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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
R0bBER TRIES
 TO ASSAULT
 YOUNG WOMAN
Failing to Get Money, Arm. ed Bandit Seizes Miss Meyer-Frightened Away By Screams.

Screaming at the top of he. voice despite warnings to stop on penalty of her life, Mary Meyer, of 321 God dard avenue. saved herself from rob bery and assault, last night, when confronted by masked man, arr..ed with pistol. about 9:30 o'clock, or lonely stretch on Goddard avenue, in the extreme northeast section of the city, not far from Old Mill Green.
 Miss Meyer was on the way home from work. 1t was very dark at the time. The stranger suddenly stepped out from behind a thick clump of bushes, and pointing a pistol at her. commanded her to throw her hands up.
 The, highwayman then demanded money. but his victim had very little With her Commanding her to make no sound, he then seized her by the arm and started to drag her into the woods. She screamed at the top of her voice, though he threatened to shoot her at once. Becoming fright ened, he let go and hurried off into the woods.
 In state of collapse Miss Meyer reached her home, not far distant. The case was then reported to the po- lice and the woods in the vicinity were secured for the miscreant, but without result. Owing to her fright Miss Meyer was able to give but very scant description of her assailant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
TRUST MUST FACE PROBE Government Today Filed Papers In Dissolu-.
 tion Case Companies Are Charged With Pooling Freight
 Rates and Relating
(Special from United Press. ]

New York. March 30-An anti trust suit for dissolution of the various steamship companies engaged in traf- fic between New York and the far east via the Suez Canal, will be filed here in the federal court by Dis- trict Attorney Wise in few days.
 The companies are charged in the bill with pooling freight rates and re- batting to the concerns who ship only by their lines in violation -1 s&hl sherman antitrust law.
 The companies included are:
 The American Asiatic Steamship Co.,, Anglo-American Oil CO, Ham, Steamship Co.,, The Lancashire Ship ping Co.,, and their American agents.
 Other defendants named were How ard Holder and partners Ltd. She- wantoms & Co.,, Andrew Weir & Co., Houlder Middleton & Co.,. Barber & Co. Inc. Rankin, Gilmour & Co.,. Dodwell & Co.,, Ltd. Bucknall Steam ship Lines, Ltd, Isthmian Steamship Co.,, Ltd
 Individual defendants named in the bill were: William Barclay Parsons, James P. T. Murtrie, R. H. Blake, G. W. Piton, Thomas Royden, Paul Gott- hell. Wilhelm voelkens, Thomas A. OpdThS, Ii. W. FOelheuS, w. L. wall ter, R. H. Goodwin, William Boyd. R. A. Sewell, Herbert Barber, James Barber, A. L. Kaufman. skeffington S. Norton, Joseph T. Lilly, Edward M. Norton and J. W. Ryan.
 All of these live in New York. Thomas B. Royden, of Liverpool, Will helm and H. W. Voelkens are of covering S5 printed pages the govern ment set forth what it declared to be copies of written agreements drawn and signed by the. defendant compa- nies in London, April 13, 1905. In these agreements the company arranged an eastern and western pool under the terms of which all their earnings had been Jumped, current expenses paid and the profits proportionately divid- ed.
 Shippers who patronized their lines were rewarded with rebate, it is al- legged, of 10 percent for their loyal ty." In order to control all the busi- ness. the agreement specified that, whenever necessary, independent ships from the pool"
 All business between New York, London and the far west was appor- toned to the different companies in the trust, according to the number of ships, the government charged.
 AL llic tiIIit Ot the dQOpIlOn or the various written agreements, April 13, 1905.'' tie petition says, "the lines in whose interest the agreements were made were the. only lines en- gagged in the traffic. During the year. 1905, however. the United States Steel Corporation became dissatisfied with the rates of freight it was obliged to pay and through it's influences the American Manchurian line was estab- lished."
 On January 1, 1906, the government alleges that the new line was taken into the trust. The ISthmian Steam ship line. according to the petition, is merely a dummy concern Orga. nized five years ago, it has never owned steamship. Instead it has chartered boats at the direction of trust conferences and~ operated as common carrier" It's chief object was to keep business from going to any outside concern.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
HILLS WOOL BILL SEEMS TO
 BE A BLUNDER
Republicans in House Dumb founded by Representative Reilly's Charge Against
 Colleague
Fourth District Congress man and Son Officers of the Norwalk Woolen Mills Company.
Special to The Farmer.)

Washington. M.Irch 30.-The iead- CTS of the Republican minority m the House today realize that they nave been led into a serious error in tactics in permitting Representative E. J. Hill to prepare the official Repub1- can woolen bill.
 MT. Hill is a minority member or the ways and means committee The preparation of the bill was left to him for that reason. but his colleagues were ignorant that he was open to tht charge of being heavily interested in the wool manufacturing business.
 They were utterly unprepared TOT the sharp denuuciation of Hlll Dy Representative Thomas l.. Reilly or Meriden, yesterday, who said:
 ..Nr. Hin is unfit to have any hand in framing tarif legislation. because he is engaged himself in the wO0len business and Is an officer of the NOT. wnlk WoOlen Mills Company and has been for years His son Is a treas urer of the same company.
 Continued MT. Reilly, 'The case is typical of that policy of the Republi- can party of putting friends of tue interests on the committees having charge of legislation affecting those interests" .
 Nfr. Hill in advocating his bill said aemn MT. Hill for holding stock in wooIen mill, but did condemn him for attempting to participate in tariff legislation affecting the wool tariff. ssTruly his case exemplifies the Re- publican appeal let the tariff be re- vised only by its friends" concluded Mfr. Reilly.
 It is said that the Norwalk Mills are an adjunct of the American Wool en Mills company.
 MT. Hill in advocating his bill, said that the Democrats ought to accept 1t He said that President Taft would not sign the Democratic bill and that it would be a violation of platform pledges for the president to do so. He ccntinued, %
 "You offer us a bill which the pres edent has vetoed once and which IS in violation of the platform on which he was elected and on which we stand now. We offer you one which fulflls your pledges to reduce duties and which 1t is now in your power to en- act into jaw.
 'For d year, this industry has been tortured with doubt and haraSsed with uncertainty as to it's future con- disior The whole country needs and demands industrial peace and with it there will surely follow industrial prosperity. Let us in this matter for get partfsanship and as our mutual colleagues on the tariff board have done work together for the common good
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
COLE VS. CONN.
 GO, SUIT SETTLED
Long Contested Action Re- sulting from Sale of Elec- tric Express Co.,, to Rail road, Adjusted Out of Court.

The long contested suit of Charles M. Cole, formerly president of Coles Electric Express Co.,, against the Connecticut Co.,, has been adjusted out of court. The amount of settle ment is not known but it is reported to have been between SS,000 and $10,- 900.
 The action resulted from dispute between Cole and the Connecticut co. regarding the value of the express proterty which had been taken over by the corporation. In 1908 the Con- necticut Go. absorbed the express property. Cole claimed it was valued at $75,000 and the defendant placed the value at $6.000.
 In order to settle the matter Waldo c. Bryant, president and treasurer of the Bryant Electric Co.,, was agreed upon as appraisers. He fixed the value S11,941.15. It is reported that the Connecticut Co. was willing to pay this amount to Cole, but he declined to receive it at that time. There was a hearing in the Superior court. but it was decided to appeal to the Su- preme court on several legal issues. The case was pending in the Supreme court when the settlement was ar ranged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
CORONER PHELAN FINDS POLICE
 NOT NEGLIGENT
Man Who Hanged Himself In Cell Obtained Fatal Moose from Most Unex- pected Source.

Completely exonerating the police officials of any possible suspicion Of negligence in connection with the sul- eide of John Borsody. a prisoner who killed himself by hanging in his cell at police headquarters Tuesday morn ing. the investigation of Cor oner John J. Phelan into the case. finished tv- day, unearthed the answer to a most baffling puzzle.
 Borsody. who had been arrested for the pockets of a drunken man, hang ed himself to the bars of his cell bS a moose made of several strips of cloth knotted together. To determine where Borsody procured this material was the subject of the coroner's investiga- tion and not until the last moment was the mystery solved. and then In a most unexpected manner.
 An examination of the su1c1de's s clothing showed that the cloth with which he had hanged himself had not been taken from his own coat, as at led to the investigation and the cor oner was desirous of ascertain where the fatal moose was obtained.
 No light on this subject oculd be obtained whatever and Coroner Phelan had almost given up, when he
 
 widow of the dead man. He exhibit ed to her a sample of the cloth and asked her if she knew whence it came. .She exclaimed at once ''I know it, I know it, and then gave the coroner the information that solved the puzzle.
 1t seems that some months ago Borsody underwent aA operation, fol- lowing which his feet were badly swollen and he was obliged to wear shoes many sizes too large for him. When the swelling of his feet went down, in order to continue wearing the same shoes he procured several strips of cloth which he bound around his feet.
 It was with these strips that he hanged himself and it was thus that the authorities were puzzled to learn where the cloth was derived.
 Besides his widow, Borsody leaves three children and these probably will become public charges. There were many elements of tragedy connected with his suicide. Arrested on the word of a small boy, who saw him taking money from the pockets of a drunken man, Borsody explained to the police that he was assisting the man home and took the money for safe keeping. While awaiting trial and facing the possibility of a severe sentence, he committed suicide in despair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
CONCESSIONS TO
 STRIKERS BY MILL OWNERS IN LOWELL
Special from United Press. )

Lowell, Mass, March 30-The same influences which won the wage fight of textile operative at Lawrence ap. parently were at work, today, and there was all forenoon an under cur rent of belief that the mill owners will break ranks and grant the de- mands of the workers before another week.
 From sources unquestioned came the report, today, that three of the seven largest mills here have made overtures through their agents to the strikers. This action is in exact op- position to the tenets of the Lowell Manufacturers Association and it has caused bitter feeling among the mill owners who have adopted openly de- fensive attitudes against each other
 Summer temperature and spring breezes brought out the crowds again, today. There were informal street parades and a gathering booked for this afternoon on the common by the Industrial Workers of the World lead- CTS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
KEY WORKERS" BUSY HERE, SAYS
 SUPERINTENDENT

1.-Two key workers are burglarizing houses in Bridgeport" said Superin- tendent Birmingham this morning, ''and everybody should be very care full about leaving their houses and valuables unguarded
 These men visit houses under the guise of peddlers. They first look over the land, and then if nobody responds to their calls after repeated rings at the bell, they obtain entrance through the use of a skeleton key, or some times by using a jimmy. There are at least two of them at work in Bridgeport now. and they are experts. so people should be particularly care full at the present time.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
WOMAN FATALLY STRICKEN AS
 SHE KNEELS BEFORE CANDLES
During Terrific Storm Mrs. Abraham Kap- Iansky Of Lumber Street Meets Death,
 By Bursting Of Artery In Neck

While kneeling before candles used in Jewish religious ceremonies, Mrs. Abraham Kaplansky of PA Lumber street, was fatally stricken yesterday during the terrific hail storm. She was taken in the ambulance to the Bridgeport hospital, where she died about ten minutes after her arrival.
 Mrs. Kaplansky was a woman about 51 years old and had apparently been in good health. Just before the storm yesterday afternoon she lighted the candles in accordance with the Friday night custom. She was alone in the room at the time.
 The candles had been lighted but a few minutes when the storm broke in all it's fury and members of the fam fly heard Mrs. Kaplansky grooming as if in pain. They rushed to her side and found her body rigid as if she had suffered paralytic stroke.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
WOUNDED MAN IS ABLE TO APPEAR
 IN COURT TODAY

Able to leave the hospital today for the first time since he was shot on March IS, Frank Risso of 27 1-2 Reilly street, appeared in the city court this morning as witness against Forum ato Macri, his roommate, the youth of 19 who did the shooting in an insane rage at being yanked out of bed by the other fellow.
 Macri's case was continued until April 13 under bonds of $1O,000, and the other man was taken back to the hospital, his recovery as yet being by no means complete. Macri was meas ured and photographed for the Rogues' gallery and Bertillon records by Detective Sergeant Haux.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30

Dr. Bernstein was summoned and found that an artery in the woman's neck had burst. He ordered the am- bulance and then instructed the driver to rush to, the hospital, but the pa- tient was beyond hope of recovery.
 Mrs. Kaplansky had lived in this city many years and was we'll known in Hebrew circles. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Hannah BerkOwitz of New York; and Rose -Kupperman of Perth Amboy, N. J., and two sons. Morris Marks and Samuel Marks, both of New York.
 The tragic death of Mrs. Kaplansky caused great excitement in the neigh borhood. Several women in the vicin- ity who were frightened by the hail storm and the frequent flashes of lightning had their fears increased when they heard the groans from the Kaplansky apartments. They thought at first that the woman had been struck by lightning
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire in this manner to extend our sincere thanks to the numerous friends and relatives for their sym pathy and acts of kindness which was shown us in our great sorrow in tho loss of husband and father, Edward O'Donnell, also to the friends who so generously contributed the beauti- full floral pieces as mute tokens of sympathy. Especially do we wish to thank the employees of the George C.. Batcheller Go. and to all of the dear friends who in any manner helped to lessen the burden of our sorrow in this our sad bereavement.
 MRS. EDWARD tO'DONNELL AND
 FAMILY,
 a*p 67S Lafayette Street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
Federal Forces Retreat Safely
 For Final Stand
Mexican Rebels Say the Feds Abandoned Valu-
 able Stores
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Mexico City March 30-Genera1 Au- bert, commanding 600 federals en. gagged in the fighting about Jiminez, has escaped the rebel trap and his forces are retreating in good order toward Torreon. today. This official announcement was made by the gov- ernment. Reports to the rebel lead- CTS here, however, say that Aubert's losses were heavy and that he was compelled to leave all of his stores, 800 horses and 10000 rounds Of am- intuition behind in escaping from the rebels.
 The Federal forces will now be con- centrated at Torreon and a last stand made against Oroszco at this city The government censorship on press des> patches continues and the local press is also being watched closely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
Verdict Before Night Expected In Case
 Of Sugar Trust
Especial from United Press. :,

Especial from United Press.)
 New York, March 30-In the United States Circuit Court, today, Judge Hand charged the jury which has been considering the conspiracy charge made against the officers and directors of the Sugar Trust and it retired to consider it's verdict
 President Washington B. Thomas and the veteran trust lawyer, John E. Parsons. closely followed the charge which was strong statement of tie law touching the case. It was be- Iieved that a verdict would be reacfsed before night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
MINERS LEADERS IN ENGLAND ARE URGING
 MEN TO ACCEPT BILL
Especial from United Press.

London, March 30-It was stated at the headquarters ofthe miners fedora tion, today, that the officials are counselling the men to vote to accept the minimum wage bill and declare the strike off. Most of the officials are hopeful that this advice will be taken.
 Every effort is being made to roll up a large majority and thus over come the effect of the early voting in the Lancashire district, where most of the miners have voted against any re- sumption of work unless the minimum wage figures are fixed by law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
PIER AT ATLANTIC CITY
 RUINED BY FIRE
Special from United Press. )

Atlantic City, N. J., March 30- Young's Million Dollar" Pier, the old est and most popular of the pleasure piers jutting out into the ocean which made this resort famous throughout the country. today is smouldering mass of ruins, the structure being de- stroyed by fire last night. The flames charred the cottage sit- uated about 1000 feet from the beach, formerly occupied by Captain John L. Young. Early today the fire was still burning
 The fire spread rapidly, and so in- tense was the heat that the f1remen were driven onto the beach where they prevented the loss of other board walk properties @
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
SOCIALISTS TO HOLD NATIONAL CONVENTION
 IN INDIANAPOLIS
Especial from United Press. ,

national convention will be held at Indianapolis. Ind, May 12. Announce nient was made today by John M. Work. national secretary of the So- cialist party, that the referendum vote Of the party. which had been in pro- gress for over a month, resulted in 22.501 for Indianapolis and 11,521 for Oklahoma City.
 Oklahoma City had been originally selected by the party's executive com mittee, but the change was made as the result of a demand for a referen- dunn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
PRIZE WINNERS IN
 BOWLING TOURNEY
 ARE ANNOUNCED
Especial from United Press.>

Paterson, N. J., March 30-The prize winners in the five men teams that participated in the tournament of the National Bowling Association, which closes, tonight, were announced, to- day. as follows:
 Grand Centrals, Rochester. score g. ee7 won s350. White Elephants. Phil adelphia, 2,975, s225. Spacks Machine Co.,, Indianapolis, 2.e09, $150 Elm City. New Haven. 2,S90. s125. Toronto, B. C.. Toronto, 2,S73, s115. Roseville. A. A., Newark 2849, $11o. Chauncey. Brook lyn. 2.s47, s1OS. Melrose, Brooklyn, g. S36 s1O5. Empire. Paterson, 2,S25. $104. Tuxedo No. 1. Newark, 2,S24. $102.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
THIEVES IN BUTCHER SHOP TAKE REGISTER

Forcing entrance to the butcher shop at HIS Pembroke street, through a rear window, burglars carried away a cash register and it's contents, last night The amount of money in the machine is not known. Mir. Nixon discovered the robbery when he open ed his place of business this morning. Tn order not to overlook anything, the visitors took the register along with them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
STONE KILLED BY TRAIN; WALKING
 TO SAN FRANCISCO
Special from United Press.)

Buffalo, March 30-Charles Stone. of Boston. Mass. who was walking from that city to San Francisco on a wag- CT. was struck and instantly killed by 8 Buffalo & Lake Erie traction car few miles from here, last night
 Stone passed through this city three weeks ago. He visited The Farmer office and said then that he expected to make Frisco by, Decoration Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30

ARE YOU looking for nice house. I have house, situated in residential section, North End. beautiful lawn, cement walks. rewiy painted, paper ed, all improvements, 200 feet from Main St. Can be turned into two family house with little expense A. Levy, Agent, 674 Madison Ave
 30 tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
THEODORE COMING HOME.
(Special from IInited Pressl

tSpec1aI from United Press)
 Milwaukee, March 30.-COIoneI Roosevelt, enroute to Chicago from Ainnesota. made 10 minute rear platform talk to about 300 people who greeted him at 9:45 a. m., today This was the Colonel's only stop in Sena- for LaFollette's home state in the hfesent campaign tour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to extend our sincere thanks to our friends and neighbors and children of St. Charles school for kindness shown us in our late be- reavement in the loss of our daugh- ter, Catherine: we also wish to thank friends in Bridgeport Brass Shop and to all for floral pieces sent.
 MIR. AND MRS. JOHN P. SULLIVAN a*p AND FAMILY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
EFFECTS OF COAL MINERS
 TIE-UP APRIL 1.

Bituminous miners idle-471 ,00O.
 Anthracite miners idle-168, 900.
 Bituminous wages lost in two weeks suSpensiOn-$8,17O, ,OOO.
 Anthracite wages lost in same per- iod-$951 ,1O2.
 Loss in output bituminous mines about 14,OOO,OOO tons.
 Especial from United Press.)
 Cleveland, March 30-The compro. mise agreement effected by a sub- scale committee, offering solution of the bituminous miners wage con. troversy, was ratified this afternoon, by the joint committee, miners and operators.
 Cleveland, March 30-Complete sus- pension of the coal mining industry for at least two weeks, beginning Monday, will result from wage scale compromise effected early today by the bituminous joint conference following the eight hour suspension order clos ing all the anthracite mines. Almost 670,00O miners in the hard and soft coal fields will become idle next Mon day. April 1, pending the taking of a referendum vote OH the question of
 
 fields.
 Approval of the sub-scale commit tees compromise, giving the miners an increase of five cents a ton on screened lump and three cents a ton on mine run coal, was almost assured this morning when the joint commit tees of the whole reassembIed for final action in the bituminous controversy.
 With che sanction oi 54 confer ence. the miners policy committee will submit the compromise to refer endum vote pending the outcome of which work will remain suspended. An early renewal of wage scale nego- tiations between President John P. White, of the mine workers, and President George F. Baer, of the oper- ators' association, in behalf of the an- thracite miners and operators, it was believed today will result in adjusting the difficulties and settling the strike.
 President White expected to an- nounce today date for the reopening of the anthracite negotiations affect
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30

FOR SALE.-14 young chunky horses weighing from HOO to 1900. This lot consists of business horses, also some fine matched pairs, all as rep- resented or money refunded. Every horse will be tried before you buy. We'll worth the money. B. Hirsh- field, sales stables, cor. Concord and Wood streets, near depot. South Norwalk, Ct. Phone 516-5.
 $ 29 b DO