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The Washington herald., 1917-08-13
Is Soldier Still Soldier
Though In Bathing Suit

Brownsville. Tex, Aug. 12.-Is a
soldier in a bathing suit a soldier
in uniform, in the eyes of the Fed
eral law against the sale of intoxi-
cants to soldiers in uniform?
This question has been put up to
Department of Justice agents here.
The question arose out of charges
that soldiers have been donning &
bathing suits. getting them wet, and
then going across to saloons to
quench their thirst.
Saloon keepers claim they are un-
able to distinguish between soldiers
and citizens when they wear bath
ing suits.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-13
CoIumbIa-DougI Fairbanks.

Douglas Fairbanks in Down to
Earth" which is the feature photo
play at Loew's Columbia, brought
crowds to the theater yesterday and
will remain the attraction for the en-
tire week.
Douglas Fairbanks may not know
il, but he has a dual nature. Some
times he is just plain athlete and
other times he is a philosopher and
an optimist, with a way of projecting
this optimism from the screen to his
audiences. Down to Earth" which
he wrote himself. is a vehicle for the
optimist. a film sermon on how to live
in spite of germs and a good argu-
ment in favor of sane out-of-doors
vacation. The picture Is one OF a
great deal of originality and enjoy
ment.
A Sidney Drew comedy. the Hearst
Pathe News and another comedy pic
ture are also shown.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-13

Central Park" proved to be the IA
vOritc of the evening.
Bob Fern, the black face singing
nut, carried his role to a pleasing
finish for which the house showed its
appreciation, while Jack Duffy. Jim
Howell and Arthur Young kept the
crowd in good humOr with their high
class work. Jacqueline Tallman and
Tillie Barton carried their end OF the
entertainment in great style.
The costumes were clean and nifty,
and the scenes are artistically laid.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-13
SEEKS BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS.

Paris. Aug. l2-The Y. NJ. c. A.
has issued an appeal for thirty thou
sand books to stock the reading rooms
at the American camps. Branches are
being organized by the French can
tonments. Requests also have been
sent out for French literature.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-13

A tree, the leaves Of which yield an
oil from which camphor can be ex-
tracted. has been discovered in Aus
tralia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16
rBy T. ~. Bower. II. y ,

Harkachs OF any kind is often
caused bv kidney disorder which
means that the kidneys are not work
inc urouer5E. Poisonous matter and
uric acid accumulate within The body
fu great abundance oTer-svo ralng the
sick kf5nevs hence the congestion OF
blood causes bacEacEs in the same
manner as q similar congestion IN the
head causes headache fou become
nervous. respondent, sick, teserlspr
irritable have spots appearing before
the eyes. bags under the lids aud
lack of ambition 30 do things.
The latest and most effective means
of overcoming this trouble, IS to eat
sDarinEIv Of meat. drink plenty 81
water between meals and take a
/ single Anuric tablet before each meal
for q while
Simply ask your favortte druggist
for Auur5c double strength If voU
aren't feeling up TO the standard. 81
v0u have Iumhago, rheumatism drop
sv begin Immediately this treatment
With Auuric Most scientists and med
FraI men believe that because of an
+ abundance Of uric acid III the
system. uratic salts are deposited in
+ the tissues and cause rheumatism and
govt
The physicians and specialists al
Dr. Pierca's institution in Buffalo. y.
g. have thoroughly tested Anuric
and have been with one accord sue
cessful i'm eradicatiHg and throwing
OF from the system the uric acid
which accumulates and p0isous- Pa
tisnts having once used AuurIc at
this institution have repeatedly sent
back for more
Sich demand has been created
Anuric in the drug stores Of this
country la ready-to-use form. Tt
viii be their own fault If those suf-
rariug from uric acid troubles DO not
take advantage Of this wonderful
rem edw-{ Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16

is sold with q guaTantee-au-
other pair free If they do not
wear satisfactorily.
100 dozen Exon fashioned
seamless hose for women.
black or white. all sizes, spe-
cla1 sale price 19c.
So dozen chtIdren's Racine
black ribbed hose, all sizes S
10 10. regular SOC grade. sps-
ciaI sale price f9c.
so dozens mems Rockford
seamless socks. blue mixed
and brown mixed. fine tbrsads
heavy weight, all sizes, 15c
value special sale price 12o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16

Misses and chIdrens silk gloves al sizes at 500.
Women's washable kid gloves in new shades OF
gray. sand. champagne and white with contrasting
embroidered backs and one large clasp. $500 and
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16

A splendid collection Of the
latest patterns and effects.
New fancy silk ribbons, plaids,
striped and floral designs, light
and dark c0l0rings, up to S
inches wide; special sale price
Z5c.
100 pieces all silk ribbons,
plain taffeta mOires. with sat
IN edge, . inches wide, all de
sirabIe c0l0rs, special sale
price I5c.
New York Stor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16
GYnT0fJ

Buy 3 home Of Refdy Brca
For express. call william Trefz.
Trl-City TcweI supply company.
r. 7 Clean Towel Service Dho1I
E. i 2z5S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16
STRIKE WILLNOT
HIT LOCALLY FOR
ATLEASTAWEEK
Railroad Officials and Traiumen Be-
Deve That City VIII BE I'm.
uBDe for That Period.
PLACE no EMB4RGoEs HERE YEr
superintendent CoaghIin Of Rock Is
land Lines Looks for No Inter-
ruption fer Present

Railroad Offices in Rock Islnnd
this afternoon received word to ae-
cept shipments only with the own
Or understanding they may be sub
lected 10 delay The Burlington
set word fo place an embargo on
live stock. peristshIe goods and
explosives Other roads were fx-
pecting similar instructions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16

Mems silky mercerized socks, all colors white and
q-htck z5c and 35c values special sale price f9c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-16


0Ha sgso5adeg7lsR thing
6oLaf rhe kTlfE tex,
c00t IS thar RS 0e~
G'1gkiar con- 6Iysn riose
% fi9h1uess ard
sVlzy.f57FIa makes Il
Just as corr Torg1 BE
on mild doztS as oss
cotGzr days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
BREAD CARDS ON
WAY UNLESS We
ALL ECONOMIC
Conference Of Food Admin
istrators at Washington
Warns Public.

Until December First---America is
to be given a chance to voluntarily
cut down on wheat and sugar, and II
their use is not lessened materially.
Ky that time the government will take
charge
This statement was made public af-
ter conference of the State Food
Administrators held in Washington
last week. One month, thirty days
only for the American people to prove
that they can reduce the consumption
of wheat and sugar sufficiently to save
the government from the necessity OF
ratfoning it's people. Immediate ac-
ton is necessary for every individu-
al.
If each person will use one pound
less wheat per week, one-third OF an
ounce less meat fats per day. one
ounce less sugar per day. ons ounce
less meat per day, the fight will be
won and the shortage Of wheat and
sugar will be eliminated.
The Fairfield County Farm Bureau
has added another food demonstra-
ton agent to it's staff, Miss Elizabeth
Angel, who is located in Norwalk.
Miss Angel and the Norwalk Home
Economics Committee, appointed by
| the Farm Bureau, which consists OF
| the following ladies: Mrs. J. G. Greg
| DRY, chairman, Mrs. William H
Earle, Mrs. John Cavanagh, Mrs
| George L. Belts, Mrs. Percy w
Brooks, Mrs. Ross Burchard and Mrs
| Alex. Rummler, will cooperate II
| the food conservation campaign
which ID now being. waged by thu
Farm Bureau.
| Miss Angel is ready to aid in the
| solution of any of the present day
/ problems of food saving, the reduc
| ton of the consumption Of sugar and
| wheat, and the like, and will be glat
i to give information to anyone wh'
/ will call the Farm Bureau on thu
| phone, 1912, or stop in at thu
Farm Bureau Office, Town Asserrbl.
Hall building, cor. Wall and Waite
| streets. for personal interview.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
THE ORIGIN OF HAnLowEEN

The Feast Of All Saints, of which
tonight's observance Of Halloween is
the precursor, was Instituted in the
fourth century by the Greek church.
which appointed the first Sunday af-
ter Easter for the observance. The
modern festival was not instituted by
the Roman church. however. until
the ninth century, by Pope Gregory
Nv. It was introduced because of the
impossibility of keeping a separate
day for every saint, and also to give
a. Christian character to the autumn
al festival which was a relic of pagan
times. The lighting of bonfires at
nightfa1 by the members of each
household was long the principal fea-
ture of the Halloween observance.
This part Of the ceremonial was COM
mon to all Europe, but most of the
superstitions regarding supernatural
influences which still cling to Halo
we'en are relics of the worship of the
Druids.
| It is a tribute to the growing intel
igence of mankind that most people
| now consider Halloween supersti-
lions merely as a subject for jest and
mimicry, but there was time when
they were taken in sober earnest. TIL.
/ great MASSES OIL CIlH people I1TInIy De
1ieved that the ghosts of the departed
returned to earth on that night. Rites
designed to propitiate the ghostly Wis
itors were solemnly enacted, and il
these, according to the "signs," failed
of their purpose, the victims of super
natural wrath were FEY and woul6
not live out the tvs re month. Many 6
4 pitiful victim of mis- own pfous faith
in signs worried himself into an un.
timely grave, the dupe of credulity
The depredations and more or les.
innocent pranks which still, to a GER
tain extent, mark the observance o.
Hallowe' en-, had their origin in prac
tees connected with the 'sha1low fire.
of former times. This fire was light
ed to exercise the witches, demons
and hobgob1ins. Each household hat
y a fire of this kind for its protection
Enemies often sought to extinguisl
the flames, SO that they were guard
I ed by the men Of the family The at
tack and defense were often charac
terized7 by great fury, and sometime
4 there were many casualties. As tim
wore on, and people came to be les
in fear of the supernatural, the at
tempt to scatter the hallow fire be
came simply a game, Boys and youn
men went the rounds of a village
putting out the fires, and committing
other depredations by the way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
McADOO,
CUSTODIAN OF UNCLE
SAMS POCKETBOOK

p
Being the custodian of Uncle Sam s
purse is a tremendous job these days
because the said Uncle Sam is receiv-
ing huge gobs of money with one
hand and spending them just as fast
with the other hand, and it takes a
mighty watchful eye to keep track of
all this flow of wealth. While for
mer Secretaries of the Treasury dealt
in millions. the present holder of that
office, William Gibbs McAdoo, deals
in billions.
Mr.. McAdoo, besides being an i'm
portant member of President VIII
sons official family, is also son-in-
law of the nations chief executive
and will pass his fifty-fourth mile
stone today. The holder of Uncle
Sans purse strings is son of the
South, having been born at Marietta
Ca, on Oct. 81, 1863. At that time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31

the nation was engulfed in the wake
of that conflict. He comes OF a
Scotch family which emigrated to the
New World nearly three. centuries ago
and his ancestors include many
sturdy pioneers Of North Carolina
and Georgia. With the passing of the
years the McAdoos became prosper
GUS and powerful. and before the civil
war they were reckoned among the
leading families of Georgia. Their
estates happened to be on the line
of march of a Yankee general named
Sherman. who had an ambition to get
to the sea-, and when he and his men
had passed the McAdoos found them.
selves in greatly reduced circumstan-
ces. Mr.. McAdoo holds no grudge
against Sherman, however, but in
stead is inclined to thank him for
producing conditions which made it
necessary for him to get out and
struggle for a living at an early age.
McAdoo senior became instructor in
English at the University of Tonnes
see. and William Gibbs was educated
there, and admitted to the Tennessee
bar at the age of twenty-one. He be-
came interested in railroadins
through acting as counsel for a Ten
nessee line, and In 1892 he went to
New York to look for a larger open
Ing He found it under the Hudson
r1ver-that is, the opening was not
there, but the lawyer determined to
make it, and, without capital and
largely on NERVE he organized the
Icompany which built the first tunnel.
under that stream. Mr. McAdoo wa.
first married in 1885, his bride be.
ing Sarah Houston Fleming, of Chat
tanooga Six children were born tt
the couple. In May of 1914 the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury married Mis-
Eleanor Randolph Wilson, the young
est daughter of the President,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31

Council gives of the reachery political
machine contemplated with respect to this reform
In his political speeches. the Mayor declares that he is for
the commission plan He says there three plans He says
the people choose between them He the whole mat
should be submitted to and finally he that the
plan by the people should be taken to the legislature
and made law
Since mans written convincing than any
description of them, let quote from Mayor Wilson's mes
sage of Feb. 4, 1915.
Among things says Before charter provided
for the commission form of drawn believe the
wishes citizens which form they prefer should be
obtained - and the vote should be taken : and a
charter provided FORM according
choice made by citizens and should be presented the
legislature for their approval"
This Mayor Wilson's language. It is his official
language Nothing could be direct explicit easy
understand He wants the people to choose plan He wants
at the baobox and then he wants the leg
sature to approve the plan chosen
Perhaps when he wrote these messages Mayor Wilson
Perhaps he did not know the purposes Of the
IDLE be he had not been Informed of the
intention of the invisible to reacherousy saugh
ter the commission government program
Let us what the people did. special election was
held June 49, 1915, Three questions submitted
C1) Do you want the commission form Of government?
The people voted 4173 2oo6 By majority of
to one the people declared for commission government
~ Do you want the five commissioner plan? The peo-
voted 34o6 in favor Of the five commissioner plan and zoos
against it.
s(3) Do You want the city manager plan? The people
voted Yes, 1885, and No3647
The decision Enthusiastically clear It was made be-
yond issue of doubt that the people wanted commission form
of government They wanted the five plan They
did not want the city manager PLAN
Later the charter for the five commissioner plan sub
ed to the people and they voted for it about to
but the charter did not prevail because the impossible
qurement Of so per cent of the registered vote
Let how Mayor Wilson kept his pledge. Did he &C
to the General Assembly with the five plan which
the people had approved He did not He went there with thu
city plan which the people had voted down
the general assembly to and the general assembly die
pass it and the people voted it down again
In all the history of Bridgeport there
ample of violent and reacherous failure obey
of the citizens given by their votes under their oath
as electors, at the balobox? Invisible government
costly government Glass government extravaganza
and the debauchery of youth and the political
4 of such as the Negro, Baby Doll. -
When the citizens go to the polls Nov g. the sin
cerey hopes they will vote for by
cers against government dominated by private bosses
Elect Kirk and get square deal. 49, ~, 49,. Ssf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
OF BIRTH
OF PHILO REMINGTON

Philo Remington, who perfected
the Remington breech-1oading rifle
and the Remington, typewriter, was
born Oct. 81. 1916, just 101 years ago
today, at eLitchfield, N. Y. He enter
ed the small arms factory of his faith
or as boy, later becoming superin-
stendent of the mechanical depart
ment, position he held for twenty
five years, effecting many great, i'm
proyements in the products of the
plant. Later he turned his attention
to typewriters and played an import
ant part in bringing these machines
to their present high state of eff
cheney
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
APPOINT HINCKS
+ AS DELEGATE TO
STATES CONGRESS

Hartford, Oct. S1--Governor Mar
Gus H Holcomb yesterday appointed
delegates to the Congress of States at
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. IL, and to the Ma.
tional Tax Association meeting, Mo-
vember Is and 16, the same delegates
to attend both conventions. The
purpose OF the first gathering is to
work out a plan for comfy between
the federal government and the state
governments in regard to compensa-
ton.
Following is the list of delegates:
Ex-Governor Simeon e. Baldwin. At
torney General George e. Hinman.
Judge J. e. Cooper of New Britain,
William T. Hincks of Bridgeport.
Professor Frederick R. Fairchild OF
New Haven and Professor Thomas P.
Adams, also Of New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
THE TAX RATE

= ou Mayor Wilson said in your message of 1921
az believe this city and should be properly main
tanned on uniform Is rate which would prove great
advantage payers The tax rate is O mills Why
didn't You keep the where you said you would?
ICY You your message Of August 5, 1912 Our city
has been amended many past almost
always the within of small cotere This is wrong The
citizens should be obtained and their de-
You sir repeatedly ask legislature amend the char
ter without referendum to the people,,
fz Why did you break this promise? III
ri, In the same message you Mayor Wilson, said, 1.-THE
bonding projects which the proceeds are
first submitted to the people for their
disapprova asking the legislature to issue
This would considerable saving to the city
YOU SIR sameessy went to the legislature and asked for
millions of bonds for the of projects
which the people had voted down You said to the
that you wanted these bonds because you
afraid the people would vote against them if they were
You said n your message Of June 2 1913 Il believe
Il is time city employees should be placed civil
basis and another said that believe
ia the merit system
kept these pledges Why sir, did you break
these promises?
90 You Mayor Wilson, said in your message of Deem
IT believe that all work except such extremely
should be advertised for required by ordinance and
awarded responsible bidder that the
the Mayor should not be requested except in great
What was the urgency what emergency that
you give the waiver of the Mayor for million
and half of Warrene contracts and why did you break this
solemn promise2
61 You said in your message Of Feb L. 1915 Before
providing for commission form of government is
drawn believe the wishes of citizens to which form
they prefer should be obtained and the vote should be
taken and charter provided for the commission
FORM according to the choice made by Citizens which
should be presented to the legislature for approval
BY vote of to one the citizens approved the five
comson plan By vote Of two to they defeated the
city manager plan,
Why did you treacherously ask the legislature approve
the city manager plan which the people did not vote for
throw overheard the five commissioner plan, which the people
did vote for and why did you break these promises?
49, ~ Mr. Mayor, you lawyer, You know that
&ciety rests upon the sanctity Of contract.
You know that when gives his promise pledge
another he required to keep
false man.
Which, sir more reprehensible-to make pledge
break IT. to make twenty pledges to 100000 people
and break every one of them?
Is honorable to keep promise made to and is
dishonorabe keep pledges made to whole city?
Why have preferred to keep the promises made
the invisible and why have you broker
the promises made to all the citizens Of Bridgeport?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31

An order for seven coaches, two
parlor cars, three express cars, two
passenger-baggage and two baggage
mail oars was received by the Pull
man from the Central OF Georgia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
TnE BETRAYAL or COMMISSION GovERNMENr

Wilson's replee with his views upon
WI the commission form of government. No in
fetal life has given to the commission plan
than Mayor Clifford B. Wilson has.
lansuase, in his official communications to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-31
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
FOURTH DISTRICT
LYNN W. WILSON OF BRIDGEPORT
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Mayor--Wi William P. Kirk.
For City Cerk-George M. Coughlin
For Tax Collectors ilham j. Moran. "
For Town Clerk-Joseph Weller.
For City Treasurer ohm w Grant.
Board Of Education DR.. G. w Osborne and
Owen Burns.
City Sheriffs-C Charles B. Mara, Isaac Moorey
and Antonio r. Abriola.
Board of Selectmen Thomas Hungerford,
Frank j. Thornhin and William Callahan.
FOR ALDERMEN.
First District Cornelius Donnelly, Jr.
Second District Bernard J. Meady.
Third District Patrick Fitzpatrick.
Fourth District John j. BanvIe, Jr.
A Fifth District Frederick w. Hail.
Sixth District Joseph j. Whalen.
Seventh rict--Lawrence T. Gallagher.
Eighth District j ohm A. Cornell, Jr
Ninth District-John H. Grant
Tenth District Edward A. Drew
Eleventh District Edward Lynch.
Twelfth strict-Arthur M Livermore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-14
Improvement IS SHOWN IN
ODDLOT TRADING
Well Scattered Sales In List Of
Active Stocks Total Biggest
Days Business of Week
Bonds Continue Inactive
Capital Traction E's At New
Low.

Improvement was shown in trading
on the local stock exchange today.
Although transactions were princi-
pally odd lot stock sales, they were
we'll scattered throughout the list
of more active stocks, and made to-
days business the largest for the
week thus far. =
Capital Traction stock to the ex-
tent of teweny-one shares, sold at SO
Il and SO u. An odd lot OF Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany common sold at ~, while small
quantities OF the preferred stock,
totalling twenty-five shares. sold at
Manufacturing Company stock, the
Arst traded in for some time, sold at
165. Ten shares Of Mergenthaler
Linotype stock changed hands at 16S
y. More of the stock was offered at
this figure, with the closing bid 1852
II. Ten shares Of Union Trust stock
sold at 125.
The figures for Washington Gas
stock remained unchanged. with rs
bid and with the offering 75&.
1.-THE bond list continued inactive.
Capital Traction Company SIS slod at
a new low for the current year. at
1o4%. Only one OF these bonds was
traded in and this transaction was
made after the regular call. A $1,000
Railway 4 sold at sos, and a $500
bond of the same company brought
SO. Washington Gas SIS were lifeless,
with los u bid and with the Offering
1864.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-14
LOST NERVE TWO WAYS
Barber Got NeurItIs In Shaving
Hand and Left Wife.

NEW YORK. March 14.-when Don
aid Badly, a barber. suffered an at
tack of neuritis in his shaving hand
a month ago he gave up work-and
the support of his family.
In the domestic relations court yes
terday, Badly appeared on his wife's
complaint to answer a charge OF
abandoning her and their five chill
dren.
81 had to leave home because the
doctor advised It," said Badly. HE
said I'd lost my nerve and II want
ed to cure the neuritis must be more
bossy-Iike. I've always been meek
and shy. 1 went homo and, tried TO
get bossy. 1t couldn't be done. So
/ left home. I am now getting back
my nerve. / got a job with an ana
teur show, but don't make much"
It'll give you a month to get that
hand in working order aagin," said
Magistrate Cornell AT the end of
that time report to this court"