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RE|TERATES THAT HUGHES IS WALL
 STREET NOMINEE
New York World Fact May Easily Be Ascertained
 by Inquiry.

New York, Oct 10-The New York World reiterates today that Charles E. Hughes is the candidate of the or- ganized money interests centred in Wall Street. In an editorial head ed, "The Wall Street Candidate" the World says:
 ''Colliar's rebukes the World for calling MT. Hughes the Wall Street candidate.' and asks:
 "Does anybody believe this epi- thet? Isn't it one of those things which a headlong partisan says to please his own ears rather than in the expectation of convincing any, body?'
 Does anybody doubt that MT. Hughes is the Wall Street candidate |? If Golfers will send a reliable rep- resentative to Wall Street it can easily find out the facts for itself and also ascertain where the Republican cam- paign fund is coming from.
 Not only is MT. Hughes Wall Streets candidate but he is conducting a Wall Street campaign. Most of his speeches sound as if they had been written in the office of the Wall Street Journal or the New York Sun.
 What he says about the Banking and Currency Law, what he says about Mexico, what he says about the Efght-Hour Law, Is merely an echo of what this interest or that interest in Wall Street has been saying. In his speeches about the Adamson bill, MT. Hughes adopts almost the exact language used by the railroad press agents during the controversy in Washington. There is not an issue of the campaign in which MT. Hughes and the Republican party are not on the Wall Street side. . eff MT. Hughes is not the Wall Street candidate, then Mark Hanna was a Populist.'
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adjustment, and the subject can be approached without detriment to the carrier by wider and more coElpre- hensive view of the duties of the post master and correspondirg improve ment in the method of payment.
 The introduction of the parcel post as a great common carrier is an added feature in connection with this sub ject Thus far the parcel-post service has been developed principally through mail-order houses, which re- suits in almost ten times as much par cel-post matter being sent from the cities to the country as is brought from the country to the city. The consequence is that the postmaster handles a much larger percentage of incoming matter foc " hich he receives no compensation than outgoing mat ter on which 11ds compensation is bas- ed. This inequality can be largely corrected if the postmasters in cities would adopt sor,e practical measures towards stimulating orders from city patrons for farm prodl ce which could be shipped by mail. The organic act passed by Congress contemplated such advantageous interchange for the benefit of the fourth-class postmaster as well as the city consumer, and a steady and persistent effort in that di- rection by the city postmasters would greatly assist in carrying out the i'm tention of Congress in this respect and popularize the plan in the rural sec tions by the reciprocal advantages 1t would confer. The fourth-clsss post master could, however great benefit himself, even under present methods, by making and earnest and indus- trious effort to develop the parcel post idea in his community, embrac- ing the opportunities of his official relation to the service by encouraging and taking an active part in every de- tail of postal management, of which. just now, the parcel post is so con- spicuous a feature and whose more extended use among the people would so greatly advance his official as well as his personal interest.
 An, Interchangeable Personnel
 The advantages of an interchange able personnel are so obvious and such good results have followed the prac- tice wherever adopted that it's gen. eral extension seems warranted by the sGundest considerations of public pol icy. There should be- absolutely no barriers to transfers, details. and pro- motions from any one position in the service to any other position, without regard to geographical limitations This would practically make the pos tai service one great body of workers, whereby the new ideas and general improvements known to but few of fees could gradually become known to many and the service not only bet tered, but the chances of men in all the offices greatly advanced until shis broadened opportunity opened to al the incentive and reward of intelligent and worthy ambition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-10

 VOTE IN WEST TO GO TO PRESIDENT
Hopes of Republicans for Cap turing Farmer Ballots
 Get Setback.

New York, Oct 10-The hopes of Hughes and the Republican managers for carturing the farmer vote of the West received . hard shock in the whirfwtnd of enthusiasm which greet ed President Wilson on his trip to Omaha and return The intense loy- alty of tho midwest to the President was significant to the Republican man agers, who are hurrying Justice Hughes back for another warming up of the Vest
 The appreciation of western farm CTS for the policies of. the Wilson Ad- iministratiqn is shoszn by the follow ing telegram received by the Demo cratic National Communities from lead CTS of the Granxs ln the Stats ot Washington the day after President Wilson spoke in Omaha
 T am Prnnr1nz6ve, but believe we have had more prosres-fve 1eaisla tion during Frezaen1 yVIson's adnnin- istrattuu than that of any former Pres idenf; Hux11 Credits, Income Tax, Federal, Resszse Banks, Good Roads. Trade conm1ssann, Chfldren's Bureau, 1ndustT1al Commission. Phosphorous ~RxaSSA1, A~AKp 1%S0AAA&OAt VI SOAAAALxN4 SS Court, EiBht-Hor Law for railroads, etc MT. Wilson went home to New Jersey to register and again to vote and did vote for eqnal suffrage These and many others are reasons why ] shan vote for Preaadent Wilson to suc- ceed himself ". Steers, Deputy Master State Grange, Nook sack. Washington
 T wish to go on record as favorfng the reelection Of Woodrow Wilson for President He has acted wisely and his administration has been, as far as he could make 1t, one in which the peoples fnferesfs have been looked to and their reqnests sranted-"-Fred w. Lewis, Secretary State Grange, Olympia, Was17inxtcn.
 T have been Republican on Ma fiona1 afka3rs, but favor the re-e1ec- tion of TTesldent Wilson because he is the 10S1cA1 man. can see no req son for hard times if he is reelected, 'hat should rather have four years Of 1t than s4x months of war and b1oodSaacd- I like his non-partisan n tariff communication ideal which we need."-Henry A Mccormick. Presi- dent Non-Partisan League of Wash 1nston. North Xakima, o,srseer State GrAnEe.
 T hays beea Aepub1iean and am nov ProSress4ve. I am supporting President Wilson, az he stands for peace and neutrality. He has settled
 more vital questions to the honor and dignity of the American people than any Prestden4 since Ldncoln."-L. L.. Snow, Master, ThurEten County Pom ona Grange, Olympia, Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-10
LOOM PAUL"

Many Beers, even among these Ret= ed for their loyalty to the new Brit ish regime, celebrate the birthday of President Kruger, which fails today. Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, or loom Paul." as he was commonly and affectionately known in his lat ter years. was born Oct. 10, 1895: He was the son of farmer of German ancestry, and was bern in Cape Col enF, a a'Rritish subject: When he was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-10
ten his parents joined G,OOO O

| ten his parents joined 6,000 other Boers in the "greatytrek" across the Vaal river, their object being to es- cape the operation of the British law emancipating all slaves, He took part in the war against the Zuius. He was a. British officer for a time, but later took the lead in the movement for
 Boer independence, and was elected
 president in 1888, reelected in 1S6a
 term as chief executive of the Trans- raal: Then came the war. and iA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-10
1900 loom Paur' escaped to Europe,l While an visit to Ciarens, switser-A land, he died on July i4. 1904.
BuHn CORPORATION DIssoLvnsI

The Buhl Corporation of Bridge- port, filed . final certificate of disso~I lution and reported the distributios1 of the remainder Of its assets to T( Fl, Buhl, ', W, Kaehler and J, FJ White. eempriing all the stechheld.l CTS ef the easera9y-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-10

All first class mail and parcel post from the Danish-American liner Fred erick VIII, from Copenhagen for New York, was removed at Kirkwall by the British.
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RURAL HEALTH.

The estimated economic loss which our
nation suffers each year from typhoid
fever and malaria alone aggregates $685.
234, $50, leaving out Of entire account the
sorrow, the unhappiness, the misery and
the inefflcency which follow in their
train" Senator Joseph F. Ransdell of
Louisiana recently addressed the Senate on
the subject of Rural Health-America 3
First Duty" The greatest asset which
our country can have" said Senator Rams
dell, lis the healthy American citizen, and
valuable as 1t may be to increase the
health of livestock and vegetation, II Is
Of far greater importance that we throw
every possible safeguard about the health
or the man who is responsible for that
livestock and vegetation. Over $500 O0n, 90
lost every year, A sum which is suffcient
to put our country into a state Of pre-
paredness equal to that Of any nation in
the world. enough money to give us the
largest navy a1oat and the most eficent
army which the world has ever seen, Is
annually offered up as sacrifice TO two
diseases which are entirel- preventab BILE.
Enough money TO pay the annual expenses
of every college student In the United
States is absolutely thrown away every
year" Senator Ransdell estimates the
grand total loss from typhoid fever at
s2Il ,a3e, $50 per annum, and the loss from
malaria at 94.9o4,75o per year; the total
per capita loss from these two diseases
being 50 Is, BY comparative estimates it
was shown that the United States govern
ment appropriated S,Ols,l75 for the investi-
cation and prevention Of the diseases of
animal and plant life and only S.sl7,bes
for the investigation and prevention Of
the diseases Of man
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Col Charles ]. Murphy. IS years Of 40
the youngest survivor Of the Mexics
war, stated that he was glad to kno
| that there was to be no war in Mexic
He spoke Of the sorrow which he 70
when in New York he saw the splendj
young men who were preparing TO 10 I
the border to fight the Mexicans, who al
nohthing more than savages. In his q,
perience he never saw the Mexican
stand charge Of bayonets, they helm
willing to fight all day for Is cents an
enough parched corn to keep them alive.
General Elisha II. RhoahAs cav
"reminiscences Of his friendship wit
Ulysses s. Grant While Il is sal
mat the Spanish war was the caus
OF the real re-uniting Of the North an
south in brotherly love, the semi.cep
tennial held on the battlefield
Gettysburg was where the real hon,
OF friendship was cemAnted betwAA
the North and Souta
president Guy Potter Bentn~, RS
called upon, responded with very bris
remarks. speaking Of the pleasure I
gave him to be able to wear the badr
of the society and OF the influence
would have upon him in leading younl
people.
Major-General Samuel sumns
drew attention to the fact that aus
now this country needs to look for
ward and not backyard for we are liv
ing In a perilous al and II is we'll t,
take accounts OF ourselves and OIL.
country. which is big. ana rich. bu
under present conditions helpless 1,
that 1t is not prepared
The last speaker was General Hora
ito {. King. the veteran secretary A
the society. General King, alwav,
bubbling over with good stories. va,
right In his prime last evening ant
stopped much too early to pleas,
those listening. However. he managed
to get in several very hum osoul
ones and ended by reading hi. orir
inal poem There's Life in the OF,
Man Yet" He also read a letter from
George W. Grandy of James ". Flyn,
Camp Of Spanish War Veterans of THU
city of hearty welcome to the mem
bers of the society.
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he forty-third annual reunion Of the
fiety of the Army OF the Potomac
+ held in this city Thursday with
put 100 members of the society In at
dance. In connection with the reunion
the Society of the Army of the
/ omac the annual reunion OF the Mill
~ Order of the Medal of Honor was
70 held The business meetings were
IA at the city hall in the morning, at
ich time General Theodore S. Peck
this city was elected president Of the
fiety of the Army Of the Potomac as
fl as vice-president of the Military
her of the Medal Of Honor, of which
Ter General Horatio c. King Of
boklyn, secretary of the Potomac So
n.y. was elected president. There we're
annual reunions of various corps So
ties In the morning, and In the after
bn public exercises were held In the
(lege Street Church at which, President
" Potter Benton OF the University OF
|rmont delivered the Grafton Of the
and Miss Theodore Peck read a
fm. In the evening the annual ban
et was served at the Van Ness House,
III post-prandial exercises presided
pr by Colonel Andrew Cowan. retiring
ksident of the Society Of the Army OF
! Potomac.
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MEDAL OF HONOR.
Dozen Members Of order Meet in An
nual Meeting.

Immediately following the adjournment
| OF the business meeting Of the Society "
| the Army of the Potomac the annual re-
union of the Military order of the Medal
| of Honor was called to order, Col. James
NJ Schoonmaker of Pittsburg, Pa, pres-
| dent OF the society, presiding. OF this So
ciety, which originally had 500 members,
| there are but II remaining and Of this
number only about a dozen were presen.
yesterday.
The reports Of the secretary, George d.
Sidman, and treasurer, Noble ID. Preston,
were read and accepted. But one MEM
her OF the order died the past year. Col.
Franklin D. Butterfeld, who died at
iDerby last February.
| Colonel Schoonmaker was again nomi-
mated as president but declined. having
served four years. Colonel Schoonruake r
then nominated Gen. HoratioC King. who
was unanimously elected president. The
other officers elected follow: Vice-presi-
dent. General T. S. Peck of Burl,ngton
secretary. George d. Sdman Of Philadel-
phia; treasurer. Col. Noble d. Preston of
Philadelphia: chaplain. the Rev. William
S. Hubbell Of New York members of .:-
ecutive committee, Captain George w.
| Brush, Alexander Scott and the officer,
| of the society.
| On motion of Secretary sidman Mrs
Clara King Litchield of Brooklyn was
made an honorary member of the order.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
citizens of Burlington and especially the
members of the committees for the hos.
pltality dispensed to the order
CORPS MEETINGS.
| Several corps meetings were held
at the city hall in the morning.
Sheridan's Cavalry Corps elected
officers as follows: President, Col
Noble D. Preston of Philadelphia: Sec
retary-treasurer. George s. Howe OF
Burllngton; vice. president to repre-
sent the corps in the Society of the
Army OF the Potomac. Frank r. Wells
\ of Burlington. Gen. James NJ. Schoon-
! maker presided.
| The 18th Corps elected the Rev. Will
| liam s. Hubbell Of New York president
and Gen. r. s. Peck of Burlington sec
rotary. Col. John l.. CUNNINGHAM was
elected vice-president to represent the
corps in the Society of the Army of
the Potomac.
| The Sixth Corps meeting was pre-.
sided over by Col. Soloman w. Rus
sell of Salem, n. Y. in the absence of
the president, William J. Ray of Phil
adelphia. who was unable to be pres
ent. Colonel Russell was elected pres
ident for the ensuing year and the
other officers elected follow: Vice.
presidents. Wainwright Cushing OF
Foxcroft, Me. L. A. Epson of Thomp-
| sonville. Conn, and Alexander Scott of
| Washington, d. c.; secretary-treas-
urer. Henry c. Larowe of New York
who was also elected vice pres ide emf
to represent the corps in the Society
of the Army of the Potomac.
The Burnside and Ninth Corps re-
union was held on the roof garden
of the Hotel Vermont. The officers
were reelected. They are: President
| Col George H. Patrick of Washington
d. c.; vice-president. A. S. Perham of
| Washington; secretary treasurer
Major l.. Curtis Bracket of New
York; vice-president to represent the
corps in the Society of the Army of
the Potomac. John w. Jacobus of New
York
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END OF REUNION.
Boatrfde on Champlsin for Society a,
Army of the Potomac.

A"S vi INC fOtOmdCs
Inc forty-third annual reunion Of the
Society OF the Army OF the Potomac was
brought to most pleasing end Fri.
day when the members Of the society
and invited guests of this city were en-.
tertained by being taken on the steame,
Chateaugay for an all days cruise IA
the principal historic spots in the north.
ern waters Of Lake Champlain. The
party numbered about three hundrad
ana the day was most enjoyably passed
on the steamer. which left the wharf
at nine O'Clock in the morning, returning
AT -FOUR o'clock in the afternoon. A buffet
luncheon was served at one O'Clock.
The boat went north among the islands
OF the lake swinging into Pattsbursb
bay, touching at Plattsburgh wharf,
Where few of the party left the
steamer to take the train on the other
side OF the lake to their homes. As the
steamer passed over the bay where the
Macdonough battle was fought Major
Wallace Batchelder told the story Of the
battle. in which Macdonough won and
the British commander was killed. Major
Batchelder also told the story Of this
battle at Valcour island and pointed out
points Of interest along the way Travelled
by the steamer
A trumpeter of the Second cavalry was
aboard and during the day sounded all
Of the various calls. closing with taps
as the boat touched the wharf on the
return. Romeo's orchestra was a great
addition in the item Of entertaining They
played almost continuously. Interpreting
their program of operate and popular
numbers with war. plantation and folk
songs which were SUNG by all, lead BY
Mrs. Lucille Morgan.
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A glassmaker's van had drawn up at
the curb. and a number of men took
from 1t large plate glass pane to be
placed In a shop window, As they pro-
ceeded to tho window, carefully bearing
the pane OF glass. the usual crowd
stopped to watch, Among these people
were couple OF young fellows who APP
Peared more interested than anyone else.
After while, wearying of the deliber-
ateness OF the men with the glass, one
OF the young men said to the other:
Come Bill We might as we'll go along.
They are not going to let 1t fall
Rochester Times
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meeting Of the Society of the Army of
the Potomac held in Utica, N. Y, i'm 1901,
she read an original poem entitled THE
bivouac." and Is the only woman who
10 member of that distinguishel So
ciety. She is the author of Hester of
the Grants' and The Sword of Dun
dee" ana white Dawn" William
Leslie and his brother, James, were the
original owners and proprletors of the
Toronto Examiner" and the great
Globe"
| RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
| The following resolution was adopt
ed and copy ordered sent to Presi-
dent Wilson:
Soldiers who have witnessed the
ravages and horrors Of war are In
favor of peace, but It must be peace
with honor to the nation. Ample pre-
paredness is the surest preparation for
| peace and this society fully endorses
the steps now being made and to be
made to safeguard this country
against attacks from within or with
| out.
Another resolution adopted was one
extending the thanks of the associa-
ton to Guy Potter Benton, the ora
| tor of the day. and to Miss Theodore
, Peck. the poetess. This resolution
also made President Benton an honor
airy member and called for the presen-
tation of badges to both President
Benton and Miss Peck. who has been
an honorary member since 1901, when
she was made such at the annual re-
union at Utica, n. Y.
Another resolution adopted thanked
the Merchants association committee
who provided entertainment for the
members of the society, and the citi-
zens of Burlington for their warm re-
ception and entertainment. especially
Gen. T. S. Peck, who worked with SO
much zeal and enthusiasm to make the
meeting pleasant. This resolution also
spoke of the two former reunions held
in this city and of the pleasant re-
membranes of them in the minds Of
| the members.
Another resolution called for the
| publication of the manuscript Of the
late Gen. f. A. Carmen, which con-
| tains an account of the Antietam
| campaign with maps etc, by the Con-
gress of the United States and that the
| society urge Congress to publish
them.
resolution offered by General
! Peck and which was adopted changes
the constitution so that the male next
| OF kin of the members OF the Army
OF the Potomac may join the society.
This includes the women kin who NAV
become collaterals.
Miss Helen McCarty Of WASHINGTON.
ID. c.. was elected an honorary member
/ Immediately following the adoption of
this resolution. Miss McCarty is the
second woman member, Miss Peck
being the first.
The following resolution was tabled :
WHEREAS, A bill Is in before Con-
gress for increasing the income tax;
be 1t
RESOLVED, That we commend to
Congress that a provision accompany
| said bill exempting from its require
ments all officers and soldiers who
served during the Civil War.
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A CASTAwAY.

A bootblack was putting at the end of a
cigar when a gentleman. thinking to have
a little fun at the youths expense, asked
him II he always smoked cigars. oh.
yes, sir. pretty often"' answered tho
youth. What brand do you generally
smoke?" asked tho gentleman Robin
Crusoe. SIR replied the hootblack. The
gentleman pondered a while. II never
heard Of that brand" he said. IT'S n
name I've given 'em myself" said the
youth. You see. guv-nor. old Crusoe
was a castaway!"-Utica Observer.
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lRMY OF POTOMAC
IN BURLINGTON FOR
ANNUAL REUNION

neral Theodore S. Peck Elected President of the
Society-President Benton of the University
of Vermont in Address Urges Sane Pre-
paredness against the Coming of the Day
When Universal Disarmament Will Make
Poem on "The Soul of Gettysburg Banquet
and Many Other Meetings. #asa,s,
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HER LEFT SIDE Hurt.

Mrs. Laura Beall. Plattsburg, Miss,
writes Last April I got in bad health:
my left side hurt all the tirra I had
symptoms of Brights disease I took
Foley Kidney Pills and feel all rikh,
now They quickly relieve backache,
rheumatism. aches and pains. Blade,
troubles. TOO. are corrected by this rem
edy. Medical Hall. ]. W. O'Sullivsn, 80
Church street, Adv.
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only in time OF war. but in time OF
peace.
The meeting was closed with the
benediction by the Rev. I. C. Smart.
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THE SOUL OF GETTYSBURG.

(Ry Theodore Agnes Peck)
O men Of Gettysburg and Bunker Hill,
OF Yorktown and Antietam, even yet
Our hearts re-echo TO that patriot thrill
Upon your brows the laurel wreath is
set.
spirit Of our fathers. rise. Implore,
And animate our countrys soul once
more,
o men of North and South. and heroes
both,
Whether We charged in Blue. or cheer
ed in Gray,
Release our country from the shameful
sloth
That twnes about her lovely limbs to-
day
Unbind, awake her! Lest she should for
The years Of Lincoln and OF Lafayette!
Our every hill is halowed; every crag
once echoed with the voice OF liberty,
or Ellsworth dying to defend the flag,
OF Ethan Allen battling for the free:
Perry forever sails the inland main.
And brave MacDonough rides the blue
Champlain
The blrth-year Of our nation saw thee
die.
Young martyr, first on freedoms altar
laid,
And heart that met the tyrant unafraid.
And since for thy dear land thou couldst
not live,
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