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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
KING POTATO
WILL RULE WEEK
OF OCTOBER u
Food Conservators Appoint
Week for Consumption
Of Tubers

Three purposes will be accomplish
ed by a nationwide potato week in
which every one will make special
effort to eat potatoes during the week
from October 20 to "a, according to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The first of these purposes is
to encourage the eating of the tubers
because at that time it Is expected
that potatoes will be the most avail
able and economical starchy food !;
the second is to save wheat during
this period; and the third is to en-
courage the general use. of potatoes
as a wheat substitute by the Ameri-
can householder.
1t is proposed that consumers make
a special effort to eat potatoes pre-
pared in different ways, recipes for
which can be obtained from the home
economics departments of the various
state colleges of agriculture, or from
the U. s. Department of Agriculture.
1t is not supposed that this potato
week will of itself have much effect
en- the potato situation, but it should
call the attention Of tho people to the
fact that there is a plentiful supply
which should be used in domestic
commerce, leaving the more readily
transportable grains for export trade.
In shipping potatoes about four-f ifths
of the weight is water;in shipping
wheat only one-eighth is moisture.
The department does not claim any
originality for the idea of potato
week. The same plan has been in
effect for a number Of years in res
pect to raisins. for which there is, a
national raisin day, established
| through extensive advertising by the
raisin industry Of California. The
same thing has been done in respect
to oranges by the citrus-fruit associa-
tions. The purpose of the days is to
increase the general consumption of
these products by acquainting people
with their food value.
| 1t, is said that potatoes may be
cooked in more ways than any other
vegetable and a score or more vari-
I, iations are within the knowledge of
any good hotel chef. Seven ways,
one for each day in the week, begin
ming with Mondays Tuesdays, and
Wednesdays dinners, through Thurs
days lunch, Fridays dinner, Satur-
days lunch and Sundays supper are
here given.
Stuffed potatoes: monday Cut
baked potatoes In half. remove the
pip. mash it, add enough milk for the
usual consistency of mashed potatoes
and season with butter, salt and pep
per. Fill the baked skins with this
/ mixture, dot the tops with butter and
bake for eight or ten minutes in a
hot oven. To vary this add to the
mashed potatoes. before the skins are
/ filled, any one of the following: beat
en- white of egg Il egg to 3 medium
sized potatoes); grated cheese 1-2
cupful to 8 medium sized potatoes
tchopped meat (1-z cupful to medi-
um-sized potatoes) chopped parsley
! q tablespoonful to 8 medium-sized
potatoes.)
Scalloped potatoes Tuesday, Use
raw, thinly sliced potatoes in layers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
ARNOLDiNAs WOLF.

One of the most remarkable cases
in medical annals is that Of Arnold1na
Wolf. She was born at Cassel, Ger
manyf in 1853 Her father WAS an
officer in the Hessian government,
but died when she was quite young
When she was about Is she was at
tackled by a very painful disease,
which prevented her from sleeping for
nearly &c weeks. She alleviatd her
suffering by repeating and composins 8
poetry. The poems she Composed
while in this state were published in
1888. At length she fell into an tp-
parent state of insensi5iiity. in which
she hardly seemed to be alive, but
she could hear, and was conscious OF
a great dread that she should be
burid alive. In four weeks she be-
gan to recover and in time compiteely
regained her health. She married in
1871. and bore her husband nine chill
dren. She died in 1920.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
BAD BREATH
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets C
at the Cause and Remove Il

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets the subs{is
tute for calomel, act gently on the bowels
and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath End
quick relief through Dr.. Edwa<ds'
Olive Tablets. The pleasant Sugar
coated tablets are taken for bad breath
by all who k-arr them.
DR.. Edwar6S Olive Tablets oct gently
but firmly ON the bowels and liver.
stimulating them 70 uaznral action,
clearing the blood and gently purifyinE
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any
of the bad after effects.
All the benefits Of nasty, sickeninz,
gripping cathartics are derived from Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets without Ripiuz.
pain or any disagreeable cfectz
Dr.. F. M Edwards discovered t1e
formula after seventeen years Of pr2r-
tice among patients afflicted V5<1
bowel and liver complaint, with <cs
attendant bad breath.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets ara purel>
a vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil; yea win know them BY their cIira
color. Take one or two every night fcz
week and note the effect. 1oc and 25c
per box. An druggists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
LITTLE BENNy'S !.
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Page,
~<<AN-<~..~~~I

Weather. Watts the diffrents wen
everybodys back in skool
Svoarts. A meeting Of the Park
Ave. Athletic Association was held In
Reddy Merfys alley last Satidday at
tfrnoon and it was voted to sell the
uniforms of the Invisibles Baseba
TEEN and COON a picknick with the
money, on account of the players
growing so fast they proberly wont fit
the uniforms next season. Sid Hunts
fox terrier Teddy almost cawtt a
mouse last Toozdey wich he wood Of
cawt 1t If the mouse hadent of termed
GROUND and scared him.
Sissiety Notes 1t is reported that
Miss Mary Watkins is going to have
to ware glasses. but Miss Watkins de-
MES it, saying she woodent ware no
glasses no matter if her hole family
coodent see.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
Ony werth One.
o Essen to the funny sounds
Frum Leroy Shoosters mouth organ,
Being old one he bawt frum Sam
Cross -
For. 2 ,sents at bargin.
Intristing Jacks about intristing
people. Artie Alexander is thinking OF
making his fortune by inventing q
patent fly killer, being rubber band
that hits the fly with one end wen the
fly treds ON the other end
lost and Found Departniint. Lost
Bag doll with one arm on and one
Off named Clementeen in red ink on
the back. See Maud Johnson.
Found Nuthing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

Iurn nem In back at notehes: large
perforations inicate center-back.
0eLner lower edge of waist between
perforatfons and inches above.
To make the convertible collar.
race and sew to neck edge, notches
and center-backs even. Leave collar
free from center-back to left front
edge, bind edges and finish for clos
ing. Roll collar high or low, as pre-
ferred. NOW, arrange the outer waist
on underDody with center-fronts, CEN
ter-packs, under-arm seams and arm
noie cages even: stitch gathers to
position with lower edges even.
Now, first, stitch the braid on the
sleeve, then close seam as notched
and sew sleeve in armhole, easing Id
any fulness between notches.
To make the skirt, close back seam
from single large 20" perforation to
lower edge and finish edges above
perforation for closing. Plat upper
edge Of skirt bringing ..T" perfora.
ton near center-back to the center.
back seam, bring remaining "T''
perforations to corresponding small
20" perforations and tack plaits. Ad
just skirt to position stitching upper
edge over upper row of gathers In
waist, center-fronts and center-backs
even.
The belt Is sirap;e and should be
braided before maze. Turn hem al
back edge at notchas. Adjust to posi-
ton over joining of waist and skirt
with center-fronts and center-bacRs
even.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
Women's Council Of
Defense Will Listen
To Short Addresses

The Connecticut Division OF the
Woman's Committee of the Council Of
National Defense has been constituted
a subcommittee of the Connecticut
state Council of Defense to be known
as the Committee on Women's ac-
tiyities. The council has voted that
this committee consist of the follow
ing women
Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees, Green
wich. Chairman; Mrs. Richard M. Bis
sell, Hartford; Mrs. John Laidlaw
BueI, Litchfeld; Miss Christine J.
Haas, Hartford; Mrs. Arthur z. Had
ley, New Haven; Mrs Edward w. W.
Hayward, Hartford: Mrs. Charles A.
Jackson, Waterbury,; Mrs. w. e. d,
Scott, Greenwich; Mrs. Herbert Knox
Smith, Hartford; and Miss Mary G.
Welles, Newington.
The council has also voted that the
women members of other sub-com-
rnittees of the council be requested to
attend the regular meeting of the
Committee on Women's activities. The
council also voted that the 'chairmen
of it's subcommittee the following
Industrial survey-Mrs H. A. Bum
stead, New Haven.
Food Supply and Conservation
Miss M. Estella Sprague, Hartford.
Man Power and Labor-Mrs. Arthur
NJ. Dodge, Simsbury.
Sanitation and Medicine-Dr.
Valera H. Parker, Hartford, and DR..
Kate c. Meade, M.ddletown.
Coordination of Societies-Mrs. W.
S. Cowles, Pennington.
Education Committee-Miss Susan
B. Huntington, Norwich.
Finance-NIrs Morgan G. Buckley,
Hartford.
Publicity Mrs. Ernest Thompson
Seton, Greenwich.
At the request of William McCor-
mick Blair. director of the Division of
Four Minute Men of the federal Com
mittee on Public Information, Morris
E. Alling, the Connecticut chairman,
has called a conference of Four Min
ute speakers, to be held in Hartford
on Monday. In view of the fact that
many of the Four Minute speakers In
i this state will be included in an In
vitation to hear Professor Robert M
McElroy of Princeton University, edu-
catfpnal director of the National Sc
tcurity League, at the State Capitol or
Monday afternoon, Mr.. Al1ing has de-
cided upon that date as a favorable
/ opportunity to get together the -Four
Minute Men of the state. The demand
of the new Liberty Loan campaign
upon Four Minute speakers makes
such a meeting especially desirable al
/ this time.
/ Professor McElroy will speak at
to'elock The Four Minute conference
will be held immediately at the close
of Professor McElroy's address and
will continue for one hour. The pro-
gram will be as follows:
"A Typical -Four Minute Speech >
by seaater Thomas j. Molloy of Hart
ford
! The Managers Opinion by Will
liam ID. Ascough of Hartford.
-Four Minute Audiences" by John
II Suck of Hartford.
Mr Alling has expressed the hope
tsaaf every Four Minute speaker in
THE state of Connecticut will make an
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
THE LURE OF A UNIFORM.
.'Would that love was always laugh
ter,
And grief would end with tears,
With no sorrow to come after
To mark the march of tn years.

r..
ter,
And grief would end with tears,
With no sorrow to come after
To mark the march of tn years
These are tho days in which the
young men who are exploiting the
latest models of their fashionable tail.
ors have to take q back seat as TAI
as attracting the girls is concerned.
They are no longer admired by Wo-
men. Their rivals are the handsome
soldiers. The lure of the uniform
the sailors white and the soldiers
khaki-amounts to a craze In fenl-
nine breasts To be seen walking
with a young soldier is the dehgnt on
every girl. The soldiers don't object
a bit to being nonized. They are hav-
ing huge time and enjoying every
minute of it. In other days young
men objected strenuously to dancing
on a hot summer night. It was the
cool piazza for them, or strolling in
the parks Now they want to show
off in their new haki uniforms which
show them to advantage. They want
to be in the limelight, showing the
other fellows that they can have theif
pick of the most desirable girls. In
stead of a dark corner Of the piazza
this year It is the roof garden to
which the young couples HE.
The soldiers want to see as much
brightness and gaiety As they car
crowd into their lives. They want tt
henjoy exhilarating music, and dance
while they may. The young man who
doesn't wear uniform-though pos:
sibly no fault of his OWNS not pop
ular with the buds and bellies.
If the civilian has a good-lookins
lsoldlier for a rival he might bettel
hold his breath than propose mar
| rage. He is one of the few who i
backward in enlisting and the draf
hasn't as yet caught him. 1t ism
only the poor young men by an!
4 means who are in the soldiers ranks
Law levels all ranks; knows no differ
ence between the rich and the poor.
| Warriors have no patience with mel
who are afraid to Ego to it," The cal
Ito the colors has completely meta
jmorphosed many Of the fast youth
about town. Under former condition
lit would have been their wish to re
main bachelors to the end of thei
i lives. Now they marry at a rate tina
is gratifying to the census takers
Girls who had the idea Of winterinI
and summerfng the young men VIII
coveted their society are throwini
prudence to the winds at cupid's be
1hest and wedding with little loss o
time They hope for a long honey
moon but are alive to the fact tina
lit may end abruptly any day. TIL
Istrangest part of the soldiers wooini
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
NOT TO COME BACK AT
2 p. M. OR ANY OTHER HOUR

j. e. r. writes: IT have a some
what jealous lover He has proposed
marriage to take place another year
when he comes back from the war.
We love each other. He visited me
last Of all and pleasantly. Neighbor
girls came in, so we had to shake
hands, saying the ordinary good bye
as he went off. That night he wrote
that as did not invite him, as usual.
to come soon, he'd not come back at
at p. m. las he has visited lately or
any other hour. Short, not sweet, was
his note What am to say in reply
to win back his affection on this one
leave-tahing? He goes to war SOON"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

Dark blue serge trimmed with
braid makes up this most effective
frock for youthful figures. The
waist has a convertible collar, and
It isfdifficult to tell which is prettier,
the high neck with buttons down the
front or open neck with sailor col
lar. There are also two styles of
sleeves and the one-piece skirt is
laid in plaits. Pockets may be used
TO trim the front or not, as fancy die
tates. In medium size the costume
requires SIS yards finch material.
with Y yard lining for the under
body.
Close the shoulder and under-arm
seams to begin making the under
body, then plat the lower edge and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
REST, BUT DO NOT LorTER.

f.. B. writes: rs it an old Ameri-
can Indian, Red Jacket. who is re-
ported as saying: You have all the
time there is hut there's no time to
daily or frivol?' Can we all keep on
the straight line all the time ?''
On stone fountain OF drinking wa
ter in London. Indians, words are In
scribed. We must try our best and
do our bit to live up to our given
standard well.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
Bridgeport Young
Man Wins Tuition
At Yale University

The first years tuition at Tale Uni-
versity will be supplied free Of cost to
several Winners of scholarships. whose
names were announced today, as fol-
lows: Leander L. Trolin, Bridgeport;
Joseph Markle. New Haven: Morris
Sweetland, New Haven; Luke Z. Kali
ley, Waterbury; Nathan Nazhanofsly.
Hartford; Edward Mag. New Britain;
Albert A. James, Newington Junction.
Donald Touture of wauregan won the
$1,000 P1ainfield scholarship
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
WHY sTINGY WITH KIssEs2

Am a girl-reader. Have not found
what have looked for. I am in
company with a young man. One day
he asked if I answered. questions !
told him answered some. Asked me
this: Why are you so stingy with
your hisses?' I replied: It was quite
10 question Kindly suggest answer. .
The highest compliment he could
pay you is, You are stingy with your
kisses This is the modest and only
way. to win a mans best regard, his
heart, proposal s1fd happy marriage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
Connecticut Women
Called To Aid N. Y.
Suffrage Sisters
'(News from Suffrage Headquarters.
~. Hartford)


* Hartford)
The fact that almost all suffragists
s~s very active in war service makes
~~ry ciifficult the task of the women
in New York who are compelled to
campaign for the state constitutional
amendment to be voted upon in No
vember. Calls for help are being re-
ceived in Connecticut. and some OF
the Connecticut Suffragists are offer
ing hearty response. Miss Daphne
6elden of Deep river. who has done
excellent work both as a suffrage or
ganizer and later for the county farm
bureaus in their food campaign, has
gone to New York state under the
auspices of the Connecticut Woman
Suffrage association to help in the
campaign. Mrs A. s. Taylor of Nor
folk began campaigning in New York
in the early summer ami has engage
menfs to speak twice day until the
date of the Observation-Disclosures 9Th.
Mrs Henry Wade Rogers of New Ha-
ven, who Is treasurer of the National
merican Woman Suffrage association
has given much assistance in New
York Mrs. amelia Mcdonald Cutler of
Westport, whose father owns a large
and model farm in New York state.
has given of her best effort for the
success Of the suffrage amendment
These are only few of the more
prominent workers. In addition the
euffragists of the western end of Com
necticut have thrown themselves into
tho New York campaign with the
same zeal as II it had been cam
paignin Connecticut. Every woman
In Connecticut feels that victory for
woman suffrage In the Empire State
would mean practically the success
OF the movement for the whole ma
tion. and In spite. Of the calls of war
work 1t has seemed to the suffrage
leaders that no more patriotic work
could be done just now than to aid in
the propaganda In New York,
But the forces against woman suf-
frage are tremendous, and 1t is diff
cult to meet them when Suffragists
have no votes and no voting power.
TIE situation Is something like it
would be for one of the contending
armies in Europe. fully armed with
the latest devices of modern warfare
TO meet another army absolutely
without guns. The men who are
against votes for women-and it is
only the men who count. for the en-
tire antf-women are as powerless as
the suffragists-have votes. The wo-
men have none; and yet it Is hailed
rs great victory for anti-suffragists
when these armed men meet the un-
armed women and the women &c
down in defeat. The reorganization
OF the Meas League for Opposing
Woman Suffrage In New York, with
Mr.. Everett r Wheeler at its head il
reminder Of the difficulty and un-
fairness of the task laid upon the wo-
\ men. t,sa IL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
LAURA JEAN LiBBYs DAILY TALKS ON
TOPICS
copyrighted Newspaper

lis that he doesn't have much trouble
in gaining Athe parents consent to
marriage with the daughter though
they had butsa whirlwind eourtship.
For all the world loves soldier:
There's magic in the khaki suit,
Attraction in a soldiers laughing
| eye;
No wonder maiden hearts go pit-a-pat
AS Uncle Sans brave boys so march
ing by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

effort to be present at this meeting.
The meeting which Professor Nc
Elroy will address at the State Capt.
tol on Monday will be conference
Of speakers who are available to the
Connecticut State Council of Defense.
Professor McElroy has organized
speaking campaigns in other states,
and will bring an important message
to Connecticut patriotic speakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS.

In these days when zeppelins fly
across the seas. and aeroplane SQUAD
rons fly hundreds of miles across land
and water, it is interesting to recall
that earlier attempts have been made
TO fly across the ocean. Thus the first
attempt to cross the Atlantic from
america to Europe by balloon was
made "A years ago today. under the
auspices of the New York Daily
Graphic. Aeronaut Donaldson and
two companions had been In the air
but few hours when they were
caught in a storm over Connecticut.
and were obliged to descend. They
barely escaped with their lives by
dropping from the tangled wreckage
OF the balloon when it was still Sc
feet from terra firna Prof. Wise
announced a similar project the same
var, but this balloon exploded before
the date set for the start. Walter
Wellman's attempt. which ended in
the party being picked up at sea by
the steamship Trent, and the tragic
end Of the Vanirnan transatlantic bal
loon project, took place several years
ago and are still fresh in the publip
memory. There have been those who
predict that before the war ends Ger
many may try to send one of her Yep
pelins to America via the Atlantic
ocean, for a little bombing expedf-
ton among the skyscrapers of New
York. Well, just let them try it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

dings was celebrated Wednesday
afternoon at st. Patrick's church,
when Miss Agnes Lyons of 365 Cath
crime street, was united in marriage
to Mr.. Ralph Kahn Of Madison ave-
nue., the well known contractor. A
sister of the bride, Miss Alice Lyons.
was her only attendant, while Mr.. Ed
ward Hepdricks was best man. The
bride was attired in a suit of toQue
chiffon broadcloth, trimmed with
mink fur, and hat of pink pan velvet
and gold lace. and wore a bouquet OF
bridal roses. Her travelling costume
was of blue serge with velvet hat to
match, and fur of red fox. The
bridesmaid wore a suit of navy blue
broadcloth, trimmed with mink fur,
and hat of blue velvet and gold lace.
and wore: a bouquet of Killarney
roses The groom's gift to the bride
was a cut glass electric lamp, while
the brides gift was q handsome watch
chain The groom presented his best
man with a sapphire stick pin, and
the bride presented the bridesmaid
with crarming pearl lavelliere. After
the marriage very delightful we'd
ding supper was served to their many
friends and relatives at the home of
the bride, and after the departure of
the young couple for two weeks
motor trip, the rest of the evening
was spent in farewell party to a
brother of the bride. Mr.. John Lyons.
who left Thursday morning for Camp
Devens. at Aver. Mr.. Lyons was pre-
scented with many useful gifts by his
friends, and a most delightful evening
was passed Mr.. and Mrs. Kahn will,
be at home to their friends on Gar
field avenue. after Nov. 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

1t seems mighty queer to the polfti-
clans that the government is securing
the services of prominent business men
for its great war tasks. when there are
so many unsuccessful men who need
the jobs and would work cheap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

Railroads appealed to the Interstate
Commerce Commission to authorize
charges of from 81 to SIS a day OF,
cars diverted or reconsigned by ship
pers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

Among the freshmen at the Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute this year
is Thomas j. McMann, who prepared
at the Grail School, Fairfield. Mr..
McMann will take IA course in me-
chanical engineering at the institute.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Correct name and address must be
given to insure attention. not to print.
Use ink. Write short letters. only ON
one side of paper. Address Miss Lib
hey, 916 President Street Brooklyn
n. Wy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06
Delightful for Youthful Figures.

hem the back II the outer waist Is
desired with front rolled back, un.
derface the slashed edges about 8 in
cnes back The slash at center-front
may be omitted. Form tucks. creas-
ing on slot perforations, stitch Y
inch from folded edges. Close under.
arm and shoulder seams as notched.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

to Price,
Transfer PATTERN yellow, Is
These Home Dressmaking articles are prepared
especially for this newspaper from the very latest styles
bY The Pictorial Review
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

Another popular method oc camou
fage is putting those big fat apples
on the top of the barrel and little
mean wizened nubbins down in the
middle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS.
JOHN RECK q SOM
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

Designed especially for young
1onsen 10 this trock In dark bIMe
serge trimmed a0ith black s;iE braid.
~ desired, the topnsoss ro1o Of braid
may be of7red.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

Many towns on the Mexican side of
the border are, Inundated by the Rio
Grande, which is over its banks IN
the worst overflow known for years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-06

Complaints from many parts OF the
country that dairymen are conbin-
Ing to- raise food prices are being in
vestigated by the Department of JUS
tice.