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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13
Smart Pockets Ornament the Fail Gowns

'RULY is the present season one Of pockets
for all sorts and all shapes are shown. The
two gowns illustrated show quite different
sorts but equally smart ones. The skirt to the
left is full below the prettiy shaped yoke and the
pockets are Of the patch sort and arranged over it.
The gown to the right is made with pockets that
inserted under the plaits and these pockets are
tended to form the ornamental portions. One
gown is made from one Of the new wool crepe ma
terials with trimming Of velvet ribbon, the other
gown is made Of dotted popln with trimming Of
satin The blouse is especially well adapted to the
combination Of materials although it can Of course,
b. made Of ore throughout. For the blouse Of
Ceorgette crepe or crepe de chine or similar ma
terial It is pretty to use machine hemstitching over
the lines Which here indicate the joining or perhaps
very tiny insertion or some little bit Of embroidery.
lor the line Is just pretty to use for trimming as it
is for the joining
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13
Infant Needs


IL always temptation to
elaborate the little garments
deaigned for the layette. Fine
needlework suits them to perfection
md these two designs are charming.
One - intended for petticoat that 3
closed over the shoulders, the other for
= kmono night gown. Both garments
are excellent and the night gown is,
perhaps, the most comfortable and
thoroughly satisfactory that the tiny
child can wear. Tie designs are
simple yet effective. AZ a rule, fine
nainsook would be the material chosen.
The flower designs may be done eitlaer
solidly Or ns eyelets, or IN a combi-
nation Of the two, but the scalloped
edges Of the petticoat must Of course.
be padded and buttonholed, and the
little dots ets designed to Be worked
either solidly or n eyeiets. "A very
pretty effect could 10; Sbtained BY
wing cold work for thks6 pMefs and
syelet work for the leaves, the items all
being outlined. Az q matter Of course.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13
GET RESTRAINING ORDER.

An order restraining Joe Hoffman
from removing and selling the i'm
provements on the southwest half of
1l-5-11 was issued by Judge J. M.
Elliott in the chancery court yesterday
upon the motion of E. T. Teter. Hoff-
man purchased the land frem Teter
and it is alleged failed to pay for the
same. The plaintiff therefore brought
action to enjoin Inn from removing the
houses, fences and barns from the
land.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13
SURRENDERED BY BoNDsMEN

Henry Schultz, who was indicted by
a former grand jury on the charge
OF grand larceny and who has been out
on bond, was surrendered to Sheriff
Z. Il. Williams yesterday by his
bondsmen, who took action in the mat
ter because Schultz was indicted at the
session of the grand jury two days
ago on forgery charge. It is al
legged that Schultz forged the name of
D. G. Purnell for $25 to a check which
he had cashed by the Dreyfus COM
pany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13
TWO SUITS DECIDED.

The Gould Galbraith company was
given judgment in the circuit court
yesterday against the Iron Mountain
for $125, the value of bale of cotton
lost in transit between Warner and
Pine Bluff.
I: L. Royston was given Judgment
against the same road for $21O.85 for
$40 pounds of see shortage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13
MAY LOCATE HERE.

Prof. S. Kooyman, of Newton, a.,
accompanied by his wife and son, ar
rived here yesterday by automobile,
having driven thru from the North in
the car. The party left Newton last
Friday. Prof. Kooyman is a noted
band leader and after viewing Pine
Bluff, is likely to locate here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13

On leaving their vodkaless country
and going to fight in France, it was
but natural that those Russian forces
at once headed for the Champagne
region. Columbia IS. c. State.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13

and my skin was yellow. Now I have
a good color, have gained in every
way and can do my work without any
pains. ] think it Is the best medicine
on earth for stomach troubles Of NO.
men. p Mrs. NELLIE WILLIAMS, 81
West Sd Street, New Albany, Ind.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13

Hope shoots a man upward, but
Disappointment IS a safety device that
lets him down easy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13

Ticks reduce cows milk is to AZ
per cent, a loss of to Is cents a
Gay to the farmer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13

pound / was trou-
bled with dyspepsia
and bearing down
pains IN my back
and sides, and after
my meals my stom-
ech would bloat up
till I could scarcely
get my breath. AT
times Twas SO weak
I could hardly stand
on my feet and I
looked holloW-eved
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13

A womans ideal of :. perfect home
is enc vita six closets in every room.
Macon News. -
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13

Our notion Of satisfactory ar
rangement would be to wake up by
eastern time and get up by central
Toledo Blade. Z
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-13

Ticks suck as much as geo pounds
of blood year from 1,O00-pound
steer iza.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
LIGGINs AND FARMER
SUE HOTEL COMPANYA.
BECAUSE OF ROBBERY

Two suits were filed against the
Bridgeport Hotel Co, operating the
Atlantic hotel in this city as the re-
suit of recent robberies alleged to
have been committed there.
Attachments against funds of the
hotel company deposited in the Con-
necticut National bank were made to-
day by Sheriff Thomas Cunningham in
the names of Alfred j. Liggins, man
ager of the Connie Lewis billiard par
1ors, living on East Main street and
John Farmer. an employe of the
Remington Arms & Ammunition Co.,
living in Remingtonville.e
In the Lfggins complaint, alleging
loss of $3.50, which is similar in all
respects to that made by Farmer in
asking damages for the loss of SIS it
is set forth that payment of claims
should be made under the new statute
of 1915 which specifies that hotel
companies are responsible for the loss
of valuable belonging to guests up to
500, even though the guest may not
elect to deposit them in the hotel safe
when retiring. This is the first claim
to be made under the new act.
The complaint further recites that
both Liggins and Farmer We're assign
ed to a room in the hotel on the night
of Dec. rs, that during their sleep the
room was entered by means of a key
and that $128 in bills and 50 in silver
were abstracted from the pockets of
Liggins. 1t is alleged that SIS was
likewise taken from Farmers cloth
ing. 1t is understood that the suits
instituted today through Attorney
George Mara will be contested by the
hotel company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
EIGHT HOUR DAY
FOR MACHIN|STS
SOON UNIVERSAL
Business Agent of Bridge
port Local Says Summer
Will Bring Changes.
BRIDGEPORT LOCAL
HAS 1900 MEMBERS
International Association of
Machinists Stronger Than
Ever, Now.

Ih1s summer will see machinists
and allied workmen of all kinds pour
ing out of the shops where the eight
hour day and unsatisfa ctory working
conditions are in force, according to
George j. Bowen, business agent of
Local No. 30 of the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists in this city,
They can't stop them now" said
Mr.. Bowen when tie sun gets high
IN the sky. there's no telling how
many will come out
1t won't have to depend on an or
gantzed movement The men will
come out of their own accord, because
they know conditions are bad, that
they can be remedied, and that the
same or worse conditions were rem
edied in other places.
Bridgeport isn't ruined, as the
manufacturers predicted. The eight
hour day is still in force and Bridge
port is one of the most prosperous
cities in the United States -
The International Association of
Machinists is better prepared than
ever throughout the country, to back
up the demands of it's men. Especial
Iy true is this in Bridgeport, where a
labor defense fund has been started
and more than $1,000 has already
been obtained.
The shops in Bridgeport that
haven't given the eight hour day, prob
ably will feel the effects of a strike.
The local here has 1900 members now
and it is expected it will be divided
into two locals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
BERNSTORFF
IN SECRET
CONFERENCE
German Ambassador And
Secretary Lansing Dis
cuss I Lusitaaia Case No
Word Yet on Nationality
of Vessel That Sunk
Persia -

g. - 81 =
Washington, Jan. 1O-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador.
and Secretary. Lansing, had anoth er
conference in the Lusitania negotia-
tions today which both agreed should
be described as confidential. The
ambassador expects to confer with the
secretary again inside Of a week and
not again on the Subject.
Officials in all quarters described
the situation as ''hopefuT' and ex-
pressed the belief that a satisfactory
settlement is in sight that will in
cfude indemnities for the 115 Ameri-
can lives lost and some expression of
regret or disavowa1 which will be mu-
tua11y satisfactory to Germany and
the United States.
President Wilson, Secretary Lans-
ing. and Che German am bassador are
practically the only officials in. the
secret of the negotiations.
The impression grows among admin
istration officials that the nationality
Of the submarine or mine which sank
the Persia never will be disclosed.
American Consul Keblinger,, at NAL
ia, today advised the state depart
5ment that no new facts concerning
the destruction of the steamship Per
sia were contained in affidavits he had
taken from some survivors, including
Lord Montague, who had landed there.
The survivors were, unanimous in say
ing that although the officers of the
ship were watching for submarines,
none was seen and no warning was
given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Unknown Man Is
Found Drowned off
Fayerweather's Island

William Dietrich of 1877 Howard
avenue and John Bragg of 357 -Bost-
wick avenue while digging clans on
Fayerweather's Island, shortly before
noon today discovered the body of an
unknown man floating face down
ward off the eastern end of the ISL
land.
They secured it with a rope and
towed it to the foot of South avenue
There they reported the finding at
the office of the West End plant
of the Crane Co.
Special Policeman Joseph Zsevyhey
took charge of the body and notified
Lieut.. Garry Sanger of the 3rd Pre-
cinct station. Medical Examiner S.
M. Garlick after an examination or
dered the corpse removed to Culli-
nan & Mullins morgue in Main street.
The drowned man is about 5 years
of age and Of dark complexion. He
wore a dark suit, dark overcoat, white
shirt, collar and tie and we'll made
shoes. The body had been in the wa
ter but a short time. 1t is believed
he is either a Pole or. a Hungarian
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
WITNESSES DECLARE SILVER
WORKERS IN MERIDEN HAVE
BEEN PEACEABLE IN STRIKE

show by his witnesses that the strike
in Wallingford and Meriden is being
conducted through peaceful picketing,
that there is no intimidation of per-
sons who are working and who are
seeking work.
More than a dozen witnesses were
put on by the defendants during the
forenoon, the substance of their testi-
mony being that conditions in Wal
Iingford and Meriden had been peace
able and orderly despite the strike. The
only. exception in Meriden, according
to the testimony of PatroIn1an Her
mann Sheurer, of that city, was on the
night of Dec. IA, last when the out
break occurred after the silver COM
pany had brought into the city two
truck loads of strike breakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

w A4A1dL1S gives d COLnpe1dI
statement of the condition of the ma
tional banksfto back up his statement.
He shows that net resources of the
banks Increased in the year $1,743,-
878, 648, that deposits increased $2,-
081,530,164 and that loans and dis
counts Increased $917, ,450,502. Avail
able cash Increased in the same
period 1852, 100000 and on New. 10,
1915, the reporting national banks
had excess reserves of 1891, 900, 900.
Tables show the comparative copdi-
ton of banks in 1895 and 1915. In
September, 1895, there were 3,712 re-
porting banks with net deposits of
81, ,989, 500, 900 and loans and dis
counts of $2,059, ,4O8,402 while in No
vember, 1915, there were 1917 re-
porting banks with net deposits of
So, ,079s471, AT, loans and discounts Of
$7.233,928s973.
.aThe reserves held by the national
banks Nov. 10, 1915, says the report,
ssexceeded byI$5S7, 100000 the great.
est reserves ever held at any time
prior to the passage of the Federal
Reserve act. Loans and discounts
amounted to more than the total
1bans and discounts of all banks, in
cIuding national, state, savings and
private banks and loan and trust COM
panies-as late as the year 1902.
Mr. Williams says that the bank.
ing power of the United States-the
ca pitaI surplus, circulation deposits,
etc.-of al reporting banks, national
and otherwise with an estimate of the
figures for non-reporting banks,
amounted in June. 1915, to $25,397,1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
HOLD MAN WHO
SLEW COMRADE
WITHOUT BONDS
Case Continued in. City
Court Awaiting Finding of
Coroner Phelan.
PRISONER SAYS He
HAD PROVOCATION
Deeply Religious, Declares
Lord Will Yield Him
Heavenly Honors.

AS a result of the duel with horse
shoes between negroes in the black
smith shop Of Christopher Rickard on
Howard avenue Saturday morning,
which caused the death of James
Nixon, aged go, his assai1ant, John
Henry Coleman, aged 514 is held
without bonds, awaiting trial on the
'charge of murder. Int city court this
morning the case was continued until
Saturday and Coleman was remanded
to the county jail.
The original charge placed against
Coleman was assault with intent to
kill and bonds were fixed at $4,000.
Upon the death of Nixon the charge
was changed to mdrdef and no bonds
will be accepted for his release.
Coroner John J. sPhelan held an in
quest into the death in his office in
the county court building at o'clock
this afternoon. At that time Joseph
Collins of 1926 Railroad avenue and
George Lake Of 1148 Railroad avenue,
will be arraigned to give testimony
assault, which proved fatal Two
other b1acksuniths who. Coleman
claims. witnessed the encounter will
also be summoned, although they
have denied to the police any knowl-
edge Of the affair. Their names have
not been d1VuIged-7
When Coleman was appraised of
the death of Nixon today he said he
was sorry of the outcome but that it
had to be. He was then asked what
he thought the Lord would think of
him. He answered in the following
manner: 'fWe11, I am a true son of
Zion and am on my way to Heaven.
When the matter is discussed this
morning before the thrI Ipne OF the ALI
mighty, am sure our Good Lord will
turn to the Angel Gabrie1s and say:
Gabriel. my worthy son, John Henry
Coleman has held his own and he is a
son in whom the Fsather is well pleas
ed. Inscribe his name on the Good
Book in letters of gold and when see
John Henry Coleman. on the last day
shall reward him for defending him
self in such an upright manner
Nixon had been in the employ OF
Rickard for IL years. Coleman has
been there only a year. Nixon had
been married twice but it is said that
he had no children. He lived with
his brother-in-Iaw, Herbert M. Reid,
at 1854 Railroad avenue. The assault
of Saturday was the outcome of a
tvko-days' argument between thep air
and was brought. on by Nixon's treat
ment of animals, according to Cole
man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

fWU,OUU, an increase IN a year OF ABOUT
$1,O57, ,1O0,0 900. Savings bank depos-
itors increased by 176,256 during the
year ending last June with total de-
posits of $4,997,706, ,013, an increase
of $61, ,114,163- The average deposit
however, decreased from $444.36 to
$442. 50 while the number of banks
increased from 2.1eO to 2,159.
The Comptroller's principal recon-
mendation for legislation is for an
amendment to the bank law authoriz-
ing and directing the Department of
Justice to bring suits against usurefs
upon information furnished either by
the Comptroller or through other
sources.
Other recommends tfons given un-
ures propose: To prohibit officers
banks; to prevent loans to directors
board; to require officers and EN-
direct and indirect loans to one indi-
vidual. firm or corporation; to prevent
or limit overdrafts; to require certiff-
directors; to prevent erasures on the
on deposits; to authorize the estab-
States; to permit brancheszin alaska
minimum interest charges, which or
loans and to authorize the Comptrol-
(Continued on Page SD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
FREDERICK RHODES
TO BE NAMED FOR
CITY'S TAX BOARD
Will Succeed Jarvis Viii
Hams, Jr., If He'll Accept
Appointment.

Frederick Rhodes will be named by
Mayor Wilson to succeed Jarvis Will
lfams. Jr, on. the board of apportion-
rnent and taxation if he will accept
the place. Mr.. Rhodes has the mat
ter under consideration now and if he
accepts the announcement of his APP
pointment will be made later in the
week.
[ Mr.. Rhodes is the secretary of the
Salts Textile Co. He is a Republican
and resides at 1915 Noble avenue in
the Ninth district. The first meeting
of the board of apportionment for
business will be held Tuesday after
noon, Jan. %, when City Auditor
Keating will make his report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

New Haven. jan 1O.-The hearing
by Judge James H. Webb of the su-
perior court. on the petition of the In
ternationaI Silver company for an in
junction to restrain it's fornIe en-
pIoyes who went on strike from inter
fering with its business was resumed
today The petitioners having closed
their side on Thursday, C. J. Danaher,
of Meriden, counsel for the many re-
spondent organizations and individ-
uaIs, began calling witnesses te, con-
tradict assertions made by witnesses
for the petitions.
Me- Danaher said that he had three
score or more witnesses available but
he did not know at the outset how
many be would call He expected to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
FAIRFIELD men
PLAN EXPENSIVE
IMPROv EMENTS
To Build Boulevard to Beach
and Better HarbOr at
Southport.
Especial to The IFarmer.)


Fairfield. Jan 10.-Grasping the op-
portunity presented by the boom in
this section, D. H. Warner, Samuel H.
Wheeler. the Sasco Hill club and other
pubIic-spirited citizens or organfza-
tions will spend hundreds of thousands
of dollars during next spring to i'm
prove Fairfield and vicinity.
With the reported purchase of the
Boland residence, at the foot of Fair
field avenue and Broad street, it has
transpired that work is well under
way on a 100 foot boulevard that will
run parallel to Pendeld avenue from
Fairfield avenue and Broad street to
the beach. On this boulevard, which
is planned to have two roadways with
a tree-shaded path in the center and
sidewalks on each side, LOCO dogwood
trees will be set out.
The adjoining property has been laid
out in large building sites upon which
restrictions will be placed. 1t is
planned to have houses only of the
most sumptuous character.
: A survey of Fairfield extension from
Broad street to Sasco hill will be be-
gun. A wide street is planned in place
of the narrow roadway with a. so foot
strip of pavement a mile and a half.
The expense is o-be. borne by the
Sasco Hill club and will make direct
route from Bridgeport to the new club
house, on which building work will be
begun early this spring.
Dredges are already working at the
foot of the hill in Southport harbor,
opening. "a deep and wide harbor for
the anchorage of the largest private
yachts. 1t is planned to accommodate
the ocean going yachts of the many
New York members who are not ac-
commodated sufficiently at any yacht
club along the Connecticut coast be-
tween Greenwich and New London.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

Philadelphia, Jan. 1o.-Three men
were killed and number injured in
an explosion of smokeless powder ear
Iy today at the plant of the Dupont
Powder Works at Carney'ss Point,~N-
J. 1t, had been reported that a large
number of men had lost their lives. but
after an investigation the superintend-
ent of the plant said that only three
were dead and possibly four.
The cause of the explosion is not
known but according to the superin-
tendent there is no suspicion that the
blast was due to outside agencies. The
report that arrests had been made was
denied. &sssa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
THREE DEAD, MANY HURT
IN TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
AT DUPONT POWDER co.

The dead are John Walsh, Nyack;
N. Y; Richard T. fLarney, Philadel-
p11ia, and T. C1dye Lynn address not
known. The superintendent of the
plant said the, victims were employees
but they had no business in that part
of the works where the explosion ~oc-
Cured The blast was terrific one
and was felt 20 miles away.
'FWire communication with the plant
was cut off by the shock with the re-
suit that the widest rumors prevailed
until dayI. ght cleared up the extent
of the accident The prorArtv loss is
small as the explosion occurred in a
Continued on Page ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Short Circuit Cause
of $500 Damage To N
House on North Ave.

Short circuit in a telephone wire
contact with other wires caused a fire
to>start on the roof of the house at
1928 North avenue at 4:45 this morn
ing. The house is owned by d. w
Pearsan and occupied by P. E. Mack.
In a short time the tWo-story wood
en- building was mass afiame and
after a half an hour of hard work on
the part of the fremen were subdued.
Damages to tie building are estimated
at between $3.50 and $500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
POLICEMEN HURT :
IN BAT tie WITH
STRIKE RIOTERS Il
Disorders Follow Walk out
By Thousand Workers at
Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls. N. Y, Jan. TO-
Rioting followed a strike of a thous-
and employees of the American Alum
inum Co. here today. The strikers
stornaed the plant. The police fred
their REVIEWERS in the air and attacked
the crowd with nightsticks.
Several policemen were slightly in
jured and four Poles were taken to
the hospital with battered heads. The
men had asked for an increase in
wages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Change Pay Day At
Remington Arms Go.

Pay day at the Remington Arms &
Ammunition Co. has been changed
from Friday as heretofore, to Monday.
In consequence of this change, thou
sands of employees were happy today
and several hundred clerks who here
tofore have been compelled to. work
through the long night preceding pay
day are Joyful. Under the present
system they have Saturday afternoons
and Sunday if necessary in which to
|complete the work on time cards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
BRTDGEPORTER HELD
AS COUNTERFEITER
GETS POsTPONEMENT

New Haven, Jan. 1O-Ferdinand
Crissfulli, arrested last week in
Bridgeport charged with passing al
legged fraudulent Italian banknotes, at
Watertown, N. Y, had his case con-
tinued before Federal Commissioner
Wright, until Jan. IS, today. The
request for delay was made by the
United States district attorney. The
bond was continued at $1,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Posr OFFICE NOTES.

It is requested at the local Internal
Revenue office that all who are re-
quired to file emergency tax forms.
fill them out before bringing or send
ing them to the office. 1t is likewise
reuJested that all names and ad-
dresses be fully and plainly written
on the forms otherwise they will be
returned later from Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
RHEUMATIC CoLLAPsEs

Stricken with rheumatic pains about
the hips and the chest o. U. Young,
aged 45, of 1913 Prospect street, col
lapsed on. the sidewalk at Prospect
and Lafayette streets at s o'clock this
morning. He was removed to Bridge
port hospital in the emergency hospi-
tai ambulance.