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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
SOLDIERS CLASH | AFTER ARGUMENT
 OVER FISH SALE
Chinese and Japanese In Skirmish Which Results
 in Eleven Deaths.

Mukden. Oct. 6.-Controversy con- corning the price of fish is reported to have been the immediate cause of the conflict between Japanese and Chinese soldiers at Chengchiatun on August 13, which resulted in the death of Il sol- diers and the injury of many others.
 A Japanase drug clerk who was buy ing a fish from a Chinese boy objected to the price asked, and gave the boy a beating. Chinese soldiers resented the attack made upon the boy by the Jap anese, and handled the drug clerk roughly.
 The disgruntled Japanese clerk re- ported to Japanese officers that he had
 been assaulted by Chinese soldiers without reasons. A Japanese gen. darme was detailed to make an inves- tigation, and reported that his efforts
 to get information at the Chinese bar racks had been resisted. A lieutenant and 20 privates were detailed by the
 Japanese commanding officer to pro-
 ceed to the Chinese barracks and ob- tain satisfaction.
 Two sentries at the Chinese barracks refused the Japanese troops admission. The Chinese insist that the Japanese lieutenant gave orders for his soldiers to use force A battle followed in which seven Japanese soldiers were killed outright, five were mortal1y wounded, and several others less se- riously injured. Four, Chinese soldiers were killed and a number wounded. While it has not been positively es- tablished who fired the first shot, 1t was probably fired by a Chinese who was standing some distance from the
 gate and is reported to have fired
 with such deadly aim that he alone
 killed most of the Japanese.
 After the conflict the Japanese fled to their barracks, where they barri-
 caded themselves. fearing a general
 attack from the Chinese troops. The
 magistrate of Chengchiatun visited the
 Japanese commander in an effort to
 make amends and restore peace. He was kept as a prisoner in the Japan-
 csc barradks by the commander, who explained that he felt he was protect ing his troops against any further at
 tack by holding the magistrate. Fi- nally the Japanese released the mag istrate after he had turned his son
 over to them to be held as hostage. On August 16 the magistrate effected arrangements for the withdrawal of Chinese troops five miles from the l town, and peace as/restored.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, Oct. 5.-Beeves, common to prime steers sold at S6.50 @ $40 per 100 lbs; bulls at $5 O $6.50; choice fat. $7 @ $7.25; cows at 8 o $6.50; choice to fancy cows and heifers at H.25 Q, g. Dressed beef. 10 1-2 O 14 1-2c for city dressed native sides.
 Calves-Common to choice veals sold at $9 o $14 per 100 lbs; culls. q O $50; grassers, s O $6: ysarlings, A.50 O $5; fed calves, $50 O $S. City dressed veals, 17 O 21c; country dressed at 13 Q 200.
 Sheep-common to good sheep sold at $4.50 O $7 per 100 bs. with no choice prime offered: common 10 fairly primo lambs at $9 Q $11; culls at q o $S.50. Dressed mutton. 10 O 16c; dressed lambs, 15 O IF 1-2c.
 HogsEMedium to heavy hogs sold at $s.7o o $10 per 100 lbs; roughs at $s-ak O S9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

ties of the Marne and, Verdun. We want our railway men in full vigor, with full senses for mans command of a dangerous days work.
 Woodrow Wilson stands On his rec ord of domestic achievement, his mar vellous program, and he can, when peace comes to, the warning nations, represent the heart, the mind and con- science of America.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
Protect Your POcket-BOok

the breath out of his body. Celebrate ed as Sam Patch was among our an- cestors, his feats seem commonplace compared with the ''stunts'' which are now pulled off' by "movie'' dare- devils. f'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

S Thirty-ave vessels of countries at war with Germany. were sunk by Ger man submarines in the North Sea or the English Channel between Sept. 20 and Sept. 20.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
ODDS ON HUGHES CUT
 BY WALL ST, BETTORS

Wall Street, whose vision never reaches. west of Philadelphia has al last heard Of the political trend in the Middle West and has reduced the odds on Hughes in the election betting to g to 5. And even at this figure, there was very little Hughes money in sight
 Edward McQuade, a curb broker, placed $10,O00 to s18,0O0 on President Wilson and later offered $5,00O more but found no takers. L. J. Stokes another curb broker, had $6,OO0 to place on Hughes at to 5.
 There was much more Wilson mon- ey in evidence in the Wall Street dis trict than at any time since the open ing of the campaign.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

Lieut.. c. E.. Oaks, of the 156th Brockville Battalion, was killed at Ottawa by a fellow officer while at firing practice with dummy ammunt- Ation,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
LITCHFIELD COUNTY NEWS
Superior Court Cases

In the superior court at Litchfield, Wednesday, Eugene Prince. a red haired negro of Torrington, was plac- cd aas trial chax&sd with aasaaalt with.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

Sarah Connolly, negress, was lynched by a mob that took her from the jail at Leary. Ga The woman was Charged with having murdered E. M. Melvin.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-21

f1orid-faced king of the public ut1l-
tiles companies of Illinois, came be-
fore the aldermanic gas committee
yesterday to make new gas rates for
the people of Chicago. 1t happens
to be very opportune time for Sam
to make rates. He has refused the
city access to the books OF the gas
company, because it might help
them to get in pending litigation
over $4,000, 900 oVercharges to the
people of Chicago by the company.
Now the city, in order to make
fair rate, has to know the exact
value of the plant and property of
the gas company. The gas COM
pany wants to boost the valuation as
much as possible, because the more
their plant is worth the higher rate
they can charge to get a fair return
on the investment" That is why an
in-betveen valuation is being made.
That is why insult kindly offers to let
one gas engineer representing the
CITY 60 in and help the fellows he has
hired, and that is why the gas COM
Da0Y is 30 Gc6fSCA " AAoHAN IN" NSsSSSs |
But insult still refuses to allow the
city full and free access to the mys-
ferrous documents known as the
books of the gas company. In re-
cent wears many valuations OF the
propertv have been made by engi-
neers of the city and the public util-
tiles commission. Ayerse to the use
of stronger language, Insult called
these reports ridiculous. Then he
went on to say that this in-between
valuation would clear up for all time
the allegation that the plant OF the
gas company was oVercapitaized.
Now a new method of making gas
has sprung up. 1t is the heat unit
standard, coal gas, while Chicago's
present supply is made OF coke and
gas oil and has to measure up to GER
~ oondln T1nHunP In | ,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-21
INSULT WANTS TO CHANGE GAS AGREEMENT
DOESN'T LIKE LITIGATION


of the heat unit standard. He PROM
ises a lower rate, but refuses to say
how much lower it will be. He says
it will also increase the use of gas
for manufacturing purposes.
The gas company uses thousands
of carloads of oil yearly. insult says
that if the city does not permit the
company to make gas from coal he
will go before the public utilities
commission and ask for higher rates.
Oils gone up, he repeated many
times.
One of the things the books of the
company will reveal is whether or
not the gas company has a contract
for this oil, how much it costs them
and how long the contract runs.
If they have a ten-year contract
made a short time ago and get the
permission from the city to manu-
facture gas from coal, they can re-
sell this oil, which has increased in
price tremendously in the past year.
When insult told the aldermen the
litigation was progressing in a man.
ner satisfactory to his company, Aid.
Merriam remarked that the case
was now being heard in chancery
and the committee on gas litigation
would probably have the books Of
the gas company at their disposal
through a writ of mandamus in a
few weeks.
insult stated several times that the
company was DESTROYS of ending the
litigation, that he didn't think it
would ever get them anywhere, and
the only people who were making
money, or would make money out Of
it, were the lawyers.
PREPARE NEW LUSITANIA NOTE
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-21
PREPARE NEW LUsITANIA NOTE

Berlin, via Amsterdam, Jan. 21.-
Germany's final reply in Lusitania
matter is now being prepared at the,
foreign Office. Exact time of its de-
livery has not been determined, but
officials expressed confidence today
that it will settle all submarine diff
ferences with the United States.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
DISHONEST ADS
HURT AN AUTO
Maxwell Motor Company Head
Says Exaggerations Cause
Public to Lose Faith.
PAYS TO BE TRUTHFUL
People Know They Can Put Depend
ence in What Advertiser Says.
Honesty Brings Big Dividend.

Some striking comments on the fun
damentaI value Of honesty in adver-
tising are contained in a statement by
Walter E. Flanders, president Of the
Maxwell Motor Company. just issued
70 the company's dealers and repre-
sentatives The statement is a oon-
Crets explanation of the aims behind the
COmpany's advertising policy.
In view OF the national movement in
the direction OF sincerity and truth in
advertising, Mr.. Flanders remarks have
2 profound and timely interest. While
his views necessarily relate to the Max
we'll Motor Company, they may easily be
taken to apply generally to national ad-
vertising Of any character. No strain on
the Imagination is required to give his
remarks 2 broad application. so that.
liberallv construed, they strike at the
very root of what those who have the
best interests of advertising at heart
have been aEItatng for lonE time.
Among other things he says
The public has its Introduction to a
business house largely through the me
dlUm OF advertising. In this. as in
other instances. the first impressions
exert great influence and the line Of
least resistance is to have those first
impressions favorable If our adver-
Using contains exaggerated. sensational
or untrue statements, the public will in
evitabIy conceive a corresponding i'm
preston OF the company behind that ad-
veTtising- And we can't afford to put
any such Obsta les in our own path, even
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

ing people and momentarIly stimulate our
sales. We are going to be in business
a long while and a lasting foundation
cannot be built on mere strategems.
Maxwell must mean something. 1t
must make known that behind the car
there is an institution-not a dealer OF
a salesman or any other representative
but an institution; a big. healthy, per-
manent institution possessing aims and
ideals. whose product naturally will re-
fleet its good name"
Speaking OF the 'Tnstitutionar' idea
behind the Maxwell advertising poll
icy. Mr.. Flanders says:
Institutional merchandising, which
includes advertising and selling is not
an idle theory. 1t is not vague So
phistry. II is a real and urgent neces-
sity The biggest and best known in
dustries in the world are founded on
II and have their whole being in it.
They are not mere businesses They
are institutions-natiOn or interna-
tional in their scope and their pres
though they do deceive a few unsuspeCt-
ent eminence was attained through the
character and ideals they possessed
and that they made known to the
public
Maxwell has started to institution
alize. Maxwell advertising will Gre
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
communities Of the western Hemts.

communities Of the Western Hemis-
phere.
Back of this vast underta king are
all the great electrical companies of
the United States. with total invest
ments of upwards OF 100000. The
chairman Of the executive committee in
charge of the arrangements is Ger
ard Swope, vice president OF the west
ern Hemisphere Electric Company.
The event will be called America s
Electrical Week"
To obtain an appropriate emblem,
the Society for Electrical Development,
which will manage the affair, has set
aside $4,000 in prizes open TO boy and
girl school artists Of America, as well
as commercial artists. Millions Of dol
lars are spent each year in the ad-
vancement of art work in schools. The
Society plans a nationwide exhibit
of all these school drawings, thereby
evidencing what strictly school pupils
are doing today in the broadening
field of Industrial art
The winning design will receive the
grand prize of $1,000. There is also a
second prize Of $500. Votes by visi-
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
County Community House.

The FIRST county community house In
the United States soon will be erected in
Palmyra, Marion County, Mo This will
be in effect public club for young peo.
pie Of both sexes The two fine buildings
that will house the venture will contain
a gymnasium, theater, swimming pool
clubrooms, and quarters for keeping and
judging high-grade livestock, in which the
region has a deep interest. Members OF
the Palmyra and Hannibal commercial
clubs have formed a stock company
which will finance this admirable ven.
ture. The idea is one that seems bound
to spread, especially in the States where
sisable cities are few, rural populations
heavy. and communication easy.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

ate an indelibly impress on the popu-
lar mind a definite and distinctive
idea
"a recognized standard of value,
utility and excellence that will suggest
itself with the word Maxwell-an un-
conscious appreciation Of the ideals,
resources, the integrity, the vast
resources, the integrity-the very
spirit of the Maxwell Motor Com
pary."
On the subject of truth in adver-
tislng, the statement reads:
AN essential element of instttu-
tional advertising is Truth. Unless
you can accept as literally and wholly
true the statements made in Maxwell
Advertising. you cannot do justice to
the Maxwell car and the Maxwell Mo
| tor Company-you cannot truly rehect
! the Maxwell organization and you can
not have the necessary confidence IN
the ideals and honesty of the Max
well Motor Company. Let us have this
! clearly and definitely understood by
every man now and for all time.
wherever you see a Maxwell ad-
lvertisement-no matter whether II Is in
a national weekly. standard masaztne
trade publication or local newspaper
you know or should know that you
can pin your faith to 1t and assure
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
DRAWING
PRIZES TOTAL ?2,2OO
Students Offered Cash for Appropriate
Designs to Aid in Annual Booster
Week Crusade.

For period of eight days. Deem
ber to 9. the entire country is to be
electrified. The part which electricity
is playing in building up the nations
record-making industries and its pow
er in organizing the defensive forces
of the United States will be object
lessons of the celebration. Plans so
far completed provide for electrical
parades and pageantry. and electric
shows. exhibitions and illuminations
during this week in all the leading
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
When 70 Sow.

Peas can be sown as soon as the peach
trees bloom. Some gardeners plant
earlier.
Spinach can be sowu as soon as the
ground can be prepared and onion sets
planted for green onions Onion sets
are little onions sold by measure and
soon grow large enough TO pull and eat
Peas. lettuce. corn salad. radish. beet
and onion seed can be sowu when the
cherry trees bloom.
Parsley, celery, carrot. pa-sn.p and to-
nato seed can be sowu when the pear
trees bloom Parsley is often slow On
terminating and may be- given up as =
failure by the gardener before it is read.
to come up.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

your prospects, your neighbors and
your friends that every word of that
text Is fact
we make an honest product and
we insist that honest methods be en-
ployed by us and all of our men in
selling it. This, then, will be the ex-
preston of truth in Maxwell Institu-
tional Advertising"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

determine the winner of the $500 pub
lie choice prize. 4 $500 prize will 90
to the best design by any art student
and $500 more will be divided in FIVE
prizes. restricted TO drawings done
by school pupils, who are eligible also
for all the capital prizes
The Topeka state journal., 1916-09-28
CHILDREN
Mrs. Eliza Briggs Neglects Off
spring, Court Decides.
Find Little Ones in Mexican
Home and in Resort.

Action of Hugh MacFarland. judge
of the probate court, in taking two
children away from Mrs. Eliza Briggs
was upheld this morning by the dis
trict court. Probation officers began
the fight to separate the children,
Maude and Orville, ages and 8, from
Mrs. Briggs several months ago.
The officers claimed they were neg
lected inasmuch as they claim to have
found them at one time in a Mexican
home, and another time in the home
of Charles Estes. a notorious char
acter, who has given the police coE-
siderable trouble. Estes made fake
confession to the Kansas City police
saying he robbed the st. Marys bank
Mrs. Briggs husband was fatally
wounded. officers point out. while at
tempting to set fire to the house of
John Stephenson in North Topeka.
Coincidentally. the officers say. Mrs.
Briggs now lives in the house where
Forty Bryant killed Dan Roach.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-09-28
ROSENTHAL TO N. Y.
Topeka Santa Fe EmpIoye Becomes
Designer American Gentleman.

David Rosenthal, for the past nine
and a half years connected with the
storehouse accounting department of
the Santa Fe in Topeka left today for
New York City to work under the
technical editor of the American
Gentleman, mems fashion magazine
operated by the Pictorial Review COM
pany. Mr.. Rosenthal will take up de-
signing under his uncle Samuel Regal,
who is the technical editor of the
American Gentleman and widely
known lecturer on the subject of the
designing of mems garments.
The Order of Railway Employees.
which Mr.. Rosenthal has serva1 in the
capacity of secretary and treasurer for
the last six years, presented him with a
gold watch chain in their appreciation
of the excellent work he has done Tor
that body during his service for them.
David Rosenthal is the son of Ed
ward Rosenthal, who was killed at
Wausau, Wis, July 1914, while stag
ing a scenario for the Paragon Feature
Film Co., of the lumber and quarry in
dustries of that district. A premature
blast given to depict the granite quar-
rying facilities threw huge stone into
the air which struck Mr.. Rosenthal on
the head, killing him instantly.
Rosenthal's mother and sister will
join him in New York in about six
months.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-09-28
TO START MONDAY
Suffrage Special Will Travel
Over United States.
Prominent Women to Greet
Hughes Campaign Train.

New York, Sept. 2s.-There will be
the rustling of skirts in the presiden-
tial campaign after Monday, when the
womans campaign train of the
Hughes Alliance rolls out on its trans
continental campaign trip. Following
a breakfast for Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
at the Plaza Hotel there will be two
hour street parade. Men will be al
lowed to take part in this parade, but
it is the only feature of the entire trip
in which they will share.
Leaving New York the train is rout-
ed thru the middle west, touching all
of the larger cities, going northward
from Chicago to the Pacific coast Re-
turning from the coast the route lies
thru the mountain states to the south,
thence to the Atlantic coast and New
York, three days prior to the elections.
Among those who will be on the
train and will campaign are Mrs. Nell
son O'Shaughnessy, wife of the former
charge d'affaires in Mexico; Mary An
tin, author and lecturer; Mrs. Rhetta
Childe Dorr, author and editor, and
DR.. Katherine P. Edison, of Los An
geles, prominent in civic affairs in
California. Prominent women arrang-
ing for the train campaign include
Mrs. Arthur Capper, of Topeka, Kan;
Miss Anita Jurness, of st. Paul; Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, of Cincinnati,
and Mrs. Julis Rosenwald, of Chicago
The Topeka state journal., 1916-09-28
FORE! BALLS COMM!
But It's Only Baseball in Y. NJ. C.
"A. Membership Campaign.

More than 100 players were out on
the Y. NJ c. A. membership field this
morning at o'clock warming up for
the first game of the Y NJ. c. A.
world series membership contest end
ing next Saturday evening Rv a
O'Clock more than 400 were Fin suits
Seventy people more showed up 1T
the big booster dinner last night than
mad reserved places and an overflow
banquet had to be staged in the lobby
AS per specification, Spencer Arthur
Abbott was on hand with his famous
"crutch story" which local connois-
seurs insist is the best baseball
story that ever happened-or was in
vented. Following his story Mayor J.
E. House was elected official reporter
Of the membership world series.
Cards were passed to every member
of either the American or National
league membership team as they
passed out of the dining room for the
players to state the hours they
would be available during the three
days of the series. A total of the
number of working hours pledged re-
vealed the fact there will be more
than 5000 hours of playing among the
five hundred odd actual players on the
that it takes only thirty minutes to
give an outline of the reasons to join
many new player members should be
secured.
The winning membership team will
be the guests of the Y. NJ. c. A. at
dinner next week. Meanwhile the
players will be guests of the Y. NJ.
c. A. for supper Thursday and Friday
nights.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-09-28
OFFERED HER CANDY
Strange Man Attempted to Entice
Lowman Hill Girl

The police, without meeting with
success, today terminated a three
days search for an itinerant who was
at large Wednesday afternoon in the
Lowman Hill neighborhood and who
terrorized a part of the addition by
his peculiar actions. The identity of
the fellow is a mystery.
Wednesday afternoon a man in
ragged clothes and with dirty cloth
around his head, approached the back
door of the residence of Oscar Kuehne,
1121 Brooks avenue. Myrnon, the TO-
year-old daughter of Mr.. Kuehne, was
the only one in the house and answer
ed his knock, but hooked the screen
door before she did so.
The man wanted something to eat.
The girl told him she had nothing for
him.
Come and go with me and I'll get
you some candy he said.
The girl didn't answer but retreat
ed into the house. At the same time
the girls mother approached the house
and the tramp disappeared.
The girl told her story and the par
ents notified the police. A search re-
vealed no trace or the fellow. A
lookout" since has been no more sue
cessful.
Others in the neighborhood report
sight of the man.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-09-28
GIRL STABS SELF
Bankers Daughter Attempts
Suicide When Arrested.
Was With Men Accused OF
Texas Train Robbery.

Dallas. Texas. Sept. 2S.-A young
woman, giving her name as Ruth Hill.
claiming to be the daughter of bank
er of Big Sandy stabbed herself with
a nail file and then swallowed poison
when her two men companions were
arrested by the conductor of a Texas
and Pacific train today and accused OF
robbing two Pullman cars
= The cars were entered "Wednesday
night between Big Sandy and Dallas
by robbers who cut the screens. About
$500 worth of the personal property
of passengers was stolen The con-
ductor detained two young men who
were in company with a well dressed
young woman. When the train reached
the Union Station here, the conductor
turned the men over to a policeman
One of them broke away and escaped
The other was led into the waiting
room. The young woman followed.
Uses Nail File.
Suddenly the girl drew a long nail
file from her handbag and plunged it
into her breast. Then she drank the
contents of a small vial containing
poison. She was taken to the emer-
gency hospital, where she refused to
give her name. 1t is said she will re-
cover. The young man arrested with
her has refused to disclose his identity.
The man under arrest later said he
was w. c. Chambers of Carroll. The
man who fled he said, was Robert
Baxten. also of that place. Chambers
said he and Baxten were not travelling
girl, aItho he admitted he knew her.
Chambers denied knowing anything
of the robbery. No formal charge has
been filed against him.