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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
BOSTON ELEVATED OFFICIALS CHANGE
 THEIR ATTITUDE
AFTER 2 WEEKS OF STRIKE THEY AGREE TO HELP
 END TIT,
Points They Concede Include Return of Most Strikers and Virtual
 Recognition of Union.

Boston, July A.-Virtual recognition or the street railway union by the Boston Elevated, which, under General William A. Bancroft's presidency, has fought union recognition as bitterly as ever did Harrison Gray Otis, of Los Angeles. and reinstatement of all striking employees who have not been guilty of violence during the seven weeks strike, was promised today by General Bancroft and his board of di- rectors.
 This decision was reached late last night after conference in which Gov ernor Foss and Mayor Fitzgerald urged such action.
 The announcement, made today means that the end of the strike is near However. District Attorney Pelletier declared that a settlement will not deter him from continuing his investigations into charges of per jury by officials of the company be- fore the state board of arbitration and conciliation.
 This body decided, yesterday, after an investigation, that the elevated did discharge men for joining the new union, despite declarations sworn to by its officials that such was not the case. Among those whose testimony will be heard today by the grand jury are General Bancroft and other high officials of the company.
 General Bancroft did not testify be- fore the conciliatiOn board.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
WICKERSHAM WILL
 PLEAD FOR HIS
 COLORED DEPUTY
To Ask Bar Association to Admit
 Lewis to Membership.

Washington, July 24.-Attorney Gen. eral Wickersham, it became known, today, will go to Milwaukee. next month, to make a personal plea for the retention of the American Bar Association of his colored assistant attorney general, William H. Lewis, of Boston. If he goes, the attorney general may tender his resignation from the association. Those members opposed to Lewis for racial reasons will go to the convention In large numbers in an effort to outvote the northerners and customers
 The attorney general also has under consideration a scheme whereby mem bers who are unable to attend may be present by proxy in order to cast a vote. Lewis was invited to join the association by New England. He paid his dues and legally began a mem- ber The executive committee later revoked his membership when it waa learned that he was a negro. His acceptance as a member must now be voted upon by the convention.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
STAMFORD TAXPAYER
 RAPS BOARD OF TRADE
In Communication Asks If Voters of
 Town lack Intelligence.


 Editor of Farmer: Sir-A few ques- tions to the Board of Trade of Strat- ford
 The Honorable Board of Trade:
 Dear Sirs: May I inquire since when are the voters of Stratford incapable to vote intelligently? At the annual town election they vote for the officers to run the town affairs After elect ing officers of their choice, along comes the great and Honorable Board of Trade with set of resolutions taking away the rights of the voters by saddling a committee of five to tell them how they should raise the money and how it is going to be spent for the coming year.
 Now if this same Board of Trade will appoint a. progressive committee of three to raise some money for their own purposes I will cndeavor to find a committee of five among the com mon voters of the town, to tell them how they should Or should not raise the money and also how it should be spent
 Therefore, fellow voters, it is use- less for us to go to the polls to vote, let the Honorable Board of Trade "do it'' From one who thought that the "old Stove club" was dead but finds it alive and enlarged.
 A Stratford Taxpayer and Protester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
STAMFORD
Special to The. Farmer. ]

;. II 01sv Stratford, July 24-Among the mat ters considered at the town meeting here, last evening, perhaps the most i'm portant was that involving the cre- atiOn of a special committee which will act with the Board of Selectmen in preparing the annual town budget In d sense this committee, augmentine as it does the work specifically pre- Scribed by statute for the Selectmen, may be termed an apportfonment body for it will be for them to estimate the needs of the various departments and recommend the allotInents for the said departments. Of course their recom- mendations must be submitted and ap- proved by the electors of the town in meeting assembled
 The meting was opened with the reading of the resolutions offered by the Board of Trade. which are as fol- lows:
 to serve without compensation, be elected at this meeting to act with the selectmen for the purpose of present ing for consideration at the annual town meeting in October next an item ized estimate of necessary appropria- tfons to be made at said annual town meeting to cover the regular running expenses of the town for the year ending Sept Is, 1913; also for such special expenses as may be deemed necessary.
 Also said committee to present to the said annual town meeting an esti- mate of the amount of the grand List Of taxable property on which the taxes of list of 1912 will be based. Also an itelnized statement of the probable income to the town from all sources except from taxes assessed on the above mentioned grand list.
 Said committee to report what in their judgment the amount of tax rate would beGsecessary to be levied on the list of 1912 to cover the estimated eV- penses of the town for the year end- ing September 15. 1913.
 That the tax rate on the list of 1912 be not laid until the assessors list of 1912 is completed.
 Resolved That in the future town meetings all appropriations Of money to the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) or more, to be paid from the treasury of the town of Stratford, shall be made only by ballot. The original resolution provided for a committee of three This was amended to make the number five and the words '.to serve without cornpen- sation" were added. This was the only change in the document as orig finally introduced. The following were named from the floor and elected to serve as members of the committee:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
6. A. R. TRIP TO COAST
Fine Itinerary Has Been Provided For
 Connecticut Party.

Announcement is made that the de- partment of Connecticut, Grand Army of the Republic, will go to the national encampment by way of the Lehigh The encampment opens in Los An geles Sept. 10 and lasts four days. After. careful consideration of the var ious propositions, the council of ad- ministration of the department of Connecticut has selected these rail. department to the National encamp- ment. The train schedule begins on Monday, SeJt. 2, when a train will leave New Haven at 2:01 p. m. and arrive in New York at o'clock that afternoon. Special coaches will stop at Bridgeport at 2:27 o'clock. Arriv- ing in New York, transfer will be made from theGrand Central station to the Lehigh Valley station by auto mobiles in charge of railroad repre- sentatives.
 The train will leave New York at 5:53 o'clock in special Pullmans coaches and dining cars On the fol- lowing day the train will pass in view of the Niagara Falls, in the morning. The trip is through the beautiful Dun das Valley in Ontario, thence. through Michigan, arriving in Chicago at s:55 D. m. Connection will be made with the Santa Fe, which train will leave Chicago at 10 D. m. The following day the train will go through Missouri and Kansas. The next day the train will pass through New Mexico. On Friday the trip takes in Arizona and there side trip is made 90 the Grand Canyon of Arizona The train will arrive at Los Angeles at 7:10 o'clock Saturday, morning. Sept. z
 The fare from New York to Los An geles and return by the official route will be s95.5O Tickets will be good fn 4 iY1. elusive, with final return limit Oct. 31
 It is expected that quite a few will go from Connecticut.
 Judge A. B. Beers of this city is be- ing strongly urged for Grand Com mander, the highest office in the na- tional department. Adjutant Henry J. Seeley of this city can furnish par- ticulars to any one interested.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
BODY BURNS ON POLE
Man Working on Wires in Waterbury
 Meets Horrible Death.

Waterbury, July 24-George c. Nor~ berg, aged 9 years, an employe of the New England Engineering Company, was instantly killed at Lakewood Park. late yesterday afternoon, by coming into contact with a feed wire carving 2,300 volts. His body was held to the po+e on which he stood when he received the shock by his foot catching in cross tree as he feIi. There he hung head downward with his clothes on fire until men climbed the pole and beat out the flames.
 lNorberg came to this city two days ago from schenectady, N. Y, and was honorably discharged from the cruiser WaRhington three weeks ago. His home is in Kankakee, III.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
OBITUARY

The funeral of Mary H. O'Dnnell was largely attended from the be- reaved home, 752 William street. at 8:3O this morning and a half hour later from Saint Charles church. where the Rev. Father Callahan sang high mass of requiem for the repose of her soul The church choir rendered beau tiful selections during the service. The number of beautiful floral offer ings bore out in their silent way the esteem in which the deceased was held by her friends and acquaintances.
 The pail bearers were Thomas W. Reddy, Charles O DonneIl, William Konstance and Frank Mara The in- torment was in the family plot at St. Michael's cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
Attachments Tie Up
 Money City Owes Go

Several attachments have been made on the money owed by the city to the Granolithic Co, of New Haven, of which F. J. Coker is president. The city through the Board of Contract and Supply contracted with that com pany to lay a new cement walk at No. engine house, in Bostwick ave- nue. The work has just been finished and the contracting company was in line to receive it's money from the city. The Granolithic Co bid was about 500 and the work was started two weeks ago. The Burns Co. fur nished most of the material used in the job, under contract with the Gran olithic Co. The men who did the work allege that they have not re- ceived their pay in full. Attorney Henry sGreenstein has been engaged by them to secure their pay and as a result the attachments. followed. The total amount involved in the attach ments is about $10O for seven men. The Granolithic Co. has assigned what money is due it to the Burns Co., and
 this makes peculiar legal complica- tions to be fought out by the men
 who have occasioned the attachments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

Fairfield is enough to arouse Suspi- cion Mrs. Ferris becoming fright. ened called to helpers on her owr place whereat the men fed. Mrs. Fer ris' home is opposite the BuIkley farm There is no doubt in the minds of tl1t authorities but that the fire was Q; incendiary origin.
 The Fairfield and Southport appar. atus responded to the alarm. Heig was asked from the Bridgeport de- partment several pieces of motoI drawn apparatus, including the auto driven engine, responding. The com bined efforts of the f1remen prevented the destruction of the other building, on the premises. The stock barn waf totally destroyed, charred bricks anc s1nouldering embers marking the locer tion today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
GERMAN :::
SEA BREEZE ISLAND Monday, July 29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The Board of Education of the City of Bridgeport, Conn, by the commit tee in charge, hereby invite bids for the furnishing of material and. labor for the erection of an addition and alteration to the Myrtle Avenue School, Bridgeport, Conn. AIS To be in accordance with drawings and specifications on file at office of Frederick A. Cooper, Architect, Room 421 Meigs Building.
 All bids shall be sealed and handed to the architect on or before 5 o'clock P. M. Monday. August 5, 1912.
 Each bid as an evidence of good faith, must be. accompanied by a cer- tifled check, in favor of the Board, for an amount equal to five per cent. (5&o) of the amount of bid.
 The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 By order of the Board of Education
 NATHANIEL W. BISHOP,
 Chairman Of Committee. FREDERICK A. COOPER, Architect. Bridgeport, Conn.,. July 24, 1912.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
TO PROTECT FAMILIES OF
 ENGLISH OFFICIALS FROM
 MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES

London, July 24.-Additional police guards were detailed. today, to pro- feet the cabinet ministers, their fani- lies and homes against suffragettes. It is believed Scotland Yard has been warned that an unprecedently vigor- ous dem onstratfon is planned. Though pr. Ethel Smith, the musical com poser arrested yesterday. says she has a perfect alibi, the authorities stick to their charge that she was concerned in the attempt July 13 to burn Col onial Secretary Harcourt's home at Oxford and wiH push the case in po- lice court. Smith is out on $5,000
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
TRlIN PASSENGERS DELUGED
Engine Driver Has, Narrow Escape and Others Drenched in lnsur-
 ance Mems Test.

South Norwalk, July 24-Mr. Harbi- ,on engine driver, was knocked al- most out of his cab on the fast Pitts field express, the windows on one side of inc cars were smashed and the passengers were deluged with water and sprinkled with glass as the train nassed through Winnapauk yesteroay-
 Insurance men were lnspecting con aitions st the Norwalk mills and wished to see the water pressure, which is 100 pounds to the square lnch A nozzle was affixed to a fence and the stream turned on as the express appeared.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
Rare Opportunity.

A rare opportunity is now offeret by John F.. Fay, upholsterer and dec orator at 61O Fairfield avenue, corne West avenue, to obtain some very fin, pieces of furniture, as he $ now giv ing 15 and 20 per cent. discount oI his entire stock of mahogany ans over-stuffed furniture; also IS DC cent discount on all willow furnitur in stock. A large assortment O Scrim and curtain faces at 25 per cent discount. All tapestries, danlAaks ans cretonnes in stock can be gotten at { discount of 50 per cent. <.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
TWO MEN SEEN
 BY MRS. FERRIS BEFORE BLAZE
SHERIFF ELWOOD LOOKING FOR SUSPICION CHARACTERS FOtI- r LOWING $5,0OO FIRE IN
 MILL PLAIN.
Special to The Farmer.)

Fairfield, July 24.-Deputy Sheriff Elwood is today looking for two sus- picious characters who were seen af- ter midnight last evening by Mrs. William Ferris of Mill Plain. It is the belief of the sheriff that the two are responsible for the fire which ear- ly this morning totally destroyed the stock barn on B. A. BulkleyS farm and burned two valuable horses to death The loss is over $5,0O0. Mrs. Ferris was returning from a grange meeting in Easton and saw the two men at her gate. Two men at that hour of the evening at any place in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
EMPEROR OF JAPAN WHO IS CRITICALLY
 ILL, AND HIS SON WHO WILL SUCCEED HIM

Tokio. July 2s-Though the Mikado is still alive and his condition is inn proved, his physicians hold out no hope for his ultimate recovery. Mutt suhito was born among the mountains of Kioto on Nov. 8, 1852, being the second son of his predecessor and the one hundred and twenty-first of his line, according to Japanese reckoning, which recokns from the days when
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
COMPLETING PLANS
 FOR GREAT PARADE = f1 HERE NEXT MONTH
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(Continued from Page 1.) Following are the members of Grand Marshal SulHvan's staff:
 Chief of Staff, Col T. J. Murphy of Fl First .y Division. Col. J. H. MeMurray of Bridgeport
 Second Division, John J. Mccarthy of Bridgeport
 Third Division, John Bransfield. Fourth Division, Patrick J. Gleason. Fifth Division, James H. O'Sullivan Sixth Division. J. F. Leeney. Seventh Division, Robert Lodge Eighth Division; Fred c. Mullins of Bridgeport.
 The parade will be divided into eight divisions, as follows:
 FIRST DIVISION First Regt Hdbernian Rifles of Conn.
 Hibernian Cadets of Conn.
 SECOND DIVISION
 Fairfield County, A. O. H.
 TEIIRD DIVISION MiddleSex and Holland Counties,
 A. O. H.
 FOURTH DIVISION Litchfield and windham Counties,
 A. O. Fl.
 FTF'TH DIVISION
 New London County, A. o. Fl.
 SIXTH DIVISION
 Hartford County, A. O. Fl.
 SEVENTH DIVISION New Haven County, A. O. HI. EIGHTH DIVISION Clergy, Ladies Auxiliary, Floats and Carriages.
 The Grand Marshal and Staff will establish headquarters on Atlantic St., right resting on Broad St. The First Division will form on Broad St., south side, right resting on Atlantic St. The Second Division will form on Broad St., north side, right resting on Atlantic St. The Third Division will form on Lafayette St., north side. right rest ing on Atlantic St.
 The Fourth Division will form on Warren St., right resting on Atlantic The Fifth Division will form on Myrtle Ave, north side, right resting on Atlantic St.
 The Sixth Division will form on La f ayetteSt., south side, right resting on Atlantic St.
 The Seventh Division will form on Myrtle Ave, south side, right resting on Atlantic St.
 The Eighth Division will form on Park Ave, south side, right resting on Atlantic St.
 Organization commanders will report to the Marshal of their division as soon as they reach theft places in line.
 Division Marshal will report to the Grand Marshal as soon as the organi zation in their division have report ed.
 All floats, automobiles and carriages will be confined to the Eighth Divis- ion and will take position in the same relative manner as the different coun- ties participating. A strict observ- ance of this paragraph is required as no floats, automobiles or carriages Will be allowed with any of the pre- ceding divisions.
 Organizations are to be in their places in line not later than 1:30 o'clock a. m. and the parade will move promptly at F noon Aides will be at the railroad station in readiness to escort organizations to place of for nation
 The line of march will be through the following streets: Atlantic St. to Park Ave. to State St., passing in re- view in front of City Hall; State St. to Main St. to East Washington Ave, to William St., to Barnum Ave. East Main St., to S1ratford Ave, to Fair field Ave, to Broad St., and dismiss. The parade will be reviewed by the Grand Marshal and staff previous to dismissal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

Jimmu ascended the throne, in 660/ B. C., and on through reigns more Or less apocryphal until the written records, beginning about A. D. 700 When the young Emperor was crowned at Osaka on Oct. 31, 1868, Japan had no teIe-
 graph system, no railroads, no navy,
 no steamship lines. Feudalism had
 not yet been abolished. The first
 military school was founded in the very year of Mutsuhito's coronation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

Summer colds are hard to get rid of. and frequently lead to asthma, bronchitis, and hay fever Do not let rour cold get hold on you, but use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for quick relief. w. H. Allen, Chelsea. Wis, says: we prefer Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to other cough medicines because it quickly cures coughs and colds. It will ward off a cold if taken in time" Contains no opiates. F. l.. Curtis. *136
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

He married in 1869 the tactful Prin- cess Haruko,& whose name means springtime, daughter of Ichijo Tada- ka, noble of the first rank. One son and several daughters were born to the Emperor and Empress. The heir apparent, Prince Yoshihito, was born Aug. 31, 1879, and married in 1900 to the Princess Sada, daughter of Prince
 Kujo. Prince Yoshihito has three
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

Manchester-Freder Server, ons of the oldest German residents of the town was found dead in a barn from heart disease. Hartford-In enforcing the tene. ment house law, the plumbing inspec. tor has ordered work done in 251 tenements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

Erie, Kas.-Charles Singer, of Ur- bana, was apparently struck dead by lightning. He was being prepared for burial when he revived after lying unconscious for A hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

Forestville-At the Chautauqua meeting here, today. men were shown how to get their breakfast without the assistance of their wives. No candidates will pass through the gates this year but two from the class of SS will be present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
All members of Gilmore Go,

A, are requested to try and attens their next meeting Thursday evening as business of special importance vii come up for discussion. Collector Fred J. Breckbill wishes to have tho pleasure of greeting every member O this council at either of our t~o meet ings After the business of the even. ing is finished a social hour will D, enjoyed. Members should be on hant at o'clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
AROUND THE STATE.

waterbury-George c. Norburg, g. of Kankankee, Ills, a lineman, was electrocuteds late yesterday, by com ing in contact with a feed wire while working on top of pole.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

New Haven-A petition is being cir. culated among the firemen, asking foi the same pay as policemen, $3.25 q day. They now get $3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

San Francisco-Mrs. John F. Jewell wife of a prominent politician and jeweller, broke all speed records ir local divorce courts when she secured decree in less than a half hour
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
A TRUSS

to be comfortable in hot weather should be light and sanitary, free from straps or belt.
 Cyrus Hard Rubber Truss gives satisfaction under all conditions and does not wear out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24

ashington-Another Enoch Arden is John F. Ellis, who, after an ab. sence of 12 years, given up for dead, returned to find, today, that the girl left behind him is the wife of an other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-24
E. II. DILLON 6 co.

E. S. Hunt, E. w. Peck, Jeremiah Dahl, c. Edwin DuFour and Judge Howard J. Curtis
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-16
Another Murder is
Committed by Sneed,
Whose Wife Eloped

AMARILLO, Tex, Sept. 5-Al @.
Boyce, jr., was shot to death here this
afternoon by j. B. Sneed, with whose
wife Boyce eloped to Canada last fall.
Sneed soon is to stand trial a second
time for the murder of Boyce's father,
whom he shot at Fort Worth January 13.
The presence of Sneed in this city was
not known until after the shooting. Boyce
returned only recently.
The shooting occurred within a block
of the business district on the principal
street and shortly afterward Sneed sur
rendered to the local authorities, giving
up an automatic shotgun and two auto
matte revolvers.
Bystanders hearing the first shot turned
to see man. apparently tramp, with
heavy growth of beard and wearing
overalls, advancing to the center OF the
street, firing on his victim with a shot
gun. Approximately a score of buckshot
took effect In Boyce's side.
The disappearance of Mrs. Sneed from
a Fort Worth saRtarium last fall was
followed month later by her detention
with Boyce in Winnipeg, Manitoba Mu-
tual friends brought about a reconcilia-
Hon between the banker and his wife and
Boyce was released from custody after
the couple had returned to Fort Worth.