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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02

the state of Connecticut" said the alderman. New Haven pays 19.5 mills compared to our 20.9, and in the last eight years the tax rate In this city has increased 3.7 mills or S3.70 on every thousand dollars worth of property. Twenty per cent. Of our tax rate Is now required to take care of the installments and in- terest on our bonds and the further contemplated bonding of the city will necessitate a further increase .''
 James O'Brien of New York and Charles JonYs of Virginia, also -ad- dressed the meeting and told what had been accomplished by various taxpayers associations In other elite. and how the cities were forced to lower the tax rate instead of contin- ually increasing 1t.
 That the real war profteers In Bridgeport have not been the proper ty owners and taxpayers, but the Hydraulic Go. and the Bridgeport Gas Co.,. was the statement of James O'Brien last night at the meeting of the Taxpayers association.
 In regard to the suspension of the city building ordinances in the new houses, MT. O'Brien read a letter from the building inspector in Wat erbury, E. E. Mraz. MT Mraz said in every respect the building being built by the government in Water bury compiled with the building reg ulations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-02
The Weather Report

Bridgeport and vicinity: Cloudy and colder tonight; Friday fair and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

or 5o years ago. Had little part in that, but not much
 You said you were down on the Mexican border Did you get across the line? And did you see any trou- ble?'
 "We was across the border leetle ways. but we didn't see much Of any thing. We run into some trouble - they shot at us and we shot at them and then or Mac kept right on a-Nola and that was the end of it.''
 Where are you going from Fargo?'
 "Oh, we're on our way to Los An geles now. Jimmy he's married and he's been away 'bouc as long as ,;e kin stand it. We plan on gettin there in about four weeks; hit the Bad Lands first and some more unmarked traiIa From here we go to Bismarck then % Medora and then south along the lat tie Missouri to South Dakota"
 While in Fargo, Colonel Stanley ani his pal, Jimmy" Drake have been ( , guests of the Horton Motor company. Colonel Stanley is picturesque lock-, ing character, dressed in a gray flan. mel shirt khaki trousers and puttc.H, an old silk handkerchief knotted care . lessly around his neck, a battered gray hat perched upon the top of his eriz- gled head and his pockets bulging with miscellaneous articles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

considerable attention since he made it in an address before a recent mee-- ing of automobile manufacturers and dealers.
 Jordan's solution is very simple It rests on the principle of trading only in good merchandise and applying the golden rule in business
 In presenting his suggestion, Jordan asked every dealer present to write the names of what he considered the best and second best cars in every price class from $500 up. This gave each dealer a list of about 16 cars Each man made his own list without consulting anybody else
 Then Jordan suggested that for 50 days each dealer trade only in rhs cars he had just written on his list, cars which measured up to the ind- vidual dealers specifications of what constituted good merchandise.
 If you will have the courage to sell only these cars you know are sscod merchandise" Jordan told the dealers 'tt will mean a big elimination. of course, but you will have the used car problem solved.
 Don't sell a man an automobile you know is wrong. You can figure he will get back at you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Desert Rat Passes North Dakota
 On Return Trip to California
Girl Reporter in Fargo, N D.. Fusses Old TraBreaker.
 Maxwell Headed for Bad Lands on $5OOO Wager

The Maxwell desert rat is still blowing west It Is now well over the 10000 mile mark. This is the in- formation received by M Bailey of the Motor Sales corporation, in answer to a wire asking for the whereabouts of the rat.
 The word blowing is used because the old colonel in command pays Gt tie attention to such trifles as boule- wards and highways If he sees q clump of trees or a little stream Tn the distance-why make six-mile de- tour for the sake of good roads. With a twist of the steering gear he points the Maxwell in the direction desired and blows through broken fields or whatever covers the ground.
 The Punch last heard from Colonel Stanley after his visit to the governor of Wisconsin. Having had his picture taken on the capitol steps, he heaie west and spent the yourth of Jul. in Fargo, N. D.. the scene of many thrills in his earlier life. He was rete.ved with great acclaim a Fargo and the Desert Rat" was the curiosity object
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

flowing into tho Allen Motor company. From cost to coast the country's sem abilities seemed to be offended by the alleged strain into which the artist had forced the poor canine. Some even talked of taking the matter up with the humane society.
 Meanwhile" says R. G. Ewell, sales and advertising manager of the Allen company. i've had it brought home 10 us foreibly that the public is reading Allen advertising. And the sequel to the dog story lies in the fact that Al len sales are far ahead of the Alien factory.
 q am sorry, in way, that the artist introduced such an unusual subject into the advertisement, but I am glad to have this tangible proof that the public is reading its daily newspaper. The incident encourages us to do more advertising than ever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

Of holiday crowds. The colonel is con- tinung toward the Pacific coast dni visiting all Maxwell dealers en route.
 The following excerpts are from the Fargo Forum as written by the staI reporter. a typical western girl,
 "Lawdy. lawdy me" and you want to hear tell some of our most exitin' times in our trip across the country in or Mac here" Colonel King Stanley, pal of Buffalo BITS" in the territory days pony express rider and indian scout. threw back his head and chuckied reminiscently, following a question put to him by a Forum rep. resentative this morning.
 Colonel Stanley, with his pal. Jim my" Drake. also of Los Angeles. hit Fargo early the morning of July f. in a much mud -spattered and traVel-worn Maxwell, which he affec- tion&tely describes as "Op Mac" Starting out from Los Angeles early in March. the pair have made all the unmarked trails they could find on theil way along the Mexican border, through the deserts of Arizona and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Federal Rubber Co.
 Makes Announcement
Harry D. Banner Now Manager of
 Accessory Department

The Federal Rubber company of llli- nois announces the appointment of Harry D. Benner s manager of it's ac- cessory sales department.
 MT. Benner formerly was manager of the eastern district for the Federal Rubber company. with Headquarters in New York. As manager of access ,.y sales he will be located at the genera! offices of the company in CudahN, Wis., but will travel the entire territory periodically.
 Mir, Benner enjoys wide experience in the tire and accessory business and an extensive acquaintanccship among the trade. therefore is well qualified to supervise the large volume of ec- cessory business which the Federal company enjoys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
DOG FEATURED IN ALLEN ADVERTISING.
Publicity Pays Well When It Is Conducted
 Properly

The Allen Motor company of O. lumbus, Ohio, believes in advertising now as it never did before, this due stration.
 Recently in full-page newspaper advertisement similar copy being used in national magazine, there appeared an illustration of Siberian wolf hound with his hind feet in lopins position and his front feet in trot- ting position. Anyone who has ever photogra phed long. rangy dogs with q fast camera knows that the position is q perfectly correct one, but the genera! public has not photo graphed dogs much
 Imm ediately on the appearance of the now famous dog letters began
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
JORDAN'S ADVICE ON
 USED CAR PROBLEM
President of Motor Car Company
 Makes Address to Dealers

Edward S Jordan president of the Jordan Motor Car company, offers automobile dealers a solution of the problems connected with the handling of used cars. His suggestion for set ting the used car question, which dealers have long considered one of their greatest problems, has attracted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

A factory has been started ;G Sweden f"f extracting oil from scnist hus adding one more to the number os srli- ssitutss already on the market Large qUanties of alum schist are founl ,n tue G;strict, yielding benzine and crude oils
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
HITTING FOR DEVILS TOWN

Well, next we'h a-hittin for the Bad Lands, weh goin to make Devifs Towel an travel some roads there that nevah been hit before. That's what we'h a-doin', you know, maxim all the unmarked trails in the country.
 But. I say" and he paused emba"- rassedly, you otta talk to Jimmy, he's the ladies man in this here outfit and besides it's all his rig, his cor and he's the driver"
 Jimmy wasn't to be found, though so he continued:
 "Yes, ma'am, I used to ride North Dakota trails back in Indian days. Rode the pony express down in South Dakota. An then l was here al tie time of the Bannock uprisin bout 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

New Mexico, the swamps of Louisiana, Alabama, the Mississippi bottoms, through the southern states to Florida, thence to New York and from New York tn Eargo via Detroit
Evening star., 1919-11-30
DISTRICT RED CROSS
| TO MEET TOMORROW
Annual Session at St. Johns Parish
Hall at 4:30-Report
on Drive.

The annual meeting of the District
of Columbia Chapter, American Red
Cross, will be held at st. Johns Parish
Hall. 18th street near H, tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock DR.. Ralph
Jenkins will preside. All members of
the chapter are urged to attend.
Thomas Bell Sweeney. manager OF
the Thanksgiving Victory roll call,
closed his headquarters at 1119 II
street yesterday afternoon, after an
nouncing that the recent drive re-
suited in 5000 members and $4,000
for the war time relief fund. Organ
izations or individuals who have not
made their roll call returns are re-
quested to send them to DR.. Ralph
Jenkins, chairman of the District
Chapter, 16 Jackson place.
An opportunity for the patients at
St Elizabeth's Hospital to obtain man
ual training has been afforded by the
gift of portable building, 80 by 100
feet. from the Department of Military
Relief. Potomac Division, American
Red Cross.
Richard Bartlett, former district
director for the department of military
relief. Potomac Division. American Red
Cross, has been transferred to Camp
Meigs as field director.
the appointments of w. l.. Howsen as
director of the department of civilian
relief vice w. A. Harris, resigned: c.
w. Dickinson, jr., director of junior
membership. vice Miss Ida NJ. Bassett,
resigned and T. Edward Murtaugh,
director of publicity, vice Ivan r.
Drechsler, resigned. George II. Sachs
has been appointed an assistant direc-
tor to Mr.. Howsen.
Evening star., 1919-11-30
NAVY YARD INFLUENZA
RECORD GIVEN in REPORT
Out of 10000 Employees Last Year,
1881 Were Stricken During
Period of Epidemic.

Out of complement of more than
10000 employees at the Washington
navy yard, 1881 were stricken during
the influenza epidemic of last year. ac-
cording to Surgeon General Braisted
of the Navy in his annual report.
There were three deaths, two from
drowning and one from pneumonia.
following influenza. The greatest per-
centagc of illness appeared among the
yeomen Cd attached to the yard.
There were S,159 injuries recorded.
many of them trivial. They consisted
of incised wounds. decorations. frac-
lures. contusions, burns and foreign
bodies in the eye. such as emery and
particles of steel. The fractures chief
ly involved the small bones of the
hands and feet, due to the type of ma
chinery used in the yard. There were
265 claims for compensa ton.
Surgeon General Braisted points out
the urgent need of a new dispensary,
the present structure, he says, being
poorly constructed and hopelessly in
adequate"
He says that the hygiene and sani-
tation of the yard is such that occu-
pational diseases in the ordinary ac-
ceptance of the term are not to be
found. The lunchroom, he says, pro-
videS suitable and nutritious food at
one-half the cost of the average city
restaurant. A separate building, he
says, should be provided for the lunch
room and have modern equipment,
with a seating capacity of 1,500.
Evening star., 1919-11-30
CITY CLUB ADMITS
60 NEW MEMBERS
Additions Are Made to Roll as
Result of Deaths and
-: &C Life Memberships.

Announcement was made last night
that sixty new members have been
added to the roll of the City Club to
lake the place of members who have
died and those who have applied for
lifar memberships. The new members
have been admitted from time to time
sJTiGc last August Fitty-five are on
theaactive list and five are non-resi-
don't members.
-.-s~~t hangcs Since Organization.
=, .SilrCe the organization of the club
there have been numerous deaths
among the members. Most of the
sepenty-nine persons who have ap-
piTed for life memberships are active
sIReiNbcrS. The sixty newly admitted
-p,ertly fill these gaps. There is still
III opening for a limited number of
active members. but it is expected
that these memberships will be filled
within a very short time. Applica-
ions should be addressed to the club
house, on Farragut Square. The active
membership of the club is limited to
1raan. and this limit will be rigidly
observed
The FIVE new nonresident members
e-e-C. J. Benson, Thomas D'A. Brophy,
HIS Dennison,. a. f. Gctthold and A.
X. Muhleman.
New Active Members.
I
Cen. s. r. Ansell, X. L. Borthwick, c. l..
Bouve. Louis Bush. r. G. Carter. A.
e. case. H. G.. Collins, W. H. Cravens,
W +. Davis. Minor NJ. DeVault. p L..
Dougherty. \. W. Duffy, William f.
pvrc l. c. Ernst, W. G. Eynon, John
Fleming. James F. Gil, W. J.. Goodwin,
Henry Rose Hartman, J. +. Heherle.
s J. Henry. Philip Hermann. W. f. A.
Herman, DR.. J. Austin Hewey. :. p.
Iiicklng, John !. Higgins. Or. Il. b.
Horeu, Rtale K. Howard, John w. Hunt,
J.. 6. Julihr, Or. H. +. Kane, J. J.
[eanr. J. !. hampton. u. +. Lindas.
James Il. Lloyd. T.. C. Mackey. Ray
mond NJ. Martyr. r W. McChesney.
William Muehleisen. i. {. r. Palmer,
+. y. I'eyser, A. +. Potter, o. !. Rider.
j. VI. Eiefkin. NJ. S. I:osen. r .. Saun-
ders, Samuel 7. Schwartz, F. NJ. Shook,
NJ. l.. Small. II. T. Spence. George O.
Tottcu, Maddox Trenholm. George
I'hler, L. T. Vincent and Frank Il.
White.
Evening star., 1919-11-30
SKETCH FOR COLLEGE WOMEN
Vassar Graduates Will Entertain
Club.

\ sketch entitled "a Day 4 the AS
sociatinn." staged by Vassar grad
1iateS under the leadership of Miss
JanrosS. chairman, is announced as
The principal feature of the next reg
UTar meeting of the College Women's $
cub. tomorrow. This meeting will
~baiss,- the form of a tea from until
sse'clock at the headquarters of the
YHN. c. A.. 1888 F street, and. in
order to make the college women of
- W ashington acquainted with the
work of the Association of Collegiate
Alllmnae. the members of the latter or
EanizatiOn are to be the guests of honor.
Members of other college clubs are also
invited to attend.
The Vassar Association. one of the
subs diary units of the Association of
Collegiate Alumnae. is to have charge
of the program for this occasion.
Evening star., 1919-11-30
REED MEN ENTERTAINED.
Red Cross Gives Party and Dinner
Jewish Services Planned.

One hundred and fifty of the conva-
Iescing soldier patients of Walter Reed
Hospital were specially invited guests
yesterday afternoon at the Red Cross
recreation house Canteen of that or
rauization at the hospital at Il party
and dinner. Late in the afternoon at
thr-Jcwish Welfare Board house the
JcWlSh Sabbath services were conducted.
a cemmttee Of Young women from the
SiNtN Street Synagogue entertaining
the Soldier boys. Last night both
the mRed Cross and the ''Y'' showed mo-
toif~pictures in their houses, open TO all
patients and personnel of the institu-
tom.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
CAN THE LEOPARD
CHANGE HIS SPOTS?

Colorado has had a great num-
ber of politicians who could
change their politics very sudden
ly and as often as the occasion
required but the prize will have to
be awarded to the Rocky Noun
tain News and the Denver Post
for breaking all records of this
kind heretofore made. At the last
primary election they battled side
by side in the Democratic party,
with this difference, the News
was sure that Gunter was the only
man who could properly fill the
governors chair and the Post was
just as positive that lyman was
the man that was needed. lyman
was nominated and the Post won
with lightning rapidity. The
News transferred it's services to
the Republican party and to
Shoup. Had Gunter won the Post
would have lost and it would have
made the change and without
doubt would have shown as much
agility in this respect as the News
did. In the general election the
Post and lyman We're defeated.
Shoup was elected governor and
the News won, that is, the News
thought they won, and here comes
the sad part of this tale. The
Post at once forgot that Shoup
belonged to the News, forgot all
of the bad things they had said
and learned about him during ell
ection and only remembered that
he was one of the gold dust
twins"
by ways that We're dark and
tricks that were vain" they con-
spired to ALLEVIATE the affections
of Shoup from the News. They
were so successful in their eff
forts that they now claim Shoup
for their very own. The Post has
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18

also adopted Senator Phipps, the
other gold dust twin" and has
promised to send Karl C. Schuyler
to the senate at the next election.
Then it will be the gold dust
triplets and they will belong to
your Post, "the paper with heart
and soul and a circus"
In the meantime John C. Shat
fer, the unfortunate and unhappy
editor of the News, with the GER
tain loss of three millionaires and
coal shortage confronting him,
is making desperate efforts to
break into the Democratic party
again. The leopard may not be
able to change his spots but we
have people in Colorado who can.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
CONCENTRATION
OF WEALTH

The total wealth of the United
States is estimated to be about
two hundred fifty billion dollars.
About fifty billion dollars is pro-
duced annually but large por-
tion of it is used up in living ex-
penses, making public improve
ments and defraying the various
expenses of government and does
not become taxable property.
Counting our population at one
hundred million, the amount of
taxable property to each man,
woman and child would be about
twenty-five hundred dollars. To
make our meaning clear we will
suppose that this twenty-five hun
dred dollars represents one share
and that the wealth of the coun-
try consisted of one hundred mill
ion shares. A man who owned
one million dollars would have
four hundred shares and three
hundred and ninety-nine people
would be left without anything.
A man who had ten million dollars
would have four thousand shares
and three thousand nine hundred
and ninety-nine people would be
left without anything. John D.
Rockefeller is reputed to be worth
one billion dollars. If two hum
dred and fifty men owned that
amount of wealth each, all the
rest would be left with nothing.
Seven hundred and fifty men,
each with the wealth owned by
Andrew Carnegie, would own all
the wealth of the countrD and the
rest would have nothing. Men of
vast fortunes are becoming more
common each year. This would
not be matter to create alarm if
wealth was unlimited, but unfor-
tunately wealth is limited and un-
less something is done to check
the present tendency to concen-
traton all wealth will soon pass
into the hands of the few. The
remedy for this state of affairs is
plain. 1t is only by special priv
iieges given by law to corpora
tions and monopolies that any in
dividual could acquire the wealth
of a Rockefeller, Morgan, or a
Carnegie. All special privileges
should be abolished. 1t should
not be the purpose of government
or law to grant special privileges
to the few but on the contrary
they should afford and enforce
equal opportunities for all. 1t it
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18

is necessary, in order to bring
this about that new laws should
be made changing our system of
government, then this should be
done. We do not contend that
wealth should be equally divided
but we do contend that laws are
wrong which allow the few who
do not produce, to gather to them
selves the greater portion of the
wealth that is produced. All
wealth is produced by labor, if
the greater proportion of wealth
does not belong to those who pro-
duce it, who does it belong to?
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
LUKE McLUKE SAYS

A husband often gets the ides
that the only time his wife does
not spend money foolishly is wher
she is broke.
The amount of love fellow has
for a sister depends a great dea
on whether she is his sister OF
some other fellows sister.
Another damli: Once upon q
time there was an after-dinner
speaker who arose and said that
he would confine himself to a
few brief remarks and did not
talk for 85 minutes.
Why does a man cover the spot
with his shoe in an absent-mind-
ed way when he spits on the floor?
Is there married man alive
who isn't tired of hearing his wife
tell him how good and kind other
husbands are to their wives?
Another thing we can't under
stand is why a good habit is so
much easier to break than a bad
habit.
You can make a woman believe
a lot of things. But you can't
make her believe that shoes should
be larger than the feet that wear
them.
After he marries the one girl
in a million he gets so he believes
that he might have done better
with any one of the other 999,999.
The college graduate who is
stuffed full of algebra discovers
that his greatest problem is how
to live on the salary he is getting.
We are glad the wet and dry
struggle is over. The drys accus-
ed the vets of everything except
starting the late war, and the
vets accused the drys of every
thing except the crime of '73.
We do not know much. But we
do know that the best way to en-
courage anything is to pass laws
forbidding it.
What has become of the o. f.
shirt factory that used to give
away SO cents worth of pins with
each dollar shirt?
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
Black Hawk and Russell
Gulch Methodist Parish

December 21st, 1919:
10 a. m. Sunday school at both
points.
p. m. Christmas exercises at
Russell Gulch.
1880 p. m. Dec. 24th, Christmas
exercises at Black Hawk.
The pastor is compelled to be
away from the parish two Sun
days and the next preaching SER
vice will be held on January 4th,
1920. The Christmas exercises at
both Russell Gulch and Black
Hawk have been carefully pre-
pared and those attending ara
sure to receive an enjoyable ev-
ening. You are cordially invited
to attend any or all of the above
services and receive a glad hand.
HAROLD ZINK, Pastor.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
Peace
BY Cecile Joyce keenan,

at Bethlehem the Star shines bright
above the Stable door;
By every road the Wise Men come
who neuer came before;
Tho kings, with all their Caravan,
keep match upon the hill.
While Jesus sleeps on Marys breast
and all the guns are still!
The plunder of the world is heaped
about that manger-bed,
Behold! the gifts the Wise Men
brought are stained an avful
red.
Poor Mays face Is white and
drawn, and Joseph's grim and
set
For older hearts. tho slow to learn,
arc slower to forget!
But 10. the Star at Bethlehem above
the Stable door
Shines NTH a glory in its light that
neper shone before!
The haggard hosts of shattered men
out on the battle plain
Have caught the slogan of the skies,
and fling it back again.
"Peace-Peace on Earth" Nth
shaken hearts, across the world
they come.
No panoply of war is theirs, no flag.
no rolling drum;
But all are cloaked in spotless
white-the garment of His
And "Peace" their bursting throats
now sing. and peace" the
choirs above!
at Bethlehem the Star shines bright
above the Stable door,
By every road tho Wise Men come
Who never came before;
The Kings. Nth all their Carapan,
keep Watch upon the hill,
While Jesus sleeps on Mary's
breast-and all the guns are
still!
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