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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

St. Paul. July 11-Features of the
 parade in St. Paul July 20 as a part of the national Prohibition convention here July 1921 were outlined at con- vention headquarters. More than 10,-
 900 persons are expected to take part in the parade. Headed by Miss Ann T. Booze, who naturally refrains from drink and who will pad the downtown streets as a living symbol of the party the camel-the procession will be composed, according to tentative plans, of 'the 1,254 delegates to the co4ven- tion, representing every state and ter ritory in the Union, hundreds of wo- men detailed by civic, political and humanitarian associations throughout the country Federal and Confederate veterans of the civil war, boy scouts, school children, young peoples societies and other religious organiza- tions. Of the many floats that from Syracuse, N. Y., will depict the hang ing of "John Barleycorn." The body" will be exhumed at Syracuse, display ed on the way to the convention and perhaps reinterred there. "The em- blem over the White House for the next four years won't be a donkey or an elephant. It will be a camel" said a leading prohibitionist, referring to Miss Ann T. Booze.
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TUNGSTEN MINE
 PLANT WILL BE
 RECONSTRUCTED
Concrete Buildings ard New Machinery Planned By
 Company Officials.

Announcement was made today by the Tungsten Company of America, which controls the Long Hill mines, that work will begin soon on a new modern plant, to replace the buildings and machinery destroyed in, the fire of May 20.f Concrete buildings, with new crushers and concentrating ta- bles, will be established as soon as plans and specifications are approved.
 The new plant will have 50 per cent. more capacity and will occupy 25 per cent. of the space used " the plant that was burned!
 Laurence Mortimer, vice president of the company, has established offices in the Warner building. He. said today: We shipped s10,00o worth of the stuff in the two weeks prior to the fire, but with new machinery and an efficient force, 100 tons a day of ore should be mined and produce from one to two tons of concentration. At the market place this would make the net daily profit $3;b0O
 'This new plant will be able to more than even the claims of the prospec-, tuses of other tungsten companies. We should turn out at least 25 tons a month easily.'
 The tungtsen mine at Long Hill is the only one in the East. Prof Aldo1ph furlt of Bonn, Germany, at a meeting of the International Engineering Con- gress in Chicago, told of the remark able deposit of wolfram ore in the United States" He estimated that 25 acres of the property contained tung- sten-bearing ore from three to five feet deep. Experts estimate that 100000 tons of good milling ore are available, the value of which is in the neighbor- hood of 25,00O, ,OO0.
 MT. Mortimer explained today that he is notiin this city to sell stock, but merely to give. information about the plant. Those interested, he said, have merely to take a 15 minute ride and actually see the mine, an advantage buyers of western mining stock do not enjoy
 Stock of the company being sold now on the curb. Mr. Mortimer de- clared today that his mission here is to bring the proposition to the atten- ton of the public and that he refers all purchasers to their own brokers, provided they have them.
 Mining operations will continue at the plant, he declared, while arrange lnents are being made for rebuilding.
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lTASHUA AND, LONG HILL.

Miss Jeanette Lamb has returned to her home in Bridgeport after spending several days with her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. John Kaechele.
 The annual meeting of the Catholic Aid society of Grace Episcopal church was held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the rectory. The Junior Auxiliary is entertained every Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Wilcox, of Long Hill. The following officers have been elected: Honorary president, Mrs. L.iR R. Sheffield; president Miss Mar jory Mahoney; vice president, Miss Florence Betts; secretary, Miss Eliza beth Wilcox; treasurer, Miss Doris Mahoney. Thee Tub will sew for a bazaar which will be held later. and will spend half an hour discussing a literary subject
 The Ladies' Aid society meeting of the Easton Baptist church was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Samuel G. Seeley of Tashua. Thursday after noon, July 6. Forty-rine were pres ent. This meeting was the largest during the history of the society. Guests were present from Hampton, va.; New York city. Bridgeport, Monroe, Easton and Tashua. / Miss Miriam Clark of Easton has been. spending several days at the home of her friends. the Misses Evelyn and Dorothy Seeley. ,si
 Mrs. Charles Beach. and daughter, Helen, of Bridgeport, were Thursday guests at the home of Mrs. Lorenzo A. Mallett of Tashua. ~,
 Karl Kaeche1e spent Sunday with friends and relatives in Fairfield. { MT. and Mrs. c. B. Seeley, Misses Mabel and Dorothy Seeley enjoyed an auto. trip to Derby Monday.
 Joseph P. Kohler, who underwent a successful operation at the Bridge port hospital eight weeks ago, has re- turned to his home in Tashua.
 John Bferne / of Grove street, Bridgeport, has returned to his home after spending two weeks at the home of his uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. Peser H. Lynch.
 MT. and Mrs. Lorenzo R. Wildman of Tashua will hold a lawn party for the benefit of the young people of the Easton Baptist church Thursday evening, July 20. An excellent pro- gram will be given by out of town talent
 Mrs. Ernest D. Proudman and daughter, Ruth, of Hampton, Va, who are spending the summer in Monroe, and Mrs. Ambrose s. Hurd of "Hurdsden,' Monroe, spent Thurs day afternoon with their sister. Mrs. s: G. Seeley.
 MT. and Mrs. William Huber and MT. and Mrs. Leslie V. Huber and children, William, Warren and Amanda of New York city, have been spending a few days in their cottage near the reservoir.
 MT. Otto Walters of Long Hill has recently purchased seven-passengcr car.
 MT. and Mrs. Kaats are entertain ing friends from Brooklyn.
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] BRIDGEPORT } 7
 MAIL GROWTH { IN 2 DECADES.
Farmer's Twenty Years Ago" Column Adduces In !,
 teresting Statistics.

There was much interesting com ment about the local postofice today on the story published last evening in the Twenty Years Ago. column-~of The Farmer in which the postal re- ceipts for the year preceding June, 1Se6s- were quoted. The enormous growth of business of the office il thes2o years was remarked>upon. A cpmparative record has been made out as follows: ,F.y I Receipts: Year ending. June 30, >1sSs. $s7,1ss.5s-June 30, us1e, e4E1. ASA. .39.
 Heceipts for month of June, 1896, s.9s4.21-month of June. 1916, $40.ss3.s7.
 \ Total number of pieces of mail handled in year 1896, 11,1s3. soo- 1916. 32,525,Oso.
 Total number of registered pieces
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Running for <Of1ce' succeeded it, then the Cohans became separated in theatrical, ventures. .A 7f
 Josephine Cohans husband, Fred Niblo, made many expeditions into desolateg lands, with motion picture machines, and his travelogues ex- tended the fame he previously had achieved as comedfan and vaude- vile monologist. Fred Niblo now is playing star part in -the-Trail Halliday" Josephine Conan has played in Bridgeport many times, often headlining vaudeville bills.
 George M. Cohan's first theatrical experience was in the title role of FPecks Bad Boy,' and in this Jo- sephine played with him. The brother now is heavily interested in the own ership of theatres and theatrical pro- auctions, and is famed as "a writer of plays, composer of ,musiA and pro- ducer and manager.
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STAMFORD
Especial to TheFarmer.)


 Stratford, July 12-The police .au. thorities of Stratford have not yet obtained any clue ito the four young men who held up John Osterhout of Holster avenue, Bridgeport, at mid- night, and robbed him of few dol lars in change and two pairs of auto- mobile glasses. The robbers took Os- terhout to Fresh pond, Stratford, and threw him out of the machine and es- caped with the vehicle. The vehicle was later found on South Main street. Stratford. half mile from Fresh pond.
 The young highwaymen boarded the car in Bridgeport and told Osterhout they wanted to go to Walnut Beach. When they arrived at Hard's Corner they forced him to turn on South Main street and go towards the pond. Os- terhout reported the affair to Thomas w. Ryan, a produce dealer, of South Main street, / who telephoned the Bridgeport and the Stratford authori- lies. MT. Osterhout was bruised and had few cuts about the face. He was unable to give the police a good description of the robbers.
 The Housatonic grange will hold a dollar party at the Grange hall Sat- urday, July 2s. A supper will be served at o'clock after which, the roll will be called and each member will \tell in rhyme or verse how he earned their dollar. A play also will be given by the members. Pas New Housekeeper," is the title.
 At a meeting of the members of the Congregational church rkeld last night at the parish house Boy Scout company was formed. Rev. R. C.. Whitehead, assistant pastor of the Conversational church, was appointed scout master The company will be known as Co. 1 U. s. Boy Scouts of
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STATE OF CONNECT1CUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. ss., PROBATE COURTs F9laRaN

July lZs 1SlOs Estate of Ruth Hackett, of Bridge port, in said district, minor.
 The guardian having made applica- ton for an order authorizing her to sell certain real estate belonging to said estate. as per said application on file duly appears.
 Ordered, That the said application be heard and determined at the Pro- bate office in Bridgeport. on the 14th day of July. 1916. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. and this court directs said guardian to give notice to all persons interested in said estate to appear, if they see cause, and be heard thereon, by publishing this or der once in a newspaper having a circulation in said district on or be- fore the 18th day of July, A. D., 1916, and return make to the court of no- tice given.
 Attest.
 PAUL L. MILLER.
 a*p Judge.
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NoLLE AURILMo CASE.

As Coroner J. J. Phelan found that the death of Pallegrino Depore, who died at St. Vincent's hospital, July 4, of fractured skull, suffered when thrown from an automobile driven by Frank Aurillio of 131 Willard street, at Harral avenue and Coleman street, was accidental, the charge of man. slaughter against Aurillio was nolled in the city court today. Lepore was in the rear seat of Aurillio's automo- bile when it collided with one driven by Investigator Alexander Morrissey of the charities department. The &C., cident occurred at 10:20 a. m., July 4. and Lepore died later the same day.
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DIED.

O4GAOs
 HANSON-In this city, July IF, 1918, l. Peter Sorensen Hanson, aged 4S years, months, 10 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late residence. No. 547 Central Ave, on Friday, July 14th at 2:30 p. m.
 Interment at Park cemetery.
 AFf P 12 bsp WOOD-In this city, July 10th, 1916. Anna G.. Flanagan. wife of Walter P. Wood, aged 43 years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late home, No. 7sz Cleveland avenue, on Thursday. 18th inst, at 8:00 o'clock a. m. and at St. Augustine's church at 800 o'clock a. m.
 Burial in St. Bernard cemetery, New Haven, Conn. Automobile cortege. P II bsp BLY-In this city, Tuesday, July II, 1916, Michael H., infant son of Mi chael H. and Ella By, aged months.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of the parents No 50 North Washington / Ave, on Thursday, July 18th at 2 Burial at St. MichaeI's cemetery.
 a*p GEARITY-In Fairfield, July 10. 1916, Thomas Gearity.
 Funeral at St. Thomas church. Fairfield. on Thursday. July IS, at a. m. Interment St. Thomas cemetery.
 P11 bs DONOHUEIIn this city. Wednesday, July 12. 1916, At his late residence. 192 Main St., Stephen Donohue, aged 46 years. months. IA days. Notice of funeral hereafter.
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BOY WHO DRANK OIL
 RECOVERS AT HOSPITAL,

Responding to treatment at St. Vim cents hospital, IS months old Pebro Russo, who drank some kerosene at his home, 35 Reservoir avenue, yes- terday afternoon. was released from the hospital last night and taken home by his mother.
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POSTMASTER GREENE
 TO ATTEND CONVENTION

< Postmaster Charles F. Greene is planning to attend the convention of the National Association of Post masters of the United States, which will be- held in Washington, D. C., July 1 8 to July 21, inclusive:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

William A. Glasgow, placed before the president by prominent Pennsyl- vanians for appointment to the su-D preme court in, succession to MT. Hughes. is q leading lawyer of Phila- delphia and has represented the gov- ernment in special cases. He has had longNpractice> in abstruse corpora tion law and interstate commerce cases. Pennsylvania has not been represented on the supreme court bench since 1903, when Justice Shiras retired. f ett
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

sent, 1sss., 47ss2-1s16, ls4.62s.
 Money orders: f2s,561 issued in 1896, valued at s151, 1,5S8.14; 154,545- issued in 1916, valued at $1,458,- 009.77; 14,101 paid in 1896, valted at $121,ss1.70; 73,70S paid in 1916,s valued at $729,348.95. z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

Denial of the report that refugees brought from Mexico on the Dixie has complained against their treatment, was made by the navy department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

{ Josephine Conan was one of the best known members of the American theatrical profession. She was one of the original -Four Cohans," compris- ing Mir. and Mrs. Jerry Conan. and their children. George M. and Jo- sephine Conan. As a youngster she lived in Providence, fact that George M. in later years has made the occasion of many jests
 The. Four Cohans became celebri- ties in the early ,varieties,e20 years ago. when George. and Josephine were children. They played in vau- deville theatres-then more familiar ly known as variety theatres-in an act which was largely the product of George'K already fertile brain, -"The Governors Son." This later was elaborated into a musical comedy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

August Heckscher of New York has made gift of e10.ooo to the officsrs and crew of the German submarine Deutschland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

A Rio de Janeiro dispatch says that sister ship to the German submarine Deutschland is due there within few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12


 
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

WANTED-One cook. Apply Gam
 ity's, 4S5 Barnum Ave. eos.ft.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12

WANTED-Situation as chauffeur by young man, steady and reliable. Call, 785 Boston Avenue.
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Josephine Conan,
 Sister of George, < Dead in New York

New York, July 12-Mrs. Fred Niblo. formerly Miss Josephine Conan. sister of George M. Cohan, the actor and manager, died here today.
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YOUNG TINIEKEEPER would like position night or day. Address V. E. Runyon, 612 Warren St.
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FOR SALE-2s0-232 Maplewood Ave. 2 family house. stores on first floor. lot 54 it 104 it. Inquire S. Patosian. 206 East 26th St., New York City.tap si e1 57tiP IF dsp
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends for their many acts of kindness shown us during our recent bereavement in the loss of our son and brother, Charles Edward Thompson.
 MIR. and MRS. EDWARD
 THOMPSON AND FAMILY.
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Farmer Want Ads. One Cent . Word
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And love In the things DE-
NEW INTERPRETATIONS.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, July Is
Certificates of incorporation have been
issued; by tho Secretary OF State 10
the following new concerns which VIII
operate under the laws OF West Viz
ginia:
The Walton State Bank. of Walton,
Roane county; authorized capital, So
600; incorporators: D. /. Dodd, L. +,
Whitcd, William Hensley, j. L. Neal,
William Norris. all Of Walton.
Union Building and Loan Assocla'
ton. Of MorgantCwn; authorized CAPT
tai. S99,970: incorporators: s. S. Wade
G.. r. Miller, j. c. knkaid. Charles Z.
Roehicr, @. c. Donley. Aaron J. Gar,
low. all of Morgantown.
Tri-Statc Fair Association Of Rlue'
field; TO own fair grounds and race
courses and operate county fairs; au
thorized capital $4,000; incorpora.
tors: ]. l.. Vaughan. S. c. ,Snead and
W. c. Neikirk, Of Shawville; Hoge
Mason, Of Biuefield; G.. w. Bagwcll, CT
Radford, Va.
Best Grocery Company, Of William
son; authorized capital, $5,nlo; incor'
porators: A. &. Williams. John +. VIII
liams. Jr.. r. w. Shepherd, of William
son: Walter Brown, John E. ". Brown
of Illumination.
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son is as good as another, practically
there is vast difference

son is as good as another, practically
there is vast difference.
If a department or bureau head
places his own son or daughter "
nephew or other relative on the pay.
roll. or. as Is frequently done, makes
a trade by appointing the relative Of
some other official in return for an
appointment for one Of his own, there
are three evils almos, cer,aIn 70 re-
suit: the salaries paid are likely 10
be excessive; the employees will not
be held to as high standard Of ser
vice as they would be II not related
to superior officials: other employees
become dissatisfied when they see
evidences Of favoritism.
Nepotism Is usually bad for private
business and is much worse for pub
lie business. But the single term
Democrats probably feel that they are
wise to get while the getting Is good,
even If the public service does suffer.
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; tirely sectional. and general relief
from foods is entirely ignored.
The objections to the measure are
as obvious as the title Of the project
is misleading. The present plan does
not take care of the tributaries OF The
Mississippi river, the streams that
swell the lower waters, and as they
would be necessary in order TO en-
tirely take care Of the Mississippi, II
can readily be seen that it is not a
good faith measure. There is no at
tempt in the bill, to solve the distress.
full problem that confronts the people
of the great Ohio valley. which suffers
periodically from floods. What this
measure ought 10 have provided for
was division of the whole Mississippi
river system into an Ohio system, an
upper Mississippi system, and a Mis-
souri, system and put the matter into
the hands OF practical. experienced
business men with government ensi-
! neers and have had them work or a
system OF flood control-somethtn
that would control foods and not SIM
ply reclaim lands in a certain section
of the country.
Under such conditions We might set
somewhere: we might obtain a sys-
tenn that will do what is needed TO be
; done for all time and all people, and
not one that simply answers for short
time and for only part Of the people.
| The present bill is nothing but a
makeshift, a costly and characteristic
cally Democratic makeshift.
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Bellies ITS NAME.

THE food control measure which is
NOW In the Senate. and which provides
|for the expenditure of millions now
and many more millions in the future.
Fiss not what it purports to be. 1t
Eshould have come under the head OF
measure, as it designs
EtoS reclaim millions Of acres in the
Hover Mississippi Valley. The con-
Emon conception Of food control is the
conservation or impoundins of the
that the lower streams
|may be prevented from overtlowins
Their banks and destroying property
and endangering life. The bill is en-
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not with the year, 1915, but is be-
tween the past year and the year
just preceding the war.
On the import side the showing
Is equally striking. During the
second year of the European War
the import trade Of the United
States with North America was
more than 500, 100000 larger than
during the year preceding me
war; the imports from South
those from Asia nearly an equal
amount; and those from Africa
showed the most rapid gain of all.
The kinds OF goods exported and
imported are quite as significant
as the amount and rate Of in
crease. The larger export trade
has not resulted 70 much extent
from a greater shipment of food
siuffs and materials, but from an
extraordinary increase in the sale
Of manufacturers being two and
onehalf times the figures for 1914.
The imports, likewise, show but
slight increase in the value OF
foodstuffs purchased abroad and
an actual decline in imported man.
ufacturers. The larger imports
were due mainly 10 Increased pur-
chases of silk, wool, fibres, hides.
skins. rubber, copper, tin and SINH
lar articles required in manufac-
turing the articles exported. For
instance, the 1916. wool imports
were valued at $106, 600, 900. those
of 1911 al $25,n00,000; the 1916
rubber imports at Sl06,000,000, the
1914 imports at s53,0Q0.000. A part
Of these increases in values have
been due 10 higher prices. but the
advance in wholesale prices, i'm
portant as they have been, only
modify, they do not radically
change, the showing made BY the
figures compared.
Experience alone can prove
whether American manufacturers
and traders will be able 10 hold
their own in competition with Eu'
ropean producers and merchants
after the war. Much depends upon
The progress made during the COM
inC year in organizing the foreign
trade that has been secured and in
extending and perfccting the bank.
ing and transportation agencies OF
international commerce.
II is manifest that. if the United
States can hold the major share of
the large foreign trade secured
during the past year, the future in
crease in the national wealth will
be rapid. In the course Of a few
decades the United States can be-
come what the United Kingdom
has LONG been. creditor nation
with capital invested in productive
enterprises in all parts Of the
world.
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JUGGLED FINANCES.

Everyone remembers the magician
trick OF Secretary McAdoo, when he
changed the system Of Treasury book
keeping by resolving liabilities into
assets. In one night he added $780,
O00, 900 TO the general fund without
the receipt of an additional dollar Of
revenue Judging the present show
ing of the Treasury by past perform
ance, it is very evident that there was
some manipulation in the Treasury
Department at the close Of the fiscal
year June 80, just passed, in an effort
10 make a good showing on the books.
The daily statement SHOWS that on
June 20 the total ordinary receipts
were S5l.S25.9i3 and disbursements q
little less than s2,000,000. The next
daily statement covered two days.
July | and 3, and the total receipts
were only Sl,41G,000 while the dis
bursements were S4,416, 900, leaving
deficit Of s3,00O,000 in the business OF
the government in the first two days
of the new fiscal year.
The only conclusion the man or
ordinary business experience can
reach is that by some sort OF mauIpu-
lation the Department managed 10
crowd a few millions of receipts into
the fiscal year 1916, whereas, without
the manipulation, they would have
gone over into the fiscal year begin
ming July l. Eventually, the facts
will all come out
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A SERIOUS FAULT:

Extravagance and inefficiency are
not the only faults Of the Democratic
administration, what was facetiously
dedicated 10 simplicity and economy"
Nepotism, which has become such a
prominent policy is more serious
fault than many people are aware.
While the first thought may suggest
that 1t makes little difference to the
general public whether public officials
employ their own relatives or entire
strangers, on the theory that one per.