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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
MOONEY WILL PROBE
 TWO FIRES TUESDAY
CHIEF RECOVERING FROM BAD COLD AND PLANS, TO CONTINUE RIGID INVESTIGATION OF MAIN STREET BLAZES.

Fire Chief Edward Mooney, who has been confined to his bed since the Main street fires Friday night, was resting comfortably today. The chief has a bad cold and was threatened with pneumonia. He was improved to such an extent today that his phy- sician has told him he may resume duty tomorrow
 Chief Mooney has not completed his investigations of the fires in the Ser ger building and the old City Bakery building. The presence of so much water in each place made this impos- sible Saturday, and since then the chief has been in bed. State Police man Robert Hurley will come here to- morrow and with the chief will resume the investigations.
 Fireman Joseph Quigley, who is threatened with pneumonia as a res ult of exposure Friday night, was report ed as resting comfortably today. Capt. Charles Holden of Chemical No. 1, whose eyes were injured by smoke and gas at the Berger building fire, is still under the care of a physician. He will be off duty for some time pr. 1T. $. Miles says, but his sight will not be affected greatly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
BUSINESS BLOCKS
 IN BROAD STREET
George B. Clark to Remodel Property Acquired From Heirs of Dr. Sidney
 Bishop

Property at the northwest corner Inf Broad street and Fairfield avenue recently acquired by George B. Clark The furniture man, is to be converted Into up-to-date business blocks, ac- rordinF to plans of the new owner The property was bought last week nv MT. Clark and his sister, Flora l.. ives from the heirs of the pr. Sidney Rishop estate, the price paid being in The neigh borhood of $75,
 The property extends 135 feet on Rroad street and 131 feet on Fairfield avenue and is occupied at present by number of three-story brick houses.
 NIT. Clark already has plans drawn for the conversion of the single house facing Fairfield avenue, into mod ern business block. The front of the hlIilding will be brought out to the building line and two roomy stores will occupy the first floor. A buff bricIx front, three stories high will add to the attractivenesS of the block The upper stories are to be occupied ps tenements. Work of remodelling will commence as soon as the plans are accepted
 MT. Clark said today that the Broad utreet property may be developed for business purposes as soon as the Fair Held avenue house is remodeled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
TAFT AND COLONEL
 BITTERLY SCORED BY SENATOR WORKS
"DegTading, COntGmptibIe and DiSTeSpeGifuP' Campaign
 Methods Denounced
Western Statesman Says Bull Moose Party Was Financed by Corrupt Interests-W hite House ''Headquarters For Po- litical Party" He Says

Washington, Dec. e-Asserting that the powerful unrestrained and cor rupt encroachments of combined wealth. have corrupted the voters franchises, Senator Works, of Califor- mia, today, announced to the Senate that he favored a single presidential term and prohibition against re-elec- ton. The California Senator bitterly excoriated Roosevelt and the Pro the Colonel and Taft for degrading, contenDtible and disrespectful wrangIes in the campaign In part, he said:
 when Roosevelt again became a candidate, George w Perkins became his ardent supporter and ch1ef 1lnan- cial packer: Perkins knew Dy actua, na,sL demonstration, that his company would be safe against just pros secuflon if Roosevelt were re-elected-unIesS ne changed his mind And he would pc pc the Harvester trust Or it's stockholders should lend him their support. Ihe same comment may be made or the Steel trust
 sT am not saying that MT. Roose- welt acted out of improper motives ne may have been satisf1ed that tns s course pursued by him was proper ana just I simply call attention to these instances of presidential favor as H. ll1strating the power that exists Tn the hands of a president. Whether rlgnt- Iv or wrongly exercised, the power is there.
 ssT-hs new Progressive party was tainted in the very beginning by plac- ing itself in the hands of the interests It was managed and financed by pro motors corruptioni5t5 and trust mag mates Money was contributed 10 se- cI1re election of the man who, if eiecf- ed would be entrusted with the power s,f deter1nsuinZ con6fusiveiy Wnelner fhey would be prosecuted or not.
 .sWhat we need are just laws. strlc.- la 1v observed, guarded and enforced, that lin secure to the voter the free and Independent use of the ballot, unmo- tested and unafraid-
 Under present conditions, the White House Is turned into headquarters of ToIificaI party, where a press bureau is maintained The members of the President's cabinet become his pol1t1- ca1 advisers In this they do not serve their country but the seeker of sec o1d term It is a vicious system that carpof be denounced too often.
 "As political campaigns are now 1orducted. money is regarded as one oF inc most important factors That 11fIIioney have been supplied by trust Us and their millionaire stockholders mas been clearly demonstrated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
MISS WALSH TO
 BECOME NURSE

Miss Hazel Walsh, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Daniel Walsh who reside in Porter street was agreeably surprised on the eve of her departure to enter the St. RaphaeIs Nurses Training school at New Haven, Saturday even ing, by a party of friends who gath cred to wish her success in her new undertaking.
 After the usual amenities Miss Walsh was the recipient of a beautiful black leather travelling bag. The evening was prolonged by music and refresh ments. Among those present were the Misses Florence Mara, Helen Wal lack, Annie Smith, Mary Kelly, Ger trude Egan Annie F1n1an, Bessie Cal ender, Catherine Crowley, Agnes Lee and Mary Mccarthy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
SUES NATIONAL FERTILIZER co. TO
 GET COMMISSION

Vast sums were juggled about in conversation when the action of Ed gar D. Chittenden of this city against the National Fertilizer Go. also of this city had a hearing this morning be- fore State Referee Silas A. Robinson in the superior court
 Chittenden was large stockholder in the National Fertilizer Go. which was absorbed by the trust, otherwise known as the American Agricultural Chemical Go. He wants account ing on the profits of his stock, valued at $29,5OO and also wants comnis- sions for his sales, according to an alleged agreement. The American Agricultural Chemical Go. which is a co-defendant, has filed a counter claim asking Chittenden to account for s129,00O worth of accounts which he is said to have collected.
 Joseph J. Quigley,. an expert ac- countant, testified this morning that he had examined the fertilizer com pany's books. He said the accounts and bill receivable on the company's and bills received to $2o8, up to January 1, 1908. Up to January 1, 1912 the cash and notes collected amounted to $151,1O2,236.
 The hearing was still on at press hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
MAIN ST. TAX LISTS TO GET
 BIG INCREASE
Assessors Making ReVaIuation of All Properties in
 Business Center Grand List Will be Increased Over S1,OOO,OOO Figures Placed Under New
 Policy of Board

More than $1,OO0.000 will be added to the grand list this year by com plete revaluation of properties in the business center of the city. The re- valuation is being completed by the assessors and includes properties with in the zone bounded by Gilbert street, Congress street, Broad street and the harbor line.
 Under the new assassem ents, prop erty values will be increased to fig ures commensurate with prices paid in recent sales of real estate in the down town business section. Main street property will undergo big in- creases. Recent sales have brought as high as s2,oo0 a front foot on Main street and valuations may De based on approximately that figure.
 The reva1uation is in line with a policy adopted by the board of as- sessors when the making Of new block maps was begun. The business sec ton maps are complete and with these a working basis, the assess ors are making big headway- Each year Q new section of the city will be pIeted.
 The block map system being i'm stalled here is the same as Is used in New York. The assessors visited tax offices in the borough of the Bronx last summer and spent some time in studying the system in vogue, in pre- paration for installing the same here.
 The assessors are rapidly conplet- ing their valuation of properties in the business section but will not dis cuss the probable net increase that will result in the grand list It is known, however, that the increases vii total over $1,O00,000.
 When S. 2. PoH purchased property at Main and Congress streets as site for his new theatre, he paid $2,0O0 a front foot for the land. This is a record price in Main street realty transactions beyond Golden Hill street, and on this figure the property in the vicinity may be assessed. it is said.
 The abstract of the grand list, pre- pared by the assessors, will be com p1eted- by the end of this month The grand list will run well over $10O,000,- 900 it is estimated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
CONTRACTOR SLAYS
 WOMAN AND SELF

Swatzwood Lake. N. J., Dec. sly ing dead in separate rooms, in a ho- tel at Swatzwood Lake, near the out let, the bodies of Ludwig Palmer, a South Orange contractor and a woman about 45 years old, whom he had two days before introduced as his wife, were found, today. Every indica tion was that Palmer had murdered the woman who has not yet been identi- fled and then walked into the Hext room and killed himself It is said Palmer has a wife and four children in South Orange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
DRIVER HURT, WiXES
 INDIGNANT AT CALL
 FOR AMBULANCE CORPS

John worba, a driver. residing at 339 Gregory street, fell from the wagon he was driving, this morning, at Rail road and IraniStan avenues. As it was first thought by witnesses that he had been run over the emergency hospital was requested to send a sur geon. Dr. Curley found Worba ap- parently uninjured. All efforts to have the victim of the accident submit to an examination failed and the last seen of the patient he was driving away indignantly decrying the inter ference of those who had summoned a doctor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
OBITUARY

The funeral of Mrs. Mary A Rear don was held this morning from the residence of her son-in-law, Eugerre H. Byrnes,. PIP Poplar street, at S.3O and from St. Peters church at o'clock where Rev. T. J. Kelly cele- brated the high mass of requiem During the service Mrs. L. Remedy presided at the organ. At the offer tory Mrs. William B. Prendergast sang ''Veni Jesu'' and after the service Some Sweet Day." As the caslcet was borne from the church, the choir sang Nearer My God to Thee" There was a large attendance of sorrowing relatives and friends and a beautiful display of floral offerings. The pail bearers were Thomas J. Cunningham, Joseph J. O'Connor, John M. Sears. Harry H. Norris. Thomas F. Latin and Ernest sI9s Morris. s1ntermeut was in the family plot at St. N1fchasrs cemetery.
 The remains of Miss Agnes Taylor aged 30, whose death occurred in New York city, Sunday, were received at the undertaking parlors of Henry D. Bishop, today, and arrangements were made for the funeral tomorrow The deceased was the steDdaughter of Mrg. George w. Taylor, of 265 Merriam st. She had been living in New York for about 10 years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
SAYS SHE KILLED
 MAN WITH HER
 HONOR AT STAKE

Rochester, Dec. S-Mrs. Mary Gag mini, 25 years of age. was placed on trial before Supreme Court Justice William W. Clark, this morning, on the charge of murder in the second degree.
 Mrs Cagnini is accused of killing Samuel AIfieri at her home at Mi agara street, on September 9th, last She claims that A1fieri had been an- moving her and that he attempted to assault her. Believing that her honor was at stake, she fired, she says.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
OPERA SINGERS AND GIRL
 STUDENTS DRIVEN FROM BEI

Boston, Dec. 9-One hundred opera singers and girl students of the New England Conservatory of Music were driven from their beds in the Putnam Hotel apartments at Huntington ave- nue and Gainsborough street, today. when Bernard Olshansl1y, a singer, gave an alarm of fire.
 raging all night and a temperature e of IS made it a hard night for the f1remen.
 Overcoats and other clothing were loaned the shivering occupants of the building by spectators until the chilled men and women could get back to their apartments, where the damage was slight
 Among those driven to the streets were Mime. Evelyn Scotney White. prima donna of an opera company and her husband, a bass, and Charles Stronni, assistant director. Several of the conservatory students who had been unable to get clothing to put on over their nightclothes, were exhaus- ed from the cold and had to receive medical attention when they returned to their rooms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
MASONIC NOTES,

Corinthian lodge, No. 104 F. & A. M, meets tomorrow night for the election of officers.
 St. Johns lodge, No. 3, A. F. & A. M. will hold a special communication m Wednesday evening, Dec. 11th. The Past Masters of the lodge will work the Entered Apprentice degree in full form to be followed by a social ses- sion and luncheon in the par1ors. All Masons are cordially invited.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
REV. BROWN COMMENDS
 MAYORS ATTITUDE

Rev. George NJ. Brown, pastor Of the First M E. church. preached last ev- s1iDE on Mayor Wilson's remon- Etrances against the licensing of 10 nlaces where liquor is sold.
 He declared the mayor should be 6e deserved the support of all the cit izensbip and he decried what he term a1 the -.tra aducing" of the mayor by tboee who criticized his methods of soJne about a cleanup of tenderRin rnnditfOnS-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
TWISTED CHEN IN
 DANGER FROM FIRE

Winsted Dec. 9-Fire which started between the Peter Hart five and ten cent store and the store of David Co., pen in the Winsted Citizen block. this afternoon, damaged the building and stock to the extent of $3,OOO. The plant of the Winsted Citizen was obliged to shut down for a while on account of the smoke, the employees being driven from the building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
HAKD CRUSHED, VICTIM
 REFUSES X-RkY SEARCH

While attempting to remove several large main-pipes upon the Gas Com pany's dock at the foot of Housatonfc avenue, this morning, William Casey, 37 years old living at Center street extension received deep Iacerations upon the right hand necessttating emergency treatment pr. W. H. Curley, who dressed the wounds, rec commended an x-Ray examination to determine whether any bones had been broken, but the injured man refused.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
REAL GOTHAM WINTER.

New York Dec. e-There was no loitering on the streets of New York today. Speed was at a premium, as genuine winter weather had set in. Preceded by high winds that had at tained a velocity of nearly 50 miles an hour, early today the cold wave enve1oped the city but the weather bureau prediction Of snow failed to materialize. The official temperature was IT degrees at o'clock and was still falling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
FIRE FIGHTERS ICE COATED IN
 TERRIFIC GALE
Several Bremen Overcome in Waterfront Blaze Doing $5O,- 900 Damage, Today Naval Force Apparatus Almost Put Out of Commission by Near Nero Weather

Boston, Dec. e-F1fty thousand dol lars damage was done by fire, several firemen were hurt and overcome and the entire waterfront was threatened by flames which started today in the building that faces Fosters Wharf, 36S Atlantic street. Albert Spear and William Kelly were taken to Relief Hospital, the former overcome by smoke and the latter seriously cut about the wrist by flying glass.
 Ladders and others fire-dghting par aphernalia and the clothing of the f1remen were coated with ice after a few moments of fighting and a terri fic gale from over the bay made the battle one of the hardest the local department has had to fight in many months
 The whole fire-fghting naval force was called into action.
 The blaze started from some un- known cause in the basement Of Da- vid Sullivan's saloon Sergeant Hor- tnon and Patrolman Cunningham, who were passing, turned in an alarm. Another alarm was turned in simul- taneously by citizens at another box. When Deputy Chief Grady arrived five minutes later he turned in second alarm and then 9 third, when the apparatus called out was almost put out of commission by the ice coating that grew on 1t. Only when all the fire apparatus arrived was headway made against the blaze.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
TWISTED AS USUAL
 LEADS COLD WAVE.
 WITH FOUR BELOW

Winsted, Dec. 9-The cold wave which began to arrive in chunks, yes terday morning, was all here this morning, when the thermometer rang ed from four below to seven above in this section. There was a slight fall of snow early yesterday and this morning the hills are covered with N1zhi
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
THIS WOMAN
 BEAT UP HUBBY

South Norwalk, Dec. 9-Charged with assault with intent to kill her hus- band Lillian Smith was before the city court, today, and had her case postponed under 800 bonds. Mrs. Smith is charged with having met her husband when he came home from work and after asking if he was true to her, beat him up generally. An ar tery in one of his wrists was severed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
CAPTAIN REGAIN LAD
 UP WITH LEG INJURY

Drre to injuries sustained to his leg when he recently tripped over a fallen branch from a tree, Capt. John H. Pegan has been confined to his home a+ s0 Cedar street for the past three days His condition while not con- sidered serious is painful, but it is xxDec+ed that he will soon be seen egafr1 behind his desk at police head EzuartaEa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
DON'T BE ALAREED
 WHEN FIRE BELL RINGS
It's Only a General Test of the Sys- tenn, and Alarms Will Sound Daily
 at Noon and 6 p. m.

Alarms of fire will supplant the regular blows for noon and 8 p. n. until all the boxes of the department have been tested
 As result of the failure of the alarm system to respond properly at the Rogers Go. fire, the signal system is having a thorough inspection.
 These alarms will continue until the entire system has been gone over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
Who Wants To Rent a House

If you have house or flat to rent, tell the readers of The Farmer about it through the classified columns, you will find a tenant in short order.
 watch the classified page, mo- tice what others are doing; they use want ads i'm The Far mer because it PAYS THEM
 Word your ad- carefully, tell inst what you have got to OfTer people want the facts without too much trouble in making fn- vestigatiOns.
 Try it for a daS,15 AUonds fBoi classified three times, 35c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
ii ABOVE IN CHICAGO.

CT here this winter came today, from to 5 a. m., when the thermometer registered il degrees above zero.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
20 ABOVE ZERO IS LOW
 MARK IN BRIDGEPORT

Winter weather of the bracing sort prevailed here today, the highest point reached on the thermometer being 3S degrees above, between and 8 o'clock and the lowest 20 degrees at 6 this morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09

Farmer Want Ads. bring results. 1c word 15c miniIr,un, 8 days 35c, days 65c. 1 month $1.75, 75c each succeeding month. Try one!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-31
7OoGREEKSSTEP
ON HIS FACE ERE
'IHEYSEE HIS JOKE
Peter A1cibiades Dresses Like
a'Tufk and Cries give
y Sultani"

when Peter Aioibaades Hercules Pap
Daicr,sa boarded the Austro-Amsascan
Hsss EpgsnaA- bound ovt to-day eor
ratras. Greece. ms whole being vibraxsd
Win patriotic ardor. He was Sodng to
lay down has life. II need be. for his
Hsllento fatheriand. A. ne lies on Q bed
= paln to-day. II may be sod that some
= Peters patriotism = dampsnsd.
II wss his American sense Of humor
t1a4 led to the near extinction OF Peter
Pappalousa, hneal descendant Of that
great and cultured Alcihadss Of an
epoch whom the Greeks ruled the earth.
He thought he would play Joyous ltttle
prank on SO fellow Greek rsssrvists, who
were also sailing on the Bugsnla 10 jodu
the ARMIES Of the Allies.
The Greek patriots Just about filled
every crack and corner of the Eugenia
and they marched aboard last night
sanging their national anthem and hurl-
Ing anathema upon the Turk Peter
was with them and when he got down
TO his stateroom he bethought him Of
funny Joke. In his luggage he had
. Turkish costume ana wouldn't II BE-
good sport to deck himself out In fss
and harem skirt. curly toed slippers
and seimitar and then bob UP on
deck and yell 'yive lie Sultan!"
And Peter did Just this. chuckling the
while he climbed to the upper deck,
Surblins and grooming over his funny
joke and what a laugh he was to have
on his countrymen when they discov-
ered that he was not a Turk.
But somehow that laugh failed to
accrue to Peter Alcibiades Hercules
Pappapusa. 1t will be many days be-
fore his face warps back into that
peaceful repose where 1t 10 possible to
smile even wistfully. let alone laugh.
some seven hundred odd Greeks walked
on Peters .Gce shortly after he sproutcd
iato their midst and cried his Long
LIE to the sultan" The remaining one
hundred and twenty-nine Greeks were
DESTROYS OF paying tie same compli-
ment to taeir ancient enemy. but were
restrained by the Intervention of the
ship's officers and crew.
The officers and crew saved Peter
RappalOusas life. and four surgeons
went 70 work ON him In the ships hos
p.ta. and were still working on him as
tuo lveb el Sdileu. teteT was rescued
shortly utter his masquerade had been
stripped from him and he had been
slugCed with some thousand missiles
and bludgeons. His pulse was very low
AID he vas scarcely breathing. and II
was sons hSurs later before his fellow
c0urtrymen learned that he was not q
truly Tuvk.
While the surgeons were tenderly
E niniEtertng to- Peter. the patriots who
Rad. lust missed tearing him to pieces
amused themselves by stuffing the cos
tune they had ripped from his insen-
safe form and hanging 1t In effigy. They
hung the hated symbol upon a cargo
crane, and as II swung with grotesqueiy
napping arms ana legs. they hurled at l,
everything they could lay their hands
upon
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-31
KINGS COUNTY JURORS
TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFIC.
Investigation Is Under Way and
Eighteen Cocaine Users Have
T. Been Indicted.

The KINGS County Grand Jury contin-
ued an Investigation to-day aimed to
secure the indictment and conviction Of
those illegally selling cocaine and heron
In that borough. Managers OF several
wholesale drug firms were subpoenaed
70 testify, and their books showing sales
for The pas three years will be brought
before the Grand Jury.
The present Grand Jury has already
Indicted eighteen persons for using CO.
game Those admitting their guilt have
been promised immunity II they will tell
whsso they obtained the drug. Inn
portant revelations are said to have
been obtained by Distr.ct-Attorney
Crppsey.
Harry Bromberg pleaded guilty yes
tsydny before County Judge Andrews.
sitting In Brooklyn. to a charge OF sell.
Ing cocaine. He was caught last month
when a woman whose huband had be-
cone cocaine "fend" appealed TO
the police. The woman. whose nane .
yithhald, furnished a description Of
HyombsrE. though she did not know his
name. Bromberg agreed to get Detec-
tive Taafe a substantial dose" Of CO.
clins tor $40. The drug was delivered
end Bromberg was arrested.