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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25
Can't Get Fitzpatrick.

! Although Yale would like to get
johnny Fitzpatrick forS director OF
athletics, Prof. Corwin of the athletic
committee does not believe the for
mer end can be secured Prof. Cor
win says no formal offer has been,
rendered to fitzpatrick and although
a story from New York stated that
Yale was prepared to pay Fitzpatrick
$4,000 a year, Prof. Corwin declares
he does not believe fitzpatrick would
give up his business interests for such
a salary.
The runor still persists that John
ny Evers will be traded to Chicago
for Heinie Zimmerman. The latter
is a younger man than Evers but is
harder to handle. Evers is popular
in Chicago and the Cub owners think
he would be a great drawing card.
1t looks as if the Eastern associa-
ton received unfair treatment from
the committee named to Investigate
conditions in New England! President
Tim <Murnane of the New England
league was allowed to act as a mem
Der of the committee, although he is
an Interested party, and then it was
announced that there would be a fur
Their delay before a decision was an
nounced.
Fielder Jones, manager of the St.
Louis Americans, says the life of the
average big league player is too short
II he takes proper care of himself
good p1ayerrshould be in the game at
35 or 40. t'Stars endure longer than
ordinary Players declares Fielder,
because to be a star you must take
proper care of yourself. He mentions.
Wallace, Plank, Mathewson, Craw-
ford, Leach and Wagner as men who
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25
TESTS FOR CHIEFS.

Tests to establish eligible lists for
the place of steward and managing
chef, will be held at the Capitol.
Wednesday, Fets Is, under the diree-
ton of the state civil service com
mission. An appointment to a place
of this kind at the Soldiers Home at
Noroton at a salary ranging from SIS
to 500 month soon will be made
Candidates taking the test must not
be under 80 nor over so years old
Applications for the test must be filed
at the office of the commission by
noon, Feb. IA.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

Seaside council, No. ZOE, Royal Ar
canurn, will hold its.regular meeting
Wednesday evening at it's rooms, 1925
Main street, Citizens building, at 8
O'Clock. The banquet contest between
winners and losers will be decided.
Initiation Of candidates by Seaside
team win take place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25
STRIKE OF WEAVERS
CLOSES COTTON MILL

suit of a strike today of about 100
weavers at the Shetucl<et Cotton Mill
in Greenville for an increase in wages
the plant was forced to close, throw
ing about 400 employees out Of work.
The firm gave it's employees p five per
cent. raise on Jan. 10.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

USE LYFORD BROTHERS BUY
q UNION LABEL PANTS B
e East Side and Wes& End Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

Field goals, Schneider II, WhaIen s,
O'Brlen 2. Cole 4, Buckley 8, Casserly
2. Kesse1 1. Goals from foul, Schnei-
der /, Kessel 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

the world Hosea
to
o minu
Ten
Manager Brown of the
Una eur s
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25
LIVELY BOWLING BY
BURNS & BASSICK BOYS

Burns & Bassick bowIers ran off
some exciting games last night on the
IN G. A. alleys. Scores were as
fc,lInSzs.- - -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

A seat on the Chicago Board of
Trade was sold for $4,000, by George
G. Parker. a member for As years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25
Western CattIemen Meet

Ell Paso, Jan. 25-Cattle raisers
and representative of packers, and
stock men generally from all states
west of the Mississippi river are in
Ell Paso today for the opening of
the 10Th annual convention of the
American Livestock Association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

Serious damage has been done in
the Oder valley. Prussia, by foods
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

A renewal Of the rioting aeLssapsio
was reported.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

dying weekly of typhus in Mexico
City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

The Supreme Court will take its
usual mid-winter recess from Jan. 81
to- Feb. 81.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-25

meet it is almost certain that he will
be the choice for the position left va
cant by Mike Murphy's death.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
ACRE PROFIT FROM ALFALFA
Provides Large Amount of Nutriment
for Every Kind of Live Stock
and Feeds Soil.

Here is why an acre of alfalfa is
valuable in Minnesota:
It costs about $12 to cultivate it.
At least 60 per cent of the fertilizer
'ue is returned to the soil when the
crop is fed.
A yield of three tons will return
$41.3O if fed to pigs as pasture when
the pigs sell for Z cents pound.
A similar yield if fed to steers at
6 cents pounds will bring $42.6O.
The same yield fed to cows giving
21O pounds of butterfat at 80 cents
a pound will bring $44.00.
Farm feeds should be judged by the
total nutrim"~+s produced an acre,
bearing in mind the cost of produc-
ton. Alfalfa provides a large amount
of nutriment for every kind of stock.
Besides this, it provides nutriment for
the soil, hence increasing land value.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
UNITED STATES IN
CRITICAL POSITION
SECRETARY OF STATE LANSING
SAYS END OF NEUTRALITY
is NOT CONSIDERED.
Entities Her To Know What Powers
Seek, SO She Can Regulate
Her Acts.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - President Wilson's
note to the belligerents, urging discus
sion of peace officially, was interpreted
as not bearing any threat that the
United States might be forced to enter
the war because of the continued in
vasion Of it's rights by the warning
Powers on both sides. This interpre-
tation was made by Secretary Lans-
ing in a formal statement issued to
overtake what were characterized as
widespread misconstructions placed on
one given out, saying that because OF
the increasingly critical position Of the
United Stats as a neutral it was entt
tied to know exactly what each belli8-
erent seeks in order that it might regu-
late it's conduct for the future.
The first statement follows:
THE reasons for the sending of the
note were as follows:
1T isn't our material interest We
had in mind when the note was sent.
but more and more our own rights are
becoming involved by the belligerents
on both sides, so that the situation is
becoming increasingly critical.
81 mean by that, that we are draw
Ing nearer the verge Of war ourselves.
and therefore we are entitled to know
exactly what each belligerent seeks in
order that we may regulate our con-
duct in the future.
mo nation has been sounded. No
consideration of the German overtures
or Of the speech of Lloyd George was
taken into account in the formulation
of the document.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
CURING POP CORN PROPERLY
Ears Should Be Left on Stalks Until
Fully Ripened-Free Circulation
of Air Is Essential.

To successfully cure popcorn so it
will pop early in the winter, the ears
should be left on the stalks until the
grains are fully ripened, and then
pulled off, husk and all. This may be
laid on floor, or placed in sacks
which are more or less open for the
passage of air, and hung up in dry
room which is we'll ventilated and free
from rats and mice.
If the husk,; are removed when the
corn is pulled from the stalk, it dries
out too rapidly, and the kernels will
not pop as freely as they will if dried
more slowly.
Popcorn can be too dry at time Of
popping. Corn after once cured, does
best if kept where the air is only mod.
erately dry. Corn kept behind stove
will not pop as freely as corn kept in
a room where there is little damp
ness part of the time.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
MAKE USE OF FROSTED CORN
II Should Be Cut as Soon as Possible,
to Save Plant FocdS-siIage Should
Be Covered.

If the standing corn In the field is
frosted 1t should be cut as quickly as
possible, or 1t will cause 9 great loss
Of plant food.
An expert says: 'The effect of a
hard or black frost in freezing the
cells of the corn fodder, causes the
breaking of the individual cells and
the evaporation of sap that should be
left In the stalks and leaves. The
leaves turn white and become so
brittle that in handling most of the
leaves and portion of the stalk will
be lost. The corn on the ear will be.
come soft and will only be fit for feed.
ing to hogs and cattle as it will not
keep any length Of time"
An authority says: eff frosted corn
Is to be put into the silo, 1t should be
cut as quickly as possible and, If
rather dry, well watered as it is put
in the silo. The silage should be we'll
packed, to exclude the air. After the
silage Is all in, let it settle for few
days, then sow oats quite thick over
the silage. The oats will terminate
in a few days and make sufficient
growth to protect the silage. The oats
make better cover than earth or
boards and can be easily removed
when the silage is to be used"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
Good for Average Farm.

each of these tractor users was plOw-
ing annually an average of 81 acres,
and yet he had been able to eliminate
only "a 2-3 of one horse for each 100
acres plowed. He had found use for
his tractor only 1866 days per year. 1t
was found that 95 per cent Of purchas-
ers Of tractors had got them for the
sole purpose of blowing wheat ground.
Additional Farm Equipment.
"From the experiences Of these men
it would seem that the tractor is use
full and satisfactory piece of farm ma
chinery, but that it must be considered
as additional farm equipment. The
justification for the use Of the tractor
lies In the fact that it may under IA
vorable conditions do special line of
work, rather than in the claim, refuted
by experience, that the tractor is q
satisfactory substitute for horse power.
"The fact that these tractor users
are maintaining but eight head of cat
tie for each 100 acres plowed indi-
Gates that they are in the main grain
farmers. If the extensive grain farmer
is able to eliminate but two-thirds of
a horse for each 100 acres plowed, the
intensive farmer with his diversified
farm will not be able to eliminate
any horse power by purchasing a trac-
for"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
SELLS TENNESSEE CENTRAL
Must Bring Not Less Than $3.50, 900,
According To Decree Of the
Federal Court.

Nashville, Tenn--In accordance with
the federal court decree appointing E.
l.. Doak special master to sell the
property Of the Tennessee Central rail-
road company, the publication Of adj
vertisements of the proposed sale will
be made as required in daily newspa-
per published IN Nashville, and in one
published in a New York weekly for
period of sixty days. At the conclu.
sion of which period, on February 15,
the property will be sold by Special
Master Doak at public auction at the
south door Of the courthouse. In the
notices of the sale to be published un-
der the decree will be set forth in
detail the terms and conditions on
which the railroad is to be offered for
sale and proposals will be solicited.
No bid of less than $1,350,OO0 will be
accepted and the decree provides that
the purchasers shall pay this amount
in cash. Should the amount bid by
the purchasers exceed the minimum
price, the excess, it is stipulated, shall
be paid in two equal installments, one
six months and the other twelve
months after the confirmation of the
sale. But it is provided that the gen.
eral mortgage bonds shall be available
for paying the excess at valuation
to the percentage of the
total amount of such bonds rendered
in payment of the excess.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
Wants School Bond Issue.

GalIatin, Tenn.-At meeting of the
board of mayor and aldermen the city
attorney was instructed to draft bill
for passage by the next state legisla-
ture empowering Gallatin to issue $751;
600 school funding per cent bonds.
OF this amount $1,000 Is to be used to
nav of the school bonds that mature
next April. The remaining $4,000 is to
be used to take up the outstanding in
debtedness. According to the city Of
fieials this will increase the bonded in
debtedness of the corporation only
81 600. as the city has recently paid
of $4,000 of street bonds and $1,000
water and light bonds.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
CINCINNATI MARKETS
GRAIN.

Corn-Quotations on new: No. 2
white 93@9312c, No. white 9212 093c,
No. white 91@92c, No. 2 yellow 800
93Bc, No. 3 yellow 92R @93c, No. 4
yellow 91@92c, No. mixed 93@93hc,
No. mixed 92h@93c, No. mixed 81
@92c, white ear, new 92@93c, mixed
ear $1,000, yellow ear $4,000.
Hay-No. 1 timothy $3.50, No. 2
S145O, No. $3.50, No. clover mixed
SIS, No. 2 $13, No. clover SIG, No. 2
$14.
Oats-No. 2 white 54R@55c, stand
ard white 531a @54c, No. 8 white $50
531ac, No. 4 white 52@53c, No. 2 mix
ed 53@53hc, No. mixed 52@53c, No.
4 mixed 51@52c.
Wheat-No. red $1.7O@I73. No. 3
red $1.65@1.69, No. 4 red $1.45@1.55.
EGGS AND POULTRY.
Eggs-Prime firsts 44c, firsts 421ac.
ordinary firsts Ale, seconds SIC.
Live Poultry-Roasters, lbs and
over, 1910; broilers, " ID and under,
Ice; flyers, over ~ lb, Ice; fowls,
Az lbs and over, 16c; 91a lbs and over,
14c; 35 lbs, 13c; ROSTERS, 111ac;
ducks, white, lie; under 8 lbs, 15c;
colored, 15c; young hen turkeys, 8 lbs
and over, 2312c; young tom turkeys, 10
lbs and over, 23Rc; young tom tur-
keys, 10 lbs and over, 21c; crooked,
12c; Gull, SC.
LIVE STOCK.
Shippers S750@10; butcher
steers, extra 9d9.25, good to choice
common to fair $500
1925; heifers, extra $S6S.25, good to
choice S76775, common to fair $3.50
66.75; cows. extra $6.5O67, good to
choice S5.5066.50, common to fair,
$4.6OG5.25; Gamers s494.65, stockers
and feeders $567.
Bulls-Bolcgna S5.7506.5O, fat bulls
$6.7567.
Calves-Extra s12.25G12.5O, fair to
good s11.2561225, common and large
$567.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
S1O.6O good to choice packers and
butchers S1O.55 a 1850, mixed packers
stays S7GS.5O, common
to choice heavy fat soys S7.50d9.65,
medium Q60-1SO lbs) s10.25G10.40,
light shippers s9s0610.15, pigs (110
lbs and less) S7.25d9.35.
Sheep-Extra sS.25dS.5O, good to
cRoice s7.5O6S.25, common to fair IS
a. -
Lambs-Extra S12.75613, good to
choice s12.25a1275, commsu to fair
SS5Od1L75.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
HORSES AND TRACTORS
Animal Labor Still Holds High
Place on Average Farm.
Useful and Satisfactory Piece Of Ma
chinery, but Must Be Consid-
cred Only as Addition to
General Equipment.

That the tractor has not supplanted
the horse in furnishing farm power is
shown by answers to QUESTIONABLE
mailed to 500 Kansas tractor users
by DR.. c. w. McCampbell, associate
professor Of animal husbandry in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
Experience of tractor users is a
more reliable index to the usefulness
of the tractor than theoretical deduc-
tions," said Doctor McCampbell. "From
the data collected it was found that
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
Nephew Frees Oncle.

Knoxville, Tenn.-The case of James
Newcomb, former sheriff Of Sewer
county, who was charged with Illicit
distilling in the U. S. district court,
came to an unexpected ending when
Newcomb's nephew went on the stand
and exonerated the defendant by de-
claring that he, and not his uncle,
owned the still in question. A verdict
of not guilty was then rendered and
NeWcomb released.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
.ABoRERs RECEIVE INCREASES.
Track and Section Men on the NJ, G. &
st. L. Get Raise.

Nashville, Tenn.-The Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway an
nounces the voluntary ten per cent
increase in wages to all common labor
ers on the system. AS a result of this
action on the part of the management
the pay roll for labor on the system
will be increased $4,000 a year.
The beneficiaries of this raise are
the section foremen, section men, track
men. etc., who will receive their first
nav checks with the increased pay.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
zg1GEMlLERAL
5EARM'1N0TES
Don't let the machinery cry for oil

Don't let the machinery cry for oil.
Sheep will surely pay you if you
handle them right.
Now is the time to select from the
flock the birds you will use for breed
ing next spring.
If onions are frozen for storage, they
should be kept frozen till time to use
them in the spring.
Neatness in all departments of farm
work ought to be the farmers motto
and especially in the dairy.
Put some sand over the boxes or
bins in which root crops are stored. 1t
will prevent their drying out.
Very good celery may be raised in a
dry year by mulching the plants. This
saves the moisture and keeps the soil
cool.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
centreviIle Hotel Man Drops Dead

Centreville, Tenn.-John R. Hunger
ford, the proprietor of the Centralia
Hotel, and longtime resident of Hick-
man county, dropped dead, supposedly
from stroke of apoplexy, of which he
had several months ago, former at
tack.
Mr.. Hungerford was born in the
state of Louisiana and moved with
his fathers family to Tennessee short
ly after the war between the states.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
Tobacco Is Active,

GAINESVILLE, Tenn.-The tobacco
market opened with rush Wednes'
day. Sales wer held at many of the
loose floor warehouses and bidding
was lively. The leaf price ranged from
$3.50 to $1225, and Jugs sold from
1925 to So. Suckers are now finding
ready sale on the market and are
bringing good prices. The deliveries
are heavier than at any time during
the season.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
SPRINGFIELD Bond Election.

Springfield, Tenn.-A call has been
printed for an election to be held in
Springfield on Saturday, Jan. 6, 1917,
for the purpose of submitting to a
vote of the citizens the proposition of
a bond issue, the proceeds of which
is to be used for the enlargement and
extension of the waterworks system of
Springfield. The proposed bond is
sue is for $4,000.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
Believe Sumner Fine Oil Field.

Gallatin, Tenn.-Sumner county may
rival the oil fields of Texas if the pre-
diction of a geologist who has investi-
gated the possibilities of this county
are correct. A geologist in the employ
of oilmen has been in this county for
some time looking over the field here
and he states that the prospect for oil
in this county looks better than any
other prospect he has investigated.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
eoInn After the 4. c. Of l.

Memphis, Tenn.-Mayor Ashcroft
and members Of the city commission
will be asked to lend their efforts to
reduce the high cost of living when
a mass meeting called by the Nine
teenth Century Club convenes Thurs
day afternoon. 1t is proposed to form
an organization at the mass meeting
which viii cooperate with similar or.
eauizations in other cites for nation.
wide results.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
Effective Boycott on Eggs.

Knoxville, Tenn.-The egg boycott
is having some effect here. The de-
mand is not so strong in the east and
fewer shipments are being made. The
retail price, which reached high lev
ell of As cents, is now steadily declin-
ing, and the wholesale price is ex-
pected to show further declines, thus,
gradually bringing the retail figure to
normal.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
CARE FOR FARM IMPLEMENTS
Dull HarroWs Are Very lneftcIent
TooIs-Do Not Neglect Disks
and Bearings.

Harrows, disks and cultivators
should all be looked over carefully.
Dull harrows are very inefficient tools
to use.
The blades of the disk should be
sharpened and the bearings should not
be neglected. Renew them when nee
essary.
Dull shovels on cultivators cannot
be expected to do efficient work.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
RUSSIAN STEAMER STRIKES MINE

Copenhagen.-The small Russian
steamer Skiftet has been sunk by
striking mine, near Abo, Finland,
according to advices received here.
Fifty-nine persons we're killed in the
disaster Only one person aboard the
steamer was saved.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
DAYTON Bow Meets Death.

Dayton, Tenn.-Walter Jewell, the
youngest son of Squire Sam Jewell,
was shot and almost instantly killed
by Arnold Knight. The boys were rab-
bit hunting and trying for shot. In
some way young Jewell got in range
of knights gun and received almost
the entire load. He lived only short
time.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-28
CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
SHOWS GRATIFYING RESULTS
IN CAMPAIGN WAGED.
NUMBER OF CASES DECREASE
Campaign Will Be Waged During 1917
Under Dr.. Alexander, the Expert
Employed Last Year-Free
Vaccination.

the city health department or Nash
vile has shown the most gratifying re-
suits. Health authorities consider that
he year is far enough advanced to
6nsider their records so far as ty-
bhoid fever is concerned complete, and
these records show that the typhoid
situation which had grown steadily
worse in the three years preceding the
present one has in 1916 been most sue
cessfully COPIED with. To date there
have been 2S6 cases of typhoid report
ed by the health department for 1916,
f while the records for 1915 show Alt
cases.
The typhoid record for the two years
preceding 1915 showed steadily ris-
ing number of cases. This was the sit
j. uation that was faced in the later
pspring and early summer of this year,
: and to meet it the health department,
under the direction of DR.. w.. E. Hib-
ebtt. took the most vigorous steps.
Preparation for fighting typhoid had
been made in the appropriation for the
health department at the beginning OF
the year, when provision was made for
the employment Of an assistant health
officer, especially assigned to the ork
of Analysing the sources of epidemic
diseases.
For this position DR.. H. X. Alexan-
der was chosen, and through his ef-
forts the city has succeeded not only
in decreasing the number of cases Of
typhoid, but will be, in a much better
position to cope with the disease next
year. Data as to sources and clrcum-
stances surrounding typhoid cases this
year will be valuable aids in beginning
an early campaign next year
Free Vaccination.
One of the biggest forces in fighting
typhoid in the past year has been the
free vaccination offered by the city.
About 10000 people completed their
course of vaccinations at the expense
Of the city during the year, while be-
tween 1000 and 5000 incomplete in
EQUATIONS were made by the city.
A good idea of the results of this
campaign can be obtained by COM
parison of the cases in the successive
months of this year and Of 1915. The
record of cases reported for the two
years is as follows: January, 1915, 3;
1916, 3; February, 1915, /; 1916, 8;
March, 1915, 6; 1916, IL; April, 1915, Z;
1916, 2; May, 1915, 80; 1916, II; June,
1915, "a; 1916, 81; July, 1915, go; 1916, |
65; August 1915, 80; 1916, II; Septem-
Der, 1915, ga; 1916, 30; October, 1915,
SO; 1916, 20; November, 1915, Al; 1916,
IL; December, 1915, 10; 1915, 5.
According to the city health author
tiles the great increase shown in the
number of cases in June, 1915, as
against June, 1915, was due in large
measure to the unusual prevalence OF
contact cases. Especially notable was
the great number of children who con-
tracted the disease in the past year.