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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
NOTICE axList 1910

The tax payers of the City of Bridgeport are hereby notified that the taxes on the Grand List of 1910 are now due and payable.
 The undersigned will be at the Col lector's Office, City Hall, on Monday, May 1st, 1911, and daily thereafter, Sundays excepted, from a. m. to 1 n. m. for the purpose of receiving said taxes. After June 1st, 1911, three quarters of one per cent. will be add ed to all unpaid bills, and the same on the first of each month thereafter.
 JOHN Nj. DONNELLY,
 U7* If. Collector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15

Dlo SOmpOullu. I
 was sick thre @
 months and could not walk. l suf- Ifered all the time.
 The doctors said I
 could not get we'll
 without an opera tion, for I could hardly stand the pains in my sides,
 especially my right one, and down my right lee. | began
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15

STORAGE OF FURNTrURE-seps rate rooms. securely locked. furrf- ture and china packing. Furniturs and Pianos removed. large vans. careful handling. Brideeport Sfor- age Warehouse Co. 1es7 Main st. Cor. Congress St. Tel. sa4-2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15

FURNITURE. BEDDING, sTovFs fousefurnishings, cash or on easy terms. Your credit Is good. Ask fol prices and terms. The Sterling Fur niture Co. 12S7 Main St. Tel. sss-s
 Bz2 eff
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-17

sas and may become one of Seward
County's corps of teachers. He holds
a professional certificate and has had
experience in school work.
Misses Lottie Henline, Florence
McGregor, Viva Jones, Gertrude
Andrews and Messers Fuller, Light
and Green met at Kismet, March 4th
and had very enjoyable and prohta-
BILE teachers meeting. They met in
the Kismet school house. All took
part'in the discussion and every one
was prepared with his or her part.
We are sorry the other teachers in
Fargo Township were not present.
The teachers in the southern part OF
Fargo attend the meetings in Liberal
as it is more convenient. A teacher
ought to attend every educational
meeting in her district and county
and state that she possibly can. The
school boards should gently remind
their teachers Of this.
Frank Swink writes us that they
met March Attn and had very inter
esting meeting in Seward Township
The teachers enjoy "The School And
Its Life" better than elements Of ag
riculture. Mr.. Swink writes II find
The School and Its Life says just
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-17
Centervalley.

This is surely nice spring
weather.
Clarence Chaffin has his new
we'll complete and the windmill up.
The farmers are beginning to
list and pillow for early crops.
Jim Hicks is moving his house
to the northwest corner of his
claim.
George Stockstill went to Ty-
rome one day last week after oats
to SOW.
H. G. Clark was in Liberal on
Thursday of last week.
Will MELVIN delivered maize in
Tyrone on Thursday of last week.
A Mr.. Wallace from Wisconsin,
who bought the Buel Griffith place,
moved in last week.
The small girls of the neighbour
hood assembled at the WEIGH
ranch last Sunday TO take part in
celebrating Sylvia Turner's tenth
birthday.
j. E. Brightup and family and
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-17
County School Ne ws.
Come, let Us liOe for our children

Come, let Us liue for our children.
Keep your face to the sunshine
Fer then each shadow must fall
Behind your back and so of course
You need never 1t at all.
Keep yotr face to the sunshine
For yonr soul grows strong in the lights
To conquer the countless evil germs
That thrive In the shade and the night
Keep your face to the sunshine
Aud march toward the sun
And peace and power shall be your lot
Until your day is DONE
Mrs. Miller, who lives in District
%, made US a pleasant visit the first
part of the week. She is holding
down the claim while her husband
works In the city. Her son Georg'
keeps bach" with papa and goes Il
school in Liberal. Mrs. Miller is al
ex-shool teacher and is very much in
terested in the education of her Chill
dren.
Prof. Wilson from Newton, Kansas
formerly from Cadez, ILL.,, made us
pleasant call. He is following Horac
Greeley's aoYice, go West YounI
Man." He thinks of locating GU
here in the southwest corner of Kan
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-17

Willie De Camp spent Sunday af-
ternoon at H. &. Clark's.
Jesse Hammer and family took
dinner at his fathers last Sunday.
Ira Hammer, who had been at
tending business college in Hutch
inson, returned home Monday. 4
w. T. Barker, the assessor, was
in our part of Voorhees, township,
the first of the week.
Jesse Hammer was delivering
broom corn at the Liberal market
again this week.
B. A. Wonder and j. E. Briget,
up are assisting Ray Stockur
build a 2Ox26 barn on his home,
stead.
The w. G. T. U. of this neigh
borhood will observe temperance
Sunday with an appropriate pro-
gram.
Mrs. c. B. Stockstill has nearly
two hundred little chickens.
The Gunter family, who farmeC
the Mckee place last year, started
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-17

Teach the young man to save BY
having him invest in Liberal town
lots. They will start him on the
right road. :
Ellsaesser, Woods s. Henry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-17

the first of the week for Colorado.
w. O. Nelson, wife and son
Kenneth took dinner last Sunday
with Lon DeCamp and family.
Mrs. G. E. Rittenour and chill
dren visited at j. N. Hammers
Monday.
Miss leila Clark visited Tues
day night with the Misses Linnie
and Waive Mills.
Marion Mann of Liberal was in
our neighborhood last Sunday in
his automobile.
Lon DeCamp had a horse cut
with barb wire Monday evening.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-17

Furnished Rooms.
l have furnished rooms for rent
near business portion of the city.
See Gardner & Shinkle. 1-t-p
The evening times., 1911-07-24
C0NSTAN7|NOP[E
DEVASTATED BY
CONFEDERATION
Two Square Miles Of the City
Were Swept By the
Flames
BELIEVED TO Be THE WORK
Of POLITICAL INCEND|AR|ES
Fire Broke Out simultaneously at
Many Points in Stamboul While the
People Were Celebrating the Ami.
versary of the New Consultation.

Constantinople, July 24-The con-
migration which started yesterday
afternoon continued until three this
morning, by which time the flames
were gotten under control, practically
because there was no further fuel in
their path. The disaster was the
greatest since the great fire in Pera,
in the European quarter in 1870. It
is believed that the present, fire was
the work Of political incendiaries. It
broke out simultaneously at several
places in Stamboul, the ancient city,
while the people were celebrating
the anniversary Of the new constitu-
tion.
Two square miles of the city were
devastated. 1t is roughly estimated
that over 5000 houses were destroy
ed. The greater number of these were
woodn buildings. but several import-
ant stone structures were ruined.
Stamboul having the sea of Mar
mora on the south and the Bosphorus
On the east, with the Golden Horn, an
inlet Of the Bosphorus on the north,
has sea front of eight miles. On
the west 1t was walled. This district
contains Sergalie, the. sultan's pal
ace, the principal mosque, mauso-
leums, public offices, baths and ba-
Ears and the ruins of ancient Con-
stantinople.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
Premier Asquith Was Howl
ed Down When He Essayed
to Speak
THE ROYAL PRER0GAT|vE
may YET Be INVOKED
Unless the Lords Will Consent to the
Bill Substantially as Passed BY the
Commons, More Peers Will Be Gre.
ated by the King.

London. July 24-Scenes Of wild
disorder marked the session Of the
house of commons today. Half a doz-
en- times the premier rose to move
the consideration Of the lords amend
ments to the parliamentary bill and
each time he was howled down by a
din so terrific that the speaker had
difficulty in making himself heard as
he appealed to both sides to observe
parliamentary decorum. Again Pre-
mier Asquith essayed to speak but
wss unable to prevail against the
uproar.
After trying vainly for three-quar-
tiers of an hour to get hearing, Pre-
mier Asquith cut short his projected
speech and amid a hubbub declared
that if the lords would not consent
to restore the veto bill even with
reasonable amendments to substan-
TALLY it's original form, the govern
ment would be compelled to invoke
the exercise of royal prerogative in
the creation Of new peers.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
WEATHER FOR THE
COMING WEEK
Temperature - Show
ers May Follow Second
Change in Barometer

Washington, July 24.-Rain and
plenty Of it throughout the country
Is prophesied by the weather bureau
for the coming week. Cooler weather
will follow the downpours in the be-
ginning Of the week, but this cool
wave will give way to higher temper
atures later, although no unseasonably
hot weather is expected. The fore
cast for the week says:
"A barometric depression central
Sunday over the plains states will
advance eastward, preceded and at
tended by general showers east Of the
Mississippi river, and reach the At
lantic states Tuesday. This disturb
ance will be quickly followed by ris-
ing pressure and a change to cooler
weather which will overspread the
middle west Monday and the eastern
states Tuesday.
Another barometric depression will
appear in the northwest Tuesday or
Wednesday and advance eastward over
the middle west Wednesday or Thurs
day and reach the eastern states about
Friday. This disturbance will be pre-
ceded by general change to warmer
weather and in all probability it will
be attended by showers in the north
Pacific states and over much Of the
country from the Rocky mountains to
the Atlantic coast.
"No extremely high temperatures
are probable during the week except
possibly in the extreme southwest and
the interior of the south Pacific states
where the absence Of precipitation is
also probable"
The evening times., 1911-07-24
comrades in various part, of the

a
comrades in vnrious parts Of the
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hildebrand were mar
ried in Chicago In 1861, soon after the
former came to the United States
from France, where he wss born sew
enty-seven years ago, the son of Cen
eral Hildebrand. one of Napoleon's
trusted aides. The family moved to
Cheyenne. Wyo., in 1859, and rems in
ed for five years; going thence to Bis
marck, N. d. General Custer was in
the neighborhood end cent detach-
ment Of soldiers with instructions to
erect house for. Hildebrand. The
family moved to Deadwood in 1876,
and came to Spokane twelve years
ago. Mr.. Hildebrand was private
secretary to General Custer for sew
erel years.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
Chairman Stanley Produced
Agreement Among Members
Of Steel Plate Association
ELEVEN COMPANIES APPoRT|0MED
FIELD AMONG THEMSELVES
Was Entered Into November, 1900 and
the Company Violating Its Provi.
sions Was Liable to Heavy Penal.
ties-Thousand Dollar Fines.

Washington, July 24-When the
house steel committee resumed its
sessions today Chairman Stanley put
IN the record a copy of the iron.
clad agreement by which the Steel
Plate association Of the United States
was entered into in November, 1900.
The agreement has been in posses
sion OF Chairman Stanley for some
time and number Of witnesses have
been questioned regarding its pro.
visions. Eleven steel companies en-
tered into the agreement and appor-
toned among themselves all ship
ments of steel plates. The steel com.
pany that dared to violate the agree
ment laid itself liable to heavy PEN
alties and it is said that fines Of ST.
600 frequently were imposed on MEM
bers of the combination when COM
plants were filed with the executive
committee.
Another provision Of the agree
ment required that "all plates ship
ped into the states bordering on the
Pacific coast and to be actually used
in the territory into which they were
shipped and also all plates actually
exported for use outside the limits Of
the United States be reported to the
commissioner, together with the bills
of lading or other evidence of ex-
portation, for actual use abroad, sat-
isfactory to himself" said evidence to
be confidential and not to be circu-
lated among the members. Such ton
mage was to be deducted from the
members report and an agreed poll
tax charged
The evening times., 1911-07-24
HINES PRODUCES
B0UTELL NOTE
Bouten Said President Taft
Wanted Lorimer Elected
to the Senate

Washington, July "a. - Edward
Hines OF Chicago caused a sensation
today by testifying before the senate
Lorimer committee that Representa-
tive Henry s. Boutell Of Illinois, now
american minister to Switzerland.
told him that President Taft regarded
Lorlmer as an acceptable senatorial
candidate and was anxious to have
MIN elected and would be very glad
to assist in his election.
Today's session of the committee
began with Attorney Haney, counsel
for Senator Lorimer, questioning Mr..
Hines further about his trips to New
York last winter, when the Lorimer
election issue was pending before the
senate. Hines testified that on one
OF these trips to New York he called
on p. H. Gary Of the United States
Steel corporation, to see about the
prices Of stocks in the Colorado Iron
company. Suddenly, at the instance
OF counsel, Hines produced a sheet
Of paper without letter head, and
without signature or date, but which
Hines swore was in Boutell's hand
writing. This little sheet contained
these words:
II should like to have the senator
know who was the only man in Wash
ington who went to the president in
his behalf. and bring off ("sic sic) the
goods"
Hines declared that the senator re-
ferred to was Senator Lorimer, and
that his election to the senate was
the subject of the note. The witness
explained that he was sure Of his ex-
PLANTATION because little while after
he got the note from Boutell he had
a conversation with him which clear
ed up the matter.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
bEATTLE STILL
REMAINS CALM
Woman in the Case Held in
Jail as a Witness Against
Him

Richmond, Va, July 24.-Henry
Clay Beattle, Jr, continued to exhibit
an unrutfled calmness today in his
cell in the Henrico county Jail, where
he Is waiting the action by the grand
jury on August IA on the charge that
he murdered his young wife. He still
insists that it was not he, but an un-
known highwayman who. with a shot
gun, killed Mrs. Beattle while they
were automobiling last Tuesday night
on the lonely Midlothian Pike.
Beulah Binford, the 17-year-old
woman in the case." who. according
to the police, supplies the motive for
the crime, is in another cell in the
Henrico prison, resigned to a long
Incarnation. as no one has come for
ward to furnish the $1,000 bail de-
manded for her release and appear
ance as witness when the case is
called.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
THE NEBRASKA
CONVENTION
Will Be Held Tomorrow and
Will Have Some Warm
Politics

Lincoln. Neb., July 24.-The indica-
lions now are that the Republican
state convention which will meet here
tomorrow will not prove the feature
less, cut and dried affair that has
been looked for. True there are no
nominations to be made and the cleo
tion to follow has little political in
terest. only judicial Offices being
filled, but the questions that have
lately been dividing the Republican
party In the nation seem certain to
come up In forms that cannot be- ig-
nored.
The question of Mr.. Taft's candidacy
for reelection and that of Canadian
reciprocity with which it is coupled,
which have already been brought to
pointed discussion by the acts Of GER
tain leaders of the various factions
Of the party in the state, can hardly
be kept out of the convention. whose
only purpose IL to define the principles
on which the coming campaign is to
be fought.
Governor Aldrich, who will have
much to do with the shaping Of the
course Of the convention and the con-
vention to follow, is an avowed par
tlsan or Senator LaFollette, as are
other state officials and members Of
the congressional delegation.
Added interest Is given to tomor-
rows convention by the fact that Ne
braska will be one of the first states
in the union formally to take posi-
ton on the question of presidential
candidate for 1912. through the state
wide primaries next April at which
presidential preference will be indi-
Gated by the voters at the polls.
A. w. Jeffries, an Omaha attorney.
and in 1908 the candidate Of his party
for congress-, will be the temporary
chairman Of the convention. He is
known as a regular" but Is not re-
garded as radical in his views and is
generally acceptable to all factions.
The state election this year is only
for the choice of three members of the
supreme court. District judges also
are to be elected.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
NEXT KANSAS BATTLE
Senator Curtis and Governor Stubbs
Grooming for the Fray


Washington, July 24-Next year
VIII witness one of the hottest cam
pa1gns the state of Kansas has ever
seen. 1t will sbe fight to finish
between the two factions of the Re-
publican ,arty, conservatives. and
progressives, and the candidates will
be the present senator, Charles Cur.
tis and Governor Stubbs Curtis re-
mains regular Republican, and al
though the state OF Kansas has be-
come pretty thoroughly permeated
with progressiveisnl, yet the friends
OF the present senator believe he has
a pretty good chance to win in the
primaries.
Curtis began life as a jockey and
cab driver. 1t IVES while driving a
cab in the city of Topeka that he met
A. H. Case, one Of the prominent law
yers of that place, who took an in
terest in the young men and gave him
the coveted opportunity to study law.
Curtis grabbed at the chance, took
his bar examination and in time be-
came the law partner of Mr.. Case.
The mother of Senator Curtis was
a Kaw Indian and in his swarthy
complexion and black hair he shows
plainly his Idnisn blood. He has a
large family of children and when
the kaw lands were allotted in sew
crafty some years ago the senator
and his wife and each of his child
rem received several hundred acres
of valuable land. When Mr.. Curtis
was a member of the house of repre-
sentatives he drafted an act which
was passed by congress and was
known as the Curtis act. 1t provided
for the appointment of the Dawes
commission, whose duty it was the
straighten out the affairs Of the In
dians in Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory and arrsnge for the allotment Of
the Indian lands there. This COM
mission succeeded in dividing up the
lands which had been owned by the
various tribes in common and by do
ing so paved the way for the organi-
zation OF the new state of Oklahoma.
And when the new state was erected
it gave to Mr.. Curtis the honor of
mentioning the Curtis act by name,
an honor that, so far as known, has
never before been extended to any
statesmen.
When Senator Burton of Kansas va
Gated his seat in the senate to occupy
cell in the St. Louis Jail, where he
had been sentenced for a term of six
months and fined $500 for practicing
before the executive departments for
p-y, in violation of the federal law,
Curtis. then member of the house of
representatives, was elected to fill
the nnexpired term of Burton and
for the long term following.
Stubbs, the present governor OF
Kansas, and the man who will op-
pose Curtis, has been described as
looking like he was about to burst
into tears. He is a serious minded
man snd his normal expression is
one of intense grief.
Stubbs is q progressive, the leader
of the movement in Kansas and he
will have the backing in his senator
ial campaign of Senator Bristow,
himself something of a progressive
and insurgent. Governor Stubbs csn
afford to be a reformer for he has
made his pile and is rated as mil
lionaire, which is no exaggeration.
He made his money as a railroad con-
tractor and in the oil fields of Okla
homa and he made enough of it to
permit him to look around and take
a hand in the new political move
The evening times., 1911-07-24
BASE bA[lC[UB
|NIBAD LUCK
Bleachers Collapsed and the
Grand Stand and Clubs
Equipment Destroyed

Newark, Ohio. July 24-Following
closely Yesterday afternoon's accident
at the Newark Central league base
ball park when 2 portion of the
bleachers collapsed, injuring thirty
persons, so meserIously. the baseball
company suffered another loss early
today when atir4 believed to be, Of
incendiary orfgtA. esadestroyed the
grand stand and: al the clubs equip
ment, including the uniforms. There
was no insurance.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
GIVING UP THE DEAD

Havana, July 24.-The remains of
bodies supposed to represent six or
seven members of the crew of the
Maine have been recovered bringing
the total so far found up to eleven.
All were drowned beneath the enor-
nous mass Of wreckage on the CEN
tral superstructure near the inverted
coming tower. The bodies were piled
in "a confused mass. Hardly single
member is intact, most Of them chow
ing evidence of the action Of hro
which Immediately after the explosion
ragged in that section of the ship.
1t is believed that all the remains
are those of sailors who were sleep
ing in the open on the starboard main
deck abreast the central superstruct-
ure, the night Of the disaster being ex-
cessively hot. It Is q matter Of rec
ord before the board Of inquiry that
many Of the crew were sleeping on
this deck. All those on the port side
escaped the huge mass Of wreckage
which was heaved up from the for
ward part Of the ship and hurled aft
and to the starboard, overwhelming
the men.
There is not the least hope Of iden-
tification Of any Of the remains. There
is no trace Of clothing and the skulls
are all shattered, In several cases be-
ing represented by only small frag-
ments. The remains Of other bodies
are in view, but cannot be recovered
until the removal Of the wreckago.
Some bones are tightly wedged be-
tween jagged pieces Of rusty steel.
Exploration Of the ward room and
ofacers' staterooms is still impossible
on account Of the vast accumulation
Of mud. A pump for the removal Of
the semi-fiuid has been rigged and
probably will be put into operation
tomorrow.
The evening times., 1911-07-24
GRAIN RATE HEARING
WAS OPENED TODAY

-. srsSs . =
: Superior. Wis. July 24.-The :
hearing Of the Superior CONNER =
cial clubs grain rate case, in =
which unreasonable and discrim-
inatory rates from parts of the :
Dakotas. Minnesota, Iowa and =
Nebraska in favor OF Chicago and =
Minneapolis are alleged, was :
started before the. interstate :
commerce commission here to- =
day. Commissioners e. f.. Clark =
and B. II. Meyers are presiding. =
An array Of half. hundred traf- .
= f1c experts and attorneys, repre- =
: senting several big railroad lines, =
the Duluth board of trade, the =
Chicago board OF trade, the Min =
neapolis chamber of commerce, I
the Milwaukee chamber Of COM =
merce and North, Dakota and 9th .
er interests are in attendance at =
the hearing; I
The evening times., 1911-07-24
on
BANDITS TRAIL
Attempted to Wreck Fifteen
Car Train Loaded With
Pleasure Seekers

New York. July 24.-Bloodhounds
are aiding the detectives who are
searching today for the highwaymen
who made an attempt to wreck the
Long Island train near Valley Stream,
J.. l., last night. A hfteen-car. pas
senger train loaded with pleasure
seekers was speeding into this city
when Engineer Whitford saw an OBJ
structions on the track. He threw on
the brakes, reversed the engine and
brought the train to stop within
fifteen feet Of the obstruction. A tie
had been placed; In . hole dug be-
tween the rails and turned toward
the approaching locomotive. It had
been firmly spiked between two ties
and then securely tied with ropes.