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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

At a meeting Of the ministers Of
Clay Center the other day the CUES
ton discussed was what Should q
Preacher Readi" After most Of the
preachers had told their favOrite
books, one old Methodist brother
observed, Il think We should read
The Bible"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

The new public utilities law al
lows the governor to name the men,
bers Of the utility board. They can't
be any poorer selections than the
voters made when they elected Geo.
Plumb and ]. T. White.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

THE Sunday school people Of the
county showed the state how to hold
a model convention and the reports
indicate that the association has Of
ficers who know how TO do things
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

Emporia Gazette: It's . good
plan to go to church on Sunday and
get the taste Of the workday world
out of your mouth, p5i
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

Bank deposits are growing in Kan
sas and money is easier. II it were
not for a special session Of con-
gress the outlook would be bright.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

Professor MeKesver gave the Sun
dsy school folks excellent addresses.
He & one Of the states foremost adj
vocaiss q TIE better development Of
is children and hll work 3 accom-
rltAins ! great deal Of sOod.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

Gov. Stubs has vetoed the law
taking the fat fees away from the
attorney generals office. The re-
former dearly dotes on fees,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

Senator ccrtis ala the farmers of
Ksrsas q sood turn in opposing
Canadian reciprocity. whatever It
nag Be- for the East four-fifths Of
the Kansas farmen are opposed 10
4. believing that Il WI lessen ths|
price q thslr producls
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

Congressman Rees made a three
column speech at Manhattan on Can
-adian Reciprocity without telling
which side he is on.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16

The reports Of the horrible con
dltion OF the Central Branch are
doubtless newspaper and travelling
men buncomss We an know that
corsrnor siubbs had that tInek flEsd
q ysar aeo.-oskaioosa Independent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
PERSONAL MENTION,

Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Bloch of Clin-
ton avenue are the happy parents of
a. bouncing 10 pound baby boy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
UP TO DATE.

Electrical appliances have super
seded steam. The old time sailing
vessel is an antiquated dream, we
have our horseless carriages and
such, and our women are wearing silk
hosiery and never sew a stitch, we
have our wireless telegraph. we sail
over the land and sea, we play ma
chine pianos and never touch a key,
the bellyache we used to have is ap
pendicitis now, We are eating cream
cry butter that never saw COW,
progression is our motto, modern
times have come to stay, and the
fifteenth annual dance of the Sacred
Heart T. a. & l.. society to be held
at Eagles hall on New Years night
January LIST. 1912, will be right up
to date in every respect Maloney' g
full orchestra is engaged to furnish
the music. insuring that the dancers
will speal TO all of the latest music.
as this ball will be one of the mann
moth events of the winter season. To
avoid confusion the carriages will ap-
proach the hall by way of Washing
ton avenue and leave by way Of Mad
ison. Final arrangements have been
and good time is assured
all those who attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
NOTED HOS1ELRY
RUINED BY FIRE.
Waverly Inn Mecca Of Auto
lists in Naugatuck Valley
Destroyed
Especial to The Farmer

Especial to The Far1ner.)
Cheshire, Dec. 30.-Scott'S Waverly
Inn, famous rendezvous for auto
mobilists and one of the best known
hostelries in the, state, was totally
destroyed by fire early this morning.
The flames were raging through the
building when the fire was discover
ed. Proprietor G. H. Martin and his
employees who were asleep in the
lives. All of the furniture and the
valuable collection of curios was de-
Etroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 with an insurance of $4,000.
The town has no adequate fire fight
ing apparatus and though the entire
populace turned out to assist in put
ting out the flames, the blaze had too
great start and their efforts were
of no avail.
The building is owned by Walter
Scott and was leased to Mr.. Martin
who formerly conducted the "Shel-
ter" and trolley station, at the juno
ton of the. Milldale and New Haven
lines. There were no guests at the
hotel when the fire broke out.
The hotel, a large building with an
Enclosed glass veranda, was three
stories in height. and was known to
Automobiles the country, over. 1t
was famous for the dinners served
the stage route from Soutnington and
upstate points to New Haven. Of
late years several additions have been
made to the hotel to accommodate
the growing trade due to automobile
parties and the enclosed glass veran-
da became famous all through the
state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30

on the musical comedy and vaudeville
stage. Possessed of a charming per-
sonality and sweet singing voice, she
is one of the most popular of singing
condolences on the boards today and
is assured of the heartiest of recep-
tions in Bridgeport.
When you are told that the Great
Lester, who comes next, week, is a
sventriloquist. don't get the impress.
sion in your mind that his is an Or
binary act of this kind, for there is
as much difference between the work
of the Great Lester and the ordinary
ventriloQuiSt as there is between the
playing of Paderewski and a hurdy-
gurdy. He will open the eyes of the
theatregoers to the entertainment
possibilities of this form of vaude-
vile art
An animal act extraordinary is
Vallecita's Leopards. Vallecita is a
charming young woman to whom fear
is unknown, as you will easily under
stand when you see her in the cage
with half dozen fierce Indian 1eop-
ards, whom she controls and COM
mandS as easily as so many house
hold pussies despite their snarls of
protest. This is one of the prettiest
as well as the most thrilling of ami
NAL acts and is sure to be most IA
vorably received.
Other big features of this splendid
New Years bill will include such acts
as Frank Stafford & Co., presenting a
novel and clever skit, THE Hunters
Came" Morris &kramer, two real
vaudeville entertainers with a fund
of clever stunts Mead and Mamie
Werntz, marvellous aerial gymnasts;
the Electrograph, with new and en-
tertaining motion pictures, and Polls
orchestra with popular selections OF
the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
NextWeek AT Polls

New Years will be welcomed into
Bridgeport in proper style SO far as
entertainment goes, by the banner
occasion. This is in accord with
Manager Polls policy of at all times
securing the very best of vaudeville
acts for this city although the house
is probably the smallest on the circuit
In seating capacity. Selling OUT is
the rule every week and will be par
ticularly so next week, which means
order early.
A dramatic treat is awaiting the
thea TRIGGERS in the shape of brand
new vaudeville sketch by Claiming
Pollock, the popular author and dram
atist. author of the Elsie Ferguson's
great success, Such a Little Queen"
and Raymond Hitchcock's present
highly successful vehicle. The Red
Widow" and many other theatrical
triumphs. Mr.. Pollock's vaudeville
venture is a dramatic playlet entitled
Lies" and is crammed from start
to finish with intense excitement and
the very best of dramatic art. The
sketch is novel in every respect,
bound to make a big hit and will be
one of the big drawing cards of the
week
Regular vaudeville attendants will
easily remember Ethel Green as one
of the big hits of last season. Miss
Green visits Bridgeport again during
the week with a batch of new songs
which she will render in the delight
full style that has won fame for her
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
Building News OF
Busy Bridgeport

Building permits with an aggregate
value of $4,000 were issued during
the current week. This is an unusu-
ally large aggregate for the last week
in the year and is regarded as fore
casting busy spring season for 1912.
Plans have been made for a large
addition to the plant of the Salts Tex
tile Mfg. Co., which has one of the
busiest plants in the city. The new
building will be on Nichols street, of
brick, with a Sawtooth roof. 1t will
cover an area 156x1O0 feet and will
add 1900 additional square feet of
floor space to the plant.
The contracts have been let for the
handsome residence which, Dr.J. Henry
Callahan will build In Fairfield ave-
nue.. The structure will be of wood
and stucco and will contain two flats
of six rooms each.
The plans for alterations to the bank
building on the northeast corner of
Main and Bank street for the City
Savings bank, besides providing for
lowering the main floor to level with
Tho street. an additional story will be
added. The entire floor will be given
over to the bank room of the institu-
ton while the upper floor will be ar
RACED for offices.
The estimated cost of the proposed
handsome brick building to he erected
at Nichols and East Main streets for
Harvey Harding, trustee, is $4,000.
1t will be four stories high. have a
buff brick front. and arranged for
stores and apartm ents.
The permits for the week follow:
Gussie Shapiro, three family frame
dwelling, east side of Sixth street.
T. P. Taylor, change store front
and alterations, south side of Fairfield
avenue.
w. E. Ritch, frame addition to
dwelling, corner of Park and Harral
avenues.
D. y. Jones. two two family frame
dwellings, south side of Beechwood
avenue.
Dominica Varone, two family frame
dwelling. west side of Read street.
P LaDore, frame store and tene-
rrent building, west side of Sixth
street.
Andrew Duka, alterations to frame
building. corner of Spruce street ana
Hancock avenue.
Mrs Reseie' Mathers. three family
frame dwellig, west side of Monroe
street.
Josenh Gordon. frame barn, west
side of Madison avenue.
Aggregate $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
Taking Testimony
In Contempt Case
Of Labor Leaders
Especial from United Press.

testimony in the contempt case
against President Gompers, Vice
President John Mitchell and Secre-
tary Morrison, of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, was begun here, to-
day, before Justice Wright, of the
district supreme court
Nine witnesses were summoned, to-
day, Their testimony will be taken
in the form of dispositions and sub
United to the full supreme bench at
a. later date
This is the second time evidence
has been taken on the charges against
the labor leaders that they wilfully
disobeyed Justice Wright's instruc-
ton to cease blacklisting the Bucks
Stove & Range Company. The first
action was declared a moot case by
the supreme court of the United
States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
Hotel Blaze At
Halifax Famed By
A 5O-MiIe Gale
Especial from United Press.)

Halifax, Dec. 3O-Fanned by q 50
destroyed the King Edward Hotel, the
largest in the city, and chased $50
guests and employees scurrying the
streets in their nigftclothes and by
four O'Clock, this morning, had swept
down the big st Croix Paper Com
pany warehouses and tenementts.
In the few minutes that the hotel
guests and the craze stricken &C.
cupantS Of the tenements were kept
in the streets after fleeing from the
flames, they suffered intensely from
cold, the temperature about Is degrees
above zero.
part of those driven from the hotel
and four tenements, are at local hos
pitfalls, today, threatened with pneu-
monia as result of being kept in the
streets in their nightclothes with the
temperature near zero.
Not one guest at the hosiery was
able to save any belongings and the
tenements were crumpled almost in a
twinkling before the intensity OF the
flames. The loss at the hotel, IN
Guiding the building, is placed at $10O-
0O0 partly covered by insurance.
owners Of the tenements put their loss
at $4,000, partly covered. The paper
company's loss is variously estimated
at between 100000 and $4,000 with
some insurance on buildings and
machinery,
The paper company is a quarter OF
a mile from the hotel. Great burr,-
ing timbers were torn from the hotter
roof and thrown through windows of
the warehouses, which blazed up
quickly. Before firemen from here
and Dartmouth City and 200 sailors
from the Canadian cruiser Niobe, who
were fighting the blaze encased in ice,
could divide their attack, the ware
houses and hotel were both doomed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
E. n. DILLON e. co.
KiItieS Band
Makes Hit With
Small Audiences

Somewhat reduced in numbers but
playing with a musicianship and skill
that more than made up for 1t, 1.-The
Kilties." the famous Canadian Scotch
band, which has been on tour for sew
eral years visited the Park theatre,
yesterday afternoon and evening and
delighted small audiences on both oc-
casions. the evening crowd being some
what larger than the very. small af-
ternoon attendance.
Carroll w. Rhodes, conductor show
ed that he had his men under splendid
control at all times and the entire
band followed each stroke of his ba-
ton as one man. The audience showed
it's hearty appreciation of the music
by enormously encoring every number
and particularly enjoyed a number of
vfreak'' selections and musical conf
calities which were introduced.
The program was not strictly fol-
lowed. The opening march, ''Nibelun.
gen." founded on the ''Siegfried''
theme from Wagner's Ring, was
followed by Mendelsohn's Ruy Bias
overture, in place of the Rossini over-
ture that had been announr ed. A
bagpipe solo by Piper James Clark
was heartily encored and was follow
ed by a bagpipe trio which likewise
ELECTED great enthusiasm.
In place of a piccolo solo announced
on the program. the band played
Moszkowski's suite. From Foreign
Parts one Of the prettiest selections
of the evening. Russia, Germany and
Spain being characterized in music.
Then followed a sailors hornpipe by
a soloist from the Kilties' dancers,
who was forced to take an encore.
The band concluded with a selection
of old Scotch songs. Encores were
given to all the concert numbers, one
of them being a very amusing rendi-
ton of the Merry Widow waltz. play
ed as by a street band, then as by a
street piano, and then in other grv-
tesque forms.
The second part of the program
opened with a selection from La
Boheme," followed by a Scotch reel
by the Kilties dancers, who again
came in for great applause. Another
musical comicality was introduced
here in the form Of 1.-THE Arkansas
Traveller" rendered in various gro
tesque shapes by different instru-
ments of the orchestra with many
interpretations of comedy. Luigini's
Egyptian ballet was encored with a
little German fc k-song, first render
ed properly, ana then played as vari-
Gus composers would have written it
kagner, Verdi, Gounod, etc, the
style of each master being very
cleverly and humorously paraphrased.
An Irish Jig by a soloist from the
dancers brought forth an enthusiasts
tic encore and the concert concluded
with the prelude to the third act of
LOhengrin, and the inevitable Star
Spangled Banner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
LID ON TIGHT
IN HARTFORD
Wholesale House Cleaning
By Order Of Mayor Smith
Hits Houses of Ill-Repute

Hartford, Dec. 30-Every disorderly
house in Hartford Is closed by the
police upon order of the mayor. There
TO the keepers and the inmates until
the police arrived and told them to
close UP and get out OF town. There
was CONSERVATION In the red light
district where these places have for so
long run without molestatfon. Accom-
panying the order to close up and get
out Of town was very sufficient
warning that If any attempt was
made to open UP again they would
be pushed to the limit. In the after
noon the keepers and the girls were
packing up preparatory to getting out
Mayor Smith issued the following
statement:
THE mayor has instructed the
chief Of police to close every house
In this city that Is reputed to be a
house OF Ill fame. These instruc>
lions were executed today. In giving
them, the mayor has the full and UNI
divided support Of the board Of police
commissioners. He feels that what
ever effects this policy may have up
on the broad social question OF pros
titution, 1t cannot fail to have de-
terrent effect upon the white slave
traffic. No reasonable man will ex-
pect that the adoption and enforce
ment of this policy will accomplish
the impossible. To be successful II
needs the support Of public opinion
that Is strong and persistent. An OPP
portunity il now offered to discover
whether a public opinion of such
a character exists"
The chief Of police has been direct
ed to procure frequent reports. as Of
ten as once a week, one version has
it. that no house that has been clos
ed has opened. or any new house
cropped out It is learned that the
, police acting under the orders of the
<Snayor and commissioners, in closing
Vie houses, have notified the owners
of the property that if they permit
the use of the property again for i'm.
moral purposes, their prosecution will
follow.
The Times says: The attitude of the
police commissioners. after a pro1ong-
ed consideration of the subject is said
to be about as follows: That while
the people OF Hartford cannot profess
to be wiser or more vfrtuous than the
people Of other communities, there
seems to be genuine demand at this
time that a policy of suppression be
put in force. They realize, though,
that men cannot be made virtuous by
legislation OF executive decree, and
unless public opinion continues strong
and persistent the trial will fail to
accomplish what is hoped for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
fspecial from United Press.)

l.
New Haven, Dec 30.-Forecast.-
Increasing cloudiness, tonight. Sun
day snow or rain and warmer. Mod
crate variable winds.
The trough of low pressure extend
ing from Texas northeastward to up
per Michigan has increased in in
tensity during the last "a hours is
now producing rain in the central and
lower Mississippi valley and snow in
the upper Mississippi valley and the
western portion of the lake region
This disturbance is producing cloudy
weather. this morning, as far east as
New York city and rain and snow as
far east as Ohio. The temperatures
continue low in the west, with zero
temperatures extending as far south
as Dodge City, Kas.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather followed by increasing
cIoudiness and slowly rising tenpera-
ture and probably snow or rain, to-
night and Sunday, followed by fair
and colder, Monday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
LA FOLLETTEF AVORS
VOTES FOR WOMEN

Dayton, Dec. 30-Having swept
across Ohio from its most eastern
city Youngstown. and then down
through seven counties to Dayton yes
terday, Senator Robert NJ LaFollette
entered President Taft's home coun-
try and city today. Speeches will be
delivered this afternoon, and many at
Hamilton and Cincinnati
The Senator was highly pleased to-
day, for yesterday was his biggest day
sn the State Crowds met him at
every point.
Going further into his arguments for
the initiative, referendum and recall
the Senator declared last night for
woman's suffrage.
LaFOllette sad:
There are seven million women in
America who are earning thcir living.
These women have the right to say by
ballot what their hours of labor shall
be and what sanitary conditions shall
reign in the workshops in which they
toll They are in the ranks of the
workers earning the wealth of the
country, the man who tolls, and
have a tight to vote in equality with
their brothers,
The Senator continued his attack on
the interests and their control of
the Legislatures and courts. He as
serted the kind of government that
was being given now was lob govern
ment'', with the standpatters thinking
they were divine'y appointed to guide
the destinies of the people. 49,.
L am no partisan" LaFollette, told
the crowd of 1900 in the hall here.
Then he praised four Democrats. They
are Woodrow Wilson. William Jen-
nings Bryan, former Governor Folk of
Missouri, and Congressman James NJ.
Cox. of Dayton.
He told how Bryan aided him in
pushing the Wisconsin railroad law
through the Legislature, and COM
mented on the progress made in Mis-
souri, and New Jersey under Folk and
Wilson,
Mr. Bryan is actuated in all his
schemes by the highest moral pur-
poses There is no praise for Wilson
and Folk in which L cannot heartily
join,'' he said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
Mayor of Santa Monica
Names Cabinet of Women

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 29-Santa
Monaco, the seaside resort near here,
is to be the first city in the United
States, If not in the world, to have
a municipal advisory cabinet composed
of women.
Mayor-elect Doro has appointed
seven women, one from each Of the
seven wards, to act as his advisers.
Before the recent election the success
full Mayoralty candidate made an
agreement with the women who exer-
c'sed their right of suffrage for the
first time, that in the event of his cleo
ton he would give them a voice in
the city government.
mot only VT they be consulted as
to appointments said the Mayor
elect, "but they will be called on for
advice in all matters affecting munich
pal legislation"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
Scotland Yard Men
Arrest Wrong Ford
Especial from United Press.)

New York, Dec. 30-Friends of J.
Howard Ford. president of the Meyer
Rubber Co., are indignant, today, over
his arrest in Dover. Eng. by Scotland
Yard detectives who believed him to
be another j. Howard Ford, who is
wanted here on the charge of abduc-
tion and swindling. The local police
have found no trace of the J. Howard
Ford for whom they are looking. The
man arrested in England is no rela-
ton of the alleged swindler
Ford was released today, by the
English authorities, after having been
held in Jail for several days, until
his real identity was ascertained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
Wishing You
AHappy and Prosperous
NEW YEAR

And now the light of NEW YEAR shines high
in the heavens. We come to season. glor-
ious season-when bitter heart pangs, bitter failures
the keen disappointments of crumbling year lin
get but brief moment on memories, then fade
into nothingness and-are gone.
Only the friends we have bound to us, the accom-
plishments to which they have helped us, the good
that has been done-a kind word here, kind act
there-and the burdens that have been hfted-only
these survive, and we glad The cheer OF the
Christmas season and the subtle joy Of work well
done 1inger and inspire us.
Then, good friends, may the unborn year bring
you an OVERLOOKING abundance of great things, good
friends prosperity, good health-al these we wish
Won out of the fuIness Of our own hearts
And may each day of the coming year be sue
cessfuI-an index marking your progress, finger
pointing to the best in life and-n1ay good luck go
with you
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
I DID NOT BELIEVE

that so many trusses were worn, i'm
properly fitted, until had seen with
my own eyes the sad conditions. Don't
suffer. See CYRUS and get a truss
that gives comfort. Satisfaction guar
anteed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-30
HIDE AND SEEK GAME FOR
MAETERLINCK IN BOSTON.

Especial from United Press)
Boston. Dec. 30.--The biggest hide
and seek game of the year is on here.
today, all of Boston being "it'' and
Maurice Maeterlinck doing the hid
ing. So far, the author has not been
located.
Some one registered his name, in
poorly scrawled writing at the Hotel
Westminster, last night. Today, the
owner and friend, supposed to be
two humoro is college chaps, left
early. Nine. Maeterlinck, at the
Lenox. asked where her husband is,
replied, demurely: why ask me-
that? He's a genius. How should
keep track of him.
Washington-The postoffice depart
ment held. a big bonfire party, today.
to destroy 175,000 holiday postcards.
They were of the tinsel variety, the
mailing of which is prohibited.
Boston-Figures published by a
Catholic organ. today, show 1921 pu-
pills in parochial schools and 500 900
members Of the Roman Catholic faith
in the archdiocese Of Boston.