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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

some and NOf novel WeaVe,- 40 inches wide, worth $3 yard $2.25 Black moire, marked in de- signs of splendid effect, deep rich black, deep and beauti- ful luster- 40 inches wide, worth $2 yard $1.5O Chiffon taffeta of deep beautiful black, 36 and 40 inches wide fine quality with the distinctive supple weave of chiffon taffeta, worth $1.5O to $2.5O yard S1.25 to $2 Pure silk gapardine, WOW en with the handsome and characteristic surface of wool gabardine but woven entirely from silk of fine grade black navy and street shades, 40 inches wide,
 $1.5O Z Crepe de chine of 4O-inch width, subdued and beauti- ful of luster, deep rich black; worth $1.5O to $2.50 yard
 $I.25 to $2.25 Georgette crepe in a won derful array of colors; soft and beautiful evening tints, street hues, deep black, sat isfying blue-worth $1.75 yard $1.5O and please remember that is limited
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
BAssICK FENCE BURNS.

Burning brush today fgnited a back fence belonging to the home of Edgar W. Bassick on Fairfield avenue. The fire was e1Itinguished finally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
Is 1t foolish to do such thing? We think not. We believe the store should share its savings with its clients.

There is interesting story back of this silk saving
 Briefy:a friend of the store had on hand quantity of fine silks special widths some wide they made only by two mills in the entire country He had planned them in his business. But situation de veloped making that mpossible-and he sold them to less than the price he paid months when he bought big quantity!
 We could take those silks and sell them at regular to- days prices and make big profit Instead, base selngprice buying priceand offer these splen did savings
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
GOOD WAGES AND MORE HYGIENIC CONDITIONS
 FOES OF TUBERCULOSIS

s Fair working hours, good wages. healthy housing conditions and hy- gienic factory surroundings are nee essary for the eradication of tubercu- 1osis, according to pr. F J. Quist, Of Worcester, who spoke last night at the banquet of the Swedish Anti-Tuber- culosis association.
 More than 300 attended the banquet, at which earnest discussions were held on the problems of tuberculosis. c. F. Westerbere was toastmaster. A pro- gram of singing and recitations was presented
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

John Cowles of 42 Crescent ave nue, driver of the automobile that struck and injured William Herold, a .colored lad of Stratford, today told the coroner that the boy ran back ward into the street in front of his car. Two passengers confirmed his statement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

?, white French poodle: no tag; to avoid trouble, return to 1O1O Railroad avenue. R2 b%p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

Corooner John J. PheIan desires that the woman who assisted Mrs. Eli Lesser after she was struck by an 6aut omobile on. the evening of April 8 com nrnunicate with him at once. The police have been unsuccessful in their efforts to find her
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

Seeding is expected to be delayed by the snowfall over North Dakota ] and Minnesota.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

;Pittsburgh's entire street railway
 system is tied up by a strike of the trainmen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

man and wife, place
 as coachman and housework. Call 181 Or1and street. R27d*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02

WANTED class agents, male or female, to handle high grade article. Only English speaking and neat ap- bearing need apply. For full in formation, call after p. m., 1782 Seaview ave R2 SD
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-31
IN THE CITY

A Wisconsin man cOught a sucker
that had a diamond ring in its stom-
ach. Here it works differently. The.
sucker usually has a diamond ring.
on its finger until the shark deity
removes it in a. quiet little game
BartlesWIle, Okla; Examiner. -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-31

CARRANZA HAS A PRECEDENT.
That the recently promulgated de-
cree Of Gen. CaTanza, requiring that
all foreigners who own or would own
agricultural or timber lands, or
mines, or city Tots, or any kind of
real property within the republic of
Mexico must make declaration of
their intentions to become citizens of
Mexico and renOunce allegiance to
their own countries is unjust, may be
true, but surely it is not Unprecedent-
ed. Ample precedent for Carranza's
action may be found7in the laws of
several of the United States. In Vir-
ginia, Illinois, Tennessee, Iowa and
South Carolina, as well as other
states, nonresident aliens can hold
land only by becoming residents.
The right of any sovereignty to
prescribe conditions under which it
will permit aliens to acquire and hold
Such properties as are specifically
listed in Carranza's decree is undis-
puted under the laws of nations and
the common law. The Mexican de-.
cree may differ. in spirit, from the
laws of our own states in that its pUr-
poseis to raise revenue for the bank
rupt Mexican government, but it diff
fers not one whit in the letter.
CaTranza is clearly within his legal
rights and our department of state
must be cognizant' Of that fact. To
demonstrate against the action of
the Mexican de facto government on
the grounds that it is an act not cal
culated to foster the friendly rela-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-31

upon the, ministratiOn-upOn thee
theory that the decree is unlawful,
unprecedented and confiscatory)
would be folly. We would not be
left a leg upon which to stand when't
the firing ceased. .-
THE MAN WHO SoUEALED-l
Here is a case where the blind god l
ness shifted the scales, which are
popularity supposed to shade her eyes,
and peered out from under.
A Mexican caballero, guest Of a
prominent San Diego, Cal, hosiery,
appeared before the district attorney
and demanded a warrant for the ar
rest of a pretty waitress on charge
of robbery. He was accompanied by
the Mexican consul.
Did Miss Gorham rob you?" quer-
led the district attorney.
/ "She did" was the reply. ~
''Where?" Il
'In her, room"
Were your relations improper"
was the next question. The irate
guest admitted that they were con-
siderably so.
"Just wait a minute" said the D.
A, leaving the room.
When he returned he held in his
hand a warrant for the complainant
arrest on the charge of contributing
to the delinquency of a woman,
which in California is a rather more
serious offense than in some other .
states.
The senior was shocked. But he
went to Jail, and we trust that when
he leaves there he will have a truer
conception of California two-handed
justice. The world hates a squealer.
IN THE CITY
A Wisconsin man cOught a sucker
that had a diamond ring in its stom-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
PLAYING Joshua


II Kansas City goes to work an hour
earlier in the morning and knocks of
an hour earlier in the afternoon, it is
demonstrable. by the simplest kind of
arithmetic, that ii would gain an hour
of daylight in which to play. That is
all there is to the plan. adopted in Ger
many and in operation in several cities
in the United States, of keeping the
sun up an hour longer. 1t having been
found impracticable to change the
suns hours, the people who wanted to
beat his game have changed their own.
It's simple and doesn't upset anything
but habit.
The only difficulty lies in the uni
formity of habit. The business world
is like four people in bed - they've all
got to turn over at once No single in
dividual can put the new daylight ex-
pedient in operation alone. If he comes
down to business an hour earlier in the
morning the place isn't open, and IL he
starts to go home an hour earlier in
the afternoon, somebody asks him II he
thinks it's o'clock. But If everybody
did 1t the thing would work. There
would be just as many working hours
in the day-probably better ones, for
the early morning is the time to ac-
complish most. That's when ROSTERS
and millSmen make the most noise II
really seems worth trying. To make
3 o'clock come an hour earlier in the
afternoon is something that ought to
be worth permitting s o'clock to come
an hour earlier in the morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
EDITORIAL COMMENT

One uprising no government can con-
troll is that of prices.-Wall Street Jour
nal.
7. R is so dead politically that the
World now devotes only two editorials
a day to him.-Wall Street journal.
1t doesn't require much manipulation
to change "an eXPresident" to "a next
President All you need is T.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Certain unarmed congressman seem
to fear attack by a German U-vote.-
Brooklyn Eagle.
showdown in Congress means
showing up some Congressmen.-Phil-
adelphia North American.
Hyphenates sending peace -telegrams
to Washington should send them to the
right capital.-Columbia State.
"Sinn Fein" means ourselves
alone" It's the Irish for "Deutsch-
land uber allies. s."-Philadelphia North
American.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
Rublee and Price Fixing

Says the New York Suns Washing
ton correspondent relative to the re-
lection by the Senate of George
Rublee as member OF the Federal
Trade Commission:
The most potent objection with
many of the Democratic Senators was
the attitude of Mr.. Rublee in favor
of the bill to permit price fixing. Mr..
Rublee co-operated with Louis ID.
Brandeis in support of the Stephens
bill permitting price fixing.
This bill is now being urged on
Congress by the Fair Trade League,
and in the hearings on the Brandeis
case the activity of Mr.. Brandeis for
the bill has been criticised by many
Senators who believe that the pro-
posed legislation is bad.
The effect of the vote on the pros
poets of Mr.. Brandeis was not lost
sight Of Many observers believe that
it foreshadows Mr.. Brandeis' rejection
The most significant thing was the
fact that Secretary McAdoo failed
signally as "whipper in" for the
Administration. He was at the Cap
itoI last week urging that the Senate
confirm Mr.. Rublee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
ROTARY CLUB PROSPECTS

TINE Harrisburg Rotary Club COM
pleted the most successful year
in its history, under the ad-
ministration of President Arthur d.
Bacon, with a characteristic mixture
of jollification and seriousness at the
Colonial Country Club last evening. 1t
goes forward under the new leader
ship of Howard c. Fry, elected to the
presidency last evening, with every
prospect of maintaining the high
mark it has set for. itself. The Ro-
tary Club has become one OF the city's
institutions. Its membership em-
braces many of the hvewires of the
community and its force has been al
ways for good. It has kept itself free
from all political. factional or selfish
interests, but has never turned a deaf
ear TO the call of civic duty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
Penny Paper Is Passing
IEditor and Pnhlisher.l

Editor and publisher.
Under present conditions, the one
cent newspaper is an economic i'm
possibility. Is there any good reason
why publishers should ignore that fact
any longer? In all other lines of
business the selling price of a product
is regulated by production costs.
When these mount higher and higher
only one solution is ever found-a
reasonable increase in the selling price.
To change a penny paper to a two
cent paper will. of course, mean some
temporary loss of sales. But, if the
public is informed of the conditions,
these losses will not be great in any
single instance.
OF course. publishers in each COM
munity must act in unison. To fail in
this is to assure the indefinite continu-
ance of a losing game Just as one
man may often hang a jury" so one
publisher, in any city, may prevent the
adoption by other publishers of poll
icy of common-sense.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
PLANT EXPLORATION
By Frederic ]. Haskin

perior variety of some fruit or vege-
table is extremely 10th to advertise
the fact to any but his nearest rela-
tives, so that sometimes an extraor-
binary specie grown on one farm will
be absolutely unknown a few miles
away. Moreover, he has a strong an
tipathy TO using any of the modern
methods employed for the preserva-
ton of plant, such as spraying and
treatment for specific diseases; for
such things We're unknown to his an
cestors and therefore could have no
possible merit in his eyes. Hence
many ancient varieties at one time
prolific throughout China have either
become extinct, or may be discovered
growing on occasional remote farms.
One variety of peach, for example,
which formerly grew in great abund-
ance around Shanghai, has complete
ly died out. Many of these almost eX-
tinct varieties may be restored to USE
fulness by western methods.
The collection of plant material in
interior China is not without its diff
ficulties perhaps the greatest of which
is the packing and the exporting of
the product. Scions and cuttings
must often be collected in the severe
winter weather and packed in damp
moss Immediately after they are cut.
In moistening the moss, MIR. Meyer
often found it necessary to heat the
water in order to prevent it from
freezing, and even so, the next hour
would sometimes see the package
frozen hard. In North China there
is also a prejudice against all mod
ern innovations not in vogue with the
ancestors, whose lineage evidently be-
gins with the original Chinese cave
man, for the inns are even without
stoves. The windows, which are made
of paper are usually broken, admit
ting icy breezes and creating an at
mosphere even colder than the out
doors. Mr.. Meyer was compelled to
[COntinued on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

The Rev. DIR. w. T. Roberts, stated
clerk of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church for years, was
presented with a portrait on his list
birthday.
-Philander C. Knox made a speech
few evenings ago on the site of his
uncle's farm in Allegheny county. 1t
is now Knoxville Presbyterian church.
Senator II. A. Tompkins, of Eb-
ensburg, who has been ill, is able to
be about again.
Mayor ]. G. Armstrong. of Pitts
burgh, went the bail of several small
boys arrested.
Judge j. d. Shafer, of Allegheny,
ridiculed Bryan's peace theories in a
speech at Pittsburgh.
F. c. Dunlap, long connected with
the Philadelphia bureau of water, has
been made consulting engineer for
Philadelphia new sewage disposal
system.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
Gretchen und Her Pup

Gretchen haf Won poodle pup.
Nit white and voolly vleece:
Where Gretchen vent dot pup would up
Undf voller like a geese.
1t vent NIT her Won market day;
De butcher man vas vise;-
Dot pup so nice und vat" he say,
He make good sausage pies"
Und den. when Gretchen not him seen.
He schoop i'm in a sack.
Und run m through dose meat machine
Den Gretchen git m back.
Und Gretchen eat und eat und eat;
She lofe dot pup, you know:
SO, now, vhereffer Gretchen vent
Dot pup iss sure to go.
jerome B. Bell.
Wilmington, Del.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17

that the best friend a striker has in
times of disorder is the National
Guardsman, who protects him from
the rowdy element and from the mis-
chief making outsider, who usually
causes whatever trouble develops. The
Guard has no object in a strike zone
except to preserve order and protect
life, and even the most radical labor
agitator can scarcely quarrel with
that.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17

NNE of the latest acquisitions to
American fruit-growing is the
jujube. This tree, discovered in
the interior of China by Frank \.
Meyer, plant explorer of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. is now being
watched with a great deal of interest
by scientists in its new career on Am
erican soil. So far. the results are dis
tinctly satisfactory, and the latest re-
ports seem to indicate that il will not
be long before we are eating jujube
salad and preserved jujube as mat
ter of course. The jujube fruit is
small brownish morsel, which, when
fresh. has a unique and delicious
flavor, and when dried is somewhat
similar to the Persian date.
Besides the jujube, Mr. Meyer
brought back from China many other
singular specimens which will probably
prove valuable TO this country, includ-
ing a wild peach, various marsh VeSe-
ia bles, species of bamboo sprouts and
garden vegetables, huge persimmons
and a new yellow rose. These are al
ready under experimentation by the
| department, which is grating the
roots of the peach tree, crossing the
rose with other species, and planting
the various seeds and scions.
China was chosen as the hunting
grounds of plant exploration because
its climatic conditions are similar to
those of this country, some portions
corresponding with our eastern coast
and others with the semi-arid regions
of our southwest. Consequently. In
some places the flora is so like that
seen in this country that at times il
was difficult for Mr.. Meyer to believe
he was in China and not in New Jer-
sey or Indiana.
Mr.. Meyer. and his outfit travelled
| by caravan and on foot through the
vast sections of China where railroads
are not, visiting all the small agri-
cultural villages and also individual
farms. The Chinese farmer who by
experimentation has produced a SUI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
Our Bid For Trade

Americas bid for a place in the
markets of the world through the
establishment of her own merchant
marine has been heard abroad as well
as in this country. While big steps
have been taken by able men toward
the building up of American shipping
to the point where it can compete
with that of foreign nations, foreign
buyers and sellers are looking on
with interest. The enormous advance
in freight rates caused by the Eu-
ropean war has provided the Amer
lean shipper with a fulcrum upon
which to work in his effort to place
the American flag in a stronger posi-
ton on the high seas
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
sTEELTON PROGRESSIVE

C<TEELTON demonstrated again
y yesterday that it is progress
sive town. The passage of its
paving and fire apparatus loans by
substantial majorities shows that the
people of the thriving steel borough
are willing to spend some of the money
that has come to them by reason OF
the unprecedented activity of the iron
market and that civic betterment has
their foremost thought. Steelton is a
fit neighbor for Harrisburg and some
times sets the people of this city
most excellent example.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17

The Telegraph has been gratihed re-
Gently with the large number of letters
which have come to 1t from its readers
upon all manner of subjects. Brief and
interesting comment upon the things
which concern Harrisburg and Central
Pennsylvania are always of interest
and we invite a more general use or
this newspapers columns for the ex-
preston of public opinion. 1t matters
not that these opinions may differ from
those of the Telegraph upon any given
subiect
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
THE GUARD AND ORDER

TINE Governors Troop and other
units of the National Guard
have again acquitted them
selves well on strike duty. Order has
been maintained and the troopers
have been on friendly terms with both
strikers and employers ever since they
went to the Pittsburgh region. They
return to-day having restored order
without having struck blow. Grad
ually it Is coming to be understood
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
THECRAPH'S PERIScOPE

Forty thousand seek admission to
the G. o. P. convention" says a North
American headline. Four years ago
the North" was confident there were
not that many Republicans in the coun-
try.
Germany is to have a dictator to
tell the people what not to eat Over
here we eat whatever we like, and then
take digestive tablets.
May be it's all right after ALT. r.,
you know, stands also for True Repub-
lican.
For the candidates nominated yes
terday, no doubt 1t seems long, long
way until November.
Money talks" but in the case of
trust Investigations 1t knows how to
keep quiet, too.
The President says if he has to
knock a man down he is ready to do it;
but Villa for instance, wouldn't wait.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
BOTH SIDES OF IT

TNHOsE who attend the Prepared
ness" meeting conducted by the
Harrisburg Chamber of Com
meCce this evening will hear both
SIDES of the question. Henry A. Wise
Wood, of New York. will speak in the
interest of preparing the nation to
defend itself against the aggressions
of foreign foe. Prof. Isaac Sharpless,
of Haverford, will tell why the pa
cificists are against armament. The
meeting promises to be spirited and
entertaining as we'll as instructive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17

and fair reflex of an intelligent and
prosperous community. Sixty-eight
pages were required to portray the in
terests of the field which IL serves. The
Herald has been doing much for the ad-
vancement of Sharon. and the special
edition was incidentally an expression
Of popular favor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
What Next2

tDon Marquis, in N. Y. Evening Sun. ]
The next" U-boat mistake will mean
a break with Germany.
The next" Mexican raid on the bor-
der will mean trouble.
The next President, who will he be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
Latest War Ioke

A private in an Irish regiment who
had been sorely wounded was leaving
the hospital on his way back to the
front. Some bystander wondered why
any man who had escaped from hell
once was willing to return voluntarily.
An acquaintance of the admirable
Irishman supplied the answer. He
thinks he knows who did it."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
Extra Value For the
Money

Primarily a newspaper gives
the reader full value in its news.
Then by way of extra value IL
carries advertising.
Advertising costs the adver-
tiser much money. The reader
gets 1t as bonus for the price
of the newspaper he buys to post
him on current events.
From the advertising columns
the reader learns how to shop
and where to shop.
Knowing these two things
means increased purchasing abil-
ity. Purchasing ability means
buying at a minimum OF cost.
The advertising columns yield
steadily increasing profits TO
everyone who regularly and in
telliEently reads them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY II.

Never think 1t toGsted time to sub
NIT yourself to any influence Uhich
may bring upon you any noble feel
inD.-RUsKIN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
Living ON a Mountain

Those who live on the mountain have
longer day than those who live in the
valley. Sometimes all we need Ia
brighten our day is to rise a little
higher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg billing machines
are used in the japanese government
service?
Historic Harrisburg
This place was one of the centers
Of the pelt trade $50 years ago.