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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
.SUFFRAGISTS
PLEAD CAUSE
) AT WASHINCTON

Washington, Jan. 31.-Suffragists
stormed the capitol, today. Four
hundred Votes for women advo-
made a masSed demonstration be-
fore the House committee on elections.
They pleaded for passage of the bill
Of Representative French of Idaho,
giving women the right to vote for
representatives in Congress.
Gray-haired grandmothers and their
granddaughter, husbands, brothers
and Sweethearts damned the largest
committee room of thezsHouse4-- its
capacity.
The Rev. Olympia Brown, of ..Ra-
cine, Wis, president of the Federated
Women's Equality League, of the
United States, presided. A dozen Con
igressmen supported the women. Each
represented
Miss Clara 3. CortIey opened the
hearings with a plea for a constitu-
tional amendment iicluding votes for
Z, Representative MondelI, Of VVyonl-
ings declared that Estate legislatures
may very property consider olsen
franc hisement of bachelors
Representative Hayden, of Arizona,
told how women are the conservative
not the radical voters of that state
.fornia, Laferty of Oregon, and a half
dozen other 5Congressxnen also cited
the success of equal suffrage in their
states.
Other speakers were DR.. Belva A.
Lockwood, honorary president of the
Equity League; and Clara AIcNaugh-
ton, of Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31

figures to the board and Will make
an earnest effort to gain material
reduction in the assessment.
Attorney Samuel c. Shaw, who will
represent the Sanford estate, presided
yesterday at an informal meeting of
Main street property owners, who met
TIC discuss their prescntments before
the Board of Relief. About 20 bust
neess ren We're present. They agreed
that many as Possible would at
tend the board of relief meeting Mon
day afternoon. - ~
"The property owners do not OBJ
JeGt 10 reSo tde .srI 1iIa
that, realty in. the center of the city
is much more valuable today than 1T
has been in the past and would ac-
cept a reasonable increase in their as
sessnents.
but the increases made by the as
SCISSORS seems to most Of the prop
erty owners to be entirely out of pro-
portion In some cases the valuation
has been doubled. We are going to
try to get amicable adjustment of
conditions that will be agreeable to
all
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
F. OF [. PLANS
To UNI0NlzE
ALL employees
Secretary Morrison Says Active
Campaign Is Now On
Against Steel Trust

Washington, Jan 51-Steel, textile
rubber and packing house industries
are to be the targets upon which the
American Federation of Labor today
determined to concentrate their fire
in an active warfare to unionize all
employees and through organization to
effect anticipation of working condi-
tions, force increased pay and recog-
milton of the union
! I'm majority of these industries -
said Secretary Morrison, of the Fed
GRAFTON, today, 'tunSkilled laborers re-
ceiVe as wages such a small amount
that, the result is worse than a bread
line.
I'VE are sending out a million cop
les of an appeal to workers to join
with us. We want to help those now
held in Industrial slavery -.z
Morrison indicated that 'the Fedora
tons first campaign would be waged
against the tsteel trust in an effort
to assist striking employees at Rankin
and Braddock.
when the Federation undertook the
task of organizing the steel workers, -
q stat enent issued from headquarters
today asserted, sit was given out from
thust sources that no opposition from
the company would be made to the
organization of its employees. This
assertion was not in accord with the
previous policy Of the steel trust and,
consequently, it did not bear the mark
of veracity. It was expected that
whenever the Federation commenced
actual organization the entire power
of the steel monarch would be brought
to bear to thwart- the organization of
its employees. The expected happen
ed
Secretary Morrison said the Fedora
ton would grant every possible assist
ance to the striking steel employees and
that they were receiving inforrna ton
from union men on the ground
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
PAST EXALTED RULERS
. OF CONNECTICUT ELECT
Annual Mid Winter Meeting Held in
New Britain-EdWard Leach En-
dorsed For Grand Exalted
Ruler.

The Past Exalted Rulers associa,-
ton of the B. P. O. Elhs of Connec-
.ticut held their annual session yester-
day at the new home of New Bri-
tain lod ge of Eaks There were so
members of the organization present.
The election of officers resulted in the
selection of former Senator James E.
McGann of New Haven as president.
p J. Murray of Torrington lodge was
elected e-preeident and NJ. J.
Reidy of Naugatuck and Harry Brown
of. New Britain were reelected re-
spectively. treasurer and secretary. All
of the Officers were chosen by a ur1-
SanimoJls vote. n &
The association is in a most flour
ishing condition and a vote OF
thanks was extended to retiring pres
ident Thomas E. Donahue OF New
London who has made a most capable
official.
= The past. exalted rulers present from
bridgeport lodge were Henry H. Jen-
rings John A. Judge, Louis Brock,
Joseph C. Ivers and J. L. McGovern.
quent tribute to the memory of the
late William v. Dewitt P. D. D., G.
e. r., of this city.
Meritorious addresses were made by
Edward Leach, grand treasurer, John
H. Cassidy of Waterbury, D. D. G. q.
R., Mayor Joseph NJ. Holloran OF New
Britain. President J. E. Mccain. Eln-
est Humphries, chairman of the
lodge and others Attorney William
Delaney of New Britain was. toast
master at the banquet which was
served in the new rathskellar.
The association by a unanimous
vote endorsed the candidacy of Ed
ward Leach of New York, lodge for
grand exalted ruler.
Next Thursday night the local lodge
Of E1ke will initiate a class of 20 and
: the occasion will be graced by the
presence of District Deputy John H.
Cassidy. There will be a social ses-
sion after the business meeting fol-
lowing which stGerman Night will
be observed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
Weather IndicaGions

New Haven. Jan. 31-Forecast: rain
tonight, colder in the interior Sat
urday rain or snow and much colder.
Brisk to high southwest to west
winds.
The storm which was central over
Iowa, yesterday morning, has moved
eastward and is now central over
lower Michigan 1t is causing cloudy
weather with rain or snow from the
Mississippi eastward to New ENGLAND
It Will probably pass out the ST Law
loved 1By an area of bietf spress1,re
which Is now central over North Da-
Aota and is producing u severe cold
we've with mperatures from 20 to
so degrees below zero between the
Rocky Mountains and the lake re-
gions
Conditions favor for this vicinity in
creasing cloudinees with rain which
Will Probably , turn tor snow and be
followed by CLEARING and much colder
weather ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
BOARD OF RELIEF
TO BEGIN HEARINGS
TOMORROW MORNING
Lawyers Will Seek Material
Reduction from Big In
creases In Central Prop
critics.

Members of the Board of Relief will
begin to earn their salaries tomor-
row when the first hearing on appeals
grand. list will be held Indications
are that the board members will more
than earn their salaries. The board
will meet at a.. m. and will be in
session at the assessors office until 4
pm.
Other meetings will be held Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday of next
week during the same hours and there
will be evening sessions from to 9
o'clock on Wednesday and Friday.
f a. 49, e
day is appointed by Main street
property owners for the presentation
of their appeals from the big in
creases to which their holdings have
been subjected. The property owners
will be represented by plenty of 1e-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
Bell Ringing Is an A.

''Be1l ringing is a science" said a
master of the art. 'TG is called cam
panoIogy, and there are abstruse and
technical terms in it, Ike Kent treble
bob 'Stedman cinQues,' double court
bob lodges 'noils' and 'stingOe5'
Each Of these terms defines a certain
phase or kind of bell ringing. In Eng
land there is a society, the Central
Council of Bell Ringers, that ever
campanoIogfst desires ardentIy TO be
long to. Maybe you think bell ringing
is simpler Do you know what peal
is? A peal in ringers parlaDcs f.
series of 5000 changes rung upon e
chime, no change occurring more than
once"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
A MYSTERY MEAL

Vegetab1es-To steal mildIy-cab-
bage. Complete upsets-turnips What
successful candidates do-beef. Two
kinds of toes mot found on man OF
Relishes-Per raining to regions I'm :
derground-ceIery. Comical perform
ance-caperf.
Puddings-Whaf we sey to inperti-
nent agents-say, go. Exactly perpen-
dicular-l1umb The mantle of win
teT-snow. What the lawyer says to
his clientS@Suet
Pies1To walk in an affected man
ner-mince. A relative of the dairy
nan-pumpIlin-
F'ruit-The historians de1ight-dates.
Water in motion-currants. Small
shot CpluraD -grapes.-NeW York Tel
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
DELAYED MAIL
CRIPPLES MEETING
fspeoiaI to The Farmer.

Hartford, Jan. 31.-The CouSOAdat-
ed Trolley Improveme nt ASSocia ton
met in roomre61, Capitol #fye5eeT1iay
mftarnoon but the ATTENDANCE was
gTnaN- FAR
The meeting had been announced
and explained from the floor of the
House by Representative sylan w
Wilson of Bridgeport, but the an
nounceme emit evidently was too late 10
overcome the eircum stance that mail
ed Invitations had not been Delivered
in time to the mem 11ers.
Alderman John Eyddy and City
Clerk Stephen f. Boucher of Bridge
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31

my sister writes from abroad that
her husband fell four stories out Of a
hotel window
Mercy! You take 1t very calmly"
"Oh, he wasn't hurt! You see. It was
In Venice. and he could swim.R-BOs-
ton Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
LID WON'T BE so
TIGHT IN WINSTED
ON NEXT SUNDAY

on 111ite as tight in winsted This com
ing Sunday as it was a week ago.
This decision was reported at a meet
ing of the city attorney, representa-
tive citizens and members Of the. Con
necticut Welfare league They de-
cided that a strict Interpretation Of
the Sunday Blue Laws was not adj.
visable and certain stores will be al
lowed to remain open, among them
cigar and drug stores. Keepers of
fruit stores say they will open and
that no discrimination should be
made. Interesting times are looked
for.
Paris-The. first national congress
of the parents with large families
league, seven members from one town
having so children, resolved for the
taxation of Bachelors
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
ion, breach of the peace and carry,

ing concealed weapons.
Louis Miller, for committing a
breach of the peace while also un-
der the influence of liquor escaped
with a fine of $40 and costs as did
Rudolph Leon charged with assault
John Brennan, bafled out of the
station house cell last. night after be-
ing arrested upon the public streets
feited his bonds of $40.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
Easily Arranged.

eft seems to. me-" he. complained.
''that you think entirely too much OF
your clothes"
"Oh, no, I don't, dearg' she hastily
replied. ''I don't really think anything
of them. Can't you get some extra
work to do or manage in some way 60
increase your income 50 that can
have something new?'-Chicago Rec
ord-HeraId.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
CITY COURT CASES

In the City Court this morning Jo-
seph Rock, who last night attempted
to say goodbye to an unknown man
by means of large .38 caliber re-
voIver which he brandished in a sa-
loon at 225 Grand street was fined s35
and costs upon charges of intoxica-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31

Agnes-And did he say looked intel-
Iectual? Gladys-Oh. no, indeed!
assure you he said nothing disparag-
fRg.-Life-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31

The noontide sun is DARK and musle
discord when the heart IS IOw.-Young-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31

London-A tailor's window in
displays this sign: 'tMes-
sieurs' habiliments faShionably fabri-
Gated, invisibly renovated metam or
phosed and 'depurated.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
SARAH LIsIEs DEAD AT 115.

IdsIes, colored, whose age was estab-
1isf1ed by records at lis years, is dead
at hospital near here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31
SOCIAL AND persona al

The =Queen's Daughters have post
poned their regular meeting, for this
evening until further notice, owing TIC
the Colonavil1a.
sfWIlat sort of man is Pickledorf 2? I
absolutely helpless without a cork
screw '=Birminshaln Age-Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31

Girl Wanted? Read the
Farmer Want Ads.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-23
GOVERNMENT WILL
STAND HANDS OFF
Says President Huerta of Election i'm
MeNico-Governmen Can't
Have Candidate.

Mexico City, Sept. 21.--"Not only
would IT be an anomaly that the gov
ernment should have candidate, but
IT can be further said that the gov
ernment has no prediction for nor
Will 1T aid any candidate" Provision
al President Huerta today thus re-
piled to the question as to whether
there would be an administration
candidate in the coming presidential
elections. Speculation has been made
freely that General Huerta intended
to throw his support to this or that
man for the presidency.
President Huerta expressed the at
titude the administration, especially
in the present circumstances "as one
of absolute impartiality" and added
that it only would take precaution
to prevent any disturbance.
The President said he would use
the army, if necessary, to keep order
Il want to declare once for all in
the face of the whole nation" said
General Huerta, that i shall comply
with the obligations l have assumed
These have for their basis peace and
the security of the republic, leaving
always complete freedom to the
divers political parties to launch can
didates and do their work toward
carrying to a happy conclusion their
ideals, without aid or impediment
from the government"
The Catholic party held it's CON
vention behind closed doors today.
! No announcement as to the choice of
a candidate was made.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-23
SO CITIZENS HELD
AT BAY IN SWAMP
Ed Raine, Chester Negro Gives Con-
siderable Trouble Before Be
ing Captured.

Chester Special to Charleston
News and Courier, Sept. 21.-There
was an exciting time here last night
when Ed Raine, colored said to have
been almost crazed from the effects
of whiskey, held about fifty citizens
at bay in a swamp of the Tan Yard
Branch, near the coal shutes OF the
Carolina & Northwestern Railw ay.
The trouble had its origin in Raine's
alleged attempt to kill a negro wo-
man In one of the houses on Irwin
lane in the proximity of the Spring
stein mill. He had revolver in one
hand and razor in the other. This
woman was locked in closet in the
house while George Brown, colored,
hastened to police headquarters
officer p. b. Hardin was told of the
woman's imminent danger. He
made for the scene and just before
ne reached there Haines started away
from the house and as he was leaving
aimed his pistol at George Brown
and fred. Brown, who held a single
barrelled shotgun in his hand, was
instructed to fire by officer Hardin.
Both shots were ineffective. Then IL
was that Raines started running and
shooting, with officer Hardin right
in behind him. From time to time
the negro would stop and aim at the
officer and shoot, but each time the
shots went astray. AS the negro
turned into Walnut street officer
Hardin fired and this time the negro
was hit and fell to the ground. Quick
as cat he again sprang to his feet
and turned into Mobley street and
soon hid himself in a swamp.
In the meantime Charlie Connolly
was instructed by the officer to call
officer II. Jackson and Chief ]. L..
Sanders. They were quickly on the
scene along with citizens who came
running and in motor cars. 1t was
dark and the negro was well hid in
the bushes A thorough search was
made for him by Officers Jackson and
Hardin. With the aid of the form
er's strong searchlight Chief Sanders
with large number of citizens, made
ring about the place so that he
could not possibly escape. Raine was
finally found. He was pulled out
bleeding profusely. The time he fell
the bullet had torn off a piece OF his
lip and tongue and continued into
the back of his head. He was car
ried to the Magdalene hospital and
is in a precarious condition.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-23
COTTON FUTURES
TAX COMPROMISE
Agreed on Representative
Levers Proposition.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Disputed
points between the senate and the
house in the tariff bill, narrowed
down today to such chief features as
the income tax, the tax on cotton flu
lures and the general administrative
provisions. Democratic managers
expected to send the conference re-
port to the house by Thursday.
Chairman Simmons of the senate
finance committee and Senator Hoke
Smith assured President Wilson to-
day that they expected the bill to be
ready for his signature before the
end of the week. The last moments
of the passage of a tariff measure,
however, always offer opportunity
for rejection of a conference report
and further deliberations on points
upon which either house may insist.
Democratic leaders from the South
are said to be agreed on the cotton
future tax compromise proposed by
Representative Lever and endorsed
by Postmaster General Burleson and
Senator Hoke Smith. Instead of the
high Clarke tax, 1t proposes a small
er tax on cotton for which the gov
eminent has fixed standards. The
cotton exchange men, however, are
protesting against 1t.
With consideration OF the income
tax section today, the senate's amend
ment lowering the minimum exemp-
ton from s4. 900 to $4,000, allow
ances for dependent wives and chill
dren and larger taxes on great in
comes came up for settlement.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-23
WESTON AND SIMS ~
PICKED FOR JOBS
Former For District Attorney, and
Latter For United States Mar
Shal-EndS Long Contest.

Washington, Sept 2O.-Francis
II. Weston of Columbia has been
agreed upon by President Wilson
and Attornel General McReynolds to
be United States district attorney for
the district of South Carolina. Mr..
Weston, who now is a State senator,
has been prominent in politics and
was strongly indorsed by Senator
Smith of South Carolina
James l.. Sims of Orangeburg has
been selected as United States mar
shall for the same district He was
urged by Senator Tillman. The two
nominations are expected to go to the
senate Monday
This, administration officials think
has brought to an end long contest
between Senators Smith and Tinman
for the two principal federal officers
in South Carolina. The selections are
looked upon by administration offiic-
ials as satisfactory solution Of the
contest
Senator Tillman had indorsed ].
William ThuTmond for the district
attorneyship, and department of JUS
tlce officials had given favorable re-
ports upon the qualifications of both
men.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-23
IN RECEPTIVE MOOD.
General Miles Willing to be Congress
sional Candidate.

Fitchburg, Mass. Sept. 21.-
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A,
declared last night his willingness to
become a candidate for Congress
from the third Massachusetts, district.
An announcement published here yes
terday, on the authority of a friend
of General Miles, said he would be
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation.
The general passed through here
last night on his way to his summer
home in Westminster.
II have not seen the published an
nouncement," he said, but / will
say that am not candidate in the
true sense of the word. In other
words, / am not seeking the office,
but If the people of the district want
me am patriot and will serve them
If they call me-"
The general declared he always
has been resident of Massachusetts,
notwithstanding that he has lived in
Washington and New York in past
years.
''If the people desire me to become
candidate" he added, "and | should
accept, l would advocate a platform
of living wages and better conditions
for the people" e..
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-23
PREFERS COLUMBIA
AS WINTER CAPITAL
Wilson Will Come to Capital City
if He Leaves Washington.
is OFFERED OLD HOME.
Delegation From Columbia Makes
Proffer and Receives Kindly
Assurance of Consideration.

Washington Special to Columbia
State, Sept. ga delegation from
Columbia called upon President Will
son today and renewed the invitation
from citizens of that city to make his
winter home in the South Carolina
capital. The President expressed
doubt as to his ability to leave Wash
ington for any length of time this
winter, but stated that if he went
anywhere it would be to Columbia
and intimated that the South Caro-
lima city would be his preference for
his permanent winter home during
his occupation of the White House.
Soon after his election a committee
from Columbia called upon the Presi-
dent at Princeton and presented the
invitation.
He was informed that the com
mittee had secured and placed at his
disposal the house on Hampton street
in Columbia which was designed by
his mother and built by his father,
while the elder Wilson was a profes-
sor in the Columbia Theological Sem
mary. 1t was in this house that the
President lived when a boy. Mr.. Will
son at that time was very much in
terested in the invitation, and he
stated to the committee today that
he had borne it in mind ever since.
He said, however, that the prospect
was very remote that he could leave
his job, as he expressed il, the COM
ing winter, but was very positive in
his declaration that he hoped to ac-
cept the invitation and occupy this
house after this winter.
The committee which called upon
the President was presented by Con
gressman Lever, and was composed
of Mayor Wade Hampton Gibbes OF
/ Columbia, chairman; eX-Gov. ID. c.
Hayward, now collector OF internal
revenue; James A. Hoyt and Christie
Benet, all of Columbia