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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1911
Page
7
The Springfield Republican argues that initiative and referendum rights will be rarely used after long experience. It cites Switzerland’s 65 years of practice and notes that cantons rarely rely on popular initiatives, with grand councils drafting most laws. The piece contends these powers restore representative government to its proper stature.
The April issue of The Valve World reviews Carnegie’s wealth moves and social views by R. T. Crane. It questions charitable claims, mocks wealth distribution ideas, and critiques university research value, drawing on Showerman’s professor satire and various scholarly quirks.
The Hartford Courant notes legal precedent confirms state power to regulate public service rates. It cites Electy Cent Gas, Georgia R. & B. Co. v Smith, Iowa board schedules, and other cases, arguing a commissioned body can fix rates with proper standards. It criticizes Connecticut lobby tactics as ignorant and clumsy and urges lawful debate over rate regulation.
Established 1857. Store closes all day tomorrow for Memorial Day. Showcasing Sheffield Plate pieces in old favored patterns like grape border and thread edge. Fine gifts include butlers trays, pierced fruit bowls, asparagus sets, cheese and cracker dishes, sugar baskets, compotes, candlesticks, drawing room sets, kettles, teapots, covered vegetables, and more. Exhibit open today in lower floor Silverware Section.
The clearance offers a limited number of good reliable corsets in short models and discontinued styles priced at 2.50 to 6.00 with sizes 19 to 31. Also available are kidlets garters in white, light blue and pink at 25 cents and Colonial glass sale continuing through the week.
A fragment notes that Mr Crane's opinions on many topics hold value and merit. The remark emphasizes the caretaker of ideas whose thoughts attract attention and regard.
The anti vaccination movement gains ground worldwide as California allows exemptions for conscientious objectors. Pennsylvania passes a bill to end child vaccination as a school entrance requirement and forms a panel to study the issue. Connecticut shows high vaccination history but declining effective coverage with only three smallpox cases in 1909 and none in 1910. no deaths since 1903. A 1909 case in Bridgeport involved a person recently fully vaccinated.
The article warns that flies breed in neglected garbage, manure boxes, and exposed filth. It advises covering and cleaning these areas, sealing manure boxes, installing screens, and reporting nuisances to the health board to prevent spread of diseases like consumption, diphtheria, typhoid, scarlet fever, and baby fevers.
The article analyzes sugar trade margins from 1910, detailing refiners buying raw sugars at 2.315 cents per pound with a 1.685 cent duty, a 4 cent duty price to refiners, wholesaler and retailer markups, and a consumer ultimate price. It argues duty removal could cut prices by about two cents per pound, reducing grocers' credit risks while maintaining profits.
Bridgeport mourns Stephen C. Osborne a longtime public servant who fought tax underassessment. As a member of the board of assessors under Mayor Bostwick he pressed for full valuation of property, challenging widespread underreporting that favored large owners. He helped enforce the law though true equality remains imperfect due to property value complexities.
He fathered the block map system aiding assessors and served on the Board of Apportionment and Taxation. He consistently opposed funding the twenty year water contract as taxpayer robbery, seeing his judgment vindicated when the appropriation was withdrawn. His early death is noted as unfortunate.
The Committee of Wholesale Grocers urges public focus on sugar taxation noting it bears about 80 percent duty while luxuries like automobiles face 45 percent. It cites 1910 U S sugar consumption to frame the issue and calls for reform in tariff policy.
Officials list Rogers D Ryan James Ryan Simon Schultz Watts Williams Callan R Wheeler. The Police Board will hold a regular meeting Wednesday evening. It is expected that the election of a doorman will be effected. Supt Birmingham Captain Arnold and Detective Sergeant Fox visited New Haven Saturday to inspect the Bertillon system the commissioners expect to install here as soon as practicable.
About 100 of the Liederkranz Singing Society of Elizabeth New Jersey missed their boat home after a Bridgeport visit amid warm reception by Germania society. A 2000 strong party arrived on the Sirius and was greeted at Seaside Park by 120 voice choirs. 3000 spectators enjoyed the concert before the group adjourned to Germania hall for generous refreshments.
Police officers assemble at headquarters for the annual inspection before marching in the Memorial Day parade. Superintendent Birmingham leads the department with captains Anderson Redgate Regan and sergeants Webb Sanger Quanlivan Blansfield Joley Hazel O'Connell O'Leary Suckley Prout directing the four platoons. Patrolmen listed include Anderson Bag Barton Beamer Bolger Bray Browne Bulkley P Burns Panpa Campana Campana Cody Colgan Connery J Corrigan Coughlin Dallwig Dempsey Dooley Dwyer Sheehy Flynn Gerrity Glennon Glennon Gottschalk Gregory Griffin Crosman Halpin Hatch Haux Henckel Herb Holbrook Kehoe Kraft Larkin Lundberg Malone McCarthy McCullough MacGov ern Moyer Murphy McPadden Poland Quilty Ramsey Regan Reiller.
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