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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
GIBRALTAR.

The British flag was first hoisted over Gibraltar 212 years ago today, July 24, 1704, and from that day to this the great rock which commands the entrance to the Mediterranean has never for a moment been out or English hands, although the Span iards have made several attempts to recover it. Gibraltar was taken by the Saracens in I'll and was recap tured from the Moors in 1909. The Moors recovered it in 1888, and it was not finally taken from them until 1462. The Spaniards remained In possession until 1704. when the Brit ish launched combined land and sea forca against the fortress. The de- fence was poorly managed, and with in three days from the time the as- sault started the banner of Britain was flying over the great rock. The Spaniards immediately began siege. and for nine years they made fre- ouent attempts to recover the lost stronghold. By the peace treaty Of ITS Gibraltar was confirmed to England, but in 1720 the Spaniards returned to the assault and were re- pulsed with great loss. In 172I another attack resulted in the loss of 5000 Spaniards to 400 of the Eng fish defenders. In 177g the Span iards, ~ assisted by a French army, commenced another siege, and they returned to the assault in 17S1 and the follbwing year. Vast armies were hurled hsafnst Gibraltar, only to be thrown back by the comparatively few British defenders. For more than century the British have been left in, peaceful possession of Gibral- tar, although the Germans have sought to induce the Spaniards to enter the war in the hope of recover ing the lost stronghold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

ply makes the tax rate higher.
 Bridgeport with rapidly increasing grand list, and an abnormal tax rae will pay larger proportion of the state tax than the under the former law This will not be the fault of the law but the of Bridgpors travagance carried into every department of government
 The chief injustice done Bridgeport and other localities lies the change of method taxing the New Haven railroad which pays than 100000 less year. than the tax it formerly paid.
 Bridgeport pays $9OOOO its share ofhe deficit created
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
CHILD FALLS OUT WINDOW.

Three year old David Kroll of 2e7 Sixth street, who fell from a second story window at his home yesterday afternoon is reported as being in 8 fair condition at the Bridgeport hos pital where he Is suffering with a laceration of lthe scalp and probable internal injuries The child stood upon chair and leaning too far out of the window. toppled to the ground. He was taken to the hospital by Dr.. C. c. Taylor of the emergency corps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
Robberies Frequent ..N at Public Bathhouse

Wholesale robberies occurred Sat- urday at the public bath houses in, Seaside park, according to persons who suffered. It was said today by members of party that every hath- CT in several rows of houses lost money and jewelry Saturday after. noon. N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
KILLED BY TRAIN.

southington. Conn, July 24-Chas. czackray, aged 34, was killed on the railroad tracks in the Plainfield yards, last night! His body was found by a watchman of the George Woods Co. The presumption is that the man was walking to Milldale Park where he lived. He came here from Austria three years ago, where he left his wife and children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
Fairfield Library to
 Be Closed For Repairs

The Fairfield Memorial Library will be closed Thursday night, July 27, for
 repairs and redecorating. As the work will take several weeks, the
 members are requested to return books or magazineS on or before July 27. d,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
On sale Tuesday
 and w Wednesday,
'$3.95
 Second floor.
ChiIdren's Straw Hats

For very little folk, ages up to 6 and years. Pretty little straws in white old blue or old rose with simple garlands of rose buds or ribbon bands fastened with daisies and small flowers ! Reductions of$l.50, $2.00, $2.50 and more :.
 from original prices
 chldren's Shop. second noor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

J. Frank Hanly, nominated for the presidency by the Prohibitionists as- sembled in convention in St. Paul. was formerly a Republican and as such was elected governor of Indiana in 1905, serving until 1909. He has been also member of the Indiana senate and of the national house of repre- sentatives and ran for the United States senate in 1899. MT. Hanly is a native of Illinois and is flfty-three years of age. He is a lawyer and has his office and his home in Indianapolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the Eng fish suffrage leader. left for England on the Cunard liner Saxonia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

The Democratic electors of Living ston county, N. r., adopted resolu- tion endorsing Judge Seabury for governor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

dnger. and Miss Mary Jennings of Stamford, formerly of this city. All three have taken prominent parts in church choir work. The text of the letters is such, it is alleged. as to bring Byrnes within the Federal statutes covering misusesof the mails
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

Twenty-Five girl employees of the Safety Insulated Wire Works of Ba- yonne, N. J., have gone on strike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
Footwear for Summer

Sports Shoes, high or low models in white canvas or nu-buck, $4O0and $500 Same in genuine buck, $500 and $7OO Sports Oxfords of genuine buck trimmed with dark gray, blue and tan, NJ a $70O High Shoes, sports style, buck, trimmed with dark gray, blue, tan and champagne, $500 serviceable Sneakers low models $125, high
 $1.50 Chldren's Play Shoes and Sneakers a Nature shapes made on "foot-form" lasts. M ,r g $1.25 to $50 s JA~ Second floor. t 41-aa-, --------- S1--------- l4ft NJ l. You may shop here every day until 6 clock, q
 Saturdays included
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Porch Frocks of Dimity, Middy Suits in pleasing combinations, Sport Suits in Stripes

Three very desirable groups that will all come under the wire at one price. Every woman who sees will want one of each for each will have its separate occasion.
 Dimity Frocks, attractive and . simple models, striped with plain, On sale Tuesday colors, and few all white. and Wednesday
 Middy Suits, about twenty in the group very pretty &2Q6
 Sports Suits, striped skirts, p1./( and plain coats, twenty in the lot.
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Real Estate Transfers.

NO 1913 C STREET SOUTHEAST
John w. Rupert, lot 6, square south
of 1915: $1,000.
WISCONSIN AVENUE PARKS kig-
gins Terry to Annie Lloyd. lot %,
square 1873; SO; stamp, 81.
TRINIDAD-Cranda Mackey ct ux. to
Ida n. Meyers and Fannie NJ. Con-
saul. half interest in lot 81. block 6,
Trinidad: so: stamp, 80 cents.
NO 1113 NJ STREET NORTHWEST
AND 1924 nth STREET NORTH
WEST-George w. Curtiss ct uN. to
William w. Curtiss. lots 30 and Al,
square 314; $40; stamp. 80 cents.
NO. 1l22 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
Jeter J. Bennett to Mary Bennett.
part original lot 80. square 40: $40.
TO BROOKLAND-John w
Fling ct uX. to John A. Massie, lot
g. block 40: so. John A. Massie
conveys same property to John w.
and Alice L. Fling: $40.
TAKOMA PARK AND CONNECTICUT
AVENUE TERRACE-Maud r. De
Barros Pimcntal to Mertie J.. Howe.
lots and 8, block CTakoma Park,
and lot IL. square 1860 Connecticut
Avenue Terrace: $40: stamps. SO.
TO CONGRESS HEIGHTS
Lottie L. Burn ct vir.. James D.. to
Harriet S. Wright, lot s. block l: $40;
stamp, 81.
NO 1917 SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE
SOUTHEAST-Harri S. Wright ct
vir., Richard O.. to Lottie Burn.
lot 10, square 81; SO; stamp. so
cents.
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RAILWAY TRUCE NEAR END.
Time for Old Dominion to Name Ar.
bitrator Expires Tomorrow.

There was no change today in the
Washington and Old Dominion cleo
trio railway situation. the company not
yet having named an arbitrator to meet
with James O'Connell. arbitrator for
the employees. to settle the differences
between it and the roads employees as
to wages and hours of labor. The seven
day period provided for in the agree
ment signed by the employees and the
company on April IS expires tomorrow
This provides that If either party fails
to name an arbitrator after the eXpira-
ton of seven days from the time arbi-
tration is asked for by the other party
IT forfeits its case. The employees asked
for arbitration last Wednesday.
w. b. Emmert. vice president and
general manager of the Washington
and Old Dominion Railway Company,
said today that the company had not
altered it's attitude: that it could not
consider the notice for arbitration re-
ceived from the employees, since it does
not specify the matters to be arbi
tratcd
The steamboat Volunteer made it's
first trip to this city early this morn
ing from Alexandria with union men
and sympathiZers aboard. The boat has
been put in service SO that union men
and sympathizers will not have to use
the lines of the Washington and Nir-
ginia Railway Company, which has
locked out it's unionized employees.
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German Delegates Missing.

Conditions resulting from the Euro
pean war caused vacancy among the
foreign delegations who gathered here
today for the opening of the conference.
For the first time since the German
East Conference became part of this
Worldwide Methodist legislative body
no elected representatives of the
churches i'll Germany answered the roll
call 1t was explained that although
the usual delegates had been chosen
they feared to come. because of pos
sible arrest and removal from neutral
ships. Consequently their sole repre-
sentative will be Bishop John n. Nuel-
son. an American citizen who has su-
perviSion over the Germanic conference.
The slow task of organiza ton first
faced the 900 delegates when Bishop
Earl Cranston of Washington. d. g..
the senior bishop. convened the ses-
sion. At the beginning business was
checked temporarily while the names
Of Henry W. Warren. John NJ. Walden
Thomas Bowman, Robert Mcintyre.
Charles \. Smith and Napthali Luc-
cock. bishops who have died during the
last year were called. The roll call of
the 800 delegates indicated that vrtu
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Federal Aid in Finding Jobs.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

II there is a woman anywhere in the
United States. Alaska, or even the
Philippines. who needs a cook or a maid
for general housework and other work.
the federal government is now ready to
help her get one. AS necessary COM
plcment, it is also ready to help the wom-
an who is looking for the job.
This is the latest development in the
great employment bureau which the De-
pa rtment of Labor is now operating. This
bureau faces a great national problem.
The number of unemployed persons in
the United States during recent years
has averaged more than 100000 at all
seasons. Fully one-fourth Of these are
women. The men. however. came in for
consideration on the part Of the govern
ment because more often families are de-
pendent upon them! A service was Or
zanized to bring the man and the job to-
gether. Its success was beyond all eX-
pectations. The thousands Of men that
had gathered in the great cities were
distributed westward, where there were
farms with waiting harvests. and mines
and lumber camps.
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THEODORE INGALLS, DIES.
Was Formerly Superintendent of
Railway Mail Service.

News has been received of the death
in Morrisville, n. j.. yesterday of
Theodore ingalls,. former general SUI
perintendent of the railway mail serv-
Ice. At the time of his death he was
post Office inspector attached to the
Philadelphia division. His wife and
two daughters survive him. Interment
will take place at Morrisville.
Mr.. ingalls, was for many years in
the Post Office Department, serving
from November l. 1901. to October g.
1910. as chief clerk in the office of
the chief post Office inspector: from
october 3. 1910. to April l. 1911. as
superintendent of the division of rural
mails, and from April 1. 1911. until
June, 1913. as general superintendent
of the railway mail service He was
we'll known in Washington and
throughout the postal service.
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METHOD|STS SUPPORT
PRESIDENT wilson
Endorse His Efforts to Keep United
States Out of the Conflict
in Europe.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. May 1.-Assur-
Ance that Methodists of the United
States were in sympathy with Presi-
dent Wilson's efforts to Keep the
United States from becoming inNolNeo
in the European war was voiced here yes
terday by Bishop Ear Cranston OF
Washington. u. G. Bishop Cranston'
who opened the twenty-seventh gen
tral conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church here today, was ad-
crossing preliminary service.
Il would assure the President of the
United States Bishop Cranston said.
that whatever temporary backsliding
NAV happen when few MethodiSts
here or yontier may fal! under the spell
OF magnetic political leader, the great
body of our people is in full sympathy
with all of his patriotic and Christian
endeaVorS to keep this nation out of
the European embodiment
I'VE Methodists DO not believe that
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Secular League Election.

John u. Bradley was reelected
president Of the Washington Secular
League at its last meeting of the sea-
son yesterday 1T Pythian Temple.
other officers elected were David
Eccles. i'rof. Hyland &. Kirk. II. W.
Selah and DR. J. }. shirley. vice presi
dents; Aquilla Baden. secretary: G. \.
Crist. treasurer The elections will he
completed at a special meeting next
sunday An address was made by
Prof Charles :. Loncacre.
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TRANSPORT IS REPORTED
TORPEDOED NEAR SAL ONIKI

BERLIN. May 1, by wireless to the
Associated Press via Sayville. n. "
1t is reported from Saloniki that a
German submarine has torpedoed a
large transport.
1t is said the transport was tor
of Saloniki.- This is the second in
stance in which a transport is reported
to have been torpedoed near Saloniki.
This report is contained in a dispatch
from Zurich, which credits this news
to the Greek newspaper Nea Alithia of
Sa1oniki
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BAND CONCERT.

United States Soldiers Home
Band, John S. NJ. Zimmerman.
director. at bandstand. Soldiers
Home. this afternoon at 4 o'clock:
March, "The Hippodrome". .Sousa
Overture. "Turandot" .Lachner
Suite de concert. "L'Arle-
seinne. No. T.. Blzet
ta) Prelude. 90 Minuette, Co
Adagietto, cd lie Carlton.
Selection, The Ziegfelds
Follies. 1915. Hirsch
Two popular songs
ca Just an Old Sweet
heart of Mine" .Zammecink
(b) 81 Hear You Calling
Me" ... Marshall
IntermeEzo, THE Flower Girl.
Wenrich
Waltz suite. "Eternelle lvresse.'
Came
Finale. picture Me Down
Home in Tennessee" Donaldson
The Star Spangled Banner"
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SMALL FIRES REPORTED.
Slight Blazes in Three Houses Do
Little Damage.

Sheds in rear of four houses on 18th
street southwest between and c
streets last night about o'clock were
ruined by fire. The bright blaze at
tracted hundreds of persons to the
scene. Damage amounting to 500 re-
suited. Occupants of the premises are
J. D. Cockrell, A. E. Wright, Dora Far
ris and William Talbot
Fire of unknown origin yesterday
afternoon did $40 damage to shed on
the premises of John Souder, 1926 Ran
dolph street northeast.
Members of No. . engine company ex-
tinguished a blaze in the chimney of
the house of l.. J. Combs, S12 ! street
northwest. No damage was done.
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TWO SHOT BY HORSE THIEVES.
Wyoming Sheriff and Deputy Killed
Leading a Posse.

FORT COLLIN, Col. May 1.--Frank
Roach, sheriff of Cheyenne, Wyo., ana
Nels Nelson, a rancher. were shot and
killed early today thirty-five miles
northwest of Box Elder. Col. while
leading a posse hunting horse thieves.
The thieves escaped. Roach and Nell
son had watched the thieves camp all
night, planning to rush it at dawn.
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ship. In the class of unframed labor
women and girls have been found es-
pecially valuable for picking and craft
ing fine fruits.
One important effect Of the government
work. and one which will probably be-
to enable workers to get fairer wages.
This does not take the form much of
a raise in the scale OF pay as of
standardization of wages. The amount
paid for farm labor has been too high in
some sections. too low in others. A rapid
shifting of the working force in accord
ance with demand aud supply has nat
urally tended to make the wages paid
more uniform. and therefore fairer. At
first applica tions were often received for
farm labor at from s. to IS per month.
Farmers offered these wages because they
had been accustomed to pay them. Now
they are learning that competnt help can
not be obtained at such a rate
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opular in the country than they are

popular IN the country than they arc
in city apartments.
Now and then the government is able
to play veritable fairy godmother
part to some young person. A child
less old couple in the middle west. for
example. applied to the Chicago ONCE
for a girl who would live with them as
q member of the family and help with
the housework. She was to receive
only SO a week. but IL they liked
her she was TO he adopted as
daughter and inherit the farm. which
is worth sio.e0o. \ certain Chicago
stenogra pher decided To quit her ma
chine for the country and accepted the
offer. 1t is understood that she has al
ready qualified a daughter. and -
rapidly learning to feed the chickens
and milk the COWS.
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Steering Committee Lacks Quorum.

Owing to the absence OF several SEN
ators. Majority Leader Kern was I'M
able to muster a quorum of the Sen
ate steering committee today for the
purpose of framing a cleanup lesls-
iative program for the remainder OF
the session. The meeting will be held
tomorrow.
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it is patriotic for a few Americans to
insist upon their technical right to
travel at sea in such time as this for
personal reasons at the risk OF bring
ing the horrors and desolations of war
upon millions of their fellow Amerl-
cans
During his address Bishop Cranston
Endorsed the plan proposed fer the
union of the northern and southern
branches of the church, which is to be
considered by the general conference.
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gan simply as an agency for farm hands.
and has gradually
Now Includes broadened the scope
Every Industry. ,nc,uds every in

Every Industry. include every in
dustry. Within the last six months its
service has been extended to the women
of the country. as we'll as the men. by the
organization of woman and girls divi-
sion Women's sections have been opened
in New York. Phila delphia. Chicago. San
Francisco and Washington Similar ar
engagements are soon to be made in Bos-
ton, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Kansas City,
st. Louis and Los Angeles. A woman
officer is in charge of each OF these Of
fees. In localities where branches for
women have not been organized. wom-
ems application will be received by the
existing federal employment bureau. 1t
is planned soon to have woman agent
in each of the principal cities OF the coun-
try
The government work in obtaining
employment for men and women is un-
der the direct management of the bu-
reau of immigration. which is a branch
of the Department of Labor. Secretary
of Labor Wilson and Commissioner of
immigration Caminetti are its chief
proponents. The Departments of Agri-
culture and the Interior help by listing
the needs of persons within their juriS-
diction. The Post Office Department is
the depository for blanks for use of
employers and wage-earners, respect
lively. upon which to initiate the serv
ices offered by the system; also to fur
nish information to the federal officers
regarding applicants. Every one of the
$4,000 post offices in the United States
is contributing factor in the work,
and every mail carrier distributes ap-
plication blanks on request.
suppose that a woman in North
Dakota wants maid of all work. She
asks the mail carrier for an application
blank. which she fills out under his di
rection. She is required to give two
references as to her own reliability. for
Uncle Sam believes that the employer
should be well recommended as well as
the employe. A detailed description of
the work to be done, the wages to be
paid. whether transportation will be
advanced and the probable permanence
of the employment are some of the de-
tails noted upon the application blank.
Application by the woman who seeks
a position is made in exactly the same
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Strive to Obtain
Positions in Homes.

are for places in domestic service. There
seem to be a great number of women
who are tired of the industrial strug-
gle of the cities, and would like to find
less trying and precarious employment
in private homes. Needless to say, there
are also thousands of homes that want
their services.
The positions found by women are by
no means limited to those in domestic
service For example, there are thou
sands of large farms and ranches in all
parts of the United States which main
tain excellent business organizations.
They need stenographers and clerks
just as badly city firms. but they
have a great deal more trouble in get
ting them. The government employ
ment bureau has found congenial work
in the country for many women and
girls who gained their clerical training
i'll the cities, and who desire the
healthier life of the country. Again,
the employment bureau has enabled
small country stores to obtain employees
trained in city methods of salesman
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Practice VS.. Theory
Tested by the War

; ~ -
UptoAugust, 1914, there
was a theory in the Auto
mobile World that a truck
that was giving service for
business purposes could be
depended on for war con-
ditions.
Six months war expe-
renee proved that this is
not true. -.~-
But turn the theory
around and it works out in
practice
The truck that holds up
in war service is ideally
serviceable in business
traffic.
For instance, in many
business trucks that were
put into war service, the
shifting of the heavy load
strained the axle housings.
In other cases they strip
ped the teeth off the gears.
1t is the unexpected that
is always happening.
O
Men with the best inten-
tons in the world often see
only one or two things at a
time.
But in no profession in
the world is the faculty of
seeing the thing as a whole
more important than in
motor truck design.
AS an ample, the
SCHNEIDER trucks in Paris,
which automatically left the
bus service and delivery
work and became armed
wagons when war was
declared, are mostly all
running.
Why? Because the for
eign governments, clever
and prepared, had arranged
for certain standards in de-
sign and material.
A truck that is worth
while for war is worth
while for business.
One reason, perhaps, why
the Governments of Europe
took all the Riker Trucks
that could be built-e except
q few that had been secured
in advance by big business
in America.
@
Now, for the first time
since the Riker Truck was
introduced-a few are avail
able for the business man
in general.
Manga business manwho