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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
PLAZA

The Daredevil Dandy" Juno Sal mo opened the bin at the Plaza last evening and opened it we'll we might add for a more wonderful exhibition of physical contortion has never be- fore been witnessed in this city and we dare to prophecy that 1t never viii.
 Stewart and Olive came second in a ninginw and dancing act. The sing inx was merely an excuse for their entrance and then they began danc- ling. You should have seen them.i Tnsy are certainly clever and they give a neat and finished performance.
 Kennedy, Sheridan and Dan in g. comedy sictt entitled ''The Honey xaooners," were hit. Kennedy is the comedian and the other two are the honeymooners. The sAit is novel and Kennedy works in some admira- ble laughing situations. A A7apeculiar fsature Of MT. Kennedy's appearance and method of putting over laughs is shs resemblance to Tom Kennedy of .s4he Lyric players We'll bet a dollar tto . doughnut they're brothers.
 sHunting for g. Wife, a musical comedy in miniature with @ cast of nina, mostly girls ]. and comedians hessaines and closes the vaudeville bin. There's fun galore, in the offer Ing and the scenic effects are admir- cole.
 .-rhe Sudden Gentlemen with Will Ham Desmond is the main screen at fraet1on. The story is good and zDes- mosnd Is immense as Garry McGarry. It.s worth your money and your time. Alice HOweN's second great master
 comedy, "AutoInaniacs, completes { the attractions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
Easy to Make This Pine Cough Remedy
ThUrsande of families gwear Dy its preMpt results. Inexpensive,
 and saves about g.


 You know that pine IS used in nearly all prescriptions and remedies for coughs. The reason is that pine contains several peculiar elements that have a remarkable effect in soothing and heal ing the membranes of the throat and chest. Pine, IS famous for this purpose: pine and syrup. The syrup" part is us- Nothing better, but why buy Et2 You can easily make it yourself in five rainutes- To make the best pine cough remedy that money can buy, put 21R ounces of Pinex (60 cents worth) in 6 pint bottle, and fill up with hone-made sugar syrup. This gives you 8 full pint-mors than you can buy ready-Iaade for S2. 50- It is pure, good and very pleasant children take it eagerly.
 You can feei this take hold of a cough or cold in way that means business. The cough may be dry, hoarse and tight, or may be persistently loose from the formation of phlegm. The cause is the same-inhamed membranes-and this Pfnex and Syrup combination will stop it-usuallY in 24 hours or less. Splendid, tco, for bronchial asthma, hoarseness, or any ordinary throat ailn1ent.
 Piaex is 8 highly concentrated con~ pound of genuine Norway pine extract, and is famous the world over for it's prompt results.
 Beware of substitutes. Ask your drug. Cist for N211 ounces of Pinex with di- rectfons, and don't accept anything 'lse. Guaranteed to give absolute sati91 acfion, or money promptly- refunded he Pfnex CO. Vt, Wayne. Ind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
EAT MORE CORN TO GIVE WHEAT
 TO OUR ALLIES

The stranger" in the Blue Ridge leaned on the rail fence talking to a long, rangy mountaineer. His eyes wandered over the poor little hill farm. You know the kind-a perpen- dicular field of rocks and stumps and spindly corn, that is cut at the top of the hill and then picked up at the bottom. "How much corn do you raise?'' asked the stranger"
 Enough to do me-" was the an- swer. The answer was ultimate; the mountaineer had solved his problem. Enough corn to "do him."
 Corn Is king in America today. There is enough corn to "do us.'' more than three billion bushels. Yet Eur ope starves while we sit in the midst of this golden plenty.
 We have thirty bushels apiece and eat during the year less than a bushel apiece, our-fifths of all the farmers in America grow corn. One-thtrd' of all the land under, cultivation is in corn. Then what is our answer to our Allies? We will doube the amount of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
HIPPODROME

George aG- Conan, the world famous szss and screen star, heads the an- gear c&sE appearing in the Aircraft h1astsr production. Seven Keys to Ba1dpaAe," which heads the program at the H1ppodrome theatre. Stratford aveune, corner W1lmot and Carroll MgeuueR, this evening.
 An unuSuaI fast moving tale of 5thTi1lA mystery and romance is un- Eoaded tn the play which was adapted from the novel by Earl Derr Biggers.
 even Keys to Ba1dpate," is Co., hans bNS4 screen presentation and fs screen play that ds sure to please and entertain.
 oEher superior screen plays of both multiple and single parts.
 Tomorrow: Thelma Ga1ter and an aiI-star cast of players in the Trian- R1e motion picture spectacle, "slum- ber1and"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
CHRISTMAS AT QUILTY's.

Christmas at Quilty's in the Colonial ball room in Fairfield avenue is always a very pleasant holiday for the young people. For next Tuesday afternoon there will be basket ballsgame be- tween well known teams, to be follow ed by an afternoon of dancing with music by Murray For the evening Christmas reunion will be held with an evening of dancing. Thus reunion of the old pupils and patrons has been held for the last 19 years, some of those attending coming long distances for this event. There will be music by Murray's big orch estra, and a good time for every one. All patrons and their friends are invited.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
FIRST WOMAN MAYOR
 IN ENGLAND IS DEAD

London, Dec. 18-Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman to be elected as mayor of a town in England and a prominent physician, died at her home in Aldeburgh, Suf- folk, yesterday.
 Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was born in 1886 and was married fiji 1871 to J. G. 8. Anderson, ship owner. Refused admission to the examination of colleges of surgeons and physi- clans, she passed the medical exam nation of the University of Paris in 1870. She was a member of the first school board for London. From 1883 to 1903 Dr. Anderson was dean of the London school of medicine for women.
 Dr. Anderson was elected mayor of Aldenburgh in 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD |OF THEATRES AND. AMUSEMENT

not be satisfied with modern cos tunes. Fashion books of the period were hunted up and all the costumes copied from them. Violet fleming, the, leading woman. wears several very stunning gowns which, however, when closely studied, resemble very little the frocks of today. 'The Judg- ment. House. appears at the Empire theatre today and tomorrow. Other ~xcellent master screen productions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
EMPIRE

A6 an exanspEe Of the accuracy and attention to detail that prevail in the pfofnres directed by J. Stuart Black tun ts the fact that all of the cos- laE1nea from that Of the "extra" with the sna1lest part to the stars, are made especially for each picture In
 The T1dgTnsnf House" a picturiza- ton o9 the novel by Sir Gilbert Par Ter, the time of the pictHtre is dur Ing mo Bcer War. Despite the fact that ttis ts approximately a modern. sieture, Commodore Blackton would
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
An Odd Effect In Panels. I

closing is efeeesa st She left side front above an inserted pocket. The collar is round at the back, although the front is tn pointed effect. The sleeves have one-piscs puff sections of batists joined to onspiece caps, the lower edges k Che puHs being gathered to deep cufs. 4 straight belt is slipped through the slashes in front and back, but adjusted at the front with buckle of simple ds- sign. In medium size the dress re quires 2A yards $s-inch material
 Despite its unusual features this model is especially recommended to the home dressmaker because of its few seams. This fact is Illustrated to better advantage, perhaps, in the cutting guide. It Is shown there that by placing the collar. back and front sections of the pattern along the lengthwise fold of material. they can be cut without seams- The space left opposite the collar may be uti7 lized for the pocket, the large 'NO' perforattons resting on le0gtAW1se thread of material. The loop is laid on the fabric to the upper right of the back. After the front iS pFovid- ed for, there remain the strap, sleeve cap, puff and cuff. all of which must be laid on the chambray so that the large 70" perforations will rest on a lengthwise thread. If batiste is used for the puff, the pettsrn is laid on the material just as illustrated in the guide. The belt is placed on either lengthwise or crosswtse fold, The sleeve can be made shorter by cutting of the lower edge of the puff along crossline e small ''o per forations before placing the tissue on the goods.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
cIuTlNCGUIDE'

corn meal we eat. Yes, treble the amount we eat, and release the wheat for you.
 Let this be your answer to the plea of heroic France for bread. Let this be our answer to the women who have stood back of those men and held the second line. Let this be our answer to the little ones who stretch their feeble arms to us crying for bread.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Miss Priscilla SterHnga who attends the Boston Conservatory of Music in Boston, Mass, is spending the holiday season with her mother, Mrs. D. c. DeWelfe, on Mill Hill avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. G. F. Drouve of North avenue issued cards today for the wedding of their daughter, Miss Ethel Drouve,, and Harold B. Hawes, son of MT. and Mrs George B. Hawes of New York. but who formerly resided in this city for many years. The cer- emony will be performed at the Drouve home on the Sth of January at z o'clock in the evening.
 Miss Bettey Leeds, who attends a fashionable boarding school in q suburb of Princeton, N. J., is to spend the Christmas recess with her pa rents, MT. and Mrs. Norman Leeds, at their home on Boston avenue.
 | Miss Charlotte Riker has selected her attendants for her wedding to Lieutenant Hoyt o. Perry which will take place in St. Paups church in Fairfield on Saturday, December 29, followed by 2. reception at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Andrew L. Riker, in Fairfield. Her matron Of honor will be her sister, Mrs. Ber- tram Ainsworth, of Cleveland, O., and the bridesmaids will be Miss Louise Atwater, Miss Alice Curtis, Miss Charlotte Stone and Miss Frances Riker of New York city. Walter Perry will attend Lieutenant Perry as his best man and the ushers will be Lieutenant Joel Goodthwait, Lawrence Riker. lieutenant Bertram Aims worth, Lieutenant George Wells, Lieutenant Jose Muchado, and Lieu tenant Robert Lee.
 Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Barnum See Hey are to give a dancing party at the Brooklawn Country club on De- cember 27 for their son, Clinton Bar mum Seeley, Jr.
 Henry A. Bishop, Jr., son of General and Mrs. Henry A. Bishop of Wash ington avenue, is to spend the Christ mas holidays with his parents. He attends Hotchkiss school in Lakev1lle. 1 Miss Mary Mills, head of the Con- necticut Froebel Normal school on West avenue, will leave on Saturday for East Orange, N. J.. where she will spend the Christmas recess with her mother, Mrs. Shepard.
 Ira Warner, son of Mrs. I. DeVer Warner of Park place, is to spend the holidays with his mother. Young Mir. Warner is student at the Hotch- kiss school in Lakeville.
 Students at the Connecticut Froe- bel Normal School, who reside out of town, have left for their homes for the holiday recess as follows: Miss Helen Ahearn, Miss Lillian Parkinson and Miss Helen O'Loughlin to Nauga- tuck; Miss Helen Bowen and Miss Natalie Purcell to Bristol; Miss Eliza beth Whitt1esey and Miss Dina Rowe to Hartford; Miss Fern Vaudeville Hawley, Pa.; Miss Olive Coleman Proctor, Vt; Miss Helen Gay, Win. sted; Miss Mildred Mansfield, Win chester, N. H.; Miss Mildred Bentley of West Hebron, N. Y; Miss Ruth DeLamater, Fort William, Ontario I Can; Miss Ethel Clayton, Emporia l Pa, and Miss Marjorie Fair, Dur. ham.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
SOLDIERS HONOR LAsHAR

Bridgeport boys of the so4th regi- ment at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, in appreciation of the generosity of Walter B. Lashar of this city, have named a street in the cantonment aft or him,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18


  will be 
 
  of silk   offs 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
VEGETABLE STEW

One each of chopped
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Paris has not entirely ceased send ing styles across to America, as this attractive suit proves. The lower half is of black velvet, and the coat is of the same material extending well be- low the upper part, which is of gray charmeuse. The satin Is embroidered in alarming stitch in floss to match and silver thread. The coat has collar of black fur and the cuffs are of the same fur. The hat has mushroom crown of black satin and light felt brim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
From Fashion Shops

And by all means let
  wfIo silk 
  a in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
CORN. MEAL MUFFINS

Thee-quarters salt baking
 
 sf dry Ingredients melted shorten Ing beat we'll mi ON "
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
HOMINY MUFFINs

One cup soft boiled
  ing F W honny  greased muffin tins shallow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
Reliable Recipes
RAG-O-MUFFINS

Three cups flour level teaspoons baking
   with fruit thickness
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
WEDNESDAYS CALENDAR

10 O'cIoclk-Wednesda Workers o6 United Church, in church par lora
 2:3O o'clock-Sewing class of Ia- dies of Charity. St. Vincent de Paul, in Nurses home, LAndiey street. 3:45 o'clock-Parent Teachers AS sociation of Stratfield Lincoln school at school.
 8:15 o'clock-Brfdgeport Philo- sophical Society, 1925 Main street; address, 'The Primo Importance of Getting Together" George H. Cole man of Boston, Mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
FRUIT SALAD

Cut and be
  of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Old wooen place of buying to take their places Silk
 
 
   Models southern
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
STERLING SAUCE

one-half butter, sugar. 1 teaspoon vanilla spoons milk. ana 1iaVoring drop by drop to prevent separation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
Mayor-elect Hylan. of New York visited Governor Whitman at Albany

The American expedhion's first ar. tillery school for offices in France is in operation. has-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Distinctly chic is this little frook in tan chambray. It shows new de- yelopment of the panel front and is trimmed with brown linen. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Farmer Want Ads. one Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18
PERSONALS

Miss Priscilla Sterling. who attends the Boston Conservatory of Music in Boston, Mass, is spending the holiday season with her mother, Mrs. D. c. DeWelfe, on Mill Hill avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Miss Bettey Leeds, who attends a fashionable boarding school in q suburb of Princeton, N. J., is to spend the Christmas recess with her pa rents, MT. and Mrs. Norman Leeds, at their home on Boston avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

The Parent-Teachers' Association of Summerfeld school held their reg ular meeting this afternoon at S:45 o'clock at the home of Mrs. D. c. De- Wolfe on Mill Hill avenue, at which time Superintendent of Schools Samuel Slawson made a very interesting ad- dress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Ira Warner, son of Mrs. I. DeVer Warner of Park place, is to spend the holidays with his mother. Young Mir. Warner is a student at the Hotch- kiss school in Lakeville.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Miss Mary Mills, head of the Con- necticut Froebel Normal school on West avenue, will leave on Saturday for East Orange, N. J.. where she will spend the Christmas recess with her mother, Mrs. Shepard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ma tional Association of Letter Carriers is to meet tomorrow evening at the home of the president, Mrs. Anna Warn, 40 Shelton street, at which time the an- nual election of officers will take place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Henry A. Bishop, Jr., son of General and Mrs. Henry A. Bishop of Wash ington avenue, is to spend the Christ mas holidays with his parents. He attends Hotchkiss school in Lakev1lle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-18

Mr. and Mrs Clinton Barnum See ey are to give a dancing party at the Brooklawn Country club on De- ,ember 27 for their son, Clinton Bar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-01
Parole Applications is
with Ill Granted in 1916

Applications for parole were
received during the past year
from As inmates of the States prison
and one inmate of the State School for
Roys, according to the annual re-
port of Hon. John Clark Scates Of
Westhrook. Hon. John A. Cunningham
or Ellsworth and Hon. Frank w. Burn
ham of Ailbridge. the members of the
ADVISORY Board in the matter of Pa :
roles which was filed Saturday with
the Governor and Council. Paroles
were granted by the board to Il an
pllcants and five applications were de-
nled' Paroles were granted by the
Governor to two applicants in whose
cases he has exclusive jurisdiction un-
der the law
frank Moore, an inmate Of the State
school for Boys at South Portland. was
granted parole by the board. Moore's
appicaton was the first received hv
the board from an inmate of the State
School.
Since the law becam effective 40
prisoners have been released on parole.
VI TINS number So have become parole
Nlolators. This is an average of about
IS IL per cent. for Violations of tho
parole IN Maine, whereas it is stated
that the average of all the States hav-
ing an lndeterminate sentence .svsten,
is about SO per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-01
..PASSAMAQU0DDY IN
dams Will INSTALL
OFFICERS ON MONDAY

PASSPORT; Me. Dec. 2S.-.An impor-
tant event; will be held ION Monday
evening next at Pleasant Point Indian
reservation of the Passamaquoddies
when the inauguration of the recently
elected officers, win be held at their
village hall and will be attended by
Indians of the same tribe who make
their home at Peter Dana Point, near
Princeton.
At the election on Oct. 8. William
Neptune was elected governor of the
tribe for four years, with the State
salary of $50 q year. and won out
by majority of only II votes against
ex- Governor Noel T. Lola, who was in
office a few years ago. the present gov
ernor being Stanislaus Dana. who will
step down and out New Years night.
Sebattis Mitchell was elected lieuten-
ant governor for four years. with the
yearly salary of s25, and he will also
be one of the chief figures at the inau
guration on Jan. LIST The third Indian
to take the oath Of Office on this COM
ing event will be Wallace Levy of
Peter Dana Point, who was elected
representative to the State legislature
for two years, as every two years
member from one of the tribes is elect
ed, the Pleasant Point reservation
having their man during the past
term.
On this occasion the many Indians
of the tribe will be gayly decked In
the native and gaudy costumes and
will have an evening of enjoyment
with various kinds of tribal dances,
later to be followed by the more mod
ern dances of their white neighbors
who will also be on hand for the event
No festival of the Passamaquoddies is
complete without their famed brass
band and all musicians Of the village
will have his instrument cleaned up
for the occasion which comes every
four years and is always a big affair
for the red men of the peaceful village
on the eastern Maine border Cover
nor Dana andNhis staff will handle the
ceremonies previous to the taking of
the titles by the three Indians.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-01
BOLD THIEF GETS
ANTIQUE CLOCK =

ha'h' Me, Dec. 29.-Mrs. Lucinda
NJ Shaw Of Walker street .sod
| 90 years received a call this morn
ing from a good looking man who
canned intimate acquaintance with
some OF her friends, and when he de-
parted he carried with him a vaI,ab,o
old clock owned by her son. SiIas r
Morse a family heirloom which was
known to be nearly 100 years old
The stranger claimed to be an author
and wanted the clock as one of
the decorations in picture of an
old-fashioned room which was to be
one Of the illustrations of the book
He left a deposit of five dollars as
security for the return Of the clock.
but failed to leave his address. He
declined the invitation of Mrs. Shaw
to wait until her son, the owner of
the clock, returned home as she ex-
pected him shortly. During his call
the stranger appeared very much at
home, going into the different rooms
as II ne was looking for other an
tiques to dress his picture.
NILS oHd" cOOld not recall the
mans name when her son returned
but said she had an impression that
1t was Holman Day, and the son Was
much exercised over the impudence
or the stranger. He said, II would
not sell the clock for any price bay-
ing declined several offers. 7 fear that
me man took this way of adding ~
ms collection of antiques. and aftar
the start he obtained / hardly exnect
10 see II again. 1t was an Elihu Thorn
as CLOCK with three brass balls on tho
spires Il was presented to nv mother
"hen she was child and later wa :
turned over to me"
from the description given hv NJ.
ohaws daughter n-law. who went -
the door when the man called and .d
ihitted him to the house as he anneoraa
10 know Mrs. Shaw. he was dark cow
plexloned, we'll dressed and of an A.
tractiVe appearance.
Mr.. Morse has notified the no,;oa
hopes that the stranger will he So, ailu
as ne IS anxious to recover the c,oa,.
rom all circumstances, he is ~ ~
opinion that the story the man +oId
was fairy tale and one Of the ,,tss,
schemes Of professional COLLECTOR -
secure valuable antique articles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-01

$1S.oS from State contingent fund for per
diem and expenses State prison and jail
inspectors; appropriation being insult
cient.
That the Governor is hereby authorized
to appoint a custodian for the person of
T. S. Linn from Maine State prison to
San Francisco, as stipulated in the con-
ditions OF pardon granted said Linn.
That the sum of SIS be paid w. B.
Pierce. county attorney for the county
of Penobscot, for services and expenses
in the Linn pardon hearing; the same to
be paid from the appropriation for eX-
penses in pardon hearings, acquisitions
and rewards.
That, commencing with Jan. !, 1911, the
salary Of Angie Y. Raynes. clerk and
bookkeeper in Office of the adjutant gen.
eral, be fixed at $3.50 per month.
That the sum of s121.5o be. paid to Par
ker T. Pineo of Topsheld from the Gov
ernor and Councils contingent fund, in
settlement of bill for domestic animals
killed by dogs and wild animals in 1875
1916 in Topsfeld and Kossuth.
That the sum Of. s2SsS66 be credited tc
the contingent fund of the Governor ana
Council and charged to the State con-
tingent fund, having been by order OF
Governor and Council Sept. g. 1915. taken
from the former for salaries and *
penses of members and secretary OF the
Industrial Accident Commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-01
Annual Report of State
Pension Clerk c. F.. Enol;Sb

Inc annual report of Col. Charles f.
English of Lewiston. State pension
agent which was filed with the Cover
nor. and Council Saturday, shows that
curing the past year 1862 OWL and
Spanish War claims and g military,
claims were allowed.
The report shows endorsement 70
ne cites, towns and plantations in
pas.Nent .of State pensions, amounting
TO ss4,Ss for Civil and Spanish war
pensions .apm s6051 for military pen
sions. TbsNtray cling expenses Of Che
agent wsssss1e4.4s In addition to his
ss4 has beeh?Paid to take care Of a fex
Claims belongiAg in the year 1915. max.
ing a total o. S7o,9os.4s, thereby leav-
, ,,',a a balance of s54.o91.52 to pay the
unn;aid claims. amounting to s53.5s4
IN. report shows the largest nm,
PEI ~ state pensioners in Penobscot
ro,sass,T"lth Cumberland second, Ken
'ieDes1hird and Androscoggin fourth.