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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
FARM MACHINERY
FROM U. S. Will!
DEVELOP GREECE
Hitherto the Uncultivated
Lands of Macedonia and
Thessaly to Be Titled.

! Athens. Sept. 22.-American. agri-
cultural machinery is to be used on a
huge scale to develop the rich agri-
cultural resources of Macedonia and
Thessaly, which have lain for ages in
an undeveloped state. One of the lar
gest orders ever given by Greece has
just been placed with United States
concerns, and the first shipments of
zoo farm tractors, 1900 auto-rakes,
and a whole shipload of other large
left New York on the first
of the Greek liners to sail since the
Entente blockade was raised.
A company with $S.0O0.000 capital,
has just been founded to carry on
this development of Macedonia and
Tessaly. 1t is chiefly Greek money,
with some French and American. But
part of the plan called for utilizing
modern American methods, by which
farming LIS conducted in the western
states on a huge scale. The ancient
methods of ploughing and harvesting
stin prevail in Thessaly and lower
Greece. and this will be the first time
that the big steam farm tractors have
been operated here ons.a large scale.
Even the primitive wooden plough is
used by many peasants, but at Volo, in
Thessaly, iron and steel ploughs have
been turned out for some time past
This development of the Balkan
granaries on a large scale Is one of
the necessities forced on Europe by
the war. All of the countries have
suddenly realized that they could not
feed themselves in the pinch of war.
Greece alone has bought about $751;
900 900 worth of grain every year
from the United States, Russia and
Bulgaria With these countries cut
off. by submarines and war conditions,
Greece is now trying to get wheat
from India The other Balkan state
are in the same condition. They have
lots of idle land but are feeding them
selves from America and beyond seas
, The formation of this new company
has resulted from this determination,
encouraged by the government, to de-
velop the fertile Balkan regions so
that Greece and the other Balkan
countries may hope to be self-support-
/ ing and even contribute to the grain
Ssupply of the rest of Europe. Mace
donna virtually is a virgin soil, very
rich, and capable of large crops. The
Macedonian tobacco already COM
! mands high prices in the worlds mar
. kets It trebled in value the last year.
! ThessaIy is the region where the
7 French High Commissioner, M. JON
mart introduced intensive farming the
past summer in order to meet the
pressing needs of Greece. It is one
Of the best wheat regions, and even
with primitive methods 1t produced
last year 5,O0O,0 900 bushels of wheat.
, oats barley and rye, 10000, 900 pounds
7. Of tobacco, and much cotton and rice.
e With the large consignments of
) American machinery now on the way,
I and abpundant capital available, 1t is
expected that these products of Mace
donna and Thessaly will be enormous
" increased, and that the hope will
be at last realized of making it one
of the great gfanaries of Eastern Eur
! ope.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
Ar AN IGoRor FEAST

IEdward s. O'Reiiiy, in World Out
look for October.)
After interviewing me for half an
hour the old chief led me to the feast.
Two huge iron kettles were simmer
ing on the fire. One was filled with
ricez and,the othed had a kind of Irish
stew.
Like ALL FiHpinos, the Igorot eats
with his hands. but I fished a tin
spoon out of my saddle and gave them
a lesson In table manners. They
watched every bite took with amaze
ment. After the meal was finished the
spoon was passed around and careful
Iy inspected Seeing that the old chief
was greatly interested in this new
tangled fnstrument, I presented it to
him i'm "a nsak after dinner speech.
He accapted with delight. Having
no pockets ne stuck the spoon through
hole in his ear, where he wore it
with aijaunty pride.
Then came the dancing. Hour at
ter hour they kept it UP, beating their
tom tomas and little brass kettles and
circlfng about the fire They danced
in ordered formation going through
evo1Ettons that would have done cred
It to a Broadway chorus. In the shad-
ow of the huts could see the wo-
men standing with arms outstretohed,
chanting in sabdued monotone and
swaying TO the rythm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
MAYOR WILSON
PLANS TO KICK.
ON FARE RAISE
Will Have Message For the
Common Council at Next
Meeting.

Mayor c. B. Wilson said today he
is preparing plans for fighting the
proposed six cent fare in Bridgeport.
This matter will properly be TAX
en- up with the common council.
will have a message probably at the
next meeting of that body.
THE special committee consisting
of Mr.. Lashar, Mr.. Seeley and Mr.
Eames, which L appointed to inves-
tigate traffic of tro1leys in Bridge
port, should have wide field and
believe this committee will take up
the matter. They are all active men
and Undoubtedly will get to work i'm
mediately.''
Mr. Wilson coincided with the view
that Bridgeport offers splendid
fiel4 for an adequate trolley service,
the profits of which would not go
out of the state. "It is very possible
this special committee will find was
tage of resources which will make 1t
apparent to the persons controlling
this line that the six cent fare is not
necessary he said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
PUBLIC OPINION
Editor The Farmer:

Editor The Farmer:
It is better that incipient disaffec-
ton be ''nipped in the bud,' by re-
moving it's cause.
Young Americans are willing to
fight for their country, but unwilling
for unnaturalized foreigners to stay
safely here and take their places in
industry. This does not seem fair to
them, and yet America is the land of
fair play. So our government would
seem justified in following Abraham
Lineoln's course in telling resident
aliens to fight for the country shelter
ing them in its critical hour or leave
it. on so days notice.
But we need all the labor we can
get, and while the threat of deporta-
ton might not need to be carried out
it is better to take no chance, if other
means will answer. Better to keep
them here (by shipping companies
refusing passage on outgoing vessels,
II necessary and preserve the labor
supply from all but the drain Of war,
simply forcing a more equitable draft
by refusing employment, until the
taking out of first papers renders them
equally liable to service with our own.
This would not cripple industry, since
as many WOrknen would be LETT at
home as escaped this and subsequent
call, but the quotas would be fairly
distributed, and real or fancied cause
for complaint removed.
By this method business interest
can effectively serve the country, but
unofficially, and without embarrass-
ing the administration, while it might
prove annoying to our allies, and
probably would cause friction with
neutral nations, should our govern
ment take coercive action (similar to
that Of President Lincoln) which
would override treaty rights, though
not technically violating the letter Of
the treaties. Furthermore, valuable
| by-product should result from this
course of action, as the making Of ap-
| pication for impressing naturalization
papers has of late years been made
i the occasion for impressing upon the
applicant a full realization Of the
value of citizenship, and this, together
with the formal Remuneration of allie
| glance to former rulers, should tend
to lessen, If not entirely stop certain
loose utterances, which. if persisted
H.: must eventually be stern1y stiffed.
| Surely you must feel it your duty
to help make the ultimatum of uni
ted industry to the unnaturalized,< ''Nc
! Papers, No Job
H. w. MARSHALL,
Secretary, Post N. Div. T. P. A OF
America.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
War Work Committee
Of Suffrage Association
Receives First Funds

The Central War Work committee
of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage
association has just forwarded to the
electors of the County Farm bureaus
the first instalment of the contribu-
ton of $500 which was promised early
in the year. The contribution is to-
wards the salary and expenses of the
home economics demonstrators, and is
being given in five counties, Hart
ford. Litchfield, Windham, Holland,
and Fairfield counties. In New Lon
don county the original pledge was
$1,000, and an instalment sent by this
county is $500. InF four counties the
is now being paid. In Windham coun-
cally contribution to the work and
rather than see the work fall through
assumed liability for an extra $3.50,
making the whole pledge $1150.
The cheques were all sent stimuli
taneously from suffrage headquarters
yesterday accompanied by the follow
ing letters:
55-57 Pratt St., Hartford, Sept. 10
president County Farm Bureau,
Dear Sir:-Herewith hand you our
-cheque for $500 together with letter
from Miss Katherine Ludington,
chairman of the Central War Work
committee of the Connecticut Woman
Suffrage association. 1t gives me
great pleasure to contribute to the
work of your bureau.
Yours faithfully.
JOSEPHINE B. BENNETTl
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
DON'T. BUY FOWL:
WHICH HAS Been
PACKED IN ice
You Are Getting Water log
ged Poultry According to
Government.

when you buy poultry which is
packed in ice, you probably are pay
ing poultry prices for from 8 to IA
per cent >of water soaked up by the
bird according to a statement issued
by the United States Department of
Agriculture. This means paying from
25 to, so cents pound for from to
IA pounds of water in every hundred
pounds of chicken purchased
Moreover, a broiler allowed to soak
in water or ice will lose about 1.S per
cent of it's edible substance while
roasting chickens and fowls lose as
much as per cent? the statement
continues. "Along with the edible
material, kwater dissolves and washes
out from~the bird substances on which
the fine flavor of the flesh largely de-
ponds.
1.-The purchaser who wishes to avoid
water-soaked chickens and to make
sure that the money is paid for poul-
try and not poultry plus added water,
will do we'll to insist on buying dry
packed and dry chilled birds. 1t is
always advisable to see the package
in which the butcher received the
chickens. High grade, dry-packed.
dry-picked birds are. commonly sent to
market in boxes not in barrels. Twelve
"
neatly lined with white parchment pa
per Each individual head is wrap
ped in paper. The feet of the birds
are clean and the entrails are always
in place. Wet packed chickens are
shipped to market in, barrels holding
200 pounds or more. The birds in the
bottom of the barrel soak in water
that is filthy with dirt washed down
from the feet and heads by the melt
ing ice.
MANY persons who have found a
bird dry and without flavor attributed
this lack Of quality to cold storage,
whereas the probability is that wet
packing is responsible for the fact that
most of the appetizing flavor his dis
appeared. Usually cold-tored poultry
which is thawed in the dry, cold air of
, the ice box is much superior to the
water-1ogged so-called Fresh Chick
en- /"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
WAR LIKELY TO
PROVIDE PLOTS
FOR MANY PLAYS
Revolving Stages May Be
Utilized for Continuous
Performance.

London, Sept. 22.-The continuous
play, presented perhaps on a revolv-
ing stage, will develop after the war,
in the opinion of Lady Wyndham,
wife of Sir Charles Wyndham, the Bril-
fish actor and theatrical manager. Be-
fore her marriage to Sir Charles, Lady
Wyndham was Miss Mary Moore an
actress and his partner in the man
agement of several London theatres.
1.-THE war" she declares, in an ar
ticle in the Pail Mall Gazette, will
probably supply motives for various
plays long after peace has been re-
stored, not the war which is expressed
in glimpses Of battle, but the war as
it shows itself in the hearts Of men
and women and influences their lives
and their actions.
'sMy belief is that after the war an
entirely new style of play will be evol-
we'd, and it will then be considered old
fashioned to drop the curtain and have
an entr'acte. The practically contin-
uous play will be due, If it comes into
being, to various causes. There u.s.
among other things, tendency for
people to go to revues and music-halls,
where the curtains do not drop.
''It is an indication of the restless
HESS Oh Inc dSC, anu IL WuS t1oIASSe1OAO
before the war. IF these people are
to be attracted to the theatre, they
must have plays presented to them
which do not contain a series OF
breaks There may be rapid changes
of scene and costume, or there may
be the same setting throughout the
performance.
ITO have the same setting from be-
ginning to end in a successful play
would mean the need for greater art
on the part of the players. AS for the
writer of plays of the kind which
foresee. he will find the work quite
easy il he is a good craftsman
Zone misfortune arising from a
changed style of play will be the loss
to the public of many fine examples
Of the playwright's art which have
won fame in the past. 1t may be that
theatres will have to be altered con-
structionally. For instance, the stage
of each theatre may have to be OF the
revolving type, to enable the swift
change of scene to be brought about
as suggest Something OF the sort
exists at the Coliseum.
There is nothing more revolution
airy in the continuous play of the fu-
ture than there was in the past in the
change from the five, six, or seven
act play to the play of three acts
four at the outside-with which we
have grown familiar. We must there
fore, look forward to the results Of an
evolutionary process rather than to
those coming from revolution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
Saws Mexico Should
Be Biggest Producer
Of Corn in the World

Mexico City, Sept 22.-The work
of encouraging the planting of corn in
Mexico and \the increase Of the corn
crop has been placed in the hands Of
Zeferino Dominguez. He is quoted as
saying that Mexico must abandon all
idea of importing corn from the Uni
ted States and must grow sufficient
for her own needs, and that Mexico
should be the greatest producer of
corn in the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

CoRTEZ @. ROCKWELL. plumb
ing and Heating. jobbing a speciality.
1851 Main and Hillside avenue.
Phone s2s-2. Bio ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
Cuban Government May
/ Acquire Historic Old
Columbus Cathedral

Havana, Sept. 22.-The proposed
asale OF the historic Columbus Cathe-
dral here by the ecclesiastical authori-
ties and fear that it would be destroy
ed have aroused such a storm of OPP
posit1en that the ediice, which is 213
years DAD. probably win soon pass into
the ownership of the Cuban govern
n,eut rs a permanent national monu-
ment. The cathedral was completed
by the Jesuit fathers in 1904, and 1t
Is asserted that the bones of Christie
pher Columbus were removed from
sSarito Domingo to its crypt in the fol-
lowing year, though this is disputed
By Eautu Dominicans.
The bones were removed by the
Spanish officials at the evacuation in
1900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

Arllena Sept. 22.-Because of the
war. tine trade of the United States
with Ehe Balkans heads that of all the
countries OF the world, while the trade
OF England. France and other coun-
tries which used to supply the Bal
kans, Is steadily falling off. This re-
suited for the first time last year,
when The United States sent 400, 900
tons OF supplies to Greece alone, Eng
land coming Next with $4,000, 900
tons, and France and Italy falling off
to r2,9o0 tons each.
This was chiefly wheat and food
stuffs, or which America had plenty
and the European nations could spare
none. The American increase of trade
about ftye-foid over the pre-war con-
ditions, the goods from America being
worth last year $14.200. 900, as against
$4,000 before the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22


my Dear Sir:-The Central War
Work committee of the Connecticut
Woman Suffrage association has hop
ed that by this time we might be able
to send the full amount of $500 which
we have promised towards the home
economics work of Litchfie1d county.
As our entire fund which we are rails
ing for TINS purpose in the counties
of Windham, Litchfield, Fairfield,
To11and, New London and Hartford. is
not yet complete, we voted at the last
meeting of our committee to send a
first installmek of $500 Immediately,
the remainder to be paid in the near
future.
1.-THE food conservation and home
economies work of the farm bureau
has especially interested the men,
bers of our organization as being a vi
tai and Constructive form of war SER
vice, and the interest and best wishes
of our association go with this con-
tribution to your work.
Every sincerely yours.
/. Katharine L.udington
KATHARINE LUDIMGTON."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
THE KIND OF JEWELRY YOU
WANT is THE GUARAN-
TEED KIND
THE KIND WE GARRY
ALWAYS In STOCK.

No matter what you want in
Jewelry, Watches or Diamonds
we have it. Come in and let us
show you our complete line of
reasonably priced Guaranteed
JeWelry.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24

The christensen school of Popu
lar Music. located az No 100 Broad
way. has increased IT'S studio space
His fan 10 accommodate me large
number Of new pupils who have en-
rolled for The popular course IN rag
time piano playing The Chrislen
son scnool 81 national institution.
having schools IN every large city
IN tho country The Detroit school
tas for me last seven wear been
in charge of Miss Hattie smith
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
Institutes Big Growth

With lust am even dozen typeNut
crs The business Institute of nos
1G@ 90 100 Caas-aNc. started uut Do
years ago NoW iho school has goo
machines and ihc, are in .use both
dlA and evening The institute,
which had only three teachers orcl-
nally. now has more than 40 ON the
faculty or more than The original
number of pupils. while mo latter
h8s grown to 1000 This school has
81 proud record which can bo traced
thru its eroduafes. many of whom
ar high up in The business world
of Detroit and elsewhere Tho in
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
!. 5G4 ] & ~ IL,
~ SssSs 49, III - Choosing the School

sttutc started ust d7 tIe auioho
bile. Industry began to grow lmpor
ana and many of its student. nave
dtted themsolye- for places iu this
trade with such good results iha'
they hold important executive posi-
lions I'm Detroit and elsewhere. The
cxperts who founded the school are
sull IN charge and under their man
agement 30 has shoWn "a "onderiui
growth Tho BOARD OF Commerce
looks u this institute for men tor
important assignments In the busi
moss world The school now oceu
pies the entire Institute building on
Cass.ave. just north of Michigan
ave.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24

Tho monthly meeting and dinner
OF Tho Detroit naSFness Women
club viii boz held Thursday evening
sept 27 at $50 o'clock. In Pales-
tine lodge house The activities Of
ihe club FOR the ensuing season viii
be discussed especially the work It's
members have undertaken IN behalf
of the nurses with the Harper and
Detroit College of Medicine and sur
CORY base hospital units a box for
The nurses containing many neces.
stiles az well AS comforts is being
prepared by ihf club 20 he forward
I'd during October For this box hc
members urge their friends go CON
tribute such articles as soap, tooth
uastc. wash cloths. coffee salt, choc
olate hard candy matted milk. tsl
c1m powder foot powder Loaf sugar.
&c
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
y. W. c. A. To Hold Rally

Tuesday evening Sept 25, ar s
o'clock, be- educational department
OF the s. vs. g. a, will hold its an
nual rally Goo = Hubs ~ the
sales department Of the Dodge
Bros. VIII be the chief speaker of
the evening His subject will be
odd moment There viii DE an
Informal program OF music. an
nouncoments of The classes for the
coming yoay and an opportunity io
meet the faculty An invitation II
extended 20 an women Of the city
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
DISTRICT No.
Oakland. Nncomb, ~. clair, Lapeer,
Genrsee and sHniIac Counties)

Mrs Percy D. Harrons orion 1900
Mrs David o. Campbell
McGrcEnr ft.6oe
Miss Flora D.. Haven. Clio.... 5000
j " iaCohus. South iNon ..,. $500
] n kine, Flint ..,... 5000
Mrs 4 4 l.ouusberry
Walled Lake ..... ~ 600
Miss Faye M iarlaUe. If.llurNu p 600
Earl McGun"Ele Lapcrr .., 600
VI IS Madeline Minor. Tt Huron - 600
d. l.. Mas FARMING tom , 00o
John l. MiddlodUch LuW A 10 600
Mrs. T.. n Parker. oxford $500
p T. rage. clifford ......... 5000
Miss Grace Russell. Pontiac N"NQ
Miss Gladys Marion smith.
Hirw inghan N0 j
Walter A. Stone. So Clair $500
Miss Florence waterman. Holly lh 600
EiGse. y. Wilson Pontiac. 5000
DiSTRICr No. 20
windsor. NaIkerNitie. and al terri
tory not included IN other di~trict-J
Ford n Beacom Iickford $4,000
Geo. -. Placlt Battle Crfoh ls 900
Mrs =. N Foster. Remus Nn'
charles 4 Green. Grand Lcdrs 5000
Ralph u Marvin. lansing $1,000
D. Il Robbins Battle creek $4,000
lay Sessions ST Johns 10000
PrintinE--thc plain neat kind---th ~
e. righf--Times lob Dcpt-Nniu 1870.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
ESTABLISH YOUR
OWN RIrCINE~S

Printinu--thc plain neat kind--fhat
= riuht-Times Job Dept.--Nnin 1870.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
7 ACRES
Here's Something Good

o acres Of 80 sandy loa,m soil, -
miles from Detroit. miles from .
good town new 6-ruom house, good
barn This farm will hc sold az
sacrifice for the price az $4,000
terms Call MI Burnham with
TBOMLEY- WILSON & co.
i0t6 Cham. Of Com Cad, 5000
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
" ANrED-AGE>rs aud S,LEsNEV

WANTED MoaI otter East alol
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24

FUNER DrREcroRs
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24

PrintinE--thc plain neat kind---thTf
g. riuhf--Times Job Dcpt.--Naiu 1870.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
ron sALI;--.AoANr LoTs

Will pay cash iol vacant lots,
houses fats. stores. acreage,
real estate equities. Land con-
tracts bought; quick and sat
isfactory deals,
EBERT SEQ Me- iestic Bldg.