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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13

issue were responsibilities which, un- der the provisions of the charter, must be borne by the aldermen: that the law did not give the board of al- dermen the right to delegate its pow CTS, and hence what the former may or had undertaken to do was illegal. Presto! out goes the admirable com mission that was to be and in comes a committee of the board of aldermen .''
 It is no wonder that ''Trumbull'' re- marks as to this situation that the only people to decide how a commits sion of this chara cter shall be ap- pointed are those of the community to be affected. And nothing what ever can be done until the next legis- lature meets, and no one knows what it will be even if a referendum vote ill the city should stand five to one for particular course.
 The whole contention is old. The evils of legislative control of city af- fairs have been obvious for years. Re form of the conditions has been asked in democratic platforms again and again, but the other side is well enough content to keep the power it has, just as 1t continues to refuse a public utilities act, an employers lia- bility act, and others for which there is strong and persistent demand
 Home rule for cities may possibly come earlier than some of these oth- CTS, or not. but they all stand togeth- CT as things known to be desired cer- tainly just in them selves and thus far refused for political and personal req sons alone,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE MEANING?


 having scarcely place his principal this district may safely tcut Bridgeport capable postmaster The deal, evidently
 
 be Hawley the of decnaton Possibly by virtue
  Bukey punhng Federal candidacy Thus the Sheriff way to life incumbency office
 But there another matter Eaweys 
 sentiment this candidacy Mclean Bulkeys Postmaster Nagd will his Still important. gotten the Mclean his pudate rputed kind? Can it be possible in exchange for this in politics
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13

]. Tne Master of the State Grange, l.. H Healey. declared. in his annual ad- droas delivered on Tuesday. that the ! stnte reads were damaged greatly by ' Ispeedfng automobiles. and that 50 per cent. Of tho upkeep cost was due to this trafnc. But. he added:
 Does this mean that the use of the automobile must be prohibited? Not ( bT any meansi They are here to stay and we would in no way curtail their uss, If we could 1t does mean that more stringent laws should be made zrs< regard to their use and in our opin- Jon a more drastic law in regard to speed must be made and enforced. A proper use of the automobile is bene- 6cfal to all roads, but the heavy speed ink car Is what does the damage, and also endanger the lives of our citizens. We cannot favor the increase of the 1icense fee. because that is unjust to the great majority. of careful users but we do believe that the reckless chauffeur and the uncaring owner should have curb put upon them that will make them respect themselves and the right Of the State.
 The most reasonable deliverance yet made upon the acknowledged roads question. and by one of the reputed enemies the auto! "A proper use of the automobile is bene- dciai to all roads, he says, and 1t is sthe heavy speeding car that does the damage" and such is exactly the fact
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
les is gratifying and encouraging.

ies is gratifying and encouraging. It means prosperity and growth, and is tangible evidence of the rapid manner in which the populous centers of the state are developing. Tn Hartford the house facilities are undergoing a marked. increaae. Inspector Bliss points but that in Hartford last year $40 residence structures. having an es- timated cost of s2,355,50O were au- thorized-a striking indication of the citys expansion.
 But the four largest communities of Connecticut had no monopoly of the music of the carpenters hammer dur ing the year. The exhibits of some of the smaller cities were relatively as inspiring as that of the larger places. In New Britain, to take a single ex- ample. buildings costing $1 ,148,043 were authorized, a figure which more than doubles the showing for the previous year.
 The logic of the years building op- erations is that Connecticut is pros porous; that the state. as whole is growing rapidly, and that confidence in the continued development of the commonwealth reaches deep into ths pocketbook. Hartford Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
GROWING CONNEC-
 TICUT CITIES

The building operations undertaken in the principal cities of Connecticut last year assumed big proportions. In several cases new high records were established In the four largest cit ies-New Haven, Hartford. Bridgeport and Waterbury-3,S4 permits for new construction to cost SIS 640704 were issued. The total represents a great addition to the real estate investments in the four communities and lit carries confidence in the future development in the localities.
 The building ventures instituted ir New Haven during the year called fo1 an expenditure of $4, 226 322, a pile ot money. The erection of $765 00( court house helps swell the total The estimated cost of the structures au- thorized in Hartford foots up $3,440, 925. Waterbury and Bridgeport arc almost tied, the cost of new buildings in the former city being $3 006, 900, and in the latter $2,966, ,557.
 The record in each of these four cit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
HOME RULE FOR CITIES
(Hartford Times.)

Probably every city in the state has suffered more or less from the system of paternal regulation of its domestic affairs by the legislature. Bridgeport and New Haven are considered nota- ble examples, but the principle itself is opposed to public policy as long as a special charter is made for each city and can be made and enforced even if every voter in the city pro- tests. There could be no reasonabl objection to a general statute that city charters should follow general form
 as to routine matters such as the re- | sponsibility of officers or the manner in which accounts should be kept, al- ways providing that these regulations
 were made by experts and tended merely to clearness and economy. It would be proper for instance to re- quire by general law certain provi-
 sions under which popular vote
 should be required in certain contin-
 gencies. Such a provision is usually { found in charters, but there is noth- l ing to prevent any legislature making
 city charter in which this provision 1 is omitted.
 An inevitable objection to charter l making in the legislature is of course l that most of the members come from small towns which have no experience | in the problems of city affairs. With l the best intentions in the world these
 members are likely to be hauled this way and that by lobbyists for or
 against a proposed change. In the lease of New Haven, which got a char | ter amendment at the last session, it
 was said that the measure passed was different from that proposed and that the change had been so made as not to attract attention. Even after it had passed and become operative it was not understood. Of this "Trum- bull'' says in his latest letter to the New York Herald:
 "At the last session of the legisla- ture however, New Haven was em-
 powered to issue bonds to the extent
 of $1OO,000 with which to purchase a
 garbage and refuse destroying ma- chine. The last act of the retiring 1 mayor of New Haven, MT. Martin, was | to appoint an excellent committee o1 l five citizens to undertake the respon- sible work. It was his belief, and l presumably the belief of his corpora l tion counsel, that he had the power to make these appointments. But that
 belief was immediately upset at the | first session of the new board of al- 1 dermen, when the point was made and upheld that the establishment ot the proposed garbage and refuse plant and the handling of the bond
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
THURSDAY. JANUARY IS. 1910.


 The report of the State Oranges s commfttee on Taxation, which was accepted by the Grange. Wednesday, fs a decidedly comprehensive docu- ment. It recommends that franchises should be recognized as property and taxed; that there should be a grad nnked inheritance tax beginning at $14poo: that people not otherwise reached effectively should be taxed on their incomes; that oil, coal and ores nominalay in transit. but stored in large quantities at pumping stations, docks and wharves should be taxed on either . weekly or monthly average; that all private property, both tangible and intangible, should be returned for taxation at its true value in money and assessed in a manner to provide needed revenues; that the taxation shall be inst and fair to every citizen. This plan Of taxation reaches further ana deeper than any plans heretofore proposed, and it indicates that the knrmers believe that their property, which Is ever in sight, bears more than fts 1usf share of the burden.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
To the Board of County Commission
 CTS of Fairfield County

To the Board of County Commission
 CTS of Fairfield County
 I hereby apply for a transfer of a license No. 55 to sell Spirituous and Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer, Rhine Wine and Cider from Alex Loh- man at 552 Crescent avenue to John Grohol at 552 Crescent avenue, Town of Bridgeport. The proposed place of business is not located within 200 feet in a direct line of Church Edifice, or Public School-house, or the premis- es pertaining thereto, or any Post Of fee, Public Library or Cemetery.
 Dated at Bridgeport this 9th day of Jan. A. D., 1910.
 s JOHN GRoHoL.
 Applicant. We. the undersigned, electors and taxpayers, as defined by law of the Town of Bridgeport hereby endorse the application of the above named John Grohol, for such license and we do severally certify for himself that we are taxpayers owning real estate sit uated in said Town of Bridgeport
 Dated Bridgeport this 5th day of Jan. A. D.. 1910.
 Marshall B. Gray, Bridgeport; Ow- en Light, Bridgeport; l.. R. Blackm n. Bridgeport; Alfred Skidmore, Bridge port; Conrad Hockenberger, Bridge port.
 I hereby certify that the above nam ed endorsers are electors and taxpay- CTS as defined by law, of the Town ot Bridgeport.
 Dated at Bridgeport this 9th day o1 Jan., A. D., 1910.
 WILLIAM T. MULLINS, A 6 b*p Asst Town Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
GRAVES CHOSEN
 CHIEF FORESTER
DIRECTOR or YALE FOREST SCHOOL APPOINTED BY PRESI. DENT TAFT TO SUCCEED GIF. EoRD PINCHOT.

New Haven. Jan. 13-Henry Solon Grawe1. oG A., director of the Yale Eorest school and Pinchot professor of forestry In the school, was yesterday afternoon appointed by President Taft as forester of the United States to suc- eeed Clifford Pinchot. Albert F. Pot ter, present acting forester, was also appointed es associated forester.
 Mr. Graves has been head of the Yale Forest school since 1900, having previously served under MT. Pinchot 5n fl1a forest service. He will not, al present. at least, resign as head of the school. but at the meeting of the Yale coproakien this morning, he was given indefinite leave of absence and Pro- lessor James William Tourney was ap- | pointed acting head of the school Professor Graves will take up his du- ties as United States forester on Feb- ruaTy l. He returned to New Haven affer his conference with President Taft at 1 o'clock this morning.
 The new forester and the associate are both known as Pinchot men. BotI have served under MT. Pinchot ant both are in sympathy with his admin 1Sfrattye policy.
 The general opinion in New Haver among Mfr. Graves friends is that he wzu carry out the Pinchot policies and methods in the forestry work. Ht and Pinchct were in college here al the same time, the former graduating in 1892 and the latter in 1887. MT Pfnchot later prevailed on MT. Grave! to enter the forestry work and they have been closely associated ever since It Is felt that President Taft by thi. appointment will continue the fores service as it has been previously car rfed on and has made the best pos sible appointment in place of MT. Pin chot.
 Mr. Graves was born in Marietta, O. May 3. 1871. the son of MT. and Mrs w B. Graves. After graduating from Phillips Academy, Andover. Mass, h. went to Yale, being graduated in 1892 He made special stury of forestry a Harvard and Munich. and after fnak ing for himself a place in the world O. forestry. teaching and writing exten sfyeIy. he became affiliated with man, forestry organizations.
 He is a member of the Washington academy of science. the Connection academy of science, the American For estry Association, the Connecticut For estrv Association. the New Hampshir Forestry Association, the Society o American Forestry and the Oester reichiscker Reichforstverein of Vienna He is joint author of 1'The Whit Pine with Mir Pinchot, has writer many government bulletins on the sub 5ect of forestry and has been asso cfafe editor of the Forestry Review.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
FINE TABLE LINEN
 FROM CHINESE GRASS

Winsted, Jan 13.-Two full carloads of machinery are expected daily in New Hartford for installation in the Greenwocds Company plant which has been idle for number of years. An experimental treatment will be tried on a Chinese grass for the purpose of making fine table linen, napkins, etc. The new industry. if successful. will recall a large portion of the lost pop ulation occasioned by the removal of the cotton mills from that town, which under present conditions, without a li- cense to fall back on, is unable to SUD- port a hotel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
A VALUABLE BOOK FOR WOMEN
 ERTyES

Any woman who possesses volume of Mrs. Pinkham's Text Book upon the Ailments Peculiar to Women,'' has at hand such information as may save her serious illness or if she is i'll, il will give her an intelligent understand ing of her case and suggest cure This valuable 30 page bound text book is not an advertising pamphlet, and is only obtainable by mail or at Mrs Pinkham's laboratory. It will be mailed in plain envelope absolutely free to any woman who will write te The Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co.,, Lynn Mass, asking for it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
ENTERTAINMENT CHARGED. c. S. Morehouse of Torrington Miss
 ing and Warrant Issued.

Torrington, Jan. 13.-Charles S. More house, manager of the local branch of Carroll & Leonard's wholesale fruit house, who has been missing, from Torrington since Jannary 6, has not been located, and a warrant has been issued charging him with embezzle- ment of 8 GOO. Morelaouse has been the Torrington manager for the las; six years.
 The delay in issuing the warrant was hecause of the expressed confidence of MT. Carroll that Morehouse would re- turn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Ladies Erea


 Ladies are admitted free every af- ternoon excepting Saturday and holi- day afternoon at the Park City roller skating rink. The innovation is filling the rink daily.-Adv.
 Fresh Halibut and Salmon sold below cost at w. D. Cook & Sons. Also a fine lot of steak cod fish. haddock, pollock weak fish, yell lowfin, sea trout. smelts, Spanish mackerel. frost fish. flat fish. blue fish, herring, pike. pickerel. long clans open and in the shell, oysters and all other kinds of fresh fish in season at low est prices. Pure cod liver oil a spe- cialty.
 Laborde Bankrupt Stock.
 The balance of the Laborde bank rupt stock of ladies' suits, coats, prin- cess dresses, waists, dress skirts, etc., must be sold out at once regardless of price. We have made tremend- ous cut in prices for Thursday, Fri day and Saturday of this week. Now is your opportunity to buy goods, less than the cost of manufacture. Keller Bros, 1067 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
cur THROAT WITH RAZOR.

Thomaston. Jan. 13-Out of work and discouraged by i'll health, Thomas Ryan. aged about 55 years. attempted
 suicide by cutting his throat. Ryan zuaLlc an ugly jagged wound about two md one-half inches long. which bare 1y missed the jugular vein. The man
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
WELCOMES FIFTEENTH BABY. MT. Brazee's Large Family in the Berkshires to Move Up One Seat.

Winsted. Jan. 13.--Members of the large family of Abram Brazee, in South Lee, in the Berkshires, are again getting ready to move up one seat at the table, their fifteenth, a boy having arrived yesterday, making the family circle seventeen. The boy is a lusty chap, despite the fact that he came on the crest of the increased cost of living.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
To Whom It May Concern:

John A. Eckler and George F. Ann thor have bought the interest of vic- tor Elk in the firm of Eckler & Co.,, wish to notify all creditors that the said John A. Eckler and George F. Amthor will continue the said busi- ness under the name of Eckler & CO. and are and will be responsible for all liabilities of said firm. A 12 ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13

Pittsburg, Jan. 13.-Opponents of the Rev. pr. William Henry Roberts of Philadelphia, stated clerk and treasurer of the Presbyterian general assembly, who is styled by them "the pope of the Presbyterian church. v treasurer as well as many of the ether posts he holds in the church. In addition to the two high offices, pr. Roberts holds nearly sixty other places of trust in the general assem- ply. The Pittsburg presbytery is al- most unanimous in indorsing the at- tack, which was started by the Blairs- vile presbytery. His opponents as- sert that no other churchman in the world ever held so many offices as Dr. Roberts and point out incident ally that many of them pay good salaries
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-13
GA ' ARR
.A fseiiabie Remedy
:Iy's Cream Balm
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT.
!, quickly absorbed

January T. 1910. Estate of Peter F. Walsh. late of the town of Bridgeport. in said Dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport. hath limited and al- lowed six months from the date here of for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their ac- counts, properly attested. within said time, will he debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- ouested to make immediate payment to
 ANN WALSH, A il Executrix.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-08

the curb and gutter improvements in
Kenwood. The bond issue is for $685.
/ 900 and the bonds will be printed al
| once.
| trail Y. M. c. A. has issued a schedule
of classes for the season 1901
There will be special classes in box
| ing wrestling, gymnasium dancing
general athletics, volley ball and the
study of anatomy.
There is no evidence to show that
any systematic effort is being made to
ask the merchants and others to dec
crate for Fair week. The Commercial
club generally takes such matters in
hand, but the secretary happens to be
away at the present time.
Hundreds of Topeka people stood
I with upturned faces on the streets and
in the yards looking at the balloon
trip last night Topeka has the air
ship fever and in a few weeks every
boy in town will take the family UNI
brella and jump off the back porch.
Old soldiers attending the First Con-
gressional District associations first
reunion, September 1915, will be ad-
mitted free to the fair grounds on
Wednesday, providing that they have
previously registered at the reunion
headquarters at Garfield park ana
wear the proper badge.
The members of the Washburn foot
time have been spending their even
ings on the college athletic field kick
ing the pig-skin around the field and
getting their 'sair." Next week a big
squad will begin their preliminary
practice under Coach Stewart.
Keep an eye on Broadmoor. See
ad on real estate page.
A large number of witnesses in the
Incubator baby case in Holton left over
the Rock Island for. that town this
morning. County Attorney Schenck
threatened to send the sheriff after
the witnesses, but they took the cue
in the State Journal and made their
exit.
The State Journal used to get many
thousand calls a day asking for the
baseball score. Now very few people
have the heart to ask how badly To-
peka was defeated. With little WIN
ming streak Topeka baseball support
ers would come out en- masse-but oh,
you winning streak!
The big search light on top of the
Crosby building had lark spotting
out motor cars and carriages on KAN
sas avenue last night. The light was
also turned on the Washburn campus
and buildings-and many a college
couple" was startled. This state fair
search light will start the gossips go
ing yet. s7st-T
The man-aboat-town wants to know
the meaning of this: All Wednesday
afternoon two corsets (ShD hung in
front window in the third story of
the Throop hotel. No one seems to
know what's sign of that kind means
and as for the reason of such an
action-another mystery. Will some
woman explain?
In order to help the work along in
the preparation of the state fair
grounds the officials OF the Santa Fe
oIy Tel Nd n fnI n
number of car loads of cinders for
paths and driveways. The railroads
have a great many uses for cinders
and this donation is greatly appreciat-
ed by the fair officials. Now for low
er passenger rates to Topeka next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-08
Mr.. Frank Downs, Mr. Archie Kay and
Mr.. Burrel Spurlock.
NO MORE AFFINITIES.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle Seeks Recon-
Citation With First Wife.

New York. Sept. 8.-No more affini-
ties for Ferdinand Pinney Earle, the
eccentric artist. He says he's cut them
out. Declaring that he made mistakes
in seeking happiness in kaleidoscope
change of soulmates, he has gone TO
Europe to ask his first wife to take
him back. This was learned today from
Alexander Harvey, associate editor Of
Current Literature and also a close
friend of the illustrious Inauguration of
the affinity fashion.
Earle sailed within the last few days
under an assumed name and will go
direct to Paris to meet Emily Ffsch
bacher, whom he sent away SO that lie
and Miss Julia Kuttner of this city
might live together at his luxurious
home in Monroe, N. Y. He will ask his
former wife to take their young child
and rejoin him in domestic life.
From Mr.. Harvey 1t was learned that
Earle would use the compelling argu-
ment with his wife that he had found
affinityism had nothing on every day
married life and that he had decided TO
| cut out soulmates in the future.
Mr.. Harvey also communicated the
| fact that if Emily Fischbacher refuses
| to harken to the plea of the man VINO
added a new and effective word TO the
| colloquial vocabulary, Earle might
search the cities of Europe for another
| soulmate, even though at the present
| time he feels he would like to eliminate
| the affinity station from his routine
time table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-08
new PARTY iSLAUNCHED.
Its Existence, With Roosevelt as Lead
er. Is Declared at St. Paul.

st. Paul, Sept ga progressive din
ner given by the st. Paul Rooseyelt
club last night was attended by about
800 Republicans who cheered en-
Enthusiastically the utterances of a num-
Der of noted speakers who are in st
Paul attending the national conserva-
ton convention.
The banquet was served in the Palm
room of the ST. Paul hotel and the first
speaker of the evening was Senator
Beveridge of Indiana.
The other speakers were Clifford
Pinchot. Congressman Edmund H
Madison of Kansas. Ex-Governor Par
dee of California, Francis ]. Heney.
former Governor Blanchard of Louisi-
ana, John Barrett of Washington, H, G.
Wallace of Des Moines.
President H. T. Halbert of the Roose-
welt club. in introducing Senator Moses
r. Clapp of st. Paul as POSTMASTER,
referred TO a previous banquet given
by the club last June where the predic-
ton had been made of the formation Of
a new party within the lines of the old
political parties. The prediction. he
said, had been realized with the advent
of the great progressive movement
with Col. Theodore Roosevelt as its
leader.