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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
SIX MILlTANTS
UP ON CHARGE
OF CONSPIRACY

London, May Mrs. Enmeline
Pankhurst, suffragette leader, was to-
day removed from the house in which
she has been staying in London, to a
nursing home at Wohng, where she
will remain under the supervision of
the police. She Travelled in a. motor
ambulance which was followed by a.
taxfcab conveying several Scotland
Yard detectives who were on duty to
prevent Mrs. Pankhurst attempting to
flee the country.
Bow street police court was crowd
ed, today, when a band of six militant
suffragettes of the Women's Social &
Political Union, Wednesday, were
brought up before the magistrate on a
cious damage to property act.
Beside General Mrs. Flora Drum
mond, Miss Harriet Robert Kerr, Miss
Agnes Lake, Miss Rachel Barrett, Miss
Laura Lenox and Mrs Beatrice Saun-
ders, were Miss Annie Kenny, arrest
ed yesterday on her arrival from the
continent: Clayton, the analytical
chemist taken into custody, last night,
at Richmond, and Drew, the printer
of yesterdays issue. of the Suffrag gette
who was arrested today.
General alarm was caused, today, by
the discovery Of a bottle filled with
Ylitre-glycerfne and wrapped in brown
paper at the tube station at PdccadiIly
Circus. The packet was labelled
Dangerous" The police are investt-
eating the affair and in the meantime
attribute the outrage to the suffra-
gettes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02

to leave, Short seized a revolver and
fred through the curtain. The rob-
Der returned the fire and both men
emptied their weapons, each shooting
blindly through the curtain. One bull
let struck Shorts forehead. another
went through an ear and third
lodged in his knee. Short fell back
in his berth and the robber fled to-
ward the rear of the train. The pas
sengers saw the robber drop from the
observation car just the train was
being brought to a stop. He left blood
stains on the car platform and pas
sengers said he appeared to be badly
hurt.
G. G. Gibson, conductor In charge of
the train, when he heard the shoot
ing, secured a pistol and accompanied
by porter, a brakeman and express
messenger, started. for the Pullman
car Before they could clear the
aisles of passengers 50 they could use
their weapons, the robber had 1eaped
from the train. The police were no.
summoned to take Short to q hospital.
Physicians said that while his wounds
were serious they did not consider
them fatal. Short is one Of the
Wealthiest mine owners of Jasper
county, operating zinc and lead mines
in that district Six years ago he was
a miner, working for wages.
Short was able to make a, statement
regarding the robbery after his arrival
at the hospital.
'sI had two pocketbooks concealed in
my berth. - he said. zone containing
a thousand dollars in currency and
the other with just a few dollars. It
is my custom to divide nay money in
this manner when travelling with a
large sum. I had always figured in
case of a robbery that I wbuId sur
render the purse containing the small
er sum. When the robber shook me
and demanded my money I was for
an instant. confused and only about
half awake. During this interval I
moved the pillow and showed back the
covers, exposing the purse containing
the larger amount Realizing what I
had done. tried to hide the purse In
the bed clothes again, but the robber
was too quick for me.
'f What was that he asked the por-
ter. "A poclzetboolz,' was the answer.
Reach IN and getstt,' the robber com
manded ana despite my efforts TO pre-
vent it the porter grabbed the purse
and handed 1t to the robber.
'-As he turned away got my pistol
from under the pillow and began
shooting at him. He returned the
fire and disabled me.
He rallied, however to get q dia-
nond ring valued at $4,000 and seven
twenty dollar gold pieces which were
in a pocket of my trousers"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
BOY SERIOUSLY
INJURED BY AUTO

New Haven, May 2-George Fahey.
IL years old, was struck and serious
iy injured, by automobile, this
morning driven by Jarvis j. Brown,
Jr., of Milford. The boy was cut
about the head and it is believed has
a fractured skull and is hurt inter-
hally.
After the accident, Mr.. Brown stop
ped his car and informed the police
at the Howard avenue station, a short
distance away The lad was roller
skating with companions on the side
walk. They were driven off the walk,
Fahey in his haste da.shing out into
the street and In front Of the ma
chine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
WHITMAN EXPECTS
TO FINISH TODAY
IN GRAFT CASES

New York, May 2.-District Attor-
ney Whitman expected to complete,
today, the presentation of evidence. in
the trial of former Police inspectors
Sweeney, Thompson, Murtha and
Hussey. charged with conspiracy to
obstruct justice.
What the defense will be has not
been made known but it was hinte q,
today that the attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS will seek first to prove anb1s
and then to prove that George A Sipp,
the disorderly house keeper and the
chief witness in the graft revelations
which involved the inspectors, was in
spired to testify in revenge for having
his place raaded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
Successor To Bent
viii Be Selected
AT Meeting Tonight

IN response to a call issued by Town
Chairman Bent the executive board
Of the Democratic party Will meet
this evening at the office Of Mr. Bent
for the purpose of e1ecting a town
chairman for the ensuing year. The
executive board consists of twelve
members, one from each voting district,
and constitutes the Town Committee
Under the party rules, the town chair
man is to be elected by this body
annually in the month of May.
The present efficient town chairman.
Attorney Bent, who has served the
party faithfully and with good results
for several years, declines to stand
for a reelection. Consequently the
choice will be made OF some new man
to succeed Mr. Bent. There has been
much speculation and newspaper dis
oussfon over his probable successor
The executive board is divided into
two groups and each one will put forth
a candidate for election. Who Will
be nominated by each side has not
yet been disclosed But the indica-
tions, are, from Information which
eould be gathered today that the part
of the committee which elected and
sustained Mr. Bent will be successful
in raining his SUCCESSOR.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
CARPENTERS
IN SPECIAL
CONFERENCE

A special meeting OF the Carpenters
Union will be held at Carpenters and
Jo1ners' hall, in Broad street, this ev-
ening, when the matter of the pro
posed raise in pay to - day will be
taken UP. At this meeting it is ex-
pected that definite action will be
taken on the demand recently made
for a, new wage scale to take effect
May l.
A meeting of the union was held a
couple of nights ago but no action in
regard to the matter was taken at
that meeting, it being voted to post
pone action until this evening. 1t is
expected that responses from all the
boss carpenters will be in by tonight
SO that final action on the matter of
the wage increase may be taken at
this meeting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
GOV. SUFFERS
PRIMARY BILL
Is Defeated

Albany. May 91Cov. Sulzer's- State
wide direct primary bill was defeat
ed by the assembly early today by a
vote of AZ 30 e. The vote in the Sen
ate On the measure, Wednesday, was
B TO AZ
The debate on the bill, which was
opened at 10.15 o'clock last night, was
not concluded until O'Clock this morn
ting. The defeat of the bill was a
foregone conclusion and the fact that
the Governor has announced that he
VIII call an extraordinary session Of
the Legislature to reconsider the meas
ure was given as reason by several
z1embsrs for their vote against it.
They said they had not had an oppor-
4unity to thoroughly acquaint them-
selves with its provisions.
Republican Assembly Leader Hin
man said he would not vote to abolish
the State convention ';even If kept
hers in continuous extra session from
now until December 31st.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
Optional Compensation
Is Provided In Bill
Reported To Assembly

OF the commissioners the cooperative
benefit system may be adopted as a
substitute for ompensation provision
Full provision is made for the estab-
lishment of mutual insurance associa-
tions by employees.
Among other features of the bill are
these:
The commissioners are to be appoint
ed directly by the governor and they
are TO serve for five year terms
The compensation which is to run
through a six year term will have a
mum OF not less than five dollars a
week.
The compensation to be paid for dis
memberment is graded as it is in the
present accident insurance policies,
even to the loss of a. finger or toe.
Among the exemptions in the bill is
so-oalled casual labor
Accidents are to be reported each
week by employers ON blanks supplied
by the town clerk.
The defendants under the bill are to
be those members Of the Injured en-
ployeis family who have been wholly
or partly dependent upon his or her
earnings.
An injured employe does not need to
engage a lawyer in bringing the case
before the commissioners. The bill
provides that in event Of any part of
It being declared unconstitutional, the
remainder of the bill shall remain as
law.
In clothing the commission with
quasi judicial power 1t has all the
rights of subpoe on the parties in
interest and the witnesses.
A great deal of interest was taken
in the bill after its introduction by the
small number of members present
The bill will go imrn ediately to a
printer and the expectation IS that it
will be in the Senate for debate the
week after next. It is not anticipated
that the House will get 1t until late
in the month and it must be one of
last important measures to be passed
by the General. Assembly If it should
pass in some form or other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
STRIKE
OF EAB0RERS In
NEW JERSEY NOW

Paterson, May PA general strike of
laborers in four counties of New Jer-
sey was gotten under way, today,
when several thousand men affiliat-
ed with the General Laborers' Interna-
ttonaI Union failed to report for work.
Leaders Of the strikers assert that
15 1000 men will be out by Monday. The
Iaborers demand an increase in wages
from $1.75 to 81 a day. The 1aborers'
strike is Independent of the silk
workers waIkout now in its third
month. Several thousand 1aborereb
members of the International Union,
are on strike in sWestchester county,
Ny, and on Long Island, where
there were riot yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
$4,000 WOMEN
IN BIG PARADE
OF SUFFRAGISTS
Vast Pageant Planned
bV Women of the
Nation
Many Figures of National Prom
iReRee Will Hold G0nSpi-
cuOuS Places

New York, May @with parade,
pageant and appeal from the public
platform. the women of New York city
who believe in woman suffrage, will
hold a demonstration tonight and to-
morrow in favor of their cause. Theo-
doke Roosevelt and DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw. president of the National Amer
lean Woman's Suffrage Association,
viii deliver addresses, tonight at the
pageant depicting woman's Dream of
Freedom, to be given at the Metropol-
ttan Opera House.
Tomorrow afternoon what is expect
ed to be the greatest woman's suffrage
parade ever held-3o,O0O strong-will
move up Fifth avenue. When it is
over men and women orators in auto
mobiles viii appeal to the people at
the Plaza. Fifth avenue and 59th
street. and a great mass meeting will
be held In Carnegie Hall at which
prominent men and women workers
for the cause from neighboring States,
many OF national prominence. will be
Delegations. some coming by special
train with their own bands, began
pouring In today to take part in the
Demonstration. and it was estimated
at suffrage headquarters that more
than 5000 women from out. of town
would march in the parade Large
delegations from Connecticut, Nassa-
chusettE, New Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA,
and the national capital are expected
II the parade numbers 10000 as now
estimated, It Will be just double the
strnzth OF the one held a year ago,
signifyanz, according to the leaders.
the growing strength Of the suffrage
cause Many prominent women who
Declined 10 march, last year. VIII be
in 1fns this year, It is said, and 1000
men. twice the number OF last yeap
VII u1zrch behind the bahner OF su1-
4FzKseea- Egery state and Alaslx9 viii
be Represented Ia the parade, with the
nine suffrage. states and Alaska giw-
en- prefHrence IN the order Ct the
znascn
zKzsa Enez Mnhollan6. mouIEted, Will
had the procession as color bearer
ana Miss Josephine BeIdernasse will
ecx zs grand marshal Society women,
actresses and opera singers Will par
1icfp%ee In toa1dght's pageant Madame
1gordIca viii take the part OF sFree-
dom. FsoT<y-nins women picked for
their statuesuue beauty and forty-n1ne
men selected for their AE7onis- Ike pro
portions, will represent in couple the
4s gta4eg and Alaska.
HAs pageant VIII follow upon the
addr-es Of Col. Roosevelt and Miss
shaw and appeal for recruits to march
in me parade One hundred. and sew
snty-ftve college women win act as
axzheE%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
MEXICAN GUNBOAT
SMELLING TOWN

Noga1es. Ariz., May. ,2.-The fnsur-
gent forces evacuated Empalme, to-
day, after which the Mexican gunbOat
Guerrero began sheIling the town,pr
nninary to a. land movement from
.Guayrnas, where the federal garrison
was strongly reinforced. yesterday.
At Enpa1me are many railway men,
including Supt. J. M. Temple of the
Southern Pacific Of Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
Brakeman Strikes
Head Against Bridge

Harry Wyant, a brakeman or a
freight train from Waterbury struck
bridge which his train was passing
under thfs morning. He was knocked
flat upon the top of the cans and mar
rouIy messed falling to the tracks be-
tween the moving cars. Upon arrival
at bridgeport an ambulance was sum
rnoned and the injured man taken to
emergency hospital where three stitch
as were required to close the wound
fu his Hca1p.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
CONFEDERATION
TN ROCHESTER

Rochester, May 25Ths entire Roch-
ester fire department has been called
cut on several general alarms to a fire
ffatsfhrea&ens to destroy a. large por-
,Fion of the city In the Hu6son avenue
ssction. The fire started shortly after
O'Clock and by 2:45 had destroyed a
large lumber yard, 10 dwellings and
seven other buildings, including stores
and u1EIEa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
CONDITION OF DUCHESS

London, May 2-The physicians in
attendance upon the Duchess of Con
naught, who was operated on a sec
ond time, last Tuesday, for abdominal
troubles. issued the following bulIe-
tin this morning:
1.-The Duchess of Connaught had a
fair night and her strength is main
tanned but the condition of the patient
still causes anxiety.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
POPE TO RECEIVE
THE CARDINALS

Rome, May. Pope Plus x. inn
pa tient to resume his work, has de-
cided to begin his receptions of the
Cardinals, tomorrow, comm mencing with
Cardinal DeLai, secretary of the con-
sistorial congregation, and Cardinal
Pomptli, Vicar General of Rome The
Pope wishes to discuss with Cardinal
DeLai several questions concerning
America He has not seen Cardinal
Pompin since he wes appointed vicar
general.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02

System May Be
Changed Soon

The presence of Captains Regan
and Redgate at police headquarters
where behind closed doors they today
started to check over police details is
taken in department circles to mean
that the present three-pIatoon system
having been found unsatisfactory in
minor respects, a change is about to
be made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
NEW MOTORCYCLE IN
POLICE DEPARTMENT

With the addition of a new motor
cycle capable Of developing 70 miles
an hour in pursuit of automobile speed
violators, two motorcycle men went on
duty today. The new machine was
necessitated by the wrecking of the
one in use last year at the time Of
ficer Frank Loves was killed on Bar
mum avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
10000 MINERS REFUSE TO
WORK WITH NON-UNIONISTS

Cardiff Wales, May 2-Twenty
thousand coal miners, today, laid
down their tools at various pits in
South Wales as protest against the
employment Of non-unionist workmen
in the mines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
ACTION ON ALIEN
LAND BILL OVER
TO NEXT WEEK

Sacramento. May aFtnal action by
the Senate on the anti-alien land bill
was postponed again today and the
measure will not come up for a vote
until next week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-02
DO you

want a furnished room, or a
fat, read The Farmer Clas-
sified Ads. You I'll find what
you want.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-25
PROSPEROUS MlLBURN.
Marketing Grain Crops-Good Roads
Play Important Part.

Milburn, Okla, July 24.-Oats are
being marketed in Milburn at the rate
of 10000 bushels per day. Over one
road leading into town, 80 wagons are
making two trips per day as the result
of the construction of a model road
leading to the black land prairie coun-
try two miles south. This road,
which has been designated as the state
highway by State Commissioner Suggs
,Aas also been adopted by the Denison
Automobile association and is now the
accepted automobile route from Dallas
to Oklahoma City, Milburn being about
midway between. With the abundant
crops and the active interest in good
roads this section of Oklahoma is at
tracing much attention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-25
COMMISSION HAS
NO JURISDICTION
WON'T NEEDLE WITH PROPOSED
CHANGES ON RATES PAID FOR
HAULING MAILS.

Washington, d. c., July 25.-Public
hearings will not be held by the in
terstate commerce commission upon
the expediency of the changes pro"
posed by the postoffice department in
the rates, zones and weights Of par
cells post matter. In statement is
sued by the interstate commerce COM
mission, it says that it has no juris-
diction over the compensation paid by
the postal service for hauling the
mails.
Senator Bristow said he believed
the postmaster general had authority
to change the rates and zones if the
interstate commerce commission ap-
proved. Other senators agreed, but
questioned his authority to abandon
a distinctive stamp. Despite the SEN
atorial criticism of the proposed re-
duction of parcel post rates and in
crease in the size of packages, Post
master General Rurleson announced
that he would issue final orders at
once putting the change into effect
August 18th.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-25
Electrical STORM
FIRES OIL FIELDS
MANY OIL TANKS IGNlTED BY
LIGHTNING RAIN ACCOMPA-
MES STORM.

Tulsa, Okla, July 24.-The most
severe electrical storm of the season
swept through this section of the Mid
continent oil field at II o'clock Wed
nes,day night, causing damage esti-
mated from $15O,000 to $250,O0O. The
horizon around this city is dotted
with oil tank fires, casting bright
illumination all over the sky. Wires
are down to the oil fields and it is
impossible to ascertain an accurate
estimate of the loss.
At Sand Springs, suburb of Tulsa,
one 55,000-barrel oil tank belonging
to the Waters Pierce Co. is burn
ing in addition to a $4,000 barrel tank
OF oil belonging to the Phoenix Re-
filming company. The loss of the two
companies there is said 10 be 100000.
over an inch of rian fell in less than
thirty minutes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-25
Land Deal Closed.

]. W. Johnson is one of the busiest
men in town these days. Surround
ing his home on b street, northwest
he has recently built very handsome
iron fence that adds much to the beau-
ty of his new home. The fence was
manufactured at Denton, Texas, and
the factory sent a man here to put
it up.
Mr.. Johnson has purchased the j.
A. Beard place on West Main street
and has begun nto make improvements
upon it. An iron fence will be built
about the property, the small store
building on it will be moved off and
converted into a servants house for
the b street property and the Beard
residence will he replaced with much
handsomer home. Mr.. Beard took Il
farm and the balance in money for
his Ardmore home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-25
RACE TRACK IN
Good CONDITION
SOME CLASSY RACES WILL BE
PULLED OFF AT THE ANNlVER-
SARY PICNIC.

Yesterday the track at the old fair
ground near Wilmington Park was
graded and put in condition for the
races to be held here next Monday
and Tuesday. Besides trotting, pac
ing and running races there will BE-
motorcycle race between some OF
the local devotees of the wheel that
promises to create some excitement.
Suitable purses have been offered in
each of the events and entries are
coming in daily.
The committee has everything in
readiness and the purses for the
different events have been apportion
ed. The visitors to the city on this
occasion will be treated to the big
gest basket picnic ever held in south
ern Oklahoma and everything will be
done by the management for their
convenience and amusement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-25
TESTIMONY is COMPLETED.

Seymour, Tex, July 24.-The taxi
ing Of testimony N = le case OF the
state of Texas against Capt. Burk
Burnett of Fort Worth was completed
today. Capt. Burnett is charged by
Indictment with killing Farie. ayers
at Paducah, May 90, 1872.
Capt Burnett took the stand IN his
own behalf this morning and told the
story of the killing. He was cross-ex-
amined by District Attorney Isaac o.
Newton. At 2 p. M, a recess was TAX
en- until tomorrow morning at which
time arguments of counsel will begin.
1t is expected that the case will go to
the jury late tomorrow afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-25
Shoots Wife-Then Suicides.

Enid, Okla, July 24.-Late Thurs
day evening Martin Bailey, a car
penter, living in the northern part Of
Enid, shot his wife in the legs, break
ing bith limbs and then turned the
gum upon himself and blew the top of
his head Off. Bailey was a young
man about 35 years old and no mo-
tive has been ascertained for the act.
A peculiar incident of the shooting
was a bullet which went wild and
passed through the walls of house
nearly a block distant and buried it
self in the shoulder of Mrs. Plummer,
a neighbor. The gun used was a .45
caliber double e-action Colt, a United
States army gun.
Mrs. Bailey was taken to the general
hospital and 1t is not believed her
wounds will not prove fatal Mrs. Plum.
mer was not seriously wounded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-25
WORK Of ART !
FOUND IN CELLAR
BALTIMORE POLICE RECOVER
RELIC THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN
STOLEN IN ATHENS.

Baltimore, July 24-What is belie7-
ed to be one of a collection OF Valn-
able relies stolen from the National
Museum in Athens fifteen years ago
was dug today from the cellar OF
Charles Nemphos, a Greek confec
toner at Hampden, a suburb, by the
police. 1t is a piece of sculptured
parian marble, supposedly the bust
Of boy about years of age.
DR. Alexandra c. Vouros, a Greek
charge at Washington, and George T.
Thomaides, legation counsel, came TO
Baltimore late today and took the
bust to Washington, where it will be
held pending advice from Athens. DR.,
Vouros said the statue was consid-
cred 50 valuable by his government
that thousands of dollars were spent
in search of it. The statue is said to
be more than 1000 years old.
Nemphos, who had been arrested on
a technical charge of receiving stolen
goods, was released after he had
waived claim to the relic. Explaining
how it came into his possession, he
said:
eleven years ago a Greek came to
my home and asked for lodgings. He
was known as Mikel Vernodos. He
was a native of Pyreus, near Athens.
He carried an enormous valise. Sud-
denly he disappeared. He left his
valise in my room. After failing to
learn his whereabouts I opened the
valise and found the bust i read in
a Greek newspaper that two valuable
statues had been brought to the Unit
ed States and l was convinced that
the one in my possession was one
of them had planned to return
the statue to the king of Greece my
self"