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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
186,000 DRINKING
 PLACES IN ITALY

/ Rome, July 22.-Maly cannot be called the 'desert of Europe' because for her 40,000,000 inhabitants she provides 186,000 places where wine and alcoholic beverages may be con- sumed, according to the Italian Sta tistical Annual which has just been published.
 about 5,000,000 leads the way with 32,642 drinking places, the figures show. Piedmont follows her closely with the province of Rome, which in 1911 had a population of less than 100000, has no less than S,127 drinking places. Less 1ntoxicants are consumed in the south, in the Island of Sardinia and in Unbria than in any other regions.
 Many other interesting features of Italian life are revealed by the An nual. The death4ate of illegitimate children, for instance, is shown to be 40 per cent greater than that of those born legitimately. Tuberculosis is said to have shown an increase, 900 of the 720, 900 deaths in one year being attributed to that malady.
 While Naly has no regular Poor Law, some of it's 2S,614 charitable institutions, with a capital of about $435, 5,000,0O0 date from the Middle Ages and provide TOT more than l,OUO hospitals, ' 1unatic asylums, 82 or phanages, 21 night refugees, 16 food kitchens and about 100 refugees for deserted children. The statistics say that in Italy annually 100000 chil- dren are abandoned by their par ents.
 Italy has more than 120,000 ele- mentary schools, with 76,000 teach CTS and about 4,000,000 students all thought about 46 per cent. of the Italian people, especially in the south are reported illiterate. Piedmont, in the north, has only IT per cerJt-. the smallest number of illjterates. School enrolment shows 10000 normal and complementary students; 62, 300 in the gymnasiums; 5,000 in the lyceums; l 130,000 in technical schools; 29,000
 in technical institutes; about 5000 in nautical institutes; 32,000 in schools of mineraloIogy; 12,oo0 in industrial and comm ercial schools; about 5000 in art schools; 4,200 in musical r schools and institutes; 4,000 in board | ing schools and 10000 in the uni versailles. For the latter there are | about 1,050 professors, 2,200 teach. CTS and 400 employees.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
OHIO MAKES HEIR CHOICE.

Columbus, O., Aug. 10--Ohio. this years chief source of presidential mo- minees, goes to the polls today to choose from among Its sons, candi dates for senatorial congressional and state offices Among the men the voters will pass upon in this primary are former Governor Frank B. Willis, who placed Senator Harding in nom- ination at the Republican national convention, and Walter F. Brown, of Toledo, a leader in the old Progress sive party both candidates for United States senator, and former Senator Theodore F. Burton. a candidate for Congress, from Cleveland, all running in the Republican primaries.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
BUY WHTTMAN'S HOME.

Camden, N. J., Aug. 10.-The hum ble little house in which Walter whitman, the good, gray poet lived has been purchased by the city from the poets three ndeces. It will be con- verted into a. memorial museum. It will be moved to either Whitman Park or Forest Hill Park and will house the relics, books and memen- toes that have survived the beloved poet. It was here that many of the poems that have throbbed their way into the hearts of the world were written. The 101st anniversary of whitman's birth was. recently cele- brated by a pilgrimage of devotees to his tomb in a cemetery near here.
 The house is square wooden structure of two stories with smoky, sombre clapboard front and tall chimney bending a bit with years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
TO RESTORE OLD
 FERRY HOUSE

Philadelphia, Aug. 10.-The O Ferry House and Tavern at Wash ington Crossing, Pa, is being restored park purposes.
 All the properties on the Delaware river bank east of the river and is far as the upper end of the island, behind which boats were secreted, ready for authorization of George Washington's troops for the attack on Trenton, have been bought by the Washington Crossing Park Comn1is- sion.
 This covers a river frontage of over 1,500 feet and includes the point or embarkatton and the Old Ferry Road leading to it. The com mission also has purchased the island and about 60 acres to the west of River Road which includes the ridge behind which the Continental troops were massed and drilled that eventful Christmas day before the battle ot Trenton.
 The commission has laid out a general scheme covering the territory in which Washington's troops were quartered after having been driven across New Jersey a--d over the Del aware river on December 8, at Nor risvi1le. This includes the base of SUD- plies and New Hope Ferry, the up permost ferry guarded to keep the Br5Gsh from crossing.
 It covers the headquarters houses of Washington and II of his generals At the graves of the soldiers who died it is proposed to erect monu. ments. Eventually lthe national gov. ernment will be asked to build me. morial bridge over the Delaware at 6 point where Washington made hi. never-to-be-forgott journey acros the swollen Delaware amid ice flow. and. dangers from an unseen foe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
DAN DAILY, IDOL
 OF MARINES, RET1RES

First Sergeant Dan Daily. undoubt- edly the best known man in all the services with the exception of Ser geant York of Argonne fame, was placed on the inactive list of the Ma rine Corps Reserve last wek. Daily won two Medals of Honor for valor in the Boxer Rebellion and in the cap- ture of Fort Riviere in Haiti, and is said to be the only man in all the services who holds two Medals of Honor. In the World War his feats of exceptional bravery won for him the Medail1e Militaireand the Croix de Guerre from France and the Dis tinguished Service Cross from Gen. era1 Pershing. His passing from the active list to accept a position with a prominent banking house removes from the Marines their most pictur- esque of the old school soldiers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
PARIS WANTS TO
 KNOW OF CITY

That the proposition to enlarge the city limits and harbor facilities of Bridgeport is attracting attention across the Atlantic is evidenced by request for information occasionally received here.
 City Clerk J. Alex Robinson receiv- ed a communication yesterday, writ ten in French, from the Secretaire 6 Generale of Education, History and City Economic of Paris, asking that a plan of the city of Bridgeport with proposed enlargement and expansion and reports of committees thereon. a charter of the city and amendments and the city plan report by Dr. Nolen be forwarded to him at Paris.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
DEAN WORKS IN OFFICE.

Worcester, Mass. Aug. 1o.-Dean James P Porter of Clark College is spending his vacation from college duties in getting closer to the view point of the working man. He has gone into the offices of a manufactur- ing company here on clerical duties which he plans to continue until col lege reopens next fall. Dean Porter last summer worked as a laborer al a shfpyard and placed his observa- tions of the workers and their liv- ing and working conditions before his classes last year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
RANK IN CoNsrANT1NoPIE

Constantinople, Aug. 1O.-A New York trust company has leased a building in the Galata section of Constantinop1e and will open up a general banking business here next fall with view to meeting the needs of American shipping lines and commercial concerns which have en- tered the Black Sea and Mediterran- can trade.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
PESKY BED BUGS

new chemical that puts the everlasting to the Pesky bedbuss, reaches. fleas. ants and cooties-impossible for the pesky
 Recommendations of Hotels. Hospitals. Railroad Companies and other public in- gticutaons are a guarantee to the puAlic Shat the safest. quickest and most eco nomical way of ndding tho pesky insect is by the use of P. D. Q. as this chemical and wlii not in3ure the clothing.
 A 36c package makes a full quart. enough to kill million bedbugs. reaches. f1eas or cooties--and also contains a pat ent spout to get the egg nests in tho hard-to-get-at-pioces aIia sayes juice;
 ea1lons--coA. tains threc spouts--suppIied by druge1sts or sent prepaid upon receipt Of price, either size, by the Owl Chemical l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10


 There seems to be some differ ence of opinion among residents of Bridgeport as to which ser- vice the people really prefer the jitney service or the trolley service
 In order to determine the feel ing of as many of the residents as possible The Bridgeport Times is asking its readers to signify on the coupon printed below which service they prefer and to send the coupons to The Times Office that a proper ,tabulation may be made.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

While people in the cities can't get the vegetable diet they need on ac- count of high prices. onion growers in the country are ploughing under their onions, because it costs too much to harvest them. This is a great country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

The correspondent who writes to an exchange, asking if it is 1egiti- mate for a man to spit on the floor would probably object to a hogs put ting his feet in a trough.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

The politicians should not consider it an objection to a candidate that he has business ability.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
Which Is Better
 Jitney Or Trolley?

WHICH DO YOU PREFER? 1itneys =. .. = .-. :. .. .. rroneys ... :. '.... .... ...... Remarks .. .- ...- .... .. .- .... .... -... .... .... = .. -... .-.- ..-. .... .... '' co.
 Make cross after the service you prefer.
 Mail or bring the coupons to the office of The Bridgeport Times, 179 Fairfield avenue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
TO PUT BEES AT WORK.

Rome. Aug. 10.-Italy is devising a means to alleviate the beet sugar shortage. She has been urged to put more bees at work producing honey.
 Italy in 1917 had nearly 67,000 miles of railways and at regular in tervals along the lines are little houses where the railroad employees, signalmen, track walkers and repair men live. The Manager of the a. tional Institute for Agrarian Assist ance recently recommended that they each be given a hive of bees In con forrnity with the suggestion the ex- pertinent is to be begun at once on the lines in the province of Rome and, if successful. it will be extend ed to all the railways of Italy.
 The people who claim the press is "controlled," are often the same ones who cuss the editor for print ing any old thing he wants to.
 Some of the folks who complain of high food prices, are the same ones who are too fastidious to eat cod fish balls, but must have salmon sa- lad.
 It Is estimated that India imported 5000 autono obiles in 1919.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10
First of the new Autumn dresses

Lovely satin dresses, advance guard of those which to bring delight all through the Autumn Arrived And of that rich and glowing fabric, trico ette Luminous and fine and beautiful
 Navy and black of splendid texture. Simple and graceful in line.
 Simple, too, in their decoration but very beautiful and effective.
 Silhouette shows comparatively little change-but there is noticeable and pleasing change in decoration This first collection is of impressive Go7 En
 value; all at the one price of
 secondf floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

ngpaces and leaves other fabric clean absolutely and all through
 Hoover cleans than the surface though It cleans all the way through. For it actually lefs and beats r11g brushes it at the time, and steady suction extracts the dust and dirt which it has thus ]oosened.
 Eyeproof is the best sort of evidence to be offered regarding Hoovers ability to work in your honne That proof is to be had quickly and cheerfully. We'll give it in your home at such time is mosconvenient for you Simply write or phone request for it
 After that, if you wsh either of the two nnostGked Hoovers for home service it's work for you If you wish that work may becaIried while you meeting it's cost in series of easy payments.
 Baby Hoover sells, complete with attachments, for $6750. On terms of easy payment it's price is $1and delivery is made payment of first amount of $750
 Hoover Special, complete with attachments, is ESQ., The price deferred payments, is $845O. First pay nent of $75O delivery at of your Hoover And ten months allowed for payment of balance of price, whichever Hoover is chosen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-10

It Is estimated that India imported 5000 autom obiles in 1919.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02
ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION.

A meeting was held at the Culver
Hote, at Ashland on Saturday of last
week at which an association known
as District No, Is of the Wisconsin
Buttefmakers Association was form
ed. The association has for its pur-
pose the upbuilding Of creameries and
the manufacture OF better product
Of butter. Only buttermakers whose
product comes up to standard and
whose creamery plants are among
the best can become members of the
There are now seventeen
branches of the Wisconsin Butter
makers Association in the state, three
counties being included in the As
sociation for,ned at Ashland Satur-
day, namely Douglas, Ashland, Bay
field. The following officers were
elected:
President. M. Hansen, of Su-
perior.
Vice-P -President-Ch F. Gerlack,
Of Butternut.
Secretary Treasurer Maurice Han
son, Of Washbu,n.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02
RED CROSS XMAS SEALS.

The time of Xmas Seals Sale is
here again. A time when we are all
thinking of the welfare of our neigh
Dor and of others.
This year the Red Cross Xmas Seal
Sale will mean more to Washburn
than ever before because of the
formation in this city of the Wash
burn Anti -Tuberculosi Association.
By the formation the city will be per-
mitted to retain one-half of the pro-
ceeds of the seal sale for the purpose
of bettering the health conditions of
the city of Washburn. Therefore
every seal that you buy this year will
give your town direct benefit.
For the sake of Washburn and your
civic pride and for the good health
of your children and those about you
you are urged to buy Xmas Seals un-
til it hurts. Put seals on each letter
you mail, each card, each package
needs several. Every person can
easily use 200. Be sure to get them.
A sales committee has been appoint
ed by the Washburn Anti tuberculosis
Association. w. T. Phillips, chair
man; A. I. Lien, Miss Anna Thomp-
son and Rev. D. w. Davis.
Get your seals early.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02
SAVED BY GUN TRIGGER.

The first hunting accident of the
season occurred last Thursday, when
Targar Egdahl, 20 year old boy of
Port Wing, was brought into the
Ashland General hospital, with a
grazed hand and a gun shot wound in
his back.
Egdahl and companion were
deer hunting in the woods between
Port Wing and Iron River when the
accident happened. Egdahl was evi-
IDENTIFY taken for a deer by some
hunter whom they came upon sudden
ly for the hunter fired and when he
saw he had shot man instead of a
deer he took to his heels, running
like mad through the woods. The
bullet struck the trigger of the gun
which Egdahl was carrying, grazing
his hand and went into his back. He
was taken to Iron River where Dr.
Tartar dressed his wound, and then
was brought to the Ashland General
hospital.
Egdahl states that the trigger of
his gun was the only thing which
saved him from instant death.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02
THREE MEN INJURED WHEN
TRAMWAY COLLAPSES
Men, Horse and Load of Green Lum-
ber Fall Twenty Feet. Injured
Taken to St. Joseph's Hospital at
Ashland. Will Probably. Recover.

Three men were badly injured in
the collapsing of tramway at the
Bayfield, mill Tuesday afternoon.
The men were taking tram car
drawn by horse loaded with green
lumber from the mill to the yard to
be piled, when without warning the
tramway collapsed and the men, horse
and load Of lumber dropped twenty
feet to the ground. The horse was
not hurt but the men were severly and
painfully injured. The men were
taken at once to the st. Joseph's hos
pital at Ashland accompanied by Mrs.
Walters, superintendent Of the Pure
air sanatorium, where they are re-
ported getting along nicely. The in
jured are:
George Cooley, compound fracture
of the right thigh and left leg.
John Wilson compound fracture of
right thigh and a fracture of the
left ankle.
/ Oliver Clark, confusion of the back.
1t was thought at first that Clark
had broken back but an examination
disclosed that it was only badly
wrenched.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02
LEO SCHUMANS OF CORNUCO-
PIA is VICTIM
Gun Accidently Discharged and Tears
His Hand Away. Wandered in
Woods for Hours Before Secur-
ing Aid. Injury Serious One.

The sticking of a shell in a gun
in the hands of Elmer Bender, age
IL years, which caused an explosion
of the cartridge came near causing
the death Of his sister Emma, aged
16 years, last Friday morning.
The accident happend at the Bender
home on Washington avenue. Elmer
had twenty-five caliber rifle which
he was loading in the house prepare
tory to going rabbit hunting. AS
he was loading the gun shell jam
med and the boy was unable to bring
the rifle to the half-cocked position.
AS he swung around toward the
window in order to get better light
the shell exploded and the bullet hit
his sister Emma, who was standing
near the kitchen table pealing pota-
toes for the noon day meal.
The bullet entered the girls alb
domen and clipped through the lower
part Of her liver. Physicians from
this city were summoned after the
accident and arrived at the Bender
home twenty minutes after the ac-
cident and the girl was rushed to
the hospital at Ashland where an
operation was performed within two
hours after the accident and the bull
let was extracted.
The girl bleed considerably inter-
nally but she is now getting along
as nicely as could be expected and her
chances of recover are now consider
ed very good,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02

Between and 5:15 o'clock, last
aturday afternoon on his eighty
bird birthday and the first anniver-
sary of his wifes death, j. j. Miles
Ashland pioneer, was killed,
truck by switch engine on the
Beaser avenue Crossing of the
Omaha railway just one block away
from his. home.
Felix Morrisy living next to the
tracks on Beaser avenue started out
along the railway, at $3.50 Saturday
afternoon, to go to the blast furnace
where he was employed. About 100
feet from Beaser avenue he distin-
guished form the track. He call
ed to boy to bring lantern and
body of J. j. Miles badly mangled
and with the head lying across one
of the rails. He sent for Mayor
Dhooge who in turn called Coroner
Louis Sollie and Mr.. and Mrs. Bis
sett, Mrs. Bissett being an adopted
daughter of Mr.. Miles.
The coroner, upon investigation
Saturday night and Sunday morning
found that Mr.. Miles had been struck
down by an Omaha switch engine on
the plank crossing on the east side
of Beaser avenue, for here is where
his glasses were picked up. He evi-
IDENTIFY was STRUCK down lengthwise
and dragged to the end4of the plank
crossing where there is a drop off
before he reached the sidewalk, where
his rubbers and cap were found. Here
he fell in between the wheels mad was
caught again by blot or profession
underneath the engine. His body was
dragged about 90 feet further on
when the hold on his clothes gave
way and the two coaches attached to
the switch engine passed over his
body. By some twist of the rear
car wheels his head was thrown over
the rail and when found his body was
about one rails length from the
witch where the engine and coaches
Transferred to the other track. One
side of his head was badly scratched
and both feet ana hsass were mang-
led.
The engine crew were not aware
that they had struck or gone over
anyone until they were told what
had happened.
Mr.. Miles is one of Ashlands old
est settlers having lived here 48 years
and has been a prominent figure as
la lawyer and property owner. His
active duty as lawyer ceased Sc
veral years ago and he devoted him
sen to attending to his property. He
was a member of the Elk's lodge of
the Masonic lodge and of the G. A. r.
He has also been member of the
city council and County Board for
some years.
The funeral was held at 2:30
O'Clock Tuesday from the residence
|of E. E. Bissett, 217 Beaser Avenue.
Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02
YEAR OLD BOY A HERO


CABLE, Wis.-Little Walter Klish
IL year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Klish, of this village, is the
hero Of the hour. Walters baby
brother and sister today owe their
ives to the presence of mind of the
ad while under fire. Mr.. and Mrs.
Klish went to Hayward and left
Walter in charge Of the two little
tots. Four other children were in
school. Suddenly Walter smelt smoke.
He dashed upstairs and grabbed the
two babies and carried them out.
Then he seized pail Of water and
threw it on the blaze. The babies not
realizing the danger ran back to the
house. The third time Walter carried
them out they were choking with
smoke and he himself was blinded by
it.
Hurrying back into the house he
gathered clothing for the babies and
Isnatched the pictures of his parents
and relatives. When neighbors ar
rived he was trying to save the sew
ing machine and a trunk full Of
clothes. The fire alarm was spread
Throughout the village and helpers
|soon arrived but too late to save the
home. Some furniture was saved and
also $500 worth of potatoes in the
basement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH.

The accidental discharge of rife
while hunting near his fatherij
farm, in the vicinity Of Iron River
caused the tragic death of Charles
Moran, the seventeen year old son of.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moran, promin-
ent farmers. He was handling a
rife with the muzzle towards him
went it went off, the bullet striking
him in the nose and coming out of
the top of his head. Young Moran
was promising young man and his
untimely death will be felt keenly
by his sorrowing parents who have
the sympathy of all in their bevera-
ment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02
BENEFITS NORTH WISCONSIN.

MADISON, Nov. 26.-The re-dis-
tricting of the state for the new SEN
ate and assembly congressional dis
tricts will be one of the important
tasks to be considered at the coming
session of the legislature. The most
noticeable feature of the coming re-
arrangement will be the increase in
power in northern Wisconsin. Many
of the well settled districts in south
ern Wisconsin will lose their senate
and assembly seats and these will go
to districts in northern Wisconsin.
1t is probable that the eleventh
district will be somewhat subdivided.
According to recent census the first
congressional district has a popula-
ton of 252 2,448, as compared with
213,606 ten year ago. The second
district, the sixth and the seventh
and eighth districts will probably
undergo some Encouragement. These
districts have not kept pace with the
other districts in the state.
At the same time there is reap
portionment of senate and assembly
districts and a general view of the
situation would indicate that north
ern Wisconsin will get one of two ad-
ditional state senators and probably
from five to eight additional assem-
biymen. For the state senate, which
contains 33 members the unit of ap-
portionment will be 79,752. For the
assembly which contains 100 men,
bers the unite apportionment will be
26,318. The law requires a strict adj
herance to just apportionment and
Legislation not based upon this prin-
lcipal has been defeated in Wiscon-
Isin courts as gerrymandering.