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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01
MILLER FAILS TO APPEAR |

Robert Miller of this city, was scheduled to appear before Deputy Motor Vehicle Commissiener MacDcn- aid in. Hartford yesterday, but did not do so. He was arrested for speeding in Hartford and ordered to appear and show cause why his drivers license should not be suspended. His case was continued.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01
WILSON INVESTS S1O,0Oo
 IN FARM LOAN BONDS

Washington, Sept. 1-President Will son has invested $10.000 in farm loan
 bonds. The President recently took
 $10,000 of the first issue of Liberty bonds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01

Being exhorted to practice marks manship, the boys are gaining much skill Knocking off fruit from their neighbor's trees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01
RUBBER GO.
 1126 MAIN ST.

Acadia and the Hudson's Bay coun- try, and his dream of empire was shattered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01

The neutrala argue that positively tf6y aren't shipping anything to the Gormans. and anyway they have to ship to them or get wiped out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01

A dispatch from Toronto said that 200, 900 ounces of silver were sold there on Thursday at 95 cents an ounce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01

The Central Powers have decided to Z put Polish troops in the field against the Allies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-01
Cbe DmRead CO Esto5EsheG .I35T
Monday the store will be Labor 
 The Changing Seasons

TgSH A UGUST threshold of HMS The thermometer considered velvet hats ka3A1 froks the ye change, times N change, therefore change along with the be h M W left behind in the worlds swift of affairs
 The good housekepr anticipates needs of the home and EXSSa@TFARm family
 The children must be made ready for school Cothes Shoes Hats The Read House ready help in all these supplies and at moderate prices. The home must be made ready for winter. The Read furnishings including the of and Co1nfortablesjust mpacked.
 New Rugs Curtains Furniture arriving day
 all food. "Nobody tell Mason and Jars and all other for the clothes There preach of but Mr. Britng Do shabby possibly afford look wel
 tailored
 fashionable immediate
 special department for misses and girls.
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ALL RAILWAYS
SEEK ADVANCE
GENERAL DEMAND FOR HIGHER
FREIGHT RATES FIXES
NO LIMIT.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 1o.-Appli-
cation of all railroads Of the country
for freight rate increases to meet war
time operating costs was seen here
today in the action of the western car
r1ers in asking the interstate com
MERGE commission for a conference to
discuss a general advance Of an un-
specified amount. The commission set
December II as the date of the hear
ing. Eastern roads have asked in
creases and southern roads are ex-
pected to do likewise.
Western railroads in their applica-
ton for higher freight rates probably
will enter the general Is per ce-t rate
case without specifying definite in
crease in their petition, it was said
today. The commission will then be
In position to declare precisely what
raise, II any, is just to meet the in
crease in cost Of labor, supplies and
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RED-HEAD.

On hot days in summer there was
nothing that Paddy Muskrat liked bet
ter than floating about in the water be-
meath the shade OF the great willow
tree. And Paddy was not the only
one that liked to do thAt, either. John
ME Green and some of the other boys
that went to school in the little red
schoolhouse were fond of swimming
under the big willow.
Paddy Muskrat always scolded
when they came for swim in the mill
pond. But there was nothing he could
do-except wait until they went
away, To be sure, he had spoken to
Mr.. Turtle about the matter and sug-
gested that Mr.. Turtle bite Johnnie
Green's great-toe.
"Then maybe those boys will keep
out Of the pond" said Paddy Muskrat.
But Mr.. Turtle said that it might
make too much talk paddy Muskrat
thought that, he was really afraid to
do it!)
Paddy was much annoyed when-on
the hottest day of the summer-John-
ME Green and three of his playmates
came to the big willow just as Paddy
had begun to enjoy the cool water
there.
81 hope they won't stay long" Paddy
said, as he hid himself under the bank.
"If couldn't swim any better than
those boys I'd be ashamed to go into
the water"
The bays had not splashed in the
pond long when one of them-a red
haired boy-said he had to hurry home
to help rake hay.
Paddy Muskrat was pleased when he
heard that. He hoped the others
would soon leave, too.
For any one in hurry the red-hair-
ed boy seemed to take a long time to
Dress But at last he went off whist
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STATES FUEL !,
BILL HIGHER
BOOST ON PRICE OF COAL MEANa
INCREASE OF $4,000 FOR
SEASON.

Des MONIES, Nov. 10.-The boost Of
As cents ton on coal in this stat;
will cost the state approximately $50,
900 more for fuel for the remaining
two months Of this year for the sun
ply of coal to the state penal institu
tons.
Members of the state board Of cor
troll report that the cost to the stat!
would have been considerably highel
was it not due to the fact that thu
state institutions secured large guam
tiles of storage coal during the month";
Of August and September.
Although the coal was CONTRACTED
for during the summer months and 81
the time when there were rumors thss
the government would fix the price d
coal at lower rate than then beil
asked by the operators, the board
control has estimated that the col
was purchased for $4,000 less ths.
President Wilson's price.
At the present time there are 40,0q
tons of coal in storage at the sever;j
state institutions. A total Of 1866
tons are used annually.
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FOG CAUSES
MANY MISHAPS
SCORES OF PERSONS ARE MUIR.
ED IN CHICAGO; TRAINS
COLLIDE.

Chicago, Nov. 1o.-Scores OF per
sons were injured in railroad, street
car and elevated railway collisions
and other accidents due to a heavy
fog here this morning. The injuries
were mostly of a slight nature.
twenty-five or more persons were
injured in a rear end collision in the
yards of the Chicago and Alton rail
road. Objects ten feet away were in
visible. A fireman on an Illinois Cen
trail suburban train was unable to see
a danger signal and the train and the
train crashed into another suburban
train which usually travels three min
utes ahead of it. Two hundred pas
sengers we're shaken up and the fire.
man, A. Meter, was scalded. Six
others were cared for at hospital
Mrs. J. S. Surridge Of Dayton, Ohio.
whose husband is major stationed
at Camp Grant, Rockford, was among
the injured.
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Children > Evening Story
bv q Baley
Copyright, 1915. by A. 8. Bailey.

ling merily, as if something pleased d
him. He did not sound at all like az
boy leaving cool swimming-h to a
go to work in a hot bayfield,.
To Paddy Muskrat's great disap H
pointment, Johnnie Green and the 9th e
er two boys did not make move to I
leave the pond for long time. But at
last one of them crawled upon the
bank beside the big willow.
/ Soon he set up great shouting
Our clothes!' he called. ~Red-
heads stolen our clothes!"
That pleased Paddy Muskrat He q
had hard work to keep from snickers
ing. He thought it served the boys
right-for interrupting his own fun.
But Johnnie Green and his other
friend did not seem pleased. They.
scrambled out Of the water in hurry,
And all three of them began searching
for their clothes.
It was long time before they
found them. Whenever wagon camt
along the road they dived into the mtll-Q
ond-though Paddy Muskrat couldn't
understand why they should do that
At last Johnnie Green came upon tho
missing clothes, hidden by the fence.
But their troubles were not yet ended. y
The red-haired boy had tied hard knots
in every garnet. And it was another
hour before those three angry young
sters succeeded in untying them
again.
All that time Paddy Muskrats y
watched them. And by the time they !
had dressed and gone away the sun
had travelled so far toward the west
that the big willow no longer cast it,
shadow upon the pond.
So Paddy had to wait until the next.
day before he could float lazily about
in the shade. And he was as angry
with the red-haired boy as he woulC =,
have been if "Red-head" had tied 1
knots in his clothes too.
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WEATHER
IS WEEKS FORECAST

Washington, d. c., Nov. TO-
Weather predictions for the week be-
ginning Sunday, issued by the weather
bureau today, are:
Plains states-Fair followed by rain
or snow by Monday in the northern
plains states and by rain by Tuesday
or Tuesday night in the southern plains
states and the Mississippi valley. Fair
sesond half Of week. No unusual
Great Lakes region-Unsettled with
local rains probably Sunday in the up.
per lake region and Sunday or Mon
day in lower lake region. Rain again
probable after the middle OF the week
with somewhat lower temperatures.
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DINNER STORIES

The friend who had dropped in to
see d'Auber, the great animal painter,
put the finishing touches on his latest
painting. He was mystified. however.
when d,Auber took some raw meat and
rubbed 1t vigorously over the painted
rabbit in the foreground.
t"Why on earth do you do that?" he
asked.
"Wen, you see," explained d'Auber,
mrs. Millions is coming to see this
picture today. When she sees her pet
poodle smell that rabbit and get ex.
cited over It she'll buy it on the spot. .
The teacher was trying to impress
upon her class the necessity Of regulat-
ing the sinful human heart, and to
drive her point home she produced her
watch.
Nov, girls she said, you all see
this watch"-an assertion so obviously
true that there was no danger Of con-
tradiction. Now" she continued,
'just suppose for moment that it did
not keep correct time, that l found 1t
was willing to do any way but the right
way, what should I do with it.
There was the usual pause which
pupils indulge In because 1t flatters
the teacher by making her suppose her
problem is deep one, and that her
wisdom is, therefore, profound. Then
a bright little girl held up her hand.
Please miss" she said, you would
sell it to friend!"
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FARMfNGToN.

Mrs. WIN Robertson and son, EN-
nett of Oklahoma are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Newman.
M. G. Patrick, the Rock Island
agent, is visiting his parents at Wash
ogal, Wash. During his absence l.. +.
Farley Of Carlisle will have charge OF
the Rock Island ONCE.
The Commercial club held their
regular monthly meeting Friday eve
ming in the club room. Matters per-
tanning to the welfare Of the town
were discussed.
Rev. Munster OF the M. E. church
is attending the district conference
which is being held at Mt. Union.
: Noah Davis Of Pennington and Mrs.
Looms of Keokuk, a coaored couple,
were recently married and are at
home at the home of the groom, south
of Pennington.
Mrs. A. M. Sibert and daughter, Viz
ginia, left Friday for visit with rela-
tives at Carrollton, Mo.
Chapter O, p. f. O., had pleasant
meeting Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. c. L. Paisley. The committee
in charge of the program, composed
OF Mesdames Alice Jack and Myra
Hassler, passed each member a slip
Of paper with the request to write her
most economical practice in rhyme.
This caused much merriment and MIS-.
]. S. Forgrave was awarded the prize
for the best verse The prize was
neat little leather-bound blank book
for recipes.
Mrs. Fred Murphy and Mrs. Ray
Thompson were Keokuk visitors last
Thursday.
G. B. Rube and sister, Mrs. Holdefer
of Prairie City. who have been visit
ing their sister, Mrs. Fred Won Seggin,
returned home Saturday.
George Vickers OF Leavenworth,
Kan, was a recent guest of his par.
ents, Harvey Vickers and wife.
J. N. Sutton and daughter, Helen,
OF Bloomfield have been visiting. at
the w. M. Mcintosh home.
Mrs. Prall Of Keosauqua was a re-
cent guest OF Mrs. ella Stone.
MIS-. King Of Fl. Madison was called
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can't-not tonight. You see, I have
to go home to my father. He's an in
wen telephone the good news to
him." Anthony smiled.
'You can't" said David. We're too
poor to have a telephone"
Very well. Then we'll wire him. /"
David shook his head theoretically.
THAT wouldn't do, either said he.
Fathers sick, you know. His hearts
very weak Just the sight of tele-
gram might kill him"
"Unfortunate!" Anthony sighed and
shrugged his shoulders. 'svery we'll,
David. Then you shall write him a
note, and I'll have wilkins taken 1t to
him"
David swallowed audibly and smiled
a wild little smile.
"Oh, no! Not that SIR" said he
That might be even worse than a
telegram, think"
sewhy?-
well, father would be likely to
think that I'd been-been injured and
taken into some swell home, you
know, and that was writing that just
to reassure. him. No." David said
firmly. That would be the worst
possible thing. I'll have to go myself
and talk it over with my father and
now II can have my cap and coat?"
1t came. as familiar refrain. It
caused Anthony's eye to darken sud-
denly as he sat back and stared at
the boy.
"Confound your hat and coat" he
raped out. "See here, David. You
write the note, and myself will take
it to your father and explain-and be
sure that he win rejoice There Is the
desk Where do you liver
His tone was not nearly 50 benevo-
lent. Opposition, as always, was rous-
ing, Anthony's unfortunate stubborn
ness; with or without reason, had
David but known it, every mention of
that cap and coat was diminishing
his chances Of walking out of the La
sande-and it is possible that he
sensed something of the kind, for his
smile disappeared abruptly, and tho
assurance that had been with him was
no more.
Il can't ten you where live!" he
said hoarsely.
TN the name Of heaven, Why not?''
Anthony snapped.
Ito be continued.)
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CHARLTON.

CHARLTON.
Mrs. D. Armour of Ottumwa visited
in this city Tuesday with Mrs. Neil
Rowley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Combs went to
Indianola Tuesday evening to spend a
few days with his sistef, Mrs. Alex.
Graves.
DR.. T. NJ. Thruckmorton and daugh-
ter, DR.. Jeanette, were in Ottumwa
yesterday attending a meeting of the
Wapello County Medical association.
DR.. Jeanette was on the program for
a paper.
Mrs. Walter Larimer of Cedar town
ship went to Woodburn yesterday to
visit her sister, Mrs. Fern Jennings.
Mrs. Emil Larson and little son,
Vincent, left yesterday for weeks
visit with relatives in Abba and Hite:
man.
Henry Miller Of Lacona came yes
terday for visit with his niece, Mrs.
Belle Mason.
Mrs. A. Stephenson returned Tues
day from a visit in Princeton, Mo-,
with her niece, Mrs. c. Bowdre, who
with her four children, accompanied
her to Charlton. going on to Shenan-
doah yesterday to visit relatives.
Miss Bessie Hamilton of Indianola
was a visitor in this city yesterday en-
route to Purdy to visit Mrs. Noel
Cloud.
Mrs. A. P. Burlington, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. H. Penick,
and brother, D. A. Enslow, and other
relatives and old friends, left yester-
day for visit in Albion, Neb. Her
husband, Col. A. P. Burlington, who
has been in the regular army for many
years, was also here last week. They
will 60 soon to Washington. D. c.
Mrs. o. B. Rose OF Bushnell, ILL.,, is
visiting in Charlton with her cousins,
Mrs. Walter Gookin and Mrs. Ray
Reed, enroute home from visit at
Camp Dodge, in Des Monies. with her
son, William, who was the first one
drawn in the selective draft at Bush
nell and the seventh in the state of
Illinois.
Mrs. L. r. Davis Of Washington
came yesterday afternoon for a visit
at the home Of her son, c. w. Davis.
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SALVATION ARMY
MAKES WAR APPEAL

Chicago, Nov. 1o.-Miss Eva Booth,
commander of the Salvation army in
Chicago today to start weeks inspec-
ton OF the western district, appealed
for workers in France.
1--WE already have sent more than
200 nurses and doctors and an ambu-
lance unit of twelve ambulances." she
declared, "and the use of our 500 build.
ings and 1000 officers are at the dis
posal Of President Wilson. We now
have twenty-five workers with General
Pershing who are carrying on their
labors from seven huts' We are also
preparing to care for the boys in the
army cantonments in this county"
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WESTON JARS CORNE|
IN MICHIGAN GAM

Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 10.--Int
cepting Cornell forward pass
Michigan's rs yard line, Weston !
Michigan raced with the ball throua
the entire Cornell team for q toud
down. 1t was one OF the most stat
ling plays ever executed on Michigi
gridiron. Weimann kicked goal Ell
ing the scoring for the first peri1
Michigan savagely attacked the Ct
nell lines throughout the period 4
big gains. Score, first period: Micj
gan Z, Cornell q
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MAKES INDIGNANT DENIAL.

New York, Nov. 10.-Frieia Hempe.
issued statement in which she de-
clared the cancellation of her concert
at Youngstown fills her with the ut.
most indignation"
"The allegation that ever uttered
anywhere. at any time, any anti-Amer.
lean sentiment, is malicious and un-
qualified falsehood,p she said. II think
the attack is most unvarranted and
cowardly."
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DIES MONIES GIRLS
MAY BE EXPELLED

Des Moines, Nov. 10.-Over hun
dred Des Moines high school girls may
be expelled for defiant violation Of the
school boards anti-secret society
order
Investigation of an innocent-appear-
mig society item in local newspapers
led to proof of evidence that five
strong sororities existed in the high
schools.
An anti-secret sociey law as apply
ing to high schools was passed by the
thirty-seventh general assembly.
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FRlEpA HEmPEL eAR1rp.

Youngstown, O., Nov. 1O.--The con-
cert engagements in Youngstown Of
Frieda Hempel, soprano of the MstroA
politan Opera company Of New YORK,
scheduled for next April. has been cam
celled because OF the alleged proGers
man sentiments OF Miss Hempel. Stops!.
also have been taken. it was an
nounced. toward cancelling the en-
gagement of Fritz Kreisler. violinist
and Austrian army officer for similar
reasons.
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KEOKUK'S BAND
MASTER RESIGNS

Keokuk, Nov. 1O.--John B. Kindig,
veteran United States bandmaster and
soloist with, Gilmore's famous band,
who has been leader of Kindig's con-
cert band here, resigned following a
rehearsal Lack Of appreciation Of the
band by local people and failure to
maintain discipline are reasons assign
ed by Mr.. Kindig for his resignation.
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BANK RESERVE DECREASES.

New York, Nov. 10.-The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week tive
days) show that they hold sos, $50, 440
reserve in excess of legal require
ments. This is decrease Of $1,000.
10 from last week.
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here by the illness Of her sister, Mrs.
Bottom.
Mrs. John Lapsley is visiting friends
at Des Moines.
DR.. and Mrs. C. l.. Paisley have gone
to Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for visit
with the latter's brother, DR.. Ed Mus
grave and family.
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FAMED WHITE
WAY DRAFTED
CONSERVATION OF COAL WILL
DIM eRiLLIAkcY OF FLASH
SIGNS.

New York, Nov. 1o-Broadway's
far-famed Great White. Way will be
dimmed for the remainder of the war,
commencing tonight, by order of the
fuel administrator at Washington. The
myriads Of lights in their fantastic ad-
vertising designs will glow only from
7:45 until II o'clock each night, in
stead OF from dusk until the early
morning hours.
The fuel administration estimated
that SO per cent of the fuel used in
producing electricity to light up the
White Way might well be saved.
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BANON GERMAN,
MUSIC MASTERS
FRIEDA HEMPEL AND FR1xz
kREISLER GET COLD
SHOULDER.

Clarksburg, w. Va, Nov. 10-0ees
man artists and German composittons
were placed under the ban last night
by the Marcato Music club, one Of the
leading women's organizations Of th31
state. Club engagements with German
artists and all others in sympathy with
the central powers have been eanrl
celled, it was annruoced.
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NEWCASTLE BARS kRElsLER.

Newcastle, Pa. Nov. 1O.-FriuI
Kreisley. violinist and an officer in thel
Austrian army, has been denied thel
use Of the Newcastle High school audit
torium for concert planned for next
Tuesday. The city board Of educationt
cancelled the permit.
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you have to pay fare for that child.
madam" said the conductor.
'.But he's only years old"
I'VE collect for all children over Z.
well, why don't you have your silly
old rules put up where people can see
them?"
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ALBA DEFEATS coRYDoN.

Abba, Nov. 10.-The Abba High
school football team added another
victory to its list when they defeated
the corydon team with score Of 10 to
0. A good attendance was present to
witness the game.
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CHECK RETAIL PROFITS.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 10.--ln an
effort to hold down retail coal profits
to 4 reasonable margin the fuel admin
istration today directed state fuel ad-
ministrators to carefully check up
local prices. Earlier in the week the
administration empowered state ad-
ministrators to direct revisions OF re-
tail prices.
The instructions sent out today cali
ed for reports by retailers to local com.
mittees to get the exact amount OF
gross margin charged. Where COM
lpaints are made that retail prices are
too high. local fuel authorities are re-
duired to obtain from dealers COM
plete. statements of the cost Of doing
business. :.
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CHICAGO SAVING SMALLER.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-Samuel Insult,
president OF the Commonwealth Edi-
son company which furnishes Chicago
with light, declared today the order
from Washington regulating the hours
during which electric signs may be
lighted, will save but little coal in this
city.
1.-The saving may amount to few
thousand tons j year. he said, but as
our company burns 5000 or 5000 tons
daily the difference in the amount
consumed in year will not be great.
The small signs which are allowed to
burn amount to more in Chicago than
they do in New York"