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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
MAIN ST. PROPERTY
OWNERS ASK RELIEF
Twenty Filed Formal AppIica-
tions With Board Up to Noon
Today-Big Hearing Monday.

Valuations at practically half those
placed by the assessors on Main street
properties are asked by Rvzabax-0f
owners in their appeals. filed today
with the Board of Relief Up to noon
twenty Main street property owners
had filed their claims for a reduce
ton of assessments, and as many
more are expected before the session
ends at O'Clock tonight.
In every case. the property owners
claim that the assessors valuations
are out of proportion to the market
value of the realty.
One large property owner wants a
reduction of $500 a front foot, making
abatement of about $45, on his
list. The other appellants ask pro-
portionate reductions.
The Main street business men ap-
pear Monday night before the Board
of Relief in special session. The as
SCISSORS will probably be present and
there is every indication that there
will be a clash between the two bod
les
The regular sittings of the board
end tonight. The assessors office
owners asking relief. Tonight the
board will be in session from to 8
O'Clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
PETER w. WREN
HAD GREAT TRIP
Declares Natives of Philippines
Look Prosperous and Confer
ted in Comparison With Other
Eastern Countries

President Peter W. Wren of the Pc
qslonnock National Bank was busy to-
day shaking hands and acknowledging g
the congratulations of his numerous
friends who greeted him upon his re-
turn from tour of the world. Mr..
Wren looked the picture Of health and
said he had gained great benefit from
the trip. He declared heA enjoyed
every minute of the tour and was very
en- thusiastic about the fine treatmen
received at the hands of the Ham
burg-A American line officials.
Mr. Wren and his daughter, Miss
Irene Wren, who accom- panied him,
arrived home Wednesday night after
long railroad ride from San Fran
cisco. They found it very warm in
California and did not relish the cold
weather they encountered here.
The globe trotters sailed from New
York last October on the steamer
Cleveland of the Hambung-America
line. Their first stop was Madeira.
after which they visited Gibraltar.
Then they Inspected Nice, Monte
Carlo Cairo, Bombay, Calcutta and
Ceylon. They went by train through
the interior of India and inspected
various interesting points in that
wonderful country.
stopped at Singapore, Java, China and
then the Philippine Islands. Mr.. Wren
declared it was a pleasure to see how
prosperous the United States island
possessi ons are. In the other islands
the natives are poor and the streets
are lined with beggars, but in Manila
the natives appear to be a happy, con-
tented lot, filed with the American
Japan, Mr.. Wren and his daughtez
stopped at the Hawaiin islands and af-
ter a six day sail landed at San Fran
cisco. y They spent only a short time
it necessary to return home to look
after his business interests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
MILFORD DAIRYMAN FIRST
TO ASK RIGHT TO SELL
CERTIFIED MILK HERE

The first applicant for the right to
sell certified milk in the City of
Bridgeport appeared in the offices of
the Health Department today in the
person of GrinnelI Martin of Milford
who stated that he was laying plans
to acquiesce to the conditions imposed
by the Milk Commission of the Bridge
port Medical Association
Mr.. Martin who is understood to be
dairyman with large interests in
Milford, stated that while the regula-
tions for the sale of "certified'' milk
were of the most stringent nature and
required exceptional dairy facilities it
had been his aim for many years to
qualify under such rules, and with the
present thoroughbred herd of SO
guernsey cattle, sanitary barns, and
mechanical milking devices he is pre-
pared to submit to an inspection.
Among the requirement of the Milk
Commission are the following:
Milk furnished consumers must
contain not less than four per cent
of butter-fat- Milk cannot be sold
when more than "a hours old Name
of producer and date of milking must
be printed upon the bott1e-cap. Milk
must be inspected each week by the
commission. No water shall be per
mitted to accumulate in a barnyard
Stables must be absolutely clean and
equipped with wash-basins, towels and
soap. All cows must be tested for
tuberculosis and are restricted in the
quality of the feed given Each COW
must be properly barbered and wash
ed before milking. Other stringent
rules must be observed.
If conditions are found by the Board
of Health to be as stated today by Mr..
Martin, a permit will be issued.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
INDtCT MENTS
OF TEN MORE
RAILROAD men

New York, Feb. 7.-Then more in
dictments in connection with the gov
ernrnents e1I prope OF the affa1rs OF the
Railroad will be returned, Wednesday
next, according to information, today.
at the office of the United States Dis
trict Attorney. These indictm ents
were to be against minor officials of
the railroad and the steamboat and
trolley lines affiliated with it.
Dewitt Cuy1er, director of the New
Haven c.. J. Pierce, of Boston, and
Vice-President McHenry of the Bos-
ton & Maine, were new witnesses, to-
day, before the grand jury. Timothy
E Byrnes, vice-president of the New
Haven, was recalled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
BANKS FAVORED
BY COVERNMEN
Treasury Official Ex-
plains His Order
No. 8
Banks Make No Charge to
Government in Exchange
for Deposit Privilege

Washington, Feb 7-Exp1aining
Treasury Order No. z5'' and asserting
that Rudolph Spreckels. the San Fran
cisco banker, had "misconducted'' the
order, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Robert o. Bailey, who signed
it, today, made this explanation of the
change in treasury procedure involv-
ed:
1.-THE order simply increases the
number of repositories for the pur-
pose of simplifying check exchanging
without materially increasing the fix
ed balance of national funds in ma
tiOnal banks.
ssUnder the old system, there were
$50 national repositories carrying a
total fixed balance of $4S,O00,0OO- I'm
der Treasury Order No. 5, the number
of repositories is increased to $50 and
the fixed balance is increased to about
$4,000, 900.
This means a decrease in each in
diVidual bank.
THE change was made because we
found in disbursing through the sub
treasures much detail work was
necessary. Previously nine-tenths of
treasury disbursements were made
through the sub-treasuries. Under the
present system, 80 per cent. of the dis
positories and 20 per cent. through
the sub-treasuries. This will permit
holders of government checks all over
the country to obtain cash or deposit
credit without having to pay exchange
as they did under the previous sys-
tenn. Any national banks In the coun-
try will accept government checks for
full face value.
Mr. spreckles is entirely wrong in
his construction of the new order.
There will be no increase in the bal
ance held by New York banks. On
the contrary, there will be a marked
decrease in their individual balances:
Under this plan, New York banks will
pay checks as disbursing officers and
will be merely kept in sufficient gov
ernment funds. to meet the daily with
drawals. We deposit in New YORK
about $2,O0e.000 daily and withdraw
about an equal amount.
II Baifey told the n ouses committee on
expenditures in the treasury depart
order and explained that the govern
1nent did not charge banks interest on
deposits of public money because of
the great assistance they rendered the
government securities free of cost.
Bailey told the committee that, -ac-
cordinr to his proposition the govern
ment should keep working amount
of capital in the treasury.
He said that at present there was a
$50, 100000 balance in the treasury
and about $46, 100000 in the banks of
the nation.
an explanation from Bailey as to why
the government did not charge the
banks interest on the deposits. Bailey
explained that the institutions hand
ling government money transferred
checks, transformed government pa
per into. currency, kept books, treas-
ury business and otherwise discharged
functions which would cost the gov
Aernment heavily if it had to do this
work.
The banks do this free of charge
in exchange for deposit privilege,
Bailey stated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
$4,000 FINES
FOR OWNERS OF
BUCKETSHOPS

Washington. Feb. Fines aggre-
eating $4,000 were, today, imposed by
Justice Stafford in criminal court on
eight 'bueketshop' proprietors indict-
ed through the efforts of the depart
ment of justice in April. 1910, Louis
Celia, Angelo Celia, c. A. Til1is, all of
St Louis. and Samuel w. Adler, of
New York, were fined $4,000 each.
Oscar J. Rappe1, of Jersey ity, was
fined $4,000. and Charles r. Alley, of
Washington, and William Fox, of Jer-
sey City, each $4,000.
Charges against Robert Hall, Sam
uel Raymond, f. NJ. Browning, Henry
G. Stumpf, Henry r. Duryea and Ed
ward w. AItemus were nolled-
Edward S. Boggs, of Jersey City,
who pleaded guilty two years ago. was
fined $500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
MARIGOLD WANTS
ADDITIONAL MEN
Files Request for More Carriers
in Preparation for Reilly Law

Petmaster W. H. Nfarigo1d has filed
with the post office department at
Washington formal requests for sew
eral additional letter carriers for this
city.
The request is made in preparation
for the installation here of the Reilly
eight-hour law This law, passed at
the last session of Congress, requires
that the postal employees day Of eight
of ten hours.
Postmaster MariEold would not dis
close the number OF additional car
riers he has asked, but 1t is believed
that, if granted, it will mean a sub
sta.ntia1 increase in the local force.
There has not been a new carrier
are that the postmasters request will
be granted in a large measure, at
least.
Capt f. Breckbill, superintendent
of mails, is preparing a route sched-
ule that may be used under the new
order With some additional help, he
| believes that even more efficient ser
vice than now prevails will be the
part of West End and East side bus
inees sections, under the eight-hour
law Capt. Breckbill is preparing
probably will obtain when the Reilly
law becomes effective.
It has been decided to start the op-
Grafton of the eight-hours-in-te ten rule
fecttve until March 4, but if addition
al help is granted, the new men and
the new rule will begin work on the
first of the month.
The carriers are happy over the
prospect of the early installation of
the ten hour limit for the completion
of a, days work The new law has
been their aim for years. It was in
troduced at the last session by Con-
gresham Thomas L. Reilly, of Meri-
den, a member of the committee on
Post offices and Post roads,.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
DANBURY HOTEL
GUTTED BY FIRE

Danbury, Feb. John Curtis died
in a. local hospital, today from the
effects of injuries alleged by the po-
lice to have been inflicted two weeks
by Darius Galberg. Galberg is al
fight and knocked him down, fractur-
ing his skull. Curtis was taken to a
hospital after being struck but the
police did not hear of the case until
nearly a week had passed Galberg
claims that he only struck Curtis with
the flat of his hand and did not in
flict the fatal injuries
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
WOMAN FOUND DESTITUTE
FREEZING IN The DARK

Another chapter, and the final one,
may soon be written in the sad life of
Belle Pearson, but thirty-nine years of
age formerly well known in the COM
m unity Found in a bleak and dark
recess of the H. o. Garfield Co., in
Housatonic avenue, suffering from all
coholism and severe exposure from
the elements she today lies in a criti-
cal condition in St. Vincent's hospital.
Hatless and with but one shoe she
was found by a watchman making his
rounds after midnight. None has
been found to tell how she reached
the lonesome spot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
TREASURER MAC VEAGH
ASKED TO ELUCIDATE

Washington, Feb. 7.-Acting Chair
man Young, of the House committee
on expenditures in the treasury de-
partnent, said. today. that he would
ask Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh to testify before the commit
tee as to the exact meaning of Treas
ury Order No. So
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Bai1ey's explanation makes it ap-
pear that the new plan of work is q
splendid idea,'' Young said, ''but I be-
Iieve Mr.. MacVeagh should tell us
more about it in view of Mr.. Spreckels'
statements"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
CAUGHT N Betting

While employed in the factory of the
Rridgeport Pattern and Model Com
pany factory at the corner of Middle
and Gold street. Steve Zenleigh, Is
years of age today, caught his arm
IN a rapidly moving belt driving the
main shaftirg He was being carried
TO almost instant death when his
Jumper parted and he escaped with a
laceratfon of the right arm and con-
seuuent shock from his experience.
Treated by Dr. J. w Curley of the
emergency staff he was taken to his
home 5gs Hancock avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
DELANEY GETS "a
DELINQUENT NAMES
Prosecution Asked Against Per-
sons Who Have Not Paid
Personal Taxes

Names of twenty-four delinquents
were filed today with Prosecutor A.
L. Delaney by the personal tax coll
Iectors. The prosecutor immediately
began the preparation of warrants
which will be turned over to the police
for service.
Prosecutor Delaney may ask soon
for printed forms ON which the per-
sonaI tax deIinquencies may be made
out. At the present time, he is COM
PEELED to do a lot of pasting and inter
lining to get the charges into the or
binary warrant form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
POLICE TESTIFY IN
MAYORS CIRCUMSTANCES

Hearings on two remonstrances filed
against Water street resorts by Mayor
Wilson, were held this afternoon by
the county commissioners. John
Lynch, 425 Water street, and PasQuale
Richards, $50 Water street, were the
applicants whose places are said. to
have a bad reputation. Sergt. Prout
and mum Der of policemen testified
that the saloons were places of evil
repute. The commissioners reserved
decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
SUFFRAGISTS PLAN
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT

At The Stratfi ball room tomor-
row evening the long awaited unique
entertai inment' of the suffragists of
tee in charge will not disclose what
form of entertainment will obtain,
but promises a most enjoyable even
ing Mrs Agnes Haviland, contralto.
and Miss Marjorie Cook, of New York,
will contribute to the program.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
BRIDGEPORT DAY AT
CAPITOL FEB. 10
(By cur STAR correa.l

Hartford, Feb "wednesday Feb.
10 has been designated as Bridgeport
day. at the capitol. The Committee
of Cities and Borough of which Rep
resentative Clitus II. King of Fairfield
is House chairman has named this
date for the hearing of all matters
pertaining to Bridgeport which have
been referred to 1T, including ali
charter amendment measures.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
TWO ESTATES PRoBATED

Estates of William M Walsh and
his wife, Georgiana Walsh, were Of
fered for probate today. A son, Will
liam A Walsh, was appointed exc
cutor of his fathers estate and ad-
ministrator of that of his mother. APP
praisers for the estates are Floyd
House; washington I. Porter and
Ralph T. Beers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
so KILLED IN
B0MBARDMENT
OF ADRIANOPLE

Constantinople,. Feb. IA wireless
despatch received here, today, states
that so persons were killed in tho
bombardment of Adrianople. today.
most Of them being nun-conbatants.
Sixty buildings were destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
APPORTIONMENT
BOARD HEARING

The Board of Apportionment tonight
will hold hearings in the Common
Council chamber on the estimates of
the following municipal departments:
fire, parks, miscellaneous matters, tax
collector, city court and city attorney.
HartfordEA. N. Farnham, of New
Haven, has been chosen president of
the Vegetable Growers Association of
Connecticut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07

New Britain-Willian1 l. Brown, 80,
in i'll health for some time, committed
suicide by taking stTychnine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07

East Hanlpton-Temperan advO-
Gates are indignant because their rail
yesterday WAS soaked wit rlITn ws4lch
came parcel post the &pe1i8 being
broken
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
ERRORS in MAPS.
CAUSE ENGINEER
TO ORDER SURVEYS
Following Disclosure Of Gross inaccuracies,
Business Center Of City Will Be Meas
ured Again For New Block Maps
Mr.. TERRY ADMITS NO SURVEY WAS MADE
FOR BLOCK MAPS USED BY THE ASSESSORS

Figures Were Taken the Office Budau
Files Maps Showing Discrepancy of Nearly Five
Feet i'm Their Survey. Frank E. LaIIey
Registers Another Big Protest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07
GIRLS
WANTED

See the Classified Want
Ads. Read them daily.
Merchants and manu-
facturers are both offer
ing opportunities for
betterment to all class
es. Watch YO U R
chance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-07

EVENING FARMER
= 2 CENTS THE COPY
BEGINNING JAN. 1, 1918
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
rHu WISDOM OFF. FOLLY,

The cynica, Say that every rose
Ia guarded by q thorn which grows
To spoil our posiesi
But I no pleasure therefor lack;
I keep my hands behind my back
When smelling roses.
IT'S proved that Sodom's apple tnrta
Have ashes as component parts,
For those that steal them:
My soul no ~disillusion sockAka
I love my apples rosy checks.
But never peel them.
Though outwardly a gloomy shroud,
The inner half Of every CLIQUE
10 bright M shining:
I therefore tur my clouds about
And always wear them inside out
To show h lining.
Our idols feet are made OF clay.
So stony hearted critics say,
With scornful mockings:
My images are deided
Because ! keep them well supplied
With shoes and stockings.
My modus operandi this
To take no heed OF what's amiss,
And not q bad one
Because. as Shakspere used to say,
A merry heart goes twice the way
That tires q sad ms 4#t,@6
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
The Foolish Rabbit

Once upon q time . rabbit was
asleep under q palm tree.
All at once he woke up and thought:
'FWhat II the world should break upi
What. then, would become OF met"
At that moment some monkeys
dropped a cocoanut. 1t fell down on
the ground just back of the rabbit
Hearing the noise. the rabbit said
to himself: 1.-THE earth Is all breaking
up"
And ne jumped up and ran Just as
fast as he could without even looking
back to see what made he noise.
Another rabbit saw him coming and
called after him: What are you run
ming so fast, for7"
Don't ask me-" ne cried.
But the other rabbit ran after him.
begging to know what was the matter.
Then the first rabbit said: Don't
you know? The earth is all breaking
upi"
And on he ran: and the second rab-
bit ran with him.
The next rabbit they met ran with
them when he heard that the earth
was breaking up.
One rabbit after another Joined
them, until there were hundreds of
rabbits running as fast as they could
kOs xHGy RA6SG4 y ACCIt N&AlA1iS ouA
to him hat the earth was all break
ing up. The deer ran with them.
The deer called a fox to come along.
because the earth was all breaking
up.
On and on they ran. and an ele-
plant Joined them.
At last a Hon saw the animals run
ming and heard their cry that the
earth was all breaking up.
He thought there must be some
mistake, so he ran 10 the foot OF a
hill in front Of them and roared three
times.
This stopped them. for they knew
the voice Of the king Of beasts. and
they feared him.
why are you running so fast? 2"
asked the lion.
20, King Lion." they answered him,
"the earth lis all breaking up!"
who saw 1t breaking up?" asked
the lion.
II didn't" said the elephant. ASK
the fox. He told me about It."
II didn't" said the fox.
The rabbit told me about It," said
the deer.
One after another Of the rabbits
said: :
II did not sec It. but another rab-
bit told me about It."
At last the lion came to the rabbit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15

One of the Western railroads has
inaugurated a campaign Of cheerful
ness" It wants the trainmen to be
not only courteous to travels, but
insists on smiles. good humor and
prompt response to inquiries. This
is no more than the travelling public
expects, and there would be cause
for criticism II tho trainmen should
treat tho passengers in n other
manner. The person who travels Is
a patron OF the railroad; he II Just a.
much q customer els the m who goes
into q store to make a purchase and
who expects q welcome, q pleasant
smile and q good natured greeting.
TO be received In any other way
would result in a hurried departure
for another store.
We do not believe there are many
railroads that find It necessary to re-
mind employees of their duty to the
public. Recently one Of the leading
companies made a rule that in cases
Of delay tho passengers be notified
Of the cause, and that II a wreck
should occur a prompt report as to
the details should be made public.
This forward step is appreciated.
There In nothing more e~xasperating
than the Withholding of information.
-Pittsburg Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
A BOY AND A WOODCHUCK

ed without injustice. kept without dis
quietude; q place where time is spent
| without repentance, and which IL
ruled by Justice, mercy. and love.
A grand old mirror through which
both sides Of us are seen.
That source of comfort which youth
does not fully appreciate. which the
| young men and maidens lovingly de-
sire. which the middle-aged generally
possess, which the old rightly value.
A hive in which, like the industrious
bee. youth gamers the sweets and
memories Of life for age to mediate
and feed upon.
The best place for a married man
after business hours.
| Home il the coolest, kindliest, sweet
est place In all the world. the scene
of our purest earthly joys and deep
est sorrows
The only spot on earth where the
| faults and failingss of fallen human
ity are hidden under the manti OF
charity.
The place where the great are some
| times small and the small are often
great
The fathers kingdom. the chfldren's
paradise, the mothers world.
The Jewel casket containing the
most precious of all jewels-domestic
happiness.
Where you are treated best and
grumble most.
Home is the central telegraph Of
I'VE Of human love, into which run
innumerable wires of affection; many
| of which, though extending thousands
Of miles, are disconnected from
! the one great terminus.
The center OF our affections. around
which our hearts best wishes Irvine.
A little hollow scooped out of the
windy hill Of the world, where we
can be shielded from its care and an
noyances.
A popular but .paradoxical institu-
ton in which woman works in the
absence Of man and man rests in the
presence Of woman
A working model Of heaven, with
real angels In the form of mothers
and wives.
The place where all husbands
should be at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Banner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15

'Thereare two boys I know Uncle
Ben began. who started In the spring
to have the finest gardens In their part
Of the country. They both spaded
and raked and planted all sorts OF
things. and had q great time generally
getting things going. Then noticed
that one of them seemed TO have
plenty OF time to go swimming and
fishing all summer. The other chap
was in, his garden q good part OF the
time Q~uarreling with the weeds and
making friends with tho stuff he HAD
planted" Uncle Ben here stopped
to shake his head refiectively. Seems
as II things were not divided evenly
between those two boys. The one who
worked hard all summer had all the
hard work when harvest time came,
too. The other boy hadn't a stroke OF
work to do in his garden then-there
wasn't anything there to harvest. He
didn't have any Of the bother the
other fellow had afterwards. either
planning what to do with his crop
and his money. It seemed as IL work
and bother fairly logged the other
boys footsteps just because he car
ried through what he had set out to