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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-13

visited her people in Denver, and has
also been in the east a part of the
time since her Ceturn from the Phil
ippine Islands, where Captain Doster
was stationed with his regiment. She
expects to leave the first of next week
to join Captain Doster in Galveston.
Mrs. Doster has been entertained at
a number of informal parties during
her visit here, and has met a good
many of the local musical and society
people Besides being possessed of an
excellent voice that has been traineu
in the musical centers of Europe, she is
good looking and clever and interest
ing in personality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-13
The King OF All Laxatives.

For constipation. headaches, indigestion
and dyspepsia, use 1Dr. Kings New Life
Pills. Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo y. Y.
says they are the king of all iaxatives.s
They are blessing to all my family and /
always keep box at home" Get a box
and get well. Price CSC. Recommended by
Arnold Drug Co.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-13

One of the important social affair:
at Washburn college this week was 8
smoker given by the Kappa Sigma
men Tuesday night. Many of the
alumni members attended, and the
party gave opportunity for then
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-13
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Items FOE this column may be teie-
phohed to 1915 or the State journal office.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-13

party at her home, 1907 Tyler street for
a number of out of town girls. This
morning she entertained at a 500 party
in their honor. and tonight she will give
second card party. The out of town
guests, who are high school and uni
versity girls. are: Miss Marian Order.
Miss Grace Thomas. and Miss Lillian
Bacon, of Fort Scott, Miss Elizabeth
Bass of EIDorad~ Miss Rose Haworth,
Miss Helen Gallagher. Miss Elsie Bales,
and Miss Florence DUNCAN of Law
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
ASSAILANT OF
MAYOR CAYNOR
DIES in ASYLU NJ
Paresis Causes Demise of
Prisoner, Who Was
Insane
Gallagher Had Been Under
Medical Treatment at
Prison Hospital

Trenton, Feb. 3-James J. Gallagher,
who, on August 9, 1910, shot Mayor
Gaynor, of New York city, in the neck
while on a steamer ready to start
for a sea voyage died in the state asy-
1un, today. of paresis. Gallagher was
admitted to prison here in 1911 but
was removed to the hospital about a
year later
New York, Feb. s-James j. Cal
1agher who attempted to aseassinate tie
Mayor Gaynor August 9, 1910, was q
the Department of Docks and Ferries;
He had been tried on charges and
found guilty but for weeks he had
harried the mayors office further
with opportunities to see the mayor.
He boasted of hts political pull.
Mayor Gaynor, surrounded by a
party of close friends and political
the promenade deck Of the steamer
Wilhelm Der Crosse, preparatory to
taking a voyage for his health. Gal
through the throng until near enough
for his purpose and then fired three
shots at the mayor.
One of the bullets slightly wounded
Street Cleaning Commissioner Ed
wards and another went into the
ships deck but the third lodged in the
mayors neck and for several days
the issue was in doubt.
Gallagher was overpowered and
roughly handled before taken to jail.
A feature OF the shooting was the fact
that it happened just as the news
paper photographers were aiming
their cameras at the mayor, several
of the camera men getting photo
graphs at the instant the bullet
struck.
Gallagher was given Jersey JUS
tice His trial was of the briefsst but
upon Mayor Gaynors request sentence
was postponed until observation prov
ed whether Gallagher was sane. He
was imprisoned until found insane and
then removed to the state asylum al
Trenton, N J.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
AUTO BANDITS
GO TO TRIAL
Palace of Justice Is
damned by Cur
iOuS Crowd
Phantom Outlaws, Called the
Jesse James Grew OF
France

Paris, Feb. 3-The trial of the fam
Gus automobile bandits began at
noon, today, with palace of justice
jammed to it's utmost capacity. Curl
Gus crowds surrounded the building,
anxious to get a glimpse Of the motor
ious prisoners, and scores Of hand
somely gowned women thronged the
courtroom. Hundreds Of others were
turned away.
The men on trial are the remaining
members OF the famous Bonnot gang
of outlaws, Carouy, Diudenne, Medge,
Soudy and II lesser lights of the un-
derworld who last year held all Paris
in a reign of terror. The Bonnot
gang was the Jesse James crew or
France, known to the police as the
Phantom outlaws because of their
apparent ability to be in several
places at once, This they accom-
lished by using high-powered auto
mobiles.
On a night set for the robbery of a
big bank, thieves would steal an au-
tonobile many miles from the bank.
leaving obvious clues that would be
sure to identity the purloiners. The
police would then be at loss to ac-
count for the presence Of the same
gang at the robbery of the bank
The most startling of the crimes at
tributed to the automobile bandits
was the robbery of the Chantilly
Bank, 80 miles north of Paris. A new
on lonely road, 20 miles south of Paris,
the chauffeur being shot dead and a
passenger desperately wounded. He
escaped with his life but feigning
DEATH. Whirling at top speed to the
bank, so miles away, the bandits shot
and Killed two tellers and got away
with many thousand francs. Amid
the rattle of many guns, the robbers
disappeared and the automobile, aban-
doned outside Paris. was the first clue
to their identity.
A few days later big, gray auto
mobile, driving through a crowded
boulevard, made a wrong turn. A
policeman mounted the running board
was shot through the heart. Bonnot
was the gray cars passenger.
Another of their most melodrannafic
crimes was the shooting of the bank
of noon, on one of the most crowded
thoroughfareS. In a powerful carr the
gangs picked men waited with a car
at a point where they knew Gaby
up, a bandit grabbed his bag. con-
tanning thousands of francs,g while
another sent a bullet crashing through
Gaby's brain. With the outlaws
standing on it's running boards and
firing at pursuing policemen and cit
izens, the automobile raced away.
After several narrow escapes in
which he killed many officers, Bon
not and FDuboys. confederate, were
surrounded at Choisy-Le-Roi and at
dead when the police finally got in
to the house.
A few days after that GARNER, who
had been Bonnots right-hand man
With him was Valet, a companion
and when they had stood off the po-
lice as long as they could died as
Bonnet and Duboys had died.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
ASSEMBLY
Highway Commissionershi]
Fight On Tomorrow
New London Harbor Grant
Repeal Fight Is Scheduled
for Contest In House

Hartford, Feb. 3-The General AS
sen1bly which comes in tomorrow ush-
ers in a week of promised fights and
developments of Statewide interest.
The selection of Commissioners Mac
donald's successor is one of the look
ed for fights. The Democratic Sena-
tors will caucus before the opening
of the session and the fate of the
Governors appointee to the highway
comn1issi onershfp, Mr.. CALDWELL of New
Britain, will probably be settled.
In the Senate 1T is also expected If
present plans are carried through,
that the Governors charges against
Commissioner Macdonald will be pre-
Sented. Then will come the commits
sioner's fight to retain his office.
Another fight will probably be made
on Senator McNeil's bill to rescind the
actton of the last General Assembly
in granting a million dollars for i'm
provements to New London harbor.
In the House its opponents viii prob
ably fight to have 1t tabled, and if
once tabled chat Will probably settle
it:
This week is also the last for the
presentation of new business, both
Senate and House having set the zth
as the. limit
The question of legislative mileage
will. also be brought up, the commit
tee having it in charge having prom
ised to have a report ready this
week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
STRIKE FEVER
HITS EASTERN
PART OF STATE

New London, Feb. 3.-The strike
fever seems 70 have struck the eastern
part of the state. The strikers at the
Rossi Velvet mills in Mystic are still
out and their places are being occu-
if they would be out of a job the rest
of the season.
In Montville there are strikes in two
mills. At the Roekland Paper Mill
all the Polish help struck for higher
wages and will not be taken back.
At the mill of the Uncasville Manu-
featuring Company the workers struck
because they claimed the work ran SO
poor they could not make a living
wage. Their spokesman, when he
went to see the mill officials. was dis
charged and the men say they won't
go back until he is reinstated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
SWEEPING CHANGES IN MANY
OFFICES URGED IN WHITES REPORT
INFORMANT RECo1fBRNDk-
TIONS BY PETER WHITE

The aboIishment of all boards
Except Education, Health, Library,
Assessors and Relief) is urged,
single-headed commissions to re-
place them.
Exact and comprehensive quail
fcations shall be prescribed for
public office holders, who shall be
appointed and hold office under
merit system.
The enactment of an ordinance
prohibiting city officers from hold
Ing two positions of profit under
the city.
The reposing in the mayor of
summary power of removal of all
board members and chief admins
trative officers not accountable TO
any board.
That ordinance prescribe work
ing hours for city employees and
regulate vacations and other leaves
of absence. This to prevent the
go-as-you-please method of time off
now enjoyed by some city officials.
Chief Executive.
1t is urged that the mayor be
relieved of his duties OF presiding
over the Common Council and
president of that body be elected
by popular vote.
Legislative Offices.
That the city clerk be made ex
officio town clerk, is urged.
Assessment of Revenues.
It is urged that the self listing
system of assessment be abolished
and that land and buildings be as
sessed separately according to stan
dard units. That a systematic re-
valuation of property be made eV-
cry five years
The abolition of the board of ap-
praisal. While such board remains,
members mto serve without salary.
be done by the director of public
works through clerk especially
qualified asis sss#hh efrr
Collection of Revenues.
That the tax collector be made
the central collecting agent Of the
city and shall receive all moneys
due the city. He shall be appoint
ed by the mayor and requFed to
deposit daily, with the city treas
urer, his collections
The indexer of land records to
be member of the staff of the
town clerks office.
Board of AppOrtionment.
The board of apportionment shall
compile detailed budget showing
appropriations for every depart
ment-
Audit and Control.
The city auditor shall be elected
by the people and shall keep the
controlling records of apprOpria.-
tions, instead of this work being
done by Board of Contract and
supply 4nS CITY sAANtlLOL 5ndA4 e-p-
prove all payrolls and shall require
a periodical inventory . of all city
property
The board of contract and sup
ply shall have increased powers to
inspect goods delivered. City Of
ficials shall be forbidden to con-
tract for business with the city.
City Attorney
The City Attorney shall include
in his annual report all opinions,
ordinances and amendments and
explain their effect upon the old
body of municipal law.
Public Safety.
Tie board of building commits
sioners shall be reorganized with'
the mayor as central power. An
adequate building code shall be
adopted and enforced.
Public Works.
The public works department
shall be under one head, presum-
ably the city engineer. The lamp
committee of the Common Council
shall have no administrative pow
6rS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
EPISODE
NOT LIKELY TO
RESULT IN CHARGES

The rearing of q mountain out Of
little mo1e-hil1 is the consensus to-
day in official circles where the Jud-
-VirelIi controversy has
been discussed. All angles of the mat
ter having been well presented to
public view none Of the principals to-
day cared to add to the fuel piled
upon the fire States Attorney Stiles
Judson when visited by reporter
for The Farmer was busy in his Of
fices, but sent out word by. his assis-
tants that he cared to make no ad-
ditional statements, and it is believed
that no further action will be taken
on his part
Capt Arnold will be referred to the
police commissioners upon the basis
that he was rerniss in following in
structions of his superior in the Leon
Gin case is not credited in view of
the statement of that official that a
call was entered for Officer VirelH.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
CITY COURT CASES

It was a large pen full of penitent
culprits that faced Judge Carl Foster
in the City Court this morning, most
ly charged with minor offences which
were quickly disposed of. But the
case of William alias Brick Mason,
who was apprehended by Patrolman
John Barton when he had attempted
to assai1 with a cane and crutch on
Water, street a pedestrian who had
refused him aims, sentenced to
two weeks in the county Jail.
Lillian JONES', Sc Lexington avenue,
charged with breach of the peace early
Sunday morning at her residence, was
sentenced to 10 days in jail
Bertha Grabasky, arraigned for neg
lecting to send child to school, had
her case continued until March 8.
Ten personal tax delinquents ap-
peared in court this morning. Frank
Bradley. 115 Hancock avenue; George
Juhasey. 716 Pembroke St, Charles E.
Andrews, 1928 BunneH ST., Alexander
Wilson, 73 DeKalb avenue, Thomas
L. Lynch, "a Ward Lane, Joseph "A.
Brooks, 400 Logan street, Herbert J.
Jerrison, 48 Mead street and David
Shields, paid costs of ss.s7 in addi-
ton to the amounts owed the city,
upon which their cases were nolIed.
Continuances for further investiga-
ton were granted to John c.. Andrews
32S Bunnell St, and H. w. Seyfert,
1875 Deacon street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
5000 GARMENT
WORKERS START
BOSTON STRIKE


Boston, Feb S.-Six thousand gar
ment workers struck, today, in $50 of
Boston's biggest Adjustments. The
strike is a, protest against local manu-
facturers doing work for factories in
New York where strikes are on and
for higher wages here. Two thousand
girl pickets were thrown about the
various factory districts at daybreak.
Up to 9 o'clock there were nos dis
orders reported by the extra details
of police who had been stationed in
the districts.
Union leaders declared, today, the
opening of the strike was even more
successful than they had hoped. for.
They claimed, last week, that they
would have 5000 members of the gar
ment workers union out, today. The
extra. thousand were workers who
hurrfedly joined the union between
Saturday noon and last night
Manufa cturerS admitted that they
were slightly handicapped but said
they would be able to keep on with
their contract work. However, if the
49, 900 mem bers of other labor or
ganizations strike later this week as
they have planned unless advances
are granted them, it will tie up the
industry here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
S1OO, 900, 900 BABY
GETS FIRST SPANKING
and MAID then SKIPS

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 3-Palm
Beach went into history, today, as
the place where, vinzon Mclean, the
500, 90 baby, got his first spanking.
According to the story circulated, the
three year old son of Edward B. Nc
Lean, of Washington, received brief
but thorough, barehanded castigation
from Mrs. McLean's personal maid
who, to avoid expected wrath to come,
Immediately packed her things and
left for parts unknown without walt
ing to be sent. What makes it partf-
cularly humiIiating for young Nc
Lean is the fact that his spanker was
not supposed to have anything to do
with him. He is to be "a mans boy, /,
son, men nurses and men guards were
the only ones who presumed to touch
him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
HANSEN RECOVERED:
PET CAT SUCCUMBED

The old adage that a, cat has nine
lives was refuted this morning when
escaping gas fumes from a gasoline
engine in the Hansen & Lyle Brass
the temporary asphy21iation of the
senior partner, Christopher Hansen,
528 Howard avenue, and the death of
the pet feline, well accustomed to sim
liar fumes from brass retorts
Hansen, who was working near the
motor, which had evidently been over
fed with rich mixture of gasoline
and air, suddenly dropped to the floor
the poisonous gases escaped.
Though also affected his companions
managed to drag him into the open,
and upon the arrival of DR. Curley
on the emergency ambulance he was
revived to consciousness. The cat,
however, was found stone dead upon
the floor Of the room.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
BIG GRlST OF
MEASURES NOW
IN CONGRESS

washington, Feb. 3-"Four weeks
more This was the dirge Of Re-
pl1bIicans and delight of Democrats
cfranted today in Congress. -Four
weeks from today the curtain Evill ring
down on the 62nd Congress excepting
only the few hours on March 4, before
the dawn of the new adrninistra ton.
With only four more weeks, contain
ing only 25 IL working days, Congress
faced a siege of night sessions today.
The overtime work in the House is
scheduled to begin the latter part of
this week or early next.
Failure of several of @he big ap-
preparation bills to pass both houses
before March is seriously threat
ened. Many Legislators predict that
they will lapse over into the extra
session.
Congestion of the big supply bills
existed today in the Senate and House.
OF 16 lengthy and knotty appropria-
ton measures only one, the legislative,
ed both branches. Only eight have
passed the House.
Legislative tracks in both houses
were cleared today to rush through the
budget measures, almost to the ex-
clusion of everything else. The House
will attempt no other general legisla-
ton. The Senate has only three bills
on its schedule-the Kenyon liquor bill,
a seamen's labor bill and that. Great
ing a new department of 14bor.
Many of the most important of the
dries, West Point military academy,
diplomatic and consular and general
deficiency, have not even been report
ed to the House. In addition, "a pub
lie building, pork barrel portending
trouble is promised.
Investigations, ranging from the
money trust to petty federal officials,
have impeded work SO far. These are
generally completed
If a public buildings bill is passed,
veterans of the capitol predict this
will be another "billion dollar Con-
gress Most of the appropriation
bills this winter are much larger than
those last year.
Anywhere from $1,0OO 600, 900 to ST.
O50, ,OO0, 600 is the estimated total ap-
proprfat tons in sight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
TODAY IS FEAST
OF SAINT BLASE
Martyred Bishops Miraculous
Treatment Of ThrOats RE-
called In Catholic
Customs

Throughout the Catholic world to-
day is observed the feast of st. B1aee,
whose feast day is connected, in
Catholic minds, with the ceremony Of
the blessing of threoats.
st. Blase's memory kept alive in
ecclesiastical circles through the re
counting of his having accomplished
among other miraculous cures OF
throat troubles the extracting of a
fish bone from the throat of a lad
whose death, a result of the mis-
hap, was imminent.
ST. B1ase was bishop of Sebaste in
Armenia. He was a martyr for his
faith. Near the beginning Of the 4th
century ST. Blase was a victim OF
fierce religious persecution, and to
escape the haraGsing activities of his
a favorite retreat for his prayers and
for relief from the duties of his dio-
cese.
discovered in his retreat, he was
led away, in manacles. by soldiers,
and thrust into. prison. Here his
proweSs as a physician came to be
widely recognized and it was while
he was in prison that the lad whose
life he saved, was brought to him
strang1ing from fish bone in his
throat.
Rather than alleviate the bigotry OF
his adversaries these wonders ser Eed
but to irritate them and the feeling
at length ran so high that the bishop
the rack, and after frightful 1ndigni-
ties, he was torn with hooks and be-
headed.
The custom of blessing throats is
followed throughout the Catholic
world and in all the local Catholic
churches at the parocnial masses thie
morning and at special services this
evening throats are to be blessed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
TUBERCULOSIS
CURE REPORTED
IN MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis, Feb. 3-The Minneapo-
lis Daily News. today. printed the
story of the discovery Of a tubereu-
losis cure by Dr. J. H Burgan, Of
this city, which is said by physicians
here to rival that OF DR.. Friedman, of
Berlin DR.. Burgan also uses a serum
but works on a different theory as to
the cause of the disease.
The method he uses is to inject SER
uTn taken from healthy pigs In such
a way as to strengthen the resistance
of the cells in the body. He disputes
the long accredited theory of DR..
Koch as to the cause of the disease.
He says the germ known now as the
Koch tubercle is a negligible factor
in the development of tuberculosis
and that weak resistance of the body
is the real cause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
NOtabIes As Guests
AT Lincoln Dinner

The Lincoln dinner this year ar
ranged by Franklin Bartlett Camp,
Sons of Veterans will take place at the
Atlantic Hotel Wednesday. Feb. 18th.
Judge A. B. Beers of this city, Com
mander in Chief of the G. A. R. of the
United States, Department Command
er Doiga1 and their staffs will be pres
sent, as will Judge Ralph NJ. Grant of
Hartford, Cocmander in Chief of the
Sons of Veterans of the United States
and Department Commander McGar
of Meriden. The heads of both the
G. A. r. and Sons of Veterans of the
United States are both Connecticut
men and their presence at the dinner
as guests of the Camp will be a great
honor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
DEPUTIES Will
HOLD BIG BANQUET
Sheriffs to Gather Around
Festive Board on St.
Patrick's Day

A meeting of the Fairfield County
Deputy Sheriff's association was
held at the county court house this
morning. Deputy r. r. Elwood oe
Fairfield presided and D. Louis Lad
rigan of South Norwalk acted as sec-
retary.
It was voted to hold the annual
banquet of the association on March
IT, The place Will be decided latep.
Several noted speakers viii be secur-
ed and a fine entertainment program
will be arranged. Frank E Nolan.
the mayor of Walnut beach, viii give,
his imitation of Victor Moore. The
following were appointed a commit
tee of arrangements: Joseph WielePi
and John M Donnelly Of this city; H
R. Elwood of Fairfield and Sheriff.
Davis of Monroe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
PROBING FATAL FIRE

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. s-That only
four persons perished in the fire that
destroyed the st. Nicholas apartment
house here, Sunday, was the belief Op
the police, today, following an is hour9
inVestiga ton. The search of the ruins.
has not been discontinued. Eleven.
persons were injured, one of whom
will die
The fire started as the suit OF an
explosion in the basement. Eighty
persons were in the building at the
time. The lives of many We're saved
by Misses Mary Courtwright and
Frances Reddick, mattresses, who
aroused the occupants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
HOTEL GUESTS DRIVEN
OUT BY EARLY BLAZE

Erie, Pa, Feb. 3@Fire. which did
damage to the amount of $18O;0O0 and
drove the guests of the Wilcox Hotel
to the street, some clad in their night
Hardware Company's store, early to-
day, and for time the heart of the
business district was threatened.
have caused the fire Explosives were
stored in the basement and for time
the lives of firemen were in great
danger from the explosion of many
cartridges and small quantities of
gunpowder.