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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17

Noo Den erten life fan ioripare Jig,
eller forlan9e Meipeft ior anbres Net
il9beoer. euer til at gisre bpao iom
er ret lnoen'or fine cane @r9nier;
bpia Den lorialoer til Ell 1ilitano al
Wiltshire % Inarfi, ga bar Den intet
&rop poa at bli b~ebdnblet iom en-
leIpreipcftereilbe % uaihGn9ia Nagt.
i internationole Eager er oct Dor
Fll9t at togc SorbolOSre9Ier ll9e.
opcrior u%oroentIiae Iationer, Tom
life opfsrer Jig ififfeli9. og ionn CT
giftige Soar pao Oct politiite Can't
fun0Sleocnle."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17
&rt8stamac.
VonanpiSminger,

10 Wiaiorer 9roner / &rigsiange.
poltanpisninger err / oct iorlebne Ior
pasieret giennen Sperige. Sra Gus-
lamb blep Scr ienot $4,000 arigS-
fan9eppitanpisninger til ct iamlet
geleb al s Wiaioner 9roner. Sra
Spiflano til &uslano blep Der ienbt
omfring 10000, rcprGienterenoe Ell
@Groi al $4,000 arorer. Noor
man iaa meoregner glarets iioite
Waaneo, oil @clsbet gaa op / ca. 10
Willioncr Str. ri arigsfunaepaffcr
blep ser ira Hl,slonb til Splflano
iehot S0S,000 % ira Spiflono til
Hltsluno ca. Of 800 Hnffer.
seno "reeprab.p piten % Veb Nrnen" til
SIGet % Tenner @amleIanoet. Mdrsfon.
itneenien CT $3.50. Forto ipercenet.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17
Smoot oGresmeolem.

&aihiuaton. Z. &. l3oe Marta '16.
Set Norite SeIitab beriteoS hopoe
poo lit reaulUrc Msoe oen lite oe.
ben Tornsiclie at lutte I'll ct fort 10
rcoroa al Senotor Hceo Slnoot, Ionl
Sormanben, ~. (. Giosnei9, bopoe
hopt Den beloi1c Soc at h%etpcnoe 'ig
til. Soreningcn bor nenllig lGn9c
hopt line Zinc paa ham / Nnleonlng
al, at han poa Wor2ii0en .iom be.
tlcll0t or norlt.
&r. Smoot, Der ubeiirlot bercr til
Ell a. Senatcto Scoere o. piocH at
pTrc opcrIpsIct ntcb Nrbet0e, rortal-
te leunt ol %ellfelt. men rneo Ell I'm.
ocritrem Al opb Narnle. ON Den fsr.
tie Hponinastib / lltob % on Den
Mone hans aippe norife Wor hnpoe
ipiuet | hans e9et oa 2oloniens Sio.
SenoeS Tigenopn bar Mnno ariitino
Morrilen, % bun bar ipot / I'll lioen
Tleffe life lanai ira ariitinnin. Ne.
ligic't o1logt par bun Iom Vi9e ipril
S%ilthcrnner. % oo | Sirtiaorene TO al
Wormonfirfens 9Glbitc beipate Wor-
&c, be'lllttebe hiln fig I'll at trpfie
Dem Tor ON mlligt at bli Heolfab til
hcrca Snuen0cIic. Wpoct fonl iItallo,
men Hciultotct blep at De ompenbte
henoc. o9 hcuoe9 @%eilutnina itoo
mart lirottell1 at iorluoc Siennn1et
og uouanore I'll ben me &erben.
Gn Wror ilog Selgc % ionlmen
meo andre Sfunoinoper lanoeoe DC /
Rem Orleans. bporira DC mcb @aao
% nnbre @ciororingalnibler nonebe
Council @lliis, Soma. Ierira off
Sllrcn sc ca. 1000 Mil oielrncrn Ebe-
morfen tIIiobS, on1ipet al S%noioicre
% W~niioloer. Srnotnren gap Ser,
ltpit Ell fort Sfilbring al Sc iprite
Decentralization / lltoh. fortoIte
hnorlcbe3 CHRISTOPHER / MiaionpiS
poclnNoc ben icritc @rsbe, nlcn hpor-
lcoe9 DC mart biffeoc umbcr Tor
SpTrnlc az Moo1cr ira Ecrne /
Soltliocn, Ioo ira bcn Sag olSie
6llglc cr hclIgc Spr % bebullolcS
ipn Barn poo &c &unter al Sunoct.
Scnotorcn ~hUpococ, at ban alto,
llocn NorflcllcI'c ior i'm Sar, Der lonl
aaptcln lcoc0c Den unocn Grpeoition
Ill lltnh, huuoc rcgnct oct bc0ltc
%IoG, ser ilrn / hans Hnrcr, ior
ior'f, og poeoc i'm a'opoe Nor Den
pormcitc NnIbe't Tor hcnoe3 9Grlig-
heh, Srolfnb % Nrbeibiombeo. Sitn
pur Ell tppiit Heprnlentont Tor oct
bco'te al SET, iom Den ifa~loinapiife
Mace bar lfiTntct Nmcrltn. Gn
S%funoinop, hTpoeoe ban. tilnoe til
tplllge 'iN ct llotonnle / Ggne, huor
innen nnocu uiloc Qrcic Der, % @uo
hITlpc Dem, lom 'log liN ncb pnn ct
Steo. hpor oct hnuoe 'loaet ieil for
en- NorocnS Sen. Nrbeioiomnle,
ipurlonnmclige, fonierpatiuc ltoo &c
lom ct Inlcuoc Grempel fpr anore
NoltcllnN ~ oct par la0t, at man ira
WtitiNon til Stiuchnpatnlteu fulbe
ll0peNc lto~noiuuplltc tSarnle bare peo
at lHQQe Qtertc til bercS oelltelte
%nnpcr % andre l(ohuabpgninNer.
Set itcnmluN2iuloc Noreorog moo
to1ca mco tort Niialb al Ben uiro-
uonliNc toIriNc Gorionlino po pnn
Noriloo al Mull Sicicrlo blep Senn-
loren cn'tcmmlN opto9ct 'om Nor-
C%lillQcna 9GrcamcbIcm. Som me
Ntcblcmmcr inbuotcrc0c3 Grin =.
Ynricn ira Mtid)iNon. e. u. Snicrllo
ira Niatonlln % Ginor ". Sieieruo.
Nr. Ngcrbrtgafono. Chr. @ricot,
Der opholbcr liz hcrtiIlanos ionn Sti-
pcll0iot ira Nnlericnn Scmoinnpian
Foundation. bciullot iig pnn @icn-
ucmrcilc % por S~cIitabcts @irit.
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17
Smaapluf.

Scloc ,iacobiou % Nfla %lt
la |nfnnnr blep nnIi0 rAtcpicoc !
&cspcr
Mra. Sohn %iiic beisocr Ncn-
nc lloc Mrs. Batter Y. :. %ict I
"a Grosic.
Mr. % Mrs Sohn Niroc ira
Mmmcop-li9 bcieltc l;o'tc llNc "
Sna~puloions.
Grncit Nlnllc ira Ntilncnpoll8
teieacr FOR Chen lin Snfcl, N'hlcn
Gnicflcn her / Nncn.
Nopofot :. 81 NcIion bar
ihnet iig iom annoibot Tor NcprH
iertont ! 2%coiSlotrren pco fommcn
Sc gala.
3. n. GllitinN ira 0%npcnport
y. Tof., fcm hcrneo lih'tc Hoe III
@eorapcIien citer Miia Nonoine
Vratipia.
Mra. Sonocr Nionc ira Sbc
ron, y. Gof., iom hor pGret hcrllcoe
ct Sio pou @ciep hos = z %lonc3.
rclitc hiem %erbo1.
Mrs. *. II. Gnlen tom Nidn
0a0 tilbaae IRA &hlcn GtInl, hpor
hu1 en- Sib hor bcicQt i'm ldttcr,
Nir@. Otto %ohrion.
o,mrorc, >n,rS,u >,u -
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17
cnMeNcdNe.
OauoitrGfmima for &uluniie-

- ring. 1910 AcreS ct iolio Stptte, iTr
Marteoer, ben bebite ,Sorobunb. 0ano ior
6pece. Mais os Alialia. Sine Au!inger,
eoot alimot. Telissenoe bererite Sames
Miper Nalep. SGlges III i lmoa Marine til
~tiltrQttcnoe Triier os rimelise Netinselier-
Grin eiter @eitriuelie os Siaeoer. 'ooluor
Sunoabl, SamcSiown, Y. Tat.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17
Neofte YarterfMtte,
CmTcs, 3iaeie, Iiial9S,
o. Gftertppr0jcl.

Nucrtieicncnfsr nnoer %uuennGuute Sitel
fcicr &c or. Orb, 9,nun % NsrcSie ibe.
rcgnet, for burr @ans. IucrtiSiemcntrr
inotases life for miuorc cno so GentS.
Genae maa nirnpiaclii meSiplsc aac DC.
fiIinscr. Srt lsnner 10 lite at bpsibr:
taa intae GUNNER.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17

n fUmtamt ps ii aarlise
POV aibetaIin9er pI betale Ell Sarm /
Sapftelb euer Douglas @ountper, 9Sis. .Sbealt
Stre9 for Meieribriit os Saarsopbr9tning; |
Sperfloo al &lsper, rent Ganb, rig Sorb, sooe
Neie. Stoler % Marieoer. Sneen Sanb, Sten
eler Wpre. Strip eiter n0rmere SplpSnin1er.
GEO. BESSER CO.,
Market Bank Bldg, Minneapolis, MINI.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17

$50 3ereS / Siertet af &eoriuer,
- balsn. bsit, fabi. tort WenIsiorS. gsr.
bumb, alt opsprtet, sobe Spsninssr. en- MiI
ira On. S52 pr. Nere. Aubre @oottleb.
gS. o. pirb, @ranb dorfs. y. lat.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17
xQnC u orifernes Stat.

S~oremGae. Tom Ter eittr Sano. buree u~nbsrisee
hnae y Sat bar AZ bphe. Sussn Stat tar sipri ieo
msasi Tor bet uorite 5o!t iom Y, Tat. IRA slsnoia
tattlaAom Ill 9slraro % R,abom bar BE- porst tort
Saah y, Iat. maa fpropbltS irhtn Fort lib. Sn'e9
al SIem Der ior BIG % bins. Ter inbss ~. iisrrt An'
lshuinasr I'll al 'aa aobt sanD b,a,at Norept'tsn tno
Der. vi bar bel % i1laer paa aobe gIiaar. Strlp
sittr tlleitIubias Cplrsrinaer.
Nj. Sigbert Awes Co.,
First National Bank Bids. Minneapolis
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17
| oct tboofli9e

Srustbart os peIoprtet maiss % Suebe.
Lamb. Meris "bcomse'. Priisrm lane. Gis
rette al 6ierne. Siltaar ertsy Sorsobtbsin=
ssnos. Finer % iauiirers, eitsratur trtt.
SHELLS { WEAVER. DrawaE. edrslsy. \. 0ak.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17

O}ortb Safptn. $50 Icres ner
~ u. Z. Sp. Ris Sorbbuub. 9ops aus
Iiuaer, 200 sleres alsreoe opoprtet. aomz
portable Sp9ninaer. S35 Aeeren. Aubre
sieblitfelise @oottisb. Northern Real
Vropsrtp 90, Iamestown, ". Saf.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17
H.arn, ti!Iafos.-4SO Icres 5Sorm

G.arm ti.inlos. -4S0 Icres Torm
~ tiliGl9S, b~,IiS9enbe Z Mil ira 9s6ees
lot, VI. 3. (Nopeplinie At @reat Northern).
llomerfet Sobt os ieunt vunb. Az Mtl til
@reamerp. @ooe Stoler oa Sirfer. GefpItz
ninoeu for bet meite Stonoinoper % oooe
Nobper. Wl irloe for $35 pr. acre, beri
Undertakes Woatioctor meb 6 Elooe % go
Nn'hel SGobpeoe. vurpet e. al ier'tetlGss
les apalitet % &ouoet 9pbt. ,Su8en Wiels
Iem'ortienelte for g9snter %onites. Nor nGrs
mere SplpsninNer ltrtp til mig. Noresie:
teter ". Eapi0lou. Eallep Oitp. V. 9.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1916-03-17

MarneS County, Hortb 0atpta.
~ 1850 aerss, 140 opoprtet, beolis S.ores
buub, TOR Barn" % g~aaninssbus. NOR
@u. Rim.Iis Qris. Naa Dor eilte. Stan=
binapiif Excitement. &c. q. Greeu, Salep
Gitp, no. Tat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
Justifies Youth
Who Shot Into Air
70 Defend Himself

To ire a revolver into the air as a
means Of. self defense when attacked
by a gang o. young men after his pal
had been beaten by one of the gang
STEERS. was proper conduct for James
r. NeaFy. age 27. of, So Sanford ave
nue., in the opinion of Judge Frank
=: Wilder and a noble was entered on
the records Of city court this morning
when Neary was arraigned on the
charge of discharging weapons within
the city limits. = 49,
Neary met = friend ,"Chick'' Joseph
Duffy of Whiting and Broad streets,
at Main streete and Fairfield avenue
at O'Clock last night Duffy told
Neary that he was going to fight
another young man and he asked
Neary to accompany him and see
that fair play was given Ddffy.
The pair adjourned to Main street
and Union square. Here they met
Joseph Macy, ~, a plumber of 26S
Peauonnoek street, and Joseph Kier-
nan Of $50 Lafayette street. The
party went to the rear of CuHinan &
MuIlinan's undertaking establishment
and a fight ensued. Herman decis-
ieely defeated Duffy and after the
battle one of Kfernan's, seconds said,
Come on boys, and weH Oean up
Neary." f
Michael Candello. alias kid Hy-
d." of 50 State street, one of Kier-
nan's seconds, is altered to have hur1-
ed a. brick at Neary and the gang fol-
lowed this by attacking Neary and
Duffy. At this point Neary pulled
revolver and tired one shot in the air
and the assailants fed. Later they
were rounded UP by the police.
In city court today Neary said he
was a disinterested party of the fight
and showed a permit from Superintef-
dent Eugene Birmingham allowing
him to carry a revolver for his own
protection. He has a good. record
and in the opinion of the court was
justified.
The case of kid Hyda'' and Macy
was continued until Monday when
they will be tried on a charge of as
sauit and breach of the peace They
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
Barefoot Lad Is
Committed To Home

Frank Kou1asll, who several weeks
ago was placed on probation by Judge
Miller Of the probate court chose an
unlucky day to Ego barefoot He
was playing about Church street to-
day sans shoes and stockings when
Investigator Morrissey of the charities
department foend him. and brought
him to the probate court. John had
been before the court Nov. %, 1915
and on the promise of the boys father
and brother to take care of hir1 he
was placed in their custody, Judge
Miller deferred action until today. The
boy with his father and twenty one
years lo1d brother live in basement
of two rooms in Church street. Neith4
err was in court today although mott
fled to appear Judge Miller com
naitted Frank to st. Frances home at
New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
JIIRISDlCTIONAL
DISPUTE ARISES
over BANKRUPT
Jesse II. Duncan, Alleged
Defaulting Collector of
BEDDING, Arraigned:

A dispute about court Jurisdiction
caused a postponement this morning
of the first meeting of creditors Of
Jesse H. Duncan, alleged defa u1ting
collector of the town of Redding. The
hearing was scheduled to be held be-
fore Referee John w Banks in the
bankruptcy court but Attorney How
ard W. Taylor Of Danbury. represent
ing one OF the creditors. opposed the
hearing ON the ground that the bank
-ruptcY court had no jurisdiction He
said the BEDDING court already had
charge Of the estate and therefore the
Bankruptcy court could not pass upon
the matter Referee Banks said he
would consider the legal points in
VOWED and decide later where the case
properly belonged.
Duncan fled a petition in bank
ruptcy a short time ago. The amount
of his shortage as collector is 81, 400
and it. is said that he owes creditors
IN Redding between $500 and $500. The
surety company, which furnished
Dunean's bond, has already brought
suit against Duncan and real estate
owned by the former collector has
been attached If the hearing had
been held today it was said that coun-
sci for the surety company were pre-
pared to grill Duncan in an effort to
learn what he did with the missing
80, 400.
Referee Banks said today that he
had not assigned date for the next
fea-inQ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
WYCk0FF IS NOT
YET SERVED IN
DIVORCE &c ACTION
Counsel for Husband Refuse
to Accept Service in
Wife's Complaint.

Sponord f. Wyckoff, son of the
founder of the Wyckon Pipe & Cree
soting. Co. of New York, has so tar
managed to elude Deputy Sheriff Tay-
Tor, who is trying to serve him with
papers In a divorce action brought by
Vera Wyckon of Stamford, in which
the wife asks $4,000 alinony.
The suit which is returnable to the
superior court in session in this city,
was brought several days ago but the
sheriff has been unable to locate Wye
koff, who has a fhandseIne residence in
the Straw berry Hill section of STAN
ford Personal service is desirable, but
Mrs. Wyekon will be able to cover the
legal Reint by advertising, although
this will be more expensive,
Attorneys Foster & Morgan OF this
city. who represent Wyekeff. refuse
to accept service on behalf of their
client. They viii not tell where he
is. either. Attorney Morgan said he
would not comment on the suit until
he had seen the papers He could
mot yet say whether a cross com
plant will be filed by Wyckoff.
The injunction proceedings brought
by Wyckoff to restrain his wife from
taking their child from this state, as
Wyckoff alleged she was trying to
do, are still pending in the common
pleas court. 1t is understood that
Wyckoff will not press this action.
however.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
Sends Two Little Boys
TO County Home, Fearing
They Lack Home Comfort

j 2 :
Charged with truancy, incorrfgibflfty
and the theft Of money and jewelry
from their neigbpors, Paul and John
Paradox of Pine street were commit
ted to the county home at. Norwail<.
The children were brought in on the
complaint of Miss Lansberg, an inves-
tigator for the Charities Organization
society She said the children often
stayed out until midnight and they
would not go to school.
The father, John, is dead The
mother, Julia, wept bitterly and plead
ed to be allowed to keep the children
with her. She told the court she
works in the Bryant Electric factory
and earns IS per week She pays SO
per month rent. There is baby in
the family and another daughter, Ju-
lila, who IS u, works at Warner Bros
FACTORY and earns $t2 to $18 per week
Paul and John are Al and nine years
old.
ttShe used to pay her board before
Judge Miller. Nov she dresses like
8. doll and doesn't give, me anything
She eats what buy but don't help
pay for it If she buys anything to
eat for herself she eats it all
Despite the mothers tears. Judge
Miller told her the county home would
be the best place for the boys as there
they would get an education This
suggestion cheered her some what but
when It came to leave the children she
was in tears again. embracing them
and unwilling to let them go The
boys took the whole proceeding in a
stoical manner and seemed rather
tpleased that they were going away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
MURPHY KILLED,
KEFATHER And
BROTHER, ON ROAD
ght Brakeman s Death
ira Similar i atality
n Same Family.

Patrick T: AizsFpI2y, 355 Bishop ave-
nue.. freight brakeman. met death yes
terday in the same sudden form as his
father and broth car
wheels on the New Haven road.
His father. veteran freight brake
man, was swept from his train and
KILLED on Washington's birthday, "A
years ago, and his brother, John, was
swept off a fat car and killed six
years ago on almost the spot where
his father was Killed
According to the Information Cor
oner John j. sPhelan obtained today,
Patrick Murphy was climbing down
from freight car yesterday as the
car was being shunted into the shed of
the Heppenstal Forge CO, factory at
the foot of Howard svenue. He was
caught between the car and the shed
and crushed SO. badly that he DIED
after being taken to st. Vincent,G
hospital.
Monday morning, In his OFFICE at 10
O'Clock, Coroner Phe1an will continue
the investigation. He has summoned
members of the train crew and others
who were present.
He was an old and valued employee
of the railroad He is survived by his
widow, a son, Lawrence; two daugh-
tiers, Leona and Agnes; two brothers,
Edward and Jeremiah. Murphy, and a
sister, Mrs William TerwiIliger, all of
this city He was q member of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainment,
No. III, and of Bridgeport ledge. Loyal
Order of Moose,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
"Pinkie" Reynolds,
Vio1inist, Dead

Thomas ]. Reynolds, for many
years familiar figure on the streets
OF Bridgeport and more generally
known as '<Pinkie Reynolds died last
night at his home, TOT Helen street,
after a brief fitness. He was "a years
OF age. Mr.. Reynolds was uolinist
and during the latter years of his
life he derived an income by playing
at outings, clam bakes and for dances.
His rendition OF the catchy jig tunes
of a generation ago, such as stThe AR
kansas Traveller" Turkey in the
Straw" etc, were SO pleasing to
young persons, that he never failed
to procure a goodly recompense for
his services. Z During the last year
rheumatism and the inhrnnity of age
prevented his playing.
Mr.. Reynolds was Born in Derby
but came to this city when a young
man.. AS a boy he ran away from
home and Joined the Van Anaberg
circus, then the largest show in
Barnun & Bailey circus. both as a
musician and a performer. He had
lived in Bridgeport for the last 20
years, earntng his livelihood with his
fiddle.
Mr.. Reynolds is survived by his
widow, four sons, Frederick, Ernest.
Charles and Harold; two daughters.
Mrs. Helen Bassett and Mabel ReY-
nolds. The funeral will be held Mon
day at 10 a. m. from st. Charles
church and burial viii be in Der
bv "a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
MARX sREHRs.

The funeral of Mary, wife of
Thomas Speers, was largely attended
from her late home 254 Warren street
at 9 o'clock and frorn Sacred Heart,
church at $40, where the Rev.
Matthew Judge sang the solemn high
mass Of requiem, assisted by Rev.
Thomas J. Mooney as deacon and Rev.
Richard F. Moore. L. L. D. as sub
deacon. The church choir sang
sehmidt's mass. rendering tfDemine
Jesu at the offertQry. After the mass
Mrs. r. ]: Wftterwell sang Come
Unto Me- and as the body was being
borne frem the church Mrs. Witter-
well and Miss May Legere sang t'FTly
win BE Done'' and There Is a Beau.
tiful Land on Hfgh.'' The numerous
beautiful floral tributes were evid enees
OF the love and esteem with which
Mrs. Speers was held by all who knew
her. Fhe bearers: John -McMurray,
Terrence Mcmahon, Bartholomew
shea; william G1imord. Patrick Guddy
Thomas Connery, Lawrence MeGeugh,
and James Farnunn. Rev. Thomas
Mooney read the comn1ittal service at
st. MichaeI's cemetery. -l.-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
TAFT CABINET OFFICIAL
ENDORSES PROGRAM FOR
u. S. CONTINENTAL ARMY
Former Secretary of War Approves of Plan Advanced BY
Secretary Garrison Disapproves of State Police
Duty BY the National Guardsmen- Doesn't Want
Punitive Expedition Into Mexico.

force of even partially trained SOL
diery. Nothing should BE done to dis
courage it's work but, on the contrary
everything to stimulate and encour-
age it. But sdch announcement
should be in the direction of trans
ferring it wholly into the service of
the federal government and not of
perpetuating it in its present status.
Particularly. to grant federal pay to
the Individual militiaman for his
weekly service, rendered to the state,
seems to blur the great lesson which
is emerging from the European war.
It is to yield again to the theory that
we can induce men to serve their
country, not as a duty of patriotism
but for pay
Mr.. sttmson endorsed as sound
and intelligent Secretary Garrison
plan to bring the regular army up
to its proper basis, but added that
army now should be made larger
still:
Referring to the. recent Mexican
border troubles and the demands Of
many for q Punitive expedition, Mr..
sStirnson said:
1T is conceivable that at almost
any time the hands of our government
gency, yet at the present day, with
the great bulk of our army, n1assed
along the Mexican border, we have
only 10000 troops there available for
such an expedition and, under sober
calculation, the Mextcans have far
more armed men and trained troops
available for a punitive expedition
into our territory than we in the
United States
Senator Roots letter endorsed Sec
rotary Garrisen's contention, that the
national guard could not be depended
on for the army. ut is idle, wrote
Mr. Root, ss'to talk of developing the
national guard service into an a>te-
duate army for national defense and
any such attempt would Inevitably re-
suit in the failure Of the whole move
ment and the waste of all the energy
end effort devoted to it. The national
guard are primarily state troops for
state purposes and they must continue
to be so
There are good. things in secretarY
Garrison's plan. The doing of then
would be progress in the right di-ee-
ton. Don't lose these good things
even though you may find that you
capf atSthis time get Something mere.
in the same direction. But In the
meantime, let US take the frst steps
on any sort 81 a program that is dt-
reeted toward the goal we ought to
a ttain-a trained and always available
national citizen so1dieFy under the in.
struction and administration and for
leadership of an adequate though
small regular army
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-22
With Gasoline At
q Gents, City Is
Paying Only L

With gasoline now selling at II
cents per gallon the city Is extremely
fortunate in having q contract with
the Standard Oil Co ia supply APP
pToxinate1y $4,000 gallons at II cents
a gallon This means a supply that
viii run the ambulance, police patrol
and the fire apparat until about
July l. The contract was made last
year Through the board Of contract
and supply for 35, 900 gallons on
July. ID, 1915. Approximately 1900
gallons have been used thus far. Due.
it is, alleged, to the war in Europe
and the troubles in Mexico, the rriee
of gasoline has steadily Increased for
the past few months until now the
price beats All records