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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-22
FRENCH SEEKS
 SUPPORT FOR CHARTER CHANGES
Learns From Democratic Mem bers of Tax Board That Refer. endum Must be Attached to All Proposed Changes in Fundamental Law

Hobart E. French, a member Of the Board of Apportionment, has been making a canvass of the other mem bers of the board to secure their sup mort for certain charter changes which he proposes to introduce into the General Assembly.
 MT. French during his service on the board has been dist nguished by his warm advocacy of the 20 year wa fer contract On one occasion his vote in favor of making an appropriation for water under the contract was in vestigated by the Common Council and the committee reported that MT. French owned stock in the Hydraulic Company.
 So far as the Democratic members of the board are concerned MT. French has discovered that no charter amend ments are favored except those that are ratified by a vote of the electors after subm ssion of the changes.
 The Taxpayers League at it's meet ing last night practically completed it's nIans for charter changes that it will ask the next General Assembly to make. The principal revision that it crease the powers of the Board of Annortionnent and Taxation so that it will be able to check any expendi- t1res of money having to do with the fixing of a permanent expense upon tha city. Such legislation is particu- larly sought in order to prevent the aldermen from raising the wages of poIicemeu and firemen without the consent of the tax board. All of the members of the Board of Apportion- ment have been canvassed and asked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-22
ENNIS SAYS CUSTOM OF LAWYERS IS TO
 TAKE HALF OF ALL
Former Bridgeport Lawyer Trial Upon Allegation of Exacting Excessive Payment from Minor, Whose
 Guardian He Was

The charges brought by the Griev- ance committee of the Fairfield Coun- ty Bar against Attorney George H. Ennis, formerly of this city but now of Ansonia, alleging that he acted un- justly in accepting a fifty per cent. fee in settling personal damage suit, are being heard by Judge Lucien F. Burpee today ia the Superior court. Ennis case Is being conducted by At torneys J. J. Phslan and J. W. Banks.
 In April, 1909. Nellie schuster Row alski was injua ed at the plant of the Warner Bros. Co. Attorney Ennis conducted the settlement of the case for her with the company. Settlement of $500 was made of which $z50 was retained by the lawyer. The girl be- lieving she should have received a larger sum, brought the attention of the Grievance committee to Attorney Ennis action in retaining half of the amount collected.
 From the evidence given today At torney Ennis admits that he agreed with the girl to take the case provid- ing he was to receive a certain sum of money. or fifty Ter cent. of the amount collected
 Attorney Ennis stated that when the case was placed in his hands he went to DeVer H. Warner who stated that
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they had paid s4S0 for hospital care, medicine, doctors bills and board. feel ing at the same time that they were not liable in the case. Attorney En- his said that he told the girl and her relatives that she did not have q very good case, but that he would do what he could. They instructed him to zo ahead and settle. which be did, recefv- Ing the company's check for sJ01. Prior to the settlement, as the girl was 2, minor, he was appointed her guardian by the probate court, He placed s250 of the money fp the gtris name with the City Savings Bank, The girls relatives refused to accept that amount saying that he had moi collected enough
 Attorney Ennis said that in his ex- perfence he had acted in about half 4 hundred personal damage suits. ff,e custom being 10 accept a contfneent Tee. generally fifty per cent.
 Did you accept s250 because yo1 earned it or because of the agree ment?" asked Attorney Pullman.
 Both" was the answer.
 Jacob Neikind, who was called fin bv the relatives of the girl to act as fu- terpreter in their business with Atfor- ney Ennis, stated that it was agreed upon that Ennis was to receive fifty per cent. of tine amount collected and pay all expenses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-22
NOT so COSTLY THIS
 SEASON AS LAST
H0useh0lders Find That Their Supplies May be Procured
 Somewhat Cheaper
I WHAT BRIDGEPORT WILL EAT
Thanksgiving Delicacies That Will Appear on Many Tables Turkey the Fav0rite
 as Ever

Tomorrow the city will go into training for it's annual marathon of gastronomic endurance and epicurean festivity, in other words, Thursday is Thanksgiving.
 The provender for the 25,00O odd Thanksgiving dinners which Bridge port will consume tomorrow is now reposing in the local market or in the ice boxes of the householders, waiting for the judgment day. And on Thursday the mills of the jaws will grind slowly and grind exceed ing small.
 One thing for. which Bridgeport will have direct cause for Thanksgiving is the fact that the sweeping Demo- cratic victory in the recent Congress sional elections Is already beginning to reflect Itself in lowering prices, and whereas the cost of food stuffs has by no means touched a low wa ter mark, prices are on the toboggan the kind of downward revision" that
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to go to Hartford and appear in fa- vor of the passage of the revision.
 $. E. Vincent, member of the Board of Apportionment and also one of the vice-presidents of the Taxpayers league said this morning that in a short time the league would give to the local newspapers the full text of what 1t proposes to recommend. He said, 'We are not trying to do any, thing that will not be considered a step toward the betterment of the public and all concerned. We have decided to withhold any information until we get it in shape to be pub lished for fear that it might get mis- construed. It cannot be called a party matter because we have an equal number of Republicans an Democrats in favor o9 it.'
 The Taxpayers League was once credited with the purpose of recom- mending a commission form of gov ernnent after the Des Moines plan. which is considered by many authori- ties to give the maximum advantages to the people and the minimum to public service corporations. There is no evidence that the league will be found behind any such plan.
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really appeals to the general public
 since the time when the first pf1- grim father endangered his scalp dick erlng with the noble red man, q large Iat turkey has been considered the prime essential for really Huccees- 1ul thanksgiving dinner.
 ms year turkeys are fairly DIentf- iui III Bridgeport and some good bar gains are offered fin the local .fnar- kets All varieties and sizes ar. ot.- tainaDie including some exceptfonaiIy choice and fat specimens rafsed fn 4t,>. hills of Connecticut. These htr1s command the banner prices. some nr them as high as B cents q r,of,nd put birds from Michigan range cor, sideraoiy lower and good turkey4 are oDta1naDle at 29 cents and 30l cents pound. "' The turkey, although the favor,ts py no means monopolizes the 6efd m !nanksgiving day. Many persona nre- Ter some other form of feathered de1- 1cacies. choosing to save thefr f,,r- Key appetites for Christmas when ff,e ter. h"e- range ais Iorfas 20 cerx n'D,9 Young fowl and stewing chickens fnay be obtained considerably cfIeaner oquap guinea hens and ducks are also popular as decorations for Thanksgly hie ,aoies. Sllll other people prefer to regaie on small roasting pig or some similar delicacy.
 oysters, the introductory delight, are at the same price as last year.
 Cranberrfes, which furnish inc sass without which no Thanksgiyfng dinner IS complete, may be procured TOT or cents a quart, which ls cheap. Celery, another necessary side dish costs from 15 to 22 cents. sev- erai cents cheaper than last year.
 Both white and sweet potatoes re- main about the same price as Iset season, the former in the nefghbor- hood or cents quart, and the 1af- ter about 10 cents.
 Canned soups sell for the same prfc. but the retailers feel a little pinch claiming that the price to them has risen. ''''
 Corn, beans, string beans and let
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FERRY'S AUTO IN SMASH UP
 LAST NIGHT

An Oldsmobile was badly smashed this morning at 1 o'clock by running into an embankment in Madison ave nue. The left front wheel was demol- ished, the radiator stove in and the wind shield destroyed. The car is owned by Charles Ferry. 435 Washing ton avenue. who is metalurgist at the Bridgeport Brass Co.
 MT. Ferry was out of town today and Lyford Bros, at whose garage the car was stored, declined to state who it was that took the car out of their place last night. Lyford Bros. tele- phoned to the Blue Ribbon Auto & Carriage Co., and asked them to make the necessary repairs. Mir. Ferry was in Boston today.
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REBELS CAPTURE THREE
 CHIEF TOWNS IN MEXICO
GRIFFIN CONFESSES
Story of How He Killed His Wife Sold to London Newspaper to Provide Girl
 He Ruined With Money

Following the party last January the couple had a bitter quarrel al which Mrs. Crippen warned the doc tor that she intended to complain to the authorities and have both of them arrested. Because of this fact, and his knowledge that Mrs. Crippeu would not divorce him in order tha, he might marry Miss Leneve, the doctor, 1t is understood, said that he began to plan to kill his wife He did so by administering the poison and then buried the body, hoping that, by starting the story that she had gone to America and died there he might be able to evade suspicion
 Dr. Crippen insisted that Miss Leneve knew nothing of the murde; of his wife and says that her ac- quittal was justified.
 The Times does not print the con- fession in detail, today, and it is presumed that the full publication is being withheld until after Crippen'$ execution. Although the Times does not so state. it is reported in we'll in- formed circles, that the document is largely in Crippen's own handwriting and that it contains about 4,00g words.
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Especial from United Press.)

London, Nov. 22.-Dr. Crippen has confessed. according to the London Times. The newspaper says the con- fession is a thrilling human docu- ment, replete with cold, callous de- tails. It is stated that the American doctor has related the whole story of the murder.
 It is understood that pr. Crippen, in arranging with the Evening Times, to give it tine confession, did so in order to get money to care for his partner in flight, Ethel Clare Leneve, and his unborn child. He also stipu- lated that . portion of the money was to go to his old father, in Cali fornia. As an act of mercy, the au- thorities have kept from the doctor the fact that his father is dead of a broken heart and he will go to the gallows without that knowledge The doctor and his wife quarrelled often in recent years, he is said to have written Finally, Mrs. Crippen be- came CogniZant of the doctors rela- tions with his stenographer/ and up- braided both of them-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-22
BOLD BIGAMIST FILTERS
 MONEY FROM WIDOW OF HISFORMER BENEFACTOR
Police Seek ''Simon Connors'', Out on Parole
 From Wethersted

former employer, James Gil6ersleeve went to Wethersfield and interceded for Connors with the result that his sentence was commuted and he was allowed to return to Bridgeport 10 work for Mir. Gildersleeve, under the promise of good behavior.
 Truckman Gildersleeve died about a week ago and Connors was allow ed to handle the business for a week. Two days ago it was discovered that he had left town suddenly, and MT. Gildersleeve, on going over her books, found that about SIS was missing. Connors apparently had shown his gratitude by robbing the widow of his late master.
 Complaint was made at police Headquarters and the authorities will make every effort to capture the off, fender. While the amount involved is not large, the boldness and base ingratitude of Connors makes the au- thorities very anxious to capture him.
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2obting the widow of the man to whom he owed his liberty, simon Corners, a convicted bigamlst, IS sought by the Bridgeport police for the embezzlement Of SIS from Mrs. James GildersIecve, widow of she we'll known truckman of so Nichols street, who died about ten days ago.
 Last May Connors was sentenced to spend a year in prison on the charge of bigamy, one of the boidest cases of that crime that ever came to the attention of the local police. Connors married two women within six months of each other and had nothing but a grin when his two wives caused his arrest and confront ed him in court.
 He was sent to the states prison at wethersfield to serve year, 6uS after a few months had passed, his
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BOSTON SALESMAN
 ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
 IN NEW HAVEN

New Haven, Nov. 22.-Benjamin R. Kneller, a young salesman from Bos- ton, attempted suicide, today, at the Hotel Garde, over the carbol1c acid route He was rushed to St. Rap haers Hospital, where reports say that he will recover. His reason for taking the acid is not known here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-22

E1 Paso Tex. Nov 22-According +o adyices. this afternoon, fighting has been in progress almost continuous ly since Saturday in Nogales and Rio Blanca, mining towns in the state of Vera Cruz. In these places the dead walls have been plastered With posters reading Down with Dlaz ana his Yankee friends! Kill Diaz! Viva Madero.''
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-22
Adams Messenger
 Arrested In New Haven
 On Theft Charge

New Haven. Nov. Exchanged with theft of merchandise, Walter H. Ma bry. an Adams Express messenger travelling between this city and Spring field, was arrested today and held un- der preliminary bond of $2,000. The amount of the alleged thefts was not hinted at by the police or the express companies. Mabry has been r years in the employ the company
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the many kind relatives, friends and members of Court Burnham, F. of A., for their many acts of kindness and sympathy and for floral offerings at the death of our husband and father, the late William H. Roland.
 MRS. KATE ROLAND AND FAMILY
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BRIDGE TO RE CLOSED

The Congress Street bridge will be closed this evening between 12 m and 2 p. m. because of the dredging of the channel.
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Fl Paso, Tex, Nov. 22-Secft ad- vices from the interior. reaching here. early today, declared that the rev olutionists near Cananea have enlist
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Laredo, Texas, Nov. 22-The Mexican officials at Nuevo Laredo. today. con- firmed the report that there was fight ng, yesterday, at Torreon and Go- meg Palacio
 They say that the fighting at the former place was unimportant but admit there was @ fierce engagement at Gomez Palacio. in which many were killed. They declare the insurgent forces were routed after severe con-
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braided bracelet, Mon day night. Liberal reward if re- turned to Agnes Sullivan, 307 Jane street. H 22 b%
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WAN TIE D.-First class men experienced on jig and
 fixture work. Apply Union Type writer Co. aa
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BRATWURST better than ever at Mark Nagel's, 652 E. Main St.
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WANTED.-First class pipe coverers. Steady work. Call between and
 o'clock 114 Kossuth St. J. F.
 Welsh. H9% Q
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JOIN the Casca Laxine tablet users. Great for constipation. 25c
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FOR THANKSGIVING visit Clancys Cafe, Poli Bldg, Fairfield Ave. A complete line of first class bottled goods for the table can be found.
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fCh SALE.-50 chickens. Joscpf,
 Munson' Velvet street off PaIagi1. IT ZZ bsp
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CENT A WORD

: For Wants. To Rent, For Sale, Etc.. : you get the BEST AND MOST RE- : TURNS from THE FARMER"
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UNCLASSIFIED

WANTED.-Girl for general house work. Call 2121 North Ave.
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-02
DEATHS.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, one of the
oldest residents of Carlisle. died Fri
day after long illness of the infirmi-
ties of old age. Mrs. Ross was the
widow of Judge William Parks Ross.
who was one of the leading lawyers
of the State and for many years nes-
tor of the CarIisel bar. She was
seventy years of age. and is survived
by several grown children-Mrs. Ed
Ingels, of Millersburg. and Mrs e. S.
Templeman, of Carlisle, and Attorney
H. Ross, of Lexington Attorney /.
Carlisle.
Mrs. Bette Terry, widow of Mr..
Thomas Terry, died at her home on
Twelfth and Main yesterday about
noon. Mrs. Terry was born near
Paris, being the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah Moss. In early life she
united with the Methodist Church,
and died fully relying upon the
promise of blessed resurrection.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been perfected, but the exercises
will probably be held Thursday. An
nouncement to be made in Wednes-
days papers. Mrs. Terry is survived
by two sons, T. Philip Terry, of Mex
leo City, Mex, and Frank Terry, of
Kansas City, Mo-, and four daughters,
Mrs. William Warren, of Lexington,
Mrs. Bert. Swearengin, of Denver,
Col, and Miss Margaret Terry and
Miss Beatrice Terry, of this city.
Mr.. Jacob l.. Embry died Sunday
afternoon at II :25 o'clock at the home
of his son-in-law, Enoch Grehan. in
Lexington, after an illness of more
than two wekeks as the result of toxic
poisoning. supposedly caused by eating
vegetables that had been affected by
recent heavy rains.
Mr.. Embry had virtually recovered
from the first attack and was able tc
walk about the house. when on Thurs
day abuut 80 o'clock he received a
stroke of paralysis, SO severe that it
rendered him unconscious. in which
state he reamined until the end.
Mr.. Embry was in his sixty-eighth
year, and was the father of Mrs.
Enoch Grehan, Miss Dove B. Embry
and W.R. Embry of Lexington, and
Mrs. r. j. Hayden. of Luiguan, P. l.,
Mrs. j John Talbot of North Middle
town. John Embry, of Providence City
Teaxs. Hugh Embry and Mrs. Dick
Weaver, Of Ashville. N. c.. all of
whom survive, his wife having died
some fifteen years ago. He was a
brother of Mrs. Eliza Allen of Lexing-
ton. and Mrs. Malinda Mitchell, of
Mt Sterling.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. |. j.
Spencer officiating. with Rev. John
Shouse assisting.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-02
One Man Killed in Shotgun Duel

In duel with shotguns near Athens
in Fayette county, Sunday afternoon,
Jason Walker Bentley. a white-haired
old man, GO years of age, killed his
antagonist after he had himself recelv-
ed what will probably prove fatal
wounds.
The other principal in the bloody.
battle was Roger Hanson Pryor,
twenty years younger than his foe,
member of that neighborhoOd and who
is widely known throughout Central
Kentucky and in the larger cities of
the West as a breeder of game chick
ems ASIAN expert handler of the birds
in the fighting pits.
Pryor used dOuble-barreled shot
gun loaded with No. shot, and empti-
ed both charges into the body of Bent
ley. Bentley was armed with sin
gle-b arreled gun charged with No. 6
shot, and although Keeling from the
two wounds he had received, he ball
anced himself moment. and then
sent the single load of his gun
straight into the heart of his enc my,
who was standing with smoking weap-
on about thirty yards away. Both
men we're farmers and had lived near
each other in that neighborhood prac-
tically all their lives.
Bentley stated that he told Pryor
that other peoples tobacco patches
were as full of weeds as his sons.
Pryor. he said, called him a liar and
threw several stones at him. Bentley
told him he was too old to fight him
with his fists but he would go get his
gun and make it more even.
70 Grh
that suits me, and started to his
home.
Bentley walked to his house, which
was slightly nearer than Pryor's and
securing his gun returned to the
spring.
AS he stood there Pryor came up the
road with double-barrelled gun, and
when about thirty yards away raised
his weapon and fired both barrels in
quick succession. Bentley states that
the shock of the last shot turned him
half way around, out managing to
keep his balance, he turned toward
Pryor and fired the one load which his
gun contained.
Pryor fell and died before his wife,
who had heard the shooting could
reach his side.
coroner j. ~. kISer, or Fayette,
visited the scene Sunday afternoon
and held an inquest. After hearing
the testimony of Pryor's wife and
reading the statement made by Bent
ley. the coroner's jury returned YER
dict that Pryor was killed by Bentley
in self defense.
Pryor was son of the late Samuel
Pryor, of Bourbon county, and the
early years of his life were spent here.
He was forty-sevep years of age and
is survived by his wife and one daugh-
ter, Miss Gloria Pryor, who. is studys
ing for he stage in New York. The
deceased was brother of Mr.. Jack
Pryor, formerly of Bourbon.
The funeral services will be held at
the grave in the Paris cemeter today
at II 80 p. m.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-02
President Ira 6. Rawn a Suicide.

The Coroner's jury impaneled to in
quire into the death of Ira @. Rawn,
late President of the Monon railroad,
returned an open verdict Friday
morning, but found that he died from
shot fired from his own weapon by
his own hand. The verdict is a fol-
lows:
1--WE, the jurors sworn on oath to
inquire into the death of Ira G. Rawn
at his home in Winnetka, ON July 20,
find that he came to his death at 1 80
O'Clock on the morning of July 20
from shock and hcmorrhages caused
by a bullet from his own revolver,
fired by his own hand, but whether
this was accidental or with suicidal
intent this jury is unable to deter
mine, except that the location of the
wound and the type of revolver rem
der the accident theory less prob
able -
The verdict was so worded as to
show that Mr., Rawn was believed by
the jurors to have been responsible for
his own death, but the question of
suicide or accident was left to be
fought out by the family and the in
surance companies. 1t took several
hours deliberation to reach finding.
One of the chief points involved IN
the long discussion was how to word
the document in such manner as
not to deprive Rawn's family of any
legal rights the members might have
under the $4,000 of accident insur-
ance policies left by him.
Two of the six jurors held out for a
long time for a verdict of suicide,
two others held to the accident
theory. The verdict was a COM
promise between these divergent
views.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-02
Eighteen Negroes Killed in Riot.

At least eighteen nergOes were kill
ed in a race clash near Palestine, Texas.
Saturday night as the elimination of
enmity between the races that had
been brewing for several weeks. Other
reports place the total at between
thirty and forty. 1t is also reported
that several white men were either
killed or wounded. Troops are now at
the scene Of the rioting.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-02
Prices Way Down.

The prices on our porch an yard fur
niture are cut to nearly nothing for
the month of August Come in today
and get bargains on these goods.
j. T. HINTON.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-02
BIRTHS.

Born, Sunday, July 80, to the wife
of James Batterton, a son, first born.
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Beautiful Home Sites.

Highland Place is we'll located for
beautiful home sites. Watch for date
of sale. If
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-08-02
Od0rleSS RefrieeratOr.

The Odorless Refrigerator, the best
ever in Paris. Call and examine.
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