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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
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be as confiscatory as some of the
more radical members of congress
have desired. We all mus do our
share in what will undoubtedly al
ways stand out prominently among
the greatest crises of the world. The
staggering figures that are being
granted in the form of appropria
tons, and the bond issues and the
forms of taxation to provide for these
appropriations, all are merely a
measure of the determination of the
Administration bring to bear at once
the very utmost of our fighting eff
cheney, in order that the conflict may
be brought as promptly as possible to
a victorious close. It is no time for
half measures. We have already sur
prised the enemy by sending to
France considerable army of clean
cut, intelligent men who are eager
and able to fight for democracy. We
must continue sending well equipped
men until we have an army that will
| by it's strength, intelligence and de-
termination convince the enemy of
the futility of continuing its losing
struggle. Preparation and more pre-
paration cannot fail in this way to
prove the most effective means for
conserving the lives of our young
men. Financial sacrifices must be pa
! triotica1ly borne. The war must be
won and all must do their bit. Peace
is in the air. Austria under it's new
ruler wants peace. Political develop
ments in Hungary this week show q
corresponding feeling in that division
of the Dual Kingdom. Bulgaria, too
it is reported in responsible quarters
4 is DESTROYS of beginning peace nego-
tiations. The German people earnest
4 ly desire peace. But the German mil
itary machine still stands out appar.
emily undetermined as ever, obvious
ly hoping for some development thai
will permit it as victor to bring the
war to close. This is a situation thai
Il cannot endure much longer. Thus Il
behooves our country to bring forth
at the earliest possible moment, ever.
ounce of our fighting strength, no
alone in men, but in all other forms
of our great national wealth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25

Pool AND BILLIARDS.
D PARLOR

NEW POOL & BILLIARD PARLOR
just opened Cigars and Tobacco
PSI Noble avenue. Joe Grand, pro-
prietor. Next door to Spanish club.
Ias*22
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
STOCK MARKET
.|~~<~~~>

New York, Sept 25-Higher prices
prevailed at the outset of today's
trading, the war shares and related is
sues extending yesterdays gains by
large fractions to point. These were
offset, however, by the heaviness of
coppers, motors and tobaccos. u. s..
Steel also reflected pressure with CRU
chile, and rails were irregular within
narrow limits. Most advances were
surrendered before the end of the first
half hour on increased offerings.
Persistent selling of us. Steel, which
rallied to liz only to recede to III u
served to undermine the general list
during the active first hour. Beth1e-
hem Steel also displayed marked
heaviness, falling rs points and CRU
chile lost 1 r.. Other backward fea-
lures included leading coppers, the mo-
tors and tobaccos, Baldwin Locomo-
tive and Westinghouse. The few
strong issues were mainly represented
by shippings, feathers and oils. Sub
stantial recoveries set in before noon,
rails leading the upward movement.
Liberty bonds sold at 1898 to par.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25

An American torpedo boat was tow
ed into port by destroyer. The ac-
cident was an internal one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
On this mornings wholesale market
vas very sluggish. There was the

On this mornings wholesale market
was very sluggish. There was the
usual number of farmers but the ped
dlers because of a holiday tomorrow,
bought very sparingly or not at all.
Apples went quickly, as usual
60-75 by the basket for better grades
and $1.0o$1.50 by the bushel. There
seemed hardly any demand for beans
of any kind.
There was nothing else that went
well and the prices remained about
the same as yesterday. The peach men
who were to come in must have been
scared. There were only 81 baskets
Of medium quality reported up till
8,45. Green tomatoes are coming in
more freely now and are very reason
able. Hoover has asked Bridgeport
to cut down our sugar consumption
That its the canning but not drying
Of peaches.
Drying Peaches.
Peaches usually are dried, with the
skins but they will be better If peeled
before drying. Ca Remove the stones,
cut the fruit into halves or preferably
into smaller pieces, and spread on
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Every person, firm or corporation
crescent or non-resident) liable to tax
alton on real or personal property in
the Town and City of Bridgeport on
September /. 1917, MUST FILE with
the Tax Com missioner sworn state
ment of all taxable property owned by
such person, firm or corporation In
the Town and City of Bridgeport, on
specially printed lists furnished by
the Tax Commissioner. Such lists
must be fled during the MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER, 1917.
FAILURE SO to do will compel the
Tax Commissioner to make out such
lists from, the best information obtain
able, to which a penalty of ten. per
cent, will be added as by law required.
LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
If each parcel of Real Estate is not
separately listed. and properly describ-
ed, giving metes and bounds; street
number of lot number. Buildings
thereon must be entered separately
from the land value.
FAILURE to file a list deprfves the
owner of the right to appeal to the
Board of Relief. Lists may be
obtained at the office of the Tax Com
missioner. Room 9, City Hall, during
the month of August.
HOURS: a. m. to p. m. daily
o. m. to p. m. Saturday.
A. F. Common,
Tax Commissioners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
New York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires Of
q. L. Watson s. Co.. Bankers and
Brokers. Corner Main and John Sta.
Bridgeport. Conn. Members of Nev
York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
PATENTS

FIRED II. BoWERsOCK, b. G. Mr.
LII. b. Attorney and Counsellor sat
Law in Patent and TradenaEk
Causes. Solicitor Of Patents. as
Main St.. Suite 90. Phone liz Bag
mum. IA years practice in New
York city. New York office. Nes-
Rector st.
r II alf~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25

BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston 1880 p. M. Prices Reported
Over Private Wire to T. L
Watson & Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CONCERN

Pursuant to the Statute of the State
of Connecticut in such case made and
provided,
Notice is Hereby Given, That The
Hungarian Sick Benefit Societies Con
federation of Bridgeport, Connecticut,
a specially chartered corporation of
this State, intends to apply to the SUI
perior Court to be holden in and for
Fairfield County on the first Tuesday
of November, 1917, to have its cor
porate name changed t. The Hungar-
ian Aid Association of America.
Dated September 18th, 1917.
THE HUNGARIAN SICK BENEFIT
SOCIETIES CONFEDERATION.
It*19 BY John Desc, President.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
SERVICE
ID E. FIN ED
FARM 80 ACRES

30 acres tillab1e, balance in pasture
nsax5 woodland and good fertile SOIL
some apple trees and other fruits:
brick house of Z rooms; fine view; ali
in good shape; barn S0x4o; silo 12xlS;
spring and we'll, cows, 3 yearlings, 4
young calves, 25 hens, moving ma
chine, sled, horse, rake, cultivator'
grindstone and all small tools; 80 tons
Of hay in barn. Price $4,000; cash
$500. Let US show you this one.
ALFRED ii. CLARK s SON
fooA Main Street Room 400
P23 *tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25
1NvEsTMENT SECURITIES

MORTGAGE NOTES and Commercial
paper bought and sold. Mortgage
foreclosures stopped at once. Lester
c. Lowe, Room 4oe, Warner buiidr
ing. Tel. 228 Noble.
Do as.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-25

Gold coin to the amount of $4,000.
600 was withdrawn from the sub.
treasury. Destination was with.
held.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
NEW BOYS LEARN TO
SWIM NEXT WEEK
Y. M. C. A. Pool Open to Any Boy.


Boys! Want to learn to swim?
Now is your chance. All this next
week there will be a swimming
campaign at the Y. M. C. A, when
Mr.. Schwan will teach any boy how
to dive, float, and swim with most
any stroke he wants to use. And
best of all Mr.. Schwan does not
use the old method of taking you
out and ducking you, but instead
he uses the nicer way of just play.
ing games in the water until you
get used to the water and begin to
swim naturally.
This is the first swimming cam
paign he has had here in Rich
mond, but those he had held in 9th
er cities has been most successful,
especially when the grand climax
comes on Saturday morning, be-
cause then he will hold a big water
carnival, given entirely by the new
swimmers who have learned their
art within the week, ara BOYS. that
carnival is a.. event of a lifetime.
Next saturday morning at Q
O'clock. Better be there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
SOLDIERS TALK TO
THE BOY SCOUTS

The Boy Scouts or America.
Troop .. held their weekly meeting
on Wednesday night. April IS, ana
had an immensely interesting time.
Mr.. kinley said he had a surprise
for us and we all wondered what 1t
was. So about in the middle OF the
meeting, Mr.. Brammer and two
soldiers, who are guarding the pub.
lie buildings, bridges and water
works, came in. Their names were
Mr.. Miller and Mr. Shoemaker.
Mr.. Brammer said that since Mr..
Shoemaker was very bashful he
had to be bodyguard for his gun:
but Mr., Miller was 4 college naan
and SO ne wasn't bit bashful.
He told us that for niue months
they had been on constant duty, cy-
erywhere from Mexico to Rich,
mond. He told us that a soldiers
life wasn't cinch and that from
seven in the morning to twelve at
noon they were drilled, and that
from one to four in the afternoon
they We're taught different army
tactics.
On Christmas day they were
along the border in Mexico and a
severe sandstone arose, in fact it
was the worst one they had the
whole time they were there. They
had turkey for dinner with ali the
trimmings that 60 with turkey, but
there was sand in everything, sand
in coffee, sand in soup, sand in tur.
key, sand in mouth, eyes, nose and
ears.
After talking a while longer and
telling many things, they went
away since they had to 60 on duty.
They brought five boxes of hard
tack up with them, and Mr.. Bran
mer distributed three OF them
among us. The bareback Is made
out of bean flour and is very nour.
ishing. 1t has peculiar taste. The
soldiers said that man can live
two weeks on bareback and water.
After this Mr. Braminer an
nounced that there would be a hike
on Saturday, May IL, and that all
the scouts are to meet at the Y.
M. c. A. al II o'clock.-Reported by
Earl Keisker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
GARFIELD STUDENTS
GIVE GOOD PROGRAMS

Once a week each room at Gar.
field school has a program which
is given almost entirely by the stu
dents themselves. The following is
a report from room 10:
The meeting was called to order
and the minutes of the last meeting
were read by the secretary. The
program followed:
Bible reading-T. Brehm.
i Story-R. Appleton.
} Violin solo-Lyell Beam.
Current eyents-E Atkinson.
/ Poem---P. Blossom.
Poern-L. Benge.
! Riddles-C. Bradley.
! Story-H. Bloemke.
! Council report-M Ball
Violin solo--Joy Bailey.
German pOem-A Baker.
Talk-Mr. Wilson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
HIBbERD CHILDREN SEE
BIG CIRCUS UNLOADING

Hibberd school children had a
rather exciting time yesterday
morning. AS they came to school
they were greeted with the rumble
of heavy show wagons drawn by
eight powerful horses going down
Eighth street. 1t was all they could
do to turn their backs on the bright
orange colored wagons which went
past every few minutes, and to
march into the school rooms, but
they did. Then whenever they
would try to get their minds onto
dry old arithmetic problems Or
something, a new wagon or troop
of horses would go by.
But all at once the children heard
the gong ring. They thought it was
a fire drill, so all jumped up ready
to obey orders, but it rang twice,
and then twice more. 1t wasn't a
real fire-drill, but they started out
anyhow Then someone called out
"Hsre come the elephants! And
such squealing you never heard.
One boy said he was so excited he
slid all the way down stairs on his
heels, and another girl fell through
the bushes after she got out doors.
School was dismissed at ~ Tast
ten, and in spite ~ TIE pouring rain
almost all Of the boys and girls
~cnt up town to see the parade.
They all agreed that it was one of
the biggest shows that had come to
Richmond for some time, and since
there was so much to tell that we
could not begin to get it In this
week, you can look for the part
about the baby elephants, and baby
kangaroos next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
My Grandfathar's Share
in the Civil War


My Grandfather Wilson was with
Sherman in the War Of the Rebell-
ion. He marched through rain and
mud. The roads were SO bad they
could not get supplies from head
quarters and they had to live on
parched corn for about three weeks.
He was in the battle of Morietta.
Resaca, LonsemOn Mountains.
Jonesville, Tenn, Columbus aud.
Franklin. They were defeated and
fell back to Nashville. They stayed
there one month. They got rein
fcrccments and drove tho rebels cut
of Tennessee. Then he went to.
Washington, from there to North
Carolina and was In the battle OF
Kingston, Springfield and then went
to GreensborUugh and stayed there
until the war over then they CAME.
home. That marching was very
hard on my grandfather and made,
sores on his feet that caused him
much pain still. His name is James,
T. Wilson. He was "a years old the
oath of last July. He lives in Ind
annapolis, Indiana. ] am sure that
if he was not SO old he would fight
for. the United States now. Alva-
Wilson, Grade Five. st. Mary's-
School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE
COMES TO RICHMOND

Next Wednesday, May 2, the real
"'Little Orphant Annie" is coming
to Richmond. There will be Riley
entertainment at the High School,
at which a lecture will be given by
a talented speaker, and Mrs. Mary
Gray, the original story-teller of
scary witch tales, will accompany
him, Also there probably will be
music by local school children, and
perhaps a few recitations.
This entertainment is given I'M
der the auspices of the Boys De-
partment of the Y M. G. A. and
many Of the boys are selling tick
cts. A small admission of picture
show prices is being asked.
twenty-five tickets will be CIV
en- to children of the North 14th
Street Mission, and the Boy Scouts
are planning to attend in a body.
All school children are SO interest
ed in Riley and enjoy those Cob
bluns-that'll-git-you- ef-you-don't-
Watch-out SO much that when the
real Little Orphant Annie is COM
ing, there should not fail to be a
good crowd at the High School aud
itorium on Wednesday evening to
hear the Riley lecture, and see her.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28

One reason that Robert likes him so well is that
this "Mr. Mac always all the funny papers
for him, and sends them TO him each week. And so,
when he had this chance to write letter the
typewriter he sat right down and did it. And it
was almost perfectly written too. The question
mark was little blurred, and the e. in summer"
was blurred with "a" besides one or two words
being run close together, but that was all, and
think that pretty good.
The exact copy of the letter as nearly as print
could make it, follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
Little Eighty ear Old Boy Writes Real Buness.Lke Letter

Have you ever written on typewriter? If you
have, you can imagine how hard it must have been
for S-yearold Robert Mccoy Of Elkhart, Indiana to
write this letter 1t was written to the Palladium
man who makes up the Junior for you every week,
arranging the articles they fit in the right spaces
and putting the right headlines oyer your stories
placing the cuts and pictures they will look NICE
and fixing UP all kinds of borders, every once in
while. SO that you will like the Junior better. You
haven't any idea how much he does for you or else
you would like him as well as this little Robert
does, and maybe you would write him letter
yourself
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
Tells About His Life
On WAYNE County Farm

like the Junior fine. | finished
making garden yesterday and this
is what is in it: Radishes, lettuce,
cucumbers, beets, cress, spinach,
tomatoes and cabbage.
! have a bantam hen and did have
a rooster but he died. l bought and
set six bantam eggs, but the hen is
off so long when she eats that l
don't think they will hatch.
There were so many muskrats
along the creek last fall that ] start
ed trapping and caught twenty, and
made $3.50.
Now since the trapping season
is over I am catching moles, barn
rats, mice and weasels. Papa gives
me ten cents for every mole, five
cents for every rat, fifteen cents
for every weasel and five cents
dozen for mice.
There are MANY ground hogs out
here too. But they are very hard to
catch they are so sharp. But last
summer / caught two l haven't
succeeded in catching any yet this
year.
l have a nice "old gray" cat nam.
ed Molly, and two others, Tom and
Fluff. Well that's all now. Your
friend, Raymond Augspurger, Age
IL.
Dear Raymond: Your letter is
very interesting, but there is one
thing I'd like to ask about. IS that
mice old gray cat' supposed to be
a name-sake Aunt M.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
Left Pet Dog to Catch Train

/ had a dog and his name was
Spot. He would do al kinds of
tricks. Whenever he wanted some
more to eat he would bark and
whenever he wanted in and could
not get in he would go bow-bow.
If we would take a piece OF meat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
THE BOOTBLACK'S DOG

Once upon time an officer was
travelling in Paris. One day he wcs
standing near bridge and a little
dirty poodle dog ran up and begar
rubbing against his new boots.
The dog got the officers boots all
dirty. The officer walked across.
the bridge and saw a bootblack
standing nearby SO he got his boots
cleaned. The officer came again
another day and the little dirty
poodle dog got his boots dirty again
so he got them cleaned again. The
bootblack had the dog trained to.
get their boots dirty. He trained
him TO wallow in the mud and get
all dirty. So he spoiled every gen
tlenian's boots that crossed the
bridge Martha Smith. grade "A
Whitewater school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
WHAT IS A HARBOR?

Cur teacher put some geography
in the board. She asked what z
harbor was. And Harry said, "A
harbor is a place near the land
where they park ships" When our
teacher told what Harry said. we
laughed. Don't you think that is a
good way to tell it.-Elfzabeth
DOdd, Alb, Warner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28

and hold it up over his head he
would jump for it and do all sorts
of tricks.
When we moved he got away
some how. If l had tried to catch
him we would have missed the
train. Now | miss him very much.
A true story Everett, Age 81,
"A Warner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28
Dragged American Flag in
Parade

There was a child in certain
school who dragged the American
flag. am quite sure that the PEG
pie that saw this felt very badly
about it.-Leona Eikins, 6B grade,
Warner school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28

Never too late to mend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28

All is not gold that glitter&
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-28

Big Plans To Celebrate First
Birthday of the Junior

May the sixth is the first birthday anniversary
of the Junior Palladium And of all the things that
could be done to celebrate, the best is going to
happen. Can you guess? 1t is something that every
boy and girl in Richmond enjoy, from children
too small to walk, to boys and girls old enough to be
tennis champions.
The long wished-for playground in Glen Miller
park will be first opened on that day The Board
of Works has ordered the equipment already, and
asked that it be rushed through that it will be
here and ready for use by that date.
This playground will be south east of the band
stand close to the pavilion, that in case of rain
the children will find easy shelter The ground first
spoken of for the playground is where the old elk
park used to be- and has been plowed for gardens
to help out during the war times This ground stl
is held for the good of the boys and girls, however
and after the present situation of country has
cleared up the ground probably will be turned into
a base ball diamond as was first planned.
But there will be three tennis courts in the play
ground now; and the other equipment, together
with the cost of setting the apparatus, probably
will amount to over four hundred dollars.
In order that the boys and girls may appreciate
what this playground will mean and it accord
ngly, the list of articles which have been ordered
together with their cost, follows:
See-saW Observation-Disclosures 1890
Swing-sets 6 swings in each).... 16S.OO
complete shde Observation-Disclosures. $500
Baby Hammocks .................. $500
Ju'tliLe Swings .................. obUU
Sladder Giant Stride ............... 1915
Total .........................s $3.50 IS
Our Glen Miller park is OF the most beautiful
parks in the whole United States and is noted
throughout the country for it's natural beauty This
generous act by the Board of Works has made the
park doubly valuable for the boys and girls and it is
fitting that on this first anniversary Of your first
newspaper you should also celebrate your new part
Of our greatest public park
IHH MN EH1HTnSHHNIH