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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25
Norwalk Republicans +
Will Give National
Army Men Send Off
(speciaI to The Farmer. )

Norwalk, Aug. ga month in adj
vance of the local election, Mayor
Carl A. Harstrom, Republican, who
is in a receptive mood for second
term, has issued a proclamation call
ing upon the citizens to give a great
sendoff to the Democratic national
army contingent and after designat-
ing Saturday afternoon, Sept. L, as
the time for the farewell, appointed
strictly partisan committee to ar
range details. Moreover the COM
mittee appointment is termed by
many a failure" for it does not
represent the nationalities from which
the army quota has been drawn.
The Norwalk contingent is about
as nearly cosmopolitan as any select
ed in the country. Native-born
Americans are represented with
many excellent young men of foreign
birth who have been naturalized or of
foreign parentage. All are anxious
to do their bit for the great cause of
democracy with the forces of the
greatest republic in the world, but
the slight which they have received
by the announcement of the person
mel of the mayors committee will be
remembered and will probably bear
fruit after their departure. AS to
the men named on the committee,
there. cannot be the slightest ques-
ton. They are men who have already
served in the armed forces of the
country during their own day, but
the national soldiers point out that
the committee might have been made
larger to include Democrats and
persons of Irish, Jews, Russians or
Italian descent.
The plan for the day is to have a
monster parade followed by a shore
dinner for the soldiers at the Dorlon
House. Wilton, New Canaan and
Darien in the Norwalk state division
will cooperate,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25

President and Samuel Gompers dis
cussed the rights of labor.
Former State Senator William H.
Reynolds was indicted on a charge OF
perjury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25

In the desperate effort to stem the
German advance against Riga, one of
Russia's principal cities on the road
to Petregrad. General Detchitzky was
appointed commander again on the
northern Russian front. He is con-
sidered one Of Russia's best generals
and served in the present war under
Brusiloff. He was bornsin 1859.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25
Green Cards Warn
Drafted Men To Be
Ready For Service
lcontinued from PAGE al

Following are the Fifth division
men called by Chairman Coulter:
Bixby, Clifton J., l404 Pembroke.
Wood, Fred W., 349 East Main.
DeRose, Alfred B., 325 Harriet.
Farfal. JOS, 726 Pembroke.
Svek, Stefen, 203 Hallam-4
tKrapowich, Chas., 631 Barnum.
Reynolds, Harry, 107 Helen.
Hairin, Nathan, 81 Steuben. -
Calzone, Tony. 0iChurch.
Pajolik, Madyslaw, 100 e. Main.
Irving, Harvey, 49S e. Washington
Halpin, Chas.,S 446 Stratford.
Solovey, Samuel, 424 e. Main.
Fitzgerald, James J., Sc Beach.
Allen. John, $50 e. Main.
MCNAMARA, John, 81 Harriet.
.Schorndorf, Raphael, LAP Nichols.
Littell, Raymond W., 2S1 Barnum.
Perue, James, 1876 Sterling.
DeMichele, Samuel. 154 Willard.
Gonthier, Fred, lit Maple.
Schramm, Frederick. "a Maple.
Granf1eId, Richard J., 165 Barnum.
Gauthier, Frederick. 1872 E. Wash
ington.
Wales. Theophilus, Radell Oyster
Co.
Ross, George, 33 Cross.
~araI ~ e+ar1ina
Gananan, : am MiS; -, n ose s5s yes
-. $50 p - -'
surn. o.. .,.
4 1u, .pnn ,o5 $50
S"i. IoS S,aaIo 10 Ste,,,
' 1.,:,,. is go - 49,,
Dooiey' wiAlani F., oLr F. ,aoin
nancy OsIal a. 81 T ,,
FIosAy, 1onn = zot Wiiiiatn'
ma MAJ tino, vinceiil' oo ann.
~ nes1i. e,,l howalu sAooieA
Alperla. Chincoteas ue,
IoefAneiiner ihs'lo W. l-
900. ,x1,,,;,
e, Jonn H1u ~ a. ~ 80 i''
1iu, jim a.,
fetle hs s 1le. NJ, E. H
1ncrAeAna' 49,, oiis 3
Llsko, FRANK A. ito WLnalu.
McCaflny, .AlDert "a y. aaln.
Larkin, Jonn, SO T. Wasninseon
Murpny' haroio, 10 Mapte
Aenpi' isHalious, Ia r. H1a e.
1akul1ansAy' < III w. 70 ei''
Vlcnlon' LOUIS 90 Waiter.
Maycnee, Mike, Green
wallace Harolo. ~ burrougns-
Hart, jeffrey, $50 NICHOLS
Stokes, John, 294 +! Main.
Cercas. Fernandez, 2Ss Z. WASH
lnston-
YoungkoswK1' AUGUSTUS lfS Ster'
ing
Velchy, Anthony, 10 Cedar.
Kirner, JOS, 292 E. Main.
| NoH, Chas., 100 Nichols.
Glessbuhler. John, 80 Ann.
Sempowicz, Adolph. 1 Green.
Ford, Peter, IL William
Polkinghorne, Edw., BAT Pembroke.
Doty, Alfred 206 Ann
! Simpson, Louis, SOB Maple.
Shantanets. Elm, 5 Steuben.
Stefanociva, John, 373 E. Washing
ton.
Anthony. Jas. 1877 Barnurf1.
Greninger. VIM. SO Hough.
| Palmer. Harry. se1 Stratford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25
GET SEWER CONTRACT

Brennan-Soslkey Co., of Port Ches-
ter, NJ z. and Louis jacques Con-
struction Co.. of Elizabeth, N. o.,
were yesterday awarded the contract
FOR the northwest sanitary sewer, the
bidders getting the work In the or
der mentioned The price was $685.
355 for the whole contract. The con-
tract was awarded yesterday after the
third requests for bids, the previous
proposals being considered too high
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-25
NEGOTIATE FOR RE-OPENING
OF MANY SHOE FACTORIES

Lynn, Aug. 25-The joint council
Of the United Shoe Workers of Amer
lea, voted last night to accept the re-
commendation of the state board of
Cancellation and arbitration that ne
gotiations be resumed with the Lynn
Shoe Manufacturers association in
the hope of bringing about the re-
opening Of many shoe factories
which have been closed since April.
World's cresset., 1917-07-12
A SERIES OF SERMONS.
5th. SERMON
The Forbidden Fruit, Or The
A bominable Thing.

This subject is one Of the most
important points not only for the
reader but for the 'ntire human
families, as it lies right in be-
tween the serpent aDd mother
Eve that is, we say TO know what
the for hidden fruit was; that Eve
pertook OF is light. There has
been a grea1 deal Of speculation
and comment on this point. Some
say it WIS a tree that bore some
kind Of fruit an apple or peach
or some other kind of frnit; as
we have before stated. And
Others say. other /.hings. But
our aim shall be to lay before our
readers such truths from the
blessed word that enaule them
to see just what the forbidden
fruit was, and then they will also
see what the abominable thing
was. And inorder that we may
do this, we shall start with the
language that was given first on
this point. Please read
/ And the Lord,God command
ed the man saying Ofevery tree
of the garden thou mayest freely
eat: But of the tree of know
ledge of good aud evil thou shalt
not eat of it; for in the day that
tnou eatest thereof thou shalt
surely die Gen. G-16--17]
| We suppose the cause OF some
thinking and saying that the
forbidden fruit was an apple, ia
because there is tree spoken
|of in the scripture above quoted,
with fruit.
But when we 60 to reason Oh
this scripture, we learn this tree
was wise enough to know good
and evil. which we must acknow
ledge, tha6 no fruit tree ever had
World's cresset., 1917-07-12

such knowledge. Therefore we
must look in a different direction
to find a character that had the
knowledge of good and evil,
to bare the fruit, AS God
said to the man who he
placed in the garden lin the day
thou cat there oft thou shalt
surely die" in this declaration
God laid down a death warrent to |
this forme ed man providing that
he should eat of the forbidden
fruit.
1t will he necessary for US to
get some understanding Of this
tree of knowledge of good and
evil. In order 20 understand
what the forbidden fruit was.
We have comprehended BY the
scriptures that men and, people
has been called trees; as it is
written in this language.
THE trees went forth on
time 10 annoint a king over them
and they sad unto the olive tree
reign thou over US. Judges 9-8l
Tnis scripture is positive prof
that people we're called trees.
This then is a toden Of the truth
that leads US TO believe that the
tree OF knowledge OF good and
evil, was man. AS people at
different times. and God through
different writer's called them
trees. For you will see that Paul
also called the Israelites the
good olive tree and the Gentiles
the wild Olive tree; in this Ian.
guage.
If by any means l may
provoke to emulation them
which are my flesh, and might
save some of them. Rom" 11-24)
Now all that we will have tv do
is to prove that there was more
people in the garden besides the
Adam and Eve who we're called
trees inorder to understand
what the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil was. This we
shall do by asking you to read
this scripture.
| Continued to page ~
World's cresset., 1917-07-12
A SERIES OF SERM ONS.
4th. SERMON.
Continued from page 2.

that there is no need 81 supposlt'
IONS in regard to the position OF
the serpent whe n he. presented
himse elf to Eve for ne have him
connected with the dragon, and
the dragon in King Pharaoh. and
King Pharoah the head of tue
GENTLE world, but we shall
further confirm this, by giving
the scripture. tha: proves, how
-Leviathian became meat to the
children inhabiting the wilder
ness. Please read.
only rebel not We against the
Lord, neither fear We the people
of the land; for they are bread
for US; their defence is departed
from them, and the Lord is with
US; fear them not" (Num. 1+-
81
Leviathian proves to be a people
who was the descendants OF
the created man who was Great
ed on the sixth day: and the
people that were to be meat
for. the Israelits. who were the
descendants of the man formed
after the seventh day, and plac'
ed in the garden. For this
difference the Word calls Pharaoh
the dragon this makes the three
Combined mixing Pharaoh.
We know by this then.
that the serpent the devil
came to Eve in the heart of one
of the descendants of the Great.
ed man. who we claim was the
projanitor of the Gentle race.
Now just one more scripture
or chapter AMI We confirm the
whole matter please read.
And it came to pass in The
eleventh year, in the third
month. in the first day Of the
month, that the word OF
the Lord came unto me, saying,
Son of man, speak unto
pharaoh king of Egypt, and to
his multitude; Whom art thou
like IN thy greatness?
Behold, the ,Assyrian was a
cedar in Lebanon with lair
branches, and with u shsdowing
shroud, and of an high stature
and is top was among the thick
'boughs.
The waters made him great
the deep set him up on hlgt
with her rivers running round
about bis plants, aud sen'
out her little rivers unto all tie
trees of the field.
Therefore his height was
exalted above all the trees of the
field, and his boughs were
multiplied, and his branches be
came long because of the multi
.tude of waters. when be sho'
forth.
All the fowls of heaven made
their nests in his boughs, ant
under bis branches did all thu
beasts of the field bring fortt
their young, and under hi'
shadow dwelt all great nations
Thus was he fair in his great
ness, in the length Of hi
branches: for bis root was b.
great waters.
The cedars in the garden q
God could not hide him: the ID
trees we're not like his bough
and the chesnnt trees we're nc
like his branches: nor any ire
in the garden Of God was lik
upto him in bis beauty
I have made him fair by tn
multitude of his branches:
that all the trees os Eden, th'
were ia the garden of Go
.envied him. Ez tx , 31.-1- 2
-4-5-6-7-8-9)
yno h,uo in this Srrntura ph
World's cresset., 1917-07-12

is in the garden of Edhn.) Now
dear readers do not let pejudice
keep you from seeing the truth
For the plain fact set forth in
testimonies of God; is that there
was a man in thu garden beside
the man Adam who in other
places were called beast or
beasts, this is why GCd said
the serpent was more subtil
than any beast OF the field
| In order 70 understand why |
it was that the serpent in the
heart OF a Gentle was called the |
tree Of the knowledge Of good
and evil: we ask you to read.
Behold. tl'ou art wiser than
Daniel; there is no secret that
they can hide from thee" Eek
20 3.
Here is the great wisdom OF
good and evil, But you will say
was he in the garden. we answer
yes please read.
"Tbou hast been in Eden the
garden of God; every precious
stone was thy covering the sar.
dius, topaz, and the diamond.
the beryI. the onyx, and the jas
per. the sapphire, the emerald,
and the carbuncle and gold: the
workmanship of thy tabrets and
of thy pipes was prepared in
thee in the day that thou vast
created. (Ezek. % -13.)
Reader do not say any longer
] there was no one in. the garden
3 called trees but Adam,
May Gcd help the reader to
: see the golden thread Of life. as
| it is given in one grand chain
3 and who the serpent was, and is
i. and what attitude he came to
Eve for there is nothing 5ut The
Truth uf God that will do US any
good. And when we view the
mighty chasm of death, across
the dark valley of forgetfulness;
and see the busy hammers OF
Justice forging out condsmna'
ton TO every soul: who have
refused to accept the cleansing
;, power of the blood of q. crucified
, Lord. At this moment If we
} could only say let me live again,
nv life over. l would be better
man, or q better woman; But
alas, it is to late! to late!! For to
r know is truth: There has been
: a mighty searchlight thrown up
e on our minds, and we are left to
K accept Or reject. The objections
that may oe entered are Ua'
t broken fabrics of q deceitfu
o subtitle serpent.
. Those truths Sc: forth have
been viewed as the Gems o
Great Prize They. have beer
distributed to the dormen
3 mind mixed through the swee
influence of The love of a once
Z cruci6ed Lord, And we can say
that they are far better to bs
+ desired than tine gold, yea, ever
" the golden wedge of Opher
Ttese presented are now plain
And the time 10 Ret feauy IS III )
u and the place 10 get ready i:
u here. 1t is essential to pray lo1
d God to open the channels o
IS Love, through the haroors y
: sociability, And let the vol'
T. ring out upon the air. I an
Is saved by the blood Of Cnr's
May the God of all peace lee
~ guide, and direct the mil {
= the reader to see those greet ac'
20 precious truths thai We hav
ot been !aboring TO set forth from
the precious word of God. An,
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01
A COMMUNITY CHURCH.

ThLs is a mighty fine thing the
people of Talmage have done in
building a community church. Tho
under the Methodist organization, all
sects have Joined in its building and
in its work 1t Is unique In that
1t is the only church in the town and
is open to all, while its community
activities will make it center for
the central northwest portion of the
county. The dream of the earnest
and efficient pastor, the Rev C. F.
Benson. of making his church place
of wide service to every person In
the community is coming true. With
the handsome and commodious
devoted and progressive
and a prosperous com
munity the promise is for great sue
cess in the work planned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01

war" Food is the fundamental prob
lem.
Our allies are dependent upon the
United States for their food reserves.
II we fail them they are lost. If
we fail them when their vital need Is
for food, no contribution of funds,
no gathering together of wealth will
sustain them.
There is now in progress in this
country great experiment in applied
democracy. An endeavor is being
made to ascertain whether or not II
is possible to unite the people as an
organized force back Of food con-
troll program and unite them as a re-
suit OF a popular appeal.
AT the present time food admins
tration in this country Is in the hands
of the people. The Food Pledge
Household Enrolment Campaign. Oc-
tober 20 to November 4, represents
an endeavor to bring about a pop-l
ular, voluntary agreement regarding
the steps the people as whole
should take In maintaining the food
reserves, the vital necessity for the
success of the allied cause in the
world war.
The Food Pledge Week Campaign
md the campaign being made on be-
ialf of the Liberty Loan are not RI
raj endeavors, they are each part of a
program, every feature Of which is
ital at this time. II we conserve
'ur food supplies then all the other
leeds of our allies can be met II
We fail to conserve our food supplies
hen all our financial endeavors in
ehalf of our allies may prove in
ain
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01
SAVING THE FOOD.

This is food conservation week.
not merely that the people are asked
to sign cards promising to do all in
their power to save food, but to Inn
press upon them the need of making
some systematic saving of the things
that may be used for the boys at the
front, and the allies. Those things
are especially meat and wheat, in
both of which there is a shortage and
both can be shipped abroad. The bur-
den of the war is heavily upon the
shoulders of America and the situa-
tion is serious. 1t means that there
must be real effort to conserve the
things we have and help win the war.
Sign the food pledge and keep 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01
THEIR FREE OUTING.

Twenty congressman went thru
Kansas yesterday on their way to Ha-
waii-a junketing trip at the expense
OF the government 1t will probably
cost 100000 or SO, which is a tidy
sum and would help out In winning
the war. With their salaries exempt
from war taxes or income taxes and
the government paying their bills on
vacation outings the congressman
seem to be taking things rather easy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01
obituary-Mrs. Margaret Pontious

Margaret Renick was born in Sa-
line County, Missouri, August %,
1S4S, and grew to young womanhood
in that neighborhood.
On July 4, 1870, she united in
marriage with w A. Pontious and
to this union four children we're
born, two of whom, Viola and Earl,
died in infancy; and two, B. V. Pom
tious of Abilene, Kan, and F. l..
Pontious of Kansas City, Mo-. re-
main to mourn the loss OF beloved
mother and pay the last tribute of
love ana respect to her remains
The family removed from Mar
shall, Mo-, to Solomon, Kan, during
the seventies and settled on a farm
where they resided until after the
death of Mr.. Pontious May 9. 1901.
For the last few years Mrs. Pom
tious has made her home in Abilene,
Kan, with her son, Won, where she
died October 10, 1917. after a linger-
ing illness, following a stroke of
paralysis, which occurred while on a
visit to a sister in Fremont. Neb.
which was followed by a second and
fatal stroke on October 16, 1917.
Mrs Pontious was a very bright
and energetic woman, genial and
hospitable. and thus became inter
ested in all good movements. 50 that
she came TO have a host Of friends
who held her in loving esteem dur
ing her life and mourned deeply her
departure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01

Some years ago she united with
the Presbyterian church and the
Eastern Star at Solomon and thun
naturally desired that the last cerw.
monies should be held at that plaza.
These services were conducted Ay
the Reverend Doctor Blayney a
Abilene, assisted by the Reverend
Mr.. Davis of Solomon and followed
by the beautiful ritual service of tie
Eastern Star.
Her body was then laid to rest N
Prairie Mound cemetery beside thai
of her beloved husband and many ~
her former friends OF the pioneer
days in the Solomon valley.
Messrs. Harris, Browning. Skaggs.
Wright, Spaulding and Carpenter.
prominent citizens and long time
friends of the family, acted as pail
bearers. Many memorial wreaths
covered the coffin and witnessed to
he love and sorrow Of a multitude
of friends.
Thus lived and died and was bu-
led a noble wife. mother and friend
If many and entered into her reward
lfter useful life of three score ana
en- minus one year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Edna Isitt of Detroit spent thu
day In Abilene.
X. l.. Seaton OF Acme was in tn,
city on business.
Mrs Latimer of Industry was a
shopper in the city.
Juanita Rucas of Carlton was an
Abilene shopper today.
j. b. Hostetter of Hope was an
Abilene visitor for the day.
j. e. Wallace OF northeast Dickin-
son was in the city visiting.
Miss HIlda Engle of Hope was an
Abilene shopper for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Gugler OF Wood
bine spent the day in the city.
Mrs F. ]. Rumold of Navarro was
an Abilene shopper for the day.
Mrs. A. l.. Rivers and daughter,
Lena. we're in from Hope shopping.
Mrs. Harry Fulton and Mrs. Ernest
Stradtner were up from Enterprise
d. s. Clarke returned from a two
months visit at his old home in
Pennsylvania
Mrs. Corbett OF Warren, Pa, Wis
tied in Abilene for the day. She is
relatives at Dillon.
Mrs NJ II. Bert returned to her
home in Corona, Calf, after spend
ing a week here with her sister. Mrs
David Shirk.
Mrs. r. E. Hazlett and daughter,
Helen, returned from a trip in the
east. They visited Lieut. Everett
Hazlett while there.
Mrs. NJ. II. Bert of Los Angeles,
Calf, arrived this evening for a
visit with her sister. Mrs. David
Shirk of West Fifth street.
Carl Lennon and mother, Miss
Howe and Miss Bridge Bales
motored here from Chapman to
spend the day. Miss Bales home is
IN Oklahoma.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01
WHY TY-EIGHT-CENT COT
TON?

Cotton has sold at 2S cents a
pound, the highest price touched
since the Civil war, and 2,1O0 points
above prices prevailing at the out
break OF the present conflict. Grant
ing high labor wages and other in
creased costs, southern planters are
probably making 175 per cent profit
on every boil. By-products for the
staple have also swollen southern
profits. This is good for the pros
perity of the south, and, after the
number Of lean years suffered in that
territory, 1t is right that the planter
should make handsome profits on
the series of short crops suffered
since the war commenced. But why
should the United States government
pay these high prices for the sta
pie? Steel, munitions of all kinds,
coal, food, etc, are being legislated
against, or controlled. while the
souths great industry, indispensable
in war, goes uncontrolled, and the
south merely talks of 30-cent cotton
and perhaps higher.
Some farmers have mentioned 45
cents as a good price to fix cotton at,
but nothing about turning over to the
government a large amount of the
staple, say at 10 to Is cents, which
would produce a comfortable profit,
and save large sums of money for
other government purposes. Meth
or the government nor the planter
has yet come forward with a word
which will prevent taxpayers and cit
liens paying Civil war prices for the
staple.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01
MAXWELL CAR SMASHES
ANOTHER NONSTOP RECORD
Makes SO2-Mile Run In 23 Hours
and o Minutes.

Plotting a Maxwell, 1918 5-passen-
ger stock touring car. Ray F. Nc
Namara, road engineer, has added
to his long string of Maxwell records
another victory. Mcnamara drove
his Maxwell SO2 miles in a non-mo-
tor stop run from Detroit to Indian
apolis, Chicago and Detroit in %
hours and . minutes, elapsed run
ming time.
Tho rain and mud were encoun-
tered nearly Is hours, allowing for
stops and control in cities. the run
ming time actually was 20 hours and
Al minutes.
The average for 500 miles for ac-
tual running time was 1852 miles
per hour. For the total time the
average was 1854 miles per hour
and nine minutes.
Conducted under the supervision
OF the Detroit Automobile club.
which sent William s. Gilbreath and
E. w. Sullivan as observers. these
men checked the car in and out of
the cities. The averages were Ger
tilted by them.
The new. long undressing rear
springs and wheelbase six inches
longer than last years car. made the
1918 Maxwell easy to drive and TO
maximum speed over the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-01
HERE AND THERE.

Mrs. Bayles of Spring Ranch, Neb.
visited few days this week witt
her brother. E. E. Stone.
Mrs. A. Hinkle spent Tuesday witt
Mrs. o. L. Darling in Abilene.
Mrs. N. G. Harniss returned Sat.
urday from Nebraska, where she
visited relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Nyfeler and
family of Solomon spent Sunday at
A. Hinkle's.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Stone and Mrs.
Bayles drove to Camp Funston Fri
day to visit Mrs. Bayles' son. who is
in the hospital there.
Mrs. J. Marks and Vernon spent
Friday at Orie Lahrs.
Miss Anna Carroll was absent from
school a few days this week on ac-
count OF illness.