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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
WALTER WOOD, PIONEER OF THE
 HARVESTER

Among the many men who share in the honor of the invention and de- velopment of the marvellous machines which sing the harvest-song in the grain fields of the world, not the least entitled to credit is Walter Wood, whose 103rd anniversary will be re- membered today in his native town of Mason, N. H., and in Hoosick Falls, N. T., where he spent the greater part of his life, and where he died in 1892
 Wood was born Oct. 23, 1915, and while still a boy turned his attention to the improvement of agricultural machinery He was only eleven years old when a Scotch clergyman, Rev. Patrick Bell, invented the first har- vester. The tidings of this invention soon spread to America, and the idea was seized upon immediately by fer tile minds. Harvesting machinery was brought to it's greatest state of per lection on this side of the Atlantic, and, although he did not rank among the first in his line of endeavor, Wood patented about thirty remarkable i'm provements, many of which are still
 
 in use.
 The first reaping machine known was used more than eighteen centu- ries ago, in the shape of knives set into the end of a cart which was pushed along by oxen, and the wheat thus cut. It was not until the second quarter of the last century, however, that the reaper and the mower gain ed their ascendency over the sickle and the fail.
 Obed Hussey, Abraham Randall and Cyrus H. Mccormick, were the pioneers in the manufacture of the modern harvesting machinery, al- though all of them owed debt of gratitude to the Scotch clergyman, Patrick Bell. The Hussey machine cut a harvest in 1892, and the Ran dalI machine was first practically us- ed in 1883, while Mccormick patent ed his machine in 1884. In the fol- lowing year Wood moved to Hoosick Falls and established himself as cry.
 For a decade the Hussey machine was supreme. In the '4O's Cyrus Il. Mccormick brought suits against his competitors, but the practical defeat of his patents in the courts left clear field for competition, and many factories sprung up.
 Then came the modern self-binder, the development of the ideas of Chas. W, and William W. Marsh. A great many of the pioneer harvesting ma chine producers share the honors of this development with the Marsh Brothers. Straw was first used to bind the grain, but wire soon took the place of straw, and in turn gave way to twine on the self binding machines, which had their inception on a farm near Plano, III.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
TKE CREATOR OF
 '''TOM BROWN''

At Burlington in Berkshire, Eng land, a celebration will be held today to mark the ninety-fifth anniversary of the birth there of Thomas Hughes, judge, humanitarian, but chiefly fa- nous as the creator of rom Brown. Most of the characters in From Browns School Days,"~ and From Brown at Oxford" were drawn from life. Rev. Augustus OrIebar, the original Tom Brown, died six years ago. John George Holway, who was one of the seconds in the great fight between Tom Brown-Augustus Orle- bar-and Slugger Williams-who in real life became the Very Rev. Chan cellor Bulkley Owen Jones-died at Worthing in his ninetieth year in De- cember 1912. Tom Hughes, the fu- ture author, was the packer of Slug ger Williams in this battle. Hughes died in 1896. One of Thomas Hughes daughters, Mrs. Carter, wife of for mer Senator Carter, was lost with her husband in the Titanic disaster.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
ORCHARDS SUFFER GREATLY
 FROM THE HUNS

Pictures of French orchards that show fruit trees ruthlessly cut down by the Huns or shot to pieces by their shells make people shudder. Ameri- cans cannot comprehend motives that prompt such wanton destruction, and yet according to the Bureau of Edu- cation, thousands of apple trees in New England have been killed during the last twenty years and practically nothing has been done about it. In many sections, this wholesale destruc- tion has not even attracted official at tention. Fruit is one, of our best foods. It takes time to get trees started, but they live and bear for years The death of an apple tree, particularly a young tree is a real loss to community.
 There are several causes for the death of apple trees, most of which can be almost wholly avoided. At tacks by borers are perhaps the most general reason for these losses. Ap- pie tree borers kill a host of young trees. Ten minutes to a tree is abuot the time required to dig out the bOr- CTS and kill them. Suppose you dis
  and is growing too slowly; a close ex- animation of the base of the trunk will probably show little punches of brown powder that looks like saw dust. Under the bark you will find a channel that leads te a white worm the Apple Tree Borer-that is kill ing the tree.
 These borers hatch from eggs laid in the bark by a brown beetle with vShite stripes on it's back. It takes nearly three years for the borers to become full grown. Thus you may expect to find in the tree trunks some little borers, some middle sized bo- rers and some big borers. Treat them all alike. The younger they are kill ed off, the less damage they do. Off, fer to help your friends and neigh bors who may not know about this. Don't be ashamed to look dead ap- pie tree in the face.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
Y.M.C.A. WORKERS
 IN SIBERIAN DRIVE HAVE A HARD TIME
Supplies Were Quickly Fix hausted, and Canteen Service Saved Many
 Lives of Allied
 Soldiers

Vladivostok, Oct. 23.-(Correspon- dence of The Associated Press. )-De- mands upon the Young Mems Chris tian Association secretaries who are accompanying the Entente nations in their expedition against the Bolshe- wiki in Siberia have been so great that they have been compelled to enlist in Y. M. c. A. service the convalescing Czechs and to utilize the volunteer service of several of the Stevens Railway corps from the United States Virtually all the Y. M. c. A. secreta- ries have been working eighteen hours a day.
 Instead of an easy march through out the country, the Allied expedition developed into a fight mile by mile. First aid supplies were more press ing needs than were photographs, games and athletic equipment. The demands upon the Y. M. c. A. can- teen service were so great that sup plies which ordinarily would have lasted month were exhausted in a week. Cars have been sent with each contingent of troops to the fur thest possible limit and from them have been distributed free in times of stress, hot tea, coffee, cigarettes, to- bacco, chocolate, biscuits, sausage, and other useful supplies.
 This service is becoming indtspen- sable to the. men in the field. The Japanese soldiers appear to be as full ly appreciative as their western broth CTS. A report by Secretary Heald says:
 By a. m. Japanese soldiers come knocking on the doors of the cars and no refusal to open quiets them. There is no chance for the secretary in charge to sleep after they begin until the days work is over and that is rarely before one the next morn ing. Secretaries find it impossible to get more than three to four hours sleep nightly. To undress is nov city and food goes uneaten because they cannot steal time to eat"
 A refrigerator car service has been added recently. Thirty minutes after the doors were opened, in the first instance, 2,500 bottles of cold soft drink had been sold to and consun1- ed by the thirsty soldiers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

American women are right behind the U. s. troops in the trenches, Women nurses are now installed in hospitals miles in the rear of the actual fighting line.
 Many of our American wemen are un- able to take up the duties of nursing at the front, but they should know how to take care of their own at home, and for this purpose no better book was ever printed that4th Medical Adviser book containing 1, ,OO8 pages, and bound in cloth, with chapters on First Aid, Bandaging and care of Fractures, Taking care of the Sick, Physiology, Hygiene, Sex Problems, Mother and Babe, which can be had at nost drug stores, or send 50 cents to the publishers, 665 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
 The women at home, who are weEn out, who suffer from pain at regular or irregular intervals, who are nervous or dizzy at times, should take that reliable, temperance, herbal tonic which doctor in active practice prescribed many years ago. Now sold by druggists, in tablets and i quid, as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
 Send 1Oc. to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for trial package of tablets.
 Sick people are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter, free of charge. All cor respondence is held as strictly private and confidential
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
LOrdship Exceeds
 Share 600 Per Cent.

All hats are off to the hustling Minute Men of Lordship, who certain. ly lived up to their name Minute Men" They were up and doing rom the first day of the loan drive In fact, lot of the fundamental work was accomplished during the week preceding.
 When the word went forward that supplies were on hand and subscrip- tlons would be accepted, the patriotic Lordshippers filed into the Casino saturday Sept. 2S, in a steady stream signing up and paying up, and wher The total was couQted it was found that Lordship had doubled her quota, on the first day. Not content the committee kept plugging and trebIed the quota on Monday, Sept. 30, and quadrupled it Monday, October T.
 With population of 300, the Lib- erty Loan committee of the Second Federal Reserve District. assigned LoFdship quota of $3,45O, and the final report of the Minute Men is 2. follows:
 Two hundred and eighty-six sub scriptions, aggregating S2O,O5O, of which $S,369 was paid in cash. An analysis of these figures and reports discloses the fact that Lordship has attained 5S0 per cent. of her quota :; 95 per cent. of her total population hre subscribers and at least one honor flag appears in the window of every single Lordship home, while 63 homes are proudly displaying 100 per cent. Household" flags.
 As a mark of recognition for va liant service Lordship will fly an Hon. or Flag with IT stars and will proba- bly, win the right to name two tanks on the western front.
 The Lordship committee was made up as follows: Joseph J. DuCotey, chairman; F. W. MoRtanye, c. E. Phelan, J. E. Phelan. A. L. Anderson. N. NJ. Schwab, Fred Pease, H. H . Mudgett and Mezle Cowles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
Y. M. c. A BLUES WIN"
 VOfLEY BALL CONTEST

The Noon Hour Business Mems gym class has been divided into two groups. The Whites" and the "Blues" Each group divided into two teams.
 Yesterday four games were piaye1 and out of which the "Blues" won three and the "Whites' one. Captain T. s. Phillips of the "Blues" with the help of A. H. Armstrong, A. H. Kean, Rev. H. S Brown and William Bent won the victory
 Lieut.. Charles D. Williams of the Blues and H. J. Hutzel, J. T. Keeler, Peter Davey and William Bent won two victories Dr. W. H. Brown, cap tain of the Whites" and A. P. Thorne, F. H. Beckwith, G. M. Butler and Dr. Rudolph Stavowazyk, cap tured one victory. The total team score first place. "Blues" 30 points; second place, Whites" 10 points.
 The total individual score, first place, Charles D. Williams, 15 points.
 A luncheon was served immediately after the Gym class.
 The contest will continue next Thursday. Public invited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
MILLIONS C0NNECTICUT'S
 DRIVE PORTION
K. of G., Y. M. 0. A., Salva- tion Army and Other War
 Charities Unite Efforts.

Through many committees plans are being pushed for the United War Work campaign which opens in this city on November II and continues until November IS. Throughout the country the goal is $17O,5oO,OOO, while the quota of this state is $3,- OOO,0OO. The fund will be collected for the use of the seven organizations that care for our soldiers and sailors on duty and on furlough. The units represented in the drive will be the Y. M. c. A, the '. W. c. A, the National Catholic War Council (Knights of Columbus), Jewish Vel fare Board, War Camp Community Service, American Library Associa- ton and the Salvation Army
 The Y. NJ. c. A. accompany our fighters from the moment of their induction into the service up to the time when they march to the battle field and then go into the trenches with them. In the f. M. c. A. war b camp organization there are 5,7S0 men and S52 women overseas, ana S,SS2 in home camps.
 The National Catholic War Coun- cil (Knights of Columbus) was form ed to coordinate, unify and put into operation all Catholic war activities. ! The K. of c. centers were opened in all cantonment and theatricals, nov toa literature, stationery, games, lec- t,rres and athletic material were pro vIded. On September 1 there were cno K of c. workers in France, 45O additional secretaries had been pass cd for overseas service by the govern" i nent and 200 others had been ac- cepted. There were $50 workers Ill home service and 75 others had been assigned to the transport branch.
 Tn the war zone the Young Wo- rnen's Christian association provides social workers, recreation leaders, nhvsical directors and cafeteria man agers for the thousands of American women nurses, Signal Corps girls, telephone operators and other Eng lsh-speaking women employed with the American forces.
 The wartime purpose of the Ameri- can Library association is to provide the soldiers with books and other suit able reading during their rest periods and thus to relieve the tedium and Nutrain of the fighting men.
 Surround the camps with hospital ity,' is the purpose of the War Camp Community Service. It administers to the needs of the soldier, sailor>or ma rine when he is outside of his camp or off ship. The War Camp Commit nifty Service opens clubs where SOL d1erS, sailors or marines may rest, bathe, enjoy music. buy coft drinks, or obtain lodging 4 feature of the work of this organization is to check homesickness. This is done through inviting the men to visit homes whe: e they have home cooked meals.
 The Jewish Welfare Board takes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
TOMATO-PO
 LATEST WONDER

New York, Oct. 2s.-A tomato-po- tato is the latest "wonder" of German horticulture according to German newspapers received here. According to their accounts, tomatoes and pota- toes have been raised on one plant. On a strong branch of potato plant was grafted a shoot of a tomato plant. After a process of hardening which required one month the grafted plant was set out in the open. The two branches then thrived as one.
 From sixteen such plants 1t is stat ed AZ pounds of tomatoes and 25 pounds of potatoes were gathered. The plants require only a rich loose warm soil, much sunshine and ordin- ary care. German papers say the achievement is not astonishing as the tomato and the potato belong to the same plant species, that of solanum.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
NEW MEXICO IS NOW DRY.

Albuquerque, N. M, Oct, 25-The "hone dry'' constitutional amend ment adopted by the people of New Mexico nearly a year ago, administer ed the knockout to the liquor indus try in this state at midnight on Oc- tober 1.
 Prohibition closed the doors of few CT than twenty saloons in Albuquer- que and one brewery-the only one in New Mexico. At one time the city had forty-seven saloons and then it was only an infant city of 4,7o0 pop ulation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
Y. M. c. A. AsToN1sHEs RUSSIA

VIadivostok, Oct. 23.-The philan- thropy and recommendation of the Young Mems Christian Association is beyond the grasp of the average new Russian mentality. Free distribution of foodstuffs and even luxuries like chocolate and cigarettes, to those not actually dependant upon charity gives rise to speculation as to where the profit comes in. The Y. M. c. A. headquarters frequently has to dis courage would-be spectators who figure that there must be some way to buy from them in quantities what is freely given away by the carload.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

The new suffrage law in Prussia gives men over 50 years of age two votes. Considering that the longer they live in Germany the less they know. half vote would be about right.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

To Prevent Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tab lets taken in time will prevent Grip and Influenza. E.NW. GROVES sig nature cn box. 30c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

Anyway it is expected that the can didates will all remember to go to the polls and vote for themselves.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

The amateur farmers certainly stripped for, business the past season. even removing the skin from their hands
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

A new navy twin motor dirigible flew over Washington on the first lap Of its trip from Akron, Ohio, to Rock away, N. Y.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
QUESTION CLEARED UP
Bridgeport Readers Can No Longer
 Doubt the Evidence.

Bridgeport Readers Can No Longer
 Doubt the Evidence.
 Again and again we have read of strangers in distant towns who have been cured by this or that medicine. But Bridgeport's pertinent question has always been Has anyone here in Bridgeport been cured?" The word of a stranger living a hundred miles away may be true, but it cannot have the same weight with us as the word of our own citizens, whom we know and respect, and whose evidence we can so easily prove.
 Herman Spoering, 70s E. Main St.. Bridgeport, says: Heavy lifting weakened by kidneys and back some years ago. The pains were very se- were across my kidneys and many times when stopped over, I could hardly straighten up. The action of my kidneys was irregular and the kidney secretions were unnatural. Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from the Riker & Hegeman Co.'s Drug Store, soon fixed me up in good shape" (Statement giveu November 13, 1915.
 NO TROUBLE SINCE.
 On December 2, 1916, MT. Spoer ing said: 'I haven't changed my high opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills. Kidney complaint and backache have never bothered me since this medi- cinec ured me"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Spoering had. Foster MiIburn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-04-20

II: Negro officers and prfvates avail
themselves Of the usuaI privileges OF
attending places OF recreation, amuse
ment and entertainment.
On the contrary. we believe that
the public as whole will be quick
to resort any conduct OF the part Of
theatre managers or other bus ness
men denying to men wearing uni
form of the United States any rights
or privileges to which they are by
law entitled.
We further believe that this order
is not alone unjust but inJud cious
i'll that by its very terms 1t raises
quest ons of race discrimination more
serious than that which might be
raised by any other means OF which
we can conceive.
We cannot eTcvc that the War
Department of the United States will
approve OF an order charactcrizin"
as "personaI pride and gratiilcat on
any proper exercise OF the rights Of
citiZensh p, If exercised by IL coTored
man in uniform.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) JOHN II. SilLLADY,
Secretary
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-04-20

In compliance with the agreement
reached between the two factions in
the National Baptist Convention for
permanent peace, and reuniting
or the two at the next meeting Of the
National Baptist Convention, and as
only sixty days were given in which
to ratify and carry out the instructions
of the Commission a meeting is here
by called to meet at Hot Springs, Ark.
on the 18th day Of May 1918.
The Board Is composed of the officers
of the National Baptist Convention,
the Chairman. and Secretary Of each
Of the seven Boards, and the State
V'ce-Pres. fro each state. In the Un.
ion. Arrangements will be made for
the entertainment; OF the members of
the Board by the pastor of the Roam
20 f ~ &. Mofris PRESIDENT; Nat 1
ional Baptist Convention, r. d. Hud-
son Secretary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-04-20
FREEDOM AND LIBERTY
Continued From First Page.)

pentance, let us confess: Father, we
cannot tell lie, we legally" lynch
the Negro before our mobs fall upon
HIM. When we "legislate" against
him we shear him Of strength and
deliver him to the mob. We rob him
OF his 'birthright to life, liberty and
the. pursuit Of happiness" by dis
eliminating against him in publ c
places; we withhold from him his
ballot. his political breath, and he
is dead, as it were. before his trou-
blcd soul is "mercifully' released by
the lawlcssness that burns his body.
lynching outrages follow the
withdrawal OF governmental rights as
naturally as darkness follows the
setting of the sun. Only when we
recognize this truth, can be we begin
to remedy the shames of our
Democracy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-04-20
THE WAR SITUATION.

There has been very little encour-
agcmcnt in the reports from the
Allies front in Flanders and much
TO awaken genuine alarm for tho
safety Of Field Marshal Haig's
British army. The call to the French
troops for help, which help was
readily Forthcoming tended to ON
phasiZc tho seriousness of the situa-
ton. Supplemcnt:ng this news
comes the report from Major-Gcneral
Maurice, who is chief director Of
Brit sh operations.
In commenting upon the bloody
struggle on the Western front and
the logged courage with which the
English are meeting the slcdgc
hammer attacks OF Field Marshal Won
IIindenburg, he isa reported to have
said:
The British army is fighting a
Waterloo while Butcher is marching
to the battlefield Multiply the
battle OF Waterloo hundrcdfold
and the situation at noon in that
battle compares to the situation in
the great world battle.
The British army is under a ter
rible hammering, but providing
Butcher is marching to the battlefield
there is no reason for discourage
ment.
1.-The only question to be asked is .
What is happening to Butcher? What
has become Of the resorves?,
This is equivalent to nsaying that
iI.,tha%Tfanch and American rein
forcenents IN sufficient numbers are
on the. way, all will Be. we'll. bit II
they are not coming to the .felief
Of the British, then dire disaster
awaits them. They are fighting, as
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-04-20

Field Marshal Jlag so APPLY stated,
with their backs to the wall, which
may soon be changed to condition
where tho I backs will be to the
water, for the English Channel will
be behind them, if they are cut off
from Dunkirk by the German armies.
The United States is making every
effort to come to the rescue of the
Allies. Let us hope that she has not
started in too late. Secretary of War
Baker comes homo with the infor-
nation that three million troops are
needed in Franco at once. The Ger
man submarine Is increasing it's toll
of sinking ships and the outlook is
not bright for transporting half of
that number.
We see that placards are being
pssted for recruits in tho United
States Marine Service. 1--WE want
YOU" Is now being construed, to apply
to co!ored mon. Certainly. there Is
no lager on the part Of tho colored
folks. Here am l, send NO." is
boing heard all over the Southland.
A long. hard, bloody war and the
colored man will have won q place
beside his white comrade-in-arms,
who when tho boys come marching
home will demand that his black
comrade be accorded all of the civil
rights and privileges that he enjoys.