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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-18
THE .'ONL OKER.
Brief Comments and Reflections Anent Topical and
Timely Events Succinctly Discussed
From our Viewpoint
By ''Ham'

from Phoenix, Arizona gallons
spurious liquors. onscated raid into the
wagon and the streets sprinkled with the liquor. 1t
two hundred automobiles and formed
followed the wagon.
Wonder why PROCESSION following the wagon
containing pura?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-18
SEASONS GREETINGS

Just Merry Christmas Greeting,
Just a pansy bud boquet,
In remembrance of our meeting,
AS we journeyed on life's way.
May the sunshine and the gladness,
Which has kept you sweet and clean.
Danish every care and sadness,
All through Nineteen Seventeen.
Yuletide blessings all combine.
Peace and joy and love be thine.
Your broncho friend,
J. w. Crawford C'Capt. Jack").
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-18
A NEWSIE TO HIS PALS

Overheard and Reported by "Capt. Jack.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-18

Especially the Billy Sunday Newsboys Reception Ire
Temple, Boston, Saturday Morning December 80, 1915
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-18


Joe march down Inter den Linden and the
would be the French about
fair play" Gerard writes in the Philadelphia Ledger.
Bueher insisted after Waterloo 1865 that Napoleon should
of merely dposed exd Had the German
there would Helena history,
immediate execution
Again 1870 Won Motks army of Sedan captured Emperor
venerable Eugenie the
Europe, and who still lives also exile.
Ending regime the Hohenzolen Germany
big history The Hohenzo 82S
the first Hohenzo king throne
years after Philadelphia was founded
King Alfonso Of Spain belongs older royal house. The
which he belongs their couple of centuries
than the Hohenzolerns about thousand
didn't begin Ringing
after the his
tory.
house Hapburg The his
years
The first Romano in Russia Moscow SIS
that the Cars royal family than that Germany Spain
England borrowed it's first king of the line from Hanover
Germany, only George belongs
nfante royal regime.
Unless the shall differ from of the
history,
Take the bayonet from under the and few of them
could stand The divine kings" merely the
levy for selpreservation
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-18

There will be eclipses the 1917.
This recalls the African explorer
to himself be slain by the of
Ayes almanac handy explorers should always supply
these when the JUNGLE day he
would hide the for hour The eclipse performed it's
cusomed function and the brave white
pills. but because of them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
Electric Lamps
Reduced in price

Reduced in price
A number of Library
and Boudoir- Lamps Of
pleasing design, excep-
tional offerings.
Library Lamps finish )
ed in dull gold, silk
shades with fringe. One
old gold, one old rose.
Were $3.50 and .$14.O0
for Sll.00 each.
One Library Lamp,
Circassian walnut, old
blue shade with tassels.
Regular price $3.50 for
S11.00
.Boudoir Lamps, wood
bases finished in old
gold, shades old blue, old
gold and light blue.
Regular price $500 for
S3.75 each
Boudoir Lamps, wood
bases, black and gold fin
ishes,yellow silk shades.
Were $500 for $500
Basement.
February Fashions.
The Designer is out
for February. It gives a
glimpse Of Spring fash
ions and new styles in
needlework,
10 cts
Pattern Counter, main floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
MONEY TALKS AND
BANK NOTES

Copyright 1917. by. F. W. Weitzel.
Washington, D. Co.
While the gold, silver and copper
bars originally used constituted a
standard Of value, this standard was
based upon a certain weight of the
METALS. There was no stamp upon
them. They were not coined" They
were used as a denominator Of price
without the actual use Of unit Of
value Of the standard named, just as
we have a standard unit based upon
q gold dollar and coin no gold dol
lars Very accurate weights and
-.sies are required to weigh such
precious metals. While gold has been
called the king, silver the lord and
copper the slave of metals used in
coinage, copper is becoming more
rnand for it increases Adam Smith
says: We would find it exceeding
ly troublesome. if every time a poor
man had occasion either to buy or sell
a farthing's worth of goods he was
obliged to weigh the farthing." A
farthing being the fourth Of penny
in English money, and penny being
q small copper coin equal to half a
cent In our money, you can see what
Weighing off farthing or what would
be orle-eight cent in our money,
would mean Then again the diff
Guilty of determining the purity of the
metal was another great inconven-
fence and made it possible for great
frauds to be committed. This led to
the stamping upon the bars, by au-
thnritv of government. of marks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
Stocks of Potatoes, Jan. 1.

Supplies Of potatoes on hand Jan.
/, 1917. for market in 10 important
northern potato-growing states are
estimated by the Bureau Of Crop
Estimates Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture to be about
A per cent. smaller than a year ago,
65 per cent. smaller than two years
ago, and 81 per cent. smaller than
the average holdings on January 1 of
the preceding five years.
II, for the purpose of comparison,
the estimates in percentages of mar
ketable stocks of potatoes on hand
January 1 be applied to the estimates
Of total production, it shows, in the
10 states included (Which produced
81 per cent. Of the total 1915 crop,
and 66 per cent of the 1915 crop),
a total Of 59,938.000 bushels on Jan.
1, 1917, compared with 106,225, 900
a year ago, 169, 554,o00 two years ago,
and 1884, 900 bushels the average
holdings Of the preceding five years
on January L. These figures indicate
a scant supply Of old potatoes dur
ing the spring months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
,A~A~0
STOCK MARKET

New York, Jan. 26.-Opening-
Metals and industrials made appre-
ciable gains at today's opening, the
zinc shares, Pressed Steel Car and
American Car being foremost features
at gains OF one to two points. United
states Steel, Lackawanna Steel and
Republic Iron gained material frac-
tons. International Paper advanced a
point with Central Leather and Gen.
eral Motors rose three points. There
was Hoderate activity in railroad
stocks. mainly at slight concessions.
Oils also yielded with Atlantic. Gulf
& West Indies and Goodrich. In gen.
eral pricez made further Improvement
In the first half hour.
Noonr-Prices fell away fractionalfy
in the first hour on profit taking, but
rallies were the rule later, except In
shipptngs and Texas Co. Equipments
became prominent in the second hour,
Air Brake gaining six points, with one
to two and one-half for General Elec-
trio, American Can and American and
Baldwin Locomotives. Further accu-
mutation of United States Steel was
noted at an extreme gain of point.
Dealings in bonds were at a minimum,
with an irregular tone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
STOCK BROKERS
TO OFFER DATA
ON BEAR DEALS

New York, Jan. 26.-Stock brokers
welcomed today the news that the
house rules committee had limited
still further it's demands for evidence
to be used in determining whether
any one prof1ted by a leak" just be-
fore the publication of President Will
sons peace note. The general feeling
among brokers is that the new de-
mand will confne itself to a request
for information concerning "short
Sales" the only transactions which
would figure in any effort to make use
of knowledge obtained through a leak
A modification of this kind would
make it unnecessary for stock ex-
change houses to furnish the names
OF customers whose operations would
be of no interest to the congressional
investigators. 1t would also make it
possible for brokers to get into touch
with those clients who went short
heavily on war stocks.
The leak inquiry will be resumed
here at 10 o'clock Monday morning
The latest modification of the commit
tees demands has simplified prepara-
tons for the continuation of the in
vestigation. According to Chairman
Henry of the committee the investi-
gators will have everything they want
within five days.
In addition to the documentary evil
dence from brokers, Mr. Henry said
the committee had sought by sub
poena the records of all telephone and
telegraph messages which passed be-
tween Washington andd New York
during the 13 days involved in the in
qu1ry. The telephone and telegraph
companies, the chairman said, have
agreed to produce this material.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26

which indicated the degree Of purity
Of the bar, but being stamped upon
only one side of the bar, still left the
cumbersome requirement of weigh
ing. This led to actual coinage"
The state banks supplied our first
paper money. The coins of foreign
countries and these state banks notes
constituted the currency Of the early
days Of the new republic. While the
Constitution prohibits any state from
emitting bills Of credit or making
anything but gold and silver coin a
banks. under authority from the state
governments, were supplying the
money used by the people Of the
United States at the time the con-
stitution went into effect on the first
Wednesday in March, 1889, and con-
tinued to furnish the paper money
for. many years thereafter. In 1884
there were three state banks with a
capitol of $2,1oo,Qpo. less than one
tenth Of the capitol Of only one of
our banks to-day, while the entire
circulating notes amounted to two
millions and the specie, that is the
money itself, the coin, amounted to
ten millions, in bank. By 1911 the
number OF banks had increased to
SO, with q combined capital of $751;
100000. The specie, or real money
held by them at that time was about
$15,OO0,O0O while the circulating
notes amounted toI almost twice as
much! Millions Of dollars have been
lost by the wrongful use Of the power
to issue paper currency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
TAX COMMISSION REPORT

1915 the General Assembly raised state tax commission
cept that Guy P Miller of Bridgeport ssents from the methods
by which the commission proposes to meet ntangbes He
would substitute income Most students in taxation will
agree with Miller proposing and
entifc method
The report otherwise, streak fat streak of
lean strongly declares that the state is raising
than needs and indicates the advantages that would flow
from economical, wise and frugal government
Nor does the commission omit to note certain items
profits unduy expense municipalities
1t appreciates the undue burden which laid homes
and FARMS and in degree proposes remission Of these
burdens
The defects of report it's too limited
daohs for action its failure to appreciate the under
roads, its for the per-
manent levy Of state tax on the cities and towns.
Between Page Page of the report is table, showing
the state from various from 1905 to 1916
j elusive.
During this period the military tax the tax on mutual life
companies banks street railroads. nonresident
stock savings banks SUGGESTIONS registered securities tee
graphs automobiles liquor licenses and other largely
increased Sometimes the doubled; sometimes
creased three fold frTt
The revenue from steam dropped 900
in 1905 to $917 900 in 1916.
failed to note the growth in the
Haven during this period and did not take
the greatly taxes which Massachusetts, New
York and Rhode Island taking result of New Haven
pansion.. I
The Recommendation continue state tax injus
tce these shown that dwellings and farms
reached It is shown that the state is raising too
much revenue that railroads and certain other
objects of taxation are not paying their share
But the state tax is tax which falls largely upon homes
and farms, which already overtaxed.
agrees that the state is raising too much
that this should be reduced perhaps by
three millions
The first million of this reduction should by the
ple Of the state tax laid he property of cities
1 and towns. Atst<a s.e.es .r..9.t8.ss s #9
The state has taken steam railroads and trolley lines for
the purpose raising state though the properties lie
within towns The least the state do is to
tax objects justly should not take them for the
Of saving axaon and then the result Of this in
justice further tax the homes in the cities and the
farms in the small places.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
ORCHESTRA Is ENDOWED

Philadelphia, Jan. 26.-The Phila-
delphia Orchestra association an
nounced today that it had secured
pledges aggregating more than $780,
900 yearly for five years as an en-
dowment fund, thereby meeting the
condition of the offer of a donor, wh ose
name was not disclosed, to pay the
deficit Of the orchestra during that
period. The fund, according to the
announcement, now amounts to $685.
900 and is expected to reach 81 900, 900
in the near future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
MERCHANT SHIPS LOST
In YEAR TOTAL 1.149

Washington, Jan. 27-Loss to the
world merchant shipping in 1916
through war causes exceeded the total
tonnage construction, according to es-
Inmates prepared today by the federal
bureau of navigation. Vessels sunk
are put at 1,14s Of 2,os2,ess tons,
and those built at 2,5Oe, of 1,Sss,943
tons. The net reduction was about
220,0 TONS or about IL per cent
Of the. worlds total.
The figures were gathered from
many unofficial sources but are de-
clared to be approximately correct
The entire worlds merchant vessel
tonnage at present, according to an
estimate by Lloyds, is 48.6S3,0O0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
Hearing On Moulders'
Injunction Plea Set

The petition Of Local No. 10, In
ternational Molders of North Amer
lea, asking the superior court to grant
an injunction against the Monumen-
tai Bronze Co., has been set for a
hearing on Jan. 20. The union asks
the court to restrain the company
from employing Michael Krug, John
Sakne and Anito SOMEBODY.
It is claimed these men made a
contract with the union last Septem-
Der tos solicit new members. The
union says President E. K. Sperry
and Supt. Clancy Of the company in
duced the men to enter their employ
and conspired with Krug to have
them break the contracts with the
union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
FORCED TO MOVE, HE
SUES HIS LANDLORD

The attempt of tenant to recover
damages because he was ordered to
move, was heard yesterday afternoon
In the common pleas court when the
trial of v. F. Aims suit against Ed
ward D. Hayes started before Judge
Walsh. Aims alleged that in August,
1915, he rented a cottage in Ezra
street from Hayes at $14 a month.
He declares an agreement was made
by the terms of which he was to re-
ceive $50 and moving expenses of $14
If obliged to quit the premises with
in the time specified in the agreement.
Aims says Hayes rented the place to
another person and refused to paw
Aims anything. The court reserved
decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
February fashions.
10 cts

Pattern Counter, main floor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
w. HI. LIBBY DEAD.

New York, Jan. 26-The death last
night of w. H. Libby, a director of
the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey,
was announced today. Mr.. Libby
was in charge of many of the corpor-
atoms foreign interests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
For Winter Sports
Sweaters, Caps, Scarves, Shoes

OWcaleTs, Gaps, OCarVcS, OllOcS
new Skating Boot is in high-cut lace mode
made Of tan elk skin. It has broad low heel anc
heavy SOLE It will make an ideal skating or trampine
boot, $3.50.
Sweaters in gay sombre colors are Of warm
Angora or heavy wool. Satisfactory styles al
$500, $500 and $3.50
Caps and Scarves for skating or other out doc,
sports are $3.50.
Nice warm Tams that come well down over the
ears when necessary are $2.25.
Fownes soft wool Gloves with long gauntlet
wrists that come to the elbow are very satisfactory
style They pull on or off easily and the long rib
knitting clngs closely to the arm. A most suitable
glove for out door wear, $1.25.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26

A number of Library
and Boudoir- Lamps Of
pleasing design, excep-
tional offerings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-26
Brass and Iron Beds

Brass and Iron Bed:
A clearance at special
reductions to tighten
stock before inventory
Models with pinch
square posts and square
fillers,in handsome satin
finish.
Were $4,000 now $500
Were $4,000 now $4,000
Were $500 now $4,000
We're $44.5O now $500
With pinch round
posts, continuous posts
or fancy trimming.
Were $3.50 now $4,000
Were $4,000 $3.50
Were $500 $24.OO
Were $1,000 $14.O0
Were. $500 now $1,000
Were $27.OO $3.50
Were $4,000 SLIGO
Were 1920 $1,000
Third floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-15

: CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE'
> lective service. Registration is
necessary preliminary to the latte
: process of selection.
at is useless to ask registrars I
excuse anyone from registration. In
registrar has no such powers. No on
can suspend the law requiring all t
register.
at is important that all shall un
derstand the significance of registra
tion and it is hoped that the da,
will be approached in the spirit witt
which the government has appointed
it. Democracy is its essence. NJ
one can absent himself, nor can th'
well-to-do man hire another to rep
| resent him on the occasion. The coun
try's manhood will present itself o!
this day and by so doing will say l
effect: Here / am. Take me- No
only has the individual citizenry
the country made a remarkable re
sronse to the registration call, but tn
states through their official head
have indicated such zeal that there i
great rivalry among some Of tn,
commonwealths for the honor of max
ing the first complete registration re
turns.
MANY questions are asked daily
the War Department concerning tn
re egistration of travelling men ant
other absentees. On the sixth da
after the date of the presidents proc
lamation anyone. subject to registra
ton who expects to be absent fron
his home on registration day shoul'
go to the clerk of the county wher
he may be staying. If one is in cit.
of over $4,000 population, the cit.
clerk is the official to whom to apply
The absentee will be told how to reg
lister and a registration card will b
SLED out. This card must be mailes
by the absentee so as to reach tn
registrar of his home precinct by reg
istration day. The clerk to whom tn
absentee applies is not empowered II
ssue the absentee registration Ger.
t.ficate. This is issued by the regis
trar in his home precint.
Persons too sick to present them
selves for registration must send :
competent person to the county c
| city clerk on the sixth day after tn
| date of the presidents proclamation
The clerk will give instructions fo
registration.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-15
No. 3746.
DECISION AND JUDGMENT.

Superior Court, Imperial County
California. In the matter Of deter
mining The Imperial Valley Dali,
Press as a newspaper of general cir
culation.
Now on this 18th day of May. 1871
the petition of Edwin J. Parke. man
ager of Imperial Valley Daily Pres
came on to be heard, and the court
after hearing all the evidence and be
ing fully advised in the matter, finds
That this matter was set to be hear
On the 18th day of Nav. 1917, at
o'clock D. m, at which time. for goo
cause shown. the court continued tn
same until the 18th day of May, 1917
1t 10 o'clock a. M:
II.
That before the court so set sal'
matter for hearing. due and legal af
fidavits of publication were suhmittet
to it. and proof was duly made to sal:
court of the publication Of the Deti
tion and notice as heretofore ordere
Nv said court and as provided by law
which proof was then and is now here
by approved;
That said Imperial VALLEY Dali
Press is now, and has been for NOR
than two years. established and Dut
lshed for the dissemination Of loco
and telegraphic news and intelligenc'
Of q general character in FL Centrc
said county and state; that during par
of said time it has been known as thu
imrerial Valley Press; that on O
about April 2, 1917, the name n
said newspaper was CHANGED from tht
imDerial Valley Press, which name i
had heretofore borne, TO the ImDe
rial Valley Daily Press; that n
change was made in said nublicatio
excent the insertion Of the wore
DAILY" IN the name thereof; that n
present owner Of said newsDaDer de
sires to omit the word "Daiiy" fr0r
the name Of said newspaper and U.s.
the name ImDerial Vallev Press.
It is therefore ordered, adiudoe
and decreed that the Imperial Vale
Press is hereby ascertained and estab
lshed as a newspaper of general cir
culation, and that all notices o~dere
to be made by publication. all officis
advertising. and all others publication
required bv the codes Of this stat
to be published, hereafter appearin.
IN said ncwsDaDer. shall be legal
FRANKLIN J. COLE,
Nav u. 1917. Judge.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-15
Bringing War Prisoners Here.

A suggestion has been made by Al
Led officers who are in this country
IN the mission to the United States
government to discuss war problem;
hat German prisoners held in France
nd England be embarked in ships
and brought to America, to be held
curing the term of hostility.
There are many thousands of these
prisoners in camp of the French and
English and doubtless their transpor-
lation to the United States would be
a task of great magnitude. The per
lis in the way would make less diff
ference to their capto~c than the ne
cessity of taking vessels out of the
commercial business to carry them,
probably. If the German submarines
selected these ships as targets for
their torpedoes there would be sort
of grim justice in the s;nking-accord-
ing to the Entente view. Indeed, il
is understood that German prisoners
have been embarked on many of the
troop transports as q potential re
taliatory measure for the sinking OF
hospital ships.
The real benefits TO accrue from
such course would be great, it Is
likely. The prisoners could be given
occupation here on farms and gar
dens, just as the interned crews OF
the German warships seized in the
harbors have been employed al
Charleston. They would ge t into
closer touch than ever before witt
the American people and the Ameri
can ideals. They would learn why the
United States has entered the war anC
if they later returned to their homes
they could do much to leaven the hos
tility which must exist in German!
toward the Americans when peace i
declared. Many of them would prob
ably remain here after the war anc
become such citizens as good German
soldiers are known to make. Alto
gether, the plan does not look to b;
unreasonable or unworkable.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-15
Meat Is Cheap in Brazil.
By G.. 3. Robertson

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Rio de Janeiro, April 10 (By mail
--Brazil's meat market has not yei
been stampeded by the high cost OF
living-doubtless because there ar
about twice as many cattle in tn,
county as people. The last bovine
census placed the figre at 50,000,00t
head.
Despite the advice Of health author
tiles, who prescribe light meat die
during hot weather, Brazilians eat ap.
proximately their own weight in flesh
fish and fowl annually. And no.
weather is Brazil's eternal portion.
To feed the aggregate stomach 0.
Rio de Janeiro during 1916 it required
1C5,00O,O00 pounds of beef, 2,500,00t
pounds of veal, 100000 pounds oI
FORK and 100000 pounds of mutton
TO say nothing of a daily portion ot
about sixty tons of fish, and equa
weight of dried beef, 10000 pound!
cf poultry and liberal amount o
goat flesh and wild game.
Brazilians probably are great mea
eaters because, relatively, meat is th'
cheapest thing to eat. Prices fluctu
ated in 1916 between and - cents
pound for beef, 7 apd Is cents 70
veal and Is and % cents for pork.