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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
Democratic State
 Leaders Plan. Club At Taft Dinner

New Haven, Jan. 3O-An informal gathering of prominent Democrats at to the two formal meetings, today. was preceded by a dinner at' which there were P covers laid. The meet ing was for the purpose of discussing plans to be presented at the general meeting this afternoon for the forma- tion of a State Democratic club.
 Those at the dinner were: Secretary Edwin S. Thomas, National Commit teeman Homer s. Cummings of Stam- ford, Senator Bryan F. Mahan of New London, Rollin U. Tyler of Haddam, Tingier of Rockville. E.. s. Roberts of East Canaan, c. A. Seeley of Putnam, c. W. Comstock of Norwich, William H. Kennedy of Naugatuck, Thomas lacy of Hartford, Henry McMahon of Hartford, William B. Perry of Lake vile, P. H. Walsh and F. M. Chapin of New Hartford, Mayor Joseph M. Halioran of New Britain. former Mayor William E. Thoms of Water bury, Major Louis P. Stoddard, Col. Samuel H. Fisher and Philip Troup
 Those who were invited and who. for various reasons, could not attend, were Congressman Thomas L. Reilly. Mayor James B. Martin of New Ha- ven, Controller Arthur D. Mullen of New Haven, and Archibald McNen of Bridgeport. Congressman Reilly sent along his best wishes but declared that it was impossible for him to leave Washington because of the very strenuous fight in the House over the steel bill.
 The gathering discussed for some time the idea of a State Democratic club an idea first put forth by Gov ernor Baldwin. Two plans were pro- posed, one of a general Democratic club with a central location. say in New Haven or Hartford, and the sec ond a central club with various other cIubs-branch clubs, so to speak-in various cities and towns of the state. Both of these propositions will be put up to the general meeting this after noon. which comes after the meeting of the state committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
PLAN TO MAKE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL A
 PRIVATE INSTITUTION HAS SERIOUS DEFECTS

public doctors who are responsible to the public authorities and to, their own humane sense of duty to the sick and injured who fall within their care.
 The preliminary feelers put out to the public through the newspapers. announcing the proposed change, are repIete with the commercial purpose that lies behind the alleged desire of "the staffs of both hospitals' to seize this public institution supported by public funds and operate it for pri- vate benefit.
 One of the matters discussed, says q report of the alleged conference, between the staffs of both hospitals was the feature that there are a great many persons who are treated medi- cally by the emergency doctors who, while they may be entitled to first treatment in an emergency, CAN WELL Afford to Hire Their Own
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30

cumstances that carry the preroga- tives of political leadership, a ten cent wheel with three chances for a dime is a positive beneficence and some of our very best citizens will give their approval to any city of ficiaI who spends his time in that way, for otherwise he might be rend- ering valuable assistance in the direc- ton of increasing the price of gas, electricity or street railway trans- portation, ior travelling some other road that leads to the place where all statesmen, municipal and other wise, are recorded as safe, sane and conservative.
 We cannot share the horror of our esteemed contemporary over the i'm cident it exalts by its attention. There are too many things of serious i'm port, too many offenses that injure the community, to spend much time discussing a proposition that actually provides three chances for ten cents. some of which are sure to win some thing. That is moro chances than some city officials give. Those are known, for instance, who draw down large sums, and give nobody a run for the cash, the city least of all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
Dean Of LitchfieId
 County Bar Dies

Litchfeld, Jan 3o-wiriam s. Ran the Litchfield county Superior court and by virtue of his long practice known as the dean of the LitchNeld County Bar, is dead at his home here Mir Ransom was within two months of being ninety years old. His fu- neral. held this afternoon from the Protestant Episcopal church, was at tended by the County Bar Association Mir Ransom retired from the clerk ship of the Superior court many years ago. He took a somewhat active part as a Republican in local DO itics and often represented his party in various conventions. He was the owner of very valuable collection of newspaper and other literary memorabilia, a part of which was destroyed by fire several years ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
HONOR MEMORY OF M'KINLEY
Connecticut Pa s Martyred PreSi- dent Homage at Feast in Waterbury - Colonel Eaton Chosen President

Waterbury. Jan. 30-The memory of President William Mckinley was hon. ored by the Mckinley association of Connecticut, last night in tine cusLoEn- ary way of banquet, at which the principal response wL.E given by C~-- gressman Paul Rowland, of Cleveland an intimate friend of the late presi- dent. The banquet wss held at the Elton, and 1t was the ninth one. Or BaniSed in New Haven, the second an niversary was held in this city in 1904 Next year the banquet will be held in New Haven.
 The table decorations had red car- of the occasion. At the guests table were the speakers, Congressman How land, William H. McElroy of New York city and Governor Walter B. Clark of Alaska, former Governor Frank B. Weeks, Lieut.. Governor BlaI<eslee, Dr. G. H. Knight, Senator c. H. Frisbie. John T. King. Bridge port. B. M. Holden of Hartford, Tyler Cruttenden, Major A. Rice. H. P. El- ton, c. Daniel Way and James Shea.
 A committee named to select off cers of the association reported the following who were elected:
 President, Col. Robert O. Eaton, North Haven; secretary. Col. c. W. Pickett. New Haven; treasurer, J: D. Walter, Cheshire; executive committee. Abner P. Hayes, Waterbury: John J. Dahill. Hartford; W. P. Bailey, Beth el; Frank B. Mum. Litchf1eld; F. B.. Leonard, Holland; Isaac Spear. Mid dlesex; G. A. Bartlett, Windham; Ty- Ter Cruttenden. Norwich.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
THE TWO RULE ME IHOD OF ASSESSING TAXES
 TO1HE FIRST AND SECOND DISTRICTS

erty of both districts has been taxed to pay for the service. But the law. as explained by the city attorney, rs- shall be divided into two parts. One part must be the cost of all lights us ed in the Second District. Tho other part must be the cost of all lights used in that territory called "the First District only," which, of course, Is only portion of the First District.
 It Is apparent that one or the other of these plans of paying for a ser vice used in common is unjust
 If it Is just to divide the expense for one service 1t ought to be divid- ed for every service used in common.
 The plan of dividing the expense is open to serious objection.
 ''The First District OnIy'' contributes its share to pay for all the schools and the Second District does the same. But if the cost should be divided and assessed as for lighting, the Second District would pay for all it's own schools and then would pay about 95 per cent. of the cost of the schools operated exclusively for the benefit of the First District Only"
 No sound arguments have been ad- vanced for the legal maintenance of the double standard
 If the charges for a portion of the services are divided, the charges for all services should be divided. The things used exclusively in the First District Only should be set into one budget The charges for things used exclusively in the Second District should be set into one budget.
 But since the First District only would then contribute nothing to the support of things used by the Second District, there would be no reason why the Second District should con tribute to the support of the things used by the First District only.''
 Two remedies become apparent, the First District only'' may be set off as an exclusive and separate District, so constituted that all it's charges will be paid exclusively by it's own taxpayers, and the Second District, Us an exclusive District, to pay its own charges, and all of them.
 This plan would involve, however, great disadvantages to the new First District. It would deprive it of many of the advantages that arrive from cooperation with the Second District, and would greatly increase the ex- pense to the taxpayers of the former
 The second plan. would require the lines of the Second District to be ex- tended to include such of the proper ty in the First District only" as needs city services.
 Happily all the parties to the con troversy seem to agree upon the lat ter method, MT. cooper and MT. Chamberlain with MT. Goodsen as senting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
ENGINEERS ASK CONFERENCE.
Will Then Put Up Increase of Wages
 to New Haven Road Officers.

The engineers of the New Haven road system have asked for confer ence with the road officials in refer ence to a request for increased wages. This increase has been asked for on all of the roads of the east, and the New Haven has been expecting such a request for some days.
 It seems to be the situation that, while the wages of some of the en- gineers seem pretty high, there are a great many of them just at present who do not make nearly what they did six months ago. It was said by railroad man yesterday that there were more engineers of the New Ha- ven road idle just at present than in many months. Again, many of the engineers do not have steady runs.
 To equalize the matter, and to see that all of the engineers of the road get a chance to put In a full weeks work, will be one of the objects of the conference.
 At the last increase in wages. two years ago, the road increased the communication and passenger rates. The company at that time gave as reason the increased payroll of the road
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
Doctor Afterward.

Doctor AfterWard.
 That Is to say the doctors who con ferred, and we do not believe the "staffs of both hospitals" ever con- ferred. are intent on getting hold of an institution devoted to the humane purpose of giving aid to the sick and who can squeeze out a dollar to pay a doctor of his own" shall do 1t.
 Let there be an end to this schems. The Elm ergency Hospital is a public institution and shall remain public.
 When the sick apply for aid. pub lie authority must continue to deter mine-as it does-whether it should be given. Never shall it be said that the city of Bridgeport leaves the de- termination of such a question to pri- vate greed. The desire to make q sick man employ "a doctor of his own" must not sit in judgment on that sick mans financial ability to do SO.
 Nor will the proposition to replace the skilled public doctors by internes be greeted with public appreciation.
 All l6 d U1eQlCal He occupies the same relation to a doctor that a printers devil In his third year bears to a Journeyman printer.
 These internes, or medical appren- tices, before they are turned loose upon the public finish their medical education in a hospital where they have an opportunity to see and know under the watchful eye of experi- enced doctors-those things of which they have only read, or heard some professor talk.
 Bridgeport is not willing to turn its helpless poor into so much material for medical novices whose first desire will be to gain the maximum experi- ence and whose first duty will be to ascertain if the sick appealing for treatment are able to employ doc tors of their own"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30

The public will frown upon the all legged agreement of the 'staffs of both hospitals' to take control of the Emergency Hospital and turn the helpless, sick and wounded poor of the city over to the internes. There are a number of grave objections to the plan, not the least serious of which is that it smacks of the pur- pose to form a medical trust.
 The Emergency Hospital is a pub lie institution, one of the first of its kind in the United States. It should be administered by public officials, and it's work should be carried on by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30

Bridgeport in it's earlier days was sparsely settled. It had it's village" and it's farms. It was administered, like any other Connecticut town, by a board of selectmen, subordinate to a town meeting. Presently the vil- lage grew populous and needed ser vices and improvements not needed by the outlying territory. Then th , , City of Bridgeport was incorporated. The city remained a part of the town. but two classes of expenses were created. One class belonged U the town, which means to all the property, and the second class belong ed only to the property within the city.
 There were now two systems of government operating, side by side. the town system with its selectmen and its town meeting, and the city, with a mayor and a common coun- iv1I.
 This condition existed until 1889, when. to efrect the economy that would flow from a single system of administration. the town and the city were consolidated. The territory that was then the city became the Second District. and, generally speak ing was to pay the same charges It had always paid. The First District was the territorial equivalent of the town and embraced all taxable prop erty. It was to pay those charges which the whole town-an the prop +erty-had heretofore borne
 During the 22 years that have elapsed since the consolidation was effected much of this outlying terri tory has become thickly settled, and the property in it needs most if not all of the improvements that were pe culiar to the city, such as lights, sew CTS. fire protection collection and re- auction of garbage
 Some of these improvements have been granted to that portion of the property which lies outside the Sec ond District. and to such extent that differences of opinion have aris- en' regarding the fiscal relations of respective tax payments are in dis pute. The matter has finally been considered by the city attorney. and its legal aspects are determined, even though some of the equities remain unsettled
 The city attorneys opinion reveals certain defects in the law. The finan- cial relations of the two districts are controlled by two irreconciliable rules which are illustrated in the legal re- quirements for the apportionment of the cost of schools and for the cost of light
 The school service Is enjoyed by both districts. All the property in both is taxed to support the schools.
 The fighting servir 's enjoyed by both districts. Hitherto all the prop
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
THINK BOYS FIRED COLLEGE.
Holy Cross in Quebec Burned-Fiye
 Students Arrested.

Farnhan, Que, Jan 30-Fire de- stroyed the Holy Cross college, on the north bank of the Yamasld river. yes terday. When the fire was dzscove ed, about 6:30 a. m, it was beyond con- trol. There were about 150 boarding pupils in the college at the time, but they all got out safely. The loss IS SIPS, 900, wi+h h $30,O00 insurance.
 Five students were arrested in the afternoon on a charge of incendiar1sn. It is charged that there was some trouble in the college because some Of the boys wanted to go home for a holiday. They were denied permis sion by the director, and apparently revenged themselves by firing the school.
 The college is the property of the brothers of the Congregation of the Holy Cross which owns number of similar academies in Quebec.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
Say Harmon Is
 Not Progressive
Statement Issued by Progressive Democratic League of
 Ono

Columbus, O., Jan. 3o-The Progress sive Democratic league of Ohio has issued a statement in which 1t de- clares that Gov. Harmon is out of harmony with the progressive move ment, and calls upon the Democrats to nominate a progressive for the presidency.
 we know enough about the tariff questions" says the statement, ito remember that it was Champ CIark's leadership which aroused the entire country against the Aldrich-Payne tariff bill and carried Ohio and nearly all the eastern states for us in the fall of 1910. If any man is to be nominated for. President on the tariff question, that man should be Champ Clark or some other Democrat who was in Congress at the time of the successful fight on the Aldrich-Payne tariff bill.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
Uhp B. m. Rran On11tpattJ.
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New GInghams for 1912.

A Gingharn Frock Is there anything neater more attractive practical for house for children's little school dresses? Watching these new Ginghams being opened, the average sensible woman would like choose one but several, well know ing from past experience that a Gingham frock will last for year two with frequent visits to the 1aun dry Nothing is suitable for school wear.
 Are you tired of the mixed assortment of weather January is bringing the cold winds, the and sleet? Then come and see these new Ginghams which will remind you of Spring. Some of them shown in of the Main St. windows.
 Broken Plaids and Checks, reds, blues and blacks in vivid combinations; neat greens, blues and pinks with white; soft tans grays and lavenders; Frenchy things with line of black overlying pale color An enormous variety. And the price,
 12H cts yd.
 Wash Goods Section.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
SPLENDID DISPLAY
 OF SILVERWARE
Made in Bridgeport"

The fine outfit of original design Hotel SEverware on display in the show window of The Lyon & Grum- man Co.,, has been placed for the in spection of the Bridgeport public at the request of the owner, J. F. Ba- Der, formerly of the Fifth Avenue Ho- tel, now Proprietor of the new Baber Restaurant 2 Cafe, Nort~east corner 33rd St., and 7th Avenue, New Ycrk, opposite the Pennsylvania Station,
 The furnishings of this Restaurant and Cafe are of the best quality ob- tainable. The bar will be one of the most elaborate and only the finest old wines and prime food will be serv- ed. 4 special feature is to be made
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
Minister Grey
 Is ASSaiIed Al
 ShuSter Banquet
Especial from United Press )

London, Jan. S0-The Liberal press. today, enthusiastically lauded W. Morgan Shuster for the course he pursued in the defense of his position, at the banquet given in his honor by the Persia Committee. Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign minister, was also vigorously assailed for con- niving with Russia to bring about the downfall of the American official.
 The Evening Star says:
 ''Shuster ably and soberly presented the details of his struggle against the Anglo-Ru bureaucracy. His fate is a warning to all Americans who hold similar positions in foreign fields"
 The Shuster banquet revived the ag- itation for the removal of Sir Edward Grey and a big shake up in the for eign department, was predicted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
BRAKEMAN IS HURT.

John G. Reisch, a railroad brakeman residing at 1120 Barnum avenue. sus- tained a badly crushed hand while making up a car in the south end yards, early this morning. The coup lings failed to work and the cars came together, badly bruising- hts hand and arm, but fortunately breaking only one bone. that of a finger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
APPROPRIATION BILLS OUT.
Army Bill Shows $3 800, ,OOO Reduc-
 tion-AgricuIturaI Bin Cut.

Washington, Jan. S0-The army ap- proPrIation bill, carrying sSs, 534, ,0G0 bill. with a total of s15,ss6. .s7s, were reported yesterday to the House. The pension appropriation bill also will be reported and probably will have the right of way. It carries about $780, COG. GOO.
 The army bill shows a reduction of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30

of delicious Southern dishes, which have never been served here in the North.
 The Silver Service Made in Bridge port" by the B. H. H. Smith Silver CO, Silversmiths of rare ability, will help make the name of Bridgeport and its manufacturing ability famous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss-,. ESl<tPhS,NR E[ A(lf lf'H

January 11th, 1912. Estate of Ezra l. Dudley, late or the town of Bridgeport in said Dis trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the dasp hereof for Creditors of said Estate td exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts. properly attested, within said time. will be debarred a recov- cry. All persona inacbEed 90 g slA 4ay tate are requested to make ~s1meel> ate payment to
 THE BRIDGEPORT TRUST CO.,
 Egbert Marsh, Vice Pres. A 27 SS Executor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
OBITUARY

The death of John Flood, who slash ed his throat with a razor at his home, 234 Sixth street, on Jan. g, oc- cured yesterday at the Bridgeport hospital. Flood had been Respondent for some time. His condition was re- garded as hopeless almost from the time of his admission to the hospital. son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
PARK THEATRE
-PATENTs-

A. Bf. WOOSTER. Attorrey-at-Lavgs
 Late Examiner U. S. Patenf Office 1O94 MAIN ST. BRIDGEPORT. CEs Send Postal for Booklet on Patents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-30
BOARD OF RELIEF

Notice Is hereby given that the Board of Relief of the City of Bridge port will meet at the Assessors office City Hall, for the purpose of hearing appeals made from the findings of the Board of Assessors. Hearings will os held on the following dates in Feb ruary: Thursday, Feb. 1st, Friday, Feb 2nd, Monday. Feb. 5th. Wednes- day, Feb. 7tt, from g A. NJ. to F. M.s and on the evenings of Friday. Feb 2nd, and Wednesday, Feb. 7ths from 2 to P. M.
 Dated at Bridgeport. this 18th day of January 1912.-
 WILLIAM A, LEWIS.
 THOMAS F. WHITE,
 CHARLES J. BYRNE
 CHARLES H. POLAND. APO td*
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-06-06

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