davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
and family Of Stepney.

and family Of Stepney.
Miss Irma Tousey is visiting her
grandfather, c. A. Hubbel Of Stepney
village - rss~
The scheduled December meeting
of the public school teachers has been
cancelled.
Miss Mary Pedberneznak, the pop
ular teacher of the Hattertown school,
entertained her sister, Miss Teresa
from Ansonia last week.
Mrs. Michael Halpin Of Berkshire is
slowly recovering from a severe asth-
matte attack.
Contractor Evans. Of Newtown, has
taken the job of concreting the base
ment floor of the factory of the Pre-
miere Manufacturing Co.. Sandy
Hook.
The pail bearers at the funeral OF
Mrs. Ellen Hunnihan which occurred
Thursday morning, were Martin Kelly
John Keane and Michael Carroll OF
Sandy Hook and John Houlihan OF
Woodbury..
Rev. Philip Coholan sang the high
mass of requiem and read the com
initial service.
Cards were received by friends in
town Wednesday announcing the
marriage of Doretta S. Gordon and
Charles Daniel Teary which took place
April 29 at the church of the Nativity
BROOKLYN, N. Y. Miss Gordon is
daughter of Mrs. Louisa, and the late
DR.. James W. Gordon. who was the
physician of the town for many
wears. She is a graduate nurse AND
was employed in the Brooklyn hos
pital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
MARK TWAIN'S PAPER.

The first newspaper published in
Nevada was the Territorial Enter
prise, immortal Jas the journal to
which Mark Twain made his first lit
erary contributions. The first number
of The Enterprise appeared at Genoa.
Nevada, So years ago today, Dec. Is,
1858. 1t was soon removed to Carson,
and in 1850 to Virginia City. 1t was
a famous journal in the period OF
Virginia City's glory, but gradually
declined, and not long ago it was
merged with the Virginia City Chron-
icle Samuel L. Clemens joined the
staff of The Enterprise as reporter
in 1862, and it was as a local writer
for that paper that he first assumed
the name of Mark Twain, Before be-
coming a regular member of the staff
he had been a country correspondent
of The Enterprise at Aurora, signing
his letters Josh" Upon his arrival
In Virginia City all the Enterprise
"boys'' called him GOSH" He didn't
like it, and in casting about for q
sobriuuet more to his taste, he re-
called his indicating days when
sounding were called by the marks
on the lead line. Thus he came to
adopt the pen name of mark Twain
Another brilliant writer employed by
The Enterprise, and an associate OF
Clemens, was William Wright, better
known as Dan de guile, who also
achieved considerable note as hui
morist
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
CREW OF BARK
THOUGHT LOST
AT SEA, SAVED

New York. Dec 1S-The IL men
thought to have been lost on the bark
Nethtis, separated from the tug Carl
baldi during a storm off the New
Jersey coast on a voyage north from
b azil. were rescued yesterday by the
Italian ship Sardegona, which brought
them to this port today.
Distress signals were observed by
the SarJegonas lookout at 10 a. m.
yesterday, when the Italian vessel
from Mediterranean ports, was some
distance off Barnegat. \ liferoa:
was lowered and the IL men on he
vessel, which proved to be the miss
iEg Nethtis, were taken off.
The Garibaldi, towing the Nethtl>,
left Maranham, Brazil, on Oct. I3.
several times the line parted but the
tug succeeded in picking UP the bark
again until. with less THAI 60 miles
of their 5000 mile voyage still to he
completed, the Nethtis was again lbs;
on Friday This time the heavy
weather made it impossible for the tug
to recover her tow and the bark's
crew was given up for lost. The
Net,1tis was being brought north tr
be converted into a steam vessel.
The Sardegona abandoned her sf
ter removing her crew.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18

Washington avenue; ninth, l750
Stratford avenue; tenth, East Main
and Stratford avenue; eleventh, 2S3
Noble avenue; twelfth, 1858 Main
street; thirteenth, Main and State
streets; fourteenth, Maplewood and
Howard avenues; fifteenth, Hancock
avenue and Spruce street; sixteenth,
Noble and Berkshire avenues; seven
teenth, 80 Cannon street; eighteenth,
BaInum and Seaview avenue; nine
teenth, 1857 Main street; twentieth
270 Newfield avenue; twenty-frst, "a
Railroad avenue; twenty-second,
Park avenue and Austin place; twen-
ty-third, 1903 Barnum avenue;
twenty fourth, 72S East Main street;
twenty fifth, Pembroke and Stillman
street; twenty-six, Boston and Sea-
view avenues; twenty 1888
Main street; twenty eighth. Main
and Commercial streets; twenty
ninth, Lexington and Calhoun ave-
nues; thirtieth, East Main and Bur-
roughs streets; main post office,
Broad and Cannon streets; parcel
post station, IS Cannon street; east
side station, Barnum avenue and
Fast Main street; west end stations,
State street and Bassck avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
INDISCREET POLITICS

MONG THE incidents of the last campaign was an attack
upon the Democratic administration page adver-
tisements signed alf Democrat for Will
son."
The Democratic National Committee made investigations
and found that the promoter of these attacks John
maker who Old Guard Republican, and who posmas
ter general under Harrison Thereupon the Democratic
ona Committee prepared Advertising which asserted
that he had been required to 100000 to the
ment to compensate for undervauaions.
The up in Mr. Tafts administration 1t dragged
until the day before Mr. Wilson took office. But when
McAdoo the treasury he reopened the called
cal grand jury and required settlement for the full
of the estimated loss suffered by the government
Secretary McAdoo then demanded the resignation
important employees of the Philadelphia Customs SERVICE Phil
adepha being the port where the undervauaons
George Gree the well known writer states the facts Of this
interesting in current Pearsons Magazine The story
to be mparay told reflects credit the Demo-
cratic ADMINISTRATION, only incident Of the facts
that Pearsons when the magazine containing the
article appeared denied to newssands New
York which attributes to influences
the publication Of the Cree article.
sincerely to be hoped that such methods of getting
will be resented by public opinion periodical has to
live only sold in the usual places The proper place
to attack unjust publication the courts where the facts
Those who fight with the pen shall suffer by
PEN neither just American sportsmanke to apply
PRESSURE the arbitrary Of wealth. at
tempt punish truth speaking Such must always fail
Republic They among those means by which con-
finally destroys its influence and power
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
THE GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS

HERE ARE broadly speaking, three periods during which
one OF the combaans is absolutely defeated and incapable
serious resistance when the has won
but the other not defeated both
Daans have fought until it scarcely within the power of
either to put up good fight.
The German proposal at time when the Central
powers have advantage but when Allies are far from
defeated
There ought to be at least ito see if any basis
for peace be arrived at"
There sound for supposng that Germany fears
the results OF the third year Of assuming that she
has reached the apex of her powers.
In the first of war Germany took prisoners
In the second she took 100000 prisoners the first
of Germany destroyed 10000 of allied
cial shipping and in the second 100000 although
strained by United States from pursuing the
possibilities q her submarine Her gains territory are
almost three times large in the second first year
The Allies have gained upon the Somme territory than the
Germans gained about Verdun England lost war ships
of all types about four times the tonnage by the Central
powers
Against these pronounced German successes which
it were folly to ignore underestimate there the
the Allies have that they number large part
Of the population Of the world
Even why should there not be parey if only
purpose Of asceraning what the fight is do the
Central powers want What will the Allies this set
tied and much is gained The will then be directed toward
definite goal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18

tory which was to be it's field of Oper-
atoms was christened Rupert's Land.
The greatest Of romancists could
find abundant and inspiring material
for his pen in the records and tradt-
tons of the Company of Adventur-
ers" to which Charles II. granted a
charter in 1870. Prince Rupert, the
founder, died in 1852, IL years after
the founding Of the company, which
had gained little profit in that period
because of the almost constant war
fare of the French. The company
carried on that war alone and un-
aided, and saved to the Canadian Do
minion of the future the whole OF
whit are now the western provinces.
British statesmen were Indifferent as
to the future Of what they consider
ed an utterly worthless part OF North
America, and, except for the traders
of the Hudson's Bay Company, who
were soldiers, jurists and lawmakers
as we'll, the country would almost
certainly have fallen to France. and
later in all probability, to the United
States.
Prince Rupert was born in Prague,
Bohemia, on Dec. Is, 1919, and gain
ed renown as a general III the royal
service during the civil war in Eng
land. After he was made commander
of the English fleet, and fought
against the Dutch.
The purpose Of the Company of
Adventures, to whom such wide
variety Of privileges were granted
was to establish a trade in furs, min
erals, and "other considerable COM
| modities,' and to encourage the
search for newN passage to the
South Sea-
cit was great region which the
| company came to rule over says j.
Castell Hopkins in his "Story Of the
| Dominion ''It stretched from Lake
Superior by the most adventurous of
| trappers or familiar even to the most
experienced of Indian wanderers. It
extended over the prairies and in
time reached the Selkirks and the
Rockies; it came to the far shores of
| the, Pacific and into the Island OF
Vancouver, down the coast and over
the Oregon and Washington of the
| future; 1t expanded north into the
wilds Of Russian America and the
K1ondike and Alaska of a later time
- Everywhere throughout the
wilderness it's traders journeyed from
4 fort to fort, meeting the Indians In
4 picturesque pow-wow, and exchang-
ing articles of trivial value but pretty
appearance for almost priceless furs
Everywhere they found the ele-
ment of adventure. the weird enter
tainment Of savage life, the pleasures
of wild liberty. the JOY Of the chase
over boundless regions teeming with
game and animal life"
| Much OF the country over which
the traders and trappers wandered
J and fought is now settled and pros
porous. and it is only in the extreme
northern part of the company's old
dominion that a suggestion Of the old
wild life is to be experienced Large
bustling cities have sprung up where
| the old forts stood as the outposts OF
paleface civilization in a savage wild
| erness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
PRINCE RUPERT AND THE
HUDSON BAY COMPANY

Three years hence western Canada
will celebrate the tercentenary of the
birth of Prince Rupert of Bavaria,
son OF Frederick ", elector palatine
and King of Bohemia, and of Eliza
beth, sister of Charles I. of England;
great military and naval hero, and
last but not least. one of the founders
and the first governor of the Com
pany of Adventures of England
Trading into HudsOn's Bay. 1t was
under that title that the Hudson's
Bay Company was first known, and,
N honor of its first governor, the
vast and underlined stretch of terri
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
MORE CHEAP NONSENSE

IN HE PEOPLE Of Bridgeport organized charter commits
sion the commission offered charter the charter
the overwhelming support of the voters but sixty
cent Of the registered did not to the polls
should be taken just it adopted by the
people, Hartford where the ratification should be
had by the General Assembly
The proposal at write another charter by the
agency committee and embodyng the city
plan is preposterous aront to the intelligence of Bridgeport
The citizens offered choice between the city
plan and the Commission plan They voted against the city
manager idea
The men behind commission government the active work
efs for it. must not permit themselves to be wheeded and
ocved out of position by the pretense of politicians
who desire commission only the privilege of kill
ing it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18

fore the occasion was a happy one
in speech, quip and song. Those in
charge were: J. J. Barrett, toast
master; D. A. Heavren. P. F. DeFren,
J. J. Kinlock, P. F. DeFren. H. T..
Srirl, J. Burton, j. Warren. T. Pro.
thea, L. Harrigan, F. Shufe1t, W.
Lippitt, I. Fisher, r. Barnes. w. s.
Graham was guest Of honor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
Hourly Collections
of Mail at 81 Sub
Stations in the City

Beginning yesterday hourly col
lections of mail are being made at
the 8 sub-stations Of the local post
office. The sub stations and their
numbers are: First, Park avenue and
State street; second 2O71 Main
street; third, 1914 Stratford avenue;
fourth, Fairfield, Black Rock; fifth
Wood and Iranistan avenues; sixth,
PAT South avenue; seventh, Bostwick
avenue and Pine street; eighth, 667
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
SHOPPING DISTRICT
TO HAVE EXTRA COPS

z Precautions to prevent if possible
the operations Of thieves who are al
ways active during the Christmas
shopping season has been taken by
the police. Eight extra policemen
have been assigned to duty in Main
street to watch for thieves and pre-
vent traffic congestion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
Correct Footwear.

The importance Of trim footwear has
increased noticeably of late. Long
skirts have deserted the average ward
robe and boots cannot be hidden. At
Mollan's, the we'll known shop for
correct footwear for women, misses,
boys and small children, the lines OF
womens novelty boots and high grade
boots of conservative design, slippers
and childrens attractive shoes, in
footwear to meet all demands. Accur-
ate fitting is a special feature at 1026
Main street.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
REMINGTON. employees FEAST.

Remington employees, of depart
ment F-2 banQuetted in harmony at
The Stratfield Saturday night In
fact harmony was the cause and one
reason for the gathering and there
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18
ADDRESSES FORUM.

DR.. Walter H. Brown, head of the
health department, lectured yester-
day before the Peoples Forum. He
told SOM interesting figures on
Bridgeport health matters
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18

Charles Hopkins, of New Haven,
Yale senior and member OF the
University tennis, and swimming
teams, was named as the Rhodes
scholar to Oxford, from Connecti-
cut
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-18

The Italian steamship Giuseppe
Verdi arrived at New York from
Genoa.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14
TIDBITS FROM WEST SIDE


George Holland is building a new
woodshed.
Gabe Mathiason is going to break
his fine colt soon.
The Colvos approach to the dock
needs planking for twenty feet, then
the trouble would be over. Also the
road needs graveling.
Mr. Molvieh and his brother, Ander-
son, are home from three months
fishing "trip. Both are looking well.
The West Side Literary Society had
very successful meeting Dec. and
took the form OF postponed Halo
we'en party, mind over matter, viz:
rolling apples over the floor by four
boys in race, using their heads to
propel the apples while on all fours,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14
Wake Up to Beans ].

Why do we import annually
such vast quantity of beans to
supply the home market? Why
halSen't we awakened to the fact
of abundant profit from easy
crops OF beans raised at home?
Farmers all over the country
should become aroused to the
Importance of this hardy, nour-
ishing vegetable, its Importance
as a staple article of diet whole
some and nourishing and its
value to the farmer as safe and
profitable crop. Almost any
where in the Union, beans of
one variety or another can be
grown protitably.
They will mature successfully
in all northern states, and many
of the southern states have made
excellent showings in the way OF
good bean production.
More people are eating beans.
1t is no longer the laboring class
es, those who are forced to econ
omize, who select beans as an
article of steady diet. People
are learning the remarkable nu-
triment of well-coolked beans.
American Gamers by vigorous
exploitation have created new
demand for beans. They have
brought people to a knowledge
of the delicious flavor of beans
when rightly prepared, as well
as their rich food value. And,
because of the trade they have
thus built up, these industries
consume annually quantities of
beans so vast that they are al
most unbelievable.
The market page. with its re-
ports of high and steadily in
creasing prices, is proving de-
cided encouragement to the farm
er-is opening his eyes to the
really tremendous possibilities
in bean culture.
Simple white navy" beans
are gaining in popular favor at
Continued on page four
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14
COVE COMMENTS

I, loolts ,s IL tho f.rr,ers aud co,.
s,r,,..s could not toyoth., 70 oiro 10
,n;dalomo, tho ao.l, tho tar,,7o,.s non
resented NV ,be Grange and Tho con-
sumers bv tbc Iahor unions
II tbey can hv estahlisb;na q com.
mission house at fair rats 70 cover
exnenses brino The nrod,,cer and tho
consnmer tooetber 4, win he = good
work and a stem in the rigbt direction
Rednced marcel NOS, rs,es viii also
holm Inn, ,be erst-na,red nro;ect will
h. far and auav tbo lost
The wornen,s hoveot. on not,,oos
eggs etc NAV tend 10 red,,ce the re-.
tail n,ic. hut n,ti,,ato,v nnder mos.
ept condi,ions, tba nrod,,ce, wiII he
,be sufferer as tho r,idd,eman will
nlace tho loss Inv reduced nrices on tho
farmers nroduct The farmer beinp
thus, as always, the goat
Mrs. Housewife does NOT consider
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14

in sight on the road, so following the
sound our vision led upward and we
beheld gigantic seaplane headed
straight for Cove. Visions of an air
raid and explosive bombs filled our
mind for moment, until we realized
that we were still great many miles
from the war front. On came the
plane with n steady rush until, when
right overhead, like huge dragon-ly,
ii turned west, then north up Colvos
Pass. Still watching, when near the
head of the pass it turned and came
right back and repeated the perform
ance, and finally disappeared toward
Seattle. 1t must be mighty exhiler-
ating TO be nying in the air; but, .Ie-
rusha! If anything goes wrong, what n
spill. Me for crawling along on
Mother Earth until aviation gets
much safer or we grow wings.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14
BURTON

Last Friday evening, December Sth,
the telephone brought the alarm OF
''Fire at Capt. Forbes place.'' Peo-
pie hurried to the scene by car, boat
and on foot and found the rear of the
house Il mass of flamcs. Efforts were
made to get everything out of the
house, but the heat was so intense that
n lot OF furniture was burned, includ-
ing very fine piano. This is the sec
ond house TO burn down for Capt.
Forbes witkin two months, and he had
just completed extensive repairs to this
property. The cause OF the fire is sup
posed to have been defective iluc.
The insurance will not begin to cover
the loss.
Burton Camp, No. 552, w. o. W.,
Initiated new members on Saturday
evening, Dec. sth. Tahoma Camp, No.
2SS, of Tacoma, came over in force,
bringing their team, and they put on
the work in their usual iiIst-class man
ner. After the initiatory ceremony n
supper of Vashon products was served
to which all did ample Justice. Thanks
are due Mr.. George Taylor for the
music, which was much enjoyed. Bur-
ton Camp is growing and will soon
reach the half hundred mark.
A mass meeting was held in Burton
on Monday evening to consider the
proposition of incorporating. A great
deal of talk was indulged in, but moth
ing definite arrived at, and the question
will doubtless be allowed to rest for
some time.
Quite a tidy sun has been subscisib-
ed to date in Burton and vicinity for
the relief OF the unfortunate Lofgren
family. Much credit is due Frank
Enochs for his untiring Efforts in So
liciting and in many ways assisting
Mr.. and Mrs. Lofgren
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS

Messrs. w. c. Stover of Toledo,
WASH, and j. l., McManus of Cen
tralia, spent the latter part of the
week and the week end with Mr..
Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mummey and
their youngest son, orville, Of Port
land have been spending a week with
Mr., Mummey's sister, Mrs. Bittenger.
Miss MIdge Reynolds of Magnolia
Beach spent Saturday with Mrs.
Diemer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shook and daughter
Ruby dined last Sunday with Mrs.
Bittinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hofmeister spent
Thanksgiving with Mr., Holmeister's
sister, Mrs. Seymour Hurst.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14
ELLISPORT

Miss Guthrie, who has spent good
part of the last two years at the home
of Misses Bigham and Straight, moved
10 Seattle last Thursday. Miss Guthrie
will be missed by her many friends in
Ellisport
Mr.. Hapkirck was guest at Hotel
Shamrock few days the past week.
Mr.. lIapkirck left the road work here
some weeks ago suffering with blood
poisoning of his hand. He had hard
struggle TO save his hand, but is now
getting along nicely.
Miss Ella Caughey spent Saturday
and Sunday Mt her Ellisport home.
Miss Flora Gordon spent Friday in
Seattle. Her mother, Mrs. Fisher,
who has been in the city several weeks,
returned Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Cliff spent
Thanksgiving week in Seattle with
relatives and friends They report
they were so fortunate as to have
three fine dinners instead of one like
most of us less-favored mortals. On
"Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving
day they took dinner at the home of
Mr.. Cliffs daughter, Mis-. VIII Hus-
ton. Thursday was spent at the home
'of Mr.. Arthur Cliff. On Friday they
We're dinner guests of MIR. and Mrs.
George Glockler.
The ladies' "Get-to-gethcr Club" OF
Ellisport met on Thursday at the home
OF Mrs. Curtiss. a splendid afternoon
was enjoyed by all The next meeting
of the Club will be held at the home
of Mrs. II. f. Fuller on the second
Thursday in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christie are spending
a few days in the city while the ferry
is undergoing repairs at the Seattle
dry dock.
A number of people motored to Des
Moines last Sunday, Intending to cross
10 the Island on the ferry, only to find
the boat was off the run.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan are visiting in
Seattle for few days.
Mr.. Henry Hegman, who is working
on the boulevard. has moved his FAM
lily to Tacoma, as the weather is too
cool at present to make camp life en-
joyable.
The Vashon Light & Power Go. is
completing an extension to Glen Acres
this week. The company has in use
now new ten and hall ton truck.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-14
MAURY CENTER

Our teacher, Miss Hack, visited
friends in Seattle last week.
Maury school is preparing for a
Christmas entertainment to be given
Friday, December -.
Mrs. VIM. Bush has been sufferer
from rheumatism the past week.
]. X. ogilvy visited the county cap.
ital last week and brought home fine
horse via the ferry.
VIM. Fisk OF Luana Beach expects to
return home to Portland for the holi-
days
We are sorry the crowd from vashon
failed to find dance in full swing when
they came over, and hope for better
luck next time.
When you 90 calling be sure you don't
throw your hat behind the woodbox
and forget whore youleftit.
Fred FarKas is thinking seriously OF
buying Ford Sedan Car. Good lucK
toyou, Fred. But be sure you sit down
while the car is running. You might
fall overheard.