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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

! Henry Burris, for twenty-five years
a carrier in the p~ostoffice at Rock
Island, Illinois, was recently rendered
a banquet by other carriers in his
city. Speeches of appreciation were
delivered by the Postmaster and AS
sistant Postmaster.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

The RAILWAY Employees Protective
association was organized in Nash.
vile, Tennessee recently. This is an
organization of colored men from all
| sections of the country.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

The Proyident association of st
Louis has been organized to relieve
the poor and destitute of that city
The colored people have already con
tributed more than 5000.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

The Standard American Mutua
Fire Insurance company, of Houston
Texas, made a very creditable show
ing for its first six months of opera
ton. DR.. NJ. w. Dogan is president
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
DIRECTORY
Negro Business League Of Kansas City
-OF THE

Meets First and Third Thursday in Each Month, 1903 E. 18th Street
j. Weaver, President. II. A. Robinson, Secretary.
Members will please report any mistake IT change of address to M
Dr. Editor of The Sun.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

Recommendation.
I have been a sufferer from a diseased
scalp ever since 1 could remember and
my hair had come out until l was almost
bald. I had tried every preparation and
went to every scalp specialist l could
hear of but nothing did me any, good.
Two years ago / went to Mrs. Simpson
of Denver, Colo, and she treated my
scalp using her own remedies. l could
see good results from the first treatment.
| can highly recommend Mrs. Simpsons
Vegetable Salve and Hair Tonic to all
who desire a nice growth of hair or are
troubled with any kind of scalp disease.
1 can only praise the Loord for these
wonderful remedies.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
NorEs ON RACIAL pRoeREss.
Furnished by the National Negro
Business League.

The late Mrs. Ellen Bransford, Of
Little Rock, Arkansas, better known
as Aunt Ellen" left $4,000 to the
Negro Lutheran church of that city.
She had been working as a domestic
since the Civil War and invested
wisely in real estat e
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

Nine. Benton Dean, the popular
m%iIliner, is now at 1910 Troost
avenue, where she is elegantly To-
Gated and will be extremely pleased
to meet her many friends and Gus
toners at that number. Belle
phone Main 21o2J.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06

i. Q. UNIE1ANhi NJ, D.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
DON'T SUFFER
 WITH NEURAL CHA
Musterole Gives Delicious
 Comfort.

When those sharp pains go shooting through your head, when your skull seems as if it would split, just rub a, little MUSTEROLE on the temples and neck It draws out the tnf1am- nation. soothes away the pain-gtyes quick relief.
 MUSTEROLE is a clean, white oint- ment. made with oil of mustard. Bet ter than a mustard plaster and does not blister!
 Doctors and nurses frankly recom- mend MUSTEROLE for Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Group, Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia, Congestion. .Pleurisy, Rheu- matism, Lumbago, Pains and Aches of the Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore Muscles, Bruises. Chilblains, Frosted Feet-Colds of the Chest Git often prevents Pneumonia.)
 At your druggists, in 25c and soc jars, and special large hospital size for $2.5O.
 Be sure you get the genuine MUS TEROLE. Refuse imitations=get what you ask for. The Musterole Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
KIRK SEES POLITICAL JOB IN PROPOSITION TO
 HAVE POLICE GARAGE

s'It's a political job and 8 beautiful dream,'' said Commissioner Kirk when the matter of a garage to be built in the rear of the police and charities building was brought up at the meet ing of the board of apportionment last night.
 Before you get through it will cost $1O, ,0o0. At present you propose to have only the chauneurs there. Bye-and- bye you will have a mechanic and sew era1 assistants and before we get through with this we will have a mum Der of political jobs and the city will be spending a great deal more money than it Is at present
 We are not trying to frame any po- 1itical deal,'' declared Commissioner Hil1. >s'We are trying to do the best we can to save money for the city and T believe this garage will be a money saver
 The police board this year is asking for $2,00 Oto maintain the patrol and automobile which the department uses. The board also asks for SS, 500 for a new patrol wagon In all, the commit tee who handle the police and chari- ties building asked for $s,S40 for next year.
 The police board wants $239. .e54. .25.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
.THREE=HEADED COMMISSION FOR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT GETS DRUBBlNG AT HEARING
Senator Acorn Plan to Alb olish Bennetts Office With Opposition From Republicans As Well As
 Democrats -Bennett's Work Gets Highest Praise
 From All.
partmentaI work.

partmentaI work.
 H. F. Henshaw, of Bridgeport, rep resenting the Board of Trade, also de- clared himself against the bill.
 J M. Emerson, of the Ansonia
 Sent1nef said that the proposed money ought to be spent on road inn provements rather than salaries.
 Senator Salmon asked MT. Bennett whether he thought the highway de- partment in all it's branches was ef1- cient and whether the state was get ting it's full value for salaries paid to all the groups of men in the state. MT. Bennett said that he did not feel Justified in saying that the employees Of the department were all doing the best work that could be done, but that no business concern, no matter how well organized and conducted, could boast of full efficiency or deny individual instances of inemciency. The Senator then volunteered to in form him of one example of inefh- ciency, saying that he had seen the work done in Fairfield county and was convinced that the highway superin- tendent in that district was mot onto his job.'' The commissioner rather | warmly informed the senator that it was not fair to him or to his depart
 nent to spring such information | in public meeting for the first time. He said: '-If you have any com p1aints to make, the result of your observations, it is your duty to report such complaints to the highway com missioner and let him investigate and act before you go further" The sem l ator virtually apologized for the re- mark denying that it had been in- 1 tended as a complaint, and he asked the stenographer to omit it from her record of the meeting.
 1 s5 As the meeting was about to be ad- | journed J. R. Rock of Bloomfield arr rived with a sandbag, which he want ed introduced to the committee as \ Exhibit A He said that the sand
 had been collected from a road in Bloomfield and was an illustration of what he considered a defect in a, state 1 highway. He was told to take it and I his complaint to the commissioner. 1 Continuing, he said that it was nec- essary for the state to have two com
 missioners travelling continually about the state making personal high way inspections, while the third stay l ed in his office.
 Others appearing in opposition to the bill were: A. Platt of Waterbury; T. s. Allis of the Derby and Shelton
 Board of Trade; Representative E. F.
 Wilcox of Stonington; Representative c. I. Stoddard of Woodbridg; Charles s. Hamilton of New Haven; James IF. Tobin of Waterbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
YOUR SICK CHILD IS CONSTR PATED!
 LOOK AT TONGUE
If cross, feverish, or bilious 7 give California Syrup
 of Figs"

No matter what ails your child, a gentle, thorough laxative should al- ways be the first treatment given
 If your little one is out-of-sorts. half-sick, isn't resting, eating and act ing naturally-look, Mother! see if tongue is coated. This is sure sign that it's little stomach, liver and bow els are cIogged with waste. When cross, irritable, feyerish, stomach sour, breath bad or has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "Ca1ifornia Syrup of Figs and in 8 few hours all the constipated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of it's little bowels without gripping, and you have a well, playful child again.
 Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless fruit laxative because it never fails to cleanse the little one's liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach and they dearly love it's pleasant taste. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups printed on each bottle.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle of California Syrup of Figs" then see that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Cornpany.'-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
EMBARGO ON ARMS
 WOULD HURT U, S.. PROF. TAFT THINKS
Writes. Letter to Harvard Professor, Opposing Law
 Prohibiting Same.

New Haven, Feb. 10.-WillfaIn How ard Taft made public yesterday a let ter he wrote on January 26 to Prof. Edmund von Mach of Harvard Uni versity, in which the former President opposes the enactment of a law for bidding the supply of munitions o1 war from this country to the bel1iger- ent nations. The letter was in answer to 8 request from Prof. vor Mach ask ing MT. Taft to write a letter, to be read at "neutrality meeting,'' favor ing passage of the bill introduced by Senator Hitchcock providing for such interdiction.
 The letter; which was not read al the meeting, MT. TRft says, follows: My Dear Prof. vOn Mach:
 I have@EOurs of Jan. A. can- not write to a neutrality meeting such letter as you would wish. + think that to interdtct the supply of ammunition and arms from this country to the beIHgerentS in the war would be to adopt a pol icy that would seriously interfere with our own welfare should we ever be drawn into a war against our will by the unjust invasion of some power who was fully pre- pared and who would always find us unprepared. Such a. policy as that you indicate would mean that the power who is armed cap-a-pie would always have at a disad- vantage those countries that were not in such 8 state of prepara- tion.
 It would, therefore, lead to even greater pressure upon all the countries of the world than that we have seen in the last two de- cades, to- increase their aTn1fl- ments, result which we would all deplore.
 For this reason cannot think that it would be wise to pass 8 law changing all the rules inter- national law heretofore prevailing with respect to the sale of ann munition and arms to beIIigerents by neutral countries. Nor do think that in the present exigency it would be an act of neutrality to do so, because it would inure only to the benefit of one of the bell HgerentS- Sincerely yours,
 WILLIAM H. TAFT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
especial to The Farmer

Hartford, Feb. 1o.-Senator AL corn's bill to abolish the office of state highway commissioner and to vest the duties of that department in a commission of three came in for a severe verbal drubbing at the hearing. before the committee on roads, brid- ges and rivers yesterday. The. hearing was largely attended, and the vast raapority of the speakers were present to oppose the bill.
 Highways Commissioner Bennett was present at the hearing and heard Re- pubIicans and Dem ocrats alike speak very highly of the efficiency of the highway department under lhis re- gine.
 Senator AIcorn opened the hearing by speaking briefly in favor of the proposition. He said the highway com nrnissionership was too big a, job for. one man.. He said the three-head- ed commission would make for eff fciency and also would mean econ ony, in spite of the vast additional expenditure of salaries He declared that he had nothing against Highway Commissioner Bennett, but believed his plan would mean greater satis- faction to the taxpayers in the con duct of the department.
 When Senator AIcorn sat down. the heavy artillery of the opposition was brought into play. Republicans and 1CS11IOC1 izations in many parts of the state, vigorously denounced the proposed bill and spoke a good. word for Com missioner Bennett
 | Attorney Charles M. Robinson, of New Haven. representing the Connec- ticut Good Roads association, said that association is unalterably oppos- ed to Senator AIcorn's bfll-
 The bill, if passed, would mean in creased expense and decreased eff ciency in the state highway depart nent.s He said, Three commissioners would mean a division of responsibil- ity that would be confusing to the or dinary citizen, and would make for l'inemciency' in the conduct of the bus fness of the department, '
 Attorney Robinson said the high ways department had attained a. high degree of efficiency under Commis- sioner Bennett. and that the proposed bill would seriously menace those good results through plunging the de- partment into politics.
 Frank T.. Staples, president of the Automobile Club of Bridgeport, de- clared that organization to be opposed 1 to the three-headed commission plan He said it would mean increased ex- Fpense to the state, at the cost Of ef- fciency in the carrying on of the de
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
ATTHE EMERGENCY

t4s .J 0nn sCaIhOun slipped on the ice this forenoon and sprained his ankle.
 ,. While Henry Murphy, an employee of Truckmanz George Kelly, was step ping on his wagon this forenoon. he slipped and fell. His head struck against a. corner of his wagon and cut a deep gash over the right eye.
 E.- Benjamin Burns and Bernard Cough lin were treated yesterday for frozen ears. Albert Thompson was treated for frozen foot. k E 7, The fire commissioners decided on Saturday, night that the East End sec ton shall have better protection here. after and that the petitions of the property-ho1ders should be granted without. further delay. As soon as the commissioners. can secure suita- b1e. quarters, relief steamer No. 6 will be stationed in that section, the extra. hose carriage will be pressed l into service and a new company will 1 be organized. It is thought just now that the temuorary quarters will be i in the old borough hall on Seayiew avenue near the railroad tracks.
 The Wheeler & Wilson band have
 elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Leader, R. M. Feus-. seI: president, F. B. Brown; secretary, H. W. Grant; treasurer, Christopher HeIdman; directors, Charles Kiefer F- MulIers J. J. SSh1aIter; librarian, TGeorge Sanger.
 Station Agent Noah W. Farley has been transferred from Stratford to
 Canton, Mass, on the Old Colony df- vision. E
 The friends of M. and Mrs. David H Judson were much relieved Satur- day when they received a cab1egram Eannouncing that they were safe and 1 we'll. The Judsons were passengers on the steamer Cienfuegos, which ran
 lon reef on Harbor Island. one of
 1.-the Bermudas, last Monday. The
 Judsons were on their way to Mex l ico.
 A trolley struck and demolished a
 sleigh belonging to w. B. Veile, the
 Fairfield avenue butcher, at the cor | ner of Pequonnock street and Calhoun
 avenue Saturday night. | In the spring the Consolidated road
 will put dining cars on all it's lines. The cars will be for the use of all
 passengers The dining cars which are now run are for the exclusive use Many, if not all. of the depot restau-
 rants on the road will be abolished in May. When this is done the road will derive what profit there Is in tfeeding the travelling public from it's ldining cars. The depot. restaurants are now conducted by outside parties Iwho pay for the privilege.
 Mckenzie, an employee at the cloak tshop on Middle street, ran 8. needle 1 through the thumb of her left hand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
EASTON

Mrs. Fred Marsh and daughter Dorothy. have returned from visit with relatives in Bridgeport.
 Miss Mildred Kent has for the past few days been confined to her home by illness.
 Miss Bertha Banks R caring for her aunt, Mrs. Martha Gould, in Aspetuck, who is i'll.
 MT. and Mrs. Urbun Tyack of .Che- shire, have named their twin babies Gregory and Eunice. Mrs. Tyack was formerly Miss Edna Gregory of this place.
 Several of the young people of the Baptist church, met with Miss Mar tha L. Andrews on Monday night to finish plans for tn eVa1entine socia- ble which will be held at the hall on Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Clarence B. Andrews has re- turned from visit with Miss Char 1otte Elwood of Stratford.
 MT and Mrs. Clarence A. Jennings and MT. and Mrs. Robert W. Marshal attended the whist which was given by the Harmony grange for the bene- lit of their new grange hall.
 The DorcaS society of the Baptist church, will hold @ meeting on Tues day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edward Hawkins.
 week end out of town.
 Mrs. Ernest Ferry spent Monday with her mother, Mrs Daniel Davis. Her niece, Miss Lucia Daviss return ed home with her for a few days visit.
 A whist and dance will take place Thursday evening in the grange hall at the center. The proceeds will go toward the new grange hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10

It is expected that arrangements will soon be made to bring Sir Doug las Mawson, the distinguished explor- CT, to Bridgeport, to tell the amazing story of his adventures in the frozen Antarctic continent, that had given to the world information regarding a portion of the world that had nev- CT been inhabited or even visited by a human being. Sir Douglas is be- ing presented to the American public by Lee Keedick of New. York city, who has introd many of the most famous lecturers on their American tours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
AN ACCIDENT AND WHAT
 INSURANCE DOES.

MT Cleveland. clerk. in the office of the Internal Revenue, on. his. way home from this city. fell or was push ed off the cars at the east end of the draw at NorwaTk, on Tuesday even Ings and thereby badly injured some of the bones of one of his arms. Un- fortunate, rather, but lucky, too, for all that. for he had taken the precau- ton to insure for a term of twenty weeks agoinst acident in the Travel CTS. Insurance Company, advertised in our columns, for which A R. Sco- depot, is agent, and will receive, while disabled, $25 per week. Travellers take warning and insure with Sco-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
TAMBBYN WILL TELL Y. w. c. A. MEETING
 EVANGELIST SUNDAY.

The Rev. George O. Tano1yn. of the OliYet church, who has been spending the week in Philadelphia. attending the meetings held there by the. Evangelist Sunday, will on Sun day afternoon, give the young women of the city some ideas of what Sun day is accomplishing, and of his pe- culiar power. The meeting which will be held at 1097 Broad street, will be at 4so'clock. Miss Mabel E. Smith will sing during the service and the Kouanafset, Jr. Camp Fire Girls, will be hostesses for the afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
GIANT BARGE HERE
 WITH LUMBER CARGO
 FROM SOUTHERN PORT


 The ocean-going barge Beaufort ar rived in Bridgeport during the night from a southern port with 75o,ooo feet of lumber part of which is for the Frank Miller Lumber company and the remainder for New Haven company. The Beaufort is owned by the Hillton-Dodge Transportation company Of New York and is one of a number of barges built by this com pany to carry 100000 feet of lurn- ber The lesser cargo is being car ried now because of the winter sea son.
 The tug VigiIant, of the Red Ball line came into the harbor early this morning and left again for New York with one boat from Bridgeport added to her light tow which she had gath cred from eastern ports.
 The tug Abram P. Skidmore, a fre- uuent caller in this port, is at pres ent hauled out in New York under going needed repairs to her machin- cry. It is expected that she will re- surne her activities in week or so-
 Compensatfon Commissioner B. T. Buckingham was in Hartford yester- day attending meeting of the com mission there for the purpose Of con- sider1ng amendments to the com pensation act.
 Harry Coleman. who died in Wash ineton, was S6 years of age, weighed 75O pounds. It took 12 men to carry the coffin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
ACCIDENT Ar WHEELER =.

Mir JdHathan @Riehardson, an en- ployee at the sewing machine factory about 35 years of age caught the mid d1ei finger Of his left hand #ins some of tn . machinery about A11s o'clock this morning. The finger was sos badly crushed that amputatfon was found Q be necessary andeft was. success fully perfnrfned !hys Dr.soFIfnesoff the kls stern dtsfrfctaS6 ee gz-lszl.ts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
@NE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
FIRST INCOME TAX LAID


 Mr. KiIbourne, of Ohio, offered for consideration the Following Heaolu- tions:, f sa5f g.r ss-, -ss,. sssqa.
 Resolved, that the committee of ways and means be instructed to in quire into -expediency of laying and collecting an income tax, from such people of the United States as have capital vested in public or any kind of stock, or in private loans, or in any other way yielding profits to the owner; and on those who are engaged in professional or other empIoyments, producing an annual ncoIne, exceed ing certain amount which the said committee may think proper to fix; it being intended that the inquiry shall extend only to such capital and ernploynasntss as are Ffot taxed by sal an
 Resolved, That the the said committee. be Instructed to enquire into. the ex- income or dividend, of the capital vested in the several banking insti- tuttons within the United States on which q tax is now imposed by law of Congress .e... tsez.s3~~.s .e.. sz.s,....ss
 suayed from the subscriber on or about the last of December. dark bro VII mare, with 8 small star@in her forehead: ten or eleven years old. Whoever will take up the said mare, or give information so that the owner can locate her rnaneouvres and ob- tain her again, shall be handsomely rewarded with a shilling or twos with all proper charges paid
 = JOHN WHITING. Bridgeport Feb: 10th 1875: FE z FzI.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10

special service in the Sacred Heart church. . AS the feast of Ireland's patron saint falls on Sunday this year, a solemn high mass will be celebrated. by Father O'Brien, assisted by other local priests. The sermon will be de- 1vered by Father Crowley, of St. Maryss %s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

TEN YEARS FOR n1AN]ss,T4AUuFT1sIs3Ts
 New Yark,-. B'eb.-. 1o--I1izzfe Began, gan alias Lizzie, the Man was sentehced this noFnIpgz to ten years in state s prison. She was convicted of man slaughter in Killing Bridget German, January s6th,. by Throwing a lamp at he IxjrfiYY1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
PERSONAL MENTIoN.

Mrs. Peter Pagan, No. 1130 Penn broke street has been removed to St. Vincent's hospital to be treated for sciatic rheumatism. Her many friends wish her speedy recovery. Mrs. Pagan is the wife of the East Side newsletter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
.sT. PATRICK,s DAY-

At the recent meeting Of repreaen- tatives5 from the four local sHibernian divisions, it was decided to observe Et Patrick's Day. March IT. by a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Kathleen Kenney has just re- suned her duties in the brasslere de- partment of the Warner Bros Co. after a severe attack of neuralgia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
BALL AT. BIRMINGHAM

On Friday evening of this week.. ". W. Smith gives his Quarter Ball, at Nathan's Hall, Birmingham. He has hosts of friends in this neighb orhood and quite party will go up from Bridgeport. It is a pleasant drive, and the monn will be fuT1-just the kind of night for such an affair as the one spoken of.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10

Inyestigation into the financial op- erations of the Rock Island will be re- sumed by the Interstate Commerce Commission in washington, February -os sa7 E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10

VI. St. John, who is we'll Known to many of the residentsIof our city, from the position he held for several years in the office of the Housatonic Railroad Company, has been recent 1y appointed General Superintendent of the Chicago & Rock Island Rail road. For ten years past he has been general freight and ticket agent of that road.