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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20

other states, which has been approv- ed by the state courts and sustained by the Federal supreme court.
 Even the recall of judges. which ex- ists in Arizona, California, Oregon, and some other states, is perfectly constitutional. NH Root knows that as well as anybody.
 He knows that nothing was further from the thoughts of the constitu- ton makers than that the people of the United States should not make their own constitutions and provide for the discharge of their own ser wants after the fashion most pleasing to them.
 MT. Root is lucky. If there were a law requiring everybody to be con stitutional upon pain of decapitation, MT. Root would be the first to lose his head
 He is actually engaged in the most unconstitutional thing that any man can engage in. He is trying to create a condition under which the citizens of the several states will not be able to amend their constitutions at their will, or at the very least will not be able to make amendments that lack the approval of clients able to pay fat retainers to thin lawyers for val uable advice on how to become and remain in the multf-milltonaire class.
 All readers of MT. Roots speech will. therefore please remember that it is constitutional to change the constitution. and constitutional to pass laws that are constitutional, and un- constitutional not to support the con- stitutions that the people have made.
 MT. Root appears to be the most unconstitutional creature wearing trousers in this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
: PAwN1NG A CIGAR
(Boston Globe.l

MT. Dooley's report of a chat be- tween himself and Southern plant CT who dropped into the life-saving station on Archey Road, in Chicago, throws a flood of bright light upon the New Industry of, the New South, which is just now paying it's fat quad rennial dividends.
 What dye raise?" says l. ''Cotton?''
 There's nawthin in cotton he says. 'It's a ejaculation pure and sim pie. No; I'm heavily inthrested in colored dillygates to tn convintion. It's been a most forchnit year fir us. We've had three crops-wan at the prim'ries, wan at tn meetin' iv the comity an, tn third will be ripe about Choosday Or Wfnsday,' he says.
 An he hands me a seegar so valy- able that I pawned it.
 Ord1anrily a business is considered fairly prosperous if one of its stock holders or road representatives dis tributes brand of perfectos which Your Uncle under the three gilded balls can be induced to accept over his counter as a gift.
 NOTE.-Some of the delegates got ripe earlier than was expected and they were picked off the vines Sunday and Monday and put temporarily into cold storage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
CARDINAL 'SWARNING
 AGAINST SOCIALISM
GIVEN TO FORDHAM'S 32 GRADU- ATES AT THEIR COMMENCE
 MENT EXERCISES. 2~
V. BOuRkE COCHRAN JOINS
And Young Orators of the Evening All Take Phases of It For Their
 Themes.

New York, June 2O-Cardinal Farley, who presided last night at the sixty seventh annual commencement of St. Johns College, Fordham University in the university auditorium, said that Socialism is the greatest evil that has come to this country and that the people cannot begin to combat it toe soon. i 'It is our duty now and hereafter ; he said, ito warn ourselves against the contagion of Socialism. Be de fender of the rights of God and man against those who would violate both"
 w. Bourke Cochran, who delivered the address to the thirty-two members of the graduating class, confined his talk to criticism of Socialism, and said the church is battling in defence of Christian. civilization bX equipping the young men in the class to make them champions of Christian morality and Christian faith.
 The theme of the address was taken from the subject matter of the three orations of the evening, delivered by members of the class. Albert J. King spoke on Socialism and the State, Joseph F. Doyle discoursed on Social ism and the Church, and Maurice L. Ahern prefaced the va1edictory with dissertation on Socialism and the Family
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
(New York ENening Post.l

(New York Evening Post.)
 In this hour of mortal political com bat, our own letter-writing Mayor is a joy forever. However disgusted 8 man may be by the columns of dts- patches about the ruffianly row at Chicago, let him but turn to the daily letters of MT. Gaynor, and the whole day will take on a different aspect. the sourest pessimist who sees our civilization going by the board will admit that all is not yet lost. Take his telegram to that ingenious as- sistant sergeant-at-arms of the Ten nessee Democratic delegation, who telegraphed to the Mayor that he had just been given charge of the delega- tion and that if the Mayor would sup ply the funds to get some of the dele gates to Baltimore, 'in case your name comes before the convention. will make it of interest to you. The thirteen words-unlucky number for the assistant sergeant-at-arms-wi which the Mayor replied should be classic, for they surely might be rank ed with some of Lincoln's best: You will not be in charge long. Your moral perceptions are too inconspicn- ous w. J. Gaynor.'' Here is one Presidential candidate, willing or un- willing, who will not be entangled with any lucre- seeking Southern dele gations. And then there is his letter on behalf of his farm foreman who wants to be a naturalized citizen and Is "able to hold his tongue in all the languages without the least difficulty, which is more than can be said of most of us in St James, If Pres ident were to be chosen merely as a letter-writer, Mayor Gaynor's nomina- ton at Baltimore would be foregone conclusion. As it is, when his term expires he ought to be retained as of ficia1 scribe of the city. And what gems his unpublished correspondence must contain!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
FIRST THINGS

The Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, reached Liver pool ninety three years ago today. Ii had sailed from savannah on May N, 1S19 Most of the voyage was made under sail, as the supply of coal was exhausted when the vessel was ten days out.
 The great seal of the United States was adopted by Congress 130 years ago today. The design was suggested by Sir John Prestwich, an eminent English antiquary, to John Adams, then United States minister to Great Britain, and was formally accepted by Congress on June 20, 1782. It is com posed of spread-eagle, bearing on it's breast an escutcheon with thirteen stripes, and in. it's talons holding an olive branch and thirteen arrows, sym bolic of both peace and war. The eagle, the suggestion of an English man. has ever since been. the national bird of the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
NEW ANlESThETIC TRIED
Patient Laughs and Talks as Tumox
 Is Removed.

Denver, Col, June 20-Painless oper- ations of a serious nature can be per formed with the patient entirely con scious and without any of the unpleas- ant nauseated effects that result from ether if the new local anaesthetic, composed of quinine and urea hydro chloride. is used.
 Dr.. Frank M Mccartney of this city perform an operation at St. Anth- ony's Hospital yesterday which shows conclusively that this preparation is the ideal local anaesthetic. He re- moved a tun1or as big as mans fist from the shoulder blade of Oswald N. Richter, who has been the director of the orchestra at the Orpheum Thea tre for several years.
 The patient not only felt no pain, but laughed and talked with the sur geon while the latter was using the knife. When the operation was fin ished he walked unassisted to his room and sat down to a hearty lunch con.
 The credit of the new discovery, ac- cording to Dr. Mccartney, is due to Dr. Henry Thibault of Arkansas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
ROOTS KEYNOTE SPEECH

The keynote of Elihu Roots speech is fervid appeal to stand - the constitution" by which this di> ffnguished protagonist of. multiplied money means, do not change the constitution Thus MT. Roots ap- peal really amounts to strong invi- tatfon to give the constitution "a kick in the slats," for the constitution plainly and distinctly provides for it's change, and the fathers who made it, wise old gentlemen that they were. never intended that it should be an inflexible document. from which noth- ing should ebe taken and to which n6fllinS could be added.
 And such portion of the suave gem tleman's remarks as are not an in vitation to the public to be unconsti- tutional, are suggestion that no laws should be made that MT. Root sand his friends do not like.
 In other words, the. chairman of the Chicago convention asks the Repub- iican party, and the people of the United States, not to tolerate any laws that will hurt the pockets of MT. Roots clients. asd ef
 It is quite evident that laws which the constitution permits-laws which the courts sustain-although the courts are scarcely revolutionary Tn the quality of their thought-are con- stitutional.
 MT. Root-wily MT. RoOt-has some of these laws in mind when he invites us all ''to stand by the constitution.' ''
 He has particularly in mind the in- itiative and referendum, which have been adopted by California, Oregon, Missouri, Maine. Oklahoma and many
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
TO NAME UNDERWOOD Friends of Representative Heflt Wanted the Honor for Him. x.

Washington, June 20.-At a luncheon given by Oscar w. Underwood Mon. day night to Senator Bankhead, his campaign manager. and PEosec1tine Attorney William Bankhead of Jas per, Ala. son, of Senator Bankhead, young Bankhead was selected to pre- sent the name of MT. Underwood to the Baltimore Convention. tsss.
 Mir. Underwood stated Tuesday that MT. Bankheads selection was most satisfactory to him and that he felt the young attorney would present his name to the convention in a way that would be a credit to himself as well. as to the State of Alabama.
 This selection Is disappointment to Representative Thomas Heflin of Ala bama, who has not hesitated to say that he wished the honor of deliver ing the nominating speech. Other Alabamans. among them Gov. Emmett ONeal, are said to. be chagrined that this honor did not go out of the Bank head family. Inasmuch as Senator Bankhead has been MT. Underwood's manager they felt that the honors should be more equitably divided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
THE FARMER: JUNE 20, 1912

thirty-second in the history of the Province. The last New Brunswick election, held in March, 1909, result ed in the overthrow of the govern ment that had held power for a score of years. The new government was formed by the Hon. J. D. Hazen, who retired last October to take the fed- eral portfolio of Minister of Marine and Fisheries, when MT. Flemming became Premier of the Province
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
DROUGHT, CYCLONES
 AND TORNADOES
To the Editor of The Hartford cou-

To the Editor of, The Hartford Cou-
 rant:
 There should be no ektravagant use of the water supply; all will soon be required. Springs are running low; trees and shrubs are at the present time drawing through their roots great quantities of oxygen to supply the foliage with life and growth. The moisture of the earth Is becoming ex- hausted; drought is upon us. In the schedule of disturbances given to the readers of your Journal of May 27. the one for June 15 has caused death and destruction in the western states. Next be prepared for furious electrical storm about the 29th. Drought, cy- clones and tornadoes will be in order during the summer months. We are now entering upon very peculiar condition of weather, probably sur passing the Chicago convention. Keep up courage, three cheers for Taft. Amen.
 Yours, Uncle Horace.
 Middle Haddam June IT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
HOW WOMEN WILL VOTE

Some ladies who would vote if they could. and one who says she wouldn't vote if she could, were asked by a representative of this newspaper to express views upon the Republican presidential candidates.
 Two leaders in the equal franchise movement thought they would prefer Hughes. One favored Woodrow Will son for president. The fourth had no opinion. excepting she did not wish to vote. There is nothing strange about the attitude of the lat ter lady. There are some men who do not desire to vote. and who never do. All the streams of life flow past them. but their desires of life are con- fined to the little pool which imme- diately surrounds them. It is wise need not vote.
 As 9 rule men who. might vote and do not, believe that other men should vote. Most of them would not de- spriye other men of the right to vote. Occasionally a rara avis prefers no- body to vote; and would resign him. self and the world utterly to the rule of a despot. The lady who does not wish to vote seems to align herself with those who would not prevent others from voting, once they had the right to vote.
 The expression of opinion from these excellent ladies. proves that the women are very like the men, and that they will vote much in the same way. There never will be ques- ton upon which all the ladies will be an absolute unit any more than there will be one upon which all the men will have single mind.
 Even the lady who asked her hus- bands advice. is not singular. There are men who never do anything fm- portant without asking the advice of the wife, although most of them are more bashful about admitting it, than women seem to be.
 The woman who asked her hus- band," exhibited an excellent trait. Not knowing. she was willing to ask somebody who did know.
 Most of us have to ask somebody who does know, occasionally. Few are universal experts.) and from hoIlse -huildipo to e;oLraSs .rao;oEs+. must sometimes be consulted
 Without disparagement of the po- litical views of any other lady, per haps those expressed by Mrs. Hincks, head of the suffragist movement in Connecticut, are most interesting.
 Her inclination is toward Hughes, but she would give much weight 70 the platform upon which her candi- date would stand.
 She is right. Under our system a man is much, but platform may be more. Platforms have stern way of marching on after this, or that man very big man too, sometimes-has quite ceased to be. There was abo-
 - lition. for instance, which outgrew Daniel Webster and paved the way to obscurity for many a powerful poli- tfcian in the middle of the last cen tury.
 And as to the nature of the plat form. It certainly should, as Mrs Hincks suggests, place men above money and health above wealth.
 Both Mrs. Hincks and Mrs. Davis indirectly call attention to an illus tration of the truth that principles which accepted by parties are plat .forms-are stronger than individuals
 The mighty leader, Roosevelt, looks upon California and finds that he f1- vors votes for women. The measure
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
HARVARD UNIVERSITY LEADS
 IN NUMBER OF GRADUATES

To-0ay-s commencement exercises at Harvard University. the pioneer institution of learning on the North American continent, will bring the number of its graduates since its or ganization in 1636 we'll beyond the S3,000 mark. No other American University can boast of so many alum nj. Yale, founded in 1701, has added the finishing touches to the education of nearly 2S.00o young men, while the University of Pennsylvania. which dates from 1740. and the University of Michigan, established in 1897, each have in excess of 25.0O0 graduates. Columbia has about the same number. and New York University is not far behind.
 While Harvard may still boast the leadership, 1t is probable that it will soon have to take back seat for such enterprising institutions as Co., lumbia and Chicago Harvard's stu dent body. averaging little over A. 900, is less than half as numerous as the Columbia army, mastering over 5000. The University of Chicago comes second in number of students. with Minnesota close third Both of the last named have over 5000 students. Universities of America whose students number between 5000 and 5000 include Cornell and the State universities of Illinois, Michi- gan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. New York University. Northwestern and Nebraska each have over 1000 students, and all these and several others surpass Yale, with about $500. On the Pacific coast the State Univer- sity of California takes the lead, while the University of Texas and Tulane University in New Orleans vie for su- premacy in the South Princeton, with a student body only little in excess of fifteen hundred, has reputation quite out of proportion, due, doubt less, to the prowess of it's athletes as we'll as to the merits of it's instruc- tors.
 It was in September of I636 that the English colonists on Massachu- setts Bay agreed to give 400 pounds, or about $2,o00, towards a school or about. s2,oOo, towards a school or college, whereof 200 pounds to be paid the next year, and 200 pounds when the work is finished, and the next court to appoint where and what building" The raising of this vast sum exactly doubled the taxation of the colony for that year. In the following year ''the College is ordered to be at New Town" the name Of which had been changed to Cam bridge. A few years later "it is or dered that the college agreed upon formerly to be built at Cambridge shall be called Harvard College" The reason for the adoption of this name was to honor the Rev. John Harvard of Emmanuel College. Cambridge, England, who, dying in 1638, left half his estate, about $4,000, and his li- brary, to the school in the wilder ness. Such was the origin of the ed- ucational system that has since spread to every part of the continent, until every State of the Union and Prov ince of Canada may boast of at least one university.
 To-day is election day in New Brun- ivHn xryi11 1~ fo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
PRIMARY VOTING

 paper instruction that the organ re- ceiving pupils should recognize an implied obligation to know something about the subject. In the case o1 dozens of our we'll meaning contem- poraries no such condition appears In discussing current social pheno- mena our friends not only know lit tie that is so, but much that Is not and they teach the latter.
 Comes the Springfield Union with a characteristic discussion of direct pri- maries voting. It says of the primary election in Maine:
 But however this may be. so long as primary contests fail to bring out nary election vote (of the party) the primary system does not properly full fill its object.
 Let us examine this wonderful piece of frequently repeated wisdom. l. A party vote ordinarily consists ot three clements, the votes of those who are members of the party, the C, some other party. and the votes ot those who are independent of any party.
 It cannot be expected that inde- pendents. democrats. socialists. pro- hibitionists. will participate in the primaries of the Republican party Moreover it frequently happens tfa, the laws of state provide for the separate registration of those who dssire to participate in party pri- rnarles.
 In Connecticut not more than half of alI persons calling themselves Re pubiicans are registered to vote in 3heir party caucuses.
 @ A fifty per cent. primaries vote based on Republican election returns would in, Connecticut be a hundred per cent. of those lawfully entitled to vote. This is a proportion that cannot bs obtained in practice. even under ideal conditions, since some viii De absent. some Ill and some dead on almost any list
 The merit of direct primaries is that they afford to each voter who desires it an opportunity to express his unfettered will. It is no part of their merit that they lead the voter te the primary and compel him to vote sssss sszs.l ~ Z
 Their further merit is that they dc < in fact enormously extend the interest of the electorate. and by increasing the numbers of the representative body, make 1t more representative.
 That system of voting in a demo- cracy is the most perfect which fur nishes to each individual the moxt perfect means of expressing his will -regarding candidates or measures That is the most imperfect which in the greatest degree denies the in dividual voter this power of expres. sion.
 The franchise is in no sense dis credited because there are in every scommunity men who do not care to vote, who are willing to leave the determination of things to those who do vote.
 As for our contemporary's idea that direct primaries ought to. be sub- Atituted by "a faithful performance of the old convention system," ii hopes against hope.
 For twenty years or more the peo- pie sought to obtain a more faithful performance under the convention plan. Failing twice, thrice and ever they decided to wipe out the conven. tion roof and branch and have about succeeded. '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
SILK MUSLIN.

Attractive colors for Motor Wells and Scarves.
 Plain shades, and only few, to close 6dE Silk Muslin makes very substantial veil for common use, and where cost is considered much less expedite than chiffon silk voile It looks just pretty to9 when is sleimning along the landscape. -
 In Gerani1m, Maize, Nile Green, Cream and Blue
 10 cts yd, former price $ cts - s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
GEORGE BORUP IGNORED
Gets Yale Degree After Death and Classmates to Give a $2O, O,O0O
 Fellowship.

New Haven, June 20-George Borup. the young scientist who was drowned
 a few weeks ago, was signally honor
 ed by Yale yesterday. In addition
 to the degree of Master of Arts given
 to him by the university. 1t was an-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
Uht+ B. M Rrun gum1tattlJ.
 EAahliahfa 1l57.
JUNE SALE OF UNDERMUSLINS IN CONTINUA,<GE. -
 VERY TEMPTING VALUES IN
SUMMER GARMENTS.

Theafrst days sale passed very briskly, anda bled, confused array of White Nainsook p1eutifully adorned with embroidery and lace, interminged with sprnk1ing of dainty ribbon knots and bands, remained to sort out and arrange Here ready for other crowds, with enough garments to satisfy all coHers.
 Trinity Combinations. These great favorites with many women be- Corset Cover, Drawers and Short Skirt are all combined in piece is possible to classify the assortment offered account of the gathering of odd sizes and different values.
 Long Skirts.
 With wide embroidered founces length 60 Embroidered and ace-trimmed, length 40. t. 96 cts trimmed, were $3.75, lengths 40 42 $2O0. Embroidered and acetrimmed $500 and $60O sizes 40 and A. 1M 4f t-. $206 Plain hemstitched 36 inch length $1.3s and q 50 Plain hemstched, AZ inch length, $4OO r7 $206 Extra size, embroidery trimmed, 38-inch, 175
 Princess Slips. s-4 Japanese Silk black white, and few in light blue former values from $625 $7.5o, sizes 34 A. $3so special ssas -. For Misses, for ages 1a, "A, and r6, at $Ia5 and $2.5o. 1
 La Gfecque Underwear. - Skirt and Drawer Combinations. well as-separatc garments. r sse@s sasa ss.esa Second fosr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20

YOUR RHEUMATISM DISAPPEARS AFTER A TURKISH BATH AT
 THE HOTEL ATLAS
 FRIDAY IS LADIES' DAY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20

To-day is election day in New Brun- swick, when the voters of the Prov ince will be called upon to express their opinion of the administration headed by J. K. Flemming as pre- mier. The New Brunswick Legisla- lure dissolved last month was the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
WHITE AND BLACK SERGE SUITHgC

For the neafest of summer tailored weaf White with black stripes three different designs 4a inches wide EI
 , 59 Cts, a yd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
GAYNoR AS A LETTER WRITER

Yours, Uncle Horace. Middle Haddam, June IF.