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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
POLICE NOT
 TO INVESTIGATE
 SHOOTING CASE:

N Satisfied that none but the two who are injured is to blame for their con- dition, the police have abandoned the investigation of the mysterious shoot ing that occurred in a boarding house at 696 Main street at 6:30 yesterday morning when Charles and Mary Bruno were wounded by the discharge of an old n1uzzle loading shotgun.
 Both are in St. Vincent's hospital, Brunso suffering from dangerous wound in the left side, Mrs. Bruno with her left arm shattered from wrist to elbow where the charge of shot tore through and continued on to- wards her husband.
 Just how the mishap occurred has not been explained by either to the satisfaction of the police. but they claim the shooting was accidental and as they are, the only ones directly con cerned the\police gave up the idea of arresting them though the patrol wag- on was dispatched to the scene of the shooting yesterday morning.
 Neighbors heard the discharge of the gun and woMaan's screams. They phoned police headquarters. and the arrival of the patrol was soon follow ed by that of the ambulance. Bruno is the proprietor of restaurant at 279 Water street. His wife is 21, sev- eral years younger than her husband, and attractive Mrs. Brunos arm will likely be crippled. The recovery of both is expected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
TROLLEY PASSENGERS
 BADLY SHAKEN

Dozens of passengers on cars bound from Shelton to this city were imper- filed but none seriously hurt when a late car was run down by a car on schedule time at Cold Springs station north of Peck's mill bridge at 7:15 last evening.
 Andrew Kettle, one of several New ark men aboard the rear car, was most seriously hurt, suffering severe contusions and a sprain of the left hip. Claim Agent Gould arranged for the removal of the injured people to their homes on arriving in this city, securing half a dozen carriages for that purpose
 Men named Noonan5 and Powers of Newark were in the party with Ket- tie. Al man named Reilly, living in Gilbert street, Mr. and Mrs. Holt and a Stratford man suffered parked shins the result of being thrown against forward seats-
 The company has begun an investi- eation to fix the responsibility. The crew of the cars comprised, first car, Motorman Herbert Southey, Conduc- tor Harry Yale, second car Motorman sCurley, Conductor Schofe1d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
EDDY" HERE
 ON WILD CHASE
TAFT AND
 ROOSEVELT
 CONFIRMING
Especial from United Press.)


 New Haven, Sept. 19.-Slipping quietly over from Oyster Bay to Black Rock and thence by motor to New Haven, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt came here to see President Taft this afternoon.
 By prior arrangement kept secret until the moment of his arrival. the Colonel met the President, Lloyd c. Griscom, Republican CeuntN Chair former Republican mayoralty candf- date in New York and Secretary to the President, Charles D. Norton, around the luncheon table of MT. H. President HadIey of Yale University.
 Ostensibly the, gathering was for a discussion of the political situation in New York. It is hinted. however, that under the cover of this excuse the President and the Colonel ex- changed views as to the Nationa! sit. talk which the two men have had since the Colone1's return Their for mer meeting at Beverly was devoted to personal "reminiscences.
 That the request for the conference should have come from Colonel Roose- Welt, through Griscom and Barnard, is regarded as of the utmost significance. Added to this was the effort made to keep the pow-wow secret. Secretary Norton admitted that arrangements had, been made through him by Gris- com by telephone yesterday morn ing.
 In view of Colonel Roosevelt's re- cent utterings in support of certain of the Taft policies, politicians here the contributing editor to make his peace. / All sorts of rumors were afloat with no traceable source. None of the participants in the conference
 President Taft's repudiation of Vice President Sherman for the part he played in the New York state n3udd1e in humiliating Colonel Roosevelt and that he would join hands with the former President in war on the old guard, makes the conference here of peculiar significance. The New York convention takes place on Sept. 27. Colonel Roosevelt is now preparing a speech to be delivered on that oc- the purpose of clearing up matters that he asked for a talk with the President.
 Barnard has frequently been named of late as a possible candidate for the Republican GubernatoriaI race in New York It is believed that he has the support ef~Co1onel Roosevelt. Repub- licans think Colonel Roosevelt asked for the conference with the idea of Securing further aid from the Presi- dent toward enconpassing the defeat disclose a candidate. It is believed that Barnard is the Roosevelt choice. }. up until the time his letter to Gris-i com repudiat ting sherman, President Taft has stoica1ly adhered to his rule of not mixing in state political fights. The issue was forced upon him in New York and in view of the Griscom letter it is thought that Roosevelt came to urge that the Executive take a direct hand in the conflict by an nouncing his support of particular candidate.
 New Haven. Sept. 19-Colone1 Theo- dore Roosevelt arrived at the resi- dence of Henry c. White at 2 o'clock for luncheon and conference with President Taft He warmly greeted Jimmy Sloan, the veteran secret ser vice agent with President Taft. who, formerly was with the Colonel in the White House With MT. Roosevelt were MT. and Mrs. Lloyd c. Griscom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19

Theodore Roosevelt was for 20 min htes today a visitor to the Park City Yacht club, while he waited for Lloyd c. Griscorn, former ambassador to appear.
 The former president was impatient under the strain, and much upset.
 His presence at the Park City Yacht club arose as the, result of a comb1na- lion of errors, one a blunder upon the part of GriscoIn's butler. and the other because MT. Roosevelt had in mind the name of the wrong yacht club.
 This morning Roosevelt had made arrangements to come over from Oy- ster Bay to the Bridgeport Yacht club to meet 4Griscom. The start was made in a 45 foot launch, but the sound was so rough that it was neces- sary to put in at Stamford. At Stamford Roosevelt secured an automobile and R driver, and was driven t9 Fairfield, where he stopped at the drug store of William c. KinSena to inquire the way to Griscom's home.
 Mir Roosevelt went to the telephone and called up the home, securing the butler The butler seemed unable 10 understand who was talking. Af- fer four or five futile attempts to make the man understand Roosevelt said: ssDon't you know me. Pm Roosevelt ex-president of the United States" As he said this the express dents irritation betrayed aitsef in a stamp of the foot and an outward movement Of the arm. 9
 Roosevelt then drove up to the GriS-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19

com mansion in Greenfield. The err ing butler came to the door. It then appeared that he had not needed the injun ctfod given oyer the telephone, but that he had permitted his master to leave. At this tho patience of MT. Roosevelt gave out, and he addressed the butler in strong terms of reprova1 for his neglect. Drive to the Park City Yacht club, then; said MT. Roosevelt. The trip was made in a few minutes. MT. Roosevelt reached the club, discovered his error, strode toNthe telephone and got in communication with MT. Gris- com, who in the meantime had ar rived at the Bridgeport Yacht club.
 Roosevelt then stepped to the side walk and began to pace I'D and down with am impatient stride. /As he walked a dozen people who fpassed recognized him. Two were colored men. Roosevelt shook them by the hand. One was a Grand Army
 man .on his way to take a train to Atlantic City to participate in the G. A. R. encampment.N
 To each who recognized him the aex- president gave cordial greeting. In about fifteen minutes MT. Griscom ar> rived, accompanied by wife, who vas formerly Miss Bronson. The Griscom car had punctured a tire on the way and therefore it was heces- sary to take MT. Roosevelt's car, which the party did. In New Haven MT. Griscom and MT. Roosevelt, it is said, will meet President Taft. Roose- welt thanked MT. Kinse1la cordially for his services as guide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
Fairfield Man Declares That Liberal Use of Money
 Caused His Defeat CITES WESTPORT AS INSTANCE
One Delegate Offered to Sell His Vote States Attorney Challenged to Go Into Court and Show
 that Improper Means Were Used by Banks
Former Speaker of House Says Juson Is Not Depend able and Hasn't Friend In Public Life, Because
 He Doesn't Keep His Promise =

In startling interview given to the Farmer today, Judge Fillmore S. Banks, defeated candidate for the Republican Senatorial nomination in the 18th district, challenged States Attorney Stiles Judson, the successful candidate, to produce in court any evil dence that Judson may have that Banks was guilty of corrupt prac- tices in the recent senatorial fight for the nomination.
 eff Judsons has any evidence that I tried to influence delegates either by the use of money or by any other improper means, let him produce 1t in court and have me arrested.'' This is what Judge Banks said after he had discussed the outcome of the Senatorial contest at length.
 Judge Banks denied enost ernphati- cally that he had used any money for delegate buying. At the same time he made it clear that he be- lieved liberal use of money was responsible for his defeat.
 ''I did not want to get into this contest" said Judge Banks. "But so insistent was the demand that I fn- ally consented. went into the race late, but Iwent into it to win. be- lfeve would have won but for tile unexpected turn of events at the Westport caucus.
 t.I had Westport sure," continued he. 'I was confident of the caucus. [ had the most positive assurances from leaders out there that they would support me and just before the caucus I had the utmost confidence that was going to carry it.
 ''But the night of the caucus, a number of people who could not only poll their own votes, but bring other votes in the caucus for me, strangely withdrew their support.
 '.AH know of why this came to pass is what my friends tell me. They of course made it their business to find out what had happened. When my friends put it up to these people on Westport as the key to the situa- readily admitted that they had gone back on me, and that they had been very well paid for so doing.
 eff I could have won out in that Westport fight, I am confident | would have won the nomination When received the returns from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
BRIDGEPORT VETERANS AT
 ENCAMP PM EN I
Something of the Life and War Record of Major
 Thomas Boudren

Bridgeport will be well represented 1t the big reunion of the Grand Army of the Republican which is being held At Atlantic City this week. Among the veterans wNo assembled at the railroad station this morning and boarded a train on their way to the reunion were MAjor Thomas Boudren, Thomas L. Bartholomew, William r. Spargo, Samuel Thorpe, Peter Gab1er, George Rutherford, Charles Scarrett, Russell Glenn, Henry K. Seeley, John Nef, Alvin $. Hunt, Judge A B. Beers, John Thompson, Sylvester e. Dickinson and a number of others. Several of the veterans are accom- panied by their wives and families And all look forward to having a splendid time at the big pleasure re- sort. Judge A. B. Beers of this city Is the junior vice commander of the national organization and will un- doubted1y be elected to the office of Junior vice commander.
 The New York Herald in printing an article upon the veterans of Con necticut had the following to say con this city and his war record:
 MAJOR BOUDREN'S CAREER
 One of the best beloved of Conhecti- eut veterans is Major Thomas Bou- fren. of Bridgeport. who will go to Atlantic City with the Park City par ty. Major Boudren is known from Dne end of the country to the other for the successful and unselfsh crusade which he has conducted aga1nSI vac tination. He is president and super iutendent of the White Manufacturing Company, a large carriage lamp house. md, although seventy-eignt years old. Is as active as any of his employees.
 Major Boudren was born in NeWar N. J., on January 3, 1882, and was early orphaned. At the age of four teen he was apprenticed in coach lamp making, and in 1852 came to Bridge bort. In 1859 he went into business in Philadelphia He was an expert Hrillmaster, and when the war broke put he busted himself in instructing military organizations, drilling many front. In September, 1861, he raised company for the Sixth Connecticut Volunteers. and served with them for more than two years. He then be- game major of the Twenty regi- ment, United States ColoredS Troops, and served in that capacity until the end of the war.
 Returning to Bridgeport, he took up his old business with the White Man. nfacturing Company. and advanced to his present position. MaioE- -Boudren has been commander for two years and held nearly every otheE office in ElIias Howe, Jr., Post. No. 8, G.. A. R., of Bridgeport, and in 1902 was depart hent commander for Connecticut. In more than twenty-five years he has not missed a meeting of his post. ex- cept when out of town or i'll. He is 5 member of the Army and Navy Club. and of New York Commandery. AIili- tary Order of the Loyal Legion.
 Major Roudren has always been a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
ARSENIC IN FLOUR SERVANTS ACCUSED
Many III After Eating Biscuits in Wealthy Stamford Home Man and Wife Arrested and Held in New York as Fugi-
 tiveS From Justice
Especial from United Press)

Especial from United PresS)
 Stamford. Sept. 19-Chief of Police William H. Brennan left here this noon to go to New York with William L.. Searles of Rowayton, for the purpose of identifying MT. and Mrs. Pierre Heritier, who are charged with at tempting to murder MT. and Mrs. Searles by administering arsenic pois- on in flour. The New York officials declined yesterday to let Chief Bren- nan have custody of the accused with out such positive Identification as MT. Searles can make. The Heritiers are said to be willing to come here with them is now in the hands of the of ficia1s.
 The Heritiers are Italians. They deny guilt. All of their alleged vic tims have recovered.
 It was declared yesterday, that MT. and Mrs. Pierre Heritier, who are in the Tombs, New York city, charged with having placed poison in a barrel of flour in the home of MT. and Mrs. William Searles, Contentment Island, near Rowayton, ate food made from afternoon and left the Searles' home two hours later. Persons who ate food made from the flour at the next meal became ills
 could be seen in the flour with the naked eye, and chemical analysis by Herbert E. Smith. State chemist at Hartford, showed seventy per cent of the poison in the sample sent to him. ~ Galen B. Carter, Assistant State Attorney, who obtained the bench war rant, which charges MT. and Mrs. Heritier with attempting to kill MT. and Mrs. Sear1es, says the evidence against the prisoners is purely, cir cumstantia1.
 Arsenic was found in the flour,'' he says. "Heritter and his wife were per emptorily discharged by MT. Searles because their services were unsatis- factor"
 MT searles says that MT and Mrs. Heritier came for a weeks trial and that the end of that time they were told their services were no longer re- Quired. @ said MT. sear1es. seThey had luncheon here at one o'clock that afternoon, eating food made of flour taken from the barrel in which poison was found sons who ate food made from the flour were ill.lz The next day Mrs. Paul Harrison, our 1aundress, ate bis cults made from. the flour and she was ill. and when she went to her home in Stamford she took some of the biscuits with her. Two hours later she teIephoned saying that persons
 A~haIf- dozen persons were made i'll by the biscuits that Mrs. Harrison took to her hoI1e. Among these were Mrs John Brennan, sister-in-law of the Chief of Police, and Miss Min> nie Keyte. of No. SIT East 17oth St.. New York.
 MT. Searles said last night that he would go to New York today to make a positive identification sof the Heri- tiers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19

Westport, I was satisfied that there was something wrong. As far as ] was concerned that ended my efforts to get the nomination. looked up- on Westport as they key to the situa- tfon. I was disappointed, but made no further effort. Of course my friends as was but natural tried to
 win over some of the delegates, but personally was through.
 ssNosy as to the delegates. was told by two men i'm the convention, one of them from Fairfield, one from another town, that one of the dele gates-no, I don't care to mention the name of the delegate OF the town he represented-one of the delegates came to them and offered himself for sale at $1OO.
 ssYou may think that, was cheap for one delegate. Perhaps it was but what good is one delegate when you need four and can get only one even for such a small, sum?''
 Judge Banks recalled the dinner Saturday following the nomination of Judson.
 'sJudson invited me to share the head of the table. I congratulated him on his success and pledged him my support. I consider it extremely ungracious on his part to assume such an attitude. But it's characteris- tic of the man.
 'tIt's not so long ago that he gave out statement to the effect that I was owned by Paige. Then he camc around and said he was mistaken and sorry that he had said it. Small consolation in that, eh, after the Story has been spread broadcast?
 q expect he'll make an apology to me in 8 few days for what he is doing now. It won't be the first time, nor the second time.
 Its all very well for Judson to go about bragging about defeating the interests. He likes to do that sort of thing. I ann not surprised at it.
 FEBut when you get into public life -I don't mean the rank and file of the voters but men with whom Jud- son has mingled in public Iife-he hasn't friend. Why? Because he has come to be regarded as not de- pendabIe. He won't do as he says he will do. He doesn't keep his promises"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
NEGRO TO WED WHITE WOMAN License Obtained Today from Town Clerk
 Thomas

A marriage license was issued this morning to a negro and white wom- an at the office of the town clerk. Town Clerk Thomas was adverse to granting the. license but having pre- viously secured an opinion from the city attorney relative to a similar case he was aware he had no alterna- tive in the matter long as the principals were of legal age. The ne- gro bridegroom who secured the li- cense was unaccompanied. He said he was Joseph F. Cannon, aged AZ, a native of Cass County, Virginia and a laborer residing in New Haven. He said the bride was Annie J. Doyle, aged 36 a chambermaid, born in Prov idence and residing in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19

Republican, and was the first president of the Young Mems Republican Club Of Bridgeport, away back in 1856. ton to the General Assembly this fall, founded on the belief of Republic cans | that he is the only member of their Major Boudren repeatedly has spurned public office, and he is willing to run this year only because he desires to be in a position to fight for the repeal or the compulsory vaccination laws
 DAUGHTER INSPIRED CRUSADE
 Ten years ago Major Boudren thought vaccination right. He became interested in the subject through his for ten years was primary school in structor in physical culture in Cam bridge, Mass. Miss Boudren wrote to her father that an order had been made that all persons in the schools must be vaccinated She said that she had been reading little book Hodge, and that his portrayal of the evils he declared inoculation with cow pox begets had made a deep impress
 Major Boudren wrote his daughter to come home. He imm mediately be- gan to study the subject of Vacc1na- a relentless foe of this widely pro claimed preventive of smallpox. He vigorously attacked the rule provid- ing the compulsory vaccination of public school children. and after long and wearisone campaign sue ceeded in having it abolished in Bridgeport and other places.
 Major Boudren has distributed a vast amount of literature against vac cination and has won many converts. His motive is purely a1truistic, and he has gone deep down into his own pocket to fight what he believes to be curse to humanity. Tn fact, he spends so much in this direction that it renders his retirement from busi- ness impossible. He has compiled statistics and facts on the train of disease and death which, he asserts, follows in the wake of vaccination, has published them in book form and circulated them free in large mum
 Major Boudren has interested him. self also in the proposal to provide every CIVIL var Ve1gran sa1s with a. gexo greatest event in the country's his tory,'' said Major Boudren the other day, f'and-~yet the government has done nothing to comm emorate it in a permanent form, such as a. medal, which could be handed down from long after the host that earned such recognition is gone. The medal could be produced for ten cents, but the trouble with the Congressional efforts to procure an appropriation therefor has been the contemplation of one much more expensive"
 Major BOudren married Miss Eliza beth North, daughter of John North of Bridgeport, in 1854, and the happy couple celebrated their golden we'd daughters, Mrs Elizabeth N. libby, wife of a leading Bridgeport tnner- chant, and the one already mention ed. They have two grandchildren the Misses Bessie and SHelene Libby
 Especial from United Press)
 Atlantic City, Sept. 19-With leaders of the Lost Cause cheering as heart fly as those who led the armies of the North and with Comrnander-inzChie Van Sant's own ~band playing the Rebel Air of Dixie. the 44th national errcampment of the Grand Army of the Republican began here today
 Never before his there been such a complete absence of sectional feeling and dozens of Southern soldiers who have dropped in'' for the encanpment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
PAssAIC SHOWS MOST RENIARKABLE, GROWTH YET
 OF ANY CENSUS REPORTS.
(speciaI from united Press)

Washington, Sept. 19.-The census bureau today announced that the present population of Passaic, N. J., is 54,773, which is an increase of 26,- 996, or SIP per cent. This high per- centage shows one of the most re- markabIe growths yet recorded in this census, but the percentage of less than that shown by Passaic for the preceding decade when it was 113 per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
WAR SECRETARY DICKINSON WILL BE IGNORED BY
 CHINA'S PRINCE REGENT
Especial from United Press.)

Washington. Sept. 19-W. J. Calhoun. American Minister at Pel1in, informed the State Department today that Sec retary of War Dickinson, who has ar rived at the Chinese capital, will be received in audience by the Prince Regent on Wednesday. The secretary will remain in Rekin about nine days and then start home via the trans Siberian railroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
LOCKOUT OF 100000 COTTON MILL HANDS %
 MAY BE ORDERED OCT.
Especial from United Press.l

Manchester, Eng. Sept. 19-The lock- out of 200O 900 cotton mill employees throughout England will be ordered October 1 unless the cotton mems un- ion abandons it's contention in several minor disputes. The lockout was de- cided upon today at a meeting here of the Master Cotton Spinners' Fedora fion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19
SHERIFF sIBEY AGAIN.

Especial from United Press.)
 Willimantic, Conn.,, Sept. 19-Sheriff P. B. Sib1y was renonlinated for the office in Windham County at the Re- publican County Convention today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19

OPPORTUNITY. One of the largest casualty insUrance companies in
 the business desires a district agent for Bridgeport and vicinity. Pre- vious experience not essential if a pusher. Fine opportunity for the right man. Call or write Allen, Russell & Allen, stage Agents United States Fidelity 6 Guaranty Co, 127 Trumbull St., Hartford, Conn. 19 b@o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-19

at 8.30 at Brooklawn tonight, dancs- ing with Finklestone's Orchestra.