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Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
J. ALDEN WEIR,
 EMINENT US.
 PAINTER, DEAD
Portraits, Still Life and Landscapes Hang In Many
 Leading Galleries

New York, Dec. 9.---Juhan Alden Weir. the eminent artist. who in 1915 was elected president of the National Academy, died at 9:30 o'clock yester- day morning in his home, 11s DaEt Sixty third street He had been suf- fering from heart disease for about 8 year.
 Julian Alden Weir came of a family EoLed in the world of art His father was Robert Walter Weir, one of the foremost American painters of the middle part Of the last century and for moro than forty years professor Of drawing at West Point One of his eIrer brothers. John Ferguson Weir, painter and sculptor, long has been professor of painting and design and director Of the art school at Yale Uni
 versity.
 He was born st West Point and was
 first instructed in art by his father.
 Then he went to Paris and was a pu-
 pil of Gerone at the Beaux-Arts
 where Bastien-Lepage was one of his
 closest friends. Returning to the
 United States. he soon commanded
 enviable attention. He received hon orable mention at the Paris Salon in
 1881 and the g, o0O prize of the Amer ican Art Association In 1889. He was one of the founders and for some time president of the Society of American Artists, but in 1888 withdrew from i that organization to join the seeding group known as the Ten American Painters
 He became an associate of the Ma tionaI Academy in 1885 and an acad- l enltcian in 1886, and in 1915 became president of that institution. He was I member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the United States Commission of Fine Arts, the
 American Watercolor Society, the Century Associat ton and the Players. He was married first to Miss Anna
 Baker, daughter of Colonel Baker, L. i s. A, and after her death to her sis 1 ter, Miss Ella Baker
 i Paintings by MT. Weir are to be 1 found in many of the important pub 1 lie galleries of art in the United i States and in some foreign co1lec- l tions. They are to be seen in the l Metropolitan Museum, in this city: i the Chicago Art Institute, the AL 1 bright Art Gallery, at Buffalo; the 1 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. 1 at Philadelphia, and the Corcoran 1 and National galleries, Washington. i His Portrait of a Young Girr' hangs i in the Luxembourg Meuseun, Paris.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
MAY ESTABLISH STATE GAME FARM
 IN THIS COUNTY

The Fairfield County Fish and Game Protective Association last night took steps towards establishing a state game farm in this county upon the sugges- ton of Frank E. Clark who offered to contriblte a substantial sum toward the project.
 Following the business meeting there was a general talk on the experiences of several during the last several months. Frank Fault of this city said there was plenty of raccoons, while William L. Belknap told of his duck shooting and said he expected to go again before very long. Dr. J. Mur- ray Johnson told of shooting wood cock and partridge, while E. B. Beers spoke of quail shooting. A. P. Ford spoke of shooting English snipe and George Stiltz said there was plenty Of partridge in Long Hill.
 Everyone of the speakers was con vinced that with a reasonable winter and dry June next year, the game birds will be plentiful. Most nf those who spoke said they never saes 70 many birds and they all believed the shooting next fall would furnish plenty Of sport. MT. Beers said he hadn't seen sa many quail in 20 years as he saw this past fall.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
CAMPAIGN COLLECTIONS

MUST BE freely admitted of simple jus tice that the Corrupt Practices neccut is practically dead letter not only in Bridgeport but throughout the commonwealth
 Both the great parties in ignoring it. and they i at the time Federal Corrupt Practices Act which does not affect the municipal elections does cover the congressional and presidential elections
 The time has in the United States this when will be exceedingly wise, practical of individual safety obey these always that obedience should have been yielded ethical considerations thoughtful women desire uncorrupted ballot.
 An evil unopposed if it proves to be profitable, tends It may be at first trfng sore, which constantly nourished becomes malignant if not actually
 In this election Bridgeport Republicans alike showed the neglect of the of the Corrupt Practices Act relating the and collecting money negects that criminal because the law makes them which not very criminal from the standpoint
 While the failure to report money IS criminal because 1t the people their right knowing carried the actual collection be entirely bameess
 would be if the unreported contributions prop
 merely reporting where the ex- pendures not excessive and for proper objects not, in any deep moral sense, corruptions.
 this election those who carried campaign for Mayor Wilson and the ticket which a candidate spent s3OO00 very large money use among 20OO voters; larger voter than the Neberry paigners charged with the Michigan
 And $6OOO of this excessive collected and policemen under conditions that This, while corrupt under statute except it may have been corupty done constituted the as very grave offense.
 system Bridgeport partisan sys- tenn All the important boards of the city made up equally of Democrats and Republicans Policemen and fremen appointed equally from the two parties.
 system has been carefully poli- ties city employees houghtfuy created prevent political combination of public servants against people.
 The men who system who coerce or se- duce public employees into political solidarity regardless their political belie doing something reprehensbe the technical violation of statute They debauching public honor they perverng ally good instincts of they educating community the civic virtue is equental to principles political expedency is the right basis for the government of some 15OO0O persons.
 matters brought up the of election when partisan spirit hgh they lack their legitimate and logical the public thought They brought up election, that the people may ]
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
SHOPPING COMMITTEE DISAPPOINTED

C~ ROM THE Jenkins incident there any prob 1' ability that would arise. But the Republican senators determined to it to their hope that President sick unable to to think the government of the country So they raised committee, putting Albert Bacon Fall Mexico who after submitting the President to of his of Mexico, ordeal for well and terrible trial for sick from the sick to testify that the Pres dent of the United States very much able to do business. His old of humor with him. leased Jenkns and he told funny story, regarding which Senator Fa could not interpret the It the story of Dooey, wanted invade Mexico contagious The very that induced Fall ndecenty invade the Presidents sick The parsanshp that wishes the President really hopelesy ill is contagious
 Undoubtedly Fall caught little in there, which may be communicated to his brother Republican senator's Senator Fall the President his right hand his quite normal, his mind clear his thought flowing. dear old boy isn't that the President his admits that the head of the President all right but implies doubt about his feet.
 Presently the President will walk the Senator Noses who wrote he will any effect in material thing again. find that it is just easy for senator to feel foolish to write
 May the country hope that the Republican will down busirss doing it's work and permitting the to do hs ending for the time its campaign slander traction and despicable innuendo?
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
SHE VOTED HER WAY

PARLIAMENT yesterday, the vote having been granted the of India, Lady Astor voted against of giving the to the India She explained her independence by that he thought illogical unfair not to give the the oppor tunity the
 But there still remains the critic who insists that should vote because they to vote just like men" and in any other way.
 The women have questions of peculiar interest to them opinions which they would like realize among which is the opinion that competent
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12

partial award, had they remained at their posts.
 They get what they would have received but to get it they have sacrificed the earnings of several weeks
 The country at large has suffered unnecessarily, by failure provide for the settlement of labor disputes by formal processes of adjudication perhaps this by it's failure to make the mining of coal national function.
 The operators have sustained the greatest loss in prestige and fighting power. The country knows that their profits have been excessive that they have Been profteering in coal, and that they in position to the demands of their employees without increasing the price of coal to the public
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12

ought to be given directly, not at all
 Sooner later every country must the issue Either strike something that be brought to adjudication upon the fac under suitable laws; strike the Of popular demand powerful that it must be settled by the satisfaction of the demand.
 There only those two roads Bring employer and poyed into the of adjudication let fight it
 Rather than suffer much from the loss of sary commodity the people will exercise their emergency operating through their governments and mine themselves.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
WHO GAVE THE BAIL?

XXT HILE TWO countries negotiating the re- w lease of the Consul Jenkins, Congress getting thirsty sound into it's orations hh- erto gave $500 imprisoned cti and the loud demands for battle forthwith
 But the humor of the situation did not Jenkins clamors to return to his cell The gentleman who gave ball. says that nobody asked him it. he just did it to help out.
 Wasn't the whole thing silly Or should we, indeed have had and have expended billion in treasure there nobody to put up $500 bail bond?
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
LET THE PRESIDENT DO IT

TT HE PRESIDENTS letter to Senator Fall is quite in his style. The beginning, most courteous and kind. The conclusion pleasantly and firmly accurately the touch of humorous appreciation of the situaon peek ing through of who amused at the presumption opponent and pleased with the completeness opponent is to be defeated.
 The is indeed complete The conduct of foreign affairs belongs to the executive branch branch will continue to perform the duties which consu ton imposes upon it.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
THE COAL SETTLEMENT.

Y HE striking miners going back to work upon the advice of President Wilson, after having sub antia victory and after having suffered entirely necessary losses wages and the comforts which wages buy
 The miners requested, by the president, not to strike He promised careful attention to their needs and described the means by which their cause might be heard
 The same settlement which the miners now civng they could have received the result of
Republican farmer., 1919-12-12

While considerable part of the potato crop rotted in the ground owing to lack of help to dig it, the athletic youth of the country have spent the fall months kicking and - passing football.
 Receptions are now being given to the winning football teams, but the successful students sit in solitude ins their rooms.
 Very few women who in the past two years have learned to do their own housework, have had time to z hava R-rsE mara HAryouR baedacbas- 1s
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$3.50 East Gregory

ienged the assertion sharply. Mr.
Weld said it was based on q speech
made IN the house by Representative
I1ncher OF Kansas. Both senators
entered a formal denial, which Mr..
Weld said he accepted as a uiresenta-
ton of the correct facts.
Mr.. Yields statement as to Swift
& Company's profits on meat drew
general fire from the committee
The packers. controlling the by
products prices. would find 1t possible
to switch the figures around in be-
tween the accounts wouldn't they ?"
Senator Kendrick asked.
1t would be possible. II we were
to juggle the accounts and fool our
selves" Mr.. Weld answered
Henry veeder, general counsel for
Swift & Co. interrupted to say that
the company would gladly open its
books to the inspection OF any ac-
the committee might name
1T is the general public opinion
that profits are made and concealed
in the by-product business" Chairman
Gronna remarked
Our books are run for the purpose
OF showing actual facts" veeder re-
piled.
Senator Capper read from a letter
from a cattle broker on the Chicago
forwarded a shipment OF calves to the
market after failing to sell
them in Kansas City.
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CO.. alone has added 100000 new
cash capital from sales of shares Mr..
Colver persistently ignored the num-
Der of packing concerns in business
IN This country. Some gas concerns
are engaged In Interstate business be :
sides the big packers. and moreover
several hundred concerns do big
local and intrastate business
IT the Kenyon bill Is passed. the
splendid and elaborate service given
the, country at large by the big pack
ers will be interfered with In way
that will hurt everybody concerned
producers. packers and consumers"
Mr.. Weld said the constant attacks
of the trade commission. and attacks
from other sources. had forced the
lac'<ers I, defend the industry" by
orgs niz:ng the american Institi te OF
Meat Packers.
I'VE have to meet these attacks as
we cam he continued. The other
DAY two members OF this committee.
Senators Capper and Kendrick. In
duced the department of agriculture to
change a statement which II had pre-
-,ar. on livestock CONDITIONS. SO that
Is il appeared 1t reflected on the pro +
IT. and operations of the packers
Senators Capper and Kenyon cha
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Swift and Armour knew Just how
many calves there was in each load. !"
the letter said, and each man had
instructions not to bid on any calves
until the head man had seen them.
We got "a OF yours sorted in q special
pen and Swiftss calf buyer bought
them. but when the head man found
out about 1t. he threatened to fire him.
There doesn't seem to be any way for
you to make money shipping here
Doesn't that show black list
against these cattle which was for
warded?" he asked.
No. there was nothing unfair
about it," Weld responded
Wouldn't It have been fairer to
tell this shipper that he couldn't make
any money by refusing to accept the
packers price at Kansas City,"
1t would have been collision then,
but there's nothing wrong in tele-
graphing ahead concerning shipments
That is proper market information
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Relief FROM Mosquitoes.

Other mosquito remedies might
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Dreams allays all features Of chance.
Sweet Dreams will positively keep
them off.
1t has been said that with . clear
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To those who suffer annoyance
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For your convenience Sweet Dreams
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In every town. Liberal sprinkle-top
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and all Druxxists everywhere-Adv.
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Spokesman for Swift
Before the Senate

tcontinued from Page One,
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has certainly favored you In giving
you the combination OF three facts
over which He deigned to keep con-
troll Himself and for which you de-
pend on Him. These ara: The won
derful climate. the soil texture and
the. amount of natural rainfall Take
away any one OF these three and the
farmer is handicapped.
The up-to-date scientific and
practical farmer with these three facts
in evidence in this God -favored Sec
ton, can supply everything else need
ed to grow crops never before dreamed
of. Crops of variety unparalleled
by any other section Of the world
put the efforts OF the agriculturist OF
shade to such an extent that the re-
from the Arabian Nights.
But the farmers here have not dis
covered how to extort from nature
their dues to the extent ~ mentioned
and they need to be educated. their
talent brought to light and their minds
and hands trained ~ God expected
them to train themselves. % they can
extou these natural resources which
He has given them
The citizens Of Pensacola ana
everybody can help to that end. -
let US start with q better and lnEnnr
lair In Nolino and then 80 20 Joclk-
sonville and provo that Unenmnh6n
county Is the best agr1cu1eu101 -
livestock county il E1cuGGn.
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eminent and now proposed under the
treaty to reduce her to a subject ma
tion- The treaty, he said. would
make Egypt's grievance against Greay
Britain an internal question. 80 that
1t could not be dealt with by the
League OF Nations.
The people of Egypt" the witness
declared. want q League or Nations
which will protect their Independence
and not destroy it. They ask you not
to deny them that differentiation
for which more than million Egyp-
tians fought In the war JUST ended
The delegation sent to the Paris
conference by the Egyptian represen-
tative assembly. Mr.. Folk said. were
held in virtual imprisonment" and
were not permitted to even send =
representative to the United States.
He declared the protectorate claimed
by Great Britain over Egypt was "the
same sort of protectorate that q high
wayman would claim over your pocket
book"
Mr. Folk said that after being de-
tanned for some time at Malta. the
Egyptian delegates arrived in Paris
Meantime. he said, the British claim
in Egypt had been passed upon by the
conference. He added that the dele
gates asked to be heard. but the re-
quest was denied and that they tried
to get hearing with President Wilson
but that ''the president could not see
Them"
Great Britain repeatedly had pledged,
Mr.. Folk said. that her occupation Of
Egypt would be temporary and he
asked that a clause be written into
the treaty giving Egypt the right to
appeal to the league council Repub-
lican members of the COMMITTEES sug-
eested, however, that the league was
to be controlled by the same powers
as made the treaty. and that Groat
Britain's rights in Egypt already had
been recognised formally by the Amer
lean state department.
Referring to the outbreaks against
British rule in Egypt, Mr. Folk eatd
Great Britain had "suppressed" the !!
news of what had taken place and did
not want the United States especially |
% learn the facts IL it could be helped |
The full COMMITTEES deferred action I
IN the report until next Monday.
The report was written by Senator /
Walsh. democrat OF Montana. in col
alteration with Senator'S Nelson and
kellogg, both OF Minnesota. and FalL II
4 New Mexico, republicans. and Sem ii
tor Overman OF North Carolina DEM II
,crat, constituting the sub-commit-
ee. III
at win be seem" the report said.
that the covenant only aims at pro- I.
ection against Germany and that r
J OF a temporary character TO be n
Merged in and substituted by the au-
hority of the League Of Nations when
hat IL established and put into OPP
ration. AS the armistice covers the
round between the end Of the war
nd the ratification OF the treaty Of
eace, so the treaty question aims to
over the ground from the the 81
he adoption Of the treaty untn tho
league Of Nations, provided for II The
reaty. can take its place.
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Fair Backers Putting
Forth Strong Effort

CONTINUED from Page one)
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Joe Watson. Chas. Russ, Tom shef.
field
Marianna-Judge C. l.. Wilson
chairman: John HI. Carter. C. C.
Liddcn. r. Fl. Buford, j. A. Ormond.
Gracevllle-Walter williams, chair.
man; DIR. w. c. Box. DIR. r. L. Miller,
III Tindell. A. ID. Campbell.
CampbeIlton-J. II. Spears, chair
man; y. W. White. b. III. Baker, w.
l.. Mckinley.
cottondale-C. NJ. bellows, J. d.
Andrews. Puit Williams. w. HI.
Britt.
Grand Ridge-B- l. Porter, chair
man; w. l. singletary. A. J. McMul
lin.
E. Chuck. chairman OF the travel
Ing statesmen from DeFuniak Springs
to River Junction.
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Receipts, Casks

Pensacola. Aug. 25.-The spirit mar
ket:
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JACKSONVILLE.

Jacksonville. Aug. 25.-The spirit
market:
Receipts, Casks.
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GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE
VIII correct the Stomach and Bowel
troubles and IT is absolutely harm
less. Can be given to infants with
perfect safety See directions on the
bottle. 3oc.-Adv.
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To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System.
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TAsTELESS chill TONIC. You
know what you are taking. as the
formula ia printed on every label
showing it is Quinine and Iron In
a tasteless form The ouinine drives
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Senate Plans Long
Hearing on Colonies

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-12
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 1919

most famous civil engineering experts in England has thoroughly examined the port and it's possibilities. As war un- dertaking. they found that it's work had been of great national value and had been performed without eXtravagance or waste of public money. Although they have pointed out that the port can never be a deep water port it is expected to
 have a large peace time value in the de-
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velopment of the Kent coal fields.
 The greatest names in the British rail- way and harbor world have been asso- ciated with Marlborough Ii was begun under the supervision of Maj. Gen. A. $. Collard, C. B.. C. V. O., and Brig. Gen. A. $. Cooper c. NJ. G., general manager of the Nigeria railway. The present com mandant is Brig. Gen A. J. Allen-Wil- liams. C. Nj. C.. chief agent and engineer
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ferry was ready to go out for France again. quarter of an hour after she had come in.
 There was no hurry necessary this morning. but it is a fact that when hurry was necessary during the German offen- sive of last spring. ferries were unloaded' loaded. took in oil fuel and began an- other crossing. all in 21 minutes.
 A committee composed of three of the
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for the Hongkong harbor works com tractors With Richhorough should also be mentioned the names of great rail- way men like Sir Guy Chanet Sir Sam Fay J. Percy Clarke, late general man. ager of the Buenos Aires Great South- ern railway, and Oliver R. II. Bury, late general manager of the Great Northern railway.
 Copyright. 1si9 by Edward Marshall,
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6S5 tanks and four 14-inch guns on railway mountings, each weighing S02 i