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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
AND THE CAPTAIN GAVE UP THE BOAT
 TO MRS. FLIMM

Peter Hackett, the valiant sleuth from whom no criminal hides the truth, set out today to find a boat that went adrift from a harbor float. The boat was owned by Mrs. Flimm. who has two sons, LeRoy and Jim.
 The lady traced the missing craft out in the harbor to a raft. Held by the dredgers working there, the boat, it seemed, was gone for fair. But Mrs Flimm told the police this thiev- ing business sure must cease.
 Detective Pete and Mrs. Flimm boarded another boat, and Jim and Roy with manful strokes sent them speeding to the dredger folks.
 Give up that boat,' then cried out Pete, and he would rather fight than eat "Stand back, land lubber." the skipper cried and grasped a bale stake at his side.
 Pete stood upon the rowboat and cried, 'I'll take that rowboat now.'
 The skipper threw his coat on deck and yelled, "I'Il keep that boat, by heck It came afioating down the tide. and bumped against the dredge's side. I'll salvage it this very day,and you can't take my rights away What right have you to board my craft? I've half a mind to take you aft and toss yeu doWn into the hold for being
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
NOTED GERMAN AVIATOR
 AND FOUR COMPANIONS
 ARE DASHED TO DEATH
HERR ERBALOCH IN DIRIGIBLE BALLOON OF HIS OWN INVENTION FALLS 5000 FEET AND
 ALL ARE HORRIBLY MINGLED
Cause of Accident in Doubt But Experts Think that Suns Rays Expanded Gas in the Balloonets Until They Could No Longer Stand Strain-Others Believe One of 125 Horse Power Motors Exploded

was regarded as one of the best type. or modern dirigibles, being far less cumbersome than the monster Zep- pelin.
 Herr Oscar ErbsloeF, the aviator was we'll known in the United States having piloted the German balloon Pommern in the International balloon races held in St. Louis in 1907. The Pommern rose in St. Louis and land ed in New Jersey, coming down only because the ocean had been reached. For this flight, the longest of the race. Erbsloeh won the James Gordon Ben nett cup, the first prize
 On Feb. g, 1909, Erbsloeh with thrse companions, made daring flight across the Alps, rising from St. Mor- ltz and remaining in the air sg hours as they flew over the mountains landing near Budapest. The aero noid in the Pommern on this trip showed that at one time the balloon had reached height of 1900 feet nearly four miles.
 The Erbsloeh in which the avia- tor met death today had a capacity or 2,9oO cubic meters of hydrogen gas. When Erbsloeh and his companions rose 1t was noted that the gas bags were completely full. It is therefore highly probable that the heat Of the sun, expanding the volatile gas. caused too great a strain on the bags, which exploded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
Especial from United Presso

Cologne, Germany, July 13.-Herr Erbsloeh, the world renowned Ger man scientist and aviator, and four companions were dashed to death to- day near Pattscheid, East Germany. when their dirigible balloon, the Erb- sloeh, named after its inventor and constructor, fell from height of five thousand feet. Five heaps of crushed flesh and bone, absolutely unrecognizable, lay beneath the de- bris of the wrecked balloon when those who witnessed the fall reached the spot.
 The fatal voyage had lasted only forty-fve minutes. The dirigible was almost over the village of Pattscheid in the Rhine province.
 Balloonists are divided as to the probable cause of the accident. Some believe the suns rays expanded the gas in the balloonets until they could no longer stand the strain while oth- CTS believe one of the 125 horsepower gasoline motors exploded.
 The dirigible went aloft early today from Dusseldorf, from which point the ill-fated Zeppelin passenger liner started her last voyage. In tn alum mum car were Erbsloeh and two com- panions, together with the two chauf- feurs whose duty it was to take care of the gasoline engines.
 While near Pattscheid one of the balloonets in the great balloon burst and in twinkling all the gas bags had been torn to bits. The heavy car and the fragments of the gas bag fell like plummet. Erbs1oeh and his companions fell five thousand feet to instant death. Physicians who ex- amined the bodies declare they never saw human forms so horribly mang- led.
 The dirigible was so completely wrecked by the mile fall that it is impossible to learn just what caused the fatal accident. The disaster in all its details resembles the one which befell the French army dirigible sev- eral months ago when five French oI- flcers met death by the collapse of the gas bags.
 The Erbsloeh belonged to the Rhine Aerial Club. It assembled a minia- ture Zeppelin dirigible but one-sixth the size of the ariship of the famous inventor The Erbsloeh consisted of 12 bal1oonets place side by side in a rigid and covered frame, like the water tight compartments of a ship. A long aluminium car for the engines and passengers was swung below the gas bags. The car contained two gas- oline engines of high power which drove the fore and aft propellers that gave headway to the airship.
 The Erbsloeh had made several em- inently satisfactory short flights and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
FIREWORKS
 EXPLOSION
 IS FATAL Lives of Many Bremen En- dangered and Teamster With Horses Blown
 Into Field Several Houses Near Ever ett Bay State Plant Take Fire and Are Destroyed
Especial from United Press. )


 Everett, Mass, July 13.-The lives of a score of firemen were endangered here today and one was badly burned by the explosion of a big store build- ing at the plant of the National Fire works company. Ignited by a spark from a dump blaze the fireworks in 100 foot structure two stories high blew up and the whole structure, with a roar that could be heard for miles sailed skyward amid a perfect shower of rockets.
 Called by a still alarm when the dump fire was discovered, Engine Go. their hose beside the building when A. Cameron and a number of other f1remen were caught in the blast of flame and Cameron, all his clothing burned off, was forced to crawl 200 feet through a perfect inferno of fire. He is badly burned but will live. When the crash came John McGon- igle @ teamster, was driving past the plant His horses and wagon were blown bodily into nearby field, where they still lie, surrounded by fizzing rockets. There is nothing to be seen of the man and it is feared he has perished. Across the street from the structure which exploded were number of small houses. These took fire and were consumed. The total loss as at present estimated is in the neighborhood of $20,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
GRIFFIN LOSES TAX
 SUIT AGAINST CITY JUDGE SCOTT FINDS THAT HE DID NOT AVAIL HIMSELF OF STATUTORY REMEDY AND THAT HIS PAYMENT WAS VOLUNTARY Had Appealed from Assessment of $15000 His Hand Residence at Park and Linden Avenue
 Claiming Overvaluaton

Tn his complaint he further claims that in the following May. in order to avoid the imposition of nine per cent. inter est. he paid, under protest, the taxes on the increase in the valuation. The action was then instituted by him to recover the taxes from the city.
 The city through the city attorney filed a demurrer to the complaint and maintained that the plaintiff had no standing in court, because he had fail ed to appeal to the board of relief and from the board of relief to the Super for court. as provided by statute, and for the further reason that the pay ment of the taxes, even though under protest, was a voluntary payment.
 The Common Pleas court has sus- tained the city's demurrer and Judge Scott, in his memorandum of decision, says that MT. Grippin. the plaintiff, is now without remedy on account of his failure to appeal to the board of relief And he further holds that the payment of the taxes. under protest, merely to avoid the interest. does not make it an involuntary payment He says that If there was no compulsion on the part of the city authorities in the coilec- ton of the taxes. then the payment was voluntary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

A decision was yesterday handed down by Judge Scott of the court of Common Pleas, which was decisive of the case of William A. Grippin against the city of Bridgeport. In his decis- don Judge Scott sustained the demurrer filed by the city to the plaintiffs com plaint. This action has been pending for some time in the court of Common Pleas and will now probably be ap- pealed to the Supreme court.
 The case involved a question as to the taxation of MT. Grippin's handsome new residence in Park avenue near Seaside Park. In his complaint, the plaintiff alleges that on September l, 1908. he was erecting dwelling house at the corner of Park and Linden ave nues at the contract price of $30,000, and that on the first of September there was work of the valuation of only s5,563.97 completed on said house. He further alleges that in filing his list on the first of September, he val ued his interest in said partly erected house at $500, but that the assessors arbitrarily and unlawfuily increased the assessment from $5,50O to $15,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
MISS MALLISTER IS
 WE'D TO MIR. BROWN.

Miss Florence, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward McAllister of 1852 Main street and MT. Warren H. Brown of Springfield, formerly of Southport, were married yesterday at St. Angus tines church by the pastor. Rev. c. J. McElroy. The bride was attended by her cousin. Miss Catherine Farrell of Brooklyn, while the brides uncle, James ". Reardon of this city, was the best man. After the wedding cere- mony the bridal party returned to the home of the brides parents in Main street, where an elaborate wedding breakfast was served. after which a reception was extended to the happy young couple. MT. and Mrs. Brown left on an evening train for Spring field, where the groom is at present employed at his trade. that of an cleo trician. He is well known in this city, having been employed here most of the time. being very popular among the younger set.
 The bride is a very popular young lady, for the past few years being a saleslady with Howland's. She is an accomplished singer. being a member of St. Augustine's choir. and has sung at several social functions during the past year
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

band was summoned. In all she was held for more than an hour before Detective Hall was called from police headquarters.
 Questioned about herself, the wo- man said she was 29 years old, and until last Labor day had lived with her grandparents, in Columbian, near Hartford, Conn.,, but on the death of her grandfather had come to this city. Engaged to be married, she was about to buy an engagement ring when arrested.
 Miss Edgerton was attired in white waist, black skirt and black hat, and she maintained the same cool demeanor that has chara cterized her attitude since her arrest. Her sister and the latter's husband were in court, and she was escorted by young man said to be her fiance. She gave no sign of surprise at her discharge and walked straight from the court room.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
FALSE
 TEETH oss sHoW.

Cleveland, July 13-George Wash ington's false teeth are to form a part of the exhibit of oral hygiene, which is to be a feature of the convention of the National Asso- citation of Dental Surgeons at Den yer next week.
 The teeth are here in the office of Dr. W. G. Ebersole, chairman of the committee on Oral Hygiene. They were worn by the Father of his Country at his first and second inaugurations. The teeth are of ivory, attached to plates of gold, with cement of German silver. Gold springs and hinges complete the uncomfortable instrument. Washington's heirs kept the teeth until some years ago, when they turned them over to the care of the Baltimore College of Dentistry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
AVIATOR PFITzER
 BEATEN BY GAME
 SHOOTS HIMSELF
Special from United Press1


 Marblehead, Mass, July 13.-Partia1 fulflment of the prophecy of Madame Thebes, the French seeress who pre- lticted4 death to all aylators, is seen There &ay in the probable snsi9e of Lieutenant A. L. Pfitzner of Hun gary who has been employed as an aviator at the Burgess plant at Plum Island. Pfitzner is believed to have shot himself while in boat off this port and to have fallen dying into the sea. Search is being made today for his body and a reward for it's recovery is offered.
 Pfitzner, who was B years old, was an ex-officer of the Hungarian artf1- lery and a member of an old and arfs- tocratic family of that country. t"The game has me beaten" Pfftz- ner said after an accident last Satur- day and that night, after long stroll over the sandhills he came back to the aviation plant carrying a blood
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

mighty overbold."
 T know my rights,' replied the sleuth, "and I expect them all, for sooth. Look upon this badge of gold; though you may call me overbold know this badge gives me the right to make arrests to Bridgeport light I'll take you in this very day, if you give us much more delay. Give back that boat to Mrs. F'limm, or you will have to fight, or swin''
 Well" growled the skipper, in his throat, take back the plagued, gosh darned boat! It came afoating here last night and I maintain I have the right to keep it as my very own until sustantial proof is shown of ownership by Mrs. F1imm or any oth- CT Tom or Jim.
 "Go see Fred Enos," then quoth Pete, and then his friend beat a quick retreat. But as he climbed down from the float. he grasDed the bow of the lost boat. "I seize this boat. by gum,'' said he. and sure enough he did, did he. Then Mrs. F'linm's two husky boys turned her sorrows into joys, for rowing back with might and main they brought the lost craft home again.
 '"This harbor business" growled Pete. ''is all right. but it vets my feet"
 - Ed. Note.-One of the Farmer staff was sent home suffering from the heat, after he had turned out the above gem.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
LOCAL POST OFFICE HANDLES $303,447 IN INTERNATIONAL
 OUTGOING MONEY ORDERS
MOST OF THIS SUM REPRESENTS WAGES O
 WORKERS SENT ABROAD
Total Money Order Business Done During Fiscal Year
 Including 50 Subsidiary Offices, Is $1,328O80

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
OBITUARY.

Funeral services over the remains of Hawley Dyer, son of Percy and Florence Nichols Hawley Anderson, who died Monday evening at the summer home of the parents in Twin Lakes, wehe held this afternoon at o'clock at the home of the boys par ents, 1139 Fairfield avenue, Rev. Will liam H. Lewis, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church conducting the ser vices. Interment was in Mountain Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

New York, July 13.-C1ifford B. liar mon must choose between his airship and his wife-that is. Mrs. Harmon says she "hopes my husband is satis- fled with his flying efforts of the past and will stop them now'' MT. liar mon, who has five French machinists that he keeps busy tinkering with his airships. is trying to convince his wife that he is not going to be killed. In the meantime he is resting from his attack on a tree, the tree still being in position, while MT. Harmon is nursing a number of bruises. MT. Harmon is one of the wealthiest real estate men in New York Riding in the air is his hobby. He wants to en- ter some of the races between New York and Chicago. but Mrs. Harmon says no. and in the long distance con- tests it looks as though Mrs. Harmon would win
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
SWANSON TAKES WIDOW
 TO HELP RUN HOTEL

Charles M. Swanson, aged A, hotel keeper of New Haven. brought Mrs. Minnie Pebbness. a charming New Ha- ven widow, here last evening and se- cured a marriage license. The couple left the City Hall in search of a clergy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
WORK BEGINS ON CONGRESS STREET
 ROADWAY TODAY

Work was started this morning up- on the temporary roadway to connect the pavement in Middle street with the west approach of the new Congress street bridge. President Rogers of the Permanent Paving Commission said this morning that the work of re- paving Stratford avenue would be commenced as soon as the temporary roadway is built.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

The Irish crochet hat pins and neck pins are easily cleaned with the floral hat pins use gasoline: a nail brush and rich white soap father is better for the neck pins or the cro- chet buttons
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

TOTAL IN CITY .............
 Interesting statistics relative to re
 General Statistics.
 Letters and parcels registered at main office, $26,S94; at stations and branches, s22,479; by all city car riers, s1,278; by all rural carriers, $243; total paid registrations, all fees prepaid. $50,S94.
 Official letters and parcels register ed free, 1887; distribution letters and parcels re-registered free, 991; regis tered letters and parcels received for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

TENT FOR SALE.-Good size in first class condition. Reasonable. A.C.
 Woodruff, 617 Lafayette St., or In- dependent Cottage, Wood Ave,
 Walnut Beach. F IS b+po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

gistered mail are as follows: | delivery, 5O,793; desk deliveries at main office, 17,S82; at stations and branches, 4,320; city carrier deliveries at main office. 13,831; at stations and branches, 13,169: rural carrier deliv- cries at main office, 5S6; at stations and branches, none;c transit registered package and tag envelopes, R. F. Jackets, R. F. sack jackets, T. R. pouches, and I. R. sacks handled. 6,252.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

ED.-Experienced girls on the following branches of paper box making; machine operators, silk lining makers, and silk case mak- ers Also small girls on turning in.
 No experience needed. Highest wages. Apply to Paper Box Dept, The Warner Brothers Company, Warren St. d*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

TO RENT.-Furnished room, 3 Gill
 bert Court. Central. 13 b*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
ANOTHER GOOD TIME

At CarroIPs Summer Garden, Main St., Thursday night, July IA, 1910. Good music and singing.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

WHIST Thursday evening, July 14, at Saint Anthonys Church, at s g o'clock. Score cards 10 cents.
 P 13 b p o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

DO YOU KNOW, we absolutely guar antee, honest material and work manship. No tricks or schemes, but honest dealings. The largest stock of wall paper in the city to select from. Pardee & Co.,, 123O Penn broke St. Phone 3569.
 R 23 31 sso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13
(UNCLASSIFIED.)

WANTED.-First class tool and die
 maker. State age and experience. Address w. G., Farmer. a~p DIR, MANSFIELD, 2O1 Mefgs Bldg.
 cures corns, warts and bunions by
 his painless method. Consult him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

WILLIAM J MEAD, Rents, Real Es- tate and Insurance. Room BIO New field Building. s 12 If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

HOT ROAST BEEF and potato salad servide at 4:S0 o'clock every dav free at Hartmann's, 126 Wall street. R1S< If Q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

FOR SALE.-Six room cottage. Lot
 100X100, situated near St. Vfncent's Hospital, $2,600. D. R. Whitney. 1925 Main St. P1I sso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-13

FOR SALE.-Three family houses. Pembroke St., s5.000. Three fam fly house on Center St., s4,30O. Union Ave, S5,500. D. R. Whit
 ney, 1925 Main St. P11s@
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-29

ty concerns were foated in a short
period. All but Two or three of them
collapsed In some Of them the stock,
holders paid large assessments before
the end, and lost both the original in
vestments and the additional invest
ments.
AS to policy-holders, what chances
are there? At the outset, they are
asked to insure in a company whose
surplus is impaired to the extent Of 40
per cent. Some will do it; but most
people, in taking out insurance 10 safe
guard their business. will prefer to
take it from companies whose capital
and surplus is intact and whose addi-
tional assets make the insurance real
insurance and not mere promises to
pay. The experience of the business
world teaches that the weaker a com
pany is in resources the slower, it IS
to pay claims and the more unsafe is
the insurance it sells.
Suppose, therefore, that in some
New Jersey industry one of the di-
rectoTs has become interested in this
new company and attempts TO swing
toward it the casualty and indemnity
and liability insurance CT the INDUSTRY
A proposition to that effect is brought
into the executive committee An
other member Of the committee, not
interested in the casualty company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-29
A Wildcat Insurance Company
The Worlds Work for Nav.

One day in 1908 a man went out
rom~New York to city in New Jer-
Bey to make a proposition to d very
~wealthy brewer. The brewer is a
man who knows how to make money;
seldom in long and profitable career
has he missed chance-to turn an
honest penny.
He listened with a good deal OF in
terest to the proposition. 1t was an
offer OF sort not unfamiliar these
days in the insurance world The
visitor had authority, he said. TO offer
$1,000 worth of stock of new casualty
company in return for the services of
The brewer.
But / don't know anything about
casualty insurance." the brewer said.
mo, but you know a lot of people in
this city who would buy stock in a
wel-managed company, and who would
also buy insurance from it. We lay
our cards on the table so that you may
see the proposition is all right. All
We ask is that you give us letter to
your friends, telling them that you be-
lieve In us and are yourself stock
holder. That would be very valuable
to us and would cost you nothing.
The block of stock is in payment"
Just about then, something struck
the brewer pretty hard. He began to
ask many questions about the new
company, how it was organized. what
It intended to do, how much it ought
to make every year, and so on. Then
. he asked for time to consider the
proposition.
There were many other conferences.
In the course of time, the brewer
found out all that was to be known
iabout the new company. He realized
that the men who were running il
stood" to make a great deal of money
without any initial investment worth
while and without any material risk
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-29

barely keeps their heads above water.
In addition, there are ninety-nino new
companies, like this Jersey concern
organized within the last year Win
the purpose Of affordig somebody a
chance for fat commission and per-
haps permanent job.
Any sensible business man VINO
takes the trouble to study insurance
statements or TO dig into the state re-
ports on surn companies must see at
a glance that the casualty business Is
no gold mine. II is a good, legitimate
business. but there are no huge mar
gins CT profit. The estimates used IN
the making OF this promotion litera-
ture not only in the Jersey company
but in nearly all the other new COM
panies. are simply gilded fiction.
Studying the history of the Metro
po!itan Surety. the Union Casualty g
Surety. the Guarantors Liability In
demnity, the Consolidated. and many
others of the type, any critic will
reach a conclusion at once that the
stockholders Of the new companies are
taking great chances. Yet, directly
in the face of fact, the promoters OF
the new company put into their book
let statement that not a single stock
casualty cC/pany has ever failed.
Years ago, there was similar cam.
paign. More than seventy new casual