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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
EXCESSIVE EXPRESS
 RATES CHARGED
Interstate Commerce Com mission Investigating Complaint that Companies Combine to Keep Up Prices.
Especial from United Press.)

New York, Feb. 7.-B. E. Sundberg, of Kennedy, Minn., upon whose com plaint that the express companies of the country are in combination to keep up excessive rates the Interstate Commerce Commission is holding an investigation in this city before Ref cree Lyon, declared today that in his present rates fully 60 per cent and still make money. On the witness stand he declared that he had been charged seven times as much express sage on many articles than he would have had to pay h3d he sent them by freight and he insisted that he made the complaint against the express com paries because the people of the sec tion in which he resides are victims of gross over charges by the express companies.''
 Wells. Fargo Company, took exceptions to Sundbergs testimony. He decla red that, if the reduction he demanded of 60 per cent in rates were to be put into effect, express companies would be swamped with business that it has no desire to handle He declared ex- press matter is handled on fast trains, many of them passenger trains, with the result that the express business was necessarily particular.
 Ludlow said in conclusion that the express companies would deem it great favor if the Interstate Com merce Commission would submit a schedule Of rates according to their opinion of what express rates ought to be.
 The hearing closed at noon today. The two sides will submit their briefs to the commission soon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
BUMPS SURPRISE
 FRIENDS WITH
 :, . WEDDING STORY
October Bride Is Daughter of Former Alderman Com CT of Twelfth-Groom a Dashing Young Militia man.

Mr. ahd Mrs. Nelson F. Bump sur prised their friends at a house party last week by announcing that they had been married since October. The party at which the announcement was made was in honor of what the guests supposed was the approaching mar riage of the young people.
 The groom is a bookkeeper in the employ of the Bridgeport Trust Co.,. a graduate of the B. H. S., where he was a 1uember of the football team. He was a lieutenant in the Fourth Com pany of Coast Artillery.
 The bride is Miss Stella Conner, daughter of former Alderman Frank Conner of the Twelfth district. Miss Conner has been in the telephone ex- change at the plant of the American & British Mfg. Go.
 The young people, whose courtship had extended over many months, sto.e quietly away to New Haven in Octo- Der and were welded. and it was not until last week when their friends ex- pected to hear the date of the nuptials announced that the young people said that they were already married.
 Both the bride and groom have a host of friends in this city whose con- gra tulatiOns they will receive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
IN NEW YORK 300
 PERSONS FORCED INTO ZERO CHILL
Especial from United Press.)

 New York, Feb. 7.-ACCompan1ed by 8 blizzard like wind that seemed to free; the marrow in the bones, Inc cold wave that swept down Sat Irday night had, by today developed Into the .ery coidest of the winter. intense suffering is the result. The recording of the official ther- nometer here was 1.9 degrees above zero the lowest reading made in New York City in years. The coming of he sur did little to warm up the city Tor 8 o'clock the. thermometer had risen o;ly 2.4 above zero.
 So intense was the cold and so nigh the wind that pedestrians were oractica Y -sN ept off their feet. Suf- lering among the poor is indescrib- lble. The municipal lodging house md the vsrious mission houses through ut the city housed more peo- ole last ight tharl any other night of he winter.
 The rivers and upper bay are filled with great blocks or ice and small ooat traffic was greatly impeded. Ferry slips were filled with ice and svery boat bringing over commuters rom the Brooklyn and Jersey shores vas delayed in consequence.
 Three hundred persons who, tf1inly dad, were forced to the streets dur ng the minor fires on the lower East Side suffered terribly from the chill ng blasts.
 According to the weather man, the present. cold spell came down from Alaska and the adjacent Canadian .erritory where on last "Wednesday he thermometer registered 60 de- yrees below zero. The cold spell is Teneral throughout the country. There is warm spell following close ,n the heels of the present frigid one. It is already making itself felt in he northwest sJnmindful of the Arctic breezes, five mem bers of the Arctic Swimming Club took a nice lea dip at Coney Island today hough there were few spectators who Jared watch them. Over at Sheeps- lead Bay four more breasted the ice old water. In northern New York he thermometer is registering as low IS 20 degrees below with a blizzard aging
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
LOCAL, POLICY
 MEN FLEECED
Magazine Writer Shows How Fake Set of Num-
 bers Was Used
Then Game Bad Feeling and Complaints to Authorities With Raids-New Haven Gambler Responsible for Last Raids Here.

Interesting sidelights on the game of policy, and incidentally on the last of the policy raids pulled off by the local the current issue of the Metropolitan Magazine by Henry Westerman, under the caption of '"The Meanest Thieves in the World"
 Westerman tells of how Bridgeport policy dealers. along with those in Providence. Troy and Philadelphia, were feeced by disgruntled dealers who had withdrawn from their asso- citation. This led to complaints and cross complaints to the authorities, and finally resulted in wholesa e ra ds.
 The last raids made in Bridgeport occurred June 22 1909. In these John D. Carpenter and Andrew Farrell were fined $100 and costs in the city court. Since then the police have not been called upon to act.
 Westerman has made an investiga- tior of the development of the policy game. He says it originated in the brain of a Yankee named Zacariah Simmons who first associated with big gamb' 'ers, then thought out a. scheme of filching the poor. He was sue ceeded by the late Al Adams formerly
 
 Haven & Hartford railroad. who in turn on being imprisoned was sup planted by an organization known as the Big Five. They conducted their system in cipher. one drawing doing for the entire territory, yet each of the five had a monopoly of one section.
 Recently, Weste~man points out. one of the Big Five fell away. and started an independent game. The rival pol icy slips circulated in the same towns, and occasionally one or the other would send out a false set of num- bers. so cleverly arranged that the op- position did not recognize the decep- tion until the winning slips had been cashed in The result was complaint after complaint to various police de- partments.
 The last raid made in this city was the result of information supplied to the local authorities by a New Haven gan bier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
UNSOLD ALLIES CAUSE
 SUIT; DUDLEY LOSES
Costs Given to Former Own CT of Arcade Bowling Els
 tablishment in Suit by
 Former Partner.

Alfred P. Dudley, proprietor of the Arcade Bowling Alleys, John street, has lost his suit aga nst Charles C. Pettigrew, now of Danbury, his former partner Judge Scott in the Common Pleas court today gave decision al- lowing judgment for the defendant to recover costs. Dudley and Pettigrew some time ago opened the Arcade al- leys Later Pettigrew sold out his in- terests to Dudley, and removed to Danbury, where he installed alleys. Business at the Arcade alleys prosper ed so that Dudley installed three more alleys. Later these were removed to make room for a moving picture house. Dudley having placed the alleys in storage, conferred with Pettigrew to get a buyer. He alleged that Petit grew promised either to get a buyer or buy them himself for Danbury. Pettigrew stated that he did try. but was unsuccessful in getting pur- chaser. He would have dorfe so him self but Scould not get a suitable bui d. ing in Danbury. The deal accordingly fell through. Dudley had chances to dispose of the, alleys, but gave Petit grew first choice. He thought he was out on the deal about $900 and sued for that amount. Ire alleys are still in storage in this city,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
Three Small Fires Engage the Bremen
Chimney Soot, Defective Stove Pipe Hole, and Frozen Water Pipe Are Respective Causes.

The fire department was called 10 785 Shelton street, this morning, to extinguish fire in the cellar of the building where Mrs. Terrence Mo- M""on lad heen thawing a water pipe. The torch she was using ac- C4~ ntaliy set ire to the building.
 The crew of the chemical engine was called to the home of DIP. Black, 161 North avenue, this morning. where large quantity of soot, in the chimney, had taken fire. No dam age was Qcne.
 At 8 o'clock yesterday morning, the department. was called to extinguish a fire at 422 High street. Here the sheet iron lining If a stove pipe hole had rusted away. The Italian ten ants had failed tC run the stove pipe far enough into the hole. The dam age will not be very great.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
New London.

The co.dest day Bridgeport has seen many years was today. In early morning thermometers registered from Tour to eigI.t degrees below zero, ac- cording to their loca ation. From o'clock until noon the mercury slowly climbed in its slender tube until 1t reached ten above. But at that hour, to the shivering pedestrian, it seemed no warmer than before. The lowest temperature in this vicinity was in Newtown. where in Newtown street, the mercury stood, in the early part of the day. at F below.
 My but it was co.di From the re- gions made famous by pr. Cook an Icy blast began, yesterday, to blow. All through the night it rattled loose fearful energy.
 At the headquarters of the i"big" show, in the West End. the animals were most uncomfortable, excepting the polar bears, who bestirred them selves in the belief that the good old days had come again.
 It was a merry time for the plumb CTS Never within the memory of the oldest has there been "a greater de- mand for tkeir services in thaWing out frozen r.pcs and repairing leaks.
 It was otherwise with the drug store man the soda fountain. he demand for soft drinks was cut off almost completely. "hot choco -ate'' fiends be- Ing the Cnly ones who patronized these thirst emL criums.
 The cather man says that it will continue cold throughout tonight, that it will be cold tomorrow morning, but that during tomorrow the temperature vii rise steadily until the ordinary January status is restored.
 Tn nearby places the temperature ranged about ss in tflis city. At Trum- bull t was reported four below, but thermometers in less exposed situations gave slightly higher figures.
 Theodore Judson, keeper of the Strat- ford light. which stands on a point of land extending into Long Island sound. just where the Housatonic Riv- er empties, reported an early morning temterature of eight below.
 h Easton at seven o'clock the mer- cETy vas eight below.
 In Newtown at o'clock it was F teltw.
 Ia Fairfield at o'clock it was four 3e,aw
 A year ago today tn weather rec Drds for Bridgeport showed a morn Ing temperature of- two above zero.
 Feb. 7. 1906 a tt IT mperature of six below was ret orded.
 Jan. 3, 1904, the mercury stood at IA below, and -his Was the coldest day officially recCIded
 The clock at Fairfield avenue and Main streets froZe it's hands, which refused to go round.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
BEARS RULE WALL STREET AND FORCE DOWN STOCKS TO
 POINT OF DEMORALIzATION
No Real Cause Given for Drop But the Usual Complaint of Federal Interference Hung Over the Market Like 8 Spectre.

* Company; that there was an abso- lute certainty of a strike of the rail- way employees because their demands for more pay were to be enforced and that several of the big combina- t1ons were under investigation by the Department of Justice. One excuse given for the weakness in Steel was that number of stocks had been maneuvered with today's drop and that number af big accounts had been sold out, their owners refusing longer to put up the necessary mar gins to cover their trades.
 number of leading brokers who have been bullish in their utterances in the past, climbed on the bear band wagon today and offered most of the entire list for sale. London sold the New York market heavily, dumping exceeding 50,000 shares each of Steel and Union Pacific on the market.
 Inactive issues suffered with the standards, Southern Railway Prefer red being off points and Nesting house 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
Especial from United Press ]

New York, Feb. 7.-The spectre of Federal interference" although laid" so far as official Washington IS concerned, hung over the stock market today with the result that at noon conditions bordering on de- moralization prevailed. All of the standard stocks, the Harrimans, Steel, Reading, Shelters and most of the 1ndustrials were under the severest pressure and values sold off from three to five points below Saturdays close.
 The bear element was in absolute control. So far as the curb brokers could learn there was no real cause for the drop. TheIc was the usual chorus of rumors to the effect that the government considered bringing an action against tine United Steel Corporation under the Sherman anti trust law; that the big copper merger had been abandoned by J. P. Morgan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
WEALTHY MERCHANT
 ELOPES WITH GIRL
Wife Prostrated Over Dis covery and Young Wom- ans Father Has Sworn Out Warrant for Missing Mans Arrest.
Special from United Press.) )

Philadelphia, Feb. That the sim ultaneous disappearance of George w. McKenney, a wealthy coffee dealer, and 19 year old Amanda Brandeau was followed by trip to Canada to- gether, is the belief which hss led the young woman's father Henry w. Brandeau, of Germantown, to swear out a warrant for McKenneys arrest. The girl disappeared on Jan. 27. Me Kenney left his home where his wife was i'll and one of Mrs. McKenney's S physicians says she is prostrated at the news of the elopement.
 message from Winnipeg, Manito- ba, stated that a girl answering the description of Miss Brandeau was seen on west bound Canadian Pacific &C., cOmpa nied by a man answering Me Kenney's description. A letter was re- ceived here from Miss Brandeau post marked Montreal in which she stated that she is we'll and happy with the man she loved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
STEAMER IN HEAVY
 LIST HAS ICICLES
Vessel Laden With Sugar Meets High Seas All Way
 Up to New York
Watch and Bridge Men
 Nearly Dead from Expos
 ure When Ship Anchored at Quarantine. :?
Especial from United Press.>

New York, Feb. With heavy list to port her decks a foot deep in ice, with icicles as thick as mans leg hanging from all portions of her spars and with her crew frozen to the marrow, tine steamer Eva, Emma nsus, Cuba. sugar laden, came slowly up the Narrows today and anchored off Quar- antine after the most tempestuous voyage in her history. The vessel met high seas all the way up. Yester- day, however, she Ten into the worst storm of all Giant waves hurled across tho vessel and water found it's way into the cargo of sugar.
 The vessel was hote-to in the bllZ- gard and temporary repairs effected. Later in the day heavy snow squalls set in which lested until o'clock in the afternoon, when the wind increas- ed to the force of a hurricane. The ship staggei ed through the flashing ele- ments white as a sceptre, as the bull warks aud rigging were frosted with icyi spray Unti. small ropes assumed the ! rep, rtlcns of great trees. The wet sugar caused the ship to list bad Iy. The watch and bridge men were nearly dead from the exposure and had to be relieved every few moments. so great was their sufferings when the ship came up to her anchorage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
TWISTED HOLDS RECORD FOR CONNECTICUT; THE
 MERCURY AT 20 BELOW.

Winsted, Feb. T.-The coldest tenn peraturc of the winter in Connecti- cut, if not in several winters, was registered in the exposed parts of the town around z o'clock this morning. At that hour the temperature was of hcially announced as being 29 de- grees below zero which is IA degrees colder than it has been at any other time during the present winter here.
 A biting wind is sweeping the town making it almost unbearable to ven- ture out of doors.
 Almost aS severe cold prevails in neighboring towns. Norfolk register ed 24 below at $ o'clock. The schools in Riverton and Colebrook were closed touay on account of the ex- treme weather
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07

as a result of a breaking beam. The engine plowed alongside the tracks and stopped at the edge of an em- bankment. A panic among the passen- gers was narrowly averted. Realizing the situation, Conductor Feree, who was 65 years old, started on the run for the Yalesville station. Reaching the agents office, he grabbed the phone receiver and a few seconds af- ter he mad notified the New Haven officials of the accident, suddenly dropped over to the floor dead. A phy- sicf was called and pronounced death due to heart failure occasioned by the wreck.
 The wreckers were rushed to the scene and the tracks were soon clear ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
 IN EDGE OF THE WAVE.

Boston, Feb Lone death and the probability that another will die from exposure are today reported as a re- iult Of the cold wave which for hours ias settled in New England and which reached it's maximum at Mas au. N. H., with de grees below zero. n Boston today it IS below.
 The only death so far reported is hat of an unknown man about IS ears old who was found frozen stiff outside of Northboro. At Hollistonc ohm D. Driscoll, Jr., was discovered in the ice of Lake Withrop when life lad all but fed. Today he is in the Framineham Hospital with chances bout even Tor his recovery.
 All over New England the mercury ell low At Portland, Me, it was K below; at Worcester, Mass, three: tt Springfield two below and Provi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
WIND AND ICE MAY
 LEAVE HER CRIPPLE
Woman Caught In Blow at Street Corner Falls and Breaks Kneecap.

Slipping on an icy walk in a gust of wind at Housatonic and East Washington avenues at noon, today, Mrs. Mary Gill sustained injuries that may leave her permanently crippled. Mrs. Gill and her littls daughter were caught in the wind : i the corner and both fell heavily. The mother was unable to arise. Other pedestrians summoned the ambulance corps.
 Dr. Bennett found on examination at the emergency hospital that she bad broken her right knee cap, and had sustained violent wrench of the limb as we'll.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
WlLMOT WILL
 LEAVES ALL
 TO WIDOW

The will of the late Horace s. Will mot, who for many years was secee- tary and treasurer of the White Mfg. Company, was filed in the Probate court today. To the brother of the testator, Walter S. Wilmot. secretary of the Bridgeport Hydra ulic Company, $500 is left, and all the remainder of the estate to the widow, Alice B. Will mot Walter $. Wilmot and Charles G. Sanford are named as executors without bonds. The will is dated March 31. 1891. Orlando H. Brothwel and Robert $. Hincks are named as annraiSerS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
Judgment Debtor Is,
 Taken On Body Writ

Stanislaw Zenko, residing at 179 Sterling street, was arrested, this morning, by Deputy Sheriff Peter Doolan. on a body writ in suit brought by Samuel Levinson, of An sonia. Levinson declares that he sold property for Zenko in Huntington, but that the latter did not pay. This was about Dec. 1 at which time Zenko had in his possession $1,00O in per scnal property, which it is alleged he concealed from Levinson. Later the plaintiff was awarded judgment of S7O by Justice Reuben H. Tucker, in AnSOnia. He now sues for SEQ.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC
 SLOWLY RISING, CAUSES SEVEN
 DEATHS DURING JANUARY

There were seven deaths from scar let fever in the city during the month of January and Health Officer B. A Mcclellan said that the epidemic haC increased in January over December so that he believed there were over 100 ca ses in the city at the present. He believed the number of cases reported in February showed that the epidemic was being checked somewhat. There were 75 cases in December.
 The iexact number sof cases will be reported 10 the health board at it's meeting to be held tomorrow night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
FREEZING FTREMEN.

Altoona, Pa., Feb. 7.-The business section of Tyrone was threatened with destr uction by fire for two hours this morning. A workman, thawing a frozen water pipe on the third floor of Charles Ferris three story block, started the flames and they spread to the Robert H. Garman & w. F. Hill CT block adjoining entailing a loss of s30, 900.
 Bremen suffered intensely in the cold weather, the water freezing to their clothing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
IN NORWALK; 8 BELOW.

Norwalk, Feb. 7.-The weather market was "beared" yesterday, thanks to MT. Ground Hog, until it reached 8 and g degrees below zero as indicated by the mercury this morning. This is the lowest weather reported for the season. Ice men are wearing the smile that won't come off for, they want to harvest a second crop of ice, but the smile is off of every other face in NQSwalk, save the coal dealers and they are only half smiling. They are so busy they haven't got time to smile broadly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
FTRENEN TIAMPERED.

Boston, Feb. 7.-F'ire in the heart Of the financial district here gave the firemen the hardest hour and half fight they. have had for months early today. Starting in the brokers lunch con club on State street, the flames for a time threa tened to spread to the big banking and steamship houses nearby and were only quenched after long struggle. With the temperature at 3 below zero, the fremen were greatly han pered in their fiaht snd for a long time 1t was feared that the damage would be great. Three firemen were treated for exhaustion and ex- posture after the danger had passed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07

OIIR sPECIALTY-Countr Fork, Pigs Hooks. and Brautwurst. at Nagal's. F. Main St. G 15* If 135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07

Besides the seven deaths by scarlet fever there were 131 other deaths, a otal of 13S.
 There were g deaths from pneu- monia and 21 deaths from consump- ton.
 There were four deaths of an acci- dental or violent nature: John Purcell, skull fractured by fall; Hans Peter Iverson, fractured skull through fall froma ladder; James Miller. concussion of the brain through an injury to the skull; Benjamin Whyland, suicide by inhaling cI1loroform.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
Skoplifting Whiskey
 Is Charge Against Her

Detected in the act. it is charged. of stealing a bott'e of whiskev. woman giving her name as Mrs. Fannie Wheeler and her residence in Nichols street. was arrested at Cody's drug store in East Main street. just before noon today She was turned over to Patrolman Ramsey by Proprietor Cody. and held at police headquarters on the charge of theft.
 Mrs. Wheeler is alleged to have taken the whiskey while the proprie- tor was securing medcNe for her. Another bottle of Whiskey that van ished several days ago is held to have vanished in the same manner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-07
Especial from United Press. )

.Yalesville, Conn.,, Feb. 7.-Overcome with the excitement of being in his first wreck although he had been in the employ of the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford Railroad for upwards of 25 years Conductor c. F. Feree, of Hartford, dropped dead in the local railroad station today while telephon- ing the officials at New Haven to keep the way clear until the wreck of his train, passenger No. 8S bound for Springfield, Mass. had been cleared from the tracks.
 While about one half a mile from the YalesVi.le station, the engine of the train and a fore coach were derailed