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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
Mothers Here
 Interested in New Treatment
Relieves Colds Over Night and Group in Fifteen Minutes
 Applied Externally.
NOTHING TO SWALLOW,
 YOU JUST RUB IT IN
Local Druggists Have Arranged to Sell 25c, soc, or $1.0O Packages on 30 Days Trial.

Local druggists report great deal of interest, especially among mothers with small children, in the remarka- ble external "vapor" treatment, known as Vick's VapoRub, recently introduced here from the South.
 This treatment makes unnecessary dosing" with injurious medicines, using flannel jackets and chest pro tectors, or keeping the children shut up indoors. You can let the little chaps run outdoors and get their needed fresh air and exercise. If colds do start, nip them in the bud" by using VapoRub-it is externally applied and can therefore be used freely and often, with perfect safety, on the smallest member of the family.
 VapoRub comes in Salve form and is applied over the throat and chest, covering with a warm flannel cloth. The body heat releases medicated vapors that are inhaled with every breath, all night long, through the air passages to the lungs. These va vors loosen the phlegm and clear the | air passages.
 In cases of very severe chest colds or incipient pneumonia, first apply l hot, wet towels over the throat and chest and open the pores. VapoRub is then absorbed through and stimu. lates the skin, taking out that tight ness and soreness ln the chest.
 Ask your druggist about the 3( days trial offer.-Adv.
 NO ADVANCE IN PRICE I
 25c., 50c., $1.00
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
STEPNEy
The Red Cross auxiliary will hold a meeting at the home of Mrs. George

The Red Cross auxiliary will hold a meeting at the of Mrs. George Douglass on Wednesday afternoon.
 Brothers Night will be observed at Harmony grange on Thursday even- ing of this week. The committee in charge have prepared an interesting program for that evening which has been kept as a profound secret from the sisters of the order.
 Mrs. Emily D. Leavenworth has returned to her home after spending a week in Bridgeport.
 c. E. Osborne, Jr., of Bridgeport has recently been guest of MT. and Mrs L. O. Osborne.
 Mrs. George Edwards has visited her sister, Mrs. Charles Ensign in Trumbun
 The funeral of Robert Lynch was held at his late home on Thursday afternoon. MT. Lynch was 56 years of age and passed away at his home on Tuesday morning after a, lengthy illness. The services were conducted by Rev. Henry Habersham of St. Peters church, Monroe, and the burial was in the local cemetery.
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar B. Plumb and Miss Beatrice Plumb of Nichols spent Saturday as the guests of MT. and Mrs. S. B. Hayes.
 Miss Emily Seeley who has been in the Bridgeport hospital for severa weeks suffering with a fractured shoulder, returned to her home or Friday, trained nurse is in. attend Charles Nichols of Danbury was $
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
CANNONDALE

Rev. J. H. Fairchild who has been attending the Methodist Conference held in New Britain, returned to oc- cupy the pulpit at the Ridgeheld M. E. church on Sunday.
 Mrs. Hedenburg and daughter and Mrs, Florence Starr of South Norwalk were guests of Mrs. Charles Scoheld on Friday.
 Adolph HemmelskeInp had nar- row escape from serious injury on Sat- urday when his large auto truck which he recently puchased from Clarence Chapman, ran off of the stonework near the barn, and landed in the swamp. MT. Hemmelskemp saved himself by jumping.
 Harry L. Richards returned to New York on Saturday, after two weeks visit at the home of MT. and Mrs William B. Hurlbutt.
 Miss Marcia Godfrey has been i'll with the grip for the past week.
 Rev. Henry B. Wing occupied the pulpit of the Zion Hill M. B. church on Sunday morning. The church was closed in the evening on account of a patriotic union service held in St Matthew's church, Wilton.
 The ladies of the Aid Society will hold a rubber sociable in the hall on Friday evening, April 18th. All are invited to bring as an admission fee the amount of the size of their rub bers'' they wear and some cast of rubbers as well. The wornout rub bers will bes old to junkmen, this adding to the sum in the treasury. Re treatments will be served. Mrs. E. Wing has been confined tc the house by a severe illness and Mrs Richmond is caring for her.
 MT. and Mrs. George Osborne o1 | Poughkeepsie have been recent wis itors in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Clifford Hanford ana infant daughter were over-Sunda! guests in Bridgeport. Mrs. Richard Bouton of South Nor walk was a guest of Mrs. Chas. Cole last week.
 Mrs. Francis D. Martin of Ridge field spent Friday with her grand mother, Mrs. M. B. Hill.
 A "Red Cross'' meeting is called for Saturday afternoon, April 27, il | lIl0 D. IOOIIl Ol IllS N4- IT. LII SAA when an attempt will be made t form a unit in Cannondale.
 Henry Monroe and family have al been i'll with the grip.
 Mrs. Frank Carlson has been en tertaing her ter-in-law, Mrs. Olsen of New York city.
 Mrs William Cooper has been tn guest of her mother, Mrs. Henr. Sackman.
 The many friends of Mrs Ann! Moody, the well known nurse, will b pleased to learn that she has under gone an operation in a New Yorl city hospital on her eye, and is gain ing slowly, although the bandage have not yet been removed, much en couragement is given for her sigha Mrs. Moody has been growing steadil blind for some time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
P. Q. BRANCHES NOW REGISTER
 WAR SAVINGS

War Savings Certificates may be registered at the following places:
 Main Office, Broad and Cannon. at Postal Savings Window;
 Noble Station, East Main and Bar mum Ave;
 Barnum Station, State street and Bassick Ave; (1390 State St.
 Stratford Branch, Stratford, Conn.
 They may be registered without charge at the above mentioned places between a. m. and 8 p. m. They can be cashed at any time at any money order post office (after ten days notice.) If your certificate is registered at one post office and you move to another city you may, by ap- plying to the postmaster where your certificate was registered, have your certificate card transferred to any post office you may designate. [ The applicant for registration shall give his or her handwriting on one of the application cards provided for the purpose the name, address, aged, occupation, parents, whether married or single, and by whom employed. | When registered a certificate is se- cured against loss. They may be reg istered in the name of a corportion or joint stock company and payment shall be made to any officer designat- ed on the registration card, or to any other officer or agent presenting proof satisfactory to the secretary of the treasury, of his or her author ity to receive payment. They may b; registered in the name of two per. sons (but not more than two) in the alternative as, for instance, "JohT Jones or Mary Jones'" Such certifi cates shall be payable to either per son named thereon without requiring the signature of the other person, ant to the survivor of them withou proof of the other persons death, ant upon payment to either persons tn, other shall cease to have any interes therein.
 Certificates issued and registered for an infant shall be registered thus
 Mary Smith by John Smith, her fath CT.
 War Savings Certificates issued an, , registered in favor of beneficiar, . may be made payable to a single des | ignated beneficiary in case of deatl 5 of the owner as, for instance, "Johl 5 Smith, payable on death to Mar, l Smith," Such certificates will b , payable to registrant during his o
 lifetime, and to the beneficiary upo l death of the registrant provided tn ] beneficiary is then living. The righ to designate a beneficiary shall ex tend only to registered certificates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The T1mes.)

Newtown, April 24-The war time supper at Trinity Guild rooms is in the interest of the Ambulance fund. The ambulance complete and deliver ed at the front in France will cost $1,000. Of this sum only $500 is needed to complete the purchase. It is hoped to realize part of this amount by the supper, and by subsequent eff forts of all acting under the state board of the Connecticut Council of Defense, who have given sanction to this prafseworthy object. It should be also favored as it will spread the fame of ''Newtown, Conn.," wherever it goes, as this inscription will ap pear on it
 The Equal Franchise League of Newtown will take up the study of civics at once, to be prepared to exer- else the suffrage intelligently when thep rivilege is granted them.
 Frank Hultz has taken a position at the Zoar Bridge dam, driving down daily from his home on Rockland farm.
 Miss Anna Osborne of Bridgeport is visiting relatives in Botsford. Robert Banks now handles the rib bons ever the team of Deputy Sheriff Morris D. Bears, and is extremely busy blowing gardens for our citizens. Carl Slater is also another teamster who has his hands full in this work of preparing for home gardening. Farmer Stevens and son will perform like work for the people of the bor- | ough.
 James Bakey, Arthur D. Fairchild and George E. Hayes are in Bridge | port this week on jury duty in the civil superior court.
 Michael KiIbride is teamster on the state road work, driving the span of horses recently purchased by Rich ard Brophy. Little interest was taken in the non-partisan borough caucus last week and the meeting found it difficult to fill out the ticket from among the voters present, as required by law. However of the 29 officials to com plete the roster all but four are Re publfcans. The election will be on May 5.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas J. Carey are l ShlSL LdAulllS #ISS uho1S 4ANANe~AAAIIA eb O4 Danbury.
 Thomas J. Cavaneaugh of the Boulevard returned from St. Mary's hospital Waterbury on Sunday, but expects to go there again this week for further treatment.
 According to the plans of the State Highway Commissioner, the bridge across the Housatonic river to South bury will be raised eight feet. The river viaduct will be flooded so the roadbed will be carried over the rail- road tracks, coming out over the woods beyond Bennett's Bridge. This latter structure will be removed, il is said, and used farther down the new Housatonic Lake, thus affordine an outlet to Waterbury for the peopl of Zoar
 Mrs. Nellie Tucker, assistant post ; mistress at Sandy Hook, spent Tues day in Bridgeport.
 Miss Catherine Bennett has returned , from California and is now at he / home in South Center district.
 Miss May Egan of Sandy Hook ha
 resigned her school in Westport ant
 taken a school in Bridgeport for tn
 summer term. Miss Driscoll, wh,
 taught this year in South Center dis
 trict, has taken charge of the South
 port school, while Miss Agnes Leavy IN. H. s. 1917, will fill out the unex
 pred term in South Center.
 A. H Patterson has moved to hi
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
Bridgeport Firm
 Adjudged Bankrupt

An involuntary petition in bank ruptcy has been led against Ginsberg and Rogovin, wholesale and retail paint dealers in Stratford avenue, up- on the application of the Thibaut & Walker Co.,, John Lucas & Co. Inc. and the Ridgely Trimmer Co. The petition states that the bankrupts' as- sets are believed to be about $5,0OO while his liabilities are placed at $9,000.
 Louis Ginsberg, one of the mem bers of the firm several days ago filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy The date for hearing has been set for Saturday, before Referee John w. Banks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
BILL" COTTER TO
 HUNT THE KAISER

The question of when the war will now end depends solely on the length of time 1t will take to train Rookie Bill Cotter, formerly assistant mana ger of Poli's theatre in this city, but now winding up his affairs as assistant to Manager Gordon Wrighter of Poli's Palace Springfield. Bill paid his old friends in this city a visit yesterday and passed auound his manifesto on a card which contains his fighting face.
 Bill goes with the next quota and the Kaiser is already looking over timetables with view of spending a long vacation at St. Helena.
 Here is the manifesto on the card:
 Going across to look things over personally. Wm. (BiIl) Cotter (pre- manent address, Poli's Palace, Spring field) will start rehearsals for his big military production, Biffing the Boche, at Camp Devens, Saturday, April 27, 1918. Costumes by Uncle Sam. Bat tie effects by John J. Pershing. Prop critics by S. Bethlehem Steel Co. Lyrics by Doc Rawhide. Music by Bert Green. Bill Says: He always thought
 No Mans Land was the name of 2 buriesQue show"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
BOND SALETOTAL
 $1,5&, ,7O9, 900

Washington, April 23-New sub- scriptions reported today raised the total of the Liberty loan already pledged to $1,596, ,7Os, 300. Until further reports are received it will not be possible to determine whether the St Louis or the Minneapolis dis trict exceeded it's quota first
 Springfield, Mass, Hartford, Conn.,, and Burlington, Vt, have exceeded their quotas, making the number of honor communities in New England 3S7.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
Engineers Banquet
 At The Stratfeld

The Bridgeport Branch of the Amer ican Society of Mechanical Engineers of the Connecticut section will hold a dinner and meeting at The StratfieIdl hotel this afternoon and even ing. About 300 are expected to attend the affair. Dinner will be served at 6 o'clock and a meeting is scheduled for 8 o'clock. Among the speakers for the occasion are: Judge John S.
 Pullman, Clinton B. Hobbs, Harry E. Harris, William Webster and Allen B. Lincoln, associate director of the U. S. Department of Labor of the Connecticut State Council of Defense.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

Sunday guest at the home of his sister, Mrs Stephen B. Hayes.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert, who has been i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M1Ion Hawley, for the past three months, was moved last week to her home in Newtown where she is now gaining nicely.
 Miss Edith Fairchild of New York city has spent few days at her aunt's, Mrs. Ada Parmley.
 Arbor Day was celebrated at the local schools on Friday with appro- priate exercises.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
FIVE LEAVE TO
 JOIN THE NAVY

Officers of the Navy Recruiting sta- ton this morning sent the weekly quota of five men for the regular navy b the training station at New port, R. I. Those who left are: Francis NJ. LaDdy, of 35 Pleasant street, Valley Falls, R. l.; Arthur L.. Grover, R. F. D. No. 3, Danbury; Rob ert R. Spencer, of 287 Arctic street; Daniel Bardo, of 49 Ely avenue South Norwalk and Earl T. TOung of 3s4 Main street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
APPEALS TO COURT
 FROM ASSESSMENTS

Appeal from assessment of property by the tax commissioner has been filed in the Superior Court by George c. Batcheller & Go. The company listed it's property at $so,OOo for land and buildings, machinery and equip ment at $225, 900, and automobiles at $, 500. These figures were raised by the commissioner to $1O3,650 for land and buildings, $450, 900 for machinery and equipment, and automobiles s. 302, a total of s556, ,SS2 Equitable re- lief is asked from the court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
TO ADDRESS A1GoNoUINs.

The Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr., pas tor of the First Presbyterian church. will address the members of the AL gonquin club at their rooms Thursday evening talking upon war subjects. Judge Carl Foster will introduce the, speaker. Entertainment for the mem, bers win be- provided
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
Commerce Chamber
 To Aid WOrkmen

The members of the Transportation committee of the Chapber of Com merce is working out a plan to re- liSVe congestion of traffic facilities for the men employed in the shops in the East aRd West Ends of the city. The committee hopes to arrange for local trai non the New Haven road, to ac- commodate those living in the sur rounding places. The transportation committee is ohoId a meeting Thurs day,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
FAVORS MANUEVERS.

Members of the Fourth District troops of the Home Guard will be greatly benefited both from a physical standpoint and in giving them addi- tional military knowledge says Col. Clifford B. Wilson, of the Home Guard, and he is in favor of holding field manuevers during the summer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

Thomas A Edison had a second grandson, born in West Orange, N. J., April q.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

Corpus Christi. Tex, has voted a bond issue of $75,000 to improve the city water plant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, TULPSk
 DAFFODHS.
 IOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

farm in South Center district from Hanover street Adolph Carlson takes the vacant rent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24
SAVE COAL-HEAT WITH GAS

[TV AS furnishes one of the most convenient as I&9l well as the most economical methods of heat ing where quick satisfying heat is required During the Spring and for cold wet days in Summer, gas heater IS just what you need to drive away dampness and chill
 The popular "Hot Spot" is perhaps the best known portable gas heater but gas heaters made in endless variety including gas f1repIaces gas radiators gas garage heaters, etc.
 Use gas for Iightingor cookngfor heating It will save you time and money and you will be helping to conserve the Nations coal besides
 Bridgeport Gas Light Company
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-08
NEGRO FORMALLY INDICTED.
FOR MURDER OF BOWMAN
Tom Sharkcy, Alias Joe Wolcott,
Must Face Charge of killing
Aged Merchant.
MANY TRUE BILLS RETURNED
Grand Jury Finds Cause for Action
in Thirty-Four Felony and Forty
-Four Misdcmeanor Cascs-Thrcc
for Murder Among Number.

:, The grand jury in the Richmond
iustinSs Court yesterday returned true
bills in thirty.fou felony cases and
forty-four mishemcanors. Among the
iciony cases was tho indictment against
Commodore Tom Sharkcy, alias Joe
Wolcott, for the murder of James G..
Bowman. manager of the Atlantic and
racine Tea Store on September =. 1t
VIII be rcmem bored that Mr. Bowman,
who was acting manager OF the store
Tor that week. was brutally shot down
by a colored man unknown. The thug
demanded Of Mr.. Bowman that he be.
given the money in cash register that
Saturday morning. After making a
negro sirl leavc the store the colored
~ Commodore Sharkey, an escaped
convict, was arrested on the charge.
having made good his getaway for
several days.
James Price was among the indicted.
racing charge Of attempting the MUIR
der OF w. A. Williamson on July Is
Richard johnson. colorcd, stands in
dicted for criminal assault, August "a
on Rosa Nelson, colored, aged nfty-two.
Mary Bricc. colored. is indicted for
killing her infant. by cracking 1t on
the head with blunt instrument
The majority of tho other felony in
dictments arc for grand larceny, house
breaking. etc.
or the fortyfour msdemeanor cases
great many of them arc referred to
as liquor cases."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-08
HAhTs NEED $4,000 MEN
.E ! |! AMMUNITION PRODUCTION
Large Additional Demands Caused
So by Disaster TO New Jersey
Enterprise.
loss MUST BE MADE Up NOW
= FLOW Of Shells to France Seriously
Retarded - Council OF Defense
Makes Urgent Call Upon Working
mon OF Country for Help.

SAtunition plants throughout the
country Will he compelled to add large.
q " TO their output in order that they
8 maSisuppiy the deficiency which will
y result from the disastrous fire in New
York Saturday. One hundred and thirty
nine thousand men will have 20 he
mustered from other lines 20 aid in
( sIisii production
5t.. Il. Kelley. executive secretary Of
The Virginia Council of Defense. has
received tho following telegram from
! Franklin *. Lane. chairman OF the
held, division, Council OF National De
stock OF high explosive shells
lmperatirely needed in France has been
rIies has been retarded no, only for
the present moment, but for months TO
come unless Immediate relic fis pro
yided- This loss mus, be made up ut
cncc by putting additional burdens on
ALL other American munition plants.
Within tho next forty eight hours tho
Your State will be wired by the United
! States Employment Service to its Fed
cral State director. Please issue the
necessary notices TO your State. coun-
tyScommunity councils of defense TO
nut their entire influence behind the
employment service in this emergency.
DANGER SHOULD NOT DIETER:
CALL ron MEN MUST BE MET
'-tsEhlS cali Tor men must be met. but
there should be no difficulty in get
ting these men. The work is danger
ous,, but that will not deter any ono,
forrit Is unthinkablc shat any man in
this country would hold back from
doing work which tho women OF Eng
land and France long have carried on.
When this problem is placed before tho
soltdly behind the employment service
ana the community labor boards In
emergency
Nathan Smyth. assistant, director
general, United States Employment
Service. sent the following telegram to
s Americas biggest shcll-loadnS plant
is gone. There other plants in
operation; still others under construc-
ton. Work at all is seriously rctard-
ed"by lack OF labor. The Ordnance
DEPARTMENT states that the immediate
plants is $4,000 nnskillcd laborcrs.
Even greater numbers arc needed for
3rmy construction projects
Tho only way 10 make good the
loss lin shells aud 10 absorb tho shock
30 that it shall not injurc rcrshing's
once In view Of these facts. re-
ALLEGATION of total labor demands
among the States will he made at once.
The requirement in your state will
lax your utmost efforts. They can he
filled only by getting men from noncs
must expedite combing OF noncsscn
tlals. and replacing men by women
Make clear 10 tho people in your State
their duty in this emergency. The clc-
ment OF risk in shcil-ioadinS plants
will deter no real man or woman
trenches or at the posts OF danger
AZ. home"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-08

and that the prevailing epidemic of
Spanish influenza has greatly incrca Sci
recruiting. Patriotic girls are now
fully convinced that there are practi-
cally no nurses in tho city and some
thing must he done.
Every member of tho faculty and
all the doctors who have promised TO
give special lectures are Volunteering
their services. Tor the school is not
,noncy-making proposition. The
course. which il 10 be an intensive
one OF six months, will 1T women to
care for all ordinary cases when super
Nised by Il graduate. Dr Enuion q.
Williams, State Health Commissioners
and pr. Roy X. Flanagan, chief
Health Officer for Richmond have