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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27

mandatory.
Unjust as the tax is, in view of the
inequality in taxation that permeate.
the fiscal system of the State, it ye
is serving an excellent purpose, il
that 1t appears to be stimulating large
numbers of citizens to consider care
fully just how the government of their
State is organized, who dominates the
government and how the money tc
raised.
1t is the advantage of direct tax
that it brings the tax question direct
ly home to the man who earns the
dollar.
1t is not very flattering to the polit-
electors to say so, but it is the fact
for all of THAT, that the 50 direct tax
seems to have stimulated the interest
of Bridgeport taxpayers more than
many dollars in taxes taken indirectly
from them.
There is the matter of the income
tax, now pending before the General
Assembly, upon which a committee
has reported adversely, and which now
seems likely not to be endorsed by
enough States to insure the amend
ment of the Federal constitution to
permit the taxation of incomes.
This measure is fraugl1t with more
financial significance than the 50 per-
sonal tax to the very men who write
in protest against the latter, for all
the expenses of the Federal govern
ment, which amount to about SIS q
family are paid indirectly by the indi-
v1iduals composing the nation, though
not directly. These taxes are charged
into the tobacco and drink bill Of the
nation and by tariff duties are added
into many commodities in common
use.
The income tax measure has for its
object to remove part of the burden
from ordinary shoulders and place it
on the shoulders of great wealth.
The benefit OF the income tax would
be to relieve each man of tax pay
ments much in excess Of 81 a year.
Yet protests are relatively few.
The Farmers correspondents should
congratulate themselves that the Leg
islature, in electing to increase their
tax burdens, did so by direct instead
of indirect means. In the latter case,
as the gentlemen will perceive, they
would not have even the sorry privil-
eye of finding fault
A bill is now pending in the Cen
eral Assembly to repeal the personal
tax law. Those opposed to the per-
sonal tax may address the Governor
Of the state and the members Of the
General Assembly with their letters Of
protest, and should therein demand
the reform of the States system of
taxation, which is 50 unjust to the
ordinary man, and especially to rent
ers and homeowners and farmers, that
the personal tax is relatively very
small matter, even to those who feel
it most.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27
FARMERS FREE LIST

Canada is al great farming country,
but her manufactures are little devel-
oped The manufacturing interests
Massachusetts, have long felt that
they could sell more goods to Canada
IL the tariff walls We're torn down.
Since Canada has to sell principally
food stuffs in the raw material, and
desires to import principally manufac-
tured goods 1t was natural enough
that the reciprocity treaty should
admit free to the United States mainly
those things which Canada had most
10 dispose Of
1t was to be expected that Canada
would in return make large reductions
in her tariff on manufactured arti-
.cles
In that the tendency would also be
to make food cheaper in the United
States the treaty is an excellent thing,
so far as It goes
But 1t brings much dissatisfaction
10 the farmers who see their products
about to be brought into competition
with the products of Canadian farms,
and who yet are, so far as the treaty
is concerned, compelled to endure all
the exactions of the high tariff system
of the United States
The farmers feel that under a reci-
procity' regime they will have to "sell
cheap and bury dear.
But come the Democrats in Congress
with the farmers free list, under
which 1t is proposed to restore to the
farmer. by taking the duties off the
things he most commonly uses, what
Is taken from him by the reciprocity
treaty.
The action OF the peoples represen-
tstiyes upon the farmers free list will
De watched with keen interest.
Already press dispatches from Wash
iagton are declaring that the represen-
tative from the Fourth District, Con-
gresham Hill. and others who voted
for the reciprocity bill, although it is
opposed by the farmers. are preparing
10 attack the farmers free list.
Ii is to be hoped that the report is
untrue. The farmer should not be
singled out for removal from the arti-
:icial shelter of the tariff. while every
thing that he buys for use on his
farm. or III his family, is kept at the
highest price through the operation of
the tariff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27
ANOTHER PROTEST
AGAINST TAX LAW

Editor of The Farmer: Sir:
The personal tax bills sent to num-
erous citizens of Bridgeport have
caused some people to think they are
living in a foreign country where
taxes drove most honest people that
could to leave for this so called free
one. They don't mind those en-
ployes the legislature has exempted.
But how about the poor man with a
family that received this notice go to
Jail or pay. How many little child
will have to go without a pair of shoes,
or a dress, or other things two dol
lars can buy, instead of giving it to
these grafters, just because their faith
er had become a citizen. A man maxi
ing $3.50 per day has his order by law
to hand over 50 or go to jail, that is
what created riots years ago. The
same thing should be considered now
but these politicians need the money
and God help a poor devil and his
that cannot come back at them. My
only hope that these blood suckers
will be called in time and given those
just dues.
A CITIZEN OF BRIDGEPORT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27
"TEDDY'S" NEW LIGHT

Time and the logic of events WORK
many reforms. The latest is the
adherence of Mr. Roosevelt to the
principles of the initiative, referendum
and recall, which he expresses in
periodical of wide circulation and lib
eral views
Reading what he has to say upon
this subject it is difficult to believe
that he is the same man whose hos
tsiity to the same measures when they
we're embodied in the constitution OF
Oklahoma became a national sorrow
and shame to all progressives. Mr..
Roosevelt stih flfnches a little over
the recall of Judges. which is not of
Importance Considering that the recall
<or that purpose continues to gain
ground. California is the most recent
State to embody it in constitutional
amendment.
Those desiring to note the difference
between the view of a man who has
always believed in popular govern
ment and one whose views have been
recently acquired under pressure OF
circumstances win do we'll to read, in
the same issue OF the same magazine,
the article by Senator Jonathan
Bourne, of California, who, though an
admfrer of Roosevelt. remarks that
David U Reu has had a greater in
fluence on government than the
doughty ex-Preeident has had. U
Rem Is an Oregon lawyer, whose
efforts gave the initiative. referendum
and recall their first impulse toward
embodiment In the constitutions OF the
States of the Union.
Senator Bourne is absolutely correct
in his statement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27

| themselves to get imposed upon by
| anybody and this personal tax for
the unfavored is an imposition; the
| favored that are exempt are not any
| better than those that must pay.
If our Government maintains that
| it's employees Chat receive a decent
salary) can not afford to pay this
| tax, how can sane person expect
poor workingmen Chat are worth it,
but do not get a decent wage) afford
| to pay.
Evidently, the gentlemen that pass
ed this fool bill'' never knew the
| full value of a dollar; by their
thoughtless act they are annually
of working shoes and a little pair
| for baby, or q nice comfortable pair
| for the mother, or the means to have
| four pairs of shoes resoled, or the
use of fifty pounds of nourishing flour.
or forty pounds of sugar, or four
weeks supply of wholesome milk, or
four bushels of potatoes or ten doz-
ems of eggs, or ten months supply of
laundry soap, or one hundred quarts
of kerosene oil, or innumerable other
necessary articles that two dollars in
gold will buy and what returns will
this pile of gold, the collectors want,
bring the donors?
The fact is, we will not get thing
in return. it is like throwing our hard
earned money into the fire.
Will we get pension when we
are unable to work any more? Oh
no! after we are dead dead and have
no more gold left over to pay for
funerals, the city, for charity sake,
will bury us in Pottersfield, that is all.
Now let us see what this gift of
two dollars to the state will sum up
to from the age Of Fl to 60 years;
we'll, with compound interest it
amounts to one hundred dollars And
If this sum is invested in reputable
life insurance company decent
burial is assured.
OF course young men need not stay
in a place where they are robbed an
nually of $500, this country is big
and other cities are anxious to secure
able bodied men.
This foolish law is a real mistake.
Bridgeport will lose it's big popula-
ton; it is a step backwards Our
business men must look into this and
do what they can to change such con-
ditions and we workingmen will stick
by them.
Very respectfully,
H. L. POVALL,
@. w. LAWRENCE,
WILL LIVERMORE.
And hundreds of others that promised
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27
PROTESTS AGAINST
PERSONAL TAX
COMING FAST

The Farmer presents herewith an
other batch Of protests against the
personal tax, which are representative
of the attitude CT mind of not a few
voters.
Like former friends of the Farmer,
who have discussed the tax, these
writer's are not all of them clear as
to the source Of the obligation, as their
letters plainly show
The tax was imposed by the last
General Assembly. The law impos-
ing it is mandatory. The money de-
rived from the tax is used to support
the military forces Of the State, the
city being required to make an APP
preparation for the expense and to lay
the tax for reimbursement.
The only way to get rid of the per-
sonal tax is by getting the Legislature
to repeal the law. A bill to this end
is now pending.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27

And hundreds of others that promise
not to pay this unjust tax.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27
A. Elwood & Son, Inc.

Sale in store. where stock can be
seen on morning of sale, Main Street.
corner of Congress. Sale starts 1880
and p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27
WILL VOTE AGAINST
LEGISLATORS WHO VOTED
FOR PERSONAL TAX

Editor The Farmer: Sir:
just q few words to those rnisar-
able sinners that fixed a personal tax
upon the shoulders of the poor work.
ingman; shame onto them; but we all
know their names and next election
they will get bounced.
Respectable men will not allow
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27
UhR q. M. Rran Gnn1pany.
EHtahlta4rA lH57.

IN THE WINDOW AT THE CORNER OF MAIN
ST. AND FAIRFIELD Av. ARE SOME VERY INTER
DR. GEORGE L. PORTER THERE ARE IN THE
GROUP VERY LIFELIKE PORTRAIT OF GENERAL
GRANT WHICH WAS TAKEN FOR PRESENTATION
TO GENERAL MCCLELLAN, AND A PHOTOGRAPH OF
GENERAL GRANT WITH HIS STAFF ALSO THERE
ARE TWO LARGE ETCHINGS OF GENERAL GRANT
IN DIFFERENT VIEWS A REMARKABLY INTER
ESTING COLLECTION FROM AN HISTORICAL POINT
OF VIEW.
BECAUSE APRIL WAS A LITTLE UNK1ND IN
THE WAY OF WEATHER, AND NOT GENEROUS
WITH WARM SUNSHINE, WE ARE LITTLE OVER
STOCKED WITH SPRING WEARABLEs FOR MEN,
AND THEREFORE MAKE SOME REDUCTIONS.
INTERESTING ITEMS FOR MEN
MEMS FRENCH soIsErTE SHIRTS, extra fine
quality in the genuine sosette with attached
plain band They regularly $780, but will be sold
$1.OO each.
MEMS WORKING SHIRTS OF CHEvIoT, with at
tached collars, worth regularly SO cts
80 cts, for rs
MEMS NAINSoOK UNDERWEAR shirts in coat
style, drawers in knee length, sale price
25 each.
MEMS GAUZE SHIRTS with short sleeves, regular 50
ct quality,
20 each.
BOYS SOFT SHIRTS with attached collars regular
ct quality,
BOYS RIBBED UNDERSHIRTS, small lot but very
nice quality, of fine cobed Egyptian yarn special
10 cts, for so
MEMS KNITTED FoUR-IN-HAND TIES worth reg
uarly cts,
MEMS SILK FLoWING-END TIES, 10 cts, for 80
MEMS ATHLETIC SUBSCRIBERS, 10 cts 3 for so cts
Odd lots of Mems Negige Shirts, only model
at prices very much reduced
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-27
MEMS GLOVES FOR MOTORING

DEEP GAUNTLETS OF HoRSEHIDE WITH GORE
SET IN THE CUFF, AND STRAP ADJUSTABLE AT
THE WRIST. DOUBLE ROWS OF PREPARATIONS
ALONG THE BACK OF THE HAND AND EACH FIN
GER. IN BLACK, $3.50 PAIR.
MOTORING GLOVES OF BLACK OR TAN HORSE
HIDE WITHOUT GAUNTLET CUFFS AT $3.50
Glove Section.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
What,a La a Name2

The late king OF Siam had for a Z
name Phra Bat Somdeth Phra PA
minor Maha Chulalongkorn Phra
Ia Chum Klo Chow Yu Hua. and
does not include his titles. a
Bombay saw 1t In the paper v
ruler was visiting that city
being received by the British
and passed 1t over TO you
subaltern with the challenger
pronounce 1t. The young fellow
ed at 1t moment and then hand ~
back. lie said he was not long enoag
winded, but he was sure he could pla
It on the garrison club piano IL the d
strument were couple OF OCTAVE
longer. The kings uncle, howeve
who was also prince high priest, b
for one name alone the following q
lection Of letters: Pawaratsawarlyl
longkaun. Any one who can a
through this and not fat one Of Y
notes has lived a long time where \
can look out Of the window and 4
the gilded peak Of n temple shlmns|
ing in the equatorial sun.-Christ.
Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1911.
BRIQUE1TlNG Ignite.

AS The Eagle has many times re
marked heretofore, the chief and only
important obstacle to profitable man
ufacturing in Texas is the lack Of
cheap fuel, and the discovery of a
cheap process of briquetting Ignite
offers the best ground of hope for an
early solution Of this problem. Fol
this reason anything that pertains to
this subject is of interest. In a New
York news letter from a thoroughly
reliable source, which came to hand
today, we read:
Students Of social and household
economy are keenly interested in the
invention of Miss Pauline Grayson, an
artist Of this city, who has evolved a
process for brlquetting coal dust,
which 1t is claimed will exert an i'm
portant influence on the ever-pertinent
question Of the cost of living. The
discovery will make commercially
available the millions of tons of dust
heretofore regarded as vaueless,
which have for generations been ac-
cumulating about the mouth of the
mines OF the world.
"One ton Of the briquettes which
she calls economy coal, recent ex-
periments have shown, contains 80 per
cent more heat units than ordinary
anthracite, and will burn half as long
again. Therefore she holds that it will
be more economical than coal and
save householders a considerable sum
annually on their fuel bills.
THE idea of briquetting coal dust
came to Miss Grayson several years
ago in London during the coal strike"
OF course any process OF bri1uetting
coal can also he used with Ignite,
practically all OF which crumbles into
dust in the process of mining. Many
experiments in briquetting ignite
have Den made, but all processes
heretofore tried have been too expen-
sive to be of practical value. The
name by which Miss Grayson has
christened her product, economy
COAL" indicates that the briquetting
IS not expensive. We shall watch for
'urther developments with keen in
crest
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
Governor Dix Is Inaugurated.

Albany, n. Y, Jan. John A. Dix,
the first democratic governor New
York has had in years, was inaugu-
rated at noon today The ceremonies
in the capitol we're extremely simple
and occupied less than half an hour
The program included the address OF
welcome by Governor White to his
successor, and the response of the
latter. Among the visitors who wit
messed the ceremonies was a large
delegation of Tammany Hall men. The
Inauguration was preceded by pa
rade of various companies and com
mands of the national guard of New
York. Troop B of this city furnished
the personal escort to the new gov
ernor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
ARE YOU DEAF?
Catarrh is Probably the cause-Get
Rid of the Cause.

II you have catarrh and have con
slant ringing noises in your ears look
into the matter at once.
It's pretty sure sign that catarrh
is spreading and is making its way
through the eustachian tubes that lead
from the nose to the ears.
When catarrh gets to the ears par
tai deafness follows. If Won have
ringing noises in your ears go to E. J.
Jenkins today and get a HYOMEI ont.
tit and drive out catarrh.
10 cure catarrh HYOMEI should be
Dreathed through a pocket inhaler for
a rev minutes, four or five times q
lay, Just pour few drops into the
hard lubber inhaler and breathe It.
IL kllls the germs; soothes the irri-
taton; meals the Inflammation: stops
hawking, splitting and snuffling.
n ONlEl Keeps the throat free from
mucous and prevents crusts in nose
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
OWNS l,.m c., blanche.

\ few 5a"t, ouhI Nendrick
Bangs. tie h,un,-, Di . number OF
his Broadway tr=.' cJnfrcres that
he felt parti ular,y cutel over IN or
der he had ''st received from Henry
W. Savage the theatrical producer
for the libretto Of II musical comedy.
The play was produced few months
later. During the long period of re-
hearsals so much of Bangs material
was eliminated and so much other ma
teriaI inserted In It's stead that when
the curtain went up on the first night
not more than half dozen OF the
original lines remained.
About week later a friend, meet
ing Bangs, asked him II he was writ
ing any more plays for Savage.
Eyes" replied Bangs. "Only an
hour ago ! sent him 500 blank sheets
Of paper and told him TO go rs far as
he liked."-Irvin Cobb in New York
Tribune.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
of Bryan, Texas
happiness, more hungry men, more

happiness, more hungry men, more
overfed gastronomes, more prodigal
sons and push-ahead young men, more
vanity obsessed bellies dame, more
sensible, serious-minded young wom-
en-; more black sheep and white
lambs; more fatherless children and
old maids homes, more hop joints and
churches, more fine clothes and tat
tered raiment, more luxury and more
hook shops. more human derelicts and
more men earning salaries of $4,000
a year, than anywhere else on this
continent-probably more than in any
other city on the face of the earth
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
WONDERFUL NEW YORK.

A private letter from the great
American metropolis to the editor OF
The Eagle contains this graphic sketch
of conditions there:
In New York are more paupers.
more millionaires, more booze fount-
aims, more 'rummies. more sober men,
more Magdalenes and circumspect
women, more skinflints, more smart
Alexis more iaded men, more WON.
en- suffering from safety, more people
full Of the JOY of living more tears,
more laughter, more misfortune, more
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
Michiaan Executive Takes Office.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 2.-Simplicity
formed the keynote of the ceremonies
today attending the Inauguration OF
Chase NJ. Osborn as governor of Mich
igan. All military pomp and ostenta-
ton were lacking and even the Gus
tomary public reception was dispensed
with, in accordance with the wishes
of the new executive. The Inaugural
ton exercises were held on the steps
Of the capitol and were witnessed by
a large crowd. The principal features
of the program were the invocation of
the Rev. ]. A. Kennedy, the admins
te-ing of the oath Of office by the chief
justice of the supreme court, and the
inaugural address of the new gov.
ernor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
CHARGE OF THE BARGAIN
BRIGADE.

Tin 9mmemoration of a recen
openingD
Half an inch, half an inch,
Half an inch onward
Into the bargain rush
Showed the nine hundred.
Punch up the Willow Plume
"Say-can't you make more room?
I'VE want to get inside"
Cried the nine hundred.
Ten cents the most they paid,
Was there a one dismayed?
Not though they saw and knew
Several had tainted.
Theirs not to stop the quest
Theirs not to mind arrest
Theirs but to hunt with zest,
Bargains, fright painted.
Hatpins to right of them
i'"'piho W Iell Vi lHclU-
Stiff quilts in front of them
Jabbed, poked and mangled--
Yelled at by mad police,
Still, do you think they'd cease?
Not though torn piece by piece,
Bruised, manned and strangled.
Oh, wondrous bargain raid
Oh, the wild dash they made!
For pans and glory
Ray for the fight they made,
Five and ten-cent brigade!
Victors, though CORY.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH 1T?

1t is here with its splendor and
glory. The possibilities of a brand
new year, with its golden opportuni-
| ties, lies before you. What will you
do with 1t? 1t is a question for you,
| it is question for me. A time-honored.
maxim says, Life is what We make
it." The proposition Of what shall be
done in 1911 is not only personal
question to ask ourselves, but it con-
fronts every business enterprise, ev-
cry public organization and the entire
citizenship as whole. 1t confronts
every phase of life, moral, mental and
physical. 1t looms up and eclipses all
other questions and stands foremost
in our minds. Why not strive to make
it the best year of our lives? 1t can
be done, but it will not be without
effort. Among the essential elements
of success Is self-confidence. II a man
thinks he can not accomplish an OBJ
ject, he is sure to fail. If he believes
in himself and directs his efforts with
all his strength, he can overcome more
and greater obstacles. Let us cast off
the feeling of dependence and stand
up under our burdens. If we do we
will find the truth in the quotation
from Shakespeare: ITO thine own
self be true; it follows thence, as doth
the night the day, thou canst not then
be false to any man."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02
.Pothier Begins Second Term.

Providence, r. l., Jan. 2.-Aram j.
Pothier took the oath OF office as gov
ernor OF Rhode Island for the second
time today. With him the newly elect
ed tsate officers assumed official au-
thority. The Inauguration was cor,
Quoted with the usual ceremonies
the presence OF both houses OF
general assembly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02

There is no important product of
Brazos county that will be injured by
the cold; on the contrary, it will prove
of incalculable benefit to the farmers
by the destruction of insects and the
mellowing effect of the freeze on the
soil. But we sympathize with the
orchardists and gardeners of the coast
country; 1t is hitting them hard.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02

If Governor Colquitt should accom-
plish the reforms to which he has
pledged himself, he will so down in
history as one Of the great governors.
1t has been a long time since Texas
had a chief executive OF whom this
can be truthfully said.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02

Washington men, led by Governor
Hay, refuse to excuse women from
jury duty since they were given the
elective franchise in that state. The
tail must 80 with the hide, you know.
And this is not the only tail in this
case
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-01-02

The last day of 1910 will be notable
in the annals Of aviation because OF
the fall from the sky to death of two
first magnitude stars, Moissant and
Hoxsey. But their fate will not deter
others who are emuous of their fame,