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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
THE HARBoR QUESTION

(From the Standard, Jan. 31, 190S)
 In a comprehensive letter to the Bridgeport Manufacturers associa- tion which is printed to-day on the first and fourth pages of The Standard Harbormaster Charles H. Morris, has prepared a document which will undoubtedly convey valuable information. not only to the members of the association to which it was originally addressed. but also to the general publ c. There are many striking deciara- tfons in the letter, and they are all supported by clear and logical deductions based upon well recog- > nized facts.
 Attention is called. in the letter. to the position of the railroad in the first petitionfng for that line. It is then clearly demonstrated that the change in the government harbOr line as requested by the railroad and made by the govern ment was no part of the govern ment plans for the improvement of the local harbor for which Con- gressman Hill secured the appro- priatiop now being expended.
 But the most striking feature of the whole letter is the plea of the harbor master for the retaining of the Naugatuck dock. MT. Morris from his long and intimate knowl- edge of the. harbor denies that the wharf is a menace to navigation and asserts and demonstrates that its removal will in no wise tend to { widen the channel, which is ob- structed by the Farist Steel Works point instead of by the railroads structure and he also calls forcs- fully to the attention of the ship ping public that the destruction of the Naugatuck wharf will remove the only piece of public wharfage on the whole western side of the harbor. with the exception of the small and inadequate dock belong ing to the city at the foot of Wall street.
 Harbor Master Morris is too shrewd to make public all of his arguments before it is required to convince a properly constituted body which can adjudicate the matter, but what portions of his reasons he has included in this let ter to the Manufacturers aesocia- tion seem sufficiently convincing to very clearly demonstrate that when he began his opposition to the gov ernn1ent's new harbor line that op- position was based upon good and substantial grounds. which must remain unchanged in their rela- tion to the use of Bridgeport har- bor no matter what plans are ulti- mately evolved by the railroad em- bodying the use of those flats out to the harbor line fixed by the government, and no matter what compromise, if any, is brought about between the city and the railroad.
 Harbor Master Norris letter should be read carefully by every citizen of Bridgeport for it covers this harbor line question fairly and dispassionately; it shows his atti- tllde with regard to the line to be well taken and consistently main- tained and the reasons he gives why the city should insist upon it's present line seem good and va i'd.
 The city line should re- main just as it is.
 ''The Evening Standard The use of panne is millinery fea ure, especially for the purpose O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28

double-end car barns that in two years the entire city would be sat- isfied
 Again MT. Townley stated that trolley cars are run out of the barns early in the morning before there is any congestion and late at night.
 On the other hand the mayor said that there would be broke down cars and big celebrations as well as rainy days when sudden changes from open to closed cars would be necessary in the middle of the day and during business hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
From the Standard of Tuesday Night
wII1. THE MAYOR MOVE OUT or BR1DeEpoRr7


 MT. Townley (vice president of the New Haven Rail- Co asked the mayor if he did not think it would be possible for the railroad any time in from two to ten get permission for the entrance to the proposed car barns on Stratford avenue
 The mayor replied: "I will have to move out of Bridgeport if favor the laying of spur tracks across SStratford avenue at the point in question:,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
Noted Paris Crook 2 Neryy in Jail
Especial from United Presso

Paris. Oct. 2S.-The famous "Chim- ney Climber" one of the most cele- astounded the Paris police officials by requesting that his tailor be allowed to visit him in jail that he might se- cure stylish suit of clothes. The tailor is one of the best in Paris. The chimney climber is awaiting trial on a charge of robbing several hotels by climbing down large, old-fashioned chimneys.
 He calmly confesses that he has stolen about million dollars worth of lived on the Boulevard Voltair dressed elegantly and freouented the highest priced cafes in Paris. He had many friends and his habits seernes to be exemplary. The police however. were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
WHAT MAYOR LEE THE POST AND STANDARD USED TO THINK OF CAR BARN DEATH TRAPS"=S0ME FORMER
 NEWSPAPER OPINION RELATIVE TO THE HARBOR GRAB

Lee to satisfy the Commissioners on these matters. He has taken hold of this dispute in so business like way that he is no doubt prepared upon every point.
 It is many years since Bridge port had a such a Chief Executive who can fight her battles with that pugnacious persistency that is an invitation to victory of itself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
S29s

were Mrs. Marie Homer Thomas Mrs
 Sturdevent, Mrs. Engiehard, Miss Lena Mason, Miss Glynn, Mrs. Grippin. Miss May Dorus, Mrs. J. F. Fay, Miss Harlow Miss Penfield Mrs Robert Wheeler. Mrs Fred Wren, Miss Jen- nie M Hawiey. Miss Ella T. Sanger. Mrs. w. H. Comley, IT,. Miss M J.. Daly, Mrs George c. Thomas, Miss Belle Blackstone, Mrs. Robert Hard. Mrs. Patchen and Mrs. Arthur B. Jel- life
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
A DurbarI rug. worth $35,--$29.

We clip six dollars right off the price of these fine Wilton rugs in that best of all sizes, by 12 feet Gan do it because the maker made special price in order to stir things up in this first season that these have been the market
 They great rugs for service and exceedingly good of looks Colors bright and clear and cheerful Pat terms distinct and of individuality; from Oriental to conventional There is artistic combination of color with pattern too.
 Heavy of weight solid of weave; at usual price Dur bar rugs are of special worth. notable value at
 S29.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28

unable to explain his large expendi-
 lures and they investigated, ending by
 arreSting him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
THE HARBOR LINE
From the Standard of May IS. 1908

 city council night the harbor line abolition
 
 line abridge
  of committee appointed to report future 1t United States officials
  traditional setting If protests of all hay infringement  allowed. From the of Tuesday 18
  unable denouncing 
  would a wisdom de
 
 Modoc party have fS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
Weather Indications

Especial from United Press.)
 New Haven. Oct. 2S.-Forecast: Fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight with frost. Moderate to brisk north west winds. e4
 An area of high pressure, extending from the lake region southward to the gulf is producing cool pleasant wealth CT in all sections east of the Rocky Mountains. The storm which was fore casted from Washington on Tuesday to reach this vicinity next Sunday or Monday. is now central in the British Northwest
 Conditions favor for this vicinity. fair and cool weather until Sunday.
 -The members of the Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club gave thelr first musical of the season yesteroay afternoon at the Stratf1eld. A most pleasant afternoon was enjoyed. Mrs. William Jackson Grippin took lead- ing part. Others who entertained
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28
ffOWLAND,S

Conn.,, The Weath r-F air tonight andt O
 Thursday October tonight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-28

The use of panne is a millinery fea- ture especially for the purpose of fashioning turbans.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
BARRILL TO GUIDE PARTY
Or. Frederick A. Cooks Former AS
sistant Arranges to Take News
paper Men to Disputed Spot.

Missoula, Mont.-Edward Barrill,
who guided DR.. Frederick A. Cook on
his trip to Mount Mckinley, an
nounced Thursday that he had COM
pleted arrangements to take a party
to the mountain next spring.
The party will include several
newspaper men and will be taken to
the exact spot from which Barrill
claims the photograph was taken
which Cook claims was snapped at
the top Of Mount Mchlnley.
Barrill claims this picture was
taken when they were about half way
up the mountain.
Barrill has made affidavit that Cook
did not scale Mount Mckinley.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
LOST PORTION OF pIsMEMeERED
BODY WAS IN BRUSH is FEET
FROM ROADWAY.
AMELIA ST. JEAN IS VICTIM
Frank Hill, Arrested Shortly After
TiVerton Mystery, Confesses He
Cut Her Up-5ody Was Mutt.
lated While Victim Lived.

Fall River, Mass.-Following the
confession of Or" Frank Hill in
Taunton that he had killed and
dismembered Miss Amelia st. Jean,
the 19-year-old victim of the Tiverton
tragedy, the head of the dead girl
was found here, Just where Hill said
he had thrown it.
The CHASTITY find was made in the
brush of a meadow only Is feet from
a roadway.
Accepting partial Identification ON
Oct. Is of the victim of the murder
mystery at Tiverton, R. l., as Amelie
St Jean of Woonsocket, r. l., the po-
lice at that place arrested Wilfrid Thi-
beault, chauffeur, and Frank Hill,
who sometimes posed as a physician.
Thibeault and Hill were arraigned
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
2 POWDER MILLS BLOW UP
Three Men Are Killed In the Dupont
Plant In Delaware-seVeral Dwell
Iings Are Damaged.

Wilmington, Del.-With a deafening
report and a shock which caused the
whole city and much of the surround
ing country to tremble, press mill
and q grinding mill at the powder
works of the Dupont company, west of
Wilmington, exploded, Allling three
workmen and injuring seven others.
Besides wrecking both of the mills
in which the explosion occurred and
other small buildings belonging to the
company, several dwellings in the
neighborhood were badly damaged.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Coal Gas is Great Danger in Mining at I'LL Times

Chicago, nl.-The action of coal
gas, which is believed to have caused
the disaster at Cherry, ILL.,, is the
greatest danger mine workers have
TO face. 1t is a light. odorless and
colorless gas generated by the decay
of vegetable matter and burns with
a Eon-luminous flame. II is only dan
eerous as an explosive when mixed
with five times its volume of air.
Miners working beneath this gas,
which finds ms way TO the upper
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Mad Horse nesIeaes House.

Chester, PA horse belonging
to Benjamin Moore. a Norwaad
merchant was stricken with hy-
drophobia during the night It's whin-
MES and kicks against the walls Of
the stable aroused the neighborhood.
II finally succeeded in getting out and
made frantic EFFORT to enter the
kitchen OF Moore's home. Moore shot
the horse several times with re-
volyer, but the bullets seemed to have
little effect. It finally was dispatched
by shotgun charge.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Convict to Pay $4,000.

Columbus, Miss.-The suit of Mrs.
Kate Laurent ct al. VS.. Charles r.
Smith for $4,000, was compromised
for $4,000 cash, the money being
paid at once. With this compromise
the Smith case has passed into his
tory. Charles R. Smith. defendant in
this civil suit, was convicted of killing
Eugene A. Laurent, a st. Louis trav-
cling man, and is now serving a life
term in the penitentiary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
DOCTOR" ADMITS KILLING GIRL

on the charge of numbering Amelie st.
Jean. They both pleaded not guilty
and were held without bonds for 10
days.
Body Found In Hlll's Suitcase.
Both Hill and Thibeaut admitted
they knew the girl, but both, though
sweated for hours, absolutely denied
completely in her death. Hill admitted
the girl asked his advice as to an
operation. Admitting that a suitcase
in which parts of the body had been
found had once been his, he stood
firmly by the statement that 1t had
passed out of his possession before the
crime.
Th;beault had an excellent alibi.
Body Cut Up While Victim Lived.
All the portions of the chopped-up
body, with the exception Of the head,
were found before Oct. Is, and
Medical Examiner Stimson, after a
thorough examination, concluded the
person who cut up the body began
the work before the spark of life had
left the girl.
He said the murder was one OF al
most unparalleled atrocity, as do Drs.
Ecroid and Sherman of Newport, who
assisted at the autopsy. From the con-
dition of the torso, they declared the
girl was killed by having her throat
cut with one sweep of knife. Then
the physicians, say, an ordinary ak
was brought into play and the body
chopped to pieces almost before the
last breath had departed
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Indiana Gamers In Session,

indianapolis, Ind.-The first an
nual meeting Of the Indiana Can
ners' association opened today in
the Claypool hotel, with many mem
bers present, and a considerable
surinkling OF Gamers from other
states. The session was called to or
der by President G. w. McReynolds
of KcSomo, and got down to business
az once. During the two days of the
meeting the visitors will be enter
sained by the Wheeling and the Amer
team can companies.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

followed the first small one near the
pit shaft. These explosions are
usually followed by heavy falls from
the roofs Of corridors. the blocking Of
passageways and the imprisoning Of
those In the explosion area.
With escape cut on, the works take
fire, and the deadly after6amp, gas
caused By the explosion, settles down
to smother TO death every living thing
within It's reach. This was the fate
Of the Cherry mine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

chambers, may remain for hours
without knowing their danger.
The gas begins to mix with air,
and sag downward toward the door,
where lighted match, an unprotect-
ed miners lamp, or, as In Saturdays
accident, a sudden flame from the
smouldering hay. will suddenly ignite
it, causing an explosion that runs all
over the mine.
Workers in the st. Paul mine be-
lleve that long series Of explosions
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
allow on Jaw Breaks Lee.

Minneapolis. Minn.-Minneapolis
police are trying to ascertain how
Christopher Long. pattern max
~. h,t James CrimIaer, a teamster, a
terrific blow on the jaw and broke the
BANS left leg. Nevertheless, that hap
yened. and the teamster is in the city
hospital. Long came to the East Side
rolice station late at night and report
81 he hit man and needed the ambu-
Ilnce. He said the teamster and an
ether man attacked him Ia the rear of
his home, then modestly admitted the
meeting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
YOUNG BANDIT RIamee Novel.

New Albany, Ind.-Thomas JEFF
ferson Hall, 17-year-old Louisville,
KY, boy, who killed w. FRw-
cett, cashier and severely wound
ed John X. Woodward, president OF
the Merchants National bank of this
city, in an attempt to rob that institu-
ton, declared that he had conceived
the idea Of robbing the bank from
his reading of sensational novels dur
ing the last five or six years,
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

The news items embrace shooting
in mistake for deer; the probable
loss OF two young hunters in the
north woods" and the finding of the
feet and shoes Of a man who was
eaten by wild animals while out hunt.
ing. These are warnings of the dan.
gers of the chase which merely give
zest TO the sport Of the true hunter.
but they should admonish care, never.
theless, during the season which is
now at hand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Indies Storm Puzzles.

New York City.-It Is apparent
from reports received by the cable
companies with connections in the
West Indies that all the submarine
lines throughout the islands, from
Kingston west to Trinidad on the east
have been rendered imperative by
some agency which, up to the present
time, it has been impossible deter
mine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Police Talked While Liquor lie Stolen

Terre Haute, Ind.-While authori-
ties at Paris, ILL., and social club peo-
pie were busily engaged in compro-
missing blind tiger" cases, one stipu-
latiOn being that the liquor, obtained
in a raid and locked in the court
house, should be shipped out OF the
county. the liquor was stolen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Rana. Ir., Elre causes 81. ooo Loas.

Pana, Ill.-F1re destroyed the
general merchandise store of w.
3. McElroy at Ramsey, also the
restaurant of NJ. Syfert and warehouse
o. l.. c. Thiele. entailing loss Of
S25, 1000 Seven thousand five hundred
dollars insurance was carried.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Makes a Mile in s7.I seconds.

Atlanta, Ga.-Lewis Strang. in a
Flat registering 200 horsepower, made
a mile over the new automobile speed
way in the remarkably fast time of
S7:7 seconds, lowering the record of
4S Aeconds, made by Barney oldheld
at Indianapolis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18
Postal Reoelpts Inorsnss.

Washington, d. C.-The statement
OF the gross postal receipts for the
fifty largest offices for October shows
an improvement in business. The per-
cent of increase was fiVe, compared
with the same month last year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

The coal-scuttle hat which has been
derided as a thing unaesthetic served
a unitarian purpose when it saved a
woman's life in a Wisconsin town by
shedding to her shoulder a brick that
fell from the fourth story Of a build.
ing. The incident shows what might
be made of the hat, If beauty is to be
ignored, and the qualities of the fire.
mans helmet cultivated.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

The suggestion is made that the
north pole be turned into a weather
bureau station This would be all
right Il they manage so that its brand
Of weather could be utilized in July
or August
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

Every possible means Is used to
tempt this nation into Initiating Eu.
rope By assuming q burden Of mill.
tarism- Heaven forbid that the tempt.
ers should prevail
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland has
invented a baby caravan in which the
little princess may take her outing in
all kinds OF weather Naturally, as a
queens invention. 1t ought to draw q
large royalty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

New York has had enough Hudson
Fulton celebration to last 1t for al
least q century.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

Il is becoming quite the fashion for
royal princes 70 WOO American heir.
esses. Ordinary titles will thus be
crowded cut o. what they have hith.
ERIC found so profitable a matrimonial
field.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

Some men are born diplomats; 9th
ers talk too much.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

King George Of Greece wants to alb
dieaIe- The king business is getting
20 be almost as strenuous as shooting
lions on the Jump In Africa, and the
crowned heads Of Europe are not used
20 L.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

One good thing about eastern aerial
travel is that there will be no stop
ping TO get out and shovel snow OF
the track in winter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

Having unquestoned supremacy on
land. sea and in the air. Uncle Sam is
perplexed 10 know what next to
tackle.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

That sweet importation. the ven
delta, never can make Americans
love f.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

seven Injured In Oklahoma Wreck
Muskogee, Okla. Missouri, oklaho-
ma & Gulf train was wrecked iive
miles south Of Henryetta and seven
persons were injured, two of them
woman and her child, seriously.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

It is hard at this season to keep an
earnest heating plant from OVERRIDING
the thing.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

So far as can be observed. young
women with fine ivory throats are
not at all afraid Of pneumonia
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

There are many tests OF real love,
but the plant Of a Brooklyn wife that
a bride OF IS cannot love husband
OF IS on a continuous diet perform.
ance OF bean soup is one Of the mean.
est yet invented
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

That little Norwegian with siS
senses should take a little look around
for the fourth dimension.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

In a photographic reference to the
rediscoverer Of New Yorks great
river which appeared in these col.
umns he was spoken OF as Hendrix"
Hudson. A subscriber protests that
he was an Englishman and that his
name was Henry. The subscriber Is
right But the celebrated navigator
was for time in the employ of Hol.
land and to his Knickerboeker friends
he was always Hendrix" which
means the same thing as Henry and
looks much quainter In print--a very
tempting quality from the standpoint
Of the paragrapher.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

The German Year Book for 1909.
just issued, gives the empire a popu.
latiOn Of G3,SS6.OOO This is an in.
crease Of 8.25OOOO in 3h years. Since
1871 the count has increased by 49,.
100000 II is healthy growth, the ex-
cess chiefly of births over deaths and
a decreasing emigration
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

About all the once mighty Bourbon
family has still 70 lose is Spain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

A Washington dispatch proposes a
cure for panics." The only cure for
panics is a level head in q time OF
crisis ano faith in the government
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

On second consideration the British
house Of lords probably will decide to
be thankful that the budget IS no
worse
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

The report of the automobile acct.
dent by which two men were killed
near Minneola, L. l.. says that the
vehicle was going at a moderate rate
Of speed" at the time. and goes ON
TO relate that the two victims of the
accident had their skulls crushed by
being thrown over the front of the
automobile against the telegraph pole
with which the vehicle collided. II is
evident tina, the term moderate
speed" has taken on a new meaning
since the advent of the motor vehicle
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

Wife-deseruon is becoming one Of
the great evils Of the times a pun.
ishment to TT this crime would be the
sentence of the marital deserter to
hard work in prison, with the profits
thereof going to the family deserted
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-11-18

Cherry Hl-Nearly 400 human be-
ings. men and boys, II is now believed
are dead or perishing in the St Paul
mine here though experts, who sue
ceeded In penetrating the smoke-filled
air shaft to the depth Of 800 feet late
Sunday. returned with a ray OF hope
for the grief-stricken relatives of the
entombed men.
That the fire has been eNtinguished
was the conclusion Of mining experts
and inspectors sent here by Gov.
Deneen to investigate the Clamity and
its cause.
For more than thirty hours the
miners have been cut of from fresh
and undoubtedly have been subjected
10 smoke-flled veins. That life could
exist under such conditions is doubted
by many. but because no trace Of high
temperature was found in the depths
Of the mine. friends Of the miners, and
even officials Of the company, have
hope that the victims may have been
safety in remote TeCesses Of the mine.
A J. Earring president Of the Chi
Na- ID .sA-4 " 2AhEE q 81 q VI nam bdA
company. who has not slept since ar
irving on the scene OF the catastrophe
received an encouraging report after
heroic efforts had been made TO open
the mine for the release Of the en-
tombed men or the discovery Of the
uuch-feared masses of dead.
From the son Of one OF the missing
miners. a young man named John
Reid, the railroad president heard that
q conclusion Of the earth had been
felt BY the farmers half a mile south
Of the main shaft The report was
sent 10 Henry Burke, an official Of the
mining company. Burke rushed TO
President Earling In the Office of the
company.
I've heard signals from the men"
h said eNcitedly.
What do you mean?" asked the
railroad president
What signals"