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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-07
BOMB RIDDEN CITY
Explosives Found in All Parts
of London.
Ticking Parcel in Famous ST.
Paul's Cathedral.
ARSON SQUAD" BUSY TODAY
Burn Pavilion, House and q
Lumber Yard.
Tin Canister Discovered Near
Business Houses.
ARSON SQUAD" BUSY TO-DAY
WHAT THE BRITISH SUF-
FRAGE BILL MEANS.

1t is estimated that 5000, 900 wo-
men in Great Britain and Ireland
would have received the ballot if
the Dickinson suffrage bill had pass
ed its second reading in the house
of commons. The bill which failed
would have given the franchise to
the following:
(A) Every woman, who, If she
were a man, would be entitled to be
registered in respect of a household
qualification, within the meaning of
the representation of the people act
of 1884.
(B) Every woman who is the wife
of man entitled to be registered
iii respect of a household qualifica-
ton and who has resided in the
qualify premises during the period
required by law.
No woman is to be entitled to
register as a voter until she has
reached the age of % years.
No woman can be disqualified by
reason of marriage from being reg
istered and from voting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-07

Weather Forecast for Kansas.
Showers and warmer tonight and
Thursday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-07

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-07
Found His Son in Prison.

When Donnelly discovered his son.
he kept the matter a secret from his
reunited wife. Under a, pretext that
he had business matters to transact in
st. Louis, Donnelly came to Kansas
and met his boy face to face in the
warden's office at the state peniten-
tiary. Then Donnelly began the fight
for his sons release. The prison board
refused to show clemency- Donne1ly
went to Governor Stubbs and as a re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
REPORT OF 3,2OO
 REBELS KILLED
 IN MEXICO SIEGE

Mexico City, Aug. 13-Late official despatches, arriving here concerning the defeat of the rebels at Torreon and the lifting of the siege there, say that 3,2oO rebels were killed The reports say that a large number of those reported as killed were exc cuted.
 The third day of the fighting there was a disorder in the town involving a number of local officials.
 The troops, however, gained the upper hand, wiping out the mob with machine guns and rifle fire and by arresting and putting to death a. large number of persons. The mob used dynamite bombs against the troops.
 Outside the city the rebels doubled their efforts to capture the place and at one time sent a dynamite-Iaden train against it The train, however, was deraiIed some distance out from the town The reports say the rebels have abandoned their attacg on Tor reon and are moving southward and westward to the states of Seacaticas and Durangas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
ATTRACTIONS AT
 1.-THE THEATRES
PARK THEATRE
..NIoRoCCo BoUNp.


 Kitty and Fanny Watson, sisters, well known here as Those Two Girls will be seen at the Park Theatre com meHcang Aug. IA, when they will ap- pear at the head of an all star com pany and in a brand new vehicle which has been especially written for them by Joe LeBrandt and staged and produced under the personal direc- ton of Max SpiegeL The title of the new show is Morocco Bound'' which is described as an Oriental comedy extravaganza in two acts and many gorgeous scenes. There are many in tcresting features promised with the new show which has been expensfvely equipped with costly wardrobe and scenery and with every regard to the minute details of the dazzling splen- dor of the Far East Edgar A. Vii nal hastxrftten some hypnotizing mu- sic for the new show while special lyrics have been arranged by Arthur Denvir Among the well known players who will be seen in the cast of the show are: Kitty and Fanny Watson, Frank M. Chrtsty, Frank DamzeI- Fred c. Collins, Ed SmaIIey Joe Stanley, Miss Louid Rice and Frances Farr A special feature of the show will be the novelty chorus mum bers in which the mammoth cI1o- rus of star singing and dancing sou brettes will offer many new and orig inal dance numbers nd ensem bles- Morocco Bound'' will open with Thursday matinee, Aug. 14 for a days enga cement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
POLICE AND CHARITIES BUILD
 ING.
COURT JAMMED TO HEAR RECITAL OF
 WARRINGTON GIRL

San Francisco. Aug. 18-Marsha, Warrington was. the states first wit ness, today, in the trial of RTaury l. Mann act.N She continued her story of yesterday, of how she, in company with Lola Norris, Drew Caminetti and Diggs, slipped away from Sacramento to Reno, Nev., in hope of avoiding local notoFiety and stirred up a sean dal which developed into an affair Of nationwide interest and reached the halls of Congress. The customary hundreds gathered in the corridors before United States District Judge Van Fleets court and traiIed in a long waiting line into the street where they took the sunny wall of the fed eraI building, it being rather chilly in the shade.
 It was not alone for Miss Warning ton that the crowd took its slender chance of admission to the small courtroom. The next witness ready to be called was Lola Norris, whose schoolgirl hair ribbons and smoothly moulded face gave the impression that she was considerably the younger of the two. Her story in essential, 1t was expected, would be much like that of Miss Warning gton, although the latter testified that D1ggs was the more active in some of the quartet's s preparations which she described than Caminett1 with whom the Norris girl fled.
 .rwhat. did Caminette say?" asked an attorney once when Miss Warning ton was explaining how the men had l labored to persuade the girls to leave home. 'tHe didn't say much,'' she re- piled He just agreed.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
Applause For Our
 Policemen In Big
 German Day Parade

Bridgeport's Finest, was on parade when with 10000 persons assembled at the state field day and picnic of the German societies at New Britain, Mon day, two pIatoons under the leadership of Lieutenant Garry Sanger marched through the city streets to draw the p1audits of the lines of spectators.
 About four hundred persons left this city on a special train at a. m be- sides the numerous automobile parties and stragg1ers who later journeyed there Every Bridgeport German so- ciety was represented by large deIega- tions. In the afternocn all attended their amusement.
 The two platoons Of police wore full uniform and inspired the admiration of those who witnessed their display. Those in the ranks were Patr olmen Herb, Henke1, Kraft GottschaIk, Mil Ter, zfebo9d. zhender, E1che1 and Ern- enger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
NEW BUILDINGS ARE
 TO COST $36,255

Fourteen permits to build, the ae- gregate cost of the buildings to be $36, ,255, were granted by the building commissioners last night.
 The permits are:
 F. L.. Langhammer, two eamf1y house east side of Main street; J. A. Jack son, cellar wall for future dwelling east side of Main street; Gulf Refining company frame shed west side of East avenue; Julius Nuessenfeld, frame ad- ditfon to dwelling north side of Idb- erty street, D. J.. Conley. alterations to building east side of Main street; Chris Efseman, frame garage east side of East Main street; Charles Brad street, one family frame dwelling north side of Eaton street; Edward Nadel, two family frame dwelling and store west side of Pembroke street; Bridgo- port MaHeable Iron company, plumb ing in brick building north side of Johnson street; Mary A. Cogan, two family frame dwelling south side of Capitol avenue; Mary J. GaIzo, three story frame tenement east side of East Main street; Melicher Werespfg, one family frame dwelling west side of East avenue; Mrs Sarah Hayes, roof over balcony on Maple street, and F. E. Kolwcz, brick and frame dwelling south side of Barnum avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
Sons Of St. George
 Honor BridgepOrters With State Office

The Sons of St. George, of Connecti- cut in the 25th annual session of the Grand lodge at New Haven yesterday elected the following officers for the coming yeare Grand president, Thom- as M Bray, Stony Creek; grand vice president, G. E. Coleman New Brit ain; grand messenger, W. Asflbrook, South Norwa1k; grand secretary, George B. WhatnaH, New BF1tadnI grand treasurer, w. N. Copley, Tor rington; grand assistant secretary, James w. Knight, Bridgeport: grand assistant messenger, w. AshbFook. South Norwa1k; grand chaplain, J. w. Ellis, Torrington; grand inside sentf- mel, J. Moss, Rockville; grand trustee, C.L Pake. Norwalk; Chairman finance committee, A. A. Salney, New Britain; chairman law committee, J. T. T9lr- ney, Bridgeport; chairman of appeals and grievance, John T. Lynes, Meri- den.
 Grand Secretary G. B. Whitnall, Of New Britain, reported total receipts of the order $2S, ,228.42 for the year. The sum of $6,S18.3 31 was paid out for the relief of brothers in the order; $5,186 was paid out in funeral benefits and the management expenses amounted to $5,577.76. The present total mem bership is 2,400, and a movement will be made during the coming year to extend the order to the British king l dom. At present it exists only in | England outside of this country. Ali ] the convention of the supreme grand
 lodge to be held in Boston in October
 this recommendation of the state con 1 vention will be brought up.
 A substantial increase in the salary 1 of the secretary of the grand lodge George E. Whitna1I, of New Britain
 was voted on account of his efficient
 work for the order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
POLI's THEATER

Tonight is Amateur night at Polls Theatre Many budding stars with great talent will appear at this per forunance. Besides this added feature a fine bill is arranged. Heading the program is Waring the wonderful piano player. Billy, Quirk also ap- pears in a series of clever limitations which bring him a Large amount of applause. Pagan and Byron will be remembered from former appear ances- They have a very refined act which greatly pleased the audiences Billy Broad, a black face comedian scored a big hit with his new jokes and his funny songs. Other acts on the bill were Harry Tsuada, a Japa- nese performer in a good balancing turn and Heenan and Ma1loy in a comedy sketch entitled Hogan and the Mummy It is of real interest and kept the audience in good hun1or while 1t was player The photoplays consist Of a two, Eee1sf featFre.s entitled King Rshe ftsofSszci1s'' ar&i sa4ye other good films County Store Twill De held Friday evening and a children's Country Store at the Saturday natl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

was to the effect that the beast should be put out of misery, or else the drtV- erNpermitted to proceed Officer John son did neither. He carried out his original intention and took the beast to his stable, bedded fl, fed and made it comfortable for the night The driver faded into the darkness when the officer proceeded to do things Communication was immediately had with State Humane Officer Gardner in New Haven who came on to NewtoWn Friday morning. A moments inveS- tigation of the affair and inspection of the poor diseased beast settled the matter and the officers pistol instant ly put an end to it's suffering. That afternoon Fred Daniels of Bridgeport came up with his horse ambulance and loaded up with two carcasses, and the episode was ended
 John Brew, father of Selectman Brew, is able to be around again after two weeks confinement to his home on account of an injury to his foot
 Fred w. Oppe of the New York city fire department returned today to his home after a delightful visit of a week with MT. and Mrs. Herman H. Oppe of Sandy Hook. MT Oppe is a veteran in the fire fighting service and is the possessor of a gold medal for singular bravery and meritorious ser vice in the line of duty.
 slC the game between the New York Americans and the Brdgeports at Brfdgeport Sunday, through the kind ness of T. F. Murray, who notored to the city and returned after the game.
 SOLDIERS REUNION.
 Veteran Edward Troy is swapping old rerniniscences with Comrade Vim. A. Johnson of Bridgeport who is re cuperating from an illness which came on him during the Gettysburg celebra- ton and is now the guest of his old courade-in-arms for two weeks. An other member of the battery, Comrade George Stevens of Bridgeport, drop ped in on them Monday and all made day of it, Mir. Stevens returning to his home in Bridgeport on the even ing train
 Miss Nora Blake a graduate of the Newtown High school and of the Dan- bury Normal school, has been engaged to teach the school in Taunton dis trfct next year. The former teacher Miss Ina DrtscoI1, will resume her work in the High school
 Miss Grace Lake of Passa1c, N J-' ia with her sister, Mrs. w c. Johnson fer the rest of her summer vacation.
 navid IT. Bale of Hawleyville lost his horse this week by death, this making the second horse ne lost tnls season. Kind nefghbors helped with teams to finish his haylng 3 cor nm
 Charles H. Merritt of Chicago is spending a two weeks vacation with friends in this section of Connecti- cut. the birthplace of his ancestors.
 Recent guestssof Mrs. w. J. Driscoll at Cedar Cliff cottage were pr. and Mrs T w Adams and Miss Alice Adams. Mrs. J. W. Donnelly, Master Gordon Donnel1y and Miss Charlotte Gordon all of Bridgeport.
 The net amount for the benefit of the Sandy Hook library, as the result of the sociable of last Friday night in St Mary,s hall is G?n. MT. and Mrs. H. H. Oppe desire to return the thanks of the promote1= of the affair
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
sIAsHEs THREE MEN
 AND HELD FOR ASSAULT
 WITH INTENT TO MURDER

a city laborer, was arrested shortly after midnight charged with assault with intent to murder. He is alleged to have slashed three men, all or whom are seriously cut and one of whom is in a very critical condition. The injured men are: Carmine Vinone, deep cut in the groin, in serious con dition; Thomas Sataro, cut about the face and throat, and Isaac HickIeman. 12 inch cut in the abdomen. in very serious condition.
 Dangone. it is said, was quarreling with Vinone and Sataro when Hickel- man attempted to act as a peace maker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
Oklahoma Man
 Tells About
 Kidney Remedy

Several years ago was taken with severe pains in my back. due to dis eased kidneys and was forced to give up my daily Iabors- I heard of your great kidney remedy and resolved tot try it I did so with wopderful re- suits.
 Since taking pr. Kilmer's Swamp Root I have had no trouble from my. kidneys. I am giving this testimonial of my own free will to let others know the wonderful merits of Swamp-Roor If you should care to, you are ae liberty to publish this testimonial whenever you choose.
 Very truly yours,
 J. A PARRISH,
 Saltwater Okla Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of March, 1912.
 H. S. HAUSsDER,
 Justice of the Peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
HOW BUSY POLICE PHONES
 MAY BE RELIEVED OF RUSH
Expert Operator Tells Through Far
 mer Various Ways Of Im- sH.'..4.'. proving Service

ing that number $500 be given to the police, single cord branching into five yokes may be inserted in the $500 pfug-hole and extend to each of the five police extensions enum erated Any call from the outside would therefore ring each of these exten- sions, so, should the captain of de- techves or lieutenant wish to talk to all at once he would simply ring, but to further avoid confusion, a system of ring mum bers such as are comm on- 1y used in the present local system, could be affixed and listed at small cost in the telephone directory, so that any individual department could be signaHed separately.
 Likewise with two-way yoke the S601, could be connected both direct to the emergency hospital and to the surgeons bedside. Should it be de- sired to have the lieutenant upon this wire a three-way cord might be used, or this extra yoke might be connect ed direct with the superintendent of charities extension.
 As the assumed number for the De- partment of Health, 3602, would sell dom be used at night, any yoking de- sired could be applied, or it might be utilized exclusively as an addition al police wire.
 Until such listing. as would be neces- sitated in the telephone directly were accomplished, it has been remarked that except in cases of emergency, it would be an easy matter for the lieu tenant or other answering party to refer the caller to the proper mum Der needed.
 This plan as presented would not, however, do away with the great con gestion already experienced by an in- sufficient number of wires, which in the time of large accident or other momentous affair will be found sadly wanting.
 Under the plan tentatively proposed some such listing as this would later appear in the directory for night use, though during the day a call upon any number would be distributed by the switchboard operator to its proper channel:
 POLICE AND CHARITIES BUILD
 ING.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13

What Can Be Done With a Te1e- phone Switchboard?'' a pamphlet once published by an independent Western telephone company, might be of service at the present time, to a perplexed board of Police Commis- sioners in this city who seek a. means of obViating the trouble and criticism now maintained in the Police & Char ities Building.
 To reporter of the Farmer an ex- pert telephone operator said she be- Heved the present difficulties could be greatly overcome by a perusal of the old book, or hearty cooperation upon the part of the telephone company. It is unnecessary to hire additional oper- ators at the present time, nor to have Heutenants, busily engaged upon oth- CT work, act as telephone switchboard operators.
 Among the many means of partially overcoming the difficulties presented at this time was an apparently simple expedient which seems to meet all present require1n ents and will be ten tatively outlined as a relief means to present hampered work.
 There are three departments serv ed by the present system: police, charities and health. There are three incoming wires, commonly called trunks which replace eight wires formerly entering the various depart ments.
 The police extension wires include one each to the desk lieutenant, End and 3rd precincts, detective head quarters, and superintendent's office The Charities department wires in cIude one to the emergency ward and one little used at night to the super1n- tendentss office. There arc two ex- tension wires to the Board of Health, invariably closed except upon special occasions. Besides, there is a tele- phone extension direct to the night surgeons s sleeping quarters.
 When the switchboard operator now leaves work, she switches all calls to the police 1ieutenant's desk, or leaves the board in his charge, necessitating his walking back and forth between rooms upon the beginning and end- ing of each call.
 It has been suggested by the ex- pert operator that a simple arrange mentf of what are termed yoke cords may immediately connect the necessary departments with individual trunk 1ines. For instance assume in- divtdual numbers be given the three trunks; say. $500 tthe present police calI) 360f and seo2. Again assum-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
NEWTOWN
Special to the Farmer.) )

Newfown, Aug 1S-At St Roses
 church yesterday morning at Il o'clock Thomas F. Brew of Newtown and
 Miss Margaret M. Moran of New Ha- 1 George T. Sinnott, the pastor, per formed the marriage ceremony and celebrated a. nupttal mass in the pres ence of a large gathering Of friends | and relatives of the contracting par ties, as well as the public generally. MT. Artflrtr J. Gallagher of the school board acted as groomsman, and Miss Sheehan of Springfield, Mass, cousin of the bride, acted as bridesmaid. The | ushers were George T. Frank Brew of
 New York and John Martin Tafty of l Newtown. The guests were present
 Kansas City, Mo, and other cities. MT. Brew is the we'll known builder
 and contractor as well as selectman
 while the bride is a professional nurse well and favorably known in New 1 town and New Haven where she made her home. After a, wedding lunch con ! at the Dayton street home, the happy 1 couple departed for a honeymoon l trip. After their return about Sept.
 1st they will beat home" to all their
 friends
 1 MT. Frank De Bremon, designer of patterns for a Brooklyn wall paper
 concern, is spending an extended va
 cation with his aunt, Mrs. P. H. Gan
 non of Church Hill.
 1 A DISAPPOINTED PAIR l A couple from Salisbury, Conn, for
 ner parishioners of Rev. J. H. George
 came to Newtown, Saturday, to be
 married, but had to go away dtsap-
 pointed owing to the memorable laws | of the state which require five days l probation for all non-residents. The ebride was baptized by Rev MT. George
 and confirmed during his pastorate 1 there and desired to receive his bless
 ing in the rite of matrinnony, but the l obliging town clerk, Oscar PftzschIer,
 was obdurate and the couple had to
 return to their dornfc11es temporarily, after promising to return after the pre-
 lininary notice was thus compiled
 with.
 w. c. Canfield and family have talk en a cottage at Silver Sands beach for 1 @ week.
 | The Misses Katheryn S. Kelly and
 May Brady of Bridgeport are spend l ing a fortnight with their cousins, the
 Misses F1nnell on School street North | Center.
 A STRENUOUS NIGHT.
 Humane Officer c. B. Johnson
 Thursday night near his home found l two dereIicts of the equine breed, one 1 prostrate, and the other eating oats | from a soap box between the fence and l a tree Investigating he found one
 unable to rise and the other fell prone
 to the ground on being pushed away
 from it's supports. The first horse
 had a broken leg so he was mercifuIIy
 despa tched with the drivers acquies- | cence. The driver demurred, howev- 1 CT, when the officer started to bring the other to his stable nearby and
 said he was going on with him to
 Brfd geport. Declining at first to give his name, or claim ownership of the animal in question, he was finally prevailed on to use the telephone and l get word from his employer. The l conversation was in Yiddish but the officer is not a po1ygIot, so took the l translation vouchsafed duoiously- It
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
STUDENTS FINISH
 MONTHS COURSE
 IN WAR TACTICS

Mount Gretna, Pa, Aug. 13-Nearly 200 students representing more than 40 colleges and universities in the eastern part of the United States, to- day, completed a months course of instruction under United States army officers. The tour began at Gettys burg, last month, followed by a hike to the state rifle range here for rifle practice. Work on the range was concluded, yesterday, and it was an- nounced that 70 per cent of the stu dents quaLfiedp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
 EMPIRE

Tn special feature picture at this theatre today is entitled "Shipwreck- edH The central figure in this in tensely interesting picture is a valet who believes in fsThe Equality of Man. When, the yacht of his erla- plover sinks and the party establishes itself upon a desert island, the true fibre of the sIipwrecked people be- comes evident It Is the. valet who rules the community and conv1nces the girl of high station that there is something in this world besides money Itss a Kalera in two parts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-13
CANCER CURED BY R0ENTGEN RAYS
 THROUGH SILVER

Hobart. Tasmania, Aug. 13.-Dr. Roberts, senior surgeon of the general hospital here, claims to have attained remarkable success in the cure of can Ger by Roentgen secondary rays filter ed through silver, copper or tinplate. He declares he has treated 40 cases of cancer in this way without a re- currence of the disease.