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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-09

That the increase in pay OF mem
bers Of The four railroad ht"Iii"rh""''''
caused iy the enactment of III" t>%n'-
hour day law 10y Congress. VIII resi-
ultimately upon the %tnrihrr Was assert.
ed by Henry y. Pope. newly el"ct'"
president of the Association "I "'a'e
Presidents of The Farmers tnl"l, III
a statement ISSUED by him.
Air.. rolp declared that iii" farmers
of tn. country stand for II fair wage
for both labor and capital ana inN"r
an eisll-hnur working day, hut liiat
he personally dnul'trd the Wisdom "'
Congress fixing wages for labor EN-
ployed by private enterprise.
doubt" said he. "if 1t Is In III" inter-
est of either labor, capital or III" l""-
Dle to make the wage schedule of rail-
ropd employees n pnlilirnl issue"
The condition of the farmers OF Inc
country Is worse than that of the most
lowly railroad lnhurer. Mr.. Pope stat
ed, with an average farm Income "i
only Si.47 IL day, out of which must
be paid the expenses of the family.
The condition of wome lhh"rerS III
the fields he Describes MS worse tll;lIl
during the days Of slavery.
Not a Word for Farmers.
"Not IL word has been spoken by
Congress In defense of the woman WI"
rakes the hay and gathers the
sheaves.' said Mr.. Pope. Little has
been done that has increased the III
come Of the farmer or enabled him tn
puy a higher wage to his lahorerS.
"but rodny we find the highest paid
laborers In the world, making three
times more money than Il farmer, de-
manding twenty-five per cent IN
crease. and Congress Fastening To
their relief. This Increase must, IL
the end, rest upon the back or 'h.
farmer and will reduce his Income
increase his hours of labor, una cal
for another levy of farm mothers IRON
the home to the field.
"The farmers Of this nation mus
fight 10 hold what they have ANA u
get what Is rightfnlly theirs IRON
the government. We must do !
through organizations"
Mr.. Pope stated that by the eilhc'
ment Of the eight-honr day law 'oh
gress had thrust upon the people q
the country IL new responsibility ant
organized labor now stands COMMIT
ted to the principle Of government reg
ulation of wages. The government
he said, should fix wages for al
classes Of railroad employees an
should have the power to decreas
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-09
SSTSSSSSSSSSS
BLOODY PROSPERITY.


"SQuare Dear TOT AL.
"In my opinion" he continued. "lhe
next session of Congress should read
inst iii, ~ of all railroad en-
u%lnyees. from railroad president t" see
tiun ]lul,nrrr, giving all II square deal
and fixing IL schedule of pay based
imam business justice ami human
rirhts submit II schedule of wages
taken from official government reports
which presents conclusive evidence
of the inequalities of the present dally
ware scale of railroad employees:
%..t:tnrr;ll officers, $lG.ll; other on
GERS. St;.I1: general office clerks, S-.'";
station agents. $2.31; other station
men. Sl.!u: rnyinrlnen, Sos; tirrlirll,
s3n3. conductors. S4.49; other train
mon. S3.ll: all Sllnlnncn. %2.3I. ana
t%rurkncm. Sl..O.'
Mr.. Pope declared that the i"r'So-
,nr schedule showed that the "no,0n
s.,,iou hands in the country were con
l.murd tu !; life of pnvtrly. lie SAID
ha believed that Congress, having I'M
,,,rtukcn 10 regulate the wages OF
higher paid employees, should review
their Wages.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-09
QUITE so.

as your son going to have any
vocational training:'
"Why, he's used up his vacation
already training for the f%ootrace."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-09
UNIFORM PRICES SAVE MONEY
FOR WOMEN WHEN MARKETING
By MRS. JULIAN HEATH
Founder and National P.sdent of Hou,euiUes League
Founder and National PRECEDENT of HousewiVes League
Rv r JULIAN HEAT

In order to buy efficiently it is essential
that the buyer should know what she is buy
ing. She must be able to order by nanc and
thus be certain that she is getting the quality
she wants at the price she is willing 10 pay.
Men buy cigars by name, they call for smoking
tobacco by lame. In this way they are certain
of getting the quality they want. Women
demand the same right TO buy breakfast foods,
CANNED fruits, household utensils, hose, gloves
and the Thousand and one articles bought and
used every day in the same intelligent manner.
We don't want to ask for 'oalmcal' or
%"four." We want 10 ask for the particular
brand that we have tested and found salts
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-09
B~ROTHERHOODS WIN,
FARMERS WIVES LOSE
Democrats UnctuousIy but Vain
" Flatter Themselves That
Ti|ers of the Soil Believe
t. Their Bunk UpIift Laws
Will Improve Agricul-
tural Conditions.
FARING WORSE THAN
LOWLIEST RAILROAD HAND

PIioht Of Women Laborers In the
Fields Described by President Pope
Of the Association Of State Pres''
dents of the Farmers Union as
More DeplorabIe Than During the
Days Of Slavery, and Yet Not a
Word Was Spoken in the Last Con-
dress, Which Is Boosting OF us
Farm Legislation, About the woman
Who Rakes the Hay and Gathers
the Sheaves.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-09


I'VE do not believe III sihF!'hs o"'
any particular group OF lore'sh'ootu
Americans because we kno" wa. II
former wars these so-caile" "l'eis
helped to preserve American rish's
and honor, but ms Mr.. ft"shes mas
SAID, we. nave s"''e'e" ","
ana Vac'''a',hS 'o"'Se' u
u De ln'E 'eA'oie"' " ~
sacr'''ce vi 'me ""'"'"i ,n,
partisan eNfeo''''.eS' anu
AVE America WIN Nv .n,,
hves whe'her '"' ""''e a..
OF Whatever r''e OF 'te'" :.
HUGHES taS Saiu' u u 'n's "
Is quite o"N''"' '"". 49,,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-11-09
Editorial! Comments.

~kr,ss
Theodore Roosevelt in Il letter to
Henry ~It"ui"riHiII. The naval critic,
rrltiri%"s President Wilson and Srcre-
lary Daniels IN connection with the
Tnmri"n affair. when III" American
wnrsiriS wrr" withdrawn by order Of
the Administration. The colonel says:
you haze pr, scented authentic proof
of how the Americans in peril ut
Talnl,icu were deserted by their "
government against the protest Of the
senior American hawai- officer, present.
You lHy.. shown that tn" government
at Wu~IHn-Juu had full kunWirlSe of
the 'iurg"r "t lli" situation through
lclryrains from Admiral Mayo Sent
by wireless 10 the navy department
ON April II. l. and II. You also
give the Telegram Of Mr.. Daniels of
April 20 Liyrrlin" the admiral to pro
coed to Vera cruz.
Mayo Feared Loss Ct Life. .
"inIi have Shown that Admiral
Mayo made IAN emphatic protest +"
the navy department, stating that he
r.., a.. ,,.,I, ,r ,I,. .uu,dr.u,s
leaving w.ouII h" The loss of American
uyr. and rruprriy. You also quote
tit. trlogramS sent by Admiral May"
lin. r,,IL,y.i,rr dny. containing. The pro-
test Of the American consul, Mr..
Miller. and requesting authority t"
r,.u,.,iu -, wauu,irn. You have shown
,ho, nry,rth.L,.x rhn navy depart
,u,uu1 am tL,. ul>i cuuiluu,l IFS prrvl-
ans urLrr. and directed the. si,.,s To
,ruy,. II, our..
..>,u h.,. .huvn that 1l,,. admiral
nm, ,,i, inn, rL,4 orruu EIGHT miles
Iist,ut hun received Il protest from
ruus,r Miller r.iirrutiu" his demand
fat, ,,,,.rifnn Y,u Then u,ore III,
,r~l,."ro,us and SIGNALS of Admiral
N,,, vI,, in S,,lIr of his orders,
,ulIy refused tu run from the post
,f ,IIi,y while. the lives Of American
m,u women ANA children were H.
~,louu,r"
C,r,t Hide Behind Daniels.
@, ,lr I.r, si,lrut and Secretary
Daniels the Colonel writes:
"prr>idrut wilson ralili"t shield INN
self l,hiuui Mr.. Daniels. for Mr.. Dan
irl> could 'U nothing that III,
dresden, du,% mot order or sanction
When Mr.. Daniels actions lave h""i
nruIi"llI Ia the attention Of Mr.. VIII
son. and are not r,VuLtatri by llill
they brrulItr Mr.. Wilson's; and Mr.
Wilson is iuIly ail,! completely rrSirun
slide for Mr.. Daniels, for all tia
ia. has done and left ui,iunr.
'lli" pr""t j. absolute That "lcI
Admiral May" Na~.at T;inlIr" Il" lI"'
received full klIuMl"dG" OF III" fl"'ii':
AMI of the imminent danger I" Ain
rriran lives: hl!l that, nevertheless
he steamed away int" I'll" ocean, :'ii'
i!lnt the Americans were rescued b.
German and British SHIPS. ms ~
liun constituted :" grave an uiI"iiH'
fru.n the standpoint OF NATIONAL "u'
and S"It-rc~p'rt. that amy man II
SnuuSil,Ip for ii should he III one
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
ROBERTSON

Lieut.. -Gen. Sir William Robert
Robertson, who was recently recalled
from France, where he had been chief
Of staff, to become chief of the impe-
rial staff at army headquarters in
London, is in his f1fty-sixth year and
is a. native of Lincolnshire. He has
had a remarkable military career,
which began when he. was a mere
boy. For nearly eleven years he lserv-
ed as a private in the ranks. He has
confessed that his f1rst-class certificate
of education cost him many weary
months of study and much burning Of
the midnight oil. He was twenty
eight when he qualified for an officer
and received his commission as a lieu
tenant of the Third Dragon Guards
He gained his first recognition as "a
man of unusual ability while acting
as railway transport officer in the Mi
ranzai and Black Mountain expedi-
lions in 1891. During his long SER
vice in India he set himself the task
of learning as many as possible of the
native dialects, and his ability as a.
linguist made him exceedingly useful
to his superior officers While acting
as intelligence officer with the Chi
trial relief force in 1895 he was Sc
verely wounded, and for a. time his
life was despaired of, but he finally
recovered and received his D. S. o. He
was still only captain at the out
break of the South African war but
his, ability in that struggle won pro-
motion and medals. After that con-
f1ict he returned to England and was
made assistant director of military OPP
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
Patrick Cuddy Is
Elected President
Of B1ackthorn Club


The Blacaxthorn club held its regu-
Tar meeting at. the club rooms on
Crescent avenue, Monday evening.
After the reports of the committees
were heard and the treasurer reported
the finances of the club. it was learned
the organization was never in such
fourishing condition.
The following officers were elected :
President, Patrick Cuddy; vice presi-
dent, Thomas Rogers; recording secre-
tary, Teddy Halpin; treasU rer, Chas
W. Freeman; warden, Barney Kane;
Banker Thomas Hughes; inside guard
William Taylor outside guard, Hugh
Gi1roy; trustees, Thomas H. CIeary and
Charles Clark entertainment commit
tee, Fred Baker, john Kelley and
Charles vonsykles; press, Thomas B.
Cleary.
A banquet was served after the Off
GERS We're elected. Every member was
present and sat down to table loaded
with the best that money could pro-
cure
In appreciation of the IL years
faithful service of Patrick Cuddy as
president, he was presented by the
members with a gold headed cane, on
which the name B1acI<thorn was in
scribed. Mr.. Cuddy responded to the
presentation speech with a brief adj
dress in which he told OF the aims of
desires of the club and his ideals as
president. An entertainment followed.
The next meeting will be held Jan.
IT, when the officers will be installed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
THE TRADE IN ARMS
II HE eoNGREssIoNAL debates or. the war a

~ HE CONGRESSIONAL debates the war largely
prompted by political consideration. Each speaker
to say too views
that help him with his constituents
The perplexy is exhibited in that exists
country The representatives of the
hbit the thought and the doubts
people display.
find logical support
cally@ opposed is interesting.
group would stop the shipment of arms
group the shipments to especially fertile
reasons
Europe, to stop selling them.
of futile,
upon logic.
Trade has furnished weapons with which the other
neghbors and WILL until collective
f. hass further growth
The logic defend the trade shadowy.
But the practice deep
original SIM and whose growth toward holiness
very slow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
FAIRFIELD BEACH
BEING DEVELOPED
AT GREAT SPEED
Revival of Ancient Hotel is
Among the improvements
Being Considered.
Especial to The Farmer:)

Fairfield, Jan. 8.@Three hundred
lighthouses of a. most modern type
were completed yesterday at the foot
of Penfield avenue in connection with
the new Idle Hour hotel and res
taurant, which is now being complet-
ed. These houses, running in long
lines from the beach, are painted a,
dark green with white stripping and
are exceptionally attractive.
Other development is rumored in
various sections of the town, particu-
Iarly along the Fairfield avenue ex-
tension where property is said to have
bene most active recently.
Another rumor credits Manager
Donovan with plans to increase the
capacity of the Unquowa hotel which,
housing the many officers of the Rem
ington Arms & Ammunition Co in
Bridgeport is in need of rooms to
care for the summer guests. This ru-
NOR could not be verified today as all
parties in interest remained silent
upon their plans.
Another project that is indefinitely
shaped is the rebuilding of the old ho-
tel near Penf1eld reef which in the so s
and 7O,s was famous for it's summer
patronage and had stables accommo-
dating 600 horses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
WASTING ARGUMENT

r. SAID recent held Bridgeport the
auspices Of the Bridgeport Philosophical society,
the palm for went to the anti suffagis speakers it
happening that the debate to the merits of
#f
Assuming the fact to be correctly stated is unfortunate
argument arrayed itself against
of nature.
Whether will vote is longer matter argu-
of fact vote places in
Of the world They getting the vote all
and especially Europe, where the proven
y the state
There time when voted. Then arguments
they il order good
face any other arguments.
process deadly way arguments.
going happen, is of value
the thing happens. Votes for women have happened.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
VAST PREHISTORIC SEA
Covered Large Portion of the United
) States now Teening with Popu1a.
ton.

A prehistoric sea, Or arm of the
ocean, which extended from the Gulf
of Mexico far up into New York State,
together with the early animal life of
this sea, is described by the United
States Geological Survey in reporting
to a, correspondent on rock sample: :
sThesrock was formed very long ago,
many million yearsago, in what geo
Togists call the Deyonian period At
that time a large part of the eastern
United States was occupied by an arm
of the sea which extended from the
Gulf Of Mexico into New York state
The eastern shore of the sea was not
far east of the present line of the
Blue Ridge, and the Highlands of New
Jersey and southeastern New York.
and still farther east lay a great con
tinent which extended an unknown
distance into the area now occupied
by the North Atlantic. The northern
shore of the sea was somewhere near
a line, drawn from Albany through
Syracuse, Rochester. and Buffalo. The
present site of the CatskiIIs was thus
near the northeast end or head of this
sea or gulf, with land not far away
on the east and north.
.fThe sea teemed with life, almost
wholly inverebrate animals and ma
rine plants, and the larger part of
the life appears to have inhabited the
sea bottom Brachiopods, though
rare now, were very abundant then
and many other forms of animals
crawled about or grew upon the sea
floor AS the streams washed in sand
and mud from the enighboring lands
the sea gradually filled up and the
shells of many brachiopods and other
she'll bearing animals were thus bur
led in the sand and their forms pre-
served till now. BY slow upward
movement of the earth's crust the sea
was drained from the region and the
beds of sand and mud that had been
and hardened into sandstone and
shale, and lifted thousands of feet
above sea level to form great new
land. The Catslxill Mountains have
since been. carved from this upIifted
mass of rock through the cutting of
valleys by the streams.
Gas a rule none of the original ma
teriaI Of the shells is preserved, hav-
ing been dissolved away long ago. The
sand being closely compacted about
the shells, their forms were preserved
however, as molds In the sandstone.
Some of the mo1ds have since been
filled by ca1cite Calcium carbonate)
which has crystallized from water
that soaked through the rock, and
thus costs were formed having the
sanes hape as the original shells and
consisting f similar material. The
fact that few if any whole shells were
preserved in this particular rock
shows that, after the death of the
animals that they belonged to, the
shells were washed about by waves
and currents and more or less broken
up before being hurled in the sand
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
THE HIGHER AUTHORITY

THRILLING difficulty between
the employees in his office ought adjusted with
out much difficulty provided the town clerk is reasonable
willing to do the right thing 49,
But he must see the unsdom Of actually exercising the
authority which the upon
is held under the penalties of considerable bond.
surey understand after service city hall
that higher unwrien statute which pre-
cedence there the ordinary
City Alexander H. Robinson gifted by
disposition to sit informal equity
the conditions which shall surround the town clerks
ployes at their
And if he plumbers, there the appeal to King
merely elected by the people
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
PNEUMONIA

EAR IN AND year pneumonia and tuberculosis
IL supremacy the business of removing
his earthly activities At this time of year the paceis almost
always set by pneumonia The disease common
Bridgeport than il has been in many years before.
Those would pneumonia will
ton of their homes There must be plenty of fresh
not be too hot dry fertile soil
the breathed
again, good than rop-
desert fyness Keep the furnace supplied with
Inemperance in eating and drinking by
those who would diminish the pneumonia
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08

The coming week of Bridgeport going to
be deeply interested in the Clearance Of Lingerie garments
These have been sighted little, during the january
SALE but, please pay attention. Tt is quite important
offering.
The Camisoles
The daintiest assortment of Crepe de Chine Lace
airy fairy creations of pink and flesh color with trimmings
of rosebuds garlands lace inserts and shoulder straps of
lace ribbon In good sizes, 1925 $3.50 and So CO.
At $15O
"A second group of pink and flesh colored Camisoles
also pretty models Of lace ribbon, Is cts $1OO
and $1.50 Fancy Brassieres, lace trimmed not boned
all at
Long Petticoats
Many of them with elaborate 1ounces of lace and
broidery with inch-wide ribbons, most satisfactory
offering for they moderately full and well adapted to
the present style of dress, were $3.50 and 1915.
At S198
quality which will do well for misses and girls were $500
and 1925
AT $1oO
Silk and Crepe de Chine Petticoats small group but
of style blue, pink and black original prices
$3.50, $3.50 to $500 now
$2.9s, $685., $780, $500 to $1,000
Nightgowns High necks and " necks, very nice
quality, little soiled and mussed,
49, So rs, $1.OO and $3.50
French Flannel Kimonos, long at very special
prices Some of them have become little faded and
soiled from hanging in the Blue pink gray and
lavender, were 81. 80
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
DELAYING THE BAD NEWS

Nj A1OR WILSON that the figures taxation
4W1 will not be ready The
than they when the took office Us not strange
1T should take time to get them ready.
They have to be exhibited sometime the delay is almost
as painful the fact small boy waiting the woodshed
for his father feelings different
saons of Mayor Wilson he anticipates public feeling
tax rate which he promised should be Is mills flat and which
viii beE-Hov much? All, that's the. question:!
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
ROBBED OF 500.

Samuel Kosak of rs, North Elm
street. Waterbury, complained to
Lieutenant Joseph A. Hazel at police
headquarters last night that he had
been robbed of 500 and that the job
was performed by two negroes, "a tall
one and a small one" He said that
the money was a quantity of 81 and
50 bills. He was given a nights
lodging and the police scout the idea
Of his having been robbed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
FA1NTs WHILE SHOPPING.

Mrs William Kuptmeyer. aged %,
of $40 SWordin avenue, tainted while
shopping in a Main street department
store late yesterday afternoon The
emergency hospital ambulance corps
was summoned and Mrs. Kuptmeyer
was revived by DIR. Joseph H. Beau
dry Later she returned to her home
ilnaided
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08

erations at the War Office. In 1910
with the rank Of brigadier-general. he
was made commandant Of the Staff
College. In India he was noted as a
hunter, and was the winner of nu-
merous prizes for his skill-at arms. He
has always been very popular with
the Tommies, and among them his
name has become a synonym for
sound military judgment and efacien-
cy
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-08
sHooTs sELF IN KNEE

Nine-year-o Thomas Drew, son Of
Denis J. Drew of the firm of Drew
Bros. shot himself in the knee-cap
while playing with a revolver in the
home of his parents last night. He
was taken to the Bridgeport hospital
where an X-ray picture will be taken
late today to decide the extent of the
injury. He was resting comfortably
today.