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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

underweighing, for the owners usual ly had men to check against the com pany weighers. So new scheme. that of reducing the grade of the sugar by fraud, was devised, accord ing to Gerbracht.
 The grade of sugar is determined by @ polariscopic test. The angle of refraction of light through a solution of sugar shows the grade of the sugar.
 'T was ordered by the late H. O.. Have1neyer to make these polariscopic tests as low as possible" said Ger bracht. "If we made the tests show that the sugar was of a low grade we got it that much cheaper. Then we raised it.''
 Was not this an order to falsify the tests so that you might get high grade sugar for what you would have to pay for low grade sugar." 'No, I object to the word falsifcation' :" said Gerbracht, who squirm ed in his seat for half an hour. Finally he said all right if falsification was sub stituting low for high grades.
 we took the polar1scropic tests at the refinery and a test was made at the Wall street office. We made the refinery tests as low as possible but often the tests made in the Wall street office were lower than the re- finery tests. If such happened to be the case we were notified by the Wall street office and forced to make our own figures lower still. The mer- chants who sold the sugar had to take their pay on the lowest tests.e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

E.. r. ttlpiey, MdrVln Hugn1tC J. I. n
 Especial from United Press.)
 Washington, June 2.-Twenty-two railroads, comprising the Central Freight Association, operating in the territory between Cincinnati, Louis vile and Chicago, today filed with the Inter State Commerce Commission new tariffs which will increase transpor- tation charges from to 31 per cent. These increase are to go into effect July 1St.
 Increased commodity rates were also filed today effective July 5th by the New York Central, the West Shore Branch of the same road and by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. In the case of the association the roads acted jointly. The eastern roads filed their tariffs separately.
 Washington, June 2.-The action of the attorney general against the 25 railroads composing the Western Trunk Line Association enjoining them from putting into effect increased rates the first of this month is be- lieved here today to be only the be- ginning of the far-reaching and gen. eral campaign. The Omaha commit tee on whose complaint the attorney general acted confined it's protests to the proposed increase in rates to Mis- souri river points.
 But the shippers of the middle west are almost as greatly interested in the higher tariffs which went into effect yesterday on all the roads going out of Chicago to St. Paul and which range from 10 to 30 per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
SUIT AGAINST p. W. WREN
 FOR $IO,OO0

The handsome State street residence of Peter W. Wren, president of the Pequonnock National Bank, was at tached today in suit for $10,0OO, brought by Town Clerk Joseph l. Flint of Fairfield.
 Flint claims that on May the de- fendant purchased from him four acres of land on Sasco' Hill, Fairfield. with a house, barn and outbuildings on it, paying $25 down on the purchase price of $S,75O. Further he claims that Mr. Wren promised to pay the rest as soon as the family named Kerrigan vacated the place.
 Flint claims that after he had caused a summary process to be served upon the Kerrigans. that Attorney w. HI. Kelsey, counsel for Wren, found what he claimed was a defect in the title, which he requested Flint to correct. On May 24 he claims that the defend ant refused to take the property, and May 27 Flint claims that he rendered the defendant a warranty deed with the alleged defect remedied. The deed was not accepted.
 Now Flint is suing Wren, claiming that the latter purchased the land and has rot paid the full price for the same. The case is returnable before the next term of the Superior court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02


 Some comment has been made upon the action of the attorney general in proceeding against the traffic associa- tions which make agreements on rates for the railroads composing their membership because President Taft and his advisers heretofore have held that such agreements should be legal ized and were in fact necessary for the business interests of the country. It is pointed out however that in the case of the western traffic associa- tion the proposed increases were not only alleged to be eXorbitant but there was an apparent effort on the part of roads to keep any knowledge of them from the shippers until it was too late to take action. At the principal ship ping centers of the middle west, such as Omaha, St. Louis, St. Joseph, Kan sas City, etc, it was impossible to pro- cure copies of the new tariffs through the usual agencies, until near the middle of May.
 Attorney General Wickersham point ed out today that from the beginning of the present session of Congress the administration has been urging that law should be passed which would give the Interstate Commerce Com mission the right to properly investi- gate proposed increases in rates before they went into effect. E. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe, Marion Hughitt of the North Western and J. T. Harra- han of the Illinois Central have been appointed to fight the case for the railroad.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
INVALID HURT IN FALL, LIES
 OUT ALL NIGHT Peter Graham, Father of Boy Murderer, in Hospital in Criti-
 cal State BOTH LEGS ARE PARALYzED Drinking Bout in Celebration of COnvalescence Ends Dis
 aStrOuSly
BOTH LEGS ARE PARALYzED

Peter Graham. ST.. father of the boy murderer bearing his name. and late iy the engineer at the Electric Cable Co, lies in the Bridgeport hospital in a critical condition today, after night of exposure near the front stoop of his home. 47 Dewey street. where he suit of a fall from the stoop.
 Graham was taken with pneumonia and pleurisy five months ago. and un- til yesterday was unable to leave his home. On meeting his old friends he began a drinking bout that ended with his starting for home after midnight.
 Weak from the effects of his long toppled over as he climbed up the steps of his home, and falling from the top step several feet down to the yard, he remained prone and help less.
 Graham strove to arise. and then called for help. but his cries were to no avail. It was nearly o'clock this smorning when members of his family .came upon him. then in a semi-con- .ecious condition, lying face downward lin the yard.
 Thinking him intoxicated instead of Fbadly injured. they notified the po- afce. The auto patrol was despatched to the house and returning with the man to police headquarters found on trying to walk him through the cor ridor to the sergeant's desk he appear ed to be suffering great pain. and while he was apparently sober he was ]. unable to use his lower limbs.
 They carried Graham across the hall to the emergency hospital where Dr. .Krause made an examination and re- ported that he was paralyzed. He advised Graham's removal to a gen. beral hospital. and soon he was taken lto the Bridgeport hospital in the trans fer ambulance
 Dr. Krause found no indications of Eraham's back being broken, from his casual examination but the injury to fhe spine is believed to be serious.
 Graham's son, Peter, Jr.. when a lad of 1o, dozen years ago. shot and kill ed a Jewish peddler near his home in sBeardsIey Park After he had slain ;ff1e man, he lifted the corpse into the 'peddler's wagon and driving the vehi- cIe a considerable distance. turned it ,,D a country lane and abandoned it. The discovery of the abandoned team led to the arrest of young Graham. First he maintained his innocence. but later confessed but claimed he had si-;1lad the peddler to prevent his rob- hing the house
 Graham escaped with a sentence of a few years in prison. and several wears ago began life anew in Newark, N IT where he married and accord ing to reports reaching the police. led an exemplary life The elder GIa- ham has been unfortunate. having 6eep arrested several times for intox-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
POPE PIUS X.
 CELEBRATES
 ANNIVERSARY
Congratulations For Holy Father From All Over World on
 His 18th Birthday
Especial from United. Presso

Rome, June Pope Plus x is F years of age today and the anniversary is being celebrated with unusual en- thusiasm. A constant stream of cler- icals and diplomats is calling at the Vatican to offer congratulations while thousands of messages are being re- ceived from all over the world The Pope is enjoying the best health in years and he was able to receive in person many of those who called to- day
 '"The affection of my people and those of opposite faiths is very dear to me- he said in commenting on the worldwide character of the remem- brance of his birthday.
 Plus x (GuisseDpe Sarto) was born in Reisso, June 2, 1885. He was elect ed Pope on August A. 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
BEDDING GETS CHECK
 FOR TAX SHORTAGE
TOWN TREASURER w. H. HILL PAYS $1, Al AND PROMISES INTEREST ON SAME
Experts Will Go Over Books to Fix Responsibility for
 S4OO Yet Missing

now decided on doing what many think they should have done in the first place, that is set an expert at work on the books for their thorough over hauling. There will probably be em- ployed on the job the accountants, who unearthed the financial irregular
 tiles on the part of Newtown officials q year or two ago. These disclosures were promptly followed by criminal prosecution. The selectmen have not considered the subject of requesting from MT. Hill his immediate resigna- >tion. Neither, evidently, has the manifest propriety of such a step oc- cured to the treasurer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FAVORS FULL S9O,OOO
 FORBRIDGEPORT HARBOR

ceptable in. Senate and House. The agreement is subject to point of order, but it is believed that the point of order will not be regarded as sound, The money approRri- ated is togbe used in improving the Main channel of Bridgeport Harbor and the channel in Cedar Creek.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
Captain John A. Norris, Hero of Manila Battle.
 Dies at Annapolis Today
Special from United Press ]

Washington, June 2.-Captain John A. Norris. U. $. N., Getired), who was advanced for courageous conduct at the battle of Manila, died at Annapo- lis today. He was born in Meadeville, Pa, md was graduated from the Academy in 1869.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
POULTRY RAISERS TO MEET

There will be a meeting of the Bridgeport Poultry. Pigeon and Pet Stock Association tomorrow evening at o'clock, in Tigers hall in the Poli building There will be a number of prominent speakers chief of whom will be Judge H. E. Card Of Manchester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
fsnec,a1 to the Farmer,

Washington, D. C., June 2.-It now appears that Bridgeport will get it's harbor appropriation of see,ooo and not the sf5,o00 reported in the bill. The
 agreement made in committee of con-
 ference for s9O, 900 will probably beaac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

Noon-After the first hour the mar ket showed considerable strength, many issues making substantial re- coveries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
SUGAR TRUST POUNDED
 ON FRAUD IS DEDUCTION
 FROM TESTIMONY TODAY

Former Superintendent Gerbracht Writhing Under Mer ciless Cross Fire of Assistant Attorney General Re- luctanty Admits that He Was Ordered By Late President Havemeyer to Falsify Tests and Thereby Rob the Growers of Vast Sums of Money, In Addition to Robbing the Government
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
BANK OF ENGLAND DISCOUNT RATE IS
 REDUCED F PER CENT

London, June 2.-The Bank of England today reduced it's discoun. rate from 4 to 31z per cent. The former rate had been in force since March IT, last.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

AUTOMOBILE BARGAIN $500 four cylinder light touring car in good condition. 352 Carroll Ave.
 D 2 b DO FOR SALE.-5 it. engine lathe 12 inch swing. Good condition. A..
 D2 b *po WANTED.-A girl for general house. work. Call at 73 and 75 State St.
 D 2 o WANTED.-Two unfurnis he'd rooms, East Side. Call or address, 125 State St. D 2 s*po WANTED.-Mechan competent to make tools and dies. State general experience. w. G. a*p AUCTION SALE tonight, 7:3O. Sec ond hand furniture, parlor, dining room, bed room, kitchen furniture crockery, Sc. 12S7 Stratford Ave. rooms in all. Bargain. a*p FOR SALE.-A good cello, small house safe, a fine oak buffet, sev- eraI good cook stoves, carpets, all less than half price. We buy ev- everything. P. B. Redfeld, 286 Fairfield Ave. Tel. 1051-2. In our new plaC0. U D" ID WANTED.-Two first class boring mill hands; also good first class floor hands. Good wages. Steady employment. Only first class help need apply. E.J. Manville Machine Co.,, Waterbury, Conn. D b*o TO LET.-Large 12 room house, 7S Gold St., near Stratfield Hotel. Has just been thoroughly renovated, all improvements, in perfect condition. Rent reasonable. Apply Moss & Krieger, Main and Gold sts. FOR SALE.-Milk route. Apply 165 State St. D s*po WANTED.-Maid for general house. work. Call 2050 North Ave.
 LUNCH ROOM FOR SALE-Good business. Bargain if sold at once. Address Lunch Room, care of Far mer. D s*po WANTED.-Young lady for office as- sistant. Good salary and very de- sirable position for competent per son. Address R. w., care Farmer.
 R 31 p PAPERHA HAN>GIN G.-Both edges trimmed, our prices are the cheap est in the city for good work. c. Pardee & Co, the painters, 1230 Pembroke St. Phone 3569.
 R 31 S BY THE LIGHT of the Silvery Moon Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly and 100 other popular songs, with music, postpaid for 10c. Address William A Brooks 2419 Loris.P3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

WANTED.-Two unfurnis he'd rooms
 East Side. Call or address, 125 State St. D s*pO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

WANTED.-A girl for general house. work. Call at 73 and 75 State St..
 D 2 b
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

WANTED.-Mechan competent to make tools and dies. State general
 experience. w. G. a*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

FOR SALE.-5 it. engine lathe 12 inch swing. Good condition. A. KregIing, 352 Carroll Ave.
 D h n n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

AUCTION SALE tonight, 7:3O. Sec ond hand furniture, par1or, dining room, bed room, kitchen furniture,
 crockery, Sc. 12S7 Stratford Ave.
 rooms in all. Bargain. asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

LUNCH ROOM FOR SALE.-Good
 business Bargain if sold at once. Address Lunch Room, care of Far mer. D s*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

WANTED.-Maid for general house work. Call 2050 North Ave.
 D o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

FOR SALE.-A good cello, small house safe, fine oak buffet, sev
 eraI good cook stoves, carpets, all less than half price. We buy ev
 everything. P. B. Redfeld, 286 Fairfield Ave. Tel. 1O51-2. In our new place. D b*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

FOR SALE.-Milk route. Apply 165
 State St. D s*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

BARGAIN $500 four cylinder light touring car in good condition. 352 Carroll Ave.
 D 2 b D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
ATTENTION. ATTENTION,

All members of Lodge No. %. [. A. of M. are requested to attend meet ing on Friday evening. Busii.egs of importance.
 Signed, D1b b*o PRESS COM.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02
(UNCIASSTFIED.l

WANTED.-Compet cook Apply
 POS Brooklawn Ave. D2 b@po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

TO LET.-Large 12 room house, 7S Gold St., near Stratfield Hotel. Has just been thoroughly renovated, all improvements, in perfect condition Rent reasonable. Apply Moss & Krieger, Main and Gold Sts.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-02

WANTED.-Two first class boring mill hands; also good first class floor hands. Good wages. Steady employment. Only first class help
 need apply. E.J. Manville Machine Co.,, Waterbury, Conn. D b*o
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-22
MUST FACE TRIAL
FOR ABDUCTION
Alabama Physician Charged With a
Sensational Crime is Brought to
Meridian for Hearing.

Meridian, Miss. Nov. 22.-Charged
with the abduction of Lula Jones, the
15-year-old daughter of James Jones,
a planter living nine miles South of
Meridian, DR.. r. w. Shaw of Sumter
Switch, Ala, is under a $4,000 bond
for his appearance at the preliminary
hearing to be held Thursday.
From all accounts, a sensation is
promised. The police say that
through the efforts of woman whose
identity will not be disclosed until she
is arrested, correspondence between
DR.. Shaw and the girl was arranged
The girl came to Meridian on Novem-
Der 5, to visit sister residing in this
city, and it was while on this visit
that DR.. Shaw, it is said, went to the
home in a buggy and took her away.
The disappearance of the girl
aroused her parents. The police were
notified and Detective Monette traced
the couple to Sumter Switch and f.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-22

Fine, as he stated when he came to
the prison, had blown in $500 within
a week in having good time. Find
ing he was getting delirium tremens,
he found his way to the police station
and asked to be locked up. His out
cries during the night annoyed the po-
lice and prisoners. Turned out again
the next morning he again spent the
day in seeing the city. Returning
second time to the cell and lying down
he became quiet. When the jailer
went to wake him he was dead. An
investigation showed Fine had large
deposit in one of the Kansas City
banks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-22
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

nally intercepted the girl on an Ala.
bama Great Southern train at Livings
ton and returned her to her parents.
The police claim that the girl was
taken to Sumter Switch from Meridian
and for three days and nights was
housed in different negro cabins OF
the little saw mill town by her alleged
abductor-
The prominence of the people in
volved and the youthfulness of the girl
makes the case one of the most sen.
sational that has come to the atten.
ton of the police in some time, and
the outcome of the case will be watch.
ed with great interest.
The arrest of the woman go-between
is hourly expected, and it is said that
this will add much to the sensational
feature of the case.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-22
FIRST congress
COMMISSION Plan
Delegates Meeting in Galveston &c
Discuss the New Form For City
Government.

Galveston, Tex, Nov. 21.-Prepar. d
to back up with facts and figures its
claim to be the best governed city
in the Union, Galveston will serve as
an object lesson to the delegates from
municipalities all over the country
who have assembled here to take part
in the first national congress on the
commission form of city government.
The commission system, which had
its origin in Galveston, spread rapid
ly throughout the South and central
West, and is now gaining adherents
in many eastern and far-western cities.
Greater Capitalization and responsible
lily and the abolition of party lines
are the principal claims made for com.
mission government, which substitutes
mayor and board of commissioners
for aldermen or councilmen. Reports
from Des Moines and various other
large cities which have adopted the
plan declare that it is an unqualified
success. Lynn, Mass, voters recently
passed favorably on the innovation,
and Baltimore and other large eastern
municipalities are said to be giving
the matter serious attention.
Although Galveston has already held
its own in population since the tern.
BILE hurricane and flood that all but
wiped out the city, great civic improve
ments have been made and the city
is more prosperous than ever before.
Except for the adoption of the COM
mission plan, involving Sound and
stable government, 1t is declared that
Galveston would never have risen
from her ruins.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-22
this RATE HEARING
Of NATIONAL Interest

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 22.-Argu
ments of cousel in the Minnesota
freight rate cases commenced Mon
day before Judge Sanborn, of the Uni.
ted States circuit court, which will
continue four days. Owing to the i'm
portance of the cases, a decision will
be rendered as early as possible, and
the cases will then go on appeal to
the United States Supreme Court.
The power of every state to control
freight rates and the life of every rail-
road commission in the country hangs
on this suit, and, while the case origi-
mated in Minnesota, the effect of the
forthcoming decision will be felt m
every state and territory of the Union.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-22
SUPREME court
LATE DECISIONS
Rulings Which Were Handed Down
Yesterday by the Justices of
the Court.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 22.-The fol
lowing decisions were handed dowr
by the supreme court Monday:
By Commissioner McLain-F. 2
johnson VS.. Bill Kelly, Alfalfa; af
firmed. Lula Allen VS.. City of Jack
son, Kinds; reversed and remanded
John Stanley VS.. state, Carroll; re
versed and remanded.
By Commissioner Whitfield-Kelly
Bank & Co. VS.. o. S. Mcpherson, At.
ITALIA; reversed and remanded. j. r.
Alternately VS.. Mobile, Jackson G. Kan
sas City Railroad, Winston; reversed
and remanded.
By Justice Anderson-Ex parte E.
H. Ray, sheriff of Bolivar, Warren; ;
motion to dismiss overruled and re-
yersed and judgment here. A. G. Rus
sell Company VS.. c. J. Miller, Warren;
affirmed. ]. E. Bell, administrator, VS..
o. w. Oates, Yazoo; reversed and de-
WV hOiS' f1Ciul anu lNOItHW6SIeTH
Railroad VS.. ]. B. Lee, Bolivar; affirm
ed.
By Justice Smith-Thomas Love VS..
state, Kinds; Richard Bostick VS..
state, Harrison; Robert Beckwith VS..
state, Marshall; Joseph Hart VS.. state,
Covington; Charles Beck VS.. state,
Claiborne; Charles Monroe VS.. state,
Lamar; William Write VS.. state, La
fayette; L. A. Woodford, VS.. state,
Washington; appeals dismissed for
want of prosecution. ]. H. Kirkland
VS.. Mrs. G.. H. Ward ct al, Clarke:
affirmed.
By Chief Juestice Mayes-J. A.
Reed VS.. ]. F. Heard, Tallahatchie;
suggestion of error overruled. Floy
Willis VS.. w. G. Ellis, Rankin: re-
versed and remanded. Independent
Order of Sons and Daughters of ia
cob VS.. A. w. Wilks, Alfalfa; affirmed.
b. f. Champley VS.. state, Carroll; af-
Iirmed. Barney & Hines VS.. Reed &
WEIGH, Sharkey; affirmed and remand
ed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-22
NOT EVEN A CIGAR.
One Missouri Candidate Who Eiuded
His Party Supporters With
Marked Success,

Kansas City, Nov. 22.--Of the list Of
candidates, successful and otherwise,
who filed itemized accounts Of their
election expenses yesterday with the
county clerk, Stephen c. Woodson
takes the place of honor. Elected to
the short term as judge of the county
court from the Western district, he
says his election did not cost him