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Republican farmer., 1919-08-29

of the authorities. I got my girl safe ly home again. She is a good girl but very impressionable."
 Hopes Still to Marry.
 "I am glad to come home after all this trouble" said Miss Pap worth in relating her story" but I am still a Mormon.
 Mir. Lnford showed me what a beautiful religion it really is and that people who do not believe in them were either their enemies or were preJudiced.
 "He told me that Mormon religion taught people to lead pure lives and to preserve their bodies pure.
 Every Mormon I met told me that real Mormons did not belive in hay ing more than one wife and that part of their religion is not to eat porK, shellfish. coffee, tea, mustard. pepper, or any other condiments which might be expected to excite the senses. Nor mons never drink or smoke.
 For more than two years I have been going to ether Christian churches and comparing their pracrfces with what I have learned in the Mormon religion. The Mormon religion ap- pears to me to be beautiful and pure and holy.
 When the Mormon religion was started in Utah there were only eight members and it was necessary for them to cultivate the land and popu- late it. I believe what the Mormons told me. that then Joseph Smith was informed in a vision that 1t was the duty of the new sect in order to pop ulate the land with chosen people to practice polygamy ;.Llo1g them selves. just as Abraham did and as Sslomon did in the old days. "I5ut still I believe what the Nor mons told me that now the need for populating the land no longer exists polygamy has been barisheS.
 "If anyone were n prove to me that there was anything unclean or impure in the Mormon religion would aban- don it at once. But ! cannot believe 1t.
 ''I have given up all thoughts of go- ing out to Utah now, but I may yet marry Mir. Wright and Fo nut to Cal ifornia with him. In the meantime I cannot part with my faith in Nor monisTn."
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
SECRETARY BAKER IS ACCUSED OF
 AIDING l. W. W.
Delayed Aircraft Work By Refusal To Send
 Troops.

Washington, Aug. 25--Cnarges that Secretary Baker delayed aircraft pro- auction by refusing to send troops to the spruce forests of the Pacific coast 10 quell disturbances of the | w. w have been made to the special House subcommittee Investigating aviation expenditures by former Major Charles B. Sligh, a furniture manufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Sligh's charges were made to the subcommittee while it was en route to the Pacific coast to investigate the spruce situation. and were sent to Chairman Graham Oll) of the spe- cial House War Department Investi- gating Committee.
 A statement of the committee says:
 ''In regard to trouble made by the I. W. W.'s. Major Sligh testified that they were creating trouble, intimidat- ing workmen who desired to work. and that as spruce production was confined to small area, it was esti- mated that force of four companies of United States troops could easily handle the situation and protect those who desired to work. This situation. Major Sligh said, he laid before How ard Coffin of the Aircraft Board, ada ing, Mir. Coffin told me afterward that the Secretary of War had refus- ed to send troops for that purpose and instead of doing that the Secre- tary had himself sent a wire out there advising them to yield to the l. w w This, according to Sligh, resulted in a six weeks contest and during that time the production of spruce in Washington was practically at a standstilr.''
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
Death Of Prominent
 " Onl a Il
Wife of Justice Wheeler Passes Away in Seattle
 III Short Time.
PNEUMONIA WAS
 CAUSE OF DEATH

One of Bridgeport's mos1 prominent women, Mrs. Agnes Macy Wheeler, wife of Justice George ". Wheeler, 115 Park avenue, dieu yesterday at Seattle, Washington, as result of heart failure which followed an at tack of pneumonia. News of her death came as a severe shock to her many friends and admirers in this city, who have looked up to Mrs Wheeler as ain exemplary woman in all that is fine, excellent and good.
 Quiet, modest, and unostentatious in character. Mrs. Wheeler was one of the most diHgent and untiring work CTS in all activities during the war. foremost of which was the Red Cross where she served as head of the sew ing garment department. In one way or another connected with most of Bridgeport's pkilanthropic and social organizations, Mrs. Wheeler attained and kept the friendship and admira- ton of the city's most prominent wo- men.
 Before her marriage to Justice Wheeler on July 5, 1894 she was Miss Agnes L. Macy of New York Since her coming to this city. she has been a communicant of St. Johns Episcopal churcoh. Mrs Wheeler was chairman of the advisory board of the Charity Organization society, president of the Helpers: chairman of the State Street House commit tee of the Y. w. c. A, and member of the finance committee of the or ganization. She was a member of the Bridgeport Protective Associa tion, the Wednesday Afternoon Musical club, Ladies' Charitable society, the Con- temporary club and a number of other well known club and organiza- tionS.
 Mrs Wheeler leaves two children, George Macy Wheeler, graduate this year of Hotchkiss school. Lakeville who will enter Yale this fall, and Miss Helen Lucy Wheeler, a senior at Vassar college. Mrs. Wheeler had been travelling through the Western States in company of her husband and children, and was taken i'll when
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
Ex-BUCK PRIVATE
 EvENS HIS SCORE
 WITH LIEUTENANT

New York, Aug. 25.---Halti com manded Patrolman O'Shea to a win dow-ciimber yesterday as he boarded an elevated train on the Brooklyn bridge. But Samuel Rothfeld lodged through the window and was arrested a moment later in the car by O'Shea.
 Say. where did you get that halt stuff? asked Rothteld. as O'Shea led him away to the Magistrates Court
 O'Shea explained that he had been in the overseas army and had got into the habit of calling halt when any thing went wrong on his post.
 I was in the army too. Rothfeld in formed O'Shea, but never yelled at any of my men the way you did at me.
 No? What were you in the army |? asked O'Shea-
 First Lieutenant in a machine gun company, replied the prisoner.
 The climax came, said O'Shea, when had to hale the guy into court be- fore Magistrate Henry H. Curran, who was Major in the army. Aint't that the best you've heard? A buck pri- vate pinches d Lieutenant and takes him before a Major who fines him S1o.
 Rothfeld is 25 and lives at No. 2,216 Adams Place, Bronx. Magistrate Curran said later that he had no knowledge of the mans military ser vice at the time he fined him
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
ALLEGED LABOR
 AGITATORS ARE
 "SAWING W00D''

The time limit for the labor agita- tors in Bridgeport to leave town, as provided in the police ultimatum is sued last Thursday has expired. The men who were warned to clear out are still in the city, and the police have apparently done nothing to hasten their exit. It appears that the police will have to make some definite move in the near future if they wish to enforce their own or ders. Both sides were sitting tight today.
 When questioned this morning as to whether any new moves had been made against the agitators. Superin- tendent John H. Redgate, of the po- lice department, declared that noth- ing new along those lines had been done. The superintendent would not discuss the matter further than say ing that nothing new had occurred. He refused to affirm or deny the re- port that Samuel Lavit is among the labor men who have been ordered to quit Bridgeport.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29

 Volunteer
 Policemen
Boston Prepares Itself In Case Regular Force Should
 Go on Strike.
SPECIAL MEETINGS
 BALLOTING TODAY

Boston, Aug. 25.---Organization of an unpaid volunteer police force for duty in the event of a strike by the policemen of the city was begun to- day by former Superintendent Will liam H. Pierce. As the nucleus for the emergency body it was announced that several former captains and lieu tenants and 100 pensioners of the force were available.
 Labor leaders today sent notices to 500 local unions calling for special meeting to ballot on the question of their position "in the event that the Boston policemen are compelled to strike to protect their rights to or Sanize." A score of local unions all ready have voted to stand by the po- licemen. Frank W. Mccarthy, New England organizer of the American Federation of Labor, said that while the policemen had not mentioned a strike as yet, "any peace that comes must come with honor"
 The course of action to be pursued by the Policemn's Union is expected to develop after the trial tomorrow of officers of the Union on charges of disObeying department rules by join ing the union.
 The first man to volunteer for emergency police duty was Edwin H. Hall of Cambridge,
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
HARB0R
 HAS BIG U. 5.
 NAVAL DRYDOCK
Improvement Costing Five Millions Will Be Ready
 This Month.

Honolulu, Aug. 25. - The United States naval dry dock at the Pearl Harbor base is one of the largest in the world. It is 1OO1 feet long and has an inside width of 13s feet and inside depth of 32 1-2 feet It will accommodate any ship afloat, and represents an investment of more than s5,OOO.OOO.
 The dock and naval base have a setting in what Is considered one of tho finest natural and most beautiful harbors in the world. Entirely land locked in a rim.of hills, Pearl liar bor could anchor all the naval fleets of the world out of view from the open sea.
 Pearl Harbor has an area of ap- proximately 10 square miles. Its depth is approximately SO feet. En- trance to tho harbor has been made safe for all time by dredging and other work done by the United States.
 The dry dock has been under con struction since 1910. Its opening had been planned to take place long be- fore today but various delays and the war caused postponement.
 The most serious delay occurred when the entire bottom of the dry dock upheaved suddenly, ruining all work that had been done and delay ing construction for a year First theories were an earthquake had caused the mishap. Then engineers decided the dredEed out bottom left a floor softer than surrounding ter rain and the pressure of the latter caused the center to upheave.
 The accident necessitated a new plan of construction. Concrete was moulded into huge blocks, submerged and securely anchored. From this beginning the other work went rap idly forward.
 The dock is operated by the latest type of machinery. Electrically driven pumps free the dock of water after entrance of a ship for repairs.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
V0N BUEL0W IS
 LATEST MEMBER
 OF WAR WRITERS

Berlin. Sunday, Aug. 24.---(By The Associated Press. )---Prince Bernhard Won Buelow, former German chan cellor, has in a rather belated manner. entered the list of those making rev citations concerning the outbreak of the war by writing a letter to the Fremdenblatt of Hamburg regarding the statement made by Dr. Theobold Won -Hollweg, chancellor in 1914 that the declaration of war was inevitable. Prince You Buelow sketches his long years as chancellor tells how he was able to avoid war and admits that peace was desired by Dr. -Hollweg who he says, however, Hacked political art"
 During the grave weeks before the war" writes Prince Won Buelow, "se- rious psychological diplomatic and po- litical mistakes were made by Ger many's political leaders which were unjustly ascribed to the peoples re- sponsibility."
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
BANK ACCOUNT
 DID NOT KEEP HIM FROM THEFT

Joseph Gaida, 19, of IFS East Main street, who was arrested Friday night, charged with stealing goods from a number of local business concerns, was bound over to the Superior court under $1,5OO bonds, by Judge Wilder in the City court this morning.
 No cause for the young mans fall from grace can be discovered by the police. It is said that he has a bank account amounting to more than $1,- 500, and was in no way forced to com init the thefts with which he is charged. The only possible reason for the burglaries. as near as the po- lice can figure. is the possibility that the young man desired more money in order to take a. fling at the high life" Gaida is a former employee of the Columbia Graphophone company. but he went out on a strike when trouble broke out in that plant.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
PRES. WILSON
 WILL ATTEND K. I. CONCLAvE

The delegation of the Knights Tenn plar from this city with their wives and delegations from New Haven, Waterbury, Norwalk and Danbury have reserved the whole of the Hotel Victory at Bristol, Q suburb of Phila- deiphia, for their use at the Triennial Conclave of the order, which is to be held at Philadelphia. from Sept to the 12th inclusive and it is planned to leave Bridgeport Sept. sth at 1:45 p. m and go through without change of cars.
 The following program shows how Philadelphia intends to entertain her visitors during the week of the Con- clave.
 On Monday. President Wilson, members of his cabinet. state gover- nors, congressman, army and navy officers from Canada and Great Bri- tain will participate in a monster pa triotic meeting to be held in Inde- pendence SQuara
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
TWO TINY BOATS
 PLAY BIG PART
 IN EASTERN WAR

Medvejia Cora. Russian Lapland, June 25, via London, July 2S-CCor- respondence of The Associated Press) Two tiny American war craft" a 30-foot motor boat from the cruiser Galveston and the 24-foot motorboat from the yacht Yankton, each man ned by Yankee jacktars and carry ing machine guns and light artillery have been playing an important role in keeping the north end of Lake Omega clear of Bolshevik raider boats while the Allied land forces moved along the shores toward Petrozav- odsk
 These boats, which have been re- named Atlanta and Georgia. were brought nearly 500 miles by rail from Murmansk and were the first Allied warcraft launched on Lake Omega. Since then British and Rus sian craft have been launched
 The Atlanta had a close shave a few weeks ago in a 50 minute en- gagement with a large Bolshevik steamer which outranged the At lanta's guns. Some of the shells struck within ten yards of the At lanta which sought safety at the beach maintaining a running fire, but the Bolsheviki gave up the chase.
 Lake Omega is dotted with bays and in1ets wherein a constant game of hide and seek was played during the 24 hours of daylight
 The American craft were under the command of Lieut.. D. C. Wood ard of Atlanta. Several American vessels of the North Russian squad ron have been at target practice in the North Sea.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
EXPLAINS SALE
 OF WAR GOODS
 AND EQUIPME

Paris. Saturday, Aug. 23-In a statement answering charges of large sales of merchandise. the American Red Cross explains that the only ma terials which have been sold are cer- tain perishable stuffs, second hand equipment, surplus stocks and articles which are no longer of use in direct life work in France or Eastern Europe.
 The total sales, the statement says, aggregated 3O,OOO,OOO francs while relief materials distributed in Europe during July and August exceeded 100, 100000 francs in value. The American Red Cross, the statement sets forth, is now conducting opera tions in seventeen European coun-
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
STRIKERS ACTION MEANS FACTORY
 TOLEAVE CITY

T. C. Roberts assistant to the pres ident of the Columbia Grahophone Company. this afternoon stated that the negotiations of the Chamber of Commerce with the strikers of the factory were with the knowledge and consent of the company officials. but that the vote this afternoon to insist on the old demands would mean that plans for removal from the city would go forward. He denied that the Board of Directors of the com pany had voted to stay here.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
CANCER VICTIMS INCREASING IN
 UNITED STATES

Washington, Aug. 25 - Cancer. probably the most dreaded of all the general diseases. is increasing in the United States and throughout the world in spite of the fact that it is curable if treated early. says a state ment issued by the public health ser vice. It gives figures recently com piled by the census bureau showing that in 1917 there were 61, ,452 deaths from cancer in the United States The recorded cancer death rate shows about 2A per cent. more cases every year.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
BANK MESSENGER HOLD UP VICTIM
 LOST S12,500

Boston,Aug. 25.-Ray Scott Gurney, a bank messenger employed by the Fidelity Trust Co., was held up today by four men who stole SIP, 900 which he was taking to the bank from the office of the Grocers' Baking Co. in the RoXbury district
 Gurney was in a taxicab and had just driven through the gates at the baking plant when four men climbed aboard the machine. One of them took his seat beside the chauffeur and pressing a revolver to his head or dered him to drive down the street and make no outcry. The other three entered the cab and forced Gurney to hand over the money.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
GERMANS DON'T WANT ALLIES TO
 POLICE SILESIA

Paris. Aug. 25-Germany has de- clined to invite Allied troops to police Silesia before they have that right under the treaty, which stipulates that they are to safeguard the plebis- cite there. The Silesian situation is unsatisfactory, and the Germans are reported to be bringing about a re- crudescence of the recent reign of terror in that province.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
PRESIDENT OF
 CUBA IS ID
 VISIT WILSON

Washington, Aug. 25 - President terday, Is expected to have a confer ence with President Wilson in Wash ington within the next month or six weeks. In Havana the administration papers have stated that Menocal would confer with Mir Wilson about the high cost of living and discuss ways and means of remedying it.
 Information reaching other quar- ters here is that Menocal is disturbed over the possibility that Major Gen eral Crowder, who during his recent two visits to Cuba, drew up a new set of election laws, might also recommend that the United States government assume the role of fiscal adviser to the Cuban government, thus exercising some check over the expenditures of public funds This it is reported, Menocal emphatically does not want.
 Also it is reported that MenocaI is disturbed over an agitation conduct ed by members of the Liberal party in Cuba for United States supervision over the next Cuban Presidential election. Menocal is understood not to oppose the enactment of the cleo ton laws recommended by General Crowder. but he does not wish this government to go further.
 In the near future, according to the reports from Havana, a resolu- ton will be introduced in the Cuban Congress permitting the President to leave the country in order to have this conference with President Will son. In copying the United States Constitution the Cubans went 1t one better. writing in a provision that the President must not leave the country during his form oF office
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
COUNCIL RECEIVES RESIGNATION OF
 ARCHDUKE JOSEPH

Paris, Aug. 25-The resignation of the Hungarian government of Arch duke Joseph was announced in mes sages received by the Supreme Coun- cil today. The messages indicated that the resignation occurred at 8 p. m.. Saturday. and that the process of forming a new cabinet had been begun.
 In the new cabinet, the despatches state, Paul Garami, minister of jus tie in the Peidll cabinet, would be minister of commerce, while former Premier Jules Peidn would be min- ister of food. Karl Payer, minister of home affairs in the PeidIl govern ment, Is designated as minister of labor in the reconstructed ministry
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
ITALIAN SHIP
 ANCHORED IN
 BOSTON HARBOR

Boston Aug. 25-Rear Admiral Hugh Contz, of the Italian navy, and his flagship, the dreadnaught Conte Di Cavcur, were expected to arrive here today. Submarine chasers, and other ships escorted the flagship to the dock.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
ROBBER LINES
 20 IN A ROW
 AND GETS S120

Sioux City. Ia, Aug. 25.---A high wayman held up a crowd of more than 20 persons an the center of the city yestreday and compelled them to
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
JAIL SENTENCE
 FOR MAN WHO
 ASSAULTED WIFE

For attacking his wife with a ra- zor, and infiicting a severe wound on her arm, Jaetano Russo, of 795 Grand street. was fined sl0 and sen fenced to go days in jail by Judge Frank L. Wilder in the city court to- day.
 Russo was arrested last night shortly after he returned from New York city, where he went last Thurs day after assaulting his wife. The man was warned by Judge Wilder, to attack a policeman and not defense jess women whenever he may feel like cutting somebody up again.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29

turn over their money. He escaped in an automobile with s13O. The ban dit lined the victims up on a sidewalk and with a revolver in his hand di- rected a young man to hold a hat while he passed along searching all.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
Hopes Sun to Marry.

of the authorities. I got my girl safe. ly home again. She is a good girl but very impressionahle"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-12
Fewer Grasshoppers This Year.

This seems to be an off year for
the grasshOppers, according to en-
tomologists of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, who recent
ly made survey of the grasshopper
situation in a number of counties in
southwestern Iowa that were badly
infested last year. According. to the
report only a few counties in that
section are likely to suffer this sea-
son. A comparatively small num-
Der of eggs were deposited last fall,
probably due to parasitic insects
having killed most of the hoppers
before that time. Except in the
counties mentioned, fully 50 per
cent of the eggs that were deposited
have since been destroyed by in
sects that feed on them. The sue
cess of the use of poisoned bait was
also noticed by the entomologists.
Very few eggs could be found on
the farms where poisoned bran was
used last summer but on other
farms nearby the eggs were unusual
ly abundant. This difference was
SO great as to be noticeable even in
adjacent fields.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-12
"Vinegar Bees" Have Little Value.

Housewives can avoid being stung
bv vinegar bees" or beer bees If
they will keep in mind that the pro-
duct advertised under these and
other names is only wild yeast OF
little value, say the specialists. OF
the Bureau of Chemistry, United
States Department Of Agriculture.
dictate that some enterprising indi-
viduals and firms are advertising
this wild yeast under the names
vinegar bees" beer bees wine
bees australian bees and vari-
Gus other designations: EXtrava-
CANT claims are made for the pro-
duct, and fancy price out of all
tual worth is asked, say the yeast
specialists of the department.
In some advertisements which
have reached the department the
sellers assert that the substance,
when mixed with water and molas-
ses or sugar, will produce vinegar,
beer or wine Other promoters go
mixture is beneficial in the treat
ment of rheumatism and kidney
trouble-claims which have no
foundation in fact.
The primitive process for making
bees was to expose to the air
mixture or corn meal ana mOlaSSeS
until it became impre2gnated with
wild yeast and bacteria. The fer
ment SO produced was employed To-
cally in making sort Of vinegar or
certain alcoholic solutions by adding
it to a mixture of water and either
brown sugar of molasseS, which was
then allowed to work or ferment.
In the opinion of the department
specialists, a product made by catch
nto wi Il c6,,t,,, IN,
harmful as we'll as desirable organ
isms, and the specialists state that
great care should be exercised in
both the preparation and the use of
such product. In their judgment
bees is not as we'll suited for fer
as is the ordinary yeast
cake which can be obtained from
any grocer at much less than the
fancy price asked for vinegar
bees" and they can not recommend
bees at all for making vinegar.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-06-12

If you have no money at all you
are snubbed. II you have too much
you are investigated. Amt this a
funny world?