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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
DIVIDEND OF 10 PER
 CENT. DECLARED

The annual meeting of the Bridge port Real Estate Investment Co.,, which is engaged in the manufacture of concrete blocks. was held at the of ice of the company. yesterday after noon. The directors elected were J. Croyden Tice. Edward T. Bucking- nam, William TOlman, Joseph L. Pea body, E. P. Bullard, Jr.. Charles E.. Dow, and John w. Olmstead. The annual dividend of ten per cent. was voted to the stockholders.
 The officers of the company are: President and treasurer, J. Croyden Ttce; vice president, Edward T. Buck ingham; secretary, Joseph l.. Pea body
 It IS understood that the operations of the company during the coming year will include the building of a large number of concrete block cot tages In this city and Norwalk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
SENATOR PULLMAN
 LOSES CUSTODY OF
 HIS GRANDCHILDREN
State Supreme Court Hands Down Decision Favoring the Mother, Wife of Sen ator's Son from Whom She Is Separated
Especial from United Press.


 Columbia, $. C., Feb. 15.-The state supreme court today handed down a decision in the Tillman habeas corpus case taking Senator Tillman's grand children from him and awarding their custody to their mother.
 IT. her application for. the custody of her children, Mrs. Tillman declared that her husband, the Senator's son, had treated her cruelty and that she was compelled to leave him. Later for the sake of her two children, and on his promise to reform, she returned to him and he took advantage of that fact to smuggle the children out of the state and turn them over to their grand parents who kept them from seeing their mother. The4Senator, she alleged, claimed she was unable to raise the children properly although she had her own home and an inde- pendent income of $1,000 year.
 Senator Tillman denied all of the statements of his daughter in-law, de- .clared that she was not temperament- ally fitted to care for the children, and cited the state law which gives the father the right to designate the guar dians of his children when he and his wife separate, no matter what the mother may desire.
 Since this provision of the state statutes was brought to the attention of the public the legislature has amended the law to give the mother and not the father Jurisdiction over the children.
 Today's decision upholds all of the Mrs. Tillman Jr.'s contentious and the grandmother is directed to turn the children over to the mother.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
"GoOD LUCK" BEATS
 MANUFACTURERS
We'll Known Saloonist Is :, Allowed Transfer of Lii cense to Seaview Avenue from Bulls Head.

Dick Good Luck" Lombard has tri- unlphed in his fight with the East Side manufacturers who sought to have denied his application for a transfer of his liquor license at 1715 Main street at Bulls Head to 1532 Seaview avenue. The hearing on his application was heard two weeks ago by the County Commissioners. Yesterday Commis- sioners Meade and Brophy visited the scene of the proposed saloon. This morning they granted the applica tion stating that in their opinion that they could not see where saloon in that neighborhood could injIre the manu- featuring interests. The manufacture ies in that locality, the Holmes & Ed wards Co.,, the John $. Frey Co.,. the U. M. c. Co., the Electric Gable Co., and the Bridgeport Chain Co.,, through their representatives at the hearing all stated the saloon would be a dertiment to their interests. Good Luck was represented in the hearing by Attor- ney Cullinan & Cullinan, and the re- monstrants by Attorney Seymour and Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
,eciaIfrom United Press. }


 London, Feb. 15.-After the hardest fought election England has ever known, the third parliament of King Edwards reign assembled at Vest minister for the sessions business this afternoon. Though the House did not convene until the doors were opened as usual at midnight and all through the early hours of the forenoon there was the customary rush of the 670 members of the House of Commons, as there are but 800 regular seats in the assembly chamber which were increas- ed today by extra chairs placed there temporarily. The yeomen of the guard, in their gorgeous scarlet and gold Elizabethian uniforms, went through the ceremony of searching the parliament house vaults for explosives. They found nothing. nor expected to.
 As the hour for converting approach ed. an eormous crowd gathered in the streets of Westminster to watch the members arrive. Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd-George was so en- Enthusiastically greeted that it took a strong squadron of policemen to get him in safely from his official resi- dence at No. II Downing street.
 Premier Asquith, probably mindful of former suffra gette attacks, went to the Commons by way of the under ground passage. Winston Churchill. the new Home Secretary, drove up in a cab with his wife and was also
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
FAIRFIELD AVENUE MACADAM NOT GOOD
 ENOUGH FOR STATE
City Must Expend Much More Money Before Rela- lively New Piece of Road Construction Will Be Ac- ceptable.

Director of Public Works Michael A. Kenny expects visit, this week, from State Highway Commissioner Macdon- aid who will come to inquire into the prospect for state highway construc- tion, in this city. When a city ap- propriates for state highway construc- tion it is the policy of the state to spend $2 for every dollar expended by the city, or town.
 The board of apportiohment has placed $2,0OO on the preliminary list for highway work. The highway com missioner decides where the construc- ton will be done.
 Director Kenny wants a top dress ing put on Connecticut avenue, which has been badly ripped up by the auto- mobile traffic passing over 1t.
 In Fairfield avenue, where the city s state work has not been accepted yet, the tax board has appropriated $3,500. Director Kenny has found that the city is under contract to do Connecticut S part of the work. and has asked for an additional $2,500 which will come back to the treasury of the city. The total appropriation of $6.000 for top dressing the avenue is reckOned on the basis of 15 cents a square yard.
 The street was paved under the Lee administration. It is in miserable condition, and the city cannot be re- imbursed by the state. or by the Con- necticut company, until the thorough fare is put into shape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15

warmly welcomed.
 Inside the House of Commons. con- fusion reigned until tedious swearing in began. The men marched up to Speaker Lowther's table to be present. ed to the presiding officer. The latter perfunctorily turned them over to the clerks who administered the oath of office.
 The swearing-in was interrupted by the traditional arrival of the Gentle man Usher of the Black Rod, other wise Admiral Sir H. Stephenson, to summon the Commons to the bar or the House to hear His Majecty's conl- mission. read.
 In the upper chamber the Lord Chancellor, Lord Loreburn and his fellow commissioners. in full state robes and cooked hatss stood waiting on the steps of the throne while the rest of the Lords sat around them bareheaded. The Lord Chancellor read the commission" briefly com- manding the faithful Commons' in the Kings name, to elect "a fit and proper person to the office of Speak er.'' The faithful Commons" imme- diately returned to their own cham Der where Thomas Burt, a Liberal, nominated James I4owther for Speak CT, a mere form. inaSmuch as the same Speaker is elected session after ses- sion. Lowther is starting on his third term, having been first elected under the Conservatives.
 Technically the session cannot be said to have opened until next Monday when King Edward will open it in person and royal state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
BLIZZARD IS NOW RAGING
 IN NORWEST
Worst Storm In Years and In Places Piled Up Eight Feet High.

Minneapolis, Feb. 15.-The cold wave and blizzard predicted by the United States Weather Bureau at Washington is raging throughout Minnesota and the northwest today. Telegraph and telephone communication with the Da- lkotas and Montana is badly crippled, but the meag gre adyices received indi- cate that the storm is one of the worst in years.
 Tn the vicinity of Tomah, Wis, tele- graph and telephone communication was cut off. At Butte, Mont, tele- grams say one of the worst snowstorms in the history of western Montana is in rrogress It showed heavily all day vesterday and west of Butte the fall reached a depth of feet. At Lookout of the Mountains, the snow is feet deep. Halt a doen snow slides on the Chicago. Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad are reported, one near Divide being 200 feet long and about feet deeD.
 All trains are delayed and no at- tempt is being made to move freight. At midnight the most severe storm of the year was raging in North Dakota. The wind attained a velocity of 40 miles an hour and heavy snow was falling. Trains on the South line of the Zoo road from Bismarck have been abandoned and trains on the Linton branch of the Northern Pacific have been held up at Bismarck At Dick inson. N. D., a head-on collision be- tween two freight trains occurred near Belfeld. Engineer Andrew Gregorson was fatally injured The snow fall at Minneapolis began at midnight. A high wind drifted it to a depth of sev- eral feet The snowfall continues to- day
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
TWO WOMEN SEEK
 SEPARATION FROM
 THEIR HUSBANDS

divorce against their husbands, in the Superior court this morning. Mary Peterson Russell of this city. desires to be freed from Howard Russell of this city, to whom she was married Sept. 22, 1906 She alleges assertion Dec. }, 1906.
 The other applicant is Mary Beach knanp of Danbury, who alleges that her hubby, Isaac P. Knapp a resident of this city, has been habitually in temperate and has been intolerably cruel towards her. They were mar ried July ?, 1895
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
ELIGIBLE LISTS FOR CLERKS AND
 CARRIERS POSTED c. J. O'Brien Heads Clerks and IT. A. Dusch
 Carriers Civil Service Examiners Pleased With Excellent Showing of Fortunate Bridgeporters Twenty two Eligible to Clerk ships, 15 to Carriers Routes.

Announcement was made today at the post office of the result of the civ il service examination of candidates for the positions of clerks and car riers in the. local postal service, held at the Bridgeport High school Nov. 20. There were nearly 100 examined and the showing of those who are plac- ed on the eligible list is considered by the examining board unusually profi- cient. The board comprises Charles Gormley, secretary, Wallace A. Smith, and J. l.. Christie.
 The successful candidates whose names are published below are placed on the eligible list, and remain there
 until next February. Any vacancies to occur in the meanwhile will be filled from that list. At present there are no vacancies.
 Successful candidates for the clerk ship are c. J. O'Brien, 1197 Pembroke strret, 88 per cent; Walter w. Smith, 993 Brewster street, S5.40; William F. St. George, w. B. Postoffice, 84S0; l. D. Burns 1137 Pembroke street, S4.75; E. F. Brink, Stratford. S3.5O; C.. A. Laufer, 97 Center street, S2.90; John T. Nelson, 633 Stillman street, S2.60; J. H. Murphy, 320 Catherine street $40; H. J. Meloling 1549 Seaview avenue, 82 10; c. s. Weary, 343 Carroll avenue, 81.80; H. A. Stassett, 447 Maplewood avenue, S1.55; J. J. Lynch, 1-2 Armstrong Place S1; A. M. Hatton, 6a Fourth St., S0.30; F. R. Sniffen, 162 Grove street, SOLO; B. F. Cronin, 12O Milne street, 7s.45; T. J. Sherry, 51 Burroughs St., 77.80; John Kruychak, IT,, 1479 Strat- foro avenue, 76.70; M. E. Cunningham, PA Grove street, 76.45; Otto Schwable, Stratford, 75.75; J. J. Malone, 95 Lewis street, 1865; G. S. Owen, 1923 Howard avenue. 71.1O; M. J. O'Reilly, 126 Jane street, 70.30.
 Those placed on the eligible list for carriers are: H. A. Dusch, 1078 Barnum avenue, 89.3O; c. E. Squires, 107 Clar- ence street, S7.60: J. L. Hamley, 1SO Calhoun avenue, &; J. E. Enclish, 435
 Lindley street, s3.70; H.. D. Keefe, 76 Cottage street. S3.O5; W. H. Tonge, 377
 John street, S220; R. E. Burton, 1S7
 Lindley street, s1; R. A. Mccullough,
 134 Ann street, 75.55; c. A. Randolph
 Hartford Conn.,, TAOS; J. T. Stein, Is
 North Washington avenue, 72.55; R. F
 Doyle, 3145 Main street, 72; H. l.. Ham,
 ilton. 60 Sherman street, 7155; W. P
 Reiff, 201O Seaview avenue, 71.10; C. C.
 Brennan, S03 William street 7O7O w 1 P. Appleyard, Stratford, 70.O5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
TRUSTING EYES OF
 HARRY VAN NESS
 COST ELLEN Sl5O
The Story of Woe of Pretty Mistress of Boarding House Is Told In Two Touches and a Disappear ance.
Danbury Woman Asks De tective Bureau to Search
 for Her Hearts Desire, Not to Regain Her Cash,
 But to Restore Her Faith

"Oh, but he had such trusting eyesl" sighed Ellen Bergerson. a demure, sem timental lass of 26. as she recounted the story of her shattered romance to Captain Arnold of the detective bureau this afternoon, asking the captain to try to recover her cash, but not to hurt her dear boy.
 Harry was such a gentleman it doesn't seem possible that he would try to defraud me-" she said. "I sometimes think somefsSlg has hap pened to him in that great city. Per haps he is held a prisoner and wants to come to me even now. I can't believe he has forsaken me forever"
 -Four Weeks would make an ad- mirable title for the pretty Ellen's TO- nance. It was just four weeks ago that Harry Van Ness, a magazine agent, well known in Bridgeport, where his former employers would like to meet him just now, on matter of a few unsettled accounts, wandered into Danbury.
 He found a we'll situated. light and airy boarding house at 274 Main street. Better still, he found the proprietress was young and pretty, for she is was none other than pretty Ellen. Harry and Ellen were so plainly in tended for one another that they couldn't understand why they had not met before. In any event, they got on famously. and when they got to that stage that they began to tell all about their past lives. Harry. with
 much mystery and many promises of | secrecy, disclosed the fact that he had l been involved in q sort of trouble that
 required $100 for bonds. It was
 something that Ellen couldn't under
 stand very well, but when Harry held
 both her plump little hands and look | ed into her eyes, she just couldn't help l trusting him. She lodged behind a screen, and in moment returned with a rotund roll of greenbacks. There
 were $50. she said, and she would soon l get more. It took her little while Continued on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES LIVE
 UNDER SIGN OF YELLOW CARD
At Least 400 Persons Are Subject to More Less
 Strict Quarantine Because of Scarlet Fever
Health Board and School oard Join to Prevent Spread of Epidemic, Which H as Already Developed 40 Gases and Has Brought Death to One In Every Ten Afflicted Persons

It is estimated that $50 families, in the city, are quarantined because of 1O4 cases of scarlet fever, and that 1,4OO persons are under the ban of the yellow card.
 Since the beginning of the scarlet fever epidemic, in December, some 40 cases have developed, of which 1O2 are today in being. There have been II deaths, showing that the type of the malady is somewhat more than ordinarily virulent.
 Three deaths occurred in Decem- bcr. In January the number of deaths was seven, and for February four have already been reported, with the prospect that the death rate for February will exceed that for the previous 30 days.
 Even adults are not spared, the latest victim being William Orlupp whose funeral was privately held al the home on Spring, street, last night Orlupp was 21 years old, and ] stenographer, employed by the Amer ican l& British Mfg. Company. He was an attendant at the Second Bap. tist church, and secretary of the Sun day School.
 Others who have died of the dis. ease in the present month are Ons Dush, aged 4, Hallett street, on Feb ?; Joseph Yuhash, aged 4, Howard avenue, Feb. 9; Fred Spellman, aged z, 4435 Main street.
 Today Dr. Banks and Health Of ficer Mcclellan inspected the childreI of the BaInum avenue and Sacred Heart Schools, theOne public, tht
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15

other parOcleial.
 In the Barnum school two suspects were found and in the Sacred Heart school, one. These children were sent home to await the development of their suspicious symptoms.
 At the office of the Board of Edu- cation, today, it was stated that the cases are so scattered about the city, that there is no school in which the disease is centralized, and that there fore, unless there is a great increase in the number of cases in any one Eeighborhood, the board will not con- sider that any useful result will be obtained by closing an entire school
 The greatest number of cases in any single locality, are among chil- dren who attend the Barnum school
 The epidemic was discussed at a meeting of the Board of Health, held last night, as the result of which through President Ober, call has been issued to all physicians, who can spare a few hours, to assist in in specting school children. All children who have any ailment will be ,MSnt home, and their name, given t6kxbe health officer, and to pr C. Lincoln Banks, who will visit tho suspects at their homes and make [ l stricter examination.
 Tn any case, where it is discovered l that child with the fever has occu pied desk in school room. tha room will be thoroughly fumigated I washed and cieansed.
 The Board of Education will co operate with the Board of Health tc present the spread of the disease.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
BANK LOOTED OF $1O,OOO IN
 CASH TODAY
Five Masked Men Bind and Gag Night Watchman, Then Blow the Safe.
(CnociaJ from TJnited PreSS.l


 Bloomington, Ills, Feb. 15.-The safe of the Citizens Bank of ChatsWorth, near here, was footed of $1O,OOO in cash early today by five masked men. The robbers succeeded, after binding ana ga geing the nightwatchman and a citizen who attempted to interfere.
 The robbers drove into town after midnight and went to the bank where they held up William Kayle, the night watchman, whom they bound and gag ged and took to a garage across the street where he was left in charge of one robber, while the other four broke into the bank. Albert Kerbin, clt1- zen, was also tied when he attempted to prevent the robbery The robbers had to use four charges of nitro-glyc- crime to open the safe, getting about sS. 900 in bills and s2.O0 in gold and silver. Placing the money in sacks the robbers drove north in two horse rig. They are thought to be headed for Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
STREET CAR IS HELD UP
 AND ROBBED
Masked Highwaymen After Rifing the Conductor and Passengers Started Gar at Full Speed Down An h. cline.

Pittsburg, Feb. 1.-Two masked men early today held up and robbed the crew of a street car in the suburb of Millvale and after gagging the men with ropes, started the car at full speed down an incline. Conductor Kinsey managed to crawl to the rear platform of the car and jerk the trolley from the wire. Otherwise Kinsey and the motorman would undoubtedly have been killed and the car wrecked.
 The highwaymen boarded the car while 1t was in motion and after cov- ering the crew, bound and gagged them, took S25 in cash and two watches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
INVENTORY OF
 EVANS ESTATE
 OVER $1O,OOO,OO0
(Special from United Press

ISpeClaI rom United Press.
 Salem, Mass, Feb. 15.-The largest inventory of an estate ever filed in Essex county is that of Robert D. Evans. of Beverly and Boston, who last summer was President Taft S landlord. The total amount of the estate as appraised here today is s10,- 53S. 0989S. Of this amount $10 404 S23 2S is personal property and the balance real estate.
 The largest single item is that of shares of the Tuba Consolidated Gold Fields, S3. 143.20. Next to that is the sum of $1745 900 on deposit in the Shawmut National Bank in Boston. and $256,023 in the First National Bank of Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
CROSSING IRISH SEA
 IN A BALLOON TODAY
(Specia1 from United Press

lSUGCIGI 1TOIll UHIteU PTeSS.J
 Dublin, Feb. 15.-An attempt to cross the Irish Sea from Dublin to England in balloon was begun today by John Dunville and A. Pollock two Belfast aeronauts. The feat. which has been accomplished several times, is counted a dangerous undertaking. Special boats are following the route to aid inc aeronauts in case of accident
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
EXPECTED PRISONER
 TO MARRY, FOUND HE
 WAS ALREADY WED

The prosecution of Joseph Schiapa. a laborer living at All Railroad avenue, came to a halt in the city court today when Prosecutor Delaney learned that Schiapa had wife and family in Austria. His arrest was effected with a view to forcing him to support Clara Csarna. whom the authorities believed to be his common law wife. She lives at 61 Johnson street. On learning that Schiapa had been mar ried before, the authorities continued the case until tomorrow for further Investigation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
P. D. LYONS EXECUTOR
 OF GRACE CHOPE WILL

The will of Grace B. Chope was filed for probate, this morning, Pat rick D. Lyons is named eXecutor. The estate is valued at $1O,00O. Colburn Hamlyn, Barnstable, Bevon, England, is left $500; Frances M. Chope re- Ceives 2 % and silver tea set. Min or bequests of clothing, effects, or other personal property, are made to several persons. Joseph Hamlyn, Bevou, England, brother, Mrs. Mary Parker of Kendall N. Y, and Ann Phillips are named residuary dega- tees
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15

1go, playing Mary Ann in Merely Iary Ann.' Her latest part was that
 Glad in Frances Hodgson Burnett's play, ''The Dawn of a Tomorrow .'' Her mother, Mrs. Madge Carr Cook, is also we'll known actress, who scored a great success as Mrs. Wiggs in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch She is to retire from the stage. as will Miss Robson after her marriage. MT. Belmont is a widower, fifty-seven years old. His wife died in Paris in September, 1898 He has three sons and one granddaughter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
ANNIVERSARY OF BLOWING UP OF
 BATTLESHIP MAINE:

Havana. Feb. 15-The 18th anniver- sary of the blowing up of the battle ship Maine was fittingly remembered here today, the Daughters of the Rev. olution and the Spanish War Veterans participating in the exercises. Com mander Gihon. of the veterans, made the principal address. A bronze tab let in memory of the sailors who lost their lives in the destruction of the Maine was unveiled by the Daugh- terS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
LEBENTHAL DEEDS
 PROPERTY TO WIFE
Man Convicted of Stealing Cole Jewels Transfers hree Parcels of Real Els late.

Abraham Lebenthal, who was con- ficted of stealing the Cole jewels, and who is now serving a sentence Y Wethersfield filed, through his coun sci. in the office of the town clerk, to day, deeds to three pieces of prop erty. parcel on Smith street, with dwelling, a parcel with 50 feet front on State street, and parcel with 113 feet front on Winter street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15
BUG HOLIDAY OF REDS
 PLAYS HIS LAST GAME

(SpecIaI rom United PressO
 Cincinnati Feb. 15.-"Bug'' Holiday. 45 former outfielder with the Cincin- nati Reds. died today after a finger ing illness. He was well known to baseball men all over the country and played with the. Cincinnati team F years. He leaves a widow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-15

This evening, at the Bows Club Gym. the ,Birdsey-Somers Girls Basketball team will meet the girls team from the Union Business College. The game will be called at o'clock and will be followed by dancing.