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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05
Preparing for Fourth

Desire to surpass all former fourth
of July celebrations in San Francisco
swayed every member of the 1910 In
dependence Day committee at a meet
ing for the purpose of organization
held in the mayors office in the Crockel
building last night.
After the election of chairman and
secretary general discussion was
held concerning the advisability of hav-
ing a parade. The matter was finally
put aside and it was voted that the
chairman should appoint committees or
fireworks, decorations, parade, sports
music, finance and publicity, to report
at the next meeting.
Mayor McCarthy's secretary, e. C
Leffingwell, opened the meeting will
a short speech In behalf of the mayor
He stated that McCarthys attitude
toward the fireworks ordinance favored
modification, and that he was heartily
in accord with every effort that could
be made not only to keep San Fran.
cisco people al home but to attract out.
lSiderS as well.
Hiram Vaughan and Samuel Wilson
We're unanimously elected chairman anf
secretary respectively Appointed or
the finance committee were III. C. Nor.
ton, Dr. George X. Frick, F. L. Matthes
William j. Kenny and William I,
Hughson: on the program COMMITTEES
Judge John r. Daniels, Major H. Slime
Rev. Philip ORyan. T. r. Hamilton an,
Dr. Frank p Tapping.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

International President John j. Barry
of theatrical stage employees union is
now touring the middle west in the
interest of his organization. He re-
ports that union as in a most pros
porous and growing condition.
Report on Steel Works
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

international Vice President Robert
Hesketh will address the cooks union
No. "A this evening on questions vitality
important to all members. The meet
ing will be held in the hall, 1918 Mar
ket street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

dent Of the Standard ! :
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

International President D. ]. Tobin
addressed stablemen's union Tuesday
night in the hall at 395 Franklin street
A large membership greeted Tobin and
were treated to a forceful address on
matters of interest to trades unionists
Secretary M. E. Decker of milk wagon
drivers union, scheduled for a speech
was unavoidably detained After the
meeting the members retired to a ban
quet hall and several hours were spent
in a social way
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

James A. Cable, who has been inter-
national secretary treasurer of the
coopers union and editor of its journal
for years, has resigned He was re-
Gently elected to office in Kansas City.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

~ way The BOOST
ing of the Pana-
ma-Pacihc exposi-
ton A committee
composed of w. L.
Hu gibson, presi-
ro motor car COM
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

= II w > n =
banker-mayor of
G a | 2 o n "a, G a ! /.
Vaughn's itinerary
will f~a1n1a n 4riD
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-05

The tenth annual celebration of
Butchers day will be held at Shell
Mound park and EmeryviIle racetrack
Wednesday, June s. The three butch
ers' organizations are interested in the
outing and butchers union has been
invited and will be strongly repre-
Fsentej.
Many novel features will enliven the
Occasion, such as steer races. horse and
mule races. and the committee in charge
has prepared series of games to be
contested for. Following is the com
mittee in charge: O. w. Newhall. chair
man. Ben Davis, secretary, and E. ].
Breiling, treasurer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
BARTENDER ARRESTED ALLEGED HE TURNED ON
 GAS TO KILL MCCARTHY
SALOON PROPRIETOR IN CRITICAL CONDITION
 AT THOsPITAL-CHILDRENR RECOVER

Charles Petersen formerly of New Milford, Conn.,, the last six weeks em- ployed by Francis Mccarthy as bar tender, at Fecker's Inn, 3O5 State St, was arrested, this afternoon, as a sus- pect following an investiga ton by the police into the circumstances sur rounding the discovery of Mccarthy in room filled with gas fumes
 Petersen is suspected of having turned on the gas after Mccarthy had retired, in order to do away with him. The police have unearthed several stories of i'll feeling between the two, "get square, with Mccarthy.
 Mccarthy regained consciousness at St. Vincent's hospital about o'clock this afternoon just after Peterson s arrest When he was told of the cir this morning, he told of leaving s75 under his pillow. That money was not found under the pillow but Paine, bartender, told a Farmer reporter that when Peterson had left the place at 10 o'clock this morning, in his care a lot of money, much more than he expected to find, was in the cash reg ister.
 Peterson caused the arrest of a friend of Mccarthy from New Mil ford, just before noon, charging him with theft of $1O from the till. The visitor had expected to borrow from Mccarthy this morning, having pur- chased several horses. When Peter son heard from other employees that the visitor had taken money from the drawer, he followed him down street. and caused his arrest. Patrolman Edward Wheeler and Detective Hall took him into custody.
 During the dispute that followed, there came out so much intirnating that Peterson had something to do with McCarthy's condition that he was held The supposed thief estab- Hshed his friendly relations with Me Carthy to the satisfaction of the po- lice and he was not held.
 Charles Payne, the bartender, said that at 11:3O he found $36 in the drawer. That is considerably less than Mccarthy claims to have placed beneath his pillow when he retired, $75, even without the $10 that Me Carthy's friend borrowed.
 Peterson declares his arrest is a great injustice. He says he has noth- ing against Mccarthy and laughs at the idea of his turning on the gas
 illuminating gas fumes escaping early today from an old style jet in which the stop cock makes continuous revolutions not stopping at right an-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
BIG FUND FOR TAXPAYERS LEAGUE; PUBLIC SERVICE
 CORPORATIONS CONTRIBUTORS
Association Which is to Show Bridgeport How It Really Should be Governed is Intricate Mechanism of Wheels Within Wheels.

ing what kind of a government by l commission the league was going to propose.
 i .HThe Taxpayers League is not pre- pairing to string up anything. for the city, he replied ffThe executive com n1ittee is engaged in studying up rnu- nicipaI government along various lines. It knows that the average citizen does not have time to look into such things: The work is purely along educational lines. The. executive committee has secured charters and other data to find out what other cities are doing: f'The committee is not working on the quiet It really has nothing to give to the public at present, for it has arrived at no definite conclusions. When it does it. will probably appro- priately refer the matter to the varI- ous subcommittee. You know we have committees on legislation, muni- cipa1 government, municipal develop ment, municipal expenditures, and tax ation and resources
 MT. Ayres was asked if the league would favor the initiative. referendum and recall along with it's government by commission plans.
 He replied that it had not been con- sidered thus far, but personally he was of the opinion that the referendum should come with the government by commission.
 Mir Ayres was asked if he knew that the general impression was that the the money for the league were event uallya going to try to shape it's destin- ies.
 s.If there is any politics in it, I haven't seen s1gns of it as yet,'' was his answer. 'tOf codrse,'' he added, the league was started by the manu lecturers and they were probably large contributors. I can't say what the future of the league is If the citi- zens do not take an interest it will fizzle out the same as anything else in which no interest is shown
 Runor has had it for some time that President Jerome Orcutt was gc ing to resign from the presidency of the league in the near future
 MT. Orcutt is said to be of the opin- ion that someone who is more in touch with municipal affairs and is a young CT man should take the helm of the league.
 This morning MT. Orcutt said: EI am going out sometime of course, but as to discussing the matter I have noth- ing to say at present"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24

Public service and other corpora tions have contributed about $1O,0oO tc start the Taxpayers League on it's way. This fund is just the breath of life that the Manufacturers Associa- tion members promised to breathe into the league some months ago. If the finance committee of the league would publish the names of the contributors the public would then be able to see the interests back of the organiza- ton.
 But even the members of the organ iza tion's executive committee do not know who contributed the funds nor how much the league has in it's treas ury, and it is not likely that it will ever know who gave the money The treasury will be a sort of yellow dog fund that will trot along behind the organization within whiStling distance.
 A member of the executive commit tee told the Farmer this morning that it was announced at the meeting of the executive committee Tuesday night that the league was out of debt and had plenty of money.
 ssNone of the members of the execu- tive committee,' he said, asked where the money came from. In fact none of them had the right to ask for the creators of the league made it a rule that no one should be permitted to pay dues into the organization. The ra1S- ing of funds is solely in the hands of the finance committee"
 This member of the executive com rnittee does not have much faith in the org anization but he attends just for the purpose of keeping in touch with what goes on at the secret meetings Of the executive committee.
 The reporter asked the executive board member if he thought the ma jority of the members of the executive committee would tolerate the accept ance of funds from the United IlIunin- ating Co.,. the Bridgeport Gas Light Co.,, and the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co., if they knew it. He said he did not believe they would. but it was evident, however, that they were satisfied to let the manufacturers pay. the freight.
 The funds that have gone into the treasury of the league were raised by getting large contributions. sometimes S20O ana $500. from many of the larg- est concerns in the city.
 Chairman c. R. Ayres of the leagues press committee. was asked this morn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
BROTHER PLAYS
 SLUETH TO SAVE
 BROTHER ACCUSED
Deputy Sheriff Plumb Goes to New York to Bring Back Man Accused of
 FarraS Robbery.

At least one of the assai1ants of Mahmood Farras, the Danbury fruit dealer, who was robbed of $3,0OO in behind the bars before night. This afternoon Deputy Sheriff Arthur Plumb left Bridgeport on the 12:28 train for New York, his destination Icing the Mulberry Street station, of This morning the authorities received information, through Peter Con voules, of this city, brother of Gus tave Convoules, who is lingering at Roumellatis, one of the robbers, is stopping at the Mills Hotel on 36th street and 7th avenue, New York, and that he intended to sail for noon, at o'clock. Deputy Sheriff Plumb immediately got into com munication with the New York au- thorities and told them to hold the man till this afternoon
 Peter Convoules, who resides on en-raI stat q day thst ha had been searching for the assailants of Farras ever since his brother, Gus money enough to get the brother out of jail, so understood to look up the man himself. On the streets of New York, last evening, he discovered Tim found that he was registered at the Mills Hotel under the name, James Names, along with a Peter Names, in Room 1157. He went to the New York police to have the to Bridgeport and have the warrant issued. When Sheriff Plumb went way this afternoon Convoules was with him to identify their man.
 It has become known that when Roumeliatis left this city he went to Gustave is a banana merchant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
BLACK SHEEP IS
 DRIVEN BACK HOME
ANSWER FOR HORSE THEFT IN NORWALK.

Edgar Teller. aged 21, giving his oc- cupation as cha uffeur, and said to come of a wealthy family, was turn ed over to the Norwalk authorities by the local police this noon to re- turn there to answer to the charge of horse theft.
 ze1lar is alleged to have taken from the estate of his step-father, now trav- cling in Canad da, valuable horse and a buggy from the place a man with whom he boarded, yesterday, and to have driven here to sell the outfit.
 After bargaining at Hamilton Bros stables to sell the rig for $S5 and to return for the cash at Il o'clock today, he was induced by John Urnsta ter 515 Fairfield avenue, and George Crofts, I'll Pembroke street. trolley men, to accompany them to what he believed was a home of one oe the twain They in reality took him to police headquarters. Their suspicious were verified by the police and he was held for investigation.
 Zellar has been estranged from his step father and his mother for some time, it is said, owing to the youth S wayward tendencies. The caretaker of his step-father's place came here today to claim the horse. and declared zellar had no light on the place, hay ing been ordered to keep away re- peatedly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24

tol. The train was brought to stop, an alarm telegraphed to Wilmington and then a quick run made to the city.
 Here the police and armed citizens awaited and they made rush on Bethea. His answer was a shot and a pitched battle ensued.
 For an hour and fifteen minutes the air was full of bullets. Finally, des- pairing of reaching Bethea a fire company was called and his refuge was raked with a high pressure stream.
 Bethea crawled to the rear platform, firing as he went. A bullet struck Still he fought on. Then a shot crip- pied his pistol hand and a shout went up from the crowd which thought it had him; Transferring his pistol to on. He was now tottering and a fire of shots was poured on him. One penetrated his heart and he fell dead. During the fight he had badly wound ed Mathew Haley, a citizen and slight ly wounded six others. He was 42 years old and over feet tall.
 Baltimore, March 24.-John Henry Bethea, the angular South Carolina, who ran amuck aboard the B. & O. Royal Limited while that train was night, was at the Johns Hopkins hos pita1 in this city yesterday morning. Bethea appeared at the hospital about 2 o'clock He was told that he would have to undergo an examination. He loitered about the reception rooms un- til about 9:a0 when he left.
 From that time until he boarded the flyer, Bethea wandered around the city and it is believed drank heavily up to the time he entered the sta tion about 2:30
 Bethea was a patient at Johns Hop kins during January, last, and it is said he spent 20 days in the institu- tion. At that time he was treated for abdominal and nervous troubles but there was apparently no sign of in sanity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
MAN WHO SHOT
 UP TRAIN WAS BIG CONTRACTOR
Amazing Resistance of, Rum Crazed Carolinian Pre-
 cedes His Killing.
After Shooting to Death Por- ter and Conductor He De- fled Capture Until He Was Almost Shot to Pieces - Tragedy of the B. & O.
Especial from United Press.)


 Wilmington, March 24.-It will be many days before this city resumes it's normal tranquility. The battle at the B. & O. depot last night when John Henry Bethea, South Carolina contractor, stood off the police and a posse of citizens until finally overcome by a stream of water from a, high pressure fire engine and then, bleed ing from many wounds, with his pis- tol arm hanging Imply at his side, firing missiles from his automatic gun, until a bullet entered his heart, will forever impress those who saw it.
 Bethea's body is at the morgue. It was identified today and the state ment that he was a prominent con- tractor of Dillon, $. c. verified.
 An autopsy will be he'd and the brain examined as Bethea's acts were those of a crazy man. He left his home Monday and went to Baltimore to have an operation performed at the Johns Hopkins. It is said that he was given to understand the operation might result fatally. This preyed on his mind. He drank heavily yesterday. Then he started for Philadelphia.
 In the Pullman car Czarina on the Royal Blue Line flyer, Bethea flop ped well down in his chair. Dressed in a long tailed blue coat, with wide brimmed slouch hat and flowing Wind sor necktie. thin, cadaverous. wea ther- beaten and clean cut. he attracted at-
 
 that Porter Samuel A. Williams bring him whiskey. One drink was not enough and he called for more. The negro told him he was busy. A quar- rel followed. Bethea, plainly drunk. swore f1uently.
 Again he pressed the button but the negro paid no attention to the call. As the train was bowling 50 miles an hour, near Newark, Bethea swaggered from his seat and 1urched down the aisle Near the end of the car he met the porter. A lurch of the car threw the men together. With an ath Bethea snapped out an automatic re- Volver and sent a bullet through Will Hams heart. As he fell sidewise int o a chair, he fired again into the now lifeless body. The passengers hurried out through the door badly frightened. Bethea, braced against a seat, stood in the aisle. His revolver dang1ed on his fingers. He smiled as the passen- gers ran to cover.
 o. E. Wellman. conductor of the train, heard the commotion and start ed into the car from one end just as Will Coburn. porter, started in from the other. Coburn distracted the ang- ry mans attention and WeIlman start ed to grapple with him. Just as he was about to close with the South Carolinan the latter saw the conductor and pumped three shots into his body, killing him. Coburn tried to floor Bethea with a gas lighter and finally locked him in the car and fled as the contractor was reloading his Dis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24

gles to the pipe, all but killed Francis Mccarthy. proprietor of Fecker's Inn, 3O3-305 State street, and oVercame three little children living in apart ments over the saloon.
 Mccarthy is in a critical condition at St. Vincent's hospital The chil- dren were far enough removed from the escaping gas to avoid asphy1zia- ton, but one of them was in a, serious condition for several hours. They are Alice, aged 1; Annie. aged 8, and Char les. less than year, the children of Charles Peterson, a bartender for Mo Carthy. Other occupants of the rooms had Q. close call from death
 Mccarthy had no motive for suicide as far as is known. He bought out the place about six weeks go. coming here from New Milford Conn His business was good. He enjoyed good health and had formed a number Of friends since locating here Only Monday he had told Mrs. Fecker, the former proprietress, that he had been prospering finely and was well pleas ed with his investment
 Closing his saloon at midnight Mo Carthy retired after a couple of drinks. E1npIOyeS say he was not at all intOx- 1cated, for he was accustomed to drink effects of such light beverages as he customarily drank. Mccarthy occli- pies a hall bedroom overlooking State street. Connected by a, small hall is a parlor in which B. Sceseman, of Mil ford, slept on a couch. He was the guest of Charles Peterson who came here from New Milford with Mccarthy as bartender. Peterson and his three children, Alma Berg, a, domestic who came from New Milford. and several Mrs. Peterson is at the Bridgeport hos pitaI seriously ill.
 When the Milford guest awolze at
 Continued on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
TWO HUNDRED NEW
 KNIGHTS EXPECTED
FOR BIG CLASS INITIATION AND BANQUET,

After the meeting of John F. Rog- CTS council Knights of Columbus this evening, in the new Chapter House on the top floor of the Newf1eld build ing, there will be a meeting of the general committee which has charge of the arrangements for the class ini- tiation to be held next month on a date to be determined later
 George Baldwin, cha irman of the committee, expresses the belief tha t the class will number 200 candidates and that it will be the largest ever worked in this city. The number Of applications already received is near ly 100. The second and third degrees will be conferred, instead of all three and the candidates will be rendered a banquet in the Stratfie1d subsequent Iy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24

Especial from United Press Boston, March 24.-Eugene N. Foss, newly elected Congressman from the fourteenth Massachusetts district, does not want to be regarded as having garnered any personal laurels from the outcome of that fight. He wants the result considered a victory for the reciprocity idea and as rebuke to the Republican party fof the Payne A1drich tariff bill. In an interview here today MT. Foss expressed his views on the matter, declared he would not be a candidate for the next term in Congress and refused to be considered as a gubernatoria1 possi- bility in Massachusetts. Discussing the recent, election he said:
 ''It is the cause which has won, ;, he said and I most heartily depre- cate any attempt to attach any per sona1 distinction to me as a result of what has happened
 "In Congress I will endeavor to do Congress ready to vote with the in surgent Republicans and
 Tt was not my victory; it was the victory of the cause. That's what l wish the people to appreciate"
 That MT Toss may be a national political figure, however, is not inn possible. Enthusiastic partisans of the are suggesting him as leader in other battles One of those suggestions, fathered by Mayor Fitzgerald, is that
 MT. Toss should aspire to the Vice Presidency. He thought a ticket head ed by Governor Harmon of Ohio with Foss as the second figure would mean victory to the Democrats and it is movement looking to such a comnis- sion may be attemDted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
PISTOL VICTIM A PRISONER UNABLE
 TO COME TO COURT

Owing to the continued inability of Andrew Trappani to leave St. Vim cents hospital, the trial of Felice Nappa and Trappani for assault with intent to murder. committed upon one another in a pistol duel in Water street, was again postponed in the city court today.
 Trappani will likely be able to leave the hospital by Saturday. The case was continued until that time by Judge Wilder. Trappani is under po- lice guard at the hospital while Kappa is at liberty in bail of $1,500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
OVER 300 HOMES UP
 IN SMOKE
Especial from United Press.)

Mount Hope, W. Va, March a. Two hundred families have been de- prived of homes and shelter today by "a fire which swept through the en- tire town. Over 800 homes and buildings were destroyed, at a loss of s20O,00O and practically everyone of the 15OO residents of the village sus- sained a loss of some kind
 Of the 200 families practically ev- eryone lost all they owned. An ap- peal was made to the governor for aid and a detail of the national guard has been ordered here together with tent, provisions and supplies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24
BURGLARS FLEE AT
 APPROACH OF COPS
HAD BUNDLED TOGETHER CLOTHING OF PEMBROKE ST. MERCHANT.

Related pedestrians wandering by the store of Max Isenberg at "A Penn broke street discovered burglars at work before daybr eak today, as they glanced through the windows. Hurry ing to the Second Precinct they re- ported their find.
 Sergeant O'Leary and aPtrolnan Me Govern hastened to the store, and found the intruders had fled, leaving a large amount of clothing bundled to- gether the counters. Isenberg was summoned to take inventory. He missed only one overcoat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-24

Beam1ng with smiles with messages of good cheer and love for all the world, Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer and worlds oldest poet today celebrated in this city her 90th birth day. Indisposed for several weeks with rheumatism, Miss Crosby ex- pressed herself as being entirely recov- cred today, and she received dozens of callers at her home. She took luncheon as the guest of the Fanny Crosby cir cle of the Kings Daughters of the First M. E.. church, at the home of Mrs. Orvi1le Rector, and this evening she will be the guest of honor at a reception to be rendered her by the First M. B. church. Here she will she has just completed.
 At the portal of her 91st year, Miss Crosb-- looked down the vista of years with her minds eyes, the only eyes