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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08

Unless. in accordance with the
rule. every member of this body re-
ceives. copies Of the finance commit
read for adoption here, I want to serve
notice now that I will get an injunc-
ton to prevent the payment of the
bi4ls.''
Thus heatedly exclaimed Alderman
Daniel p. Harrigans Democratic
leader, at. the meeting of the common
council last night.
The meeting wasa marked BY much
spirited cross-fire, between Alderman
Harrigan and Mayor Wilson and also
between the Democratic leader and
Alderman MacFayden Wien the latter
took the chairs after a recess.
When City Clerk. Robinson took up
The reading ofsthe resolutions for the
proposed bond issues. reading first the
proposed $3.50. 900 for land damages
for. street widening, etc, alderman
Harrigan objected to its constdera-
tion.
He said that more than a year ago
when there were many unemployed
here a resolution to give them work
on the city streets, which he introduce
eds mad been turned down: Now, y
he said, Some eminent surgeons have
Answered that we can cure all our
Issue passes it viii mean that our
debt in bonds alone viii be more than
SO for every person residing here.
You are making Bridgeport a very ex-
pensive place to stop in, but those
who stop here will have to pay. "
Thinking that he was voting on
whether or not the bond issue was to
be considered but the aldermen Mr.
Harrigan voted no on the matter.
You will record Alderman Harri-
gan as voting against submitting this
bond Issue to the people" declared
the mayor. Alderman HaFrigan was
promptly on his feet obJectfng and
! Explaining his statement. He said he
did not understand that the vote was
To submit the bond issue to referen-
du1n
Its admitted that you don't under
stand . rretorted the mayor.
Il don't propose to stand for any
more insinuations from the chair when
/ am on my feet asking for informa-
ftion.'' replied Alderman Harrigan-
The other bonding resolutions as de-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08
COL UMBlA LOSES
/. FOUR PROFESSORS
BY RETIREMENTS

New York. Feb. s.-The trustees OF
Columbia University announced today
that designations of Iour members of
its faculty had been accepted to take
effect at the end of the year next June
in. accordance with the university's
provisions for the retirement of its
officers after long periods of honor
able service. They are George w.
Kirchwey, Kent professor of law;
Ado1phe Cohn. professor of Romance
languages and 1iterature; Francis M.
Burdick, Dwight professor of law. and
William II. Burr, professor of civil
engineering.
s All are eligible for pensions from
the Carnegie foundation for the ad-
vancement of teaching.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08

Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss. chief
of the bureau of ordnance of the Unit
ed States navy, told the house COM
Tnittee on naval affairs that the geher-
al board of the navy had not yet de-
termineds whether the battleship and
cruisers to he authorized in the pend
ing naval bill should be equipped with
16 inch guns. Admiral Strauss indi-
Gated that he believed the 16 inch
gun was practicable for use on large
naval vessels Admiral Strauss told
the committee that the latest IA inch
guns Of the navy, having a range of
$4,000 yards as mounted or IA land
miles, were the equal of the s inch
weapons of foreign navies because of
the greater muzzIe velocity. He said
that at target practice last year three
IL inch shells were driven through
heavy arnor plating at IL, 900 yards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08
"Chinook Wind" Clears
Snow From Railroads

Seattle, Wash, Feb S-The Shinook
Wind, a warm breeze which. rapidly
sweeps away the snow, began in the
Cascade Mountains today and the rail-
roads in the mountain passes are con-
fronted with the danger of avalanches
while in the lowlands danger of floods
became more serious. In many of the
passes the snow is said to be more
than 80 feet deep.
An avalanche blocked the line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08
EX-CONGRESSMAN
HEPBURN IS DEAD
AT HOME IN IOWA


C1arinda, Ia Feb. S--Co1oneI will
liam p. Hepburn, former member of
Congress from this district. died here
yesterday after a long. illness
AZ Colonel William P. Hepburn, al
though twenty years in Con gress, be-
came best known Throughout the
country during the Roosevelt admin
istration. Tt was he who framed what
later was called the Hepburn law, pro-
hibiting rebates and discrimination by
railroads. AS chairman of. the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce in the first session of the
fifty-ninth Congress he was the au-
thor of three acts out of five, which
the then President Roosevelt after
ward declared would cause that Con-
gress to be mem orabfe in history be-.
cause of its constructive legislation.
OF the five acts, four came from Col.
EIepburn's committee and three of
thenn-the Hepburn law, the pure
food act and the public health act
were framed by Col. Hepburn him
self ~
Mr.. Hepburn represented the Eighth
Iowa district. He also was an eff
cient soldier and a lawyer OF nigh re-
putat1on. He was a product of the
early pioneer days in Iowa and got
what little scho boiling he had in three
winters at an academy near Iowa.
City. He was born in Co1umbiana,
County, o., Nov. H. 1889 removing
to Iowa City where his mother and his
step father took up their residence on
a farm, when he was eight years Of
age. After a brief experience in the
schools the community afforded he
got employment in a printing office
where he worked for four years.
Later he read law at Iowa City and
Chicago, being admitted to the Illinois
bar in 1854. He returned to Iowa.
in 1855, married Miss Me1vina A..
Morseman of Iowa City and settled at
RIarshalltown. s.
When the civil war broke out Col.
Hepburn organized a, company and
became it's captain. This company
went to the front in February, 1862,
as a part of the Second Iowa Cavalry.
He was soon advanced to- the rank Of
major and in that position earned dis
tfnction at the battle of CorintIn. Not
long afterwards he was placed on the
staff of General Sheridan, and in De-
cember of the same year became a
command of the Second Brigade,
Cavalry Division, Sixteenth. Army
Corps. He was later transferred to
other commands and served until the
close of the war.
In 1876, Col. Hepburn moved to
C1arinda, Ia., which had since been
his home, except for a part of the
time when he had resided in Wash
ington, D. G. He was elected to Con-
gress in 1880 and twice successfully
thereafter. During the Harrison adj
nninistration he was solicitor of the
treasury department, which position
he resigned March A. 1893 to again
enter Congress for his old district. He
| was an unsuccessful candidate for
United States Senator in 1888.
Col. Hepburn was thirteen times
the nominee of his party in the
Eighth Iowa District his first contest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08
FOUND DEAD IN HAYMow.

Mystic, Conn, Feb 8-The body Of
John. Hinton, a farm hand, about 40
years old. was found today in a hay
NOW on the farm of c. H. Willis, by
whom he had been employed. The
body was well preserved. Hinton dis
appeared about two weeks ago and it
is believed he had bene dead about
that length of time. The cause of
death has not been stated but if is
believed it may have been due to ex-
posure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08
70 PROTECT DEFENSE SECRETS

Washington, Feb. 8.-A bill provid-.
ing penalty of 10 years imprison-
ment for un1awfully disclosing to a
foreign government national defense
secrets of the United States, was in
troduced today by Senator Tillman at
the suggestion of Secretary Daniels
Attempts to obtain or disclose such
secrets would be punishable by $1,000
tine and one years imprisonment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08

today near KeecheeIus, on the east,
slope of the mountains. The North
ern Pacific line was still open early
today and operating officials were
hopeful of preventing a blockade.
Crews have been sent int othe noun
tains ready for an emergency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08
ALASKAN EXPORT REPORTS.

Seattle, wash, Feb. s-Exports
from Alaska for the year 1915 were
-55, 100000 and the imports $28, OOO.-
900, according to the report of the
collector of customs at Juneau, re-
ceived here today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08
S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
URGES LESS PARTISANSHIP
ON BIG NATIONAL PROBL EMS

convention viii continue through
Thursday, with national defense as.
the chnsf topic of discussion on the
closing day
President Wilson will speak at the
annual banquet Thursday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08
DEMOCRATS PLANNING
FOR ST. LOUIS CONVENTION

st. Louis, Feb. 8-The sub-comnait-
tee of the Democratic, National Com
mittee met here today to make pre-
IfEninary arrangements for the Demo-
cratic National convention here,
-June Ia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08

The French aviators Gilbert and
Parry, who escaped from a Swiss in
ternment camp on Saturday night,
were recaptured at Often.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08

George Nj Reynolds, Chicago fnan-
Ter, reported seriously i'll at Los An
relies. is on the road to recovery, ac-
coFding to his physicians
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-08

CIarinda. Ia, Feb. ss--ColoneI viii
liam T. Hepburn, former member of
Congress from this district. died here
yesterday after a long, illness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
SAYS ROAD WRECKED
 STEAMSHIP LINE
Groves Protests Against the Southern Pacific Owner
 ship of Morgan Line

New York; February o.--The Southern Pacific Railway company so dominated steamship traffic in 1909 that the Phila- delphia and Gulf line, organized in Phila- delphia to handle freight between gulf ports and the Atlantic seaboard. was un- able to purchase or charter vessels and subsequently went into receivership, ac- cording to testimony offered before In- terstate Commerce Commissioner Mayer here today in the hearing on the appli- cation of the Southern Pacific to con tlnue control of it's Morgan line of steam ships under the Panama canal act.
 Frederick Groves of Philadelphia. who promoted the Philadelphia and Gulf line and was it's first president, testified that his company had tariff rates with the Pennsylvania railroad and railroads in the southwest and was offered a large amount of freight but that opposition by the Southern Pacific made it impossible to obtain ships. Efforts to charter them, even on the Pacific coast failed, he said. Groves appeared as a witness against the application.
 w. M Harrison of Philadelphia, secre- tary of the Delaware Traffic association, asked that the Morgan line and the Southern Pacific be divorced so that Philadelphia might get the benefit of free competition ~
 Representatives of Galveston. San Fran cisco, Baltimore, Boston and New Or leans favored continuation of the road S ownership. w. H. Chandler, manager of the traffic bureau of the Boston Cham Der of Commerce. said a separation of the Southern Pacific would be against the interests of New England shippers, as the attitude of the Southern Pacific had been to give them the benefit of the New York rate. n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
NEW MUSIC ROLLS UNIQUE FEATURE
 OF THE LIBRARY

| Fifty y-nine music rolls were bor- | rowed from the public library during the first 10 days of their existence as a part of the loan collection ac- cording to Lila May Chapman, vice di- | rector. Nose of the people who have used them so far she says, are the people who have been library patrons for sometime, but few new borrowers have been attracted to the library by the articles about the rolls in the newspapers. The library is anxious, she adds to secure the names of all persons who have piano players, so that they may be notified of this new department.
 Several new music rolls, including some very popular ones, have been received from the Starr Piano com pany and catalvged during the last few days The list follows:
 American waltzes, introducing 'S'wanne River" My Old Kentucky Home," and Dixie" from Under Many Flags"
 Arms of America" march, orchestra arranged
 Around the Christmas Tree" Yule- tide selection, piano solo.
 Egyptian march, piano solo from Aida" arranged by Charles Pape.
 Funeral march of "Marionette" four hand arranged.
 'Pm Going to Take the First Train" (Back to see my folks in sunny Ten nessee).
 International rag; song
 Tn the Heart of the Kentucky Hills," song.
 'Ladybird," tango.
 Loch lomond; fantasia on Scotch airs i; Bayley & Ferguson ed.
 Lotos flower (Die Lotosblume) op. 429; piano solo.
 Maidens wish (Madchen's wausch) op. "A, number 1; chant polonais; piano solo.
 Medley of figs and reels.
 ''On the Island of Pines,' song.
 Phantom waltz (hesitation).
 Rondo capricciosco, op. IA; piano solo,
 Sea pieces, op. 55.
 She's the Daughter of Mother Machree; ballad.
 Skeleton rag; song.
 Slumper song; op. 2, No. 2; four hand arranged; Schirmer ed.
 Soldiers chorus, Faust" four-hand arranged. Somebody's Coming When the Dew drops Fall," piano solo. Southern favorites Southern reverie (Morceau charac- teristic); piano solo. Tausig military march, op. 51, No. l. four-hand arranged; Schirmer ed. That's My Idea of Paradise" song Valse caprice, op. [. piano solo. Walk of the fishes: novelty dance. ''When It's Night Time Down In Bur- gundy," song.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
SAFETY FIRST
 IN NEW GUISE

To the Editor of The Age Herald In all the articles on Safety First" it strikes me that some of the most important things to guard against have been overlooked. The enclosed, if published in your valuable paper, would no doubt prevent many accidents which could be avoided. Sincerely yours,
 S. S ALLEN. West Blocton, January 31, 1916. Do not eat too much at meals, Nor fool around a mules heels-safety
 first Always shun the downward track, And never sass woman back-safety
 first, safety first. Do not stay out late at night, Nor get drunk just for spite-safety
 first Try to live a simple life, Don't eat pie with a knife. Nor make love to another's wife
 safety first, safety first. Write no letter that contain, Which if called on to explain Gin courD Would fill your heart with pain
 safety first Take no joy ride nor incur Any risk at all with her. Who has her shoe tops trimmed with
 fur-safety first, safety first. If when passing down the line, You meet girl, and ask the time; Shut your eyes or you'll go blind, If her watch is the new fanged kind
 safety first If on kissin' you are bent, Never ask a girls consent; Kiss her first and then repent-safety
 first, safety first Do rot paint your cheeks at all If you are going to a ball. Wife will surely get your goat When she finds it on his coat-safety
 first If ever out hunting for big game You meet an old maid in a lane, Shoot her quick and end her pain: Or else she'll try to assume your name
 safety first, safety first. Never pull the curtains down Nor turn the lights too low When honey boy comes to town It looks suspicious, don't you know?-
 safety first. Never marry any man Who parts his hair in the middle, You never saw one worth a dam, Unless it was to fiddle-safety first
 safety first. Never tell girl she's vain, Nor take her word for anything Let her prove all she's saying. The test of pudding is chewing the
 string-safety first.
 And all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
BOILERS EXPLODE IN
 TROY GREENHOUSE

Troy, February 5-fSpecial)-Last night a terrific explosion occurred at the Troy greenhouses, shaking all the houses in town and causing many people to think that there was an earthquake. The boiler used in the Troy greenhouse to furnish steam for heating exploded, wrecking the greenhouses completely. Two negro boys were sleeping in the greenhouse to keep up the fires through the night to keer the many valuable plants from freezing They were both asleep when the explo- sion occurred and their heads were very near the boiler but neither was seriously hurt and both able to go back to work this morning. The explosion occurred about Il o'clock and was caused by fail ure of the safety valves
 So terrific was the force of the explo- sion that blanks were blown 150 yards away and pieces of the boiler fell over 2-story house setting the grass of the lawn on fire. R. B. Chapman. owner of the greenhouses, stated that it would be a total loss ,as no insurance was car ried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
ROAD TO WARRIOR WILL MAKE DISTRICT UNIQUE, SAYS ROSE Ebert Trade Adviser Says Birmingham Mobile and Reap the Mutual Benefits That Would
 Increased Foreign

'When your road to the Warrior river is constructed, Birmingham will have the closest and best connection with the ocean through your wonder ful port of Mobile possible to obtain, y stated Stanley H. Rose of Washington. expert trade adviser and commercial agent -at-large of the United States de- partment of commerce, who is in Bir- mngham. MT. Rose has made a spe- cial study of waterways and is very enthusiastic on the subject He believes that Birmingham should fully utilize the Warrior river now that the fed eral government has placed it with in the reach of this city. and thinks the sooner it is done the better it will be for this city
 MT. Rose will leave today for Athens Ga, where he will address a joint meeting of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and the school of commerce of the University of Georgia. From Athens MT. Rose will go to Anniston, where he will be the guest of the Chamber of Commerce.
 The special agent expressed himself as very much impressed with the flu . ture possibilities of Birmingham as a manufacturing and export center.
 POSITION IS UNIQUE
 q wonder said he, whether the average citizen of Brmin ham really realizes the unique position of this city as far as her facilities for man ufacturing economically almost all kinds of goods is concerned You have your coal, and good coal it is, right at your door you have all the iron you want right on Birmingham soil; your Alabama woods are world famed, and as soon as your roadway to the War rior rivers navigable point is ready you will have the closest and best con nection with the ocean through your wonderful port of Mobile and the Gulf of Mexico.
 When 1 say wonderful port of Mo bile, 1 mean every word 1 say. 1 had the privilege of being the guest of the city of Mobile last week on a trip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
SHOULD HELP MOBILE

Birmingham and the rest of Ala bama should get behind Mobile, should help Mobile to become what it is emi nently fitted for-one of the largest ports of the world, not only for ships going to South and Central America, but to Australia. to China to Japan via the Panama canal.
 '"rhe present nationwide agitation for a merchant marine is bound to result in our getting more ships flying the American flag. Alabama should see to it that some of these ships, when we get them make Mobile their home port. It is only natural that no ship will come to Mobile unless it has sufficient freight offers to and from that port. The vari- ous Alabama cities, therefore, should get busy and try and get goods from all over the country routed via Mobile.
 q am glad to see the excellent work done by your southern railroads to- wards that end, I have just been ad- vised that starting from March l one of your southern lines will give es- pecial facilities as regards reduced rates for goods routed from western New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Michigan to Mobile enabling these factories to ship goods cheaply to Mobile as to New York. This is a move in the right direction. as it gives these manufacturers an additional port to op- crate from and also helps the south to develop their ports. The same reduc- tion will, of course, take place in freight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06

affair enjoyable as well as successful and the large sale of tickets assures this fact:
 Cast of characters:
 Col. Bulletts-Raymond Mulligan. Major Saber-Lonnie Fancher.
 Sam Peabody-Elwood McClurg.
 Dinah, the Cook-Kath Harms.
 Virginia Bulletts-Annie Lively.
 Don't He Look NaturaT'-Tesst Walters.
 Taking His Measure"-Vina Cole Chorus, Freda Fancher, Gabriel Can field, Annie Muglach, Tessie McClurg Dorothy Farr, Vina Cole, Kath Harms H. Minnes.
 Birmingham Motor Gets Agency The Birmingham Motor company hal taken over the agency for the Kelly Springfield tires, and will push this brand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06

around the harbor, and just as Bir-
 minSham has chances of becoming one
 of the main manufacturing centers of
 the United States, in the same way Mobile has every facility for becomin Z
 one of the main ports of the world. In my opinion, what Mobile needs, what
 Birmingham needs and what your whole wonderful state of Alabama
 needs is more advertising in the other states of the union. You want the large business interests of the east, of the middle west and in the west to know what wonderful facilities you have here in the south. You want to show them that it would pay them to erect branch factories here in Bir
 mingham and that it would pay them to route their goods via Mobile to South and Central America, in the same way as New Orleans is showing them that it is to their interest to route their goods via New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
Camp Hardee

At a, a,regular meeting of Camp Har- dee. United Confederate Veterans, held yesterday afternoon, business was sus- pended to hear an address on "The Con- federacy, by Miss Rutherford, which was much enjoyed. Col. Sumter Lea also made very interesting talk on the war period
 The meeting was well attended and proved very enjoyable. Captain Hay good presided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
DRAMATIC CLUB
 WILL PRESENT PLAY
Performance and Dance to Be Given for Benefit of COncOrdia Society
 at the Hall on Avenue E

The Birmingham Social and Dramatic for the benefit of Concordia Beneficial society at Concordia hall, 1914 Ave nue F, on Wednesday, February 16, at 8 o'clock. The play is entitled, Col
 Bulletts." Rehearsals are progressing finely and a finished performance is promised. Immediately after the show dancing will commence Professor Harms orchestra has been engaged to furnish music. The committee in charge has worked hard to make the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
Butler Farmers Holding Cotton

Greenville, February 5.-(Special)- 1.-The farmers of Butler county who are hold ing their cotton for higher prices, in some instances were not very much af- fected by the recent decline in the price of cotton, for many fthem held other farm products. such as hogs, velvet beans and corn. These are bringing to these farmers a sufficient amount of money to permit them to hold their cotton for higher prices. To this class of farm CTS, many will be added during the pres- ent year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
You Wouldn't Lose Your Temper, JOhns IT You Used 'Gets-It'' for Those Corns"

contraptions for corns. Here's some 'Gets-It.' it's just wonderful how easy,
 clear and clean it makes any corn come right off Takes but few sec onds to apply. It dries at once. Put your sock on right over it-there's nothing to stick or roll up, form bundle of your toe. or press on the corn. It's painless. simple as rolling off log. Now put away those knives. razors and scissors, use Gets-It' and you'll have a sweeter disposition and no more corns and calluses."
 "Gets-It" is sold by druggists every where, 25c bottle, or sent direct by D. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, III Sold in Birmingham and recommended as the worlds best corn remedy by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store. 1904 Sec ond avenue, Birmingham; Gale Drug Go. e stores), 307 First avenue and Pratt Station, Pratt City, Ala.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06

to New Orleans and other gulf ports and it is entirely up to the people in this section of the country to get their share of this new business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
'Why Swear, Dear? Use GetS-t'
 for Corns!'
It's the New Plan. Simple. Sure as Fate. Applied in a
 Few Seconds

"Why. John, I never knew you to use such language! I've told you sev- eral times it's no use to try those bandages. salves, tapes, p1asters and