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be found. 5
 It is believed that the burglars are the same band who have been oper- ating with a high powered automo- bile. Recently they entered the home of A. L. Riker, and stole jewelry to- talling in value $1,500, ransackeC the home of E.. T. Bedford, Greens Farms. and made unsuccessful at tempts to rob the homes of other wealthy residents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
MARY A. DAILY
 VS. a4- EDWARD Jy DAILY.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT FAIRFIELD COUNTY, ss., SUPERIOR COURT.

 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, ss., .. SUPERIOR COURT.
 Bridgeport, Oct. IS, A. D., 1916. Upon the complaint of the said Mary A. Daly praying, for reasons therein set forth, for a divorce and change of name returnable to the Superior court in and for Fairfield County, on the first Tuesday of November, 1916. It appearing to and being found by the subscribing authority that Ed ward J. Daly the said defendant is absent from this State and gone to parts unknown.
 Therefore Ordered. That notice of the pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order in the Bridgeport Farmer, a newspaper printed in Bridgeport, Conn, three times succesSively commencing on or before the 18th day of October. A. D., 1916
 1sfl MICHAEL J. FLANAGAN, Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court for Fairfield County.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
Modern Desionation.

"Are you a hack writer?" asked the girl who hasn't much tact.
 "No," replied MT. Penwiggle. "I couldn't make a living loafing along like hack. I'm a notorious" Wash ington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
OBITUARY.
EDWARD CORNING

Edward Corning died this morning at his home in Stepney, aged 73 years. MT. Corning was a carpenter and far mer. He was born in Stepney, the son of David and Polly Anne Farm lee Corning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

Thomas Mott Osborne opened his campaign against Governor Whitman, accusing him of breaking a pledge made to him as warden of Sing Sing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
Do It Yourself,

Hokus-"Do it yourself" is my mot to; Pokus-That's right. Don't let oth. CTS make fool of you.-Town Topics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

Putting Him to the Test.
 He-I would die for you. She (wea- ried)-Well, what are you waiting for? New York Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

FOR SALE CHEAP-A graphophone
 with records and cabinet. IFS French St. ] y, G 1s s.p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
Peggy's Party Box

' A new and clever little col lection of table fittings and favors.
 Some especially for Hal lowe 'en, some for children's parties; and the blue-bird and pansy too :! Six different combina- tions; each to serve 8 people; and each at soc
 Main floor, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

BELGIUM FAMILY wants , or x rooms; ? children; unfurnished. Ad- dress Rent, Care of Farmer. G 19 b$p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

WANTED-Eiectri to assist in
 wiring Limousine bodies. Blue Rib- i, bon Auto and Carriage Co. 1720 Fairfield Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

CRADDOCK-In this city. wednes- day. Odt. IS, 1916, Jeremiah Grad dock ,a ~
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. 2 Seeley street on Saturday, Oct. 21. . at 9:30 a. m.. and from Sacred Heart church at 10 o'clock.
 Burial at St. Michaeps (Old cem- < etery), Westerly. R. I. tF G. IS b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
Robber Prowling About
 Her House, Society Girl
 Braves Dark to Aid Aunt

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

WANTED-Immediately competent woman cook. Address F.. O.'Box
 1915. G 1s s'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

Weather-Rain tonight and Friday; colder; southeast gales, shifting to west
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

WANTED-Office boys, only bright capable boys need apply. Standard Mfg. Co.,, 990 Housatonic Ave. N c 19 s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
Exercise and be healthy

Most men, and women, don't exercise because it's work. --c
 Yet work may be made en- joyable !
 Here is an exerciser that makes exercising really en- joyable.
 It's a bar-bell built with a spring in it!
 And it may be used in half a dozen different ways each way being beneficial and none tiresome.
 This particular exerciser -$5; others for as little as $1. rf
 Front basement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Thursday, October 19, 1918
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19
Sleepy-Time Tales

New delightful books for little folks of 3 to 8; such stories as Mother or Father will like to read just before the Sandman comes around. All are about animals, and the tales now ready are about | Cuffy Bear Frisky Squirrel Tommy Fox Fatty Coon Billy Woodchuck Jimmy Rabbit Peter Mink Sandy Chipmunk Brownie Beaver Paddy Muskrat e
 Each at 25c
 Main floor, rear
 Keep prints
 in an album
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-22
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in5piihen angciamnelt Bate, pol
Der &oli5ei 5eriprengt 2cds Ger.
iouen aunroeu uer6aitet inter Nielea
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Gieielbeu l0itei iicb oui. oils Sic 80.
li5ei linen oies aebot.
@as sic ,@uttcr.Ncuoltcn4 nube.
lauat 70 ban0clt cs iidj mir un bet.
boltnBniiBig barmloic Ccnoititra.
tioncu; iulo oiele borten uui. ais Ole
9lilitdr 2litoritdten sic Nlorimal.
preilc teiiieetou, 9'ur iu 0heunlib
tonO cine IDENTIFICATION qroberell
DlaBllaoeS itatt Samae glr6eiter, Sic
ons 0en6obrifen 5iiriidte1rtelb idloi.
len lib ani Sen StraBen oen parooi.
renOen lfrauen an mlO 3erihmetter.
len cine gIn5abl bon 6eniierimeiben.
Iie 6efcriuebr fuurHc berauSaeriien
nnO gab Sen Gemonitrmttcu cine
Goube. T0S cnoeic Sen |orfall.
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,rihten.QIgcntur. Or. Gbeooor 2e.
polo, ser &oriteber DER politiiden
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rihten-9lgentlir eriud)t eenai sic
Apirflidben &ortomluiiiie 81 beidrcis
ben Gr empime Elm @'it9Iieo I'M.
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luer0elt 0ie gauobnt iino, iulihe unO
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gSeItonSiteaun1 III St. Sonis im0
babe in oeu Gereiiligten Stadtcn
piclc ,Srcinoc aeponnelt Sd ueiB,
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dilscblihen 8epoltep III TcutihIano,
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neiu @ort ooB bel aacu oieien Dor
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pie bcleidnct werocn, oOnl 9eginu
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I'm ser @oli5ei bci5uitcbcn oocr oui
0cu 0lob SIT lcbicBcu.
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,ycuer in SnnOesOrudcrci.

gSa ai6iRgtotL 9. s., 2l. &c.
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Sunoertcn bon 9lngeitcllten cine Ea'
nif 6crupr uno licB ioiort @eriidte
ulifoHmcl ooB elm gombengltte
tat criolot lei.
GuS ,Scucr brab In cinenl ponl
Sollptgebduoc a6gcionocrt licgenocn
fleinen Ban olis, in melhcm nit
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lperoen. sic 5um 9lbpii6eu Scr bcinl
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.ocm @ebduOc 6cih1ftiete glnaeiteutc
fonntcn iid redt5eitig in Siher6eit
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Nauptgebau0e an.
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nobc oen @oibingtolp@ @tonumeut ac.
lcgcn iit, mar IN oidc HalhmoIfen
cingebiillt.
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600 Scr ermdbnten Soppcnlunib mo
trodnete, bat 10 betr0dtlihen Sha.
oen aelitten ooB lie porlduiie niht
bcnubt peroeu fam. Sniolgc oellen
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9lodirdac nah @anfnotcn mo @riei
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Giirfii@cr So9cSberi6 t..
Gonitontinopel, 20 Nc6r.
(pia Sonoon). GaS tiirfiicbe aric9s
brcou bat bcutc ylobnitta9 ole
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crloiicn
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5cooul 9a6r bomborOirtc.
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uon NhioroS Dor 9lnfer licaenoeS
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porn9 lln0 torpe0irtc cmcn 5hlepp
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nbljn onrd mloriidl Oon 0arron 0orman sao0mcifcf
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@rrei8en meftrt6 bon aopapo
oas Noriotil8e 2Ieer.
9ie &nNen am SInNc stripa Buridsericden.
2seridt Oes aent[Aem @enerarla6s.

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NGncganaten gg ole Ont@c EOHoa De
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be bata uradgctrbu nuo INari Der Nln nnf Ote bent
dsu gnu eutOus rras SouSruf WurOc 5MradgagM
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&cfli6er &ricgSidanPlat.
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natemHgrif nf nnerc Stenagen SGna 3arfgeucn
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n Der ScSArraSSnolORc nuernaGm Der 6cnS mcBre %pr
Itof.Sendc, bic jCOpd feiHcH Grfol q 6otten.
Gcfli@cr arieBsidaHplat.
2e rnNdea SreitfrGitc metrcre gusrc 0auabnrs
pie ammiid nnicrem &Seitano diertn ANd aMSercn
%nmfu urindtn cncrc rniHc SecmeHte pUnorngCu bod
gcbd.
Salfan &riosidpuplat.
Bon Der Salfau6rOu nO fcnr Greisnis S
Scntang Ocrmeoeu."
Der ofsrteidfGe 2seri6t.
Scrtin, 2l 6cbrnur Die nndFeGcuSc umtldc adtt6enms
OV Ohe6ih nnsnridcp Wcncradbes 1T bcuc bier enacsangen
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-22

SIbOnacntcn, bic Den ,,1gntidea
SOrgcipOnOentsn1 uidjt piinltlidl uber
nnrcgclmahis rrbaItsn, iinS esbessu,
Der Office SaUOn per SrEep1on ober
idlriftIidl @liit6eiIHan Va maMsa.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-22

Oompier imO iedS nit .Oiniiiou be
laOene Eransportidiiie.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-22

q 9Illiirteu Sil9enmelOun.
gen 5uriidgemieien.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-02-22
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IcatidJcs Wamt- NHS @c6]Ielgclddtt,
MtiotieDer her NtnvWbrie.
26 SOrtGS;iraRc.

,Molignnl 4nut ci Commerce 'eiebnRos
9ns n.s %eriouf non Gitieu uu0 Cblioaiios
nan. Neoci lun Nteolpuelg 1i.t que pdilp.s
i6hiiNcn HWNte @nrnun0 9ln' mo Nettuhl
freuher WcIpitrien iowe gluSieriBung pcn
S0Tmt6ien. 1hiiiSidtten bon ato llap
Teniih,dnb. 'elpiS'--'
Evening journal., 1916-02-15
Pork Barrel Preparedness
(From the New York Tribune.)

It is easy to understand why the
Democratic leaders in the House Of
Representatives are jubilating over
the retirement of Secretary Garrison.
II is the first time that President VIII
son has hoisted the white flag to the
House. The Senate made him ac-
knowledge a partial defeat last year
on the ship purchase bill But the
House bent to his will even on the
issue of state socialism in deep-sea
transportation. Now he has yielded
to IL on the still bigger issue of mill
tary reorganization at the cost Of
eating the words he had used in his
last message to Congress and still
more recently on his Western stump
ing tour-and of sending into exile
the strongest member of his Cabinet.
No wonder the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs passed a resolution con-
graduating the President. His easy
surrender TO Chairman Hay would
have tickled the vanity Of the House
under any circumstances. II has
tickled II all the more because il has
come on an issue nearest and dearest
to the tenacious pot-hunters in the
House.
The greatest failure Of the House
as a national agency has been the
blind devotion Of most of its members
to purely local interests. The aver
age Congressman is intensely pa
rochial in spirit: he serves his dis
trict first and the country afterward
His primary aim is to return home
bringing material evidences Of his in
dustry with him. He measures his
value to his constituency by the river
and harbor improvements, the public
buildings. the new pensions and In
creases of pensions, the good roads
and the new rural post rates, which
he proeures.
Military preparedness and the eco.
Monies necessitated by il have threat
ened to halt at this session the distri.
button OF such miscellaneous favors
But the gloom of the situation has
now been pierced by q new ray oi
hope II the parochial-minded states.
man cannot carry pork home in the
old forms he can now carry II home
in the new form of Increased pay fol
The officers and men Of the state mill.
tia organizations.
The Garrison continental army
scheme offered only shadowy Local
benefits. The quasi-conversion OF the
nat onal guard into a continental
army promises greatly increased re-
muneration 10 military bodies already
locally organized. Here is a plar
which even an anti-preparedness Con
gressman--a peace-at-any-price man
can enthusiastically approve. It
opens q preparedness pork barrel and
cannot possibly result in the sort OF
preparedness which would keep a pa
cifst awake al night.
The country is we'll disposed toward
the state militia Oranizationgs. It is
Evening journal., 1916-02-15
SHIELD OF HONOR CHIEFS
CITY VISITORS ON SATURDAY

Members OF the FIVE lodges of the
Shield of Honor of this city, are max
ing elaborate preparations for enter
tanning DR.. George NJ. Grim, supreme
master of the order in this country in
Shield of Honor Hall, No. S34 Market
street on Saturday evening.
Grand Master Robert Barnett, Jr,
and the officers of the grand lodge of
Delaware will receive the supreme
master with the honor due his official
position I'm the order. Grand Mas
ter Barnett will then welcome the
supreme master of the city. Accom-
panying the supreme master will be
Supreme Secretary Charles e. Seig-
mund. of Baltimore; Junior Supreme
Master William II. Casperson, of New
Jersey; and Supreme Treasurer w. II.
Sultzer, of Baltimore.
other visitors will includes p. S.
M. Elmer p. Strong. of New Jersey;
Supreme Inside Guardian ]. T. Rod.
an. New Jersey; Grand Master Alfred
II. Pierson, of Pennsylvania; Grand
Secretary Edwin II. Mason, of Penn
sylvania: Grand Master Charles +,
Arnold of Baltimore, d., and VIII
liam j. Cunningham, grand secretary
of Baltimore. Md; Supreme Conduc'
tor NJ. NJ. Wells, of Wilmington; p,
S. NJ. Ferd Clement, Of Wilmington;
p. S. NJ. A. B. Cosgrove, of Whining
ton; p. S. NJ. c. T. Martin, of VIII
mington.
The combined degree team of vii
mington under the leadership of Cap
tain NJ. NJ. Wells will confer the de
gree on a class of candidates, during
the evening.
Evening journal., 1916-02-15
DIsGuIsE is TOO THIN.

A LTHOUGH the administration has made desper-
ate effort to disguise the real purpose Of the
new" Shipping Bill for which it stands sponsor the
disguise is too thin TO deceive the Chamber OF Com
Of the United States, the far-reaching non-par
tsan business organization which so severely con
demned the wilson-McAdoo Shipping Bill of a year
ago.
The Chamber of Commerce calls attention to the bad
faith Of the administration in appealing for the enact
ment OF law which would create shipping commits
sion" similar TO the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and which would exercise over marine shipping
supervision similar 10 that the Interstate Commerce
Commission exercises land transportation and
then proposes to put this board two members Of
the Presidents Cabinet, Messrs McAdoo and Daniels
. The proposed bill. which is cordially backed by
President Wilson is clearly by the Chamber of
Commerce to be merely another determined grasp for
power by McAdoo. In view OF the fact that it was
fundamentally distrust OF McAdoo which killed the
Shipping Bill year ago, distrust shared alike by
Democrats end Republicans. It would appear that the
new" shipping bill had little chance OF enactment
The Chamber OF Commerce also points out that the
pretense OF the administration that the government
would not be engaged directly in shipping is mere
pretense in view Of the wording Of the NloAdoo-
Wilson BILL
II there is TO be shipping commission IL must be
non-partisan and as far divorced from politics as is
possible.
Evening journal., 1916-02-15
A SATISFACTORY CONFERENCE.

THE twelfth annual conference Of the Child Labor
Committee, held in Asheyille ~ c., last week was
in respects the remarkable conference in
The history Of the committee The sessions were so
largely attended that the sunday meeting had to be
transferred from the largest church to the City Audi
torium. which packed
There great interest in the fact that the Keat
ingOwen Federal Child Labor bill passed the House
OF Representatives the day before the conference
opened the vote being S37 10 46. Congressman Keat-
ing attended the conference and made a speech in eX-
PLANTATION OF his reasons introducing the Federal
Child Labor bill
Interesting talks and reports were made by owen
Loveoy General Secretary of the National Child Labor
Committee and other members OF the STAFF of the COM
mttee Splendid contributions TO the program were
made by DR.. Samuel McCune Lindsay, Mrs. Florence
Kelley. Miss Lillian wad. Congressman Britt of Ashe
vile and others. The conference, in short was ex
ceedingly satisfactory to those who had brought il
about
Evening journal., 1916-02-15
sEIBYyiLIFs FIERY BApTIsN.

u yERYoNE sympathizes with the people of fire.
II swept Selbyve
That sympathy is especially strong for those who
suffered direct property loss.
The people of Selbyville have distinguished them
selves by home pride and progressive spirit
They have produced results and made of their town
Of the most prominent and prosperous places in
lower Sussex county.
II is pity that their work has been interrupted by
a conhagration and that properties valued at many
thousands OF dollars have been destroyed.
We venture. however the prediction that the public
spirit Of the community will itself in the face
fthe disaster and that bigger better and at
tractve business section will arise from the ashes of
the old one.
We also venture the prediction that result Of
The FIRE will be that the community VIII realize the
wisdom Of installing adequate fre-fghting equipment
as safeguard for the future and that the pecuniary
sacrifice needed to Obtain it viii be made quickly
as it is practicable TO dc So
Evening journal., 1916-02-15

desirable to encourage the militamen,
to extend the national governments
control over them, to relieve them Of
ordinary state police duties and to
qualify them to serve In an emergen-
land defence. Few sensible persons
would begrudge a moderate amount
of kindly attention paid by Congress
to the state troops.
But no folly could be greater than
to put forward partial reorganiza-
tion Of the militia as a satisfactory so
luton of the military defence prob
lem. The militia can never be more
than q partially trained third line re-
serve. An army in which it was
counted as an essential element could
never be anything but a sham, as Mr..
Garrison bluntly told the President.
Now that the continental army
scheme has been dropped, It is more
necessary than ever for Congress to
provide a real first line army. This
can be done only by adequately in
creasing the regular establishment.
We should have a regular force, con-
stantly under arms, of at least 250.00O
men. II should be capable of throw
ing off reserves, through the device OF
short enlistments, up to a total OF
100000 men.
A regular army large enough to
permit complete tactical organization
in divisions and to constitute a real
training school for field officers, for
the staff and for the subsidiary SER
vices is the one indispensable factor
in any national military reorganiza-
ton. To add 10000 or 10000 men
to our present meagre regular es-
tablishment and 10 stop at that would
make a mockery of preparedness. II
would be a cheap attempt to confuse
the public, to give the country a coun-
terfeit army in place of real army
and TO keep national defence on the
old basis OF pacifist phrase-making
and humbug.
It is evident that Mr.. Wilson would
be satisfied with preparation for po-
litical purposes only. But the country
will not stand for such a betrayal oil
real preparedness any more than Sec
retary Garrison would stand for it. II
| has no use for preparedness as a mere
cover for a new distribution of pork
Il would be far better TO go bacl
| 10 the unashamed anti-militarism o.
Mr. Bryan. OF Of Mr. Wilson. in his
message to Congress Of December
1914. than TO try TO delude the peopl,
with a plan of army reorganization
which would only divert money from
the Federal Treasury to the supper
OF the state militia.
Mr.. Wilson and the Democratic
House leaders have got rid of Secre
tary Garrison. But they still have tS
reckon with the aroused national sen
| timent which demands a real army
as the first essential in any scheme o.
national defence.