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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

! to paying this extra money, if it con- cluded that by reason of such an ex- penditure the service would be im- proved.
 Senator Garry Paddock of Bridge port opposed the petition of the conn pany for an extension of the life of its charter unless the promoters or owners were prepared to give sat- isfactory assurance that they meant business. In any event he did not favor extending the life of the charter beyond Dec. 1, 1912. He was quite cer- tain he represented the sentiment of Bridgeport in this matter. Representative Reed said that the House would not look with favor on granting any extension of time to what has been considered speculative charters.
 Representative Bent of Bridgeport said the people of that city were not in fact many of the merchants had requested him to favor aiding the company in every possible way. This he was willing to do providing the promoters came out of the darkness and took the public into their con- fidence by stating frankly just what they intended to do.
 He said what the people of Bridge port wanted to know and were entitled to know, was whether this company If its charter life was extended in- tended to build; if so when did 1t in- tend to start operations and how much work would 1t reasonably guarantee to have done within a year. Some such assurance was required in order that the company might have the support of the people of Bridgeport.
 MT. Bent objected to extending the life of the charter to 1918, which was what the company requested. Former Senator Walsh of Greenwich, counsel for the company said the men behind the corporation were respon- sible and able to carry into being the project under discussion.
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Webb and Judge
 Mathewson Are in
 Manslaughter Case
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N0PGCidi lIOD1 CllItcO ACGS'J
 New Haven, March 31.-The trial opened In the city court, today, of Chauffeur Saxon and Motorman Cor nelius Marnan. who are charged with manslaughter as the result of the death of Frederick H. Welton, of Cheshire and Waterbury from injur- ies sustained in a trolley-auto smash here. Counsel for the motorman tried to show that the automobile was moving at an excessive rate of speed; counsel for the chauffeur endeavored to prove that the trolley car was moving at an excessive rate of speed at the time of the accident; and the state tried to show that both trolley and auto were exceeding the speeI limit.
 Another remarkable circumstance was the appearance of Attorney How ard c. Webb for Chauffeur SaXton. Judge A. McC. MatheWson is hearing the cases. Webb is his rival for the city court judgeship. Their contest in the General Assembly is the most notable an dpersonal fight in the his tory, of the state minor judiciary.
 The trial may last several days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
O'CORMAN' AS CANDIDATE
 IN DEADLOCK
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 Albany, March 31-With Boss Mur- phy, of Tammany, in personal charge, he having made the trip from New York on the milk train today to be present, the members of the Legisla- ture and the bosses are trying this afternoon to settle the deadlocked Sen- atorial situation.
 Murphy has presented to the Demo- cratic insurgents the name of Justice James A. OsGorlnan, of the New York Supreme court. as a compromise can didate The caucus was adjourned until o'clocksthts afternoon
 In the meantime, the insur gents are looking up O'Gorman's record to de- eide whether they can support him. Should they finally agree to do so, it Is likely that he will be elected when the Legislature reconvenes at o'clock this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
rCamorrist May Be
 Slayer of Petrosino
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viterbo, March 31-''The greatest criminal in Italy, as he is now known. faced the bar of justice, to- day He was Enrico Alfano, alias E-ricone, head of the NeapOlitan Cam orra and Chief prisoner of the 36 who are on trial for the murder of Gen. raro Cuoccolo and his wife.
 Aflano proved the consummate ac- tor and the only weakness noted in his testimony according to those pres ent. was that he gave himself DM of health that was entirely too clean.
 ''I may have been looked upon as a leader by some" he said, "but my position was never such that I could order the death of whomsoever pleased"
 Before the prosecution is through with Alfano it hopes to convict him Of the murder of Joseph Petrosino, 1he New York detective who came to Italy to gather evidence against the Blackhand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
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Hartford. March S1-At a hearing before the railroad committee at the State Capitol yesterday the owners of the Bridgeport & Danbury Street Railway charter concerning whom there had been considerable mystery were made known. They are s. w. C. Jones and Leon Saunders of the firm of Jones & Saunders, New York brokers, and A. William Sperry, a widely known civil engineer of New Haven and Morton F. Plant of New London, whose father is one of the wealthiest men in the country.
 These same men recently acquired the ownership of majority of the etcck of the Danbury & Bethel street railway
 The hearing before the Railroad committee yesterday was upon two amendments to the charter of the Bridgeport & Danbury road, with re- epect to the extension of the time for she completion of the work and as to which Of two routes shall be followed fn tn elaying of the tracks in the town Of Bethel
 Representative Reed of Bethel. said that tn eroute laid out by the company known as the Beaver Brook route was not as desirabl efor the residents of Bethel as the other one which went through the heart of the town He said he was told the company pre- ferred to go by way of Beaver Brook Tn order to escape a long hill with a 10 per cent. grade and also to avoid a railroad crossing at grade.
 Engineer 4. William Sperry speak ing for the road said 1t would cost $50. coo more to build by the way of Beaver Brook route than the route through the heart of the town but he said the company was not adverse
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
HUSBAND THREW MRS.
 FOWLE CHAIR AND ALL

Isabel Proctor Fowle of Greenwich, can marry again. Judge Reed this afternoon allowed her her freedom from Alfred Lincoln Fowle of Green wich, on the ground of cruelty. Mrs. Fowle told the court that her husband went through s25,000 a year in drinkin g and sporting. Sheriff Ritch testified to a time when the police were called to the Fowle home to arrest FOwle who had thrown his wife, while she was seated in a chair, from tine dining room into the kitchen, chair and all. Though the decree was allowed, the amount of alimony was not settled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
PROBE COMMISSION ON
 MAGAZINE POSTAL RATES
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 Washington. March 31-President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard Univer- eity, today, accepted membership on fhe commission to investigate the question of raising magazine postal rates. The other members are Jus z!ce Hughes of the United States Su p-ene Court and Lawrence Maxwell of Cincinnati. O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
COP SHOOTS BURGLAR
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 Hartford, March 31.-With a slight bullet wound in his left ieg sustained in flight from Patrolman Lawrence Lowe, Fred Massey, AZ. hailing from Holyoke, Springfield and other Mas sachusetts points, was held for trial. tomorrow, on the charge of attempt ed burglary. Massey has a bad po- lice record at Holyoke and Spring field, according to the local police
 Officer Lowe heard burglars at work in Front and Potter streets saloon, early today. On investigation he came upon Massey who started to run. bullet in the leg stopped him. While the patrOlman was handling Massey an accomplice of the latter fired at Lowe but did no damage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
PERSONAL MENTION.

Among the passengers sailing on the steamship Berlin of the North German lloyd line on Saturday from New York for Naples and Genoa via Gib- raitar and Algiers. are the following from this city: MT. and Mrs. Isaac ". Birdeeye. Miss Josephine Birdseye, Audrey Keslowsk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
KILLED SELF AND
 THREE NEIGHBORS
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 Everett, Wash, March 31-After murdering three of his neighbors, Otis N'eeden, a ranchman. shot himself, and is dying here, today.
 Weeden is believed to have gone insane. Armed with rifle he made the rounds of his neighbors' homes He shot John Smyre to death after a quarrel and hurried to the homes of William Rinker and John Rinker, kill ing both by firing through windows
 A posse surrounded Weeden in his ranchhouse. Before the posse broke in he shot himself fatally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
GOVERNOR BALDWIN
 MAKES APPOINTMENTS
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Hartford, March 31-To represent Connecticut at the 18th annual meet ing of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences at Phil adelphia, April and s, Governor Baldwin, today, appointed Charles P. Phelps, States Attorney of Holland County, Talcott H. Russell and Gen. eral Phelps Montgomery of New Ha- ven and Howell Cheney of Manches- ter. Governor Baldwin, today, ap- pointed Clark H. W. Newton of Wa terbury, a member of the Pharmacy Commission for three years from July 1, 1911 to succeed Charles Fleisch- ner of New Haven
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
POWER HOUSE FIREMAN CAUGHT IN MACHINERY
 FLUNG AGAINST WALL
Thrown Violently Through Big Building, He Collapsed With Many Broken
 ...... Bones

With both arms broken, one or more ribs crushed in, and severe scalp wounds, James Sheehan sur- prised both Ambulance Surgeon Mo- Queeney and the surgeons at the Bridgeport hospital by his display of gameness and recuperative power following a sensational accident at the power house of the Connecticut Go. in Seaview avenue at 6 o'clock this morning.
 Sheehan was flung like g, bolt from catapuIt, from the middle of the power house clear across the room against the wall. where he collapsed, bruised and bleeding. He retained ambulance corps in his transfer from the power house to the Bridgeport hospital.
 Sheehan is head fireman of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
SCOTTS DROWNING MYSTERY

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 New Haven, March 31-That a Cap tain Scott of the barge Scott was drowned off Belle dock is all the police have been able to learn about a drown ing there early today. Peter Peter son, mate of the tug Skidmore, was arrested in connection with Scott's disappearance, but Coroner Mix order ed him released, finding the drowning was accidental. The body has not been recovered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
PRIESTS SERVANT ATTACKED BY MEN
 WEARING MASKS
Rose Makos, Formerly of Bridgeport, Has Thrilling
 Experience in Norwa1k
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 Norwalk, March 31-Exhausted and suffering acutely from the shock of being held up and thrown to the ground by three masked men under the Spring street bridge, Miss Rose Makes burst into the house of Rev. Stephen s. Chernitzky in the wee hours of this morning and told that reverend gentleman a story which caused him to call immediately upon the police.
 According to the story told by Miss Makes, who came from Bridgeport a year ago, she was hurrying from the station and was passing under the dark Spring street bridge when two masked men appeared in front of her while another dropped down from the bridge. She was gagged and thrown to the ground. Her handbag was torn from her grasp and then the men fled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
MISS WALSH IN OFFICE
 OF TOWN CLERK THOMAS

Miss Mary A. Walsh, a stenograph- CT for the American Graphophone Go. residing at 231 Lewis street, has been added to the staff of typewriters en- ployed in the office of Town Clerk Thomas. Miss Walsh will assume the duties of Miss Josephine Dwyer, who has been assigned to the task of as- sisting Miss Cora Freyler of the same office, in compiling the vital statis- tics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
ABE RUEFcS LAST HOPE

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 San Francisco, March 31.-A plea to the United States court is the last hope of Abe Ruef, now in San Quen- tin prison. Ruef's last hope of action by the states courts was blasted when the state supreme court, yesterday, overruled final appeal from his con- viction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
WOMEN MAY VOTE IN WISCONSIN
 IF PEOPLE SAY so
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TSptcIaI IrUH IHIIGu fTtss'1
 Madison. Wis, March 31.-By a vote of Is to 4, the state Senate, to- day, passed the James bill granting state wide right of suffrage to women of Wisconsin in all state elections. The bill has passed the lower house and will become a law provided a referendum porivision is favorably endorsed by 8 vote of the people in the coming general elections.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
BIG COLLEGE FUND
 FOR PLAGUE VICTIMS.

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 New Haven, March 31-The Yale Cosmopolitan Club. today, started a campaign to collect 25 cents from ev- cry man in the university to swell the relief fund for the plague and famine victims in China.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
PAID $I7,000 TO
 GET CHILD AGAIN
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 Las Vegas. N. M., March 31.-His infant child Kidnapped by bandits who demanded s1T,00o for her re- turn, A T. Rogers, a prominent law yer of this city. paid over the money at a lonely spot in the mountains near the city. late last night. He was then directed to a hut 8 short dis fant and restored 1t to its parents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
WANT 40 P. c. REDUCTION
 ON COTTONSEED RATES.
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Washington, March 31.-A 40 per cent. reduction in rates on cottonseed products was demanded of the Inter- state Commerce Commission, today. in a complaint filed by a. Louisville cotton concern against the Southern Baltimore &S Ohio and four other rail- enforced by the carriers are so dis criminatory that Louisville concerns are underseliing their own city by competitors shipping from Memphis, Tenn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
HELD FOR MURDER
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 Hartford, March 31-Probable cause was found against James F. Cavan- augh, of Fall River, Mass, charged with the murder on March 13 of Miss Lillian Weisgraber. of Norwich, Conn.,, in police count today. He was bound over to the June term of the Superior court without bond
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
BRUTAL FATHER FEARS
 ANGERED CITIZENS

Wilkesbarre. Pa, March 31.--Cow- ed by the police third degree and thoroughly sobered by a day and night behind bars, John Crostochon. of Duryea, charged with chopping off his daughters head and placing the body on the railroad tracks, paces his cell. today, in a suilen mood. Cros- tochou is fearful of an outbreak by the aDgered citizens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
KAISER NOT READY
 TO GIVE UP WAR.
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London, March 31-Germany's oppo- sition to any plan of International arbitration. as voiced by Chancellor Bethmann- Holweg in the Reichstag, will have no deterring effect on the efforts of the English statesmen to bring about an arbitration agreement with the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
NO SPECIAL COLLECTION
 FOR METHODIST PREACHERS
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New ttochelle, N. Y, March 31.- "he session of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcop- Onurch today. was enlivened by q warm discussion over resolutions op- posing the taking of extra collections for the national sick and infirm preachers fund.
 The resolution asking the national board to withdraw it's request for special collection was finally adopted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
GIRL FMPLOyES ESCAPE
 FIRE BY CLIMBING.

Baltimore. March 31-Ffre destroyed the building occupied by M. Witten- stein and the Hopkins Tailoring Co.,, Sharp and Pratt streets. today. Twen- ty-five girl employees in the burning building escaped by climbing over narrow lodges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
COX REINDICTED

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 Cincinnati. March 31-George~ B. Cox Hamilton county Republican leader. was today indicted on charge of per- jury. Affidavtis were filed by Prose- cutor Hunt with the indictment ask ing a change of venue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

Incorporators of the Carroll & Rich ards Co.,, a corporation of funeral directors, are named in the papers re- ceived in the town clerks office to- day as James H. and Thomas J. Car roll and Louis E. and Louise Rich ards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
IDENTITY OF OWNERS OF BRIDGEPORT & DANBURY
 RAILROAD IS DISCLOSED
Company Which Seeks to Build Line from Bridgeport to
 Danbury Has Backing of Plant Millions

Representative Bent Insists that Owners Show Good Faith by Agreeing to Commence Operations With
 out Delay-Bethel People Tell Legislative Commit
 tee Which Route They Prefer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

desire to announce that I have severed my connection as manager of the Annex Barber Shop,
 and can be found at sJ. J. Meyers
 13S Fairfield Ave, where 1 will be pleased to meet my old patrons John Stein. S2Srso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

FOR SALE.-2 family cottage, Maple wood Ave. near factories Good
 investment. Address Investment,
 care Farmer. 30 s~n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

INVERTEBRATES, ladies or gentle men, 100 per cent. profit to sell our new Master Egg and Cream Beater. best in the market, from to 10
 dollars easily made per day. Ad- dress Meriden Keyless Lock Co,
 Meriden, Conn. S3o dspo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

IN THE ARMSTRONG Piano Club the cooperative idea has reached it's highest development. In this club you join with 149 other people in buying your piano thereby saw ing over SS2. Call on The Alfred Fox Piano Co, and learn more about this before it is too late as the club is rapidly filling.
 31 b
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

FOR SALE.-At Boards Corner, nice cottage on main road, corner lot 94x140, city water. Price $1,6O0 S700 down. room house, city water, barn, lot 40x10e, $2,0Oo. c. O. Mathews, Boards Corner
 S 80 b DO
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FOR SALE.-4 rooms furniture com plete for housekeeping. Ready to
 step in. 8S5 Hancock avenue, third
 floor. s 3Or*D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

GARAGE TO RENT.-Also furnished
 room. 693 Myrtle avenue Phone ooSI. $ 30 SD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

VISIT THE Cartwright Shoe Co. new. large, light store at 9S2 Main St.. opposite John street. The largest and most complete lines of shoes and rubbers in Connecticut. We carry the same lines at our East Main Street Branch, 9S4 East Main street. s 30 bso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

FOR SALE.-60 feet front on Clin-; ton Ave. Splendid location; neart Fairfield Ave. Edward 6. Hotchkiss.
 City. Telephone. ss a6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

TO RENT.-Large and small rooms. one for housekeeping. Block from depot. 149 Golden Hill St.
 $ 3I d D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

WANTED.-Experie cook Must have best of references. Competent to do all kinds of cooking; perman- ent place at best wages for the right applicant. To begin work middle of April. Apply between the hours of 1 and 2:30 D. m. any day except Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. DeVer H. Warner, 169 Park Place SIPS dso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

TO RENT.-315 Connecticut Ave.
 room flat, first floor, improvements.
 $17.00: The Bridgeport Land & Title Co. aa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

FOR SALE.-Two fiat houses on Hewitt street, S2,900. Two flat houses, Carroll avenue, S3,5Oo. Two flat house, Connecticut avenue, $3,700. Two flat house. Brooks street, s4,5O0. D. R. Whitney. 1925
 Main street SS1 b*o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

DON'T FORGET DANCING at Park
 Dancing Academy. Saturday even ing, April 1st., Park Theatre Build-
 ing. asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

make a speciality of aluminium milk checks, the eseanest and most durable .heck to use. Call and see our samples and get our
 prices. The Schwerdtle StanalA Co. fl Cannon St. s 3 q s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

FOR SALE.-To close estate, 8 room
 modern home, splendid. central io-, cation-bargain. Charles A. NIch-
 oils, 401 Newfield Bldg. 2S tfo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

JOIN the Casca Laxine tablet users Great for constipation. 1kc.
 HI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31
UNCLASSIFIED

AND GRAND OPENING
 Park Dancing Academy, Saturday evening, April 1st. Mccormack Ss Barry. Managers asn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

TO LET.-House for one or two families with barn and milk room.
 Enquire l7O9 Main St. Sfes c3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

STORE TO RENT-l7 it. by 42 ft
 TIT Fairfield avenue. Farmer build- ing. For particulars call at Far mer Office. LII stto
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

FOR SALE.-100 feet frontage on Elmwood Place: two minutes walk to Fairfield Ave. trolley. Edward R
 Hotchkiss. City. Telephone. 2S se
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MY RHODE ISLAND REDS won first cock, second, third and fourth hen, third bullet and third pen at per setting. $6 per hundred. R. J. Drew, 109 F'airview Ave. Phone BIAS. S16* tf O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

BRATWURST better than ever ak Mark Nagel's. 65c E. Main St.
 I 23 If. e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

GOOD SECOND HAND National C.sh
 Register for sale cheap Addres1
 P. O. Box 1s. City. G1s 0.0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

FOR SALE.-Seven room house on Hancock avenue, near Maplewood avenue, S3,00O. Nine room single house on George street, S4,S00
 Nine room single house, uazelwood avenue, $4,300. D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main street. $ 31 b#o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

VISIT THE Cartwright Shoe Co., new store, 9s2 Main street, opposite John street, or their East Side Branch 964 East Main street, when in need of shoes. Our motto, ''The best goods for the least money"
 S 30 b 0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

AROUND the corner of Fairfield ave. and Water St. McPadden's Cafe. V. & M. Schaefer N. r. Old German Brew. Weiner Beer. M. McPadden. agent. Fine lunch all day, Prime Roast of Beef Saturday. 4:aO.
 q U32steo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

FOR RENT.-CentraI location. First floor apartment, Mo- BOP Golden Hill St. rooms and bath. private railways, modern improvements
 Inquire Frank W. Hurd. No All Washington Ave. A 23 if c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-31

GUINEA HENS. ducks, roasting
 chickens. broilers. fowl liver pud- ding. sausage meat. bologna. Bonn mos & Biltz. Gl6sIa5o