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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30

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 <'In keeping the departmental ap- propriation records, it is very import ant that reduisitions should be enter ed immediately after they are issued and before they are sent to the Board of Contract and Supply. Purchase orders should be entered immediately after being received from the Board of Contract and Supply. A strict ad- herence to this plan is the only means by which complete information can be obtained as to the actual condition Of the appropriations.
 Tt will be noticed that the en- closed statement blank not only re- quests information as to the approved charges (bills and pay rolls) to ap- propriations,s but also requires a state 1nent of the incurred liabilities in the term of acquisitions outstanding for which purchase orders have not been issued, and outstanding purchase or ders for which charges have not vet been made. That part of the state ment dealing with incurred liabilities is fully as important as the part deal- ing with approved charged. The ac- tual condition of the appro priation ac- counts cannot be determined without a consideration of incurred liabili- ties"
 Our energies will now be concen- trated upon bringing the results of our work together for presentation in our final report to the Common Coun- cil This report we plan to make a working manual of accounting proce- dure but we have no idea that all of our suggestions will receive imme- diate acceptance. We are confident. however, that we shall be able to get the people of this city to think more of their public business and how it is done
 Let it be understood that we have no necromancer's wand, no mys terri ous tables or sel1es of formulae with which to obtain results. The expert, so called may have 8 somewhat wid- CT range of experience and greater
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
SEA GIRT SHOOT.

Sea Girt, Aug. 30.-The match for the company team championship of the United States, shot under the aus pices of the National Rifle Associa- tiOn here, today, was won hy Com Iany K, first District of Co!umb bja, which scored 354, one point more than Company I, 10th Pennsylvania. The other scores were:
 Company D, 2nd Alabama, s49:, Company c, 4th4 New Jersey 331: Company B,@1st District of CoIurn bia. 326; Company K. 3nd District of Columbia, 313.
 The wimbledon Cup match at 1, 1,O0e yards, the revolver championship, the Spencer at 1,200 yards and the aIl- corners sQuadded revolver and pistol matches comprised the afternoon card.
 The Meaney match, at 50a wards. was won by George w.. Chssiy, of Connecticut, who scored the possible 50. Captain Guy Emerson, of Ohio. was second.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
FIND MAN WHO
 RAN DOWN CHILD
 IN SPEEDING AUTO

Hearing that he was wanted by thu police for running down little Tons Riccio near the plant of the Bridge DOT tBrass Company, yesterday morn. ing, Joseph Tedesto, 21 years of age living at AZ Hallam street, the drives of the car which hit the child, caml into the Second Precinct station lat last night and submitted to an inveS tigation by the officers
 As from his statements of the fact which were partly corToborated bJ other witnesses later secured by tn police, it appeared his act was no due to over -carelessness and as ht was willing to appear at any time |. answer charges, he was permitted tt return home. It is likely that in thu event of the child's condition beconp ing worse he will be required to giv, his testimony in court. Today off. cials at the Bridgeport hospital stat. ed the injured boys condition wa! improved
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30

The Waters-Pierce interests already had an action against Standard Oil pending at St. Louis, Investigating the fadthfulness of the Rochefeller con- cern in carrying out the supreme courts dissolution decree.
 This latter charge was made by federal authorities who have been in- vestigating the war of Standard Oil on the Pierce -Fordyce Oil Association Charges of restraining commerce among states of unlawfully conspiring and operating a, monopoly" are made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
MANCHEsIER's s1o,OO0 FIRE.

Manchester. Aug: So-The resi- dence of Clarence G.. Watkins was partly destroyed by fire. today. with loss of $10,0O0. The fire was caus- ed by defective flue. It. started on the third floor and before it spread to the lower floors most of the fur- niture and clothing was removed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
OIL FUED RENEWED

Dallas. Tex. Aug. 3o-The old feud
 between the Waters-P Pierce and the Standard Oil Companies was seen,
 today, in the indictments returned by the federal grand jury Of the Texas northern district, against the Ieading oil men on charges. of violating the Sherman act. H
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
ATTORNEY AND CHIEF
 INVESTIGATOR FOR NEW YORK
 ALDERMANlC CRAFT INQUIRY

New York, Aug. 3o-william J. Flynn of&she United States secret ser vice- shas been netained by the alder manic committee that will make an inquiry into graft conditions in New. York. He is to receive $500 a month
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
THE PRETTTEsT FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of. ten disfgured by an unsightly wart. It can easily be removed in afew days without pain. ,by using Cyrus Wart Remover, for %saie only at The Cyrus Pharmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue and 1SSs Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
CLEANEASY. THE BEST HAND
 EMOAP

Guaranteed @not to injnre the skin. TnstHntly removes Stove Polish, Rust Grease. Ink. Paint and Dirt For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn, PA Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30

for his services, with the proviso that the salary shall not continue for more than five months Emory R. Buck nar is the chief counsel for the com mittee, and he will have five or six assistants. MT. Buckner will receive S1 900 a month forss his services.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30

not mark the end of our work i. Bridgeport. It will be necessary tc continue operations at the time tlt( next budget is prepared: this vii make it possible for the city to tegiI the work of the next fiscal year ac cording to the plan set forth in ou report s'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30

Pocantico Hills. N. Y.-For the seventh time since 'bIackhan ders' de- clzred war on the Rockefeller estate workman has been robbed on the entrance road.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
ARBiTRAToRs' FINAL MEETING

>ew Haven, Aug. 30.-The three ariitrators of the wage dispute Fe- tween the. local conductors and motor- men of the Connecticut Company and the company met for their final ses- sion, this afternoon. It is not expect ed that an immediate agreement will be reached.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30

Attacked ioT severe pulmonary hem% nrrhaeesfat the railway station, last night, Nathan TroHer, AS Lafayette street, New Britain, was taken to St. vincaant'S hospital It is said that this Seendftion is much improvedf to- day.
 While passing through a narrow passage in the engine room of the SaaugaHack Ice Cempany's plant. Wed- 1,esday night, John Jackson. night en- Strleer. slipped and in falling dislo- cated his left shoulder. Although suffer7f1e intense pain he pluckily stuck to his post until relieved in the nidrning. when he sought treatment from his physician. Dr. Conrad Glenn ems Jackson seemed much surprised when informed that his shoulder had been thrown out of joint, and al though the member was greatly Swol- Ien, he underwent the additional pain of reduction without murmur.
 TrJwestigsstiot into the sdeath of Jo-l serh Buck, who was. killed while at work on a circular saw in the plant of the A. w Burritt Company on Wednesday last, resulted in a state !. 11aent being issued by County. Coroner John J. Phelan last night to the effect that the death was undoubtedly acci- dental The equipment throughout the factory was pronounced of mod ezrn design and such safety appliances as were known were in use. Coroner. Phelan will take the matter up fur tF1e~ with the State factory inspector to see if devices cannot be found to protect the lives of workers on rotary saws
 Charles Lindsay was surprised at the home ofsshis parents, MT. andsMrs% Charles Lindsay, Sr., 7S2 Colorado avenue last night on theFoceasion Of his 18th birthday. He received many s<ffts from his friends who gathered at the party.
 Members of the Pacifics Engine Co met last night. at John w. EckeIs cafe, 1877 Main street, and planned for g. trip to Danbury,- Sept. F. It is expected that between 125 and 14O members will gos on the trip. Henry Tate was elected secretary of the company. to succeed John H. Naphey who resigned. There will be another meeting Thursday night to make fur ther arrangements for the trip.
 The following program has been arranged for the Brooklawn Country Club on Labor Day: Monday, Sept. ?, Presidents and governors cup com petition Qualifying round. IS holes. Medal play handicap. Lowest 16 net scores to qualify for the presidents cup Second 16 lowest net scores to qualify for the governors cup. Match play on the following Saturdays. The second Is holes medal play handicap for the William T. Hincks trophy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30

Farmer Want Ads. Cent Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Attacked i,y severe pulmonary iem~ nrrhagesfat the railway station, last night, Nathan . TroHer, AS Lafayette street, New Britain, was taken to St. vincaants Hospital It is said that this Seenaftion is much improvedf to- day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-30

Charles Lindsay was surprised at the. home of his parents, MT. and Mrs Charles Lindsay, Sr., TSP Colorado avenue. last night on theFoceasf0n ot his 18th birthday He received many xffts from his friends who gathered at the party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
qERUlNy rikING THE HiNT.

During and rs result "f the Amerl-
can Senate investigation into the
Titanic disaster II was repeatedly suG-
cpstpd that ocean steamships should he
rouiuped with scarchlights and that they
should he built with watertight inner
hulls. 70 these suggestions domur was
made. on the ground that the search
lights would lac not only useless hut
actually bcwildering. and therefor"
detrimental 10 safety Of navigation. and
also that the inner hull would probably
do more harm than good. The pro
posalS were dcridcd 10y some persons
As the foolish notions Of landlubberS.
who knew nothing about navigation.
II Is now to he observed, however.
that the second maritime nation Of the
world Is taking both of thrs" sug-
cpStions mp in practical manner. NJ
least one German liner has recently en-
tered this harbor through Il dense fog
with the aid of powerful scarchlight.
which was found to be- Of great utility.
Also. one of the largest Of the German
shipping companies is considering tho
immediate construction Of II great vessel
containing 4 complete inner hull, which
would remain intact and watcrtight,
and would keep the ship ahoat and its
contents in safety If the outer hull were
torn Ia fragments.
These items do not prove the entire
wisdom and practicabllity of the sug-
geStlons in question. but they do indi-
cate that they were not So ill-informed
or fantastic as TO merit only con-
temptIous dismissal. We recall wildly
thai not generation ago one Of the
foremost railroad authorities Of the
country resisted Il demand for the re-
moval of coal stoves from passenger
cars. with the declaration that he would
never burden his soul with the rpspOn-
sibility Of installing steam heat in rail
road trains. and thus Of SlIbiectlng all
the passengers to the horrible danger
Of being cooked 10 death by the es-
Gaping vapOr whenever there was even
a slight mishap to the train. 1t seems
probable that some equally BOurbon-likc
notions In navigation will have to be
abandoned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
B4CRSLTDTNG.

A few years ago the city Of Newark.
y. j.. was notorious for the prevalence
Of vice and crime The excise law was
of the white slave trade" abounded
with braZen openneSS. Gambling was
common and crimes Of violence were far
too frequent, though not more 50 than
might have been expected in conditions
which there prevailed. The police
seemed blind or Indifferent Then there
came q civic revolution, not in the city
but in the county of which the city is Il
part 4 university professor, who was
also a masterful political leader and an
efficient man Of affairs. possessed of In
tegrity. information and indOmitable res
0ution. was elected Sheriff. Then came
the cataclysm. Ignoring the inefficient
or corrupt police, he acted with unspar-
ing energy as the chief peace officer of
the county. rightly treating the city as
simply an integral part Of his bailiwick.
The housekeeping was thorough. There
was n Wholesale exodus Of crooks to
prison OF to asylum In other states and
before his fern expired he had made
Newark as clean rs IL had been foul be-
fore.
The city. however, seemed to he like
the converts whom the revival preacher
describes as coming tn the altar but
greasing the path behind them so as TO
make backsliding swift and easy. The
next Sheriff elected by the vote of the
city over that Of the rest of the county
was an "awfully nice man" personally,
but az he himself frankly and somewhat
jauntily said. blind in one eye and I'M
ObServant with the other" Doubtless
he personally preferred virtue to vice
and lawkeeping TO lawbreaking. But
he had. Of course. to fulfil the eXpec-
taticns of his friends, and his friends
were largely those who did not like
"purilaniSm." The result, which is now
apparent, was inevitable. To-day there
is something like Il popular revolt against
the vice and crime which have again be-
come rampant and impudent. ami the
Police Board have got together In secret
session and have decided that something
must really be done 10 restore nj least
an appearance Of decency
The incident is not novel 1t can be
duplicated in. the history OF probably
every considerable city. But the lesson
is SO important that IL deserves TO he
pressed home every time it appears. 1t
is a lesson in the need Of constancy. Of
perseverance and of orderly and sys-
tcmatic progress rather than mere spas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
INCREASING HIS STOCK N TRADE.

IJSrREISING HIS STOCK ~ TRADE.
Sneaker Clark demands proof or re-
traction from Colonel Bryan. lie Is not
likely 10 get either. II is not CoIohel
Bryaus WAY after he has assaied one
of his fellow Democrats TO furnish either
uroof or a retraction. Even when MS
attacks of a few months ago upon rep
resentatiye Underwood were disproVed
10 retraction came from the Nebraska
colonel He merely became more Tree
oncilably opposed than ever 10 Mr IN
derwood's ambitions. That was all. Be
side him. IN the Colonel's present eStllha-
ton, the Speaker must now stand Ior
venturing to rush TO Baltimore ana issue
denial and challenge. lie goes to join
the many upon the Bryan indcr crpHr1a-
tori,ls, being associated there not only
with Mr.. Underwood, but also with Gov
ernor Harmon. once Il serious candidate
for the Presidency.
Sneaker Clark and his friends are thus
added TO the considerable number OF
Mr.. Bryan's bitter enemies In the con
vention. All of them, we dare say-eA-
cent possibly the Speaker, whom even
as an enemy no one would take seriously
all of them are no doubt assets to MI
Bryan. and he has been adding to MS
assets of this sort at tremendous rate
since the present convention Logan. But
his ACQUISITION is serious obstacle to a
harmonious solution at Baltimore. what
Mr.. clark calls the Outrageous aSper-
sion of Mr.. BRYAN reflects not merely
upon him but upon his loyal supporters.
1t should make them stick to the
Speaker all the more determinedly. ana
il should cause them To be intensely OPP
posed 10 any solution of the question he
fore the convention which would be re-
carded as A victory for Mr.. Bryan. SIM
ilarly. the real Underwood men must be
equally irreconcilable. And Tammany,
with its ninety votes. Is virtually barred
from contributing to the makeup OF the
necessary two.thirds majority of any one
acceptable To the Peerless Leader. The
colonel must have made enemies OF more
than one-third Of the convention. These
enemies. while profitable To himself. are
expensive to the Democratic party. As
the number of them increases the more
difficult does any agreement become ana
the longer the deadlock is likely 10 con
tinue, while the sweltering delegates
curse the man whom they fear to offend
and who keeps them there in Baltimore
I'm order that ne may advertise himself
through the country as the man who de-
fled the money devils by name, inSulted
Murphy and Tammany to their faces,
and served notice that no one who was
nominated by the votes Of those suspect
cd Of having friendly relations with "thc
interests" should have at the polls the
support of the Progressives. The returns
from all this will come in on the Chau-
,numa circuit. where the Nebraska
colonel will capitalize his new set 81
pumitics. Meanwhile. those who are
weary Of Bryan and those who are angry
at him may perhaps pluck up courage
and make their cause common. Al pres
cnt they are behaving like Il lot of
whipped SChOolboyS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
HT4VpEDJNG ( FAILTRE.

The Baltimore convention may he
stampeded in the end When the dele
gates are utterly wcaried with protract-
ed sessions and ready to seize upon any
thing which promises release from Bal
timorp. some unexpected incident may
lead them 10 unite upon Il nomination.
But. like the Chicago convention. this
one has shown itself proof against the
calculated effort nj Il stampede. Colonel
ROOsevclt> visit to Chicago and his ap-
pcalS to the "ity'S crowds did not change
Il delegates vote. Similarly Colonel
Bryan's theatrical cxpcdicnts ut Balti-
more have failed to make him that con
vention'S candidate.
Several times it might have been car
ricd off its feet If h" had succeeded in
upsptting the bosses programme and
making himself temporary chairman his
victory might have swept him forward
into the nomination Again, his sCnsa-
tional resolution against the gold dust
twins" Of the Democracy was calculated
Icy its audacity to take the convention by
NltlIli. sfIN lllldHN HlN ''' lti bii'l'
against Champ Clark and announcement
that any one nominated by Tamnanl
support would receive = tainted nomiml-
zion might have been expected to thrill
a gathering full of Western radicals.
But the delegates were on guard
against Colonel Bryan, just as the Chi
cago delegates were on guard against
Colonel Roosevelt What the virtually
unknown reporter aud delegate 10 the
1896 convention could do with single
unexpected speech and n catchpenny
phrase the experienced politician and
skilled Swaycr of popular emotions has
been unable 10 accomplish in 1912 The
other devices. the girl i'm white who
waves the banner, the organized cheer
ing like that at college football games.
and the rest Of them. are beneath con
tempt. Perhaps they only serve to keep
the delegates on guard against the STAN
pcde by reminding them necessarily Of
its possibility.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
ARGUES FOR SIX-YEAR TERM
Words in Favor of Making President
Ineligible for Reelection.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your able advocacy OF the single
siX-year term for an occupant OF the Presi.
dental chair is undoubtedly setting thou
sands TO thinking deeply upon the PROMO
sition. AS for myself Il quite con-
vinced that such change would be ad-
vantageous in every way. II would do
away. for one thing, with the necessity
which occasionally confronts our National
Executive, when a candidate for reelection.
of descending from the chair Of state TO
take the platform in personal defence of
his record as President
In many other ways. as you bring out
SO convincingly, the single six-year term
would he an Improvement Accusations OF
the upbu,ldlng by patronage Of mighty
political machine In the interests OF a Presi-
dent would not be heard. for they could
have no foundation in fact. The reform
would have tendency. too, to prevent tho
rising of the great waves Of political and
personal venom that have rolled over the
land almost regularly AT four-year inter-
walls. Under existing conditions the Pres-
dent Is certain 10 be vigorously and often
viciously attacked without care for the dig
nifty of his high once solely because he Is
susceptible Of reelection
| sincerely hope that the constitutional
change you recommend will be made.
New York, June 80. 1912. r. ID. b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
n BALTIMORE.

The second week of the Democratic
convention opens with three irresistible
forces confronting three imnovable OBJ
ipCtS. At least that is the only interpre-
tation to be put on last nights state
mentS of the leading candidates
Mr.. Clark. who has the most votes.
announces that there is no change i'll the
situation. Mr. Wilson is pleased TO see
his support grow "aS if in response to
conviction and public Sentiment that
"as if is Il mark of great modeSty or
else of most cynical veracity. Mr.. Tn
dcrwoOds friends assure him. he says.
that now is the time for me to stay
So unless the followers have IDEAS diff
fcrcnt from the followed the indecisive
ballots are likely To 90 on for Il while
longer.
Will one force Crumblc away first. or
will all three 90 10 pieces simultaneously
from mere exhaustion? Mr.. Wilson
hopes to see the tired Underwood and
Clark men come over "aS il in response
TO conviction" The dark horses are
waiting I'm hopes 10 see the whole struct-
IRE collapse Mr.. Murphy is looking to
see where his sheep can next pasture
without having the dogs set Oh them.
And Mr.. Bryan is doubtless planning to
keep the centre of the stage Mean
while. nobody concerned is happy except
the Baltimore hotelkeepers. at least If
George William Curtis was right when
he said that Democrats were very hun
CRY and YOU may we'll believe very
Thirsty"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
IN APPRECIATION OF CARTOONS

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: AS Democrat--no. Of the Murphy
obedience, however--let me thank you for
the series Of telling cartoons by Boa rdman
Robinson which you have published in the
last few days Mr.. Robinson has portrayed
with splendid effect the contemplate part
that the great Empire State has played at
Baltimore. Would that copies Of his work
might be placed In the hands Of every voter
in the state but particularly in New York
City! What a spectacle he has presented!
The gre test state In the Union represented
by lot of sheeplike delegates, shep.
herded the Tammany leader and offered,
practically, for sale In the national market
place in Baltimore, Heaven forbid such
another exhibition! To THE Worlds aues-
ton Must boss be an ASST" / answer,
judging from the Murphy standard, Yes
and worse
CLEVELAND DEMOCRAT
New York, June 80, 1912.