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The Hickman courier., 1917-02-15

Never be ashamed of your
early surroundings because you
are living in a more refined place
at present. Do not be ashamed
of your o'd father and mother
when they come to your city to
visit y0n aecause their manners
are l;ttlr old-fashioned and try
to snuggie them in and out of
your house. Call in your best
friends and say to them, this Is
my father and my mother. lf
they have lived in your city and
had had the advantage they
would be as well up as you.
Have your forgotten what a hard
time your father and mother ha,i
IN the early days of life, depriv-
ing themselves of the necessities
III iIfe in order to cave and leave
something for Lheir children
when they are ready to lay off
eheir earthly toilg
On our criticisms of others,
let us remember that we have
faults which our friends have to
excuse. How much would be |
left of us if those who see incon
sistencies In us should clip away
from our character and reputa-
ton? 1t is an invariable rule |
that those who make the rough
est work with the names of 9th
ers are those who have them
selves the most imperfections. |
The larger the beam in Your own
eye, the more ANXIOUS you are
about the mote in somebody else s.
eye. Instead of going about |
town slashing this mans bad |
temper and the other man s
falsity, and this woman's hypo-
criscy and that ones indiscretion
go home with the ten command |
ments as a monitor and make |
out a list of your own derelic-
tions.
The sunshine of life is made
up of very little beams that are
bright all the time. In the nur-
sery, ON the playground and in ]
the school room, there is room
all the time for little acts of |
kindness, that cost nothing, but
are worth more than gold and
silver. To give up something
when given up will prevent un-
happiness; to yield when persist |
ing will chafe and fret rather
than come against another; to
take an i'll word or cross look
rather than resent 1T; these are
the ways in which clouds and
storms are kept off and a pleas
ant sunshine secured even in a |
humble home, among very poor
people, as well as in families in
higher stations. Much that wei
term the miseries of life would
be avoided by adopting this rule
The Hickman courier., 1917-02-15
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days.

Your druggist will refund money il PAZO
fails to cure any case of Itching.
Blind Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
COAL OUTPUT OF
MINES NOT TO BE
C0MMANDEERED
Wilson Occupied With Task
of Selecting a Coal
Administrator.

WASHINGTON, Aug 22-Having de-
terrnined the prices to be charged for
,aitumfnouaac6 sat the mines through
out the country, President Wilson
turned his attention today again to
the task Of selecting a man to head
the coal administration.
The president is believed to have
abandoned the federal trade commits
sion proposal to commander the out
put of the mines and sell the product
to the public.
Coal prices were fixed in conformity
with the recommendations Of the
trade commissi on, which recently COM
pIeted an exhaustive investigation into
production costs. The prices named
for run of the mine coal vary slightly
and range from 20.to 35 per cent. ur-
der the maximum figure of SIS fixed by
government officials and coal opera
tors at a recent conference here. The
SO price was refused by operators fol-
lowing it's reputation . bN Secretary
Baker, who clanied it was too high.
New York, Aug. 22.-The action of
the federal government in forcing a
reduction of coal prices resulted in
unsettlement atthe opening of today s
stock market trading. especially. in
coal shares. Pittsburgh Coal fell four
points, Pittsburgh & West Virginia
common and preferred two each, and
Reading 1 ".
Most other active branches Of the
stock list were depressed war and
equipment shares, including United
States Steel and Bethlehem Steel, fall
ing one to two points.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
SINGER COMPANY
EXECUTIVE DIES
AFTER LONG FALL
Asst. Supt. Redshaw, -65
Years Old, Walked Into
Open Shaft.
DROPPED 20 FEET
IN ELEVATOR WE'LL
Skull and Spine Fractured
AS Body Struck Con-
crete Bottom.

Moses w. Redshaw, SIS years Old
OF 401 Noble avenue, one of the old
est employees of the Singer Mfg. Co.,
who, for some years has been an as
sistant superintendent at the plant,
suffered fatal injuries at 9:45
o'clock this morning when he. walked
from the first floor into an open ele-
vator shaft. He died this afternoon
at the Bridgeport hospital
Apparently thinking that the ele-
vator had been stopped at the first
floor, Redshaw stepped into the open
well and plunged to the concrete
bottom in the basement of the factory.
He fell headformost and It is thought
He fell headforemost and his skull as
well as his spinal column was frac-
tured by the fall.
Employees removed Redsfaw to the
office of the factory. DR.. J. F. Keegan
of the emergency hospital took Red
shaw to the Bridgeport hospital
When a young man Redshaw en-
tered the employ of the factory and
has worked for the Singer concern
about As years. He was well known in
Bridgeport and has one brother 4iv-
ing in Ansonia, Samuel Redshaw. His
J wife died several years ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
ATTY. DEF0REST
Is APPOINTED AS
PUBLIC DEFENDER
will Act AS Counsel For
; Superior Court Defend
ants Without Lawyers.

- u H -
It was announced today that At
torney Robert G. DeForest of this
city has been appointed Public De-
fender of the criminal superior court.
He was recommended for the place
by States Attorney Homer S. Cum
mings and the. Judges of the superior
court had previously stated that his
recommendation would be accepted.
This office was created to do away
with the old custom of having the
court appoint individual lawyers to
defend prisoners who had no counsel.
The Public Defender will look after
the interests of all such persons. The
statute passed at the last session Of
the General Assembly stated that the
ofncial must be appointed at least. 80
days before the opening Of court and
that he should file a bill for services
at the close of each term. The length
Of term is not fixed but it is pre-
sumed that the official will serve in
definitely.
Attorney DeForest is one of the
best known lawyers in the state. He
is a member of the firm of DeForest
& Klein and has been prominent in
the affairs of the Democratic party
He has served as alderman from the
Fourth district and has held other
public offices which ne has filled with
credit. HeNreceived many congratu-
lations today on his eRpointmenA
The court conxenes in this city next
month. ~:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
NO SECOND CALL
FOR DRAFT ARMY
YET CONSIDERED
Capacity Of Training Areas
Already Taxed, Gen.
Crowder Says.

Washington. Aug. PA fur statis-
teal report on the operations Of the
draft law will be prepared by the pro-
Nost marshal generals office as soon
as the mobilization of the first in
crement of $4,000 men of the new
army has been completed. some time
early in October.
: Pending the preparation of the re-
port and careful analysis Of the con-
ditions it discloses, no steps toward
calling a second increment to the col
ors will be taken.
Gen. Crowder said today that the
call for the second increment never
had been considered at any confer
ence at which he was present.
The first increment will fill all the
training areas-16 national guard
camps and 16 national army canton
ments-to Capacity.
The regulars are now 1900 above
full authorized war strength by vol
untary enlistment and the national
guard is in a similar situation.
Training facilities already are tax
ed to make ready for the front men
now available.
Inequities of an unavoidable nature
will be shown in the statistical re-
port. There probably will be some
amended regulations, based on actual
experience~-with the first increment,
(Contipued on Page Two.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
GERMAN PLANES
MAKE 2 RAIDS ON
ENGLISH COAST

London, Aug. 22-Ten German
aeroplanes approached the English
coast in the county of Kent today, the
British war Office announces Two
of them were brought down.
Bombs wered ropped in Dover Gan
important naval base on the English
channeD and in Margate. Three per-
sof1s were killed and two were in
jured. The statement says the raid
ers were unable to penetrate fad in
land.
London, Aug. 22-German airships
made a raid Off the Yorkshire coast
last night 1t is announced officially
So far as has been ascertained the
damage was small.
The announcement follows:
Enemy airships in numbers not
definitely ascertained, appealed off the
Yorkshire coast in northern England,
on the North sea, last night. One of
the raiders attacked the mouth of the
Humber and was fired on by anti-air-
craft guns. She dropped some bonn BIS,
then made Off to sea.
"The damage SO far reported is
Hight One man was injured
AZ sir raid warning was issued in
london this morning. About an
CONTINUED on PAGE ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
Uncle Sam S
-. =. -
AD MWn N
Troops Train |
With Masks

American Training Camp in France,
Monday, Aug 20-tDeIayed)- )-Work
began at the American field head
quarters today of accustoming the
men of the American expeditionary
force to some of their stealthy ene-
mics op~the actual battle front. They
were introduced to dugouts filled
with tear gas such as the Germans
are so fond of spraying about behind
the fighting lines through the me-
dunn of thousands of vari-calibred
shells. The Germans also have hand
grenades filled with liquid which ex-
p1ode into binding fumes
The object of the demonstration
was to prove to the men the. absolute
reliability of their French gas masks,
for after being put through the dug
outs without the slightest inconven-
fence with their masks on, they all
are allowed to. get one whit of the
gas without the masks With SMART
ing eyes they quickly realize how ir1l-
portant the daily gas mask drills are,
for not only the mans eyes but his
life depends on the speed with which
the mask is adjusted when the alarm
is given.
Later the men will nave experience
with real asphyxiatfng gas.[
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
HURRY CALL BY
WIRELESS Tells
OF SEA TRAGEDY
Unknown Vessel Frantically
Calls For Assistance
From Sub.
AMERICAN DESTROYER
HURRIES TO RESCUE
Wireless Appeals Continue
Until Crew Takes To
Lifeboats. y

An Atlantic Port, Aug. pa series
of wireless calls. telling the story of
a sea tragedy Of which an unknown
steamer was the victim of a German
submarine. are recorded in the log OF
a steamer that reached here today
from Europe.
The calls were recorded while the
steamer was passing the Irish coast
on her way hither and said: I'VE are
attacked by a submarine"
Ten minutes, the log reads, the fol-
lowing was heard: Hurry assist
ance, we are being shelied."
A lapse of 8 minutes follows, then
the entry: ship is on fire and sink
ing; captain ordered men to life
boats"
Five minutes later comes the final
message through the air. I'VE are
done for The message gave also
the position of the ship.
The steamer. a neutral, forbidden
by regulations to go to the rescue;
relayed the call and in about 20
minutes picked up a wireless from an
American destroyer reading: "Will
reach you intone hour"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
| Central Powers Differ
Over Reply to Vatican

Berne, Aug. 22.-In diplomatic cir
cles the passage in the speech of DIR.
George Michaelis, the German chan
-cellor, in which he said that "notwith-
standing efforts to hasten decision,
it has not yet been possible for Ger
many to agree with her allies concern
ing joint reply to the papal note" is
Interpreted as indicating a difference
of opinion between Berlin and Vienna
and Sofia.
Austria, according to report, desires
complete acceptance of the papal note,
whereas Germany wishes only condi-
tional acceptance and Bulgaria de-
mands public assurances by her allies
that she may annex the territories now
occupied by her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
Pope S Note
Is Long } Step
1OWardPeaCe
Meets With General Ap-
proval in Reichstag De-
bate Centrists Warmly
Endorse It National Lib
erals and Conservatives
Line Up With Michaelis in
Belief That Note Enanat-
ed spontaneously.

Copenhagen, Aug 22-After Chan
rellor N1ichaelis had informed the
main committee of the reichstag Tues
the papal peace note until she had
consulted her allies. the centrists as
sociated themselves with the chan
cellors remarks and said the pope 8
peace proposal marked extraordinarily
valuable progress toward peace, which
was so ardentIy desired by all ma
tons. They hoped the act of his holi-
ness would meet with full success.
The national liberal speakers said
they were unable as yet to examine
closely the contents Of the papal
note, ,but endorsed the chancellor'a
statements. -. +
The conservatives also associated
themselves with DR.. Michaelis' re-
marks, but reserved their attitude
with regard to the details. Y
The German group especially well
coined the chancelFor's firm declara-
ton that the note efnanated sponta-
neously from the pope. They regard
ed the pope's actions as more sympa-
thetic than President Wilson'S previ-
ots attempt at mediation.
The independent socialists regretted
that the speakers expressed only gem
eral sympathy with the note without
discussing it. The reichstag must tex-
ert its influence in drafting. the reply.
One~socialdst said there was mo
question of the reichstag renouncing
such influence, but some days must
be allowed to- enable the government
to confer with the allies.
The government having promised
not to reply without taking the reich
stag into its confidence, the main
committee adjourned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
NO ABSOLUTE EXEMPTIONS
WILL BE GRANTED THROUGH
DISTRICTS APPEAL BOARD
Superior Body Continues
Stringent Policy in Max
ing Second Batch of De-
cisions.
Head Of Charities Organize
tion Society and Son Of
Police Superintendent
Lose Claims.

No relaxation in the strin-
gent application of the select
i've provisions is apparent in
the second batch of decisions
announced today by the district
board. Passing on 80 claims,
the boards Internationally de-
MED 18 of the claims and al
lowed temporary exemptions
in 81 cases. The claims denied
include those of George Lewis
Warren, head, of the civilian
relief committee of the Bridge
port Red Cross chapter, and of
the Charities Organization So
ciety, and Edward ]. Redgate,
son of Police Superintendent
John H. Redgate. All but one
of today's decisions were ON
claims Of Bridgeporters;.
Two of the claims denied were On
appeals taken from the physical ex-
aminations of the local boards. Jo-
seph w. Daley, Of s12 Grand street,
and Ronald c. Thorne, of III Madison
avenue, were aggrieyed by the findings
Of the physicians in the third division,
but the local boards were upheld by
the higher board
Z Judge John j. Walsh, chairman of
the board is commenting on the claims
before the board today said
We can only grant exemptions to
men engaged in lines of work directly
necessary to the military operations OF
the country, and only then, when the
employers, on their oath have declared
that the man is absolutely necessary
and cannot be replaced and that the
employer is getting along with just as
few mechanics of such kind as pos
sible."
After the two days of the district
board hearings and Judging from the.
decisions thus far rendered, no abso-s
lutte exemptions Will be allowed.
The following cases were decided
by the Third District Board and an4
nouncement of decision made and
mailed today: Z
Industrial Claims Denied.
E1vin Z. Ssraether. so Ford Place, civ
: IL engineer, Remington Arms. -
William Johns Parry. ESQ Willow
street, inspector of cartridges, IT,
= NJ. C.
John Edward Dirgo, 75s9 Union street.
weighing clerk, u. M. c.
William T. Donatf, 405 Seaview ave4
nue., asst. supt. military productions
cartridge department. U. NJ. g.
Continued on Page 80 -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
Cargo Of Coal Bound
For Bridgeport Is
Sunk in Oyster Bay

During the fierce squall of last
night the coal barge Matilda Monks,
with cargo of soft. coal valued at
several thousand dollars consigned to
the Vincent Brothers Co. Of this city,
broke away from its tow and sank in
Oyster bay. The captain of the
barge with his wife escaped in a
small boat and after drifting around
In the bay for several hours were
picked up by a tug.
The barge was owned by the James
McWil1iams Blue Line and was being
towed by a tug belonging to the COM
pany from New York to- Bridgeport
when the hawser snapped. The
heavy seas then engulfed the barge
An effort will be made later to SAL
wage the coal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
Can't Find Men
Who Beat Barber

Detectives have taf.ea HRptain
any clue which would lea the
and arrest of Zee
men, one of whom followfa al
tercation with Lewis Bar sos
South avenue, at South ave- and
Main street, drew a revolver aud fir
ed at Barber the bullet inflicting a
scalp wound.
Barber accidentally coIlided with
one of the men and was about to
apologize when the three proceeded
to abuse and then assault him. The
latter Nin self-defense struck one of
trio and the recipient Of the punch
discharging a revolver. :
The injured man was taken to st.
Vincent's hospital where his injury
was treated. The three men fled
down South avenue and escaped.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
GENERAL STRIKE
in SHIP PLANTS
IS POSTPONED
Workers Wait For Result of
Efforts Put Forth By
Mediators.

New York, Aug. 22.-Although the
ship yard workers have voted to
make the strike in the ship building
plants in the New York district gem
eraI today, the men have agreed to
delay their action pending the efforts
of United States mediators to bring
about a settlement between the strik-
ers and the ship builders. Charles
Hughes, a mediator of the department
of labor, was here today. to make an
effort to have the differences adjust
ed.
Labor leaders estimated that about
1900 men employed at the various
yards already are on strike and this
number would have been increased by
many thousands had the general
strike order been put into effect to-
day.
It was further said that nothing
would be done to interiors with the
operations Of the navy yar9 until af-
ter the meeting of the navy yard en-
ployes called Tor tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
WORK OF COMPLETING NATIONAL
ARMY QUOTA HERE NEARING END
AS TWO MORE BOARDS FILE LISTS

The delivery of two certified lists
from the third and sixth local divi-
sions to the district board headquar-
ters today, moved the work of filling
up the national army quota of this city
nearer completion. These are not the
first lists fled by the two divisions and
all of the men to be selected have
not yet been chosen, but satisfactory
progress is being made.
The work will be slowed up con-
siderably by the positive announce
ment that men must be certified from
the local to the district board in their
order of liability. It is known that
only the second and fourth local divi-
sions have thus far followed this rule
rigidly; the first, third and sixth hav-
ing certified men as fast as, tn v pass
ed the physical examination and made
known the fact that, they would not
claim exemption.
Either the district board office or
local boards must go over the lists of
those divisions which have not re-
garded the order, and with the
amount of work before the former
board, acting for a large territory, 1t
would not be surprising if the matter
was called to the attention of the local
boards with a request that they act to
straighten, out the mater. This will
not delay the district board work, for
the industrial claims and appeals will
be considered IN their order. but it
will make a difference in the lists re-
turned to the local board from the
district board. These are the lists
upon which the sumn1onses will be fs-
sued for the men to respond to the
service call on Sept and 10 and
Oct 3:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22

Another step expected in Bridge
port within a short time is the move
of the investigators to appeal exemp-
tions allowed by local division boards.
While general satisfaction is express
ed with the work, the experience in
other places has been, that some men
have been able to make their claims
for exemption, especially on the
ground Of dependents, appear SO
strong that the local boards, without
special instructions to make detailed
investigation. have allowed some that
will stand further scrutiny. These
are the cases that will be acted upon
by the six investigators and unless
as before the local boards. the dis
trict board will be asked to overrule
the exemptions allowed
The action Of the district board in
refusing absolute exemptions will keep
many men out Of the ranks who have
been expecting within the last few
weeks to get in. 1t WAS believed that
the industrial discharges would be
granted more freely and many men,
fairly well Lpwn on the division or
der lists, expecting that men ahead
of them would be exempted on indus
trial grounds, have made arrange
ments to go into. the national army
between Sept. to Oct. 8. The fail
ure of the conscripts to get the ex-
emptions sought will relieve many of
the men below them who might have
been called in the early contingents.
From the report obtainab1e today,
lit is estimated that about Is per cent.
of Bridgeport's whole quota of 2,126
men has been certified and the dis
trict boards decisions do not indicate
that any large proportion of this per-
centage will be lost on Industrial ex-
emptions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
Husband Deceived
Her Concerning Age,
Divorce Seeker Says

Declaring she was cruelty deceived
by man who gave his age as 80
when he was in reality So, Caroline
K. Mertz of Greenwich, has brought
divorce proceedings against Sebastian
]. Mertz of Greenwich. In papers
fled today in the superior court Car
oline claims a decree on the ground of
cruelty. The couple were married
March 10, 1917.
Annie Tudor of this city filed an
action in the superior court today
asking for divorce from Samuel Tu-
dor of New York. She alleges de-
sertion March 20, 1914. The couple
were married May 8. 1913, Mrs. Tu-
doris maiden name having been AM
ME Hochfelder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
BERKSHIRE HEIFER
ROPES, TIES AND
THROWS IT'S OWNER

Newtown, Aug. 22-Revenge for
the ignominy endured by many of
its forebears in Western roping
contests, was obtained by a heifer
in Berkshire.
George Robinson was leading the
animal from his barn to the field
when the heifer roped and tied
dragged him a, score of yards and
and broke two of his ribs.
The ingenious piece of Berkshire
beef accomplished this feat by
running around Robinson until it
had him securely tied. Then 1t
pranced off through the field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-22
One DEAD, MORE
DYING AS RESULT
. OF TRAIN WRECK
80 Injured in Hospitals of
Perrysburg and Maumee,
Ohio.

Toledo, o.. Aug. 2.-The second
section of Columbus Retail Grocers'
association excursions. train on the
Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad was
wrecked this morning in Lime City,
10 miles south of here. One rail-
road man is known to be dead sew
eral passengers are dying in hospitals
in Perrysburg and Maumee, and 20
to 80 more are injured.
The cause of the wreck is said to
have been the sudden setting of the
air brakes. The heavy locomotive
-toppled over and several coaches were
crumpled in the wreck.