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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Tn the pafl6rs Of the Peoples Prssby- terian Church tonight there will be a musicale and social. after (Which light refreshments will be served. Local talent will furnish the entertainment.
 Fred Booth of this city was yestef- day elected president of the Connec- ticut Master Plumbers, which oFyani- zation met in New Haven. There were 200 delegates in attendance. Other officers elected were: Vice pres ident. Charles N Flagg, IT,, Meriden; second vice president, E. J. Bailey, Waterbury; recording secretary. e. 8. Bull, Hartford; treasurer, John Tro- land. Norwich; national State vice president, A. J. .McManus, Hartford: sergeants at -arms, J. B. Beacon and L. w. Lee, New Haven.
 the Atlantic Hotel last night and con- sidered a petition for an ordinance to stop itinerant photographers frc,a coming to the city and making houeo to house canvass for pictuye oTAs-S- It was finally voted to petition sz5 Common Council for an ordinances, under which licenses will be issued by the superintendent of police. There was some talk of permanent quarters arrived at. After the business hour J. Fred Dunne of Hartford and w. F. Donnelly of Now Haven, spoke to the club members. Both colnpiimeuted the local photographers upon tbeis of- ganization. Algot Lange. Q maGASine writer and adventurer, gave an inter- esting account of travels along the Amazon river in South America. Hlo account was a thrilling ono.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
F. C. BOOTH HEAD OF
 STATE PLUMBERS
Strike i'm New Haven C0mpletely
 Ignored at Annual Meeting.

New Haven, May 9-The annual con- vention and banquet of the Connecti- cut Master Plumbers association was held yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Taft, about 200 delegates from all over Connecticut attending.
 Frederick G. Booth. of Bridgeport, was unaninously chosen head of the association to succeed Thomas J. Bowling of Hartford. the retiring president. MT. Bowling acted as the toastmaster at the banquet which followed the executive session at the Taft.
 Mayor Frank J. Rice made a brief address of welcome to the visitors, confining his subject entirely to the association. He did not mention, nor was the subject mentioned during the day, the present strike of the local plumbers. The topic was carefully ignored by all the speakers.
 During the business session several committees, including the memorial committee, reported on the progress of the association during the past year. The memorial committee con- sisting of W. P. Kirk of Bridgeport: James Duffy of Hartford, reported the deaths of four of the prominent mem- bers of the association during the re- cent year, Thomas Corbett and F. F. Costanzo of this city; George Cope, of Hartford, and Daniel Rock of Fair field. MT. Dibble of this city read the report.
 Considerable increase in the mem- bership was noted in the report of the membership committee. The commit tee. George s. Bull of Hartford: F. E. Burns of New Britain, and B. J. Daly, of Waterbury, has been getting in some good work during the year just passed and the contents Of the report was a welcome one.
 MT. Bull also read the report of the committee on credentials in behalf of the committee; G. s. Bull of Hart- ford; James Cook of Bridgeport and James F. Duffy of Hartford.
 Following the reading of the re- ports the officers. for the coming year were elected as follows: Presi- dent, F. c. Booth, of Bridgeport; first vice president, Charles N. F1agg, Jr, of Meriden; second -vice-president. E. J. Daily, of Waterbury, recording sec retary, R. T. Rock. of Bridgeport; fin ancial secretary, G. s. Bull. Of Hart ford; treasurer, John Troland of Nor wich, national state vice president, A. J. McManus of Hartford; sergeants. at-arms. J. B. Began and l.. w. Lee, both of New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
Bed Bugs Keep Rooms
 From Renting

Many desirable rooms don t rent for the simple reason that they are known to be infested with Bed Bugs. Spend 9 cents and clean your home, and your rooms will rent. Tell the public your house has been cleaned with Cyrus Presto Killer and the applicant for rooms will be satisfied. There is nothing better made, noth- ing so clean to use and noth- ing so harmless to human beings-it does not burn. Try a can 25 cents, it is worth money to you. THE CYRUS PHARMACY
 Fairfield Avenue and
 0ourtland Street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
MR. DUNN IS RIGHT
His Remedy One Which Would Real ly Benefit the Common Man
 Why Can Not 1t Be Applied?

New York. May s.-The real middle man, the individual who makes his profit by exacting tribute from the necessities of life, is today held up to the public gaze by Edward G. Dunn, the Iowa farmer, who organized the farmers grain elevators in the middle west, now in death struggle with the grain trust. Dunn declared that the way in which the consumer is robbed is not through the manipula- tion of Chicago and Liverpool prices but by widening the margin between local and Chicago prices. He charges flatly that in Chicago alone there are 25,00O p eople making a living off grain while doing nothing toward getting it to the consumer and that there are quite as many in propor- tion in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Milwaukee. Kansas City. St. Louis, Omaha, Council Bluffs and other elevator cities''
 In a lengthy article to appear in the coming issue of Farm and Fire side, Dunn writes on ''how we whip ped them." summarizing the farmers organizations victory over not only the grain but the coal and lumber trusts. The farmers. he says, know nothing about the eastern consumer but sell their product to the commis- sion merchant. They distribute 1t through the terminal elevators which, he says, are "like the robber knights of the Rhine" and make all com merce pay tribute to them. If the consumers of the east will organize as the farmers of the west have done. Dunn says, they can do away with the terminal charges: make the cost of living lower in the east and the farmers living somewhat higher in the west.
 Dunn charges that Chicago terminal elevators adulterate grain sent through them and that as a result eastern mills will not accept Chicago's grad ings.
 The only remedy, Dunn says, is to compel the eastern and western rail- roads to enter into a forced traffic agreement whereby the farmers of the west will be furnished needed cars to be sent directly through to the east without being reloaded in Chicago, entailing elevator charges. In addition he would maintain farm ers' elevators and force the reform of grain inspection methods.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
E. H. DILLON & co.
Girl Who EIoped
 To Get $I00,000
Mrs. Hazel Drew McGreal, Now Twenty-One Says She Will
 Become Philanthropic

New York, May 9Twenty-one years old tomorrow. Mrs. Hazel Drew McGreal, who is living with her mother, Mrs. Edith Hall, at PIP Sixth avenue, Brooklyn, declares she will celebrate her anniversary by taking possession of legacy of $1Oo, 900 left to her by her grandparents.
 Mrs. McGreal eloped at the age of seventeen with Walter McGreal, who is now living with his father in Der kelley place. Brooklyn. She said yes terday her elopement was the result of having nothing else to occupy her mind" The she added:
 T am not as frivolous as I have been represented, and I have a baby that just think the world of."
 When asked by reporter last night what she intended doing with her for tune, she said:
 'In Brooklyn people know too much about you. I think I shall move to Manhattan. in the vicinity of 11th St., and make my home there with my mother and the nurse and baby.
 At first I thought would own a lot of automobiles and all that sort of thing, but now believe shall be philanthropic. I believe girls should have something to do and think about. Yes, and think I'll go abroad this summer if I can find a safe vessel"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
ORDERLY ROUTINE
 IN MINE FIELDS

Shamokin, Pa.. May 9NBecause of the temper of the idle miners and the antagonism aroused through the activ- ities of the states constabulary, the To- cal managers of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company to- day sent home two hundred of the repair men and ordered all work, ex. ceptlng that absolutely necessary, stopped. This was a precautionary move following the report that the foreign element among the miners had planned attacks on the mine forces if work, even though it was necessary repair operations sanctioned by the union, was continue9; The company yention next week the agreement re- gently turned down by the miners committee in New York will be rati-
 fled and is seeking in every possible way to conciliate the mine employees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
BUSINESS MEN HERE
 PLAN COLLECTION AGEhCY

A collection agency for the members of the Business Mems Association IS beine, considered. The directors of the association met last night ana talked the matter over. The plan IS i'm a tentative stage now but 1t Is ex- pected to be carried into effect after the business men of the city become well acquainted with the idea.
 In response to a letter received last night. President Charles ID. Davis will appoint a committee of three to work out a cooperative relationship with the Board of Trade and the Manufac- turers' Association. President Davis was also authorised to attend as a representative of the Business Mems Association, a convention for the bet terment of cities, to be held in New Jersey, May 27-29.
 New members were elected. They were: Henry L. Blackman and Son. Sheffield Lunch, Marcus Marcus, w. Seymour Lacy, Willis F. Hobbs, Fred erick J. Kingsbury, Thomas o. Will son and Son, Benedict s. Michnie- wicz, Luke Lamb. Joseph T. DeaEan. Summer E. Holcombe, Charles A. Straus and Son. F. A. Benton and Son, Acme Ice Cream Company. Arthur H. Berg, John Jenty. J. N. Salta, Philip Lacher, simon Pastnyck, Ray Mason Leonard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
FORGIvING BRIDE.
Weeds Man Who Ran Away With Her
 Money Before Ceremony.

Thompsonville, May 9.-Dan Cupid had busy time keeping up with Stanley Kotazisk and Rosie Holzas of this town yesterday. The hack was waiting outside the bridegroom s house to take them to the church for the nuptial ceremony when the groom, under a pretence, left the house, talk ing with him a sum of money belong ing to the bride. He then boarded a train for Springfield, Mass. Officers in that city were notified and Kota- zisk was arrested on the charge of theft. He was brought back to this town and locked up. After time Miss Holzas relented and forgave him and they were married late last night. The charge. against Kotazisk will not be pressed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
KING GEORGE DOWN
 IN SUBMARINE BOAT

London, May 9-It was learned to- day that England's naval officers had ten anxious minutes yesterday when King George went down in a subma- rine boat
 During the Kings second day as ac- tive commander of the fleet he ex- pressed the desire to take the plunge in a submarine. Submarine D was the. vessel chosen and the King with several officers of his staff boarded the boat Closed for its important trip, the boat slowly sank beneath the water and for ten minutes Englands officers and sailors watched the tip of the periscope as the little vessel scurried around beneath the water.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

feel real proud of their bank In the few months the instjtution has been open it is stated that the deposits have passed $200. .000 and are rapidly approaching the quarter.
 Two brothers who have great con- hdence in the future of East Bridge port are the Dawes-Samuel and Pe- ter. Both are building theatres. Sam uel will lease his at Arctic and East Main streets. It will seat about soe Peter is building playhouse In East Main street. a few doors north of the East Side postofiice that will seat L.
 Bridgeport has long had wholesale provision houses and wholesale gro- cery concerns but now it has three large wholesale notion and dry goods concerns which serve tl1s multitude of small retail stores in these lines. Bridgeport has between 200 and 300 small stores handling q variety of goods where English is rarely spoken in the transactions between store keeper and customers. The folks who first saw the light in non- English buying shoes and clothing for the children where their native tongue is spoken than in the larger stores that have only English speaking clerks. Then again the wife of the factory laborer finds it quite conSenlal to put on clean apron 1Ild kd xAepping in the nearby neighborhood. Either bareheaded Or with shawls over their heads a bevy of East Side or West End housewives go shopping together near home without feeling that bar- gain hunting fs hard task to per- form. Then again the little stores are open evenings and that permits the husband and wife to shop together. ~ THE OBSERVER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
MORE INCENDIARISM.
Oil-Soaked Rags Found Under Build
 ing Near Waterbury.

Waterbury, May 9.-One more fire has been added to the long list of in cendiary fires occurring in this city and vicinity during the past three weeks. This time Oakville was the scene of operation, oil soaked rags be- ing found beneath a building owned by Harry B. Russell and occupied by a meat market. The fire was d1scov- cred yesterday. soon after it had been set, and the blaze was extinguished firemen from this city assisting a bucket brigade that attacked the
 flames The loss is about $150 and there is no clue to the incendiary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
MINER IS ARRESTED

Mount Carmel, Pa., May 9Charged with leading a party of foreigners in an attack upon the repair men of the Lehigh Valley Coal & Iron Company John Goolich was arrested at Centralia today by mine police.
 He fought desperately against his arrest and he had to be clubbed into submission The arrest has caused much bitter feeling among Goolich's friends and further trouble is expect ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

Little friends of Miss Leona Hirsch- field of 715 Wood avenue, gathered at her home yesterday and celebrated her tenth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Jos- eph Hirschfield provided a delightful afternoon for the young people There were games and, music and% refresh- ments were served
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

Members of the Bridgeport Club look for a large attendance at the for mai opening of it's new club rooms in the Taylor building in Cannon street, tonight There will be reception and a dance, with SpeidePs orchestra furnishing music. A luncheon will be served.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
|E. H. DILLON & 60. la llss Main st:
  LEADING MIILINERS
Extraordinary Sale of Ostrich Fumes


  
  s WHITE  
  
      $500
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
Gets Broker Pit
 With False Beard Detective Tracks Baltimore Fu- gitive Over Seas and
 Through Europe

Rome, May 9-Pembroke W. Pitt of Baltimore, the head of the grain firm of Pitt Bros. & Co.. of that city, who disappeared last fall, was arrested at Naples yesterday. Pitt disappeared after the suspension of the firm
 The arrest of Pitt was due to the shrewd work of an American detec- tive who tracked him to Athens He bound for Constantinople, but could not land at the capital because of the closing of the Dardanelles.
 Pitt, who did not suspect that he was being shadowed, removed a false beard which he had been wearing, cd him sent a wireless despatch trom the ship to the American Consul at Naples. The latter met the Niger when she returned. He was accom- panied by the French Consul in or der to avoid international complica- tions. This action also made possible his arrest aboard the steamship.
 After Pitt fled from the United States he went to Spain and thence to, Egypt and Greece. He was confi- dent he would not be discovered
 Extradition proceedings have already begun.
 Baltimore, May @Pembroke w.. Pitt. the fugitive grain broker, was arrested at Naples by Headquarters Detective Kahler after a chase over two hemispheres. While he has elud- ed the police who had pursued him through South Carolina, Florida and Cuba as far as Puerto Cortex, Hondur- as, 1t was not until 1t was ascertained that Mrs. Pitt had sailed from New York to Naples. Italy, that the detec- tives got on the trail of the fugitive.
 1g- treaty with Greece the Government se- cured his deportation from Athens to Naples. where the detective took him in custody.
 It is believed that Pitts home in Roland Park was sold by his wife and that when she met him in New York on February il she brought him money. --~s->
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
OBITUARY

The body of Arthur E.. Baker. the engineer who was fatally hurt by fall ing into the Dewey street sewer trench Saturday afternoon, was taken to Moosup, Conn.,, his former home. for interment, today. Funeral services were held at the bereaved home, 50 Buckingham street, yesterday after noon. Rev. J. J. Snavely oflciated.
 The funeral of Robert Holt, held Tuesday afternoon from the home of his mother, Mrs. Anna Holt, East Main street, was attended by delega- tions of Bridgeport lodge of Elks, the Bridgeport Minstrels and the Pequon- nook Yacht Club The pail bearers were Thomas Allen and John Foulds of the Eaks, Harry Sunderland and Joseph Thorp of the MiDstrels, and o. c. Cole and William G. Fowler Of the Yacht Club. Beautiful floral offerings were profusely arranged about the bier. Interment was in Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

Columbus, Ohio-''They got quit kickin' my dawg aroun' g said Gov. Jud Harmon when he went and bailed out his fine Scotch terrier which a dog catcher had kicked into the city pound
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

The funeral of James F. Maxim, whose death occurred suddenly at his Hurd avenue boarding house, was held this morning from the undertaking parlors of Burke & Rourke, with in- terment in Mountain Grove ceme- tery
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

The funeral of John c. Dicks, a painter in the Locomobile factory, was held from 592 Broad street. yesterday afternoon. He was 65 years of age. He had been Ill about a fortnight. Ir+err1ent was in Park cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECK.

Locust Gap, Pa, May eUnidenti- fled men, believed to be sympathizers with the striking anthracite miners, tried to wreck a Reading coal train between Locust Gap and Buck Moun- tain early today. They drove a bolt into a frog on the main track but fhe train passed over in safety.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

New York-A young woman saying she was Sarah Bernstein became sud- denly demented and Police Matron found within her corsage a paddock which she said locked her heart.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
SEEN AND HEARD
 ABOUT OUR TOWN

The Electric Compassion Co. which is now located in Myrtle avenue is said to be planning for the construc- tion of a half million dollar factory in this city within the next two years. The concern will manufacture type setting machinery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

Liquor licenses in this city which cost $450 annually now have an in- trinsic value of from $1,S00 to $2,500 under the law limiting their number Those who know say they will even- tually be worth from $350O to $5,O0O according to the location.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

East Side people are beginning to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

Farmer waas Asls. 0esue . Vp6uo.
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ENTERTAIN FLEET CAPTAINS.
Georgia Society Host to Those Born
I'm That state.

Members OF the Georgia Society Of
New York and other Georgians to the
number of about 100 gvae reception
at the Hotel Imperial last night for three
captains of the Atlantic fleet who were
born in that State
The three are Capt. Marbury Johnston,
who halls from Savannah and commands
the bat,leship Georgia Capt. W. s. Benson
of the Utah and Capt. james II. Oliver
Of the New Hampshire Mr. and Mrs.
David Robinson were movers in planning
the reception.
Among those attending the reception
were y. Wyatt Aiken. president of the
Georgia Society: DIR. and Mrs John A.
Harris, Mrs. Marie Allen Battle. Mr.. and
Mrs Bedell Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
:: Golding. Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson De
Mont Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. r. W.
Swetland Of Hightstown. y. j.; Mr.. and
Mrs B. A. Chisholm. who were child hood
friends of Capt Johnston in savannah:
Mr.. and Mrs. Copeland Townsend, John
Harrington, Clark Howell of the Atlanta
Cnn"'hmrn. and Mrs. Howell: DR. II. f..
pou, Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Jacobs. Jerome
Kaufman of Brooklin.. Mass. and Mayor
II. l.. Tarrer Of Albany. Ga
Capt. Johnston sent hls JAPANESE valet
over from the Georgia at It o'clock with
mis- full dress uniform and his Captain $
ensign and followed later himself. The
valet had not reached the hotel at 10 o clock
and the Captain had Ito attend the recep-
ton in civilian clothes
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FLEET PROGRAMME TO-DAY.
Calls Of President and Navy Secre-
tsry 10 he Followed by Dinner.

Mayor Gaynor will call on President
Taft and Secretary Meyer OF the Navy
some time to-day. The hour has not
yet been set. but will be with the COM
pletion of plans for the remainder Of
the fleets visit to New York. The fol-
lowing is the programme SO far ar
ranged for to-day:
S:i5 A. NJ. Dolphin and Nashville get
under way to anchor near flagship Con-
nectiCut.
30 Mayors committee and guests on
steamer HendriA Hudson to follow the
Secretary Of the Navy in the morning
and the President in the afternoon around
the fleet The Hendrix Hudson is TO leave
Desbrosses street pier at 5 80 a. NJ. and
afternoon the Hendrix Hudson to leave
pesbrosses street at so and Forty-sec-
ond street at O'Clock.
S:+J Division commanders to assemble
on the flagship Connecticut
. 90 Secretary Meyer to break out his
flag aboard the Dolphin and to be saluted
by nineteen guns from the Connecticut.
Commander IN Chief Rear Admiral Oster-
haus and division commanders to go
aboard the Dolphin and boats from shore
to bring the House and Senate Commit
tees ON Naval Affairs.
$40 Secretary Of the Navy 10 return
the visit OF Rear Admiral Osterhaus and
with him and the chief OF staff to in
spect either the Arkansas or Wyoming.
go Division commanders to return to
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C0Ny|CTS BREAK JAIL,
BATTLE WITH CITIZENS
Second Liberation From WyO-
ming Prison Results in
Two Deaths.
MILITIA SENT TO SCENE
DeSperadOes Flee to the Hills
Women and Children
Guarded.
MILITIA SENT TO SCENE

CHEYENNE, Wyo. Oct. l3,-Encour-
aged by the success Of the twenty con-
victs led by the notorious Butch Dalton,
who escaped from the State Peniten-
tiary at Rawlins yesterday afternoon
ten others, headed by Anton Pasquales
serving life term for murder, this eve
ming overpowered the turnkeys and lib
Grated themselves.
Stealing through the town in search
OF horses and guns the convlcts were
met by a llveryman whose face was
slashcd from ear to ear by pasuuales
who had secured butcher knife In the
penitentlary kitchen.
Fred Stauffers, barber, attempted 10
stop the fugitives and was shot through
the head, dying instantly, The convlcts
had secured revolver from the livery
man and after killing Stauffcrs took his
shotgun.
Continuing their flight to the railroad
yards. closely pursued by the prison
guards the Conyicts secretcd them
selves in box cars. but were soon dis
lodged.
Pasquales was killed, tho rest making
for the open country, where they stole
horses from sheep outfit and dashed
across the prairies. closely followed by
a mounted posse.
With the two bands Of escaped con-