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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-11-02
For Your Sake!
KEEP YOUR SELF RESPECT.

1t is necessary that one keep self
respect. 1t Is also desirable TO gain
the respect of others. For years it
has been favorite insult hurled at
colored citizens that their votes are
purchasable. Let us this year. what
ever our political faith may be, rise
up early and vote in the morning. the
sooner the better. Let us walk to the
polls. Let us avoid every act that
might be twisted into meaning that
we are subject to improper influence.
Let us shame those of us who would
act otherwise. Let us retain our own
self-respect and win the good will of
others. WALK! WALK! WALK!
AND VOTE EARLY.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-11-02
DENVER PERSONALS.

The East End Literary Society
decided the debate on Tuesday nisht
in favor OF Mr.. Roosevelt On Tnes.
day evening, Nov. 10, the Society VIII
handle another great subject sep
arate Schools" Everybody welcome
Thirty-second avenue and Latayette'
DANIEL REASE, Pres.
JOE HASTINGS, Sec'y.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-11-02

Protection and Prosperity for CoIoraH4
Require the Election Of the Whole Republican Ticlet

See the instructions
how to vote for c. A.
Franklin on page 5 Re
m c m b er, "RePnbIicaa'
votes for him. If you
vote any other ticket you
must CROSS OFF one
candidate of your party
running for the same
office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
MANCLED when
ABOUT TO Give
UP RAILROADINC
Theodore Mccormack, Victim
Of Accident In Freight
Yards, Had Given His
Weeks Notice

With both legs amputated at tho
knee, Theodore Mccormack of Hol-
lister Heights, the brakeman who was
run over by a freight car in the
South End yards, Tuesday night, is
slowly gaining ground at ST. Vim.
cents hospital and now seems to be
in fair way to recovery despite the
intense shock of the accident and the
great loss OF blood.
McCormack's accident happened in
his last week of work as a railroad
man, after he had given in his ''no>
tice,'' and made arrangements to-
resume his regular occupation as a
painter
In response to the frequent pleas of
his wife, Mccormack had decided to
quit work at railroading and take up
the trade of house painting, which
was his former occupation. With this
idea in mind he gave his notice OF
intention to quit to his foreman last
Saturday.
Because of an agreement, McCor-
mack gave a weeks notice instead OF
leaving Immediately. The present
week he was serving OUT his week
of notice, when the accident happen
ed that will make Mccormack hope
less cripple for life.
Besides his wife, Mccormack has
three small children. When the ac.
cident happened the injured man dis.
played the greatest fOrtitude and the
doctors say that his brave spirit was
largely responsible for carrying him
through the shock of the accident and
the subsequent ampdtation of his
limbs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
.HURD REJECTS
BOARDS OFFER
FOR HIS LAND

Frank w. Hurd. owner of the prop
erty which the Board of Education
seeks to acquire to complete the Lyon
Terrace High School site, has flatly
refused an offer of $7,S75 for the strip
of land fronting Is feet in Congress
street, and running back 800 feet to a
point $50 feet from Golden Hill street.
This offer is considered by the men,
bers of the board to be very favor
able to Mr.. Hurd. He offered to sell
the Board of Education his whole
property, including the residence on
Golden Hill street, for $685. 900. The
board decided to take only the strip
in the rear of his residence, and the
committee comprising Elmer H. Ha
vens and Richard H. Murphy proffer-
ed $7.S75.
They reached this figure by calcu-
lating the lot in Congress street, IS
feet by $50, as worth $40 per front foot,
and the back lot which has no 'front.'
age anywhere, at $35 per front foot
Mr.. Hurd expects to be able to get
at least the figure offered by the
board, under condemnation proceed
ings. But real estate men believe the
boards committee made a tactical err
ror in offering him a figure so large,
for they hold that in condemnation
proceedings if this offer had not been
made Hurd couldn't get nearly as
much.
The board will hold a session late
today to start condemnation proceed
ingS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
Peoples Pure Food Champion
Finally Tenders His
Resignation
HAS Been HARD FOUGHT
BY POWERFUL INTERESTS
Neither the Doctor Nor Secre-
tary Wilson Will Discuss
Retirement - Wiley's
Future Plans
Especial from United Press. J

Washington, March 15.-Dr. Iar-
vey W. Wiley, today, resigned from
the government service because Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson refused 70
dismiss DR.. F. L. Dunlap, associate
chemist, Wiley's antagonist on the
pure food board.
After 29 years in the government.
service l have had all I want was
the only reason which the pure food
chief would assign for his resigna-
ton. But, from source of the high
est authority, the United Press learn
ed. today, that just one week ago
Wiley submitted an ultimatum to
Secretary Wilson that either Dunlap
or Wiley must get out of the depart
ment before today. Wilson did not
discharge Dunlap, the associate chem
ist refused to resign, and Wiley, to-
day, made good his threat.
Wileys determination either to
eliminate friction in the administra-
ton of the pure food law caused by
constant dickering with the two other
members of the pure food board
Solicitor George p. McCabe and AS
sociate Chemist Dunlap-or to step
down, dates back, it was said. to the
charges instituted against him by an
Continued on Page So
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
Sister Of Dead
Girl TeStifieS
Against Aged
Rev. Mcfarland
Ante M0rtem Statement Of Elsie
Coe, Accusing Minister
Admitted As Evidence
Especial from United Press.) }

Pittsburgh, March 15.-Worn out
by the ordeal of telling circumstances
which surrounded her sisters death
and the serious illness of her aged
mother, Miss Lillian Coe suffered
nervous collapse and was unable to
go on the stand, today, to continue
her story in the trial of the Rev. DR..
w. D. Mcfarland, charged with caus-
ing the death of his former secretary
Elsie Dodds Coe, by means of criminal
operations.
The tall, slim girl, whose paleness
was accentuated by her mourning
garb, spoke SO family, during the
trial late yesterday that the district
attorney was compelled to ask her to
repeat her answers to his question
time and again. She told of DR.. Nc
Farland's visit to the Coe home and
the almost childlike trust her dead
sister had in the accused minister.
Although the Mcfarland and Coe
families were the best of friends and
very intimate before the tragedy of
Elsie's death. the sister, today. care
fully kept her glance turned away
from the Mcfarland group, husband
and wife, who sat hand in hand all
through the trial.
The venerable prelate appeared
calm and dignif1ed throughout the
low recital of the black-robed figure
on the stand but Mrs. Mcfarland
wept often. The trial was subject to
frequent Interruptions by Attorney
Castle for the defense, who is taking
advantage of every technicality avail
able. Unsuccessful efforts were made
to prevent the introduction, as evil
dence, OF the ante-mortem statement
of Elsie Coe, in which the minister is
accused directly of performing the
operations.
I While the aged minister is fighting
mother of Elsie, is dying at deaths
door ins her, home on FrankStown
avenue. An invalid for years, the
shock of her daughters death and
the subsequent knowledge of the
whole case has weakened the body
and her death is believed in danger
by physicians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
THREE MORE LIVES MAY
BE THE TOLL OF AWFUL
VIRGINIA COURT TRAGEDY
Floyd Allen Attempts Suicide --Mur.
derous Gang Retreats To Safety
In Mountains Big Posse On
The March
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United PreSs.)
Hillsville, Va, March 15-Three more
lives may be added to the grim toll of
yesterdays mountain tragedy enacted
in Judge Massie's courtroom, making
total Of six
Reports this afternoon were that
Betty Ayres, a 13-year-old daughter
of a mountaineer family, friend of
Floyd Allen and q, spectator in the
courtroom, had died in the Ayres
cabin, in the mountain fastnesses;
that Juror Fowler was at the point
Of death, and that Baldwin detec-
tive, one of the force sent from Rich
mond, had been killed in a skirmish
back in the Blue Ridge passes.
Hillsville, Va, March 15-Detective
Felts and 20 picked men reached here.
early today, took charge of the legal
machinery, formally arrested Floyd
Allen, the desperate who, yesterday.
started the murders in Judge Mas
Immediately instituted a search for
the II mountaineers who yesterday,
made a shambles Of the court room
Floyd Allen is severely wounded.
A mountaineer named Strickland,
who, last night, paraded the streets
OIL the Village, SlOW1ItS AIGdIIIlS, w dS
also arrested. Victor Allen, son OF
Floyd Allen, swore that his father
would never be taken alive but was
overpowered before there was any
necessity for gun fire.
telephone message received here.
today, says that a hardware store at
Mount Aylrie, 20 miles distant, was
broken into, last night, and it's en-
tire supply of firearms and ammunl-
tion taken. 1t was believed that the
fleeing mountaineers did the job.
Everything looks like trouble" "
said Detective Felts, today. cI'm pre-
pared for anything"
Barren Springs, Va, March 15--Lean
hairy-faced men, with murder in their
hearts and deadly Winchesters in
their hands, scanned the footpaths and
byways of the Blue Ridge, today, for
the first time in their lives giving ac-
tive cooperation to the sheriffs au-
thority
For the Allen clan is condemned!
At Hillsville, they murdered Judge
Thornton L. Massie, Commonwealth
Attorney William Foster and Sheriff
Lew Webb; they made a shambleS of
Virginia court of justice; they have
a price on their heads; they are fugi-
tives from the stern hand of the law
--but these are mere trlfleS to the
gaunt mountaineers beside the fact
that, i'm their murders, they wounded
some of the Fowler, Faddis, Kane,
Hewlett, Marshall and Worrell famil-
les Clans today remembered long
smouldering enfnity against the AL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15

lens and took to the trails, wet and
slippery with warm spring rains, with
long rifles carelessly hooked under
their armpits.
Meanwhile, II Of the Allen clan, tall,
mirthless men, with the barrels of
their guns still sullied with the pow
der with which they turned Judge
Massies court into bloody arena
hurried through the lonesome woods
toward the North Carolina border and
friends of their own lawless calibre.
Scores of detectives-men wearing the
same cowhide shoes, the same blue
flannel shirts and shoot with the same
deadly accuracy because they come
from the same feudist cOuntry-start-
ed after them. Over the north North
Carolina border. a score of miles from
Hillsville, a sheriff and guard Of
on the lookout for the Aliens.
Hillsville today is practically with
out a judicial system. Feudist bull
let's killed or manned every official in
the county seat. Houses are without
active heads.
Meanwhile, the village is in the grip
Of a campaign of terror for word
Aliens are determined to rescue Floyd
Allen-he who started the killings in
the courtroom by shooting Judge Mas
sie-and who now lies dangerously
wounded in the little jail. But meagfe
word came today from Hillsville.
There is only one telephone line to the
outside world, that to Barren Springs,
and the dOWnpOur of rain of the past
few days has put it partly out of COM
mission.
Floyd Allen was the mountaineer
whose trial and sentence to years
Imprisonment by Judge Massie start
ed the trouble. He is a bewhdskered,
powerful man who boasts that he
carries thirteen bullet holes in his
body-five of the thirteen the work of
his brothers. with whom he Waged a
feud at one time. His brothers are
Sidney and Jack, both from the same
mountain stock. Sidney is now under
sentence for alleged completely u a
counterfeiting case. Jack is the
youngest brother.
Clerk Dexter Goad, Jurors Faddis,
Fowler and Kane, and A. T. Hewlett,
Bruce Marshall and Stuart Morrell,
spectators in the courtroom, were
struck in the hail of bullets Sidney
Allen is believed to have been wound
ed but got away with his clan.
Floyd Allen attempted to cut his
throat when detectives placed him
formally under arrest today, but prob
ably will recover. In addition to his
self-inf1icted wound. Allen is suffering
from three bullet wounds and a
broken leg. Word received here from
Barren Springs says that Captain F.
w. Davant, of Company F, Second
Virginia Volunteers, and 20 men, heav-
lily armed, are en- route here this af-
ternOon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
mo AGREEMENT REACHED
| AT TODAY'S CONFERENCE
|OF MINERS AND OPERATORS
Men Unyie|ding In Attitude Explain
The Justice Of Their Demands
Operators "Stand Pat'

Their defense of the check-off sys-
tenn, which the operators have claimed
would be contrary to the Pennsyl-
vanla law, which demands that all
wage earners be paid in cash, lis par
ticularly emphatic. They first call
the attention of the operators to the
fact that in western and central Penn
sylvania, where the bituminous opera
tors are exceedingly well organized,
the operators have no hesitancy in
acting with the unions.
''If you cannot check off the union
dues because you fear you would vio-
late the law ask the miners, then
why do you violate the law by check
ing off this money!"
ent agreement" says the answer,
docs not appeal to us nor will it to
the people we represent. The award
of the coal strike commission was not
expected to continue in effect for all
time. It does not adequately cover
conditions now In existence. Aug
menting this, 1t would be we'll to re-
member the great and increasing cost
Of living since the award became ef-
fective in 1902, and the fact that the
anthre lite mine workers have had no
increase in wages since the award was
made"
Attention is then called at length
10 the IdZdTOOuS CHdTdCI0T O1 tILo an
thracite industry, the total of killed
from 1899 to 1910 being placed at g.
553, and the injured for that period
1886. Recognition Of the union is
declared necessary to properly carry
into effect any agreement that may
be reached. The original demands are
then quoted and defended as just.
In conclusion, the miners said:
"Now, firmly believing that, as pub
lie spirited citizens, we have done
more than our full duty during all
these years when anthracite operators
enjoyed unprecedented prosperity, we
feel that the responsibility which
might follow failure to reach a satis-
factory settlement of the questions at
issue, when we are tried by a dis
eliminating public. in the light of what
we have herein set forth, cannot be
placed upon the anthracite mine work
ers or their representatives.
While the miners and operators
conferred there was another advance
of the price of coal in this city, to.
day, wholesalers putting up the price
so cents ton, saying this was nee
essary because their. supply was rum
ming low. Retailers were charging all
they could get, depending on the nee
essity of the consumer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
WOMAN
SHOULD WORK,
SAID "STEVE''

..'In this country every woman
should work. If you want to work
and support yourself, I'll live with
you, but if you don't you must get
OUT This was the ultimatum deliv-
cred to Bertha Jardan of this city by
Stephen Jardan, according to her tes>
timony in the Superior court this
morning, when she applied for a di.
vorce. Bertha, who is an attractive
young woman lives at 936 Fairfield
avenue.
She said she and Jardan were mar
ried in Chicago in August, 1906. They
lIved together two months and then
Stephen decided that married life was
too expensive. He refused to support
his wife and finally turned her out.
She pawned her rings to obtain rail-
road fare to Cleveland, O., where she
had friends. In 1907 she came to this
city and has lived here since
About year after their separa ton
Mrs. Jardan said her husband arrived
in this city and inquired for her. They
met and Mrs. Jardan inquired if he
would be willing to. take her back.
Stephen said he was not willing He
repeated his offer to live with his wife
if she would work and support her
self. That didn't appeal to Mrs. jar
dan.
The court granted the divorce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
Especial from United Press.)


New York, March 15-Negotiations
between the coal operators and min
ers were abruptly broken off shortly
after noon.
Both sides then announced they
would make no concessions. Unless
one or the other weakens a strike in
the anthracite coal fields at midnight
on March 81 is certain.
The meeting between the operators
and the union committee was brief.
President White, for the miners read
their reply rejecting the suggestion Of
the operators that the present agree.
ment be continued for three more
years. The operators listened in 81
lence and, after asking one or two
questions. announced that their orf.
ginal rejection of the demands of the
miners stood.
The union committee then stated it
stood by it's original demands and
had nothing further to offer. There
was a pause and then the conferences
abruptly adjourned sine die.
Both sides admitted that the sit
uation was, serious and that they fear
ed a strike must result. The min
ers stated that they did not believe
the bituminous miners and operators
will be able to reach settlement at
their conference.
Despite this statement, there was a
feeling among the operators that
some agreement will yet be reached.
New York, March 15-When the an
thracite operators and scale commit
tee of the United Mine Workers of
America went into session, in the Jer-
sey Central Offices today, the miners
promptly handed the employers their
rejection of the offer that the present
agreement be continued for three
years, In their answer. the miners
took direct issue with the operators
statement that they y. have already
reached the minimum of profit be-
cause the cost of production has been
increased and therefore they cannot
meet the demands of the men for in
creased wages.
The answer enthusiastically defends
the union as an organization and ex-.
plains that it's protection is such that
the men have no reason to object to
its demand that the union dues be die
tated by the paymaster of the mines.
The miners committee reiterated to
the operators their nine original de-
mands which, they again insisted,
were absolutely justified.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
MAYOR ASKED TO
WORK FOR SAFE
AND SANE FOURTH.

Mayor Wilson received visit to-
fay from Mrs. c. r. Ayres, represent
ng the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Mrs Ayres called in the
mayors office in the City Hall to en-
list him in the cause of the safe and
sane" Fourth of July.
Mrs. Ayres told Mayor Wilson that
q particular feature of the celebra-
lion which was Objectionable was the
reckless use of pistols and other fire.
srms on the Fourth.
Mayor Wilson spent some time with
Mrs Ayres and her associates. ana
promised them 70 give full considera-
ten to the question.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
JOSEPH TAKACS TRIES
AGAIN TO GET DIVORCE

Joseph Takacs of this city, who has
appeared several times in the su-
perior court in an effort to obtain a
divorce, made another attempt this
morning. He charges that his wife.
Mary Takacs, has married another
man and is now living with the CO.
respondent. Judge Case was not en-
tireIy satisfied with the proofs offer
ed to show that the woman mention
ed by witnesses was the same Mary
Takacs He said he would take the
papers in the matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
PRIEST KILLED IN CHINA.
Especial from United Press

NPPCCItII II
Hong Kong, March 15-Advices from
Canton today show that the foreign
ers there have been in grave danger
A priest, who tried to aid native con-
verts, was killed. Mrs. Wilson, an
American medical missionary, was in
the zone of the fire and was pursued
by many bullets. Mrs. Wilson and
Miss Hooper were later escorted to a
place of safety by H. Butler. DR..
Thompson and J. H. Thrett, of the
American consulate. Fighting is still
ir progress in the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
NURSE Tilted IN
LOVE ENDS LIFE
in EAST RIVER
fspecial from United Press. }

New York, March 15-Because her
fiance Tilted her, eloping with a girl
friend to whom she had introduced
him, Mary l.. McGourn, a trained
nurse, of No. POS West 101st street,
committed suicide by jumping from
the ferryboat Steenway into the East
River, today. She came to this city
from Westfield, Conn, three years
Meriden, March 15-Miss McGourn,
whose suicide is noted above, was well
known in this city, as she received her
training under former Matron Bau-
mann at the Meriden Hospital, and
later went to New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
ANOTHER FRESHET
IN THE HOUSATOhIC

The heavy rain overnight brought
another freshet down the Housatonic
river. No ice remained up the river.
howSver and the high water swept
down through the Washington bridge
without imperilling property.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
white SLAYER
FORFEITED HIS
$4,000 BAIL
Hartford Hotel Keeper Flees to
Europe to Escape Pr0scu-
ton
(special from United Press. ,

New York, March 15-Judge Hand,
today, issued an order forfeiting the
$4,000 bail o. Pasquale Fusco, a
Hartford, Conn, hotel keeper, accus.
ed of trafficking in white slaves.
Fusco was to have appeared for
trial, today, but failed to show up
and Assistant District Attorney Wall
ton told the court he understood he
had fled to Europe.
He stated that the government had
been prepared to prove, if the trial
had taken place, that Fusco was the
head of the illegal traffic in women
in New England
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
COURT ACCEPT TRUSTEES
REPORT ON STAPLES SCHOOL

The report of the trustees of the
Staples Free School, in Easton, was
made to Judge William S. Case in the
superior court this morning. They
reported that there was a balance OF
$537 cash on hand. During the past
year the receipts had been $1S5.75
and the disbursements S232.35. This
school was established a great many
years ago but it's financial affairs
have been in bad shape and it was
necessary to have the court appoint
trustees. Most of the income now
comes from property owned by the
school. The trustees are Attorney
Samuel G. Shaw of this city, former
Representative E. D. Gillette of Eas-
ton, and F. E. Silliman of Easton.
Two of the trustees reported that they
had allowed themselves SIS a year
each as salary. The court approved
the report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
KELIHER MUST
SERVE Is YEARS
Especial from United Press.)

Boston, March 15-Sentence of 1S
years in prison upon William J. Keli-
her. convicted of aiding and abetting
George W. Coleman in misapplying
100000 of the funds of the National
City Bank of Cambridge, today was
reaffirmed by Judge Hale in the Unit
ed States District Court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
MORE Mill HANDS
RETURN TO WORK
IN LAWRENCE TODAY
Especial from United Press.)

Lawrence, March 15-As has been
expected by strike leaders and mill
owners, there were more operatives
at work, today, in the mills which
have granted raises than on any 9TH
er day since the strike began 10
weeks ago. 1t is thought the six
mills which granted concessions gain
ed over 1000 workers, today. The ma
jority however. will wait until Mon.
day to go back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
NERIDEM MAY ADOPT
Commission FORM
OF GOVERNMENT SOON
IsneciaI from United Press. J

Meriden, March 175-Nearly 1,200
voters have signed petition for the
commission form of government.
special committee is revising the city
charter and the petitioners want the
commission to recommend the COM
mission government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-15
SHAPIRO-STERNIAN.

marriage license was issued to-
day to Harry Shapiro, merchant of
this CITY, and Rosie Sherman, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David Ster-
man of this city.