THE FARMER : JULY 31, 191
Do your sHopplna: ltwn 8:30 and S daily,
except Saturday, wlien we are opeu .
In the evening
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Mid-Summer Clearance Sale
Brings $18, $20 $22 Summer Suits
Down to $14.50.
This saving in money is at
tractive to most men. ; But if
that were' the only attraction,
this sale .would languish! The
fact that these are Meigs & Co.
Suits makes all the difference in
the world.
Tailoring, style, cleverness
of cut, individual touches that
lend, distinction, and the choic- -'
est stripes, checks and mixtures '
of the season these make the :
price doubly' attractive. -
And remember, 1jlue serges,
staple as sugar at regular prices,
are included in this reduction.
Plenty of 'Style for young
-plenty, of conservative styles "for men.
Fine negligee shirts at 89c, regular $1.00 and
$L50 values. - '' .? ,
Other special values at $1.45 and $l.8o.
Silk shirts at $3.85 regillar. $5.00 and $6.00
values. . ' , '
Special sale of Panama hats at $3.50, $4.75 and
$7.50, which have been from $5.00 to $12.00. s '
20 per cent. Discount on Boys' Wash Suits.
Boys' two pant suits special value at $3.90.
- - Khaki and cash suits, broken sizes, 95c to $2.90.
Basement Section. , '
We are offering broken lines of men's $4.00
and $5.00 oxfords, tan only, at $2.85. '
Special prices oil men's all-wool bathing suits,
$z.vu to $.uu.
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men-
Special- cotton worsted trousers, $1.50.
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OUTFITTERS TO MSI WOMEN Sc CHILDREN
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I FEAB EEBGEBO'l WILL :
EECHIZED BY FEAR OF;
BCPE EEFiSRE'-HiliDirM
j New' Britain,-July 31. As Aurust 12,
J the day on -which Joseph Berireron,
the' former Ktew isritam-man. win pe
f hanged for murder,' draws near, the
! doomed, man Is visibly losing his
nerve, and according to visitors, at the
f "Wehersfield prison. It is doubtful
! whether he will go to the gallows a
sane man. - DurirLElhe time of his
j triali Berg-eron ehowea iron nerve and
j almost Inhuman Indifference, tout of
! late he has failed rapidly and hia fear
1 of death, is plainly visible.
VET PAVEMENTS CAUSE - '
TliFiEE AUTO vAGCIBElTS
" Wet and slippery pavements caused
three I accidents ( to automobiles , Ih
Fairfield county last night. At 11:30
o'fclock last night, . the machine ownei
by R- 1 Wolcott, Waterbury, collided
With a hydrant on the northeast cor
her of Main and Wall streets, breaking
it at the base and badly damaging
the . car.
' Car No. 13194, listed as belonging o
Samuel Beckoff, 93 William street, lost
a rear wheel as it swerved against the
car tracks in Fairfield. ' On West-
port avenue, Norwalk. traffic was im
pelled by a heavy touring-car bound
for- Bridgeport which broke its rear
wheels and could not be moved until
emergency repair-men arrived and put
on a emporary wheel.
The Atlantlo Tacht Club is arrang
ing a program of amateur boxing
,-to follow the dinner that is to be glrven
to Sir Thomas Upton at Sea Gate or.
August 24. -
- ERUPTION ON CHILD
FTCHED AND BURflED
Like Waiter Blisters on Body, Face
. and Arms. Cross and Fretful.
Used Cuticura Soap and Oint-
- ment. Child Was Healed.'
R. F. D. Ho. 3, Oroton, Vt. " My little
boys trouble began all over his body and
fsco and arms with water bUnters. . They
were si 90 on fata limb,
and ctaect and he was
very croM and fretful.
They Itched and burned
and he scratched and
this formed sore places.
It itched and burned so
the little one could cot
sleep night.
" I had two treat
ment and they failed to help him. I sot
two cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes
of Cuticura Ointment and bathed the child
with the OajJcura Soap twice daily, then
put the Outicura Ointment on each time.
It was only a matter of two or three weeks
when the chfid was healed." (Signed) Mrs.
Eliza HutcMnsoa. Feb. 10. 1914.
Samples Free by Mail
- For pimples and blackheads the following
' is a mnti effective and economical treat
ment: Gently smear the affected parts with
Cnttetm Ointment, on the end of the Anger,
bat do not rub. Wash off the Cuticura
Ointment In five minutes with Cuticura
Soap and hot water and continue bathing
for some minutes. Thin treatment Ja best
en rising and retiring. At other times use
Cuticura Soap freely for the toilet and bath,
to assist In preventing Inflammation, irri
tation and clogging of the pore.. Sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
mailed free, with 32-p. Sldn Book. Address -SQet-eard
"Cutleunk IJst. T, Bos too.!
FINAL TRIALS (I ELD
FOR MOTOR RACES
. IFtxial trials . are being held today
by entrants tn the big automobile- and
motorcycle ' racing events carded for
Aerodrome- park tomorrow afternoon.
Close to fifty machines .sped up yester
day" and half that number' were oh
the- coum ihis morningi :, Richard
Steinart of Philadelphia, one of the
fastest motorcycle riders in the east,
entered yesterday, -
Officials -we're named yesterday as
follows: Judge,- Arthur L. Clark;
starter, Arthur L. C. Clark; timers. G
P. Smith and A. M. WUson; official
announcer, Alexander Howell -course
physician, 'Dr. A. B. Bernstein. '.
The; latest entries in the automobile
division and for the free-for-all race,
for which -there is a prire of $75 in
cash,- are a "Wjillmann 30 and : Mercer
machine, both of this, city. Other
entries include & Mercer from," New
Haven, Simple from Danbury, Cole
from Hartford. Palmer-Singer, No. 10
in the 1913 Briarcliffe races, from Dan
bury, special Ford raiser from Men
den; "Dynamite, the Studebaker rac
er which won the IMS Briarcliffe races,
from Bridgeport; .and Oakland, Stntza
and National cars from this city.
Unusual interest is' being displayed
in the two lesser auto races the ladies'
class in which there are four entries,
and the special five-mile event between
Bob 1 Beach In ' his Ford and Harry
Ford in his special Metz racer; v
The motorcyclists are also deriving
their full share of the pro-event en
thusiasm. This event, which has a
dozen entries, eqrually divided among
Thor, Indian, Pepe and Excelsior ma
chines, will be run-in two five-mils
heats and a ten-mile ffnal.
LITCHFIELD BLAZE ,
x DOES $5,000 DAMABE
Utchfield, July 81. A fire thought
to have" been started -by tramps who
were using the place for a night's
lodging, destroyed the' sawmill, the
Planing mill and the Icehouse owned
by Blglow Brothers about a mile and
a half from- the center of the town.
Fifty tons of ice and two carloads of
hard maple lumber owned by Frank
Provost, which had' been stored in the
icehouse, were aleo destroyed. '
The , damage done by the Are was
-o-ver $5,000, half of which, is covered
by insurance. . - ,
JUDGE OF A DAY IS
TIRED, TAKES A REST
Cleveland,- O., July '31 Attorney
John! H. Clarke, yesterday, was sworn
in as a Federal Judge. The oath was
administered by B. C. Miller, clerk of
the United States court. ' - .
Immediately after taking the oath
he announced he would hear cases un
til Saturday and then take a month's
vacation. - t . ,.
"A tired Judge is a calamity to the
country;" he said in explanation.
In an address to members of the
bar. Judge Clarke scored the freedom
with which writs of injunction have
been granted and the freedom with
which ordinances of municipal coun
cils have been' declared unconstitu
tional. .
Fellowcrafts of Bridgeport connect
ed with St. John's lodge. No. 4. B. &
A. M., are to picnic and hold their
fourth annual .outing August 15, at
Powhatan .Springs. Ample prepara
tions are being made . for the large
number that are expected to attend
and members -pf the order are desired
to notify Walter E. Marsh, 18 Arcade
balcony, of their intention of going
before August 11, to insure accommo
dations being reserved. 1
REFORMERS DEFEAT
TOKIO'S TAMMANY
AT CITY ELECTION
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General Change Has Taken
Place In Japan's Po
litical Life. i
Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a WanX
TokJo, July SI, The political ma
chine which for ten years has domi
nated municipal goverment in Tokio
was demolished by t reformers at
the recent municipal elections. So
serious was the reverse that the or
ganisation, which was known as the
Toklwakai, and which, has 'been, called
Tokios Tammany," has been dis
solved altogether.
The eood government party regards'
the overthrow of the organisation as
a signal victory ,nn Indicative of the
general reform movement which is
sweeping over Japan in all branches
of , political life. - For the last ten
years they had fought to eliminate
the Toklwakai majority--in the muni
cipal assembly, .but each successive
attempt met with failure, until thiB
year they have not only removed the
objectionable majority but also de
feated its leader, S. t Morikubo, . in
whom they saw all of the party's cor
ruptlon personified. ' The charges
were similar , to those which have
characterized "so many municipal up
heavals in America harmful patron
age, corruption in the distribution of
-contracts for public works and gener
al graft.;
The success this year was due
largely to the younger element, which
was organized into an anti-machine
body. Public meetings were held and
almost every . means J of , political pub
licity utilized , to arouse the voters of
the -urgency of good goverment. The
election continued for three days, at
the end of which the reformists had
captured all but SI of the 75 seats in
the- assembly. Morikubo, the. ousted
leader, thereupon invited his" fellow
victims to a meeting at which it was
voted o dissolve ' the association.
The new .organization now in power
is known as the Municipal Govern
ment, CluTx They are not., content
with, reforming municipal politics
alone, however,, and have already be
gun a vigorous campaign to establish
themselves in the National House of
Representatives, where the Seiyukai
has a large majority in the Diet, and
since it was linked with the now de
feated Tokiwakal, it appears to be in
danger of losing its power.
The present t Okuma cabinet " is
backed . by groups 'hostile to the Sei
yukai. If unable to carry through
his program in the'face of an oppos
ing majority. Count Okuma would be
likely to dissolve the Diet and give
the pedple an opportunity to register
their. will at a new election. ' --
An interesting phase of the suf
frage question was seen in the recent
municipal elections. . The suffrage 'r is
very ' restricted, there ibeing three
classes of ; voters, classified, according
to the amount of tjvx they pay.
Taking the city as a whole '.About
one ; householder , in. thirteen, has a
vote. Each , grade of voters elects 25
assemblymen. Th voters of .the
first grade number, only '' 1,187. 'The
second category has 6,136 electors.
The great majority of voters, namely
49,948, out of the total of 57,271. are
found in the third grade. To be
qualified for this ' grade the citizen
must pay a land tax "or else an Im
perial tax Of 2 yen yearly.
The election of the assemblymen of
the third grade was regarded as most
closely expressing ' the" popular .will.
In every street leading to the voting
booth the candidates had .established
committee rooms where there was a
great, "deal of smoking -and talking.
Formerly tea and refreshments were
at the disposal of the thirsty or hun
gry voter but today the government
following the ideas of the West per
mits only moral suasion. The voter
approached the . outer office of the
election hall, gave his name and ad
dress and was supplied with' a ballot.
Another official checked and stamped
the', ballot. The-, voter then passed
upstairs to the voting room, where his
ballot was again supervised. Finally
he wrote the name of his candidate
and' handed over his ballot to the of
ficials. V
I People And . i
I ; TheirDoings ;
City Attorney William H. Comley,
Jr., will leave the city today on a three
weeks vacation trip.
Dr. W. J. Colgan and his parents,
Mr. and .Mrs. J. H. Colgan with Miss
Belle McDonald have .returned from
an automobile trip through New York
state and the Catsklll Mountains. They
returned home by way of Poughkeep
sie and Danbury, passing over Storm
King mountain during a severe thun
der and lightning storm. They de
scribe the road over the mountain as
exceedingly rough and narrow. Ex
cept for this part of the journey they
had a very delightful rip. Dr. Col
gan will return Saturday to his duties
on the house staff of the New York
Polyclic hospital, where he is per
forming special work in surgery.
. Principal (Henry D. Simonds of the
High school, Mrs. Simonds, the Misses
Elsie and Helen Simonds and -Bruce
Simonds of 339 Norman street left
yesterday for the White Mountains
where they plan to spend the coming
month. -
Judge and Mrs. George W. Wheeler,
their daughter. Miss Helen and son,
Macy Wheeler of Park avenue will
spend the month of August in the
White Mountains at the Waterville
Hotel, Waterville, N. H.
Mrs. George S. Hill and daughter.
Miss Maude Hill 6SS Warren street,
returned home today from the New
town inn, Newtown, where they have
been for the last three weeks.
PEACE OUTLOOK IS
ENCOURAGING, SAYS
PRESIDENT WILSON
The T. W. H. A. will hold an im
portant meeting at the home of Miss
Anna Cohen, 1478 Main street, on
Monday evening, . Aug. 7, at 7:30
o'clock sharp.
" President Wilson was asked by?R.ep
sentative Gordon to include Ohio in
any speaking tour he makes during
the fall campaign. The president
promised him if he went west he
would speak in Ohio.
Celery Plants, 15e Pep Dozen'
JOHN RECK & SON
Washington. July SI Referring to
the Mexican situation generally. Presi
dent Wilson ' yesterday described the
outlook for peace as "entirely en
couraging. , Advices from every
quarter to the Washington govern
ment show a trend toward the restora
tion of tranquility throughout the re
public. , The Zapata faction la now
working in harmony with the Consti
tutionalists and an ": agreement , has
been made iby . which-the support of
the southern revolutionary force is
promised to the new Constitutionalist
government.
With the- arrival at Saltillo of the
delegates from Provisional . President
Carbajal it is expected that ah armis
tice will be ordered 'by Gen. Carranza.
The peace parleys are not expected to
last more than a few days. Provis
ional President Carbajal is ready to
surrender the- executive power to Gen.
Carranza, or -whoever may be desig
nated by him, upon an emnesty pledge
Washington government omcials be
lieve. the desire of each faction will be
satisfied and. a peace agreement sign
ed ii a short time.
"Although there have, "been . no reports-
about the attitude of en. Villa
toward the peace parleys at Saltillo
administration officials believe he will
fall in line with the programme. The
fact that some prominent members of
the Madero family have gone to con
fer with Gen. Carranza was regarded
as a hopeful sign, for they are Influ
ential, with Villa and could be instru
mental in bringing Villa and Carranza
into harmony. v ; .-
U1FAY0R ABLE REPORTTO
BE ?MDE m PROJECTED
BRIDGE OVER ASH; CREEK
$bTM.mm- CTm.rVe.s A' Howe and' H.
R. mwnofl of Fairfield v are" opposed
tn -tita;"hiiflllTur of a new 'bridge over
Ash Creek at Brewster street andTbe
cause of the; present " situation . In
Bridgeport regarding tax, matters ana
the city finances, It- Is not likely that
a bridge will be built for some time
to come. y.i.'- ' ,
Alderman Callahan recently intro-
H iicri st Trlution in the Common
Council asking' a conference" with. the
Fairfield officials on the matter. 'The
conference was 1. held yesterday with
Aldermen MacFayden, Stelgler. Olson
and Moorey of the streets and side
walks committee, City CljBrk Robinson
and' Director of Public Works Cour-
tade. - ' -.'
a at a rtismiiRHion In which the
Fairfield selectmen made .known their
vio-wn hn nartv ' motored out to ln-
spect the bridge. It was decided that
the structure must answer lor- tne
present tad 1 the committee will make
an unfavorable report on the matter
Monday night. ' - . v ' '
HEAVY SURF INVADES .
TRAIN AT SEABRIGHT
eabrlght, N. J., July 31 -A phe
nomenally high sea Tolling caused con
siderable alarm to property owners
who, tov a short time,'. feared a repeti
tion of last winter's disasters. Crowds
gathered along th - shore to watch
the waves, which . were remarkable
from the, fact that -there, was hardly
enough ' wind to account , for - them.
Many persons seemed 1 to see a con
nection between them and the great
waterspout which swept in toward
Sandy Hook at noon yesterday. The
tide was -also - unusually high. ;
Just after the Jersey Central Steam
boat Express,' which leaves here - for
New York at 2:34 p. m.; ran- out on
the beach north of the station, a very
heavy billow broke over the bulkhead
and a mass ofv water flew over the
engine, baggage car, and smoker,
sending small torrents through the
open ventilators in the roofs and. caus
ing many of the passengers to leap
from their seats to avoid a wet
ting. .. , ' x . :
As the tide receded the waves rap
idly subsided. - - .
INVOKE BLUE LAW TO
STOP SUNDAY WORKERS
Beverly, N. July 31 Church forces
in the Sunday closing . fight that has
kept Reverly seething for the last two
weeks made a new move today to en
force .observance of the Sunday "blue
laws."
George Xiockwood, a tobacco and ice
cream dealer, was arrested on nine
charges preferred by -detectives. May
or Joseph Hahlev further complicated
the situation by refusing to accept the
complaints against Lockwood, and the
cases were ' taken before Magistrate
Charles Zeigler of Riverside, who dis
missed two charges and ' fined Lock-
wood $1 each and costs on the other
seven. "
Open Sunday advocates threaten to
stop . all kinds of a'ctivlty next Sunday.
They say they will even try to prevent'
the servants working In "The kitchens
of ministers at . the head of J;he ' cru
sade. ...
Celery Plants, 15c Per. Dozen
JOHN RECK & SON
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QTJAIirrX SHOP :
1186 MAIN STREET
(EffiERI M(E
SMJS
of the year; begins tomorrow morning.
DOORS OPEN AT 9 A M
PJenty of salesladies assuring prompt attention
DWINDLING ESTATE
CAUSES ACTRESS TO
SEEK A SEPARATION
Ferdinand L. Cross, son of Mrs.
Hannah I. Cross, the wealthy dia
mond broker's Wife who died in this
city last May, and -Whose estate was
later f ound to have dwindled mater
ially, is- being sued for. divorce by liis
wife, -Annie Florence Cross,- in the
New York supreme court.1 '
In her suit, which i promises to be
sensational In the extreme, three co
respondents are named and Mrs. Cross
alleges that she was Induced to marry
him because he , told her that his
mother's fortune belong to himself
and a brother engaged in the diamond
Drokerage business on Maiden lane.
In answer, Cross denies undue fami
liarity with other women.
WILL, DEMAND "INDIANS"
CHAIN UP .THEIR DOGS
IN FUTURE ENCOUNTERS
- Next time 8 years ; old . James
0"Keefe plays . '"Indian" with his play
mates he will insist that the "ited
skihs" , cliain . up their dogs., Jimmy
has: live$ in Bridgeport only several
weeks,' coming here" from New York,
where he was accustomed to regard
the Tammany -twarriors and museum
specimens as 'harmless. Accordingly,
he entered into yesterday's game with
much zeal and defended his- territory
well until, one of the "Indians" made
him a target , for an orrow.. Then he
started in. . . ' .
He was coming out as a victor
when i the. Vanquished one's . pet- dog
hurled itself into the fray. The re
sult was that Jimmy had a bitten leg
treated at the emergency hospital. He
then - limped back' to his Hanover
street Jiome. . ' ,-..--
FAIRFIELD GRADUATES
-TO PROVIDE FUND FOR
WORTHY YALE STUDENTS
. A scholarship fund of $100, to be
known as the Fairfield County Scholar
ship fund, has been created by the
Yale Alumni association of Fairfield
Couty.; The scholarship will be
awarded to undergraduates who are
wholly or partly dependent upon their
own. efforts in getting through the
university. The applicant must pos
sess, character-; diligence-and must be
In good standing .. among his fellow
students. .
All applicants for the scholarship
this year, must make application, to
John W. Banks, secretary of the as
sociation, before August 15. The ap
plication must contain information as
to character, endorsements and refer
ences. Personal application will not
be accepted,' and all applications must
be in writing.
SENATE PLANS TO WORK
ONLY HALF TIME NOW
Washington, July "81 Representa
tive Underwood, the Democratic lead
er, intimated in debate yesterday that
upon the passage of certain measures
now pendng an-effort would be made
to reach an agreement for a recess ev
ery tljiree days . while the Senate is
working on the anti -trust bills.
Mr. Underwood was talking on the
Reclamation - Bill which was passed
later in the day. He said that ow
ing to the desire of members to. return
to their -homes he: hoped that an
agreement would be reacned for three
day recesses upon the passage of the
Reclamation bill the general Dam bill
and the bill proposing a readjustment
of railway mail pay. "
" WHY A IjAUNDRESS?
Why bother with a laundress especially
In hot weather? Why not leave it to lis,
with our modern methods, to give, yon per
fect satisfaction in your laundry work, and
at .the same time save you work and worry?
We wash everything, from plain flat
work: to" the sheerest of dainty waists and
lacy lingerie. Our phone is 4320-
OUR -WAGONS WIID STOP FOR
YOUR WORK
CRAWFORD LAUNDRY CO.,
FA TT$ FIELD AVE, AND CO Ul ITTjAlVD ST.
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v.a.jjxiic iiittiicrs auu iinisners. ana unaer conaiuons inai cromo
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good workmanship. ; '
No better work done than by our. workmen. ..."
- r We have oh hand a well selected line of Silk and linen Vr
. . . oil?- T-k l o:n rrr . i ; n n i i
luurs, ohk utLLiitLbH., oiiK. lapesiriBs. uouon ana vyooi lauesxrie
English and French Cretonnes, Linens Etc. A good time to hav
the work done is now. '
GITE US A TRIAL,
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Furniture, Upholstery and Richmond Ranges
Established 1842 177 STATE STHEET
THOROUGHLY SCOEEfJED CC,
NUT SIZE . ' . . " ' -.36.75
STOVE and EGG . 06.50
25'CENTS OFF PEE.T01T FOR CASH
-THE-
Phone 344
1221 MAIN STREET CONGRESS EHIDr". .
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972 iCOALl ' 2C2
Tga-j-n Street . . bo0ooW; - - Ctratft?rd '
NOTIGE
Always get the Best. Buy Old Company's CoaL - The
hard Lehigh Coal.
CASH PRICE
NUT . ...... .$6.50
STOVE AND EGG. .$6.25
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