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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
ANOTHER VOTING MACHINE REVERSE.

BUSY AGENTS of the voting machine trust encamped in
Harrisburg last winter and spring and succeeded in getting
passed bill equip the polls in Pennsylvania with voting
The bill introduced and fought for made the adop
ton machines mandatory but the trust agents had to
accept amendment making optional with the counties
the machines should be adopted And the amendment
fatal to the BILL In veong Governor Tener that
innovation to become part of the election laws it
general scope and made optional with the
county commissioners throughout Che State Such
provision my Judgment would utterly destroy the uniformity
voting This probably shuts out New Jersey from
its big stock of rejected voting machines
Pennsylvania bargain prices But nevertheless, the Penn
syvana taxpayers and be congratulated their
deiverance.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS


A cry of Murder" wild scramble
-lights-the discovery that Captain
Hanska had been killed. That is what
followed Bobby North's drunken ar
rival to Mrs. Moores boarding-hous
When feeling his way up the stairs
he had seen a sparkle as of a Jewel,
and, STOPPING to pick it up. found his
hand in something warm and sticky
blood. Then it was that he had cried
out in terror
Arrived at the terrible scene. the
boarders all could account for them
selves except North, the Unfortunate
visitors that evening-two gentle
men friends" of the stenographers
who had sung in the parIor the en-
who had visited his sister. an invalid,
on the third floor and Lawrence
Wade, who had called to see Captain
Hanska.
He had called several times before,
but this time he had a bag, and some
one remembered of hearing sounds as
OF quarrel. coming from Hanskas
room. Everything seemed to point to
Wade's guilt, 1t being the more suspi-
cious as he was taken by the police as
he was boarding a boat for Liverpool. :.
During the excitement a woman dressed
for the opera had appeared In the
crowd about the house and, forcing her
way in, had taken charge OF things pc
fore anyone realized 1t. As the house
was to be sealed until after the inquest
she told him her name, Rosalie lie
Grange, and that she had Just opened a
boarding house across the street ana
took them all over with her.
Rosalie lie Grange, entrance meuium
had given. up the practise of her profess
sion since coming into a fortune
Having been present when Mrs. ian
ska, accompanied by her friend. Betsy
Barbara, tells Inspector MCGEE, an old
friend of Rosalie's. whom she had
helped on several cases, her story, she
determines to vindicate Mrs. Hanskas
story, duplicates him all the more,
for she was trying to get divorce
from Hanska. Wade was her lawyer
whom. she confessed. was in love with
her.
Resale works secretly. not even
telling MCGEE her plans. Searching
the house for clue, she finds a red
shoebutton on the fire. escape when
leads from the third floor by Miss
Estrilla's rooms to Hanska,s, and
among Miss Estrilla's clothing red
shoes with one button missing. with
the aid of detectives. the real name OF
the Estrillas is found-Perez-and de-
tails of their early life. Through
spiritualism she starts to solve the
mystery. She hears a remarkable
revela ton regarding the fate of Cap
tain Hanska. Juan was in his room Try :
ing to get the jewels he had taken from
which they had followed him to New
York Resale has Inspector MCGEE and
several of the police concealed there to
hear the confession. She then goes
to aid him in escaping the country.
Miss Perez, or Miss Estrilla, as she
has been known, confesses to her
knowledge of the death of Hanska.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
New Comment on the Fashions

His name was John. Smith, as is
always the case with men about
whom stories are told without men
tioning their names, and he had spent
his verdant youth in the country.
One evening he found himself at a
ball in a large city. His eyes took
unto themselves the size of butter
plates and his jaw sagged as might
be the case with one who had died
but had not received the benefit of a
visit from the undertaken The wom-
en- in their decollete gowns trans
fixed him. At last he turned to the
friend who had brought him to the
ball and remarked explosively:
Gee. ssee these girls have on
their ow-and-thens"-Th Popular
Magazine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
CHEAP LUNCHEONs FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

THREE-CENT MONDAY luncheons to be introduced
Panfed schools and the Mothers Association of that
city the credit of nauguratng this excellent 1t
charity the enterprise expected pay for it's
genuine boon to the children Neither is it experiment.
Philadelphia has proved its value. The Home
League of that city has committee school lunches which
has taken of this proposition for two years
its list The committee issues illustrated
report and points experiments in that city and elsewhere
showing children avang themselves the cheap school
uncheon gain faster weight height and lung power
better and conduct marks than the others And
the Philadelphia schools where the plan operation
has been met by the sales
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
One Mans Neglect.

Two talking while Mt lunch in q
downtown RESTAURANT.
"Are you going Blanks funerair
asked the other.
eyes, 1 guess so" the reply. "Seems too
bad that young man should have to die"
"TIow was he fxeds Leave his family In
good circumstancess"
"No, guess they haven't much"
aDidn't he carry any insurancer
"NO. He bought house few
and had Just made the last payment ON 1t few
days before he died."
There being sufficient material I'm that por-
tion of the conversation for editorial comment,
what said afterward is of little conse-
quence.
The subject of the conversation between the
two is dead. Advice will do him good.
His lack of foresight IL what prompts this
comment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
AN OPPOSITION TO BE CoURTED.

FORMER GOVERNOR STOKES should regard with the
compacency the opposition raised against him within
party it is tribute which fail great
benefit to him in the party primaries and the November
spirit the age progressive without being radical
The thought of the majority midway between reaction
radasm Republican sentiment advanced
the old leaders longer recognizes
appeal by Republican candidate Governor
the spirit of rae party by in
that spirit and he vii lose favor with Republican
denied support by those who persist in looking
backward
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
A REPUBLICAN SLUMP.

IN THE Sixth Congress district election the Progressves
and Republicans neckandneck race coming out nearly
even the Republican percentage of the vote decreased
while Progressive percentage increased The
tive smaness the total vote in the rural districts partly
that there in sight for the
hire of farmers teams Republican candidate the
chief sufferer The free of money in the
country districts past years by Republican campaign
ayers handcaps Republican campaigns when the party
purse s lean and the election law is strict
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
Reasons.

Summer Belle-There go two of the
most disagreeable men I've met this
season.
Friend-Are they? Why?
Summer Belle--One of them stares
me out OF countenance and the other
won't look at me at all
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24

This young made a mistake which
should he n lesson to Others. That he was in
dustrious and, to all appearances, economical
because of the sacrifices made to install his
family in a home. is presumed. He succeeded
in that direction and died. The wife and chill
dren have the home. But what are they going
to do with ii, having money! A mortgage
will relieve the situation for a time, but what
will be available when that money is gone.
overcome the obstacle that confronts those
left behind is suggested to those who are in
even though the principal were but 81 900. would
now be a great relief to his family
The saIarfed of family who argues
against life insurance doesn't know what he is
talking about. 1t Is the greatest protector Of
the home discovered. What better proof
could wish for than the word-picture above
painted buffalo Enquirer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
Why 1t Was Necessary.

Going to look for another job?'
asked one office boy.
'I'll have to-" replied the other,
"before next baseball season. The
funerals l got off to attend last sum-
mer have given the boss an idea that
all my relatives are dead
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
Her Reason.

why do you buy furs in the sum-
mer time?'
You're always telling me I must
look out for the future. -Philadel-
phia Record.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
Gossip Of the Toilers


ditions by united action, but invaria-
bly, have been beaten back by the.
rifles and sabers of the soldiery and
Imprisonment and exile on the part
of the judges.
A new agreement for brewery
workers in Ottawa, Canada, gives
them an increase in wages. All en-
rloyees in and around the brewery
are included Engineers and firemen
have their hours reduced from twelve
to ten per day, The men will receive
fifty cents an hour for overtime in
stead of forty cents an hour.
The result of the great movement
in the building industry of Germany
which has now ended peacefully, is
reviewed in the building workers
journal. the Foundation Stone. The
average increase for the 273,044 work
ers throughout the country amounts
TO sill pfennigs per hour a pfennigs
equal / cent?, while $1,000 workers
will benefit by shortening of the
working hours. The building workers
have to thank their solid organization
which last year numbered 1876, 56l
members, with funds amounting to
SO, 900, 900, that strike was avoided.
Bonuses amounting to $4,000 were
distributed among the employees of
Messrs Clarke, Nichols and Coombs,
Limited, at the Peoples Palace, Lon
don, recently. The bonus system, in
which every one who has been en-
ployed for year participates, was
established in 1890, and provides that
after paying the ordinary sharehold-
ers six per cent. on their capital. the
surplus profits shall be divided in
equal proportions between the work
people and the shareholders. During
the past twenty-three years more
than f1S2,o00 has been paid in the form
Of bonuses to employees.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24

(To Be Continued Tomorrow,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
HOME RULE POLICY TO BE ADOPTED FOR
 NATIONAL FORESTS

Washington, July z2-7ome rule, in part at least for users of the national forests. is the policy which has been ado2ted by Secretary Houston of the Experiment of Agriculture In an order issued today he granted to set- tiers and other users of governmen forest land the right to a voice in forest government.
 The regulation provides that when- ever an association whose cmember- ship includes a ma5crity Of the local residents using national forest, or portions thersdE for like purposes. shall select a committee, an agree unent on the part of which shall be birding upon the association, such committee, upon application to the district forester, may be recognized in an advisory capacity in behalf of fhe association"
 Furthermore, these associations are to receive notice of proposed action and have an opportunity to be heard iby the local forester in reference to any proposed changes likely to affect materially their use of the forests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
GOVERNMENT SENDS MEAT INVESTIGATOR
 TO SOUTH AMERICA

weshington. July ez-Dr. A D. Mel iTin. Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry. was designated today by Secrear Houston of the Department of Agriculture to undertake a three monkhs' investieatton of the meat packing industry in Argentina. BrzziL Uruguay and Paraguay.
 Some time ago Secretary Houston announcea his intention of sending a rep-esentative of his department to iIcuire into the meat industry of the southern republics, and the detach- ing of the chief of the animal industry bureau for the work is accepted as es tdence that the secretary anticipates heavy imports as soon as the new tariff bill passes. with meat on the free list and that a thorough knoWl- edge Of packing conditions in the countries to the south is necessary to insure intelligent inspection
 Dr. Melvin will sail from New York Saturday. Other experts of his bureau later, 1t is said, will be sent to Australia and to various European countries on similar missions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
FARMERS SUFFER FROM BAD
 ROADS IN MOVING CROPS

Washington. July 22-where bad roads prevail farmers are forced to move their crops not when the mar 1Eet price is favorable but when the roads are favorable andf requentiy at heavy pecuniary loss as a result, ac cordine to the office of Public Roads Department of Agriculture.
 Excessive fluctuations. : in market prices are seldom due to over-produc- ffon.' statement issued today as- serts. '@They frequently take place in regions where the local production does not equal the consumption. There arc counties rich in agricultural possi- bslities burdened with bad roads. where the annual incoming shipments of food exceed the outgoing ehipTre t1fe in the ratio of four to one Many such countries with improved roads would not only become self support ing but would ship products to other Enarkets.'s A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
PROPOSALS FOR STATE ROAD
 WORK

Sealed proposals will be received by the State Highway Commissioner. Room 27, Capitol, Hartford, Conn. until D. m-, of Monday, July 18th. 1918, for the construction of a section of Warrenite. Amiestte, Bituminous Macadarn or Asphalt pavement in the Town of Stratford in accordance with plans and specifications
 Bids will state the price as per spec tflcatfons.
 The State Highway Commissioners reserves the right to increase or de- crease the number of feet to be inn proved, after the contract is let All bids must be accompanied by a surety company bond or a certified check of not less than one-third of the cost of the work. Any bidder to whom contract has been awarded re- fusing to sign the contract at the prices offered and furnish a surety company bond. or a certified check, shall forfeit from his bond or check a sum equal to difference in price be- tween his bid and the next lowest bid- der. Plans and specifications may be examined at Town Clerks office, the State Highway Commissioners, Room 27, Capitol.
 The State Highway Commissioner reserves the right to reject any and all bids
 Dated at Hartford. Conn. July 18th. 1913.
 C. J. BENNETT,
 State Highway Commissioners,
 Room 27, Capitol, P 21 d~s Hartford, Conn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
Storage Warehouses

STORAGE OF FURNTTURE-se rate rooms. securely locked, furni- fure and china packing. Furniture and pianos removed, large yans. age Warehouse O., 12SJ Main St. Cor. Congress St Tel. 10$4-9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
Printers and statloners

100 CARDS, ENVELOPES, sTATE- ments, Bill Heads, Note Heads, or Circulars printed for only $2.OO Siksays s3 Reilley street.
 U2zs2-tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22

GOOD PRINTING AT LOW PRICES. 100 Cards. Statements. Bill Heads lars, printed for only $2.o0. Sfksay. SS Reilly street. Uz2tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
Personal

CARD READER-Advice on an ae- fairs, z5c. Mrs. Levy, STA Madison Ave. fourth house above North Av.
 L25 stf ORDER your screen now, antique fur niture renovated. fine cabinet work. Carl A. Schmidt. 12O Cleveland avenue. R13 assp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
AUTOMOBILES.

HOW ARE your lamps? Repairing. glass, parts, all kinds. Auto Lamp Shop. 80 John St P P21*f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22

TO RENT-Nicely furnished rooms. in strictly respectable family. b&f Fairfield Ave. Phone 36s-S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22

STAR PRESS prints business cards, envelopes bill heads. statements, tickets, programs, show cards, cir- culars. Low prices. 6rst class work. Jacob Schneider, Prop, 16-18 KoB- guth St., corner Stratford Ave. Phone 2603-12. Union office.
 T3 etf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22

FOR RENT-RooYns for rnanufactur ing or storage Gledhil1 e Co. z2l Water St. R8 ~t1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
Photography

DEVELOPING of films and plates for amateurs, first class work guaran- teed. hitman Studio Park and Fairfield Ayes. T2 ate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
Lost and Found

LOST.-Eng1ish zetter dog, white and grown. 0eo Reward. Wm. W Nichols. SEA Clinton Ave. P17 d*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
Ambulances

AHfBULANCES- cars and Limousfnes. Charges reasonable. James T. Rourke. 1925 Main street Phone 1881. pr ds~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
UphoIgtering

THE CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK, of Bridgeport, corner Main and wall Streets. S. ". Baldwin. President; H. S. Shelton, Vice Pres ident; l.. H. Powe, Cashier: T. c. Cumming, Assistant Cashier. Cap- Lump. $8so. .0oo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22
I.aundres
Lumber
Motor Cycles

EXCELSIOR MOTOR CKCLEB, Q. IT,
 Kellogg. e1s State St Phone 1884
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-22

JACOB RUPrTRT's BREWERY, 21s Housatonic Ave. Phone 577 wAITER sTAPLETON. Lumber st
 Phone i04s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
BOWLING GREEN

BOWLING. GREEN. VA, Jan. IL
Mrs. r. benjamin Gill spent che past
week in Richmond as the guest of
Judge William A. Moncure.
Misses Frances, Ellen and Helen
Broaddus have returned to their re-
spective schools in Waverly, Wake
field and Woodstock, Va
Mr.. and Mrs John l.. White en-
tertained in their historic home, 1.-THE
Mansion on last Saturday evening.
the following guests; DIR. and Mrs.
w. r. Broaddus. Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert A. Coghill Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Gill,
Judge and Mrs. F., c. Moncure, Mrs.
r. @. Moncure, Major and Mrs. w.
w. Raines, Mr. and Mrs. r. c. Vaien-
tine, Aubrey Valentine, Miss Wool
folk, Mr.. and Jordan voolfolk, DIR. and
Mrs Robert Gleassell. and the Misses
GlasseIL
Miss NJ Virginia Upshur spent a
part OF last week with relatives in West
End
Mrs r.. y. George, OF Pereolo was
the guest of Mrs. Robert Cogbili last
week.
Mrs. William l., Boyd. who has
been visiting her parents returned TO
her home in Richmond this week
The high school building was for
n1ally accepted by the school board
from Architect r. l.. Stearn, and e G..
Helm. contractor on Thursday. The
board expressed themselves as being
very much pleased with the building.
Mrs. VIII Miller and sister, Mrs.
Haskins, entertained the Bridge club
on Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

A delightful indoor carnival will
5utn aud 5 # ST Z MS Incorporating
will be under the auspices OF the
Junior lakewood Memorial associa-
ton, OF which Mrs. c. w. Massie is
president She will be ably assist
ed by q bevy of the most attractive
girls of the younger set and the
entire affair is being planned on an
elaborate scale. The decorations will
be most artistic, transferring the
hall into bower of beauty. Gaily
bedecked booths will be erected, az
which various articles will be on sale,
while eide shows and palmistry tents
will he special features II atlnea
on the afternoon of the 31st will
be given, with due reference To the
enjoyment Of children.
Miss Rabecca Eggleston and Miss
Marguerite Holdsworth are spending
few days in Caroline county,
Miss kathleen Phaup. after spend
ing the Christmas holidays with her
parents in Dinwiddie, has returned
Ia til8 city tn RESUME her studies
aIrs. Walter 'Mahoney and son. Ay
lette, Of 220 North Thirty-seeond
street, who have been quite sick
with scarlet fever. are improving.
Mrs. James Burdette. Of Ashland,
was the recent guest of friends on
the hill.
Mrs. w, A. Faulkner, of South
Carolina, Is visiting her sister, Mrs.
William Wakefield, of East Marshall
street.
Miss Althea Eggleston, who was
operated on for throat trouble sew
eral weeks ago at the Grace hos
pital, has returned to her home, S00I
East Marshall street, where she Is
convalescent.
Miss Lutte Holdsworth is return
ing home today from the country,
where she spent portion OF the holt
days.
The Ladies' Aid society of Union
Station church Will meet Monday al
ternoon at o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
ASK VIRGINIA TO
SHOW. SAN DIEGO
NATIVES or OLD DOMINION ANx-
IoUs FOR STATE TO HAVE



SAN DIEGO. CAL, Jan. 1l.--For-
mer residents of Virginia and West
Virginia, now living in San Diego
have inaugurated an active campaign
TO secure proper representation of
their former home states by exhibits
at the San Diego exposition in 1915.
They held an enthusiastic meeting
at the United State Grant hotel here
on December card, and outlined plans
for interesting their friends across
the continent in the preparation Of
such exhibits here.
The organization of the former
West Virginians was undertaken by
Robert c. Slaughter, formerly OF
Huntington. while w. Jefferson Davis,
who came from Virginia, looked after
his fellows from that State. Davis
Is commissioners t-large of the 1915
exposition. Both Slaughter and
Davis are planning trip East after
the holidays to present to the iesisla-
lures of the two Eastern States rea-
sons Tor making q State exhibit here,
and the advantages that would be
derived therefrom.
In this they will have the endorse
ment and support Of the organic
tons effected here. ana a campaign
of enlightenment concerning the PIT
poses and distinctive features of tn
San diego exposition. as well an en-
couragement of participation by thei
former States. has been initiated by
the men constituting the State organ
izations.
State societies here are working en-
Enthusiastically to induce the people OF
the States in which thew f~--~~-'~ 49,.
sided TO provide for the State repre-
sentation here in lsls, anu nleos.ls
with gratifying announcement every
whore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

from "a visit Of several days 10 rela-
tives near Brandy.
Miss Mabel Altman has returned
from visit TO Miss Mabel Jefries,
in Charlottesville,
Miss Belle Martin hiss returned TO
her school at New Hope, after spend
ing the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. a. b. Martin, in town.
James HUFF. after spending the past
two weeks with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 5. HUFF, near town, has re-
turned 10 his school at Nokesyille.
Professor A. S. Whitehead. prnci-
PAL or the Gordonsville nigh school.
has returned from SmfthiieId, where
he spent the holidays with his par
ents.
John Reynolds. OF Newport News,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
GORDONSVILLE

GoRDONSyILLE, VA. Jan. IL
Emmanuel Block, OF Detroit, Mich,
spent several days this week with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Block,
in the city.
E. ". Breeder. Of Richmond, was
A visitor several days this week at
the home of DIR. John w. Scott.
E. e. Hopper. OF Charlottesville,
was the guest several days this week
Of his sister, Mrs. E. w. Bowen, In
the city.
A. r. Downer and Burton Cook
have been spending the week with
friends in Richmond
Mrs. l. w. Beckham and little
daughter. Virginia. have returned