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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Tomorrow Saturday

will be bargain day at E. H. Dillon & Co.'S, 1105 Main street. Excep- tional values in white and colored felt hats, children's school hats, shirt waists and petticoHts.
 Raincoats at Sam Harris Store.
 The guaranteed Goodyear raincoats may be purchased at the Sam Harris store from now on at factory prices This dependable line has just been added to the stock, and the Goodyear Go have their announcement in to- days Farmer, with price quotations.
 If you are in the market for a good raincoat, one that will wear to your entire satisfaction and shed waiter, step into the Harris store, 1154 Main street, and get a guaranteed Good year. You should also remember the fall suits now on exhibition at this store There are some snappy styles. extra fine mixtures as we'll as some of the nobbiest blues you ever laid your eyes upon, and prices too that make the values extra ordinary.
 The Big Market.
 Family Supplies: Fancy chuck rib roasts beef, fancy legs of mutton, fancy spring legs of lamb, fresh shoulders, rib roaists beef, pot roasts beef, corned trump butts, Squires su- gar cured bacon. A full carload of prime beef this week at special low prices. All the fresh pork products fresh hams, pork sausage, leaf lard, pork ribs and heads. Poultry spe- cials: Stewing fowls. choice fowls, na- tive roasting chickens, fancy Western roasting chickens, Long Island ducks. Vegetable department: Evergreen corn, lima beans, green peppers, fancy string and wax beans, cabbage, eel cry. large sweet potatoes. Grocery bulletin Gold Medal buckwheat, Log Cabin syrup, strained honey, comb 9roney, L. & J. jams, maple sugar, new iIoniny in bulk. Fish bulletin: :: Fancy cocktail blues, prime soft shell crabs Bakery bulletin: Pure milk bread, the finest bread made, light, fine grained and pure; Boston brown bread, coffee rings. Bridgeport Pub lie. Market and Branch State and Bank streets, East Main street.
 Specialists in Chitdren's Clothing.
 This is our distinctive field. We do not sell clothing to the grown upS', we leave that branch of the clothing business to our esteemed con- temporaries; but we do sell the fin est line of children's clothing, ranging in ages from one day to fifteen years, ever shown in the city of Bridgeport. The price range is calculated to suit every purse. A guarantee as binding on our part as good faith and confi- dence in the merchandise wi1l make it, goes with every article which leaves our store. If it don't suit af- ter a careful inspection at home, an exchange will be made, or the money cheerfully refunded. Can you con- ceive of any fairer proposition? Fall styles on cl1ildren's wearables are now ready for inspection. We invite every parent in the city to visit us. We don't urge you to purchase, we will take pleasure in showing you some of the daintiest, dearest, cutest little dresses and suits for the little folks which it has ever been your privilege to gaze upon. The Childrens Shop, NeWfffe1d building.
 YOU SAVE $2 on. childrens suits at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
Quick Action.

A southern farmer was trying to sell mule to negro who two years be- fore had been kicked on the head by the animal.
 "Of course" said the farmer, @this mule kicks, but
 T don wan him." objected the col ored man emphatical1y.
 'Just because he kicks% asked the farmer, with an air of contempt.
 "Humphw grunted the negro. Dat mule don kick; he hoots."-Populax Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
IF IT COMES FROM KLINE'S IT'S G

spread its white coat over the fields and vegetation and blighted the to- bacco crop with loss of many thou sands of dollars The lowest tenn perature during the day yesterday was 39 att 5 o'clock in the morning. The maximum temperature was 62 and at 5 o'clock it was 49 degrees. The frost is estimated to have done $1 ,000 900 dam age throughout the State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
BILLIARD D-BURNHAM
Well Known Manufacturer Weeds
 Staten Island Teacher

With the ceremony performed by Rev. J.. McLA Richardson. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Mr.
 Augustus H. 1Bullard. secretary and treasurer of the Bullard Machine Tool Co., and Miss Edlen Perry Burnham were quietly married last. evening at the home of the groom, 2200 North avenue. Their engagement was an- nounced some time ago, but the cul- imitation of events last evening comes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
COLD SPELL. LEAVING
Forecaster Tarr Says Warmer Today and Promises More Summer
 Weather.

New Haven. Sept. 15-The present cold spell IS slated to peter out before Saturday and there'u be another sam pie of real summer weather, perhaps, before the winter cold sets in. Wealth CT Observer Tarr says it will be warmer today, and it is expected that it will be much warmer still. by Sat urday. The weather yesterday was warmer than Wednesday, when there was the frost of the season that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15

'-Mr. Higgins had trouble enough of a personal nature to make a much stronger man want to be relieved, but among all his other troubles he has had none with his president, and will carry with him wherever he goes my earnest good wishes for all that makes for his happiness and prosper ffxr,S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
A Witty Thief,

Munich has been visited by . fhie4 with a sense of humor. Several days ago all the clocks if the ministry of railways came to standstill. The central or master clock" which con trols all the others, had been stolen. Tn it's place was a sheet of paper wftt the words, '"Time was made for slaves" ss.s. -~s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
REDISTRICTING TOWN
 OF NORWALk NOW

Especial from United Press.)
 Norwalk, Sept. 15-Action has, been started here, to have the town re-dis- tricted The cause of this movement is the great inconvenience to which the voters of some sections are put
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
Makino q Hero,

A nourishing supper, a good night's sleep and fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, restless night and { rainy morning would have proved ( coward. -Chesteffleld .v--. e--ss-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
Saturday, October Store
 cnMEsERnM EsIraannn

at election time There are at present three districts in the town and a fourth is asked for. The new polling place wild be in Rowayton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
DIED.

LEY.-At Stamford, Sept. 12, Mary A., wife of Christian L. Ley, aged 5S years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
TO CALIFORNIA.

YOU SAVE $2 on children's suits at
 HurleyS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15

Farmer Want Ads. Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15

Will be bargain day at E.. H. Dillon & Co.'S, 1105 Main street. Excep- tional values in white and colored felt hats, children's school hats, shirt waists and petticoHts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03

to to present him to Mr. Miles. The seventh man didn't
TT UGH W. BUDNosE was getting his own breakfast
when he heard the pos;man's whistle. Lowering
might not fry itself death in his absence Mr. Bud
nose descended the Eve flights of stairs that led from
MS bachelor quarters and
notwithstanding envelopes and two letters
When he arrived the fifth landing he found
that mnch had happened to the egg in his absence.
Never mind the egg. Budnose didn't, for here was
the eagerly anticipated letter from Chukesley
70 To- Dear " buddy he read after opening the window
until it's wonder the whole society battery hasn't
fallen on my head, hut Mt last bid for you to
MIS- OGiebys dinner dance. After putting this over
1t ought to be cinc for the camel ambitious to exit
through the eye of needle For the life of me, don't
know why took such of trouble for you
unless IT'S because like tnste in cigarettes How
ever ever my boy. take your pass TO Eeaven for next
The happy smile still fingered on Mr.. Bndnoses
race race when he took the other letter. Mr. Chakes-
The other communicative enSe1ne
WIS crowded into understood. ohons wrappcr that
didn't take ink kindly. It from that mythical per-
the guv'nor"
Dear SON" wrote Old Man Bndnose. as he wa.
for home Monday morning without fail Ticket in
closed We are going to celebrate our fftcth wedding
beginning to talk because YOU never come home Your
mn hns her heart set having you here and ANYWAY
I'm tired of this monkey doodle business If Won can't
find anything to do with all Your education in New York
City, can get You into something here where I'm
well known and have influence. II han't tile money
SO much but know what the city is and how young
men get into company Your Mabel md her
husband are coming and bring the children Not
another penny will send if you don't come tnis is final
You shy you know lot of swell folks in New
York Well. there's Just nice people right here in
Peeksboo The young folks getting up all sorts
OF party doings, won't miss that of it. We've
hHed the house mp good deal since you to home
Start for home Monday and diy-dallying or
you are henceforth no son of,
Yours truly.
Joseph D. Budnose"
Hugh wainwright Budnose had almost forgotten
there were such people.
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his purpose perfectly. That very day the market ad
justed itself fair level then you can buy
potatoes anywhere in indianapolis for so cents bushe
Mt Shank had ordered of potatoes in
all and he had no difficulty In disposing of them
Not only the working people many families of means
patronized his wagons. In reality the demand could
not De supplied Orders poured into the Mayors Office
80 rast that he had to hire to look after them
Carloads were sold before they reached the city
Some citizens bought four Ave bushels aud divided
with their neshoors. Those of smaller means crowded
around the wagons Saturdays at the city market
and contended with another for q chance to get
AT the man who was measuring out the tubers Many
went away disappointed because the supply did not
hold out The Mayor had in all disposed 5000 bushels
Of potatoes. representing about $780, counting thu
charge made for deliveries.
The commodity which no undertook to lower the
price These had been selling Mt fifty to sixty
cents bushel in Indiana pos but the mayor put
on sale mt thirty cents and the price throughout the city
dropped to that figure. complaint from shipper In
the northern part of the State him idea of
ing to bring the price of to its proper level
He had failed to get satisfactory agreement of
the indianapolis commission merchants. They had of
fered to sell his pears commission less freight
charges which would give him only about fifteen cents
oushe In spite of the fact that the retail price
capital sixty The mayor then told the ship
per to send his pears to indianapolis but them on
sale at thirty cents This he did and had no difficulty
disposinG of the ESQ bushels shat figure. Pears i'm.
mediateiE dropped to that price throughout the city.
g TILL more recently Mr.. Shank has gone from he
- field of fruit and vegetables into that of meat
And he promises to make just merry time in that
field of effort in the other short time ago he made
personal Zip to the country where he talked with
the farmers along the road about securing hogs He
found several men who willing to sell killed md
dressed 25O-pound hogs SIS head. This proved to
him that the prices in The city too high So he
has decided to offer pork the az the cost of
producing it for sale direct from the farmer thereby
cutting out middlemans profits He intends in the aear
future to hold big sale of these products hict would
include smoked ham. bacon, lard, etc. the .ity
market, that the housewives who desire NAV stoct
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03

up on such for the Winter He certain that with such
sale going on there will be drop the price pork
Just as there was in the of and vegetables
and that all the ak advantage of the
drop and stock up
Mayor Shank Is intensely interested in his
plan and if ~ and determine ton can mt II throurh
he will do 1t. In summing up his idea he said:
Il presume at least 70 per cent. of the ,ople who
go to the market those who ust get II they ca
dollar, 80 they make ends meet each week or
month To bring the and the produc together
ba whereby the producer may LAnke fair profit
and the all the uene+, he proit beyond
that the only solution of this question If somewhere
in the deal the mddleman must get profit thei. is
selfcvident the consumer must ~ it,"
The mayor has succe .ded In ring himself to
the housewives In lana no They back in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03

their ole positions where they can get c,od for
same amount money that they peru
have little left occasionally 10 get some little
luxury that husband likes. IL the truth wcr, iowp,
-nyor Shank has undoubtedl found the remedy for
many n r. and Ia. reconcind many
happy pa: by his crusade asains, high prices
Ever, da he receives letters from mayors nd
other cit officials all parts the COT try ASKING for
ui explanation of his plans and the results to II,
people All or thu. commctd his efforts and many
nave indicated that they E.end try his plan
ducins prices. he result will probably t enc al
reduction of prices of food many of the large cities.
Mayor Shank that if twenty-five cities Joined
IN the crL nde . would brea, Ii. comb
s" completely tfat prices would drop satisfactory
level everywhere When that day the ho, --i-es
s.ould not orgc that it this human anti ,aw
rom lndiar- tat turned the .r-ci
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was that the commission men always beat the price
down to them on the plea that the market was over
loaded, while they could ship their produce to other
cities and pay freghts and make money than by
sening Ill Indianapolis. Then it developed that these
same men who had bought the products cheap from
the tarners because the market oversupped turned
around and sold them to the consumers for high price
telling them that there great scarcity In this
way the middlemen making an enormous profit
and the housewives paid the bill.
Mayor Shank saw Immediately what should be done
TO stop the njuRtice. The commission merchants had
50 combined that there was LONGER any competition
Ihey all played the same game and as they were all
getting rich by the of then, was willing
to underse the others and thereby diminish his own
profits This state of affairs would probably have CON
nned indefinitely had not Mayor Shank stepped it, He
knew that nnrestraned competition was sure to bring
down the price of any commodity. So he resolved to
establish competition
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Ugh WAINWRIGHT BUDNOSES snakewood
/ stick sienaled Fifth avenue age as it huzzed
like great green beetle through the arch of

Washington Square, New York.
lie must be somebody whispered woman. as
Mr. brnose passed through two of skirted knees
to vacant seat
a literary man. I think agreed her companion
They arc usually queer
Too well dressed observed the first speaker.
Typical cubman Looks rs if he had everything and
didn't want it,"
My! Don't you interesting people on these
buses: That who just got on is Tracy Penn
decker the playwright"
hat Mr. Budnosc was somebody" was attested
wien ienndeckcr with nod, dropped into the place
beside him. Every one listened for the converse ton
should there be any
Just been earning another scarfpin" volunteered
Mr. Budnose. Deuccd bore these wedding rchearsaIs"
Thought you were in Japan" said Pcnndecker
May run over Mt the close of the season." ez-
planned i'udnose oh, say Didn't see some men
non OF y"n IN the paper the other day."
IL is possible admitted Penndeckcr
l nave ~! cried Budnose ct WIS about play
You Know. Cad! That was it," FIc remembered that
ne had heard several real people refer to Pcnndecker
Ic'en'N. I'M" fellow must be coming on. Really,
you know. you'll get to be n cccbrity,' Mr. Ru,iposa
Thought this rib tickling bit of cSacrera ted
badinagc.
PenndcckcT tried % look graceful for this blaze
oil Interest and mnrmmrcd something modest
i must look in on your niece" went ON Mr. Rud
nose. les. by JoYe. must. Let me scc--I don I
lhihK nave anything for Thursday evening If
YOU h"ppeh 10 nave pass that isn't working OF
ou,sr u only means wave of the hand to YOU lust
TsnIf om your name no doubt you every night
MT i'enndcckcr took q pink slim and seo, cbecb
!" MS vest pocket secured after the usual rcd tope
anu ihfchned for relative and handed them 70 NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03
BY HELENA SMITH DAYTON

While Budnosc consulted his catalogue those
around looked Mt each other in dsmay. Were Lipps
pictures really bad?
Lady With Fan" read Mr. Budnose. "Um-
placing not bad. Heavy treatment Lacks esprit"
A man from Pittsburg who might know much
about art, though he knows what he likes" overheard
this disinterested opinion and decided to keep his
money.
And Lippi, who gave Budnose his ticket, was work
ing for his living.
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II began with potatoes. He sent an agent to Michi
gan and had carload of potatoes imported. This
was good test of how high the prices ought to
ne was thus obliged to add the of Transports ton
handling. etc. TO the price he asked Of his customers
thus making the price much higher than it would he
when the potatoes hauled in from the country
surrounding the city At that time the housewives of
indianapolis were obliged to pay from S125 up per
oushe for all the spnds' they bought The commits
sion men were getting so and S. cents bushel from
the grocers rs the wholesale price Mr.. Shank bought
ms potatoes in Michigan for 63 cents and by the time
he had had them sacked had paid the freight he
found that he could retail them at 10 cents
1t may he readily believed that the housewives of
indianapolis focked to the Mayors potato wagon when
they heard those prices. The tubers went in hurry
when the first carload arrived Shank took personal
charge of the sale and worked side by side with the
negro Janitors of the market house. A limit of FIVE
ousnes TO one person necessary in order that all
the orders might be filled. There were many who did
not take their full limit but it almost no time be.
.oe all the potatoes were sold The May or found that
nc hnd lost very little money by the ARA ngement but
'' was because he insisted on throwing in few extra
Poaoes after the measures filled II accomplished
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SfLIOWDY. Bud Great show. this" greeted nj
- who had paid to be there.

'sEIowDS, Bud. Great show. this'" greeted man
who had paid to be there
Makes strong appeal to the bourgeoise. should
fancy. observed Mr.. Budnose. Really to be
no one here who knows. Just dropped in myself out
of courtesy to old Penn, you know Must be getting
on presently Do you happen to know who those peo-
pie are in the left stage hox?" But his acquaintance
was already Fastening down the darkened aisle.
Mr.. Budnnse waited until the act well along
before he sroled TO his place. 1t whispered that
he the who wrote the play. Several enter
tanning out-of-town guests pointed him out critic
from one of the big papers.
Hugh Wainwright lost his bored expression for at
least minute and half during the act, though
neither the actors Pennecker, the waterboy the stage
carpenter. those who furnished Miss Stareyes boots
hats and earrings the MANAGEMENT. need fntter
themselves that they had anything to do with it.
Chakesley. the cotllon leader had Joined the party
the left stage box
Mr. Budnose Ind known ali along that those PEG
pie the right sort AT the end of the he would
look up Chakesley.
Heigho! How long the act At the first OPP
portunity he would suggest pruning to Penndecker.
During the third and fourth acts Mr.. Budnose's
conspicuous figure additional tone to the party
in the left stage box Being such dear friend of the
great Penndecker the Chicago people very proud
10 have Mr. Budnose with them Budnose declared
the last two acts saved the production from dire failure
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ne success and the efficacy of Shanks pan lies
III the tact that he got ut the of the matter.
lnstcnd -of trying to prevent somebody from doing
something which caused another to force a third
10 demand high price for thc necessities of life Mr..
Shank simply into the market himself created
competition and brought price down by force Such
tactics are Characteristic of Mr. Shank His methods
may he unconventional and extraordinary. but they
a"&Es have the virtue of bringing about results
The tact that they unusual only rebounds more 10
bis credit
When he was candidate at the Republican prn,a rcs
for nomination to the Office cf mayor. he was asked
what his purposes We're He replied that he knew tina,
ms experience and training did not lit him for th.
"Qce and that he such fool as to think tha,
ne c"no run Tie city without the aid and the
oesi men IN H. lie said that If elected he select
group of the best in party as advisers and he
EnineG u! their advice in the cement of the cy's
affairs He was elected and named n group of thir,
men including clcrGymcn brewers manufacturers
orsaL2ed labor men, merchants. lawyers. physicians
and politicians In this way Shank has succeeded
III fcitin. "Xrt advice every subject that has come
UP cniin" ms administration Ii is cny another OK.
ample Of how seriously the In,lanapolis MAYOR looks
upon MS ohce and what keen insight he has into
municipal affairs
The situation with regard 10 prices # foods,nfs !,
indianapolis when Mayor Shauk wen, INFO on;cc x
Just the same as it is to-day in every In 90 Amcrjc,
e!'E nc housewives all over the country encounter hc
same hlHh prices hn, faced those in lndinua's coi,,
nc! nave al! observed that the allowance which tllcy
i"id aFlce 'or The weeks marketing does NOT buy such
good duaii'y as il did few years ago or Of. ,,r ~
Obliged TO cn on their husbands for more about Th,r
aay o. sliday This 'ust the way il was in
'ndianaroa few of he women there .esn,, 10 com
plum to Mayor Shank. And forthwi, he started IN
Investigation "
lie found that fruit growers within five miles -,
ln."A"o's had tor been shipping their ,nn,os
ri,oc .,CyrG nd
Lo's ard otter cities instead delivering them y, ,b
o"p sapi'a These producers insisted that the reason