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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

For the Man she Loved a melo-
drama written by Carl Mason and
<irst produced by the Keith Players
OF New York a few weeks ago. win
be presented at the Lyric theatre be-
ginning Monday. 1t is a play based
on every day conditions of life and
tells the story OF a woman's sacri-
fees In behalf Of the man she loves.
who has been unjustly convicted and
imprisoned and whose release and
r,storation to his former position in
social and business life are due to
her efforts. A murder mystery that
- not solved until the last few mo-
rnents Of the play. and a vivid third
degree gcene in the Office of the
chief of police are among the Incl
dents that maintain tense degree
of suspense and interest from begin
ming to end Of the story. A wholly
capable group Of players is, promised
in the acting parts and complete
scenic equipment is provided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
.P|MPLY? WELL, DON'T Bel.
People Notice It. Drive Them OFF
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pim-ly face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get package of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowelsand the liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sue
cessful substitute for calomel; there snever
any sickness or pain after taking them.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effectively,
but their action is gentle and safe instead
of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets Is
ever cursed with "a dark brown taste -
a bad breath. dull, listless, mo good
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
q purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil; you viii know them
by their olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tients afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result.
Take one or two nightly for a week.
See how much better you feel and look.
zcs and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
WHAT'S GOING ON in THE WORLD
|OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
A Novelty in Music.


Dancers like many others like nov
city, and in the visit of New Eng
lands greatest Singing and Dance
orchestra, Wilson's, to the Colonial
Ball Room, Monday evening, this nov
city Is promised. Wilson's is known
in all of the New England states, and
while it has not visited Bridgeport
before it's reputation has preceded it.
Excellence in the music rendered is
of course expected, but Wilson'S goes
beyond that, introducing features in
both the singing and playing which
are entirely new. They will play for
concert and for dancing to follow,
giving a full evening. Admission at
reasonable prices, a good time and a
cordial welcome. Be one of the big
crowd to welcome them on their first
visit to Bridgeport.-Odv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
EMPIRE

Charming, beautiful Elsie Ferguson
will DO seen In her latest Aircraft
wonderfully. The Rise of Jennie
Cushing" at the Umpire theatre COM
mencing Sunday evening.
THE Rise Of Jennie Cushing Is
adapted from the famous novel of the
same name by Mary 8. Watts which
was selected for the stars second
Aircraft vehicle on account of the
wide range afforded this talented star
for her accomplishments.
Miss Ferguson has for some time
been recognized as one of the great
est OF living actresses and her event
into silent drama plays was heralded
by shouts OF praise from coast to
coast. The story unfolded in THE
Rise of Jennie Cushing deals with
n girl of unknown parentage, a pro-
duct of the. sIums, who is sent to a
refc-n1atory. Her evolution, which is
unfolded In natural way, presents
an intensely human document, un-
married by inconsistency. q
Fotoplay enthusiasts viii like Elsie
Ferguson more In this master pro-
duct,on than in .'Barbary Sheep"
Today's program. will he headed by
the two feature. attractions, Vivian
Martin in her latest Paramount play,
The Trouble Buster" and Douglas
Fairbanks in the vdrile, thrilling
drama, The Man from Painted Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
WIN War Undermine Marriage7

o+ber than the sheer misery OF wo-
man weeping for her menfolks dead,
there are three great new factors in
troduced by war which must now be
taken into consideration in any study
of woman and marriage. First OF
there is the number of men killed or
incapacitated for the support OF
homes. Second, Is the sweeping OF
women into fields Of labor formerly
occupied by menfi an effect that Will
continue long after peace Is signed.
both because Of the permanent loss OF
men and the enormous destruction OF
wealth and material which the world
must speedily replace. Third. is the
sharpening Of the Nations realisation
Of it's need for children-cht1dren to
revenge the slain If future wars be
feared, and to struggle for industrial
supremacy If peace os guaranteed,
This last fact will cut like a two
edged sword for some will say that 1t
was g. too rapid increase of the popu-
lation in Germany and Russia that
made the war, and others-not many,
perhaps, but a few-wfil refuse tho
demand of the state for children on
the ground that 1t is but ap invitation
to furnish further human sacrifice for
the altar of Mars,
All these tar-reachins factors In the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
PERSONALS


Colonel and Mrs. J. W. Knowlton
who have. been spending several
weeks at the Allen residence in New
town, are now occupying their home
on Chapel street again.
Mrs Clayton P. Stevens and daugh-
ter of this city, are spending two
weeks with Mrs. Stevens parents. Mr.
and Mrs. George H. jackson OF New
Milford !.
Edward Riley Of North avenue, has
gone to California on q business trip.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Twitchell,
and Mrs. Burnside Richards and son
Arnold OF, Waterbury, recently visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Parsons at
their home on Standard avenue.
have gone to New Milford where they
are stopping at the home of Mr.. Rob
inson's sister, Mrs. Ernest Chad
wick.
Herbert Bedworth of Holmes ave-
nue., Waterbury, has been a recent
visitor at the home Of his parents on
Colorado avenue.
Invitations have been issued in
Waterbury for reception in compE-
ment, to Miss Ida Albert, whose en-
sagement to Samuel Dworkern of this
city was announced recently. The
reception will be given on Thanksgiv-
ing night in Leavenworth hall.
Mrs. Jennie Brakeman of this city
is a guest at the home of Mrs. Edward
Hanson in New Milford
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
sBy Lee Pape,


Us fellows wunted to play a game
of ball with a soft rubber ball yestid-
day, only Flatfoot the cop was stand
Ing down at the corner, and Pubs
Simkins sed, tell you wat, fellows,
Nets appoint a committy to go down
and tell him its ony soft rubber ball
and ask him If it wont be all rite to
play with it.
WITCH rite away everybody wunted
to be on the committy, witch wood Of
bin too neny for a community, so we
left Pubs Simkins choose the COM
ed me and Sam Cross and Leroy
Shooster and himself, him being the
chairman on account of it being his
ideer. WITCH him and me and Sam
Cross and Leroy Shooster started to
wawk down to the corner in back of
each other with our hands on each
others shoulders, saying, Committy,
|committy, committy. Ony wen we got
about haff way down we started to
wawk natural, and we we got all the
way down we stood in frunt of Flat
foot without saying enythtng.
! Well watts it all about? sed Flat
foot.
WITCH the rest of the committy
looked at PuQS S1n1klnS, DelHS The
chairman, and Pubs opened his
mouth and shut it agen without eny-
thing having came out of it.
Well, well, waits the big ideer? sed
Flatfoot.
WITCH the rest of the committy look
ed at Pubs agen, F1atfoot seeing us
looking at him to, and Pubs sed,
Please, wood you mind telling us wat
| time it is?
Wy didept you bring a few duzzin
! more with you? sed Flatfoot. And he
! locked at us suspicious and then he
took out his watch, saying, Quarter
after
Thank you, sed the comnitty all
together. And we wawked back with
our hands on each others shoulders
and as soon as F'latfoot went away all
the follows decided to play ball eny-
way till he came back and chased us
WITCH he did Mn about 15 minnits
proberly still being Suspicious.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
FALL HOUSE CLEANING METHODS
USED BY FARMER READERS


with all the marks
polish with flour and soft CLOTH
snrinke
better as salt attacking
thoroughly then brush 70 re-
with
shct a with SOFT
bous
the tacIsv
do Sguar
plan to thinner edge wna
In
should
OF cleaning
of half
1 s
paint over
W. nngernar<s from doors
NJ sar white hot then dfp u IN nsa
non.v cold wafer ana poann
rage whiting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

worlds affairs will affect the stnstttu-
ton Of marriage, and viii, or. should.
affect every ones ideals of narriaEe.
The ideal of marriage held In your
own mind cannot fail OF a vast control
over the fact Of your own married hfe
and of the happiness of your children
unto the third and fourth generation,
and of the guests within your gates.
Prom what People Believe About
Marriage" by Gordon Reeves. In Mo-;
yember Physical Culture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
BARLEY BREAD

peeled and sliced boiling
lard.
waters put
through
of
n a in
in a
lfromp and or
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
NAMES oF RANCHHoRsEs

London, Nov. 10-Racehorse nom
enclature is peculiarly sensitive to
current events. Horses are named
largely after events or people who
are in the public eye at the moment.
The war has a marked effect in this
respect. The racing at Newmarket
this week, for example, was featured
by horses bearing such war names as
Arms geddon, Verdun, Bapume, JuS-
land, Grand Fleet, Home Service, En-
tente CordiaIe. Big Push, and Dawn
of Peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
ORGANIZING DYE1NG WORKS

Hartford, Nov. 1o-A certificate of
organization was filed by the Crystal
Cleansing, Dyeing and Pressing Works
of Bridgeport. at the office of the
state secretary yesterday. The pro-
posed company is capitalized for
$4,000, and the organizers are Simon
Green, Bertha Green, Max Hersko-
witz and Helen Herskowitz, all of
Bridgeport. fS
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
MONDAYS
CALENDAR

10 o'clock-Meeting Of executive
board of Bridgeport Art League in
rooms in Staples building.
$3.50 o'clock-st. Mary's guild of St
Johns church.
: 2:30 o'clock-Regular meeting OF
Mary Silliman chapter, D. A. R., in
Odd Fellows hall on Broad street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
NEWS OF CLUBS
FASHIONS
SHOPPERS GUIDE I
Reliable Recipes
APPLE BREAD

Scald
with
in
let
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
SWEDISH BREAD


poonful
with
with
little cinnamon
ID minutes
dough
hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
In Late Autumn Shops

set is important in the
anden
also is carrie i t
onese smore
on someof
feather flues burned
intoai
ankles of STOCKINGS and
points Of ultra modes
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
HOME FOR REFUGEES

Paris, Nov. io-Tenaporary -
pairs on building in certain sectioua
of the liberated area of France SUM
to enable returned refugees to remain
in their homes through the winter
have been undertaken by the Bureau
of Reconstruction and Relief OF the
American Red Cross. Work was re-
gently begun at Croix, near Nesiei
and it is hoped to complete the task
in that village Moiignaux and Mat
igny within one month, The bureau
Ia also preparing plans for reflex
work in other villages
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

American casualties since the de-
ciaration Of war against Germany
have reached a total of 108.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

Navy recruiting officers have been
directed to begin an active drive for
5000 firemen and mess attendants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

CORTEZ @. ROCKWELL, plumb
ins and Heating. jobbing. a specially.
B051 Main and Hillside avenue.
Phone ll4-s-s. B 10 eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS
81 JUST ARRIVED
JOHN RECK q SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

The port of Rio de Janeiro has been
closed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

The Pacffists who are starting
chain letters would be In chains II
they lived In Germany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS
yUBr ARRIVED
John RBOK - 6oN
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

Farmer Want Ads. ONE Cent a word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBs
JUST ARRIVED
JOHN RECK 8 SON

Farmer Want Ads, one Gem 4 word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

There will be an important meet
ing of the executive board of the
Bridgeport Art League in the rooms
in the Staples building on State street
at 10 o'clock on Monday morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

To wiiten add tablespoons OF 70 n
viii cleanse the DoaFus
in the cracks OF the wooo
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10

relayin carpets scubing the floor be sure that
ughly dry win rust and stain the carpet
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-14

of a canal at this point had been en-
tertained for some years, a full re-
port respecting it having been made
to the war department by Maj Ste
phen H Long in March, 1917, and
laid before congress in December,
1919.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

There is no disposition in the United
States treatment of the situation to
discount the difficulties in which Swe-
den finds herself Mr.. Mccormick,
Sc cretary Lansing and President VIII
son himself have listened patiently
and at length to the tale of woe told
by F. J. S. Ekengren. the Swedish
minister, and by Mr.. Nordvall, the
special delegate.
Heretofore Sweden has admitted
that large quantities Of fats and other
foods have been traded into Germany.
She says she will be ablo to stop this
trade in return for food allowances
from the United States; but. she
threatens. II the United States does
not allow her food. Sweden's cattle
will be slaughtered and the surplus
Will have to go to Germany.
Swedens representatives ne1- ~@
miZe the Importance of the trade IN
iron ore. While Germany has the
right 10 take 5000, 900 tons under the
1911 treaty. II Is asserted that since
the war this amount has been drop
ping off. Last year she took but
1000, 600 tons. and this year, IL is az
serted, she will take less. Germany
| total use of ore Is something like. 65.-
/ 900 600 tons a year. and Sweden be-
| lives the amount she sends Is insig-
nifcant.
But it Is admitted that Swedish ore,
with its high prosperous value. is
far more valuable to Germany at this
time than her native deposits. There
is also said to be some copper from
| small developments in Sweden which
Is going into Germany
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
DIES WAY TO HOSPITAL

Suffering with hemorrnaget a1u
while being rushed to Stuart C1rcle
hoanital Yesterday afternoon. George
n latham, young merchant. uieu
hefore the automobile in which he was
being carried could reach the hospitaI
Mr Latham had recently opened
store at the corner OF kensington ave
ME and West street, He hved VIII
his wife. formerly Miss Nettie stew
art nj $50 NJ street, and YESTERDAY
vent to the store for short wnile
As he was about to return home, ana
x,g,gls on IL West street. car, he Was
seized with the fatal hemorrhase:
passing automobile was utiiiZeo
nv strangers, and he was rushed &c
.+Se hospital. He was dead, however
when the hospital was reached
His mother. who is under treatmen'
Al the Home for lncurahies, was IN,
formed of the death Of her son, and
she directed that the body be turned
over to Undertaken Bliley, who VIII
have charge OF the funeral. Coroner
Winfield deemed an inquest unneces-
sary.
MIR. Latham had been in bad health
far a number of years, having been
under treatment at Catawha, where he
met his wife. who had also been under
treatment at that institution. FLU
neral arrangements had not been com
pleted last night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
.PATHfINOIh6 PARTY
TO TRAVEL bANkHEAO
HIGHWAY ROUTE soon
VIII Locate Proposed Thoroughfarc
From Washington TO Atlanta
Memphis Road to Be Decid-
ed October tc;h.
Especial to The Richmond virginisn;>

Especial to The Richmond Virginisn)
Birmingham. Ala, Oct. THE Of
fetal Pathfinding committee, OF which
DR.. W. NJ. Riggs, of Clemson college
is chairman, makes the official an
nouncement that the Pathfnders viii
meet at Clemson college, S. c., on Oc-
tober 18th, to make their decision In
regard to the proposed route of the
Atlanta Birmingham Memphis divis-
ion OF the Bankhead highway, which
was inspected on August IA to %.
President Riggs announces that the
reason why the decision has not been
made sooner is. from the fact that a
number of questions In regard TO the
funds that are to be provided by the
Bankhead highway and also main
tenance funds were not answered
sooner. Just as soon as the Pathfind-
ing committee makes a decision the
report will be transmitted to Colonel
T. s. Plowman, president OF the Bank
head National Highway association,
who viii give it to the press and call
a meeting of the executive committee
of the association for the purpose Of
passing upon 1t. Just as soon as this
report Is officially adopted, the Allan
ta-Birmingham-M Memphis division will
be mapped and steps taken to post the
route. with permanent markers from
Atlanta to Memphis.
1t has been definitely settled that
the Pathflnding committee and off,
ciai party to locate the Washington
Atlanta division of the Bankhead
Highway viii start from the capitol
steps at Washington on Tuesday
morning, October 30. at . o'clock. II
Ii expected that the start of This
pathfinding party will be one of the
most suspicious gathering of good
roads advocates and distinguished of
fcials of the government that ever
assembled In this country. Score
tary of War Baker and Secretary of
Agriculture Houston will make short
addresses. An effort is being made to
secure the presence Of President VIII
son and have him deliver short
message.
| Secretary ]. A. Rountree has already
| commenced to arrange details of tho
| trip and is notifying the towns and
/ cities through which the Bankhead
| highway traverses the day and hour
| the pathfinding party will visit their
respective towns. The officiat party
| viii be composed of twenty-five prom
| inent citizens in automobiles. An ef-
| fort will be made to have as many
| stops and short talks delivered en- route
as possible. Headquarters are already
| receiving numbers of suggestions In
regard to stops and cities have COM
menced to tender banauets and lunch
cons to the official party and to ar
range for the party. The greatest en-
thusiasm prevails from Atlanta 10
| Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
TESTS TO DETERMINE
MINIMUM DAILY FOOD

Boston. October TESTS, IT was
learned today, have Just been started
at the Carnegie nutrition laboratories
to determine the minimum food an
American requires TO maintain health
under normal conditions. DR.. Francis
G. Benedict has selected twelve youna
Y. M. c. A. men. For week they will
adhere to their culinary diet. Then re-
duction will commence until the mini
mum is reached. It is expected that
. from % to 20 per cent of the normal
. mans food will prove unnecessary. For
comparison a second diet squad viii
continue to eat accustomed food
Shadow photographs will be taken OF
each class.
Candy. ice cream, peanuts and other
non essentials will he eschewed by ths
first-class men.
The tests will cost $4,000. but Foot
Administrator Hoover. under whose APP
prevail they are being conducted, be
lieves they will save millions. They
will last three months. different sub
jects being chosen from time to time tc
secure a dependable average.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08
CHURCH PENSION FUND
IS 0VER-SUDSCAl9tO
Retired Episcopal Oergymen
Reach Ss,512 900.

New York, oct Final returns.
suyi completed and sent to J. p. Nor
gan. treasurer of the $1,000, 600 PEN
sion fund of the support of retired
Splscope clerrymer. show that the
fund was oversu bScrihed nearly rs
per cent. total subscriptions amount
Ing 10 sS.7l2 600 OF this s5,is4,55e
has already been paid.
Delaware contributed s74 967;
Maryland is0ss0; District of Column
hia. SI77.5e2' Virginia, s2l3.4Ss. and
West Virginia $62.si5.
The church pension fund IS the
largest OF the kind ever raised. and,
next 20 the Red Cross hundred mill
Gon dollar fund. the largest chart
table fund ever gathered In America
COR any ono purpose. II took year to
30 Il while ave miilion dollars was the
GOAL originally set, It was announced
rom tr1e to time that an over sslb-
scriptiot was desired In order to give
the fund the soundest backing possl-
bic.
The campaign for raising the pen"
son FUND. conducted under the dircc-
tfon ~ Rfrhop William Lawrence, of
massachusetts. ended February %.
The next day the pension plan was
nut into operation with Bishop Law
renee as president or the fund. Al
the present time pensions amounting
TO s20S 00o annually are being paid,
some 70 AGED and disabled clergy.
ONE 10 widows. and others to orphan
minors
In all there were 47,713 suhscrip-
lions to the fund whose names are
actually on the books OF the fond-
Vet Il IS estimated that many nun i
areds OF thousan ds of persons actual
irS
entire conrreeatton's gift was enter
I'd as one subscription while no re-
cord wan kent of the individual con-
trtht1tors Of the S20l9,s10 which
was received in cash.
There were 3T.974 gifts of less than
isl0o and these donations make up
"A bout 10 per cent of the entire fund
OF all the dioceses, New York city
contributed the largest sum. s2,l5l''
sag A.,
/ Jersey give SO 2s1.S5A, New Eng
land gave st,22276s. Pennsylvania
{ nalaw7re. MARYLAND virginia. and
tbe district Of Colun7bia gave 81 ITO
iaq4 Alabama. North Carolina, South
7 f-.~olIua Georgia Florida, Mississippi
Tennessee. and Kentucky gave 1851
/ ohio Michigan. Indiana, Illinois
i,,d Wisconsin rave s1,f02,92T. Min
,osota Iowa. Nebraska Colorado
Montana. the Dakotas and Wyomihe
gave s172,947.
Missouri, Arkansas Texas, kansas :
Oklahoma. and New Mckee, gave $9l''
SAL
oregon california. Idaho, Arizona
is-,ab washington, Nevada. Alaska
and the Philippine ISLANDS gave $z0o'
The largest contribution, $S2f'7f4
was made by the Carnerie corpora
tfion. Two persons gave sZao'ooo eaC.'
I Nine gave 100000 each. twelve sur
gcrihed $50. oeo Zach. tweNty-hihe 1 on,
nnn each ATTY four gave $40 oo'
e6o aach artv-four gave $1,000
Zach. 221 ave $4,000 and 764 SUD
scrihed 81 600.