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THE FARMER: OCTOBER 8, 1913 BRIDGEPORT EVENING FARMER CITIZENS, DO YOU WANT YOUR HOMES MORTGAGED FOR MILLIONS WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT BY DOUBLE MACHINE POLITICIANS? THE VOTE OF 37,000 ELECTORS IS MORE REPRENTATIVE OF PUBLIC OPINION THAN THE VOTE OF 252 MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY The D. M. (Founded 1790.) niE FAR3tER PTJBIilSRTN'G CO., ; Farmer Building, 177-170 Fairfield ire., Bridgeport. Conn. t HQiEPHONES "A ..' Editorial Rooms, 128T ' Bmelnesa Office, 120S REPTBLIOAlf FARMER. Published Fridays. Dally .Edition Weekly Edition . . , .$6 per annum ,.91 per annum V. Entered in Post Office. Bridgeport. Jtonn.. aa Second Class Matter. WEWSE5DAT, OCT. 8, 191S. EDITOIlIAti NOTES. So tar Jerome baa not been Jailed .1 or- annoying Harry Thaw. ,. formerly kind hearted people-used to establish watering troughs along the country roads, but now gasoline tations are needed much more. The fans--are not allowed to carry cowbells to the world's series games, aa they couldn't be beard. ' M After reading those alluring mall order catalogs, . thev Jubilant house wtfe itts-down'-asd .prooeeds-to order a $a0-dining room set for ? 649, Quito i. likely' T. R. will take a, few days off from his . Sooth American 'program for- a side 'trip to-the outh-; -Pole. r- - MothertDjryTs- aTreadxrwftxraibfoas tfm. Father' ' Day is coming, . but , Grandmother gematna snwept, snhon , ored, and unsung. . Tnrexr said tofee -a. , goo Si many, deer and moose Jn tlwwooas this sea son, and If they fan short there are always plenty of guides. Dwiwtitg- teachers arc trytng-to re- form -tha ov dances, and the young people are fearful that the necessary objectionable features will be cut out. There is great restlessness'' in Con gress because there la no likelihood of a six months' vacation during the coming year. Some of the railroads are slowing down their -fast trains. In spite of the " fact that this Injures the connection . with Eternity. It is said that a Cleveland -boy stole ' $1,400 to go to Oxford University, but in this country' they are more apt to get through college by stealing bases. It can't be very expensive for the candidates to do ' electioneering' ' in , Mexico, as all that has to" be done la to send the campaign literature to President Huerta. ' "When President Wilson asked Con gress to remain in Washington and " work on the currency bill, he forgot that the baseball season is over early in October. , .. It is complained that- football play ers are given strychnine to stimulate the heart, but probably this was only where their opponents in previous games escaped unhurt. Customs officers will not be per - raitted to snatch aigrettes . out of "women's hats, but if the Officers would . have their hair . cut close it might be safe. The New York. Giants ball team at tended church the Sunday night be fore the world's series. It is cer tainly fine when such a good example Is set by our national lead era A campaign la on against bill board advertising. It is hard to see what good this " kind of advertising 'does, except to the rivals of the mer chant who is Injured by using It. - Soma of our leading citizens are making an effort to keep their names out of the papers,, but it Is not be lieved that Harry Thaw will Join .them. The American Bankers Association - has been meeting In Boston, butvit is ;ot true that you could pick them out ton the street by their lean and hun gry looks. If the first -Sunday m June Is made Father's Day as Congressman Moore asks, it will be considered an appro priate time for the old man to take the family on a good automobile ride. ' So far none of the governors has been impeached for winning money in the stock market, but then there isn't much danger of that happening. President Wilson visited in the hos ; pital the boy whom his automobile 'raa over. The usual proceeding is r .to ..are a fellow in the road, as per- . haps some other car may come along and finish him up. The Episcopal bishop of Mexico says that sending some baseball nines down there would help civilize the (Country. Mobbing an umpire might f strike the dagoes as quite as good fun j as"shootlng up a president. (The plight is so pitiful of the office ; seeft eV that have been : hanging sucsjlBd Washington, that they should Again the citizens of Bridgeport approach a municipal elec tion preceded by party primaries. The primaries enlist the in terest of fewer people, but are almost as important as the elec-j tioru because the primary nominates the candidates, and decides, what the party policies are to be. . . A policy that will be decided in the forthcoming primaries one of the policies is the future of Bridgeport regarding UNPRODUCTIVE DEBT. Do the" business men; the manufacturers, the investors, the home owners, the workers and all that numerous people who compose the more than hundred thousand population of this city, want a great debt? If they do want a great debt, or any debt, do they desire a voice in what is to be purchased with the borrowed money, or do they desire to mortgage their businesses, their factories, their investments and their homes at the whim of some office holder; or because of the greed of some powerful person, or persons, standing behind a few double machine office holders? Mayor Wilson, by reason of certain forces behind him, which are the public service corporations, wants a large DEBT. Those corporations want a large DEBT, in-order that they-may delay municipal ownership. A city which' owes ten or twenty millions for unproductive things, is not often able to, buy pro ductive things. , Mr. Citizen, Mayor Wilson and his double machine friends, who have even the effrontery to claim the. right to control the Democratic party in Bridgeport, want a great and unproductive DEBT. . ' ,i " '.y There can be no doubt upon this score. A year ago Mayor Wilson proposed some certain matters to the citizens. Eleven of these matters were overwhelmingly beaten at the polls. Among these matters were proposals to create a debt of $2, 155,000, as follows: . : Hering sewer system ' $1,200,000. E. Washington Ave. Bridge 130,000. . v Stratford Avenue Bridge 400,000. . Park Extensions . . 250,000. Almshouse - r 175,000. Total ' . . '$2,155,000. '. " In The Telegram of Sept. 21 ;; 1912, occurred this report des cribing a meeting of Republican workers, and the remarks made to them by. Mayor Wilson, as follows: ' -r -.-.. : Mayor C. B. Wilson was the principle speaker at a well f attended meeting of Republican workers, district chair- , men and party leaders, held last night at Republican head quarters and urged all to spare no effort to get the vote out V next Tuesdays taking especial care, however, that the vote 5 , was In 'favor of the bonding issues and charter amend-, , ments contained in his recent "special message. ' : So Mayor Wilson was very .much interested in seeing that this $2,155,000 OF DEBT should be created. :,' r ' , i ; '7 ( The matter went to the polls a day or two later, and every proposal to create a DEBT was defeated. 1 - ' The doubly discredited Hering sewer plan went to thewall by a majority of 4,467 votes. : The other debt proposals were de feated by majorities, ranging above 2,000 votes, except the alms house, upon which opinion was somewhat divided, so that the majority against it was but 368. Up to this time The Farmer has no quarrel with. Mayor Wilson in this matter. It doeis not believe the people, of Bridge port have any quarrel with him on this score.' His judgment may have been bad. He may have been unwise. He may merely have carried out the orders of the gentlemen who paid most of the cost of electing him to office. , - 1 But wise,1 or foolish, his own man or another's, Mayor Wil- son did ask the consent of the citizens,' before attempting to mortgage .their property for $2,155,000. - But Mayor Wilson didn't stop there. Either he didn t want to, or the gentlemen who paid the bills didn't wish him to. He appeared at the General Assembly for bills for the crea tion of a debt of $2,195,000, as follows : ; Bridge bill V $1,500,000. Almshouse bill ; . 175,000. Paving and Sewer bill 520,000. Total $2,195,000; Mayor Wilson's offense-consisted in this. He denied the right of the people to decide whether this debt should be laid upon them. " Having been ordered by the people not to create a debt of $2,000,000 he attempted to do so over their heads and asked the General Assembly to COMPEL the citizens of Bridge port to go into. debt.. - . .... ... ' He was aided by a lobby, which was probably paid by of ficers of some of Bridgeport's Public Services. . He was also aided by certain Democratic office holders, who were doing the bidding of the public service corporations as much as Mayor Wilson was himself. - v Do the people of Bridgeport want a debt of many mil lions? : - ' If they want it, do they wish to decide themselves what the money shall be expended for. - . ' Or do the people want their mayor to ask the General As sembly to compel them to go into debt. -When the Mayor goes to the General Assembly to ask for power to contract debt, without the consent of the voters, do they want him to go alone, or with a public service corporation lobby, or with double machine office holders, or do they want him to stay at home and abide by the will of the people. If the citizens of Bridgeport want their homes burdened with public mortgages, and their rents raisefd by extravagance they can have it done by voting in the next primaries to put Mayor Wilson, again into power with his financial sponsors in water, gas and electric light, and his double machine friends. - There will then be all the debt, and all the extravagance and all the denial of popular rights that any one can desire. These gentlemen within two years have tried to, create $4, 400,000 of debt. They had millions of debt undisclosed in the background, if their first proposals had succeeded. 'So surely as the double machine is retained in power mil lions of debt will be created, homes will be mortgaged and rents will be necessarily raised. The forthcoming primaries are most important. Citizens who have the privilege of voting in them ought to do so. The vote on the constitutional amendment relative . to in creased payfor members of the General Assembly shows con clusively that the people of. Connecticut are not ready to pay more money for the services rendered by members of their legislative body. :. .- The vote upon the amendment was small, but more votes were cast for and against it than were cast for the Constitution of 1818, which is the supreme law of the State ' - ' ? The General Assembly is a small body, relative to the number of those who voted on the amendment. The relation is as 258 to 37,000, or as one is to 147. The General Assembly was mistaken in. supposing the peo ple believed they were getting too little pay. ; Here is distinctly shown the, advantage of the referendum. The whole people have not voted, and never will vote up on any question. Only a small portion of the whole people are entitled to vote. All minors under twenty-one, all women, all criminals and insane males are excluded But the fact will remain that the views of 37,000 male elec tors solemnly expressed at the ballot box will usually be more, representative of the public will than the vote of 258 legislators. It is notable that in cities where working class sentiment is strongly developed, the amendment was favored by a large plu rality. This was the case in Bridgeport. ' - It is certainly a bar to the admission of workers to the leg islature, that the pay is so low.: This barrier will ultimately be removed, but there must first be a campaign of education. PROGRESSIVE VICTORY IN STRATFORD Stratford holds the record for Progressive performance in this neighborhood. The selection of Dr. Curtis to be first se lectman under the new charter, yesterday, was a first class ac complishment, and the Progressivesof the old town will be con gratulated by their fellow citizens. . Doubtless a part of this result was due to the circumstance that 'the Democrats had no Candidate, and that they very gen erally voted with the Progressives. - There is a lesson in this for the Progressives of Bridge port. It is a lesson against fusion. At this-stage of their exist ence the new party can scarcelyafford to jedpardizeits futur by inactivity , or by merging its" identity in the body of some older rival. . . - ' ? . , ; ,. A-WORD FOR THE HUNTING SEASON. Ml. " When the white people came to this country, they, found it overflowing with wild lifel JFlqcks of wild pigeons were so great that they obscured the sun, they were hours passing a given point, and one could not 1 see either edge of the flock. Buf f alo (roamed nearly the 'entire country. , A . Today the wild pigeon and. the buffalo are. gone. , A large share of the pigeons were -killed - in the name of sport, and many were fed to hogsV Buffalo were killed for their skins, and their meat left to rot on the prairie. , : Today-the, wild turkey, the sand hill crane, the wild goose, the ruffed grouse, the woodcock, the wood duck, and the can vasback are on their way to extinction. Organizations of sportsmen ;p,re doing fine work in educat ing public, sentiment against thii waste, and in canvassing leg islatures. They are demanding shorter open seasons, prohibi tion of the sale of game at all timeslaws against repeating shot guns, etc. Every man who goes Into the woods this fall should kill sparingly, remembering how our great national heritage of wild life has been squandered, and how nearly our woods have become tenantless. .' . The taxpayer should find wild life too valuable an asset to be slaughteded. indiscriminately. Destruction of useful birds costs the country hundreds of millions in the ravages of insect pests. Furthermore, should existing game birds become extinct, there wilfi'be a demand from sportsmen for the restocking of the coverswith foreign varieties, a proceeding- that will involve heavy charges. . Better save the birds now living ! . ;V The forest from which wild life has been exterminated is as dreary as a house without human beings. Game is gradually being driven toward remoter refuges. Unless the remnant left is carefully preserved, hunting by another generation will be mostly a memory. BANQUET TO BALDI, . Following the baptism of the Amer ican and Italian flags, on . Tuesday night, a large banquet was tendered yesterday afternoon to Cav. C. C. A. Baldi of Philadelphia at Lehmann'a shore house. It was preceded with a ride about the city in automobiles and Cav. Baldi .was honored by the pres ence of many city officials as well "as his own, countrymen. CHAPMAN" TELLS S. OF V. OF HIS CHATTANOOGA TRIP At the meeting of Franklin Bartlett Camp, No. 11, Sons of Veterans, held in G. A R- Hall last night, a Journey to Stamford on October 14 was plan ned. Among the Interesting features of the evening was an account of Brothen Chapman, who told of recent experiences at Chattanooga. Little Clothes for Little Folks Children's Coats and Bonnets that Match Little Coats and Bonnets of Brown Corduroy, ! trimmed with pltish that imitates fur. Velvet Coats trimmed with tapestry bands, collars and cuffs, belted Balkan styles that look snug and warm. ' Black Velvet Coats with patent leather belts. Velvet 1 Bonnets to match. ' j Dark Brown and Navy Coats of novelty Astrakhan cloth. ' Novelty Worsteds, Chinchillas in brown and blue. Stylish little Box Coats of warm worsted. Prices for Coats, $5.00 arid up. Bonnets, $2.00 and up. For the Little Ones White Coats of Corduroy, Plush or Matelasse, beauti- fully made and lined. , Close fitting Bonnets of knitted and crocheted silk, lined with silk, with ribbon rosettes, Dutch ear rosettes, pom poms and tiny silk rosebuds, a bewitching assort ment. Kitten's Ear Angora Bonnets and knitted .White Wool Bonnets,' with pink and blue trimmings. Knitted Afghans, two-toned, double and reversible bound with wide satin ribbons, all hand made and very Choice. $6.00. Infants Wear-Section, second floor. ' Wool Dress Goods We have had considerable to say respecting woof dress fabrics and those fine weaves of silk and wool to which many women are partial but we were very desirous that the exceedingly large stock shown should be under stood, and appreciated. The assortment is greater than for many years. The return of the dress to favor has de manded a variety from which to choose. There have been Silk and Wool Poplins, Tussahs, and Crepd Novelties listed this week and this time we offer some medium priced weaves that are always asked for. Wool Taffetas, , 42 inches wide, 75 cts and $1.00 Poplins, , 48 inches wide, $1.03 Prunella, 42 inches wide, $1.03 Diagonal, medium weight, 42 inches, very special, 75 cts. Imperial Serge, soft finish, 42 inches, 75 cts, 36 inches,' , 50 cts. Storm1 Serge, soft finish, steam-sponged, 42 inches, 75 cts. . i. The above in a variety, of colorings, all standard and reliable gOOdS. "Colored Dress Goods Section. Stylish Handbags of Moire Antique in fancy colors, Brocades, and Dresden Flowered Velvet -'for afternoon and evening-wear. N " 1 " Jewelry Section. her M: Fead Company. j?APFQ KB R S M )TGi ; 1072 Main St. DEPARTMENT STORE, 89 Fairfield Ays. "THE STORE TO FUTD (OARCK ARTICMES" AND THE STORES THAT PAY8 TUB CAIt f ARB COUPON GOOD . THURSDAY, OCT. 9 Men's Outing Flannel NIGHT SHIRTS Worth. 50c, with coupon 39c We have a large new stock of Outing Flannel Night; Shirts and Pajamas for Men: and Boys. These are made at the bast factories and are extra good be given jobs running some of the new aeroplanes the war department has called for. Vice-President Sherman advises the men to gret married before they are thirty. Most of them would be will ing to do so if they can be assured that the girls will provide them with a good home. i Health day exercises have been held in many places in. the public schools. . li "- 1 .- n - f Probably the first thing on the pro gram was to close up the windows so the children should not feel the fresh air. MASONIC NOTES. There will be a stated assembly of Jerusalem council, No. 16, R. and S. M., at 7:30 o'clock Monday night . in Masonic temple at which -the Royal Master degree will be conferred upon a class of candidates. A fNeW 3ond of High Quality .There is no better railroad property than the LAKE SHORES & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. There is no more rapidly growing and prosper ous city than CLEVELAND, OHIO. The Lake Shore has recently completed a new beltline in Cleveland at a cost of many millions of dollars. It has placed a first mortgage on this belt line running for 50 years at 4Vz. We are offering bonds secured by this mortgage -at 9514 and accumulated interest. At this price the return on the money invested is 4.745. An excellent security is this, and we offer it with confidence. HXNCKS BROS. & CO. Members New York Stock Exchange 207 - 209 State Street, Bridgeport, Conn. rri m i V;'jOHN. .IP. ; 610 FAIRFIELD AVEHUE Furniture Dealer, Upholsterer and Cabinet Maker, Super . for Fabrics for Furniture and Draperies. TeL 74 A I N GOATS For Men & Ladies FROM $5.00 TO 4.00 $1 Rubber Roots, Gloves, Mit tens, Aprons, Hats, Leg gings and Rubber Goods in general to keep you dry THE ALLING RUBBER CO. 1126 MAIN STREET Syndicate Stores 1 Farmer Want Ads. One dent a Word. THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK ' :J AT 1130 MAIN ST. RAIN" BOOTS and all our Rubber goods, must go. Come and see car great bargains. Three days more is all we have to business at 1130 MAIM ADVERTISE DT THE FAR3IER. '