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0 THE FARMER: JUNE 30, 19JS The Bridgeport Evening Farmer FOUNDED IN 1790. EttklLsiMxJ I Daily (Sundays excepted) by The Firmer Publishing Co. at 179 Fairfield Avenue, v , ; Bridgeport, Com. ...... .. TELEPHONE (EDITOIUAIj 138T ; ;.. ,; BCEINESS OFFICE 120S tCESDAT, JUNE 30, ,1914. WHERE THE FARMER MAY BE PURCHASED Eor the convenience of Brtdgeporte;rs. visiting nd re-siding- in JNew, York or- Boston, The Ffu-iper can be, found . en sale at the following rplaces In trie Metropolis.,1 At Hi J. SctiuItE's flvt newstABds: j . ; ' - . ' . " J No..i;il8 Broadway, near 37th; St; No. 2, S. B.y cor ner' 42nd and 6th Ave. ; ISTo. 8," SI Stand,. 42nd' St and Park. Ave. In front of Grand Centrals Depot; ;No, S. corner 47th St. and 7th, Ave.; No. 6, S. W. corner SOth St. and Broadway and- The Hub News Co., City Hall. Bos-, ton, Mass.. . -.. - , -, - v. . . - . , -..i. '' .. '. ' THE CAUSE OF FAMINE IN V. vV .THE . H 11DST ' OF PLENTY YOLCOIIE TO THE SAENGERFEST RIDGEPORT IS PROUD to be the meet ing place of the Staats' Saehgerfest, and extends a hearty welcome to the thousands of sturdy citizens who are met to enjoy the oc casion. To its men and womea of German, na tivity or ancestry this country owes much, not in the realni of music alone, but in every de partment of the professions, arts and sciences. Especially in music has the . German intellect been proficient, and to German's we owe the greatest composers, of all time, with the gigan tic geniusWagner, in the loftiest place. BRIDGEPORT NEEDS IT the capital stock of the company is in to $200,000.' The earnings in the fol-1 !" i n 1 ii J', j? r-rHE BIG FA I LU RES, "of almost-faiHires, JL.. : which-constitute, the .business .depres sion by which W many are disturbed, are not. like the old fashioned failure's ' our fathers' knew. , In those days men went into business and failed because there was not enough busi ness to do, or,: perhaps because ih ere was not capital enough to carry on the business. But the failures of these days, the notably injurious ones, are of Concerns that do an ;enor moui business, and that; frequently, in the mo raoT' vhi;n they suspend dividends, are, doing hf - nt business lot their .history. -, " iu-, Joes" it 'happen: there Jean'-- be such !.: . in the midst of, redundant. pleinty? ;' Let a man own -a small business, which pays. a. "fair profit on ;his ;capital invested in it, and a. fair .salary for'; his ' own time. As 'the business grows the profits will increase, and perl: fktihs; salary of -the owner," also',' ' if "he draws a salary in addition to his profits. Assume, now, this business to' be formed inl6 a company, with a capital of $100,000, and the company to be operated by the owner at a salary of $2,000. Assume that the business af ter paying; all expenses, including salaries, ci al:e&4,Ppr,ceat in,.pr.ofits, !nits maximum year bf good business.' ' , ' '-VT-; "V' Men and women are. willing ti invest money to yield less than five per cent, if they can do so with safety, or believe they can- So th creased lowing year are the same as before and the div idends of five per cent is paid. . . r Now the company, setnio be Ian, earner, attracts the attention of some financier of they Morgan type, 'whd acquires ' it,' together with two or three enterprises of the same kind, and consolidates them, not however with the same capital stock they had before but with a cap ital stock three, four or five' times more than all had." ' ' '.:''':,'-. Now these companies will be doing, the same business they did before, or even more; but they will be staggering, because the busi ness they do will not. be profitable enough to' pay dividends on all the stocks and bonds that have been sold, following the consolidation.' The result fis that bills run behind,,. -improve-" ments are neglected, and all, energies are turn ed to paying something to the unfortunate pub lic that bought- the securities until time enough shall have elapsed, from the period when, the watered paper was sold until ' the crash comes, so that the connection of the financier with the transaction shall be forgotten,, or, be ' less ap parent. . ' ., '' ' - i'.-y: -v. r This is how financiers arrange matters so that there is famine in the midst of plenty, and - no "dividends when "business is best. : ' Yhy do they do it? ' ; ' 1 : . They do it for their pockets. ;The finan cier acquires his enterprises, perhaps without the use of money at all, issues the water to the public, and receives from the public money re presenting real value. The thing is a. form. of theft, a subtle method of ' appropriating the goods , of others. .' i , The plunder of the New Haven ' railroad. the sack of the Frisco liney the breaking of the Pere Marquette are all to be ' attributed to finance the general type fibove described. The Glaflin failure, in a slightly different way, falls into the same clas 6f financial phenomena. Such business methods can have but one result. V; They destroy, confidence, by making . everybody doubtful about the honesty of every- bpdy-else. , ;'.; v , : ') i When the New Haven railroad suspends its dividends, men and women ask, "Who now can we trust. If our money wasn't " safe , there, where can it be safe?" ) .:. ' ; It is an inevitable and an intelligent ques It is a question Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic congress are trying to answer. They are trying to arrange things so that big business will have to be honest business and to legislate so that great financiers can be dis tinguished from great thieves. -The sooner that time comes, the better for big andlittle, business and honest people every where.. : '" -" : '- ":: :-k-'- '-' Tfkyr AYOR BIjAN KEN BURG of Philadelphia, JLVJL - , . has invited Mayor Wilson of this city. -to -send a delegate to a convention which he intends to assemble to devise ways and means: of protecting cities from public service corporations." : It might be beneficial if the mayor would go himself. ; Under the tuition of fecutive might be able to learn how to get the Connecticut company's jshare of, Fairfield ave nue paved like the rest of the street. .'It is even possible 'there would be somebody, there with views on, the propriety of public service contri butions to , political Campaigns. . There is no city; that needs protection more than Bridge- pun, anu none tnai geis less irom its auiy con stituted authorities. . :; v LENGTHENING THE EVENING G LEVELAND AND several other Ohio cit- ies have recently changed or plan ned to change their flocks from Central to Eas tern Standard time. As every clock will be set one hour ahead, that l ieans that there will be one hour more of day-light after supper or dinner, whichever Ohioans call their evening meal. ' ; ' : ;.J..';- ' ' '. ,' ' : The little objection' anticipated in Cleveland to this change is a - very funny ' illustration of human -nature. , Precisely the same thing could have been done without interfering with the railroad schedules by a publio ordinance and general consent. It wasv ,simply necessary to agree that all places of business should open and close one hour earlier in each case. Also the meal times in the homes would have to be changed to correspond. ::. ''','-- Popular habits become so set that it would be almost impossible to get t such - a change made. Th 8 'man who is used to getting up at 7 a.? in, would never get over the idea that it is a hardship to' rise with th a" clock saying '6 o'clock, ;ut if his clock can be set .ahead, so that he will get up an' hour earlier without realizing t, he feels no hardship, and enjoys all the benefit of the longer evening. . - -3 . The, change that- those cities are making produces t,some approach to English conditions, where lohgi evenings permit out door sports to be enjpyed after the evening meal. At Edin burgh it is broad day-light until 10 p. m.' 'dur ing the long days. " Imagine what a baseball business would , be done in this -country, were it possible to play even to 9 p. m. , ! ' It is a misfortune that the American peo ple have established living habits that make the evening dark. There is little physical de velopment in theatre goings and automobile and trolley, riding and carriage, driving, which are the principal amusements after the lamps go on. . ;-;U ' ', : " : V ::t 1 i ' ; THE JULY 4 ADDRESS AND PATRIOTISM" to After settling your .Bummer hotel bill, don't fail tip the proprietor by paying, off all bis help. - . - O j . Anyway, Villa will probably ' allow Carranza to act a doorkeeper to Congress when, they get to Mexico. ' 8 The "bsy can swim perfectly well in four feet of water, hut there wouldn't be any chance of getting drowned. The railroads are cutting down the number of trains asd cam, but that is all right to long aa they don't use any less handsome marble on their big terminals. HE OLD TIME July 4 address was a cock-a-doodle-doo; affair. Effete nations of the. Old World were handed out some sassy stuff.. They wem inyib3di to enter Uncle Sam's kindergarten, and acquire ; a few elementary principles of government. -1 . ' V' - , The July 4 address is "nearly extinct today. If held,- the ministers, lawyers judges, a few office holders! Woman' si club leadersj and oth erserious minded personjs, may attend. : . They know in "advance-what the speaker will say, and sympathize. But it's the Dutch taking Holland. They need no incitement . to love , for native land. Meanwhile ". the young folks, for whomi .such addresses are' given, would - of course like to be? present. But un fortunately the hour of the lecture would con flict with some ball game or dance. ; ' . From such July 4 orations as are: given to day, the spread eagle note has mostly vanished. The more Uncle Sam knows, the less he thinks he knows. Our orators do not now try to in struct the Old 'World. Rather they are 'inter ested to put some bone and! sinew of heroism and public spirit into the new generation of yoUng people. - They glorify the deeds of the past, to elicit the courage and action needed to solve the problems of today. -; ; As to patriotism in case of war, there has always been ; plenty, of it and always will be. Most young men shave a warm attachment for and pride in their native land, They will not see its flag in the dust. : , This feeling is of course helped on by the fact that it is dull bus iness working in factcaies and stores. -War means something doing, new scenes, new life. This does not detract from the value of the ser vice given by the soldier. 'Patriotism is sacrifice. A man may rise impressively for the national anthem. He may reverently uncover at sight of "Old Glory." But if he fails to turn up at his political caucus merely because it rains, he is a pretty cheap variety of patriot. Having licked the Federals in good shape, the Con stitutionalists failed to pursue them, fearing they might capture thcim and end the war. AT BANNOCKBURN 1314 241914 (Written by invitation, "an read by the author, Mr.. Kennedy,, at the na tional celebration ; on Banncckburn field, June 34, 1914.- Mr. James Ken nedy is well known in Scottish circles throughout, the United States as a poet of considerable ability ;'. In fact, many of his friends claim that he is the logi cal . Scottish laureate . of the' . present aay. His poesy la-clean and pure: nls imagery sympathetic and natural, and his . diction at all times spontaneous and cultured. : He lias . a wonderful power over the old Scottish XJorio but is equally at home tn scholarly IJJng- lish. , He is connected with the Angus Sinclair Publishing Co. of New Tork, and edits one .of their engineering magazines. He intended to be at the Bridgeport celebration in' the .Strat-4 field en Saturday, but -"acceded to the urgent 'demands of . the homelarm. committee and sailed for Scotland al most at the eleventh houri ; His placa was taken in Bridgeport by John Japp. the well known reader of this city, and- his rendition seemed to give un qualified satisfaction to the large gath ering.) - ' , Lord -God to Thee our thanks we send, That, by Thy grace and sovereign will, To Thee alone we suppliant bend, 1 In Freedom's sunshine basking still; And pray that through the years to be We own no other power than Thee, , Here, on this hallowed ground, we've met,"; - . "- ? . -. -. Unchanged, thro : - all 5 the changing years; - .- . - Tried as by furnace fires, .but yet." Our eyes undlmmed by hopeless tears For,' through the darkest days we see Fair Scotland still sustained by Thee. Six hundred years have, passed since they, - - ' - : - - ' - Our fathers, stood in martial squares. Embattled on that fateful day. 1 ' And raised to Thee their humble pray- y ers - - ::. ' . ,-; ' : : : , ' While through their varied hopes and fears'. -, Thy sunshine glittered on their spears. O, give to -us their fiery seal; 7 iTheir hate oi wrong, their love of ,-. right : ,- , Their souls of Are, - their hearts of -.' steel Their unity of matchless might: ... ) Till wrong and error Tall before i Our strength, as in the days of yore. , On land or sea where'er we are; ... Where Scotland's , cHlldTen wander . : forth; . (-. - , - -: Our native land: the Folar Star: Still, steadfast to the. loyal , -North. Bach Scottish heart doth ever turn. And thrlllsto think of Bannockbunu. j, And Scotland's splendottr ever shines Heroic still In face and form, -a . EJnelrcled fair In glowing lines Like Tainbows gathered 1 from the - ' storm '-1 - . - . - '- . . And Hope still pointeth fair and free Into the days that are to be. . r ' The .patriot's fire, the poet's grace, Have spread the glow, of Scotland's " - fame, ; - f - " Until Earth's furthest dwelling place. Hath swelled: the tumult of acclaim And storied page the tide prolongs , And Echo revels in ber songs. So, glory crowned, shall Scotland stand, V " ' - . "v. ' Until, in that diviner day,1 The . s word " shall fall from Rapine's -fiand -' -!.-.' : And dark Oppression fade away, -And, Joined in Thy eternal plan, Shall Man be knit to brother Man. Then, through serener. kindlier eyed. The happy Nations backward turn And mark the potent prophesies Of Marathon and- Bannockburn Co-mingling with the golden seed 0f Pilgrim Bock7 and RunnyaQed. Then, when Earth's war-worn shields ". . are. hung . ' Around the halls where 'Nations meet. And tales are told and songs are sung None shall : resound more grand and sweet N ' ' i .-; Than thine,, brave Scotland'. old, yet . new ' , ' . Thou cradle of the tried and true. , JIERIDIiN CYCLIST GETS STIFF FINE FOR PASSING STANDING TROLLEY" CAR Branding the operation of. a motor vehicle past a stationary trolley car as a most serious offense and one that cannot be overlooked. Judge Coughlin fined William Rainaud of Hanover St.. Meriden, J100 and costs in the city court today. He said that a per son holding a license , to operate an automobile In the state should be pos sessed of a better knowledge -of the law and public safety than to violate this statute. Also that courts through out the state are being criticised . for their lenient treatment of naoton veh hicle statute violators and he did not intend to have such criticism directed at the local court. Bainaud entered a plea of guilty. ,Hs was stopped at Fairfield avenue and Main street yes terday by Mortocycle Policeman Gor ges. ' ,"- - -ir - : Hector Tammorrp,' 78 Madi'son ave nue, was held for the superior court under forgery proceedings with bonds fixed at $2,000. A check drawn on thei- Connecticut National Bank signed with the name of Abe M. Katz and calling for $76 'was 'the basis of the proceedings. y Michael Annevzlato. . . a barber of 1S91 Main street was held for a hearing Thursday on bigamy charges. The hearing of continued - charges against Joseph Lavine, of 78 Hazel wood avenue, alleging the reckless op eration of a motorcycle about a month ago and running down of Elis abeth . Daley of Gregory street, was continued until July 28. Arthur Hawley of 43 Cannon street arraigned on breach of the peace charges in connection with a rumpus at his home last night, begged . for another chance but Probation Officer SimpWon gave an unfavorable report on his conduct w?sleh resulted in the imposing of a three months' jail, sen tence. , John Conlin, 374 Atlantic street, and Edward Miller, 266 Gregory St., were fined $10 and costs as a result of a row in AtlahUc street last night. Salvatore Basta of 194 Hallett St., was held until tomorrow on charges of being a fugitive from Justice. He is suspected of having stolen a horse and wagon in New York. . . .vL-;: 1 .'':: ' '',.:'.. ''''''.'," A Clearance- Sale of Waists ' Including several hundred models, 1 in Crepe de Chine, Crepe Voiles, Em broidered Voiles, Messalines and Jap anese "Silk, in white and colors. ' , : Tango shades of orange, maize, primrose, old blue and lilac ' z ' ; Charming styles with raglan should ers, short, long or three-quarter sleeves, Puritan aho! Medici collars, the very . styles that are being worn how. v , good assortment of Sports Blouses. An interesting window exhibit on Main St. with garments bearing prices. , S1.50. S2.00 to S5.00 and S6.00 , ' )n sale 'second floor. . " Midsummer's Embroideries A July Sale of Flouncings, Bands and Galloons Now that summer gowns are to be a series of riffles upon rufiler, or a floating tunic that veils .the straight and narrow skirt, every woman may face the changing fashions and rearrange her last year's gown. Here comes a wonderful sale of fine'Embroidertes, much under -.regular price. - ' , Wide Flouncings, 18 and 27 inches, very choice and, elaborate en signs, combinations of embroidery with Venise and Lacet lace, exqui sitely fine work, regular price $2.00, . - ' $1.39 and $1.5 3 a yr.rd. " Bands, and Galloons, widths 2 to 12 inches, regular prices 59 and C5 cts. 4 i ' ' . - at CD cts. dges, Bands and Galloons, a pleasing assortment for many differ ent uses, widths 2 to 12 inches, value 50 cts, ,23 cts. ": " ' . ' On sale .Wednesday at the Lace Section. V-:;; " -;; ' ;-.":r : V;'-. : " - -."-'. - Children's Summer Hats at Changs - The balance of fancy Straw Hats, fine grade Tuscan and nc, ..I braids of dainty style, for either little girls or boys, former values Cl.t l to $3.50, .- , , ' v . $1X0 to clozo c t. White Hats, straw, duck and ratine, practical little hats for cenrid : and outing wear, were 75 cts. , 10 and'25 cts. to clcza cut. , '.' Children's Crepe Kimonos. . Genuine' Japanese Crepes, pink and blue, for ages 3, 4 and 5 year::, 89 cts.' , " i r j . v - ' y , ' - ...... "-.' 'Children's "Wear Section: second fioor. .. ' . Men's Neglige Bliirtc. Special, commendns Vci.:'::y: Woven Madras Shirts, colored in i'.'-Z threads, a splendid quality, worth $1.50, 73 cts. Foulard Silks, medium and dark printed designs, 1 - . . ' v . ... 63 cts, special. Women's Double Petticoats, White Skirts for Summer. For wea& under sheer and transparent dresses,; ' ' v-.v- .-:'$1.S0. . Lace-trimmbd, 02.00. - Cambric Skirts cleverly made with dpu be panels front and back, ? $1.00. Pique Petticoats, , ' , $1.00. An Exceptional Offer in Wardrobe Trunks. Regular price $25.00 j Special at $19.50 The D. M. Pvead Company All records for Portland cement pro duction were broken in 1913, the total output having been 63,949,102 barrels, valued at $93,001,169. 1 The Rutherford Daily Herald, the only Democratic f publication - In the district, made Its first appearance In Bergen county, Nt' J. - v . Tennis .ElccScJs We have a good, variety to choose from. i 75c to $f.00 ; ' TENNIS SHOES " Champion Men's Oxford ......... ... . 75c Boys' Oxford ............ 65c Youth's Oxford V. . 60c Boys' Oxford . ...... , 50c NATIONAL YACHTING Men's Oxford .......... $1.25 Boys Oxford $1.15 Wright & Ditson TENNIS BALLS 35c; 3 for $1.00 Bring your Rackets to us, we can restring them and return them in two or three days. Prices: $1.75, $2.25, $2.90 Per Racket. In an explosion at the new intake water tunnel in Milwaukee, 21 men were burned, but it is reported that none is fatally injured. Vases and Window Boxes Filled JOHN RECK & SON. THE ALLIDJG RUBBER CO. SYNDICATE STORES 1126 MAIN ST. Famut Want Ads. One Cent Wfltd. urn Fairfield Avenue . VARIIITY CTOHU , ITrcad Ctr ": "THE STORE THAT PAYS THE CAR FARE" ATTRACTIVE TEN CENT ARTICLES J?"0. EIGHT ' QEEAT 'WEDNESDAY GALE Kemnants Sheeting, 7-4, 8-4 and 9-4, worth 5c to Z Sale Price .... . , . . .. . 1 XIany other remnants selling at very low prices. Cr Clotns, wmte Urooos oi many janas, x-iqu i Tt Wira flriAVint. HfimTiarita ...... . ......... .QO W At 9Sc Iiot of $1.25 Heavy Gray Blankets. Just thing for th8 beach cottage. ' a At 79c Vacuum Bottle to keep liquids hot or cold. At 2c Wood or Wire Coat Hangers. , At $1.98 25 foot lengths 4 Ply Garden Hose, warra; At 8c Fancy Watering Pots for Children. t 7 2 ar th POLICE TO GUARD AGAIIJST EARLY 4TH CELEBRATION Police plana are already under way to provide Brideporters with a "safe and sane" July 4, much the same pro cedure beinjr planned as has proved effectual for several yeans past. A quieter holiday than usual is looked forward to thk year on account of the drastic' measures taken during; the past two years when arrests and city court appearance were methods used in emphasising- the lessftn of not carrying- or using- firearms. i ' Revolver, shotguns and the like will be under the ban' this year. Po licemen are also to be instructed to prevent preamture discharge of fire crackers, etc., until Saturday and vio lation will mean an attendance of . a city court session. I . Brtra police detail will be on duty Friday nigbt to prevent undtte cele bration before the "lid" Smi off. In structions will also be given the street men to watch out for any ffre so as to aeajst .the. flrantm. ia very way poslble in giving Bridgeport mum' fire loss. mini MRS. ANNIE E. MILLER,' The funeral of Mrs. Annie E. Milter, widow of Thomas Miller, Of E53 War ren street, was held at 2:30 .o'clock this afternoon from the mortuary chapel of Henry E. Bishop on Falrflel S avenue. . Rev. H. D. allaudet, pastor of the First Congregational church, of ficiated. Burial was in Park ceme tery. , . That the entertainment given at ti' Plaza theater, June 21, by the Trfr.s. crla utual Benefit society for the ben efit of the Mt. Etna eruption and earth quake sufferers in SicHy was a finan cial success is shown in the prcKrr ' -ary report submitted by the con?.:. -tee. The report shows that there r -receipts of $200.40 already ace rn jr. i for and expenses of 191.99, making a profit of $108.41. It is expected that th receipts will be increased through fur ther reports. The United State battleship Ne braska arrived at Charlestown, ;,&.."!-., after two months" service with the Atlantic fleet at VeraCruz. The United States district court Detroit upheld the (federal ire-' constitutional. An appeal w!U i . , to the supreme court.