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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
ANNOUNCES HE WILL TRY AGAIN
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Special from United Press.) . Calais, France, July 1s--Plunging Into the English Channel eight miles off the coast of France the monoplane of Hubert Latham came to grief to- 6av in an attempt to cross the Chan nel in competition for the. London Daily Mails prize of 5000 pounos' I.atbam whose flight, under the cir cmustances was foolhardy and oarlng' had narrow escape from death. Sung by the taunts of his frlenos anu the press that his f1asco in former flights was due to lack of nerve La tham made to-day's flight in the Iace of inc most adverse conditions AT fer falling into the sea when his mo tor failed, Latham was picked up oy the French torpedo-boat Harpoh~ which had been sent out to rescuo him.
 His monoplane was towed ashore and Latham says he will repair 1t ana make the flight again.
 It was believed that, owing 10 tne 11ufa vorable condition of the Weatner, Latham could make no flight to-oay and none of the torpedo or motor boats which were to patrol the course were at their stations At 6:4o tnls though 1t was still too high to attempt the flight Impatient at the repeat, ef delays. Latham suddenly resolved to make the flight and left without suffciently overhauling his motor, neelecting even to notice the motor and torpedo boat patrol The torpeoo boat Harpon and the tug Calass1an heard of the flight after Latham put to sea and they immediately started in pursuit, reaching Latham after he had fallen into the water from height of $50 feet. His monoplane was sustaining him in the water but It IS said it was rapidly beginning to sink. The news of the start had been sent to Dover by wireless and big heet of tugs was on the watch.
 Great crowds gathered there to see the finish of the flight When the airship did not appear at $50 o'clock the spectators grew anxious and boats started across the channel to ascer- tain what, had befallen the aeronaut. Meanwhile the Harpon had started from Calais in the wake of the speed ing airship.
 Eight miles from the coast the tor pedo destroyer found the aeroplane floating on the surface of the water with Latham clinging to the frame work. The aeronaut was taken aboard the warship and carried back to Cal ais. The monoplane was lowed to Calais by tugs.
 Beyond being thoroughly wet, La tham was uninjured by the fall of the airship. Upon his return to Calais he announced that he was not discourag- ed by the accident. 'sI will make an- other attempt to cross the channel" said Latham, '.just as soon as can nut the airship in readiness for a flight The way the machine behav- ed convinces me that will be able to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
Deaths and Funerals

Washington Maiden, one of the old- est and best known English residents of this city, died yesterday at his home, 4S7 Pembroke street, after a long illness, aged 63 years. The de- ceased was born in England but lived here for the greatest part of his life-s He is survived by his widow and a large family of children.
 Funeral services over the remains oH Michael Geary were held this morning. from his late residence, Al Howe street, at 8:3O o'clock, and thence toy St. Mary's church where Rev. Edward J. Brodeafck sang a high mass of re- quiem. The pail bearers were all members of John c. Tuthin Camp, Woodmen of the World. of which the deceased was a member. Internent; was in St. Michae1's cemetery.
 The funeral of Marcey, widow of Henry J. Seaman, was held this after noon from the residence of her daugh- ter Mrs. Allen O'Brien, 594 Warreu street, at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. George c. Sauer conducting the services. Inter. ment was in Mountain Grove cene-s tery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
MISS FARRELL
 SUDDENLY DIES
Daughter of Late Thomas Farrell Seized with Con- vulsions While Reading on Lawn.

Seized with an attack of uraemic convulsionS as she was reading on the lawn of her home, 249 Harral avenue about 12:30 this afternoon, Elizabeth N. Farrell went into the house where she died in ten minutes. pr. McCar- thy who resides close by, was called and did everything that medical sci ence would allow, but to no avail. A priest from St. Augustine's rectory was called and administered the last rites of the church. Miss Farrells death is doubly sad, as her father, Thomas Farrell, the veteran blacksmith died quite unexpectedly on July of this year. Miss Farrell had always en- joyed good health, and today seemed to be in bright spirits. It was after the noon day meal that Miss Farrell went out on the lawn to rest. The de- ceased is survived by two sisters, Mary, who is employed with Smith, Murray & Co.,, and Mrs. Anna M. Spence, of Jersey City, and also by two brothers. James and Thomas, of YonkerS N. r,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
DELAY OF TWO WEEKS io is4
 Sugar Trust DirectorssAee
 Finally Brought Before
 Court of Justice.
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New York; July 19.-John Mayer director of the American Sugar Refin- ing Company, better known as the Sugar Trust, who with the trust of ficials was charged with fraud, ap- peared before Judge Hand in the United States court to-day and pleaded not guilty. Mayer was represented by Tompkins McIlvane who is conducting the defense for the trust and it's of hcers and was released in the custody of his counsel
 Levitt J. Hunt, counsel for Thoma Harmed, who was indicted with trust asked Hand that his client be given a further delay of two weeks to change his plea or demur to the indictment. The date before set was tomorrow Hunt asked for two weeks more This was granted Assistant District Attor- ney Grim joining in the request
 Judge Hand said that all of the de- fendants who were to appear to-mor- row might have two weeks more but Mc1lvane was undecided as to whether he would appear tomorrow or take advantage of the delay
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
STANDING FIRMLY
 TO THEIR GUNS
Republican Senators Oppos- ed to Placing Articles
 on Free List
MEET PRESIDENT TO-DAY
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 Washington, July 19.-President Taft in his now famous Downward revis- EiDn,, statement of last week on raw materials, said that he was open to Correction as to whether there was real necessity for a duty upon hides, coal, lumber, oil and iron ore.
 The IS Republican Senators who have agreed to stand together in op- position to the placing of these ar ticles upon the free list, have now un- dertaken the task of convincing him. They have appointed a subcommittee to wait upon the President this after noon to present to him their argu- ments against material reduction upon these articles. The committee con- sists of five members, as follows: Sen ator E1kins, of West Virginia who will argue the coal proposition; Sen ator Piles, of Washington, who will lumber; Senator Warren of Ohio who will defend the duty of hides; Sen ator Curtis of Kansas who will de- mand that the Gil fields of the middle west have been protected by the coun- tervaling duty against Mexico and Canada, and Senator Smith of Mich igan, who will ar que for the deteption of duty upon iron ore.
 The coalition of Senators who are opposing the Presidents views for tn free entry of these five articles con- sists of the following: Senators Per kins and Flint of California; Hepburn and Borah of Idaho; Curtis of Kan sas; Garter and Dixon of Montana; Nixon of Nevada; Smooth and Suther- land of Utah; Piles and Jones of Washington; Warren and Clark of Wyoming. To these are added Sen- ators Elkins and Scott of West Vir- ginia, a state which is vitally inter- ested in the production of practically all of the raw materials. The other recruits are Senators Gallinger of New Hampshire and Hale of Maine. The latter given their allegiance to the coalition against free raw mater ials solely OF the ground that they are protectionists-
 Although these IS say they will stand firmly to their guns, they real ize that a compromise must be the outcome of their fight. It is expect ed that they will eventually agree to fire. iron ore, and to the approved coLntervalins duty on oil. But they insist they will not accept reciprocity on coal with Canada which might mean freq coal although they may consent to a reduction from the Sen ate rate of sixty cents per ton. It is also likely that they will agree to a reduction from the existing rates of Is per cent. on hides and accept $1. 25 on lumber.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
|SEAVlEW AVENUE DEDICATED
 ITO PUBLIC USE, CLAIM IS
If Common Council Gives Permission for Discontinuance of Water End of Thoroughfare Private Owners Will Take Fight to the Courts and Seek Decision Or dering Down Fence of Lake Torpedo Boat
 Company.
Company.

There is a general feeling among people throughout the city that 3 great injustice will be done if the Common Council lends any aid what ever to the effort to close Seaview av. enue. The city, by the carelessness o1 its public servants and executives has practically no streets giving ac- cesss to the water although it has perhaps a longer coast line than al- most any other city in New England But even if the Common Council fails tc see it's duty as citizens see it, it will not certainly follow that Seaview avenue will be closed. Some $60, ,O0C worth of property bordering on the portion of Seaview avenue which is a. private street, has been sold. These property holders declare that the Lake Torpedo Boat company has the same right to close Seaview avenue to the point opposite Lehmann's shorehouse as they have to the point where the new shore house fence across the street has been constructed across the road.
 This at least is the view expressed by Frank I. Hitchcock, president and treasurer of the Hitchcock Gas Engine Company, who is heading a courag- eous fight to save the street.
 MT. Hitchcock claims that the street has been dedicated to public use and that it cannot be closed without an order of the Common Council. He claims also that it cannot be legally closed even by an order of the coun- cil.
 The claim that the common coun- cil has no right to close the highway is based upon the fact that the sew eral plots of land which have been sold were all deeded with the con- dition that sthey should be founded upon a private highway described up- on certain map in the office of the town clerk. Such sale, it is claimed, gave the owners of these lots the right to the continuance and use of such highway forever.
 The title of the Lake Torpedo boat Company to the land included in the part of Seaview avenue which they desire to close, was obtained from a quit claim deed given by Frank Mill Ter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19

complete the trip"
 Vast crowds gathered here to vel come Latham as he stepped ashore from the launch of the Harpon and scores of women surrounded the res cued aeronaut, throwing their arms about his neck and kissing him. La tham was greatly embarrassed by the reception accorded him and he finally was rescued from the osculatory dem- onstrations by his friends. Officers of the Harpon relate that when they sighted the fallen aeroplane he was clinging to the upper framework calmly smoking cigarette as he awaited his rescuers. The fall was due to the slowing down of the plane motor which failed to furnish power enough to keep the airship af1oat. D Immediately upon returning to Gala is. Latham wired to the builder of his monoplane, ordering a new machine. of exactly similar make, in which he will make another attempt to fly across the Channel
 When the Harpon came upon the wrecked monoplane Latham was sit ting aStrfde the top of the machine Heating in the water. He had hardly been wet himself but did not believe his machine would have sustained him much longer.
 After Latham had donned dry cloth ing and eaten his breakfast he told his story of the flight:
 The failure of the airship to suc- cessfully negotiate the entire distance across the Channel,' he said, twas due to the failure of my engine. The conditions under which I made my start from Calais were magnificent and as I rose from the shore I felt con- hdent that l would land in England I started at a speed of about fifty miles an hour and shot out stra ight over the Channel, rising to a height of 36O feet At times the monoplane rose higher into the air once being as high as $50 feet
 Everything ran smoothly until I was about seven miles from the French shore. Then my motive power began to fail. I tinkered with the en- zine and succeeded in getting it to work again but after another mile it tive power is impossible of avoiding in the present state of aeronatics
 The descent of the airship into the Channel was perilous owing 10 the fail ure of my device designed to prevent striking the water too suddenly managed to right the ship after she struck, however, although she had dove almost headlong into the waves I wore a 1ifebelt but had no necessity for it as the airship f1oated easily until the Harpon appeared.
 I believe that my flight to-day proves the possibility of taking my monopIane across the Channel and I am making arrangements to try again within week.
 Count Lambert, who is to try the Channel flight with his Wright ma chine, complimented Latham on his flight. Count Lambert says he will make his flight as soon as weather conditions are favorable
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
While Autoing to Newtown Machine When Near Bots ford Became Enveloped
 In Flames.
WIFE OF DIR. HOGAN
 GAVE QUICK ALARM
Mrs. w. J. Mclaughlin, Wife of We'll Known Dentist, Led Successful Fight Against Flames Which Threatened to Destroy the Outft-Occupants Escap- ed Injury.

Goodness and courage upon the part of two of Bridgeport's handsome young matrons not only saved an au- tomobile from destruction while on the road to Newtown yesterday but in
 all probability averted serious injury
 to the occupants of the car. Shortly after the noon hour pr. and Mrs. Frances J. Hogan of Park aveneue and Dr. and Mrs. William J. Mo- LaughIin of Laurel avenue left this city in Dr. Hogan's big white steam CT for Newtown where they were to take dinner at the Inn. The car was making fine time and the party had reached Botsford before anything un- toward occurred. Shortly after pass ing Bot tsford center, Mrs. Hogan de- tected smoke issuing from the rear of the forward seats which were occu- pied by the two doctors Divfn1ng that things were not right she quickly notified her husband of her suspicious and the car was brought to quick stop. Scarcely had the engine ceased to hum ere sheets of flames shot from beneath the car and presently all or one side of the machine was envelop- ed in flames. The occupants lost no time in leaving the vehicle and Mrs. Mclaughlin seizing a heavy rubber covering threw it over the flames and succeeded to some extent in smother ing their progress.
 Mrs. Hogan quickly found col1ap- sible bucket which Dr. Mclaughlin seized and by as fine a bit of mara thoning as Botsford ever witnessed the receptacle was soon overhow1ng with water from stream which for tunately was near at hand and with the aid of the water and the assist ance of the blanketing process the flames were soon extinguished.
 Dr. Hogan who superintended the job, was sprawling under the burning car trying to ascertain to just what extent the flames had made headway, when Dr. Mclaughlin determined that not even a. vestige of a spark should remain, dashed the contents of the bucketfu1 on the prostrate form of the never a word but took his involuntary ablution with fine grace.
 A passerby who noted the incident remarked subsequently, that while some credit was due the masculine half Of the quartette for the saving of the car. too much credit could not be be- slowed upon the young women for their valiant assistance, for. it was their quick thinking and skiflful di- rection of affairs that undoubtedly averted serious mishap. When the flames had finally received their uuietuS the party re-entered the car and continued the trip to Newtown.
 Dr. Hogan, desiring to be modest protended that nothing had happened worthy of mention, but the onlooker who saw it all arrived shortly after wards with a thrilling account of the episode and ventured the opinion that the men folks should just thank their stars, for were it not for the ladies the car would have been reduced to scrap and members of two of the ex- alted professions might be wearing crepe on a conspicuous part Of their adornment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
AUTOIST PENFIELD HELD IN $5,OOO FOR
 MANSLAUGHTER

New Britain, July Exchanged with manslaughter, W. W. Penfield, fore man of the Traut & eHienman Com pany. whose automobile ran over and killed thirteen year old Florence Ky sek, was arraigned in police court to- day. After a conference between the attorneys for the defense and state the case was continued until Satur- day in order to further investigate into the accident. Penfeld's bond of S5.000 remains the same.
 The funeral of the little victim will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m-, the Rev. Walthon Woodruff officiating
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
CORPORATION
 TAX AMENDMENT
 ADOPTED TODAY
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 washington, July 19.-Tariff confer Ses today agreed to adopt the corpora tion tax amendment as redrafted by Attorney General Wickersham with the assistance of Senator Root. The tax is made one per cent. and hofding companies are exempt. There are also exemptions of mutual benefit as sociations and building and loan as sociatfons Both the attorney general and Senator Root appeared before the conference to explain the details of the measure It will take the place of the inheritance tax which was adopted by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
NEW MEN PLAYED
 OFF "SICK" AND
 WERE FOUND OUT
Delinquents Posted in Trolley Barn so that Fellow WorImen Might
 Know Who "Soldiered."
TROUBLES OF TRoLLEYMEN
By Aid of a Physician and Inspector Local Branch of Trolley Company Got Wise to Game that Was Being Practiced - Offenders Nearly All New Recruits.


 New Recruits.
 Out of three score of conductors and motormen employed by the Bridgeport division of the Connecti- cut Company and on the rolls of the company reported sick it was found that fifty of them were taking a rest when Dr. George B. Cowell and Inspector John J. Forbes called at their homes to ascertain the cause of their absence from work. Through the action of the men their fellow en- p1oyees were forced to work as much as eighteen hours day, durng the hottest weather of the seasorif
 Last week Thursday Superintendent Charles H. Chapman of the local di- vision, annoyed by the absence of so many of his men and at the busiest season of the year, determined to find out whether or not they were playing sick that they might rest and at the same time not lose their positions. Rumors to the effect had been brought to him by the men who were forced to work far overtime.
 pr. Cowell together with Inspector Forbes were assigned to visit the homes of the supposedly sick men. At practically every door they were told that the desired men were out and further questioning brought out the fact that they were in the best of health: In reporting their finding the doctor and inspector noted but a few cases of illness.
 Owing to the large number of linen out and the inability of the company to lose them at this time of the year the whole fifty were allowed to return to their posts. This morning in the car barns a notice was posted on which was a list of the men who had suffered their brother workers to take the burden of keeping the trolley sys- tenn going by working an eighteen hour day and losing their off days. It was stated on the bulletin that the men had acted unfairly towards the rest and in no uncertain terms repri- mar ded them severely in the eyes of the other employees.
 lt was noticeable in the list of the conductorss and -motormen's names that practically all of the offenders were new men and that it was the old and hardened railroad men who had stuck to theiN posts and maintained the trolley service in the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
CAR CAUGHT FIRE
 DESCENDING HILL
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 SouthiEgton, July 19.-While des- cending the hill west of this town last evening a s5,O00 Pope-Hartford auto mobile N'O9 model, owned and driven 6y D. w. Hufferd of Hartford, caught fire and was totally destroyed. Ar. Hufferd and his family were on their way from Waterbury to Hartford and while descending the hill it is thought the friction of the brake band caught a asspark which ignited the gasoline No one was injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
ELLA GINGLES FATE

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 Chica go, July 19--EIIa Ging1es will probably know her fate before night. Assistant States Attorney Short con cluded his argument this morning and the case is expected to go to the jury this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
Military Enrolment
 Registrar Election
Likely that Former Alder man Frederick w. Tom linson Will Succeed Will liam Gerrity, Jr.

At the next meeting of the Common -ouncil there will be election of a. military enrolment registrar at a sal ary of $500 per year. The present in cumbent of the office is William Ger rity. Jr., who will again be the Dem of.ratic candidate. The Republicans will nominate Former Alderman Fred -erick w. Tomlinson. The party vote in the council is equally divided and the mayor will probably be called upon to break the tie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
Temperance Advocates
 Convene In Plainville
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Plainville, Conn.,, July 19.-A large number of temperance advocates gath cred at the Methodist camp grounds here this afternoon to attend the op- ening of the summer meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Un- ion which began at o'clock and will continue until tomorrow evening.
 The meeting this afternoon was de- voted to a discussion of the work ac- complished in the year. Mrs. Cora Seeberry will speak this evening on s.Ihe Power of Purpose
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
FURTHER HEARING
 ON OIL LICENSE

The aldermanic committee on ordi- nances will meet Wednesday night for the purpose of holding a further hearing on the petition of Water street
 property owners to rescind the license of L. B. Si1liman, the Water street oil merchant. MT. Silliman is privil- eged under a license issued by the common council to carry 300 barrels of cii and the owners of neighboring
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19

property claim their insurance ratex have been increased as a result They ask that MT. SiIliman be allowed t3 carry not more than 30 barrels Of oi1 Mir. Si1liman claims that such an sc< ticn would drive him out of business. One hearing has already been held on the matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
TAFT TO SAIL DOWN
 THE MISSISSIPPI
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Washington, July 19.-President Taft will visit St. Louis in October or the last week in November and will take a trip down the Mississippi river to New Orleans to attend the deep water ways convention He gave his prom ise today to a delegation from St. Louis who came to extend the invita- tion. The delegation presented to the President 25 letters from as many Governors of States which urge him to make the trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
REPORT ON PAVING BRICK

At the meeting of the permanent paving and sewer commission to be held next Wednesday the special com- mittee appointed to test the paving brick submitted for the paving of South Main street will make a report After hearing the report the commits sion will let the contract.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
BURGLARS TAKE JEWELRY AND
 
 $500 IN CASH

New Haven, July 19.-The home of John H. Hardy, manager of the Hardy Hat Company on Elm street, West Haven, was burglarized early to-day. The thieves took a large quantity of jewelry and $500 in cash.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-19
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FOR SALE.-Cheap, store, with good fountain and confectionery, with all
 others fixtures. Address Store, cara this office. asn