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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
TWO WELL KNOWN
/ INEWTOWN CITIZENS
JOIN SILENT ROLL
Each Had Served His Town
IN The General Assembly
with Distinction
Martin HouIihan And Edward
Taylor Were Engaged In
Similar Lines of Activ-
ity In Sandy Hook

Sandy Hook, Conn, Feb. 13.-Ex-
Representative Martin F.. HoulihRn
died at his residence on Glen avenue
IN this village early this morning after
an illness extending over a year. His
age was AZ years. He was the brother
of ex-senator Michael J. Houlthaa of
i7Tswtown. and OF Tax Collector John
z. Houlihan. He leaves a widow and
two daughters, May, residing with her
EhEabetn's College, Convent Station,
New Jersey. Besides, he is also sur
vived by two sisters, Misses Mary J..
and Margaret Houlihan, the latter a
well known teacher in Newtown's s
schools, all of whom have the sym
pathy of a host of friends and rela-
tives In their bereavement and loss.
The deceased was the proprietor of a
cafe on a prominent street for twenty
years, retiring only a month ago on
account of his poor health He was
always vefy prominent in Democratic
politics in both town and district, and
represented Newtown in the legisla-
Newtown, and his lived here all his
life, and was greatly respected
Sandy Hook, Feb. 1S-Edward
Hook wednesday afternoon after a
few days Illness of a complication Of
TROUBLES. He was "a years of age.
known in town as for thirty-ffve years
he was the proprietor of the famous
hostelry, Toylor's Hotel, in this village
and well represented Newtown in the
General Assembly, first In 1872 and
again In 1910 He is survived by his
wife. and one son, George F. Taylor,
senior partners in the firm Of Taylor,
Curtic & Co, general store. He was
an old fashioned Democrat. The
funeral Will take place Saturday from
his late residence at o'clock In
terment will be at the convenience
Of the family Mr.. Taylor was a ma
tive OF Newtown and always interest
ed In its welfare.
BY order of, the Board of School
VISITORS all the schools in town will
be closed Friday to honor the memory
aof Daniel G. Beers, the late chairman
Of the Board. whose funeral will tai ke
place from Trinity Episcopal church
at 1880 p. m All the flags on the
school buildings will be at half mast
on that day. Secretary P. H. Nc
Carthy sent out notices of the reso-
luton to teachers and committees and
I'll are invited to attend the obseQuies
and testify thus publicly their regard
for this friend Of popular education
In our town.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
HURLEY PROBE
BRINGS ACTION
States Attorney Asks
for Copy Of Notes
of Hearing
Officials Ready to Act If Charges
Against Judge Warrant
Omitted Press Despatch to Farmer)

Omitted Press Despatch to FarmeF)
Hartford. Feb. 1s-Things are moving
rapidly in the Hurley bribery charge.
Already. States Attorney Hugh NJ. AL
corn, Of Hartford County. has asked
for copies of the stenographic notes of
the testimony taken before the COM
mittee yesterday afternoon, and SEN
ator Isbell, chairman of the commit
tee, has notified him that they Will be
given him unless the Senate objects
which is not probable.
This, of course, indicates that. the
state authorities are prepared to take
action if the evidence warrants against
John Judge, Of Bridgeport, whom Sen
fW1e haT 70 brb hin, in
connection with the highway commits
sionership. There is to be a meeting
of the bribery probe committee at $3.50
this afternoon at which time it is ex-
pected there will be present the repre-
sentative who is alleged to have over
bury station in which Judge is re-
ported to have offered half his salary
to Hurley.
The procession of Democratic Sena-
today. Not all of them had candidates
for the highway commissfenership but
all of them were asked by the Gov
ernor in reference to this or that cam
didate. The Governor let it be known
to several Senators that he would ap-
point no one to the place who had not
friends of Engineer j. Sidney Lynch,
of Stamford, formerly of West Haven,
were here in force, today, to call on the
Governor The Governor made note
of his reported qualifications and re-
ported to them that Lynch had al
ready been highly recommended by
Senator Neebe and others.
It is just beginning to dawn upon the
Senators here that in view of the at
torney generals opinion, Gov. Bald
win may withhold any further nomina-
ton and appoint a man after the As
sembly has adjourned Senators, how
ever, do not expect that the Governor
will avail himself as yet Of that priv
There was so little business In the
Senate, this morning, that that body
was In session just 10 minutes and
then ad diourned until next Tuesday.
The only matter Of Importance was the
reference of the resolution requiring
railroad companies 70 furnish rranspor-
tation to the members of the constiti-
tiona1 mileage to the committee on
railroads. That action was in concur
renee with the House and the railroad
committee promptly set the matter
down for hearing at O'Clock, this af-
, ternoon.
The House was in session Is minutes,
disposing OF bills upon which there
had been mixed references and then
recessed for 10 minutes to await a re-
port of the committee on the assign
ment of seats Before the recess, it
was voted that when the House ad-
5ourned it would adjourn until Tues
day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
CITY COURT CASES

The cases of assault and breach of
beach preferred against Owen Cur1ey,
Raymond Keating and James Solen
were disposed of in the city court to-
day. where each was fined $50 and
costs. Prof. James Atlas, the only
witness for the prosecution, related the
details of the disturbance after mid
night on Sunday last, and testified
that he had always known Keating to
be a perfect gentleman, further stat
ing that he in no way entertained
anything but the best feeling for him
at the present time. Adnlonished by
both court and prosecuting attorney to
refrain from further disturbances of a
like nature the fines were imposed.
Charles Stults, North avenue, STRAIT
ford, twenty years old, twice married,
was held in the city court today for
trial for biganlys before the superior
court Stults was married in Milford,
four years ago. to Miss Edna, Wink, of
Bridgeport They later separated. On
Nov y, last he married, according TO
the evidence presented, Miss Elizabeth
MuIhouand in Norwich. without hav-
ing secured a divorce from his first
wife. Represented by Attorney E. O.
Hull he pleaded not guilty. Bonds for
his release were set at $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
ATLANTIC HOTEL
CHANGES HANDS

The Atlantic Hotel changed hands
today. Keppel Berger, who conducts
several hoStelries in New York city is
the new proprietor of the hotel He
closed a lease for a term of years
with the heirs Of the Hanford Lyon
estate and took active charge of the
hotel this noon
Mr. Berger contempIates number of
important changes in the layout and
policy of the hotel, but he has not de-
ctded how far reaching these will be.
For several years the hotel has been
in the hands Of the widow of the late
John F. Callahan, whose death left
his widow in active charge
OF late Mrs. Callaghan has 1abored
under financial difficulties the climax
of which came a few weeks ago when
the bar license was attached on behalf
of creditors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
PRIEST SUES
FOR ISLANDER
Cabinet Maker Held in
Jail in Bail of
$4,000
Fainter KOmara Charges That
Prisoner Has Made Sian
derOuS UttefanceS

William Kovacs. young cabinet
maker employed by the Frank Miller
Lumber Co., and residing in East
Bridgeport, is held prisoner at the
county Jail in default of bail of S. O00
on a suit for SANDER brought by the
Rev: Andrew F. Konnara, pastor OF
st. Johns Slavonian r. C. church b
Father Konara alleges that Kovacs
is responsible for papers circulated in
East Bridgeport, printed elsewhere
and brought here for distribution.
Papers in the action, which was in
in the possession of City SheriR
Charles B. Mara for some time, but
KovaeS, who is said to have learned
that such an action was contemplate
I'd, was not available. On his return
here recently service was made, and
in default Of bail, Sheriff Mara de-
hvered his charge to the county ja1l.
The suit is ret1rnabIe to the Civil
Superior court.
In the hope of securing his freedom
taken the poor debtors oath, but the
usual period of Is days from his taxi
ing the oath is left to the p4aintin
to Investigate his financial responSi-
btl1ty, and this will not elapse before
Feb. 10. Unless someone comes to
Kovacs'' aid before then, he will be
detained behind the bars.
kovacs according to East Bridge
porters who claim to be familiar with
the controversy, is extremely radical
in his religious and political bellies
and his tendencies have led him to
become the author of certain articles,
published in out of town papers which
he caused to be circulated here. One
of these articles was regarded by
Father Komara as an attack upon his
retained counsel and instituted pro-
ceedings
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
Metals Reduction Company, Western Cor
poratiOn, Has Erected Modern Smelling
Plant And Has Men In The Field
Picturesque Hills Of Fairfield County Are Attacked By Force Of
Men With Latest Scientific Methods Of Smelling At Their
Disposal Tale of Search for Gold Like One From the
days Of The '49ers-Retfed Western Mining Expert
Believes NeWtOWn Is Rich With Gold Bearing Deposits

the acres Mrs Sanford Underhi1I, 40
acres; Ohm J. Northrop, 20 acres; Geo.
W. Northrop, 10 acres and John r.
Peck, 130 acres more or less The les
see is J. Ensign Fuller of New York
City and Hartford, Conn, q. retired
mining engineer and expert, who has
spent years in California, British CO.
Iumb1as and Alaska, and who was at
tracted to this region of Western Con-
nectfcut by noting the similarity OF
it's characteristics to those Of the min
eral regions of the Pacific slope of the
continent with which he was familiar.
One day last summer when watching
the war maneuyers, he ran into the
find, and into Fred E. Northrop of
this town. This Mr.. Northrop is the
prophet of the new dispensation OF
gold in the worn-dlown eastern high
land Whether as the result of intui-
tton or study he always insisted there
was gold here Some people laughed
CONTINUED on Page So
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
STATE MILITIA WOULD
REPLACE REGULAR TROOPS

Washington, Feb. 13-It became
known here, today, that should Presi-
dent Taft order Intervention, the T.
900 regular troops now on the MeXi-
can order would be replaced by twice
as many men from the organized
militia. Whole companies, in case in
.tervention was declared would be
drawn for service.
= There are 9,142 officers and 112, ,71o
enlisted men in the organized militia.
In many states, no man is accepted
until he fills most of the army's re-
quirements. Therefore. if these men
should be drafted into the volunteer
service but few probably would be
barred. It would not be necessary to
take into the federal service the mill
tiamen who might be used to replace
the present regular" army patrol on
the border. Technically, these would
be "repelIing an INVASION
As many Tnilitiamen as needed to
augment the invading army to the re-
Quired strength could be drafted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
TO PROTECT AMERICANS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13-UuIfnnftaM
funds were, today, placed at the de
posaI of American Ambassador vii
son at Mexico City to care for about
500 American and foreign refugees
who have asked protection Of the
American embassy. At the request of
Secretary of State Knox President
Taft gave Wilson carte blanche 20
Advices from Wilson, today. said
that Americans and foreigners were
pouring into the American emnbaaarr
seeking protection He declared ha
had appointed a committee to look
after them and had rented sererul
houses on the outskirts for the uru
of the refugees.
Ambassador Wilson said he visited
both war camps and received aa8ur-
ances that every effort would be
made to avoid injuring foreiHnera and
non-combatants The ambaasa11r
Continued on Page 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13

commodate the 5000 men composing
this body of troops.
Ample room is provided on the four
transports for the 5000 men and their
mounts and pack animals.
1t was stated at the war depart
ment, today. that 1t would take only
from four to five days for the vessels
Leaves of absence of all the troops
designated for the transports were
automatically revoked, today, by the
fastening, today, to their respective
commands. Leaves of absence of 9TH
er army officers have not yet been re-
Voked.
The four transports at Newport
News are being provisioned for 80
days service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13

Newtown. Feb. 13.@-Nevtown has a
real live sensation: There Is gold here!
Not the oonorete gold in the Strong
boxes of it's miIlionaires but gold in
embryo in the rock-ribbed strstas of
earth underlying it's hills. This gold
fs to be Ja1loosed from its long sleep
and employed in doing good, by the
power OF capital, ands by that marvel
ors ala of latter-day mining the
Amalgamation Process; and the enthal-
siasts say, Newtown will aid material
ly in the progress and wealth Of the
nation In this year of Our Lord 1913.
That this Is no idle dream, burt a
real tangible fact. seems to be evil
deTaced by the recording recently IN
the town czerAHs off1ce of leases for
about two hundred acres of goldrbear-
ing fields Here are the lessons and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
WANT RECEIVER FOR
JENNINGS--SHERWOOD CO.

An application for temporary. re-
ceiver for the Jennings-Sherwood Auto
& Carriage Co. of this city was made
today in the superior court by Sarah
L. Jennings and George s.. Jennings
of Westporf. Judge. Burpee will hold
g. hearing tomorrow morning at $50
The petitioners allege that they own
more than one-tenth of the stock in
the company. and that the assets have
been attached and are in danger of be
ing wasted. It has been voted to dis
continue the business and the court
will be asked to issue an order to wind
up the coTnpany's affairs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
ELOQUENT SERMON
BY JESUIT FATHER

ssMan's Destiny was the subject of
an eloquent sermon preached by Rev.
Father Charles F. Bridges, a New
York Jesuit, at the Lenten services at
ST AuEustine's church last evening.
The sermon was the first of a series
arranged for Wednesday evenings dur
ing Lent
That mans real destiny is eternal
life was the theme of Father Bridges.
He urged that material and temporal
things be subOrdinated with the eter-
nal life always in view To gain the
eternal life, he said, it was necessary
that the life OF Christ be emulated
and his teachings and commandments
obeyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13

London-Tourfng over England in
aerop1anes will be an unpopular
pastinae as a result of an order of the
government establishing 'sky-guns''
along the coast
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13

of merchant tai1ors in session here has
decreed that men shall wear an ac-
Gordon plated coat, this year. The
penalty for failing TO do so has not
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13

of the dead and dying were non-oom-
batants.
There were fewer women and ci1lI-
dren among them. The exodus from
the sections of the city Immediately
surrounding the battle-ground saved
several hundred lives
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13

News, Va. to be put into commission,
orders were issued by the war depart
ment, today, to all four now there to
get ready for transporting troops to
Mexico. The transports are the
Sumner, Meade, Fitzpatrick and Nc
CleIIan. The change followed the in
structions, yesterday, to the first army
division to prepare for service. The
four transports are necessary to ac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
JUDGE NOT AT
HIS HOME HERE
Salesman Named by Senator
Hurley Absent From
City
Waterbury Senator Tells of
Alleged Attempt to In
fuence His Vote

Hartford, Feb. 13.Interest at the
Capitol today eentered upon the testi-
mony of Senator John Hurley of Wa
terbury. before the Senate special
committee yesterday, of an alleged at
tempt to Influence his vote on the
highway commissionership Senator
Hurley told the committee that John
A Judge, of Bridgeport. was the man
who approached him several times in
relation to the highway commission
ership
Senator Hurley said that at the wa
terbury railroad station Judge first
approached him and said: ST will give
for Macdonald Senator Hurley said
that Judge also approached him at
the Capitol and at New Haven in rela-
ton to his vote. He said the Clerk
Nichols, of Macdonald's office, had
summo oned him to the highway COM
missioner's office, but Hurley refused
to go, saying Tell the highway COM
missioner have no use for. him.
Matthew T. Phelan, of Waterbury,
Senate messenger, said he had seen
the man approach Senator Hurley on
two occasions. Near the Senate cham
Der he said he overheard the man
mention $780," and "out of town
and hold up three fingers.
Senator McDonough said he saw
Senator Hurley approached by a
stranger at the Waterbury station af-
ter the meeting of the senator told
n1In InaI the man was uOSe ana IhaC
he had offered him half his salary if
Hurley would vote to retain Macdon-
aid.
John A. Judge, of 73 Linwood ave-
nue., this city. named by Senator Hur-
ley yesterday as the man who at
tempted TO influence his vote on the
state highway cornmiSsionership was
not in Bridgeport today.
Inquiries at his home, brought in
formation from Mrs. Judge that her
hJIEinQSS Is of NJ
that he is compelled to be absent for
days at a time. She did not knoN
when he would be home.
Mr.. Judge is a travelling salesman
for a paving concern. Mr.. Judge was
formerly a news writer, his last en-
pIoynnent being on the Bridgeport Sun
a journalistic venture that all but
''broke'' former Deputy Sheriff Louis
Richards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
FOUR ARMY TRANSPORTS
Orders Issued BY War Department. To-
day Make It Necessary to Accom-
mOdate 5000 U. S. Troops

Washfn gton, Feb. 13-fnstead of
only two army transports at Newport
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
READ

The Farmer Help Want
Ads. They offer good c
portunities for
GOOD POSITIONS
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
THE WEATHER

Fair continued cold tonight;
cloudy tomorrow
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-04

possession Tor three days before for
warding to the general in command at
Charleston, S. c. .....
= Scores Of negroes. under the instruc.
tons of their leaders, voted three times
that day. Every negro boy fairly we'll
grown was allowed to vote and no
questions asked as to his age.
Nelse approached the polls, attempt
ing to cast a vote against the Rev.
Ezra Perkins, the poll holder. A crowd
of Infatuated negroes surrounded him
in moment.
"Kill i'm! Knock i'm in the head!
De black debbil, votin' agin his colorv'
NelSe. threw his big fists right and
left and soon had an open space in the
edge of which lay half dozen negroes
scrambling to get to their feet.
The negroes formed q line in front
Of him and the foremost one said:
"You try ter put dat~eote in de box
we bust yo' head openv'
i NelSe Knocked him down before he
got the words we'll out of his mouth.
Honey, is err bad nigger!'' he shouted
started to rush the line.
Perkins ordered the guard to arrest
him.
AS the guard carried Nelse away a
crowd of angry negroes followed, grin
ming and cursing.
1--WE lay fur you yit, ole hossr' was
their parting word as he disappeared
through the Jail door.
That night at the supper table in the
hotel ct Halnbright an informal census
of the voters was taken. There were
present at the table distinguished ex-
judge, two lawyers, general, two
clergymen. merchant, farmer and
two mechanics. The only man of all
allowed to vote that day was the
negro who waited on the table.
Thus began the era of a corrupt and
degraded ballot in the south that was
to bring forth sorrow for generations
yet unborn. The intelligence. culture.
wealth. social prestige, brains, con-
science and the historic institutions of
a great state had been thrust under
the hoof of ignorance and vice.
The votes were sent to the military
commandment ut Charleston and the re-
suits announced. The negroes had
elected one hundred and ten repre-
sentatives and the whites ten. It was
gravely announced from Washington
that a republican form of government
had at last been established in North
Carolina.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-09-04

NtIE summer of 1867! VIII ever
"a a southern man Or woman who
E saw it forget it's scenes? A
group of oathbound secret soci-
cites. the Union league. the Heroes of
America and the Red Strings domi-
mating society. and marauding bands
Of negroes armed to the teeth terror
izing the country. stealing. burning
and numbering. =
Labor was not only demoralized-it
had ceased to exist. Depression was
universal. farming paralyZed. invest
ments dead. and all property Insecure
Moral obligations were dropping away
from conduct. and a gulf as deep as
hell and high as heaven opening be-
tween the two races.
The negro preachers openly instruct
ed their fiocks to take what they
needed from their white neighbors. If
any man dared prosecute a thief the
answer was a burned barn Or a home
in ashes.
The widest passions held riot at
Washington. The congress of the
United States, as a deliberative body
under constitutional forms Of govern
ment, no longer existed. The speaker
of the house shook his fist at the
president and threatened openly to
hang him, and he was arraigned for
impeachment for daring to exercise
the constitutional functions of his
office.
The division agents of the Freed
mans bureau in the south sent to
Washington the most alarming reports,
declaring q famine imminent. In reply
the vindictive leaders levied a tax or
fifteen dollars a bale on cotton, plung-
ing thousands of southern farmers In
to immediate bankruptcy.
Congress became to the desolate
south what Attia, the scourge of COD,
was to civilized Europe
The abolitionists of the north, whose
conscience was the fire that kindled
the civil war. rose in solemn protest
against this insanity. Their protest
was drowned in the roar Of multitudes
maddened by demagogues VINO Were
preparing for political campaign. :
OF all the elections ever conducted
by the English speaking race, the one
held under the reconstruction act OF