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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
WOMAN SUICIDE
ON SOUND Liner
CITY OF LOWELL
Ann Wells of New London,
\ Conn, Found Hanging in
StaterOOm.

New York, May 29.-The body of a
well dressed woman, about 35 years
old, believed to he that of Ann Wells,
Of New London, was found hanging
from the top of a, closet in a state
rom on the steamer City of Lowell, of
the New London line last night. The
discovery was made just before the
steamer left her pier at the foot of
Houston street, North river.
John Wood, purser of the steamer,
found the door of one of the rooms
ajar, and saw pieces of clothing
strewn about the floor. He entered
and found the woman hanging by
piece of cloth tied around the neck
and attached to the top of a closet.
Patrolman Shevlin Of the Charles
street station summoned DR.. McGo1-
drick from ST. Vincents hospital, who
pronounced the woman dead. Coroner
Riordan gave permission to remove
the body to the morgue.
On a table in the room the police
found a pencilled note which indicated
that the woman haid contemplated
ending her life in the waters of the
Sound while the boat was on it's way
to New London. The note read as
| follows:
81, who had this room, have jumped
to my death in the Sound No one
can conceive of my sufferings. It will
not he over by this. But I can no
| longer endure my sufferings and face
| the world
The note was unsigned.
| On the table with the note were
two sealed letters. One was addressed
to Mrs. Emma Barnes, No. so Nor
wood avenue, New London, Conn.,, and
the other to George Wells, Hotel Bond,
Hartford Conn.
| When the woman boarded the
steamer she left an envelope contain
ing a watch and some jewelry with
the, purser. On the envelope was
written the name Ann Wells.'' The
lonly baggage which the woman car
ried was a small handbag found in
the stateroom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
D. M. Read Company
Employees Banquet
and Dance at Newtown


The Newtown Inn was the scene
of a festive dinner and dance, Sat
urday night, when 40 couples from
The D. M. Read Co. of Bridgeport
motored to that place for an evenings
fun.
Upon the arrival of the couples
after the closing Of Reads store a full
course dinner was served. The re-
ception room then appealed for a
while until the music of the dance
was begun. The polished floors of
the big rooms and the handsome fur
nishing offered a pretty setting for
the gowns of the women.
All returned after the closing
number in happy spirits and have
demanded that another function be
held in the near future. The COM
mittee of arrangements were Harry
Wheldon, Eddie Florenzie, George
Brown and William Mcclellan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
COAL INVESTIGATORS
STILL PROCEEDING

Washington, May 29-No evidence
to warrant additional proceedings
against anthracite operators and deal
ers has so far been found Attorney
General Gregory informed Chairman
Webb of the house judiciary ~comit-
tee yesterday, replying to a question
by Representative Dyer of Missouri.
Investigation into bituminous coal,
the attorney general wrote, has so far
resulted in some indictments at New
York.
"In the course of the investigation
into the increase of prices generally
wrote the attorney general, 1.-The sew
eral United States district attorneys
and an investigating force of the de-
partment have been inquiring into
conditions in the anthracite and btu
minous coal markets"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
Zoo in Paris Goes
To Conserve Food

Paris, May pa part of the i'm?
portant menagerie of the city of Par
is in the Jardin des Plantes is to be
sacrificed to economic necessities. EV-
cry animal feeding on hay or grain,
excepting rare specimens that cannot
he easily replaced, is to be killed to
save fodder for horses and cattle and
bread for the people.
Certain species of bear and other
animals, such as the wild sheep of
Algiers and wild horses of prehis-
toric origin, will be spared. The wild
boars and the hind will be sold as
game The camels, because of their
frguality, Will be preserved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
RAILROADS PLAY
IMPORTA ANT PART,
IN ITALIAN WAR

Rome, May 29.-The War depart
ment states that 24O miles of narrow
gauge railway lines have been COM
pleted on the Italian army front. The
soldiers and sailors in Albania have
laid sixty miles of narrow gauge lines,
this being the first railway system in
that country, and have further built
$50 miles of macadam or dirt wagon
roads within the past year. These
roads, running over mountains and
through swamps, are also the first
good roads known in this region since
the days of the ancient Roman empire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
ESTABLISH STATUS
OF ENEMY ALIENS

Boston, May 29-Federal author
tiles yesterday began an investigation
of the status of enemy aliens residing
near or employed along the water
front here with a view to ordering
their removal or change of employ
ment. United States Marshal Mitch
ell said the contemplated barring of
enemy aliens from piers, Wharves and
other water front property was mea-
sure of protection for American naval
and merchant vessels. More than L.
500 Germans in this state already
have applied for permits to reside or
work in the so-called barred zones
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
Say Woman Was
Mentally Deranged

New London, May 2s-Mrs. Edwin
B. Tyler, formerly Mis- May A
Barnes of this city, who committed
suicide on the steamer City of Low
ell in New York, had been suffering
from mental trouble for several
weeks, according to her relatives
here. A year ago she was taken to
the Norwich hospital for the insane
for observation, but it was said at the
institution that she did not need
treatment. She had ben sick in bed
for several weeks and on Tuesday,
May %, disappeared from her home.
The next information that her family
received from her was a telephone
message from New York telling of
her death.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
TO FIX BLAME FOR
MONGOLIA ACCIDENT

Washington, May DEMONSTRATION
by the senate naval committee of the
accident on the armed merchant ship
Mongolia, in which two American Red
Cross nurses were recently killed,
was ordered yesterday by the senate.
A resolution of inquiry offered and
pressed by Senator Frelinghuysen of
New Jersey was adopted.
The resolution provides for "thor-
ough and careful inquiry into the ac-
cident in which part of a shell fired
at target practice by the naval gun
crew struck the nurses. 1t will be
done by the naval comittee instead OF
a special committee, as proposed by
Carator Erre1in resolution
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
RESIDENCE"
WAR-PRISON TERM

Havre, France, May "a number
of Belgian officials who remained in
that country after the invasion have
refused to continue their service I'M
der the administrative division of that
country decreed by the German gov
eminent.
One of these patriots, M. Sauveur,
general secretary to the Minister of
the Interior, wrote a, letter of protesta-
ton in which he resigned his office.
The governor general then fixed his
residence in Germany" the fixed
residence" being construed here as
prison.
The Bon Ton theatre, Jersey City
burned to the ground
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
Absolutely New Method
For Superhuous Hair

Goodbye to depilatories, the electric
needle, and the razor! Here at last is
a method that removes superf1uous
hair completely roots and all-easily,
harmlessly. instantaneously! Nothing
like it ever heard of before.
If you'd like to try this wonderful pro-
cess, just get a stick of phelactine
from your druggist, follow the simple
instructions-and with your own eyes
see the hair roots come out! See how
perfectly smooth and hair-free your
skin will be. Phelactine is non-irri-
tating, odorless, and so harmless you
could eat it! It is so reliable that
every stick is sold on a satisfaction
or-money-back basis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
Danbury Gets Next
i Hibernian Convention

New Haven, May 29-The next con-
vention of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians and auxiliary organizations,
will be held IN Danbury in August,
1918, it was announced yesterday.
The decision was made at a meeting
of the state board of officers and
county presidents
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
Sec. Lansing Turns
Deaf Ear to Protest

Washington, May 29-victor .Ber-
GER, Milwaukee socialist and former
member of congress, protested in vain
yesterday to Secretary Lansing against
the governments decision to issue no
passports to American socialists in
tending to participate in the socialist
peace. meeting in Stockholm. Mr.
Berger did not get a passport but he
did learn that the government had not
changed its policy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
MAYER SUBSCRIBES
MILLION TO LOAN

Chicago, May 29-Levy Mayer.
member of the Illinois state council
of defense, subscribed yesterday to
$1,0O0,O00 of the Liberty bonds He
is the second member of the council
individually to subscribe to that
amount. J. Ogden Armour having
purchased $1,000,000 of the bonds a
week ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
NEAR DEATH FROM
BULLET WOUNDS

Waterbury, May 29-Michael Chi
cot of 1876 South Main street is at
the point of death in ST. Mary's hos
pital here with two bullets in his
intestines and his alleged assailant,
Augustine Salvatore of 81 French St.
is held without ball. on a charge of
assault with intent to kill, pending the
outcome of Chicot's injuries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
Suspected Murderer,
Colored, Escapes

Derby, May ga co1ored man
named Wilson died at the hospital
here yesterday, of a fractured skull
The police alleged that Walter Dali
lard also colored, struck Wilson over
the head with a shovel during a quar-
rel at coal yard where they were
employed. ballard escaped. Both
came from West Virginia recently.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
YOUTH INJURED IN
MOTORCYCLE CRASH

East Lyme, May 29-Percy Mac
kay, IT, of Brooklyn, N. Y, who was
riding in the side car of a motor cycle
en- route to New London Sunday even
ing, was seriously injured when the
machine was upset in trying to avoid
hitting a motor cycle that skidded.
The boy was taken to a New London
hospital yesterday and is said to be
in a serious condition from internal
injuries
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29

For the first time in years Atlantic
City was plunged into virtually COM
plete darkness during the course of
an unprecedentedly severe electric
storm. 80
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-29
CARDINAL POINTS OF
WAR REGISTRATION ON
TUESDAY, JUNE FIFTH.

The War Registration Day is
June 5, 1917.
There is only ONE day for reg
istration.
= All men between the ages of Fl
and 80 inclusive, MUST regis
ter.
Registration is distinct from
draft.
Registration is a public duty.
Failure to comply means i'm
prisonment, as no fine is provided
for in the draft act.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

Thor" sre three lays M the year
fer children. na1el- Christmas. Tie
FomIh OF July aud Thanksgiving. as
day when they dave all they can
eat and then somo. They have oakee,
pies cookies. doughnuts. candy. nuts.
Puddings, cranberry sauce. and tur-
key. II makes my mouth water to
think OF all the good things most
children have to eat on Thanksgiving.
That Is what BETTY and Robert
thought. Betty and Bobby tfor
every one called Robert. Bobby"
had heard 30 much about meatiess
and wheatless days that their heads
began to swim every time those days
were mentioned. although l have an
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

idea II hurt their stomachs more
than II did their heads.
One day Betty got to thinking.
what II Thanksgiving should come on
meatless or wheatless day. Betty
told Bobby, who was In his turn
troubled. Lets 40 ask mamma" :"
said Bobby 1t was happy sugges-
tion.
They went In and piled their ques-
tion. Their mother told them that
they had nothing to fear and that II
they would sit down she would tell
them story. The children. OF
course. were willing and their mother
started to tell the story.
A long time ago there was a little
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

/, boy called Ted, He was bright
youth. strong and full of fun. His
father and mother were very brave
people. They did not like some of
the ceremonies Of the English
church. They wanted to purify II
and were called Puritans. They suf-
fered much persecution for their re-
ligion, but the climax came when
Ted's father was sentenced to be
hung for his belief. II was a dark
time, indeed, for Ted and his mother.
The night before Ted's father was
to be hung. FIVE men came to the
door and called for Ted. They we're
going to rescue his father Ted asked
his mother II he might go with the
men. His mother gave him an af-
frmative answer, aud Ted and the
men went away. They crept quietly
TO the window Of his fathers cell,
put soap on the bars of the window.
and then filed the bars in two. In
about thirty minutes they had two
bars filed of and Ted's father crept
out. How happy Ted was. Some
more people Joined them and they fed
TO Holland. Here they were made
welcome but they did not like the
Dutch customs. After living here
about ten years. they decided to 20
to America, and make settlement.
They set sail In two vessels. When
they got about half way across the
ocean. one of the vessels began to
leak. They decided TO transfer the
passengers to the other ships. called
the Maynower. Ted and his father
claimed the honor OF being the last
to leave the sinking ship.
After about two months more OF
sailing they landed at Plymouth. AZ
the place they landed. there was
rock. afterwards called Plymouth
Rock.
They landed IN the fall. and when
winter came. they did not have
enough good. warm houses. and we're
short OF food. That winter they suf-
fered terribly from sickness. lack OF
food and exposure to the weather.
over one half OF the people died and
60 make matters worse, the Indians
bothered them.
when spring came, however. the
Indians showed them how TO plant
corn and other crops also TO culti-
vate them In the fall after the
crops had been harvested. the colony
set aside a day in which the people
should have u great feast and otter
thanks TO God for protecting them.
They invited the friendly Indians TO
the feast. Ted had many things. to
be- thankful for. One OF the things was
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

As general rule all you need to
do is to adopt a diet suited to your
age and occupation and keep your
bowels regular. when you feel that
you have eaten too much and when
constlpated. take one OF Chamber
lain's Tablets. Adv
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

Call and see the new vulcanizins
shop two doors MOI b OF the Moore
hotel. We have ne OF the best
equipped shops in III , North West
Repair work guar nteed for the
life of the casing or tabe.
Have your old tires made new.
Ontario Tire and Rubber Co.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

that his mother. father and himself
were alive and in good health.
Now Bobby and Betty" said
their mother. Go add play and
think OF all the things you can be
thankfni for. this year, and some
day will tell you more about the
the Pilgrims"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

FOR RENT furnished house
keeping rooms with two screened
porches. Prices reasonable. Inquire
Box 322. Ontario. oregon. a. u
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13
PLANO FOR SALE.

For immediate sale we will sell
tremendously cheap new high grade
piano stored at Ontario, Liberal
terms to responsible party. Quail
ity guaranteed. II interested in a
proposition OF this kind write THE
DENVER MUSIC COMPANY,
Denver. Colo. at OF ce for particulars.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13
SCHOOL BOY TELLS OF THE
ORIGIN OIL THANKSGIVING

The following was judged the best
OF the Thanksgiving essays written
by member OF the Seventh Grade.
The Argus Is going to present other
stories by the children who are unit
ng their study OF language and cur
ent events by reading and studying
.ewspapers.
"TH THANKSGIVING"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

Household goods for salo At home
evenings. Three blocks north OF the
Moore hotel Property of II. Cope,
who Is leaving Ontario. II
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

FOR SALE--s lots from to 10
in block 276 near high school. $50,
per lot II taken quick. Address box
"a. New Meadows, Idaho. 80.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13

Bernard Hass of weiser was an
Ontario visitor on Monday.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-13
'THANksGIvING."

Wesley Mccombs, Seventh Grade
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-17
GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Trade in Cash Wheat is Dull,
Although Offerings Good;
Corn and Oats Show
Decline.
Omaha. May l6. 1917.

The trade In cash wheat continued very
dull again today although the offerings of
this cereal were fairly good.
The trade in cash grains was confined
almost entirely to the corn and oats mar
kets and while these cereals suffered
rather large decline the demand was good
and sellers let go quiet freely.
Az no sales Of wheat were reported. II was
impossible TO give the exact range Of the
market. but prices were quoted nOminally
several cents lower.
The trade I'm corn was very active, with
the market quoted generally from &c TO
&c lower. and the demand for this cereal
was pretty active at the prevailing prices.
Oats were also weak at a 2m2Hc de-
cline but tn" demand for this article was
good. and the tables were pretty well
cleared up before the close OF tho cash
session.
Sales Of standard oats were made at 500;
40 white brought from 6Siac to soc
and No. 4 white ranged in price from CSC
10 Gshc.
Rye and barley were dull with light
offerings, and rye was quoted nominally
lower and barley about &c higher.
Clcarances were: Wheat and -four, equal
to 3ll 900 bushels; corn, $4,000 b':Jhels;
oals J93, 900 bushels
Primary wheat receipts were s4S,00o
bushels and shipments $4,000 bushels
against receipts OF I,l95, 900 bushels and
shipments OF 5.610.00O bushels last year.
Primary corn receipts were 900 BUSH
els and shipments $4,000 bushels, against
receipts of 627, 900 bushels and shipments
of $4,000 bushels last year.
Primary oats receipts were $4,000 BUSH
els and shipments 1920. 900 bushels, against
receipts of S62, 900 bushels and shipments
OF 100000 bushels last year
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-17

CattIe-Tnore was another rather liberal
run OF cattle today. about 1900 head, re-
ceipts for thu last three days amounting to
22, 200 head, or several thousand more than
a week ago or year ago. The market
presented few new features Quality was
hardly MS good Rs on Tuesday. but demand
from both pIckers and shippers was active
and for the most part desirable beevcs Of
all weights found ready sale at fully
rtcady prices.
Inquiry fo- cows and heifers was very
keen and priths firmly held for both killing
aud feeding stock. Veal calves. bulls. stays.
etc, were go5 erally unchanged.
Not u great many stock cattle and feeders
were Included In the fresh offerings. and
demand for u EN- was hardly as keen as
they have uIcn OF late so that prices were
steady to possibly a shade easier on any
thing of this kind.
Quotations on cattle; Good TO choice
boeves sl2259i3,ib: fair TO good beeves,
slI.2bRl2.25; common 10 fair beeves $3.50
Qll.2i; good to choice heifers, 5000 Q11.25:
good to choice cows, s9.75@i0.75; fair TO
good cows. ss.7J0975; common to fair cows,
S700QS.75; prime feeding steers. s9.759
1920; good 10 choice feeders. 59.00Wl0.00:
fair to good feeders, $s.50V9,00; common to
fair feeders. sEOOGs.5o; good to choice
stockers, $3.50 $50; stock holfers, $3.50
1925; stock cows. $1,000 1000; stock calves,
sS,O0Ul0,50: veal calves, s9.00Ql325; beef
bulls. stays. ETC.. $500 $1,000.
Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-17
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Bottom Apparently Drops Out Of July and
SeDtember Wheat,

Chicago, May 16.-Huge fresh breaks in
the value Of contracts for future delivery
of wheat resulted from the recent summary
stoppage OF all buying except to close out
existing deals.
Chances OF a federal enactment that
would involve the establishment OF maxi
mum prices on cash wheat, that is wheat
for immediate delivery appeared likewise
to have a bearish influence and so too did
ideal weather for the growing crops After
a descent which at the extreme amounted
to 24c bushel, the market closed rela-
lively firm, but at net losses Of Sc TO lac,
with July at $3.50 and September at S2.O7.
Corn finished 1c to 2%c off, oats off &c
to lc, and provisions at setback OF 2hc
TO 2Oc.
Such a complete lack of support for
future deliveries of wheat was shown at
the opening that quotations fell lbc within
minute Further down turns OF &c which
quickly ensued were followed by moderate
rally, but then the weakness became more
acute. and September did mot stop until
81 a bushel had been lett behind and
les had been made as low as sl.ss, where
the option commanded at yesterdays finish
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-17
NEW YORK STOCKS
Extraordinary Improvement in
Market Due Chiefly to
More Hopeful For
eign Outlook.

New York, May l6.-The extraordinary
improvement shown by the stock market To-
day was attributed mainly TO the more
cheerful aspects presented by the foreign
situation and an abatement OF the recent
liquidation In rails and utilities,
The loan by this government OF $780,
100000 to Russia had an extremely favor
able effect on the financial relations be-
tween the two countries Russian bonds re-
bounded vigorously on the curb and ru-
blcs strengthened ylsibly in the foreign ex-
change market.
United States Steel led the rise on the ex-
change. making net advance Of "a points
to l2OM Its highest quotation of the year,
but considerably under Its maximum of
1915. Dealings In steel were on the same
enormous scale that characterized opera
tions in that stock during the boom mar
kets Of the past two years
Other steel and iron shares were higher
by 2 to 7 points, the greatest gain being
made by Superior Steel a newcomer in this
market, which rose from 3S to 40. Beth
lehem Steel new stock gained at l27A,
the old stock rising A TO l3th. Colorado
Fuel Sloss- Sheffield Steel, Virginia Iron
Midvaie Steel and Republic Iron were in
cluded in the other active and strong In
dustrials.
Shipplngs figured largely in the days
business, Marine preferred gaining points
and Atlantic. Gulf and West Indies 3h
Coppers made only moderate advances with
oils and motors. Foremost among the utili-
ties were American Telephone at a gain Of
3l4 points and Ohio Gas, which gained 3.
All classes of rails were embarrassed In the
inquiry for that group.
| Transcontinentals, grangers, cOalers and
eastern trunk lines registered irregular ad-
vances of l to points. Minor issues, COM
prising the western and southwestern dlvi-
| sions, also participated in the rise. Total
| sales, 900 shares, almost 40 per cent of
which occurred In the feverish activity Of
| the last hour
Bonds were weak IN the early dealings.
but made partial recoveries on the upswing
in the stock market. International issues
were irregular. Total sales, par value, s3,
! 5s5, 900.
| United States bonds were unchanged on
call, but registered As broke q of l per
cent on a single sale.
| Number of sales and range OF prices of
| leading stocks: