The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume], February 05, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

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THE FARMER: FEBRUARY 5, 1917
RUPTURE WITH
AUSTRIA SEEMS
TO BE CERTAIN
POLICE ROUND UP
MILITIAMEN WHO
SHIRKED DUTIES
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Four Young Men Taken In
to Custody When They
; Fail to Appear.
POLICEMEN ARE
HELPING GUARD
HOWLAND'S
Entrances in Main street, Fairfield avenue a nd Cannon street
AT ARM
Bridgeport, Conn.,
Monday, Feb. 5, 1917.
Weather: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday; colder tonight.
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Bear-Admiral Peary today tendered
" the services of the national aerial
coast patrol commission, of which he
' is the head.'td the government for de
, fense purposes. "v
-' President Gompers of the Ameri
' '' can Federation of Labor has cabled
.he President of the German Federa
tiori of Trade Unions urging that pr
' .i ganization to use its - influence xto
avoid wart . Pacificist ' elements in
,' Congress were laying plans for com
batting unusual military prepara
;tions and such peace advocates as
William J. Bryan and Henry Ford
' Were here today to use their influence
in" that direction. , , V
V t President -Wilson had no engage-
V mentor, planned; for the day, but plan
'tlaed to. devptei Mis entire time to the
' German situation. .
'AlienTResidents ; f ;
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Citizenship Papers
' " V' The' present; International crisis has
x caused &f rush anumg alien residents
' " bf this city and county to take out
- ' clliaenship1 papers. The office' of Nat
uralizatiori Clerk M. ,J.Flanagan was
crowded - all day today and he an
; swered numerous questions asked by
' " those who' axe . doubtful -about their
, : .citlienshlp. W y ; . --
, Several delegations ; came from
, ' Ridgefleld to take out first papers, A
. number ,6t local residents asked ! for
' anlicatlons . which they took home to
, be filled out, The general ' sentiment 1
among all visitors was that they,
i ' wished in the - present stern times to
how: their loyalty to the land of their
.' jadMtlpn. ; ' ', '
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- IDENTIFY ' DROWNED TEAMSTER,
( " a The body of the man which was re-
f . covered from the river at the foot of
1 Hancock avenue.: Sunday "after noon,
' was toftay Identified as that of Frank
. . ' Sherman; a teanjsteV of Fairfield,' who
v ; left . his .hitch! standing in front, of
r Barnum's circus winter quarters, Jan.
; 25 and for trace of , whom the police
! conducted a wide search. Sherman is
believed ,.to ' have .been accidentally
drowned, y -. :L;J:L L- '
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SHERWOOD In; this city, Feb. 4,
117, Jesslca-W. Sherwood, wife of,
Franklin Sherwood, aged 5 S years.
,'! v Friends ; are invited ' to (attend the
j funeral at her MatehpniV 'o 398
? ..Lalurel avenue, on Wednesday, 7th
, ' iiult., atv3''cIock:'p.v in. " ' i
:'RMla.l In' Mountain , fimvft. AmA-
I?
- pURKE--Tfeere ' wllf
i "tilihdf hi urn 'mass oi
be a month's
i imuu luga zdsuxs . oi. requiem t ceie-
1 i "'brated'ffor the- repose of . the soul
, i of the late1 ' Michael . Burke, Tues-
j vday moming, teb. th, at 8:15 a.
r.'n., at St. Augustine's church.
Friends and relatives are invited to
attend. 1 , .
f a ' - a .
1 JStr XES In this city. Sunday. Feb.
' V i f 191,7 Albert son off the, late
WllMiam 4W. &nd - Alice B" Byrnes,
' . aged 27, years, 11 months, 2 days.
'," Friends are invited to attend the
funeral , ' at v the residence . of ; his
- uncle,, Thomas: J. 'Byrnes. .No. 135
" J James Street on TuesdaV,;?'eb. 6 at
'( 8:30 a. m., and jTrom St, Augustine's
church at 9 o'clock a. ?.mJ I (
inierment at tst. Micnaerafceme-
TVANTED; Garage. . for ...small ' car,
, near center city, Address A. Zeid
; ler. 285 Golden Hill fit.
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jOSXU-White English bull dog, uof
v nervaoi, . loau
; 2696 Main St
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'Reward for returrf
Phone, Barnum 8571
INCOME TAX- analysis for coridra
I tions and- individuals. - Depricatlon
; advice,; Audits. , Geo. E. Curtis, Nor
walk, Conn.- Reference, Central
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; XJNION MACHINISTS 'WANTED for
V" ' the United States government to
i r .'work' in the Navy ; yards, Arsenals
J and ' Torpedo stations. Apply daily
"A : before 6 ;ps m.' of George , Bowen,
at Machinists Headquarters, 27 Can
:.;non 8f .:, , ,.. , j
' . The Dorsen Dry Goojis Co.? ;
i-Wi i 1 require a ' '. ; :.'' I '. - ?
Store Matron, . ; . 'il-
This t is - an excellent,- permanent
posUlen7 or"a- middle aged woman
or, widow, accustomed " to housekeep
ing dutlea : C
c ! Apply. to thd Superintendent.
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Special meeting of Clan Campbell,
No. 24 at the regular meeting hall, 8
: v o'clock, to take action on the death
hrotherl Samuel MacDougaJl. .
OIKUVU.
EVERETT JAPP, Chief.
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ALEXANDER HOGG, Sec
NOTICE
Important meeting of Emmet Club
in Lyric .Theatre Hall, Tuesday even
ing, February 6, at 8 o'clock. Busi
ness of Importance.
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STATE OF CONNECTICtrr,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss.i
PROBATE COURT.
Vv . Feb. 5, 1917.
Estate of Andrew Kristof late of
Bridgeport' in said district, deceased.
The . administratrix 1 having r made
application for an , order authorizing
her to sell certain real .estate .belong
ing to said estate, as per said applica
tion on file duly appears.
, - Ordered, That the said application
be heard and determined atithe Pro
hate Office in Bridgeport, on the .7th
day of February J9 17 at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon,, and this court directs
said administratrix to give notice to
ali rersona interested in' said ! estate
to appear, if they, see cause. ; and be
hoard thereon, by publishing this or-
cer once in a newspaper having a cir
culation n said district,1 on orhefore
tae th day of February,, 'A p., 1917,
and return make to the Court of no-
...tioe given. . . .
. ' Attest,' : '
. PAUL L. MILLER
j tP 4 - - Judge.
, Detectives last night were busy
rounding Up members of the Bridge-
port Naval Militia, who had failed to
answer the summons, , commanding
them to report at the Main street ar
mory.. - Four men were taken into
custody by Detectives Holbrook and
ICane and brought to the . command
ing officer at the armory, where they
were reprimanded and immediately
pressed into service. -
. The men whom -the police were
asked to apprehend are' all Bridge
port residents and well known in this
city. Their names are: Norman
Hartwell, 715 East Washington ave
nue; Thomas Synott, 298 'East ave
nue; Robert Flynn, 178 Nichols
street; Frank Armbuster, 584 "Wash
ington avenue. !
, Coincident with the roundup of de
linquent naval reserve men the police
of this city were asked this morning
to j apprehend If ' possible, the follow
ing deserters from the military and
naval serviced Edward Miller, of 212
South , Main street, an .. apprentice
seaman ,who disappeared from the
Newport Naval s Training station;
Geforge Burros, of 294 Lafayette
street, a soldier stationed at Browns
ville, Texas, ; and Arthur G.. Farrell,
of 143,0 Main ',. street, who deserted
from the U,S. S. New Jersey. . -
Margaret Pfau's
Estate $26,000
. ' Inventory ot the estate of Margaret
Pfau, filed in the" probate courtto
day by " Appraisers Charles Hansen
and Charles "Hopwood, shows $2C, 121.
This .includes $300 cash and property
in Middle ; and, Hamilton streets. Ju
lius and ; Louise Bfau are heirs and
executor and executrix.' ';
The inventory of 1 the estate1 of
Bridget Llllis lsx$650, one half of the
equity in property in Sherifianl St.
Michael J. Curley and William T.
Mullins , are appraisers. ' .
' OBITUARlf
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liEXA A. JUDI NEWCOMB '
Lena A.; Judd, . wife of Willliam . C.
Newcomb, , of 1194 J3ast Main street,
died last night at St. Vincent's hospital
following a short illnesss with- pneu-,
monla. Mrs. Newcomb was 3 5 - years
old. V Her ; husband is her only sur-
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ETH BOOK. ' :
Elizabeth, wife of Helmar T. Book,
of 595, Brewster street, Black Rock,
died yesterday" at the Bridgeport hos
pital following a N short illness. ' Mrs.'
Book., was born in Sweden' 25 .years
ago. ' She is survived by her husband
and one child. l: V ;
v Tsaaxj Choyke , died Saturday at his
home, 320 Garfield avenue aged 58
years; ' Mr. Choyke was born in ..Liv
erpool, England. He had lived in
this city only a short ' time, , having,
come ;here from Nw York. x His
widow and a family of children sur
vive' him. ' v
V :t VINCENT POLGAR
While walking, along .' Pine
street
yesterday, VinCent.Polgar, Iged 30, a
"native Of ; Hungary, suddenly sank to
the sidewalk and died. Medical Ex
aminer S. M, (Garlick found that' "death
was . duetto natural, causes, probably
tuberculosis. Polgar, who lived at 605
Bostwick avenue, was not married. 'He
was. employed In a Pine street saloon.
'.'., : DAVID "WHETSTINE. J
The funeral of David ; Whetstlne
was', largely attended from his late
home. 757 Sea View savenue,' at 2:30
this afternoon. Rev. Daniel M. Lewis,
pastor of the Newfleld M. E. . church,
conducted ' the , services. St. John's
lodge. A. and A; M., of Stratford, ex
emplified their ritual at the home
and held their services at the grave
in Mountain Grove . cemetery. ?
MRS, SARAH E. RHODES f:
'Sarah E Stanton, JwiddW of Benja
min ; Rhodes, died at the Burroughs
Home, Saturday, Fety. 3, after a short
illness. , She leaves a daughter and
granddaughter in DeRuyter, N. Y.
Prayers were said at the home by
Rev. John' R. Brown this afternoon.
The funeral will be held at DeRuyter,
her old home, Tuesday, and ' burial
will , be in Portland, N. Y., in; the
family plot. Mrs. Rhodes' had been
a faithful worker in Warner Bros,
corset factory; for 30 years. She was a
member of the Berean church. She
was born in DeRuytfcr 71 years ago.
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. HENRY C. FAIRCHILD '
Hundeds1 of pomlnent business and
professional men of the cityas well as
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cniyiuj'ow pi vo r aircniia sneiton
Co., of which he was a' founder; at
tended: the funeral this afternoon of
Henry C. Fairchild, held at his late
home,, 258 Golden Hill street, at 2:30
o'clock. Rev. John G. Stadtler, rec
tor of Christ Episcopal church, conT
ducted y: the services. , A delegation
from the Farmers' & Mechanics' bank
of which he was a trustee, attended the
services. Hundreds of handsome flor
al tributes attested the , esteem5 jvith
which Mr. Fairchild was held through
6ut the city. Burial was in Mountain
Groce- cemetery. r The bearers: Judee
A. B. Beers. R. T. "hiting, Frank Mil
ler, H. H. Pyle, Henry Lyon and F. P.
Bump. , .' , , - . '
As a tribute to the memory of Mr.
Fairchild, the plant of the Fairchild
& Shelton Col was closed this after
noon during the funeral services. - The
directors of the company met liis aft
ernoon to take action on the death of
Mr) Fairchild, who, up to 1913, was ac
tive in the company. .
3IAC1IINISTS JIELP
, GOVERNMENTS GJJTT . .
, ( NAVY YARD WORKERS
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The Machinists' union In this city is
aiding: the jgrovernment In the effort to
Set more workmen. Four hundred
machinists are wanted at Newport for
naval work and the union in this city
has been asked to get recruits.
Every Available 'Special"
Pressed Into Service By
Police Board.
Acting under
orders
from Police
Stanley, po
I Commissioner John
C.
licemen . were assigned yesterday to
guard the Remington Arms and U. M.
C. munitions plants and the great
tanks of the Bridgeport Gas' Co. in1
the East and West Eiids. A vigilant
watch is being kept on all public
buildings and the authorities are tak
ing every precaution to guard against
violence. x
Supt.' John .H. . Redgate, this; morn
ing ) admitted that "there were cer
tain things he did not like." It is
well known in police and official cir
cles that Bridgeport has been a mec
ca of spies although, they have never
attempted any overt act. ,
Every available 'special policeman
has been pressed into service, special
details of ' regular members of the1
force are being arranged to meet the
threatening conditions. The private
forces of guards at the various fac
tories have been doubled. - , '
The names and addresses of every
member of , Bridgeport's police depart
ment' were obtained yesterday. The
officials of the 'department will .now
be able to place vevery man on duty
in avery short space of time) should
any. condition arise which, warrants
such action. V '''
- Extra guards have been posted at
the factories of the Remington Arms
U. M. "C. Co. which' has 'contracts ag
gregating $6,000,000 for .arms jand
ammunitionfor the, allies; the Lake
Torpedo Boat Co., which, has ' con
tracts for the United States govern
ment and. the American'- &' British
Co., which, has also: had contracts for
war munitions. ; ;. At the latter fac
tory the. ordinary watchmen have
done duty. .Yesterday the force of
watchmen was doubled and addition
al day watchmen . began duty to
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The i Bridgeport Projectile Co. has
contracts with the United, States gov
ernment for projectiles ( arid for. ma
chine guns, which will aggregate $3,-
000, 000. but no, addition has been
made to' the force' of 'watchmen. Ex
tra men may be ( employed later. Of
ficials of the American & British Co
are considering: today a1 plan 'for in
stalling extra j; lights in the factory
and grounds and establishing a guard
system similar to that at the Rem
ington Arms vplants; ; K
Last evening all the shore front on
Johnson's Creek and ..opposite Pleas
ure Beach where the Lake "Torpedo
Boat factory is located, was brilliant
ly lighted. Armed guards were along
the shore, about the boats being com
pleted and about all buildings.
- Four extra '.watchmen were sta
tioned at the railroad draw . bridge
otfer the . PequoSnock river here yes
terday and two extra watchmen went
on duty at the. bridge over the Housa-
tonic river at Stratford. tfLou P.
Bristol, . division trainmaster t of the
New Haven road, said last night that
the railroad 'had posted extra watch
men at? all its bridges along the sec
tion including Westport, South Nor
walk, and Cos Cob. . . m :,; .
' They will be relieved in eight hour,
shifts and will be on duty indefinite-'
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GUARD IS PLACED
AT ARMORY HERE
FOR FIRST TIME
Strict Censorship Is Etab
; lished J By Military, 7.
''7X, , Authorities , ;
' For the first ' time since the state
armory, in Main - street was built, a
military guard has been established
there and : entrance to the building
denied to all except members of the
National Guard or those having ex
press . business there. A In accordance
with orders from Adjutant-General
George M. Cole this guard will be
maintained Indefinitely. Paul Kund-
rath, a private. in the Eleventh com
pany, was the guard, today and he will
be relieved by members from ' other
companies and the Naval Volunteers.
All guards : at . the armory, Sergt.
Timothy .Donahue, iSergt.. Charles -M..
Wood, electrician at the state armorjv
and air other attaches there have been
cautioned by their officers against
giving out any information. ,
The officers expect that recruiting
will be giyen an Impetus by the pros
pect of active service. The ' Second
company; Capt, Charles' ., J. Brague,
holds its regular ' drill this evening.
Seven prospective recruit's ' took enlist
ment papers Saturday night and they
probably will be mustered x. into the
company tonight. r ' .
In the event oC war being declared
and the Coast Artillery here called to
I'the service, Mayor Wilson who is on
the reserve list as a captain, C. N. G.,
becomes recruiting officer' for thisi dis
trict which includes all of Fairfield
county. He will appoint several offi
cers to assist him. .
The guards . at . the State Armory
are carrying the , "regulation army
Coitus automatic pistols, loaded and
ready for instant use These precau
tions of placing guarhs in the Armor
ies has been taken by Gen. Cole to
prevent the destruction of state prbp
erty by some fanatic who might com
'mit some overt act.
Lieut. William A. Anderson, com
manding Third division Naval 'Vol
unteers, completed his plans yester
day for the mobilization of his com
mand in case of call. .
Officers ,of both branches of the
service here today" said that the plana
were well laid u to assemble their
commands quickly. . Each man has
his equipment packed. -
Officials at the Lake Torpedo Boat
works said today that 'they had heard
nothing concerning the story that
United States marines were to be sent
to guard the boats now under con
struction here.'. , !
, Governor Whitman appointed Geo.
Lf Ingrahara as commissioner to hear
the charges preferred against District
Attornev Edward ' Swann of New
York city. ' .' - L' ' :
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Sewing Machines easily bought, i
The Howland Glub for 1917 opens its roll!
Eclipse, automatic lift v
Reliance, automatic lift.
- Sewing-machines built of dependable material, ' guaranteed to do satisfactorily eVery
sort.otihome sewing, at a quantity price and a cash price, on easy terms of payment,---and
delivered on payment of first sum of 7 ' ;
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But the really .important thing
noiselessly . and perfectly,
7. ; A garantee of satisfactory service goes with each
will do its work well for years' and years.
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' Any one who wishes,
j .'" A member chooses a machine makes payment of the
cnine's cst in stated monthly amounts: , ; ;
The chosen machin
ie is
being paid for
v The price of a machine
nd interest charges, no club
all homes and to do it at lowest price. V t -7X7
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V Sewing-machines have been sold for years arid years mostly through agencies. That "added; to their 'Cost- for
thete were cornmissions to everybody all aong the line from factory to home ' vHowlandfmaces;pay no commis-
sions to agents. , Therefore, their prices are low ; far far' lower than the usual price? of machines of equal quality.
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The meinbership roll of
ptly
and
pro:
THE
Remonstrance Against '
K Carr Will Reopen If
-iX, Agreement Is Broken
Representatives of Trinity Epis
copal church called upon the county
commissioners this morning to ask
that the remonstrance against Thomas
J. Carr be , reopened unless., he keeps
his agreement to alter conditions in
the rear of his Cannon street cabar
et. . ' ' -' ' ' ' ' ... '
-It is claimed that when the church
recently agreed 'not to press the re
monstrance Carr promised several re
forms. He was to take his adver
tising sigh from the rear window, put
a gate on the alley In the rear of his
building, keep the. Broad street en
trance clbsed and also keep beer
kegs off the, sidewalk near the
church entrance. The church de
Clares : Carr has neglected to have
three of these matters attended to.
The s commissioners ' will Tiotlfy Carr
that a hearing on the remonstrance
will be assigned unless he keeps his
agreement at once. .
Gale Tears Stake ,
Boat and Barges
Away From Moorings
Tossed -'about '"by" the fierce ,gale
which kept all sniping tied up in the
local harbor this morning, the ; Mc
Caffrey stake boat with 15 light barges
attached broke away from, her anchor
and started to drift toward Steeple
chase island. The tugs Charles Mc
Caffrey and the Bully started after the
boats and finally succeeded in catch
ing them before much "damage waj
done.
Several of the barges had small
holes knocked in them and had begun
Jto leak. They were tmwed back to A
land
owian
$19.50
-$27.50
is the sewiugj Thefee machines will do every sort of home se
easily threaded, stitch is easily regulated it doesn't tire al wo:
'They are eas
Here is tne plan of the club.
and whose promise is to be depended upon, may join.
at once aeiivereu ana Drings
Members pay no
to a, club member is the exi ct
fees, not one cent extra; The
Third
HOWLAND
safe position and those 1 which were
leaking were frumped out and patched.
Elm City Builder'
v Drops Dead Here
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Leon H.'1 Powers, 4.. carpenter and
builder, of 13 Court street, New Ha
ven, dr'opped dead at 8:30 o'clock this
morning, .in, the cafe, at ..6 4 Water
street. Powers , complained . ot,f eei-i
ing ' ill and f call y was sent ' to the
emergency hospital N .f or, the ambu
lance and a physician. Dr. S. ; I.
Arahki ' responded but Powers was
dead on his arrival.
Medical Examiner S. VL. Gar lick,
who viewed' the body, stated that in
his opinion death was due to natural
causes, probably heart disease. His
relatives in New Haven were com
municated with by Capt. E. O. Cronan.
To Allow Spur. Track
For Hunter & Havens
Hartford, Feb. 5. There was no op
position before the public utility com
mission today to the petition of the
city of Bridgeport for approval of
plans for an industrial spur track on
Water street, that city.
The track is for Hunter & Havens.
Big Russian Bark
Is Reported Sunk
London,. Feb. 5 The Russian four
masted bark Garnet Hill, of 2,272
tons gross, is believed by Lloyds to
have been sunk. v
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK & SON.
let
machin
d
-kead
r;op
Rel lance, Land lift, $25
New England, automatic lift, $25
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The Howland Sewing-machine club is an organization tlat niakes it ;
easy for. folks to get t, reliable sewing-machine. The store has these ma
chinQS jbuilt in one of the best factories, of America. ,It buys them on a
special direct contract; pays cash, gets lowest-price. Then it sells them ,
at close profit, just like dry goods, and gives folks the privilege of paying
in small monthly amounts ! . ' ' . i- X- -
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, Of course, the club is a success. That's natural. A greater mem
, bership each year. This year of 1917, the biggest membership of all is
pretty certain. V . ). ..' : v 5
The machines; wliat tkey will do; their .guarantee.
Every machine is built with drop-hea'd: the head is easily and quick
ly hidden from sight .when machine is not in use. Every machine has its
'wearing parts built of special meal that will stand up under friction.
Ball bearings reduee this friction atseveral points oh some models. The
wood used is of excellent quality and Vrain, nicely finished: - - (
machine. The store stands
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first sum of one dollar, ajgrees to pay the balance of ma-
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its emcienx, worK into xne nomeiaii inrougn xne iime ii is
extras.
cash price. Not one penny
club is formed to bring machines easily within reach of
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the
club
is now open.
show
its value at once!
floor.'
DRY GOODS
Tuberculosis Victim
4i
Removed to Hillside
As a result' of the . publication in
The Farmer of the pitiful plight of
Steve Kovacs, of- 609 Bostwick ave
nue, who is idylng of consumption and
whose three 'children and wife as &
result of his illness were reduced to
destitute, t circumstances, the . white
plague victim has been removed to
the Lakeview home for treatment.
Kovacs lay alone in his home, with
no one to give him medicine or food.
His wife was forced to work as a
scrub woman to obtain .enough money
to feed her children. V , ,
President Confers
With Daniels ' and
Baker on War Steps
Washington, Feb. 5 President
Wilson at conferences today with
Secretary Baker of the war depart
ment and Secretary Daniels of . the
navy department, discussed legisla
tion to empower the government to
take possession of ship yards, muni
tion plants and other facilities for
hurrying the work of preparedness, if
it became necessary'. ; - .
DELAY INFANTRY MOVEMENTS.
r San Antonio? Tex., Feb. 5 Orders
for the homeward movement of the
sections of the Wisconsin infantry in
San Antonio and the Fifth Maryland
infantry in Eagle Pass have been can
celled. ;. "
Miss Frances Coggswell's exhibi
tion of ; folk dancing which was to
have been given this afternoon in
Warner institute has been postponed
until tomorrow afternoon at the same
place and hour.
g smoothly,'.
woman to run one.
four-square in back of it. It
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is paid beside. There are.
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CO.
V'
Revise Proposed a
Salary Raises For -Officials
of City
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The proposed Increases in salaries
prepared by the committee 'pt .the
board of apportionment hav . been
considerably revised and will be re
vised downward when it comes from
the. ordinance committee-' for presen
tation to the common council this
evening. . . It is quite likely that the
ordinance committee will also recom
mend th( increase of salaries' of the
coypists In the town clerk's office from
$700 to $900.
la the schedule presented by the tax j
board committee an increase for the'
town clerk from $2,500 , to $4,500 was
proposed. The schedule this evening
will propose a $500 increase only. The
mayor's and city clerk's salaries will
be increased from $3,000 to $4.00: di
rector of public works to $3,500; and
tax-collector to $3,000. The assistant
city clerk, assistant town clerk and as- '
sistant tax collector will get raises of '
$500 each, making their salaries $2,
000. There was a proposition to give
the assistant towrt clerk $2,500, but It
is pointed out that he already earns
$1,000 per year as a marrying Justice,
while the other two assistants worK
nights on city business without ' re
muneration. -
HEAVY' SNOW IN NEW YORK
, New York, Feb." 5 The worst storm
thus far this winter struck New York .
during the night and was at its
height this forenoon. The snowfall
6f about three inches was lighter than '
during previous storms, but a -north- .
west wind blowing 62 miles an hour'
churned the drifts into snow gales
and the weather bureau called it a
blizzard. A severe cold wat la ex
pected tonight. ,j'-. ' . . j
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