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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
INVESTIGATION OF ELECTRIC
 LIGHT MONOPOLY DEMANDED

have it's and its customers are Under suh difficult The knOw The city needs to know needs what its profits in 1t justly charged fair price for electric or an
 bound by certain legal restrc Is a ancient of these
  and this a which will investment in in the business
 greater prce2 If 1t is the will help and facie In this investment of the oO OOO which is the the value cf
  suppose received by the 
  justice that whc obliged
 
 petitors a to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
K. K. MEN ASKING LARGE INCREASES
 AND ALL EYES NOW ON NEW HAVEN ROAD

who are at present working 10 hours a cav will ask to put on an eigIt-hour basis.
 The proposition which was voted on the past few days by the conductors. trainmen, engineers and Bremen of the 22 systems was adopted at a meeting of the Eastern Association In Boston on October 19 and was approved by the executive boards November 1.
 In general the proposition of the fire men is for $2-45 on the basis of 100 miles or eight hours in yard service. That of the engineers Is: Passenger train service. $40 to s2l6o. according to the type of locomotive; freight s2-50 basis of 10 hours
 The demand of the yard conductors Is for g cents per hour days and 3s cents an hour nights The yard brakeman ask for 34 cents an hour days and 36 cents an hour nights Those wages are about 30 per cent, higher than the present scale.
 There is no uniform scale of wages on the New Haven. Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany. each road on passenger trains on the New Haven read are paid S2.30; those on freight trains from $2.35 to S3-5o and those in the yard from s1.S5 to s2-O5.
 Engineers on the same road receive sass in the passenger service. s3.50 in yards and $40 on freights. All wages are based on 100 miles or II hours The employees are paid pro rata for more than 100 miles or over II hours. Con- ductors. baggagemasters and train men in the passenger department of the New Haven road are now paid as follows: Conductors S3.s0. baggags- masters $40. trainmen S2.2o; in the freight service. way freight conduc- tor s3 70. through freight s3.s5, way hratemen S2.75. through brakemen Ss.45, yardmen conductors $2.S0, train- men $40 in eight hour yards. condua- tors s32O and ss.3O. brakemen s265 and s9.75 In 10 hour yards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
PLAINTIFF RESTS
 IN HATTERS' SUIT

Hartford. Dec. 22.-The plaintiff in the now famous boycott suit brought by D. F. Loewe of Danbury. against 24O members of the Hatters' union of the state, practically rested Its case yesterday afternoon when 1t turned the plaintiff over for cross examina- ton.
 MT. Loewe. who has been on the stand for four days. testified toward the closing period of his direct examin- ation to the losses he sustained as the result of the strike and alleged boy cott The basis of his profits was made in 1901. In that year his profit was s27.74e.66. this was before the strike In 1902 there was a loss of SI75s1.61. This added to the $.7. .74S.66, which should have been the gain and profits in 1901. made the total damage in the year. according to the witness. $45.312T He gave his loss In 1903 as SI57:S.56 and damage sf3.4ss.32. The total for the two years was therefore
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
TAX LEAGUES NEW DUTY

that League liberty its ef fortsi desire equalization The chief that s2SOOo
 
 s5oOoOo chief desire to bearing of the fol
 times greater and the times larger corresponding magnitude An s2SOC in the
  which increase the a million annually
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22

It has been announced that the two thirds vote necessary to carry the pro- position of the S0.OO0 railroad work CTS east of the Mississippi for sub stantial increase of wages had been secured and immediately upon receipt of this information the officials of the different brotherhoods notified the va rious divisions and railways affected that a demand for an Increase in wages amounting to from per cent to 40 per cent, will be made on Jan uary 2 next
 The agreement between the railroad ds and the trainmen necessitates mo- tice before any demand can be pre- sented-
 The grievance committees of all the brotherhoods were instructed to pro ceed to the headquarters of the rail- roads in which they are employed to confer with their employers about the demands that will be made on Janu- ary 8. The employees of the New Ha- ven road will go to New Haven. those of the Boston and Maine to Boston and the employees of other systems to their respective headquarters
 The eyes of the SO coo railroad em- ployes east of the Mississippi will be directed toward New Haven during the next few days for the attitude of that system, it is said. will guide that of the ot ther roads. It Is the intention Of the other roads. 1t was stated last night, to let the New Haven road fight 1t out, so that they may be guided by the result.
 V was said yesterday ny one of the officials of the local lodge of railway employees that General Manager Sam ueI Higgins of the New Haven com pany, who was reported to be in Eu- rope. has been recalled and is on his way back to New Haven.
 When the conference between the of ficials of the railroads and their em- ployes is called the latter will ask a few better conditions than are called for in the general proposition. The men
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
BONUS OF MILLION
TO BE DIVIDED AMONG EN- PLOYES OF UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION.

New York, Dec. 22.-The finance com rraittes of the United States Steel Cor poration has voted to offer the em- pioyes of the corporation the oppor- tunity of subscribing to it's preferred stock at s125 a share. In addition a bonus of q 900 GOO in common and pre- ferred will shortly be divided, each em- ployee having the choice of common stock at SO or preferred at 124. or a proportion of both. This is the high est price at which the preferred has been offered to the employees since the company's profit-sharing plan went in- to effect in 1903. The subscription price of the stock last year was 11O a share. Yesterday it closed on the stock market at 124Z.
 Since the prof1t-sharing plan was in- stituted the employees have subscrib- ed in all for 15.000 shares of common and 1e3 4eS shares of preferred. for which they have paid s17.475 900. At present prices, their investment shows a paper profit of $S.525. GOO.
 The decision of the finance commit tee is of interest as ref1ecting the com pany's attitude toward the recent de- claration of war against the company by the American Federation of LaNor which declared the steel corporation It's greatest enemy.
 'We're, not worrying about that. said Judge Gary, chairman of the committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE

LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine. the world wide Cold and Grip remedy re- moves cause. Call for full name. Look for signature F. W. GROVE 25c-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
AFTER THE DELUGE-wHAT?

The connection between stockwater- ing and railroad accidents is less re- mote than might be at first supposed In the struggle to pay dividends on values inflated to enormous propor- tions railroad managers have cut ex- penses in every direction. Where three track walkers were used. two have been made to do the work Where new road bed was needed. new rails, new ties. the work has been postponed The depreciation of rail- road property in the United States, purely through neglect. has been some thing enormous. The same is largely true of the property of street railway companies. It is certain that many of the serious accidents of the last two or three years have been the all most direct result of parsimony in management and this parsimony was the direct result of stock watering and the requirements of great dividend payments
 Sometime the house of cards must collapse. It Is impossible to believe that, following the exposure which must come, the American people will long consent to pay extortionate prSf- kts upon investments that were never
 pade. Rut. apparently. the attitude
 the modern railroad manager is
 fter me. the dsluge."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22

SSS. .s2e5s. Since the act upon which the suit is based allows triple dam ages the total calm is $40 GOO. At this point MT. Loewe was turned over for cross-examination. and judg- Ing by the questions being asked he will probably be on the stand four more days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
LICE DEPARTMENT REFORMS

ICE DEPARTMENT REFORMS.
 nile Mayor Buckingham has not
 made public the names of the two
 .bers of the Police Commission it
 eneraiiy expected that he has
 sen men who will be above inter
 ag with the petty working details
 he department The administra-
 contemplates a just enforcement
 Rv. Individual members of the
 slRlld not. and probably will nor bs allowed to dictate the policy of the Police Department In the light of experience. the city sees the evil effects of the meddling by com mzssioners in the internal workings of the police machine. It has too often been a case of ''too many cooks" and just so often has there been disruption in one branch or another of the de- partment-
 Bridgeport has Police Department of which 1t may we'll be proud. Its organization comprises a superinten- dent of police. who has charge of the entire department: three police and one detective captains; and subordinate officers. The superintendent of police is we'll able to manage the affairs of the department. The detective bureau. while 1t comes under his direct super vision. has its individual head. man wise in the ways of criminals and shrewd in the handling of lawbreakers. The work of the detective bureau should be brought down to a system just as that of the larger, though in some instances less important branch Of the department.
 What Is required in local police cir cles Is a Board of Police Commission CTS realizing the vital importance of allowing the superintendent of police to superintend. and the captain of de- tectives to exercise his authority un- hampered- Without this spirit on the part of the commission, discipline must suffer. and the city cannot hope for the best results
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
THIS IS WORTH REMEMBERING

Whenever you have a cough or ccld. just remember that Foley's H, ley and Tar will cure 1t. Remember the name.
 Foley's Honey and Tar. and refuse
 substitutes. F. B. Brill and sCu.tis
 Pharmacy. local agents st35
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
WAGON KNOCKS CHILD DOWN.

Helen Tyler, aged 3 years. living at 556 Broad street with her parents was knocked down, last evening, near Broad street and Railroad avenue by a wagon. Except for a few abrasions the little girl was not injured. The tend her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22

-Ir it's made of Rubber. we have it''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
RHEUMATIsM CURED IN A DAY.

pr. Detchon's Reli-f for RNeumat- ism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to days Its action upon the sys- tenn is remarkable and r7ys-er' rus It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately dsa-pears- re first dose greatly benefits 75 cents and H Sold by Curtis Pharmacy
 Druggist. 114s Main St. C 2sa ff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
FORMER PATRoLIAN BETTER

Edward Dean, a former patrolman. who has been in Middletown for some time. has improved sufficiently to re- turn to his home in this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-26
Story of a Coal Min
That You Should Rea
OLD TIMERS KNOW
ALL ABOUT IT

Old timers in Seattle
know the old Seattle
Coal & Iron Co., which
probably was better
known as the Issaquah
Coal Co., which for up
wards of twenty years
operated the Grand
Ridge& Issaquahmines
at and near lssaquah.
They remember the
shipping bunkers at
Smith Cove, and local
bunkers at the foot of
Madison street. They
know all about the coal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-26
NEW COMFRS MUST
LEARN ABOUT It

The reputation of Grand
Ridge coal was too valuable
an asset to lie idle with the
mine. A company was in
corporated under the name
of "The Grand Ridge Coal
Company" and for years the
product of other local mines
was sold under that name,
which was none of our bust
ness so long as it did not
affect us, and Grand Ridge
coal was not being mined.
But now it is different. The
Grand Ridge mine has been
purchased from the Issaquah
company and is now being
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-26

OmOu
W oge Wrh
what wiluse
O hen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-26

operated by the Central Coal Company They have tried to
suade the Grand Ridge Coal Company to discontinue the of
that without and take this opportunity inform
that the Grand Ridge Coal Company has neither the moral
legal right to sell you coal Grand Ridge There but
Grand Ridge mine The has been for upwards OF
twenty There still enough coal the mine to last twenty
and will have the opportunity of getting from the
of the mine. #M
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.

(From the Farm, Stock aud Hone.
Tight binder canvases mean extra
and useless drausht on the team.
The canyases should be run as slack k
as possible, to have them carry 4he
grain properly. So used they Wi
wear much longer and render better
service. Tight canvases cause the
rollers to become warped out OF
alignment, and the roller bearings to
wear rapidly. They mean extra
horse power, and extra horse power
means more feed and less acres har-
vested, which all sifts down to a
smaller net profit per bushel OF grain
The binder chains some i nfor a
good deal of hard wear during har-
vest. Secure a stick of graphite and
rub them well before putting the ma
chine into the field, keep them well
oiled and supplied with graphite, and
give them moderate slack, and you
will be pleased with the results.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07
LEARN TO SWIM.

The list of drowning accidents is
growing appallingly this summer.
Very few cities have failed to con-
tribute to the mortality records. 1t
Is the exceptional day that the pa
pers do not contain stories of several
droWnings about the country.
Yet apparently, people will never
learn caution. AT least so per cent.
OF the seasons victims might be alive
today If they had not been SO blindly
confident of their ability to safely
disport thems elves with foreign ele-
ment. The great majority of those
who have been drowned this summer
were unable to swim; yet in so many
cases they took reckless chances with
the water, either in boats or canoes.
or by wading in swift currents or
where there are "step-offsr.
1t would seem that there should
be no need of further harping upon
the accessibility OF learning to swim
before seeking amusement on rivers
and lakes. Every summer since
Adams time people have been urged
to acquire the knack of keeping
afloat in the water. Yet, as the
annual death records attest, there are
not many who heed the admonitlon.
II every man and woman learned to
swim in their youth there would not
be many summer drownings. 1t is a
duty of fathers and big brothers and
uncles to teach the children to swim.
In the first place. swimming is a
healthful amusement which no youth
can afford to miss; and, in the
second place, no one knows but that
some day he may need the attain
ment to save his life or, perhaps, the
lives of others.-Des Moines Evening
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07
minded men at Glenwood.

minded men at Glenwood.
Chapter 175 provides for the edu-
cation of deaf and blind children at
the school for the deaf and the col.
lege for the blind.
Chapter 1856 prohibits secret fra
ternities and societies in the public
schools.
Chapter PA is an act to enjoin and
abate houses of prostitution to de-
clare same to be a nuisance and to
assess tax against the person main
tanning such nuisance and against
the builder and ownerthereof.
Chapter 220 provides that all doors
shall open outward in buildings OF
public nature.
Death knelI Of Cigarettes.
Chapter 223 authorizes the seizure
of cigarettes and cigarette papers,
the apprehension of the occupant of
the place or building in or upon
which same were sold or kept and
provides for the levy of tax.
Chapter 252 makes an appropriation
for the removal of the remains of ex-
Governor Ansel Griggs from Omaha,
Nebraska, to Andrew, Jackson county
Iowa, and for the location of monu-
ment in the cemetery at that place.
Chapter 26O makes an appropriation
for the Freemen' Institute of Poca-
hontas county. Iowa.
Chapter 2s7 is an act to grant re-
linquIshed to the city of Dubuque, Ia,
the title of same of Iowa in or to
the abandoned river bed Of the Mis-
sissippi river.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07
A WORD OF WARNING.

(From the Chicago Tribune)
President Taft said something at
New Haven recently which was un-
derstood and applauded by the 1900
Yale graduates who heard 1t. He
said: III the Republican party does
not live up to its promises and what
the people expect Of 1t, it will be
relegated to position like that of
his majesty's opposition would
become the outs and begin criticising
the ins.
The president did not specify the
promises which had been made and
should be kept, but his hearers knew
what he was driving at. On pre-
vious occasion he mentioned and
laid stress on one of them. He said
In speech he made at Cincinnati
after his election:
Unless we act In accordance with
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07

our promises, or if we only keen The
word of promise to the ear and
break 1t to the hope, we shall he
made accountable to the American
people and suffer such consequence,
as failure to keep faith has always
been visited with. 1t would be better
to have no revision at all unless wa
aro going honestly and fairly TO rn.
sisc the tariff OIL theb;. s promised
by our party.
That basis was outlined distintf,v
BY him prior to the election. 30
said at Cincinnati in Sefter, i,,r.
The Dingley tariff law HIS served
the country well, but its rates hs.a
become generally excessive" Darius
the same month he said at Ati.wau-
kee: ut is my judgment thst a r.
vision of the tariff in accordance WIZ
the pledge of the Republican plat
FORM will be on whole substantial
revision downward, though there p.o.
papiy VIII be few exceptions in
this regard"
The consumers of the country have
a right to believe that the RepsiAll
can party promised them substantial
downward revision of duties which
had become generally excessive >
Congress is not giving the such a re-
vision, and President Taft's warning
words were not SO uch addressed to
Yale graduates as the conference
committee, which some time this
month will have the final shaping cr
the tariff bill. All know what Mr.
Cleveland did when a tariff biz
which violated party promises was
presented to him. No one can tell
what Mr.. Taft would do if similar
were to befall him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07
NEW LAWS JULY 4TH,
Annals of low.

Most of the laws passed by the
Hast session of the legislature went
II y. -, 7. July 4th. The
ist of some of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07
Jurors Get More Money.

Chapter % gives jurors summoned
on special venire $3.50 and for each
mile travelled from his residence to
the place of trial, 10 cents.
Chapter "a states that attorneys
are not acceptable as sureties.
Chapter &c changes the name of
poor house to- county home.
Chapter "a states specifically the
duties of the sheriff and his deputy,
outlining and requiring close investi-
cation of crime.
Chapter 81 makes it necessary af-
ter October 1, 1909. for all motor cars
to be provided with a transparent
shield to afford protection to motor
men and the passengers ON platform.
Chapter So states that all street
cars OF over 81 feet or weighing over
$4,000 pounds shall have power brake
other than hand brakes capable of
bringing the car TO stop.
Chapter 55 abolishes township park
hSxfrictS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07

=. =, July 4th. The
n lst of some of the
more important ones.
Law enforcement act providing
for removal of county attorneys.
Prohibition of minor smoking
4 cigarettes.
Prevention of secret fraterni-
ties and societies in high schools.
Giving of pensions to disabled
or retired policemen and firemen
Establishment Of board of edu-
cation for three state institutions.
Providing for a laboratory to
anufacture hog cholera serum
State hospital inspection.
Making resorts nuisances and
assessent of tax against owners.
Rigid ANTITRUST act.
Prohibiting drinking on trains.
Partial List of New Laws.
Chapter 10 changes the time of
holding district courts; provisions are
made for providing tabulated state.
ments by the secretary of the state.
Chapter II provides the assignment
OF judges in certain districts by the
chief Justice.
Chapter 12 changes the compensa-
ton and raises the pay of shorthand
reporters from Sc to sS.
Chapter 13 gives superior court con
current Jurisdiction with the district
court and the probation officer of the
district court shall act as the proba-
ton officer of the superior court.
Chapter IA defines contributory de-
pendency, provides for habitual
drunkards and the penalty for entic.
Ing away children.
| Chapter II definitely states duties
of county attorneys and repeals pre-.
vlous code section in same subject.
Chapter 20 has jury lists made BIZ.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-07
PROVING eRYAN,s CHARGES

NrTom the New YORK WOrld.)
In his speech at Lincoln, Nebraska,
August 12, 1908. accepting the Demo-
cratic nomination for the Presidency,
Mr. Bryan charged that the Republi-
can party "is impotent to accomplish
the reforms which are imperatively
needed. Further, l cannot concur in
the statment that the Republican
platform unequivocally declares for
the reforms that are necessary; on
the contrary. affim that it openly
and notoriously disappoints the hopes
and expectations Of reformers, wheth-
er those reformers be Republicans or
Democrats"
For many weeks nov Senator AID
rich has been zealously proving the
truth Of Mr.. Bryan's charges. Moth.
ing has been required of Mr.. BRYAN
but to bied his time while Mr.. AID
rich and the Republican majority pro-
duced the evidence.
On the whole the Tariff bill passed
by the House was better measure
than was to have been expected in
the circumstances. 1t was a genuine
attempt at downward revision. 1t
recognized that the consumers de-
mand for relief was justified.
From the very beginning Senator
Aldrich showed that his purpose was
to undo the work of the House. He
denied impudently that the Republi-
can party was under any obligation,
expressed or implied, to reduce the
Dingley schedules. He openly re-
pudiated the pledges OF downward re-
vision given by Mr.. Taft and other
Republican candidates during the
1908 campaign. His policy has been
to restore the Dingiey rates lowered
by the House. and he has systemati-
cally undertaken to raise many of
them. The Aldrich tariff t-Dingleys
Dingley. Yet its author asserts that
1t fulfills the promises made by the
Republican party at Chicago.
AS for the income tax, Senator Aid
rich has always opposed 1t. He ad-
mits on the floor of the Senate that
he only accepted the corporation tax
as means of beating the income
tax, 1t was Mr.. Taft's suggestion,
but Senator Aldrich promises the re-
peal of the publicity clause which
Mr.. Taft in his special message said
is the most important part of the
bill. Having tricked Mr.. Taft on the
revision OF the tariff, Senator Aid
rich proposes to trick him with the
corporation tax.
Senator Aldrich is in full control
in the Senate. His leadership is re
cognized at the White House. In
the revision of the tariff he has fall
sified Mr.. Taft's pledges, and in such
reforms as the corporation tax and
Its publicity provisions he purposes
multiplying Mr.. Taft's efforts. The
Republican party's impotence to ac-
complish reforms, as Mr.. Bryan fore
saw, comes from Senator Aldrich's
hotility to such reforms and from the
party's support OF him as its foremost
representative.