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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
Need Good Man For Milk Inspector, Is
 Sophian's Opinion

sDr. Sophian said today the best men obtainable must be procured for the business of milk inspection. Prof. H. F. Judkins of Storrs endorsed Dr. 6ophian in this.
 W Arrangements are under way for employing man now working for the government. He has been recom- mended by Storrs Agricultural school.
 I've must have a purely practical man, who is also a college graduate. One good man can accomplish much good by visiting the dairies only once a4rnonth. while poor man can spoil Everything visiting them every day" said Dr. Sophian.
 Dr. Sophian intimated that it is not a job for political bartering. The man who fills it must know his bus1- ness from every angle because the men he is dealing with know their business, he said, further.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
BRIDGEPORT
 RESIDENT WANTS
 PUBLIC TO KNOW
MT. A. Rocco, 1891 Main St.,
 Has Joined the Many Local Indorsers of Lax-a-TOne.

< have received many indorsements in the past few days. said the Lax-a- Tone man at Hartigan's drug store and all of them speak in the highest of terms for the great remedy, Lax-a- Tone. They are from your home people and I predict that Lax-a-Tone will be in every household in a short time MT. Rosso says:-
 For long time I have had indf- gestion and dyspepsia. It seemed the more remedies I tried the worse l got I was beginning to get desperate when I decided to try Lax-a-Tone. the pure juice of natures herbs. The results were very speedy. the sour acid stom- ach disappeared, the gas and bloat banished. I could eat and enjoy my meals. I awoKe in the morning feeling refreshed and now I know what it Is to have a good sound digestion and rec ommend this sterling remedy"
 Lax-a-Tone is for sale at Hartigan's drug stores, S1 Fairfield avenue, and Main and Congress streets-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
Dozen Beef Wagon
 Drivers on Strike

More pay and shorter hours were beef wagon drivers of the city, in a concerted campaign for better condi- tions. When they received no fa- vorable answer yesterday morning they quit.
 More than a dozen are out. Swift & Co.,, Cudahy Packing Co. and John Woodruff were affected. Morris & Go. denied its men are out. The strik- CTS are unorganized, but R F. Duffy of the American Federation of Labor lis expected to form "a local union here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
PIER EXPLOSION
 INCEMDIARY JOB,
 OFFICIAL CLAIMS

or ms employees who would swear that when he first saw the fire it was in a box car on Black Tom Island and did not originate in one of the Johnson Co.'S barges as charged.
 The man, MT. Johnson said, tried to enter a shanty to telephone, but found 1t locked. He hunted a tele- phone and at last found one in a boiler of the National Storage Co. warehouse. later destroyed, and gave the alarm, after which he swam from Black Tom to another pier a mile distant
 Up to noon today the police detail- ed by city authorities to watch incom- ing trains for shipments of explosives had found none and no cars were turned back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04

Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 4-The eN. pIosions of munitions on Black Tom Island last Sunday morning, which killed at least four persons and did approximately ls20,o0o,0O0 damage. was caused by Some persons with the object of doing. just what was accom- plished," according to Theodore B. Johnson, one of the four men who were arraigned today charged with manslaughter in connection with the black tragedy
 The hearing was postponed until August IS at the request of the prose- cutor and the counsel for the accused men. MT. Johnson, president of the Johnson Lighterage & Towing Co.,. said today that he would produce one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
AMERICAN VESSELS
 ON NEW BLACKLIST

London, Aug. 4-The latest black list of neutral shipping issued today by the trades division of the admir- alty, represents 152,s55 tons of steam CTS and sail vessels unavailable to British charters on the claim that they are now or have been engaged in un- neutral service. The list contains the names of the following ships flying the American flag: Cary Davis, Fan nie Palmer and Oakley c. Curtis, all sailing vessels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
YACHTSMEN FINISH RACE.

New London, Aug. 4-The start of the third leg of annual cruise of the New York Yacht club was made from this port. at l o'clock this morning. There was stiff southeast wind. The yachts shaped a course to the east, bound off Montauk Point. The racing course will conclude at the point, be- ing . run of 28 miles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
ASKS POLICE TO FREE
 JITNEUR WHOSE CAR @ sCOLLIDED WITH HIM

Admitting that he was at fault for the accident when he was struck by a jitney bus driven by William Pikats of 32S Pine Street, at Crescent avenue and William street this noon, John Wallace of 96 Hanover street told the police that Pikats should not be held. Wallace was struck by the mudguard when he stepped directly in front of the machine. He was knocked to the street and suffered a laceration of the scalp which was closed at the efner- gency hospital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
ARMY SEEKS OFFICERS

New York, Aug. "A war depart ment order made public today at the headquarters of the Department of the East calls attention of men in citizens training camps to the fact that spe- cia1 examinations will be held on Aug ust for citizens desiring to obtain a commission in the United States army without the four years training at West Point
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
RIFLE TROUSERS WHILE
 NIGHT WORKER SLEEPS

Awaking this morning at S:30 o'clock, Joseph E. Norbeck, a roomer at 412 Bunnell street, found his trousers lying on the floor beside his bed with the pockets rif1ed. Money, to- talling S23.2O, had been taken. He hung the trousers in the closet when he retired at o'clock this morning after completing his nights work at the Remington Arms factory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
COURT STENOGRAPHER HAS NOT ENTERED. FIRM
 BEARING HIS NAME

George s. Haw1ey, stenographer for the superior court, wishes to have it known that he is not connected with the Main street firm of Fritz & flaw ley. Because a member of that firm has the same name and initials num- erous persons have an idea that MT. Hawley is connected with the conceyn. This has resulted in much confusion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
BURSTING EMORY WHEEL
 HURTS CONNECTICUT
 COMPANIES EMPLOYE

Struck by two pieces of an emory wheel that broke while he was using it at the barn of the Connecticut Co.,, on Congress street this morning, Paul 10th, of 214 Hallett street, suffered abrasions of the right side of the face and contusions of the abdominal muscles. The emergency ambulance was summoned and Dr. c. c. Taylor treated 10th. but the, latter refused transportation home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
COMPILE LABOR STATISTICS

Special Agent Harry l.. Smith of tho Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, arrived in this city today to make the annual computation Of labor organizations, mem berships, etc. He visited many of the local unions where the books were placed at his disposal. It is be- lieved that nearly a weeks time will be required in. this city where labor has made rapid progress in organiza- ton during the past year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
HAND IS CRUSHED
 BY CONCRETE MIXER

John Smith, 35 years of 267 Strat- ford avenue was caught by his hand in a concrete mixer at the old Birdsey Somers plant in Barnum avenue about 2:45 this afternoon and the member was badly crushed. He was taken to the Bridgeport hospital by pr. c. c. Taylor of the emergency staff. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
THE PRErTIEsT FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of ten disfgured' by an unsightly wart It can easily be removed in few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. For sale only Ut tn, Cyrus Pharmacy, 41s Fairfield Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
OIL STILL DROPPING.

Findlay, Ohio, Aug. 4-Another drop of ten cents barrel in the price of six grades of oil was announced by the Ohio Oil Go. here today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
TWO SPECIALS IN WOMEN'S SILK
 GLOVES

WOmen's 79c Long Silk Gloves, 16 button length; double tipped fingers, self-stitched; white, black
 Special 55c
 WOmen's soc Two Clasp Silk Gloves and Lisle Gloves, White and Black. Special .............3 .39c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04

Twelve hundred miners employed in the Theford asbestos mines near Sherbrooke, Quebec, went on strike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY

WANTED-Moulders for floor and bench, steady work. good pay and no trouble. Edwin J. Blake. Hart ford. Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04

The new hydro-aeroplane of the Rho6 Island Naval Militia struck a submerged oyster sta off Conimicut Point in aragansett Bay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04


 
  about @ @ seen his last days first the speaker game fact alone has he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04

UNDERWEAR LEADERS.
 Women's Union Suits, Mercerized Lisle; band top finish. Lace or Suii hhSC - ~N'
 Women's Lisle Vests; fancy brand crochet tops and all sizes. Special ..... soc WOmcn's Italian Silk Vests, reinforced. shield. in pink or white $1.25
 WOmen's Italian Silk Knicker- lockers, in pink and white. $1 .65
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
"lmproviro Our Cotton"

H. e, Blakeslee, commissioner o.
agriculture, has prepared a bulletin
which seems timely and for which he
has adopted as a caption Improving
Our Cotton
There is strong demand for q good
quality of cotton and a careful hand
ling of the staple until it reaches the
manufacturing. This need of bettel
staple and careful handling was re
sponsible for the English spinners pro
noting I've large plantations in the
Delta OF Mississippi.
Under prevailing conditions it il
more difficult to produce cotton at a
profit than formerly, and for this rea
son the farmers of Mississippi are
urged to use their best efforts to grow
good staple and see that the bales are
not weather-damaged before placing
on the market
By all means there should be stan
dardized warehouses, bonded and sen
sibly managed in each county where
cotton could be stored at a minimum
of expense and given a maximum OF
protection. The staple should not bf
allowed to get wet before marketing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
CORN AND COTTON
CROPS DAMAGED
COTTON CROP SUFFERED Sc
VERELY - THOUSANDS OF
ACRES TOTAL LOSS.
LITTLE HOPE FOR OLD CORN
Reports From Storm Swept Area IN
dictate Damages Amounting to MIL
lions of DoIIars-State News
In General.

Jackson.-Additional reports from
the storm-swept area show that the
corn and cotton crops in Mississippi
sustained a damage OF not less than
ten million dollars, as a result OF the
tropical hurricane.
The damage to the cotton crop was
especially severe, many thousands OF
acres, fully fruited within three weekA
of maturity being laid waste by winds
is practically a total loss.
Some of the young corn may
straighten up and reach maturity,
said Commissioner Of Agriculture
Blakeslee. There is very little hope
for the old corn that has been laid
fat on the ground. 1t is difficult to
place an accurate estimate on the crop
damage However, it is usually the
case that the first reports are exag'
gerated."
J. F. Mckay, field agent of the a.
& NJ. College extension work, return
ed from Hattiesburg. He states that
there was a general devastation OF
the corn crop between Jackson and
Hattiesburg.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
Unto Date.

Captain Sparks had just been placed
In charge of the country fire station
and looked a very important person
age as he conducted visitor round
the premises, This, Notwithstanding
the fact that the engine resembled
nothing so much as a street roast po-
tato oven Joined to a village pump,
and other uncanny-looklng appliances
which were neither useful nor orna-
mental.
The visitor was duly impressed, but
one thing puzzled him.
"Why," he said, you don't seem to
have either a telegraph or telephone
installation in the village. How do
you summon your men when fire
breaks out?"
The captain was equal to the occa.
sion.
"Oh, that's simple enough" he re-
piled. 1--WE sends 'em all a postcard"
London Tit-Bits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
STATE CONFERENCE
Of TEACHERS ENDS
HIGH SCHOOL MEN AND WOMEN
FROM OVER THE STATE AT
STARKVILLE.
SUMMER WORK GROWING
OF 5000 Teachers IN Mississippi, 1000
Are Taking instruction, Is the
Statement Made by State
Superintendent.

Starkville - High school men and
women from all parts of Mississippi
were in attendance at the state high
school conference at the A. & NJ
On account of the severe storms Of
the past few days many who were ex'
pected failed to arrive, but the greater
number of the states most prominent
educators were on hand for the last
day of the conference.
President G. R. Hightower sounded
the Keynote of the conference in his
opening welcome address, when he
said: 1--WE will never bring Missis'
sippi to what it ought to be except
through the children of the public
schools"
That 1000 of the 5000 school teach.
ers of Mississippi are taking courses
in accredited summer schools this
year is the statement made by State
Superintendent W. H. Smith in an ad
dress before the A. & NJ. College sum.
mer normal. Mr.. Smith, who is to sue
coed Mr.. Hightower as president Of
the A. & NJ. College, complimented the
management of the summer school
very highly, stating that the three OF
four subjects taken here in a system.
attic way will be of far more benefit
to the teachers than was the old sys'
tenn of studying a dozen or more sub
jects for the county examination.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21

That's the main although between the alleged
Fountains filled with Miss Palmer
Irritation Fountain the serious thing that happened
him..
Fountain lives in what is left of the COW country down in Pratt county
typical of that 20 Marie Palmer visited in his neigh
boood the creations from Topeka millinery and dsmang
establishments Fountain fell he fell He decided there just
the world for him. and she the Pratt county girls
didn't tell Miss Palmer all this He's telling about
he turned his threw his saddle and bride in
the uchoue his clothes and bought ticket
The familiar thing he when he stepped
Topeka his artillery He carried sxshooter in
idea his brain His idea take Marie Palmer back with
him. peacefully If possible but to take her back
called Pames calmly announced that he had
urneyed Topeka like the fellow she
The clothes spoiled the effect Out the prairie he
West Seventh street in Topeka he
gngng clothes wouldn't inspection fashion
pulled his sxshoo
whole borhood including herself He
that quiet locality He left but
promised keeps; might well her
clothing he Intended Pratt with him.
Fountain arrested but released
promise o
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
FOR CENTENNIAL EXHIBITS.
Mississippi Commission organizea
Forces at Gulfport.

Mississippi Commission ORGANIZED
Forces at Gulfport.
Gulfport.-The Mississippi Centen'
nial Exposition commission, made up
of Gov. Bilbo, Lieut.-Gov. Russell and
other prominent Mississippians, met
here. S. j. Taylor, mayor of Jackson
was elected vice president of the com
mission and Senator H. c. Yawn Of
Lumberton was elected secretary. The
commission took up consideration Of
the general plan of the exposition.
The control of the exposition is vest
ed in commission Of Is members
The exhibit control is lodged in an
executive committee Of five members
selected from the commission.
Each division is to be in charge o.
a director recommended by the ex
ecutive committee Of the commission
Although fully so per cent Of the
citizens desired the site of the eXpoSl
ton located within the corporate lin
its OF the city and expressed same il
mass meeting, the site which is partly
outside the corporation at Mississippi
City on the east, was selected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
Await Action of GranI Jury.

Aberdeen-Th preliminary hear
ing of DR., F. E. Lee, Dr. Houston
Broomfield, negro, and Clyde Ingram,
charged with the murder of Miss
Mary Miller, Of Plattsburg, Miss, was
begun in the city police court before
Judge James NJ. Acker, mayor. After
the state and defense rested Judge
Acker rendered this decision
q am of the opinion that the three
defendants should be placed in jail
without bail to await the action of the
Monroe county grand jury, which
meets in October"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
Mass OF Devastation

Hattiesburg The corn crop OF this
entire section is mass of devasta.
ton; the cotton crop is in little better
condition; thousands OF fruit trees lie
on the ground and are lost tens Of
thousands of dollars worth Of timber
Is on the ground and much of It will
be lost and damages to buildings
fences and outhouses that will run
far into five figures In Hattiesburg
alone as a result of the terrific troni.
cal storm which swept South Missis.
sippi and for Is hours spent all itS
~-FV on this Immediate section
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
COMMITTEES CHOSEN.

President of Mississippi Bar Associa-
ton Announces Selections.
Jackson.--James R. Mcdowell OF
Jackson, secretary Of the Mississippi
Bar Association, received from Presi-
dent A. T. Stovall at Okolona the list
of standing and special committees to
serve during the remainder Of the
year, which he has appointed after
careful study. Mr.. Mcdowell has had
the list printed, which will be sent to
the members of the association
throughout the state.
A study of the committee lists indi-
Gates that Capt. Stovall has picked
leaders of the bar in all parts of the
state for the committee work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
NEW TEXTBOOK SYSTEM.
County Agricultural High Schools To
Have Uniform Textbook Plan.

Jackson.-When the 40 or so county
agricultural high schools Of Mssis
sippi open their doors and dormitories
for the next scholastic period it will be
under a uniform textbook plan, just
as is the way now with the common
grammar schools This new system
will be a carrying out of recent act
of the Legislature, which provided fol
the creation Of a commission to select
textbooks for these agricultural and
home economics schools and this com
mission met and proceeded with thu
task assigned them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21

equally SHINING evpons TO find this all
will do and ask for the health
inspection card The of not obliged to show
the bureau of food and
responsible will be only the
proprietor ashamed his card who will decline to
glance detail what the conditions
whether altogether they that the
good fair bad In the inspections about cent
graded good fair and the rest bad
which grading
knowledge oversight rather than Of deliberate
uneanness before
Of fair and
ms
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
Damage at Least Is Per Cent

Richton.-The good corn crop in
this section was damaged at least rs
per cent by the tropical hurricane The
plant of the Richton Lumber Company
was badly crippled, and will be closed
down for weeks, The damage to the
mill is at least $4,000. The plant Of
Bentley & Emery was damaged to an
extent Of several thousand dollars and
has been forced to close down.
Timber loss in this section, due to
trees being blown down, broken off, or
uprooted is placed at from 20 to so
per cent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21

than ever was and recommend your
remedies to all my friends. Mrs. LENA
WYNN, 2812 E. o Street, Richmond, Va.
While Change of Life is a most crit
zeal period of woman's existence, the
ANNOYING symptoms which accompany
it may be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such warning symptoms are senss
Of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of impending evil,
timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
irregularities, constipation, variable ap.
petite. weakness and inquietude, and
dizziness.
For these abnormal conditions do not
fail to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege'
table Compound.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
Chance of Scene,

"Your condition is very serious
said the doctor; very serious indeed
What you need is an entire change Of
scene.n
The patient seemed puzzled. But
doctor" he began.
There's no but about it," insisted
the physician. "a complete change Of
scene is the only thing that will cure
you. BY the way, what is your occu-
pauon?"
I'm a scene shifter New York
Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21

Messrs. J. w. Stewart and j. D. Will
hanson, appraisers appointed to make
an audit Of the state prison farms
were in the city having returned here
from Parchman and Belmont farms
where they have been looking over af
fairs. They went from here to Oak
ley, where they will appraise, the prop.
erty at that farm, afterwards going
to Rankin.
When questioned as to the condi
tons at Parchman, they were loud in
their praise of the management and
conditions at that place. They stat
ed that no one can imagine the magni
Jude of the Parchman farm and the
conditions that it is operated under
without having made a personal visit
there.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21

Philadelphia-Rev. j. Leon Hooper
left for Manila, Philippine Islands, by
way Of San Francisco, His wife, for
merly Miss Rosa Lee Edwards, one Of
Mississippis greatest Sunday School
workers, will join him in San Anto-
MO, Texas. They 90 as missionaries
to the islands under the auspices of
the Presbyterian Church.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21

A list of 81 convict names was re-
ported back to the governor by the
board of pardons as having considered
their petitions for pardon and rejected.
1t may be that the parties may have
another day in court, but hardly this
year again, and without favorable
action by the pardon board the gov.
ernor's office will not be likely to issue
the pardons sought.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
Stock Growers' Rally.

senatobia. stock growers raj.
ly held at the court house was we'll
attended by the farmers and business
men and members of the baby beef
clubs Of the county, the occasion be-
ing the presentation of five registered
Hereford bulls by the l. c. r. r.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
Seamen Rescued.

Biloxi.-The number of schooners
reported missing here since the trop
ical hurricane was reduced to six, three
vessels having been accounted for
The st. bartholomew, with crew Of
four men, was found aground In the
Louisiana marshes and her crew was
taken off The Matte j. and Doxie
Emily, carrying four men each, arriv
ed at Biloxi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
GAME LAW WILL Be
HELD IN ABEYANCE
ACTION TAKEN BY SECRETARY
OF STATE ON PETITIONS
FILED AGAINST 1T.
PARCHMAN FARM PRAISED
The Appraisers Commend the Man.
agement and Condtions-News
In Brief From the Capt.
tai City,

Jackson.
The Richardson game law that was
passed at the recent session of the
Mississippi legislature has been sci
aside and will be held in allegiance un
til an election can be held, which will
be in November This action was
taken by Secretary of State Joe W
Power, after the petitions against ii
had been filed with him, in accord
anCe with the law
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-21
nArmv Ghostn Arrives.

The much-delayed army ghost" ar
rived at Camp swep Taylor. The oc'
casion was hailed with delight by over
1900 soldier boys who have waited
anxiously for fortnight to have their
long emptied pockets replenished with
crisp bills OF healthy denominations.