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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
POLICE HOLD UP GOLFERS.

New York, June 8-Golfers on the
links at an Cortlandt Park quaked in
their boots for a time yesterday after
noon when a sergeant of police hove
in sight This unexpected hazard
was there as result of an order
from Captain McKeon of the Kings
bridge station in the Bronx, the SER
geant's duty being to find out whether
those welding driver and iron were
"loafers, genteel or otherwise.
By the time he had completed his
inspection the official had list of a
variety of occupations, and nothing
more, as his orders were not to get
names or addresses In one foursome
he came across three Catholic priests
and newspaper mon. At another
place he ran into a college professor
from the New York University. There
were also lawyers and supreme court
clerks.
Captain McKeon explained last
night that this was just the start of
a roundup, so to speak, of all fire.
quenters of public parks, the ques-
tioning of the golfers being only part
of the work The latter class, how
ever, passed muster, all those stymied
by the sergeant being able to show
that their work was so arranged as
to make. it possible for them 10 play
golf in the later afternoons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
HENRY ASTOR
DIES AT HIS
COUNTRY HOME

Albany, June S.---Henry Aston, a.
member of the famous American fam
lily Of that name, who had been living
the life of country gentleman in Sc
clusion on his estate at West Copake,
Columbia county, died last night af-
ter an illness of several weeks. He
was a son of William B. Aston, but
for many years had been estranged
from the main branch of the family
because, it is said, years ago he MARI
ried the daughter of his fathers gar
dener. His wife survives
His mid-Victorian home at West
Copake has been one of the show
places of the vicinity for years, and
there Mr. and Mrs. Astor have lived,
surrounded by the friends Henry As
tor chose at the age of 20, when he
married Miss Malvina Dinehart, the
child of a small farmer and gardener
near the setate of William B. Aston
at Red Hook, N. Y. Her father had
done gardening work for the Aston
family; Mr.. Astor was the grandson
of the original John Jacob Aston and
William B. Astor's youngest son. He
was born July s, 1872.
1t was not known until July. 1917,
perhaps, to those in the immediate
vicinity of West Copake that Mr.. As
tor had been enjoying the rents from
property in the heart of New York
valued at many millions. The deed
of trust, which enabled him to COM
mand great wealth, revealed his kin
ship to the hundreds of members of
the Aston family. He was the great
uncle of Vincent Astor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
OK D " Read CO
Esf8b/ishe0 r65Z
SECOND WEEK OF
MISSION STARTS
SUNDAY evening

The women's mission, that the
Apostolate Fathers have been con-
Quoting in Blessed Sacrament church
will close tomorrow afternoon at 3:3O.
The service will consist of the rosary,
sermon, the renewal of baptismal
VOWS imparting of the papal bless
ing, and Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament. The missionaries are
pleased with the earnestness that has
characterized the attendance the past
week. The church has been throng-
ed, and hundreds received communion
Thursday, Friday and this morning,
The large number of non-Catholics
that have followed the course of ser
mons, especially in the evenings, has
been noteworthy.
Tomorrow evening at 7:45, mems
mission will begin. The service will
consist of doctrinaI instruction, the
rosaryA sermon, and benediction.
The mission masses will be celebrated
during the week at 5 and at 8. After
the masses an instruction is preached
on a moral topic.
Last evening Father Fadden spoke
on praying for the Dead" a funda-
mental Christian belief He referred
to the remarkable revival of this doc
trine in England during the past three
years.
The sermon was preached by Father
Fleming on THE Crucifixion OF
Christ" After the mission service, a
life-size statue of the Sacred Heart
of the Redeemer was blessed by Faith
er Smith, pastor of the Blessed Sac
rament church.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
OUT FOR BONE DRY LAW.

Washington June Prohibition
lists in Congress are preparing to wage
determined fight to. impose bone
dry" prohibition upon the nation for
the duration of the war The fight
will be begun in the Senate, where a
straight-out prohibition amendment
to the Emergency Food act will be
offered as a substitute for the Ran
dali amendment, adopted by the
House, but killed by the opposition of
President Wilson and Food Admin
istrator Hoover
The prohibition forces contend that
their position is warranted in the at
titude of the President Mr. Hoover
who pointed out that the Randall
amendment, by prohibiting the man
ufacture of beer and light wines,
would set the nation to- drinking
whislzey, as long as the present stock
of 00,000,000 gallons lasts
The proposed substitute amend
ment, in the view of the prohibition
lists meets every objection of the
President and Mr.. Hoover. Though
the dry forces are admittedly strong,
the vets can. muster enough to put
up strenuous fight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
HOOVER PLANS TO
CONTROL RETAIL
PRICES OF FOOD

Washington, June 8.---A nation
wide program to control retail prices
OF vital foodstuffs and punish prof
iteers, by cutting off their supplies
from the licensed wholesalers, if such
consumer, is announced by the Food
Administration.
For many months the powers of the
Food Administration in this connec-
ton have been a subject of debate,
but Herbert c. Hoover is satisfied
that he has sufficient power to make
the proposed plan effective. Reports
received from many parts of the
country that retail prices were mount
ing to levels which production condi-
tons did not warrant are said to
have brought about the dicesion to act
in a decisive manner.
The Food Administration has not
the direct power to fix maximum
prices which may be charged by re-
tailers, except those doing a business
of more than 100000 annually, but
under the licensing system for whole
saiers .. can absolutely control their
activities.
In this way a weapon is provided
which will reach, the retailer who
takes advantage of wartime condi-
tons to make unfair profits.
Committees will be appointed in
every caunty in each State and wiz
I be vested with the authority to de-
termine fair price which retailers
may charge for foodstuffs. The Food
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
|. ENTIRE WEEK is
SET ASIDE FOR
WORK ON | CLASS
Will Canvass Registrants in
Every City in Connecticut
During This Month.

Hartford, June S-Loca1 exemption
boards will devote an entire week
some time this month to determining
whether draft registrants outside of
Glass 1 should be placed in Glass 1
to make more Connecticut men avail
able for immediate military service.
Every local board and legal advis-
DRY board and government appeal
agents will be instructed by the gov
ernor's office to make this canvass
of their registrants during what will
be known as Glass 1 week." Reg
istrants and witnesses will be sub
poenaed before this group of gov
eminent officials, missionaries ex-
amined and hearings held to deter
mine whether registrants in deferred
classifications ought to be in Glass 1.
Physical examinations will be taken
of Glass 1 registrants now condition
ed for limited service or general ser
vice to determine whether they ought
not to be adjudged physically fit as
signment to Glass 1 without condition.
Government appeal agents will be ex-
pected to appeal to district boards in
cases where there is still apparent
grounds for placing a man in Glass 1
contrary to the decision of his local
board.
Beginning Monday, Major John
| Buckley, who has charge of the en-
forcement. of the selective service act
in this state, will issue instructions to
all local boards on the Work or
| Fight regulations recently promuI-
gated by Provost Marshal General
! Crowder. These regulations, which
affect registrants who are unemploy-
ed or who are engaged in non-essen-
tial labor, will be enforced begin
ming July 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
Above 90, but Below National Az
NO SHORTAGE OF
ROAD MATERIALS

Applications for road oil and
bituminous repair materials are flow
ing into the state highway commits
sioner's office. Commissioner Ben
nett is sending along all applications
for maintenance materials but is re-
jecting applications for dust-laying oil
inasmuch as water can be used in
stead. State roads will not suffer by
the shortage in road materials be-
cause tar is used to maintain these
roads, an article on which the fuel
administration ban rests lightest
municipalities will have to economic
but will not suffer greatly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
BRIDGE WILL
BE CONDEMNED

The sinking of the central pier of
Washington bridge, which sustains
the draw will probably result in it's
condemnation this coming week nv
state engineers. This bridge has been
in bad shape for considerable period
of time 1t is subjected to very heavy
traffic as it is on the main highway
from New York to Boston. Because
OF military strategic necessity the
bridge may be called upon at any
time to sustain still heavier traffic
and it is likely temporary wooden
bridge will be erected, until the new
steel bridge, money for which was
appropriated at the last General As
sembly, can be constructed. Tenn
porary repairs have been made sew
eral times but are not sufficient.
There is a government waterway
running under it and Derby and
Shelton depend on this route to get
their coal so this necessitates the
opening of the draw. If the draw
could remain closed the danger ot
accident would be minimized bat this
condition cannot obtain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
PLAN TO CUT NoN-wAR WORK.

Washington, June - A definite
program for the curtailment of So
called lesser essential industries will
be presented to the Wor Industries
Board by the Fuel Administration
probably within the next week. Fuel
Administrator Garfield made this an
nouncement yesterday, and it is ex-
pected that submission of the plan
will be followed by. publication for
the first time of a list of industries to
have their coal supply restricted to
conserve coal for war plants.
P. B. Noyes, Director of Conserva-
ton of the Fuel Administration, has
been working out the problem of in
dustrial curtailment for some months
The recent survey of the coal situa-
ton, coupled with a steel shortage
announced to the War Industries
Board by ]. L. Replogle yesterday, is
believed: to have brought the ques-
ton to a head.
Mr.. Moves program is understood
to contemplate restrictions of coal de-
livery of from rs to rs per centdown
the line through all industries not
engaged in war work or not of ma
tional or exceptional importance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
THERE ARE 100000 SUFFERERS
7 FROM TUBERCUL OSIS in COUNTRY

Boston, June S.EzThere are in the
United States at present 100000 peo-
pie who are suffering from tubercu-
losis, asserted DR.. D. B. Armstrong,
of birmingham, Mass, in an address
to-day before the annual meeting of
the National tuberculosis Association.
DR.. Armstrong is in charge of the
community health demonstration
which is being conducted at Framing
ham under the direction of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association. He
drew the inference that there were
1000, 900 tuberculosis sufferers in the
United States from the fact that over
two per cent of the 5000 people exam
ined in birmingham last year were
found to be tuberculous. This, he
said, was about the same percentage
as had been discovered in the draft
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
\ BRIDGEPORT ACHIEVEMENT

~ BRIDGEPORT PAUSES from the business of preparing war
ID long enough to note that Bruce Smonds, Bridgeport
boy received from Yale School of Music the Sanford Scho
arshp founded by the late Samuel Sanford to promote ex
ceence piano. Sanford himself though
teur master of the piano. who had rank with the most bril-
liant performers in the world of wealth. inherited from
his father Sanford devoted much time to the Yale School
Music, and considerable for the foundation of the
scholarship.
Mr. Simonds is of H. D. Simonds long principal of the
Bridgeport High school, has foundation of inheritance account
ing for ability.
Mr. smonds is composer as we'll as performer and
his original Concerto played before the last meeting of the
school contributed bring him the scholarship and
Bridgeport peasurable pride
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
LOCAL AND APPEAL
BOARDS TO CONFER
ON MEN SHORTAGE

Hartford, June 8-Governor Hol-
comb is to designate Glass 1 week
which will probably begin Monday,
the 18th, when the local boards and
boards of appeals will get together
and look over the missionaries OF
men in deferred classes. This action
is contemplated for the purpose Of
accounting more definitely for the
shortage of Glass / men under the
national average of 28.7 per cent. 1t
is supposed that cases will be found
which may be transferred from de-
ferred classes to Glass /.
Litchfeld county board No. 10 is
the only one in the state whose num-
Der of Glass men is above the ma
tional average. Its percentage is IS.
Major Buckley, executive secretary
to the governor, announced the fol-
lowing averages in the state for
Glass 1:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
FAITH in AMERICA

LLOYD GEORGE says that he pins his faith to America.
IL There is other way. England and France, Belgium
and Serbia have exered themselves to the utmost Amer
lea alone which by the numbers and intelligence Of her
population, by the vasness and vry of her industry
store the balance of the world
And America has sufficient for making the fight
all that be made America knows full well is better to
fight and win than to permit to draw for
in the latter event every democracy go
teeth for generation and perhaps for hundreds of years The
task is vast but necessary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

armies.
birmingham. DR.. Armstrong said,
aims to show the country what a
community can accomplish IN health
improvements, particularly as regards
| tuberculosis. The townspeople have
co-operated to improve health and
physicians have been provided for the
schools and the factories and the town
now has the best health organization
strong. Summing up the results in
birmingham, he said:
"In 1917 the general death rate was
Ill per 10000 as compared with 1865
for the previous decade. The infant
mortality rate was 730 per 10000 as
compared with SO for 1915, and the
tuberculosis death rate was 9.9 per
1000 as compared with 12.1 for the
previous decade
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
Record Price Paid
For HOlstein Calf

Milwaukee, June S.---Champion sy-
liza Johanna, a six months old Hold
stein bull calf, sold for $1O6, 900 at the
state faor park here yesterday. The
previous record price was $50, 900, paid
for the Calls mother, May Echo Syl-
via, a year ago. The mother holds
the worlds record with 4101 pounds
Of butter and 1,O05.S pounds of milk
for a seven day period. E. A Stew
art of Ocenomowoc, Wis, was the
buyer of the calf.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
Bath Rugs

Of soft, thick cotton in blue, green,
rose, gray and other shades combined
with white, notified or plain. It is a
thick velvety weave which would be
very agreeable to ones bare feet, and
which Will wash the same as any
heavy cotton fabric.
Sizes, % K 36 to 80 x 90 inches,
$3.50 to $500 ..
Fourth floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
AMERICAN FIGHTERS

tn HE AMERICAN BOYS in France giving good &C
count of themselves Their recent attack the Marne
was of the best of the To penetrate the German lines
two miles and half mile front is not discreditabe
showing America has not yet begun fight Presently the
boys will be there by the Millions with aeopanes gas
and of the snews of than Europe
Then things will begin to break and the decayng thrones
Turkey, Germany and Austria will fall apart.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
IN MERCHANT MARINE.

Boston, June S-James Mooney, Of
81 Crescent avenue, Bridgeport, was
one Of II Americans, between II and
so, yesterday accepted for training
for the new American Merchant Ma
rine, and placed aboard training
ship here
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
OLD GLORY SALE

The Old Glory Sale held yesterday
at S. D. Beckwith's corner, Fairfield
was the most successful sale that has
been held in this vicinity for a long
time, there were a great number Of
people in attendance A large num-
Der of horses, cows and pigs together
with a miscellaneous lot of merchan-
disc was disposed of. horses brought
as high as S255. These sales are to
be held every week in the future. Doc
Elwood is the auctioneer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
WISE OLEARY

r EREMIAH A. OIEARY wise in his hour His flight
- maintains wider space between him and the moose
of the hangman than might exist if he had within
the jurisdiction of the courts Conspiracy spy the war
business of the United States carries the penalty of death
OLeary is accused of that offense
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
ARGENTINA MILL is
BURNED TO GROUND

Buenos Aires, June s-One of the
paper mills in Argentina. including
its entire stock of paper and pulp.
has been destroyed by fire. The loss
is estimated at 1900. 900 peans,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

Administration will ask that these
prices, which will take into consider
alton the operating expenses of both
the cash and carry stores and the
credit and delivery shops, be pub
lished by the newspapers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

American marksmen demonstrated
their superiority in craftsmanship
over the Germans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

A movement was begun to bring
commission government to New York
city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

Street railway men in the Bronx
threaten a walkout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

Silver for the June Bride
A"De Luxe" Chest of Silver con-
tanning all spoons and other fiat ware
in sets, and with several individual
pieces, forty-eight in all, guaranteed
for fifty years,
5000
Complete with case.
a.. Main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
Boards Under is Per cent.

Bridgeport $50. 1 Ansonia 49,.
Above is Per Cent, but Below 20.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-24
N both sides before making his de-

on both ,sides before making his de-
cisions. s 4; s. n. n :5: @ S a:. \.
When the farmer sows clean ssed on
well.prepared ground IA tho spring lie ID
rarely isappointed In the crop. When
we send strong, clean, conservative
and loyal man 10 Congress from this
district like Henry q. vlck there win be
nothing doubtful as to the result. ii
These are not days for experiments,
for doubtful men. There is but one
domineDt issue before the people. Every
,man, every official must be 100 per cent
loyal. and no ;political party or candidate
who makes 1t speclal business to tear
down can have time or opportunity OF
disposition to build up. Nobody can
push two ways at once. VI. \ ts.5i
The interests Of this state are identi-
cal with the interests Of the whole
country. Judge Vlck will by nature of
his environments Of birth, and educa-
ton represent government of the
people, by the people, for the people"
which is the true Republican doctrine
as spoken by Lincoln. and includes all
classes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-24
THE WINNIPEG STRIKE

A very general strike Of all the union
laborers of Winnipeg is on. There are
about ten or twelve thousand workers
who have "laid down their tools" Tele-
phone employees we're the first to 90 out
and she other unions have Joined in
Sympathy" Firemen, police and other
civic employees followed the telephone
people and now other unions, including
street railway employees and railway
shopmen.
a rather unique phase Of the situation
is that tsis the unions against the busi!
ness and other people. Both sides ap-
pear 70 be practically unanimous. AS
ono result the places Of tho strlckersin
telephone. fire and police departments
have been promptly filed by volunteer
citizenssas far as they wore able. The
nnmbefs bsing sufficient. but hsndis
capped ~ ylack of experience. The city
authositiesa aars On ono ride ana ths
unions Soa ths other. It hsesp a6outsa {
rssk 81 IL ana M increl ga daily sines
ssss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-24
Caught With the Real Goods

Grafton, N. D., May 17.-One man
lost between Ardoch and Mimic, is the
sum total OF small excitement this
forenoon on the Great Northern tram
running between Grand Forks and
Grafton. It is alleged that a man
from Walhalla, who was returning from
a trip to Minneapolis, where he had
disposed Of several carloads of stock,
took q drink of whiskey from small
individual BOTTLE. F. W. FinwalI, the
enforcement sleuth, was on the train
and caught the man in the act. The
Walhalla gentleman, although he is
said to have had several drinks under
his belt. realized what he was up against
and literally took to the woods, in other
words, he jumped off the train. after Mr.
Finwall had put him under arrest and
searched his grips, which contained six
quarts Of the real genuine ''elixlr of
life" The man is still in the woods, as
no trace can be found of him.
Mr.. Finwall reported the case to the
local officers, who are Investigating the
matter and are trying to locate the al
legged fugitive.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-24

The N. D. Leader tries to prove that
President Wilson was the original Non.
partisan by quoting from his writings
and makes out pretty good case. But
the President, like Mr.. Townley when
confronted by facts instead of theories,
has changed his mind-to policy-about
many things.
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.
probable solution. Il Is apparently ask
ing too much OF = more machine 70
serve too many purposes. Il is too much
= expect q harm tractor ,to ,be plow and
harvesting machine and also . motor
truck and thresher. A farmer this
week. as he was riding his tractor whom
asked how he liked the machine said it
had given him no trouble and that he
could <plow more In q day than with his
horses. though not much more. He
mentioned one advantage, that with
horses there was about an hours work
before breakfast and also after supper
that did not show in tho field, which
gave the tractor that much advantage
over the horses.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-05-24
Elsewhere in this issue appears an

Elsewhere in this issue appears an
announcement Of A. B. Purdy of toilette,
as candidate for the Office of commits
sioner from this district. For years
very little political preference has
entered the county commissioner board.
The mans fitness has qualified him for
the place irrespective of his political
affillation. Mr.. Purdy has made good
commissioner and there is no reason
that we know OF why he should not have
the sunaninSns support of the first dis
trict. He is farmer who has had much
to do with the affairs of his home town.
ship. He is conservative in his dealings
and has never allowed himself to be
carried away by prejudice or personal
preference, which means lot to the
county commissioner board.