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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-15
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Volume 19
REDUCING THE ACREAGE.
Just now, while there Is so much
talk about reducing the acreage In
cotton, every farmer should sit down
and reason the matter out for him
self, from his own standpoint, and
consider how he is concerned 1ndiv1d-
ually.
The cotton acreage must be re-
duced; there can be no question about
that And there is no dlscounting
the fact that organization is alright
We would not discount either the re-
ductior or the organization. But, get
ting right down to hard facts, every
man has got to take care of himself
The man who looks to any organization
TO take care of him, and manage his
affairs fer him, is going to get left.
If every farmer reduces his cotton
acreage one-fourth, or one-half, what
is going to be the effect-not on the
country. but on himself? That Is the
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-04-15
enters Newport
supplies
\ Americans are anxious to leave

Tampico at once.
Russian successes cause peace talk
for Hungary and war rumors for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
STOCK MARKET

Noon.-Dea ngs in the first hour barely aggregated 2oo,o coo shares de spite the active movement in steel That stock contributed about one-f1fth of the whole with Marine preferred, Colorado Fuel, Baldwin Anaconda, Great Northern Ore and New 1ork Central making up much of the bat ance. Steel and Central receded mod erately on realizing for profit and war shares were affected to a greater ex- tent. Coppers were steady on the fur tler rise of metal to 22 cents Trading grew increa singIy light with the prog ress of the morning session. Bonds were irregular with marked haviness in Anglo-French 5s, large blocks sell ing at 94 1-4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
CITY RECOvERS
 QUICKLY FROM
 SUNDAY STORM
Wire and Service Trouble a Is Eliminated Rapidly
 Here.

The storm of yesterday left it's trace Ln this city only slightly today. Slushy street conditions. some congested sew CTS, delayed freight and passenger service on the railroads, and boats tied up In the harbor, caused incon- yenience-
 On the New Haven road. which to- day is bearing towards Bridgeport Thousands of passengers in excess of The regular quota, trains, on an aver age, were half an hour late. No elec- tries were seen and little freight is in motion owing to an embargo which has been placed on shipments from the Els9t-
 While rzalroading was accomplished under hazardous conditions yesterday. repa7rs of wires have brought some couznuuiczt1on into this city and it is hoped soon to resume normal nafdc-
 The trolley lines were operating c1nsB fo schedule today. There was p1aCf7ra14y no interruption yesterday other than that caused by falling Erees in EAndeld and on the Strat1e1d Eane yesterday these were soon re- moved by the wrecking crews
 Ia the hzrbors no serious conse- tFaEmres were noted, almost all ship pang having reached port before the blow began yasterday- One house hnmA warped to the Mohag7k Yacht ezrs. broke from her mooring yester- dRysand was in danger of being stove anaaga1nst fhs Strafford avenue bridge yesEeDdzy but was saved by the pres enre of mind Of pedestrdans who made the boat fast when moor1ng lines were 3hnoWn to fnam- The telegraph and telephone com EanAas suffered e1igh41y an their toll afn0 service but not locally. The TeIe-
 5ane Go. reports the loss of 40 lines RTn-@&aEa which are being restored
 z1ckiy- A few of the Postal and s7rveG1ern Union Telegraph lines were b1Dwn down but they also are being Nspazrod.
 HAe1a tide today caused water to back up fn several sewers in the low living sections Of the city, but little damage was cansed-
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HowAm s. CHuRCH.l

Howard s. Church died this morn Ing at the home of his mother. Mrs. Frank T. Church. 749 Wood avenue, after a two weeks illness with pneu- 5nonia-. He was only IT years of age. His death has come as a se- were shock to his family, including his grandfather, George B. Hawley. of the firm of Hawley. Wil1not & Reynolds, who started west On his vacation yes terday, and has had to return MT Church had been. working at the Acme Shear Go. He attended High school a few years ago and was popu- lar, enjoying a. wide circle of young Hriends. He is survived by his moth CT. his brother, HawIey Church. a sis ter. Miss Eleanor Church and his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. George B. Haw1ey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
MARY A. CORR

The funeral of Mary A. Corr was held from the residence of her broth- CT, John J. Corr, in Stratford, at 8:3o this morning and from St. James church, Stratford, at o'clock, wh ere the Rev. Michael O'Connor sang the mass of requiem At the offertory, Miss Catherine Russell sang IttAve Maria and after the mass, 'fFace to Face.' The services were largely at tended and there were many beautiful floral pieces. Interment was in St
 MichaeTs cem etery. The bearers were Patrick and William Reilly, Joseph and John Day, John and Henry Gar rity. Miss Corr died Saturday morn ing in RTidd1etown. She is survived by three brothers, John J., William F.,
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Disorganization of Help in Freight Terminals is
 Blamed For Congestion
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(Continued from Page 1.) whose work hasn't been done efficient ly since he left.
 Several of the clerks, who worked for years at the local houses, have left for other places. Many men things are slack and they lose several hours in their weekly ''tin1e.''
 Not long ago, freight congestion was so heavy sthat all the gangs in the Whiting streeet house were put to work to clear a path through the freight so that transfers could be nov ed It took them all of one morn ing
 On the floor of the whiting street house it was customary in the days when freight was moved for 26 cents, to have a man or two with each gang, sorting freight and thus improving speed This has been done away with.
 E It is admitted that conditions are abnormal. but it is claimed that the conditions are not such as should crip- ole the system ds
 The new officials put in a bonus sys- tenn at the freight houses soon after the strike Some of the men got as much as 10 cents a week extra, for moving more freight than usual.
 Twelve miles of freight trains are said to be stalled at Afaybrook, the terminal of the Central New England. Engines are being hired by the New Haven at the rate of $25 a day and all available engineers from other roads are being .'broken in' on the New Haven lines. They must have one or two months training before they are allowed to pilot a. train
 The Ontario 6 Western and the Del aware, ,Lackawanna & Western systems are leasing engines and men to the New Haven. Although men have been paid 24 hours pay for days work law rules. the congestion due to the storm of Dec. 13 hasn't been elinni- nated-
 Friday, Saturday and Sunday were bad days for passengers on the New Haven owing to the holiday rush and the storm Of Sunday. The Federal ex- press yesterday was late. At Storm vile the fireman missed written orders and the train was stopped while the crew crawled under the train looking for them.
 Passengers awakened at New Haven hotels in time to catch the 4:40 to New York discovered that the train was temporarily discontinued while heavy express trains of 20 cars each were loaded to be sent out with late Christmas gifts. They waited many hours.
 Near West Haven the Federal ex- press encountered a tangle of heavy feed wires that scraped across the coaches to the fourth car. The wire gang climbed the poles and with pliers cut the wreckage free.
 At the west side of .Washtngton bridge wires were found down and the train encountered a freight train with broken coupling bar The trip to Bridgeport was made from that r,oint with extreme s1owness while section of the freight train was push ed into the East End freight yards for repairs
 1t was declared here today that in +ewnretafion of the embargo am nouncenent of the New Haven, made last night, is that no more freight. other than perishable goods live fstocK ss,7 coal. may be received from points west of Harlem river for points m Eastern Connecticut
 Forty more men were 1rnported to- freight houses
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
THOMAS REcKoRD.

The funeral of Thomas Reckord was largely attended at 8:3O this morning from his late home, 268 Main street and a half hour later from Sacred Heart church where the mass of requiem was sung by Rev. Matthew Judge. At the offertory, the choir sang fave Maria and after the mass Beautiful Land on High Among the handsome floral tributes was a huge broken circle from the Second District Republican club. The bearers were Bernard Lee, James Mullaney, Thomas Speers, Michael O'Connor, Lawrence McGot1gh and George De- vine. Interment was in St. NIichaePs cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
STEAMER XASAKA NsaARU,
 SMOKING ROOM AricssALOf4

That the steamship Maru. sunk by a German or Austrian submarine off Port Said, carried $12. .5oo, 900 Japanese gold with her to the bot tom was announced in Tokyo. AL though the new 11,oO0 ton vessel was almost hurled out of the water by the force of torpedo and sank in forty-nine minutes, the commander unanswered with such skill that every person on board was in the small boats before the steamship turned turtle and disappeared from view. A French gunboat, cruising near. picked up the passengers and crew at midnight and landed them at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
PRIVATE JIMMY BRITT.

Name. James Edward Britt.
 Home: San Francisco. California.
 Occupation: Actor.
 Age: Thirty-six.
 Nationality: American
 Height: Five feet six inches.
 These were doubtless some of the statistics set down by the Australian recruiting officer when Jimmy Britt, the dandy of the two-a-day p1ayhouses of four continents and aforetime Beau BrummeI of the ring. presented himself for enlistment in His British Majesty's colonial army.
 Although an American to the core, Britt has spent many. years in England and imbibed a. fondness for English speech, clothes and customs which have been markedly in evidence in re- cent years. When the former pride of tEeS Pacific coast was pulling his stcu1tured monologue" in American theatres last year, informed his friends of his acceptance of an offer to tour Australia. Arrived in the Antipodes the former lightweight champion was overcome with patriotic enthusiasm and a. desire to slay Teutons and Turks. Somewhere in Europe-most likely in the Near East-Private Jim my Britt is probably beginning anoth- Ter and possibly a tragic phase of his variegated and romantic career.
 The life story of James Edward Britt had it's beginning on an Autumn ,day in 1879. He was born in San Francisco, and spent his youth in the district known as South of the SIot.'' which has produced more first class fighters than any other section of the same size in the world
 The Britts were not wealthy, and, while Jimmy and his brothers receiv- ed a, fair education. they soon had to get out and hustle for themselves. Jim my decided that the plumbing trade offered opportunities for acquiring wealth, and as a boy he set out to master the art of making two leaks where only one was before. He was getting along nicely in his trade when an accidental meeting in a saloon changed the whole course of his ex- istence.
 From his boyhood Jimmy had strong liking for sartoria1 eTnbel1ish- ments and fancy clothes, and by this time lie was twenty-one he was earn ing enough money to satisfy his an1- bition in this direction. He was ad- raittedly the "swe1lest dresser's south of Market street Every evening he displayed himself in all his glory of silk Hid" and boiled shirt and flashing diamond and highly polished shoes to say nothing of an evening suit of the most correct style, to the admiring
 
 handsome, sta1wart young fellow, and every girl within a radius of many blocks looked upon him with awe and admiration. A smile and a nod and a court1y lifting of the famous silk top per were sufficient to cause the heart of any of the maidens to go pit-a-pat with joy. An, Private Jimmy out there in the trenches, it is to be fear ed that your trail is marked by bro ken hearts, for you were ever f1ckle lad, and rave little thought to the pos sible effects of your glad rags upon inn questionable maidens.
 But if the young plumber aroused the admiration and awe of the girls, and the respectful adulation of his boy companions, there were others, rude and uncouth men, who were inclined to jeer at Britt's fondness for rah-rah IsSay clothes In short, these unfeeIing individuals comm only referred to him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
JAMEs M,oARTHY.

The funeral Of James Mccarthy was held from his late home, 724 Railroad avenue on Saturday and from Sacred Heart church at 12:30 where a ser vice was read by Rev Thomas F. Mooney The services were largely attended, and there were many hand some floral tributes The bearers were Michael Donovan, Patrick Cur ran. David Broderick from the Holy Name society of the church, and Henry Kennedy, Frederick Riley and Andrew Higgins from Court Pequon- mock F. of A. Interment was in St. MichaeIs cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
CATHERINE q. TANsEY

Catherine T. Tansey died this morn ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs J. F. Johnson of ''The Arden 20 West Liberty street. Mrs Tansey came from her home in Lseominster, Mass, at Thanksgiving time to visit her daughter. She was stricken with a shock soon after arriving and her death resulted. Besides her daugh- ter in this city, she is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. E. w Barr and Miss Minnie Tansey, and two sons, Thomas and James Tansey, all of LeominsteE The body was shipped to her home in that town this afternoon. Interment end ser vices will be held there on Wednes- fay
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
ROSA MAYER.

Death came suddenly on Christmas evening to Rosa, wife of Gustave A Mayer, at her home. 654 State street. Mrs Mayer who had been in her usual good health all day, was stricken in the evening and passed away. She was one of the older German reside dents of the city. having lived here for the past 50 years. Her husband for many years conducted a meat business in State street She is survived by her husband and one son, Henry E. Mayer. The funeral will be held from the rnor- turary chapel of Walker 6 Banks Fairfield avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27

Port Said. On the passenger list were fifty-one men, Jfifty-four women and fifteen children, most of whom were British subjects. w. J. Leigh, the only American citizen on board, was born in China. His father was a. resi- dent of California. MT. Leigh has passed most of his life in China, but recently has lived in England. He was returning to China on board the Yasaka AIaru to take a position with
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Tenaperament In EoIIn.

The fool ill his heart saith q mum Der of things. Suppose be happens to be phlegmatic fool with a fOndness for luxury.
 ''I do not care" saith he, in tlant case, "to go out into the damp. chill woods and mistake a toadstool for mushroom. I much prefer to get up in the night, in my comfortable fiat; and drink out of the wrong bottle. "-Bos- ton Journal.
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RoDERIcK ,. wHALEN.

Roderick J. Wha1en died on Satur- day evening at the home of his grand son, James w. Wrens 120 Clinton ave nue. Mr. Wha1en is well known in Merdden, where he resided for many years. He was member of Wash ington council, K of C.. of that city. He is survived by a daughter. Mrs. AL fred Harwood of Cheshire, Conn; two sons, Robert J. of Tarrytow11, N r., and Michael J. of this city, also sew eral grandchildren The body will be taken to Merfden for interment in. the family plot there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27

Smith was widely known both in Stratford and Bridgeport. Her hl1s- band was an expert carriage maker and for years conducted a business in Stratford and also was in the employ of Hincks & Johnson. She was a de- vout co1nmunicant of Christ Episcopal church, Bridgeport. Shes is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Philip l.. Hol- ger of Bridgeport and Mrs. William H. Crawford of Stratford and one son, James H. Smith Of New Jersey Sev- eral nieees and nephews also survive her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
SUES FOR AUTO RENT.

Declaring that Oscar E. Hickman of NorwaIk did not pay $100 month rent for an automobile as he agreed, Arthur WaIdron of Norwa1k has brought suit against Hednan for $500. In papers filed today in the common pleas court Waldron says the car was leased last April. He alleges that Hedman has not paid the rent and has also refused to surrender the car, which is worth S70O. The suit is re- turnable to the January term.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
Como Kinds of TalIeing Womer

Sonc NTnas or ! aI<In9 WoWa7, =
 Tho woman who tells you all ao0ut something in such a way as to leave you in complete ignorance of the essen tial things which you wanted to know about.
 yourself as a screen to give herself tlle opportunity to talk about herself.
 The woman who is silent when sbe has nothing to say. This woman talks necessarily.
 The woman who asks you what you think about something and then heads you off from telling by keeping on talk ing herself.
 The woman you marry.-Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
MARY F. HINDERER

Mary F., widow of Henry Hinderer, died on Christmas eve at the family home, Vernon street, following five days Illness with pneumonia Her husband was engaged in the meat business for many years. The family was well known to the older resi- dents Mrs Hindered is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William R. Mo Governs a sister, Mrs. W. Parrott of Stratford. and two brothers, Edward, and George Holster of this city.
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a business house The insurance on the vessel amounts to 5,6OO,ooO yen $2,8O0,0O0. The Nippon Yusen Kais- ha, owners of the Yasaka Maru, are discussing the feasibility of abandon ing the Suez canal route for future voyages of their vessels in favor of a route around the Cape of Good Hope News of the sinking of the Yasaka Maru caused great excitement in Ja- pan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
AMANDA E. cox

The funeral of Amanda E., widow of Dennis V.Cox, was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. G. Converse, 2e49 Fairfield avenue at 2 o'clock this afternoon Rev. Henry c. Woodruff, pastor of the Black Rock Congrega- tional church, conducted the services, which were attended by many friends of the deceased. The bearers were members of the family and interment was in Lakeview lcemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
MARY BoNNEss

The funeral of Mary. widow of Otto Bonness, was held from her late home, 72 Liberty street, at 2:3o this after noon. Rev. Paul C1emen. pastor of St. Paurs German Lutheran church, conducted the services, which were attended by many friends of the late Mrs Bonness There were many beautiful floral tributes about the cas- ket Interment was in Lakeview cem- etery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
 DIED.

GHURCH-In this city, December 27, 1s15s At the home of his mother, MrA Anna M- Hawley Church. No T4s Wood avenue, Howard s. Church. aged T years RINDERE-R1n this city, Dec. 25, 1915, Mary Frances Hinderer, widow of Henry E. Hinderer, aged n years.
 funeral at her late home No. 55 Vernon St, on Tuesday, 2sth at 1-4o o'clock D. m Buria1 in Lake view cemetery. asp KEANEIn Haw1eyvi11e. Dec %, 1915. Catherine T. Keans.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, on "Wednesday. Dec 2s. at a. na- and from St Roses church. Newtown. at 10 a. m
 Intermert at St Roses cemetery.
 T27 bs John Glover Smith Of stra4ford. aged s4 years.
 Funeral service win be held pri- ya1e at the residence of her daugh- ter. Mrs Philip L. Ho1zer, No. 1O71 Iran1stau avenue on Tuesday, Dec 2A at o'clock D. m. Kindly omit flowers New Haven papers please copy. Burial in Union cemetery, StraAford, Conn aap 1GAYER-In this city, Dec. 24. 1915, Rosa beloved wife Of Gustave A. Mayer. aged 6S years, months, % days
 Funeral service will be held from the nnortuary chapel of Walker & Banks. 315 Fairfield avenue. on Tuesday. Dec. 28 at ?. m Burial in Mountain Grove cemetery ;yvHEEAN-In this city, Dec. 25, 1915. Roder1ck J. Whelan
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his grandson, James W. Wren, 12O Clinton avenue, on Tuesday, Dec. 2s. st s:s0 a. na., and from St Peters church at a. m Inter- ment at Mer1den, Conn.
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vide $2o.70o for the expenses of his office for the next fiscal year. The requisition provides for increase of $2 a week for three employees.
 MT. Terry says he has prepared his requisition on a basis of normal work for city of 135,O00 inhabitants, The requisitfon is $2,0o0 more than was allowed last year.
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oobd Proers.ts

What, you want to narry my daueh ter? Why, you haven't q cent in the world. NFIow do you expect to support her?'
 That will be easy enough. As soon as I'm known to be your son-inaaW can get all the credit I want. t.s-Pitts- burgh Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
ASSETS NOT EVIDENT
 MELVILLE GETS NO
 TRUSTEE FOR ESTATE

Because he had no assets that were visible to the naked, eye, no trustee was appointed on the estate of Frank P. Melville of this city when a first meeting of his creditors was held this morning in the office of Referee in Bankruptcy John w. Banks. MelvilIe's abilities amount to $736.9S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
Official
 VIEWS OEn 0rld's w ar
FRENCH

Paris, Dec. 27.-The following state ment vas Issued this atfernoon at fhe var ofEces
 There were no events of importance last night except in Lorraine, where our artillery bonbarded the positions or the enemy in the vicinity of Bton- court and Gremecey, southwest of Chateau sa1ins.ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27

Eslihu Root will not be a candidate for President, according to letter received from him by Charles B. ElH- ott of Minneapolis, a friend.
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OBITUARY.
MARY POWERS.

Mary, widow of John Powers. of 1o3 James street, died yesterday morn ing at St. vincent's fhispital. following 9, brief illness. Mrs. Powers, who was a. well known older resident of the city, is survived by her son, James Powers, who resided with her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
MARGARET SMITH

Margaret Porter. widow of John Glover Smith, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Philip l.. HoizeF, 1071 Iranistan avenue The deceased was s4 years of age. Mrs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
A One Sided Rn!o.

Once when P. T. Barnum was taz ing tickets at the entrance of his cir GUS a man asked him if he could sl in without paying.
 You cah pay without going in, said Barnum, but you can't go in without paying. The rule doesn't work botl ways"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
Hurt books ready Tuesday

Can't give any details now--for are picking out all the books that suffered hurts in the Christmas hurry days
 Corners turned. Covers are scratched. Some have suffered a tear two
 Practically all sorts of booksand especially large lot of childrens books.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27
wAInHR snAPLImoN 1h

Walter Suspicion, former fire com. Nnissionsr, is i'll at his home, B Sam ford avenue. with rheumatism.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27

JsOST1-Dee, 24, Cameo breast pin, while going from s61 Myrtle avenue tEaxoug1z West livery street to 12o Black Rock avenue, returning through Prospect street. Liberal reward, Mrs, Susan A. O1ds, 861 Myrtle avenue, T27 be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27

LOSE-Twenty dollar bill, this morn ing between West avenue and 5ss Myrtle avenue. Reward, if returned to bSe Myrtle avenue asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-27

S9FANF TO SELL-Hume Baby Grand Piano. Bargain for cash. Call ey-, eafngs. 342 Map1ewood avenue
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