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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-26
THRIFT BONpS
are the nezU easy zeay to save money
and the SAFE zyay to invest it.

U7E me WElV EHSv OVHv ~ sue WOWe.V-
and the SAFE zvay to invest it. s
T<HEY are sold at stores where you are
accustomed to trade-over the counter
i exactly like loaf of bread, spool
of thread or a cigar. There is no red tape
no forrnalities. Just ask the clerk for a
Thrift Bond exactly as you would ask for
anything else he sells.
Thrift Bonds are issued in denominations
of Ten Dollars. Never before has it been
possible to buy bonds SO easily and SO simply
for an amount anywhere near as low as
Ten Dollars
You have always known that bonds
were the safest and surest kind of invest
ment You have always known that wealthy
men bought bonds and clipped coupons"
What greater pleasure is there than to
clip small pieces of paper that can be turned
at once into real money
Thrift Bonds are not only easy to buy
and issued at a price easily within reach of
every one who wants to save and get ahead
but they are the SAFEST KIND of Bonds
They are Certificates of Interest in large
Federal, State, County and City Bonds
which head the list of Investments in which
Savings Banks are permitted by law to in
vest their deposits. 1t is impossible to con-
ceve of greater security than that which
insures the safety of Thrift Bonds.
Buy your first Thrift Bond today-at any
one of the stores and other places listed at
the highland begin soon to cash interest
coupons!
See ..7z,itf Exhi1n'' at Y. M. CA.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-26

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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-26

Novelty Trimming Store
M. J. Buechler
Hartigan Drug Stores. two stores
Towe & Kohlmaier
Button liphant Co.
G, W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc.
Gately & Brennan
Ambrose Luggage Shop
The Harvey & Lewis Co.
Y. w. C. A.
TAFT & Sons Paper Co.
Bridgeport Brass Co. CMr. Arnold)
Relisul Incorporated
Hindle Drug Stores, stores
Cannon Pharmacy.
Strand ,
Hippodrome
Evening star., 1917-11-25
FINANCE LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

as the governor of Chihuahua. who was
elected last August, remains in office
Ireene Cananea properties in Mexico
nave been closed down now for more
than four months.
Discussing the outlook, j. S. Bache
says: ~
The task before the nation is huge
one, but 1t is beginning to be less en-
being faced with determination and In
eelltgent endeavor to solve its prob
lens on sound lines. It would consti-
tute q wonderful gain If administrative
ana congressional forces could be i'm
pressed with the absolute necessity Of
sound solution of tax and loan and
pr1ee-hxtng problems, If the greatest
and quickest results are to be obtained.
me tax rogram SO far has been con-
Quoted on any but sound lines Taxa
tion is an operation which must be
skillfully conducted to most perfectly
milk the cow-not to kill her, as many
provisions of the present law seem to
aim to do. Business must be stimulat-
ed and rewarded in order that it NAV
Increase production and provide vast
sums to be turned over to the govern
ment. Tax laws continued on present
lines tend to starve and dry up the
source of revenue.
''Dun's Review. whose reports from
all over the country enable it to form
reliable estimate. says that the vol
N--'S
governmental needs, remains large in
about all sections, and in some cases is
broadening, but the drawbacks in
many industries and trades increase
rather than diminish. and the curtail-
ment Of operations through fuel and
labor scarcity becomes more notice
able.
The banks are impressed with a de-
sire to Offset imitation by stiffening
rates. We note that the advisory board
Of the federal reserve system, at
Washington. recently recommended
that the federal banks increase their
rates. With large cash requirements
portended for payment Of the excess
war profits tax by firms and corpora
tions throughout the country, it
would seem like adding to the bur-
dens to artifcially increase rates. The
resources of the federal reserve sys-
tenn have been availed of in compara-
lively small proportion through redis-
counts. 1t would seem better to keep
banking facilities for the industries
at moderate lending rates. and this can
be easily and prof1tably done If the
banks Will use more freely the redis-
count privileged"
Evening star., 1917-11-25
SOLDIERS OF VICINITY
ENTERTAINED IN CITY,

Many soldiers from the camps in and
around Washington last night again
took advantage of the hospitality &C
corded them by Washingtonians.
Several British "tommies'' mingled
with the American soldiers at the en-
tertainment at the Church of the 0ve-
nant. About three hundred men were
present. The program included readings
by Mrs. Holden and Mrs. Margarita
Gerry and musical selections by Randall
Trumpe, Miss Marion Mccoy, George
Thompson, Gustave Wechell and a
Hawaiian sextet, under the leadership
of Waiter Holt.
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood. pastor of the
church. presided. The Church OF the
Covenant win be host to zee men at
THANKSGIVING dinner Thursday at the
church.
Practically all of the camps in and
around Washington were represented
by soldiers at the dance last night ny
the Daughters of Isabella, at knight
OF Columbus Hall. Sth and Z streets.
There were ITS men. including num-
ber of sailors, present. REFRESHMENTS
were served. Charles w. Darr made
an address of welcome.
The committee IN charge was made
I'D Of Mrs George Howe, chairman:
Mrs. J. r. Biggs, Mrs. NJ. ]. Mccarthy,
Mrs. James Flynn and Mrs. John oCon-
nell. :,
The second military ball for men In all
branches Of the Army and Navy sta
toned about Washington was given under under
the Joint auspices of the Young Mems
Hebrew Association and Federated Jewish
organizations last night at Elks Hall, sl9
II street. -,
guests of honor at a dance last night by
the Catholic Women's Alumni Association
at Carroll Hall.
A dance in honor of soldiers OF the
quartermaster' department stationed at
Camp Meigs was given last night at the
Thomson School, 18th and L streets.
About seventy-five Of the men were pres
ent and an equal number OF young wom-
en- and their chaperons. The arrange
ments for the dance were made by
committee OF which Mrs. A. ]. Driscol
was chairman. The other chaperons for
the dance were Mrs Olen Leach. Mrs.
Victor Wallace. Mrs. Vincent Toomy. Mrs.
Warren Turton, Mrs Walter Patterson,
Mrs W. J. Flood, Mrs. NJ. H. Darton and
Mrs. George Carpenter.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, November 24.-Government
orders giving western railroads more
cars made the corn market average
lower today. although at times new
hfeh-price records for the season were
touched. The close was unsettled. Janu-
ary, 121A to 1.21A. and May, Lib. with
the final range as a whole varying from
u decline to \ advance. Latest quota
tions on oats were unchanged to Y
higher. The outcome in provisions was
a setback OF to -.
Prospects OF larger receipts of corn
next week obtained Immediate notice.
and there was further help for the
bears in the prevailing cold weather
and sunshine. Moreover. signs pointed
to better quality of arrivals than has
recently been the rule. Reports later
that seaboard buying of future de-
liveries of oats had assumed liberal
proportions brought about bulge that
carried December corn to s1.25 a bushel.
the highest 1917 figures yet reached for
that month Week end adjustment OF
trades, though, led to renewed weak
ness. especially In the last half hour.
Oats swung upward to new high levels
in response to evidence of fresh pur-
chasing for seaboard interests. Most
OF the gains disappeared. however, un-
der profit king sales toward the end
of the day.
Declines in the hog market weakened
Aggressive support was
lacking
Evening star., 1917-11-25
BY I. A. FLEMING.

In the interim between September
II, the date of the last previous call,
and November 20, the date of the latest
call. the second liberty loan campaign
was carried to a successful conclu-
sion.
Because of the fact that no record is
available of the cash and installmehts
payments and of the cash purchases
by Washington banks. and the time
payments and also no record of the
money redeposited in the banks by the
government from the proceeds OF
liberty loan payments. 1t is impossible
to give the full result Of the financial
operations OF the campaign other than
that the total sales were $23.050,550,
and their bearing on local deposits.
These are days when the govern
ment is paying out millions of dol
lars and much money is always in
transit. and one OF two days In a
bank, while of small avail as profit
maker. swells the totals.
During the interim between the two
calls Washington's population has
added a certain amount OF cash IN the
banks: paydays have swollen the de-
posits and the transient within our
gates has left much money.
Preliminary reports indicate that
three trust companies have lost s., h.
company gained S524,70O. Practically all
seven national banks reporting show
increases aggregatinG $12.00o,000 net
gain in deposits.
The following preliminary figures
tell their own story:
Evening star., 1917-11-25
PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS I: !: :
IN BALTIMORE Market

BALTIMORE, November 24.-Wheat-
and 1926 bushels of western. Buyern
constantly in the market for nearby
wheat at the established prices for
graded lots and also for bag lots. Sales
by sample were made at 1.s6 to Eli
per bushel. Contract wheat promptly
placed at the fixed quotations.: No. 2,
red soft spot, 2.22: No. 2, red winter
spot. 2.24 as2t
Corn-Receipts 4S bushels southern
and 1889 bushels western. The small
cluded in the days receipts. brought
1.so per bushel, delivered. New cob
corn firm at e.25 10 $50 per barred
for car lots prime. nearby yellow. an9
SEQ to $50 per barrel for prfpie
white. Contract corn not quoted. kz
Oats-Receipts. 46.sol bushels. Price1
were irrler at 75k for standard white
and 15 for No 3 Waite. Sales included
one car No. white. track. 10; f1ve cars
No. ) white, elevator. 75: two cars
standard white. elevator. rs u. and one
car No. white, elevator, "A.
Eggs-western Maryland and Penn-
Maryland and Virginia. 80: western. 5oi
West Virginia, so: southern. ~.
Live pou,try-Chickens Old hens.
medium. 22a2s: do. do. White Les-s
horns, 22a23; old roosters. Is; springers {
smooth. fat. 81; do, rough and poor !
%; do, White Leghorns. 23a24. Ducks-s,
Young Pekings. 3is lbs and over. %. !
do. puddle. DO, do. %; do. Muscosys !
Nearby. 22a23: western and southerns !
20: Kent Island. 24a25. Turkey
Young. Ihs and over. 2sa29: do.s5i
smaller, 26a2T: old, 2sae9.
Evening star., 1917-11-25

NEW ORLEANS. November 24-New
high levels again were reached IN the
cotton market here today. prices being
forced upward by heavy buying, caused
criasv ~ the afsse~ce Of pece-''ber tend-
ers, which many traders confidently ex-
pected would appear on this, the first no.
tice day for the incoming spot month.
The opening was at the advance and the
demand steadily increased as the session
progressed Highest prices were reached
toward the end Contributing bullish in
auences were the fayorable war reports
fairly large exports for the week, good
SPOT accounts and foreign and domestic
dry. goods reviews. From the opening
the short interest covered freely and
helped put prices up on themselves.
NEW YORK. November 241The cot
ton market showed continued or even
greater firmness today on renewal of
active trade buying. covering and
broa dening outside demand. All deliv-
cries made new high records for the sea-
SON, with the advance led by December.
which sold up to 40 or 1925 per bale
above fridays closing quotation That
delivery closed at 2s.s7. with the general
list closing Arm at a net advance Of 81
to 81 points.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
SEND MESSAGE TO FATHER.
Members Of Battery B. Lament
Death of Corn. Needham

From officers and privates of. Bat
terry B. 4th Field Artillery. Charles W
Needham has received a message OF
coincidence regarding the death Of his
son. Corp. Frank Needham.
Capt. Clement Ripley. commanding
Battery B, off1cerssof the battery and
'forty-four privates- sign the communi-
cation which says, in part:
In this hour of your sad bereavement,
we officers and comrades > of Corp.
Frank Seedham. share with you the
loss of Your son. -
ITO us his passing spells taps to a
noble, courageous soufs a brave and
excellent soldier; a true friend.
1--WE shall miss Frank in our squad
room. for, softly we recall his unfailing
generosity. We shall miss him in our
mess hall, for his eternal smile and
laughter cheered and frightened us
all.
.sro his loved ones at home we ofrer
our sympathy that can never be meas
ured1"
Evening star., 1917-11-25
NEW YORK BANK srATEuExr.

NEW YORK, November 24-The ac-
tual condition of clearing house banks
that they hold $113,3S3.69o reserve in
excess OF legal requirements. This is
an increase of $4,12a,3S0 from last
week
The, statement follows:
Actual condition
Loans: discounts. ETC.. $4.574, ,s65, 900;
decrease, $1s1.S33. 600. =
Cash in own vaults, members federal
reserve banks (a). $1l0,21S.000; de-
crease. $l,55S,000.
Reserve in. federal reserve bank of
member. banks. s54s,1so,ooo; increase,
reserve in own vaults, state banks
and trust companies ,(bt. $21 ,309,0 900 (;
Reserve in depositaries. state banks
and trust companies, $9,425,O00; de-
crease. se.s37.oo0
met demand deposits, $3.440.7s2, 900;
decrease. $37,394,0 900.
Net time deposits, $210,9l4,000; de-
crease, $l0.589,0O0
Circulation. sss.11o,ooo; increase, s73-
900.
Specie included in ta) and (b). 3d.
~ S. deposits deducted. s757.s42. ooo
Aggregate reserve. s57s.s64, 900.
Excess reserve, s11s.3ss.ss0: increase,
$4.123,3S0.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York. not In
cluded in clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts, etc, 1921 100;
decrease, S7.944.200.
Specie. $33.026, 500; decrease. s5,6s7,oo0
Legal tenders, S6e,1S2,200; increase,
$1.5s4 800.
Total deposits. s1.o54 ,ooS,4o0; de-
cfease. s2s.77o.7oo.
Banks cash in vault. s13.ss6, 400.
Trust. companies cash in vault, $780,
442, 500.
Mercantile paper. 5Ma5g.. Sterling
Sxty-day bills, 4.711s; commercial six
ty-day bills on banks, Al; commercial
sixty-day bills. 4.7oN; demand, 4.75k
cables, 4.7o 7-16.. Francs - Demand.
5.7s1s; cables, 5.TlM. Guilders-De-
mand, 44s cables, 44k. Lires-Demano,
S.97 y cables, $50, Rubles-Demand -;
cables..13:25. Bar rsilver-s4ss Mexican
dollars-64A. Government bonds firm
Railroad bonds irregular.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
PIcKETs REMOVED TO JAIL.

Twenty-three Of the twenty-six won.
ans party pickets, ordered transferred
from the District workhouse to the Jail
after action instituted by them in the
United States court for the eastern dis
trict of Virginia at Alexandria, Va, were
removed to the Jail yesterday afternoon
In automobiles.
Upon motion of their attorney three of
them were released on their personal
bonds, on the ground that their physical
condition was such that they could NOT
stand imprisonment in the jail These
are Mrs. Eunice Dana Brannan, Mrs.
Henry Butterworth and Miss Cora Week,
all of New York.
Judge Waddill of Alexandria did not
consider the petition alleging cruel treat
ment at Occoquan, stating that his con-
cIusion in respect to the place Of incar-
ceration made 1t unnecessary to INQUIRE
into the ploketS treatment ct the work
Evening star., 1917-11-25

From, all parts Of Washington come
the boasts OF proud mothers that they
have given all their sons to fight the
nations battles for human liberty-"to
make the world safe for democracy"
Mrs. Melville Church. 1905 Goth street
northwest. sends in the names of her
four sons
Durant Church. in the field artillery.
1t Camp Mcclellan. Admission. Ala.
Melvin Durant Church. who is to get
dcers' training camp at Fort Myer.
Roetright Church. first lieutenant Of
marines. at Quantico.
Heyliger Church of the expeditionary
forces. aviation detachment. Italy.
She says: i am proud to have them
all in the service of their country. 1t
will please them 10 be remembered"
Her Husband in France.
Her deep appreciation of anything
done for her husband, who is in France.
Is expressed by Mrs. Emily s. Howard,
Sl2{ 18th street. as follows:
Il have recently returned to this city
and am delighted to see and read of the
splendid things that are being done for
our soldiers and sailors here and every
Star has on hand. 1t Is a splendid and
noble work and / know the men viii
more than appreciate your efforts in their
behalf.
MY husband is now In France and
has served fourteen years in the Regular
Army before going over to serve his coun-
try in this terrible war. know how very
happy 1t will make him to be remembered
by the people Of Washington. D. c., and
wish to thank you in advance for any
efforts on your part to make life better
and brighter for him while over there"
How the spirit Of service runs through
Q family is shown in a letter from Mrs
Floyd Herndon. 1719 14th street north
west. who in enrolling the name OF her
lon who left her home six months ago to
light under the colors, says:
II am the proud mother Of one of Uncle
SANS enlisted boys. l am proud to say
my mothers father and brother served
with the Union boys in 81. and also had
. brother who was a Spanish-American
war veteran"
Evening star., 1917-11-25
HOTELS AND CLUBS WARNED.

Hotels and clubs that bake their own
bread were warned last night by the
food administration to apply for IL
censes, as required in President VIII
sons food conr-ol proclamation. or
suffer heavy penalties.
The warning was issued after reports
had come to the administration that
managers of many hotels and clubs are
not planning to apply for licenses on
the theory that they do not manufac-
ture bread for sale"
This Interpretation is not correct, the
food administration warns. and the
proclamation Is said to refer to all
classes of bread manufacturers who are
engaged In the business for profit.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
KEEP CHILDREN IN SCHOOL 6d
And Support Food Administration.
Sneaker at School Urges. -

Fountain Peyton. member or tha,
board Of education. urged that the
children be kept in the schools ana
that every family support the food ad-.
ninistration In talk at the meeting,
Of the Parent-Teachers' Association Of
the Henry p. Montgomery School at
the school building Friday night Miss
F. S. BRUCE. principal Of the school. out
lined some Of the problems connected
with school work.
Miss NJ. A d. Madre, a volunteer
worker of the food administration,
smoke on food conservation and Sc,
cured the signatures Of several parents
for food pledge cards. Music was fur
nished by Miss Marie James and Hisa
Lucy J. Moten.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
ATTITUDE OF HUNS
UnDERGOES CHANGE
Diaries of Soldiers Shows
Feeling Of Draft Men on
Way to Front.
HEADQUARTERS

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
gRANCE. November Z (by maiD-n-
tustrattons Of the changing attitude of
nany German soldiers toward the war
Ire contained in captured diaries. De-
pcribing the departure of draft men
from depot town. the author of one
diary writes:
First battalion is to supply draft of
ninety-nine men, To conduct them to
- station 900 men are detailed
Dome with rifles. to escort draft, others
% act as pickets. In the afternoon our
comrades Of the first convalescent COM
eany, who. at last arrive. But what a
sight 1t is! In front marches q squad
pf guards with rifles and another squad
tn the rear to guard German soldiers.
Hur brave lads in field gray, who-as
khe newspapers relate in such. beauti.
full language-are Joyfully going forth
70 destroy our enemies. inspired by
ready.
The band strikes up a march and the
column begins to move. Guards are 80
numerous that there is one for every
two men. Is II not a scandal that our
boys in field gray are led out into the
eeld to fight and give their lives for the
fatherland like criminals to the hang.
man. or. worse. like cattle to the
daughter?
Kept Out Of Town.
1T is not enough that hours before
IN fact, as soon as the departure of
9raft men is announced-men not form
ing part of the draft should be pre-
tented from going into town by pick
cts every fiye yards in every direction.
No, we must also endure the shame
Of being escorted to the station by
guards. Do not the beautiful lying
stories of our German papers place our
brave lads in field gray, who, for love
Of the fatherland, fight and destroy the
enemy. in a totally false light when
such things as this happen? Free sac
riffce. indeed"
Another diary related how the men
Of the company refused to obey the
orders of their lieutenant and only did
30 when the captain declared he would
have one man in every four shot un-
less the orders were obeyed. An in
teresting tribute to the high morale OF
the Belgians in occupied territory is
contained in another diary
The author. on September S, wrote:
Yesterday we had a long discus
1eted. Belgian refugees. The old moth
er and the eldest daughter, Of twenty
two. had a long debate with Franz and
myself about war and peace. 1t is
strange that these people, whose hearth
and home the British have shelled Ia
ruin. who have been evacuated BY the
German military authorities because
their lives were in danger and who
have had house allotted to them here
are wishing and hoping that the Brit.
tsh will yet liberate Belgium and be
able to drive ve Germans out.
when we explained to the girl tha,
we held our lines here for three years
while the British had definitely hopet
TO break through our front in Ie1i
and had only run against a brick wall
and declared that the British wouii
not break through. she said, shrueeins
her shoulders: Nineteen-seventeen i,
not over yet-another four months re.
main.'"
Evening star., 1917-11-25
PUPILS IN ENTERTAINMENT.

Pupils of Miss Eta H. Schmid. as
sisted by Miss Mabel Gallaher and E.
Lefferts of New York in singing. par
ticipated in an entertainment given
Thursday evening at the John Dickson
Home. Miss Gallaher. Mr.. Lefferts and
Miss Schnnid have been connected with
camp entertainments, appearing at sew
eraI Of the camps in helping to enter
tain the soldiers. Those who particf-
pated in the program Thursday night
included: Ruth Capers, Antoinette
Loetsch, Catherine Ruth, Marion Baily.
Mary Tarbell. Dorothy Eynon, Eunice
Wilson. Louise Loetsch and Miss
Sohmid.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.

Attracted by smoke. neighbors ran into
the home Of Mrs. Catherine Mccarthy,
eighty-fve years old. at 615 K street
southwest. shortly after o'clock last
night and found the aged woman en-
reloped in flames. They beat out the fire
and called Emergency Hospital. but the
woman was dead when DR.. Hines ar
rived in the ambulance.
1t is the belief of the police that Mrs.
Mccarthy ignited a piece Of paper from
the stove to light an oil lamp and that
the paper set fire to the table cloth, the
flames spreading to her dress.
Coroner hewitt was notified and will
mako an investigation today.
Evening star., 1917-11-25
TUESDAY DONATION DAY.

The Columbia Hospital for Women
announces its Thanksgiving donation
day this year will be on Tuesday
An announcement states: Donations
Of all kinds. including groceries. canned
goods. vegetables. towels. infants'
clothing. table linen and money will
be appreciated"
An invitation for the inspection of
the hospital 10 given ON Tuesday from
10 to 9 o'clock, when o committee viii
be there to yeosdve !yiatkoeA
Evening star., 1917-11-25
NEW YoHK PRonI1tE

NEW YORK, November 24-Corn-
Spot Arm; new yellow, 2.02 cost and
freight New York. ten-day shipment;
Argentine. 2.05a2.10 I. o. b. cars New
York to arrive.
Oats-Spot strong; standard. 7sa7sh.
Lard-Easy; middle west, 280Oa2s. 10.
Other articles unchanged
Evaporated apples-Qutet. Prunes-
Large sizes scarce. Apricots and
peaches-Few here. Raistns-F1rm
Evening star., 1917-11-25
Heavy Gain in Discounts for Week.

Active business conditions and heavy
bank Withdrawals last week caused the
total of bills discounted by the twelve
federal reserve banks for members to
mount to 1856. .002, 900, or $16s, 900, 900
more than the week before,