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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
SCALES

SCALES-Expert repairing and ad- Justing, all makes scales including counting and computing. Prompt Scale & Supply Co.,, 1sS John St.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04

SUITS TO ORDER $2O. French clean ing, pressing, repairing, new fall and winter styles here to select from. Call and be convinced. Green blatt, the tailor, 1887 Main St., Bar mum 1629-13. D27 ale
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
HOUSES TO RENT.
INVENTORS
INVESTMENT SECURITIES

NOTES and Commercial paper bought and sold. Mortgage foreclosures stopped at once. Lester c. Lowe, Room 409, Warner build ing. Tel FPS Noble. D9 as*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
PIANO TUNING

PIANOS TUNED, Wrozina expert
 piano and piano player maker and
 repairer, late of Fox Piano Co. Bar mum 4339-2. 510 Colorado Ave. P7 ali"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
Wheeler & HOWeS Co. MASONS' MATERIAL
 BRIDGEPORT Phone Barnum-3444- 345-34
PERSONAL TAX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given That by an act of the Legislature, 1t is provided that every male person, between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, shall except as otherwise provided by law, be liable annually to pay a per- sona1 tax of two dollars for town and states taxes, in lieu of a poll and com mutation tax. This tax is due and payable at the Office of the Tax Col lector, Rooms 4 and City Hall, Bridgeport, Conn.,, on and after Feb. 1st, 1918.
 The undersigned will be at said of flee between the hours of a. m. and p. m. for the purpose of collecting said tax.
 HOWARD F. SMITH,
 B 1 az" Tax Collector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
HELP WANTED MALE.

MEN-25 wanted, paid daily taking orders, collecting bonuses palo; steady, independent employment all nationalities employed. SteYensons' 104 Bank street. Gzo ~L
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04

[ PAY HIGHEST prices for second hand furniture and merchandise of every description, 641 East Wash fngton Ave. near East Main. A. Moot. Phone Noble 49. I13 all"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
LOCKSMTTH
MACHINE WORK

H. A. BOUDREAU, general machine work. Manufacturers metal goods, dies. tools, gauges. 57 Golden Hill. Barnurn 4975 A IS all"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
HAIR DRESSING

HAIR DRESSING-Rair goods, Mari- hello Creams and Powders, Sham pooing, etc, Sarah Raycroft, S3
 Fairfield Ave, 206 Warner Bldg. ! Phone Bar. 953. H24 eff
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
COLLECTIONS

DEPUTY SHERIFF P. J. Reilly, Tel. BarNum 2332, Room 4O5, Meigs Building. Office hours a. m. to D. m. We make a specially of collections for business houses at special rates. A 21 asp
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04

HAIR MAKER-Switches transfor- nations, psyches and puffs made from combings; combings bought. switches for sale; reasonable prices Mrs. George Patrick. 271 State St.
 B6 all"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
POSITIONS WANTED.

WANTED in small famz fly of adults or care of invalid or children. 1116 Howard Ave.
 A 29 rip
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04

POOL PARLOR-Nice cool. up-to- date pool, billiard pa-lor. cigars to- bacco, soda. Christy Testo, 629 liar ral Ave. Ll7 %f
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
MEAT MARKET

FRESH MEATS and groceries, vege- tables in season. We give green trading stamps 2 stores: 1922 Sea- view Ave. z05 Ha1lett St. A Is a FRESH MEATS and groceries, vege- taLles in season. Green and moving picture stamps Michael Robstock, 1924 Seaview Ave, John Meyer, manager. H29 *tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04

IF IT IS JUNK sell it to Jacob Bros 55 Kossuth St. Tel. Barnum 236-237
 H22 eff
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
JUNK DEALERS

JUNK DEALER-Union Junk Co. pays highest prices for everything in junk line We call for soc worth up. 27 Clarence St. Phone Barnum 25OS-2. Try once, you will be satis- fled. G29 ale
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04

FOR SALE-North Main section, two family house, electricity, gas, bathr all improvements; also new seven room cottage, late improvements with extra lot and garage. Warner. 301, Warner Bldg. TS all"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04

MADAM RITA spiritualist medium, best in the state. Readings every day. Tells your age and everything you want to know. 1929 State St, End floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
INSURANCE

IF YOU WANT Fire insurance. If you want your house rented. Property sold. Call on us. We want your busi- ness. Let us try. Chas. s. Cole, 251 State St. H16 *tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-04
ROOFING

WE MAKE speciality of repairing all kinds of leaky roofs with excep- st1on of slate. Tel. Barnum 2332 or Write North End Roofing Co.,, 405 Meigs Building. A 21 asp
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Osceola county will spend 81 500
on dipping vats.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
The Advantage of Climate
Interesting Comparison
MOORE HAVEN TIMES
G o m m ents on Commissioner
Whitten

Mr.. w. M. Whitten who is a
candidate for county commission.
er visited Moore Haven last week
and had quite a visit with the lead.
ing men of the town, and after he
had explained the duties of what
was expected of one man he was
forgiven for what had occurred
especial " whole lot that had not
taken place.
In the first place Mr.. Whitten
has district consisting of As full
townships which is something like
no miles from east to west and As
miles from north to south: e.
nough for whole county. when
1t comes to taking care of the
roads he has about $4,000 at his
command which is not enough to
keep the Punta Gorda roads in de-
cent shape to say nothing of the
roads in and out of Fort Ogden,
Bermont, and Hall City.
Since he was sworn in two years
ago Moore Haven has suddenly ap-
peared on the map and by the
time his term is over in 1921, it
will be the largest town in his dis
trict and will want some kind of a
recognition. Taking it for grant
ed that we receive nothing from
him in 1917, we must all remember
that the Moore Haven district
practically contributed nothing in
the way of taxes.
He has nothing to give and
practically received nothing and
therefore called it $3.50 and let it
go. In the future he states that
this section will get it's share, as
the taxes from now on will begin
to roll in, and as we have the land
We are soon going to have the
votes.
Mr.. Whitten pleased his hearers
by the business-like way he ex-
planned matters and we believe he
will be elected again.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
Florida s Misfortune

1t is one of the ironies of Fate
that Florida, to whose senior SEN
ator the Farm Loan plan practi-
cally owes its existence, seems to
be destined to get less good from
the system than any other state.
Loans, it appears, are based en-
tirely on the grain growing value
of the land, no other crops being
considered. Hence, Florida lands
that might produce several hun
dred dollars worth of truck, or a
thousand dollars worth of citrus
fruit per acre, would only be con-
sidered in the light of their grain
yielding capacity, when estimat-
ing the amount of loan to be
made on them. The system doubt
less will be of great benefit to
farmers generally, but it doesn' t
seem to promise much to the Flor
ida growers, as the amount the
Farm Loan banks will advance is
usually out of all proportion to the
value of the land, and too small to
be considered.-Lakeland Tele-
gram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
Terrible Battle in Picardy
BeQif1S 10 SubSide in Fury
CAPTAIN TUCKER LEAVES
Is Ordered to Camp McLelland to
Aid in Prevention Work

1t is with keen-felt gratitude
for services rendered that we an
nounce the transfer of Captain AL
lien B. Tucker, assistant to Major
1Brockus in the division surgeon s
office here. Captain Tucker has
handled all the inspection work a.
llong the lines of sanitation since
1.-THE opening of the camp and has
concluded his work here in a
most efficient manner.
BY the average person, SANTA
ton is regarded as a necessity
but the work connected with sue
cessful sanitary operations is new
er considered.
1t was no easy thing for Cap
tain Tucker to face all the COM
manding officers of the different
companies throughout camp and
tell them that they would have to
improve conditions around the
barracks when these same officers
felt that they had very sanitary
organization. But this was his
work and when he saw unsanitary
conditions, no matter where or in
what form, he WASH t afraid to ex-
pose it, with the result that Camp
Sherman is now rated fifth among
the army cantonments in santa
ton.
Captain Tucker served as an in
spector at Havana in 1899, and
from 1905 to 1912 was of great aid
to the government in preventing
the spread of diseases in Panama.
He has received notice from Gen.
eral Gorgas, surgeon general of
the United States army, to appear
for duty at Camp McLelland, An
niston, Ala He" is specialist on
the prevention of malaria, and for
this reason was called South as his
services will be of greater value
there. Colonel De Witt, the di-
vision surgeon, has expressed his
sorrow in losing the services of so
valuable a man and wanted him
kept here, but this could not be &C
complished, so upon his depart
ure last Saturday to undertake his
new position, the colonel and he
exchanged greetings and all the
success possible was wished him
by all the members of the division
surgeon S office.
The above article is copied from
"The Eighty-third Division
News" of Camp Sherman, Chilli
cothe, Ohio.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
Reduce the Term

editor Jordan, of the Punta
Gorda Herald, thinks that the leg
islature ought to be abolished, u
says the Arcadia News. "Since
this could hardly be done at pres.
ent, what is the objection to hold.
ing a thirty-day session and thus
save one-half of the usual cost, the
savings to be used for the making
of good roads, or purchasing Lib
erty Bonds?" The News thinks
that this plan would be very popu-
lar, except of course, with the So
Ions who possibly imagine that the
country would suffer immensely if
their deliberations were curtailed.
This is a season of conservation
and even the saving of Florida hot
air might be advisable. That all
necessary work could be accom-
plished in thirty days is highly
probable-but it will be a hard
matter to get anybody to start the
movement that could result in the
shortening of the legislative ses-
sion.-Times- Union Short Talks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

The big meat packers are not
coming to Florida for their health.
n Florida they see the future
meat producing center of the u
nited States, and they are placing
their packing houses here to bene-
fit from this great increase in pro
duction. 1t takes corn and plenty
of it to maintain heat in the hui
man body; the colder the weather
is, the more fuel is consumed in
keeping the body warm, and the
less benefit derived by the animal
in retained fat. The News has long
been an advocate of live stock for
Florida, and it now looks as if the
editor may live to see the realiza-
tion of his dreams.-DeLand
News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
GREAT FISHING FEAT
A MONSTER SAW-FISH
Captured With Rod and Reel by
Chicago Visitor.-Weighed O.
yer Five Hundred Pounds,
Measured More Than Thirteen
Feet.-New Yorker Lands Tar
pom.

Possibly the most notable ex-
plot in the catching of big fish
was performed Monday afternoon,
when, with rod and reel, VIM. R.
Smith of Chicago, after a fight of
over six hours, succeeded in land
ing big saw-fish, 13 feet s inches
in length and weighing 5O7
pounds. The contest came off in
the upper bay near Cleveland and
was very exciting.
The great fish made desperate
efforts to escape, but Mr.. Smith
kept his nerve and played his vic
tim with such patience and skill
that, after six hours and fifteen
minutes, the archaeological mon
ster succumbed. He was then
towed to the Punta Gorda rail-
road dock and finally despatched
with few shots from a sporting
rife.
He was weighed on the scales of
the Punta Gorda Fish Co. and tip
ped the beam at 507 pounds. He
measured, as stated above, 13
feet and 8 inches, and his saw was
a little over four feet long. He
was hung up on the dock, and,
next morning, many people went
down to see him. Pictures of him
were taken and will no doubt, ap-
pear in northern papers, in which
region a four-pound fish is regard
ed as great one.
Local disciples of Sir Isaac Wal
ton are not surprised so much at
the size of this big saw-fsh as at
the fact that he was captured with
a hook and line, an ordinary rod
and reel. Such an achievement,
they say, is unprecedented. The
means heretofore used to take
such huge fish has been a harpoon
md one-eighth inch line.
Mr.. Smith, who is stopping at
Hotel Punta Gorda, has received
a multitude of congratulations ON
his remarkable achievement.
Tuesday afternoon, while fish
ing with rod and reel in the bay
above town, Campbell Darlington
of New York city, hooked rs
pound tarpon and, after a lively
contest of a little over half an
hour, succeeded in landing the
silver king" During it's brief,
but desperate fight for life, it
made nine leaps high in the air.
The victor brought his prize to
Hotel Punta Gorda, where he is
stopping, and it was seen and ad-
mired by many people. This tar
pom is the first one caught here by
a guest of the hotel, and it's cap
ture entities Mr.. Darlington to a
cash reward offered by his broth
er, E. C. Darlington, who spent
several weeks here last month
and, during that time, made re-
peated, but vain efforts to catch a
tarpon.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Governor Cats has written a
letter to the sheriffs of the several
counties warning them that liquor
is being sold in garages and put a
stop to it. Several people have
said that they knew they weren t
getting pure gasoline from the
way their automobiles acted, at
times showing a proclivity to
climb telegraph poles, jump
fences, etc.-Largo Sentinel.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Columbia county will construct
this year some $56O,OOO worth of
good roads. They will be built of
brick, sand and cement. These
roads will connect with the good
roads of other counties in all di-
rections.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Work on the new canning fac
tory at Moore Haven has started
and fully fifty men are at work
clearing the ground and likewise
putting in the foundations. The
main building will be 70x400 feet
and there will be several smaller
buildings.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
The Success of a North Carolina
Farmer
FLoRIDA'S CLIMATE BETTER
Rich Soil in Many States, But Gil
matte Advantages Make Flori-
da Lands More Productive and
Profitable.-Paying Crops Ev-
cry Month in the Year.

~~~~~-
Profitable. Crops Ev-
cry Month in the Year.
The Wilmington Star tells of
the success of farmer from a
Northern state who has settled in
eastern North Carolina. 1t says :
$50 far he has not had dol
lars worth of farm income from
either cotton or tobacco, although
he can grow both to perfection on
his farm. He found all the farm
income he wanted in trucking,
dairying, fruit growing and hog
raising. His farm income for
fruit alone on a two-horse farm
was more than 81 800 year at
time when his other income crops
are getting in readiness to yield
income. His income from sweet
potatoes alone was = more than
$4,000 year. Irish potatoes,
corn, hay and other crops brought
more income in three figures, and
cows and hogs ran up the total to
an amount which he says would
make him appear to be an arrant
boaster if he were to go into par
ticulars. On very small begin
ming he has accumulated property
and built home that he would
not part with for 100000, the re-
suit of four years of net farm in
come, in addition to the support of
his family from his farm produc-
ton -
AS the Times Union is willing to
bet on anything it sees In the Star
lit is convinced that eastern North
Carolina has wonderful climate
for the latitude-a climate almost
like that of Florida though several
hundred miles further north.
What the Star tells Of this live
and o-the-minute farmer is be-
ing duplicated all over Florida.
Rich soil is found in all parts of
the world, but climate is some
thing different and we believe if
it's advantages are used it has
more than anything else to do
with agricultural prosperity. A
Florida farmer can have products
for sale every month in the year
every day in the month.
This presents number of ad-
vantages. In the first place the
Florida farmer can work every
day in the year. The northern
farmer can be repairing his fences
and doing outside work in the win
ter time, but he can be cultivating
and gathering his crop only half
the time. He is necessarily idle or
engaged in other work than max
ing products grow half of his time.
The Florida farmer can make as
much in six months-in fact more
than the farmer of a state further
north, but as he can work at his
crops twice as long he can make
twice as much.
In other states there is only one
season of harvest, and unless a
farmer has capital at the begin
ming of the year he has to go in
debt. If he has capital he must
let it remain idle most of the time
and he needs enough capital in ad-
vance to last him through the
year. The Florida farmer with
to sell throughout the
year can make his farm pay as it
goes or if he needs money he can
borrow it at ninety days with the
certainty of having crop in by
the time to pay it.
This state is improving rapidly
agriculturally-improving partly
through the immigration of indus
trious men and partly through the
adoption of better methods by the
farmers here.-Florida Times
Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

The Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows will meet in Miami, April Is
to Is.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Engineer Stringfellow visited
Arcadia, Saturday.
Evening journal., 1918-05-24
IRISH In DUBLIN
JOIN U. S. ARMY
Rx MEBB MILLER.

United Press stan correspondent
DUBLIN. May 24-Sinn Feiners aHd
Nationalists are uneasy, awaiting the
governments next move. Their princi-
pal concern seems to be that the gov
ernment will not act now that the Sim
Fein leaders are interned.
Many young Irishmen are applying 70
get into the American army. Inc
Nationalist are counselling against TINS
however, saying such a move should DC
put on home rule is secured.
Meanwhile the government is round
ing up the last OF the alleged plotters
About a dozen persons were arrested
yesterday and last night. and were I'M
mediately deported
There will be no trouble over the
arrests" said a member Of the Nation
alist conference. we are waking and
watching and playing bigger game
lighting conscription.
ITS the governments next move.
will not let them bait US into a disad-
vsatageous position for the fight against
conscrip;ion when II comes"
The reported impending publication
Of the evidence against the alleged pro-
German plotters is awaited with the
greatest interest as II may widen the
gap between the Sim Feiners and the
Nationalists or may cause q split in the
Mansion House conference.
Evening journal., 1918-05-24
3-4 OF RED CROSS
FUND SUBSCRIBED
Rv The United Prsss.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. May 28.-The heart
and pursuAOf the nation has opened
TO the Red Gross. It's siX-dsy drive
for sioOOOOOO swung into the nth
day today with three-quarters already
contributed.
Onlclal figures were believed 10 be
considerably below what has actually
been given. Campaign heads were
confident OF oversubseription.
Detailed figures wero.
Atlantic division, sS, .65, ,26S, not in
cluding Greater New York. which re-
ported, si6.29i.526.
Central division. ss $4,000. Of which
Chicago reported. s2,7Go,0o
Lake division. s1,2SS,075.
Gulf division. si .S36. i0a
Mountain division. ti.59q6e9
New England division, s400i 900.
Northern division. s2.362.o 900.
Northwestern division, s2,i95,t6I, OF
witch Alaska reported s5i ,iSs.
Pacific division. 3.0S9. t26.
Pennsylvania division. s4i9o,s2i.
Potomac division. si,siI,96
Southern division. s3,O0 .93i
Southwestern division. s9,Os0S0.
Evening journal., 1918-05-24
MANUFACTURERS
OPPOSE USE OF
METRIC SYSTEM

NEW YORK, May 24.-The National
Association Of Manufacturers at the tlnal
session OF its three-dsy convention in
the Waldorf-Astorla Hotel yesterday
adopted resolutions condemning the re-
cent revival Of agitation to introduce
the metric system into the United
States. Their decision follows, and IS
based upon Great Britains rejection OF
the same plan after Investigation by inc
British Committee on Commercial and
Industrial Policy after the war.
The resolution states that we regard
the agitation for the establishment OF
the metric system as particularly un-
timely because OF war taxation on
manufacturers, and because under
present conditions the overwhelming
activity OF manufacturers in war work
makes proper consideration OF such
subject impossible
Frederick A. Hslsey, Commissioner OF
the American Institute OF Weights and
Measures. said he was pleased that tle
association had taken this stand.
Ofncers elected by the organization
for the coming year are: Stephen Z.
Mason. president: j. Philip Bird, gcn-
sraI manager and assistant treasurer;
Henry Abbott, treasurer, and George &.
Roudlnot. secretary.
Evening journal., 1918-05-24
M'AD00 ORDERS WAGE
RAISE FOR R. R. MEN

WASHINGTON. May ai.-Orders rails
ins the wages. Of two million railway
employees snd giving them back pay
from January at the new rates have
been prepared by Director-General Nc
Adoo and sent 10 the printer. 10 be Is
sued within a few days.
Mr.. MoAdoo based his decision large
ly on accommodation Of the railroad
wage commission, which proposed in
creases sgsresating about s9oOOOoOOO,
but II Is understood he made many
notifications which will result In even
higher increases for some classes A,
railroad administration headquarters, Il
was intimated that the total pay in
oresses would amount to more than
$500 100000.
Evening journal., 1918-05-24
REFUSE NEW TRIAL
TO HERON SELLER

Application OF J. Frank Ball for a new
trial for Joshua Lsster, Negro, con-
vlcted OF selling heroin, was refused BY
Judge Heisel in Court Of General Ses-
sions this morning Mr. Ball asked foI
a new trial on the grounds that the
verdict was against the evidence and
against the law Deputy Attorney-Gen-
ersl p Warren Green argued for the
state.
Judge Rice reserved decision on sppli-
cation Of L. Irving Handy for a new
trial for Warner Henry, a Negro, OF
Delaware City, convicted OF chicken
stealing. In this case Attorney-General
Reinhardt argued for the state.
Mr.. Handy moved for a new trial be-
cause Of the fact that three witnesses
for the defendant were outside the state
at the time OF the trial and were unable
to attend the hearing Mr. Handy be-
fore the trial. had asked that the cas-
be continued until next term because OF
the absence OF these witnesses. who
were unable to come here at the time.
but his motion was refused.
Decision on the application Of Wal
eryan Duchatkiewicz, convicted Of. en-
bezzlement by bailee, for a new trial
was reserved by Judge Rice. Ouch
atkiewicz gave as his reasons that he
wanted to obtain counsel, as he was not
represented at his trial, and that he
wanted two witnesses who were alb
sent