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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-13
But the Taste is up to You

All cigarettes pure but when it to the taste,
nobody can help you choose You simply have to decide
for yourself.
Of course, Fatima'S taste mag not appeal to yOu.
But most men who try FamaS like the taste well that
they seek urtheroherwiSe FatimaS could never have
and held their enormous and growing leadership
amounting to and half BILLION cigarettes
year.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-13
They Might Have Been Peas.

An old Irish woman kept a small
fruit stand and was displaying a few
watermelOns. A smart fellow took
up one and observed. These are
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-13

THE one purpose Of this advertisement is to ask you
in fair and square way to give Fatmas Geo for 15cl
good trial If they don't happen to suit your taste,
you'll quit smoking them of course. But if you like
FamaS well as MOST men do you'll be mighty glad
you read this advertisement and ACTED ON I'll
Below two simple tests which you easily make
and which may help you find your sensible cigarette.
1T may may not be Fatima But be fair to yourself
and find ''yOurS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-13

Tastes difer-in fashions, foods and pretty girls
Also in cigarettes.
cigarette that started out to please every mans
taste would end up by pleasing none.
Most of us like our cigarette smoke deicouSy cool
and retreShing The Mexican likes his hot and dry, with
q nice little peppery sting in it.
Some men like cigarette wholesomely, tragranty
mild Others of us hunt for cigarette almost as heavy
Us a black cigar.
Most of us want an 'casy' cigarette SENSIBLE
one so that no matter how steadily or how many we
smoke well feel as fit as a fiddle Other men, though
don't about that. They smoke only tew-So they
want a kick like mules in each puff.
All of us want smoke ull-boded Pit must Sati8Y
that Smokehunger But the cigarette that Just fills the
bill for yo may not do at all for your neXtdoo neighbo
ISome7cherr-amOng all tie brands on tie martet-is the
one juSt-rigM cigarette for YOUi
Maybe it's the very you have in your
pocket-bah are gOu SURE? Maybe it's some entirely
different cgarette-itmay ormay not be Fatima
But ''fnd it," Until you do, you're cheating your
self out of whole lot of smoke pleasure Also you re
wasting some money.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08
Wfaiienitreif lit @elt=
NeD Yorf.
sSmternrball @erftbr DDm
Spratnie bis SnHalO
rnbt.
8eieaidaften bertueisertem slmerfem'
ming Der yMmalsamateo".
9lnbnrn tit pbne iebiueben Strafem-
babn-getrieb.
&pdeiter, gnffalo, Spraenie, Spd'
port fiiblen ben Streif.

Spracuie, 81. g., s. Ipril.
Ser Streif Der 9lmalgafnateo &iio-
ciation of Street & electric 9failpap
Gnlplopes, Der iid1 gegen Die empire
llniteo 9loilpap-2inien ridtet lulo
faftii6oas gan5e Snteriirban-Spitem
oes mitleren uno peitli6en Seem
0orf beriibrt, lit beltte in 9raft. Ils
sSolge oapon perfebrte feline ein5ige
Gar in Der Staot 9luburn uno Die
9luburn & Spraciiie.9inie mar oitber
getrieb, mGbreno anbere 9inien
mebr ODER tpeniger in Wtitleioen-
i6oft ge5oeen ftitb. Der Streif
ipurbe geitern abenb ongeorbnet, als
iif Die Strobeilbabn. .@eienidaft met
gerte, Die r9lntaIgan1oteb" aIs Die
Representative Union ibrer 9lneeiten-
ten ortsuerfennen. Sin eirrigen ibrer
9illien bot rdmlih Die @eieaidaft
&ontrafte nit ben 2ofomotipfiibrer.
nnb &onbuftenr, Unions.
Gors on Ser fog. 2ofe Sbore- ooer
tEspego Tipiiion berfebrten uobl
! nod belite, ober Elm Silfsf9erifl
fubr olif ieber Gnr, tpelfe Der
S6uppen perlieB, ip1brertb slutorno'
bile, nit 8oIi5iiten belaben, bic Gars
nod ben Stobterenaen besIeitetet
Die Safe Sbore-garS fonrinen iibei
ibre eigenen @eleife nod Der Sto0t
ipobiird) es fir iie moelid lit
nod betrieben al tperoen.
@Gbreno fein Streif on Der Ro
DIETER, Sproeiiie & @aiterit berrid,t
10 bot Die glntoIgomateb bod ner
binoert, ooB Cars ouf ben ftaotliher
StraBenbobngeletfen rah Der Stab.
Gohelter fon1rneit. Dnsielbe lit II
Buffalo, 9odport ,tnb Ningara GoI1s
Der Soil.
9ieStreiffiibrer bebnlpten, bnf
iie ben getrieb aller 2irien bon Sp
racuie bis Buffalo 1tnterblinben bot
ten.
@nburn, 81. g., s. Ipril. 9lI
Ter StraBenbabn-Werfebr in @libnri
lit belite eingeitent, nahoem eeiteri
Die @ngeiteIlten Der alburn & Sp
rocitie Co., Die ale 2iilien in ititi
Inn 9luburn betreibt, on ben Strei
gegangen ipnrer. Sitnep- -gitiie'
brinsen bier Die Irbeiter nod ibrei
Sabrifen. IorIduftg miro fein Ser
| ind genta9t tperoen, ben ngetrieb mi
Silfe bon Streifbre9ern aiif5itneb
men.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08
ieitigt tporoeit fp1re.

ieitigt tporoei1 fpdre.
Sn bent geriht, ben beitte Der ae.
meinionte sliisibub bes Souies nnb
oes Sertates eiitbra6te, Der bic 8e.
i6uloigungen iinteriuht batte, one
oie8abnen einen ,,9eitehungsfonos
aiifgebradt b1tten, Inn cine gin fin
grbobung Der 9aiingierraten blr1.
5liiesen, tpirb ieoermann bon Ser.
oaft gereilligt. Sie geihuloigun.
gen tperoen aIs poIlig gritnolos bin.
geftellt, nidt MIR fotpeit lie Die @iie,l.
bobnen betreffen, ionoern olt6 iofpeit
iie @iienbabn-GomntiffGr Cunning
barn, Die slbgeoroneten Spn1ono:
iirto gBilep, ireenbtpelfen Staotsbe
anlten iitb Die peri1ieoenen 9ei
tlngslelte beriibren.
9anfing, 8. 9lpril. 9m1tii
vbie n16ite Generation riHt in I'm.
fen,trtis Der Nationol- -Snnrne oitf.
ipa9ie" ,fiibrte berte &ep. Charles
@eiiiert bon Saitings eine giGl elm
Die nerIangt, oab ieoer Sdiiler, 6ei
elm Ibgangs5engnis oes ohten @ro
bes erbaIten ioa, irnitanoe iein n1iib
rImerica" unb rStar Spanglef
Banner" uus bem @eoG6tnis borsu
| frozen.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08
8eibe beamiprmhen
ben Sieg.
&iberiprff)enbt Mtl.
bungeu Don |iQa uuo
Garran5a.
gsndj Der einen Obreson sefAlasem,
nah anberer iiegreidJ.
slmdl Gen. Serrera ioa pom @il(a se-
idllagem iuprbem iein.
9lnsriif amf gtmeup 2areoo ioa IN
elmer @pdje erfplgen.

GI Gaio, Ser, s. Mpril. Be-
ante Der Iino.Snftion erfldrten
beute in ssuore5, baB Die geieoerlase
Ser glrmee bes Gen. Obregor IN
3entrol. .Nerico einen pernihtenoen
S6log sesen Die SaG)e Garran6as
beoeute. Wlelbnngen on oas Soitpt-
quarter 8illa's bebaiipten, oob
Sbregon's Gruppen ii6 BON einent
Il11ft, ettpa in ser 0titte 5ipif9elt
Nueretoro unb SSropuoto gelegen,
iiibmGrts sliriid5oeen. @i1a leitet
perionlia Die |erfolgung bieier
Sritppen. 2out Den geridten faritpf-
ten oif beiben Seiten ie 10000 biz
5000 Mar1n.
Baibington, 8. Ipril. @e'
neral Garror5as bieiiee @eetttltr pit
blisierte beitte foleenbes Seleeror1m
Gorronaas, bas ibr geitern 5ugegan-
gen mar:
,8eitern morgen beganit cine
Shlodt nabe @elopa 5tpiihen Erup-
pen oes Gen. Sbregon unb ioldett,
Die bon 9illa perionlib fonttnanbiert
iuurben, unb i1 erbieIt 5oeben cine
M1itteiIung bes @en Obregon, mo.
nod er ben Seiito eefbIngen batte.
8ino oerlor 20OO Mann an Eoten
iutb Sertpunbeten unb cine erobe
3ohl Gefongene, @affen itito Whini-
tion. Obregon nerfolet ben flieben-
ben Seinb."
Oos Staatsoeportentei1t bat feline
geit1tigune bon benl eerneloeten
Sieg Gorroitaas erbolten
9upal @eii, perionIi6er @ertreter
bes 8rGiibenten 8ilion, Der geitern
| in Der Stabt Werico eingetroffen
mar, bot nod feinen geridt iiber Die
bortigen 9rit6rbe obeeiaitbt. Or
tpuroe geitern bon Gen. GnrSo, oem
Stnbtoberbaiipt, empfongen, fpie Der
braiilioniide 8eiaribte Dem Stnats.
oeportemertt nlitteilte
Brownsville, Ger, s. gpril.
Ser Gorrarva Monoplnn ipurbe
tp6brenb Der perfloiienen Nadt bier
BON Der sSradtcar berabgenontmet
uno beiite r1orsen iiber ben SluB
nod Matanloros gebrad)t. g. q.
Gbopa bon Son Irtonio, Ger, eing
nit Der Weoidine iroh Der bclager-
ten Stabt. Or bpfft, fie au fnbreit.
Seitern fieIen sdiiiie iiber ben GluB
in Brownsville nieoer, unb Col.
gIofiom bot cine llnteriudine ein.
eeleitet.
@ofbin9ton, n, s. Ipril. Noh.
ridten ON bic bieiiee 8ino aeertur
melbeten, BOB Garrotaa 9rlippert
linter @en. Serrera in 9ontpo5os ge-
lf6Iagen fpnrben unb fif in l1norb-
iriing gegen 9uepo 2nrebo 5uriidSic-
ben. 8ieIe Sffi5iere uno Solboten
Iflieben nod Der omerifanii6en Seite
bes 6luiies. 9ie 9epeide fiigt bin5ii,
oob Die 0ilIo Sruppen no6 giepo-
rierlIng Der gobnitrefe in ettpn elmer
@o6e Nueoo 2arebo ongreifen mir.
ben.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08

Iie 6clltiten 9lGtter ocS ean5cn
Geihes peroffertlihen glrtifel, IN
0enen Der Zoo ocs aapitons Otto
Don @eooigen, bes 6iibrers pom II 9
mo II 30, beflogt miro, oeiIcn Sel-
oenloufbabn 10 iGb abgei6nitten
puroe. 0arans i6eint MN nit Si-
ferbeit gefolgert peroen 5ll fOnnen,
oab II %. oeiien 8erluit bon Ser
britii6en glomiralit1t am 26. 0f6rS
gcineloet nuroe uno oas nod einem
aeltrigen 9eri6t Ser oeltti6en no
nlirulitGt als perloren angeiehen
fperoen mus, pirflid) in ben @riIno
gebobrt tporoen lit
Sin erfulsreider 0iterreihiifer
5lieser.
8erIin. s. glpril. 0rubtlos ilber
Soppiae. e. q. sic lleberieeiide
Ha6rihtenogeritllr berIhtet iiber ei-
nen ouBergelpobnlihen &onlpf III
Der 2uft. ser. ipie aus 8uoopeit &C.
neloet miro, 5lpil6en einen oiterrei-
fii6en 1lnb brei riliiiihen Slng3ell-
gen ausgefofter puroe.
Gos oiterreidiife 6lue5eue erto6
fid) ilber ieine 8egner 1no mar einc
gombe bernb. oie eines Der ritiiiiden
Slu95elige trof. glus elmer Snpe
BON 1900 CARDS iarlte bieie5 sur
@roe binob. Der 9itftipirbel, Der 0o-
6ur6 entitono, rib ou6 Die beiben
anoeren 6lugseu9e Der 9iiiiien 6ur
@roe nieoer.
Sermiidte Sriessna6riftsr.
Berlin, s. @pril. 0robilo&
iiber SapniIle, 9t. q. Die Heb r
ieeiide gtahridtetoeeiitur bcrofrcnt
li6t einen @eriht Der 3iiri6er Sci
tltn1 pornah Elm fran5oiii6er 6lie-
ger mobreno zines 9en6tflitge5 ilbet
StraBburg 9omben berabnorf, bic
in tit @efongenenlager iiale.;. in
Dem 800 gefongene Srnn5oiei1 inter
gebrodt noren. sSiinf babon nur-
Den i6iper perlpunoet.
Cine Tetrogrober iiioiihe 8ere;-
nigune berednet. boB so 900 Sneen
oua @orihmi nertrieben inurben mo
MN oboohlos itno.
Die @iienbobnberbinointg 5pilden
Ger Sufopino uno Dem Snnereit
Seiterreids lit mieoer bereeitellt.
Die Erolibitiunsfrase in Gnslanb.
9onoon, 8. slpril. Dos aabi.
nett lit geitern in ieiner Sieiute 5li
feinem @eihluB iiber Die 8robi-
billions fruge gefommen iino bober
miro cine 9oiling Der Sraee Dor ben,
3rinmmentritt oes Harloments in
Ser ndhiten @ofe nift ertpartet
Sumner mebr fontrnt man 5lir
Slniidt, ooB oie &egierllng
ii6 6orouf bei6rGnfen miro,
Den glntrog eili5ubringen, onb
Der Serfauf bon Spirituoieil
uerboten peroe. glud oas miro iibri-
aens nidt cine refine &egieritngs-
mobnabme iein, on obne Die 3ii-
Thinning ser Earteien nidts getan
meroen fam.
Sic fonierootipen sSiibrer a. 5.
9alfuur uno slnoreip 9onar 9afr
baben, tpie man gloubt, bereits pri-
pat ibre 3iiitimmiing SIT ieber oies-
be5iigliden Niabregel eegeberl, INFO
fern bcr5eit nift cine totale Hrobi-
bition in gliisiift geonmmen fpiro
@enn ocr Serfalif BON Sdnaps
lno moglider @eiie oid 8ein per'
boten miro, 10 miro @nglano Dem
9eiipiel Gublanos folgen, Dos dbn.
lih porgegangen lit, ebe es allge'
meine Nrobibition einfiibrte
Selbit oos Serfaufsuerbot fiir
Spirituoicn miro ieood] nidlt obne
betr1d)tlid)e Sppofition BON oerSeite
Der Ssntcrciicnten bur6geben. 9er
ginfluf Der 9ortci, Die freipilligt
GntboltIanfeit sepflest ipiiien mill
p6d)it. Inter ibren lesten Refrit'
ten befinoen ii6 Die Sdupter Der
ifiebener 9ir9en. Die fih perpfIid'
tct boben, .ii6 fir Die 9auer bes
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08

pte eitr8tge fdsri@e 6eaf.
r&e Seitune in 2Gi6iaar,,
wec6e Die 9epsf9err osr
ER YreHe 6rinst
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08

Ser tGgIih he Shiffsnerfebr
sipii6er Detroit uno Bort Suron III
aeitern pom Ounlpfer @oitfeta croft.
net moroen, Der Inn 9 l1br bon 9e.
troit obfiibr uno beitte nlorgen 5ii'
riidfebrte. Bon iest an f1brt er ie'
ben 9eohntittag Inn 123 llbr bon bier
ob, dusgenontnen nr Sorittaeen
uenn Der 9ompfer Inn neun l1br
nlorgens bier abfdbrt uno obenos
tpieber 5uriidfebrt
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08
Sob fam pl0tlidJ.

Mt. Clemens, Niih., s.
@pril HuboIpb Saeen BON Clinton
3otpnfbip, &c Sabre oft, itarb ge.
itern, p6brenb er in ieinem 8arten
arbeitete. Gin Ser5i6lag bereitete
Dem 2eben bes Wtannes elm ldbes
gnoe.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08

ipre9ens, Die Weutrolitdt Der Ser.
Stoaten ilidt nerlesen 5u tpollen.
gtenport Retps, 8. &pril.
Seute firth beft6tigte Solicitor So-
milton offiSiea ben gmpfang BEG
8riefes oes 9npt. Gbieridien, porin
er ieinen @ntfdluB, bie gitel 5u IN
ternieren, nritteilte OR initruierte
oen aapit6n, bos Shiff Dor slnfer
5u balten, biz 6lottenoffiSiere bic
glGne fir bic llnterbringumg oes
9reu5ers I'M 0orfclfer Sdiffsbof
feiteeiest bdtten.
= Tie crften Srieoenstouben iino
fei0er qctpohnItf - gutenl
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08
Sroboem idlngtn aat ibre Nn'
griffe bisber ftbl.

SritlidJe Sriegsidiffe lie=
gen nod bel SalflanOz
inleln.
Gnslano oerimdt, SeritGrfnnss-
munnidaften binsnienSem.
Rniie bebaupten srufe Grfolse tn
Sarpatbeu 5n babeu.
Ceitli6er 6iterrci6iidler Slnsel an-
seblif iiuliert.
Seim &uitufpaf Elm &eil 5piifen
ihm nnb !6nnptnrmee.
Staliemiides Susialiitemblatt iiber
Soften Ses Striescs.
Sisber 5,95O,OOO Wfann Serlnit nnb
rieiige Opfer an Uelb.
@erienfnng Der II 90 bnrfl griten
idleinbar nid)t etniuanbfrei.
Sriten idDeinen haI nnlanterer Traf-
tifen beoient sn bnben.
Snrtiifle Sruppen itno nod INNER
in Iegppten.
Gmaliihe &erlnite bel gtenbeG6apele
perben immer srOker.
Ceiterreidliihcs Tlnssena wirb NIT
brei rniiiihen Ieriig.
Munteneariniidler 0tarftplnt bon
DIT. ilieger bumbnrbiert.
Srnns0iiiflc Cffeniipe bi3lcr erfpls.
los.
Berlin, s. 9lpril. Srdhtlus
iibcr Snppille, u. y. Scs grmce-
banptnnnrticr uer0ffentlidDte bente
iulgenocn uffisiellcn Seridlt:
Die Sample Sluiidlsn Der Wiaaa
nno Der Woiel bielten geiteru an.
Die fransOfiidlen glnsriffe i'm @oure-
biitrift, nnf ben ;pDben Dun Gumbres,
bcim @albe pun Seelnie, nOrblidD
uun ct. Ntibicl, inn Nalbe bon 9lillp,
n6rolidl BON SlircH nno I'm @albe
uun Se Eretre iuaren nlle erfulslOs.
9ic Transuien batten nngebenre
gerlnitc, ubne ben serinsiten0eiuinn
Sn ersiclen.
Gin iruil30lii6er 5lieger uon
Yoris. Ger in imieren Sinien 5ii lan-
ocn 1e5punaen mar uno eefangen
qenommcn nutoe. erflorte, in Yaris
iei iiber Die fron5oliihen Serliiite III
Der Champagne nitt5 befunltt.
~ghf Dem oitlihen &riegsifou-
plos bnbcn lid feline nclien @nttuid-
hmacn crgcbei. 0as @etter lit
idlcd)t uno Die StraBen iino unpoi-
lierbor.
u ~.
Berlin. iibcr 2onbon. 8. SlpriI.
Gie boliptitGhtiide Yreiie lit oorin
einig. ooB es tcbr ,peroohtig" nils-
lebe. ooB oie britiidIe Nonirulitdt
iiber Die @erierfring oes Souhbootes
II 20 feinc Gin5elheiten ongebc. Die
Sogesjcititng mod)t oorollf pltf-
mcrfiom. ooB nm %. YtGr5, ols Die
%erienfung oes llnterieebootes in
Souoon ecmcloet pur6e. nidt einn1al
gelogt nur6e, mann, no lul0 mle
oos Boot 5Im Snfen gebraht NOR
eSn lei 9orais f0nne nit Cider
bit geifloiien merocn, ooB Die Ser.
ienfiIng nidt in cinmonofreier Slrt
eeifcbcn lit. lpobrideinIi6 in oenl
slugenblid. nls bos Souhboot ooniit
bcidoitiet mar. Die MonnlhofteR on-
oerer ncrienfter Sd)iffe. britiifer mo-
tiirlif, dt retten. Inoere 9l1tter
iprehen Die &erntiitling aus. oob II
% ourh Elm britiiheS SonoeIsihiff,
oos irnter nelitroIer 6logee fiibr,
5lnr Sinfen eebroht puroe.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1915-04-08
Die emsliid)en &erlnite bel Nemne
GAapelle.

2onoon. s. slpriI. Die eroBett
Serluite Der britii6en @rnee BEL
9eeupe Gbopelle, bic in elmer ecitern
peroffentlidten 8erlilitIiite per5eidl.
net limb, peroen onrh cine beute ber-
(Jortfesuns ouf seite 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-29
FRENCH

Paris. Oct 29-North of the river Aisne, there was last night very se- were fighting with bombs and gren- ades. according to the statement given out this afternoon by the French war office.
 There was also bombardment in the Champagne district in which both sides took part
 The text of the communication fol- 1owss
 tsY esterday evening there was fight ing of. particular violence with bombs and hand grenades north of the river Aisne in the sectors of Puisaleine and Quenneyieres.
 In the Champagne district the bombardment in which both sides toox part previously ported, contin- ued during the night in the same To- cality. namely, near Tenure as well as in the vicinity of the work called La. Ccurtain.
 There is nothing to report from the remainder Of the front,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-29
Gone to the Port of Missing Husbands, He
 Is Silent Six Years

He must have gone to the. port of missing mem said Judge Case in the superior court this afternoon after Ann Maria Johnson testified her sail- or husband nlysterlonsly disappeared six years ago.
 Mrs Johnson. who lives in Norwalle, said she had heard nothing from her husband since he left so the court granted d decree on the ground Of desertion. Mrs. Johnson married the. defendant in 1S88
 Carrie B. Weaver of this city sought a decree from William J. Weaver of this city but the case was continued besause Of insufficient evidence. Mrs. Weaver accused her husband of inf deity and named Leila Ober, a boardt- CT at the same house, as co-resperl- dent. There was no other witness, however, and the court asked for more evidence. Mrs. Weaver's maid en na11le was Carrie Davis. She mar ried the defendant March >12, 1898.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-29
DEATH OF MELIUS
 BRINGS GRIEF TO
 HOST OF FRIENDS
Was Prominent FraternaIly and Socially, as Well as
 In Business Life.

1 Death last night took from Bridge port one of it's most prominent cit l izens, George ,E1sey MeIius, vice pres l ident and treasurer of the H. O. Can field company, a one time deputy col 1 lector of customs, 53rd degree Ma son. and an active member of many i fraternities and clubs
 MT Melus died at his home, 461 l Norman stret, following 8 lengthy ill- ness diagnosed as general break i down caused by a remote stomach 1 complaint While his health had been failing for some time it was not until 1 a month ago that his condition be- came so serious as to cause him to give up his work. MT. Me1ius made
 several trips to the South ill the hope that the change of c1imate would help him but they did him no good MT. Melius had been. connected witt. I the H. o. Canf1eld Go practically sine.
 it's organization. He was a member I of the Pyramid Temple. Mobiles of t1fe ] Mystic shrine. was a 33rd degree Ma son, a member of the Algonquin club, the Sea Side club, the Commercial l Travellers association and had been president of the Business Mems 'asso-
 GIittion.
 He was born in New York 57 years
 eso. the son of Joseph E. ana Loui.'e Lewis Ne1ius. He was graduated
 from the College of the City of New ? ork, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Arts. Later he studied medicine for two years at the College of Med icine, Deciding that he did not desire to become 9 physician MT. Melius left school and entered the business world.
 I1l 1885 he came to this city as book keeper for the H. o. Garfield Co,
 which had been organized a short time. He has resided in this city since.
 About 1890 he was made deputy coll
 iettor of customs and during the pe- #tfod that he held that office he was not affiliated with the ICan6eId com pany as an ernp1oye. When he retired from the government position he re- turned to the rubber company, where he htLd been since, advaneing step by step until he attained the second high est office in it.
 On July 2s. 1887. his 29th birthday, he was married to Miss Maggie H. McCarty of Milford. Pa His widow and one daughter. Miss Gladys Melius, are his only survivors.
 While arrangements for the funeral have not been entirely completed it is planned. to hold the services at ? 80 tomorrow afternoon from the home. Rev. John MacLaren Richardson, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, will ofaeiate, and delegations from the various fraternities and clubs of which
 MT. Melius was 9 member will be present On Sunday morning the body will be. taken to Utica, N. Y, for in torment t1A Forest Hill cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-29
Life Without Him Not Worth While,
 Says tilted Girl

eff George doesn't love me any longer I don't care to nve.,' declared Edith Wheeler at St Vincent's hos pitaI today. The girl walked into the back. room of Matt Wieler's saloon in Main street through a. back alley last night that leads to the stage entrance of Polls theatre.
 She ordered a drink of whislzey from Tom Kiernan, the waiter, and when Charles Williams, the bartender, was pouring out the wEiskey, the girl slipped subs tance believed to be bi- choIoride of mercury into her mouth and then drank the wl1iskey.
 Kiernan, after serving her, went up- stairs and returned 2 a moment later. to find her lying frothing at the mouth aA1d5 writhing al7out under the table where she had taken the drink He rushed upstairs for williams and the latter called the ambulance
 The girl had been working at the Alexander lunch room in Congress street where George is a chef. She has been living at 81 Idndley street. At the lunch room today the other girls employed there refused to tell ."George's'' other name. At the hos pita1 it was said at press hour that Miss Wheeler would recover.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-29
STAR SHIRT GIRLS PRESENT FAREWELL
 GIFT TO COMRADE
Mrs. Davidson Off For Eng land Where War Has Left
 Mother Alone.

Mrs. Jessie Davidson of 35 Rose dale street. for the past five years ar operator at the Star Shirt factory on tVashtn gton avenue was tendered Q. farewell reception at Eagles. hall last night by the members Of the local branch of United Garment Workers of America, No. 27d. Mrs. Davidson will sail Saturday morning, fer Manches- ter, England, on the American liner St. Paul where she will visit her mother. Her stay will be indefinite.
 The reception accorded Mrs. David son was 8 comp1ete surp prise as last evening was the regular semi month ly meeting. After the meeting ad- journed John J. Manning of New York, orga nizer of the United Gar ment Workers of America, who came to address thes conference was asked to make the presentation speech in behalf of the local branch. Mrs. Da- vidson was given a handsome leather purse as 9 token of the esteem of h TT co-wor4xer Deeply touched by the gift Mrs. Davidson responded 1e elingly thanking the branch for the kind token and stafing that in case sha did not return it would old many happy "reminiscences.
 Since the great conflict which has developed in nearly every country in been practically deserted as her three . ms are now at the front fighting for their country.
 Five new members were initiated into the local union last night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-29
HUSBAND DUCKED
 HER IN BAT BROOM:
 SHE ASKS DIVORCE
Mrs. Wakelee Adds That He Borrowed Money Which
 He Did Not Return.

Declaring that her husband held her head under the faucet in the bathroom, Alice Edwards Wakelee of this city appeared before Judge Case in the superior court this afternoon to seek a divorce from Harold s. WakeIee of parts unknown. Mrs. WakeIee said her husband was very cruel to her in otEer ways. He often beat her and and also hurT her feel ings by borrowing sT5 which he fail ed to return. She tried to be good wife, even buying a motor truck for him to get a start in business The couple were married k September 5, 1911. The court granted Mrs. Wake lee a decree.
 The case of Minnie R. zega form erly of this city but now of Branch vile. against Louis zega. was con- sunued for lack of evidence. The wife testified that her husband stole an automobile from her father, who was then living in Boston. and brought the machine to this city, where he~was ar rested. Mrs. zego said her husband deserted her four years ago. The couple were married January 3, 1909.