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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-07
TOMORROW'S
 BALL GAMES

The West Ends will play the strong Ansonias tomorrow at West End Park at 3:30 o'clock. This team beat the Danbury club last Sunday 5-2. which shows what a classy aggrega- tion they are. For the local club Mo Namara, who formerly pitched for the Ansonias will twirI for the West Ends; and will eqdeavor to pull down his former team mates. He will be held up by Bill Kerr, who gives about the best exhibition of catching around these parts, as one would desire to see. The Ansonias will have their crack battery Sweeney and Guider, with Moran to help out on the firing line should Sweeney need the assist ance. Manager Ritchel has booked the famous Maujers of Brooklyn for an appearance at West End park Sum day. Aug. 18th
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-07
Don't forget the oriole-south

game at the Flats at 3:s0 tomorrow. Take the South Park avenue car and get off at Atlantic street walking west to the field. The result will settle a tive superiority of each of the teams. Batteries. for South Ends. Carter and
 | Lucia: for Orioles, Barron and Laub-
 scher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-07

WANT ADS GENT ' WonnI
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
SOCIALIST FLAGS
REMOVED FROM
TAFT'S VIEW
POLICE ORDER THAT BANNERS
eE TAKEN DOWN ON GROUND
THAT THEY DID NOT REPRE-.
SENT PROPER SPIRIT.

NEW ORLEANS. La. FeD l2.-The
police ordered sociaiistic banners bear
Ing the inscription ITO abolish poy-
cry. vote the Socialist ucKet, and
Why should one man hold anOther's
iob?" taken down Yesterday after
noon. The banners had been strung
in front of lodging house along the
tine OF The TAR parade. The police,
I'm ordering them removed. said the?
did NOT conform 10 the hoSpitable and
uOn-paTtisah spirit in which il was d.
sired that New Orleans should rc-
ccive It's distinguished guest. They
wer" taken down.
Prcsident-elect TAFT arrived in New
Orleans Yesterday afternoon from
Panama and was enthusiastically re-
ceiyed by the entire city. RE viii re-
main here until Saturday morning
He made brief speech yesterday
aftC tnoon In which he heartily ap.
proved the recent lock type OF cana
across the isthmus OF Panama. He r.
viewed a parade OF citizens. miles ia
! length, and last night attended one OF
the carnival season balls. that of the
Elves of Oberon. Today he will ad-
dress the Negro Y. NJ. G.. \. and al
right be the guest Of honor AZ al elab.
crate banquet. AT which nearly 500
prominent citizens will pay S25 a plate
TO participate. Saturday morning he
leaves for Cincinnati.
Taft received the first news OF the
constitutional question which has been
raised against the appointment Of
Know to a cabinet position by wireless
yesterday. and early today was told OF
the disposition of congress 10 amend
the cabinet salary law by making the
pay OF the secretary OF state what Il
WAS before the recent increase. He
was inclined to take this as "A happy
solution.
The expected arrival hete OF Franz
r. Hitchcock, and the presence OF j
+, c. Shaffer, owner OF the Chicago Even
ing Post, and whose judgment Taft
said he would place weight on regard
ing cabinet aspirants from the vicinity
of Chicago, made 1t apparent that cab
met activities have begun. In this con
nection there was a rumor here today
that J. VI. Dickinson. Of Chicago gen
eral counsel for the Illinois Central
railway, was being considered for the
war portfolio. No confirmation could
be- obtained
From what Taft said today. 1t is in
ferred that he has decided on no one
| for the treasury portfolio. but that as
TO the other places his ideas are de-
! cidedly more definite.
On the trip from Panama Taft made
| the first draft of his. inaugural adj
| dress This he will submit TO friends
! In Washington on his forthcoming visit
there next week.
! The report OF the board OF civil ell
gincers will be a complete approval OF
the present plans and methods on the
! isthmus. They will recommend the
construction OF the Gatun dam.
! In his speech Taft said: ION Jan. !
1918. at least, If not before. the canal
Will be completed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Asks Divorce From Man
Who Uses Knee Cap
Of Dead Westinghouse

DENVER. Col. Feb. l2--"Tha
thoughr Of living with n man TO whose
leg the kneecap 81 q dead man had
bocI grated actually makes mo SILVER
viii, horror
So said pretty Mona Spencer Kelly.
Who today started suit for divorce
from George 4. Kelly, ex-vestern foot
ball player and athlete who recently
underwent at the Georgetown hospita!
in Washington. one OF the most re-
maTkable surgical bone grating opera
lions In the history OF medicine.
Kelly married Mona j. Spencer. who
is thc sistcr.in law of VIM. j. Barth, a
Denver millionaire. in 81 Louis. Jan.
-. 1906. The couple quarreled and
-four months l9ters Kelly deserted his
bride. who came to Denver TO live.
NIs. Kelly never saw her husband
nom tho date he left her and did NOT
Know OF his whereabouts until she
read that q dead mans kneecap had
Leu grated upon his leg She had
alv avs hoped for a reconciliation, but
tah hope was shattered when she
learned of tn. kneccap grating op-
Grafton
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
MURDERESS To
Be EXECUTED

ALBANY y. y. Feb. l2.-Mrs.
Mary Farmer. convicted Of the murder
OF her neighbor. Sarah Brennan. in
Hounsfleld, near WATERFOWL. must die
in the electric chair during the week
beginning Monday, March %.
The electrocution will take place,
according 10 custom, before daybreai
on Monday of that week should the
governor withhold bis clemency.
The court oi appeals which. OH Tues
day. affirmed the conviction OF Mrs.
Farmer and refused TO grant new
trial ,odav fixed upon the week VI
March 20 for the electrocution.
so far the case has not been brought
officially 10 tho attention OF the gov
CTnor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
BURGLARS PULL OFF
MORE HOUSE JOBS

Two more house Jobs" were pulled
off In Plcty Hill Thursday, evidently
by the same gang that burgisriZed
the residences OF L. d. TAYLOR and Mrs.
Sarah Mclean. Wednesday night.
These jobs were even holder, az the
houses were entered in broad day
light. bat tho robbers were less sue
cessful In the home OF Thomas York.
No 724 Cass-ave., they secured 775
shares OF Butte-Superior copper stocks,
which are not negotiable. and a pair
OF gold cuff buttons. The stock Is In
the name OF Mr.. York's daughters
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
ALDERMAN
KILLS HIMSELF

CHICAGO. Feb l2-Joseph f. KO-
out. alderman from the Th,rty-fourth
ward. shot aud Killed himself today NJ
lie homo. 7S7 Douglas boulevard. lie
iired n bullet from a revolver into hts
light temple. The body was found III
tbc basement OF the residence bv his
wife AT 1:55 n. m.
o. The cause oi the suicide is a mys-
terry Mr. KohOut WAS not III. his
financial affairs are believed 10 Ice in
EXCELLENT shape. and his home life
was happy His wife is overcome as
Il result of the shooting
Mr. Rusy. brother OF Mrs. Kohour.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Mary and Alice. The family was out
az the time OF the robbery.
The homo OF Isaac Lewis. No. %
Canfield-ave. west, was also cutere4
during the afternoon, the thieves gain
ing entrance by means OF false key.
Jewelry valued ut SIS was taken. "
n. KoDtalck, No. so Goldner-ave-, re-
ported 10 the vinewood station that
his home was entered "Wednesday.
while he was at work. and $41. which
be had sewed in a mattress, was TAX
AN
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

A British religious organization v
trying 10 transplant a race By en-
couraging the emigration OF the Laps
from Lapland. where they are la
danger OF extinction. to the more
healthful regions OF Labrador and New
Foundland.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Excursion Rates to Washington,
Via Michigan Central.

Arrange are being made fg
through sleepCrs 30 Washington on a"
count VI t'ic Inaugural Cert monies. foI
Winch special rates have boon author
iY,d. For full particulars oonsuD ageDt
go Union Tickc' Ofice. Opera Hous'
Rlcck. cy ststiop. 100: ot Third-st
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

says that political troubles probably
caused the suicide. lie said thu
alderman had a factional fight on his
hands and that opposition worried
him greatly. although he concealed hts
anxiety from his wife and children.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12
Hitchcock Confirms d ~.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. ~
presiden elect raft announced tods,
upcn his arrival hetc thai Frsu. Il
HitChcucN Viii Doe posimastcr. gcnera
ip hts capiuct
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Radium is contained In greater ar
less amount in every sort OF igneous
rock
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-12

Basu.s f@uN topoeraphers OF he
Theological Sur' ei mapped $50
.orprp mii,s m. 81 states and tcrr..
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17

The action of the provisional ad-
ministrative committee in Crete in
swearing allegiance to Greece appar-
emily indicates that it is not their in
tention to meet the demands of the
protecting powers and haul down the
Greek flag and that therefore the
powers will again be forced to land
troops to insure the autonomy of the
island.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
CLEVELAND GAS
WRECKED BUILDING.
Storage Warehouse Blown Up and
Ten Persons Hurt-Pedestrians In
jured.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 16-Seven men
and three women, two of whom may
die, were injured today, when an ex-
plosion of natural gas wrecked the
four story building occupied by the
Wirick Moving and Storage company.
The debris caught fire and was prac-
tically consumed.
The roof of the building was lifted
high in the air. On the north side the
falling wall crashed in upon T. NJ
McCleary's saloon, causing consider
able damage. The south wall almost
demolished j. c. McIntyre's meat
shop. Immediately following the ex-
plosion. seven buildings in the neigh
borhood were afire and confagration
threatened in the district, but quick
work on the part of the firemen saved
them. Most of those injured were
employed in the storage building.
The explosion occurred in the base
nent Four team drivers in the rear
of the building were caught in the
falling debris As the flames ragged
near them they were rescued with
difficulty by the firemen. Miss Bea-
trice Evans, bookkeeper, was badly
burned and cut.
Pedestrians were slightly injured by
falling bricks. and two or three others
were slightly injured by a runaway
horse. frightened by the explosion.
Frank Wilirck, manager of the storage
house. was badly burned Firemen
were overcome by smoke. The total
loss probably win approximate
$IO0 000
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
SUTTON COURT OF INQUIRY,
FINDING REACHED AND SIGNED
Courts Report En- Route to Washing
ton in Charge of Major Leonard.

Annapolis, Md, Aug. 16.-The Sut-
ton court of inquiry closed today aft
er. two secret sessions during which
the testimony relative to the death
October Is, 1907, of Lieut. James n.
Sutton, Jr., U. S. NJ. c., was gone over
thoroughly. The finding was reached
and signed tonight. What they are,
the members of the court refused to
say..as they will be reviewed by the
navy department at Washington be-
fore being made public. The findings
were signed by the members of the
court and b. Judge Advocate Leon
ard, who returned to Annapolis from
Washington for that purpose Major
Leonard, guarded by a sergeant of
marines. then left Annapolis. carrying
the courts report with him for deliv-
erv to the raw department.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
SAID TO FAVOR MoRMoNs.
Discrimination Charged Against Rail-
roads. in Utah.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Discrimina-
tion in passenger rates against Ogden,
Utah, in favor of Salt Lake City, is
charged by the Weber club and the
Intermountain Fair association of Og-
den against the Oregon Short line and
other railroads doing business in the
Rocky Mountain territory.
Complaint of the alleged discrimina-
tion was made today to the interstate
commerce commission, the specific al
legation being that, while one-fare
rate for the round trip was made by
the defendant lines from various
points to Salt Lake City to persons
desiring to attend Mormon meetings,
similar rate was refused people who
desired to attend the state fair at
Ogden.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
CHARGED MOB WITH sAYoNETs
Riot at Church Picnic Caused by
--- Polish Sharpshooters.

Chicago, Aug. 16-Twenty persons
were injured last night, when a COM
pany of Polish sharpshooters twenty
strong, charged a crowd of men, wo-
men and children with bayonets at a
church picnic. The trouble started
when the captain of the company hit
a boy with a sword because the
youngster did not get out of the way
quickly enough to suit the officer, who
was drilling his company by electric
light.
This enraged the crowd. The sharp
shooters were surrounded and the
mother of the boy attacked the cap
tain with a stick, who ordered his
company to charge the crowd with
bayonets. The crowd, greatly out
numbering the soldiers. fought back.
The riots became general. and the
captain of the company was one of
the first to retreat.
A riot call brought the police. and
they arrested five of the sharpshoot-
ers, all of whom were bruised. None
was seriously injured
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
Swimmer Makes Gallant Fight for Life when
Caught in the Great Sweep
IS YEAR OLD BOY OF NIAGARA FALLS
Pershed in Rapids which Took the Life of Capain Webb
the Great English Swimmer-Score of Persons Watch
ed Boy in His Battle Against the Giant Waves
Body Now Visible in Whirlpool.

cry unaided human effort at passage
he deliberately turned down stream and
began a grim fight for life.
Watched by Score Of Persons.
Not in all the history of the river
has such a brave battle been witnessed
>Sporer went into the rapids swimming
strongly and held his own until he
struck the giant wave which curls up
opposite the old. battery elevator. Then
he went under and for second was
lost to the view of the score of people
who stood on the lower arch bridge.
Again and again he disappeared, only
to reappear each time fighting desper-
ately against the terrible current, but
when within 300 yards of the whirlpool
his strength gave out, he sank and was
lost to view.
Body Now Seen in Whirlpool.
Even then he had swum perhaps 100
yards farther than Captain Webb. The
body can now be seen in the whirlpool,
where rivermen are waiting for it to
be brought in shore far enough to be
caught.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
NEW YORK MAGISTRATES
STMPATHIES AROUSED
Prisoner Told Story of Stealing Meat
for His consumptive Wife.

New York, Aug. 16.-WilDam l..
Bancher. a man of As, who said that
he had seen better days and had been
driven to desperation by the need of
his dying wife for nourishing food,
which he had been unable to provide
for her. was arrested today, charged
with breaking into a meat shop and
stealing a quantity of beef. He had
a dress suit case full of beef in his
possession when arrested
For several days said Bancler,
Il have been unable to obtain work.
My wife is a consumptive and slowly
dying and l had no way to get the
nourishing food she needed. So l got
together some tools. vent 10 me meat
shop near my house where | used TO
trade when ] lad money and got in
by the re2r door. ] was on my Vway
home with the meat when l was ar
rested.
The mans story excited Magistrate
Breen's sympathies and he detailed a
probation officer to investigate the
case, instructing the officer to pro-
vide Mrs Bancher with anything she
might need at the magistrates ex-
pense. Meanwhile he held Bancher in
$500 bail for further examination.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
BANNER, YEAR PREDICTED
FOR AMERICAN RAILROADS
The Only Serious Situation Anticipat-
ed Is That There May Be Scarcity
of Cars.

Washington, Aug. ia heavier
business than ever has been known
in a single year is looked for Aby
Chairman Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission for American
railroads during the present fiscal
year.
The serious situation anticipated not
only by Judge Knapp but by other Of
ficials of the commission and by the
operating railroad men generally, is
that there may be a shortage of cars.
The crop prospects are considered so
bright that the likelihood is that the
railroads and other transportation
companies may be taxed beyond their
capacity to handle the freight that
will be offered to them.
Already, according to figures sub
mitted to the interstate commerce
commission the railroads in consider
able number have recovered from the
low business pressure of year and
a half ago, and now are handling al
most as much traffic as they handled
in the rush months of 1907. which was
the banner year in American railroad
ing.
In the view OF Chairman Knapp, the
carriers are now in better position to
carry the freight offered than they
were in 1907, and he said today that it
would not surprise him II that years
record were broken this year.
.srhe railroads learned a good, les
son in 1907 said Chairman Knapp.
Then they were absolutely unable to
handle promptly the traffic that was
offered to them. Since that time they
have added materially to their equip
ment have improved their roadbeds.
and in every respect have increased
their facilities. / do not doubt that
this year viii be a red letter period
for them and for the country"
Generally it is expected. however.
that 4 shortage of cars will result this
fall from the increasing business of
the carriers and some embarrassment
by shippers may be looked for as a
rOn cauupOcq
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
The Heaviest
August Rainfall
MONDAY coLDEsT AUGUST DAY
WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS.
Ais INCHES IN MANHATTAN
Temperature Sank to 56-More Rain by
Millions Of Tons Than in Any August
Day Vet Noted.

New York, Aug. 16.-Mere rain by
millions of tons fell on Manhattan
Island during the past twenty -four
hours than Ia any August day yet re-
corded by the weather bureau.
The official precipitation was 4.15
inches, almost two inches more than
for all the other days of August thus
far.
And it was cold--colder than any
day this summer The temperature
sank to 56, than which only two colder
August days-51@ in 1885 and 55 two
years ago-are known.
Until today the heaviest August
rainfall was 1893 inches in 1888. Octo-
ber, 1901, has the record for all months
with $40 inches on one day.
Yuma, Arizona, Flooded by Rain.
Yuma, Ariz.. Aug. 16.-Great damage
was done here today by heavy rain
storm. For three hours water fell in
torrents, covering the streets a foot
deep. Streets and alleys in the lower
portion of the town were raging
streams. A dozen houses crumbled
and families were compelled to move
out. Railroad tracks on both sides Of
the town wera washed out.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
THROWN FROM CAR INTO CREEK
Automobilists Have Lucky Escape
from Death Outside Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, n. j.. Aug. 16.-In a
binding rain storm a large automp-
bile carrying five men from this city
to Philadelphia. skidded on bridge
spanning a creek OH the boulevard
just outside here early today, and,
striking the railing OF the structure
with terrific force, threw the men in
to the water fifteen feet below. All
were painfully injured, but they es-
capped death from drowning by swim
ming and Wading ashore. The auto
mobile was wrecked and hung over the
side of the bridge. The occupants of
the car We're: Edward Rankin Phila-
delphia. badly crushed leg; James F.
Marston, Philadelphia. fractured arm;
James f. Henry. Boston, left leg bruis-
ed; f. i. Martin, Washington, head
and face bruised; w. Fl. Dayton, New
York, right leg cut and bruised.
All the injured were brought to the
City hospital, and all but Rankin, aft
er having their injuries dressed. were
able. to leave the Institution
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17
Resulting in the Capture ofa Number Of Scouts
and Score of Casualties"
RED AND BLUE ARMIES FACE TO FACE
First Real Clash Looked for Today-Theoretcal Flee
of Eattieshps and Smaller Craft to Assist Invading
Army by Series of light Attacks on Boston Harbor
Lefences-Eorts Reinforced by 72O Men.

Boston, Aug. 16.-Thei felu of the
war game now being played in SOUTH
eastern Massachusetts became consid-
erably enlarged tonight when it was
announced that a theoretical fleet OF
battleships and smaller war craft was
on its way to assist the invading army
of the Red by a series Of night attacks.
on the Boston harbor defenses.
Reinforcements for Boston Forts.
The harbor forts today received re-
Inducements when the transport Sum
ner brought six companies Of coast
artillery from New York. total OF
720 men. The newcomers were dis
tributed among Forts Heath. Banks,
Andrews, Warren and Strong. and TO
night each of these strongholds was
fully manned to resist an attack by
the fleet of the enemy The fleet"
will consist of transports, tugs and
mine planters, numbering IA in all
and each, designated either as battle
ship, cruiser or torpedo boat. They
win carry six FOUNDER guns and small
arms instead of the big guns of the
real Warships and the fire of the guns
of the forts will be entirely sub cali
Der. This sea war game will be um-
pired by Colonel Cronkite who is in
general charge of the naval man
oeuvres and by Major A. NJ. Hunter
of Governors Island ~ Y.
| Land Forces Drawing Close Together.
While preparations were proceeding
for this attack on the Boston water
front, the two big armies in the south
east. the Red. commanded by General
Bliss, and the Blue, under the COM
mand of General Pew of the Mas
sachusetts volunteer militia, drew
close together during the day and to-
night the opposing camps were sep
arated by a few miles only. There
were varlO lOus skirmishes during the
day between outposts, a number Of
captures of scouts were effected. and
there were a score of minor theoreti-
cal casualties, but no general en-
.agentent was fought The first real
clash is looked for tomorrow.
A Sort of Neutral Ground.
General Bliss, in command of the
invaders. advanced his front about
seven miles. so that his headquarters
tonight are at Rock Station, about four
miles southeast of Middleboro. The
| exact disposition of his troopsfwas not
given out but quite a strong force is
| believed to be. concentrated near Mid
/ dleboro. The line of tine defending
| army Is a long nne, extending from
/ Taunton ON the extreme right to q
point south OF Kingston and east Of
| the Great Cedar swamp In Middle-
boro wlffeh is about@at the center OF
| the front of both armies, the men OF
| the Red and the Blue fraternized very
sociablys tonight, that being sort OF
neutral ground.