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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26
Farmers Met At New Orleans.

BALTIMORE. Nd, March 25.--
The executive committee Of the Far
mcrs National Congress Of the United
States. through Its secretary. John II.
Kimble of Elkton. Nd, today an
nounced that the next meeting Of the
congress will be held at New Orleans
on November I.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26
Crawford Case 10 Jury.

NEW ORLEANS. La. March 25.--
Judge Chretein late today finished
his charge to the jury In the case Of
Annie Crawford. charged with MUIR
dering her sister with poison and the
Jurors retired to deliberate.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26

TORONTO. Canada, March 25.-
Two hundred and seventy street cars
burned with the car barns Of the
Toronto Railway company here this
afternoon. The loss is 100000. En-
bers from a nearby shed. destroyed
earlier in the day. are believed to
have caused the fire.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26
Stephenson Wcpt u Little.

All through the debate Senator
Stephenson, the first to enter the sem
ate chamber sat quietly back in tho
rear seats, occasionally applying a
handkerchief to his moistened eyes
as the charges of political corruption
We're fired at him. Close by him sat
Senator Lorimer of Illinois giving
close attention. Mr.. Lorimer's elec-
tion Is similarly under fire. There
was n large attendance of senator's
and the galleries were crowded.
Senator Reed said if the senate ac-
quilted Mr.. Stephenson, I'VE ought to
be brave enough to hang on the door
of the senate the legend, Those who
have the money can enter here. "
Mr.. Reed denounced the use Of
money in the primaries as the open
door to wholesale fraud, an appeal to
cupidity and not to reason"
He contended that the violations of
specific law was not necessary to
invalldate an election. He was not
willing to accept any such contention
that unless a man has qualified him.
self for the penitentiary he has not
disqualified himself for the senate"
for that brought the senate and the
prison too close together for comfort
or respectability."
This was not an election" he add
ed. 1T was revelry of crime and
corruption, a campaign In which tho
money barrel was the controlling fig
ures, a contest OF dollars, contest
of the long green"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26
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WHERE IL H\skINSON?

. If anyone knows the whero-
. abouts of G. L. llaskinson of
. BiNby, they should commune
I. cate at once with heart-brok-
/. en- wife, who Is seriously III as
. result of worry over the sud
. den and unexplained disap-
pearance of her husband. Has
. kinson left home, under mys-
. terlous circumstance, some
. time Monday night March rs.
. His wife is distr-'ted with
. grief at her home In BiXby, She
. must also bear the burden
. thrown upon her by her sons
. injuries, received In fire re-
. Gently. lie now lies at the
. Physicians and Surgeons hos
I. pital In Tulsa. suffering from
. the burns he received on Feb
ruary O. Mrs. Haslinson was
D attacked Thursday last by
. heart disease. and is still bed
. fast.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. March s5.-Okla.
homa--Fair Tuesday; "Wednesday un-
settled. probably rain.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26

McCurtain, or as "A divided pOpula-
ton there calls it Chant McCurtain,
is town of about three thousand
population. The original townsite of
McCurtain was laid out by the gov
ernment, and followed shortly after
wards by the establishment OF a post
office. About nine years ago Harry
Chant, prospector, now of Mans
field, Ark, made the discovery Of a
government townsite. Operations
were at once begun, and mining was
carried on in small way. but was
shortly discontinued by Chant, who
sold to the Sans Bois company, which
has been employing large force Of
miners there since.
The Sans Bois people established a
supply. or company store near the
mines, and over quarter of mile
from the site of McCurtaln. Hun
dreds of houses were built and anoth-
er town established. Then a rivalry
sprang up between the two places.
Rival Towns.
1t was not long before Chant had
larger population than had McCur-
tain and postofilce was granted. For
over six years war has waged by
the McCurtainites to get the postof-
flee department to discontinue the Of
flee at Chant. Finally. when 1t SEEM
ed that this would never be done,
committees Of both towns got togeth-
er and agreed that for the sake Of
peace the postofiice In Chant should
not be In existence. Shortly after
wards 1t went out of business. The
townspeople of Chant attempted to
have the name of McCurtain changed
70 Chant, but were unsuccessful Many
ire still nursing sore spots over the
outcome. and everything from the
postofIice eastward. which isn't so
very much Is known as McCurtain
while everything to the west is known
as Chant. This latter area includes
practically all of the business section
OF the town.
Churches and Schools.
There are two banks there, numer-
Gus general merchandise stores, but
as the community depends almost en-
tirely upon the mining industry for
It's welfare, the trade territory Is al
most wholly limited to the immediate
vicinity. There are three churches,
a thrce-story high school building.
and three others in which school
is conducted. In the way Of the edu-
cation for It's children. McCurtain has
done exceptionally well.
Rcverting to the division Of town.
site sentiment. II might be mentioned
q
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26
Some Long Baslot.

Colonel Roosevelt has declared pub
licly that this primary is no fair test
of popular sentinel and the commit
tee organized to support him in New
York county has called attention to
the handcaps that must be overcome
by the Roosevelt ticket. Chief among
these is the fact that the names of
printed near the bottom of the bal
lot which may necessitate unfolding
strips of paper in some districts IL
and IA feet long.
Both the Taft and Roosevelt forces
claim a victory in tomorrow's con.
leaders asserted confidently they
would make 1t clean sweep. Charles
Duell, president of the New York city
committee, said that with fair vote
and a fair count his side would win
Colonel Roosevelt came to New
York from oyster Bay this afternoon
and spent several hours with his cam
paign manager. Senator Dixon, who
came from Washington for the con-
ference. Neither Colonel Roosevelt
nor Senator Dixon would say wha
was discussed. Senator Dixon gave
out statement saying the claims o!
the Taft leader the Roosevelt force!
had won OF Indiana's 13 districts
and would control the state conven'
ton.
The senator stated that delegates
elected in states which were normally
republican Colonel Roosevelt had wor
So and Taft 12. Including the south.
ern states. in which he said the presl-
he declared that President Taft hat
not more than 65 dependable dele
gates.
Teddy Going Some,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-26
Teddy Going Some.

On the eve of the primaries for elec-
ton of delegates to the Chicago con-
ventlon, Colonel Roosevelt Travelled
the entire length of Manhattan and
to the Bronx to make an appeal for
support in his campaign for the pres
idential nomination. He spoke at six
meetings and in each case found a
crowd awaiting him.
Colonel Roosevelt did not go into
the silk stockings ward. He spent
much OF his time on the east side.
where he hopes to receive the strong
est support. The fact that the colonel
was going into the lower east side
the congested tenement district.
prompted George Henry Payne Of the
Roosevelt committee. to make a par
ticular request of the mayor for a
police escort from one meeting TO
another.
Mayor Gaynor replied:
at has never been the custom to
assign police to spellbInders as they
go about making their speeches.
don't say that Mr.. Roosevelt Is a
Mr.. Payne whether Mr.. Roosevelt
wants to bring In the innovation OF
assigning escorts to spellbinders." The
mayor hurried from the city hall.
leaving police affairs in the hands Of
the department.
INDTANAPOLI. March 25.--In the
close. hard fought race for majority
Of the Indiana delegation Of 80 to the
republican national convention. Taft
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
Cura For Insomnia.

A widely known New York c1ubman whose family is known to take earnest exception to his late hours recently en- countered his physician on the street.
 "How are you feeling these days?'' asked the medico.
 "Very well, indeed, thank you,'' re- piled the cIubman, ''but I'm bit wor- ried about my wife, doctor She suf- fers dreadfully from insomnia. have been on the point for some time of consulting you about her case What would you suggest?''
 You might try getting home earlier,'' observed the physician.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
WAS NEvILLS
 VICTIM OF
 FOUL PLAY?

Was John Nevills, who died at St. Vincent's hospital at o'clock last night, murdered? An autopsy per formed this morning shows the man 10 have died from an extensive frac- ture of the skull and a fub-bura1 hemorrhage- There is every indica- ton that he was struck severely oyer the head. The fracture showed no external evidences and for that reason the physicians who have been attend- Ing him have been puzzled since he went to the hospital as to what ailed him.
 An investigation will be made to as- certain how he came by the blow. Dr. Samuel M. Garlick, medical ex- aminer; pr. William M. Curley and other physicians made the autopsy this forenoon at the hospital.
 The man had been at St. Vincent's g since Sept. 28. He was taken there apparently suffering from some malady or injury. The physicians were deeply puzzled. Nevills left his home, 93 Lee avenue, Sept. 21, for the purpose of doing some shopping. He about 45 years of age. He re- turned the next morning about 2 o'clock in a state of collapse
 He leaves a widow, five children, three sons, William, John and Thomas and two daughters, Margaret and Loretta, and 3, sister, Mrs. Gray of Stamford He was a gardener and was known as a sober and industrious man. He did not drink
 An fnvestf gation will be started at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
Democrats Pick
 Able Men For
 Representatives
Lynn w. Wilson and Col. John H. McMurray Unan-
 imously Nominated

Lynn w. Wilson and Col. J. II Ne Murray were chosen Democrat tf(. nom inees for the State House of Repre- sentatiVes. last night. The convention was held at the Democratic headuua r. ters in the Sagel building. The nomf- nations were unanimous. Town Chair man w. w. Bent called the meeting to order at S:25. Alderman Patrick H. Brady was elected chairman and Alderman William J. Moran scene tary.
 MT. Wilson was nominated by Mar tin Quinlan of the Ninth district. Col N1cMurray was nominated by John J Ford of the Second district. Col TT J. Murphy enthusiastically seconded both nominations and there was much applause and enthusiasm. Both can didates were brought before the con Tention and made speeches. MT. Will son spoke of the need of railroad leg isIation and declared that if elected to secure a change of existing cor porate evils. He said that he antfc- ipated that his election to the State Legislature would be bitterly fought by the New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad and other public service corporations. MT. Wilson deplored fices, and at the same time seelCinE to Influence legislation in the Inter estS of corporations.
 Col McMurray had little to san. He endorsed what MT. Wilson had said and pledged his support to the party platform.
 There was some d1SpuLe as to the method of choosing candidates for the office of justice of peace. William F. Russell of the Tenth district wanted each district to name it's choice on a trial call, the convention to choose the. remaining two Col. T. J. Murphy was opposed to this plan He pro posed that the chatrTnen of the distrfct delegations retire and bring in a list The Murphy plan was adopted 13 to g There was a recess of ten minute and when the chairmen returned these names were offered:
 F. $. Sumner, Bernard Heating, Jr-. Walter Foley, Samuel Mel1etz. IT. J. Waters, George J. Kane, Daniel Bren- nan, W. W. Bent, Charles r. Greene. Hn1gh J. IaVery, Stephen Siksay, W. T. Mullins. J. IT. Casey and c. F.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
The ModocS.

The Modoc Indians-there were only a few hundred of them-were removed from their old habitat in the Oregon country by the gov ernment. Not hk- ing the change, they returned to their old home, and under their able leader, "Captain Jack" defeated the troops sent to expel them in 1873. During the negotiations for settlement they decoyed the United States com mission CTS into an ambush (Apri1 ID and mas sacred General Canby and some forty others. Fighting followed, and the In- dians retreated to an almost impreg- nable position. They were finally sur rounded and after a brave resistance surrendered. Captain Jack'' was cap tured, tried in June, 1878. and executed Oct. 3.-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
Iendon Enars,,.

The English language is merely a small collection of slang words, busi- ness terms and oaths. It has become, indeed, very little less distinguished than the language of the Kahar, who expresses himself by clicking his tongue against the roof of his mouth. liar yar?' to take one instance, now stands in the dictionary of London and coun- try house English for How do you do?" "Goomore," to take another. may be translated as meaning Good morn ing.'' Today when a person wishes to convey the fact that his condition of health leaves something to be desired, he says that he is absolutely rotten" If, on the contrary, he feels particularly well and happy, he declares that he is ''fullerbeans."-'Im Refec- tions,'' by Cosmo Hamilton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
UNDER WORLD IN CHICAGO OUT
 OF BUSINESS
States Attorneys Vice Cru sade Results in Closing
 Up Red Light District
300 Women and Men, In mates and Brothel Pro prietors, Appear in Police Court Today.

Chicago, Oct. 5-F1eeing before the police as from flood or pestilence, the red light district of Chicago practic- ally went out of business early today. States Attorney Weyman's vice cru
 sade, the most spectacular in the his tory of the Chicago underworld, has proved effective.
 When word went along the line, many abandoned their valuables in their panic, and others bundled them in table cloths and hastily imProvised conveyances. Weynan has 400 com plaints against underworld but less than half these can be served. Many departed during the night.
 In the police courts today 300 Wo- men and men, the latter in the minor ity, inmates and proprietors of the re- sorts of the ''vice trust, were ar raigned- Most of them were fined and warned to cease their illegal call ing.
 Mayor Harrison has not been nov ed by the reformers to change his poll will not order raids unless the trials in the city court show that public sympathy demands it. The present the States attorney. Weyman has been in office for an entire term. He says he will give the people all the reform they want"
 He has detailed detectives to raid resorts and today threw open the doors of his office to all interested in reform. The sensation of the crusade will be the revelations Of vice made public
 The first sensa tiona1 arrest order Tn the vice crusade came, today, in the service of capiase.s issued by Judge Cottreu at request of the states at- torneys office for Harrison B. Riley, millionaire president of the Chicago Title & Trust Co.,, Justin w. Dali, secretary of the same corporation prominent in church and club circles and for the corporation as such. for the alleged offensse of renting the house at sos Armour avenue, in the heart Of the tenderloin to A. Mar covitz for purposes of prostitution
 Chief of Police John McWeeney, un- der whose administration reports of protection to criminals and social outcasts have been recurrent, was summoned to States Attorney Wey- mann's office. The officials were cIosetcd for an hour and when Me- weeney emerged both said the meet ing was for a general discussion of the vice situation. McWeeney promised Weymann the fullest cooperation of his department.
 The offense charged. a gainst the Chi cago Title & Trust Co.,, and it's officers is punishable by a fine Of $200. A list of owners of property rented for purposes is being prepared for the issuance of other bench war rants
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05

l the cylinders preparatory to spinning ! her.:
 the operation of cranking the motor l The chauffeur never 'cranks' a motor. He either turns her over or spins her. With the growing use of the starter or self-cranking devices he will probably have to adopt q new l system of describing this operation. An automobile, by the way, is rarely a car or a machine, but usually a boat Boat however, is not as re- cent or in as good form as boiler Boiler is no heritage necessarily from the days of steam cars, but it applies very we'll to a, few of them which get overloaded. A chauffeur does not speak of the fuel he uses as gaso1ene or-as some folks who are not very well acquainted with automo obiles say oil The stuff he uses is always 'gas, so that he has no distinctive some headlighting systems. When a chauffeur says 'oiP he means lubricat- ing oil.
 dislikes which generally begins with his employer and includes his car and all the appointments on it. Howev- CT, in the presence of other chauffeurs he, is more than likely to defend the particular boat he is handling, and of course if it happens to be a fairly large sized machine he describes any thing else smaller than it a. road louse-' That is particularly the phrase for a taxicab.
 A bunch Of junk Is undoubtedly y originally a chauffeur'S phrase fir de- scribing a car which he did not like, perhaps because he could not get his commission from the dealer for in ducing his employer to buy one. It is to be understood that bunch of junk is not an entirely severe con dennation, because that phrase is ap- piled to any car of which he does not even in the least particularly approve.
 When a battery is weak the prop CT procedure is to put her on the mag, which is more or less logical abbreviatiOn of magnetO. If the dri- yer of a four-cylinder car fails to get his motor to fire on the normal complement of cylinders he describes it as hitting on three or two aks the case may be. Sometimes he may be hitting only on one,' but that condi- ton can't keep up for long. The car, which is normally equipped with but kone cylinder, of which there are so few nowadays, was long ago christen- ed the one Iunger.' When a car fails to yield it's full power or stops it dies Similarly to stall motor is to kill it.
 But in the main the slang of the chauffeur is the slang of the street. He has not the inventive genius to build up new sets of phrases for describing things and, in the few respects where operations are peculiarly those of self propelled motor vehicles he is apt to borrow from Semi-technicaI language and let it go at that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
WESTP'0RT
 R. R. WRECK
ccontinued from Page one.)

(Continued from Page One.) -fIzven had crossovers that were talk en at 8 higher rate of speed because they were sof different construction
 Asked what roads he replied that he believed the N. Y- Central and Penn roads were two of them.
 Coroner Phelan then submitted this interrogation. Why is 1t that the New Haven's c-ososvers are generally placed near bridges, rivers, embark ulents. depressions and not usually on level stretches of track, the coro- ner citing the fatal wreck of the Fed erai express at Bridgeport in July 1911 as a similar example
 The witness replied I do not know
 TrsainInan BaIF's Story.
 Louis c. Bahr, 627 East 141st street, rear car of the wrecked train who has been in the employ of the road as trainman 12 years, was the second witness The material point brought ont bv him was that the only man on any train who is responsible for the observance of a track signal IS the brakes applied to train the rear car passed the Saugatuck station. The inference was made that the engine had reached the cross-over or that the engine had Jumped the tracks be- fore the engineer was aware Of his danger
 Witness was thrown violently to the floor but upon getting upon his feet he grabbed his signal lantern and caston lights ran out of rear door, There he met the conductor and said: Ut looks bad" The conductor re- pIied- You bet it does; beat it.
 Bahr said he ran back just in time to flag the Knickerbocker express which, if the distance ligEt signal had been out Of order, would have caused another wreck.
 Speaking of the lighting facilities of the train, he said he didn't know If tfles lamps were lighted in the Pull man car He thought that some were lighted by electricity.
 Technical points relative to the speed at which trains were accus- toned to make cross-overs. of the type used at this point brought out the statement. from the witness that the speed should not exceed 20 miles hour At the time of the accident he thought the train had slowed down 10 between 35 and 40 miles.
 Baggage Masters Testimony.
 Baggag genaster Apts, 3 years of age, of James apartment, Chassett, Mass, through baggagemaster, who was in iured about the head and arm and was in a nervous condition, testified that he, was in the car immediately after the mail car. He said that the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
N ew curtains of much worth.

Curtains to gain the exact effect in home decoration that desires plenty of them Simple and elaborate pure white soft tints rich deep coors And value that is plainly to be seen.
 Sunproof curtains in plain colors and in twO-tone eff fects. With rich mercerised finish and treated by which will make the color retain it's beauty and depth against the test of and light Blues and reds and greens and tans and browns,-$3.75 pair
 Tapestry curtains of splendid weight and appearance Rich plain colors excellent two-toned effects Deep browns and reds and greens.-$5 to $12.
 Mercerised scrirn curtains of peculiar and satisfying sheen, made with edgng inserting hand-drav1 lace work White Arabian and cream,-$1. 50 to $5.
 Cable net curtains made with edgng and insert ing of handsome new-pattern ace,-$15O to $4
 Extra Imported Brussels curtains rich styles and patterns, S5
 Third
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-05
DIED.

MAVAN--In this city, Oct 3, 1912, James H. DIcAvan. aged 2s years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of Bruce Way, off Wordin avenue, on Sunday, Oct 6, at BIS p. In., and from St. Charles church at 3 pm.
 -Interment at St Michael's cemetery G b. RYAN-In this city, Friday, Oct. 4th, 1S12. Michael Ryan, aged 80 years
 Friends may have an oppor- tunity to view the remains at the - undertaking par1ors of M J. Gan -uRu. 7Q51 Broad street.
 1-Seryaces at St Roses church, Newtown, Conn, Monday morning,
 -Interment in St. Roses ceme- CAREY.-In this city. Oct 4, 1s12, Samuel Carey, aged 35 years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. 1051 Maplewood avenue, on Sunday, Oct 6, at 2:30 D. m. and from St Peters church at D. m. rst.I. Intsrrnept at.s-rl fpii. at St. Michaers NETITfs.AIni this city, Friday, Oct. zth. 1912, John Nevills, aged AT years, months. Is days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No ss Lee avenue, on Monday Oct. 1th, at S:3O a. m, and from Saint Peters church at o'clock.
 -Interment at sSt- MichaeFs cemetery. a" PECK.-In this city, Oct 5th, 1912. James Lewis Peck, aged S4 years, months. 6 days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the residence of his son-in-law, Frank E. Plumb, No s27. Lafayette street, son Monday 7th inst, at o'clock p. m.
 Burial in Union cemetery, StratfOrd. Conn.