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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-27
ELOPERS SWIM RIVER.
Modern Leander, Sweetheart on His
Back, Escapes lrate Father.

"odern Leander, Sweetheart on 5lo
Back, Escapes lrate Father.
Like a knight of old, Henry Hoover
Atkinson. aged thirty years, of Poca
hontaS county, w Va. stole away his
lady love. Miss Lillian Myrtle Blethen.
aged eighteen, from her irate father at
White Sulphur Springs, and after hay
Ing to give up his broken down auto
mobile and swim across the Green
Brier river with his bride elect on his
back, the pair were married in Cum
berland. Md. at the Imperial hotel by
the Rev. Joseph Dawson.
Mr.. Blethen objected to the marriage
but Atkinson stole the girl at night.
and in his automobile crossed the
mountains pursued by her father. who
1t is said, carried a rife The machine
broke down when near the river. and
fearing capture of his sweetheart by
her father, Atkinson took Miss Bleth-
Ell on his back and swan across tho
river
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-27
Starting on Rosd 70 Success

If you are to be successful you must
ever keep in mind that your employer
will have a much higher value of your
services if he knows that you are OBJ
serving what is going on around you
and the work of your immediate SUI
perior. Il is observing the small as
we'll as the great things in business
that counts. Attention, an intelligent
Imagination as well as observation,
and you are on the high road to sue
cess.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-27
PERSONAL.

Miss Elizabeth Moran returyncd ycz-
terday from Spoiiord lake. where she
spent week with Mrs. Eckels and
family.
Masters Alfred, Joseph and Robert
Cox of West Guilford are spending the
week with their grandmother, Mis-.
Lucy Cox.
Miss Austin, a nurse who had becn
caring for Mrs \ T. Eddy on North
Main street, has gone to Kccnc and hcr
place has been taken by. Miss Burns.
Miss Emma Gregg has returned from
Mantle, where She was matron AT the
Breezy Point house. aud her place has
been taken by Mrs. Lyman Goldsmith.
Miss Margaret Sullivan and Mis-
barbara Ridden returned today to
their home in Bellows Falls. after a
visit in town with Mrs. Arthur Rhode
Miss Alice Ferriter and Miss Marqa-
ret Fitzgerald returned yesterday from
Breezy Point, Mantle, where the had
been enjoying an outing OF two weeks
hihson poak will return this after
noon from New York, after being away
eight weeks. lie spent four weeks at
Nellitect. Cape Cod, and the rest Of the
time at Boston and New York.
Emilio Aiarekese. who works at the
Boston fruit market. had the middle
+ inger Of his right hand removed at
the Melrose hospital yesterday DR..
Lynch performed the operation.
James NJ. Perry, IT,, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James NJ. Perry of 4 Pearl street.
a recent graduate from the Bliss Flee
I trlcal college of Washington, y. c..
has taken a position with the engineer.
ing department of the Hartford Light
/ " Power company of Hartford. Conn.
Captain Linn d. Taylor. who was On
i his way to Camp Perry, O., as quarter
i master of the Vermont rifle team com
petng i'm the national rifle tournament
there, with a companion left the train
\ ut Cleveland and in consequence lost it,
4 being delayed in their arrival in camp
4 T. s. Patch, who has been teach
\ or in the Swarthmorc (ra.J prepare
\ tory school the past three years. is
\ spending a week ut his former home
here. At the end If that time he will
+ 20 TO Flainleld \. j.. here he has q
\ position as teacher in the high school
Dr. +. R. Lynch performed very
\ delicate operation upon the three
manths-oId child Of Mr.. and Mrs vii
bur, who live on the Richardson farm
yesterday ut the Melrose hospital, re
moving portion Of the 18th dorsa
yertebra He was assisted by Or. Me
| Gillicuddy Of Turner's Falls. The chill,
was comfortable last night,
Philip Nathan of New York city, ;
brother Of Mrs. +. $. Nichelman, me
with AN accident in ALBANY while on
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-27
PERSONAL.

w. F. Miller left today for q visit in
Greenfield.
Harry X. Knight Of Jamaica is in
town today on business.
Mrs. !. n. MacBay is spending some
time Ia Towusheud with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Jones.
Harold Cook. Robert Kirby and a
friend of Mr. Kirby of Boston are
camping at Broad brook.
Mrs. S. w. Edgett will return tomor-
row from Auburn, Mass, whore she
visited her sister two weeks.
II. A. Strcctcr Of New Haven, Conn,
came Sunday with party Of friends.
They are spending a week at Silver
dale, Spoiford lake.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-27
Arraneinu for the Future.

The little SRI objected, quite natu-
rally, to wearing her older sisters out
grown clothes. One day, ia protesting
while being dressed with such a ger
ment, she exclaimed: It's real mean,
and when I get married. I'm going to
have my youngest child first SO that
she won't have to wear her sisters old
clothes. Saturday Evening Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-27
Cant Heip WONDERING.

Partisan fashion leaders OF the gen
tier sex have taken up the fad of
tinting their complexions to match the
hues OF their dresses. We just can't
help wondering how the lady with a
plaid dress is going to meet the ext
gency.- Youngstown Telegram.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-27

This is Isaac II. McMichael, en-
ploye in the capitol at Washington.
who accuses Congressman ]. t. Nc
Dermott of Chicago of working with the
lobbyists to defeat tariff legislation
and of getting money from the Wash
ington pawnbrokers for his efforts to
defeat the loan shark" bill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-27

Love makes time pass, and time
makes love pass Proverb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
GREAT MIx-UP
IN ILLINOIS
LEGISLATURE
Two United States Senators to be
Elected, But No Party Has
Control, With Democrats
Leading

Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. s-When the
4Sth session of the Illinois General
Assembly opened at noon today it
presented a unique situation. There
are other. States in which two Sena-
tors are to be elected but no Legis-
lature is SO peculiarly mixed political
ly as the Illinois Assembly. With no
party in control, with more Progress
sives than any other Assembly except
California, and with each party divid-
ed two or three ways by fractional
jealousies, the session promises to ex-
coed in storminess and bitterness even
the 18th Assembly which elected Lori
mer by a bipartisan combination.
Gov.-eIect Dunn's declaration against
any candidate for Speaker who had
voted for Dorimer brought about the
new alignment, caused the abandon
nent Of the Democratic caucus and
threw the fight on the floor of the
House.
A summary of the membership of
the Senate shows % epublicans, "a
Democrats and 2 Progressives. OF
the House, 81 Republicans, 73 Demo
Gratis, % Progressdves and 4 Social
lists.
The speakership fight may postpone
the organization of the House indef-
initeIy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
GLASS CRASH DRAWS
POLICE TO BURGLAR
Three Breaks On List Of Recent
Activities of Cracksmen


Three more burglaries were added
to the list now being Investigated by
the. police, although in one case the
robber, Charles Lahey, giving his ad-
dress as At Colorado avenue, and
caught by officers after he had smash
ed a valuable plate glass window in
the saloon of Ferdinand Harris 429
Bostwicl1 avenue, was held by Judge
Foster in the city court this morn
ing, under bonds of $500 to answer a
charge of burglary before the, Superior
court.
Lahey had smashed large plate
glass panel in the door and throwing
the bolts helped himself to about IS
worth of cigars and liquors. He was
caught by patroInen who had been
summoned by the noise of breaking
glass.
The cafe owned by Fritz Hartmann
ait 126 Wall street, was entered by
thieves using a key to turn the front
door lock, between the hours of mid
night and a. m. Calmly taking the
cash drawers from three registers be
hind the bar they emptief the contents
amounting to about $45 in cash, to-
drawers piled up in the rear of the sa-
loon. A night Waterman patroling
the vicinity found the door open short
ly before o'clock and reported the
matter to the police.
The grocery store. of Morris Smith,
693 Connecticut avenue, was broken
into from the rear, a heavy iron bar
and two steel bolts being battered
from their fastenings. Cigarettes,
groceries and clothing valued at bout
S35 were secured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08

crete form. The progressives had a
candidate for whom they planned to
cast one ballot, but when they were
in doubt as to whether the election
was to be by majority or plurality
vote they decided to take no chances,
and cost their vote for Thoms
The House proceeded to the compile
ton of its Organization following the
election of the speaker and elected as
assistant clerk. John Buckley. the Re
publican candidate The Democrats
offered no candidate, and Mr.. Buck
ley who was assistant clerk of the
last House was chosen by reclamation
Resolutions were then offered to ac-
cept the rules of the House and the
rules governing joint session but Mr..
Thonns moved that they be laid on
the table A rather acrimonious de
bate followed in which charges of fill
clustering came from both sides of the
House. But Mr.. Thoms finally carried
his point and the rules were tabled
The election of Mr.. Webster as
speaker is generally attributed by Re
publicans to the finesse and political
strategy of j. Henry Roraback, chair
man of the Republican State Central
committee and prominent in the lobby.
He brought victory for Webster out
of what seemed certain defeat, on &C
count of the multiplicity of the Repub-
Hcan candidates. A large part of this
result rs attributed to the roll call
vote It is certain that a number of
vote for Mr.. Thoms and would have
done so had the vote been by ballot
a heretofore. These men however did
not care to brave the wrath of the
party machine by taking the action
they originally contemplated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
SALE OF UNITED
STATES MOTOR
co ANNOUNCED

Los Angeles, Jan. 8-That only one
fifth of the California orange and
lemon crops will be saved and that
the loss to growers will total nearly
$50, 0O0, goo was the statement made to-
day by persons who have communi-
Gated with all parts OF the fruit dis
trict from Los Angeles to San Ber-
nardino since the bIigh ting frost
struck that section, Sunday.
Other conservative estimates state
that the loss to growers will be about
ST.. 600, 900 and that, in addition, the
railroads will lose about $4,000, 600 in
curtailed freight receipts
Although they have already fought
for AZ hours to save their crops from
the cold, most of the growers We're
out again all night, burning smudge
fires in an effort to save what had
not already been lost. Today it was
stated that fully four-fifths of the en-
tire crop was frozen during, the cold
spell which means that 1T is irrepar-
ably ruined. The wea Their bureau to-
day predicted warmer weather
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
Sweetens Their Stomachs
and Cleans the Liver and
Waste C1ogged Bowels
Without Gripping.

Every mother Immediately realizes
after giving her child delicious Syrup
of Figs that this is the ideal laxative
and physic for the children. Moth
ing else regulates the little ones stom-
ach, liver and 80 feet of tender bow
els so promptly, besides they dearly
love its delightful fig taste.
If your child isn't feeling we'll; rest
ing nicely; eating regularly and acting
naturally it is a sure sign that its
little .insides need a gentle, thorough
cleansing at once.
When cross, irritable, feVeriSh,
stomach sour, breath bad or your lit
tie one has stomach ache, diarrhoea,
sore throat, full of cold, tongue coat
ed; give a teaspoonful of Syrup of
Figs and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated, clogged up waste, undi-
gested food and sour bile will gently
move on and out of its little bowels
without nausea, gripping or weakness.
and you will surely have a well, hap
py and smiling child again shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are not
drugging your children, being compos-
ed entirely of luscious figs, SIENNA and
arOmatics, it cannot be harmful
Mothers should always keep Syrup
of Figs handy 1t Is the only stom-
ach, liver and bowel cleanser and. reg
ulator needed little given today
will save a sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children of all
ages and grown-ups plainly printed
on the package.
Ask your druggist for the fun name
"Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, "
prepared by the California Fig Syrup
Co. This is the delicious tasting, gen
uine old reliable. Refuse anything
else offered.-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
.THOMS UNANIMOUS
CHOICE FOR SPEAKER
Democratic Legislators Honor
Waterbury Man With
Leadership

Hartford, Jan. 8.-EH D. Weeks of
Lithcfeld was chosen chairman of the
Demo cratic caucus last evening and
John S. Adds of New Milford was
elected clerk. The presentation of
Mr.. Thoms' name as the candidate for
speaker was the signal for tn out
burst of cheers and he was named
unanim ouEly. The caucus then named
committee on permanent organiza-
ton, consisting of one representative
from each county, as follows: Joseph
IT. LawIer of Hartford, Hartford
county; Arthur O'Keefe, of New Ha-
ven, New Haven county; John H. Nc
Murray of Bridgeport. Fairfield coun-
ty- Thomas ]. Kelley of WindhaIm,
Windham county; John F. Craney of
Norwich, New London. county; Charles
M. Hall of New Milford, Litchfe1d
county; J. NJ. Lucey of Middaetown,
Midd1esex county; Leo ]. Kelly of
Rockville sTolland county.
At this point Mr.. Thorns arose and
addressed the representatives as fol-
lows: Il do not feel I ought to let
the caucus adjourn without express
ing my gratitude for this honor which
has been given to me this evening:
This is the largest aggregation of
Democrats a General AsSen bly, has
had since was born or at least in
the past thirty years. and for that
reason the nomination you have given
me tonight seems doubly greater. I
want to assure you that anything I
can do to aid the party or its princi-
pies 1 shall be most happy to do.
Mr.. Thoms then suggested that the
delegates should divide themselves
into county caucuses and that the
whip for each county that had previ-
ously been selected should canvass the
members so as to know who were
present and who were absent and
what the chances were for the alb
sentees being on hand this morning
The caucuses were held and at their
close it was found that every one of
the 40 Democrats was expected to be
on hand this morning with the excep-
ton of JuStuS E. Doane of Essex,
about whom nothing definite could be
learned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
IF You Need a Medicine,
You Should Have the Best

Although there are hundreds of pre-
para lions advertised, there is only one
that really stands out pre- eminent as
a. remedy for diseases of the kidneys,
liver and bladder.
DR.. Kilrner's Swamp Root stands
the highest, for the reason that it has
proved to be just the remedy needed
in thousands upon thousands of even
the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root maqes friends quickly
because its mild and hmm ediate effect
is soon realized. 1t is a gentle, heal
ing vegetable compound.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is a ply
sician's prescription for special dis
eases, which is not recommended for
everything.
\ Sworn Certificate of Purity is
with every bottle.
For sale at all drug stores, in bot
ties of two sizes+ffty cents and one
dollar.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE BY MAIL
In order to prove what Swamp
Root, the great kidney. liver and bIad-
der remedy will do for you, every read
er of the Bridgeport Daily Farmer
who has not already tried it, may re-
ceive a sample bottle by mail abso-
1uteIy free. Address DR.. Kilmer &.
Co, Binghamton. N Y. Write today.
-A&Y-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
Governor Baldwin
Fittingly 1naugurated
\ HoInsE VOTES

ADD HOUSE VOTES ~
CONTINUED from First Page)
eers who were all Democrats, and
when this was concluded and the res
oiution naming Republicans for these
places offered by Representative Hall,
he tried to have the doorkeepers ana
messengers divided between be tefa , the Iwo
and the House appointed as its mes
sengers D. w viets, of East Gran0yi
F. W. Moore, CoIebrook; w L. Dae
Wis Durham, and John H. Yost, OF
vernon. Also as doorkeepers w
Fuller, of Marlborough; c. F. LON
bard. Colchester; Eugene Perry, Cen
terbury; C. w. Perrin, Woodstock, ana
Minor Brakeman, Prospect.
When it came to a vote Tor SPEAK
was nominated over former Mayor
Thorns, of waterbury, the Democratic
candidate, 129 to 1876 The Progres-
sives voted with the Democrats Art
er the election of the speaker, the
clerks, doorkeepers and messengers
we're appointed as approved at the
caucuses, last night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
THOMs' FINE RUN
Democratic Candidate for Speaker
Within -Four votes of Victory
House Rules Are Tabled

Hartford Jan. 8.-After much jug
Cling for position the Ho4se OF re 2
Webster of Harwinton speaker OF the
House, by a vote of 129 to 126. one
Democrat was absent. Seven OF the
eight Progressive Republicans in the
House voted for. the Democfal1c catii-
didate, William E. Thoms OF water
bury.
by a long debate on the method to be
pursued in taking the ballot. The
rules that have governed the preced-
ing elections for many years proVlde
that the speaker shall be elected by
ballot and after the representatives.
had appointed te1lers to count the
ballots Mr.. Hall of Wilmington moved
that the vote be taken by roll call.
This motion precfpitated a debate IN
which the Democrats took the ground
that the custom of the House ought
maintained however, that everybody
ought to be willing to go on record
The vote on the question was iS1
to 126, seven progressives voting with
the Democrats. The vote for speaker
was then taken with the result given
above, and committee was sent out
to bring in Mr.. Webster who had
temporarily left the House. He was
brought to the speakers chair and
after shaking hands with the tenn
porary speaker, Fred Scott, speaker
of the last House, he made d few brief
remarks saying that he was a farmer,
and that he was proud on that ac-
election. He said he would strive dur
ing his term in office to be fair to
everybody and he hoped when the
General Assembly came to adjourn the
relations all around would be very
friendly. He also suggested that the
House should be industrious in the
pursuit of it's business and he thought
that as business accumulated it might
be well to hold sessions four days a
week.
The House then proceeded to the
election of a clerk and upon this mat
ter Mr. Thomas demanded a yea and
nay vote. It was taken with the re-
suit that Sabin [. RUSSELL the Repub-
lican candidate was elected over For
mer Sena tor Mitchell, the Democratic
candidate, by 129 to 11S The pro-
gressives had candidate and did
not vote for either candidate. One OF
the notable happenings of the opening
day in the House was the discussion
between temporary Speaker Scott and
| one of the progressive members who
demanded a ruling from the chair as
to whether the speakership election
was to be by majority or plurality
vote.
Mr.. Scott declined to rule until the
question was presented TO him in con
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
MORRIsSEY'S FREAKS
ATTRACT ATTENTION

What was taken to be a collection
OF human freaks applying for their
former positions with the big show 40
in the days when P T himself Kept
the side-shOWs moving, was conveyed
un der the seneraIship of Charities In
spector Frank Morrissey to the rail-
road station this morning.
1t was indeed an array as there
was the living skeleton. the ancient
mariner and the petrffied man. all
marshaIIed under the giant Morrissey-
While refusing to discuss his
charges further than TO comment
with bitter irony "Coxey's Army lIr.
Morrissey led the way to the station
where one was shipped to Portland.
Me, one to Boston, and the other to
Torrington, Conn.
The one for way down east Maine
was upon crutches having been par
TALLY paralyzed- He drifted in By foot
and trolley from New York yesterday.
having heard transportation TO home
could be secured in Bridgeport
The sailor hailed from Boston from
which port he had travelled the sew
en- seas, but now crippled with rheu-
matism he too had left New York 70
journey home.
The third. and most emaciatsd was
one from Torrington Conn, SUFFERING
from an incurable disease II was
decided to send him to the town from
which he came.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
GEORGE DALEY
PROMISING YOUTH,
DEAD AT ID

George Daley, who died at st. Vim
cents hospital Monday from cerebral
young man who would have rea chez
his 18th year had he lived till sun
day. He was employed by Jenufuza
Brothers and was an indus trious young
man who had developed much mechau-
zeal ability His health has not been
robust since an attack Of scarlet few
er two years ago Some time fol-
lowing that attack he underwent a
serious operation and while he stood
the shock well it left its impress up
on the system The young man was
very ambitious and his studious nature
endeared him to those who were his
intimateS. He was of exceptional
character and in the circles in which
he moved he had a legion Of friends
He was a son of PhiIOmeua. and the
late Dennis Daley of 100 Fourth street
and besides his mother, two brothers
and one sister survive. He was
nephew of Capt. NJ. J. Daley Of Chem
ical Co. No. 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
MRS. ROGERS SAYS ANTI
SUFFRAGISTs HAVE LITTLE
WEIGHT IN THIS STATE

Meriden, Jan. 8.-Mrs. Wilbur r.
Rogers, for rs years treasurer Of the
Connecticut Woman's Suffrage As
ISOLATION, said, today, that most Of the
antf-suffrage sentiment, supposed To
be expressed by anti-suffragfstB. rrrar
only newspaper talk Any petition sf1s
said that the ants might present %
the legislature would not cOmua be
with the one her association intended
to put forward and which would con
tain 10000 names. She said she dfd
not look for very favorable action on
the part of the present general as
semb1y. Last year she said, the as
ISOLATION expended $4,000 and this
year they would use even more ponsVr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
LOSS BY FROST
TO FRUIT GROWERS
IS $4,000, 900

New York, Jan. Sat the sale of the
United States Motor Company, held
before Judge Hough, in the Federal
district court today, the receivers an
nounced that H. c. Holt and William
McAllister, Jr., acting for the reor-
ganization committee had submitted
bids and had deposited a check for
$500, 900 in accordance with the decree
of the court. The total bid was ST.
csc, 000 divided as follows:
The United sta ties Motor Company,
So, 700, 600; the AIzen-Samson Company,
$265, 600; the Brush. Runabout Com
pany. $3.50, 600; Columbia Motor Com
pa.ny, $780, 900; Dayton Motor Car Com
pany, S975, 900; Maxwell Briscoe Com
pany 81. 400, 900.
The bidders agreed to pay out
standing expenses of the receivers with
the exception of their notes. if any, or
legal expenses which must be taken
out of the purchase price. An alter
native bid was made by the same in
terests which provided for the pay
ment of the debts under a different
plan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
Rev. Father Illusion to
Deliver Address

Rev. Father James Huston will de-
liver the address at the annual st.
Patrick's day celebration of the Holy
Name Society of st. Charles church.
The meeting undoubtedly will be held
in one of the theatres. The following
committee is in charge of arrange
ments: Joseph G. Ivers, William Nc
E1roy, William Daley, James CoIgan,
Dr. T. J. Shay Alderman Stephen J.
Meaney, Frank Quinlan, John F.. Hart,
Thomas Flynn, Jeremiah tO'Leary and
Frederick c. Mullins.
Rev. Father J. f. Callahan address
ed the members of the society at their
meeting last night.