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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
KERSHAW IS AFTER
 H. F. SMITHS SCALP

If Howard F. Smith, assistant co1- 1ector of taxes, is the Republican nominee for collector, James H. Ker- shaw, former Repu bican police com missioner and now a prominent mem Der Of the Progressive party, will op- pose him and work against him open 1y. MT. Kershaw made this an nouncement this morning Mr.. Kerr shaw was mentioned 9 likely can didate of the Progressive party for tax collector, but today he said his health would not permit him to ac- cept a nomination for any political office
 eff Howard Smith is the Republi- can nominee, however, he said, you will find me out working against him. do not think MT. Smith is the man for the position. shall oppose him. ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17

 STOPS STRIKE
 OF ENGINEERS

New Haven, Oct. 17-A temporary settlement of the difficulties between the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company and its engineers has practically been reached, 1t was learned, today, on good authority, with the result that immediate danger of @ strike is over and the question of tracted series of conferences between General Manager Bardo and the men.
 It was said the basis on which the arrangement was based was the with drawal by the engineers of their de- mand for the abrogation of the gem eral managers order and that the order stands as a unit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
MoTTo FoR MEssENG GERS.


 s'so you district messener boys have a club of your own 2"
 sY essir.''
 That's nice. Have you 9 meet ing place permanently arranged for ?''
 'fYep. We got some nice rooms af- ter they're fixed. up.''
 And have you a constitution and bylaws 2''
 '.A gentleman is to work fxin' some up for US. He's got a motto for us, too.''
 sewhat's the motto? 9"
 ''I don't know, but it's from the Bi- bIe. He give us the chapter an verse, so we could look it up ourselves an git it right. It's Proverbs. chapter x: verse 26.''
 When we get hold of a Bible we are going to look this text up, and see if ii is appropriate.-From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
JERSEY MAN SEEKS
 RUNAWAY GIRL HERE

Alexander Kane of Highland Park. New Brunswick. N. J., is in Bridge port searching for his daughter, who left home Sunday and has not been seen or heard from since He has appealed to the police for aid. Ac- cording to his story, she left her home with a friend, -,Aary Batch, and drop ped a hint about coming to Bridgeport. He fears that she may be in bad company. Inquiry made by him, has failed to locate any family bearing the name of Mary's alleged relatives.
 The Kane girl is reported as being IT years old and described as having been
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
An Anniversary.

A man may be rough looking and yet have touch of sentiment about him.
 A ragged, i'll kept looking man ap- peared at the door of a Providence woman's home, and in pleading tone asked:
 "Have you a piece of cake, lady, to give a poor man who hasn't had a bite for two days?''
 "Cakeg' echoed the woman in sur prise. .'Isn't bread good enough for you?''
 seOrdinarily, yes, ma'am. But this is my birthday explained the tramp Harper's Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
FOUR COUPLES IN
 SUPERIOR COURT GRANTED DlVORCES'
Madeline AIEing Mason, Pretty Daughter of Millionaire Mer chant, Freed From AlgernOn Mason.

Hfwdelfne AlIing Mason, the att1ap- five daug3ker of Moves 40. Alling, mill 1ionaire owner Of a. chain of rubber stores, obtained a divorce this morn non H. Mason of New York Intoler- able cruelty was the ground. Mrs. Mason, who is very young, said her husband cholEed and beat her and was addicted to the use of drugs She also declared that he spent much time talk Ing over the teleDhoI1e with d girl in New York Mrs Mason made other serious charges against her husband which cannot be printed.
 The young couple were married Oc- sober S7. 1908, and the wedding was eonsidered ronnant1e at the time be- There Is one minor child, Edna, three years o1ds or whom Mrs. Mason was granted the custody. She desired a ehange of name, but JddgAs Bennett wouldn't allow it. He asked if Mason hrarn't a aocd name and the fair plain kim replied .sWeI1, it's nothing to be
 William |. Blascar of Rorwalk, a husky cft1zen who looked as If he eould move a plano. declared Edna Vera Biascar was so cruel he was afraid to live with her. Several wit neases testthed that they heard. noise ln the BIascar home and 1t was the keueraf or5fr1aon that Mrs. B1aScar had n violent temper The Blascars were married July 1s 1902. The wife's maid kn name txas Edna Cathcart-
 Nellie Lesyss Of 1ss Map1ewood ave- hue obtained al decree from Walter Lewis. She testihed that in 1909 he obtained the agency Of the National Bascuft Cd. in lQevw Isendpu. He refused Do take his wife a1thou h he contrib. rtsd to her 1pport for some time af- Der the derzton Mrs. Lewis maiden nmrne was Nellie Bond She married Lewis on June B. 1sS7-
 Iennis Erdcs of Norwalk was freed from JaraaB Henry Price of NcrwaIk. They were lrisrr1ed in England in Sep kember, 1Ss6i Mrs. Price said her hus- band des@rtaa her in 1909. AsA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17

the solemn high mass of requiem. The Rev. T. J. Brennan was deacon and the Rev. R. J. Carroll, sub-deacon. Schmidt's funeral mass was sung by the choir with Miss Jane Reilly at the organ.
 At the offertory Pie Jesu'' was sung and after mass, Miss Irene McNally sang Thy Will Be Done,'' and "Face to Face As the body was carried from the church the choir sang, Near CT My God to Thee The bearers were D. T. McKenna, Thomas Flynn, John Quinlfyan and John Daly. The burial was in the Assumption cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
RnI,.,er,e naafnaaa

If Byron was possessed of an enor- nous vanity Sir Edward Bulwer-Lyt- ton was quite his equal in that re- spect. There was a medium by the name of Home, who in the course of an eventful life held spiritualistic meetings in the United States, Eng land and on the continent of Europe; was expelled from Rome as a sor- cerer; married twice, each time to a Russian lady of rank, and published various books. Home. was particularly disnked by Charles Dickens. who ap-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
BOILING WATER
 eALDs LITTLE GIRL

F1ve-yearoad Pauline Cuallo. of 26z Noble avenue is at Bridgeport hos pftal with seriously scalded back and legs as rssu1E of an. accident near her honle short1y afternoon today. While at play she ran Into boy of he neighborhood who was carrying a pail. of hu41ing water. The Impact caused both to fall. the contents spiH- Ing over her Weight bors gave first aid Ereatment unff1 the arrival of Dr. J. H. F1nnegan m1th the emergency hospital hmbu1ance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
Tar and Feathers,

Tar and feathers are not peculiarly American punishment. Richard the Lion Hearted first proclaimed this pun ishment. It was when he was setting out for the third crusade that he gave warning that "a robber who shall be convicted of theft shall have his head cropped after the fashion of a cham pfon, and boiling pitch shall be poured thereon, and the feathers of cushion shall be taken out on him, so that he shall be known"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
OBITUARY

Funeral services were held this morning for William Henry Smith who died on Wednesday afternoon. With ceremonies at the house, 709 Lafay- cite street, at S:30. the body was con veyed to the Sacred Heart church, where a high mass was celebrated by Father Judge at o'clock. Acting as bearers were Christie Denis, George F1aherty, Edward Martin, Thomas Bennitt, Alfred Seaman and William Berglan. Interment was in St. Thom- as' cemetery, Fairfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
RAIN SOAKED ROOFS
 STOP CONFLAGA ATlON

Rock1and. Me, Oct 17-The fact that the roofs of all buildings had been thoroughly soaked by the rain of the past few days saved the Crock etts Point district of this city from a serious conflagration, early today, when property valued at $50,00O was destroyed. The fire, believed by the police to have been set, destroyed two large kiln sheds and nine lime kilns Together with about 2.O0o feet of trest1e work on the Lime Rock Rail- way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17

piled to hin slA the hard names of which he could fHfnK. MT. Bigelow once remarked to Dickens that Bulwer had faith in the medium. "Oh, yes," Dickens replied, but you see Bulwer is deaf and does not like to have it remarked; so Home would say, DO you hear those rapsr and Bulwer would say, Oh, yes. heard them per fectly.' "-Bookman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
CASES OF INTEREST

THE LOST CAUSEH-In view of the recent fraterna1 n11ngling at Gettys- burg, dortng the past simmer of the soldiers who wore the blue and those who wore the gray, it is interesting to note that the Kentucky Court of Appeals, in the case of BosWorth V. Harp, 157 Southwestern Reporter, 1087, also recognized the devotion to princi- pie of those who followed the Lost Cause. Tn deciding that a statute granting pensions to individual Con federate soldiers did not violate a con stitutfonaI provision prohibiting a grant of public emo1uments to any man except in consideration of pub lie service.'' the court said: ''The Southern soldiers fought for a prin- cipIe'-the right of each state to reg IIIate its local affairs. The Kentucky soldiers who fought in the Confeder- ate army fought to maintain that prin- ciple for the state of Kentucky, and, while they lost in the wager of battle, Kentucky has always recognized that they fought for a principle and were rendering public service to their state; and added that, while the Ken tuvlzy. soldiers in the Federal army faithfully served a recognized sover- ei ign as those in the Confederate army, s.served no less faithfully their state,'' the sovereign to whom they deemed they owed their first allegiance, and that sovereign may, with equal pro- pr1etY, honor Cn0lF SelI-SaCr1ncG, gal lantry and patriotism by protecting them in their age from want.
 AN INCRIMINATENG CIRCUM- STANCEAOne Files, being under sus- pfcion of maintaining what is common Iy called a .twhisky joint" a, state en- forcement officer, armed with a search warrant, called at his place of busi- ness to investigate the kind of fluid sold there. After having searched the place and having found about enough of old John Barleycorn to float an or dinary batt1eship, an amusing incl dent occurred. While the officer was yet on the premises, and in the pres ence of the aforesaid Files, a young man entered, and addressing the off, cer, asked, Gan I get a half pint?'' 'I don't know you," the officer an- swered. 'tWen, have got it here 50 times.'' he said, when the keeper spoke up, ''He11, that is the state enforce ment officer you are talking to- From conviction and punishment assessed at 120 days, Imprisonment and a fine of $420 he appeals to the Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma. In Files v State, 132 Pacific Reporter, 5O9, the conviction is affirmed, the court concluding with the following: From the testimony it is plain that appellant is a confirmed and adroit criminal. Such characters must be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
VOTING MACHINE ON VIEW.

A voting machine is being placed in the corridor of the City Hall. Demon strations for the benefit of new voters and those who are to be made voters will be given on the machine for ten days preceding election.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
Looieal Conclusion.

Lord Notasent (moodily)-I dreamed last night, James, that had plenty of money. The Valet (eagerly)-An' 'oO was the 'appy Hamerican girl, me lud2 Puck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
GAS KILLS MOTHER
 AND TWO CHILDREN

Chelsea, Mass. Oct. 17-Mrs Mar garet walker and her two children, a son aged g years and a. daughter, 6 months old tomorrow, were killed in their home, today, by illuminating gas The mother was overcome while trying to drag her unconscious little ones to the open air.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
KEsTPoRT 3FoURNs
 PRpATINErJT RESIDENT.

Westpoft, Oct. 17-Many sorrowing Friends attended the funeral service Tor Thomas g. Shortlin from his home ht King ana Myrtle streets this morn Ing at g o'clock and from the Church bf the Ass1ption at 10 o'clock. The Rev. J. 5 Duggan was ceIebrant of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17
$4, ,O00 ,00O STATE
 BONDS AT 4P. C..
 FOR SALE NOV. 10

Hartford, Oct. 17-state Treasurer Roberts announced, today, that the prospective issue of $4,0Oo.0oO in state bonds, at 4 per cent, will be offered for sale on November 10. They are to run to 1936
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17

i taught that they cannot violate the
 law with innpunity. The punishment
 of appellant has already been too long
 de1ayed.'' i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17

Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half mind, with asfaiut heart and with lame endeavOr.-Bar- row.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17

married life under their own roof seI dom end it in the divorce eourt-Chi cago Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-17

dressed in black and wearing long
 brown cloak
Evening journal., 1913-08-05
EVENING COMPANY

A delightful evening party was given
Miss Beatrice Gray at her home No. 6l3
Lombard strict on Friday evening Piano
selections were given by Mrs. Marshall
Clark and Mrs. Herbert Alexander; vio-
lin selections by Herbert Alexander, and
vocal selections by Mrs. Clark, Mrs. r.
Donovan, Beatrice Gray, Robert Gray
and Wilmer Chadwick Those present
weres Misses Mary Bowers, Annie Cor.
soran, Margaret Shaw. Lucy Quinn,
Beatrice Gray, Anna Smith, Bessie
Smith, Bessie Dawson, Nellie Shields,
Helen Alexander. Ella Milhken. Sue
Cathcart, Ethel Sprague, Myrtle Hatton.
Sadie Catheart. Katie Lightkep, Ray
AIcCaddon. c. L. Cahill. Edward Walsen,
Frank Plystack Clarence Atkinson. vii
liam Carter. William Herrick. William
kirkpatrick, Clarence Alexander. Amos
Narrick. lr, William Salters, William
Reasin, John Karl of Elkton. james
Ourell. George McMonigle. William Fee
lev Edward Warren. James Brown,
Joseph Meredith. Harry Chadwick. Rob.
ert Gray Peter Watson. Cove Donovan.
Raymond Hallum. Harry Pennell. vii.
mer Chadwick John Naylon William
Nation. Mr. and Mrs. William GRAY Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Alexander and son,
Mrs, Marshall Clark and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Donovan.
Evening journal., 1913-08-05
A GOOD NEIGHBOR TO HAVE.

From the Laurel Leader.
The New York Sun describes a
Gentleman as "a man that's clean in
|ide and out, who neither looks up to
he rich or down to the poor; who
an lose without squealing and win
Without Dragging; who is consider
|te with women, children and old
|eople; who is too brave to lie, too
Generous to cheat and who takes his
|hare of the world and lets other
|eople have theirs" The Leader
|an't say whether this is true
description of a gentleman or not, but
here sure such a fellow is a mighty
|ood man to have for a neighbor.
Evening journal., 1913-08-05
AFTER THE aRAn MEN.

From the Smyrna News.
We congratulate the Smyrna police
force for their efforts in trying to
prevent young men from carrying pis-
tolls. The practice of carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons is a most dan
gercus one and in the past has led to
many murders that otherwise would
have been averted Many young men
from the country who visit Smyrna
every Saturday night, carry a gun,
and believe il adds to their impor-
tance among their companions They
get full Of whiskey and imagine they
can shoot up" the town. and try
to make their companions believe
they are bad and dangerous men,"
while they are not men at all, but
silly kids. and should be turned across
their mothers knee, and the business
part Of a slipper applied where most
needed. It is only towards and law
breakers who carry deadly weapons
for the purpose Of making the boys
think they are bad men, These
brave men" generally hike" for
home when a real man appears on
the scene-as that bad man" did
Saturday night when he kicked up
so much dust going out old Bombay
road you could see it in spite of the
darkness. This bad man was caught
put in the lock up" for twenty-four
hours, was fined, and, it is said, when
he got home had a strenuous half
hour in the old woodshed The pun
ishment provided by law for this Of
fence should be heavier, so that those
who incline to the practice of carry
ing deadly weapons" will be deter
red by the great risk they run.
Evening journal., 1913-08-05
ANENT GnOn ROAnS.

From the Dover DelaWarean.
The subject of public road build
ing continues to occupy the place Of I
prominence in all public discussions, /
and in fact wherever men meet this I
and in fact wherever men meet this |
topic is the paramount subject of con
versation. On this subject Walter G. !
Tiffany has an article in the current 4
issue of the North American Review I
which deals especially with the loss (
inflicted on farmers by bad roads. He |
gives statistics that are indisputable
and convincing to prove that hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are lost
annually by the farmers of the coun- |
try because Of bad roads, and we be-
lieve that the farmers of Kent county
are beginning to do some ciphering
to ascertain just how much of this
total national loss falls to their share
Undoubtedly it is some such prac-
tical sentiment as this which has
urged the unusually activity display
ed by our farmers in their efforts to
secure from the Levy Court that au-
thority and aid which is necessary tc
enable them to secure improvement
of local roads, and it is this senti-
ment also we opine which has engen-
dered in certain districts opposition
to the movement to raise $4,000 to-
wards building a stretch of road be-
tween here and Smyrna in order to
secure the $4,000 which the national
government offers to contribute.
A large quota of our farmers are
contending that their real interest
lies in the improvement of those
roads leading to the principle ship
ping stations, as it is to these points
their produce must be hauled, and
certainly ii must be admitted that
| there is sound logic in his argument.
/ But there are others, and they repre-
sent a large percentage of our most
! intelligent farmers who contend that
if the principal roads suggested were
! built the lateral roads leading TO it
would be speedily improved, in order
\ that they should be in keeping with
| it.
No matter how the matter shall be
I decided one thing is certain, we need
road improvement and need it sadly.
/ The tremendous loss to the farmer
| through the medium of bad roads is
/ established and admitted, and this
/ loss as far as the farmers of this sec
tion are concerned will only end when
the highways are properly improved.
Both economy and common sense We
take it. demand that this should be
speedily done.
Evening journal., 1913-08-05
McKIMMoN. MURRAY

Miss Katherine Alexis McKfmmon
and Cecil Edward Murray, both Of vii
mington, were married on last Saturday
by the Rev. Henry Cunningham at his
home. The couple were attended by
Miss Elizabeth Paterson and Christopher
Jack After a wedding trip the couple
viii live at No 405 West street. Mr..
Cunningham returned from his vacation
10 perform this ceremony.
Evening journal., 1913-08-05
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

friends at FELTON,.
Miss Sarah Martin and Miss Blanche
Gilmore returned on Saturday from As
bury Park, \. j., where they spent two
weeks.
Miss Florence Sasse is spending ten
days at Wildwood ~ j.
Miss Nellie Everett is visiting Mrs.
Alva Price OF Earleville.
Miss Violet Cameron is a guest OF
friends at Zion, Md
Miss Amy +. DUPONT went to Cape
May, n. J., yesterday TO visit Mrs Hud
son smith Of Philadelphia for two weeks
at her cottage
Mr. and Mrs. William +. Hawkins
have returned from Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett p. Short have
returned from Bridgevlle, where they
spent their vacction with Mr Shorts s
parents. Mr.. and Mrs l.. B. Short.
Edward J. Elliott OF Bridgeville was
recent visitor in this city.
Mr. and Mrs Allison Blizzard and
children have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver A. Newton OF Bridgevlle,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Bunting and
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs William +.
smith and nephew were recent motor
visitors to Ahltord.i
Miss Grace Baynard is spending some
time with friends at Hickman, Md
Miss Mabel Nanworth is guest OF
her grandparents at Willow Grove.
Ralph Stevens has been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. A. H Ross OF Harrington.
Mrs. Cottee Stevens and children are
spending some time at Bowersc
Salisbury Williams has been visiting
AIr and Mrs. I. &. Williams OF Bowers,
Walter Wyatt has been visiting
friends at FELTON,.
Miss Katherine Foster and Miss Net
tie Anthon OF Baltimore Md. are spend
ing a fortnight with Miss Mabel Jack
son 1904 West Sixteenth street, after
Continued on Page 6.
Evening journal., 1913-08-05

Bernice Gooden is a guest Of friends
at Westville.
Mrs. Sharrard and daughter Ida have
returned from visit to friends at Ches-
void.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Maccannon
have returned from Atlantic City, where
they spent a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Short were re-
cent guests of friends at Cheswold.
Mrs William A. Joslyn OF this city
has returned from a two weeks trip to
Lake George and Saratoga Springs, n.
Y. While at Saratoga Springs she was
the guest OF Mrs. William A. kirn, for
merly OF this city
George II. Brooks, a clerk in the office
OF Register of Wills A. V. Leslie George,
has gone to Brandywine Summit camp
to spend his weeks vacation.
Mrs. c. D. Garrettson and children
are spending the month at Rehoboth.
Dr. Albert Robin has purchased a cot
tage at Silver Lake, about mile and a
half below Rehoboth. and removed his
family there for the summer
Mrs. James ID. Stroud and children are
spending the month at Rehoboth, having
leased the Jones cottage NIr Stroud
went down to the beach Sunday for the
day
Mrs. Royden X. Jones and daughter,
Betty, went to Rehoboth yesterday TO
spend two or three weeks at the Shock
cottage.
Mrs Bessie Sheppard and son are
spending month with friends at Hart
lev
Mr. and Mrs w. J. johnson and chill
dren have returned from a visit TO
friends at Hartley.
Mr. and Mrs J. w Sheets have been
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs William q.
Pyle OF Dover.
Elmer Ellis has been visiting his par
ents at Laurel
Lee Harrington was a recent guest Of
Evening journal., 1913-08-05
OUTLOOK FOR LEE IS BRIGHT
ron the EIkton DemoeIat.

From the Elkton Democrat.
From present indications state Sen
ator Blair Lee. OF Montgomery county,
Twill be nominated witnouJ opposition
|bv the Democrats for Tne snort term
limited States senatorship No candi-
'date has developed against senator Lee
lin the Democratic party and under the
law, with no opponent Senator Lee
Iwill not be required to enter the pri-
9maries. His nomination will be certi-
fled to by the election supervisors. No
primary will mean a big financial saving
H. Senator Lee. A number OF Senator
III .ees friends. however are making
Nights in different counties FOR control Of
the party machinery. and they are rely
sing upon Senator Lee for assistance. In
III home county Senator Lee has hard
zhght for control of the party machinery
\ Sand he will unquestionably spend most
! of his time in Montgomery Arrayed
8ngainst Senator Lee is Arthur Peter, and
zboth he and Senator Lee are confident OF
victory. The fight is for the nomina-
8tion Of every local candidate to be elect
IT, at the November election. Senator
MLee is back Of Dr. Jones Tor the state
senatorial nomination. while Mr.. Peter
4 #and his friends are supporting Dawson
civilians. who was a member OF the
8House of Delegates at the session OF
zoos. Mr. Williams and Senator Lee
Awere formerly good political friends. In
Nfact. Mr.. Wlinams was one OF Senator
Il -ees' most ardent friends IN politics.
HzThe cause of the break is not known.