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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-07

tnan SnOrt-leSged atnleCeS ana 40
not have to put down and pick up
their feet as often.
This will not always hold true,
Judging from the manner in which
Joe LOOMS of Chicago, national
champion at 100 yards, was beaten
recently by Howard Drew and Roy
Morse, both negroes, in a special TO
yard race in New York.
Loomis measures 8 feet q inches
and has a running stride of 10 feet.
Drew measures less than six feet and
has running stride of eight feet.
In a 70-yard race LOOMS would
have to take only 81 strides while
Drew would have to take 26. Drew
took five more strides than LOOMS
and was ahead of the long-legged
athlete at the finish wire
Defeat of LOOMS by Irwin Mail
of st. Louis in another match also
shows long legs will not always give
the best results. Mail measures
feet, inches, and has a stride of Z
feet, 5 inches, 81 inches less than
that of Loomis, but finished ahead of
the Chicagoan in a 100-yard dash.
On figures, LOOMS is nine inches
taller than Mail and takes only two
steps while Mail takes three. In
race of 100 yards LOOMS was not
able to take his 80 strides in as small
a space of time as Mail took his Al
strides.
Joe Stecher, the phenomenal young
wrestler brought from oblivion by
the revival of the mat game, says
many of his matches have been won
for him by newspapers.
ION account of the dope written
about me 1 am known as the chap
with a wonderful leg scissors hold"
says Stecher. 'It has been written
that have a squeezing pressure of
several thousand pounds in my legs
and that the hold use is deadly. In
70 nj hn lar hoe -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Wonderful opportunity to buy many useful and lasting things for the kitchen and pantry at such able prices. All from regular ktchenware stock in the basement.
 Earthenware Teapots-Engish and domestic pottery Many shapes and sizes in browns greens blacks floral c0~ 17 cts. to $1oo
 Gray. Enameed Ware-First quality, regular stock special prices
 Pudding and milk pans fry pans, spoons, ladies, etc. etc. All at very low prices
 Aluminium Ware-Several well known makes on sale at special prices is unusual to offer such this at reduced prices
 Blue and white, and au-vvhite EnarneIed Ware coated. Made in America.
 Sauce pans, kettles, rice boilers, pudding and pie pans, tea and coffee potS
 All specially priced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Toilet Sundries

Many necessities without which many people are un- comfortable.
 Trentini Soap, cake
 25 cts. Dainty Bloom Powder,
 B cts. Violetta Soap, box 10 cts. Palmolive Soap, cake No Brush Shaving Cream
 19 cts. Evapero 25 cts. Twinplex Razor Strop- pers, $3.5O. Sachet Pads,
 5, 25 and 50 cts. Floral Hearts $1.5O Tourist Cases $1.75 sponge Bags 70 cts' Absorbent Cotton, lb.
 30 cts. Witch Hazel Cream
 25 cts. Iron Rust Soap 20 cts. Laundry Tints, for mak- ing color baths to dip blouseS and other summer things, 25 cts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Wornen's Hose

Silk Lisles, black or white, a regular So ct. stocking, specially priced for this sale,
 3 pairs for $1.OO.
 All Silk, black, white, tan, silver gray, flesh color, put ty, etc. Regular price S1.oO,
 85 cts. this sale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Velvet Rugs

Harmonious colorings,- olive brown, tan, and 1eafy greens, in size 3o x 72, right for placing before the fireplace, the threshold and other places in the home. Regular price $500,
 S2. 65 this sale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Sunfast Draperies

Every woman who con- siders. the curtain question artistical1y admits the value of Sunfast as an economi- cal drapery. The,colors are always soft and agreeable and the weave adapts itselt into soft and graceful folds. Brown, green, blue and red, ordinarily S1.25,
 85 cts. this sale.
 Third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Seldom if ever seen 1ove1ier collection of gor geous silks at such exceptional prices Not large stock but very choice, and will go quickly at such prices Satin stripe Wash Silks, in exquisite combinations 36inches Were S1.oO. Sale 89 Satin stripe Wash Crepe for shirts and blouses, 8 inches. Were $1.75. Sale $129 "Jockey Club" and gladiator stripes.
 Pongee with. colored stripes in various widths; 36 inches, 75 cts, very special Regularly retals at S4oo.
 Navy Blue Taffeta Most, exceptional, yard wide.
 .s Regularly priced at S1.75. Sale $139 yd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Tn the Dress Goods Section

Main floor rear you will find attractive suitings all new stocks at exceptional values such as these: 54 in Mems Serge, black and navy
 ordinarily retails at s2.oo Sale s1.54 yd. 54 in. Mems Serge, navy ordinarily retai1s for $f.75 Sale $1.35 yd. 54 in. Fine Serge, ordinarily retails at s1.5o Sale s115 yd. AS in. Fancy coIored Checks, all wool
 regularly retails at $1.5o Sale SIPS yd 54 in. All Wool OHomari black and navy
 regularly retails at s1.75 Sale SIPS yd 54 in. Fancy Velour Checks
 regularly retai1s at S2.oo Sale $145 yd. 54 in T,vo-tone Velour Checks,
 regularly retais at $500 Sale $1s5 yd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Store Directory

 Main Floor
 Center Aisles = Jewe1ry, Toilet Articles, Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries, Nets, Trimmings, Gloves, Neck wear, Veils, Handkerchiefs, Candy.
 South-Men s Furnishings, Umbrellas, Notions, Hosi- cry.
 North - Leather Goods, Belts, Wash Dress Goods, Domestics.
 East-Dress Goods, SilksJ Linens, Stationery. Second Floor South-Coats, Suits, Dress es, Waists, Millinery, Lin gerie, Negliges, Sweaters, Corsets,
 Center-Children's Shop, Dolls, Novelties. North-shoes, Rest Room, Tea RooA. Third Floor
 south-Rugs, Carpets, Lino- leum, Porch Shades. Center = Draperies, Cur tains, Upholstery Fabrics, Art and Dennison Sections. North-Beds, Bedding, h. terior Decorations, Ham mocks. Fourth Floor
 Furniture, Pictures, Office Equipments, Baby Car riages. Basement
 China, Gut Glass, Silver ware, Pottery, Bird Baths, Vases, Lamps.
 Kitchenware, Trunks and Bags, Vacuum Cleaners, Refrigerators, Gas Ranges, Priceless Cookers, Thermos Kits, Bathroom Fixtures, Basketry, Sunshine Bis cults.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Art Section

The services of teacher of Art NeedleWork freely for the of our customers.
 She is in attendance at the Art Section from o'clock in the morning until closing te and she will teach all intricate stitches also assist in selecting coorS and mate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Cretonne Bedsets Blue, pink, and yellow, very dainty and attractive for summer rooms.
 Were s3.5o, for $500
 Third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Mems eat.

AW4\A4 o w >C4 Neglige Shirts, silk and linen, a good mixture for summer, made with soft cuffs,
 S2. so special. PercaEe Shirts with stiff cuffs, good material,
 95 cts. Fine Pereales with soft cuffs,
 60 cts. Nightshirts for men or boys, excellent muslin,
 50 and 75 cts. Cravats, knitted, and cut silk,
 Cotton Hose, regularly sold at 25 cts, in black, white, gray, tan or cham pagne,
 3 pairs for 50 cts. Mems Handkerchiefs, plain hemstitched, all linen. One lot, II. cts. One lot, IF cts, 6 for $1.OO.
 Main floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
The May Invitation Sale Is popular because shoppers find
 it so economical.

 need a 10 of al paricI time of time favorable opportunity to buy their house furnishings and things Il not and
  in own
  for in priced much lower lin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Dresses and
 Ronpers Spring lines in both white and colored Dresses for ages 6 months to 1 year. Colored Dresses for ages 2 to 6 years. Creepers for 1 and 2 yrs. Rompers for 3, 4, 5 and 6 years,
 50 cts.
 Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Motor Glasses

Motor Glasses A large line which have been $50, $500, S2.oo $1.5O,
 98 cts. A few pairs, were 75, for
 50 cts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Boys Shoes

1OyS O1AOCS Good sturdy shoes for lit tie fellows, on correct lasts which give comfort to grow ing feet.
 Tan Russia Calf, Patent Leather, and Gun Metal Calf.
 Sizes 9 to 131z. Regular price $500,
 SPAS For real big boys, shoes built on mannish lasts like fathers.
 Tan Russia Calf, Patent Leather, and Gun Metal Calf on solid leather soles that wear. Sizes 1 to 6. Regular price S4.oo,
 S2.95
 Second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Dining Chairs

Dropped patterns to be closed out Jacobean Fumed Oal with leather seats,
 were S4eoo now 2.75 Arm chairs to match, S975 $7.50 1 ann chair, S s49oo $2soo S 4 arm chan, 4''''S ~''"l'0' @'A'S s2o5o $15oo Fumed Oak chairs, leather seats, S6.5o $450 Arm chairs to match, S1OOO $7.75 Golden Oak dining chairs, sets
 side chairs, 2 chairs, S24OO $500 Golden Oak dining chairs cane seats, $500 $2o0 Arm chairs to match 5000 $40O Golden Oak dining chairs leather sets S3,5Q f $25O Arm chairs to match, sS6.Z5 -r SAYS Odd Archairs and odd Side chairs to be closed bargain prices.
 Golden Oak Arrnchairs, s45o $2Oo
 So.5o $45O
 5000 $4O0
 S8.5o $500 Golden Oak sdechairs S4.oo $2OO
 SAYS $500
 S3.5o $2.OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

discolored by copper stains; the exhala- tions from the bodies have destroyed the dyes and routed the fibers in others; but the great maority come from the graves as fresh and beautiful as when they were first taken from the looms.
 This ancient people used four kinds or fiber-cotton, wool, human hair, and a species of hemp known as maguey. They carried spinning to the highest perfec- tion the world has ever seen.
 Their fabrics range from rough cotton sleeping mats to gossamer veils and ex- quisite tapestry their technique, from simple embroidery and painting to the complex gauges and brocades. All these methods, carried to varying degrees oi perfection, occur in Peru, together with a species of fancy weave somewhat like modern Jacquard work. Perhaps the most astonishing discovery of all Is few fragments of pile-kuot fabric, oddly rem iniscent in it's surface appearance of the sam eclass of work in the orient.
 The exact age of these textiles is matter of conjecture, but modern knowl- edge assigns them to an antiquity com mensurate with their development. Ii must be obvious that such a degree of skill! could not be the result of merely a few centuries, but must represent a cul- ture as ancient as anything we find ir Asia or Egypt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

and deal with the federal side of the i'm provement with thoroughness. Of course the danger will threaten the issue in the various states where it's effectiveness can be destroyed by wasting the appropri- ations on small an unimportant bypaths in stead of concentrating upon the more i'm portant highways There is no reason why the United States cannot accomplish what the French republic has done in opening up it's wealth of beautiful coun- try previously inaccessible to the motor ist It was the perseverance and CO operation of French motorists, united and sincere. that brought about the construc- tion of a system that is joy to the heart of automobilistS who have toured iron La Havre to Marseilles or from Biarritz to the Pyrenees.
 When the average owner finds that he is getting what he believes to be 1O( per cent efficiency out of his car, has equipped it with all the accessories inn proyements and comforts of the home, he heaves a sigh sinks back into the cushions and feels that he has done his share as a citizen of the motor world As a matter of fact if he leaves his au- tomobie responsibilities at the garage door, he is doing no more for himself and his colleagues than the citizen who pay his taxes and then refuses to vote
 Unless the men who own the cars see to it that their representatives in the state legislatures and in Congress vote the way they should in the better highways campaign, there is small chance that the United States will ever rival her sister republic across the Atlantic as a cham. pion of the 'open road"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
A Man and a Salad

|nne Rankin, in July Southern Woman S. Newspaper comment to the contrary |here still remain a few accomplishments I which a man may excel woman and, |hdly enough, one of these is salad mak- 6g! Indeed, there seems to be in the Masculine character, pSychologlcally Beaking it may be supposed, something l at makes the concocting of salads a |an's special genius in th'e way of hum- |e skill
 l You know the requirements for good aker of salads: "A miser for vinegar spendthrift for oil, and a madman tc ' the mixing"
 And there you have it. A woman is toe reful too considerate, too conventional much hampered by details. But give
 masculine lover of good salads con nial company, full liberty in the use of vinegar and pepper, and the freedom
 your refrigerator, and you may trust m to produce a masterpiece.
 1irst of all. your salad master enjoys e making of his dish. He puts into it e convivality of good comradeship and e zest of adventure. He much prefers
 exploring expedition in search for his yredients and some dubious uncertainty
 to the result of his efforts to cut d. dried sureness of means and meth s. The result is a surprise which
 we all know, is one of the first aids ward good appetite.
 Next, man does not want culinary fol
 rols. He is hungry and he wants his
 ad to furnish him something to eat SC
 puts into 1t plenty of oil and good sub-
 ntial vegetables and green things. He les to eat, he likes adventure and un-
 tainty, he likes piquancy and pepper
 likes a vigorous way of doing things him make yOur salads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

NTE INVITE every woman in Birmingham to come w this fore-handed footwear shop and see the beautiful new boot styles that have just arrved-dre from the creators of ultrafashonabe foot styles f women. Now on display are these extremely attract7 combinations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
Worlds Greatest Spinners

M. D. C. Crawford, in Harper's Magazine for July. If perfection in textile art were the measure of a peoples culture, ancient Peru would rank with the great clViiiZa- tions of antiquity. For whether we judge by fineness of texture, purity or oesisn or harmony of color, her great art IS rivaled only by the highest standards or Asia. And her technique of fabric con struction, comprising as 1t does every method elsewhere known and certain crawts apparently unique. is in advance of the textile science of any single peo- pie.
 Two years ago, at the suggestion Of Dr. Clarke Wissler, curator of the department of anthropology, and MT. C. W. Meao curator in charge of Peruvian colectlons of the American Museum of Natural Ills tory, the writer commenced technical examina ton of Peruvian fabrics along lines pursued in the evaluation of modern textiles. Coastal Peru from the Pacific to the Cordilera mountains is one vast desert The only arabic soil is in the valleys or her few snow-fed rivers. An intensive agriculture, aided by the most marvellous system of irrigation which the ln- genuty of man ever devised, was pareiy sufficient to support the great popu'ation of ancient times. Every foot of ground on which the scantiest crops could be raised was used. The dead were seldom buried in tillable soil. They are found in stone heaps, or in the deserts surround ing the ancient centers of population In these regions rain falls scarcely one In a mans lifetime or this condition and to the presence of certain nitrous substances in the soil we owe the preservation of
 these match.ess fabrics. Some have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
of those in power. Unlike the "rurales, "

of those in power. Unlike the ''rurales,'
 who, having been bandits and highway men, still preserved their air of freedom and independence because they had been bought and not ensaved, the regular army of the Diaz administration was herded to it's work as the Russians were driven into battle at Port Arthur, or bound, as Guatemalan soldiers are chained to their barracks lest they flee
 Today the Mexican army is composed of free men, most of them bandits, it is true. many of them murderers, few of them to be trusted out of sight of their commanding officers, but all fighting be- cause they want to fight, not because they have to fight And those who judge the coming opposition of the Mexican
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
MexicO's New Army

Harry H. Dunn, in Cartoons Magazine.
 The Mexican army of today is IS diff ferent from that of the time when Por- firio Diaz thought he had 32,000 soldiers, and woke to find barely 14,000 as is the German army that swept through Bel gium different from our handful of 5000 down in Texas. Six years ago the Mex ican army was composed of the riffraff of Mexico, convcts, political prisoners, drab slaves who served because they owed money to some friend of the gov ernment, or wretches who had had the misfortune to marry women whose beauty attracted the eye of some other friend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
Disguised

From the New York Times.
 A glassmaker's van had drawn up at the curb, and a number of men took from 1t a large plate glass pane to be placed in a shop window As they proceeded to the window, carefully bearing the pane of glass, the usual crowd stopped to watch. Among these people were couple of young fellows, who appeared more inter- ested than anyone else.
 After a while, wearying of the delib-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
How tn Get Good Roads

W. Slauson, M E., in Leslie's.
 The American Automobile association Ito be credited in no little measure for Bankhead bill passed by the Senate May and the Shackleford bill in the |use, which have for their purpose the
 |provement of American highways. The
 ! s in Congress are thoughtfully drawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

army of 1916 by that which the forces of Santa Ana put up nearly 70 years ago are as mistaken as those who would at tempt to compare the Armada with the British North sea fleet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
Too Easy

From the Boston Transcript.
 Jack (bitterly)-I suppose you con- slider it quite a triumph to make a fool of a man.
 Edith-Why, no. A triumph means something accomplished that was very difficult.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
What it Was
From Puc]

FTOm FuCK.
 Teacher-willie, who was that that prompted you then? I distinctly heard someone whisper that date
 Willie-Excuise me, Miss but I expect that it was history repeating itself again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

erateness of the men with the glass, one of the young men said to the other:
 Come, Bill, we might as well go along. They are not going to let it fall"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
From the Dallas News.

From the Dallas News.
 Of course, the women introduce a lot of funny styles, but how about the ice man who wears a leather bib on his back?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

From the Dallas News
 Sometimes we are almost persuaded that if hard luck couldn't overtake us any other way it would use a motorcycle
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-18
LABOR'S ACTIVITIES
LIVING WAGE NECESSARY

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Under the
caption Worthy of His Hire" the
Kansas City Post says:
IF there was a question of finding
money in the city treasury to pay the
wages of political retainers useful in
the spring election, it is probable it
would be found. But the question of
obtaining the amount to add to the
wages of the citys day laborers is an
other matter In spite Of the resolu-
ton of the council giving a 25-cent
increase to the one class of city en-
ployes who really work, the board
who have direct charge of these men
say it can't be done until the end of
the fiscal year in April.
Winter time is the period when
the raise is most needed. With this
inclement weather, few of the day la
borers are able to make enough to
keep body and soul together Practi-
cally so per cent, Of them work out
side and are deprived of a chance for
employment in bad weather. Just
how they manage to get food and
warm clothing and fuel is a profound
mystery. With comparatively steady
work in the summer at from IS to SO
week on the average, there is no
chance to lay by savings for the win
ter season.
at is a barbarous condition that is
facing a great and prosperous city.
1t would be infinitely better for the
three boards which hire laborers to
delay some minor improvement than
to longer tolerate the injustice put
upon these men The members Of the
board could find the money needed.
It is TO their shame that they do not
bestir themselves into activity that
would complete the manifest justice
started by the council No criticism
could follow from any source over
the abandonment of some small plan
by each of the boards. A more i'm.
portant thing IS observing the human
tiles. If the laborers were able to
put in every work day in the year
their wages would not equal the sum
set by the government as the mini
mum needed for decent living.
THE payment Of an adequate wage
to the thousand or more city en-
ployes of this class would stimulate
trade of merchants selling food and
clothing. 1t would allow the workers
better housing and be of direct bene.
fit to the community in every respect
1t is essential that labor be an asset
rather than liability in making a
city prosperous
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-18
FORCED IMMIGRATION
CAUSED OHIO MILL RIOT

CINCINNATI. - Gun men started
the East Youngstown riot, President
Campbell of the Youngstown Sheet &
Tube Company opposes night schools
and few children attend the public
schools in that Ohio mill town.
The above statements are made fea-
lures Of a report by President Vol
and Secretary-Treasurer Donnelly of
the state federation of labor to the
executive board of that organization
after a personal investigation of con.
ditions in East Youngstown.
These unionists say, in part:
eve found that the private police
employed by the Youngstown Sheet
& Tube Company were the aggressors
in the fighting preceding the rioting
and therefore responsible for inflam.
ing the minds of the people We
found there was no provision for the
education of foreigners, who largely
comprise the population. On the con
trary, the company, through its presi-
dent, Mr.. James Campbell, objected
to night school for these people. Out
of a population of between 5000 and
10000, there are only 421 voters in
East Youngstown and 100 children
in the schools. But of these are in
the high school, 20 in the eighth grade,
10 in the seventh, 80 in the sixth, So
in the fifth, 1913 in the fourth and
825 in the first, second and third.
after years of exploitation, both
in and out of the mills, these men
struck as their only means of protest
against inhuman methods forced upon
them through their ignorance and
and complete economic control by the
companies. Compelled to work IL
hours a day and seven days week,
progress or advancement, either So
cially. educationally or morally, is
impossible, even if facilities We're at.
forded them.
"The blame rightfully belongs upon
the great steamship companies and
trusts who, through advertisements
and agents. picture milk-and-honey
conditions to these people who are
enticed from their native lands for
the purpose of exploitation and low
ering the wage and living standards
of American workmen"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-02-18
INDUSTRY S PEACE TOLL
lContinued from Page l.

or children and among grown men
and women 1t will show also how
our political leaders follow up their
silence and neglect as TO poverty and
its causes by refusing to appropriate
the small sums that would enable
even the poor to protect their lives
and those Of their babies. Il will be
story Of government by property, Of
executives and congressman who bow
the knee TO power, who refuse appro-
priations for the public health be.
cause the poor who suffer from pre-
vontable disease are too inarticulate
and unorcanized to demand protec-
ton. or to punish public servants who
withhold it.
In the figures and facts involved in
this subject lie truths so shocking to
any man devoted to the ideals and
principles for which the American
flag stands, that one wonders how
any defender of the flag could ignore
this dishonor and these atrocities
when he sets out TO awaken the con-
science of his countrymen.