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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24
ONE KILLED AND TWO FATALLY HURT
 IN GANG FIGHT

Pittsburgh, July 24--One man was instantly killed and two others prob ably fatally wounded. as the result of the throwing of stone by small boy in East Carnegie late last night. The dead man is George Kunkle, 27, whose jugular vein was severed.
 The injured include Fred Hunnagle. IS, stabbed in left lung, and George Reitz. 20, severe cuts in back and breast.
 Two men, said to be Italians, were walking in Idle Wood avenue when one of them was hit by stone. EAf- ter accusing two small boys, they left, but later returned with three friends and attacked the boys.
 Kunkle Huffnagle and -Reitz inter fered and, in the fight which followed, Kunlzle was killed and his companions severely wounded.
 Pete and Frank Krclaec, brothers, were arrested and are said to have admitted being in the light. Four men and a girl were detained as wit nesses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24
PLANS FOR NEW
 WHITE WAY

P1ans for the new white way are rapidly progressing and the agree ment between the United Illuminating company and the merchants on Main street and Fairfield avenue is being generally signed It was stated today that about 66 per cent. of all the mer- chants between State and Congress streets on Main, and between Harri- son street and the depot on Fairfield avenue had agree to pay $1.75 per lin cal foot to the Illuminating company for the installation of the posts, wires and lights.
 With the use of 700 candle power nj trogen lamps, instead of the ordinary Mazda or arc, it is said by those in authority that Bridgeport will have far more light, of a winter and bright CT kind than in New Haven or other Connecticut cities.
 Selection of the ornamental post has not yet been decided upon definitely, but installation is expected to begin September 1st with rapid progress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24
TWO NOBLE WOMEN
 WHO TRY TO SEE KING ARE ARRESTED

London July 24-Two suffragettes belonging to the British nobility, Lady Barclay and the Hon. Miss Edith Fitz- gerald, were arrested today at Buck ingham Palace where they made per sistent attempts to present to :King George a letter written to His Majesty by Mrs. mfneIine Pankhurst-
 The letter, demanded a personal in terview with the King and claimed that the suffragettes should be given the same right to an interview as cer- tain militant men, namely, Sir Edward Carson, Captain James Craig, John Dillon and John E. Redmond, who had, it was pointed out, been invited to Buckingham Palace by the King on his own initiative.
 The two women arrived at the en- trance to the palace this morning car -rying a large scroll prettily draped with purple ribbon strea1ners. They stated that they had a, petition to pre- sent to His Majesty The attendants, however, persuaded them to leave but they returned later and announced their determination to remain until they were given an audience with the King.
 The police then took the women in custody.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24
THOMAS
 TO RUN BUSINESS
Former Popular Town Clerk As Administrator of Estate of
 Frank Pratt to Manage Cafe.

The many friends of William Thom- as, formerly town clerk of the city of Bridgeport, will be pleased to learn that following the death of his 1nt1- mate friend, Frank Pratt, who for many years conducted cafe at l31 Fairfield avenue, near the corner or Main street, MT. Thomas has been ap- pointed administrator of the estate and in the interests of the family hai consented for the present to look af- ter the management and personally su- pervise the business left by MT. Pratt
 MT Thomas, a lifelong friend of the deceased, is one of the best known citizens in Bridgeport as we'll as being one of the most efficient town clerks the city ever had It is a matter of record that he was so popular with the public at large that when cleo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24
|CANFIELD EXPLAINS SEA WALL CONTRACT
Vice President of Park Board Tells Why T. A. Scott Co.,, of New London Was Given the Work.

A Farmer reported asked Charles Stuart Canneld. vice president of the Park Board. today. if the circum- stances by which the contract for ad- ditdona1 sea wall at the westerly end of Seaside park had been awarded to the T. A Scott Co., of New London without recourse to bidding were available for publication MT Can field said hec was very glad to make known the boards position in the mats ter as the situation was one to which the individual members of the com mission had given considerable atten- tion- He said:
 -1n the spring, the 1ooard took up the matter of the preparation of the plans and specifications with the, city engineer, and as soon as they were prepared, advertisements soliciting bids for the work were published and circulated among those persons and companies who would be most likely to be interested in the work
 when the time arrived for the ! opening of the bids, it was found that all of them greatly exceeded the amount appropriated for the work, and all were rejected save the lowest one, from MT. Eagan of New York lTr. Eagan was invited to come here and look over the location He did so. and finally requested permission to
  We were now where we had started, and as the work must be done when good weather prevails, much valuable time was lost Finally, the T. A Scott Company of New London was ap- preached by the board, and a repre- sentative of that company came to Bridgeport They have had much ex- perdence in this kind of work, and were in every way thoroughly respon- sibIe in the carrying out of their con- tracts, although they did not particu- laray care to undertake the work al this time
 They finally presented a proposl- ton which the board, after conferrins with theNcEty engineer, thought it ad- vantageous for the city to accept The mayor, at the boards request, had heretofore given the necessary writ without further advertising, if in the judgment of the board it was thought best 90 to do. After a, careful and prolonged de1fberation, the board de cfded that the most judicious course to pursue was to close the contract
 with the T. A Scott Company, and proceed with the work at once
 There has been no undue haste iI the matter, and it's only desire has been that the city should get the full worth of the money it has appro- priated for the project. The proposi ton Is one in which all our citizeni [ have an interest, and towards it's sue ceszfuI accomplishment, invite ths friendly cooperation of all.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24
CHAPLIN co. ASSETS EXCEED LIABTTIES
 BY OVER SS,OOO, ,OOO

New York, July a24.-The temporary receivers for the H. B. Cadin com pany. dry goods merchants, declared today in a preliminary report that the total assets of the bankrupt firm, ex- elusive of notes undiscounted, were $52 ,s67, ,354 and total liabilities, exclu- sive of notes undiscounted, of capita l stock, S44, ,842 253. The report showed an excess of assets over liabilities of $8, O34, 100.
 The receivers report was presented at a meeting of creditors called to re- ceive this information and to perfect an organization for the protection of their interests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

Tonight at a meeting of the Paw ing and Sewer commission, Director of Public Works Jacob A. Courtade will be asked to explain why he auth orized the B. D. Pierce, Jr., Go. to make sewer repairs which aggregated $1,205.67 and also the Pierce Mfg. Go. to make repairs aggregating $1,S41.07. These bills were before the commis- sion at it's raeeting last Saturday morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

tions were recorded he invariably ran far ahead of his ticket.
 In the management of the cafe it is assured that the interests of the fam fly will be conserved. No change will be made in the personnel of the wine clerks formerly employed by MT. Pratt whose popularity with the trade is well established. They include George Griffin, Irving Sneyder and George Gro fut-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

London, July 2AJames Lowther. speaker of the house of commons pre- sides at the Irish home rule e-biH con Terence called by King George The kings address at the start of the ses- sions at once aroused a bitter discus sion as to the royal attitude on the Ulster. question. King George took the initiative in calling two represen- tatives from each party in parliament together for the purpose of comprom- isinR on the home rule bin, which was recently passed and which fs now fac ing an amendment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

Mrs. Mary Lamb of GOT Park ave- nue ss to receive almost the entire estate left by Margaret Burns, a for
 ner resident of the South End a By the will f1Ied in the probate court to- day s2o is bequeathed to Rev. Mat thew Judge of the Sacred Heart church to ay masses for the repose nR the souls of the deceased. The rel Raainder of the estate is 1e=s to n~Es. RAmb. Patrick Lamb, husband of tha, Beneficiary, Is appointed executor. He qualified and was appointed by Judge E. F. HaIlen today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

H. S. Piquette. proprietor of the Pi- quette Piano Co.,, of 50 Cannon street, started today with his family for At 1antic csitv and other summer resorts for a. few days vacation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24
LAUGHING GALLERY
 tF IS HIT OF FESTIVAL

The nid-summer festival given at Trinity M F. church last evening was a decided success in spite of the wealth CT. There was a good attendance. The IauEhdnx gallery was something new here and kept the audience in con tinu- ous roars of laughter The festival was given under the auspices of the Epworth League MT Bradshaw was the originator of the laughing gallery and was complinented on it's success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

The army worm made it's appear ance in P1ainheld, Conn, and other towns Hundreds of acres of grass and crops have been destroyed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

Fire on the lighter Commodore, lying next to the steamer Grosser Kurfuest of the North German Lloyd Line at her pier in Hoboken caused damage of $5,- 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

The Rev. Dr. Philip CarIin, a prom inent Methodist preacher who disap- peared from Lebanon, H., two years ago, was found selling papers in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

Dr. J. H. Mcintosh, who has figured in political exchanges with Governor Blease of South Carolina, was mysteri- ousfy shot at Columbia by an unknown assai1ant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

Celery Plants, 15c Per Dozen
 JOHN RICK & SON =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent wora
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-24

\ When you shop here between S:30 and \ any Summer day, excepting Saturday, you H help establish the shorter WOrl1day for II others as we'll for sa1espeople. Satur- ' days open in the evening
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
1Re ARTIST AND The eARY.

When baby cried in Harry LADDERS
audience the other evening at Cedar
Rapids Mr.. Lauder, to use the language
of the Cedar Rapids Republican
~bawled out the mother before he
crowd. The Republican criti'ises Mr.
Lauder rather severely.
Perhaps Mr. Lauder deserves II. one
of the things an average audience re-
SCENTS promptly is the -bawling out.
as the Republican would say, of
woman by puo!io speaker or enter
tainer Moreover there : a bond OF
sympathy between every woman with
a baby and everyone else, for we were
all babies once and had mothers and
most Of Us have or hope 10 have babies
Of our own But there : someWha to
say for Nj Lauder nevertheless as
there would be for Media we're one one
baby or half dozen TO enter into
vocal competition with her when she
is singing the maniac song in Lucia.
Mr Lauder IS an artist. Naturally ne
might be carried away and ooJeet 10
the oahy turning his solo into duct
Il is also probable that MANY others
Who had paid their money to hear
Lauder felt a good deal as Lauder
spoke
Bu, there were mary who while an
moved and disturbed by the baby we're
ihou ghtfu! enough TO understand that
the mother wanted TO hear Harry
Lauder as badly as any other person
in the audience, that she had been
denied most pleasures for long
line before the baby came and more
Than any one else in the audience
needed the pleasure and entertain
ment for which Mir Lauder IS ce!e-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04

in the unlawful and idiotic practices
which are INDUCED and CLOSED over
once year. The man fired revolver,
he says TO brighten them. The bullet
went true and mortally wounded one
of the boys So one is in the hospital
dying and the other in prison with
practical certainty Of years of impris-
onment before him. The one because
put down sternly by the authorities
instead of being a subject for amuse-
ment on the part OF that portion OF
the public which escapes damage and
annoyance, the other because he had
pistol handy and was foolish or
wicked enough TO use it.
tells of shooting by men who should
and do know better. Some man takes
a sho, at boys in his nelon patch or
hears some one in the night pulls trig-
ser in the direction Of the noise.
Usually he doesn't hit any one and the
matter drops there. Occasionally.
however his bullet finds its billet.
If there is one thing of little or no
use TO householder II is revolver,
If The prowler is actually q burglar
the home revolver gets its owner killed
Ice times TO where ii wounds or kills
one marauder The average household
or in coo! blood couldn't hit a man in
broad daylight one time out of five
with it, The burglar is generally q
better shot. About all tina; a revolver
does for the man who owns 1t is TO gel
him into trouble. 1t isn't real de-
Tense. Ii lies about inviting the de-
struction of children When it does
kill any one it destroys the innocent or
in instances Ike that at Harlan turn
foolishness into tragedy.
The ordinary man who owns one of
those useless and dangerous weapons
and who keeps 1t about his home
loaded and ready for accident and
death can not do better than TO unload
II. drop the cartridges into an old well
and send the revolver after it.
Ii might be added that the youth who
desires 10 keep g good reputation and
al old trouble and possible tragedy had
best stay at home or 1aii OF his best
girl on Halloween. And Il might be
added further that local authorities
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04

outside the realm OF known safety
pays the penalty with something more
precious than HIS life. You know how
quickly flock OF Canada geese Will
veer in their flight If they come in
sight of hunters blind too eiabo-
rately constructed; but the mahogany
bar and cut glass deranters and
panelled mirrors of a saloon catch
many young fool who xrows less
than goose.
There is another thing I learned
in the very first OF my experience as
Ia duck and goose hunter. and that is
that neither will come back to the
bayou or slough or bay where they
have seen their companions tall to your
gun. New victims may come, but the
birds who have escaped you keep away.
After your first double barrel. IL there
are no other fiocSs to be decoyed. you
may just as well shoulder your gun
and pull out. Those birds that got
away will stay away. But the curious
thing about men is thst hey viii seek
ii vet again. as the drunkards OF
Isaiah's time said. The gamblers first
loss only excites him TO try his luck
again at the same game; :he employe
forgiven his first embezZlement be-
comes an habitual criminal, and the
girl who was overwhelmed with shame
for six months after her first lapse
from virtue. at the end Of six years
has forgotten how to blush. That
stra nge drawing power which sin has.
dragging its victims on despite their
full realization of their danger. de-
spite experience Of Its penalties, is
what the good book calls the mystery
Of sim The wild fowl having once
escaped the hand Of the fowler never
goes back, but the man always does
unless restrained by q power greater
than his own.
THE TRAGEDY OF BASEBALL.
ISioux City Journal
The prospective dropping from the
rolls OF Connie Mack'k Athletics at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04

Both pitched good ball turnout the-yea :
son OF 1914 and again were depended
upon to vanquish the~Boston Bfaves in
the world series. Every move they
made was chesred by tho excited fans
who crowded Shibe park on that open
ing day and waited for the cal! OF
''Piac BALL" They were heroes with
capital HIS. Then OF a sudden came
the dull sickening thud that spelled
their doom. Bender got knocked out
OF the box In the very nrst game and
had to give way to youngstes
Plank tried his haAd the next aay. but
luck was against him. Ths-'ssstwhiie
proud A thls1cs lost four strutghs
games to the upstart Braves. The skis
and the experience Of Bender and
Plank had fallen prone bsSms the
yonti1 and Pep" sof James and h1psph]
Presto. A quick transfer Of laurel
wreaths and Boston takes Paiia 1
delphia's place on the bassbau map.
The tragedy OF Il al lies In the fact
that il took only Two days to trans
form the hero into ~ hssbesn. That's
baseball.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04

one fell sWoop of Eddie Plank, Chief
Bender and Jack Coombs win go into
baseball history as the sensation OF the
ISt4la season of the Hot-S Stove league,
1t Is the old. old story OF final vic
tory for Father Time. IL takes him
longer 10 get on 10 the curves of some
OF them than 10 solve those OF others,
but he never gives .up. does Father
Time. and eventually the day comes
when he can bat the best Of them off
the mound. So ne seems finally to
have landed on these three veteran
favorites OF Philadelphia fandom who
long have occupied choice inches In
basebairs hall OF fame.
Connie Mack tells the newspaper
boys that Bender's and Plank's useful
ness as ball player. Is not at an end.
and yet the asking Of waivers on old
timers like them can hardly be re-
garded as anything but the beginning
OF the end II they are not worth the
keeping TO Philadelphia It is not likely
thar at this stage Of their career they
viii prove highly valuable to any other
big league club. Connie Mack is not
in the habit OF letting go OF anything
good in the baseball line, and IL he
really thought Plank and Bender could
still deliver the goods ne would keep
them on his pay roll The dropping of
Coombs is no surprise. In 1910 he was
the peer Of any pitcher in the game.
blu, he has not been in fettle for some
time
The passing of Plank and Bender Is
no less than pathetic. Both have been
Athletics for many years. Plank joined
the club in 1s01--its first year He
never PLAYED with any other profes-
sionai club For long time Plank
and Bender were Connie Mack's pitch
ing mainstays. They figured.creditabiy
in several championship series. Get
ting down 10 date-in the fall OF 1913
both OF them had done magnificent
work in the world series with the New
York Giants. laying low the eternal
Christy Matheson among other feats.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
THE NEW REPUBLICAN, PARTY.

AS the returns stand this morning
the republican state ticket has been
elected by comfortable majorities.
There seems no chance that the figures
will be changed by later returns unless
TO the advantage of the republican
ticket. The estimate this morning is
that Cummins and Clarke viii each
have a % 900 lead over their opponents
and that other republican candidates
will hold pluralities approximating
theirs The returns last night indi-
Gated Cummins' reelection by close to
$4,000 What the complete returns will
show may be less or more but Connolly
is badly defeated and the verdict is
against the plea put UP by democratic
leaders that Iowa should support Con-
molly as the representative of President
Wilson. That is the answer of Iowa
to the democratic party. Whatever
personal liking Iowa has for the presi-
dent it has not created any confidence
in mis- party. Iona is republican.
The bull moose vote is small. 50
small as TO have been neglible as re-
CARDS the state. Its paucity answers
the question of the progressive party
in the same language as the reply is
given TO the democrats. Iowa lacks
confidence in the bull moose party.
Most OF those Who voted against Taft
ana Tor Roosevelt came back to vote at
home in the republican party this year.
Ali of which corroborates the assertion
that the rise Of the progressive vote in
Iowa was not a change of party but a
protest against certain processes and
men III the republican party
1t Is too early for a complete analy-
sis Of the vote but 1t is certain that
republicans have to a very considerable
extent harmonized their differences and
are pulling together again. This seems
as true In New York as in Iowa. Even
the recollection of Cannon in Illinois
vania over which many republicans
will not swing their hats, are evidences
of party solidarity.
The election returns up to this morn
! ing indicate that the republican parry
has come back and has come back
strong. The reasons of its temporary
disintegration were were good and suf-
fcient There is no need Of further ex-
| PLANTATION or for apology as regards
| them. The same mistakes would again
bring the same result. I, is stronger
party that has come together again by
a process of natural cohesion. Let's keep
| il so.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
Hard On. - s.Il....

A suffrage leader stopped small
boy in the street.
Child" she said. what are you
doing on the streets?
"Oh. jes running round" answered
the lad.
Did you ever have any moral in-
struction?"
Any whut?"
ANY moral Instruction =
Don't know whut that To-
The suffrage leader was appalled,.
Little boy" she said. go home aA1
tell your mother that Mrs. Jones VI
speak at tho Settlement house tn
evening on the subject. Where does
mothers duty to her children begin
"Aw. cut 1t out. nav" exclaimed thf
small boy. don't yuh know yer ow1
kid ?'-I<ouisville Times. EEty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
eooL,sHnEss AND TRAGEDY

A Halloween incident at Harlan in
cludes a boy dying from a gunsho;
wound and citizen of the town unde-
arrest and in Imprisonment IN neigh
boring city to avoid mob violence.
The BOY, with others. was engaged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
Topics of the Times

The Iowa Red Book viii still remain
republican in makeup.
Mr.. Connolly could afford the expense
of the experience and has the expert
ence left.
Also IT seems TO be pretty we'll set
| tied that Iowa is TO be a greater instead
of better Iowa
! About all Pete Hepburn got out of
his attack on Cunmins was TO be men
toned by few democratic newspapers
as Gallant Col. Hepburn" and the
editors grinned from ear TO ear as they
wrote the words.
Billy Sunday seems 10 be moving on
for Paris. However that's as far as
the parallel goes. Billy never falls
back. The chances are that Des Moines
will go dry after Bill finishes.
1t seems TO settie one thing: Iowa
folks like Wilson but they have quit
voting with or for him.
No doubt the legislature mean, well
, but Mr. Meanto never made worse
failure than the Legislature made with
that non partisan judiciary law.
Now that election is over why not
drag the roads before it freezes up?
Where Connolly made mistake was
in believing that he was % inch siege
! gun when he vas only quick firer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04

Observing that the superintendent OF
tn. Clavela city schools has been
fined $4,000 for contempt of court. the
Des Moines Capital confesses that
That kind of a fine would make an
awful dent In the salary Of an Iowa
school teacher"