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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
Big CATCHES OF
TROUT ARE MADE
Local Fishermen Who Opened
Season esterday Say SpeckIed
Beauties Are Plentiful

The trout season opened yesterday
and the sportsmen who love to pur-
sue the speckIed beauties were out
in force. A number of enthusiasts
started from this city bright and
early yesterday morning and arrived
home late last night. All reported
good luck. They said the catches
were running much better than usual.
The average fisherman is very re-
ticent about his affairs and if he
has discovered a brook where the
trout are plentiful he wouldn't tell
his own brother the location of the
stream. For that reason it is difficult
to learntwhere the fishermen go. The
Berkshire division of the New Haven
railroad is much favored however.
The sportsman a1ights at some way
station and loses himself in the
woods so that he may enjoy his fa-
vorite sport in seclusion Locations
in Stratford and Milford are also ia.
vored.
Chris Ronai, the State street barber,
DIR. Bachman of 291 State street and
Harry Way Of Stratford were among
those who reported big catches yes
terday. A large number of fishermen
went out today, also.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
WALL STREET TODAY

New York, April -Opening-Trad-
ing was active at the opening of the
stock market, today, and price
changes were irregular. Union Pa
cific and steel were heavy. Gains of
about a point were made by Lehigh
Valley, Interborough preferred, Beet
General Electric.
II a. n.LThe opening uncertainty
was succeeded by general decline in
prices in. which most of the list held
substantially below yesterdays close.
Union Paciric and Chesapeake and
Ohio gave way 1 and Canadian Pa
cific points.
Noon-Bu11ish manipulation failed
to sustain the market during the
morning in the face of profit taking
sales The extent of the rise during
the last 10 days reached five to 10
points among many important issues,
and was sufficient to invite realizing.
Foreign news was less cheerful than
during the previous days of heavy
buying for European accounts. The
collapse of various German banking
institutions and intimations that the
Balkan allies and the powers might
conflict over the terms of peace re-
minded spectators that the foreign
situa ton was still to be reckoned
with. Declines ran to the extent OF
a point in some of the important is
sues. Rume1y lost nearly 5 points on
reiteration of reports that the divi-
dend was likely to be passed. Bonds
were irregular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
Colorado Shippers and
Carriers Have Been
Indicted
Commissioner Harlan of inter-
state Commerce Conducted
Probe Remarkable Report

Washington, April 2.-The investi-
cation by Commissioner Harlan, of
the interstate commerce commission,
into the practice of Colorado railroads
of giving free transportation has
brought sensational results. Criminal
indictments of large shippers and tn
offending carriers have been return
ed.
Commissioner Harlan PERSONAL
conducted an investigation and, in his
own chara acteriation of the situation,
he developed violations of the law
on an extraordinary SCALE"
Mr. Harlan says in a preliminary
report handed down, today, that s'in
one month over a single railroad sew
en- thousand trips were made on pass
es. Not only shippers who controlled
routing of traffic in any appreciable
quantity were favored at all times
but even public officials, careless alike
of duty,A morals and danger, accepted
even demanded these favors of the
carriers.
'tThe record shows that judges,
state officials, members of the 1egis-
1ature, county and municipal officers
including mayors and aldermen, have
very generally made use of passes.
Not only has this been the case but
the record shows that where passes
were not volunteered they were asked
for. by public officials. Even judges
have not hesitated to pursue this
course. Personal requests by judges
upon carriers for passes are disclosed
by the record, accompanied by ex-
pressions of their sense of obligation
for such favors granted to them both
before and after they went on the
bench.
"A11 classes joined in the orgy of
party graft at once sacrificing right
full revenues of the carriers, discrimi-
mating against all small shippers and
dem ora1izing public officials including
the legislature and the bench
Commissioner Harlan says that the
Colorado carriers have given assur-
ance that they will conform their fu-
ture practices to the rulings of the
commission in pass matters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
new HAVEN ROAD IS
ORDERED TO PAY 1892
FOR DAMAGES FROM FIRE

To repay him for the loss suffered
when his orchards at Newtown were
destroyed by fire, a jury in the COM
mon pleas court late yesterday after
noon awarded Frank Mitchell of New
town 1892 damages in a suit brought
against the N. Y N. H. & H. r. r.
Co.
Mitchell claimed $1,000 damages. He
said the fire started on railroad prop
erty and spread to his land. In addi-
ton to the orchards considerable tim
Der land was burned. The railroad
company was charged with negligence
in allowing the flames to spread.
Counsel for the corporation denied any
negligence, however.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
Republicans Put
Through New County
Commissioner Bill
(By Our istaf Cores y

Hartford, April 2-The house today
passed bill by which the election of
County Commissioners is taken from
the general assembly and transferred
to county meetings. Under the pro-
visions of this bill the representatives
and senators from the several counties
will convene in county meetings and
vii elect the county commissioners. for
terms of years each. If this bin
should pass the senate it will mean
that the Democratic counties of the
state of which Fairfield county is one
will choose a democratic county COM
missioner on the first Tuesday iK
May.
All of the Democratic members of
the house who were present, 109, voted
against the proposed law being in IA
vor of the election of the County Com
missioners by direct vote of the
people. The Republicans almost to a
man opposed the election by the peo-
pie and with the exception of eight,
supported the bill. The measure was
a joint product of Representative Nc
Gee, of Watertown, and Hall, of Will
1ington, Republicans. The Republicans
from Fairfield county wlao opposed
the change are Joyce, Clit11s King, of
Fairfield, Rungee, Warnman, ST. John,
Sherwood, and jackson. The bill now
goes to the Senate.
sThe Senate will undobtedly turn
down the measure, having already
passed bill calling for direct elections
of commissioners by the people,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
JUDGE GREENE DlSALLOWS {
HOUSEKEEPER'S CLAIM
AGAINST BOUTON ESTATE

Judge Gardiner Greene of the su-
perior court handed down decision
today in Lydia Ruggles' appeal from
the probate commissioners. He upheld
the commissioners who disallowed
Mrs. Ruggles' $500 claim against the
estate of the late Hiram Bounton of
Ridgefeld. Mrs. Ruggles, who also
lives in Ridgefeld, acted as house-
keeper for the testator.
She claimed to have performed ser
vices for him at the rate of $25 a
month and said her wages were un-
paid. She presented this claim to the
probate court but was not given the
money. The trial was held yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
HOLY STANDARD
IN PROCESSION
FOR DEAD KING
Burial Most Imposing
Ceremonial in Mod
ern Athens
Church and State of Many Ma
tiOnaIlties Represented in
Funeral Pageant

Athens, Greece, April 2-Such an i'm
posing ceremonial as today marked
the burial of King George, of Greece.
was never before witnessed in mod
ern Athens.
The procession. which was of great
length, presented a ren1a rlzabIy varied
pageant Its ranks were composed of
a striking rningling of many eastern
and western nationalities
The Princes of Greece and the mis-
sions representing the courts of Eur
hemisphere Joined with the deputa-
tions from Europe and Turkey, from
the Islands of the Aegean Sea. and
from Asia Minor each of them in their
distinctive dress.
The soldiery and the clergy riva1Ied
each other in numbers all branches of
the army and of the church being rep
resented.
At the head of the procession, the
coffin, borne on a gun carriage, was
followed by King Constantine, the
Grown Prince of Greece and other
royal branches. The missions from
foreign states then came in carria ges
preceding the dowager queen, the
queen and the Princesses. The
Greek cabinet ministers, the members
of the diplomatic corps, practically all
the members of the Greek parliament,
the municipal officials, a large num-
Der of prominent civilians and a host
of deputations of patriotic societies
took their places in order in the pro-
cession, which was interspersed by the
large bodies of troops, most of which
had participated in the war
A prominent feature of the process
sion was the Holy Standard of the
Greeks, which never before had left
its resting place in the church espec-
iaIly built for it at the inception of
the Greek kingdom
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
HOUSE TURNS DOWN BILL TO
AMEND CONSTITUTION and
GIVE EQUAL VOTE TO WOMEN
GOVERNOR NAMES
ROBBINS FOR STATE
EDUCATION BOARD
New Haven Man to Succeed
Himself-Other Appoint
ments Announced
Today

Hartford. April 2.-Gov.. Baldwin,
today. sent to the Senate for con-
ffrnation his appointment of Edwin
D. Robbins. of New Haven. to be a
member of the state board of educa-
ton to succeed himself for two years
from July 1, next.
He also nominated to succeed them
selves, Frank V. ChappeI, of New
London, and Thomas f.. Noone, of
Rockville, to be mem bers of the Con-
necticut rivers, harbors and bridges
commission for six years from July 1,
next. =
The governor has made the direct
appointments of Elisha ]. Steele of
Torrington, to- the board of education
of the blind for sour years from July
1, next, to succeed himself and of
Frank H. Stadtmue11er, of West Hart
ford, member of the board of con-
troll of the Connecticut Agricultural
Experiment station for three years
from July 1, next, to succeed himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
YALE STUDENT rs
SHOCKED TO DEATH

New Rochelle, N. Y, April 2-Ed-
Fard J. Fogarty, of Ansonia, a stu
Eent in the Sheffield Scientific school,
Yale, was instantly killed here, today,
by a combination fall and electric
Ahock- Donald E Brockett of Kan
sas City, also a Yale student, was
badly burned but will recover.
The two young men, temporarily in
she employ of a New Rochelle lawyer,
Eere taking measurements of the Di-
vision street bridge of the New Ha-
ven road to be used in a damage suit.
E'ogarty, standing on an abatement,
held one end Of a steel tape Brockett,
below, held the other end. The tape
touched a heavily charged feed wire
Ind the shocks threw F'ogarty to the
tracks 30 feet below. crushing his
sz<zu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
Representative Wilson Pre-
sents Huge Petition Con
tanning Names of 1921
Who Favor Suffrage for
Both Sexes.
Host of Suffragists swarms
Galleries of House With
Banners Flying County
Commissioner Matter
Brings Out Full Vote on
Suffrage Question.

Hartford, April 2-The unfavora.ole
report on the bill proposing an amend
n1ent to the constitution providing for
the giving of the right of suffrage to
women was accepted in the House, to-
day, and the bill rejected.
When the county commissioners
Dill had been disposed in the House.
the unfaVorable report on the woman
suffrage amendment to theconstitutfon
to strike out the word s'rnaIe1 was
taken up. Mr., Maltbie said that US
laIIy these reports were made as a
joke but in this instance the matter
had been treated seriously. He declared
that but five per cent. of the women
OF the state wanted to vote and it
would put a burden upon all the rest
of the 95 per cent. There was con
siderable confusion in the galleries
among the friends of suffrage and
Speaker Webster said he would order
the galleries cleared unless order was
maintained
Representative Wilson then took the
floor and spoke at Iength.( Represen-
tative wilson's speech appears else
where in this fssue,)
There was host Of suffraEists in
the galleries when the Speaker called
to order, today, the House. They
were present to listen to the debate
on the woman suffrage bill although
the bill for the election of county com
nfssioners by the people was the bus
mess of the day.
Scarcely a seat was empty as the
party leaders rallied their numbers
owing to the great Importance of the
bill Prior to the call
II looked as though every Republican
was in his seat. Those members
early predicted the rejection of the
bill in disagreement with the Senate.
Representativ Wilson, of Bridge
port, presented a huge petition contain
ing Is, ,211 names in favor of woman
suffrage. From, the galleries were
hung banners reading, Let the voters
lecide.''
Ic.on+inl1e5 on PAGE TrwoN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
HER FONDNESS FOR
SERMONS SOURED
COUPLES ROMANCE

His wife's fondness for lemon in her
tea was one reason why Michael Koz-
ma and his spouse couldn't get along
according to testimony offered in the
superior court this morning where
Michael is suing Kate Kozma of this
city for divorce. The husband denied
the charge that he struck his wife
when she requested him to get the
lemons for her favorite beverage
Kate is contesting the suit. She de-
nies the charge of cruelty and asks
the court to allow her the custody
of a minor child. The husband claims
the defendant threw his food on the
floor, that she wouldn't give him
enough to eat and that she purposeIy
broke dishes. He also charges his
wife with saying, You're not fit to
live The trial was still on at press
hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
Still WELL CASE
PUTS OFF DATE
or ADJOURN MENT

Albany, April 2-Plans for final ad--
journment of the legislature have
been upset by the charges of at
tempted extortion made against Sen
ator Stevan J. Sti1wen by George H.
Kendall, president of the New York
Banknote Company. The assembly
had adopted a resolution fixing April
Is as the tentative adjournment date
and the Senate was expected to push
it's work so that the legislature could
get away by April 25. The Senate
inquiry into the charges against
Stilwell may delay adjournment a
month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
Charged With Instigating
Others to Blow Up Chan
cellor Lloyd Georges
Country House at Welton
Heath.
After Characterizing Lon
don Bobby Reports of Her
Speeches as Grossly Inac-
curate, Ignorant and I'm
grammatical, She Has
Laugh on Police Inspector
Over His Wife's Feet.

London, April 2-Mrs. Enme1ine
Pankhurst, the militant suffragette,
from the prisoners enclosure at Old
Bailey courthouse, today, pleaded,
Not guilty to the charge of hav-
ing tcounselled certain persons whose
names are unknown to place felon-
iousIy and maliciousIy @ertain gum
powder and other explosive sub
stances with intent to thereby do
DAMAGE to David L1oyd-George's
country house at Walton Heath.
The frail-looking, pale suffragette
leader, when she looked around the
courtroom. this morning, found prac-
tfcalIy all the public seats occupied
by women wearing insignias Of the
suffragette -coIors. Then she turned
cornposedly to Sir Charles Montague
Lush and announced, Il will defend
myself
She was given d table on which.
TO place her papers,
The grand jury at the Old Bailey
sessions returned. today, a true bill
against Olive Hicken, the militant
sIffragette who. last week. committed
for trial on the charge of attempting
TO set fire to a pavilion on the Roe
hampton golf links.
Archibald H Bodkin, counsel for
the treasury. had not proceeded far
with his opening of the case when
Mrs Pankhurst interposed with the
obiection= Il do not mind counsel
Bodkin's reports of my speeches made
by Journalists but I object to police
reports. They are grossly Inaccurate
very ignorant and ungrammatfcal and
convey an absolutely wrong impress
sion of what said
The Judge sooSnsd her by promising
that she should have an opportunity
later on of correcting them.
AIr- Bodkin's speech closely follow
ed the arguments used during the
preliminary hearing in the police
court He said it was not suggested
that Mrs. Pankhurst was present at
the time the bomb was placed in
LIoyd-George's house but the prose-
cution charged that she was an ac-
cessory before the fact
A laugh was caused over a rubber
overshoe found in the ruins of Mr..
LIoyd-George's house Mrs. Pank-
hurst suggested that it was a mans
but Police Inspector Tudjay dis
agreed.
Mrs Pankhurst asked: care you
married2 Have you ever looked at
your wife's feet"
The inspector replied, ''Yes.''
Mrs. Pankhurst: "And you still
think this is a woman's golosh 90 In
spector Tudjay: Yes, I think it would
Just fit her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
BRIDGEPORT FUND
OVER $4,000 MARK
Mayor Wilson Receives Appeal
from Mayor of CalIetts-
burg, KY.

Bridgeport's share of the natioA
wide movement to aid the flood suf-
ferers passed the $4,000 mark today
and at noon Treasurer Frank T.
Staples announced that the total con-
tribution was $5,O77.28.
From the Mayor of Callettsburg,
KY, came pathetic plea this morn
ing to the city of Bridgeport, which
through its generous munificence has
received worthy notice all through
out the stricken district.
The telegram addressed to the May
or of Bridgeport reads:
t'Ohio flood has placed US in des-
perate condition. Help u.s.
Mayor Wilson has taken the mes
sage under consideration and will
probably present it to the members
of the relief fund committee.
Following is the list of contributors
preuared bv Trea sIIrer StapIas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
BEGINS WORK TOMORROW

At the office of the Board of Pub
lie works it was announced that work
for the spring and summer would be
actively begun tomorrow morning. The
macadamizing. of Broad street, Park
avenue and North avenue will then
commence and be pushed forward as
rapidly as the weather and force ad-
nit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
TERRY LOOKING into
BRIDGE CONDITIONS

Statements Of what repairs will be
heeded to put the Stratford avenue
bridge in good shape, the condition of
It's approaches, Instructions, etc, are
how being compiled by city Engineer
Alfred E. Terry. It is believed that
these will be submitted at the next
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
PERSONAL TAX COLLECTIONS.

Personal tax collections as return
ed by the collectors to the city treas
ury for the month of March total
$4,000. Credited to the list of 1912
are collections amounting to $6,786.
The list of 1911 receive $4,000 while
1910 shows only $184.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
YALE-HARVARD BOAT
RACES ON JUNE 20

New Haven, April 2-The rules for
the annual boat races between Yale
and Harvard on the Thames at New
London, which have been announced,
provide for the freshman and varsity
four cared events on June 19 and for
the freshmen and varsity eight cared
races on June 20. The varsity will be
rowed, if conditions permit, at 3:30
on the afternoon of the goth. w. H.
Meiklehan will he referee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
Marigold Continues to
Show Improvement

DR. f. J. Adams, who is attending
Major Marigo1d, reported today that
the postmaster is showing improve
ment. His progress is of course slow
but the doctor is much encouraged and
says the postmaster has good chance
Tar comDlete recovery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
MRS. PANKHURST, MILITANT
LEADER, PLEADS Her OWN
CASE IN OLD BAILEY COURT
DANGER
STILL LURKING
AROUND CAIRO

Cairos, Ills, April 2-Cairo, today,
had a little respite from its flood
scare due to the fact that the phiO
waters were at a standstill from
midnight. The relief, however, will
be only temporary, it is said, engi-
neers giving as it's cause the passing
of the crest in the Wabash high wa
ter The crest of the Ohio river flood
water is still to comet and it is ex-
pected that before night the gauge
readings will be again u pwards. Those
who are looking out for the reinforce
ment of the levees did not allow work
to abate even though the rise had
stopped. Train service into the city
had not been resumed early today.
Only work trains came in and the
sand hauled on these was rapidly
placed on the levees by big force of
workmens
Hope is held out that the waters
may continue to recede, today, and
the city may be better prepared for
the high water which is coming
Conditions in the drainage section
were at a standstilI. All business
was abandoned and it was said that
by night the great area would be un-
der 12 feet of water
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
OHIO is FAILING

(By Our Staff Corres.)

Hartford, April 2-The Judiciary to-
day assigned Friday, March 4 at 2
p. m. for a hearing on the city court
JudgeShipS of Bridgeport. Resolutions
naming Former Representative Will
liam w. Bent, Former Probate Judge
Thomas c. Cough1in, and the present
judge of the court, Carl Foster will
be considered The resolutions nam
ing Deputy Judge Frank L. Wilder
to succeed himself and also naming
Alderman Robert G. DeForest for
deputy judge will come up at the
Tomorrow will be Bridgeport day
before the committee on Cities and
Boroughs. All matters pertaining to
Bridgeport including the bond issues
for new bridges, etc, will come up
for discussion.
Before the committee on New Pro-
bate and Town districts tomorrow
there will be hearing upon the pc
tition of Frank T. Staples, Robert E.
DeForest and others for the annex
Spooner farm tract as a part of
Bridgeport. The land now bounds
Brook1awn avenue on the west and
is part of Fairfield
A number of prominent Bridgeport
business men were al the Capitol this
afternoon to- appear before the. Com
employment of women in department
and other merchandising establish
ments. Those present were A. NJ
Cooper of Howland Dry Goods Co., A
B. Chanansky, of the Laborde-Gel-
man Co., E. L. Graves, James Roy,
Ior. NJ. Lustig, the milliner and F. D.
ReI1 MRigS e Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
ANNIE NJ. BLAKE ESTATE.

Mary J. Blake has qualified as ad
ministratrix of the estate of Annie NJ
Blake
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
wEDD1NG OF REFUGEES

Indianapolis, April 2-Though the
flood that filled her home and swept
away her hope box, forced her
among the refugees, Miss Ethel
Krouse, of West Pearl street, did not
allow the misfortunes to block plans.
She had made the plans for her we'd
ding. Miss Krouse, who is Is years
old, and Christian Anderson, q years
old, had set the date of their marri-
age for 2 o'clock on the afternoon of
April 1.
According to schedule they were
married The ceremony was perform
ed in the Young Wonanis Christian
Association with many friends pres
eht.
And the bride. who had been shell
tered there, was given a complete
trousseau to replace the one lost in
her Hope box. It Is the frst event
of the kind ever held in the Young
Wonen'sS Christian Association and
the members made it one long to be
remembered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
SALOONS OPEN GOOD FRIDAY

Representative Hull, of Clinton,
asked the House for reconsideration
of the bill closing saloons on Good
Friday. 1t was rejected, yesterday,
and reconsideration was refused.
Continued on Page Fwo)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
wH1sKEY RUNS WILD

warehouse of the Rugby Distil1ery
Company in the western end of the
city, weakened by flood waters, coll
lopsed late last night, releasing to the
river hundreds of barrels of whiskey.
The weakening of buildings was the
only source of anxiety today, as the
crest of the flood has passed Louis
vile.
Lower river points, today, continued
to experience rising water.
). OHIO is FAILING
Cincinnati, April 2-After remaining
stationary for "a hours the Ohio riv-
er began falling here, today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
TEE WEATHER

Fair, warmer tonight; cloudy
light rain tomorrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-02
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