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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
Mill Ends
offer big and
true savings.

One of our good friends remarked day or two ago.
talking day when that friend said We'll,
Hownds Mill End
kind Of md-fr knew
fg that the Mill End Sale could be depended fill all
its claims.
That The first Of interest because showed
plainly
Mill
ualy have tested
No. people We couldn't
wanted Ito They too much
LESS EACH SALE LIVED UP EXPECTATIONS PEOPLE
RICFITFULLY HAD!
Each Of 81 sales has hep ped make this 18th sale better and
folks who have the Mill End
pnde)
folks who think fooEng people
No we such fools to to! .s1@
buying They
saving Their below regular There qualities dependable And
always disable in home
Plenty
and variety.
silver shoes from fu mems
muslin Mill End
Every Mill End and every Mill End o is offered al Mill End
price-and that price is money saving one.
THE I40WT A MD DRY GOODS CO
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18
COsTUMERs

THE ELITE CO., costumes to rent for
balls, parties, entertainments Full
dress suits to rent. 118 Bank st.
BarnumN 1912.
A 18 alI*
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

FOR SALE-Barber chair, (Koch)
EOS Warner Bldg. Sarah Raycroft
Call after a. m.
A Is 50
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

Forecast: Generally fair; somewhat
colder tonight and Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

Forecast: Generally fair; colder to-
night and Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-18

Every Mill End and every Mill End lot is offered al Mill Ell
price-and that price is a money saving one.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

; Az the age OF 30. and after i3'
years service in the big league,
Leon K Ames, the veteran OF the
National league. has come into his
own He ia starting his fourteenth
season az top speed and with such
winning ways that II promises 70
be the most successful OF his en-
tire career. A marvellous come
back"
The crtmson-topped twirler was
released by McGraw three seasons
ago. after serving II years as a
Giant Ames was supposed TO be
thru
Leon KAlamity Ames Is what they
called him when Giant Old Boy
Jinx seemed 20 follow him every
where and spoil bis games No mat
ter how well he pitched-no matter
how uncanny his famous wide
breaking curve was working-Ames
usually lost.
He L. and always has been = far
| better pitcher than the record
books give him credit for
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
ENDICOTT WILL
DRIVE MAY so
Popular Speedster's Late Entry
For Fair Grounds Race
Is Accepted

Detroit enthusiasts for motor car
racing won't be denied the chance
70 see wild Bill" Endicott n &C
ton at the state fair grounds Ne
moriG day II was announced or
iginally that Eudlcott would be
among the starters in the 5o-mile
race Later this was denied En-
dicott pleaded that his cars wouldn't
be ready AZ so early a date. bpt he
could be depended upon 20 appear
here in meets 10 be conducted later
in the year
II seems that Endicott made bot
ter progress with his cars than he
az nrst anticipated Yesterday he
requested entry banks from J. Alex
Sloan. general manager OF the cir.
cult the drivers cover and added
that he could be depended upon 70
come up 70 the standard % his past
achievements on tho local track
No more popular driver not q
cepting louis Disbrow. ever sp-
peared In competition locally than
Endicott. and while the fair man
agement dlsliked 20 accept his on
try after once excusing him. j, was
deemed advisable 20 bring him IN
Bills friends in Detroit are legron,
p fact that had much 70 do with
sloan's decision 70 consider his ap.
plication
Endicott's sensational trial against
The l00.mile record here May 90.
1918. can't be forgotten. re was
several minutes ahead Of the record
made IN Minneapolis by Tom Alley
when he blew" q front tire ca.
romed into The outside fence and
wrecked his car against a stump
Of tree
There won't be chance TOR IN.
dicou or any other contestant 70
duplicate that performance for the
reason that 50 miles are an any Of
them will be permitted 10 race. But
Bill no doubt will attempt 20 lower
the mark for that event. H. 6llots
the same car that nearly swung
him 10 worlds record then. a
Maxwell that he calls the Sweeney
Special
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
FRIENDSHIP To
BATTLE ZION

Friendship team OF Masonic
league viii play practice game
with Zion AZ Northwestern field. dia-
mond No ! Thursday evening, May
- This game should prove inter
esting az 70 will give line on The
added strength OF the two clubs over
last year Monte wood and Sworn.
stead. an old National Lacquer. Nill
divide the twirling FOR Friendship.
with mixer on the receiving end
Zannoth and McCallum will be
the Zion battery All players re
port Ar 3 30 O'Clock Game called at
8 O'Clock
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
SUNDAY BALL
FOR WAR FUNDS
HAS GOTHAM o. X.

NEW YORK, May % Sunday
baseball for major league clubs viii
be permitted here this summer Both
American league and National league
teams wiil play championship games
on the Sabbath Hitherto champion
ship games have been barred. but
exhibition games between major
league clubs--the receipts going 70
charity--have been permitted here.
II is Planned 70 give all the receipts
of the proposed games TO war relief
funds. but the contests will count in
the averages.
Efforts 10 put across similar plans
have failed in Boston and Phlladei
phis Washington authorities have
not yet given their verdict Brooklyn
is expected 20 share New York's
favorable stand The first game Of
the sort probably will be between
the Yankees and Browns on June 10
The Yankees and Tigers are SEIZED
uled 10 play in Detroit on June ?.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

AsEBALL pretty well reconce to the certainty that the
. their after this
will to
probability
another The
will be wholesale
coegans The
clubs that
will be unable
condition
Kid baseball is played II this
will be
the skill be found again the
the tpon Az Michigan 5000
hundred active A. Yale
already service and 1900 drilling daily More than
700 and the
enlisted
drilling proportion thru all colleges There
ambitions directed toward professional
between 1905 and 1910
would have shared such I'd Ansmh Jack
Charley Herzog
Robertson Mi stock Jim Thorpe Title
Urban Faber
Willie Mitchell
Rudolph. and
these fellows school that and
them the
been warning to do in the schoolday
fellows departure
II
American league Is not as fast this IL last
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
ID. A. B. F. Notes

The Detroit Amateur Baseball FED
grafton Will meet rs eHres1ay Oh Zht 30
the Recreation Office '9r p-aai week
Dr. meeting Field cay vii be the
subjece for discussion.
Games last SUNDAY showed consid-
srable IMPROVEMENT over opening
day There were several ruu- F.
~ays. enc poorest games being put
up b. tine Davison Jewslry co. and
ksntucky club Barry Real frafe
Rad hard tire subduing the oak
dale club the latter battling hard 10
Detroit Merchants var. outpisved
10 s. nv the 81 Gerard = " o.
SUNDAY IN gamf filled WITH fine
Heme Runs stiu rad thei- inning
SUNDAY one lustv wallop for four
earIt gave ttr Blair Athletics s
90 3 win over the pingree 4 O. Tho
game pat Hp ut flo losers VAS some
what ~ slrnrlss. This club viii
IN an sve.finr see saw game N.
Merrir1ac club nossd out the DNph-
ant A q winning hv ono run
shutouts continue 20 be furnished
- the Junior class class a. again
turned in two such affairs sunday
This leads one % suspect that fhrrc
are son1 future greats among tho
Glass @ fingers.
Hustler turnsd IN ano,hs~ ,lur
glnR match hen they defeated Me-
tr0 club e o. 10
In class y Krrsts Haberdashere
who have now Wor three straight
turned IN the nest game They took
the Joseph = W z. into camp. ? 20 2
Hudsons hosted the clover A O. IN
their hrst game
Toledo cadets will bs entertained
BY the Detroit Merchants on sunday
In a Class a exhibition garre
Detroit Umplres association will
hold its rneeiing a. usual on we'd
neEday night Room SIS Farwefi
building, AZ o'clock
Contracts from All clubs must BE-
turned in Immediately
Release blanks IAN now be obtain
81 from the Hecretarv
M.@s.E)stroit cigars and cora coIaa
continued their winning sfreaka sun
day
81 HedwiE y " c. played their
hrst game IN the federation and lost
20 the Douglas A g.
Majestic Theatcr, ~ the Morninr
league lost an odd game SUNDAY -
the Huron club fter having the
latter beaten down 90 enc ninth
20 4 Manage Gcrrs' h0vs 4tnrtef a
bombardr~rt that nettcd eight runs
and the same
May 20 viii 10 used for playing
nfT poTtpcncd games IN Class r and
r. while A viii stage regular games.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
TOM STEPHENS
TO FORM TEAM
FOR MT. CLEMENS

ssmipro BAH players In Wic,7-er
have found something plearart 20
listen 70 Tom Stephens is back Ia
baseball The lumber king is gotny
20 put p team into the field at
Glen ems
Whenever stephens Eets 'n'e-est-
ed In baseball he boots the au'n
all over The state re Fets a e'forg
team together End paws mo athletes
well To beat him % is necessary
for other towns 20 Tet. ronr tosms.
and ~ psy their athletes well to
keep them
With the Stephens debut A. NJ
Clemens Decoration day. scmi pro
ball about The state is due 70 boom
more than II has this spring
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

ly loves TO beat Philadelphia and
starred at that task last year
Nobody seems 10 know just how
Mack is working his pitching star
on the basis that ne Saturday and
Sunday pitchers should be ready to-
day. Bush Myers. Sehauer. II. John
son and 'Noyes all can work. Mack
is expected to pitch Bush twice this
series. II he does that Bullet Joe
viii have 10 take the firing line this
afternoon
There was no chance 70 battle the
Yanks Tuesday and they have de
parted for Cleveland The post.
poned game will be played OF In a
double header In July
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
NEW RACE BILL
FRICHTENS BOYS
Canadian Racing May BE Legal
Only Until First
of July

TORONTO. Ont, May 28--The
racing fraternity OF Canada has an
ear aimed at Ottawa today II is
expected the government viii begin
this afternoon an assault upon the
racing game N the Dominion that
may send AL the boys 10 work
This government bill will replace
tho Wilcox measure. and will be
even more radical It Unexpected TO
provide that all race track gambling
in Canada cease from July I until
the end OF the war II is feared
that II will even provide for the
closing Of all the tracks on July l..
There ia very wholesome fear
among followers OF the ponies that
the oil will be made law
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Mack Wins Even Break at
Cleveland; Invades Detroit
BANKERS ORGANIZE
BASEBALL LEAGUE

Another amateur league has
popped up The banks have or
ganized and will star. their SEIZED
ules in the mud this afternoon.
Northwestern hcld will be- the
battle ground and the order to
begin firing will come az 5
O'Clock First end old Detroit
National vs. WAYNE County and
Home Savings, National Bank OF
Commerce VS. Central Savings
and Peninsular state VS. First
State If the Wednesday schedule.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
WILLIAMS GETS INTO
ARMY ON THIRD ATTEMPT

NEW YORK. May 23.-R. Nor
ris UIliams. tennis champion Of
America. Sas persevered until be
s. now soldier OF the United
States Williams was twice 70.
ieCted because Of bad feet The
trst time ne examining <Sard
didut knos Who he vas. After
IT. heard OF his athletic record.
examiners stretched a point and
looked the Harvard man over
again Even then he could not
make the grade Now comes the
announcement thai his third 81.
fort was successful and that he
has enrolled at Plattsburg 10
train tor a commission
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
INDIAN BALL
PLAYER BUYS
$4,000 BONDS

NEW YORK. May % Jack
COMBS. vetaran pitcher OF The
Brooklyn Nationals and one Of the
most popular ball. players in. the
game, has taken charge OF a cam.
paign 70 induce ball players 70 in
vest in Liberty bonds n IL said
that Chief Myers Tho indian catcher.
has subscribed for $4,000 worth OF
the bonds
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
A .Jinx or Two

action today Those amazing Cubs
~ area New a stand and face
~ 1914 John McGraw possessed
a. shipped the
his
Qukersnd revenge In 1912 ne
Al
and times oed home the bacon
Demaree date
talent
the
had much QUAKER
OF the moth
He discovered hst
Demaree swap for Jimmy Lavender
the on which
will AL will be
% ink
Chicago and Jack coombs over at
IL straight
the his d1o OF them since he was turned ad
had better chance
time but couldn't the Invalid az all
Johns vision has improved since
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
All Tiger Pitchers Are
Ready Except
BOland

Connie Mack's Athletics blew into
the town this morning with the biz
gard. n Il hadn't been such a
stormy night AZ sea. Tho Mackmen
would have been all pulled ND when
they arrived They won greai
moral victory ~ Cleveland Tuesday.
when Fred F1lkenburg beat the IN.
dians and gave the Mack= an even
break for the series The Philadel-
phians aid ~ Cleveland exactly
What they are likely 10 do at any
time They happened 20 get some
good pitching. and cleveland didn't
do much scoring Late IN the game
somebody started hitting and be
fore the dust settled. the game was
wrecked
Conditions are NOT likely 20 be
very ideal for q game this after
noon. aNho one viii De played n
possible Tho bah orchard IS
soaked from two days ~ rain and
a few hours OF snow. and The air IS
FAR from Kindly 10 throwing arms
Playing conditions are such as
should give a smart team an ad
vantage over an inexperienced one
There rs no telling who will do
The pitching this afternoon Two
days OF rain makes every Tiger
singer elie.bie except Boland Most
OF thom mi5f get workout this
week. because the western invasion
OF the east starts next week. and
Huehey wants 20 know whore no
stands Cunningham ought 10 start
and finish thls series George dear.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Johnsor u RIti.r

Johnson wll play Ritter tonight
A. sweeney.HuTons IN the city
three-cushion tourney Trainor beat
Miller. 50 70 a.. and Hewitt beat
Ritter. 50 to ". in he Tuesday
matches.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
The A. r. S. B. M. f.

FENHE latest Starving
us Is no r
a
John f. Madden horshm
England al thoobreds
artillery cavalry that such
would breeding
boatoad England
1sdies FIRST" be drawing support
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.


Athletics In Detroit
Washington IN Chicago
Boston I'm ST. Louis
New York ~ Clcyela nd
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Shifting Ty

~EIHAT between Cobb and Young Ike sore
thumb shouldn't be taken seriously Burns mus oe
aternaed this los1eI
them from o as
is That last long IN me
is
Cobb anywhere
perch he
the
Of ps and get
them trail
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Yestsrday's ResuIts.

Innings. 4Bs,s RI r
Athletics o o o 90 - o
Cleveland GO I
Batter e5--Falkenburg and Schang
Morton and o NeilL Cmpires D. orr
iRrty and Evans
Boston -Chica go-wet
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
Bait Hardest BY Closing Up Nurseries Whence Come the Rockies

THE running smoothly enough ms spring r y
trouhl IA ha hiyve instead or a regular
Bush Cobb have been scoring most OF me F hv
Veach the Burns raNtofd coIlolna
beep nackng rendezvous That Is the wa" me
Cobb m bases on O'
tbev should Young should Bush lolng NO
tied n leadoh men slshF %"
finely crlclSi
machine TN e
rather road has only developed ool o Ieis
had The phs 1910
wssn nothing for Tge 20 about
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

~ wtnntnE i25 - the erst n
games ~ fhe season the Wau-tsn
teaw aot awRy 80 hvtne start ~ thr
rare for I've Trra. League p~nnsat
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
A. this time last season Detrc

tinea badly on az
lot OF games al nome
the stand Tor lSl'
tCl
the thAn
aeda InasuucE rs no e
eight this have been oy one @
But there
little wrong Of the have oeen los
or
not impressive the boys including all games l@
have ham, led
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

points should but Bobby s
old
did II these fellows continue
old wreckng
because he has failed
the
drives bouncing of
will and he will finish the
seas a credtable record
Connie Mack seems determined TO stand or fan this year BY The club
he utility
and he inheder II Bodie gets
In Wale little
defend meadows
La Junta tribune., 1917-02-17
Little Red School House Innovation

Since Portland was awarded the
1917 convention OF the National Ed
ucation Convention. tremendous In
terest has been aroused, even
among the testers The latest witty
announcement was the offering Of 4
reward for the discovery OF . little
red school house" The author of
the story claims that he has looked
for school building OF that color
for more than 80 years. and has been
unsuccessful In finding one.
However. the idea took root with
the Portland decorations committee.
and teachers who attend the conven.
ton July 7th to 18th will see a red
school house. They will see 4 lot of
them, because all OF the public teie-
phone booths will be fashioned to
represent the little red school build
ing for sprouting ideas. Red school
houses will be found at every street
La Junta tribune., 1917-02-17
Efficiency Plans Work Out Well

The American Rect Sugar Com
pany has its efficiency plans 20 we'll
worked out that II can lay its pro-
ducts from the Arkansas Valley IN
Colorado and from California At an
estimated expense OF 3h cents .
pound. Its machinery Is the most
modern. as are its processes OF ex-
tracing sugar.
The Colorado and California fac
tories have 4 production OF 800
tons a day. Its main crops are beans.
beets and grain. The company owns
25,7o1 acres: leases 24.23S acres.
of which two-thirds are in Colorado.
In 1915 II contracted for 1859
acres OF beets. an increase OF H.
400 acres over 1918.
La Junta tribune., 1917-02-17
LIFE IN SOUTH AMERICA


. pelican and a seal fight over some
food with almost breathless interest.
Once the seal came up right under
Mr.. Pelican. and you should have
seen Mr.. Pelican 20. As II was the
seal got some tail feathers. There
are lots OF seals In the harbor OF
Callao. for they are protected by Law.
They do not have SIZE beautiful fur
that the seals OF northern waters do.
We went ashore In the afternoon
There were Joe and Mrs. Joe. Mr..
Conner. Carlyle and in the party.
And as We were going ashore In the
motor boat We saw boat belonging
to the cable company. II was Amer
lean OF course, and I can't begin to
tell you how good the stars and
stripes looked to us. II is a fact
that one never has the same enthus-
iasm about things belonging to his
country until he goes out OF his
country, and then the things that
would be trivial at home assume
wonderful proportions suppose
one attitude Is as unbalanced as the
other. but the fact remains that the
American flag on that boat was the
most beautiful thing had ever seen.
have looked askance at those
who told about how they did this and
did that In foreign countries when
they sau the flag or heard the Star
Spangled Banner" but I am not sure
that wouldn't do worse than any OF
them now. One doesn't have TO be
home-sick to feel that way 1t Is some
thing different than inconsistencies.
just wanted to stand up and yell.
There Is our old nag. produce
something better II You can. and
stand and salute" II would have
been an interesting experiment.
We were landed at the foot OF a
flight OF stairs. which came down to
the water. and then when We reached
the top OF the stairs We found that
u was an Italian National holiday
and all the stores owned by Italians
were closed and draped with the
Italian flag. There are so many
Italians In Lima. In fact all through
Peru, We made our way to a street
car that would take MS to Lima
The street car had been made In the
United States. and had first and sec,
ond class compartments. All foreign.
crs, as well as the high class Peruyi
ans. ride first class. But a foreigner
always rides first class. The popula
ton OF Lima and Cailao Ii very cos
mopolitan, and the representative,
of the various countries usually wear
their native costume. and there mr.,
any number OF wierd things thai
masquerade In the name OF clothes
In this old world. The trip from
callao TO Lima Is very pretty tn.
ranches are much like our own. Tn.
soil looks like that OF Colorado. Tn,
crops are much the same, too. an,
La Junta tribune., 1917-02-17

corner. and miniatures will hang
from the wires At street intersec-
lions. They will be illuminated at
night.
Portland is expected to break all
records in the matter Of decorations
for the convention. The streets will
fly the colors Of the teachers while
the big buildings Of the business dis
trict will be dressed up for the oc-
casion.
Spokane. Seattle. Tacoma. Victoria
and Vancouver will all do their part
toward making the visit OF the teach
ers to the northwest memorable
occasion.
La Junta tribune., 1917-02-17

cock They just haven't got the ca
pacity for understanding humor. and
of course the English influence has
not helped them any in that way.
However. any OF them that have been
in the States want to get back, and
one wouldn't think that such =
sober looking people would appre-
ciate the States.
ESTHER McCUNE BRINKMAN.
Tiripate. Peru, December, 1916.
La Junta tribune., 1917-02-17

fs.t compartment tAas yen really seed, a.l eight
indies surplus leg rem ID he rear esapartnest.
kete Tie rear seat esshisa. h d three isehes
wider thss i seeds T. be. Every di.ess;sa i. he
bsdy seems decidedly sesersus.
These Are Mere Hints, However
Il weld Be quite i.psssible 10 describe he
~ Spasseages Calness, al ysu have % way
Il ksswag whether this 0al.ess ssiss ysu vii.
81 seeias l.
That makes seeessay . tip 70 tAe Clal.en
sslessssa!
u ths 1a6ers 1ses ssa ~, tAes yss wss't
have 70 Be- re.a1ed Il the Size ssvias-Ae lien
iar loo inPshast.
TIE 1passeass 0al.en roadster, bsik %
shs sase eAasss, sdvasees, i price $lSo = MareA l.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24

Uncle sam sat on the fence for two
or three years while all Europe was
letting q lincal descendant Of Atilla
the Hun tear everybody's hair and
raise torment In general. Then Uncle
sam got down off the fence and got
INTO the international battle himself.
Americans and Missourians looked
through the fence as rncle sam sat
On the fence. and wanted to tear off
plank or two and got into the arena
NJ Mars themselves. Now We are In
and doing Orr BEST TO help end the
awful carnage. All over Missouri You
viii SEQ signs tackled on fences ady,s.
Ing you to attend the Missouri State
Fair this fall. Looking through the
fences all over the state you will see
people raising horses and cattle and
mules and sheep. hogs, poultry. grains
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-08-24
Cultivate the Orchard.

Trees NJ well M animals get thirsty.
The difference v that animals can sat.
isfy their own wants. while trees are
dependent upon cultivation. - Ion.
M there Il plcniy Of rain no tree sur.
icrs. hut n soon ~ the weather b..
comes warm and dry great luan,itlc,
OF water are pumped from the soil \
big tree requires barrels Of water
Whether or not u can get II may mean
good crop ar u poor one. In many
eases during the past few years II ha,
meant the life or death OF the orchard
Water N u necessity. and the or.
charlist must supply H. Every gallon
evaporatcd from the soil during n dry
year means 4 moI, ..-y loss. Every
weed u cheating the tree out OF Just
80 much precious moisture. Clean ind
thorough orchard cultivation " essen.
tial to successful orchartling. During
the spring aud summer months the or.
chard ground should be stirred every
two weeks. A better rule II Ia stir the
ground after each rain and ns often
In between as II needed. Such culture
will be more than repaid by tho quan.
THY and quality Of fruit and. most
important of all. In the length Of lie
Of the trces.-C. w. Rapp, Oklahoma
Station.