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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29
PLATINUM FOR MONEY.

Paris, July 29-Tne Russian Soviet government is declared in a despatch from Vienna to have been for some time accommodating Ia platinum re- serve with the purpose of establishing a coinage which will replace the gold standard. The message does not give the authority for this report.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29
MIR. CORNELL WILL SPEAK.

Town Chairman John A. Cornell will address a. joint meeting of the Mems and Women's Democratic clubs of the Eighth district Tuesday evening. He will take as his subject 'The Primar- ieS." A social hour will follow his talk. All members and their friends are invited tO attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29
Connecticut Editors
 Dine on Conn. Products

\ Storrs, Conn, July 29-Connecticut editors and their families numbering about 100, invaded the Connecticut Agricultural College here today for a two-day stay, the feature of which will be a Connecticut grown dinner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29
Connecticut Manufacturers Ask U. 5. Senator Mclean To
 Urge Views On MT. Harding
New Haven Road Has Not Altered Its Position Regarding Promotions for Strikers Who Re- turr1-No Man on Strike to Be Re-employed Except as a New Man.

The Manufacturers of Connecticut have concluded that Mr. Harding seeking to the railroad strike. They wish to fight it ou and asking all who with this opinion especially the seniority question:
 to write wire Senator Mclean, asking him to consult with Mr. Harding with view toward inducing the latter to SUD- port the position of the railway executives"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29

Advices from the submarine base at Los Angeles were to the effect that no accident of any kind has occurred, it was stated. The submarines were route to Hampton Roads, Va, from Los Angeles in charge of the U. s. $. Beaver The report that the four had been lost originated in story
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29
SUBMARINE DISASTER
 REPORT DENIED.

San Francisco Cal, July 29 (INS) Officials of the Twelfth Naval district today discounted reports that four was stated that such report had been received in 1circ
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29
FIRE IN sANDUsKY.

Sandusky, O., July 29-The plant of the Sandusky Packing Go. was de- stroyed by fire early today with a loss of S95.OOO.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29

told by a sea captain on his arrival in Los Angeles.
 The submarines named in the ear Her dispatch were the L-5, L-6, I~7 and L-S. The I-5 was built at the Lake Torpedo Boat Co. and has been a unit of the American navy for the past five years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29

Strikes do hurt. Five America n railroads ban all freight except fuel and food. These embargoes exist to relieve coal congestion in Ken lucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee. They will be reflected this winter in higher cost of living, cold homes and colder unemployment in Bridgeport United States.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29
E DROWNED IN N0RyvALK RIVER
 WEATHER:

For New Haven ana vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday.
 For state of Connecticut: Fair to- night and Sunday; moderate tenn perature; moderate north and north east winds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-29

Manufacturers of Connecticut de- mand in the railroad strike contest fight to the end, with no compromise, especially on the seniority question Men in the railroad service gain rights of promotion based upon length of continuous service.
, 1922-06-22
Serve Notice Of Strike.

Cincinnati.-Formal notice has been
served on the Railroad Labor Board
by the chiefs OF ten railroad unions
of their intention to go through with
n strike in event n is authorized by
the 1.225.O00 workers whose wages
are TO be reduced IN July !, under or.
ders OF the board. Coupled apparent
ly with the action Of the rail union
leaders was Il statement that the rail
road workers have no alternative ex-
cept to fight" made by John L. Lewis
leader of the striking coal miners.
, 1922-06-22
Agree on Army of 1885, 900.

Neutrality-suspicious. and Senate con
ferees on the army appropriations
have reached a compromise on an
army of 125,000 enlisted men for the
mex twelve months. This represents
n reduction Of 5000 from the Senate
figure and an increase of 10000 over
the size OF the army fixed by the
House. The House delegation refused
to accept the senate provision fixing
Il maximum authorization Of an army
Of 10000 enlisted men MS well us the
item appropriating pay for 10000 as
passed by the Senate.
, 1922-06-22
HEAVY RAINS
CAUSE DELUGE
RAILROAD TRACKS,, BRIDGES
AND ROADS ARE DESTROYED
BY cLoUDBURsT.
RIVERS FLOOD TEXAS
et,ooo INHABITANTS OF TExAs
BORDER COUNTIES DRIVEN
FROM HOMES.

San Antonio, Texas.-Cloudbursts
In Terrell county, Texas, %torrential
rains in many southwest Texas Dor
der counties and in the mountains of
Mexico, which drain into the San Juan
river, a tributary of the Rio Grande,
have swollen that boundary stream in
to a 5OO-mile flood, perhaps the great
est in twenty-five years. The follow
ing were outstanding results of the
flood: Southern Pacific railroad md
international foot bridges at Eagle
Pass, Texas, swept away by a stage OF
ifty-two feet. Eighteen thousand in
habitants of Piedras Negris, Coahuila,
Mexico, across the river from Eagle
Pass, fled from their homes.
Three thousand driven from their
homes in Eagle Pass.
Southern Pacific traffic suspended
between Deirio and Sanderson with
the water ten feet deep over the track
In many places.
A stream three miles wide in Starr
county at Rio Grande City, Texas,
forcing all the inhabitants of Camar-
go, Mexico, on the opposite side, to
leave.
Record breaking stages of the Rio
Grande have been reported from many
points.
At Langtry, Texas, a small border
station, the water was sixty-five feet
deep. Points on the Southern Pacific
track, where the railroad starts the in
ternational boundary and which nor
mally are forty feet above the water
level, were from ten to fifteen feet
under water.
The total number of bridges dam
aged or washed out on the Southern
Pacific was not known. Passengers
bound from New Orleans to California
were detoured through Fort Worth,
and California passengers. eastward
bound, were forced to detour 700 miles
yer the Texas Pacific.
There has beer no loss of life re-
ported. but in Eagle Pass the down
town section was being p~atrolled to
keep citizens out, lest buildings col
lapse.
, 1922-06-22
Mystery :, Mccormick Operation.

Chicago.-The veil of mystery
drawn about an operation performed
On Harold f. Mccormick, chairman of
the executive board of the Information
al Harvester Company, remains as i'm
penetrable, as 1t was when word of Mr..
McCormick's illness first became pub
lie. That Mr.. Mccormack is making
satisfactory progress and that the OPP
grafton vas a success was Indicated by
a bulletin issued by Dr. Victor ID. Les
pinesse, who operated on Mr.. McCor-
mick.
, 1922-06-22

stored me to normal health. l often
have occasion and do recommend your
Vegetable Compound to my friends who
have troubles similar to my OWL. You
may use these facts as a testimonial. -
EVA ALDRICH, 218 Union St., Emporia,
Kansas.
There are many women who first used
our Vegetable Compound during their
girlhood days. They foundit q valuable
help during trying periods. In later
years they use it whenever they feel
those annoying symptoms which women
often have.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is a woman s medicine. 1t is pre-
pared carefully from the best quality Of
medicinal plants, whose properties are
especially adapted to correctthe troubles
women have.
, 1922-06-22
Admiral win Take Precedence.

Washington. During Secretary
Denby's visit to the Hawaiian islands
on the transport Henderson en- route
to Japan, the controversy as to rela-
tive rank between Major General Sum
neral, military commander, and Rear
Admiral Simpson. naval commander in
the islands, will be in allegiance and
the Wal Department has agreed, 1t
learned here, that Admiral Simpson
shall take precedence of his military
colleague.
, 1922-06-22

Cheyenne. Wyo.-Fred Brown, alias
Gus Grimes" Omaha maniac, who
has been the object OF police search
In four states for the last two weeks,
was shot and captured north of Medl-
cine Bow. wyo. ut the close of a SEN
sational man-hunt. Brown was sur
prised by a sheriffs posse which was
trailing him. and shot down by a crack
rifleman MS he made n break for the
rimrock in a last desperate attempt
NJ Escape.
, 1922-06-22

Wneu was b girl.
For several years 1
had severe pains at
menstrual periods,
making me very
weak anlinterfering
with my regular du-
ties. / tried several
remedies without OBJ
tanning relief. ! was
induced to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound by
friends and IL 70.
, 1922-06-22
He snapped agold
mine for a can
of Edgeworth

OF course William didn't know how
much gold there was in the mine or he
wouldn't have paid SO high a price
even for his beloved Edgeworth.
As he writes the story with LEAD
pencil on the back OF a map
Dear Mister Larus q Bro. &c.
You'll notice / amt going to let them
people what puts that xxxxxxx (this was >
the name Of . competitive friends prod
uct) stun get away by their lonesome in
the high price class; cause they're just
tinhorns anyway alongside Of me, what
traded . claim in the Diddyrod country
one time for n small tin Of Edgeworth.
And the sourdough what got the claim
from me for the Edgeworth took eighty
thousand dollars out of the ground what
/ didn't think was in it.
William Craieis
Salchaket Post-ofice
Alaska
That wa the most expensive can Of
Edgeworth that ever was bought. We
have many letters from our friends
who have gone to great lengths to get
their favorite tobacco. We prize them
all, but this one has a particularly
warm place in our hearts.
We don't want any Edgeworth
smoker to have to pay more than the
regular price for Edgeworth.
We do want every pipe-smoker to
try Edgeworth, and it's just as pleas
, 1922-06-22
DENVER MARKETS.

Quotations on choice straight cows
ranged mp to 81. ard heifery kinds
sold at $7.25 to s7.35.
Feeder and stoclter trade continued
along the same lines that IL has for
better than two weeks now. There is
a limited demand FOR attractive light
steers in this department.. but the
movement of ordinary animals is very
slow. The market has held up very
wel under such conditions. and quo
t~ations for choice stsers still range
around the 81 mark.
Bulls and calves ware lower. nulls
for butchering purposes have declined
considerably, carload lots selling at
only Sc. The market for veal calves
has been completely demoralized. nc-
cording 20 dealers. by continued heavy
supplies.
, 1922-06-22
FROM GIRLHOOD
TO W0MANH00D
Woman Relied Upon Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
LUIIHIjUuIjjIUIj

Emporia, Kansas II began using
Lydia E. Pinkham's medicines years ago
, 1922-06-22
No Whiskers.

Teddy, age four. was not particular
~ fond of her sisters frequent caller,
in spite of the many efforts on his
part to make friends with her.
"Muvver,'' she said YEARLY one Sun
day evening. please make that kid do
home"
"Why, deari" exclaimed mother, "he
isn't q kid he's n man,"
swell" Teddy said, surprised, "he
hasn't dot any fishers"
Like honesty, consideration for
, 1922-06-22

u~s-happiest with a pipe of Edge
worth between your teeth.
Send us your name and address on
a postcard. II you want to help us
further, give us the name of the dealer
from whom you usually buy your
tobacco.
Just as soon as we receive your re-
quest we will mail you generous SAM
pies Of Edgeworth in both forms
Plug Slice and Ready-R Rubbed.
Edgeworth Plug Slice comes in fat
cakes, cut into thin, moist slices. One
slice rubbed between the hands makes
a fragrant pipeful.
Edgeworth Ready-R Rubbed is ex-
actly the same tobacco. but ready to
go into your pipe.
Edgeworth is sold in various sizes to
meet the requirements OF many differ
ent customers. Both Edgeworth Plug
Slice and Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed
are put up in pocket-size cans, in at
tractive tin humidors and glass jars,
and in various quantities in between
those sizes.
For the free samples, address Larus
q Brother Company. al South 2lst
Street, Richmond, Va
To Retail Tobacco Merchants; II
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus a. Brother Com
pany will gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post a ne- or two-dozen carton
OF any size Of Edgeworth Plug Slice or
heady-Rubbed for the same price you
would pay the jobber.
a. !. i. .-...-. .,o 81 too2.
, 1922-06-22
nay AND GRAIN PRICES.
DEN wan SUGAR QUOTATIONS.
Manufacturer. Price.

rset 1921
, 1922-06-22
Hogs.

Packers paid the top price. 5000.
for one choice bunch. and the top on
carloads. t10.1b. was also paid by pack
crs. The bulb OF sales ranged from
$10.O5 down to s9.75. Heavy sowr were
thrown ont OF loads at the steady
prbaneed rand nj ~ % Brye'1n
hogs shared to the full extent OF the
advancing market sales ranging from
$500 to $40.
Pigs for serum purposes sold at
$s.75. and quotations on choice light
stockers continued to range from se.7b
to around $40.
, 1922-06-22
sheep.

Fair quality clipped lambs sold for
80 flat and some decent sprinrers were
sent across the scales for 1890. which
was considered by many dealers to he
river values. Clipped ewes sold at So
flat.
, 1922-06-22

Like honesty, consideration for
others pays.
, 1922-06-22

ant for us to send
free samples to any
p~ipe-smoker as 1t il
for a pipe
to hand his can
over to someone
who's run short.
If Edgeworth
doesn'tsui
n it's no use try
ing to sell you
4 any. II It does,
= the samples will
soon tell you,
and you'll be
like the rest Of
, 1922-06-22

N. U. DENVER. NO. 2s-leaa.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-17

Dear Sir:
Your letter Of November 2 to-
Sether with accompanying documents
and photographs, etc, giving interest
ing facts, figures and picturesque
information about Phoenix and vic.
unity, was duly handed to me by Mr..
Heard, with whom had the pleasure
OF conferring. In view Of the great
amount OF trouble which has been
expended on making the presentation
on behalf OF Phoenix. I regret to
have to write a discouraging res
ponse. After consulting my coll
leagues, l have to state that the Cor
poration has not been erecting IL
brary buildings nor adding to existing
buildings for some years and ii does
not see Its way to resume that work
at the present time. II and when,
however, the trustees see 1t to be
practicable and advisable to a.p-
propriate money for the erection or
alteration of library buildings, your
case will receive sympathetic consi-
deration. In that event, however. the
large open air auditorium feature
Arizona republican., 1922-02-17
GARRY" SCHULLAR
To MAKE RESIDENCE
ON PACIFIC COAST

Garret B. Schuilar, known to ev-
eryone in Phoenix as Garry man
ager Of the Hotel Adams, has re-
turned to the hotel only to hand in
his resignation, and he and Mrs.
Schiller are planning to leave for
the coast about March I, there 20
take up permanent residence.
Just exactly where they will locate
Mr.. Schuller can't say at present,
but he thinks he will probably 20
into the hotel business and that 1t
will more than likely be in the Bay
region, as they both have q fondness
for San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schuiler have lived
in Phoenix for many years, taking
quite a prominent part In the civic
and social life Of the city, and their
many friends will keenly regret their
departure.
The place left vacant by Mr..
Schuller will be taken by ". S. Null
Ian, who has been employed in the
hotel since last fall, and whose many
years OF experience az manager OF
some Of the leading hotels OF the
coast make him well fitted to take
over this work.
Mr.. Mullan was assistant manager
OF the Palace hotel OF San Francisco
for IL years, both preceding the fire
and afterward, leaving there TO be-
come manager OF the Belvedere hotel
OF Santa Barbara. He continued
there after the name had been
changed TO the Ambassador, In fact.
until the hotel was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Mullan has accompanied her
husband to Phoenix and they are es-
tablished in apartments In the hotel.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-17
MATINEE MUSICALE
IS ISWELL-PRESENTED
BY YOUNGER GIRLS

GLENDALE, Feb. is.-The "Mati-
nee MUSICAL" monthly entertain
menf given by a group Of the younger
Slris OF Glendale, was given a Sec
oho performance so far this year. at
lhe ciup house on Wednesday after
noon. Inc program was in charge
o4 Helen Green, president: and
Kathryn Tinker, secretary. and under
the direct supervision of Miss Claire
Canon, director. An appreciative
audience was present to hear the
program and much praise was given
the girls for their splendid work The
IoiloWing program was given: Piano
duet, Lucille and Lena Howell: piano
solo, Elfmon's Serenade (Gaynor),
Louise Patterson: scale exhibition,
mildred White; vocal duet. Helen
Green and Dorothy Logue: piano solo,
The Fountain" (Bohn). Jane Pear
son; dance, Patricia Stauffer: piano
solo. ''Valse Brillante" (Moszkawski),
Dorothy Clark.
Come on Boys
All boys between the ages Of IL
and is that are vitality interested in
Boy Scout work will have an oppor-
tunity of learning about the good
things that the Scouts do, BY coming
to the meeting Friday evening at the
Christian church. At that time Mr..
Murray, organizer of the Scouts. will
be in Glendale and viii talk to the
boys. Rev. Taber. pastor of the
Christian church. has for some time
been carrying on work with the boys
Arizona republican., 1922-02-17

of new children within the past few
weeks. due to the increased activities
of the truant officer.
In Interest Of Church Work
Rev. Hindbaugh. state Sunday
school missionary. was a visitor in
Peoria Wednesday in interest of re-
viving the Sunday school at the Nor
gan district.
Temporary Teacher
II. L. Rennick has been Temporal
rily employed to teach the CONNER
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation Of p. F. Amos. who will
teach in Phoenix.
In Tucson
Rev. G. A. Dugger went to Tucson
to attend the Masonic grand lodge
which will be In session this week.
While there he will visit with his son
Dean, who is attending the state uni
versity.
Are You Helping
Many of the Peorians have ex-
pressed their appreciation Of the
amount of news items and publicity
that the town is receiving at regular
intervals through the columns Of
The Republican. This has been made
possible through the efforts OF a very
few who are ever watchful and give
the local correspondent the benefit of
their knowledge. Once again let us
ask you to turn in what news items
you happen TO know and help the
good cause along. The Republican
Is anxious to print the news and II
you will cooperate you will see bet
ter results each day. All that II
takes is an effort of few and then
everyone will help. Send all news
items to 105R3 or leave at the office
of Jay Sigworth.
Go To Los Angeles
Harry Newman and l.. A. Beehtoi
left this evening for Los Angeles
where they will attend to some busi-
ness matters, returning to Peoria
Monday night.
Library Committee Meets
The members of the library COM
mittee OF the Wornail's club met at
the Nealey home this afternoon to
talk over things pertaining to the
betterment of the library.
Have Valentine Party
The Seventh grade children Of the
grammar school held a Valentine
party at the Woman's club house last
evening and a splendid time was had
by all. Games and refreshments
were the features OF the evening.
Here on Trial Trip
Members OF the Santa Fe inspec-
tion crew were Peoria visitors Wed
nesday afternoon. coming over the
line from Phoenix in an Essex car
especially designed to fit the purpose
OF the railroad. The trial trip was
made from Phoenix and upon reach
ing Peoria an attempt was made to
turn the car around but without sue
cess. The operator OF the Essex
had to back 1t back to Phoenix.
peoria Visitor
J. A. Ireland OF Litchfield was a
Peoria visitor today.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-17
GIVES UP STUDIES
FOR MARRIED LIFE

Leaving the schoolroon 10 become
a bride. Miss Lucille Pearson, a pret-
ty Phoenix girl. has given up her
studies in Redlands to marry Frank
M. Mills, son Of I. z. Mills. prorni-
nent Redlands citrus grower.
Although the wedding took place
in Glendale, Calf. as long ago as
Dec. 81 the first news received by
friends here were informal letters
from the bride which came in yester-
days mail.
Mrs. Mills is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. II. W. Pearson OF this city.
She attended the schools here until
few years ago when she went 20
the coast to finish her education
which has been interrupted bv her
marriage. She is an exceptionally
attractive girl and has a legion of
friends in Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-17
DEFENDANTS IN HAY
CASE ARE ARRESTED

Following the presentation OF a
number OF indictments by the federal
grand pury in its report, submitted
to Judge William II. Sawtelle Mon
day, the first bench warrants were
served yesterday when five OF those
men alleged to be connected with the
so-called Peters hay cases we're ar
rested and brought before John B.
Henke, United States commissioner.
Those arrested were Alfred J. Peters.
Vernon Peters, Paul 3. Aeph, j. n.
Jaggers and Ellis Pew.
All OF these defendants, with the
exception OF Pew, have been named
in other indictments. the one re-
turned Monday including Pew for
the first time. He Is one Of the
proprietors OF the Pew Brothers Hay
and Grain company at Mesa. All the
defendants were released by Com
missioner Henke under bonds rang
ing from $4,000 to $500 to appear
before the federal court. which is
scheduled to convene here in April
Arizona republican., 1922-02-17
BUREAU HOLDS
VERY|NTERESTING
MEETING At PEORIA

PEORIA, Feb. 16-The Peoria farm
bureau met Tuesday night at the
gramar school auditorium, the speak
efs of the evening being men interest
ed in the development and advance
ment of the Paoria district. In ad-
dition to the speaking. a community
sing was held in conjunction with
the meeting. Captain Ltaimer, pres
ident of the bureau, spoke on Farm
Loans and How to Secure Them"
He gave a very interesting talk and
much was gained from his discourse
that will be valuable to the pros
pective borrower. Fl. A. Thompson,
the local representative of the Pima
cotton Growers association, that at
tends to the marketing of the cot
ton, gave resume of what the assO-
citation has done to date and he
stated that better price was being
gotten for the cotton than the local
brokers offered. He stated that the
cotton was being delivered direct TO
the mills. Attorney Sigworth, man
who is vitally interested in the de-
velopment of Peoria, spoke on the
present labor situation and also the
prospects for the figure. From every
angle the meeting was one grand
success.
All Enie5 Party
About 80 members of the Willing
Worker Sunday school class attended
Valetine party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Basket last evening
and a most enjoyable evening was
spend by all. The class held their
annual election last evening and the
following were elected for the ensu-
ing year: w. r. McGaugh, president;
Ralph Basket, vice president; Elmer
Forney, secretary: Otis Cook, treas
urer. After the business session and
a social good time refreshments con-
sisting OF chicken salad. waters and
coffee was served.
Attend Chicken Institute
Many of the Peorians attended the
institute held in Glendale
Wednesday and much beneficial
knowledge was gained therefrom. J.
Sigworth and Filliam Meyers were
among the visitors.
To Finish Term
Mrs. June McElhaney of Phoenix
has been secured to teach in the
Marinette ward school. The need OF
a new teacher In the primary depart
ment has been caused by the influx