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The Washington times., 1917-02-02
MANY AT CHURCH DINNER.

More than i25 persons attended the
dinner given last night by the ladies
of Mt Pleasant Methodist Church. m
the lecture room OF the church. Pro
eeeds viii be added to the building
fund. The committee in charge was
composed Of Mrs. J. J. Printup, Mrs.
Page Heironimus, and Mrs. Pauline
Jones.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
Control L. Essential.
NJ. p. ELINNs WILL FILED.

Michael p. Finn. by his wifi filed
for probate yesterday. directs that
$50 be given for masses to be'said
for him to St. Stephens Church. The
remainder of the estate IL to be d.
vided among his children, Kate
O'Connor. Mary oLeary. Anna
O'Brien, Julia Pitcher, Margaret
Tucker, and John Flynn. Jeremiah j.
o'Leary offered the viii for probate.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
EDITOR BARES PAST
TO STOP BLACKMAIL
Philip T. Franklin, Of Gathers
burg, Saves Boys'Accused OF
Mythical Robbery.
fcentinued from FIrst Fagel

CONTINUED from First FaEe,l
ton. Del, and worked hard, long. and
faithfully, and was able to save sum
Gent money on which 20 marry ana
take care OF my wife. A year or two
later the little boy came along and
nay wife and / have been happy.
Feared Loss Of Happiness.
at was not many months after my
liberation that my fellow-convicts
found me in what they considered for
tunate circumstances. i was doing
fairly well, but / was not making
enough money to pay blackmail for
silence. ] was proud of my standing
in the community. I loved my home
and family, and ! could not bear to
have everything near and dear to me
blasted by the disclosures the convicts
threatened to make. In a moment of
weakness, based on pride, gave them
a sum of money.
"This started the blackmail sys-
tenn to which ] have been subjected
for seven long years. Had l refused
to meet their demands at the outset
would have saved money, torture and
Eleepless nights.
Always Demanded More.
They followed me from Whining
ton to Prospect, Nd, and to every 9th
or place have been. They were new
er satisfied. They always demanded
more. There have been times when
they exacted almost the last penny
had. The more they got the more
they wanted.
when / went from town to town
one Of them would find me. / would
defy one convict, but his prolonged
presence in my office would cause
two or three to follow him. Then
they would all begin to threaten me.
They threatened to manufacture
great deal worse story than the
truth
They tried to make me believe they
could tell anything about an ex-con-
Wet and the world would believe 1t.
paid them to keep their lying mouths
shut 1 might have been able to face
the truth then, a. ! am able today.
but 1 do not know. what stories they
would have circulated.
Got s7OO In GaithersburE.
They have been after me in
Gaithersburg since October and have
gotten 800 from me since 1 became
editor of the Journal Recently they
came to me again with Matchmaking
demands. I had no money to give
them.
'fTo make them believe l had no
nancy. / manufactured the story that
sene one had entered my office and
stolen SeBo in checks from me, NO
such theft was ever committed. Il
made this story up 30 the blackmafl-
ers would see II or hear II ana be-
iieve 1 was a poor man who had just
been robbed"
Boys Are Arrested.
Following Frankiin's complaint
about the robbery. Montgomery eoun-
" authorities arrested Beverly and
Frederick Gray. and Clifton Day, three
youth, on warrants charging them
with the theft of the ssso. II was
alleged that the boys had been In
the editors office one day and sud
denly left Gaithersburg the next The
case against them was purely circum-
stantial. M
Franklin went on the stand as the
hrst witness ct their trial yesterday.
Instead of telling of the theft, he
made q clean breast of the whole
story and explained why he manu-
featured the narrative of the rob
berry.
Franklin today said he was none
toe easy" over what would happen
to him at the hands of the alleged
hIackmailers since he had exposed
them.
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
DEVIL is NO FOOL,
SAYS GYPSY SMITH
Evangelist Pays Respects to
Willy Foe In Tabernacle
Sermon.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Page)
way with rummage sales. Some Of you
won't give up a cent to the Lord until
YOU can peddle to the poor some cast-oft
thing which you wouldn't wear yourself.
Now listen! I know we've got to do II,
because some of you are so COMPOUNDED
stingy, but II isn't right.
II want to quote here what Billy Sum
day has said about some Of you. He
says when you give up a dime you first
insist on singing God be with you until
we meet again.
Last year your spent $50. 900 900 on chew
ing gum and gave less than SIS. 100000 to
missions-all of you. Protestants and
Catholics together.
Christ enjoined His people to give
all they could. You believe you
should get all you can and can all
you get. Christ told you to forgive
your debtors: you say sue them and
collect what's coming to you. Christ
said to freely give; Washington says
Associated Charities"
The diabolical DIS, lined up on the
DEVILS side, are dethronement II
will, drink, disarrangement, dirti'
ness, generalization and disIoyalty.
The evangelist had q warning for
each OF these tempting underminers
of faith. Dfsarrangement received
the most attention.
in churches" he said, "disarrange-
ment hurts when pew holders be-
come so important they GUST the
simple worshiper. when the choir is
taken more seriously than the word
of God, when the effect the minister
will make on his congregation counts
more with him than his message.
Listen! That's disarrangement.
Listen You young men here, lis
ten! It's diserrangement when the
boy or man picks UP his newspaper
and turns over the front page after
& glance at the headlines, turns over
the editorial page that has been
written by some Of the highest priced
brains in the country, and stops and
drinks in every word on the sport
ing page.
Inyeighs Against sport.
Listen! That's disarrangement.
Sport is all right-in It's place-but
it's disaFrangement when IL is al
lowed to occupy the amount of space
IL does In the average young mans
mind. A young chap who can't talk
ave minutes with a person who
thinks can rattle on all night about
sport"
LISTEN" is Gypsy Smiths favorite
admonition. Sometimes he'll inject
two or three OF them into a sentence,
then he'll run along for a paragraph
or two without one: again, when he's
hitting a nice smooth trail OF rhetoric
he'll stop and put one In. He's as
likely TO eject one when everything's
peaceful as when he Is in the midst
of one of his gymnastical springs
from his pulpit. That's one advan-
tage of Gypsy Smiths method of ad-
dress: II does away with the neees-
sity for any other exercise.
II the evangelist had his way a
great deal OF philosophical and scien-
tiic Investigation. would cease. He
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
ROOSEVELT PAYORS
WIRELESS CONTROL
Assistant Secretary Of Navy
Believes II 10 Necessary az
Safety Measure.

"As a MEASURE of safety the United
States Government should assume con-
troll OF every wireless station in this
country. except those engaged In
purely intrastate business at once"
said Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy, today. He
continued:
Control Of wires and cables Is sim
pie, but wireless messages are easily
interfered with by outsiders. There
should be Government ownership of
all wireless apparatus in peace as
well as in war time, as a matter Of
public policy. We shouldn't let this
matter wait until trouble is upon US,
"The suggestion has been made to
Congress and 10 based Fundamentally
upon the character OF wireless teleg-
fraphy. In land telegraph liens and
submarine cables each separate wire
sends It's own messages and does not
interfere with the sending Of mes,
sages on other wires. The location and
existence of these wires and cables Is
a matter which can be determined al
most at a moments notice. The con
troll OF these IL an easy matter from
the military or naval point OF view.
COafusion Is Growing.
"wirelsss Is entirely different The
sending and receiving machinery Is
small and readily concsalable and the
actual transmission OF the message is
through the waves of the air. This
means, of course, that interference be-
tween messages increases necessarily
with the number of messages sent un-
less q perfect system with q central
control Is initiated. The increase In
the number of installations all over
the United States has been greater
than the development Of scienc In re.
spect to noninterference and the re-
suit is growing confusion.
Control II Essential.
Central control has been demon,
strated to be q necessity; IL cannot
be carried out successfully except by
actual Government operation, and,
more important stiH, the military and
naval requirements are such that II
would be unsafe, speaking in q broad
sense, to wait until after declaration
of war before talking over or closing
up hundreds and thousands Of small
individual. privately owned stations.
"The only way by which real safety
can be assured n for the Government.
to exercise this control In times OF
peace also"
The Washington times., 1917-02-02
RAILROAD RECEIPTS DROP
RsIIresd Figures for December IndI
cate BUSINESS Decrease.

Indication that the railroads Of the
country have >reachsd. possibly, the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21
BATHSHEBA


Bathsheba was the wife Of Uriah.
the Hittite. While her husband was
absent at the siege of Rabbah, David.
King of Israel, accidentally saw her
and fell violently in love with her. In
consequence of this he conspired
against the life of her husband, and
finally brought about his death. Then
David married Bathsheba, and among
the children she bore him were Solo
NOR, and Nathan. Bathsheba was a
very beautiful woman, besides having
extraordinary powers of mind, as she
exercised great influence over King
David Though he had, by his other
wives, several sons older than Solo
mon-and Adonijah seems to have
been his favorite-yet she induced
him to promise that Solomon. her son,
should succeed to the throne. After
David's death she was treated with
profound reverence by her son, King
Solomon. She died about 1015 B. G.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21
Amuscmcnts
LYRIC

.lHl r. !
With the departures OF Bridgeport's,
generous quota OF soldiers-to-be the
interest in things military has reached
q high pitch herez And this Is evil
denced by the advance sale for 1.-THE
string war drama. a The Commanding
Otfcer," which the Poll Players will
present at the New Lyric theatre all
next week. At
The play is little gem It made
Tn eodore Burt Sayer. its author, and
4also gave to the stage world a quartet
of genuine stars almost overnight
Every role in the production Is one
demanding unusual capabilities from
the player. and the Lyric company is
composed of men and women who
have long ago proved their right to
the title of the best aggregation of its
kind ~ this section of the country.
broadway and Ruttermiik' is still
drawing capacity houses, and II It
were not for the fact that The Com
manda1g Officer'' had been absolutely
contracted for, 1t might have been.
found necessary to play Willard
Mack's ely and village comedy
another week to satisfy the demand of
all those who are eager to see it.
There will be a get-acQuainted NIT
inee today at which Miss Edith Spen-
Ger and Arthur Buchanan, who have
won permanent inches in Bridgeport's
favor. will be the hosts.
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DANCING
A r ACE FOR LIFE
THURSDAY EVENING
AT QUILTY,S
COLONIAL HALL
LITTLE BENNY'S
: NOTE BOOK
Z lBy Lee Payc1
s<,-
The Park Ave. News
lBy Lee Page,

AAAO = GA n 1ANOs ANonS
Weather. Thousands of dellers be-
ing asked for. to buy ice GREEN with.
but not all of it being gave.
i Spoarts. A race almost took place
last Satidday wen Benny Potts and
Artie Alexander found 2 werms vile
they was digging in Benny Pottses
back yard and put them on the bricks
to see witch one Good run the fastest.
Wich they woodent run on the bricks,
even wen Jumps of sugar was. held in
frunt Of them. so they took them up
stairs and started to race them on the
setting room table, Benny Pottses
werm being about a quarter of a inch
ahed wen his mother came in and
broak up the race.
Sissiety Notes. Miss Mary Watkins
was reported to be moving last FRI
day aftirnoon wich sevrel sissiety
men was much worried and went err
ing men taking out the piano on ac-
count of the Watkinses going to get
a new one. Ameng those who went
GROUND to see was Mr.. Charles
(Puds) simkins. Mr.. Benny Potts, Mr..
Leroy Shoster and Mr.. Sam Cross.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Bong! Bong! Bong!
Fire! Fire! Firei
Ware? Ware ? Ware?
No, ian ony Reddy Merry
And the cutler of his hare.
eTrick bysickel riding tawt, 5 sents
a lessin, inclooding riding no hands,
side saddle, setting on the handle bars
and also no VITO fall graceful and
without danger. See Ed Wernick. Az
vertisement.
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Of New haven is graphically record
CANNING LESSON

For six weeks now there ought to
be a liberal supply of peaches in the
market, says today's bulletin Of the
National Emergency. Food Garden
Commission, cooperating with this
paper to conserve the nations food
supply. The thrifty housewife should
not long delay the canning of a gem
erous supply of peaches for future
use. There Is nothing put in cans
which comes SO near being the aristo-
GRAFT of canned goods as peaches, and
they make splendid filters for rush
orders
Peaches should not be blanched or
cold dipped. Pare and seed them and
pack them Immediately in containers.
Then fill with boiling thin syrup, and
screw covers on lightly. 'Sterilize 16
minutes in hotswater bath outfit,
tighten covers, invert containers to
cool and stes. for leakage, wrap in
paper and store,
Hard fruits. such as apples pears,
ounces, etc, should be ,blanc1ied for
one and sone-half minutes. Plunge
them quickly into cold water, core, pit
or remove skins as necessary, and put
them UP whole. CHARTERED or sliced.
FIJI the containers with boiling me-
dunn thin syrup. Put on tops, steri-
II. Q 20 minutes in hot-water bath out
fit. remove. tighten covers, invert to
cool and test, wrap in paper and store
To bring the canning of fruits and
vegeta bles UP to the highest point
during the closing weeks Of the can
ming campaign, the Commission is Civ.
ire 1000 prizes consisting of SIS an6
National Certificate of Merit, for the
/, best canned vegetables. These prizes
/, ere to be awarded at fairs. Hundreds
of fairs have made applications 70,
| the privilege of making these prize
awards.
| The Commissions new manual OF
/ the stora ge OF vegetables is just of
the press. Anv one may obtain on
| of these pamphlets by sending Q
cent stamp to pay postage to the Com
mission. 210 Maryland Building
! washington, D. G.
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POLPS

~ D..
THE Lifted veir' at Polls has a
depth of feeling, the tenderness of
love and pulling power that will I'LL
the theatre today and tomorrow. So
ciety, sentiment and love with a
touch of the religious feeling is SO well
conceived and acted by Miss Ethel
Barrymore ard her associated players
that THE LIED veir' is carried into
the class of art.
Another act. on the vaudeville pro-
gram, that is novel in the extreme is
Tango Shoes" an oddly that carries
a large cast of people and develops
that quality of fun and cleverness
which is highly appreciated
Wells. Norworth & Nelson. trio
THAT can do many versatile and hui
morously handled bits of nonsense,
shot across their shafts of fun last
night in a manner that brought from
the house great applause
Mabel Cameron g., Alan Dewitt in
their comedy sketch. 1.-THE Groom
Forgot" depicted a scene in hotel
where a rich young man mafries a
chorus girl and forgets it during the
celebration. There are many unique
situations. and the whole has a de-
lightfuisfavor.
LaWbONs O Ju5sicf' -ShowS thdL CLASS
which gives him degree of dexterity
and display that Is superior.
Greedy a. Drake. billed as The Two
Black Laughs" offered continuous
fire or dancing ana frolic.
In the Hearst Pathe news of this
half there Is an intimate touch that
will appeal. The national guard at
Yale field where many Bridgeport men
are, lis shown. The presentation by
Mrs s. q Poll and her two daugh-
tiers Of q big American flag and gold
crosses to the machine gun companies
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{ PLAZA

Novelty, that feature always so well
come to the lover Of vaudeville, is the
very essence, of 1.-The Rag Time Din
ing Car" the headline act at the Plaza
for the last three days kof the week.
OF syncopated mustcf there is plenty.
there is dancing Of the niftiest sort
and DISH of old time minstrelsy that
is altogether pleasing. The act is pre-
scented by Howard, Fields & Co. and
Is one OF the best that the present sea-
son has sent along. "a Soldier of
photo drama In which Julia Swaynd
Gordon. Everat Overton, Miriam
Isuche and most capable cast an
pear. The story Is one dealing with
a South American revolution and a
deep vein of romance runs throughout
the. picture. Action in this master
piece is fast and exciting and it's plot
y one that commands and holds the
deepest interest. Kitty Flynn, known
in yaudeyilles as 1.-THE Girl From
Brighton" sings several songs in a
n,anner that plainly shows why she is
20 popular with New York vaudeville
patrons! Rice and Francis prove to
be a clever comedian and a girl who
is pretty. dainty and very much on
the job when it comes to graceful
dancing. Olive Green & Co. in a
classy musical offering open the show
right up on che high speed notch and
the pace they set never lets down un-
til the curtain drops. An added fea-
ture on the new bill is the tenth epi-
sode of 1.-The Fatal Ring and this
exciting serial seems to gather inter-
est as lit goes along. The present cpl
sode Of the picture is by far the most
gripping ami interesting of any that
hrs SO far been presented The excel
],nt bill will be presented three times
daily at the Plaza during the balance
of the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS.
, JOHN RECK s SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21

Since women of middle age have be-
come so active in charitable and club
work. they have grown more exacting
IN matters of dress. Milliners tell us
that they are the most discriminating
and at the same time the most re-
liable and satisfactory of customers.
Specialists in designing spend all of
their time producing hats and gowns
that shall suit and express the person
lality of natrons in the best mediums
at hand, for rich fabrics belong to
middle life.
Two velvet hats are shown above,
designed in lines becoming to mature
faces. One of them is in the tailored
class, with band of heavy grosgrain
ribbon about it and close set row of
buttons at the front. The other is al
most covered with wreath of coque
| feathers that stand up about a band of
small brilliant plumage.
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MAKE 100000
ALIENS CITIZENS
IN 5 MONTHS
Estimated That 100000 OF
These Are In Military
Age Limit.

Washington, Sept. 21-More than
100000 aliens who have signified their
intention of Becoming American ctti-
zens would be naturalized In three
months under the terms of a bill in
troducel5 recently by Senator Calder,
of New York.
Statistics compiled by the bureau of
naturalization made puiolic today show
that between July l, 1915, and June 80,
1917, 626,S16 aliens declared their an
tention of becoming citizens. but un-
der the law declarant cannot act
upon his intention until the declara-
ton is at least two years old.
4 Under the alien draft bill, now pend
Ing in congress, these aliens would be
liable for military service, thus re-
heving great numbers of Americans,
particularly in cities having large for
eign population. The bureau esti-
mates that about 100000 of the aliens
are of military age. The bill also
would naturalize foreigners who have
enlisted in the military service of the
5 United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21

The United States this year is
spending money almost ten times as
last year
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21
NEW ENGLAND PEACHES

First of three daily menus in which
this fruit figures:
Breakfast: Baked peaches, Farina,
poa ched eggs on toast. coffee.
Luncheon or supper: Escaliope6
rice and cheese. peach salad, nut
brown bread, tea.
Dinner: Baked ham. escalloped po-
tatoes, stuffed e3e plant, sliced GU
cu1nbers, peach bavarian cream.
Peach salad: Peel and cut ripe
peaches in halves. Sprinkle generous
ly with chopped almonds. Serve on
lettuce with French or other salad
dressing.
Peach Bavarfan cream: Soak one
half box, or 2 tablespoons graduated
gelatin in one cup cold water 10 min
utes. Heat this over boiling water
until the gelatin IS dissolved. Peel
six ripe peaches. Mash and press them
through a eolander. Add one-ha11
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21
FAIRFIELD DEMOCRATS
WILL CONFER TONIGHT
Especial to The Farmer. J

Fairfield. Sept 21-The Fairfield
Democratic club and the Fairfield
Democratic town committee will meet
tonight at s o'clock at the town hall
An invitation is extended to every
Democrat to attend the clubs meet
ing. The answer made by the Con-
neeticut Coin boosting the fare from
to 6 cents-to the Democratic clubs
recent petition for better service, will
receive consideration. Final plans will
be made for the coming election.
Tomorrow the (22nd.) is the last day
for new voters to be made and to be
added to the list.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21

cup powdered sugar and stir in the
dissolved gelatin. Set in a cool place.
When the fruit pulp is stiff fold in
one pint of whipped cream. Pour this
into a mold and set aside utnil firm.
Serve with plain or whipped cream
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21
To HELP
YOUNG GIRLS
A Mother Wants Her Letter
Published.

Eaton, Ill.-sI wish you would pub
isl. this letter for the benefit of young
girls. My daughter suffered greatly
rom female trouble with cramps, and
headache, and hackaehe most of the
inc. She never felt like working and
seemed as though she was sick all the
inc. | decided TO try Lydia E. Pink
ans Vegetable Compound and it has
helped her in every way, in fact it has
periodic pains, and no more headaches
Or backache, and want ell young girls
Who suffer as she did to know about it. y
Mrs. A141zA ILLS, Eaton, Ill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21
Aaosn=r Girls Experience.

New Castle, Ind. 'sFrom the time
Twas eleven years old until was seven
5een I suffered each month so I had
10 be in bed. had headache, backache
ard such pains I would cramp double
every month. did not know what it
was to be easy a minute. My health
was all run down and the doctors did
not do Done ne any d good VA nsghh25 tod
and now I feel like a new person. /
don't suffer any more and am regular
every month. Mrs. HAZEL HAMIL.
TON, e22 South 18th St, Newcastle, Ind
Girls who are troubled as these Young
women were, should Immediately seek
restoration to health by taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-21

A tomato packing factory of the At
lanticH Canning Co., at Rehbboth, Del,
was burned, with most of last season s
pack and much raw material. The
loss is. estimated at 100000
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POINT

POINT. VIDE.
Saturday will be Bargain Day. won-
derfui Values In Millinery at E. H.
D.llon.--Ad.