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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-19

,S1.5O Chiffon veiIs ... 75c S3. % Chiffon veiIs ...... S1.4s .S4.OO Chiffon wells ....... $1.9s $7 50 Spring weight cloth coats S4.4s S1o Spring weight cloth coats S8.0s SIS Spring weight cloth coats S9.9S S4 % Guaranteed raincoats $2.08 $500 Guaranteed raincoats S5.9s $1O.OO Guaranteed rainooats. Sz.4S SIS. .OO Guaranteed raincOats. S11.4S $6. .OO Fibre silk sweaters '.... $A.75 $S. co Fibre silk sweaters .f.. $5.55 $9. co Fibre silk sweaters .... $6.75 25c Foliage sprays -... 1Oc 25c Cherry Sprays ..l.....i... 1Oc soc Cherry sprays ..........-... 15c
 Flower sprays at half prices.
 Fancy feathers at half prices.
 Ostrich p1umes at half prices
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-19
Fletcher For Place
 on General Board

Washington. May 19-Adnira1 Fletcher will be assigned to the navy general board to succeed Rear-Ad- miraI Badger, retired. when on June 19 he surrenders command of the At lantic fleet to Admiral Mayo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-19

TS5c Wide all silk taffeta rib-
 bons 19c yd soc Wide all silk satin and moire
 F1UOOH Aoc Su 62cg White shirt waists 38c 75c White shirt waists -.t. ..... 4Sc 75c Striped shirt waists ....... 4sc $1.0O White lingerie shirtwaists 75c $1.25 White lingerie sfiIstwaists 98c $2.0O and $2.5O white lingerie shirt
 waists ....... $1.4S $2.25 Silk waists ........ $1.46 $500 Silk waists ....... $2.25 $4.O0 Silk crepe waists $2.9S $500 Silk crepe waists $3.4S z5c Black PercaIine petticoats .. . 48c $1.12 Black Perca1ine and sateen petticoats :. 75c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-19

r$1.25 and $1.38 sateen petticoats 9sc $2.5O Black and co1ored taffeta
 silk petticoats ... S1.9s $4.OO Black and coIored taffeta
 silk petticoats .... S2.9s $500 Black and coIored taffeta
 silk petticoats ... S3.4s $500 Black and coIored taffeta
 silk pettcoats ....... S4.75 75c Chiffon neck ruffs .. ASc $1.OO Chiffon neck ruffs :. f..... 69c $1.5O Chiffon and maIine neck
 ruffs 9sc $2. .OO Chiffon and naIine neck
 ruffs Sf4s $2.75 Chiffon and maIine neck
 ruffs ...... s1.75
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-19

ADvnRr1sB IN THm FARMER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-19

$2.5O Natural Tuscan lace edge
 hats $1.4s. $3. GO Natural Legtlorn hats :. $198 $500 Natural Leghorn hats .. $3.4S $6.5O Natural Leghorn hats .. $4.75 $6.50 Natural and CoIored Bankok
 Braid hats .. -. $4.75 $7.50 Renaissance Lace Braid
 hats $4.75 $3.0 % Black banded sailor hats $1.9S $500 Black Lisere straw sailors $3.4S $2.50 Trimmed sport hats .. $1.75 $4.OO Trimmed sport hats ... SPAS $500 Trimmed sport hats ... $3.48 $1.50 Natural winchow braid
 hats N. 9sc $2.75 Natural WinchoyV braid
 hats $1.75
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-14
Cumberland Lands
Big Tire Factory

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Sept. IA
Kelly.Springfield Tire Company's new
plant will be built in Cumberland, the
officers Of the company having not:-
fled George G. Young. secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce, that the offer
Of Cumberland to give free site and
S750,000 bonus had been accepted by
the board Of directors of the compa-
ny.
The plant will be located just out
side what is now the Cumberland city
limits, on the Bopp farm, and will re-
quire about one and half years to
erect. 1t will employ. within six
months after starting, 5000 men, and
within IS months will employ at least
5000.
The erection Of the plant means an
extension Of the city limits and the
building Of streets, sewers, retaining
walls along the Potomac river and 9th.
er improvements. which will give EN-.
ployment to many men for several
years to come. The plans for the
plant, which have already been pre.
pared, require moving tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad over
against the mountain, which the rail-
road has agreed to do, and which will
also require an outlay of money that
will give employment to many.
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N. {. CONFERENCE
WHEELING SEPT. q
Rev. C. E. Goodwin and w.
B. Workman of Fair
mont, Will Attend

The annual conference Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal denomination Of West
Virginia will be held in the Thompson
M. E. church in Wheeling beginning
September q and continuing for a
week.
Bishop Franklin Hamilton. formerly
chancellor of the American University
at Washington. who Is now located In
Pittsburgh, will preside over the con.
ference sessions.
The Laymen's conference which is
an organization closely affiliated with
the General conference will hold its
sessions during the week in Wheeling
also. Prof. C. w. Flesher, OF CASA.
way. is president of the lay conference
and will preside at the sessions of this
body. Rev. W. C. Hartinger is pastor
OF the Thompson NJ. E. church which
Is situated on the Island.
Rev. c. E. Goodwin. pastor OF the
First Methodist Episcopal church of
this city, will attend the conference
and will deliver the response to the
address Of welcome on behalf Of the
conference. The first session of the
conference will be held on Tuesday
evening the 26th, when q reception
will be held and the addresses of wei.
come and responses delivered. Rev.
w. B. Workman, pastor of the Dia.
mond Street Methodist EPISCOPAL
church, will also attend the confer.
ence.
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PERSONALS

Rev. and Mrs. W. !. Canter have
returned from Charleston where the
former attended the M. E. South con.
ference. They were guests at the
home OF Judge and Mrs. H. K. Black.
Rev. Canter and family will leave in
the near future for Clarksburg to re-.
side and where the former will as.
sumo the pastorate of the Southern
M. E. Church to which he was recent.
ly appointed.
DR.. and Mrs. W. R. Crane have re.
turned from Terra Alta and Albrights.
Viiie where they had been the guests
OF relatives for several weeks.
w. T. Steele Of the Crane Pharmacy
left yesterday for Richmond, Va, to
JOIN Mrs. Steele who is the guest there
or her sister, Mrs. VIM. Miller, for
several weeks. They will visit in
Washington, D. c., en- route home.
Miss Josephine McNulty and Miss
Jackson, OF Clarksburg. are guests at
the home of Mrs. ]. H. Beckman on
Fairmont avenue.
A daughter was born recently to
Mr. and Mrs. Aries Miller at their
home In Los Angeles, Cal. A mes.
sage received here yesterday by the
child's grandmother, Mrs. Jennie
Hupp, bore the news.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lynch have
returned from Webster Springs where
they had spent two weeks. Mrs.
Lynch went to Morgantown today
where she Is the guest Of Mrs. Clyde
Jacobs for several days.
Miss Edna Hill has accepted a no.
sition at :he Osgood store on Main
street.
Miss Mary Corrothers, of Cross
Roads, Monongalia county, is the guest
OF the Misses Frey on Fairmont av-
enue.
Miss Katharyn Moore has returned
from Wilmington. Del. and Philadel-
phia, where she had spent the sum-
mer with relatives.
Julian Stealey left this morning for
Wheeling where he has accepted a DO
sition with the B. and o. railroad
there.
Miss Ruth Kennedy who had been
the guest Of the Misses Ella and
Blanche Phelps has returned to her
home in Parkersburg.
Mrs. Ward Goodwin and twin chill.
dren. Paul and Pauline, who had been
the geusts of the formers mother.
Mrs. Jas. Wisman on Maple avenue
returned to their home In MeMechen
yesterday. Mr.. Goodwin came here
and accompanied them home.
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Will Break the News
TO Marshall Tonight

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. IA. - Vice
president Thomas Marshall will be
notified of his denomination on the
Democratic ticket tonight. Prominent
Democratic leaders, including Nation.
al Chairman Vance Mccormick, were
to arrive here today and preceding the
notification ceremonies 1t was planned
Pr them to attend political conferen.
ps and receptions.
The program as arranged calls for
addresses by ]. A. Adair, Democratic
candidate for governor Of Indiana:
yans Woollen, Of indianapolis, and
{srdn p. Glynu, sof' New York.
vs.. Gym Is to deliver the notifica-
q address, after which Mr.. Marshall
ecespt formally the nomination.
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PERSONALS

Mrs. Dorsey Pople. of Morgantown
avenue. has gone to Grafton to visit
her mother, Mrs. Malone.
Miss Mildred Dodd, of Diamond
street, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. c.
Scott, on Coleman avenue.
Wilbur Reeves. of Triune, spent
Wednesday in this city.
Mrs. Belle Bennett, of Maryland ave.
nue.. who has been very sick, is re-
covering rapidly.
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||E!'ae11iingsCl,.a|t,

a record in hand shaking is thought
to have been made at the San Diego
sAxposition recently when Charles Ev.
Ans Hughes, Republican candidate
Tor president and Mrs. Hushos-sre6t.
"a $500 men and women in the forty
Ave minutes for their reception. The
lcTowd OF $4,000 who were present on
the grounds to hear his address was
Tho greatest that greeted the presi.
Dental candidate on his Western trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes were greatly
Impressed by the reception and spent
several hours visiting the various ex.
hibit buildings. At the luncheon Civ.
en- IN his honor at the Exposition's
Z Cristobal, the Hawaiian dancers and
singers provided part Of the enter.
tainment and the two charming Ha-
waiian girls placed yellow leis over the
heads of Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes. Ellen
Beach Yaw, who sang for the guests
was congratulated personally by Mr..
and Mrs. Hughes. and when it was ex-
planned to him that Miss Yaw was
known as the California nightingale.
Mr.. Hughes CALAMITY replied, Il should
say Americas Nightingale"
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LOCAL sOCLAl EVENTS
Entertaining Club.

Entertaining Club.
Mrs. Frank r. Amos Is hostess this
afternoon to the members Of the T..
A. x. club at her home on Guifey
street.
For Guests.
The Misses Mae Dennis and Anna
McHugh, Of Philadelphia, who have
been for two weeks the guests OF the
Misses Irene and Martha Hutchinson,
were honor guests last evening at q
bathing party and buffet supper at
"Westwood" up the Valley river at
which Miss Susan Arnett was hos.
tess. Automobiles conveyed the party
to Westwood in the late afternoon
and supper was served at five. To.
night the Misses Hutchinson will en-
terrain at dance at the Country
Club for their guests, who will leave
Sunday for their homes.
In Parkersburs.
Mrs. James Edwin Watson. Jr, has
gone OF Parkersburg where she Is the
guest for several days of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. r. BLACKBOARD. She
was accompanied by Miss Laura Neal
of Parkersburg who had been the
guest Of Miss Sue kearsley Watson.
Miss Elizabeth Brown OF Sewickley,
Pa, and Allen Reid, Of Patterson, N.
j., guests at Highgate. accompanied
Mrs. Watson and Miss Neal to Clarks.
burg in the Watson touring car.
Phi Psi Dinner.
Eleven members of the Fairmont AL.
umni Chapter Of the Phi Kappa Psi
Fraternity attended the dinner Of the
Association at the Country Club last
night. The number included DR.. C.
W. Waddell, J. G. Prichard, A. B.
Fleming. Jr.. w. NJ. Kennedy, C. E.
Wayman. Leigh Fleming, Noel Weav.
er. Charles G. Hood, A. s. Fleming,
Walter Barnes. S. c. Lowe.
To Have Corn Roast.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Walker and
daughter, Miss Beulah, will be hos
tesses at corn roast tonight at their
farm near Hillcrest, the guests in
Guiding members of the Ladies Aid
society and the Temple Guild. both or
CARNATIONS of the M. P. Temple.
Those attending will take the seven
o'clock Warrington car to Hillcrest.
Camping Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Kelley, Of this
city, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Kelley, of
Wheeling. Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Kelley
and daughter. Josephine. and Mrs. NJ.
j. Kelley. Of Clarksburg, will leave
Sunday morning for a motoring trip
to Valley Head, Randolph county,
where they will spend two weeks in
camp.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-14

The antics Of star in the northern
sky has attracted the attention OF a
number Of Fairmonters for the last
several nights and the observers are
ct a loss to account for its strange con-
duct. It is said that the star moves
from point to point in an unaccounta.
BILE manner travelling over four cor.
nered space. At first observers
thought 1t was a balloon but closer
observation identified 1t as a star. It
has Interested many for the last sew.
eral nights who have spent the even.
ing watching its strange maneuvers.
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Pratt.Whtteside.

Mr.. William Pratt and Miss Mary
:Whiteside, both Of Watson, were uni.
ted in marriage yesterday at the home
5of the officiating minister, Rev. Clar.
lence D. Mitchell, Of the Central Chris.
Stian church. They will reside at Wat.
son.
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Surprise Party.

Surprise Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Carlow were xiv.
en- delightful surprise party last
evening at their home on East Park
avenue when number Of friends as.
sembled at their home to spend the
evening. About IS friends and neigh.
bors were present. The evening was
delightfully."- spent with games and mu.
sic and delicious refreshments were
served.
~
To Spend Winter Hero.
Benton Mitchell. who spent the past
few weeks in this city as the guest
OF his mother, Mrs. Dora B. Mitchell.
and his brother-in.law, John o. Nor.
gan, returned Monday to Kentucky
where he is employed in the Consoli.
dation coal fields. Mr.. Mitchell has
recently been placed in charge of the
coal company's holdings at Wheel.
right and will not get settled at this
place for some time. Owing to this
fact Mrs. Mitchell and two children.
who had spent the summer here. will
remain here for the winter and will
occupy rooms in the Weidebusch flats.
Leaves for Sweet erlar, Va.
Miss Florence Dowden leaves Mon.
day for Sweet Briar, near Lynchburg,
Va. where she will enter Sweet Briar
College for the school year. Her faith.
er. DR.. ]. E. Dowden will accompany
her to Washington.
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Entertained At Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Amos, Of Cuff.
fey street. en1TSlined at six O'Clock
dinner yesterday complimentary to
Herbert Barnes, of Benton's Ferry,
who leaves soon for Baltimore, Md, to
resume his studies in a dental college.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-14
MRS. ELIZABETH KUHN DEAD

Mrs. Elizabeth Kuhn, highly re.
spected woman of this county, died at
her home on Plum run yesterday at
the age of 81 years after an illness
with complication of diseases. The
funeral will take place on tomorrow at
two o'clock from the Methodist Epis.
copal church. south, at Fairview.
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To Meet at Temple.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. P. Temple will meet
on Friday afternoon at the parsonage
at 800 Fourth street. This is the first
meeting Of the year and plans for the
years work will be made. A large at.
tendance Is requested.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Layman and
children have returned to their home
in Wheeling after a viesit with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Basel
Layman, on Maryland avenue.
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Will Elect Officers

This evening at the Diamond Street
M. E. church the annual election Of Of
flcers will lbe held by the Ledies' Aid
society.
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From West Milford

Mrs. J. A. Leonard. OF Market
street, has returned from West Mil
ford where she was the guest Of rel
atives.
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Unfair.

Unfair.
It is unfair to call woman a timid
creature, when 1t Is universally con-
coded that she Is as brave as I'M ele.
phant.-Judge.
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FEAST SIDE
|. - NEWS -
Taken To Cook Hospital

Miss Alta Price. of East Park ave-
nue., who was taken suddenly very
Ill yesterday morning, was removed to
Cook hospital last Dight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-14

II. J. T. Miller, Of the James Specially
company, yesterday evening went to
Pittsburgh where he is making arrange
ments for the opening Of a branch
sales agency for the local company in
that territory. Early in the week the
Clarksburg Tire and Accessory com.
pany secured the agency for the local
concerns line in Clarksburg.
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Corset Exhibition

Will you come,
and. have Mrs. Stew.
enson give you q
perfect corset fit
ting? Mrs. Steven
son Is a very ex-
perienced corsetiere
and is here this
week in the interest
Of Madame Lyra cor
sets. To have a spe.
cial corset fitting
does not mean that
you are obliged to
buy it, 1t is for the
purpose of inform.
ing you of the new
styles and just what
model is best adapt
ed to your individual
needs. Special fit
ting all this week.
First Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
GOODRICH COMPANY ISSUES CHALLENGE Wants to Submit tProof That It Makes More Tires Than Any Other Concern in
 America

The B. r. Goodrich company of Ak ron, O., has issued a formal challenge to other automobile tire manufactu- rers. The challenge was made public yesterday through w. w. Coile, local manager of the company. Stating the Goodrich company manufactured in the last year more than 2,950,0 coo tires the challenge reads:
 ITO any rubber or tire manufactur- ing concern which claims production and sale of as many auto and truck tires combined (by any or all of it's United States factories) as were pro- duced and sold by the Akron, O., fac tory of the B. F. Goodrich company during the latest fiscal year of each we extend this challenge:
 We will throw open our books and records of tire manufacture and sale to fair and impartial audit, supervised by a committee of three to be mu- tually agreed upon, provided the com peting tire concern or concerns will do the same.
 "We will abide by the result of that audit, and agree that all rubber or tire concerns who are parties thereto be free to publish the certified find- ings of that audit as to the com parative volume of each company's combined auto and truck tire produc- tion and sale.
 "We confine the audit to the pro- duction and sale of auto and truck tires combined to those made in the American GU. S. Al factories of each concern, thus excluding our own for eign factory and the foreign factories of all competitors.
 l tl,;. these foreign factories cannot ma terally help in lowering the cost of production and the selling of tires, as made by the American factories of each, and because some American rub Der concerns have no foreign factories.
 "We claim and know that the Akron, O., factory of the B. K. Goodrich com pany makes and sells more auto and truck tires combined than any other rubber factory in America GU. s. A) or any rubber company which operates five or more tire and rubber fac tories in the United States.
 "We extend this open challenge to all doubters and all tire advertisers, who should now either justify their claims for the largest volume by cepting this fair challenge or cease making such misleading claims
 Supplementary to the challenge is statement issued by the B. F. Goodrich company in which it denies certain reports that it had abandoned the manufacturing of white rubber tires because of prohibitive war prices for white pigment, or for other reasons, and is building the so-called black tread barefoot" tire as a substitute. To support the denial the company declares it has tons of white ingre- dients necessary to build white rubber tires on hand at market prices, and that it knows where plenty more is available.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09

two years time One thousand orders during the last week of 1915 and LOGO more during the show was the spark which set off the final fireworks.
 Three hundred enthusiastic Saxon deal CTS from all parts of the coun,ry gathered together in great jubilee banquet to celebrate the wonderful winter sales rec ord and the fact that although only two years ago the Saxon exhibit was on the fourth floor. it occupied a prominent po- sition on the main floor at this years show and was the center of discussion.
 1nasmuch as space at the show is awarded on the basis of sales vorume, the placing of the Saxon on the main floor constitutes official recognition of the amazing growth of the company.
 One of the big features of the jubilee banquet was telegram winch the 300 Saxon dealers sent to President Wilson. reading: Saxon dealers of the United States assembled at annual automobile show send you this message or faith and confidence in your Americailism in the critical hour of the nations history.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
sta
  Avenue H and 18th Street Ensley.

try. There are a million Ford cars in operation. In other words, the Ford Motor company makes one-half of all the motor cars in the United States and there are loo motor manufacturers in this country
 Th1t demonstrates how in the popular mind Ford means automobile. The Ai-, est shoe manufacturer in the country makes only one-fortieth of the shoes made In this country; the largest flour manu- facturer only one-twentieth of the entire hour production. But the Ford makes one-half of all American-made motor cars.
 It is stupendous task in itself to give service to million Ford owners. Yet that is the purpose and the accomplish ment of these 5000 Ford representatives. With all this army of Ford men. with all the Ford assembly branches, with $12,- 0O0000 worth of Ford parts distributed at all times in every city town. village and hamlet of the country. one never gets out of "the zone of Ford service.'' The Ford Motor company is Ion the job'' every where-all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
ARIZONA USES CONVICT LABOR
 
 ON HIGHWAYS Governor Hunt IndOrses the Plan of Using Prisoners on the
 Roads

Since the practice of employing pris- oners on highways was adopted in Ari- zona, over three yearse ago, the advan- tages of the system have become increas- ingly apparent states Gov George w. F. Hunt in letter to the national com nittee on prisons and prison labor. Con tinuing the governor says:
 At present more than half of Ari- zona's prisoners are employed in high way and bridge construction camps. In addition to the fact that the utilization of prison labor in this way affords health ful employment for the men and encour- ages the upbuilding of character, 1t has been found that road and bridge con structon accomplished under this plan is more thorough than that which can be obtained with day labor, chiefly for the reason that the prisoners gre kept stead fly at one branch of work and become proficient therein, whereas day labor proves to be more or less transient.
 ''The cost of prison road construction. as compared with that performed under contract, does not vary materially, ex- cept in the quality of the work done The preceding statement, however, does not apply to those road and bridge camps where honor men without guards are em- ployed. In such camps the expense is so materially reduced as to constitute, in itself, an additional indorsement of prison labor.
 The plan of employing prisoners on highways, generally speaking, has work ed out admirably in Arizona and now receives the hearty indorsement of those officials under whose immediate super vision the roads and bridges are built. It has proved to be both humane and practical''