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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
THAYER WOULD STAND
 FOR A PARCELS POST
 AND OLD AGE PENSIONS

you where you stand on public utili- ties legislation, don't get cold feet and dodge, but take my advice and say: I'm wid ye,' and say no more. And when asked as to the Senatorial question. answer: I'm for Thayer.' But I hear you say: Why should l stand for Thayer until he declares himself as he demands of others?'
 '"This you have the right to say. You should be a Missourian and de- mand to be shown. This is putting to the coming candidates for the leg islature I shall from time to time state my position. And now, not to make this letter too long. I will say generally that I want to be an in surgent, and with the insurgents stand for an insurgent is a real Democrat and a patroit, regardless of his in herited tendency to party. And should I go to the Senate shall be found voting with the insurgents for real revision downward of the tariff.
 'I shall go not as the representative of the three express companies but rather to extend the public service and give the people the benefit of the parcels post. This would be run ership hobby, to which notice with satisfaction the Hartford Courant has become a convert.
 And again, when it comes to frank ing sack after sack of garden seeds, consular reports and punk speeches which were never spoken, would not be so very particular to send them out just at the time the railroad companies are weighing the mails for new contracts with the government.
 "Then, there is the statement of Aldrich that he could save $300,000,- 900 a year if permitted to manage your Uncle Sam's business. If sent to the Senate I would spend lots and lots of time to discover the secret of this great waste, and darn me if wouldn't make an effort to save a part of the three hundred millions. Instead of wasting this vast sum an- nually why not devote it to old age pensions?
 Speaking of Aldrich reminds me of Bristow and rubber. If, in the Senate, who knows but that the writ CT might get the job of investigating the Bristow charges against Aldrich
 By the way. Daniel, have you seen anything of the dignified gentleman from Illinois. named Lorimer? (Sign- ed), Charles F. Thayer."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
BLACK ACTRESS HELD FOR BOLD ROBBERY OF MEN Accomplices of Negress Sought for Holding Up
 Pedestrians DUSKY W0MAh'S HUGS COSTLY fI@soksGAI A n~~s.. 1s-a41 f-r
DUSKY W0MAh'S HUGS COSTLY
Identified As Principal In Two Thefts-She Is Held
 for Superior Court

Representing herself as a song and dance artist from Nova Scotia, visit Ing friends here for a few days, Bes- sic Smith, a negress aged A, was held in bail of $500 for trial in the Superior Court today for theft of s5 from the person of Fred Butterfeld, a farmland from Cornwall, Conn, whom she held
 Bessie was identified by another man as the woman who took a dollar from his pocket in the same vicinity We'd nesday night, when she with another woman and two men stopped the un- suspecting victim in the shadow of the viaduct-
 Ed Butterfield, aged 50, finished hay ing in Cornwall yesterday and he came to Bridgeport for a little re- taxation. Wandering about town, he chanced to encounter the negress who gave him a hWing embrace and at the same time deftly extracted his cash from his pocket. Ed hadn't seen a train of cars or an automobile for three weeks till yesterday but he was still wide awake, and he hadn't thrust the amorous negress away but a mo- ment when he discovered he had been robbed.
 He sought Policeman John Ryan whom he took back to the scene of the theft and pointed out the woman. She was searched at police headquar-
 Today Bessie said she was visiting with friends at Lafayette and Liberty streets. The police are seeking an other woman and two men said to be operating with Bessie in her money gathering.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
MERCHANT FLEES AFTER STABBINC
 MAN FOR DEBT Victim, Pounded and Stab bed, Left Lying on Street
 Corner Today LATER REMOVED TO HOSPITAL Police Send Out Warning for Apprehension of Miss ing Merchant for At
 tempt to Kill
LATER REMOVED TO HOSPITAL

Following a bloody stabbing affray at Steuben and Booth streets at $ o'clock this morning, an alarm was sent out from police headquarters for the arrest of Frank Locactro, store keeper at 739 Pembroke street, for assault with intent to kill. His vic- tim Vincent Augustine, of 161 steu- ben street, is seriously injured, and is at the Bridgeport Hospital. He will recover.
 Locactro used to keep a boarding house and when Augustine left his place, Locactro claims he owed him s1.40 Augustine and he met at the street corner today and a dispute arose over the unpaid balance.
 Augustine told the police while his wounds were being dressed at the emergency hospital that his assailant punched kim in both eyes, then stab- bed him on the nose.
 He was picked up at the street cor ner in a pool of blood, his assailant running away after drawing the knife on him. pr. Krause found the mans eyes closed and an incised wound an inch long on the nose, and the nose probably broken. The man suffered profuse hemorrhage from the nostrils and mouth and fearing he might be suffering from internal injuries, Dr. Krause sent him to the Bridgeport hospital for observation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
JIM O'ROURKE TO CATCH ONE GAME
 FOR BRIDGEP0RTS
Manager McCann Secures Promise of Retired Player and Magnate to Get
 Into Game Again O'Rourke, Jr., Is Not Seri- ously Hurt and Will Soon
 Be In Game Again

James H. O'Rourke received tele- gram today from his son. James, Jr.' who is playing second base for the Columbus team of the American As sociation, to the effect that Jimmy IS recovering from the effects of the blow fin the head from a pitched ball. MT. ORourke does not think that Jimmy is seriously injured, although some of the press reports would have it that he was knocked speeches. and re- mained so.
 The New Haven Palladium printed a story today to the effect that the vet eran ball player who retired recently from baseball by disposing of the local franchise, was soon to play a game as catcher for the New Haven team. MT. O'Rourke smiled when shown the story and said it probably meant that he had agreed to catch a game or two for the Bridgeports, one of which may be in New Haven and the other in Holyoke.
 Manager McCann of the Bridgeports Is very anxious to have Jim get in the game even if he makes one appearance only Prior to the death of MT. ORourke's wife. Jim was daily linn herring uD and was in pretty good ahape Since then. however, he has lost all interest in the game but his family and close friends believe that if be could be induced to take hold asain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
eff Any Automobiles Was Driving His Gar 35 Miles An Hour In Fairfield
 Avenue, He Was Vio-
 tating the Law
 And He Should Be Arrested and Punished for it, "Con- tinues Secretary Rogers Judge Had Discharged Wealthy Publisher, Who Confessed to Fast Driving

Concerning the discharge by Judge Carl Foster in the City court of Will son F. Brainard. the New York pub fisher, who admitted driving his car 35 miles an hour in Fairfield avenue, Secretary of State M. 1T. Rogers said this morning:
 'T don't want to be put in the light of criticising the action of the court, but will say that if any automobilist was driving his car at the rate of 35 miles an hour in Fairfield avenue, or any other street in the city. he was violating the law and should be arrest ed and punished for 1t. The law says that cars shall not be driven at a rate of more than 25 miles an hour."
 Secretary Rogers said they had a similar case in Hartford and that a man who had driven his car at rate of 25 miles an hour and who was the City court and fined S25 besides having his license suspended.
 To the Secretary of State has been assigned the duty of regulating auto- mobile traffic, and this morning when he learned that Brainard, who was discharged by the court, is New Yorker. he said:
 T1e very thing we have been try ing to do throughout the State is to stop foreign owners from coming to this State ana running cars over the highways as they would not dare to do in their own States. The State law makes it possible for a violation to be committed when a driver is run ming a car only three miles an hour, and there is a section that keeps the speed limit down to 10 miles an hour at curves and other dangerous spots."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
NO BORG ACID IN
 THE ICE CREAM CONES
 MADE IN BRIDGEPORT

The stories published in the newspa- pers of the stopping of the sale of ics cream cones in New York city be- cause they contained boric acid as a preservative so affected the sale of ice cream cones in this city that it dropped off two-thirds. The major ity of the cones sold in this city were made here and this morning Health Officer E. A. Mcclellan and Sanitary Inspector F. W. Lynch visited the plant of the only local manufactur- CT, Jacob Huber in Wall street.
 They examined the product as made by MT. Huber and pronounced 1t a. good wholesome product. A batch of the cones were mixed and baked in the presence of the health officers who each ate a cone, as did members from the staffs of all the local news papers.
 The visit was made by the health officer because the stories circulated about the boric acid cones in New York hurt the local trade and if it continued might cause the plant to shut down.
 They found the Huber cones made on a griddle iron the same as a hot waffle. After being baked the waffle is rolled in the shape of cone. Only enough cones are made each day for days supply so that they are used fresh every day in the several retail stores and drug store fountains where they are dispensed.
 MT. Huber told the health officers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23

that he had no secret formula and that the recipe he used was the same as mother used years ago in Germany in making Easter cakes
 The waffle maker puts eggs, lard. colors it with a teaspoonfuI of ve1e- table coloring made of carrot juice. Within a few minutes time the batter was cooked in the shape of the savory and crisp cones. The health officer and sanitary inspector were sure that there could not be anything better.
 Up to the time the health officials seized the cones in New York city, MT. Huber was selling over 1,50O cones daily and could not supply the home demand. He never ships cones out of town. The borfc acid cones are not rolled up by hand, but are pressed into shape by a machine. They weigh about one-third the weight of the hand made cone and cost about half as much although the boric acid in them makes 1t possible to keep them for an fnde- finite period. The home made cones will not keep longer than any home made cake.
 MT. Auper said that when he first read of the boric acid cones in New York he was tempted to tell the pub lie the differences between them and the homemade product. But he wait ed, and 1t was not until the sale be- gan to drop off that he learned that the people thought all cones contained the dreaded acid He declared that it is not difficult to learn that people read the newspapers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
FOUR HEROES OF EXPLOSION
 ARE IGNORED
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United PresS.)
 Fortress Monroe, Va, July B. Battery De Russy who were not in- capacttated by their wounds were lined up in Colonel Townsley's office today to receive the commandments s commendation for their bravery whhich prevented the explosion of the doubtedly saving the lives of many more of the members of the ill-fated Sixty-ninth company.
 The men to receive this honor are Hawk, Private Charles B. Parks and Private D. c. Wigley.
 Those commended for distinguish ed services in time of peril are Lieu tenant George P. Hawes, Jr., Lieu tenant Van Dusen, Sergeant G. P. reys and Corporal William Bryan
 So modest were the four heroes designated for certificates of merit that it was only late yesterday that a clue to their identity was obtained. The survivors of the company were assembled and put through a cross examination, one at a time, by Cap tain Prentice and Lieutenant Mack before the admission was obtained from the four men that they had and gases and burning fragments to carry the four powder bags from the covered section of the platform, to a place of safety.
 Private Parks, who was knocked down by the explosion and struck by burning chunks of powder, seized the first bag. Cook Hawk snatched the second bag, already smoking, feom Prentice, and extinguished the sparks as he ran. Privates Faulkner and Wigley ran across from the platform to Gun No. 2 and grabbed the other two bags, carrying them through the fire zone to safety.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
THREE RULERS
 WHOSE HEALTH
 CAUSES WORRY
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 London. July 23.-Europe is be- ginning to worry seriously over the health of three of her rulers, Kaiser Franz Josef of Austria; Kaiser Will helm of Germany, and King Alfonso of Spain.
 Franz Josef is breaking down from old age. The slightest exertion ex- hausts him and he frequently has lapses from consciousness At best courtiers feel that his death Is only a matter of few more months.
 It is an open secret that Wilhelm s recent complaint of a "boiI on the wrist was really a serious matter. His blood, 1t is said, has been tainted since his birth, as is evidenced by his withered and useless left arm and the alarming abscess of the left ear from which he constantly suffers. His former high spirits have given way to melancholy and depression to an alarming extent.
 Alfonso, like Wilhelm, suffers from a painful malady of the ear which Dr. Moure the famous Bordeaux spe- Cialist has tried vainly for more than a year to relieve. Alfonso's ear trouble like the Kaisers recent boil. however, is unquestionably a synp- tom of general disorganization in the blood. He seems to be a man whose health as we'll as nerves have col lapsed completely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
ANOTHER BATCH OF
 LOVE LETTERS TO v
 DEAR LIL RUZzIE
Miss Smiths Erstwhile Sweetheart, Unawed by Her Threat of Prosecution for Blackmail, Continues
 to Tell of Romance

When Helen secured her divorce she was fearful that these same let ters would fall into a third person hands. She proposed a love bonfire at which she and I would be invited guests and each burn the others let ters. But I refused as I wanted to preserve the letters to console me when I was away from her.
 Helen tilted me for another. Now she accuses me of trying to blackmail her. Never was money cons1dera- tion between us-she knows that. AL ways loved her for herself and she knew it.
 Most of the letters which Griswold made public today are addressed to Dear R usseu-My Forget-me-not". Dear Little Ruzzey''. and Russell, My Dear Boy"
 In one she writes. "I sent you a liebesgruss in the form of a bouquet but that wasn't half enough. I had been wondering why I didn't hear from you or see you. thought you were busy with something but never dream ing you were sick. Poor little lad.
 srHow are you? How are you? How are your affections? Is the coil work ing? am at this end of it if you will send me a wireless. A million Ks from your own Bhide."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
Especial from United Press.)


 Norwich, Conn, July 23.-The ir- repressible Charles F. Thayer, His Honor, the Mayor of Norwich and self-announced candidate for the United States Senate, bubbled over again today in an open letter to Dan Cronin, who represents New London in the lower House at Hart ford. In this third of the letter series which is generally considered next to the Bulkeley-McLean-Hill trio as the most interesting act on the political stage up to this time, Mayor Thayer called himself an insurgent, for" he says, "an insurgent is a real Demo- crat and patriot regardless of his in- herfted tendency to party"
 Mayor Thayer nailed the down. ward revision of the tariff plank, the parcels post plank, old age pensions, retrenchment and other stout blanks in his platform. The letter follows:
 An open letter to Dan Cronin, Honorable Daniel M. Cronin, New London. My Dear Cronin:
 'I wrote you an open letter last night but 1t Is lost, strayed or stolen and I cannot wait for it to turn up, I so want to congratulate you on announced in the Waterbury Herald.
 You see, it is this way. As state Senator you will have a vote to cast for United States Senator. That is me, Democratically speaking. My program is to get the bearings of every candidate for the legislature on the Senatorial question just as the Business Mems Association is trying out candidates on the success of a public utilities bill. Why should not the people know where candidates stand on matters of supreme import ance so that they may the better de- eide which of the candidates to vote for?
 'aThe theory is that we are a gov ernment of, by and for the people, and if this theory is to be put into practice the people ought to know of a candidate more than his name and address.
 They are entitled to know wheth- .er he goes to the legislature in their interest or as the representative of lthe special interests and whether he will vote for a United States Senator who favors special interests rather than the common good.
 Now. when the business men ask
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
MIR, BUCK TO
 TEACH COURSE
 FOR CARPENTERS
Further Plans for Tuition In New Trade School Equipment of Car
 penter Shop

George w. Buck of Hampton, Va, is to be the teacher of carpentry in the new State Trade School. He has fi- nally been chosen as the strongest, man for the position of some ten or twelve candidates from all over the section of the country who have been con- sidered. The new teacher comes to the school from the we'll known Ham, ton Normal & Agricultural Institute, at Hampton, Va, where he has been in charge of the carpentry department of the trade school for the past 10 years.
 MT. Buck was born in Buckingham, Canada. His first experience in the carpentry trade was with his father, who was an expert carpenter, the family then being located in Ken lucky.
 partment, all of which is in position, is one of the best which could be se- cured and includes a swing saw, 36 inch band saw, 12 inch rip saw, 12 in. cabinet saw, 12 in. OF jointer, "A in. single surface planer, 12 in. hand turning lathe, 20 in. patternmakers lathe. No. 2 double end emery grind CT, grindstone and full list of small tools for general use and indivi- dual sets for each boy who takes the course, with work benches and other things which make up a complete equipment.
 The course as planned is to be a very practical one and is designed to give the boy a wide training in both the practice and theory of the trade.
 Applications are now being receiv- ed for these courses at the trade school office from to on any week day except Saturday, and on Wednes- day and Saturday evenings at 7:3O
 On account of the fact that MT. Buck cannot take up his work here until August 1, the opening of the school will be delayed until the 18th.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
.SABOT CLEARED OF
 CHARGE OF MURDER
Jersey City Authorities Sat isfied He Is Not the
 Guilty Man

Peter Sabot, taken from this city, to Jersey City yesterday as a sus- pect in the brutal Lucasik murder, was discharged from custody in that city last night when people upon whose description Sabot was brought to Jersey, said he was not the man they had seen in the murdered wom- ans house just before her body was found.
 middle of the week expecting to sail for Poland Thursday. Arrested Tues day night for drunkenness, he was found to tally with a description of the murderer, and was held without bail for the Jersey City authorities.
 Sahot sailed for Poland today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
Especial from United Press.)

New York, July 23-Despite the fact that Helen Woodruff Smith has threat ened to compel Russell Griswold, who is suing her for $5O.00o for breach of promise. to cease making public letters written to him by her. the young man gave out another batch today.
 In an interview in his lawyers office young 'tSiegfried" Griswold reiterated his statement that he is still in love with his wealthy and handsome "Brun- hflde'' and would marry her. He de- tended his course in making public the letters. claiming that Miss Smith had least slurs'' on his family, and "had called him names"
 But of course I still love her and always will,' he said. 'She was my first love. She was a married women when first she made love to me. She captured my heart absolutely. I was only IS years old. The second day met her she spoke of my beautiful ears, mouth and nose. Of course was susceptible to the praise of a wo- man as notable. wealthy and handsome as Helen was-and is today. I fell for it, that's all there is to 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
Sultan Hafid Becomes
 Homicidal Maniac

Selfris, July 23.-Messages from Fig indicate that the Sultan Mulai Hafid has become practically homicidaI maniac. His deposition and restor- ation to the shrine of his brother Ab- dul-EI-Aziz are considered matters of few more weeks. No one at court is free from the rulers fits of mur- derous fury. The torture he inflicts upon those who incur his wrath are fearful and his viZiers have experience ed the greatest difficulty in prevent ing his ordering of wholesale slaugh- ters in several districts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23

it would serve in no small measure to revive his spirits and he probably will again be seen at his old station behind the bat.
 It is not unlikely that his first ap- pearance will be as catcher for the Elks team when that aggregation goes up against the Derby Antlers August in Derby.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
Special from United Press.)

London, July 23-One of the greatest suffragette parades in the history of the movement was witnessed here to- day when upwards of 500.000 women marched towards Hyde Park to pro- test against the action of the govern ment in shelving the Shackleton fran chise bill granting the ballot to wo- men with property qualifications.
 At Hyde Park the half million wo- men gathered in 40 monster mass meet ings, 150 speakers participating.
 The .sarafe was 1ed hvs17 .sp,json martyrs, women who f1dd served jail sentences for their activities in con- nection with the suffrage movement. These women marching in prison garb. attracted great cheering. They were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23

was in debt and had to reduce ex- penses. He discovered that by ar arrangements between the tradesmen and the castle servants enormous prices were paid for royal supplies and heavy commissions allowed the servants-al1 at the royal expense.
 Edward ordered the practice stop ped but the tradesmen refused. Whereupon Edward shut up the cas- tie and the court moved away from Windsor. Trade slumped off until the merchants faced bankruptcy. Now they are begging clemency from King George.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-23
BARTENDERs' UNION NOTICE.

Regular monthly meeting tomor- row, 3:30 D. m., as this is the first meeting this month and there will not be another meeting until the 4th Sunday in August and as there is much business to be transacted you are particularly requested to attend. There will be a number of limitations, reinstatements and propositions. Per capita tax is now due. So bring your due books. Per order,
 HARRY A. HELLMAN,
 President.
 JOHN M. SEARS, as Secretary.