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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
LICENSE FACTOR IN BAY STATE
 CITY ELECTIONS

Boston. Dec. 13-Interest in the city elections. today, centers in the vote are holding municipal elections. New. ton. which elects its mayor for two years alone not choos ng a chief ex. ecutive. In Lynn. Salem and New buryport, the vote on the license uues- tion a.s very uncertain. All three are in the dry column at present. New buryport. however. voted for no-li- cense. last year, by a plurality of only 12 votes and Lynn by few hundred. In Woburn. also. the friends of no-license are not certain that they can carry the city this year.
 salem has five candidates in the field for mayor, among whom, is For mer Mayor John F. Hurley, who Is seeking a fifth term. Mayor Arthur Howard is not a candidate for re- election.
 Tn Lynn. the contest Is close for the executive position under the new charter that. for mayor and commis- sioner of public safety.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
.SHADE-cR0WN TOBACCO
 MEANS TREE SLAUGHTER
Young Forests Must be Sacri. feed to Furnish the Neces-
 sary Tent Poles

winsted. Dec 1e-with the an- nouncement of the large number of tobacco growers who are to embark In the raising of shade grown tobacco next season and the syndicate that are extending their operations In this bus mess. comes the announcement from the lumber dealers that this new busi- ness will mean the slaughtering of many thousand young trees At pres ent the syndicates have agents look Ing over prospective young forests while the independent growers. which have the available trees on their own land. will commence at once to chop down the trees and have them in readiness to begin work just as soon as the sea- son permits.
 Young chestnut trees for the most part will be used and they will have to be about six inches thick at the butt and about fourteen feet high. Under the latest methods used In hanging the chees cloth it takes about eighty poles 10. the acre to hang it.. and where in the neighborhood of 100 acres are grown 1t will require quite a forest to furnish the trees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
Increasing Mayors Responsibility,
 Subject to Recall.

pointed after the passage hereof. Increasing. Mayors Responsibility,
 Subject to Recall.
 The league suggests for the better ment of the city subject to amplifi- cations and notifications as wisdom Or experience may suggest: That the Mayor be invested with full authority to honestly and vigorously carry out the will of the voters expressed or implied. And n return be made to assume such a measure of responsi- bility to the people as is commensur- ate with such authority. To that end that his term of office be at least four years. but without the right of succession: that he should have full power to appoint and remove. at plea sure. all appointive boards and com missions or officers. and have full superv sion over their affairs, with the right to receive monthly reports of their doings.
 That after six months experience in office upon petition of three percent. of the legal voters of the city he shall after thirty days, remove or pubi,ciy justify any. one of his ap- pointees. who in such petition. is acc cused of a substantial dereliction of duty. That upon his failure to so remove or sufficiently justify. he shall. for that reason or for any sub- stantial omission, commission or neg lect of duty or misfeasance in of- flee on his own part, after he Is six months in office be himself removed upon the petition of twelve per cent. tain in thirty days after the filing of such petition the endorsement by election of a majority of the electors voting at such election.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
SENATOR ELKINS IS SLOWLY STARVING
 TO DEATH

Washington. Dec. 13-Surrounded by all the luxury that millions can pro- duce. and in the midst of plenty. Sen- ator Stephen B. Elkins is slowly starv ing to death. according to a story which spread rapidly in Washington today. despite an official denial from the family and physicians.
 The mysterious nature of the malady from which the aged millionaire Sen ator Is suffering has never been made clear to the public. but 1t is now said that the main trouble Is an inability
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
TRIAL 0f JOHN DlETz
 FOR KILLING SHERIFF

Hayward. Wis. Dec. 13-with re- fusal by Judge Reed here for a change of vanue. the trial of John Dletz. the defender of Cameron Dam. for killing Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp. attorneys for the defense here today declare that they have sure foundation for q mis- trial
 Judge Reed today Is hearing argu- merts on a motion by the defense. for continuance which Is bitterly con tested by the attorneys for the State
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
BABIES NOT W1RTH
 N MUCH IN CALIFORNIA
Especial from United Press. )

(0peC1dl rom OnlteQ FFeSS.}
 Sacramento, Cal. Dec. 13-The com mercial value Of babies Is less than cost. This statement Is contained in a bulletin issued py the ,ai Iornia State Board of Health, distributed to- day. The document declares that the cost of the average child, from birth to the time it reaches the age of 20, e s4 15o and that the actual commer. cial value of the child, at the age of 20. is only s4 900, nc. loss of s150 on the 20 years work.
 It states. further. that the average citizen of 30 has commercial value of $16000, made up of $4,000 value and S12000 earnings between the ages of 20 and 30. while his actual cost is only $1O.150.
 The figures are based on report by the State Labor Commissioner. showing the net earnings capacity of the average citizens of the State ot California, capitalized at six percent interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
CREW SAVED BUT
 VESSEL WRECKED
Especial from United Press.

Valdez. Alaska. Dec 13-Although the passengers and crew of the Alaska Steamship Company's vessel. Olympia. have been saved. there Is no hope to- day of saving the vessel which lies on reef on Bligh Island. Prince Will liam Sound. The cargo will be total loss. as the vessel has a big hole in her hull and at la st reports was break ing up. The passengers and most of the crew have been brought here. sev- eral members of the crew remaining on board the vessel waiting for her to break up. Several tugs are stand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
The Tax Payers League
 Would Have Assembly
 Cut Firemen's Pay
An Act Amending the Charter of the City of Bridgeport Concerning
 the Compensation of

E lTcHIcus Be it enacted by the Senate an House of Representatives in Genera Assembly convened:
 bers of the Fire Department of tn City of Bridgeport as classified an, graded as set forth in the ordinance and laws of said City on the first da, of November. 1910, shall receive iron said City the following compensation quired of them by lawful authority as follows:
 Chief Engineer, s6.s5 per day.
 1st. Assistant Chief, $4.65 per day | End. Assistant Chief, $4.24 per day
 Captains. each, sS.ss per day.
 Engineers. each s35s per day.
 Grade A.
 Drivers, Hosemen, Laddermen Stokers. Linemen, Tillermen, $3.0: per day.
 Grade B.
 Stokers. Linemen, Tillermen, $2.7. per day.
 Grade c.
 Drivers, Hosemen, Laddermen Stokers, Linemen. Tfllermen, $24'
 Section 2. The compensation a, set forth in Section 1 hereof shal continue in force until changed ani altered by the Board of Fire Com missioners, and the Mayor, with tn, approval of the Common Council, a. follows, to wit:
 (a) The Board of Fire tCommis sioners may alter and change the pei diem compensation of the officers ant mem bers of the Fire Department by a three-fourths vote of the member! of said Board. present and absent at regular meeting thereof. upoT such vote being approved in writing by the Mayor. and confirmed and ap proved thereafter by q three-fourth: the Common Council, present and ab. sent. in regular meeting assembled. Section 5. All laws and all pro. visions of the Charter of the City ol Bridgeport and the amendments thereto. and all. ordinances of said City liking the compensation of fire. men inconsistent herewith are here- by repealed. W
 Section 4. This act shall take ef- feet from its passage.
 An Act Amending the Charter of tlie
 City of Bridgeport Concerning
 Bonds, Appropriations, Etc.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 Section 1. No bonds or other evil dences of debt, hereafter authorized by the Legislature. shall be issued by the City. or in its behalf, without the consent of the Board of Apportion- melt and Taxation. The Mayor may call a special meeting of said Board to consider the proposed issue. But no action shall be taken thereon by said Board until after public hear ing.
 Section 2. Whenever the Board of Apportionnent and Taxation, in its for any department or board shall allow a certain sum for the payment of salaries and wages for a fixed number of persons euI- ployed or appointed. or to be em- ployed, by such department or board. such department or board shall not employ or appoint greater number of persons than that fixed in such 
 Section 8. All laws and parts thereof. and all provisions of the Charter of said City. and the amend ments thereto. Inconsistent herewith, are repealed.
 Section {. This act shall take ef- feet from it's passage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13

weaker continually. Though no one except the immediate family and phy- sicians is allowed to see him. gossip has it that he has lost weight until he would scarcely be recognized by his il was stated officially that Elkins spent good night and that there was no cause for alarm over his condi- tion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13
WALL STREET TOD.Ay
Especial from United Press.

New York. Dec. 13-Transactions at and after the opening of the stock market today were small and narrow. After the first Is minutes the market became firm.
 il a. m.-The market was extremely narrow all through the first hour with most of the business coming from the professional element,
 Government, bonds unchanged: other bonds dull
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-13

sation herein set forth shall apply pointed after, the passage hereof.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
VOTES FOR WOMEN.
Boston Globe


For thlrty-f1ce years unmarried wo-
mon and widows over twenty-five
who arc bousesholders or self-support-
ing have had the right to vote for
parish and town councils In Iceland.
TWO years ago all married women N
the two principal towns on the island
were given the right to the municipal
franchise and the privilege Of sitting
In the councils. And now the leo
landic National Woman's Suffrage AS
6ociation, with 10000 members, Is
working TO obtain full political and
civil rights for women on the same
terms as mon
If there Is a country anywhere In
the world in which women ought to
have the right 10 Vote-if they want
it-that country Is surely Iceland. The
women there aTe never Idle. They
have no time for society They as
sist the men In agricultural work
and in fishing They spin. knit, weave
Besides rearing and educating their
children. they find leisure for training
the mind, and through translationS
they keep In touch with the best Of
European literature There is not an
nliteratc woman on tho whole island.
II such women want TO vote. II would
be difficult TO dispute their qualiiica-
tions.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
THRILLING ENCOUNTER
WITH A BEAR

It Is one of the iron rules OF vet
oran bear.hunters never TO 60 be
tween two big trees standing very
near together, but younger men have
a contempt for rules. and thinking
20 prove the fallacy of an old rule
rather tn ngo a dozen steps out of his
way. Wabash Bill' took a chance
Suddenly. without the slightest
warning, save a decp-rooted, savage
snarl. great brown she-bear eprang
upon his back and bore him, face
downwards, to the ground. tearing a
patch OF skin from the back OF his
hc"A With her teeth as he fell.
Squealing and bawling with rage
or JOY, a couple of half-grown cubs
then joined their mother, clawing and
biting ct the PROSTATE man
The captain could offer no defence,
The rifle had been torn from him. he
had no revolver. and his knife was In
his pocket. Moreover, there was no
chance to use a weapon. for the old
bear stood right over him. and saliva
from her bloody jaws pouring on his
neck. The cubs alternately bit and
claWed at his trunk and legs. keeping
up q savage growing meanwhile
The unfortunate man bore the eX;
crutlatlng pain In grim silence, with
his elbows held rigidly at his Sides
TO protect the abdomen. Had he fallen
on his back. or had the brutes sue
ceeded in turning his over, he would
have been ripped up or had his throat
gashed open In an instant. Though
stunned and half mad with pain. Roy
den realized that his only salvation
Law in keeping still and protecting his
throat md abdomen. A bear finds no
snort In a dead victim. and many a
man has been saved by Stimulating
death.
AT last the. bears drew off Few
feet. and sitting on their Launches
watched their prey, licking their
| blood.flecked chops and snarhne
ominously
FILLED with a fearful hope, the In
| trenId hunter lay motionless, hardly
daring to breathe. Suddenly his right
arm ouiyered involuntarilys owing tc
n gaping wound In the muscles oil the
shoulder Instantly the old bear wat
mon him Human nature could stand
no more. and the man, weak iron
loas Of blood. fainted. Then the she
hear. giving him last slap With neI eelI
massive paw. led her cubs OIL, Sti'
crawling through the forest-Frem
The Iune world Wide Magazine.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
THE SULTAN OF TERNATE.

Thorc was a time when the Sultan
OF Tcrnatc bad great power and riches
and lived In grand style. But now
adays, when this potenatc shows
himself Ia his people. he rides In a
state carrlnce-a gift from the gov
ernment. dating from a very remote
period of tho coach building art
which Is dragged and pushed by M
tlyes, whose business 1t Is to take the
place of horses, II Is said that
horses are scarce on the island. and
that the sultan resentS the Idea of
placing a native coachmsn in a moro
elevated position than himself there
fore he prefers 10 drive out at snail s
pace. towcd by coolies.
When the resident returns an Of
fetal visit he is fetched in tho same
vehicle. aud In the same curious
style Visits are generally paid by
the resident at I o'clock In the even.
Ing. and the carriage IS then accom-
panied by torch bearers. which add
20 the fantastic appearance Of the cor
teGe and causes great excitement
amongst the islanders. who fock out
to watch the procession II takes half
an hour 10 reach the palace from the
residents house, and at the palace the
sultan awaits his guest at the foot of
the steps. surrounded by lackcys, hold
ing lighted candles. On arrival OF the
resident, the sultan offers him his arm
and leads him up the steps TO his
rectpoi hall. where few chairs COW
cred with red velvet have been placed
beforehand The resident takes a seat
10 the right OF the sultan. and the
native secretaries place themselves at
either side OF their royal master AZ
soon as the resident Is seated ser
want brings a basin water for hlS
eNcellency to wash his hands, il he
wishes 10 do so. but as a 7lle the
resident waves him on. Tea and cakes
are next presented. after which n
troupe of royal women dancers To the
slowly in stately fashion. one be-
hind tho other, accompanied by cla-
rIuet player In the uniform of the Ma
poleonic period
AZ the end Of the performance the
ladies' walk out In the same slow and
stately manner. and then there is a
pause. during which cigars and skeets
arc presented At the termination of
the interval another set Of dancers
this tim of tho male sc1-flle in, fol
lowed by large number OF musicians
playing riolins, flutes and drums.
The dance OF the men consists of a
series OF high jumps and acrobatic
performances. ending by thclr form.
ing themselves Into 4 human pyramid
Tho male dancers wear curious har-
leQuIn costumes With three -corncred
hats ornameuted with bird-of paradise
feathers. the sight OF which would
turn any European Indy green with
envy, II is now time for tho resident
TO return homo. aud the ancient car.
rlaee, with Its quaint human horses
and torch bearers, is once more placed
al his dispocal.-Wldc World Maga-
zinc
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
FLOATING THGATeRS.

Not many OF the performers on
show-boats care to admit the amount
OF their weekly pay. for 1t Is seldom
large or course. there Is no set
scale of wages. and there have been
a pew high salarled people who have
put in nil or n part. of season with
a floating theater. According to the
advance agents OF the show-boat
managers, their productions cost them
a small fortune each week; but, rs
stated before, 1t is not by any means
the salary which makes such a posi-
ton poular. The enjoyment comes
from the complete relaxation from the
nervous strain which the profession
suffers during the summer months on
land tours, due to excessive heat, con-
stant packing and unpacking. hurried
Journeys in uncomfortable railways.
and. most bearded of all. the necessi.
ty of dressing up" for the benefit OF
the public each day On floating
theater each performer grows 10 feel
that he or she is at home. and may
with perfect freedom, affect the deS-
habille of private home. Another
feature that goes far toward making
up what Is lacking In tho pay envelope
is the fact that most managers allow
the people the privilege of using the
boats and so on for private purposes.
Captain Caches, manager of the En-
erson Floating Palace" is probably
the most generous of the number,
and carries a gasoline launch, which
may occasionally be used for enjoy
ablo little trips away from the show
boat on picnic or fishing excursions.
To the same man and to Captain
Markle belong the credit for furnish
Ing their companies with the best
and most wholesome food poor
cook can make things mighty mo
| notonous during season OF eight or
nine months, and long experience In
every possible variety of hotels
makes the average performer an eN-
pert at expressing his disapprobation
| II something is wrong in the culinary
| department
| : The show boats have become an es-
tablished feature along the rivers of
the Middle West: there is not river
OF any consequence but what has seen
some OF these craft. The wabash,
| the Green. the Tennessee. the Cunl
berlond. and the Red rivers have al
been visited by the smaller ones, and
vcar by wear the class offPsoDles who
watch the performances become more
\ desirable. I.ow-class productions
would not be tolerated. even " the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
THE BARON co. EXPLAINS
A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT

While tho little preachment OF the
so-called clerks union. which was pub
lished in the Evening Standard on the
9th Inst, should be passed unnoticed
by The Baron Co, and not be COM
mented on, yet this firm does not in
the least wish to slight the so.callel
clerks union-if there is clerks
union ia Ogden We, therefore, feel
that in justice to all concerned we
must answer the committee In or
der to prove to the people that these
accusations arc not only Without
foundation. but arc published merely
to misguldo the public in general.
The so-called clerks union have
made a statement wherein they say
1T seems Mr. Baron OF The Baron
Co is trying to square himself with
tho public by telling them that his
store Will be open until p. m, Sat
urday night and that he intends to
give his clerks half-holiday on We'd
nesday afternoons. beginning June lst,
1e10,'
We want to say. that at no time did
We try to square ourselves with the
clerks union and at no time will we
recognize the clerks union. Because
| The Baron Co. is a corporation and
we have our directors who have a
mind of their own and they govern and
MANAGE cur chain OF ten stores ac-
cording TO their own ideas and not
according TO the ideas OF the clerks
union. II we want TO keep open Sat
urday nights We have a right to dc
| go. And as long as there is no Gear
| Rule" in Ogden. and as long as tho
Stars and Stripes wave, VIC will con
,inue TO run our business in accord
with the ordinances of the city oi
ogden.
If the city council Will pass an ord
/ nance TO close all stores at p. m.
Saturdays-then. and not until then
Will we close our store at Z p. N.
We are OF the opinion that our cm
ployes will derive more benefit from
half-hollday on Wednesdays thar
from a two-hour holiday on Saturdays
The difference is just three hours II
our employees favor. Our clerks Pre-
for the "Wednesday afternoons off in
stead of the two hours off on Satur
days.
I We keep our store open Saturda
night until p. m.. for the benefit 0
the WorkIngmau who's only chance {
make purchases is Saturday night,
We would liko 10 have some on
prove To us that there is a store |
any cosmopolitan or metropolitan
| city In these United States wher
meu's clothing stores close at z p. Z
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
HARVARD MAN
SAVES EXPENSES

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. May 2s.-Ac.
cording 10 Il. V. NJ. Long. Harvard
senior, going 10 college is the cheapest
occupation man can indulge in. Dur
ing tho four years he has been at col
lcge the cost OF his food has not aver
aged more than 81 week. and he has
been so well DourIshed that he is now
the third strongest Of the students.
was substitute fullback on the varsity
football eleven. and also stands well
In his studies.
1T Is easy enough 10 live on II or
10 cents day" says Long. ITS easy
when you've worked II out TO two
tbings-systcm and habit. First,
man has got to fiud out just the great
est amount OF nourlshment that gfv-
en- allowance of money will bring. and
so arrange his diet that II Will best flt
his individual needs That's system.
Second. he has got to get used To eat
ing those things right along and forget
that variety is the spice of life. And
that's habit
Habit counts the most a man can
live on almost anything and thrive on
II il he can only get used to 1t and
has the grit 10 stick to the kind OF
food he has chosen Tho present'day
standards of living arc just the absurd
results OF habit. which have been
pampered When men wcro saYageS
they lived on what they could find in
the fields. together with what meat
they occasionally killed Living In a
way as simple as the animals, they
were bound to be healthy and strong.
h., x,rkn
pie are beginning to realize the neces-
sity Of theory diet. but 1t is still a
matter of theory rather than practice
with most. Eat enough. but don't
overcrowd your stomach. The stom-
ach IS not machine. but 4. will work
like one for you if you use 1t carefully
and systematically. Meat is all right.
but a man does not need a great deal,
even If he ls doing athletic work.
"There is a good chance for man
at Harvard to get along well with
spending but very little money OF
course. he cannot live on a dollar a
week until he knows the ropes: but
any novice can thrive on 81 easily.
eat at Randall hail. where. az In tho
other dining association, food Is served
at cost
"At Randall hall you get bread and
cereal for or oents. That is abou,
all anyone needs for breakfast. For
lunch he can get something like cream
toast or vegetables OF some kind for
q trifle more That allows him enough
to get sufficiently good meal at might
which is the time best suited for din
ner when one Is In college. The same
question applies TO other matters
about the same as II does to food
Harvard college has the reputation
OF being a rich mans college Well
I should say that 1t was place where
a man could be pretty rich withou
spending much money. | always have
more, money when / leave college IL
June than when go back there II
| September"