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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17
MANY NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR
 THE BIC CIRCUS
Show to Be Given by the Barnum 6 Bailey Has
 Many Novelties.

You can almost hear the lions roar as circus day gets nearer and nearer, and it's only a few days now before the beautiful horses and ele- plants, and the clown and beautiful ladies in angel like costumes, riding spirited equines will usher in that happiest day of all the year, at least this is true of childhood's year.
 Circuses are such old institutions that one would think managers find it difficult to get anything new for their programs. That this is not true is due to the fact that the man. agers spend about half of their time thinking out new acts or novel ele- ments for old ones. This is the most important function of the circus bus mess, and success is proportionate to fertility of imagination.
 If the manager cannot think out new plans he must give place to some body who can, for the public is not to be lured year after year into an arena where the same trick elephants do the same tricks; where the danc- CTS wear the same costumes of the year before, and the acrobats do not jump any higher than they did dur ing the previous season.
 The performances of the Barnum & Bailey circus to be given in Bridge port next Friday raises the question of what this season is to bring forth that will not bore the circus devotee of 10 or 20 seasons standing, and what will make the circus worth while.
 The heralds announce many Euro pean novelty acts, all of which are described as sensational and thrilling A beautiful spectacular pageant en- titled Aladdin and His Wonderful La1lp" will serve to open the per formance. Many new equestrian features have been added. The clowns have been working overtime in creating new pantomime stunts, and the animal trainers have, during the winter months in Bridgeport de- | veloped a number of interesting and amusing new animal acts. Alto gether the program promises a per formance of rare attractiveness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17

It is claimed that the German troops occasionally have moments whea they behave almost as if they were human beings.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
POLES

All is ready for making the movies at Polls this week. Hundreds of aspirants for future moving picture honors have been registered by A. J.. which will control the limitation here this week. Many persons we'll known in thee community ares cheduled to appear. Blondes, brunettes and even titians are included in the feminine element Littlec hildren and men bentW ith age are among those who aspire to stagedom in the film world.
 All the big scenic effects used in the studio have been moved to Bridgeport and have been placed. The Poli stage today will be used in full for the work of taking the photoplays which give a wide range for versatile talent. Much of the work is to be done directly in front of the vaude- vile audiences that they may have intimate knowledge of what is re- quired in merchandising. It is the unique event of the year. Seats will be at a premium after 6 o'clock all though the management has made no raise in the prices and will use every effort to prevent ticket speculation.
 On the regular vaudeville program which has not been curtailed in the least Clark and Verdi, that inimita- ble and world-famed pair of charac- ter comedians, will have the spot of honor. Their Italian specialties are greatly augmented and elaborated width novel material, and the laughs will flow on like a rived of fun.
 On the screen William Farnum will be seen in the super-feature, True blue" This is a smashing, fighting tale of life in the Rocky Mountains. It tells the tale of the cowboy who sacrificed a ooronet to be a cowboy king.
 The 18th episode of the Eagles s Eye" recording graphically plans of German spies in America to twart the Allies, directed from original matter by William J. Flynn, former head of the United States Secret Service. A new Hearst-PathG release will bring all the events of war up to the min ute in Bridgeport. Other featured vaudeville acts are Swan and Swan, Howard and Sadler, and Down Be5 low" novel comedy sketch.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17
PLAZA

A most pleasing program of vaude- vile and photo-features has been ar ranged by the Plaza management for the first half of the current week with inaugural presentation this afternoon.
 The Five Syncopated Saxonees, an organization of capable and comical musicians who can also sing and dance well, has been chosen to head the bill.
 Lane and Harper, who have con- nived very diverting little skit en- titled 'The Man and the Manicure" ," have been accorded a prominent spot on the list.
 Arthur Lloyd, the elite entertainer who can talk as fast as a dog can trot, so to speak, and Johnny Martin and the Garland Sisters should come in for a goodly share of favor.
 William Desmond, a very popular young star, will have the Head" in "Old Hartwells Cub" an interesting story in five acts and with a tray elogue and comedy film will com plete the attractions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
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By LEE PAPE

We was eating suppir yestidday and had 3 helps of mash potatoes and asked for another one, and ma sed, toes you'll berst.
 No I wont, ma, never bersted yet, I sed.
 Wunts wood tbe enuff, sed ma.
 Give him more, give him all he wunts, sed pop, the ony way to cure him is to let him eat all he asks for jest *unts, and then he will find out to his sorrow that there is sutch a thing as eating too much.
 Well, as long as you take the re- sponsihility, sed ma. And she put another big help of mash potatoes on my plate, and I ate them, saying, Can I have some more, ma?
 Your father says you are to have an you ask for, sed ma. And she gave me some more, and I ate them pop looking at me as if he dident hardly think it was possible, and after I fin ished them I sed, Can I have some more, ma?
 Wich ma gave me some more, and pop leened his elbows on the table and watched me eating them as if he was wondering wich forkful1 wood be the last Wich the last one was, and then I sed to ma, Can I have some more, ma?
 Wich ma was jest going to give me some more, and pop sed, In the name of food conservation, stop. Wien ma stopped, and pop sed, At the present high cost of funerals I wood be doins myself an injustice if I allowed hin to go on.
 And dident eat anything more ex' sept dizzert, not feeling mutch Ikt eny more mash potatoes enyhow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17
EMPIRE

In "The Blue Bird" the Aircraft picture displayed at the Empire the atre today and tomorrow, supernat- ural effects are produced. The larg- est setting ever constructed inside a studio represetns a graveyard, which turns into a beautiful flower garden. In order to produce this scene various novel mechanical devices were in stalled at the Famous Players-Lasky studio, in New York, where this set occupied the entire mammoth stage. It took two weeks, day and night, to build.
 On the speaking stage in this coun- try and abroad, "The Blue Bird" by Maurice Maeterlinck, the Belgian phil osophor, dramatist and poet, was pro- claimed a stupednous undertaking. In the screen presentation by Aircraft, now being shown at the Empire the Ire the technical restrictions of the stage have been removed and more effective interpretation of this great subject is the result.
 In Artcraft's big photo production of Maurice Maeterlinck's international dramatic triumph "The Blue Bird, two children portray the central char acters of Tyltyl and Mytyl. These famous parts have been entrusted tc little Robin Macdougall and Tula Belle two talented children whose ex- perience before the camera fits then well for this important work.
 Supporting these two clever kiddiei is an exceptional cast, including sucf accomplised artists as Edwin E. Reed Emma Lowry, William J. Gross, Flor ence Anderson, Edward Elkas, Kath' erine Bianchi. Lillian Cook, Gertrude Mccoy, Lyn Donelson, Charles Ascot Tom Corless, s. E. Popapovitch, Mar! Kennedy, Eleanor Masters, Charles Craig and Samuel Blum. Hundred: of other actors also take part.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17

So far none of the automobile com panies has issued any protest against the governments higher railroad pas senger rates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17

Lyons and James Reynolds. To the county convention, Frank F. Ballard tranK Fasanella, Robert Nichols and ?. J. Reilly.
 The state convention will be held in Hartford on June 25 and 26, while the Congressional convention will be held in The Stratfeld at 12:3O o'clock next Saturday. The county convGn- tion will also be held in The Strat- field on Thursday afternoon at f2:3O.
 City Clerk J. Alex H. Robinson was reelected town and city chair man, while John T. King, Alexander L. Delaney and Arthur F. Connor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17

$106, eco paid for a Ho1stein calf. He should insist on being k|pt in the parlor while the folks stay out in the barn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17
PLAN FOR BANQUET.

A banquet will be held in this city in September by the members of the American Institute of Banking, and it is expected to be an event of much interest to the public. Promi- nent speakers will be asked to make addresses, and athletic contests will be arranged. The members are en- ployes and officials of local banks and trust companies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17
ANNUAL MEETING.

Wednesday, June 26, is the date set for the annual meeting of the Con- necticut Library Association and the place is High school hall in Putnam. There will be two sessions. morning and afternoon. Major Howard A. Giddings of the Connecticut State Council of Deftnse. will be one speak CT and Miss E. Kathleen Jones, Il. brarian at the Mclean hospital at Waverly, Mass, will also give an ad- dress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17

Eighty per cent. of the college stu dents will engage in farm and other productive work this summer. They will do well to remember that Uncle Reuben has seen a lot of life from in behind those whiskers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17

The Food Administration fixed the price of prunes at 8 F cents net to growers and F cents for raisins.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-17

were reelected members of the state central committee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05

school" and the others tc Mr.. and Mrs
Hoag, two Of the teachers, will spend
and children who left here last sum
pleasant and appreciated surprise.
mer. Needless to say, they were a
A week Is vacation will be taken b.
the Marion school. 1t will close Dec.
goth, and reopen Dec. 80. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoag, two Of theteachers, will spend
that week with their parents who live
at Monmouth and Dallas.
Last week one of the early through
trains from California stopped long
enough to let passenger off. He ran
back about three coaches up went q
window and three suit cases were toss d
down to him. After the train pulled
out a second man came into view. They
hid the suit cases in some wood. They
seemed nervous and snxiously watched
the wagon road, Soon an auto came in
to view coming from toward Jeffer-
son---c6ming like the wind. The mon
took the suit cases and went to the
road to meet it, and did not wait for
it to stop but jumped in as it was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05

the st. Vincent hospital, Portland, ear
ly Tuesday morning. Mr.. Fleck was a
victim Of pneumonia following an at
tack of influenza. Mr.. Fleck resigned
his position with the Silver Falls Tim
Der Co. only few weeks ago and went
to Portland, and it was here he con
tracted the disease which terminated
in his death. He had pertly recovered
from the sickness and came to Silver
ton to spend Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Kate Mathews, whom he was soon to
marry. While visiting at the latter s
home he was taken with relapse. 1t
was thought best to. take him to the
Portland hospital and he was removed
there Monday morning. The next word
that came was of his death. Mrs. Math-
ews is also very low with influenza at
the home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Jarvis, and it is believed that
her recovery is doubtful.
John Muster, young mau living on
the Cox farm west of town was a nc
tim of hold up men, as he was return
ing home Sunday evening 1t seems
that young Muster had spent the day
with Virgil Haynes and that evening
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05
Haynes suggested that he would ac-

+, Haynes suggested that he would ac-
company Muster home and stay all
night. The two young men were scarce
! ly outside the city limits when two
masked men appeared from behind a
thicket and demanded that Haynes and
Muster throw up their hands. They did
SO, and Muster was relieved of $500.
Haynes is said to have been robbed
also, but he did not stay with Muster
as he had planned, but walled back to
town to notify the police of the hold
up. The authorities believe that some
young men around town, associates of
Muster, were implicated in the holdup.
Mrs. II. E. Browne was Salem Wis
itor Tuesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Lamb Of Salem was in
the city the fore part of the week.
! Gale Jones of the 0. A. G. spent
Thanksgiving with home folks.
Miss Frances Morley was home from
0. A. c. last week.
DR.. Kliensorge, who is stationed at
Camp Lewis, has been home few
days.
/ Quincy Davis, U. or o. student, is
another to spend Thanksgiving at home
! Mrs. Frank Cundiff of Portland
spent the week end in Sily erton
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis johnson of Port
land visited Silvefton friends and rel
atiyes last week.
Leon Whitlock was in the city Sun
day.
Miss Ava Darby and Miss Clover B.
Miller visited with Miss Darby's par
ents at Victor Point the latter part Of
/ last week. Miss Una Darby was also
home for Thanksgiving, from 0. A. 9.
Clarence Freeman, brother Of Prof.
Freeman, visited at the home Of the
latter this week.
George Shields, former Silverton
high school student, has been in the st.
Vincent hospital, Portland, suffering
from the flu.
Miss Wava Bowen went to Portland
Sunday evening.
Mrs. E. E. Chase and two little daugh
ters of Portland visited in Silverton
during the week end.
Roscoe Hay was visitor at the J.
T. Bowen home the last of the proceed.
ling week.
Joe Kinney, an uncle of DR.. J. W.
Weleh, is visiting at the home Of the
doctor and family.
Mr.. Banks arrived here from Port.
land the fore part of the week and is
employed in 7. J. Syring's store.
| W. H. Williams moved his family to
Portland the first of the week.
Miss Ardith Kerr Of Lebanon spent
Thanksgiving with her parents in this
city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05
COMMISSION WON'T
ACCEPT FREE PASSES
Oregon Public Service Com
missioners Declare It Is
Against State Laws.

The public service commission is in
receipt of letter from John Barton
Payne, general counsel for the railroad
administration, stating that the admin
istration is ready to issue to members
of the public service commissions of
the various states free passes over the
railroads under government control, if
the commission wish to accept the
passes.
Chairman Miller of the Oregon com
mission has replied that this commits
sion cannot accept free passes, and he
does not think it would be just even
if the commission could.
"Please be advised" says Chairman
Miller in his reply, "that the statutes
of Oregon prohibit the issuance or use
of free transportation within this state
excepting to certain associations and
individuals mentioned therein. Free
transportation is net permitted to be
given to or used by this commission.
"We are of the opinion that this is
wise provision of law. This commis-
sion has jurisdiction not only over rail
roads but over all other public utilities
in the state of Oregon, and we believe
it manifestly unfair that the railroads
should be obliged to carry members or
employees of this commission free when
engaged in the transaction of other
utility work. We are Of the opinion that
every individual or organization should
get just what it pays for and pay for
just what it gets. No one should gct
something for nothing. Even though
the laws of this state permitted the use
of free transportation we could not
conscientiously accept the same.N
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05

the usual way by home gatherings and
good dinners Some from out of town
who spent the day in our midst arc
Harriet Colegan, Supt. w. M. Smith
and family, Gladys Barber ana hula
Taylor, all from Salem, and Homer Con.
kiln, who works with the s. P. bridge
builders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Russell are visiting
relatives at Stayton.
Frank Hack who moved to Talbot
from here last spring, has the influen-
"a and his three children have it also.
Miss Mildred Taylor of Salem spent
last Sunday visiting relatives here.
Claud Terhune who is in the naval
training camp at Goat island is in the
hospital with the mumps.
Several men are working at the rock
quarry taking out the machinery and
preparing it for shipment.
Mrs. Cannon and three children from
Astoria have been visiting the former s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Prcsnall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fennell have sold their
beautiful home south of town and will
vacate about the first of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gentry spent Thanks
giving with relatives in Mill City.
James Trester is house moving in Sa
lem. He returns home every night.
Mrs. Loretz was elected superintend-
ent Of the Friends Sunday school last
Sunday.
Mrs. Chester Russell is able to sit up
after severe sick spell.
Lenora Loretz started to school last
Monday, going in the 9th grade.
There will be lecture and about
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05
MARION NEWS.

| Capital Journal Special Service.)
Marion, Or, Dec. 4,-Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Winn are to have a new house
built near their present home. They
expect to begin work on it by the first
Of the year. aT
| Mrs. Bateman and Mrs. Welter have
just returned to their home in Toledo
after. a. visit of few days at the Sly
ter home.
Joe Doerfler left recently for Fossil,
where he expects to herd sheep Tor
while.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Benger and fam
lily were Salem visitors last Sunday.
Darrell FarIow was i'll all last week
with sever cold, and Amy Thomas
is confined to her home this week with
similar ailment.
Guy Hammitt came up from Dallas
and spent last Sundaywith his parents
There.
r. o. Small. who has been visiting
his daughter at Summit and his sons at
Elk City, came to his old home here
for a few days stay, but will soon re-
turn to Summit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glover and baby from
Washington have been visiting Mrs.
Glover's father, Mrs. Doerfler.
Word comes from Kansastelling Of
the marriage of Webster Adams, who
recently left here, to Mrs. Mary Paisley
The infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Vert
was taken severly i'll last Sunday, but
\ is better at this time.
Miss Arby Morrow has returned
home from Montana where she made
an extended visit.
s. Fl. Russell hauled two loads Of
sand and put it around the giant stride
at school which adds much to the pleas
ure Of the pupils.
B. 7. Ensley and family visited in
Salem last Sunday.
Mrs. l.. M. Henson came last Monday
from Hood River and is visiting at the
home Of her brother, Mr.. Kephart.
While working at Mr.. Fast s mill last
week, Glenn Cooley had the misfortune
to have a 15-inch log roll over him. No
bones were broken but he was bruised
lup considerably.
Ernest Bouck who is stationed at
Camp Lewis, came home last week on q
four day furlough.
H. E. Russell and son, Wilburn, are
Visiting relatives in the Waldo Hills.
Mrs. I. Conklin left Monday to visit
her sister who lives in Salem.
1t was reported in last weeks items
that Mrs. Kicssy and child from Seat
tic who are at her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Olson, had sever colds; but it is
now believed that they had light at
tack of influenza. Irene Poicel who
was sent to her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Olson, from her Portland home to
escape the influenza, also had the same
disease, but has recovered and return
ed to Portland. If these persons had
the influenza they are The only cases
that have been, in our community SO
far.
The Victory Boys and Girls in our
school brought in two more dollars on
the united war work campaign, thus
making the sum Of $42 to their credit
in place of the $40 which was their
quota.
Mrs. r. Daniels spent few days in
Salem last week visiting her son, Mr..
Curry.
4 S. II. Russell, the supervisor, has re-
placed tho bridge near Mrs. Thomas
and has graded the road from hr. Ter.
hune's to Marion.
Thanksgiving day was celebrated in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05
Local And Personal
News OF Slverton
Capital journal Special servicel

Capital Journal Special Service)
Silverton, Dec. 5.-Tueslay evening
of last week G.. w. McRobcrts of Sill
verton receiveda letter from his son
whom he supposed was dead in France.
A couple of months ago one of the
Silverton boys, now in France, wrote
to relatives here telling of the death
of Lee McRoberts and stating that the
young man S body had been blown to
pieces by an exploding bomb. The fam
lily mourned his death, but the boy ev-
identity had not been informed of his
misfortune, as he writes his parents un-
der date Of Nov. 6, that he is well and
in good health. He states further that
he has fought in nearly all of the Am
erican sections on the western front
and thanks God that he has come out
Of it alive He also speaks of victory
being near at hand.
A. Fleck, former Silverton man and
man long in numbering life, died at
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05
Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain $
Tablata

~ am thankful for the good / have
received by using Chamberlain . Tab
lets. About two years ago when l began
taking them was suffering great
deal from distress after eating, and
from headache and tired, languid
feeling due to indigestion and tor
pid liver. Chamberlain's Tablets cor
rected these disorders in short time,
and since taking two bottles Of them
my health has been good" writes Mrs.
M. p. Harwood. Auburn, N. Y.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-05

turning and struck out toward Jeffcr-
son as fast as the auto could go. In
a few minutes the sheriff called up
asking about them. Nothing farther
has been heard Of them.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-09-13
vERMIN ATTRACTED BY FOOD
u No Scraps Are Around There VIII
Be Little Trouble With Ants or
Reaches.

The surest way to keep house free
from ants is to leave no food lying
about on shelves or In open places.
where they can reach II. Ants go
where they find food, and II the food
supplies of the household are kept In
ant-proof metal containers or In Ice
boxes, and If all foods that may hap
pen to be scattered by children or 9th
ers is cleaned up promptly, the ant
nuisance will be slight. Cake. bread,
sugar, meat. and like substances. are
especially attractive to the ants. and
should be kept from them.
Reaches will not frequent rooms
unless they find some available food
material. and II such materials can
be kept from living rooms and offices
or scrupulous care exercised to see
That no such material is placed In
drawers where it can leave an attrac-
tive odor or fragments of food, the
roach nuisance can be largely restrict
ed to places where food necessarily
must be kept.