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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
WARDEN BOYLE IN
GUN PLAY WITH
PARTY IN LAUNCH
Especial to The Farmer.)

Fairfield, Oct. 29--John Boyle, game
warden of Fairfield, has in his charge
a motor boat in which a party of hunt
ers were trying to shoot ducks off Pen
field reef and from which they fired
shot guns at him while he returned
the fire from a Savage automatic pis-
toI. Boyle saw the hunters shooting
the ducks and put out to warn them.
The men in the boat Immediately
headed toward shore and at the same
time turned their fire on Mr.. BoyIe's
boat. The latter put in at Fairfield
beach and then telephoned to Game
Warden A. Joseph Williamson in
Bridgeport and to P. w. Sturdevant,
who is an assistant game warden
These wardens with w. K. NOLAN
went to the Bridgeport Yacht club and
found at the club anchorage there a
motor boat with the engine warm and
the rudder wet and other evidences
that the boat had been recently used.
The wardens are waiting to arrest the
owners of this boat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
KING FAILS TO
CLEAR HIMSELF
Fact Remains That His Team
Which Should Have Col
Iected Garbage Were on
City Pay Roll.

Speaking to electors last evening,
John T. King referred to an article
in the Farmer which stated that he
drew down $2.406.12 from the city
treasury for teams which he supplied
the city from April to August 27.
Mr.. King in seeking to Justify his
appearance on the pay roll of the
city states the fact that Henry J.
Clampett and Michael H Ford, whom
he described as well known Demo-
Gratis, also had teams upon the city.
Mr.. King is decidedly ingenious.
Neither Mr.. Ford nor Mr.. CIampett
has any contra cts with the city of
Bridgeport to collect it's garbage. They
are private contractors whose teams
city or by any private concern.
The point The Farmer made was
that Mr.. King. as the boss of Mayor
enough power to ignore the complaints
of record in the Board Of Health, on
the non collection of city's garbage,
and used his teams which should have
been used for the collection of gar
bage to draw down money from the
city, which should have gone to 9TH
er teamsters many of whom applied
for work and were turned down.
John J.. Fitzgerald of the Sixth dis
trict was right when he told May or /
that he was only a proxy
mayor, that the real. mayor was John
I. King who controlled the city, whose
teams were kept employed while the
teams of many other taxpayers were
unable to secure employment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29


Frederick c. Mullins Democratic candidate for may
or responded today Mayor Clifford B. Wilson's invita-
to corroborae in detail the charges that the present
administration has etravagan that paid too much
for Warrenite pavement and that it has been otherwise
reckless, or defective.
Regarding the charge of extravaganza the statement
shows by figures that may be verified from the public
ords that the total of the Wilson administration
are 1904 21462 in excess Of any earlier budget.
He shows by conclusive figures that pavement of the
Warrenite type be laid for 81 cents per yard.
He discaims responsibility for charges of graft and
corruption saying that Mayor Wilson has himself dragged
those issues into the campaign.
Mr.. Mullins further says he does not know whether
not there graft, corruption, in the Warrene
DEAL but he does know that in letting these contracts
safeguards thrown down, that there
competition, that the supervision of the work taken
from the Permanent Paving Commission that the
whole matter conducted in most unbusinesske
He also audes to the circumstance that the relations
tween the state of Connecticut and the Warrenite
tracts the subject Of investigation by Senate
committee and refers Mayor Wilson to the facts relating
to graft and corruption developed during this invesga-
ton.
Mr. Mullins reply to Mayor Wilson follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29

Representative Lynn w Wilson
charged Mayor Clifford B. Wilson with
gross MISREPRESENTATION today, after
he had read the statement of the
mayor, made yesterday. in which the
mayor said Mr.. Wilson had favored a
state tax.
Said Mr.. Wilson: ''If all of Mayor
Wilson's statements in this campaign
are of the same quality as his asser-
ton that favored the state tax, what
he says is scarcely to be relied up
on.
IF he will turn to Page 1929 of the
Journal of the House, for May 81,
1913, hes9wi1I fna thzt The Act Inn
posing a State Tax came up on mo-
ton of Mr. Lewis. chairman of the
committee on finance, and his eye will
meet this paragraph:
Mr.. Wilson of Bridgeport arose to
a question of personal privilege and
asked to be recorded as voting No.
by unanimous consent the request
was granted
not only voted against the state
tax but led the fight against it., ar
guing that such a, tax is unjust to
Bridgeport. wanted the same amount
Of money to be raised by a franchise
tax on certain corporations.
Governor Baldwin's advocacy of the
state tax was based upon his belief
that the General Assembly would not
adopt the franchise tax. In this view
Governor Baldwin proved to be cor
rect. The house refused to tax fran
chises.
Except as it throws light upon May
or Wilson's reckless statement meth
DDS in debate, it is not material who
favored the state tax and who did not.
The fact is, the tax rate this year
would be one mill higher, were the
state tax included, and it will be
two mills higher next year, to meet
the state tax for two years.
Perhaps Mayor Wilson believed the
story his friends have so diligently
that I would not partici-
pate in this election. If so, he blum
dered. At any rate he will see,
have no doubt, the wisdom of apolog-
izing for his gross misrepresentation
of my position on the state tax 1egis-
lation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
1000 VOTERS
CHEER MULLINS
IN The NINTH
ROusing Welcome to Native
Son of East Bridgeport
And His Running
Mates.
AND
DONNELLY SPEAK
Enthusiasm Demonstrated by
Cheers and Applause AS
Candidates Are Intro
duced.
BUCKINGHAM AND
DONNELLY SPEAK

with the Republican candidates ION
the run vainly striving to explain
away his irrefutable charges of reck-
less extravagance and misrule, Freder-
lex c. Mullins, the Democratic candi-
date for mayor, was acclaimed with
wild enthusiasm by more than LOCO
men in the open air at East Main and
Shelton streets last night
John NJ DonneIly, Mr.. Mullins op
ponent at the recent primaries, made
another stirring address. appealing to
all loyal Democrats to support MI.
Mullins candidacy and declaring that
he had made it his business to appear
at the Ninth district rally last night
TO keep a pledge he made at a primary
rally there two weeks ago, to abide by
the choice of the primaries.
Former Mayor Buckingham aroused
his auditors to enthusiasm, and lent
to the merriment of the occasion by
suuelching a would-be disturber on the
outskirts of the crowd He made a
vigorous declaration for Mr.. Mullins.
The rally began a, few minutes after
O'Clock. Red fire i11umined the streets
and the crowd, gathering long in ad-
vance Of the arrival of the speakers,
filled the streets so that several po-
Iicemen had to keep busy to allow troll
ley cars to pass
Thomas Toouaey district chairman
of the Ninth, presided. On the arrival
OF the candidates, particularly of Mr..
Mullins and George NJ. Coughlins resi-
dents Of the Ninth, there were many
cheers and shouts of greeting and en-
coura cement.
1Er. Toomey introduced the various
Mr. Couughlin was the
first speaker. In the crowd were many |
of his admirers, who had known him |
from his early boyhood. He told his |
hearers that having spent his life in |
the district, they know whether he |
could be depended on William Thorn |
as, candidate for reelection for town
Continued on Page ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
REILLY ON TRIAL
FOR HIS LIFE FOR
SLAYINe NEGRO

The trial of Christopher Reilly,
charged with killing Henry Lucas in
WestDoEt hast August, was started this
morning before Judge Reed and a
Jury in the criminal superior court
Both were members of a gang that
was laying Warrenite pavement. On
Saturday August 8, three of the gang
returned to the camp late at night.
They began to argue about the quail
fty OF the beans served at camp. Lu-
cas-, who was a negro, made some
remark which Reilly didn't like and a
dispute followed.
William Jones, who was cook at the
camp, testified that Lucas seized a
razor and followed Reilly as he left
the camp. Reilly grabbed a club and
struck Lucas on the head until Jones
made him desist- Reilly is pleading
self defense.
The trial was stf1l on at press hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
TAXICAB MISSING;
CHAUFFEUR is GONE

The mysterious disappearance Of one
OF the taMcabs owned by Edward
PFout of 81 Henry street and bearing
71sIs as the license number was re-
ported to the police today and a, re-
quest be made that it be located.
George Cissett of Wells street was the
chauffeur, according to the report and
he has not been located. It was re-
ported that the machine was last seen
about O'Clock last night leaving the
vicinity of the railroad station. An
ether report is that Cissett had appar-
ently just secured fare. Suspicion is
that he may have been the victim of
foul play and the automobile stolen
and used in the getaway. The ma
chine is described as being painted a
dark green and having the factory
number 81, ,57z-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
HOUSE JOURNAL
C0NVlCTS MAYOR
OF FALSEHO0D
Representative Wilson CharqeS
Mayor Wilson With Gross
MiSStatement.
Former Led Fight Against State
Tax and Voted Against 1t
AS Record Shows.

MAYOR WILSON'S STATEMENT
Do you realize, Mr.. Mullins, s.
that the state tax was Supported
vigorously by Representatives Nc
Murray and Wilson at Hartford?
REPRESENTATIVE WILSON'S
REPLY
I led the effort to prevent the
state tax being laid, and voted
against it.
WHAT THE HOUSE JOURNAL
SAYS
An act imposing a state tax, rec
ommending the passage of the bill
was taken from the table. Mr.
Wilson of Bridgeport, then moved
the bill be tabled for the foot of
the calendar. The motion did not
prevail. Mr.. Wilson of Bridgeport.
rose to question of personal priv
nege and asked that ne be record
ed as voting t'No." BY unanimous
consent the request was granted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
Mr. Mullins reply to Mayor Wilson follows:

Tt is conceded by Mayor Wilson that
no provision has been made for the
State tax, which is already due and
payable, amounting to about $1O9,-
600, 900. 1t is simply begging the
question to state, as he does, that this
tax could not be provided for in the
February, 1913 tax budget. Tt is an
obligation of the present year, which
must be treated as a deficiency of the
year, and provided for next year.
Adding this amount, $199,09O.O0 to
the above excess of expenditures of
the current year, of 1895, ,214.62, it
makes a total of $t504,214.62, as the
total excess of liabilities for the year
1913-1914, over those for the year
1911-1912. And these figures do not
include the notes for new school
buildings. amounting to $2O0,OOO.O0,
a portion of which has already sign
ed and issued by the Board of Educa-
ton and constitutes an obligation OF
the city.
Now challenge my friend Mayor
Wilson, or any of his henchrnen, to
disprove those facts, if they can, or if
not to stand convicted before their
fellow citizens of deceit and fa1sifca-
ton in endeavoring to bolster up his
insufficient and extravagant admins
tration, the most extravagat and in
efficient in the history of our city, by
mere bluff. The fact is undisputed
that if Mayor Wilson had made pro-
vision for the payment of the State
tax, a legal obligation of his admin
istration, as he ought to have done,
the tax rate of the present year would
be 17.5 mills, the highest tax rate
ever imposed.
I may have more to say on this sub
ject later. if I deem it necessary. /
assure my fellow citizens that I feel
fully qualified, from my many years
expert ience as a city officer, to discuss
the financial affairs of the city in a
full intelligent and impartial manner.
Mayor clifford B. Wilson asks me
to substantiate my assertion that War
renite pavement, by which we both
mean paveme ents of that identical type,
can be laid for 75 cents a square yard,
or for As cents less per square yard
than he paid for the pavement laid in
He also asks me if /. am either inti-
or charging that there has
been graft or corruption in connection
with Warrenite pavement.
My authority for my statement that
pavement of this type, better than the
so called Warrenite, can be laid for
rs cents per yard, is my knowledge
that this is the fact, supplemented by
the knowledge of competent engineers
and practical road builders with whom
1 have consulted, plus the great body
of written facts upon this subject, |
which are open to all who desire the
I have before me an article entitled
'"The Pavement of Lincoln Park, Chi |
cago.'' 1t is printed in 'Good Roads,"
a famous and most reliable Journal |
of road and street engineering and
contracting.
The article was printed April 6, 1912, !
as it appeared from the pen of Arthur |
S. Lewis, associate member, American |
r.,
tary and superintendent of the Lin |
coin Park Commission.
The article relates to the construc- |
tiop of roads in Lincoln Park. the /
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
COMRADE
WITH HAMMER

Disagreement over piece work result
ed in a near-murder at the plant of
the Salts Textile company this noon,
James Abalan of SO Burroughs street
being fel1ed with a blow of a. ham
mer in the hands of Daniel Boccila,
fellow workman. In the excitement,
Boccila got a good start, prevented
interference by threatening to use the
hammer again and disappeared from
sight through a second story window.
The police have no clues to his where
abouts. Aba1an had three stitches tax
en- in his scalp by DR.. William H. Cur
ley at the emergency hospital and is
under observation for possibly frac-
tured skull.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
MORE COMPLAINTS OF
UNCOLLECTED GARBAGE

--UncoTected garbage complaints
continue to pile in at the Department
of Health offices accompanied by un-
complimentary remarks concerning
the service given. Three complaints
had been written in the complaint
book this morning and nine We're reg
fstered yesterday These do not in
cIude those made personally to the
various officials. One of yesterdays
complaints was to the effect that gar
bage has not been collected from 562
eazyIeE asRRgsa for oyer week
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
RED FIRE AND BAND FOR
FIRST DISTRICT RALLY AT
BROAD AND GILBERT SITS.

Plans for a great celebration have
been completed by the Democracy of
the First district. A monster open air
rally will be held at Broad and Gil
bert streets this evening with the
principal candidates and others active
in the campaign included in the pro-
gram of speechmakers.
There will be a parade through the
principal streets of the district. The
band will move from State and Broad
streets promptly at o'clock and it is
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
PRISON
SENTENCE FOR PAL
OF HANS SCHMIDT

New York, Oct. 29-Ernest A
Muret, bogus dentist and companion
of the Rev. Hans Schmidt, slayer of
Anna Aumuller, was sentenced today
to seven years and six months in the
Federal Prison in Atlanta for having
in his possession a complete outfit to
be used in counterfeiting $40 bills.
Muret was convicted yesterday.
In sentencing Muret the court de-
MED his request to be permitted to
return to Germany and remain there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29

expected that several hundred voters
will be in line.
The line of march has been so ar
ranged that the paraders will be able
to return to Broad and Gilbert streets
in ample time to allow the speech
making to begin at $50.
Fred c. Mullins, William Thomas,
George M. Coughlin, J. Fred Schempp
and Frederick w. Hall will speak, and
it is expected that John M. DonnelIy
also will address the voters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
AMBASSADOR GERARD
INSTALLED IN BERLIN

Berlin, Oct. 29-The new United
w Gerard, was received in audience
today by Emperor William and pre-
scented his own credentials and the
farewell letters of his predecessor,
John G. A Leishman. He also intro
duced the members of the Embassy
staff and the Military and Naval ats
kaches-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
JURY MAY HAVE
MRS EAT0N'S CASE
BY THIS EVENING

Plymouth, Mass, Oct. 29-The closing
argument in behalf of Mrs. Jennie May
Eaton, charged with the murder of
her husband, Rear Admiral Joseph G.
Eaton, was made today by William
A. Morse. It was thought he would
conclude early enough to enable CHIEF
Justice Aiken to charge the jury and
give the case into their hands by to-
nizht
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
Democratic Candidate Doesn't Know Whether
Or Not There Was Graft And COHup-
ton In WarrenIte Contracts But
Exhibits Strangely Sus
piCiOus Facts

Bonds Mayor Issued Trflng Compared With $4 400 900
He Tried to Create, and Would Have Issued Had He
Been Given Power-"No Man Who Is Heavily In
terested In Control of City Government Contribut-
ing Thousands to My Campaign" Says Democratic
Candidate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29

The funeral of Joseph S. Pfnkham,
who died at the home of his son, Stew
art r. Pinlzhan, Pequot avenue, South
port, on Monday last, was held at 2
o'clock this afternoon from the late
residence. Rev. G. w. Service of the
Southport NJ. E. church conducted the
service Interment was in Oaklawn
Gem meterx Fairfield
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29

Mayor Wilson, in a communication
printed in large headlines, in the
journal reputed to be owned by his
master, Warner, challenges me to
prove the statement made by mo, that
large sum of money has been spent
during his administration in excess of
the sum spent during the last preced-
ing Democratic administration.
While I thought that fully cover
ed this matter, in my previous com
Tnun1cation and in my speeches, I ac-
cept his challenge, even at the cost OF
repetition. Here are my figures in de-
tail:
We Will take the last year Of Demo
cratic administration, that of 1911
1912, for it will be conceded, I am
sure, that the last Democratic admin
istration is responsible for the appro-
priations made and taxes levied and
expenditures incurred during that
year, the taxes being levied in Feb
ruary, 1911 for the year beginning on
April 1st, 1911, and ending in March,
1912.
By turning to the municipal regis
ter for 1912, we find that the total
expenditures of every description for
that year were as follows:
In the First district, 1856, 6,730.72
In the Second district, 936, ,sso.o2
$1,9o8,e1o.74
Remember these are the actual ex-
penditures for that entire year. Now, |
there can be no question that the !
present Republican administration is |
fully responsible for the appropria- |
tions made, the taxes levied and ex-
penditures and liabilities incurred for |
the year 1913-1914, our present muni-
cipa1 year, such appropriations being
made and taxes levied in February,
1913.
BY turning to the report of the
Board of Apportionment and Taxation
for February, 1913, a copy of which
I have before me, I find that the to-
tai appropriations made, for the pres
ent year. were as follows:
In First district, 5 997, ,407.83
In Second district, 1,e85, 417.53
Total appropriations, $2,o82, ,825.36
Now I find, on a careful perusaI of
this report, that the appropriations
made by the Board of Apportionment
do not include any proposed expendt-
lures from the proceeds of bonds or
notes to be issued. Now it cannot be
denied that there have been issued
and sold notes for paving and sewers,
aggregating $22O,00O.0O and the mon
ey expended
it makes the actual ex-
penditures for the year $4,000, 1886.
AS contrasted with the foregoing to-
tai expenditures for the year 1911
1912 of $1,9O3, ,61o.74, or an excess of
for the present year.
1913-1914 over those for the year
1e11-1912 of $395, 5,21462
And the information has come to
me- from a member of the Board of
and Taxation, that the
appropriations made for the present
year are, in some cases, insufficient
and that the Common Council is al
ready supplying deficiencies and that
there will be many more at the end of
the fiscal year, for which no provision
can be made. I make no note of
those now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
SET THE HABIT''

Read the Want Ads. in The
Farmer classified columns
there's some good opportunities
in "For Sales" and ''To Rents.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-29
THE WEATHER

Fair, colder tonight; unsettled
tomorrow
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-28
WANT TROLLEY
TO PASS SCHOOL
But Board of Education Isn't
Anxious to Give Per-
mission.

Efforts to induce the Board of Edu-
cation to consent to the extension of
the Mulberry street trolley line
throughout Fourth avenue, passing in
front of the new Normal School. We're
renewed last night. Members of the
Board of Works and representatives
of the Public Service conferred with
the board members and pointed out
the many advantages the school
would derive from the proposed i'm
provement.
The board at a recent meeting re-
fused its consent to the project, but
last night decided to reconsider. No
action was taken. the entire matter
being laid over until a special meet
ing to be held on Tuesday afternoon,
March II.
The Board of Works commissioners
are interested in extending the line.
believing that it will aid in relieving
traffic congestion by diverting much
of the patronage of the trolley cars
from Broad street They are there
fore persistent in the effort TO aid
the traction company in securing the
right of way
Trolley Inspector Joseph Crawford
pointed out that while the proposed
terminal would work to that end it
would be three years before it could
be put into effect. and something
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-28
TWO ASSOCIATIONS SEE
GAYETY THEATRE SHOW

Two associations held annual the
atre parties at the Gayety Theatre
last night. Sixty-seven members of
the Louis Volland Association held
their third annual theatre party. Fol
lowing the performance the party ad-
iourned to their headquarters, 81
Springfield avenue. where an old
fashioned German dinner was served.
Members of the Frank Wardell As
sociation. eighty-one strong, also held
their annual theatre party last night.
After witnessing the performance
they marched to Kruz's Grill, 81 Or
ange street, where they enjoyed a
banquet.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-28

the Board of Education to replace the
present Lafayette Street School with
new building. The present struc-
ture. Mr.. Ryan said. is over fifty
years old and entirely insufficient in
size. even if it was sanitary, to ac-
commodate the children OF that
section.
Mr. Ryan presented figures to show
the increase in the population of the
school covering its entire life and
which showed a particularly large
growth during the last decade. In
five years, from 1907 to 1912, fourteen
classes had been added. with fifteen
additional teachers and an increase in
the number of pupils of sos. Nine of
those classes and nine Of the teachers.
he said, had been added during the
last year and a half, in which period
there was an increase of 22S pupils.
Mr.. Ryan said he brought the matter
up four years ago. but nothing had
ever been done. The building COM
mittee was directed to look into the
subject.