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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
Special from United Press1


 New York, Dec S.-Reiterating his declaration that he and Captain Aug ust Wendell Loose perfected" ser ies of astronomical observations for pr. Frederick A. Cook, indicating a map of the Heavens as they would be found by an ambitious explorer as he approached ninety degrees north. :" George H. Dunkle, an insurance brok- CT. today insisted that he had turn ed" on Cook because the latter failed to pay him and his friend ''balance of SS:4So due for the perfected records ter's secretary. Walter Lonsdale, start ing out to Copenhagen"
 Because he did not get this money. Dunkle declared he sold the story of his alleged negotiations with Cook to a morning newspaper which has take the Peary end in the Cook-Peary contro- versy, but he positively declined to state If that newspaper paid him the S5,4s0.
 Although in his published state . ments Dunkle left the inference that he met Cook through John R. Brad ley. the financial packer of the Brook lyn doctor in his dash for the pole" he today insisted that Bradley knew nothing of the plan to frame a set of records of north pole .observa- tionR-"
 Bradley Is an honest man and has simply been handed a lemon by Cook The plan to perfect the records ori- ginated with me. I believed all along eaht Cook never reached the Pole and after I had been introduced to Cook by Bradley I went to Captain Loose. I suggested that he ask Cook if he didn't want help in making up the records and we called on Cook at his hotel and offered to dothe work for S2.0O0 a piece. We put the matter to him automatically and he jumped at the chance to have Captain Loose work out the observations. You know the captain is one of the best naviga- tors in the United States
 "As a matter of fact Loose and my self supplied all of the books. notes and instruments used by Dr. Cook in sending his report to Copenhagen Un- iversity- As a matter of fact he d'd not seem to even know how-to- taks- an observation properly"
 How did Dr. Cook act when you preached the subject of preparing the records to hfm2 Did he act as though 1t angered him2" was asked Not that you could notice it.' was the re- ply. At least he did not reach for a gun and threaten our lives Rath- CT he assumed the attitude of a man who had been relieved of a great re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
IN THE CITY COURT

In the city court this morning Frank Raymond. a blacksmith of Fairfie-d d. formerly of this city. was fined SIS and costs for punching Joe Lee. a Chinaman. in the eye two weeks ago. Raymond went into d Chinese restau- rant in Bank street and got a meal. When the Chinaman reminded him that he had not paid for it he return ed with hook to the left eye that bowled over the Celestial.
 Ernest Chitten of Seaside Court. of the Myrtle avenue school, and only 10 years of age. was committed to the Reform School by Deputy Judge Fran els Wilder He Was charged with truancy and incorrigibility.
 George Sessions was fined s25 for raising a disturbance at 6s4 Main street. last night He was arrested upon complaint of Mollie Willis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
HALF HOUR SERVICE BETWEEN B2lDG PORT
 AND DERBY REFUSED
MOVEMENT LED BY POSTMASTER WILLIAM HOLMES OF SHELTON TURNED DOWN FLAT-UNION OF CITIES TO SECURE BETTER SERVICE BY PROBING STOCK WATERING IS PROPOSED.
Special to the Farmer.)

Shelton. Dec. e.-The citizens of Shel- ton and Derby are dissatisfied with the trolley car schedule between the thriving little cities and Bridgeport. They are indignant with the refusal of the Connecticut Company to change the schedule to half hour basis. Their indignation is shared by many Bridgeport people who joined in a pe- tition to the company for an improved service.
 Means may be taken to seek the CO., operation with the committee in Bridgeport which has been named by Mayor Buckingham to secure better service. Leading lawyers have pro- posed that the several communities served by ther Connecticut system join in a movement against the enormous amount of wster in the stock of the company. This water Is thought to be the real reason for the poor service. the inferior accommodation. and the lack of heed for the legitimate de- mands of the public, which this cor poration has always displayed.
 A local lawyer said today. '"The Su- preme court of the United States has several times declared that a public service corporation Is not entitled to dividends upon watered stock It is the duty of the company to furnish enough cars. and seat for every per- son who enters a car. The people pay large revenue to the company, espe- cially those served by the lines leased iron. the Connecticut Railway & Light ing Company. This revenue is enough to pay all operating expenses neces- sary to a first class service with seats for all and dividends upon an honest capitalization"
 The lawyer went on to say that in his opinion If a case is properly pre- pared, with the financial methods un- der which the system has been built up as the direct object of assault. that a remedy will be long missing.
 He even suggested that the judicial probe thrust into the subject of rail- way capitalization would let out a stench of perjury and rotten financial methods that would fill the State with loathsomeness-
 Continued on Page Four)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
Weather Indications

Special from United Press)
 New Haven Dec. 9.-Forecast: fair and continued cold tonight and Fri day.
 A long ridge of high pressure runs from Minnesota southward to Texas It is causing cool pleasant weather in nearly all districts east of the Roe ky Mountains. Temperature is below freezing except along the gulf and south Atlantic coasts It is below zero from the Rocky Mountains east ward to Illinois and southern Kansas.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity continued fair weather with tempera- ture for two or three days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
DECIDED NOT TO
 MAKE N. Y. TRIP

Annie Lee. who Is to be sent back to the county home from which she was taken recently by her mother. is still at police headquarters in care of Matron HILL The mother does not want the girl taken back to the home but is afraid that if she is not she will go wrong. Annie Is a pretty. black haired. black eyed miss about r years of age. She admitted this morning that she had thought of going to New York with a man, but said she chang ed her mind before she was taken in- to custody.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
MiLKMAN WANTS Sl00
 FOR HORSES INJURY
ALLEGES CITY NEGLECTED TO KEEP UP ROADWAY AT STATE
 AND NORMAN STREETS.

Papers were served today in a suit brought against the city by William H. Douglass. a milkman who asks s1O0 damages for injuries received by his horse which fell into a hole in the roadway at State and Norman streets on October 29. Service was made up on the City Clerk through Beers e Foster. counsel for the plaintiff. The case is returnable before Justice Alex ander l.. Delaney on December 16.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Henry J. Seeley Sells Easton Man
 Plot Near Hancock avenue.
 Three warranty deeds were filed in the office of the town clerk today. Henry J. Seeley deeds to Frank $. Staples of Easton, Conn.,, a piece of land with 193 it. frontage in Railroad avenue, near Hancock avenue.
 Henry Speiser has sold to Andrew and Beron Horvat a plot of ground with 4e it. frontage in Railroad ave nuc. Sylvanus c. Dickinson and c. Eliza Dickinson have sold two lots with 80 1t. frontage in Bishop avenue to w H. Sands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
JACK BRAY, JR- AS HOST.

Master Jack Bray. Jr., gave a theatre party yesterday to ten of his little friends at Poli's in honor of his eighth birthday. After the show re- treatments were served at Lanes. the tables were decorated with miniature Christmas trees. Those present were: Misses Allison Dorsey. Celia Allen. Catherine Cullinan, Catherine Logan, Marion Hodge. and Masters Tom Tay- Tor, Curtis weidlich. Harold Lock- hart, Junior Lynch, and Jack Bray, Jr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
IF COOKS RECORDS ARE
 FAXED DETECTION CERTAIN

Copenhagen. Dec 9.-If pr. Freder- ick A Cooks North. Pole discovery rec0rds have been faked, according to the affidavits of Captain August Wedel Loose and George IT. Dunkle. an in su-ance agent. the Danish scientists will discover the fraud when they ex- anime his data.
 This is about as far the scientific authorities would go today in discus sing the latest story from the United States. seeking to discredit the claims of Dr. Cook
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
MAYOR TO TALK
 TO BUSINESS MEN
CITY CLERK BOUCHER ALSO TO
 BE GUEST OF ASSOCIATION.

Mayor Buckingham and City Clerk Boucher will attend the December meeting of the Bridgeport Business Mems Association. which will be held at the Stratfield next Tuesday even ing. Mayor Buckingham will give a talk to the business men of the city emphasizing some of the points of his recent message All business men are invited
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
ElkS Meet Tonight

The local lodge of Elks will confer the degrees upon a number of candi- dates this evening. and the commit- tee that had charge of the recent me morial exercises will submit 2 com pleted report
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
DRIVER LYNCH BLAME1Ess

While he must report the accidents to the police patrol during the past week to the commissioners, Superinten dent Birmingham said this morning he could not see where the driver. p Lynch. was to blame. The patrol was running today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the Oxford Club will be held. Friday evening, Dec. 10. at their rooms for the election of officers and the transaction of what ever business comes before the meet ing. Attest,
 a. LAWRENCE MORAN, Sec.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
(UNCLASSIFIED.)

TO RENT.-Three furnished rooms. housekeeping. Enquire to 2 sos Warren St. T9 n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
Deaths and Funerals.

Funeral services over the remains of Annie F. Coughlin were held this morning from the residence of her par ents TO Maple street, at 9:S0- o'clock and thence to St. Charles church where a high mass of requiem was sung by Rev. Father Illusion. The pail bearers were Edward Dumphy, P J. Flanagan, Roy Haigis, stephen F. Boucher. Thomas Toomey and ID. Ken ny. The interment was in St. Mi chaePs cemetery.
 The funeral of Edward Ferguson was held this morning. from his late residence, 3O2 Stillman street, at s:30 o'clock. and thence to St. Charles church where a solemn high mass of requiem was sung by Rev. Father Lynch as celebrant, Rev. Father Cal lahan as deacon and Rev. Father Illusion as sub deacon. Delegations were present from Cecil Calvert coun- cil, K. of C., Court Pequonnock. F. of A. Div. No. l.. A O. H., and the Brotherhood of the Union The pail bearers were John O'Donnell. Chris Finnegan. John Kelley, Thomas Rog- CTS. James Horkheimer and Louis Chatfield- The interment was in St. Michaers cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09
ATTENTIoNI
ATTENTION !

ATTENTION ATTENTION All machinists and toolmakers are invited to attend an open meeting to be held in W. O. w Hall. corner Msin and Wall Sts, Friday evening. Dec 10th. (Signed)
 PRESS COMMITTEE T b l. A. of M.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

COMFORT CORN PLASTERSL SLYou.ve tried the rest, now try the best. J, N- McNamara's, East Main St.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

113o MAIN ST. being midways between every parish, you will find it con- venient to shop for Xmas We are the centre of gravity, at ONeilps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

in the very best condition, fine tone $40, $50. s165, s175. Steinert's guar antee- Easy payment if desired The M. Steinert & Sons O., 915 Main St T7rs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

DOLLS HOSPITAL-DolIs repaired. missing parts supplied. Meymarian Oriental Rug Store, 143 Golden Hill St. TT sso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

ATTEND THE FIFTH ANNUAL masquerade ball of the "Bund" Fri day evening, Dec. 10, at Eagles hall, Music by Wheeler & Wilson orches- tra IT b n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

TO RENT.-4 room flats, improve ments, Newfleld avenue near Strat- ford avenue. S10 month. Inquire
 at 1126 Main St. Wittstein's Jew
 elry Store T6 d DO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

FOR RENT-Six room fiat, 1st floor. all improvements for small family. Rent IS dollars I'll Orchard St.
 T 6 d D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

any Pianola with bench and music rolls All as good as new, $IOO Easy payments if desired The M. Steinert & Sons O., 915 Main St.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

ELEGANT UPRIGHT PIANO, power full tone. Big bargain to quick buyer. sS0. Tie M Steinert & Sons Co.,, 915 Main St. T7-rs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

FOR SALE.-Two more square pianos only S10 each We need the room The M. Steinert 6 Sons O., sl5 Main ST. T 7rs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

TO RENT-F1ve Icoms, 26s Bunneu street, rent $11. Call at Luke Lambs market on premises
 T7rs ID O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

LOST.-A gold pocketbook on Wednes-l day, the Sth, marked on outside "a. B. H-, on inside 'Queenie B. Hall" Liberal reward offered if returned to K w. McNeil, 1901 Fairfield Ave.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

AUTO PAINTING Pratt, Stratford Ave, Stratford.
 H 27 .sI2p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

TO RENT-6 rooms all Improvements s22- 1888 Iranistan ave.
 T7rs 70
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BRIDGE- you to know that we have no solicitors representing IS in Bridgeport but that any furniture or department store will take orders for all work done by us and guarantee sat:sfac- tion. Consult your local dealer be- fore sending your old feather beds out to be made into folding feather
 mattresses. Folding Mattress Co.. New Haven. Conn.,. formerly of Bridgeport. H IS a If O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

FREE CHRISTMAS presents at the Gilman school of music vioIins and
 mandolins by engaging lessons. get one now for Christmas and start
 lessons on the New Year. Court
 Exchange Bldg, 211 State St. asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

CONSTIPATED Bilious ? Sick | Headache? Casca Laxine Tablets knock them all. rT6so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

FOR SALE-Block of 40 rooms. rent for s1,335 per. year. Good paying property and a widow can't take care of same. Address Farmer office
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-09

VALUABLE CHRISTMAS Presents. V1olins, Mandolins, cases, stands and music rolls. Reasonable gifts 1 and reasonable prices at Gilman Studio, Court Exchange Bldg, 2l1
 State St. asn
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05
Is 1t Right.

Regardless of the outcome of
the charge of burglary, of which
Peter Millar was found guilty,
if the half he told as to the treat
ment accorded him by Detective
Charley Tenant be true then
some good American citizen
ought to shoot Tenants head off.
This man may have been acting
a nice piece that his well ed
ucated n ind was quite able to
work up and for that reason a
condition is thrown about the
punishment that Tenant de-
serves. 1t does seem that either
the mayor of Seattle, the humane
society or the Christian churches
would plead with the police czars
that the third degree" not be
given to men arrested on suspi-
cion or otherwise. The cruelty
and abuse that poor devils must
undergo in the city jail Of Seattle,
if the stories told by them Re
true, are narrowing enough to
cause a revolution, but being
men without influence or stand
ing in the community no one will
listen to their tale of woe, so
they try to forget it. Despite
the fact the detective is able to
dress and look like a millionaire
on an 81, 800 per year salary, yet
he should show some consider
alton for the man who is not able
to make a similar showing.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05
The Worlds Ships.

The relative strength of the
worlds marine service is a sub
ject of great interest these days.
Of the 80, $40 steamers and sail
ing ships now in eXistance, Great
Britain has more than third.
From the point of view of capac-
ity. the figures for the worlds
tonnage are Al, 449, 767 tons, Of
which aggregate 10, 1926, 442 tons,
or over forty five per cent, are
owned by the British empire.
Britain owns four and a half
times as much tonnage as does
Germany, and three and half
times as much as the United,
States-the aggregate tonnage
under the stars and stripes being
4, 953, 812 tons. In her merchant
fleets capacity, Norway comes
next to Germany, but has only
a little more than a tenth of the
British total. France is fifth,
with scarcely more than a tenth.
Italy takes the sixth position,
Japan the seventh, Russia, Hol-
land, Sweden, Austria, Hun
gary, Denmark and Spain follow
ing in order.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

If Sheriff. Hodges suspicious
are verified King county has aRief
under the political surface that
is destined to wreck the strong
box of even so rich a county as
King. And despite the ugly
charges Hank is posing himself
as an injured innocence. 1t be-
comes more apparent every day
that the grating disease is
spreading.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

Third degree confession may
some time be just as accurate as
voluntary confessions, but if the
police department is permitted
to thumb screw persons they ar
rest on suspicion into confessing,
then the barbarous acts of King
Leopold on the blacks in Africa
and of Gear of Russia on the
Jews are as nothing in compar-
ison and the public is not benefit
ed in the conviction and i'm
prisonment of such criminals.
What has become of our humane
society.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

Catholic priests are advising
Italians to leave the cities, in
which they have and are congre-
eating throughout the United
States and settle in country col
onies, which is most excellent
advice and if the preachers and
leaders of the Negroes of the
United States would advocate
the same kind of doctrine it
would be a double blessing.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

With Ole Hanson fighting to
go to congress and J. E. Chilberg
being groomed for mayor of
Seattle and subsequently COVER
nor of the state, it begins to look
as if Scandinavia is preparing to
stretch forth her hand and assert
herself.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

In view Of the fact that, there
are but a mere handful of black
folk in the Northwest, we are
curious to know, who ate the
million water MELONS raised at
Toppenish this year. Surely the
white folks of this section are
not black folks in disguise.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

If the Nicaragua rebels sue
coed that little government be
divided and two republics instead
of one will be the result. Ore
of these days Uncle Sam will
step in and stop all that squabl-
ing down there and there will be
none.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

President Taft in his watcher
speech likened the Mississippi
river to woman. Well it must
be the proverbal "whistling wo-
man" that comes to no good end
ttiat it is like, because the end of
the Mississippi river is a most
wretched one.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

Is Attorney MacMahone maxi
ing a grand stand play or raising
a welcome arch for the law bus j.
ness of organized labor to pass
under en- route to his office?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

A scrap to a finish having
been agreed to between John
Arthur Johnson and James John
son Jefferies the country can
prepare itself to be faxed to a
fare-you-well finish by both of
them between now and their
fighting time.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05
Bench And Bar.

The following open letter has
been addressed to the judges of
the Superior Court of King
County by A. j. Speckert:
understand that you now
have pending before you change
in the rules or practice by which
you contemplate to do away with
the criminal department ir so far
as it may be a department in it.
self, and instead of having all
criminal cases tried before one
Judge to have it so hereafter,
that criminal cases are to be tried
before all judges. If you under
take to make such a change you
will make a grave mistake. My
reasons for saying this are as
follows:
First. There is at present suf-
fcient criminal business in King
County to keep one judge busy
all the year.
Second. There should at all
times be one court known as the
criminal department, and this
Judge instead Of being. in the de-
partment one year, should re-
main in that department during
the entire term to which he was
elected. In fact, it would be
much better if he would be in
that department six, eight or ten
years for the reason that if he
remain in that department con-
tinuously he becomes better ac-
quainted with the questions that
must naturally arise, and he will
because of that fact be more
competent to pass upon those
questions than those judges
whose time is all taken up with
the trial of civil cases.
In fact, no man should become
a Judge of criminal court unless
he has had at least eight or ten
years of actual criminal practice.
Any judge who remains contin-
ually in the criminal department
sooner are later becomes &C.
uuainted with the offenders: he
becomes acquainted with the
action and conduct of criminals
or law breakers; he is more able
to Judge for himself whether or
not a defendant or some of his
witnesses are telling the truth
and he also becomes acquainted
with the prosecutor and his as
sistants and their manner of con-
Quoting their cases.
From this continuous observa-
ton of the prosecutor and his
assistants he can readily see
Wheather or not they are fair in
the management and the trial
of their cases so that no injustice
may be heaped on an innocent
defendant.
Suppose you make a change
and during the month of Novem.
Der the judge Of department 1
tries an important criminal case
in which important questions are
raised during which time three
or four days may be consumed
and that this judge has familiar
lied himself on all of these ques
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

That Bob La Follett is some
thing else" and not a Republican
in politics as he himself intimated
in his Seattle speech, is the con-
census of opinion of every Re-
publican.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

James J. Jefferies before be-
coming famous as a prize fighter
was San Francisco boiler
maker. His father Rev. j. H.
Jefferies was a preacher. He
advises his son not to fight Jack
Johnson.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

When some men want q public
office they seem to want it so
badly that they will stoop to any
old thing to get it. 1t would be
well to let such men continue to
want an office. A hint to the
wise is sufficient.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-11-05

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