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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-17
A Letter to Our Patrons

You'v lived in DEBORAH long enough to know
that we carry Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
We've carried them long time and we're going to
carry them many more years. because we honest
y believe they are the best clothes made
We've always talked about Hart Schaffner &
Marx ready made clothes, and well continue to
talk about Them because if we place in your hands
a ready made suit or coat with the Hart Schaffner
& Marx label it, giving you the best clothes
values in the market.
And say that same thing to any man. no
matter whether his form is long, short, stout or ex
ira stout.
Perhaps you re one of the men, however, who
have decided preference for made-tomeasure
clothes. If you are, we're ready to take care of you
Recently we made arrangements with Hart Schaff-
ner Mark, to give their unsurpassed tailoring SER
vice to those of customers who want their gar
ments cut to their individual measurements.
So no matter what you want in clothes, we're
ready to take of you. In both the sample line
and the ready made Clothes we have big variety
of exclusive patterns in many weaves, serges,
tweeds, worsteds all colors.
The happy ending of this letter is that every
Hart Schaffner & Marx garment is absolutely guar
anteed to be all wool and to give absolute satisfac-
ton.
Or you can have your money back.
Yours very truly,
BEN BEAR co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-17
RAVENA

Oct. IS, 1917.
Lizzie Bush of Calmar and Lizzie
Schroeder of Ossian, assisted Mrs. b
Eimers with threshing the past week
Mrs. Andrew Etteldorf was on the
sick list the past week.
Moarad Nygaard was operated on
for appendicitis last Thursday NOR
ming at the DEBORAH hospital, and IS
getting along just fine.
Regina Lansing assisted her aunt
Mrs. Herman Lansing with threshing
last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Nygaard and
daughter Anne autoed TO DEBORAH last
Thursday 10 see their son Monrad,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-17

Fadness home Saturday, Mrs. Nels
Fadness being sick.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
100000 FOR
FEDERAL RELIEF
OF NEEDY ASKED
Senator Borah Wants Mon
ey to Improve Marketing
and Help the Poor.

Washington, Feb. 26-Appropria-
ton of $4,000, 900 for federal relief in
the present food situation and future
to devise better market
ing and distribution methods was pro-
posed in a resolution introduced today
by Senator Borah of Idaho.
Action on the resolution was de-
ferred.
Expenditure of the money at the
discretion Of the president was pro-
posed by Senator Borah, who had his
resolution left on the table to be called
up later.
It would authorize the president to
spend any part of the sum ito give
aid to local authorities in furnishing
food and clothing to those now actual
Iv suffering and for<such general &C
ton as the president may deem neces-
sarv to relieve want or hunger" now
existing.
Investigation whether the causes of
rising prices and other violation Of
the anti trust laws is involved is pro-
Vided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
RECONCILIATION
REFUSED WIFE
TAKES MERCURY
"Be Good to the Next One, y
Torrington Woman Writes
Believed Dying

Rebuffed by the husband whose alb
sence from their home in Torrington.
Conn, SO preyed on her mind that
she came to this city this morning to
visit him at his home, 401 Pembroke
street, Mrs. Anna M. Brown, % years,
swallowed bichloride of mercury, in
front of the store at 419 East Main
street, and is dying at the Bridgeport
hospital.
According to DR.. S. I. Aranki, who
removed the woman to the Bridge
port hospital after rendering first
aid, her husband had refused to take
her to live with him in this city.
Heartbroken, she wrote a letter,
which was found in her pocket, ad-
dressed to her husband and which
read as follows:
Dear Daddy: 1t is very lone
some without you. Let mother
know I have kept my promise to
and her. Be good to the next
one. You have only written me
one letter in answer to my letters
of love.
Farewell,
ANNA.
P.S.-Please. let Mother know.
Mrs. Brown was found at 2 o'clock,
lying on the sidewalk in East Main
street, frothing at the mouth. She
was. carried to nearby drug store,
thence to the hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
AMERICAN
MOTHERS ADOPT
new METHODS
No Longer Scold and Nag
Children.

Hundreds of mothers instead ) of
whipping and wrangling when the kid
dies are awSy off, now look for the
source of trouble.
Children are naturally cheerful,
smiling, active, and full Of life, any
time they are cross, fretful, feverish,
ouarrelsome and all out of sorts, do
not find fault, but look for the coated
tongue and hot feverish' bad breath
It is just as sure a test as a ther-
mometer for heat and, cold, that their
stomachs are sour, overloaded and
clogged up with waste, their livers
lazy, and their bowels constipated.
No matter what ails your child. a,
general, sure laxative like Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup is the right
start. This is the simple remedy your
mother and grapdmother and family
doctor have depended on for years.
Children love this mild laxative. 1t
is pleasant to take, never fails to
wash out and make their insides clean
and in few hours you have happy
contented child again; mother and all
feel free from worry.
Mother, give the little folks a
chance, try this tonight on the whole
family from baby up, and you will be
surprised the difference Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup will make;
everybody feeling right and happy.
Sold under guarantee by leading
druggists everywhere.
For sale in Bridgeport by Hindle's
drug stores.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
FEDERAL FUNDS
!. FOR AERO BASE
IN BRIDGEPORT
Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth of Equipment Elk
pected Here Soon.

Preparation for the defense OF
Bridgepo1t's industry through an ef-
icient aviation corps to be located in
Bridgeport goes on apace Announce
ment was made today that the state
legislature had made special appro-
priation of $1,000 towards the expense
attached to a state aviation base in
this city, that the government has &C
cepted the officers recommended for
the corps and that early delivery of
nearly 100000 Of government equip
ment is expected in this city.
Immediate training under govern
ment supervision has been ordered for
the five officers Of the corps who will
leave this city Wednesday for the fed
eral aviation base at Pensacola, Fla,
where they will remain for three
m onths.
They are: Ensign, John B. Cooper,
formerly head of the Cooper Aircraft
Co. of this city; chief machinist, War
rem S. Reynolds, As Beardsley street;
electricians Jas. v. Porter, New Ha-
ven, Leon S. Moran, now electrical
testing engineer for the Electric Gable
Co., living at SAT Golden Hill street,
and Leroy Sweeney, electrician for the
Southern New England Telephone Co.
of Bridgeport.
Lieut. Albert J. Merritt, ordnance
officer for the Connecticut Naval Vol
unteers, in charge of the formation
Of the aviation corps here, state that
progress had been made in procuring
a large tract of ground for the sta
ton, details of which cannot be di-
vulged at this time. Besides the gov
eminent equipment, the state ap-
preparation of $4,000 and other
moneys which is promised by private
subscription for. the protection of
Bridgeport industries from possible
air raids the Aero Club Of America
has informed the officers that finan-
cial support of the project is now con-
templated by their club from reserve
funds in the treasury.
Bridgeport will have one of the
biggest aeronautic bases in the East
when the government plans are fully
put into operation here for the pro-
lection of it's munition and shipbuild-
ing plants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
C0LLAPSES WHEN
imp RISONED PET
0BTAINSFREED0M

Miss Laura Smith of rs Liberty St.
is a happy woman today in the repos-
session of her pet cat who for nearly
a week suffered privation in a closed
recess of Prospect school where none
could reach it.
When the humane officers and
stone masons succeeded in piercing a
brick wall of the school house and
releasing the animal, Miss Smith
nearly collapsed with pleasure as the
emaciated animal was again present
ed to her again.
On Monday last while pursued by
a vicious dog, the cat in it's fright
climbed a three story fire-escape on
the Prospect school and dived into
an unused ventilator we'll, 200 feet in
depth. Efforts of firemen, police
men and others were of no avail in
rescuing the animal.
Under the direction of George E..
HAIR of the Rescue League a stone
mason, Fred Antoine, after careful
measurements, was able to take out
number of bricks from the wall and
by inserting his hand in the aper-
ture, to remove the animal. The
bricks were replaced.
Upon her pet being restored to her
Miss Smith nearly collapsed with the
joy Of getting it back alive. For near
ly a week daily she had climbed the
fire escape to give the animal such
food and drink as might be dropped
down to it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
Jewish People To
Aid In Red Cross
Work of Bridgeport

A mass meeting of the Jewish men
and women of Bridgeport, including
representatives Of the prominent Jew
ish societies, has been called for 8
O'Clock tonight at Park Avenue Tenn
pie, for the purpose Of perfecting or
ganization work for the Red Cross
among Jewish citizens and organiza-
tons.
The call for the meeting has been
issued by Isaac Moss, president of
Park Avenue Temple, and he and
Rabbi David Levy Of the Temple will
address the meeting.
Committees will be organized in or
der to see that all Jewish citizens and
organizations are supplied with enroll
ment blanks for Bridgeport chapter,
Red Cross, and given the opportunity
of joining.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
OWNERS OF DOCK
ASKING
VALUATION CUTS
Representatives of Four
East Side Taxpayers Con-
fer on Situation.

I Representatives of four concerns
that have dock frontage on Johnson's
creek and members Of the board of
relief were in joint session today over
an increase in valuation Of $325,000
on the dock property. The concerns
that -haveArecently acquired new dock
property are the Lake Torpedo Boat
Co., Hitchcock Gas Engine Co., Val
voline Oil Co. and East End Coal Co.
The tax assessors left it for the
the board of relief to place a valua-
ton on the dock property Of the
firms mentioned and the board esti-
mated it to be worth $1,000 per front
foot
The property of the Lake Torpedo
Boat Co. is in the. 1916 tax lists for
$3O9,3O0. The board of relief added
valuation Of $276,OOO for the dock
front. The Lake Co. officials consid-
I er this latter valuation as excessive.
IT acres of the marsh lands at a cost
of $4,000.
The Hitchcock Gas Engine Co.
property was valued at $4,000. The
board of relief adds $4,000 for the
dock property.
The Valvoline Oil Co. total assess
valuation on property was $4,000.
The board adds $4,000 for the dock
property.
The East End Coal Co. total vaIua-
ton was $4,000 on it's propertr.
The board adds $4,000 for the dock
property.
President William A. Lewis refus-
ed today to give anay information
concerning the report his board will
make to the board of apportionment
tomorrow It is understood that the
board has granted no reductions on
the valuation of. centrally located
property and that the final grand list
will be maintained at nearly $685.
600, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
HUNDREDS JOIN
PARK CITY RED
CROSS CHAPTER
Enrolment Week Starts
With 1000 Volunteers AL
ready on List.


Starting Enrolment Week with
rush, Bridgeport chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross had over 1000 members
on its rolls at noon, and was climbing
we'll on the way toward an enrolment
of 1900. i
While this number includes a por-
ton Of the enrolment taken in Bridge
port churches yesterday, it is regarded
rs very satisfactory step toward the
membership Of 10000 which the chap
ter is determined to. have before the
end of the week.
The number of members will leap
upward in the next two Tor three days
when the big factories and fraternal
Organizations begin to pour III their
memberships.
TwS important Red Cross affairs are
scheduled for tcIday. This afternoon
fromk3 to 6, there is tea and recep-
ton m progress at the First Aid head
quarters of Bridgeport chapter, in the
Seaside Institute at Lafayette and At
1antie streets. The use of the Seaside
Institute, with an equipment of cleo
tricatlY driven sewing smachines and
other equipment was given to the Red
Cross BY the Warner Brothers COM
pany
Tonight at o'clock thSre will be an
I important mass meeting at Park Ave-
nue. Temple, to which all Jewish men
and women of the city are invited
The meeting. which is called, by Isaac
Moss, president of Park Avenue Tenn
pie, is. for the purpose of organizing
Red Cross work. :,
Red Cross. enrolment booths have
been opened in several downtown
stores, Including the D. M. Read Co,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
DOCTORS FOOLED
BY WOMAN USER
OF STRONG DRUGS

Eight hypedermic syringes, about
$40 worth of heroin, a druggists NOR
tar and pestle and other narcotics
were placed on exhibit in the city
court this morning when Dorothy Ed
wards, 81 years, of 40 State street,
was arraigned before Judge Frederic
Bartlett this morning charged with
ahoplifting.
1t was alleged that she had stolen
from a local store last Friday silk
waist and skirt. Saturday the police
arrested her and learned that the
State Pharmacy commission had sus-
pected for some time that she and her
husband were selling drugs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
POSTPONE ACTION ON
ST. MARY'S PARISH
UNTIL AFTER EASTER
Especial to The Farmer.D

Hartford, Feb. 26-Action on the
appointment of a successor to Rev.
John F. Murphy, deceased pastor of
ST. Mary's r. G. church has been
postponed by Bishop Milan until after
Easter. Plans for the division Of the
parish because of it's rapidly growing
lines to the eastward will be held in
allegiance until that time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
DIED

this city, Feb. "a,
1917, Henry Hayward, aged IT
years. =
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral at his late home, No. 742
Myrtle Avenue on Tuesday, 9th
inst at 1:45 o'clock p. m.
Burial in Mt. Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
+ENGLISH; COAST
TOWNS SHELLED
BY ENEMY SHIPS

London, Feb. 26-German destroy
ers bombarded Proudstairs and Mar
gate early this morning.
One woman and one child were
killed and two persons were injured.
Two houses were damaged. This an
nouncement was made in the House
of Commons today by Sir Edward
Carson, first lord of the admiralty
Bishop Greer of New York declared
himself as in favor of abolishing the
death house at Sing Sing. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26

New York, Feb: 26.-Two freight
steamships, the Falkland, Norwegian
from Nachester, and the Manxman
British, from Genoa, arrived here to-
day after passing through the Ger
man submarine zone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-26
START INQUIRY
into SANITY OF
HARRY K. THAW

Philadelphia, Feb. 26-Lunacy pro-
ceedings were begun in common
pleas court here today to determine
the sanity of Harry K. Thaw.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
JOBBERS TO TESTIFY
IN PRINT PAPER PROBE
Conferences With Federal Trade
Commission Continue-P. 7.
Dodge on Stand.

Conferences with the federal trade
commission are still under way by news
print paper manufacturers. jobbers and
publishers. Tomorrow paper 5obbers
are to appear before the commission to
give their views as to fair and equi-
table prices. The commission, II is un-
derstcod. has come to no decision as to
whether 1t will set a maximum price
for all mills or fix a sliding scale. per-
mttting mills with higher costs to
charge higher prices for their output.
Yesterday the news print paper manu-
facturers who originally proposed to
for paper submitted to the commission
cost figures for their mills, and asked
that IL a rate Is fixed by the commits
sion IL be such as Will permit them to
do business at a profit. Present costs,
they declare. would mount during the
year because of scarcity of wood and
advancing labor prices.
P T Dodge, head of the International
Paper Company. said his concern at
present was making news print at far
less profit than on other grades of pa
per- He insisted that last years rise in
news print prices was due to rising
costs and to an unusual demand. One
of his mills he said. was selling paper
now on contract at n price actually
less than the cost of production. For
years. he said, paper mills had made
little money and prospects for the fu-
ture were not bright because forests
were disappearing.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
SOCIALISTS OF BRITAIN
SPURN PARTY CONGRESS
Declare Year 1917, Most Critical Of
the War, Is Not the OPP
perfume Time.

LONDON, March 1.-The British So
cialists have declined an invitation
from the French socialist party to send
the allied countries which it is pro-
posed to hold March IS. The British
reply to the invitation says:
I'VE are strongly of the opinion that
the congress should not be held The
year 1917 Is the most critical period
Of the war. A great majority of So
cialists are fighting at the front to
repel the German invasion and are un-
able either to attend as delegates or
appoint others to be present in their
place. OF the socialists still at home
OF those who are demanding peace at
any price These anti-nationalists
stand together in the support of a pol
Icy which cannot fail to encourage the
aggressors. Even an overwhelming
vote of the congress could not entirely
outweigh the effect of a fierce interne-
cine debate raised by a few advocates
of non-resistence, and socialism itself
would suffer in the opinion of the
world of workers, whence must come
our converts.
we appeal to socialists throughout
the allied countries not to attend a
congress which can only hearten the
enemies of real socialism, strengthen
the power of chauvinism in Germany
and greatly damage our cause"
The communication then refers to
the socialists OF Germany, regarding
whom 1t says:
THE weakness of the German social
democrat party, whose leaders, despite
pledges made in Paris and Brussels.
vigorously supported the junker and
capitalist army of aggressive mill
tarism, destroyed at blow all the
mutual international confidence be-
tween the socialists of all nations,
which the British socialists have spent
the greater part of their lives en-
daavorinR q btIild nm
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Cosmos.

Tommy Gutter will head ''The Summer
Girls" the chief attraction at the Cos
mos Theater. next week. in 1.-THE Kissing
School, an entertaining tabloid Of
sprightly music and comedy. in which
a big company of pretty girls,
gayly comparlsoned. will be featured.
Other acts will include the Five
Kantons, Chinese acrobats. in a series
of novel feats; the Dancing Stairs. fea-
turing the famous Staircase waltz;
'"Tilton"-a mysterious entertainment;
Land and Packer. in a musical laugh
maker entitled what Next" and Jack
Barnet, in songs and pleasantly.
The vitagraph production of 1.-The
Battle Hymn of the Republic" with
the Hearst-Pathe news pictures of the
latest issue: a Bray cartoon and per-
haps an educational picture will con-
stitute the film features.
Important changes in the perform
ance hours are announced. beginning
Saturday, March 3, when the big Aim
feature will be omitted and the vaude-
willie proper will start at l pm. sharp.
running continuously until 1870 pm.
The same hours will be observed Tues
day and Wednesday. March and 7.
Or Monday, inauguration day. the show
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Sallie Fisher.

Inauguration week at the B. F. Keith
Theater begins Monday with a post
poned matinee at pm. the usual 2:15
performance being omitted because
of the inaugural parade. The evening
performance will begin at the regular
hour. Tuesday there will be three
shows-at 2. at and at SIS pm. On
other days, including Sunday, March II,
the customary two-a-day will prevail
The bill will be headed by Sallie Fisher
and company.
Emily Ann Wellman and company will
be seen in Young Mrs. Stanford a flash
drama along the novel and diverting lines
ofthe movies. A blackface roar Is prom
sed by the Bowman brothers. Other
acts include Spencer and Williams.
Brownie Du Pont. in poses as La
Sylph"; the Three Sullys. in a laugh
able feature; Charles Leonard Fletcher.
in three-part protean number. and
the Skating Venuses, with the pipe or
gan recitals and Mrs Vernon Castle
pictured in Red Night" the eighth
episode of ''Patria."
Sunday there will be three perform
ances-at 2, 8 and SIS p.m-by Evelyn
Nesbit, Jack Clifford. Emmet De Voy
and company. Stone and Hayes and
others of the current bill.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Sir Herbert Tree in Henry VIII"

Sir Herbert Tree in Henry VIII"
Sir Herbert Tree. the foremost Eng
lish actor-manager, who makes his first
appearance in Washington in twenty
years at the New National Theater
next week. beginning Monday night, in
his production Of Shakespeare pageant
play. Henry VIIL" holds . unique po-
sition in the theatrical world. For the
past twenty years he has appeared al
most entirely in ono theater. His Maj
estys, in London. Here he has pro-
duced over twenty of Shakespeare's
plays and over one hundred modern
comedies and dramas.
Henry WIZ was revived by him in
1910, when 1t ran for 254 performances,
the longest run OF any Shakespearean
play on any stage. 1t was given during
the coronation year, and 1t was said by
the critics that Trees staging Of Anne
Bullen's coronation In Henry VIII
was more impressive. more beautiful
and moro picturesque than the real
coronation Of George.
Sir Herbert's company numbers $50
people and includes Miss Edith Wynne
Matthison as Queen Katharine Play
goers have been asked to note that the
curtain will rise at s O'Clock sharp at
night and at 2 o'clock at the Wednes-
day and Saturday matinees.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
ADJUSTMENTS
"Follow Me-"

Anna Held in the three-act musical
comedy. Follow Me-" will be the at
traction at the Belasco Theater next
week. opening Monday night FOL
low Me" comes with the reputation
from the Casino Theater in New York.
1t has been lavishly staged by tho
Messrs. Shubert, who are sponsors for
Anna Held this year. A fortune has
literally been lavished upon the COS
tunes worn by Anna Held and her
coterie of entertainers. The play has
not been overlooked. however. and the
three acts are entertaining to a degree.
In the big organization which sur
rounds Miss Held will be found Sylvia
Jason, Louise Mink, George Lydecker,
Seabury and Shaw. Charles McNaugh-
ton. Edith Day. the Sykes sisters. Paul
Porcasi, Wilmer Bently and the mon
sensical nut" Henry Lewis. This &C.
centric comedian is real hit, and
upon the first presentation Of Follow
Me" at the Casino In New York he
proved to be a sensation. There are
some twenty-seven musical numbers
in Miss Helds show. all Of which are
of the snappy. jingly kind. and the
comedy scenes are said to be un-
usually funny.
Evening star., 1917-03-01

Barney Gerrard's '.Follles Of the Day"
featuring festival Of mirth and melody.
with bright costumes and unusual scenic
effects. will be the Inauguration week
attraction at the Gayety Theater. Scarce
ly form Of burlesque amusement Is
not embraced in the hodge-podge OF
vaudeville, musical comedy. grand opera
and even drama.
The cast is headed by George p Muir
ply, Gertrude Hayes and Chester Nelson,
a bright trio Of stars. who are supported
by John B. Williams. Elsa May. Edith
Malvore. the -Four Dancing Bricktops. the
Four London girls and large and at
tractive chorus.
Preceded by a prologue in which tho
various characters enter into an argo-
ment as to just what the public demands
in the way Of amusement. the entertain
ment proper begins with an exploit
tation Of the views of each. all being held
together by q thread Of plot