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COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.
ror week ended Tuesday. April Is. 1916
BUTTER.

Receipts for week. 5s,3ss package com
pared with T. $50 packages last Week. ~
uorts FOR week 10 tropical countries. oS' paSs
age. Creamery. extras y 'eo.gl'j'qei -
n n's,, 3,i.aS5isc: thirds. 32gS3i.c
c,csmery. held. best. 3se frsts. ltHS' 9c
seconds. s3uSSiec. thirds. $iW82 e state state
dsir~' dnest. 36li36 nc good 20 prime - fL
95c common 10 fair. STA 1ac reno "''p'
extras. 32d32 &C; hr,ii. "oH'l'.
s61,Soc ladies. current make. hr-i-' 81"
&c: seconds. 25@21 pc lower grade s 1.
dc: hacking stock current MAKE. me
So 30 ,. e6iLc: lower grade-. 25d -oc.
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LIVESTOCK MARKET.
New York. April IL. 1916.
REEVES.

New York, April II, WV
BEEyES.
Receipts 500 head mainly for slaughter.
No trade in live cattle OF any Importance.
Feeling steady. Dressed beef dull. city
dressed native sides. llmiticc.
CALVES.
Receipts. J $40 head 40 or sale. Mar
bet slow and uneveny lower about 400 un-
sold. General SALES were at ssMsil per 100
II. few head sli.25: choice selected,
Sll 40; culls. s6.5odS1. Dressed calves
quiet city dressed vesls. i3i2ul7c; few
II &c. country dressed. ia l5c.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Receipts. 1850 head; two cars on sale.
sheep nominal: lambs slow and feeling
easier. except for prime and choice HANDY
lamb. Fair 70 good unshorn lambs sold at
sli.50gSl2 per 100 ID: no sale of clipped
stock. Dressed mutton steady at Ia Ice.
outside figures for choic, wethers dressed
lambs quiet a, l6n lec. hog dressed, i9i.H
zoe country dressed dollhouse lambs. higher.
sj.Jods9 per carcass.
HOGS.
Receipts. $500 head tao cars on sale.
Market steady. with sales Of light 10 heavy
hogs at ss.j0Nslo.5o per 100 ID 4; light pigs.
- roughe. S3j0Mts75. Country dressed
hogs steady. l0fil4c per In.
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CorTONSEEp OIL.

The market Tor cottonsccd oil was very
inactive, with comparatively kttle new feat
ure IN the situation. Prices. however. were
IN owing 20 light Offers aad scattered COW
ering and "a tire close OF the day showed
re' gains - au9 points. The hrnne-s IN
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Special Liverpool cable Spot cotton. fair
business doing sales. 1000 bales specula-
ZION and export. 900 American. 200. I'm
ror,s Is 600 American. $4,000 Mid-upland.
sOd. Futures opened quiet. unchanged 10
B., point lover Closed quiet. point lower
IN j. point higher. May-June. Esd July
Aug -G3d: Ocf-Nov. 40: Jan-i Oh.
7.37 ID Mar-Apr. '.5s ID Manchester yarn
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tangible which would explain the drive
against Baldwin. other than the fact
that traders have been bearish on the
stock for q long time.
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Bd A. Bld Ar
Hn' 81. T.. o. ~ 40 = pre-. q. *
do pre- iiiiil \" Me a. Cos. ;.. So
a. = e. 20 p,li, lis Nsrss. ~, -i2,. 100
~ %. IN as ne ~ ~, r" "a a..
An Ma. ~. !; d. Mies c.9i. e: 70
A., A., a. -. nsS.ssL ., -
Al o., ' 5,.. p ga 4, Ns 40 + ~ pig. "a
20 Pre-, io.4 10 ao1h, & s., ss. s..
a. a. r. 9; 81 Bl.S = " p; ii:sis i,
! s.. I. FL =. l,.' 2s g 3 ~ =,
N-'. Loo y 20 - ga %
brh Sc, p. S ~ Pc -
~ R 1 ~, 10 ~ = - /. =.
rN, - ~ ~ -,
A., "a 49, "a ~
80 -, - ISo,, 4 y ~ 81 80.
e Le,'h,.r P'ii9H ~ P.c.'e co. .,.. g 20
c''s N'oa .. g %. q = 4 Z ~ +, !; g
~ p'ifl - nalf B''s ~ sss
ccca a.. :. q s'L "
c. 20 ','', . e a: " p- @a s'.' Nqi 3
& 8 ~ ~ = e 20 Pl.m,i y w.. 4 .. ~
con ~ GiI&PIs5 III. Pa5 s<r' 'ccoSSsDll!
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Trading IN the -four market was again
con6ned 10 very moderate jobbing operations.
a. buyers and sellers were apart and II wa'
difficult 10 arrive ~ a working basis on ac-
count OF tho feverish action Of the wheat
market. RYE FLOUR quiet; fair 10 good
S. 25aS54O. choice 20 fancy. Sj.45d $3.50.
CORNMEAL firm. kiln dried. "a. BAG
NEAL firm fine white and yellow. >i.'2 ;
-oarse SISt FEED. city. easy bran. bulk.
s23; loo lb sacks. S2i: heavy mlddling do.
"a. so -four middiings do So red dog Hour.
10 10 sack. $3.50. Western. steady bran
100 10 sacks. 500: standard middlings do.
s2l; -four mddlings do. 500; red dog -four
20 10 sacks 5000. OIL MEAL. S5Zn
S4y 30
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INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following table gives the closing
bid and asked prices for stocks which
are listed but which were not dealt in
on the Stock Exchange Tuesday:
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50 New Orleans. white. s2qs3; Bermuda.
crate. 5OcMsl: TOMATOES, Fla. carrier.
75cqs2.25 Cuban. 50cdSl.5o; Nassau. 6ocg
sIZ5: WATERCRESS. 100 punches. Sos.
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PROVISIONS.

Trading in the market for hog product;
Wa. quiet and price change were confined
within narrow range. HE under'one Wa
very ,terdy however. owing TO an absence
~ more than moderate sclling pressure and
on small receipts Of live hogs at Western
point. Receipt. OF hogs at Chicago were
l2 600. estimated Tor Wedne day. 1000 /:
Kansas City received 5000 and Omaha
1880. PORK firm. mess. sZ5.7O9 go :
family. S2im S26; short clear, So 80.
BEE steady: mess. sl1.5odsls; family, Sls
200. packef- Sls0Slq. extra India mess.
s2eq $50 DRESSED HOGS barely steady ;
bacons. l3i.e: $50 10. 1880 100 To- l3' &c
40 lb. l3s4c; piSs. l4c; Ct MA :; ;,
picked bellies. steady 20 To. ~ IN l5asc; y
lbs. I5i.Ml5a4c; q ID. l4i.MI4i.c: picked
hams. steady. l5i9lil6e. TALLoW 9uie;
special. loiec: city. CSC country, 'I4H
$50. LARD firm Middle West, rosa
ie1-c. city lard. firm. re. refined lard
steady. continent 1850. South America.
Ia.fOc. Brazil. kegs. ltlor. compound quiet
fl..Ql2c. STEARl%E quiet: olco. llssc 4,
city Lard stearirc PFC.
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dence OF light supplies had tendency 70
discourage aggressive selling. although. at the
same time. the consuming demand Wa small
Range Of prices -.
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L IIEESE.

Receipts for week. SIS boxes. Ehp9re
for week TO Europe. -.562 boxes 20 o' en-
r,,,u,,,es l.-s3 boxes state. whole NILS
beld fats colored. specials. IA PC white
metals Isle: colored. average fancy ls'g
isi.c: white. ayersg. fancy, is@isi.e cur
rsn. maxi. fats. specials. i6a, ale aver
age fancy. isi-c. held eheddars, spee,al Is,
Isic. fresh. cheddars. good to me, ny
IL &c. held. dai,ies. specials, ! -
t,,,r. .,ood 70 6ne. l7sLI,i.c held. an -''le..
und,rgrades. l4@i7a.c fresh. all ,Dles. IN
,ie-yrtdes. isGlst.c, Wisconsin. whole rniiN'
fancy. held. twins. lsfs 'ee ehedasrs. i.t
ayfSi'c. daisies. lsdISt,c Young Amerira-.
All EIf-8,r. stat skins. current make.
.r.cials. l4sN'l5c fresh. choice. $40 l'e 2
fsir to good. liQlse; lower grades ga iOe'
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

.f,,,isi dividend. fStocl dividend IN form
o., ,,,cfer,ed sfoes. bearing 10 per nnnum
d,y,drnd rate. tFor the -four months W 70
Anil 20. also "a bonus OF pee cent thho
~ -, ee,, d,serr~f dividend
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TUESDAY. APRIL Is. 1916.


From s2l92OoO 1915
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HAY AND STRAW.

Arrivals have continued heavy. Much ~
the hay arriving medium and low grade
Goods. of which the market J, already over
Suppiied. and the tone on all such is de
cidedy veak at the close. High grade I'm
-, - In light proportion in the arrivals
ND has been we'll sustained in value Heavy
m i and most all qualities of clover arc eS.
,-srne,y slow sale. Rye straw somewhat
,asier toward the close. with il5 top at most
hnrbor points. HAY. large haled, timothy.
prime. ton. t2s: No !. 81 No to NO =
ciov.r mixed. s2s. 50Gls2l: No ] clover mised.
s2oaf22. 50: lower grade clover mixed. SEQ
SIS. no grade hay. sll@sl5. RYE STRAW.
No /. Sli50HSlj. Small bales about 81
rrfsr larve
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DAUY IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Daily imports and exports OF general
merchandise az the Port Of New York
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FRESH FRUITS.

APPLES. Spi,zenberg. Dbl. s.l5NS3
Win-Sap. s2as4.bo Rlsset. Si.25d<s.25
Rome R~auty. 81 500 s.. 20 G-eeninr. sl.7hN
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E(.l.S

Recount. Tor week. 2O3.l17 cases. EApoFts
Tor y-ek 500 cases Arrivals have con-
tinued on a very liberal scale. Fresh gam
cred oYtra.. dor. % sm2ic storage packed
6rst.. p !, n 2Sc. regular packed. hr','; ~ =
n.2c. seconds. l9i.H2oi.c dirtes. 10 J.
ro4, tot,c. No > and poorer. ga isHtc
chc.k. lair 10 choice. dry. ls6(l &C state.
Penn and nearby. hcnncry WHITES. hne to
fancy. 2sm2Jc ordinary 10 good. Z51 e .
gathered white. ordinary 20 hne. rs" &c :
Western and Southern. gathered white -Set
,yfr state Penn and nearby. nennery
Lrc,yrs osi.02sc: gathered brown and
r,i,ed color.. e2Gt2sc duck eggs. state and
nearby Indian Runner. Sl6taHe Mar, and
noJ baltimore. selected. 8sH37c: Western
and prime Southern. $50 35c. common -
far. southern. 3lM32c goose eggs. doz' roc
6tSf.
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PRODUCE AND
GRAIN PRICES
Wheat and Corn Markets
Develop Strong Under
tOne-Close Higher.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
New York. April T.. 1916.
WHEAT


The wheat market vas only moderately
active. with fe,crish price change. but. while
a. times the market appeared weak. final
quotations were comparatively steady and
showed net gains Of ! .li -,c. Tie May posi-
ton in Chicago was under special pressure
owing 20 liberal supplies and prospects OF
heavy movement within the next few days
from the head of the Lakes. ard the May
premium over July was practically lost
The LIVERPOOL market vas weak and lower,
owing 20 are stocks abroad. where me VS.
ible supply % the United Kingdom gained
G.gss 900 bushels during the week. The eN-
port demand was slow. but rumors OF large
business 90 Saturday and Monday were prac-
tically confirmed and 10 vas said that the
total amount sold had aggregated about .
600 900 bushels.
this had a stimulating influence on values
generally. wire from Winnipeg 10 Lead
ins local and Wctern commission house SAID
that after the effect Of the frat rush OF "'-a'
with the opening az mas cation ne july po-
.ition IN that market VIII probably snow
more frmne5s than Chicago. OWING 10 me
prospect o. q GOOD foreign demand Tor the
high grade Manitoba wheat. and on ms ac-
count called attention 20 the possibility OF
advantageous spreads between the Nhi0aso
and Winnipeg markets.
Bradstrect's visible supply showed DE-
creare east of thu Rockies of 2,3yi,VOO busn-
els COMPARED with decrease OF 5,llJ,OOO
last year. while worlds stocks decreased
] .l11 900. compared with decrease OF ''ol9'-
90 at year.
ln tie cash marie. No durum was quot
o. at Si.2Sfi No hard. Sl25ii No
Northern Duluth. Si.a2a,. and No ! Northern
Manitoba Sl3oH.. al b, New Norh, open
ing navigation.
CORN.
Reports Of a better cash demand in the
Wet az well a. evidence of an export IN
quiry, gave the corn market very steady
underton- throughout the day. and final
prices were az about the best. with net gains
Of isdisc. The May position was relatively
frmer than the late months. and Il was eyi-
dent that May shorts were nervous notwith-
standing the large stocks IN the West Liv-
erpool was firm and reports from Argentina
indicated unfavorable weather conditions a,
well a. higher freight rates In the local
cash market No . yellow corn was quoted at
9Oa,c. T. New York.
OATS.
The oats market was steady. owing n fur
ther export sale. Of about 100000 bushels OF
Canadian oats and reports Of better cash
demand The local cash market was steady
and &c higher. standard quoted az 5liiW
Sc: No white. 5Ois ~ 50-,c; No 4 white.
4si. H49a.c: fancy clipped white. 5Z"sh
J3a, ordinary clipped white, ls9i n &C.
all elevator.
Market quiet, 80 Western, si.o'. ! =
Now YORK
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Thr local market Tor Fp0t cotI9h VI
steady and ] 0 points higher. a, l2.loc Tor mo
ding upland sales. J. 900 bales.
Receipts al ports and interior points. with
corpparieons follow
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$14,OOO,OOO
Empire Gas & Fuel Company
First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Sinking Fund e% Gold Bonds
,os Due
Dated May HD"
Auhorz and sl4cNM0
BANKERS TRUST co, Trustee
1920 l effi a5s; thfs's Me sf SAND
Guaranteed Interest Sinking Fund Payment. and
all other endorsement each bond
CITIES SERVICE COMPANY
FouRAnL PENNSYLVANIA STATE TAX REFUNDED BY COMPANY
FROM letter .ned BY Henry L. Dohcr Cnss Com
panv follows
SECURITY: through ownership s substantially
uesofs ubaduy
and leaehdds vaued over sa7SooO0
the pledged Will create any "'"'''"
tednssun unless pd these bonds
EARNINGS til. Owned by amP5s Gas pi
6tsimat 1918 H' .u
uowWo NaT@' "'@'@'
Estimated based earnings for the fin" quarter
SINKING semi annually beginning November
1 ewulre entire before maturity
IMPROVEMENT each year after interest
into the sinking fund Or the additional bonds
Cities Service COMPANY Gnsnns s unh h
ssiAahes 20 1916 reported over s]''"
These are rived light and power business
4aa s:. r nh Legal sa %l' ~ :" c.r.ss
Montgomery N'N"'' Philadelphia " S'
Delivery Hwhena nd
Price 100 and accrued interest yielding So
Detailed d o. application"
Montgomery, Clothia & Tyler j. ". Bergman No.
KkseI Knnicut Go. White "eo Y w.
s ss: gs1 Sa:a ID .5as
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OATS.
NEW YORK PRICES.

Market quiet 80 Western, sloi. i =
Now YORK
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(CLOSED ISSUE)
BANKERS TRUST CO., Trustee

Authorized and Outstanding. Sl4,o00.o00
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ENGLISH RAISED
ESQ MILLION FOR
WAR CHARITY
Prince of Wales Fund Great
est Of Those Dealing
With Distress.

. london, Nov, 15.-Estimates COM
bleted for the first two years Of the
war show that the enormous sum Of
50,0eQ,000 has been contributed for
the relief of distress and the re-estab-
5ishment of men returning to civil
life. The Prince of Wales Fund is
perhaps the greatest of the public
charities dealing with distress. About
$60,006,0D0, however, has been raised
in factories, banks. Offices and various
business establishments through
weekly contributions for the assist
ance Of families and dependents of
employees who have gone to the front
Part Of such funds is, of course, be-
Ing reserved for relief work after the
war;
s For sick and wounded soldiers and
sailors the contributions are estimated
at $30, 900 900, most Of which has been
raised and administered by the Brit
lsh Red Cross. Another $4,000, zoo
has been spent for soldiers ''com-
korts," such as tobacco, mufflers,
pipes, socks, mittens, gloves. sweaters,
kafety razors, insect powder, needles,
eewing GOTTEN writing materials,
chocolates and sweets
It is estimated that fully $4,000
poo, contributed in the Empire, has
kone for relief work among the Allies,
ehe largest amount going to Belgium.
Relief ameng the Belgian refugees in
Great Britain also has called for large
Expenditures.
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MAYOR WILSON SPENT
$71 FOR NOMINATION

Clifford B. Wilson, successful candf-
date for lieutenant governor on the
Republican ticket, filed a statement of
nomination expenses of $7125 with the
secretary of the state yesterday He
has already sent in a statement of
election expenses, amounting to $535.
Morris w. Seymour of Bridgeport,
candidate for elector on the Demo-
cratic ticket, spent nothing according
to his statement.
L. b. Sutton, treasurer of the Re-
publican town committee of New Ca
naan, reported expenses of $192 81.
Frank Taylor, treasurer of the DEM
ocfatic town committee of Ridgefield,
$40; j. N. Coulter, treasurer of the Re-
publican town committee of Norwalk,
$26517.
The following expenses for judges
OF probate were placed on file yester-
day: Edward B. st. John, Sharon, So;
David M. Lackie, Bridgeport, SO; How
ard III. Woodman, Bethel, $1:25; W. A.
Roraback, Torrington, $40; George G.
Knapp. iidgefield. no expense.
The following expenses were re-
ceived from candidates for senator:
Eugene L. Richards, Ltehfeld. 81:
Donald Stuart Sammis, Stratgord
5000; Owen Burns, Bridgeport, s25.
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William Rottier - 1sf -.cver o.
one of the most populer and success
full mechanics In the employ of the
huge Remington Co., here has joined
vne host of local folk who have been
benefited by Wilderbs (full extract
the new tonic and system purifier, In
recent statement for publication he
said:
~ have no hesitation in. recon-
mending DR.. Pierce's new Wilderh
Treatment. Ordinarily I would not
, think of connecting my name with
any patent medicine, but have found
your wilderbs to be in a class by itself
/ and I am always willing to. help
along anything when 1 am convinced
it il right"
II was attracted to the value ot
your medicine by reading about tbs
number OF people who were being
benefited here by it, and decided to
try it. For II long years I have suf-
fered with a sour, acidy, stomach
There was also congestion of the liver
SO I was told. AT any rate + was
bilious and bloated most Of the time.
I was bothered with smotherins
sense Of fullness after eating which
often made me extremely dizzy. did
not rest we'll, was constipated and un-
der weight. Within short time af-
ter beginning the Wilderb treatment,
I Hatfeed the first improvement I had
experienced since my trouble began.
Is it any wonder that am grateful ,
Ny reclaimed health has been entirely
due to your medicine and I canno1
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Germans Able to Buy
Paintings Despite War.

Berlin, Nev. 15.-Rieh Germans
Still have money for other purposes
than buying war bonds as is evident
from an auction sale of oil paintings
Just held here, A collection Of LA
pictures, which belonged to the late
Privy-Councilor Hugo Schmeil of
Dresden, brought a total of $2S5,000.
The highest price, $14,570, was paid
for an early work of Max Lebermann
in the style of Rembrandt, represent
Ding girl making preserves. A small
portrait by Laibl brought $4,000, and
two other portraits by him each $5,-
1850, but Lehnbaeh portrait of Bis
marck lin civilian clothing) went at
the surprisingly low price of $4,000.
"a peasants farm-yard at noon by
EegantiHi, a small canvass, was knock
ed down at $5,see, which shows that
the great Italian master has lost moth
ing of his popularity in Germany
Through the war. Three pictures by
the FFeHehman, Geurbet. hraught to-
Eether only $11,S00.
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Thiepval, swung back and regained
most of the ground lost in this Sec
tion Now, after several months, the
British have again struck, and this
time have made serious inreads in
the German lines.
.eWhen the British are able to gain
good gun positions north of the Ancre
(and it may be that this last attack
has brought them this advantage) the
German line which stretches north
from Beaumont-Hamel will be dou-
bled up in short sections at a thne.
The situation about Combles will then
be duplicated. A continuation Of this
process and the line will then be
Strengthened out from Arras south.
1.-The situation now is that with
every advance north of the river not
one, but two sections of the German
line will be affected. If The Germans
south of the Ancre can be dislodged
by thanking operation in the north,
then will come situation very much
to the British liking. The salient of
which Beaucourt has been the apex
is almost right angle. The sides of
this angle are too far apart for the
guns on one side to reach to the other.
Unless this can be done there is moth
ing necessarily weak in this form of
battle line. At present there is moth
ing weak in the German position and
will not be until the salient can b.
sharpened into an acute angle. As
this angle is produced the length Of
German lines which can be reached
by the British artillery increases, so
that with each blow a greater front is
affected. This is the principal danger
to the Germans in this last attack
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| e+1,er means at present avalHele 10
| preventing the big speclai in.o
| from ruling and further eApiol'''lts
| this country.
VESTS Ewes Opened -Four Years Ago
The people of the West are no io MS
or concerned about the Inert u 'ne
presidential nomination ifoni 10
| Welt four years ago. Ihat ,iioiu 80
merely opened their eyes TO tho ~ ~.
condition Of affairs and to the 1ap'
THAT many of US have peen uei' LII
ourselves for the past 80 years WIN
tba belief that a majority of the vot-
ers of each political party really de-
tarroined who it's candidate for Presi-
dent shall be, whereas, in truth aha
in fact no such condition has eXlstea
in the Republican party since the hfst
term of Ulysses g. Grant.
As our population becomes greater
land the total wealth Of our nation IN
crea SEES. the temptation for the nene-
ficiaries and would-be benefelaf1es Oh
snecial privilege to control govern
ment increases in a, geometrleai fatlo.
The power of the people to prevent
| II denends more and more upon the
character Of the political machinery
under which the great polltleal par
| ties are operated.
r took IFS nearly one hundred years
To learn that in order to have mae
pendent voting we must nave aeso-
lutely secret voting, and that TO nave
absolutely secret voting the palots
must all be exactly alike In extefnal
lannearanee and must also all ne
printed and controlled by the state
| county and city officials.
| No sane. patriotic person would be
willing to return to the political sys-
| tenn under which each political party
printed it's own ballot and made 1t
anv size or color it pleased. To do so
would be to invite and inevitably In
sure another civil war.
Fraud Charge a Warning.
! The present high tension of partisan
lRenublicans and partisan Democrats
through the country ought to be SOL
emn warning to all of us that our, po-
1itical machinery should be SO per-
fected, if possible, as to preclude the
belief on the part of any very large
number of people that fraud may have
drought about the result.
| Tt has been our national boast that
this is a country of laws and not Of
men. How absurd that sounds in the
| face of the fact that there Is no law,
either state or federal, which can
right the wrong if the national com
mittee Of any political party commits
fragrant fraud jim making up the tenn
bporary roll of it's national convention!
+ Hence, the national committee OF
the dominant political party in the
nation has the power in substance and
effect, by the, exercise Of fraud to
nominate the President of the United
States, and there is no court in the
LAND which possesses power to inter.
fere with or prevent such fraud.
The mere statement of this fac
ought to be enough to arouse boil
the righteous indignation and fears O
every intelligent patriotic citizen II
the United States. 1t is both intolera
BILE and perilous. The West under
stands and resents it, whether the res
of the country does or not,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-16
THE WEATHER

New Haven, NOy.16-Forecast:
Fair tonight and Friday; not
much change in temperature.
Connecticut: Fair tonight and
Friday; not much change i'm tenn
perature, strong northwest winds,
diminishing tonight.
A slight disturbance is central
over the upper Mississippi valley.
but pleasant weather prevails in
nearly all districts east of the
Rocky Mountains. Temperatures
are low i'm southern sections. Light
frOsts were reported as far south
as Tampa, Fla, and killing frosts
with freezing temperatures as far
south as Pensacola, Fla. 1t was
five degrees colder in Atlanta.
Ga, this morning than it was in
New Haven. The temperatures
are rising slowly i'm most of the
northern districts.