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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
WILSON'S CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INVITES OPPONENT TO OBSERVE
 STATE CORRUPT PRACTICES LAW

1t is a matter of regrettabie fact that in previous contests for member of Congress in this district, large sums of money have been raised and disbIrsed in shameless disregard of the very stringent corr1pt practices act of the state of Connecticut. We do not intend to place the blame upon anyone for this violation of law and misuse of money, although evidence exists furnishing ample proof of tae correctness of our statement.
 What we desire is that such prne- tices cease and that candidates should go before the public solely on their merits and rely fer election upon the impression they make individually and from the platform. We therefore pledge our committee and MT. Wilson to an agreement that we will raise no money to be used in any way what soever for influencing the result, but leave the voter entirely free to form his own conclusion as to the merits of the candidates and the value of the issue.
 This is peculiarly a, time of times to do away with the evil methods of the past The country is facing grave conditions. The voter will be called upon to bear great burdens He
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
BEDS PROVIDED
 FOR TROLLEYMEN

After being repeatedly attacked by Bridgeport newspapers for it's failure to provide sleeping accommodations for conductors and metormen who work late sruns'' the Connecticut com pany has obtained lodging house permit and will lodge employees free of charge at 105G Congress street Twelve white enamel beds have been installed in the new dornitory.
 Previously men operating cars on the lata runs were forced te either walk to their homes or sleep in troll ey' cars or any convenient place In the car barns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

L3nn W.WiiseH, continuing his fight for honest election. has invited schuy- Ter Merritt. Republican candidate fer Congress, to refrain from that im- proper use of money which Wilson de- clares has been grievous offence in the Fourth district for many years.
 Wilson has designated a committee of influential citizens to aid him in the abatement of. corrupt practices. The chairman of this committee is Don C. Soffz, business manager of the New York World and one of the most ia. rnous American journalists, and res- Ident of Cos Cob, Conn.
 Other members of the committee are Floyd Tucker, publisher of the Bridgeport Evening Farmer, Hon.Zal- mon Goodsel1, of Bridgeport, and for uer Congressman Robert E. DeForest of Bridgeport. The following letter addressed to Milton Fessenden, Esq. is se1f-explanatoryx
 '-The committee of Democrats ap- pointed to further the interests of Hou. Lynn Wilson in the by-election <or Con4re& which takes place on HoVeuber 6th next. desires to lay be- f1Fx fh4 H<pubIic2n committee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
HEARINGS HELD ON
 MOTOR LICENSES

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Robbins B. StoeciSe1 will hold hear |ings on the following cases of viola tions of the state motor vehicle law here this afternooni William S. Me Mullen, Bridgeport, fatal accident; J. B. Buckley. New Canaan, fatal acci- dent; Adolph Rethkopf, Bridgeport, reckless driving; Frank Smith, Strat- ford, reckless driving; John F. Leahy, Greenwich, complaint for reckless driving; Ralph Piazza, Bridgeport, complaint for reckless driving; Wal ter w. Stowe, Bridgeport, complaint for reckless driving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

tax on tho oaxarstta cases they carry. land tts aceoppanyfng metal match bbox Is also taxabae- Your wrist watch will result in your paying revenue to lthe goxsrnHsnf. as will every trinket which gyou wear from q jsHelsd comb bf0 fi1s string of pearls real or imita- ton which adsrns your neck. Ths men, however, do not escape. tThsy are to be taxed on their sus- pen6srs, wnxcbss, chains, gold knives land s1I cl,arms, sEnblsms and gold hpins and in fact every piece of jewslry
 which adosuz thair person,
 The following notice has been re- csixsd by the Collector of Internal kRsvsnna. and bears tho hAading stEx- ciss EkH-0stsbsr 2, 1911, ]" from Com mlssionsr Daniel O, Roper at Wash Einszoas s4
 I. Ali articles which haxs been speei- 1 1icazly ciassiAsd as jewsiry by the ! Board of OustDrHa Appraisers shall be
 taxad as 5sweiry under the present
 2, All orzanasnfs worn for personai | azosnnnea< only are elassihed as jew.
 e1ry,
 6, An DEesisas stones and pearls or uncut, which are set and ready tt weaE Ia eepda<iDn sold are oiassffablt { as jswa1rv and subject to tax, Pre-, ! cious s<onss eat but net set will bs regarded as subject te tax when solt by tho importer or. if cutting is denA in ths United States, when sold by thu 1 snaaukaataFeF CT dealer for whom the l cutting was done, Pearls matched drilled and tsmporari1y strung on sill l thread, without clasps, will not bt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
SUIT IS BROUGHT
 BY CRUCIBLE co.

Alleging breach of Contract, s;1it has been filed, in the superior court by the Bridgeport Crucible Co. of Bridgeport against the seymeuf Manufacturing Co. of Seymour claim- ing damages of s35, 900. The case is returnable to the November term cf court.
 The complaint alleges that under a contract entered into September 25. 1916, the defendants agreed to pur. chase crucibles from the Bridgeport company, and did receive 1, ,500, but refused to take any more. The plain tiff set their loss at $a0, ,000Aand claim damages for s5,060 in addition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

The breakwater from Bridgeport Hghthouse to Seaside park was com. pleteIy under water at noon. and the waves dashed high against the light. house but without material damage. The tide was nearly as high as week ago and the waves broke against the wall to a height of 30 feet in some sections. Tons of sand were thrown onto the beach and much refuse was washed onto the boulevard from cannon point to the, old bathing pa- wilton.
 Seawa1ls and piers along the beaches have been demolished. At Haycock Point. Rranford, about 15e feet of wall was washed away, and a large pier of solid masonry was shat. tered. Practically every cottage along Fairfield beach is damaged and repairs made to damage done last week are destroyed.
 Cottage owners rushed to the shore while many all-yeaF shore residents were frightened and packed their valuables. expecting r,omentarily that their homes would be swept inta the sea,
 The life saving station st Reton Point. South Norwalk. which was greatly weakened by the storm of last week, is reported to be breaking away from it's foundation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
16 TUBERCULARS
 ARE ISOLATED

Under direction of the Department of Charities '16 tubercular patients have been placed in the Isolation hos pital. a few of them having been talk en from Hillside home, and others from various parts of the city. None are new cases, all have been under the care of the department for some time, but on the approach of cold whether when windows and doors are not kept open it has been deemed best to have them under supervision. In most of the cases the disease is mild
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

'E6$hEO0Q dS J0WSlry 'WnSn SOl0g t6 a customers for personal use. whether with or without a clasp. The same will apply to loose. drilled pearls.
 1. All watches not used solely for utility purposes are considered as tax able within ths meaning of Section
 500, of the War Revenue Act. This will embrace all watches intended to
 be carried in the pocket, the outer case of which is so ornamented by the addition of jewels or other ornament ation that the value of the case is rela-
 lively sdisproportionate to the value
 of the movement.
 s 5. As to the question of what is 8 retailer. 1t is held that a retailer who is not also a, wholesaler is one who sells only to personal customers and does not solicit or seek to make sales to other dealers for resale. Any dealer who makes the sale of jewelry to other dealers for resale siab- stantiai part of his business or who selBcits such business, will be regard ed as Q wholesale dealer.
 6. As te the specific articles re- ferred to by the committee, it is held that the following when made of pre- cious or imitation metals to be car- riod en the person shall be consid- cred as jewelryi Dorean tpowder) boxes; vanity box es; stamp bexesi match boxes; cig- larette cases; cigar cases; eyeglass cases; eyeg1ass chains; eyeglass hold ersi lergnettes; lorgnoAs; card cases; vanaigrettes; handkerchief holdersl |garters; suspenders, emblem charms; emblem pins; emblem buttons, mesh bags; memorandum booksr lip salva 0ases; eyebrow pencils: cigar cutters; coInpasses; key chains; key rings; land like articles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

London. Oct. so-The British at tackled on the Flanders front early this morning. Good progress. is re- ported by the war office.
 The announcement follows!
 "At 5:45 this morning we attacked north of the Ypres-Roulers railroad. Our troops are reported to be making good progress
 London, Oct 36.@The Germans have been driven back in places to a depth of nearly 1000 yards in today's British drive on the Ypres front, Reu- ters correspondent at British head quarters reports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

eneQ Wltn compete QeSLrucdOH
 The sturdy little steamer Park City. which has braved all sorts of storms during the last 25 years, failed to put into port on scheduled time today, causing much concern, but report was received at noon that Captain c. B Tooker refused to risk the unnaviga- ble sea- Many smell craft anchored along the shore were smashed to pieces and a score of vessels put into the Bridgeport harbor for shelter,
 Several cottages which were par tially wrecked last sweek were swept from their foundations and demol- ished. One house on a sand bar be- tween Charles island and Myrtle beach was blown from its foundation into the sea. Many others have been unsettled. Much rubbish was washed onto- the trolley tracks on the shore line in Milford greatly delaying traf- fic.
 City Engineer Alfred H. Terry view ed the seawall at Seaside park today and although unable to ascertain tfe damage because of the high tide, be- lieved that section damaged last week would be completely destroyed and that the section escaping damage would be somewhat injured. Terry believes there is not sufficient crip- rap in back of the wall to afford pro- tectf6n.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
BRITISH ADVANCE IN YPRES

The principal f1ghtfng is taklns' place toward the eutskirts Of Pas scendae1e and in the region of Roel7 eappelle. The British are repevted to!
 have fought their way a1eas ssSHaf
 important spurs of the great systszn
 of ridges. The Canadians quicixiy gained great part of their eb3eetivss.
 British Front in Belgium, Oct, 80-
 (By the Associated Pfess1 = At an early hour today the Canadfans had taken stand in the neighb6rheod oE ,, the famous Crest farm only AGO yards from the heart of the town of Pass chendae1e. s,S sss sssS 4 S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
POLISH RECRUITS
 LEAVE FOR CAMP

Without pomp or ceremony 20 na- tives of Poland left this city for the army training camp just the other side of the Canadian Hne and will even tuallv 5ein their comrades In the Pe- lish division of the French army. An- other cotsffe ef Poles win leave for the same camp on Thursday:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
MORTCACINC THE HOME.

government andv E nands But Mayor wilson, promises every boarda of expe t@ x plenty ting, andn no s a Bridgeport do prefer do uuanCl md ohm to do for
 
 
 political ring wallop tn -sstten ins7 hasSs an is  ef in operate in Bidgepert n1l- n and a 1s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

Austro-German troops. advancing from the Carnia Alps, have reached Venetian soil on the whole front and are pressing forward against the upper course of the Tagiiamento.
 The retirement of the defeated Ita1- ian army is being stemmed at the few crossings of the river, which is great ly swollen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
THE WEATHER.

Hain tllis afternoon, clearing early tonight, much colder; Wednesday fair and colder; strong west to north west winds Warnings for high winds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

Rome. Oct. so---The Italian refrea<| continued yesterday. the war o<zoe| announces. The Italian cavalry le' in contact with the vanguards of the| advancing enemy.
 The Italians destroyed bridges eFeF} the Isonzo and fought rear gnaFd a1~] tions, by which means they olnsdko1 the Austro-German advance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

"A heavy southwest storm sweeping southwestern Connecticut leaving widespread damage in it's wake and
 along the Bridgeport shore front and adjacent towns today Heavy damage reported from Fairfield Lordshp and Milford where cottages being swept from their foundations The between Seaside park Fayer>veather
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

Madam, do you garers made of precious imitation 1netai you will have to pay tax. With the about to shoulder the burdens of The gov ornent has taxed mesh bags lip save orgnees and last but by the least you will have pay owning that pencil which you lend black arch to eyebrows War is surely all that Sher 1nan said
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
WOMEN'S WORLD HIT BY NEW TAX lON ALL TRINkETS'

If They Wear Garters Made With Metal Clasps They Must Pay Tax and Even Their Eye brow Pencils, Meshbags, Lorgnettes, Rouge Cases Are to Be a Source of Revenue For the Government They Have Taxed Mems Sus- penders, Emblems and Gold Pins and Even Their Watches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
HEAVY SEAS ARE
 POUNDING HOMES INTO SPLINTERS

Reports From Milford and Other Sections Along the Sound Indicate Tremendous Loss to- Prop erty As Result of the Storm Which is Sweep ing the Coast; Sea Wall at Sea Side Park Threatened With Total Destruction; Piers Have Been Swept Away By Seas; Vessels Have Not Dared to Venture From Home Ports.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

Berlin, Oct 30 LondonUdine the former Italian head quarters has been occupied by Auro German forces army headquarters announced today.
 The Austrians and Germans pressing forward irres Italian plains toward the of the Tn4 iamento river statement says
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30
HAEIIS OUT; HERTLING NEW CHANCELLOR;
 UDINE CAPTURED BY AUSTRO- GERMAN FORCES:

Lieutenant in Signal Corps Injured in Leg by Shell Splinter-Was in Communicating Trench Near Front Line-British Force Ger mans Back Nearly 1000 Yards on Ypres Front-Huns Heading for Plains of Northern Italy Michaelis Made Prussian Prime Minister.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

With the American Army in France, M0n-: day, Oct. 29-By the Associated Press) The first American wounded in the trenches arrived today at base hospital. He is lieutenant of the signal corps. He was hit in the leg by shell splinter while working in commmica- ton trench near the first lines. The wound is slight.
 The weather was clear and cold today in the American sector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-30

Amsterdam, Oct. 30 Count George v0n Hertling, the Bavarian prime minister, has been appointed imperial German chancellor
 Former Chancellor Michaelis has been named prime minister of Prussia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
Colonel Praises First
Woman Representative
Regrets He Cannot Hear Miss
Rankin Speak Tonight

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was in
vited yesterday TO be present on the
platform this evening al Carnegie Hall
with Miss jeanette Rankin. Representa-
tive-elect from Montana. when she de-
livers an address entitled, Let the
People Know
Colonel Roosevelt was invited by
Miss Minna Smith. Of No. 437 Fifth
Avenue. who has charge OF the ar
rangements for the lecture. lie eX-
pressed regret that previous engage
ments prevented his accepting the in
vitaton.
The Colonel was enthusiastic about
Miss Rankin.
"She is he unique Representatives
he said. "This rs unique opportunity,
and J. would violate every precedent 10
DO with her at Carnegie Hall. II ] could.
when she speaks on democracy and gov
eminent"
When Colonel Rooscvclts expression
was carried 70 Miss Rankin she said:
- appreciate deeply what Colonel
Roosevelt has done 10 stimulate IN the
hearts Of the people a greater desire
for democracy in government h. his cN-
ample in letting the people know
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait viii come
from Washington 20 preside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
"Calorie Controversy
Is Ended by DR.. Emerson
Will Cooperate with Perkins
in Future, He Says

Dr.. Haven Emerson, Commissioner of
Health. closed the "calorie contro-
versy" yesterday. In letter 10 George
W. Perkins, chairman 90 the Mayors
Food Supply Committee. he announced
his intention Of forgetting the past and
of cooperating with Mr.. Perkins just as
though carbohydrate" had never
come between them. He also deplored
that Mayor Mitchell had made public
his letter Of protest, thus starting the
squabble.
This letter criticised certain features
Of the pamphlet on the cooking Of rice
issued by Mr.. Perkins's committee. It
objected 10 the substitution OF com
monplace language" for such terms as
"calorie" and protein and also SAID
that some of the advice contained IN the
pamphlet contradicted instructions con-
tanned in similar bulletin issued by
the Health Department.
"The Department OF Health having
taken an active part for some years 10
an increasingly effective campaign TO
teach the elements and principles OF
food purchase and preparation Dr.
Emerson's letter yesterday says IN
part, cOulu Hol iOi u'dl n P'"'''' w.
the Mayor when | found advice at
variance with ours being issued broad
cast throughout the city, without this
department having had the opportunity
Of conference upon the subject matter
Of your leaflet.
"The failure TO maintain the privacy
Of my communication 70 the Mayor ~
deplorable, and | beg you TO believe
that neither personal criticism nor at
tack was in any way suggested in my
communication"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
Hebrew Grocers Plan
Cooperative Society

Nathan NJ. Padgug, counsel for the
Federation Of Hebrew Retail Grocers Of
New York, announced yesterday that
a plan to eliminate the middleman, COM
mission merchant and Spectator had
been formulated by officers of the or
ganization.
The federation. according to the law
yer. hopes 10 become a cooperative So
ciety for the purchase and distribution
of foodstuffs.' For this purpose the
federation will raise 100000. which
will be the capital stock Of the corpora
ton. at 500 share. Much of this
money has been subscribed A mass
meeting of retail grocers of the city is
planned for March 10. at which the plan
will be laid before the members Of the
organization for final action.
at is our plan TO get shipments OF
food directly from the farmer. We plan
20 obtain our sugar directly from the
refneries We will do away with the
commission men and spectators, who
have been holding US at their mercy"
Nathan Zvirin. of 40 Rivington
Street. counsel for the Jewish butchers
and poultry dealers. said last night that
his organization would join with the
grOcers in the mass meeting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
Mayors Board Sells Fish
To East Side Housewives
Women Are Eager to Buy Smells at Low Prices
Perkins Committee Will Deal in Beans
and Hominy Monday

was six cents a pound. drop Of two or
three cents within a week. This de-
crease was caused, the Commissioner
said. by supplies being thrown on the
market by spectators. forced by the
boycott to sell. lie expects the price to
go higher after the dealers get rid Of
their present surplus and the house
wives begin 10 buy again.
In view Of this fact. Commissioner
Hartigan attached importance to an
offer received yesterday from two Pa
cifc Coast states to supply him with
large quantities of potatoes at four
cents a pound. wholesale. The Commits
Sioner believes he can bring these to
New York 20 be sold at five and one
nalf and six cents pound. wholesale.
Onions were selling yesterday at II
and II cents a pound. retail, as com
pared with Is cents a week ago
The price Of poultry yesterday re-
mained firm at 10 to 1912 cents pound,
Wholesale. The boycott was stll abso-
lutte on the East Side. but Commits
sioner Hartigan asserted that house
wives in The Bronx and Brooklyn were
buying.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
Election Law Revision
For England Approved
Commons Committee Would
Abolish Double Voting
Strength

Washington. March information
of revision Of the election rules in
England was received in Washington
to-day. the new provisions passed by
the election law revision committee Of
the House Of Commons being described
as follows:
l. Electors arc those who have lived
in one district for SIX months or longer
>. The number Of members Of Par
Lament, who represent the different
districts. shall be determined accord
ing to the population of each district
3. Efforts shall be made TO diminish
the costs of elections.
4. Remuneration and allowances 10
those who control the election affairs
shall be paid out Of the treasury.
=. The system which practically
gives double voting strength 10 electors
shall be abolished.
The committee also approved in prin-
ciplc a proposition to give votes TO
soldiers who have returned from the
front and TO extend the franchise to
women.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02

tons came from Charles B. Alexander,
of New York
Another interesting episode occurred
few DAYS ago when State Chairman
Harris addressed a meeting in Albany
Of about sixty postmasters. planning to
organize them 10 Offset the efforts o;
Seabnry. William Church Osborne, ID
Cady Herrick, Joseph Murphy ana
others TO reorgsnize the upstate De-
mocracy under some other leader than
Chairman Harris.
II was learned to-day that Mr.. Har-
ris gave the postmasters to understand
that his movement had the support OF
the Wilson Administration, and that
hereafter he would have say in
the distribution of Federal patronage
in New York. Then he left the room.
Did Not lndorse Harris
Left to themselves, the postmasters
did not indorse him. One declared that
ne understood Harris did not represent
the Administration. The others are
still wondering.
Legislators who are close 10 Tam
many say that any Democratic reorgsn-
iZation movement which contemplates
isolation of Tammany is impossible.
On the other hand, il is stated posi-
lively that McCabe meant Murphy as
well as Seabury when he said in his
statement that the next state leader
would not come from Manhattan or
Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
Sugar Officials Admit
Temporary Shortage

Strike conditions and lack Of SHIPS
for the deportation from Cuba 20
this country have caused a temporary
shortage of sugar in the Eastern mar
kets. officers of the big refining com
pauies admitted yesterday.
They asserted, however, that the SIT
nation was improving hourly and that
there should be no necessity of price
increase. If consumers and retailers
of large amounts Of sugar would re-
frain from asking the companies for
more than their immediate needs. the
situation would be cleared up IN a few
days, they said.
Strikes in sugar reiineries Of New
York. Boston and Philadelphia began
about five weeks ago, more than 1000"
unskilled workers walking out IN the
three cities. The places Of many of the
strikers have been filled. though the
local situation grew more tense last
Tucrday. when 500 men in the Arbuckle
refinery. in Brooklyn. quit work, COM
pelling the plant to shut down.
I'VE have been running under some
thing O. a handicap because the places
Of the strikers have had 70 be filled IN
many instances by green men, SAID an
officer Of one Of the largest companies
Yesterday. "but we are now able 20
refine almost our normal output