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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
EPIDEMIC CAUSED
 SCHOOL DEFICIT
Pres. Ravens of Board Says Influenza Made Extra
 Help Necessary.

According to Elmer H. Ravens, president of the Board of Education, 1 it will cost the city $200,97S to pay it's 1 teachers for the coming fiscal year. In addition to this, $12,0OO is asked l for substitute teachers, an increase of S7000 over last year. At a hearingi before the Board of ApportionmentI | and Taxation last night, Presidentl Ravens said this increase was caused by deficit which resulted from the influenza epidemic when 1t was neces- sary to engage additional substitute teachers. The amount for special teachers and supervisors is $11,OO0 more than asked for In 1918. All of these appropriations were urged by members of the board as necessities in properly conducting the schools during the coming year.
 Commissioner William W. Bell, ex- plained to the members of the Board of Apportionment a 5000 increase for janitor service in this years re- quisition. He also blamed the epi- demic claiming the department was forced to take extra precautions and had to employ extra help.
 Regarding an increase of $12,0OO for repairs to buildings and grounds Mir. Bell said several school yards were in bad condition and needed immediate attention.
 Rent for the State Trade ShooI has increased to s12,265.77.
 Henry A. Bishop appearing for the Library Board, asked that it be al- lowed fo IDprea 60 it's fax for tho 1,aar from one-Quarter of mill to three tenths of a mill. It was claimed that this increase would meet additional expense of the board including new libraries in the eastern and western sections of the city.
 The Departments of Police and Charities will appear before the board tonight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
FASHION HINTS

Lingerie embroidered robes will be iE favor.
 The prettiest pink crepe lingerie has only self-trimmings.
 Golden yellow is used for the vests on navy blue suits.
 A dark blue silk umbrella has a rough gray wood handle.
 Most of the new spring shades are light and rather dull.
 The new "calico hat" is made of silk printed in calico design.
 The high, plain black toqueu is popular for afternoon wear.
 Ribbons will be much used on the spring millinery and dresses.
 The long, narrow skirts appear to be pretty thoroughly accepted.
 The new shoe buckles mey be of silverite set with rhinestoneS
 Voile and organdie are in stripes and checks for southern wear.
 Many of the new blouses are fast ened by one large pearl button.
 Dark Colored linens and crashes are used for fashionable waists.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
To Ladies
 Who are Stout

Fat is fatal to health and beauty. Reduce weight sensibly and easily; inn prove your health and figure. Avoid heart trouble, wrinkles, nervousness weaknesses, etc., besides personal em- barrassment, due to obesity.
 Look and feel younger. WalE sprightly. Let your eyes sparkle with new fervor. Surprise and delight your friends. Be a girl again!
 Go to the druggist, get small box of oil of korein (capsules) and follow directions of the korein system. Re4 duce 10 to 50 pounds under guarantee. Eat all you need Gncluding some candy if desired) while reducing.
 Don't bother about going through tiresome exercises or following rules of starvation diet. Why not become slen- der without drastic drugs, worry and self-denialf Here g your chancel
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Should a man ask a woman to give her life into his keeping until he is quite sure that he wants 1t? He was revamping his worn defense. Should he live up to a mt2cte of surrender, of tenderness, if the next instant brings sanity, and disillusionment? He could bury now forever self-reproach. He could laugh at his own vanity. Gerty Hardin, it was easy to sec, had forgot ten what he had whispered to Gerty Holmes. They met as sober old friends. That ghost was laid.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARY,

Letters of marque and reprisal were granted by England against American ships on this date in 1777, and a flourishing privateering indus try sprang up at Halifax and other ports of the Maritime Provinces Some time before that privateering had been entered upon with great vigor and zeal by the Americans, particularly New Englanders., and the commerce of British America suffer ed much In consequence. Privateer- ing was kept up during the re- mainder of the war. The industry was renewed with even greater zest during the war of 1872, when Halifax privateers brought hundreds of prize: into that port
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
Social, Personal And Club Activities
INTERESTING PERSONAL ITEMS
 ABOUT PERS0NACES YOU KNOW

Mrs. George Maynard Minor, vice president general, will also be a speaker.
 Frank Kelly, of 1O4 Henry street, who has been stationed at the Brook lyn navy yard, has been discharged and returned to his home
 Mrs, L. B. Purdy of 16O Grove street Is entertaining the Ladies' Aid society of Grace M. F. church today at an all day meeting. The guests will take part In an old fashioned quilting bee, and work on quilts for the society.
 The Homeland Society of the United Church will hold its fourth study this afternoon at o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
Potash in Canada.

The discovery of large deposit of potash in Saskatchewan is of great na- tional importance to Canada. The only other considerable deposit on this continent, as far as known, is at Searles Lake, in California. This is being developed under the auspices of the American government. The Do niinion and Saskatchewan govern ments should make sure that the new deposits are made productive as soon as possible by the owners.-Toronto Mail and Empire
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
HOUSE ENTERED.

Joseph Furer, PAT Lexington ave nue, reported to the police today that his home was entered last night and a gold watch and chain and $5 in cash taken. The family had been away for several days and it is be lieved that the robbery took place between Sunday morning and last night. Entrance to the house was gained through a rear window.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
TOURING CAR STOLEN.

Egbert Marsh, of 34S Mill Hill ave- nue, reported to the police last night that his touring car was stolen from in front of his residence at about 7:30. MT. Marsh stated that the machine was taken within a few minutes after he left it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
CHAPTER V.
A Game of Checkers,


 The uneasy mood of the desert, the wind-blown sand, drove people indoors the next morning. Rfckard was served a substantial, indifferently cooked breakfast in the dining room of the Desert hotel, whose limitations were as conspicuous to the newcomer as they were noneXistent to the other men. They were finding it a soft con- trast to sand-blown tents, to life in the open.
 Later he wandered through the group of staring idlers in the office, past the popular soda stand and the few chair-tilters on the sidewalk, go- ing on, as if without purpose, to the railroad sheds, and then on, down to the offices of the Desert Reclamation company He discovered 1t to be the one engaging spot in the hastily thrown-together town. There were oleanders, rose and white, blooming in the patch of purple blooming alfalfa that stood for a lawn. Morning-glories clambered over the supports of the veranda, and on over the roof. Rick ards deductions led him to the Har- dins.
 What school of experience had so changed the awkward country fellow? He had resented his rivalry, not that he was rival, but that he was a boor. His kisses still warm on her lips, and she had turned to welcome, to coquet with Tom I5ordipf Tho v,oDooD vyb0 was to be his wife must be steadier than that! It had cooled his fever. Not for him the aspen who could shake and bend her pretty boughs to each rough breeze that blew!
 Men tossed into a desert, fighting to keep foothold, do not garland their offices with morning glories! Was it the graciohs quiet influence of a wife, @ Gerty Hardin? The festive build ing he was approaching was as unex- pected-as Captain Brandon! Rickard walked on, smiling
 He was fairly blown into the outer room, the door banging behind him. Every one looked up at the noisy inter ruption. There were several men in the long room. Among them two alert, clean-faced youths, college graduates, or students out on furlough, the kind of stuff in his class at Lawrence. Three of the seasoned, road-coached type were leaning their chairs against the cool thick walls. One was pulling al a cigar. The other, big, shy giant was drawing clouds of comfort from 2 pipe. There was a telegraph operator at work in one end of the room, hel instrument rapidly clicking. In an op posite corner was a telephone ex change. A girl with a metal bant around her forehead was punching connections between the valley towns Rickard lost the feeling of having gone into a remote and isolated re zion. The twin towns were on tht map.
 One of the older men returned hi! nod. The young men returned theil hastily withdrawn attention to theil game of checkers. The other smoker was watching with cross-eyed absorp ton the rings his cigar was sending into the air. Rickard might not havt been there.
 One of the checker players looked up.
 Anything I can do for you? Do yol want to see anyone in particular?"
 "No," 1t was admitted. "No one fl particular. was just looking round
 Its the show place of Calexico. IT take you around. It is the only plac tn town that is comfortable when it
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

hot, or when the wind blows, and that's the program all summer. Take my place, Pete"
 Pete, the young giant, with the face of his infancy enlarged rather than matured, slipped into the vacant chair
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
Avoid Influenza

By having your system in
 good condition. Take IlnOnine
 as a preventative. This we'll
 known remedy restores vitality
 and builds up the system to a
 fuI health standard.
 Iinonine should always be taken at the first sign of Il cough or cold, as iL overcomes tho rause and re- moves the danger. Best remedy nown for bronchitis.
 All Druggists-8Gc and $l.2O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

The vets look forward to the watery prospect of July much like the Small Boy contemplating Saturday night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Mss Lillian Manning, who haQ been stenographer at the Department of Justice, has accepted a position at the Graphophone Co. as stenographer for Charles H. Lane, formerly of the De- partment of Justice.
 Miss Florence Hastings of Merchant street, Is spending the weekend in New York as the guest of Mrs. Har- vey Chatfield, and Miss Helen Harri- son, formerly of Bridgeport.
 Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Alison, Jr., of Myrtle avenue, are entertain ing Mir. Alisons brother, Rev. Dr. John Alison of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 Miss Frances T. Meeker, 33O John street, will be hostess at a meeting of the Round Table club at her home tomorrow evening at o'clock, when current events will be taken up.
 Miss Anna Holan, 597 Ogden street, who is training for a nurse at the Galen hospital, was presented with a pretty wrist watch at a party tender ed her last Thursday evening at her home General merrymaking pre- vailed throughout the evening. Danc- ing and games were enjoyed. Dur ing the course of the evening, a dainty luncheon was served. Present were the Misses Nora Mcclure, Miss Mary McAtee Miss Pauline Halonsky, Miss Frances Sechoe, Miss Mary Simmons, Miss Mabel Harding, Miss Anna Rock, Miss Nellie Geahaney, Miss Helen Mcclure. Miss Theresa McGuire, Miss Rose Seamon, Miss Anna Nolan and Leo Gravlln, Carl Schuland, Brewer Southland, Thomas Callahan. Harold Ashley, Robert Walker, Victor Cav lin, Frank Kuykendall, Jeremiah Haggerty, Murray Callahan and Rob ert Ivers.
 Miss Frances Corcoran of PTS Cot tage street and Miss J. L. Sogard of Wood avenue, Red Cross nurses, re- gently arrived from England and wis tied friends in this city during a, brief visit last week, returning to Red Cross headquarters at the Hotel Albert, New York city. Both nurses return ed from foreign duty with a party of Red Cross nurses who were in charge of 200 wounded soldiers aboard the Celtic which docked in New York harbor Sunday.
 Corporal William E. Ferguson, nephew of Mir and Mrs. T. I. Fergu- son of Wells street, has arrived in the city after receiving his discharge from the service As a member of the Yale unit Corporal Ferguson served many months in France. He will resume his position with the W. s. Mills Co.
 Mrs. Frederick A. Strong will speak at the February meeting of the Mary i Wooster chapter, D. A. R., at Foot Guard Hall, New Haven, Monday. Mrs. Strong is serving on the Maga- zine committee of the State D. A. R.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Mrs. Frederick A. Strong will speak at the February meeting of the Mary Wooster chapter, D. A. R., at Foot Guard Han New Haven, Monday.
 Mrs. Strong is serving on the Maga- zine committee of the State D. A R.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Miss Florence Hastings of Merchant street, Is spending the weekend in New York as the guest of Mrs. Har- vey Chatfield, and Miss Helen Harri- son, formerly of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Miss Frances T. Meeker, 33O John street, will be hostess at a meeting of the Round Table club at her home tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, when current events will be taken up.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Miss Lillian Manning, who had been stenographer at the Department of Justice, has accepted a position at the Graphophone Co. as stenographer for Charles II. Lane, formerly of the De- partment of Justice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Alison, Jr., of Myrtle avenue, are entertain ing Mir. Alisons brother, Rev. pr. John Alison of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-18
- DISCRIMINATION NEEDED

Washington Star) That girl must have a great sense of hunlor. She is laughing all the time"
 That's the trouble with her sense of hunlor. She doesn't know when not to laugh.''
Arizona republican., 1919-08-18
THE SALE OF ARMY FOOD BY PARCEL POST TO COMMENCE
 TODAY THROUGH POSTOFFICE
at Last Arrive Will Start Taking Orders This Morning Allotment Given Phoenix is Public-City Goes on With Plan
 to Sell More Food

Uncle Sans grocery store in Phoe- nix is open and ready for business this morning.
 Full details and instructions on the sale of army food stores by parcel post have been received at last by the local postoffice. including the allotment to this office, prices, postage rates, amounts purchasable, and all data necessary to put the plan into opera ton as one of the governments moves to knock the stilts from under old man H. c. L. and bring him back to earthly regions again
 Beginning today, the Phoenix post office, along with every other post office in the country, will begin talk ing orders for army foodstuffs. AL though the postoffice can only order in case lots, the people will be per mitted to order in any quantity, how ever small, and the order will be held until sufficient other small orders are received to permit the postmaster to order a case All food orders will be delivered through the parcel post from the zone supply at Fl Paso.
 Phoenix Share
 To each section and to each post office of the various classes has been made an allotment, and the sale will be continued in all probability until each postoffice has disposed of it's allot- ment.
 The allotment to the Phoenix post office: 4,740 lib. cans, 459 2-lb. cans, and 1900 3-lb. cans baked beans; 1,061 2-lb. cans stringless beans; 6,4S0 lib. cans, $500 2-lb. cans and $40 6-lb. cans corned beef; 5,400 1-lb cans, $500 2-lb cans, $40 6-lb. cans roast beef; 370 21s lb. cans cherries; $500 21h -lb. cans corn; 4,100 lib. cans, $500 2-lb. cans corned beef hash; 12,400 2-lb. cans peas; S,40O lbs. beans; 5,427 lbs. flous. LIDO lbs. rice, 2.300 2-lb. cans assorted jams; All A lib. cans pepper, 1,431 cakes toilet soap; 43S pints vegetable soup, S20 small cans pineapple; TOO 10lb. cans tomatoes, 2,600 12-lb. cans bacon.
 Persons desiring to place their or ders for any of these goods may give the order, in duplicate, to either the postoffice here, to city or a rural route carrier. all of whom are author ized to receive the orders, with the cash to pay for the goods and the post | age. The postal employe who re- ceives the order will sign the duplicate and leave it with the purchaser, to act as a receipt, this order receipt to be turned over to the carrier when the goods are delivered.
 Any quantity may be ordered that does not break an original package. For instance. it is possible to order one or more cans of bacon, corned beef. 1 roast beef, fruit. a sack of rice, and so on. The postoffice then holds the order until it has orders enough to make 2 case order for each variety of goods then sends it in. This might cause
Arizona republican., 1919-08-18
TOWN TOPICS

PASSED STREET cAR-H. A. Callahan was arrested yesterday by the Folice for passing standing street car. He will appear in police court this afternoon.
 TOUGH ON MOTORISTS = Charles Mills and Harold Bustrum were ar rested yesterday charged with speed ing. Roy Perry was also arrested, charged with reckless driving.
 PINcHED TWO = Mrs. Marie Ellis and r. Isley were arrested yesterday afternoon by the police in the Whar- ton rooming house, charged with vio- lation of ordinance f60. Both put up s25 bail and were released.
 CUT cORNER-L R. Bush was ar- rested yesterday afternoon for cutting 8 corner with his machine. He will be given an opportunity to explain to Judge Thomas this afternoon in po- lice court.
 CHARGED WITH SPEEDING = Nj. Crowell, charged with speeding. was arrested yesterday by the police He put up s for his appearance in police court this afternoon.
 HAD PRIVATE SToRE-Jack Jones was picked up by the police yesterday, charged with being drunk and disor- derly. The location of his source of supply could not be found by the po- Ice.
 AT THE ADAMs-Arrivals at the Hotel Adams yesterday included the following; Miss Ina Ruton, San Fran cisco; w L. Miller, St. Joseph, Mo; Mrs. M. A. Sherman. Los Angeles; Mrs. A Clancy, Los Angeles; J. A. Dougherty, St. Louis; Tom D. Collins, Ft Worth; Helen ". Brooks, Madison, Wis
 MARRIED IN FLAGsTAFF-Word has been received here of the marriage of Miss Ruth Payne of Phoenix to George Nillson of Prescott. at Flag staff on August 9. The bride has been a teacher of the primary grades at the Washington school here for the last two years. The couple will make their home at Prescott, where MT. Nillson is practising law.
 JAIL OR LEAVE TOWN = James r. Caldwell. who some time ago lead Q jailbreak, was given a suspended sentence of 90 days Saturday afternoon by Judge Thomas for that offense. with tae agreement that Caldweil should leave town. Caldwell had just fin lshed serving the sentence which he was doing when he got away. The judge thought it best to get rid of i'm rather than have the colored mar anging around the city jail.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-18

with Constable Haze Burch and Offl- cers Mccormick and Bressler of the central station. At the same time the sheriffs office sent out Deputies Blanco, Smith and Skidmore.
 Strategy appearing better to the of fieers than a shooting affair, Bressler, Burch and Graham went to the rear of the house and entered while Strador was holding the other officers at bay on the front porch.
 Burch and Bressler succeeded in getting behind Strador before he was aware of their presence, each officer applying his gun to portion of the prisoners anatomy where it would do the most good Graham, in the mean time. got in front of Strador and grabbed the gun, but he refused to let go.
 Drop that gun or I'll kill you" said Bressler.
 Kill me, shoot me" was the reply.
 Bressler and Graham then took the situation in hand and by using force and carefully keeping the gun pointed in the opposite direction, succeeded in making him drop it.
 The automatic was fully loaded with cartridge in the barrel. It took sew eral of the officers to put Strador in the police patrol. He is at the county jail on an insanity charge.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-18
AGR|CUL |S
 UP |NDUSTR
 DECLARES DEAN
Prof. Working Sees it as Big Future Vocation = Need College Men More and More-Praises San Carlos Meeting.

The state of Arizona needs college men whose technical training has been along agricultural lines, according to Dean D. w. Working of the college of agriculture at the university, who ar rived in Phoenix last Saturday night with Dr. R. H Williams and the re- mainder of the students livestick squad. which paused here yesterday during it's tour of investigation of the stock ranges of the state.
 Dean Working joined the party at Tucson after it's return from Arivaea and other points in the southern part of the state, and, although he will not be able to complete the inspection of ranches in the valley, expects to re- join the party at Williams next week.
 At Florence he was a participant in the boosters meeting for the San Car los dam. Vest erday he praised the re- suits attained at the gathering.
 T think it landed just where it was planned to land" he said.
 Is Coming Industry Here
 It was in speaking of the future of the state that Dean Working expressed the belief that agriculture Is the com ing industry, and that in the near fu- ture college trained men will be needed to develop the states agricultural re- sources to the highest point of pro- duction.
 Agriculture is the industry of the future in Arizona" he said. within 15 or 20 years the big farms or ranches in Arizona will be managed, if not owned, by men with technical agricul- tural training. When graduated from the Kansas Agricultural college, no one respected our ability as farmers. They respect her graduates now, all right, because the state has become aware of the value of that kind of training ?
 Dean Working also touched on the competition between universities and business in securing the services of good men, and indicated that, although the monetary reward of the faculty man may be less in many instances, it is more permanent. The dean cited several cases from his acquaintances where men had left universities to en- ter the service of large industrial or ganizations, only to be dropped soon afterward when no longer useful.