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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
BALDWIN HINTS AT
PURCHASING BOARD
FOR WHOLE STATE
Governor Calls Conference of
Heads Of Departments to
Consider Economy
In Line With Comptroller Dunn'S
Activities, Meeting viii Be
Held at Capitol Sept. 70
Especial to the Farmer.)


Hartford, Sept. lin line with the
policy of economy so strenuously ad-
vocated by Comptroller Daniel Dunn,
Governor Baldwin has issued a call
for a conference of the heads or pur-
tutions, at which discussion will be
had of the cost of articles in general
use throughout the various state de-
partments and state institutions.
Governor Baldwin does not specific
ally state that a purchasing board is
his idea for the handling of the sub
ject of the purchase of supplies, but
he observed in his letter of invitation
that a permanent board, with very
useful functions to perform may be
the outcome of the gathering.
Governor Baldwin's Invitation to the
conference on Tuesday, September 8,
is as follows:
ION consultation with the comp
troller, have thought it would be de-
sirabIe if the heads or purchasing
agents of our various institutions sup
ported by the aid of the state would
meet occasionally and compare notes
to the price they pay for supplies
purchased, and as to the relative cost
of the support Of the inmates of the
several institutions. It may be that
shape of a permanent body with very
useful functions to perform. ask
you to consider this subject. and if
convenient, to attend a meeting such
as I have described, to be held at
Hartford, in the old Senate chamber
on Tuesday, September %, at IL: 80
a.
IF you attend, it would promote the
object proposed if you could state, on
behalf of your institution, the amount
and grade of the main standard arti-
cIes purchased on it's account, the
unit price paid for each, and the names
of the sellers. Among the articles
that might be termed standard, and for
which, by some common concert of.
action, it might be that greater uni
fornnity Of price could be obtained,
would seem to me the following: An
thracite coal, bituninous coal, butter,
eggs, peas, beans, lard, toilet soap,
laundry soap, toilet paper, hay, grain,
seeds, potatoes cereals, rice, flour,
cotton gauze, bedding, sugar, meats,
nails the medicines in most common
use, tobacco and absorbent cotton"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
BOY KILLED BY
TORRINGTON AUTO

Torrington, Sept. 1.-THE years old
boy, by the name of Young, who was
struck by a touring car owned by
Thomas D. Farley and driven by Ste
phen Farley of Torrington. when that
auto passed through the village of
Glendale, Mass, Sunday morning, had
died Of injuries, at the Hillcrest Hos
pital in Pittsfeld.
1t is said that the car was run
ming on the right hand side of the
road at about fifteen miles an hour,
with a clear road The boy, who was
on the right hand side of the road.
saw the car approaching, but started
to cross the highway. He was struck
by the left fender, knocked down and
run over by the rear wheel. The car
was stopped within a few feet and
the boy was taken to his home near
by. 1t was found that the youngsters
leg had been broken and that he also
had a conclusion of the brain. He was
rushed to the hospital in Pittsfeld by
auto, but died early this morning. Wit
nesses of the accident are said to have
exonerated the driver from blame.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
he New York mayoraIty election. }

the New York nayoralty election, q
years ago.
Secretary AdamsOn received r1G
cablegram announcing the mayo--f
death while he was at his home ri
Brooklyn. Mr.. Adamson notified Sra
Gaynor's at the mayor country homo
at ST. James and then endeavored rr
reach by telephone Randolph /. kline
the acting mayor, who will be New
York's chief executive until the in.
auguration of Mayor Gaynor's sue
cessor, to be elected In November.
Colonel Kline, however, was not -
home and at 10 o'clock had not heard
of the mayors death. At that hour.
the flags on city hall were half-ua gt-
ed by Mr.. Adarnson's, orders.
When the attempt on Mayor cay
nor's life was made at Hobokeu fn
August of 1910, he was standing on
the dock of the steamer Kaiser VIII
helm Der Crosse, talking with friends
and city officials at the time. Into
this group James J. Gallagher made
his way unobserved- When close 30
the mayor, he drew a revolver ana
fired shot. The bullet penetrate
Mayor Gaynor's throat He suffered
from this serious injury for many
weeks but finally recovered TO suffi-
cient degree to enable him to resume
his duties and was apparently none
the worse for his experience until re-
Gently when, the wound began to troD-
BILE him again.
Gallagher had been dismissed from
the dock department Of the city ~
New York and had repeatedly en-
deavored to induce the mayor TO re-
fnstate him. For his crime ne was
sentenced to II years imprisonment
After little more than a year in prison
he was transferred to the New Jersey
state hospital for the insane at Trsn-
ton and died there, last February.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
FUSION CANDIDATE LIKELY
TO GAIN BY MAYORS DEATH
Gaynor Never Recovered From Wound
of Bullet of Assassin

New York, Sept. 11-Mayor Cay
nor's sudden death so completely over
turns the municipal political situation,
in that it removes from the field a
candidate for mayor who was expect
ed to cut heavily into the vote of the
Fusion nominee, John Purroy Mitchell,
and leaves only the tickets nominated
by the Democrats and the Fusionists.
The mayors denomination was
brought about by no particular poll
teal faction or party but represented
only his personal popularity. Polttl-
clans who discussed his death, today,
expected that his followers would
make no attenpt to nominate a cand1-
date in his place. No other places on
the Gaynor ticket have yet been hlled
Mayor Gaynor was placed. at the
head of the independent ticket after
Tammany Hall had refused him re-
nomination His standard was the
shovel reminding voters of his efforts
to hasten the building of the new sub
WAYS The mayor also said it was
enoblematic of his intention to clean
the grafters out"
The passing of Mayor Gaynor re-
called the sudden death of Henry
George, of single tax fame and a third
party candidate, almost on the eve Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11

ty sight. Thursday Aug. 2s we were
in Seattle, quartered at the Hotel Sc
attic. There we visited Totem park,
saw the famous totem pole which
was taken from the Alaskan Indians
and stands 10 feet high, carved full of
gigantic faces and hieroglyphics.
From Seattle we transferred to a
Canadian Pacific steamer for a trip
through Puget sound touching at Vic
toria where the governor of British
Colum biaL lives. We took an autom O.
bile drive about there and saw the
governor. From there we went to
Vancouver where we took a Canadian
Pacific railroad train on Saturday,
Aug. 80 to Revelstoke and from there
to Glacier. On Labor Day, we made
a trip to Lake Louise. the gem for
which the Canadian Rockies is the
setting. We also made a visit to the
ice pack.
''AlI of the party were much i'm
pressed by the scenery at Lake Louise
Mrs. H. J.. Brakeman wrote a poem
about it. Our next stop was Banf
and the scenery in the vicinity of this
town is Incompatible. They are re-
building a $6,OOO,OOO hotel there, tear
ing down the woodwork and putting
up stone and brick.
cat Banff we took a drive up the
mountains to Buffalo Park and there
we were closer to an accident than at
ing in big three seated wagons. The
trail runs close to the side of the
mountain and winds around at some
places there with a, sheer drop of a
100 feet to the trail below. We came
to a point where the horses had diff
fculty in turning and they began to
back. The wagon in which we were
riding was within a few inches of the
edge of the cliff and we expected to
go over and down on the. heads of
others of the party below us, when a,
man in the party behind jumped OUT
and blocked the wheels of the wagons
so it Gould go no further. I got my
party out and we walked the remain
der of the way.
1--WE reached Calgary early on Sep
TENDER ,, then went on to Winnipeg
where a stop Of six hours was made
for sight seeing. Wednesday we left
Winnipeg for the long run through
the Canadian forests to Toronto. On
this part of the trip which took up
two days and a, night I did not see a
single house. Nothing but shacks and
log huts of the trappers and Indians.
ION Friday, September 5, we ar
rived in Toronto. Automobiles took
Parliament buildings and residential
section. Then we left for the home
trip through Niagara, Falls and Buff
falo to New Y ork- city where we ar
rived Saturday morning. We reach
ed Bridgeport Saturday at noon.
when the train left Buffalo on the
return trip the entire party gathered
in the dining car. There gifts were
made to everyone. A young couple
who had been rather spoony on the
trip were given a pair of spoons. One
woman who swept a room at one of
the hotels was given a carpet sweeper
and every member of the party receiv-
ed some gift of like nature,
angus H. Mackenzie and F. S. |
SIosson who arranged the trip were |
presented with a set of resolutions |
thanking Them Mr.. Norman S. Prin- |
gle the representative of the Lehigh |
Valley railroad was given a meer-
schaun pipe and tobacco. Mr.. Ed
wards, the Pullman conductor who |
went over the entire route, and was
kind and courteous to everyone, re- |
ceived a purse of goId.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
STEAM ROLLER
GOES THROUGH
WEAK BRIDGE
Driver Callahan Saves Himself
by Jumping AS Machine
Enters Water

Westport, Sept. IA big steam
road roller, belonging to the Warren
lite Company and. at work on the state
road work here, went with a crash
through the west end span of the
wooden bridge over the Saugatuclz
river, this morning. With a mighty
splash it went to the river bed 10
feet down. John Callahan, who was
driver of the roller, escaped with his
life by a jump. The bridge had been
condemned as unsafe by the state. 1t
connects the east and west bank por-
lions of the town and is part of a
thoroughfare for travel in both direc-
tions. Some time. age the trolley cdm-
pany was stopped from running cars
over it. The town and trolley COM
pany could not get together on a new
bridge but today's accident will COM
pei action of some sort without delay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
Mayor GaynOr
Dies AT Sea
HOW NEWS OF GAYNOR's
DEATH REACHED HERE
Sent BY Wireless From Steamer BY
Son AS Ship Neared Queenstown.

New York, Sept. 11-Mayors Gaynor
sailed from New York, a fast falling
man, on the morning of September 4.
An hour before he sailed, but one man,
side of members of his immediate fam
lily
The mayors announced purpose was
a brief vacation on the ocean. He
felt that the tonic effect of the salt
air would restore him in some measure
to health. 1t was his purpose to sail
for home on the return voyage Of the
Baltic, due to reach New York Sep
TENDER %.
The Baltic was due at Queenstown,
today. The mayor died as she was
nearing the other side. The news
Of his death was sent by wireless to
Crookhaven by Rufus w. Gaynor and
reIayed from Crookhaven to New
York by cable.
Mayor Gaynor left New York at a
time when the city was seething in
one of the strangest municipal political
campaigns in it's history. The day
before his departure he was notified
on the city hall steps by representa-
tives of Independent political organiza-
lions that they had chosen him as
their standard bearer in the mayora1-
ty campaign. A throng that crowd
ed city hall park assembled to hear
him accept. He had prepared a speech
but was so weak that he was unable
to deliver it and his secretary read
it for him, the mayor standing beside
him.
Before the mayor sailed, his secre-
tary issued a statement denying re-
ports of the mayors serious Illness.
The recent attack of the old throat
trouble due to the wound inflicted on
August 9, 1910, by James J. Gallagher,
just as he was about to sail for a
brief vacation in Europe, had entirely
disappeared according to Mr.. Adam
son, and the mayor expected to re-
turn and enter the campaign with his
old time vigor. The mayor himself,
Just before leaving, spoke of his con-
dition as follows.
"I have been nearly four years may
or and have not yet had any vaca-
ton. I suppose almost everybody will
concede that L may have one now.
I have been laid up few days with
one of the sharp attacks L occasion
ally have from my nishap of a few
years ago but 1 am now over it and
hope [ never shall have another
He was expected to attack Tammany
sharply, politically, as soon as he re-
turned to the city. Before his depar-
ture he issued a characteristic state
ment Ievelled at Tammany Hall lead
ers and other political opponents in
which he referred to them mis-
cradle scamps,'' and asserted that they
were seeking his moral assassina-
ton" The bullet that lodged in his
throat, three years ago, had never
been removed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
EASTON

Mrs. William McCauleyIw guest on
Monday of Mrs. John Wheeler at
.'Silver Hill Farm
Miss Helen Osborne having spent the
summer with uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs Orlando Osborne of Aspetuck
has returned to her home in Aspetuck.
DIR. and Mrs. H. Symthe and son
have returned to their home in Bridge
port DR.. Symthe has closed his house
here for the winter.
Rev. l.. Cohn has purchased the
herd of rs COWS from the Craig Broth
erst of Aspetuck.
Mrs. A c. williams has returned to
her home in New York having spent
a few days in town with her son, MI
Edward s Williams at Rock House
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Wheeler are
spending this week at 'Sea Shelf cot
tage at Fairfield beach.
Mr. and Mrs Wilson Ferris have
been entertaining at their home for a
few days Mrs Sadie Bradley of Hart
Mr-.a.rad Mrs--Chester, Hull and
daughter Lorintha Hull, and Mr.. and
Mrs William Boper and. son, Verne
Loper of Sport Hill are spending this
week at Gray Cliff cottage at Fair
field beach.
Miss Sarah Tarben who has been
spending some time abroad, studying
is now with her sister, Miss Ida NJ.
Tarben at Twin Oaks.
Mr.. Clarence, Logan, is going to
spend the fall and. winter months with
his sister, Mrs. William Lane II
Brooklyn, n. Y, while there Ciar-
ence is going to attend the Commercial
high school Of Brooklyn.
Mss Martha Morehouse has return
ed 20 her home in Madison having
spent few days in town with her
oelitz IN, Mrs. G. A. Sil1iInan
The regular meeting of Easton
grange NO 149 was held at the hall on
Tuesday evening. The grange is in
vited to attend Harmony grange on
Thursday evening and it is wished
that all will try and make an effort
to go on Thursday evening of this
week. The grange voted to invite Nor
field and Greenfield Hill oranges at
the first meeting in October. The pro-
gram was as follows: a plano solo by
Miss Clara Sanford; reading by
Mrs. Clarence A Jennings and a vocal
solo by Mrs Clarence B. Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. Coles of Bird geport
were guests on Tuesday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Edwards of P1attsville.
1NEH CAk8I Eornen has resumed her
duties in Stafford
Miss Alice Cornell has returned to
her home a Rock House having spent
a few weeks visiting friends and re1a-
tives out of town
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
GAYNOR BEGAN LIFE
|, as NEWSPAPER REPORTFIs
BucI<ed Political Rings And Became
Statesman of Distinction.

New York, Sept. 1I-wi1iam jay
Gaynor was born on a farm near
Whitestone, N. Y, in 1851. He grad
uated from the Whitestone Seminars
went to Boston to teach school and
afterwards studied law In 1870
young Gaynor went to Brooklyn ana
became a newspaper reporter. Two
years later he was admitted TO tha
bar.
From that moment until hfs death.
Gaynor had lived in the midst OF con-
tinuaI political warfare He rstartcI
it with an attack upon the ualiceused
saloons in F1atbush, ra-r- section Of
Brooklyn and won.
Ten years later he led a successful
fight against the soeaIled Dem ocrati1
ring in Brooklyn. His winning dght
against John Y McKane the political
boss of GTravesend, attracted nation
wide attention. McKane died in sins
Sing.
Mr.. Gaynor was elected justice 9f
the supreme court Of New York in
1893 on a nomination given him by
Republicans and independent Demo-
Gratis, was reelected in 1907, but re-
signed to accept the nomination on
mayor of New York City, to which no
was elected in Novem Der. 1909. His
career as mayor of New York bore
the imprint of his personality in many
striking innovations. As he ecpresged
it, he never quarrelled with the or
ganizatfon leaders because was too
busy. 1 simply went on And did my
work from day to day and kept their
hands out of the public treasury"
Mayor Gaynor was a writer OF many
letters and attracted national atten-
ton by these and his politics. Prior
to the Democratic national convention
at Baltimore in 1912, the mention ~
his name was frequent IN conuectiou
with the nomination for President lie
did not have the support OF the Demo
cratic organization in this state. how
ever, and was not an active caudidaLl
for the nomination.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11

Eight Negro COnviCts
Die IN Dark Cells
And Guards Acquitted

Richmond, Tex, Sept. 11-Sergeant
sid Wheeler and M Fsain and R. II.
Stewart, guards at the Harlem state
convict farm, were acquitted in Il
hearing before a justice of the peace
here, yesterday, of charges of neg1i-
gent homicide in connection with the
death of eight negro convicts who
were suffocated in the dark cel1'' On
the farm, Saturday night. Twelve
negroes were confined in the cell which
afforded only a few small holes as a
means of ventilation, for infraction of
prison rules
Sunday morning, it was found that
eight had died during Saturday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
ANNUAL C. N. G. SHOOT

and revolver competitions of the ma
tionaI guard viii be held at the state
range, East Haven, on october 8 and
f. Orders were issued by the adjutant
generals Offices today, detailing Of
ficers to serve for the competition and
prescribing rules of camp. Major
Earl o. Church, of the Ordnance de-
partment, will be executive officer.
The state match will begin on October
3, at 10 a, m.
The first prize is the bronze buff
faIo presented by Gov. Rollin S. Wood
ruff and cash prizes will go to other
winning teams The distinguished
marksrnen matches will begin at the
same hour The company matches will
begin on October 4 and the pistol
ma tches will be the same day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
JUDGESHIP CLAIMANTS
WAIVE THEIR PAY

Stamford, Sept. 1O-City Treasurer
William n. Travis yesterday received
a communication from Samuel Young
and Stanley T. Jennings, judge and
deputy Judge of the city court respec-
lively, according to their views of the
situation, stating that they waived
claims to salary while the present in
cumbents of the two offices, appoin-
tees of Governor Baldwin, are doing
the work. This matter rests upon
proposed adjudication of the question
of the governors power by the SUI
preme court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11

Rev H. G. weimer OF the GerraaE
Reformed church; Rev. Z. r. Cooper
of the First English Evangelical Ls1-
theran church, and Rev. A. II. Bout
well of the Howard avenue Bapri7f
church, are the local leaders Of rhs
world wide movement next sundagl
consisting of the offering Of prayer
for free schools throughout the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
JAIL BREAKER CUMMINGS
is CAUGHT BY POLICEMAN

Edward Cummings, jailbreaker
from North avenue, who has been at
large for nearly a. month was cap
tured last night by Patrolman Kraft.
Though he had almost completed a
term of 20 days for intoxication when
he made the break, he will probably
be returned with additional time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11

EscaIlops or oysters which you kho-r
are strictly fresh and from clean watea
give your order to Hayes Market. f-E-
press shipments daily of the lateE'
catch. Everything you ike in sea
food and Holsters for salad CLANS.
oysters, cod, salmon, etc. Ha1
Market, s29 Water street. Tel IA
ADV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
AMATEUR FOOTBALL.

The Maple Jrs. have reorganized for
the coming season under the manage
ment Of George Dunn. All those wish
ing a try out call at club rooms, Maple
and Pembroke streets. The following
members are requested to be present:
Marasac, Schnit, Hickey, OIster, Mer-
rella, Senm ovrati, Burkat and Shum-
skey. Signed Buck Mcclure, manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
WIRELESS STRIKE SETTLED.

Genoa, Italy, Sept. 1.-THE strike of
Italian operators of the Marconi wire
less system here, who stopped work on
Monday last, because they had failed
to obtain from the company certain
demands, was settled, today, and the
service was resumed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
THE PRFTTIEsT FACE

and the most beautiful hands are
often dishgured by an unsight1y wart
Tt can easily be removed in few days
without pain by using Cyrus wart
Remover. For sale only at The Cyrus
Pharmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue and
1876 Cannon street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11
Paint

! Every gallon costs painters days
work.
Poor paint more gallons; good
paint. less gallons.
Every extra gallon adds to your job
its price and the painters days work:
not far from IS g gallon.
There are dozen good paints and
hun dreds of poor ones. Devoe is one
of the dozen. The chances are: there
J isn't another in this town.
DEVOE
Hubben & wade Co. sell it.
Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-11

SCALP SPECIALIST
Special Treatment for Oily Hair
Manicuring
HARRIET f. SHERWOOD
Az Security Building.
iIJ5- Main St Phone 1873. az sh
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-29

Every one OF the % candidates in
the Portola tour contest is eagerly
looking forward to tonight for each
will learn her exact vote standing for
the first time
Balloting ceased at noon today. The
tapestry room at the st. Francis will
are to be compared with the cash
balances of the managers. The con-
test closes finally a week from to-
night.
The contestants ball will be held
Thursday evening. The race will be
won by the ballots cast that evening,
according to the opinions of the man.
ayers.
The tour will cover IL days. The
successful candidates leave San Fran
cisco on the maiden voyage of the
steamer Congress Saturday, October
IL, and viii return Tuesday evening,
October 81, on the eve of the Portola
festival.
San Francisco merchants are going
to make the high candidates in the
contest proud of the "trousseau'' she
will have and the attention that will
attend her travels The girl who
lands the high vote will be given a
800 hat by Ray Levin: another mer-
chant will give a Paris costumes
James Wood will provide a maid. who
will attend the winner. travelling in
the cabin de luxe on the steamer. the
drawing room on the trains and the
presidential suite In the hotels at
Seattle and Portland.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-29
b|XbY JURY HEARS
FINAL ARGUMENTS
Prosecutor GriIIs Millionaire
and Counsel Makes lmpas-
stoned Plea for AcquittaI

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 29.-Counsel
for millionaire George H. Bixby to-
day began the final effort to free him
from the charge of contributing to
the delinquency Of Miss Cleo Helen
Barker. one time inmate of the JON
quill apartments.
With all testimony in. the attor-
neys in the case began their argu-
ments to the jury this morning in
Judge Bledsoe's court The courtroom
was thronged and a line of the
curious stood In the corridors. Spe-
cial Prosecutor J. w. Bell opened his
argument at o'clock and had an
hour and half in which to address
the jury. His arguments cover in a
general way the relations of Eixby
and Miss Barker.
Oscar Lawler. senior counsel for the
defense, will follow him. LIE Compte
Davis, also for Bixby, will complete
the argument.
Deputy District Attorney Asa Keyes
will conclude the arguments for the
state some time late this afternoon.
Judge Benjamin Bledsoe probably
will charge the jury late this after
noon. although 1t is said there is a
possibility that the jury will not be
charged until tomorrow morning.