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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31

Cincinnati, Jan 31.-Jfm Thorpe.
greatest a1I-round athlete. declared a
professional by the Amateur Athletic
with the New York Giants. next sea
son, according to telegram received
by August Hermann, president Of the
Cincinnati club, from Frank Bancroft
who was sent to interview the Indian.
Representatives of the Cincinnati, New
York, Chicago and Pittsburgh Nation
al League Clubs were in Carlisle to-
Giant representative outbid all others
and secured the Redskfn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-31

New Haven-Charies 3. Anderson
was hit in the head by "a brick which
fell from a factory building and ia .H
a critical condition.
New Haven-AlI four appofutmenra
to the supreme and superior courf
benches made by Gov. Baldwin, thie
week, went to Yale graduates and
three of the appointees are professor
in the law school
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-06-06
Only in Alcohol

Speaking of the wineless dinner the Montreal Star
"he peace of the world that be preserved only aco
o may not ALL be the peace of the world for which
are all looking "-Commoner, May 20.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-06-06

sale, rent, exchange what have you? One drip
ping township This township guaranteed to take the
blue ribbon in booze contest top the globe It is
county last for paupers aone $4,000 1t contains
city that wide open Lid ripped off long ago and lost
inducement will throw FIVE other townships, all wet
TALK BOOZE WADLEIGH,
For the Spring Valley Development Association.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-06-06
JUNE 6, 1918
VOLUME VIII
Booze Wants to Annex a County

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Specially Productive
Tss stt liss county IF % + 9. :ps
For the CATS 7 RSS7f bs wHP%Sad Association
We respectfully submit the above to Talk Booze
Wadleigh possible way to find "taker" for Hall
township. If the Granville Echo is right about it,
Putnam county has desire to have Hall township
wished upon it. The Spring Valley Development
Association may we'll forget it, No county is likely
to deliberately the burden of this township
township that cost Bureau county $4,000 more for
the item of caring for paupers of the township than
it paid the county in This is saying nothing of
the carnival of crime that holds forth in that section
continually Bureau county will be amply able to cope
with the situation when the of the county
given the right express themselves at the ballot box
on the saloon question.
Spring Valley to Annex Putnam County.
The Spring Valley Gazette recently made public
Spring Valleys little scheme to county and
declare itself the county seat. 1t says:
The Spring Valley Development Association has
for secongratuatons
The often rumored possibility of division of Bureau
county, and its probable result of making county seat town
of Spring Valley brought into being last evening when
T. B. Wadeigh addressed the Spring Valley Development
Association relative the proposition good attendance
of the associations membership present and listened
closely the many arguments advanced by Mr. Wadlegh
in of the dea and several others followed him with
short addresses favorng the plan.
Mr.. Wadleigh's plan proposes to withdraw from Bureau
county the townships along its eastern border namely
Clarion LaMoie Westhed, Berlin Hail. Seby and Leeper-
town. Annexation of these townships Putnam county is
proposed thereby forming county of goody area,
population wealth. The plan enlarged upon by the
speaker and his lucid convincing discourse made marked
A. fbo c11cnn of IL
dress prevailed that committee of five be appointed
to go in detail and at special meeting
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-06-06
NUMBER D

important body and the makeup of the
tomorrow.
To Place Our Feet on Dry Ground in Wet Territory.
To which announcement the Granville Echo, OF
May I6, makes the following reply:
On first thought this proposition will doubt appeal 20
every patriotic citizen in Putnam county it means the
solution of the question: the county seat disturbance and
the getting of the ruts etc. for Our people, Then
when we consider who this promoter is also inspires
with great admiration for his nerve; this is the same
gentleman who spasm here in Granville about two
ago when he spoke for the saloon interests in this
township The "Rev Talk Booze Wadlegh the repudated
and renegade apostle of rrgon but all hail to the
who pull of the ruts and place feet on
dry ground in wet territory.
Now in the proposed county the territory
gested of the best people earth and
when the plan is consummated they will have new JOB
upon Them the regeneration of the home field they
may Immediately become home missionaries
Let Us Annex Lee O'Neil Browne Too.
But we want suggest that the promoters well
enlarge the district and thereby strengthen the county and
possibly put us into the with Cook and PEORIA why
by little gerrymandering grab off slice of LaSalle
county including Mendoza Peru LaSae and East Wnona
point into Marshall get in Toluca and Mike
Fahy and then invite Lee ONeil Browne into
combination that cannot be beaten
this eath probably nowhere else? Amend original
plan Booze we're with you for the Irrigated Dis
trict That will give about 900 joints and at $1,000
we will have other We surely could run the first
year 100000 with what could graft the side
We further propose that under the commission
form of with Talk Booze, Lee ONe and Mike
charge and challenge the world to class with in the
things will happen in The Irrigated District of Illinois
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
DEGREE OF HONOR LODGE
TO MEET IN FLINT

SAC Avn. Mich. -.ay 22.-The
Grand Lodge. Degree Of Honor, In ses-
sion In this city, has chosen Flint as
its next meeting place. Reports show
ed 5000 members OF the order In Mich
igan.
Officers elected were as follows:
Grand chief OF honor, Mrs. Fanny
C. Basius. Lansing, grand lady or
honor. Mrs. Lottie b. Whipple. Bat
tie Creek; grand chief OF ceremonies,
Mrs. Jennie l. Henry, Detroit; grand
recorder, Miss Anna Touhey. Iron
wood: grand treasurer. Mrs. RIGA
Springer. Flint: grand usher. Mrs.
Bertha Salisbury. Detroit
The grand inside and outside
watches will be elected Thursday. and
a successor to q. F. Webster, OF Beld-
ing, as editor Of the Michigan Herald,
the official paper OF the fraternity,
will be selected by bid.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
AL. PALZER SENT
TO MT. CLEMENS
Tom OROurke Has Him Take
the BathS-Will Go To
Iowa Later

A surgical operation. very recently,
upon Al Palzer, disclosed the fact that
the big heavyweight has been a very
sick man for more than a year.
Palzers claim that he was SICK
when he fought Luther McCarty AZ
Los Angeles, last winter. is borne out
beyond cavil by subsequent events,
terminating in a surgical operation
three weeks ago. The operating ply
stefan, an eminent authority, express
ed amazement that Palzer had even
been able TO be out OF bed, much less
fight, when he met McCarty, SO that
fight can be set aside when we are
prospecting for suitable material In
the heavy~ eight class. and Palzer
must yet be reckoned with.
His manager, Tom ORourke, has
sent him TO Mount Clemens, where he
will take series OF baths during a
three weeks stay there. He will then
go to his farm In Iowa. rest during
the hot summer months. and hopes TO
be In tip top condition early next fan
when his manager expects TO chai-
lenge sll the noted heavyweights in
his behalf
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
CHURCH PROBE OF :
SLAVERY POSSIBLE
Delegates Attending Presbyte-
rian Assembly in South
Strong for Such Move

ATLANTA. Ga. May ga church
Investigation of the white slave traffic
was the plan advanced by the bills
and overtures committee OF the north
ern Presbyterian assembly here today.
Members OF the delegation from
Chicago, where the Illinois senatorial
vice probe has uncovered such valu-
able information In regard to the caus-
es underlying white slavery were
mainly responsible for the resolution.
Prominent In the delegation Is Rufus
$. simmons. who first suggested to
President Roosevelt the desirability
OF a federal law to deal with the traf-
fic In women.
The foreign mission broad's report
TO the northern assembly today show
ed expenditures OF nearly 100000
in 1872.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
DIR. BOYNTON <
SCORES CHURCH
FOR LAXITY
Says Delegates Take More Inter
est in Shows Than in Con-
gregatiOnalism
DEPLORE LACK OF CEN
TRIAL CHURCH AUTHORITY
Former Detroit Pastor Causes
Conference to Sit Up
Gives Radical Address

CADILLAC. Mich. May 22.-(Spe-
cial--Dr. Nehemiah BoynIon. OF New
York, moderator Of the National con-
ference OF the Congregational church.
formerly OF Detroit, declared last
night in an address on efficiency IN
the church, that half the men who will
attend triennial council. OF the church
in Kansas City. this summer. will not
know enough congregationalism to
last them from depot to hall. and that
they will find more interest in moving
picture shows than In deliberations
Of the council.
His address was sufficiently radical
to cause the one hundred delegates
TO sit up. and lamented the lack OF
central authority In the church which
permits this and that board 10 30
about It's business wholly without re-
gard TO any higher authority lie
recommended the election OF a com.
mittee which shall administer the al
fairs OF the church.
Aid OF the weaker by the stronger
churches. was urged By Superinten'
dent j. w. Sutherland. In his report
on the state of the church, yesterday
afternoon DR. Sutherland's report
showed there have been no additions
10 membership in one-third OF the
churches during the past year. and IN
more than half no increases In comics.
sion OF faith This condition was found
TO be especially prevalent In the small.
or communities.
DR.. Sutherland declared that the
reason vas to be found largely In the
weakened condition OF the rurai
church, giving rise TO a sense OF isola-
ton and lack OF fellowship. He de-
clared that the only solution lies In
the willingness OF the stronger
churches to help bear the burdens or
the weaker congregations. During
the year thirteen churches have been
closed and three new ones started
bu, the three new ones have larger
membership than the thirteen former
congre cations.
TIL. following members were elect.
ed trustees: Three years, Rev. T. ..
Taggart. Cheboygan Rev. Demas
Cochran. Traverse City: Rev Will
lam Widenhoeft. Lansing: c. b. Stow
ell. Hudson Rev l.. X. Long, Calu.
met: one year, Rev. John Lambrecht.
Port Huron; members-at-large. Rev.
Bastien Smith, Jackson; Rev. J. r.
Huget Detroit: {. B. Perry. Bay
City: G. W. Wagner. Ann Arbor.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
WOMAN'S SLAYER
GETS lOTO2O YEARS
Vincent kuti, Who Shot Down
Boarding House Mistress,
Sent to Jackson

Vincent Kuti, convicted Wednesday
OF second degree homicide. for shoot
ing anu killing Mrs. Annie 10th, his
boarding house mistress. was sentenc.
ed by Judge Phelan, Thursday, 10
serve not less than 10 years, nor
more than % years. in Jackson prison.
Stanislaus Zwolinski. convicted If
abusing little girl. was sentenced TO
serve IS months in the House OF Cor
rection, and George Webster charged
with burglarizing poolroom. was
sent up for six months to sober up.
as Judge Phelan stated.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
RAILROADS TO ADOPT
STANDARD TRANSIT RULES

LANSING, Mich. May % -Delega-
tons representing the Detroit board
of Commerce. members OF boards
from other Michigan cities and repre-
sentatives OF transportation lines do
ing business in the state. appeared
before the state railroad commission
today in the effort TO arrive at some
definite understanding as TO rules gov
erning the shipment of different com
modities
As result OF the conference the
roads have promised 10 arrive at some
agreement within 90 days which will
prevent discrimination as the result
OF different transit rules.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
Suburban News
MAY HOLD CLASSES
IN RENTED ROOMS

With the defeat OF the proposition
to bond the city for 1880 Tor the
construction OF an addition TO the NC
Kinley school. the board OF education
faces the possible necessity OF remoV-
Ing the kindergarten and first grades
trom the basement OF that building 10
rented rooms.
Local health authorities have held
that the basement is not a proper
place for the pupils, but have allowed
classes TO be held there in the expec-
tation that an addition would be con-
structed Now. however, II is believed
that removal Of the pupils to more
healthful quarters will be demanded.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23

in the year preceding March 81, the
two womens foreign missionary SD
cieties. which recently merged, wiped
out their debts, which in one case
amounted 10 s3i.69G. aud the other
s24 900 so that they start their uni
ted career free OF remembrance.
A third report adopted was that Of
the Young Peoples commission APP
pointed year ago in Des Moines. II
was submitted by the Rev. Carl ID.
Case, OF Buffalo
This commission recommended con-
certed action by the denomination to-
ward the education Of young people
ia the religious and social culture
courses which have been outlined by
II, ard closer connection between
the convention and the young people
Organization,
In presenting his argument for yot'
ing by states, Or. Anderson said
This convention represents the larg'
est Democratic movement OF It's kind.
Other denominations are asking how
we carry il forward, Up 70 this time
| believe that We have made no seri'
Gus mistakes and now IL is for as 10
insure the continued Democratic con
troll OF our affairs
lie brought a laugh and hearty APP
piause by referring TO the Chicago Re-
publican convention The majority
OF that body he asserted, did not
represent the views of majority or
the party, and what was the result?
Well il the same sort OF thing that
might happen to us and this amend
mpnt is To fOrestall il -
DR. Otto and other speakers express
ed the opinion that II would central
lie the power In the hands OF the ex-
ecuttve committee because It's mem
bers would have large influence with
the small delegations from distant
states.
On recommendation OF the commits
sion on faith and order u motion was
passed inviting representative or
the Disciples or Christian church 10
address the convention with regard
to closer Affiliations between the two
bodies
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
DETROIT WOMAN
CAPTURES OFFICE
Mrs. {. II. Huey Elected Grand
Junior Sister of Ladies'
Auxiliary o. II. c.

Mrs Charles II. Huey. No. 2S9 Put
nam-ave,. was elected grand junior
sister OF the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Order OF Railway Conductors in the
closing session OF the auxiliary. We'd
nesdav
Other officers elected are President.
Mrs. J. II. Moore. Toledo; yce-presi-
dent. Mrs. J NJ. Sewall. Chicago; Sec
rotary treasurer. Mrs. W T.. Higgins.
Columbus senior sister. Mrs. j. ID.
Hartell. Los Angeles, grand guard.
Mrs. ]. j Beckham. Jacksonville. Fla. !:
chairman executive committee, Mrs,
Robert Whelan. Oklahoma City: mem
bers OF the executive committee, Mrs.
A. +. Conlisk. Fort Worth, Tex, and
Mrs c. w. Messer, Boston.
Mrs. Huey succeeds Mrs. Beckham
a. junior sister; Mrs. Beckham sue
ceeds Mrs. l.. c. Waltz as grand
guard: Mrs. Whelan succeeds the late
Mrs. r. c. Callahan, Mrs Messner
succeeds Mrs w. S. Gaar. The other
officers are re- elected.
The officers OF the Fraternal Bene-
flciary association which is the insur-
ance department OF the auxiliary, were
chosen AS follows: President. Mrs.
]. II Moore; secretary. treasurer. Mrs.
Ia w. Hutchinson. New York direct
ors. Mrs. j. NJ. Sewell, Mrs. Robert
Whelan. Mrs. c. W. Messer.
The Order of Railway Conductors
will continue in session until the early
part OF next week. according 10 pres
ent Indications. The eastern mem
bers OF the order got together We'd
nesday and Endorsed Martin Carey, OF
Port Huron, for one OF the two new
vice presidencies, John O'Merra. OF In
dianapolis, for national legislative rep
resentatives. and w. j. Burke. OF
Pittsburgh for trustee
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
EMBEzzLER IS
MADE GOAT" BY
FORMER FRIENDS
Try to Dodge Payment OF Notes,
Claiming They're FOrgeries
by Brighthaupt
RANKED ON ABSCONDER
NEVER BEING CAUGHT
Sensation Due When Captured
Pennsylvania Thief is Taken
Back Home

When Charles Brighthaupt, alias
licer, goes back TO the Hazleton VAL
ley, In Pennsy lvania, "a whiskey
wreck. 10 face the friends and neigh
bors to whom he was always sort
of demigod until he fed. Easter sun
day, leaving forgeries. entertainments.
breaches OF trust. and plain robberles
from the mails totaling about $780,
600. there Is going TO be second
sensation. second only 10 Bright
haupts flight and subsequent arrest
here. according TO William Evans, edi-
tor OF the Valley Vigilant, who ac-
companied Sergt. l.. l.. Ryan. of the
state police, 10 Detroit in quest Ok
Brighthaupt.
Muttered threats Of Brighthaupts
trusting neighbors and friends. who
have even limited Al a lynching. Will
probably quiet down. when Bright
haupt is spirited into the jail in Halle
ton, says Evans. but wild scramble
TO cover by persons who sought TO
profit by Brighthaupt's disappearance,
will prove bigger sensation than the
flight and arrest OF the church treas
urer, postmaster. general store pro-
prietOr, lodge trustee, and mogui Oh
the whole valley farming community
OF $4,000 souls. with iiazletoD and It's
10000 people. deeply interested also
That much OF the 100000 shortage
charged TO Brighthaupt will be found
10 be faxed" by persons who never
expected 10 see Brighthaupt alive,
again, is the statement made by Ev-
ans.
He declares that when the man
who was the financial genius OF the
whole district disappeared. leaving
trust funds, notes, loans and bonds
In q hopeless tangle, everybody who
had dealings with Brighthaupt, and
many who probably never mad nego-
tiated with him, sought TO gain free
dom from payment OF notes by stat
ing that the notes were forged by
Brighthaupt.
The National Bank OF Hazleton
has thousands OF dollars worth or
notes Of farmers, which ii has been
unable to collect because the sup
posed makers declared the notes to-
be forgeries by Brighthaupt, said
Evans. Thursday noon. "A lot OF
farmers and others, hearing OF veri-
fed cases OF forgery and juggling by
Brighthaupt. felt that he would never
be recaptured, or that II he were
ever located he would commit suicide,
and a lot OF people VINO owe notes TO
the bank used the subterfuge that
the notes were forgeries by Bright
haupt The bank rs most anxious for
Brighthaupts return, to get these mat
tiers .straighteAed out, and you will
see wild scramble for cover when
he gets back
That Brighthaupt's frenzied fnan-
ciering will reach nearly $4,000 in
the aggregate Is the opinion OF Evans.
He stole nearly $4,000 from st.
Johns Lutheran church in st. Johns.
Pa. he being the treasurer and one
of three trustees. Taxes OF Butler
township amounting to $4,000. placed
in the mails. in form Of checks, TO pc
sent to the poor farm for the support
OF the paupers. were stolen by Bright
haupt. II is alleged: the checks were
forged with Endorsements. and cashed.
was postmaster in Drums
when this was done.
He is alleged 10 have forged sigma
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
DIR. SLOMINSKI FREED;
is SUPPORTING WIFE

Dr. Wnadislaus Slomineki, whose
blind wife had him arrested on a
charge OF non-support. was discharged
by Justice Carney. Thursday. when
he showed that he had been sending
$l5 week TO his wife, who has re-
turned to her home in Chicago.
The doctor has been much in the
limelight, starting with the time that
ne posed as a long-lost nephew or
DR." Eliza Landau, aged and wealthy
midwife, who was later forced To turn
her property and money over 10 the
probate court, on application of the
woman's real heirs.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
,pELaAY.

Sunday evening services Will De
held at the Presbyterian Institute, $50
South-st., next Sunday evening. Dr.
VIM. r. Jaquess will deliver an ad-
dress on Playing tag. musical
program will be rendered under the
direction of Mrs Thos. r. Knox. with
vocal solos by Miss Lydia Covell. Miss
Edith Ashton, Mr. Henry Steedman.
and a violin solo by Mr.. John Smith.
The ladies OF the Green-ave. Bap-
list church will hold sale OF baked
goods at the church next Saturday al
ternoon.
NJ. Kiss and family are preparing 20
return to Hungary, where they Will
make their future home. Mr. Kiss has
been in the grocery business here Tor
several years, but disposed OF 1t a
short time ago.
Hungarian and Polish emigrants are
arriving in this section at the rate OF
over one hundred per week Very
few new houses are being built. ana
this fact, coupled with the insistence
of the health authorities that the pro-
visions of the ordinance be lived up
TO in regard to housing, makes the
problem II finding living quarters for
this additional population q big one
AL Jaeger has purchased an auxil-
iary cruiser and will use II this sum-
mer for the demonstration OF the Tnel-
ma motor In the manufacture or
which he Is interested
Members OF the Delray club are
planning an auto party TO Fair Ha-
ven some day next week.
Alpheus Kratz has purchased u
street sweeper which will be added 70
the street cleaning apparatus OF this
section.
The illness of A. ID. valliQuette has
been found to be ptonMine poisoning
He IL now considered TO be out oil
danger, but will be confined TO MS
home on Artillery-ave. for several
days
The funeral OF Paul. the l9year-oid
son OF Mr. and Mrs Gilbert Soullier
who died. Sunday, at their home on
Woodmere-ave., was held, "Wednesday
morning, from All Saints church
Paul was a pupil OF Higgins school
and was highly respected by his As
sociates.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23

lures 80 benefit claims In the Junior
Mechanics, totalling $4,000. and 10
have mulcted the Patriotic Order OF
sons Of America of $1,000, on FAKE
d sbuTsements.
lie often preached the sermon IN
tnp little church In ST. Johns, and his
neighbors all looked upon him as the
soul of honor. and the greatest man
in the whole valley.
Then a saloon started. across from
his store: he took TO drink. For the
last two years he was drunk most OF
the time. but his neighbors did not
realize IT, For two weeks AFTER MS
disappearance. he was on one long
spree. When arrested he was
wreck. He will be taken back. Thurs
day afternoon. 10 face the music.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
SCARCITY FORCES UP
OLD POTATO PRICES

CHICAGO. May 2e.-Old potatoes
scared TO high prices today, and were
quoted az from 10 TO so cents a clear
jump of 90 cents over the price that
prevailed only two days ago.
The sudden jump was due to the
scarcity of old potatoes and the fact
that new potatoes have not yet ar
rived i'm sufficient quantities to make
up for the shortage The old crop Is
nearly all marketed, according TO com
house dealers. After advanc.
ing suddenly 10 cents yesterday, the
market made similar movement TO.
day
The Detroit times., 1913-05-23
AUTHORIZE COAL NINE
INVESTIGATION MONDAY

WASHINGTON, May 22-The sen.
atorial probe OF alleged peonage OF
miners in West Virginia will probably
be authorized by the upper house on
Monday. and the investigating com
mittee, in all likelihood. will leave at
once for the Paint Creek and Cabin
Creek sections TO take testimony
This was the belief expressed by Sen
ator Kern, author OF the resolution.
today. He expected that the educa-
ton and labor committee would favor.
ably report the measure late this aft
ernoou, and that action in the senate
would be deferred until Monday.