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THE FARMER: AUGUST 21, 1917
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' ; Where the Exemption Boards are located, their per
sonnel, and places of examination, and corrected quotas
celled for, examination for first call : ;
FIRST DIVISION ! ;
(First, Second and .Third Voting Districts)
,-,Eliie N. Sperry, chairman; F. A. Bartlett, secre
tary; Dr. Samuel M. Garlick. examining physician. Office
Y. M. C. A. building, 833 Main St; Tel. Barnum 3641. Ex
aminations concluded in the Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium.
Quota to be sentTto yar, 452. Number of examinations
necessary to. get' quota, 2550.. Total division ; registration
-
SECOND DIVISION.
(Fourth and Fifth Voting District
v Judge John S. Pullman, chairman;. Henry Lee, secre
' taVy ; Drj W. A. LaField, examining physician. -Office .of
,J. ..Pullman, State 'and Broad streets. . Tel. Barnum 1165.
r Examinations concluded. Quota to be sent to war, .250.
iNumber of. examinations, 1100. Total -division registra
tion 3,064.
. . THIRD DIVISION --' .
(Sixth and Seventh Voting Districts)
--, Sanford Stoddard, chairman; Archer C. Wheeler, sec
retary; Dr. D; J. McCarthy, examining physician. Office,
it r. seventh floor-nf Firpt-Bridcrenort National Bank. buildinjr.
Tel, Barnum' 584. ' Examinations Conclude this week at -Bridgeport
High school. .Quota to- be sent to- war .372.
: Number of examinations, 2100. Total division registra
tion 4,596. . --. '-- ' '""' - -
' 4 V y,.y FOURTH DIVISION v '..:v V . -
- - ' , (Eighth and .Ninth Toting Districts)
- Edward S.' Spirgo, chairman ; George M. Coughlin, see
's retary; Dr. Daniel P. Griffin, cxariifining physician Office,
Room 406 Warner Building. Tel. Barnum 1515-3. Exam-'
inations: concluded, Head School North Ave. Quota td he .
' sent to war, .386C Number of examinations 2600.- Total
division - registration 4,774. . ' , v '
v.; ; s; : fifth division:- ;-."v
- (Tenth, and Eleventh Vrottng Districts) , V-
; ' ; Jain'es' Coultejyl chairman ; Frank . P. D'ayV- secretary ;
Dr. J..- Fcrmichella., examining physician.'' ' Office,
" Automatic' "Machihe Co,,' 113 East Washington aVenue.
Tl Bar.n.um -27d. Examinations conclude Friday, Frank
' lin school, Nichols -street. . .Quota to be sent towar, . 348. -.Number
of examinations required 2250. W Total" .division-
registratu)n4,323j
( V '
; SIXTH DIVISION -.' u ......
(Both Predncts of Twelftli Toting Districts) '
;'t B. Pc5ve; chairman; Albert E. Layery,; secretary; Dr.v
J.r Fmnegan,i examining physician! :'. Offices, Engine Co. ;
No. 6, Barnum. and Central avenues. Tel. Barnum 2106. i
.. Place: for. examinations-Engine House No. 6. Quota to be -
sent'to- warSlO, ,--Number of examinations to date 736,"
-"Total,,divisiotiJ registration 3,923. y j, ;
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' irKIIRAflfiE F RWS
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Maintainsd German- Com-;
panies Strengthen Em- :
; . pire. FinanciaUy p-; ;
' ' '.-Vv,-
is-fe'Tork; " Aug. 21 Richard M.
JiVirdrchalnnMi of the; board. of, trus
ts of the American Defense society,;
has -Written President -Wilson asking
him to extend th terms - 6f hsl pro,
clamation barring: Oermans Jrom the
marine and war risk-insurance -field
to coyer all lines' of. insurance. Gerr
niaV insurance men; - Mr.' Hurd, are
placed "in possession of "vital Interests
of the United States" in being permit
, ted : to Write' insurance! and the pay
ment ol large; sunis to German com
panies strengthens the 'flntmcial' posi
tion of. 'Germany.- The United States,
Mr.urd "charges, does not heetf tKe
protection Sf 'German 'companies and
their ..financial 'condition wilt verge orn
bankruptcy With the end'of hostilities.
ItiSECTS INJURING
STORED PRODUCTS
lU CONNECTICUT
' '-... V.' 1 --. T , .
-Both during the present season and
'during (he. war It is. of the greatest
lmportapce Jot ' only . , to rais , more
' food bat-to conserve to the utmost
those lo$& supplies already grown. To
this nd we. should prevent the rav
age (of 4nsect pects, many- , of which
.attack and destroy a large amount of
food- materials each year in Connecti
cut. , A bulletin on - this subject, en
titled "Insects Injuring Stored Food
Products In Connecticut" has lust been
issued" by the Connecticut Agricultural
" Experiment Station of New Haven. ..It
Is Bulletin No. 195, afca 1 a pamphlet
of 21 ' pages and contains 18 illustra
tion. It deals with the insects most
ommonly . attacking ftonr, grain
breakfasts-foods, drugs, spices, etc., In
the state. " .
A brief summary of this bulletin fol-
' lows; . . . ' '-., :Jr.
Much damage results each year in
Connecticut to cereals 'and other
stored food products from the .attacks
of insects. This injury has been est!
mated -at. (!v per cent:1 of the total
' value of the" products, or $200,000,000
each year, for the United' States, and
la wholly preventable. 1 i'tf ' ' ,
The . Insects are Chiefly . beetles
(Colooptera) and moths Lepldoptera.)
The former include the meal worms,
cadjalle, .pea and. bean weevils, drug
. stora beetley. confused . flour, beetle,
rust-red! .' flour ; .beetle, saw-toothed
grain . beetle, granary ...weevil,' - rice
. weevil. large, and small, cabinet, bee
tles, black carpet beetle, larder beetle,
red-legged. Juun beetle, and cigarette
. beetle. The latter include the Indian
meal moth, Mediterranean flour' m'oK,
meal snout motn, Angoumois .grain
moth, 4 and J. JIuropeair grain ' moth.
Other lnsecta like, the cheese skipper
a fly), - a- book louse, .ants, cock
roaches, . and .even niitea, occasionally
cause damage. - -:' ,
Most, of these insects may be de
stroyed by heating to a point between
120 and ItO -degree Ti tot rlve or. six
honra. The 'totality- of seeds la en
dangered if the heat-approaches -ISO
degrees F. hut the material would hot
be injured for food. " . :
Food .kept in cold storage will not
be injured, by insects. , '
Various " pest-proof Dackacei ' have
been devised, but .food often- becomes
infested in .them, and no package -is
nest - proof after the ; seal has been
broken. " J ,
! 'Air-slacked 'lime -applied - to-seeds
when; placed in .storage will ' prevent
most of the damage caused by the nea
and bean weevils. ; The proportions
are as follows: For small quantities,
say less than a half peck, four Parts
by weight of lime to one part of seeds;
between a half peck and three bushels.
equal, parts of Jime and seeds;, for
greater quantities, one part of lime to
two parts of seed. . - " '
Fumigating with carbon disuiphide.
using a half cupful to a barrel, will rid
the 1 material - of 'insect lif e.-; ' " This
liquid should, be placed on top' of the
infested material,, and should not be
use4 near a fire as it is inflammable.
The container -should be tightly cov
ered for twenty rf our; hours or. longer.
Hydrocyanic acid gay may also be
used but Is not . advised except . in
particular cases, as it is deadly to
breathe and does not penetrate masses
of flour and grain readily. Seeds and
food materials if thoroughly aired are
not. injured bjr carbon disuiphide. or
hydrocyanic acid gas, either for food
or. for planting. - ' '-; .'' ..'.;.
Today's Anniversaries
It was an Aug. 21, 1,1103, that Ab
dulmumon, in All, t was elected -Sultan
of Eastern Africa : by the r following
strategem : ' Having . trained . a parrot
and a lion.; he assembled the chiefs In
his -tent and. urged upon them the
naming of a ruler of their growing
empire. In the midst of their deliber
ations the parrot- perched himself upon-
one of the -poles of the tent-and
pronounced . distinctly:- "Victory - and
power to the lot of the Khalif Ab
dulmumen, , commander of the ' faith
ful." .The lion then made his way
through the terrified assembly, licked
his hand; and lay down .at his feet.
Deeply impressed with this wonder,
and .the manifest Interference of heav
en, the simple Almohades unanimous
ly proclaimed him - sultan. On Aug.
21, 1J153 John Dudley, duke of North-,
umberland was -beheaded. He -acquired
almost unbounded - authority
after the dearth of Henry ,VIIL vnd y
the .abortive attempt 'to? place .Lady
jane urey on the throne, lost his own
life, anad brought .about the ruin. of
all concerned in the scheme. " On this
date in the year , 1621a a cargo of
marriageable ladies, consisting of one
widow and eleven maids, were con
signed at London to the colony In
Virginia, to be sold for tobacco. The
rate which they . were :t supposed' to
bring was 120 pounds of the best
leaf for each. .Oliver H. Perry,, the
hero of the Battle of Lake Erie, was
born on Aug. 21, 17S5. .. ; ,
THREE LORDSHIP DANCES
Three very pleasant social .dances
are announced for this week at the
Lordship Manor ball room, Wednes
day, Friday and JSaturday evenings.
These dances are ' attended by large
crowds of the young people from
Bridgeport who enjoy excellent times,
and the attendance is. ;. constantly
growing larger, iuurray s Olg orcnes-
tra furnishes the music, which Is as-
sdrslnee' lt is" excllerif.' Jhe ball room
!sr swept 'bj the''b'reees of the sound
from all aides and is always cool and
comfortable. Trolley cars' leave from
Main and Golden Hill streets every. 20
minutes from 7:40 to 9 o clock. Popu
lar prices prevail and a cordial Invi
tatlon is issued, '
FLORAL' BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS. -JOHX
'BfcClC'A SON.
ONLY FEAR KEPT
GREEK KING FROM
JOINING KAISER
Constantine 's Message on
i Subject Disclosed in
Documents Seized.
London, Aug. 21 An Athens dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Co.
says that among the diplomatic docu
ments - found in Athens since the
change in government is a dispatch
of former King Constantine, written
a few days after, the war began, in
response to a message from Emperor
William, who proposed that Greece
should range herself on the side of
the Central powers. Constantine said
in his reply: " '
. "The emperor well knows my per
sonal sympathies, as well as my po
litical opinions, attract me to his side.
Nevertheless It . is 'impossible for me
to understand in what manner I
could be useful to him in mobilizing
my'' army. The Mediterranean is at
the mercy of the united fleets of Eng
land and France, which could "destroy
our navy ' and . merchant "marine," oc
cupy our island and, above all, pre
vent concentration of my army,
which could be effected only by sea,
in the ' absence of railway communi
cations. Without it being in our
power to be useful in any particular;
we would be wiped off the ' map. I
am ' necessarily of the - opinion that
neutrality is imposed upon us." -
Gottlieb; von Jagow then German
foreign secretary, replied to Constan
tine that Emperor "William,' would un
derstand 'the' necessity of maintaining
neutrality for the present. He ad
vised Constantine to reach an under
standing with Sofia and Constantino
ple... ":(-,' '- '
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Amusement i
POLFS
. Honors are about, evenly divided at
Poll's, the first half of the week, be
tween :the vaude'viile and ; iphotoplay
features. - Ctn both . "parts of the-program
. there are - headlined . of real
merit and 'the entire bill" makes lib an
entertainment of diversity.
iHarrv ctncm&r. the famous come
dian, " "8jck again, assisted by Jim
Reaney. , They present a corneu-y en
titled "Secret Service," a concoction
of fun that bring ' laugh after . laugh.
They are (both capable performers and
hand-le their really Interesting mate
rial in a most enjoyable way. ; ' -
" 'JMary , Jane's Pa," that play i made
famous- -by Henry la, EHxey, loses
none , of Its interest in ts picturized
form;.: The production toy Vitagraph
features Marc MacDermott and Mil
dred . Manning,, supported fcy a- tig
company of favorites. The theme of
the play is admirably worked out for
the . screen and the ' big ' production
holds- interest throughout. The always
entertaining Hedrst-Pathe News - pre-septs.'-the
current events of world ;ln
terest; its scope ' taking 'in' big things
of both the Old and New World.'- '
;The 'ilials,. distinguished . aerial ists,
who have ' appeared- -here ' and abroad
as headliners in the iblgger circuses,
hava an important place in' the .pro
gram with their . unusual acrobatic
novelty. ', Their offering combines
thrills and 'laughs In 'a' delightful' way.
"Doing Her i Bit" is the title of a
timely dramatic playlet of worth' ' in
ywhich Jean "Arline & Co. scored heav
ily? '.The ' sketch is well written and
very ably handled. J
- Leonard',, a yioMnlsf who can pre
sent a ' most pleasing repertoire of
popular and classical numbers, scored
a personal triumph;' and Manly &
Golden, -with their songs and, dances,
most pleasingly ' rounded out ' the . big
bill. - '. ' . ' , . . . ,;.'. ', .
PLAZA:
The initial presentation of Douglas
Fairbanks7 "most laughable farce.
Wild and-'WooIly,' drew big crowds
to the Plaza yesterday and ' judging
from the comment heard on all sides,
there's be plenty in attendance the
remainder of the- week. ' '
: Wild and Woolly" is a corking
good rpicture and. it certa'nly makes
your blood boil in more than one
spot. - ' ' ' ;'-
"Jeff," son of ah Eastern railroad
president,' loves the West though he's
never seen it and his ideas' of Arizona,
would have' served him well In "Seventy-Six,"
but not how. However,
when he is sent by his -father to look
at a location. for a spur track follow
ing ther equest of 'a committee of citi
zens from Bitter Creek; "Jeff" finds
the wild and woolly-west Just as he
had always imagined it. The citizens
had conspired to make his1 visit one
of pleasure that his report on the lo
cation '. might be favorable. Every
thing didn't go 'as planned at the. cel
ebration There are bad men every
where, don't you know , and they're
always breaking Up the party- and
turning things , upside down,
' At any rate when rthe bad men did
start, Jeff started right with them and
the action was - so fast .and furious
that you Just couldn't help sitting up
In your seat and chewing your nails.
The remainder of ther bill is made
up of a -Senhett-'lCey stone comedy en
titled "Dangers of a Bride"; "Strictly
Business,", an O. Henry Story, and
''Her . Economic " independence," a
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy. -
The music program was most .ap
propriate and pleasing.
ALL RUSSIA WILL
BE REPRESENTED AT
MOSCOW MEETING
London, Aug. 21 The composition
of the conference to be held In Mos
cow August 25-27 to consider the
political situation and plans for the
new national government Is given in
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Petrograd as follows: .
, "Petrograd and Moscow town coun
cils; 15 delegates : each; other large
towns seven each ;. council of soldiers
arid workmen's delegates 100;' peas
ants,' 100; . town zemstves, 400; co-
'operative societies, 800; industry, 120;
agricultural societies.lOO; representatives-of
science, 100;, duma, 400."
More - than ' 250 millinery workers
were called out on strike in Boston.
Their demands for - shorter working
hours and more 'wages were refused.
AVIATORS GIVEN
A SALARY RAISE
OF $10 A MONTH
Massachusetts Flyers Now
Receive $110 As Well As
Their Keep.
The Aeronautical Department an
nounced today that all Massachusetts
men will be paid J 10 per month by
the State during their period of train
ing as aviators and observation balloon
pilots in addition to the J100 per
months and rations and sleeping ac
commodations allowed by the Government.-
The period of training is about
six months after which if they gradu
ate they will receive the first -lieutenant's
commission under which a base
salary of $2,000 annually is paid. Ap
plications must be made before men
are posted under the draft.
The total number of applications to
date is 1,400 or. only 200 short of New
Englahdls quota to the 25,000 but New
England will not stop here but con
tinue until .6,000 applications are se
cured as there is no reason why New
England should not furnish one-fifth
of the Aviation Army.
About .10 per cent, are being reject
ed o naccoUnt of vision which is the
principal cause for the non-acceptance
of applicants,- rejections for other
causes being less than two per cent.
The vision required with glasses re
moved is known as the 20-20 test.
Eight Million Feet
- Of Film To Be Shown
By Y. M. C. A. Camps
To provide recreation for the troops
in camp, the National - War Work
Council of the Young Men's Chris
tian Associations fn the United States
has made provision for the presenta
tion of eight million feet- of film per
weeK. in 343 cantonments, camps.
posts, 1126 programs will be render
ed weekly. - - . : y - -
Of course ' the great demands will
oe in' connection with the . camps of
the National Guard .and the - National
ments' have, been made to take carel,
of many smaller points. In the South
era Department for instance, two mo
tor trucks will be used -to carry en
tertainments to troops' in out- of the
way places.. The moving picture ma
chine will be mounted on thev truck
and a portable screen will be hung
wherever needed. A week will be re
quired for; a. truck to cover its route.
Should : the . necessity arise, other
trucks will be put into service. In the
permanent camps arrangements being
made for. outdoor and indoor moving
pictures. The machines in the large
auditoriums will be so arranged that
the pictures may be thrown upon the
screens in front of the auditorium or
out a window to an open air screen
on the side. ' ... ..
In- order- that the layman, may un
derstand what eight million feet of
film a week means, it may be explain
ed that a second is required to run
a, foot of film through a machine.
This mean's that eight million feet of
film represent eight million seconds,
or two thousand two hundred and
twenty-eight hours of solid entertain
ment. Reducing these figures still
further it - means that were an ordin
ary moving picture house to present
a show two hours long, .the" eight mil
lion, feet of film would provide a pro
gram- for one thousand one hundred
and fourteen days. The eight million
feet would1 stretch from New - York
to Fargo, North'- Dakota or Wichita.
Kansas. : tt would stretch from New
York?,, to two hundred miles- beyond
Kansas City, New Orleans and Minne
apolis. ' ::';' ?' ' ,- . '
, As a result of a careful study of the
pictures presented by , the Young
Men's Christian Association at the
various camps along the border and
In the camps established since the
war began, Mr; Warren Dunham Fos
ter of the Community Motion Picture
Bureau which .-'is supplying the ' pic
tures for the .Young Men's Christian
Association has 'pretty' good ideas' as
to- the kind of picturesthe men like
In summing up the dislikes of the
men In camp, he said: ..
"The men don't want, sob , stuff.
They do not want pictures which tend
to" intensify homesickness or which
shout with moralizing. At the same
time they do not like pictures depict
ing the soldier as being especially he
roic or patriotic. - - , -
'On the other handy they like ro
mances. Little. Mary Pickford Is just
as popular with the men in the camps
as she is with the millions of movie
fans. The men like real war pictures.
They like farces. In fact they are
working hard and they want enter
tainment. . .."It may seem a. little strange, but
reports from the various departments
show that what is popular In one de
partment is popular in another. For
instance, , what proves a great success
in the Western Department,' also
proves a success in the Eastern,
Southern or Central Departments.
The reports from the various depart
ments are nearly, uniform.
Bia INDUSTRIAL
INTEREST FORCED
GEN. GROENER OUT
Amsterdam, Aug. 21 Commenting
on the retirement from the- Prussian
-war department of Gen. Groener,
who, It is reported will take a com
mand at the front, the Lelpziger
Volks Zeitung, an organ of the mi
nority socialists, says : . " .
. "According to rumors -Gen. Groe
ner' s (all was compassed by a powerful-
group of interests in the army of
big industrialists for whom the aux
iliary service law is too liberal. Dr.
Michaelis has succeeded . Dr. von
Bethmann-Hoilweg as imperial chan
cellor, but the distfibution of power
in the empire remains the same. It is
notrlhe will of the people or the vote
in parliament that decides the pos
session of power." Now, as before, the
decision depends on the struggle, be
tween the interests groups behind the
scenes. ' -
"Such a struggle seems to have de
cided Gen. Groener's fate. He has
gone day day after thed enial that he
would retire ' Such a system is the
opposite of democracy."
COUTEZ C. ROCKWELL, plumb
ing and Heating, Jobbtng a specialty,
8061 Main and Hillside avenue.
'Phone S 2 6-2. B 10 tf
WANT MILLION
TO BUY BOOKS
FOR "ROOKIES"
Men at Cantonments Will be
in Need of Reading
Material
Washington, Aug. 21. One of the
most interesting developments of war
times was ' announced today to the
War Service Committee of the Amer
ican Library association in a letter
from a "rookie" in a camp some
where on the map," telling of a revo
lutionary innovation in the game of
poker.
"A good book beats a 'royal flush',"
write this rookie, "and is the only
thing- known that can .beat this com
bination of cards. Old regulars had
told us this when we first came to
camp, but we thought . they ; -yere
merely spoofing. Now, among a lot
of other things, we've learned that
they were rieht about the books. ,
"Almost all of the boys here would
rather read than play cards, any day,
anid our most exciting gambling when
a book appears is to draw straws to
see who'll Ibe second and third and
fourth on the waiting list. Any . book
will do. Some like novels and some
like histories, and some like books of
travel. . But in a pinch we'll find good
reading in even an arithmetic or
grammar." - ' , ' '
Steps to meet this . need already
have been taken iby the American Li
brary association, which through a
committee on - camp libraries has
started a campaign ' to raise $1,000,000
to build- libraries at the- 32 canton-,
manfa o n H atwiainniTwnta Ftf tTlft TlOW
army, to supply the . men with 'books
and to provide good reading for the
sick and injured, at home and aibroad,
for the,menin the trenches, and for
sailors afloat and ashore. '
- Each. city and town in the land is
asked to turn 6 per cent, of 'its popu
lation, into dollars, for the pleasure
and-good of the young men they have
sent Into the wajr., The base of the
Statute of Libertly in New York was
provided through contributions of dollars-
and multiples, of - small amounts,
and the library war service committee
feels that this library fund also should
be provided toy . widely popular sub
scriptions.
In fetter to Secretary of War Ba-
ker. Chairman 5 Eaymond B. Fosdick,
of. the Commission on Training . Caanp
Activities of the W4r Department,
said: ' ' " - -: '-'
"The American -Library association's
plans comprehend the erection of a li
brary founding in each of the canton
ments, with the Y. M. C A. buildings
and the Knights of Coluibus build
ings as distributive points. To put up
these buildings arid obtain the neces
sary books and magazines will cost
approximately ' $1,000,000, and the Amer
ican Library' association will assume
entire responsibility- or - raising this
sum It already baa named a. war
council, and' I understand that Pres
ident Wilson has Ibeen successfully ap
pealed to, to countenance this plan.
It in no way conflicts with , any plan
the Re Cross has In mind." 1
As is the case in and around Wash
ington, a need of (books for the sol
diers may toe seen at any camp or
lace where a detachment of men is
standing guard bver bridges, or wa
terways or other property. The "boys
at? the1 score of suoh guard camps
around "the national c&pitol ore cheer
ful and optimistic, tout they yearn for
occiKpation. In their spare hours.
Hope is entertained that the ?1.000,-
000 needed will , be subscribed ' in a
short time, and the library war ser
vice committee . is anxious that every
man, woman and: child in the country
should have a "finger in the ,pie," or
at least a dollar in the fund.
Frank A. Munsey,
Once An "Easy Mark"
Few American.' millionaires have
had a harder climb to the heights of
success than -Frank Andrew ' Munsey,
owner of magazines and newspapers,
who will today round out ' the sixty'-,-third
year of his life. His path-to'-
wealth and fame is marked through-
out its length by graves where he has
buried his failures. ; In New . York,
Philadelphia and Boston he spent
fortunes trying to put- newspapers on
their feet, and , he failed. In Balti
more and Washington, however, he
succeeded brilliantly, and now he isi
again in the New oric afield, with
the New York Sun'yinri Evening. The
Washington Times he sold a' .few
weeks ago to Arthur Brisbane, the
brilliant editor.
Mr. Munsey was born in. Mercer,
Me., Aug. '21, 1854, andwas a coun
try store clerk and telegraph opera
tor in his youth.? At twenty-eight he
took his courage in his hand and In
vaded the New .York field and found
ed the juvenile weekly called the Gol
den Argosy. He had vpractically no
capilaV and had to be editor, man
ager, contributor, advertising manager
and,, in fact, the whole works, includ
ing office boy,;- He 'made a fortune
from the Argosy, but lost it-and was
plunged Into debt. He then became
the pioneer 'publisher of cheap mag
azines and although many of them
were failures. . others made fortunes
for him.
As a lad of seventeen, while trying
to make his way through business col
lege, young Munsey worked in the
summer as telegraph operator, it:
was at this period of his life that he
became a victim to the Vgreat-rich-quicjc"
fever. Several years ago Mr.
Munsey told of his experiences as a
warning to. other youths.- .
"By a few cautious inquiries I
learned that a hundred dollars might
return a man a thousand dollars if in
vested in the right place at the right
time. I had just a hundred dollars
with which to return to school. One
day a number of my distinguished pa
trons were lounging in the room and
I stepped back from my instrument
and faced the group." Mr. Munsey
then tells how he asked for "tips on
the market," and received several. He
selected the one ' which sounded best
to him and invested those precious
-one hundred dollars. -;
"One day passed," he continued,"
and then- another. I watched the
ticker with as much feverishness and
restlessness as the most confirmed
gambler of "the Street." With every
mention of the particular stock in
which I had taken my plunger my
haands and knees trembled never,
'however, with apprehension. I had
a sort of religious conviction, that I
simply couldn't lose. Before the
week was ended my bubble broke. My
stock tumbled one, two or three
points, and before I could follow Its
further fall I knew tl?at my hundred
AMUSEMENTS
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ONE SOLID WEEK THREE TIMES DAILY
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The Popular, Wall-Climbing, Ever-Smiling Star in'
the Greatest Production He Has Ever
y ' Made for the Screen
Wild & Woolly
Just what Its title indicates. A story of the West, the great oat-doors
with' happy-go-luck "Doug" tog-ged out In a cow-puncher's "get-up"
and so full of "pep" that you roar from the minute the picture starts
until ended.
Strictly Business
AN O. HEPTRY STORY
'Dangers of A Bride
SENNETT-KEYSTONE COMEDY '
Her Economic Independence
A MR. AND MRS. SIDNEY DKEW COMEDY
CONCERT ORCHESTRA ,
SPECIAL MUSIC PROGRAMME
BRING THE -WHOLE FAMILY
pots
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY
THE GREAT PLAY SUCCESS
''Mary Jane's Pa-'
V' ; - IN FIVE WONDEKFCL ACTS ' :
'With Marc MacDermott and Mildred Manning
- ' . BETTER THAN THE PLAY ' x
AND CO. IN A NEW ACT. !
"THE SECRET SERVICE"
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Vaudeville's Violin Sensation
THE RIALS
.' . . ' Vprr Ktni-tlinir "
- -SEES ALL KNOWS -ALrJf Iff I -f "T i " ,
HE A R S T - P A T HE NEW S
COMING THURSDAY DUSTIN FARNUM IN
PARK
JOE HURTIG
PRESENTS
! DANCING
pes
ITI
IS THE NEW
SOCIAL, MAEDiSE
frHE FUNNIEST, LIVELIEST SINGING AND DANCING ENTER-
I TAINMENT IN BURLESQUE. SEE IT AND BE CONVINCED. I
I DON'T MISS THE HIT OP THE SEASON t t J
40 PEOPLE 40
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dollars nad been wiped out. ' The
'get-rich-quick" bug had been effec
tually eliminated from, my system' ..
STEPNEY
?The meeting of the Ladies Aid so-,
ciety of the M. E. church has been
postponed from Aug. 23 and will meet
with Mrs. Peek later "in the month.
Charles Pavlick of . New York was
a" guest Sunday at his home..
The i lawn party at the home of
Chester Tyrrell was not held until
Saturday evening on account of the
storm. Money raised from this event
will be used to swell the building fund
for the new hall.
Miss Marjorie Conners has return
ed from a vacation spent at Sherman.
Miss Madeline Poland of Bridge
port has spent several days as the
guest of Miss Maud Lewis.
A civil service examination will be
held at Bridgeport Aug. 25 to fill a
expected vacancy at the local office.
Mr., and Mrs. Edgar Northrop
spent Sunday as the guests of Mrs.
Northrop's aunt in Milford.
John Jurco has commenced exca
vating for the cellar of his new
house.
Miss Ruth Beardsley visited her
cousin, Miss Lina Nichols In Shelton
for a few days.
.. Mrs. Emmetine Lord, a former re
sident here, has been the guest of old
friends. '
.Notice has been, received by Pom
ona grange members that the annual
grange picnic will be held tomorrow
of this , week at the home of George
Rockwell, Ridgefield. Patrons are re
quested to take a basket lunch.
The East Side Settlement house Is
practically . abandoned at present.
The 40 children were .sent back to
New York because the well water be
came contaminated through drainage.
None of the children was made ill.
EVERYBODY'LL BE HAPPY
MANLY AND GOLDEN
In a Hodge Podge Variety
Offering '
JEAN ARLINE & ,C0.
' In "Doing Her Bit" "
THUR&sERLw-a STrfoMo
THISWEEET
DAILY -MATIN EES
DEMONS
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SONG NUMBERS 22
DANCING r
LORDSHIP;
Every Wed., FrL and Sat:
MURRAY'S ORCHESTRA
P13 B '..'.-'
WISE AND OTHERWISE
The Dutch take pains to look the
other way, so as to be able to declare
truthfully that they don't now about
any supplies going to Germany.
It is noticed that those fellows wk
can't -go to war on account- of their
weak eyes and bad teeth are not M
apt to -be named Otelusniak and
fnski as Smith and
It is hoped that" future (politicians
looking for. pork will not be able, to
get (pensions, for 'their - friends . who
were drafted tout were exempted. ,
Now if President Wilson Is going to
set an example in favor of the carry
your own bundle movement, it will be
in order f Or -him- to walk up Pennsyl
vania avenue with a peck of 'potatoes
and three pounds of ibutter. ,
Responding to the movement for use
of dried f ods, many men about now
are ordering a case of extra dry. .
It is claimed that the railroads,
smash a -rarge part of the eggs shipped j
over their .lines. : The ibaggage men
should practice; smashing 1 onijp010
thing thatJr,0t;i.lik,
trunks. , ....
' The American' soldiers' in Franc,
object to the name 'Sammies," but.
our old unde -with the striped trousers
hasn't asked (yet to - harve isla name-
changed. ' , ' '
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