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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
SUGAR TRUST TRIAL FOR DEFRAUDING GOVERNMENT
 IS BEGUN BEFORE JURY

He declared Spitzer was responsible for the selection of the men who man. ipulated the springs and that he re- ceived two sets of tallies on every cargo. The true weight was 13 pounds per thousand more than the false. Thus the government was defrauded of duties on 100000 pounds of sugar on each cargo. Spitzer, he said, sent both the true and false weights to Cashier Bendernagel and the latter paid the checkers for their crooked work.
 "so great was the influence of these men," said Denison. both with the higher officials of the Sugar Trust and with the officials of the United States that if a government weigher who. by honesty or astuteness. discovered the sluggishness 0f tho sra'es sought to
 -stigate. he was instantly trans ferred Iro.a .Ae locks ana paced in some position where he could not prevent the mammoth frauds"
 Denison then went into each of the ten cases of unloading on which the men were indicated. In some of these the government was defrauded of as much as 20 pounds in every thousand weighed
 Clarence Lexow. for Spitzer. objected to the statement that these frauds had commenced from the very begin ming of the company, declaring the charge could only be made on the charges as specified in the indictment
 Thomas B. Mclaughlin, cnief clerk of the entry department at the collec- tors office and for 26 years employed in the custom service, identified the "entry of merchandise" of the steamer Eva in August. 1907. on which duty was paid. He described the method of weighing goods and paying duties His preliminary examination was tech nical and the defense entered objec- tions and took exceptions to nearly every answer. showing a determination to pave way for an appeal in the event of conviction
 George W. Smith, first deputy sur veyor of the port of New York, iden- tified the dock book' of the Eva, which showed the weight of sugar up- on which duty had been paid It Is the governments contention that the weights in this book were made on -"doctored" scales.
 William Sapher. government sampler for nine years and former employee on the sugar docks, described the rou- tine work on the docks. especially dealing with the "tallying" of the weights made on the ''doctored" gov ernment scales and the private scales by the trust employees.
 At this point recess was taken and Justice Martin allowed the jurors to. separate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Murder Sentence of Two Chinamen
 Will Be Commuted
Special from United Press.)

Boston, Nov. 30.-The pardon com- mittee of the executive council to-day recommended to Governor Draper that the capital sentence of Wary Charles and Joe Guey. who were con- vieted of compIicity In Tong war mur- ders here. be commuted and that they be imprisoned for life It is expected that the Governor will follow out the recommendations.
 Wary Charles. who has a white wife and one of whose sons Is a New York policeman. and Joe Guey. were two of the Boston Chinamen arrested here after seo1 Th1ee S,oody Of ons tSs otnsr in rested for the Tong murders were electrocuted here at the Charlestown prison and one of tue other captured died in prison.
 Wary Charles wife and the New York policeman aided his cause in en- deavoring to save thealleged plotter from the electric chair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Special from United Press)


 New York. Nov. S0-The actual trial of the former employees of the sugar trust for conspiring to defraud the government. defrauding the gov ernment and certifying false sugar weights, was begun today when the tentative jury selected yesterday was sworn in and Wilfred T. Denison. as- sistant to Special Prosecutor Henry L. Stlmson. presented the governments side of the casa.
 He declared that the government planned to prove that the Havemeyer & Elder Refinery defrauded the gov ernment of a portion of duties on ev- cry cargo of sugar it had ever brought into the port of New York The de- frauding had been continued by the American Sugar Refining Company which took over the old concern un- tif Nov. 20. 1907. when the frauds were discovered and stopped.
 Denison then launched into a lengthy discussion of the methods of weighing sugar on the docks for the collection of duties This weighing. he said. was done by weishers in the meyer & Elder Plant. he said. the gov ernment used old fashioned Fairbanks scales which were owned by the com pany So soon as the weighers se- cured their weights. the sugar was taken ten feet away to a set of tri-
 
 sold the sugar to the trust The government weighers were to ascer- tain the amount of sugar on which duty was paid and the private weigh CTS ascertained the amount of sugar actually sold to the trust.
 Spitzer. he said, was the company's superintendent in charge of the docks. Among others he had under him 13 or IA tally men who checked the gov ernment and merchants work" New trust employees, he said. checked against the merchants weighers but the six men who checked against the government weigher5 were men who were never changed
 "The men who checked against the weighers." declared Den'son, were there to see that they weighed correctly but the men who checked a gainst the government weighers were there to see that the government weights were incorrect. They were to sit in a dark corner of the scale house where they could insert a steel spring Into the scale and reduce the true weight so the United States could be defrauded of duties- There were sew enteen scales and each of the seven- teen scales were prepared to receive that spring and thus underweigh the sugar."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Heartless Masters Seek To Prevent Destitute
 From Soliciting Relief
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fingered by the piles of household furnishings and touched by the distress of the 300 Polish strikers who have been evicted by the Ludlow Manufac- turing Associates. the town authorf- ties of Ludlow this afternoon are con- side-ing a. plan to block the evictions by injunction.
 The Ludlow city fathers declare the piles of home furnishings belonging to the strikers. among which they cower, are a nuisance and menace to the com munity. They maintain the company by evictions. mad no right to throw the strikers goods into the streets. and sentiment is growing to take ad- vantage of the public dislike for the company's course and use the labor mans dreaded foe, the injunction, to win for him.
 The fact that 900 more of the strik- CTS and their families are to be evicted into the streets. tends to force prompt action by the town.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Young men pay no fancy prices here for suits and overcoats.

Young fellows astonished at the overcoats and suits they find at the Yomgmens Shop Never expect ed to buy such garments at so little money.
 It is simple enough though. We don't look for a great big profit We do sell clothes for young the way sell other merchandise. fair profit is enough.
 Those clothes great, too. Overcoats full of snap well goodness All the new liked motoring styles well the regular cut sorts Fancy fabrics full of distinction well tailored
 Every suit and overcoat is better than you II find else where at anywhere the price, We figure saving you money we'll giving you special natty appearance Come and look for ilustraton at the suits and coats at $I5.
 Frontb senent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
NORWALK PASTOR SUES NEWSPAPER
 IN LIBEL ACTION
Rev. MT. Egbert Finds Ground for Complaint in Article Referring to Him as Misguided Shepherd" Asks $25, ,OOO.

Alleging libel. Rev. George D. Eg- bert, pastor of the First Congregational church in Norwalk. has instituted pro- ceedings against the Hour Publishing Company. asking for s25.000 damages. The plaintiff alleges that articles ap- pear in the Norwalk Hour of Sept. 29, 1909, which were false and against his good name. A retraction has been asked for. but has been refused.
 In the editorial columns of the same paper another article appeared under the head Parable of the Misguided Shepherd"
 Rev. Mir. Egbert in his complaint states that the old shepherd referred to at the beginning of the parable was mediate predecessor. The flock was his congregation; the pasture his church; and the misguided and the new shepherd, himself.
 The papers were filed in the Super for court this morning by Judge John H. Light.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
A vie.roy'. Plain Living.

In Miss Juliet Bredon's book about her uncle, Sir Robert Hart, the grand old man of China" for many yearz in charge of the imperial customs serv. ice, is the following story:
 "One of the most influential of Sir Roberts Chinese friends was the great u Hung Chang. The diplomat liked Lis household because of the simplic- ity he found there-no wearisome courses at dinner, but fish and perhaps a dish of chicken with rice. Incau- tiously, as it turned out, he praised this frugality to his own, Chinese servant for the remark reached Lfs ears in a distorted form. Next time Sir Robert went there be had to face a grand cer. emonial banquet.
 "'You shall not have the chance to go away again and say that you have been fed like a cooly in my house, said the viceroy proudly at the end of the banquet
 Nevertheless the very simplicity of your hospitality was what l most appreciated Sir Robert replied. But If you believe that I could have made any such remark and if you persist in altering the style of my reception I shall not come to lunch with you again,-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
BOY REPORTED
 KILLED SHOWS UP
 AT POLICE STATION
Especial from United Press.)

Special from United Press-)
 New Haven, Nov. 30.-An hour after two companions. Frank Gelardi and Felix Matthews told the police that Frank Porto. a fifteen year old Italian youth. had fallen from the tor of a freight train Sunday while stealing a ride to Merfden. young Porto walked into police headquarters to-day and asked if he was a dead one. or looked like one.
 "It's funny, Captain" said the lad. to the police captain. that I should be dead in the waters of the Sound and still be here, I am in perfect health and never felt better in my life"
 Porto said he had gone to Meriden Sunday afternoon to see his relatives and that he had had a good time. He couldn't understand why the two boys had made statements to the effect that his boy had fallen prey to the fishes in the Sound after he had fallen off the freight while crossing West River.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
FOURTH ROBBERY
 CAUSES WESTPORT
 TO TAKE NOTICE
Especial from United Press

Norwalk. Nov. 30-The town of Westport is wrought up to a high pitch of indignation over the frequent bold robberies which are being com mitted in various quarters of the town lately.
 The factory of the Lees Company. makers of sewing cotton. was broken into sometime during last night and the cash drawer was robbed of SIS in money which was all there was there. Everything was found upside down in theoffice this morning and it cannot be ascertained just how much other boety was taken
 The entrance was gained to the place by forcing the office door open with a heavy blunt instrument This committed in Westport within months time and many others have been reported several weeks back
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
DIED

GREGORY.-Entered into life eternal. at her home i'm Stratford. Conn. Nov. 29. 1909, Ella Denning. beloved~wife of James B. Gregory
 --Eternal rest grant unto her. O Lord. and let light perpetual shine upon her" 70 n.sle s
 Funeral services af Trinity church. Bridgeport. Conn, on Thurs day. Dec 2. at 3 o'clock P m-
 Kindly omit flowers
 McCARTHY.-In this city. Nov. 29. 1903, Mary Donahue. widow of Mi- chaei Mccarthy, aged AS years
 Friends fare invited to attend the funeral at her late residence. No. 8 Frank street. on Thursday. Dec 2. at s-so a. m. and thence to St. Pat rick's church. where solemn high mass of requiem will be offered at g o'clock a. m-
 Burial in St. Michael's cemetery.
 H 90 b ID BCHLEE.-In this city. Nov. 2e. 1909. George Frederick Schlee, aged n years. months. IS days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence. No 900 Beechmont avenue on Thursday, Interment at Park cemetery. GOLDEN.-There will be a requiem months mind mass for the repose of the soul of Mrs Mary Golden. at St Charles church. tomorrow morning at T-30 o'clock asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
AMBULANCE WITH
 DYING MAN INSIDE
 HELD UP BY CAR
Or. Krause Says Occurrence
 Is Becoming Common

As John J. Murphy. the railroad vic tim. lay dying in the auto-ambulance which bore him towards St. vincent's hospital a trolley car at Main street and North avenue. apparently in d.s- regard for the warning of the siren. held up the emergency vehicle. Mur- phys condition was practically hope less when he was placed in the ann bdlance, but he was hurried at top speed towards the hospital
 pr. Krause who was in the ambu- lance at the time said, trolleymen. fail- ing to realize the imperative nature of the auto-ambulance's trips. often hold u pits progress It would be just the same. said Dr. Krause. if the occupant of the ambulance were in need of i'm mediate attention at the hospital He contehpiates reporting the matter to the board of charities for investiga- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
ROOF MIDWAY IN PAINTERS FALL
 SAVES HIS LIFE
Bounds From Overhanging Shelter of Porch as He
 Falls From Roof. /

of a porch midway between the roof and the ground at the home of Mrs Sophronia A. Omans of 70s Park ave- nue saved William Smith from prob ably fatal injuries at o'clock this af- ternoon. He missed his footing while painting under the caves and tumbled to the porch roof, striking on his back He bounded off and fell to the ground.
 Dr. Krause found him badly shaken up. but stiIl conscious. when he took him to the emergency hospital He escaped with nothing worse than a painful sprain of his right ankle. He was taken to his lodgings in the h. ternational Hotel. Water street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
STEINHEIL COOK STARTS ON JOB
 AS BILL POSTER
fSpecial from United Press ]

Paris. Nov. 30.-Mariette Wolfe, for mer cook in the home of Madame Steinheil. who was recently acquitted of the charge of murdering her hus- band and mother. had a stormy time today when she began her new job as a bill poster. Uniformed in a red cape with chiin band and the apron of her new order. Marie started blithely on her work but she soon attracted so much attention that a heavy police guard had to accompany her.
 Marie's contract as a bill poster calls for s a day and she is determined to pursue her calling without interrup- tion-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
PLOT TO KIDNAP OR ASSASSINATE
 J. D. ROCKEFELLER
(special from United Press.)

Kohler and Marshal James Stamber- ger of East Cleveland are looking for two men said to be implicated in a plot to either kidnap or assassinate John D. Rockefeller. Information has been sent to all the police of the county asking them to apprehend the suspected men, Information was fur nished the police by Sawyer Smith. a business man of Minerva. O.. who overheard the plot in Alliance, O.. Sum- day night.
 John D. Rockefeller has abandoned plants to attend a farewell dinner at the Euclid Avenue Baptist church and the gates of the estate have been lock- cd and closely guarded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Fake Story About
 Mrs. 0'Leary's Cow
Special from United Press. l

Chicago, Nov. 30-Mrs. O'Leary's COW must be taken out of all his con- nection with the cause of the great Chicago fire.
 The historic animal whose kicking over of a lamp is said to have started that confiagration. never did anything of the kind. She was a nice, gentle bustion' of green hay started the fire. This is the final word on the subject. pronounced by James O'Leary. son of the famous Mrs. O'Leary James is a Chicago sporting man and he offered to lay s1 900 to one that he can prove his mo -her's COW is guilt less. .N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
MULTI.MILLIONAIRE
 PIONEER MERCHANT
 DIES IN NEW YORK
(special from United Press. )

New York. Nov. 3o.-Charles Stewart Smith. for seven years president of the New York Chamber of Commerce and on eof the first men to fight for under ground subways for Gotham. died to- day at his home, No. 45 West filth street, aged 77. Death was due to pleurisy.
 Smith retired from active business several years ago and was several times a millionaire. He was a pion- eer drygoods merchant of this city and established the firm Of Smith, Hogg & Gardiner. on Worth street. He was president of the Chamber of Commerce from 1887 to 1894
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
WANDERLUsT MOVES
 CAPTAIN P. BoYToN

Capt. Paul Boyton. manager of B<soplorhase Island. left this city this mornfng for New York where he will emhark tomorrow morning at 9.3o on tho S. & Teufonic of the White Star line. He goes to London on business and win Dc absent sometime
 The captains family is now living on theIr hcuseboat which is at Be- deIl,s shipyard in the Housatonic riv- er Joseph F. and Nell Boyton, sons of the captain returned from a west ern kfip last night and were in time to participate in the celebration of the birthday of Claude. the youngest son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
JUDGE PLATT RULES ON EVIDENCE IN
 FATHERS BOYCOTT
Special from United Press.l

Hartford. Nov. 3o.-Judge Platt. in the United States court to-day decid- ed that no evidence in the Danbury matters boycotting case reverting to a period prior to the institution of the suit in August. 1903. shall be admitted as testimony. This ruling will obviate the reading of many minutes of the meetings of the matters unions involv- ed. all of which up to this time have tended to show what deliberate pre- parations were made by the matters to accomplish their boycott
 Gustavus B. Reed. former salesman for the plaintiff hat manufacturers. was a witness to-day and he testified that urgent requests had been made at various times prior to the institu- tion of the present suit by customers to have the shops of his firm union- ixed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
MARRIED.

DECKER wOLCOTT-In Canaan. Nov 1s. Orson T. Decker of New York city and Miss Minnie E. Vol 1o Mfss C. Eleanor. daughter of Mr. E c Hoyt, of Noroton Hill. to Gayer Gardiner Dominick- of New York MADONIA-MULRT Shelton, Nov. 18. Miss Cecilia Mulry and Peter Madonla JOaEM-SCHLEsS- New York. Nov IS. Mayer Josem of Norwalk. and Miss Ida Schless-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30

A graceful new style of dressing the hair is the tur- ban effect. In this mode. the halr is carried around the head in attractive braids used above the hair-roll in some instances.
 The hair-goods store has a truly-complete gathering of braids for this style of dressing the hair. Practi- lcally any shade of hair is to be matched with but little delay and in the length that is, most-suitable. 16-inch braids, all long hair,- -85c.
 24-inch braids, natural wavy hair,-$3.
 20-inch braids, natural wavy hair.- $1.S5.
 20-inch braids, all long hair,-$1.75. 22-inch braids, all long hair,-$2.
 Special braids, 46 inches long, all long hair and nat urally wavy.-$5.
 40-inch switches of nat ural-wavy long hair,-$3.
 Large pompodours of special quality,-$1.35.
 Transformations, give en- tirely new and stylish ap- pearance to the dressing of the hair.-$5.
 Trianole puffs, of excel lent style,-$2
 Cluster puffs, sts of 10 or '12.-$1.25.
 Psyche puffs, set of B. 75c.
 Third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Father Makes Queer
 Request of Police

Pasqualle Della Penna. a resident of the Black Rock district. called at po- lice headquarters today and asked Su- perintendent Birmingham to find out if his 17-year-old daughter. Maria is really married. He said she and a young man, John Amato, eioped a short time ago and went to Pennsyl- vania- They returned recently and told him they were married.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Child Thought Deadly
 Tablets We're Sweetmeats

Among the many calls for the am bulance corps today was one at 10:40 from 243 Deacon street. where the lit- tie daughter of Charles F. Hanford. mistaking nitro-~iycerine tablets for sweetmeats. swallowed a number of them The family discovered her pre- dicament just in time to save her life.
 Dr. Krause applied a stomach pump and removed the dangerous substance. and this afternoon the little one was apparently as well as ever.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
BISHOP HENDRICK
 DIES IN MANILA
Special from United Press.)

New York. Nov. 3o--Despatches from Manila tell of the death to-day of Thomas Augusta Hendrfck of the dio- cese of Cebu in the Philippines. after a long Illness of cholera Bishop Hen drick was a well known figure in the CathoIic church and was the first Amarican Bishop of the diocese of Csbu- He was e native of Rochester N. r. and was consecrated e Bishop in Rome in 1908, assuming the work in Cebu tho following year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
INDEFINITE STAY FOR GOMPERS AND
 OTHER LABOR MEN

Special from United Press)
 Washington, Nov. 30.-An indefinite stay in the Gompers. Mitchell. Morri- son contempt case was granted by the District Court of Appeals today on ac- count Of application made for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
FIRE DESTROYS
 $5OO,OCO HOME
Special from United Press1

Special from United Press.)
 n,e " T1sS FsTr fhs 1arn,tcsn, Sn cou1sry home of Howard willetts. a multi millionaire horseman. on the outskirts of White Plains. was totally destroyed by fire to-day. The loss was over
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Needs for now.

Seasons bring their special needs The right sort of store ready to promptly fill each of those needs In the midst of preparing for Christmas gt-seekers fully ready to promptly and right y fill every seasonabe There is abundance of desirable
 furcOats cloth coats
 warm suits underwear
 blankets comfortables
 warm shoes hosiery
 gloves small furs
 Side by side with the growing holiday stocks the regular stockseach of them full attracveness and merit and marked by the full value price which characteristic of the store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
VETERAN OF 108
 APPLIES TO s. OF R.
 FOR MEMBERSHIP
(speciaI from United Press.)

tSDecfaI From Un1ted PreSs-1
 Washington. Nov. 3o.-Application for membership to the Sons of the Revo- lution has been made by a veteran of '76.
 The applicant is James McGregor of Newport. N. H.. who gives his age as 10s. His father was a private in a Connecticut regiment Of Revolutionary veterans and himself lived to be a lit- tie more than 100 years of age.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
A Double ,Io6-

'Tell me-ah-are you a-er--ah-a good. careful. excellent cook and a. era very superior laundressT
 "Ah-h-h. wot dye take me fer twins s?''-Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
STEAMER SINKS
 IN SEVERE STORM
Especial from United Press.)

Tokio. Nov. 30.-The Japanese steam CT Kisagata Maru is reported wreck ed and sunk with all aboard in a storm which swept the vicinity of Shlmonoseki yesterday Twenty-five bodies have been washed ashore and scores of fishing vessels are reported lost
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
lnconsistent.

"Your pictures are inconsistent"
 "whyT'
 "You illustrate this hobo joke with l, wash drawing.'-KansasC City Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
TRAIN WRECK
 NEAR UNIONTOWN
Special from United Press.)

Pittsburg. Nov. 3o.-A Pennsylvania passenger train is re-orted wrecked near Uniontown, Pa The telegraph companies have not been able to get into communication with any officials in the vicinity of the wreck and all wires are believed to be down. No details are available.