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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-11-26
INDUSTRIAL

COMPETITION THE WORLD OVER
is AT HAND. HOW TO BE ABLE
TO MEET 1T.
1. Save your money.
2. Work as you have never worked
before.
s. Push your business.
4. Advertise it and give to II the best
possible attention.
.. Render faithful service.
q, Get five per cent from the Buck
-eyc State Building & Loan Co.,
{. Rankin building, % West Gay St..
Columbus, Ohio' Assets over SIj,-
100000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
CHICAGO GREAT
 FOOD CENTER

Chicago, Dec. 16-Chicago, repre- of the middle west, to which the world has looked for its provisions, has had a great share in victualing peoples and armies during the four years of the war and in that period an enormous amount of provisions has passed through he Chicago gateway.
 With the 1918 shipments there has been shipped from Chicago more than 40,000,0O0 tons of cereals.
 In the same period the meat ship ments, according to the Drover's s trade journal including cured, canned and fresh meats, amounted to more than 6,OOO,OOO tons.
 Fats, including lard, butter and cheese totalled more than 1,S00,000 tons.
 In addition to grains, meats and fats, 2O,415,OOO bushels of potatoes were handled out of Chicago, and B. 97S,891 live hogs 3,5S7,415 head of cattle and 4,166,57O sheep were ship ped.
 Prior to the spring of 1917 the usual agencies of trade conducted the distribution of the vast quantities o1 food-stuffs sent out of Chicago and contracts for provisions were made by foreign governments direct witf the dealers in Chicago. With the | entrance of America into the war th' food administe eation through it's vari | ous branches took over the handling of provisions in quantity and the dis ! tribution was conducted under gov l ernmental supervision.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
LOCAL YOUNG MEN ,l
 IN MUSICAL SHOW

Bridgeporters will be interested to have rather prominent roles in the musicale melange Who Stole the Hat" which originated among the enlisted men at the Aberdeen Prov ing Ground in Maryland, and which is now on tour. Sergeant Oliver W. Hunter and Harry Foster are mem- bers of the pony ballet and James Kearns, who was the leader of snappy orchestra before entering the army is a show girl. Sergeant Hunter has a small part besides his ballet work and Harry Foster does some ballroom dancing and solo work. Kearns has made quite a hit in his chorus girl attire.
 Jack Mason, who put on 'Sinbad" at the Winter Garden and a number of other equally well known produc- tions, went down to Aberdeen and coached the boys. In letter from one of the boys he says, "We have worked early and late at rehearsals, principally late, long after taps. Kearns has played the piano for the rehearsals and also has a song num- Der.
 The sum of 15,OOO was raised for the costumes alone so it can be seen that the production has been put on in excellent shape. It opened or Nov 2S in Wilmington, Del, and was then to play a week each, beginning Dec. in Washington, D. C., Balti. more and Philadelphia, and in New York Christmas week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
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Me and Puds Simkins and Sid Hunt and Leroy Shooster was wawking along, jest wawking along, and we saw a baskit of appe1s standing agenst well as if it dident have eny- wares elts to go, Leroy Shooster say ing, Gosh, look Ut the baskit of appels all alone.
 Sumbody must of thawt they wunt- ed them and changed their mind agen, I sed, and Sid Hunt sed, Lets wate 5 minnits and then if nobody comes for them we can take them according to law.
 G, all rite, lets, we all sed. And we started to wate 5 minnits, Sid Hunt saying, We half to avvertize, and if nobody ansers the avvertizemint in side of 2 days they belong to us &C., cording to law.
 | Heer comes Sam Cross with his ix- press waggin, G, jest in time, I sed. And Sam Cross came up pulling his ixpress waggin in back of him, and we lifted the baskit of appels in and started to go, Fuds Simkins saying, | We'll G, if we avvertize we found a
 baskit of appels, somebody's libel tc say they lost them wens they dident, and how would. we know the diff rents? /, | Wich how would we, and Leroy Shooster sed, I know, lets jest say in the avvertizemint, Found, a baskit full of sumthing round, and then if sum- body comes and says orindges they can jest keep on saying it.
 Being a good ideer ony jest wen we was going to tern erround the corner
 we herd sumibody running in back o1
 us. Being a turf red nedded man that delivers groceries for the grocery
 store, yelling, Hay, hay, do you kids
 all wunt to go to jale? I'll dust you pants good for this. Prcberly meening with his feet, anC he gra1bbedS ahold of me and San
 Cross, the rest running like the dick ins, and me and Sam ixplained to hin
 that we thaWt it was lost, and he set we better quit thinking, and he gay, us about 4 shakes each and made u pull the baskit of appeIs in Sans ix press waggin to ware they was sip . posed to go, being a heck of a ways.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
Behind TEE FootIights
POLES

k big double bill will be presented this afternoon at Polls theatre which will rival any entertainment that has been put on a local stage in point of excellence and size. The picture sec tlon of the program will be headlined by Stolen Orders," and@the vaude- vile will have as the feature offering Ma Gosse," with Mile. Mana, the great international dancer, supported by cast of 14 people.
 Another big feature on the bill will be Anna Francis, vaudeville's most talented and charming singing com edienne. Miss Francis will appear for the netx three days with a wonderful selection of comedy songs. Her gowns are the topic of conversation even Among stage folk and she has spent a small fortune in having them created by the worlds leading design CTS.
 l There will be many more features on this splendid bill which will also Include the latest release of the i Hearst Pathe Weekly News
 The management of Polls announced yesterday that on Friday they vii! have another big surprise for their patrons in nD less a parsonage than
 the greatest of all screen favorites, Douglas Fairbanks, in his winning
 picture triumph, Arizona" In addi-
 tion to this big master picture there will be a mammoth vaudeville bill headlined by Sports in the Alps"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
LYRIC

If there Is anything that will do the average human constitution more good than a good laugh it is another laugh and the Poli Players at the Lyric theatre have a production to offer this week which is one grand laugh after another until it becomes almost con- tinuous. Some Baby is the title of a farce comedy which will be present. ed twice daily beginning with the matinee this afternoon, and as a laugh generator and general amuse- ment provider 1t has no duplicate. The comedy was written to make people laugh, and its successful run of more than two years in the best theatres in this country is the best testimonial of it's merits.
 Some Baby" is entirely devoid of plot or even the semblance of such thing. Professor Smythe, portrayed by that inimitalble comedian, Grant Erwin, is an inventor and thinks he has discovered the Elixir of Youth. He tries it out on a dog and it seem ingly works to perfection, although he does not know that some one has substituted a puppy in place of the animal to whom he has given the elixir. His delight when ne IlnuS what he supposes is the success of his discovery knows no bounds and he shows a bottle of the stuff to Gen eral George Linney, retired British officer. While the professor is out fhe bottle is overturned and its contents spilled and the General fearing the wrath of the professor makes himself scarce and in the meantime Mrs. Viv- vert, a neighbor, brings an infant into the house. When the professor sees the sfhpty bottle and the infant with the General nowhere in sight he is certain that he has found the Elixir of Youth and he is raised to the sev- enth heaven of delight. Complications arise, however, and there is a rapid disappearing and reappearing act be. tween the infant and the General but at last the hoax is discovered to the discontinue of the professor and the delight of the others.
 The production furnishes plenty O room for comedy work joy the com pany and each one is prepared t make the most of the opportunitie
 and a good series of performances i
 promised.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16

ment, and whether additional rein forcements are being sent to Arch angel.
 Lord Robert Cecil, then Under Sec retary for Foreign Affairs, replied that 1t was impossible to give any pledges as to what the military posi- ton was, or may be in Russia, with out consultations with those respon- sible for military affairs. He said, however, the government is not in clined to entangle the country, at the close the great war, in serious mil itary operations. The speaker then commented upon the labor mem ber's failure to express condemna- ton of the "outrag geous proceedings of the so-called Russian govern- ment."
 ''It is not only that governments offences against humanity which can not be forgotten" said Lord Robert Cecil, S'but it has committed offences against this country which, if commit ted by any ordinary, civilized govern ment, would have more than justi- fled this country in seeking redress at arms. A British naval officer has been killed while protecting a build ing belonging to the British govern ment. Other British subjects have been subjected to horrible hardships, and crimes have been committed which stagger humanity. While primarily we ought to consider the interests and desresaof the people, it is right to say that the Bolshevist government. as such, is entitled to no consideration whatever at the hands of the British government"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
PLAZA

Opening today with a collection Of big vaudeville and photoplay features, Billy Hart and company will present his latest comedy variety skirt en- titled "Circus Girls one of the big gest acts now playing vaudeville. With a large cast of pretty and at iractive girls this act will be real treat' to Bridgeport.
 The. leading screen attraction for the first half of this week is When Men Betray' Ivan Abramson's sensa- tional success in which Gail Kane and Stuart Holmes will play the leading roles. This picture brings thrilling story from the book of life, pisturiz- ing the oft times irretrieveable conse- quences resulting from mistakes.
 <The Gabberts, a man and woman, known as America's most ingenious athletes will appear in gymnastic act that is thrilling and far above any which has been seen here lately. These two remarkable athletes will perform feats that the audiences here tofore had thought well nigh impossi- ble.
 Walters and Daniels with com bination of songs, violin selections and piano will present a musical act of eX- ceptional excellence that is bound to meet with the approval of all.
 Harry Mason and company, three snen and one woman will offer great laugh producing comedy playlet en- titled "At the Prize Fight" This play let will be satisfier to all who en- joy real unadulterated clean cut com- edy that will be a sure cure for the blues.
 The Official War Review and the Gaumont News which keeps ones mind alert as to what's happening in all parts of the world and which shows actual pictures of what our boys are doing and have done lover there" will complete the bill to be shown for three days at the cosey Plaza theatre, commencing today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
CIVIL SERVICE
 TO HOLD EXAMS

The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examina- ton for clerk to commercial attache, for men only, on January 14, 1919. This position is not in the compe- titive classified service, and positions will be filled regardless of the rela- tive standing of eligibles in the ex- animation.
 The salary of clerks to commercial attaches in foreign countries Is $1.- 500 a year with expenses for travel and subsistence from Washington, D C., to place of employment and re. turn. A knowledge of one or more of the leading foreign languages i' required in the examination.
 Inquiries may be made at the Gus toms Office or at the registration win. dow of the post office on Broat street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
TOWARD RUSSIAN PEOPLE
 IS INDEFINITE

London, Dec. 16-(Correspondence of The Associated Press)-Demands made in Parliament for information concerning the policy of the Entente powers towards Russia have failed to elicit very definite information IS to British policy toward the land of the Bolshevik The British press is insistent that Russia must be help ed economically, although 1t com fesses utter lack of information as to the attitude of the Entente pow CTS toward the existing government in Soviet Russia.
 Replying to a question from Lieut.. Col. Lord Cavendish- -Bentinck as ito the actual conditions in Soviet Rus sia, Arthur J. Balfour, the Foreign Secretary, said:
 ''The information at the disposal of His Majesty's Government is to effect that the deliberate policy of the Bolshevist government is one of ex- termination, by starvation, murder, and wholesale execution of all parties which do not support their regime"
 Lord Cavendish- -Bentinck then ask ed: Has the government any al- formative to the present policy, which apparently has no effect but to strengthen the power of the Bolshevist government"
 MT. Balfour responded he was not aware that anything the British gov ernment has done, or has attempted to do, has strengthened the Bolshe- vist government. He also said he did not understand what his interro- gator meant by an alternative pol icy"
 Russia's plight was brought be- i fore the House of Commons again the same day through a discussion of the | future of Armenia when MT. ePon- 1 sonby, labor member, insisted that 1 Turkish rule over non-Ottoman races must be terminated, and asked for a clear statement on the policy of the British government toward Russia. | He urged that the British public should be advised whether a state ot war exists between the Entente pow CTS and Russia; what the British ex-
 petition in North Russia. is doing;
 what the intentions of Great Britain
 are toward the Bolshevist govern
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16

Government authorities and copper producers are reported to be working to bring about stabilization of the in dustry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Director General McAdoo denied the report the contracts for barges to operate on the Mississippi River were cancelled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
NAME DESTROYER,

Gates Ferry Conn.,, Dec. 14-A tele- gram received from Washington, D. C., by Charles A. Satterlee, from MT. Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, notified MT. Satterlee Nthat he has named a new destroyer in mem ory of MT. Satterlee's son, Capt. Chas. Satterlee, who was in command of the U. S. S. Tampa that was torpe- doed in Bristol channel, England, on the evening of Sept. 26. Members of the family from here will attend the launching of the destroyer al Newport News, Va, on Dec. 21.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Understanding Eyes
 Most Women Can Have
Says Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known
 Ohio Physician :.

Dr. F. M. Edwards for F years treated scores of women for liver and bowel ailments. During these years he gave to his patients a prescription made of a few well-known vegetable ingredients mixed with olive oil, naming them Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. You will know them by their olive color.
 These tablets are wonder.workers on the liver and bowels, which cause normal action, carrying off the waste and poison ous matter in ones system.
 If you have pale face, sallow look, dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, headaches, a listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts, inactive bowels, you take one ot pr. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for time and note the pleasing results.
 Thousands Of women as well as men take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets-the suc- cessful substitute for calomel-now and then just to keep in the pink of condition, !oc and 25c ger box. All druggists.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
PARK
GOLDEN CROOK.

The attraction at the Park theatre Thursday, Friday and Saturday, will be The Golden Crook Co.," a combin- alton of song, dance and general all around good humor with Billy Airing ton at the head, who holds the at tention of the audiences from the rise to the fall of the curtain. The Golden Crook is composed of d number of excellent comedians be- side Billy Arlington, the star laugh maker while the chorus is made up of thirty young and handsome girls, all of whom can sing and dance as well, fact that adds greatly to the success of the entertainment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16
WEST END

Ex-Ambassador Gerards My Four Years in Germany" an unusual pro- dueHon ia 10 reels is the extraordin- ary attraction today and tomorrow matinee and evening performances a. the West End theatre on State street near Clinton avenue. On account of the extreme length of this great pie ture performance will start promptly at 2:30. and D. m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16

Total purchases of War Saving and Thrift Stamps in New York to date ah1ounts to S5,236,721.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-16

Eife caused damage of $100.000 at the plant of the Pennsylvania Tank Car Co, at Masury, Pa.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

feel that much good was done because
Of the unusual farm labor shortage.
Agricultural Meetings.
Eight farmers meetings have been
held under the auspices of tho County
Agricultural Agent since April Is,
1917. The rural relations committee
of the Chamber of Commerce and the
Kenosha Retailers Association coop
Grated and helped wonderfully in max
ing these meetings . success. A meet
ing was held in each one of the towns
Of Kenosha County and this gave tho
County Agricultural Agent splendid
opportunity to got acquainted with tho
farmers. Members Of the Kcnosha Ro-
tailers' Association attended these
meetings and furnished cars to take
tho people out who furnished entertain
ncnt. The meetings did much to ac-
quaint the farmers with the fact that
Kcnosha County had employed Coun-
ty Agricultural Agent and that tho Re-
tailcrs Of Kenosha want to become bot
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

this spring and this fact made it pos
sible for me to be of service to farmers
in finding source of supply for them.
1000 bushels of good seed potatoes
were shipped in and sold to 40 farm
ers. They purchased them rs cents per
bushel cheaper than they could have
obtained in the market, which made a
total saving of $1,000 to the farmers
Of Kenosha County. This service was
very much appreciated by the farm.
ers and many obtained seed potatoes
who would not otherwise have done
so.
1t was also found that farmers could
not get good supply OF navy bean
and buckwheat seeds. In order to sup
ply this demand so bushels Of navy
beans were sold to IS farmers and so
bushels of buekwheat to Is farmers.
This service was also much appreciated
for it was total saving of about 500
to them.
Organization of Free Farm Labor
Employment Bureau.
In the spring it was found that there
was great shortage of farm labor.
A County Farm Labor Employment
Office was opened in cooperation with
tho County Council of Defense. As
County Labor Agent / appointed local
labor agents in each one of the eight
towns of the county, to look after tho
local needs and report them to mo.
The supply of farm labor could not be
increased but the local supply was
readily placed on farms and a largo
number of men werc obtained from
employment offices in Chicago and
Milwaukee. AS far as time per
mitted, / took laborers out to
farms so that farmers would lose
as little time as possible. 98 la
borcrs wcro placed on farms. There
uerc = great many moro farmers who
applied for help but we were unable
to get mon for them. There were sew
cral married 1aborcrs who applied for
positions, that we could not place due
to the fact that farmers did not have
houses in which their families might
live. Many of the men placed woro
lacking in farm experience and many
others were Of poor quality. but still !
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

ter acquainted with the farmers. This
fall and winter it is planned to hold
another series of meetings at which
farm problems viii be discussed il dc
tail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21
Ronort Of Committee.

We, your committee, to whom was
referred the within report that we have
examined same and find it correct ana
recommend that it be spread upon the
minutes.
w. G. Bacon,
t. Fleming,
J. M. KCrsting,
Committee.
Supervisor Link moves to accept and
adopt the report as read.
Motion carried.
Report Of the County Agricultural
Agent.
To the Honorable County Board of
Supervisors of Kenosha County:
Gentlemen:
Herewith take pleasure in submit
ting to you the annual report of my
activities in Ksnosha County. / have
also included an itemized list of ex-
penditures for your consideration.
Expenditures from April Is, 1912, to
Oct. 81, 1917:
Salary for 61a months. 49,. .$514.55
Permanent office equipment. :. 167.47
Printing of office supplies. ATS
Office supplies .............. 25.25
Telephone toll ................ 24.60
Hall rent for agricultural meet
ings Observation-Disclosures. HOO
Chemicals FOR Laboratory work. gag
Hardware supplies ......... sos
Express, freight and drayage.. a.s1
Total .s.s,.............. .$809.70
Due to the lateness Of my arrival il
has been difficult to get many def
mite results from the season s work.
Farmers had already planned their
farming operations for the season
which made it difficult for me to do a
great deal along the line of crop i'm
provement. It was necessary for me
to spend considerable time getting ac-
quainted with the people and local
conditions in order to be able to plan
my work wisely for another year.
Seed Distribution.
The first problem which presented
itself for solution was the supplying
of farmers with good seeds. There was
IN unusual shortage-of seed potatoes
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-21

Fleming, Barrows, Kersting, Burg,
Strangberg, Henschen, Link, Roders,
Elsen; Noes, Supervisors Scott and
Connery.
Motion carried, and $4,000 duly
appropriated.
Supervisor Hensehen moves to adj
journ until 2 O'Clock P. m. for COM
mitee work.
Motion carried.