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Smyrna times., 1910-11-30
Dance az a Nation DESTROYER.

Mrs Henrotin, the we'll known Chi
cago clubwoman, declares that dance
halls are producing a coming race OF
women that will be a menace to the
nation.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-30
SOUlRRELSS STEALS1O,O 900
Ground Squirrels Do That Amount Of
Damage Annually to Farmers.

Damage Annually to Farmers.
Ten million dollars wOrta of damage
is done annually in tGe United States
by ground squirrels, or chipmunks, as
shown by a bulletin issued by the de
partment of agriculture.
The western states bear the most of
this loss, some of them being practi-
tally overrun by the pests.
The bulletin tells how to poison the
destructive little animals without en-
dangering live stock or birds.
Smyrna times., 1910-11-30
PAY BET WITH TW0-TON HAT
Census Wager, Eight Feet High, Sent
to Atlanta on Flat Car.

A sheetiron hat, weighing about two
tons and standing eight feet high, has
arrived at Atlanta, Ga, on a fat car
from Richmond, Va.
The hat is in payment of bet be
tween the editors of the Richmond
Evening Journal and the Atlanta Jour
nal as to which city would show the
biggest population in the 1910 census
returns
Smyrna times., 1910-11-30
a Reliable
Remedy
Ely'S Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.

= NH'NNFT "W1V' wv
Gives Relief al Once
II cleanses, sootbes.
heals and protects
the diseased mem-
brane resulting from
Catalrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses Of
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Smyrna times., 1910-11-30
CAIARRH

Iaste auu otneII. Fun size % Gus. at Ifug-
gists or by mail. Ia liquid form, 75 cents.
Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street. New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
SAYS CLAWS
 DELIBERATELY LIED AT
 CONSERVATION TRIAL

he said, he learned that several per- sons with whom he was acquainted were claimants. He named half a dozen of these, but said he didn' t know Clarence Cunningham.
 'fI had no interests in Alaska in any lands, either directly or indirect ly," he asserted. '.And I haven t any,
 Ballinger said that he had heard favorably of H. K. Love, but had only hearsay knowledge of T. Jones, a special agent. Love was a witness for Secretary Ba1linger at the hear ing, Jones appeared for the prose cution'', and gave evidence distinctly unfavora ble to the secretary. The witness said Jones was guilty of knocking"
 Ballinger then gave the ''lie direct to Glavis. Vertrees asked about the conference which GlaVis had with him in December. 1907. .'Glavis makes the deliberate and wilful mis- statement in his testimony that we talked over the Alaska cases and that I mentioned several persons" said Rallinger- That is a wilful and de- liberate 1ie.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
PHYSICAL VALUE
 OF RAILROADS
 BILL IS PASSED
Important Legislati ti o n Adopted By Congress As Usual Connecticut s Representatives Wer 6 Lined Up With the Inter ests.
Especial from United Press.) )

Washingto April 2e-The House
 oday by vote of 1So to ST adopted Representative Madden's amendment to the railroad bill providing for a physical valuation of railroads. An unusually large number of insurgents Joined with the Democrats.
 The Madden amendment authorizes the Inter-State Commerce Commission to ascertain the value of all the prop erty of every common carrier in the United States.
 Representative Townsend. Republi- and Kennedy. Republican. Ohio), bit terly opposed the amendment They declared that it's adoption would so hamper the Interstate Commerce Commission as to render the bill also useless. Representatives Madden, Republican, Ills.). and Lenroot. (Re- publican, Wis.), argued that even now 1t was the duty of the Inter-Sta Commerce Commission to ascertain the physical value of railroads in order to rate. and they contended that the com mission should be forced to do so
 The insurgents who voted with the Democrats in favor Of the amendment were: Hubbard, Haugen, Pickett, Woods Good, Kennedy and Kendall, of Iowa; ALurdock Campbell Anthony and Madison. of Kansas: Carey, Hoop er Lenroot, Morse. Koppe. Nelson, Kausternann and Davidson. of wis consfn; Poindexter, of Washington; ney, and Madden, of Illinois; Martin, of South Dakota; Langley, of Ken lucky: Crumpacker, of Indiana; Mor- gan, of Missouri; Norris. Henshaw, and ktnkaid. of Nebraska; sLfndberg.. Vol. stedt, Davis, and Steinerson, of Mime fySfH.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
.ROOSEvELTS ARE
 NOW GUESTS OF QUEEN WILHELMENA

(By Staff Correspondent of the
 United Press.)
 Arnhen7, Netherlands, April 29.-Aft- CT a four hours ride through the most Colonel Roosevelt and his family ar rived here at noon today. There was an ovation for the Colonel at every station, culninating with the demon stration here by several hundred Americans and ten times that mum Der of natives. While here they are the guests of Queen WiIhelnenA and they were driven in automobiles to Het Leo Palace.
 The reception by the Queen and her consort, Prince Henry, was unusually cordial After luncheon there was an informal visit about thet palace grounds with Wflhelmena, honoring her guests o'clock they took special train for Amsterdam.
 A dinner will be given in honor of the RooseveltS at the Queens Amster- dam palace tonight at which the bur gomaster will preside. There will be will leave for The Hague. remaining there until Sunday night. s Amsterdam, April 29.-Crowded into an ordinary day coach, Colonel Roose- welt and his family made the short run from Apeldorn to Amsterdam this afternoon, arriving at o'clock. for the trip but through a mistake of someone it did not materialize and the Colonel, good-naturedly, accepted the coach and spent a good hour mingl- ing with Dutch travellers of high and low degree.
 A big crowd was at the station and the Colonel was received uproarious-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
CITY'S POPULATION JAN. 1, 1910 NOT
 FAR FROM ll4,OOO

Indications are that the population of Bridgeport under the census of 1910 will be in the neighborhood of 114,0O0.
 Many bets are being made what the census here wi11s sshow. The figures wagers are placed upon range from 99,Oo0 to 115,000. The census will end tomorrow. Twenty-two out = of 55 enunerators have completed their work. There will not be need of an order extending the time for five days, as in several other cities. Some of the enurnerators will be obliged to work a day or two longer to complete their districts, but in most cases the delay will be for the purpose of interviewing people who have been located but whom the census takers have been un- able to interview.
 Tomorrow will be police day. with the enumerators. All persons who have. refused to give information will be visited by an enuneratOr. who will be accompanied by policeman. Some of the people who have refused infor nation have been sent a letter by Supt. Birmingham. informing them that he will be obliged to enforce the law if they continue to refuse. Those who refuse tomorrow will be arrested
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
C. c.
 ANNUAL BANQUET BIGGER THAN EVER

With covers laid for '137 the main hall converted into a bower of roses and pinks, the Greenfield Country clubs cosy home at the crest of Greenfield Hill was the scene of mer- riment until long after midnight this morning, the occasion of the ninth an nual banquet of the club. The ban Quet marked the installation of the new officers which was accomplished with appropriate post prandia1 cere- rnony.
 The guests arrived in automobiles and carriages for miles around from dusk until the first course was served shortly after 8 o'clock. The finest pro- ducts of the 1arders of the richly pro- dnctive farms of Greenfield Hill contri- buted to the appetizing menu, pre- pared by the women of the club per sonally.
 While dinner was served an orches- tra played choice program of pop ular music and during the after dim ner merrymakiflg the strains of vocal and instrumental music blended in the rendition of favorite songs old and new. It was long after o'clock when the music and singing died out and the honlxing of auto horns and the chatter of hoofs heralded the home coming of the banQueters.
 The banquet was of more than us- ual note this year, not only for it's large attendance, but for the fact that it marked the installation of Simon c. sBradleys always pRagEessive mem Der of the club, to@the presidency. MT. Bradley Sueceedeu N. E. sherwood, who had headed the club from it's in ception 9 years ago. Both MT. Sher- wood and MT. Bradley made appropri- ate speeches. MT. Sherwood was the toastmaster.
 Among the other speakers were Will liam O. Burr, W. Burr Hill, Rev. MT. Olmstead, Charles Fox, Mrs. William Wilson and Howard WakemaR- All were enthusiastic at the interest dis played in the welfare of the club, and predicted that it's progress during the year was but a harbinger of it's fu- ture growth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
MISS RUTH BRYAN LEAVITT AND REGINALD OWEN OF THE
 BRITISH ROYAL ENGINEERS

Lincoln, Neb. April 29.-The marriage of Ruth Bryan Leavitt, daughter of William Jennings Bryan, to Reginald Owen of the British Royal engineers will be held here May 3. After the ancestral halls of the groom in Eng land. The marriage will be the cul. n1ination of a romance of short dura-- ton and that has been conducted very quietly In March, 1909, Mrs. Leavitt obtained divorce from her artist husband, William Hornef Leavitt, al- most twice her age, whom she mar ried seven years ago when she was just eighteen years old. Mrs. Leavitt, met Reginald Owen first in Colorado late last summer. He was visiting relatives there. It was a case of Hove at first sight='' Reginald Owen be- longs to family of Welsh descent that for several generations has been of England. His paternal grandfath-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29

Some of the enurnerators think that many of the people who are refusing to tell about themselves are either fu- gftives from justice or living under as stunned names.
 The census officials in this State will not be allowed to disclose Che result of the census. If they disclose the fig ures they are liable to a, fine of $1OO. The rules of the census require that all information regarding the result of the census shall come from B. Dana D1I- rand, director of the census at Wash ington.
 Several East End residents have re- fused information because they believe that city directory canvaser was a census taker, and they will not give information a second time.
 Since 1870 it has been possible to almost estimate the population of Bridgeport by multiplying the number of names in the city directory by 2 1-2.
 The number Of names in the d1rec- tory in 1909 was 45.592. which would indicate that the population was more than 113,0 600 at that time.
 It is believed that the census should show an increase of about 2OO0 since the last directory was published.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
.ELKS NIGHT
 AT POLPS
Splendid Decorations to be Fea- lure With Local Hits
 AbOunding.

Tonight is going to be a history making night in the field of local the Polls and it's going to be the big night of ''Anniversary Week." The entire lower floor and all the, boxes will be occupied by members of the local lodge and ladies and the rest of the theatre will be filled with celebra tors Of the big week. There will be 8 number of typical Elk surprises on the bill and the decorations will surprise all who see them for they are the most novel ever shown in this city.
 Manager Poliss usual rule of prohi- their act will be lifted tonight and several hits on the Elks will be allow ed as well as the singing of Nat Willis Elk song and to be sure Maggie Cline in her element for she insists that next to green her favorite color is pur- pie and that she has half dozen relatives who are members of New York lodge of EHks.
 Captain George Anger and his com pany in sTack the Giant Killer" will some Elk may be captured by Marion Hartman when she sings her 'sblondie'' song. The Three Kuhns are Pacific coast Elks and this will be their first meeting with EIks of the east and aI- together it's going to be one big night.
 Not the least enjoyable feature of the evening will be the showing of a great electrograph film of the E1ks Parade at the last convention a won derful series of pictures showing the prize winning lodges marching in re- view.
 For next weeks headline feature Manager Poli will offer the dramatic sensation of the vaudevilles '"The Dew il, The Servant and The Man. and for a special feature Simon Gardner and company in the screaming success .aThe New Coachman.''
 Saturday afternoon there will be a special matinee for the children who are always out in force to see Jack fkTA Giant Killer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
PUBLIC DUMPS
 NO PLACE FOR
 CANS AND PAPER

The mayor and members of ehe Board of Health made their annual inspection, today, of certain Noity prop- erty, under the control of the board of health. They visited the old creu1- atory in the West End, the plant Of the Bridgeport By-Products Companp on the East Side, and tho Isloati6n hospital at the head of Asylum St They also visited the dumps which are under the control of the board. The board decided that means nnuss be taken this summer to prevent fin cans and waste paper being deposifed on the dumps. The tin cans emit nn odor. vThe paper blows onto nefghbor- ing property. They win invite the lis works department. If orders are not needed the owners of dumps win be compelled to erect board fencee around their property.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
STRIKE VOTE
 ORDERED FOR
 TELECRAPHERS
(specia1 to the Farmer. }

: New Haven, April 29.-Ballots were forwarded to all te1egraphers on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad this afternoon with instruc- question Of a strike, on the entire sys- tenn.
 Vice-President Pferson of the te1e- graphers announced this afternoon that the road had finally declined to grant a flat 8 per cent increase, be- ing willing only to give an increase of from 8 to per. cent.
 ''This decision of the road,'' said Pierson, 'Eis sufficient cause for us to decide whether we shall remain em- ployes of the company
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
SIX KILLED IN ROSSMORE
 HOTEL FIRE
Special from United. Press.1

NSpecIaI rom United. Press1
 Cornwall, Ont, April 29--six persons are known to have been killed while four others are missing and believed to have perished in a, fire which s-uttsd the Feoosmore Hotel here today with a property loss of S25O, GOO.
 The known dead are: D. Fielding, formerly of England. accountant of the Sterling Bank; Charles Gaget, of Lewis, Que, teller of the Montreal Banks branch here; Mrs. W. Taylor Archibald. of Cornwall: Hollis Porter. or the Rossmore House; Ernest Fuller bell-boy of the Rossmore House: -- - White, a Cornwall girl
 The buildings burned include the RosSn1ore House, the Canadian Pad dc Railway Telegraph office. Bayles' few e1ry store, several stores and the Bell Telephone COTnpany'S office,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
MILLIONAIRE'S WIDOW HOPES WOMAN'S IDENTITY
 WILL NOT BE REVEALED
Special from United Press,

Lee, Mass. April 29.-Refusing. to give the slightest hint as to the iden- tity Of the woman whos was with her husband, Wellington Smith. in a New York boarding house when a folding bed broke his neck, the wife of the dead manufa acturer is contented with declaring she hopes that that phase of the double life tragedy will never be revealed. Circumstances point strong ly to the missing partner to the trag- edy being a woman who had visited at the nillionaire's home here for years but owing to the possibility of & mistake. no one of the dead mans family will approach her.
 The funeral of Smith will be held late today and will be strictly private. The flags on the paper mill are at half mast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Washington, April 29.-That T.. R. Glavis "deliberately Hed'' to the Con gressional Investigating committee was the accusation made today by Secretary Ballinger, testifying in his trial"
 Following are some of Bal1inger's statements: That when he eIear-I1sted the Cunningham Alaskan claims he acted properly and would do it again. That he never had any interest in Alaskan lands. That G1avis was ered' in his work That up to the time he became land commissioner he had never had the Cunningham claims as a client. That he took the Roosevelt and Garfield forced him to accept. That he appeared before the Gale bi11-an action cited by the t1prosecution'' to show that he favor ed the sale of Alaskan coal lands rather than Garf1eld's leasing plan.
 Ba1linger, who apparently was per- fectly at ease, briefly outlined his public services in the state of Wash ington, laying particular stress on the sI1ti-vice crusade he led while mayor of Seattle. He declared, that it was cn1y upon the repeated solicitation of Senator Piles of Washington, James R. Garfield, then secretary of the in- terior, and President Roosevelt him self, that he consented to become commissioner of. the general land of fee.
 My relations with MT. Garfield" Ballinger said, were entirely friend ly but not intimate. I knew him in college
 When BaIlinger came to Washing ton as omnissioner he testified the mem bers of his law firm agreed they were not to engage in any law prac- tice that might em mbarrass him. He declared he did not even know there was any such group as the Gun claims at the time he took the commtssionship. Subsequently,,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
NEVER AGAIN, SAYS
 DRUNK MISTAKEN FOR H0USEBREAKER
Young Mechanic Climbed Into
 Window of What He Thought Was His Own Home.

''Never again" said Jessie White a young mechanic employed by the To- comobile Co.,, and boarding at TAP Broad street, as he walked out of po- lice headquarters today.
 White was charged with burglary when he was found in house. near where he boards before daybreak this morning. Sergeant Blansfield and Pa trolman Holbrook arrested him.
 On investigation the police satisfied themselves that White believed he was going into his own boarding house when he wandered by mistake into another. Unable to locate the lock with his key he had climbed gering through the hall making a great racket when he was found and turned over to the police.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
CORONER SAYS WOMAN WILL BE IN CUSTODY
 WITHIN 24 HOURS

New York, April 29..Coroner Helen stein who is Investigating the death of Wellington Smith, the Lee Mass, pa per manufacturer, killed in a, folding bed, declared today that he will have the woman who was with Smith in custody within 24 hours. He intends that she shall tell her own story of the collapse of the folding bed
 When the woman left the Ralph boarding house she carried with her Smiths papers and his gold watch with his name and residence engraved in the case. The coroner believes she did this to hide Smiths identity and that she later returned the articles to S1aaitla,s farlilN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29

CT and great-grandfather, both of whom were named John Owen, were dignitaries of the church and were conspicuously identified with it's. his tory in Ceylon. In that colony Reg inald Owen, now. twenty-six years old, was born and lived until he was sent to England by his father, also named John Owen, to be educated He won distinction a few years ago while he had charge of important telegra ph work for his government in Ireland. He is a strapping fellow, over six feet tall, of athletic figure and soldier lyr bearing. The bulk of his family estate is in Cey1on. His father, a widower, now resides in London, where he is on dozen or more to do business in Great Britain's cas- tern possessions. After brief stay in Europe MT. and Mrs. Owen will re- turn to the husbands station in the West Indies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
HUSBAND DECLARES THAT RUTH BRYAN LEAvITT
 WAS NEVER DIVORCED

William Jennings Bryan today re- fused to discuss the statement that William H. Leavitt, his former son. in-law, would attempt to prevent the wedding of Ruth Bryan Leavitt to an English army officer, friends of the family seoff the suggestion
 IL is pointed out that Judge Cor nish, who gave Mrs. Leavftt her two children, merely gave her husband the right to see them at stated times
 Leavitt has never exercised his privilege. At the divorce proceed irgs, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Leavitt both testified that but for aid from her father, Mrs. Leavitt and her chil- dren would have lacked for the neces- sites of life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
FIRENIEN RESCUE
 WOMAN TODAY
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 , New Haven, April 29.-Mrs. Mary L. Meyers, over 70 years of age, had a narrow escape from death by suffo- cation early today when hremen climbed to her rescue on the third story of a tenement in which she was living at "A Congress avenue, and res cued her from the smoke that was pouring through the tenement from a blaze in the basement. The origin of the fire is unknown but shortly be- fore s o'clock neighbors saw smoke pouring from the building. The de- Meyers leaning out of her window cal ling for help. Ladders were hoisted .And she was rescued when about to be overcome.
 The structure was severely damag- ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
Weather Indications

New Haven, April 29.-Forecasts fair tonight, Saturday warmer and chow CTS.
 Cool, pleasant weather prevails alonr the Atlantic coast. Freezing tempsra- lures were reported from the eastern portion of the lake region and from New England
 Conditions favor for this vicinitv fair weather followed by fncreasinF cloudiness and slowly rising tempera- ture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
DARING THIEF
 STEALS $1,2OO

Syracuse. April 29.-The daring theft of 60 sheets of unsigned $5 bi1ls-$1, 200 in al1-was reported this afternoon by President Snow of the First National Bank Snow was signing the sheets today when a stranger entered the bank and engaged him in conservation Snow went away and when he return ed the stranger and the bills were zone. The bills can easily be signed and nmssed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
WESTERN WAGES
 ATTRACT MIR. RAIN

Eric Kahn, who played football
 with the Edgewoods. last summer,
 has gone to Denver, Colorado. MT. Rahn is an expert too1ulaker and has been tempted to leave Bridgeport by the high wages paid in the west to skilled workmen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
.RlOTING FOLLOWERS ATTEMPT TO BREAK
 STREET GAR STRIKE
Special from United Press.)

NSPoSldA LOAA ChAtSu E1oSS-l
 Columbus, April 29.-Rioting today followed the attempt of the local street car company to break the strike start ed by the recently organized union. A car was stoned at Broad and Leonard streets and when police tried to drive back the crowd they were overwhelTn- ed and the car turned over and wreck ed. No arrests were made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
PEP. RAVENS TAKES
 x OATH AMID APPLAUSE
fsnecia1 from United Press. ]

Especial from United Press)
 Washington, April 29.-With ringing applause from a>de1egation of admir- ing New York friends in the galleries, and Democratic members on the floor, Representative James s. Havens, of Rochester took his oath of office in the House today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
POLICE DOGS TO
 LAND BURGLARS.

New Haven, April 29.-Two police dogs, trained to 1and'' on the heCls of burglars, are on their way from New York to New Haven and will be stationed at the Grand avenue and the Dixwell avenue police stations to help the police guard the property of the fashionable residents of this city.
 Many burglaries have been occurring in the more Fashionable parts recently and it is believed that the animals will assist materially in capturing these reSponsible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-29
STUDENTS BODY FOUND
 FLOATING IN CANAL
fsnecial from United Press)

Princeton, N. J., April 29.-The mys- tery surrounding the disappearance of theological seminary, was cleaned up today when his body was found float ing in the Raritan Canal near here. He had been missing since Sunday. It is believed that he was deranged from over study and killed himself. He was a native of Costa Rico.