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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

Bobby veaoh of the Tigers drove in 11B runs last season, leading the American League in this respect
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

' don't know what the greatest thing in the world is, but ! do know that one of the greatest things that ever happened forthe men of Bridgeport will occur next Saturday, December 18th, when we begin our Clearance Sale of all winter suits, overcoats and furn- ishings. Take our advice--be on hand early, and buy twice as much as you need, for the price will be half of next years cost. You worked hard for your dollars, now make them work hard for you.
 LW. CONNORS
 This Advertisement By Clothing Co. 1154 Main 1870 State St. Main St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

HOLLY-XMAS TREES
 WREATHS JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

the Earth and Holly Port Brunella,
 gre all-around performers qualified for exhibition in single, double and tandem harness. These mares also commanded attention as wheelers in the winning park four shown by Mir. Brady. The sale will begin at 8 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-10
GOOD ROADS BOOST
Council of Defense to Cooperate in
Urging Better Highways.

The good roads movement in Kan
sas received big boost Friday when
the council of national defense an
nounced the appointment of a COM
mittee to look after the building and
maintaining of the public highways
of the country in order that trucks
may be used in hauling freight and
transporting military and food sup
plies over short hauls to relieve the
demands on the railroads One of
the greatest troubles that confronts
the general public today is the inabil-
1ty of the railroads to meet the de-
mands for transporting coal, farm
products and manufactured goods.
The truck can be utilized in a large
measure in handling freight a dis
lance of a hundred miles or less, but
to do so economically and regularly
the public highways must be paved
in order that they can be used at all
times.
Henry j. Allen and William Allen
White have just returned from France
and they state that eighty per cent of
all the transportation business in that
country is done by automobiles and
trucks over the public highway. The
use of the truck and also the pleasure
cars are no longer an experiment but
have become a part of our regular
transportation system and it is pleas
ing news to the friends of good roads
in all parts of Kansas to know that
the government has come to recog-
nize this officially and proposes to do
everything possible to promote the
building of permanent roads immedi-
ately in order that they may be used
during this war, rather than follow
the suggestion of some people who
want to put off the Improvement of
the highways until the war is over.
1t begins to look like the war might
last several years and it is therefore
very urgent that these main roads be
improved as quickly as possible in or
der that they may render service in
this time of an extraordinary burden
on the railroads.
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STEVENSON TO JAIL
Had Mania for Feminine Finery;
Pleads Guilty Today.

Fred Stevenson, the man who
couldn't keep his fingers off women's
finery, pleaded guilty to petty lar
ceny in the court of Topeka today. He
was sentenced to six months in the
county Jail and was instantly paroled
and again became a nurse at the home
of Mrs. Eleanor F. Housed. 622 Horne
street.
Stevenson did considerable talking
about being a detective. Whether his
conversation aroused a spirit of pro-
fessional jealousy in the heart of De-
tective Frost is not known. Anyway,
Frost went out to the Housed home
to interview Stevenson.
Stevenson went to a handbag to
show papers proving that he had been
a railroad detective. Frost followed
him and as Stevenson was looking
thru the handbag Frost spied a fake
officers star This aroused suspicious
and the officers searched a trunk
owned by Stevenson. In it they found
a silk parasol, several boxes of candy
and numerous other articles coveted
by the opposite sex. A number of the
articles were identified by employees
at Pelletier's and Crosby Bros.
Stevenson came to Topeka several
weeks ago to nurse a sick man at the
Housed home. Mrs. Housed swore to
the complaint filed this morning.
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LYMAN HOWE

Topeka theatergoers made their
annual tour of the world Friday
night and will take another "voy-
age" tonight by the Lyman H. Howe
travel pictures. This years pictures
as projected here by Howe are be-
yond criticism insofar as that they
live up to advance advertising as pic
lures as perfect as money and intel
ligence can make them"
The gorges and cascades of Franc
are a feature. A charcoal and chalk
depletion of a Zeppelin raid over Lon
don is entertaining The camera takes
the audience over the American con-
tinental divide by way of the Cascade
mountains and then switches to log
ging scenes in Maine and the heights
of the Alpine mountains. There is a
reproduction of the navy somewhere
in the Atlantic showing destroyers
working up smoke screens and battle
ships firing salvos at night More
variety is added by pictures taken at
broncho bucking contests and a de-
piction of how midshipmen are
trained at ANNAPOLIS
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BROTHER FOR "BILLY"
New Baby Monkey Arrives at Gage
Park Zoo Today.

Billy, baby monkey born last year
at the Gage park zoo, has been de-
throned. No longer is he master of
all he surveys. He is a hack number,
no longer the only sight for the Tope
ka Riddles at the zoo.
There is another baby monkey. His
arrival was announced this morning
by Commissioner w. L. Porter. AL
ready has his popularity begun. Mrs
Porter, wife of w. L. Porter, was noti-
fled this morning by the caretaker of
the zoo and then the news went to
Porter's son.
From Porter's son the good news
spread thruout the neighborhood and
before noon nearly fifty kids had
started to the park to see the new
baby.
No name has been selected for the
new monkey. Porter, who will prob
ably do the selecting, has hundreds
of friends and they all have names
but which friend the monkey repre-
sentS is a question
The monkey is of the South Ameri-
can variety and is the second baby
of its mother. The first baby mon
key was Billy, who was so popular this
year with the children. Hundreds of
children are expected to flock to the
monkey cage to see the new arrival. "
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OHIO BATTLESOUT
Was Released From Jail To
Leave Topeka Immediately.
Broke Faith Once Before, but
Mothers Persistence Wins.

A mothers persistence won today
and Ohio Battles will be released from
the county Jail on the receipt of
promise to keep out ofthe state. Ohio,
who has only one leg. has pleaded
guilty to maintaining a nuisance in
North Topeka, according to Robert d.
Carver, county attorney. He was re-
leased once before by officers on a
promise to make his presence con-
spicuous by its absence around To-
peka, and failed to keep his promise.
Since his arrest Otho's old mother
has made life miserable for county Of
ficials. Rain or shine Mrs. Battles has
each day haunted either the office Of
the county attorney or the sheriff. AL
ways her one plea was TO give Ohio
another opportunity to clear his shoes
of Topeka's dust.
He came home because he was
sick" she told them.
Maybe the officers tired of the
mothers ceaseless pleading. Maybe
their hearts were touched. Maybe
they thought Ohio had suffered
enough for wanting to live in Topeka.
anyway. Robert Carver today recon-
mended that he be released on
promise to leave Topeka
The county officers were not the
only persons subjected to the plead
ings of the old mother Newspaper
offices have received calls from her
She didn't like the publicity given to
Otho's capers.
We'll" she said. "if you can't do
anything else be sure and tell the
people thru the paper when he gets
out of Jail"
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IMPOSTORS AT WORK
They Are Inspecting and Selling Fruit
in Topeka Homes.

According to reports received by
city, county and state officials, i'm
posters have imposed on housewives
by demanding that they permit in
spection of food supplies. In certain
instances, according to these reports.
men have taken canned fruit with the
assertion that the fruit is needed for
men in army service.
Thoughtless women in charge of
the house failed or neglected to de-
mand that the men claiming to rep
resent the federal government present
their credentials. Under a statement
from George Creel, publisher of the
governments official bulletin it is
made clear that the government has
not ordered and does not contem-
plate Selling food supplies of families.
Yet in several localities. it is claimed,
men have gained admittance to homes
and carried away foodstuffs. Several
complaints from Oakland and North
Topeka have been sent to the sher-
ifs office and an effort will be made
to apprehend the impostors.
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IT WAS FAKE STORY
Boys Charging Parents With Desertion
Escaped Industrial School Inmates.

As soon as officers at the boys indus
trial school had read the Topeka State
Journal Friday evening. they hurried
to the county detention home to take
a look at Wesley Harrison and Arthur
Harrison,tw lads picked up by the po-
lice VINO told "a story of being deserted
Ly their parents at Marysville. The
two youths mad never seen Marysville
in their lives Both had escaped from
the industrial school a week ago.
i he boys told the police they were
brothers. They are not related in any
way. Wesley harrison is the name of
one. Raymond Wright is the name of
the other.
Chilly they told the police of run
ming away from home at Marysville
and obtaining a job on farm shuck-
ing corn, of returning to their home
and finding their parents gone and
starting to ride the bumpers to Joplin
where they pro essed to have an uncle.
industrial school officers they didn't
care TO tell the real story.
Junction City was one place visited
by them. That was as much as they
would tell How without a penny
in their pockets they found food and
shelter and where they got the clothes
they were wearing and where their
discarded uniforms are hidden, are
questions they wouldn't answer for
the officers.
Wesley Harrison is IL years old,
and Rayn ond Wright is Il years old.
Both have parents living at Kansas
City, Kan. The police placed them in
the hands of Miss Eva Corning, juve-
nile officer, and she put them in the
detention home, awaiting a vertical
ton of the story told by them to the
nOlipR
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is RELEASED TO DIE
Tom Stump. County Prisoner, Has
Only Short Time to Live.

Tom Stump, past 10. has served
his last Jail sentence. He left the
county Jail today to die, according to
the county physician. For days
Stumps health has been declining
The physician told Robert D. Carver,
county attorney, that Stump couldn't
live much longer. Carver had him
relea Used.
Stump remains silent. He knows
the physician says his days are num-
bered
Yes, I want to get out" said
Stump.
Where he will go to spend his last
days, whether he has a family or
close friends no one seems to know
Stump doesn't care to give out anv
information about his past life Coun-
ty officials know little about him.
Stump roomed at the St Charles
hotel. Officers learned that he mad
liquor in his possession which was
found in a shed near the hotel, they
stated today. They say he pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to pail.
That's all the sheriff's office seems to
know about him
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Oakland avenue. Mr.. W. S. Pate of Wal
nut, Kan, is also guest at the Cole home
A social meeting of the Oakland veterans
club will be held Thursday evening, No
vember II, with Mrs. Martha Griggs, 800
Miss viva Atkinson of Lawrence and
Miss Marguerite Fullington of Clay Center
were guests for the past several days OF
Miss Hazel Swogger, Winfield avenue
Mr. and Mrs. James Highly, rs Oakland
avenue expect to leave next week for Los
their son, Allen Highly, who is seriously III
of brain fever.
Thomas Glover, of wetmore Kan, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Yeager, Wa
Miss Mildred EngIehart, of White Cloud,
Kan, and Mrs. Frank Hamlin: of Nc
Spickelmire. Miss Englehart has been at
tending the teachers convention.
Captain and Mrs. J. Meek, of Idana, Kan.
are are visiting their da4ghtsr Mrs: j. .
The regular service will be held Sun
day morning at the Oakland Presbyterian
church In the evening a special musical
program will be given. The program is as
follows: Song, congregation Scripture
reading and prayer; story of Rock of
Ages" Henry Carruthers; vocal Duet, the
Crosby. Charles Wedo-e; saXaphone solo,
Mr.. Carruthers; Biography of Handel.
Harold Ford; piano solo, Miss Virginia
Munson; Biography of Beethoven, Miss
solo, Miss Hazel Swogger: story of Lead
Kindly Light. Lester Goodell; My Favor
lite Composer" Clarence Poort; violin solo,
Miss Virginia Biscoe mixed Quartette num-
Der: Victrola selection, furnished by Prof.
). W. McGarrah: vocal solo. Miss Ruby
Bush: reading, Mrs Paul lobe; violin
Doelman; piano solo Miss Hazel Keesee
short talk on the Value of Church Music, -
the Rev. J. Swogger; vocal duet, Mrs.
Isaacson and Mrs. Guy; offering and bene-
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The Ladies society of the B. L. of F. and
f. will leave Topeka Wednesday morn
ing November +, on No. to attend
meeting of the auxiliary to be held with
Mrs. William Davis at Emporia-
Miss Jennie McClenehan, of the general
claim department, will spend the week -en1
in Council Grove, Kan, as the guest Of
friends
Mr.. and Mrs. John Devlin are the par
cnts of a daughter, born Thursday morn
ing Mr. Devlin is the bonus supervisor.
Mrs Mary Blair has returned from a
few days spent in Wakarusa with her
daughter. Mrs. Blair Will go to Kansas
City Sunday morning to spend the winter
Mrs. Blair She will be accompanied there
by another son, Switchman VIII Blair.
Mrs. 7, Roy Hoover and children, of
Argentine, visiting relatives in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs Gus Schwear are spending Il
weeks vacation in Pueblo. Colo Mr.
Schwear is one of the engine inspectors.
Pattern Maker L. H. Mears has returned
to his home after spending some time 1T
the company hospital. Mr.. Mears is i'm
proving.
Barney Stitt, of st. Joseph, Mo-, is a new
employe in the boiler shops.
Miss Zeta Hayes. of the statistical de-
partment. has been called to Chicago by
the illness Of her father.
Mrs. Alta Barnes and children, John
Ruth and Margaret. of Walters, Okla. are
visiting Mrs. Rarnes's sister, Mrs. B. H.
Tobias, before going to Manhattan to make
their home.
Clark Davis of the freight auditors office
expects to return to his home the first Of
next week from the company hospital
where he has been i'll.
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Sgt. Paul F. Ensign has returned to
spending the week visiting his parents Dr.
and Mrs. G. II. Ensign. Sgt. Ensign en-
listed eight months ago and was promoted
TO a sergeancy five months afterward. Mrs
Edwin Freeman and son George have also
returned to their home at Kirwin, Kan, az
ter visiting Mrs. Freeman's parents, Dr.
and Mrs Ensign
The Oakland W. C. T. U. will hold their
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, Nov.
90 with Mrs. George Newboldt The
Union together with all other persons in
Oakland Interested in relief work will meet
Tuesday afternoon of next week with Mrs.
Thomas Potter to sew on bandages for the
Red Cross
Miss Ruth and Miss Martha StacheIbeck
have spent the past few days with relatives
in Holton- Mr.. and Mrs. Staehelbeck and
daughter Miss Alice Stachelbeck. will
motor up this evening to spend Sunday.
Miss Frances Perring and Miss Grace
Watson of Junction City came Thursday
TO attend the convention While here they
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Dickson,
After avenue Mrs. Dickson's two little
nieces Ruby and Orthak Henning of juno
ton City accompanied them here spending
Thursday and Friday with their aunt.
Sunday morning at the Oakland Meth,
odist church the Rev. A z. Peterson will
talk on '-ConQuering Faith In the even
ing evangelistie services viii be held Spe-
cial music Will be given
Mrs. Z. \ Boyer of Calgary, Canada, was
the dinner guest Friday evening of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A Peters.
Miss Nellie Park accompanied by a
teacher friend of MankatO. spent Friday
evening with Mr. and Mrs Charles Cole.
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Beach, California, where he has pur
chased property. The Kopp family
will make their home in California
For many years they lived near Ell
mont where they have farming in
terests.
Miss Maude Mcclure entertained
last evening at her hons s23 Quincy
street in honor of Mss Cleora Brit
tain whose marriage to Mr.. George
Henderson took place this afternoon
Miss McClure's guests were: Miss
Britain, Miss Bernice Eldridge, Miss
Rosetta Kout, Miss Marie Finch, Miss
Virgie McCray, Miss Gladys >Hender-
son, of LoveweH, Kansas, Mrs Edna
Smith, Mrs. s. ]. Britain, Mr. George
Henderson, Mr.. Harry Hasting, Mr..
Guilford Pyle, Mr.. Alfred Britain
Mr. Art Smith, Mr.. Lewis Britain. Mr.,
Theo. Mcclure, Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Mcclure.
Boyd Pollum, chairman of the
board of county commissioners of
Shawnee county, spoke at noon today
at the banquet of the county teach
ers' association held at Central Con-
gregational church, South side. His
subject was Rural Schools as Seen
by the County Commissioner"
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X. OF C. TO FUNSTON
One Hundred Topekans to Attend
Dedication of Building Tomorrow.

About seventy-five prominent To-
peka members of the Knights OF
Columbus leave Topeka at IL a. nj
sunday morning in a special car to
be present at the dedication of the
new $4,000 knights of Columbus
building just completed at Camp Fun
ston for the benefit and comfort OF
the boys of the national army.
Archbishop Glennon, of St. Louis,
assisted by Bishop Cunningham of
Concordia, will hold military mass in
the morning at 8 and the dedication
will be in the afternoon. Large dele
cations are expected from all parts
Of the state and a special train will
be run from Salina.
Paul Huycke, manager ]. Thomas
Lumber company, is chairman of the
Topeka committee on arrangements.
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DESERTERS in BATTLE
Father OF One Killed and Three
Wounded When Sheriff Called.

Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 1O.-One
man was killed and three were wound
ed in Il shooting affray at HilIington,
TO-DAY when a sheriff's posse went to
the home of Charles Whitaker to ar
rest one of his sons and Joseph Baker
charged with being deserters from the
144th field artillery.
Two Whitaker boys, including the
alleged deserter, were wounded and
the sheriff was shot in the hand. The
other alleged deserter escaped. Cleave
Whitaker, who was killed was said
to have taken no mart in the shooting.
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firmed their continued concord and
cooperation and that happy results
would be obtained for the two nations
In reply King Gustave declared that
all efforts toward concord and CO.
operation always would have his Loyal
support.
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MORE SUGAR SOON
Supply on Way to Topeka Will Relieve
Shortage.

The critical sugar shortage in To-
peka is nearing its turning point, ac-
cording to local grocers who. for the
last week, have been restricting sales
to a pound a day to each customer.
An increased supply is on the way,
and several carloads have been re-
ceived in Kansas City. Grocers expect
to start selling three pounds a day to
a customer Monday. they say.
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King Gus Visits King Chris.

Copenhagen, Nov. 10.-King Gus
tave of Sweden is making a private
visit to the King of Denmark KING
Christian, at a dinner to the king of
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East Indianola Community Church,
Congregational, the Rev. Frank d.
Jackson, pastor. Morning worship at
IL O'Clock with a Home Missionary
sermon by the pastor. Evening wor-
ship at 7:40 when stereopticon views
will be shown and the pastor will
make an address on "Foregleams of
Liberty" Sunday. school at 9:45 and
Christian Endeavor at Gas.
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SANTA FEE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa Fe
bv Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street,
Telephone between S and 10 a. m, $3.50;
other hours. 4T0l K-2.
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Among the Churches.

Central Avenue Christian Church,
Mr.. Herbert Jones, Pastor. Commun-
ion and preaching at 10:45 a. m. Sub
ject of sermon Making Democracy
Safe for the World" Evening serv-
ice at 1880, subject of sermon What
Can We Do" Sunday School at 9:45
a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6 p. m.
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OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
By Frances Jones, 211 Gratran street
Telephone between S and 10 a. m. $3.50;
others hours, 4751 k-2.
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North Topeka Baptist church, the
Rev. o. L. Weir pastor. Morning
service at IL o'clock with sermon by
the pastor, THE Call of Communion"
Evening service at 1880, subject of SER
mon THE Man Who Won a Flock of
Sheep and Lost a Kingdom" Sum
day school and B. Y. P. U. as usual.
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 i. NJ, 5o3U;
other hours, 4151 k-2.
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North Side Neus

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's Drug Store. or phoned 1851
after m: other hours phone 1880
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At the Kansas Avenue NJ. E.
church, the pastor, the Rev. ]. E.
Scheer, will preach at IL o'clock on
"Our Testing" In the evening at 1880
the subject of his sermon will be
First Hand Religion" Sunday
school at GAS a. m. Glass meeting at
II o'clock, Junior League at o'clock
and Intermediate and Epworth
Leagues at $50 p. m.
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Second Presbyterian church, the
Rev. J. P. Hicks, pastor. Morning
service at IL o'clock. sermon by the
pastor, Money Making and Charac-
ter Building" In the evening at 1880
there will be moving pictures of travel
scenes through Norway and incidents
from Quo Vadis, depicting the cruel
ties towards the early Christians dur
ing Nero's reign, in comparison to the
outrages being perpetrated in Europe
in this enlightened age. This enter
tainment is under the direction of the
Mems Club of the church and there is
no admission fee. Owing to troubles
with the electric wires these pictures
could not be shown last week as plan
ned.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Epis-
copal, corner Laurent and Quincy
streets, the Rev. Herbert Hawkins,
minister in charge. Twenty-third
Sunday after Trinity, Sunday school
at 10 o'clock. Evening prayer and
sermon at & 0'cIOck
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Sounds most
too good to
be true!

This RELIEF SALE idea is so
new, so radically different, so out
of the ordinary. that it is hard to
grasp at first.
1t does not seem possible that
big store would go out of it's way
to sell the rnost-in-demand goods
at cost and close to it.
But facts are facts; we've set
them forth here as plainly as pos
sible. To repeat: we're going to
place. thousands OF dollars worth
of the most-wanted Winter mer-
chandise on sale commencing Mon
day Nov. 18th at cost and close
20 it.
We're not urging you to buy;
we're simply informing you Of what
we consider to be the years great
est and best opportunity to SAVEi