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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
SEEK REMOVAL OF
 MORTON B. DOWNS
 AS ADMINISTRATOR

Creditors Of the estate of Bella M. Downs, who died the last part of February, are eager for an account ing of the estate and have petitioned the probate court for the removal of the administrator, Morton B. Downs, son Of the testator, who is sole heir. Judge Edward F. Hallen of the pro- bate court held a hearing this fore noon and will decide on the petition within a. day or so. Frederick H. and William Perry Downs, who are related to the testator through her husband, now dead, are principal ones concerned in the petition.
 In their petition they set forth that the adrninistra tor, though appointed the first of last March, has failed to make an inventory. Their petition was submitted in June and has drag ged along pending the location of the administrator. The estate is said to consist wholly of houses and real es- tate.
 The administrator said that his req son for letting the taxes go was that he had a prospective purchaser of the property Attorney Frederic A. Bart lett appeared for him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
ASKS $I5,OOO
 DAMAGES FOR
 W0RKMAN'S LIFE
Administrator of John Lein- ster's Estate Sues Under Employers Liability"
 Law Railroad Employe Killed In Accident at Wilson's
 Point Yards

Asking for S15,00O damages under the law passed by Congress known as the liability of common carriers by railroads to employees, Alexander Campbell. administrator of Danbury, has brought suit against the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Go. Campbell is administrator upon the estate of John Leinsiter who was killed in railroad accident at wilson's Point, August IT, 1911.
 E It is alleged that Leinster was en- ployed by the railroad at the time of the accident. There was some switch ing going on and four or five. cars were shunted upon a spur track Leinster was struck by one of the cars, was knocked down and run over. He was fatally injured and died within IS minutes.
 The administrator claims negligence upon the part of the railroad en- ployes. Leinster at the time of his death was 32 years old. He is sur vived by widow and one minor son. The greatest amount of damages al- lowed by the Connecticut statutes for the loss of a human life is $10,00G. Therefore the plains counsel is seek ing to recover under the United States laws.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
MARK TWAIN'S ESTATE SHOWS
 GROWING VALUE
Royalty For Year From One Publishing House Aggre-
 gates $19,Oo2 Annual Report of Trustees Shows Value of More
 Than Half Million

Bedding, Sept. @4.-The trustees of the Mark Twain estate have filed in the Bedding probate court their an nuaI report for the year ending July 1 last. It gives the value of the es- tate at the last inventory S507,713 and additions to pital during the year as $7,S58. The greater part of this addition came from the stock of the Plasmon Go. which manufactures dietary medicinal preparation from milk. In 5000 shares of the stock of this company and in six Founders, shares Mark Twain invested about S50,O0G. The stock was put down as practically vaIueless in the inventory of the estate but from it the trustees have realized $10o from one option, $364.50 from dividend and $5.908 from it's sale
 The total income from the estate, which consists mostly of stocks and bonds was s66.e72 and of this sum account of Mrs. Clara Grabrilowitsc1,, the only surviving child of Mark dsr Tan Iba ana @ 9ie 0 ta enfire un charged to her in the account the executors of the will, who are the present trustees, expended or invested at her request the sum of $34,299.
 The estates largest single source of income were the royalties paid by Harper & Bros. on Mark Twain's books. These payments continued regularly through the year at the rate of $1,500 a month, total of $1S,000. In the inventory of the estate the authors writings figured at $200, 900, this being the valued placed upon the stock of the Mark Twain Corporation which was created a year or two be- fore the death of Mir. Clemens with the production of his pen as it's as- sets. During the year Harper S Bros also paid the estate S1,092 for manuscript entitled "A Turning Point in Life.''
 For their services during the year the three trustees charge $3,00O, and among the other expenditures is one of $1,000 to the law firm of Stanch- field & Leng as an annual retainer fee Appended to the report is a decIara- ton from Mrs. Ga brilowitsch accept ing the return made by the trustees and waiving her rig Int to be heard in regard to it's acceptance. The hear ing, therefore, will be merely for
 m ality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
FIRST NEW YORK
 SUN EVER PRINTED IS PRESERVED HERE
Grandfather of Present Owner Installed the Sun
 Press

A highly prized and very interest ing relic of early American news paperdom in the form of the first copy of the New York Sun ever turn ed from the press is today possessed in the city of Bridgeport The owner R. G. Hendrick, living at 45 Wilson street, Black Rock, having read in yesterdays Farmer of the seventy ninth anniversary of that famous pub Hcation was reminded of the relic of 1883 which had been transmitted to him automatically through two gen erations and he hastened to display it among his friends.
 MT. Hendrick became the owner of this original copy through his mother, the daughter of a famous mechanical engineer, W. w. Radcliff, who in for his technical mechanical ability. The installation of deIicateIy adjusted machinery was 8 speciality and when the first press of the New York Sun called into acquisition. As 2 tribute to his supervision and successful operation of the Suns first press F:e was able to preserve the initial ccPy. This was. afterwards given into the custody Of his daughter who reIin- quished it to her son, the present owner.
 Many evidences of the genius dig played by the late w. w. RadcIif are yet to be seen in operation among which may be cited the machinery in the steamer "RosedaIe" familiar to all who voyage on Long Island Sound, on which his name is to be seen on the Rosedale machinery today.
 The Sun in it's original form was advertising folder of the present day. and with its antiquated notices and type display presents an interesting parallel to the modern newspap per Of the present day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
MOONEY ADMITS INEFFICIENCY OF
 DEPARTMENT Good Luck Only Has Saved City From Dangerous Con-
 flagrafiOn Visit of Allentown Bremen Re- suits in Surprising Criticism of Local Department

Bridgeport's flre-fighfing force Is inadequate to protect property in the event of 8 serious con- flagratiOn once getting Start.
 The city's immunity in the past from large fire losses should not be ascfibed to the efficiency of the department, but gro GOOD LUCK ONLY."
 Much of the apparatus in use IS antIquated and unfit for city of this size. Additions to per- sonel and equipment required.
 Criticisms and suggestions by Allentown guests upon their de- parture bring startling admissions from Chief Mooney.
 That the Bridgeport fire department Is sadly inadequate to cope with any serious conha grafton that might threaten the city became inadvertent- ly known yesterday through friendly comment made by Mayor Rann and Chief kohE of AlIentow wn, who as guests of the Warner Brothers vol unteer fire department reviewed the fire parade on Labor Day.
 Late confirmation of the minor de- fects in the system were followed by startling admissions wrung from Chief Mooney who was forced te frankly confess that Bridgeport has
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
JOHNSON BACK
 HOME WITH BRIDE

After an absence of two weeks from the city, during which time he be- came a benedict, Fred R. Johnson, superintendent of the Department of Charities is again to be seen at his desk deiving into mass of routine work which has piled up for his dis position.
 Pronouncing his vacation a most pleasant one, fraught with many pleasant recoIlections of the Great Lakes, Minneapolis, and terminating with a return journey by water he announced that his plans are some what indefinite as a selection ox fu- ture residence in Bridgeport has not aN@ yak h~~A AA%~1A1AA~~@
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04

Burlington, Vt, Sept. 4-Of1cia1 and revised returns from all but 31 towns pn yesterdays GubernatoriaI and leg lsIative election, showed the following 1igures at noon today:
 Allen Fletcher, Republican, 2S,599; Hariand P. Howe. Democrat, 1S.464; Francis Metzger, Progressive, 14,2 ,2O4. f The complete figures announced ear Her today were unofficial figures but it was thought at the offices of the election commissioners that they will not be far from the official figures.
 The 80 towns still to be heard from on the matter of the election of rep resentatives to the Legislature are all strong Republican sections, the dis agreements and failure to elect in most cases being because of two or more Republican candidates. In many of these missing towns there were no Democratic or Progressive candidates for the Legislature.
 Because no candidate received ma 5ority of the entire vote cast, the leg islators who were elected at yester- days State balloting will choose the Governor. They will choose the Re- publican nominee, since the RepuDIi- and the ProgreSsives r members of the House Of Representatives, with 80 still in doubt According to Vermont resentatives- Candidates must re- ceive a majority of the votes cast to De elected Unless one candidate re- ceives this ma jority, the townsfolk must continue balloting until there is an election.
 The combined vote of Prohihitionist and Socialist candidates was approx
 Yesterdays vote was a loss of 43 per cent by the Republican party Governor Prouty- The Democratic gain in the sameS period was 2z per cent Republican leaders declared the result was strong moral victory, but Democrats pointed out that many who went to the polls yesterday open sy announced they wouldn't stand for r Democratic Governor, but would cast their ballot for Wilson or Roose- welt in the Presidential contest in No- vember.
 Progresives today were plainly jubi1- ant over the 15,T00 votes which their candidate po11ed. Yesterdays Social tst vote shovel a @ loss of & several oh;ni- hun Hionists gained several hundred.
 MEANS WILSON'S ELECTION.
 Washington, Sept. 4Le'The result of Governor Wilson will carry pretty nearly every State in the Union,'' said chairman of the Baltimore convention, today.
 s'I am pleased at the result but not ,z,1rnrised It was shown conclusive ly that the Democratic party in the coming election will not only hold it's own vote but get the accessions of some progressive Republicans. It was also demonstrated that the Roosevelt vote was to come from the regular Republicans and practically none from the Democrats The Republican vote Ss to be divided between Taft and Roosevelt while the Democrats are to get all their own and some progress sives besides
 s.Tf the same ratio of distribution continues Governor Wilson will have "a plurality in Kentucky of about 15o GOO the largest it ever gave to a Democratic candidate for President"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
GOV. WILSON PLEASED.

Sea Girt Sept. 4.-WoodroW Wifi son surprised Sea Girt, today, by ap- bearing in a cutaway frock suit of dark clothes. It was the first tune he had been seen in anything but his workable gray suit since he was nom mated.
 Have you been indulging in a new suit?'' he was asked. No, he re- piled. smiling, I'm going to town to- day, so I put on my store clothes.
 Two events put the can didate in fine humor, today. One was the cleo ton returns from Vermont. The oth- CT was the announcement of the can didacy of James Smith, Jr-. for United States. Senator from New Jer- sey. Of the former he. said:
 The returns are highly gratifying. You know, when the Democrats mere 1y hold their own in Vermont, it is encouraging but when they not only hold their own but gain between zo and 25 per cent. as they did, yester- day, you can be sure it means busi- ness
 to see from the returns that the third party has not drawn votes from the Democratic ticket. Its votes have evidently been drawn from the Re- Vermont returns that the vote all over the country. this year, will be very heavy.
 BEVERIDGE DELIGHTED.
 Indianapolis, Sept. 4.-"The result of the state election in Vermont means a victory for Col Roosevelt progressive candidate for governor of Indiana, today.
 .'The news is. glorious. We did not mer senator. 'It is wonderful. This makes the outcome of the campaign of 1912 sure. If Vermont does this in September, after only two weeks of fighting, everybody can see what other states-states not so detached will dc in November" s
 ROOSEVELT ELIMINATED.
 New York. Sept. 4.-Republican National Chairman Hilles. today, said that the result in Vermo ont efectually dentia1 contest, and that Reoublicans who desired to defeat wilson would have to vote for Taft.
 ''The result shows the weakness of Roosevelt throughout the nation,; . Hilles said And it means that Roosevelt will not win the electoral vote of single state.
 ''The overwhelming victory of the Republicans in electing members of the state legislature makes it certain that Fletcher will be seated
 EDITORIAL COMMENT.
 New York, Sept. 4.-On the results in Vermont, the World, editorially, to- day. said:
 thing, it means a Wilson landslide in November
 The Times:
 For the Democrats, the figures justify not merely the hope but the firm belief and full confidence that Governor Wilson will be elected Presi- dent in November The American:
 tfVermont's vote indicates that the Democratic party is holding it's full vote but gaining none from either Republican faction The Herald:
 "The significant feature of the fig- ures is that the Democrats, in the face of the bull moose campaign. and with an increased total vote of 6 900 cast, have made net gain of 1.7oO.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04

Geneva-The Marquis DeCa stel1ane, who lives here, said he doubted re- ports that his cousin, Count Boni, is engaged to J. F. Morgan's daughter, Anne, because Boni is a. Catholic and the church never granted him a dl- VOrce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04

While the Vote Shows Loss Republican Party of 43 Per cent, the Democratic Gain Is 27 Per Cent Governor Wilson and Senator Ollie James Are Both Jubilant Over the Result.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04

Hamden-For stealing s1Oo from his fathers safe. Bittie Pace has been fiaa@d SSo and sislat to jail EAx 4 1A@Ak1AA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
vERMONTS ELECTION POINTS STRONGLY TO DEMOCRATIC
 SUCCESS NEXT NOVEMBER

Returns Complete Vote Show That Democratic Can didate for Governor Game Within Ace of Defeat ing c. O. P. Nominee, and Left Bull Moose
 Candidate In Third Place
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04
WEATHER DELAYS ROAD oILING

Superintendent Albert H. Bodine of the street cleaning department has had men at work cleaning the streets on the east side, preparatory to oil- ing In ali probability the oiling will be started tomorrow. Much delay has been occasioned by the weather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-04

ALL THE LATEST Local and Photographic News of the Day
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-18
.,ha JOHN REED SCOTT
PROLOGUE OF THE STORY.

PROLOGUE OF THE STORY.
Major Armand Dalberg, American ar
my officer, is detailed to Valeria when
war is declared by Titia Courtney,
new United States ambassador, is Ar
mand's friend.
During the American Revolution HUI
go Dalberg, n son of Henry I'LL, king
OF Ealeria enlisted with the colonists,
for which act the king disowned him.
Armand is Hugo's only surviving de-
visit to Valeria Armand Unexpectedly
met Princess Dehra, the present kings
daughter, over whom two countries
quarrel. The princess captivates Ar
mand. He tells her he is Captain
John Smith. Courtney and Armand
arrive in Valera and are invited to
the kings birthday ball. The king
accepts Armand as true Dalberg.
He is introduced as cousin to Princess
Dehra. She resents his osculatory sa
lutte, ignorant of their relationship.
He dances and flirts with Lady Helen
Radnor and dances an american
quickstep" with the princess. Next
morning he takes an early ride and
unexpectedly meets Lady Helen and
later the princess, who invites them
to the palace, where they breakfast.
The king proves that Armand is heir
Ito the throne and asks him to accept
the title. Armand next day decides
in the affirmative and goes With
Courtney to so inform the king, when
they meet Lady Helen and the prin-
cess. The four go to the palace. Ar
mand dons the uniform of the colonel
of the Red IIuZzars. He is made
grand duke and military governor OF
Dornlitz Colonel Bernfeim and Major
Moore become his aids. He meets the
Duke of LotZen, heir presulnptive. of
whom Courtney is suspicious. At the
opera Armand proposes to the princess.
He sees a Mrs. Spencer, whom he had
known i'll America.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-18

occupants of the third box on tiis
right" which I had ordered the pre-.
vious evening. carried it to Court.
ney, and we read it together. 1t was
long and detailed ana covered all the
movements Of the trio since their entry
into Dornlitz.
In effect it was. That the elderly
couple We're only chance acquaintances
OF the younger woman, having met her
on the train Ell route from Paris: that
they had reached the capital the pre-
vious day and had registered at the
Hotel Metzen as "A1r. and Mrs. James
Bacon, New York city," and Mrs. Ar
mand Dalberg and maid, Washington,
ID. c." that the Mrs. Dalberg had re-
manned in her apartments until even
ing. had them dined in the public din
ing room with the Bacons, and the
three had then gone to the OPERA
flung the report on the desk. Court
ney picked it up
I'm glad she registered as Mrs. Ar.
mand DaIberg," he said.
"The devil you are.' 1 exclaimed.
He nodded '"The first problem to
solve is, what motive this woman has
in proclaiming herself your wife.
There are only. two motives possible,
think, and this registry utterly elimi.
mates one of them"
You mean it is not blackmail,'
said.
Exactly"
"4And the other motiye?"
Revenge"
ooh, no." said. 'eThat woman did
not come from America to Dornlitz
simply for revenge"
Very good" said Courtney. "Then
the motive is not hers and we must
look elsewhere for it. The lady has
been purchased by some one to come
here and pose as your wife; the NOV
ing consideration to her was enough
cash to make her Independently rich
and the pleasure of thus being able to
square off with you on her own ac-
count. That's my guess. OF course,
it's Lotzen. And very clever plot
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-18

1t is. No princess and no crown for
you. my boy, until this Nine. Armand
Dalberg is eliminated and, maybe, not
even then"
"Your then is the only rift in the
cloud" said l. eliminate the Spen-
Ger woman and, l think, / can man
age"
He looked at me questioningly.
Her highness was very gracious to
me last night" l explained. And I
felt my face getting red.
Courtney got up and came over to
SIS it up to a handshake, old man?"
he asked
| nodded and we gripped fingers.
1T would have been up to the king
tomorrow but for this miserable wife
business" said |.
"Good!" he exclaimed. "Lotzen does
not hold all the cards-you've got
few trumps, too"
II suppose you had no opportunity
to talk with the princess after the
supper last night?'
smiled. II drove with her to the
palace"
"Alone?" he exclaimed.
Yes. She ordered me in with her
and sent the countess with Moore
He sat up sharply. Major, she's q
treasurer he exclaimed. "That tells
me what want to know. She has
measured the Spencer woman's story"
Both story and certificate" said l.
She says the one is lie and the 9th.
er forgery"
''The next thing said he, sis to see
that marriage certificate"
IF there be one?" l questioned.
There is one. OF that you may be
sure
'she offered to show it to you to
day." said 1. Call her bluff"
I'm going to accept her offer when
leave here, and, what's more, l shall
see the certificate" he said. "Thia
plot has been too we'll laid for the es.
sentials to have been overlooked I'll
bet twenty you were in New York
city on the 21st of last December"
Yes" said l, II was. So it's up ia
proving the certificate forgery"
He shook his head II fear we shall
find it perfectly regular certificate"
you mean," said l, that they have
bribed some official to make false
record?''
lust that
''Then If the woman, the official and
the records all convict me how am
to prove my innocenceY' / demanded.
by waiting for the enemy to. make
a blunder. They have already made
one which results delightfully."- for YOU
II reckon Pm a tribe thick headed
Courtney" said. you'll have to ex
plain i's3
Never mind the head, old man. II
will be all right tomorrow. Their
blunder is in having unwittingly
sprung their trap on the very eyeninn
the princess and you came to al ID.
sderstanding. Had they been even !
few hours earlier you would not haze
dared to speak of love to her, and "a 4
yon might not have had the klna 81
daughter a Il special adyocate.
To ~ = stlnuel
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-18

'''A>'1 49,
Colonel Spencer's wife, ask
ed the princess.
L 81 met her at the post
where he commanded, and later | saw
her in Washington and New York. She
had been in Pittsburgh for several
months before l left-angling for some
of the newly rich, L fancy. There was
plenty of gossip of her in the clubs,
though | alone, l think know her true
history
And you did not warn any one OF
herr"
$50 long rs she let my friends alone
l cared not what pigeon she plucked.
And the very fact that she knew was
in Pittsburgh was enough to make her
shy of any one l would likely care fol"
Dehra laughed lightly. maybe you
were little bit afraid of her yourself"
she said.
sNIaybe l was" admitted "for she
has a fascination almost irresistible.
when she chooses to exert it,
Dehra looked at me steadily.
understood.
CS, Sdlu i, SLC u lly az
me; once in New York; again, and only
recently, in Pittsburgh. l escaped both
times"
she may make another try at you
here"
| laughed "She failed twice in Amer
Tea; she can scarcely win in Dornlitz
when you are beside me. Never in my
life have used words to woman such
as used to her in Pittsburgh. She has
not. followed me here"
'Then why is she here, so soon after
your coming?" Dehra persisted.
"Why do thousands visit Dornlitz ev-
cry month";" asked.
"She is no casual visitor"
Every likely l agreed. Madeline
Spencer is not the sort to do casual
travelling. She has an object-but it is
rot 1. What harm could she possibly
do to an archduke of yaleria?"
"None that / can imagine, 1 admit,
unless she seek to discredit you with
the king
.l3ut from what possible motive?"
Revenge for your double scorning
OF her.
laughed Madame Spencer has no
time for such foolishness as revenge"
81 hope you may be right dear, but
woman's intuition bids you to be-
ware
Would you like to have the authori-
ties look into her business here?"
asked.
Yes, surely would"
Just then Major Moore entered. l
mctioned him forward.
Everything is arranged for on the
garden as your highness ordered" he
reported.
thanked him. "One thing more,
major said. ..My compliments to
the senior officer of the secret police
ON duty here tonight and ask him to