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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-28
City Democratic Committee.

Above lis the call of the City DEM
oeratic Committee which met Wednes
day afternoon for the purpose of call
ing the usual city Democratic pri-
mary
In connection with this call it
might be we'll to mention some of
the provisions in the Corrupt Prac-
tiee Act, passed by the legislature of
1903, pertaining 10 primaries held in
cities and towns. and with which pos
sibly some of the candidates are not
familiar
Section 4. provides as follows.
Candidates for city or town offices
shall file with the city clerk or re-
corder, thirty days before said pri-
mary election, pledge in writing.
stating that he is familiar with the
requirements of this act. and will il.
good faith, comply with its terms.
City Recorder Reed stated TO The
News Wednesday afternoon that he
would not accept any back-dated
pledges, as has been done in the past
hat candidates before the coming pri-
mary would be expected to file THEN
pledges in accordance with the pro
visions of the act. This means that
these pledges must be filed with
Recorder Reed on or before Thurs
day night, of next week. Fee. >.
This provision will have a tend
ency TO bring to close some of the
pre7campaign talk that has been go
ing the rounds. and "Wonld-be' can
didates viii now have to come out
in the open. There are several pro-
visions in the above mentioned act
that will be interesting to candidates.
The call above states that there
is TO be candidate for mayor. re-
corder, treasurer marshal. and two al
dermen nominated from each ward
This makes Il total of twelve can
didates to be selected; looks hike
enough room for all those previous
~ mentioned :
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-28

Springdale visited by of the worst, if
not the worst flood in the history of the town,
Wednesday night shortly after ten O'Clock. Contin-
ued rain all day. growing heavier night came on,
soon caused the small town branches to become rag
ing torrents, and all lowands were flooded.
No lives have been reported lost but it is feared
that some stock will be missed Possibly the great
est damage, locally occurred the local light and
power companys plant, where the water rushed in
little after nine O'Clock, completely submerging
the dynamos generators; up into the fire box, and
causing shut down. Other damages, locally, are
in flooded cellars, out houses washed away, and
minor troubles. 1t will probably be two or three
days before service is resumed the light and pow
er plant, the interior of the building is of
Shiny, slick mud. The large Corliss engine al
most covered the water standing than waist
deep the entire plant.
Work started early Thursday morning, in eff
fort to put the plant in running order, and the
time of going to press it impossible to give any
definite information as to when service would be re-
sumed.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-28
CITY PRIMARY
City Central Committee Meets and
Calls Democratic Primary For
March 3rd.

Notice is hereby given that pri-
mary election by the qualified DEM
oeratic electors of the city of Spring
dale, Ark, will be held on Tuesday
March 3, 1916, in the various wards
of said city for the purpose of NOM
mating city ticket to be voted upon
a. the regular election to be held the
first Tuesday in April, 1916, said
ticket to consist of Mayor. Record
er, Treasurer, Marshal, and Two Al
dermen from each ward; and the
persons receiving the highest mum
Der of votes shall be duly declared
the Democratic nominees. At said
election the voters in each ward will
also vote for ward committeeman to
serve for a period of two years, or
until the next primary election.
j j. Banks,
r. l.. Atwood.
Jno. p Stafford,
City Democratic Committee.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-28
MAYBE LIGHTS To.NIeH-

Just The News light
not
service be
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-28

When girl marries money she
expects plenty of change
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-28

II ii happened. it's in The News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
Mishaps To Pupils
 In Transportation ]
 Up to The Carrier

John Fl. Light. former attorney gem @ra1. of Connecticut and the present town counsel of Rfdgedeld, has given to the town school committee an opin- ion as to the responsibility of the town and it's agepts for accident in the transportation Of pupils. The opin- ion follows:
 t.At the request of two of your mem berss am writing you concerning the liability of the town to pay damages in case any of your school children should be injured while being tran ported under contract to school.
 s'our present authority to furnish transportation may be found under Chapter ITS of the Public Acts of 1e18 It is there provided that the school committee "may provide for the transportation of children wherever transportation may seem reasonable and des1rabIe'' Now, it may be said that the town of RfdgefieId is a po- lificaI subdivision of the state itself, for the purpose of maintaining and administering the system of public ed- ucation, provided by law and there fore it is mere agent pr instrument of the state for the effectual perfer- n1ance of the governmental duty of the education of children, which is assum- ed by the state, and in the perform ance of such duty the town is not H. able for injuries sustained by children while they are being transported to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

 SUFFRAGE NEWS

The whole of this week Connecticut
 Suffra gists have been unusually active
 and if their plans work out rightly
 next week promises to be equally act i've and interesting. The center of this
 extraordinary activity is Miss Helen
 Todd of California, who is making a
 two weeks tour in this state and who in the course of this tour is speaking every day at least once, and usually i twice-both in the afternoon and in the evening. Miss Todd's tour opened with an address to the, Jewish Council of Women in Hartford on Monday afternoon. That same evening she spoke to a large public meeting in lSimsbury--a meeting under the aus pices of the new but hourish1ng Sims bury Equal Franchise LeAgue. On Tuesday evening she was in Meriden speaking for the Political Equality club at a meeting presided over by the veteran suffrage leader, Mrs. Mary.
 J. Rogers.
 There was a double bill again on
 Wednesday when Miss Todd was in Bridgeport In the afternoon she tea room Of The Stratae1d, and in the evening to a public meeting at Citi- zens' hall. These two meetings were
 both under the auspices of the
 Bridgeport Equal Franchise League, whose president is Mrs. S. c. Shaw.
 
 i lington, where a meeting had been got up for her By Mrs. Maude Kim ball. On Friday there was again a
 dauble bill, in the afternoon at Bran ford in Redmond hail, and in the evening at Gui1ford in the town hall.
 The Guilfordl Equal Franchise League l is strong organization with Mrs. Blanche Hammond Ives as President, 1 and Mrs. Ives took the chair at Miss
 Todd's meeting. On Saturday after noon Miss odd is scheduled to speak | in the Library hall at Derby and tor
 morrow it is announced that she will l speak in the afternoon at the Fly l perion theatre in New Haven, and in 1 the evening in the Church house of I the New Haven Center church.
 Next week the meetings as sched- u1ed are to be at Norfolk on Monday | afternoon; at Stratford on Tuesday evening; one Wednesday, afternoon at
 Stamford, at the home of Mrs. Strong, and in the evening at, Green
 wich. Miss Todd will then go to
 Brooklyn where she will speak on stock on Thursday evening. On Fri l Moosup and in the evening at Wi11i-
 mantle. The Wi11imantic meeting will be enlivened with moving pictures,
 mostly of suffrage happenings Pom fret will hear Miss Todd on Saturday | afternoon and Dan1e1son the evening
 of the same day; while the final meet
 ing. of the tour will be at Putnam on
 Sunday, Feb. 13. Judging by the en- 1 thusiasnn that has been aroused this
 week, the whole tour promises to be an unqualified success
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
Shoots Charley Noble
 Regularly Each Month

Washington, Feb. 5-"I am going to shoot Charley Noble at eight bells to-rfght.''
 Overheartng the above threat from the lips of a gunner's mate, a recruit of the United States Marine Corps, with ten weeks service to his credit and outbount for Haiti on the us. s. Tennessee stea1thiiy shadow ed the bloodthirsty gunner about decks until eight bells of the first watch, when, he1plessly and without power to pre- vent, he was forced to witness the dire tragedy that befen Shipn1ate Charley Noble.
 But then, how was he to know that in sea-going vernacu1ar, Charley No ble has been for hundreds of years the stove-pipe in the ships galley, and that regularly, once a month. a gun ner's made shoots a blank cartridge into Charley to clear out soot and other obstru ctions.
 And now the recruit strongly sus- poets that he, himself, is the victim of a ''frame-up'' at the hands of older and wiser members of the United States Marine Corps also outbound for Haiti on the Tenn essee.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape


 My cuzzin Artie was erround at my house last mite and we was doing our nzzeoIogy Iessin togetnir up in the setting room while ma was playing cards by herself and pop. was reeding and srnoaking, wat we Was studying being the Process of Digestshin. > c, Epperglottis, that's 8 hard werd. sed Artie.
 Lets us make up pomes about them and then they'll be eezy to remembir, I sed, O mersey, look wats got us, a big black Epperg1ottis-
 G, thaats a good wun, sed Artie. Wich it was. and veg ot up and start ed to martch erround theSsetting room singing it as if we thwat we was nartching in a perade. O nnerseE, look wats got us. a big black Epper- g1ottis.
 Hay, for the 1uv of cuppe1 Of Mikes, how do you 1xpect a fe1lo to reed, ydu don't call that doing your 1essins, do you, sed pop.
 Yes sir, we do them this way so we can remembir them eezier, sed.
 o well, far be it frum me to refuse to suffer in the cause of educayshin, he'd pop. And he kepp on reeding and smoaking, and me and Artte wawked errour1d the room singing it about 5 more times, and then we started to study sum more till we came IO OuOoS6HuI1 dIlO we HIddS up a pome about that and started to rnartch erround in back of eetch uther singing it, being, We lost our Duodeenunn, has anybody seen ern.
 Wich after we had sang it about ' times and Was still rnartching erround singing it, pop sed, Enuff, enuff, Benny, take Artfe up in your room and finish your 1essins up thare. And we took the f1zzeo1ogy book up in my room, ma keeping on setting thare playing cards with herself as if she hadsent even herd us.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
RUssIA's MARCH
 TO THE OPEN SEA

For more than a year a Russian army has been fighting it's way north ward with the Arctic Ocean as it's des- tination. It is a small army as Rus sian armies go. but 1t is far from be- ing the least important of the forces of the Czar. and. should the war last several years longer, it may prove q decisive factor in the struggle. No Russian army has had to make it's way in the face of greater opposition, and time and again it has been driven back by vast swarns of mosquitoes. and midges. The pestiience which breeds in swamps and marshes has thinned it's ranks, but always new re- cruits have taken the places of the fallen, and the battle has continued. It is the purpose of this devoted force to build railway from Petrograd al- most straight north to Kola, on Cath arine Harbor, in Lapland, less than 100 miles from the Norwegian from tier. Although this harbor is north of the Arctic circle. in the land of the
 midnights un, where darkness broods for six months at a tinaes the waters, of the bay never freeze. Both the bay and the mouth Of the KoIa river aho always free from ice and are of am pie depth for the biggest ships. The completion of the railway will give Russia. year-round outlet to the open sea. The proposed railway will have total length of 6S9 miles, out a large part of the route traverses an uninhabited country of swanps and virgin forests. In the brief but hot summer the 1aborers are almost de- voured by the mosquitoes which inc fest the country like a plague. Sev- eral sections of the road have been completed, but much remains to be done before trains can be operated from the Russian capital to KoIa. For hundreds of miles much of the Joad has to be built on piles, and coffer- dams have to be lowered and filled with earth. 1t is 8 gigantic under: ak ing but if crowned with success, a it now seems certain to be, it may prove the salvation of Russia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
HONEYMOON .RUSES.

Yet, ahl Why should they know Since sorrow never comes too late And happiness too swiftly flies? Thought would destroy their paradise! No more; where ignorance is bliss ; Iris, folly to be wise"
 Marriage to many a, bashfu1 man is an ordeal, especially if the bride wants a large wedding, a church affair, with a, reception at, the house. It's trying enough for him to stand at the altar, the exposure of all eyes, and it is nerve raelzing enough for him to shake hands with her dear five hundred friends.
 But, worse than all the rest is the thought of the pranks which his joyial friends will play upon him at the time of leavetaking. All of the jokes ever heard of will be played on him, such as winding white ribbons round. the wheels of the carriage they are to go off in, to say nothing of the old while slippers dangling about it. How is he to stand the shouts, laughter and rice throwing?
 The young fellows who were his for mer admirers, but whom he could not help invite, will pe1t old shoes at him right heartily. He is thankful beyond words to some friend who suggests a ruse to outwft them. Brave, indeed, is
 
 with the maid of honor's aid, to fool the guests.
 When the reve1ry is at its height the maid of honor is daring enough to slip on the bridal veil and stand at the end of the room bidding farewell to the group of servants, who do their share to keep np the deception. The best man, whose. back resembles the bridegroom s. lends the necessary dis glise to the sch heme. The dancers and nnerrynakers keep a watchfu1 eye on the supposedly bridal pair, who have succeeded in slipping out the back door and into their carriage and are whir1ing away.
 Not until the far off whistle of the departing train is heard do the guests who had conceived the most daring of jokes which they lwere to perpe- trate discover how they have been hoaxed. The young man who stands between the bridegroom and the mer- ry, n1ischievous mob is always in de- Tnand as best man at weddings. A bashful bridegroom need not stand can always find way to escape 1t if he puts his thinking cap on.
 A whole book might be written about the ruses of bride and groom who would Slip away unnottced to be- gin their honeymoon Yet he who fears practical jokers over-nuch may avert it all by having a home wedding performed, with announcements sent out afterWard. No couple ever ex- poets to be married but once They may as we'll take the merry badinagS of friends in good part if the ruse to get away unnottced fails.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
SELECT LEADERS FOR PROTECTIVE
 HOME CAMP AlGN
Eight District Captains Al. ready Named For Fund
 Raising Canvas.

Eight leaders for the Bridgeport Protective association financial cam paign, which will begin next Tuesday, have already been selected and be- fore Monday evening the list will be completed.
 Mrs. Dudley Morris will direct the work in the second district; Mrs. J. MacLaren Richardson, the third; Mrs. Sanford Stoddard, seventh; Mrs. Frederick Rhodes, ninth; Mrs. Gerald H. Beard, tenth ;N1rs. LoIo Kusterers eleventh; Mrs. Elliott Peck, Stratford, and Miss Ruth Child, Fairfield.
 Arrangements are being made for leaders in the first, fourth. hfths sixth and twelfth districts, and for Milford. They will be named before Monday afternoon, when the leaders will meet for final instructions. Bridgeport is divided into 12 districts. corresponding to the voting districts. Milford, Fairfield and stratford are separate precincts
 Helpers were selected today in each of the districts. Under the direction of the leaders they will make a can- vas of the city, beginning Tuesday, Feb. B., and continuing for 10 days.
 The leaders will hold a meeting at o'clock Monday in the Courtland school. Miss Katheryn I. Hewitt, superintendent of the Protective Home. will address the meeting ana tell of the assoctat1 oTl's work.
 The Protective association depends for it's finances on the subscriptions of its members and the donations of the public. It never gives arteFta1n- ments or fairs. Once a year it cons ducts a financial campaign to obtain funds for carrying on its work.
 It began work last year with $2,5O0 in the treasury. Out of this and all the moneys received during the year. $700 only remains. Thus, this year, which already has shown that it will be unusually severe on the associs- tion's finances, it begun with S70o. A large amount of money must be raised to meet the extra ordinary conditions.
 In speaking Of the campaign today, Norman Leeds, president of the as- sociation, said:
 '"The Protective association makes a plea that those who are visited by the canvassers receive them with the greatest consideration. The girls and women who will act as helpers are giving their aid voluntarily, they re- ceive no stipends. and they are giving their assistance to the campaign be- cause they appreciate that some must make sacrifices if the work of the Protective association is to go on. Those who are unable to lend fi@ nancia1 aid to the Home, will be thanked if they give but their moral support Co-operation of the people with the members of the association will work for great good in Bridge port"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
roDAy's POEM
rHEY KNOW NOT WHY.

They sailed away o'er. the bounding With a fond farewell for me and
 you;
 They sailed by night when day was
 done;
 By midnight star and monday
 sun;
 They sailed in storm and on Page But they knew not why they sailed. The skipper stood in a silence grim. And the eyes of all were fixed on
 him
 For he would mold the nations fate; His magic word did they await But they knew not why they sailed. The good ship moved on the restless With a steady keel. and presently They hove in sight of Norway's How now about the Slippers boast :? Would lscoffers meekly drink a
 toast 2- But they knew not why they sailed. They disenlbarked in the northern
 land, N With, it's tall pine tree and it's frozen
 X strand, "Now. Skipper dear, what shall we
 do {"
 why he replied, that's up to
 you.''
 I've paid your fares and I am
 through. .'- But they knew not why they sailed, They'd left their homes and their fire
 sides cheer For a voyage oser an ocean -drear; They'd sailed by night when day sf was done:
 By midnight star and monday sun; They'd sailed in storm and on Page But they knew not why they sailed! George D. Padgett in Indianapolis Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
IN LOVES RAGE
 ALL HAVE CHANGES

c. A. D. writes: 1T called on young lady tw@ce a week for over a year Don't lz4fow how I stand now. She has numerous gentlemen acquaint- ances. I asked her if my chances were even with others. She replied that
 marriage, at present, was the least of her troubles. I asked her if for any reason I ' asn't tho right one to tell me so promised not to be offended. She spoke Of having enjoyed my com .pany and said I was welcome to call as friend. I gave her expensive gifts which she don't appreciate. I think of her constantly and would suf- fer if breach occurred between us. told Ter cared not how long waited if in the end I was the favored one. Sometimes I feel I am only forcing myself on her. If I should drop off while might 1t bring her to terms? If sine cared nothing for me, would she
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
An Empire Night Gown.

is made to be slipped on over the head, the front and back yoke being cut in one. with square neck and large arm holes.
 In medium size the design requires yards insertion s4 yards edging, 1M yards beading. 21s yards ribbon and 31S yards 4s-inch material.
 There are three pieces to the pattern, giving half of each part needed. The material is folded in half on the cut ting table and all of the pattern sec tions arc laid on a lengthwise fold. the front coming first then the back and the yoke.
 It is we'll to stitch the lace onto the may be cut from under the lace after ward. however. To make, first join the front and back sections as notched and gather upper edges between double
 TIT perforatfons. Turn hem at lower edge on small -o'' perforations. Sew front and back yoke to gathered edges of front and back. notches, center-front and center backs even; tack the side edges or yoke together at under arm seam. Front of night gown is indi- cated by large "O'. perforation in yoke.
 Finish Jointure of yoke and gown with beading
 If preferred, the neck of the night gown may be finished with button holed scallops in place of the lace edg- ing, for embroidery is quite the smart est form of decoration for underwear this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
Automobiles and
 Advertising

Here are two significant facts of modern life:
 The use of automobiles has multi piled beyond the dreams of any of the people who used to sell them a few years ago.
 The amount of money spent in ad- vertising autom obi1es is large. Mil lions are spent with small city and country newspa pers to bring the story close to the home constituency. and help the local dealer.
 Can any one doubt that these two facts are to each other as cause to effeet7 Could the sale of automo- piles be half as large as 1t is to-day, if the advantages of buying them were not continually brought to the public attention? Every time a man picks up these newspapers, the latent desire existing in his mind to own an au- tomobile is fed and magnihed. Quies- cent at the start, it grows every time by the pictures he sees and the de- seriptfon that he reads. Soon he is over at the local dealers taking Q demonstration. The result is obvious did it.
 The same thing has been done in many other kinds of goods the sale of which. could be doubled or quadrup1ed by similar advertising campaign.
 When a man sees a grocer advertis- ing some luscious food product, he be- gins to want it. The taste that is la tent in his mind begins to assert it. self. If he reads that advertisement day after day, he realizes that is just the thing he has been longing for. The next time he passes that grocer's he drops in and tries it out
 Advertising did it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
YOUNG MARRIED z
 WOMAN'S WOES

D. S. H. writes. II am married and have three children, all boys. When my husband comes home from work he never has a kind word for me. I try in all ways to please him, but it's useless. He dodges me. He makes a, fine salary. Hardly gives me suff1- cient to run the house. It looks as if there's to be no change in him. Please advise me-
 These times have similar effect on many heads of the house. Try pa tience. appear bright and thus coax him into kind-speaking words is the only way. Train your boys the same. This coming year may bring you hap piness, with your pleasing arniabi1ity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

school. The town is never liable. for accidents which may occur through the performance of governmental duty. unless expressly made so by statute
 But individuals are always liable for Iigent performance of a, duty. There fore, the persons who, have contract ed with your board to transport chill dren may be liable for the injuries re- sulting from their negligent perfor- nance of such duty.