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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03
st. Rumbald, Infant
Prodigy Once Popular
English Saint

In, the calendar Of ancient British
saints, this day, the third of Novem-
here, is dedicated to the worship Of
Rumald, and <GrumbaId. This canon
lied infant prodigy, whose remark
able career was confined within the
compass of seventy-two hours, is now
forgotten by all but a few students
of legendary lore, save in Bucking-
ham and few other English com
munities where memorials perpetuate
his name and fame. Yet for many
centuries his feast day was marked
by great pilgrimages Of the faithful
to st. Rumba1d's church at B'acking-
ham. where his remains were pre-
served, and by still more curic,i
ceremony at Boxley, in Kent, whe.~
rural SWANS took their fiancees 10
undergo the test Of virtue. Many an
engagement was broken, and numer-
Gus were the maidens whose lives
were wrecked. by this test. which COR
sisted Of lighting the statue of the
infant saint. The image was hollow,
and SO light that child might lift
it, but at times it resisted the
strength of the strongest man.
1.-THE moving hereof" said a con-
temporary writer, was made the con-.
dition Of women's chastity. Such who
paid the priest well, might easily re-
move it., whilst others might tug at
it to no purpose. For the contrivance
was such that it was fastened with a
pin of wood by an invisible stander
behind. Now, when such maidons Of
fered to take it who had been ooun-
tifu1 to the priest before, they bare
it away with ease, which was inpos-
sible for their hands to remove who
had been closefisted in their confess
sions, Thus it moved more laughter
than devotion, and many chaste wives
and virgins went away with blush1ng
faces, leaving without cause) the sus-
picion of their wantonness III the eyes
of the beholders; whilst others came
off with more credit because with
raores coin) though with less chastity.
It was not until the middle of the
sixteenth century that the belief in
the efficacy Of this ''test" was finally
abandoned. and at about the same
time the annual pilgrimages to the
shrine Of st. Rumba1d ceased.
st. Rumbald. according to legend,
was the son of a king of Northumbria,
born at Sutton, near the town of
buckingham. He was no sooner born,
it is said, than he cried out "I am q
Christian" He then made a o.
fession Of faith, and asked that he
be baptized, appointing his own god
fathers and choosing his own name.
He asked that a large hollow stone
in the neighhorhood be used rs his
baptisnal font. AS soon as the Cere
mony was completed the new born
infant walked many miles to a certain
we'll near Brackley. where he set up a
pulpit and preached constantly for
two days. He then made a will, ask
ing that his body be kept one year
near Sutton, two years at Brackley,
and at Buckingham for ever after
This accomplished, he expired, his
whole. life having covered only three
days. For centuries this legend was
implicitly believed. but at length,
with the rise of the spirit of skepti-
cism. st. Rumbald became an object
of derision and laughter, and his
name synonym for the false and the
| fla BILIOUS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03
BAEDEKER

Kari Baedeker. whose little red
guide books are familiar to all Euro
pean travellers was born in Edsen,
Germany, 116 years ago toda Nov.
8. 1901. The Baedeker fami.y has
been engaged in the printing and pub
fishing business for three hundred
, cara Karl Baedeke- published his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03
TUESDAY, wHEATTEsS
WEDNESDAY, AT PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh, Nov. 3-Announcemen
was made at the Office of Mayor Arm
strong that he would, by proclarna-
ton, designate each Tuesday as a
meatless day and each Wednesday as
a wheatless day, throughout the ctrv
for the period of the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03

Lawrence T. Gallagher, Democratic
candidate for alderman in the Seventh
district, is a thorough business man
and unusually well qualified to meet
the demands of the public in that dis
trict. He has lived in that territory
practically all his life and knows, just
where improvements are needed
mostly. Gallagher is the strongest
candidate produced by the Seventh
District Democrats in more than 10
years and his friends are sure that he
will throw that district back into the
Democratic column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03

Twenty-six socialists were sentenc.
ed to serve prison terms from oile
year and day to two years fue oc1Tl
apiring to obstruct the draft at Sioux
Falls. B. D. sa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03

first guide book for travellers In 1897
He died in 1859, and the business was
continued and extended by his sons.
who moved the headquarters from
Coblenz to Leipsic. Owing to the war.
it is unlikely that the demand for
"Baedekers'' will be very great for
several years to come
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03

Effective Immediately, general
wage increase of 10 per cent was
awarded employees of the Sydney, N.
S., steel plant of the Dominion Iron
& Steel Corporation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03

than that should be handled violent parsans deter
mined to reap political economic advantage through
clause of peace treaty.
Those who desire to support the will vote for
Mr.. Wilson
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
FOURTH DISTRICT
LYNN w. WILSON OF BRIDGEPORT
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

80 For Mayor--William P. Kirk.
For City Clerk-George NJ. Coughlin.
For Tax Collector-Wilam J. Moran.
For Town Clerk-Joseph Weller.
For City Treasurer-John W. Grant.
Board of Educat;on-Dr. g. W. Osborne and
Owen Burns.
City Sheriffs-Charles B. Mara, Isaac Moorey
4 and Antonio r. Abriola
Board of observation-disclosures Hungerford,
Frank j. ThornhiI and William Callahan.
FOR ALDERMEN.
First District Cornelius Donnelly, Jr.
Second District-Bernard ]. Melady.
Third District-Patrick Fitzpatrick
Fourth District-John J. Banville, Jr
Fifth Observation-Disclosures W. Hall.
Sixth District Joseph j. Whalen
Seventh District-Lawrence e. Gallagher.
Eighth District ohm A. Cornell Jr.
Ninth District-John H. Grant.
ia Tenth District-Edward A. Drew
Eleventh District-Edward Lynch.
Twelfth District-Arthur M Livermore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
RED CROSS RULES
TN BIG CAMPAIGN

and windows were decked with
Red Cross posters.
Registration booths in charge of
Red Cross women have been es-
tablished In various department
stores, and banks, the Municipal
dock, Colonial theater and other
convenient locations. Campaign
headquarters are at 934 Pacific
avenue.
The house-to-house canvass con-
Quoted by the Parent Teacher as
ISOLATION under the direction of
Mrs. Arthur Merrill, will continue
Wednesday and Thursday.
Big Mass Meeting.
The opening campaign mass
meeting Tuesday night was one
of the biggest ever held in the
Armory. It was preceded by a
parade, which marched up It'll
street to the Armory after pass.
ing through down town streets
A company of coast artillerymen
marched as an escort to the white
uniformed Red Cross women.
Speakers at the mass meeting
besides Admiral Peary, were Gov
Lister, Rev. Frank Dyer, Stephen
Appleby and Lieut.. Henry La
Monte. DR.. Fl. ]. Whitacre, COM
modore of the Tacoma Yacht club,
presided.
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English "Blimp" type, and kite
balloons, constitute an air power
which can combat the submarine
menace better than any other war
agency worked out up to the
present time.
These are the conclusions
reached by Rear Admiral Robert
e. Perry, chairman of the u. s.
aerial coast patrol commission. a
visitor in Tacoma. Peary was
guest of honor at the big Red
Cross mass meeting In the arm
Ory Tuesday night.
Under favorable conditions OF
wind and weather the submarine
is as helpless with an aircraft
armed with bombs lowering above
Il as liners are with the submar-
inc lying, with its deadly torpe-
does. concealed beneath the sur
face" says Peary.
"Our land and naval forces are
OF little value unless we have air
craft to 60 with them. The Unit
ed States should have such an afr
fleet that would give US the un-
questioned control Of the air OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

Did you get tagged this morn
fng rs you came down town?
II not, 1t was because you de-
liberately lodged the girl with the
little box in the fear that 1t would
. cost you something. But 1t doesn't.
This Is the first time, as far as
records show, that it didn't cost
to be decked out in a tag. These
tags were just reminders that it
is up to you, as an American citi-
zen, to help win the war by becom-
ingsa member of the American
Red Cross.
The Tacoma Red Cross CAM
paign for 1900 members, launch
ed at a big mass meeting in the
Armory Tuesday night, with AID.
miral Peary as guest of honor. was
speeding on Its way Wednesday
with a canvass of the entire city,
"Red Cross Needs YOU"
1.-THE Red Cross Needs You" is
the slogan.
Before breakfast, a squad of
school boys had tagged the door
knob of nearly every home, re-
mfnding the householder that a
Red Cross representative would
call during the day to sell a men,
bership.
Stores, automobiles, street cars
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the entire continent of North
America. Today there are four
and possibly six foreign nations
with the power to cause the de-
struction of any of our eastern
cities within three weeks by air
planes"
Peary gave the opinion that the
nation which concentrates on the
air as Germany has concentrated
on her submarines, not only will
solve the problem Of combating
the submarine menace, but will
be on the road to a decisive vic
tory.
He declared that there are To-
calities in the American Lake
army post site that are ideal for
training in aviation preparedness.
81 believe the government will
establish a great mobilization sta
ton there" he said.
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NEGROES
WIN LIFE
BYALIBIS

(United Press Leased Wire.b
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 23.
Tho mob spirit which ruled
|. this district yesterday died
down over night.
Where yesterday 1000 per-
sons cheered as Ell Person,
negro, was burned ut the
stake, the situation today
was quiet.
Dewitt Ford and Dan Arm
strong, negroes, implicated by
Person as being connected with
the killing and assault of 15-year-
old Antoinette Rappal, were set
free by the mob early today.
Both had been in custody since
yesterday afternoon.
Reputable white citizens of the
National Cemetery district, whore
the Rappal girl was murdered,
furnished alibis for the blacks.
Thus far no action has been
taken by state. county or city au-
thorities to place the blame for
the lynching of Person. The May
grand jury of Shelby county was
sworn in by Judge David B. Pur-
year, but no mention of the mob
rule was made.
Neither Hunter Wilson, county
prosecutor, nor Sheriff Mike Tate
would make a statement as to pos
sible action.
When the mob freed Ford, who
Is deaf and dumb, he ran into the
county Jail building and by ges-
lures asked to be held for safe
keeping. He was assured that he
would not be harmed and was
sent to his cabin.
Many citizens today have me-
mentos of the burning.
Citizens are satisfied Person
alone was responsible for the be-
haeding of little Antoinette.
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Send In Waste Hints

from one to another, form a great
contribution to the knowledge of
the world.
In The Woman's Army Against
Waste, the office of The Tacoma
Times is an arsenal In which WON.
en- may lay up ammunition in the
shape of their pet ideas on the
subject of household management
or special ways to save money oil
labor or tonne.
Send your ideas to The Times
or to Mrs. II. II. Johnston, city
pure food inspector, who is organ
izing Tacoma's regiment. As many
as are found scientific as we'll as
practicable will be used In this
paper, with honorable mention OF
the woman soldier who has sue
ceeded in putting some specific
waste out of business.
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CONTINUED From Page One. }

Continued From Page One.)
your home and put 1t on an
economy schedule.
What have you on hand in
staple foods?
What must you buy to keep
your plant running to full capa-
city?
At what points is waste making
inroads on your defenses?
Do you purchase food as care
fully as possible?
Is 1t prepared in such a way
that every particle of it goes to
nourish the members of your fam
ily2
Send in Ideas.
Men swap ideas on housebuild-
ing. merchandising, farming and
other work Of the everyday world
constantly. Practical ideas, passed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
BY Idah McGlone Gibson

WASHINGTON, d. c., May %.
Everyone has been so kind to
Mrs. Marshall and myself said
Vice President Marshall, that
am loathe to say anything about
waste in entertaining. But IL !
had eaten 25 per cent of the food
placed before me by my friends in
Washington the last four years. ]
would not be talking to you now.
Think of 1t. Mrs. Gibson, a
meal consisting of caviar sand
witch or perhaps oysters or clans,
a soup. fish, sweetbreads, filet
mignon, punch, a bird. salad, a
sweet, crackers and cheese and
coffee. Added to these, all the
frills in the way of fruits, vege-
tables, nuts and candies that the
fertile imagination OF the hostess
can devise.
He Did Same
II never ate rs per cent on these
dinners and neither did any of the
other guests.
1--WE we're served with what the
hoet could afford to buy, not with
what we needed, or even what we
wanted.
And when returned these
courtesies I thought I had to dc
the conventional thing.
II am mighty glad we have an
excuse for sitting down now to
something simpler.
ut seems to me that we have
in the last few years gotten away
from that plain kind of a woman
who looked well to the affair
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
WILSON
STATES
U.S.. AIM

WASHINGTON, D. c., May %.
AS America was the first nation
fighting Germany to recognize
new Russia, so America today is
the first to respond to the new
Russian provisional government
desire that the allies re-state their
war aims.
Such was the Interpretation
placed here today on President
Wilson's war aims letter to
Representative Heflin. 1t was
pointed out that the policy most
emphasized in this communica-
ton was that the United States
is fighting Germany autocracy-
not the German people.
In addition, the president re-
affirmed his previous utterances
that the United States does not
seek monetary indemnities, nor
additional land, and desires moth
ing for itself out of the war.
Many predicted today the letter
would have great weight in Pc
trograd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
GERMANY HAS
A NEW PLAN


AMSTERDAM, May %. - A
"Hindenburg peace" movement,
demanding that Germany retain
the Brey and Longwy iron dis
tricts, Antwerp, the Belgian coast
and the Belgian coal mines. is
afoot in Germany.
Copies of Cologne Catholic or
gan Volks Zeitung. received here
today, featured the plan, urging
signatures of the people to such a
recommendation to the govern
rilent.
The newspapers blank form for
signatures declares the Germans
are opposed to wars of conquest
and policies OF annexation" but it
is not clear how this is reconciled
with the demand for retention of
the French and Belgian territory
specified.
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SOCIALISTS WORRIED .
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STOCKHOLM, May 23.-Dele-
gates already here in advance of
the German-called socialist
peace conference" began figuring
today on the possibility that rep
resentative socialists from bellig-
erent countries might lose their
freedom, II not their lives, when
they return home as the price of
their attendance on the meeting.
So far only delegates from Scan
and Austria are here.
Every persuasive effort is being
made to coax attendance of Eng
lish and French delegates. The
socialists would also like to know
exactly how the American dele
gates will stand at the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
BIG ARMED LINER
DOCKS AT TACOMA

Like q ghost OF the past, the
his. Blue Funnel liner Protesilaus
tied up at the Northwestern dock
Tuesday afternoon to load a cargo
OF wheat. 1t has been six years
since the liner was in port, and
according to Purser ID. G. Rodg-
ers, 1t may be another six years
before the ship is here again.
The Protesilaus is painted the
familiar dull gray war color. The
British admiralty has comman-
deered her. She carries AZ
inch gun. which is ready for inn
mediate action IL a German un-
dersea boat should appear.
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of her household
Must Heed Call

of her household
Must Heed Call
1.-THE modern woman In her en-
trance into the affairs outside the
home has forgotten that the home
Is the real backbone of our ma
ton. This nation has hitherto
been so rich that the plain words
duty and saving, have gone de.
cidedly out of fashion.
But now, the time has come
when we must all heed the call 70
duty, and economy must be the
watchword in every household in
the land.
Mrs. Marshall not being very
we'll, and having no children, we
board, but both Mrs. Marshall
and myself are willingly living up
to the pledge which she has glad.
ly signed for YOU"
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tors are effectively aiding the
French advance in the Mount
Cornillet sector.
In the section where they are
used the monitors can disappear
into bombproofs built along the
thus giving them advantage OF
thus giving the madvantage of
veritable river submarines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
WILL DEDICATE
OLD GRAVEYARD

The odd Ruddell graveyard,
two miles from Lacey. will be
dedicated next Wednesday morn
ing, May 80, under the auspices
of the State Historical society and
the Thurston county society.
Among the speakers will be Gov.
Lister, George H. Hines of the
Oregon Historical society and w.
P. Bonney.
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ORDERED
TOTRAIN
AT LAKE
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-
June / will see the mobilization
of the Eighth reserve engineers,
commanded by Lieut.. Col. James
B. Cavanaugh at American lake,
WASH, according to orders from
Washington, announced today.
One battalion of the regiment
is being recruited in the north
west and one here.
1t is estimated that one month s
military training will be enough
for the engineers.
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TEST OUT
ANTI-SUB
DEVICE!
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WASHINGTON, d. c., May %.
tests of several "excep-
tionally promising" devices to
solve the submarine problem are
under way. 1t was announced by
the navy department today. AT
least two inventions have under
gone preliminary tests and are be-
ing constructed on a large scale
for use on ships.
The first tests with the devices
were made with models. The de-
partment then ordered thin con-
strueted on a larger scale.
Officials OF the department de-
clared they were confident that
one of the devices would be q
big thing"
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Smash U-Boats From
Air, Says Adm. Peary

Aircraft are more effective in
detecting and destroying submar-
ines than are submarine chasers
or armed liners. Seaplanes, small
dirigibles on the order of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
WAIT REPUBLIO

'th"e" EhNss I'hsed Nite.t
MOSCOW, May ga congress
OF Mussulmen with delegates from
all over Russia adopted by a vote
of 446 to 271 today a resolution
favoring institution of federal
republic In Russia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
IN PORTLAND TODAY

PORTLAND, May 23.-Admiral
Robert Peary arrived in Portland
this morning. He will address
the University club at a dinner
to be given in his honor tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Tbe Gaoman's Aruu aQainst cclaste

Mrs Thomas r. Marshall wifi of the vice president,
WOman's Against of
Times Is organizing a Tacoma regiment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Our Mems Section

Offers you more adequate service
than usual. Located "just inside
the door," IL Is most convenient
spot for busy men to shop. Bet
ter merchandise, absolutely free
from al, faint of shoddiness, n
what we offer YOU besides the
better service.
Now Mems Section"
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USING MONITORS

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WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
IN THE CHAMPAGNE, May 23. -
Steel clad canal and river moni-
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ANOTHER
CABINET
CAVES in

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AMSTERDAM, May 23.-Count
Tisza's ministry has resigned, ac-
oording to Budapest dispatches re-
ceived here today by the Central
News.
There have been frequent rd-
mors Of late of friction in the Hun
garian cabinet, responding to the
unrest in Hungary and progress OF
the peace movement.
Count Stephen Tisza has been
privy councillor and president OF
the council-as the Hungarian
cabinet Is called-since 1913.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
NEWS REACHES TONNES

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, May 23. - The
Tommies got word today that Gen.
Pershfng's seasoned veterans were
soon to be fighting with them.
well, the kaiser's got another
disagreeable surprise coming TO
him." remarked one Undiscovered
|bombardier from the front trench
as he rolled back of the lines for
rest.
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IS
SURPRISE
ON Won
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(Unftcd Press Leased Wire.D
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
AT THE CHAMPAGNE FRONT.
May 23.-Gen. Nivelle's new Of
festive began Sunday and thund-
erously continued, forestalled a
gigantic German counter often
sive.
Reports from German lines re-
vealed the enemy plans today.
Their explanations threw light
on the tremendous power behind
recent German counter attacks as
we'll as the great forces which The
French were compelled to eject
in their victorious advance.
The conquest by the French Of
the northern slopes Of the Moron
villiers crest between Mounts
Cornillet and the Casque ended
all hopes of the Germans for an
offensive In this sector.
Such an attack had been
planned for Tuesday morning with
the object of regaining the top Of
this crest.
Great forces OF German reserves
were massed in expectation for
this advance. The Germans
brought up new guns and great
stores of ammunition. Then
so the prisoners said-the French
struck a sudden, unexpected blow,
took the northern slopes in front
of the crest and forced the Ger
mans till further back.
The fury of the French attack
was sufficient to hurl back all
these concentrated German forces,
but their very concentration per-
mitted the enemy to strike back
in violently powerful counter
thrusts.
Today the French retained all
their important gains and were
here and there still forging ahead.
Captured German soldiers say
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
personally supervised arrange
ments for the abortive offensive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
STORAGE PIANOS

Number of Good Ones to Be Sold for What They
Will Bring and It Won't Take All Cash Either-A
Little Each Month Like Rent Will Suffice
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Who wrote the greatest myster,
stories2
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It Is a well known fact that 1t Is
preferable to buy good used
piano i'm one of the best known
makes rather than a cheap new
one.
We are constantly taking in
exchange as part payment for new
Grand Pianos and Player-PianOs
some of the very finest known
makes of pianos, some OF them as
good as new and from the wealthi-
est homes. For instance, here is a
beautiful Estey Upright Piano in
a walnut case that looks like, and
is in every way, as good as new.
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