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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

AS usual with Castro. his position
under the laws is technically perfect.
He is the legal president. and the man
who in the name of Venezuela denied
him the right Of landing seized tempo
rary power through treachery and
usurpation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

Rail- bearings to make a house shake
less I'm the earthquake belt will work
ali right until the balls drop through
a crack in the ground.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16
Iii. Limitation

II hear your family is going to take
you into society, Uncle Charley"
"Well, they do 1t at their WI risk"
"Ain't you going to act nice about
it,"
"Oh, l. suppose L will have to stand
for the clawhAmmer coat and the ac-
Gordon hat. but I'll be dinged II ]
will eat soup with my fork" !.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

One Mexican state now has 1853 holi-
days and will make it the odd number
by adding Columbus day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

II the penalty for qoverspeeding that
kills or mains were c~onfiscation Of the
machine there would be fewer devil
wagon casualties. s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

The League Of Municipalities grave
IL that municipal graft or
10 graft is all Il matter Of bookkeep-
ing. We often learn that much from
court proceedings.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

Perhaps it would be best to let the
automobiles have all outdoors to them
selves long enough to smash one AN
other to scrap iron.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

To make sure of landing somewhere
on the map homecoming dictators
should carry an aeropIane in their bag
gage.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

Now that things have quoted down
a bit we can take time tt think 81
the coming tercentennfal of Lake
Champlain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

May the shoveler who want the
record for the last spadeful on the ca
nal shovel the next four years as
though each spadeful ere to be the
last.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

Servia's princes have changed their
names, and at least one Of them should
change his nature.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

The way Europeans discuss our
tariff revision they must think that
we mean to tow the United States
across the Atlantic and open 1t up as a
huge bargain counter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

The aerial marksman who ran set
II line on a warshlp In ! choppy sea =
yet to be born.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16
Pathetic.

Pathetic.
\ Little April's crying.
Sec. her eyes are red.
Wonder IL she's lost her job
Or her folks are dead.
Dry your little weepers.
Brush away the tear ~
And forget yours troubles.
May will sOon he here.
From an Expert.
(which horse arc you betting orr
"Thc little brown"
Think he is fast:"
HE ought to he. I heard my mother
say brown was Il fast color"
The Heavyweight.
It's much. like working In a lodge.
For. added to his cares.
Our large II stately president
IL going through the chairs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

40 need Of hventing ''airsbip de-
stro,yers" 90 long As all the dying ma.
chimes are iii on the suicide pact.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16
Hunnor and
Philosophy
FOR A CHANGE.
~ DUNCAN n. smith

FOR A CHANGE.
II you were 1
And / were you,
Just changed about.
l wonder who
Would get the worst
OF such a deal
And Just how you j..
Ard | would feel.
II l were you, y
1t seems to ms.
At several points
A chance l see "S'
To quite improve
Upon your plan
And make Of you
A better man.
II you were l.
Could you indeed
Along my lines
OF work succeed,
Or would you make
A wretched mess
And bring upon
Yourself distressf <
1 wonder ii
We'd ever sigh
II I we're you
And you were
And wish again
On Bonded knee
To be the ones
We used to b.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

That lockjjal misht hos Hett
Until the noisy Fourth 80
Slated out.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16
Locking Ahead.

Looking Ahead.
The winter has departed,
And summers on the way.
So for your brief vacation
Arrange without. delay.
Look up an aunt or cousin
Who owns q pleasant farm =
And write a friendly letter..
1t can't do any harm.
Hotels are so expensive.
And then the average fare
They hand to summer borders
Will make a fellow swear.
But with your wi relations II:
The time Is better spent.
You cal the best ard freshest
Ard never pay a cent.
Ant then your country cousin
Is IGNORED by your call.
He likes TO hear the s;ories
And quips that you let fall.
His wife just dotes on cooking.
And. added 10 tlleir. crew,
Another, wiil not matter
For Just q week or two
90 look up your connections i
OF whom yOugoft have heard,
Perhaps q distant cousin.
A second or q third:
The problem will be easy, M
For o can summer theirs Isl?
With just q little present
And simple railroad fare.
Coed Remedy.
IT have the blues
"Know Z remedy"
..Is It easyf"
Easy to take. hut hard to set. q,
.ssttRhatsi d. itss' \
.'The long green"
Whiehf
II Just love work"
lyon dog
eyes" HS
We'll, I'll bet q disappointment =
hat love wouldn't break your heart
Answsrsd Specifications.
What Is jerks In trouble abouty'
"He has been fined for disordesty a
conduct. . f
.Has he been singing. agalny"
callsd Fer = Fishing Trip.
lhatssSthernlhtfe With SnSRlg q
eve Eof spring fever. sass
.sY on always we're II !qck. !" Il VI
gE. E-NrNL' fLtHEEI fiEF JJEsETsh
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16
One Accomplishment.

One Accomplishment.
"Do you play the piano?" asked the
ingenious young man who was trying
very hard to make conversation.
NO." replied the self made man; II
never took music lessons on but II
instrument, and that was many years
ago"
"And what Was thatf"
.sThe sawbuck."
The Real Thing.
well what did you come to town
for?'
ITO see the elephant
aren't you slightly mixed on lcca-
tions?' Ss
II didn't think so."'
"yNell. you know, y modest burg can't
compete withTAfrica.in thatsltne these
days" Il.
We really hate to DO taken In about
Is badly as We dislike to be left ont.
II costs all it ID worth to be popu-
lar and Is seldom worth al Il costs.
Misfortune Gan always confer = great
favor BY keeping at q safe and ~
spectfui distance.
II youth were not 20 dead certain
and eocksute tof itseif snthusfaSm
would die Of sheer inanity
Il aIwayx mpchssseasiersto
doS lsosainrtidi rlsesaadS doftsc1sesa a ether
Zine:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16
Commissioners Proceedings.

Washburn, N. D., Apr. 5, W9.
Beard of county commissioners
met in regular quarterly session.
Present Chairman Hultberg and
Commissioner Hanson.
On motion the following bills
yer allowed and warrants ordered
drawn in payment of same:
r. B. Hosford, Depty. Au-
ditor, Mar. and Apr.....sl16 66
VIM. Lantz, clerk treas. Of
flee, Mar. and Apr. 50 0O
HI. G. Hanson, clerk audi
tors Office. $500
Hancock Bros, inspection
office building 100 90
o. B. Wing, salary for five
days in April. % 40
Andrew Lindahl, janitor
March 70 DOL
S. f.. Dahl, clerk treas. Of
fee, March. IS OOl'
III. s. Westmiller, Deputy
Register of Deeds...... 100 col
Edward Engerud, legal ser (
*tCCo lOO WI
Edward Engerud, legal ser L
vices 40 >63
Official bond of Paul S. Meyer, ID
County Auditor, accepted after
having been approved by the
stztes attorney. <
Petition of Nef Lettinove and {
others for the organization of I
township l5O, range 81, intoa CIV
ii township, was OH motion laid 6
over until a latter date. e
On motion the following bills l
we're allowed and warrants ordered
drawn in payment of same: t
Annual Premium Co., au- ]
,ditor's bond ........... % 90 {
u. e. Nelson, Office rent. ]
jan, Feb, and Mar. go 90 a,
Paul s. Meyer, clerk audi t
tors ,hce. Mar. & Apr. 100 COL
On motion board adjourned to |
1neet April 9th. 1903. at 9 o'clock
%. m.
Washburn, n. u. Apr. g., 90.
Board met pursuant to adjourn ,
ment. present Chairman Hultberg {
and Commissioners Hanson and !
Mahowald.
On motion the following bills
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn in payment of same: /
j. A. Hyland, member
board of insanity ...... = 2 OO|
j. A. HyIand, member
board Of insanity ...... 90
The Forum Printing Co.,
printing bids wanted. 38
E. W. Bills, returning bal
lot boxes, Prec. No. "a. 10 OOj
T. j.. Haugeberg, Mdse... q IS
T. M. Goven & Son. part
payment on painting
contract ........... $50 OO|
Herald Printing Co., sup i
pll06. ID WI
Childs, Guenther & Kott-
man, mdse. Mrs. kraften IL So
Childs, Guenther & Kott-
man, mdse, Mrs. Eslin-
S0E y W.
John A. Beck, matter of l.
insanity Marga retha
FlSner ...... 4 HUl
Childs, Guenther & Kott-
man. mdse, for Mrs.
Valentine. 10 DOL
John A. Beck, cast of Liz
xie +. Peck, insane. 4 20
T. J. Haugeberg, expense
bill, case of Sam Linda
men .:................ Al 90
w. t. Cain, NJ. D., pro-
fessionai services Chris
Sayler, bill of $28.@ al
lowed ut ............ 25 sol
McCullen Drug Co., medi-
cine for family of Chris
Sayler, bill Of $3.50 al
lowed at ............ % 50
FIJI. Specht, fumigating
home of Chris Sayler.. II sol
DIR. F. A. Douglas, expense
as Supt. board Of" health 8 90
~ 81 .hrJ
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

oSuAA 0SSAS .a .
vase of Il. J.. Edwards. 5 &c
John A. Beck, board of T..
j. Edwards and Frank
DcHu 10 w
Geo. l.. Robinson, goods
for Mrs. Clintsman. 10 90
G. Olgeirson, clerk hire
month Of March ....... 10 90
q. Olgeirson, services as
chairman board of in
sanity N
Warrant of admission and bill
of John A. Beck for transporta-
ton of Lizzie E. Peck, insane
patient approved.
Warrant of admission and bill
Of John A. Beck for transporta-
ton of Margaretha Fisher insane
patient approved.
Monthly report of G.. O. Raug-
ust, Clerk Of Court, accepted and
ordered filed.
Monthly report of &. Olgeirson,
County Judge, accepted and order
ed filed.
Bill of Fill Beone in the sum of
SIS. so not allowed.
Bill of j. Il. Cowan Go, drug
gist returned for itemized state
ment.
Bill of DR.. F. A. Douglas for
$500 returned for affidavit de-
claring parties financially unable
to settle for same.
Bill of DR.. M. Fl. Sawyer in the
sum of $24.W for fumigating not
allowed. instructed to collect from
parties direct.
Application of Gottlieb Mauch
for abatement of 1908 taxes on lot
l, block Is, Mauch addition to
Goodrich was on motion granted.
He showing by affidavit that there
were no buildings on the lot at the
time of assessment.
On motion board adjourned to
meet at 2 p. IN.
Afternoon Session.
Board met pursuant to adj ourn-
ment, all members present.
On motion the following bills
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn in payment of same:
Esther Lind. clerk reg. Of
deeds $50 90
Blanche Thompson, clerk
reg of deeds ......... 80 90
Alma Brummund, clerk,
reg IF deeds. so 90
Anna Peterson. clerk for
reg Of deeds. 80 90
Bessie Benn. clerk. reg of
deeds ................ so 90
A. S. Reitan, clerk. reg of
deeds So IS
AdolDh Wacker. Register ..
of deeds, two thousand
stamped envelopes ..... E 70
Henry Currier. clerk in
clerk Of courts Office. "a 90
Margaret Edmunds, clerk
reg Of deeds ........... 8 80
Harvey Bagnell, repairing
and book racks ........ 5 90
Bill for $500 of Leonard
Ross for road work, dist.
No. IS, was not allowed
Thos. Thompson Hwde Co.
Mdse ................. ~ IS
Washburn Telephone Co.,
phone rent, Mar ....... Is Is
Emil Anderson. Deputy
County Treasurer, Mar. 100 90
Fraak Vogel, bounty on Z
acres trees NJ Of sell, g.
A1vsO1 Ill w
VIM. ~Rost, board Nels Ed
lund and supplies. 5000. q 80
E. J. Harrington, plumb
ing and heating office
building 695 90
DR.. A. O. Aaker, medical
services Lucy Petit. -. 30 90
Fred Pfister, coal for court
house, Jail and office
building .............. 80 90
Lebedod & Belopolsky,
mdse. furnished John
Shank, bill for $500
was allowed ut. ....... 80 90
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

VIM. Sayler, Mdse. for
MI. Stevenson ......... 5 50
Southey & Bagnell, ice
court house 1908. 2 so
Bill of VIM. Crow for re-
turning ballot boxes, pre-
cinct No. AZ for SIG 10
was allowed. IA Is
Per Soderquist, years
lease road sell 32-l44-8l 10 90
DR.. G.. E. Heinzeroth.m med
ical services, J. L. Fish Is 90
w. j. Williams, board j.
L.. Fish. 20 90
j. P. Keim, furnished
room for j p Fish. 10 90
w. A. Persey, repairing
adding machine. ...... l 90
William Benn, carpenter
work 2 90
Joseph Renfrow, bounty
on 8 acres trees. 90
Gackle & Billigmeir, sup
plies road overseers u.
Schmidt and L. Reimke l 81
Winner Torgeson Lbr. Co..
lumber 3 ~
Winner Torgeson Lbr. Co.
lumber 5 90
(CoMt6innued next week.
= Long Distance 8erappsr.
"Muggs claims to be something Of q
fighter"
HE is forever blowing about licking
some one."
"why doesn't somebody call his
bluff?"
He doesn't let them get close
enough"
"Ah, l sea- safe blower
One Developed.
How many senses have you got.
pay
about six
Teacher says you have only got
i've"
'"That is the number we are born
with. Johnny, but after awhile we
learn not to cash checks for friends"
All He Wanted.
"Why is it that the good things are
50 scarce, while we fairly riot in the
things, we don't wantT'
II hadn't noticed It,"
1T is a fact, though"
"Well, a man can only have n
mother-in-law."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

Her Loss.
my wife is
very ambitious
THAT is a good
quality
Eyes. but there
r no Marathon
talking Matches
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

The man who has an opinion worth
considering is the man who agrees
with us.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

Misfortune can always confer = great;
favor BY keeping At Z SAFE and ~
;spectfui distance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

If youth were not dead certain
and Socksure of itself enthusiasm
awouldS die Or sheer hi nity. Sss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16
Th..R.al Thins.
We really hate to DO taken in shout
as badly as We dislikeit to be left ont.

II costs all It Ii worth to be popu-
lar and IL seldom worth ali It costs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-16

tssalWaynnaakugsl maGhseaHiee &
do scpnhr4hlnlik rIsael doitsscuseothl
fine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30


 
  interesting Meyer actually 
  isolated being defeat ish the thought, pal time pecuniary
  diture fails to fulfil vision affairs Would to benehcences?
 
  equalization which been tardiy
 
  control to secret ishes? discreet smart.
 
   equalization Is of urge mportance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
HADLEY HOPES HE
 MAY TEACH AGAIN
YALE PRESIDENT TALKS OF PAST WORK OF ECONOMIC AS-
 SOCIATION.

New York. Dec. 30-President Had ley.s speech last night before the American Historical and Economic As sociations, was delivered over the University commons to colleagues in his profession. members of the Amer lean Economic A Soc'ation- It dealt entirely with the association. its work and influence. and was to some de- gree personal. indulging in retrospect rather than prospect. as he expressed it.
 In reply to a wish expressed by Pro lessor Dewey. of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who presided. that some day the president of Yale might tire of his executive duties and become agatn an active teacher of eco monies. Dr. Hadley said he was not without hope that when he finished his work as president he might do some more work in his old field.
 The speaker pointed out that the association had its inception at a time profession were breaking away from the strictly orthodox teachings of John Stuart Mill and the older school and beginning to advocate a mild form of ago. he said. partial heretics like Be- ghot and General Walker. were barely tolerated. and .'aS for the nameless iconoclasts. hell had no depths great enough to bury their fnfamy."
 President Hadley considered the in- fiuence of the association great in bringing together into an organized movement what otherwise might have developed into series of isolated and comparatively unrelated efforts He said the achievement of the associa. tion could be measured by the aggre- gate change of attitude of American thinkers and the American public to- ward the study of economies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
NEW HAVEN WANTS
 OWN TRADE SCHOOL
Ex-GOv. WOODRUFF URGES ON
 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IsI- TORRANCE OF DEVELOPING
 BOARDsIAN TRAINING SCHOOL

New Haven. Dec. S0.-DIscussion of the latest developments in the pro gress of the petition for the new Fed- eral bufdine in this city. the discus the capacities and courses of the Boardn,ani Training school. so as to make it a trade school that would rival or surpass the proposed State in Bridgeport and New Britain. the election of 53 new members to the or ganization and the naming of a com mittee that will personally present the petition of this city at Washington and appear at the public hearing which has been assigned for January 2S at Washington, represented the main business of the Chamber of Com mcrce at its December meeting held last nisht- Tl,-sfs
 disctissson of the tra5e school matter with his report on the work of the committee appointed to urge the es- tablishnsent of one of the new trade the State Board of Education had de- cided Son New Britain and. Bridgeport for the schools He suggested the idea. however. that inasmuch as the manu- facturers of the city had shown willingness to assist the proposed trade school in giving the students practical training in connection with their studies at the school that 1t seemed to him they should De just as willing to assist in making the Board man Manual Training school trade school that might i'm time surpass or at least be the equal of the trade schools the State was to start He thought the Boardman school. which Is not a trade school today. could be so used as a basis for a trade school that 1t would admirably answer the purpose.
 Letters were read from Harry B. Kennedy and Winchester Bennett. in- dicating the scarcity which &s being felt in obtaining skilled mechanics and also indicating that they would be willing to assist in making the Board
 man school a valuable trade school Governor woodruff said he could see no reason why the Boardman school should not be so developed and taken a. few steps further on as to become a full trade school It simply does not 20 far enough at present It Is the foundation. however. he said. for a splendid trade school. It would not be necessary to eliminate anything sim- ply to add the necessary courses to complete it's work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mir. andeu,frs. Joseph Wo1ley and family ha Fturhed to their home in Nerwich having spent q pleas ant week. cation at the home of Mrs- Step Horton of S6 Booth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
SAMUEL RAND AN
 ENGINEER IN lS46
ONE OF OLDEST IN EMPLOY OF NEW HAVEN ROAD PASSES
 AWAY IN EIGHTY SEVENTH
 YEAR

. New Haven, Dec 30.-In the death of Samuel P. Rank yesterday there passed away one of the oldest en- ginecrs of the New Haven road and one of the charter members Of the local division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
 Born of an old Cambridge Family on March IS. 1923. MT. Rand began his career as a locomotive engineer on the Worcester-Nashua railroad, now part Of the Boston and Maine system. in 1s46- He left there and went to the Erie railroad. where he was an engineer on the Susquehanna division for a year. On May l. 1850. he came to the Naugatuck railroad
 In 1851 Mir. Rand came to the New York and New Haven railroad. the parent road of the present New York. New Haven and Hartford system. Some twenty years later he became an engineer on the Shore Line divis- ion. on September 1. 1874. and start ed running on that line with Ed Payne as fireman, who is now one of the oldest engineers on the road. After nearly twenty years on this division he left the Shore Line on June 5, 1891. and became an engine house inspector. This last position he held until June 1. 1901. when he was retired by the road on a pension.
 On March 19. 1866. Division 7T Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. received its charter Mr. Rand was one of the charter members, the oth- CTS being Edwin Chatterton, Henry J. Ktttendorf. John Browning. John F.. Chard. Charles c. Lowell. William Lowell. Hiram Mansfield, George Knevals, George Dinnegar and Joshua Newell Nearly all of these are dead and the passing of MT. Rand leaves another vacancy In their number.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30
Fairfield County News.
FaIIs Into Hot Water.

A little child about three years old son of MT. Glenard E. Squires. oi Bethel. was quite painfully scalded Thursday by falling backward into a preparing to give it bath and left the tub for a moment
 Election of Democrat.
 At a special meeting held in Ridge field for the purpose of electing a town clerk to fill the unexpired term of the late Col. H. K. Scott, c. A. Cornen, Jr.. the Democratic candi- date. was elected by twelve majority. defeating Judge of Probate George G. Scott.
 Commodore J. ID. Smiths Estate.
 The inventory of the estate of the late James D. Smith. filed in the Stamford probate court shows a total of about a million and a half dollars. A large part is on deposit. and part is invested in the. brokerage house of James D. Smith & Co. of New York, of which he was the head The prin- cipai heir is his daughter. Helen W. Smith. formerly the wife of Homer s. Cummings.
 Decision For Defendant.
 Judge Scott, of the Court of Com mon Pleas. has handed down a de- cision for the defendant in the case of Bruce L. Beals -vs- Mrs.-Ainie- C. Taylor. This is a case in which Mr. Reals, New York real estate agent, sues Mrs Taylor. who owns a house and. farm in Bethel, on an alleged contract under which he secured d tenant for the property and claims as his remuneration all the rental money above s20 a month. Mrs. Tay- Tor denies having made any such con tract. but acknowledges that he se- cured a tenant for her and that she is willing to reimburse him for his efforts She, claimed that MT Beals had an option to rent the property but that he failed to take advantage of the option within the stipulated time The judge found that there was no such contract as the plaintiff claimed. NN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-30

4 Supreme Court Justice Howard of New York. voiced from the bench the other day an srraignment of graft He said.
 It is greatly to be regretted that no public enterprise can be projected and cnnsunraatedr~ w without@ this appalling laas. called "graft''. Graft is not nec- essarily an illegal expenditure Of money. but it Is that unnecessary wasteful use which characterizes the constructiop Of every public venture At least Sz0 per cent of alisthe money Appropriated for public use Is lost in graft All things. could be possible if this frightfu1 leak could be stopped roads canals libraries. asyluns and hospitalz-alh these could be built out
 X graft could it only be saved
 f may be that Judge Towards as- xA-ipn Is too broad We can recall instances of public Improvements in Bridgeport. in which graft did not appear. though 1t is barely possible that had the Taxpayers League been theE in existence and active. some thing of the kind might have been uncovered.