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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

tration and to direct the sheriff to
appoint a registrar in each voting
precinct, outside Of cities Of 10000
or more population. The provost
marshal general mails in Westminster
registration blanks and cards and
papers to each sheriff
On the eighth day after the procla-
nation the entire registration ma
chinery must be ready.
Men of the specified s-ge away from
home must apply to the nearest town
or city clerk for. cards for filing out
Men sick at home here must send
a competent friend to the city clerk
and registrar by proxy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
RAISE FOR MILL HANDS.

Putnam, May 1.-Two cotton mills
here, the Putnam Mfg. Co. and the
Nightingale Morse Co., posted notices
today of an increase in wages effec-
tive June 4. The former company
will advance wages 10 per cent The
increase at the Nightingale mills was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
TIRE MILLS INCREASE WAGE.

Danielson. May 11-Eight big cot
son establishments and tire fabric
mills yesterday posted notices Of "a
substantial increase" in wages. effec-
I've June 4. Seven Of the mills are
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

Postal service with Germany, Aus
tria, Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Tur-
key has been cut off by order of the
postmaster-ge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11
SPECIAL SALE BETWEE1

not stated but it was indicated that it
would probably be the same as at the
other plant. About $50 employees
are affected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

Perfect order prevails in Bolivia,
following the recent election of Jose
Gutierrez Guerra of the Liberal par
ty to the presidency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-11

in Danielson, and one in Wauregan
About 5000 hands are affected.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
AT THE AUDITORIUM.

Beware of Strangers, the fea-
ture production at the Auditorium
today, shows the interior of a wire
tapper's nest. 1t is one of the cen
ters of operations of a syndicate of
crooks where the unsuspecting are
led TO be heeced. BY means of the
turning of tables and movable
walls. an innocent looking real es-
tate office is transformed into a
handbook" Thomas Santschi and
Bessie Eyton appear in the leading
roles Tomorrow Charlie Chaplin
comes again TO amuse picture fans
with his latest two-reel comedy,
The Cure" other pictures on the
bill are Ashes on the Hearthstone, g"
a two-reel drama; The Lovers
Knot" a single reel comedy, with
little Bobby Connolly and The
Grafters Trapped, one of those
clever police reporter stories, with
George Larkin in the leading role.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
JACK PICKFORD
PLAYS \ DETECTIVE.

In the screen offering at the La
Sale today Jack Pickford has the
best role of his career thus far as a
boy detective in The Dummy"
While there is a good deal of the
five cent fiction thriller i'm the story
il is so we'll acted and convincingly
staged that il will interest many
older people. The story has TO do
with the stealing of beautiful
child and the fight to get her back.
Young PickfOrd has a prominent
part in the messenger boy sleuth and
his acting will delight every dime
novel reader. no matter of what age
Frank Losee, in the part of a great
sleuth. acts with the dignity and
ease that can always be expected Of
him. The rest of the cast is capable
ami the little girl is ideally imper-
sonated by baby Etherlmary Oak
land. Two additional reels are de-
voted TO a combination of sobs and
thrills for which Ella Wheeler VIII
cox is responsible.
Tuesdays attraction is The Spirit
OF Romance" with Vivian Martin.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
THE CRISIS"

The Crisis, powerful American
photo war drama. based on Winston
Churchills novel Of the same name
will be shown at the Oliver theater
all next week starting Sunday after
noon.
The drama reaches a powerful
climax i'm the battle Of Vicksburg.
fought by land and water forces
around the historic city of the Miss
issippi. Mr.. Sehg rebuilt the crude
river battle boats of the period. and
reconstructed the sand bag fortif-
cations. Veterans of both north and
south, who participated in the bat
tie. and who have seen the film. pro
nOunce the reproduction perfect in
every detail.
A special musical score has been
prepared and will be rendered by an
augmented symphony orchestra led
by Sig Shapoff and Miss Burach,
flute and harp sOlosist recently with
Natiellas and Creations bands.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
"PEG O, Ny HEART

When a real human interest, a
play that appeals TO the masses as
we'll as the classes. is scheduled for
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
THEATERS
AT THE ORPHEINI

While the bill at the Orpneum this
week is a pretty good one, there
seems TO be something lacking some
place and the show drags in spots
The bill opens with classical dane
Ing and ends with a Hula Hula
which is losing the popularity it en-
joyed a few months ago.
Lewis and Leopold the merry
men from songland. easily have the
most popular number on the bill
They do a piano and singing act
the kind that is always good. Both
OF the men have good voices one
is "snappy' piano player and the
other is entertaining. They intro
duce several of their own compost
tons
Earl Cavanaugh is featured in
MIR. Inquisitive," a one-act musical
skit that is different Moving pic
lures are shown TO give the audience
the plot and the setting is laid in a
woman detist's office. Five pretty
girls help put the act across. Prin-
cess kalama does a whirlWind Hula
Hula dance. She is assisted by Will
liam Kao, who is exceptionally good
on the ukelele and the Hawaiian
guitar.
Bernard and Scarth put over some
rapid-fre talk i'm "A Busy After
noon" The lines are clever. La
Viva opens the bill with a toe dance
and follows with bit of classical
dancing that is not appreciated. Her
feature number is an equilibristic
dance that is difficult
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
GOVERNMENT WINS IN
ELECTIONS IN JAPAN

TOXIC, April 23.-More complete
returns i'm the parliamentary cleo
tiOns confirm the earlier reports that
the government was victorious. The
house Of representative consists OF
3S1 members and with the returns
from several prefectures missing the
result is estimated as follows:
Government 217 seats: opposition.
1874
The constitutionalists lost many
seats The leaders of this party are
astounded by the reverse, and at
tribute the power of the government
10 indifference on the part Of the
voters 10 the constitutional issue.
The seats won by the various par
ties are here shown.
Pro-government: Seiyu-Kai 1877:
Terauchi Independents. SO; total.
217.
Opposition. Constitutionalists. 100;
10 Humin-To. "a; Independents. 10;
total. 1914.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
VICE CHAIRMAN OF u. S.
TRADE BODY Is DEAD

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Will
II. Parry of Seattle, vice chairman
of the federal trade commission,
died at a hospital here late today
from the effects Of an operation
performed a week ago.
Mr.. Parry had been in poor health
for some months and overwork had
made his condition worse. When
Pres't Wilson learned he was TO go
10 the hospital. lie assigned his own
personal physician. Dr. Cary I.
Grayson. as a cOnsultant.
An operation was performed for
gall stones and for the first few days
il appeared he had more than
even chance for recovery. His heart
began TO weaken Friday. however.
and il was seen he could not live.
In the death of Mr. Parry the
trade commission loses one of its
most vigilant and active member
He organized its staff and personal
Is directed many OF its economic in
vestigations. Recently he had given
his whole time 10 the commission 5
news print inquiry.
Mr.. Parry was born in New York
city in 1864 After graduation from
Columbia university, he went west
and engaged in newspaper work in
Oregon and Washington. Later he
was elected city comptroller Of Sc
attic and afterward he became man
ager OF the Moran Shipbuilding Co.
of Seattle. one of his accomplish
ments was construction Of the bat
tleship Nebraska.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23

sick OF living among them. Ger
many's abuse of power is a great
object lesson that will be useful to
future generations. America even,
that great refug. Of liberty. was
finally forced TO rebel against it.
The lessons of the sacrifices that
have been made by the young will
improve the spirit OF youth by emu
lation. while older people have been
renovated mentally. The world gen
orally will no longer admire the
same things that it did before or will
no longer admire them in the same
my sentiment; ! feel myself being
spiritually renovated.
FalsehoOds Disgusting.
The perfection to which Germany
has brought the organization of
falsehOOds regarding the first use
of suffocating gas, falsehoods at all
times and on all subjects prepared
and disseminated with all the per-
lection of German method, will make
the world hungry for truth and can
dor.
1T has been asked whether the
result of this war is going TO de-
velOp hatred between peoples that
Will be detrimental TO our spiritual
existence. If we cannot detest actions
that are 'oathsome. how can we de-
fend ourselves against all that goes
with them II will be necessary TO
extract all sensibility from the hu-
man soul before we can cease hating
what is vile, in order 10 love what
is good even. We must hate evil,
and this opinion comes from a man
who never harbored in his soul hate
against anyone. | dc not say now
that I personally hate Germany; she
hOrrifies me-
Please tell the American people
for me-" said Pastor Wagner in
conclusion. that France will never
forget hcw disinterestedly and spOn-
taneously they came 70 the aid Of
our afflicted population at a time
when they themselves had no
thought IF being involved in or hav-
ing a direct interest IN the conflict
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
Filming SISTER"

When an actor portrays for years
a succession of closely allied char
acters with the faithfulness and
sympathy with which William
Hodge has presented such a group
OF stage portraits within the last
decade, folk begin 20 wonder if
there is any psychological connec-
tion between the make-b believe folk
and the actor himself.
In The Road 20 Happiness" the
famous exponent of American char
acter impersonated a village youth
whose dominant characteristics
were his courage, kindness and sim
plicity-again ingredients of the
Hodge makeup.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23

presentation in this city it is a pleas
ure 70 announce its coming and en-
courage our theatregoers to patron
ize 1t. In this instance the COM
mendation goes for the enga cement
of Oliver Morosco's play Of charm.
Peg o. My Heart" which comes to
the Oliver theater Saturday. matinee
and night, with Marion Dentler in
her original role of Peg.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
"TWIN BEDS :,

Twin Beds" one of the funniest
farces ever written, will be the at
traction at the Oliver theater this
evening. 1t Will be remembered that
the piece was presented here a year
ago and was considered one of the
best production Of the kind of the
season. 1t was written for laughing
purposes only and it quite well full
fills its mission.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
KNOCKED FROM BRIDGE

WORTHINGTON. Ind April %.
While Miss Mary Michel and
William Rude were walking across
a railroad bridge here sunday even
ing they were caught by a motor
car and thrown upon the stone
abuttment below. Miss Michel was
fatally injured while her companion
escaped with slight injuries.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-23
10000 ENLIST IN FIRST
TWENTY DAYS OF APRIL

WASHINGTON. April 23.-More
than 10000 recruits were enlisted IN
the army during the first 20 days OF
april An official statement issued
by the war department today gives
the figures up 20 and includins
April 90 as 20.755.
The last I'VE days saw a tremen-
dous jump in recruiting figures.
From April Is 10 April 20, 9,22S men
were enlisted Yesterdays total was
1889. Illinois came first in yester-
days record with $50 recruits; New
York second. 125; Pennsylvania.
1le. Indiana, 100; Texas. %: Geor-
gia. 90: Missouri 6S. California. 65:
Maryland. /
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
The Billy" Sunday Campaign.

Billy Sunday will arrive in Washington within
the week to conduct evangesc services in specially
constructed tabernacle on the plaza opposite the Union
Station.
So that every one may know the conditions under
which Billy Sunday to Washington, these facts
The Herald believes, should be understood:
Certain interests largely of the church, raised con-
siderable cash and assembled guarantee fund to meet
certain necessary the building and
furnishing of the tabernacle and the necessary financial
outlay for the preliminary campaign to make Washing
ton ready for the big two-month campaign
The cash contributions were out-and-out gifts to
the campaign committee That was understood when
they were made They went to meet numerous incl
dental expenses The guarantee fund was raised among
men and women who permitted the committee to use
their names with which draw from the banks certain
sums needed to meet pressing bills.
With the opening of ths Sunday campaign there
will become automatically effective system Of after
noon and evening collections at the tabernacle Every
penny collected will be turned to the committee to
be used in repaying the drawn on the strength
of the When the total expense account shall
have been reached through the collections the offerings
will cease.
In every city in which the evangelist has cam
pagned the collections have been sufficient to take
the full guarantees that person has ever been
called upon to "rnake good" any part of this fund.
On the last day of the campaign freewill offering
is taken at all services in the tabernacle This is turned
over to Billy Sunday. Not another penny does the
evangelist get He comes under no guarantee of any
sort He is promised no financial return for his work
He gets only what the general public chooses to give
him on the final day.
And out of this offering the evangelist pays one
third of the salaries of his staff of approximately
twenty experts The other two-thrds is paid out of
the expense account which is taken of by the
tabernacle collections.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
1918.

The coming year promises to be critical one in
American history.
1t will decide whether will win or lose the war.
Il will bring the show down" in preparations for
the conflict 1t will be the key to the future
Therefore let US draw Of New Years reso-
lutions for the nation. We think they should read
something like this:
WHEREAS, war is war, and peace is peace, and
any country that tries to blend the two is making
fool of itself; and
WHEREAS, own best judgment and horse
sense tells us that with OUR unexampled strength and
wealth and resources if cannot whip the Kaiser we
ough to join China in International Old Ladies
Sewing circle land probably ld) and
WHEREAS, the Kaiser having gotten us into this
war; it is up u.s. that he does get out OF
it before he hoists up the white flag; and
WHEREAS, the sacrifices the government is call
ing upon us to make, in comparison with those that
European peoples make, trivial as to be COM
parable to the sef-denial that endure to
"fvvers" or to baseball games in the summer,
that some women undergo lap dogs; therefore,
be it
RESOLVED that before the end of 1918 Ameri-
can Drawn will have banished the Kaiser to island
preferably St Helena or Coney-or to the Siberian
vaudeville circuit.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
CHRISTMAS HYMN FOR BATTLE.

In this, the worlds disaster,
Mid guns that never cease,
We serve our Lord and Master
The gentle Prince of Peace,
For were dear Christ among us
To face the Hunnish horde,
His order would be flung US
Fight on with flaming sword"
He would not bid us palter
With nonstrous fiends of hate,
Whose deeds profane His altar
Whose hands lay desolate
The land and sea He gave US
Whereon in peace to dwell;
He would march forth to save US
From any truce with hell.
From Prussian greed that levels
All beauty into dust,
From men possessed of devils
Of madness and of lust,
His power would deliver
Our world that fights for life,
His sword would flash and quiver
In forefront of the strife.
So, in the battle stenches,
We greet the Christmas morn
The word thrills through the trenches
"On this day Christ was born"
And 10, cur hearts beat faster
With blood we gladly give
To serve CUR gentle Master
Who died that men might livel
s-BERT0N HR Al +
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
The Roads Taken Over.

If the conservatives feel any shock the Pres-
Dental proclamation of this morning, we commend 10
them the following words from II:
The government of the United States is the only
great government now engaged in the war which has
not already assumed control Of this sort
"The greatest national necessity dictated the ac-
ton and was, therefore, not 1t liberty to abstain
from it."
A great economic revolution has been effected, on
paper at least and the future will determine whether
the Hon William C. McAdoo new director general OF
the railroads of the United States-which makes him
the greatest transportation dictator of all times-w
be able to shoulder the mighty burden thrust
upon his shoulders
After all, the railroads will be doing business at
the same old stand" after tomorrow-the rail-
road presidents will be holding their jobs, as will be
the conductors the swtchmen the fremen, and every
body else The revolution will be bloodless one.
But every mile of railroad track in the nation will
be in the control of the Washington government and
the director general has practically unlimited power
over all Of them.
The country not accustomed to such drastic
changes accomplished overnight, will feel trife
"jumpy" and nervous this morning, but will be re-
words that every stockholder and bondholder of the
systems to be guaranteed net income equivalent
to an average of the income of the past three years.
although some doubts are certain to be held as to
whether this will be as easy to effect in practice it
is on paper.
The President has cut the Gordian knot with his
own Excalbur and the country will support his de-
ci.ion as an inevitable war
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column I'm the Cit.

The first step in granting the wish
Of Gen. Scott to be given active duty
at the French front probably was
taken yesterday when Secretary Ba-
ker announced his appointment TO
command the training camp at
Wrightsville, n. J.. beginning January
:, 1913.
Gen. Scott, who was chief of stan
when the war broke out, was sue
ceeded by Mai. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss.
He was a member Of the United
States diplomatic and military mis-
sion to Russia and visited the Rus
sian front
1t is known The general desires TO
serve "over there" He is a veteran
Of many fights. and one of the most
interesting characters in the army.
He has been wounded several times
and three Of his fingers have been
shot away.
When an Indian uprising occurred
and all parleys failed Gen. Scott went
alone many miles into the heart Of
the hostile country and brought back
Indians a tribe was shielding for trial
on the charge OF murder.
Eighteen officers Of the Engineer
Reserve Corps have been ordered 70
Washington for duty with Twentieth
Engineers at Camp American Uniyer-
sity. This regiment is one OF the
many Forestry regiments that are
being organized by the department
for special duty in France. Those
affected by the order made public
yesterday are: Capts. Rodney A.
Holmes, Albert W. Higley, George
W. Slack. Edward J. GiIlouly. First
Iieuts. Ernest F. Fee. Shelby NJ
Saunders. Benton L Yost Maurice
c. Marshall, Joseph R Coolidge. "a;
Walter Z. Bartlett, J. H. McClain.
William B. Foreman. Roy s. Rich
ardson. Thomas H. Hughes. Harold
c. Walcott. William H. Herrick, Cecil
r. Beal, Richard Warren
MAI. John P. Fletcher. Of the Med
cal Corps, has been added to corps
OF inspectors of the production and
equipment OF motor ambulances IN
this country for service in France.
Maj. Fletcher will inspect plants At
this city. Pontiac, Mich, watertown.
y. Y. and Chicago. Trips will be
made frequently to the various plants.
Second Lieuts. Harold Gray Mead.
Carleton 4. Parker. Francis Fleming
Taggart and Albert Lynn Hopkins, Of
the Aviation section Of the Signal Re
serve Corps have been placed on &C
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27

ttuality strikes me a. rather cruda.
"a progressive heavenr' repeafs
the clergyman. with q frovn, shocf
ed In his orthodoxy.
ALREADY there has been prorne.rio
In the ideas Of heaven favored by al
ferent persona" said the businss
man with his practical directnsrs
Those OF US who are in this Httl
group entertain very different ides
from those favored. for example. b
the Turk, with his longing for I
heaven Of sensuality. or By the Amer
lean Indian. with his dream Of th
happy hunting ground. or by the oI
Morse warrior with his expectattou
Of slayinE the foe and being slsi
himself. only to revive again and e
back 70 more Staying. or By the ysy
with his eternal reward Of gold an
milk and honey"
wed better try to make hesse
out OF the materials we really have
asserted the social reformer, with
out maktng It Of theories that sren'
20 much a. cobwebs. Heaven ha
served long enough a. an excuse 10
the inequalities and all the resuitfnl
miseries Of the earth. Think Of wins
We eouio 90 II We were 70 work %
gether for q heaven here, now. th
heaven that should utilize the teemini
resources Of nature"
We shah always have poverty a
the world" said the woman with IN
sight. adopting her most sympathsti
manner.
I'VE shall have poverty % Ionf .
we cultivate poverty" said the socis
reformer. raising his voice In . ysri
ill-bred way.
If we had heaven on earth" sst
the literary man. trying to be tact
full by being fiippant. I'VE should hsv
nothing to look forward to-"
And so many impossible peopb
would get in." said the man Of IN
world in a tone of extreme wearins.s
When we really want heaven. vhel
the longing for heaven completely pos
sesses U.s." said the mystic with az
altAtion. I'VE shall wake up and an,
ourselves there"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27

they attribute to other interests they
themselves are guilty OF to a greater
degree.
1t is difficult TO tell just now what
action will come from the present
Congress in the matter of postal rate
reform. The hope of the mature
members is, however. to set aside
some of the present poor provisions
Of the war revenue bill and let the
enactment Of this class of legislation
follow only the most painstaking and
fair study OF the situation as it is
not as someone of fanatical nature
appears TO think It is.
II Congress makes some clear cut
decision on this matter it will have
earned the gratitude of the people of
the nation. There are so many mis-
statements of the situation that it is
time that Congress went to the bot
tom of It and brought forth the truth,
"the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth"
1t will never be known just what
Theodore Roosevelt might have done
abroad-but there are men hereabouts
who would have liked to have thrown
we use the figure advisedly, in the case
Of some of them-in the hope that he
could bring out OF Russia what one not
Of his tempestuous and violent nature
was utterly unable to bring out.
OF course, it is a matter of debate.
Perhaps T. r. would have been a
complete failure There are any num-
ber of people who think he would have
been.
But there are other numbers who
think that the Russian character
would have warmed up to him like a
Siberian convict to a prospective par
don. The pro-Teddyites believe that
Russia would have given T. r. every
thing they refused to give to Root
We have only one suggestion to
make. II Root did not warm the cock
les Of the Russian heart, because of
his alleged misuse of money there, why
would it not be a good scheme to send
Roosevelt over to Russia even as late
as now? The situation could be no
worse-and 1t is hardly believable that
T. r. could make it any worse than it
will become as time goes on.
And he might make 1t better-why
not try him?
THE OBSERVER.