davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
CIGARETTE SMOKING MOTHER SAYS HAS
 RUINED HER SON
Lad Who Escaped from Re form School Is Captured Here Today = Threat
 ened Suicide

They'll never take me alive" is the threat 13 years old Charles lMa1aidy, a cigarette fiend and escaped inmate of the States Reform school was re- ported to have made when some. one saw him back in Bridgeport told him the police would soon recapture him.
 Detective Hall took the boy by sur prise at his mothers home, A Elm street, this morning and making a hasty examination of his pockets, found an ounce bottle filled with a dark looking fluid, labelled poison. He took the bottle away and led the child to police headquarters
 Maliady figured in a burglary of the lockers at the ball grounds this spring and early on the morning of July 5 he and others footed the plant of the Connecticut Auto Tire Co., in Con- necticut avenue. Then he lived at PA Drew place, near the factory.
 Sentenced to the Reform school dur ing his minority, Malaidy was there only few days when he took advan- tage of the 1eniency Of the officials and escaped. He has been at large several weeks. A few days ago he returned to this city found from his youthful associates that his mother had moved to Elm street and making his way there kept out of sight of the authorities until this morning Detective Sergeant Hall entered the house and took him by surprise.
 Young Malaidy's mother says inces- sant cigarette smoking is responsible for his criminal tendencies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
CARMINO CAME BACK And Confesses to Having
 Stabbed Two Men

Memories of a sensational stabbing affray of 10 years ago were recalled in the city court today when witnesses testified during the trial of Carmino Piluso, laborer now bent and gray, who was arrested early yesterday morning for complicity in the as- sault.
 Piluso fled from the city after a stabbfng match in which nearly a dozen men figured. Salvatore Da- cora died at the Bridgeport hospital from blood poisoning, few days af- ter the affray, and several were sent to jail and prison but all have since been released.
 Piluso confessed today to stabbing Salvatore D'Agostino and Michele Vio- lano, but claimed he did it in self defence. After the affray he fled, and returning to Bridgeport a year ago lived here a month. The crime had been all but forgotten. He went to New Haven for work and again returned here five months ago. State Policeman Virelli located him and his arrest followed. Judge Wilder or dered him held in bail of $1 ,00O for the Superior court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22

In the platform which the Morris dele- gates offered in the city convention a year ago. when Morris was beaten by Lee for the MayoriaI nomination. The Old Guard which controlled the convention was so frightened that t would not even permit the platform to | be read
 This action contributed largely. many Republicans believe. to the overwhe1rn- ing defeat of Mayor Lee. Practically the direct primaries men appear not to have missed a point They have brought the matter fo a focus at time when some of the lead Ing members of the machine are fight ing for their offices.
 They point out that direct primaries nave been adopted in many Republican states and that they have the endorse ment of such Republican leaders as La Toilette. Hughes and Roosevelt.
 They say that the Republican office holder. who by himself. or by his friends. refuses to change the party voter the power to vote for what can didates he pleases. may as well pack his grip and go.
 Incidentally the direct primary fn- surgents scored one at the recent ban quet, when the Republican workers were assembled at Lehmann's shore house. called by Town Chairman Rog- CTS.
 Then from Congressman Hf1I down there was rush to enrol in the insur- gent column. Everybody there was an insurgent. Everybody there was loud in wanting the peoples will 10 prevail.
 Said a direct primary leader tf5fs morning: TT think anybody who has followed the course of Theodore Poose- welt since his return from Africa. must know that the very integrity of the Republican party is involved in this question. The power of the party here has been gradually removed from the voters. They have as little to fo with nominations as can well be- True they are still permitted to vote for delegates. but this is the mere shadow Of power and not the thing
 (Continued on Page TwoI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
MRS. CARR DIES
 OF HER INJURIES
Was Struck By An Auto In Fairfield Avenue Satur-
 day Night

At the Bridgeport Hospital this afternoon Mrs. Adeline B. Carr, mother of George D. Carr, proprietor of the Golden Hill Hotel, died from the result of injuries received Satur- day evening either in a fall ior by being run down by an auto driven by Fred Mills. manager of the Mitchell garage.
 MT. Mills was about to turn into the driveway leading to the rear of the Mitchell garage in Harrison Court. Mrs. Carr was on the curbing On Harrison street. Mr. Mills says that Mrs Carr while standing seem ed to pitch forward directly in the path of the machine. He stopped the car, but not before the wheels had run ever a part of her clothing. MT. Mills denies that the machine struck the woman.
 A large crowd gathered, among them George D. Carr, the son of the injured woman who ordered the ar rest of MT. Mills. The latter was later released by Superintendent Birmingham as the garage being di- rectly in the rear of police head quarters he can be had at any time. The crowd which gathered seeing the machine standing still and the in- jured woman assumed that she had been run down. MT. Mills believes that she was seized with an attack of vertigo.
 The deceased was highly respected by a large circle of acquaintances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
ROGERS CALLS
 PRIMARIES ID NAME DELEGATES
A1dermanic Primaries Will Be Held Independently to
 Avoid Trouble Local Leaders, Trembling for Own Jobs, ,Shun Guber- material Fight and Limit
 Contest

ioWn Chairman Rogers today issued a call for Republican primaries to be held Friday. Aug. 26. The city con- vention will be held some day next week. Preliminary caucuses will take place tonight and Tuesday night.
 The entire energy of the machine has where there will be as few contests as possible. The Lake Goodwin contest and the Senatorial contest has been en- t1rely subordinated to the local situa- ton. Rogers. Hawley and NObbs. their own offices in the balance. have touch ed the general situation with trembling hands
 Anything for peace at home." rep resents their attitude. Hence the num- Der of contests is smaller than it would ordinarily be with such a fight on as the Lake-Goodwin contest is. The Havens- Goodwin ticket in the Tenth will probably be withcu. opposition.
 The Lake men in the machine do not want to beat Ravens even if they can. fearing the effect on local con- tests. so the order has gone out that there Is to be no contest.
 It is probleInaticaI if there will be contest in the Twelfth where there is a Goodwin ticket. backed by the men who ordinarily carry the district
 A contest would mean votes against Hawley. Nobbs and Rogers sand will therefore be discouraged
 The outlook in the city. nevertheless. continues to be for Lake. If Good win should win Rogers might not get the secretary nomination on the State ticket and George E. Hill might get the nomination for Lieutenant Cover nor.
 In order that the fight shall be un- complicated with Aldermanic contests the primaries to nominate Aldermen will be held on a separate date This date has not been determined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
BRIDGEPORT GIRL WEDS AUTOMOBILE.
 DEALER TODAY
Bride Was Recently Divorc- ed from Former Husband
Quiet Wedding at Home of Parents of Bride, Mir. and
 Mrs. E. w. Harral

With only a dozen of the members of their immediate families in attendance. Mary H. Rowland Harral. daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. W. Harral. Golden Hill. this city. and Harry L. Stratton. an automobile dealer of New York city. were married at the Harral homestead in Harrison street at noon today Rev. John pePeu. pastor of the North Con gregational church. officiated wedding breakfast followed
 The bride was formerly Mrs. Pierpont Rowland of Fairfield. She brought a suit for divorce alleging habitual in- temperance. which was contested. and her husband brought a counter suit. An amendment was made to her peti- tion for divorce whereby the charge of intemperance was removed and the divorce was granted after testimony had been taken secretly before a ref cree.
 Intimate friends knew of the coming nuptials but no public announcement was made After the wedding break fast Mir and Mrs. Stratton left the city on a honeymoon. They will live in New York city on their return.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
SALOON KEEPER
 ROBBED OF $500

So soundly did Patrick J. Brennan, a Fairfield saloonkeeper sleepy after a busy night Saturday that thieves went through his living rooms over the saloon at Spring street and Gem tery avenue, carried a heavy trunk down stairs into the bar room, fore ed it open and made off with between $500 and $500 in cash as well as a quantity of clothing.
 Brennan had no idea of what time the burglars entered, for his first req lization of the crime came when he awoke and found the room in confu- sion. Hurrying downstairs he dis covered the trunk with its contents scattered about and only the less de sirable of the clothing left.
 Brennan had been accustomed to allowing his collections to reach good ly amounts before making his bank deposits. He has no definite suspi- cion but he and the Fairfield authori- ties are convinced that the work is that of some persons thoroughly fam ilfar with the establishment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
ACTRESS AND FIGHTER KID
 BROAD HELD
Police Trying to Establish Identity of Wealthy Man Found Seriously Injured Woman and Two Men, Un- der Arrest, Occupied Apartments in the Same
 Theatrical Boarding
 House
Special from United Press)


 New York. Aug. 22-A woman and two men are under arrest and the po- lice are endeavoring today to establish the identity of a man found very seri- ously injured in the rear of a thea trical boarding house at 261 West And street early today. In the mans pOck- cts were found engraved cards read ing Bert Vanderbilt. Lambs Club, but at the club all knowledge of him was denied. The police believe he is g. wealthy Philadelphian but so far have failed to identify him.
 The woman detained at headquarters Is Edith linen. an actress with the "Jardine De Paris company. and the men are William. better known as "Kid'' Broad. a prize fighter. and Ralph Gillespie. All live in the board ing house
 Miss linen claims to know positively that Vanderbilt" is a member of the and says he was connected with the wealthy Vanderbilts." Her story is that he has been a friend of hers for a number of years and called last night to take her to dinner. She says he had been drinking and that she refused to go out with him. She left the house but when she returned early today the bell boy told her Van derbilt was in Broad'S room waiting for her. She refused to see him. She had been asleep some time. she told the police. when a noise at her win dow awakened her. She found Van derbilt there. she says. and ordered him away but he tried to climb into the window and fell three stories.
 Assistant District Attorneys Moss and Hammil were notified by the po- lice after vanderbilt" had been rush. ed to Flower Hospital and they or dered Miss linen and the two men de- tained. They also interviewed Miss Berryle Vernon of 132 Pine street Phil adelphia, who roomed next door to Miss linen. but she claimed to know nothing of the matter and was not moleSted.
 A charge of attempted burglary was booked against Vanderbilt and he is under guard in the hospital. all though he may not recover.
 At Flower Hospital the nurses re- ported that written inside of Wander bilt's" clothing was the name Frank E. Dornseifer. Cincinnati Ohio" He has not recovered consciousness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
Especial from United Press.)

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 22.-W1tn scarcely any sign of abating the for est fires, which Saturday and Sunday practically wiped out the city of Wal lace, Idaho, and destroyed several smaller towns, burned to death up- wards of forty persons and caused millions of dollars worth of property loss, swept throughout Montana and Idaho today. It is too early to count the cost today as the burned area is so extensive that it has been impos- sible to get definite reports from most of the stricken districts. All agree, however, that estimates for 40 dead are conservative and that the death list, when all sections have been heard from, may exceed 75.
 The property loss is millions-how many millions none can tell at this time. In Wallace, Idaho, alone the property loss will be upwards of S1,- 100000 and at least 24 -ersons are known to be dead there.
 In Montana the destruction has been even greater. The town of Taft, a thriving new town, Belnap, White Pine, Noxen and Zeron, were burned. scoording , to the latest reports Borgia. St. Regis, Thompson Falls, Henderson, are all threatened and the Camas Valley has been swept al- most clean of habitation. In Wash ington, several towns have been wiped out. Newport is burning. the flames were entering Niehart at last reports and Anatone, Gallatine County, is seriously threatened.
 Everywhere in the stricken states the flames have gained a foothold in the government forest reserves and hundreds of rangers, assisted by Fed era1 troops, appear powerleSS to check them. In the stricken districts,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
''OLD GUARD" MUST FAcE
 MORRIS AM: T
 FOR DIRTj !! '! .l l[ !(( < IFS
SLOGAN OF EAST SIDE REPUBLICANS IS RULE
 BY 19 MEN MUST CO.,
Change in Party Rules to Permit Nominations to Be Made Directly By Voters Will Be Offered In
 City Con vention

The Republican Old Guard, fghtins as never before for the jobs of its leaders. has pretty successfully dodg ed the complications of a double fight within it's ranksafor gubernatorial and senatorial places.
 But in the City Convention, nex, week, it will be confronted with 2 proposition which it cannot dodge.
 It will meet face to face the demand of the Republican party for direct pri- maries
 And the demand will be backed by political strength, all the strength in fact that the wing of the party which acknowledges the leadership, of c. H. Morris can assemble.
 Morris and his friends for two years have had, it is said, single object in view, and this has been to restore the government of the Republican party to it's voters.
 This they propose to do by offer- ing in the city convention an amend ment to the party rules which, will enable the voters to cast their ballots directly for candidates, and which will, so far as city elections are con- cerned entirely wipe out a system whereby nominations are made by 36 men and actually by the politicians, whenever they control 19 men.
 Morris and his friends, among whom is Alderman Eugene H. Meyer, of the Eleventh District. have it is under stood carefully abstained from all purely political contest in order to promote the success of the broad prin- ciple involved in direct primaries. Day and night politicians have be- sfeeed the Morris faction to embark with Lake, or Goodwin, Bulkeley, or Mclean. Day after day the Morris men have replied, "We are out for direct primaries and nothing else We are for everybody who favors di- rect primaries and we are against everybody who is against direct pri- maries.
 Direct primaries is not a new issue with the Morris wing of the party. A direct primaries plank was contained
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
WHEELER & WILSON
 BAND CONCEDr

The Wheeler & Wilson band will play the postponed concert of last week, at Washington park, Tuesday evening, Aug. 23rd, commencing at eight o'clock. The following pro- gram will be rendered.:
 l. March, Reeves.
 2. Overture, Figaro's Wedding. 3. Cornet Solo, Three Star Polka. MT. l.. A. Vernon.
 4. Concert Valse, Beautiful Spring, B. Selection, The Newly Weeds. G. Caprice, Heartsease
 z. Popular Melodie, Whats the Matter With Father
 John A. Lynch, conductor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
JOE"
 GETS IT IN SOLAR-PLExUS Republican Congressional Committee Puts Gag on Cannon in Coming
 Campaign They Don't Propose to Have House Speaker Make Any More Vitriolic Attacks
 on Insurgents
Special from United Press.)


 Washington. Aug. 22-Another solar plexus punch has been delivered to Uncle Joe" Cannon. It became known here that his services are mot desired'' by the Republican Congressional com mittee during the coming campaign and he will not be given any speaking dates
 The statement was made today by a Republican leader who prOfessed to have positive knowledge that Can not be solicited by the National Re- publican committee In answer to the suggestion that Cannon might re- cetve many direct invitations to speak and that, in response to them he would be busy factor in the campaign. the opinion was expressed that this possi- bility Is not considered likely to upset the committees plans. The reason given was that the Speaker. in his Kansas speeches. and, in other state ments. is devoted to the policy of an open fight on the insurgents. Hot shot for all who dared the regulars" seems to be his program. it was ex- ! D'o1hsa: other 1aders. including President Taft and the Congressional committee. it was explained. believe that the less said about insurgency the better it will De TOT the party. Instead or 1ntenSlfy- ing differences within the party they believe that all the time should be spent in fighting Democrats. Presi- dent Taft's action after the insurgent victories at the Kansas and Iowa pri- maries, in cutting adrift AIdrichJ Hale and Cannon. was said to be a reflec- tion of his opinion that a fight with the insurgents in the campaign was the last thing to be desired. He had previously held the belief that all was serene with the regulars and that their program could be carried out without regard to the insurgents. Now the policy is to tread lightly and not stir up the insurgents.
 The fact that Representatives Wal ter I. Smith of Iowa and William E. Humphreys of Washington two of the most regular of the regulars have de- serted Cannon. goes far to strengthen the belief here that he cannot get the support of the majority of his party in the new Congress for Speaker. Smith was a member of Cannon's per- sonally conducted committee on rules. He is a leading member of the im- portant committee on appropriations and has been one of the leaders in the House. He is a candidate to succeed Cannon and all the politicians are sure that he will be a big figure in the fight providing the next House is Re- publican. Since Tom Reed left the Speakers chair it's occupant has been a man from the West
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
LAWYERS BET GRIFFIN WILL
 BE ACQUITTED

London, Aug. 22.-From Solicitor Newton, who will defend pr. H. H. Crippen upon his arrival from Que bee, the United Press today secured the first outline of the defense. Emo tionAi appeals to the jury, such as figure in American courts. Newton de- clared. will not be made. From his standpoint the case appears substan- tially as follows:
 Fragments of a human body were dug up in the cellar of the house of Dr. Crippen. The police says the bricks under which these fragments were found had recently been disturb ed but expert evidence will be forth coming that it is impossible for any one to determine this point assuming that the bricks had been untouched for as long as month.
 Dr. Pepper the government analyist, has stated that he identified the re- mains as those of a woman but Dr. Marshall. who conducted the post mortem, testified before the coroner that he could not swear as to the question of sex and it is doubtful if pr. Peppers belief can be subStanti- Rted under cross examination.
 At any rate, 1t seems certain that she prosecution will fail to make good Its claim that the fragments were those of a woman who once under went an operation, the overwhelming
  1t is a sheer impossibility to find such traces in remains in the condi- tion of those discovered in the Crippen Residence.
 As to the significance of Crippen's s flight with Miss Leneve, his typist, the defense will point out that it was perfectly natural for the doctor, in view of his wife's admittedly myster- lous disappearance to feel that he was under suspicion and that it was by no means surprising for him to shrink from a police inquiry.
 The defense will make the most of the fact that Inspector Dew fail ed to find enough evidence against Crippen in his first examination of the doctor to warrant arrest. The find ing of the woman's remains and the flight of the doctor are the only pos sible bits of evidence the prosecution has.
 The real evidence. Newton says. is that Crippen ran away and upon that point the prosecution must make it's entire fight.
 The concensus of legal opinion here is that unless the police have a far stronger case of evidence than has yet been indicated the court will ac- tually order the release of Crippen. Some criminal lawyers are even bet ting five to 1 that Crippen will be ac- uuitted.
 Newton will not say who is furnish ing the money for Crippen's defense but says he is liberally supplied with funds. Crippen is counted fortunate In his selection of Newton, who is generally considered the cleverest criminal lawyer in England,
 WIRELESS REPORTS NOTHING
 EVENTFrUL OF DIR. CRIPPEN
 AND MISS ETHEL LEN EVE. Father Point, Que, Aug. 22.-A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22

wireless despatch from Fame Point states that the steamer Megantic, on which Dr. H. H. Crippen and Ethel Leneve are being returned to London, passed out of the mouth of the St. Lawrence river this morning. The trip has been uneventfu1 thus far and the two noted prisoners are kept closely confined to their cabin.
 When the White Star liner pass ed here on Sunday afternoon a white canvas screen, erected on the after deck. could be seen from the shore. This puzzled the shore observers un- til the pilot came back and explained that it had been put there so that the two prisoners could be given regu- lar exercise and at the same time be sheltered from observation by other persons on the ship.
 Tug boats with press representa- tiveS on board followed the steamer down the river for some distance but was not allowed to go alongside and neither the prisoners nor their guards could be seen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
75 BURNED TO DEATH FIGHTING FLAMES IN WESTERN FORESTS
 AND MANY TOWNS SWEPT AWAY
No Signs of Fires Abatng and Troops Ordered by War / Department to Aid in Checking the Confagration that Has Destroyed Millions of Dollars
 Worth of Property

especially around Wallace, reports show that hundreds of families whose homes were destroyed have fled to the open country where they are shelterless and without food or m cans of getting any, The condition of these people is pitiable. Arrange ments are being made today in Mon tana and Idaho to hurry supply trains to these people with supplies but -'A railroad lines are so badly crippled by the fires that in many places it will be impossible to afford relief.
 So desperate has the situation be- come in the two states most affected that Governor Brady of Idaho and Governor Norris of Montana are planning a petition to President Taft for Federal aid. Governor Brady and Governor Norris have both drop ped all other duties and are person ally supervising their states measures for relief.