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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30
SOLDIERS
 GET TRAINING
 AND GOOD JOBS

Washington, Sept. 30-After spend ing eight weeks in the tractor and gas engine training school, following it by placement training with a trac- tor company, a young Texan, who lost his left arm in service has been of fered $5 a day and his board to op- crate a tractor on a farm.
 Another farmer boy lost his leg from wounds in service. While taking course in bookkeeping and ac- counting he spent his spare time in bank in a Texas city, working with out pay The bank has offered him position as soon as his course is completed.
 Losing an eye in the service, another Texas boy studied gas en- zines and tractors, and then entered his supplementary placement train ing. His work was so satisfactory that the manager of the plant at which he was placed commended him, and gave him a $40 bonus check for the month.
 These three Texas boys prove the efficiency of the training given them and other disabled service men by the government under the direction of the Federal Board of Vocational Education.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30
Dog Show At Danbury Fair Will Offer Some
 Attractive Prizes

The October number of DogdOm, a monthly magazine, devoted to dogs and dog fanciers, contains the follow ing of local interest:
 Miss Ruth E. Nichols, Top O the World Kennels, Bridgeport, Conn, writes that she is having a brisk call for Samoyedes, having recently ship ped SIX in one week. She had the misfortune to lose Wiemur, which was killed by an automobile.
 Following are the judges: MT. c. Wiloughby Mitchell, New Canaan, Ct, Irish wolfhounds, greyhounds, old English sheepdogs, bull terriers, toy bull terriers, fox terriers, Smooth and wire hairedD, Scalyham terriers, Irish terriers, Scotch terriers, Welsh terriers. slzyeterriers, Dandie Dem mont terriers, Bedington terriers and tan (NIauchester) terriers, unclassified specials.
 MT. John Forond, New York city, Samoyedes bulldogs. French bulldogs, Schipperkes. Pomeranians, toy span iels, Japanese spaniels, pugs, York shire terriers, maltese terriers, toy poodles, toy black tan terriers. Chi huahuaa, Brussels grifons, Italian grayhouuds.
 The following judges have been se- lecred to pass judgment upon the breeds assigned to them at the thirty sixth annual dog show given by the Daubury Agricultural society held in connection with the Danbury Fair Oo- tober S 10 10. 1919. Danbury has al ways been a money show and this year the premiums offered for the various classes will be larger than for several years.
 Among the cash specials offered is S75 given by a Connecticut breeder of Airedalo terriers This is done to stimulate the interest of Airedales, and to bring out the Connecticut breeders, at the coming show Dan bury show is the only one American Kennel club show that will be held in Connecticut this year and in selecting the judges the bench show committee, and Superintendent Frank F. Dole, feel that they have secured the very best talent.
 G. Muir Arnolt, Tuckahoe, New York - BIoodhounds, otter hounds. mastiffs, St. Bernards, Great Danes Newfouudlands, Russian wolf hounds Scotch deer hounds, settlers, Eskimo American and English fox hounds pointers, all settlers, retrievers, wire haired pointing griffons, Chesapeake Bay dogs, badger dogs, beagles. whip pets. coIIies, Chow Chow Belgian sheep dogs, shepherd dogs, Dalma- tians, boxers, West Highland white l terriers, Cairn terriers, bOrdermar pinchers, Scotland sheep dogs miscel- | laneous variety and raduer classes, un- | classified specials.
 Mrs. Mabel J. Riddeu Haworth ! New Jersey, PeIyinese. | Henry c. Trevor, New York l poodlcs
 | Frank P. Young, Philadelphia l Boston terriers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30
HARVARD LOOKS ID BE STRONG
 THIS SEASON

Boston. Sept. 30.---The same big scores for the favorites christened the 1919 football season. Harvard got away with the heaviest total with Dartmouth not a had second, with 70 points against Springfield. And from the big league camps in the East there come the early-season stories of mid-season form.
 The Harvard team for this fall looks much like the old Haughton article. Bates line was outweighed by the heavy Crimson forwards and Harvard showed no lack of line power against the Maine boys. But for first game showing Harvard had as much stuff as it ever did in a September game.
 Eddie Casey proved he is still work ing on the Harvard team. His two long runs for touchdowns---one for 55 yards and the other for 40---demon- strated that MT. Casey is quite as elusive as in 1916. the last time he per formed on the varsity.
 The whole first-string backfieId of Harvard looked powerful and we'll balanced Horween's line work was consistent and Nelson was not much amiss in slamming the line for gains between the tackles. On defence both Nelson and Horween showed an ex- ceIlent form. Murray ran the team with good judgment throughout the first half and his gravest error was one of action and not judgment, when he fumbled a punt on his 3S-yard line and allowed Bates to spear the ball. Casey was Eddie Mahan all over again in his wide end runs He has the Mahan knack of changing pace and of wriggling free from his tack lers. Against bigger teams than Bates Casey will be the danger man this season.
 HOrween's trained toe was out of form. He had several shots at the crossbar, but failed by wide margins In two instances his kicks failed of i the distance to the posts. Horween can | yet accumulate considerable improve
 ment in field goahng without hitting | the form of the late Charley BrickIey l What the Harvard line did against l Bates was satisfactory enough, but fl
 was not a good tryout
 The Maine forwards were not more i than moderately active, and almost any line with the weight of Harvard could have pierced 1t as It did. The two most hopeful signs in the Harvard performance were the nose
 for the ball that the whole team had
 and the splendid team work in inter-
 ferance.
 Both of Casey's long runs for touch downs were dependant on the inter- l ferance he got, and the Fisher clever to man kept the other fellows out of the way. In following the bal Harvard gave a performance little short of remarkable. Few teams al any stage of the game grab the bal
 on fumbles so frequently as the liar ward boys did against Bates.
 The black mark for Saturday after noon was Harvard's penalties. Su iper-anxety caused nearly all the pen alues and those were for off-sid, play. Holding was all but eliminate, by both sides.
 . Dartmouth's inagural test gave evi . dence that the Green team Is goin1 , to be a headliner in football this sea
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30
OCTOBER eli
 TO BE OBSERVED
 AS THRIFT WEEK

Hartford, Sept SO-The week of October 6-11 Is to be observed throughout New England as Thrift Week, according to an announcement made today by the Connecticut War Savings Committed During this week, 1t is planned in an intensive way to emphasize the importance of the thrift movement as a nationwide campaign.
 The schools are one Of the most important fields for effective service, and it has been suggested that, during Thrift Week, Friday, October 10, be observed as School Thrift Day, with exercises appropriate to the occasion.
 No definite set programs have been prepared by the Connecticut War Saw ings Committee as it is recognized that teachers cnn best arrange for such exercises for the different grades in accordance with local conditions. In many schools. however, talks will be given by the teachers, recitations and essays will be given by the pupils. Lives and sayings of great men, such as Washington, Franklin, Carnegie and Wilson and others will be made the subject of material for a thrift >Grogram.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30
BOXING DRAWS
 BIC AUDIENCES
 IN NEW JERSEY

The recent boxing shows held in the State of New Jersey proved be- yond all doubt that the glove game this season will be as popular as was the baseball season. In Jersey City, according to the Government count, a crowd Of ASSOC fight hungry fans jafrp 1 into the Jersey City baseball 10 |, IT the Kilbane-Burns bout, and EIsot,- record for attenrance figures 4, oxing show in this country was e~ ished. The previous high mark
 lnade in 1915 at the Brighton
 Motordrome when Packey Mo
 l and Mike Gibbons clashed in teh round contest before an attend ance that was estimated at 31,OOO. Nobody anticipated such an enormous outpouE-1g at the recent fight, and if It were possible to make an exact count of those who saw Johnny Kil- bane knock out Frankie Burns in the fifth round with a right to the jaw 1t would have been found that the Government count was several thous- and short. as all the r1cKeus were nor accounted for at the gate. Among those not taken up were the several hundred working press tickets Also soon Ofter the first bout started many who did not hold aGmiSson ttckeLs gained entrance by clim bing over the fence.
 On the following night a crowd of about twelve thousand damned the First Regiment Armory in Newark and saw Johnny Dundee and Benny Leonard fight eight fast rounds. The attendance taxed the copocity of the club and proved that although the pair had met six times before, the fight fans were ready for more. Ii Leonard and Dundee should mee' again, and no doubt they will, the fight Is sure to draw another big crowd.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30
On Sale "Wednesday
MEAT DEPARTMENT.
OCT. 1ST, '19.

Good Porter House Steak .......
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30

Things like the Bogash- Clinton bout will do more to hurt the boxing game, which is now starting on It's most promising season ever, than all the Ministers Associations and knock CTS combined. Promoters ought to acr accordingly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30

The reason that Tobey Owens. manager of Johnny Red Allen, gives as to why he has passed up three ofrers for bouts with his battIer and Jimmy Duffy before the New Jersey clubs is that the low offers made him wouldn't pay for him to Journey to the other side of the metropolis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30
THE WEATHER.

New Haven. Sept. 30 - For Bridgeport and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; cooler tonight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30

When baking graham bread lightly pat the top of the loaf with water just before putting it into the oven and the crust will be smooth and soft
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17
State Legislatures

This month is witnessing the as
semblage of nearly all of the state
Legislatures From crowded cities
and little cross road towns iD come
our wise men to their respective
state capitols. Most of them come
loaded down with petitions from
their constituents for the remedy
of all kinds of ills. Some of them
are burning with zeal to promote
fantastic schemes of law and govern
ments. An enormous mass of pro-
posed legislation is 10 the making.
Fortunately the great bulk of it will
sleep of oblivion in the appropriate
pigeon holes
Many students of our government
call the state Legislatures the weak
est part of our political system. It
is complained that d mediocre class
of men are attracted into this form
of service, including many who are
accessible to undue influence
The good citizens of the state
have it in their power to control
their legislatures much more than
they suppose These bodies are
sensitive to public opinion. They
are constantly reversing their de-
cisions under the pressure OF public
sentiment.
1t will pay us all to study closely
the newspapers reports of the doines
of our legislative bodies If you
don't like the way things are going.
sit down and writc your representa-
tive letter. He will sit up and
take notice. 1t will have twenty
times as much effect as irresponsi-
bic growing at home.
Or bring the matter uD in some
meeting 4 one of your home Or
eaniZaEions Politicians are exceed
ingly watchfuI of expressions of
opinion at meetings of boards of
trade, improvement societies,
churches, etc, They want 10 know
what the home folks think about
things. If the home folks would
follow proceedings more closely,
and keep more in touch with their
legislatures. there would be less
complaint of legislative action.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17

Returning sol Tiers are finding
pleasant reading in the statements
of local committees to the effect
that there are Jobs for all soldiers, "
but the soldiers, themselves, are
facing q period of "resdjusIment,"
since the kind of employ ment as q
rule, consists in a Job" without
reference to what it may consist Of
Some of the big &C ncerns have held
the positions of their employees
open, but many of the boys are re.
turning to face a new melting pot
in which they are expected to be-
eome new factors, and start over
again."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17
Mrs Julia Lewis

The death of Mrs. Julia Lewis
occurred at her home in this city
early Monday morning January IS.
1919. Death was due mostly TO
old age.
Mrs. Lewis was born in Russell
County, Kentucky, August %. 1882
When but A years old she accom-
panied her parents to Macomb, ILL.,,
where she spent her early child.
hood. She was married Jan. Is,
1852 to Chss. c. Lewis. of Macomb.
ILL., In the fall of 1852 they moved
TO Abingdon, I'll. Moving from there
in 1884 thev located on farm four
miles west Of Monroe City. where
her husband died Feb 7. 1899. Mrs,
Lewis moved to this city in 1905
and has been a resident of this
city for IA years Five children
survive her. They are: Mrs, Yes
per Buell., Chas c. Lewis and Miss
Msyme Lewis. of this city; H. P
Lewis, of Hannibal and Mrs. Mark
Smith, Of HunneWell She had been
a member of the Christian Church
since early childhood and lived a
good christian life.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian Church Tuesday after
noon at $50 o'clock conducted by
the Rev. Burton 7. Wharton. Burial
was 10 St Jude's cemetery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17
Foreign Commerce

Chairman Hurley of the United
States Shipping Board, is in Europe,
and his mission is to make a new
chart OF the high seas for Uncle
Sans ships We are promised that
the Stars and Stripes will be found
in nearly every port of the world,
because the merchant marine of the
American Government now COM
prises more than 7,250,000 tons of
shipping, whereas before the war
our part in ocean transportation
was negligible.
Foreign commerce has become
one of the live problems of the Ma.
ton.
The fate of the German ships
that were seized by the United
States Government will be determin-
ed at the peace table In addition
to the 100000 tons in the possession
of the United States there are Ger
man ships in many ports of the
world that will never again be
operated under the flag of the father
land. The American losses in ships
totaled about $4,000 tons.
The extent of the English loss in
tonnage has not been determined,
but the amount is enormous. Be-
fore the war England and Germany
were the principle factors in the
world in foreign commerce. BY the
fortunes of war both nations are
now secondary to the United States,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17

A prophet is not without honor
save in his own country. There
fore t'wouid be well for some of our
local prophets to change their ad
dresses as they are Consistently pro-
phesy ing the failure of every talked
of movement to unite public interest
which would have tendency to
cause cur citizens to cooperate in,
stead of separate, and create fac.
tons to deteriate instead of &C,
celerate the best interests for our
town.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17
Mrs. RubiSon

Mrs. Rebecca A. Rubison died at
the home of her son, Ben Rubison
near ShsrpsbUre, January g. 1919
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon at the Methodist
church in this city at 1:30 o'clock
conducted by Rev. H. C. 'Bolen
Bulial was in ST. Jude's cemetery.
Mrs Rubison was horn in Ken
tucky, Nov. z, 1848 and was 70
years. 2 months and 2 days old at
the time of her death. Her maiden
meme was RebeCca A. James. She
was united in marriage to E. W,
Robson, Feb 8, 1854. he having
passed away March ID. 1875. To
this union six children were born,
five of whom are living. They are:
Ben J. Rubison, of Shsrpsbure with
whom she has made her home the
past ten years, E. W. Rnbison. OF
Flint, Mont; Jemes M. Rubison. Of
Quincy, ILL.,; Mrs. j. H. Jsmison, Of
San Antonio, Texas and Charlie NJ
Rubison, of Davis, Fla. Mrs. Rubi
son was q resident of this city for a
number of years She united with
The Methodist Church in childhood
ard in 1897 joined the Monroe M.
E. Church. South, under the minis,
tTy Of Rev. O. B. Holiday and was
q good christian woman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17
Good Roads Movement

The Department of Agriculture is
exerting all possible efforts to ob
tain from the War Department. ell
available material not need for war
purposes, and which can be used
Immediately in improving the na-
tionsl highways. Senator Bank
head, chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Post Offices and Post
Roads, will call up in the Senate a
resolution authorizing the Secretary
of War to turn over to the Agricul-
tural Department any material that
he can spare.
If the measure is successful in
Congress. this means that hundreds
OF motor trucks, automobiles,
mules, horses. etc, which have been
purchased for war purposes will
very soon be used in building good
roads all over the country. The
plan is to distribute the material
through the various States, and coin.
cident with this movement. it is ex-
pected that thousands of discharged
soldiers. especially the Engineer
Corps, will be employed in road
building.
Objection has been made already
III the Senate to immediate con-
sideration of the measure. for when
Senator Bankhead called it up 10
days ago Senator Chamberlain of
Oregon, chairman of the Military
mittee, made the point signed.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
suggested that as there was a pro-
posal to purchase and improve train,
ing fields and cantonments, the
material should be held for while
The supporters of the movement
to turn assistance to the good roads
movement are pointing to the recent
sales of army mules and horses
At Camp Meade $50 horses and
mules brought prices as low as $40
in some instances, and the top price
was only Sis, At Fort Worth, Tex,
the average price was only SIS
These horses and mules were bought
at prices almost twice that for which
they were sold.
The propaganda for the good
roads movement is being used nov
in the effort to line the Senators up
for the Bankhead resolution. 1t is
being suggested that stories from
abroad tell of the opposition of the
soldiers to any plan to dispose of
army trucks to the foreign Govern.
ments. The soldiers, it is said, insist
that all equipment should be return.
ed to assist in the good roads move
ment.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17
Your Home Paper

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1t is your home local paper that
prints your home news, and in
which your name appears from time
to time. 1t is here your good for.
tunes or misfortunes are discussed,
and mention made of marriages.
births, deaths and a multitude of
other items of interest, all of which
goes to show that your home paper
is watching your doings. day by
day, and is always ready to speak
kind word for you, or in misfortune
to offer coincidence. 1t also adver-
tises your town and farm. and helps
to build up and help the interests
of your community in a thousand
different ways. You look in your
newspaper that is printed in the
Eastern cities. hundreds of miles
away. and you will never see your
name in print, never a kind word
spoken about you in case of misfor-
tunes or bereavements, no mention
made of your town or its doings.
You know norhing of what is going
on in your township; yea, more than
this, not even how your next door
neighbor is farine-w whether be has
been roped in by some smooth
tongued travelling sharp been sold
out by the sheriff, become a widow,
or widower, married again, and so
on. Now, it is plain, if you want
to keep posted. and who does not,
and know of the home doings, the
only medium through which it
comes is your home paper.
An appreciation of the local news.
paper and what its editor does for
the community is well expressed, in
an article we have noticed in some
of the exchanges credited to Ex-
'GoyerApr Frsncis. of Missouri Il
bellows: Ex-Governor Francis once
said the following of newspapers:
Each year the local paper gives
fir ON $500 to $1,000 in free lines to
the community in which il is lCcat
ed. No other agency can or will do
this. The editor in proportion to
his means, does more for his town
than any other ten men. and in all
fairness he ought to be supported,
not because you like him or ad-
mire his writings, but because the
local paper is the best investment
a community can make. 1t may
not be brilliantly edited or crowded
with thought, but financially it is
more benefit to the community
than the preacher or teacher. Un
derstaDd me, / do not mean men
tally and yet on moral questions
you will find most the editor of the
local papers do the most for the
least money of any people on
earth"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17
Want More Mail

We note from the Paris papers
that the business men of that town
are obiecting seriously to the train
service now being furnished and
that at a mass meeting held last
week a committee was appointed
60 take up the matter with the fed
ersl director of railroads. It seems
that under the present schedule the
county seat rec elves only one mail
a day. The Mercury has the fol
lowing in regard to the situation:
"A special meeting of the Paris
Commercial Club was held Monday
night and a committee composed of
M. X, Outright, E. M Alexander.
Clarence Evans and w. E. Flanders,
appointed to take up with the fed
eral director of railroads for this
district the matter of restoring on
the Katy the train schedule that
was in effect prior to the change of
two week ago, under which the
sOuth-bound train arrived here at 8
a. m. with the St. Louis mail and
the north-bonnd train at 2 D. ID.
Under the present schedule, arran-
ed evidently for the benefit of Han
nlbal merchants. Paris and other
points between Hannibal and Mober
ly are placed at a serious disadvan-
tage. Local poultry and egg firms
are compelled to hold their pur-
chases for "a hours and as a result
forced to pay less for these products.
Other towns between Hannibal and
Moberly will be asked to Co operate
and an effort will also be made to
have the Wabash both ways carry
local mail"
Judging from the above it is just
possible that the sleepy little town
among the bills is about to. arouse
itself and take notice The Demo
crat has often wondered what wouid
happen to Paris if the county court
should ever adopt the just method
of distributing county work to other
parts of the county than Paris. OF
course it may always be case of
self preservation" for when the
newly elected county officer as.
sumes his duties and takes up his.
residence at the county seat it be.
hOOves him to assist in keeping the
town alive and on the map. How,
ever, county seats have been moved
and it may be only question of
time until county capitol will be at
Monroe City. In the mean time
we wonder what the county court
will do in the way of distributing
the county printing, or will it be
distributed at all?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17

Miss Virginia Evans who has been
teaching in the New London school
has resigned her place and will go
to Washington where she has &C
cepted a position in the War Risk
Insurance Office at that piece. Miss
EvaDs will take up her new work
at that place about January 2l.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-17

Mr. and Mrs. Harold 8. Daven.
port have returned to this city from
Camp Funston Kansas, Mr. Daven.
port has just received his discharge
from Military Service.