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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
IT'S JUST GRAND TO OWN A MOTOR
 BOAT THESE DAYS

Motor boating, which was formerly one of the least expensive of sports, will soon be one of the most expensive. if the several governments in control of navigable waters continue to adopt regulations relating to craft of this species. This is the opinion of leading members of local yacht clubs. which is called into expression by the bill regarding the use of mufflers on motor boats which has just passed the House The bill provides that the internal com bustion engine in every motor boat must be effectively muffled, under penalty of S25 for each offense.
 Grand jurors, prosecuting attorneys and all other informing officers are especially commanded to search out and prosecute violations of the law.
 Harbor masters and deputy harbor masters are commanded to report ev- cry violation brought to their atten- tion. In cases so reported it is re- quired that g be added to the usual costs, which sum is to be paid by tie court to the reporting harbor master in the event of conviction of the of fender.
 Last year the federal government re- quired the owners of the little boats to be equipped with lights, bells, horns ocean steamer The boatmen have scarcely yet finished going into their deep rants pockets for cash to meet the expense, when they are compelled to dive again to buy effective mufflers
 The new legislation applies also to boats coming into Connecticut waters from other states.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
AIRSHIPS PROPOSED
 FOR COAST DEFENSE

Washington June 4-The coast of Connecticut will be defended by an aerial fleet along with the rest of the Atlantic coast if Congress will appro- priate millions to carry out a plan which the army signal corps experts
 have under consideration. The plan involves the construction of aeronuatic stations at intervals of leo of 200 miles along the coast, which shall serve as headquarters for a number of dirigible balloon and aeroplanes to do scouting and other work The plan is said to include the establishment of at least one aeronautic station near the Long Island shore. It is proposed that the afrshfps shall cooperate with the coast artillery of the New London district 61d at other points
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
SIX LITTLE BOYS
 TELL TALES OF
 THEIR EVIL WAYS
Let the Seventh anted Boy Watch Out and Not
 Be Caught With Pies.
Arrest Came Because Gull prits Took Toy Automo- bile from a West End Door Yard-All Are Held Until Tangled Web of Mutual Accusations Can Be Examined.

Six little boys, ages ranging from nine to II years. made charges and counter charges before Captain Geo. Arnold of the Detective Bureau, this morning. until that blase handler of hardened criminals felt that the crim- inal record of the universe was be- ing unrolled before his amazed eyes. They were very little, boys and not so tough as they thought they were. The tears rolled down their cheeks as they accused each other vigorously in the hope of reaching the mercy spot in the big captains heart.
 All of the boys live in the West End in the neighborhood of Wordin avenue. They were arrested this morning by Truant Officer James Farnham, be- cause they had stolen a bicycle and a Door Yard.
 They gave the names of Frank Ve- red, S51 Wordin avenue; John Korily, 404 State street: Durtie Cromwell. Hancock avenue; Michael I-anger. 713 Wordin avenue;; Alexander Letske, Wordin Court and Eddie Langer, 713 Wordin court.
 Eddie and Michael are brothers. Vered had a large number of keys in his possession. Eddie Langer declar- to the captain that they had been talk en with the idea of entering houses. They were going to be "key workers. Because Cromwell talked very freely Vered said Cromwell was trying to make things easy for himself. Then he accused Cromwell of begging, and of getting from charitable ladies, "Oh, heaps and heaps of bags full of bread and meat"
 ''Well. it's better to beg than it is to steal, ain't it?' said Cromwell.
 And this brought the information that Vered would go with his little cart to the factory where his father worked and come away with a load of brass. Vered then denied.
 And so the accusations and counter accusations ragged, while Arnold just listened There were so many sins inn posed upon the shoulders of the little culprits by their mutual recrimina- lions that it was thought better to hold them until the web can be un- tangled and they were all locked up.
 The police are now looking for ser-' efth boy, usually found with the gang. The statement was youchsafed by one of the urchins that this boy had gone over to Bradbury's "to steal pies.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
ORDERS REGULATING
 RIFLE PRACTICE

General order, No. 20, has just been issued from the adjutant generals of flee. containing. a decision of the chief of the division of militia affairs in re- gard to rifle practice. The decision is divided into two clauses and is as fol- lows:-
 '1. After a. man has fired his two sighting shots. the record firing is commenced, and each group of five consecutive shots constitutes a string and must be SO counted ' .'2. It is not allowable to select any group of five shots in a continuous line of shots and call such selected group a string'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
FIRE SWEEPING OVER
 MILES OF TIMBEF

Puphen, Manitous. June A fire covering hundreds of miles of timber is sweeping over the North Sasketcha-
 wan country. The fire extends from 100 miles between Crooked River and Bowsman and from Hudson Bay June tion almost to the Pass No loss of life is reported as yet but it is feared that the farmers living in sparsely settled districts and away from civil ization have suffered. It is estimated that a million dollars worth of prop erty has already been destroyed. The entire plant of the Ruby Lake Lumber Company and sawmills on the Hudson Bay branch were wiped out@ast night. Passengers arriving on trains from the north reported that the heat is so in tense that they could feel it in the coaches. The windows were so hot they could not touch them.
 The district is largely settled by United States emigrants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
COTTON CROP REPORT
 SHOWS DECREASE.

Especial from united PreSS.o
 Washington, June 4--The cotton crop report of the Department of Az riculture, made public today, estimates that the area of cotton planted or ex- pected to be planted this year Q909) is about 95.6 per cent. of the area planted last year-equavilent to about S1 91S coo acres, in comparison with last years planted area of B, ,370, 900 acres-a decrease of about 1,452, 900 acres or A per cent
 The condition of the growing crop on May 25, according to the departments estimate was S1.1 per cent. of a nor nal condition, as compared with 79.7 per cent at the corresponding rate in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
ITALIAN CONSUL ACTS
 IN LUMBER STRIKE.
Special From United Press,

St. Cloud. Cal, June With one man dying in the hospital from a bay onet wound in the back received while the militia were clearing the streets. and half dozen others nursing wounds and bruises resulting from the same cause. the strike at the Me Cloud Lumber Company today "a assum- ed an international aspect when Ital- ian Consul General Salvatore Rocca of San Francisco appealed to the authori- ties at Washington to protect his coun- trymen. His agent arrived here today to investigate the strike and full report will be made to the Consul Gen. eral to forward to Washington-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
Brother Lawyers
 Honor Memory of
 Late Coroner Doten

Resolutions relative to the death of the late Coroner Charles A. Doten have been prepared by Robert E. DeForest Charles $. Garfield and Eugene B. Peck, for the Fairfield County Bar. of which the late coroner was a member The resolutions speak of the many virtues of the deceased and conclude with the request that the memorial be presented to the court, to be ordered made a part of the records of the cO1rt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
YALE CRASHES INTO
 FERRYBOAT BREMEN

New York. June 4.-The steamship Yale, of the Metropolitan line, crashed into the D. L. & ". ferryboat Bre- men, carrying 100 passengers to Ho- boken just as the latter was leaving her slip in the Hudson river today. The accident was due to the tide swinging the Yale. which was being warred in, against the Bremen. The upper works and cabin of the Bremen were badly injured. There was lit tie excitement among the passengers owing to the reassnrance "f the deck hands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
PRISON SENTENCE FOR
 CHAUFFEUR WHO KILLED BOY
Especial from United Press.)

Special from United Press)
 New York, June 4.-William Darragh 32 years of age, chauffeur, who was tried for murder in the first degree for killing Inguard Trimble, aged 13, son of a Covington, Ky, lawyer, by run- ming him down while joy riding in his employers car. and who was con- victed of manslaughter in the first degree, was today sentenced by Jus tice Muluueen to not less than seven nor more than twenty years in the State prison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
FACTORY LEAGUE

The games in the Factory league for Tomorrow include Locomobile Co. vs- Birdsey Somers Co.,, Wheeler's lot; G. c. Batchellor Co. Ns. Star Shirt O., M A. C. lot; Ashcroft Mfg. Go. vs. Bullard M. T. Co., Seaside Park, No. Diamond. All games called at 8 o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
APPEAL FOR NEW TRIAL
 HAS BEEN DENIED
Especial from United Press.)

New York, June 4.-The Appellate Division has denied the appeal of AL bert T. Patrick. now under life sen tence in Sing Sing prison for the mur- der of Millionaire William M- Rice, for a new trial on the ground that Gov ernor Higgins. in committing his death sentence to imprisonment for life. vio- lated his Patrick's) constitutional rights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

SATURDAY SPECIALS. - Shoulders. 10c; Dairy Print Butter, 25c; cans Tomatoes, 25c; cans Peas, 25c; 4 cans Corn, 25c; 25 Ib. bag Sugar, $1.25. The Coe & White Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
CARD OF THANKS.

I wish to thank all of those who as-s sisted in caring for my boy who was killed by an automobile, and all who Especially do I wish to thank my boys school teachers, and the little boys and girls who went to school with him for their kindnesses.
 asp c. J. CHRISTIANSFN-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
TROLLEYMEN HOPE
 FOR WAGE INCREASE
BRIDGEPORT MEN ARE PAID ONE CENT AN HOUR LESS THAN HARTFORD AND NEW HAVEN EMPLOYES OF CONNECTICUT co.

 co.
 Officers were elected at a meeting of the Trolleymen's Union, held this morning, in .Concordia Hall. It was announced that the conference board will meet the general manager of the Connecticut Company in July, when it is hoped that an agreement may be made under which the wages of Bridgeport trolleymen may be raised one cent an hour to equal the wages paid in Hartford and New Haven. The officers will be installed Thurs day evening, July 1, at o'clock. They are: President, R. E. Wald; vice-presi- dent, J. Hennesey; recording secretary, P. J. Mclean; financial secretary William Pixley; delegate to joint con- ference. Anthony Wolfe; correspondent, W. s. Hatch; executive committee, R. E. Wa1d, William Krugh, c. Baker. c. A. Ostling, Frank Murray, J. Jackson J. Hennesey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

REGULAR MEETING of the Bridge port Newsdealers' Protective Asso.
 will be- held tonight, 7:30 at their rooms 62 Cannon St. Business very important. Please be present. George Greenspun, Sec a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

AGENTS.-Make liberal permanent in- ! come representing us in your vicin- l ity. Self-threading needles for ma- : chine and hand sewing. ThreadeasYi
 Needle Company, Minneapolis, Minn.f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

ENGRAVING on metal, jewelry. med- als, plates, dog collars, badges, pinss silverware at reasonable prices The Schwerdtle Stamp Co.,, Al Cannon St.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

LOST.-Chinese Chow dog. female, yel-s low reddish color, black tongue blind one eye. Return Dr. A. c. Knapp'a
 Veterinary Hospital, 2414 North Ave,s
 Reward. a6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

TO RENT-4 rooms. Gas. set tubs.
 etc Crescent Ave, opposite No. Engine House. s9.50. Inquire No ID
 William St. R17s If. o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
NOT REELECTED
 TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE

THEREFORE THE BERKELEY, CAL.
 SCHOOL CHILDREN NEED NOT
 BE VACCINATED AS A CONDI-
 TION OF ENTERING SCHOOLS.
 Berkley, Cal, June 4.-The issue in the municipal election just held was vaccination of school children or no vaccination Every doctor the school committee was defeated at the r.)lls for reelection. This means that the children r"av attend school with out being Vaccinated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

FOR SALE-A lot of sash and doors. Apply Hubben Block, Golden Hill and Middle Sts. R 29 pspo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

TO RENT-7 rooms, all Improvements, steam heat furnished, 59O Park ave- nue. Tel. .2801-4. U 2S tfo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

FOR SAIE IN FAIRFTELD.-Bung low in the real country, one acre of land Fine place for summer camp.
 s650.o0; Torrent from July for three
 months, good five room furnished
 apartments on trolley line; For sale or rent, ten room house and barn, near the beach. B. w. s. Pick ,, cit, Fairfield, Conn., D 3 b*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

,CAsCA-LAxINE TABLETS cure bil- iousness and constipation Follow ths direction. U 12 O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

FOR SALE.-This week special bar gains in used pianos. Upright pianos $80 and up Haynes Bros, Ga blers, Martin & Son, Keller, Bradford, Woodbury, Steinway. Squares at $10 and up. Easy payments if de- sired The M. Steinert & Sons Co.,, 915 Main St. 3ss*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

w A N E D.-Young lady boarders1 Shore cottage from July 18th to SeptJ 1st. Rates reasonable. Call any evening. Mrs B., 309 Jane St.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

WANTED.-Young man bookkeeper. Salary $7.OO a week to start with. Address Salary, this office.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

TO RENT.-Ffve rooms, all improve
 ments, 70 Elm St. D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

NEW YORK BOLOGNA and rrank-
 ri1rters. home made meat loaf, fresh
 daily Peter Hron, 1216 Stratford Ave. U 2S If O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

WE DO THE RIGHT kind of picture framing at lowest prices. Standard
 Art store. 1219 Main St.. Stratfeld
 building. 30
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

IOcOMoBILE COMPANY offers priv ilege of dumping ashes, dirt or any
 clean filling. Apply timekeeper's of
 fee for permit. The Loco1nobile Co.
 of America R 24 d*o 35
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
WHO GAVE AUTHORITY TO
 TEAR UP MAIN STREET
 ABOVE WASHINGTON AVENUE?
Director Biltz Told Mayor the
 Record is in Former Desk : But Biltz Only Thoughtso
 He Says Now.
Present Committee on Streets Didn't Issue Permit and Committee of 1907 Refused to Do so it Appears.

Manager Paul Says That They x Know in the New Haven Office of the United Illumi- hating Company Who Gave it-There They Said 'SThe Man Who Knows is in Bridgeport" - If He Was, Bridgeport Office Didn't Know 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

STEP LIVELY-Only a short distance5 to Dr. Mansfield, Room POI MeigA Building, where corns are painlesslW removed. a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

NOTJCE-The strawI hat season is5
 here to stay We clean and press3
 them any shape you wish. At thea Annex, 1O36 Main St a+
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04
POLITICAL PRESSURE IN
 SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE
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TO RENT.-House with Improvements
 in Fairfield. A. S. Perry. D4d*pl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

SAIJSAGE that's home made, also liv- CT pudding and blood pudding can be purchased tomorrow at Mark Ma gle's 652 East Main street, and John Porter's SIS Warren St. These goods are made by Biltz at s5 State St H Il If. l..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

JAMES J. STEPHAN, popular natter.
 s74 B. Main St.. has the goods. Cali and verify H 30 If o1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

TO RENT-Three flats on Bunneu street. four rooms, all Improvements, s1OOO. One five room flat, all mod ern Improvements, $11.00, on Union avenue. One months rent free to good parties and small family. En-. ouire M. Rome, 520 Newf1eld Ave.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

PRATTS CAFE. 137 Fairfield Ave, is sure to have what you want in ales, wines and liquors. Do not forget the fine free hot roast beef tomorrow
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

HOT ROAST BEET for Saturday
 night at O'Connor's, East Main ana
 Walter Sts. All welcome. Lager and ales the finest *tf. O,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

WANTED.-FemaIe, 1 cook who canf
 make pastry, waitress. dishwash-A Enquire at Royal Hotel. asp3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

pigs hooks, country
 pork speciality. M. M. Nagel, 652d East Main St. G tfs 6s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

HOT ROAST BEEF for lunch at Nor tons Cafe 15S Fairfield avenue, to-' morrow. Everybody welcome.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

TO RENT.-Five rooms, all inproye-i ments. Nice locality. $15.OO D1 Romm, FPS Beechwood Ave.
 D4ds a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

TO RENT.-7 room furnished cottage1 for season, until November 1st. En- i quire William J. Doherty, Walnut:;s Beach D4rspof
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

HOT ROAST BEEF served free at s1
 Cannon St., Saturday, June 5th from 4 D. m. Don't forget the grill room upstairs. H. c. Baldwin. asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-04

ROOMS PAPERED $500 up Paperi
 hung 25c double roll Sample books-5
 Call or send postal. Geaton's, 2235 Gilbert or S70 Broad St. D4 dsuj
Evening journal., 1909-03-25
Thursday, March 25, 1909
INHERITANCE TAXES.

II HE newspapers of New York city are doing
\ a great deal of "hollering" about the in
heritance tax or death fine as proposed in the
new tariff bill and this feature of the measure
will be strongly opposed before it gets through
the Senate.
1t is a question whether the states and not the
national government should impose an inheri-
tance tax if there is to be such tax. Doubtless
the states could find amply use for money de-
rived from such tax-Delaware certainly
could.
The New York opposition is chiefly because
such tax would gather much money from New
Workers. That city is the center of wealth OF
the country and an inheritance tax would bear
heavily upon it. Then, again, New York State
has an inheritance tax. But in addition to the
inheritance tax the feeling seems to be that an
income tax will be imposed sooner or later. lhis
Kind of tax would also hit New York hard.
If we go on building battleships and increasing
the expenses OF the national government IN
greater proportion than the increase OF our
wealth and population, it is evident that new
sources of revenue must be provided. 1t is a
curious fact that with the increase of wealth OF
a country the taxes proportionately always man
age to keep ahead of the growth Of wealth
An inheritance tax, however, has been advo-
Gated by many writer's on taxation as they view
it as one OF the means of making wealth pay its
share of the burdens of government inner
itance taxes are not new by any means IN tins
country Thrty-eight states of the union now
have inheritance taxes in some torm Small M
heritances are exempted 1t has been generally
conceded that the national government has au-
thority to impose such taxes. small inner
itance tax was levied by the federal government
between 17o7 and 1902. During the civil war
and for five years afterwards there was an in
heritance tax
Again it existed from 1898 to 1902. The 1893
tax law was very complex and in some respects
much more radical than the tax now proposed.
Within the immediate family the rate on legacies
ranged from IA per cent to IA per cent, 10
more distant relatives it went as high as 10 per
cent and in the case Of strangers or very distant
relatives the limit was / ) per cent.
The present proposal places the rate at straight
per cent on sums inherited by collateral rela-
tives or by strangers, and ranging from I to 3
per cent for direct inhertances. the last figure
only on legaces of more than half million dol
lars.
The principal question is whether such taxes
should not be reserved for the states 1t would
be better for the state to regulate this kind OF
taxation.