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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
THE PASSING GREAT.
Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Thursday, May 1, 1911.

Written for the Farmer.) He searched the stars that gem the
 sky, To learn their secret love, And pondered long, on How? or Why By many sea swept shore. And all he learned a child might
 teach, Of How? or Why. or When? The stars still shone beyond his reach, The ocean mocked his ken. An earnest man, his faith thing, Of buoyant hope, or dread despair, He wanted heaven, but loved to cling To all earth gave while going there. Fror. man he wrung, and begged
 from God. Climbed, till he stood alone; And won--his length beneath a sod, A lie, scratched on a stone. In which they wrapped his stiffening
 clay, Go bear him forth through gaping
 crowd Tn brides vain pomp. in wealtn's ar-
 ray, To where the organ swells o'erhead, And many month lisps forth a But no woman's voice walls her lov-
 ed dead, No sobbing child is thareI He living learned the victor's band, And dying, showed that God has He wins most whom love has blessed.
 Owen Burns
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
MARRIED.
COMANDO.PASSARELLI =

COMANDO-PASSAR - In Dan- bury, April 30. Domenico Comando and Miss Mary Passarelli. ROGERS-HAYOZ- Stamford, Apr. 29, Miss Marie C., daughter of MT. Fred c. Hayoz to Frank J. Rogers. HALLORAN-BEER+In New York, April 6, Harold s. Beers and Miss Lula Halloran of Norwalk. R-WILLETTS.-In this city. April 26, Frank Willetts and Miss Elsie Tooker of Norwalk. HOYT-DARLING.- Stamford, Apr 29, Van Buren Hoyt and Miss Mar MiiTER1pusnNBERRE HE Dn15'aE; = In Bed ford. N. Y, Clark c. Miller and Miss Elsie Dusinberre, both of Stamford
 PICkET-SWIET.-I Danbury, April 26, Orlando E. Pickett, of Strat- ford and Miss Julia E. Swift of Danbury.
 PRATT-WATERBURY-In New York April 27, Arthur w. Pratt, and Miss Helen A. Waterbury of Darien JAMIES-In Norwalk, Apr 26, Leon Morgan of Seaford, Del, and Miss Helen James. PETTIT-WHITE.-I Stamford. April 27, Miss Florence Pinkham White to Mitt Spragaue Pettitt of New Ca naan.
 SPRAGUE-HOWE.- Torrineton April 29, Charles Augustus Spra- que and Mrs. Annie Augusta Howe MURPHY-SHALVOY In Danbury April 27, William J. Murphy of New York, and Miss Margaret M Shalvoy.
 SILAGLE-GRIGG.- Port Chester s April 27, Miss Mildren Louise Grfgc of East Port Chester, to William Addington Slagle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
BILL TO GIVE
 VOTE TO TAX
 PAYING WOMEN
Especial to The Farmer.)

Hartford, May 4.-The Woman Suffrage committee of which Senator Archibald McNeil, Jr., of Bridgeport is chairman today reported favorably in the Senate bill to grant the ball. lot ntown and city elections to wom- en property owners.
 The bill was tabled for calendar and printing. Its terms are as fol- lows:
 An Act Concerning Voters at Town, City or Borough Meetings.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and
 House of Representatives in Geil-
 eral Assembly convened:
 Section 1798 of the General Statutes is hereby amended to read as follows: At any Town City or Borough meet ing for the election of town, city or borough officers, every person may vote who was registered as an elector on the revised registry list of the town then last completed, and who. by vir- tue of such registration, was entitled to vote in such town, city or borough at the electors meeting then last pre- ceding unless after such registration he removes from such town, city or borough or was convicted of a crime by which he forfeited the prfveleges of an elector; and every person offer ing so to vote, and being challenged as to his identity or residence, shall before he votes, prove his identity with the person on whose name he offers to vote, or his continued resi- dence in such town, city or borough since the completion of said list, as the case may be. by the testimony, under oath, of at least one other cleo tor. And at any town, city or bor- ough meeting all those citizens may vote who are of the age of twenty one years, and who have resided in the state the one year, and in the town city or borough the six months, next preceding, and who have been duly admitted as electors in the town, city or borough, or (unless restricted therefrom by a charter pro- vision), who have a freehold estate not subject to a mortgage, in their own names, in the common list or as- sessment last before completed, at three hundred dollars, or personal es- tate so rated in said list at six hun- dred dollars
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
The New EIdorado.

Recent discussion relative to the great material wealth of Alaska makes it something more than ordin- arily interesting to know just what this wonderful territory represents. Late information, regarded as thor oughly trustworthy by persons in po- sition to judge of the matter, dis closes the following interesting facts: Alaska is a greater gold field than California
 Alaska would make nearly five hundred States as large as Rhode Island.
 Alaska has the greatest fishing wa terS in the world.
 Alaska has more coal than Penn sylvania, including the anthracite re- zion.
 Alaska has the only tin mines of any consequence in the United States
 Alaska has 590,SS4 square miles, 37S, S,165,760 acres. Alaska is more than twice the size of the German Empire.
 Alaska is nearly thirteen times the size of New York State. Alaska has more copper than Mich igan and Arizona together.
 Alaska is something more than one- fifth the size of the United States proper.
 Alaska has paid for itself twenty times over. in fish alone. The pur- chase price was seven million two hundred thousand doliars-less than two cents an acre.
 Alaska has already paid for itself | twenty times over in gold and silver. Alaska has the highest mountain. Mckinley. in the country. It's height | 20,464 feet
 Alaska is larger than all the States north of the Ohio and Potomac riv- CTS and east of the Mississippi.
 Alaska is in the same latitude as | Sweden, Norway and Finland. has a much better climate, more fertile land and is much larger than all three ot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
AMERICAN BANK & TRUST co. IS
 TO BE FORMED
Especial to The Farmer )


 Hartford, May 4.-The Bank com mittee has reported favorably in the House on the petition for a charter for the American Bank & Trust com pany, the packers of which are a number of prominent residents of East Bridgeport.
 The name of this company as ori- ginally proposed was the East Bridgeport Trust company, but was changed because of similarity to the title of the Bridgeport Trust company
 The matter was held up by the committee because of a disagreement as to the amount of paid-in capital necessary to start business. The packers of the company thought $5O,- 900 sufficient. The committee thought S1O0,000 the right figure. The committee report calls for com promise figure of $75,000.
 Among those named as the incor- porators are former Senator Moses M Manwaring, Donald McFayden, J D. Lyford, E. l.. Sullivan, and Elmer H. Havens of Bridgeport, and Watson s. Woodruff and Stuart H. Walker of New Haven.
 The company will issue $1O0,00O worth of capital stock at the start, with the right to increase the capital to S10,00O,0O0 as the business grows The usual bank and trust company privileges and scope are granted in the charter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
Burns & Go. Should Sprinkle for Year
 More 'Cullinan Finds
fcontiued from Page 1.)

to and conditioned upon the Board of Apportionment and Taxation annually making an appropriation for the pur- poses of the contract. If the Board of Apportionment had made specific appropriation for oil and another for water, an entirely different question would have been presented. But in- asmuch as the appropriation was made generally for sprinkling streets with oil or water, the courts might hold that the city would be bound to permit the Burns Company to sprin- kle with water the streets embraced in said list, which the company pro- cured from the committee. or pay any pany from the citys refusal to allow it to sprinkle said streets.
 Furthermore the General Assembly has not yet passed the proposed amendment to the charter authoriz- ing the city to assess property owners for sprinkling the streets with oil. Consequently if oil were used, we might find much difficulty, under the present language of the charter, in collecting the assessments for oiling the streets.
 Inasmuch as this is the last year of the contract with the Burns Company. and inasmuch as the use of oil upon the large number of streets on which you contemplate using it might lead to expensive litigation both with the Burns Company and with property owners, in an effort to collect the as- sessments, think that the best in- terests of the city would call for your permitting the Burns Company to sprinkle the streets with water, and I would therefore so advise you.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
VERONA RUNS AWAY;SCARES
 HER FRIENDS

The experience of eight years old Verona Kolar, whose display of in- dependence yesterday caused genu- inc kidnapping scare to permeate the foreign colony in East Bridgeport, led the police to conclude wisely today that Verona will be great help to her mother when she grows up.
 When the child returned from the Slovenian Catholic parochial school yesterday afternoon she found her mother, Mrs. Mary Kolar, was away from the little home in Willard street, near Pembroke street. The youngster looked around a few min utes. then concluded that the place wasn't very attractive without any one to chat with, and she started out to call.
 Her mother came home late in the afternoon and found Annie, aged 10, but no sign of Verona. Annie hao seen her at school in the afternoon but didn't know where she went from there. A hurried search was made of the neighborhood, but no traces or the lost youngster could De round. Mihal Nasta of 92 Walter street, re- turned home from work. She enlist ed him in the search. and until late at night he kept making the rounds of all his acquaintances. At length, long after midnight he wandered 1nto the Second precinct pOl1ce StdcioH Io enlist the aid of the police Tn the search.
 Sergeant O'Connell was anxious to help find the girl, but couldn't get any information on which to start his hunt. There was nothing to do, they concluded but to wait till morn ing then question all the school mates of the lost girl as to where she had last been seen.
 All night the relatives of the girl kept up their search. This morning about 8 o'clock in walked Verona, her smiling morning face abeam with an innocent smile. She was ready for breakfast. With much surprise the little girl heard of all the alarm she had caused.
 She explained that when she found no one home she went calling and found the home of her cousins Annie and Mary Kranyek, in Arctic street. so inviting that she spent the night with them. Mrs. Kranyek, who fear e dthe child had been kidnapped, was overwhelmed with joy. and decided to forego her usual daily exercise over the boiling studs in which she ekes out enough to keep her fatherless lit- tie brood together.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
Legislative Committee
 on Milk Investigation
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Hartford, May 4.-The special leg islative committee Investigating alley- ed combines to fix prices on neces- sities of life made a partial report to the House, today, treating the result of it's investigation into the milk question. The committee failed 70 mention if it found any evidence of combine to control the price of milk.
 The report contained recommends tions for governing the milk busi- ness, asking that laws be enacted for the registration of milk dealers, wholesale and retail and enacting sanitary laws, directing that skimmed and pasteurized milk and adulterated milk and cream be labelled and pro- viding for fines and imprisonment for violations.
 The report raising an industrial commission to investigate the labor conditions of wage earning women and minors which was passed in the Senate. was reconsidered, today, and amended to provide that of the five commissioners to be appointed by the Governor, two should be women.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
DIED.

SYKES.-There will be a months high mass for the repcse of the soul of Martin Sykes at St. Pat rick's church, Saturday. May 9th, at 7:3O a. m. a*p GARNSEY.-In this city, on Thurs day, May 4th, 1911, Emma C., Nwidow of Alexander N. Garnsey, aged 6S years. I 1 months, 10 days. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. I. Frank Havi- land, No. S29 Maplewood avenue, on Saturday, May 9th, at II "a. m. |nterment at Lake Kenosia cemetery. Danbury, Conn,
 R b* MURCHIO.-In this city, May 8, 1911, Louis Murchio.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his; niece, Mrs William OLeary, 450 Arctic street, on Saturday. May 6. at a. m., and from Holy Rosary church at 9:30 a. m. -Interment at St. Michaeps cemetery. R bs REID.-In this city, May 3, 1911, Colin U. Reid, aged AZ years, 3 months, days.
 Funeral service will be held at his late residence, No. 222 Smith street ,on Friday evening, May 5t1, at p. m.
 Burial in Exeter, New Hamp- shire a. O'BRIEN.-F,irst anniversary requiem mass for Joseph A. O'Brien on Thurst y. May 4, 1911, at 2 a. m. at St. Augustine's Church. !. CALLAN.-In this city, May 3. 1911, James J. Callan.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. 374 Atlantic street, on Friday, May 5, at s:30 a. m., and from Sacred Heart church at a. m.
 -Interment at St. Michaers cemetery. R 3 b" MORREIH.-In North Mianus, April - 2s. Amos M. Morrell, aged 54. Mrs. Annie Pollock, aged 65. PATTERSON.-In Greenwich, April 30, Robert Patterson.
 CLARK.-In Greenwich, April s30, Mrs. Thomas Clark.
 ANDERSON.-In Greenwich, April 29, Ingerbrug. wife of Andrew An derson, aged GA.
 GORHAM-In Noroton, April 26, Geo. Raymond Gorham, aged 75 years. WOOD.-In Stamford, April 27, Sam MORRISON.-In Bethel, April 2S, Mary, wife of Samuel G. Morrison, aged 57 years.
 BEERS.-In Danbury. April 27. Ira w. Beers, aged S5 years HAMLIN.-In Danbury, April 27, Chas- R. Hamlin, aged 78 years MOSHER.-In Danbury, April 27,-Au- thoretta Mosher, aged fl years. \ CHRISTENSEN. = In Norwalk, April 2T, Bertha E.. wife of Christian J. Christensen, aged 5S.
 SMITH.-In New Canaan;j April 27, Hiram D. Smith. aged TT. GREGORY.-In Wilton. April 27, Jo- sephine, widow of John B. Gregory of West Norwalk.
 NICHOIlS-At Cannon, April 23 Miss Mary Nichols.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
HOTELS MAY SERVE DRINKS
 ON SABBATH
Excise Committee to ReConl- mend Bill to That
 End
Also Favors Legislation to Give Liquor Privileges to Bona Eide Clubs Under Special License.
Special from United Press. )


 Hartford, May 1.-The excise com rnittee has decided to report favor ably what is known as the innkeep- CTS bill. It provides that hotelkeep- CTS who have not less than 25 rooms may serve liquor to room guests or to those who buy meals between the hours of 6 a. m. on Sundays and a. m., Monday. The hotel keeper will pay for this privilege an annual i- cense fee of $10O to the county commits Sioners.
 Also the committee reports favor ably on a bill providing that social clubs that furnish liquor to members shall pay $100 year for special li- cense to be granted by the county commissioners. The object of the bill is and it is expressly so provided that such licenses shall be granted to bona fide clubs that are formed with a gen. eral membership for social purposes. It will be impossible, under this act, to form clubs simply for the sale of liquor without the usual social fea- lures of a club organization.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
SOLVING THE
 SEWAGE PROBLEM
(From the Courant.)

Pardon me for interrupting you, said the senator, who wore a rose ir his buttonhole, to a short, thin gen. tleman well along in years with two pairs of glasses jammed aStride his l nose, ''but think you are drifting away from the bill a little.'
 "But I am offering a solution to the problem" the energetic old gentleman continued. It was 8 warm afternoon in the little chamber on the fourth floor of the Capitol and the commit tee had heard experts in engineering and bacteriology whip to threads, the opposition to bill to prevent the poll lution of the streams of this state. El- derly men had gone back to the days of their youth and described the clear, limpid water of the streams when they were boys and skipped school to go in ''sWimmin.'' Others equally anin1at- ed, had declared that the rivers were so fi1th-ridden that snlelt had been overcome by the noxious conditions, and had been seen floating down stream. And amid the pathos and the science, and the engineering the 1egis- lators, the little old gentleman with the two pairs of glasses had sat quiet, and as near the committee as he could get.
 But he had attracted some attention nevertheless, as a bottle partly ex- posed to the gaze will attract atten- tion It was in the very thick of the discussion, when the hearing was in full swing, that the old gentleman en- tered the contest. He was taken very seriously at first, for he told how German scientists were working to ov- ercome like conditions. He told that he had been chemist for years and had tried to find a solution for this very perplexing problem during thir- ty-five years. And now he had found it. He had written to President Mel len of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company about it and he had written to MT. Higgins, and he had used it on the waters about Bridgeport. He was a man who knew what he was talking about.
 His solution would be very cheap. Tt was used at Bridgeport he said be very much amused" he continued, ''but MT. is aware of what hap pened at that time.'' The gentleman designated was seen to take the floor immediately, while the old gentleman sat down. But he popped up again with. 'Now be serious for moment" And he proceeded to say, "The fact is. only one person in 1000 dies a natur- al death.'' The room became still, whereupon he plunged into the uses for which his disinfectant was avail able-shampooing, toilets, cesspools fungus on the face, laundry, bath, cloths, until he was stopped. Some body else took up the discussion But still unconquered, the old gentleman arose again and addressed the hon. orable committee saying: E'It will give a profit of many dollars. It is cham ically pure. It will retail at one- half"
 At last the senator informed the chemist that he had not found the so- 1ution to the problem, for his disin- fectant dealt with the trouble only ar-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
Cruelty and Desertion
 In Divorce Petitions

Grace Wakely Harrison of Fairfield has brought divorce proceedings against George H. Harrison of Fair field. Papers, which were filed today in the civil Superior court, charge Harrison with habitual intemperance and intolerable cruelty The couple were married May 16. 1900.
 Another divorce action filed today is that of Marion E. Blackman of Danbury against Edwin M Blackman of Danbury. It is claimed that Black man deserted his wife March 27, 1S8O The couple were married March 27, 1880. Mrs. Blackman's maiden name was Marion Stone
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
DIED.

SMITH.-In South NorwaIk, May |,
 George Warren Smith, aged 7s
 years.
 BIRCHILL.-In Stamford, May ],
 Enoch Birchil1, aged A years CURTISS-In Torrington, May 2, Am
 brose A. Curtiss, aged S5. kELLEY.-In Bridgeport hospital.
 Martin Kelly of Saugatuck GUIDER.-In Norwalk, May 1, John
 Guider.
 HOLLORAN.-Tn Noroton. May I, Kate, wife of John Halloran. SMITH.-In Norwalk. May l, Mary Esther widow of John M. Smith. aged S9 BROWN.-In Norwalk, May 2, James Brown, aged S9
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
CITY OFFICIALS
 TO SEE FLYING AT STEEPLECHASE

Mayor Edward T. Buckingham and all the officials of the city hall will leave down town on a special trolley car at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon for Steeplechase Island, to watch the initial flight in this city of Aviator Ovington.
 The city fathers will be the guests of Capt. Paul Boyton who is to man. aged the summer resort this season. Great interest is being evidenced in the meet, and indications point to the fact that Bridgeport will be de- serted tomorrow afternoon when the time arrives for the flying exhibition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
None FavOrs Abolition
 of Factory Inspector
(Special from Tinted Press

Special from United Press)
 Hartford, May 4-The special legis- lative committee considering the com bination of the State offices for the sake of economy held a hearing, to- day, on the question of abolishing the factory inspector and joining the du- ties of the place to the Labor commits sionership. Nobody appeared in favor of the move. It is believed that the committee will report in favor of re- taining the factory inspectorship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
hesa countries mt +oea+b

these countries put together.
 Alaska, in brief, is the Eldorado of the Far North ,and the development of it's vast resources has hardly yet begun, nor have all its possibilities been discovered. There is it's great wealth of forest and quarries, and de- posits of valuable clays, still untouch- ed by commerce, and representing multiplied millions of dollars. What all these undeveloped possibilities mean to the future, who can say?
 -J. H. Rockwell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
BODY IN LIVINGSTONE PLACE.

Mrs. Julia Bonis, Al Hallam street discovered the body of an infant in { yard in Livingstone place this fore noon! Policeman Gottschald detail ed from the Second precinct turned the corpse over to Rourke & Rourke Medical Examiner Downs said it wa: the body of a still born infant Tn, remains were wrapped in a bundle o cloth and paper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
ANOTHER DEATH
 PENDING IN THE
 DODGE TRAGEDY
fspecial from United Press. l,


 Guild Hall, Vt, May 4-When the trial of Mrs. Florence Dodge, charged with the murder of William Health, was resumed, today, it was learned that another death may be added to the history of the tragedy. Deputy Sheriff J. N. Dodge a nephew of the defendant and who arrested Mrs. Dodge, is near death from the illness that has prevented his appearance in court. He is one of the important witnesses and steps were taken, today, to secure his deposition.
 The State, today, faced the problem of solving the mystery of the number of shots fired. While it has been established that three chambers of the revolver, were discharged, every witness so far called by the State has testified. that but two reports were heard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
NEW YORK PROBE OF
 BIG EXPRESS COMPANIES
Special from United Press,

Albany, May 4.--A resolution call- ing for the appointment of legis- lative committee of 10 members to investigate the American, National, Wells Fargo and United States Ex- press Companies and to recommend legislation which would give the state supervision over the companies, was introduced in the legislature, today, by Assem- blyman Cuvilier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
Father Cunningham
 Not Expected to Live

Waterbury, May 4-Rev. J. W. Gun ningham, pastor of St. Thomas church here, is not expected to survive the day. He is suffering from compli- cation of diseases that baffles the skilled medical men in attendance. Rev. Father Cunningham is 60 years of age and came to this city a year ago from Westerly, R. I.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04
|Mohammed Ate
 .Nougatine

On his Hygira and all true followers of the prophet have done the same thing since 627 A. D.
 Provided Washington Irving Is to be credited as an authority.
 At any rate, it is be- yond cavil that Nouga- tine is a truly Oriental sweetmeat.
 Since the days of the edict, "The Koran trib- ute or the sword,'' '' the Occidental candy maker has improved on Mo hammed's favorite con- lection.
 He has taken Nouga- tine and enveloped 1t in the richest chocolate.
 Tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday it Is 34c a pound; other days, soc. ~~.o phono