department had renewed activity.
r In connection with the1 investiga
tion, John Mastrioni was in conference
with Captain Arnold, with a complaint.
H said that he and his brother sold
tha business nine months ago for $1,
500 to their sister-in-law. That the
contents of the business had been in
sured for $1,300 but, .that : after a
minor -blaze, a renewal of. the policy
had-been refused. He gave Captain
Arnold to, understand . that the ad
justment that time-was for $15. Later,
he said,' he understood the new owner
insured the contents for; $1,500. with
another concern. He professed not to
know - the , value . of the stock at the
time of the last fire and' expressed
ignorance concerning any gasoline be
ing about the -building.
.. His complaint was concerning his
alleged - inability to get -some of ' his
personal belongings and finding some
of them missing after the fire,. Ac
cording to his story,, be had been get
ting his meals in a room in, the rear
of the store and had some provisions
there that escaped damage.
m m
ft'
Established i8s7
- Remnants of Linoleum,
Printed knd Inlaid Patterns
Clearance
at
TKe regular accumulation of Linoleum Rem
nants left from this season's cutting has been
gathered for a sale. Prices are reduced from
aotuar value very materially and one may expec t
bargains. This is the opportunity for which
many housekeepers wait, having in mind th e
furnishing up of pantries, bathrooms, laun drier:,
closets, etc. y . '
Inlaid Linoleum, former price $1.50 at $1.C 3
Printed Linoleum, ' , 60cts. 45 ct::C
Printed Linoleum,. SO cts.
, Lengths average from 10 to SO yard
terns in plenty. ,
FIFTEENTH WEEK OF THIRD
' INTERNATIONAL EGO CONTEST
The ' fifteenth " week of the third in
ternational cgilaying contest shows
another remarkable gain In the pro
duction; -about 400 being laid in more
than the . previous week's production.
A total of 2,066 was realized for -the
week. , , A general gain was madt
throughout the entire flock. The Silver
Canv-ines distinguished themselves by
producing thirteen eggs the first week
of t'aeir work. " Again Tom Barrow's
Wyandottes corns ; forward with the
best score for the , week which was
forty-nine ' eggs. A pen ' of Single
Comb Rhode island Reds owned by
Dr. John A. Fritchey of Harttsburg,
Pa., laid forty for the week. The pen
of "Single - Comb " Rhode - Island - Reds
owned by Dearborn & Sharper of
Biairstown, N. J-, laid thirty-nine.
; There were three pens that laid
thirty-eight eggs, a pen of Buff Wy
andottes belonging to Dr. N. W. San
born of" Holden, Mass. ; a pen of Single
Comb- Rhode ' Island Reds owtidd by
Ben Brundage of Dan bury, and a
pen of Single Comb White Leghorns
belonging to Lerby Sands of Hawley
Pa. , -. -
, A -pen -of .Buff Plymouth- Rocks own
ed, by Ai A.' Hall: of Danbury, laid
thirty-seven eggs as ' did a pen ' of
White Wyandottes belonging to Neal
Brothers of Apponaug, R. I.
About twenty-five pens have nine
birds , laying and there were about
thirty pens that produced- thirty eggs
or more. ; . ,' ' , ; - -
The best experimental pen for the
week , was the pen of White Plymouth
Rocks fed the regular contest ration
without green feed, plus sour i milk.
They made a score of thirty -eight.1
Second was a pen , of White Leg
horns i fed the regular contest ration
plus souir milk" and without scraps.
This pen : has been doing well from
the start ; and has added thirty-five
eggs to- Its score this week, making a
total of 451 ; third place if rated with
the competing birds. The pen of the
White Leghorns fed the regular ration
plus sour milk and without green feed
laid thirty-one - eggs this week, i The
largest egg laid .' during .; the week
weighed .21 of a pound.. -This gg
was laid by a Single Comb White Leg
horn. .. . . , ;
MANY COMPLArrrS OF
UNCIiEANED SIDEWALKS
; Complaints as to ' uncleaned side
walks continue to'pour in at police
headquarters and as rapidly as the
lists are typewritten are transferred to
city hall. , .' ;?. ;
DOUGLAS SHOES "MISSING."
- The police have been asked to lo
cate the person , responsible- for four
pairs of shoes being classified as
"missing" at the Douglas Shoe store
on Main street. ,'
E.UQQEE28,
RUBBERS
Men's. . . . . . .60c to $1.10
Boys' ....... . !60c to 85c
Youths'-. . . . : .55c to 70c
Women's . i . . ,50c to 85c
Misses' . . . . , . 40c to 65c
Children's ..-. .35c to 55c
t B 0 O T S
Men's Short Boots
$3.25 to $3.65 e
Men's Storm King Boots
$4.00 to $4.65
Boys' Short Boots
$2.50 to $2.95
Boys' Storm King Boots
$2.25 to $3.65 :
THE ALLING
RUBBER CO.
1126 MAIN STREET
Syndicate Stores,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Carpet Store," first floor.
Petticoats of jersey Silk
The "Klosfit" style, and in all the colors cl
manded by a capricious fashion, ' Mahogan;
tango, red, rose old blue, amethyst, mauv
orange, emerald, mulberry, etc. With black ar.
white as a matter of course. Fine plai tings at tr
bottom, all of silk Jersey, with slit effect.
' 5. CO.
Vsr;:C v-'v-'x -v. V ;- ' . Secor.4 fr.r.
Women's and Children's Fleeced
Underwear
Union Suits, Vests and Pants, to close cut.
Women's Vests and Pants, warm winter f i
- ments, Regular prices 29 and 35 cts, at ct
Children's Vests and Pants, regular price 23 ct:
;''-' ' . !"-' ,.'. '. ' ' . ' -'''.'"
Children's Union SuitsT
; regular price 50 and 59 cts. ; at j c
' From Wednesday until Saturday, this wed:.
The D. M. Pkcr.d Go
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Fairfield Avenue VARIETY STORH Erc.-.J
. . THE STORK THAT PAXS THE CAR FAKE
On account of rs.o-
n
COUPON GOOD '
WEDirEsiPAY.FEB. 25
'. PLENBID QtAUTT .
BLACK SATEEN
PETTICOATS
NOW IN OWES STOCK AT 98o
WITH COUPON
50c
have not dsr.lt in r : ; V
goods for nearly z z
now intend to ir3 c
tomers some goc I 1:
in these goods zr. , :
across th"n.
Vatch our adn.t;: .
It pays to trad 3 r:t
field Ave. and Ere: 1
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1 CD c ' I&l : IF? o oleu
SAU.IQN ice a rot::
FRESH HERRING- 5c A P QUI TP
FLATFISH ............. 5c A POUI7D
BUTTERFISH A POIII
HARBOR BLUEFISH .......... 10c A POuTri:
25 LEMONS FOR.
523 - WATER STREET
LOWE'S LAUNDRY
COUGARS, CUFFS AND SHIRTS A SPECIALTT
' General Laundry in All Its Branches
1O0O SEAVIEW AVENUE FHO.VK 1 1
: New and Attractive Designs Now on Display ct tl 3
POST OFFICE NEWS STORE, 11 P. O. Ai:C..:
ONLY A STONE'S THROW FROM THE BIAIN STREJ.. I"
tf-NTRANCE TO THE ARCADE