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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-20

CORTEz c. ROCKWELL. plumbing
and heating; jobbing a ~pecialty, 1851
Main and Hillside avenue. Phone
Stratford 1142 or 114-3. B10*tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-20

SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, TULIPS.
DAFFODILS.
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-20

My prejudice is all in favor of end
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
THE RAILROAD SITJ ALTON

Conditions of RAILWAY traffic an nglR aud
differ 81 greatly from wt own that II
IS hardl, I,ossltle 70 draw infctrucos from
the opposing policies llui other con
slderatlons. bearing ou our own railway
situation remain to hc examined The
increase IN RAILWAY rates + Scrn lag
compiled with tho - pcr crut increase
allowed hv The Interstate Commerce
Commission tow ards the end oi l9i1
II indie -ce a 80 ptr cent raising ~ freight
rates. on tho avcrago. SIS compared with
lae, wear schrlulcs TN. IS much more
than thc railways. themselves have ash cd
ior ~ ANY time II remains however
tu ser how far such increase IS directly
euggretcd i, tho rlscln operating costs
This morning s ,etuatr 81 the lllrcc-
tor-GCncral that operating expenditure IN
tins present calendar wear will bc from
$50 tsND O0O fu $3.50 600 O00 more than
from the calendar year lal1 wares
rather widely from the ilg'lros named IN
the report of Nav tJ described ss having
hccn made To Mr. Nc Adoo hs his advisers
The figures then set forth Indicated =
total increase of 5000 0O0 600 10 500 600
coo. and tho higher figure WAS arrlvcd
at hV assuming increase oi $3.50 UNm.O00
IN wages $3.50 000, 00O m fuel. and $50
lFN.hH III equipment tNii'f tiltat tlhltt
however. coal prices have been officially
regulated by the Fuel Administration,
whose own official estimate, gwen out last
Friday. WAS that the new schedule would
add only s45 600. 900 to the annual
cost Of railway fuel But this figure Is
less bv upw ards of S100. GD0, 600 than the
estimate of Nav ~. and Mr. McAdoos
estimate of increase IN all annual costs
is itself S1OO, ,OOO. 600 larger than the similar
estimate of his advisers As for the
estimate of $3.50. 900. 900 increase. OF
more in the year S expenditure for new
equipment. that must have been made
on the assumption that purchases will
bc more extensive. because prices for
such material are not averaging higher
than in 1917 But we have vet 10 learn
whether the manufacturing plants could
possibly turn ont this year $3.50. 600 900
worth of railway equipment more than
IN 1917
In short the p per cent increase in
rates IS evidently based on The highest
estimate Of increased costs Nor, indeed,
is this al Even $500 600 600 increase in
operating expenses without increase in
revenue. would not involve precisely that
outlay by the government to meet its
guarantee 10 the railroads, unless the
RAILWAYS rs a whole were earning no sur
plus revenue before the increased costs
applied But no one Supposes this 10
have been the case; therefore the Director
General appears to be ovcr-providlng for
the situation IN yet another way. New
York Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
Eventually Why Not Now 2"

Court Room No !, IN the county end
of the Public Building, seriously needs
the attention Of the Public Building
Commission, an expert in acoustics and
some Of the county's funds The acoustic
properties Of the chamber are So bad as
to bc real obstacle to the transaction
of public business of the highest import
ancc, and all who use the room. bench.
bar. officials and attendants. and public
alike complain that hearing IN It is not
only extremely difficult but under certain
conditions well nigh impossible
This is decidedly not as II should be
and the commission should give the
matter immediate and remedial attention
Eventually tho thing must be done
Properly il should be done now And
finally, it could be done by the time the
courts rcconvcne in September were the
work set afoot at once.
II would seem quite unnecessary to
point out the Importance of this matter,
but II NAV be as we'll that the attention
vi ttipot " licAli II ilA41f NOAltCtlA W
to the nature of the business transacted
IN the faulty room-the administration
Of public justice and equity business
so vital TO the public welfare that there
should be neither impediment nor handi-
cap to IT, But as the situation exists
now and has since the courts have been
sitting IN the room, enc might as well
be partly deaf as TO try 10 hear what is
beng said by the court, counsel or wit
nesscs. 1t should require no more than
a request from the judiciary, the States
prosecuting officer or the bar for the com
mission to see to it that the cause Of
trouble is eliminated Nor should the
fact that a similar complaint has been
made regarding Councils chamber and
the remedy still left unapplied be either
urged or listened 10 Our forensic CITY
fathers do not labor in quite the same
way as the courts nor are their utterances
quite so important as those of judge. law
yer or witness at the other end Of the
building.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
"WEDNESDAY. MAY 20. 1918.
WHY Not Stop at Fifth Street?

Tho merchants on Market street from
Second To Sixth have united IN a request
To the directors Of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Go to modify the
recent regulations in respect Of stops 50
MS to permit Of stops Of cars ~ THIRD
and Market streets and at Fifth and
Market streets.
While there was good reason for the
traction company : recent action ~
eliminating number ~ the stops on
It's various routes. for the purpose Of
cconomzlng electric current for 4 takes
current to stop oar and then send 4 or
its tourney experience Of the change
has demonstrated that there is good
reason for \ modification of the original
order 10 the extent Of restoration Of somc
Of the former stops And among the
stope that arc now asked 70 he restored
arc those AZ Third and Fifth and Market
streets
Il will be admitted that the stop al
Third and Market streets IS somewhat
difficult II i near tho apoN ol high
rra,ic. and with an established stopping
place nj Fourth and Market streets. q
point of exchange of several llnos. 4
would seem that stop az Third street
* unnecessary But It IS contcndcd that
at the corner of Third and Market streets
many persons. women especially, who
attend King street market. converge for
the purpose Of taking q trolley car -
their homes. Now they have to walk
nm to Fourth street before they can take
q car.
At Fifth and Market streets tho
necessity for stoppage Of trolley cars to
take on passengers regardless Of what
NAV bo the desires Of those who may
want ia bc let of rs even more ar
parent At Fifth and Market streets
there IS. throughout the day, an aggrcga
ton of people awaiting trolley transporta-
ton Notwithstanding the nov rcgna-
tions despite tho Signs on tho street
corners. cars do not stop here many
persons daily wait at Fifth and Market
streets for trolley car service only 20
ind that after thelr waiting the cars
pass by without stopping
Nc believe II would nc we'll for the
traction company to givc serious atten-
tion 10 tho request Of these Market street
merchants for stops at Third and Fifth
streets Certainly. if tho company
managers feel If would not I've we'll to
grant a stop at Third street, they should
not disregard the potent arguments IN
favor of making Fifth street a stopping
place The cars should stop there. com
ing and going, at any rate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
HELP RUSSIA TO FIGHT.

A Polish army Of $4,000 men, apparent
" part Of the old Russian army which
never disbanded, is said to have fought
a severe battle with the Germans near
kieff
The Germans are again violating the
Brcst-Iitovsk treaty by advancing in
the direction of Kursk, about 300 miles
from Moscow. The local soviet at
Kursk is calling for mobilization for
defense.
These are signs that the time is approach
ing when Russia will turn and fight again
Both of these movements, like that of
the Russians who are fighting the Turks
on the Caspian, however, appear to be
entirely local. There is no indication
that they are receiving any support from
the Lenine government at Moscow.
Meanwhile reports come that the
Japanese and Chinese are ready for
movement into Siberia, but will not act
without the approval Of the United States
Great Britain and France are said To be
exerting their influence in behalf Of such
campaign Russians representing the
former regimes which the Bolshevik
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
An Added Significance.

For many wears after the Inauguration
OF the beautiful and appropriate occasion
of remembrance, Memorial Day was
devoted to paying homage to the memory
of those who, during the great war be-
their lives that the nation might be
preserved, and To those who were, year
after year, claimed by death after having
survived the dangers of actual combat.
Later. the victims of our brief war with
Spain were included in the annual ccrc-
monies
This year. however, Memorial Day.
tomorrow, will take on added significance.
II will include those who already have
gwen their lives on tho soil of France in
support of our righteous cause in the
Great World War--that the world bc
made safe for democracy and decent
place to live in Arrangements are IN
progress among tho American forces IN
France and Belgium Ia observe our Me
mortal Day there IN fitting and ap-
propriatC manner.
This is another of the recurring met
dents that bring the war home 10 our
people. In little moro than a year
after entering upon n war that is hc'ng
fought more than three thousand miles
from our eastern coast. We have sent
thousands Of men TO battle. and some Of
them have lost their lives IN the service.
Already there arc homes III this country
where sorrow rcignF hy reason Of tho
taking away Of loved ono in The stern
conflict of war
But this added significance to the mean
ing and tho lesson of Memorial Dav
should ecrve only 10 strengthen our pur-
pose to fight this war to . successful and
lust conclusion the ovcrv vhcImng crush
ing of the evil military and autocratic
influences that forced rs unwolcomc and
deadly presence upon reluctant and
unwilling world
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
PRESS COMMENT.
HER FIRST DIP IN POLITICS.

The enrolment Of women on SATURDAYS
was, considering the peculiar croum-
stances, remarkably large. The tgures
OF the enrolment OF men last fall are Nv
way of no comparison at all, Tor the men
enrolled as side Isstic To registering, p
Junction far more important, IN the MINDS
Of most voters, than aliiliating with one
ot the largest tour parties for the purpose
ot voting at primary.
Without wishing to bclittlc the inn
portance of primar' voting, IT must be
said that il has not the psychological
attractlvcncss Of the November balloting
except with the party workers To
the mind of the novice. registering Tor
primary is only starting u wheel within
n wheel and II is the big wheel, the cleo
ton day wheel with its direct drive. that
appeals 20 tho individual plunging into
politics for the first time II ~ the pros
pcCt oi the November election that makes
voters register. and when man went to
register last October II cost him mo- Rteps.
and only ten seconds uf his time, ~ en-
roll If mon were asked 10 turn out ~
Nav to enroll for q September primary.
and nothing clsc was involved IN the
crrand To the booth, would they have been
more CONSCIENTIOUS than New York
women were last week
u nearly 800. 600 women viii turn ont
on busy Saturday nnd face the supposed
" mysterious machinery uf the polling
booth for no reward except the privilege
oi voting at n primary moro than three
months distant. what will their numbers
bc at the polls on tho 5th IT November
ong before that time the political parties
will have been systematically drumming
out the vote. job Nhicl they did not dn
before the day If the womcn's enroll
mCnt
~ far rs the primary elections arc
evidently about 20 per cont
of the votes will he cast hy women
a proportion large enough to win - lose
q nomination for almost any candidate
New York Sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
Excessive Infant Mortality

The result ~ the careful vostlEatlons
made hv Miss Jcauuette Eckman. secrc-
tarv Of tho Women Committee Of the
state Defence Council. IN respect ~
infant mortality N the city If Vii
mineton. Is somewhat startling Il
reveals 4 condition that probably vaa
not thought of hv many citiycns who arc,
as rule, continually interested N clvlc
affairs condition, also, that calls
for immediate and summary measures IF
correction
According 10 these Investigations, twelve
hahles ont of every ono thousand horn
in tins city die IN infancy Tins IS 2 high
record of infant mortality higher than
tho record in such crowded cjties as New
York. Philadelphia and Chicago
This should not bc N . city like VII
mngton. whore. with plenty of open
spaces in our residential neighhorhoods.
as an offset to the congestion that natural
" prevails in the centre of the city,
conditions should ho generally favorable
to tho successful raising Of hahios The
measures of rcparanou that have hccn
started should receive the generous sup-
port Of our people
As decided ster towards tho corrcc-
ton Of his evil. 3 campaign was started
at Puhhc school No = tins week for
tho weighing and measuring of hables
Ono also was started at tho Bab,cs Hos
pllaI. and others viii hc opened rs tho
campaign progresses This IS regarded
as the first step towards program Of
regulated conservation of infant life
that IS expected to have good results
But 10 conduct these stations properly,
volunteers women. of course Will be
needed They are to look over the field
and keep note of births. SO as to bring tho
infants ia the stations as soon as may be
done with safety At tho stations. the
babies. after being weighed and mea-
sured. will be examined by competent
physicians. their needs diagnosed. and
their mothers gwen instructions as to
what they should do for the best care of
the infants
Weight and measure arc considered inn
portant essentials in this work, and II Is
said every child under five years Of age
should be subjected to this test, so that
il may be determined what It's physical
needs are Hero rs campaign in which
many citizens may assist, and IT is
hoped the efforts of those who have the
IN charge will be amply sup
portpd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
FUTURE OF THE GAR.

From NIcnna. bv WAY ~ Geneva ronlrs
and his family have hccn given thor
chWce of cNlc ~ Rumauia or Switzerland
and have decided to go to swift gnrland
This concession. II IS stated vae grant ed
bv tho Soviet government ON condition
that the cX-C Caar will refrain from mallne
efforts to return ~ tho Russian throne
lur tcars hciWr hls n,frthrov the
Cgar nj intervals WAS declared - hc
determined upon la,inR down The burdens
f ruIerehp for which H. never bod 2
taste Whom. tho revolution had token
auay hls crown hc WIS hor"fnl that be
might 10 permitted tn retire - his retrto
% llva,lia and spend the romain,lor -
his life ~ tho cultivation of flowers u"
extract from Nichnlas a prnm'er = al
steuuon from politics would hc the oasleat
thing ~ the world
However. Tho story coming hv WAY nf
Geneva - far from tall,lne With the
latest report frnm the ceptta II EuA7ia
81 ~tocL holm v Il declared that a. attarhc
of Tho Swedish consulate NJ H.frnErad
who crossed thu Frnnler luto tnland
hr"ught the report that thc = 7ar IS
~ ~ plared on trial H' No@,ov hrtorc
court zrcclall, c,,r>cncd fet tho I,urpn=r
Dmlltlc-s There rrc thosf ~ Russia who
VIII mako II 60 hard with the fnrme1
autocrat II thcN have thor WAY though
~ might to seld % him ~ q Rritish
monarch observed ~ hln1srlf Illq dcod=
vcrr all hls nuntetofa Alllv aul - " ra-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
ODE RAILROAD MANS VIEW.

Editor of Every Evening In 1915
my wages werc 1870 This amount
WAS expended for those absolute necessities
to llfc, nothing WINS left over 90 repair
teeth, shoes or nny other Of the many
things that should be had in order 80 keep
two people IN fair health and comfort.
The government is now going TO increase
my wages s22 g6 month This would
position of 1915 Slncc 1915 I have
received adjust menis aggreeating So 10,
which makes my present monthly wage,
$50 so. Now, We take the increased
cost Of living. which is about 20 per cent
since 1915; this would make, based on
s57 20 per month for 1915. $40 30 add-
tional expense to pay m order 30 get enough
to eat s57 20. plus $40 39. would make
earnings nf HgS 90 necessary to meet
the present cost Of living
! have subecrlbed to the third lssllo uf
Liberty Loan bonds. which payment of
$40 per month IS pald from my earnings
my rent has been increased per cent pef
month nv newspapers have gone up
lfn per cent what necessary clothes
haven got yet have gone up - pcr cent f,
there arc quito q number 81 little things
euch as repairs to my human hulk ctr
he able - look after Nv this tine All
these things arc on my mind, and tho
last thing 70 90 M. y street car iare
Will somebody please tell me whrro n
b y arm golng 10 end
Pennsy Clerk
Wilmington, May 2s. 1919
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest.
READY.


We seemed so useless till he came, ics
Nin an me, together
Tho DAYS We lived were all tho same,
regardless of the weather
An oft we used { wonder why the
Lord made all things for Us
II we were jos ( live and die with nothing
real before rs
An then one day Ma whispered low
about orr comn' duty
An life took on falrcr glow an earth a
richer beauty
Tho night he eamc, our lives began {
have 81 real neann
We plmpsed the good Lord bigger plan
which pleasure has been Fcreenln
We wetc moi here for idle play. a life
was ours care for,
There would hc need for him, some div,
m that We tnuat prepare for
We had hccn chosen. Ma an me. I
guard baby tender
IN tram hun fer he tnek I be, an have
him ht for eplender
though atlr hearts arc uricvin
An lonolinrs7 has chilod IT'S numb, we
don't heprldge hla ieavlu
We could not glcsa his Wofk. bark then.
nor read The future q story.
Put Cod has nerd of many mon. an THE
- now aur glory
stands tn keep truth banner high.
rlear eyed ~ pulses steady
IN # FOR freedom he must die. the Lord
will find hum ready
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29

displaced and which were friendly Ia the
Allies, nre asking for Allied help To re-
gain control Of their country and enable
II To fight the German conqueror. The
United States government ~ taking
very serious responsibility if II alone
stands out against this plan Buffalo
Express
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29

Objection is made that General Leonard
F. Wood has been "side-tracked" for
the benefit Of other military men But
Just think how Roosevelt, as President,
"slde-trackcd many other men in the
military service, worthy and experienced
men, too. in order to give preferment to
his personal friend, General Wood
1t has been truly said that time at last
makes all things even
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
IN TWO WEEKS
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Ifyou an nervous and worn-out. under
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Chasco-Vln makes rich red blood and
will increase your strength and vitality
often 1000 in two weeks.
For sale by Miller Drug Store. 40i-iS6
Market
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
RIPPING RHYMES.
lily Walt Mason.
OBEYING ORDERS.

The soldiers told to march
ahead and marches, with un-
halting tread. to meet his fate, he
doesn't SAY, lets argue this. to
me there $ something seems amiSs
let 5 get Il straight oh. colonel. let
us SIT down here and thresh it out
for half a Year, IT'S cons and pros.
If YOU can prove Your orders wise.
you'll sec me like Il yearlng rise.
and swat the foes | have some maps
we both may sean, and if | should
endorse your plan, | shall obey;
but il find your wires are crossed,
and if your plans should prove
frost, why, then. good day The
soldier does not talk like that,
! he drools moi through his nice tin
hat, but makes salute, and goes
where he Is told to 90, perhaps
to face a frcuMed foe. and shoot
Teut And we old boys who do not
fight because Of broken wind and
sight, and whiskers gray, should
lot down what we're told to do,
by Washington official crew, and
then obey 1t Is not ours to reason
why when we are told 10 cut out
pic, or shun the ham, let us like
soldiers play the game It Is enough
that orders came from Uncle Sam.
They say to me, Cut out the
wheat and this command do not
meet with windy spiel | chew no
cheap, disloyal rag; | merely take a
b,Irlap bag, and buy corn meal
They say my diamonds should be
pawned, that may buy another
bond | soak the gems; no foolish
protests from me rise, | spring no
wheretores and no why's, no haws
and hems.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .4444.4444.444I
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29

Congress viii be kept in session by Presi-
dent Wilson's request that it pass the
necessary financial legislation. But that
is no reason to expect that it will continue
in session until next November. 1t
may pass a War Revenue bill in few
weeks, ard then adjourn until the De
cember session
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29

We may feel inclined to oppose the
proposed new revenue measure about
to be submitted to Congress. but there
will be no use in squealing The country
needs money for the purpose of prosecut-
ing the war, and the only way to raise it
is by taxation So pay your taxes with
a good grace.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29

The German drive on the western front
is under way, but it does not seem to
make much progress. The Allies are
meeting it grandly And if this drive
fails, as is now promised, then goodbye
to all possibilities of success for Ger
many in this war
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment Of Every
Evening Readers.

fThe fuii name and address OF the writer
nunt accompany each letter. not naces-
sarily for publication. but evidence OF
good faith Anonymous communications
viii be ignored, sruhlicat Ion OF letters does
not carry With IL indoreemont by Every
Evening of the opinions therein oppressed