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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
COMMANDER OF 6. A. R. COL. BELL
 DIES AT HOME
Enlisted at Age of 16- Served Three Years In
 Civil War

New York, Nov. 1.-Colone1 James D. Bell, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died to- day at his home in Brooklyn. He was 74 years old.
 Colonel Bells death was due to hardening of the arteries. He had been i'll for less than week. His widow, three daughters and son were at his bedside when he died.
 Colonel Bell was elected head of the G. A. R. at Columbus, Ohio, last Sep tember. At the time he. was acting U. s. District Attorney in Eastern New York.
 Colonel Bell served nearly three years and nine months in the Civil War, having enlisted for three years on October i, 1861 in Troop B, First New York Mounted Rifles, and re- enlisted as a veteran volunteer at Yorktown, Va, February 1, 1864. He WAS wounded at Zuni Bridge, Va, November IA, 1862 and was for a short time prisoner of war at Sails bury N c. He was honorably dis charged as first sergeant of Troop E on June 26, 1865. He enlisted at the age of 16.
 After the war he engaged in news paper work for eight years and then entered law He has lived in Brook lyn for nearly 50 years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
First Days Developments
 In Biggest US. Coal Strike
Every Move of Miners Watched by U $. Espionage
 System; Trouble May Spread

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
 WOULD HAVE ALL
 PULL TOP LEVER

While there are hundreds Of young men, new voters, in Bridgeport who are not cognizant with the working of the voting machine it seems to be the aim of the Republican administra- ton to give out through the machine demonstrators the fact that ''the top lever'' is the only one on the machine.
 If a person simply requests to be shown how to operate the machine the first, last and only act which is volunteered is to have the teacher reach across the intervening space, smile and pull over the top lever, thus voting the straight Republican ticket. No Democratic information is dis pensed unless asked for and as for splitting a ticket such a course never seems to have been heard of. It re- quires special explanations to induce the instructor to give out this needed information.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
FIT OVER HEAD
 hS HE PROTESTED SUGAR'S ABSENCE

The first real trouble which has occurred in Bridgeport over the sugar shortage took place last night in an East Main street lunch room, when Jeremiah O'Leary, of 621 Noble ave- nue received a crack over the head with the butt end of a pool cue ar- ter he had complained about the ab- sence of sugar in his coffee.
 O'Leary entered the lunch room in company with a friend late last night and ordered some sandwiches and a cup of coffee. He declared that the coffee was not sweet enough for him, and then started to leave the restaurant. As the two men were going out of the door, Peter Adams. the lunch room proprietor, gnatched their hats from their heads, and emphatical1y proclaimed that the headgcar would not be returned un- til OLeary paid his bill. The cus- toner protested against this treat 1nent, and Adams promptly whacked him on the head with a sawed-off pool cue C'L1eary summoned a po- Iiceman, and Adams was arrested, charged with assault.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
MEN
 FAIL TO FILE
 LICENSE PLEA

Today was the first day on which applications for liquor licenses could be filed by Bridgeport dealers but at noon when the county commissioners closed their offices for the week not one dealer had appeared to apply for the documents which were so covet- ed in former years.
 It was stated by several dealers that they were convinced because of the recent government order to stop even the sale of PTS per cent beer that it would be useless to renew their licenses. Most of the local deal CTS have expressed the opinion that it would be foolish to pay S750 for a license which would be worthless. Over 200 dealers in other towns and cities throughout the county filed applications during the month of Oc- tober but that was before the lid on liquor was clamped down so tightly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
Would Cult ID0>adTiiTzlboT' Tii From Army Dershing Says Some Officers
 Outlive Useful
 ness WOULD KEEP
 MOST OF STAFF

Washington, Nov. 1-"Elimination of dead timber among army officers was suggested by General Pershing before the Senate and House Milf tary Committee today as one of the steps advisable in peace time reorga- nization of the military establish ment.
 In nearly every grade, the general said, there were a, few officers who had passed the stage of usefulness and should be replaced.
 Extending some of his remarks of yesterday, General Pershing said the army department of purchase and finance recommended by him should not take over the buying of articles now secured by the quarternaster generals bureau.
 In reducing the army from 500,000 to 800 900 men, the general said, only a very small reduction could be made in the number of staff officers.
 ''yVe had $50 on our staff in France fer an army of 100000 men he said we should have needed the same number for half as many"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
MIHERS MUST MAKE NEXT M0vE In STRIKE
 SAY HIGH OFFICIALS
Strike is Reality Despite Directing Heads Were Restrained By Order If Men Want to Continue Work They Will Be Protected.

Washington, Nov. 1-Miners must make the next move in the soft coal strike, was the opinion today of government officials.
 The strike was a reality to- day even though directing heads of the United Mine Workers of America were re- strained from activity by fed eral court injunction.
 Government officials awaited re- ports as to the extent of the walkout, for upon this information rested the future course of the government. Should reports show that any consid- erable number of miners desire to continue work, the government was prepared to furnish them protection. Should disorders occur, the govern ment was ready with all the police at its disposal to put them down.
 But the governments activities were not alone in the coal fields. Maximum prices for bituminous coal, formulated to meet wars necessity, were again in effect. Priority of dis tribution based in part on the war schedule, was in operation.
 All steps to protect miners who re- fused to heed the call of union heads, to preserve peace in the bitunin ous fields and to lessen the suffering of the public and the disruption of in dustry incident to such a strike had been taken. Nothing more could be done by the government, officials in timated until a way was shown by the strikers themselves.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
Police And Bremen In
 Annual Parade Today

officers and even the equipment of the department.
 The firemen's division was headed by Chief Daniel E. Johnson and the officers with the assistant chiefs fol- lowing. Captains of both city de- partments headed various platoons.
 The entire apparatus of the de- partment was driving past the re- viewing stand and as each man pass ed he turned at salute for the inspec- ton of the officials.
 It was a beautiful sight Tor the crowds of over 5000 which lined the streets as the bright shiny apparatus of the department slowly rolled past. The line of march was from Court land street to Main, to John, to Broad, to State and Park avenue, to Fair field avenue, to Main street and dis band
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

The annual parade of the police and fire departments of the City of Bridgeport and all their apparatus, marching in review to the city off 1iaIs, the Police and Fire Commis- f.ioners took place this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. The commissioners, city officials and Mayor Wilson re- viewed the solid lines of blue as they marched past the stand at the City Hall.
 The police division was headed by Superintendent John H. Redgate in the lead with officers following close behind The entire department, with the exception of those absolutely needed for duty, followed in parade formation, in dress uniforms. This included both the traffic men, their
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
LAW
 MAY HAVE A
 PUBLIC HEARING

Following the action of the City Of Hartford in passing a daylight sav- ing bill it is thought that Bridgeport will follow the same course within a few weeks.
 So important is the question in view of the action taken by Congress that a pubdic hearing will probably result before the common council acts on the question
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
LODGE NO. 30
 REFUSES TO
 TAKE TERMS

Lodge No. 30. Machinists' Union, appointed an organizing committee at their meeting last night and unani- mously refused to accept the rein statement of the lodge on the terms laid. down by the Grand Lodge. Ar rangements were made for the call ing of the referendum of the mem hars ct khA JatarnatiozE AaaoaiA+ir1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
Pull Vincent Lever To Get
 Nickel Fare
There Is Only One Road,
 That Which Is Prescribed
 In the Lashar Report, Which the Mayor Buried.

What does it mean, Pull the Vincent lever, get the five cent fare. This question has been many times asked, during the past week. How can Vincent help, what can he do about it? NOTHING unless he is mayor. EVERYTHING if he is mayor.
 Mayor Wilson named a com mission to consider traffic conditions. The commission was Walter B. Lashar, George Flames and William E. Seeley.
 The commission reported, seven months ago, that the trolley monopoly gives poor service, that it cannot make money on a six cent fare. It recommended one man cars, three and five minute service and
 FIVE CENT FARES.
 The Lashar commission told Mayor Wilson how to get the five cent fares. This is the way.
 The trolley monopoly has abused it's power and broken the laws. It is in a virtual re- ceivership. It is run by the United States courts.
 The Lashar report told the mayor to get five cent fares by doing this:
 Let the city attorney go to the U. s. Circuit court for this district and ask for a modifica- ton of the decree of judgment, and get Bridgeport set off from the dead lines of the Connec- ticut company, to be run for a trial period on a five cent fare. The Lashar report, on the authority of some of the great est experts in America, says that the five cent fare will pay. The mayor caused this re- port to be buried in the Mis- cellaneous committee of the Common Council, it has lain there for seven months. Tomorrow the trolley mono poly will begin to charge the city six, eight, ten and twelve cent fares.
 Mayor Wilson has raised a committee to protest to the Public Utilities Commission. That is a joke.
 The Public Utilities Com mission cannot furnish a rem edy, and the mayor knows it. l Why does Walter B. Lashar and George Flames favor the , five cent fare? Why do they oppose the zone system?
 They are big manufacturers The zone system will raise rents, it will make living hard CT for everybody. Lashar and Flames don't want that. They don't want higher rents. No body wants higher rents, and that is why millions of dollars have been expended on public housing schemes.
 Lashar is interested in the l trolley system. He wants the
 five cent fare because er1u ex-
 perts tell him the system will
 pay on a five cent fare, and i (Continued on Page Six1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
The Child's Book
 Of Pretty Pictures

What are These pictures?" They are the Palatial homes of the city's blooded Cows that furnish milk for babies, and the Blooded pigs that furnish Pork for the old CT inmates of the Poor farm"
 Are the barn and the pig gerry as Nice as they look
 "They say they have four ce ment Bathtubs for the pigs" "Is Everybody in Bridgeport as well housed as these poor farm cows and pigs?"
 Ask. the City Admintstra- tion."
 "who pays for the Beautiful homes of the COWS and pigs?" The people who work to Pay the high taxes and rents that have Doubled"
 "Is that Fair ?''
 The COWS and hogs are perfectly satisfied"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
The Weather

Bridgeport and vicinity Partly cloudy and colder to- night and Sunday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22
Carroll

! All of Edgefeld has been interest
ed for sometime past in the an
nounement Of the marriage of Mr.
| ". w. Adams and Miss jamie Car
roll who won many friends and ad-
mirers on her visits to our town as
the guest of Misses Annie and JUS
tine Cantelou.
On Sunday the 10Th, at 10 o'clock
these beloved young people were
married at the home of the bride in
! Mccormick, and left at once by way
iof Greenwood and Atlanta for Flor
ida. They expect to be away about
ten days and will make their home
with Mrs. w. w. Adams when they
return to Edgefield.
Mr.. Adams has just been recently
discharged from the aviation service,
and these young people will be cor
daily welcomed to our community
and to our hearts. Edgefeld is good
place to live in, and we congratulate
Mr.. Adams upon his success in bring
ing to Edgefeld so valuable an ac-
QUESTION, and cannot refrain from
congratulating Mrs. Adams also.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22
TRENTON NEWS.
Continued from page Onc)

ements being so inclement, they post
poned their meeting till Wednesday
afternoon, when it will convene with
Mrs. J. H. Courtney.
Friday afternoon the D. a. Rs
held their meeting at the home of
Miss Orrie Miller. That night Miss
Miller entertained her young lady
friends with card party.
Nj. Ed Harrison has returned from
Anderson, where he spent d couple of
weeks there in the hospital with q
mild case of Influenza. His son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.
Edison, accompanied by Mrs. Anna
Eidsolt, went to Greenwood to meet
Mr.. Harrison, and brought him back
through the country in the automo-
bile.
Miss Effie Privette from Darling
ton is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. H.
Courtney.
Miss Agnes Flythe of Augusta is
a visitor to Miss Dollie Belts.
It will be Of interest to the friends
of Miss Bessie Gaines, to know that
she left Highland Hospital, Asheville,
the first of this month for Long Is
land College Hospital, Brooklyn, N.
Y, where she goes to finish her
course as a trained nurse. En- route,
she visited her sister, Miss Mary
Gaines and other relatives in Wash
ington, DC
The Masonic Lodge held its regu-
lar meeting here on Monday night.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22
Miss Major VIII Return.

Many people have been inquiring
where Miss Patti Major has gone,
and wondering why we do not see her
familiar face and earnest personality
on our streets. Miss Major is at Win
thrp College attending the school for
Home Demonstrators, and viii return
to us in Edgefeld county in Febru-
airy. We sincerely hope that by that
time the scourge of influenza will
have abated and she will be able to
continue her good works unhamper-
ed, as she has been for the past six
months.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22
Attention =. A. +.

The meeting of the Daughters of
the American Revolution was called
off this week on account of influenza
and the time of meeting will be an
nounced later. The treasurer, Mrs.
James r. Cantelou asks that all dues
be paid to Mrs. j. H. Cantelou on
Main Street, as early as possible, as
that is more convenient for the mem
bers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22
Treasurer's Notice.

The County 1reasurer's office will
be open for the purpose of receiving
taxes from the 18th dav of October,
1918, to the 18th day of March, 1919.
All taxes shall be due and payable
between the 18th day of October,
1918, and December 31st, 1918.
That when taxes charged shall not
be paid by December 31st, 1918, the
County Auditor shall proceed to add
penalty of one per cent. for Janu-
ary, and if taxes are not paid on or
before February 1st, 1919, the Coun-
ty Auditor will proceed to add two
per cent. and five per cent additional,
from the 1st of March to the 18th Of
March, after which time all unpaid
taxes will be collected by the Sheriff.
The tax levies for the year 1918
are as follows:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22

AS we go to press, our town is sad
dened by the extreme illness Of DR..
Jas. T. Byrd and Hon. B. E. Nichol-
son, both having pneumonia.
The time limit for applying for
government nitrate expires January
i25th. Farmers are asked to file their
application at once. No one should
be left out. Application can be made
at any one of the banks, with Mr..
Sam Nicholson, County Distributor,
or County Agent, A. B. Carwile.
Clara Penn, colored, who has nurs-
led so many Of the people Of Edge
field is now sick at her home and du-
ring the past month the white neigh
bors have been generous in helping
her. She is very grateful for this help
and says she wants to express to all
who helped, her appreciation, and the
hope that God will repay them.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Corley and their
daughter, Miss Lottie Corley, paid a
visit to the Advertiser office Monday
and gave a very interesting account
of the visit of their son, Freeman Cor
lev to their home recently. Freeman
has just come back to his ship the Mt.
Vernon in Boston harbor, and had
many vivid descriptions of his mar
row escapes from submarines on
more than one occasion. He says,
like many other loyal sons OF Edge
field, that he longs to get home to be-
gin new, crop on the home farm.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22

Mr.. F. S. Royster, President of the
F. S. Royster Guano Company whose
advertisement appears in this issue,
is man who has spent his life in the
Development of the fertilizer busi-
ness, and is as much interested in the
human side of it now as when he used
to drive around from farm to farm
and sell his output himself. He is al
ways glad to hear, personally, from
old customers who have used his
goods, with accounts of the results
they have obtained, and to old or
new customers will be glad to give
the benefit Of his many years eXpe-
rience or the advice of the technical
experts in his employ. If you feel like
writing him, just drop line to F. S.
Royster, Norfolk, Va, and he will be
glad to hear from you.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22
Watch the Label On Your
parer

Watch the label on your paper and
renew your subscription by the date
of expiration or the paper will be
stopped. The cash-ip-advance system
is being enforced to the letter. The
high and low, the rich and poor are
all treated alike. Most people like
this system better than the old way.
The government has stopped the cd
way.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22
Citation.
State of South Carolina,
County Of Ddeefield..
BY w. 7. Kinnaird, Esquire,
Probate Judge.

BY w. 7. Kinnaird, Esquire, N
Probate Judge. "
Whereas, E. J. Mundy made suit to-
me, to grant him Letters of Admin
istration, cum testamento annexo of
the Estate of and effects of Matte
Mundy, deceased.
These are Therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kim
dred and Creditors of the said Matte
Mundy, deceased, that they be andi
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at Edgefeld, ST.
C. in my office on January 3Oth,
1919 next after publication thereof, |
at / o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the saIS
Administration should not be grant
ed.
Given under my hand, this 18th
day of January, Ammo Domini, 1919-
w. T. KINNAIRD,
Probate Judge, E. c., sc.
Published on each intervening.
wednesday until January 9Oth, 1919
in The Edgefeld Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22
Eardy's Happenings.

The calls come to so many homes,
leaving them sad and desolate.
Mrs. Walter Zimmerman, formally
Miss Mary Lizzie Wise, fell victim
to influenza last Wednesday, January
Is, leaving her husband and nine
children to mourn her loss. Mr. Tim
norman and all the children are sick
with the same dreadful malady. We
hope they are all improving before
now. We certainly sympathize with
them.
Saturday, January IS, death en-
tered Mr.. Bazel Matthew's home,
taking his beloved wife. She was for
mally Miss Stella Adams. Mr.. Mat
thews and his little five year old girl
were i'll at the same time with infiu-
enza, and not able to follow their
loved one to her last resting place.
Our sympathies go out to all the
sorrowing ones, for we know what it
is to lose loved member of the
household.
We regret to hear of our dear
friends, Mr.. J. w. Mundy, Mrs. Julia
Hammond, Miss Sallie Hammond and
Miss Margaret McKie having the flu,
and hope they may soon be up again.
Have not heard how Mrs. Harri-
sons family is, for several days,
They were better when we last heard.
Mrs. Bunch continues to feel very
badly. Mrs. Baynon had bad fall
Sunday a week ago, and has not got
ten over the effects of it yet. Mrs. E..
j. Barker was very sick Saturday
and Sunday, but hope she is all right
now.
Mr.. Harry Bunch and his family
are better and the children back at
school. We were glad to hear Mrs.
p. B. Lanham was better Sunday, of
the flu. Mrs. Matte McCutcheon's
baby is also better. She will go for a
visit to her home in Bishopville as
soon as all are well.
The farmers are trying to get fen
ces put up and some cleaning up
done. Mr. Harry Bunch has been do
ing all he can for US to get hands and
cut wood. Has two families but needs
two more. He and his wages hands
cut and hauled us some wood last
week and we are trying to have it cut
up as it is too cold to be without a
fire.
We had an all day rain Friday and
beautiful weather since. Hope 1t Will
continue.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-22

You can change your bicycle into
a two-cylinder motor-driven machine
by adding the Johnson Motor Wheel.
Come in and see them.
Stewart G. kernaghan.