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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-30
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-30
High school Glrls.
Girls. Council.

Att o'clock tonight the girls coun-
Gil will hold its regular monthly meet
ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
VETERANS OF CIVIL
 WAR THANK FARMER
Happy Termination of ContrO- versy As to Charges at
 Soldiers Home.
Case of F. M. Bassett, Told in The Farmer, Served to
 Bring Desired Action.

A delegation of members of Elias Howe, IT,, post. G. A. R., waited on The Farmer today to proffer the thanks of their comrades and them selves in bringing to the attention of sion to the Fftch's Home for Soldiers at Noroton.
 The Farmer recently gave publicity. to the complaints of the veterans that the place had become, instead of a. soldiers home, a soldiers boarding house. The case of Frederick M. Bassett, pensioned at $25, from whom SIS per month was asked by the board of managers, served to bring to a head the much mooted problem of how the home should be conducted.
 At the last meeting of the board of managers, the vote to repeal this cus- tom was taken unanimously, and now all soldiers with proper credentials are admitted to the home without charge
 the part of the veterans was that many inmates of the home who were not called on to pay board, were well able to maintain their own homes, if they wished, while others, who had not sought admission until they really needed it, were taxed for their board.
 The veterans are elated at the out come on the controversy which was to have been taken up by the depart ment of Connecticut of the G. A. R., but which now has come to a happy termination.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
RABBlS WILL URGE GOVERNOR GL YNN TO
 RETRIEVE GUNMEN
Women Relatives of Gonden1n- ed SIayers to Back Up
 CIemency Plea.

New York, April s-Though denied a reprieve by the governor, one last hope todayxstin lies between the four Sing Sing next Monday morning.
 Entering the case for the first time 20 Jewish rabbis of the city will go to Albany. to plead with MT. Glynn to alter his decision.
 He has wired them their trip will be futile, but. spurred by the impassion- ed belief of the Rev. Dr. Jacob Cole = stein, rabbi of Temple Beth Sholoun. of Bensonhurst,z and Jewish chaplain of the Tombs and Sing Sing. that the men are innocent. they will make the trip notwithstanding.
 So will the mother of t1Whitey Lew is'' Setdenshner. Heartbroken, the aged woman said:
 .sI will go to the governor and get on my knees and beg for the life of my boy. I would have gone befors, but they told me he was not to die.'
 Mrs. Rosenberg, wife of Lefty Louis, g and Joseph Horowith, fath CT of .sGyp the BIood.' and Mary Cirof1ct, sister of "-Dago Frank expected to accompany her.
 Former Judge Charles G.. P. Wah1e. attorney for the gunmen,. today said he had not abandoned every hope.
 There remains one chanlce'' he said, ssand that is to appeal once more to the governor on the basis of some weak point in his opinion after we have read it.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
SUIT OVER LAYOUT OF STAMFORD HIGHWAY
 MUST WAIT ITS TURN
Judge Curtis Denies Writ of Mandamus-Says It's Not
 Necessary.

Judge Curtis in the superior court today handed down a. decision denying writ of mandamus in the action brought by the State of Connecticut ex rel Ivan Mu@shouse, against the Stratford selectmen. The court ruled that a mandamus was not necessary
 The action resulted from the htiga- tion over the acceptance of the lay out of a road in Stratford extending from Putney chapel to the trolley tracks. The resolution accepting the layout was accepted in town meeting May 26, 1913, but owing to mistake in the wording, it was not legal. States Attorney Judson wanted the present selectmen to make the reso- 1ution effective by signing 1t, but they held that nothing in law required them to sign.
 The three se1ectmen against whom the proceedings were brought are Rol- lin A. Curtis, John B. Holmes and Jas. Laney. As a result of the courts de- cisfon the case will remain on the docket as an ordinary suit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
REGISTRATION OF WOMEN WILL BE MADE THIS FALL List Contains 1,S0O Names Most of Which Were Put
 On In 1898. SOME ARE DEAD, SOME
 WED AND SOME GONE Names Recently Added By Suffragists Will Not
 Be Disturbed.

Twenty-one years ago, in the days of the A. P. A. movement, great division of opinion arose over elec- tions to the Board of Education, and 1,S0O wmen were registered. Since then there have been few registra- tions of women, and few have voted.
 Some time this faL the registrars have not yet set the date. notice will be given that all women voters must register again. The last lists contain the names of 1,800 women electors, but most of the names have been carried on the lists since 1895.
 Since that time many women have married, others have died, or left the city. Some of the married women are registered under their maiden names. When the agitation for, equal franchise struck Bridgeport some wo- men began to vote again. The advo- cates of women suffrage have added some names in the past two years. Most of these recently added names are known to the registrar and will not be disturbed. If the registrars cannot locate others they win be dropped unless they come to the regis traTA ~ff1ce this fall and register again.
 not be made voters again, they will simply be required to convince the registrars of their identity, and to have their names changed on the lists if they are married.
 When women voters were first made in 1893, they appeared before F. W. Tracy, then town clerk. and made oath to their age and residence and citizenship. Now they must file ap- plications and then qualify before the board of se1ectTnen. just as male vot- CTS do. Women who are not citizens, must produce the naturalization pa pers of relatives.
 On the present voting lists are the names of women whose addresses are given at buildings long since dexnoi- ished- Where these wo1Taan resided when they were made voters are no w stately office structures and other buildings used for mercantile pur- poses.
 The women suffragists of Bridgeport are not satisfied with City Attorney Con1ey's ruling that they may nol vote at the special election, May 2, on the bonding measures. The fact that the voting lists are not up to date may be advanced later by Mayor Wilson for not allowing the women to vote.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
U. s. WILL PAY $25,OOO, FOR PANAMA CANAL Colombia Congress to Ratify New Treaty at Special
 Session. LATIN-AMERICANS GIVE UP FREE TOLLS CLAIMS Washington Hears of Consum- ation of Diplomatic Agree
 ment in BogOta.
 

Washington, April s-Twenty-hve million dollars is the amount the Unit ed States agrees to pay Colombia for the partition of Panama and the ac- Ql1isition of the canal zone in the treaty signed in Bogota by Minister Thompson and the Colombia authori- ties. This was stated here today at the Colombian legation.
 No rights for a new interocean1c canal across Colombia by the Atrato river route and no coaling privileges on San Andreas and Providencia off the Colombian coast 1t was added, were contained in the treaty.
 The Colombian minister. Senor Be tanciast, received a cable from his home office informing him of the agree ment. The state department was still awaiting word from MT. Thompson.
 The boundary between Colombia and Panama is to follow the line laid down in an earlier treaty which was signed but never approved by the Co., lombian congress. One important de- 1nand which the South American re- public had been insisting on, the free passage of her merchant vessels through the canal, was given up be- cause of President Wilson's attitude in favor of repeal of the tolls ex- emption. That had been stumbling block in the way of final agreement.
 The Colombian congress will be call ed in special session to pass on the treaty before it is submitted to the Senate here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
CHIEF MODERATOR DECLARES
 lAWLER ELECTED MAYOR OF
 HARTFORD; MACHINE DEFECTIVE
At One O'Clock Today Judge Bennett Following Agreement Signs Order To Submit Defective Machine
 For Inspection


 more votes on this particular machine and that this would give LaW1er a ma jority of e6. Tuesday night, Chief Moderator Patrick J. BGahon refuged show Cheney's reelection The Dam ocratic Fourth ward officials s1so re- fused to af1x their names to the re- turns.
 At 2:so this morning, Constable Jas. R. Graham was sent out to serve no tices on the ward officials for e meet ing this forenoon, finishing his taair at a. m.
 At 9:3o MT Mahon made formal de- man on City Clerk Henry F. Smith for the keys of the Fourth ward poll ing place and machine which has been guarded by four policemen since 7s7o last night. The clerk refused the de- mand. Later Chief Machine Nschan- ician w. G. Church was sent ito tho city clerk for the same purpose. E1e men of the two parties and colUs1I for Lawler were in conference ana there was a general reading Of the eta tutes of 1909 concerning voting by ma chine and the city charter. The Dem ocrats claimed the right under ff1esH to have the machine opened and the Republicans were just as firm In ou- position. The matter was at @ stand still at noon
 Mayor Cheney gave out this stats- ment today:
 s'on the face of the returns of ens moderators I have been rs-eisceef mayor of the city of Hartford and will continue in the once 11ntn fhe contrary is shown. Why should re- tire now? The moderators' retuFu1 show my reelection by the people end I will obey the will of the elsc1o4m If should retire and leave tho nfUrm i Of mayor without an frGuu1a5enE r would be ashamed to walk the Btrsetr will cheerfuI1y surrender Ghs ofHos to MT. Iawler if it can be clown that he was elected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08

Hartford, April 8-At 1 o'clock counsel for MT. Law Ter and for Mayor Cheney ap- peared before Judge William L. Bennett in the superior court by agreement and asked for an order which would require the town clerk fo deliver to the moderator of the ward the keys to the polling place and to the machine. The order was sign ed by Judge Bennett and the moderator, elections officials, lawyers and parties at inter est adjourned immediately to the booth where the machine was opened by the mechani- clan.
 At 2:3o the machine was opened by Curtis H. Veeder, Charles A. Roseberg and Frank Netheton, experts. It was found that & cog connecting with the Lawler counter was damned. By actual trial it was found that the machine did not register a, vote for Lawler. Chief Moderator Mahan will declare Lawler elected.
 Hartford. April s--Up to early af- ternoon today there had been no defin- ite action to decide the mayoraIty election in this city following the dis puted reelection Of Mayor Louis Che ney on Tuesday due to the apparent failure of a voting machine in the Fourth ward to register what the friends of Joseph H. Lawler. Demo crat, assert should have been his full vote. It is claimed by Lawler'a friends that he should have had 17o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
ORPHAN ASYLUM
 SELLS, SHARE IN
 HALL HOME FOR SI
Associated Charities Get the Remainder of S22, ,OOO From County.

From the sale of the Golden Hill street property to the county of Fair field, the Corporation of Associated Charities for Industrial Relief, will receive $21, ,999 and the Protestant Or plan Asylum, $. according to papers filed today in the superior court. This arrangement was made in a stipula- tion signed by Attorney s. c. Shaw for the asylum and Attorneys Marsh, Stoddard & Day for the Associated Charities.
 This property, known as the Hall home, ad5oins the county cour thouse on the west and is needed for an addi- tion to the court building. Under the terms of the will of the late Sarah Hall the property was bequeathed to the Associated Charities to be used as home and if this organization did not carry out the provisions of the will the property was to go to the asylum. The committee of appraisers valued the property at $22- oon and in order to avoid legal tang1es the 3sy- Iun surrendered it's claim for the nom- ina1 sum of $1 while the Associated Charities got the remainder of the sale price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
JAMES KEARNS, DEAD, AGED 56 Was Member of Fire Board
 Under Denis Mul-
 vihiI succumbed to Complication of Ailments Caught Cold
 at Polls Last Fall

After a. severe illness of five weeks with heart and kidney disease former Fire Commissioner Janes J.. Kearns died about noon today at his home, of age and for a number of years had been active in Republican politics and promfnent in fraternal circles in this city.
 For more than 32 years MT. Kearns was employed in the factory of the ploy of the old Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Go. when a very young man and by ability coupled with industry, he rose to the position Of foreman and became Q contractor. He retired from work in the factory about a year ago.
 His interest in politics kept him about the polls for several hours on last election day ana there he con tracted a severe illness. It was thought he was recovering but five weeks ago he suffered relapse and his death followed.
 MT. Kearns was born, in New York city, but came to Bridgeport with his parents when very young. He mar ried Catherine Murnane.
 Besides his widow, two daughters, Reta and Catherine and one son, Will liam Kearns, employed in the main post office, survive him. One brother, Alderman William R. Kearns of the 10th district, and sister, Mrs. Eliza beth Curtiss, also survive.
 MT. Kearns was appointed a fire commissioner by Denis Mu1vihin dur ing the 1atter's second term as mayor and served one term of two years in that office. He was a member of Bridgeport lodge of Elks. Cecil Cal vert council, Knights of Columbus, Bridgeport aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Court Wheeler, F. of A, Catal- pa circle, and the Firemen's Sick Ben eft association. He was a communi- cant at St. Charles R. c. church. He was widely known and respected and many sincere friends in this and other cities will be grieved to learn of his death.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
OLD FASHIONED WINTER FTAREBACK
 IS DUE TONIGHT

Washington, April S-An old fashioned Bareback of winter is about to sweep the East. At the weather bureau today this special bulletin was issued:
 sAbnormally high pressure and low temperatures prevail over the great interior basin of the country, the line of freez- ing bemperatures extending to the OkIahoma-Texas line.
 These conditions will move eastward and southeastwaxd over the Gulf and Atlantic States during the next 24 to 4S hours and frosts may be ex- pected Wednesday night to the Gulf Coast with temperatures near or below freezing in the interior and frosts on Thursday night oyer northern Florida.
 sIn Georgia and the Carolinas freezing temperatures are like 1y on Thursday night, while to the northward they will be from 10 to 20 degrees lower. Over the great Central Valleys and the West low temperatures will continue for another day or two.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
FIVE BANDITS SHOT, THREE FATALLY, BY
 PURSUING POSSE

Prince Rupert, B. C., April 8.-Three of the six bandits who robbed the Bank of Canada at New Ha-zelton yesterday were killed and two were seriously wounded by a posse, the re- maining robber escaping to the hills with about $1,0O0.
 As the robbers started for the hills 200 citizens followed. both sides firing as fast as they could work their guns Just before gaining the shelter Of the wood two of the bandits were killed A third was killed a little later.
 The two wounded robbers struggled on for a time but soon surrendered None of the posse was Injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
FINSEN LIGHT CURE FOR
 TUBERCULOSIS BRINGS
 SATISFACTORY RESULTS

London, April S-Dr. Reyu, head cf the Finsen Light Institute, has made interesting experiments in the treat ment of patients suffering from sur- gicaI tuberculosis. says the Copenha- gen correspondent of the Daily Teie- graph. Electric light was used iI cases which had hitherto required the knife and. it is said. with moot satisfactory results.
 Describing the treatment, the corrsE- pondent says the patient is placed about a yard in front of an ordinary arc lamp and it's rays directed against the affected parts of the body. Thll lasts at the beginning of treatmenf. about Is minutes, but fs extended grad ualIy until 1t reaches the wound a half hour.
 It has been suggested that the light cure may also be successful in caaaa of lung tuberculosis but this has r0s yet been demonstrated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
Girl Slayer Sentenced
 To Term Tn Auburn

New York, A pri1 8-Rose Pressman, a stenographer who last December shot and killed Nathan Chase, a, sales man in the employ of her uncle, Paten Pressman, a manufacturer. and then attempted to kill herself, was sentenc- ed today to serve not less than. five or more than 25 years in the Au- burn prison for Women.
 She had pleaded guilty to man slaughter in the first degree. She loved Chase and he had repulsed her attenti ntions-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
AGED COUPLE HANG
 SELVES TO RELIEVE
 CHILDREN OF BURDEN

New York, April S-DespOn- dent because they believed they were a buden to their grand children, Jacob Theis, @ years old and his wife, Elizabeth, 7S, committed suicide today by hanging in the apartment of their grandson, George, in First Avenue.
 The old couple made careful preparations for their death Apparently the old man helped his wife adjust the moose around her neck. Then he assisted her to a WindOwsiH over which the rope was fastened. When shc had stepped off to her death, he slashed his wrists and then hanged himself beside her.
 Dangling side by side, they were found by the janitor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
ASQUlTH RETURNED
 TO BRITISH HOUSE
Premier Declared Reelected After Waiting For Opponent to Enter Lists.

London. April s.-Premier Asquith again became a member of the House of Commons today when he was re- turned unopposed by his old constdt- uency of East Fife Scotland At noon, as no other candidates had put in an appearance, the returning of fee of the constituency declared Her bert Henry Asquith duly elected once more for the constituency he has rep resented an the lower house tsince 1886.
 An interesting coincfdence dn con snectfon with MT. Asquith's return is that today is the sixth anniversary Of his assumption of, the premiership.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
New York Electors Order a Constitutional Convention
 By 3O,OOO Plurality. CITY WOMEN VOTE WET AND COUNTRY WOMEN DRY Women Candidates Defeated In ChicagO-ReSult of
 Elections in Several
 States.
Associated Press Dispatch.)

Paterson, N. J., April sNPractically comp1ete~returns from the election in the 7th New Jersey congressional dis trict show that Dow Fl. Drukker, Re- publican, has beaten James J. O'Byrne, Democrat, by a plurality of more than 5000 votes.
 Drukker received 10,620 votes and O'Byrne 5,740 while Demarests Social dst is a close third with 5,O53-
 Whitehead a Progressive, received hut 611 votes, a big falling off from the progressive vote of 1912, when Roosevelt carried the district by s91 votes
 O'Byrne had the personal indorse- ment of President Wilson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
RENEW THEIR ATTACK
 ON TAMPIGO
American Women and Chil- dren Taken From Suburb
 By U. S. Seamen

Washington, April s=Amerlean women and children in Dona- Ceoiua- a suburb of Tampico, have been brought into the city by Rear Ad- miral Mayo dn order that lives may not be endangered by fighting in progress.
 Rear Admiral Fletcher forwarded to the navy depafffnent this reuorl he received yesterday from AdnliraI Mayo, at Tampico:
 Sharp fighting during the day un- til 6, Vera Cruz firing all day. Do not believe this is serious attack on Tamptco, as nothing indicates tho rebels have artillery but report le persistent they will have some soon-
 Governor CabaIIeros fs fn com mand of the rebels. Some alarm in town but not acute. Have brought American women and children from Dona Cecilia into Tampfco. Some on-combatants injured
 Washington, April s-Omcia1 deB- patches to the state department today report that Dona Cecilia, the town near .Tampico from which Rear Ad- rniral Mayo ordered the removal of American women and children and Arvol Grande have fallen into the hands of constitutionalists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
AVIATOR KILLED IN HIS
 LAST FLIGHT AS PUPIL

London, April s.-6ergeant Dean, of the British army flying corps, was in stantly killed today at the Brook lands Aerodome while making his final flight as pupil before receiving his pilots certificate.
 Dean, acting against the advice Of his istructor, ascended to height of 1, 200 feet. He then attempted a. sharp spiral descent, during which he lost control of the aeroplane, which turned over and fell with him to the ground.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
RAILROAD PAY PHONES
 LOOTED BY THIEVES

Stamford. April s.-Telerhone booth thieves broke into the New Haven road stations at Glenbrook. Darien and Royajwton last night They got little cash, but did considerable damage to the telephone apparatus in each de- pot.
 The telephone company estimates that as collections had been made re- cently the thieves did not get more than $1.50 from any one of the booths.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08

The public schools of Bridgeport will close at the end of the afternoon session tomorrow for the Easter va cation. Sessions will be resumed in all public schools on April 20- At a meeting last night the schools com mittee of the board of education voted to have all schools scrubbed during the vacation period
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
President Changes
 Easter Trip Plans

Washington, April S-Plans for President Wilson's Easter trip were changed today.
 The party will go to White Sul- phur Springs, w. Va, instead of Hot Springs, Va, as previously announc- ed at the White House. The purpose is to afford Mrs. Wilson rest and an opportunity to recuperate from he: recent illness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
RESULT NOT UNEMPLOYED
 BY ADMINISTRATION LEADER.

Secretary Tu1nu1ty said he expected such result as the district was nor maIly Republican When MT. Wilson ran for Governor, MT Tumu1ty said he lost Passaic county which extends over the same ground as the congress sfonaI district and Governor Fielder in the last election likewise lost the county to the Republicans. White House ofHciaIs said they did not re- gard the tolls question as having had anything to do with the result.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
Twin Boys Born to
 Harriman's Daughter

New York April 8-Twin boys were born today to MT. and Mrs. Robert Livingston Gerry. Mrs. Gerry was Corne1ia Hartman, daughter of the late E. H. Hartman. They have two other children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
CITY HALL WILL BE
 CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY

The building commissioners will hold their regular meeting at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon instead of Friday, which is Fast Day and a legal holiday. All offices in the city hall will be closed for business Good Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
500 EXPELLED sPANIARDs
 TAKE REFUGE IN FL PASO

Juarez, April s.-Six hundred Span dards expelled from Torreon by. Ger eraI Villa arrived here at 3:15 ofcIocr this morning. They were instr1cte.l to remain in the cars until artsr breakfast when they were permitted to cross to Ea Paso.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
LOCAL OPTION IN NEBRASKA.

Omaha. Neb., April s-Loca1 option elections i'm Nebraska, according to re- norfs received today resulted in 1T Ehanges from wet to dry and changes From dry to wet in 40 towns report fnx. No large cities were involved.
 Sunday baseball scored a victory. Fifteen towns voted in it's favor and live against