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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-19
France and Publicity.

AS far as America is concerned France does
not seem to play much part in the European con-
fict as public opinion here seems to regard the
war as primarily a struggle between England
and Germany. We must always figure on Rus
sia, but that is because of the vastness of the
Russian empire, its rapid growth in population
and future possibilities as an even greater pow
er-some Americans even dreaming of the
dreaded time when the Muscovites may unite
with their old enemy, Japan, and take a stand
in the far east that will present serious stua-
ton for the United States.
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But France is generally left out when we
think of the great European struggle The
French regret this. Not having raised any de-
licate diplomatic issues as have Great Britain
and Germany the French people have not had
as much publicity in this country. They have
been simply fighting and saying little.
Great Britain and Germany, on the other
hand, do much to center public attention in this
country on their activities. Because Ameri-
cans and British speak the same language helps.
Most of the war news for the American public
comes through London, though it is fair to ad-
nit that much that is unfavOrable to the British
cause is allowed to pass as well as the favorable
kind. The Germans have maintained regular
press bureaus in this country, sending to news
papers each day printed bulletins containing
rO-German items.
We know more about the campaigns of the
Germans and Britains than we do about the
French France does not like to have the war
looked upon as primarily German English
affair. Perhaps France thinks that the old en-
mites of the United States and Great Britain
might be fruitful ground for the German pro-
pagandists to work in, but the French hope the
United States will not forget that France is a
republic Fighting for its life"
Owen johnson, American author, who recent
ly returned from France, says the French have
been proceeding on the idea that Americans un-
derstood the war from the beginning and that it
was not wise or necessary to resort to a propa-
ganda. Then, too the French are credited with
certain delicacy of feeling that tells them it
would not be in the best taste to start campaign
for winning American sympathy and admira-
ton.
Mr., Johnson is of the opinion, however, that
the French may change their policy in this mat
ter in order to correct the notion widely spread
in the United States that Great Britain and
Germany are the competitors worthy of consid-
Grafton.
The manner of France in this war is greatly
admired by Americans. France has assumed
that Americans are capable of making up their
own minds and so publicity campaign has not
been started.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-19

The picnic at Arcadia under the management
of the Boulevard Grange should have the sup
port of everyone in the community There is
too often general misunderstanding Between
the people who live in town and those who live
i'm the country. few occasions when all can
get together for good time for day will help
wonderfully to clear up some of the wrong inn
pressons gained by both Sides
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-08-19

The schools become more modern and likewise
the churches. Everything, in fact changes, and
within a few years there is new country with
many new people and new habits of living.
Always few of the older people cling to the old
ways, and only by observing their habits can one
realize what change few years can bring to
a community.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-19
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on May
IS, 1914, Hugh Downs severed all con-
hection swith the firm of Kellen &:
Moriarty Company and j. A. Bren-
neman & Co., and ceased to be a
member of said firms.
HUGH DOWNS.
z RDLLEN & MORIARTY co.
]. A. BRENNEMAN g. co.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-19
A CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their kind
ness, and sympathy during the illness
and death Of our husband and
father.
MRS. H. D. RHODES.
MRS. j. H. SCHUYLER.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-19

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or item were wrong for the slides
have kept on moving ut intervals, no
matter how much the slope Of the
banks Is modified. All their caIcu7
iations have been upset.
It is now believed that the slides
will be ultimately controlled only
when the hills have been cut away
Al the top to such an extent that the
pressure upon the banks Is removed,
but how long this process will take
no man can safely predict
Meantime however. the canal is be-
ing kept open by constant dredging,
ocean-going vessels are making daily
use OF itf and at worst only a temper
AIRY stoppage Of traffic could take
place. The slides are OF two sorts.
One OF these is merely swift rush
Of earth. gravel and rock down the
side OF the canal occasionally wreck
ing steam shovel, or burying rail-
way track, but not Of sufficient vol
nme to be a serious handicap In sucn
an immense undertaking The slides
that present the great problem are
really glaciers OF earth, mud or clay,
and seldom move more than. three feet
a day. But their volume is tremen-
dous. hundreds Of acres. moving at
one time, and their advance is abso-
Ildtely impossible to check.
In addition to these slides, there are
what the engineers call breaks, in.
which strata Of soft rock are crush
ed under the pressure Of the hard
layers above them, and are made to
move laterally. When such a move
ment occurs below the level Of the
excavation, the bottom OF the canal
is made to rise mysteriously, some
times as much as thirty feet. Men
standing on the bottom OF the canal
have been raised several yards with
out being conscious Of any move
ment.
The slide which has given the great
est amount .of trouble is that known
as the Cucaracha slide, which start
ed In the time of French operations.
Before the canal was filled with wa
ter this slide was over forty acres In
extent. When 1t resumed activity in
1907, Its ''toe" was pushed across the
bottom of the canal at the rate OF
fourteen feet day, burying and de-
stroying everything in Its path and
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keeping open OF Culebra Cut, has, ever
since then been large a battle with
this one slide.
When water was admitted to the ca
nal in October, 1918, this slide had
filed the canal to the 73-foot level
that is, to point 70 feet above sea
level-and channel had to be dredg-
ed through 1t. Ever since then, un-
RENTING toll has been necessary to
keep a passageway open.
Two dredges were put to work on
the slide Immediately after the water
had been admitted to the canal, but be-
fore they had made perceptfble pro-
gress, on November 90, new move
meat Of the slide lifted a barrier ten
feet above water and hundred feet
long. There was nothing to do but
begin all over again. BY December TO,
the two dredges, working from oppo-
site sides Of the barrier had gotten
within thirty feet of each other. BY
December IA they had made chan-
mel through which the dredge boats
could pass, and BY December "a load
ed barges were passing through reg
ilarly.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-15

there is no man living that puts up.
with the women that he can get for
paying the money, for there is not
one out of ten that is not diseased,
and what man, or woman, wants to
be diseased for the mere satisfaction
of having some way of partaking of
such relations that no honorable or
upright doctor will say is necessary
for him, and any one that does will
only say that as an excuse for the
deed.
have had occasion to talk with a
reputable physician, more than once,
and they always say the same thing.
If he must indulge let him go and
be an inmate of some of the houses
and not frequent other places of good
character or mingle with women of
good character, for they are nothing
but snakes in the grass seeking whom
they can poison.
If he is married man let him pro-
vide his daughter for such an occu-
patton, for his daughter is no better
than these other girls were when they
took the first step, and the most of
them, yes, it is safe to say, the
whole lot of them, never took the first
step until coaxed into it by some man.
What honorable man would want to
go through life, meeting, perhaps,
some otherwise nice girl, and feel
that perhaps he has started her in
the downward path, and if he has
why should be not be confined the
same as the girls are. If the man is
married and he looks after his wife
properly there is no reason under
Gods reason why he should indulge
with any other woman.
Finally, would rather see a man
an imbecile and know that no girl
has suffered through his idiocy of
thinking he must have some one on
which to relieve himself, as that is all
it is any way. l warrant you this
mon UyhO couc ho ic tho fothor of cams
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-15

daughters out for such practice and
let his boys come home diseased, not
fit for clean woman, and see how
he likes it. No, he is human and
would protect his own, no matter
what he says to the contrary.
1t is easier to say a thing than to
practice a thing, and if he is willing
to sanction such a thing let it be
known that his children are obtain
able for such a purpose. l wish you
would let this man know, if you can,
what a married woman feels, or
thinks, of his stand in such matter.
He evidently is not good citizen,
not a good father, and certainly not
a man to be honored or respected. If
he is a man that would uphold taking
advantage of a girls character he
would uphold any other kind of a
deed, for he is not a man to be
trusted.
should like this man to know how
a good woman feels on such matters,
for l am a good woman. l would
fight for my daughters or my sons
honor in this respect and 1 feel that
other women's sons and daughters
honor is as much to them to be pro-
tected as mine are, and are as much
to their parents as mine.-An Inter-
ested Woman.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-15
SINGLE TAX DoPE.-s

SINGLE TAX DOPE.-Some of the
Forum literary men ought to awake
to the danger that lies in allowing
Single Tax folks to keep repeating
their proposition to tax land values
and ask for Prosecutor Hoyne to in
dict them for seditious writing-and
the editor along with them. They are
promulgaing the most revolutionary
doctrine ever presented to any peo-
pie. The pecuniary interest involved
in land ownership is larger than that
involved in the ownership of all the
slaves ever owned at one time in the
worlds history.
And these land value sedition writ
ers are ignoring the real issue and
representing the matter as merely
little change in the way of getting the
taxes into the public treasury that
will bring a little prosperity and din
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21

B UNION LABEL HATS U BUY LYFORD BROTHERS USE Y East Side and West End E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21

 positors involved. It is therefore not out of place to warn the, public in general not to permit a hand full of men to gamble with the nations re sources and to take steps to prevent all further such loans. If Americans are sincere in their expressed neutral ity and stick to the president" they ought to see.to it that what is. earned by Americans and deposited by Amer jeans, should be used for America first. If private banks will not use American financial wealth to build up and maintain American institutions first, we, the humble producers and depositors and investors, the lovers of peace and industry will simply trans fer or change our present method of letting the banks manage our dnan- ciaI affairs and deposit our heard earned savings. both from labor and business, with our own government with in such times, alone is secure and really worthy of the trust of all the citizens. The postal savings bank will do the jobi of banking for the benefit and security of all and will prevent the sharks from bleeding the nation to their hearts content
 sGUSTAVE WEHRLL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
STEPNEY

Wednesday, of this week will be a day of unusual activity in Stepney when the 77th anniversary of the Fair field County Baptist association Will be observed at the local church. Where will be morning, afternoon and even ing sessions Among the prominent speakers who will be present are Miss May Houston of Boston, W. G-sF'en- nell, D. D., of Harvard, A. B. Goats, D.. D., of Hartford, P. H. Lerrigo, M. D., of Boston, and Rev. George N1eholson n and John R Brown, D. D., of Bridge port Auto buses will leave Golden Hill street, Bridgeport, at $50 a. rn and returning leave here at g D. m
 Mrs Herbert Wright of Bridgeport has been an overnight guest of Mrs Robert Bevans-
 George Summers of Bridgeport was a Sunday guest of MT. and Mrs. John Summers.
 Mrs. stephen B. Hayes was the guest last week. of her sister, Mrs. Alfred Kinney, at Fairfield beach.
 Mir and Mrs. Merwin Johnson will open their home on Elm street Septem- Der 25 when an entertainment for the benefit of the Monroe Congregational church will be held. Supper will be served from 6 to 8 /p. m- and in the evening a program given by out of town talent will be heard
 Mrs. Letitia Fowler of New Haven Is the guest of her brother, George C1ingan.
 Mrs. Fred O'Hara and son have re- turned to Providence after spending several weeks with MT. and Mrs. Or mel Morgan.
 pr. and Mrs. George Smith, Miss Janet Smith and Misses Carolyn and Grace Osborn. have enjoyed a motor trip to Litchhe1d recently.
 David Fairchild, who has been in the Bridgeport hospital for the last few weeks, returned home Friday.
 Mrs. Reuben Barrett of Glenham, N. r., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Elm fly D. Jeavenworth.
 Harmony grange has received an in- vitation to visit Easton grange Sep tember ~28.
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Nichols of Danbury have been guests of MT. and Mrs. stephen B. Hayes.
 William c. Nichols is adding a spa cfous porch to his home.
 Charles Smalley is having his grounds graded and cement walks laid.
 Mrs. Kate Hall. former resident
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
SEWING MACHINE MEMOIRS.
"Reminiscences of Brilliant Day in
 American Industry

To the Editor of The Evening Sun:
 Sir: On Sept. 10 'eToday's Anni- versary is stated Sept 10, 1S46. Elias Howe patented. the sewing ma the oldest sewing machine man alive he deems himself competent to hark backward to the time of Elias Howe. Jr-, and the great sewing machine combine&
 There was always doubt, based upon statements and patent evidence, whether Elias Howe, Jr., was the first inventor of the sewing machine, or rather whether he was the first in fventor of the combination of an eye pointed needle and shuttle Cor it's eQuiva1ent1 for the purpose of sewing Eye pointed needles and shuttIes were in use before Christ. It was the combination of the two for the zpur- poses of sewing that was the bacis patent on sewing machines
 Elias Howe, Jr., was a very inter esting man and of very distinctive ap- pearanee, with his close shaven face fine cutpsfeatures and long flowing hair, always wearing soft hat something like my friend Buffalo Bill in appearance,s but without the mus tache and Van Dyke and without Col onel Cody's activeness. He was not the controlling factor in the great sewing machine combine, which was composed of Elias Howe, Jr, Nathan 1el Wheelerss A. B. Wilson of the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Co.,. the Singer Manufacturing CO, of which the late A c. Clark was the dominating factor and was the builder Iupe of fts reputatien and fortune Isaac Singer, the inventor, was German mechanic and no business man, who spent the last years of his life abroad. his daughter marrying into the nobility; the late o. B. Potter of the Grover & Baker Sewing Mo chine Co., was the controlling fac tor of hiss company, also dominating all the other associates in the eom- bine.
 He was one of the shrewdest pat ent experts and business men the writer had the acquaintance of. The { writer used to call him ssthe gray eyed man of destiny Tn his walks on the public streets he would walk very slowly, always looking down at the pavement. The combine enpIoy- ed a great staH of lawyers, as was necessary for there were many suits for infringement of the various pat ents belonging to the ce--rpfne- Geo. Gifrord was the leading counsel Com ing back to Elias Howe, IT,. the in ventor who contested his claim as to priority was Hunt, who invented the paper collar.
 Every outside sewing machine company paid tribute or royalty to the coxnBfnes varying from $6 to $1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
especit1 to the Farmer.)


 Newtown, Sept. 21.-The members tice of the first meeting of the sea- son. which will take place tonight at the Inn. The host is Carlos D. Still son, and the essayist, R. H. Beers.
 The fashioned Three" will give a dance at the town hall, Wednesday evening, Sept. .22.
 The guests of Kno-a-Care farm enjoyed a farewell ,. dance Saturday night.
 The fine weather of the past fort night induced MT. and Mrs. A. E. Bevans of Dodgingtown to return to their cottage, t'The Pebble at Fair field Beach, for another sojourn.
 Miss Edna Hyatt of Danbury has returned to her home, after 3, pleas ant visit with her aunt, Miss Rosa Quinn of the Borough.
 N. L.. Richards met with an acci- dent. Sunday morning while a pas senger on motor cycle to Shelton, driven by his cousin. At a point on the Berkshire road, near George Rob inson's home the machine sflidded and both riders were hurled from their seats to the hard roadbed both receiv- ing severe contustonS on their shoul- ders and sides. The driver had his injuries attended to and in the after noon was able to proceed on his jour- ney. MT. Richards is confined to hdS home, but hopes to be around in a few days. The machine was not dam aged.
 The Misses Mary and Helen Kill bride 1915 graduates of the Danibury State Normal school, have accepted positions in. the schools of Suffie1d, Conn.
 Taylor 6 Buckingham of New Mil ford have the contract for an addition to, the saloon which s. A. <Blacknan has caused to, be erected in the site of the old village store in Hawleyville.
 Miss Creagh from the Danbury Nor nal school is the teacher in the Half Way River district school, which op- ened this week. This is a joint dis trict with Monroe, and a few pupils from Newtown are registered there.
 A notable piece of road improve ment may be seen at the 1owland near Houlihan1 crossing of the rail road. This fiat has been filled in, an old sluiceway torn out. a bridge put in and a cement sidewalk laid. Select man Wilson N. Reynolds had charge of, the work, and induced the rail- road company to furnish the gravel, for filling which was taken from the old abandon roadbed of the line. and also got it to build a retaining g We1I 1Oi LUG approach IO IIlO over head bridge at their own expense.
 The Poota tuck schoo1house has un- dergone many inprovem ents in it's in terior duri-.r the summer.
 Mrs. Antoinette Daniels of Danbury has been engaged to give a lesson in music once a. week to the high school students.
 Harry J. Waters of Bridgeport was a weekend and Sunday guest at the home of the Misses Peck of the Bou- levard, where Mrs. Waters and chill dren have been making a stay. All the family returned with MT. Waters Sunday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. 1915

FAILURE so to do will compel the Assessors to make out such list from the best information obtainable, to which a penalty of ten per cent will be added as by the law required. Each parcel of real Estate must be described by metes and bounds: by street number Or lot number; all buildings thereon must be entered separate from the land.
 FAILURE TO FILE A LIST de- peal to the BOARD OF RELIEF.
 Hours g A. M. to 4 P. M. daily. Saturdays g A. M. to 12 M
 BOARD OF ASS ESSOR5 Bridgeport. Conn.,. August 26, 1915. L26 sg"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
Editor The Farmer:

Ed1tor The Farmer:
 Dear Sir: When going over the various views of the general press on why the war loan shrinked first from five billions to two, then to one and ene-half, then to one and now to one half only. T cannot but congratulate
 my fellow citizens for the failure of the big opportunity of investment
 With us humble citizens, who form the units of American finances insofar as we help to build the fortunes and insofar as most of us have some com paratively small accounts in savings and other banks, which are backed up by bigger banks and with bigger banks are controlled by the men O whom VIC entrust the management of the countryss fnances-with us I say it is not and cannot be an opportunity in the full sense of the word, but more of a risk or a chance with some hope. Our accounts, as deposits with spri- vate bankers, controlled by bigger ones and so ons represent our life savings, securities for old age or rainy days or for our homes and other property. If the accounts are loaned for insecure purpose, such as war, and if fortune wills that big profits are realized thereby, said profits are not for us but for the agents that stand between us and the lender. We do not get more than our stipulated percentage, and if securities in the course of events should prove bad what do we get then?
 We are more interested in the financing of our home industries and believe most of Us would rather see the end of that war even if the end of it should be brought about by bank ruptcy of either or all parties partic- ipating.
 We have, of late, had many chances to learn to what limit private money jugglers respect the humble depos- itor. In fact the bigger these jugglers are. the greater becomes the risk, be- cause of the greater number of de-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
MUST FILE

with the Board of Assessors, a sworn statement of all taxable property owned by such person. firm or cor- poration, in the City of Bridgeport, on specially printed lists furnished by the Assessors. Such lists must be filed during fha
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-21
TAX PAYERS

Every person, firm or corporation. Resident or Non-Restdent,s liable to taxation on real, or personal proper ty, in the Town and City of Bridge port, on September 1st. 1915,