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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

"Geodby, old eF1ap!" said. "I'Ii do my
 best for you"
 in the street. Then caught sight of a policeman 3 hundred yards down and a loafer shuh1ing past on the other side. Some impulse made me raise my eyes to the house opposite, and there at a first floor window was face
 As the loafer passed he looked up, and fancied a signal was exchanged.
 I. crossed. the street, whistling gayly and initiating the jaunty swing of the mtlkman. Then I took the first side street and turned up left hand turn ing which led past lot of vacant ground. There was no one in the little street, so dropped the milk cans in- side the boarding and sent the hat and overal1s after them.
 had only just put on my cloth cap when a postman came round the cor ner. I gave him good morning, and he answered me unsuspiciously. Just then the clock of neighboring church struck the hour of z.
 There was not moment to spare.
 As soon as I got to Huston road l took to my heels and ran. The clock at Huston station showed five minutes past the hour. At St. Pancras I had
 
 I had not settled upon my destination. A porter told me the platform, and as entered it I saw the train already in motion.
 Two station officials blocked the way, but I lodged them and clam bered into t,le last carriage.
 Three min1tes later as we were roar ing through the northern tunnels an 1rate guard interviewed me. He wrote out for me a ticket to Newtown Stew art, a name which had suddenly come back to my memory, and he conducted me from the first class compartment where I had ensconced myself to a third class smoker, occupied by sail or and a stout woman with child.
 He went off grumbling, and as mopped my brow observed to my companions in my broadest Scotch that 1t was sore job catching trains. I had already entered upon my part.
 'FThe fmpidence O that gyaird,'' said the lady bitterly. 'tHe needit a Scotch tongue to pit him in his place. He was complainin' O this wean. no haein' ticket and her no flower till August twelvemonth, and he was objectin' to this gentleman spittin'''
 The sailor cheerfully agreed, and I started my new life in an atmosphere of protest against authority I re- minded myself that a week ago had been finding the world dull.
 had a solemn time travelling north that day
 It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn towering on every hedge. and I asked myself why, when I was still free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country. I didn't dare face the restaurant car, but got a luncheon basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
 Also I got the morning papers, witb news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season and some paragraphs about how Bal kan affairs were settling down and 3 British squadron was going to Kiel When I had done with them I got o11- Scudder's little black notebook and studied it. It was pretty well filled l with jott1ngs, chiefly figures, though now and then a name was printed in For example, I found the words ''Hof- gaard," ttLunevilIe'' and Avocado pretty often and especially the word 'tPavia.''
 ITo Be Continued.o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Positions Wanted

WAN Position by refined elderly lady as housekeeper or companion. Address 6S f21dzcwood Place
 J25 d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Physical Treatment

nents by heat, electricity or mani pulation. Rooms 209-31o, City Savings Bank, 952 Main street. Os- flee hours: week days g a. m. to 5 D. E1l. R ~tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

SAFES and second hand: of- flee and house sizes. Walter D. Marsh. 1e2 Fairfield Ave.
 A 27 eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

FLOWERS FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
 JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

WANTED-Position by two men on farm Experienced and capable. Apply 282 : lirfeId, John Lacey.
 R z5 d%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Stoves Repaired

STOVES REPAIRED, all kinds sup plies, all makes, pipes, grates, bricks, etc Charges reasonable. 171B Main St, Phone 234S-4-
 q 8 elf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

WANTED-Bookkee with stem grapher experience for store. Ref erence required. State salary r. O. Box 276. City
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

Farmer Want Ads, One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Foot Specialist

DIR. MANSFIELD, the foot specialist, HOY Main street over Dillon's, who was injured in the Milford wreck will resume oracttc, first week of June.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
TODAY'S WANTS

WANTED POSITION on farm, 4 hours a day. Apply Jos. Mudruff' 59O East Main street.
 R 24 d*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
Insurance
Inventors

A YOUNG MAN of good habits would like a position around sorpe busi- ness house. Address W. J. Smith, 11e Wall Street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

REEIOVAL-N1y real estate and in surance office is now located al 17e Golden Hill St. T. B. warren new Tel. 2417.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

MATCHING EGGS-S. c. Buff Or pingtons from the worlds best strain, Owen Farm stock, $2.5o per 15; s. c. White Leghorns, Barron strain, $1.00 per 15- Hollister Heights Poultry Yard, Thompson St., Box 2O3. Stratford.
 U 22b b%sp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27
UncIassified

HArCHIrer EGGS FOR SALES. c. White Leghorns. $1.5o for 16. White Plains Poultry Farm. Postoffice Box 1o5s Trumbuls Conn.
 U 10 a*sp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-27

WHITE wYANDoTTE EGGS s2 and S5 per setting from prize winning stock. Day old chicks zoe. J. J Lynch. 466 Fairview Ave. Bridge port, Conn. 4 os~
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-20

lition of the obnoxious filming system
in the treatment of immoral women
convicted in the courts.
1t also advocates the creation of
state athletic commission for the en-
couragement of health and non-pro-
fessional sports and pastimes.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 2o.-Based on
theories Of Illinois vice commission,
more than 100000 young women in
Illinois are working for wage that is
driving them into lives of immortality,
officials of state labor bureau said to-
day.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-20

4CuIo, pIONIu0u size ives uQQ6r the
most strict economy, and at 80, under
these conditions, should she marry
and have children, the strain of the
long struggle would adversely affect
the coming generation even before
birth.
This Illustration is based upon av-
erages-the average parent, the aver
age parents age, the average girl and
the average girls wage. If the girl
does not recognize or does not at
tempt to meet her parental obligation
the burden is not lifted from the fam
lily. 1t is fatal to the family's chance
whether the debt be assumed by pa
rent or child. This is the answer of
the O'Hara committee to the bosses
argument that the parent should as
sumo the deficit between what en-
ployers pay and the least amount
upon which girl can live.
The committee recommends as the
essential initial step in the treatment
of the problem of vice and low wages
the immediate enactment of mini
mum wage law, prohibiting the pay
ment of less than living wage to any
woman or minor, except during pc
Rod of apprenticeship not exceeding
six months.
Such a proposed law was strongly
supported by Leut.-Gov. Barratt
O'Hara at the last session of the leg
islation, but though several other
states have enacted such law as
direct result of the O'Hara investiga-
ton, Illinois defeated the minimum
wage legislation.
The commission further recon-
mends improvement of condition of
girls in domestic service, and of girls
from homes offering inadequate So
cial opportunities by the opening of
school houses and all other available
public buildings as social centers;
hours of labor of girls in domestic
employment to be regulated to permit
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-20
POLICE NEWS, ETC.

POLICE NEWS, ETC.
Former Capt of Detectives Halpin
will be sentenced at o'clock today
in Judge Baldwin's court for bribery
and conspiracy.
The Moir-Hotel Morrison fox trot
case has gone into the hands of Asst
States Atty Emmicke. Hoyne's Of
flee is mum right now. That Office
is also probing complaints made by
Mrs. Helen Lamont that four Of
ficers took money from designation
houses.
Harry P. Miller announced today
that he would question witnesses in
the Moir-M Morrison case behind closed
doors to protect business men in
volved.
Rumor still has it strong that Chief
of Police Healey is slipping. The
same rumor whispers about that
Mayor Thompson hasn't been
pleased with the chiefs handling of
strikes or his action on the fender
ordinance.
1t is clear that Major Funkhouser's
stock has dropped. Comptroller Pike
is on record as favoring cutting off
Funkhouser's salary. The admins
tration is not using the major now
adays in handling cases against the
police department. They are ham
died by Major Clinnin of the corpor-
alton counsel's Office.
Young Mems Christian assn an
neunces the value of its property in
this country at S100 600 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS

High pressures prevail from the
north Pacific coast southeastward to
the lower Missouri and lower Miss
issippi valleys and thence northeast
ward to the lower lakes. With the ex-
ception of light precipitation during
the past "a hours in the middle and
east gulf sections, New York and New
England, the northwestern portion of
the lake region, and northwestern
Washington, fair weather has pre-
vailed. 1t is colder from eastern
Colorado, Oklahoma and Arkansas
northeastward through the Ohio val
ley to New England, but a sharp rise
in temperature in the upper Missouri
velley and Minnesota has resulted.
from the northwestern low which
overlies Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba. Owing to the high pressures
to the southwark and the presence
of the northwestern low, fair and war
mer weather is indicated for this vi
cinity tonight and Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
TROOPS STARTED ON MARCH
INTO MEXICO.
Continued From Page One.(

Continued From Page One.)
TAM. The American Mormon colonists
are in no danger.
Funston in Command.
Major General Frederick Funston,
in command of the American troops
along the border, has orders from
President Wilson today to send an
armed force into Mexico to take Fran
cisco Villa and his outlaws dead or
alive and the Washington government
expects him to execute them. Actual
details of carrying out the presidents
] instructions are to be left to Gen.
eral Funston, who was expected to
have American troops moving into
Mexico before nightfall.
General instructions were sent to
General Funston last night after a
long conference between officers Of
the general staff at the war depart
ment when plans for troop movements
across the border were formulated
| The memorandum on the subject was
later submitted to President Wilson
by Secretary Baker.
The strictest secrecy was being OBJ
served by war department officials to-
day regarding the army's plans for
| the capture of the bandits. This is in
accordance with the urgent request
of General Funston, the object being
to prevent Villa from learning Of the
) Ay,fc Of
Only to Suppress Outlaws.
/ Administration officials made it
plain that the expedition was purely
punitive measure for the suppress
/ sion of outlaws and that as soon as
the forces of the de facto government
Of Mexico were in control of the sit
uation, any American troops then in
Mexico would be withdrawn.
! The state department has informed
! General Carranza of the action of the
Washington government and express.
ed the hope that he would not object.
| Eliseo Arredondo, Carranza's ambas-
sador here, has indicated that his
chief would not oppose the movement
Congress Voices Approval.
Members of congress without re-
gard to party approve the step, the
only difference of opinion being on the
part Of certain republicans who favor
even more extensive operations than
those planned by the administration.
On both sides Of the capital the dis
position apparently is to allow the
| president to handle the situation for
the present. Steps to prevent discus
sion of the subject in congress and
forestall any action which might in
terfere with the presidents plans
were to be taken at meeting today
OF the senate foreign affairs commit
tee. The meeting was called by SEN
ator Stone late yesterday after the
president had outlined his position to
! him.
President Wilson was today aboard
the naval yacht Mayfower. on a
weekend cruise down the Potomac
in close touch by wireless with the
White house and the war department
for any developments in the Mexican
situation. Unless some unusual de
yelopment occurs the president will
not return until Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
Legal.
Administrators Notice.

Estate Of Mrs. Julia Gernaey, de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrator, with the will
annexed, of the estate of Mrs. Julia
Gernaey, late of the county of Rock
Island, state Of Illinois, deceased,
hereby gives notice that he will ap-
pear before the Hon. Benjamin Bell
judge Of the probate court of Rock Is
land county, at the probate court room,
in the city Of Rock Island, at the May
term, on the first Monday in May next,
at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the pur-
pose Of having the same adjusted All
persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
TO the undersigned.
Dated Sth day of March, A. D. 1916
GABRIEL GERNAEY,
Administrator with the viii Annexed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
Legal.


To All Persons Whom 1t May Con-
Germ:
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, r. P. Wait, eonservator OF
Charles Mungerson, will make appli.
cation TO the probate court of Rock
Island county, at regular term there.
of, 10 be held at the county court
house, in the city of Rock Island, in
said county, on the first Monday OF
April, A. d. 1916. being the first day
thereof, for an order and decree OF
said court, directing him, as said con-
seryator, to sell the following real es-
tate belonging to said ward, or SO
much thereof as shall seem to said
court necessary for the support and
maintenance OF said ward, situated In
the county of Rock Island and state
Of Illinois, to-wit: The undivided one
half interest in lots two (2) and
three (3). in the northwest quarter of
section thirty (30l, township sixteen
(16), north range two ~. west of the
fourth principal meridian, containing
one hundred twenty-three and five one
huudredths (123 $1,000 acres, more or
less, and TO invest such OF the pro-
ceeds Of said sale as shall not be i'm
mediately requisite for said supper,
and maintenance in other real estate
or otherwise, under the direction Of
the court
Rock Island, Ill, March 1, A. d. 1916.
r. p WAIT,
conservator of Said Ward.
Schriyer & Schriyer, attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
T@dlay'@ Market Quotations
GREAT RESERVES
DEPRESS MARKET
Wheat Weakens Following Reports OF
Estimated Quantities that Are
Available.

Chicago, March 11.-Weakness de-
veloped in wheat today, largely as a
result of estimates that in America,
Argentina, Australia and India there
is now available for export enough
wheat to supply the world Except
Germany and Austria) for year.
Opening prices which ranged from hc
to sc lower, with May at HOS to
Lila and July at 1.095s to 1.09N,
were followed by additional declines
and a moderate rally.
The close was sc to 2ssc net low
er with May at 1.O9as and July at
1.0S15.
Signs of export business lifted corn.
After opening 1sc to &c lower
The market closed unchanged to a
shade advance.
Oats paralleled the action of corn.
Provisions lacked support. The
sole exception was January pork.
, Chicago Grain.
Chicago, March 11-Wheat: No.
red and No. red nominal; No. hard
1.10A Oh; No. 8 hard 1O4& CLOS.
Corn: No. yellow nominal; No. 4
yellow 70A@34c; No. 4 white 6912 q
7O12c,
Oats: No. white 42642&c; stand
ard $500
Rye nominal. Barley 62075c
Timothy 4.50@7OO; clover 10000
1876.
| Pork 21.5O@22.75. Lard nominal
Ribs 11S7@1230.
Chicago Provisions.
! Chicago, March 11.-Butter: firm
creamery 261a @35c.
| Eggs: receipts 2O,319 cases; I'M
changed.
/ Potatoes: lower; receipts SO cars
Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota and
Dakota white 95@103; Minnesota and
Dakota Ohios 95@1.0O.
Poultry: alive lower; fowls lie;
/ springs 1Sc.
I Toledo Grain.
+ Toledo, Ohio, March 11.-Clover
seed prime cash 116O; March 11.35;
April 9.65; October $50.
! Alsike prime cash and March $50
! Timothy prime cash and March
3.5212; April 3.5715.
Peoria Grain.
/ Peoria, March 11.-Corn: No. j
white 6Sc; No. yellow 6S069c; No. 4
mixed &c.
Oats: No. 3 white 41c
Omaha Grain.
hard 1.05@1.06.
, Corn: No. 3 white 6501ac: No. :
yellow 6612 @6712; No. 3, 63G66c.
] Oats: No. white 4O1s 042c.
ionl.tircc ElhldfxOp Ta-Staoinaoir
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City March 11.-Wheat: No
2 hard 1.04@111: No . red 1.OS@112
Corn: No. 2 mixed 6S12c; No.
white 6S1s @69c; No. yellow 7O01s
No. 8. sec
Oats: No. 2 white 4412@45c; No.
mixed 40@42c.
Rye S5@86c. Hay unchanged.
New York Provisions.
New York, March 11.-Butter
steady; receipts 1924; creamery ex
tras SIC; firsts 3512@3615c; second
S212 @35c.
Eggs: steady; receipts 1873
fresh gathered extras 221a023c: ex
ira firsts 2112@22c; firsts 2Ok 021c
/ seconds 2O@2OAc.
! Cheese: firm; receipts 647; stat
whole milk fats held white and col
ored specials 1Sc; ditto average fame,
/ 17Ac; fats current make specials
/ 1712c; ditto average run TIC.
Live poultry firm; chickens 160
! lie; broilers 20@22c; fowls 1870
29c; turkeys 2OG25c; dressed quiet
prices unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
Banks Show Decrease.

New York, March 1.-THE state
ment Of the actual condition of clear
ing house banks and trust companies
Tor the week shows that they hold
$l36,226,880 reserve in excess of legal
requirements. This is a decrease of
Sl,293,560 from last week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
The Day i'm Davenport

Issues Made Up In Liquor Case
Answer of the defendants, John Hill
and three other saloon men of the
city, to the states charge of violating
the prohibition law has been filed, as
we'll as the petition of intervention of
the city of Davenport. Indications are
that the decree will be signed within
d week or 10 days. Following the
answer 10 the petition of the state
prosecutors, Mr.. Block Of Bollinger &
Block, attorneys for the liquor inter
ests, has been working on the agreed
statement of fact, which will be sub
mitted to the district court. 1t is
probable that the case will be brought
I'D in the local court before a week
has elapsed, and following the decree
Of the judge an appeal will be made.
1t makes little difference which side
the decree favOrs. Should the court
'7lpls cup Up!M ere sen!nb7 9ql 9p!o9p
the saloon men will appeal, while
should the saloon men be successful,
the state will be the appellant. In
their answer the defendants allege
that the state legislature acted lille
gally in repeating the mulct law in
favor of the rigid prohibition statute.
The city, in the petition of interven-
ton, asserts that the state has viO-
lated certain sections of the code Of
Iowa in closing the saloons and TAX
ing away a form of revenue. The de-
PENDANTS bring up the question of the
consent petition submitted to the board
of supervisors in 1914, and this is also
urged for consideration by the city in
tervenor. Carl H Lambach represents
the city.
Must Pay Paved Street People for
Bricks.-Residents of Harrison street
will draw at least 8 per cent on their
investment for the new paving, ac-
cording to Commissioner ]. W. Crow
ley of the board of public works. This
was made known yesterday by Mr..
Crowley. Mr. Crowley said he had
found an old law on the statute books
bv which the property owners abut-
ting a street which is repayed shall
receive salvage on the bricks taken
out of the street. In accordance with
this. contractors who submitted bids
for the repaving of the street were
asked to make stipulations on the
price to be paid for the old bricks.
| The contractors made stipulations,
! and il is said the residents of the
street will receive ) cents per square
ward for the old bricks. The contrac-
tors doing the work have agreed to
buy thee at this price. This law did
not apply when Second street was re-
paved. There was reason in this
case, however. The original paving
had been laid with the cost taken for
the most part from the general fund.
For this reason the materials did not
belong to the abutting property own
ers but rather to the city.
Nine In Suit for Divorces. Eight
divorce actions were filed with the
clerk of district court yesterday, and
among them was that OF Alice G. Lam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
'PORKERS BREAK
. UNDER TENSION
Soaring Prices in Hog Market Exper-
fence Il Sharp Reaction at "a
Lighter Demand To-day.

Chicago, March 11-Falling off in
demand from shippers today turned
hog prices down grade. Cattle quota
tons were virtually nominal. Most
of the sheep and lambs that arrived
went direct to packers.
Hogs: Receipts 10000; weak; sc
under yesterdays average; bulk $50
6995; light 9.50Q9.90; mixed $3.50
995; heavy 9.5O@9.95; rough $500
965; pigs S.00Q9.20.
Cattle: Receipts 800; steady; native
beef steers 100000; western steers
7256S45; stockers and feeders $3.50
SOC; COWS and heifers 3.60qS.6O;
calves S.50G11.25.
Sheep: Receipts 3,000 steady;
wethers S.256S.S5; lambs 9.75@11.55.
Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansas City, March 11.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts, 1900; steady; bulk, 9.50G9.75;
heavy, 9.65@9.75; light, 9.5O@s.65;
pigs, 100000.
Cattle: Receipts, 100; steady; steers
7.5069.60; cows, 5.00Q7.75; heifers
7.O0@10.00; calves, 650011.00.
Sheep: Receipts, none; steady
lambs, 10.60d1125; yearlings, 9.25@
1000; wethers, 7.75@S50; ewes, 1850
SIS.
st. Louis Live Stock.
St. Louis, March 11.-Hogs; Receipts
5000; higher; pigs anu lights, 7.0OQ
1905; heavy, 10.05@10.15.
Cattle: Receipts, $50; steady; steers
7.7009.60; heifers, S.50@9.50; cows
5.50@8.O0, calves, 6.00010.50.
Sheep: Receipts, none; nominal
yearling wethers, S.00@10.00; lambs
9.OO011.50; ewes, 6.50@S.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
London Silver.

London, March 11.-Bar silver, I'D
per ounce. Money, 4@49 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
New York Money.

New York. March 11.-Mercantile
paper 3 to 81 per cent. Bar silver
56&. Mexican dollars 42A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11

Obituary Rec0rd.-FIenry T. Japp, 70
years old and a resident of this coun-
ty for many years. died yesterday at
the home, 1910 South street, after a
brief illness. Deceased was born in
Kiel. Germany, on April 7, 1886, and
came to this country in 1862. Although
a cooper by trade, he did not follow
this business when he came here, but
settled on farm northwest of the city.
He is survived by his wife, Dora Japp,
and five children, Mrs. Henry Dengler,
Mrs. John OFT, Mrs. P Schumacher, and
John and Henry Japp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-11
Market Square Sales.

One load of oats at. .............o Oc
Five loads of corn at.............70c
One load of potatoes at.........-.9Oc
One load of straw at $500