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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
KILL MAYOR OVER MONEY
Atlanta Man, MOrtally Wounded, Uses
Scantling.

Atlanta, Cav. II. johnson, mayor
OF oakhurst, was beaten to death with a
scantling by T. W. Zuber, after the lat.
ter had been shot and mortally wounded
by johnson. Zuber was rushed into At.
lanta for medical attention, while John
son died at his home about fifteen min.
utes after the fight. The dispute grew
out of a small bill which zuber claimed
Johnson owed him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Unknown Slays Six.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Murdered in
their homes by some unknown persons,
who used an axe, the bodies of six per-
sons, three in each of two n~eighboring
houses, were found here. The heads
of all the victims had been crushed, and
the appearance of the bodies indicated
that death came while they slept.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Puts Ban on Smoking.

Indianapolis, Ind.-The incongruity of
a man in the bejeweled robes of a high
priest smoking a pipe SO appealed to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows that it adopted a rule that in no
lodge room of the order should smoking
hereafter be permitted during degree
work.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

In a duel between two Hungarian
counts the other day the right ear OF
one OF them was slashed In two. II
Hungarian duels are going to DO as
%sanguinary as that they will have TO
be stopped.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Custom Frauds CHARGED.

New York.-Sigmund Fliescher, an i'm.
porter, was arrested accused of being
concerned in a conspiracy to defraud the
government out Of customs duties. It
is claimed the government has lost $500,
600 in duties.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Sergeant - Altl Take Murphy's
name for talkin' In the ranks.
Corporal-W'y, sergeant. e weren't
talkin'.
sergeant-Wasn't e? Well, cross
1t bout and put i'm in the guard room
for deceivin' me.-The Tattler.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Sandwiches made Of finely chopped
Violets spread over thin slices Of but.
tered bread are being sold in New
York grill rooms. Evidently cloves
are too plebeian for some Of the New
Yorkers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

1t is announced that Russian caviar
d a cure for the cholera. Probably
i works on the principle that anyone
who knows he would have to eat Rus.
sian caviar will refuse to have the
cholera.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

With the wife of one model hus
band" committing suicide and the
OF another suing for divorce, the COM
mon everyday kind OF husband may
be better thought of.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Elated, apparently, at the addition
Of an n" to its name, Pittsburgh 10
70 have a 40-story bank building. The
Smoky City is feeling the uplifting
tendencies Of the times.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

1t is reported that Egyptian coats
are the latest in woman's garb. After
viewing chromos %portraying Cleopatra
we gather that a microscope will be
needed to find the coats.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
SPANISH SOLDIERS
SHOOT STRIKERS
MARTIAL LAW PREVAILS-SITUA.
TON is GRAVE.
Constitutional Guarantees Suspended.
Rioters Murder a Judge and Wound
Officers of Court.

Bilbao.-Troops fired on a crowd that
was e~ndeavoring to free prisoners, includ-
ing strike leaders, who were being taken
through the streets. Twenty-six per-
sons were wounded. The situation is
grave.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

An eastern young woman wants
every young woman in the country
20 sign a pledge not to marry a man
who smokes. This, however, will
hardly affect the smoke habit either
one way or the other.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Within ten minutes after landing in
New York a Toledo citizen had been
robbed twice. New York may keep
that record for speed as long as 1t
likes.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Forty years ago this fall a COW IN
Chicago kicked over a lamp and
burned the town down. It has, how
ever, picked up Remarkably well ever
since.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Now a physician rises to remark
that f1er2 is really no such thing as
BeasicAness. The imitation, however,
is so good a to deceive the most ex-
perienced.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

The samples of Ice cream contain
ing 100000 bacteria to the cubic CEN
dmeter seem to be minor leaguers
compared to those containing g.
900, 900.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

History is repeating itself. A de-
mand Is forming for the regulation
Of aviation because the birdmen In
their machines brighten horses. Later
on automobiles in their turn will be
complaining Of aeroplanes, blplanes
dirielble balloons and other aircraft
running them down
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

The Pennsylvania man who, while
intoxicated, took out a marriage H.
cense, thinking It was a dog license,
well deserves the dogs life that his
marriage is apparently leading him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Bumper Rice Crop.

Memphis, Tenn.-The rice crop in
Arkansas this year promises to be the
largest ever known in the state. There
are about $4,000 acres in Arkansas
county which will yield more than a
million and a quarter bushels.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Finds s1.1oo Pearl.

Imboden, Ark.-Abe Keel, a pearl
hunter of Manson, Randolph county,
found a 39-grain pearl in Black river at
Roover's Landing which he sold to .
pearl buyer for the sum of $1,1OO.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

A temperance society in Cleveland
Is trying to find out what a highball'
Is. 1t may be unnecessary to state
that the society in question is a strict
~ feminine one.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

"Aviatrice" is the new word for the
woman aviator. AS there is only one
30 far we needn't bother our heads
about what the plural Of "aviatrice"
is.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

American women, according to a
German, do not know how to pose for
a photograph. In the art OF arriving
with both feet, however, they are
quite sophisticated.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Texas Wet bv e,s79,

Austin, Tex.-By the official count the
statewide prohibition amendment was
defeated by a majority of $3.50 in the
election held in Texas.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
After Twelue Nears

New 0rleans.-The river steamer
Quincy, loaded to the gunwales, arrived
in this city Tuesday from st. Louis,
marking the resumption OF traffic from
that port after an idleness Of twelve
wears
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

A London girl smoked a calabash
pipe on the streets of that city. And
still they say over there that Ameri-
can girls are forward.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Boston be- the distinction Of having
the first mortgaged aeroplane. But,
then, on an airshlp 1t ought to be easy
to raise a mortgage.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

A physician finds that there is an
other standard life prolonger-sauer-
kraut The discovery was made in
Cincinnati.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Bandits Get $4,000.

Kaltag, Alaska.-Masked men held up
a car on the Iditarod Flat tramway, and
stole a strong box containing $4,000 in
gold dust.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Needed IA Homo.

Brown-That is the worst behaved
Kid ever saw. Do you know his
parents?
Jones-His father is one Of those
scientific management experts.-Puck
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

An Akron (O.) mar was found walk
ing in his sleep with baby in his
arms. That's our notion Of a model
busbandl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

A st. Louis man committed suicide
because his wife was too afrectionate.
IN other words, she loved him t.
death.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Flagman Ground to Death.

Paducah, Ky.-George Nathan Cook,
a flagman on the Illinois Central, fell
beneath his train near South Fork, Tenn.
and was ground to death.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

The chap who sips his coffee at
breakfast behind a newspaper is o
classed with the end.seat hog.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Speaking Of speed records, there is
the bandit who robbed two restau-
rants In 20 minutes.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Atwood says he is not going to fly
any more. Maybe there is one man
who knows when he has had enough.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Speed has It's victims whether Of
khe afr, the rail. the race track or fast
life.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Farmers are having a glorious pic
uic season.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Winter would not be SO bad If the
cantaloupe would stick around.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-27
New York Wholesale Prices

Butter.-Creamery, specials, H.,
23c @23Ac; extras. 22hc; dairy tubs,
finest, FL hc@22Kc; good to prime,
1sc@205sc.
Eggs.-Fresh gathered selected ex--
tras, dozen, 19Hc; hennery whites,
19c " 1c; gathered, 1917 @2Oc; hen
merry browns, 1sc @1skc; gathered
duck, 22@ 2Sc; goose, 40c@45c.
Hay and Straw.-Hay, timothy,
prime large bales, 100 10, $3.50; No.
s to No. 1, $1@$1.25; shipping, s5c;
clover. mixed, s5c @ s1.1o; pure, soc@
sSe; straw long rye 45c@ 55c; oat
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES zoe;
broilers, fancy, pair, 75c q soc; fancy,
3 10. and under, 40c a 45c; fancy. 3
to 10. per 10. 35c @ 40c; fowls. 60
10. and over to dozen, 15c; As to SIS
1b., 1sc;4o ID. and under, 14c@ IA y c;
dark, s1.75.
Observation-Disclosures Bermuda, Dbl
sac Sc; Florida, $2@$4.5O; old, bbI.
sd.75 gs2.2s onions, old; yellow, hbl.
crate, 75c@s $3.50; asparagus, dozen
punches, $500 1915; horseradish
100 Id. 81 @s 81; rhubarb, 100 punches.
$40 $3.50; radishes. basket, 35c q
75c; turnips, rutabaga, Dbl SIC $1.25;
watercress, 100 punches, 81 @$2.
Hothouse Products. - Cucumbers,
dozen, 4oc@$1; lettuce. bbl.. $3.50 q
$3.50; mushrooms, 4-rb. basket, 75c
@$1.75; radishes, 100 punches, $3.50
a So; rhubarb, dozen punches soc a
coo; tomatoes, h., 6c012c.
Honey.-Clover, comb. h., loco
comb, 7c@10c; extracted, 6c@7c.
Maple Sugar.-Sugar, 10, loco
E111sc; syrup, gallon, SIC q soc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-27
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
MUSIC CLUB CONCERT
RecltaI by Members of the Organiza-
ton Marks the Close of Most
Successful Season.

The Wednesday Afternoon Musical
clubs last concert of the season took
place at The Stratfield yesterday af-
ternoon in the presence of a large
assemblage Of music lovers, all Of
whom testified to their appreciation
by frequent and spontaneous applause
The program was rendered by mem
bers of the club and was of a mis-
cellaneous nature, including a number
of charming vocal and instrumental
selections.
Yesterdays concert marked the close
Of a season that is considered - to
have been the best in the history Of
the club. The Wednesday Afternoon
Musical club has done q great SER
vice for Bridgeport, both by the en-
oouragement Of the talent of musical
Photographers and by bringing the
best concert artists to this city and
securing the visits of such organiza-
tlons as the Boston Symphony and
New York Symphony orchestras,
which, but for the work Of the club,
would neglect Bridgeport on their am
nual tour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-27
INTEREST IN ART LEAGUE
EXHIBIT Is UNFLAGGING

Interest in the annual exhibition of
the Bridgeport Art league now in
progress in the Art Gallery of the
Public Library building continues I'M
flaggingly. Yesterday number of
works in the Keramic department
were selected for special mention by
Miss Barnum OF New York, the Judge
in this branch of art work.
Each afternoon number of MEM
bers of the league act as hostesses.
Tea is served at four. Presiding yes
terday afternoon were Mrs Christie
pher J. Lake, Mrs. E. P. Livermore.
Mrs. Walter Jewett Taft, Mrs. Oliver
G. Cole, Mrs. Mary Esther Billings,
Mrs. c. Lincoln Banks, Miss Bertha
Brandes, Mrs. Frank B. Jaynes, Mrs.
Caroline Blair Doremus, Mrs. E. G.
Whitney and Mrs. c. D. Wallace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-27

who assist the law judges in disposins
of miscellaneous cases. Several years
ago there was introduced into the
Legislature a hill to abolish the office
Of lay judge. Judge -, himself
a lay judge, appeared before the Sem
ate Judiciary Committee at Harris
burg, which was considering the
matter.
His argument was this: There is
before your august body a bill to
abolish the office of lay judge. I am
in favor of it's passage. For ten
years 1 have been a lay judge, my
self, sitting day by day with a judge
learned in the law. But he does
all the work and I have no show. In
all these years I have only once been
asked for concurrent opinion and
that was last week, when, after listen
ing to two lawyers argue an equity
case for three days, my colleague
turned to me and said, Judge. don't
these ..gol burned long,winded law
yers give you pain "-Metropoli-
tan Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-27
Protecting Children
From Cruel Practices
Outline of SOciety's Work Presented at
State Conference of Charities
and Correction

New Haven, April 27.-At the con-
ference of the Connecticut Association
of Charities and Correction held In
this city, c. c. Carstens of Boston, sec
rotary Of the Massachusetts Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Chill
dren. spoke on the work of the 8. +.
O. c. to the needs of the community.
His address in part, follows:
"A society that has for it's purpose
the protection of children from cruel
~. under whatever name 1t may be
incorporated. has a function to per-
form in the community that is second
to none In Importance: W nile 1t
seems strange at this date that the
movement to protect children snoulo
be antedated by the movement to pro-
tect animals, the humane movement
as far as it relates to children has
developed I'm an astounding way, has
differentiated its various functions
and has produced results that have
become the admiration of all lovers
of children.
Effective Laws.
Societies for the prevention OF
cruelty to children have to a very
large extent until now devoted their
energies to placing laws upon the
statute books that would be effective
in the protection Of children and In
prosecuting all offenders against chill
dren. BY the work of these societies
shocking physical cruelties, many
times so revolving in their nature that
they may not be mentioned in pub
lie. have been materially reduced in
number, and the whole civilized world
has felt the influence of such work.
s.Coiucident with this movement,
there has grown up strong move
n,ent in philanthropic work to search
out the causes for certain social con-
ditions. and to organize the commu-
nfty's efforts so that the growth Of
such conditions may be stopped.
Neglect In its various forms Is
can grid itself in Its prevention. That
societies for the prevention OF cruel
Nv to children may do their work In
such q way that cruelty shall cease TO
exist. they must also enter into pre-
ventive work. While general plans
cation. the particular forms of protec-
rion and prevention must be looked
for in each community separately.
s.Such work il needed not only In
the city but in the country. Each
community of 5000 people must be
stirred to study Its own child wei1are
problems and to organize itself IN
their protection.
Immoral conditions exist in each
one Of our population centers. Con-
tamination with such conditions is
more ruinous than blows. While po-
lice and other officials are ready TO
help, special training Is required ana
special efforts must be made. So
cieties like ours must be ready to
consider all forms Of community neg
lect as far as they affect the welfare
Of childhood. Only in that way will
the next generation have learned to
protect itself better against demon
Mr. Carsten's address created much
interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-27
Unclean Milk Murders
400 Babies a Year In
State of Massachusetts,

Boston. April 27.-More than 1000
pabies under year Of age die each
year in Massachusetts, representing
an economic loss of $17,000,000, and
at least 40 per cent. of these deaths
are caused by unclean milk, declares
former Representative Myron Pierce,
executive counsel for the Massachu-
sets Milk Consumers Association.
In 10 years there is a. CHASTITY total
of 100000 babies that have died IN
the state Besides the loss to the
family they also represent an econom-
&c loss to the state which reckoned at
s1.7O0 a child, amounts to $4,000
900. This frightful social waste, how
ever, cannot be estimated in dollars
and cents
.sfhe most famentable feature of
the infantile deaths is the fact, a very
large percentage Is preventable ana
therefore inexcusable.
TT is no exaggeration to say that
with proper authority given to the
state board of health not less than g.
600 lives a year can be saved. The
cost of operating the system of pre-
vention would amount to only $780,
600 q wear"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-27
AMERICAN INVESTMENTS IN
MEXICO.

Of the sum total of foreign invest
ments in Mexico, the United States
has contributed almost or quite ST.
600, 100000. This investment is
greatly in excess of the amount to be
credited to any other country Next
in the order of amounts contributed
are England, Germany and France.
According to the most recent estf-
mates, these and the United States
compare as follows:
United States .........si,ooo,o 900, 900
Great Britain, including
Canada, ......., 700, 900, 900
France, Germany, Bel
GUM, Holland and
Spain ....... 300,000,000
1t is estimated that about As per
cent. of the American investments
are in railways and the balance in
mining, agriculture. banking, manu-
featuring, contracting, mercantile pur-
suits and stock raising. And that go
per cent. of British investments are
in railways, Is per cent. In mining, 25
per cent. in agriculture and other
industrial enterprises. Germany is
more extensively engaged in mercan-
tile pursuits than is either Of her COM
'>otitor~ unless we evcept France. and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-27
New York Women Deny
Blame for Capitol Fire

New York, April 27.-The Govern
ment Club, an organization Of socfe-
ty women formed to study political
problems, yesterday met in the Hotel
Astor to discuss certain attacks on
the women who visited Albany a few
days before the burning of the State
Capitol for their failure to see and
point out the fact the buildings fire
Mrs. Belle de Rivera presided, and at
the end Of spirited debate recapitu-
lated the arguments on each side.
Jeanette Fergus Baird opened the
discussion by Offering q resolution,
which said the fire was due wholly to
lack of foresight on the part of State
officials, and their negligence in not
providing proper protection. she told
of an endeavor to say the response
bilfty for the destruction OF valuable
records at the door of the women
who had been visiting in Albany. and
pointed out the care Of the building
devolved by law on three men, the
Governor, the Lieutenant Governor
and the Speaker Of the Assembly.
Those men, she said, appointed SUI
sf tSv ans that rS oss aa has
dent and his staff should have been
sufficient to care for the building,
she ommented. Notice Of the defec-
tive insulation which caused the fire
was given. but no action was taken.
she added.
Mrs. Stuart o. Hector, taking the
other side, said women have great
er sense of responsibility than men,
and show it in any question i'm which
particularly interested in the State
Capitol. she pointed our, probably be-
cause they could not vote for an As
semblyman. That perhaps was a
wrong attitude to take. the speaker
acknowledged, but 1t emphasized the
~ hos nff he inn
of women in the problems Of govern
ment She went on to say, however,
women are citizens, in her opinion,
even though the vote is denied to
them and in large subjects should
trained their children properly. Mrs.
Hector said there would be more good
citizens and less necessity for wom-
ems participation in political life. MIS-.
Hector was supported by Mrs. J: Hun
field and Mrs. r. F-riedlander. Miss
Baird's part which seemed to be the
more popular side of the discussion,
was taken by Mrs. H. q. Balch, and
Mrs. s. z. Tenny.
Mrs. De Rivera referred to the fact
that woman's patriotic society sew
eral years ago had part of the rec
ords in Albany copied, to retain them
If the originals ever should be destroy
ed. Thus land grants and other doc
uments Of Revolutionary days are
preserved, she said, so the foresight OF
women has done little to reduce the
aggregate loss the State has suffered.
She referred In ironical vein to the
proposal to raise 81 from every citi-
zen Of the State for the rebuilding
Of the Capitol. The money will % a
long time coming in, she said, In fact
so long that certain electoral reforms
the people have in mind may come
before the fund 10 raised.
The resolution condemning the at
tempt to place on women any part
of the responsibility for the Capitol
fire was adopted.