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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28
World of Finance

lized existence are at stake In the wake of such things as are common over vast areas of Europe today stalk famine and pestilence and the disin- tegration of social life altogether. It 1e conservatively estimated that at this hour in France alone there are upward of million cases of tuber- culosis, quite directly the result of war conditions. Into such plague ridden atmosphere the American sol diers will go- What will they bring back? And then of what avail will be all our laboriously bui1t-up sys- tenn of prophylaxis and treatment? :? And this is only one aspect of the problem with. which the Red Cross is confronted.
 If it were only to furnish nurses and medicines and emergency rations in the usual direct contact with the army in the field that the Red Cross was enlisted; one might look on with relative coE1placency, contribute in proportion to his means, and go his way. But that is the least of it. Of
 all the great nations, the United
 States alone is now in a position to grapple with the problem of a devas- tated world and make at least a be- ginning of rescue and rehabilitation. Of this opportunity and obligation the American Red Cross is just now sole trustee. It has undertaken the stu pendous task. Some of the best abil- ity of the nation, hitherto devoted to
 the battlefields of profit making bus mess, has left the market-place and volunteered to see this thing through. Not even they can approximate reali-
 zation of what the task will be before 1t can be laid down again. They have set their. hand to 1t. They have join led their forces to the devoted band
 of men and women who had the Red Cross work in hand in the more nor
 nal times. They are building an or ganization as remarkable in it's way
 as the emergency that calls it into be-
 ing. They are drafting from every
 walk of life the ablest and bravest
 men and women, to assemble and or ganize and distribute: to study the situation at frst-hand, and to effectu- ate the sympathy that expresses itself in the resources placed at their dis posa1.
 | Upon the American people they de
 pend for the means to do the work that must be done if civilization is to be restored in Belgium, in northern
 France, in Serbia, Macedonia, Poland, Armenia. Rounsania, Mesopotamia,
 and the invaded parts of Russia-to say nothing of the reflex of war here lat home. The demand is prodigfous
 beyond human comprehension; so
 must be the response. Just now it | must take the form of gifts of money. The "heartIess'' corporations have been leading the way with special
 Red Cross dividends of humping
 big sums. We believe the millions of individuals Americans will follow tspit If the demand is inoppertune lso is the emergency!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28
(By John Palmer Gavito


 It was a. daring thing for the Red Cross War Council, of which Henry P. Davison is chairman, to undertake to raise a fund of $100,000,000. in the week immediately following that closing the tremendous campaign for the s2.0OO,O0O "Liberty Loan." For that stupendous borrowing by the government every resource or the H. nancial institutions of men of great wealth and small, of banks and busl- ness houses and individuals, has been drawn upon. At first blush there seems something almost impudent in this instantly ensuing demand TOT an other prodigious sum on account or the war How can it be done? Can it be done at all
 There is something dramatic in the very juxtaposition of these demands, something that appeals to the sport ing blood'' of Americans-~a contrast whose significance may very well bring to bear a sense of something like shame For there is this differ ence between the two vast collections, even though the underlying purposes are inseparable: The Liberty Loan is a borrowing at interest. Every dol lar of 1t will be paid back. and the use of it will bring the lenders a steady flow of usufruct for thirty years. Although the rate of interest is relatively. low, the conditions of the loan are favorable in the long run, and no purchaser the bonds will plume himself overWuch upon any element of sacrifice fn the investment. The Red Cross in normal times has vindicated It's right to be the agent of the country's ready sympafhies. In cr-fl1 Quake, when there was no time to wait for the slow operation of official machinery, it has stepped in swiftly and efficiently to gather and apply the means always freely given by the American people. Its organization was adequate for such occasional ser vice; the people trusted it, and it has not failed them.
 Now, however, there exists a condt- ton beyond the grasp or even the perception of. the human mind. Whole nations have been swept from their moorings by the deluge of world war; thousands upon thousands have starved. and thousands upon thous- ands more are wandering in desert places, without habitation, without shelter, without clothing, without the crudest instrumentalities of living. To the horrors and brutalities of so- called ''civilized" war-save the mark have been added wanton and senseless destruction without military purpose or utility. It were enough to awaken the dullest sympathies, ii there were only a work of rescue to be done, if only relief of the misery of millions of suffering fellow men and women and children were to be the object But the enterprise IS something vastly more urgent than that. The very foundations of civi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28
CUBANS NOW USE l. ,.
 AMERICAN MATERIALS

i Ct10ban prosperity has resulted in ex- tensive plans for new sugar mills, new railways, and many other phases of engdneering activity, all of which VIII mean new orders for American con- str-uction material and machinery, ac- cording to an official survey Of the sat- uation recently completed by Speclai Agent w. w. Ewing. of the Bureau or Foreign and Domestic Commerce, De- partment of Commerce.
 , A number of new sugar mills are protected foc this season, and railway construction and extension is being planned on considerable scale. The heavy traffic movement of both sugar and general merchandise will make necessary a great development of the wharf facilities, and the need for greater warehouse space and other port Improvements is apparent. Mod ern hotel buildings are already being planned and sites acquired in order to meet the demands of the tourist traf- fic. Nfany other indications of engin- eering activity are to be seen in all parts of the island The United States Is in the best position to supply the
 materials needed for all such improve ments
 MT. Ewing,s report is entitled Mar
 kets for Construction Materials and Machinery in Cuba 9 Special Agents Series No. 139. It deals with present building activities and with the de- mand for general construction mate rials, flooring materials. roofing mate Iials, materials for interior finish, and construction machinery and tools. There is also a chapter on, commercial practices and requirements and several pages of statistical tables. Although the booklet contains 62 pages, copies may be obtained at the nominal price of 10 cents from any of the district or cooperative ofYtces of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce or from the SupeGdntendent of Documents, Washington, D. C.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, s., PROBATE COURT,

Bridgeport, June 27, 1917.
 An agreement for the adoption of Andrew veres, minor aged 2 years residing in Bridgeport in said district, having been exhibited to this court by the sfgners thereof, for acceptance and approval, it is rnereupon
 Ordered: That notice be given to all persons interested to appear at the Probate Office in Bridgeport, in said district, on the 3rd day of July, A. D., 1917 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, then and there to show cause, if any they have, why the fore- going agreement should not be ac- cepted and approved by this court, by publishing this order of notice once in some newspaper having a cir- culation in said probate district, all at least five days before said time as- signed for said hearing.
 PAUL L. MILLER,
 as Judge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28

TO RENT-Single cottage, 695 Wood Ave. near North Ave. seven rooms, $45. Joseph W. Northrop, 2050 , North Ave. or Court Exchange. :
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28

FLUFF RUGS-Made from old car
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28

CARPETS CLEANED by the old re- liable Bridgeport Steam Carpet Cleaning Co.,. Tel. Barnum 35S5.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28
RUBBER STAMPS

WE HAVE REMOVED to our new market 1919 Main street. All meats 2c a pound less tha others. Also cattle. pigs and poultry bought. H. Aaronson. ss
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28

REETHOVEN TRIO Concert recital and wedding receptions. o R. Gar risen, 46 Cannon St.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss., PROBATE COURT.

June 26, 1917. Estate of Annie M. Walsh late of the town of Bridgeport in said dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recov- cry. All persons indebted to said estate are reuested to make immedi- ate payment to
 WILL I. NICHOLS,
 Administrator. 1244 Stratford Ave. D 2S ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28

BOSTON STOCKS. Boston 1 80 P. M. Prices Reported Over Private Wire to T. l..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28
Mexican Band of
 Smugglers Dispersed

Fl Paso, Tex, June 2S-A cavalry patrol intercepted a band of 30 Mexi- cans engaged in carrying ammunition across the Rio Grande at Rocky Ford today. Two of the Mexicans were caught. The ammunition was dropped by the smugglers, some of it in the river
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28

TO RENT-Furnished room with or without light housekeeping: 150 Bond St., opposite Remington Arms. D 27 .s*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28
New York Stock
 Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires of T. L. Watson & Co. Bankers and Brokers. Corner Main and John Sts, Bridgeport. Conn. Members of New York Stock Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-28

H. H. LEOPOLD is now located in his fine new store. 14s3 Main St. oppo- site Armory. Bicycles. Edison Cylinder Monographs and records. Repairing Of every description.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
MOTOR CLUB MEETING

The board of governors of the Mo-
tor Club of Harrisburg will meet to-
morrow evening at 109 South Sec
ond street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
ARCHITECTS YIELD
TO OPEN AIR CULT
Revolution in Dwelling House
Plans Due to Demand For
Outdoor Sleeping Quarters

New York, April "A revolution
in the architecture of modern dwell
ing houses has been effected by the
popular demand for open air sleeping
quarters" said DR.. Philip P. Jacobs,
assistant secretary of the National AS
sociation for the Study and Preven-
tion of tuberculosis, which has just
published a new pamphlet for popu-
lar distribution on Sleeping and Sit
ting in the Open Air" This change
In sentiment has been brought about
largely by the campaign for the pre-
vention of tuberculosis" he went on.
Reai estate men tell me that a Sleep
ing porch is now one of their chief
talking points. Even apartment houses
are being thus equipped"
For tuberculosis sufferers, who most
need fresh air sleeping accommoda-
lons and who frequently have to live
In quarters where they are not avail
able, this pamphlet aims to show them
how, for a very little expense, they
can attach perfectly satisfactory
sleeping-porch to any dwelling.
The booklet contains drawings of
many fresh suggestions for ineXpen-
sive sleeping-porches, so explained
that they may be easily used as plans
for amateur carpenters. Suggestions
are given for detachable balconies
that can be adjusted to any window,
and can be moved If the family
changes quarters. These can be made
or purchased at prices ranging from
nVe dollars to less than one hundred
dollars. The simplest form merely
calls for small platform and avn
ing so that the bed can be projected
through a window.
For tenement dwellers an ineXpen-
slNe roof shack of light wood or sheet
iron is shown. Cheaper yet is a SIM
pie wall tent for a projecting roof.
FIRE escapes are also utilized. Still
less expensive is the window tent,
homemade or purchased ready-made
for five dollars and upwards. A de-
tached cottage with an ordinary porch
may be made effective with only a
cheap curtain.
The pamphlet makes many sugges-
lions for making outdoor sleepers COM
PORTABLE, such as providing hoods, pa
per-blankets, fly screens and sleeping
bags. =
well-known authority is quoted as
saying that man out of doors is eX-
posed to 100 times more fresh air
than can be obtained in the best ven-
tilated room. According to the ex-
perts. any sufferer from tuberculosis
who cannot find room in the over
taxed sanatoria, may take advantage
of this knowledge of open air treat
'ment in his own home with good
chance for recovery.
This pamphlet may be secured free
by addressing the National Associa-
ton for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis 105 East Twenty-second
street, New York City, or from local
or State anti-tuberculosis societies and
boards of health.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
PUBLICITY

How did King Solomon get the
reputation of being so wiser"
We'll, you see he had very great
number of wives; and every woman
does her best to brag about what q.
smart man her husband is. WASH :
ington Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
TENDER FAREWELL
TO MISSIONARIES
DIR. and Mrs. r. A. Welsh APP
pointed by Evangelical Board
of Missions to Human District

Farewell services were held last
evening in the Harris Street United
Evangelical Church for DIR. and Mrs.
r. A. Welsh, of Battle Creek, Mich,
who were appointed missionaries to
Human, China, by the executive COM
mittee of the board of missions meet
ing held at the United Evangelical
Publishing House yesterday afternoon.
To Sail for China
DR.. and Mrs. Welsh were formerly
members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. DIR. Welsh is a graduate of
college in Chicago. They will sail
for China April 2S.
The Rev. II. b. Hartzler, president
of the board of missions. presided and
addresses were delivered by the Rev.
George OFT, editor of the Evangelische
Zeitschrift; the Rev. b. H. Niebel,
corresponding secretary of the board
of missions, Penbrook, and the Rev.
1. r. Dunlap, a missionary to China,
who is home on furlough. Mrs. Gus
NJ. Steinmetz rendered a vocal solo.
Among others who participated in the
program were Bishop w. NJ. Stanford
and the Rev. A. E. Hangen. pastor
of Park Street United Evangelical
Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
No "This" Without "That"
League Aid to H. c. of 1.

London, April 4.-There's n new
league in London to-day. It'ss called
the mo This Without That League. 4"
Old Man III. c. of L. is the honorary
president, and If the trusts ever hear
of it-good night! The grocer and his
fellow conspirators. the butcher. the
baker and the candlestick maker, are
all active members. The consumer is
the goat.
The idea is very simple. When Mrs.
Housewife goes into a store to make a
minor purchase, the man behind the
counter informs her she can't have
any of this unless she will buy some
of that.
The tobacconists here were the first
to adopt the idea. No matches were
sold to customers who did not buy to-
bacco. The grocers weren't more than
jump behind-no sugar unless gro
ceries were bought Then the butcher
got it-no beef unless a bone was
bought.
Dame Rumor has it that the bar
bers are going to join the league. No
shave will be given without a hair cut
This may be eXaggerating things
bit. but here is what is said to have
happened:
A we'll known London animal train
er has a weakness for fieas-perform-
ing ones. He went to an animal store
in the city and tried to buy a pair of
the diverting insects.
Yes" said the man behind the
counter, I'VE have a team of perform
ing fieas for sale. But owing to the
demand for these little pets. we had
to make it rule never to sell fieas ex-
cept to those who will buy pair of
elephants"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
WAR INCREASES
NEWS PRINT PROBLEM
CONTINUED From First Pagel

many of the newsprint manufacturers
to accept the distribution plan. In
addition the declaration of war has
upset all calculations. A shortage of
labor at the paper mills and the de-
mand for paper in new quarters with
the increasing cost of fuel and other
materials has created situation which
is beyond parallel.
1t is also feared that the movement
of troops and the upsetting of normal
transportation facilities will further
aggraVate the menace to the whole
newspaper industry. 1t is probable
that some revision of the tariff with a
view to relieving the situation may be
attempted at the extra session of Con-
gress, but there is little hope in this
direction and authorities declare that
some drastic measures must be taken
to prevent widespread suspension of
newspapers and other periodicals.
May BE Forced to Raise Rates
1t is understood that a majority of
the New York daily newspapers now
favor going to two cents, most of the
publishers of the United States having
already taken this necessary step. In
addition to the increase of subscrip-
ton rates, it is believed that there must
be also an advance of advertising rates
TO permit the newspapers to live even
without financial profit 1t is the be-
lief of one New York publisher that If
war comes it will be impossible to
supply all the papers demanded even
at two cents a copy.
Members of the Federal Trade Com
mission, after their conference with
New York publishers. stated that the
war situation threatens to make the
demand for print paper outstrip pro-
duction.
Publishers all over the country are
instituting most stringent economies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
Dry Victories Will Pass
Referendum on Liquor

Milwaukee, Wis. April 8. - The
result of the wet and dry elections
throughout the State Tuesday virtually
assures the passage by the State Sem
ate of the referendum bill which
would submit to the voters in 1918
the question of Statewide prohibition
The bill has already been passed by
the assembly, and will come up in the
Senate this week.
The upper house has been waiting
to see what the people would do with
the local option question. While Su-
perior, which has been dry for two
years, returned to the wet column as
a result of Tuesdays voting. Madison
the State capital, and home city of AS
semblyman Evjue, author of the refer
endum bill, has gone dry.
In the other cities and towns
throughout the State, late returns
show that the drys scored a big VIC
tory. Many of the villages and towns
that were dry remained so, while
others that were wet went dry. Few
er than fifteen dry towns return to
the wet column.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
NATION PLANS TO
MARSHAL ITS FOOD
Continued From First Pagel

able men are devoting their time to the
problem and the Secretary is placing
the information before the Council OF
National Defense of which he is a
member. Recently he appointed Dr. B.
L. Galloway, who had resigned as as
sistant Secretary of Agriculture to be-
come dean of the New York College
of Agriculture as the chairman of the
departmental committee to consider
wartime food supplies. This commit
tee is going into every detail of pre-
pairing the feeding of he-nation.
To Speed Up Production
An inquiry was made by the Bureau
of Crop Estimates recently asking state
agents of the department to report inn
mediately. on the relative supplies of
foodstuffs in the various states wheth-
er they are short or plentiful and all
other information helpful in taking
stock of the eountry's food resources
This information has been coming to
the committee appointed by Secretary
Houston.
Efforts to have farmers devote great
er acreages to certain food crops and
speeding up production are being made
BY the department. Assistant Secretary
Vrooman is devoting much time to that
part of the problem.
Announcement of the first estimate
of the winter wheat crop to be issued
Saturday is awaited with interest in
view of the reports that much of the
acreage planted has been abandoned
The area planted last autumn was
large but conditions through the win
ter have been such that 1t is said the
abandonment will be larger than usual
The average abandonment is about ten
per cent Last autumn 40.000.O00 acres
were planted and probably half a bill
lion bushels will be harvested.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
AMERICANS OFFER
AID FROM LONDON
Propose to Aid Government in
Any Demands Made
For War

London, April 5. - A meeting of
London was held in Queens Hall to
endorse the action of President Wilson
and thA American Senate in declaring
that a state of war exists between the
United States and Germany. Oscar H.
Baldwin, president of the American
lowing resolutions:
I'VE American citizens resident or
sojourning in Great Britain. assembled
here at the call of the American So
ciety in London, desire to place on
record our profound satisfaction with
the unqualified approval OF the mo-
mentous decision that has been taken
by our President and government in
declaring that state of war exists
between the United States and Ger
many. In no other way could the
honor and dignity of our flag and
country be maintained and our ma.
tional self-respect be preserved.
To Aid Government
I'VE tender our. fervent and en-
thusiastic cooperation to our govern
and assistance in any demand that
may be made upon us. We urge most
strenuously that our government and
our people should render the most
effective aid possible to the Allies in
the vigorous prosecution of the war
which is being waged for the freedom
of mankind and the triumph of liberty
and justice.
I'VE consider it an inestimable privi-
lege to assist to the utmost of our
power the peoples of those great ma
tions who count no sacrifice too great
to insure to posterity an everlasting
and worldwide peace"
United States Ambassador Page was
among those present.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
wooDNIEN ELECT DELEGATES

Members of the Dauphin county
camps of Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea yesterday elected delegates and
alternates to the State convention to
be held in Bradford. May 2. Those
elected are: George w. Warden, E. a.
Miller, Harry d. Reel, j. Ed. Murray
and George p. Satchell; Mr.. Satchell
was elected chairman at the organiza-
tion meeting, preceding the election /;
alternates are: A. a. Herr, George B.
Nebinger, E. E. Fry, Charles E. Rea
and John A. Brown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-05
INSPECT ELECTRIC ENGINE

E. NJ Herr, president of the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company at East Pittsburgh, and a
party of assistants were in Altoona
Monday and in company with General
superintendent of Motive Power J. T.
Wallace, visited the Juniata shops to
see the new electric locomotive being
constructed there.
The engine is said to be the largest
of the kind in the world and 1t is about
ready to be sent from the shops to the
Philadelphia division. where 1t will be
given test runs between the Quaker
City and Paoli, on the electrified sec
ton. When completed IL will also be
tested on the Norfolk and Western
mountain lines.