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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
DEVON

The American legion, Post 3S, held an enthusiastic meeting in the court room last evening, the principal bus mess being that of perfecting per- manent organization This was done and the officers elected are: Com mander Edwin Cunson;. vice comman- der, Alvin c Smith; adjutant, R. c. Pu1ver; historian, Herbert Stanton; chaplain, Herbert Ford; financial of ficer Herbert Fowler. The officers
 with the following five members, will constitute the executive committee, Dr. W. J. H. Fischer, Dr. c. K. Heady, Edward B. Brother. Harold Gottsegen and Clarence Baldwin. Reports as to the financial success of the dance held Saturday night, showed that over $200 had been realized and the Legion members wish to express their appre citation for the help of the townspeo- pie in making the affair the success it proved to be. With this amount as a nucleus for building fund, the post will endeavor to add to it, and will immediately formulate plans, whereby they may have a. suitable meeting place, well equipped. It was voted to hold g. smoker in the near future and special efforts will be made eto further strengthen their m em bership, which already is very gratifying. A joint meeting of the finance board and the town school commit tee has been called for next Mon day night, when the matter of in creased salaries for school teachers will be discussed, and some action de- cided upon.
 Officers elected at the annual meet ! ing of St. Peters Episcopal parish  senior warden; H. c. Peck, junior
 warden, and treasurer; H. c. Miles, clerk, and vestrymen, D. L. Corn wall, W. H. Cornwall, W. A. Platt, James Perry, A. W. Burns, R. w.
 Dyas. W. T. Plum, c. L. Roosevelt, ] Dr. L. J. Pons, James Robinson. Austin Parsons, ". F. Remand and | H. c. c. Miles. MT. Parsons and Dr. Pons were elected delegates to the ! convention, with Messrs. Remand and l Miles as alternates.
 l Clifford N. Gardner of Rogers ave- nue is receiving congratulations from his many friends upon his promotion 1 to the position of associate cashier of City National Bank of Bridgeport, 1 which took place at the annual cleo 1 ton at that institution yesterday, Mir. i Gardner has been associated with this bank for a number of years and he is 1 worthy and we'll qualified for the
 prom otion.
 1 Measuring news has been received
 l of the condition of Mrs. Robert Nor 1 ris, who is i'll with typhoid fever in | San Francisco. The last message 1 stated that she was holding her own,
 and that there were bright hopes for
 recovery. Her sister, Mrs. Stanford,
 arrived in that city from the east yes-
 terday and will be near at hand to l lend whatever assistance possible.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
EXEMPTIONS CRY

Mottos cause memorable events to stand out in magic-lantern flashes. The motto of the Old Guard of Ma poleon, ''The Guard dies but never sur renders" paints the picture at Water loo when in the dying twilight they formed a square and were moved down to a man. The motto of Far fasut in the mined Bay Of Mobile stiffens many a man in perplexity, "D-n the torpedoes, go ahead!" "l serve!" the motto of the rr<;:ce or Wales gives the grim picture or Cressy and of Edward the Black Prince flinging himself without re- serve into the red murk. The cry of the U. S. Marines at Belleau Woods 1918, when hemmed in and summoned to surrender, Come and take us!" was sublime. It was the Marines who Took" The shout of Haig two months before, when the British had their backs to the wall, sends the cold chiIls down your spine, ''The British are holding!"
 In medieval days, mottos twar cries) passed into devices, and these became cognizances of great Houses, and were engraved on the Family Els cutcheon.
 We celebrate today the cry of Xeno- DhOn, on January lZ, fuO D. S-, '" AtCiA with his Ten Thousand Greeks he forced a passage through the defiles of Armenia. Struggling up slope of hill, the yell burst. ''Thalatta! Ina 1atta!" (The Sea, The SeaD They knew they had won out, and were saved. They saw the Pontus Euxine fBlack Sea) outspread before them.
 Their famous retreat from the Persian Army has gone down in history by the name of 'sThe Retreat of the Ten Thousand"
 xenophon the Athenian, soldier and author, is said to have been a n11piI of Socrates. In his "Anabasis" he mentions the reasons why he de- sired to join the army of Cyrus the Younger preparing an expedition against the king of Persia. Socrates advised him to consult the Oracle at Delphi, for Cyrus was considered an enemy of Athens and 8 friend of I,acedemon (Sparta) xenophon went to Sardis in Asia Minor, and } Joined Cyrus and his forces. Cyrus
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
ASPIRIN IS SAFE
 WHEN GENUINE
Take tablets without fear, if they are marked with the
 "Bayer Cross"

If you want the true, world-famous Aspirin. as prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years, you must ask for 'Bayer Tablets of Aspirin
 The "Bayer Cross" is stamped on each tablet and appears on each package for your protection against limitations.
 In each package of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin are safe and proper dtrec tions for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Toothache, Earacf1e, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuritis, and for Pain in general.
 Handy tin boxes containing 13 tab lets cost but few cents. Druggists also sell larger "Bayer" packages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
Like Being Hit : By Rattle Snake Says that every time you cut or pick at a corn you
 invite lockjaw

You reckless men and women who are pestered with corns and who have at least once week invited an awful death from lockjaw or blood poison are now told by a Cincinnati authority to use a drug called free zone, which the moment few drops are applied to any corn. the soreness is relieved and soon the entire corn, root and all, lifts right out with the fingers, without one particle of pain.
 This freezone is a sticky substance which dries the moment it is applied and just loosens the corn without in flaming or even irritating the sur rounding tissue or skin. He says 8 quarter of an ounce will cost very lit tie at any of the drug stores, but this is sufficient to rid ones feet of every hard or soft corn Or callus.
 You are positively warned that cut ting or picking at a corn is a suicidal habit-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
ORLANDO AND WILSON.

At the Paris Peace Conference, it is. said, a strong personal friendship developed between President Wilson and Premier Orlando of Italy. They became really chummy. Their chum- n1iness was interrupted by the tenn porary break over Plume, when the Italian delegation returned to Rome and the President issued the state ment that was taken as an appeal to Italy over the heads of it's Peace Commission.
 However, when Orlando returned to Paris, he evincdd no personal hos tility toward the President. At the first conference in which both par ticipated following the break, the President was chatting with Clem- enceau when Orlando came in. The Italian premier, before taking his seat, surveyed his confreres rather critically.
 "wen, I see the old cat is still here" he remarked, gazing at Presi- dent Wilson, and sat down.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
WHEN CANNON WAS MODEST.

Joseph G. Cannon, famous ex- Speaker of the House of Representa- tives,- was dining at the National Press Club - his favorite place for dining-in Washington. At a nearby table, sa correspondent had his seven year-oId boy with him for dinner.
 Children are not so self-conscious as they used to be- said Uncle Joe, ,' noticing that the child was not in the least embarrassed. ''I guess it is be- cause they get around and see more.
 When I was a child it was an event to go where there. was a. crowd, or to a public affai4Aand often a painful event to me, for was ter ribly seh-conscious.
 "I remember with special pain an all-day political meeting I attended once when was about ten years old. When reached the grounds, found there was a gaping hole on my trousers. went around all day with a hand firmly spread over the gap.
 ''I suspect I am the only person who noticed the hole or that anyone else would have paid any attention to it if it had been noticed"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
Miss Aliens Jsafeae.f

New York City. -sI am 3 dress maker. overworked, got all rundown, tired out, and had no appetite. After taking various tonics friend told me about Vinol. tried it and gained So rapidly by it's use that feel like nev person and I am now, keeping up my work with ease" Miss LUCY R. ALLEN.
 We guarantee Vinoi, which contains beef and cod liver peptores, iron and manganese peptonates, and hypophos- phites,. to strengthen and build up weak, rundown, over-worked women.
 NOTE:-Your leading druggist has for many years specially rseonzrnended yinol beeaasS he knows there is nothing better than this famous Cod Liver and Iron Tonic to create strength and build ons np. The for.Eula of Vinol is on every label
 F. J. OsTROFSKY, DRUGGIST. f141 E. MAIN ST., BRIDGEPORT, AND DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

of the rector of the Ridge Episcopal church and now of Wad1nger Falls. N Y, has accepted call to the rec torship of St. Georges church, Stan- ford, and will take charge there on Feb. 1.
 The Misses Elizabeth and Catherine Miller of Georgetown have gone to Florida for the winter. MT. and Mrs. Louis F. Miller of the same place start on Saturday on a Southern trip.
 Word has been received from New York of the illness from pneumonia of Mrs. F. L. Dunnen, who has a summer home on the Ridge.
 Fred Crouch and family moved this week from the Glen to Bethel where MT. Crouch will act as caretaker of Ne1- Workers place.
 Miss Emma Reid went to New York yesterday for a weeks stay.
 Christopher Loveley of hometown has gone to New York to spend the winter with his son.
 The slight illness from a cold of W. H. Hill, one of the local agents, has slightly delayed progress in the taking of the towns census, but it Is expected that the work will be fn- fshed in the month allotted for it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
IDe Read HnneX

Northern Manitoba promises to be- come one of the most valuable min ing regions in the world Already S200, 100000 worth of iron orc ts at hand, and the largest copper mine in the Dominion is not far distant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only-look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless laxative or physic for the little stomach, liver and bowels. Children love it's delicious fruity taste. Full directions for child's dose on each bottle. Give it without fear.
 Mother! You must say "Califor- nia."-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

A hall of fame for trees is being established. Who's Who eAmong American Trees is being compiled by the American Forestry Association. A Maryland oak, an Ohio acacia. 8 Pennsylvania elm are among trees all ready admitted. Age, asso citation, symmetry and beauty are some of tho points Of eligibility.
 After hearing of the deaths from wood alcohol, many people decided that it is very wrong to use the bootleg stuff.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

William >Hohenzollern is now fre- quently seen hunting with the Dutch prince consort, husband of Queen Wiihelmina The prince consort is German. Holland papers are begin ming to comment warningly on the subject.
 Students of the problem are begin ming to suggest that the 20 per cent. slump in efficiency on the part of labor is only apparent. Production, fhey say, has only returned to the . human abnormal and injurious
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

The price of sugar has been wob- bling from medium low at F cents a pound to fairly high at 20 cents and the general tendency is upward, and there is also a tendency to put the sugar bowl away in the closet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

Times Ads Bring Results
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

The following church officials were chosen at the parish meeting of St Peters, held Monday evening: Senior warden. Frederick Cornwall; junior warden and treasurer, H. c. Peck; clerk and. .vestryman, 1T. c. c. Miles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

Clifford Gardner has been promoted to associate cashier of the City Ma tional bank of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

President Storrs Of the Connecticut company appeared before the business men on Tuesday evening and took the Milford case as presented by Judge Brown and others under advisement.
 A boost for the Visiting Nurse. as- sociation to the extent of $50 was another item of business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

The Rev. George W. Peterson, whose illness at the Bridgeport hospital has been spoken of, is worse and there art grave fears as to the result.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12
Disabled Ex-SerVice Men Placed
in Agricultural Training in
Various Institutions.
1900 READY FOR COURSE
Many Of the Men Are IlIlterate and
Must BE Given a Course In Ele-
mentsry Work to Fit Them
for the Farm Course.

Washlngton.-More than 1000 dis
nbled ex-service men have been d.
rectly placed In agricultural training
and in addition there are probably 800
engaged in prevocational work pre-
paratory to a course in agricultural
training. Perhaps 1900 more have
been approved for the course.
Special placement has been suggest
ed and is being sought for tuberculous
men in hospitals and sanatoria.
The men approved for agricultural
training may be classed into three
general groups:
(a) Men who went into the war
FROM college or high school, and, re-
turning, have entered the agricultural
colleges.
CD Men with an eighth grade
preparation who are admitted into
subcollege twO-year courses, Smith
Hughes or other schools of agricul-
ture.
(c) Men Of elementary grade, rang
Ing from illiterate to the seventh or
eighth grade, who of necessity must
have prevocatlonal instruction in order
that they may receive scientific train
ing intelligently and benefit to the
greatest degree.
The fret and second groups have
given the federal board and the insti-
tutlons tc which they have been rec
commended very little trouble, as they
enter the classes If sent to the institu-
ton at the beginning of the school
year or q term, and II not they fire.
quently can be brought up to class
work by coaching.
Third Class Troublesome.
The third group has given the fed
eral farm board and all the institu-
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12

and Nicaragua, and is known for his
Introduction Of the cyanide reduction
process into Mexico. He says the
greatest need of Mexico today is small
change and ''hard money"
Too Much Paper Money.
The revolutions and the world war,
says Mr., Buffers, have stripped Mex
leo bare Of silver coins. In Its place,
he says, Is a vast quantity OF paper
money issued by the varying govern
ments as Cat money. He blames the
great flood Of paper money in Mexico
for most Of the suffering in that ma
ton in connection with the various
revolutions.
His plan, backed by the Nogales
chamber of commece, is to have the
old mints rebuilt and placed in opera
ton by the association Of silver mine
interests at the cost Of the association.
Then the cost Of the renewed mints
would be recovered by the association
from the mint profits over the course
Of years. Upon the paying out Of the
capital charge In restoring the mints
they are to be returned to the Next
can federal government as its prop
erty, to be thereafter operated under
supervision Of the federal government.
Benefits Are Threefold.
This system, according to the silver
mine expert, has threefold benefits
First, It will at once restore to Mexico
the hard money" and small change
needed by merchants, banks ana bust.
ness men and now lacking; second, II
will provide a permanent primary mar.
ket at home for large amounts of sill.
yer production; third, It will stabilize
the silver market because the Mexican
home requirements will take up a
great quantity Of silver now exported
and sold on q speculation market
through San Francisco for the Orient
Also this Will serve to stimulate silver
production because of the better mar
ket conditions and thus raise the pri
mary market price for the semipre
cious metal.
President Bracey Curtis of tn.
chamber of commerce has named Z
committee OF prominent men to tax,
up the mint proposal with Gen. Alvar,
Obregon on his impending visit to hii
! home IN NOgales. Sonora, this month
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there IL one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions The mild aud healing
influence Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root il
coon realized. II stands the highest for
lie remarkable record Of success.
An examining physician for one Of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, In
An interview on the. subject, made the a.
tonishing statement that one reason why
20 many applicants for insurance ara re-
iected 10 because kidney trouble Is 60
somncn to the American people. and the
large majority Of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. II 10 on sale
at all drug stores in bottles Of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, II you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten csnts to DR..
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12
MUST STRIVE FOR IDEALS
Highest Type Of Citizen is He Who 10
Always Able TO See Better
Things Ahead.

No citizen will ever come fully into
his own until he strives to reach
high ideal, The boy who is satisfied
to pamper himself in the hope of
reaching the top by magic is doomed
to failure. The exceptional happens
sometimes. Usually the man who rises
Is the fellow who dares work and wait
and strive against odds. He must not
be satisfied with attainment. however
complimentary 1t may be. There are
alwaya better things ahead II he is
willing to strive for them. He win
rise as he adds intelligence to vision.
sympathy to character and selfmas-
terry to both. Then he will crown the
ideals with faith in God and Its re-
sultant faith in his fellow inen. He
will believe In himself enough to
dare the limit and try a dozen times
to redeem former failures. He is
citizen who looks upon failure ms OPP
portunity and makes them stepping
stones to power. The biggest bust
ness In the world today is the max
ing of citizens. And the nation with
the best citizens will rule the world.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12
Supply Of Many Cities in United
States Menaced.
InnposslbIIIty Of Getting Necessary Pu-
rIfynu Chemicals Alarms Fed
OraI Health Officers.

Washington, d. C.-The water sup
ply Of more than 100000 city resi-
dents Is in imminent danger Of becom-
ing disease infected. because OF the
impossibility Of obtaining the neces-
sary purifying chemicals, the public
health service announced.
Emergency appeals have been re-
ceived by the service from ten state
and numerous city boards OF health,
It was said, for railroad priority on
the movement OF alum and chlorine.
the chemicals largely used in Kidding
water OF dangerous disease germs.
Due 10 the congested franc situation,
the announcement said. an acute short.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12

MATES where they can receive and be
benefited by the agricultural training.
However without exception, the
state institutions are convinced II u
their patriotic duty to assist the fed
eral beard in making preparation to
extend the necessary prevocational
trainsrg, and have changed wonder
fully In favor Of training disabled men
In spite OF their educational handicaps.
Form . "Guldanee School"
DR.. Walter ]. Quick, training on
Ger, worked opt an elementary school,
which he termed guidance school,"
where such men were collected and In
structed In the elementary COM
mon branches and in elementary agri-
culture. The school has been made
prerequisite TO certain courses that
DIR. Quick has designed as agricul-
tural unit courses. They are divided
into units OF one month each. cover
-one year continuously from month 10
month and may be entered any month.
A man may take one or several
unit courses, one as major ana
others as minors related to the, ma
for. while at the same time he contin-
ues in tho common branches OF the
guidance school. -.
Nearly all the state institutions VIII
allow the men credits for the work
done In the unit agricultural courses
which now include a two-year course
as well as the one-year.
These plans of the guidance scnool
and agricultural unit courses were
reduced to definite form and mimeo-
g,ophed for the benefit Of all institu-
tons offering agricultural training to
the disabled class.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12
FEAR IMPURE WATER

age OF these chemicals has existed for
several months, and at one Of the larg-
est chemical plants only eight cars OF
raw material for the manufacture Of
alum are being received a month. al
though 100 cars monthly are required.
"Ofticers OF the United States public
health service view the situation with
alarm, as do health officers throughout
the country" said Surgeon General
Cumming. 1.-THE summer IL always n
critical time in dealing with water.
borne diseases, for the demands on
municipal water systems are then 20
great that usually every available
source Of water has to be utilized"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12
1000 War Men
Study Farming

lions great trouble. Insurmountable
difficulties seem to have arisen. In
varying numbers they form the prob
lem at every state agricultural col
lege and school. and they constitute
from 20 to as high as 90 per cent Of
the men approved for agricultural
training.
This large percentage IL due to the
fact that these men for the most part
are from isolated country districts
where the opportunities have not been
SO great for early education.
Farmer parents have been unwilling
to allow the boys more than q very
ordinary education, for fear Of losing
them from the farm. Many have had
no opportunity. Such are usually old
er men, Is or 20 years past country
school age. Many of the men are
therefore practically illIterate. and
to this number must be added
the foreign illiterates; that is, for
eigners who are iTliterate from the
English standpoint.
These difficulties constitute a real
problem to the federal board and the
institutions to which these men are
sent. State institutions are not al
ways prepared to do the elementary
work necessary to advance the men to
a knowledge of English and mathe-
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-08-12
Restore
Mexican MINIS

Nogales, Arlz.-The chamber Of COM
merce has Joined with Charles But
ters, mining expert Of New York and
San Francisco, to promote the forma-
ton in Mexico Of an association Of
silver producers to rebuild the aban-
doned mints throughout the nation
and thus bring about once more the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
Mr.. Buffers states that II the old-time
minting plan is re-established 1t will
mean that Mexico will coin soc, 900, 900
ounces Of silver.
The mining expert has extensive In
terests in mines In Mexico, Salvador