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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-13
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MEN

eclkWear always useful and desirable Nov in FanG
 Finer quality in Silk and Velvet at 5Oc each .. = -,
 cOOringS and styles at $4.OO
 Fancy Suspendefs in Boxes Carriers and Arm Bands:
 Umbrellas always acceptable for Chrstmas Gifts: the best quality of material S1.OO $1.5O, S2.OO, $25O, $500, $3.5O MEMS SHIRTS
 Special value all grades, s15 GLOVES
 the Reliable that give satisfaction in all th desirable shades
 Kid Gloves a 79c, $1.OO, $125, $15O.
 Silk lined at $1.5O.
 Visit Noahs Ark in the Basement where you will find Games, Seds Dolls, the young folks Bring the children in Delivery Parcel Post Withi a certain limit. SILK HOSIERY. Makes a very acceptable and useful Christmas Gift.
 Womens Silk Hose at 5Oc A fine quality at $1OO pal Extra heavy quality at $125 and S15O pair. Thes in Black, Tan, White and Green.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-13

Three airship trips across the un- explored region of the island of New Guinea are planned by German scfeu- lists to make observations to aid Es@D who plan to traverse it on foot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-13
RETREAT AT CHURCH OF SACRED HEART BEGINS ON MONDAY To Be Conducted By Rev. Fr. Judge of Vincentian
 Order Activities Along Spiritual Lines Under Direction of New Rector, Rev. Dr. Moore.

pr. Moore is organizing sanctuary choir of boys who have been under instruction for the past two weeks of Prof. William O'Connor. of Danbury- They will make their first appearance at Easter when contemplated improve
 nents of the sanctuary will have been completed. It is the intention of Dr. Moore to renovate the edifce and erect new vestry in the rear of the church property. A class has already begun in advanced Christian doctrine and bible study. It now numbers 6O young ladies and pr. Moore gives the class his punctual attention. It meets every Friday evening at o'clock in the parochia1 school The Christmas music will be rendered with all the dignity and distinction that has al- ways characterized the choir of Sa- cred Heart church. Wheeler & Will sons orchestra will supplement, while Mrs. Ogren will preside at the or gan.
 SACRED HEART CHURCH EVENTS
 The Rev. Dr. R. F. Moore has shown a wonderful activity since he assumed the pastorate of Sacred Heart church along spiritual and intellectual lines. He is busy preparing plans for organ izing the various spiritual activities that will eventually influence for good every family in the parish. Monday evening at 7:3o a spiritual retreat or little mission will begin for all the women of the parish. Rev. Thomas Judge, who is a native of Boston, and one of the foremost members of the ''Vincentian Mission House of Spring field, Mass, will conduct the exer- cises.
 There will be three masses daily at 5:3O and o'clock. A half hour talk will be given at the early mas s, while the special sermon will be preached in the evening at 7:30.
 Dr. Moore Is particularly anxious that all the women should attend these exercises and at the same time all others will be welcome
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-13

Suggestions for Holiday Gifts Fancy Depts Wle Sets of Brush and Comb, st $1.25 up to $2.39 White Sets of Mirror, $2.98 S3.9S. White Sets with Brush, Comb and Mirror and Manicure ces, $398 $14.50. Manicure Sets $12 u o $298.
 up tO
 White Ceuloid Puff Hair Receivers Powder Boxes Shoe Horns Dressing Combs Trays Hair Brushes Mirrors, Military POshers prices great Smelling Salts in fancy bottles 50c to $3.5O. Perfumes in Holiday Boxes 25c to $500 each. Shaving Mirrors in great variety of styles and prices Gent n lined boxes at soc. Scarf Pins, velvet lined boxes at soc. Boxes in French and Gold finish from 25c to $3.5O
 Ladie and Childrens Bracelets in boxes at soc Compotes and lots of other novelties. Baskets from 25c
 Jewels and knicknacks, 5Oc to S15O Work Boxe 1Oc
 ArmB Bands and Side Garers in fancy boxes 25c, soc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-13
BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN

Books Popular Prices for Boys Girls and Grownup Folks 1914 Calendars put boxes at 1Oc, 12 1-2c, 2Oc. at 25c each.
 Pai a It's in
 variety at special Real with inside the latest shapes at $1OO each.
 with Genuine Watch inside at $500 each Childrens fancy leather Bags at soc each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-13
GIFT SUGGESTIONS
ARCTICS
RUBBERS

Ask for "Goodyear Bear Brand'' Best of all Rubber Foot
 n4roorn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-13
THE SMlTH- MURRAY co.
THE CHRISTMAS STORE

NOaIS Ark is "The Mecca" for the children there tn and find just what they want and expect at
 CHRISTMAS TIME
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
TO IMPROVE THE STRAIN
OF THE AMERICAN HORSE
Object of a Newly Organized
Horse Breeders Associa-
ton in This City.

Improving the strain of American
horses by the infusion of Arab blood is
the object of an association that recently
was formed at a meeting in Washington
The society is known as the American
Horse Breeders Association. 1t is neither
purely commercial nor exactly philan-
thropic, but leans more toward the latter
The president is William Seymour Ed
wards of Charleston, w. Va: the vice
president. HI. X. Bush-Brown, the sculp-
tor of Washington, and the secretary,
A. H. Van Shrader of Laurel, Md.
The association has secured number
of imported Arabian stations and mares,
partly from those brought to this coun-
try by the late Homer Davenport, the
cartOonist. They will be located at
Lewisburg, the county seat of Greenbrier
county. w. Va. The plan on which they
will be bred is largely that recently
adopted by the War Department In con-
junction with the Department of Agricul-
ture for furnishing approved remounts
for the army. The Arabs will be bred
only to mares approved by the assOcia-
ton, with a nominal service fee.
The plan of improving the native horse
by the infusion of the Arab strain Is not
new. The English thoroughbred and the
trotting horse in this country We're built
up d. SpeCisi types piouuceu III his
way.
Members of the new association say
there are desirable traits in the Arabs
that will tend to improve the native
horses. and that many of the grade"
colts will make better roadsters than the
horses the farmers are breeding now.
even if the work produces nothing more
1t is expected there will eventually be
fifteen or twenty of the Arabs available
for breeding purposes. The promoters of
the experiment think that the cOnforma-
ton and endurance of this breed will
make it particularly valuable i'm the
mountain country where. the breeding is
to be tried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
FORTUNE FOUND AFTER DEATH,
Unassuming Illinois Farmer Was
Worth More Than 81 600. 600.

CHICAGO. January 31.-David III. Will
son. a farmer. who lived for sixty years
at Oregon, ILL.,. working his ground unas-
sumingly almost until the time of his
death, it has been found. was worth more
than 100000. He left no will, and eff
forts are now being made to find who is
entitled to the estate.
During many of the years he toiled in
overalls on his farm he had valuable Sc
curities in vault in Chicago bank. to
which he apparently paid no attention
aside from paying rent on the box Not
until neighbors awakened interest In the
estate by having administrators appoint-
ed did lawyer learn that the man who
owned the securities and the farmer were
the same.
Among the securities are oil stocks
that since their purchase have risen in
value 800 points. stock in Chicago banks
now far above par with thousands of ac.
crued dividends. railroad stocks showing
years of unpartaken profits and several
securities which have been the subject of
stock melons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31

Construction of an extensive coaling
plant al Independence. w. Va, few
miles east of Grafton on the main line of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has be-
gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
FARMER SHOT DOWN.
Walter H. Belt Held for Death
of Jesse J. EveIy.
NEPHEW LOCKS HIM IN JAIL
Tragedy Near Unity, Nd, Not Re-
ported Until Several Hours
After It Occurs.
ipecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. January 81
Walter III. Belt, one of the best known
farmers of the Laytonsville district
and an uncle of c. l.. Howard. sheriff
of Montgomery county. yesterday aft
ernOon shot and instantly killed Jesse
j. Evely, also a. farmer, at the home of
Stephen Il. Dorsey, near Unity.
Belt, Evely and one or two others
gathered at the Dorsey home yesterday
spending several hours together. Belt
and Evely are alleged to have engaged
in dispute as to whether another visitor,
named Price. was a suitable man for
certain work. Belt contending that he
was and Evely declaring he was not.
Shot Twice in Back.
Belt is said to have sworn at Evely,
whereupon the latter struck Belt Evely
started to leave the house Belt follow
ing. and as Evely reached the porch
Belt is said to have taken a revolver
from his pocket and shot him twice in
the back. one bullet lodging just above
the heart and killing him instantly
The tragedy was not reported to the
authorities until late last night. Con-
stable Perry Ensey went to the Dorsey
found the body of Evely still lying on
the porch, where he had been shot down,
and all the members of the party still
gathered al the house
Coroner's Jury Acts.
Later. Edward o. Brown. justice of the
peace of LaytonsvilIe. gatherd a coro-
ner's jury for an inquest. which. at mid
night last night rendered a verdict that
Evely had come to his death at the
hands of Belt. The only witness testify
ing was colored man named Carter.
Price, over whom the quarrel originat-
ed. was too intoxicated to testify, it is
declared, and Dorsey, at whose house the
tragedy occurred, was said to be in
similar condition. All the men concern
ed had been drinking. it is charged.
Belt was held by the coroners jury for
the action of the grand jury. being kept
in custody by Constable Ensey during the
night. This morning Sheriff Howard
went to the scene of the tragedy to get
his uncle. Belt, and bring him to the
Rockville Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31

Elizabeth Wilbur. first violin: Miss Edna
Bowers second violin; Josef Kaspar.
viola, and Ernst Lent cello, played several
numbers from Haydn, Mozart and Tschai-
kowsky. Miss Mabel Roberts. soprano.
sang the aria "Herodiade" from Masse-
nets opera; .'Chanson Triste" and Yes
terday and Today
Mr.. Hines sang III Flor Che Avevi Me-"
from Carmen: ''Se II milo nome" from
1.-The Barber of Seville: Amor Il Vita"
from ''Dedora." and "Brinisi." from Cav
aleria Rusticana." Mr.. Hines was enthus-
iastically received and was compelled To
respond to an encore.
The dancing of Miss Efhe Baker won
much applause. Miss Norma Cobb was
the accompanist for Mr.. Hines. Miss
Margaret O'Toole. harpist. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Dulin, violinist, accompanied Miss
Baker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
TRANSPORTATION DISCUSSED.
Zone Chart for Parcel Post Declared
Too Complicated.

Some phases of interstate transporta-
ton, with particular reference to the
post office, parcel post and express COM
panies. were discussed last night by Rep
resentative David j. Lewis of Maryland
before the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Association at the American Ma
tional Bank building.
That the zone chart as designed for the
parcel post is too complicated for popular
use and that steps should be taken to-
ward making Il simpler as soon as pos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31

sible was the opinion expressed by Mr..
Lewis.
THE powers given the Postmaster Cen
eral give him an opportunity to make the
parcel post one of the most efficient
carrying agencies in the world said Mr..
Lewis HE is allowed much discretion
under the law, and is able to use his
talents and abilities to the best advan-
tage.
I'VE are surprised, no doubt, at the
absurdities sometimes committed by both
houses of Congress. An example of this
is the provision which excludes books
from the parcel post
when one notices the vast array of
different talents which are represented in
Congress he will see that there are a huge
mass Of dabblers in the national lawmak-
ing body. They are not all experts at
lawmaking, and must of necessity be-
como 'dabblers' when they have to deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
Student Laid Bets on Prayers.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. January 81
Betting on prayers as a sportiye diver
sion during chapel has resulted in the ex-
pulsion of prominent member of the
senior class from Wesleyan University,
according to the assertions of students
here.
The member in question was overheard
laying Odds it is declared, on the
length of prayer being made by one of
the most venerable members OF the fac
ulty.
Charges of irreverence were brought
against the offending senior and his dis
missal promptly followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
BABIES Benefit
BY PROMPT use
OF PoSLAM

How the little one suffers from Irritating.
chafed and itching skin, And how quickly
I'osIam scothes. cools and comforts. soon
driyin. these troubles away.
IN az skin affections. Poslam produces i'm
mediasely noticeable results. stopping all
itching ard rapidly restoring the skin to
normal condition. Eczema acne. letter. salt
rl,eum. all forms Of itch. scalp scale.
pSorissis- pimples, rashes. etc.. yield to Pos
lam rs to nothing else.
PQSi-AM SOAP is without equal for tender
sk.n, tie ideal nursery SOAP grateful. sooth-
irs cad non-irritating. Every mother may
rely upon its absolute safety and purity.
All druggists sell Poslsm tpsice. 80 eeuts)
and Poslam Soap tprice. % cents. For free
samples. write to the Emergency Laisors-
tories. % West 18th street. New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
Philadelphia Votes Gas Reduction

PHILADELPHIA, January 31-City
councils have voted to reduce the price
or gas to consumers in this city to so
cents a thousand feet The price has
been 81 a thousand cubic feet. 20 cents
OF which went into the city treasury. 1t
is estimated that the revenue of the CITY
will be reduced by about 81, 100, 900 by the
passage of the ordinance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
TRIBUTE TO FIRST GOVERNOR
Fcrtola Festival Will Again Be Held
in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 2l.-The
Portola festival. a pageant in honor of
The memory of Don Gaspar de Portola,
first Governor of California. discoverer of
the Golden Gate. will be held in Octo-
Der of this year for the second time.
The first Portola was in 1902 Decision
10 hold the festival this year was an
nounced today and prepare ions for an
elaborate affair are under way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
BARLEY ADU[TERAT|ON
UNDER BAN Of THE US.
Animals No Longer Will Have
to Feast on Weed
Seed.

What is known to the grain trade as
feed barley has come under the scru-
tiny of the pure food board of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. and hereafter it will
have to measure up to certain standard
of cleanliness or it will be considered as
adulterated within the meaning of the
act and it's interstate shipment and eX-
port will be prohibited.
This is good news for the animals that
consume the grain and bad news for the
dealers The department recently seized
ten cars that We're waiting for export in
Minnesota. and yesterday the notice pro-
hibting the adulteration was issued
Practice of Dealers.
The practice among certain dealers has
been to import weed seed from Canada
for the especial purpose of adulterating
barley The cost of the seed was not
very much more than the mere freight.
but the fact that there were carloads of
the seed imported aroused the curiosity
of the department. and an investigation
showed what they were used for.
The expectation of feeding barley is
not a regular thing. When there is a
good crop year here and bad one
abroad the trade is large. amounting 10
several million bushels. When the eX-
port conditions are not so favorable, the
barley is adulterated and fed at home.
Weight Is Increased.
The weed seed used as an adulterant
are smaller. as a rule. than the barley
itself and they will slip in between the
grains and increase the weight without
materially increasing the bulk. The de-
partment in it's official announcement
says 1t recognizes that barley is likely
to have a certain percentage of trash and
weed seed in it, but the permissible mini
mum has not yet been determined. That
is still being threshed over by the chem
lists and the plant industry experts. The
fact remains that even feeding barley"
does not come naturally with 10 to ID per
cent of weed seed in it, and this is what
has been found in some of the examina-
tions.
The decision was considered important
enough to have material effect on the
American grain market within reach of
the Canadian border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
Appeal in Danbury Hatters Case.

HARTFORD. Conn. January 81
Another appeal in the famous Danbury
matters case. this time to the United
States circuit court of appeals, is certain
as Judge Martin of the United States
district court. who with a jury heard
the case IN this city some months ago.
has granted a writ OF error on defend
ants appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
ON THE RIVER FRONT
Mother Nature Fools Weather
Predicting Mariners.
COLD SNAP DID NOT COME
Army Launch Relee to Be Repaired.
Oyster Market Still Dull.
General and Personal.

The brand of weather that is being
served to Washington and vicinity has
got the weather prophets along the river
front guessing, and they are about ready
to say that their weatherwise eyes have
gone blind and they can no longer make
predictions worth while. Wednesday the
general prediction was for a snowstorm of
some magnitude. with dash of real cold
winter weather to follow but Mother Ma
ture fooled the prophets, and instead of
the cold weather they looked for she sent
bright. balmy day. more like spring
than one in the middle of winter. The
bright weather has started vessel masters
that have put their boats away for the
winter overhauling them and getting them
in trim to return to service. and If the
good weather continues within week or
ten days business will be in full swing on
the river. Vessel masters who took
chances of a freeze and kept their boats
in commission have been able to work
them almost every day this winter.
Overahuling Planned.
To receive her spring Overhauling in
preparation for service when improve
ment work on the river in the vicinity
of this city is resumed. the United States
Army engineers launch Relee was yes
terday taken from the water at the en-
gineers' headquarters on Potomac Park.
opposite the foot of 14th street. 1t is
stated that the hull of the little craft will
receive new tmbers and planking where
necessary her machinery will be over
hauled and she will be painted before
she is returned to the water. The Relee
is used by the inspectors looking after the
dredging and other wOr'- along the river
in the vicinity of this city. She is said to
be one of the speediest launches in the
vicinity of the city, and is kept on the
go the greater part of the time She will
he ready to return to service in q week or
ten DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
BENEFIT CONCERT.
Edward Hines Aided in Preparing for
Operatic Career.

A benefit concert was given at the New
National Theater yesterday afternoon to
enable Edward A. Hines, a young singer
of this city, to continue his preparation
for an operate career.
A string quartet, consisting Of Miss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
Qualities of Arab Horse.

In discussing the work, one of the mem-
bers of the association said: 1.-The laws
against gambling on the races in so many
states have discouraged the market for
the particular breed of horse adapted to
speed. and the Use of the automobile on
the farm and in the city is filling many of
the practical and commercial require
ments of transportation. but the personal
equation of the thoroughly good horse is
a thing that can never be supplied by
machine
The man who loves horses and who
can afford it wants something that the
Arab is particularly fitted to give He
Is a horse that has the traits to make
him a member of the family. He is kind
and spirited.
He is a pleasure to look at He is raised
and regarded with the children in his ma
tive home. and yet when you want the re-
serve force and the power and speed, he
not only has it. but he is willing to give
it TO the last ounce. 1t is the perpetLation
of these qualities that We want"
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with technical subject. 1 must confess
that l also am 'dabbler' in this respect.
There is one great mistake which L
must mention here Instead of merely
making postal rates on certain classes
of goods. as Congress has done under
the parcel post bill, a government eX-
press service should have been provided
for"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-18
NEW PLYMOUTH

New Plymouth finished packing
prunes Tuesday. Will commence
packing apples soon.
Mrs. Richie came in on the Satur-
day mornings train from Cambridge
with her two daughters, Edith and
Lucille to send them to school.
William Ludrick went to Emmett
Saturday evening and stayed over
Sunday with his parents and friends.
j. C. Dewey and wife of Emmett
came down Monday evening and went
with their son John and his family
to the Ontario fair Tuesday.
Latest news from James p. Morton
was that he had traded his ranch off
for a rattlesnake den. He has killed
IA rattlers this summer. One of his
horses was bitten by an old timer and
the horse died. His dog was also bit
ten by one of the reptiles. They are
afraid to step outside of the door, so
that is going some. Jim had better
come back to his old stamping ground.
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HANNA.

A daughter was born Sunday to Mr.,
and Mrs. James Hoagland, who live
on one Of the Idaho Orchard COM
pany's tracts.
Master Morris Haylor of Emmett
spent several days of last week with
his uncle j. l. Guthrie.
Mrs. John Bartch is in Boise again
this week.
Fay, the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Schrecongost, was
very seriously i'll with cholera infant
UNI Monday night, but we are glad to
report the little patient better.
Mrs. H. s. Hopper of Cambridge
came over Tuesday for a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. w. G. Jewell.
Miss Jessie Wayman was pas
senger for Boise Tuesday.
Miss Eva Haylor and her guest,
Miss Lulu Faulkner spent several days
this week with Mr.. and Mrs, j. |.
Guthrie
Ray Melvin arrived from Iowa
Tuesday to help care for his brother
Lee Melvin who is still very sick with
typhoid fever at the home of c. l..
Spaulding.
Sammy King left on Friday of last
week for Salem, Ore, where he enter
ed the university at that place. Sam
is graduate Of the Emmett High
school and one of the very brightest
young men and we know he will meet
with success in his university course.
Mrs. Brownfield met with quite a
serious accident few days ago. She
was kicked by horse, the blow break
ing her glasses and bruising her up
quite badly.
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Just give the whole road to Kirby
Baker when you meet him. He has a
new son at his home. Now we are
wondering what will happen when ne
meets Jim Heath.
Messrs. B. B. Davis, E. c. Rund-
strom and Ed Skinner piloted Major
Fred Reed out to the South Slope
fruit ranch of Charles Cook. Euro
pean grapes were the attraction.
AS the "frying pan" is hot, keep the
Cooperative Canning Company top
ic sizzling night and day until it ma
terializes. And when you meet the
other fellow with an ak to grind who
tells you you have not the right kind
of peaches to can tell him to go to
Also dig in the dirt and
find out what the G. G. c. stands for.