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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
BIG CORN CROP IS NOW MOVING More Than 5000 Million BushaIs Raised in 1917-GiVes
 Big Surplus.
SAVES WORLD FOOD SITUATION
America Beginning Greatest Corn Con sumption in History, Using Cereal
 in Many Delicious Dishes.

Corn, Americas greatest cereal crop, is now moving rapidly to market.
 More than 5000 million bushels 30 bushels for every man, woman and child in America-were raised in 1917. It was mighty crop. The actual in crease is about 500 million bushels. And this extra store of grain Is com ing on to the market in the nick of time, since the American wheat sur plus has been sent to help feed famine threatened Europe.
 Just as it happened in the Colonial days, the War of the Revolution. and the Civil War, corn has actually be come the nations ma:s1stay. In the entire list of America's food commodities there is no item that is better than corn. In puddings, bread, corn pene, and as hominy combined with meat or eggs, corn is without a peer. Housewives are fast learning the large number of delicious dishes | that may be made with corn and their families are benefting by an increas- ed use of the cereal. Corn, more than any other cereal, contains all of the elements essential to maintaining life and health.
 In order that the fighting men abroad and in the army camps at home may be fed, and in order that actual famine may be kept from the nations associated with America in the war, the citizens of America are finding corn products delicious and paIatable on "wheatless days" and glory in the fact that "wheatless days" here mean more wheat for the war worn allied nations in Europo
 England, France and Italy must be fed from Americas great storehouse. They will get some especially Italy-but most of their grain ship ments must be wheat. Their ability to use corn is small compared to the facilities they have for using wheat. And it is the opinion of officials in Washington that the present is no time to try and change the eating habits of Europe.
 l Americas greatest use of corn will be in the form of corn bread and corn meal, mixed with wheat in the making of leavened bread.
 Mixed with 30 per cent. wheat flour, corn meal can be used in bread mak- ling, producing loaf more nutritious than bread baked with wheat alone. It is fact corn millers will verify that dozens of the large American bak- CTS have been successfully using corn flour in bread making for several years.
 Houiny grits, served at breakfast with a poached egg, or eaten at any other meal with meats or gravy, is an- other use of corn that will become un- usually popular during the war.
 Corn syrup to sweeten corn cakes, and corn oil for use in all kinds of cooking, are two more products that are already welcomed in thousands of American homes.
 No merchant ever fai1e(
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25

AUCTION SALE SUPERIOR COURT, FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
 The J. H. Coughlin Company
 g Randall Avenue,
 Bridgeport, Conn. By Order of Court, I will sell at public auction on Wednesday after the entire stock and equipment, in- cluding the following:-of the J. H. Coughlin Co.,, at the former place of business, 37 Randall Ave:
 G. M C., 1500 ID. Motor Delivery Trucks.
 Ford Commercial car.
 Delivery Wagon and Harness. Platform scales.
 Gas Ovens.
 Cleveland Electric Chopper with Motor.
 Crescent Silent Cutter with Motor. Crescent Pneumatic Suffer with Motor and air equipments complete. Brecht Stuffing Sanitary table? Steel Cooking Vats, sanitary trucks.
 2 Smoke houses equipped with iron doors. Refrigerators. 1 Boiler, Is h. p. Crescent Dump Mixer with motor Sausage Carriers. Overhead trolley tracks. Steam fixtures. Electric motors and fans Grind stone Spices of all kinds. CasinSz- Hog Rounds. Sheep Castings Weasards rounds. By Order of Henry c. Stevenson Receiver. DOG ELWOOD, Auctfoneer, 2S0 Fairfield Avenue. Tel. Barnum 3585, A A r%
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
MAY HEAT FOOD STORES MONDAY
 UNTIL SIX P. M.

Hartford, Jan. 25-State Fuel Ad- ministrator Thomas w. Russell issued today the following statement, after a conference with Federal Food Admin istrator Robert Scoville:
 At the request of the federal food administrator for Connecticut it is hereby ordered that all stores, whole sale and retail, and all business houses which sold food prior to Jan. 21, may burn fuel for the purpose of supplying heat until p. m. on any of the Mondays specified in the Wash ington order of Jan. IT, provided such stores and business houses do not sell candy or tobacco in competition with stores selling such articles exclusively and which are closed according to the Washington order of Jan. IT,"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
Jan. 25, 1:3O T. M.

Allis Chalmers 1SB Am. Beet Sugar 77B Am. Car & Fdy. 7Oh Am. Can 3oA Am. Locomotive 56H Hs Am. Smelt & Re. Co. SPA Am. Sug. Refg. Co. lO6 B Am. Tel. & Tele. 1O3A Am Woolen ....,, 471a Alaska Gold 215 Att, 4ulf 6 w. Indies 1OS Atch T. & s. Fe S34s AnaOnda Copper 6O1S Baldwin Loco. 6O Baltimore & Ohio 5O72 Bethlehem Steel ''B7 744 Canadian Pacific Al 72 Cenral Leather Co. 657s Chi, M. & St. Paul AZ Chi, R. l. & Pac. 2OB Ch., R. I. & Pac. Pfd A 59n Ch., R. L & Pac. Pfd. 5O Chle Copper 1oA Cttno Chesapeake & Ohio oIA Consolidated Gas 88 Corn Products S0 Crucible Steel oSh Cnban Cane Sugar BIS Distinerte Securities 37 1C"5a let Pfd 24h General Electric lSo9s SonaroI Motors 114h Gn1r;ol co. 431s Ct. Nothern Pfd os ct. Nothern Ore ~
 Tnspir4ion Copper 43 A Tnterr4tional Nickel 2SA Interproough Cons. 71s Tntc1orough Cons. Pfd A 1nto, 1m Mer. Marine 23% 1to Mer. Marine Pfd- 9OS Karas City Sou.
 NaWeu Motors zoA Mo. Petroleum 9l 4a n,ivala Steel 43% Nksouri Pacific 22A lami Copper 3l 1s Lo., Kan. & Texas 4B Eorthern Pacific S2% N. Y. Central 7O Pittsburgh Coal 46% / Pennsylvania 40 Pressed Steel Car 61 Ray Cons 2S Reading x Div 7S Repub. Iron yRs Steel "A 4& Ky Steel Spring .... 50 Sinclair Oil 3S Southern Pacific S2H southern Railway 23A Studebaker Corp'n. 49K Tenn. Copper 15 Texas Oil 1o1 rob. Products 545s Union Pacific ll3 United Cigar Stores X Div. 95 United Fruit 12O U. s. Ind. Alcohol 11S U. $. Rubber 56 E U. S. Steel 91h Utah Copper S1 Wabash SIS Wabash Pfd. A 40K wabasl Pfd. B. 27h Westerl Maryland 13A willys overland x Div. TX
 U. S. Govt. Bonds.
 Liberty 31hs 9S Liberty 4s 96.2. Boston i 80 P. M. Prices Reported
 Over Private Wire to T. l..
 Watson & Co.
 AriZonL Com. If
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
NICHOLAS PAGAN
 VS. Order of Notice AGNES SMITH PAGAN STATE OF CONNECTICUT, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, s., CTTDUDTnD CnTTRT


 Bridgeport, Jan. 23, A. D., 1918. Upon the complaint of the said Nicholas Pagan of Bridgeport, Fair field County, Connecticut praying, for reasons therein set forth, for a dt- vorce, now pending before this Court, having been returned thereto, on the first Tuesday of February, 191S- It appearing to and being found by this court that Agnes Smith Pagan the said defendant is absent from this State and gone to parts unknown and that notice of the pendency Of the complaint was given as required by order of notice heretofore issued, and now the plaintiff asks for a fur ther order of notice in the premises. Therefore Ordered, that notice of the pendency of said complaint be giy- en by publishing this order in the Bridgeport Times and Evening Far mer, newspaper printed in Bridge port, three (3) times successively commencing on or before the 24th day of January, A. D., 1918. By the Court,
 FRED W. TRACY, Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court for Fairfield County. A 24 S
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25

No merchant ever failed if he advertised as WE'LL and as MUCH as he could.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
JAMES STAPLES & co.
 189 STATE STREET
What Is Concrete?

Concrete-a manufac- tured stone-is made by mixing together Port land Cement, sand and stone Cor gravel.) Var ious proportions of each are used, depending upon the use to which the con- crete is put. About half an hour after mixing these materials together, the mass begin to stiffen, until, in from ha1f-a-day to a day, it becomes so hard that you cannot dent it with the hand. By a month the mass is hard like stone-indeed, hard CT than most stones.
 We have many book lets relating to- concrete and cement work which we would be pleased to send you.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
STATE OF CONNECTICUT DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, s., PROBATE COURT,
January IT. 191S

January IT, 1918- Estate of Karl Lichtenberger, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the dats hereof for Creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their &C., counts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are res quested to make immediate payment to
 WALBURGA LICFFTENBERGER
 Executrix, Is Lee Avenue A 23 s*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
EvADE RIGID FOOD CONTROL.
Food Is Bought in Germany Surrepti tiousIy in Violation of Auto
 cratic Rulings.

Even the autocrat1c food control e4 Germany has been powerless to pre- vent surreptitious sales, according to semi-officiaI reports reaching the Unit. ed States food administration. Illegal sales of butter are being made in Ger, many at prices ranging from $1.75 to s225 a pound. Eggs sold contrary to
 he German foods regulations are bringing 10 to 15 cents apiece, accord. ing to these reports. And bacon o1 ham is bringing from $2.25 to $3.25 a pound.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
World of Finance
New York Stock
 Exchange Quotations

Reported over the private wires ot T. L. Watson & Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, corner Main and John streets Bridgeport, Conn. Members of New York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25

Boston 1: 80 P. M. Prices Reported Over Private Wire to T. l..
 Watson & Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
New shipment UkUloies Just 90
ed. BELL, the JeWeler.

Families of soldiers are still slow
in mailing their packages, according
to reports from the Red Cross work
rooms, where such packages must be
inspected and properly tagged be-
fore they will be accepted at the post
office for mailing to France. Up to
date only 60 packages have been
mailed here, while nearly 500 had
been expected to be sent, Mrs. J. r.
Crabb, in charge of the Red Cross
inspection, announces that she still
has 35 labels for packages from rela-
tiyes of soldiers who have received
no tage from France, which can
BE- used for mailing when the regu-
lations are complied with. Fifteen
srch tags have already been used
Nov. 80 is the final day for mailing
OF soldiers packages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
DEATHS

Lee Patton, n years of age, died
at o'clock Friday afternoon at his
home in New Point after a two
weeks illness from influenza.
Mr.. Patton had lived all of his life
in Sumter county. He was a Mason
and veteran of the Civil War, be-
ing a member Of Camp Sumter, u c.
V. He is survived by his wife, three
daughters, Mrs J. H. Meadows, of
Montgomery Ala; Mrs Claude
Harvey, of bonneville, and Miss Eula
Patton, of New Point; two sons, j.
w. Patton, of New Point and ]. II.
Patton, who is in the military serv-
ice in France; one brother, w, A.
Patton, of Brookfeld. and one sister,
Mrs. B. F, McWilliams, of Sumter
county.
The funeral was held at o'clock
Saturday afternoon from the Reho-
beth church, conducted by Rev. George
r Brown. pastor of Central Baptist
church, Americas. Burial was in Re-
hobeth church-yard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
U. s. CASUALTIES
REACH 84,340.
Continued From Page Ona.)

wounded slightly 141 missing in ac
&ion
The Georgia men listed are:
Corporal Thos. A. Brown, Elton
killed in action.
Mechanic Jacob A. Green, Spring
Place. killed in action,
Private Joe Coppage, Hehira, killed
in action.
Private Horace D. Rowe, Columbus
killed in action.
Lieut.. selwyn B. williamson Macon
died of disease.
Private Fred Foster, Pennington
died of disease.
Private Edgar Faircloth, Donaldson
vile, died of disease.
Private James B. King, Commerce,
died of disease.
Private Lewis N. Anderson, ScreYen,
died of disease.
Private Jesse Burke, Munnerlyn,
died of disease.
Private Spartan L. Crow, died Of
disease.
Private Fred C. Hopkins, Holly
Springs, died of disease.
Private Fred L. McLAin, Layonia,
died of disease
Private Mack c. wilson, Savannah,
died of disease.
Lieut.. Chas H. Cook, Cusseta, wound
ed severely.
Corporal Donald Veasey, Columbus,
wounded severely.
Private Paul Peace, Trion, wounded
severely
Lieut.. CARTRIDGE Campbell, Atlanta,
wounded slightly.
Private Little Deed, Columbus,
wounlel slightly.
Private Daniel Crosby q. A. Crosby
Sf;thville, wounded slightly.
Private Rice Morgan, vilianow
wounded slightly.
Private Sam W. Ward, White,
wounded slightly. {
Private Fred Palmer. Cleveland,
missing in action.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Postmaster Davenport. While the
last of the Red Cross packages for
the soldiers must be in the mails ~
Nov. 80, tie soldiers packages are
mailable at any time, at the postofficee
direct, and are not subject to Red
Cross inspection.
It has been the custom overseas
for the men who wished to secure ar
ticles from home to prepare list of
the things wanted, secure an 0. K. by
a commanding officer, and mail the
order home. These orders are ac-
cepted for mailing at the postoffice at
any time, provided the packages must
contain no articles not listed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
SUNDAY SOLDIERS DAY IN
EVERY HOME IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Nov. 23.-Everybody in
Atlanta Sunday will have one
or more soldiers at their home for
dinner in honor of Thanksgiving day,
the date being selected as the one
nearest Thanksgiving on which it
would be convenient for the largest
number of soldiers to leave the
various camps. In addition to the
large number OF men in training at
Camp Gordon, not yet mustered our
there are many wounded men in the
base hospital at Fort Mcpherson anil
a large number in the Motor Trans
port Corps at Camp Jesup.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
DOG GONE THE OLD KAISER;
THE OYSTER OPENER Is GONE

CLEVEI4ENA, Ohio, ,OT. SAN
other reason to be sore at thu Kai-
ser: Restaurant owners here say
that there is a decid4i shortage OF
oyster openers, and that the man
who gets 'em on the half she'll Is
lucky. There has never been an
oyersupply of real shell-opening ar
lists in Cleveland, and now that
many of the men are dishing out
other kinds of shells to the kaiser
and the clown prince, the smaller
eating places are up against it for
the artists Of other days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Mrs. G. J. Sherlock announces that
the annual distribution of food to the
poor of Americas on Thanksgiving
will occur Thursday. Persons who
will are asked to contribute sup
plies of provisions for this purpose
The custom of sending these supple
to the schools On Wednesday before
Thanksgiving will not be observed this
year, owing to the schools being
closed, and persons contributing and
asked to bring these supplies to Mrs
Sherlock's home on Brown street, Or
to telephone her, and she will come
Or send for the supplies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
Letters told
Santa Claus

The editor of The Times-Recorder
mas received letter from Santa
Claus, asking him to receive letters
from children to Santa Claus sent
IN care of the Times-Recorder All
letters thus received will be forward
ed to Santa Claus, and some of these
letter will be published. Send your
letters, boys and girls, TO SANTA
CLAUS, care Times-Recorder, Ameri-
cus.'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
ne. ne Stand a rc1
ONE THOUSAND PAIRS SILK
STOCKINGS

ONE THOUSAND PAIRS SILK
STOCKINGS
AT 75c and 85c pair.
They are of good quality silk with
mercerized cotton tops. seamless
double heels, toes and sole, brown,
black, white and gray, light blue and
pink. Value 81 to $1.25
WOMEN'S FINE IRISH LINEN
HANDKERCHIEFS AT 25C
Pure Irish Linen and a fine quality
to; three popular size hens. These
are as good as you bought years ago
for 25c. Stock limited
SNUGGLY BATH ROBES
FOR WOMEN
Cozy, soft and warm are these COM
Portable robes of cotton blanketing in
Indian and lowered patterns at S., s.,
and $69S.
WOMEN'S WOOL P0PLIN
SUITS AT $3.50
Wool Poplin is the most popular ma
terial used in medium priced suits.
These are all a clean up from one Of
New Yorks large manufacturers.
They were received Saturda, by ex-
press, all sizes. each ......... $22.50
FINE SMOOTH SEA ISLAND AT CSC
80 inches e inches wider than the
average) fine, smoothe quality. You
cannot find better grade in Americas,
while the stock last yd $500. Csc.
WARM OUTINGS AT 27C, 35C 4 soc
Medium, light and dark colors, also
plenty of white and solid colors, q
inches wide, all priced at about per
cent less than the large city stores
are eselling same qualities.
GENUINE MOHAWK
SHEETING AT SOC
We have only limited supply oi
this famous sheeting to be sold at this
price. In order to have some for every
customer We are forced to limit each
purchaser to 10 yards.
5 BARS HAMMER SOAP FOR csc
Full regular size bars. Not over s
will be sold to one buyer at the price
and sold only with other purchases OF
81 or more, for .............2 Csc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

short hair, blue eyes, a doll car
riage with top on it, some sparkIerS
and anything else you want me I"
have. Don't forget the poor child
rem. Your friend
VIVIAN DARDEN.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
ANOTHER FISHSTORY.

WENATCHEE, Wash, Nov. 23.-So
crowded have the waters in Chelan
River become with fish that they are
being speared and tossed to shore with
pitchforks and other handy imple-
ments. The fish are humpback and
dog salmon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

John w. SILVER, well known local
contractor. is confined to his home at
Lee and College streets with an at
tack of influenza.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
WANTS A WATCH.

Americas, Ga, Nov. %, 1918.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please send me a watch with golu
works in it and tirecrackers ana
sparkles Your friend
JULIAN DARDEN.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Attorney T. o. Marshall has been
appointed Americas representative Of
the Southern Mortgage company, of
Atlanta, succeeding the late r. E.
NcNulty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

DR.. c. A. Pyle. veterinarian con
nected with the state college of agri-
culture at Athens, spent Friday and
Saturday in (Americus and Sumter
county. Accompanied by County
Demonstration Agent George Marshall
he visited a number of Sumter coun-
ty farmers for the purpose of in
structing them in the proper care OF
the Percheron brood mares which
were imported into the county few
weeks ago. The state college is max
ing evey effort to encourage the
breeding of good stock in Georgia
by assisting the farmers in making
the most out of their investments and
work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Contrary to general opinion, there
is no restriction on the number Of
packages that may be sent to soldierao
overseas, provided they are. accom-
panied by orders o. KID by a COM
handing officer of the unit to which
the soldier is attached, according to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
Cheer up, DON'T be sad.
See last page for ANSLEY'S ad 22-3t

r. s. Broadhurst has just received
a cabIegram from his brother, Col
onel n H. Broadhurst, of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in Fance
stating that he is well. Colonel
Blcadhurst, whose home is in Colds
boro, N. c., is a West Pointer of TWEEN
ty years ago He has been through
much of the hard fighting done by
the Americans, and recently wrote
his mother that he had his staff shot
from around his twice, but luckily had
escaped without a scratch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

PAPER SHELL PECAN TREES
FOR SALE-Dr. J. F. McMath, Amer
icus. 24-1mc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Let ME WASH and DOPE your car.
One order means your continued bust
ness. Personal attention always
given. G. w. HOIstOn, Turpin's Place.
22-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24
MERE MENTION
Brief Bits of Mems and Cos sip picked up Here and There

Our Toy Land is open for yOur In
SpectiOn. Be Patriotic by buying
early. HIGHTOWER'S BOOK STORE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Geo. d. Wheatley has just receiv-
ed message from his son, Lieut.
John W. Wheatley. 321st Regt Field
Artillery, saying he was Safe, well
and happy in France. The message
was filed Friday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Practically the whole of the Amer
fcus bar attended the funeral Satur-
day morning of VIM. Thomas Shep-
pard, year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. f. Sheppard. at the Sheppard home
on College street. Mr., Sheppard has
been member of the Americas bar
for many years, and is Joined in sor-
row by all of his colleagues and as
sociates. The small coffin was
covered with flowers sent by sympa-
thetic friends of the family. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. George
F.. Brown, of Central Baptist church,
with burial in Oak Grove cemetery. >
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

am fully equipped to WASH ana
GREASE all makes of automobiles.
Expert , service rendered. Personal
attention given. G.. w. HOlstOn, Tur-
pins Place. 22-3;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Buy at ANSLEY'S without DELAY,
Useful Gifts TO send away. 22-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

Maj1i Cornell, who has been at
tachcd to the medical department at
Souther Field, left Saturday foc
Washington, where he was been
transferred.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

FOR RENT-Downstars front room
for two gentlemen. Phone $50. 24-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-24

ChildreR's OVercOats just received.
At ANSLEY'S. 24.2t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-09
WILLIAM H. SMITH DIES
Fractured Hip Results Fatally to
Former Banking Commissioner

William H. Smith. former State Bank
ing Commissioner, died shortly after five
o'clock today in the Presbyterian Hos
pital He was sixty-seven years old.
Ten days ago Mr.. Smith fell at his
home, 1877 North Sixty-third street, suf-
fering a fractured hip He was taken
to the hospital Immediately after the
accident.
4 Two years ago Mr.. Smith was the
center of a strong political storm, when
he was forced to resign as Commissioner
by Governor Brumbaugh. because he al
legged, he refused to play politics" He
was appointed in 1909 by Governor
Stuart and during his term of office
bankers say he conducted the depart
ment strictly on an efficiency basis.
Mr.. Smith was born in this city Au-
gust rs, 1851. He was educated in the
public schools. and after passing one
year in high school became a newspaper
reporter. He rose rapidly, and was
made city editor. He acquired his first
reputation as a gas tarustee. to which
position he was elected by Councils in
the spring of 1882. He later served as
chief clerk of the City Treasury, and
then became secretary of a storage ware
house company. He resigned that po-
sition to accept an appointment as bank
examiner.