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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
BRIDGEPORT SEEKS
FULL MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP POWERS

purposes herein specified. said court
shall appoint a committee Of three
disinterested appraisers to estimate all
damages that may arise from the TAX
ing and occupation of such property,
which appraisers shall be sworn and
shall give reasonable notice to said
parties in regard to time and place
Of hearing. and shall hear the appli-.
cants and such of said parties as shall
appear and ask to be heard. and the
appraisers shall estimate such dam
ages and shall return an appraisal Of
such damages in writing. to the Su-
perlor court for Fairfield county, If
said court is in session: otherwise to
the judge who appointed them. Such
report may be rejected for any irreg-
ular1ty or improper conduct of said
committee in the performance of its
duties. If the report be rejected the
court or Judge shall appoint another
committee. which shall proceed in the
same manner in which the frst was
required to proceed. The acceptance
of the report of such committee shall
have the effect of judgment in favor
or the owner of the property for the
amount OF the appraisal made by the
committee. and such curt or judge
may make any order necessary for the
protection Of the rights of all persons
interested in the property. but said
property shall not be possessed nor
used by the city until suca amount
Snau De paid to the party to whom
it is due. or deposited for the use of
such party with the treasurer of said
city. Upon said payment or deposit
said property shall become the prop
erty of said city which shall have the
right to use and enjoy all the rights
and privileges which the corporation
or other owner Of said. property had
and enjoyed in connection Herewith.
The city shall pay the committee maxi
Ing the said assessment a reasonable
compensation to be taxed by said
court. or Judge.
Section 4. This act shall take effect
ninety days after the adjournment of
the General Assembly. unless in the
meantime 10 per cent. Of the legal
electors Of the city shall petition for
Its submission. in which case it shall
not be effective unless approved by a
majority of the electors voting upon
it at the regular election to be held
IN said city in November. 1911. The
Common Council may prescribe the
method of verifying any petition or
petitions for submission and the man
ner in which the vote shall be counted
and recorded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
FAMINE DUE TO
RIVER FLOODS
APPALS CHINA
Especial from United Press.)

(Sp0Cldl from united PreSS.)
Marking, China, Feb. 2.--Children
are being sold by hundreds of Chinese
families in their struggle for food, ac-
cording to missionaries returning to-
day from the famine stricken districts
in Kang Su and Anhui provinces.
Tales of suffering almost unbelievable
in their shocking details are recount
ed by those engaged in relief work.
More than 100000 families are
without food, shelter, or clothing. it
is estimated. Two and ore-half NIL
lions are affected by famine with the
certainty that conditions will grow
worse for several months In the
rural districts the unburfed dead line
the roadways. Families are sleeping
in mud and water in the inundated
river lands with little or no clothing.
Besides actual starvation, famineSfev-
er, most loathesome disease has ap-
peared and is adding to the death
roll.
The famine is due to the flooding
of the valleys Of the Hwai river and
its tributaries. No crops were gath
cred, last summer or fall. Even the
simplest and coarsest food is lacking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
RETRIAL OF $500
SUIT IN PROGRESS

The retrial Of the suit for $1,000.
brought by Charles v. Mccain of
Stamford, against Peter Mcclure, also
of Stamford, ordered by the Superior
court and found mo error on appeal
to the Supreme court, was begun he
fore Judge Milton A. Shumway and
jury in the Civil Superior court today.
McCann is the administrator of the
estate of his son, Charles McCann who
was killed in September 1908 by being
run into by an auto driven by Nc
Guire. The jury which heard the evi-
dence on the former trial returned a
verdict for the plaintiff to recover
$780, Judge George w. Wheeler, now
a member of the Supreme bench, who
was sitting at that time sent back the
jury to bring in another verdict. The
Jury returned with the same verdict,
when court then refused to accept.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
Milwaukee Socialists
For Outdoor Schools
(special from United Press.)

Especial from United PresS.)
Milwaukee. Feb. PAS quietly as they
secured option on the property sites
along the waterfront which they pro-
pose to turn into parks and sites for
homes for workingmen. the Socialist
city fathers of Milwaukee are secur-
ing options on land for the establish
ment of out-of-door schools for the
entire school population.
Education of children said Mayor
Seidel today. must be allied with
healthy conditions and that is oues-
ton in which all should be vitality in
terested I. as a father, may give
my child the very best possible educa-
ton. You may neglect yours. Some
day our children are bound to meet.
If either of the two is deficient in
health or morals or education it must
affect the other. Hence. to protect
my own child against disease I must
be concerned about the health Of your
child as we'll.
ga child tends more to become per-
verted. physically. as well as mental
ly. if confined in a class room and de-
MED the open air that nature intend
ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
Girl Turns Burglar To
Help Support Younger
Brothers And Sisters

visited her neighbors' houses: gener-
ally in the afternoon. gained access
by a skeleton key. and took what
money she could lay her hands upon.
Among the homes visited by the girl.
and the sums she procured were: Mrs.
j. E. Petrous. 1876 Island Brook ave-
nue.. $5: Mrs. Andrew Wascis. 40
Front street. s32: Mrs. Samuel Plum
kett. "A French street. SO; and various
small sums from other houses. whose
occupants did not complain to the
police.
The Ponske girls flaming aureole Of
red hair led to her arrest. A red
headed girl had been noticed about
some Of the houses which were robbed.
and Detective Fox set out looking for
her.
Meeting the Ponske girl. he exclaim-
ed. "Hello. Lizzie.''
She answered the salutation. where
upon Detective Fox asked her for the
money she had stolen. She promptly
admitted her guilt: indeed. she never
attempted to deny the story at any
time.
The court decided that the girl is
the victim of unfortunate upbringing
and circumstances. and placed her in
the hands Of the probation officer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
WARREN WILL
KEEP UP FIGHT
WITH COURTS
Especial from United Press )


Gerard. Kas.. Feb. 2That the COM
mutation Of the sentence granted him
by the President. yesterday. will not
end his controversy with the courts,
is the declaration of Fred D. Warren.
Socialist editor of the Appeal to Rea-
son. who had been sentenced to serve
six months in the Federal prison and
fined $1,000 for misuse of the mails. -
Warren today prepared this statement
for the United Press.
Copyright. 1911. by the United Press.)
By Fred D. Warren.)
Mr.. Taft's unsolicited pardon in my
case by no means ends my controversy
with the courts.
The methods employed to secure my
conviction were outrageous and un-
paralleled. 1t was an effort on the
part of unscrupulous politicians to
suppress the Appeal to Reason. The
prosecution was begun has been thor
ough1y discredited and eliminated as a
political factor in the nation. On
the other hand. the Appeal is larger
and stronger today than before. It's
work Of exposing corrupt acts will be
continued with increased vigor.
There are thousads of unfortunate
victims of judicial tyranny in prison
today. and there are thousands Of
weeping wives and hungry children as
consequence. The methods employ
ed to put those men in prison differed
in no respect from those employed to
secure my conviction. Fortunately.
was in a position to fight. and. backed
by 10000 loyal comrades. we have won
tremendous victory
The fruits of this victory will turn
to ashes. however, If we do not press
the advantage we now possess in Sc
curing justice for those less favorably
situated than myself
The Federal judiciary assuming pow
ers not granted it by the constitution
menaces the American republic.
Every man who loves freedom and
hates injustice will now join the So
cialists in their fight against judicial
corruption.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02

Admitting coolly to series Of bur-
glaries that would have added lustre
to the glory of a professional second
story man. little Lizzie Ponske. aged
15. afforded a source of amazement to
the officials and spectators in the city
court this morning.
The girl adpitted her guilt and Of
fered as her only plea the fact that
she needed the money. -.1er mother
is dead and her father works as a
night watchman for $40 a week. she
explained. and she found it necessary
to get money somewhere to keep her
self and her brothers and sisters alive.
Finding no other convenient method.
she took to burglary-very success
fully.
AS she calmly recited her record of
successful burglaries the occupants Of
the court room looked upon her with
astonishment not unmixed with awe.
The little freckle-faced, red-headed girl
recited in a childish voice the tale Of
her numerous visits to houses. to
which she gained access with skele-
ton key and ransacked in truly pro-
fessional strle.
The Ponske girl lived at n French
street. When pressed for money she
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
WALL STREET TODAX.
tSpecial from United Press.

New York, Feb. 2.-(Opening.)- -
st. Paul was the strongest feature at
the opening of the stock market, to-
day, showing gain of point. Else
where in the list, however, profit TAX
ing was in evidence which led to
considerable irregularity.
II a. m.-Although heavy realizing
was noted all around the room in the
early trading, the tone held extreme
ly strong and prices of many issues
made further substantial gains over
yesterdays close.
Government bonds unchanged; 9TH
er bonds strong.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
BABY SCAIDED.
DIES TODAY AT
BPT. HOSPITAL

AS the result Of stumbling into a
pan of scalding hot water, little Eu-
gene Papp. 10 months old son Of Mr.,
avenue, died at the Bridgeport hospi-
tai this morning.
One of the members Of the family
had placed a pan of scalding wa
ter on the floor and the little one by
mischance fell into it. He was ter
ribly scalded before he could be res
cued. The baby was hurried to the
Bridgeport hospital but his burns
proved II be too severe. j.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
Especial to The Farmer,

Hartford, Feb. "A bill giving to
Bridgeport power to perform any
public service was offered by Repre-
sentative Bent. in the House. this
morning. The bill provides that no
bonds shall be issued except upon the
vote OF the electors for such purposes.
Before the city may engage in the
production of gas, water or electric
light II must offer to purchase, or
may take by condemnation, the prop
erty OF any gas, electric light or wa
ter company enjoying a franchise in
the streets The bill follows:
AN ACT AMENDING THE CHAR
TER OF THE CITY OF
BRIDGEPORT.
Be il enacted by the Senate and the
House Of Representatives iu Gen
erai Assembly Convened:
: Section I. The city of Bridge
or sosm sn and render na pImeT all pubic per eer-
vices. subject to such limitations
as may be contained in tie con-
stitution and laws of the State. but no
bonds shall be issued for any such
pu pose except in pursuance of an or
dinance authorizing the same and af-
ter the question of issuing the bonds
shall have been submitted to the vote
of the qualified electors of the city
mt the next regular election. and ap-
proved by a majority of those voting
upon such question
Section 2. But IL said citv shall
desire to engage in the conduct of
water. gas. or electric light plants for
the purpose Of supplying water. or gas,
or electricity for lighting power or
heating. II shall offer to purchase the
plant and other property of any per-
son or corporation having rights in
the streets of said city. and used to
supply. or as an incident to supplying
water. gas. or electricity in said city
and its vicinity.
Section 8. II the Common Council
ehail be unable to agree with the own
ere as to the price to be paid for any
property as aforesaid said Common
Council may. in the name and behalf
OF said city. bring an application to
the Superior court. for the appoint
ment OF appraisers. and. IL said court
4ffer due notice to and hearing of all
parties in interest shall find that the
property specified in the application
Il to be taken and appropriated for the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
Especial to the Farm.r)

Hartford. Feb Among bills intro
, driced In the House today by Repre-
sentative Bent is one requiring street
railway companies to pay a propor-
tionate cost Of the construction OF
bridges crossed by them. and suit
able part of the cost Of operating and
maintaining any such bridge.
Mr. Bent also introduced bill pro-
viding for a change In the method Of
appointing the Park Board of Bridge
port. and q bill providing for change
IN the method OF appointing the L.
brary Board In 1907 these boards
obtained bills by which they were
created self perpetuatinE boards hav-
ing the power to name their own
members. It Is proposed to restore
the earlier system under which the
members were appointed by the Mayor
and Common Council and were re-
sponsfble to the voters.
viding that three cents only shall be
exacted from passengers on trolley
cars who are not provided with q
seat.
Of Park Commissioners Is as fol-
'That sections IT and Is of an act
revising the charter of the city Of
Bridgeport approved August 1. 1907,
be amended by striking out therefrom
sections II and Is and by inserting in
place thereof the following:
Section II. There shall continue to
be a Board Of Park Commissioners
which shall consist Of four members.
The Mayor in December. 1911. shall
appoint AZ members Of said board four
eligible persons. two from each of the
twD political parties having the larg-
est number Of Aldermen in the Com
mon Council and In such manner that
no such political party shall have
more than two members Of said board.
ard tworUf such persons. to be desig-
mated by the Mayor one from each of
said parties. shall be members of said
roard for the term OF one year. and
the other two SO appointed shall be
members Of said board for the term
Of two years from the first day Of
January next succeeding. and the
Mayor IN December. 1912. and annually
thereafter in the same month. shall
appoint as members of said board two
eligible persons from each Of the two
political parties having the larger
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
(From Our Special Corres.)

tFfoIn our Opccldl COIIeS.)
Hartford, Feb. "A bill providing
for the annexation to Bridgeport of
the entire township of Stratford with
the exception of the Putney and
Oronoque districts, was introduced in
the Senate today by Senator Frederic
Bartlett of Bridgeport.
Accompanying the bill was petit
ton bearing the signatures of be-
tween 200 and 800 citizens and tax
payers OF Stratford.>
The bill asks the General Assembly
to annex to Bridgeport all that portion
of Stratford south of Paradise Green.
between the Bridgeport and Milford
town lines.
This includes Stratford center and
the greater part of the township.
particularly all of the residential sec
ton. The districts Of Putney and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
M'NEll WILL
ASK REFERENCE
or BONDING BILL
Bridgeport Senator An
nounces that He Will De-
mand Right of Referen-
dunn for Voters.
Will Not Favor Any Char
ter Amendment, or Bill
Authorizing Debt, or In
creasing Salaries, Other
wise.
Especial to the Farmer.)


Hartford. Feb. 2.--Senator Mcneil
today introduced bonding bill un-
der which the city of Bridgeport is
authorized to issue s325.000 Of con-
struction bonds, 100000 to build
East Washington avenue bridge and
$225,000 to construct a new aims
house. Inasmuch as the Common
Council is debating the form Of ref
erendum to be attached the bill is
without clause providing for refer
ence to the people. Senator, Mcneil
is an ardent champion of the refer
endum.
Relative to the bonding bill intro
duced by him today. Senator Mcneil
said: ct have introduced this bill de-
spite the fact that it has no referen-
dunn provision attached. merely to get
a place for it before the time for the
Introduction of new business expires.
I thoroughly believe in the principle
established by the local platform of
my party that no amendments to the
fundamental law of the city. or bills
increasing salaries. or authorizing the
city to incur debts or issue bonds.
should become effective unless the vot-
ers have an opportunity to pass upon
them. et
"I understand that an amendment
has already been introduced into the
House. which is intended to give the
right Of referendum to the voters Of
this city in all such matters.
81 am informed also that a specific
provision for referendum is not at
tached to this particular bonding bill
because the Mayor and the council
have not yet decided what form Of
referendum they believe will be the
most satisfactory to the city.
II make this statement" continued
Senator Mcneil. "in order that there
may be no misunderstanding as to my
position. ] shall not vote for. or fa-
vor. any special bill inflicting charges
upon the taxpayers Of Bridgeport. or
for any change in the charter, except
the right of referendum Is given
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
Would Annex Most
All OF Sratford
Bill to That Effect Introduced in Legislature,
With Petition Attached
Proposed Annexation to Bridgeport Includes ALI of
stratford South of Paradise Green between Milford
and Bridgeport Town Lines -Putney' and Oronoque
Districts Only Ones Not Included.

Oronoque, the only portions Of Strat-
ford omitted from the proposed an<
nexation, are north of Paradise
Green.
While the annexation of portiou
of Stratford to Bridgeport is being
pushed by the Bridgeport Board OF
Trade, it was stated to The Farmer
this morning by Fred Enos, presi-
dent of the board, that this measure
was not formulated by the Bridgeport,
association.
Mr.. Enos said that the bill was
drafted by James j. Sexton of STRAIT
ford. In behalf Of the citizens inter-
ested in the project.
The original annexation scheme dill
not include nearly SO much of STRAIT
ford as is mentioned in this BILL A
number of residents OF Stratford.
have indicated their disapproval of
the scheme and a warm fight is prob
able.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
DIR. WILEY'S LITTLE JOKE
ON PURE FOOD TESTS OF
HIS COMING BRIDE.
Especial from United Presso

Syracuse, Feb. 2.-Dr. H. o. Wiley,
chief chemist of the department of
agriculture. who is to be married
next month, will not make. any pure
food tests on the culinary creations
of the coming Mrs. Wiley. The DOG
tor said SO himself following his ad-
dress in Bovine Hall at Syracuse
University, last night.
"All of the tests in connection with
the future Mrs. Wiley's food will be
on me-" said the doctor Incidental
ly, DR.. Wiley asserted that humanity
was honest; that it is always adyis-
able to consider an oyster guilty until
proven innocent and that he prefer
red muddy water to some water that
looks clear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
GROUNDING CAST
NO SHADW TODAY
Fate of Winter Sealed by
the Old Weather Prophet

Old Professor Grounding tried and
tried hard to see his shadow, today.
but here was nothing doing. 1t
means an early spring, sure.
This is Candelmas Day, for which,
at the hour of 10 a.. M, tradition has
set the alarm clock of Old Professor
Grounding. He awakens and climbs
out of his hole.
Today, the grounding cast no
shadow on the light snow about his
burrow and out of the grey sky came
some snow, chilling his delicate nose.
That was enough. An early spring is
coming. J ont ever ask Professor
why.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
STATE MAY
Get MONEY
KUNkEL LEFT

Maximilian M. Oscar Kunkel, for
many years employed by the Coach
Lace Co., died recently and Arthur
Lieberum was named administrator of
his estate, which was supposed to be
almost nothing. But search of Kun
kel's room, in Lieberum's home, dis
closed evidence Of deposits in local
banks amounting to $4,000. Lieberum
has given a bond for $21, 900. So far
as known Kunkel has no living rela-
tives and the probate court believes
that the property may escheat to the
State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
LIBRARY LECTURE TONIGHT.

Mrs. NJ. Claire Turney will be the
speaker at this evenings lecture at
the Public Library. Her subject will
deal with "The Andes and South
America" Mrs. Furney's travels
through that region have been very
extensive and her lecture and the sew
eral hundred beautiful views will
prove especially interesting Doors
will open at seven thirty and lecture
will begin at eight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
WORKMAN GETS
$3.50 FOR INJURY

The jury in the suit for $1,000 brought
by Louis Kadar. a carpenter of Han
cock avenue against the w. s. Hurl-
butt Building Co, yesterday afternoon
returned verdict for the plaintiff to
recover $3.50 damages. The plaintiff
while working for the defendants was
struck by a derrick. his left ear drum
being fractured. causing deafness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
Eight Passengers
Fly in Monoplale
Especial from United Press. (,

Pau, France. Feb. Flight passen-
gers, with a combined weight of LIP
pounds, flew, today, in a four seated
Bleriot Monoplane over the Pau aero
drome. This establishes a new rec
ord for the number of passengers car
ried.
The Monoplane was piloted by LIE
Martin.
Today's flight broke the passenger
carrying record made a week ago by
Roger Sommer. who flew with five
passengers besides himself, from Douzy
to Romilly and return, thirteen miles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
Measure to Raise Pay
of City Court Officials
fErom Our SneciaI Corres.l

1ErOm OUT SpeC1dI CUTFtS1
Hartford, Feb. 2-Senator Bartlett
of Bridgeport introduced To-Day
measure providing for raises in the
salaries of the city court officials Of
Bridgeport.
Senator Bartlett introduced the mea-
sure by request and is not in any
way committed to it. The question
of salary raises will be fought out be-
fore committee. The proposed raises
are as follows: Judge from $1,500 to
$500: deputy judge, from $500 to ST.
500: prosecutor $500 to s2,5O0: assist
ant prosecutor $500 to $1,000: clerk $500
to 81 500: assistant clerk $500 to $1,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
TRADING STAMPS
NOT LEGAL

Especial from United Press.)
Annapolis, Feb. 2-In an opinion rem
dered, today, by Judge Pattison, of
the court of appeals, the law passed
by the last session of the Maryland
Legislature making the giving Of
trading stamps illegal was declared
unconstitutional.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02
REGULAR MEETING.

There will be regular meeting of
the Ladies' of Charity of st. Vincent
de Paul, at the hospital, Sunday Feb
5, at $3.50 p M, instead of the regu-
lar meeting day, the second Sunday.
Feb. IL.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-02

avenue. this city has brought suit for
alienation of affections against Emma
A. Burton of Stratford. She asks for
balm of $4,000. Property of the de-
fendant's in Broad Bridge road, STRAIT
ford. has. been attached.