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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-14
$150,0OO CONTRACT FOR AUTOMATIC GUNS
 MAY COME HERE

lH<iI OOIHE I1EItE
 Washington, Jan. 1.-The last item in the army appropriation bill, which has passed the House and is about to be the subject of hearings before the Senate committee, is of interest to Connecticut. It appropriates $780, 900 for automatic guns, leaving 1t op- tienal with the secretary of war to manufacture these in government arr senals if he chooses. The guns will undoubtedly be made at one of Con- necticut's ordinance plants, however. as have the Maxim guns used in stheI past. The gun now in use is the Bel net, a variation of the Hotchkiss, and the appropriation will purchase abo1 twice as many of these guns as those formerly used. The American British Mfg Go, of Bridgeport m be awarded the contract.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-14
ELKS POSTPONE
 SACRED CONCERT

The sacred concert which the Bridge port lodge of Elks were to give at Elks home on Sunday evening, Jan 16. has been postponed for one week. when it will be given for the members of the lodge and their immediate rela. tives only
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-14
CHECK FOR RELIEF FUND.

Col Tracey B. Warren whose house in Seaview avenue was threatened with destruction by fire a few weeks ago, has sent check for $20 to the Firemen's Relief Fund.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-14
Successful Operation
 On "Sid" Challenger

Sidney w. Challenger of the ..Post,'' endeered successful operation, at the Bridgeport hospital today He noon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-14
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-14

WANT ADS. CENr A woRn
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
LAWL0R CANDIDATE FOR
STATE SUPREME BENCH
Announcement Made by San
Francisco Democratic Club

Superior Judge William p. Lawlor
will be candidate for the democratic
nomination to the supreme bench. The
formal announcement of Judge Law
lors candidacy was made yesterday by
the San Francisco democratic club.
That organization will secure Judge
Lawlor's nominating petition Judge
Lawlor's name had not been generally
discussed in connection with the su-
preme bench. The San Francisco DEM
ocratic club, or anti-McNab organiza-
ton, indorsed the San Francisco Judge
for the states highest court and
charged a committee with the duty of
securing Lawlors consent to run. That
LawIor had consented was announced
by the committee yesterday. The men,
bers of the committee were David I.
Mahoney, Edgar Apperson. c. w.
Eastin. C. A. Henning and Henry Co
lombat.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
JOHNSON TALKS TO
VOTERS OF Y0LO
Gubernatorial Candidate Making
Energetic Campaign in Sac
ramentO Valley

WOODLAND, April 25.-Between 500
and 900 persons heard Hiram Johnson
and John D. Works talk for the Lin
coin Roosevelt issue in this city to-
night. 1t was here that the Johnson
party brought up after an automobile
journey during which they took in
most of the county. Meetings were
held at Davis Winters, Esperato and
Capay.
About 1000 persons heard the Lin
coin -Roosevelters during the day in a
county, Yolo, which still has slight
tendency toward the democratic side
of the fence.
The central organization of the
county carrying on the Lincoln Roose-
felt fight is the Hiram Johnson club of
Woodland. which numbers about 200
members. Johnson and Works tonight
spoke along their usual lines, confin-
ing most of their attention to the
Southern Pacific machine Johnson de-
manded that each voter before him ask
any other gubernatorial candidate who
appears how he stands on. what he
termed the predominant issue: shall
the people or the Southern Pacific COM
pany have charge of California's gov
ernment?"
Tomorrow the party will continue
through Colusa county in the Johnson
automobile. Alexander Gordon of Sac
ramento, the leagues choice for rail-
road commissioner in the first district,
ioined the party today
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
CHIFTEN MAY Have
KILLED MOT0RMAN
Conductor Identifies San Jose
Prisoner as the Preside
Car Bandit
Especial Dispatch TO The Coll]

SAN JOSE, April 25.-Another chap
ter in Anna Bells remarkable con
fession exposing her lover, Charles
Chiften, was verified today, when the
slayer of Town Night Watchman
George Whybark OF Santa Clara was
Identified by Conductor Michael Fitz-
gerald as the murderer of Motorman
Fred Smith in San Francisco January
Is.
"I had a good look at the fellow
on the Preside car when the hand
kerchief slipped from his face" said
Fitzgerald, "and 1 am satisfied that this
is the man."
The identification was made after
Smith had been closeted an hour with
the prisoner, Police Detective Frank
McGrayan of San Francisco and Detec-
tive Ray Starbird of. this city News
papermen were excluded from the room
when the conductor met the man vino
is alleged to have robbed him the
night of January 16, but the detectives
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

and Fitzgerald talked freely after the
meeting as to what had taken place.
Fitzgerald was the conductor and
Smith the motorman on one of the cars
of the Presidio and Ferries line the
night Smith was shot.
They were just leaving the Presidio
to return to the ferries, at 9:45 p. M,
and Fitzgerald was in the act of enter
ing the body of the car to collect his
fares, when a man swung on to the
rear platform and, with drawn re-
volver, compelled him TO deliver all the
money on his person. some IS or 80.
Disregarding the appeals of the pas
sengers not to interfere Smith seized a
switch iron, stepped off the car and
came to the rear, where he struck at
the robber with the bar. The blow
fell short and landed on the thugs
arm, without doing him serious injury,
and his response was three shots with
a, revolver The first shot lodged in
the door jamb of the car, but the Sec
ond struck and killed the motocman
Conductor Fitzgerald, when seen this
he believed that he would be able to
say positively as to whether Chiften is
the man who robbed and killed Smith
as soon as he set eyes upon him, as
he looked him squarely in the face for
several minutes while he was being
robbed
1t is stated that as soon as Fitz-
gerald met Chiften today the latter
gazed at him fully 10 seconds, then his
eyes wavered and never afterward
would he meet Fitzgeralds eyes. The
detectives then enga ged Chiften in con-
versation and the conductor studied the
latter Chiften refused to acknowledge
that he killed Smith and wanted to
know the exact date the killing oc-
CURED, whether it was Saturday night
or Sunday night.
This man answers the description
of the man who killed Smith," said
Detective McGrayan after the inter-
view. .'EIe has the long fingers and
ears of the shape mentioned in the
descriptions sent out by our police de-
partment There was passenger in
the car by the name of Fred Wagner, a
valet for post surgeon in the Preside,
who saw the loldup and the killing.
This man jumped off the car when the
shooting took place and hid behind a
tree. We will probably bring the man
t,,.5s.,rs ToSe 20 S,,faef a autiafa fI,ic~ -,
tilcation.''
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
BUNKO ARTIST
POSES AS CURRY
mt
Double of Candidate for Gov
ernor Short Changes Be-
fuddled Bar Tender
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

= REDWOOD CITY, April 25.-Mas-
querading as Charles +. Curry, secre-
tary of state and candidate for gov
ernor, asshort change specialist con-
Quoted. a .whirlwind campaign in the
business district here today and this
afternoon was apprehended in San
Jose with his four confederates. The
bunkoman bears striking resem-
blance to Curry, and on representing
himself tosbe the well known. politician
he found no difficulty in plying his
trade successfully. buying drinks for
the four men in the game. who .'suped''
in the comedy as voters thirsting for
Campaign largess.
The Curry double entered the Red
wood City house and the roadhouse of
Victor Bernasque. followed by the quar-
tet, invited several eager loungers to
the bar and threw down coin for round
after round of drinks, meanwhile So
Letting votes and playing the political
part of good fellow. Then. with the
aid of his pals, he confused the bar
tenders in changing the gold pieces he
proffered and left amid a chorus of
cheers to let the barkeep discover that
he had been mulcted. Many saloons
were victims of the masquerader
Sheriff Robert Chatham of San Mateo
was notified of the visitant and he dis
covered that the quintet had moved on
to San Jose. Sheriff Arthur Langford
in San Jose received a warning wire
and arrested the five on their arrival
there. They confessed that they had
come to San Jose to see Chiften, MUIR
derer of Watchman, Whybark, and sus-
pected of being the drug store bandit.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
ALL NOW READY
To RAISE funds
FOR EXPOSITION
100000 Shares of Stock Will
Be Sold at Mammoth Meet
ing Thursday
Floor of Merchants Exchange
Will Be Scene of Initial
Bidding
$40 Each Is Price Asked and
Five Years the Time AL
lowed to Pay
How much?

How much?
This question, propounded at a joint
meeting of the ways and means and
finance committees of the Panama
Pacific exposition held yesterday in the
Merchants exchange, will be answered
next Thursday afternoon when, for the
first time. the subscription books will
be thrown open and the selling of expo
sition stock commences.
At p. m. promptly the sale of
stock Will commence on the floor of
the Merchants exchange and San Fran
cisco will be given an opportunity of
pledging itself. Among the business
men the question has arisen as to just
how much can be raised and to what
limit the city can go toward swelling
the fund for the mammoth exposition
in 1915. For months past the various
committees have been hard at work
drawing together the threads of the
vast enterprise, and the final touches
were given at the meeting yesterday
afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
Rate Suit Continued

The injunction suit of the Spring
Valley water company to prevent the
board of supervisors enforcing certain
water rates for the year 190S-9 was
continued in the United States circuit
court yesterday for two weeks. The
case is to be heard by United States
District Judge Harrington of Nevada,
and it is understood that by the date
set he will be able to provide for the
hearing on his calendar.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
The Question, "How Much ?"

The meeting said c. c. Moore, who
presided, ito be held Thursday will be
the real test of San Francisco. On that
day we will endeavor to raise just as
much money as we can for the expo
sition. The question is: how much?
The more we raise the greater will
be our credit when we ask for an ap-
preparation at Washington The meet
ing viii last two hours. Now, how
much can we raise?n
He called for volunteers to devote
themselves to the work of disseminat-
ing information regarding the exposf4
tien from now until the meeting is
called. and Immediately the whole au-
dience. numbering about 300 Of the
leading businessmen of the city, rose
to its feet in response. This morning
this vast committee will swing through
San Francisco talking exposition, CIV
ing out details, arousing an enthusiasm
as great as their own in the breasts
of their fellow businessmen. No sub
scriptions for stock will be taken until
Thursday afternoon, and then for two
hours there is expected TO be the wild
est scramble that was ever witnessed
on the floors of the Merchants ex-
change. The two hours sale Will her
aid to the world the financial status
of city which, four years ago, was
forced to position of having to re-
ceive outside aid
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
Have You Been Counted
By the Census Man ?

If not. or if pou have any
doubt. fill out this coupon and
mail ii TO c. B. Bdldpin, super
risor of census. 507 Chronicle
building. phone Suffer 551.
On April Is, 1910. was living
at address given below, but to
the best of my knowledge L have
not been enumerated there or
anywhere else.
Name '...-..'.''.',...
street and Mo-.
my -------.....
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

A London halter says that mems
heads grow appreciably up TO the timt
that ther owners are SO years old
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

Rain falls more frequently between
8 a. m. and a. M than at anv other
time during the day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
Wistaria Candidate Wins

Gerald Conens won the place of town
marshal, with 40 votes to Walter HO-
bart's 10. One elector voted for Tenn
pleton Crocker for marsha1-but
Crocker wasn't running. The result OF
the election for marshal shows that
the townspeople of HiIlsboFo would
rather be incarcerated in Conens' wis
taria arbor than in Hobarts den OF
orchids.
1t might be stated in Hobart's case
that he withdrew from the race before
he started. and branded the intrusion
of his name into the contest as the
work of practical joker.
George Newhan had been nominated
on the good government" ticket for
the office of trustee. but Newhalrs
legal residence is in San Francisco
county. not in San Mateo county He
formally withdrew from the race. Ed
ward Moore and Hobart. who received
scattering votes for trustee. were not
candidates
The election was conducted with tha
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
MILLIONAIRE
|. TICKET IS
WINNER
Search Now Being Pursued foe
Grass Varlet Who Voted in
the Negative
WILL BE HIGH BALLED
If HE'S FERRETED OUT
New Model Municipality to Be
Free From Contact With
Even Classic B'lingum
C0NEN'S WISTARIA ARBOR
WINS PLACE AS JAIL
CONEN'S WISTARIA ARBOR
WINS PLACE AS JAIL.
Result Of Election at
Hillsboro'

For incorporation. ...... so
Against incorporation. -.......
FOR TRUS STEE
(Elected)
Rev. William A. Brewer so
Henry II. Scott t....fo
4. TempletOn CrOckcr
George ~. Howard. d.4S
Norris II. Davis. --..-......-.52
(Defeated)
George n. Pope 81
George a. NewhalI. .
EDWARD moore.
Walter A. Hobart rt............. 4
FOR CLERK
John \. HOey- -..-............- so
Henry IT. scott ..1
FOR TREASURER
William Il. CrOcker
FOR MARSHAL
Gerald l.. COuens ens............ 40
Walter :. Hobart. .-.......1O
C.. Tensbleton Croeker. .1
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

n ILLsBoRo (the City That
RI Now Isl, April 25.-The million
aire came into his exclusive own
today. He now has a brand new city
to play with. The city is HilIsboro.'
conceived for defensive and exemplary
purposes and born today in the sweet
rose garden of a boys school. The
millionaires won their town by the
magnificent majority of over 9S per
cent of the total vote cast-that is. so
votes out of 81 who voted favored the
freedom of Hillsboro' from the crude
and Grass domination of San Mateo
and Burlingame. Who the varlet was
who voted against the sacred cause OF
incorporation is not known tonight.
Were his identity discovered he prob
ably would be refused the estimable
privilege of drinking high balls at
either of the two clubs which are in
the incorporated limits of the fresh
and fragrant community, which lies
aft of both San Mateo and Burlingame.
B'Iingum District Snubbed
Within the limits of the new town
the election brought victory to I'll
Cerrito and Highland park combined.
as they were against the Burlingame
district. Norris X. Davis of Highland
park broke the slate which Henry It.
Scott had so carefully prepared. Davis,
with his peoples ticket" defeated
George A Pope by one vote for the
office of town trustee. As the board
will organize, Scott alone will repre-
sent the northern precinct of the model
municipality; Rev. William A. Brewer,
head master of St. Matthew's school.
will represent the midriff of the town.
and Davis, Charles Templeton Crocker
and George H. Howard viii stand for
the southern extremity of the city.
But it is believed that Templeton
Crocker will be amenable to the logic
which Scott will present at board
meetings Scott is said TO be slated
for the office of mayor. or president of
the board of trustees.
A town hall will soon be built. Two
ends of the city want the location =
the center of government. c-tt ae
offered a place near the Bu sars
club. and the Bowie estate pro
posed a site near the Ell Cerr'so c,.,s.
house.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
Ready for the Fray

How much?
The answer will be taken to Wash
ington by Governor Gillett and his
party, who will leave for the east
Thursday night, waiting just long
enough to know the amount which the
city will raise, and this amount will
figure materially in the federal appro.
priation for which San Francisco is
asking.
Moore, in his speech, pointed out the
urgent necessity of subscribing for
stock at this time so as to make as
good a showing as possible in Wash
ington. He declared there was a pos
sibilfty of there being a democratic
congress next time, in which case the
appropriation would surely go to New
Orleans.
1.-The work of waiting and planning
is at last over,' he said. Now the
task begins in earnest. How much can
we raise? How much?"
The members of the committee which
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
The WEATHER

YESTERDAY3-Cloudy; Naorthpest wuid;
maximum temperature So: minimum. 46.
FORECAST> FOR TOp4Y--Cloudy. un-
settled. possibly showers in horming; modeT-
ate south mind. changing to brisk pesf.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-12-01
J. R. JACKSON, President
B. F. SCOGGINS, Secretary.

The following men were present
and endorsed the above resolutions:
B. F. Scoggins, ]. R. Jackson, Will
Clayton, Henry Slone, Gordon Harris,
Edward Golden, w. J. Hicks, Clint
McDade, B. ]. Barnes, Josh Wright,
w. L. Banton, E. A. Mcpherson, ].
F. Melton, Carter Allen, E. T. Nc
Pherson, J. Mcpherson, M. G. Clay
ton, H. NJ. Blunk, Edgar Lawrence,
w. J. lawrence, Chas. Lawrence, ].
D. Mosley, S. M. Jackson, Jas. A.
Blair, Silas Francis, G. E. Swearengin.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-12-01
COUNTY NEWS
NANCE
Too late for last week

Too late for last week
The eclipse of the moon was quite
noticeable last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Viola Wolf and Mrs. Margaret
Taber went to Protein the middle of
the week on a shopping expedition.
County Superintendent Kenner Wis
tied our school last Thursday.
The Box school has been vacated
the past week owing to the illness of
Prof. Perry.
Old Marteen, professional trader
was around here the past week.
Fur buyers have began to stir
around, but furs are scarce as yet.
Earnest Hunt. of Cleveland, Okla,
has come on visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. Hunt.
Tommie Hobbs and Eliza Hampton
were married last Sunday at the home
of the brides father, Monroe Hamp-
ton, near Ocie.
A pretty girl is the only tyrant fell
low is not authorized to resist.
Most everybody has pork for break
fast these times.
Tom Blankenship and John Russell
Owen went to Hamsond the first of
the week with a couple of loads of
wheat. The Hammond mills are get
ting good turnout from this part of
the world, in spite of the distance.
Many of our farmers are hauling
their cotton to the new gin at Long
run.
Todd & Ward Threshing Co. pulled
their machinery in home last Friday
after seige of eleven thousand bush
els.
Bad colds are the prevailing COM
plants.
James Herd, of Ozark, an old time
citizen of this community, came in
last Friday on visit.
Mrs. Hester Rhoads, of Christian
county has moved back on her old
home place below here.
Lum. Critse went to Springfield the
past week to bring back his sister, Ora,
and family.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-12-01

was discussed by Superintendent Bar
ton, assisted by members of the con-
vention. Reports were then heard
from the following delegates:
Mr.. Kilby, of Taneyville, said the
pupils attended but teachers were
lacking and parents took little inter
est in the Sunday school.
Mr.. Cook, of Walnut Shade, report
ed pupils enough to hold the school
together. That a very fine Sunday
school was held every afternoon at Vic
tor.
Miss Gloyd reported for Oak Grove.
The attendance was fair and all SEEM
ed to do the best they could.
Prof. Bennett, of Branson: An av-
.erage attendance of 76, SO being the
largest number present at any one
time. There are seven regular teach
ers and everything is moving pleasant
ly.
The above reports were extempor-
aneous, no one expecting to be called
upon. A collection was taken for the
benefit of the County Association am
ounting to $1.o3. There were IA in
attendance.
At eleven O'Clock Rev. Crockett
preached an eloquent sermon, one of
his best At the close of this service a
number of delegates left for their
homes.
The closing session was held at 2:30
in the afternoon. Most of the dele
gates left before the opening. Mrs.
McConkey led song service. Miss
Grace discussed The Preparation of
the Teacher" and Miss Craig "Prim-
ary Work. Both addresses were of
high ordea. President Knepper gave
a brief resume of the work of the con-
vention and told of the work for the
coming year. The Doxology was
then sung, Rev. Crockett pronounced
the benediction and the work of the
Sunday Scoool Convention of Taney
County for 1910 passed into history.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-12-01
Vague Grounds for Contest.

Not doubtful item of any kind, in
any city or county, has been developed
by the official count in Missouri. The
Republican pluralities on all the state
Offices are substantial, and the official
figures, on the whole, tend to increase
them. 1t is useless to talk of con-
test on the basis of vague generalities.
When it comes to a practical test al
legged frauds must be located definitely,
and proved. To harp on the vote of
any place as unusually large establish
es nothing as long as the total is not
greater than the registration. The
hervy vote in St. Louis runs through
the 4O3 precincts and is equally mark
ed in all the twenty eight wards.
Throughout the state the vote was un-
usually heavy for an off year. The
total is $4,000. In the last off year,
1906, the total was SIS, 900, and that
exceeded the aggregate in any preced-
ing midpresidential year. AS for fifty
years past the Republican party grows
faster than any other in the state.
Republicans raise no objection to
most searching exam ination of the
ballot boxes anywhere in the state.
They will not follow the Democratic
precedent of applying for injunctions
to prevent the investiga tions of the
ballots. But the game at present
seems to beto indulge in loose partisan
buster to induce county voters to
think they have been wronged by the
large vote in St. Louis. There is not
a grain of evidence that such is the
cose. Neither the official count here
nor in Jefferson City developed any
proof of dishonesty. If the charge is
shifted to discrepancies or technicalit-
les the lid can be taken off the vote of
the entire state to see what this line
of objection really amounts to. IF the
new Legislature thinks it will pay to
go this phase of the matter Republi-
cans are willing, but they will take
care to see that the probe is inserted
fairly as we'll as effectively Louis
Globe-Democrat.