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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
ANSWERS TO COME FROM MANY PLANTS
 WITRfN FEW DAYS
Hartmann Brewing Go Wants Time to Consider
 Strikers Demands.

The strikers at the plants of the Standard Manufacturing co. and the American & British Co. will receive answer to their demands Thursday.
 The American Graphophone Co. has promised an answer early next week.
 The Hartman Brewing CO, five ma chinists of which went on strike, yes terday, has promised an answer Fri day.
 Committees from each of the con- cerns waited upon their respective of dcials this morning and presented these demands:
 Eight hour day.
 Time and one-half for overtime.
 Double time for Sundays.
 No reduction in wages.
 The Hartmann Brewing Co. em- ployes want an advance in wages. They say they are greatly underpaid The officials of the plant met the committee pleasantly this morning and merely asked for time in which to consider the demands.
 Mass meetings of the employees of these four concerns were tle1d last night at Machinists' hall Four sep arate meetings were held and commit tees from each were appointed to con- fer with the officials. The outlook is said to, be promising.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
FRYE DISPUTES TO BE DECIDED
 AT THE HAGUE
Accepting Berlin Plan, U. $, Asks Policy of German
 Naval Warfare.

Washington, Aug. 17.-The Ameri- can reply to Germany's last note on the. sinking of the American sailing ship. William P. Frye. made public accepts the proposal that damages be fixed by a mixed commission and that the disputed treaty provisions be sub snitted to arbitration at The Hague. z
 The note calls on Germany for a statement, meanwhile. as to whether she intends to conduct her future nav al operations in accordance with. her interpretation of the Prussian-Aneri- can treaty or those~of the, United States
 The note is regarded as putting the noted case well on the way to a set- tlelnent. It4s addressed by Secretary Lansing to Ambassador Gerard at Berlin.
 (The full text of the note will be found on Page of The Farmer.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

of the woman.
 When the two Iaborers reported their find to the foreman, H O. Tay- Tor of 527 Connecticut avenue, he dI-1 rected them to extend their work and within 30 feet the second grue- some package was exhumed.
 The torso, found during May, was excavated by a steam shovel working on the dock property of the City Ice & Coal Go. The steam shovel was cutting into, a bank through which. months before a sewer had been laid. In the soft earth where the former digging had taken place was revealed the linen-wound portion of the wo- mans body.
 Owing to the condition of the DOT ton of the body,s Medical Examiner GarIick was unable to determine the cause of death. The torso was buried in the public burying ground at Lake view home. The same procedure will be taken with the limbs. probably late to-day.
 scene of the discovery. made notes on the location of the limbs, and ordered their removal to the morgue of Culii- nan & Mullins for further examina- ton.
 At the undertaking parIors he sub jected them to keenest scrutiny but was unable to discover any marks that would be of aid in the Identification Of the probable murder victim.
 The police, long ago, gave up work ing on the mystery, for there were but meagre clues. and all were rue down without result
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
HAITI SWEPT
 BY CYCLONE

Port-au-P Prince. Haiti. Sunday, Aug. l5 (DelayedD-A violent cyclone has devastated the entire southern side of Haitien- republic. There have been numerous victims in the towns along the coast.
 The town of Aux Caves. s2 miles southwest of Port-au-P Prince, and with a population of 25.ooo, suffered par ticularly. The towns of Grande Vile and Petiteville were destroyed.
 In the interior heavy floods are re- ported The coffee crop has been in part destroyed.
 All communieation by telegraph or cable with the devastated districts has been interrupted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

London, Aug. i7The Bri- tish transport Royal Edward has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine.
 Six. hundred men were. saw ed, out of 1850 troops and 220 other persons on board.
 The Admiralty office made this special announcement today:
 The British transport Royal Ed ward was sunk by an enemy subma- r1nes in the Aegean Sea last Saturday morning According to the informa- tion at present available, the transport had on board 32 military officers and T. $50 troops, in ddition to the ship s crew Of 22G officers and men
 The troops consisted mainly of re- inforcements for the 29th division and details of the Royal army medical corps.
 Full information has not yet been received, but it is known that about 800 had been saved.
 So far as has been reported off cially this is the first instance ir which a British transport has been at tackled successfully by a submarine. Ii had been a matter of pride with the British government that it had trans ported hundreds Of thousands o1 troops across many seas without the loss of fife. It is probable that the number of troops sent to France and Belgium since the beginning of the war is considerably in, excess Of -70O,- o00.s Tn addition large. numbers oi men have been transported to the DardaneIIes, Egypt, South Africa and Serbia.
 Canada, New Zealand. Australia and India for the refense of the mother country. To guard these vast move ments elaborate precautions have been taken. Transports are acconpanied by an escort of warships, chief re liance= being placed on destroyers for Warding off submarine attacks.
 The British announcement shows that the Royal Edward was engaged
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Storm Cuts off Cities

Dallas Tex. Aug. 17-With the cit ies and towns Of southeast Texas iso- lated from the rest of the world, one of the worst tropical hurricanes of a decade today was wearing itself out ovef the coastal praffies.
 Houston, Beaumont, Galveston and a group of lesser towns are cut off, and for awhile San Antonio and Aus tin were cut off, but communication with these later was re-establishe Reports from Galveston by last nights latest arrivals in Houston, told of comparative quiet among the resi- dents
 The streets of Galveston were, re- ported filled with rain water, butgthe level of the sea water several feet be- low that of the city last night The greatest damage is that to- crop and farm houses along the coastal plains.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

Marietta. Ga, Aug. 17-Leo M. Frank, slayer of Mary Phagan the Atlanta factory girl lynched two miles east of here at dawn today.
 Almost within sight of the former home of his victim Frank hanged to tree. His body, clad only nrison shirt and trousers found dangling from tree the roadside at 8:30 o'clock ths2morning.
 Frank dragged from his dornitory at the state farm in MiIledgeve last night. An armed party ing in automobiles. overpowered keepers and guards in few moments had bundled Frank into waiting Frank serving life term at the state farm death tence having been comuted in June by Governor Siaton
 
 QEelN and quietly the lynchfng party accomplished the obj heivs to the state farm Few words spoken with did the party bidding the way them to the in which Frank sleeping.
 dragged him down the stone steps and hurled automobile Prison officials unable to sound every telephone from the talt08 party sped the countryside several machines all track of them lost until early this morning
 that several automobiles, heavily passengers had left here last night When returned this other parties started out over the believed to have been travelled by the nghders They gone only miles when they Franks body.
 body lay to the roadside There bullet the body Persons living between here and Mill edgev reported hearing several voleys of shots dr ing the night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
THREE THOUSAND GIRL STRIKERS PARADE TO
 GREAT MASS MEETING

Marching two and three abreast, B. th0 girl strikers from the factory of <Earner Br~sa. Co., marched through xfaa street, to Eagles hall between g 8na 10 o'clock this morning for a
 ass meeting.
 Starting from the neighborhood of fne factory, the parade traveled on Lafayette street to South avenue. in s f1e case, thence to Broad street north 1ver WaakfnRton avenue. Another crowd raveIed on Lafayette to State, 60 Harrison 0 Washington. The pa-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

raders were quiet.
 The hall was crowded. Every little event caused them to break out into cheering
 . The organizer reached there at about II o'clock. After qu1etIng the girls. Miss Margaret ScuIIy. organizer, said 2. few words and explained what the meeting was for.
 She introduced John J. Flynn, vice. president of the Metal Polishers, Ruf- fers. Platers. Brass and Silver Work
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
FARRELL PLANT STRIKE SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE

Ansonia.Aug. 17.-Strike conditions today showed no change at the FarreI Foundry and Machinery Go. The number of striking machinists and apprentices remained at about 13O, with the rest of the splant working as usual It was said, however, that as the pattern makers work in conjunc- ton with the nachinists it would only be a matter of days before they would be- compelled to stop work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

Crowd Views Body. News that the body had been found spread rapidly and within a short time hundreds of persons were crowdfng to the scene. No immediate effort was made to cut the body down, as Sheriff Hicks was not in town and the cor oner took no action
 It is believed that the stop at the bridge over Little river, near Eaton ton, when the armed party talked loudly and fred shots was a ruse to de- lay pursuers The vicinity of the bridge was thoroughly searched and at the lime the search was being made,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
steamer Blown Ashores

Temple, Tex Aug. Tit was stat ed at the offices Of the Santa Fse road here early today that a message had been received from Galveston saying that a large vessel had been blown through the causeway connect ing Galveston with the mainland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Police seek Missine Girl.

Mrs. Mary. Fitzgerald of PAS Ster- ling street, reported to the police to- day the absence from her home since Friday of Miss Elizabeth Leary, aged 13 years who was recently placed un- der her charge by relatives of the young girl whose parents died re- gently.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Unsettled, probably showers this afternoon or tonight :; Wednesday fair; cooler.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

N Galveston, Tex, Aug. IT. (via wireless to Fort Sam Hous- ton and telephone to San An tonic, 10:1o a. m.) Galveston ItQday5has passed through one of the worst storms within the past fifteen years, and now is ready to repair the damage done by last nights hurricane.
 Five feet of. water stands in the city and is slowly draining off. Two fires started today are yet to be plac- ed under control
 The transport McClellan late last night broke from it's rnoarlngs and drifted half a mile out to sea The conmercial wireless station at Port Arthur is out of commission and the big aerial masts at Fort Crockett here are down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
WARNER AWAITS COMM HI I TEE 10
 END BIG STRIKE

Von't Let Few Hours Week or Few Dollars Stand in Way of Settlement of Differences Com mittee Expects to Wait on Him Late This Afternoon to Press Claim For 20 Per Cent. In crease Warner Announces Willingness to Give Eight Hour Day and 10 Per Cent. In crease.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

it is probable Frank already had n1ef death.
 o'clock, but not until one of the crowd had spoken to the crowd advocating humiliation of the body. Many women and children were in the throng-
 Newtown Morris pleaded with the crowd to allow an inquest to take it's proper course. A vote was suggested and taken. It was overwhelmingly in favor of allowing the coroner to take charge of the body. It was then cut down and taken to Marietta. The tn- quest was set for II o'clock
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Part of Causeway Gone

Waco Tex, Aug. 17-The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad receved 3. report from it's Galveston offices this morning that 100 feet of the cause way at Galveston had been washed away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

More than 500 West Point cadets. ac- companied by attachments of regular troops. left West Point, \. T., for a weeks practice hike
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
BRITISH TROOPSHIP1
 SUNK BY UNDERSEA| BOAT; 1000 PERISH

Edward, Used For Bringing Troops to Galli- poll Campaign, Torpedoed in Aegean Sea Had Transported Canadian Soldiers to Battle Front Loss Breaks British Rec ord For Safe Handling of Troops at Sea.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
ARllER READY TO SETTLE STRkE ONLY WAITING FOR CHANCE
LEO MI. FRANK, DRAGGED FROM PRISON
 FARM, IS LYNCHED NEAR PHAGAN HORhI

Hanged to Tree at Dawn By Armed Party That Overpowers Guards and Tears Him From Sleeping Quarters Carried 100, Miles to Spot Near Phagan Giri's Former Home and There Hanged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

Quickly and Quietly Lynchers ManacIe Guards
 and Bundle Frank Into Waiting Auto-Whole
 Countryside Reused By Shots Intended to
 Throw Pursuers Off Trail-Curious Crowd Views Body of Victim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
GALVESTON, HIT BY HURRICANE, FACING FIRE DANGERS NOW

Meagree Reports From Iso- lated Gulf City Say Two Fires Are Yet Uncon- trolled Worst of Storm is Over, Residents Believe
 Other Cities in State Gut Off From Outside World Extent of Dam age Not Yet Known.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-09
CHARITY CLOSE TO HOME
Mas Not Altogether n Matter of
Philanthropy.

Senator Morris Sheppard Of Texas
remarked the other day that philan.
'hropy was not always actuated by a
beautiful and generous heart. and told
this story TO back up his statement:
one afternoon "A bunch OF Congenial
spirits were talking about the various
leading citizens OF the town when "A
parsimonious party by the name OF
Smith was smilingly referred to.
Speaking OF Smith" i]nterposed m.
other Of the bunch. II met him yes.
terday afternoon going around town
with a petition trying to collect money
for a poor widow that she might pay
her rent"
What's that exclaimed the
amazed crowd. all of whom knew
Smith. collecting funds for n widows
rent! Whatch out for the millennium
al 6 a. m. tomorrow"
"Oh. no II isn't as bad as that ex.
planned the other. You see, Smith
owns the house that the widow lives
In
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-09
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK!
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Just Once! Try "Dodsons Liver Tone When Bilious, Consti-
pated, Headachy-Don't Lose a Days Work.

back guarantee that each spoonful
will clean your sluggish liver better
than a dose Of nasty calomel and that
II won't make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is real liver
medicine. You'll know 1t next morn.
ing. because you will wake up feel.
ing fine, your liver will be working,
your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable. therefore harmless and
cannot salivate. Give II to your chill.
dren. Millions OF people are using
Dodson's Liver Tone instead OF dan.
gerous calomel nov. Your druggist
will tell you that tne sale OF calomel
IL almost stopped entirely here.
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through the winter season to get the
plants under way now. II some OF
them are large. cut them back and al.
low them to renew themselves wholly.
as TO branches. during the months be-
tween now and winter.
Report now, II necessary, and shift
such as seem to need larger pots. II
young plants are to be used. procure
them at once and keep them going
ahead steadily.
DO not be sc anxious 20 secure rapid
development that you fall into the
error OF overlooking. Simply aim To
bring about a strong. healthy growth.
and as long as q plant seems to be
making such growth do not make use
Of the fertilizers.
II is one OF the hardest things I
know OF to make an enthusiastic ANA.
e plant grower satisfied to let well
enough alone" She Is constantly
wanting to urge her pets on q little
faster. and In her efforts to do this
she gives them more food than they
can digest. and the consequence is
"A breakdown from overstimulation
nine times ont OF ten.
A plant that does not get as much
food as 1t can make good use Of, will
give vastly greater satisfaction In the
long run, than the plant that gets 30
much food that 1t doesn't know what
TO do with Il.
Some persons are under the impress.
sion that all plants for winter use must
be young ones, Such IL not he case,
however. Year.old plants. "a n gen.
eral thing, are much preferable to the
young ones
There are exceptions as In the case
OF Chinese ~primroses. Primula obconi.
ca and others OF Il habit similar. in
some respects to our ANNALS; but for
tho majority OF plants adapted "a
house culture like g%eraniums. hello.
tropes, begonias. abutilons. asparagus
In variety and carnations, older plants
should always be chosen.
This summer | start the geraniums
which ! intend to depend upon for win
ter flowers u year from the coming
winter. These will bloom some this
winter II | let them, but | shall hold
them in check 10 q great extent for
future service.
The person who breaches young
plants for winter Towering" TO you
does not take into consideration the
fact that "a plant started this aso
from a cutting will have but few
branches by winter. and a plant that
has but few branches annot give
many flowers because ample Towering
surface means many branches.
Therefore. instead OF letting the ge
raniums you start this summer bios
SON In the winter. keep pinching them
back to produce a sufficient number
OF branches TO give the desired
amount OF towering surface.
The more branches there are the
more flowers you may expect.
Cut your ferns apart now and use
each division OF the roots that has a
piece OF crown attached as the basis
OF a new plant. Use leaf mold or
turfy loan for this class OF plants. II
o~btainable.
Hanging baskets should receive at.
tention At once.
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Faded Sentiment.

That beautiful sentiment eventually
dies a sad death would seem to be
demonstrated by n story told the
other night by a southern congress.
man.
Smith. who lives In the suburbs, was
about TO hustle for the Communication
train some time since. when his wife
followed him to the door as usual to
make sure that his shoes were tied
and that he hadn't forgotten his neck.
tie.
Say, John" refectively remarked
the good woman as they reached the
Veranda. do YOU know that this Is the
fifteenth anniversary OF our wedding
why so II IT," returned John, do.
Ing some hasty mental arithmetic. II
will bring you home a nice bunch OF
roses"
Roses are very sweet" was the
practical response OF mother. but you
had better make II some oysters to
fry for supper"
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Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel
nne aud cheerful; make your work a
pleasure; be vigorous and full OF am.
bition. But take no nasty, danger
Gus calomel. because II makes you
sick and you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver.
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
Calomel crashes into our bile like
dynamite. kreaking Il up. That's
when you feel that awful nausea and
cramping.
Listen to met II you want to enjoy
the incest. gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced just
take a spoonful OF harmless Dodson's
Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer
sells you a 30 cent bottle OF Dodson's
Liver Tone under my personal money
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Oh His Guard.

a detective In q Y. VI. G. A. lecture
in Duluth on crime detection said:
THE criminal can't be always on
his guard, OF curse. Well. when he's
OF his guard. then he gives himself
away. like the bank clerk, you know.
"A bank clerk was having his for.
tune told AZ a church fair. The pretty
fortune teller. holding the young
mans hand In hers said:
Beware OF a dark woman
"'Black Maria!' gasped the bank
clerk, and he turned as pale as death"
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THE WINDOW GARDEN
BY E6EN e. RExFoRD.


II may not seem reasonable to the
reader 10 treat OF winter window gar.
dens in midsummer, but n careful con.
sideration OF the subject from my
point OF view will convince the flower.
loving person. | feel quite sure. that
This article Is timely"
Look over the window gardens OF
your neighbors, in winter, when they
ought to be at their best TO give the
fullest degree OF satisfaction. and |
think you will find the majority of
them far from satisfactory.
The plants will be small, much too
small to be ornamental: and II you
keep an eye on them throughout the
season you will find that few OF them
reach the Towering stage before
March. which is to say that most
specimens In the ordinary house COL.
lection OF plants give few or no flow.
ers at the period when n window gar.
den should afford us the greatest
amount Of pleasure.
What We aim at Is flowers In winter
not in the spring, when the blossoms
Of the outdoor garden are at hand.
Said a woman to me. not long since:
81 don't see why II Is that | can't have
flowers In the winter. Some OF my
friends have, and they don't take half
as good care of their plants as ! do.
Why, some Of them don't repot their
plants at all, still notice they have
lowers from them; and | go over all
my plants just before winter sets in,
and repot them and cut them back or
start new ones and take pains TO give
them the best soil and am SO careful
about watering, and fertili2ing, and
airing, but most OF them will not bios
som for me. They look healthy and
they grow well. but one doesn't care
Tor just leaves.
Now, this yoman's failure 10 obtain
flowers from her plants was explained
EH three words she made use of-'yust
Tefyre winter" The attention she
gay'b the plants at that period came
several months too late.
Tho fact Is. as anyone viii readily
see when they come to think the mat
ter over. a plant cannot be satisfac'
torily developed In two or three
months. Not much can be expected
from a plant that is not made ready
for winter until that season Is about
upon US.
In order to secure q good collection
of good-sized plants for the winter.
one must begin TO get ready during the
summer. by the term 'good.sized,"
do not mean large plants In the usual
sense OF the word. but rather plants
Of sufficient development TO justify one
In expecting flowers from them for the
holidays.
Age is often n more important factor
In plant culture than mere size. Young
plants seldom bloom while develop
ment is taking place most rapidly.
They must get their growth" so TO
speak. before we can expect them TO
bend their energies TO the production
Of flowers.
Therefore. ] advise the owner OF q
collection Of house plants from which
che wishes TO secure flowers all
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They were just about to get married
and were discussing the details Of do.
nestle economy.
But I'm afraid. dearest, We shall
not be- able to afford a scrvan. at FIRST"
he said. looking %tenderly at her,
"Oh. Harry, whatever will the neigh.
bors say when they see me doing my
own work"
why, darling" replied Henry, gen.
timely puzzled. whose work do you
want to do?"
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"oId and DISTINGUISHED"

Gerald" said the young wife, no
ticing how heartily he was eating. do
I cook az well as your mother did,
Gerald put up his monocle and
stared at her through Il.
Once and for all, Agatha" he said.
Il beg you to remember that although
| may seem TO be in reduced circum.
stances now, | come OF an old and dis.
tinguished family. My mother was
not a cook"