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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
STRATFORD Will
$4,000 OF
RED CROSS FUND
Big Mass Meeting to Be
Held There June
II

Plans for the great mass meeting
to be held in Stratford on Sunday,
June IT, to usher in the Red Cross
financial campaign Of Stratford Chap
ter show that it will be one Of the
most interesting events that has taken
place in the town in years.
Wheeler and Wilson's band has been
procured for the occasion and will
be escorted from Stratford Center to
Academy Hill where a band concert
will bel given, the program Of which
will be announced later. The STRAIT
ford Boy Scouts will act as escort of
honor for the band and will assist
In handling the crowds on the Hill.
George A. Fairchild will preside at
the meeting and make the speech
Chaplain Orville A. Petty Of the
Second Regiment, c. N. @.
In case of rain the meeting will be
which has been. offered for the occa-
SION. The committee is confident
that there will be large turnout of
people to hear Mr.. Petty, who is a
forceful speaker and who has a thor
ou&h knowledge Of what the Red
Gross Is doing and the great mead for
an enlargement Of its work.
The share of the A$10O, 00O, 900
fund which has been allotted to
etratford. is $1,000, which must be
raised during Red Cross week from
June IS to June 25.
In view of the fact that Stratford
largely oversubscribed its allotment
in the Liberty Loan and has shown its
stalwart- patriotism through speedily
raising a large Home Guard organ
ization and in recruits to the vari-
GUS other branches Of the service II
Is probable that it, will raise the sum
allotted to the town and the execu-
tive committee hopes that it will, for
the honor of the town and the cause
of humanity do more than it's allotted
share.
A special appeal is made to STRAIT
ford residents to make their contri-
button to the great Red Cross fund
through their own town chapter and
be ready. to respond literally to the
call on Red Cross week
SIX teams of ten persons each will
have charge of the work solicitine
funds during that week and there
will naturally be considerable rivalry
among them. Three of the team.
will be ladies and three men,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
DRAFT EXEMPTIONS
OW The Government Will Choose the First Contingent
From The 1O,OOO,0o Men Who Registered

The fact that practically ten million me1
States is in the opinion of American newspape
vince the German people that this is ''Wilson'
proval in the world IS greatest Republic. It is a
the demagogs who tried to obstruct the Draf
read and studied in Berlin where it will be rec
q registration not merely of men but of nat
Now that the first step in raising an im
to who will be exempt from military duty is eng
for June 18th the leading article gives compr
States of the workings of the draft, and also inc
ment's plan for passing upon the cases Of men
articles of more than usual interest are:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
Practical wedding Gift Suggestions.

= New S-day mantel clocks. 81 to s12.
New patterns in silverplated table,
ware, single pieces and complete
chests; 1847 Rogers and Oneida Com
munity, the leading makes, guaran-
teed to last a lifetime, 26 piece chests,
SIS to $40. High grade cut glass water
SITS, all new designs, six tumb1ers and
pitcher, 81 to SIS. and many other
beautiful pieces to select from. Head
quarters for engagement and wedding
rings. See us about your graduation
gifts. M. J. xBuechler, 4s Fairfield av-
euue.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
Teach New Workers.
America Is at War

New York, June ia campaign
of education to bring home to New
Workers the fact that the United
States is at war was begun today
when Francis G. Landon, with rank
of commander" opened recruiting
Offices for 1000 speakers.
The s1ackness of enlistments in the
army is given as a reason for a
stronger educational campaign.
One of the greatest drawbacks to
the recruiting movement in New
York city is the high rate of wages
paid to all classes Of labor.
Slight earth tremors were record
ed at Georgetown University.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
BREAD MAY LAST
. TILL NEW HARVEST

London, June i5s-Berlin dispatches
say the Food Department has an
nounced that aus the spring sowing has
ended and a better survey Of the old
harvest has been made and confer
ences concerning the import Of Rou-
manian grain have occurred, the pos
sibility is assured that the present
grain rations would be continued I'M
til the new harvest. Potatoes, which
are scarce, will he replaced by flour
or bread.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-15
EIGHTEEN DEAD IN
FACTORY ACCIDENT

Paris, June 15-Eighteen dead and
60 injured persons have been taken
from the ruins Of the munition fac
tory that collapsed Wednesday. The
accident was caused by the breaking
of beam supporting the third floor
of the building, in which 500 persons
were at work. The whole structure
collapsed. Many of the workers had
time to escape before the building
came down,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-25
YOU ARE INTER RESTED IN SAVING MONEY!

iofgon elsewhere tod soppingb because aat Bg interesting the these h hwina Shop
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
FIG. 2

About az many samples should be
tested from different parts of your seed
wheat as you have bushels to SOW.
In the a of the blotter insert a
piece Of cheese cloth or an old rag of
any kind about ten inches long to act
az Z wick. You can put several of
these tests in one pile, hanging all Of
the wicks from the pile into a glass
of water supporting the weight of the
tests on a box or something about the
height OF the tumblers when all the
strips of cloth will draw water into the
tests, the same as a lamp wick draws
Oil into the burner, by capillary at
traction.
1t is a good Idea to wrap the whole
bunch Of tests up in q waxed paper or
a large cloth SO that the evaporation
will not them to dry out.
You must not let them freeze. The
wicks will keep them damp. All you
have to do is to keep water in the
glass. 1t is best to keep the tests
cool because wheat has atendency to
mold il too warm.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18

count of the shriveled condition of the
seed wheat. 1t should contain plant
food enough to make a vigorous young
plant on the blotter.
When the sprouts begin to fall oyer
Of their own weight, carefully separate
eli Of the long sprouts, the short
sprouts and no sprouts, counting them
strong, weak and dead. Having started
q hundred seeds you can thus easily
egure the percentage.
1t Is important to test all of the
seeds every year because for many
reasons there are times when the ger.
niaation of the seeds 10 very low
and many a poor crop is largely due
not only to the weather, which is the
greatest factor, but because the seed
was dead when planted.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18

Wet the bletter and fold 1t over like
a book. then open it again laying 1t
nat and count ont n hundred seeds
just as they come. which will fairly
represent the entire lot. large and
small. smutted, shriveled and weed
seeds II there arc any in tho sample.
That will give you . pretty good per-
csntags OF what your seed contains.
Do not bunch tho seed but spread
them evenly over the surface of half
the blotter and fold the other half
eve it.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18

Preachers and magazines have been devoting some attention to the
problem of the menless church.
That is o say, they have been trying to ascertain the reaso for the
sey are saying, in effect, that while the church may be at fault to some
there is ao something the matter with the men.
If me of the brethren of the cloth will sit at VI elbow for a day he'll
ret a little light o the subject
Flo. instance. how'd you like it, just Is you reach the climax OF a discus
our cogitaton WITH, Have a ticket to the church show, sir, please?"
Or. how'd it hit you to be in the midst of a learned dissertation o Pauls
epmte to Timothy only to have your sense of proprety Jared with, Take
a ticket, sir, OF a rattle for Mrs. Toosevelts silk handkerchief, sir-only ten
oents-its fol the church, you know, sir"
Or approaching a climax o mans inhumanty to man, how'd it strike
you to have some dapper youth smash into your theme with, They're get
ting up sol church theaticals, sr-ony a dollar a ucket-how many will
o have, sir?"
Or-then imagine, for a moment shs, that the average business or pro-
fessional nan is at his desk three hundred and twelve days, or thereabouts
in the year, and that the three illustrations cited are ut a few of the in
stances of his running the gauntlet all through, no only his church rda
and the industrial enterprises-its tickets that, it's tickets this, it's con-
,tributons here. it's contributions there, it's suppers here, suppers there
something everywhere.
otherwise, n the committeeman of it good. some of it Indifferent, and
low and then a little o it not very commendable. but more in the nature of
a business holdup than otherwise.
And, brethren, the ayerageb business man guards his credit with scrupu
Ious care desiring 20 make his word as good as his bond.
But. gentlemen. 1t Is beyond the capacity of human mature for the average
business man-perhaps w e should say the average editor,-to maintain his
standing IN the church 20 long as he feels that the vocabulary with which
ue public school hare endowed him is wholly inadequate to meet the sit
usaca.
So there you are, brethren. Now you know why there are so many
nenAss churches and 81 many churchless meni
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
Real Estate Transfers

Reported by codinston County Az
.tract Co.
James WEIGH to M. r. Heintz and
r. w. Mullen, NEA 34-119-54; 81.
John Walter, Jr., to r. III. Kluck-
man. Ek 2-1l7-51; 81.
Hanten Bond Co. to John ]. Kranz,
lots 4 and 2, block IL, Brooks Addi-
ton; 81.
Kate Kelley to j. g. Webster. e. 80
feet Of lots 8 and 8. block 15, Original
Plat; 81.
Kate Ryan to ]. 6. Webster. N 115
feet of lot 2 block 45, Second Rail
way Addition: 81.
Lucretia Countryman to Howard b.
Z lots IS and 20, Interest; 81.
sarah ]. Hoe to Henry IA. Hanten,
w. feet Of lots and Z, block 6,
Br0ck.,s Addition;
HI r.. w. Schaller to A. Einar John
son. lots 5 and {, blocks Syndicate
Addition; 81.
Hnlen ST. John Hill to Bridget
Riley, part Of block b, Second Rail.
way Addition; 81.
Ed. Efkins, SheriM, to Security
National Bank, SWA 1117s5s; $2S97.
Matertown Commercial Club to Wa
terf0Wn Chamber of Commerce, lots
SO IS. So and 10, block 81
alds lots ~ and 16, block 63, WaysCase
Additions ST
Watertown Commercial Club to Wa
teft0Wns Chamber of Commerce, part
d 1ot section S117.62. Reservation:
lHtertown Commercial Club IA Wa
ter&6Swn Chamber of Cofnnnersce part
sNE4kkNEa5H< section 141l6s63. s8
TT& AIdrich TO- NeIson and
CLYDE Reed. lot 5 block Second
R6tlMay Addition
Q1t0f sAAder10n Ho WhOtnncns
1l8kkgx md |. 6l0ck Hynaig1tzs44Ss
CO: a
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
TEST, DON'T GUESS

Seed Wheat Should Be Tested-Just
as important as to Test Seed Corn.
A Simple Method in Blotting Papers.
A simple method of testing wheat,
oats, barley for termination, is to take
an ordinary piece of white blotting
paper. Being printed on II side does
not hurt it. 1t is not well, however. to
use a blotter which is soaked with
ink,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
SEED WHEAI.

1T Will be necessary to do more care
full tanning and grading this spring
than for years past. 1t has been dis
covered by investigation that the
harder. better developed kernels in the
head OF wheat, terminate better than
the lighter kernels in the same head.
Grading according to size will not
select the kernels which will germin-
ate the best.
The vitality or life of seed wheat de.
Ponds upon the density of the kernels.
The termination is independent OF the
size of the kernels.
This all proves that separation Of
seed wheat according to size or weight
alone will not do. It should be separ-
ated by a machine which fans and
screens at the same time. The hard
kernels are the best kernels.
BAD HABITS.
Those who breakfast at eight O'Clock
or later, lunch at twelve and have
dinner at six are almost certain to
be troubled with indigestion. They
do not allow time for one meal to
digest before taking another. Not
less than five hours should eIapse be,
tween meals. If you are troubled with
Indigestion correct your habits and
take Chamberlain's Tablets, and you
may reasonably hope for a quick re
covery. These tablets strengthen the
stomach and enable it to perform it's
functions naturally. Obtainable ev-
erywhere. Adv. 1898
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
SOUTH DAKOTA PAPER 81 YEARS OLD.

yersary of it's advent into tis world.
The Vermilion paper. by the way. has always been among the foremost
weekles in the state, both in point of editorial and reportorial brightness and
in typographical appearance.
The good people of ermiuion n to be congratulated upon the standard
of excellence set by this sprghtly newspaper which has done 10 much to
sound the praises of its city and county and the state at large.
The Saturday News always grabs tho Republican a Don is 1t reaches
the exchange table, knowing that many good things will be found in its col
umns, @#"@##N,hN
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
TOO MANY LAWS.

The vermiIion Republican of last week contained this editorial para
graph:
Gov. Norbeck in his message practically declares that there
are altogether too many laws on the statute books of the state that
are dead letters and suggests that a repeal of a large portion of hen
would be one of the most gracious acts that the present legislature
could perform. In this declaration of the governor there re a iot
of people that will agree with him exactly"
That reminds us what Judge Howe, once 70 a tle III democrauc-
popuistc candidate for the governorship of South Dakoa, used to say IN the
early days of statehood.
IF 1 could have my way about it" he said in a speech re nee heard
him deliver, the legislatures for the next twenty-five years would be con-
fined to the repeating of existing laws. instead of the making of new stat
utes"
Perhaps this would be too much of a good thing, but it is a well known
fact that the American people generally want the legislature to rush into
enacting something or other to compel the people to do what they know
they should do anyway-snd then forget all about that such an enactment was
ever suggested!
enforcing them!
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
THE SINGLE TAX MOVEMENT.

he singletax movement seems ia be developing here and there. despite
its seeming unpopularity
~ aMte certain, at any rate, that a generation ago it would not have
received q comparatively strong vote that liz recorded in california and
Oregon.
= GahIoInia q single tax proposition was voted down by a vote OF
aUssl 20 oreb$S IN the negative-or substantially two to m against 1T
IN Oregon the vote OF a semisingletax proposition s AZ 70 to 1874 $50
against or nearly four to one.
- yet Jog ADVOCATES OF single tax profess encouragement-and 1T would
seem That under the circumstances. they are entitled to citation.
There are thus three hundred thousand voters III these two states who
stand for the single tax. Z
lnats about tWo hundred and ninetynine thousand more thar could have
generation D so ago 0#
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
WILLIAM WALTER TAYLOR.

Press dispatches OF recent date announced the death Of w w. Taylor
who is reported to have dropped dead in New York City while walking O the
streets.
Wait" Taylor. in our opinion, never inended to be a thief. We knew
him when he established a national bank at Redneld He was a goodnat
ured, well fntentoned young man, who. having been elected to a responsible
SHANGHAI position, failed to comprehend the necessity of deposiung the states
money where it could be had when needed.
a financial depression came along and Mr. Taylor was caught" in its
grip; then, acting upon the advice of his Chicago lawyer, he thrust his hands
ano the state treasury and took therefrom all the money in sight in the
mop nal some sor OF a compromise could b e effected
His defalcahon brought down to the verge of financial ruin many O. his
friend who had trusted him, among them a revered governor of this state.
some men car and do sire again-Tetrace their false steps and again
was not one of them.
He forsook the wife who had been loyal to him during the days Of his
mprHonme fr another and less beautiful woman, thus eliminating muc
q TN sympathy which had heretofore been extended to him by his South
Dakota friends.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-04
CARRIED PISTOL H.. ~. r.
DURING STRIKE, BUT
Is NOW ACQUITTED

Charles Silva. who was triei in
Judge AshsoTd's court this morning
on charge ii carrying c dangerous
weapon, revolver, during the steve
dores' strike FIST au.umn, Was aeqfit.
ted by the ilry.
Silva was arrested at Pier 10 by
sIC6nted Policeman Kramer On Sep
TENDER q, .5tb, and the officer test
FED this morning that Silva then had
the revolver, loaded, on his person
and made threatening remarks. The
pistol was only %. -. -, =.
The stevedore was not one Of the
strikers but worker ON the wharf
during the strike excitement, accord
ing to testimony introduced. The
case had been called In police court,
where Silva was committed to the cir
cult court. .-.-.. -, ..-.-.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-04

AT 9 o'clock tomorrow morning the
Republican delegates to the county
platform convention wiz meet IN the
Bijou theater. walter r. Coombs.
chairman OF the county COMMITTEES.
VIII call the convention TO order after
which the names Of the delegates viii
be read.
The credentials and rules commit
tees viii be appointed and recess
then taken until they bring in their
reports. II is expected that the Gre
sdentfals committee will have lively
time as in one precinct two sets OF
delegates have been elected and in
others, II is understood, there is some
discord
Following the convention, Coombs
said this morning that he would prob
ably call a meeting OF the county COM
mittee for reorganization. II Is not
to be done. however, unless there is a
quorum of committeeman present
Platform suggestions were com.
pleted last night at the third session
OF the preliminary platform commit
tee, Of which A. ID. Castro Is chairman.
The platform deals not only with local
municipal measures, but has keynote
OF national patriotism in declaration of
support for the president in his policy
OF uphoiding American rights.
or special importance Is the fact.
that this platform asks the convention
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-04
MANY ARE Welded
OUT OF MILITIA

Work Of preparing the National
Guard OF Hawaii for active service
i is going steadily on. Plans for its
mobilization tire practically complet
ed and the principal work is now
wedding out the men who. because
they have failed to sign the federal
oath, for physical disability, and for
removal Of residence VII be unable to
take the field at a moments call
According TO special order No. 80,
issued today. &C enlisted men, mostly
In the 4th and End Infantry regiments,
have been discharged, AZ for failure to
sign the federal oath. The latter are
all Filipinos.
Other orders issued today are:
Pvt. Louis I. Smith, LIST Co., HaR.
c. A., N. G., is ftirloughed to the Ma
tional Guard Reserve by reason of re-
moYal OF residence to Laie, Oahu, at
which place 70 organization of the Ma
tionai Guard is stationed.
Rgt. Sgt. Maj. Frederick A. Gluud,
LIST Rgt, Haw. Inf, N. G., is trans
ferred to TIL. Quartermaster Corps as
"a private ~
quarterinaster, the following promo
ton is announced:
: Pvt Frederick A. Gluud, to be ser.
geant, to fill existing vacancy.
Paragraph =, 8. o. Nos %, AGO, T.
H., dated March %, 1917, announcing
the resignation Of Col Gaylord r. VIII
COX, 4th Rgt., Haw. Inf, N. G., is re-
voked.
The following named enlisted men
Of the Machine Gun Company, Ord
Rgt., Haw. Inf, N. g., will be honor
ably discharged to accept commissions
in the National Guard OF the United
States and OF me Territory of Hawaii:
Sgt. F. P. Rosecrans, Sgt Ben VIII
liams.
Subject to future examination, in
conformity with section IS, national
defense act CT June 8, 1916, the fol-
lowing appointments in the National
Guard Of, the United States and of the
Territory OF Hawaii are announced
for the Information and guidance Of
all concerned:
F. p. Rosecrans, TO be second lien
tenant OF infantry, rank from date
hereof ASSIGNED to srd Rgt.. Haw.
Inf, N. @.
Ben Williams, to be second lieuten-
ant OF infantry, rank from date here
Of. Assigned to srd Rgt., Haw. Inf,
N. @.
Upon the Recommendation Of the
commanding officer. Company C. the
following appointments are made in
that organization to date April !, 1917:
Pvt. William Andrade, to be corporal;
Pvt. David Iialani, to be corporal;
Pvt. Manuel Bartels, to be corporal;
Pvt. Marshall Quintai, to be corporal.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-04
VETS ARGUMENT
EASILY REfUTED
fBy Assoeisted Pressl.

/ LONDON, Eng.-The Strength oil
Britain Movement which Is the off
cial title Of the organization conduct
ing the prohibition campaign, is
attacking Mr.. .,rothero, the new presi
dent Of the board of Agriculture in the
Lloyd George cabinet Mr.. Prothero
recently pointed out that If the brew
cries we're suppressed farmers would
suffer considerable loss, because
they were now making valuable use
OF the residue of brewery grains as a
food Cor cows
The brewers seized upon Mr.. Pro
there's words as an official defence
OF their industry and with full page
advertisements they have been giving
widespread publicity to the slogan
The more beer brewed the greater
the supply of milk. /" After quoting
Mr. Prothero's remark. the advertise
ments make Il appear that the con-
sumption Of beer has become q patrio-
tic duty. since more beer brewed the
more food there would be for the
COWS, and the more food there was for
the COW the more milk there would
be for the babies. Among the bibn-
lously inclined, Let's Help Save the
Babies" has already become a face
tious equivalent FOR an invitation to
imbibe.
The Strength Of Britain Move,
mentg has consequently attacked Mr..
Prothero in Dig type display adver.
tisement II says:
eThe brewers do not make milk:
they destroy II and make Il dangerous.
The brewers quote Mr. Prothero, but
Mr.. Prothero is contradicted by his
own department II he will look at
No. 20 leaflet Of the Board Of Agri-
culture ne will find that brewers. wet
grains containe one-fifth Of the value
OF the barley, so that the brewer robs
the cattle of one-lifth. The good far
mer does not use brewers grains for.
cattle; they are not allowed to be used
for the cows that lied milk and butter
for Copenhagen; and the authorities
on infant feeding tells us why. The
brewers grains make milk danger
Gus for infants"
The advertisement further says:
The War Sa5ings Committee de-
clares that the use OF fo0dstnffs Tor
the drink trade has put up the price
Of food and thar the expenditure on
drink mas Wasted our national work
Ing cSpaoity at the rate Of 400. 00O,-
600 pounds during the war. That Is
equal 10 one.tcnths of the cost OF the
war We have spent enough money
on drink during the war to give two
pounds week tor life to every British
home that has lost q breadwinner dur.
ing the war"