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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
TRAGIC ENDING
 OF LOVE AFFAIR Reflected Suitor Kills Girl on Crowded Street Gar in
 Chicago ruCN cur Tnucc cuurrnC
THEN SHE TRIES SUICIDE
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Especial from United Press.)
 Chicago, Aug. 12.-A love affair reached a tragic conclusion this morn ing when Thomas Katsones, 26, mur- dered Victoria Kovanee, 22, while the couple were riding on a crowded street car on the west side and then fired a bullet into his own head The girl was killed instantly while Katsones may recover.
 There was a panic on the car fol- lowing the shooting and several per sons were slightly injured in the rush for the doors. Katsones fell in love with the girl and asked her to marry him. She spurned his ad- vances and left his employ. This morning the couple met\on a crowded car and engaged in conversation. Sud denly, before other passengers could interfere, Katsones drew a revolver and fired three bullets into the girls head. The blood spurted upon pas sengers as she fell dead to the, floor of the car.
 Katsones then placed the revolver to his own, head and fired a bullet into his right temple. He. attempted to fire again but was overpowered and hur- ried to a hospital where physicians pronounced his injuries not fatal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
HABEAS CORPUS IS GRANTED TO
 BROKER PERSCH
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(SDec1al rom OnlteQ RroSS-) New York, Aug. 12.-Justice Lieman in the Supreme court today granted a writ of habeas corpus sworn out by Donald Persch, a broker, arrested on a
 .'short affidavit" charging him with the larceny of s110,OO0 worth of stock belonging to F. Augustus Heinze. Cop per King, which had been pledged by M. M. Joyce to secure a loan of $50,- 900.
 This order freeing Persch will in no wise release Persch from the Tombs. Assistant District Attorney Mott, with Joyce and John F. Sherwood, who got the bonds for Persch, appeared before Magistrate Herman and supplemented the faulty ''short affidavit by c.1ding to it a long bill of complaint, charging Persch directly with the theft of stock to the value of $110.0 AS soon as Persch is technically re- leased on the writ of habeas, corpus he will be re-arrested on the new war rant and held in the Tombs in de- fault of $50, 900 bail. Evidently anticf- pating that he cannot hold Persch on these warrants, Assistant District At torney Mott is planning to secure inn mediate granting of jury action. This afternoon he will take Joyce, Sher-
 wood, w. L. Clark. a note broker. sew
 eral of Clark's employees, several of ficials of the Windsor Trust Company
 and other interested parties. before the
 Grand Jury. He believes that he will
 be able to get more information before
 the Grand Jury than he has been able
 to get in his official investigation.
 It is currently rumored around the
 district attorneys office today ethat
 two more arrests will be made within
 a day or two. It is admitted today
 that private detectives had shadowed
 several men who have been mentioned
 in the case and that their detailed re-
 ports, furnished to the district attor-
 ney's office. revealed some startling
 facts Mott desires. however. to have
 his evidence in complete form to secure
 indictments before causing arrests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
OFFENSIVE POSTERS
 STIR UP TROUBLE

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 London. Aug. 12.-A week ago gangs of bfll-stickers began putting up post CTS on bill-boards and walls all over London. They put up 10000 of them. The paste was no sooner dry than other gangs of men, working feverish- ly day and night. commenced pulling them down. They are still at it. The posters have been officially objected to.
 The advertiser did not mean to of fend anybody. In the wording of the poster he thought he was carrying out an honored custom. But there are some things England cannot advertise that way. Pictorially the bills repre- scented a hand holding up a tilted tin box with a seive covering from which was pouring a stream of powder. At the end of each tiny stream is de- picted.a roach or bug which has turn ed over and incontinently and with out any fuss at all. died. There are two lines of type, one above and the other below the picture. The top line says that somebody's powder is guar enteed to administer instant death to cockroaches. feas, bed-bugs and other vermin. The bottom line declares:
 Supplies to His Majesty, the King''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
NEWTOWN.

Those wishinE good seats for Fri day nights concert at the Town Hall | will be no reserved seats and a. good number of tickets have been sold in advance. Ice cream will be furnished by a local club.
 ! Grounds will be between Bethel and ! Newtown Mems Federation. | Mrs. Howard Bassett, Mrs Charles Winton and Mrs. Martin Wanton spent The Annual Sale under the auspices ]! of the Ladies of the Congregational k church was held on the Town of c. B. Taylor's residence, Wednesday af- were pretily decorated with bunting ! and Japanese lanterns. The ladies in charge were, general manager Mrs. W. N. Reynolds, FancX work. Miss Lam 1 port. Miss Kate Reynolds. Lemonade. Ethel Peck, Candy Misses Jessie and [ Mabel Taylor, Cake Mrs. w. H. Hub | bell Ice cream Levi c. Morris. The sale of Oriental Goods by MT. Snpy net proceeds being $50 an increase l over last years sale.
 Mrs. John Ray spent today with Bridgeport friends
 The annual picnic of the Newtown High school was held at Taunton Lake Tuesday with a large gathering of pupils and friends. A ball game was played at the Fair Grounds in the morning between the High sc ,ol and the Alumni, the latter con ng | out victorious. Committees in charge of the affair were managers, Miss Mary | Fairchild Earle Peck, Committees, Margaret Keane, Ethel Peck, Augusta
 Campbell, Anna Runles, Helen Blake
 man, Herbert Ferris, Lillian Beers
 Mary Kilbride.
 Frederick L. Mills of the Mitchell
 Agency, Bridgeport was in town this
 week demonstrating for Hawley and
 Bassett with a large Mitchell touring
 car ' The families of Herbert Wright and :, George Beers leave Saturday for a weeks sojourn at Fairfield beach.
 Mr. and Mrs. William Ferris passed Sunday in New Haven.
 l Mrs H. Latin and daughter Grace I visited friends in the Park City, Fri I day.
 in New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
Weather Indications

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 New Haven, Aug. 12.-Forecast: fair tonight, Friday increasing cloudiness followed by showers.
 The area of high pressure that was central in the lake region yesterday morning has moved southeastward and is now central over the north At lantic. coast. It is producing cool, pleasant weather in the northerneast- ern section. The disturbance that was central in South Dakota yester- day is moving slowly eastward and is now central in Iowa with the front edge of the rain area extending as far east as Ohio. Showers have been very general during the past A hours in the Mississippi valley.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by increasing cloudiness and rising temperature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
MAN IN HIDING SUSPECTED OF
 ROCHESTER MURDER
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Rochester, N. r., Aug. 12.-Surrot1nd- ed in long marsh in the northern part of the town of Greece, near Lake Ontario, a man is hiding who, 1t IS thought, will be taken today. He is believed by the officers who have en- listed the aid of more than a hundred farmers, to be the man who slew l7 year old Anna Schumacher in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Saturday last, buried her body in a shallow grave in deserted protion of that burying place. If he should not prove to be the slayer the city and county author ities will be completely at sea.
 The man answers descriptions Of the suspect and bought food at the home of one of the town constables. The swamp is a long one and the man could not easily be found there but it is believed hunger will drive him out.
 WANT ADS. CENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
TWAIN SETTLEMENT /. SAID TO BE NEAR
Former Social Secretary, With Aid of Diary, is Rap
 idly Reducing Alleged
 Shortage in Her Accounts
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e Especial to the Earmer.)
 Bedding, Aug. 12.-Negotiations have been in progress the past week for an adjustment of the financial and other questions at issue between Mark Twain and the Ashcrofts. his former secretaries, with a fair prospect of satisfactory settlement being reached without recourse to the courts. At torney Stanchfield is again absent frem New York and probably nothing decf- sive will be done until his return. Meanwhile Mrs. Ashcroft is recalling her transactions as household disburs- ing agent for Mark Twain with the purpose of reducing the nominal short age of something over $6,000 reported by the Investigating expert, who also reported that he found no evidence Of any wrongful diversion of funds by her. It happens that during the per iod of her service with Mark Twain Mrs. Ashcroft kept a diary and this record, through incidental references which it contains, is proving of much assistance in her efforts to trace the cash expenditures of which she kept no regular account, her failure to do SO being the cause, as she claims. of the apparent deficiency. Her review ihg work so far has resulted in a good share of the nominal deficit being ac- counted for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
SALE OF PIPES.
D. D. Smith Has Extra Fine Lot of Meershaums.

Meershaums.
 D. D. Smith. the tobacconist at A Fairfield avenue. is conducting a mid summer sale of meershaum pipes with reductions in prices ranging from 25 to 50 per cent. It is not very often that such fine values are offered in stand ard goods which are saleable the year around, but a few weeks ago MT Smith had an opportunity to secure large lot of fine pipes and he now puts them on sale along with his previously large stock of the same high class goods. All are offered at the reduced prices. It is a rare chance to secure a high grade pipe at an unusually low price. Ladies who have in mind the purchase of a pipe, that is the acme of perfection, a present for their husbands should not fail to save money by purchasing at this time. There are 150 designs of all shapes and sizes from the factories of the best pipe makers in the world. All have stems of perfect amber, and those that are carved show the handiwork of skilled artisans. In the stock one will find pipes for the old, young and middle aged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Just Received

Just Received
 at w. D. Cook & Sons tons of sword fish, blue fish. halibut. steak cod. weak fish, yellowfin, butter fish. sal mon, porgies. founders, bass, Holsters, sort crabs. hard crabs long and round clans. open or in the shell, and all other kinds of fresh fish in season at lowest prices. lemons and Times at w D. Cook & Son.
 For Friday
 fish days dinner ask Hayes what to have if you have no special preference yourself. If you have, get it for they have it. Make your own selection if you can, if not telephone your order. Their line is the fresh caught; no cold storage at hand, 629 Water street, tel ephone 412
 Fish Specials.
 Fresh cod fish. flat fish, white ha1i- but, fresh mackerel, fresh salmon. blue hsh, weak fish. sword fish. por- g1es, sea bass. Spanish mackerei and haroor blues. live and boiled Holsters, soIt crabs, crab meat, long and round claims, escallops. etc. Bridgeport Pub lie Market 6 Branch, Public Market Building. State and Bank streets. and East Main street. =
 Fresh Fish.
 All kinds of strictly fresh fish can be Iound at Garry's Fish Market Moth ing is handled but the best and most choice of seafood. including Kennebec River salmon, chicken white halibut. large bluefish, swordfish, harbor blue tish, sea bass. butterfish. steak cod, yel!owfin. eels, mackerel soft shelf crabs, hard shell crabs, live Iobsters long. round and little neck clans open or in the shell. Garry's Fish Market 100 Wall street. Tel. 5S3.
 Elite Clubs Moonlight.
 Tonight, grand time. a moonlight sail to Roton Point and return. This is the sail that you have heard so much about an enjoyable evening. on the John Sylvester, with Harvey's string orcestra and plenty of enter tainment on board. At Roton Point there is that prize waltz to take place. Don't forget that it's a treat won should not miss. Tickets can be had at boat, foot of Wall street, which leaves at p. m in charge of com d1ck, Joe Barry and Dick Kerr.
 Good News.
 When man is feeling blue, as a rule his liver or kidneys are out of order. They are congested and not doing their duty. The circulation is ing a Turkish bath at the Hotel At las, Fairfield avenue near Broad street. The bath reduces conjestion and sweats all the impurities out the muscles plyable and the circula- tion normal. Try a Turkish bath and you will become a regular patron Ask those that take baths at the At las. Never closed.
 Popular Friday and Saturday Trip If one is planning for a pleasant and profitable way to enjoy a half days outing trip, it is absolutely cer- tain that no pleasanter form of recre- ation can be found than one of those exhilarating trips on the steamer Park City to Port Jefferson, N. r., called matinee excursions" which are given every week day. As has been truly said, it's trip across the sound where cool breezes blow, and when one returns to the city it is with a satisfied feeling and a determination sto take advantage of these trips week fly hereafter. Steamer leaves 1.3o D. |m. foot of Fairfield avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
FRENCH CAPTAIN
 GETS ONE YEAR

Paris. Aug. 12.-Captain Mark was to-day sentenced to one years impris- onnlent on convicted of using his in- huence to obtain military pardons and to assist citizens in escaping military duty. It is said that Mark charged all the way from $200 to $1, 900 for his services.
 M. Weill and M. Grenier, private citizens. who were implicated with Mark, were sentenced to six and eigh- teen months. respectively. Mark is a Jew and attempts were made to charge his conviction to revival of the anti- race feeling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
FORMER MAYOR LOW
 AS REID'S SUCCESSOR
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Special from United Press.)
 New York, Aug. 12--The story that Seth Low, former mayor of New York, 1s to succeed Whitelaw Reid as Am bassador to England is being revived fo-dav with what appears to be more cf a basis than before. MT. Low, who ls at his summer home in Bedford. N Y.. refuses to discuss the report but one of his close friends is credited with saying that the former mayor mas re fceived the offer of the Ambassadorship from President Taft The declination of Former President Eliot of Harvard 10 serve at the court Of St. James IS said to have decided ME- Taft on Low.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
JAIL FOR MAN WHO EMBEZZLED
 EMPLOYERS COAL

Thomas Walsh, charged with embez- clement, was given 15 days in Jail to- day in the city court by Judge Will der. Walsh has been driving for the McNeil Coal Company, but when talk ing out loads of coal in bags has sev- self. It was his custom to stop at a store or house on his route and sell a few bags at exceedingly low rates. The McNel Company has found that this habit was prevalent among it's employees and is determined to put an end to it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
NCharges of Grand
 Larceny and Burglary

New York, Aug. 13.-Charles H Rob
 1rts, who was arrested yesterday In Acton, Mass, was arraigned this 1 morning and remanded to the Tombs i in default of bond of $1.000 on the charge of grand larceny and for burg Iary ItSis alleged that while clerk at the Hotel Royal in this city he stole S8 900 and covered up, the thefts by I fraudulent entries. He has a wife and children in Acton
 It was first said Roberts was arrest :. ed in connection with the theft Of the Heinse securities but this turns out to he untrue N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12

Some people tolerate roach es and water bugs in the kit chen, in vain belief that the rest of the fam fly will not find it out. Perhaps they will not, but s uppos e that some day y O u w O ulQ serve a roach in the pie: per haps then you w ould w is h that you had spent 2Oc for a box of Cyrus Roach Powder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
FATALLY INJURED
 BY STAGE COACH

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 Meredith, Aug. 12.-Seriously and perhaps fatally injured when a stage coach which runs between here and Sandwich ran down a steep incline at Center Harbor, Edwin F. Richards, a farmer of Lincoln. Nebraska, and a woman believed to be Mrs. I. L. Blanchard of Dayville, Conn.,, are un- der the care of physicians at a local hospital here today. Richards collar bone was broken and several ribs frac- tured, and Mrs. Blanchard has serious internal injuries. \ She is unconscious most of the time.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
REPORT THAT GUARD
 FIRED ON BALLOON
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St. Petersburg, Aug. s12.-Govern- ment officials received needless scare today over a report from Milowice that Russian frontier guardsmen had fired on @ German balloon carrying four men and had, killed three of the passengers and injured the fourth. The later reports this afternoon say the balloon crossed the frontier near Mill owice and alighted. The Russian guard arrested the balloonists, who were army officers but upon finding their mission was friendly, the bal loonists were released. This incident gave rise to the report that the guard had fired on the balloon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
HOLBEIN FORGED TO GIVE UP HIS
 CHANNEL SWIM
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Special from United Press.l
 Dover, Eng, Aug. 12.-After being in the water all night and swimming from Cape Gris Nez, France, to the English side of the Channel, Montague Holbein has been forced today to give up his attempt to swim the Channel. He was exhausted when taken from the wa ter. He did not equal the effort he made in 1903, when he came within 2 mile of swimming from the French side to Dover. Holbein was AS years old yesterday and he hoped to swim the Channel in celebration of the event.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
NOTICE.

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of Beckwith 6 Jackson, Architects, Arcade Balcony, Bridge port, Conn, up to 12 o'clock noon Sent 1st. for the erection and conn pIetion of a four room brick addition to the Center school, Stratford, Conn.,. in accordance with plans and specl- fications at the offices of the above Architects
 Certifed check of $500 must accom- pany each proposal. L I2 s'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
AUTO. RUNS WILD
 INJURING SOLDIERS
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(SD0C1dI
 London, Aug. 12.-More than a score of soldiers were injured today several of them fatally, when big automobile running wild on a. road near Sails bury Plain, crashed into a detachment of soldiers returning to London from a drill on the plain. The automobile which had got beyond the control of the chauffeur ran down the sold1es at a turn in the road.
 1t was at first reported that seven of the soldiers had been killed. It is possible that the injuries of at least this number will prove fatal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
NOTICE.

Bids will be received by the Board of Public Charities Of the Clcy ol Rridpeport. up to 12:00 o'clock noon Tuesday, August 17th, 1909. for the piping of Lakeview Home. Plans and specifications are now in the posses sion of the Superintendent Of Home which is located on Asylum ST. 7 Tine Board reserves the right to re- feet any and all bids- BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES.
 Edward F. Nevins. Clerk IT. 12 b
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
MIR. LEONARD ASHEIM.

begs to announce that he has opened offices for the practice of architecture. iE the Court Exchange building, 211 State St., Bridgeport, Conn. Telephone 1O32-12 P 30 If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
BRISTOL CHICKEN THIEF ROBBED
 FATHERS BOOST
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ISP6CIdl OHIC6u fI1SS.I
 Bristol, Aug. l2.-For the past sew eral weeks the police in this section have been on the lookout for the chicken thief who. has been raiding the roosts of poultry raisers in this vicinity and this morning they cap tured Edmund Blank, about 21 years old, of the Chippens Hill district. The young man had 35 chickens in his pos session at the time of his capture and 14 were from, his fathers roost. He was held, under a bond of $500 for appearance in court tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
THE PRErTIEST ra~.

and the most baautifuI hands are of. ten disngured by an unsightly wart It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue and 18s Cannon St
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
soCTALrsT CoNvENTIoN.

SOCIALIST CONVENTION.
 The convention of the Socialist party will be held in their hall,> 1106 Main tstreet, Sept. 14, at so'clock. It is said ithat full city ticket will be nom1- .<pated and placed in the field
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
GENEROUs REsPoNsE.

Alderman D. B. Bullard, president of the Fairfield County Anti-Tuberculo- sis Society, has written 150 letters to gentlemen whom he hopes to interest in the financial support of the move ment to reduce the number of deaths from the white plague. generous response is obtained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-15

The average adult head has cir
conference Of fully twenty two inches.
The average adult hat Is fully six and
thrae-onarters size The sizes Of men's
hats are six and three-fourths and six
and seven-elghths generally. "sevens"
hats are common IN Aberdeen, and the
professors OF our colleges generally
wear seven and one-eighth to eight
sizes. Heads wearing hats Of the sizes
six and three-eighths aud smaller or
being less than twenty one inches IN
circumference can never be powerful
Between nineteen and twenty inches
Id circumference heads are invariably
very weak and, according to this au-
thority, no lady should think Of mar
rying man with a head less than
twenty inches IN circumference PEG
pie with heads under nineteen inches
are mentally deficient and with heads
under eighteen inches invariably Id
otto. London Young Woman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-15


The difficulties experienced by our
forefathers 10 trying 70 reckon money
~ very small proportions appear In
the various values given 10 a mite"
ID the sixteenth and seventeenth cen.
fury books Of commercial arithmetic.
The original mite seems TO have
been a third Of Flemish penny. but
the use Of the word for the widows
coin Of the New Testament made its
regular English meaning half a far
thing. and some old people may re-
member applying the name % the
short lived nineteenth century coins
Of that value. III those old arithmetic
books unite" stands for various val
ues not represented BY actual coins.
but obviously used IN reckoning. a
work Of 1700 makes Il one-twelfth Of
a penny, two sixteenth century books
one.sixth Of a farthing, and in 1914
Jeakes arithmetic made It as little
as one sixty-fourth Of penny.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-15

sayonarola Is one Of the most strik-
ing characters IN George Eliot's great
historical novel "Romola" the scene Of
which Is In Florence and the period
that Of savonarola's career The Idea
Of writing the book occurred to the
novelist while on a visit 70 Florence
and on q second visit to the city, ia
1861, she began to carry out Der prot
ect, The subject and design were for
eign to the authors genius. but she
spared no pains IN making a thorough
study OF the locality, the people and
the literature OF the italian ranais-
sance for the purposes Of her story.
In her own words, the work '.plowed
into her more than any Of her books.
She began II, she says, as a young wo-
man and finished ii Az az old woman
Her picture Of Florence ana sayona-
rola Is nndeniably impressive, and
some critics declare "Romolas to be
George Eliofs greatest novel and the
character Of sayonarola one Of the
finest dellneations.- Parsons