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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
NOT ECONOMICAL TOs
 BURN CORN IN OHIO.

Columbus, Dec. 9-The claim that it is more economical to burn coal than to burn corn in Ohio is made by rural economists and Stockmen at Ohio State University commenting g upon the alleged statement by U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace that corn at twenty cents a bushel is as economical a fuel as coal at S10 g. ton.
 'In Ohio most corn is selling for between twenty-two and thirty cents bushe1 and our nearness to the coal fields is holding coal around $S a ton," declared J. L Fa1coner, head of the Department of Rural Economies, who said Secretary Wallaces figures appear to refer to States far-the CT west.
 Even if Ohio prices were to reach the levels quoted in Secretary Wal lace's statenlent it would be bad farm ing to burn corn, according to Paul Gerlaugh, extension specialist in anil naI husbandry. Hive stock can use the grain to far better profit" Prof. Gerlaugh indicated. Corn fed to hogs is worth about sfxty-five cents bushe1; when fed to beef calf eighty-nine cents; to a yearlins. fifty eight cents, and to a wo-year-old forty-three cents per bushel. That Is oonsi d deraib1y more than it Is worth as fuel"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
INITIAL CONCERT
 HELD LAST NIGHT

The Junior Philharmonic orchestra splendidly presented their initial con- cert last evening fin the auditorium of the High school, under the direc- tion of Dr. G. E. Conterno. The youthful musicians displayed much ability, especially in the rendition of pr. Conterno's own composition, '"The Electric Magnet which has been dedicated to Harvey Hubbell.
 Miss Anna Sohnetman sang "Good- bye" by Tostf and "LaWa1ly'' by Ca.@ alini after which John A. Zahornasky rendered ''Nemtcfo Della T1tra' from Andrea Chenier. Both singers are pupils of Professor D DAuria- An add ed feature to the concert was the re- production by the ce1ebarted weie- Mignon (original Reproducing pi- ano, of the actual playing of the worlds most famous pianists.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09

That. in itself, Is quite task for this particular bundle of live wires.
 Meanwhile, the woman surgeon and a young nurse of the same persuasive gender, made a tncision behind each ear of the patient, "lifted'' a slight portion of the cuticle which had no
 business being there, and then The scientific part of the operation was merely the drawing tight of the skin which had lapsed into wrinkles and crowsfeet about the eyes and on
 the forehead.
 The business part of the procedure was the in:essant clicking of a motion picture machine which faithfully re- corded every move of the surgeon the nurse and the patient. Not satisfied with becoming young again, Miss Hopper had carried out the plan to
 be a public benefactor to the millions
 of her sex who also long for the same miracle. Hence the motion pictures. Three weeks later a diminutive
 miss with Sparkling eyes, rosy cheeks and without the slightest suggestion of wrinkle. danced into the same hospital, grabbed a confused surgeon and nurse, fairly smothered them with kisses and then made known her identity.
 Miss Hopper. if you please, is again
 the Girl I Left Behind,' again the dainty comedienne whose smile had set thousands of hearts beating irreg-
 ularly and more rapidly. In truth the I-llle Slrl WnO nad turned Dack
 the hands of time had slipped from
 the Fountain of Youth and was again destined to heighten the color on the cheek of youth.
 Others are certain to profit by the experience of Miss Hopper as the lat ter goes through the country a 1iv- | ing example of how time may be de- | fled and showing those priceless few hundred feet of films taken during | the operation-but, and here comes StickleT-1S poor | stined to lay his heart and his for tune at the feet of sweet, vfvacious little darlings who may be mothers and even grandmo others? One good | look at Edna Wallace Hopper seems to answer the question In the aff1rma- ] tive
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
] Iapanese immigration.

Japanese immigration.
 Japan knows that her alliance with England profits her only so long as Eingiand derives material benefits rom that alliance, as she did first in She case of Russia and then in the sase af Germany England must play Japan against the United States. 8ut 1t she should succeed in coming to a naval understanding wi th Amer lca, Tn other words, if an Anglo American entente, even though it be unwritten, should be brought about, then ahe English not only could dis pense with Japan, but might in cer- ese too much of a load to carry.''
 England Needs Agreement
 England imperatively needs such an agreement wish the United States. She will not have a free hand in Flu ropean politics until she has 1t.
 NatuNally Japan is deeply inter ested tn se1ng to it that no Anglo American naval agreemend comes about, for the AngIo-American rival ry at sea is a pillar in Japan's policy France logically takes the same posi- ton. England, on the other hand. has TO reason to wish for an eHm6na- tion of the te ension and Iof Che points of conflict between America and Ja- pan.
 The war has incidentally increased the self-conf1dence of the Americans which by nature is strong enough Nothing now seems beyond the Americans power of achievement The Unijed States lost no time in the sea: they went further-they Inn mediately set themselves the task o1 building a fleet of at least equa- strength to that of England.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09

New York. Dec. s.-Father Time is nonplussed. Instead of ever-fowing sand in his hour glass the old gen tleman with flowing beard and sinis- ter scythe finds naught but a mere handful of quicksilver which not only refuses to enter into the endless count of seconds but actually insists on turning back the hand of time.
 This particular handful of quick silver" is none other than the diminu- tive and versatile Edna Wallace Hop per, whom theatre-goers of nearly three decades ago will recall most wildly. As though stepping out of a poster of 1893, when the clever com edienne was starring in '"The Girl I Left Behind" Miss Hopper recently dropped in on Broadway sans wrin- kleS sans crowSfeet-in fact, sans any thing and every hing which suggests advanced years, late suppers and in
 We are led to believe that every woman has two prerogatives - a change of mind or opinion, and the hiding of her age. So it would not be fair to the dainty and vivacious Miss Hopper to indulge in minute de- tails as to her age. Let it be sufficient to say that she had enjoyed previous stage experience before she became the star of the Girl I Left Behind' attraction. And that was in 1893.
 Today, Broadway's little bottle of tabasco" is, if possible, even more youthful, more vivacfous, more win
 
 as 1t were, in action and color, but not heart. She is. in a word, a renais- sance. Her face IS that of a girl yet in her teens; she fairly bubbles with youth.
 In reality Miss Hopper has accom- plfshed what every woman in the world of that age Or more would quite naturally love to accomplish. She has had the crowsfeet and the telltale wrinkles all froned out, and, as she explains 1t, ''the entire proce- dure required but little nerve, a few dollars and 10 or 12 ninutes.'
 It was while Miss Hopper was out in Los Angeles recently that she de- ctded to be the little Edna of 20 to 30 years ago. Having faith in her own sex, she hunted up a woman surgeon and explained she did not approve of wrinkles.
 Simple enough" the surgeon ex- plained. Come in tomorrow after noon, give us 5 minutes of your time. Then allow nature about three weeks to round out the job and you will be young again."
 Miss Hopper, wrinkles, crowsfeet, nerve and all, bounced into the hospi- tai the following afternoon and with out the necessity of forma1ities or the making of a will climbed into the operating chair and remained perfect ly still for the ensuing t5 minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
SIZE OF CADET
 CORPS AT WEST
 POINT TOO SMALL

Washington, Dec. e-An increase in the size of the cadet corps at the West Point Military Academy, 1854 to 25OO is recommended by Brig. Gen. Douglas McArthur, supertnten- dent of the academy in his report to the Secretary of War. made public yesterday.
 The academy at the present time, third of the officers needed, even for a. peace time army of 15O.ooO men and fall short, it was said, of provid- ing the nucleus of officer material de. sired for training civilians in time of emergency.
 Expansion of the cadet corps to 25Oo would Er0eaesitate new construc- tion, the osGg G2 which. excluding the two proposed memorial buildings and hotel, was estimated in the etG report or at It was pointed out that less than S2O,- 100000 has been spent for construc- ton work since the academy was founded in 1902.
 While the United States, General Macarthur said, has followed a course responsive to the reaction against war by the. diminishing of the size of it's army, this country, must. If wise, dn- sionally trained experts to train the great masses of the citizen so1diery which must be improvised in time of strife
 "AS our StanQlng army goes QOWn in numbers he continued, "the en- roIIment of the military academy should go up. The basic idea which led to the foundation of the academy was tfre desire to have nucleus to train the great body of our citizens in time of emergency rather than to be forced to keep large bodies Of men continually under arms. Over @ scarcely ] % more than 5,ooo.ooo. the American government auth orized a cadet corps of over 250. Today with that population increased twenty fold the number of cadets in training is scarcely four times the original num- Der auth orized."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09

1izes Thibet
 we Chinese people fnStinctiVe1y think of China as a, collective noun for these five regions. Foreign na- tions, in dealing with the Manchu re- c,ime, in recognizing the republic as it's successor, and in dealing with the epublic have hitherto traditionally considered these regions as conpon- ent units of China
 ''The Chinese people who are taught this by history and are in formed of what is actually going on now can never dream of China as comprising anything less than these five integral parts. Any endeavor on the part of any power or powers to define China is an insult to China and al once indicates malicious intentions and would be productive of trouble and mischief"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
PLAY BEFORE
 CHRISTMAS DANCE

"Chrysanthemum will be the title of the one act play to be pre-. sented by the girls of the Industrial Service Center, before the Christmas dance on the evening Of December 2S. Miss Eleanor Emerson, secre- tary at the house, will direct the af- fai-
 During the dance there will be many novelty and prize numbers and also unique games. Sunday afternoon, December 25, the house will be open to both boys and girls from until o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
COMEDIANS IN
 REVUE OF 1922

Miss Eliza betl1 Cox assisted by Miss Iraureta Perry, Miss Edith Hawkins, and Miss Mae Utzinger is directing the Revue of 1922' which is to be presented next Wednesday and Thurs day evenings in the Business and Professional Women's club by the members. The show will be replete with black face comedians. good sing CTS and lively dancers. Social dan cing will follow the minstrel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09

The regular weekly entertainmen and dance to be held at Barnum rec reation center will be held in the school hall this evening at 8 o'clock. pr. Carr, school health officer, will de- liver a brief address and will also sing several songs. Miss Marie Mar tara, toe dancer, will also entertain. Social dancing will follow and music will be furnished by the Barnum or chestra.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09
WEDDING WILL
 OCCUR DEC. 15

Miss Irene Schroeder, daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Charles Schroeder, of Rusling place, will become the bride of Dr. Elwood Carl Weise, son of MT. and Mrs. M. E. Weise, of Baldwin street, Thursday morning, Dec. 15- Mrs. William Mullins will be her sis ter's attendant at the wedding.
 For some time Miss Schroeder has been secretary of William P. Kirk while Dr. Weise is clinic physician at the Welfare building. He was grad uated from Bridgeport High school and Jefferson Medical college in Phil adelp1lia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-09

Mrs. Marion Evans Dekin, nutri- ton expert at the Connecticut Agri- Gilden Hill house of the Y. W. c. A. Eat a great deal more fruit and veg etables and drink more milk" was her advice to the audience.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
GRADUATION EXERCISES AT
TRACT LARGE CROWDS.

The graduating class of the Man
chester High School presented their
play, AS A Woman Thinketh," on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Of
last week, each night there being
large audiences present. The young
people who made up the cast Of char
acters presented the play in highly
creditable manner. On Thursday eve
ming the commencement exercises
proper were held. when the entire
class, fifty-six in ALL were seated on
the platform while the Commencement
program was given. The Graduates
who took part on the program on
Thursday night had their parts well
In hand and much credit is due them
for the interesting and instructive
program. Towards the close Of the
program, Supt. j. s. Hilliard, on be-
half of the school. board, presented
each graduate with his or her diploma.
The program closed with the class
song. in which all took part
On Friday the class and the teach
ers OF the High School enjoyed pic
mic in the Grant Highway Park east
Of Dyersville.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
LIE ROY FAMILY LEAVES FOR Los
ANGELES,

Mrs. M. F. lie Roy and daughters
Misses Dora and Alma; LIE Roy, and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. lie Roy and chill
dren left last Saturday evening for
Los Angeles, where Mrs, LIE Roy and
her daughters will make their home in
the future. Mrs. A. r. lie Roy and the
children ndl lc,,iaia sn Los Angeles
until later in the summer when they
will take up their home in Chicago.
Mr.. LIE Roy will spends few weeks on
the west coast and then 60 to Chica-
go to take up his work with the Fed
eral Reserve Bank.
tits indeed matter Of profound re-
tgret to have the LIE Roy family leave
Manchester, Mrs. LIE Roy and her
homes of friends OF this city. These
business life and social and church
activities Of Manchester for many
years. During the past week Mrs. Lee
Roy and her family were guests Of
honor at social gatherings in the
homes Of friends of this city. These
friends. while keenly regretting the
removal Of this most excellent family,
wish for them all full measure Of
happiness. and we trust that where
ever they may locate their lines may
be thrown in pleasant places.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
MRS. SUSAN YOUNG.

Mrs, Susan Young, for many years a
resident Of this city, passed away in
Dubuque Wednesday morning, May
25th, 1921, at the age of n years.
Funeral services were held in Du-
buque, and interment was made in
Linwood cemetery Mrs. Young had
been an invalid for some years. having
suffered stroke Of paralysis while
living in Manchester. For some time
after suffering the stroke she. was
tenderly cared for by the daughter,
Mrs. A. ]. Russia, and family at Della
ware. Mrs. Young is survived by one
son, Fred Young, of Indianapolis, Ind.
and the daughter, Mrs. Rusha, now OF
Syracuse, N. Y, and two grandsons,
Arthur Wheeless of Stockton, ILL.,, and
Adelaide Wheeless of Syracuse, New
York. Mrs. Young was fine chris
tian character, active in all good
works until stricken by paralysis.
Her death brings sorrow to many who
knew her so well.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
HOME FROM BOGOTA.

Robert Barr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Barr of Prairie township, ar
rived in Manchester this "wednesday
morning from Bogota, Colombia,
where he has been working with the
Curtis Bi-Plane company. The COM
pany sold numerous planes to the
government OF Bogota, and Mr.. Barr.
who is skilled mechanic, was sent
TO the South American country to as
sist with the work OF operating the
planes. Some OF the planes were used
in carrying passengers while others
were more for exhibition work.
Mr.. Barr tells us that Bogota is a
city OF 100000, has electric street rail-
way systems, but its only way to the
Atlantic sea coast is by means Of the
Magdalena river In the vicinity of
Bogota great herdsof cattle are raised;
wheat and other farm crops grow in
abundance. It is located near the
equator, but is many thousand feet
above sea level. The days are very
hot. but the nights are cool. Mr.,
Barr went to Bogota last November
and has been travelling since the 18th
day OF May on his homeward journey.
He is undecided as to what he will do
I'm the future. but may decide to go to-
Peru and work for the same company.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
.CHAUTAUQUA opens
SUNDAY, JUNE 18th
GREAT WEEK PROMISED By RED
PATH-VAWTER CHAUTAU.
QUA SYSTEM.
EXCEPTIONAL TALENT IS COMING
Get Your Season Tickets Before Sat
urday Evening, and Save Price
Of Several Numbers.

The advance guard Of the Redpath-
Vawter Chautauqua is in Manchester.
and the work of getting the Central
School lot in readiness for the raising
of the big brown tent is now in pro-
gress. By Saturday evening the big
tent will be up and everything ready
for the opening Of the 1921 Chautau-
qua.
As we have stated on numerous
times in the past, we believe that the
system is giving its patrons the best
program ever. Talent of unusual
ability and distinction has been as
sured. The interest in the Chautau-
qua is fine and many have secured
their season tickets, although there
Are still many on the list of guaran-
tors who have not called for their
tickets. The list of guarantors is at
the Farmers & Merchants State Saw
ings Bank, as are also the tickets, and
every one who last year signed for
tickets should get them at once, and
thus relieve the committee from un-
necessary work.
Remember the first session will be
Sunday afternoon, June 18th, and the
closing session on, Saturday night.
June 18th.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
A REAL RED FOX SKIN.

| Mrs. p. w. Williams OF this city Is
the proud possessor or Red Fox iur,
sent her by young ex-service man
whom Mr.. and Mrs, Williams be-
-friended in Chicago, after his dis
charge from the service. A. B. Shea is
the young man who remembered his
friends with this valuable gift, and
he has been for some time with an
engineering coneer IN the Yukon
country In Alask; -4e has written
a number OF very interesting letters to
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, telling OF ex-
periences. He made the trip OF 600
miles over ice and snow with dogs to
get the fox skin from the traders, and
some times, he says, the mercury went
down to 60 below zero. The warmest
days at that time, he says. were Is
below zero. Mrs. Williams has had
the fur made into neck piece, by a
furrier in Cedar Rapids, who says it
is one of the choicest skins they ever
handled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
A DISGUSTING SPECTACLE.

While the funeral procession was
going up Franklin street last Thurs
day afternoon, a number of automo-
bile drivers conducted themselves in
a manner very unbecoming to gentle
men. At the intersection Of Union and
Franklin streets one OF the drivers
'cut" into the procession directly in
front of the hearse, apparently being
in such a hurry that he could not wait
for the procession to pass before pro-
ceeding on in his mad rush to get
somewhere on North Franklin
street two more cars passed the fun
eral procession at a wreckless pace,
and to make matters still worse, both
drivers had their muffler cut-outs
wide open, and you can imagine how it
sounded. To say the least the per-
formance OF these men appeared de-
cidedly course It would seem that
common decency would restrain any
man from doing what the three men. In
question did Thursday afternoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING.

The regular meeting OF the Manches-
ter Commercial Club was held at the
Globe Hotel cafe on Monday evening,
at which time a goodly number OF
items OF business were transacted.
Secretary Williams called the atten-
ton Of the club to the tour OF the
county that is to be made. by speak
ers brought here by the officers Of the
Delaware County Farm Bureau. The
Club members expressed themselves
as favoring all business houses being
represented on that tour, which will
be made on June oath. The Club has
offered to cooperate with the Farm
Bureau in putting on their picnic
On the fair grounds on July 29th. to
the extent Of furnishing the band for
the day.
The question of turning over to the
American Legion the. Amphitheater
refreshment stand for the Fourth of
July celebration and the Delaware
County Fair was discussed by the
members and by vote OF the Club it
was decided to have the Legion ope-
rate the stand on the same terms as
last year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-06-08
ROAD TO STATE
PARK Is ASSURED
SUPERVISORS AND OWNERS OF
LAND WORKING OUT PLANS
FOR ROAD.
THE OLD ROAD IS NOW CLOSED.
Manchester and Strawberry Point
Citizens Hold Meeting Here to
Discuss Proposition.

Persons who have wanted to visit
the State Park at the Backbone have
been obliged to go by the Lamont
route. making the trip much longer
for those living east OF the park. be-
sides being obliged to drive over
mighty steep hills before reaching
the backbone proper. Last year a
roadway from the east was open to the
public, but this spring owners and
tenants of the land to the east refused
to allow the public the use of the road.
The result was that boosters from
Manchester and Strawberry Point had
a meeting in Manchester last week to
take up the matter OF suitable road
from the east with the Board of SUI
pervisors and Mr.. John Kelley, of Ry-
an. who owns vast tracts OF land just
east OF the park. Among the men at
the meeting were Senator B. w. New
berry, Charles Roberts. Cal Flanni-
gan, Charles Durey and Leslie Davis,
bill Of Strawberry Point, and E. M.
Carr, Judge Geo. W. Dunham, e. H.
Hoyt, e. W. Williams, ]. Kelley, Coun-
ty Engineer Henry Klaus, and Super
visors w. E. Noble, F. A. Mead and
Chas. A. Swindell. A route was de-
termined upon at the meeting, and
when the road is once built along this
route the public will have fine high
way to the state park.
At this time the Board Of Supervis-
ors and the owners and tenants of the
land are working out some of the de-
tails pertaining to the project. The
public can rest assured that a road
will be built and that soon.