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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-27
LAKE cHAMPLAIN HEROES
Two Honored by Selection Of Names
for New pestroyers

Washington, Oct. 25.-Eight Amer
lean naval heroes are honored by the
selection of their names to be borne
by the new torpedo boat destroyers
Nos. 43 to so, inclusive. The officers
thus honored were:
Stephen Cassin, who won distinc-
ton in the war with Tripoli. COM
manded the Ticonderoga in the bat
tie of Lake Champlain, and was ter
ror to West Indian pirates.
John Downes distinguished for
gallantry in the Tripolitan war and
later in breaking the power of the
Malay chiefs.
Silas Duncan, a hero of the battle
of Lake Champlain, who carried, in
the face of the enemy's fire orders in
small boat.
Andrew Boyd Cummings who while
executive officer of the Richmond
with Admiral Farragut, was MORALLY
wounded at Forts Jackson and St.
Philip.
George Beall Balch who was com
mended for special gallantry in the
Civil War and saved General Terry
from capture.
John Cushing Aylwin, sailing mas
ter of the old Constitution, who was
wounded while maneuvering against
the Guerrero, and MORALLY wounded
in the battle against the Java.
Alexander Parker Foxhall, one OF
the founders OF the Naval Academy,
and who greatly promoted the sue
cess of Admiral Foote'S operations in
the Mississippi.
Andrew F. X. Benham, who prevent
ed the Brazilian rebel fleet from in.
terfering with American shipping in
! 1893, and saw service against the
Chinese pirates and in the battle OF
| Port Royal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-27
MAKING HIM A NEW CHIN
Tennessee Patients Arm is Growing
to His Face

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 25.--With his
arm bound over his head, so that
the thick part of the upper arm is
pressed firmly across the chin, ]. Al
len Hart, a farmer of Martin, Tenn.
lies at the city hospital undergoing
remarkable grating operation to
give him a new chin.
The operation has been going on
a week, and the physicians declare
the circulation between the fieshy
portion OF the patients arm and his
chin has been established and that
in ten days the flesh will be severed
from the arm, skin grated over il
and young Hart will have a brand
new chin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-27

wind. He said he was well pleased
with his experiments thus far. He
has demonstrated far beyond his ex-
pectations that the new type OF bi-
plane is far more efficient than any
craft which has been built
He has also arrived at the conclus'
ion that the bird instinct lies dormant
In man and can be developed so that
a human can hy even better than the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-27
RUNAWAY HEIREss FOUND
Miss Fajardo Determined to Marry
Her Lover.

MISS FdJdTOO OctcIHllUcu 10 WARY
Her Lover.
New York. Oct. 27.-Miss Consue-
10 Fajardo the 10 year old daughter
OF Luis Fajardo, the wealthy Porto
Rican cotton planter. and head OF the
firm of Fajardo, Ward & Co., sugar
importers, who disappeared from her
fathers apartment in the Felix-Port.
land Hotel in West Forty-seventh
Street a week ago Wednesday, Was
found yesterday. living in not over
elaborate lodging house at $50 West
12Sth street.
She continued to insist, Historically
that she was going to marry Pablo
Cabral, the Porto Rican Government
official, who lives across the street
from the Fajardo family in Maya
guez, Porto RICO. Her father took
her to hotel Id this city. where his
lawyers say. the father and daughter
will remain quietly until the notoriety
following the girls nine-day absence
from home has subsidized.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-27
MAN A NATURAL Filler
orvllle Wright Says Bird Instinct
Lies Dormant In Humans.

XIII Devil Hill, N. c., Oct. 25.--The
Wright party was at work early this
morning after their record breaking
flights OF yesterday. The machine
was taken to Hill Thirteen, where
Alexander Ogilvie, the English avia-
tor, made four glldes but did not re-
main aloft longer than one minute at
one time. The wind was gradually
dying down and too light for soaring.
AT II u. m. the machine was taken
10 Kill Devil and Orvillo attempted
TO break his record OF yesterday, but
after one or two attempts gave Il up,
saying the wind was too light.
Mr. Wright said this afternoon that
he would wait over until Saturday In
the hope Of getting q thirty mile
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-27

bird.
The automatic stabilizer which the
Wrights are working on will not be
tried here. II does not consist OF the
pendulum or the compressed air de-
vice as reported. These devices are
old ideas which the Wrights filed In
the Patent Office several years ago.
Neither Of them was brought to Kitty
hawk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-27
1000 soILERMAKERs STRIKE
American Locomotive Co. Men Won't
DO New York CentraI's Repairs.

Schenectady, Oct 27.-Because the
American Locomotive Works wanted
them to work on thirty engines for
the New York Central lines, whose
boilermakers are on strike, 1000
boilermakers here walked out yester-
day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
Investment Co. and Block :.
 Company Consolidated
Same Permanent Receiver Will Act for Both by Or der of the Court Today.

On the application of J. Croydon rice, president of the Bridgeport Real Estate Investment Co.,, Judge Milton A Shumway in the civil Superior court today authorized Attorney AL bert E. Merritt, who is the permanent receiver of the affairs of the invest ment company. to assume the respon- abilities of the Concrete Block and Construction Go. The Investment Go. some time ago assumed the business of the Construction Co., doing so with out legal authority and without a legal transfer. Since the consolidation the Investment Go. has gone into the hands of a receiver. Under the rul- ing of the court today, Attorney Mer- ritt is also to act as receiver for the Co-st-llction Co. ". H. R. Dubois and Nathaniel H. Jones, who were appraisers of the Investment Co., have been appointed in the same capacity for the Construction Go.
 The court has ordered that all cred- itors of both companies file their claims within four months. The prop erty of both companies is to be sold together
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
SENATE PASSES
 STATE TAX BILL
Judges Foster and Wilder Are Reappointed to Lo-
 cal Court

Hartford, March 1.-The Senate took concurrent action with the House, to- day in reimposing the State tax
 A bill was tabled in the Senate ap- propriating s4,0oO for a Legislative souvenir Democratic Senators Mahan. Donovan and Spellacy opposed the ap- propriating as needless expendi- ture.''
 The Senate voted to hold Friday ses- sions during March only.
 The bill to establish a state farm for inebriates was killed.
 In the House, today, concurrent ac- tion was taken on favorable reports as follows:
 Appointing J. B. Merwin judge of the town court of New Milford; appointing Carl Foster judge and Frank L. Wild CT deputy judge respectively of the City court of Bridgeport and Charles F. Lewis, judge of the Berlin town court.
 The New Haven judgeships wet- made the special order of the day next Tuesday at 11:30 o'clock in the House.
 Speaker Scott appointed Representa- tive Aanery J. Kebler of Sterling to the committee on new towns and pro bate districts to fill the vacancy caus. ed by the death of Representative J. Monroe Benjamin of Canaan.
 A resolution was passed by the House providing that all reports re- lating to deficiency appropriations be printed in the files of the House.
 An unfavorable report was accepted rejecting what was known as the Nor ris bill providing that no pictures of a police officer during his term of of- flee be published or printed; that an officer should be designated to give out all news to newspapers concerning crimes, and prohibiting statements in public that the police suspect per- son of crime.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
SMELT
 START RUNNING,
 SPRING IS HERE
First Catch of Toothsome Beauties Brought Here Today = Standing Order for Them.

Spring is here The surest harbin- ger,-one that has been recognized in Bridgeport for 35 years,-arrived this morning in the Saugatuck river-the first run of the famous Westport Smelt
 A fine catch of glistening beauties fell into the nets of Messrs. Sherman and White at Westport this morning, and were at once brought to the Hayes Fish Company of this city, which for 35 years has had the con- tract to supply a list of its customers in Bridgeport with the first run of the Westport Smelt.
 Messrs. Sherman and White, who operate one of the biggest nets on the river, have been busy since last Tues day wa.ching for the run of the smelt. This morning their patience was grat- flied at last, and the first haul of the net brought about six pounds of fine, fat smelt, in the prime of condition and as pretty as they are too thsome.
 Certain lucky Brid exporters will get this first catch, having standing or der with the fish company. Many changes have been made through death in this list since it's inception B years ago, but some of the original customers are still upon it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
WARNING

NOTICE is hereby given that a special meeting of the legal voters )f Fairfiefild will De held at the Town Hall on Monday, March 20, 1911, at following special purposes, to wit: 1.-To authorize the $ slectmen to enlarge the Town vault;
 2.-To consider and act upon the question of repairing or building a new bridge at the Tide Mill, so-called, in Southport;
 3.-To authorize the Selectmen to provide additional street lights;
 4.-To authorize further improve ments upon Villa Ave. so-called;
 5.-To authorize the improvement of either or both highways from Browns Brook, so-called, to the Greenfield Hill school-house;
 6.-To consider and act upon the question of improving the highway along the Beach, near Little Danbury, so-called;
 ITO consider and act upon the question of grading Snake Hill, so- called;
 S.-To consider and act upon the question of building an addition to Nichols Terrace School-house;
 9.-To make appropriations for any and all of the matters hereinbefore specially set forth;
 1O.-To make further appropria- tions for the current expenses of the Town for the ensuing year;
 11.-To consider and act upon the question of opposing or consenting to the petition of Frank Staples ct al., now pending in the General Assembly for annexing a part of theT own of Fairfield to the Town of Bridgeport; 12.-To lay tax to meet the cur rent expenses of said Town for the ensuing year and such appropriations ts may have heretobefore been made or shall be made by said meeting. Dated at Fairfield, Conn, this 11th day of March, 1911.
 CHARLES S. FOX.
 JOHN c. LOBDELL
 CHARLES A. ROWE.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
MOTHER CONFESSED
 TO AWFUL CRIME BEFORE HER DEATH

New Haven, March 14-Ffnding Mrs. Christopher Wood of Branford, guilty of the murder of her husband and son, Valdemar, and of her own death by suicide, Coroner Mix, of New Haven county, made public today his verdict in last weeks Branford triple trag- edy. Mrs. Wood confessed. according to the coroner, to having forged her husbands name to checks on local banks, and to having killed him by shooting him in the back of the. head when he upbraided her on his discov- cry of her guilt. That was last Wed- nesday, and she kept the murder N secret from her two children until. fearing discovery, she decided to fol- low him by suicide.
 Her love for Valdemar, her favorite son, was too great, she told the cor oner, to leave him behind alone. She killed him and then shot herself, last Thursday. Mrs. Wood died yester- day. Walter Wood. only surviving son, discovered the triple tragedy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
HAWTHORNE INN GETS
 ITS LICENSE AGAIN

Even though considerable opposi- ton had arisen against the granting of license to Lena Feike at the Hawthorne Inn in Greens Farms, the County Commissioners today an- nounced that her application was suc- cessful The remonstrants claimed that inasmuch as the applicant had been convicted for illegal selling with in the year. her license was forfeited. The applicant, however, had received a certificate from the judge of the court
 Westport has another license in its midst today by the granting of a new license to John P. McCann in the Mo- Cam block in Franklin street, Saug atuck. Also against this application. there had been considerable opposi- ton, causing a somewhat lengthy hearing.
 The commissioners granted the transfer of the license of George B. Maher from his present place of bus mess in Railroad avenue, Norwalk, to another site on the same street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
WORKMAN KILLED BY EXPLOSION IN
 WEST NORWALK

Norwalk, March 1.-The sudden and unexpected explosion of a heavy charge of dynamite, this afternoon, re- suited in horrible injuries, which shortly afterwards proved fatal, to Joseph Jackoniski, a Polander, who was engaged in blasting some large stones at the Congregation of the Holy Ghost and the Sacred Heart of Mary in West Norwalk With the right side of the face terribly crushed and a por- tion of it entirely blown away, his clothing burned from his body and the flesh burned to a crisp, Jackoni- ski was found shortly after the explo- sion by the caretaker of the institu- tion. He died shortly afterwards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
KNIGHTS OF ST.
 PATRICK PERFECT
 PLANS FOR FEAST

Further arrangements for the an- nual banquet of the Knights of St. Patrick, announced today, included the engagement of the Criterion quar- tet, John Hughes and Joseph Clabby for the post prandial entertainment.
 Hon. Thomas H. Ryan of Litchfield, one of the leading members of the Litchfield Coruty bar, has also prom ised to respond to a toast. The speakers will be Railroad Commis- sioner Richard F. Higgins, Attorney Carroll of Springfield, and Dr. J. H. Callahan of this city. Attorney Will liam A. Redden, president of the Knights, will be toastmaster.
 The sale of tickets has taken on such proportions that it was predict ed today the attendance would be record breaking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
COAL DEALERS ON
 THE RACK BEFORE
 PROBE COMMITTEE

Hartford, March 1-That the local coal dealers meet 'once in a while to talk over trade conditions but that there is no agreement about prices, was the testimony today of Treasurer Clarence Belcher, of the local w. c. Mason Coal Company at the first hearing of the joint legislative com mittee to investigate alleged com bina- tions to control the prices on necessi- ties of life.
 of the coal business. Witness tesJi- fled that tn ecompany's net profit per ton of coal was from 25 to 35 cents. His company had no alliance with any transportation company, he said. He promised to bring certain books the commit zee wished to inspect. Attor- ney Benjamin M. Holden of this city, acted as the committees counsel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
DECISION ISN'T
 INVERSE TO OLDER
 K. OF c. MEMBERS
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 Mortuary Reserve Fund and held for the purposes of it's creation.
 When it definitely appears that it's purposes have failed, or that the fund will never be required to meet the contingency of its existence, that is, that the order will never suffer un- usual losses from extraordinary ask the aid of court of equity, when the corporation has refused or neg lected, on request, to distribute this fund. When and how this fund shall then be distributed may we'll be left for determination when the situation arises.
 ''The finding (of Judge Curtiss) does not state that these trust funds will never be needed for the purposes of the trusts; it states facts from which one may reason that these funds will not be necessary since the present rates bid fair from experience to provide an ample surplus to meet death claims and preserve the solvency of the or- der. Whether they will continue to do so in time of emergency we cannot know. This court cannot find facts and in the absence of specific find ing that these trust funds will never be required for the purposes of their creation we cannot act upon that conclusion
 The suit which Judge Wheeler has thus decided was brought nominally by Judge Patrick Kane of this city as plaintiff. Judge Kane represented 31,000 of the older members of the order, those who joined prior to 1902.
 Attorney John J Phelan, who has been fighting this battle for ten years as a matter of justice, was chief coun- sel for Judge Kane. Associated with Attorney 'Phe1an were Attorney John M. sCullinan of this city. Attorney Miles M. Dawson of New York and Attorney A. c. Harwick of New York.
 The plaintiff asked that the death benefit surplus and mortuary reserve fund, a total of $620,000, accumu- lated by the older members before the present system of step7rate insur- ance went into effect, should be used to apply upon the assessm ments of those members who created the fund.
 The defendants, the Knights of Co., lumbus order as whole. maintained that the $620,000 should be carried over and become a part of the new insurance system.
 The defendants were represented by Attorney Joseph Pe11etier, the dis trict attorney of Boston: Attorney William Kennedy of Waterbury, and Attorney c. s. Leahy of Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
DIED.


 BROWN.-In this city, Monday, March 13, 1911, Grace C., daughter of Andrew w. and Elizabeth Brown, aged 24 years, 8 months, 21 days. Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the First Evangeli- cal Church. DeForest avenue, on Thursday. March 18th, at 2 pm.
 -Interment at Park cemetery. DAILFY.-In this city, March 11th, 1911. Winifred, wife of Edward alley.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence, No. 269 Harra1 avenue, on Wednes- day, March 18th. at 8:30 a. m., and thence to St. Augustine's church where a sol enn high mass of re- quiem will be offered at g o'clock a. m-
 Burial in St. Michaeps ceme- ,ery. SIS b*p SULLIVAN.-In WinSted, March 10, Patrick Sullivan, aged n.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
CAUSE OF MOBILIZATION.

San Antonio, March 14.-"The mo- Utilization of an army division in San Antonio is merely the publication of the famous suppressed report of Sec retary of War Dickinson in answer to the McLachlan resolution"
 This statement was made, today, by one of the highest military officers connected with the "maneuver divi- sion.''
 .Army men understand continu ed this authority, that Secretary Dick inson threatened to resign unless he was allowed this way to show the American people how unprepared the army is for real service. He tried 10 show that in his report which was suppressed.
 ''The army's own contention that it is unprepared for effective field ser vice is proven. It will be II days from the time of the mobilization or der before fully complemented divi- sion is in the field. We find major general commanding the division who has not seen that many men in the field for years. We find colonels sce- ing their regiments in entirety for the first time since they returned from the Philippines. At Fl Paso there is a provisional brigade of coast artillerymen serving as infantrymen commanded by a brigadier general of cavalry"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
Lecture on Social Hygiene
 Here on Thursday Evening

Under the auspices of the Connecti- cut Society of Social Hygiene, Dr. William G. Anderson, director of the Yale gymnasium, will deliver an ad- dress at the Barnum Ins litute before the Scientific and Historical Societies. upon the subject Social Diseases and Their Danger to Mankind'', on Thurs day evening, March 16.
 Invitation is given to the parents of school children to be present
 This is the second lecture, the first being delivered by Mr.. Curtis, of the Curtis School, Brookfield Center.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
Bridgeport, Conn.,.
 Tuesday, March fl, 1911.
Handsome gas-lamps, well worth $6-- $4.

Portable art gaslamps of rich pattern and equally rich finish, instead of six dollars $4. Made from the same design hgh-class handmade lamp. Antique Verde green finish with metal shade filled in with glass of matching hue.
 Shade square cast metal with Grecian border. Pil lar is massive effect and in matching shape Cast base is very rich.
 Throughout this lamp is splendidly proportioned. Above the inch base is the 2nch shape while the height of the lamp, exclusive of chimney, is p inches Fitted complete with tubing and Wesbach-made mantle and burner,- S4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
Walked Into Mansion;
 Thought 1t a Hotel

Joseph Landrigan, a shoemaker of Lynn, Mass, was sentenced to jail for 60 days. in the city court today. for being a vagrant- S. A. Burns found him asleep in his handsome residence at 511 Clins avenue, late last night, and telephoned to the police. Lan- drigan said he came here to get work with the circus. and in a half drunken condition thought Burns home was fine hotel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
PROF. O'CONNOR OF YALE TO LECTURE
 FOR ST. PATRICK'S

Prof J. F. T. O'Connor, A. M., pro- lessor of oratory of Yale University vii deliver an address under the aus pices of St. Patriclk's parish at Polrs lessor O'Connor is acclaimed by many of the foremost scholars to be the most brilliant young orator of the country. He has been presented with many medals and other trophies for oratory. He will speak on "Erin's Contribution to America" A concert will be arranged in connection with The lecture
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
Hearing Upon Auto Bill
 at Hartford Tomorrow

Local automobiles who are opposed to the double taxation of their ma chimes will go to Hartford in force tomorrow to appear before the hearing relative to the bill of the Connecticut Automobile association.
 The train which is most convenient for the hearing leaves Bridgeport at 12:27 Everybody interested is urged to attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
MURPHY STICKS
 ID STEPHAN IN SENATORIAL FIGHT

Albany, March 14.-Following a two hour conference at the executive mansion between Governor Dix, May or William J. Gaynor and Charles F. Murphy, boss of Tammany Hall, 1t was announced that no progress had been made toward ending the dead lock in the United States Senatorship situation. Murphy refused to with draw William F. Sheehan, the caucus ckoice and until this is done another caucus cannot be called.
 There was no change in the Sena- torship vote in the legislature, today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
40, GOO Army Uniforms Among War Supplies
 Shipped from Manila
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That there is any intention of send- ing troops to the Rio Grande.
 That the 9th and 11th cavalrys have been ordered to be in readiness for immediate service on the Mexican border.
 That the United States plans to send another army of 10000 men to Mexico.
 The English report that the Ameri- can army movement toward Mexico was to head off a proposed arrange ment between Japan and Mexico.
 When the war secretary was asked why the engineers took the pontoon bridges with them to Texas he said he supposed it was to practice with them but when it was pointed out to him that if the bridges are thrown across the Rio Grande they would actually be resting in part on Mexican soil he changed the subject. He said he did not know when he would go to Pana- .1la as the question of settling the af- fairs of the Panama Railway was the most important
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14
Dropped Stolen Bill
 Down Back of Collar

William Hallock, a painter of Fair field, was held for trial in the Su- perior court. charged with theft of s1 from the person of James Edmunds, negro, at the railroad station last ev- ening. Hallock snatched the bill from the negro's hand, and when Policeman Barton arrested him and searched him in a retiring room at the station. he found the bill down the mans back, beneath his undershirt.