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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
German Imperial Bank Has Scheme To Build
 Up It's Stock of Gold

Berlin. Aug. 26-ne Imperial Bank has invented a new device for increasing it's gold stock. It is aimed at the many memorial gold coins which people either day aside or wear as sjewelry Thus not. a. few German women weafA brooches or bracelets with. three gold coins of 1888. called the t.Fhree-Kafser Year., bearing the heads of the three emperors who r1l- ed over Germany in that year Coins of 1913 in commemoration of the present emperor's twenty-fifth- year on the throne. are similarly. treasured. Coins of this. kind have not been turn ed into the Imperial Bank out of pat r1otism, because the owners think that they show their patriotism best by holding to them. Now the bank is inviting them to surrender the treas ured coins and take receipts for them, and promises to return to them similar coins within year after peace. fe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
INTERNATIONAL EGG
 LAYING CONTEST

l Connecticut hens were not privileg- l ed to enjoy for long the honor of lead I ing the laying. contest at Storrs, Bar rons English Leghorns proving too much for them in the forty-second week. The English birds are now leading by nine eggs.
 The total yield TOT all pens was 3.585 eggs or 40 less than for the pre- ceding week. Charles O. Polhemus' | Rhode Island\ Reds from Newburgh were first with a production of 54 1 eggs. This same production last week only enabled them to tie for third i place. Barron's Leghorns were a close 1 second with o3 eggs to their credit while three pens, namely: HillVlew 1 Poultry Farms Rhode Island Reds 1 from St. A1ban's, Vt; N. w. F4endryx's s White Leghorns from New Haven and | the, Storrs Stations sour milk pen of l Leghorns tied for third place with 51 1 eggs each.
 Of the -127,o7o eggs produced to date 49.9 per cent. have been laid by the heavy breeds and 50.1 per cent. by the light breeds. The ,52 pens .classed as heavy have averaged to date 1920 eggs each while the AS pens belonging g to the light breeds have laid an aver age of 1895 eggs each. The light breeds laid 51.3 per cent of the eggs | produced during the current week as | against 4s.7 per cent for the heavy breeds.
 Twenty-five individuals were credit ed with a perfect score of seven eggs l for the week and of these 22 belonged | to the heavy breeds. Eighty-five of the light and 13S of the heavy birds l or a total of 223 individuals did not lay at all during the week. Thus 73.4 per cent. of the. heavy birds and SOP of 1 the light birds are recorded as laying.
 There is still quite a strong ten l dency toward broodiness among the 1 birds as shown by the fact that 64 in f dividuals were placed in the broody coops during the week. The records of the third contest show that a bird may go broody three, four or even i've times during the year and still make a very good record and yet we cannot but feel that the. ideal condi- tion for egg production would be to have a flock with a. minimum tendency to broodiness.
 The ten leading pens to date are as fo11ows:
 Tom Barron, Catforth nr. Pres
 ton, England, White Leghorns 1878 F. M. Peasley. Cheshire, Conn,
 White I4eghorns .s...... 1869 Ed Cam, Hoghton, near Preston,
 England; White Wyandottes. 1855 Windsweep Farm, ,Redding Ridge.
 White Leghorns 1865 Hillview8 Poultry Farm, St. Al
 bans, vt, Rhode Island Reds 1852 A. P. Robinson, Ca1veFton, N. F.,
 White Leghorns Il. 1850 Branford Farm, Grotoil, Conn, White Leghorns -. $50 J. Collinson. Barnacres Garstang.
 England, Black -Leghorns 1922
 The ten leading Connecticut pens to date include:
 George Bowles. westport, White
 Leghorns .. 1439 Homer p Derning. vVinsted,
 RRode Islana Reds. {1s Mrs. J. D. Beck, Canaan White
 wyandotfes ;..... 1888 Merritt M. Clark Brookfie1d
 Center, Barred Plymouth Rocks 1928 Uneowa Canpine Yards, South-
 port Silver, Campines .....5. 1913
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

he'd nn up his snip with captured maidens and put all rivals to the sword '
 Such indeed. shipmate.'' . said |. twas his reputation 7
 < Well concluded LsOlonnois, i've couldn't think O any better name,n that because we know that is just what you would do. -
 eSo. then, my reputation was advanc- lngD
 eve must be an awful long ways from home 7 ventured L'OIonnois after time.
 Hundreds of miles our good ship has plowed the deep and as yet has raised no sail above the horizon ad-
 nitted.
 II drew from my pocket map and q compass, the latter mostly for effect, since knew very well the bed of our riveR must shape our course for many mile On the map pointed out how presently our river would run into a lake into which also ran another river and would emerge on the other sido much larger. showed them that down that other river, as down mine. logs used to float from the pine forests many of my fathers logs, of ownership said to be piraucaI-a and showed how presently this stream would carry us into one of the ancient waterways down which millions of wealth in tim ber have come. and explained about the wild crews of river runners who once ran the rafts down that great highway and into the greater highway of the Mississippi. whence men might in due time arrive upon the Spanish main.
 Is there any way fellow can get across from Lake Michigan into the Mississippi rivers demanded Lafitte. who was Of a practical turn Of mind. and on the map \ showed him all the old trails Of the fur traders. explorers ana adventurers, French and English. who had discovered our America long ago. whereat their eyes kindled and their tongues went dumb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

to stay. But first I must use you in a few demonstrations to my young friends. ssJack.,-Aand motioned to him witk 1ny head-.sget behind him. 2
 Eagerly. his three cornered gray eyes narrowed. Laf1tte skipped back of my man. and with no word from me he fastened on the other wrist so sudden sly the man had no warning. and with strong heaye of all his body he douz bled that arm up also Much roaring now and many protesta tions. for when our prisoner began with abuse we could change it into suppiication by raising his bent arms no more than one inch or two
 ..Now. Jimmy. said I. .sgo in fro11tl of him and put thumb In the corner of his jaw on each side. Press up un- til he begs our pardon. And. faith, my blue eyed pirate, so far from shud- dering at the task. at last managed to find those certain nerve centers known to all efficient policemen. and very promptly the man made signs he would like to beg the boys pardon and did SO.
 Now, give me that arm. Jack re- sumed calmly since our subject had no more fight left in him than a sack of meal .'So.g Nov go around and put your thumbs in his eyes-no. not. really in his eyes. but in the piddlei of the bone above his eyes. So- Now ask this boys pardon or I'll twist your arms off.'' And he asked it.
 You couldn't do t if you'd fight fair" he. beloved
 ..Could I not?" l asked and cast him free. Come on again. them
 I made a quick catch at his wrist, edgewise. and rolled Iny thumb along 1t at a certain place where the nerves lie close to the edge of the bone. as any policeman knows. and lie would follow me then So I led him to our little camDfre.
 gro Be Continued.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
. .cHAPTER v.

h Which We Have an Adventure. Tx UR band of hardy adventures arose with the sun on the HN morning following our first night in bivouac. and by noon of that day. thanks perhaps in some measure to my own work at the oars and 2 sail which ve Iigged from a cor ner of the tent. we had passed into and through the lake which our map hud showed us Now we were below the edge of the pine woods. and our stream ran more siuggishly between banks of |scattails or of waving marsh grasses. l. We put out trolling line and took a bass or so. and once Laftte. firing chance medley into q passing flock of player, knocked down as half dozen. so 1 that we bade fair to have enough for dinner that night It was all new world for us
 Toward nightfaH we came into q more rolling and more parklike region Our prov was now heading to the westward for the general course Of the great river beyond. I had no no- tion to visit the city of Chicago. and our route lay far above that which must be taken by any large craft bound for the Mississippi route to the gulf.
 Farms now came down to the wa ter's edge in places. villages offered mill pond dams. around which in scowling reticence we portrayed the Sea Rover. unmfndfrli alike of queries and of Jeers found time to post ad. ditional letters now. Indeed. I was preparing for long and determined enterprise 1t was the Sea Rover against the Belle Helene. and. did the skipper Of the latter loll along in fan neled ease and luxury. not so with the { hardy band of cutthroats who manned our smaller and more mobile craft.
 men used to hardships, content to drink spring water fnstesd of spar king wines and to eat the product of their own weapons.
 We were do not know how far from our first encampment, perhaps thirty miles or more. when toward o'clock of the evening we concluded 10 land at a wooded grassy bank which onered a good camping place. We heard grun. voice hail us.
 t5eh! What're you doin' there?s'
 We turned. expecting to meet some . .frafe farmer on whose land perhaps we innocently were trespassing. but the figure which now emerged from the screening bushes was rougher. bo41er. and kfn some understandable wa y wilder than that of q farmer He was q stout man nearly of middle age. dirty and III clad. his coarse shirt open at the neck. his legs clad in old over alls. his hat and shoes very much the worse for wear His face was covered with a rough beard. and so brown and so begIfned that. at once. guessed this must be some dweller in the open. Yet he seemed no tramp. and even if he were he had no right to hail us in this fashion.
 only looked at him and made no answer. feeling none due. He came out into the open. followed by non descript dog. which had the lack of deeency-and also Of discretion-to a t. tack my dog Partial with no barley or preliminary. I wot not of what stock Partial came. but somewhere in his ancestry must have been stark fighting strain. Mutely and sternly, as became g gentleman, he Joined issue. and so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Peter Pedersan of New York, em- p1oyed as a letter carrier; for years, was arrested, charged with robbing the mails.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Rube NIarquard, famous pitcher of the New. York, Giants. was sold to the Toronto club of the International League.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

CELERY PLANTS
 15c Per dozen JOHN RICK 6 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
FLOATING MINE SIGHTED.

New York. Aug 2e-The British steamship Iancastrian. that arrived here today from London reported passing a floating mine on Aug 12 when about 3s miles south of Wolf Rock. Wolf Rock is located off Land s End. between Lizard Head and the Sci1ly Islands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
RHEUMATISM
MEDICINE FREE

We want the name Of every person everywhere who is suffering with rheunatisrn, So we can send him a free sample bottle Cf HiIFs RheuuaatIci Remedy We don't care how long or how severe he has had it, as there are very few cases that have not yielded and been thoroughly cured with 1t It works at once In twenty hot1rm if stops the pain. Don't take our worfg for it--test it at our expense This ia not new untried thing. For twenty five years it has been regarded by physicians as practically the only cer-, Over 10000 Testimonials Likei These:
 MT E. Ad Ehlers. Secty. Grand Lodge of Mason of New York City writes rnatisn for many years two doses stopped all pain and one bottle cured me-
 MT. A. Goldman. Victoria. rexas. your medicine: am recommending 1t very higaly. It has done more Tor me. than anything I; have ever tried.
 Marshall F. w. Geratys ot 70 Man suffered with rheumatism for many years, have tried almost every known remedy but got no relief or cure until took yours In forty-eight hours, was, entirely cured and free from alt pain. send thss unsolicited"
 Hills Rheumatic Remedy is on saie at most drug stores at $i.0o per bot tIe One bottle generally effects a complete cure. Call or send for free sample bottle and booklet at once. There is no greater service you can perform for humanity than to tell any rheumatic sufferer abont this wonder full preparation. Address: Hill MedI- cine CO. IF East S4th St., New York. IN. Yy
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Farmer vvaI-l As.s. One Cent W7ortl-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
RAILWAY cLERKs ELECT.

Detroit. Aug. 26-Election of officers was the principal business before the annual convention of the Brotherh ood of Railway Clerks here today. As a result Of amendments to the con stftution of the Brotherhood made yes terdaJ. the convention was also to se- leet grand executives council The constitution previously provided for a grand council composed of five vice presidents
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
H0DCIN CLOSES UP
BRIDGE AT TWELFTH

Richmond's worst eye-sOre," the an
cient and disreputable looking covered
bridge over the river at North Twelfth
street, was today condemned and or
dered closed to traffic by Building In
spector Hodgin.
Il had hoped for some time that
the county commissioners would order
the removal Of this bridge, but
waited in vain Then | decided to close
it because it is unsafe Hodgin said
today.
IF the bridge had been located out
side Of the city | am sure the commits
sioners would have done away with 1t
long ago, because the farmers would
have insisted upon such action and the
commits siOnerS are Ve"y responsive to
the demands of the farmers. When a
few farmers begin to find themselves
Inconvenience by having the Twelfth
street bridge closed they will begin to
kick and the commissioners will then
order its removal and the construction
of a new steel bridge, in all probable
itv"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01

PETROGRAD, June 1.-Russian mil
itary critics see in the hating of the
Austro drive on the San river the be-
ginning of the end of the campaign
for the recapture of Prezmsyl and
Lemberg. All reports of the opera
lions in Galicia agree that the Teuton
allies are suffering heavy losses and
the experts declare this will necessi-
tate the abandonment of the offensive
for defensive campaign in which the
Russians. on account of numerical SUI
periOrltN. will have the advantage.
The Bourse Gazette expert predicts
the week Will end with the Teutons IN
full retreat from the San.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
CURRENT IN WATER
ElECTR0CUTES DOG
WALKING IN STREAM

A little Fox TERROR dog the pet of a
family, was instantly electrocuted
shortly after noon Monday, when he
came in contact with a water spout
projecting from the porch of the home
of Geo. Mccullough, 431 South Four
teenth street. The spout and water
pipe were charged with 1900 volts of
electricity as result of the cross
wires of the city and the feed wires
of the Light, Heat and Power COM
pany.
Mrs. Mendenhall, who lives next
door of the Mccullough family, tried
to kick the dog from his position I'M
der the pipe to save his life and re-
ceived severe shock. James McCul-
lough son of Geo. Mccullough. also
tried to shove the dog aside with his
foot and was thrown to the ground.
Neighbors and friends were congre.
gated at the home of MIR. Mccullough
and Mrs Mendenhall and some Of them
were watching the dog playing and
running around in the front yard.
When he came in contact with the
water spout it was at first supposed
he was having CONFUSION.
Had Mrs. Mendenhall tried to pick
the dog up, she would have been kill
ed, and Mccullough only saved his
life in falling in the opposite direc-
ton from the pipe. The wires later
were repaired
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
MUNCIE OFFICIALS
LOSE FIRST TILT

MUNCIE. Ind, June 1.-The special
prosecutor at the bribery case against
Mayor Bunch, members of the police
board police officials and Deputy
Prosecutor Jeane Williams won his
first victory today when Judge Ellis
in circuit court oEerruled all motions
to quash the indictments. The defend
ants claimed the indictments We're in
valid because Prosecutor Frank Mann
was not with the grand jury and did
not hear the evidence. The court adj
mitted the point was a close one and
that it probably could be reversed
The prosecutor was excluded from the
2rand jury room on the ground that
his deputy was involved. II is alleged
that the officials accepted brides fol
protecting gamblers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
CABINET AND WILSON
FRAME GERMAN REPLY

WASHINGTON. June with the
aid of his cabinet President Wilson
today framed the leading features OF
the reply which will constitute the
final word of the government regard
ing the present issue between the
United States and Germany. The cabi
net was pledged to secrecy.
1t is understood that certain phas
Of the American reply will be deter
mined after the conference tomorrow
between President Wilson and Count
Won BernstOrff. Speculation is in
creasing over the message which
Bernstorff Will deliver, but it is not
known what bearing his visit will have
on the situation. The cabinet approved
the statement which the president has
drawn on the Mexican situation to be
made public at 10 O'Clock Wednesday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
TURK TRIES SCHEME
To MAKE MONEY ON
FELLOW LAb0RERS

Yaya Cartoff, Turk, took fling
at high finance and landed IN jail.
He was too coarse in his work.
Iava has been the head man or
gang of Turkish labOrers employed by
the Traction company. all OF whom
were particularly anxious to hold their
Jobs. So, Yaya Cartoff informed Chlef
Goodwin, he went to the boss OF the
gang An American, and asked MN II
there was not some way in which they
could cnch their jobs.
The boss, according TO the TURK, sald
such a guarantee would cost Cartotf
and his Clansmen S. a piece, total
of $50
Wants His Rake-off.
Cartoff says he paid over this sum
and then went to collect from his
countrymen their share OF the expense
Or rather, the police assert, Carton
attempted to assess them a little more
than their actual share OF the expense,
having in mind to clean up about $50
for himself in the transaction.
One Hasem Mehmet, with Oriental
shrewdness, refused to fall for Cart
offs little game, and angry words pass
ed between them. Finally, the police
are informed, Cartoff became so in
censed over the obstinency OF his
follower that he threatened to XIII
him Cartoff was prevented from at
lacking Mehmet. however. and was ar
rested on a charge of provoke when
the police were were summoned by a
perturbed Bulgarian. Cartoff probab-
ly will be arraigned for trial in city
court tomorrow morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01

In Richmond to speak at an open
meeting in the Commercial club
rooms. giving expert opinion on char
ity matters, child welfare. insanity
problems and criminology are some OF
the most prominent members of the
executive committee of the state con
ference of charities and correction.
Those present are:
Amos w Butler of indianapolis
president of the state conference and
secretary Of the board of state chart
ties.
DR.. George S. Bliss of Fort Wayne
vice president Of the conference and
superintendent of the school for fee
BILE minded youth at Fort Wayne.
John Melpolder assistant secretary
Of the state conference.
Miss Laura Greedy, indianapolis
chief clerk state board of charities
DR.. kenosha Sessions, superintend
ent Of Indiana Girls school, Indian
apOlis.
Dr. c. E. Laughlin. superintendent
Southern hospital for insane, Evans
Vile
DR.. S. E. Smith, superintendent D
Easthaven insane hospital
Dr.. w. c. Van Nays, superintend
ent village for epileptics. New Castle
The meeting will be opened at :
O'Clock tonight and each of the visi
tors will be given eight or ten min
utes in which to speak on some phase
of their work. on the results Of the
national conference at Baltimore ant
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
CHARITY EXPERTS SPEAK
ON PROBLEMS TONIGHT

on the state conference to be held
here.
At meeting held this afternoon
with the Commercial club committee
on publicity, to arrange for the state
conference and to appoint a local
chairman, Amos w. Butler suggested
that Richmond make an effort to
bring the Indiana University Child
Welfare exhibit here. The exhibit has
been shown at indianapolis and Ev.
ansville and if brought here probably
will be shown for ten days in the
Coliseum.
Declines Office.
]. T. Giles was suggested as local
chairman by Mr.. Butler, but he re
fused to accept the place. He held
the office in Marion several years ago
An idea of the magnitude Of the
conference can be gained when Mr.
Butler asked for no less than six sep
arate meeting places. Meetings viii
be going on in halls and churches
simultaneously. The conference or
county and township charities vii
have 80 persent and the child welfare
conference probably will have a like
number, Mr.. Butler said. Other con
ferences will have from IS to 100 pres
ent.
The Commercial club committee viii
raise the money to meet part of the
expenses Of the conference. Probably
100 will attend from all parts of the
state. The dates are October. % anC
so and November and ,.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
ITALY FORCES
BACK AUSTRIA

ROME, June 1.-Despite bad
weather the offensive operations of
the Italian army invasion in Trent
continues without a check. The Aus
trian forces in Carnia mountains are
being bonn barded and Italian forces
are threatening the Austrian works in
the Dale valley.
Heavy rains on the upper lstria
have flooded most of the river into
mountain torrents. The Italian min
istry of marine closed the straits OF
Messini to navigation tonight and on
cloudy days.
A dispatch from Milan says that
Italian soldiers found Geographic
appara tus hidden beneath the altar of
a church at Caporetto. Several Aus
trian priests were arrested on the
charge of being spies and will be
cOurtmartialled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
TURNS HIS ATTENTION
TO CLEANING THEATRES

LONDON June 1.-Relieved from
all anxiety about court ceremonial
Lord Sandhurst. the lord chamberlain.
has now turned his attention to the
theatres. for which also he is RESPONSE
BILE, and he appears to be alarmed by
what he has seen and heard in music
hall revues. It appears to Lord Sand
hurst has at last discovered that the
text Of certain revues submitted TO
him is usually quite different to the
text and gags used on the stage, and
it is alleged that travelling companies,
when producing such stuff have shelf
cred themselves under his authority
declaring that all they did had the
license of the lord chamberlain
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-01
COURT LIFT FALLS;
SAFETY LOCK ACTS

With a number Of attorneys and
several traction officials on board, the
elevator at the court house gave way
this morning. and only safety catch
prevented serious results.
Cogs. which prevent the elevator
cables from unwinding to roppldly.
slipped. The car was going down at
the time, and was near the ground
floor. It dropped several feet before
the safety catch operated. When the
car suddenly slackend speed, the
heavy steel cables jerked and shook
the upper framework, four stories
above, so those inside the car feared
a ton or more Of pulleys and cable
would be torn loose.
The car was not entirely stopped
until it hit the bottom of the elevator
shaft. The slight jar at the bottom
did not injure any Of the passengers.