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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
MUST CONSERVE FERTILIZER AND
 LABOR IN STATE
Governors Committee Urg- es Co., Operation of Lawn
 and Estate Owners.

The Connecticut Committee of Food Supply, appointed this week by Gov ernor Marcus H. Holcomb, today made two important suggestions to the peo- pie of Connecticut for assisting in the work of increasing the food produe- ton in the state this year.
 ''In view of the situation which confronts Connecticut, as we'll as ev- cry state in the country, there must be no waste of fertilizer this year, said a statement issued by the com mittee.
 "The people of the state, If they want to help in the matter of increas- ing our food production so that we may be as nearly selfsustaining as possible, must forego beautiful lawns this year, to a certain extent. FertiE lizer is toe valuable @ commodity in the situation which we now face to pc used on lawns. Such use in these days Is nothing but waste. The farm CTS are finding some difficulty in se- curing adequate supplies of fertilizer. Every pound of the commodity thrown on the lawns reduces just so much
  will produce food products. The peo- pie of Connecticut should SC 1t as their patriotic duty this year to fore go their beautiful lawns and permit the fertilizer thus saved to do its part toward the production of food stuffs. :"
 The second suggestion made by the committee is that owners of landed estates postpone this year all inn provements which can be put off and which would take labor that other wise would be available for work on the farms. The statement of the committee says:-
 "One of the greatest problems which we face in this state in the matter of food producing, Is the question of labor. We must have men to work on the farms if we are to grow crops. Labor hired for i'm provements on landed estates is, for the most part, labor taken away from the farmers. We believe that Con- necticut's citizens will realize just what this means and will put off the matter of Improvements on their estates and thus not compete with the farmers for the labor which the farmers need"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
Expect 1000 Home
 Guards For Drill

It is expected there will be 1000 men on the state armory floor when the Home Guards meet for drill to- night. The enlistments have reached nearly that number and are expected to pass it by tomorrow.
 The drill will be called for 8 o'clock. Tomorrow night the Guards will be divided into companies and temporary officers assigned. Perma- nent officers will be named later.
 It is now assured that Bridgeport will have a regiment, 10 companies, supply and headquarters company, ambulance company and a band. Members of the Wheeler & Wilson band made out enlistment papers af- ter their rehearsal Sunday
 Lieut.. King has assigned Tues day and Saturday nights for the drill of the Home Guards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
PUBLIC OPINION
Editor of the Farmer:

Ed1rOr or the Farmer:
 A great deal of agitation Is going on to urge our people to grow as much garden truck as we can on spare land and lots not used for build ing purposes. On account of the vastness of our resources we have not tried to carry this scheme into effect to any extent before. As I was born in England I remember as A boy in the city where lived that on the out skirts of the town large plots of land (acres in -extent) were either fenced in or bounded by hedges and divided in garden plots perhaps 100 feet by 200. Each garden had a gate with a lock and a great deal of vegetables were grown on them. I afterwards made a trip to my native town in the Midland counties and landed at South ampton going to London and then to my native town. I want td say that it would do your eyes good to see the gardens all through England from one end to the other the same as have described above, many renting them year after year growing fruit trees and building small tea houses on them with a small fire place in them so on Saturday afternoon when through work on the garden a light lunch could be taken. People over there take a great interest in them and I don't see any reason why. they shouldn't here. It is up to some of the land owners or real estate dealers to start this thing going. I am sure that if htey were to stake. out a large parcel of land and fence it that peo- pie would only be glad ot use it, pro- uding it was not too far from five cent car line. It would improve the land considerably in appearance and financially.
 Yours sincerely,
 THOMAS BROMLEY,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
CITY BOARDS MEET.

The Board of Charities at their special meeting Thursday afternoon accepted the resignation of Dr. Banks from the staff of city physicians and selected in his place Dr. G. F. Ford.
 The Police Board Thursday evening examined a number of applicants for position on the force but made no ap- pointments. The payroll was approv- ed.
 The Finance Committee of the out going board Thursday evening cleared up all outstanding business.
 A majority of the new aldermen were sworn in by City Clerk Mullins Thursday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
GREEN GOODS CIRCULARS.

Local businessmen have received circulars from confidence men solic- iting them to assist in the circulation of commercials and enclosing a form of telegram by which to answer if the proposition is accepted. The writer claims to be an expert engraver for .merly in the employ of the govern ment and for 12 years the superintend- ent of large bank note company. As usual the confidential letter winds up with request for investment of $500 which will give an immediate return that lifelong of toll in ordinary bust ness would not do. The whole affair is 8 swindle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
PIN NEARLY CHOKES BOY.

Joseph Agrio, aged IS months, while playing about the floor at 75 French street, yesterday, got a com, mon pin in his mouth and tried to swallow ir- The pin stuck in the child's throat and he was slowly choking to death when someone call ed the ambulance. Dr. s. l. Aranki arrived in the nick of time. By heroic treatment he got the pin out and saved the chi1d's life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
LYMAN LAW CREw-HOME

New York, April 17.-Six members of the crew of the American schooner Lyman M. Law, which was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterran- can in February, arrived here yester- day as passengers on another Ameri- can ship. The Lyman M. Law was on voyage from Stockton, Me-, for Italy when destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
CAPTAIN BROOKS INJURED.

Captain Brooks was injured by fall ing yesterday afternoon in Wall street. He tread upon a piece of orange peel It is reprehensible practice that of throwing orange peel eH the pave ments, We have seen some severe ac- cidents occur through 1t. The cap tain was not badly injured but his outer man was sadly dishgured with mud.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
BARNUMs NEW HOME.

F. T. Barnum has engaged apart fnents for the season at the Charles Island house. He has also concluded to erect 8 summer residence on the Bridgeport shore at the west corner of Seaside park at the Iranistan ave- nue entrance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT RESIGNS.

Police Commissioner Roosevelt this morning sent to Mayor Strong his let ter of resignation of the presidency of the police board. The resignation Is to take effect Monday next. He thanks the mayor for the aid given him in his efforts to better the police force and expresses admiration for the mayors administration of civic affairs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
Twelve Cottages At
 Rockaway Park Burn

New York. April 17.-Twe1ve cot tages were destroyed yesterday by fire and 12 others were damaged, with an estimated property loss of $20o,0 in Rockaway Park, a residence sec- ton of Long Island. Members of the Home DsEsnse league, organized after tho war with Germany began, saved much threatened property by fighting flames on roof tops.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
ALEXANDER ESTATE

Inventory of the estate of Marv Alexander, former resident of the East Side, shows $6, 474.10. The in ventory was filed in the probate cour+ yesterday by appraisers John McEIrov and J. w. Handy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
MUSICIANS CHOOSE
 THEIR DELEGATES

President Albert E. Eccles, Oscar Knablin, and Raymond Shaw were chosen delegates to represent Bridge port local, No. 63, Musicians Union at the International convention at New Haven, May IA. Seventy five members of the local will go to New Haven to play in the mammoth band of 500 pieces which is to parade there and to play on the green during the Musicians convention.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
NEW HAVEN RAILROAD.

Aftich issatifactton Is expressed by the public because there is no way train on the New York & New Haven Railroad between 10:40 a. m. and 5:40 D. m. Could not the Norwalk special run through to New Haven and back again calling at all the sew; eral stations? This would accommo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON
THINGS Worth GiVillQ

Those who are looking for Wedding Presents of worth and beauty should make it a point to see the Silver articles, rich pieces of Gut Glass, Clocks, Jewelry and the many other gift things which are displayed throughout our store, at a really moderate price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

More than 500 persons attended the second annual dance last evening at Colonial hall, Fairfield avenue given by the Ozanam club. There was con- tinuous danAing throughout the even ing furnished by the clubs orchestra. The affair was a success both finan- cially and socially. The committee in charge was Joseph P. Cummings, Ed ward J. Sheehan, Daniel E. Conroy, Charles Newtown, Ray Tierney John Cassidy, Steven Curran, Allan Ward, William Luddy, William Gay, Edward J. Byrnes, Edward McNamara, An drew Curran and George P. Farley, Jr. The officers of the club are: President, Frank Mccarthy; vice president, Hugh Dewitt: recording sec retary, George P. Farley. 'Jr..: treas urer George Day; financial secretary, Robert Kelly.
 Mrs. Charles Read. Mrs. \C. Nathan iel Worthen, Mrs. W. B. Lashar and Mrs. George Wheeler, went to New Haven this afternoon t attend a meeting of the heads of the Red Cross chapters of Connecticut, held in the New Haven chapters rooms Many different phases of the work were discussed at the meeting.
 MT. and Mrs. Hugo Fischer of AZ Washington terrace, have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Edith May Gildersleeve to Geo. S. Smith of Milford. The wedding will take place this summer.
 rJuNpCruJnuCH
 One of the prettiest of the carly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
NEW RECORDS FOR
 TALKING MACHINE

Although but 21 years of age, Frank Gihtelson, Americas famed vdrtuoso of the violin and member of the Colum- bia staff of exclusive artists, has gained international fame. Since his debut in Berlin in 1913, he has ap- peared in all the principal cities Of Europe and has toured his own cOun- try with the New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Cincinnati Symphony Or chestras. GittelSon has never attained a more remarkable height of tona1 beauty than in his most recent record- ing of Drdla's 'aSouvenir." As played by the young master. the alterantely gay and careesing variations of the violin above the brilliant chords of the piano, suggest that Drd1a4 has woven into melody the happy memories that were associated with some treasured keepsal1e or souvenir.
 When nature blessed Morgan King ston, the renowned Welsh tenor, with a voSce of such remarkable timber, that 1t was .'discovered'' in all it's un- cultivated beauty amid inartistic sur roundings, she did not stop there. She unfolded in his consciousness 8 rare depth of artistic feeling, such as comes to most singers only through many exquisite appreciation of the soul of song Is most beautifully evidenced in his latest Columbia recording, Won derfu1 Garden of Dreams a 1over's fancifu1 reverie in the "city dark where the days are cold and drear" of a garden kissed by sun and dew" and the fairest flower of the garden. the hope that fwined itself about his beloved. This beautiful song of fam cy displays not only the clear sweet ness of tho great tenor's high notes, but a strength and suavity of middle register equal to that of a baritone. For those who enjoy the humorous Tilt of Irish reels ,the Columbia Com pany has just released a recording of two stirring accprdion-and-banjo Irish reels: ''The Mouse in the Cup board'' and 'eMias Dalton's Reel" MT. Edward Herborn and MT. James Wheeler are the players and they treat the roIliclking reels with genuine Irish spirftedness. It is most amusing to listen to the mouse-like scampering of ! '"rhe Mouse in the Cupboard" while Miss Da1ton'ssReer' has all the light hearted gayety of a vfvacious colleen.
 The infinite possibilities of expres- sion stored up in the human voice are demonstrated with soul reaching ef- feet in a recent Columbia duet re- cordfng by the wel1-known tenor, Reed Miller, and the swest-voiced so- prano, Nanette F1ac1k, entitled "The Farewell" by Nfcolai. Voice blends with voice in an 1mpassioned lovers farewell, poignant with grief and dark forebodinz against a background of exquisite tona1 harmonies. Here is the listeners heart and artistic appre- ciaffOn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17

A United States army aviation school will be opened at Chicago with in 10 days for the instruction of members of the off1cer1 reservs oexAM
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
PANAMA UNREST.

a picture of anarchy and military des- potism in Columbia, South America
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17

date the inhabitants of the towns on the route. No doubt if a petition was addressed to the directors they would take the matter into considerations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17

A British admiralty statement last night said that a large equadron of British and French airshtps had bonn barded Frfeburg on Saturday. It was said that the bombaTdment was a re- prisal for German submarine attacks on British hospital ships.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
An appeal to the chair

Ills always in order in pub lie meetings i've rise to a point of order an order for SPALD- ING athletic goods # fIn fact, we have ordered the whole Spalding line and stocked it's complete representation i n our Sporting Goods depart ment
 fPleased to take your order at any time TVisit the Good Housing Ex- position and learn what A m e ri c a n Hardware Stores can do to make your home life happier
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
Tho Chilean ambassado-, Dr. San- tiago Aldunate-BASounan. presented This credentials to Prssident Wilson.

A concsntration camp for informed Germans has been established on Ia lboga Island, 12 miles from Panama.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17
Lyon Q Grumman, Retail Division. HARDWARE
 STORES
ALLIED AEROS
 AT FRIEBURC;;
 ELEVEN KILLED
(1ncorporated) AVE AND MIDDLE ST

Berlin, April 1T, via London.-An of- ficial announcement by the war office says that ii persons have been killed, 29 injured and considerable damage done to the university building by an air attack on Freiburg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17

SCULL-MCULLOUG One of the prettiest of the early
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-17

Issued April Ii. 1917.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
WILSON URGES A PEACE WITHOUT A VICTORY,
FREEDOM OF SEAS, EQUALITY OF NATIONS,
AS u. S. CONDITIONS TO WORLD LEAGUE
Another LEAK" Gets to Wall Street

LII investigations accorded the leak President
Wilson's note all the that possible
advance would be closed in the future
sufficient another leak yesterday President Will
address the the United
The incident, while have less accidental
had all the of bearing Thomas W. Lswson predc
Presdsns
of = similar
Wall Street considerably in advance Of the Presidents
the Senate his address
the subject of AS in the the other
break prices although publication the
prices recovered materially
The DowJones News Ticker referring
dents intention before said
the Street before
new tckers.'
The address sent week the United
States in other countries
officials acquainted with Mr. Wilson's purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
HERBERT L. SLSSON
NEW EXCISE HEAD
Erie Man Will Be Named BY
Cov. Whitman as State
Commissioner.

ALBANY. Jan. 22.-Herbert L. Sisson,
chairman Of the Erie county Republican
committee, is to be named State Excise
Commissioner by Gov. Whitman. Sis
son will serve out the unexpired term
Of the late George Z. Green of Bingham
ton. who had four years. at $4,000 a
year, still TO serve.
Sisson Is we'll to do farmer Of Erie
county, and 1t Is expected that his ap-
pointment will bring about reunion of
Republican forces in THAI end of the
State. The appointment Of an Erie man
to this position Is expected to make up
for its loss OF Public Service Commits
sioner when Commissioner Devoe p.
Hodson of Buffalo. Democrat. retires on
February 1.
The appointment to succeed Commits
sioner Hodson was offered by Gov. Whit.
man to George w. Aldridge. the Repub'
llcan leader OF Rochester. but Aldridge
refused. 1t was the expectation that
another Rochester man would be named
but tonight 1t was intimated that AL.
bridge might accept.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
HANDY MONEYMAKER
IS THIS MANS ARM
Accidents to IL Yield Dam.
ages to Arnstrong Three
Times.

GARRISON, n. Y. Jan. 22.--whenever
Jerome Armstrong of Kent, Putnam
county, has been a little short of ready
funds his right arm has responded nobly
and got the money for him. Three times
in the last eleven years the arm has
received serious injuries in accidents,
and In every case damages have been
recovered in court
Only to-day in the Supreme Court he
settled suit for s1,250 which was be.
gun two years ago as a result of an au-
tomobile accident. The first time the
arm came to Armstrong; financial aid
was in 1906, when as foreman paper
maker he burned the arm on a hot
platter. and an accident insurance COM
pany allowed him $500. Then, In 1911
ladder was knocked from under him
In the Eureka Glazed Paper Companys
plant In Stockport and he suffered a
broken arm. A Jury awarded him
S3,700.
Finally came the automobile accident.
A car owned by Reginald f. Ewing Of
Ashland struck Armstrong. who boasts
more or less appropriate patronymic
and the arm was broken again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
WOMAN MISER DIES:
HUNT FOR 100000
Mrs. Ellen Phythian of Rich.
mOnd Hill Was ''TOO Poor
to Call Doctor.

In an unheated, miserably furnished
apartment at 2915 Jamaica avenue, Rich
mond Hill, Queens. was laid out yester-
day the body Of Mrs. Ellen Phythian.
She had died the night before of pneu-
monia. after an illness Of one week. dur
ing which she persisted In her refusal
to call a physician because the charge
would be too high. After her death
deeds to property scattered all over Long
Island were found which indicated. ac-
cording to the unofficial estimates made
yesterday, that she was worth at least
100000.
Stubs Of rent receipts were found
which showed that in two weeks, from
the first Of the month until her illness
began. she had collected $500. yet dur
ing her illness she was dependent on the
kindness of a young neighbor for food
and delicacies
The woman was about 55 years old
For year she had occupied the $40 a
month apartment In which she died. She
was Irish and had a son living In Bel
fast. but so far as has been learned she
had no friends or relatives here.
All that her neighbors could learn
about her past was that she had come
here from Ireland eight years ago and
that she had inherited a little money
from a sister who died three years ago
When she became Ill she called In the
grown daughter OF another tenant In thu
house to ask her to brew little tea
The young woman saw that Mrs. Ply.
THAN was seriously Ill and wanted tC
call a doctor.
mo doctors for me-" said the sicl
woman. "Sure it's only the rich car
have them; they do no good, my dear
but only tighten your purse"
Neighbors called in a local undertaken
yesterday guaranteeing to pay the bill
II the dead woman had not left enough
The undertaken came upon the voucher!
for rents tucked away in a grocery box
Coroner Ebert was notified and he mad,
a hasty examination of the apartment
He did not find n cent OF cash. nor an!
bank books. but he found the stubs o
the rent receipts and receipts for inter
est payments on mortgages she owned.
The deeds were for property in ia
maica, Dunton, Bellport and other part
of Long Island, most of which is farms
A search Of the fiat for cash and Othe
valuab!es will he made to-day by Publi
Administrator Randolph White OF Queen
county.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
KINGS FRIEND MUST QUIT U. S.
NenetRs. Greek Artist, Came Here
With False Passport.

Achilles Venetas, artist, writer and
friend Of the Greek King. who obtained
admission into this country by false
passport, must hereafter pursue his
'a',ings In The shadow Of the Parthenon.
Judge A, y. IIaud in the United states
.t'' let Court Yesterday refused to ord r
me Immigration authorities, who are
ho'dins tho Young man for deportation.
70 set him at liberty, despite his plea
mat America will lose rare genius
when he leaves her shores.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
MORE BOYS CALLED.
Age Limit for Home Defence
Training Is Lowered.

LONDON, Jan. 22.--The War Office an
nounces that all boys who have reached
the age Of IS have been called to train
for home defence until they reach the
age Of 10. The minimum age hitherto
was IS years and months.
Half a million women are engaged
in the production OF munitions in Great
Britain and their number is increasing
daily. said DR.. Christopher Addison.
Minister Of Munitions. In an address at
the Mansion House to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
COLLAR BUTTON D0OMS HIN.
Connecticut Man Dying of Tetanus
Caused by Scratch.

MILFORD, Conn, Jan. 22.-Charles
Diggs, prominent citizen OF Milford. is
dying of tetanus caused by collar but
ton. A week ago he noticed sore spot
on the front of his neck whore the col
lar button rubbed. This became infected
and on Thursday he consulted DR..
Heady. Gradually his neck, Jaw and
whole body became stiff.
To-day he has been able to take only
half a teaspoonful of liquid at Intervals.
spasms following each feeding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
CALIFORNIA WHITE SLAVE BILL
Act Introduced In Legislature Pro
yidcs Only Prison Penalty.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Jan. 22.-An In
trastate white slave act embodying the
main features OF the Mann law was In
sroduced to-day in the California Leg
islaturc.
The bill would make 1t a felony to
transport q woman from one county to
another or from one city to another for
immoral purposes and would impose
prison sentences OF from six months to
Ave years. without the option Of . dn&
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23
New worlds Aid Required.

No covenant OF cooperative peace
that does not include the peoples OF
the New World can suffice to keep the
future safe against war and yet
there is only one sort Of peace that
the peoples OF America could Join IN
guaranteeing. The elements Of that
ucace must he elements that engage
the confidence and satisfy the prnci-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-23

Coming to the Presidents references
to tho peace which Ii to end the present
war the paper says
at is not necessary to follow tho
President in his eloquent description OF
the evils of victory peace. 1t is
Continued on Second Pogo
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Continued on Third PaSs.