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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16
Faith Chapel Sunday
 School Holds Service

Faith Chapel Sunday school con ducted an Easter service last evening at 7:30 o'clock. The children of the Sunday school have been rehearsing weekly and presented an excellent program. The program included such numbers as, Wonderful Morning" 1" Joy Bells. Glorious Tidings,'' ''To Live Awake and Happy Day." Many of these songs are favorite classic tune with words appropriate to Eastertide set to music. A cor dial invitation is extended to all who attend this service.
 The young women of Crafts society of Faith Chapel conducted a business meeting Thursday evening at the chapel The following officers were elected: President, Miss Mary West; vice president. Miss Julia Smith; secretary Miss Bessie Carlson; treasurer. Miss Rose Whitehead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16

their existence kept them in state of war"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16
: PLAZA

Afterss- it's heralding The Bar rier Is here. It came in with the eyes Of Bridgeport.s theatre going public anxious for a peek and there's certain to be jamming when the doors of tho Plaza theatre are thrown open to the public this afternoon.
 Rex Beach, as probably everyone knows hY this time. wrote '"The Bar rier. Then he placed 1t tpon the dramatic stage. Iii both forms it was .a raging success The book is today. one of the most widely read novels in the libraries When he de- d zcided to screen the production, MT. Beach organized his owng company and peIsonally supervised the entire fllnndng Of the numerous remarkable scenea Of the Alaskan frontier. Hence the splendor of the finished product aa wellss sae the thorough realisticness, of the characters and the scenes
 Dufitg the recent New York run, the blAse theatre going public lof the metronolis was treated to q distinct and lndeniably delightful shock of pleasure. The production was so ab- solufely unique, so coldssal in it's scope, and so perfect in its photogra- phy fhAt Broadway was fairly agos with plt tasureable excitement.
 Since the close of the New York en- gageinek,ts the management of the Plaxsa has been negotiating with the Rex Beach Producing Co., for a weeks run ofS the picture and the announce menksthat 1t is to be presented local ly tiiB week has caused considerable conme1at in moving picture circles througltont the country for as yet hardly any of the larger cities have been given contracts.
 The orchsstrA at the theatre hae been augmented by the acquiring ot many new instrufaents and with, a special musical score written especial ly for the prod1lction, q complete even- ing oN sfternoon.s enjoyment is in store for all who have the good for .tuJse to gath admittAnce during its pFesentatiun " s' x %
 me usual three performances will be given and the prices slightly ad- vanced. although they will be still but one third Of those in vogue during the New York showing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16

Three persons were killed when a Nickel Plate express train struck an automobile at a grade crossing near Buffalo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16

Commodore John B. Collins, Uni- ted States Navy, retired, died at the Naval Hospital at Annapolis, Md.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16
FERDINANDo BROTHERS
 DANCE ORCHESTRA

This rnetropoiitan dance orchestra eosnlng Thursday evening. April 1s. The first visit to Bridgeport of the pcruiar Ferdinando Brothers Dance Or0hsstFA will be made Thursday sysaiag h Ceioniai hail Ferdinando
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16

Almost every account of the hap penings in the French district recov- cred from the German invaders by the British and French push lays stress on the pathetic joy of the villagers in, finding themselves surrounded once more by friends No. 1 in the pic ture shows British soldiers, accom- panied by villagers entering a de- stroyed place; No. 2, French children welcoming the British "Tommies;" No. 8, ruins of the "grarde place" of Peronne: No. 4, British general and his aid chatting with a, little French peasant girl. ]
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16

FIRST ANNUAL DANCE Given by the Bridgeport Public
 Market Clerks AT COLONIAL BALL ROOM Wednesday Evening, April 18th, 1912. Murray's Orchestra.
 GOOD TIME FOR ALL TIcketS .-.. .!.. S5c
 U 16 S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16

Lieut.. R. L. Sladen, son of A. F. Sladen. private secretary to the gov ernor-general of Canada, was killed in action.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
ARGUE FOR RANKIN BILL.
Women Ask Retention of Citizen
ship by Wives of Foreigners.

The Rankin bill. granting to Ameri-
can women married to foreigners the
right to retain their American citizen
ship, was urged before the House immi-
grafton committee today by women
representing organizations with mil
lions Of members. Miss Rankin said
the bill had been needed for some time.
and that in working for woman suf-
frage we've found what disadvantage
the women have who have not their
own naturalization rights
Miss Mary Wood. New York. repre-
senting 1000 900 women of the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs. in this
country and abroad. said she spoke in
support OF the bill In the interest. not
of the aConsuelos and ImoEenes. but for
the plain flames and Marys
Mrs. n e. Harris, speaking for T.
1000 women Of tho National Council
Of Women. and ! large menbersiip Of
the National Council of Jewish Wom-
-en. indprsed fhe bill The hearing VIII
cohtinue to1por rtsN. 5
Evening star., 1917-12-13
SCORE CERTAIN GAMERS
FOR FOOD SPECULATION

| In its hunt for food spectators. re-
sponsible to large extent for the al
legged shortage and high prices. the
| federal trade commission today re-
ceived evidence pointing to certain can
ners.
| I'm the course of the commissions
hunt for these food Huns said Com
missioner Murdoch, in charge of the in
vestigation. I'VE are discovering that
certain Gamers of this country are
| turning into lot of unadulterated
b1oodsuckers on the public.
Their method of gouging out-kaier's
! the kaiser himself in unprincipled break
ing of formal agreement. These Gamers
are not living up to their contracts with
the wholesalers and jobbers, and they
are. seizing upon the present situation
to soak the trade.
Where they have contracted to fur
nish a wholesaler or jobber certain
amount of canned goods, they are fur
nishing only a percentage of the amount
and telling the trade that the remainder
| has had to be turned over for govern
ment use.
overlooking or forgetting the fact that
| the Federal Trade Commission has on
| file copies of all the contracts they
| made with the wholesalers last spring.
Iflueuce mas come TO me tnat
! canned goods are being stored with
some of the meat packers, who are not
| in the canned goods business, and that
these goods are being boarded.
+ The practices on the part of some
| of the Gamers are absolutely unjusti-
fable. I am going into this situation
to the finish. and every canper caught
with the goods will have to deal with
me. The country doesn't want pro-
fessions of patriotism, but actions of
patriotism.~
Evening star., 1917-12-13
HELD FOR "DRYo VIOLATION.
Two Charged With Bringing Liquors
Into D. c. Without Tag

A charge of violating section .240 Of
the penal code. bringing intoxicants $
into the District without having them
properly tagged. was preferred against
Julian w. Plans and Ernest b. Goods.
each twenty-one years old, in Police
Court today. Plans gave his address as
Petersburg. Va. and Goods said he re-
sided at 231 Pennsylvania avenue. this
'city.
The young men last night in an
automobile. in which, IT is charged. the
police found fifty-eight bottles of
whisky, gin and wine. Their arrest was
brought about by Crossing Policeman
MCGOWAN. stationed at 14th and G
streets, who called to them to stop be-
cause their car carried no District Ii
cense.
Not only did the young men fail to
heed the policemans order. it Is stated.
but they Increased the speed of their
car and headed down 14th street In the
direction of the Highway bridge con-
Meeting the District with Virginia.
They were overtaken at the bureau OF
engraving and printing and arrested.
Their case was set for trial two days
after Christmas.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
MEDICAL OFFICERS WORK
AT WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
Principal Duty Is Care of 1000
Workmen in Gun Foundry and
Other Shops.

According to Surgeon Gen. Braisted
of the Navy. in his annual report. the
principal work of the medical officers
at the Washington navy yard is con-
nected with the care of more than 1000
Norkmen employed in the gun foundry
and other shops. While the number Of
civilian employees has increased by more
than 700 during The last year and the
yard has been particularly busy, the sur-
geon general says there has be en- no loss
of life from accidental injury. There
have been 1912 minor injuries and 4sS
loss of time from labor. OnIv
234 cases were sufficiently incanaci.
tated to justify claims for compensa-
tion.5 Owing to the character of the
machinery used. most of the iniurjes
involve eyes, hands or feet.
A large proportion of the in iuries ~.
fractures Of the bones of the extren,
tiles. In no case has an iniury hann
serious enough to permanently in,na H.
the wage-earning capacity of the vic.
tim. In ninety-stx cases x-ray exan,;na
tion was required and pictures or niata =
were made for them at fba ITn;ts
States Naval Hospital There were senI
enty-five eye injuries, of which f,ftv-
nine were classified as foreign hal,,s.
in the eye. Usually the foreirn hoS,, ).
emery. and 1t is commonly not nofios -
at the time of entry. The services ~ ~, !
Navy specialist at the naval disna ~,
are constantly required for these casa.ss
The medical officer urges tha araa.s
Of new dispensary building to fnr,.i.,,
adequate facilities for the work or I'm h
yard Ao
Evening star., 1917-12-13
WHO CARES ABOUT WASTE
| IF Boys LIFE IS SAVED?

What do we care about waste IL by
waste we make haste that will save the
life of an American soldier?' IS,
This was the comment of Secretary Nc
Adoo today expressed in a talk before
representatives of fraternal and insurance
organizations, assembled at the Interior
Department auditorium to discuss ways
of aiding the liberty loan and war savings
campaigns. The Secretary made this re-
mark in answer to critics who charged
that the government is paying extrava-
gantly for supplies.
Waste is inevitable in war. he said, as
much as tie fact is to be deplored. But
| that fact, he contended. does not excuse
the wiilful waste of those foods and ma
teriafs which are soreiy needed for the
| nations fighting force.
whoever buys pair Of shoes need
lessly," he said, may prevent some
mother from providing shoes that will
keep her soldier boys feet warm in the
trenches. Wool. too. is needed to make
garments that will keep our men warm
and 1t to fight A quarter saved would
buy plug of tobacco to solace the
tired body and agonized mind of a
fighting man.
Waste is crime against our gal
liant boys. The very issues of civiliza-
tion are in the balance. The only thing
that can save the day is the resources
of this great republic with the Cod
for democracy
L. S. Rowe. assistant secretary Of the
Treasury, presided. Lewis B. Frank
lin, director Of the war loan organi-
zation, made an address. Delegates
made f1ve-minute talks.
The delegates were received by the
President at the White House at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
GEN. PERsH1NG REPORTS
CASUALTIES IN HIS ARMY

Gen. Pershing has reported the names
of two engineers wounded in action on
December TO-, They are:
Private Einar c. Bryn, severely
wounded. Father. Harold Bryn. 313
Union square. Brooklyn, N. Y, and Pri.
vate Isadore Kanner, slightly wound
ed. Father. Morris kannef.. 246 East
4th street, New York city.
These two engineers are believed to
have been wounded in the Cambrai op-
erations.
Gen. Pershing also reported the death
of Private Clyde A. koblentz, infantry,
on December 3. of myocardis and labard
pneumonia. His father is Philip Kob-
lentz. r. F. D., No. 2. Long Bottom.
Ohio.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
WARNS PUBLIC OF TALES
AS TO UNHAPPY SOLDIERS
War Department Cites Case at Camp
Near Chillicothe, Ohio, Which
Nearly Swamped the Mail.

AS a warning to the public to be-
ware of published stories that men at
the Army training camps are unhappy,
lonesome, without food. and detected.
the War Department today made public
letter from Postmaster Wolfe at
Chillicothe, Ohio. dealing with a spe-
cific case.
Last week." wrote Postmaster
Wolfe. "a syndicate set of newspapers
published the story about - (soi-
dier's name deleted). He was lonesome
and had never received piece OF mail
since being in camp. His picture went
with the article and. it made good read
ing.
TN yesterdays mail alone he re-
ceived 1900 letters. 19 special delivery
letters and parcels and 81 ordinary
parcels 1t happened he can neither
read or write. Mr.. Gregg made an ex-
animation and he found nineteen sol
diers sitting about him helping him
read the mail, and they had lots of fun
at the expense of sentimental women,
but got all the money and stamps in
closed.
AN interesting feature is that he
was not accepted by the Army. but he
refused to leave. Other newspaper ar
ticles along the same lines will simply
| swamp the camp Offices
Postmaster Wolfe wrote that tons of
food was wasted at the camp during
the Thanksgiving period. due to food
shipments sent in by friends and rela-
tives. His Office handled an average
of 1000 bags of this mail day for
three days.
Under no possible circumstances was
the food needed" the letter says. and.
of course, tons of it went to waste.
The same condition. only worse, will
prevail at Christmas unless the public
is warned not to send so iluch food"
Evening star., 1917-12-13
WALL STREET MARKET
ERRAT|C AND WEAKER

NEW YORK. December 13.-At the
immediate opening of the market ths
rails ali showed a little better feel
ing. probably, under the influence oi
the assurance that investors would bt
protected. even If the government as
sumed control Of the. railroads of the
country.
The news of the morning was moi
unfavorable, while the statement thai
Justice Brandies would not be the con-
trolling power of the railroads. in the
event Of government assuming con-
troll. was another influence.
AS the session advanced shese sinai
fractional gains we're extended n e
Northern Pacific. which was of "
point. Some rails made the gain frac-
tionally larger.
Special weakness developed In Ger.
tain Industrial stocks and a quick stop
page of covering orders dropped the
rails back to or very close to the open
ing prices, and then in the first hour
of the afternoon the list again recov-
cred, this time nearly to the best prices
of the day.
In the industrial shares trading was
at no time active, but there was
moderate business at all times.
Sensational price movements follow
with full recovery later in the session
a three-point drop in General Electric
which was largely recovered in tn'
noon hour, and losses OF ! to polnts
in. beet sugar and Mexican Petroleum.
Steel common opened at 82..a si1gh'
betterment, of to S1A. up to S3N. OF
to S2M, where it remained most OF ths
two early hours Of the afternoon. u
did not monoplize as large share o1
trade az usual.
The Industrial list showed to n
point net advances on the majority Of
stocks, the best recovery of the session
being in beet sugar, which soid OF te
SIS, or points and recovered to 10,
points net advance.
. Another Slump to New Lows.
In the late afternoon the entire
market again .slumped and in many
cases new lows were made on severa
morning was again reached on prac'
tically everything.
Uncertainty in the railroad situation
ard possibilities Of unfavorable foreign
news were accredited with RESPONSE
biiity for the break, but it was prop.
ably a case OF the bears taking Whir!
on the short side, finding 1t easily, and
pushing the advantage obtained.
Steel common on this drop reachec
within. a point of the low since 1916
1874 but it again recovered little be
fore the close. Bethlehem B was weak
at 67A for low and Texas Oil made a
new low at 124, or 5A points loss.
the low of the morning, with Baltimore
and Ohio off to 45h, Canadian Pacific
to 1858, Reading to 64& and Union Pa
cffic to 104H.
Slight recoveries were scored in the
last half hour.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
BAREs HER LIFE TO JURY.
Miss varney, Charged With Murde1
of Mrs. Reyes, on the Stand.

DEDHAM, Mass, December 13-Har-
riet A. varney. on trial on the charge
of numbering Mrs. Pauline A. Keyes at
Brookline June 1s. went on the witness
stand today and began the recital OF the
story of her relations with George H.
Keyes, husband Of the murdered wom-
an. which had been outlined to the jury
by her counsel yesterday.
Weeping hysterically at times. but
apparently determined to substantiate
the story of her counsel, Miss Varney
described her early life and told OF her
intimacy with Keyes.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
ROME REPORTS FURTHER
ATTACKS BY TEUTONS

ROME. December 13.-Attaeks in
force were renewed yesterday by the
enemy upon the italian lines east of the
Brenta, the war Office announced today.
The attacks continued the entire after
noon, but because of his heavy losses
the enemy at night abandoned his ef-
fort. -"
Evening star., 1917-12-13
POWDER MARKET.
corroN MARKEr.
o;ot.,ions furnished by W. 3 Hibb,
Asks to Lay Two Submarine Cables.

RIO sJANETRO. December 1s.-The
Western Union Telegraph Company. the
newspapers report. has asked the goy-
ernment for permission toslay two sub
marine cables. The farst will run from
Rio Janeiro through Para, Brazil, to
the Antilles. while the other wifi be
from Rio Janeiro to Argentina by way
OF Santos and Uruguay. Is
Evening star., 1917-12-13
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. December 13-Storms in
terfering with the movement of the
crop tended today to make the corn
market rise. Scantiness of receipts
showed plainly that traffic difficulties
had become acute. offerings were
quickly absorbed Opening prices.
which ranged from " to sc higher.
with January 1.21N to LIN and May
1.19h to 1.1e%. were followed by ad-
ditiona1 upturns.
Oats. Influenced chiefly by bad
weather. mounted to a new high price
record for the season. Selling broad
ened on the advance. but seemed to
have no lasting effect.
Sharp declines in the hog market
weakened provisions. For the time be-
ing, advances in grain were ignored.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS. $1,000
at 9eE.
Union Trust, at 122!4.
After call:
Washington Gas. at IS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia and
MARYLAND, snow tonight and tomorrow;
not much change in temperature To-
night: colder tomorrow; variable WINDS
becoming westerly.
For Virginia, probably snow tonight
and tomorrow: not quite so cold to,
night: colder tomorrow; moderate ana
variable winds.
For West Virginia, probably snow
tonight and tomorrow; colder tonient
in west portion; colder tomorrow.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yest esterday, pm, %;
s pm, "a; IL midnight, %. To-day, 4
:. m. %: am. "a; IL noon, 27, p-m.. 30
Maximum, 30, at pm. today; minimum,
% at 2:5O am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, AZ; minimum, rs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS p.m., 1896:
s pm, 30.41; IL midnight, 1896. Today.
4 am, 5000; s am, 1925; IL noon, 1910;
2 pm, 1901.
Evening star., 1917-12-13

Gov Whitnan of Nsw York hss
! woman sseA sensiy heaas dsSsnss
Evening star., 1917-12-13

s 1sex r6unep sys eerning q csnts N
e % s'ss's3' e ss;a = e 2 s. 3
Evening star., 1917-12-13
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great. Falls-Temperatur
go: condition. 40. Dalecarlia reservoir
SO; condition at north
connection, IL: condition at south con-
nection, IA. Georgetown distributing
reservoir - Temperature, SO; condition
at infiuent gatehouse, IA; condition at
effluent gatehouse, g.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
Southern Railway Earnings.

Cross earnings of the Southern Rail-
way. partly estimated. for the first
week in December. $2,ss6.62S, exceed
the gross for the corresponding week
of last year by S153.44s.- From July
! to December Z. both inclusive. the gross
earnings, s54.453.526. were SS.s01,61S in
excess of the gross for the same period
of the previous fiscal year. a gain Of
21.95 per cent.
Evening star., 1917-12-13

NEW YORK. December 13-Lard--
Weak. middle west, 25.6oa25.70. other
articles unchanged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December IL q pm.
quotations) s).-Wheat-Spot No. red,
soft. 2.22: spot No. red winter, 2.24 !:
receipts. 76.704 bushels; exports, $4,000
bushels: receipts, 1922 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; standard white, ssh,
nominal; No. 3 white. So asked; re-
ceipts, 1851 bushels.
Rye-Quiet; No. western export.
1.ss; receipts, 1867 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. clover. mixed, un-
changed.
Grain freights not auotable.
Evening star., 1917-12-13
Fish Wharf Prices.

The following are the prevailing prices at the
tsh wharf and market today, retail:
Evening star., 1917-12-13
Preparing New Coupon Certificates.
Dividend Declared; Director Elected.

At regular meeting of the directors
of the Continental Trust Company. held
yesterday afternoon, a quarterly divi-
dend of 11e per cent for the current
quarter was declared. payable Decem-
ber 81, to shareholders of record at the
close of business December 90
At the same meeting DIR. w. p.
Reeves of 100 East Capitol street was
elected director of the company. DIR.
Reeves is a prominent Capitol Hill
phySician
Evening star., 1917-12-13

E0n1ant
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-01-11
One Spout Of the Melting Pot,

Il have just come from Hawaii" I
said, "where there are as many Japa.
nese as all the other races together"
"Yes," replied Count Okuma, land
when they come back to Japan they
are so thoroughly Americanized that
they can't talk to me in their own
language"
ut is singular" continued the pre-.
mier. show the past is linked with
the present. Many years ago n poor
Japanese fisherman was shipwreclSed
and was rescued by an American
ship. He learned English and be.
came Commodore Pcrry's Interpreter,
A son of that shipwreckcd fisherman
is now n professor in the Imperial
university. Thus. old japan and new
japan come together in his person.
Christian Herald.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-01-11
ESSENTIALS FOR FALL PIGS
Select Good Individual sows Of Pure
bred stoek-Have Separate
Houses for narrowing.

First and very important in having
good fall pigs one must select good in.
dividual sows Of some good purebred
stock. These must be bred to a pure.
bred male of same stock.
The second important thing is to
have the sows farrow about the first
week in September, then they get a
good start before severe weather sets
in and everyone knows cold weather
is worse on little fall pigs than on
spring pigs, they feel the change more.
Always have individual hoghouses
If possible. Sows when separated and
put each one in its own lot and house
week or ten days before narrowing
time will be better contented after far.
rowing and each can take good care
of their young.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-01-11
Leather From Ostrich Skins.

Ostrich skins form the subject Of
a late news item from Cape Town,
South Africa. The truth seems to he
that there has been no business man
enterprising enough to push this side
line Of the ostrich feather business
during the last couple of years, when
skins have been procurable at IL nomi-
nal sum. 1t can be produced in vari.
GUS cOlOrs and thicknesses, and lust
after tanning it is about twice the
thickness of goatskin, is very tough,
with strong fiber, which, unlike ordi-
nary leather, is not interviewer but
lies in separate layers, which can be
pulled off by hand so as to get the
thickness required. There is no req.
son. says the dispatch, why ladies'
leather goods, slippers, and other ar
ticles should not h. extensively manu-.
featured out of ostrich hide.