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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
MAYOR ASKS ALDERMEN TO LET PEOPLE PASS ON 1 MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP In Special Message Gys Chief Executive Addresses Himself
 to Proving Advantages of City Plant For , Electric Lighting Aldermen Much Impressed by Arguments Resolution Committing
 City to first Step is Offered and Goes With
 Message to Miscellaneous Committee

Tn ., Ir.ef special message Mayor Enclxingham. last night, re-opened the proposition for municipal ownership Of an electric light and power plant. Up ou motion of Alderman DeForest the message was referred to the miscel- lsneoqs compittee- Upon motion of .Al6effE4n CbfaiM the original resolu- Ion. in the form required by law, as the first step, was reintroduced and l Ieirea to tae same committee The mayor pointed out in his message that the Council cannot of it's own vote commit the. city to municipal owner ship, and made it plain that he asks taA si6 srner simply NpTa TO DENY ssaEsTEs r Rlh t4hfs tefHnik r4 iykE E1eHT up6o 1S THE QUESTION.
 It was evident that the aldermen were. much impressed by the mayors strong stand and. judging by the views expressed by a number of al dermen whoy had formerly voted against ownership, the resolution will ed from committee. The mayors Fo Fssthse tiis SSaosabIe .coGmon Council
 Of the City of Bridgeport
 Gentlemen.--At your last meeting you failed to adopt resolution which
  titblishment of q municipal electric lighting plant. This action on your part would have been vetoed by. me, were it of stci. q nature as to have .psru1itted of an effective veto. Blu. 4@((lsTifueh ae 1it-s Ss<as A<1z1&ative pro- ceeding or action, Lam. compelled to meet the situation ny a special mes sage. rather than by a veto.
 The said resolution was before your lsody in conformity with a recomm en- lation made by me in my last annual message. In that message. called attention to the large and growing number of municipalities throughout the county which own and operate plants for the manufacture and dis fribution of electricity for public lighting and private use. I reviewed at some length the successful con duct of the municipal plants at Nor wich and South Norwalk and espece 1ally the latter. It is needless to repeat here in full what I then said. Both plants are unquestioned success ses both in the efficiency and quail
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
WALTER MAIN sQUEEzEs IN AS FIRST. SELECTMAN
 IN TOWN OF ORANGE

After the closest political fight in the history of the town, Walter A. Main, Republican, secured a re-elec- tion to the office Of first selectman of the town of Orange, yesterday, de- feating Joseph W. Grannis. Democrat formerly warden of the borough Of West Haven, by the small majority of IT votes. Main has held the office of first selectman for about IS years and came nearer to being defeated yesterday than ever before. There was more than ordinary interest in this years election, owing to the re- cent action of the State Legislature in abolishing the borough Of West Ha- ven, a step which met . with con- siderable opposition from some quar- ters.
 Under the new charter Main will be supreme over the whole town, as there are no borough offices.
 Grannis, according to the law Of recognizing the minority party on the board of selectmen, goes in as second selectman, while Eaford Russell, Re- publican, who got z59 votes. goes in as third selectman.
 George A. Thomas, Democrat, was endorsed by both parties for town clerk, and went in with 1872 votes.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
MAYOR BUCKINGHAM BEGINS
 WORK OF ABATINC GARBAGE
 AND SEWAGE NUISANCES
East Side Improvement Association Issues Statement of it! Keeds-kayOr in Special Message Recommends Condem- nation of Mill Rights to Berkshire Pond, Dredg-
 ing of Flats and Removal of Sewers
 From Head of Pequonnock

   delivering  all arising Berkshire Pond and the Pquon- rver. 
  
   of Dam.
   negotiate the mill rights The other n
  nimously association    
 
  the which Association complains
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
'YORKsHIRE NIGHTINGALEs'
 s<4e-I REeITAE BIG SUCCESS.

Mfr. Enos Bacon, the Yorkshire Nightingale held an audience of sev- eral hundred for over two hours last evening at Warner hall with his wonderful two voice. singing and his marvellous powers of elocution. His limitations and monologues appealed to both the humorous and sympathe- tic natures Of the audience, and werc of character which are seldom heard in this country.
 The last and only chance to hear this famous entertainer in this local fly, while'she is in tlsis country, will be this evening at the South Con R-egafjcnal church. where Mir. Bacon wssI give another of his concert re- citals- TsGe program of this evening
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
NEW ADVERTISING ON
 BACK OF TRANSFER.

Those who pause to inspect the back of their trolley transfers today will notice that the Connecticut Brew cries Co. has started a unique adver- tising campaign. The local concern has very neat and attractive adver- tisement on the back of the slips which the conductors issue and much comment on the matter was heard to- day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03

N6WtOWn-In1S year, I-, co5 IO 150; last yeer, L., 349 to 125-
 Granby-This year, NIL, 157 to sf: last year, N.. L., didn't vote.
 Stonington-FigureS in dispute.
 Groton-No license
 Bethel-No license.
 Amendments Favored.
 The feature of the town elections was the very strong endorsement sfv- en to the two constitutional amend ments.
 In Newtown Representative John son was elected first selectman after a contest with F. A. Blackman, who was defeated by 31 votes.
 In Stamford the voting was upon the question of consolidating the town and city governments, under an act of the Legislature, and this was de- feated, 1,587 to 7S9 The total vote Of 2,376 was very small, as the voting list is nearly 5000 The town did not vote on any other questions.
 Tn Litchfield the entire Democratic ticket and the various boards went Democratic about 30 votes ma5oT1fy on an average. About 50 defective ballots were cast and to the surprise of the countefs 21 absolutely blank ballots were voted.
 In Plainvflle there were 4Z ballots thrown out as defective because the voters marked in the circle and then split their tickets.
 , In Granby, the Democrats elected two selectmen for the second time in forty years. Heretofore there has been one Democrat and two RepubIf- cans.
 In Glastonbury four selectmen were chosen by vote which was only four votes apart.
 Tn Torrington all the Republican candidates except the town clerk were <rN1-Z A. Democrat, has held the office for years.
 In Ellington, NJ. Fl. Aborn, town clerk for sixteen years, was replaced by Marshall E. Charter, a Republican. MT. Aborn is Democrat
 In Vernon the vote was so close for first selectman that it had to be count publican by 40 on an average The Socialists there pollea the largest vots in their history.
 Judge Hepburn Beaten
 In Milford Judge of Probate R. R. Hepburn. who has been town clerk for eight years, was replaced by Frank T. Munson. Judge Hepburn was taken i'll on August 8, at a town meeting.
 In Portland the Democrats captured most of the important offices. Tn North Canaan the feature was that there Was no opposition to. the con-. stitutfonal amendments. This is the home of J. Henry Roraback
 Tn Thomaston 77 ba1lots were not marked and Az were wrongly marked and were thrown out. These had no affect on the license vote or on the amendments.
 Tn winchestef Marvin H. Tanner. Republican State Central Committee man, was named as first selectman over Edward Finn, Democrat, who has held the office for twenty years
 At Wa1lingford number of ballots were thrown out for being unmarked and others with marks on them which were thought to be identificatfon marks, were also not counted
 At Enfield the citizens ticket which had been endorsed by the Democrats. carried practically every important o. fee, getting two selectmen, town clerk. tax collector and assessor, defeating the Republicans, who had held the offices for years.
 Tn Weston, to the surprise of the election officials, the amendment re- lating to the Lieutenant Governor, was almost unanimously voted against, re- versing the figures of the vote on the legislative amendment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
Carry WallinSfori, Getting Most Cf
 the Leading offices.

wallingford. Oct. s.-The Demo- crats carried the town election hers in all offices where a majority rep resentation is required. except the of- fee of town clerk, which John A. Martin. the present incumbent, vrest- ed from bis Democratic rival, Edward c. Luby, by majority of 2s vots~. the defection from Lubby's support coming from the Second district. a hidebound Republican bailiwick- Luby is conceded to have made a splendid run.
 The Democrats won the office of assessor, first and second seIectmans and tax collector and treasurer, vita majority representation on the board of relief.
 The town voted license by an aI- most overwhelming majority, 1,025 yes against 436 no.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
FUNERALS OF VICTIMS
 OF WARSHIP BLOW-TT.
(special from United Press.)

Toulon, Oct 3-President Fa1lier- ies, his cabinet, most of the members of the chamber of Deputies and many other notables attended the funeraf- today, of the victims of the recsr1 explosion on the warship Liberfs. n harbor here There were 1S5 cofffns on gun carriages in the funeral pro- cession. The President and Minister of Marine Delcasse were among tns speakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
rHE PRE1rIEsr FAcn

and the most beautiful hands are of- ten disfigured by an unsightly wart 1t can easily be reno, ed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and 186 Cannon St
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
A REPORT

From Vermont paper says: Sara Simpson has truly wonderful voice in which are found both sweetness and expression of tone, wide range, and considerable power" Do not fail to hear her at the Universalist church, Wednesday evening, Oct. 11th, in a song recital, under the auspices of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03

New -York-Because of the birth of a baby boy since her husband was killed. Mrs. William Johnson was per mitted to double her suit for $25O00 damages under the employers Liabil- ity act.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03

Trenton, N. J.-Asserting Mary Boo- sany's parents threatened to shoot him if he made love to the girl and that Mary would if he didn't, Frank Dileo has asked for police. protection.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03

Atlantic City-Although severely bit ten on his wrists and arms. Daniel Bond, choked a dog to death that threatened to bite women and chill dren.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03

CLEcANEASY. THE BEST HAND
 SOAP.
 Guaranteed not to injure the skin. instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust. Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For tha hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn. S44 Stratford Ave. t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03

will be entirely changed and will commence at o'clock. Admission 25 centsz 4s&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03

pr. J. w. Gerber has removed his office to 325 Stratford Ave, cor East Main St. G 2s s*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03

anapolis-Complying with the re- quest of her husbands spirit, Mrs. Chas. Beuland conducted his funeral, delivering the oration and singing two of his favorite hymns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
INTEREST DOES NOT WAIVE AT THE
 BIG PIANO DISTRIBUTION SALE ,t4

This SALE has surpassed anticpations, in NUMBER OF PIANOS SOLD and INTEREST maintained through out Our second week promises to be BEST.
 We will continue throughout the week the SPECIALS AS ADVERTISED.
 HERE THEY ARE:
 REINHARD PIANO, beautiful mahogany case, glaIan- teed and SOLD ONLY BY US full 1-3 Octaves beau fl round mellow TONE, instrument made to sell for S3OO SPECIAL this week $24O.
 GILBERT PIANO. NEW design, heavy Colonial effect nice even full tone the equal of ANY $275 piano sold SPECIAL this week 1925. | PUTNAM PIANO, new, but slightly shopworn in dark Z Colonial trsses regular factory selling 1925. SPECIAL this week $180 USED PIANOS of MANY MAKES at GREAT PRICE INDUCEMENTS -$3o, $12o, $125 $145, $165 upward 8 to $215.
 AGAIN WE ASK, can ANYONE ELSE offer you the sss COICE, THE sBEIO FACTORY PRICES with the s7ts MAKER $ GUARANTEE and with only the MAKER to appeal to in anything should go wrong with the in strment2
 REMEMBER: We are NOT THE MAKERS REPRE- SENTATIVES, WE ARE 4FHF7 NJ MAKFRS of every piano sell se4eas sra xii AfDs THEM OVER
 NlSSNER WAREROOMS 4 BROAD AND STATE STREETS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
Washington-A

Port Washington--A blacksnake dropping from rafter coiled itself about the neck of Lillian Porcher, s, who was saved by her schoolteacher finally killing the reptile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
DEMOCRATS vICToRs.

FOLLOW DRYS. !.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Cultivate hanniness.

No matter what his vocation or condi-
ton in life may be, every one owes it to
himself and to the world to form a habit
of being just as happy as he can, says
Orison SWEET Marden in Success Maya
zine. Happiness means harmony and har-
mony means health to all bodily func-
lions; it means efficiency. Faculties give
out their best when they are normal. To
keep happy is, therefore, the best personal
economy and surest investment; it insures
the greatest possible output CO brain and
body.
Much natural ability is rendered ineff-
cient because men and women do not
know that discord, whether in fear, worry.
~selfishness. hatred or jealousy, is a health
and happiness killer; an efficiency blight
er. Many men waste more vitality and
mental energy in a few minutes of hot
temper than would be required in the
legitimate running of their business for
days.
What would we think of a banker who
would open his vaults and throw all his
money into the street? But when, in a fit
of anger or rage, a MAJ throws open the
safety valves of his mind and filings out
his energy. his precious life capital, char
acter capital, we think very little about
it.
We can make ourselves happy or mis-
cradle, comfortable or uncomfortable, ac-
cording to the emotions which we allow
to pass through our minds. Whatever
goes through the mind must reappear in
the character and physical condition.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Curious Hiding Places

When William McKinley's coffin was be-
ing lowered into the grave at Canton,
Ohio. every wheel of the government
stopped for Ave minutes, and although the
customs inspectors were In the midst of
an examination of passengers baggage on
the piers of New York, everything stood
still for the appointed time. While this
silence was being observed a customs in
spector noticed a fashionably dressed man
whose silk hat appeared to be a little top
heavy. He accidentally knocked 1t off
with his cane. and a whole nat full of fine
silvcrware dropped out. Upon another oc-
casion a man came down the %gangplank
clothed in the garb of a clergyman, car
rying IN his hand what appeared to be an
orthodox edition of the bible. All went
well until ne happened to stumble and
fall. A secret spring in his pseudo-bible
was Embossed and out rolled a large mum
Der of diamonds.
Pearls come into the United States as
precious stones, dutiable at 10 per cent
when snstrung. When strung they are
classed as jewelry. dutiable at 60 per cent.
Some years ago there was a steady i'm
portation OF pearls and the customs au.
thorities concluded that they were to be
used for & single strand. An expert put
them together and found they had beer
perfectly matched, and as a matter of fact
did constitute a string Of great value. It
was held that the mere presence or alb.
sence of the string did not determine
whether they were strung or unstrung
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Chinese Are Crafty

In some localities the judiciary holds
favorable views toward the Chinese
Every court decision is watched by the
Chinese, and as soon as 1t is found that
a judge Is inclined to be 5lenient with the
coolie.@ the ess!tery@ovs which he has
Jurisdiction Is reported as a place OF safe-a
ty. Toward such places the illegally
entered Chinaman hustles as fast az trav-,
cling conditions will permit. There arc
also man localities In which the mission
airy spirit Is strong and the Chinese smug-i
glers send the coolies there. They are
urged to join the Sunday school and the,
church in order to arouse public sentiment
in their favor should attempts be made,
to deport them.
1t is not alone by smuggling methods
that Chinese reach the United States. til
is provided under the Chinese exclusion
laws that Cinnamon who have been Legal
ly admitted into the United States may
return home, and upon the presentation
of certificates OF their former admission
may re-enter this country. These certif-i
| Gates haze 3 sc:::: ::e=c!e! .sei.e arg es.e::i
are found In the pawn shops In the China
towns of the various large cities. For
stipulated charge these certificates may
be had by other Cinnamon who never have
been here. IL they are successful In their,
efforts to get through the port. they must
return the certificate-perhaps to be used,
again. Oftentines these citizenship or
domiciled merchant papers are forged.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Fun in the Home.

Whatever your lot In life, keep Joy
with you, says Orison SWEET Marden in
Success Magazine. 1t is a great healer.
Sorrow, worry, jealousy, envy, bad tenn
per, create friction and grind away the
delicate human machinery so that the
brain loses it's cunning.
Half the misery in the world would
be avoided if the people would make a
business of having plenty of fun at
home, instead OF running everywhere
else in search of it.
Nov for Rest n Fun" mo Bust,
ness Troubles Allowed Here" These
are good home-building mottos.
When you have had a perplcxinG day,
when things have one wrong with you
and you &C home at night exhausted,
discouraged, blue, instead of making
your home miserable by going over
your troubles and trials. just bury
them; instead Of dragging them home
and making yourself and your family
unhappy with them and spelling the
whole evening, just lock everything
that is disagreeable in your office.
s resolve that yoUr home shall be
a place for bright pictures and pleasant
memories. kindly feelings toward ev-
erybody, and, as Mr.. Roosevelt says, "a
corking good ,time" generally. If you
do this. you will be surprised to see
how your vocation or business wrinkles
will be one out in the morning and
how the crooked things will be straight
ened.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
SENATOR ELNNS Laid
AT REST IN HIS HOME
First Services for Dead West
Virginian Held at Town of
Elkins.

Elkins, w. Va, Jan. 10. : Senator
Stephen B. Elkins today Is sleeping in
The grave yard Of this little mountain
town. He vas laid to rest within a
brief time after the funeral train from
Washington reached the station this
morning bearing the bereaved family
and relatives, and the mourning.
friends, both in official life and out.
The state officials were also present.
The town to which the ate enato
a given his name was crowded with
mourners who had thronged there from
every direction. many who could not
come by rail drove over the mountain
roads to pay a last tribute. The fun
raj service was conducted by Rev. e.
Fl. Barron in the Davis Memorial
Presbyterian church. The ceremony
vas simple in the extreme. The burial
a in Maplewood cemetery, which
Senator 1Ilkins and former Senator
Davis 20 years age planned and laid
out.
There were brief rites at the grave
oy the local lodge of Free and Ac-
:epted Masons, Of which Senator Elk
ms was a member. Immediately after
he interment, the congressional dele
cation and the other distinguished
nembers of the party returned on the
ipecial train to the national capital.
Miss Elkins and other members of
he family were of the returning party,
Ill OF them being anxious Il rejoin the
stricken widow, who remained at home
during the ceremonies.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
infantiie Paralysis.

FROM the National League for Medical
Freedom.
The infantile paralysis scare which has
been so Systematically worked up and
Kept aliv the past few weeks by certain
physicians has caused more conflicting
IDEAS and reyersals of opinion among doc
tors in general than any epidemic of fear
that has been started in a long time. The
only thing that it can be compared with
is the crime wave that a municipal po-
lice department stirs up when an en-
larged appropriation or new avs giving
1t more despotic power are needed. On
such occasions some ordinary crime is
featured and covered with a mantle of
mystery. The police discover new and
more sensational clues hourly and this
goes on until the purpose back of 1T all Is
achieved. Then the alarming spectres
fade away and are forgotten.
Infantile paralysis is not a new bugbaa-,
although 1t has been widely heralded as
the most modern of mysterious diseases.
AS a matter of fact 1t was known and
commented upon by doctors 80 or 40 years
g No one worried about it very much
until lately. AS a m~oney-maker for the
medical profession it has entirely eclipsed
pellagra or the hookworm.
When the excitement was first started
1t was asserted, for instance, that infantile
paralysis sought its victims exclusively
among the children of the poor. This the
DRY received a setback the other day when
the two daughters OF Congressman Frank
O.. Lowden, of Oregon. H., were taken
i'll with what eminent Chicago specialists
called anterior ~poliomyelitis, which is the
fear-inspirinty Greek name for the dis
ease. These little girls are the grand
daughters of Mrs. George NJ. Pullman, and
it is said will inherit her vast wealth.
Congressman Lowden, their father, is
very rich also. So the poor children,
theory was dropped overheard.
Hardly a day passes without theory after
theory being exploded and others more
picturesque taking their place. It reminds
one of a detective bureau that is avid for
advertisement and while pretending to
seek an alleged criminal spends more time
In thinking of fresh ways to keep in the
/ days news.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
A Guide "a Opera

Bang, thurnp. and crash. with a roll Of
the drum
That's the motif announcing the hero will,
come;
Ting-a-ling-ting, and an arpeggio-
The heroine's off for a walk with her
beau;
Two minor chords. with the clarinet'a
The public Is sure there is vengeance to
wreak;
umpty-dump. umpty-dump. down in the
The villain is seeking the hero.s disgrace:
Tweedledy, ~tweedledy, two or three
times
Here reference is made to most hfdeous
crimes:
Crashes cacophonous stunning the brain
The hero's in danger. that's perfectly
plain:
loot. loot, The cornet rings out on the
He triumphs and seizes his foe by the
hair:
Mush, .mush, played slow and repeated
The hero Is kissing the fair heroine!
-Munsey's Magazine.