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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
NEW TICKET ARRANGEMENT.

New Haven, Sept. g - The Yale football management will prepare for the West Point-Yale game in the bowl on Oct. 22 as one on a par with the major contests against liar yard and Princeton. The West Point game is not included in the season ticket list of Yale games and tickets for it must be by special application. It is proposed to give Yale and West Pointers first chance on applications, then to close these and open general applications, and finally place seats on general sale. Definite announce ment may be expected shortly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
Post To Conduct
 Funerals

The Raymond W. Harris Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will cr-- duct the funerals of Edward Belden and Floyd Hi1tz who were both killed while fighting on the western front in the A. E. F.
 A firing squad, pail bearers and es- cort will attend the services and the full V. F. W. ritual will be used at the graves. All members of the Post are requested to report at the club House, 161 Washington avenue at 1 D. m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The Ladies' Auxiliary will also attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
tOuick Wit
 Saves $2,OOO

Windsor, Ont, Sept. s-George AL rien is S6,O00 richer today because Mrs. Allen had the nerve to perform feat i of legerdemain with a bandits pistol : pressed against her head.
 Kneeling before a safe in her home ,at the robbers command, with a pistol at her head, Mrs. Allen opened 1 the safe and swept s6,000 into her lap. Then she handed the robber $500 with which he escaped in an automo-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
StOrk Leaves Baby
 Hippo; Second ToBe Born I'm This Country
Hurry Call For Conk1in, Best Known Animal Man in United States - He Will Try to Keep
 $1OOOO Baby Alive.

Fhe large cloud that passed Bridgeport night and taken by to be eclipse the reality the largest stor in the world flying Bridgeport and bound special delivery
 Bailey circus wnterquarters Norman street, where second to the light of day this country born he
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
Julian HI. Sterling Takes As His Bride
 Miss Elida Bedell
Romance Which Started In a Thunderstorm In the Berkshires Cu1minates in Wedding, Sept.
 In Little Church Round the Corner.

wedding interest to Bridgeport performed Sep Little Church Around the Corner in New York The contracting parties Mr. Julian Sterling formerly city, Haven, and Miss Elda Bede, widely writer whose people come from New he of these two will complete prise to their intimate friends.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
HELD IN s2,ooo BONDS

Accused of making criminal as sault on 14 year old girl, Andrew King of 666 Pembroke street was arraigned in the City court today, and bound over to the September term of the Superior court uHder fz,66o bonds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
EoRFEITED BONDS.

Gearee H. Stetson. hat manufactur- CT of Elsins Park. Pa, who was ar rested here on August 26, for speed ing. forfeited s25 bonds by failing to appear for trial in the City court te- dag,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09


 Schwartz was one of the pioneers] in the local jitney- business It was| he who entered the business in 1915 who organized, and was made thel head of the Connecticut Bus Owners association, which orga nization heldi together during the transportatior1l crisis @ year ago and gave Bridgeport service at a five cent fare even when the trolley company disseminated against Bridgeport by withdrawing trolley 'service' completely
 Kirkpatrick and Gallagher contin-. ued Schwartz, "must know if they have their ear to the ground and have talked to many lawyers, that with the. Federal court decision, ealing the jit-i ney law constitutional that any eva . sive methods are merely temporarvs makeSh1ft schemes to keep running. spasmosica1ly for a, very limited time. They by their threats frightened the. busmen so that several thousands Of persons who assembled on the Pla "a th1s morning to go to Hartford to peaceab1y and in a businesslike man ner appeal to Governor Lake, were disappointed, for all but handful of busmen were afraid to follow the lead set by me last Saturday.
 T only again became interested in the matter, continued Schwartz, "be- cause the jitneurs called upon me last Saturday and begged me to come to their aid. They know they are play ing a losing game, that the law whether deemed fair or unfair, is a law just the same, and that the only way to get relief is to have Governor Lake either call special session of the State Legislature or use his in- fluence with the Public Utilities com mission to have great many more permits granted '1 am through now,' said Schwartz. "GaIlagher. formerly in the tire business must have hold on some of the men, He has a judgment against him now in favor of the Sterling Tire company of Rutherford, N J., for S6,0O0 ana
 (Continued on Page Eight)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
 Makes This
 Assertiion

w. F. D. Fitzpatrick and E] G. Gallagher, through the ma chinery of their organization yesterday afternoon, threatened every bus driver with summary expulsion from the Bridgeport Bus association, operating the club plan if they were a part to the proposed pilgrimage to Hartford to call upon Governor Lake today stated John B. Schwartz this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-09
WEATHER

New Haven, Sept. 9-Forecast fo1I lows: For New Haven and vicinfty3 Fair tonight, Saturday unsettled.
 Conditions favor for tkfs vicinftI fair weather followed by tncreasin3 cloudineSS.
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Questions-Answers

Q: Who was known as the Man MILL
A. This was a nickname given to the
French monarch Henry III on account of
his effeminacy and fondness for dress.
Q. Is all the land that has been reclaim
cd by irrigation suitable for agriculture?
A. It is estimated that one-tenth of the
irrigated lands of our western states con-
detrimental to crops. About 100, 900 acres
of this taad presents this problem.
Mas ce 90ce ,ppIopraTed any money
A. The passage by congress In July,
1913, of the Kahn bill made
available sum of $4,000 for the fight
munitieS.
Q. In poker, can the last card be dealt
A. The last card of the pack must not be
dealt. When only two cards remain and
mixed nike w" With p the discards and abandoned
hands, shuffled and cut. Discards of those
who have not yet drawn cards must not be
Q. What is the name of the weed that is
making its appearance on golf greens =
A The weed is lawn pennywort, and
in the United States, it Should be eradi-
methods. ere far more effective than con-
troll methods
q. How much current does an electric
a. Electric irons come in weights of 3,
| 4, B. and pounds. The highest consumes
about $50 watts and the heaviest about $50.
The 4-pound iron is probably the one most
q. Is It possible to get a collection of
| West Point Songs ?-Ex-'9S.
A. A new book of A. ''West Point Songs
Songs of the United States Military
Academy has been recently edited and pub
lished by Lieutenant Philip Egner, band
master, U. S. A., and f. G. Mayer, organist
and choirmaster, U. $. III. A.
Q. What was the Mayflower compact?-
A ON November 18th, 1920 al agree
ment known as the Mayflower Compact
was entered into by the Pilgrims in the
cabin of the Mayflower. the text Of which
themselves together into civil body
politick, and to enact, constitute and frame
| such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts,
constitutions and offices, fr@m time to time,
as shall be thought most meete and con-
venient Tor the general good of the
colonie.'
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SECRETARY MELONS TAX PLAN

Secretary Mellon suggests to con-
gress that it set aside the $4,000 ex-
emption provision in the income tax
law. The exemption was made on the
theory that income up to that amount
was necessary to meet living expenses
and therefore should not be taxed.
If congress shall decide to follow
the suggestion of the secretary and
place a tax on living expenses then
the logical way to do it would be thru
the medium of a sales tax. In that
from payment could not be evaded
and millions of dollars could be saved
on the cost of collection.
Senator Reed Smoot, who is a be-
lever in the sales tax, declared in a
recent speech that the. country does
not understand the sales tax plan now,
but that that method of raising reve-
nue. would have to be adopted sooner
or later. The country probably does
understand the sales tax plan, but
closes its mind to any attempt at I'M
Outstanding it, owing to a mistaken
view as to its political expediency
Another of Secretary MELONS pro-
posals is a reduction of 80 per cent in
the taxes imposed on transportation
passenger and freight. While this
burden should be removed entirely a
reduction would afford a measure OF
relief to both the public and the rail-
roads, The latter are the victims of
excessive charges from which they de-
rive no benefit and which result in
curtailing their business.
All the money the government gets
out OF the transportation tax and
more must go back to the railroads
to make good deficits in earnings
deficits which probably would not ex-
list If the roads were permitted to re
/ duce their charges by the amount OF
the tax.
Commenting on Secretary MELONS
tax proposals the Sioux City Tribune
says they are half hearted efforts &c
avoid requesting a general sales tax
which would distribute the load ac-
cording to the expenditures of individ-
uals. "A sales tax" it adds, would
put a premium on judicious buying
and thrift. And congress will be forced
to It, despite fear of an unfavorab:e
political reaction. unless congress dis
plays a fortitude for economy OF
which there are as yet no tangible evi.
dences"
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JUST FOLKS
by EDGAR A. GUEST.


KNOWING HOW.
Some men there are can talk of dates
And tell what old-time sages said,
And some can pirate of traffic rates
And spout the chemistry of bread;
In education's varied lore
Is much to fill the minds OF men,
But when a task We ST nd before,
It's knowing show" that's needed then.
There are wise tongues which can expound
The deep PHILOSOPHERS of life;
Some know the laws which govern sound,
But it's art to whet knife
Our printed pages all are rich
With wisdom from the gifted pen,
But when the world must dig ditch
It's knowing how" that's needed then.
The high diplomas nicely framed
Is good TO own and fair TO see,
And no man here need be ashamed
To boast or treasure his degree,
But lost is learning If it finds
No outlet in accomplished deeds.
And vain becomes the polished mind
Unless to knowing how 1t leads.
He is an educated man
Who knows his work and does ii well,
Who builds exactly to the plan
Or Yields joint or digs well,
And tho CT him we little boast
Nor wreathe much laurel for his brow,
The men we need and use the most
Is he who serves by knowing how"
Copyright, 1921. by Edgar A Guest)
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY IEE PAPE

Yestidday was mas BIRTHDAY and
she was up in the setting room and
pop came home with a big bpntch
of flowers, saying. Benny. keep your
mother up stairs vile arrange these
flowers in the parler. I wunt 70 SER
prize her.
G, all rite sed. And I quick ran
up in the setting room and ma was
Introducing some Embroidery, me
saying, Hello ma, watts you imhroid-
ering?'
And she kepp on Introducing it,
and pritty soon she sed, Was that
your father jest came in?
Nam? Yes, no, meen don't think
so, watts you Introducing, ma? 1 sed.
A dolly, told you once. sed ma.
And she kepp on Introducing 1t. say
ing, Wen If it wasent your father who
was it?
/ think it was man to fix some
FIX wat? sed ma, and I sed. The
root
The roof? sed ma. and I sed. I meen
the celler watts you Introducing ma
If you ask me that agen Ill i'm
broider you a good old fashion slap,
roof. or the ceiler. there's nuthing
needs fixing. I'm going down stairs
to see watts its all about, he must of.
come in the rong house.
And she got up ana started 10 80
out of the DOM, me quick saying, G,
don't go down there yet. ma.
Wy IN the werld not. for mersey
sakes? sed ma, and sed, There's soap
on the 4 top steps, you better wait
a vile.
Soap. soap, you certeny seem to be
tawking like a fish out of water. wat
soap? sed ma. And she looked and
dident see eny soap and came back
and gave a fearse slap, and Jest then
pop called up, All rite below, all rite
below. Meening ma could come down.
wich she did, still tawking about soap.
and she saw the flowers and knew wy
tried to keep her UP stairs and she
ipologized like enything, making mo
feel a little better and pop gave me a
dime. making me feel better than 1
felt all day.
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
THE PROCESSION.


Professions are full of interest. The
streets are soon lined to watch them
so by. Sometimes it is an Inspiring
lineup-sometimes it isn't.
Professions have their uses.
Just at the present time. there is an
unseen procession passing down the
streets and thru the Offices ana minas
of people in every town and city IN me
land.
Don't join it!
For the .islimmer" it is, the sooner
it will be over. A fire lasts no longer
than there is wood somewhere to burn
The clown ceases to be a clown when
there are no plaudits. Old Man Haro.
Times has to pop up every once IN a
while. That's his business and ne Is
out for all he can get. But leave MN
alone and he goes back to goodness
knows where.
Every time a man joins the Hard
Times Procession, just one more man
is taken from the ranks of creation
and production and movability.
The thing to do during difficult
times is to shed a little more sweat
and sit up just a little later at night
thinking
Everything passes in time-even the
Hard Times Procession
I believe that If some pt pie must
eat out OF cnurn NLnelr AASSs oralS
SO long) they should be compeiled by
the law of the general good to select
| the woodshed for doing it.
1 know little about merchandising.
but I am told that IL merchants and
manufacturers would take few losses
and then go ahead on a new adjust
ment of prices. the buying public
would come out of its hiding hole and
there would be considerable movement
in the spending of money. Idle mills
| would again start their wheels to go
| ing and the park benches would thin
| out and not SO many babies would
| want for milk.
l. i for the Buy Now-Sen Now
| crowd!
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planned as soon as he had an oppor-
tunity Then they were interrupted
BY the overtowering Mr.. Stone. and
Rodney Blaine was glad Of an excuse
to withdraw.
Mr.. stone, after hearty greetings
had been exchanged, waived all dis
cussion of business. He closed Mr..
Stewards, office door and talked in a
subdued voice.
There is something I want to ask
you," he said. 'I didn't want to write
it. But good share of my happiness
depends on the answer you give. Is
Rodney Blaine serious in his regards
for Miss Drew? He seems to follow her
about, always seems to be trying to
tell her something. 1 am more than
interested in the girl myself. Frankly,
I'd ask her to marry me-"
'Marry<you?" gasped Stewart sink
ing back in his chair. Marry a girl
with a temper like that?"
The best tempered girl in the
world" tnterposed Mr.. Stone. 1.-The
point is this: am a newcomer, have
no right cutting Blaine out if he real
ly loves the girl. If he doesn't, I
have hopes of persuadfng her to be-
come my wife,
Then she didn't leave?" Mr.. Stew
art seemed momentarily relieved
But what I'm asking you is wheth-
er Blaine is in love with her. Why
does he dog her around SOP"
81 guess I told him to- said Stew
art weakly. But it's all right. He
doesn't love her. You needn't worry
about that. I'm sorry to have you
take her away, but"
Mr.. Stewart never finished the SEN
tence, for Mr.. Stone had hurried into
Miss Drew's office to deliver the words
of a long postponed proposal which
did not come as a surprise and that
did not wait long for an answer
| Copyright. 1921, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
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rs YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
August 8, 1896.

August 8, 1896.
The old we'll at the corner of Tenth and
Kansas avenues was dug twenty-eight ySars
ago. 1t is popular place when the Corn
ly band concerts are given.
At a meeting at the home of Mrs. E. s.
Quinton yesterday afternoon Mrs. 7. L.
Bowman gave the Kindergarten associa-
ton a dnotaion of 500. Mrs. Edward VIII
der and Mrs. J. II. Hunt gave $50 each
At o'clock Mr.. Jenningss Thermometer
on top Of the Columbian building regis
tered 104. at 10 O'Clock this morning the
temperature was 100 on the street and at
u 80 reached los. Mr. Jennings predicts
that the temperature will be considerably
higher between and 3 O'Clock
Miss Edna Parkhurst gave a picnic last
evening in honor of her cousin. Miss Haven
who is her guest Those present were ::
Miss E1u1eIIe McMaster. Katie Schilling,
Nellie Butterfly, Eva IngersolI, Kittie Dol
man. Clara Mariett, Lou Haven and Edna
Parkhurst: Messrs. Terrence Ewart, Paul
Roehr Charles Gardiner. John Green,
David Bowie and Merle King.
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The senate is making little or 40
progress with the tariff bill. Lack
of action seems to indicate that the
senators have heard from the coun-
try. The measure as a whole is cor
dial invitation to increase prices here
at a time when price deflation is
making good progress. It is hard TO
think of a more demoraliz'ng influ-
ence upon ourselves and the world
than this new tariff bill. 1t has not
ben enacted. 1t should not be, in
anything like the form in which it
passed the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-08
THE PEOPLES TAX BILL.

1t has been estimated that the re-
turns from the sale of the wheat crop
produced in Kansas this year will be
insufficient to meet the states tax
bill. The proceeds of the wheat crop
can hardly exceed 100000, 900 while
the tax bill is expected to reach $780,
100000.
While much of the money collected
in taxes goes for public improvements
it must be apparent that the expense
of administration is greater than it
should be. The people can stop i'm
provements when they desire to, do so,
but there seems to be no way of elm
mating waste and reducing the cost of
operating the governmental machia-
cry.
The United States. in common with
most of the world, is being taxed into
condition of economic anaemia.
Convaleseing from the depletion of
war, nations are expected at the same
time to endure heavy drafts upon
their vitality in the form of taxation
so burdensome as to be justifiable
only in time of the greatest emer-
gency.
Two and a half years after the
wars end the United States govern
Lment is spending at the rate of more
than five billions a year. Before the
war less than one billion was enough.
And that is not the worst OF it. The
increased outlay is not more than half
due to expenditure related to after
math of the war.
OF course, our interest and sinking
fund charges have vastly increased.
and we must pay them. But the in
crease in expenditure representing
the cost of additional activities not
engaged in before the war was. in
1920. no less than s2.564, 100000.
Well may President Harding de-
clare that the war is mot wholly re-
sponsible" for the staggering cost of
government. He is, of course. right
also when he declares that business
revival is unthinkable while we main
tain the excessive taxes of war.
| Our wealth has not materially in
creased, and just now our production
| is probably less in volume than it was
before the war. Nevertheless, out of
this production. the surplus of which
provides the ways and means for ex-
pansion and new enterprise, the peo-
pie of the United States are paying
| into the federal treasury some billions
of dollars yearly, which is not preduc-
lively or normally employed, but Is
used to pay interest on war loans and
the expenses of activities in which the
government was not engaged in pre-
war days.
| There is demand from every one for
reduction of taxation, but mainly be-
cause every one wishes to lessen the
drain upon his individual pocketbook.
If there were adequate appreciation
of the extent to which taxation is
bleeding industry and retarding re-
construction. there would be such an
! outburst of public opinion that Wash
ington would not be discussing the
mere pairing down of budgets; num-
berless governmental activities would
be altogether dispensed with and con-
gress would not even contemplate ap-
preparations which make inevitable
the continuation of the present scale
of taxation
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Early in the present session Of con-
gress Representative Keller intro
duced a measure providing for a 1
per cent federal tax on idle land AMI
unused natural resources. At recent
public hearing held by the ways and
means committee this bill was strong
Iy urged by a delegation representing
western manufacturers and mer-
chants, and by a Boston representa-
tive of a merchants organization with
a membership of $1,000 and with a
combined capital estimated at $1,000
100000. The Keller land tax bill, it
is pointed out, really provides a tax
to be levied upon the privilege of
holding land. Exemption is specifi-
cally provided for all improvements,
and no such holdings are to be taxed
except those in excess of $4,000 in
value. Mr.. Keller claims for his
measure that it would bring into the
treasury $1,000 100000 annually from
sources which now yield nothing IN
the way OF federal revenue. Those
who argued in favor of the bill before
the committee made it plain that the
Intention is, not to add to the burden
now borne by producing industry, but
to compel contributions from lands
held purely for speculation, and lands
in which monopoly is maintained
such as undeveloped coal lands, TIM
Der lands, undeveloped resources in
copper. lead. iron, zinc, and Other
metals. as well as marble, granite
oil and gas. The measure seems to be
worthy OF serious consideration. Nc
substantial objection to it's principle
has yet appeared