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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22

Fancy feather SfickupS 21c to $1.5O i Ostrich feather fancies 69c to $500 SIPS Ostrich plun1es .-...... 75c $1.5O Ostrich pIames ......... 9Sc $2.5O Ostrich pIumes ......-. $1.4S $4.O0 Ostrich pIunles ....... SPAS $500 Ostrich pIunes ...- $3.4S Ostrich pOn pOns 75c to $2.9S $9.OO and $1O.OO Cloth coats, odd
 Beautiful new cloth winter
 coats ........ $5.9S to $2O.O0 $500 Black cloth skirts .--.-- $3.S8 $7.OO Black cloth skirts -.-... $4.98 $7.OO Black silk skirts .... .5 $4.98 Exceptional values in reliable fur neck scarfs and muffs rom $2.0O to $40. White Iceland fox scarfs $1.9S to $7 $7.OO Plaid cloth skirts .-...- $4.9S $500 Black and white plaid cloth ss-25 Black and white pin head plaid $500 BIecl1 coney fur muffs
 $500 Black coney fur muffs
 or scarfS $2.9S s7.OO Black coney fur muffs
 or scaTfs ....-..-.. $4.9S $9-OO Black china wolf 1nuffs
 OF scarfs $6.9S $12.5O Black china wolf nuffs
 or Scarfs $S.7o $3.25 White Iceland fox scarfs $2.25 $7.OO White Iceland fox scarfs $4.9S $1O.OO White Iceland fox scarfs SPAS $1O.OO White Iceland fox muffs $7.4S Hundreds of other fur bargains in
 opossum, lynx, raccoon, skunk, wolf
 fur scarfs and muffs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22
11O5 MAIN STREET
 Bridgeport, Conn. 10 Rue St. Ceci1e, Paris.


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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22

U. Phe1an of Bridgeport is expected to come here tomorrow to take the statement of Harry Walsh of Hacken- sack, N J. Walsh, it is thought was fatally injured when an automobile he was driving crashed into trolley car on the road to Cos Cob.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22

By vote of 2s to 8, the Australian Assembly defeated a motion propos- ing elective ministries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22
ROB HARDWARE STORE
 ON STAMFORD AVENUE.

The hardware store of B. A. and J. G. Porter at 11O7 Stratford avenue was entered last night and burglars made off with some hardware.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22
Comfortable Coats for
 the little ones

Goats for the small girl pile fabrics like of pretty model the of black pile fabric with collar trimmed with white throughout ................. - ....<.. S2 co
 Chinchlla girls years belted
 yet colarpockets. In brown, and gray $285
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22
LENA MAY PECK ESTATE.

walter D. Peck of 4s Middle street was today named administrator of the estate of Lena May Peck. The heir at-law Vernon w Peck, an IS year old son of the deceased The estate is estimated to be $5,Oo0, consisting of real estate in Milford and some cash in Bridgeport banks. E. o. Hull and E. Earle Garlick were named ap- praisers.
 PHELAN TAKES ANTE-NORTEM
 STATEMENT IN GREENWICH.
 Greenwich, Oct 22.-Goroner John
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22

5Oc and soc ChiIdren's hats . 25c S5c Black velvet tam o'shanters 48c $2.5O Colored velour hats -..-. 9Sc $1.OO ChiIdren's trimmed hats 4Sc $1. .25 Children trimmed hats - 75c S2-Q0 Silk plush tam o'shanters $1. .39 $1.00 Black veIvetta covered hats 55c $1.50 Black velvet covered hats 98c $2.25 Black velvet covered hats $1.48 $500 Black velvet covered hats $1.98 Excellent qualities in black and col
 ored velvet hats from $2.OO to $500 SITS Black French felt trimmed
 banded walking hats. 596c $500 Special velour hats $1.4S $500 Velour Elsie Moore and Sporty
 Jane working hats $1.9S s4O0 Velour Florence Allen walking
 hats %z.0o B. % Banded velour tailored hats $3.98 S2.OO CoIored felt banded ready to
 S20O Trimmed dress hats ..4..- 9Sc B Trimmed dress hats -.-- $1-4S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22
NEW WAIsTs-S1.o .oo

Of fine voiles plain striped and embroidered embroidered poplns and lace cloth. tailored styles fancy trimmed wide variety to select
 Second floor.
 THE SAITH-MURRAY co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22
Why

The great war is uppermost in the minds of all thinking men and women of the civilized world to-day.
 But who's afraid7 : Nobody--not even the helligerent nations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-22
When!


O. you rnilitaristsl o. you peace-rnakersI o, you wise menI What do you knowl Read more talk lessI
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-16

Dear Mrs. Gibson-I am a young
lady who was raised in home where
all the rules of etiquette were strictly
observed. Now l am at work and I
find that young men do not live up
to some of the most common conven-
tions.
For example. they greet me by
saying good morning but do not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-16
BY IDAH M'GLoNE GIBSON

T BY IDAH M'GLoNE GIBSON
The double moral standard is not
more persistent than mans double
standard of manners, one style for
home and social life, and another for
the working world. Wherefore the
well-bred girl is confused upon en-
tering business life and writes me let
tiers like this:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-16

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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
JURIES SHY AT
DEATH PENALTY
Since Passage of New Law First
Degree Murder Cases Get I'm
prisonment for Life.

Little Rock, May THE juries
in criminal courts throughout the
state are taking advantage of the
act passed by the last legislature
permitting verdicts either of cleo
trocution or life sentence in the
penitentiary in capital cases. Up
to three months ago juries had no
discretion in fixing the punishment
in capital cases, and whenever a
verdict of first degree murder,
criminal assault, ETC., was returned,
the death penalty was the SEN
tence imposed The spring terms of
criminal divisions of circuit courts
held since the legislature adjourn
ed have developed number Of cases
in which convictions Of capital
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14

advocate of diversification and in
tensive farming. He did much to
reform farming methods in the
county and awakened an interest IN
the production of better crops and
improved stock.
Rev. Williamson is survived by
his wife and ten sons and daugh-
tiers, one by a former wife and
nine by his surviving wife. They
are John Williamson, Enid, Okla;
Roy Williamson, Jonesboro; Ben
Williamson, Butte, Mont; Homer
Williamson, Leon, Mont; Gus Will
hanson, Springfield, Mo-; Misses
Tennie and Agnes, teaching school
in this county; Mrs. ]. E. Owens of
Paragould; Mrs. J. c. Berryhill,
near Bethel; Mrs. Stacey of Della
PLANE.
Funeral services will be held at
Pruetts Chapel tomorrow after
noon at two O'Clock. Services will
be conducted by Rev. A. G. Griffin
and Rev. NJ M. Smith. Interment
will be under the auspices of the
Masonic order of which Rev. Will
Hanson was member.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
REV. WILLIAMSON
GOES TO REWARD
Well Known and Popular Minister
And Farmer Succumbs to
Long Illness.
(From Fridays Daily Press)

VI WIN AN"y o0iAJ OoSf
While not unexpected, the death
of Rev. T. B. Williamson, which
occurred at his home two miles
south of the city at five o'clock
yesterday afternoon, was a shock
to his friends throughout the coun-
ty.
For the past twenty years or
more he has been a useful citizen
in this county and was known all
over the county as devout Chris
tian minister, a leader in all moral
reform movements and a man of
advanced ideas in agricultural de-
velopment.
For about thirty years he was a
member of the White River Confer
ence, and in all this section of the
country he has carried the message
of The Master to the people, preach
ing in their churches, in their pub
lie schools, and praying in their
homes.
Several years ago he was forced,
on account of failing health, to give
up the ministry, his last charge be-
ing the Boydsville circuit in 1898,
when the conference placed him
on the supernumerary list. Since
that time he has resided on his
farm in this county and has been
engaged in agricultural pursuits
The last conference, which was held
at Batesville, placed him on the SUI
perannuated list.
He was the first farm demon
strator for Greene county under the
federal act authorizing the employ
ment of such a demonstration and
in this work he travelled all over
the county and was an enthusiastic
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
TAYLOR URGED
TO MAKE RACE
Endorsement of Hardware Dealers
May Bring Little Rock Mayor
Into Gubernatorial Handicap.

Little Rock, May 10.-A resolu-
ton adopted by the recent annual
convention of the retail hardware
dealers of Arkansas in Little Rock,
intended as compliment seems de-
stined to put another live candidate
into the field for governor. The
hardware men endorsed Charles E.
Taylor, mayor of Little Rock, and
a former hardware salesman, for
the honor, and after publicity had
been given to the action, letters be-
gan to pour in on Mayor Taylor,
urging him to make the race.
Mayor Taylor was spoken Of for
the place many times in years past,
and he has acquainted himself with
the people of all sections at their
invitation, speaking often at county
gatherings. His record as mayor of
Little Rock, has spread to all sec
tons of Arkansas. He is a real
reformer, and his friends insist that
if he is made governor he will car
ry these policies with him. Mayor
Taylor, in his handling of Little
Rock affairs, has demonstrated tai
ents of a rare financier, and there
are people who will admit that Ar
kansas could stand financire in
the governors office.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
VISITORS PLEASED
WITH OUR "SN0PS"
Mississippi Countians Prove Profit
able Patrons of Portable Beer
Garden Near Fair Grounds.

(From Saturdays Daily Press.)
Bob Mcdonald, living on his
fathers farm near the fair ground,
one mile northwest of Paragould,
was arrested in Paragould yester-
day afternoon late by Sheriff AL
Grooms on ten warrants charging
the illegal sale of intoxicants. The
court instructed the sheriff to de-
mand a bond of $1,000 in each
case, making $4,000 in. bonds in
the ten cases, and in default of this
amount of bond Mcdonald was
placed in the county Jail where he
was still confined at o'clock this
afternoon.
1t is understood Mcdonald had
on hand a large stock of bottled
beer at or near the fair grounds and
that he catered to the thirst of
Mississippi county people who have
been here during the week attend
ing the Carpenter murder trial
either as witnesses or attorneys. 1t
is said the Mississippi county dele
cation, or at least the contingent
that manifested an appetite for
Budweiser, were tipped off that if
they desired to indulge in the light
beverage they might do so by pat
ronizing the automobile line to the
fair grounds and depositing with
the keeper of the contraband mer-
chandise twenty cents for each bot
tie of the beer consumed. Those in
a position to know assert rushing
business was done this week, and
one distinguished gentleman from
Blytheville is said to have invested
in dozen bottles, placed them in
his suit case and took them back
to Blytheville with him to tide him
over an anticipated dry spell.
Members of the grand jury were
advised of the portable saloon in
operation near the fair grounds and
were also furnished with the names
of some of the patrons. The in
formation resulted in the issuance
of subpoenas for two eminent attor-
neys and eight or ten other well
known citizens of Mississippi coun-
ty. They "shellod down the corn"
when thew confronted the inOuiSi-
torial body, and the result is Nc
Donald will have to explain things
to the court when his cases are call
ed next week.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
MEN
FAVOR TAYLOR
Annual Convention Indorses Little
Rock Mayor For Democratic
Gubernatorial HOnors.

Little Rock, May THE Arkan-
sas Retail Hardware Association
yesterday elected r. P. Young or
Stuttgart president to serve for the
ensuing year. H. M. Hawkins of
Monticello was selected as vice
president.
Little Rock was selected as the
place for the 1916 convention.
The convention, before adjourn
ing, adopted resolution favoring
Mayor Chas. E. Taylor of Little
Rock as the democratic nominee for
governor next year.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
MANY HIGHWAYS
TO BE STARTED
State Department Says Nearly
Three Million Dollars Worth
of Roads to Be Built.

Little Rock, May 7.-According
to estimates of the state highway
department, s2,703,000 worth Of
road work, including 500 miles Of
new highways, is contemplated in
various counties of the state, and
the greater part of this work,
highway commissioners say, will be
begun within the next few months.
Passage of the Alexander road
bill, introduced in the last legisla-
ture by Representative E. E. AL
exander, of Mississippi county, has
facilitated road construction in this
state. Prior to passage Of this
law, which applies to the entire
state, only seven counties had ade-
quate road improvement district
laws.
The counties contemplating work
under the new law, the number
of miles and the estimated costs,
ofllow:
Jefferson, 2S miles, $4,000.
Pulaski, rs miles, $4,000.
Lonoke, 20 miles, $4,000.
Miller, 60 miles, 100000.
Stone, miles, $4,000.
Randolph, s miles, $4,000.
Pope, Is miles, 100000.
Boone, IL miles, 100000.
Newton, IL miles, $50.
Poinsett, 20 miles, 100000.
Mississippi, 20 miles, 100000. .
Washington, 35 miles, $4,000.
Woodruff, 40 miles, $4,000.
Arkansas, Is miles, $4,000.
Ouachita, ~ miles, $4,000.
Columbia, 20 miles, $4,000.
Lafayette, 10 miles, $4,000.
Perry, 80 miles, $4,000.
Grant, q miles, $145,000.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
CHARGE AGAINST
ROAD OVERSEER
Grand Jury Indicts R. L. Smith of
Paragould for Obtaining Money
Under False Pretense.
(From Saturdays Daily Press)

(From Saturdays Daily Press)
r. L. Smith, Familiarity known as
plain Bob was indicted by the
grand jury yesterday on charge
of obtaining money under false
pretenses. 1t is stated the indict-
ment was predicated upon a claim
filed in the regular order in coun-
ty court and signed by Smith in
which he claimed this road district
was indebted to Walter Dollar for
eighteen days work at one dollar
and fifty cents per day, or total
of twenty-seven dollars. The court
allowed the claim, assuming it was
just obligation against the road
district, and the clerk issued the
voucher to Smith
An investigation before the
grand jury is said to have disclosed
the fact that Dollar is regularly
employed by Smith at salary of
$40 a month and board as driver
of Smiths team. Smith is allowed
one fifty day for his own SER
vices, two dollars for his team and
one fifty for driver of the team,
making five dollars day for him
self, team and driver. He is said
to have put in this claim, and in
addition put in a claim for Dollar
for eighteen days work done at one
dollar and fifty cents. The grand
jury alleges that Smith thus col
lected two claims for one service
and that he profited by the illegal
claim put in for. his driver for work
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14

cases were obtained, but in nearly
every instance the juries assessed
the punishment at life imprison-
ment instead of death. 1t is evident
from the record already made by
the courts of the state that only in
extreme cases will juries assess the
death penalty. The bill passed by
the legislature was compromise
between those who favored the alb
clifton of capital punishment and
the old law of mandatory death SEN
fences.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
A Wonderful Healing Influence in
Kidney Troubles


A year and half ago I was taken
trouble that panied me to such an
extent that morphine had to be CIV
en- me. Was attended by a doctor
who pronounced it as Stone in the
bladder and prescribed Lithia Wa
ter. ] took Lithia Water and Tab
let's for some time and received no
relief from them. I stopped TAX
ing medicines for some time, later
having some Swamp-Root in the
house I decided to try it and felt
much relieved. While taking the
second bottle commenced to pass
Gravel in urine until l had passed
in all at least half dozen or more
and have not suffered the slightest
since-and in all have taken one
bottle and half and feel very
grateful to Swamp-Root.
Yours very truly,
H. W. SPINKS,
Camp Hill, Ala.
Personally appeared before me
this 61th day Of August, 1909, H.
w. Spinks, who subscribed the
above statement and made oath
that the same is true in substance
and in fact.
A. B. LEE,
Elk. Of Justice of Peace.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
already paid for.

dlTeduy pdlu lOTs
When seen this afternoon about
the matter Judge j. l.. Light said
that something was wrong with
the claims filed by Smith and that
he was conducting an investigation
into the matter at the time the at
tention of members of the grand
jury was called to it. He said it
had been a custom heretofore for
road overseers to draw money for
the hands they worked without CIV
ing the names of the parties, the
days on which they worked and
the sections of road worked by
them, but that when he went into
office last October he had printed
blank reports for overseers. to fill
out and required that they place in
the face of the reports the names,
dates and sections of roads worked
and by this means an overseer can
not draw money for his hands with
out giving detailed information that
can be checked. 1t was because of
this requirement that Smith had to
turn in Dollars name when he
drew money for alleged labor per-
formed, and this lead to the detec-
ton of the irregularity.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14
STORMY SESSION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
Ordinance Levying Supplemental
Assessment in Paving District
Gets Knock Out Blow.
tFrom Fridays Daily Press)

tFrOm fridays Daily PTeSSJ
At a somewhat stormy session OF
the city council last night members
of the body took decided stand on
the matter of complying with the
request of the commissioners OF the
street paving district asking Tor a
supplementary assessment OF three
fourths of one per cent to meet
deficiency of about $4,000 in the
funds of the district necessary TO
complete the street paving. The
matter was presented to the regular
meeting of the council Monday
night, and an ordinance levying the
supplementary assessment was in
troduced and under a suspension OF
the rules was read the second time.
An effort to suspend and read the
third time failed to pass At the
request of Attorney w. F. Kirsch,
representing the paving district,
the council adjourned until Thurs
day night. Members of the body
asked for a statement from the
paving commissioners showing the
receipts and disbursements, and
while, according to the attorney for
the district, the council had no le-
gal right to demand such state
ment, the commissioners cheerfully
complied with the request and sub
mitted to last nights meeting
statement giving the desired infor-
nation.
The session was featured by more
or less feeling upon the part of sew
eral property owners and some
members of the council. G. T.
Breckenridge took the lead in pro-
testing against supplemental as
sessment, and was Joined by Riley
Smith and Clarence Dickinson. At
torney Kirsch replied to their OBJ
Jections and explained the law to
members of the council and the
spectators. He insisted the pro-
ceeding was regular and legal, that
the full responsibility for carrying
on the work and properly expanding
the funds rested with the commits
sioners and not with the council,
that action upon the ordinance
ievying a supplemental assessment
was not discretionary with the
council but mandatory, and that If
the body refused to pass the ordi-
nance the paving commissioners or
any property owner could institute
mandamus proceedings and compel
the council to act favorably upon
the ordinance. Several members of
the council indicated they would
not vote for the ordinance unless
compelled to do so by an order of
court. When the vote was finally
taken on the ordinance Aldermen
Treadway and Hatfield voted for it's
passage, and Alermen Ayres, Cole,
Fligor and Welsh voted against it's
passage.
The commissioners estimate the
total deficit at $4,000 and asked for
the supplemental assessment to take
care Of this amount. They expect
ed to borrow the money from the
banks on their personal notes and
repay the loan and interest with
the funds raised by the additional
levy.
The law governing the situation
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14

is found in Section 5716. Of Kirby's
digest, and is construed in at least
two opinions rendered by the Ar
kansas supreme court. One is found
on page 1852 of the Forty-second Ar
kansas reports, and the other on
page oil of the Seventeen reports.
Section 5716 of the digest is as
follows:
"If the assessment first levied
shall prove insufficient to complete
the improvement, the board shall
report the amount of the deficiency
to the council, and the council shall
|thereupon make another assess
ment on the property previously
assessed, for sum sufficient to
complete the improvement, which
shall be collected in the same man
ner as the first assessment. Pro-
vided, that when any work has
been begun, under the provisions
of this act, which shall not be
completed and paid for out of the
first or other assessment, it shall
be the duty of the said council to
make such other assessment for it's
completion, from year to year, until
twenty per centum on the value of
the real property of such district
shall be collected and consumed in
such improvement, unless it be
sooner completed; and the perfor-
nance of such duty may be en-
forced by mandamus, at the in
stance of any person or board in
terested."
The commissioners of the paving
district when asked for a statement
this morning, said they were of
course chagrined at the action of
a majority of the council and
could not understand why they vio-
lated their oath of office that they
would support the constitution and
laws of the state of Arkansas, and
decline to do what the law says
they must do. The matter can, of
course, be taken into the courts and
an order obtained to force the coun-
Gil to act on the ordinance, but this
would entail expense to the district
and an unnecessary delay in the
matter. In addition, the commits
sioners said they had no desire to
harass the members of the council
with court proceedings. They felt
that the property owners in the
district, whose interests are at
stake, might prevail upon members
of the council to pass the ordinance
and save expense and delay in COM
pleting the street paving. They de-
clined to indicate what course they
would pursue, stating they desired
more time to confer on the matter.
L. w. Johnson, the contractor,
and representatives of Warren Bros.
& Company of Boston, and of the
Southern Bitulithic Company of
Nashville, Tenn, are here making
arrangements to resume the work.
1t is probable they may decide to
complete the paving and rely upon
the authority vested in the COM
to issue certificates of
Indebtedness for the small balance
due and let the commissioners take
their time with mandamus proceed
ings, if in the end they find this
course is necessary.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-14

Some Foxy Trot. Mamselle. What? Corrs
Gomez Yes, Used 'CETS-IT."
first and only corn-cure ever known
that removes any and every corn or
callus without fail, without fussing
with thick bandages, toe harnesses,
corn-swelling salves, irritating ONT
ments. It's applied in seconds
bling, bing-2 drops, the work is
done, the corn shrivels up, your corn
agony ends and the corn leaves for
ever! All the limping, the pains that
dart TO your hearts core, the cruel
fixion of having to wear shoes over
screaming corns, the danger of blood
poison from making them bleed by
nsing knives, razors and scissors
are gone at last "GETS-rT" is the
new way. the sure, simple, painless
way. Try il for corns, calluses, warts
and bunions
"GETS-IT" is sold by druggists
everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent di-
rect by r. Lawrence 4 Co, Chicago.
Sold in Paragould and recommended
as the worlds best corn cure by r.
@. GRIZZARD.