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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
LUDLOW MANUFACTURERS
 ACCUSED OF VIOLATING
 CONTRACT LABOR. LAWS

beds and with other big pieces of fur niture have built in&tf1e streets direct ly in front of the comfortable. but boarded-up houses they lately occu- the weather
 Mattresses form a roof and these new '-homes" give the strikers an op- portunify to test the cheapness and scale that compares favorably with living conditions in India of which the company complains A cook stove fills the open end of the shack and last night women slept in these airy houses, while a small circle of men sat about the stove keeping the fire going.
 In spite of the peaceful attitude of the Poles to-day the streets are still full of armed men. and an auxiliary force of spies is at work among the
 That the strike of the Ludlow Man ufactrring Associates in Ludlow is in a fair way to be settled by arbitra- tion became apparent this noon when the state board of arbitration arrived in Springfield, having left Boston at 10 a. un on the order of Lieutenant Governor Buckingham Upon their their arrival here the board immedi- ateiy went into conference with Ma yor Sanderson of this city.
 At the end of the conference the board will proceed to Ludlow and confer with the strike leaders and mill management with the prospects de- cidedly bright for an amicable settle ment of the controversy. It is re- ported that the company. moved by the wave of public indignation caused by their course in evicting their form CT employees. has receded from its de- termination not to arbitrate and so signified It's willingness at the con- ference yesterday with the Lieuten- ant Governor. The strikers have for some time been in a receptive mood as regards arbitration stating that they were satisfied to leave their grievances in the hands of the state board.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
SURRENDERED ON
 FIELD OF BATTLE
ONE OF zELAYA's COMMANDERS THROWS Ul
 HIS HANDS.
Despatches from the Revolutionary Zone All Tends to Success of Rebels - U. s. Government Satisfied With Outlook

the main body of Zelaya's army.
 zelaya's offer to resign the presi- dency immediately is considered ab- surd here as Congress alone is em- powered to accept his resignation
 Washington, Dec 3-Unoficiai dis ratches that the government troops had gained a victory over the revo- lutionists were the source of some un- easiness. If the revolution fails to overthrow Zelaya- it Is taken to be inevitable that the United States must step in and put an end to the unsavory regime which has been maintained in Nicaragua
 Secretary Knox is assured that the anxiety of the Central and other Latin republics over the attitude of the Uni- ted States towards Nicaragua. is now allayed- The diplomatic representa- tives of most of the countries have ex- pressed their approval of the note setr ting forth his position and 1t is now definitely understood that Nicaragua alone. or the government of President Zelaya is regarded as the transgressor. The United States is free to deal with Zelaya without fear of complications.
 Zelaya may follow the example of former dictators and flee from the country and leave 1t in the hands of the Estrada revolution or make an att tempt to rehabilitate himself This last position would be less to his per sonal advantage than the former as he would then have to answer for the eXecutlOn or the two AmeTlCAnS. NJTOCE and Cannon A candidate of his own choosing would occupy the same posi- ton
 The gunboat Eagle. which has been on a surveying expedition with the Marietta and Tacoma on Port Linon. has arrived at Bluefelds- Although she is engaged fostensibly in surveying work she will remain in the vicinity of Bluefelds to keep in touch with the situation there as decisive develop ments are expected at any moment.
 Dr. Castrfllo. diplomatic representa- tive Of the Nicaragua insurgents. re- ceived a cablegram from Provisional President Estrada at Biueffelds. today, saying that insurgent forces under General Matute and the Zelaya army under vanquez were hunting each oth- CT in the mountains and that a battle of decisive character would probably occur within two or three days. T
 TT think am thoroughly justified in making the prediction." said Dr. Castrillo today. that within ten dayd the whole trouble will have passed. Zelaya will have either surrendered or fleds
 A formal request was forwarded to the State Department. by pr. Castrillo asking that he be received on equal terms with agent of the zelaya gov ernment-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

The. part of the proposed dauble track line in Bridgeport 1t 3.150 feet in length and extends from the present easterly terminal of the Barnum ave nue line. near Mill Hill avenue to Bruce's brook
 The purpose of the company to build this line were exclusively an nounced in the Farmer three years ago when 1t was proposed to bring shelton and Derby cars into BrfdR Report by the way of Barnum avenue in or der to accommodate the hundreds of workmen who live in Hollister Heights and other points over the city line. The new line will cause a building boom in the northern part of east end that will be unprecedented All of this section of the city. lying east of Cen tral avenue. a quarter mile north of North avenue and a quarter mile south of Barnum avenue has been held by lot owners for many years await ing the coming of the trolley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
fspecial from United Press ,


 Springfield, Mass. Dec s--Foilowing the action of Governor Draper in sending Lieutenant Governor Froth- ingham to Investigate the evictions being carried on by the Ludlow Manu- ftcuring Associates in Ludlow. the Federal government is taking a hand in the controversy
 Immigration Inspector William T. Burke of Boston, acting under orders of United States Commissioner of Im- migration George B. Billings. is to- day on the scene investigating the re- port that the Ludlow Manufacturing Associates have been violating the contract labor laws. This morning Inspector Burke is engaged in taking offidavits from the Poles who clalm gressed the law in inducing men to come to this country The strikers told of the methods Of the associates in getting the addresses of people in the homf country. Others swore that try by, an alleged agent of the com pany and that they still owed the s20 passage money which had been paid by him. One of these alleged agents is claimed to have brought over niiis girls ard five boys at one time. The work of collecting afidavits will en- gage MT. Burke most of to-day
 There were no evictions to-day and Lieutenant Governor Buckingham has notified the executive committee of the Central Labor Union of Spring. field that there win be no more evic- tions at present. In the meantime Governor Draper will complete the in- vestigation thoroughly with a view to bringing about a peaceful settlement of the strike
 With their numbers augmented by yesterdays evictions, the campers to- day continue their fight against the clements The campers have taken the headboards and footboards of their
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
MACHINIST IS
 GIVEN DECREE
Various Episodes Which Jarred Domestic Life
 of Thornton Three Other Men Figure In Undoing of His Home Custody of Two Daugh- ters for Father.

When James H. Thornton, a ma- chinist of this city. remonstrated with his wife, Elizabeth E. Thornton, for accepting the escort of Frank Wade. a waiter in lunch rooms about town, she told her husband she would do as she liked, and that if he didn't like it, he could do as he pleased. This is the story Thornton told to Judge Lucien F. Burpee ins the Superior court this afternoon He sought and ob- tained a decree from his wife on the ground of infidelity- The Thorntons were married In August, 1S91- It was ton was informed by friends of the conduct of his wife. He asked his wife if it were true that she was go- ing around with Wade. but she denied
 If she were, he would find out He was rewarded in a few weeks time by finding his wife in Wade's com pany. The two left town and went to Meriden and later to New York. Thornton followed the couple to the big city. He inquired at the place where they were stopping. asking for Mrs. Wade It was his own wife that appeared in. answer to the summons The errinG wife after a war of words Wade followed Another controversy followed. during which Mrs. Thornton said, Wade will tal,e care of me" Wade and Mrs. Thornton then went to live at SS7 Broad street
 Clarence Crittenden. a son-in-law of the Thorntons. testified that when he
 kept company with Alice Thornton.
 Wade lived in the house with Mrs.
 Thornton in Hurd avenue There they
 occupied two bedrooms and a kitchen.
 Crfttenden occupied one of the bed
 ronns. and Mrs Thornton, Wade and
 the two Misses, Thorntons occupied the other bed room Wade occupied the rooms during the day. as he worked
 at night. and the other three utilized them at night. Wade. according tC Crittenden. left Mrs Thornton lasf year. as he heard that another man named Gillick was paying attention
 to her. Witness further testified tha Mrs. Thornton is now living with man named Strong ip Hanover street The. court did not think there wa enough proof to chow that the charg of infidelity could be used in the evi dence against Wade, but when youni lCrfttenden spoke of the relations O GiIlick. the court allowed the decree | Attorney Joseph Shapiro asked tha wade's name be stricken from tn complaint as the correspondent Tn court could not see it that way. T don't seem to me" said the court. "a | if Mir Wade should be entitled to an lconsideration. Both should be name as correspondents" The court allow ed Thornton the custody of his tw Il minor children
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
Especial from United Press.)


 Bluehelds. Nicaragua, Cvia wireless to Colon. Panama). Dec. 3.-Colonel Gnadamuz. one of Zeiaya,s command CTS in the fighting near Rama, has sur rendered himself and this troops to General Matuty, commander of the revolutionists. according to dispatches that reached here today.
 Colonel Guadamuz surrendered only when his men were no longer physical ly able to continue the struggle They, had been without floor for nearly two days The condition of the other gov ernment troops is believed to be near 1y as bad as those that surrendered.
 A decisive battle is momentarily ex-, pected near Rama General Estrada, the provisional president. is in personal command of the revolutionary troops There has been constant skirmishing for the last 4s hours. the revolutionists having the better of nearly every clash
 In the belief that a decisive battle is imminent and that the soldiers of zeiaya are in no condition for a pro- Ionged struggle. revolutionary troops are today being hurried from Bluefieids to Rama by river. It is a ten hours sail and the expectations are that a battle will be fought early tomorrow morning. The news of the refutation of Presi- dent zelaya by the United States has caused tremendous excitement here and the belief Is general that this ac- ton win go a long ways toward de- ciding the issue in favor of the revo- lutionists-
 '-rhe whole thing win be over in a few days,- is the sentiment heard Son an sides
 aVia Wireless from Golon)-
 Bluefields. Nicaragua- Dee 3-It was reliably reported here today by persons arriving from President zela- rars strongholds I'm the west of Nfc- araEua. that the bodies of Cannon and Groce. the executed Americans. were cut to pieces and burned by the order of zelaya-
 As a result of long exposure and scarcity of food. Zeiaya's troops to the west Of Rama are said to be in a piftable conditio ion The agents of Provisional President Estrada are daily shipping arms and ammunition to the revolutionists and all sides on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
HOW MANY TAX
 PAYERS VOTE?
About One Tenth of Whole Number of Electors, or 1900. Citizen Concludes.

Suppose every taxpayer who is an eleetor should join the Taxpayers League. What then would be the vot- ing strength of the league?" This question was asked this morning by a citizen who merely wished to answer it.
 Tt would have 1900" he continued .or about one-tenth of the persons en- titled to vote There are nearly 5000 faxpayers.- but the figures show that the great majority of them are either stock companies. corporations. women. estates. trusteeshipE. or non-residents. These figures appeared when the State law required that an endorser of a H. quor license should be both am elector and a taxpoxer.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
BIG LAND BOOM EXPECTED ALONG
 BARNUM AVENUE
Supt. Chapman Files Application for
 TroI ey Extension to Stra.ford.

AS told in the Farmer. last night. the petition of the Consolidated rail road to extend its tracks iR, Barnum avenue to the Stratford town line will be presented in to the Common Coun- cii at its meeting. Monday night. Supt- c. H. Chapman of the Connec- ticut Co., filed, at noon. with City Clerk stephen F. Boucher the appli- cation of the company, accompanied with a map by Scoheld & Ford show ing the layout and the grades in the roadway over which the line Is to pass
 After filing the application with the city clerk. Supt- Chapman told a Farmer reporter that he would lodge a similar application with the select men of the town of Stratford.
 If is understood that the company win commence to build the road as soon after the application is granted as the weather win permit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
SCHOOL BOYS
 GAMBLING MAD
Penny Specially Trade Breeding a Race
 of Juvenile Gamblers

A gambling fever has struck the grammar schools The game is a brand new one that seems to have sprung up in a week Its tools are small card-~-=hich are sold ass-prizes with candy and other goods that small hoys buy under the general cognomen tRenny specialities-" Some of these cards bear the cracked and crusted faces of three generations of heroes of the prize ring From these the youthful gamblers obtain a line of lore relating to the ancient and modern art of fisticuffs that would put a sporting editor to the mat in the first round and cause him to take the count in the second
 Another series displays the counten- ances of baseball champions: another the painted phizes of good and bad Indians: another the figures of jock 1c4 who have earned a reputation
 Some facts relating to most of these noted Individuals stick to the minds of the boys. but their greatest inter est fs in the fighters and their over whelminE attention. in the fact that all the cards are instruments of chance
 The game is played in this wise. Two boys. each with a fist full of cards face each other on a pave ment One boy gives a card a twfrI. throws Ifz -twistingly. upward and out w4rd The other boy calls. heads cr "<1izs-55 IT the picture falls face I'M 4n4 tha call iz -headsr the twirler
 <1 uF&@< mn <his simple game of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

he said gave him the information re- lative to the escape of Marcone Tues day. night He promised to produce them, but said later they were afraid and would not come with him.
 Police Commissioner Thomas C. Coughlin was indignant this morning over the escape of Marcone- He cri- ticised the existence of the petty jeal- ousy i, as he called It. among the To- cal police which would stand between them and the capture of a criminal Why he said there are men In the department who rather see a. man get away than have another fellow get the criminal" He expressed himself as thinking that virellI with his knowl- edge of Italian and habits of the Italian people should have been called in at once
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

pupils They attribute 1t to the zest for gambling which has been implant- years now by the penny speciality trade through a multitude of devices each carefully calculated to induce a boy with a penny to believe that he stands a chance to get a return for his money that is worth several pen nies-
 -I win 20 cards in five minutes" ]" said little fellow attached to the Barnum school. yesterday afternoon. His fists and his pockets were full of the pictures
 The parent of that child took the cards away, the fifth batch that had been conhscated in a. week
 Is the candy trade going to be the father of a race of stock brokers?
 This is what helpless parents want to know.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
JUDGE COUGHLIN SCATHES POLICE BECAUSE MARCONE
 HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED
Declares That Jealousy Prevented State Officer Vreii Being Called into Case Should Have Been Because of His Knowledge of Italians and Their Language.

Antonio Marcone. the murderer of John Hackett. the youth who was buried today. has not yet been found Further search. was made in and about Milford The result. however, was dis appointing.
 Detective Edward Cronan. with a man who knew Marcone. left the city today on the case It was the desire of the police to keep secret his des- tfnation- Detective George Fox who returned from New York. yesterday, was also on the case today in Bridge port The belief of the police that Marcone Is stili in Bridgeport Is not so strong as it was
 State Policeman Frank virelli fail- ed last night to produce the men who
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
Special from United Press.)

(Special rom United PreSs.)
 London, Dec. 3.-The battle has started With todays speeches by Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George before the National Liberal Club. Winston Spencer Churchill in Lancashire. Lord Lansdowne and Jos Austen Chamberlain, Jr., at Plymouth, the latter two in opposition to the bud get, one of the greatest political strug- gles in England's history was inaugur- ated.
 Chief interest naturally centered in Lloyd-George's words as they are the first to be made in the great fight and were given at almost the identical hour at which the King was proroga- ting parliament
 1.-The budget has been buried" said Lloyd-George. but it is sure of .resur- rection.. The Lords have perpetrated their last usurpation of power. By ed one of the gravest but at the same time one of the most promising strug- gles of modern times.
 The Lords only qualification to rule is that they are the first-born of fathers who were equally incompetent to legislate for the nation The na- ton must either repudiate the House tariffs, trusts, monopolies and other privileges
 The Chancellor spoke with unusual warmth and every thrust he made at the ancient wax works was voci- ferously applauded- He expressed his the general election but warned his hearers that they must bear their part of the fight and do active campaign ing wherever possible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
CHARITIES BOARD
 WILL SHOW DEFICIT

President James J- Stone of the board of charities estimates that the deficit in that board will be about s1o.- GOO at the end of the fiscal year. which he says is the amount the Tax Board cut from the acquisition made by his drr,arf rnert fN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
SANITARY PLANT
 IS BURNED UP

Special from United Press-)
 Pittsburg, Dec. 3.-The plant of the Psttsburg Sanitary Company was totally destroyed bS fire here early to- day. The loss is estimated at S60.000-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
ENGLAND'S CHANCELLOR SAYS THAT NATION MUST
 REPUDIATE THE LORDS.
Parliament PrOroyued by Order of King This Afternoon
 For the Coming General Election.

the Commons subsequently, visiting the Lords, chamber to hear the read ing of the Royal Edict by the Lord Chancellor
 While formal in character today's propagation was accompanied by scnes of the ntensest interest due to the momentous conflict that the pro- precipitate-
 The prorogating speech thanked the House of Commons for the liberal financial allowances it made for the nations needs but expressed regret ing" which was the nearest the speech came to expressing open disapprovaI of the Lords action.
 Inasmuch as prorogating speeches usually thank both houses today's omission of the Lords must be con- sidered significant The remainder of the speech was of a perfunctory or der At the conclusion of the speech the session speedily broke up.
 There was a complete absence of gaiety that formerly naked the proro- gation of Parliament Both the Lords and Commoners maintained a grim si- lence that showed they realized the seriousness of the situation
 The cabinet will continue until it's successors qualify under the psrlia- ment-
 PEERS SHOWN UP
 AS TAX DODGERS.
 London, Dec 3-A compilation fs- sued today by the Liberal party shows exclusively that the governing cause behind the House of Lords rejection of the budget was the desire to escape the new tax on land proposed in the budget
 The 360 Peers who either voted against or were paired against the budget, it is shown, own 10,07S979 acres of land in the United Kingdom, on Irr-I.S Quired under the budget provisions While 1t was known all along that the Peers weref heavy land owners. the figures issued today caused great surprise by their magnitude and have increased the resentment felt over the budgets defeat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

CITY OF BOSTON buys New Home Sewing Machines. Boston's ideal educational system embodies instruc- tion in sewing in every Boston Cram mar school Recently the Boston school Board appointed a committees of eight sewing teachers. experts in the art of sewing and the use of sew ing machines, to try out all the diff terent makes of machines and select one make. the hest, according to their Judgment. and adopt it as the sewing machine for the Boston schools After exhaustive tests. the New Home was the unanimous choice of the committee. winning out been installed in the Boston Gram mar schools New Home 4seucy- 243 State st.. up 1 flight Tel. 1315-5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
KING EDWARDS ROYAL

KING EDWARDS ROYAL
 EDICT JOLTS LORDS London. Dec. 3.-On- the order of King Edward. Parliament was proro- gated this afternoon at o'clock. The prcrogatfon, which is preliminary to the coming general election, was con- ducted with the usual formalities- The Commons and Lords met separately,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

WE KNOW YOU READ our adver- tisements. and we know you know
 we sell rubber goods. but we would
 like to know why you don't know 113o Main street a little better, at oXeilrs e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
CARD OF THANKs.

The undersigned desire to extend thanks to neighbors and friends and to Sick Benefit Society for the many acts of kindness, floral Offerings and sym rathy extended us in our late bereave- ment-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
(UNCLAssIFIED.)

PAINTERS wanted-Samuel Dave, E..
 Main and Arctic streets T3 b.o WANTED. to do. Mrs.
 Blahn. ITS Hallam St., 2nd floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

FOR SALE--Here is chance to make money family house. 20 roomz.
 rents $500 per year. Leave your ad-' dress at Farmer Publishing Go. of
 flee H 27 st f o|
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

FOR SALE.-so acre farm. good house and very large barn. all in good shape. cuts 50 tons hay, keeps 20 head of stock Milk sells for $40 per month. Watson, s3 Fairfield Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

BEAUTIFUL new upright piano $1eo- Angelus cabinet and piano. almost new, s175. Dial 6 Lee Music Co.,, s4 Cannon St H 1a If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

WILSON'S NATIONAL CAFE. ODD.
 Railroad Station. are serving hot re-
 treatments free every day during. the cold weather. Roast beef to- morrow. a>p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03
UNCL.ASsIFIED

TO RENT-Furnished rooms, light housekeeping, also large front room for two. 61 Park St., near Washing ton Park T3 dsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-03

TO RENT.-Apartments at so2 Golden Hill St Seven rooms and bath En- quire of owner, Al Washington Ave
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