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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
PUBLIC OPINION
THE LIBRARY AGAIN.

Editor Farmer:-
 Print few points on subject in- terestinig to your readers. The Lib- rary building wall adjoining the Kline Building is 2 feet thick at the base and 1 foot thick at the top, solid masonry wall with no openings in it, the Kline wall, 1 1a foot thick at the base and 1 foot thick at the top-if these figures do not exist, they should. There is no reason that a concrete wall fit. base and 1 fit. thick at top, should not go the balance of the back wall-the real fire risk as to this place is its use as stores the Main street and John street sidewalks same as Kline's. This basement fin- ished same as Howland's would af- ford at least so K 100 ft.-10,00 floor feet and nothing could be more ac- cessible for a newspaper and maga- zine reading room and no fire risk. Convert the whole of the first floor to library use. Now as to the noise there appears to be no protest from the 7 or 8 banks and all the store owners and workers. Why don't the Library Board put a fire escape same as is on the front of Lyon & Grum- mans store. This property for the use dedicated is worth double the money the Board could sell it for. So far as I am concerned, I do not go to the library twice year.
 J. w. DREW.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
EASTON

MT, and Mrs. Edward Williams of Rock House have returned from few days visit with their mother, Mrs. Williams in New York.
 Stanley Northrop has sold his fine Holstein steers to William Platt of
 MT. and Mrs. Chester A. Hull and daughter, Miss Lorinthea Hull of Sport Hill, were recently entertained parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hull in Greens Farms.
 MT. and Mrs. Miles Gordon are en- tertaining their niece, Miss Alice Mo- Gerry of Weston at their home for few days.
 N. J., is spending her Easter vaca- tion with her parents. MT. and Ms. Edward D. Gillette at Adams Corners.
 The dancing ciass met at tue Grange hall on Wednesday evening at the Centre. Although Prof. Ed ward T. Pendagast did not come the class enjoyed very pleasant evening. Charles Silliman gave the dance to the pupils; and a few of their. friends were present. After dancing was en- joyed a fine collation. was served. Those present were MT. and Mrs. Ira Andrews of Stratfeld; MT. and Mrs. RCDeTL w. MASH, MI. clhS1 MI D. Oie@i ence A. Jennings, MT. and Mrs. Clar- ence B. Andrews, Bertha Andrews, Ernest Williams, Harold Williams, Fred Candee, Ashsah Candee, Ralph Marsh, George Marsh, Albert flaw kins, Edwin Vargoshe, Albert Ruman, Adele Keller, Dwight Fanton, Mary Ferris, Arthur Wheeler, Minnie O.. Sherwood, Erwin Edwards, MT. and Mrs Edward Williams, Mrs. Edward D. Gillette, Clifford Gillette, Dorothy Gillette, Mary Gillette, and Alice Me- Sherry of Weston.
 Miss Bessie Burr of Greenfield is spending a few days with her grand parents, MT. and Mrs. George Par rock in Aspetuck.
 Mrs. Charles Stillson is spending a few days with her friend, Mrs. George EaVreau
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

since 1903, was brought from the
 dust of a pigeon hole, put through the senate, and put into a position whe1 e
 it will have to be recognized when Connecticut's legislators meet again, and passed.
 Mayor Fishers earnestness in the
 cause of progress cannot be doubt
 ed. He is not the first man who has grown weary with legislative obstruc-
 tion of measures wise and necessary. There is justice in his denunciation of members of his party who aban- doned the party platform. But he seems to recognize, and his closest friends and admirers certainly recognize that nothing whatever is to be gained by sacrificing a Democratic government, largely if not entirely progressive, to government by a Republican organization grown an- cient in evil, and reactionary to the last degree.
 It would be showing less than care- full discrimination not to consider that in Connecticut a great number of new questions have become ob- jects of discussion quite recently, and that the minds of the people upon some of these questions are not en- tirely awake.
 1t is natural that such legislation as the workmen's compensation, and
 public utilities should be better un- | derstood, or at least more intensely desired in the cities, where the ques- tions involved are directly concern ed with daily life.
 The votes show this to be the case Tn no instance, we believe, did a pro- gressive measure in the last Assem- bly, fail to get votes representing a | majority of the population of the i state.
 These measures were beaten, when they were beaten, largely by repre-. | sentatives from the smaller towns I whose people were less familiar with | the conditions, and less desirons of 1 change.
 Governor Baldwin, despite certain | obvious defects, has been a good gov- | ernor, and is more certain of cleo tion than any candidate the Demo- | cratic party in this state can other
 wise name.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
AGAINST SMOKING
(waferhlrv American ,

(WaterbUry AmerIcan.)
 Old traditions die hard in Methodist Conferences. We notice that the New York East Conference, in. session in Brooklyn, the conference which in- cludes Waterbury churches, had a red hot discussion of smoking in Wesley an University. It was started by a superannuated preacher, the Rev. Dr. D. W. Couch, who declared that his grandson had learned to smoke at Wesleyan and that eff you visit the students rooms you will find them thick with tobacco smoke Dr. Couch was backed up by the Rev. Dr. J: M. Griffin, who said he had taken his son out of Wesleyan because of the prevalence of tobacco smoke among the students and the members of the faculty. A number of other members joined in the discussion and finally an official vote was desired. putting the conference On record as condemning the practice of smoking at Wesleyan, and it's countenance by the faculty. The Rev. Dr. G. P. in charge of the First Methodist Church in Waterbury, who. presided in the absence of the Bishop. finally sidetracked the discussion on the ground that there was no need of any official action, as "the press will give wide currency to Dr. Couch's remarks and they will probably reach Wes- leyan." Dr. Mains cid not think if would be good policy to dictate to a university on the question of tobacco, which is the straight, conmon-sense Church is still condemning dancing. theatre going and card playing. when not a few of its leading members practice all of them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
AGAINST SELLING LIBRARY.

Editor Bridgeport Evening Farmer. Sir:-
 Strong enough reasons why the
 Burrough Public Library Building should not be sold.
 The directors reasons why they should sell the library building have received all the necessary attention through the Farmer and now the writer would like to show the weak points of these objections and the very easy and inexpensive remedy for every complaint.
 1. The property is claimed to be
 unsuitable for the purpose of a lib- rary and reading room because the
 directors think the building is so To- cated and so constructed that 1t can not be altered or enlarged.
 Cure No. l. The location is per- feet, convenient and satisfactory. No
 building has been built yet that could
 not be altered. In our case it can be done. With about 61,000 square feet of available floor space in the build ing as it now stands, there can be no sensible reason why the building should be enlarged.
 ,. The directors say that our
 building is a fire trap and has not enough exits to accommodate the in- creased patronage due to the grow ing of the city.
 Cure No. E. Bring those depart ments which are used the most and where the greatest number of people above the street. Build plenty of fire-
 escapes. Safety and comfort are inn
 portant. Exits can be made as well as in other buildings.
 8. The location is very noisy and
 dusty, it is claimed.
 Cure No. 8. Let the directors get after the Connecticut Company and
 stop the running of such cars that
 are out of order. Stop that internal ear drum breaking noise every time a car is about to stop or start. Stop the flat wheel cars, stop the gong be- ing rung when it is not necessary. Have a better regulation of traffic on Main street.
 If the sprinkling- carts were kept busy there would be less dust. Enough taxes are paid for the Street Depart | ment to stop this dust objection. If every citizen was to move on account of dust there would not be many people left in Bridgeport. f. Sell the building and with pro- ceeds erect Burroughs Building else where.
 Cure No. 4. Would new building be convenient and on all trolley car lines? Would a new site perpetuate
 the original Burroughs Building site, the site where the donator was born and where ali her family lived and died. If it was only the Burroughs | name Mrs. Pettengill wanted per- petuated she could have had a tablet set up or a monument, etc., no she | wanted the site perpetuated. Would a new building cost as much as the one Mrs Pettengill gave? Would it | be as large and have as much floor | space? Would a new building have | any stores to rent? Would there be any income to support the Burroughs Library building, as Mrs. PettengilI | intended? No, the taxpayer will have | to support the new building. No is | the answer to all of the above ques- | tions. Can the reader see any strong | reasons why the building should be moved?
 Every letter of protest written to | the press will strengthen the cause | for the protesting citizens and bring the directors one step nearer to de feat. Therefore, write now, it re mains to be seen what the people
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
BALDWIN THE STRONGEST CANDIDATE

The Democrats who attended the Judgment in deciding not to organize an opposition to the renomfnation of Governor Baldwin. The result of such a course could only be to turn the state once more entirely over to the predatory organization, now head ed by various members of the third house, which has been distinguished d by itsloyaltS to the railroad and oth- CT public service interests and by its opposition to progressive legislation.
 The statement is said to have been Democratic victory of 1910 brought with it more legislative progress than had been achieved in ten years be- fore. Illustration of the truth of this statement might be multiplied almost indefinitely.
 Consider, for instance, the public of passage under Republican gover- nor, Mir. Lilley, although he was sin cerely devoted to it. A scrutiny of the vote will prove that the legislation was adopted because of the large number of Democrats who had been elected in 1910, and creates the pre- sumption that it would have been once more defeated had the Roraback organization not received a severe re- buke and been estopped from its at tempt to make MT. Goodwin gover-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
MUST TAKE PUBLIC
 INTO CONFIDENCE
Editor Troup Tells Icemen They Alone Are to Blame For
 False Idea of Trade

Icemen have only themselves to blame for the misrepresentation Of their case, because they do not take the public into their confidence. was the statement made by Philip Troup, editor of the New Haven Union, at the twenty-fourth annual meeting Of tion at the Hotel Taft yesterday af- ternoon. ''The public has as many erroneous ideas concerning your bus- mess as it has of newspapers" sald Mr. Troup, "and the responsibility TOT this display of ignorance can be laid to the icemen themselves, who refuse to set the public right. During the city reporters were sent out repeat edly to the icemen to give their yer- sion of the issue, and they shut up like clans.
 '"The average citizen believes that a cold winter should insure cheap ice, forgetting that the weather is one of the smallest factors in the cost of the product The price of ice is de- pendent upon the price of oats and feed, the prices of horses and carts and the price of labor. The iceman has allowed the public to retain this impression because he has preferred to remain silent even when the news paper has asked TOT ms s1de or the case.''
 In the same vein, H. W. Bahren- berg, of Hoboken, N. J., an official of the national organization, enjoined the members to keep their faith with the public, give the reporters an open hand when they come seeking infor. mation concerning the trade. and there will be less malicious newspa- per and magazine writing against the icemen, the butt of every cartoonist and wag. MT. Bahrenberg further urged the exposition of the merits of the natural ice product, and liberal publicity in all that pertains to the sale of the product.
 The election of officers resulted as follows: Albert Widmann. of New Haven, was reelected president. and the remaining officers were reelected as follows: Courtland E. Colver, of New London, president; H. B. Sherwood. Southport, treasurer; Earl D. sprague, Bridgeport. secretary and George E. Curtis. Norwalk, member of the executive committee for three
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
HOME DECORATIONS.

Many interesting and unusual styles of new foreign and domestic creton- nes, linens, nets suitable for hangings have been procured by John F. Fay, 61O Fairfield avenue. There is noth- ing more durable for furniture cover ings than these cretonnes. Additional space and improved facilities have added greatly to the efficiency and promptness in executing orders. A large line of upholstered furniture, unsurpassed in quality, workmanship and durability. Reupholstering, re- pairing and refnishing furniture. Work done by experienced upholster- ers, cabinet makers and fnishers un- der the careful supervision of MT. Fay, All materials used are the best procurable of their kind. Cleaning, hangings. A large line of willow fur niture of best quality. Bedding made to order and made over. Tel. "A.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
FATHER STANLEY AT POLES.

Easter Sunday night at Polls. Rev. Walter J. Shanley, P. R., of Danbury. Conn.,, will lecture on the subject of 'sFr.. Mathew, His Life and Labors, '' under the auspices of the St. Joseph $ T. B. 8 l.. Association. Many peo- pie in this city are anxious to hear F'r. Shanley. His subject for Easter Sunday night gives him a broad field to work on and all those attending will be insured treat in the oratory line.
 To fill out the program the commit tee has secured an excellent musical program. A quartette composed Of Mrs. I.ealia Joel Hulse, Mrs. Robert D. Martin. Joseph Wieler and Will liam V. Walsh,N accompanied by MT. John Wilbur Dial, will be heard in a number of selections. MT. John Hughes, a popular tenor will open the entertainment with a vocal number Attorney Hugh J. Lavery, former all derman, will act as chairman of the evening. Tickets can be secured from the members or at the door Easter Sunday night. Reserved seat tickets purchased from members can be ex- changed at Hartigan's Pharmacy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

IlOls
 It is true that Democrats did not vote for public utilities legislation who should have done so, but this is because progress does not run level through the minds of every member of a party, not even in the Socialist party, which freed from the obliga- uons of power and responsibility, yet finds itself divided into opportunists and impossibilists who quarrel about as violently as old party factions.
 More important from every stand point than public utilities legislation is workmen's compensation, which passed the senate, but was defeated III the house. This bill also lost the votes of Democrats which it should have had. But the fact remains that without the endorsement of the Demo- cratic party, and without the prepon- derant vote of Democrats in the Gen. eral Assembly, tn
 have languished, as it had for sever al years, its merits unrealized.
 The Democratic platform and the Democratic victory made the work mems compensation act a living is- sue, and brought it to a point where it is not reasonably possible that it will not be enacted at the next ses- sion of the General Assembly.
 Also, through Democratic activity, the direct primaries law, which had been the object of aimless agitation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
MANS LACK OF PROPER PERSPECTIVE

negatives of malehood so decree bring an evil woman into his home and depose the wife. So long as he offers support and does not maltreat or beat her, the wife has no legal re- dress.
 en by the admission of the oppon- ents of woman's suffrage-have been greatly benefited as a result of the franchise of wives and mothers. Eco homie measures, marking epochal ad- vances, have been effected-largeiy through the good sense and judg- ment of women with votes.
 Stock arguments have been laughed to scorn by the statistics of marriage and divorce; and by the improvement in health of women and their chil- dren-as evidenced by mortality ta- bles.
 Hardly anyone ever attempts to gar with a large rough stone, when she drops into the polls and casts her ballot on her way home from the butchers.
 It requires years of plodding for patient Truth to overtake the frisky and jubilant Lie, and the tortoise eventually bested the hare-as every school boy knows.
 There is another fact which man must learn sooner or later, that IS that the males have no monopoly in brains.
 Also that it takes quite as much ability to run a house, at five thous- and things a day, and mind" the children, as it does to post a set of books, sell pair of shoes, write an editorial, or prescribe for a case of tonsilitis.
 If man could only get a proper perspective, he would laugh himself sick over his presumption, and egotis- tic intolerance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

The presence of small pox in Nau- gatuck is, not unnaturally, alarming to the people of the not distant city of Waterbury, and the esteemed Wa terbury Republican shares the alarm.
 Yet the merit of vaccination as an alleged specific for small pox will not be in the least changed by the cir cumstance that the disease exists, and it seems, at this distance, as if our contemporary's effort to support the vaccine cult, by reference to diph- theritic anti-toxin hardly reaches the case
 Anti-toxin is not administered years in Advance to persons in health upon the theory that they may some day otherwise contract diphtheria.
 Anti-toxin is a sterile body, but vaccine virus is a living body, en- dowed with the capacity for infinite multiplication in a suitable medium, such as the body of a little child.
 Moreover the statistics of anti-toxin results are in grave doubt in many minds.
 But however it may be with serum therapy as practiced at this time, there is abundant evidence to indf- cate that vaccination does not protect against small pox
 We note thxE the @vaccinal condi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
SMALL POX IN NAUGATUCK

tion of the Naugatuck cases is not re- to proclaim to the world the absence of vaccination when unvaccinated cases fall under their care.
 Would it not be interesting and evidential if an impartial committee of doctors and laymen should take census of the Naugatuck cases, to as- certain how many have been vaccin- ated, and how many not?
 In this city, in the past, silence upon the part of the doctors relative to the vaccinal condition of, patients suffer- ing with small pox, has resulted in an investigation proving that these patients had been vaccinated.
 The most recent case was of a man just from an immigrant ship who had been vaccinated often and recently. There might have been a question if the vaccination did not give him the disease.
 The London epidemic, in the early part of 1910 disclosed that the pa tients were mostly vaccinated, and, since vaccination, until within re- cent years, has been generally prac- ticed in England, it follows that most of those who have smallpox or die of it there have the characteristic scars of the vaccine rite.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

It would seem that it would, in this year of grace, 1912, be no longer necessary to knock a man down with a brick, in order to secure from him a recognition of the fact that a wo- man is a human being-possessing organs and dimensions; suffering from the same heat and cold; and starved by lack of the self same nu- triment which reduces her lord and master to a walking skeleton.
 The laws which permit child la bor, adulteration of food, eXtortion, and price brigandage operate just as severely against her, as they do gainst the welfare of that miracle of nature-the Male of the Species.
 Why, man should attempt to re- serve the right of suffrage for him. seIf-in spite of the fact that vice, poverty, injustice, and horror piled upon horror exists after all these cen- turies of inadequate law making-is beyond the ability of anyone-to un- derstand.
 Where woman has had the ballot for any considerable period of time many of these evils have been reme- died.
 Hours of labor have been shortened, the age of consent raised, the spirit and practice of social democracy en- haneed. and, to a great extent, so- briety and cleanliness have replaced intemperance and depravity.
 In most universal suffrage coun- tries and states they receive equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex; and equality in inheritance for both sexes.
 The wives earnings and personal property remain hers-in contra dis tinction 10 the highly evolved English law which permits husband to have entire control of his wife's inheritance and earnings, and then-if the pre-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
STUCK IN THE MUD
(New Haven Union.)

(New Haven Union.)
 Automobilists, and even those who ride in vehicles, have found some of the roads in Woodmont, Milford, etc., in positively impossible condition. On Sunday afternoon there were sev- eral automobiles literally stuck in the mud in these places. The residents there were most courteous, and even hospitable, to the victims of poor roads, which, of course, are in an un- usually bad condition. The frost, six feet deep, is coming out of the ground owing to the thaWs. The recent snow storms and rains have provided suf- ficient mud in some of the streets to sink a ship.
 The automobilists of Sunday last feel that the geographical discoveries of the North and South Poles are not to be mentioned with their discovery that in Woodmont they located the short route to China.
 AS dfscoverers do not care to take Journeys unawares, the authorities in these suburban towns should put up a sign of warning on those streets that are impossible, and have a red light at night. Then they would be known of all men as Good Samaritane."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
FAST DAY SERVICE AT SOUTH
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

A service of worship will be held at the South Congregational church this evening at 7:45 o'clock. The First and West End Congregational churches will join in this service and the ministers, Rev. John DePeu and Rev. w. l.. Bennett have been asked to take part. Dr. R. l.. Swain will preach a sermon on '"rhe Death of Jesus" The choir will render three selections from Maunder's dramatic cantata, From Olivet to Calvary" The public is invited to attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
A LREDIrAbLE EDITION

is a credit to the publishers, and will be welcome wherever it goes, because of it's fine typography, it's splendid half tones and it's wealth of infor- mation about Stamford and its manu, factureS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05

The Stamford Advocate issues a handsome supplement descriping pie torially and otherwise the beauties and advantages of the thriving city in which it is published. The edition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
G. A. R. SEEKS FUNDS.

It is hoped the citizens of Bridge port will respond liberally to the re- 1uest for funds to assist the G. A. R. % entertain the State Encampment in his city, April 19 and 20. The soli- citors are now busy calling on people for this purpose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-05
MRS. WILCOX COMING.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the famous woman writer, is to come to this city to attend the meeting of the French Club, on Thursday the 11th at the North church. Mrs. Wilcox is an honorary president of the club.