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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
TRUMBULL

Pupils perfect in attendance in Room No. of White Plains for March were: Katherine Burton, Edna ButleE Ken meth Cannon, Marjorie Cannon, Mil dred Cannon and Merrill Shepheard. In Room No. 2, Charles Cannon. Ethel Esvitts, Nathan Ensign, George Mach .a1owslxi, Clarence and Percy OppeI F'rfeda Peterson, Harriet Plumb. Helen Plumb, Maud and William Swanson. Those perfect for the entire term were Charles Cannon, Nathan Ensign, Geo. MachaIowski, Frieda Peterson, Harriet and Helen Plumb.
 OrviIle B. Burton. Howard s. Beach and Edward Thornton purchased au- tomobiIes last week.
 Howard Hanks has returned to his home in New York after a visit with the French family at tsteAvf1a.'' Gladys and Basil Merrill of Stratford are now guests of Miss Elsie French.
 The dog licenses are due and the tags are ready for distribution. Those who fail to register their dogs before aMayf1 will have, to pay $1 extra
 Plumb B. Nichols was taken to the Bridgeport hospital, Monday, suffering with a carbuncle.
 Mrs. Arthur Frost is under g. physi- clans care with an attack of rheuma- tisna.
 Mrs. George B. French is suffering with abscesses in her throat.
 Miss Ruth O. Lin1ey entertained the Whistsclub very pleasantly at her home Tuesday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank E. Wells attend ed the funeral of Edgar Van Horn. which was held Monday from his late home in Milford
 The Village Improvement society will hold a whist at the town hall this eve ming, the proceeds to De used for the benefit of the society. Cake and cream will be served.
 Miss Eleanor Beach of Watertown is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Burr F. Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Benjamin Birks ana guests over the holidays of MT. and Mrs Beach
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

Joe's birthplace, and in his ring days he was called stthe Barbados Demon but Joe himself is authority for the statement that he made his debut on the mainland of the southern contin- ent.
 Joe has another distinction in that his ring career is the longest in mod ern pugilistic annals In fact, Joe is probably entitled to the record for sticking in the Diff game. His pugi- Hstic career is usually given as be- ginning in 1890 and ending in 1911, but the Giant Killer started as box CT in 1887, when he was only fifteen, and he fought in the Ting as recently as last year. That makes twenty seven years as a scrapper, which puts Joseph far in the lead of even such veterans as Kid Mccoy, with his twenty annums in the ring, and Jack (Twin) Sullivan. who is still able to put upa pretty nifty rookus after seventeen years in the game.
 Wa1cott wanted to fight in New York last year, but the boxing com mission putzthe kibosh on his aSpira- tions, on the ground that he was too patriarch4I tIawsy, said Joe, s'them e 'Inishunahs done been bugs. An could lick that man in just three punches-jus' three,'' And mebbe he could.
 Of all the physical freaks who ever won high honors in the ring, Joe was about the limit He is only an inch and a half over five feet in height, yet he whipped Joe Choynski, the great Jewish heavyweight, who stood nearly six feet, and thus earned the name of ..the Giant Killer Joe was welterw eight champion of the world from 1901 to 1906. If he hadn't shot several fingers off one of his hands, while displaying his new gun at a, darkey party, he might have been champion yet. The passing of Wal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
Only One South American
 Ever Held Boxing Title

Until recent years the boxing game has been practically unknown in South America, and about the only ring con tests staged in that continent have been pulled off by Englishmen and Irishmen and Yankees. The South American capitals, especially Buenos Ayres, are strong for following the Parfsian. styles, however. and the great vogue of ftle boxe'' in France has caused the Latins of the southern half of the New World to sit up and take notice. It-fs not impossible, therefore, that South America may produce another worlds champion.
 Another?E Sure. Today is the forty-third birthday of the first. last and only native of South America who has ever attained pugiIistic champfo Joseph WaIcott. Joe was born April z. 1872. in British Guiana, on the North coast of South America, Barbados,f one of the windward Islands, is often given as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
The Determination of Pests

The goAernment and the states pile millions on millions in pursuit of the
 boil weevi1. gypsy and other moths.
 San Jose and other scales. grasshop- pers, beetles, caterpfIlars. flies, etc. Yet the damage to crops in this coun- l try from insect pests is placed at s800.OO0. .0O0 annually.
 In the long run these enemies of the food supply will be fought sue cessf uI3zr~--~<y-h introducing para
 sites, -rne natural foes of these in sects. But that requires years for scientific investi gatien and expert
 ment.
 For some reason or other pests
 seem far more numerous than they
 were years ago. The killing off of
 birds is probably the principal cause. i r ct this may not be the only reason. In these days when so much money is being spent by governmen agen- cies for pest suppression, does the | individual farmer feel the reSpon-
 sibinty for cleaning them off his own land? Or does he sit back and let ! the state and national agricultural
 departments do the work for him? The old time farmer fought pests with a good deal of diligence. Years ago plague of canker worms swept l over the apple growing parts of the l country. Many people will recall the care with which farmers in the sec t1ons affected used to smear belts of
 sticky substances around the base of
 their trees to trap the worms Thus
 many orchards were saved. and after q few years the plague subsided l Government agencies need all the help the individual land owner can 1 give in these efforts.
 In sections now afflicted with the caterpilIars and certain other insects, I granges and other farmers organi- I
 enlisting the children to fight them. I Many varieties of pests can be kept down by destroying their nests. The individual farmer may say that the Individual bugs, that he destroys are not the same ones that attack his crops. But if he sets the example of fighting the insects wherever pos sib1e, it will encourage his neigh I bors to take hold and clean them out or at least hold them down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
50 Years Ago at
 Appomattox

The 50th anniversary April of
 the surrender of Lee at Apponaattox
 will not be observed much by public celebrations. It is one of the great
 historic events of American life.
 Yet few Northern men care to rub ins these memories. They can only have sympathy for their. tragic deso- 1at1on of the South.
 To the older people the memories of that portenfious day will never sections seemed as high heaven and as deep as he'll ghastly with Skeletons, ruined homes and for 1 tunes.
 Yet time heals all wounds. There
 are scars visible, but flowers have grown over the graves and the ruins. Perfect harmony can never be ex-
 pected between widely separated sec tions of any large country. The fact that differences exist does not prove that the relations are not cordial The
 East and the West have their sharp conflicts. almost as much as South and North.
 l A nation that spreads over so vast an expanse as the United States has
 many divergent interests to recon ci1e. It can never be as harm onioua as a small and compact country. It gains all the power and freedom of
 bigness, but it pays for it with the I diversities of ideas and points of 1 view. These diversities are often
 sharp, yet they need never be seri-
 ous or threatening.
 If 1t was only possible for the great
 mass of the people to travel freely all over the country, friction between
 sections would be reduced to a. small 1 minimum. Most of the differences referred to result from a lack of per- I sonaI understanding of the people 1 and problems of other sections.
 The heroisn of the two armies thai finally Joined hands at Appomattoz
 is the joint heritage of all the peo- pie. Their endurance, and their l daring are an expression of the ideal i ism and determination of American 1 character. Any man who had an l ancestor on that field has 9 right tc 1 rejoice in the glory of his blood, re- l gardIess which side he fought on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
HURLEY HAS PLAN
 TO HELP TRAFFIC
 THROUGH THE CITY
Make State Street Connect With Connecticut Ave.
 By New Route.

To the Editor of The Farmer: Sir:
 Reading much in the newspapers about city planning and wider streets and feeling that the old adage that many hands make light work applies, I beg leave to submit my views-(ones I have held for many years9-about the congestion experienced very fre- quently.
 Tn my estimation the first and most important step to be taken and one that will cost less in property con- dennation than any have read about to date, would be to erect a bridge as an extension of State street across the Pequononck river to the Fartst Steel Company point, then follow the shore line to a point at the foot of Penn broke street, thence across the mud flats to the junction of Stfatford and Connecticut avenues, thereby creating an almost straight thoroughfare from the western to the eastern boundaries of our city.
 From the Farfst Steel works to the Yellow Mill channel the roadway could be made any width desired and on the southern line. Slips could be created that would form many hundreds of for Bridgeport to own, the income from which would in time be a very welcome asset of the city.
 The next move would be to force straight traffic at State and Main streets and Fairfield avenue and Main streets. While a member of the board of police commissioners I urged the straight traffic movement and while nothing ever matured from the sug- gestion offered hope in the near fu- ture to read about some action the de- partment of police adopt on the straight traffic question
 We build for future growth of our city and not for the present needs only and my reason for advocating the ex- tension of State street to the Yellow Mill section is that it would discharge the traffic using the thoroughfare at a point that is at the present, and will off all time, be an open space o1 ground owned by the city and which
 could at little cost be turned into on' beauty spot.
 l As cost of everything one suggests is the hinge that creaks I can only in vite the readers of this communities ton to-a fact that is now history and perhaps buried in the memories of long ago, that at one time. less than sew enty years ago. the city of Bridgeport could have purchased the Hydraulic Go. plant for less than two hundred thousand dollars What would it cost today? The property that would have l to be purchased by the city for this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

proposed layout of mine would cost considerably less than one hundred thousand dollars and at the end of (not seventy twenty-five years would increase in value at a much greater ratio than the Hydraulic plant did. and without the enormous outlay of money that the water company had to expend to enhance the value of its holding.
 Thanking you for space to present this article to the populace and assur- ing you that I appreciate il. very much, am
 Sincerely yours,
 u. HURLEY,
 Major c. A. C., C. N. G.,
 Retired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

The San Francisco Press Club dedi- cated it's official quarters at the Pan anna-Paeific Exposition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

GAS DoNIE1s that were s1O.oO, novv...
 GAS DONIES that were 7.5O, now. ELECTRIC LAMP that sold for S13.75. nc GAS LAMP, was $12.25, now. .s...z..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
POINTS OF INTEREST

Our stocks are now replete with ev- erything that is new and desirable in untrimmed hats, trimmed hats and at E. H. Dillon & Co., s, 1105 Main street.-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

welterweight division as live at traction for the fans In Walcott's day the welters included some Of the greatest boxers America has ever had, including Tommy Ryan, Kid Mccoy, Mysterious Billy Smith, Danny Needham, Matty Matthews, George Green, Rube Ferns, and others aI- most equally prominent.
 Only one man ever got Joe's goat. That was Tommy. West. the little Welshnan. Although he was never a champion, Tommy had the Demons number. and Joe finally got so he was scared to death of the Welsh man. They fought first in 1S96. and Joe was lucky to get 8 draw. The next year Tommy whipped him in twenty rounds. and in 1900 Tommy stopped the Giant Killer in eleven rounds.
 Tn appearance Joe was a sort of pocket edition of Sam Langford. and he adopted much the same fighting tactoics as those used so successfully by the Nova Scotia black.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

David s. Crater, aged sixty-nine. Secretary of State of New Jersey, dropped dead in Cortland street near Broadway, New York, as he was on his way to a train to go to his home in Freehold, N. J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

London,-Because of the stress of affairs incident to the war Right Hon. Earl Grey has left on prolong-- ed vacation. Since the war Ea.rl Grey, as minister of foreign affairs, has borne many heavy cares. At times he has been the victim of subtle, criticism. Within the past few weeks he has failed considerably, and his friends induced him to take long rest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

Pleasantvdlie, 62 miles, turn sharply to thel eft into the Atlantic City Bou- 1eyard which follow to Pacific ave nue; here turn left and continue straght to South Carolina avenue in Atlantic City. 69 miles
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
Child Gets Sick
Cross, Feverish
If Constipated
Look at tongue! Then get fruit
laxative for stomach,
liver, bowels.
California Syrup of Figs"
can't harm children and
they love it.

laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow Children simply will not take
the time from play to empty their bow
els, which become clogged up with waste,
liver gets sluggish; stomach sour.
Look at the tongue nIotherl II coated,
or your child is listless, cross. feverish,
breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily,
full of cold or has sore throat or any
other children's ailment, give a teaspoon
full Of California Syrup OF Figs" then
don't worry, because II Is perfectly harm
less. and in a few hours all this consti-
patton poison, sour bile and fermentinE
waste will gently move out of the bowels,
and you have well, playful child again.
A thorough INSIDE cleansing is ofttinnes
all that is necessary. II should be the
the first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for a 5O-cent bottle Of
California Syrup OF Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly printed
on the bottle. Look carefully and see
that II Is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company. advertisement
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
BRIEF CITY NEWS
wedding HinEs-ndhoiu, J.v.isr.

wedding Rings-Edholni, Jewsisr.
Lighting Rixturss-Burgess-Gr
(&svs Root Print rt--Now Beacon Press-
FOR automobile insurance and liability
bonds, see J. II. Dumont Keeline Bldg.
John N. Baldwin moved his law office
to room COS. lSeeline building. Telephone
Tyler 1871
Hold Church BaSar-Friday and SRtur-
day OF this week the women OF the First
Methodist church will hold a Christmas
bazaar in the Lyric thester building.
"Today's Movie program" classified
section today. II appears in The Bee
EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va
rious moving picture thesters offer
seeks Bankruptcy-A petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy was filed by Frank e.
Barney of walthill, Neb. Liabilities are
stated as 80. 400 and assets OF S1S,241
Gallon IL Fined-Steve Gallon, charged
with carrying concealed weapons, was
fined SO and costs when arraigned in
police court. Gallon maintained he was
carrying the weapon for protection.
The state Bank Of Omaha, corner Six
tenth and Harvey. Pays FOUR per cent
on time deposits and THREE per cent
on savings accounts. All deposits in this
bank are protected by the depositors
guarantee fund Of the state of Nebraska.
Give Musical Program-Pupils of Flor
cree Basler-Palmer will present a musical
program this evening at the Edward
-ets6sewater school. This event will be one
of series arranged by Eunice Ensor.
supervisor OF extension work in the public
schools All are invited to the musicale.
Show Cans to Jury-Eleven tin cans
were exhibited to jury in District Judge
Days court in a lawsuit i'm which the
trustee for the Omaha Can company and
the Florence Canning company are plain
TIFF and defendant. The former COM
pany is suing for balance of purchase
price and the latter alleges that cans
which it bought were defective.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
NEW CHURCH TO HAVE SPACE
FOR INSTITUTIONAL WORK

No, it's not a parsonage, despite popular
notions to that effect
A majority of people who pass the cor
ner of Thirty-fourth and Farnam streets
and notice the building operations there
for the new First Presbyterian church
are of the opinion that the building being
Serected first. next to the main church
eoifice, is TO be a parsonage or home for
the poster. Rev. Edwin Hart jerks.
The building adjacent to the church
proper, Chairman Robert Dempster of the
building committee explains, is really to
be the home of the Sunday school, Chris
tian Endeavor society. Women's Aid and
missionary organizations. Boys club,
Mems Brotherhood and similar institu-
ticpal activities of the congregation.
II is being built first in order that the
congregation may soon hold services there
instead of hiring a hall until the main
church is completed. 1t is already rooted
nno plasteTed. and within a month or two
viii be ready for use.
Work on the main church building IS
now going ahead rapidly. Front entrance
arches are being put in place and the
stone and brick work is being pushed.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
Howell Tells How
Much Water Board
Has Saved for City

General Manager Howell of the mu-
nicipal water plant announces that his
books show that for the three years of
municipal ownership. ending June 80. 1915,
patrons paid $4,000 less for water. in ad-
dition to having to their present credit
a fund Of nearly s1.Ooo,Ooo set aside for
depreciation. sinking fund and surplus.
In other words, Mr.. Howell would have
it that by reason Of municipal ownership
the people are s1.459ooO better off than
they would have been under private
ownership.
He makes this further statement:
From 1907 to 1912 the earnings of the
Omaha Water company increased from
S2i to $24.42 per pear per service. exclud-
ing the stock yards and packing houses
From 1912 to 1915 the average earnings per
service decreased from S24.42 TO $16.65."
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
An Old Recipe
To Darken Hair
Common garden Sage and Sui
phur makes streaked, faded
or gray hair dark and
glossy at once.

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea
and Sulphur, properly compounded,
brings back the natural color and mstre
to the hair when faded, streaked or
gray: also ends dandruff. itching scalp
and stops falling hair. Years ago the
only way to get this mixture was TO
make II at home, which Is mussy and
troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" You will get a large bot
tie for about 50 cents Everybody uses
this old, famous recipe. because no one
can possibly tell that you darkened your
hair, as II does IL so naturally and
evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft
brush with IL and draw Il through your
hair. taking one small strand at a time
by morning the gray hair disappears.
and after another application or two,
your hair becomes beautifully dark. thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
-AdYertiEement
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
CUSTER SUIT IS
UP TO THE JUDGE
Principal Issue is as to Whether a
Vacancy Exists for the Gov
ernor TO Fill.
LAW ITSELF Is QUESTIONED

Hearing OF the custer suit against
the three recently appointed mu-
nicipal judges, Richard Hunter.
Robert Patrick and A. H. Murdoch,
was finished and the case was taken
under advisement by District Judge
Kedick.
The principal issues a. developed by
argument OF attorneys was whether va
cancles existed under the new law Great
ing a municipal court. when Governor
Morehead appointed the three judges, or
whether the law was practically inetfec-
tive until the next election.
Constitutlonality OF the law itself was
questioned, however. and attorneys on
both sides requested the court 60 pass
upon that issue.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
OFFERMAN ESCAPES
FROM ST. JOSEPH
While Delirious, Jumps from Win
dow, Runs Away, Is Found and
Soon Afterward Dies.
OPERATED ON LAST FRIDAY

Fred ]. offernan, BOIL Dewey avenue,
who escaped from st. Joseph hospital
Tuesday night while delirious. and
climbed from a first-floor window 10
make a twelve-foot drop to the ground,
died Wednesday morning at o'clock
While his private nurse was absent
from the room, offerman made his es-
cape from the hospital about 1920 Tues
day evening and was found shortly after
wards on the porch of the home Of w.
Franta, 22H South Eleventh street, in his
night clothes. He was discovered when the
Franta family returned home from
theater He told Mrs. Franta he had been
attending a ball game. The police were
called and he was taken back to the
hospital where he died a few hours later
Offelmen was operated on last Friday
for tumor of the liver and Tuesday was
believed to be recovering. II is believed
the exposure while out of the hospital
made his condition worse.
Mr. Offerman was 30 years of age. He
was engaged in the foundry business at
Eleventh and jackson streets and was a
member of the Theodore Offermen family
of the South Side. Two of his brothers
and his sister are partners in the Offer
man Construction compaIN.
He is survived by his wid0>N, a i-inonth-
old daughter. Margaret, his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Offerman, 2l2
North Twenty-fifth street. South Side;
sister. Miss Ann offerman, and five
brothers. Charles. Joseph, II. L. and DR..
J. A., all OF Omaha, and William r. of
ogden, Utah.
Mr. Offerman was born in Essen, Ger
many, and came to this country with his
parents when % months old.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET
A Well Known Actress Tells How She
Darkened Her Gray Hair and Pro-
NOTED Its Growth With a Simple
Home Made Mixture.

Miss Blanche Rose. a well-known act
ress. who darkened her gray hair with
simple preparation which she mixed at
home In recent interview at Chicago
Ill, made the following statement: ANY
lady or gentleman can darken their gray
hair and make It soft and glossy with
this simple recipe. which they can mix
at home. To a half pint Of water add
o. Of bay rum. small box of Barbo
Compound. and 4 OF. Of glycenne. These
ingredients can be bought at any drug
store al very little cost. Apply TO the
hair twice a week until It becomes the
required shade. This Will make a gray
haired person look 20 years younger. II
Is also fine TO promote the growth Of
hair, relieves itching and scalp humoTa
and Is excellent FOR dsndrusf and falling
-1fyertisement
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-02
Reed Has Had Only
Twenty-Eight Days
at Home This Year

Willis Reed attorney general for the
state Of Nebraska. called At the city hail
ana appeared as debonair as a debutante.
Il was thinking. coming down on the
train from my home at Madison, that
during this year l have been home only
twenty-eight days. You know the statute
does not specify what time should
spend in Lincoln, but I have been on the
Job right along. 1t has seemed like a
vacation. Have had lots OF fun along
with the work anc have worked hard. II
do say it myself" said the attorney
general.
Asked for an opinion as 10 who would
be the next attorney general, Mr. Reed
blushed and asked to be excused from
replying to such a personal question.