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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
 AGENCY MAY BE
 FINDING WIVES Department of Justice In vestigates Rush For
 Licenses.

New York, Aug. 2.-Agents of the
 apartment of justice, it was said to- day, werescomducttng an investigation here toslearns whether marriage brok CTS have been supplying women as wives for men, seeking exemption from 'service with the national army. The investigation is said to be result of two days work by members. of the ,department after they discovered that many of the mem applying for mar nfage licenses kre& little or nothing about the women they were seeking Eo marry beyond the facts necessary ko obtain a license.
 As a. result Of the action taken -by.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

the federal authorities there was ex- pected to be a further falling off to- day in the number of applications for licenses. United States Marshal Mo Carty said his deputies would be pres ent again today and that all appli- cants for licenses who could not show registration cards would be turned away. Only 145 were issued yesterday which was about normal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
MARY MULLEN.

Mary Mullen, widow of Patrick Null len, died yesterday at the Bridgeport hospital from heat prostration. Mrs. Mullen was 62 years of age and resid- ed at 307 Howard avenue. She was a member of St. Peters R. c. church. She is survived by one son, William Mullen
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
sARAH E. HorCHKIss.

Following a protracted illness Sarah E. Hotchkiss, widow of Gervaise Hotchkiss, died yesterday at the fam fly residence, 56 Yale street. Mrs Hotchkiss formerly resided in Wood. bury, Conn. from which place the funeral services will be held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
OBITUARY
JOHN KEATING

Following a brief illness John Keat- ing of 1230 Connecticut avenue, died yesterday at St. Vincent's hospital He was employed at the Whiting Silver Go. Besides his wife he is survived by four children,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

: Richard 0Ie Jones, widely known; educator and for 42 years headrnaster of Penn Charter school, ts dead at Philadelphia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Jerry J. Conan, father of George M. Conan, the actor, died at his home in Monroe, Orange county, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Post cards received from the Misses Elizabeth and Helen Dewitt of this city, report most enjoyable vaca- tion in Detroit The sisters had the pleasure of inspecting the Ford auto mobile plant.
 Among those whose names appear on the register at the Hotel Falmouth in Portland, Rfe., are John and s'VVil- liam Dewitt of IS Myrtle court, this city. Their many friends have re- ceiyed cards from Belgrade lakes where Messrs. Dewitt spend most of their time in fishing and hunting,
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Troy of 25S Washington avenue have leased a cot- tage at Fort Trmbull Beach tor Au- gust.
 Hug Dewitt of 15 Myrtle court. left this city Sunday for a two weeks va- cation in the Maine woods. MT Dewitt will be met by his two brothers at Lewiston, Me. Kingdom Gould Of Lakewood. IN. J., will be called to Toms River for phys ical examination Monday. He is in l the first draft.
 Joseph F. Corrigan. city magistrate,
 and Mrs. Margaret Faith Robinson IHaggfn were married at the brides home at St. Leo, Fla.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
Charges Reasonab]
All Work Guaranteed.
The Joseph P. Coughlin Go.

Dealers in Painters Supplies and Wall Papers. Distributors of Colonial Mixed Paints, 100 Per Cent. Pure. Varnishes, Glass, Brushes, Picture Frames Made to Order.
 Painters and Decorators. Phone 4861. 7S1 EQSt Main Street
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01
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Telephone girls in Salt Lake City
are 70 have a unicn.
Boston has the only evening law
school exclusively for women in the
United States.
Italy is building the largest and
most powerful airplanes, some cap
able of .arrying from 80 to 40 per-
sons.
Hungary is confiscating all table
cloths and napkins in the country to
provide cloth for 10000 new army
uniforms.
President Wilson confesses to hav-
ing read Hawthorne's "Scarlet Let
ter" at least twice year since he
was 18.
In Porto Rico electric wires are OBJ
structed at times by paratitic plant
that settles and grows upon them OBJ.
tanning nourishment from the air.
Electro magnetism was discovered
in 1919.
For reviving sod by introducing air
and moisture an inventor has patent
ed a spiked roller, the penetration OF
the spikes being regulated by small
whlees that help support it.-News
Scimitar.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01

A BOOST FOR SUFFRAGE.

Equs suffrage undoubtedly received a big boost IN
no speech On he subject which prerident Wilson ro
Gently delivered In Washington, and advocates Of the
cause naturally feel very much eated result Of his
utteanees.
The address was delivered before a delegation Of one
hundred leaders Of the New York State Womans Suffrage
party who called the White House for the purpose Of
obtaining expression in support Of the rampagn look
ng towards the enacon Of the law granting suffrage to
which is in progress in the Empire State and
the President in emphatic terms declared that woman
suffrage IL one of the fundamental questions Of
racy whose proper settlement is demanded by the
of the war
No matter what attitude individual members of the
male may hold towards suffrage for women the great
and those who oppose it might as well make up their
minds to take their medicine.
In opinion, the picketing of the White House by
women has had tendency to injure the cause among
statesmen; but President Wilson seems to have
taken exceedingly broad view of the matter and ap
parenty does not blame the women of the country as
whole for ndscreet actions on the part of few of their
sisters.
1t semes, in fact that there are two distinct suffrage
parties and that the National Equal Suffrage Association
which is the larger and important of the two does
not approve of the action Of the other organization which
believe is known as the National Woman's Party in
hectoring the President and members of Congress by
stationing pickets near the White House
While the President has emphatically indorsed wo.
mans suffrage, he to think that it is question
which should be decided by the rather than by ma
tona legislation, and wise throughout the country
appear to hold the opinion.
There be little doubt of the fact that the oues.
ton is one whb' must finally be decided by the states
and, unless very much mistaken ne common
wcalths lying this side Of Mason g. Dison's line Will
be the last to extend the right of ballot TO women
Southern men have always looked upon their women-fok
as objects of adulaon; have in fact almost worshiped
Them and the advent of equal suffrage would mean that
woman must come down off her high pedasta and take
hen PLACE common ground with man In other words
equa suffrage would equality in oher things be
sides the right to vote it would change entirely customs
which have long been in vogue in this section and man,
people might experience difficulty in adapting themselves
to the conditions
For the reasons stated above, we believe that tht
South will be the last section of the United States to ex
tend the right of franchise to women but equal suffrage
for the entire country is coming and might as wei
make up our minds to accept the inevitable
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01
There is DANCE + ahead for the

There is DANCE + ahead for the
Mississippi farms a1a the press
should not be slow to sound the
alarm. The abnormally high price
of cotton is calculated to sweep many
farmers off their feet, with the re-
suit that an enormous acreage will
be planted next year. Diversifcation
is just beginning to Tighten the load
of the Southern farmer and it would
be almost tragedy to have him slip
back into the old all-cotton rut. 1t
is all right to plant some cotton. In
fact every farmer ought to plant a
few acres. But it is even more i'm
portant that the farmer produce his
own food supply. Indications are
that the food supply will be even
scarcer next year than now and the
South must continue to feed itself. -
Laurel Leader.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01

ere u hs soath thss can bs USED f8 bath cotton and
TfHsFAl ffsp Rrp~eK lssfsssinK totals Ia aash ~kile
rgiisI 9pas = spfsss rit gshsr sfst- fsf h. sbs
'esitssst. stsf ftaa Hrypiiss sp'isn i tss ugsn
a s a4l nssi. fsaa. saa r4lsysts. gsllass rl~
Hfsftaf ~ q sfHaf tfsffysl sgitsa pttsr xaal1 n,
sts ta Islas problem % - ssss lss,stle beth nsfs
fgtter sfsavs AiahsnB haa near 900 gog ms,s
Fal h4aaahafg iaH gsss. assplse re arsa, fias
a fa.iea aissas. faasns baa ssat 100000 mafs
sffsf - sola ttso n isit sa8 males@ln@a ksf ii.
msfeaFa 81 1i09t0 affsR N ssisE Wts8salppl bad
1sfbpo Hafa sffsa n sefh Than h 1874. ssa isoe
~ asfa ssfss n gsis last tsiss ~ much Ths
'oBfh extraordinarily fitted fsr me teg saa even
fbfsauap p'aas eheb ,besd supplement- cotton
fa.asa crop rotation would 0lgs crest msas
aabfo afe .oI exhaustion new ebsnes The
iaftsr ~ avefpgadDst.on would teeats remote aad
",Bbpar" small negro farmers, ard tenants would
have fel b.flsf thahte n property Producers
would tf Med out Of me fut ~ conservatism ard
neg atmosphere ~ enterprise and intelligence would
be feIt
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01
A Wonderful Gain.

As near as can now be estimated,
the total value Of the South's agri-
cultural output this year will be
largely over $6,O00,OO0,000, or a
gain of over $1,45O, 100000 over last
year. The magnitude of this amaz-
ing agricultural wealth can be better
understood when it is borne in mind
that the total value of the agricul-
tural output Of the United States in
1900 was $4,000, 100000. Thus the
South this year will produce in its
agricultural interests about $l,000,-
000,0 900 more than the entire country
produced II years ago.--Manufac-
turers' Record.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01
THE SOUTH coMPLIMENTED.

Taking advantage Of the opportunity afforded It ny
be fact that the Southern Commercial Congress recent
i, bed ts annual convention in New York, the Evening
Post an influential metropolitan daily publishes timely
editorial in which it compliments the South upon hef
wonderful agricultural resources and upon the rapid
strides she is making along the pathway of progress
The editorial. whiledecidedy complimentary is some
what analytical in its nature and points ut fact which
has often impressed us and which is by means anoa
gous with the progressive spirit that has, for number OF
wears past characterized the people of Dixie This short
coming is the action of Southern planters in failing to
diversity and to their crops, thus increasing the
fertility of the soil instead of depicting it, as is the case
when the onecrop plan is adhered to- The South, as the
Post points out is one of the most fertile sections in
America if not in the entire universe and had her agr
cultural resources properly developed other part
of the world would have compared with her in wealth
Under the system of cultivation that has been in vogue
in this section ever since remember, not acre
sfandout often produced typer centof the yield twas
capable of producing and is only during the last few
years that farmers have begun to change their methods
The improvement in farming methods was caused
primarily Dy the advent OIL the DOH WeeV Whlch, NeF
proved blessing in Disguise; for don't believe that
Southerners engaged in agricultural pursuits would have
turned their attention to other products had been
possible for them to continue to raise cotton fair
profit When the weevs appeared howe, er the culti-
vaon Of cotton became very risky undertaking, and
farmers forced to devote .hc, vtes a por-
ton of them at lease to other products.
While the policy of diversfcation has grown rapidly
during the past few years. has by reached the
height it ought to attain and hope to It make sll
further strides The soil of the South auval in its
nature that wide range Of products be successfully
here, and farmer should be content conne
his activities to cotton and few other staples Not
only is soil rich but growing extraor-
dnary long, and much of the land two or three
crops be successfully cultivated each year Every
of land should be made to produce all that it capable
Of producing and when this done Southern planters will
vie with Northern munitions makers in opulence and
wealth
An excerpt from the Posts editorial follows:
The Southern part of America will some day
surpass the 1914 record of than $4,000 900
acres and 100000 bales of cotton but it will sure
y never again cotton push other crops so to the
wall There is an immense waste or haif-waste acre
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01
PRICES REDUCED.

The Commercial is glad to note that local merchants
have reseded from the position which they recently took
regarding an advance in prices cigars and cigaret
tes and are selling smokes the same prices that
formerly prevailed
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01
If ANY ONE HAS

Died
Eloped
Married
Divorced
Had fire
Left Town
Embezzled
Sold a farm
Been arrested
Come to town
Bought home
Had an accident
Been seriously i'll
Committed murder
That's news-telephone 222 or tell
Commercial Reporter.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01

Hon. G. T. Heard, of Brookville,
was among the prominent business
visitors in the city Monday.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01

Read our advertisements.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01

An excerpt from the Posts editorial follows
The Southern part Of America will some day
surpass the 1914 record of more than 900
acres and 100000 bales of cotton but it will sure
y never again cotton push other crops so to the
wall There is an immense waste or haif-waste acre
The Columbus commercial., 1917-11-01

Laurel Leader.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22

Proof of labor blanks for sale at Gateway.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS

A. l.. van Glider is in AEchOtagI on business trip.
 J.. F. Davidson, general freight and passenger agent for the Alaska Steamship company, is on his way from Seattle, looking after the inter- ests of his company at tHe different Alaska ports.
 John Barrett, representative of the New York Life Insurance company, arrived from Anchorage yesterday, where he has spent the winter, and will leave on the Northwestern for headquarters at Juneau, where he will be joined by Mrs. Barrett, who re- mains in Anchorage until navigatioa opens.
 Gus Seiffert, manager of the St. Louis Mining & Milling Co, operating on Resurrection creek, near Hope. with Mrs. Seiffert and "Binl;s," are en route to Seattle from the east, where they have spent the winter. Mir. Seiffert will sail on an early boat for Seward, Mrs. Seitfcrj remaining in Seattle.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22
QUICKLY QUENCH
 ROOF BLAZE

Sparks from nearby chimney started a blaze in the roof of the Stull building, occupied by the Key, at noon today and for an instant it appeared that dangerous blaze would result. Quick work by the fire department and volunteers stopped it with a nominal loss.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22

If man with a small boat can make eleven hundred dollars per month fishing for halibut at Juneau, where the waters have been fshed for twenty years, what can be done on the virgin banks tributary to Seward? :? Interest yourself in the Kenai Fish ing & Trading Go. 3-22-2t
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22

The Maker of the Universe, in His wisdom, saw to it that natural re- sources enough were placed in the water and on land to support the human family, but in order to make them useful the people must work and hustle. Seward has her share, go after it. For further information ask the Kenai Fishing & Trading Go. 2t
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22
FEAR CONGRESSIONAL
 ALASKA JUNKET OFF;
 BLAME FILIBUSTER
tBy Upited States cabls)

WASHINGTON, Thursday, March 22.--Legislation having failed as the result of the filibuster, no congress- ional delegation will visit Alaska, as planned in connection with the semi centennial celebration this year, un- less the necessary action is taken dur ing the extra session.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22
Mir. and Mrs. Frea Johnson have

moved into the residence belonging tc Mrs. J. B. sStull, on Third and Adams streets.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22
NOTICE

Children will not be admitted to the picture show for few days on ac- count of "Measles. ."-Empress.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22

We carry Symphony Lawn Station ary the Seward Drug Company.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-22

Andy's Express, phone Madison l43,
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

possible. but with many attentions to
little details In the finishing that make
1t really pretty. The sailor blouse sets
as 1t should. the waist Is well man
aged and the trousers fit as well as a
skirt about the hips. They turn up
at the bottom and button about the
ankles.
There Is a pocket in the blouse and
two of them In the trousers, which
convenience commends this suit to the
girl of today. The sleeves are long,
with band at the wrist. The chances
are that they button and can be turned
back and out Of the way when this II
required. II they don't they ought to.
There IL no use remaining behind the
times when styles SO sensible and good
looking invite housewives to make
things as convenient as possible for
themselves. I'D.
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

To swim or not to swim. that is
the question to be settled by the sum
mer eIrl when she contemplates buy
ing something for wear at the beach.
II abe can content herself with the
sands and splashing about close to
shore, she may decide bn, suit that
ID pretty to look at but not entirely
pDactical for swimming. Beach clothes
and things for water sports are 20
varied this year that becomingness IN
. thing to insist upon.
One Of the prettiest Of the 1917
models In beach suits In pictured here.
II IL made Of black taffeta silk, with
full ruined skirt and loose blouse. 1t
eas the odd, Chinese collar which
holAD its place in SUMMER styles after
having outlasted the winter and ex-
erted an influence ON incoming styles.
The short. punted sleeves are finished
Efth two marrow rufnes. All ruflles
Sre piped with gold-colored silk.
The soft cap, with ffill about the
face, IL also made Of black tafIeta with
rellow piping. II has sprightly bow
q nix ct the front which must be
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

There are trouserettes and trouser-
cites. and here is the latest arrival
among them. In the shops pretty
ealesgirls 60 about their work in the
wash dress section. arrayed in service
suits" These are of khaki or galatea
cloth designed with an eye to style,
as well as convenience. Admiring
eyes follow them and there Is no
60ubting the fact that feminine taste
has turned trouserward. In clothes
that are intended for outdoor and in
door work and for outings. mountain
climbing, camping and fishing.
The particular uniform shown In the
picture 10 for wear at housework or
n the garden. 1t is made In galatea
cloth and In lighter weight cottons,
like percales. madras and plain ging-
ham.
II is designed on the simplest lines
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10
Sociable.

An orderly chosen from among the
student officers at Ft. Harrison sits
daily outside Brig. Gen. Edwin F.
Glenn's Office door. different man
Is chosen each day, and the other day
the post fell to the lot of Charles f.
Shafe of indianapolis, says the Indian
apolis News. Shafe went on an err
rank for the general, and returned just
after the general had wished to speak
to an officer in one of the other rooms
and there being no orderly to summon
him, had gone after the man himself.
by George" Shafe commented to
the camp adjutant's orderly, a Tenth
infantryman, fresh from five years in
Panama, "the general did some of my
work for me-"
"Yeh. amt that nice, now!" the ad-
jutant's orderly returned. "Why don't
you go in there now and do some of
his work for him, just to be sociableT
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10
Naturally Grave.

Il have here" said the party with
she unbarbered hair who had elected
his person into the editorial sanctum
when the Office boy wasn't looking, "a
little poem entitled, "A Pauper's
Gravel"
Huh" growled the editor. Nothing
remarkable about that. Who has q bet
ter right to grave than a pauper?
You certainly wouldn't expect his mirth
to slop over, would your
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

supported by wires or else kept clear
Of the water. Many Of the new caps
are made Of rubberixed cloth and they
are as fanciful as the silk caps. Very
practical cloth bathing slippers in
black and gold-colored silk stockings
are worn with this dress.
The girl In the Jersey suit bought 1t
to swim in. It has close fitting
trouserettes and scant skirt and
waist In one, all very cleverly shaped
and finished. Bands Of white Jersey
finish all the edges. A row Of nat
buttons on each shoulder may serve
to fasten the coat, but the chances are
that they are merely q pretense. This
kind Of coat will slip ON over the head.
There 10 q small, rubber-lined pocket
In the trouser-leg, made for carrying
powder pun, mirror and handker-
chief. These things must be 30 well
incased In rubber that water can't get
at them. The sandals are oe black
cloth dotted with white. re
n . .
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10


and yet not su herself had the quick Wit
Indian fashion q shield Z p
In attempting to direct the hose at burning
turned directly at gazing down a
back of Of
to
he a
incident
She o TE77
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

ways OF tne cut, the caterpIIIar, tne
frog. the bear, and the birds.
"All the world is rhythmic except
man." said Miss DuFour. "He alone
is out of harmony, and the rhythmic
dance is the way to put him in tune.
We should go to the cat to learn to
loosen the bones of the spine; to the
caterpillar to learn to curl up and un-
curl from the center; to the frog to
learn the proper articulation of the
leg.
"We should 90 to the hear to
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

beyond"
Mr. Aswel called
the
be
"And him in Style shouted Mr. Aswe "Ge him
thing he wants. and then give me the bill"
Atlantic"
Mr. a
again. to in
himself be caught
the the
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10
His wife's Little Shot.

I'm glad you're over the draft age"
"Why"
think how humiliated I should be
to have to admit that was dependent
on your stingy salary every week for
my living"
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

of
flies
animal rhythms that might study with much profit
being Peralma portrait and Edwin Clow
Of
the
Washington
that theseg idealsd do notp perish"
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10


such high
Great capitalists and around from office office
following What kind of institution
patronage7
to he government.
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10
Couldn't Blame Him,

Jie-Do you like romantic girls?
Jack-No. When you make a hole
in your bank account buying them
flowers. they tear them apart. saying:
He loves me-. he loves me not"
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

bends down over Washington. and the
great sun burns vaguely through light
mist. The city steams. Its heavy air
full Of the sickly sweet odor Of To-
Gusts; you are drenched with perspira-
tion-even clothes hanging in your
room get damp.
Occasionally great clouds ride up
over the horizon. black as ink. breast
ing the wind; night swoops over the
town, and storm and solid sheets Of
rain. Then sun again. breathless air.
wet heat. Still. fate hammers swift
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10
Statesman Resents Insult to Nations Uniform

AR clouds hung low and the dining at the Wash
Of
Aswel Lou!sana
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10
Arts Club Stirring Things Up at Washington

HE Biblical Injunction eo the thou ugard consider his
advised auditors consider the
The Dolores star., 1917-08-10

Southern States contain TT cotton
mills, valued at $225,000, 600.