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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
Ii Is The Duty Of The Board Of Health To See That Garbage
 Collections Are Properly Made

The Board of Health to confess inability to enforce the collection of garbage under the terms of the contract which calls for three collections weekly during the hot months of the year.
 It appears that the contract gives the collector the right to collect all the garbage created in Bridgeport right whch of course could not be conveyed in the any material owned by individual who desired to dis pose of it in other proper way =
 The cystherefOre cannot to the contractor the collection of all the garbage in Bridgeport
 The Board of Health if correctly informed upon the theory that it cannot have tho benefit of the contract with respect to the gar bage which IS collected.
 Whoever advised the board to this effect, advised it badly The garbage collectors cannot have the advan- tage the contract without taking heed to it's terms If they choose to collect the garbage and they agreed to co lect it three times week. they must do it. else there is contract.
 Bridgeport pays exceedingly hgh price for it's gar bage collections It is entitled to good service.
 Why doesn't the city get good servceg
 Would it be improper to suggest that the relationship between the contractors and the double machine gove ment of Bridgeport may have something to do with itg
 After all, it is matter of giving the short end of it to the very plain people who and rent the homes and pay most of the municipal bills. One injustice thrust upon them is probably regarded of very little consequence by the gentlemen who organized for eff fciency and to big things in a big way.
 It may not be pleasant when the home and rent payers of Bridgeport wake to the knowledge they the biggest thing that has been done and that they have been and are being thoroughly done
 In the meantime we suggest to the Board of Health that the garbage to be collected the contract provides that it make other for the colecto
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
Are The Capitalists Who Own Property In Mexico Willing To Fight For II? If They Are Not, Why Should Others Be?

A large amount of American capital has gone over there, notably the production of cheap grade rubber Other Americans interested in cofee considerable invested in railroads and other pub
 A great many persons carrying American citizenship papers business Mexico, employed by the teTprises that have been described.
 The demand for intervention in Mexico and the de- for the recognition of Huerta's government almost entirely from the capitalists who have investments there. sA
 The question before the American people is this. Shall send American bullets to take of American dollars9
 A few years back there would have been almost no question involved The bullets would have gone to the aid of the cash Times have changed however, and gov ernment is not largely dominated by capital and capitals demands. Millions of plain men count the cost of war and the justice and need of every proposal to to 
 less been expressed by Congressman Kent who sad I have considerable investments Mexico, but fond of them that willing to go down there with a 1nlset on own shoulder and fight for them Nor am I willing to have my fight for them
 Congressman Kent offers good test. When the men who the in Mexico willing to down there with their carrying their shoulders it will be time enough for Uncle Sam fight for the vested interests of Americans upon that soil.
 Any sort of with Mexico would cost the Amer ican people probably money than the value of all the American investments in that country
 It would certainly cost American more lives than the value of all the property involved.
 Mexico is in state of The country is overru1 with bel1igerents which Huertas government is not strong enou gh to suppress.
 It would to be the duty of Americans in Mexico to leave there take what happens in country where everybody is fighting
 Any Americans who in Mexico, and who regard their property and rights threatened de nand bloodshed, may enlist under the Mexican banner most suited to their respective tastes and shed much they can.
 It is surely unreasonable for the Americans down there to expect Americans up here shed blood protect that for which the not willing to shed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
Former Comptroller Brad street Defends Following of Ancient Custom
 at Capitol
NEVER CONSIDERED WRONG
Admits Taking Desk Him self and Says Governors Before Baldwin Took
 Theirs

Former State Comptroller Thomas D, Bradstreet said last night anent the statement of Comptroller Dunn at the Democratic banquet at the Momau- gI1in Thursday night, that there ex- isted at the state capitol a system of petty graft, that the matter depended merely upon the angle from which one view it. And he admitted that such practice existed by common consent and long ab1ished custom.
 Previous to the opinion given Comptroller Dunn a, short time ago by Attorney General Light said he, "and from time immemorial, it has been considered perfectly legitimate for the rnptroller to accept the fee of 25 cents each for signing bonds. and ten cents each for cancelling them- There was no law which said that this money should go to that officer, and none which provided that 1t should go into the state treasury, but it seemed to he understood that the custom handed down from colonial days which gave the small fees to the comptroller, was perfectly right No one had ever questioned it until Comptroller Dunn came into office and his attitude was that it was wrong. He was sustain ed by the attorney general, which, or course, makes it wrong henceforth- l cannot see how those who followed the custom in accepting the fees, how T. ately for myself I did not have the opportunity of getting much out of the office for I had but few bonds to sign, but those before me often had opportunity to make neat little sums out of it.
 Relative to the charge that furni- ture was taken from the Capitol offices bv retiring officers, that charge I be- Heve is true True, as far as am concerned, at least. took the desk which I used for eight years. It was valued at $23 and if the state wants it, I shall be perfectly willing to buy it as second hand furniture. I don't consider it sin, nor form of graft to take it, for am following a cus- tom which has long prevailed there Every governor before Governor Bald win took the desk which he had used
 during his term of office. At one time outgoing employees of the state took the typewriters which they used, but put a stop to it. We use the chairs as souvenirs, and put plates on them. The Senate at one time voted that desks might be taken and those
 who avaiIed themselves of that order could not be considered thieves
 There is a wave of reform now in the political atmosphere, and what
 was considered perfectly legitimate is taken to be wrong. It is 8 way some
 people have of getting into the lime ! light. | II know of no thievery~ in the of
 fees of the capitol, except a case of
 stealing $105 from the office of State
 Treasurer Patten, by one of his clerks | three years ago. The clerk confessed | to taking the money in driblets, and
 returned it. He is still in the office
 he then held, believe. The state
 lost nothing by the pilfering. There
 is no opportunity for clerks in the
 cornptroller's office to take monep, fo1
 no money is handled there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
EDITORIAL NOTES

The first president of the United States of Brazil was Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, who died twenty-ones years ago today During the empire he was soldier, and took part in the war with Paraguay. Afterwards he was placed in charge of the powder maga- zines in Rio de Janeiro, and while there formed military club, which was used to foment discord in the army and to spread republican doctrines, with which Fonesca had become inn bued- He. was powerful that Elm peror Dom Pedro. IT. did not dare to openly accuse him of being a traitor, but instead he sent him to Matto- Grasso as governor. His removal from the capital did not deprive him of influence or stif1e the growth of re- pubIicanism, and in 1889 the army turned against the Emperor and his expulsion and the proclamation of the republic followed Fonseca was the popular hero of Brazil, and was made provisional president, serving in that capacity until he was regularly elect ed to the office. He proNed to be a self-seeking and tyrranical ruler, and almost immediately dissolved Congress and proclaimed himself dictator. A revolt soon followed and he was fore ed to resign, and was succeeded by Vice president Piexoto-
 Ever since the English, the Scotch, and the Irish began the benevolent assimi1a ton of the North American continent, the clan of Wilson has oc- cupied a front seat in the band wag- on of progress. The Wilson's have
 achieved fame in many lines of en-
 deavor, and the history of the United
 States and Canada would be very in
 complete if their name was omitted. One of the American Wilson's of an early day who gained a worldwide reputation was Alexander Wilson, who
 died just a century ago today, August B, 1913. Like many of the Wilson's he was a, native of Scotland. He emi- grated to America in 1794, when twen- ty-eight years of age, and worked for
 time as weaver, a pedd1er, and a rural schoolmaster. It was while em- pioyed in the latter capacity, near
 Philadelphia, that he became acquaint- ed with Bartran, the naturalist, from whom he received much instruction.
 Always interested in birds, Wilson de-
 ternnfned to become an ornitho1ogist, and made many expeditions into the wilds to study his feathered friends.
 The result of these expeditions was
 his great work illustrating the birds os North America, of which seven large volumes had been Wublished at the time of his death in Philadelphia
 Although he died too early to reap the full reward of his labors, his name
 was and still is honored by ornitholo-
 gists the world over
 Although woodrow Wilson is the
 first of the clan to reach the Presi- 1 dency, Henry Wilson was Vice-Presi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

don Sir John told his fellow scientists that he never wears night shirt or pajamas, as he considers such gar ments unhealthful. 'fNighties'' prevent the air from reaching the body and are anathema while pajamas are worse.
 Feminine attire, Sir John holds, should be as light and airy as possible, and the new styles therefore have scientific endorsement. Wells are un- hygienic he says, and ugly besides. The eminent Australian declares that there is no medicine like fresh air, aRag as he is a physician, he knows exact ly what drugs can and can't do.
 Of all his accomplishments, Sir John says he is proudest of having taken an active part in framing the laws of the common wealth of Australia, giv- ing women the vote. The experiment he asserts, has been thorough sue cess, and Australia isS now one of the best governed and most prosperous countries on the map. You can't buy a. Wonan's vote with a glass of beer or a cigar" said Sir John, htnting, perhaps, that certain members of some other sex might be so bribed.
 Sir John recently visited America to work generally for Anglo-Saxon ann ity and friendship, in the capacity Of chairman of the Oversea committee or the Anglo-American exhibition, to De held in London next year 70 eommem- CT .,tu the centenary of peace between English speaking nations.
 Bishop Warren A. Cand1er, who re- cently called Andrew Carnegie an i'm puIent agnostic,'' was born in Georgia fifty-six years ago to-day. For fir teen years he has been a bishop and one of the leading churchmen of the southern branch of Methodism. He has written a number of books. includ- ing a History of Sunday Schools and High Living and High Lives. Princess Ame1ie Rives Troubetzkoy. the gifted novelist and wife of a Rus sian nob1e,f was born in Richmond, Va, just half A century ago to-day. Her first collection of stories was publish eI twenty-five years ago, about the time of her marriage to John Arm strong Chanler. the eccentric New York millionaire who was later ad- Judged insane, but who escaped to Vir- ginia, where he assumed the name o1 l Chaloner After divorcing Chanler the beautiful novelist married, in 1886 Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy, portrait painter, and the scion of an old Rus sian family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

Large hats have the monopoly ae present
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
BUILDING PERMITS

Among the many building permits issued by the Building Commissioners last night were several for the i'm provements which are to be made to the Bridgeport hospital The hospital trustees were granted these permits to build a nurses house at Grant street and Miss Hill avenue; build a service building for laundry, kitchen, etc, on on the east side of Central avenue, and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

dent of the United States from 1873 to 1875. He was born in 1912, of Eng fish descent, and his real name was Jeremiah J. Colbath, but at twenty-one he had his name legally changed to Henry Wilson, in honor of a foster parent In his youth he was a farm laEorer, and afterwards a cobbIer. Eventually he became a shoe manu- facturer, and during the civil war he was chairman of the military commit tee of the United States Senate, to which he had been elected in 1855. He handled contracts out of which he might have acquired wealth, yet when he was elected Vice President he had to borrow $100 to pay the expenses of his inauguration. He died in 1875, be fore the completion of his term, and left behind him a reputation for sterI- ing honesty, but nothing else.
 In the realm of finance the Wilson clan is represented by Sir Charles Riv- CTS Wilson, prominent in Egyptian af- fairs and later president of the Grand TIT unk railway of Canada. Sir Dan ie1 Wilson, a native of Scotland, whose centenary comes three years hence, was one of the greatest of Canadian archaeologfsts. James Wilson, also Of the Scottish branch, was Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years, breaking all United States cabinet records.
 It is noteworthy that nearly all of the great Wilson's have been self-made men. William B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor in President wilson's cabinet, a native of Scotland, began work in the Pennsylvania coal mines at the age of nine. President Wilson was a l struggling lawyer in Atlanta. James F. Wilson, famous American states man, was harness maker. Richard Wilson, the great English landscape painter, whose bicentenary will be eel ebrated next year, spent much of his iy7- F. iS13o io T don tenement. From Peddleri to Scientist "F'rom Cobbler to Vice President, From Coal Mine to Cab inet''-a long string of Horatio Alger titles might be derived from the life sto1 -es of American Wilson's.
 Sir John Alexander Cockburn, Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of | Jerusalem, former premier of South
 Australia, M. D., scientist, savant and 1 statesman, authority workmen's in
 surance, fire prevention. tuberculosis, manual training, ecoonics, agriculture 1 horticulture alcoholism and archaeo1- i ogy, Knight Commander of St. Mich ae1 and St. George. and the staunch defender of international peace and | W ornan's rights-just to mention a few Of his honors, offices, affiliations and l opin5 5cns-was born sixty-three years
 ago to-day, and hasn't wasted a nin- | ute of the time.
 Elderly and dignided savant as he is, l if Sir John was caught in fire at night and forced to make his exit sud-
 denly and without preparation, his at
 tire would be found to consist of the 1 following:
 i One night cap.
 | This statement is made on excellent authority, as at a recent meeting of
 the Royal Sanitary Institute in Lon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

nor's share of the work on that street will be completed and open to traffic.
 Members of the Permanent Favlue commission express themseIwes aa greatly pleased with the expeditions way in which the work is handled .71gl the contractors, particularly as .f1rs latter are a local firm and are getting up new record for speedy paving iB. the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
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 Or SGtn~daYs Gt 9 O'cIec&
Sale of Dress Goods Remnants g and 50 per cent below original priC,
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g and 50 per cent below original prices This clearing away of the accumulation of odd lengths of Dress Goods all qualities really immense savings to who must buy for herself and family
 Checks and Plaids are stylish and there are many
 included.
 Whipcords and Bedford Cords are also desirable for
 SutS
 Serges, DagonaIs and Mixtures are in abundance Separate plaid skirts are to be worn this coming win ter with coored coats black, blue brown of shade combine, and this is good chance to get material.
 Many things for ch1drenS little wool dresses. s
 Sl00 l ables in the Basement
 At the Linen Section. collection of odd lines left from the August sale, tempting values be picked up.
 Luncheon Cloths, Pattern Table Cloths not all linen Bath Mats of good size fine ToweIs Centers Scarves and DoiEes. At the Blanket Section:
 White Bedquits that are attractive
 Blankets that worth far more than $1.oO House Furnishing Store:
 Aluminium Rice and Cereal Boilers, Saucepans Nickel Teaketes, Tea and Coffee Pots with many other useful articles of enamel and aluminium. China Department:
 The most interesting dollar table ever gathered for visitors. Articles in Gut Glass Bon Bon Dises, China Plates Salad Bowls Vases, artistic CandIestcs Celery Sets, Cups and Saucers All these worth from SIPS I$1.5O each. FeT* Regular style Harnocks extra good for S1 m
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
their own blood.

their blood.
 situation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Grace Watt of Tom Thumb St.. is spending the month of August at Asbury Park.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-29
ANOTHER Ell PAS0
MAN GIVES VIEWS
Says Plant Juice Is Self-Ad-
vertising and Relates I lis
Experience.

Mr. Russell P. Miller. who is a gov
eminent ore sampler at the Ell PasO
Smelling Co.'S Plant and whose home
is at COZ Montana street, has the fol-
lowing to say:
At want 70 get another bottle of
Plant Juice. I guess that Plant Juice
adVertiseS itself 1 have been annoyed
for some time with a liver trouble that
kept getting a little worse. Would
have pains in the region of the liver
and a dull pain and con. 5ested feeling
in my side and sometimes in my back.
I have used one bottle Of Plant Juice
and the pain and congestion is gone.
The Plant Juice has been all right in
my case"
Hundreds of other Texas people are
also finding Plant Juice just right in
their cases. The man or woman who is
physically run down, who is debilitated,
nervous dyspeptic, constipated, bilious
or has any catarrhal affliction will find
Immediate relief and cure in Plant
Juice. It is ~the newest and most re-
liable tonic and curative of the age
and an absolute specific for all de-
rangementS of the stomach. liver, kid
neys and blood. 1t will do you more
good than anything you have ever tax
en- For sale at Kelly & Ponard's.-
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-29
sLAsHED SKIRT SAVES
GIRL FROM DEATH

Plttsburg, Pa, July 29.-The slashed
skirt came in for commentator here
when Miss Helen Grasmeth, attired in
one Of the latest patterns Of the ex-
pose gown, was able to escape the on
slaught Of a mad steer. while Mrs
Harvey Wallace, who wore one of the
obsolete hObble gowns, not being able
to run fast enough, went down and was
trampled by the animal.
Miss Grasmeth and Mrs Wallace
were walking Both women ran and
aided by the generous slash in her
skirt, which enabled her to set into a
lcng stride quickly. Miss Grasmeth
succeeded in getting out of the steers
way. Mrs. Wallace was severely in
jured, it developed today
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-29
NEW SECRETARY ELECTED BY

TALEAIhOSA OA1GD
Tularosa. n. NJ, July 29.-The Tula-
rosa commercial club has elected Carl
Haynes secretary, vice Barney Sanders,
resigned.
The club adopted a resolution re-
questing the telephone company to
grant certain hours on Sunday to the
operators of the TularOsa exchange.
J. L Purday was elected a member OF
the club. Under the direction Of the
club, literature covering the resources
of this community, has been compiled
and bids will soon be asked for the
printers of an illustrated folder for
advertising purposes
Members of Rev. Mr.. Wheeler's con-
gregation. to the number Of so or so
met at the home of Mrs. Edna Has
tings and rendered the pastor a re-
cepdOn, prior to his departure for other
fields
The school board has received the
resignation of Miss Doppie Cooper.
who was recently reelected as one Of
the teachers for the coming year.
The TularOsa Trading company is re-
constructing the front of the store
building.
It is reported that a sale has been
made OF the J. ". -Prude store, of Tul-
arosa, which is under assignment to
the Ell Paso Credit Mems association,
TO J W. Robertson, Of Ell Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-29
BILLY, BETTY And BABY FIND
RESTAURANT THAT MEETS
WITH APPROVAL At ONCE
Ser0oe COnends Itself to Family and Their Eating Place
Is Settled Until They Get Their Oton Home.
Copyright 1918. J. IL AnnIebv !

Readers Of The might imagine that kpy track Of F1v R 90,
e BABY snap but it IS not They here everywhere
OF the Herald went to their quarters morning find
% hao gone out He wandered street. trying think where thew
De- en ne suddenly saw them Why must
~ ana there they we entering the Exchange Restaurant located
II the basement of the Banner Bldg
1t was the work of down at one of the
tables close by, of thir sight
LET me 90 the ordering Billy Betty taken
up e elaborate menu and protested No. she let me
order what / want and III ttend to Baby too
business % ft enFy said Billy to the courteous important
Ii5 ne was fascinated by it The Exchange Restaurant
could produce the perfect cooking OF everything ordered
OF
mood and he Betty constantly each other how @
thing ~ NJ" uei''uS every
Goodness Billy 1--WE got to be going dear and we've m
little me" 77' -7'i anu we've got
must finish this lovely DESSERT" replied Betty Billy looking at
the three "9 NOF ana DIZZY
Is certainly fine restaurant Billy passed by the cashiers
until a home of ourow '"'i' VIC VIII
what Betty husban
INTO the street Where
inc IieIcs to editorial
after them Heraldw
OF the next place Observation-Disclosures news
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-29
El Pasoans A.Oay

Col. and Mrs Robert D. Read have
gone to California in their automobile
Tor tour through the state.
Rev. Kenneth Brown is having an
outing in CloudcrOft with his family.
who have been there for some time. Mr.
Brown was the preacher at the Croft
Sunday.
Mrs. F. H Payne and son. Frank.
leave Friday afternoon for California
Miss Flora and May Campbell are
having an outing on the Campbell ranch
up the valley.
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Mrs. John Compton and family leave
Wednesday for a two weeks visit at
High Rolls.
Mrs F A. Taylor has had a letter
from Mrs Frank Carr. written from
4yuDIln. Ireland, under date Of July p
mrs carr says that she has had the
pressure OF visiting with her daugh-
Ter MIS- Al. A Sherman, the home of
her glrlhood IN KillalOO on the shan
non, an old stone house covered with
uchens- They viii sail from Liver
pool for London August IL in the
meantime visiting the Isle of Man and
other points Of interest
Mrs. n Gardner left Sunday for
points In east Texas and points in
LOUISIANA and the far east. She will
De away some 80 days.