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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
SEEK MAN WHO SAW DEATH OF
 WILLIAM MAY
Witnesses Testify That Car Swerved to Avoid Hitting
 Victims Companion.

Search is being made by order of Coroner John J. Phelan for an un- identified companion of Henry R. May. who escaped injury last night as car driven by William L. Egan in trying to avoid the unknown man. swerved and killed May.
 Special inquiry is also being con- ducted at the scene of the tragedy by Coroner Phelan to establish if possi- ble a reason for a 40-foot trail of blood upon the pavement between the trolley tracks when all witnesses to the fatality assert that the car was stopped instantly when May was struck.
 The solution to this problem may come as result of suggestions of lit tie 12-year- Mariory Smith of 1175 Park avenue, who after number of witnesses failed to account for the trail of blood at the inquest in the court house this morning said that other automobiles might have tracked it from the spot where May was killed.
 Coroner Phelan by personal investi- gation at the scene of the accident this morning established that May was killed IS feet from the curbing of Park avenue at the entrance to Wash .ington terrace; that the automobile containing William L. Egan, aged 21, salesman for the. Arrow Motor Sales Co.,, living at 62 Worth street. now held under bonds for trial Thursday in the city court upon a charge of manslaughter, was travelling north on Park avenue.
 At a later hearing in which many witnesses to the scene testified, it was asserted that George w. Bevans of 1157 Iranistan avenue, sat in the front seat beside Egan. Mrs. Bevans and Etta May Bevans were in the rear seat.
 Two men were seen coming diagon- ally across Park avenue towards Washington terrace. They separat- ed while the car was travelling at a speed not exceeding seven miles an hour To avoid striking one the car was sent to the left but May is said to have become confused and was un- avoidably hit.
 His body was removed to the morgue where identification was made. A cousin from Springfield, and a wife in Stafford Springs, Conn.,, have been notified of the death and are expected to claim the body to- day.
 Several persons witnessed the &C., cident from their front stoops assert the Egan car was proceeding slowly at the time. No trace has been found by the police of the companion of May who was first in the path of the car, which in swerving away from him, killed May.
 Up to press hour today the body of May, remained unclaimed at the morgue of Cullinan & Mullins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
Pennsylvania Lines
 Prepare For Strike

Pittsburgh, Aug. 3O.-AIl railroads entering the Pittsburgh distWct were busy today completing arrangements. begun a week or more ago, for hand ling business in case of a strike. Penn sylvania railroad employees some time ago were cantassed as to their avail ability for service in any department where they might be needed and re- port was made that in excess of 90 per cent had signified their willingness to work. This list, now in the hands of operating officials, includes division and general chiefs, many of whom are competent to handle any part of the railroads work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
Litigation Records
 Will Be Eclipsed In
 Civil Superior Court

All records for litiga ton in the Sep tember term of the civil superior court have been exceeded by the vast amount of writs filed in the clerk S office today. Last years record of civil cases up to.the closing hour for dock citing, 157, was considered far in eX- cess of previous years. Up to noon time today, this previous figure had been eclipsed by 160.
 Limitations given by lawyers throughout ttH county of intention to file, leads the authorities to believe that the total will run over 200 this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
Explosion of Hidden
 Powder Results in Suit

As the result of the concealment of explosives in freight car on the New Haven railroad tracks at Danbury, which. in an explosion near White street, on March 29, 1916 are alleged to have crippled the left leg and broken m ear drum of five-years old Martin Hitler of Danbtiry. the railroad today is sued for $2,O0o damages through his father Louis Hitler.
 It is alleged that the cars were be- ing burned caredessiy by agents of the railroad when the explosion occurred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
Wilson Wants More
 Than Complimentary . Vote For Governor

Mayor Clifford B. Wilson is dis pleased at stories current that he will receive complimentary" vote for governor at the forthcoming state convention of the Republicans.
 He does not relish being made a stalking horse, and wants it known that he really IS after the nomina- sion,
 Fairfield county will give Wilson a vote, at any rate.
 The session of the common council next Monday evening will be very brief as g. majority of the Republican
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30

members wants to get away to attend the state convention at New Haven. Among those who will go from here are John T. King, William E. Seeley, Assistant City Clerk James P. Kelly and Andrew J. Northey, Frederick A. Bartlett, John A. Leonard, George C. Peet. William A. Lewis, Alderman John Y. Caldwell and Hazelton w. Chandler.
 Besides Kelly and Caldwell other members of the city council who plan to attend the convention are: J. Alex H. Robinson, Mayor Wilson. Alder men MacFayden, Cole, Whitney, Kearns, Blakeslee and Winterburn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
EMBARGO ON LIVESTOCK.

New Orleans, Aug. 30.-The Texas & Pacific Railroad today issued or ders placing an embargo on shipments of livestock and perishable freight from all points on it's f--stem which will no reach destination. by Sept. 1. Notice was also given that after to- day all passenger and freight traffic will be subject to delay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
TO HANDLE OWN FREIGHT.

Columbus, O., Aug. 3ovAnnounce- ment was made here today by the Toledo & Ohio Central and the Zanes- vile & Western Railroads that no perishab1e freight would be received for shipment after noon tomorrow, Aug. 31, and that other freight would be accepted subject to delay in trans mission. The railroads also ar- nounced that no freight would be received for points other than on their own lines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
Busy In Baltimore

Baltimore, Aug. 30.-While railroad officials here were reticent as to their plans or coping with the threatened strike it is understood today that sys- tematic preparations are being com pleted for such an eventuality-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
HOOKING VALLEY ROAD BAN.

Columbus, O., Aug. 30-An embargo will be placed op all perishable freight by the Hooking Valley rail- road, it was announced at the offices here. Formal notice will be issued late today or early tomorrow morning. Other freight will be accepted subject to delay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
TEXAs-PACIFTC BAN SOON.

Cincinnati, Aug. 30.-The Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company, has issued notice to the public stating that in view of the critical state of conditions respecting labor, it would probably be necessary within the next 24 and AS hours to issue an embargo against the accep- tance of all, classes of freight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
KANSAS CITY ROAD BAN

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 30-An em- bargo against the acceptance of all perishable freight shipments that cannot be delivered before the threat ened strike order goes into effect Monday morning will be issued today by the Kansas City Southern railway, it was announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
LOUISVILLE ROADS HOPEFUL

Louisville, Ky, Aug. 3O-Notice that an emergency on all classes of freight would be issued within AS hours were circulated here today by the Louisville & Nashville, the Louis vile, Henderson & St. Louis, and the Southern Railway, unless some fa- vorable action is taken or some un- derstanding reached at Washington" in relation to the anticipated general railroad strike
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
Railroads, Preparing For Strike, Put Ban
 on Freight Shipment
(Continued from Page 1.)

flour mill in Minneapolis will be clos ed thirty minutes after the order for a nationwide railroad strike becomes effective, according to an announce ment today by the Washburn- Crosby company. All the mills in the city are filled to capacity with no available storage space and no way in which to move the output, says the state- ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
NORFOLK & WESTERN LINES.

Roanoke, Va, Aug. 3O-The Nor folk & Western Railway Go. today is- sued an embargo notice to connecting lines that, effective after midnight, Aug. 31, livestock and perishable traffic would not be accepted. Dead freight will be accepted subject to de-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
Denver's Embargo Issued

Denver, Aug. 30.-The Denver & Rio Grande railroad today issued an embargo on the receipt of all perish able freight and live stock which can- not reach destination before Sept. 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
SHIPPERS MUST TAKE RISK.

Gloversville, N. Y. Aug. 3O.-The Fonda, Johnston and Gloversville Railroad Company has declined to ac- cept freight shipments except where shippers agre to abide by any delay which may be caused by strike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
MICHIGAN CENTRAL ACTS

Detroit, Aug. 30-The Michigan Central Railway today placed an em- bargo on shipments of all perishable freight which could not be delivered before September 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
B. A. WARNS OF DELAY.

Boston, Aug. 30.-The Boston & AL bany Railroad, Q subsidiary of the New York Central, today notified its agents that all classes of freight should be accepted for shipment sub- iect to Celay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
ILLINOIS LINES EMBARGO.

Peoria, Ills, Aug. 30-The Toledo. Peoria & Western Railway today de- clared an embargo on all livestock and perishable freight that will nat reach its destination prior to Septem- Der 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
UNION PACIFIC ACTION

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 30-The Union Pacific Railway company last night issued an order placing an embargo on livestock and other perishable freight that would not be delivered before September 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
WON'T AFFECT GRAND TRUNK.

Montreal, Aug. 30-The Grand Trunk Railway system, with lines ex- tending into New England, will not be affected if a general railroad strike is called, according to a statement today bv F. J. Chamberlain, president of the system.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
EMBARGO EFFECTIVE NOW.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 30.-An embargo on all perishaible food products and livestock, effective at once, was an- nounced today by the International & Great Northern Railroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
SATURDAY IS LAST DAY.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 3O.-An en- bargo naming Saturday as the last date on which freight shipments must reach des -ination will be issued to- day by the Quincy. Omaha & Kansas City Railroad, it was announced to- day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
WABASH ANNOUNCES EMBARGO

St. Louis, Aug. 30-An embargo on all perishable freight that cannot be delivered at destination by Sept. 3 will be issued by the Wabash Rail- road today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
NORTHERN PACIF1Cs NOTICE.

St. Paul, Aug. 30-The Northern Pacific today declared an embargo on perishable freight and livestock that would not reach it's destination by Sat. urday, Sept. 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
R. go. ANNOUNCES EMBARGO

Baltimore, Aug 3O.-The Baltimore & Ohio railroad today announced an embargo on the receipt of all perish
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30

able freight which could not be de- livered by a. m., Monday, Sept. 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
KEEP URIC ACID
OUT OF JOINTS
Tells Rheumatism Sufferers to Eat
Less Meat and Take Salts.

rheumatism is easier to avoid than
to cure. states a well-known authority.
We are advised to dress warmly, keep
the feet dry; avoid exposure; eat less
meat. but drink plenty of good water.
Rheumatism is a direct result of
eating too much meat and other rich
foods that produce uric acid which is
absorbed into the blood 1t is the
function of the kidneys to filter this
acid from the blood and cast it out
in the urine; the pores of the skin
are also a means of freeing the blood
of this impurity. In damp and chilly
cold weather the skin pores are closed
thus forcing the kidneys to do double
work, they become weak and sluggish
and fail to eliminate the uric acid
lating through the system, eventually
settling in the joints and muscles
causing stiffness, soreness and pain
called rheumatism.
At the first twinge of rheumatism
get from any pharmacy about four
ounces of Jad Salts; put a tablespoon
full in a glass of water and drink be-
fore breakfast each morning for a
week This is said to eliminate uric
acid by stimulating the kidneys to
normal action. thus Kidding the blood
of these impurities.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless
and is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia
thousands of folks who are subject
to rheumatism. Here you have a
pleasant, effervescent litha-water
drink which helps to overcome uric
acid and is beneficial to your kidneys
as Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
r ILROA ADS
new KANSAS R. R.
Will Extend From Plains to
Garden City Thru Sublette.
Land Owners of Southwest
Back of the Project.

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. 15.-Heavy
land owners of Meade, Haskell and
Finney counties are promoting rail-
way project which may give south
western Kansas one more railroad.
The proposition is to build a line
connecting with the Rock Island at
Plains. and running almost due north
west TO the Santa Fe at Garden City.
1t would cross the Santa Fe's Cimar-
ron Valley lines at Sublette. as now
projected, and would probably pass
through Santa Fe, the county seat of
Haskell county, which is now without
railway.
Interested in the project are the
Collingwoods, at Plains, extensive
owners of land in the country through
which the road would run, and F. E
Murphy, E H Elliott, Frank Mccoy
and Claude Cave, all of Sublette.
The original survey misses Santa Fe
by few miles. but a committee con-
sisting of John j. Miller, Eugene Da-
Wis and James Patrick, from Santa
Fe, has offered a considerable bonus
and it is understood the route will be
changed to include the county seat
town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
CAPPER FAVORs BRIDGE.
Kansas Governor Approves Plan to
Erect Monument to Reunion.

Washington Feb. 15.-Sentiment
for the proposed memorial bridge
across the Potomac river, near Airing
ton, to commemorate the reunion be-
tween the sections that were riven by
civil war half a century ago, is strong
throughout the country. Expressions
Of this desire for a monumental token
Of the restoration of national unity
have been made from time to time in
the past, when the subject has been
under consideration, and now they are
renewed in the messages sent by gov
ernors of states to the commander-in-
chief of the Patriotic Legion of Amer
lea here advocating action by congress
for the erection of this bridge.
In approving the campaign for a
memorial bridge, Governor Arthur
Capper of Kansas sent the following
message:
81 congratulate you upon this great
mass meeting. 1 commend most
heartily the high patriotism and the
spirit of true Americanism which
actuates you, and I hope the move
ment which you have launched may
result in the erection over the historic
Potomac of a great structure which
shall stand as memorial to an Amer
lea united for all times by bonds of
peace and true brotherhood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
ASKS FOR A PARDON
Convict Makes Plea That He Is Only
Guilty Man at Lansing.

One of the 500 men in the state PEN
itentiary at Lansing admits he is gull
ty. That is his argument for a pardon.
If he were innocent, he might not
complain when the state insists on
keeping him behind prison walls.
The one guilty man is S. H. Ether
ton, sent to prison from Wilson coun-
ty on an arson charge. Etherton has
been in prison nearly ten years. Some
time ago he asked a parole and
almost everyone in the district in
which the crime was committed filed
a protest with the governor. Ether
toms time will expire in June this
year, but he wants an immediate par
don. Nothing less. he says.
This is a copy of the letter which
Etherton has sent to Judge c. w.
Smith, executive clerk in the office of
Governor Capper:
81 fear you do not grasp the idea
of what 1 am trying to get you to do.
L want a pardon and nothing more.
1 claim the distinction of being the
only guilty man incarcerated here.
My maximum will end June 81, 1916
If you can do anything for me with
out any quibbling, 1 will appreciate il
very much. If not, say so in plain
and simple language, as 1 am an UNI
educated man and don't understand
| diplomacy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
WHEAT ESCAPES COLD.
Layer of Ice Does No Damage to the
Growing Crop.

The ice that has covered the wheat
sown fields of Kansas will leave no
trail of ruin, according to reports re-
ceived by J. r. Koontz, general
freight agent of the Santa Fe. Farm
ers, who responded to the call for re-
ports issued by Mr.. Koontz, who is
making an effort to estimate the dam
age done by the heavy coating of ice
declare that the wheat crop is in ex-
cellent condition and has probably
been benefited by the additional mois-
ture. Reports We're received from
farmers in seventy counties
Regarding the effect of the heavy
ice layer on stock, the report says:
''Stockmen were Inconvenience for
a while by the ice, our statement
shows, but fortunately there is an
abundance of rough feed in Kansas
and the labor of putting it out for the
livestock was the only result of the
severe weather"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
TORE UP X. G. AUTO DISPLAY.
Tom Moxcey of Atchison Collected
Damages in Novel Way.

T. A. Moxcey made a serious at
tempt to break up the automobile
show in Kansas City Friday He had
men and was wrecking one of the
exhibits when the motor car company
displaying, came through with 5000
contract executed to Ed Woodwork
of Muscotah. The exhibit had been
attached.
Letters to the concern failed to get
any satisfaction and Moxcey, while
looking over the exhibits, discovered
the concern had an excellent exhibit
there. By questioning the statesmen
he learned that the exhibit was the
property of the company and not the
Kansas City agency. This was suffi-
cient. In a comparatively short time
he had the sheriff there and was bus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
SAGE TEA
KEEPS YOUR
HAIR DARK
back color, thickness and lustre-
Everybody is using it again.

Gray hair, however handsome, de-
notes advancing age. We all know
the advantages of a youthful appear
ance. Your hair is your charm. 1t
makes or mars the face. When it
fades. turns gray and looks dry, wispy
and scraggly, just few applications
of Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances
its appearance a hundred-fold.
Don't stay gray! Look young!
Either prepare the tonic at home or
get from any drug store a 50-cent
bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" Thousands of folks rec
ommend this ready-to-use prepara-
ton, because it darkens the hair beau
tifully and removes dandruff. stops
scalp itching and falling hair; be-
sides. no one can possibly tell, as
It darkens so naturally and evenly
You moisten a sponge or soft brush
with it, drawing this through the hair
taking one small strand at a time. By
morning the gray hair disappears;
after another application or two, its
natural color is restored and it be-
comes thick, glossy and lustrous, and
you appear years younger.-Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
ONE LINE FARMING WRONG
Fruit Growers should Not Specialize,
Says George Greene.


Manhattan, Kan, Feb. 15.-The evo-
luton of fruit growing in Kansas has
been so rapid n the last few years it
amounts almost to a revolution
It has taken farm management sur
veys to show the general farmer that
there are no profits in a one-line sys-
tenn of farming.
Cheap home storage will mean a
steadier and more even movement of
fruits, especially the late fall varieties.
Development of the home market
eliminates all charges for transporta-
ton, and does away with the profits
of the wholesaler and retailer.
While Kansas will never grow the
number of bushels of fruit that she has
grown in the past. she will produce
many more thousands of bushels of
good, marketable produce than ever
before.
These are some points brought out
Nv George o. Greene. lecturer on hOr-
Texture, division of extension, Kansas
State Agricultural college, in discuss
ing questions pertaining to the future
of fruit growing in Kanass.
Fruit growers have realized for
some time that there are no profits in
a one-line system of farming, and al
most all the really successful growers
have been gradually working into
some additional line" says Mr.. Greene
THE man who previously grew apples
alone is putting in cherries or straw
order that he may make his factory
work more months in the year than
previously. Some growers are even
taking care of their by-products in
order that they may have an income
in the slack months"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
BEAT IT BACK TO K. C.
Mary Marshall Pays City a Brief But
E,ventfuI Visit.

-'WeuI''
Judge Robert Yates, police Judge,
peered over the top of his bench and
uttered the exclamation. The prisoner
before the court was Mary Marshall
negro woman, paroled from police
court several months ago after a spec
tacular career in police court and a
promise to leave Topeka.
''Y'u see it was this way judge" be-
gan the woman. Il come back to To-
peka to attend the funeral of NAH
cousin. When 1 got heah my cousins
funeral had been held
Then Saturday night you Tit up"
finished the judge. when do you
expect to leave? ?"
the woman
''All right, beat it," advised his hon
or Mary left for Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-15
WILL PRESERVE BODIES.
Wichita Company Claims Wonderful
Things for Glass Baskets.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 15.-The secret
of the Egyptians, that of keeping
bodies for an indefinite period, has
been equalled if not surpassed by a
Wichita concern. The Midwest Glass
Casket company with offices in the
Barnes block, the the promoters of
the enterprise, which manufactures a
vault-casket made of one-half inch
glass. The patentee of this new in
vention is J. w. DeCamp, formerly OF
blackwell. Okla, but now residing IN
this city The company has been in
corporated under the Blue Sky law Of
Kansas and a factory manufacturing
the baskets will be started in a few
months.
The casket is made entirely of
glass The weight and price of them
are the same as one of the higher
priced wooden caskets. They are air
tight. the top being sealed on with
liquid glass, making it impossible for
the air to get to the body. J. A. Tap
ley, secretary of the company, stated
yesterday that a body could be kept in
one of the new style glass caskets for
thousands of years. The weight of one
of the average size ca--Eets is between
200 and 400 pounds.