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The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-12-01

Glenn Anderson and Elmer
Scott will lead the Christian En-
deavor next Sunday evening.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-12-01
Owen Meffert,

American Base Unit No. q
Army Post Office,
E. F. France.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1917-12-01

Ben Hoskins is a new addition
to our list Ct Route A readers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
SOCIAL INSURANCE" LECTURE INTERESTING
 TO LOCAL RESIDENTS

Thursday evening, Feb. 15. Edward F. McSweeney of Boston will deliver lecture at St. Augustine's hall on Social Insurance" This is the fourth lecture in the course being given this winter under the auspices of the Catholic Charitable bureau. The musical program will be under the di- rection of Alfred T. Brisebois.
 Since the appointment of the So- cial Insurance commission of the State of California the subject is becoming one of national importance. There are many phases of the question which have given rise to some difference or opinion as to the policy of admins tration: for instance whether this Is matter for State action or Federal action; whether the insurance method or the state pension mehod is prefer- able: whether the insurance should be made compulsory or voluntary; whether employers Cor industry should bear part of the cost and whether the state should asume part of the cost. There are several branch es of Social Insurance, sickness, un- employment, old age, survivors in surance. and some may call for more
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
DIR. ANNA SHAW.


 It was three-score-and-ten years ago today that Anna Howard Shaw, destined to win international fame as a. sufflage leader, was born in New castle-on-Tyne, England. She was four years old when her parents came to America, and when she was 12 they removed to what was then the wilderness of Michigan. When she was still a slip of a girl she became a school teacher at salary of $1 per week and ''found,'' and. by having her money, she amassed the sum of SIS, with which she entered Albion Col lege. By working hard and endur- ing many privations she completed the four-year course in the Michigan college, but she was not satisfied. She had been permitted to preach from a number of pulpits, and was deter mined to become a real minister of the gospel. So she went to Boston and graduated first from the theolog- ical and later from the medical de- partment of Boston University, pay ing her expenses by preaching and featuring. Often she was so near starvation that she could scarcely walk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
THE WIIIM OF A SMALL COTERIE'

HE ACTION taken by the directors of Bridgeport Cham Der of Commerce shocking misrepresentation of the actual beliefs and opinions of the great body Of the mem bers of that organization.
 put @ 0d n Run % @ men of Bridgeport ] no peprtsd m @ n n s m
 
 tgas S the rsSss s of s % the pd @ for Bdgeport is "inadvisable" at the present time ,
 the fruits others? for they % s eoo as responses indicated they being fpnessd n That = b IS evidently not But this statement does not begin to show the true nature of the action of these directors The members of the Chamber of Commerce had expressed themselves the question The prponderance their desire for referendum overwhelming. They wanted it.
 Aetter sent out in which the members asked to express their opinion upon the matter About 40 per cent then responded This large response everybody is familiar with the of matters bodies ! of this nature.
 About 125 their ballots and of the votes cast seventy per favored referendum and only thirty per cent opposed it. The expression not close expression. It two to vote, in favor of the referendum But when the directors assembled to vote upon the ques they did vote according the mandate of those they themselves had consed They divided and there eight against the referendum and for it. And this is how by single vote the Chamber of Commerce stands grossly mis- before the people Bridgeport before the pie of Connecticut
 Aug 1912 Mayor Wilson addressed message to the Common Council, in which he used this language: "Our city charter has been amended times in the past almost always at the whm of small coerie of citizens, without first asceraning the wish of the citizens large T" is the whm of small cotere of citizens that is repre- scented in the action of these directors successful by single This vote unrepresenatve of the who elected them tD office as it is of the people of Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
Coroner Finds That Napatano Slew Man
 to Save Own Life

That Gaetano Napatano acted Tn self defense when he shot Lorenzo cristino is the finding of Coroner John J. Phelan handed down after an investigation which was started immediately after the shooting Jan' IS. last Napatano fled from the citv at the time and efforts to locate him failed.
 The coroner found that Napatano was followed to the street by Lorenzo cristino and his brother Felice. mere ha d been some trouble during caro game in Louis Lucci's saloon at 41 Hallett street. The Cristino brothers made a rush at Napatano and FeIce brandished something which Napa- tano thought was knife or pistol. At any rate Napatano fired his own pls- toI and killed Lorenzo Cristino.
 It was testified that Felice sald to Napatano: "Shot or I'll shoot you. The coroner said, "This gave Napa- tano sufficient cause to expect and de- lend himself from imminent bodily in jury by shooting his assallants' or
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
DOG IN THE HANGER

DANBURY street railway company holds charter giving it the right to furnish Trumbul with light, heat and The charter has remained for unused though Trumbull has clamored for the service.
 This charter which under sound regulation would be for feed for it's nonus is about to expire and the citizens of Trumbu asking the General Assembly to empower the United Illuminating company.
 There two why Trumbull should get what it asks for Grants for public service should who the service and not to those who will not perform
 But if each claimant equally willing and equally the service the charter should the United umina ing Company which conveniently operate it. Tru bull connected by location and ties of business and resi- dence to Bridgeport The people of Trumbu1 wish to do busi with Bridgeport, and not with Danbury. AeI,s
 The matter of capital charges should settle it. It is cheap and convenient to few miles of lines from the Bridgeport line Trumbu village would be costly to bring line from Danbury, twenty miles distant.
 Even if this line should be portion of street railway line, doubtless intended the apporonmen for the lighting would represent unnecessarily large assignment of cap tai to lighting.
 The citizens of Trumbu want electric light and it right away They do want incident trolley that may be built may never be built
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
DANGERS TO CONVOYS.

London, Feb. 14-An Amsterdam dispatch to Reuters says that an ob-' viously inspired article has been pub lished in a majority of the German papers dealing with the convoy of neutral ships through the barred zone. The article says that, conveyed or not merchantmen in the restricted region will be exposed to all the pos- abilities of intensified submarine war fare. It adds that submarines would not attack neutral war vessels acting as conveys, but that such vessels would enter the prohibited zone at their own risk, in view of the danger from mines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
SUNDAY CLUBS

ONE REMARKABLE testimony has been given in Hartford o relative to Sunday clubs In New Haven alone there fifty such organizations In Bridgeport there are half 
 These organizations entirely illegal They sell liquor defiance the law The who draw the profits from this sale return to the politicians who permit it, payment in election day and in carrying primaries The clubs do counted young They exstn violation of the obligation owed by the state to it's people, and injustice to the licensed liquor dealers who heavy license fee and bound by many restrictions
 The Sunday club confers upon Connecticut all the misees and injuries of the blind tiger and the speak-easy
 Connecticut has in the midst of it's licensed and regulated iuuor traffic evils that claimed to accompany pro- hbition
 The too timd to make effective protest against these conditions The licensed dealers too coward to protect their own rights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
OUR HARDWARE DEPARTMENT
Pyrex Baking Dishes Guaranteed for oven heat

immediate attention, than others. MT.
 McSweeney is familiar with all pha- ses of the question and will ably dis. cuss the subject and endeavor to ap-. praise the real strength of the move; ment.
 The receipts from the lectures go for the care of the poor families which came to the attention of the bureau. Tickets may be procured from Horan & Son and Hartigan Drug Co.,, also at. St AuguStine's hall
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
DEATH OF FATHER MURPHY

T HE DEATH of Rev. John Murphy pastor of St. Marys
 R. c. church. brings to thousands Of Bridgeport hcmes For Fr Murphy has been identified with S Marys church. He had mstered to three generations priest serving with industry and devotion in the field Of his chosen labors
 Father Murphy strong speaker not an exponder home his lessons of ay with old fashioned logic and convincing nent He will be long mourned and long remembered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
TODAY'Ss ANNIVERSARIES.

St. Valentine was beaten with clubs and then beheaded at Rome in 27O. Pope Innocent I. died 15 centuries ago today, Capt. James Cook, son of farm servant, who became one of the most famous English navigators. was killed in a fight with the natives of Hawaii in 1779. Sir William Blackstone, immortal commentator on English laws, died in 178O First telephone patent granted to Alexan der Graham Bell in 1876 Oregon ad- mitted to statehood in 1859, and Ari- zona in 1912.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
CALLS CAMPAIGN INEFFECTIVE,

Paris, Feb. 1.-The German sub- marine campaign has so far been in effective, according to Martel Hutin, editor of the Echo de Paris, who is usually exceptionally we'll informed. As proof M. Hutin says that on Mon- day liz French or neutral ships en- tered French ports
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14

either of them, in defense of his per- son. find that the deceased came to his death at the time, place and cause stated, at the hands of Napa- tano, who acted in the defense of his person from great bodily injury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
RECRUITING THE GOVERNOR

THERE SHOULD be physical defect such that
 of hard hearing which he discloses, will bar Governor Hocomb military service As Governor he is commander the state forces and important in the military mechanism.
 Governor Holcom drive team and doubt would if
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14

events made necessary But they will not He IS years oo By the time the call reached 1844 the situation oI the United States would indeed be desperate.
 The people will take the will the deed The work the must do in the holds will be than hs share
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14

Four persons were killed and more than 20 injured in a collision between Southern Railway locomotive and a street car at Louisville. Ky.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK q a01
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
Shoes for Little Folk

For little girls. Button Boot of dull calf wit heavy oak soles and heels Gan be easily resoled b hand Sizes from 811a to 6. Prices from
 $2.75 up to $40 For little boys. We have complete line of bot serviceable and dress shoes in sizes from 10 to
 $275 and $3.50
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
Rugs, in large sizes

New weaves and new designs There never was a time when the stock of large rugs was complete and altogether satisfactory as now. It is source of pride that American Carpet manufacturers produce such velvety and durable textures and such pleasing designs.
 Body Brussels, 9x10.6 $3QOO Tapestry Brussels, SKI $2OOO Administer Rugs 9x12 $25OO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
HOW RED CROSS SEAL
IDEA CAME INTO BEING
Originating In Norway, Method Was
Taken Up Here Nine Years Ago.

Originating In Norway, Method Wa,
Taken Up Here Nine Years Ago.
Over $3,25O,0OO has been raised by
Red Cross Christmas Seals In the last
eight years, and yet many people who
will buy these holiday stickers at this
ninth annual sale do not know how
this idea originated.
While Red Cross Seals really date
back to the Civil War when Charity
Stamps" were first used, the first cam
paign to sell holiday stickers for the
tuberculosis fight was only nine years
ago in Delaware. Miss Emily P. Bis
sell of Wilmington read an article by
Jacob Riis describing stamps used for
tuberculosis work in Norway, and she
conceived the idea Of a similar plan
here. Single handed, she launched a
sale which resulted in $1,000 clear
money. When Miss Bissell tried to
convince the American Red Cross that
this idea should be made national as q
peace activity Of that society. she met
with opposition. but finally persuaded
the authorities. with the result that on
an investment Of few hundred dol
lars $135O00 worth of Seals was sold
in 1908 and the great national cam.
paign was launched. Since then the
sale has gone forward By leaps and
bounds, until now the Red Cross Seal
is an institution in the United States.
and offers to every one a chance to
help in the peoples fight against the
peoples disease. Last year over &C.
100000 Seals were sold, ana this year
the American Red Cross and The Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention Of tuberculosis, who con-
duct the sale, are out for 1O0,O00,O00
sale or $1.OOO.OOO for the tuberculosis
War.
The policy on which the sale is con-
Quoted is that the money, except for
the deduction Of legitimate expenses,
shall remain in the community where
the Seals are sold.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Coal Miners MAY Strike.

Des Moines.-With high prices pre-
vailing for coal, operators are exper-
fencing more or less difficulty with
the labor problem, according to the
reports coming to the coal dealers.
Although the miners are working un-
der an agreement fixed at the confer
ence between the miners and opera
tors held in April, higher wages are
being agitated and meetings have
been held to discuss strikes.
Higher officials Of the miners I'M
ion, however, declare that the wage
agreement made last April, which IL
to last two years, is binding and that
the operators and miners are both
held to it. The officials declare that
this agreement will not be broken un.
der any circumstances.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Bia Profit From Ginseng.

Muscatine.-Thatt the production Of
ginseng in this state will yield fron
$4,000 to $4,000 n acre was the
statement of F. F. Dchutter Of Pleas
ant Valley, at the convention OF
the Iowa Potato and Truck Growers
association. Mr.. Schutter discussed
both the growth of ginseng under ar
Dor and in the woods.
Mr.. Schutter ranks high among the
ginseng growers OF the state and spoke
entirely from his own experience. He
stated that during the past season he
had harvested only one-sixth acre and
had received therefrom $4,000. That
the crop never averaged less than sS,.
600 per acre was the statement of the
speaker and sometimes it goes as high
al $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
BUILDING RECORD.
Many Valuable improvements
Made at Jefferson This Year
PAVING AND ELECTR0LIERs
City Claims That Expenditure Of Owe,
Half Million Dollars for Improve
ments Entities II to Record
for Town Of It's Class.

JeRerson.-More money has been
expended for improvements this year
than ever before in the history of the
city, the amount being approximately
S560,000, not including an $4,000
schoolhouse, the contract for which
has been let, but 90 far no work has
seen done.
Seventy new residences have been
erected or are in course Of erection
since January, 1916, the estimated
cost of which, exclusive Of real estate.
is placed at $175,000.
Five miles Of paving has been laid
at cost of $225,o00, being divided
between bitulithic and sheet asphalt
to the amount OF 100000 and $4,000.
respectively. Six extensions to the
sewer system were put in at an out.
lay Of $1,000, and $4,000 was spent for
water main extensions.
New electroliers, costing $1,000.
were installed the entire length OF
Lincoln highway through the city.
The Kendall.Stidwell buildings, val-'
ued at $4,000, were the onH new
business houses erected during the
year A new Office and warehouse for
the Jefferson Produce company, cost
Ing $4,000, replaced the one destroyed
by fire this summer.
The $4,000 Greene county court.
house Is nearing completion, the OUT
side work being done. The contrac-
tors expect to turn the building over
to the county about May, 1917.
Jefferson claims record for towns
Of It's population-3,1S4 in 1915. There
has been erected during the past two
years nearly 1875 new homes; not over
four or fire have been destroyed by
fire or otherwise during the time, and
1t present there are not over ten
Dmpty houses In the city.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
RESTORED TO HEALTH
BY RED CROSS SEALS
Holiday Messengers Bring Happiness 70
Homes Burdened With Tuberculosis.

Holiday Messengers Bring Happiness &
Homes Burdened With tuberculosis.
Deserted by her husband. suffering
from tuberculosis In double form and
supporting herself and young boy by
her needle. the Ant-Tuberculosis As
ISOLATION in a Western city found an
unfortunate consumptive. living in one
room with two little beds-one for her
self and one for her boy. Everything
was clean; but, oh, so poor!
That was year ago.
This morning she took a train for
the state sanitorium, where she will
have a chance to get well, while her
boy is being cared for by the Anti
tuberculosis Association with funds
derived from the Red Cross Seal Sale.
Here is the story Of another family
where happiness and health were
brought through the medium OF He'd
Cross Seals: II
Tuberculosis had made heavy de-
mands upon the family, and the in
come had entirely stopped for several
/. E -BH = J.. \
months. It was Inevitable that they
should run into debt for grocery bills
as well as the rent. With such worry.
anxiety and depression it is not al.
ways easy to find silver lining In
the clouds. The condition was recog.
nized, however, by the visiting nurse
and the sick father was sent to hos.
pital, and proper care was provided
for the Others Relief was also OBJ
tanned, and now both rent bills and
grocery bills are being gradually lessen
ed each week. Each member of the
family has had nursing care for some
ailment or other.
Every Red Cross Seal sold helps TO
better conditions like these. I.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
BETTY,S LIFE SAVED BY
USE OF RED CROSS SEALS
She Was Taught How to Care For Hsr.
self After Her Mother Had Died.

She Was Taught How to Care For Her.
self After Her Mother Had Died.
"She was real pretty, and SO full Of
fun that the dimples We're always
showing in her round, red cheeks
The visiting nurse of the Anti-Tuber.
culosis Society was talking. "Her
eyes were big and brown and nut-col.
ored hair curled naturally in little
ringlets over her forehead and ears.
She was just eighteen when we first
met her and so neat and attractive
that one would think she belonged to
the well-to-do class Of working people,
but when we followed her to her home
one day we confronted startling facts.
''The red in her cheeks was the flush
of unnatural inward fever, the high
spirits We're a pitiful antidote to pitt
less conditions, and the big brown
eyes saw only squalor when they were
not fixed upon typewriting machine
or closed persistently to any view but
an imaginary bright one.
"The room we entered was a gen.
eral living space, used also as an eat
ing, cooking and sleeping apartment.
There was but one bed, and Betty
had to sleep in it with her mother,
who was too weak to sit up. An open
:nspidor sat where it would be con-
veniently near the bed, which placed
It by the stove. where their food was
cooked. The mother. who was suffer.
ing in an advanced stage Of tuber-
culosis, did not like cold air, and her
querulous demands caused Betty to
keep the door and windows closed.
WELL said cheerful Betty, with
laugh, that isn't so bad as not hav.
ing any windows or doors to close, y
It? Things might be worse
Infinitely worse said l. You
might even take a notion to stun the
windows and doors with rags to cut
out what oxygen comes in through the
cracks
Red Cross Christmas Seals. with |
their CHEEKY message of hope, gave
Betty a chance to get well after her
mother died. Is 1t worth while to save
the Bettys? Buy your share today"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
ECLIPSE CORNER
Edited by
Splinters

"Time is the stuff that life is made
Of and distance to town should be
measured in time, not miles. Good
roads shortens the distance to town
because this shortens the time requir-
ed to 60 from farm to town; ito save
time is to brighten life"-hence to
improve rural highways is practically
to lengthen the lives of rural resi-
dents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Cleans vp on Wool.

Logan.-W. w. Latta. sold the clip
pings Of wool from his sheep here fol-
the tidy sum Of $13,700. Mr.. Latta has
Just recently purchased several car.
loads OF sheep ON the Omaha markets
increasing his flock to about 1000 at
the present time. The recent sale Is
regarded as the largest sale Of wool
OF . seasons clippings by an individ'
ual farmer thus far In the state.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
low. Soldier Drowned.

Des Moines.-C Corporal William H.
Oliver, Company B. Third Iowa in
fantry was drowned in the Rio
Grande at Brownsville. He was on
outpost duty with the company at
Bruly ranch. He was 10 years old.
Private Lewis Gonzales, an expert
swimmer, saw the accident from the
bank and went to the rescue, almost
losing his life in an attempt to save
Oliver. Private George Marchant and
Buglers McCaulley and Alvin Smith
also witnessed the accident from the
bank.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03

Fifteen per cent. of the worlds cat
tie are on American farms, the number
in this country being 100000 or
twice as many as in Argentina pr
Europe or Russia and half this num-
Der in India. There are also in this
country 6O,OOO,O0O swine, 50,OOO,OOO
sheep and 100000 horses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Emnloxee. Given Raise.

Waterloo.-An increase Of 81 .
week for all employees Of the Iowa
Dairy Separator company has been an
nounced by the officers. About 600
employees, men and women, will be
benefited by the increase. One Off
cial said the reason for the raise was
to help meet the high cost Of living.
Some time ago the Waterloo Co.
ment Machinery corporation made q
Nat increase of 10 per cent in salaries.
Advances in Individual cases have
been made by other factories.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Rreweed's Good Work.

Fireweed, otherwise known as the
great willow-herb," seems to have
been created as an antidote for one
Of the ugliest sights landscape ma!
offer-burnt-over ground. The fire.
weed is genuine cosmopOlite, for 1t
sends its consoling shaft above the
ashes Of burnt forests not only
throughout America but in Europe
and Asia.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
WHAT'S THE ANSWER

Fifty years ago two-thirds of all
Americans lived on farms. Today but
one third lives in the country. How
do you explain it when every year life
on the farm grows easier and every
year it becomes harder in the city?