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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17
COMMON DRINKING
CUP AS A MENACE
Views of Secretary Of State
Health Board Connect
cuts Mortality in Janu-
airy Was High.

DR.. Joseph H. Townsend, secretary
of the State Board of Health and Su
perintendent Of the registration of vi
tai statistics in the January bulletin
published by the State Board of Health
takes a shot at the common drinking
cup as foe to public health. He
says:
Several states by statutory enact
ment or by regulation Of their state
boards of health have prohibited the
use of the common drinking cup. Kan
sas was the pioneer in the movement
and since the first day Of Septem-
Der, 1909 the common drinking cup
has been banished from all trains, de-
pots and schools in the state of Kan
sas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Massachu-
sets, and some other states soon
adopted similar leg ;slation.
Whether the common drinking cup
is capable of conveying Infection other
than that of syphilis is uncertain.
There are no authoritative instances
on record where tuberculosis has been
conveyed in this manner. although the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17

this chamber there was a rocking
chair. It would be impossible to get
on anywhere in America without a
rocking chair.
ST am afraid to tell how many feet
short this vessel was, or how many
feet narrow; to apply the words length
and width to such measurement would
be contradiction in terms. But 1
may state that we all kept the middle
of the deck, lest the boat should UNI
expectedly tip over, and that the ma
chinery by some surprising process
of condensation, worked between 1t and
the keel: the whole forming a warm
sandwich about three feet thick.
cit rained all day as once thought
it never did rain anywhere put IN
the Highlands Of Scotland. The river
was full of floating blocks of Ice,
which were constantly crunching and
cracking under us; and the depth OF
water in the course we took to avoid
the larger masses, carried down the
middle Of the river by the current.
did not exceed a few inches. Neyerthe-
less we moved onward, dextrously;
and being we'll wrapped up, bade de-
.fiance to the weather and enjoyed the
journey. The Connect. cut river is q
fine stream and the banks in summer
are. I have no doubt, beautiful; at
all events I was told so by young
ladv in the cabin, and she should be a
good Judge of beauty, if the possession
Of a quality include the appreciation
of it, for a more beautiful creature
T never looked upon.
..After two hours and half of this
odd travelling Gncluding a stoppage at
a small town, where we were saluted
by a gun considerably larger than our
own chimney, we reached Hartford. .
kit" Stebbins was captain of the
Massa chusets on the trip Dickens de-
scribes, and Adm Allen was the pi-
lot. An old account of the boat and
Dickens trip says that the Massachu-
setts had high ladies' cabin built
I'D on the rear of her deck, which
probably accounts for the novelist's
impress on as to the insecurity of the
boat. The pilot was stationed in the
bow while shooting the Enfield rap
ids,s and the rest of the time was in
the. cabin. A few days after Dickens
made this. trip he sent Pilot Allen
tobacco box.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17
WHEN STOCKS BEGIN TO RISE.

Stocks begin to rise before the adj
vent of renewed or of greatly enhanc-
ed prosperity. At such times, they
are in the strong hands Of investors. OF
speculative investors and Of individ-
uals and groups of Spectators, mostly
ry easily the shares. few or many.
which they hold. A portion of stocks
both dividend paying and otherwise.
is held by them, as at other times. for
purposes of corporation control, and Is,
consequently, not for sale. But be-
sides this stock and that of the gen.
uine investors, the remaining shares,
held for speculative purposes, are car
ried by owners firmly believing in an
appreciation in prices. The existence
of this confidence at such times is not
a more or less probable fact; it is a
definite certainty for those who do
not have it, or who have not had the
capital to hold stocks, have necessar-
lily sold out by the end Of a long
decline. It is a case of the survival
Of the fittest.
When stocks are thus in strong hands
after falls of many months, such as
those Of 1908 and 1907, a period of dull
ness is likely to precede an upward
movement in quotations. Thus, Au-
gust and September, 1900, both DUH
months, preceded the great bull mar
ket Of 1900 to 1901: May and June OF
1904 We're followed by the bull market
of 1904 to January 1906 while, finally,
dullness of November, 1907, signaliz-
ed the end Of the long decline. Of that
year. After a rise in December, re-
newed liquidation of weak holders,
watching their: chance. to get out as
best they could, brought another de-
cline in anuary, 1908, to be- followed
again by a dull February, after which
the long, advance Of 1908 to August,
1909, began. Facts of the same sort
on a lesser scale, are true of the short
err swings of the market. Dizziness
occurs after the end of a fail because
offers to sell stock have ceased to
predominant over bids to buy. while
both have greatly lessened in num-
Der and importance.-F. D. Bond, in
Moody's Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17

The Chicago Record-Herald recently
printed an Illuminating article by
their special corr espondent, VIM. E.
Curtis describing the municipal ac-
tivities of the progressive city of Dus-
seldorf. Germany. In his opening
paragraph he says: Although Dus-
sefdorf dates back to the year 1859,
it has the reputation Of being the
most modern and progressive city in
Germany always excepting Berlin"
The following descriptive paragraphs
are taken from Mr. Curtis article:
Dusseldorf might easily have been
as unattractive as Concinnati, and it
might have had as rotten govern
ment as Pittsburg or San Francisco.
If is not a fashionable residence city,
like Dresden, Munich and Hanover.
It's population is composed largely OF
mechanics and other -wage-earners
VIII le their. employers reside in con-
venient suburbs. Notwithstanding
these conditions, and for the welfare
of what are called the working clas-
ses'' the successive municipal admin
istrations during the last quarter of
century have made il almost as beau,
tiful as Washington, have provided
the people with the very best poss BILE
services of water, light, sewers, pave
Inents.. parks, transportation facilities,
police. fire department, schools, art
galleries. museums, Fairgrounds,
nT0mGnaQ6S, HOQ0l I6Il0u16HlS anu CIV
erything else almost that is required
TO make up an ideal city. The COM
fort and convenience of the people
have been studied rather than econ
orny, and the cost has been charged
TO posterity-
1.-The money represents various ut1-
tiles The city owns and operates
its street railways. and system of in
terurban roads which furnish transport
tation to and from its suburbs and
neighborlng towns; x owns and oper
s,ics gas eles tri. light and water
plants: il owns and manages an eX-
tensive wine business and a brewery;
il owns and operates laundries, public
baths and cemeteries; it controls the
milk business within the city limits.
and conducts several restaurants and
cafes in public gardens and pleasure
grounds. 1t owns and manages an op-
era house. a theater, hall for exhi-
bstson purposes and public meetings,
and the principal hotel in the city. 1t
owns and manages hospices or lodging
houses in different parts of the city
where working people and the poor
can obtain quarters at low rates until
they are able to find employment.
The municipality also owns and
controls three savings banks and sew
eral loan and mortgage establ sh-
177ents and municipal pawnshops.
watch enable the officials to assist
honest and Industrious workingmen in
securing homes of their own and in
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17

and sanitary drinking vessels the pub
lie is fully protected from all danger,
and many a man. woman or child re-
ceive perhaps their first lesson in san
ttation at a well cared for public
drinking fountain.
BY reports received at the office
Of the State Board Of Health there
were 1,737 deaths in Connecticut in
January. This was 161 more than in
December, 229 more than in January
of last year, and 246 more than the av-
erage number of deaths during jan
uary for the five years preceding. The
deaths last month represented an an
nual rate of 1873 to 1000 population for
the cities and large towns; 1876 for the
There were 296 deaths from infectious
diseases reported, being II per cent.
Of the total mortality.
The following number Of infectious
diseases were reported to the state Of
flee by the health officers: Measles
661 plus in fifty three towns; scarlet
fever 1893 plus in forty-nine towns:
cerebro-spinai fever, four in four
four towns; infantile paralysis, three
In three towns; diphtheria and Group,
236 in forty-five towns; typhoid fever.
thirty-seven in fourteen towns; whoop-
ing cough lit in twenty-e.ght towns;
consumption, 1876 in thirty-nine towns.
Sixty-eight towns did not have any
infectious diseases reported. Six
towns failed to report.
Death in 269 cases was due to pneu-
monia, in 1876 cases to heart disease,
in 100 cases to diseases Of the nervous
system, in 146 cases to consumption,
in 104 caes to accidents and violence,
and in seventy cases to the grip.
There were $40 marriages in Deem
Der and 2,226 births in the same month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17
court has Jurisdiction

court has Jurisdiction over causes
growing! out of labor disputes between
the employers and the employed.
( Free milk is supplied to those who
need it; hot breakfasts are given to
the hungry workingmen in winter and
hot lunches to children in the schools.
There are eighteen dispensaries for the
poor and two hospitals for tuberculo-
sis patients, one for new cases and the
other for incurables. Every school
child is examined at certain intervals,
and if found to be suffering from any
contagious or infectious disease is
sent to country hospita1-school,
where. 1t is taught and treated at the
same time.
There are innumerable schools Of
every kind for the training of the
young people of Dusseldorf in art,
commerce, trade and all the different
industries and sciences, supplemented
by continuation schools which enable
scholars from the public schools to
go on with their instruction while they
are earning their own living"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17
$4,000 For Stamford.

The Transportation Committee of
the Stamford Board of Trade, has
been informed by the Government Of
4cer in charge Of harboc improve
nents in this district, thut Of $40, 900
appropriated for Five-Mile- River
Stamford, Southport, Greenwich and
Westport harbors and Saugatuck riv-
er $4,000 will be available for the
completion of the work planned for
Stamford harbor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17
Litchf1eld County News.
s25, 600 Suit Against Railroad.

$4,000 Suit Against Railroad.
The trial of the $4,000 damage suit
of the Greenwoods Company of New
Hartford. against the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Ra 'lroad Company
was begun before Judge Curtis and
jury in the Superior court at Winsted,
Wednesday. The Greenwoods Com
pany alleges that a spark from a loco
motive caused the fire which Destroy
ed the company's icehouses in New
Hartford, Sept. 25, 1909.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17
PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS A COLD

But never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar, which checks the
cough and expels the cold. M Stock
well. Hannibal, Mo-, says, 'It beats
all the remedies ever used. I con-
was threatened with pneumonia. One
bottle Of Foley's Honey and Tar COM
pletely cured me-" No opiates, just a
reliable household medicine r. b.
Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. *13 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-17
QUITE A TOURIST.

No matter what you want try the
Farmer Want Column.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-05-19

Born, Tuesday, to Mr.. and Mrs. d
Buffard, East Comstock street, son.
| Born, Monday, to Mr.. and Mrs. F. w
Peace, N. Washington street. daugh
ter.
George T. Mason. who has been in
Eugene, Oregon, for several months, is
expected home shortly.
j. @. Adams, who has been confined
to his home for several months, was
able to ride down town in a wheel
chair Monday.
How about pair of nice cool, tan
oxfords9 We are showing some special
values this week In mems and women g
sizes, at $2.45 and $s95 pair. THoME
d FRIsBIE.
The city has rented the old gravel pit
of John Frischke in the Ingersoll addi-
tion in the north western part of the
city as place to dump refuse. The
city pays $75 for Ia months privilege.
Five minute talks were given Sunday
in the Congregational Baptist, First
Methodist, Church of Christ and Evan.
gelical Sunday schools by w. H. Spit
Ter of New Haven, president of the
County s. 8. Association.
The Owosso high school team won
shut out 8 to 0 over Fenton high school
team at the base ball game at Athletic
park in this city, Saturday, the Owosso
team showing wonderful improvement
since its first game which was lost.
James E. Corcoran has resigned as
collector for the Consumers Power Co.
in Owosso, and after spending the sum-
mer here managing the race track and
ball grounds east of the city, expects to
go to Arlington, S. c., to accept posi-
ton under w. E. Guthrie former man
ager of the o & G. E. in this city.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
office for the week ending May 10, 1911:
Miss Barnes Corunna Ave, Percy Bur-
CESS Clarence Carpenter, Bert E.
Clarke, James Dynes, James Fowler,
E'ara Gray, Mrs. d. E. Hickey, F. B.
Manville, Jim Martin, w. II. Sendku,
Martin Seyoik, VIM. E. Sullivan. Floyd
r. Vans uilder.
The annual May party of the Eastern
Star lodge was held Monday in the l.
o. 0. F. temple, but was not largely
attended, the evening being very warm.
A program of singing by Mrs. Annie
Baxter, Miss Rea Buckley, reading by
Miss Mile Reynolds and a concert by
the band made the affair pleasant one
for those present. Flowers and bunt-
ing had been used to beautify the ros
trum and gallery.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-05-19
THE OWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND O. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OWOSSO, MICH, MAY 10. 1911.
LOCAL NEWS.

MI. duu MIS-. Wdltcr Opudn spoh'
Sunday in Cohoctah.
Judge 8. s. Miner was in Detroit
Monday on business.
Guy Lille has gone to Detroit to &C.
cept position in store.
Geo. E. Pardee spent part of the
week in Detroit on business.
E. P. Vandewater was in Detroit on
business Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. E Clifford Sibley of Hudson, N
Y, is guest of Mrs. e. F. Dudley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gale are at home
in Corunna from a winters stay in Cal.
ifornia
The Great Men and Famous Women
club met Wednesday with Mrs. N.
Janette, Howell street.
Lawrence Murphy was called to
Paris, Mich. Saturday, by the death
of his sister, Mrs. P. O'Neil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Alliton spent
the first of the week in Mt. Pleasant
with Mr. and Mrs. Jay Stinson.
Mrs. Thomas fowler will spend the
next few weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Frank Wescott, in Dallas. Texas.
Rev. A. J. Holland has been in De.
troit this week to attend the diocesan
convention of the Episcopal church.
Neighbors and friends surprised l.. 8.
Goodale at his home on Mulberry street
Monday evening to celebrate his birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. BRANDED were in
Fowlerville, Sunday, to attend the
dedication of st. Isadore's Catholic
church.
E. Nowack of the Cadillac News, was
a guest at H. w. Martins Sunday.
Mrs. Nowack returned home with him
Monday.
Ira G. Curry has been appointed by
Mayor Sprague as a member of the
board of public works to succeed John
4. Walsh, resigned.
Subscriptions to the amount Of $43. Is
were raised for Mrs. Clara Nelson,
whose little girl was drowned in a
cistern two weeks ago.
d. F. Lance has begun suit against
Bert and Frank Kelley, Caledonia town
ship. to collect Decor bill and it will
be heard in justice court May 30.
The Pythian Sisters were delightful.
ly entertained Tuesday, by Mrs. J. 81.
Copas, Jr., and Mrs. Nellie Conner at
the formers home on King street.
Miss Lou Satterlee of Chicago, form
er we'll known Owosso teacher, was a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Harris.
Williams street, part of the week.
Another large shipment Of misses
and children's patent leather, tan and
gun metal ties and pumps just re-
ceived. Sizes 81 to 2, prices s1.25 and
$3.50 THoME & FRIsBrE.
Members Of Owosso Maennenchor
aud others Joined Saginaw singers in a
trip to Lansing, Sunday, to practice
songs for the Milwaukee Saengerfest.
While eating dinner, the floor gave
way letting the tables with their con-
tents slide to the center, but fortunate
ly the drop was only three feet and no
one was injured.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-05-19

Telephone City Steam Laundry
when You want Your Carpets
Cleaned. Phone No. 20.
WANTED-Local and travelling sales
men to represent our reliable goode.
Any man of good appearance who is
not afraid of work can make this sat
isfactory and permanent business.
Write at once for terms. Outfit free.
Territory unlimited. Big money can
be made. Apply quick. ALLEN MUIR.
SERY Co., Rochester. N. Y. Slows
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-05-19
First Sunday Excursion Of tho Season
to Frankfort and 6oulah.

The Ann Arbor railroad will give
their first excursion to Frankfort Sun
day, May 2lst, Special train will leave
Owosso at AS q. m. Fare for round
trip will be $500. Returning special
train will leave Frankfort $3.50 p. m.
Beulah $50 D. m.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-05-19
Carpets, Rugs and LinoIeums-Specia

Beginning Saturday, May 3th continuing weeks, W
shall make closing prices all dropped patterns and sho
lengths of CARPETS RUGS and LINOLEUMS, and also give
special discount all regular goods in this department
have floor covering of kind to buy this spring.
will pay you to attend this sale.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-27
CUT IN STEEL PRICES
SEEMS IMMINENT
Republic Company viii Lower
Quotations on Bars.

The Republic Iron and Steel com
pany. a John w. Gates enterprise. sig
nfied in New York that it was about
to cut prices on steel bars.
Steel men were in doubt whether
the announcement OF the Republic
meant that there was to be an open
market on steel products. including
rails. or whether the move was merely
an effort TO bring the price OF steel
bars to the level OF other steel pro.
ducts.
Judge Gary, chairman of the board
of the United States Steel corporation,
said after the Gates announcement
had become common property that he
didn't know what the outcome would
be, but that he hoped that friendli-
ness and cooperation in the steel
business would continue.
The cut in the price OF steel bars
was not wholly n surprise. Wall street
has heard rumors for ten days that
bars would come down, and n meeting
of bar manufacturers was held week
ago in which some of the independents
warmly argued for lower prices After
a debate, which was described as he
ing of an ardent nature. 1t was decid-
ed to maintain prices at least for the
present where they were
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-27
STATE DOCKS WILSON
DURING WESTERN TOUR
Loses Pay While Absent From
the State.

Governor Wilson's absence from
the state house in Trenton. y. j.. and
his desk while he is swinging around
the circle campaigning for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency
of the United States, has been taken
notice OF by the state comptroller.
A warrant for more than $500 has
been made out for Acting Governor
Ernest X. Alderman. giving TO him
that portion of the governors salary
earned while the chief executive has
been away.
This is the first time the salary Of
any governor has been "docked.' but
the state officials do not consider that
the governor is on a vacation. but on
personal business. and therefore the
constitution sends to the acting gov
ernor the salary as well as all other
powers.
II Is said that Acting Governor
Alderman considers that only by the
receipt of the salary as governor can
his acts be strictly legal, and there.
fore he will receive the salary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-27
PARDONS DENIED
CONVICT BANKERS
President Refuses Applications
Of Walsh and Morse.
LAWS MUST Be UPHELD

Mr.. Taft Also Declined to Shorten
Sentences Of the Two Men or Grant
Any Executive clemeney.
President Taft denied the appica-
ton for pardon OF Charles w. Morse
the former New York banker. serving
q fifteen-year sentence in the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, Ca. and John
r. Walsh. the Chicago financier, who
is serving a ive-year sentence at
Leavcnworth. Kan.
Permission is given by the president
to Morse to renew his application for
pardon after Jan. |, 1913. AS Walsh
Is eligible for parole after next Sep
TENDER. when he will have served two
thirds of his sentence, the president
refused to take any action whatever
in his case.
In deciding against Morse and
Walsh. the president has resisted the
been brought to bear upon him on any
subject since he entered the White
House. In his memorandum announc-
ing his rejection Of the applications
he refers to the influential and promi-
nent persons who have petitioned in
they apparently fail to appreciate the
high Importance 10 society that such
criminal breaches of trust as Morse
and Walsh are guilty of should be Sc
verely punished.
In the case of Morse. the prisoners
wife presented petition bearing the
names of about 10000 persons. includ-
ing many in political life. while in
Walsh's case the requests for elem
ency also came from many we'll known
in politics, society and business.
Not only did the president refuse TO
pardon either Morse or Walsh, but he
also declined at this time to exercise
any other sort of executive clemency
In these cases or to shorten the SEN
tence imposed upon the two men by
the courts in which they were con-
victed.
The president, in his opinion, lays
down certain principles concerning
the violation of the national banking
laws in considering the Walsh case
and then applies these principles to
the Morse appeal.
The president holds that the men
were guilty in proportion to the trust
and confidence extended in them. lie
points out the necessity of the govern
ment's emphasizing the difference be.
tween honest business and dishonest
breaches of trust" particularly be-
cause the present mad rush for
wealth" has dimmed the lines between
profit from legitimate business and
improper gain from undue use of trust
control over other peoples property
and money"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-27

II lost pccketbook with n roll o.
bills In II few weeks ago.' Charli,
Gibson told us. IL didn't make a fus.
about II and tell the papers. but Il
was more than / could afford 70 lose
So | put detective on IT, He asked q
lot of questions. looked wise and said
he'd report In day or two. Well,
about three days later found that
pocketDook where had mislaid 1t.
rcjoiccd exceedingly. and then / called
up the detective agency 10 confess.
The slcuth seemed disguised.
Mighty careless of you.'" he said
And Ia just found darned good
clew toor cleveland Plain Dealer.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-27
LAWYER Kills Estranqed wife.

+. j. Macdonald, an attorney, shot
and killed his wife, Mrs. Gertrude
Macdonald. in Washington. The shoot
ing took place IN Macdonald law
Office in the Colorado building The
couple had been separated Tor slN
months. the wife living in New Yurl,
city. Three days ago she came 10
Washington to effect a reconciliation
and went to her husbands Offices. III g
couple quarreled. It is said, over mon'
ey affairs.