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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

It will from the above report that every penny has
been accounted 1t will be noticed BY who know what
sort of difficult time the committee had In the adjustment OF this
that nothing has been paid the committee for it's work. and
the work hard took the better part of six months to get
things roned out up this time the committee has not been
paid for tie work. although understood at the outset they
should be- The committee three miles taken OH OF the right
way secured right of for nothing and worked many
night until morning figuring how to save the city money
1t was freely predicted that the road would cost the
civ twice what COST but the committee worked hard and
the road has what the most conservative thought it
would cost.
And the work done yet either Baxter Springs agreed
furnish the right way point three miles north of Baxter
Sprng and the NJ o. G. people ready for that right
lof way it will have to be secured.
But the entire propositions not going to cost what the
people voted $zOOOn fact not going to cost OeA even
when the additional right of way s secured.
It has suggested that the committee has earned $780, We
il has council should the committee atleas that
much money
In the report notice that something that i've hundred
doays as used from General fund This should be
turned TO that fusd used time before the bond money
was available that the bond available in fact
is more money in the bond fund than was needed that money
sL,ould Be returned to the General fund.
I'll no picnic to bud raiiroad bat don't know IS Il
much more Of picnic 10 get rsht5f way for railfoad
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02
Homes at Auction.

On Saturday, Oct. IL, Morris
Doty will sell at public auction
two nice pieces of property in the
north part of town. There is a
good house and several lots with
each piece. The terms will be
made easy, aud the sale will be
held on the premises at / o'clock.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

To SWsp-A first class drug
store Ia 4 Rrst slaal town. viii
trade for lard Of equal value.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

Mrs. Della Kimes and Geo.
Bradshaw were arrested Tues
day BY Marshal Horton on n
warrant charging them with pur-
Joining several bags of potatoes
from Ed. Congdon. They gave
bond for their appearance for
trial in Justice court.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

For Sale-Iuch and a quarter
spring wagon to be sold Satur.
day at 2 o'clock. Norman &
Hurt blacksmith shop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

Mrs. Binns entertained the
Carnation Card Club last Tues
day afternoon. The guests had
a lovely time, of course. The
prize was won BY Mrs. A. L.
Harvey.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

Mrs. R. C. Wear and Miss Pris-
ella Wear spent Sunday in Col.
umbus.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

Art McAhoy left last Wednes-
day for Clinton, ILL.,, to work in
the store of Theo. Hendrix &
Son.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02
M.O.G. Railway Committee Report

September q, 1913.
To the City Council of Baxter Springs Kansas:
We herewith submit you emzed of expenditures
in securing the NJ. o. G. Right of Way and Depot:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02
OUR EXCLUSIVE
LINES

-
Hart Schafner & Marx suits
suits and overcoats S18, $40.
$3.50, $500.
COOper's Special suits and
OvercOats $12 so, $3.50.
M. A. Packard and W. L
Douglass shoes So. $50. 81. S..
Selby shoes for women $2.2S
to 81.
Tess and Ted and Webster
school shoes SITS, 81, $3.50.
Walton all leather full Vamp
shoes for boys, girls, women and
children $i.1s to $3.50.
Carhart and Oshkosh work
clothes Wilson Bros. underwear;
Ferguson Mckinney shirts; Are
SEQ skirts; Palmer garments ior
women.
J. N. Cooper So.
Leaders oi Style QulliiV ant Law
Prices q Tbs LoaliiY.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

Sarah A. Williams, aged 20
years, died at the home of ]. NJ.
England in this city Tuesday.
Iuterment was made in the Bax-
ter cemetery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02

G. w. Earnshaw IL in Colorado
on mining business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-10-02
RoSenberg'S
Shoe
Store

Has now all, the new and
latest models and designs IN
fall footwear.
We are agents for the Stet-
son, Florsheim, DR.. A. Reed
Up. Smith, Wichert & Gar
diner, and Pla-Mates.
While in our city don't fail
to see US for shoes, as this
is the home Of good Shoes
and a store with a reputa-
ton.
For classy and high grade
footwear we excel
Shoes at all prices and any
size desired, with competent
shoe filters to fit you.
Mail orders promptly filled
the day received.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
STANDARD OIL co. JUMPS PRICE OF GASOLINE TO
 GARAGES 10 TO Y CENTS
FIGHTER HELD FOR SHOOTING WITH
 INTENT TO KILL
''Young Kid Carter" Also Mixed up in Case of Woman, Found
 Dead in Clump of Bushes

Boston, Mass, Jan. 2--While city medical examiners from Maiden, Re were and Boston, today, prepared to perform an autopsy on the body of Mrs. Mildred Donovan, of Revere, who was found dead, yesterday, in a clump of bushes near Holy Cross Cemetery in Maiden, police of those three cities worked together on clues which led them to declare, today, that the wom- an was murdered.
 While a squad of detectives followed up several clues, others questioned James Brandon Jennings, of Everett. who Is known as Young Kid Carter" is held at police headquarters on a charge of shooting with intent to kill George MacPherson, in South End saloon. MacPherson, with two bullets in his body, is dying at city hospital. Jennings has admitted the shooting, saying he did it in self defense when a gang tried to rob him. He was cap ,tured in a. cellar near the saloon IS minutes after the shooting.
 No connection between the arrest of Jennings and the finding of Mrs. Don ovan's body was noticed by. the police until F. A. Menard, the woman's fath- CT, told detectives that his daughter was last seen with Jennings, on Tues day evening Jennings then admitted that he had gone to a moving picture show with Mrs. Donovan but he denied any knowledge of her death.
 Despite the declaration of police that they believe Mrs. Donovan was mur- dered, Mrs. Menard, the girls moth CT, said today she believes her daugh- ter was taken with an. epileptic fit to which she was subject and that she fell near the Holy Cross Cemetery and died of exposure.
 My daughter was not murdered, I feel certain,' said Mrs. Menard, to- day ftShe was subject to epilepsy and it is my opinion that she was stricken and fell and then died Of exposure. The scratches on her throat indicate that, for whenever she was stricken she would grasp at her throat and ire quently drew the bIood-''
 Physicians who examined Mrs. Dono- vans body, last night. sad today that there was not the slightest thing to indicate that the woman had been sub jected to any kind of, violence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
CASTRO WILL BE ADMITTED
 TECHNICALLY
Secretary Nagel Will Allow Ex- President of Venezuela to Sail Away From New York

Washington, Jan. 2-Cipriano Cas- tro, former president of Venezuela, technically will be ''admitted'' to. the United States under the most peculiar circumstances in the history of the immigration service. His entry will be under time limit.
 Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel said, today, that he would all low Castro to leave Ellis Island for New York City Saturday, merely to permit the Stormy Petref' of South America to sail away from the Uni tions to departing on a French steam ship line and has requested permission to sail on a vessel hailing from a Ger man port. The German steamer Amer ika will sail Saturday and it is Cas- tro's intention to book passage on this vessel. His entry to Ellis Island was by a French liner. Under the statutes regulating irnmi gra ton, the steamship line which brings an ''undesirable'' to an American port, is responsible for his departure. However, it was de- cided at the department of Commerce and Labor, today, that if Castro were returned to France there would likely be some objection to his return there. In this case he would be returned to the port of original embarkment, " America, and the United States gov ernment would again have to solve the problem of his disposal solved in part, this morning, by Castro's deci- sion not to stay in America.
 To avoid an international tangle, Sec retary Nagel, today, gave permission for his sailing on the Steamship Amer ika, Saturday Inasn1uch as Castro has voluntarily agreed to depart, the immigration offiicals have no autI4orA ity to see to it that he does'f once ne is released from Ellis Island FL lis Island is technically mot American soil'' so when Castro is released, Sat urday. he will go to New York, urged by the officials to go inln tely to the dock, board the Amerika and leave the country From the time he lands in New York City until the hour of sailing he will be technically f'admft- ted'' to the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
NETTIE PALMER
 DENIES SHE PU1
 INFANT TO DEATH

Nettie Palmer, the 44-year-o1d wo- man, who with William Hoy . is charged with murdering their child, testified before Judge Case and jury in the criminal nuperior court this morning that she met Hoy ten years ago when he came to work on her husbands farm sin Roxbury. Hoy was IS years old at the time. After Hoy had been on the farm five years, Mrs. Palmer left her husband and went with Hoy.
 Last October when the child was born Mrs. Palmer was living at Is Lake avenue, Danbury, and Hoy was boarder in the house. The witness said she has one son and two daugh- ters. She was very much worried when the child was born in October because she did not want her family to know of her disgrace.
 The witness declared she sent for Hoy and when he arrived said, Here's your child Take it before my boy comes." Hoy put the bundle in suit case. Mrs. Palmer said she understood Hoy was to take the child 10 his sisters Mrs. Palmer thought Lhe infant was alive when taken away. She denied killing the child by StrangulatiOn or suffocation.
 Mrs. Palmer was cross examined al great length regarding her statements DeIore the coroner and before the Danbury city court. Her story was not shaken to any, extent by cross examination. The trial was still nn at press hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
CONGRESS IN CONTINUOUS
 SESSION NOW

Washington, Jan. Z. Congress recon vened, today at noon, following the Christmas recess It was the last lap of the 2nd Congress FIfty-three working, days remain in the present session, closing March with the pas sage of the Taft administration and the inauguration of Gov. Wilson. Con gress will be in continuous session un- til that time, without adjournment even for Washington's birthday.
 Senate galleries were crowded, early today, in anticipation of the swan song'' of Senator Bailey of Texas, in his attack upon the initiative and ref erendum. Bailey was expected to speak all day upon his resolution de- claring the thew fangled'' legislative scheme inimical to this government
 Consideration of the Indian appro- priation bill was continued in the House. Presentation of a resolution ordering William RockefelIer's arrest for alleged evasion of the Pujo com mittee's subpoena was also considered.
 Tomorrow, Commerce Court Judge Archibald is scheduled to take the wit ness stand in the Senate's impeach- ment trial, the final stage preliminary to arguments and verdict of the Sen ate.
 Busir ess in the House will become congested, next week. The many trust investiga tions will reopen Monday On Tuesday. the merchant marine committee will begin investigation of the shipping trust and on Thursday the frst of the tariff hearings will be held
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
S3,OOO,OOO IS ABOUT ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS REQUIRE
 FOR COMING FISCAL YEAR

Municipal department acquisitions Hled with City Auditor Bernskd Keat- ing for the coming year, total $2,647,- Os4 sz, according 70 an unofficial com f1iIation made today. All derartn ents have submitted their budgets for 1913 and some big increases are noted
 The total reqUisition, S2,64T, ,024- 84, does not include the several hundreds of thousands that the city auditor himself will ask The city auditor submits estimates of moneys required for the payment of interest, bonds, salaries, State and county taxes and other items not included in any de- Eoartmenta1 reQuisition-
 The city auditors figures will bring the total reQ1isition to more than $3,- 100000 it is believed
 The tax board will Have a, lot ot psriug to do to keep the tax rate anywhere near the 15 mills rate which the Mayor says is likely It is esti- mated that the next grand list will opprixamate S107. .O09. GOO A fifteen mill tax on this amount would net $1,- S05. GOO. The city has other incomes estimated at s45O. 900 annually. Thus, it will be seen. that there will have to be some tall pruning by the tax board, or the city tax rate won't finger around the Is mills rate.
 Last year the appropriations totalled Sl. .sSo s7e- -29
 The complete list of acquisitions filed with City Auditor Keatings follows: Board of Charities, s294. 6O5 0O Har<oor Committee, 4 200 % City Clerk, extra, 200 %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
E. ). HILL STILL STANDING PAT
 ON THE TARIFF

New Haven, Jan. 2.-In reply to e letter from Congressman John c. Tii- son, as to what the Democrats are going to do with the tariff, Congress man Ebenezer J. Hill says:
 Collie James says the metal, chenni- cal, wool and cotton bills will be re- introduced and the other schedules each one separately, treated in the same way.
 "Underwood says they will intro duce substantially or identfcally as before. Hull is at work on income tax bill to take the place of the cor poration and excise bills and make up deficiencies. Your friends seem to think that we won the election a protection tariff platform. We did not. They won on a tariff for revenue only platform and will put it through with an enormous majority in the House and enough in the Senate.
 ITO think otherwise is absurd. They are not liars. They are decently hon. est and honestly decent. They be- Iieve in their doctrines.
 Burgess told me Friday night: MT. Hill, protection, in this country is dead forever think he fixed the time too long but it is dead for four years and killed by. the vote of the people
 ''All that you and can do is to let the people ru1e'."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
INSPECTORS PROBING P. Q.
 DERBY THEFT

Derby. Jan. 2-It was made known today that post office inspectors have been working since Monday trying to trace the theft of mail taken from the that night, the box of the Ansonfa branch of the American Brass Com pany was forced and it's entire con tents taken. Today a part of the missing mail was found in a vacant lot in the northern part Of the city. It was wrapped in an Irish World and had been sorted over. The Mon day morning mail of the company is the heaviest of the week and contain ed many checks. It will not be pos sible for some time for the company to ascertain just what was stolen. The inspectors seem to expect to make an arrest some time late today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
AUTOS BEGIN TO
 SHOW NEW NUMBERS

New automobile number plates are becoming prominent along the streets today although the majority of cars still retain the older mum Der plates. This is said to-be due to the new ones not having been received from the Secretary of States office in Hartford, where applications should have been filed previous to January l.
 The new plate in color is a. dark blue surmounted by white numbering It presents a. very pretty contrast. and is much more legfbIe than the old green and white.
 While the prevailing impression among automobile owners is that ten days grace is allowed in the filing of application, a, strict interpretation of the law requires new licenses to be on the cars at midnight January l.. II has not been customary however in past years to prosecute offenders within a ten day limit and in view of the slowness in distributing the new numbers the same courtesy on the part of the prosecuting officials is anticipated this year.
 New application blanks may be pro- cured from the Secretary'S office in Hartford although automobile clubs and most garages here have provided a quantity for their patrons.
 Applications must be filed for all types of cars, both pleasure and conn mercial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02

That the prosecutor must take ac- kion against deIinquents, committing them to jail until taxes with interest are paid. is the opinion handed to the personal tax collectors today by City Attorney John S. Pullman. The opin- ion was given at the request of the collectors and backs up the stand they nave taken right along.
 There are now about 1900 delin ouents on the list of 1910, and 10000 on the list of 1911. Their names are in the hands of the prosecutor, and the collectors expect that he will act at once. under the opinion of the city attorney.
 MT Pullman's opinion follows:
 At your request have examined the law concerning the assessment and collection of personal taxes tchapter 295 public acts of 1911) and ] have also considered the opinion of 4he supreme court of errors of the state decided in November in the case of the State of Connecticut vs Hall
 In case any person neglects or re- fuses to pay his personal tax after a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
TAX DELINQUENTS MUST PAY OR GO TO JAIL
 SAYS CITY ATTY. PULLMAN

personal tax officer has demanded the same of him personally or by mailing him a properly written demand for the. tax it is the duty of the personal tax collectors to notify the prescott ing attorney of the city court of such action, also to furnish the prosecuting attorney all data and information necessary for him to draw com plaint It thereupon becomes the duty of the prosecuting attorney to draft complaint against such de- Iinouent and cause him to be arrested and brought before the city court. The city court will thereupOn deter mine and hear il, the case and if no proper or sufficient reason is shown by the delinquent why the tax has not been paid the court will order the delinquent to stand committed in jail until the tax with interest and costs is paid or worked out at the rate of $1 DO per day.
 The supreme court has decided that this is rather a civil than a criminal matter, but the decision is of no practical importance because the de- linquent ought to be arrested and will be dealt with by the court in practi- caIly the same manner in a criminal as civil proceeding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
MARK WHEELER'S
 WIDOW SUES Ni H,
 ROAD FOR GOO

Bessie K Wheeler, widow of Mari L. Wheeler, the Stratford mail clerl who was killed in the wreck of tn, Springfield express at Westport. Oct 3, last, has brought suit against tn, N Y, N. H. x H. R. R. co. for $10, 900 damages. Papers were filed to day in the superior court.
 Mrs. Wheeler charged the cOmpan! with negligence because the engineel ignored the signals, because woodeI instead of steel cars were used ant because the train was speeded at ( reckless rate on a short cross over.
 It is alleged that at the time of hi death Wheeler had clothing valued a $75, a satcheI worth ST, a $50 watcl and S35 in cash. All of these wer destroyed. The action is returnabl to the January term of court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
WRIT OF ERROR
 ADMITTED FOR
 LABOR LEADERS

Indianapolis, Jan. 2.-A writ of error from the defense attorneys in the dynamite conspiracy case was ad- mitted by Judge Albert Anderson in federal court, today. The supersedeas writ which would have admitted the B Leavenworth prisoners to bail was withdrawn.
 The case now goes before the Unit ed States circuit court of appeals at Chicago which on Tuesday refused to grant a stay of execution of sentence.
 When asked if all the convicted men were included in the appeal, At torney Harding, for the defense, said that Herbert s. Hockin was satisfied with his sentence.
 Attorney Chester Krum, of St. Louis promised to notify Prosecutor Charles w. Miller when the appeal would be filed in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02

bones.
 There were 6s inmates in the fnsti- tuition, men and women, and they were taken out and carried across the street to Memorial Hospital where they were cared for until this morning when all but those suffering from the smoke and shock were returned to the aAns- house.
 It is the opinion of the keeper of the house that CrOnsberry set his bed clothing afire as there seems to have been no other possible way for Ghe hre to have started.
 The hremen made a gallant fight to save the imprisoned man. As soon as, the first Gtream of water was available 1t was turned into the cell throueh a window where Cronsberry could ba heard calling for help. The flames however, had gained such laeadWa1r that it was but a few xnirr11tes after the water was turned on that Csrons- berrys voice was heard to gradua1lys become fainter and fainter and SWas finally lost altogether From the post tion in which he was found it was evil dent that he had made desperate ef- forts to escape through the bars of the door on which were found pieces of flesh where he had grasped them with his hands.
 The loss to the building is egtirnsE- ed at about $1, ,500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
LOCKED IN PADDED CELL AT ALMSHOUSE MAN BURNED
 TO A CRISP EARLY TODAY
Four Women, nmates of the Institution, in Hospital Suffering
 From InhaIing Smoke and the Shock John CrOnsbey Aged 4O Victim Of Alcoholism, is Believed
 to Have Started the Fire Himself

New London, Jan.- Blocked in padded cell in the alnshouse unable to get out, John H. Cronsberry, 40, was burned to a crisp, early today, by a fire which it is believed he started him self. Four women inmates of the in stitution, Mrs. Eunice Bailey, Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan. Miss Maria Searles and Miss Maria Connell, are in Menor- ial hospital suffering from inhaling snol-e and the shock. They will re- cover.
 sCronsberry, who was a clockmaker by trade, was taken to the almshouse, late yesterday afternoon, suffering from alcoholism and placed in the padded cell, the only one of its kind in the city. Towards night he seemed to have quieted down and the first sign of trouble was detected by an assis- tant keeper who smeIled smoke short ly after night. He immediately made an investigation and discovered the inside of the cell occupied by Crons- berry to be a mass of flames. He call ed for assistance and the fire depart ment was summoned. The flames were so intense that no one was able to get near enough to the cell to unlock the door and release Cronsberry and when the flames were finally extinguished there was nothing left but charred