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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
TAFT ORDERS
 DEEPER CUT
Saving of $14,00O,000 Not Large Enough, He Tells
 Cabinet

Washington, Dec. IA cut of $14,- ,000 in the estimates for the run ming expenses of the government dur ing the next fiscal year has been re- ported to President Taft as a conse- Quence of his direction to the various heads of departments at Tuesday g cabinet conference. The President was greatly gratified with the show Ing announced. but declared that there must be a still deeper cut. So the cabinet meeting scheduled for yester- day was postponed until Friday to al- other revision of their figures.
 The delay in the preparation of the Presidents message is said to be due to the necessity of waiting for the es- inmates in their final form. By Fri day, however. it is expected that the message will be ready in its entirety for consideration by the cabinet
 Just as soon as the message is out of the way the President will devote Senators and Representatives regard ing the legislative program. He will not take up the appointments to the Supreme court and the Court of Com merce until the latter part of next week, and the Judiciary nominations will not be ready for the Senate until the second week of the session.
 Various reports as to judgeship se- lections made by the President have been pure guesswork and slates have been set up by gossip. only to be announcement. The nomination of Justice Hughes to be chief justice seems to be the only one practically decided upon up to this time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01

to any city office. Every nominee is to make affidavit to the fact that he has not become a candidate as the nominee of any committee or caucus l acting for any political party The Mayor is to give bond for $10.000 and each of the directors for $5 GOO; these bonds to be approved by the judge of the city court. The city clerk is to send the official ballots to the polling places throughout the city. The sig zens actually voting for Mayor at the last previous election are to suffice to start the machinery of the initiative, and the signatures of ten per cent of the registered electors to start the
 machinery of the recall. If within ten days after the passage of any Ordi- nance or measure fifty registered elec- tors file signed remonstrance thereto with the city clerk, "said ordinance or measure shall not take effect until approved by majority vote in a city meeting called by the Mayor for that purpose. A city meeting so called shall have authority to amend. reject l or approve without amendment said ordinance or measure"
 AS may be noted. the initiative. re- call and referendum are all included
 in the proposed charter, about as they appear in the charters of the 100 or more cities which are now governed under the commission plan.
 We confess to much curiosity as to how it will be received and treated by the Legislature. Generally speaking, the commission plan is not popular with the dominant party in that body. It confers too much power upon the people to harmonize with Renub1ican policies which do not view favorably any lessening of the power of the
 party bosses in municipal affairs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
SUDDEN DEATH OF
 MRS, TROWBRIDGE
Elm Street Residence, Between Library and Court House in New Haven, Now Reverts to City

New Haven, Dec. Mrs. Caroline Hoadley Trowbridge, widow of Thomas R. Trowbridge, senior. died suddenly
 of heart failure. last night, at her residence 59 Elm street. Mrs. Trow- enjoyed remarkably good health for
 one of her years, and her sudden death was quite unexpected. Mrs. Trowbridge had passed the summer at her cottage at Indian Neck, Bran ford, and had returned to this city about the middle of last month.
 By the death of Mrs. Trowbridge the property at 59 Elm street reverts to the city. This property was pur- chased by the city in connection with
 the property adjoin ng as the sites for
 the Ives Memorial library and the standing that Mrs. Trowbridge should
 have a life use of her residence. The
 house was built in 1853 and for over a generation was the center of much
 of the social life of the city. Many distinguished men were entertained
 there. among whom were James C..
 Blaine. who was a guest there during his candidacy for the Pres. dency, and
 President Hayes, who was a cousin of Mr. Trowbridge. Many merchants and visitors from the West Indies were also entertained there.
 In the ante-pellum days the house frequently proved a refuge for the fugitive slaves, who were forwarded by the underground railroad" by
 Garrison of New York by way of the Trowbridge home to Washburne in
 Massachusetts. During the Civil War the house was the center for patriotic activity. It was on the steps of it's
 portico that the flag, sewed by Mrs
 Trow bridges hands, was presented to the Tenth Connecticut volunteers and it was on the lawn and the street in front that the citizens gathered to celebrate a Union victory on the an- nouncement of the news in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
CANNON AND CLARK
A Friendly Dinner of Speaker and
 Speaker to be at the Belmont.

New York. Dec. Prior to the Mark Twain memorial meeting last night at which both spoke, "Uncle Joe'' Can non, Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives, and Congressman ChamI Clark of Missouri. who is slated for the Speakership when the Democrats gain control of the House next March, dined together at the Hotel Belmont. The Speaker and the present minority leader of the House are the warmest of friends in private life though their views on public questions differ in ac- cordance with their party creeds.
 twill you discuss your conference with President Taft yesterday" Speak CT Cannon was asked when he came from dinner.
 "Oh there was nothing to it. noth- ing to it,'' said the venerable Speaker.
 When it comes to politics." he said in reply to another question. T am as dumb as an oyster. I don't know anything. and would have to stretch my imagination, were I to talk politics now.''
 Mr. Cannon returned to Washington on the midnight train.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
POPULAR ELECTION OF
U. S. SENATORS


 The argument of Gov Pothier of Rhode Island against the direct elec- tion of U. S. Senators by the people, is far from convincing. Its leading, and in fact its only. point is that "the two houses of Congress should not be elected by the same constituencies An ingenious but very misleading arr gument!
 Members of the House are elected by districts; under the proposed direct election of Senators, they would be tatives represent. each. his district only; under the proposed Senatorial plan. Senators would. each. represent States. as they do now, and each would be elected directly by the people in stead of indirectly through the agency of Legislatures.
 Gov. Pothier asserts positively that his State. Rhode Island. Is opposed to the popular election of Senators He Is quite probably correct in this state- ment. There is perhaps no State so helpless in the hands of "the interests" as is Rhode Island. It has kept Boss Aldrich in the Senate for many years. and now that he proposes to retire. it is planning to send a. duplicate of him to the Senate-a duplicate in firm adherence to "the interests. And the powers that rule the State. don't pro- pose to take the risk of any reversal of their will by the people,
 There is not the least doubt that the people desire to elect U. S. Senators directly. Twenty-nine Legislatures have passed resolutions and applica- tions to Congress. Of the remaining seventeen all but two have expressed their sympathy with the movement by directly nominating Senators under the law. by directly advising their Legis- latures. by nominating by party sub mission or by favoring popular elec- tion by a plank in the platform of either the Republican or Democratic party for the year 1910. The only two States in the entire country that have not expressed themselves in any form on the subject are Delaware and West Virginia. Thirty States are nominate Senators.
 The lower branch of Congress has several times passed resolution pro- viding for the submission of 8 con- stftutional amendment, but it has all ways been shunted aside by the Sen ate. The members of the latter which is sometimes called the "Millionaires' Club, evidently believe it easier and cheaper to persuade" a Legislature than to corrupt the people of an en- tire State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
|REV. DR. FORD | PASSES AWAY
First Methodist Chaplain of Con. necticut Legislature Dies
 at Age of 82
PASTOR FOR 48 YEARS
Made Last Public Appearance at Un. yelling of Ford Fountain at
 Milford.

After an illness extending over a considerable period Rev. Dr. Calvin B. Ford, first Methodist chaplain of the Connecticut Legislature, and a l.neal descendant of Robert Treat, Governor of the State between 1883 and 1898, died at his home in Mill ford yesterday Death was due to infirmities accompanying old age, Dr. Ford being 82 years old.
 Rev. Calvin Beech Ford was born at Milford, Conn, May 8, 1928, and so was over S2 years of age. He came of old New England stock being di- rect descendant of Thomas Ford, one of the founders of the town of Milford where the family have lived until the present day. On his mothers s, de he was a descendant of George Clark who was also one of the founders of the town and one of the early depu- ties to the General Assembly in this State.
 His education preparatory to enter ing college was obtained at the High School of his native town and his preparation for college was completed at Wilbraham in Massachusetts. In 1850 he entered wesleyan University at Middletown where he was graduat- ed with the class of 1854. The same year he was married to Sarah Treat I1DDdlS ana OTudlleu py tHS NoW York East Conference in 1855 and sta- toned at Forestville where he or ganized church. He was for AS years an active pastor of many prom inent churches connected With the New York East conference being sta- toned in this city three times, New Canaan twice, Ridgefeld. Brooklyn, New York, Hartford, Waterbury tw, ce and in other places, including Bridge port and Watertown.
 For 52 consecutive years he answer ed to the roll call at the annual con- ference. In 1903 he retired from ac- tive labors and returned to his na- spected and loved. In 1879 and 1880 he was chaplain of the Connecticut Senate and also of the State House of Representatives.
 His last appearance before the pub lie came last summer at the unveil- ing of the Ford memorial fountain at wh oh time, although physically feeble and in impaired health, he delivered the invocation in clear and distinct voice. much to the qualification of his townspeople.
 While he was a member of the Meth odist church he was highly esteemed by members of all denom nations, for whom he always felt and expressed a most friendly feeling. One of his last writings contains this phrase:
 While I greatly love and prefer our own church I am thoroughly con- vinced we have not all the good to be found in the world"
 Probably no man of his town of the latter generation has occupied a more prominent position, as preach CT. writer and leader in good works and been more loved and honored than Calvin Beech Ford
 Rev. MT. Ford is survived by wife, Sarah Treat. The couple few years ago celebrated their golden wedding anniversary which was largely attend ed by friends from various parts of New England. The deceased was an uncle of Gen. George Hare Ford of New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
HILLS BOGUS aCAkIPAIGN
 OF PESSINIISM"

Railroad Magnate James J. Hill is making an effort to bolster up the case of the railroads plea for higher freight rates before the Interstate Commerce Commission. with the argu- ment that general business conditions are unfavorable. That his campaign of pessimism" may exercise an un- toward influence upon general busi- ness, does not appear to concern MT. Hill; possibly, he does not care. if his end be but served: He is evidently a pessimist for "what there is in it'' for him and his railroad system; grant him the increased freight rates, and he will reverse himself with exceeding expedition and become a rank opti- mist
 IT the stocks of his and other great railroad systems had not been most internationally "watered''. they would not now need increased freight rates to meet their fixed charges and to declare fair dividends. That Is the real nub of the matter. And 1t calls. loudly. for @ physical valuation of the railroads as the one means of deter mining their real. honest capitalization. the amount upon which they are justly entitled to declare dividends.
 Of course. the campaign of pessim- lsm". initiated by Magnate Hill. will be pushed by all similarly interested. Wall Street is already shouting the chorus of his song. The clacaue will probably continue its air-stunning clamor so long as the Interstate Com merce Commission holds the question of increased freight rates under ad- visement
 Observant. thinking men will not be deceived by 1.-the motive is too plainly perceptible. All existing con ditions call for general business pros perity. No man was more prominent than MT. Hill in declaring that big crops meant general prosperity, until he conceived the idea of campaign of pessimism" as means of securing higher freight rates. There is really nothing in it''.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
CREME DE MENTHE FATAL
Hartford Woman Dies After Drinking Quantity of the Liquor.

Hartford. Dec. 1-Following the drinking of a quantity of creme de menthe Mrs. Mary Agnes Brodger of 51 Babcock street. died suddenly yes terday. The woman's husband se- cured a bottle of the liquor at an east side saloon Monday evening and took it home He and his wife drank about three-quarters of the liquor. Tuesday Mrs Brodger was feeling i'll as a result of drinking the stuff. but her husband did not seem to be af- fected Mrs. Brodger was taken sud- denly worse and Dr. J. F. Tanner was called. but he sent some medicine to the woman.
 Later in the evening she got sud denly worse, and a doctor was sent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
GOV, LILLEY'S WILL VOID
Vested $e5O, ,OO0 Estate Over too Long
 a Period, Says Judge.

Waterbury, Dec. 1-The will of the late Gov. George L.. Lilley was de- cIared void, and the estate, appraised at approximately S650 900, intestate, by a dec sion given yesterday by Judge Michael J. Byrne of the local Probate Court The estate was ordered dls- tributed according to law.
 By the will the estate was left in trust until 1850, when it was to be divided among the Governors three sons.
 The decision of Judge Byrne was made on the grounds that the law concerning vesting of estates is such that where the property might not vest in the beneficiar'es during life or lives in being and twenty-one years, plus the ordinary period of pregnancy thereafter such gifts are void.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
NEW AUTOMOBILE TIRE
All the Qualities of the Pneu-
 matic, but No Rubber

Washington, Dec. 1-Tidings from England herald the invention of an
 automobile tire with all the good quail ities of pneumatic tire but contain ing no rubber. This remarkable step
 is concsely described by Consul Gen. eral John l.. Griffiths in report from London, as follows:
 "The springs are made of slightly tapered str .ps of special steel coiled spirally in such way that the
 greater part of each turn is within the preceding one, and that under
 sufficient compression the whole of the inner coils can be forced within the outernost One To the surfaces of the links which roll on the ground are cemented blocks of a hard com
 position of fiber and sutta-percha competed under pressure, and these it is stated, can be renewed when worn away at a cost of 97 cents to s1.22 for each wheel.
 "The aim of the invention has been to initiate the action of the pneu-
 matic tire. An obstacle such as a stone does not cause the whole wheel to rise. as in the case with an ordi- nary iron-tired wheel. but is, as it were swallowed up the Ink or links
 immediately effected yielding by vir- tue of the hinges and bringing into play the resilliency not merely of one
 or two of the springs, but of the whole
 of them round the entire circumfer- ence.
 "The wheel is intended for use on
 heavy commercial vehicles and motor
 oTnn buses, to give them the benef1t
 of the pneumatic tire with the em-
 ployment of the particle of rubber
 Another advantage claimed is immun-
 ity from side slip, whiie dust is suck
 ed up to a. much smaller extent than
 with pneumatic tires.
 A short run in London traffic on
 a pleasure car experimentally fitted
 with these wheels showed that they
 afford a remarkable degree or resili-
 ency, and it is stated that their eff
 fectiveness is enhanced at high
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
MUSTACHE CAUSED A DUCKlNG
Myers Shaved His After Chicago University Seniors Decided to Wear Them.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-The senior class at Chicago University, in informal meet ing assembled last Sunday, declared that no senior upper lip should be shaved until the end of the Spring quarter in June. The penalty for in- fraction of the rule was determined as an enforced bath in the Bartlett pool in the gymnasium.
 Yesterday Richard E. Myers. a sen- for, was found with his upper lip cleanly shaven. His appearance was pronounced reasonable by Capt "BilP' Crawley of the football team Half Back Bunny Rogers and oth- CTS prominent in the University.
 Myers accordingly was divested of his shoes and overcoat and flung into the pool.
 Every other senior is wearing a mustache.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01

Following is a summary of changes in the new charter. comprising the commission plan. for the city of Nor wich, which is to be presented for acceptance to the General Assembly, but which is. if approved by the Gen. eral Assembly. not to become operative until adopted by a majority at the next annual city meeting:
 No one is to be eligible to office under the new charter who is not at least 25 years of age, who has not within a year paid taxes other than State taxes, and who does not continue to reside in Norwich throughout his official term. No elector is to sign more than one petition of nomination
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
SHEARER CASE GOES
 TO THE JURY TODAY

New Haven, Dec. With the tes- timony of A. H. Bellamy and F. w.. Murray, Jr., both of New York, the suit against Vance Shearer, whose automobile struck and killed little John Lynch couple of years ago, was closed yesterday afternoon in the Superior court, before Judge Curtis. went to the jury today. The college men were both on the witness stand yesterday afternoon and testified to the effect that the boy was to blame for the accident. They claim they a rate of eight to ten miles an hour when the accident occurred. At the time of the accident the car was be- ing operated by Shearer who was ont
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
HExAMErHYLENETETRAdINE

Is the name of a German chemical, one of the many valuable ingredients of Foley's Kidney Remedy. Hexa-
 methylenetetramine is recognized by medical text books and authorities as a uric acid solvent and anti-septic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Rem edy promptly at the first sign of kid- ney trouble and avoid a serious ma- lody. F. B. Brill and Curtis Phar- noacy. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01

MT. Otto Paul, Milwaukee. Wis, says Foleys Honey and Tar is still more than the best. He writes us, "All those that bought 1t think it is the best for coughs and colds they ever had and I think it is still more than the best. Our baby had a bad cold and it cured him in one day Please accept thanks" F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. "135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
EDITOR O'BRIEN BROMLEY
 LECTURER AT YALE
Especial from United Press.)

T
 New Haven, Dec. 1-Announcement was made, today, that the Bromley Lecturer on journalism, at Yale Un- ivers,ty. this year, will be Robert Lin coin O'Brien, editor of the Boston Herald MT. O'Brien was secretary to President Cleveland from 1892 to 1895 and was afterwards Washington correspondent for the Boston Tran script Having served for several years as editor of the Transcript he recently became editor of the Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01

driving a party of college men. The entire party claimed shearer was 1 not to blame for the boys deatn; M me father of the boy who was killed asks damages of $5,000. The case is of Considerable interest because of the fact that a non-suit was granted when the suit was first tried and the Su- preme court set aside this action as wrong and ordered retrial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01

for Mrs. Brodger died, however. be- | fore medical aid could reach her. Medical Examiner w. W. Knight was
 of the opinion that death was due to acute gastritis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
The D. M. Read Co.
 Established I85Z
Furniture for the Little Housekeeper
Established 1857.

Specimens can be seen in one of the Main St. win dows and the display is enough to make the eyes of little maids and their doll famiies grow big and designs, such convenient and necessary things there
 Beds white cottage beds of beautiful enameled wood, shining and immaculate.
 Brass Beds of the most approved model, large and commodious.
 Colonial Mahogany, yes solid Mahogany four posters, and perfect reproductions just like the grownups. And these elegant beds are all furnished with mat tresses and pillows of kind to be acceptable to all dollies.
 Dressers and Chiffoniers are in the group as are Buffets and China Cabinets with glass doors Tables, Bookcases and Chairs. large and very interesting collection in the Furniture store. Bring little house. keepers to see.
 Fourth floor, Carpet Store elevator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
The Dollies are Ready
A Crowd of them here to Receive Visito

First of all, an immense assemblage of Bisque Dollies regular beauties, some of them quite ful to hold. These have lovely hair, either light dark, and may have them dressed, ready to dress.
 sunbonnet Dollies, quite company of them, each attired in checked gingham frock pink blue, with white apron and white sunbonnet. These 50 cts each made of cloth and quite unbreakable: Babyland Dolls, all sorts and conditions of dolldom, Indians and Soldiers, Messenger Boys and School Girls Colonial Maids and Witches all prices and great variety.
 Character Dolls, very cunning baby dos, and nat ural as life, ready to be dressed, 50 cts
 The Neverbrek Dolls, all red-headed and fascinat- ing. These interesting Dolles the rage this son. $1.0O each
 Doll Department lower floor.
 The Dennison Section. Is complete with it's enormous equipment for fitting out gifts. Christmas Seals and Tags Cards and special Gift Boxes of great beauty Nests of Holly and Ponsetta Boxes etc. The D. M. Read Co.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-22
ENGLISH CONSOLS FALL
Lowest Price Since 1047-Fear
of Great Naval Loan.
IBy Gable 10 The Tribune. J

London, oct. 22-The continued fall IN
the price OF consols is causing great un-
easiness throughout the country and -
giving the Cnionists an opportunity for
tacking what they call the recklessness
OF the anti-capitaHstic tendencies of the
government. Yesterdays quotation fell
10 - 11-16. which is the lowest price
quoted since the year 1917. when, how
ever. the interest was > per cent, COM
pared with 2I2 per cent now.
The highest price ever reached by the
consols was ia. in 1897. when the in
terest was - per cent. From that day
To this The quotation has been steadily
declining
This stock has been Stunned by in
vestors and is gradually losing all claim
10 the proud title OF premier security Of
the world.
The present abnormal weakness is at
rributable 10 a number q adverse fac
tors. not the least Of import being the
revival Of the navy scare. The belief is
growing that the government may be
compelled 70 announce a huge loan in
order 70 provide funds for the mainten-
ance Of the two-power standard, since
even 50 strict an economist as Winston
Churchill is prepared 10 admit that in
certain circumstances a navy loan might
be both necessary and justifable.