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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11

remained at his post, kept his hand
on the throttle, and applied the air
when he saw the trolley car ahead,
but not in time to- avoid the crash He
was .unhurt, and the fireman also es-
capped; injury w
AS soon as the train stopped, and
passengers recovered from the jolt,
they ran out to see what had hap
pened. Seeing the crushed trolley car,
and hearing the cries Of the injured,
9. score Of volunteer workers began
the work of relief.
Apart of a mans body was seen
in the front end of the car, where it
was held by broken timbers and 9TH
er wreckage, seven or eight feet above
the ground on the engine tender. Axes
were brought, and the wreckage torn
away. s
Then the body vas taken out, and
It was found to be Mr.. B1ydenburgh,
his head covered with blood, his cloth
ing torn, and life extinct James Nc
GettricI and Thomas Ga1livan, the
two Portland young men. succeeded in
releasing the editors body.
Petticoafs For Be71dages.
There were many volunteers to re-
lieve the injured, and several girls on
the train sacrificed petticoats to be
torn into HANDBAGS for the injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
B. I'll. S. ALUMNI TO
ELECT OFFICERS ON
MONDAY EVENING

President E. T. Buckingham Of the
Bridgeport High School Alumni as
ISOLATION has selected Monday night
as the time of the annual neetfHe.
the session to take place In the school
hall officers are to be elected and
annual reports made. It is also ez-
pected that plans viii be advanced
for the annual dinner. The ot1ler Of
-ficers arranging for the meeting are
Miss Mae J. Wendell, vice president
Mrs. Joseph J. Rose, secretary and
Attorney F. E. Morgan, treasurer
The nominating committee com
prises Mrs Lyman Hin, 49, -CharIes
d. Kellogg, '07; and Miss Anna H.
Laing, 10. Those In charge OF the
arrangements for the dinner are DR..
w. A. LaField, 90; Miss AIene Ayres
'08; Clarence L. Lister, rs Mrs. Lv-
man Hill 49,. Mrs. Charles H. Arm
strong 's4; Lewis Christie 'a5s~ and
Mrs. T. w. Joyce 'Ss. ,,e-4
An innovation is to be arranged this
year in that there VIII be a Popular
priced dinner with more. attempts to
get out a record attendance Of alumni
through attractiVeness OF addresses
and general reunion plans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
Us. SEYMOUR MAKES
PLEA FOR WOMEN
Congressman Donovan Says
They Must Be Enfranchised
By State, If At All.

Under date of Sept. %. Hon. John S.
-SeYm our of Norwalk, wrote to Con-
gresham Donovan as follows:
{ Some time ago the Senate appointed
a committee ? on Woman Suffrage,
which has unanimously reported a
ton inserting the word Sex after
color, in Sec. 1 of Article 49,, of the
Amendments, 50 that it will read:
The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or
abriged, by the United States, or by.
sex, or previous condition Of servi-
tude."
The House has nc. such committee,
but a resolution is before the Rules
Committee creating a new committee
on the subject, SO that the Senate
resolution may go to a, special COM
rafttee, instead of to the Judiciary,
which is so heavily overworked. I
beg to request that you see fit to go
before the Rules Committee and. adj
vocate the resolution.
I am aware that you are not favor
able to votes for women; but what
ever your present views may be on
the merits, the question is entitled to
the most. serious and prolonged con-
sideration before a committee which
can take evidence and has the time
and disposition to make a compre-
hensfve report There are seven times
as many unenfranohised white women
as all the men that would be disfran-
chised by race, color, or previous con-
dition of servitude. And they have
more mind.
Votes for Women, is in line with
fundamental democracy. If there
were a, separate commonwealth con-
tanning fifteen million human beings
Of voltage age, who were ruled by a
benevolent despot managing the af-
fairs of a mentally passive people,
and doing at well, 1t would be like the
situattonA of women politically, gov
erned by men; for, of course, with the
majority ali men, even when govern
ing well, it is a veritable despotism
over women, the same IN kind whetI-
er rnf1lion-headed or single-headed;
and the same whether the tyrannized
are separated out by themselves or
scattered among the dominating
class. I am not for any despot how
ever wise or good. When all is de-
cided for women by q will not their
own, the amount of mind thus dis
franchised raises a question of right,
not merely one Of expediency; and
when opponents say the right thing
will not work the answer is If it is
right it Will work.
1t Is objected that this will only
double the vote, and thus double the
ignorant vote. which is already
enough, and that the result will be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
PEQUoNNoCK YACHT CLUB
CLOSES SEASON 1913

Marking the close Of the yachtng
season, which in many respects has
been one of the pIeasantest in. years.
the Pequonnock Yacht club last ufgnt
officially drew the curtain upon
yachting and INCORPORATING tor an
other year, with a big banquet In
which the members, their friends ana
many prominent politicians were
present
After refreshments many entertain
ers were staged for the entertadnrnent
Of those present, among whom Rob
ert Gore. william France, Loren Del
bridge, Frank BraithWaite, william
Parry, James Bray. Fred Walker and
George A. RaJotte were warmly vel
coined
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
New London Pier
Project Held Up
By Properly Owner

11ev London. Oct. 11-W1th every
rsroei Of the land necessary FOR the
estabIishment of the ocean terminal
At East London acquired with the ek-
cerxson OF one there now looms ~
+I,e Feasibility of several weeks DE-
isv an account of the refusal OF Ar
thur eager TO sell his mothers prop
e.v-fx for the so, 900 which the members
- ftse. subcommittee of the New Lon
dan barbor commission state that he
verbally agreed upon with them, or
thefr representative, Samuel Prince
r. IL stated by fhe sub-conm1ttee
4fat Mr. eager, acting for his mother.
Mrs Mary E. eager the RECORD OWL
er of a lot or land with dWeiifng
reuse thereon. situated in sixteenth
-+rae+ East New London, agreed with
M Prince last january to sell TO me
State af Connecticut this property Tor
gft,A sum of 600. There was no writ
ten agreement at that time, MT. Ga-
ger asking a deposit OF severa4 nun
5redE dollars. which the commission was
not in a position to pay at that time
Acting on this alleged agreement
with Mr.. eager, the sub committee re-
.,orted to the full commission that the
f.aerer r,roperty could be acquired Tor
4brae and a third times what it IS
asessed for, according to the commits
s5nnarS Thew state that the property
n Il on the books of the assessors at
2 non and 1T is also stated that the
owner has cf5ered to seel 1t during
fbe mast year to private individuals
for less than $4,000.
An went well with securing the
oarcels of land from various owners
1,7,ttl the last parcel, that owned by
Ms ezaxer. was reached Then, ac-
co~7fng to the commissioners, Mr..
eager. acting as the representative Oh
his mother. who is an invalid, declar-
cd that he had never received bona
fide offer for the property and that
he should ask sum several -tnou-
sand dollars In advance of the inquire
named. It is not given out what the
figure is, but 1t is reported to pc
$4,000
As the subcommittee has no power
To increase its previous estimate and
as it Is fully empowered to start con-
domination proceedings the latter Is
undoubtedly the course which will be
pursued
Mr.. eager denied on Thursday thai
he had received any offer from the
commission for his property He stat
ed that he had made them an offel
and had received no reply. The com
rnissioners, however, have type
3 written copy of an offer of $4,000
which they state was made orally to
Mr. eager.
The property consists of a dwelling
house and 5000 feet of land IN Six
teenth street. It is said to have beer
purchased by Mr.. eager for So, SOC
and later decided by him to his mother
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
N anne OF BovtI1 Nav
Stick To YaIe's Vast
New AnphiiI1eatre

New Haven, Oct 14-Now that the
new Yale football anphitheatre is be-
ginning to show tangible form on its
big site across in the new field across
the street from the present famous old
wooden stands, there has come a 1uIi
in the occupations of the committee of
81 alumni who have it in Charge
lull that preceres the stormy fight to
collect the $4,000 that Yake's athletic
plans will entail, of which cost the
football 7amphitheatre constitutes only
a third The interval of comparative
inactivity-there's a lot of quiet work
going on all the time for the further
ment of Yale prestige in college sports
is being given up to an absorbing
discussion by various groups of Yale
men as to the name that is best befit-
ting to the new structure.
1t is needless to say that cstadium''
will not do, for Yale, no less in ath-i
Ietic than In intellectual spheres, fears
to take a position Of other than lead
ership. Coliseum has classic touch,
but both it and amphitheatre have not
made an impression worth while on
most Yale men. These names are
too long and they don't fit the arch
itecture of the new football struc-i
ture, which will dip down rs feet be-
low the ground level and will rise to
an equal height above 1t. Arena like
wise is found not to be the right word,
to a football game than the white
lined turf between the goal posts.
Oval has been discarded, for Yale has
already one oval. Berkeley, where
the junior dormitories are grouped.
So the discussion and the fight has
eventually Sdmmered down to the Yale
Bowl President Hadley as early in
the history of the structure as the lay
ing of the cornerstone, last June, used
the word, and it has stuck, as a name
which is distinctive and which ex-
presses in an excellent way the form
which the gigantic mass Of concrete
will have. But in spite of It's fine
old Anglo-Saxon derivation and its
undoubted convenience, there are those
who say it is suggestive. To the minds
Of some it implies a lack of serious
ness, and naturally most Yale men
are willing to admit that the football
situation at New Haven is not to be
viewed altogether complacently when
a team which Harvard smothered "a
to the week before holds the Blue o
to 0. Bowl implies convfvality to
these perhaps oversensitfve minds, but
their number does not seem to be
increasing markedly, and it appears
now that the word. as originally mean
ing a cOncave vessel, will be endorsed
in the Yale bowl. Still the committee
of 21 declares itself open to sugges-
tions.
A fine beginning has been made on
the Job of scooping out the thousands
of yards of earth in the center of the
tfbow1'' and steam shovels and min
iature railways are constantly busy.
The concrete tunnels are being pour
ed, and the whole work is going on
with speed that seems to assure,
under ordinary conditions, the COM
p1etion Of the bowl for the big game
next fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11

was to decide the question. But 30
seems like a waste Of good matter TO
put so splendidIy cOuche brief be-
fore a lay mind. AS for the matter Of
the committee on rules, 1t has been
decided by them not to consider 1t be-
fore the regular session in Deem Der
Women of course are citizens A8
TO their right to vote it is a Demo
cratic principle that it is a States
right to decide who should be its citi-
zens, and of course the place for Con
necticut people to take their case is
the State legislature.
-T have a very high regard for Dr.
Gregory, and there can be no doubt
about the intention of anyone con
nected with DR.. Gregory. I would Ike
to please them and please you, bHt
you will surely agree with me that
when you and I became voters It was
by the act of the State, and I think
that all of us, irrespective Of sex, have
got to go there to be enfranehised-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
crEaNEAsY. BEST HAND soar

Guaranteed not to inJure the skin,
instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust,
Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the
hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents
Manufactured by VIM r. Winn. Pa
Etratford avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
SUDDEN DEATH
OF REP. MATHEIS
IN NORWALK TODAY
Democratic Legislator, Whose
Persistent Efforts Secured
New Charter For His Native
Town.

NorwaIk, Conn, Oct. 11-Depresen-
tattve Henry Matheis, Of this town.,
died suddenly of apoplexy, early to-
day. He was down town last evening
and stood on the street corner talk
ing with the chief of police about his
Intentions of cutting down an apple
tree, this afternoon He was stricken
about IL O'Clock and the end came
In the early morning hours:
Mr. Matheis was twice a member Of
the legislature. By name at least he
became almost Immediately known
at the outset from the fact that when
answering his first roll call in the
house of 1911 he did 50 in a very
high voice which caused everyone to
turn their heads to locate the mem
Der.
Mr.. Matheis, at the time, was in a
back tier of seats and being short in
stature he was almost hidden from
view Thereafter, on roll calls, Mr..
Matheis' voice piped high above the
others almost incariab1y creating a.
smile or an audible laugh somewhere
in the chamber.
In the recent session, Mr.. Matheis
was intensely bound up in his efforts
TO get a new charter for NorwaIk and
in the closing days when charter mat
tiers were much involved he declined
to withdraw g. charter draft which he
put in and his presidency resulted in
the new charter being submitted to
the people of NorwaIk.t
Mr.. sMatheis was born in this town
March 7. 1857. He was of German
descent. After his school education
he went to work as a potter with his
father Later on he was in business
with his father and amassed a COM
potency. He was always interested in
civic affairs, served in the national
guard, was a volunteer fireman and
IA fT2faTTa1 order connections
pecially in F-reemasonry, having talk
en- both the York and Scottish rites
and the Shrine. He was the oldest
volunteer fireman on the NorwaIk de-
partment. In politics he had served
in the city council and twice in the
House, for popularity won him Re
publican votes in spite of his own
Democratic affiliations. Mr.. Matheis
leaves a daughter, Mrs. George Cava-
naugh, and a son, Leo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11

about the same; but what is really
doubled is the small number out of
the whole that will engage in public
discussion and in public affairs to the
benefit of all; and doubling those &C
lively interested, doubles the real gov,
erni1g power in any country, that
small minority that sets the pace in
all things. No one knows better than
yourself that discussion, no matter by
whom, and no matter what side-mo-
tives may be in play, has the power
to eliminate error and finally reach
good results.
But it is not altogether a question
of what the effect will be the coun-
try. 1t is needfuI to look at the effect
on women themselves when excluded
from direct influences on the great
subjects. Where all collective inter-
esus are managed for them, where the
thinking is done for them, where their
suggestions are not respected, there
is 10 development. The tendency is
to the stagnatton of an Oriental peo-
pie, for energy, patriotism and en-
Iargement of mind are the fruits of
freedom.
1t will not be denied that women
have capacity for public affairs in due
proportion with men. By the most
quiet, almost uno destructive growth of
mind, they have risen since the dawn
of civilization, where they were
with men in ali the higher domains,
and some have been notable rulers of
great eLnpireS s~u
+, It is downright question of right
and wrong, this of votes for women;
and I earnestly hope and request that
you will willingly go before the Com
naittee on Rules to raise up a new
committee of the House, where the
subject will be treated on it's merits.
am writing this letter primarily at
the direction of Miss AIyse5 Gregory
the daughter of DR.. James G. Greg
Org, my lifelong and valued friend,
the most respected and influential
among your fellow citizen in NorwaIk
as you very well know. Miss Gregory
is one of the most cultivated and
gifted of women, who is giving her
life to the cause, consecrating. to it
her own energies without reserve.
Mflitancy has no part. in it She is
doing much to put the campaign on
the highest level; and she, with the
galaxy of noble women with whom
she dis associated, have a right to
make this request and to be heard
under the best auspices.
Impressive as her request to write
this letter is, you may know that I
would not do 50 unless the subject it
self were a constituent part of my
own political beliefs, and these in
turn a part of the political creed of
such statesmen as John Stuart Mill,
by whom 1 am proud to have been
Influenced years ago to espouse the
| cause.
Congressman Donovan's Reply.
In reply, under date of Oct. i, Con-
gresham Donovan wrote:
II have just received your letter in
regard to the matter of Woman Suf-
frage. Of course your presentation of
the case is a fine legal argument and
you would do well for the cause if
the letter was to be filed with a judge
of the Supreme Court and the court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11

Wants, To Rent. For Sale,
&C., 1 cent a word in Farmer
Want Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
Chiropractfc-A Message of Hope to
All Who Are Sick

= I Investigate the science OF Chfro-
practic and you will see how chronic
diseases are caused by deran cement
Of the spine interfering with nerve i'm
TtlIses and how the cause of kidney
trouble constipation, diseases Of the
stomach. liver, and rheumatism are
believed by the natural method of
kfiropractic without the loss of time
or physical discomfort. Alex. N. Cooke,
T. G.. 651 State street Consultation
free-Adv-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-11
rHr PRErIEsr FACE

end the most beautiful hands are
often dfsfgured by an unsight1y wart
1t cstT7 easily be removed in a few days
without pain by using Cyrus MART
ReJnover For sale only at The CyarNs
Pharmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue and
1s6 Cannon street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

larious farce in three acts, with mu-
slcal interruptions by Campbell Il.
Casad, produced by Rowland a Cliff
ford.
The story in brief concerns the ram
bling from the straight and narrow
path by three congeniaI spirits who
are never supposed to step from the
main highroad of travel
Amos Doppeldae. played by the in
imitahle Dave Lewis, is the princi-
pal character. He is the man from
The fiat upstairs. Arthur Pringle, "a
young man engaged to Doppeldaes
daughter, likewise George Benedict. q
bosom friend of the two, are first seen
in Doppeldae's apartment discussing
the result OF their white light adj
venture 1t seems that the three
women nearest to them, Mrs. Doppci-
dae. her daughter and Mrs Benedict
had departed for Atlantic City, I'm
mediately thcreupon Doppeldae had
suggested bit OF "high life for n
change" Doppeldae, Benedict and
Pringla start out In their machine,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

Coptending that the national gov
ernment's first concern should relate
to the main roads of the country, and
again placing itself squareiy on rec
ard N oDpcsed to any piecemeal and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

deville's greatest casting act Four
young men are II, the offering, which
is said to be chock full of sensational
and surprising feats.
"A Theatrical Agency in the form
of a singing comedy skit will be the
offering OF Walter Schrode and Eli
musical comedy stars.
Another one of the single en-
tertaincr features that bids fair to
alfng himself as a success alongside
George Wilson and Joe Flynn after
their famous ENGAGEMENTS here, VIII
be Sam Harris one of the best of
present-day blaceface comedians, q re-
markable dialect entertainer, a big
voiced vocalist usually supplying him
self with special songs and altogether
one of the, biggest successes recruit
ed from the minstrel to the vaude-
vile stage.
A pretty, girl with charming cos
tunes. specially selected songs and a
Unframed voice, will appear in the
person Of Isndipe Andrew, a singing
coincidence.
An adnixturc OF musical selections
coupled wfthscomedy in dialogue and
action viii be the offering of Faust
and Faust. a gifted young man and
womcnfi rounding out the vaudeville
bill
Picture plays will complete each
of the three performances 10 be given
every day the matinee starting at 3
o'clocs:s7:i5 and 8 o'clock being the
scheduled hours for theanight perfor-
mances.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16

Imbfn.
vaudeville and Moving Pictures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
Car @m0
Highway

wasteful distribution of federal funds,
the American Automobile association
representatives appeared at Washing
ton, before the joint committee of
congress at it's evening session of
February 10th. The plea was made
road travel, diversified to an
epoch making degree, any project for
federal participation in highways con-
struction should involve a general
interstate system of highways eduita-
bly, apportioned among the various
States.
The A. A. A. delegation which APP
reared before Chairman Jonathan
Bourne. Jr., and his associates of the
JOINT committee, was headed by Pres
ident Laurens Enos, who, after set
ting forth why the automobiles de-
voted SO much effort to the roads
question. introduced George G. Diehl.
chairman of the A. A. A. good roads
board. In the argument of MIR, Diehl
he explained that the association for
which ne spoke stood ready to CO.
operate along any lines which would
safeguard the use of federal money
and insure tangible. real and perma-
nent results Mr.. Dfehl predicted that
from the thorough investigation of
the subject by the Joint committee 1t
was inevitable that its deductions
would supply concrete plan In com
prehensiveiy presenting the matter to
the country for its consideration.
Since MFR, Diefff is a civil engineer and
has had an experience of years in
roads matters, 1t was possible for
him to answer comprehensively the
fusillade of questions propounded by
the mefn bers Of the committee. Vice
Chairman Shackleford, who is one of
the most insistent roads advocates in
the house of representatives, supplied
a goodly quantity of the Inquiries.
In his summing up of the hearing,
Chairman Charles Thaddeus Terry. of
the A. A. A. national legislative board,
maintained that IL the national gov
eminent gave proper aid to the State
in it's most Travelled roads, then the
State could give logical assistance to
the counties and townships. The
basic beginning was in the roads
which knit the nation together. con-
Meeting it's subdivisions of States
Each subdivision, Mr.. Diehl asserted.
has a function to perform; namely,
the township in it's lateral roads, the
county in it's market roads, the State
in its trunk line intercounty roads.
and the government in its interstate
roads Substantial federal aid to the
States. administered with the Joint CO.
operation of q national roads bureau
and the various State, highway depart
ments, enabled the Commonwealth
to perform their rightful internal
roads development both systematical-
ly and economically.
1t was made clear that the A. A. A,
believed in the principle of State aid
and State highway systems, and
through its constituent bodies and To-
cal clubs was using its best endeavors
to obtain State-built and State-main-
tanned roads. with State aid and SUI
pervision of county, market and town
ship tributaries. Further attention
was called to the fact that motor
lists quite generally accept an uncon-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
At the Empire.

At the Empire.
Minstreisy, of the modern kind, will
occupy the boards at the Empire this
week The appearance at this thea
ter Of Murphy's Steel Pier Ministries
will no doubt awaken in the minds
Of many local amusement lovers
pleasant memories OF vacation days
OF an earlier period, since this troupe
Of minstrel entertainers under the
leadership of John r.. Murphy has
been n star feature OF the entertain
ment provided every summer during
the last sixteen years at the famous
piers that reach out from the board