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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-10
The Bee Hunters of the
Southern AppaLachians

S6~ ERE SUR" reads a letter
b received by the officer in
~ charge of one of the Ma
tional Forests in East
Tennessee, there is a Be Ire on
the est side of Rok Crick what
want. the ire amt no good. it is
holler in the but and holler in
the top where the bees is.
want to cut the be tire and git
the bunny for my family. if i
doant cut it sum other Teller
will git ahed of me and git my
bunny. plese Civ me a permit
too cult my be tire.
p. S. it is spike topp ches-
mutt the bees is in scrubby
runty chesnutt.''
Such communications are not I'M
common, say the forest officers who
are familiar with conditions in the
Southern Appalachians. Bee hunting
is a favorite pastime with the natives
Many of them are adept at following
or lining" bees and spend much OF
their time in roaming the woods look
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-10

officer who was lying prone among
the growing roots and with tufted
turnips stuck in the spike of his
helmet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-10

HEN MILADY lifts her cor
sage bouquet from the box
in which it has been deliv-
cred, and exclaims at the
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ALEXANDER PLACED
 IN CLASS CINE OF DRAFT

Chicago, Jan l5- Pitcher Grover Alexander, who with his battery mate Catcher KiIlifer, was purchased by the Chicago Nationals for S50,000 has been placed in class one of the se- lectiyi draft, Charles II Weeghman. president of the Chicago club, was unofficially advised tonight Weegh- man telegraphed Alexander at his nome in St Paul Neb for confirma ton of the report, When Alexander, who is rated as the leading pitcher in .he National league, was purchased rom the Philadelphia club, il was agreed that if ei her he or Catcher Killifer was drafted thirty days before yhe opening of the 1918 season, tn transactions for the player taken inti the military service would be can .elled
 Alexander had previously advised Weeghman that he expected to be placed in the third class as his aged mother is dependent upon him.
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committee, who made this statement explaining its provisions
 The bin was referred to commit tees in both houses Ii provides that whenever the president shall find that it is essential to limit further unrestricted use, manufacture, sale or dis ributoin of food and foodstuffs he may by proclamation modify, limit or discontinue their use to the extent necessary to assure an adequate sup ply The president would be author ized to issue rules and regulatious which might vary from time to time to mee changing conditions and ir carving out the proposed law may utilize any department agency or of ficer of the government.
 Any person who failed to refuse tC modify, limit or discontinue the sale use, manufacture or distribution oI such articles would be guilty of . misdeameanor and punishable by . maximum s5,00o fine. six years i'm prisonment or both
 The law would cease to be in ef- feet when the war between the United States and Germany is over.
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with an axe For two years he work ed apparently with no leads until in 1907 there negroes ere hanged for the murders
 He also placed in the state peniten- tiary for life eight men convicted on his evidence of the Humphreys ynchings in 1899. James Humphreys and hos two sons, George and John, were found hanging to a limb of a tree in the thick woods of what was knon as the Trans Cedar country.
 Mcdonald as then captain of the state rangers. and for more than a year stayed with his pursuit of the lynchers until the eight were con victed, three turning states evil denee. If was the only mob eyer convicted of crime of the kind iu the state of Texas.
 Mcdonald was chosen United States marshal by the direct desire of Presi- dent Wilson, Texas politicians say, ana somc of them urged the protest that he had never served the demo- cratic party in it's campaigns and that he never was a politician. He was the personal choice, it was said of Colonel F M House. the president's close friend, and diplomatic messen- ger and was named by Colonel House as the man best fitted to assure President WilYson's safety during his latest campaign Mcdonald was in troduced to President Wilson and his family by Colonel House and was at once chosen as his bodyeuard
 While captain of the rangers Nc Donald took a prominent Bart in the Brownsville negro raids and his name wns carried 10 washington at that time During the United States sen ate inyestieation into the Brownsville raids, McDonald's name was a promi- nent feature of the testiomny
 Who is this Bill Mcdonald that seems to boss all over Texas2" asked Senator Foraker, at that time a mem Der of the committee conducting the examination
 He's the man who would charge hell with a bucket of water was the reply of a member of the Texas dele gation ho was at hand and it was the man who stood ready to charge any task with " Whateyer weapons he had in hand that Cap ain Mcdonald of the Texas rangers was best known in tht southwest,
 He vas born in Kemper county Miss, in 1852, graduated from Soule's college in New Orleans in 1872 and 1877 married Miss Rhoda Isabelle Carter of Wood county, Texas
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MILITARY COMMITTEE
 FAVORS ONE MAN CONTROL
LEGISLATION TO BE PRESSED FOR ADMINISTRATION or
 WAR SUPPLIES.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Legis lation to be pressed by the senate military committee for one man control of war supplies probably win provide for an administrator with broad powers un- der the president instead of creating the new department and cabinet oifi- cer 10 which President Wilson and Secretary Baker object, Chairman Chamber ain and other members of the committee indicated tonight that the Chamberlain b!ll proposing a sec retary Of munitions world he so amended before 1t reached the senate for consideration.
 The committee which plans after tomorrow session to suspend it's in- vestigation of army war preparations temporarily to give attention 10 leg isation, heard tonight Walter $. Gif- ford director of the council of na- tional defense who approved tue plan for centralization in an individ- ual under the president of authority to direct individual coordination and government war purchasing as out lined yesterday by Daniel Willard, chairman. and Bernard M Baruch. 0. the war industrys board
 Mr Clifford, like Mir Willard, said ithe war department reorganization i ordered by Secretary Baker Is de- fective in that it fails 70 place muni-- tions authority in one person and also relies upon voluntary effort He also agreed with Willard and Baruch in ,contending against making taeJmuni- lions director or administrator cabi- net officer
 Work of the civilian advisory bodies was staunchly defended by Clifford. who said they had saved the govern ment several billions of dollars on supply contracts.
 Before suspending its inquiry to- morrow the committee will hear a statement by Waddill Catchings, of New York, representing the United States chamber of commerce It will then begin consideration of the Cham berlain bill and other legislation iu- cluding army bills submitted by the war department for the registration of men becoming of age since the first draft registration was authorized and making other important changes in the draft law
 House republicans met in caucus tonight to consider the proposals for changes in the governments war or "ganisation
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Congress to Enforce
 Food Conservation
Whe0fless and Meatiess Days Will Be Made Compulsory By
 Enactment of L0Ws

Washineton, Jan l5-Stricter economy of food is to be required of the American people by new laws put in the making tpday in congress. Food Administrator Hoover has approved them and they are expected to pass promptly as supplemental to the pres ent food control act
 Wheatless and meatless days and other economics that America can help sustain her belligerents would become mandatory by law instead of voluntary as at present Such new laws. the food administrator holds, are necessary to protect the millions of loyal Americans cooperating in food saving against the wastefulness of a few individuals and of public eating houses which are said to handle probably fifty per cent of the food supply.
 In the senate the administration bill was introduced by Senator Pomer- inc
 In the house 1t was introduced by Chairman Lever of the agriculture
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Arrest of Spoermdnn
 May Be Far Reaching
Officials Maintain Secrecy as to H0w Many Ha1e Been Taken
 Into Custody

Baltimore, Mr., Jan 15.--l-ieutenant Walter Spoermann alleged to be a German spy, arrested on the aviation field near Nogiolk last week, was brought to Baltimore today He was rushed from the railroad station tc the United States mafshars office and then lodged in jail Two hours pre- yious to his arrival his brother, Fred erick H. C. Spoermann. who was ar rested here last night was sent 10 jail also Another man. Marius Aisch, of this city was taken into custody today by federal agents. Aisch, it developed, held some papers belong ing to Lieutenant Spoermann. He vol unteered the information to the Bal timore police and he was taken in charge by the United States until the papers were seized
 Little evidence of an inefiminat- ing nature was discovered among the papers Aiseh said that he had been acquainted with Spoermann for some time and that Spoermann left suit case with the papers with him to keep for Spoermann. At that time, Aiseh said. he was working in lunch room and SpoerTnann merely asked him to
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FARMERS WANT RAILROADS
 TO MOVE CORN CROP
CLAIM NATIONS BUMPER CROP IS THREATENED WITH DE. APPROPRIATION IF NOT DE.
 SEDUCTION.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Priority or ders have discriminated against corn to such an extent that large part of the nations bumper crop of 1917 is threatened with serious deteriora- ton if not destruction, Director Gen. eral of Railroads McAdoo was told today by Representative Mccormick, of Illinois, who, backed by letter for Food Administrator Hoover urged im- mediate appointment of a railroad ex- acutive experienced in handling corn shipments to devote all his time to the movement of the crop. MT. Me Adoo took the matter under advise ment.
 Before laying the situation before Mir McAdoo today. Representative Mccormick conferred with MT Hoov- CT and they were agreed that corn on the farms or in the country ele- yators must be moved within the next few weeks in order to avert shortages in many parts of the country.
 Reports to the food administration, it was announced show that country elevators have been filled for months and millions of bushels are rotting in the field because the farmer has no place 10 store the crop.
 In letter to Mir Mccormick, MT Hoover said that owing to the fail ure of the eastern roads to return the grain cars to the western roads there had heen less than fifty per cent normal movement in corn up 10 January and less than ninety per cent normal movement in oats Tho result, he said, has been that do nestle consumers have not had suf- ficient supplies and prices are mount ing without benefit to the farmers. As corn is an important cattle feed the failuer to move the crop, Mir Hoover declared is resulting in in- creased price of milk and other dairy products and also meat
 "lt does not appear to me" said Mir. Hooyer's letter that the move ment Of this most critical and essen llal foodstuff necessarily conflicts with the movement of coal
 Grain movements in box cars and coal in open cars. 1 am informed that
 .drge number of box cars are cling loaded with pianos, furniture, grapha- phones, beer, whiskey, etc. which are not 50 essential at the moment as grains lt is that the eastern roads have anywhere from 2o000 to 4Oooa box ears eloneing to the grain roads and unless these can be returned and put into their proper employment there is little solution of the prob lem
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GERMAN AVlATORS
 ATTACK THE AMERICANS
DESCEND WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET FROM AVIATION GEN.
 TIERS AND DROP BOMBS.

(By Staff Correspondent of the As
 sociated PressA
 With the American Army in France. Jan. 15.-Enemy air raiders are show ing an increased interest in the American aviation centers, especial ly those nearect the lines.
 During one of the most recent in- cursions the German aeroplanes descended within 200 feet of tho ground, endeayoring to make sure that the several bombs which they dropped should hit their targets, which in most cases were buildings in which men were billeted. Luckily the German aim even at such close range was poor, for no Americans were killed.
 Another German machine which flew over the position later dropped bomb from d higher altitude at hangar. The homb missed it's mark but dug great hole in the adjoining field.
 At certain place nearby an enemy squadron descended within 300 feet of the earth and sprayed an anti air craft machine gun with rain of bnl- lets but did not hit any of the gun ners, all of whom were French. The Americans at the most advanced avia- ton camp have found a novel mount ing for the machine guns used for de fenst against enemy aeroplanes. When the guns for the newly dug pits arrived. it was discovered that only field carriages had been provided. These were unsuitable for aircraft de- fense work, SO swivels were con structed from cid motor truck springs. These improyised mounts are said to be as good as any used.
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TWO MORE NOTES OF
 SLAYER COMES TO LIGHT
One Was Addressed to Young Lady in Which Whistler Said He Hoped He Would Soon Forget Him and Real. ize How Lucky She Was to Escape His.

Camp Funston, Kan, Jan. 15.-Au official check of the funds of the army bank at Camp Funston shows Captain Lewis Whistler stole $G2, 2,S26.21 when he robbed the bank last Friday night, staying four men with an axe and injuring fifth. The accounting is final and was given out at division Headquarters this afternoon.
 The check was made by force of clerks under the direction of Colonel ! V Packer division advocate gen
 ral No trace of the missing money mas been found so far as can be earned here and the search is being continued
 IL is generally understood how ever that the inyestieators have evil denee leading them to believe that the money has been sent or taken 'a.sy froia the cantonment as the leareh for fl here practically has been ended
 The announcement of the result of the accounting check on the bank vas made through divisional head quarters by William Huttig. of Kan sas City, president Of the National Reserve Bank of that city of which 'he army bank was branch. who with ] B. NcCmskey manager for iuttig, checked over the figures The bank has been under heavy guard during the count of the remaining money and the check of the books.
 Mr. Huttis announced through di- visional headquarters that the stolen money will be replaced by him as owner of the bank He has already made good on deposits of S5o.0oo he said
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HIS WORK SENT MANY
 CRIMINALS TO TIE GALLONS
Mcdonald Was Chosen United States Marshal by President Wilson in Di- rect Opposition to Texas Politicians. Who Urged He Had Never Been Active in Politics.

Dallas, Texas, Jan. William ]. A4eDonald. who died at Wichita Falls tonight al 6;30, had been famous in the southwest as a frontier detective for nearly thirty years. As an inn portant factor in the maintenance of the law and order in country which ranged the lawless men of the Mexi- can border the cattle thieves of the west and desperadoes from the whole country seeking refuge in the open west, his ability was recognized by the state of Texas which made him head of the famous Texas rangers and hy President Wilson who twice named him United States marshal of the northern district of Texas and dur ing the last presidential campaign. chose him as his own personal body guard.
 His life could furnish the material for score of novels of the wild west ern type and in all headquarters of the rangers and among the old police men in Texas cities, "reminiscences of BIT Mcdonald were rife tonight.
 His first notoriety outside of Texas came when he undertook the enforce ment of a state law exaciing s1 ,000 license fee for each circus perform ance in the state The circuses un- dertook to defeat the spirit of the law by giving a continuous perform ance in whatever cities they showed. thus paying only one fee McDon- ald followed one of the largest and in each city it showed, obtained an attachment to some important feat ure of it's menagerie until he had ac- quired most of its animals The cir GUS capitulated and paid the tax, but the interference with ifs amuse- ments irked the Texans and enforce ment of the law became so unpopu lar it was dropped
 Mcdonald solved the Conditt mur der in 1905 when Mrs. ] F. Conditt of Edna, Jackson county. her daugh ters, Jesse and Mildred and two sons. Hersehell and Joseph, Jr, were killed
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take charge of the suitcase. Aiscif has been sent to jail also. N
 There is a vast amount of secrecy among government officials as to the number of persons arrested in con nection wit hthe Spoermann case though reports to Washington indi- cate seven or eight are in custody.
 The woman whose friendship with Spoermann led to his apprehension at Norfolk is not under arrest. It was through Spoermann's fascination for ler that he was traced from Bal- timore 10 Washington and finally To- cated in Newport News. She has been working as a yiolinist in q Washington hote and Spoermann was in frequent communication with her.
 Skilfull interception of mail result cd in the naval intelligence opera tives finding him in the employ of q construction contractor at Langley aviation field near Norfolk This was about two weeks ago.
 Records at the local federal offices show that an enemy alien permit was
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SITUATION REGARDED
 WORSE THAN EVER
Telegraph and Telephone Wires Go Down Under the Weight of Snow and Ice and Many Passenger Trains We're Withdrawn for Fear of Being Stalled in Drifts.

Washington, dan. l5.---Against the worst general snow and ice storm of a generation tte government railroad administration today struggled in an effort 10 open main travelled routes and keep coal and food shipments moving over the lines best able to handle them.
 The situation tonight was regarded as worse than at any time within the last week of traffic paralyzing weatll-- CT. On top of an accumulation of snow in the middle west from biiz-- 2ards of several days ago. came fresh snowfall today. Snow blows went to work on the rev drifts while gangs of laborers drawn from every occupa- ton from which they could be spared, tackled yards and terminals already cleared once of snow within the week.
 Temperatures were rising in most sections tonight hiat t mas nos ss...n.. enough to release cars frozen to sid- ings or to thaw thousands Of cars of coal caked in their carriers.
 Telegraph and telephone wires went down under the weight of snow and ice and many passenger trains whose schedules had been re-estabiished yesterday were withdrawn once again lest they meet the fate of scores of others stalled behind drifts.
 Only coal and food kept moving and these went slowly. The railroads. their supply of locomotives diminish ed by hundreds in shops for repairs. were used largely for these ship ments, two. three or four engines rugged at a train of coal in many in-- stances.
 officials tonight believed 1t would be only matter of days before some industries would be forced to close by inability to get fuel. The snow can- not melt and the weather moderate fast enough, it was said, to restore normal movement of coal to meet the extraordinary war demand Measures are being planned to safeguard do- mestic and public utilities needs and
 T0NTTNT TfEfD ON pACE FICsEIfT
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at another meeting in Frankfurt a resolution was adopted declaring that peace safeguarding Germanys vital economic interests would be possible only along the lines of the reichstag peace resolution
 Meanwhile Admiral von Tirpitl the father of Germany's submarine war fare and one of the leaders of the Fatherland party, in speeches is en- deavorinf to bolster up the ease of the pan-Germans In his latest address he still held to his dream of forcing Great Britain to seek peace as a re suit of Germany's submarine cam paign and dwelt on the ability of yon Hindenburg and his chief aide, yon Ludendorif to bring about a peace acceptable 10 Germany by force of arms.
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NO CHEW RECOVERED
 TO RECOVERY OF MONEY


 Salina. Kan, Ian B. Three opera lives Of the department of justice followed a lead to Sauna today in connection with the murder and rob bery al Camp Funston last Friday in which four men were killed and fifth Seriously injured ate today one of the operatives left after stat ing that no clew had been aiscov- cred It. was stated that the opera lives were investigating a report tha, Captain Lewis E. Whistler, who killed aimself arter committing the crime had transferred the money he ob- tained 10 someone in a motor car and that it was brought here. This the cry was not substantiated. however. Today, Mrs Whistler. divorced wife of Captain Whistler, left for Camp huston in an effort to find out what arrangements are being made for the burial of her former husband.
 It was stated here this afternoon hat two other notes which it is al leseda Whistler wrote before he com mitted suicide were among the things found in his room These notes have not officially been made public One previously given ouf said he had made reason for killing himself Another according to reliable infor- nation here was addressed to q younl woman and read
 Don't blame yourself in any way
 simply got tired of living and thought I would become a pirate right. came very near committing suicide so many times and l hated to do so without stalking 1t on something. As for the conseuences that is nothing but what we are all trained for Hope you soon foreet me and realize hos lucky you were to escape me"
 The other note, according 10 the same information was written to 3 man at Plainville, Kan, and said
 Wish you would look after Vadne and Duane. have played my last card in the game of life
 Vadne is Mrs Whsle, Ehis former wife, and Duane his IA year old son
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BIC DECREASE IN CATTLE.

Galeshurg Ill, Jan l5 Since the war beean the cattle supply of the Cn5ted States has decreased 2S,0s0.- coo head. according to figures sub mi ted today to the forty fourth an- nual convention of the. Illinois State Bairymen's association.
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A FOR RENT 40 WILL PENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered. An ad in the Sentinel-Record Is almost sure to bring a customer.
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Forecast for Arkansas: "Wednesday, sioudy, occasional rains or snow In east portion; not much change in temperature; Thursday, fair.
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