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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07

the leaders in the vegetable market Good corn could be bought this morn ing at s1.50 to s2 per 100 ears, or IS to 24o dozen. Fancy corn was quoted mostly at s2.25 per 100 ears, or 2Fc a dozen- Small corn and nu- bins sold at lower prices than those quoted
 Both green and vvax beans continue m normal supply, and are in fair de- mand. String beans sold this morn ing at from s1 to s1.5O a bushel, the same low price levels reached some ttrne ago. Lima beans were scarce and prices high, selling at ss75 to s4 a bushel, wholesale. Tornatoe. were quoted mostly at s1.75 to s2 a basket. with 0 few sales being made ct s2.25 a basket. Cucym1bers Invade Market.
 Weather conditions have apparently oeen favorab ble to the growth of cu- cumber vines. and growers have been rewarded with a bumper crop of c1- curnoers this year. Al present the supply greatly exceeds the demand. end prices arc so low that retailers should be able to sell at prices attrac- tive to tho consumer. Average size cucurnbers were wholesaline .his morning at the rate of sf to s25o pe,. 100 or to 1-2c each. Cucun1ber~ nav be put down in quantity by saltine or packlinE, and now is a good time for the housewife Co obtain them, while they are cheap.
 The following are wholesale prices. The consumer should expect to pay on the average of 20 to 40 per cent. above these prices to cover the re- tailer's cost of doing business. and | his legitimate profits: ! Approximate Amount of Produce on Fnrmers Market; Wholesale Prices Paid by Retailers on Large Meas. ure; Sanre Prices on Small Measure 1 Vegetables. [ Beans, 73 bushel, s1-s1.5o busheI. 3-5c quart
 l Beets, 845 punches, 4o-60c dozen. ! 3 1-2-5c bunch Cabbage, 62 barrels, s1.25-1.75 bar.
 rels, 4-7c head.
 Carrots, 100 dog punches, 3o-4oc
 dozen punches; 2 1-2-3 1-2c bunch. | Cucunlbcrs, 82 bushels; $1-s2.5O De, 100; 1 1-2-2 1-2c each. l Lettuce, local, ST dog. heads; 50.
 T5c doz.; 4-s 1-2c head.
 Lettuce, N. y., $1.3s-$1.75 doz
 II 1-2-14c head
 Onions, 8 bushe1; s5.5o-s7 cwt.
 1-2 7c pound.
 1 Potatoes, 95 bushA; s2.25-s2.3E
 bushel; 5e-59c peck
 | Potatoes. l.. l., s2.25-s2.40 bushel
 5s-6cc peck.
 | Sweet corn, 21,75o ears; s1.5o l $2.5o per 100; 1s-Soc dozen. |, Squash, summer 121 dozen; 25
 4oc dozen: 2-3 1-2c each.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07

MT. and Mrs. A V. DeForrest o1 South avenue, have left town for a two weeks vacation.
 Doctor A. W. MacGregor of Pat terson, N. J., is spending a few dayt ip town as the guest of his mother.
 The committee of Christ Church had better hurry up and put a new roc on and shing1e tho spire of the churcl or the coal bills will be running higf this winter,
 Cadet Walter Back Is spending tht summer at Culver Military Acadena,
 Arthur IT. Baldwin of 1882 Ma street, has returned to his positi in the D. N.O. after spending tt weels vana41eA aA his Aems.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07

Tel. Barnum 7Of1. Fairfield County
 Court House.
 Bridgeport Conn. Aug. [, 1919. Prepared hy ti,e City Marketing Agent, Bureau of bfasri<ets, U. $. De- partnxmG of Agriculture, Connecticut sgrfcuiturni College, co-oDerating.
 ABUNDANT.-Carr beets, cIb- bagc, sumrncr squash, cucumbcrs, swcot corn, bisietcrrfes.
 EormaI.-Lcmons,. oronges, apples. bIn<,s< i,~rrics, tomatoes, cantaloupcs, praciier, shell beans, green beans. .. Iinns lseaEs,. ~. .SCARCE-Celery,D peas, cauIihower, weatIler Anects Potato Market.
 Indictment weather cut down the receipts of produce on the Farmers Market at tho foot of Wall street this rnopnine, The drop in the number of bu shels of potatoes, was especially noticeable. Approximately s5 bushels of No. pots taoes were offered today, compared with 2S6 bushels yesterday. Prices were quoted at s2.25 to s2.35 pse bushei. moot sales being rpade nsss Che ioWsv heure,
 owese sssn esntin1ss ts Ss eus Of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07

MT. and Mrs F. A. Aufford. Jr are at home to- their many friends at 799 Judson Place. Mrs. Aufford before her marriage in July was Miss Madora Cuthbert Bullitt Of Louisville Kentucky
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07
TRA1F0RD

Mss Alice Light of the Stratford Library Is spending two weeks in Hartford and vicinity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07

Miss Ruby L. Reed of Blakeman Place and Miss Alice Windsor of Beechwood avenue, Bridgeport, are spending several days in the Berk- shfres with. MT. and Mrs. Newton Reed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07

Tomatoes, 246 baskets. $1.f5-$2.25 basket; 7-gc pound.
 Fruits. Apples, S1-$3.50 bushel; 3-11c at. Biueberries, 15-20c quart. CantaIoupes S2b0-$4.50 crate; 1-2-10c each.
 Lemons, Cal, $s-S7 box; TIPS doz Orc ges, s5!5o-$7.75 box; 33-5oc dozen
 Peaches, Ga, ss.75-$4.75 crate; 15 1-2-20c quart,
 BURTON w. SHERRURNE, Tn Charge City Market Reporting Scr
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT

BUREAU OF MARKETS, U. 6. DE- APARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE R. CTI'Y MARKET HVORTING SEER VICE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07

Nothing special was transacted at the meeting of the Board of Finance of Chri.3t Church, Tuesday evening.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
PUT IN YOUR ORDER FOR
GOVERNMENT FOOD STUFF
See Postmaster Hamilton for List of
Goods and Cost of Same Deliv-
cred at This Station

Postmaster Hamilton this week re-
ceived from the postal department a
list of food stuff that is apportioned
to offices of this class and that will
be disposed of from the government
supply. In this zone all goods will be
shipped from San Francisco and will
have added to the price of goods five
cents for the first pound and one
cent for each additional pound. Many
articles can only be ordered in original
packages, such as flour meal and
beans of all kinds, which come in
hundred pound bags. On this class of
goods there is little or no saving,
since the price of these goods has de-
clined in the local market since the
fight on the high cost of living set in.
In the list are all kinds of spices,
extracts, canned goods, including
canned meats.
The postmaster is supplied with
and can furnish full information
about the variety of goods and the
cost laid down here to intending pur-
chasers. If the experience of other
towns is duplicated here there will be
no great rush to get these govern
ment goods. While the character of
the goods is supposed to be first class
it appears they do not always turn
out to be entirely satisfactory. On
this ground no complaint will be en-
tertained. If you order a sack of
meal or rolled oats, and it is bit
stale, no refund will be made.
To give an idea of the cost of some
of the articles, IL pound can of ba-
con will cost about $3.50; one pound
can of corned beef will cost 36 cents,
two pound can So cents and II
pound can S1.95; two dozen cans of 2
pound sweet corn will cost S2.76; a
case of four dozen l pound cans of
condensed sweetened milk will cost
just about ST; quarter pound can of
ground black pepper will cost II
cents. There is a long list of canned
soups of every kind ranging from 10
cent? for one pound cans to 30 cents
for pound cans.
If interested see the postmaster for
particulars. In every case, when plac-
ing an order, the cost of the goods
and the parcel postage must be de-
posted with the postmaster.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
Offer RAILROAD MEN
FORTY CENT INCREASE
Big Strike of The Shop Crafts Still
Looms For Next Month-Officials
Expect WalkOut

Whether or not the railroad shop
crafts will again go on strike Sept. 2
the date set for the walkout if the
demands were not met is yet unknown
according to local railroad men.
There is considerable doubt as to
whether OF not the offer made by the
railway administration will be re-
ceived with much favor and while no
announcement has been made 1t Is
generally believed that the railroaders
over the country are taking another
vote on whether or not to walkout.
Railroad officials it is said are ex-
pecting a strike and are making their
plans accordingly.
President Wilson in discussing the
situation intimated that the admins
tration would be firm in this critical
time and would not under no circum-
stances accede to the demands of the
men. He further said that congress
and government officials were work
ing overtime in the attempt to reduce
living costs and were already COM
mencing to get results and to grant
any further increases would only
tend to increase costs and make an
other raise in freight rates necessary.
The proposal made this week to
the members of the shop crafts was to
give them four cents an hour increase,
on a basis of ten hours pay for eight
hours work, retroactive to May /.
Under the proposed new scale men
now receiving 68 cents an hour would
be raised to 72 cents. The men claim
that this scale is considerably under
that being paid in shipyards and other
industries.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
IN REGULAR SESSION
Will Make improvements In Water
System-City May Purchase
Lighting Plant

1t was practically definitely decided
to make an expenditure of from S15,'
600 to $4,000 in new improvements
on the water system at the meeting of
the council on Tuesday evening. The
supply of water at the present time is
inadequate for the needs of the town
according to a report from the water
commissioner and unless steps are ia
ken to get a steady flow there is a
strong probability of freezeup and
a shortage of water this winter.
1t was decided that the only solu-
tion of the question would be to put a
dam across the Icicle at the intake.
This would at all times insure an
uninterrupted flow of water and
would lessen the danger of freezing.
Mr.. Weile a civil engineer of Spo-
kane has been employed to make a
survey and estimate of the cost which
is estimated to be around $4,000. 1t
is the plan to complete the work be-
fore winter sets in.
Along with this matter the ques-
tion of the city owning its own light
ing plant was discussed at some
length. 1t was pointed out that the
dam could be used in connection with
an electric power plant to be built on
the Icicle and that the dam would
serve two purposes. 1t is estimated
that 500 horsepower plant could be
erected for $4,000. Councilman
Beamish was appointed as a commit
tee of one to meet with Mr.. Adams
owner of the Tumwater Light Water
Co., and get his price on the distrib-
uting system of the company. Fur
ther action on this matter will be ia
ken up at the next regular meeting
of the council.
Protests on the recent ordinance
licensing dance halls were heard and
while no action was taken it is be-
lieved that the ordinance will be
revised and made more acceptable to
the objectors.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
SHEEP AND LAMBS MAKE A
RECORD

July receips of 457,619 sheep and
lambs were the largest on record for
that month at the Chicago Union
Stock yards, exceeding by 1906 ami
mails the former record of July, 1912,
according to the United States depart
ment of agriculture. This years run
exceeds that of July, 1918, of 117,277
animals. The increase is attributed
to the mild weather and favorable
spring which resulted in an increase
in the number of marketable lambs
and also to the fact that earlier lamb
ing and marketing are being practiced.
Drouth conditions in the northwest
range district and the late start of
Tennessee and Kentucky lambs were
also factors in swelling the July re-
ceipts.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
PICK APPLES FOR EXPORT

Apple picking for export began in
several parts of the Wenatchee dis
trict this week. Winter Bananas and
Jonathans are the first two varieties
harvested. Crews started to work in
the vicinity of Rock Island and Trini-
dad, also in the main valley near We
natchee. Several carloads will be
shipped overseas. This is about ten
days earlier than picking usually
starts.
Fixing of market prices by the
Northwest Fruit Exchange has sta
bilized the market for the remainder
of the season in the opinion of grow
ers and shippers. These prices agree
with what is being paid by leading
shipping firms here and are about as
follows for extra fancy grade: De-
licious $3.50, Winter Bananas $3.25,
Winesap s2.75, Spitzenberg $2.75,
Jonathans $3.50
These prices average about 81 a
box more than the prevailing prices
at this time last year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
w. H. Cowles, chairman.

C. S. Wills, vice chairman in charge
of northwestern district, Seattle Hard
ware company, S511 First Avenue,
Seattle.
Mayor Ole Hanson, Seattle.
Harold Preston, 911 Lowman build
ing, Seattle.
A. B. Stewart, Stewart & Holmes
Drug Company, Seattle.
Judge Thomas Burke, Seattle.
Clark Nettleton, publisher of the
Post -Intelligencer, Seattle.
P. c. Tyler, state publicity chair
man, Botsford, Constantine & Tyler,
Henry building, Seattle.
Mrs. William T. Lyons, Seattle,
Wash.
Mrs. Josephine C. Preston, superin-
tendent of public instruction, Olym-
pia.
H. c. Lucas, president Yakima
Trust company, Yakima, Wash, vice
chairman in charge of south central
district.
Rufus Woods, the World, Wenat-
chez, vice chairman in charge of the
north central district.
H. H. Turner, cashier Baker-Boyer
bank, Walla Walla, vice chairman in
charge of southeastern district.
Ex-Governor Miles C. Moore, Walla
Walla.
James R. Thompson, Scandinavian
American Bank building, Tacoma,
vice chairman in charge of southwes-
tern district.
Ralph S. Stacy. president the Ma
tional bank of Tacoma, Tacoma.
Elmer Dover, president Western
Rubber Company, Tacoma building,
Tacoma.
Roy Slater, Ziegler block, Spokane,
vice chairman in charge of northeast
ern district.
Ex-senator George Turner, Column
bia building, Spokane.
Senator Miles Poindexter, Spokane.
J. P. NJ. Richards, S. &. E. Trust
company, Spokane, state treasurer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
NEW PLAN PROPOSED WOULD
CONSOLIDATE RAILROADS
Senator LenrOOt Introduces Bill En-
dorsed By Citizens National Rail-
Road League

Consolidation of the railroads of the
country into one privately owned sys-
TEN with minimum earnings guaran-
teed, the management shared by the
security holders, public and employees
and with provision for sharing excess
profits between the public and en-
ployees is proposed in a bill introduced
this week by Senator Lenroot, of
Wisconsin. The plan differs radi-
cally from the Plumb plan.
The bill was drawn by the Citizens
National Railroad League, in collab-
oration with Senator Lenroot.
Under the proposed plan the rail
roads of the country would be placed
under the private ownership an op-
Grafton of one corporation, the man.
agement of which, however, would be
under the supervision of the interstate
commission, but conducted directly by
board of eleven directors appointed
by the president and confirmed by the
senate, consisting of two employees
two representing the United States
Chamber of Commerce, two farmers
three security holders and one each
from the interstate commerce and the
state railway commissions.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
$500 PER YEAR
DIR. Cd DE RAYMONTE

From a private source we learn that
the Doctor (?) who made Leaven-
worth his abiding place for several
years is now located at Medford, Ore,
where he has a private sanitarium,
and has ''invigled" the unsuspecting
and those who for personal reasons,
make a practice of patronizing 'pri
vate sanitariums." He seems to have
met with the success which sometimes
follows the use of a new broom, and
has built up quite an institution.
Whether this is due to the gullibility
of the denizens of the Oregon city, or
to doubtful causes, we can not say.
The reader must draw his own con-
clusions. For personal and mental
idiosyncracys the doctor (?) takes a
large slice of the cake.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
VALLEY APPLE CROP is
NOW VALUED At II MILLION
Buyers Estimate That Fully IS Per
Cent of Crop is Sold at Highest
Prices Ever Paid for Apples

$50 far as the growers of the We
natchee district are concerned" said
leading apple buyer to the Wenat-
chee Daily World this week, "the
marketing season of 1919 is over.
"I estimate that between 80 and 85
per cent of the apple crop of the dis
trict has already been sold, at the
highest average price ever received
by apple growers anywhere.
"Just what the total average would
be is hard to determine, but ] would
say that it is around 1925 per box.
If the crop amounts to 100000 boxes
this will bring S15,750,000 into the
Wenatchee district from apples alone.
Summer fruits will not yield quite
such a great volume as was predicted
on account of the water shortage in
the portions of the district supplied
by uncertain water systems. Still the
growers will probably receive $780,
900 from soft fruits in addition to the
income from apples, making total re-
ceipts of SIT, ,250,000 from 10000 acres
of cultivated bearing orchards.
at is now up to the buyers and
buying organizations to market the
crop at such figures as will yield them
a prifit. Judging from the express
sions heard at the International Ap-
pie Slippers Association from eastern
wholesalers this is no child's job. It
is surely the growers year in the APP
pie business"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
KILLING DEER OUT OF SEASON

w. A. Nelson and Neil Sears came
down from Lake Wenatchee Wednes-
day bringing with them five Indians
whom they placed under arrest for
killing deer out of season. The In
dians had their hearing before Justice
]. C. Davis and were fined S25 and
costs each. While only two deer were
found it was the belief of both Sears
and Nelson that the Indians have
made quite a killing the past few
weeks and were laying in their win
ter supply of meat. One of the In
dians carried a license and endeav-
ored to make his captors believe he
had perfect right to kill deer. He
showed signs of fight at one time by
trying to get his gun but soon gave
up the idea and came to town peace
fully.
While hunting is usually fairly
good in the White river valley country
says Mr. Nelson, it is doubtful if there
would have been a deer left in that
vicinity of those Siwashes had had
their way.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
FOREST FIRES UNDER CONTROL

Forest Supervisor Sylvester re-
turned Tuesday from the Cascade
tunnel fire, at the head of Mason
Creek says the Wenatchee World.
He reports the fire as cut off from
the green timber and burning itself
out. The fire has burned over about
900 acres of burnt over timber
around the mouth of the Cascade tun-
mel.
"Had it not been for a southwest
wind said Mr.. Sylvester, which help
ed considerably in checking the fire
we would have had a very serious
fire to deal with.
There have been from fifty to
sixty men fighting fire. They have
worked well and have succeeded in
keeping the fire from doing serious
damage to the green timber.
Mr.. Sylvester states that the men
struck the first of the week, making
the demands for time from the first
call in the morning to the time they
went to bed and better sleeping ac-
commodations, which demands were
granted.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S
REPORT

County School Superintendent E.
C. Bowersox has completed his last
annual report and is preparing to
turn over the office to his successor,
J. F. Casebeer, who succeeds him
next month.
The report shows that there is a
total of 5,454 children of school age
in the county, of which 2,78S are boys
and 1856 are girls. This compares
with 5,131 last year. There are en-
rolled in the various schools of the
county a total of 2,240 boys and 2,222
girls.
A total of 181 teachers were en-
ployed in the county schools, of which
25 wer men and 156 were women.
The average salary paid to the men
teachers was S163.47 and to the wo-
men teachers s79367. This was a
slight increase over the previous
year.
The total value of school sites and
buildings in the county is given as
S522,441, with furniture and equip
ment valued at s6O,262 During the
year total of $229,636 was expended
for schools purposes in the county, of
which S146,397 was paid for teachers
salaries. Last year the total expen-
ditures were 1920, ,26S, of which $13,-
429 went to pay the teachers.-We-
natchee World.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29

As a result of the orchard demon.
stration given by County Agent
Meikle orders for several tons of nj
trate of soda have been received by
him and large shipment will be de-
livered here about November I. About
500 growers from Chelan, Okanogan,
Douglas and Grant counties attended
the demonstration and they were ad-
dressed by Dean Johnson of the state
college experiment station, Prof. O..
NJ Morris of the department of hor-
ticulture and E. S. Robertson of the
experiment station.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
HUNTING SEASON
POSTPONED

Advice received here late yesterday
afternoon was to the effect that Gov.
Hart has postponed the opening of
the hunting season indefinitely or un-
til further notice. This means th
it will be unlawful to kill grouse,
pheasant and ohter game, the season
for which was to have opened Sept. /.
This will be quite a disappointment
t. dozens of local sportsmen who had
planned on spending next Tuesday in
the woods. This action was taken by
the governor on account of the ex-
treme drynes of the season and the
great danger from forest fires.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
WILL BUILD HOMES FOR FRUIT
HARVESTERS

The Wenatchee council will vacate
Alaska street temporarily for dis
tance of three blocks to permit the
erection thereon of about 100 tents or
temporary houses to provide living
quarters for the surplus population
of the city. With the approach of
the fruit harvest the situation there
is critical.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29

A year ago Henry femme, of Leav-
enworth, 81 years of age, bought two
cemetery lots and real nice casket.
Death took him recently and so the
cemetery lots and the casket came in
handy. When he did his rather
mounful shopping he explained he
had nothing much to do so he might
as well buy the things necessary for
his funeral, which might come at a
time when his relatives and friends
were busy.-Monroe Monitor
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29
LARGEST COUNTY BOND ISSUE

St Louis county, Mimi, by vote
of about 9 to 1, carried on July l a
proposition for the issuance of road
bonds to the amount of $500, 000.
This is the largest sum ever voted
or set aside for road building by any
county in the United States. The sec
ond largest was that of Dallas coun-
ty, Texas, voted few weeks ago, of
Sc 100000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29

Charles Simpson, an apple grower
of the Wenatchee valley, has pur-
chased from G. H. Ellis and ]. E,
Forde, of Spokane, 180 acres of irri-
gated land few miles south of Oro-
vile, consideration 100000. Eighty
acres is in six year old orchard.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29

Okanogan county has already Sc
cured two army trucks and expects
to receive from four to six additional
for use in county work.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29

A six year old daughter of G. j.
FRASER, of Oroville, was bitten by a
rattlesnake that coiled on the door
step. The mother gashed the wound
with a butcher knife, placed tourni-
ouet above the cut, and saved the
child's life.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-08-29

Geo. Hood received painful injuries
while loading logs at Blewett Tues
day afternoon. He viii be laid up for
some time.