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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-12
JEWlELRY TAKEN
 FROM RESIDENCE.

FROM RESIDENCE. w. S. Devaney has reported to the police the theft of some .jewelry from his residence, 14 Congress street. He believes the stuff was taken last Sat Irday. Among the rings were two dia- nonds,J a rhinestone, and an amethyst ring clustered with diamonds The police are Investigating.
 After studying the subject nearly three years Cairo, Egypt, has decided to get it's water supply from the River Milo, taking proper precautions as to intake and filtration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-12
For hair-dressino

'Air-weight crown, Iightest of pom padours worth 25e,= 19c
 Sanitary hair rolls, can be washed, worth 5Oc,- $50
 Invisible hair nets, require no pin ming, worth 19c,- for 25c
 Hair-pin cabinets, contain 264 pins, worth 10c,- 7C
 Silk aII-over hair-nets 36 Inch,worth &c., 2 for SC
 Wire hair-pins heavy weight, bundle of 16 papers, worth 15c,- 10c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-12
Hooks and eyes

Can't Be Seen, guaranteed not to rust, worth 1Oc card Sc
 DeLOng hooks and eyes, all sizes, worth 5c,- Sc
 swan-bin hooks and eyes, worth 8e, 6 cards SC
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-12

morrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-12
Tapes and Bindings

Ready Thursday orningand wise homefolks will be req }s Haznh hoor,ef aisle
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
MEN 81 OWN OFF SCAFFOLDS
Construction Company Foreman
Tells of ExpIosion's Work

f.eorxe Fair. foreman for the Kellogg
Construction Company, which is putting up
the chemical building whose north wall is
soircident with the centre section Of the
south wall Of the building in which the
explosion occurred, was coming down the
LADDER from the 5a-foot stack when the
accident look place.
II 1as on the seventh rung Of the ladder
fro,n the bottom when tie explosion came. :"
he said. The shock lifted me of the lad
Ger. and ! fell on my knees on the floor
scrambled up an6 got behind big column
knew there had been an explosion OF
some kind. and ] thought that would be
tire safest place for ne
a great cloud of dust filed cur building
night after he explosion, and that had not
cleared away before { suftocating mass Of
thick smoke rolled in
y heard one big shock and half dozen
small ones after il AS soon as ] got my
wits together 1 looked at my watch You
can see that it had stopped at 81. / set II
thss morning. Then / began TO look after
r7y men"
Fair pointed 70 a scaffoid that stretched
across the eastern end Of the building at
The TOD.
we had fifty men working out on that
sosnoIa. lie said. They were all blown
in toward The building.
There were two smaller scaHeids on the
eastern face Of Lhe Building. One was on
level with the first floor and the other 4
rrorv above IL where hole ia the wall
was being filled in with masonry
There were eve men on that lower
soaflold.~ Fair said. and they were all
blown into The building. There were two
men on tAe upper scafold. and both were
lifted of their feet ana blown through the
hole. One e them was killed. While the
otileI escaped unhGrt-
'Ina sspeTiatsnden; OF the building
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20

where the explosion occurred was an inti-
mate friend of mine, and I was afraid he
was killed 1t was half past ten before !
could find him.
He told me that the building was used
for storage and that they were very par
ticular about it and kept the doors locked
SO that nobody could get in. He told me
that ne hao four men under him and that
they were all accounted for.
There was an Office at the Lexington
avenue corner. though, and nobody knows
how many there were in there. 1 shouldn't
be surprised to see them find some more
bodies under the wreckage of the office"
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
ASSAULT FOLLOWS cARousE.
Elevator Man Gets Skull Broken, and
Loses Watch and SlO0.

Michael Walsh, an elevator starter. was
beaten and robbed by two men. with whom
he had been drinking yesterday in 55th
street, between Tenth and Eleventh ave
nues. He was found in an unconscious
condition by Patrolman Grif. OF the West
47th street station.
Griff revived Walsh. and although he had
nasty cut in his head. where his skull
was fractured Walsh was able to tell the
story of the assault He said he met the
men and they drank together in several
saloons In the neighborhood. Then they
started to walk through 55th street. Sud
denly Walsh said, he was hit from be-
hind and fell insensible. The next he
knew Griff was stanring over him. Search
Of his pockets showed that he had been
robbed of s1o0 in cash and gold watch
and chain.
DR. Knapp took Walsh to Flower Hos
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
Nose & Sons Upright
Pianos

These are all NEW INSTRU-
MENIS that we are closing out
at reduced prices.
Nose reduced to- -.--.- SITS
Vose & Sons Upright, reduced to 2ss
8 Vose & Sons Uprights, each re-
duced to 2os
Nose & Sons Upright, reduced to 3I5
Vose & Sons Upright. reduced TO $50
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
Building.
Miscellaneous Upright
Pianos

Note the splendid collection OF
names in this list and note how
small the new selling prices are.
Some OF these pianos are as good
as new, and you would not know
they were not new if we did not
+e1I xro,,
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
NURSERY DAMAGED; NEEDS FUND

The Lexington avenue branch of the
Nursery and Child's Hospital, which suf-
fered considerably as a result OF the
accident in the Grand Central yards, sent
out an appeal yesterday for money to re-
pair the institution. Practically all the
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
Knabe A.ngelus
Schumacher Upright Pianos
Used Grand Pianos

Run your eye over this splendid
collection; note the character and
makes Of instruments and see how
low the new prices are for instru-
ments OF this character.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20

FORD TO DIE WEEK OF JANUARY 81
Albany, Dec. 1s.-The Court OF Appears -
has fixed the week beginning January .,
as the date for the execution OF oaInuel
Ford. a negro, at Sing Sing prison. foru
murdered laptora Ashe at Browns statlon'
ulster County, in March, 1853.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20

windows were blown out and the ceilings
were cracked. Contributions to insure It's
inmates a merry Christmas should be for
warded to G. Morgan Browne. treasurer.
No. a Pine street
(For further details OF explosion see
eighth page.)
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
Knabe Upright Pianos

The Knabe is one of the worlds
great pianos and generally spoken
of as the celebrated Knabe. Any
one Of these instruments would be
an ornament to any home and a
prize to any musician.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
NE Stand Back of Every Piano NE Sell

We Stand Back of EUeyy Piano We SeH
ana of
he % pnv and better than being sold else
IN thecitv for
this list Of Pianos Twelfth floor New
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
Square Pianos

ANY ore OF these instruments
would be just the thing for the be-
ginner in music, for the country
home, 70: the club, for the school
or for an institution.
Prices are SO low as to be al
most r;dici1lo,1s
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
Miscellaneous Grands

Steinway & Sons Grands
wnsn New Nov
Steinway & Sons Grand $1,000 S4zo
Steinway & Sons Grand. goo 10
Kurtzmann GrandS
kurtzrr1ar1r1 Grand reduced To SSZS
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20

,,+al II was said there last nignt .s.as snas
he was in q serious condition.
o,e searching for his assallants
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
slown Different Ways.

FudoIph oeztsr 2 youngster- was
Standing with another youth in q sta-
tione,y store around the corner from the
pc--er house. While he was blown toward
the rear. the other boy. who was cut about
the neck with glass, was blown out OF the
f-cn< door.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20

John z. Larkin. one Of the desk clerks at
the Hotel Manhattan was one OF those VINO
were stunned and astonished when the oig
shock came. Mr.. Larlzin, who lives at NO
20 Lexington avenue. had just got UP ana
~-as dressing. When the explosion came
locked door between his room and the next
vas blown completely off the hinges ana
ont of the casing. II fell across the pea ih
which he had lain a few minutes before
You see. there's nothing Ike setuhs up
1rst when the alarm clock wakes you ne
aa4G
New-York tribune., 1910-12-20
Chickering Upright
Pianos

The Chickering is an aristocrat
among the pianos, and most peo--
pie would rather have a used
Chickering than new piano OF
inferior grade.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
FINDS ASSORTMENT OF
ANCIENT BELLS IN CAVE
New York Scientist Makes other In.
terestlne Discoveries in
Secret Cavern

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, May S.-A
passenger on the steamer San Jose,
arriving here from Central America,
was Andrew II. Blackiston. New
York scientist, who reports the dis
covery in the mountains OF honduras
OF a secret cave, IN which he found
large number Of copper bells. which
We're made, he believes. centuries ago
The cave Is about fifty miles from
Pimiento.
MIR Blackiston is taking the bells 10
Washington. where he will give them
TO the National museum He found in
all about 200 bells They range in
size from a watch charm 10 "A set OF
small chimes Some OF them are dec
Grated with wire work. some are cast
in fantastic shapes and others beaten
into faces and figures He also found
a number OF spear heads, 10 one OF
which a petrihed handle is still attach
ed. Among the bells was a large cere-
monial copper mask inlaid with tur-
Guoise.
Near the cave he found the mine
from which the copper Of which the
bells were made had been taken. The
mine appeared 70 very rich. but when
he told CT the discovery later il excited
little interest He was told that cop
per had little value in Honduras.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
SAYS HEINZE WAS NOT
CONNECTED WITH POOL
Judge Houoh Holds :. Augustus
Heinz Has Not Been implicated
BY testimony.

NEW YORK, May al have for
two days listened 10 testimony |
thought would DE connected with this
defendant. declared Judge Hough
just before adiourning for luncheon in
the Heinze trial today, and there has
been no connection established The
prosecution has not shown any partici-
patton by this defendant in the copper
pool
The rebuke OF the court seemingly
nonplussed District Attorney Wise,
who made no reply The courts re-
mark followed the examination OF
Max II. Schultze, OF the firm OF Otto
Heinze 4 Co, who was called in a
vain attempt by the prosecution TO
established that F. A Heinze was the
chief figure in the manipulation Of the
United Copper company's stock. The
important statement developed by
Schutze's evidence was that, In 1905.
+. A Heinze owned lJ5.66S shares Of
United Copper. more than one-third
OF the total He also claimed that on
Jan /. 1905, Otto Helnze x Co, was
solvent
All the important books of the
United Copper Co, including the cash
and check hooks. have disappeared
During today's session OF the trial OF
Fritz Augustus Heinze. charged with
over certihcation Of checks and the
misrepresentation OF the funds OF the
Mercantile National bank, the prose
cution fled a subpoena calling for the
production OF these books
District Attorney Wise explained
they disappeared from the Offices OF
the company in this city when the
initial proceedings were brought
against Heinze and that he had failed
to locate them
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
GREATEST DOG RACE
WON BY WOLF BREED
Record for Journey for 4i2 Miles In
Annual Alaska Sweepstakes Is
Broken-Heavy Betting.
TACOMA. Wash. May The I

TACOMA, Wash. May 3.-The third
annual AllAlaska Sweepstakes, the
greatest dog-racing contest In the
world. has been run and the record
for q practically continuous Journey OF
AZ miles broken.
Coz Sir Charles Ramseys team OF
siberian wolf dogs covered the dis
lance I'm - hours and Ia minutes.
Lord Fox Ramsays team OF the same
breed ~ dogs crossed the line two
hours later Fox Ramsay is a nephew
Of the winner
John johnson, driver of the winning
team, was carried on the shoulders o.
scandinavian friends 20 Arctic Broth.
orhood hall, where wreath Of artia.
cial roses was placed around HIS neck.
Exhausted from three days effort.
Johnson broke down and cried like a
babe.
Weather for the race was ideal, the
temperature averaging 10 below In
many places the trail was as smooth
rs glass.
The entire population of Seward
Peninsula witnessed the finish Dur
ing lis progress all business was sus.
pended
The winning teams covered the
first 800 miles IN SO hours The wolf
dogs finished in splendid condition,
showing greater endurance than Mala-
mutes.
Trophies 20 the winners are valued
at $1,000 \ quarter OF a million IN
money and gold dust was wagered on
the result
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
WHITE SLAVE DEALER
PLEADS GUILTY IN COURT
He viii Appear Before Rockefeller
Grand jury ard Tell All About
Helnous Traffic.

NEW YORK. May 3-Harry Levin
son. arrested last SATURDAY charged
with selling young girls for immoral
purposes today pleaded guilty
He told the court he would turn
states evidence and tell the district
attorney all he knew about the traffic
in young girls. His plea was accept
ed and he was remanded 20 be taken
later before the Rockefeller grand
jury. which is investigating the white
slave traffic
When Levinson was brought into
court, Justice O'Sulliyan warned him
that he would receive no mercy
through turning states evidence He
called his attention 10 the fact that
he could receive 20 years on the in
dictments. and that. unless he was
prepared 70 accept such a sentence he
should not admit his guilt
Levinson declared he had fully con
sidered this but that he wanted 70
tell all he knew He stated that,
while for gears he had been in bust
ness presumably selling clothing 10
inmates OF disorderly houses this was
merely a cloak and he had been traf'
ficking I'm women He carried single
raincoat ten Years. he said. as his
stock in trade His partner was a
woman known as Blind Becky he
said. who disappeared following his
arrest
Leyinson stated that he would tell
just who had backed the trade in wo
men and where tho profits went. His
attorney declared he would impicate
a number OF wellknown persons on
the east side in his confession
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
OFFICER IN COLD STORAGE.
Is III From Having Been Accidentally
Locked in a Cooling Vault

FORT WAYNE. Ind. May 3.--In A
room al the Hope hospital is Lewis y.
Sharp, government revenue collector.
as the result OF an unusual experience
in the cooling vault al brewery here
while in performance OF his duty
Watts In the brewery are supplied
with locks 10 which only the govern
ment officials have KEYS. and while
making a test OF one Of the watts some
days ago the key stuck in the lock
and Mr.. Sharp was a prisoner in the
cooling room for an hour before lie
could get the key ont OF the lock. lie
was unmindful OF the low temperature
In his effort 10 release the key, and he
was chilled through before he left the
place
The next day he was unable 10 work
and soon lost the use OF both arms
and legs. necessitating his removal
10 the hospital His physician says
he suffered a paralysis OF the motor
nerves
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
CORDAGE TRUST THROWN
INTO BANKRUPTCY IN N. Y
5ondhoIders Allese Affairs of Corpora.
ton Have Been Conducted in
Wasteful Manner.

NEW YORK. May Alleging that
the affairs Of the company had been
administered IN q wasteful manner,
The bondholders OF the standard Cord
age Co., better known as the cordage
trust. threw the concern into bank
ruptCy today
On their petition. United States
Judge Holt appointed Lindsay Russell
receiver and fixed his bond AZ
100000
The companys main office was in
New York and il had plants in Brook
Ign. Boston and Elizabeth, y. j.
The petitioners aver that interest
on their bonds has not been paid since
April /. - and that the concern ;
liabilities are $2.400.000 while the as
sets are $1,000 coo. They allege that
the company mas been run in ruin
GUS manner and has been insolvent
for some time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
LOCOMOTIVE MAKER DEAD
John n. Converse Expires Suddenly al
His Home in Phliade phia.

PHILADELPHIA. Nav JOHN u
Converse. of the Baldwin Locomotive
works, one OF the most prominent
Presbyterian laymen In the United
States. died suddenly al his home ca
~ today
Mr. Converse gained national notori.
ETY. a few years ago by his announce
ment that he was going 10 convert
Fiith.ave
he was 60 years old He had given
much OF his wealth 10 the Presby-
tcrian and other denominations and
took deep interest in church affairs
Mir Converse vas born in Burilus
ton. VI, and entered the employ 81
Baldwin's Locomotive works in 1870
three years later becoming a member
CT the Arm.
In 1900 Mr.. Converse was vice-mor
orator OF the general assembly OF tho
| Presbyterian church Of the L. S .
America He was a trustee OF Prince
ton Theological seminary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
WILL EDUCATE
SALOONkEEPERS
Michigan Bonding & Surety Co Hires
Man To Teach Liquor Dealers
Proper Conduct OF Business.

An educational campaign OF a unique
kind has been started by the Michigan
Bonding a. Surety Co, the concern
which furnishes bonds for saloonkeop-
ers I'm the state. This company has
hired man 10 tour Michigan 10 teach
salconkeepers how TO run their places.
His teaching Is of an educational ma
ture, having nothing 10 do with the
mixing OF drinks or the serving oi
e patrons.
And this is why:
I'VE lost money on our bonding bus.
mess throughout the state last year,
says arthur w Darmstaotter, one OF
the directors OF he concern. Juds
ments rendered against us b., reason
OF saloonkeepers yiolatne the law
amounted 10 more than our ices. we
do not want that 10 happen again This
year, so we are sending out man
to educate the saloonkeepers n tle
law They must not sell fo minors
10 posted men or 10 intoxicated pfo-
pie. We want 20 see tho business run
so that no one Will ever see drunhtn
man on the street or a horse standih~
for hours outside q saloon Whi4e ll'
owner is drinking too much ins' Pc. \
man should take bis lrlAN and so
along.
The Michigan Bord.n- q surety
Co. did all its business Last year "u,-
side OF Detroit and number o. jazz
ments have already been rendered on
which we arc liable. one Is FOR So
600 alone We are liable for Eve years
after the year in which the bond j.
taken out, for any damage resulting
from violation OF the law which TOOK
place In that year.
"Of course we want 70 have the
saloons we bond run In an orderly
manner If i had not been for the
big business in Detroit this spring, we
would have had bad time OF It. we
put about 80 saloons out Of business
as II was, because they were not run
by the right kind of men,
A meeting Of the council commit
tee on liquor regulation was held
Tuesday morning. at which the main
question that arose was with regard
to transfers. The majority OF the
members OF the committee were in
clined to believe that in cases where
a man has applied for certain loca-
ton and been granted license. his
desire TO shift 60 another loca-
ton requires another application ana
bond, and tnat IL counts rs dho'hel
saloon. a new fee having TO he paid
for the privilege of running the sec
ond place This was put up 10 the
corporation counsels Office Tor maj
decision.
Louis Pardys appealed again to be
allowed TO run his place az No. 40
Russell-st. c. ]. Berger appeared for
( residents in that locality to ask that
the permission be denied. The com
mittee considered the application OF
Hans Schneider for the place, argu-
ing that German would not draw
crowds of noisy Italians as Berger
said Pardys management had done.
A petition was also presented for
the granting of license. TO Henry
Williams TO open up bar at No. 262
Beaubienst. Williams was refused a
license some time ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
LOSES SEAT IN PARLIAMENT.
English Ship Builder Admits He Per
nntted Voters To BE Corrupted

WEST HARTLEPOOL. Eng, May
On the charge that he had permitted
voters in his district 10 be corrupted
Sir Christopher Furness lost his sea-
in parliament today through the de
cision of the election court.
Furness is the great English ship
builder and originator of the co-part
nership agreement among the en-
ployes OF his vast establishment He
was one of the liberal candidates elect
ed at the last general election. He
was not accused OF personal Irregular
tiles but Of allowing corrupting agents
To work unhindered among his en-
Moves
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
RUTH BRYAN MARRIES
BRITISH ARMY ENGINEER
Leaves Lincoln For Jamaica With
Husband-Brysn's Relative Scores
Artist LeaVitt

LINCOLN. Ncb Nav 3.-1he we'd
ding OF Lieut. Reginald Altman owen
of The British ROYAL Engineers, and
Ruth Bryan LeaYiu was celebrated
at Fairyiav, the country home OF W.
j. Bryan the/ bride : fbthar today
a telephone MESSAGE M noon from
FaryieW. dictated by MI BRYAN. an.
nounCcl thM wedding took place 40
10 "a. m iu ,ht presence of the i'm
mediate relatives and "a Tow personal
friends The ceremony VAS perform
ed by Rcy Harry II. Huntington. OF
Crete. Mob am old friend ol me
Brvan family. who OBLIGATED no the
marriage 0f William BRYAN. Jr last
Juno The lieutenant and his bride,
accoriinl 20 Ar Bryan. departed dur
ing Che afternoon for Jamaica
Mr Bryan has been silent under
the Gre OF artist Leayiu's utterances
from Columbus and has repeatedly re-
fused 90 discuss Lcayltt or TO answer
his charges.
Relatives and close friends Of the
former presidential candidate are
more communicative. T. $. Allen,
Brvan's brothcrin law. said today
"LeavitJs iusiuuat.on that ho was
asked hy Mr. BRYAN 20 marty his
danchIrr Is $50 uufouuded as ,o he un.
worthy of tho dignity involving q
denial Ieayift .u iaCt invaded the
BRYAN home and c1urted an impetu-
ous -irl ~ IL years. over the repeat
ol protests or her parents Mr Bryan
offered LDIti;t money II he would go
auas Tire artist has been romancing
in everything he has had 20 say. His
airI.Uifc testified that she and her
children would have lacked the neces-
Stiles of life bur for gifts from Mr.
Bryan. which tGtalled into the thou
sands OF dollars
The Bryan family would like TO
forget about Leavitt Their exper
fences with him are n most unhappy
TOmamb rance "
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
SERGEANT MORLEY

PITTSBURG. Pa. May 3.-Presi-
dent Tart admits that be has found
his double in Thos J. Merely. desk
sergeant at the central police station
here
The president invited Mr. Merely 20
dine with him when the chief execu-
tive was IN PittshurC 20 participate in
the Founders day exercises az the
Carnegie institute, bur Sergt Morely
got cold feet and declined with
thanks
II appears that Pittshurg friend
OF the president mailed a photograph
OF the sergeant 20 Washington some
time ago The president was much
pleased, and the invitation followed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-04
MAYOR OF SALEM BANKRUPT.
Chief Magistrate Of Witch City Owes
Much in New York.

SALEM. Mass, May mayor ar
thur p Howard. whose financial dliii-
culties have been such in the public
eye since his election. filed a volun-
fary petition in bankruptcy today. His
sets are scheduled as uncertain. His
abilities. amounting 20 s36.+i5, are
.ncipallv for borrowed money and
upaid board bills.
There are sixtyeight claims against
Mayor Howard. all OF which are IN
secured Among the New York claims
are irving Bush $500 borrowed In
Paris: Sherrys. s2S4 oxford Realty
Company. $500 for board aud rooms
Holland House. sl79 for meals Those
who loaned money 20 Howard include
r. A. Levy j. y Melville, Frank -.
Hurd OF New York and \ p IIuatou
of Newark. y j tho amounts ranging
from $500 20 81 800 Mayor Howard
was resident of New York until l93-.