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BR1DGEPOR T E VENING FARMER
. ,v (FOC1TDKD 1790.)
- Published by The Farmer Publishing Co., 179 Fairfield Are, Bridgeport,
Coon.
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THURSDAY,
Do Hoi Fear To Register On
Your Party List, Mr. Voter
The Law Protects Your Rights
The difficulties of registration -which have clouded the
existing effort to interest moro cit izens in the duty of vot
ing in party primaries seem to be cleared away. - '. .
The city attorney has rendered his opinion that the
citizen qualified as an elector of the city may make appli
cation over his signature for registration in the irimary
of the party with which he wishes to enroll.
Thus the city attorney takes ground substantially
similar to that taken by Attorney General John H. Light,
the chief law officer of Connecticut.-
I The fear of the registrars that the method of making
application by signature may produce confusion is per
haps reasonable, but under proper supervision little con
fusion should occur. . , ... V V
It is a serious offense to 'sign without Ms permission
the name of a voter to an application blank, and few per
sons -will care to take the risk, especially in a year . when
political feeling runs strongly and investigations are cer
tain to follow upon the disclosure of any misconduct.
One of the risks which the registrars seemed to fear
was that politicians, in their anxiety to get the better of
each other, will,, when a voter has made application to
vote, say in Republican primaries, put in a blank in which
ne will also appear as applying1 for membership in the
Democratic party, the theory being that the registrars will
throw out both blanks. ; ;
This situation CANNOT occur-unless somebody is
verr unwise and willing to take EXTRAORDINARY
.RISKS. V'"- '':? - :V;"!
A. voter has a right to be enrolled with the party of
his choice, unless it is shown that jhe is not honestly in
tending to affiliate with such party. V
But his rights cannot be taken from him without
formal notice in writing, and a hearing, as provided in Sec
tion 5 of the Public Acts of 1909. .-.v
Assume that the registrars are confronted with two
application slips, bearing the signature of John Jones of
the Seventh District, one slipv applying for membership
n the Republican, and the other for membership in the
Democratic party. j
The registrars cannot arbitrarily "lispose ,)f the mat
ter by throwing out one slip. This would be to DEPRIVE
Jones of his VALUABLE RIGHT to vote in hie party
primary, because somebody had forged his name. " The
law would not permit Jones to be deprived of this right,
merely because somebody else has done wrong. ' v
The action legally required- of the registrars, would
be to notify Jones to appear before them, which he would
do. The real application would quickly appear and the
false application would be immediately discovered.
There is further provision for an appeal to the' courts
if a voter is denied the enrollment he seeks and he believes
the denial is unjust. . :
The situation is that a voter may make application in
writing, by a printed slip, or orally, to the registrars for
enrollment on the primary list of his party." ;: ,
If his right to such enrollment is challenged, the vo
ter must be given notice in writing and a hearing before
the registrars, with the right of appeal to the courts. If
a man wrongfully signs a voter's name to an application
blank he may be punished. "
GETTING READY TO ATTACK j
REPUBLICAN MACHINE
It is an interesting bit of political gossip, that Pro
gressive Republicans, are preparing to seize their party
machine, if they can. If it is true that, the Republican
organization headed by J ohn T. King, and others, is trans
ferring names to Democratic lists to assist friends in the
Democratic party, that organization would, of course, be
much weakened. - . , . , f
That such a transfer is being attempted political stra
tegists must doubt until they have optical evidence that
it has taken piace. V V ' .
In the last election Progressives cast 3,395 ballots,
while Republicans cast 4,591, about 1,200 more. A very
small number of these Progressives have separated from
their legal membership in the Republican party, and they
are THERE &n active element of pending dissatisfaction
and revolt.
In the face of a primary contest every machine Re
publican will be needed, and badly needed. Therefore we
hazard the prediction that no great number of machine
Republicans will be found on Democratic lists.
To predict otherwise would be to attribute a most
fatuous determination to men who, whatever their faults,
have hitherto played the game of politics with such intel
ligence as is possible to the game when it is played for
profit and jobs only.
JEKE COOKE, REPORTER.
Unrrocked Minister Who Eloped With
Ward, on Sew York Paper Now.
Jere Knode Coo Ice, pretty well known
s the unfrocked clergyman who eloped
rlth Floretta Whsie?, is now a news
paper reporter In New York, and Is
Bald to enjoy his dutlee in covering
the night court. At the time Mrs.
Miranda Clarke Cooke of Hartford ob
tained a divorce from the former min
ister, lie was living- -with Floretta and
their two children in a New York fiat
and working as a house painter.
After the divorce was granted, June
if. by Judge Joel II. Reed in the supe
rior court In Hartford, Cooke wrote
AUG. 7, 1913.
special articles for a New Tork paper
and finally got on the staff. Person
ally coming to Hartford and following
Judge Reed to the Wllllmantic camp
meeting on June 9, Cooke got a copy of
tne decree and the next morning at
Stamford he married Floretta, who
hafi run away with him from Hemp
stead, Long Island, six years before.
- Cooke, ' his wife Floretta, and the
children are Just now visiting with
Mrs. Louis Stanek in Fort Chester and
on Tuesday trblleyed over to Stamford
and did some shopping.
The suffragettes seem to have . no
trouble In burning buildings, but
doubt is- expressed if they could make
a. fire burn In the cook-stove.
j THE HUMAN PROCESSION J
Born in America, educated in France
and introduced to the stage in Eng
land, Billie Burke is a child of three
nations, as well as of a trick-mule
clown. The lovely actres was born
in Washington, D. C, twenty-seven
years ago today, the daughter of Wil
liam, that the family fame , might be
"great white top" as Billie Burke, , the
trick-mule clown, and Blanche Burke,
an actress. When the stork visited
the Burkes, the father was very much
disaDpointed, as he had wanted a boy,
and had picked out the name of Wil
liam, that . the family fame mifht be
perpetuated. Man proposes, and the
bird, or the "doc" disposes, and the
clown sought consolation by naming
his daughter Billie.
In her childhood Billie Burke toured
the country with her father, living
the life of .the circus performers, with
whom she was a great favorite. When
she was about nine the clown, the
mule and the girl went to Europe,
where the father played it Is to be
presumed before crowned heads, and
the daughter was sent to school in
France. There she became an ac
complished linguist, and made a
tour of Austria, Germany, Russia and
France, giving recitals In the tongue
of whatever country she happened to
be visiting. Then she went to London
to etu'dy singing and made her debut
In that city at the Pavilion. Her
first appearance on the "legit" stage
was jin the ( pantomime, "Beauty and
the Beast," at Glasgow.. After this
engagement she returned to the Lon
don music halls, where she attract
ed the attention at George Edwardes.
He gave her a role In "The School
Girl," in which she sang a song, "My
Little Canoe," which scored a great
hit. Indeed, it was In "My. Little
Canoe" that Billie Burke rode to fame
and in a little while every bachelor
and maybe some men who weren't in
London was in love with Billie. She
was given a part in Louis M. Parker's
"Mr. George," and, although the play
was a dismal failure, it by no ftneans
damaged the girl actress reputation.
Then came a day when : she was
summoned into the presence of Chas.
Frohman. His very first words were
to advise her to abandon the notion
that she could sing. This made Bil
lie's face flush the color of her hair,
but Mr. Frohman added that she had
a great future as an actress, if she
would devote -her entire time and en
ergy to that-' art, . and the upshot was
that she was given an engagement In
New York. Her first appearance in
her native land waa as Beatrice Dupre,
the leading role in "My Wife," whicli
she played with John Drew, . That
was the beginning of Billie Burke's
career as . w successful star. Miss
Burke -spends the Summer months on
a farm, where raking hay is her fa
vorite occupation. ' While playing the
Maud Muller role she has all the
Judges, and other masculine persons,
in the community riding by, hoping to
catch a glimpse of the Titian-haired
farmeress. . " !
Charles i Richard Crane, -millionaire
manufacturer and banker of Chicago,
was born in that city fifty-five . years
ago to-day. He came into promin
ence in ,1909,' when President Taft ap
pointed" him minister to - China, but
revoked . the commission', when Mr.
Crane was on. the eve of Bailing it or his
post. The manufacturer waipeimUj
ted- to "resign."), before, assuming.-his
duties for the alleged reason that he
had talked too much. . ; He deserted
the. Republican party, and was' an in
fluential supporter of Wilson in the
last presidential campaign. '. - s'.
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- . OSSIFIED MAJT DHS. " ;
Tn Bed 27 Years, He Lived By Writing
Precepts of Patience. -
Wellington, Moi? Aug. 7. Thomas F.
Lock-hart died yesterday, after spend
ing' twenty-seven years' in bed, practi
cally in one position. For years he
had Prayed for death to come to his
relief. . j ' ,. '.'-...'-.
Lockhart's Joints were ossified. The
only movements he could make were
a shrugging of the right shoulder and
the middle Joints of two fingers on the
right ' hand. With this shoulder and
finger taovement ; Lockhart wrote a
book which yielded enough money to
buy the house in which he ' lived and
pay a nurse to care for him.
He had published several other writ
ings, mostly of a biographical nature,
and emphasizing precepts of patience.
Lockhart took to his bed on -Christ.,
mas night, 1886, following a long ride
through a cold rain. , He never left it.
One after another his Joints became
useless. He was 43 years old. V -
HOTEL STEWARDS PICK H I It
AND FRISCO FOR CONVENTIONS
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 7 Boston was
chosen as the place fo rthe 1914 con
vention and : San Francisco for the
1915 meeting by; the National Hotel
Stewards' Association' in session here,
last night. .
LITTLE STORIES
SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT.
no. 4 :' ,;'
This story has a minister for its subject.
; This minister formerly had a church in this
locality. By saving part of the salary he earned and
partly from some money he inherited he managed to
make quite 'a few small investments.
Later he resigned his church on account of some
dissatisfaction, and for a time was without any
salary. During that trying period he had not only
received from his investments nearly ' enough money
to keep him going, but' he; also had the pleasure of
selling out some 6f them at an advance over what
he paid for them. Thus by his prudence he had
made provision for the rainy day that comes in
almost everyone's life.
What provision have
day?
HINCKS BROS. & CO.
Members New York Stock Kxchange,
287-209 State St. Bridgeport, Conn.
THE FARMER: AUGUST
SCRAP BOOK FOB TO-DAY
For the first time since the over
throw of the French , monarchy in
1848, there will be no official ob
servance of the anniversary of Louis
Philippe's acceptance of the crown of
France on the seventh of August, 1830.
The cry of "Vive le Roi!" may be
heard to-day in' Orleans and a few
other cities where the Duke of Or
leans, pretender to the throne, still
has a few adherents who would re
store the Bourbon-Orleans dynasty at
any price. The political agents of
the Duke, however, have decided that
recent scandals in which the "king"
has been involved are still too fresh
in the public mind to make anycele
bratlon in honor of that royal rake
politic or desirable. The two or three
Paris papers that print the Preten
der's puerile platitudes have refrain
ed this year from publishing e.hj
"royal proclamation" calling upon
yloyal Frenchmen" to observe the
"glorious Seventh of August." , "Let
sleeping dogs l?e" is the policy of the
Duke's advisers Just now.
Prince Louta Philippe Robert, Duke
of Orleans is the son of the late Count
de Paris, forty-four years old, and
enormously rich. He married the
Archduchess Mary Dorothea of Aus
tria, who is now an invalid, and his
heartless treatment of the unfortun
ate woman, whom the royalists call
"our queen," has served tov alienate
many of his followers.
When the Duke recently sailed from
Genoa in the company of a young wo
man known as the Countess de Sal
verte, presumably bound for Buenos
Ayres, the French people were not
surprised.- Since his' youth the "king"
has been mixed up in scores of lia
sons, and has often had narrow es-1
capes from the wrath of outraged hug
bands. History " offers few more dis
solute characters than this man who
pretends to be, "by divine right,"' the
real ruler of France.
A handsome young fellow, the Duke
early attracted the attention of stage
beauties. , One of the most celebrat
ed singers of the' century was- long
his "friend." No sooner would the
Gazette de France print a "royal proc
lamation" by Louis Philippe Robedt,
calling upon all good Frenchman to
rally to his standard and drive the
usurpers from "our beloved France,"
than some wronged husband, armed
with a gun, would set out on the trail
of- the pretendery and that gallant
leader would flee to "the tall timber"
while France roared with laughter. 1
Early in his career the Duk-e sought
to make himself popular with the
French people by entering the army;
under an assumed name. The law for
bade him from returning to Fdance,
and his bravery in doing bo would, he
thought, arouse the' admiration of "his
people," while the idea of si king'
serving his country as a private ap
pealed to , him as infinitely pathetic
and noble.. Within a shert-time his
identity was discovered, and he was
placed under arrest, but was permit
ted to escape. The circumstances of
his flight the French authorities had
hatched a plot whereby a prominent
actress assisted the - Duke's escape
aroused the risibilities Instead of the
admiration of Frenchmen.- Ever since
then the: Duke has been generally
known as Toto la. Gamelle, or "Tin
can Tdto," ' the "gamelle" being the
tin can in. twhich rations Are served
to Fdench ' privates.- The 'Duke in
herits his .eccentricities" from his
father and mother. . The latter was
the Spanish Infanta Louise o( Mont
penaier. She often appears in public
smoking a cigar, - and occasionally- a.
pipe. i- - - -
The first fast of long duration un
dertaken for - scientific purposes,- and
with the possibility of imposture-elim-.
inated, was completed . thirty-three
years ago to-day by Dr. Tanner of
New York, who went wholly without
food- of any kind for forty days, from
noon of. June 28th to noon of August
7th, 188 0. During that period there
is satisfactory. evidence that he ate no
food. He drank; very little water, and
nd other liquid whatever. At the be
ginning of the period of abstinence
he weighed 187 pounds, and its con
clusion 121 pounds, having lost thirty
six pounds.. At the end of the fast he
disproved the old theory that hearty
eating after a- long abstinence is fa
tal by. consuming meat and fruits in
liberal quantities, with no subsequent
ill ; effects nor evidence of stomach
disorder. Fasting as a .means to
health has since been advocated by
many doctors and "healers", and has
occasionally resulted fatally, .when
carried to extremes or undertaken
without competent medical direction.
POINTS OF INTEREST. .
, Fresh Fish at Very
low prices at W. D. Cook; & Sons, 623
Water street. ;
' Maes' Ale
The hot weather beverage.; Bold by
M. J. Maloney, 86 Jones Ave. Adv.
you made or your rainy
7, 3013
GERMAN STUDENT
-PARTY MAY VISIT
BRIDGEQRT SOON
Local Alliance Hopes to Show
. Distinguished Party the Indus
trial Capitalof Connecticut
Members of tba Gtorm&n American
Alliance of this city expect to enter
tain, on Friday, Aug. 15, . 82 distin
guished travelers, a party of instruc
tors and students recruited from vari
ous German-American universities.
While-plans for their entertainment
are in abeyance pending completion of
arrangements for the visit, it is ex
pected that definite assurance of the
Bridgeport visit will be obtained at the
State field day of the German socie
ties of Connecticut in New Britain
next Monday.
The party comprises 30 men and two
women. They are expected to arriye
In Boston this week, and after several
days in that city, and in Harvard Uni
versity, they wiU visit New Haven,
where Tale will be the center of their
activities. The purpose of the visit to
this country is the study of American
educational and economic conditions.
German societies in Boston and in
New Haven are planning to entertain
royally the distinguished party, and
the Bridgeport German alliance wants
to have an- opportunity to show the
visitors about the industrial capital of
Connecticut. The, visitors will be feted
in New Haven by the German organi
zations a week from tonight, and it is
the wish of the Brldgeporters to enter-
tain them here the following day. '
Recent letters to the "Bridgeport com
mittee indicate that the state parade
in New Britain next Monday will be
the Jargest event the Connecticut Ger
mans have ever arranged. t It is ex
pected that there will fee upwards of
6,000 men in line, and these with many
elaborate floats will make the pageant
memorable. .
The organization of German women
affiliated with the German Alliance,
will take nart in the parade. They will
be represented Toy elaborate noatSj. lor
the decoration of which a considerable
sum has been provided. ' v
The Bridgeport Germans will leave
this city on a special train at 8 a. m.
The railroad has arranged a round
trip ticket for $10. The special . train
Will run direct to New Britain.
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DORO PODOLOFF
GETS AFTER SLADE
She Refused to Sign' Affidavit
VWhen He Offered Her
Inducements
Waterbury, Aug. 7. After taking
testimony all day. Judge Thorns in the
city, court' adjourned the Dora Podo
loff case,' in i which .Miss Fodoloff woa
tried for perjury; until August 20. Miss
Podoloff wa Abe jchief witness yester
day afternooo"! ,
After Attorney Slade, counsel' for
Maurice Soloway, had testified in the
morning and .afternoon," during which
it was, brought out that he had de
posited a certified- check for'J8,000 in
a 'New Haven, bank, to settle up the
bankrupt estate of'SoIoway," Miss Pod
oloff - was placed upon the witness
stand. 'She emphatically denied, upon
the questioning of her counsel, Attor
ney . Frank. Garvan of New York, that
she had ever at any time confessed or
told any one that her testimony in the
Soloway-Katz case in Waterbury was
false. She testified that she was con
stantly barassed by Attorney Slade to
sign an affidavit or statement giving
the details of the whole thing. This
she refused to do. , '
Attorney Garvan became .excited at
the morning session and breaking out
said that Blade had . been trying to
hide Katz in order to make the girl
confess. He asked for a discharge lust
before. 'the noon - recess, hut the courf
denied .this.
Miss rFodoloff arm oat feroke down
during her testimony and a recess was
called for five minutes to give her a
Chance to recover. She testified that
she would not sign the affidavit that
Slade demanded because it would con
vict her of perjury and if she refused
to do so they would not help her un
cle, Louie ' Katz, fro whom she had
sacrificed 'herself.
She also testified that Attorney Slade
had said, when trying to induce her to
sign the affidavit, that he did not want
to convict her,, or harm her In. any
way, but that he wanted, to get the
"big men of the insurance companies."
BATHING SUITS
Men's . .. . . . .75c to $4.00
Boys' . .50c to $2.00
Boys' Tights . . v . .15c to 50c
' BATHING CAPS
Good assortment, low prices
25c, 40c and 50c.
t .
WATER WINGS
Lots, of fun for little money
20c arid 35c
RUBBER COLLARS
Easy to clean and no big
laundry bill for the man who
uses Rubber Collars
20c and 25c. -
THE ALONG
RUBBER CO.
1126 MAIN STREET
' Syndicate Stores'
ADVERTISE DT TEE FABMER,
The D. M. Read Co.
Established 1857.
1 -
r The Store Closes every day but Saturday 'at' 5 ePcleck.
On Saturdays at g d clack.
Another Section Falls into Line with
20 per cent Discount. t
Jewelry, Leather Goods, Sterling Silver Photo Frame and
.Toilet Articles, Bead Bags, Silver and Gun Metal
- Mesh Bags, and the entire Jewelry Stock, v
New Importation of Leather Hand Bags
The first of the Autumn. Leather Goods to arrive, and
there was some hesitation about placing them in with the
rest, but' finally it was decided to let them go. Oh, but
they are good to look at and, to handle. Elegant leathers, ,
novel designs, beautifully mounted with fine linings, and ':
not two alike. . ; ' ' .
- In Seal, Walrus, Pepper Grain Seal, Saffian,
French Calf, Snake, and Levant.
Other tfeather Novelties of , fine grade in Picnic ant!
Travelers' Sets, Dressing Cases,
Portfolios, Medicine Cases, Bottle Cases and Flasks. All less
20 per cent: v -" '; ' -
Real and Imitation Shell Hair
Shell Combs and Pins at same discount.,
Jewelry Section, main floor.
Beldrobm Suites
Desirable Groups remaining in the Sale.
- Adam Suite of solid Mahogany, 7 pieces, Bed, Dresser,
Chiffonier,. Dressing Table with Triple Mirror, Chairs and
Rocker. Value $203.50. . -
.'y--c: $160:00 salePrice:
, Colonial Mahogany Suite, S-Scroll supports, Bed, Dress
er, and Chiffonier,' value $174.50, ' , -
: , , Mahogany 3-piece Suite, Bed, Dresser and Chiffonier,
value $76.25. ' , .
$61.00 sale price.
Adam Suite of Ivory White Enamel, .Bed, Dresser and
Chiffonier, value $107.00,
, $85.60 sale Price. .
oneraion ouire or uroicn manogany, xiea, uresser,
Chiffonier, yery hafidsome,-value $272.00.
CM 7 - C . 1-1
$125.00 sale price. -
Colonial Mahogany, two pieces, Dresser and Chiffon
ier, value $100.75. , iki ' - lt. . .
t t $80.00 sale Price- ,
i " Mahogany Dresser and Bed, Peri&d ; of William and
Mary, very large mirror on "dresser, value $119.75. . ".-
' A $92;50 sale price.
1.. ' !S';A:-'. r ':' ' ' ' t-A-V-' : Fourth, floor.
Attractive VVhite Goods in the Sale.
Fancy Voiles, satin stripes and dots. ' .
Valus 75 ets at 60 eta ; Value 50 cts at 40 cts
Value 60 at 48 Value 20 at 16
Satin-stripe Crepe Voile, very pretty.
Value 95 eta, at 76 cts Value' 60 ets at 43 cts'
Crossbar Batiste, fine and dainty value 35 cts. at 28 cts.
',. . ; ,' In the Basement
Tapestry Table Covers
Width 10-4
value
. value
value
Width 8-4
Width 7-4
The D. M. PeacJ Company.
1072 Main St DEPARTMENT STORE, 83 Fairfield Avo.
TTFTE STORE TO FIND SCARCE AJRTTCIiES"
ANX THIS STORX2 THAT FAXS IHK CAR WARSS
COUPON GOOD
FRIDAY, AUG 8 ,
TOOL HANDLES
Filled With Tools
Regular price 10c,witb Coupon
: -- 5c
4 6 Villeneutve
The finest 8 tib-cll vision In Bridgeport. SOO feet ahoTe Ode wjW
and only 15 mlnntes from business center by 5 cent trolley. 226 enoioe
building sites including 1,880 feet frontage on Main street.
Nowhere in the City of Bridgeport can the HOMEBITLDER find
roch bargains as can be found today at "VIIAEVEUVE."
In no other choice neighborhood on restricted ground can bond
ing sites be bought for prices that prevail today at " VI I.TvliN ITT" V I"."
No mud roads for streets or mirery paths for sidewalks. Improve
ments include Streets to City grade top-dressed with gravel or blue-stone
and cement sidewalks.
Property located on both sides of Main Street just north of the
Bethany Church a tthe corner of Wood Side Ave. Representative oa
the ground daily.
Title guaranteed by the Bridgeport TLcmd and Title Company.
The Whitehead-Jones Co.
CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
Bridgeport, Conn.
1 WANT ADVERTISEMENTS ONE CENT A 70HB
Cigar and Cigarette Cases,
Ornaments, Motor Goggles,
ma 1 V
$35o 'J
$3.00
$1.00
at $.250
at $2.00
at .69.
Here ia something- evenr
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house ought to have and an
opportunity to get it cheap.
Hundreds of ten cent arti
cles in Hardware sold hers
at eight cents.
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