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THE FARMER: MAT 14, 1914
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer
FOUNDED 1IV J 790.
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TH I'RSDAl", MAT j. 1914.
j mi: other. Fl ' J. )
rpHE. DEATH occurred recently of Freder
Li ick'Weyerhaus'er, a noted lumberman
whose home was St. Paul. According .to' the
statements at the time, Mr. Weyerhauser "was
one of the richest men in the United States.
Long newspaper stories ..; were printed ;, telling
how he acquired his -vast fortune ;
Down in the newspaper corners off th'e past
week could be found a: little item, giving, esti
mates of his estate filed in y proving the will.
It is now supposed that the famous lumber King
left a property valued at only $875,000. y .
" If this estimate proves correct,' it stigest
that the list of real, millionaires la" probably
much shorter than-people think. The bigger a
man's business grows, the higher his expenses
ri sp. The ends in view are so large that it
serins foolish to spend time and thought on
small savings. Little wasteful leaks of ' ex
pense keep growing bigger.', ' ' : j ,
The larger a man's estate becomes, the less
t arp he usually takes in his investments. Large
properties are bought on slight investigation
often- on borrowed 1 money. If"! the , secjirity
proves unsatisfactory, the. loan has, to; be. paid,
no matter how much thi principal has shrunk.
Most people overestimate the property v of
their neighbors. This is partly the result, of
the ' conditions suggested above,, partly due to
the fact that a great many people live beyond
their means, and with little provision,-for the
future. It is not the man who has the most
automobiles "and horses who can draw the big
ire t check- , . , - - - ." '.
TYAZ REASON W1IY.
rrom The Kv?ning WoHd j ' -,
r, SKED 'WHY -Connecticutas a State, -shows
jla. so little emotion' over, the' revelations
Concerning the looting of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford an observing citizen of
Nutmeggia replied cogently :. ' ' -
'"Because selling things to4he railroad is a
recognized Connecticut industry." , ; ,
Surel The lawyers of Connecticut for two
generations have held that a retainer .from the
"road" was an assurance-of success; thb politi
cians sold their parties to the "road,", judges
received their appointmentsv)subject to the O: K.
of the "road," legislators sold themselves to the
"road," enterprisinsr citizens whose enterprises
did not pay sold them to the 'Toad." Every
scheme ihat Connecticut ingenuity could look
up found a ready market with the 'road." Con-:
science became obsolete in the State before the
all-powerful, money-spending "road."'- - ,
Now that the "road? has been reduced to
the. semblance of a living skeleton, perhaps it is
no longer able to buy. This ought to arouse the
dormant sense, iJonie times when cupidity steps
out. conscience steps, in-in New England,.. ..
. Incidentally the name of the Attorney-Gen-general
of Connecticut ' is John H. Light. He
might turn some of himself on! f-
CINCINNATI SOCIETY
"HE FIRSTrMEETIXG of the Society of- the
Cincinnati, the .oldest patriotic ' order
of the United States, was held in thes Verplanck
House, the headquarters of Baron Steuben, nn
the Hudson near Fishklll, N.' Y., 131 years ago
todays -Jklay" ;13,' 1783. 1 The founders; were the
officers f ?th'ff American and; French armies
stitianed along the Hudson at the close of hos
tilities in the American revolution. The so
ciety, was named after , the great. Roman .war
rior, Lucius Qiiinctius Cincinnatus, and the im
perial eagle .was chosen as its emblem. '-'Mem-'
bership is hereditary, and the rolls of: the so
citijeUnlridaabput a thousand v names.1
George 'AVashingldh; was "V.te" first"'-' president
general, aftd his successors were Alexander
Hamilton, Charles C. Pinckney, Thomas Pinck
ney, Aaron Ogden, .' ; Morgan Lewis't'.:'.-.WilIiam
Pepham, H. A. Scammell Dearborn, Haniil ton
Fish, William Wftyne and . Winslow Warren.
From ife tlil-.1ibciety was, denounced? in
many ' quarters' as being i undemocratic, aristo
cratic and snobbish and among its early critics'
were Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin
and John Adams'. ...
Ambassador .Page .is, criticised for c6mpar
inar literature ,as; a profession with gambling.
Literature :ls not a game , of chance merely a
dead sure thing against you in most cases:
..,'." ....
The man who wears the first straw hat
down town has some excellent qualifications
for success as a baseball umpire. . -i
- '"."'" .' ,''
.The damage done by , war to the progress of
the nation is emphasized by vthe remark of
Frank Chance that it would hurt baseball.
Having joined in the -singing of the Star
Spangled Banner in a theatre, most people feel
that some one else should do the fighting.
I BRIDGEPORT HAS BEEN ..J;
j- ' GENEROUS TO- SCHOOLS J
teemed contemporary,: The Telegram,
regarding the state of the' schools, and especi
ally "regarding the money that has bven recent
ly expended on schools, or appropriated for the
use of schools. , ,- . - -1 "
Within two years $400,000 has been grant
ed for a new High1 school,, , ' - '
Within a year $200,000 bas hem .granted by
way of bonds for new grammar schools. - -
More than $300,000 has been appropriated
during the same period from the proceeds of
direct, taxation. ,
' The people of Bridgeport, therefore have
within a very brief period put $900,000 into
school-construction, beside which the $210,000
voted in Hartford makes a tiny showing. ! ;
u :ow , the people are asked to appropriate
$125,00t' mbre'. for High1 school use and $200,
000 .more .for the erection of grammar schools.
' . ' !Fpr:the completion of the High school pro-'
jeHa grant Sof $80J300 is 'justified;, to complete
the -school. . rt 1 .
But the, $200,000 , for " grammar schools
should be voted down. ' - '
. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DIDN'T ASK
FOR THE MONEY. ' -
i v 1 It may be "added that the grammar; school
facilities will bev increased largely, as soon as
the High school is: finisched, because the old
High school will: be available for gram,mar
school purposes. . ' - " . ' 1 '-
! : v" , Bridgeport's ;; every: need . for ? grammar
schools is adequately - and completely 'filled
Without the $200,000 bond issue Offered for vote
on Saturday. " . , -. . ;. r ,
THE BACK YARD.
i
. T A TIME some years ago, .when a :craze
JTSu for angular, houses was . spreading
over the land, some writer' remarked that all the
stylish houses had Queen Anne fronts and Mary
Ann ' back? ya:rds . The craze referred to has
passed, but the majority of people a still ? keep
back yards full of disorder. .'..'- " 1
' Most people's back yards are moret'visible
and ex.posed than they think. Even in places
where", houses stand closely together,', all the
neighbors can see the slouchy; display of ashes
and other household refuse.' - . - '
It:does not take mueh effort to keep a back
yard looking ship shape. It would only take a
minute longer to put litter in, some receptacle
jn the shed or cellar where it belongs. Ash
heaps in a back yard are a needless eye-sore.
People that keep poultry, will find jthat the chicken-house
would wear longer if a little time were
spent once;ina few;years in painting.' I '
All this Jcare costs little,' and it adds to the
appearance of a whole neighborhood. ' If fyu
want-to sell property,'you will have to discbunt
hundreds of dollars for the bad impression giv
en by1 disorder. 4 ' , t ,
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CAUSE AND EFFECT.
J
sf-t OMMENTING UPON the passing of a news
i - paper known as The Sun and publish
ed daily," for several years in Middletown, Conn.,
Sundays and holidays excepted, our esteem-,
ed contemporary,. the Evening Register of Tor
rington, in a note of sorrow says : , ' - -
"We are neverthelens sorry ' to note the passing of
The Sun, , for it was an excellent newspaper in every re
spect save the evidence that could not always he conceal
ed of the more or less narrow-mindedness of its backers.
Perhaps, if the1 men who; were engaged in the. active work
of publishing: the paper had been free to do Jhelr best
work rather than be compelled-to struggle along under
the discouraging: burden of bigotted financial or nls
guided political control the result might have been dif
ferent." . , . '
, i11. In support of -the'view taken by the Regis
ter we beg leave to submit the following which,
marked the dying gasp of the erstwhile lumin
ary and which is a-fair average of the broad
minded editorial view it took of those human
problems concerning which posterity is vitally
interested. ' We quote literally: ' ' , " '
' "It Is thought1 the English House of Lords will veto
the Irish Home Jtule Bill, and that if it ever reaches
the King he will refuse, to sanction it. This is wise. - BetT
ter defeat the bill than begin a' civil war; There is another-rift
in the .clouds. , Word comes again from Ireland,
that- officers of the army refuse to march on Ulster, until
they know fwhat .will be required of them. And if It is
made plain that they are to 'begin shooting the loyal citi
zens of Belfast and Londonderry and other- places, we ex
pect to see them throw down their arms.- ., So far so good.
It Is Infamous to try and force a loyal people Into a de
t?stable alliance." ; . -
: . Detestable Alliance!" Where have we
heard that term before? How truly charitable ;
how: splendidly patriotic; how magnanimous ;
and the backers of, the sheet: according, to bur
Txrrington neighbor are loath to u'nde'rstand
why their venture should. have-not1 succeeded.
Poor ; misguided mortals. . They , afe looking
about for a more fruitful field, where they carr
utilize their equipment, mental and mechanical,
but their' search of the horizon has yet to pro
duce a virgin field promising financial,; tprofit.
May we be pardoned for a suggestion that may
reiieve their perplexity. The difficultv that be-
I sets them, evidently, is-one of locality' - Why
hesitate All tne signs point one way. . Ul
ster awaits- with outstretched ,arms rnot all
UJster, to be sure butlhat portion of it. which
so bbastingiy typifies that noble sentiment
"Detestable. Alliance." Let the slogan of the be
nighted venture be "OhT6 Ulster" and while we
hold no brief for the good people of the city
which so miserably failed to rally to the support
of the sinking Sun, we feel confident that they
tvill wjsh the departed shade a joyous journey.
Henry .Ford and Mr. Edison; are'; trying to
down the cigarette habit l among boys. They
will probably succeed if they can persuade the
kids that the cigarettes are harmless. .
REILLY PAYS. FINE
TRIBUTE TO NEXT
LEADER OF HOUSE
. : The current, number, of The National
Monthly contains a. very handsome
tribute by. Congressman Thomas I
Reilly, of Connecticut, to Congress
man Claude Kitchjn, pf stNorth Caro
lina. Mr. Kttchin, who probably will
succeed Oacar W. Underwood as" Dem
ocratic leader of the Houea, Is a, warm
personal friend of Mr. Reilly, and ha
a , great admirer in the ' Connecticut
man. Mr. Reilly's article In The Na
tional Monthly . follows: -.. v .
"Claude Kitchin is the most, bashful
big: man in public life in Washington.
He doesn't like the . spotlighti and
there is no .good reason for . the dis
like, for he hae the looks, that go to
make tip the star apotligh ter.- Tell,
erect, s black . haired, black' eyed; in
word, a. handsome, dashing chap, born
to lead if he would only give that in
born leadership-a chance.
t This introduction,' of course, . is not
intended for: ,his u colleagues , in the
House of Representatives, for , they
know; i him and he .'knom them -. Me
knows the tropes and the rules, and
is one .-of the first to. greet the new
member with a. real (handshake that
means a lot to a stranger, . and . a
'Mighty-glad-to-meet-you' i 1 that is
most reassurins. ' i
- "During all the years - he .has been
in : Congress, Mr:- Kitchin has mads
few speeches. , It lias cost . the . gov
ernment . very little to print what : he
has eaid publicly" -but - what he has
said is worth reading; when you read
it you remember it. ...,;(
, 'Without a doubt, Claude Kitchin
is one of the very 'beet public speak
ers, in. 'or . out- of . Congresat. -As the
new . Democratic leader, he will have
to . do a great deal more public talk
ing than he has ever done and conse
Qucntly, . there are : many- talk-treats in
store for the. House and -the country. ,
. "Mr.i Kitchin masters every subject
he -attempts . to talk about. : He is - a
-student of., the - most thorough eort
He -collects "every bit of information
he can get from, all -sources on any
subject in -which, he is interested.- He
not only does it himself,- bxtv asks hia
friends tft " help out with newspaper
eUpping-s on tfce proposition, the re
sult being tht when he sets ready
to put ;a speech in shape he hae a
vast , supply, of facts regarding-. , the
matter, . -
"3e will remain in his room In the
DriscolJ hotel, where, he has loner lived,
for days at a time getting a. Arm grip
on his subject in preparation- for use
in a. speech, or to equip-himself for
ways and means committee work." v .
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
' (By Our Staff Correspondent.) . . ;
Washington. May. 13 Representative
Warren Worth Bailey of Pennsylvania
has. introduced- a; -bill, providing- for
the extension of the free delivery mall
service : to all- towns in . the .. unitea
States - with a , population : exceeding
1,000' whtch are not .entitled - ..under
existing laws to such delivery, . The
bill -carries ' with it an f appropriation
of ten millions of 'dollars, t to become
immediately available orr ;the passage
of the act. . . ".', . '
:,Mr. Bailey takes the ground that, the
present postal service! is anomalous.
in that while residents of the cities a5d
of the rural districts are. 'given free
delivery v service, residents of : some4
thing ' over ,000. communities with an
average population of '3,000 are com-,
celled .'to visit , the post offices to de
posit or to receive mail. He believes
that this is an injustice to the resi
dents of towns and villages . and ; hs
proposes by his bill to cure this.
City delivery Bervice is now in op
eration" in 1,709 towns and cities, serv-
lnsr approximately a population . of
forty-seven millions at a cost of thirr-ty-eight
millions. Experimental -il-lasre
' delivery is in- operation . in ..114
communities at a cost of ninety -thous
and.- Officials of the post office de-
nartment estimate that i there , are
604 communities with e9v . average pop
ulation of 2,000, where, there is ' no car
rier delivery service.! '.Estimating that
it would require --.an ' average or .two
carriers at J600- per -annum, to serve
each' of these communities, should de
livery service be -established, the cost
would be 7, 924,800 per' annum. . ;
"T .do not mind s admitting tnat i
have a double metlv'e in proposing this
bill," said Mr,, Bailey.; s '"Primarily, of
course," I want 'to equalize' the benefits
of the - mail , service," " .; I, : believe that
patrons of the post offices in town, and
villages ; are as - fully entitled " to . the
best facilities which , th . service can
afford as patrons'of the post offices in
the cities and the rural districts. There
is no function of the government . more
important to the welfare of the peopls
than that1 of the frost officer facilitat
ing :! communication and making . . for
freedom, of .exchange. This is the
first consideration, hut there is a sec
ond consideration, - hardly less impor
tant. If ten millions of the available
revenue be appropriated for cringing
the. postal service closer to some mil
lions of our people, that amount will
not be available for wasteful expen
diture on warships and' fortifications.
on big ' guns and militaristic exploita
tion.- I have called frequent attention
to the pledge of economy , which the
Democrats made In their Baltimore
platform arid I am not forgetting that
pledge now, I - am not an advocate
of parsimony, do- not believe In cheese
paring.- as farras Ano next from wish
ing to.:-impair' any of the serviceable
activities of the government," except
as they, may' trench upon the . rights
and duties of .the states. ; I am there
fore quite consistent , in the - proposi
tion to increase the . efficiency . of -the
postal service, especially as I believe
that this increased efficiewcy will result
ultimately,: if "not at once, in a cor
responding Increase , in the. postal . rev
enue. -' Certainly the extension of tree
delivery to the country districts '.has
greatly augmented the postal revenue
from those districts -and no one- wUl
question .that free delivery-service has
enormously stimulates the , use pf the
mails -by . th-s residents of our cities.
That the same facilities extended to
the towns and villages of the country
will have a like effect is hardly to be
doubted." - j.
It is the intention of Mr. , Bailey to
make , every effort to have this bill
favorahly reported and he believes
that the residents of towns and vil
lages all-over the United States will
take an interest in his proposition and
lend him . their, support
' Brigadier-General William Crosier,
ehief of ordnance, is critically ill at
Washington.. . t
Tomato Plants. .10c per dozen.
, OHN ECK SON.
:v r May Sale of Dinner ware- ..
Clearance of Odd Sets . in English and
Austrian VVare.
An important notice to all persons who need Dinnerware. For
those who wishto stock up the family cupboards anew, and for those who
wish inexpensive sets for cottages, bungalows or yachts. This is the
month to buy China. , '
.i ; ,-:-. .: x ' - v ";- '' I: v - 1 ' y: '. t ' ' :: ' '1, : , , r .-:. r - . " t. ( . - ' " - . ' : . ' ' '
. English Porcelain Dinner Sets
Green and Gold border, 107 pieces in the set, ' ; ' value $19.35,
Floral Spray design, brown and green, 93 pes. ' 15.00,
Pink Decoration with gold lines, 100 pieces . i - : $12.50,
Red Wild Rose design, 112 pieces , , ' ,.' - , $27.50,
vBlue border with gold lines - - ' ' . - ' ' $19.50
Pink Rosebud and Spray. ' s , $16.50
C12.50
510.09
$ 8.50
$15.00"
310.00
$ 8.25
Austrian China Dinner Sets
Value $25.00
Green Spray,' festoon border , , '
Blue and Green, conventional border " ' ' j for $15.00 very special
Green Fern border, gold lines, value $25.00 ' for ; $is.00. .
k ( , White and Gold Porcelain. v
r Gold bordered set with a few slight imperfections, value $15.00
: '.. ' ., .,t $10.00 :
r Cottage Dinner. Sets, specially attrattivc
, ' : - , . . . . Services for 6 persons , , .
White and Gold Set
English , Porcelain, 41
. pieces, value $3.75,
: . $2.25
1 '.-.;..-"
English Porcclrin
Greenfern, valuo C5.50,
53.10
Indian Tree Set .
Old pattern, value $10.00
$7.00 -
A great collection of English Earthenware in good quality that is to
pe closed out at half price. . This sale will continue for a week, and from
time to time additions will be made, for it is planned to close out a num
ber of dropped designs which have been turned out from great foreign
potteries." r - .
, Silver Polishes
Silver "Cream .Powder, 10 els.
Silver Cream Paste, .,. . 18 'end C5 cts.
Infusoria Cream, , 10 ct-
Campbell's .Cream,- - 10 ci-
t Dustless Dusters ,
' Daisy, , 2S and SO cUi
.Howard,', . t , 15, 25 and 45 cts.
Surishine Dustbrush, ' , , 1 ' 50 "cts.
O'CedarDustbrush, ' . 25 cts.
Koholia
for ' Alcohol Lamps,"
18, 35 and 65 cts..
' China Cements :
of reliable sorts,'
15 and 25 cts.
"Lux"
for fine laundry work,
10 cts a pkg.
The D. M: Pvead Company
VIOLENT ERUPTION OF
MT. ETNA EXPECTED
Rome, May 14 An eruption of Mt.
Etna of unprecedented violence a"t any
moment is dreaded. Professor Piatinl,
of the Catania Vulcanological Insti
tute, expects such a catastrophe. :.
Etna is becoming more and mors
threatening. . . Flames 7 belched 1 from
the - crater ,. yesterday, heavy columns
of smoke ascended, the mountains,
rumblings are almost continuous; there
are frequently recurring earthshocks.
The. panic-stncken . population . have
fled : from the villages near, the vol
cano and' are sheltered in military
tents.
WE CAN TAKE fARE OF
YOUR WANTS
In United States, Goodyear
and Imperial Tires. : The fol
lowing prices on 3,500 mile
guaranteed tires. ' ( 1
30 x 3 Non-skid . . . . ,:. . .$ 9.70
30 x 3 1-2 Non-skid 1 ... $13.09
32 x 3 1-2 Non-skid .... $13.97
34 x 3 1-2 Non-kid . . ; . $14.89
32 x 4 Non-skid ; . .... $17.03
34 x 4 Non-skid . . . . $19.00
36 x 4 Non-skid . . . . i ' , . " . $19.35
36 x 4 1-2 Non-skid . . ; . $27.06
37 x 5 Non-skid ...... $32.41
, GREY TUBES
30 x 3 Tubes ........
;30 x 3 1-2 Tubes
32 x 3 1-2 Tubes . . . .
34 x 3 1-2 Tubes
32 x 4 Tubes . . . .
34 x 4 Tubes ........
36 x 4 Tubes . . .... . .
36 x 4 1-2 Tubes
. $1.98
. $2.45
. $2.59
. . $2.77
$3.23
. $3.43
$3.63
. $4.52
THE ALLING
RUBBER CO.
1126 MAIN STBEET
Syndicate Stores
jpVERTISE IX TECK FARMER.
19 M
OTP' r"
COUPON OOOP
FRIDAY, I.IAY 15
25c HEAD Y-MADE '
A T J 'TT S T A B L E
WINDOW SCREENS
' With Coupon ;
. . . ,i7c . . .
Fairfield Avenue VARIETY STORE Broad Zlx- :i
- THE STORK THAT PAIS IBS CAR FABE
TEN CENT GOODS FOR EIGHT -. : ,
'i.,'La;iW,M HERE '. IS ABO IT ." THE . " LOWEST
PRICE ' FOBf WIVDOW SCUEESS'
'' Vlany sizes and kinds in "stock isw.
1 Plenty of .'Black '.Screen. ;.WIrf.'
, : We, sell it at a lovr . price fcy if
t rnnjiing, yard. ; j . , " - , '
- Pmiltryj Wire. In one or two irsc'is
mesh. - :'.." '" '"-. :
. Spring Hinges for screen doors, a
pair.;: ': ' ;:,."-,',.". -j .''... :
' 3 and 4 ounce Tacks. Diuhle PoSot
s1 Tacks.'' 2 papers for 5c
CIUBGiPORT
STORE ORDER . SYSTSL
. .: ,
WHY
PAY
CASH
We lssae Order
Checks fa
amonnts of Five.
Dollars and np en
Icadln Stores for
any kind of. Mer
chandise. TToa pay
WHY :
;' NOT v.'";
CREDIT
the same prices cash buyers pay and settle yonr.ao
connts with us in Kasy Weekly, Payments. 7 .
- t Bridgeport Store Order System
bob SEcxmm. Bxriui?rG f . 1
111 STAIN STREET.'" , -' ; ..: ' -..V- Pbone 2298;
SUI.H.1ER MILLINERY .
v We offer a very choice assortment of new models t
Trimmed Hats and new goods all ' suitable for Suram
wear at popular prices. ' ; . - .
W. E. HALLIGAM
f 9S9 BROAD STREET
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