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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

January A, 1917
Estate of Raymond johnson, late
of the town Of Bridgeport in said dis
trict deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict Of Bridgeport, hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof for Creditors Of said Estate to
exhibit their claims for settlement
Those who neglect to present their
accounts, properly attested, within said
time, will be debarred a recovery. All
persons indebted to said Estate are
requested to. make immediate pay
ment to
OLIVE F. JOHNSON
Executrix.
2s Park St., City.
TX attn
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
World Of Finance man!
MISUNDERSTANDING
FIGURES FOR IRON

The shipments Of iron ore from the
mines in the United States in 1916
are estimated by Ernest F. Burchard
OF the United States Geological Sur
vey, Department Of the Interior, to
have approximated 75.500,000i gross
toms, compared with 55,493,10O tons
IN 1915. an increase eof "a per cent.
This ore sold for approximately $17S,-
Gas, 900. an increase Of about $77,-
! $4,000 compared with the value OF
the 1915 output. Ore in stock at the
mines h estimated at approximately
10,48e,00O gross tons. compared with
13,74S,732 tons in 1915, a decrease OF
nearly "a per cent
OF the total. shipments Of iron ore
64,784,1s8 gross tons was shipped by
boat from the Lake Superior district,
according to detailed figures from the
docks Of upper Lake ports published
recently by the Iron Age, and possibly
!! 100000 tons in addition was ship
ped BY rail, making the probable to-
tai shipments from the mines in the
Lake Superior district more than
81, 900, 900, gross tons. Compared with
the boat and rail shipments from this
district In 1915 (47,272,751 gross
tons), an increase of nearly 40 per
cent. Ia shown.
/. The shipments of iron ore from all
the other important iron-mining Ndis-
tricts In the United States showed In
creases ranging from 80 to 40 per
cent. The Birmingham and other
Alabama districts are estimated to
, have shipped to blast furnaces ap-
, proximately 6,300,0O0s' gross tons,
compared with 5.134,s55 tons in 1915,
an increase OF SO per cent? The
other South eastern states. including
Gebrkia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
and Virginia, are estimated to have
shipped approximately 100000
gross tons, compared with 786,437
tons In 1918, an increase Of II per
; cent. The Northeastern states, in
GLIDING New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, are estimated to have
shipped approximately 2.500,Q0O gross
tons, compared with 1,68s,916 tons in
1915. an increase of nearly 48 per
cent. The Western states, including
Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming,
are estimated to have shipped appro-
ximately 725s000 gross tons. compar-
ed with 485,942 tons in 1915, an In
crease OF 40 per cent.
The iron-ore market was active
throughout the year. Prices, which
late III 1910 WSIS duV1ACCO ~ " 20
cents ton on Lake Superior ores Tor
1916 delivery, were in November,
1916, advanced $3.50 a ton for the
season of 1917. These advances
though considerable, are not proper
tionate to the advances in prices of
pig iron during the corresponding
period. For instance, in the period
from April, 1915, to November. 1915,
according to data published by the
Iron Trade Review. Old Range Bes-
semer ore has risen from 1915 to
$5.96 ton, an increase OF not quite
80 per cent, and Mesabi Bessemer
ore from $3.45 to $5.95 ton, an in
crease of about IS per cent. while
Bessemer pig iron at Valley furnaces
has risen from 1880 to $4,000 a ton.
an increase of more than 120 per
cent. and. foundry iron No. from
$12.75 to $4,000 a ton, OF nearly 104
per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. 49,,
pRORATE COURT.

January IT, 1917.
Estate Of Joseph O. Modes. late of
the town of Bridgeport. in said dis
trict, deceased.
The court of probate for the dis
trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof for creditors If said estate to
exhibit their sclaims for settlement.
Those who neglect 20 present their
accounts, properly attested, within
said time, will be debarred a recOv-
cry. All persons indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make immediate
payment to
ADA DIXON,
Administrative
1O3 Woodland Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17
ALBERT b. BLACKWOOD
VS.. Order of Notice.
MARIAN STODDARD BLACKWOOD

STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.,
SUPERIOR COURT.
Bridgeport. Jan. 18th, A. D., 1917.
Upon the complaint of the said AL
bert B. Blackwood, praying, for rea-
sons therein set forth, for a divorce,
returnable to the Superior Court, in
and for Fairfield County, on the first
Tuesday Of February, 1917.
It appearing to and being found by
the subscribing authority that Marian
Stoddard Blackwood the said defen-
dant is absent from this state and gone
to parts unknown-but formerly in
said Bridgeport.
Therefore Ordered, that notice of
the tendency Of said complaint be
given by publishing this order in the
Bridgeport Farmer, newspaper
printed in Bridgeport, three times sue
cessively, commencing on or before the
22nd day of January, A. D., 1917.
FRED. w. TRACY,
Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court
for Fairfield County.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17

No interest in the Daylight Saving
movement is as yet manifested by the
young people who will sit out on
shady porches next summer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17

That explosion at the New Jersey
munition plant was perhaps another
of those purely accidental affairs that
come off on schedule time as planned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-17

Col b. Thurston, commander Of
tho 74th New York Infantry, died at
06cAllsn,t ZAxaA
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
ERNEST POOL. TO BE
OFFICER IN RESERVE

Ottawa gives promise in furnishing
one of the best officers in the reserve
corps of the country, in Ernest Pool,
son of Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ. Pool. of
State street. Mr. Pool is a graduate of
the University of Illinois law school,
also Of the military school and is a
major of battalion of the Illinois
University
Mr.. Pool Is at his home today, but
on Thursday he will go to Chicago to
a law examination for admittanCe to
the bar and early next week will re.
port to Fort Sheridan for training in
the officers corps.
] Young Pool is regarded as one OF
the best student military officers in
the state and at a recent drill gver
at the University OF Illinois he was
presented with a medal, his battalion
winning the first prize Of the five II
the regiment.
During his schooling at Illinois h,
taught military. There is little doub
but what Mr.. Pool will receive com
mission following his training at For
Sheridan
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
TO ASK SOLONS TO
CHANGE NAME OF
DETENTION HOME

Stronger and stronger is the senti-
mont for the change in name of the La
Sale County Detention Home to the
"Lardin Home" as mark of respect
and indication OF appreciation for the
work If the late iurist who devoted so
much Of his time and energy in secur-
ing this home. Perhaps to Judge Lar.
din more than any other individual in
the county Is due the construction of
this fine institution and in his passing
it Is only proper that his name should
be perpetuated through the naming Of
the institution.
The executive board TO La Sale
County Child Welfare League, met In
Ottawa Saturday afternoon and form
ally passed resolutions to be present
ed to the board OF supervisors at their
next session asking for a change in
the name Of the detention home The
executive committee of this league eX
pressed the general sentiment OF the
county and embodied in set OF reso
lutions. A committee was also named
TO present the resolution to the solons.
The annual meeting Of the Chlld $
Welfare League will be held in May
ana it is probably the membership OF
the entire league will go on record for
the change.
BY naming this institution the Lar
din Home" La Sale county can thus
give this small tribute to the Jurlst
who stood 50 highly in the esteem OF
his fellow men.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
G. A. GENT HERE TO
INSPECT AUTO PLAN T

G. A. Gent OF the Ghent Motor Co.,
arrived in ottawa today and Is max
ing a careful inspection of the local
plant. He is well pleased with tho
progress that has already been made
under the direction of Superintendent
Moore. The encouraging reports OF
statesmen under the direction OF
Stands & Funnel is Of such a charac'
ter TO warrant the heavy purchase OF
material and supplies at the present
time.
The company could take on war con
tracts at the present time to take the
entire production and capacity of then
plant if they desired to enter into it.
The most encouraging reports con
cerning the stock sale comes from
oklahoma, where stock is being sold
in blocks of from one to five thousand
shares.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
INSURANCE co.'s TAKE
HAND IN TRAILING
CHICAGO FIRE BUGS

Chicago, H., May / Insurance com
panies today took steps to protect eie
vators, food warehouses and flour
mills in Chicago from destruction by
incendiaries following a $l25,G0j fire
which yesterday consumer 1j,OC) bust
els OF grain at the H. G. HuCk Maltina
Company's elevator.
The investigation undertaken viii
the approval of the Federal authori
ties is based upon information in the
hands of the insurance men concern
ing attempts by aliens to destroy
quantities OF food supplies.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
RACE GAME MAY Be
REVIVED; LOCAL
MAN IS INTERESTED
ASK ONLY THAT He BE GIVEN
SUPPORT OF PUBLlC-STREAT-
OR GIVES VIEW ON RACE GAME
HERE.

Just when they were ready to play
the funeral dirge for the racing game
in the Illinois Valley, an Ottawa man
comes forth with the promise that he
is willing to finance the great turf
game but he asked that for the time
being his name be withheld
The interested party is willing to
lease the park, at the price demanded
by the directors of the La Sale Coun-
ty Fair and will put on a racing card
that will be as good as any that was
ever offered in this city
At the last session of the Driving
Park Association, that organization
decided they would not lease the park
for the time being, but would refrain
from entering the game this year.
Since the association announced they
would quit there has been persistent
demand that some one take ND the
sport and that Ottawa be kept on the
idClHB map.
The Chamber of Commerce an.
nounced that they would take an in
terest in thu meeting provided any one
would start the work and have pledge
their hearty cooperation in every re.
spect
Ottawa has been too long known as
town of real boosters to let the rae
ing game die and this one Ottawa man
Is willing to offer program to the
racing loving public, provided he Ii
shown a little cooperation. He offers
to lease the track himself and arrange
other details but asks that he be giyer
some degree Of consideration from
people, heretofore interested in the
racing game.
The following is a clipping from the
Streator lndependent-Time regarding
| the racing situation as viewed by the
sport scribe in that city.
With possibility yet that Ottawa
will have harness races this year. the
executive committee of the Streator
Trotting and Fair association, at a
meeting Saturday afternoon arrived at
decision to have race meet this
year If nothing unexpected intervenes
in the meantime to prevent the meet.
II the Ottawa Chamber Of Commerce
can negotiate to patch the breach now
existing between ottawa Driving Park
association and the La Sale County
/ Fair association over the rental Of the
race track at the county seat Ottawa
will have the ponies" again thi:
year
Even if Ottawa does not have races
Streator will have a program if the
plans of the local promoters material
ize. Believing that StreatOr and viein
ity Is great race horse community
the executive committee favored
meet for Streator regardless Of othel
towns in the valley.
AS there may be a ruling later tha
there can be no race meets on accoun
of the war. The local association ma,
be deprived of their meet this year.
the war does not prevent II, StreatO
will have races again this year, tn,
event being held q week previous I,
the races at Peoria.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
FORMER RESIDENT IS
BURIED IN CHICAGO

Word was received in Ottawa today
announcing the death of Mrs Sarah j.
Herzog, age As years, former resident
OF this city Mrs. Herzog died Sunday
morning at her home on 4227 Cottage
Grove avenue, Chicago, following a
short illness. She was stricken with
paralysis and sWce that time declined
rapidly in health
She leaves surviving her husband
l.. =. Herzog, of Chicago, ANA one
brother, Moses Degen, OF this city
The funeral services were held this
morning at II O'Clock in Chicago
where burial was made.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01

oria District, Presiding
1880 Service of Song Mr. John IIoif
Directing
Devotionals- Rev Carl Stackman.
Installation Service Mr.. VIM. V.
Martin, Past President Illinois G. E.
Union
500 Address Mr.. Il. p Gates, Field
Secretary. Illinois G. f. Union.
Special Music Convention Chorus
Closing Address and Decision Ser
vce=-"On the Firing Line"
Mr.. Frank Lowe, Jr., National Field
Secretary, Y u. s g. h. of the Dis
ciples OF Christ,
Benediction
Adjournment
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
Won HOLLWEG WILL
RENEW PEACE OFFER

London May DIR Won Bethmann'
Hollweg, the German Chancellor VIII
renew Germany's peace overtures III
a speech in the Reiehstag on Thurs.
day, says dispatch from the Hague
today. The dispatch gives the TaBe-
blatt of Berlin as its authority.
For some time II has been practical
ly certain that the German chancel
lor would again address peace otter
the present session of the Reichstag
opened on April "a.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
WAS STRUCK BY CAR:
3 RIBS FRACTURED

Andrew Meyers Of Utica an employe
Of the Highly Canyon Sand Co.. locat-
ed between Ottawa and Utica, had
three ribs broken and his back injur-
ed when struck by moving sand car
Sunday. He was removed to St
Marys hospital for treatment.
This morning he was reported as
getting along very nicely but it will
be some time before he will be able
20 leave st Mary's Hospital
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01

Judge Mayo at the request of the
city this morning continued hearings
upon The Adams and COrnel street as
sessment rolls until the May term of
his court, which opens May H.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01

Quails, part Of the food OF the chill
dren of Israel when In the wilderness
are stil numerous IN Egypt ana during
their yearly migratlons descend III
swarms,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
.ROTAR|ANS EXPECT
BANNER MEETING
FRANK p. MANLY AND ATTOR-
NEY OCONNOR WILL ADDRESS
GATHERiNG-ARRANGE FOR ONE
HUNDRED GUEST.

The closing session OF the Ottawa
Rotary Club at the Clifton Hotel
promises to be one OF the most i'm
portant gatherings since the club was
organized in this city Frank p Man
ly, governor of the Eighth district. in
Guiding the states of Illinois and Ind.
lana will be here for the gathering.
The reception and dinner will be held
at $50 o'clock. Attorney Andrew o.
Connor will be on the program. Music
will be furnished by the high school
orchestra and Miss Vera Ham, popular
high school soloist, will sing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
Expect Many Guest.

Since Mr.. Manly has been invited
to the meeting an invitation has been
extended to the Rotary Clubs in north.
ern Illinois to attend the session. The
local committee, W. F. Carr. s. B.,
Bradford, and |. D. Vincent, have
worked increasingly to make this
meeting a banner one and are expect
ing the attendance of over one hun
dred Rotaria,.s.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01

Luck may lie a good master, l''lt as u
master his pay days are uncertain.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
FIGURES SHOW LA SAL [ E.
COUNTYS SHARE TO
BE ABOUT 45O
WORK STARTS SOON
STATE MUST SEND $1,000 TO col
ORS IN AGE LIMIT or q TO 27
IN FIRST CALL FOR 100000
FIGHTING MEN.

Illinois viii be called upon to fur
nish about 3l,O30 men, this congress
sional district, the 18th, will he / 1,l5,
mca and La Sale County's share vii
be about 40 for the first call of 500.
go men under the terms OF the con
scription law passed Saturday even
ing by Congress Ottawa's apportion
ment under the draft will be about g.
men over and above those ioining
Company C. In addition to the 3l,o0'
asked for in the conscription prov
sion, this state will be asked to fur
nish about 1000 more nationa
guardsmen, bringing the war unit for
Illinois UP to 1900
1t is estimated that tho first draft
II including those between Il and -
years old will call about onc out OF
every fourteen eligible men to colorS
and if the under house provision OF
II to 40 years about one out Of 32
1t is proposed to have the conscrIp
tion machinery in action by Sept. !
In the meantime a military census
will be taken. boards appointed and
all preliminaries TO the calling Of men
completed. Further calls for men viii
result in additional apportionments &c
states under the same conditions.
In the operation Of conscription
draft committees will eliminate al
those within the age limits who fall
under tho provisions of exemption
These include those with dependents
and those who are working in indus
tries vital to the war There viii bc
no physical examination before The
draft.
Use Jury Wheel System.
The jury wheel system will be used
to draw conscripted men from the liSi
OF eligibles. The state election ma
chinery viii be used on national reg
istra,ion day when eligible resident.
will be registered
Between now and September ! thf
energies of the war department VII
be directed to training officers to dril
The army Of 500,0D which viii be rails
ed under the new law.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
THE WEATHER

Fair and cool tonight.
probably light frost; Wei.
nesday fair and warmer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01

Confined on Page tiye,)
Arizona republican., 1917-11-01
IF FOOD TO BE PLACED
 UNDER LICENSES
5RepublIcan A. p. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-One hun- dred thousand manufacturers, whole salers and other distributors of staple food will be placed under license to- morrow by the food administration for the duration of the war. No licenses have yet been mailed, but it was an- nounced that those who have sought licenses need not be apprehensive un less they violate the food control act
 Nearly 50000 application blanks al ready have been called for by dealers and requests are pouring in at the rate of 1000 a day. Thousands of licenses have been filled out and will be mailed to the dealers as soon as book lets containing complete rules and reg ulations have been received from the printer.
 The food administration estimates that when the lists are complete there will be about 100,000 licensees, includ- ing importers. packers, canners, man. ufacturers, wholesalers, commission men, brokers, auctioneers, steerage warehouse men, together with retail CTS doing more than S100,000 business annually, which embraces mail order firms and chain stores.
 Small retailers will not be licensed but they are subject to the provisions of the food law itself which forbids speculation hoarding and excessive profits They also will be controlled through the licensing regulations con- trolling wholesalers, who will be re- quired to cut out the supplies of dealers of any size and in any branch of the trade who exact eXorbltant profits on the necessities of life.
 The licensed foods include beef, pork and mutton, fish, poultry and eggs, milk. butter, cheese, flour sugar, cer- calls, lard. beans, peas. fruits, vege- tables. several lines of canned goods and other products.
 The purposes of licensing are stated as follows:
 l. To limit the prices charged by every licensee to d reasonable amount over expenses and forbid the acquisi- tion of speculative profits from ris- ing market.
 (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-11-01
TRepubIicsn A.P. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON. oct. 31.-All export restrictions will be waived by the American government in forwarding supplies to Italy to aid in meeting the Austro- German invasion. The Italian government it was made known today will be permitted to take the kind of material it needs mose 10 the limit of it's tonnage capacity regardless of pros pective shortages here.
 The military and political situations in italy and the aid America will rem der. were gone over at q conference today between Secretary Lansing and Count Di Cellere, the Italian ambassa- dor. Italy's crying need for ships was given special consideration.
 Approximately 100000 tons of ship ping has been promsed Italy by the shipping board. Four vessels already have been turned over and the others will be delivered as fast as they are available. The shortage of ships is so serious, however. that the shipping board has to pick them up as 1t can find them and the whole amount of tonnage promised may not be available under thirty days.
 Italy's greatest need is coal, and, next. steel for her munitions factories She has been drawing on this coun- try for about 100000 tons of coal a month. bat now that English coal is harder to obtain, her requirements from the United States will approach 100000 tons monthly. The country starts the winter, according to Italian officials fully two million tons of coal short The shipping the United States Is able to release will he totally made ouate to meet the demand for eoal
Arizona republican., 1917-11-01
7hrge Million Families
 Have Signed Food Pledges

second with 107 900. In New York City 104,000 families have been enrolled.
 Lord Rhondda, the British food con- troller, in a cablegram to the food ad- ministration, said the result of the American food pledge week means much to us and more to civilization.' He dwelt upon the sacrifices made by the millions of men who offered their service against the enemy and said that what was askd of those who stay at home was scarcely worthy the name sacrifice.
 We are al! faced with a shortage of the worlds supply of cereals, meats, fats and sugar. For these the allies in Europe are largely dependent upon the American people. Uniss there is real self -sacrific; real cooperation in the common campaign for conservation and increased production of food, then food will Tot win the war The result of your food pledge week means much to us and more to civilization