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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
0LD-T|ME TELECRAPHER
APPEALS FOR PENSION
Wants Provision Made for
Those Who Served Army
in Civil War.

Representative Cary Of Wisconsin pre-
sented in the House yesterday letter
and petition asking a pension for mil
civil war.
The letter was signed by Alfred
Winder of New York city, formerly of
Indanapo who served in the cam
paigns through Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, and who was captured and taken
to Libby prison in Richmond.
Mr.. Winder is seventy-four years OF
age, and has been q telegrapher for fiji
ty-eight years, is known throughout the
east as an ''old-timer." and within the
past year. because OF infirmities. was
compelled to quit the service OF the
Western Union in New York city, where
he had been employed for over q quarter
of century.
Rosecrans Letter Filed.
The letter details some OF the hard
ships suffered during the four years
of strife, and the petition contains let
ters from Gen. Rosecrans and others adj
dressed to the War Department at that
time detailing the meritorious service the
telegraphers performed and protesting
against the meager pay allowed them.
There are but about 200 Of these men
living today, it is said, and they are
scattered throughout the United States,
the greater number OF them being In
capacitated from further labor, parucu-
farly that occupation in which they
have been engaged since boyhood
Representative Cary says there is no
class of men who served their country
during the great civil strife more de-
serving OF pensions in their declining
years than those who composed the mil
itary telegraph force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
INCREASE IN SALARIES
IN THE NAVY PAY CORPS
Plea Therefor Made in Special
Report of Paymaster
General Cowie.

Paymaster General Cowie has submit
ted a special report to the Secretary OF
the Navy, asking departmental approval
Of q plan for increasing the Navy Pay
Corps, which is represented as needing
about forty officers in addition to the
present commissioned strength. 1t will
require legislation to accomplish what is
desired by the paymaster general. So far
the Secretary of the Navy has refused to
give his approval to any plan not incor-
porated in the general personnel Dill now
before the House naval committee.
Not Enough Paymastsrs.
The Navy Pay Corps, according TO the
paymaster general. is I'm great need OF an
increase in it's personnel. The ofhcers
have been assigned to much additlonai
duty by virtue of the installation on
board ship of the general storekeeping
system and the adoption Of a new ac-
counting system at navy YARDS. In tne
la at month some three or four paymaSterS
have rendered their designations because
Of arduous work and responsibilities.
The paymaster general has refused 10 ac-
cept such designations
Additional duties confronting tne naVai
paymasters come from the eStaDnshment
OF commissary stores at the various navy
Yards, one of which has been opened at
the Washington navy yard Tor the dement,
of officers living In the District, VINO thus
are able to buy their provisions and home
supplies cheaper than in the ordinary
market.
Regarded as Benefit.
There has been some criticism of this
ARRANGEMENT, but it has been authorized
by the department. and is declared to be
Of decided benefit to naval officers and
their families. A demand for commits
sary store has come from every navy
vord The DELAY in the extension OF the
system is due to the lack Of paymasters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
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This beautiful Table is correct
in STYLE and strongly con-
structed. IL is made of solid oak.
with pedestal, base and claw feet:
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15

ly, that Gould intended to resign the
presidency of the Missouri Pacific and
at one time the position was actually
offered to President Truesdale, Of the
Lackawanna.
OF the outstanding $S3, ,00o, 600 stock
Of tine Missouri Pacific, the Gould
family owns approximately $40, 900.
John D. Rockefeller is said to own as
much as the Goulds and Kuhn, Loeb
e Company control a huge block of
the stock.
Today's purchasing Of Missouri Paci-
f1c was to a great extent for specula-
tive long account, many Of the room
traders buying at the outset in the
expectation Of a sudden furry. The
stock rose rapidly to 63 but many stop
selling orders were reached at that
price and their execution caused a
shadp reaction to 81 Ia.
George Gould declared that the ru-
mored fight against him was all news
to him. Asked whether he intended to
resign the presidency of the Missouri
Pacific, he replied that he will make
a statement later.
That Gould knew more than his
words indicated, however, was shown
by the fact that his attorneys and
attorneys for the other principals in
the deal began a conference, today,
which was expected to result in an Of
fetal statement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
NORTH END
HEN THIEVES
AT 1T AGAIN
Footprints Through Lot Lead to
Traces of Team
Three Men With Rig Loot Poul.
try House of North Main St.
Resident and Flee to the
North

After several weeks of 1ethargy, the
chicken thieves whose activities have
caused North Enders to equip their
henroosts with burglar alarms. ven
tured forth into the storm of the ear
ly morning. and before daybreak to-
day succeeded in looting the poultry
house Of John E. F. Jones. drug
gist employed at the Hartigan phar-
macy.
Mrs. Jones' home is 1854 North Main
street. not far from the Trumbull line.
He had eight Rhode Island reds and
a round dozen of the common or gar
den variety Of hens. until today.
When he went out to the poultry
house at z this morning to greet
Chantecler and his harem. he found a
deserted structure. Footprints in the
rear of the place, In an open lot. led
him through the snow to spot be-
meath tree where few feathers
the snow showed the fate Of the poul-
try.
Near by. outside the fence on a
back road. was the trace Of a horse
and vehicle. probably a sleigh, and
footprints showing that three men
took part. The police were summon
ed Detectives Hackett and Hall, be-
yond establishing the fact that the
thieves drove away to the north, were
unable to gain any definite clue to
their identity. They found a pair Of
pliers. used on the staple of the
chicken coop. but this gave them no
Indication Of the identity of the cul-
prits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire in this manner to extend
our sincere thanks to the numerous
friends and relatives for their SYM
pathy and different acts of, kindness
which was so unselfshly shown in this
our great sorrow in the loss of my
beloved wife, Catherine Cook Weihing
and also to the friends who SO gen
erously contributed the beautiful floral
pieces as mute tokens of sympathy.
especially so the employees of the
Crown Paper Box Co. and to all dear
and kind friends who in any manner
helped to lessen the burden of our
sorrow in this our sad bereavement.
(Signed)
GEORGE WEIHING,
MRS. ELIZABETH COOK & FAMILY
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
FALL0N Will
Defend SELF
ON CHARGES

When Judge Milton A. Shumway
sits in short calendar hearing in the
Superior court, Friday, he will listen
to the motion for foreclosure by the
plaintiff in thu suit of Francis w;
Marsh against Frank w. Beers and
o1hsgs. The defendant Beers COM
mitted suiciSe only a few weeks ago.
Counsel for the defendants now ask
that the verdict in the now famous
suit of Charles V. McCann Of Stam-
ford against Peter MCGUIRE, be set
aside and a new trial ordered. The
latest verdict returned was for $500
for the plaintiff. Two former verdicts
were each for $500, both for the
plaintiff, but which were not allowed
by the court.
posed of by the court on that day the
charges brought by the Grievance
committee of the Fairfield County Bar
against Attorney Frederick B. Fallon
of this city will be started. Attorney
Fallon is to conduct his own defense.
There are six uncontested divorce
petitions to be heard. Margaret
Danielson Ca.lan Of this city seeks to
be freed from Alexander Callan OF
Ansonia, whom she married May 20,
1892. Desertion is alleged Nov. IT,
1896.
Frank r. Bronson of Fifth street.
alleges that his wife, Margaret Stew
art Bronson deserted him July 5,
1908. They married in 1901.
Edward F. Murphy Of this city.
married Lillian Wooster Feb. 6, 1896,
and deserted her, so Mrs. Murphy al
leges, April 1, 1899.
Other suits to be heard are Josie
Ivan; Peter e. Blomgren of Stamford
against Hattie Blomgren; and George
M. Holloway Of Norwalk against
Katherine M. Holloway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
BATTLE BEGINS
FOR W0RKMEN'S
COMPENSATION
Hearings on Subject in Hartford
Before Judiciary Committee
Today and Tomorrow
Appeal to Labor Unions to Sup
port Measure Sent Out by
Bridgeport Conference
Especial from United Press.)

Hartford, Feb. 15-The interests OF
labor, a phrase, said to be unknown
on Capitol Hill. are scheduled to have
a hearing, this afternoon, before the
labor and judiciary committees in
joint meeting. A dozen acts dealing
with Workmen's Compensation and
Employers liability have been listed
for discussion and as many more have
been placed on the calendar for an
other session tomorrow.
The decision of the Socialist party to
actively lobby for two labor bills es-
pecially drawn to protect the work
ingman's interests has brought hope
to the toilers' ranks. The Socialist
support came by way Of Bridgeport
where the revolutionary party controls
the. trade unionists, or as the Bridge
port unionists prefer to put 1t, where
the union men are Socialists. The
Park City workers say that the State
Federation Of Labor has not lifted a
finger for organized labor's truest
good. Hartford's labor hosts echo
Bridgeport's complaints.
State Secretary Clarke, Of the So
cials party, has notified tie leading
Socialists in Connecticut to go to
Hartford to oppose certain bills today.
These bills are under suspicion as
having been introduced to befuddle
the issue and cause delay and prob
ably to ultimately defeat labor's hopes.
From the Bridgeport unionists and
Socialists came a bill for Workmen's 8
Compensation and another on trade
disputes designed to assure the work.
ingmen in this State the greatest mea-
sure Of protection in Industrial acci-
dents and legalizing the strike and
boycott. Morris Hilquitt, a leading
Socialist attorney of New York. is said
to have drawn these bills with partic-
ular reference to Connecticut's con-
stitution.
This compensation act is scheduled
tary Of the Bridgeport Conference COM
mittee, has appealed to every labor
union In the State to be represented at
the hearing. Probably the Socialist
unionists do not hope to see recon-
mended their perfect bill for the work.
ingnan but they hope to gain a tao
tica1 advantage by having the-bill
mutilated and thrown out by Repnb-
lfcans and Democrats and thus un-
masking the old parties in their pro-
fessed love for labor.
Workmen's Compensation and EN-
p1oyers' Liability, in the opinion of
many legislators, will play as impor-
tant a role in this session as did the
Public Utilities question in 1909. Work
ingmen criticise Governor Baldwin for
broaching in his after dinner speeches
so relatively unimportant matter as
redistricting Senatorial districts in
stead of saying good word for Work
mems Compensation or q Public Util-
tiles commission bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
Especial from United Press.)


New York, Feb. 15-Missouri Pacific
showed a 7-S points gain at the
opening Of the stock market, today,
due, it is said, to the ~rumor that
Rockefeller and Kuhn, Loeb & Com
pany interests are planning to wrest
the control of the road from George
j. Gould at the annual meeting in st.
Louis on March IA. The stock has
now advanced Is points in the last
month. Wall. street believes that
much of the buying Of mop" is be-
cause interests are desirous OF increas-
ing their holdings in preparation for
the annual meeting and, cognizant Of
threatened change in control, believe
the change will affect the price Of the
ste ck
Rockefeller and Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
interests, it developed, obtained from
the st. Louis headquarters of the road
the names and addresses of every
stockholder and have approached
many Of them in an effort to obtain
their proxies to vote at the annual
meeting. What success has attended
this '.gumshoe" campaign could not
be learned, today. but some Of the best
informed men in the street declare the
Gould interests will be outvoted.
There have been many reports, late
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15

So Court Finds In Annulling
Marriage of Hannah Dav-
export and John Morris.

A sudden impulse and Hannah Dav-
export Morris and John F. Morris,
both of Stamford. went away and
married. She had seen 16 summers
and he 1s. They secured their mar
riage license from the assistant town
clerk Of Stamford and were united by
Justice Of the Peace Francis S. Tip
pen of the same town. Though they
raced into double harness with a quick
step. they repented the quicker. Par
ents Of both stepped in. stormed and
worried. but they were too laie. They
were but children and did not realize
what they had done.
Finally william F. Davenport, IA
ther Of the girl wife. brought pro-
ceedings in the Superior court to have
the marriage contract annulled. The
youthful husband did not object. Now
Judge. Milton A. Shumway in the .Su-
perior court has given decision de-
claring the marriage null and void,
and allowing the girl wife to assume
her maiden name. The court says:
Hannah Morris was too young to
realize the Seriousness of the marriag ge
relation. and upon sudden impulse
consented to be married. The mar
riage was. solemnized without the con-
sent Of her parents or the parents of
the defendant
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
CLARK STANDS PAT
ON HIS CANADIAN
ANNEXATION TALK
Especial from United Press.) }

Especial from United Press.)
Washington. Feb. 15-With a storm
of comment breaking about his head,
Speaker-elect Champ Clark today
stood pat on his Canadian annexa-
ton" speech of yesterday. declining to
alter or add to his declaration that
the time will come when Great Brit
ain will watch complacently the alb
sorption of Canada by the United
States.
"I said all that I had to say about
that. yesterday" declared Clark today.
''and I have nothing to add to it.
The statement needs no explanation or
comment"
Among members of the House,
Clark's statement awakened much
more interest than the usual demand
for Canadian annexation. His posi-
ton as Speaker Of the next House
and as one of the national leaders of
the Democratic party gave additional
weight to his remarks. With the
Democrats in power after March 4.
in the House, and a chance of a
Democratic President in 1912. extraor-
binary seriousness is attached to the
statement.
Advocates of reciprocity in the
House were inclined to believe today
that Clark's declaration will do more
harm to the cause than his support
did good. They declare that the feel
ing in England is so strong that it
may operate to defeat the bill in the
Canadian parliament
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
NO MORE FAKE RUNS.
FOR AUTO PATROL

Would-be tokers who regard it an
humorous to summon the police auto
patrol in answer. to fake telephone
calls will find it difficult to derive
their enjoyment from this practice
henceforth.
This noon. while the motor vehicle
was securing Jane street In response
to call believed to have emanated
from such source. seeking a drunken
woman. there was another call for the
patrol wagon. fortunately it was for
the t arrest of notxss worse than
Supt. Birmingham has issued an or
der that the patrol wagon shall not
respond to any summons other than
from policemen through their signal
boxes. or from telephones when the
identity Of the informant is clearly
established H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
SENATE WAITS
NOMINATION
OF 7. B. FORD
Especial to The Farmer.A

Hartford, Feb. 15-The name of T.
3. Ford of Bridgeport was expected
in the Senate today attached to the
recommendation Of Governor Baldwin
that the former be.confirmed as rail-
road commissioner to succeed the late
William O.. Seymour. 1t did not ar
rive.
The Governor has apparently made
up his mind to name Mr.. Ford to this
important office. as civil engineer.
the law requiring that one member of
the commission shall be a civil en-
gineer. Mr.. Ford accompanied by
Senator Archibald Mcneil, met Cover
nor Baldwin, yesterday. Mr.. Ford
having returned from a visit to the
South. During this meeting the Gov
ernor announced his intention of nam
ing Mr.. Ford
Mr.. Ford is Democrat and a mem
Der or the firm of Scofield and Ford.
civil engineers. He Is actively inter
ested in the contracting firm of Burns
& Co. which holds the contract for
sprinkling the streets in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
Gov. Dix After Bay
State Commissioner
For Highway Chief
Especial from United Press.

Especial from United PreSs.)
New York, Feb. 15-Harold Parker,
chairman of the Massachusetts, State
Highway Commission, has been asked
by Governor Dix if he would be avail
able for appointment as superinten-
dent of highways of New York State
In the event of the bill now pending
before the Legislature for a reorgani-
zation Of the present State Highway
Commission becoming a law. Par
ker has as yet made no decision and
is seeking advice from his friends In
this State on the situation.
The New York State place pays $S,-
600 a year 'Parker's present place
pays $4,000. The superintendent of
highways Is to hold office in this state
during the pleasure of the Governor.
Dix's attention was attracted to Par
ker by the cheapness of the Massa-
chusetts roads. it being claimed that
they are built from $4,000 to $4,000 a
mile. while those in New York State
run about $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
CHENEY BROS.
WOULD ISSUE
MUCH PAPER
Senate and House Do Little
Business - Consideration
of Governors 6 Appoint
ments Postponed. >
Especial from United Press,

Hartford. Feb. 15-The State Senate
held a very short session today. Res.
olutions were passed Incorporating the
American Guernsey Cattle Club; per-
mitting the Connecticut General Life
INSURANCE Company to engage il
health and accident insurance and to
increase the number of it's directors
and permitting Cheney Brothers OF
South Manchester to increase it's cap
ital stock from one million to ten mil
lions.
When this business was finished
Senator Woodruff moved an executive
session to consider some nominations
Of the Governor. He withdrew the
motion on the suggestion of Senator
Donovan that q larger number of Sen
ators in attendance was desirable. 1t
was not understood that the Senate
expected to consider any of the more
important nominations Of Governor
Baldwin.
The House passed bill providing
that all measures bearing appropria-
tions must be referred to the Appro-
priations committee. It also passed
the reappointment Of Samuel Young
to be Judge. and Stanley Jennings to
be deputy Judge, Of the city court of
Stamford.
Both houses adjourned until tomor-
row,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
POSTAL DIFICIT WILL
BE WIPED OUT AT END
OF YEAR, SAYS DEGRAW
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Adres-
Ses Presidential Postmaster Asso-
citation

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral p. v. DeGraw, formerly q Wash
fngton newspaper man, addressed the
Connecticut Presidential Postmasters'
Association, this afternoon, assuring
them that the postal deficit will be
wiped out during the present year.
Two years ago he said the excess Of
expenditures over earnings was $17,-
oo0, 900. which at the end of last year
had been reduced to $5,000,000- He
congratulated the postmasters upon
the assistance they had been to the
department, saying that in saving IN
supplies alone the postmasters of the
country had reduced expenses $780,
600 per year.
Mr.. DeGraw said that his depart
ment includes the control Of 41,000
rural free delivery routes, and sup
plies for $4,000 post offices as we'll as
the dead letter office. which. he said,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-15
SENATE REFUSES
TO TAKE VOTE ON
LORIMER TODAY
(special from United Press

Especial from United Press.)
washington, Feb. 15-Senator Bev-
eridge, Rep., Ind.), today, offered a
new resolution declaring that William
Lorimer was not legally elected to the
Senate and requesting that a vote be
taken on it, today, before adjourn
ment. Burrows (Rep., Mich.) object
ed.
Notice was then given by Beveridge
that he would speak on the Lorimer
case Tuesday and then press the reso-
luton until a vote was reached.
Burrows said: POSSIBLY other Sen
ators would desire to speak," The de-
bate has already lasted longer than
any similar discussion, Beveridge said,
and owing to the pressure of public
business the matter should be dispos-
ed Of at once.