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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20

Dwight D. Holbrook, Norman R. Mo- ray and Bishop White.
 All the information obtained by the census will be forwarded by the towns to the state headquarters in Hartford. There the Information will be taken from the census blanks and put on special cards. The whole thing will be in code. Instead of writing on the cards the information obtained, this will be told by holes punched in the cards under certain system. Special machines. such as are used in large i1l- snrance offices can handle these cards at the rate of 25O a minute. When all is completed there will be but one key to the code under which the holes have been punched, and that key will go to the governors office and remain there.
 Connecticut will then have available for instant use in time of need com- plete information concerning the states great resources.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
NO MAN IS ASKED
 IF HE WILL ENLIST
Connecticut Military Census Blanks
 Omit That Qusstion.

Many men who have seen the blanks being used by those who are taking the Connecticut military census throughout Connecticut have appeared surprised that there is no question on the census blank which asks the individual If he would enlist in case the United States should ever call for troops. An in. spection of the blank shows that there is absolutely nothing asked in refer. ence to possible enlistment. 1nforma- tion is required concerning mans name, address, weight, height, age, trade, citizenship, special abilities and similar details, together with whether he has ever had military or naval ex- perience. No question concerning will ingness to enlist appears on the blank.
 It is explained that if war comes there will be cali for volunteers and enlistments will be made The census is not an enlistment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
PrOhibitiOnists . Will Attempt to
 Shl:t up Theatres

The Prohibitionists' war on indi- v;dual liberty began with crusade against liquor; then they fought to- bacco; next Sunday baseball and nov ing pictures; and now they intend to try to close all theaters. United States Senator Porter McCumber. of dry North Dakota, recen-'v said, in Con- gress:
 'The best thing that could ever hap pen the American people would be the closing of every theater and place of amusement in the United States for ten years There should be closed season that would allow the people to regain some of their old stability, some of their old composure, that would allow them time to accustom their minds to the consideration of the real things in life rather than the ar- .tiEcial things"
 . It's Easy Money.
 Tho present mood of Congress- is propitious, Senator. Why not put through a bill making it felony to write, or present, or read play?
 Congress is engaged in an effort. to regulate personal conduct by destroy ing personal liberty If there are Americans 60 unregenerate, so thoughtless, that they would rather see a play discussing some general and immi1table truth than to hear a McCumber in full cry, should not the law take them in charge?
 There are persons, not a few, who are shamelessly familiar with numer- ous dramatists and who could not. right off the bat as it were, tell you who Porter McCumber is, and where he halls from, and what he does to get living in these days of high cost when potatoes retail at the price of big red apples and half of the popula- tion is buying shoes without leather soles because they can be had for $350.
 If Congress, moved to action by the not quite justly. celebrated eloquence of MT. McCumber, should shut up the theaters' everyone would know who McCumber is, at least, and as he is the real thing in the way of a Woolly West United Statesman, everyone would be thinking of at least one real thing when dwelling upon the reform and the reformer
 Hamlet" you undertsand is an ar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20

tif1cia1 thing. Sixteen columns of fiap- doodle extended to the record" by a United States senator rising to a point of personal privilege, or rising to fly. is among the great and vital ac- tualities of our day. As 1t is, obvi-
 ously, only when there is no possibility of amusement that the masses will concern themselves as they should with meaty discourse, such as the sem ator from-North Dakota, isn't it?--is prepared to provide, it is high time to shut up every show shop in the land. Such action would fit with the gen. eral program of interference with the individual in which Congress has been terested.--Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
INDIANS LIKELY
 TO BE GIVEN MORE. CIVIL POSITIONS
New Step Toward Self Gov. ernment Promised for
 Eastern Country.

London, Feb. 20--Another step to- ward se1f-government in India is promised by the British government in the report, just issued, of the Roy al Indian Commission, appointed come time before the war to consider s,aeans ''to widen the avenues of In- Xan participation in the administra- Iion of the country" The report, a voluminous document, has been ready for more than a year, but has been ''purposely delayed with a view to avoidance of controversial discussion during the war" It is expected that the main recommendations will be put into effect without delay.
 The most important change in In- dian administration will be an in- creased recruiting of men direct from India for posts in the higher civil service. At present these posts are filled in England, although Indians who have resided . certain time in England may compete on an equal basis with Englishmen in the ex- aminations here. Tn the future, how. ever. there will be bifurcated en- rollme1it, with definite proportions o1 the higher posts reserved for In dians educated in their own coun- try.
 In the police department the pre- ponderance of the appointees will still come from England, having re- gard to the nature of British repson. sibilityl for the good governance of India" In certain other services. such as agriculture and forestry, half the appointees will come from India. Moreover, the, English door to ad- mission to the various services is, to remain open as before to Indian candidates. and those successful are not to be included in the propor- ton set apart for recruitment in 'In- dia.i Tn the case of the. police, in- deed, the English door is, opened for the first time. as4hitherto only pure born Europeans have been eligible Now Indians will be entitled to com. pete, provided they have been edu- cated in England five years prior tc the exarination. Much is done also to modify the old grievance of pref. erential pay between the London anc < the Indian recruit. If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
Fifth Conscription
 In France Declared Equal to all Others

Paris, Feb. 20.--TheN fifth contin- gent of conscripts called out in France since August 1914 is now passing be- fore the medical examining boards: physically, the "class of 1918" is de- clared to be the best of the five and It's morale equal, if not superior, to that of any of it's predecessors, They have witnessed two and a half years constant procession of bereave- ments. none of the hardships of trench life in this war have been concealed from them, yet their ardor is no less than that of the recruits of 1915 mo- b1lized at the height of the enthusiasm over the victory of the Marne.
 Ninety-five per cent. of the class of 1918. which numbers about 34O,000 incsuding something like 10000 re- cruits of 1917 whose incorporation was adjourned. are either declared good for armed service or adjourned fol lack of physical development too per cent. are placed in tho category of the hopelessly unfit to bear arms and assigned to auxiliary services This is only half the average percent. age of exemptions before the. war.
 The physique of the young men mo. bilized since August 2,~1914, has beer attributed to, the growing practice o, sports in France during the past ter years, sTt is not that" says a mar who has attended the examinations o i've classes since war began. Tt may be that sports have greatly develop ed young men in the cities, but i should not be forgotten that tn, French army is largely an army O. farmers boys, of boys who practic, no other sport than that of handling the blow. the axe and the pitchfork It is the farmer boys that show up tn, best in the young, recruits: they gen erally ask to be incorporated in tn, zouaves--tte terrors of the army ant the heroes of verdun. The city boy students particularly--prefer avia tion. an arm that appeals to skill nor, than to muscle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
"Who makes the laws?"

"Who makes the laws?''
 Woodrow Wilson,"
 eff Wilson makes the laws what does Congress do?"
 "Squanders money on creeks. riv- ulets and bluffs, mostly bluffs.''
 What is the building called in which Congress nleets?' < "A school for scandal a What are the qualification for g Rear-Admiral of the Navy?" ''To cure cold and play a good game of golf.''
 Are yoa-an anarchist?'
 ''No, I'm a member of the Press Gallery"
 Thereupon the applicant qualified for admission.
 In the inauguration of Ira B. Ben nett, originally from California, as President of the Club, group o1 California "bad men, and Senator. elect Hiram J. Johnson, appeared "Ah Sin" described the recent cleo. tion, concluding thus: ''The voting went on a way that
 grieve,
 And my feelings were shocked al
 the state of Hy's sleeve Chuck full of double-cross ballots
 the same with intent to deceive The result, as we know, convulseG
 the whole land, And here's Hiram J., who dYo no,
 understand,
 And his smile it is child-like and
 bland"
 Johnson: See here you Hongkong natchetman, do you mean anything personal?
 Ah Sin: whassa mattah-you nc likee?
 Johnson Gin despair): You see gents, the reward we reformers re. ceive-to be the chop suey of the heather. And yet the last hope o1 the nation comes from California yes, from galorious California, the shining shore, where OCT and o'er-- and more and more-oh, sunset land of poets strand--where the Pacific rolls and rolls-ah, gents, I could SC on forever, singing the glories of tha, golden land of flowers and wonderful majorities -A , An Sin-You singee in~Senate, exc. cutive session. sabe?
 The evening closed with the clut singing "Hello Gridiron, hells Frisco"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
Trumbull Selectman Appoints Assistants
 For Canvassing Town

The town of Trumoull has begun taking the military census. First se- lectman Howard F. Randall has ap- pointed a number of aids to assist him. They are: Samuel Seeley, Ed ward Downs, Clifford Cole, Stephen Burroughs, Jr., Joseph Williams, Burr s. Beach, Leroy Thornton. Horace Wellington, Edward Nothnagle, B. S. Fairchild. David Hickey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
His Idea.

.'Would you say that marriage Is . failure?''
 Not exactly; it's more-4like a busi- ness venture."
 "In what wayT
 "Well you can't blame the business for the failures that get into it"--De- troit Free Press
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
AN INCIDENT OF BAYoNErs.
(Montreal Express. }

(MOntreal ExpreSS.)
 The first Montreal soldier to return wounded in. a shand-to-hand combat with the Germans, was Stretcher- Bearer Nap Sylvafn, one of the origin al Twenty French-Canat1ians of 606 St. Catherine street east. He had on his arm two gold stripes, in- dicAting two wounds.
 "I left as corporal with the Twenty-second Battalion, under Lieut. Col. Gaudet," said Sylvain, "and put in seven months in the trenches, later transferred as stretcher- bearer with AGO
 TT Ept my first wound during a charge at Ypres salient. It was a .Bayofiet affair, and we had a pretty hot time ofsit. 6I ran into . big Ger man, and he got me first. sticking mo through the abdomen and thigh But before I had much chance .tc drop ho got his. Five of our fellows tackled him and filled him full of 5ayonets and guess there was not much left of him."
 Sylvain spent several months in a hospital as q result of this encounter after which he went back to the front, only to receive second wound which incapacitated him and sent him home on convalescent leave. He was pretty lame, but his comrades spoke of him as one of the most competent and fearless stretcher- bearers in the Twenty-second Bat ta1fon.
 Just before leaving for the front Sylvain was married, at St. Johns oue., and when he came back there was a wife and 14-months-old baby he had never seen, waiting to meet him. He was met by several other relatives. but owing to the severity of the weather, the wife and baby stayed at home, and Sylvain was in a fever of inpatience to get away tc see his little one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20

comb, following the break with Ger many, had appeared before joint ses- sion. Returns from every town in the state will be forwarded to the head quarters in Hartford, where Governor Holcomb's assistants are working, and there will be tabulated, coded and made available for instant use.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
TAX ON CATS FAILS.

Amsterdam, Feb. 20.-The tax on cats in certain sectinos of Germany has proved disappointment. Tn Striegan, Silesia, according to the T,--- lin papers, the cat population dirnin- ished to eeventy-seven when the tax gatherer made, his rounds. On the other hand. there has been an alarin- ing increase in rats and mice, SO alarming that several towns have de- cided to abolish the cat tax.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
Too Much Musio.

Street singing is an especially Nea' politan institution, and when for the first time one hears beneath his win. dows the more often than not of key versions of the snappy, Hitting, inex- pressibly infectious Neapolitan songs he is enchanted and throws pennies freely. After a week or so of it as a steady diet, day and night, he fnclines much more toward heavy crockery.- National Geographic Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR
 WHO DIRECTS STATES
 PREPAREDNESS CENSUS

Connecticut is taking military cen sus, the greatest preparedness move yet made by any state in the Union. The Legislature passed an act calling for the census after Governor Hol-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
Savina Money.

Mrs. Muggins-Don't you ever try to save any moneyf MT. Muggins-sure. I save S4 today. Borrowell struck me for $5, and I only let him have $1.-- Philadelphia Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20
PIONEER DAYS.

"Tell me of your early educational hardships."
 "Wel1, lived seven blocks from a Carnegie Library and we had no au- tomobile. e."-Louisvillc Courier Jour nal. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20

It is not felt necessary to hasten military preparations, as the country has the Boy Scouts. the Kings Daugh- ters, and the Colonial Danes to de- pend on tn case Of invasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20

Frank l.. Joamimi, private secretary to Ambassador Naon of Argentina, is lea d
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-20

Gov. E. G. De Baoa of New Mexico Is dead. A
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10
HATS OFF TO OHIO BOYsl

No sooner had the final numbers
been drown in Washington OF those
expected to join in bringing success to
the cause against the common enemy
-Germany-than there was evidence
that the men were ready to answer
the call.
The draft caught the rich and the
poor, the low and the high, the athlete
and the cripple, and because OF the
practical demonstration Of this fact,
not one word of complaint has been
heard. Business men drawn are pre-
paring their affairs and there Is not
going to be nearly the demand Tor ex-
emption at first supposed; the ma
jority of the men selected will respond
to the call without murmur.
Just how soon the men vii be asked
to report is not known. Hardly pos
sible to issue the first call before
September /, although in the mean
time the county and district boards
will be busy preparing the list Of eligi-
lbles, the physical examination will be
made and when the call does come
there will be a response OF as tine q
lot of men as ever carried the colors.
The men called will, according to
the present plans assemble in their
home stations, but only a few days,
when they win be sent to Chillicothe,
where the great camping ground Is
being rushed to completion. 1t will
be ready when the government Il
ready to send on the first men. In
the Chillicothe camp the men will be
kept for several months, probably
until next January or February, wher
they will be transferred to another
rtaining camp for final work, ant
then--unless the war is all over
they will be transported to France.
Just how soon the second call come
Of those included in the draft, de
pends uponsevents in Europe. 1t ma
come soon, and It may never come
Whatever be the future Ohio's regis
: tered men are ready.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10

R HAGERMAN has occupied leading pulpit Of bis denomination
each o x cities He Methodist Church Oh Des
Mones a Church Milwaukee the largest MetnouSt
church in the He has never been troubled WIN empty
Of fundamental truths very Simply ano po
AZ A TO hear problems the language OF h people
number
os also en in much demand speaker and 1t Is
fact that man such capacity well
! eauinped forp platform work.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10
DEPTH TO SEED WHEAT

Considerable difference Of opinion
exists among wheat growers as to the
proper depth of drilling wheat. The
Ohio Agriculture Experiment Station
has conducted tests for five years COM
pairing various depths of drilling and
broadcasting. The field Of wheat in
bushels per acre for wheat drilled one
inch deep was 28.7 bushels; drilled two
inches, 28.7 bushels per acre; drilled
three inches deep, 28.5 bushels per
acre; sown broadcast, 24.9 bushels per
acre. &
During the last few years, close
drilling Of wheat has been advocated
but experiments do not show this TO. be
profitable, since it requires twice as
much work and the yields have been
but little higher.
Recently, drills have been put on the
market which SOW the seed only foul
Inches apart. The ordinary drill sows
the wheat in rows from seven to eight
inches apart. Experimental tests
from the two types Of drills have no'
shown any advantage in having
four-inch drill.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10
room PRESERVATION

The National Food Garden Ccmmis-
sion has issued two pamphlets, one en-
titled aHome Canning Manual for
Vegetables and Fruits" and the other
sHome Drying Of Vegetables ana
Fruits"
Each Of these presents the subject
in simple language and suggests the
use Of devices available in every home.
Copies may be had by addressing tile
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission, 21O-220 Maryland build
| ing, Washington, and enclosing 2cents
in postage for each pamphlet.
Great quantities of fruits and vege.
tables soon are to be gathered from
orchards and war gardens. It is con
sidered important that these be pre-
served for future use to meet the IA
4 sistent demand for food products
State Librarian G. B. Galbreath hal
arranged to have copies Of the pamplh
i lets sent to every public library IN n Y
state where they may be consulted p
patrons.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10
BIG 1918 WHEAT YIELD

; Basing his statement upon reports
which have reached the Ohio agricul-
tural experiment station from various
pars of the state, Director Charles Z.
Thorne of the Wooster experiment
station Saturday said he believed
Ohio's wheat yield will be between 49,
100000 and 5O,0O0,00 bushels, a sub
stantial increase over last year.
"I believe Ohio will raise 10000, 900
bushels of wheat next year" the d.
rector said.
That was the crop figure set for the
l1918 wheat crop by the state experts
several months ago.
eff the minimum price Of 81 q bush
ell is established, the acreage this fall
Twill be increased sufficiently to enable
Ohio to reach the goal he predicted
sT am heartily IN favor Of q mini
mum price Of 81 bushel. The farm
er has just as much right to have 9
guarantee for his wheat as the mum
tions maker has for the product OF his
shop"
Thorne says that with wheat at. s;
and speculation reduced to mini
mum, -four should retail at $40
barrel.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10
Yes. Chasrtaaqua's n the Air
|. b Ut THIS

sHow about tho chautapduas Bilif RousAt
pour tickets yetr
asay Il Is getting along about chanrtaudua 1
time, ism't III"
.Bet your lifsl How many tickets WIN you
need this year7 About fo,irr &.
~Hurel AT least that many Our fopks make
ths Cnautauqua their vacation The vile says
sho prefers IL to Atlantic CITY" J, S,i ,s
"Or Europel" e
"Wsr. should sayt And by the way nisnd.
* We ever needed ChautauQua' In this old
town it.s right now That week VIII 90 more 70
ali our hides fun Of loyalty and put pep into our
systems than anything that's happened around
here in 3 coons age"
You've got sthei right dope thcre. BML we
need something to keep MS going and af ths
Same time to hold our feet ON the sround.
"YeA ana that surely looks like REAL pro-
rram this year, with Patriotic Day, Health Day.
\ the white Hussars. . big light opera COMPANY
/. Opie Read, Ralph bingham. the Killarney Girls.
that 'chinese, Mark Twain and III the rest q
the big gunsi. =. 9t X.
.And don't forgst ,the ladies They srs 20 have
q woman here this year telling all about how 70
BE- prepared In the home - well - on the nrins
line" aarS " II. s'sa
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10
RATE TO SEED WHEAT

Eight pecks per acre has been the
most profitable rate to seed wheat in
Ohio. For the past 18 years, tests
have been conducted by the Ohio Ag-
riculural Experiment Station with sew
eral varieties of wheat comparing
various rates Of seeding. The rates
have varied from three to ten pecks
per acre. Where five pecks to the acre
were sown, the average yield per acre
was 26.98 bushels; six pecks per acre,
10; seven pecks, 28.06 bushels;
eight pecks, 1896 bushels; nine pecks,
29.06 bushels; ten pecks, 20.O6
bushels.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10


sBolieve me, haven't overlooked that woman
lecturer. I'm going to be, right there bright ana
early to hear what she's got 70 say about tnat
old III. g. az II guAsa YOU can Just peel on
about three OF those adult tickets and three Jun
iora THAT way vie and / Uncle Bob ana tns
three youngsters can take In the whole worKs
aYou,re n the same boat with me. BILL. II my
ittlo folks didn't get to heart that story Girl and
take part iii the Nc doingss At the end "a the
weak they'd be heart broken. They think more
cf that Junior Club button than Of their old dad
EVEN. I'm not surprised a. that. knowing the
dad VI do. But Say. I'm mich obliged tO vow
fcr cotaing A matter Of fact I'm ashamed q
NOT being out selling Chartauuua tickets rnyself
Buk when the tags are hying from the door
knobs on tzs dp1ning day tuHt thinkfct BIN and
\ fasl rsetty aura that yonll HAs him tna1 afleE-
noon down about the seventh TOW center.e
y .AHa therell b. another man ana ~ fnraily
. right Across the islsF "a n M Y.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10

may be used for pasture Or plowing
iinder, or hogs may be turned into the
field after the grain IS ripe.
Six pigs averaging Al pounds in
weight were fed on d quarter OF an
acre Of rye for AZ days at the Ohio
Experiment station. During this time
they made an average daily gain Of
half q pound. While hogging down
the rye the pigs were fed fifth Of 9
pound Of tankage apiece daily.
Rye as general rule cannot com
pete with corn for hogging down, ac
lcording to specialists at the Expert
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10
RYE SEEDED IE CORN
MAKES GOOD PASTURE

Rye seeded as a4coFer crQp III corn
fields can frequently be utilized for
late fall and early spFing pasture, or
can be allowed 10 mature and pc
lhcgged down with satisfactory re-
suits.
Az the last cultivation Of cOrn,rye
can be seeded at the rate Of six tO
eight pecls per acre. II will furnish
nutritious pasturage by tall IA favor
able seasons. In the spring the crOE