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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01
PRACTICE
 OF USURY

Social workers express concern about the growth of usury. This is an age of hand to mouth living, and many people consider only the ques- ton whether there is enough money to pay the immediate bills. The de- sirability of accommodating capital or making provision for misfortune new CT occurs to them. Hence the '1oan shark" through whose intervention only is the family able to tide over it's periods of special distress. He is a despot controlling more destinies than is often realized. After a house hold gets in his debt, he gEasps a large share of it's total income. His interest return is far in excess of that to be secured in legitimate business Of course people who live from hand to mouth can never get a low interest rate. The losses of the business are too many. Usury is the penalty visit ed on thriftlessness. These losses have to be charged up to the honest poor who mean to pay and do. They car ry many dead beats on their backs.
 A well conducted loan business will discriminate carefully between bor- rowers. The man who drinks and gambles is never entitled to credit. If his family suffers, the loan should be made to the wife or children if they are responsible. If not, charity is the only way out.
 No regulation of interest rates by law amounts to much. The business is done out of sight and after dark One mans evidence about it is apt to be good as another's, and it is next to impossible to prove anything
 In the city of Boston $50,OOO has practically been raised to establish credit unions to loan to the poor al fair interest. Citizens of the Hebrew race, whose people have been so of ten accused of practicing usury, have been prominent in this effort to check a, vile practice. It is a needed charity and very worthy one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01
A HOME FOR
 EVERY CHILD

There are two theories of how best to care for dependent and neglected children. The older plan was to gather them in large institutions. The other idea is to place them in individ- ua1 homes.
 A social worker who recently moved from New York, which has highly de- ve1oped the system of committing such children to large institutions, moved to another state where the individual home method is used. He said he had always regarded the individual home plan as ideal. Yet when he saw how poorly some of these. little waifs fared, he concluded that the orphans in the big New York institutions un- der competent matrons were better off.
 The subject is suggested by an ef- fort to establish the individual home
 method for such children in New Jer-- sey. Other states are trying it out Tit is ideally the correct theory, yet has some abuses in practice.
 The number of homeless children is large. Many are made orphans by death, but still more are practically so through drunkenness and immortality of parents. The great majority of people hesitate to take a child from a, low down house. Thereby their over prudence is apt to deny them future happiness. Most of these children under good care develop well, and are a comfort to their foster parents. Some people take children not be- cause of a longing for child life in the
 home, but for the work they can squeeze out of them. They drive them along like little pack horses, re- gard1ess whether they are getting any good training for life.
 A boy from the s1uns may be get ting plenty to eat in the country homo where he has been placed, yet may be truly neglected. He may run wild and make trouble in a whole neighborhood or school. Children placed in indi- vidual homes need careful inspection by common sense people, to make sure they are getting some loving and motherly care.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01
MAY BIC MONTH
 FOR STAMFORD
 CRIMINAL COURT
Judge Curtis Hears % Gases, 12 of Them For
 Disturbances.
Especial to The Fahmer.)-

Stratford June Tine largest number of court cases ever tried here in one month were heard during May. TWenty-two cases were disposed Of before Judge Howard M. Curtis. Of these 2 were for breach of the peace, four violation of the motor vehicle law, two truancy. two evasion of fares one larceny, and one, peddling without a license. The amount of m oney turned over to Toown Treas urer Walter s. Curtis was $156.85. Jacob Levin of 373 Pequonnock street, Bridgeport, and Samuel kap- Ian of Taft avenue, Bridgeport, were fined $50 and costs and $10 and costs respectively by Judge Howard M. Curtis yesterday on the charges of reckless driving. intoxication and in terfering with officer. Levin was driving a motor truck with party of friends about 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night when crossing Washington bridge he smashed into a trolley car, so damaging the machine and steer ing gear that the automobile was un- able to move under its own power. Traffic was delayed nearly two hours Nobody was inured. State Policemen Frank VirelH and Anthony Fellows were soon on the scene and began an investigation. Both Levin and Rap Ian were placed under arrest. Attor- ney Lawrence Finklestone appeared for the two Bridgeport men.
 A special meeting of the executive board of the Stratford Woman's Suf- frage association will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles Lay Putney at 2:3O o'clock Friday afternoon.
 A food sale to be given under the auspices of the unior class of the Stratford High school will be held Saturday afternoon at the town hall from 2:3O o'clock until 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01
READ MEMORIAL CHAPEL IN
 MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY
 OPEN TO PUBLIC THIS MONTH
Completed Through Request Merchant Is to Parents and Monument to DonOr-Land- scape Gardeners Soon to Beautify Its Surroundings

a far-seeing and generous phi1an- thropist.
 The association has, in order to perfect the work, engaged Wadley & Smyth, among the foremost landscape architects of the East, who have pre- pared plan for beautifying the cemetery ground contiguous to the chapel. This plan the association ex- poets to follow as fast as it's funds will permit.
 One of the significant features of the business method of the association is that the Read Memorial Chapel was built within MT. Reads bequest. The opportunity to inspect the chapel which the directors of the as- sociation have given the people of Bridgeport is one which should be accepted and prized, and as each v1s- itor stands before the tablet which is placed upon the wall of the nave, let him read the simple inscription pre- pared by David F. Read, and found in his will:
 ERECTED 1914
 BY
 DAVID FARNUM READ
 TO THE MEMORY OF
 DAVID M'NAMARY READ
 HELEN BARNUM READ
 HELEN AUGUSTA READ
 CHARLES BARNUM READ
 MAY LOUISE READ and all who read must feel that the Read Memorial Chapel is not only a fitting memorial to the loved relatives of David F. Read. but also lasting m onument to it's modest donor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01

is always complete and contains the latest fashions in white hemp straw hats, white Milan straw hats, natural Leghorn hats, lace straw hats and millinery trimmings of every descrip- tion at B. H. Dillon & Co.'S, ], ,1O5 Main street.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01

as s'absurd' the statement of New York newspapers that Germany is planning a transatlantic submarine service between New York and Ham burg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01

reformed and made a desperate counter-attack, aided by reinforce ments.
 After nearly two hours violent fight ing, they recovered all the lost ground. The infantry fighting in this struggle is described as the hercest of the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01

The German government expects a crop in 1916 estimated at S5 per cent. better than in 1915.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
DOUGLAS PLANNING
 BIGGEST PATRIOTIC
 FETE IN SOUTHWEST
Feb. 22 and g will be Celebra- ted with Pageant in Which Military at the Shelter City will Participate.

DOUGLAS, Jan. 25.-What promises to be the biggest celebration in the history of Douglas will be held in this city or February 22 and 23. It win be largely r Hilary in nature. being mod eled after the big military celebration held on George Washington's birthday last year. though in magnitude and variety of attractions offered, this years effort will far surpass the one staged last year.
 Oscar K. Coll, secretary Of the Chamber of Commerce. took the initia- tive in the matter, and his efforts have met with hearty response on the part of the military authorities of Camp Douglas. Lieut.. F. B. Terrell, Twenty second infantry, has been appointed 10 represent the army in preparation for the hig celebration, and he and MT. Coll will have the matter in charge.
 The grand military parade, with A. GOO troops in line, as well as floats from civic and fraternal organizations and business houses, will be held on the 22nd. Washington's birthday while the following day will be known as Douglas Prosperity Day.
 During the two days celebration there will be a big military field meet, with all sorts of athletic sports. Milf tary maneuvers will be held on the parade ground at the camp. Messrs. Coll and Terrell also have other plans under consideration which will be an- nounced later. A number of outside attractions may be brought in. Ex- cursion rates will be in force from all points of Arizona and it is planned to hring the largest crowd to Douglas that has ever attended a celebration in this city.
 A uniuue feature of the celebration will be the barbecue to be served to the soldiers Many of the large cattle companies in he county will donate a steer apiece to provide the meat.
 A reviewing stand fer the higher military officers and the officials of the city will be established on the balcony of the Gadsden hotel, where it was last year.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
'CASCARETS" BEST IF HEADACHY, BILIOUS,
 SICK, CONSTIPATED
Best for Liver and Bowels, Bad Breath, Bad Cclds,, Sour
 Stomach.
Get a 1O.cent box.

Get lucent DoA-
 Sick headache. biliousness, coated tongue. head and nose clogged up with cold-always trace this to tor pid liver: delayed. fermenting food in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
 Poisonous matter clogged in the in testines, instead of being cast out of the system is re-absorbed into the blood. When this poison reaches tho delicate brain tissue it causes con- gestion and that dull. throbbing, sick ening headache.
 Cascarets immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the sour. undigested food and foul gases. take the excess bile from the liver and carry out all the constipated waste matter and poisons in the bowels.
 A Cascaret tonight will surely straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep-a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet. breath right. complexion rosy and your liver and bowels regular for months.-Advt,
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
STRANGE MIDNIGHT BIRD IS TROUBLING
 WITH WEIRD WALLS
Ornithologist May be Brought from Coast to Pass Judg- ment on Uncanny DistuIber of Canyon Residents.

Reports from Upper Tombstone Cam yoa tell of the presence of a strange bird which haunts that section of the Warren District. being very much in evidence at night but refusing to show itrelf during the hours of daylight. Amateur ornithologists of the District have been called upon to pass their judgement as to the scientific classiti- cation of this specimen of the feather ed family but are. unable to do so. It was said. last night. that steps were heine taken to secure the presence of a professional bird expert from the Pacific coast. So great is the interest that residents of Upper Tombstone Canyon have expressed a willingness to contribute to fund to be used for the purpose of defraying the expenses of a visit of an expert student of feath- cred creatures.
 Harry Harrington is said to be the man who first noted the presence Of this feathered intruder It would hardly do to call the bird a songster, although it has made night hideous for several of the Upper Tombstone Can yonites. Harrington discovered the presence of the bird when it's weird walls and hoots were heard under his chamber window. Harry arose prompt ly, seized his shotgun and prepared for instant retaliation. In fact. he said in discussing the matter. that he positive ly didn't for a moment even consider such thing as arbitration.
 Now. Harry is called a "sureshot" and he thinks there must be some thing supernatural about that bird which haunts the vicinity of his home at dead of night. only. He is willing to take oath to the fact that he fired on the winged creature at a distance of less than ten feet
 'I never missed before. at many times this distance" said Harry and there's something funny about that bird. I'm getti1g a bit leary and may decide to move. if that midnight mol ester Of the feathered tribe doesn't cease his visits
 In the meanwhile Upper Tombstone Canyonites are anxiouslv awaiting the visit from that ornithologist
 Descriptions of the bird are some what conflicting but the several ac-' counts seem to indicate that the
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
OIL MORE EFFICIENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Admiral McGowan, Paymaster General of the Navy. told the House Naval Commit tee that oil was fifty per cent more efficient as fuel for warships than coal, but at the prevailing prices. coal was cheaper for the Atlantic fleet. He thought the opening of the Alaska coal fields again would make the logical fuel for the Pacific fleet.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
PASS TO LORDS.

LONDON. Jan. 25.-The House of Lords, without division. passed on second reading the military service bill.
 The Archbishop of Canterburg. in the course of the debate, bestowed his benediction on the measure saying he regarded it as plain, straightfor- ward vigorous effort to meet the situ- ation, extraordinarily difficult. Earl Derby said he was convinced the bill would not make the disturbance in industrial circles that many predicted.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
AUTHORITIES CONFER.

PARIS. Jan. 25.--A dispatch to Temps from Saloniki says the German municipal committee arrived at Soma to consult the authorities of the Bull garian capital regarding measures to be taken for organizing the municipal ity on German lines. It is stated the Bulgarian government. as the request of Germany. will present bill in Parliament making the teaching of German obligatory in all Bulgarian schools
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
RAcA IS CLEARED.

FL PASO, Jan. 25.-Elfego Baca. former district attorney of Socorro county, New Mexico. was acquitted by a jury on the charge of numbering Celestino Otero, in Fl Paso a year ago. Baca claimed self defense and disclaimed any knowledge for req son of the attack on him.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26

strange creature of the air bears con siderable resemblance to the owl fam fly. but possessing the powers of speed and fiendish disposition of some of the larger birds which do not hesitate to navigate the air currents. An effort
 will be made to keep Review readers posted concerning scientific conclu- sions concerning this aerial intruder.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
STONE ON PREPAREDNESS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Sena+c- stone. chairman of the foreign rola- tions, declared in an address, Arcr' ca would be more in danger from an attack from abroad at the close Of th~ war than at any time in the last fit years. He said he was not CD, = to reasonable preparedness.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
BRYAN MAY LEAVE.

LONDON, Jan 25.-A dispatch from Stockholm says Bryan. in accepting Q membership in the Ford permanent peace committee, intimated he wa preparing to leave the United State for Stockholm.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26

Japenese government will subsidize industries manufacturing dyes and chemicals guaranteeing dividends of per cent and making up and deficits
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-26
Coffee


 Roasting makes coffee so porous that its fresh fra grance starts immediately to waste away.
 The Vegy hOuY it is roasted, Schilling's Best is vacuum-sealed in air tight tins. Flavor-loss be- tween roaster and tin is practically nOfhfng. And the moment the tin is sealed, prestol-all the prime strength of one-hour fresh coffee is held captive for youl
 You'll like the economy
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
Butler, MaarO Drug Go.
 se Front Street.
BELGIAN WOMAN REFUGEE BRINGS
 HARDSHIP STORY

Dogs are uxuries which only the richest remaining Belgians can af- ford. Very few are seen on the streets of Brussels, or in the smaller towns. This is one of the many touches of life in the stricken coun- try brought by Mime. Valerie Ailett who with her two children was in Seattle yesterday on her way to join her husband ar Douglas, Alaska, says the Seattle P. l. of recent date.
 Heavy taxes, not the high prices of the animals, account for the scare fly of dogs. The Germans impose duty also on horses. bicycles and au- tomobiles. The whirl of Q private motor is a thing unheard. The priests and mayors have cautioned the Belgian people to remain indoors, Mme. Aillet says. to avoid friction, and so the streets are almost desert- ed
 Mme Aillet intended to leave the country to join her husband more than two years ago. but the outbreak of the war prevented her depart ure. She finally got into communi- cation with him through the Ameri- can consul and obtainied a passport. She left Brussells for Rotterdam a little more than a month ago, and came directly to the United States. Arthur. aged 10, and Louise, year younger, assompans hss.
 U. S. Saved half the Population.
 Mme. Aillet supported herself and her children by working for a veal thy family for S9 a month. Agricul- ture. she says is paralyzed and man. ufacture. confined to a few factories, is run by Germans.
 The relief sent by the United States to the sufferers saved half the Belgian people from starvation she believes She was forced to show a ticket to the German auth critics to be able to purchase food from the depots She was allowed half pound of rice and half pound of beans for herself and each of her children each week. In the cities soup kitchens were maintained for the poorest. and an allowance Of 30 cents a day was given each famiyl. When Mme Aillet left meat was sold at S2.4O a pound. butter at S1 pound and war bread at 12 cents a loaf Potatoes have not been seen by the Belgian people for three months. she says
 With W exceptions. no places are rented. according to Mme. Aillet. People who formerly lived in luxur- ious apartments now occupy but one room, and the other parts of the house are open to whoever is without shelter Everyone with means who could do SO. retired from the country when the war broke out. and the chateaux and fine estates have been coniscated
 The Belgian people remain quiet because they firmly believe the allies will restore their country to them Mime. Aillet says. and disbelIeves the posted notices of German victories.
 Mrs Aillet and her children ar rived on the Humboldt Friday night
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
PEERLESS CONCERT HALL
 MOVED TO NEW LOCATION

A large force of men were busy all day yesterday and part of today. moving the Peerless Concer Hall to temporary location on Front St., next door to the Renovatory. The Peerless will do business in the new location until a permanent site can be secured. The move was forced on account of the erection of the new Hellenthal building.
 Charles Cragg. of the Peerless, ask ed permission of the city council to move to the Brunswick building, on lower Front street. and 1t was pro vislonally granted. on condition that no other location within the saloon limits of the city could be secured. On making a search the location now occupied by the Peerless was found and the permission to move to lower Front Street was withdrawn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-26
BILL ON ARMY
 TRAINING

] WASHINGTON, June 14.-(Spec- | iaD-Details of new universal military training and service bill Co | be presented to Congress soon be- came known today. It provides that all male citizens shall enlist for six months. military camp training dur ing tue calendar year in which they become IS years of age. and there after shall be discharged into the reserve. In time of war these train ed men might be called into active service by classes of years. the youngest first
 The bin was drawn by Captain George Van Horn Moseley, of the general staff of the army. acting un- officially in behalf of national de- fense organizations. It will be pro- posed as substitute for the pend ing Chamberlain universal training bill which provides for short per iods of varied training extending over 10 years. between the ages of 13 to 23. A vigorous campaign will be made for passage of the meas ure at this session of the Congress. 1t is said.
 ENCmpIOO Llok LlUNACh 1 The only exemptions from train ing under the proposed legislation will be young men physically or oth- erwise unfit and members of per manent military or naval forces. To ] encourage military training schools one months credit of the six months compulsory service would be allowed for each year of military work in recognized institutions, with limit of four months credit
 The President would be empowered to suspend the organization of any number of regular army units and to assign their officers to training camps This would effect economy. it is argued. by permitting a reduc- ton of the standing army without reducing the force available in case of war
 A system of penalties would be provided for employers of men above the age of IS who had not passed through this training.
 Persons not complying also would : be barred from holding and posi- tion under the Federal Government and in case they leave the country ! to escape service they would be com ! pelled to fulfill the obligation on their return.
 Provisions Tor lneorrisibles
 Unruly characters might be seg- regated and trained in special dis. ciplinary culture. Friends of the bill point out that this might go far to- ward solving the problems of incor- rigible youths.
 No pay would be allowed for the training period but the government would pay all expenses. If called into active service later. the men would receive regular army pay
 The proposed measure contem- plates the establishment of large number of training camps. They probably would be operated for dc- tive training only between Spring and Fall, or in other seasons of med. crate temperature and good weather.
 Expense of the system would be comparatively small now. the friends of the plan declare. They express belief that the burden on the citizens time would be lighter than any other universal training method and that. in addition to fur nishing a great number of available trained men. it would provide val uable physical and disciplinary cul- ture.