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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
FEAR FAMINE OF CHOCOLATE BY
 FIRST OF YEAR

New York, July 26-There is going to be a famine in chocolate drops, chocolate candy and other things of the kind, and said famine is due about January 1, 1919, according to big candy man who went over to the War Trade Board session yesterday to hear Fred B. Peterson, director of the Bureau of Imports, lay down the law restricting future imports of the cocoa bean.
 There were 150 importers in the assembly room of the Merchants As sociation when MT. Peterson told them that the Government had decided to restrict cocoa bean imports between now and January 1 to 30,000 tons. The restriction is made to save ton mage for other purposes, and the inn porters were told to get their stuff from the nearest markets.
 But 1t wasn't the cocoa restriction that led the Joseph of the gathering to predict a famine. It was stated that the country now has 500,000 bags of cocoa beans, which with the 30,0OO tons to be brought along will supply the market, but it was asserted that the sugar shortage, If kept up by the present conservation schedule, will produce the famine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
CHANGES MADE
 ON MARGINS

A number of changes were an- nounced today by the Food Admins traitor in the maximum margins al- lowed over cost on cold storage but ter and on American or Cheddar cheese. The revised rules will allow slightly larger margines on small sales to take care of the small whole sale dealer.
 According to the amended rules on cold storage. butter, the maximum margin that may be taken on carlots is 1 cent pound; on sales of 1000 pounds or more, E cent; on quanti- ties between $500 and 1000 pounds, cents a pound; 700 to $500 pounds. 21s cents a pound; 100 to 700 pounds, cents a pound; and on sales less than 100 pounds, SA cents 2 pound, if conditions justify it.
 Similar changes have been made in the cheese margins, As the rules now stand a dealer may. if conditions warrant, add the following margins over his cost; & cent a pound on 4,000 to 1000 pound sales; 2h cents on sales of 1000. to 4,O00 pounds; 3 cents on sales between 100 and 1,00C pounds; and 3h cents on sales less than 100 pounds.
 These are the maximum margins | pesely made wide to provide for ex. ceptional eases where the cost of do- | ing business is high, A Connecticut dealer canot charge the limit, if by doing so he makes an excessive profit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26

If we wanted to swell our profits we could easily do it for practically every bit of merchandise in this store is worth more at wholesale today than we have been ask ing at regular prices at retail. And in- stead of lowering prices as we have done to effect clearance we might have held the goods and charged more for them.
 The fact that we bought early and to good advantage is an important fact so is the fact that we want our customers to share in the say ings our advance buying makes possible. /
 All the suits in the July Clearance are from regular stock and all of our finest tailoring and high grade fabrics in light weight, mediums and some heavy weight.
 Suits for Men and Young Men, $165O, $17.5O $19.5O, $2450, $29.5O to $39.5O
 Top Coats at 2OGo Off-The dubious weather warrants man taking light weight coat when he goes off on vacation or for auoing These ocoats exceptional values
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
CATERPILLAR IS
 ONE OF NATURES
 GREAT MYSTERIES

New York, July 26-An house holder who is a lover of trees or shrubbery, and possesses a lingering notion that the world was created for the special benefit of man, may get rude shock of doubt by considering the caterpillar as he watches the re- pulsive creatures swarm over his green world. To explain the cater pillar on any theory which takes man and his works into consideration is impossible, unless we consider the transient beauty of the butterfly and the product of the silk worm as com pensations for the damage done.
 We may, if we like, question nature for her production of the caterpillar, as we fuss around the trees trying to burn and otherwise get rid of it, but we eventually have to admit that na ture is determined to have them, goes to a great deal of ingenious trouble to produce them, and produces them on quantity scale exceeding even the promises of MT. Creel. Further speculation on the subject again leads us to a doubt as: to the fundamental intelligence of nature in the cater pillar business. Having devised it. she sets about devising means of de- stroying it. Nature makes them with one hand, kills them with the other, and they are worse than useless, any way. In the endless variety of caterpil- lars that develop into moths and but | terf1ies there is a waste of life and effort that is as staggering to con- | template as are the stellar distances. Billions upon billions come into exist 1 ence, of which but an infnitesimal proportion reach the final stage of | development and in turn lay the 1 countless eggs from the arctic to the 1 tropics which hatch and produce more billions. The young die in countless numbers for lack of sus- i tenance; beetles, reptiles, and anil
 mals eat them, flies lay eggs in them, parasites and contagious diseases
 sweep them off, so that the indignant
 horticulturist, man, hardly makes the
 slightest impression on them with his
 torches and poisons.
 Science has long had her eye on the
 caterpillar and has learned much of
 its ways. Some idea of it's menacing 1 poSSiplIllleS Indy pe SdlHeu 1IoIn lHe
 knowledge that a caterpillar weigh
 ing at birth one-twentieth of a grain
 has, by ',e time it is 50 days old con- sumed three-quarters of a pound ot
 leaves. To consume over S0,00G
 times ones weight in s short time
 is gluttony without parallel. Int caterpillar, unrestrained, would ca
 the green world to dry husk in shor order, and along with 1t would con sume all the wool, fur, fats, anc woody substance. They are veritabl Huns, the necessity for continued ex ) istence of both constituting a legiti , mate cause for wonderment.-Sea 8 Post-Intelligencer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26

ExPertatien of steel, he said, is hampering the shipbuildiHg program.
 MT. Schwab declared the Railroad Administration is hampering the ship yards by using steel in building cars.
 "If necessary" he said, i've will build our own plate mills to rush steel to the shipyaTds. Ten million tons of ships must leave the ways of this country each year, We need the en- thusiastic help of every individual in the country to make this possible"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
NO STEEL EXPORTS

Philadelphia, July 26.-Charies M. schwab, director-generalo of the Elmer gency Fleet Corporation, returned yesterday after an inspection of Pa cifc coast shipyards and declared there should not be lone ounce of American steel Sent to foreign coun- tries until the shipyards of America each have accumulated a reserve of at Eaast se,Oeo tons"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-26
AIRPiANES FOR s50o.

London, July 26-An English air plane factory proposes after the war to manufacture a standardized air. plane for popular use, which it ex- poets to be able to put on the mark et at a uniform price of $500
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
AUSTRIA AGREES
70 ALLIES Terms
ARMiSTICE IN FORCE AFTER
ITALIANS CLEAR COUNTRY
OF ENEMY.
GERMANY WITHOUT SUPPORT
Terms Make Is Impossible For Aus
tria To Resume War-Germany
Preparing For An Attack and
Is Fortifyin9 at Home.

Neutrality-suspicious. announcement
that the Austrian armistice had been
signed reached the State Department
In making this known officials gave
no indication CT the terms imposed,
nor was there anys explanation OF
why cessation of hostilities had been
delayed "a hours or more after the
actual signing of the articles OF sur
render The generally accepted view.
however, seemed to be that 1t was
desired to have virtually all Italian
soil freed of enemy troops before the
Italian armies were committed to END
their attacks upon the routed Austrian
forces.
Military men here said the terms
which the Supreme War Council had
prepared would make it impossible for
the Austrians to renew hostilities,
probably including the disarming OF
the enemy troops and occupation OF
strategic points as well. Some OF
these, namely, Trent and Trieste, al
ready have been occupied by Italian
and allied forces.
Free movement Of the allied forces
through Austria to attack Germany
from the south should the supreme
war command decide such a stroke
necessary in the future also is expect
ed to be stipulated. Unofficial reports
from Vienna said the Germans were
preparing for such an attack by fever
ishly digging trenches on and fortify-
ing the Rumanian frontier.
The DETECTION of Austria leaves Ger
many stripped of its ally and most OF
the military men here. both allied and
American, believe that her capitula-
ton will follow soon after the terms
from Versailles are submitted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
SPECIAL SESSION, 1915.
ACT NO. 10.
House Bill No. Spy MI. Alexander.

ACT No. IL.
House Bill No. s-By Mr.. Alexander.
AN ACT
TO provide for the laying out construe-
ton and maintenance of the Chef
Mentsur and Hammond-New Orleans
Ctate Highways: 20 provide . revs-
nue. for carrying out the objects ana
purposes Of this Act; to authorize the
funding of said revenue into bonds.
notes or certifi ;ates Of Indebtedness:
to define the duties Of the Board Of
Liquidation Of the State Debt OF the
State of Louisiana. the State High
way Engineer. the State Treasurer.
the Secretary Of State and the State
Auditor in connection Herewith; and
to provide for a fiscal agent to whom
the funds shall be let for deposit; and
an act whereas 1t ~ intended to have
this act ratified by an amendment
to the Constitution of the State.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisi-
ana, That the Highway Engineer of the
State of Louisiana Is nereby authorized
to let contracts for the construction and
completion of the Chef Mepteur Road.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
vsrmin-Proof Garment.

Washington. = A trench undergar-
ment, chemically treated so as to be
proof against vermin, has been ap-
proved by the War Department and
shipments in quantity overseas order
ed expedited. The garments ara
reated in the laboratories at the state
university at Iowa City. la.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
c5. 600 Russians Shot.

London.-During The rule of Gener-
al Krasnoff, the Cossack leader and
former member of the staff OF Alexan-
der Kerensky in the Don region, 25.-
600 persons have been shot, according
to Russian wireless dispatch re-
ceived here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
1000 Deaths Reported.

Boston. Approximately 1000
deaths from influenza occurred in this
state during the two months that the
disease was prevalent. according to
the final report Of the Emergency
Committee, which was dissolved.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
U. 8. Steamer Burned

An Atlantic Port.-Fire of myster-
ious origin partly destroyed the for
mer Great Lakes steamer 0. M.
Clarke, in the harbor here. The yes
sel was beached and work Of salvag-
ing the cargo of coal begun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
sio cluarette Order.

Washington. Orders for S.0Oo,'
100000 cigarettes, enough to provide
two smokes for every person in the
world, have been placed by the War
Department to supply American SOL
diers for the balance of the year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
Riot At constantinopIe.

Acknowledging has broken out at
Constantinople and Smyrna, accord
ing to dispatch from Mytilene, Is
land of Lesbos, to the PATHS. At both
cities, the dispatch adds, Germans
were attacked.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15

Washington. = An engineer train
ing camp with accommodations for
10000 men is to be built at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan. Work will begin at
once and will represent an estimated
cost of $5.000,000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
Another Loan To France.

Washington. - A new credit OF
S200, 200, 900 established by the treas
ury in favor of France brought the
total credits to that country up to 81.
365. O00. 900 and the total for all allies
to $7,732.976,656.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
Huns Need Gasoline.

Paris.lThe German army is suffer
ing from a gasoline famine, says the
Matin. At many places the allies have
found tractors in perfect condition
which had been abandoned through
lack of gasoline.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15

Berne.-Baron Chemecki, the Aus
trian publicist. has arrived in Swift
er,and. according to the Neue Zeitung
NJ Zurich, which says that before he
left Vienna he had an audience with
Emperor Charles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
Ian Medal For T. r.

Tokyo.-With the approval of the
emperor, the Japanese Red Cross has
awarded Col. Theodore Roosevelt a
medal of honor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
Pressburu CAPITAL,

Paris.-The Czecho- Slovak council
of state has decided to make Press
burg the capital of Slovakia, accord
ing to the newspapers here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
Kino Alfonso Receivers.

Madrid.-It is announced that King
Alfonso, who has been suffering from
an attack of influenza, has been re-
stored to health.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
ACT NO. 21s.
House Bill No. 263-By Mr.. Byrne.


JOINT RESOLUTION -,
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana. re.
curing each parish and the CITY OF
New Orleans to levy annually TAX
for the support of public schools In
each parish and in the said city.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the zen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana;
two-thirds OF all the members eiected
to each Ho41se concurring, Ihat an
amendment ito the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana be proposed and sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF the
state. for ratification or rejection as
follows, to-wit:
There shall be levied by the police
Jury of each parish on all the taxapie
nronertv therein an annual tax OF one
and one-half mills on the dollar OF as
sessed valuation for the support OF IN
public schools in each parish, proviue,u,
that where a parish school poaro sIa,'
certify to the police jury tina. The
lew will satisfy the needs OF tne
schools. the police jury shall make the
smaller levy recommended py tne
school board. except that In and LOT tne
"a rish of Orleans the Board OF Oirect
nrs ~ the public Schools OF the parlsn
~ Orleans. or its legal successor. snal,
l1evv An annual TAI not exceeding wv
and three-fourths mills for the supper.
maintenance, construction ana repa,s y.
the public schools OF the City OF ~
Orleans: provided that ms .h.i1 nos
~ con.trued to prevent the people OF
Nav Orleans from voting speciai "a
| under Section Is Of Act NO. OF lsao
| a,,thovtxtnr the voting OF speciai ta1ea
hv The peopie of the City of New or.
| kana II = special tax election Ane
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15
n POSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF LOUISIANA.
REGULAR SESSION, 1918.
ACT NO. %.

ACT NO. %.
The Haas-Powell Bill.
Hose Bill No. 242.
BY Mr.. Hughes. Chairman of the Com
mittee on Registration and Election
Laws. Substitute for House Bill NO.
IS. by Mr.. Powell.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana
comforting the right of suffrage and
granting the right to hold office to
women.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF LOUIS
lana. wo-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring, that
the following amendment to the Con.
stitution be submitted to the Qualineo
electors of the State for their Adoption
or rejection at the Congressional Elec-
ton to be held on the first TUESDAY
after the first Monday in the Month OF
November. 1918, as follows:
That women may become electors
and vote, under requirements provid-
cd by law for men, and the CONSTITUTION
and laws shall be construed according
ly: provided that, in order that women
may vote in 1919, 1t shall not be nee.
essary for them to have paid two poll
taxes. but the payment Of the 1918 poli
tax shall be sufficient This provision
Is self-operative, and shall be enectrVe
after the adoption of this amendment.
q.
etc. That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted at the Congressional
Election as aforesaid. and on the OF
ficial ballots to be issued at said cleo
ton there shall be placed the woros
"Tor the amendment granting suffrage
to women" and the words. Against
the amendment granting suffrage 70
women" and each elector shall 1noi-
cate as provided in the general cleo
ton law of the State. which OF the
propositions he votes for.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Sneaker of the House Of Representa-
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: June 20, 1913.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15

systems. e',ch canals ana hydro eIeetrso
plants shall become the property Of
the State to be operated for public rev.
enue." And the words Against the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton Of the State Of Louisiana author.
ixing the use Of the waters Of the nav
igable streams Of the State under sueh
regulations a. the State Board of En-
gineers shall prescribe. as well as the
use Of deserted river beds the property
of the State for reservoir purposes IN
connection with such canals, BY corpor-
ations formed or to be formeo
under the laws Of this state;
and providing that at the end OF
20 years from completion of the sys-
TENS. such canals ana hydro electric
plants shall become the property Of the
State, to be operated for public reve-
nues." And each elector shall indicate
IS provided In the general elections
laws of the State whether he votes for
or against the proposed amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President q
the Senate.
HEWITT BouANcHAUD.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
tives.
Approved: July II, 1918.
r. g. PLEASANT,
Governor. of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15

nose the seventeenth district.
The parishes OF Acadia and Lafayette
shali compose the eighteenth district.
The parishes OF Iberia and st. Martin
sb all compose the nineteenth district.
The parishes of Terrebonne and La
fourche shall compose the twentieth
The parishes of Iberville. West Baton
Rouge and Pointe Coupee shall compose
the twenty-first district.
The parish of East Baton Rouge shall
compose the twenty-second district.
The parish of ST. Mary shall compose
the twenty-third district.
The parishes of East Feliciana and
West Feliciana shall compose the twen-
| ty-fourth district.
The parishes of st. Helena, Living
ston and Tangipahoa shall compose the
twenty-fifth district.
The parishes of Washington ana 81.
| Tammany shall compose the twenty
| sixth district.
The parishes of Ascension, St. James
and Assumption shall compose the
| twenty seventh district
| The parishes of st. John the Baptist.
Asst. Charles and jefferson shall compose
the twenty-eighth district.
The parishes of st. Bernard and
Plaquemines shall compose the twenty
ninth district.
shall compose the thirtieth district.
/ The judges of the several districts. az
herein provided for. shall each receive
a salary of three thousand dollars per
annum, payable monthly on his own
warrant provided the General Assem-
bly, may. in their discretion. redistrict
the judicial districts provided for in
this article. Any district judge may re-
tire on full pay when he shall have
reached seventy-five years OF age. pro-
vided said district judge has served
continuously. as a district judge. oil
Judge Of court Of appeals. not less than
twenty-five years prior to his said re-
! ltirement; and provided further that any
Judge affected BY the foregoing shall
serve until his succossor shall be elect
cd and qualified. Provided further. thai
the provisions Of this amendment to ths
tConstisutiou shah apply to the judges
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-15

IP8lILy Is, Dy Cu8ItCE VI W -
exempt from the payment Of parish
taxes. 1t may levy q tax rate in any
one year at not exceeding ten mills on
the dollar of assessed valuations; the
police turies of the several parishes
and boards Of trustees and municipal
towns parish of Orleans excepted)
shall levy, collect and turn over to the
parish school boards Of their respect
i've parishes. for the support OF the
public schools Of their respective par
ishes. cities or towns. the proceeds OF
one and one-half mills. instead Of the
three mills provided in Article 255 OF
the Constitution. and under conditions
therein set forth.
3. The State good roads tax OF one
fourth of one mill levied under Article
291 Of the Constitution is hereby fixed
at one-eighth of one mill and the Con-
federate pension tax of one mill levied
under Article 303 of the Constitution Is
hereby fixed at one-half OF one mill
and said taxes shall constitute, ana De
a part of the three mills hereinabovt
| first specified.
4. In all districts. parishes or Other
subdivions of the State. where. under
| the law, bonded Indebtedness has peer
incurred, the governing authority snai
| impose only sufficient annual tax u
maintain the security heretofore giver
underathe law for such obligations, ant
| to pay the interest and the indebted
ness as the same may become due. TIT
levy of the tax to meet such MATURING
| obligations shall be ample, put no SUD
| stantiaI excess shall be allowed to &C
cumulate; provided that nothing hereiI
shall be construed as affecting Ac
No. 4 approved June 8. 1916. and supse
quently adopted as part OF the Con
stitution concerning the funding or Ger
| tain debts Of the City of New Orlean
| and the issue of serial bonds. etc.. pro
vided, that the five-mill limit of taxa
ton for parishes. municipalities. levee
and public boards. rs set forth In para
graph two herein. shall not apply Y
such special taxss as may De REQUIRE
each year to pay their respective ma
<usities the principal and interest o.
anu bonds now outstanding or that ma
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-10-18
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

Below we publish the appoint
ments of the McLemoresyille Dis
trict and some of the other known
ministers OF the Central Tennessee
Conference, Bishop Frank M. Bris-
tol, Of Chattanooga, presiding:
McLemoresville District-H. P.
Keathley, District Superintendent.
Adamsville--B. F. Dalton.
Big Mckinley Clayton.
Friendships. S. Hartley.
Neutrality-suspicious. Orman.
Lexington-T. J. Stricklin.
McLemoresville- Milbur L. Hsrt
Parsons--I. A. Brashfeld.
Sardis--J. w. Deshaz0.
Savannah--Walter Alexander.
Walnut Grove--W. 7. Mosely
Yuma. N. Farmer.
Revs. S. B. Stephens goes TO the
Dowelltown Charge. B. W. Blessing
to Collinwood; J. D. Holland to
Dickson; E. r. Gender to Rover; D.
P. Hart to Tullahoma; J. c. Hickey
to Lawrenceburg and G. W. Florence
Is re.appointed District Superinten-
dent Of the Lawrenceburg District.
The next Annual session Is 10
be held in Collinwood In Wayne Co.