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The Washington times., 1917-12-21
LOANS FOR FARMERS
TOTAL $29, ,S24,655

ssAmericAn farmers had received S2e.-
s24.655 on per cent long time loans
fSom the Government up to Decem-
Der 1. Secretary Of the Treasury Nc
Kdoo announced today. The report
OF the Federal farm loan board, COW
ering the operations Of twelve Fed
efsI land banks, shows that the total
loans approved by the land banks.
Including those closed and those
awaiting Verification OF title and 9TH
EF- -formalities, is S105,136,b29.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
CHICAGO MARKET.

Furnished TIE washington Tines hy n. L.
CArpentsr q Co.. New YORK. Branch offisa,
woodward bldg. Herbert Il. Brown. man
Open. High. Low. INN
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

NEW YORK. Dec. n.-Althoush slight
gains were made in some stocks at the
opening OF the market today. heaviness
developed after the nrst few minutes
when nearly everything traded in show
ed declines Of from fractions to one
point.
Steel common sold on y. to az. and
Bethlehem Steel B, after opening Z up
d eSk. declined to SIS Marine preferred
yielded IA. to IA. and Atlantic Gulf de-
clined one point, to s5if
Union Pacific declined IL. to lo2iz. and
Reading was on X. to 81. Fractional
losses were also sustained in st. Paul
and Delaware and Hudson.
Utah was the weakest OF the coppers,
declining 1%. TO T3at. while Anaconda
was on \. to Hk, and American Smelt-
ing dropped to SSS.
The market was strong during the
forenoon, on the announcement that the
Germans had rejected the Russian peace
terms. Most Of the active issues moved
up two points from the low.
The railroad stocks were also strong.
Reading advancing IL. to ss1k. and Un-
ion Pacific, ~ 70 1o4as.
Yesterday
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

operation in the United
States.
Hang together or we
viii all hang separately"
said one of the fathers Of
the American Revolution
when he put his John Han
cock to the Declaration Of
Independence in letters so
big that the King would
not need glasses to read it.
A very rough way OF
giving expression to a very
fine point. But our fore
fathers did hang together
and none of them hung
separately.
The value of co-opera-
ton did not first show
itself in colonial days. Co
operation first made its
value felt at the time Of
creation Nor has It
ceased to show itself since.
And there are in this town
today iourishing busi-
nesses that stand as monu-
ments to the value Of CO
operation.
Find out what q man or
a business can do for you
or your business-and not
until then determine the
future relationship to
yourself or your business
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
MEN
CROSS-EXAMINED
AT RATE HEARING

Efforts by the Chesapeake and Po-I
tonac Telephone Company to show
that the people OF Washington should
help it bear the extra expense
that has come upon it due to the
war were resumed today before the
Public Utilities Commission.
Representatives OF civic and trade
organizations, as well as private cit
izens, continued their expressions OF
protest against the rate increases
proposed by the telephone company.
Commissioner Brownlow permitted
more interrogation Of the witnesses
of the telephone company by citizens
than he did at the hearing yesterday.
At times the questions asked by citi-
zens almost amounted to cross-ex-
animation Of the witness OF the COM
pany.
Robert V. Marye, general New York
counsel for the Bell Telephone Com
pany. continued in charge Of the pre-
sentation OF the company's case. T.
P. Sylvan, assistant to President
Bethel, of the Bell Telephone Com
psny, was the principal witness to-
day.
Many Take Note8-
Citizens were busy taking notes
throughout the hearing in preparation
for the general cross-examination Of
the arguments OF the company that
will take place soon after the Christ
mas holidays
1t was stated by the company that
50. .I52, 800 would have to be expended
l.
ing to the estimates OF the experts
Of the company. OF this amount. II
was said. $2.641 500 would be new
money" while the remainder would
be taken from the depreciation fund
of the company.
Inquiry To BE Thorough.
The thorouEhness with which the
investigation will be conducted was
-eveaIed in the statement OF Corpora
ton Counsel Syme to Mr.. Marye:
You won't have any information
exclusively your own when we get
through. if I can help it,"
The frankness with which the COM
pany is barring its affairs was also
shown in a statement OF Mr.. Syme
TO Mr.. Marye:
eff all the public utilities had been
as frank with us as you have been,
our tasks would be much easier"
II was said that the largest in
crease in cost OF operation to the
company was in the increased num-
Der Of operators which they had been
obliged to employ.
These operators are not going to
be taken away in an effort to reduce
our expenses" promised Mr.. Sylvan.
I'VE do not feel that we are render
ing the best kind OF service. to Wash
ington, and We are going to do all
we can to improve IT,"
Explains Booth Rate Rise.
The most radical increase in rates
in the schedule, that of increasing the
cost Of booth calls from 5 cents to
10 cents, was explained on the
grounds that the company was max
ing an effort to keep the burden of
the extra expense away from the reg
ular subscribers as far as possible.
The booths, they argued, were used
principally by transients.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
TODAYS SALES.

Potomac Electric Consolidated SIS,
$1,OOO@74.
Potomac Electric Power SIS, 5000
100.
After call washington Railway
and Electric COM, 20055.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

E. c. RoGERS. Bnsinss. Maneg.r.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21

We have found that the true
answer to any advertising prob
lemiswork, and thatth market.
ing of a product is as practical
a matter as its manufacture.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
MARCH LOAN REPORTS DENIED.

Denying reports that the next Liberty
loan. March Is. will be for $500. 900
at ~ per cent. Secretary AcAdoo today
asked the country to await only the
Official announcement.
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
COTTON MARKET.

Furnishsa Ths washington Times oy n. L.
Carpsntsr . Co.. New York. Brunch oefies.
weOdvard bldg. Herbert y. Brown. man
ayr.
New TORk- ~
The Washington times., 1917-12-21
From the
Business offes Viewpoint
SECRETARY
LANE
On Cooperation

We are but tsginninE
to learn the art Of Co
operation in the United
States.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-13

was a 3o-horsepower engine In the boat
which operated. a water propeller. Tse
Up to now. It il the last word In air.
planes. And more Of this type are being
built.
ever been made Of this fact.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-07-13
An American supera;rpi.n,.

An American 8uperairplane.
VIC. Shepherd in Everybcdy's Magazine.
to Europe q hydro-plane which had 4
stretch Of wings a third Of a block long.
It carried two tons Of weight besides It
self. and In addition to the two 4O0-horse-
power engines for the air propellers, thers
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-16
Do You Know Why i'm Four Years Time The Chandler Has
Passed and Left Behind, One by One Long
Line of Other Well Known Cars?

with the right type of car, the
Chandler Company has stood firm
ly by this type of car. 1t has con-
tinued to develop this car thruout
these four years until today it ap-
proximates perfection in cOnstruc-
ton and performance.
We cannot convey to you in the
printed page any full conception
of the superiority of the Chandler
motor, but any one of nearly forty
thousand Chandler owners could
put you alongside him at the
wheel and show you Chandler su-
periority.
We would be more than pleased
to show you this superiority; we
would be more than pleased to
make clear to you the excellence of
the Chandler car in all it's details.
We would like to show to you
what it means in satisfactory road
performance that the Chandler
motor is equipped with Bosch High
Tension Magnetic as is the Pierce
Arrow, Marmon, Locomobile, Win
ton, White, Stutz and the Mercer;
what it means to you that the
Chandler car is built with a big
solid cast aluminium crank case
extending from frame 70 lranie and
giving absolu >cr i IL y 10 tn motor
mounting; that it i equipped with
silent chains Ior or lg j (, motor
shafts and Will. al. lllas IA 4ar-
ings in trar5nissio., ard ditfnren-
tial and rear wheels.
We would like 10 she" you ,...at
these items Of de3i9- I'D equip
ment and many others. typical { /:
the highest priced high-grade s,
mean to Chandler performance.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-16

car for their car, more than twice
as many as had chosen it the year
before.
And now comes 1917, a year of
some stress for all trades, year
above all years when the real worth
in merchandise counts most. And
what is the motoring public's
answer in it's discussion of high
grade cars? What is its answer in
discussion of Skies most particu-
larly?
From coast to coast so far as our
available records show, the Chand-
ler is preferred above all other me-
dium-priced cars, above all other
high-grade cars.
Our own sales records show an
increase of better than $50 in the
first six months of this year as COM
pared with the first six months of
last year.
Records of registration of new
cars, although available in only
few typical sections of the United
States, indicate tremendous pub
lie preference for the Chandler over
all other cars in its field, in some
instances as much as a two to-one
preference.
We realize that in some isolated
instances, because of peculiar trade
conditions, some other car may
lead, but in the great markets
where men have the choice of all
makes of cars, where every kind
and type of Car is represented, sold
and owned, motorists indicate their
preference for the Chandler, and
prove their confidence in the
Chandler, by choosing the Chandler.
Chandler leads because, starting
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-16

There are perhaps several reasons,
all OF which would appear very
clearly if you had the opportunity
or took the time to analyze the
history and business policies of the
automobile industry. But there is
one big basic reason which to you
as a motorist is the essential rea-
son, and that one reason is this
that eyer since the first Chandler
car was designed and built and
marketed four yearsagolast month,
the Chandler has offered the finest
of design, construction and equip
ment at the lowest possible price.
The Chandler today offers this
excess of value, this dependability
of service, just as distinctly as at
any time in the four years past.
1t took some little time, of
course, for a great part of the
motoring world to pin it's conf
dence to this newcomer. Men rec
ognized, indeed the whole trade
recognized, that new type of car
which must make large appeal had
come into the market. The trade
knew that it was the product of
men who knew motor building and
general motor car design and who
were experienced in the best manu-
featuring practices.
Still-and remember this was
more than four years ago the
trade said newcomer could not
win out.
Nevertheless, there we're few
hundred Chandler cars manufac-
tured and sold in those months of
the summer and fall of Nineteen
Thirteen.
And how distinctly the Chandler
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-16

has won it's place in the very front
rank of fine motor cars is reflected
in the Chandler sales records of
Nineteen Fourteen, Fifteen, Six
teen and Seventeen.
Month by month and season
after season thruout these four
years the Chandler has moved for
ward and forward, until today it's
leadership could hardly be ques-
toned.
Your own observation of high
grade cars in service in almost any
market in America would show you
clearly how surely the Chandler
has come into leadership.
This leadership has been built on
the Right Car at the Right Price.
Back in 1914 men were very gen
orally inclined to recognize that
the Chandler was the right car at
the right price and about two
thousand of them had the courage
to make sure of their convictions.
Those two thousand won thou
sands more to their convictions, so
that in the year following nearly
seven thousand men chose the
Chandler for their car.
And the car went on making
friends by its performance in the
hands of these owners.
+
The whole country marveled at
this wonderful motor, at its. power,
it's flexibility, its life and getaway,
and its endurance. The whole
Chandler chassis came to be recog-
nized as a great mechanism.
So last year, 1916, it was hardly
surprising to those who really knew
the Chandler that more than thir-
teen thousand motorists chose this
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
DR.. Garlick Likely
To Probe Death of
Mrs. G. A. Dewitt

Medical Examiner S., NJ Garlick
stated today that he has not received
any request as yet, asking him to in
.vestigate the mysterious circumstance
surrounding the death of Mrs. Cath
crime Dewitt, whose funeral was held
this morning. 1t is understood that
regardless of the request for an in
vestigation and the. fact that he re-
ceived no notice from physician DR.
w. Lee Weadon, who signed the death
certificate, DR.. Garlick may take the
initiative, and voluntarily act in the
matter.
The funeral Of Mrs. Dewitt was held
$50 this morning from her late
home, Is Myrtle court and from Sac
red Heart church at o'clock, where
Matthew Judge sang the solemn re-
QUEEN mass assisted by Rev. Thomas
P.Mooney as deacon and Rev. Richard
F. Moore, LID, as sub-deacon. A
trio composed of Mis- Theresa O'Brien,
William G. Chew and Joseph Clabby
sang the responses to the mass and at
the offertory rendered ave Maria
At the conclusion Of the mass Mr..
Clabby sang Face to Face" The
church was filled with hundreds Of
friends of Mrs. Dewitt Two coaches
were required to carry the beautiful
floral tributes. Delegations were
present from the Naomi lodge, Shep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
ICE BECOMING A
SERIOUS MENACE
IN HARBOR HERE:
.(Continued from Page one)

CONTINUED from Page One).
a crew of laborers threw off the for
ward matches and the big bucket be-
gan lifting out the cargo at the rate
of a ton every two minutes. In 20
time the method had over
come the flow of water and the hole
was raised above the waterline.
The procedure. is most novel inNlocal
practice and all hands are praising
the man whose brain evolved the idea
of using the big bucket for salvage
purposes.
Report was made to Harbor Master
w. A. Lamond that ice-bound sloops
anchored in the power house channel
had been brought against the tug
Glen in an ice flow that resulted in the
sinking Of one small sloop at high wa
ter. The boats. a. menace to naviga-
ton, will be ordered removed at once
Service Boat No. 1 Of the Bridgeport
Motor Co. in a recent ice-breaking
trip in Yellow mill, where she en-
countered stiff resistance, is reported;
to have been so damaged in her bow
as to require immediate steel sheath
ing before she can again ply harbor
waters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
AVE.
BRIDGE GREATLY
NEEDS REPAIRS
Won't Be Opened for Yes
sells Passage, Until Cogs'
Teeth Are Fixed. +

Stratford avenue bridge is locked
against navigation today it having
been found by engineers that her.
sing cogs have: been badly strips
ped Of teeth. Navigatorss were motif
fed thatFthe bridge would be indefi-
nitely closed from .noontime todaG
until repairs were completed.
Protests against Athe closing of the
bridge discloses that at the present
state of the labor market no mechan-,
les can be found who are willing to
work about the water during the
night season, seven though the city
offer them the union scale of overtime
wage. ST.
In connection with the refusal it Is
said that the granting of contracts to
the new bridge builders without the
union labor clause, may have contri-
buted somewhat to the reticence of
mechanics in working at night
Pedestrian and street traffic, over
the bridge will not be affected by the
repairs beneath the street level.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04

y
y When Thomas E. Campbell, who is
called governor elect of Arizona, went
tc the state house in Phoenix to take
over his duties, Governor G. W.RP.
Hunt, incumbent, refused to surrend-
er the office. A ballot recount, which
gave Campbell slight lead, is: in
complete, and Governor Hunt told
Governor Campbell that he could not
recognize the latter's credentials. At
ter a formal demand for possession of
the executive Office Governor Camp
bell withdrew and will maintain his
headquarters In downtown office
building pending the outcome of legal
proceedings to force Governor Hunt
to give up the Office.
The meeting between the two COVER
nors was strictly formal, and the con-
versation was conducted principally
by the attorneys. The postoffice de-
partment has ruled that mail address
ed to the governor of Arizona shall
be delivered to Governor Campbell at
his temporary office, but that mail
addressed to Governor Hunt shall go
to him at the capitol.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
COAL SITUATION
in THIS CITY is
BECOMING ACUTE
Factory Bins Shy of Soft
Variety, and Scramble
Has Begun. *

Because Of weather conditions on
the Sound the soft coal situation in
this city became acute today. So lit
tie coal is said to be in local yards
that one towing line was refused suf-
ficient coal for harbor purposes until
arrangements could be made thr ough
third parties for the release of a few
tons. i.n9~ t."53
1t is estimated that there were not
1000 tons of coal in the various fac
tory bins today. Two large tugs were
held at the docks during the morning
because of lack of fuel s a1<
Relief was in sight at noon when a
tow. was spoken off Penfield Reef an
nounced 1000 tons in transit for this
city. The boats are scheduled to, ar
rive at o'clock this afternoon.
have been one of the hardest ever
encountered in Bridgeport waters. One
captain arriving Monday night report
ed headwinds at the}- harbor entrance
that caused him seven hours strug-
gle between the gas-buoy and the
h2rbor light, with breaking" of his
tow of seven vessels and narrow es-
cape from wreck on the breakwater.
while directly in view of pedestrians
at Seaside park. He has since re-
fused. to leave. the harbor until the
weather conditions are assuredly
clear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
DEvERAUX AND
FAIR GUILTY OF
MANSL AUCHTER
Jury Brings in Verdict Con
victing Darien Couple In
Mysterious Case.

A jury in the superior court this af-
ternoon found William F.. Fair and
Jack Deveraux, of Darien, guilty of
lnanSlaughter. They were both
charged with the killing Of Mrs. Mar
garet Fair, wife of William F. Fair
A motion of the counsel for. the &C
cused to set aside the verdict was re-
fused by Judge Burpee.
Fair was sentenced from five to
eight years, and Deveraux, one to five.
The jury retired at 11:13 after
listening to the charge by Judge Bur-.
pee which lasted about IS minutes
The court explained to the jurors just
what they must consider. in a man
slaughter charge. He said the motive
for the crime was of no Importance.
1t was not necessary for the state to
prove the manner of killing nor did
the state have to show that the <ac-
cused bore malice toward Mrs. Fair
On this charge the jurors need not
have, absolutely certain proof that
the accused had put Mrs. Fair out of
the way. Ciroumstantial evidence
should be considered as good evil
dence. In fact, Judge, Burpee said
some jurists held that circumstantiaI
evidence should be given just as much
weight as direct.
The court told the jurors they must
first settle the question us this the
body of Mrs. F'air?'i If they thought
not they should end their ~delibera-
tons at once! If they were convinced
the skeleton is Mrs. Fairs they should
consider whether she came to her
death by suicide or violence. Then
they must decide whether the evil
dence is strong enough to warrant a
verdict of guilty against the accused.
They could bring in a joint verdict
or a separate verdict in each case,
When the jury had remained out
for an hour the lawyers ands big
crowd of spectators knew the IL men
must have decided the skeleton was
Mrs. Fairs. Then the spectators set
tied down to await the knock that
would announce the return of the.
jury to the court room. 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
Stamford Woman Asks
Annulme1it of Marriage

Alleging her husband already had
a wife when he married the plaintiff,
Ellen Louise Burns of Stamford has
brought proceedings in the superior
court asking that her marriage to
G. Robert Burns of Stamford be de-
clared void. The plintiff became Mrs
Burns July "a last, her maiden name
having been Ellen Corrigan.
Burns told her he, was single and
she believed his story. Later. she dis
covered Burns had married May Her.
rington Burns in Pennsylvania, Jan.
IL, 1913, and was still her husband
The suit is returnable to the January
term Of court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
CHAMBERLAIN'S
ANSWER FILED& =
IN u. S. COURT
(Continued from page Il


reporter for The Farmer today, said:
81 shall contest every count in the
complaint. have carefully gone over
them and fail to see where there is the
slightest legal, moral of conscientious
grounds for the charges made against
me. Knapp has been convicted of
ENLIGHTENMENT on some of the very
count that are now set up against
me- The righteousness of the pro-
cedure would seem apparent on it's
face, but l. have never been known to
retire in the face of criticism. I feel
that every action II have taken has
been for the actual benefit Of the cred
itors involved. Many Of the counts
alleged against my asts as trustee
have been based on transformation as
I shall show the referee. Other counts
have been grossly misrepresented and
1 shall gladly disclose every detail of
the transactions cited that the public
may fully understand my actions in
this CASE"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
Coroner Examines
Scene of Accident
at Graphophone Go.

This afternoon Coroner Phelan went
to the American Graphaphone Co
plant to INSPECT the elevator shaft
where Baugh Berkheimer met his
death yesterday. The victim, who
was only II years old, was employed
by the Otis Elevtor Co., which was in
stalling a new elevator While as
sisting other workmen Berkheimer
fell from the third floor and his skull
was broken when he struck at the
bottom of the shaft.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-04
LOTTERY CHARGE
MAY BE BROUGHT
in coYNE'S CASE
Bridgeport Young Man Held
!. in New Haven Conducted
Gambling Scheme.

Arrested in New Haven as a result
tof information given the police Of
that city by Lieut.. E. 0. Cronan, Rob-
ert F.. sCoyne, who up to a year ago
lived in Berkshire avenue, today, faces
charges of conducting lottery, the
prizes being awarded on a gamble as
to what the closing figures of the
Wall street market may daily read.
Coyne, according to Lieut.. Cronan,
when arrested had 1000 Of the lottery
tickets In his possession and for a
time conducted a land office business
among employees of the Remington
Arms Co. and other munition works in
Bridgeport.
The activities of the police in this
city, however, are said to, have pre-
vented his successful carrying on of
the business and he removed to New
Haven. His chief source Of revenue
in New Haven was among the work
ers at the Winchester factory and
prizes totaling $1,000 weekly were
given T.
The tickets found in Coyne's pos
session stated that their face value
amounted to 25 cents and ON each
card<a space for the insertion Of the
number, which the buyer gambled
would correspond or would come the
nearest to corresponding with the
daily financial clearings.
Coyne is 80 years of age, and mar
ried. He states he has no trade and
is not employed. Carl Vordenbaum
who conducts a cigar store at 276
Winchester avenue, was arrested with
Coyne, full equipment for the sale Of
the lottery tickets being found in the
formers cigar store. Coyne is held
in bonds Of $1,000 and his alleged ac-
comp1ice in bonds of $500.