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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

- Hundreds of women attended the
annual Valentine tea of the Bridge
port Ladies' Charitable society, held
this afternoon from 4 until z O'Clock
at the residence of Miss Mary L. Fitch
169 Boston road. Daffodfls and other
spring flowers were used in the decor
ations. The society is more than one
hundred years old and its contrtbu-
Ntion basket which has held the offer
ings of guests on more than one hun
dred annual meetings had the place
of honor for the afternoon. Miss
Amelia Beardsley presided over the
basket.
The members of the organization
who were in charge of the tea table
included: A1Ss. Henry A. Bishop, Mrs.
DeVer H. Warner, Mrs. Jonathan
Godfrey, and Mrs. John G. Rowland.
The ushers were Miss Mary Shelton
Miss Minnie Walter, Miss Rebecca
French, Mrs. William Rowland of
Honolulu. Mrs. Edgar w. Bassick,
Mrs. Roscoe Bassick. Mrs. Charles
Fleming, Mrs. D. Fairchild Wheeler.
Mrs. William J.. Grippin, Mrs. Nelson
H.@Downs.
Those who assisted in the dining
room included: Mrs. Richard T. Sta
pies, Miss Elizabeth Nichols, Mrs.
John Field, Miss Alice Pierce, Miss
Jane RoessIer, Mrs. Dudley M Morris,
Mrs. Horace D. Strong, Miss Kathryn
BIackman, Miss Marian Paige, Miss
Edith Riker, Mrs. Horace B. Merwin,
Miss Minnie Nichols, Miss Henrietta
Bishop, Miss Dorothy Tomlinson, Mrs.
Frank Gaylord, Mrs f. Archibald
whitney Miss Emmy Prentice, Miss
Helen Lewis, Miss Edna Smith, Miss
Anne Shelton
J. The officers are: Mrs. George E.
Somers, president; Mrs. Frank T. Sta
pies, vice president; Mrs. Frederick A.
Strong. treasurer; Miss Mary l.. Fitch,
recording secretary, and MRS. Will
liam Morrison, corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs. Frank Kinsley is the coun-
sell S Mrs E. w. Fairchild Mrs. Ham
iItor1 S. Shelton, Mrs. Za.lnon Good
sell, Mrs Jerome Orcutt, form the
committee on work. Other managers
are Mrs. Augustus S. May, Mrs Ed
fnund G. Bassick. Mrs. John Whitney,
Mrs Morris B. eBeardsley, Mrs. Hobart
wheeler, Mrs John r. Woodruff,
Mrs Henry p. Hensha-w, Mrs. Walter
b. Lashar, Mrs. William j. Nichols
and Mrs. Nathaniel c. Wortheh.
The Thursday Thimble club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Dudley M,
Morris on Linden avenue, tomorrow
afternoon.
The Seaside club held another of its
enjoyable d1s Ter dances last evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
BUILDING NOTES.

Only two permits for building were
issued at last nights session of the
building commissioners. This is the
smallest number passed in some
months and total in value only 500
900.
Brick and tenement building on east
side of Hallett street for The Bohe-
milan Sick Benefit. society.
Frame addition to workshop on
west side of Pequonnock street for
Otto Larson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
HINKEE DEEs TO DANCE

Another one of those dances for
which the Hinkee Dee club is becon-
ing noted will be held on the evening
of March 4 in the Slocum gymnasium
Special features are being planned as
the affair will take on a Mardi 14ras
atmosphere. Murray's orchestra VIII
play. The hall will be decorated in
unique style. Mrs. Alpheus GouIden
Mrs. Charles F. Greene and Mrs. E..
T. buckingham, wives of the honor
airy members, will be the patronesses
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes feverish irritation
of the scalp, the hair roots shrink,
loosen and then the hair comes out
fast. To stop falling hair at once and
rid the scalp of every particle of dam
Inc at any drug store, pour little in
your hand and rub well into the
scalp. After a few, applications all
dandruff disappears and the hair stops
coming out.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
Heavey Named Deputy
Grand President of
State Eagles Aeries

John j. Heavey, mail clerk, who is
a past worthy president of the Bridge
port Aerie, No. APO, F. o. f., has re
ceived credentials, notifying him OF
his appointment as deputy grand.
president for District of Connecticut.
Mr.. Heavey has done much to
build the order in Connecticut and
many Eagles throughout the state
congratulated him today on the re-
cognitfon of his services and ability.
Those with whom he is acquainted say
a better man could not have been
chosen for the position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Mr. Rudolph Leroy Murkett of g
DeKalb avenue and Miss Ella Mar
guerite Thomas, daughter of EGr- and
Mrs Winfield Scott Thomaa, were
married, on Saturday afternoon at 5
O'Clock, at the home of the brides
parents Rev. j MacLaren Richard
son pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, performed the ceremony. Miss
Helen N. Blake of Milford, attended
Miss Thomas, while Clifford n. Thorn
as, brother Of the BRIDE was Eastman.
The ceremony was witnessed only by
the Immediate relatives of the young
couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Murkett are
spending their honeymoon in Old
Point Comfort, Va. They Will be al
home to their friends in this CRY after
March l at 1880 State street. i
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
WAS VISITING
HIS RELATIVES
Mr.. E. j. Smith Says It Was
While on a Visit Here That
I Regained My Health

Here is a, little story, said the Lax
atone Man at Hartigans Drug Store,
81 Fairfield avenue, that shows the
way destiny trends. Mr.. Smith, VIII o
lives at 1885 Dixwen avenue, Hamden,
Conn, and a3weH known business man,
was visiting relatives at ITO Norland
advertisement of Lak-a-Tone. Mr..
Smith says:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
NITRO-CLY CERINE
. ExPLO SI0N KILLS
/ ONE, WRECKS CAR

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb 16-wiliiam
Hulse was killed and an automobile
truck Z,rn to pieces by an explosion
of nitro glycerine near Bereau, sub
urb, today. HuIse was handling the
explosive. Great damage to property
in the village resulted. ISL
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
ASSAULTED WIFE.

Jacob Para Of S3 Booth street, was
in city court this morning charged
with assaulting his wife, Sophia Tes-
tfmony presented showed that jealousy
was the cause of the assault Para
agreed to separate from his wife and
Judge Bartlett suspended execution of
jail sentence and Para was released.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16

turned over to the authorities at New
burgh, charged with abandoning his
wife and child. No charge will be
placed against Miss Hall as she is not
a minor
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16

Military, Investigation will be made
into the action of soldiers at Berlin
Ont, in wrecking the costly memorial
Park
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16
THE PRETTTEsT FACE

nnd the most Beautiful hands are Of
ten disfigured by an unsight1y wart.
Il can easily be removed in a few
days without pain by using Cyrus
Wart Remover For sale only at the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16

Winter millinery at clearance sale
prices at E. H. Dillon & Cos, 1,1O5
Main street--Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16

b UNION LABEL HATS q
BUY LKFORD BROTHERS USE
K East Side and West End E
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-02-16

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
TOW[NS ARE WIPED PEACE PROPOSALS
OUT BY BIG FLOOD MAY BE CHANGED
Measure is Likely to Be Devot-
ed Mainly to a Reorganiza-
ton of Regular Army.
ABOVE GARRISoM's FIGURES
Both Senate and House Mill
tary Committees Are Busy
with the Program.


WASHINGTON, Jan. .29.-While
President Wilson is carrying to the
country his appeal for adequate ma
tional defense, one of the vital ele-
ments of the program he has recon-
mended to Congress-th continental
army faces serious opposition in
both the Senate and House military
committees. Such an army describ-
ed by Secretary Garrison as embody-
ing the most attractive scheme that
could be devised to, give final test OF
the problem of training an adequate
number of federal volunteers in peace
time, would be expected to provide
400, 900 men of the total Of approx
imately 100000. which the entire
plan is calculated TO make available.
Present indications are that the
continental peace proposal In some
form will be written into the army
increase bill being prepared BY the
Senate military committee, although
that measure will be devoted mainly
to a complete reorganization OF the
regular army on a basis OF approx
mately 235, 900 men with the colors.
increasing Secretary .Gartison's pro-
posals in that respect by nearly 1ON,-
900 men.
Present Situation.
Following is the present committee
situation of the various proposals for
the army or navy:
The Senate military committee mas
heard most Of the war department
officials and many officers outside Of
the department, and expects to con-
clude its hearings next Wednesday:
Representatives of the national guard
are the most important witnesses to
be heard.
The public military committee has
heard war department officials and
other officers, will hear national
guardsmen beginning next Monday.
The Senate naval committee has
discussed only the proposal to bdild
a government armor plant and has
not touched the administration build
ing program for the navy.
The House naval committee has
heard three bureau chiefs Of the
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
SAYS
TAXES MUST
Be PAID soon
Law is Very Strict but Hopes
He Will Not Be Forced to
Levy on Property. y
lcontInued on page 6. flrst section

Ross F. Stout, sheriff and treasur-
er Of Harrison county. discussing the
matter of taxes, made the following
statement Saturday night for the ben
eft of those who have not paid their
taxes:
Your taxes for the year 1915 are
long past due. Your attention Is di-
rected to the following law relating
to the collection OF taxes:
"All taxes shall be paid to the
sheriff. by the persons liable therefor
on or before the thirtieth day Of No
yember. Of the year for which they
are levied. He shall on the first day
OF December following proceed i'm
mediately to collect the same. In
terest at the rate Of ten per centum
per annum on the amount Of each tax
hill shall be added thereto from said
first day OF January until payment"
Section 8. chapter 30, code OF West
Virginia.
"Any goods or chattels in the coun-
ty belonging to the person or estate
assessed with taxes may be distrain-
ed therefor after the last day Of No
vember In the year for which the
taxes were assessed" Section 10,
chapter 80, code Of West Virginia.
Unless your taxes are paid at once
I shall be forced to comply with the
above law. Do not humiliate me or
bring shame to yourself by compelling
me to levy upon your property in or
der to make the tax.
Cali at my Office in the court house
or write for statement Of your tax.
Nobody's taxes win bc carried.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
BRITISH MAY SEARCH
FIRST CLASS MAILS
As a Right under the Rules Of
War is an Assertion of
the Censor.

LONDON, Jan. 29.-All the first
class mails passing between the United
States and foreign countries on ves-
sells that enter British territorial wat
ers, even though such vessels do not
touch at British port, are liable, to
search by the British censor, 1t was
stated by the chief postal censor, in
an interview with an Associated Press
representative today. The argument
that ships passing through the English
channel are forced into the British
territorial waters by mine fields is met
by the statement that such vessels
pass through the channel by choice,
since they can take the northern route
II they wish, and thus 1t must be held
that they voluntarily enter territorial
waters. 1t is held that all mails en-
tering. territorial waters pass under
the jurisdiction Of the British govern
ment, as II they were passing through
the United Kingdom.
Whenever a ship has been detained
on the high seas for the examination
of its cargo or It's parcels mail, the
government maintains that parcels
mail does not come under The Hague
convention relating to the letter mail.
The censor said that this article Of
The Hague convention would be OBJ
served whether the ships carrying the
mails passed through territorial wat
ers or were on the high seas. He
maintained, however. that this article
does not prevent the opening Of mail
bags and the removal Of such goods
as iewelry or. rubber, which were be-
ing sent as reading matter.
The, British government takes the
attitude that the stoppage of all trade
between Germany and other countries
is It's, right. under the rules Of war.
1t was declared. despite this, many
mails passing through the channel
have not been touched because Of the
desire on the part Of the censor mol
to- delay innocent mails.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
GlJNIAN
Not Yet Caught and No Clue
is Learned as to Identity
of the Shooter.

ALBANY, N. Y, JaI:. 29.-An all
dov search by the city police assisted
bv M private detectives and citizens.
ss;,sd ~ to develop any clue;to identity
ni the gunAan who last night shot
ond " wounded three men and one wo-
ann anu police Chief Hyatt said he be-
i,eved a the gunman either was q
,non,ac mania or a drug user, who had been
dsnriyed ." Of his supply Of drugs. The
.spotings caused great apprehension
s o. The city today. The regular Sat
~ ,irday law crowds were absent from the
stores, uaus. and few persons left their
somes s Hundreds of applications for
naormifs nof to carry fire arms were filed.
Isrs pt. James McKown. John McKor-
ME-. MaS and James Irwin. three Of the
,.," ,.,"itims Of last nights shooting are
" = very serious condition. q
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
RUN ON BANK
IN DRENCH|NG
RAIN IS MADE: !:
In the City Of Pittsburg by
Foreigners as Result Of
False Rumors.
tuy Assoe,.1so .sr.s,

PlTTSBURG, Jan. 29.-The run on
the Farmers Deposit Savings Bank
which began this afternoon when ex-
cited foreigners crowded into the in
stitution demanding their money,
reached large proportions late today.
"A force Of twenty-five policemen kept
In line the hundreds Of depositors,
who stood in a drenching rain. Until
the regular Saturday night closing
hour every demand was met in full,
the bank waving It's right Of notice.
A statement was. issued tonight by
the banks officers and confirmed by
the clearing house committee saying
that the institution sis perfectly sound
and strong in resources and cash."
The run was declared to be inspired
By rumors having no basis in fact.
The bank has 10000 depositors and
on January 12 last it reported to the
state banking commissioner deposits
OF S6,S95.252.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
RAID ON PARIS
. BY .zEPPEL|NS
MADE At NIGHT
City Thrown into Darkness
but Bombs Dropped lniure
Ten Persons.
,sy asseeiArEo psGss,

PARIS, Jan. 29.-Paris has Just been
completely darkencd in anticipation Of
Zeppelin raids. Fire engines and
trumpeters are going through the city
sounding the alarm. Searchlights also
are in operation and the noise Of aero
planes is heard in several directions.
but at 8:20 o'clock tonight the sound
of only two shots had been heard. 1t
Is uncertain whether the shots came
from approaching zeppelins or were
those Of antI-aircraft guns.
A Zeppelin was heard over Paris
atr9:20 o'clock and shortly after two
bombs were dropped, injuring ten per-
sons.
1t has been learned that. about a
dozen bombs were dropped in all, kill
ing ten persons and wounding thirty.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
BATTLING is HEAVY.
ON WESTERN FIR ONT
Where the German Forces Have
Launched a Determined
Offensive Again.
tsy A,soeIArao ealss,

rho ,ynutorn war frnnf has hepn the
ine "e''en ar,.,sa no
scene OF really neavy nsn'ins, 'ne
Germans having launched a deter
mined offensive there. After making
in recent days. several dents In the
Entente Allies. lines which had been
Strengthened out again in whole or
in part by counter attacks. the Teu-
tons yesterday, after heavy lombard
ments, assaulted the Allied positlons
along front Of several kilometers
south of the river Somme and to the
northeast Of Melville in the Artois.
region. The attacks resulted, accord
ing to Berlin, in sweeping gains In
both cases, the village Of Frise and
10000 yards Of trenches south Of 1t
being taken in the more southerly
sector, while in the Neuyille region
1900 yards OF trenches we're stormed.
the gains amounting to nearly a mile
ond half of front. incidentally
moro NOR than / 100 prisoners and twenty
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
Charming Little Valleys Along
the Pacific Coast Are All
Laid Waste.
BODIES TAKEN FROM BAY
Only the Sea Remains at Points
and from It Aid Begins
to Come.
t.y ASSOCIATE ,srss,

SAN l1tEGo. Calf, Jan. 29.-By
wireless TO San Francisco-one hun
dred lives have been lost, as nearly
as an estimate can show, and charm
ing little valleys for fifty miles north
fthe Mexican line lie desolate to-
night from clouds and cloudbursts.
With the death toll in the otay valley
seemingly established at fifty, reports
reached here late today Of floods
sweeping the. San Luis Rey and San
Pasqual valleys, doubling the loss OF
life.
With communication almost alto
gether cut of, it was impossible to list
accurately the number Of dead.
Seventeen Bodies Recovered.
Seventeen bodies were taken out OF
San Diego bay before nightfall. The
current Of the flood was thought to
have carried many others out to sea-
The town Of San iDego is virtually I'M
damaged and supplementary resources
are available to replace its regular
water supply. Many injuries we're re-
ported from Tijuana Hot Springs,
where hotel collapsed.
A cioudburst, reports had it, caused
the flooding Of the San Luis Rey, and
San Pasqual valley. The town of San
Pasoual was said to have been wiped
out altogether
Nothing was known as to the fate OF
the towns of San Luis Rey and Ocean
side in the path of the San Luis river,
but II the food was the reported mag
nitude it seemed impossible that the
former could have escaped annihila-
tion. Oceon Side is summer resort
with two good sized hotels and a pop
ulation Of about 100. Railroads, high
ways. telephone, telegraph-all .ordi-
nary means Of communication and re-
lief-were gone with no prospect Of
early recovery.
Help from the Sea.
Only the sea remained and from 1t
aid began to come. An expedition
from the United States warships in
San Diego bay was started in launches
and barges for the Otay valley. The
DESTROYER Lawrence moved down from
its station here and anchored off the
mouth OF Otay river. An overland
exneditlon also was started from San
Diego with pontoons and engineering
eouipment by which it was proposed
swollen streams might be crossed and
mired roads made passable. No word
has come from the relief expedition.
San Diego Cut on.
No one here knew tonight what was
going on in the outside world of even
ss near as Los Angeles. The wireless,
tSe n sole means of communication,
except exc by boat, could not begin to
handle the business offered or even the
@ nress dispatches. Il was impossible
II r. estimate the amount Of relief work
~ he done because no word from the
stricken valleys conveyed any idea Of
the number or plight Of the survivors.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-An ounce Of
hair is worth fortune. At least, that
is what Adele Blood thinks. She has
the most expensive tresses in the
world. Recently she had her hair in
sured for $4,000.
She was led to do this through a
very curious accident which almost
resulted in the loss Of her Browning
glory" to say nothing Of her life
or beauty. To understand the theory,
it is necessary to know that her hair
reaches almost to her knees and that
she has been pictured in the ma
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
WEEDS WARD.
n. A,soe.la.trpI,nssn J.

nur1.ApELPHIA, Jan. 29-Goy-
~ Martin G. Brumbaugh, of this
cru cru was married here today to his
sMss' ss Miss Flora Belle Parks, who Is
wa.I,.,ant Wait relative and has lived I'm the
q asan,nn,baugh house for twenty years
p, 1,a marriage license give Miss
11,..ts's ny age as 40 years, and that as
tss m Z governor as a.. Z # Y.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
Adele Blood.

jorIty Of the scenes in THE Devils
Toy" in which film she plays a lead
ing part, wearing her hair in a fiow-
ing manner. During the action Of
the play one OF the scenes is at a
crematory. In this scene she is re-
auired to turn her back to the fur
mace. The draught drew strand Of
her tresses into the glowing OPEN
ing. 1t caught fire. Had 1t not been
for the quick wit Of Harrington
Morse, one of the supers in the play,
it lis horrible to contemplate the fate
Of Miss Blood.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
THE WEATHER

Rain Sunday. Monday partly
cloudy and colder.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-30
BONDS. CAREY.
az ,A,soe,a,rp ,n,.,,

tlyAssoenTsn passn $50.
BUCKHANNON, Jan. pa bond
issue OF $1S1.00O for good roads in
Upshur county carried at today's
election BY q good majority.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-05-04
A ROYAL
NJ Al r AGE
!. How q Prince Went lncognito
For His Bride
By JOHN Y. HARMED

Many years ago, before the modern
methods of transmission came into
vogue, the Crown Prince Boris of Bar
ataria became betrothcd to Wilhelmina
of .Altruria. Soon after the betrothal
It was arranged that the princess
should come to Barataria to be mar
rieu, Il deputatiou being sent to her
fathers capital to bring her. Now, it
occurred to Prince Boris tllat he would
like to 90 With the d%cputation incog-
nito and observe the princess.
Prince Boris lad a cousin, Prince
Paul. Paul was AN orphan and had
been brought mp by his uncle, King
Carl. side by side With Boris. Paul,
though Il manly fellow. was very amia-
BILE: Boris. arrogant and lictatorial.
Boris, having determined to accom-
pany the dcputation, fixed upon Paul
to represent him in bringing the prill-
cess to Barataria.
Inc coUSiiiN SltlltI Ut llc lcdu VI IL
retinue every person of which was
pledged to keep the secret. When they
approached the capital of Altruria,
Paul rode ahead of the others as the
crown princes representative, the
crown prince himself taking position
among the hindmOst.
On reaching the capital the deputa-
ton We're given apartments i'll the pal
ace, and when they had been refresh
ed. headed 10y Prince Paul. they were
led to an audience chamber, where they
We're received by the royal family, i'll
Guiding the Princess Wilhclmina,
There Paul presented his credentials.
While he WAS rcadir the paper the
princess was watching him. and,
though She concealed her feelings. Il
wish was born in her that the crown
princes representative might be the
prince himself. Paul had about him