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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05
STEPNEY

E
 Miss Vera HubbeH has returned af- ter a few days visit with her aunt, Mrs. Miles Eastwood in Bridgeport. While there she attended dance given at tine Casino, Laurel Beach.
 Sacrament Of the Lords Supper will be observed at the morning service at ths Methodist church on Sunday morning. s The new cement bridge just south of A. J. HulPs house is now complet- ed and is a great Improvement to the new road. szs4 A
 MT. and Mrs. Milon Hawley, accom- panied by Misses Marjorie Connors and Ella Beyer, recently took an auto trip to. New Milford and sherman, where they visited the homes of Miss Cbnnors and Miss BeYer. e4ts
 MT. Brown of Bridgeport has re- turned home after spending a few days as the guest of MT. and Mrs. c, B. Osborne, Jr.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Thompson who at one time were residents oi this place, are becoming good pedes- trians, as on Sunday they took a walk from Bridgeport to call on old friends here.
 Mrs. William Reagh, who has been spending some time with her mother Mrs William Penf1eId, has returned tc her home in Massachusetts.
 Charles Nichols, superintendent o1 the Baptist Sunday school, resigned from that position last Sunday, and William J. Nichols was elected in his place.
 Messrs Edwin Shelton. Homer Sher- man and Dr. Frank Wales, the Town School Committee, visited the schoo houses in town, Saturday. with a view of making needed improvements. | Henry Wildman and the Misses Wildman, from Danbury, are the guests for several days of Mrs. Henry Nichols
 Farmers are harvesting the hay crop which is more abundant than last years crop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05
NEWTOWN

Rev. F. B. Barnett who has been the guest of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. F. w. Barnett, left Tuesday for his home at Mitchell, South Dakota Mrs. F B- Barnett and daughter Dorothy will remain some time in town.
 An evening Of pleasure for music lovers is promised for next Wednes- day evening, July 10, at the town hall when Cecil Wright will give a piano and song recital for the benefit equal- 5y of the Newtown and Sandy Hook libraries. MT. Wright has just re- turned from a year of study in Paris, where he returns in a few weeks to accept a prominent church position as orEani@t. Miss Grace Johnson of zoar summer coterie, will assist in vocal numbers, and Miss Pauline Voorhees. Mus B. of the Yale School of Music. will be the pianist. A large gathering Is assured
 Newtown enjoyed a safe and sane Fourth, with scarcely the stir of a sbFeeze until late in the afternoon. Residents needed a little quietness af- ter a night of sieeplessness. It did not take many boys to make a large moise which was kept up until a. m. The tongue had been removed from Trinity church bell, but the boys were mot Co be thwarted in their purpose, and managed in some manner to get fo the bell. making with every pound a much more annoying racket than if the ball were tolled. At the Congre- gattonal church Constable Cannon had been engaged to watch, and as he en- 3oys lark as well as the boys, he took his stand away up in the belfry. As the young fellows came almost close Mir Cannon began to talk in ghoet language and in a few minutes had them getting out lively, but their courage soon returned and the noise was kept up from one end of the street 10 the other
 Sandy Hook enjoyed a more quiet holiday than usual. In the evening the annual display of fireworks drew out a large gathering. Fred Hu,se anzaneered the display on the Mill
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Saturday and Sunday Matine

SaLurudy anu .SuAOdy MdIlne6S
 The special Saturday and Sunday af- ternoon matinee excursions on the Steamer Park City to Port Jefferson are sure to attract select party of excursionists. This is surely an ideal way to spend an afternoon and en- joy an invigorating sail across the Sound, spending one hour and thirty minutes in the village of Port Jeffer- son. Steamer leaves wharf at foot of Fairfield avenue at 1:20 p. m. Re- turning leaves Port Jefferson at 4:3o arriving in this city at p. m. Special reduced fare.
 Saturday Specials
 Choice western fowl, stewing fowl fancy roasting chicken, Long Island ducks, turkeys, fancy native milk fed veal, legs to roast, shoulder roasts loins to roast, rumpS to roast. fancy legs of mutton, prime rib roast beef pot roasts. clods. rumps, Boston rolls etc, small lean pork roasts, lean fresh shoulders, sugar cured hams, sugar cured bacon, heavy fat pork, scorned shoulders. Watermelons, canteloupe gooseberries, red and black raspber- ries, green corn, asparagus, egg plant spinach, bunch beets, lettuce, cauli- flower, parsley, scallions, etc Duffys Apple juice, Duffys grape juice, rasp- berry shrub. Hires root beer extract Roses lime juice, Tryphosa. jelly pow der, lemon squash, Williams root beer extract plain olives, orange sugar Bridgeport Public Market and Branch State and Bank streets and East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05
EAIRSHIP AKRON AND MELVIN vANIMAN, ITS BUILDER WHO LOST HIS LIFE WHEN THE
 BIC GAS BAG EXPLODED HIGH IN THE AIRI

AT feet in diameter, held 100000 cubic feet of hydrogen gas so, securely that the leakage was less than 1 per cent
 in twenty-four hours and had a gross lifting capacity of thirteen tons. The
 cigar shaped body was the ship The long deck beneath housed the machin- cry for directing the gas bag. The lowest deck Or lifeboat housed the
 crew in case the balloon refused to be directed. The two decks weighed about six tons. The three motors mounted on the gasoline keel had a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05

combined drive of 2sO horsepower on the six eleven-foot propellers. Thirty miles an hour in still air was what Vaniman counted on. Two of the propellers were "orientors"-theN could be whirled at any angle and could raise or lower the ship as welt and lowering device consisted of thed three plane rudder and single plane fins under the stern, altogether loolss ing like an aeroplane pammed int the balloon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05

Atlantic City, N. J., July .5-The
 Akron, the s25O. 900 dirigible balloon in
 which Melvin Vaniman had planned is a mass of wreckage in the sea,
 Vaniman's body and the bodies of Walter Guest, George Brilliant and Fred sAlmas. are under it vantrnan's brother Calvin was also killed His
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05

Logansport, Ind-James McGowan hiccoughed for five days and attend ing physicians tried to stop the aiI- ment by exploding a giant firecrack- CT at his bedside but McGowan died.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05

Jacksonville. N. J.-Hungarian la borers celebrated the Fourth by rol1- ing powder filled beer kegs down hill and the authorities didn't stop them until they almost blew up party of Newark campers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-21

For the very finest Suit on
the market; the very cream
Of perfection in all the finest
Importation Suits that sell
for $25 and $50 at $14.95.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-21

For Ladies' Long Coats in
all wool serges and fancy
fabrics, plain and fancy tail
ored, all sizes, worth easy
$500.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-21

The best and most popular
priced Suit sold. Suits in
this lot that carry every
cent Of $16.50 value, shown
in % different styles and
models.
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RECEPTION BY THREE
WESTERN GOVERNORS

Three western governors-Stubbso o.
Kansas. Carey Of Wyoming and Shat
roth of Colorado will receive the
riders OF the Short Grass Motorcycle
club. which left Garden City. Kansas.
on It's 1912 tour on Monday. Some
two hundred riders are expected to
join the party and for fifteen days the
tourists will journey through three
western states.
The route is 1000 miles long and ex-
tends as far west as Canon City. Pueb-
10 and Colorado Springs. In addition
to the reception by the governors the
riders will be entertained by the city
officials in fifteen cities and towns.
DR.. B. ]. Patterson. the newly-elected
president of the Federation of Ameri-
can MotorcyclIsts. will accompany the
tourists
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The Conservatives in History

history OF any country and you will
find the conservative governments
greatly out number the liberal.
In all ages and in all countries
radical waves have appeared but have
been of short duration. The outs have
always adopted the guise OF reform
The demagogue out OF job has IL
ways shouted graft and reform.
Reform waves have not been with
out their benefits. Liberal and radical
governments have accomplished good.
The upsetting of things occasionally
in all ages have left their marks of
good. But in all times the conserva-
tives have soon come back into power
and have RULED for the benefit of the
common good.
The Republican party in the outset
was a radical party. 1t got into pow
er, no doubt, largely because Of Its
radicalism, but the fact is that the
Generalization of the Democratic pa'-
ty with three candidates hepled some.
It was a radical party for eight or
twelve years when it became conser-
vative. 1t has held its power for the
last fifty years because it has been a
conservative and constructive party.
Don't let a popular wave turn yoar
head. Reforms may be needed. Re
forms will be accomplished. But 10
radical party can remain long in pow
er and few reform parties have ever
reached the governing stage.
Read a little history and you can
watch the game with more content
ment and atisfact!on-with even de-
gree of amusement.
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1t is MIR. Taft or MIR. Wilson

Taft, or Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr.. VIII
son. We believe the large majority
OF Republican voters Will vote for
Mr. Taft Some honest Republicans
who believe In more radical meas
ures than most OF the Republicans
believe In will vote for someone else
We believe that those who are sin
cere in their convictions. those who
think that they cannot support Mr.
Taft. will DO the only other thing that
will really count and that is to vote
for Mr.. Wilson.
We have no sympathy with the cry
OF fraud that Is put up by a boiling
candidate Mr. Roosevelt was not sup
ported In one-fourth Of the contests
be aled at Chicago by his own most
ardent supporters. II his own peo-
pie had decided all the contests IN
Chicago the way they thought honest
Mr. Roosevelt would never have had
majority Of that convention. Under
no possible circumstances has Mr..
Roosevelt any claims to the Republic
can nomination or to Republican sup
port.
Republicans should vote for Mr..
TAFT And II they cannot do that for
personal reasons or through conylc-
tions best known to themselves they
should vote for the only other man in
the presidential race. Mr. Wilson.
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The Majority not Always Right

only sixteen years ago.
The majority was Enthusiastically for
Bryan and silver. Not only the ma
jor!ty but 10000 more than the ma
jorlty. Mckinley got only about
%. 900 votes in the whole state and
Bryan and silver got over 10000
votes. That was a hard year for Re
publicans in Colorado. II was a sort
of treason TO be for anything else
even here in conservative old Canon
City than for Bryan and Silver.
But the Bryan of so and his IL to
policy have no defenders today.
The majority was wrong again .r
1896.
Don't let the majority influence you.
Be for whom yon want to be. Stand
for what you think is right.
The Record has never let the ma Ior-
fly swerve Il from its honest cOnvic-
tions. II believed in Mr.. Mcltinisy
in 1896. II believes In Mr.. Taft tnis
year. II every man OF our acquaini-
ance was for Mr.. Roosevelt or Nj
Wilson we would still say frankly
that we believe in Mr.. Taft
But this year is nothing like 1896.
We believe that the great majority Of
Republicans OF this county will vote
for Mr.. Taft-even II all the first noise
has been made by the bolting candi-
date and his friends.
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PROMINENT IOWA
MAN LOCATES HERE

From the Manson, Uowa) Journal.
Ex-county Attorney F. F. Hunter
and family of Rockwell City left Tues
day noon over the Illinois Central for
their new home in Canon City. Colo
rado. where Mr. Hunter has accepted
the vice-presidency OF one OF the large
banks. Perhaps no one ever lived in
Rockwell City who had larger cir
Gle OF friends than Mr.. and Mrs. Hun
ter. and anyone whose removal WAS
more deeply regretted. 1t was nine
teen years ago this month that Mr.
Hunter hung out his shingle after hay-
ing graduated from the law depart
ment OF the Drake University, Des
Moines. From that time he has been
successful in all that he undertook.
He has shown good business tact at
all times, and above all. believed \
the square deal' for everybody. He
has been prominently identified with
the interests of his home town during
all the years that he has lived here,
having been mayor for four years and
city attorney until he was elected 20
the office OF county attorney in 1906.
.
He was one OF the original directors
Of the Security State Bank when il
was organized. Mr.. Hunter was for
many years the referee in bankruptcy
in this county and was a member OF
the commissioners of insanity up TO
the time Of his removal. He has bull;
up a large and profitable business,
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The Record believes that the best
man for president before the Amerl-
can people today is Mr.. Taft.
That may not have heen your choice
or ours a month ago. At that time
we had a dozen candidates before Us
to choose from. Today we have bat
two candidates who are in a position
TO be elected-Mr. Taft and Mr. VIII
SON
Il may be that Mr. Taft was not the
most logical man for the Republican
party to nominate He certainly Is
not politician in the modern ac-
eeptance Of the term. He has made
mistakes we are told. He is not
popular-not a poular hero. We ar.
told He got in bad with some OF the
big Interests and some OF The COM
mon people have imaginary griev-
ences.
But Mr. Taft was nominated by the
great Republican party in the regu-
lar way.
The next president will be Mr.. Taft
o. Mr.. Wilson. OF course. we have
other candidates to vote for as We
have always had. There are Mr..
Debs. Mr.. Chain and Mr.. Roosevelt.
We haven't heard OF Belya LOCKWOOD
yet. but even she may get her ha;
in the ring In time.
Republican voters can vote for Mr..
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and it is a matter of keen regret that
poor health in his family made it nee
essary for him to leave it.
Mrs. Hunter was leader in social
circles as long as her health would
permit. and she has host of friends
who cherish the hope that in their
new home she may be restored to
permanent health. The best wishes
of all go with this most excellent faG-
lily. each feeling that Rockwell City's
loss is Canon City's gain.
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WANTED At
HONKONG UNIVERSITY

Professor c. \. NJ. Smith, head of
the department OF engineering at the
University of Honkong, viii be in
Colorado Springs on Thursday OF this
week looking for young Colorado men
to take professorships in the new ORR
entail educational institution. Profess
sor Smith formerly held the chair Of
engineering in the University Of Lon
don.
The University OF Hongkong was 1r-
ganized four years ago for the purpose
Of supplementing Cecil Rhodes scho'-
arships. Hongkong is a British pos
session, the gateway of China. The
new university buildings will be finish
ed this fall at a cost of sl.sO0.OO0. The
money for them and for their upkeap
was subscribed by many Of Great Brit
lan's wealthiest men.-Colorado
Springs Herald-Telegraph.
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STANDS FOR JUDICIOUS
MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS

In my campaign for the Democratic
nomination for county commissioner
shall ask the endorsement of the CON
yention ON a platform that makes
careful. judiclous expenditure OF the
public money one OF It's cardinal pria-
oiples. Penurlousness. Of course. Is
neither expected nor desirable In such
position. although economy. where
1t can be praeticed without detriment
to the general good. should be the
ambition OF the faithful. patriotic Of
nee holder
believe that good roads will con
tribute more TO the prosperity Of the
community than almost any other
agency with which the people OF Fre-
mont county have to deal and favor -
liberal an appropriation for the ex-
tension and improvement Of the public
uihHNAg HfeA'Ah N thf iff'uAfn VI Ah'
county will permit without Gripping
other enterprises for which the board
Of county commissioners have 10 make
a necessary provision. The building
Of the proposed Rainbow route" 4
seems to me. Is one OF the most ben
efcent undertakings OF the kind that
has been submitted for the considers
ton Of the people OF this county 10
many years and should be carried out
a. expedltiously as the funds for such
purpose can be had Such n thor
oughfare Of travel through the county
from east to west viii bring us a null
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Don't Buy From an Agent

cites his piece. lie has learned IL a.
a lawyer learns Fourth Of July ora
ticn. lie pleads his case like a law
yer addressing n jury He recitcs. L.
argues. he bcgs. he lmportunes. T.
shows you his order book where Mrs.
SO and SO and all her neIEhbors have
signed up. smlilngly he hands you ais
ever ready pencil and you sign yoar
name. You have bought something
you never thought OF buylng-and may
never use.
Don't buy from an agent
But II You must buy don't buy thu
first day he calls. Take time to break
the spell. You may not think 80
but most successful agents have
hypnotic power. They make you do
things you wouldn't do the nssiday.
Don't buy the thing the frf1 day
you see It. II you are really Impress
ed with the thing you would buy take
at least day or two to think Il over.
Take the address OF the agent. and
think 1t over. II you really want the
thing you can get II next day or next
week. But do this ten times and nine
times out OF the ten you wouldn't
have II next week at half price.
It's the agents talk. the agents hyp-
motto spell, and not the merits OF tho
thing. that makes you think you wats
II so bad.
Don't buy from an agcnt-at least
don't buy the first day he calls.
This advice Is worth taking by some
ren as well as by some women.
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FORMER CANON GIRL MAX
ING GOOD IN LITERATURE

In the Rocky Mountain News of last
Sunday page is given over to a re-
view by Ellis Meredith OF the achieve
nents of Denver people In literature.
which can hardly fail to make pleas
ing reading to Canon City people as
considerable space is devoted to Miss
Blanche weitbrec. former resident
here. who Is one of the shining lights
in Denver's literary circle. Mr.. Welt
brec, father of the accomplished yonns
woman. lived here few years ago
and the family will be remembered by
good many of our local people. In
his chronicle Mr.. Meredith says:
"One OF Denyer's youngest and most
gifted writer's is Miss Blanche Welt
brec, daughter of r. F. weitbrec Of
Denver. and author OF The Men On
Horseback" book Of breezy stories,
replete with human touches of humor
and pathos. form the lives OF the
mounted police OF New York CITY.
where Miss weitbrec has lived as al.
art student for ten years. She has
rare command not only OF words. but
colors. and has completed a series CT
marine pastels which are exquisite in
their poetry and fidelity to sea and
sky.
miss weitbrec's book Of stories.
which harbor many a laugh and sob.
was the result OF an inspiration which
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Progressives or reformers who 20
into the great work of reform should
go in with clean hands.
People who talk about redeeming
the party from the machine and from
gang rule should keep far away from
adopting the same machine and gang
methods in their political operations.
Folks who have sincere convictions
as to better methods and systems of
government should not put their par
ty management in the hands of old
political gang workers who put in
execution machine tricks that are
frowned down on even by the old.
party leaders.
The new party in national affairs
is already handicapped by many of the
most notorious machine men In some
of the large cities.
The reform element in this city has
lost much sympathy and some self
respect by its machine methods and
raw work In the recent primaries.
Already the honest sincere advocates
of better things are disgusted with the
way things have been handled and
they already see that they have been
but dupes in the hands of practical
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PAYCAR MAKES 1T LAST TRIP
OVER RIO GRANDE

The last pay car to go over the Dem
yer and Rio Grande system completed
its trip Saturday. II was backed into
the station at Barnum and was added
TO the list Of relics of by-gone days.
The old-time pay car. with its bags Of
gold. its armed guards. and its record
making trips through mountain passes.
is already an incident of history. Its
successor, with the fully-equipped Of
fee and staff OF employees on board,
and its money represented by checks,
has followed It's predecessor.
The abandoning Of the pay car meth
ods Of disbursing salaries among en-
ployes Is due 70 an order issued ~
President B. F. Bush. It is effective
on all the Gould lines Of which he is
president Salaries. beginning last
Saturday, will be distributed in the
form Of checks through local agents
at the company's stations. This plan
will enable employees TO get their
wages a week to ten days earlier than
under the old plan.
J. o'Connor, paymaster ON the Dem
yer & Rio Grande for the past thirty
years. will have a position in the
treasurer's office.
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year. besides afording our own eitif
zens splendid highway for transpor-
tation and pleasure at all times suen
project Is worthy OF the utmost COM
mendation and its realization shouldt
be aided as far as possible
All sections OF the county should be
treated in an equitable manner In the
creation OF good roads and those pro-
viding for such work can not In justice
to the people as a whole discriminate
in favor Of one locality at the expense
of any other where the pubils service
is concerned. The greatest goosAto
the greatest number should be the
purpose aimed at In the distribution
OF any other where the public service
a plea that I shall ask the support Sof
the voters al the primaries and NJ the
November elections for the eommisS
slonership.
Standing for an honest. palnstaking
and Judicious administration OF county
affairs in all matters and at all tlmess
submit my candidacy TO the people.
promising that u successful in secur-
ing the nomination and election
that / will give the duties which
the commissIonership entails Gy
closest attention and their discharge
my hes, Judgment
W. A. CHAPsoN.