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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
THE LONG DISTANCE MAGICIAN

THE YANKEE at King Arthurs Court the story of an ingenious Hartford boy transported backward in time to King Arhurs day there appears magician speaks
 by of kings and and of things that distant or have long been accomplished But the Yankee asks the magician "What have in the hand am holding behind lmy back"
 One would think the magician would have been sumped
 Not He replied T do not myself with humble things but only with what potenates and the great of the ear And the people being King Arthurs day, swallowed the explanation.
 Mr. Hughes borrowed from that man of mys m He about the country bly relating the best method handling George Fh The Czar Carranza The Sultan President of France the Mkado The Emperor and the head of the German Empr but word has he about the railroad situation
 Perhaps he may something The country is list enns Does he think the eight hour day is the day. and demanded by society?
 Here is living problfp that threatens the country in minute perhaps than the in Mexico has threatened in one year
 The president with this problem as it is not after it is
 How would Mr. Hughes deal with it? What would he do? have his ideas something that isn't over something close to the country, and near to the people,
 Let Mr. Hughes stop prang about kings and queens and emperor and tell what he would do to- American rail road workers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
UNSEASONAL CLOTHING

MUST HAVE been slow job to get man to wear clothing Il in the beginning When he wild in the prmeval forest the and their leaves shelter enough For centuries the way and it has be- it was in the beginning to get him to dress at all.
 There good why Brdgepors policemen should these hot August days with the kind of uni they obliged to wear topped by hat which little less than fiery furnace.
 The condition not peculiar to Bridgeport Some day, somewhere may become police commissioners who will enough that policemen, and especially traffic policemen, are seasonably dressed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
For President WOODROW WILSON For Vice President THOMAS R. MARSHALL
HUGHES CARELESS IN SPEECH

A T THE BEGINNING of his campaign MT. Hughes was measurably careful. He indulged in indiscriminate scodg but for the most part his scoldings and the of broad loose phrases which any could interpret to suit himself.
 The repeated accusation that he specific evident
 stirred him. for soon he attempted in certain matters definition Thus he alleged that certain Federal employees been unjusty removed.
 The accusation was hardly worth botherne with ht the governmental departments affected did to show that every change justified from the standpoint of the de- Eparme4 head In appeared that men had re- signed of their will although the deparmenhead had ldesired them to remain
 Tn his recent speech Hughes attempts again to be specific He that the nations in Mexico has cost the country half its prestige. He doesn't tell however the nations prestige con ss nor which half of it is gone where any person
 wishes to realize the precise nature of this that the country has lost half its prestige let him moments o making his mind what quantity of Uncle Sams presge s and how has been be- diminished one half
 IA few moments devoted to such mediation will precise nature of the aid Mr. Hughes giving country
 nation exists primarily for the console with other nations. T
 Just now its friendship it's goods money are more to other nations than they have been long e Some people beeve pretend believe mere re- sa of the United States with other nations would Fend, or at least shorten the European
 The country enjoys great internal prosperity This pros perity for the first time down until the lowest strata of labor shares it. the man nothing but his brawn and his willingness to work
 Prestige is usually measured in terms accomplishment eo Woil Del All dulinsauon Wncn su1fered panic dnary would lose prestige which brought abundant prosperity would ordinarily increase in prestige.
 Until quite recently the Sage of Norwak would have kassented to the above definition
 In order to sustain his Hughes obliged to assert that the country has lost prestige home people and abroad because friend ship have become moro necessary and valuable.
 Plainly this cannot be Mr. Hughes knows such con
 on could not be true He knows this country gained in prestige
 Mr. Hughes knows what he means but he dare not saw if He means that wherever there is who puts first who wants to fight before he wants to do anything e or who wants to have others fight for him. mans mind the United States has lost prestige.
 But how does Mr. Hughes fix the of prestige at one half?
 Mr. Hughes speeches about half half They are half cowardy and half nonsense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24

one good fight in each of them.
 that young Mr. Goodwin who plays Carks side has friends who don't the Hartford to be dele gate to the state convention.
 But the Bulkeey cohorts say that the mayor shall and that Charles Hopkins Clark shant go.
 Now the Goodwin delegates claim hopeless bet Cheney by for gubernaora choice But The Couran of which MT. Clarke is editor is for IIolcomb.
 it be that the esteemed editor of The Couran is also for Cheney? Will the political expedency which demanded the sacrifice of friend Judge Henney also demand the sacr flee of Governor HOlcomb?
 meantime Heay has delegates than either Hol- comb or Cheney.
 Fight it and let the fight be bitter Every city has have Republican boss Bridgepors is King Let Hartfords be Clark Bulkeley Well and good It's the votes for 8 change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
MIR. HUGHES AS AN EXECUTIVE.

We note that the Republican pa pers have dropped the title of "Jus- tice" Hughes for their candidate. They prefer to call him Governor" Hughes Logically they are in error, since MT Hughes was a Justice much more re- gently and for longer time than he was a. Governor. Possibly the execu- tive title seems more congruous with the candidate's-the zoo" per cent. candidate's-present occupation than does the Judicial title. It is prudent not to remind the people too closely of the leap, prompt. ready, and eager, from the Supreme Bench negotiated
 by the wtilom Justice.
 The associations and experiences connected. with the Governership are, however, not all favorable. The out
 standing feature of MT. Hughes work
 at Albany was his contest with the machine, and his advocacy of the di- rect primary as a means for curbing
 the machine. His attitude on this
 matter fairly indicated his qualities and his defects as a public man. His sincerity was not questioned. He
 believed that the machine and it's
 works were evil.- and he believed that the direct primary was an adequate and appropriate means for opposing
 and checking the machine and for
 eradicating its evil influence. As, to
 the first proposition he was only in
 part correct; as to the second he was almost completely wrong. When
 he set out to appeal to the people on
 this issue he naturally laid great stress
 on the mischief wrought by machine
 politics, and contented himself with
 calm assumption that the direct
 primary would undo or prevent this
 mischief. He was not, in this, disin-
 genueus, as were many of his .asso-
 ciates in that propaganda, but he was
 mistaken in a way that showed plain-
 ly his limitations as a leader and as a thinker on political questions. He
 could not see that the scheme of the
 direct primary, far from making it
 easier to get at the free and delibe-
 rate will of the electorate, made it
 very much harder and more uncer-
 tain. He could not see that the con-
 fusion and bother attending any ef-
 fort at concerted action under the
 direct primary made manipulation
 more necessary and made greater the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
TOM DRISCOLL IS SCORING SUCCESS ON
 WESTERN CIRCUITS

Tom Driscoll. resident of the South End, has been having great success in the Northwest as a member of the Brown Fletcher trio, travelling on the Pontages vaudeville circuit. He is popular with the theatregoers of the Western country.
 Tom is well known to Bridgeporters as choir singer of exceptional ability. He has taken part in many amateur performances in this city.
 He and other theatrical stars are now on a camping, hunting and fishing trip in California.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24

opportunity and the profit of the pro- fessed. politician. In short, his view of this nostrum. the blind zeal with which he pressed it, the unseeing con- fidence he manifested in its efficacy
 were conclusive evidence of his in ability to deal wisely with complex political problems, his curious lack of true perspective, his strenuous one sidednees.
 It might be supposed that his ex- perience on the bench would correct the tendency to the zealous pursuit of many partial views which marked his career as an Executive. It does not seem to have done so. Rather, there appears to have gone on in those years of seclusion process of intensification of that tendency. Note the way in which his mind is af- fected by the issue of woman suffrage. In Ioper defiance of his party plat form he demands the settlement of that issue by an amendment to the National Constitution. He is obsess- ed by the notion that the change Is in- evitable, though the suffragists them selves were led to advocate such an arperdment by the evidence that they eOElO not VIII tnIOuSh Otdtc dCtlOn MT. Hughes, his mind once seized of the notion that suffrage must come, cries out for the shortest cut" It is another instance of the same precipi- tate and complete absorption in a single unripe idea, the same ignoring oe practical facts. the same lack of plain common sense.
 Obviously, these are not judicial qualities; still less are they qualities that invite confidence in an Executive. The worst thing about them is that they are sincere and ineradicable. It is not to be questioned that MT. Hughes sought popular control through the direct primary. and seeks the protection of the rights and inter ests of women in his demand for constitutional grant of suffrage. The trouble is that his fixed and narrow gaze can see no defects, no chance of miscarriage, in the one plan by which he would attain these ends. This is view of his character and mental equipment which, we think, the av- craze independent voters-and they will decide the election-will weigh carefully.-New York Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24

Gotha, and they have six children. Their first born. Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, Is now in his twenty-third year. The Kings reput- ed sympathy for the German cause certainly finds no support from Queen Marie, who is intensely English in her ways. She is the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburg, son of Queen Vic toria, who succeeded to the Teuton throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Queen Marie was reared almost en- tirely in England, and still entertains a deep affection for the tight little island" During the cholera epi- demic which followed the first Bal kan war she spent several months in the uniform of nurse, ministering to the sick.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
Warmers Perfection Waists

Especially suitable for children to wear now with the thin dainty white dresses because they trim med with Val and Torchon lace, and are really hot weather garment.
 Sizes to IA years 29 cts each
 The R/G Waist, for boys and girls, both with a special attachment the garters to keep the metal away from the body.
 Sizes to IA years. 25 cts each hoor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
A few Remnants

Of the group of wash goods remnants offered for special sale short time ago, number of desirable short lengths remain The group now includes: Percales Seco Silks Ginphan1s Poplins Chambrays Crepes P1isse Madras Skirtings Voles And now to insure prompt clearance the entire lot is ;. ,N
 ] price
 Section, man floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
Notice to Our Customers:

to day, it has been the practice at Reads when any customer has been unable to find what they want here, for the buyer to purchase for them such articles as these as they are able to pro- cure in New York.
 Therefore, while the paralysis epidemic is so prevalent there, we are pleased to remind our customers of this service so that those who do not care to undertake the risk of going to the city may use this means to procure such necessary articles as they might require which could not be found here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
SEEING WHO'S BOSS

THIS DISTANCE it looks the tumult shouting 4A in Hartford precedent to Republican primaries is neither less than trial of strength between
 Hopkins Clark and Morgan C. Bukeey These two fine old fighting of the herd begerent today they forty ago, and there ought
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TICKER TALK
fBy private wire to Fidelity Investment
Association-)

fBy private wire to Fidelity Investment
Association-)
Dow Jones Says: Prairie Oil and Cos
declared q quarterly dividend Of 50 g.
share and an extra dividend OF 50 pay
able January 81 10 stock record Decem-
Der 80. These dividends arc same as
three months ago.
8. S. Kresage declared regular quart
erly dividend of ~ per cent on pre-
ferred stock and REGULAR seni-annuai
dividend Of ~ per cent on common
stock.
Financial News Bulletin Says. It Is
reported in well informed channels that
the earnings Of United States Steel Cor
poration for the present quarter Will be
approximately $125,00o,o0o.' 1t is as
serted that certain very profitable con-
tracts have been closed for foreign &C,
count by three subsidiaries that Will
permit q showing Of that extent
Midvale Steel is reported In well IN
formedw quarters to be earning at the
present time at the rate Of $5O.0V0.0OO
annually. Certain highly placed mar
ket interests are understood to be mold
ing Midrale Stock for much higher
prices.
Progress Is reported In the nquida-
tion OF the Overwhelmed motor group
on the New York Curb market. Until
the readjustment there has been thor
ough. 1t is said that the stock exchange
automobile issues will reflect pressure
from time to time.
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STOCK MARKET HIT
BY ANOTHER SLUMP
Tsocfs Drop Prom Five to Twelve Fointa
Under Recent Low IsvSls-
Trading Heavy

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE stock
market experienced another drastic
downward movement today, leading Is
sues other than rails. falling S to IL
points under recent low levels and from
20 to almost so points under maNimums
OF last month. Rails recovered rela--
lively small losses with few actual
gains.
Trading again attained the huge pro
portions OF Tuesday. maily as result
OF the tremendous outpourlnG or the
mail hour. when lowest quotations were
made. The setback today was greater
and more sweeping in character, en-
bracing a larger number OF issues.
Total sales amounted to 2.50p.O0o
Ihares of which L. S. Steel and similar
industrials. as we'll as the so-ca1lec
MAR group. furnished nearly half.
Among the greatest declines were !.
5. Steel. which fell II points to l12%t:
Bethlehem Steel 10 points to $50 ana
Laekawanna and Crucible SIS to AVA
respectively.
Metals recedcd from 5. to points
with declines OK a similar extent IN
petroleums. motors. sugars, papers anu
the entire shipping list. Mercantile
marines We're specially weak IN the
tnal dealings.
Bonds were again steady but yielded
under the weight Of tho Increased Of
taxinKs toward the close. Total sales
(par valued $4.435.000.
u s. Bonds were unchanged on call.
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SHADYSIDE, OHIO
Council Proceedings.

l SHADYSIDE. o., Dec. 1.-the regu--
| lar meeting of the council was held
Monday evening. The committee on
lights was Instructed to locate five or
| six more lights and upon investigation
there was found money in the treasury
to pay for same. Fred McConn OF the
| board of control was present ana re-
ported seventy families using water,
but this is not enough 10 pay expenses.
Several reports came in about Wnlte-
| field Melott keeping very rough mouse
and the mayor was ordered 10 inEestl,
gate and he has ordered the marshal
| il lie finds any more Of It to arrest the
whole business" and he Will close Inc
| place.
Women's Club.
The December meeting OF the Wom-
! ans Civic Club was held Tuesday eve
ming at the board of trade room
! 4 report from the committee on the
flag staff was to the e err IT,, mat o ths
| base was finished and the pole "oulu
! be erected this week.
A letter was read from tire Jr. o.
! L. A. n. offering 10 keep flag on the
| pole for five years.
| A committee was appointed TO con-
fer with the Junior Mechanics and make
: arrangements for flag raising exercises
| in the near future.
After the business and program Miss
/ Berth Jane Smith and her mother served
delicious refreshments.
Baxar.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Meth
| odist church will hold a Christmas pa,
| Ear Friday and Saturday afternoon and
! evening at the basement of the new
church They are also pIannig 10 serve
| suppers.
The following Officers were elected
] nj the last greeting of the Loyal Nom-
| ans class az tho Christian church: Pres
| idcnt. Mrs. Lucy j. Lindsey; vice presl-
dent. Mrs. John Caldwell; secretary.
| Mrs. James Groomrs; assistant secre-
! tary, Mrs. J. r. Bab!c: treasurer, Mrs.
| VIM. porf.
Mrs. Z. s Bowman was shopping In
Wheeling "n Tuesday.
Mr. Ston"hrcakcr. principal OF the
| Avondulc schools. is unable TO be at
| school IN account Of illness. MISS
| Kirkland is substituting.
Herman Mecks Of brooks Run is
moving his family I" the Morris pro-
| pcriy in north Shudysldc
| W. l.. Wilson Of Beaver. Pa. is spend
: ing 4 few days with his son. Fred Will
I. sun.
{. r. Taylor was called TO Bethany
| on business Tuesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Baker were Wis
/ iling friends near GAINESVILLE and Mr..
Raker Went hunting and shot MS toS
! off. He is now at the Bellairr hospital.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Roy WineShurG returned
| Tuesday from 4 few days visit at Sis
! tcrsrillc.
W. H. Thompson is moving to Lam
. caster. Ohio.
Mrs. Jennie Shields is moving 10 the
| w II. Thompson property on Central
avenue.
. Ed Gillispie has moved here from
1 ChIlicothc and has position at the
| J, G.. Conner grocery store.
: Miss Emma McE,lwain left Saturday
! for Columbus, where she will make her
/ home.
| COFFEE
| NEW YORK. Dec li.-Coffce Rio NO
:. ?asc; futures, firm: March $3.50; May
: SS.13.
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Clt-Transfer books close Dec. 20 for regular quar-
terly dividend OF :. Ter cent payable bee. - and
un January 20 for eAtra dividend Uf "a per cent
ayahle Feb. !.
,a,-Transrm rn"ks CLOSE Dec 20 for ls per cent
cash dividend pay able Jan. /.
(3l-~rransfer books close Oct. 81. for par cent
cash dividend payable Nor. !. books close nec =.
for uu extra cash dividend payable Dec. Is.
t4J--Transfer books close Dec. Z. for regular
per cent cash dividend. and extra ga per cent.
payable Dec. u.
ljJ-Transfer books close Fan. 20, for q per cent
cash dividend. payable jan 81.
t6l-Trausfcr books close Dec L. for . regular
per dividend aud extra IA rer ceat div
idend payable January /.
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Butter, Eggs and Cheese

NEW YORK. Dec. l4.-Butter. firm;
creamery higher than extras 400 =
crea@ emery extras (92 scorc) 294 80 Il
flrsts 37@3Sh; seconds - @36is.
Eggs firm: fresh gathered extra firsts
1903; firsts 46Gp49; refrieratur special
marks. fancy 1914 Q34: refrigerator, Sec
onds to trsts 81 X @S3; nearby hcnncry
whites, fine TO fancy 60@6o; nearby hem
merry browns 51956.
Cheese easy; state. held. specials
o4h 024at; do. average fancy e4W24 X
Dressed poultry firm: chickens 17W
%: fowls 1899; turkeys 1890,
Live poultry firm: no prices. unset
Fowls 3oc; chickens zoe: turkeys nc
sales.
Flour quiet
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ST, CLAIRSV|LLE
$1,000 Damage Suit Filed.

ST. GAINESVILLE, O.. Dee. a.
Cowen & Walker of st. Clairsvillc. at
torneys for Rosa Fisher "f Warnock. to-
day filed suit in common pleas court
against r, 3. Chesley. manager of the
Y. & y. company store ut WHrnock. and
his assistant. Albert lh!llippi. asking
for damages in the sum Of $1,000 for
assault and battery. The plaintiff
AYERS that she was beat up by the de-
PENDANTS and seriously hurt on the l5th
day of November and asks for damages
in that amount. The case Will likely
como up the first part Of the next term
nj rnDrt
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CLOSING STOCK LETTER
(By private wire to Fidelity Investment
Association

(By private wire to Fidelity Investment
ASSociation.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-The impression
prevailed this morning that the market
would continue its ward tendency today
but after the first hour steady liQutda-
ton started and while 1t did not appear
particularly urgent it continued until
the closing and tolerably heavy losses
are shown for the day in most every
group of stocks except the railroads.
The news frob abroad, what was pub
lished, did not throw much light on the
peace propositions. but 1t is more than
likely that private advices were recetv-
ed here that will. when published. throw
some light on today's demonstration In
the market We feel that it is we'll to
delay buying until such time as prices
settle down and the excitement passes
away. Today's decline will likely brins
more selling orders tomorrow.
CFrom Harris Winthrop and Cos
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American Guaranteed Paint
At Factory Price.
A IorentZ. st. ClairsYille, OHIO.
Postponement of Dance.


Owing to the fact that large mum
Der Of other affairs were scheduled for
Friday night the dance which was &c
have been held in the court house halI
has been post poned. The dance Will be
held on Christmas night and rrnpara'
l.,ions are being made to have this dane"
the largest one Of the year. A. large
number OF local young people will at
tend the Alpha ri darce to be given n
Martins Ferry FRIDAY night.
st. Clairsville Briefs.
Miss Agnes Troll arrived himc today
from I.ulhervIlle. Md. where she has
hccn attending school for The Christina.
vacation.
+. T. Barnes OF Rcthesdn was n bust
ness visitor here today.
One equity case was heard IN COM
mon pIeas court this morning.
The trials Of criminal cases in com
mon plcas court will he started on Mon
day.
Attorney Fred Spriggs Of Bridgeport
was business visitor here today.
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MONEY.

NEW YORK. Dec 14.-Metcantile pa
pcr. 4M4t4 Sterling. G0-day bills.
4.7lis; commercial. G0-day bills OH
banks. 4.IlM commercial, 6o-day bills.
AL: demand. 4.75h; cables. AIS Is
Francs. demand. 5.S4R; cables, 5.S% ta
Marks. demand. IL. cables. IN. kro-
nerl, demand. II: cables, l.A Guilders,
demand, 407s cables. al. Lircs. de-
mand. 6.S1: cables, $40. Ruhles, de-
mand. e9A: cables. o4A Bar silver.
1874. Mexican dollars. 5SE.
Government bonds firm; so and 90
days. A.: Gag six months, 4Go4E.
Cali money firm; high, 4; low. 81
ruling rate. 1; last loan, 4; closing bid,
3: offered at 4.
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METAL

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-the metal eH-
change quotes lead 1921 6727H. Spclter
weak Spot East St. Louis delivery Of
fered at 11I. At London lead $40. los.
Spclter f56. los.
Copper firm. electrolytIc first quarter
nominal second and third quarter $3.50
@34.00.
Iron steady and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes tin quiet: spot
si2T5I43.25.
At London. spot copper f14o. los; fu-
lures fl36. los: eiectrolytic f164; spot
tin 1854, IS: futures f1S6.