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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20
THREE MAYORS JOIN BUCKINGHAM IN FIGHT
 AGAINST STATE TAX
Mayors of Waterbury, MddetoWn and South Norwa|k Favor Tax Upon Monopoles Which Now Garry Less Than
 Fair Share of Tax Burden

Mayors Hotchkiss of Waterbury, Fisher of Middletown, and Pohlman of South Norwalk, are the first to answer Mayor Buckingham's letter, asking cooperation of all of the May ors of the State in an effort to pre- vent the levying of State tax upon towns and cities. Mayor Bucking- hams sentiments. that in case the State needs extra funds to carry on it's business it should collect from the railroads. street railroads. telephone company/and other public service cor porations. seems to have appealed to the three Mayors who are first to have answered his letter.
 The letters of the out of town Nay orS are as follows:
 My Dear Mayor:
 Yoprs of the 18th just received and contents noted carefully. am heart fly with you in the matter. Kindly draw anything that you wish me to sign in reference to 1t and I'll gladly do so.
 Very respectfully yours.
 VIM. B. HOTCHKISS. Mayor,
 Waterbury. Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20
FIRE DOES '$4,OOo
 DAMAGE TO ODD FELLOWS BUILDING.
Especial from United Pre..,

Especial from United Press,
 Waterbury, Jan. 20.-Fire. of un- known origin, did $4,0OO damage to the Odd Fellows building, North Main street, today. The Crane Lunch Room and the grocery establishment or Thomas H. Hewitt were badly damaged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

When the finger nail is bruised, soak in ice water, then hold the fin- ger upright for half an hour. It will prevent an ugly black spot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

Hon. E.. T. Buckingham:
 I believe that you are quite correct in your condemnation of the State tax on property I shall be glad to unite
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

TO RENT.-Furnished rooms, first class, all Improvements including telephone. 796 Main St. Phone 251-12. A IS sspo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

JUST TACK on your memory that Miller 6 Jordan's real estate office is now at 118S Main St., Newfield Bldg. Open every day and even ings from 2 to o'clock. Telephone 1921. AIS s*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

TO RENT.-Four rooms, some inn provements at 120 Milne St., near Washington Ave. Inquire at SS Jones Ave. or at 122 Milne St.
 A 20 b p o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

THE LADIES' AUXILIARY Letter Carriers Association prize whist at Lessing hall, Main and Elm Sts
 Saturday, Jan. 21. efreshments. Tickets 25 cents. Letter Carriers Orchestra. A IS s*po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

FOR RENT.-F1at of rooms and bath, steam heat furnished, the two large front rooms are suitable for offices, dental or tailoring parlors, new building, 300 Fairfield Ave.
 T 29 tf O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

RARGA GAIN.-Fifteen room house, large lot and garage, situated in Fairfield Ave-, West End. A beau tiful home, or a good investment property Only a small amount of cash necessary. D. R. Whitney,
 1925 Main St. A 70 b*O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

WANTED.-Two men who under stand the installation and regulat- ing of gas burners. Only experi- enced men need apply. The Gen. tury Co.,, Y. M. c. A. Bldg.
 A 19ss :.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

AROUND the corner of Fairfield ave. and Water St. McPadden's Cafe B. & M. Schaefer N. Y. Old Germap Brew. Weiner Beer. M. McPadden. agent. Fine lunch all day. Primo Roast of Beef Sasurda 4:30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

WANTED.-Buffer on sand and rouge work on soft cast metal nov cities. Good opportunity for sober steady man. Give full particulars. Buffer, care Farmer Office.
 A 20 DO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

STORE TO RENT-I7 1t. by 42 it. TIT Fairfield avenue, Farmer buf.d- ing. For particulars call at Far mer Office. L11stto
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

CLANCY'S CAFE, Pon Bldg. Fair field Ave. Best liquors and cigars in the city. Fine free lunch all the time. a%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

WANTED-Good child's nurse. Mrs. Hargroye, F1int's Corner, Fairfield.
 A 20 d o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

wonderful development of Terry Farms we will send descriptive booklet, 24 craftsmen house plans
 fully illustrated. Terry Farms. 3O7 Newfield Building. T16" tf 0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

SEALS.-Notary Public, Lodge, and Corporation. and Waif Seals, Rubber Stamps, Ink Pads, Daters made to order at short notice. and prices are right. The Schwerdtle Stamp Co.,. 41 Cannon St. A 20 q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20
UNCLASSIFIED

FOR SALE-New cottage, Barnum Ave. Trolley. Small payment
 down. Balance monthly 28S9
 Fairfield Ave. A19 sspo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

JOIN the Casca Laxine tablet users. Great for constipation. 25c.
 H1s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

GOOD SECOND HAND National Cash
 Register for sale cheap Address P. O. Box Is. City. S2$tf.o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

BRATWURST better than ever at Mark Nagel's, 652 E. Main St.
 B stf. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

FOR RENT.-Six room tenement, slI improvement Rent SIS. I'll Orchard; St A 14 D DO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-20

TO RENT.-Six room flat on Strat-
 ford Ave. Whitney, 1925 Main
Carrizozo news., 1911-06-16
Lincoln Locals.

Miss Genevieve Riggle who has
been attending school at Camp
bell College at Holton, Kansas,
returned home Friday. She will
finish at that institution next
year.
DR.. II. w. Watson was in Car
rizozo Saturday on business.
Heavy rains fell Sunday and
Monday.
Miss Mildred Peters of Carri-
zozo, is visiting at the ], G. Rig
gle home.
The new bridge which will be
placed across the Bonito has
arrived in Captain, and will be
put in place at once. Superin-
tendent Cox has arrived and will
reside in Lincoln while the work
is being done.
Allison and Iona Stevens have
returned from their visit in EI
Paso.
Carrizozo news., 1911-06-16
NEW MEXICO DAY.

Don't forget Thursday, June
22nd-it's New Mexico Day. If
you have acquaintances in the
states who might become inter-
ested in New Mexico, write them
"A letter, or at least send out some
postal cards, on that day. Tell
them of the opportunities New
Mexico has to offer investors and
home-seekers. Tell them of our
cheap lands; tell them of our ag-
ricultural possibilities, with a
properly developed irrigating sys-
TEN; tell them of our vast mineral
deposits; tell them of our limitless
grazing area; tell them of our
beautiful churches, substantial
school houses and good schools
and of the best people on which
the sun ever shone: and when you
have told all that, tell them if
they don't believe what you have
told them to come to New Mex
leo and YOU will tell more.
Carrizozo news., 1911-06-16

The prospects for statehood
are growing brighter day by day.
The senate committee on terrific
ries will begin hearings at once
on the Flood joint resolution re-
Gently passed by the lower house.
A majority of that committee fa-
vors the resolution, and will make
a report accordingly. A favora-
BILE report by the committee will
be followed by an affirmative vote
in the senate. Filibustering, if
combined with an early adjourn
ment, casts the only shadow in
Our pathway.
Carrizozo news., 1911-06-16

The house committee has de-
cided to call T. Roosevelt to the
stand and see what he knows of
the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company by the
steel trust. We shall, possibly,
soon know the distinction, if not
the difference, between a good
and bad trust.
Carrizozo news., 1911-06-16

The reciprocity agreement with
Canada, endorsed by the president
and passed by the house, is still
tied up in the senate. Standpat-
ters want to amend the agree
ment, but the president is fight
ing amendment, with the belief
expressed that amendments would
have the effect of killing reci-
procity. The death of the meas
ure is what the old guard wants,
and it is not particular whether
il comes by amendment or by the
direct method. Standpatters rec
ognize that reciprocity is the en-
Carrizozo news., 1911-06-16
Direct Election Of Senators.

Washington, ID. c., June l2.--
The senate tonight by "a to "a
votes passed the resolution
amending the constitution to
provide for election of senators
by direct popular vote. The
Bristow amendment giving to
the federal government supervis-
ion of such elections was adopted
"a to a., the vice-president cast
ing the deciding ballot. The
house has already passed the
resolution.
The resolution as amended and
passed follows;
"That in lieu of the first para
graph of section three of article
1 of the constitution of the United
States, and in lieu of so much of
paragraph two of the same sec
tion as relates to the filling of
vacancies, the following be pro.
posed as an amendment:
"The senate of the United
States shall be composed of two
senators from each state, elected
by the people thereof, for six
years; and each senator shall have
one vote. The electors in each
state shall have the qualification
requisite for electors of the most
numerous branch of the state
legislatures.
"When vacancies happen in
the representation of any state in
the senate, the executive author
ity of such state shall issue writs
of elections to fill them; provided
that the legislature of any state
shall empower the executive to
temporary appointments until the
people fill the vacancies by elect
ion as the Legislature may direct.
"This amendment shall not be
so constructed as to effect the
election or term of any senator
chosen before it becomes valid as
part of the constitution.
Carrizozo news., 1911-06-16

tering wedge that will ultimately
split protection into finders;
hence the determination to defeat
Canadian reciprocity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-17

" 81. dul, WILL, y b43tfssi5sssgssi i#se-' 50
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o Service.)-O. O.. RiIas'a 3
. erintendent of the iler "a KS Il.
o in St. Paul, today SAID $780, =
o zone of the most gigantic 8
o schemes for robbing insurance 8
o companies, burning buildings .
o and cracking safes ever organ .
o lied in the northwest will be o
o disclosed by the AFFAIR at Pu- o
o posky. Men higher up are to o
o be implicated and the trial of o
. Mayor Dumas will bring some Q
o startling disclosures. & o
o eve think we have got all o
o the men that have been doing o
o the work. We started a week O
o or ten days ago. Mr.. Fielding, o
. assistant superintendent, took q
o two men with him to Bemidji. o
. Mr.. Fielding understands the q
o work of the yeggman. It was o
o he who rounded up the gang. in o
@ Wisconsin about two years o
9 ago. He arrested a gang at o
9 Holden and at Warren, and o
o secured seven convictions The O
. men who constitute the gang 3
g. at Puposky have been living in g
O wisconsin and have been work. .
O. ing there and in Minnesota, o
9 and I might say to you that o
@ hundreds of thousands of dol o
o lars worth of property in this o
o part of the country have been o
o destroyed by these men and o
@ these men have been paid to o
@ do jobs in order to get the in o
o surance.'' 8
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criminals, having all avenues of
escape thoroughly guarded.
Were to Rob, Dynamite and Burn
Store.
The plans for the Puposky robbery
were consumated in saloon in
Bemidji. Mayor Dumas was
present it is said, and agreed to
furnish the necessary explosives.
According to the detectives, who
were stationed so that they could
hear every word of the saloon plot,
the affair at Puposky was more in a
spirit of revenge on the part of
Dumas than in the. hope of obtain,
ing large sum of money. The
place agreed upon for the robbery
was the LaQua store and postoftice.
It Is claimed that Dumas knew La
Qua in Winnipeg and that he bore a
grudge against him, and that the
expedition of last night was made
in the spirit of revenge. The plans
were that the safe should be robbed
and that then the building was to be
dynamited and destroyed by fire.
Fielding Lays His Plans.
With this information in their
possession, as the result of the con-
fession of the former crook, and up
on information furnished by two Be-
midi men, whose names cannot be
given, the detectives, under the di-
rection of Fielding set out to catch
the men in the act.
The robbers had first planned on
cracking the safe on Thursday night,
but postponed because the "soup"
the explosive used, did not come from
Cass Lake. "
How the Soup is Made. -, ~
DR.. Dumas, who the detectives
give credit as being "chief of yegg-
men, and the author of innumerable
holdups, safe blowings, incendiaries
and all xmas of startling schemes,
even to the manufacturing of a
specially prepared explosive, was re-
lied upon for the Soup" This
deadly destructive material is pre-
pared by boiling dynamite to a GER
tain degree of heat, which should it
vary fraction would blow the exper-
mentor into atoms. The dynamite
is boiled until all the. oil sazc can be
squeezed Qut.-Th lis makes it-tha
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. OUTRAGE, DECLARES DUMAS (

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| o DAILY Pioneer Special Wire 9
o Service. )-Here is DR.. Dumas 8
o public statement: 6
o II am entirely innocent of Q
o any charge for which I have 9
o been arrested, don't even know 9
o the extent or particulars of the Q
. charge. Iwish to say that it is 8
o an outrage to arrest an innocent @
@ man, especially man promi- 9
o nent in social, business and o
o political circles. o
10 II came here to witness the O
@ ball game to be played with O
O Hibbing today and do not even o
o know what the policemen have 8
o arrested me for, but believe o
o me somebody will have to sit up o
o and take notice before 1 get o
o through with this affair. o
. "There was very hot fight o
@ over the recent election when l O
o was elected mayor but it looks o
o to me as if somebody was trying o
o to play dirty trick on me but o
o they have made mistake, who o
o ever is responsible for my ar o
% rest, and believe me they will .
Q have to make a strong apology o
o to me or else there will be 9
70 trouble. ~-~~~ ~.' -. ,.-~-s- 80 q
20 "Me yeggman! you must be O
o crazy. I do not even know o
O what you are talking about" o
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Mayor Dumas in charge Of Fuller
ton, Fielding and Hazen arrived at
4:4O on the 500 and Sheriff Hazen
took Dumas to the county jail and
locked him UP.
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Drinks Buttermilk Here.

DR.. Dumas in company with DR..
Desmond, county coroner of Hubbard,
spent some time in the Bank saloon.
The two men drank buttermilk. It
was noticed that the doctor while in
Bemidji drank no intoxicating liquor,
and that he was less talkaive than
usual.
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but Davis is bad man and did not
wish any of my boys to take unnec-
essary chances and neither did Sher-
if Hazen."
Dumas Placed Under Arrest.
The arrest of Mayor Dumas was
made at 10 o'clock this morning as he
stepped from a Great Northern train.
Mayor Dumas is manager of the Cass
Lake baseball team and he had taken
his players to Hibbing to play the
team at that place this afternoon.
He was one of the first men to step
from the train when it stopped at
the Hibbing station and he landed
square in front of the Hibbing chief
of police who had been warned by
Detective Fielding from Cass Lake
to apprehend the mayor.
Mayor Becomes Prisoner.
"Good morning Mr.. Mayor, you
will have to come with me-" said the
Hibbing officer, taking DR.. Dumas by
the arm.
"What's the matter?" rejoined
Dumas, in surprised tone.
'There is warrant out for your
arrest at Bemidji and have been in
structed to hold you," said the chief
. Mayor Dumas nOnchalantly &C
companied the chief of police to the
Hibbing Jail where he requested
permission to telephone to Sheriff
Hazen. This permission was grant
ed and Dumas at once called up Cass
Lake where Sheriff Hazen had gone
with Detective Fielding by auto
mobile. Dumas requested Sheriff
Hazen to instruct the Hibbing chief
over the telephone to permit him to
go about Hibbing in the company of
single guard that he might not be
the object of the curious.
Hazen Takes No Chances.
Sheriff Hazen, after consultation
with Detective Fielding, refused to
grant this liberty, fearing that the
now much wanted man might i'm
prove the opportunity to make a dash
for liberty. Mayor Dumas was told
that he would be brought to Be-
midji at the earliest moment and
given every opportunity to present his
side of the case, the doctor vehement
ly denying the general allegation of
the warrant which was sworn out by
Sam Fullerton, assistant fire mar
shall, which charges:
Say They Have Many Charges.
e@"Conspiring for the willful, mali-
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Crisis Comes; Robbers Trapped.


is at stake.
Crisis Comes; Robbers Trapped.
The crisis of the episode, which
for thrills and study in psychology
is unequalled by the wild tales of Poe
or stevenson's DR.. Jeckyl and Mr..
Hyde, came at 1870 this morn
ing when two safe robbers, Mike,
alias "Curley" Davis and Billy Bean,
were trapped by detectives while in
the act of cracking a safe at Puposky,
Is miles north of here.
When discovered the robbers drew
automatic revOlvers, sending a vol
ley at close quarters into the detec-
tives and other officers but without
effect. .r. r.,
Detective Fielding had his men
armed with shotguns, loaded with
duck shot, and at the first bullet from
the robbers gave the command to
fire.
Duck Shots and Bullets Fill Air.
The report from half a dozen shot
guns was the reply and one robber,
Bean, fell in his tracks. His pal,
Davis, sent II more bullets from his
revolver toward Fielding and his
mon but missed. A charge from one
of the shotguns then caught Davis
in the side, tearing open great
wound.
With curse Davis broke and ran,
leaving trail of tell-tale blood. He
dragged himself into the bushes of
the forest and has not been captured
at this hour, but his liberty is merely
question of time.
Prisoner Brought to Bemidji.
Bean, whose legs were shattered
by the shot, was rushed to Bemidji
on special train on the Minneapolis,
Red Lake & Manitoba and he was
safely placed in jail here at 5 o'clock
this morning.
Evidence is at hand showing that
both of these men are expert safe
crackers and they are charged with
having been the men who blew the
safe at Minnetonka several months
ago, also one at St. Cloud and one
at Shevlin in Clearwater county,
twenty miles west of here six weeks
ago. Davis, the man who is still at
large, is believed to be the man
who shot and seriously wounded
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Johnson, on
Thanksgiving day, 1909.
II. Only Beginning Says Fielding
Detective Fielding, who worked up
2 and executed the trap, declares that
- the arrest of Dumas and the shooting
~ OF the robbers is but slight part of
: the sensation which is to follow.
. Mr.. Fielding. said:
From information and evidence
: at hand, can say that Mayor Dumas
will be shown up in vastly differ
!. ent light than. that of the respected
. physician and honored public official,
But he is not the only one. We have
given the public only the horns, the
feet are yet to be- exposed.
Heard. Him Gurgle Blood.
In my opinion, neither of the men
( at Puposky had any chance of get
ting away. We grabbed Bean with
! out any trouble but Dayis. dragged
himself away. There. is no question
but that he was badly wounded. We
heard him choke and cough as if he
were gurgling blood and he seemed
to be trying to call for help. He
:
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might have got him then and there
but Davis is bad man and I did not
wish any of my boys to take unnec-
essary chances and neither did Sher-
if Hazen."
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GIGANTIC SCHEME
SAYS PIN

> St. Paul, Mimi, 81
) DAILY Pioneer Sp(
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With two men wounded, one a
prisoner in the Beltrami county jail
and the other crouching in the forest
underbrush near Puposky and the
arrest Of Mayor D. T. Dumas of Cass
Lake, in the lime lignI as the king
of American cracksmen, Pinkerton
detectives claim to have laid bare
the greatest criminal sensation in
months, and one in which the repu-
tation of many prominent persons in
Minneapolis, Bemidji and Cass Lake
is at stake,
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tcontfnued on last page.J
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-17
MANY MEETINGS
FOR THIS WEEK

Although to-day will be observed
somewhat generally as a holiday
court clerks will be in their places
at the City Hall as usual and some
routine business will be transacted
Nine meetings of Council commit
tees are scheduled for this afternoon
ana tonight. and Notwithstanding the
holiday. the schedule will be carried
out SO far as nuorums can be OBJ
tanned. The schedule begins with n
meeting of the Burton subcommittee
of the Committee on Streets. TO finish
drafting Its final report on the charges
brought by Contractor Clarence G.
Burton against the Office OF the CITY
Engineer. II completed. the report
will be submitted to the Committee
on Streets tonight at S o'clock
Beaides the Streets Committee
which has a long and important
docket in prospect the following
meetings are scheduled for tonight:
Street Cleaning. S Light. s; Gene :
teries, 1880; Electricity. s. Relief of
OF the City. S; Markets, s.
Tomorrow night there are SEIZED
uled meetings of the Committee on
Ordinances, Charter and Reform. and
, Finance. at the latter the question
of approving the award of contract
Tor a rciniofccu concrete DrdSc over
james River. made BY the Committee
on Streets to I. j. Smith Il Co, Will be
considered. If the contract is ap-
proved, ii is anticipated that the Com
nttec on Finance will recommend
that II be authorized TO make an issue
of bonds during the summer. to cover
The cost of the bridge, to reimburse the
| treasury for the cost of the site, al
| ready paid ont, and 10 make other
| imp rovements in South Richmond
guaranteed under the consolidation
agreement, including gas and water
mains The bond issue may be made
| to cover tho cost OF acquiring the Ford
Hotel lot as site for court house
building, to be erected later.