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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
MADE IN HARTFORD" DAY

Hartford has been indulging in all the pleasurable experiences of q made in Hartford week. Her choice manufactures are displayed where her citizens and the strangers within the gates may see; a fine lot of up to date American product they are, ranging from ''gold for teeth to au- tomobiles as good as any in the land, barring of course, as a matter of local pride only, some that are made in Bridgeport.
 Hartford, like Bridgeport, is city of diversified industry.
 The thriving city at the head of Navigation on the Connecticut is like Bridgeport in another respect. Its prosperity does not rise and fall with every change in the status of a single great industry. Thrice welcome is the small factory, especially when there is many of it.
 The great factory is an imposing thing, but it is also thing of ebb and flow, whose violent changes are re- aected in the institutions that sur round it. Those Massachusetts cit ies, each of which houses one impor- tant industry, as the manufacture Of cotton, wool, or shoes like Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn and Fall River, are an
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

lie opinion of the camp, ,succumb to temptations of the most unfortunate character.
 The enemies of the canteen, on tha other hand assert that the figures re- ferred to have no connection with the prohibition of alcohol in the camp, but represent a condition which always existed, but which has been recently disclosed by improved methods of medical inspection. and registration.
 It is perhaps not strange that cer- tain differences in the habits of for eign and American soldiers should exist in the matter discussed. The foreign armies are built up by con- scription. Conscription brings under the flag men representing a fair av- craze of all citizens
 The American army is sustained by volunteers. It is not too much to say that these volunteers are from the ranks of young and exceptionally adventurous men, among whom are many of a rowing disposition, and many more whose tendency to partake deeply of the experience of life out runs the habit of the average man.
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ever present plea for diversifcation.
 Alas, that the recurring reports of the Federal Census should show the volume of business done by the large factory to be ever increasing, and the share falling to the small factory ever on the wane. Yet so it is, and one of the problems of the, times is how to give certainty and continuous flo " to an industry based upon large units.
 The history of industrial Hartford is pleasant reading, especially to Con- necticut man. The story is well told in The Courant and The Times, which have issued special editions, the for mer printing 34 readable pages and the latter 72, filled with facts worth knowing.
 Bridgeport rejoices in Hartford's industrial prosperity, of a character so like it's own. As the first industrial city of the state, leading all others in the amount of capital invested, per- sons employed, wages paid and val ue of product, it wishes for goods made in Hartford the prestige and the market they deserve.
 It is not competition but a noble emulation, in which Bridgeport and Hartford are engaged, to see which shall perform the larger share of vast productive labor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
TAFT BITTERNESS ON ONE SIDE AND ROOSEVELT BITTERNESS ON THE OTHER RENDING
 THEIR PARTY.
THEIR PARTY.
New York Press. ]


 Reading, by tens, hundreds and thousands, the replies which have been coming to us in our canvass or Repup- lican voters, nobody could question admiration, which Colonel Roosevelt keeps in his followers at white heat. His is a Singulary personal foIloNtng- More than any other leader or all oth- they will have ony him to their sat1s- faction. We do not believe it is go- ing too far to say that many or them we think far too many of them hold him, the man, in their estimation nlocn above party policy and party principle. They are burningly devoted to the leader whom they are prone to think of and speak of as Freddy It IS Idle Roosevelt to blink the perfervid feel ing of that share of the Republican party which adnires him.
 But the strong personality Whfch moves the hottest admiration of him in one direction excites the deepest hatred in another. Nobody reading those letters of our canvass could any less realize the hatred for than the devotion to the Colonel And this, too, ms a fact that should no more be blinked by those who love him than that other fact should be blinked by those who hate him.
 Unfortunately for MT. Taft. the Roosevelt extremists have picked the President and only the President as the one who must be held accountable by them if their political hero shall be prevented from a thfrd occupa t1on of the White House. Unfortunately for Mr Taft, too many of those who in the canvass letters express a pref erence for his nomination, also ex- press gloomy forebod'ngs that if he is nominated he will not be el cted- The V acmit that they know friends and ne' e'ghbors who will not vote for him. They believe that he has been a good
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
WhR B. M. Kran O1ntttra1ty.
 EatahI1HhpA 1H57.


The very first day that the is gracious enough to shine with a springike warmth all the feminine world take thought for Spring Clothes and quite right ito. Most folk tired of winter apparel Visitors to the Coat and Suit Rooms this week will be treated to glimpses of
 Smart Styles in all Tailored Wear for Women.
 As always, there is considerable latitude and looks longest the novelties the models that diff ferent.
 Stunning Suits of two-toned and Plain Whpcord have jaunty short with wide faced with white Terry C1oth-Turkish Toweling? Yes, madame, nothing less, but unique, and extremely stylish.
 A Suit of dark blue has the distinctive little coat lined with Continental yellow satin, and fastens with large white ivory ball buttons. The will need "tricorne" chapeau to complete charming costume.
 Gray and Tan Suits have decided suggestion of and bamy days to come. The skirts are moder- ately wide short and beautifully tailored. There distinctive touches in the of braid and buttons while the Innings of lovely sprnglike co1orngs.
 Black Walking Suits, the very fashionable Cor beaux" Suits more fascinating than this spring.
 Suit Rooms, second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

Two-thirds of the population of England is in cities But two-thirds of American population are country dwellers In England the population exceeds the sustaining power of the land. In the United States the sus- taining power. of therland Is enor- mously greater than the population. It would seem. under these circum- stances, as if the prices of food would be high in England and low in this country. The reverse Is true. Food costs much here and less in England.
 These facts are set forth, with many others, in an article in the February number of Tn World. Eo- day. With reference to prices here and in Eng land. the article says:
 'In the case of certain staple ar ticles of diet the discrepancy is par ticularIy striking. A quantity Cby weight) of bread that can be bought in London for 10 cents costs 22 cents in New York, an advance of 12O per cent. Seven pounds of potatoes cost 5% cents in London; in New York an average of 1894 cents, an advance of 25O per cent. The bread that is used in London is made largely from wheat shipped from the Dakota prai- ries- Potatoes often rot in the ground within a few hours haul of New York because of the lack of a market, in view of which facts the greater cost of these articles in this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

country becomes a matter of surprise,
 Ut costs a British family about s277 a year to live decently. This estimate is made by the Secretary of the London Board of Trade, who dis covered that the English family re- ceiving this amount lives on about the same standard as the American fam fly receiving $500 a year.
 The prices received by the Ameri- can farmer for his products do not explain the discrepancy. The English farmer in fact gets as much for what he raises as the American farmer does.
 Nor does the stand pat explana- tion of high wages solve the riddle.
 The mill workers of Lawrence are typical of hundreds of thousands .,f workers in this country. They get just a little more than English labor CTS in the same occupation, and they nay from one and a half to three times as much for everything that they buy.
 But in England there are no tariff created trusts to take down millions in profits on watered stocks There are in England fewer persons who can give $3O,OOO dinners, like the Me Lean dinner recently given in Wash ington, to nineteen guests, at which Mrs. Mclean wore a million dollar diamond in her hair and a diamond worth half million for a brooch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
DEAFNESS,
 HEAD NOISES New Book on New MethOd- How to Recover Hearing Without Drugs or
 Electric Devices
Message of Hope and Joy to
 All Afflicted Persons

There Is hope of a weIl-based kind which should bring joy and ultimate contentment to multitudes of persons who have been troubled for years with deafness or head d-nOises.
 Dr. Coutant, an able specialist. has evolved a newly perfected method for treating cases where the hearing is not perfect or where the sufferer is harass- ed by ringing. roaring. buzzing or other disagreeable noises in the head. It ap- pears that about 95 out of every hun dred cases are from causes amenabIe to proper treatment
 Dr. Coutant does not advocate the use of drugs or electricity. He relies chiefly upon cooperating with Nature in bringing about speedy and effectu- al cure of morbid aural conditions Re markabie cures are reported. many Of them being in the cases of deafness that had existed for about 20 to 40 years. With the description given in hfs newly published book. the learned docto provides a long series of letters, written by persons WI had been given up as hopeless. and who were speedily cured ct home without loss of time and without inconvenience by Dr. Coutant'a natural home method
 Anyone who is interested can write to a dozen or a hundred of the persons who, not long ago, were victims of deafness or head-noises (or bothl and who are now delighted to proclaim themselves as marvellously benefited or completely cured.
 pr. Coutant is not one of the fire sponsible quacks. of which there Is such a large number, but is a reput- able; responsible. Hcentiate. practising physician with a third of a century's active experience
 The doctor believes there are many who are troubled with deafness etc, who might be permanently freed from their ina ability to hear and from tin nitus (noisesI if they would do as oth- CTS have successfully done. merely fol- lowing the advice given.
 The book. which any reader can ob- tain from the author. Dr. George E. Coutant. 269 D. Station E. New York, N. Y. has been declared by many to be worth it's weight in gold. One needs only to write for it and the treatise will promptly come in a plain wrapper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

rier seems to be in sympathy with MT. Bishops views. There appears to be no charge of corruption, but the work is being carried on with laxity. as if the commissioners had sole authority in themselves to do what they please at any expense to the taxpayers There will be a dis position to agree with the Journal Courier which charges that the coun- ty government is. not on business basis, but is a political machine, pos sessing all the char "+ eristics of a political machine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

Motorrnan Crawford ran the car to tance of about two miles, after re- lieving Creagh. The car didn't work well, although Creagh had had no trouble with it. On the return trip to Danbury com pa ratively slow pro- gress was made. When the car reach ed a point near Creagh's house, which is on the main line, there was sud- denly a great crash and Motorman Crawford found himself being borne rapidly across the road and up on the lawn in front of Crea gh's home. The emergency brake was applied and the big dOuble-trucked car was stopped when it had run but 8 few feet across the lawn, towards the house. It was found that the rear axle had broken. It took two hours to get the car off it's masters lawn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
THE NEW HAVEN COUNTY SCANDAL

New Haven County, with New Ha- ven as it's center, finds itself involved in a court house scandal, growing out of the construction of a building for which only ssOO,OOO in bonds have been issued, but which will certain iy cost $1,2o0.OOO and may even cost s1,5O0, ,0OO.- Frank s. Bishop, a mem per of the commission, has resigned. He charges serious breaches of duty by the commission, and asserts that 10 authorization has ever been giv- en for the expenditure of any sum
 above $S00,00O. The JournaI-Cou-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
INTERPRETS NEW LAW.

In two cases construing the Car mack arnendment'' to the railway act, making the initial carrier in interstate commerce liable on through bills of lading for losses due to the connect ing carrier, the supreme court held, in an opinion by Justice Lamar, that in a suit to recover for loss of prop erty in transportation under such a contract the burden of proof is on tF e initial carrier to show that the loss, when that fact is affirmativeIy estab- lished, was not due to the carriers negligence, and the initial carrier is not relieved of this burden because the goods were lost by the negligence of the connecting carrier and not by the initial carrier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
WHEN INSURANCE IS VOID.

Death by the hand of the law voids all life insurance policies of the crim- inal. The supreme court so held yes terday in the action brought by the children of James s. McCue, Mayor of Charlottesville, Va, who was exc cuted for the murder of his wife in 1905. A policy of S15, 600 was carried by McCue in the Northwestern Life Insurance Company of Wisconsin. The United States circuit court of ap- peals for the Fourth circuit held that the policy was made in Wisconsin and under the Wisconsin laws was not an nufled by the execution on the gal lows. The supreme court held yester- day that the policy was not to go into effect until the payment Of the prem ium, which was made in Virginia, and therefore that the policy was made in Virginia and was not governed by Wisconsin law. After reviewing the cases in the federal courts and in the courts of Virginia, the court announc- ed that this public policy in both fed eral and Virginia jurisdiction demand ed that the death by the law should void life insurance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
ST. JOHNS CHURCH WINS.

New Haven. Feb. 20-By a decision of Judge Wolfe in the common pleas court yesterday, St. Johns Episcopal church of North Haven is awarded $500 from the estate of the late Ro- manta Linsley of North Haven. The church claimed that LinsIey had pledged $500 while alive to the fund for the erection of a parish house. He never paid it and the church brought suit against the estate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
COURT HAS NO
 JURISDICTION SUPREME TRIBUNAL DECLINES TO ANNUL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM METHOD OF
 LEGISLATION. SAYS ITS UP TO CONGRESS Death by Hand of Law VOids Life In- surance Policy of Criminal
 Other Decisions.

Washington, Feb. 20-The supreme court of the United States has de- cltned to annul as unconstitutional the initiative and referendum method of legislation in the states. It de- cides that it has no Jurisdiction un- der the form of government in the states, that being a political question for congress to deal with. Chief Jus tice White thus announces the deci- sion of the court.
 "As the issues Gin the Pacific States Telegraph and Telephone case) pre- sented in their very essence" said he, ''are and have long since been by this court definitely determined to be po- litical and governmental, and em- braced within the scope of the powers therefore, within the reach of judi cfal power, it follows that the case presented is not within our jurisdic- tion, and the writ of error must, therefore be and it is dismissed for want of Jurisdiction
 The initiative and referendum pro- visions in Missouri. California, Arkan- sas, Colorado, South Dakota, Mon tana. Oklahoma, Maine and Arizona. hung in the balance. An adverse de- cision would have affected proposed legislation of that character in many other states.
 None of the justices dissented. The court has handed down a similar deci- sion in reference to an ordinance in Portland, Ore, for the construction of
 The chief justice said that "a sing ular misapprehension" stood on both sides of the case. but that the ''mists and confusion" was dispelled by the decision by Chief Justice Fancy years ago in which he disposed of the Doris rebellion question. This was the case of Luther vs. Borden. he said, and by it 1t was decided that the enforce ment of the guaranty of a republi can form of government to the states belonged to the political department of the government and came up for instance, on the admission of Senators and members of the house to their respective bodies. The chief justice called attention to Chief Justice Full or's following the case of Luther vs. Borden in the Kentucky over the gov- ernment of Kentucky in the case of Taylor vs. Beckham.
 Referring to the doctrine as laid down in these two cases Chief Jus tice White said: Tt is indeed a sing ular misconception of the nature and tenn of government to suggest that the1 settled distinction which the doctrine just stated points out between judi cial authority over justifiable contro- purely political questions tends to des- troy the duties of the judiciary in proper cases to enforce the constitu- ton.
 "The suggestion results from failing to distinguish between things which are widely different, that is, the leg islative duty to determine the political questions involved in deciding wheth- CT state government republican in form exists, judicial power and ever present duty whenever it becomes necessary in a controversy properly submitted to enforce and uphold the republican provisions of the constitL- tions as to each and every exercise of governmental power"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
REJECTED IMMIGRANTS.

There is no loophole by which steamship cOmpanoes can evade the expense of returning rejected immi- grants to their native shores, accord ing to decision of the supreme court, in a case against the North German Lloyd Steamship Company. That com pany was indicted for seeking to evade the law by compelling immigrants be fore sailing for the United States to furnish money sufficient to cover the cost of their return in case of rejec- tiOn The federal court for southern New York held that the company could do so and ru ed against the in dictment The supreme court found the lower court in error and sustained the indictment.
 STATE OF TEXAS UPHELD.
 The right of Texas to classify osteo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
HEIKE GAINS POINT.

The latest effort by Charles R. Heixe, formerly secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company, to escape the recently imposed sentences to imprisonment owing to the sugar weighing frauds, met with partial sue cess in the supreme court of the Unit ed States.
 The court granted a review of his conviction in New York. It denied application to review the convict on of Ernest W. Gerbraeht, a superinten- dent of the company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

pathy as a practice of medicine was upheld by the supreme court of the United States.
 The point arose when Ira W. Col 1inzz. practicing osteopathy in Fl Paso, was arrested on a charge Of pracuc- ing medicine without a license Col Iins' reply was that practicfng osteo- pathy was not practicing medicine, because no medicine was administer ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
CORPORATION LICENSE TAX.

The Colorado statute of 1907 levy ing an annual State corporation license tax of two cents upon each thousand dollars capital stock of foreign cor porations doing business within the State was he'd dnvalid by the Su- preme court. It was charged that the law was a burden on interstate commerce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
JOHN T. DONOVAN
 VS. ANTONIO CHIARAVALIIE CITY COURT, BRIDGEPORT,
February 17. 1912

Notice of Execution Sale.
 The aforesaid ChiaTavalle having recovered a judgment for costs against the aforesaid Donovan amounting to S4I3O and the aforesaid Donovan having neglected and refused to pay said amount, the same having been duly demanded of him by me;
 Therefor notice is given that by virtue of an execution issued by the aforesaid court, will sell at the pub lie sign-post within and for the City of Bridgeport fourteen days from date, to wit, on the End day of March, 1912 at 10 o'clock in the morning. the following articles of personal property, which I have this day sat- tached on said execution as the prop erty of the said Donovan.
 One barrel of Harper's rye WhLs- key, 45 gallons.
 HEZEKIAH R. ELWOOD,
 Deputy Sheriff for Fairfield County.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

President; they believe that he ought to go on with the work which he has begun; they protest against the oppo- sition to him within his own party; but all around them they hear the nut terings and threats of Republican vot- CTS that if MT. Taft is nominated he will not get their YoaeS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
GROSS REVENUE TAX.

The Minnesota gross revenue tax law as applied to express companies was held constitutional by the su- preme court. The State will be ab e to recover approximate tely S100, 900 in taxes from the express companies as a result.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
Electric Car Follows
 Master to Dinner
Ran Up On Lawn of MOtorman
 Creagh On Return Trip

Danbury, Feb. 2O.-Michael Creagh, 8 motorman on the Bethel line of the Danbury & Bethel electric railway system, gave place to Motorman liar vey Crawford at noon Friday, and went to lunch at his house in South street. near the car barns. Creagn has worked on the same car for a long time, until he has come to feel like a part of it, but that this feeling was reciprocated by the car had neV- or been shown until FNridays
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
LOSES s11O, 900 PEARLS DUTY.

The government, through a decision of the supreme court yesterday. faf ed to get $11O,O00 additional duty on the necklace of pearls owned by Mrs Will liam B. Leeds of New York and New port
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

Jthaca-A rat, that gnawed the insu- lation from one of the main wires of the power plant, tied up the trolley system for several hours
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

Washington-A dive from Youngs' Pier, at Atlantic City, last summer, has won bride for A A. Gordon, of Newark He saved the life of Miss Lorraine Lipphard, to whom he has been married,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20

hington-Funds for woman suffrage speakers to boost the initia- tive, referendum and recall were rais- ed by a playlet written by Mrs A. s. BurlesOn, wife of Representa- Burleson of Texas
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29

given by the press of this country in
the year ending April 1st were gathered
in one paper, the National Association
estimates it would make paper of over
$3.50 pages. In the last four years,
during which time an active publicity
campaign has been carried on, the
National Association estimates that
over 100000 inches or over 80 miles of
press notices on tuberculosis have been
published.
Publicity is the very heart of the
educational campaign against tuber-
culosis," says DR.. Livingston Farrand,
the Executive Secretary of the National
Association. Largely because of the
intelligent cooperation of the press,
has the anti tuberculosis movement in
this country been able to become, as it
is, the greatest organized movement of
its kind in the world. When tuber-
cuosis shall have become rare disease,
the American press may justly claim a
large share in this gigantic achieve
ment."