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, 1915-02-18
Who Runs The Paper.

In a neighboring country a cler-
gyman took the editor of the local
paper to task because the editor
accepted a certain advertising con-
tract. The good man forgot that
for years the editor had given
freely of his space to help the
church; had printed columns of
notices of services, meetings, sup.
pers, entertainments and lectures,
all free. In donating this space
the editor had given more than
the equivalent of cash. He had
given publicity, and thus had done
more to support the church aud
pay the minister's salary than
any three members of the church
had done. An editor has but two
sources of income-his subscrip-
ton list and his space. Yet, in
this case, when he sold his space
he lost a subscriber. OF course,
no one need subscribe to a paper
unless he wishes to do so, but nc
subscriber should want to dictate
, 1915-02-18

to the editor as to what he should
publish. Many editors will not
accept certain lines Of advertising.
Other editors connot afford, per.
haps, to be 30 independent, Bust
ness conditions often govern these
matters. A rich and prosperous
Philadelphia weekly of national
circulation for years declined the
advertisements of cigarette manu-
facturers. Business has fallen off
lately for many of the big maya
zines. Now that paper is accept
ing cigarette advertising Perhaps
the editor need the money, and
who shall blame him if he sells
his space to the American Tobacco
Company? Golfers too we hear,
is letting down the bars, just a
little. That's all right. Let them
down a little further, as long as
takers, and grafters and swindlers
are kept out. No one can run a
paper to please everyone, be that
paper big or little. 1t is the ed
itor's paper and it is his living.
He is the one who should Judge
what should and should not be
published in its columes.
, 1915-02-18

Lost, a pair of nose glasses, gold
rim, with a small clasp case. Parties
finding them please leave at sun
office.
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pioyes OF some Industries. Ex-
pressing the attitude of organized
labor to the bill. Representative
George Young said that it was
not satisfactory, but that organ.
ized labor was willing to accept it
as a foundation for better legisla-
ton in the future.
Two bills endorsed by the State
Federation of Women's Clubs have
passed both houses. They are
House Bill IS, creating the Office
of supervising matron of penal and
reformative institutions, and the
House Bill LIT, regulating the en-
ployment of children under Ia
years of age.
Another bill in which the wo-
men of the state are displaying
active interest, and which they
demand should not be enacted, is
House Bill 266, providing that
six months shall constitute the
period of residence ~cessa be-
fore instituting proceedings for
divorce.
Wyoming is prepared to pay
pensions to widows with depend
ent children less than IA years of
age. The senate and house passed
Senate File 81, providing for such
pensions, and the bill has been
signed by the governor.
The McClelland bill for the re-
peal of the direct primary method
of nominating candidates for pub.
lie offices, Senate File IL, was
given short shift in the house,
where it was indefinitely post
poned without debate after it had
been advanced to the head of the
general file.
Senate Files have been killed
by the house and house bills by
the senate in considerable number
and with an impartiality suggest
ing that the influence of the lead
ers of neither house is a vital fac
tor determining the decisions of
the other. Which does not mean
that there has not been plenty of
Grading" between the members of
the two houses, for there has been
abundance of that procedure,
and between members of each
house among tn emselves as we'll.
House Bill 81, providing a spec
ial levy of three-eighths of a mill
for two years to raise approx
mately $4,000 for enlargement
of the state capitol building, was
passed by the senate with only
four votes against it after a heated
session in the committee of the
whole which made it appear, for a
time, that the bill might be de-
feated.
Another special levy measure
which both houses have passed is
House Bill 9, levying an additional
permanent tax of one-eighth of a
mill for the benefit of the Univer-
sity of Wyoming
The Beck Bill, Senate File Fl,
providing for acceptance OF the
terms of the federal Smith-Lever
act to encourage agricultural de-
velopment has passed both houses
and has been signed by the Gov
ernor as Enrolled Act 3 Under
its provisions there may be raised
during the first year OF it's opera
ton, for agricultural extension
work, approximately $4,000, two
thirds of which would come from
the state and one-third from spec
ial county taxes.
House Bill II, providing for col
lection by assessors and deputy
assessors of school poll taxes, which
has passed both houses, will, it is
estimated, result in more than To-
600 persons annually being COM
PEELED to pay the school poll tax
than heretofore. Estimates Sc
cured from each county assessor
by Representative Jones, author
of the hill. forecast an increase in
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G. j. and Ed. F. Hennessy were in
from the ranch Tuesday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23

For call the news all the time" Of
Pleasantville, read The Pleasantville
Press.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23
BREAD MAKING AND
SEWING CONTEST NOV. 10.

The local bread making and sewing
contest of the Pleasantville High
School will be held November 10, in
school building No. l. The judges
will be Mrs. Robert Race, Mrs. Mary
B. Campbell and Mrs. Charles D.
Thompson. Many thanks are due the
Board of Education, the First National
Bank, the Pleasantville Trust Com
pany, the City Council and the W. C.
T. U. for contributions of money to
make this an interesting incentive for
work of this kind for the girls of our
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
Record of the
1914 Democratic Legislature
Pledges Unfulfilled.

1914 Democratic Legislature
Pledges Unfulflled.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfil
the pledge to give New Jersey a Fed.
eral Navy Yard.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfil
the pledge to strengthen the Practice
Act.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge for preferential voting in
all parts of the State. The act pass
ed restricted preferential voting to
commission governed cities.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge for economy and efficiency.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to develop the State Ship
Canal.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to give municipalities
more freedom from legislative control.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge for uniform rules for taxa
ton.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to enlarge and develop the
State Agricultural College at New
Brunswick and the experiment station
attached.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to provide a comprehensive
system for the care of State roads.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to provide needed support
for State institutions until effective
means can be found for lessening
crime and preventing bringing defec-
tive children into the world"
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge calling for the State own
ership of all sources of potable water
supply.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge for the preservation of the
forests of the State.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to compel the maximum
figures for appropriations instead of
expressed percentages in city and
county appropriations based on rata
bles.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to install a uniform system
of accounting for all municipalities
and counties.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to economize in the ad-
ministration of the affairs of the
State. Expenses were increased.
NOTHING WAS DONE to fulfill
the pledge to favor the enactment of
such legislation as will conserve the
constitutional rights of labor.
The finances of the State were han
died with almost incredible incompe-
tency and reckless extravaganza.
100000 more was spent than the in
come of the State, which added to the
Encouragement and laundering of the
two previous years of Democratic ad-
ministration, increased the deficit of
the State to more than $1,000, 900.
The State treasury was turned over
to the Democrats in 1911 after a num-
Der of years of wise and careful Re-
publican administration with a free
balance of more than 100000 This
vast balance was wiped out and the
State plunged into a debt of $1,000,-
900 during the riotous manipulation
of funds by Democrats that was
brought to a halt by the voters when
a Republican administration was call
ed back in 1915.
Won Cot What Won Vote Tor
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23
PLEASANTVILLE SUFFRAGE
ORGANIZATION REPORTS

The Suffrage Organization wishes
to publicly express it's thanks to the
many friends who gave them both
moral and financial assistance in the
recent contest. The following state
ment shows the amount of money ac-
tually spent during the campaign and
the sources from which it was OBJ
tanned:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23
ALL AMENDMENTS
OVERWHELMINGLY DEFEATED

At the special election held in New
Jersey on Tuesday, all three OF the
proposed amendments to the constr
tuition were overwhelmingly defeated,
the first extending suffrage to women,
was lost by a majority of 56,515, the
second making it easier to amend the
constitution, and the third authorizing
excess condemnation of land, to which
but little attention was given, were
showed under by nearly as large ma
jorities. Nearly every county in the
State voted against the three. Allan
tic County's vote was 2991 for and
6735 against the first, 1858 for and
5183 against the second, and 1913 for
and 5503 against the third. Ocean
County was the lone county to give
a majority in favor of Woman Suf-
frage.
Atlantic City voted overwhelming
ly against all, and every municipality
in the county followed suit except
Linwood which gave 5 majority in ia
vor of Woman Suffrage and Margate,
which gave it a favorable majority of
2. Pleasantville was in line with the
rest of the State, and very strangely
gave the "hoo-do" majority of %
against Woman Suffrage in each of
three of the four precincts of the city.
The official vote of Pleasantville:
1st Wd. End Wd.
1P. 2P. 1P. 2P. I'll. Maj.
Woman
Suffrage
For -. 80 81 SO 10 275
Against LOB 80 81 80 354 10
Easier
Amendment
For -. 70 SO 70 81 269
Against ..102 81 II 70 319 so
Excess
Condemnation
For 80. So 46 81 81 208
Against LII 80 "a "a 367 159
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23

value in a years subscription to The
Pleasantville Press loses many simes
year by not being a regular reader.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23
TICKET.

For Members of the General Assembly
CARLTON GODFREY,
BERTRAM E. WHITMAN.
For Coroner,
HENRY C. MUNRO.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23
NOTICE.

Having purchased an automobile, l
am prepared to carry individuals or
parties on short or long trips at rea-
sonable rates, and solicit the public
patronage in this line.
E. H. SCHNIERLE,
139 N. Second Street.
Phone 40.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23

schools. 1t is the wish of the super
vising principal that the mothers and
friends will come out and see some
thing of this work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
VISITING NURSES GET
 MORE COOPERATION
 THAN IN OTHER YEARS

The Visiting Nurse association in this city has met with more co-opera- ton this year than at any other time, through the sale of Red Cross Christ
 mas seals andsxthe receipts from the motion pictures Sunday evening" trough the war pictures at the Park theatre Sunday evening. $34.s6 was added to the steadily increasing fund and plans are being made for next Sunday n ght, when 1t is expected the managers of the moving pictures will contribute to the fund.
 The schools of the city. have set an example to all engaged in the sale for they have gone Tar ahead of the. sales last year when more than .57,- 600 seals were distributed. Mrs. Sam lfel H. Wheeler. chairman of the sale in the public schools, awarded Santa Claus buttons to all who sold 25 seals and those selling 100 seals received a handsome. button.& Barnum school led the other schools in the prelimin- aryz count and it is estimated that more than2, ,o0e children are wearing the Red Cross button for selling 25 seals and about a hundred won the reward for selling 100 seals.
 Prominent women of the city have given their time Throughout the busy holidays and among those serving todaysare Mrs. William Richardson. Mrs William #R1o11an, Mrs. T. T. Fer suson and Mrs. O.. R. Townsend in IIowland's, Mrs. Frank r. Staples and Mrs. Richard Staples in Reads. for to- day and tomorrow; Mrs. H. H. DeLoss and Mrs. Herbert Sherman in Read s Saturday; Mrs. H. E c. Weid1ich and Miss Loretta Gilroy2 will be in the par eel post station in Cannon street;
 Mrs. J. Weinstein, Miss May Vein stein ana Miss Ruth 1endelson in Dorsgn5s where Mrs. Walter Loewith has charge Miss lMaude HiH is con ducting the sale in the City National bank, Miss Eva Donping the sale in the Connecticut National bank. and Miss Jennie Donning the sale in The Stratf1eId.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
INTEREST IN FIRST CLASS WORK AMONG SCOUTS
 REPORTED>ON INCREA SEE
scoutmasters Hbrace. snlith

Scoutmaste Horace Smith of Troop No. and Henry Riker Of Troop No. ii of Fairfield are busy with the. boys of their patrols in preparing their Boy Scouts for their first class rank. The number of first class scouts in the city is not large but the interest is awakening in many of the troops. The. examination board or Court of Honor is meeting twice each, month for the purpose of giving the tests for the first class.
 Scoutmaster William hilton of Troop No. 8. which is the second largest troop in the city, is working harws dith his boys and is achieving results. This troop meets Friday nights at the Surn1nerfeld Methodist church and is composed of the fol- lowing boys: Marion Goodrich, Rob-. sert Conor, Clifford Pauison, 2 Frank Minerly. Harold Smith, Maurice White, Otto RasmussIn; Howard Cushman, James Mullins, Norman Hol1onswprth, Robert Schoenberger. Oliver Chapfn, Malcolm Henry, Ro- land Wehger. Horace St1enhoff, David Griffin, Winthrop Crawford, Ronald Maynard, Frank Crabber, Charles. Steinmetz, Leon Pryor. Elton Frances. Edward Sheehan, Emery La Roque. Harold Powe, Francis. Lawson, Frank Deegan, Edward Lewis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
.EFFOROS BA..QUET
 FRIENDS ON THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Popular East Side Couple Receive Many Gifts From
 Numerous Guests.

Friends of MT. and, Mrs. George J. Efford of LOLA Barnum avenue gath cred at their home last night in eel ebratfon of. the silver anniversary of the wedding of the host and hostess A handsome silver tea set from "the boys was among the tokens pre- sented. EH a/
 The presentation of gifts was made at the home on Barnum avenue. Henry J. Blackhurst made the presentation speech. in which he lauded MT. Efford for the many good things he has ac- comp1ished and the many favors rem dered .tthe boys during his 30> years residence in this city. Mrs. Efford re- ceived a handsome diamond ring as a token of esteem and the silver pres ents to the happy married couple cov- cred the parlor of the Efford home to such an extent that the floor of the sitting room virtually was covered with gifts.
 After the presentations were made at the home 'tthe boys'' repaired to the dining hall of the East End Social club where a table was set for 102 din- ers.s The menu consisted of turkey, the fixing and all that goes to make a banquet. During the dinner many of the guests responded with toasts in honor of the occasion.
 Munson Hazen acted as toastmaster
 
 sponded with appropriate toasts were: Dan Hatfield, Lawrence Moran, Larry Hurley, Lawrence Synett, William Costello, James Noonan, John Calvin Harry Smith, Teddy B1aekhurst, Nun son Hazen, Harry Sales, Jim Ashforth, Hugh J. Mooney, Harry. Ireland, John Farrell, Edward Ness, Jerry Kyde, Bill. Johnson, Tom Lynch, William and Tom DooIan.
 After the dinner had been partaken of the guests all joined in the chorus of For He's A Jolly Good Fellow '' and the host was then called upon for a speech. He responded feelingly and remarked that it was the happiest be- caston of his life with the possible ex- ceptiop of one night about two months ago when he had a momeneous trip. from Fairfield. MT Eford thanked 'tthe boys'' for their kind remem- brance of himself and Mrs. Enord
 The affair then took on cabaret aspect and Stile first man called upon sang his old favorite, When the, Morning Glories Twine Round the Cabin Door, followed with ssThe Lit tie House Upon the Hil1.'' It wasa a good old fashioned time and among the melodies rendered were: Sweet Rosie OHGrady,'' Annie Rooney Ben Bolt,' and others.
 The gathering departed at an early hour this morning, wishing MT. and Mrs. Enord 25 more years of success fuI and hapy married life. The couple boarded the BIS train this morning for Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara Falls. They will remain at the latter place for four days. They will then cross the Great Lakes to Ontario, Can ada, where MT. Efford will meet many of his boyhood friends and enjoy Wa much-needed rest .''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
THE FIRST PRINTER

T4le first printer in the English American colonies was stephen Dayes who died at Cambridge. Mass. AT years ago today, in his ffty-seventh year. Dave was. born in London in 1911, and came to Massachusetts, in 1638- He was employed to manage the printing-press sent out by the Rev. MT. Glover. This crude little hand press was set up in Cambri dge, uI1- der the direction of the magistrates and Elders, and Daye performed all the work in connection with the op4 eration of the plant. He began his activities In March, 1889. and the first thing pr1nted was the s'Freenan's Oath.' After completing that job he undertook the printing of an almanac compiled by William Pierce. a mari ner. In 1640 he printed the Psalms newly turned into metre He also printed a catechism, a Body of Lib erties," comprising 100 laws, and a second edition of the Psalms. Daye was not a. very sIxilfu1 printer. and his work seems more like that of a blacksmith than a. printer. Twenty years before his death he was depriv- ed of the management of the print ing plant, which was turned over to Samuel Green.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
ed as saying that ..beer is a mere waste of tiTne.s at-


 ed as saying that "'beer is a mere waste of tinae."
 Since General Huerta was arrested by the United States authorities on. the Mexican border last June it has been persistentfy reported that he was financed By Germany. Accord ing to these stories, a fund of haany millions was made available to start a. new revolution in Mexico, headed by Huersta and other opponents of Car ranza, the alleged purpose of the, Teu- tons being to en1broi1 the United States with it's southern neighbor and thus stop the export of arms and ammunition to the Allies. Carran- ga agents were said to have discov- cred large sums supplied by Germans to promote this project. Whatever the source of Huerta's financial back ing, his attempt at revolution was nip ped in the bud by his arrest when he reached the Mexican border. Huer- ta, unlike most of the Mexican lead CTS, has no Indian blood in his veins, but is of pure and aristocratic Span ish descent. He began his military career forty years ago as a. student at ChapuFtepec Military Academy. For a, decade, beginning in 1902. he was chief of the Mexican Geographical Survey and was rewarded with the rank of general. He succeeded to the chief command of the army in 1912. and. in that capacity. became
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
Victoriano Huerta,
 DeposeS Mexican
 Chief, 61 Tomorrow

Victoriano Huerta. the deposed provisional President of Mexico, will be sixty-one years old tomorrow. On 1y two short years ago Huerta held a great birthday banquet at Chapulte- pee, at which he was acclaimed by his followers as the great man of Mexico, who would suppress all rivals and hurl defiance in the teeth of Uncle Sam. According to a recent dispatch from Fl Paso. Huerta will not be able to repeat his great feat of two years ago, when, it is said he consumed float a ship.'' The deposed chief, it is reported, has been ordered by his physician to abstain from rum, bran dy, aguardiente and champagne, and is permitted to drink nothing strong CT than the Eghtests of light wines. He might have beer, but, for all his a1-i legged Teutonic sympathies, he is quot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
ADMIRAL DEWEY WOULD HAVE OUR NAVY EQUAL THAT OF ANY
 OTHER NATION IN THE WORLD

fare against British commerce re- suited in the loss of 183 merchant vessels and 175 straW1ers. The total British merchant tonnage lost was not lion; the total loss under all flags was about 65O,00O tons. In the same time the total arrivals and departures in British ports averaged from 1850 to 1,400 per week, or nearly 50, 900 in all. Allied commerce is continuing under a loss in no way vital
 'tThe submarine is a most useful auxiliary, whose. importance will no doubt increase, but at present there is no evidence that it will become supreme
 The report discusses at length the need and mission of battle cruisers and other fast ships for scouting work but warns against exaggerated value being placed upon the battle cruisers. It then takes up the ques- ton of personnel and finds that any smaller force than 2,700 officers, 67, 900 bluejackets and 13,40O marines would be inadequate for the navy in 1917 even on a peace footing. The ships then in commission and the shore stations would need a minimum of TATTOO bIuejaekets, it states, in time of war.
 Turning to the question. of congest- ed lower grades which confront navy officers under the present system, the board urges that Congress estab- fish the number of officers in any grade on the basis of the total number of officers in the navy and not by providing for a fixed number in each grade except the lower ones. Addi- donal legislation, should be sought, 1t says, to secure a proper flow of pro- motion for all officers or the eff ciency of the service generally will suffer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
CORONER TO INQUIRE INTO DANBURY BOYS
 HOMECTDAL ACTION

Coroner John J. Phelan will go to Danbury tomorrow to hold an i1lvesti- gation of the killing of John Bochina of West Danbury, who was shot to death by his T7-year-old stepson, AL exander Monday night The boy Is locked up. in the Danbury jail on a, charge of murder.
 Alexander first told the police he shot his father with a revolver, which he wrested from the older man when he was trying to shoot him. Later he said his father had been drinking and drove him from the house. threw a missile at him as he was leaving the dooryard and started to pursue him. He said he then shot him with 8 ride he was carrying. He fred twice one bullet penetrating the left lung and causing death.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
REV. HENRY E. WARREN DEAD.

New Boston, Mass, Dec. l22-Rev. Henry B. Warren, pastor of the Con- gregationa1 church here, died early today of p1eural-pneumonia after nine days, illness. He was 65 years old and is survived by his widow. The body will be taken to Birmingham, Mass, his birthplace for burial. Be- fore coming here MT. Warren was pas tor of the Shawnut Congregational church, Boston. Previously to enter ing the ministry he was engaged in mercantile business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
BANK REPORT DELAYED

Hartford, Dec 22-It is quite possi- b1e that Bank Comrnissioner. E. J. Sturgis will not issue his quarterly report for the current quarter. His department, he says, has been so busy with the work of getting out the an nual reports and the condition of banks that he has not had time to consider sit-