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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
Double Victory For Donovan
In His Battle For Hat Makers
His Indefati9able Labors In Behalf OF
The Hating Industry Bring Unex=
pected Results-=E. J. Hill In Role
Of Stuffed Prophet==Dauntlesss
Courage Of Fourth District
Man Wins Him Triumph

ed in the press dispatches GAS predict
ed by former Congressman E. J. Hill.
the tariff conferees will not grant the
Senate rate on fur felt hats The
former congressman made this pre-
diction when in Washington, and he
is said to have got his information
from retinue of time servers that he
left behind him in Washington, and
who have been fearful right along that
Mr.. Donovan would be successful in
his fight for various tariff measures.
These time servers tipped Represen-
tative Langley of Kentucky off to
making his famous attack on the Con-
necticut Congressman and alluding to
the hat schedule in the speech in hopes
that Donovan's speech attacking E'Ab-
senteeisn' might engender influence
against his receiving any considera ton
in connection with the hat schedule.
Immediately after the Langley
speech Mr.. Hills private press agents
sent out press dispatches which were
headed, "Donovan's attack on Under
wood in Tariff DeaEDuty on Hats
may have been fixed to punish Con-
gresham from Connecticut" Be
cause Mr.. Donovan at the opening of
the session had made a speech in ia
vor of hats and had verbally cross
ed swords with the Democratic lead
er on the floor of the House the Hill
boosters used the Langley speech as
a lever to recall the speech made In
the early part Of the session and to
infer that man of the large calibre
of the gentleman from Alabama, Mr.
Underwood, would go out of his way
to change a tariff rate to avenge what
had been fair criticism
But the Hill senatorial boomers
shouted too early in the game and
while they headed one of their ar
ticles Boomerang for Donovan" it
was really a boomerang for Hill and
his prophecy. But when Mr.. Hill
made the statement that the conferees
would not change the rate from 40
per cent. to As per cent. the represen-
tatives of the United Hatters of North
America and the Hat Manufacturers
who were present in WASHINGTON a few
weeks ago said Mr. HflI's statement
is father to his wish for last Feb
ruary Mr.. fFIill told us that he believ-
ed the Democrats would cut the duty
on hats to 20 per cent. or 25 per cent
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
PEEVISH MAGISTRATE
HOLDS UP REQUISTTION
OF FUGITIVE LONGO

Disagreement ola New York ma g
istrate with an attorney in another
case, his becoming peeved and refus-
ing 10 take up further business re-
suited in yesterdays trip by Detec-
tive Sergeant George E. Fox to have
Giuseppe Longo held for extraditior
ur successful. The case was put over
until today without hearing. Sergeant
Fox made another trip today.
Michael Lapiro, victim of the stab
bing, is reported as being in a sat
isfactory condition and his recovery
is looked for.
Philip Riccio, in charge of the room
ing Fousc at 25 Sherman street where
the stabbing is alleged to have taken
place was arraigned before Judge
Thomas c. Coughlin in city court this
morning on a charge of being an ac-
cessory. He had his case continued
until Saturday under bonds of 81, 600.
Attorney A. S. Gedu1dig appeared in
MS behalf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
Father Convinced That His
Daughter Is Being Detained
Against Will In Low ReSOr1
His Intention Of Appealing
To State And Federal Authorities
Son Comes From Albany To Aid
In Ouest==Girl Seen In Local
Market Missing
For Five Months

Grief stricken over the unaccount-
able absence and silence of his 18
years old daughter, Margaret, during
the past five months and having re-
ceived information leading him to be-
lieve that she has fallen into the
hands of unscrupulous men, David
Thompson of Lenox Heights, Fair
field, and employed as night watch
man at the plant of the Royal Equip
ment company is passing all of his
search has been partially successful
as he has been informed that she
was in the Bridgeport Public Mar
ket yesterday buying eatables. A
clerk reading of the search and know
ing the girl recognized her and has
tened to inform the father.
The failure of the local authorities
to locate the girl has resulted in his
determination to bring the matter to
the attention of the State and Federal
authorities. This morning he said
that he intended bringing the matter
to the attention of State Policeman
Frank Virel1i and make a request that
a number of alleged disorderly houses
be raided. He believes that his girl
has become the victim of white slav-
ers,'' saying that a man had informed
him that he knew a person who had
the girl in his power and who had
placed her in a disorderly resort. A
search is being made for the man
reported as having given this infor-
nation.
The girls brother, David Thomp-
son, Jr., of Albany, has come to
Bridgeport to join in the search and
made several trips through the old
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
Especial to The Farmer)

Fairfield, Oct. William Elliot
Phelps, 81, and Edna Bates Sieg, di-
vorced, both of New York city, came
to Fairfield yesterday afternoon Sc
cured the marriage license for which
they had made application last week
and were married by Justice of the
Peace, Leroy p. Beach at the Boyle
pharmacy.
Phelps who is a salesman for a
soda fountain concern to boost his
average with the boss requested that
the ceremony be performed behind
the Boyle fountain, which is one of
his company's; output. The request
was granted.
The couple came to Fairfield last
week and asked to be married at
once They were disappointed when
Town Clerk Joseph I. Flint inform
ed them that noa-residents must give
a five day notice before a license
could be secured. Giving the notice
they returned yesterday when the
time limit was up. The groom de-
clares that because of the two trips,
it is only a. semi-eIopment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
Mu|vihiII And Mead In Accord;
Friendly Relations Assured
Pending Decision Of Court
New Commissioner Takes Office And
Outgoing Member Of Board And
He Agree To Sit In With Other
Commissioners And Leave
Salary Intact

in the courts. The matter will be TAX
en- to the supreme court on reserva-
tion and as it involves only a question
Of law should be settled within a short
time. Messrs. Mu1vihil1 and Mead
have agreed to abide by the court 8
decision in the Hartford case.
Whoever wins will draw salary from
October I. In the negotiations Mr..
Mulvihil1 was represented by former
City Attorney Thomas M. CulIinan
while Attorney James A Marr ap-
peared for Judge Mead.
The contest for the Office is due to
the fact that the General Assembly
took no action the Mulvihiu ap-
pointment after it was made by Gov
ernor Baldwin. The Senate confirmed
it but the House did not. The legal
question involved concerns the point
of whether a vacancy existed, in the
eyes of the law, at the time Mr.. Null
vihil1 was appointed.
At the Algonquin club yesterday af-
ternoon Judge Mead was the guest of
honor at a dinner. Impromptu speeches
were made and Judge Mead explained
his position. Among those present
were former Mayor Frank E Clark,
Warren R. Briggs. County Sealer Thos.
j. Cunningham. George T. Mccarthy
and the commissioners.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01

tenderIoin district. His father reports
that one trip was made last week
and that conditions were found con-
vincing him that the reported clean
up has not been thorough. In one
place, the son reported, eight women
were found in one place. The father,
an early caller at police headquarters
today, wanted information as to the
search being made for his daughter
and also wanted to know as to why
any difference should be made be-
tween low resorts and those reported
as being of a so-called higher grade.
He says that he is going to push his
investigation and call the attention of
State officials to conditions found.
The girl was born in Scotland and
came to Bridgeport when she was 10
years old. The father says that he
knows of no reason why she should
have left relatives without a word and
refused to communicate with them.
He believes that she is being held
against her will and is determined to
bring those responsible to the front
and expose them. The definite time
that she disappeared, he does not
know as he supposed that she was
the Atlantic hotel until a call was
made as to why she had not been
home. Then, according to his story,
he was told that she had been gone
for some time and that it was re-
ported that she had been married.
At once suspicious that all was not
right, he started the search for her.
At first he did not desire publicity
and, for this reason, made little men
ton of it, thinking that he would be
able to locate her himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
Py Our STAFF Correspondents

CBy Our Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Oct. 1-CongreSsman
Jeremiah Donovan wins a double vic
tory in connection with the passage
in the House last night. 1t was an
nounced a few days ago in press re-
ports that the representative from the
Fourth Connecticut District had lost
in his fight for an increase from 40 to
As per cent. duty on fur felt hats, and
that the House had refused to concede
to the Senate rate of As per cent.
Following this announcement which
was signal for the member from
Connecticut to get busy not a. stone
was left unturned to change the rate.
Mr.. Donovan secured conferences with
Leader Underwood, and Hon Claude
Kitchin, the ranking member of, the
Ways and Means Committee, and with
Senators Hughes and Simmons. He
presented them figures showing that
there was an error in the census fig
ures which had been used in com
putting and the result is that he not
only got the House conferees of the
joint committee of the House and Sen
ate to accept the Senate's terms but
he got them to lower the duty on
fur used in making of the hats from
20 to 10 per cent.
Mr.. Donovan not only regained his
victory in the eleventh hour but gain
ed an extra concession that the mem
glad to give him when the figures
were laid before them.
In the face of the fact that the con-
ference committee had many schedules
that were considered of more nation
wide Importance than hats the feat OF
securing two changes, after it was
announced that the revenue on hats
would remain at 40 per cent. and fur
at 20 per cent, is even more than
the doughty member of Congress from
Fairfield county had dared to hope
for.
The publicity that was given the an
nouncement that the tariff conferees
had fixed the rate at 40 per cent. was
well staged by the press agents of
the Republican party who trying
to make it possible to give Hon. E. j.
Hill an excuse for running for the
Omitted States Senate. Immediately
after the announcement there appear
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
STRIKE ENDS AT
TEXTILE MILLS;
MEN GET DEMANDS

The strikers at the Salts Textile
Manufacturing Company who yester-
day morning walked out of the dye
house to a man have won their strike
according to authentic reports current
this morning. With a per cent. in
crease in their wages and the removal
of the straw bosses against whom
they protested they will return to
work at o'clock tomorrow morning.
This strike, which is one OF the most
successful and shortest in duration
recorded in this city, was conducted
entirely without the aid of organizers
and deIega tes.
A deputation of the strikers is said
to have waited upon Secretary F. c.
Stead and ice-President Kip this
and to have been received
courteously. Their grievances seemed
just and the demands granted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
ABOUT $500 WILL
BE PENALIZED FOR
BELATED TAX LISTS

Today was the last in which prop
erty owners might file sworn lists of
their taxable property with the asses
sors. Those property owners who
failed to file their lists before O'Clock
this afternoon, will be assessed an ad-
ditfonal 10 per cent. Up to noon to-
day the assessors had received the
lists of 1921 tax payers. It was ex-
pected that about 300 more would file
their lists before the closing time. Last
year the assessors books showed that
there were T11,087 tax payers in the
city.
The assessors estimate that there
are 500 more tax payers this year than
there were last year. On a, rough eS-
innate they think there will be about
1,500 tax payers who will not file their
lists and against whom this 10. per
cent. penalty will be levied.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01

An amicabIe agreement regarding
the office of county commissioner to
which former Mayor Denis Mulvihill
was appointed by Governor Baldwin
was reached this morning by Mr..
MulvihilI and Commissioner Whitman
s. Mead of Greenwich, who claims to
be a holdover in the position. Mr..
MulvihilPs term of office began to-
day and in order to qualify he was
sworn in by Clerk Havi1and of the
superior court with whom he als,,
fled a bond of $4,000. Then he
went to the commissioners offices and
made a formal demand for the place.
All the proceedings were of
friendly nature and the terms of the
agreem ent were given out later.
Neither Mr.. Mulvihiu nor Judge
Mead will draw salary from October
1. They will not vote nor sign any
papers about the validity of which
there might be any question. Both
will visit the office and discuss bus
mess matters informally with the
other commissioners. But the ac-I
tive work will be done by Commits
sioncrs Pease and Brophy.
This condition will prevail until the
case in Hartford county, which is
identical with this has been decided
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
FIENDISH BOY
KILLS SEVEN
WITH AN AXE.
Murders His Employer, After
Quarrel, And Entire Family,
Except That He Spares Four
Year Old Child.

Nantes, France, Oct. IA crime of
incredible savagery was committed,
yesterday, by a boy Is years old, who.
with axe murdered seven persons
in the village of iagen-LandreaU
in the department of the Loire-Infer-
iur.
The boy, Marcel Redureau was en-
ployed a, vine cutter. He and his
employer, Georges Mabft, were pressing
grapes together, last evening, when
a discussion arose between them. Re-
bureau became angry, seized an enor-
nous axe and with a single blow sew
cred Mabit's throat, killing him in
stantIy.
The young murderer then entered
his employers house holding his for
midable weapon, dripping with blood,
in his hand. He dashed up to Nine.
NIabit and s1ashed her throat till she
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
SNEAK THIEF LOOTS
ARCADE HOTEL TILL

Daylight burglarizfng of the Arcade
hotels money drawer yesterday with
n reported loss of S22 is occupying the
attention OF detectives today
Manager Frank z. S. Munger re-
ports that he left the desk for only
short time. that being about 4:3o
o'clock when he went into a corner
u get a drink from the water cool
e- As he turned to return he noted
someone leaving the desk but thought
II was simply a travelling man after
his grip. Only the mans back was
seen
"A few minutes later he noted the
money drawer partially open and a
roll OF bills missing. There was no
time for the visitor to get at the sill
var
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
lBRTGCS & CALDWELL
NEW ARCHITECT FIRM

Architect Warren r. Briggs an
nounced today that Edward E. Cald-
well of New York had purchased a
half interest in the business. In the
future the firm will be known as
Briggs & Caldwell Mr. Caldwell is a
graduate OF the University of Penn
Eylvania- He afterward studied for
Etx years In New York and has wide
experience In the metropolis, where
he has since been located. The firm
will retain the present quarters in
the Security building Architect
Briggs is one OF the best known men
n his profession and has designed
some OF the show buildings of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01

was dead and then killed servant in
the same way.
Still with his dripping axe in his
hand, the boy proceeded to another
room where he dispatched his en-
ployer's mother in a similar way and
then followed this deed by killing
three Of Mabit's children who were
sleeping in the same chamber. For
some unknown reason he spared a
fourth child, aged 4, lying by their
side.& After the series or crimes Re
bureau went to bed and slept until
this morning, up to which time the
bodies had not been discovered by the
village police
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
LiquOr Dealers Will
Consider Election Day
Law At Special Meeting

The Bridgeport Liquor Dealers as
sociation will meet tomorrow after
noon in Hibernian hall to consider the
question of closing on the special
election day, next Monday. The as
sociation has received word that the
New Haven dealers intend to keep
open on that day. Most of the mem
bers of the Bridgeport association are
of the opinion that the new statute
gives them the right to keep open
that day
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
SEEK STOLEN TEAM.

The Bridgeport police department
has been requested to be on the look
out for John McNally's horse and bug
gy, reported as having been stolen
from in front of his house at Stam-
ford last night. A man wearing a cap
and jumper is said to have been seen
jumping into the buggy and driving
off. The horse is described as a bay
and the buggy as having high running
gear with shafts recently covered with
leather in places.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

Edward Phelan and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Combs, and jerome Phe-
ian returned Sunday after a delishtfui
tour of two weeks through the south
in Edward Phelans new Locomobile.
They 81 ent a week in Washington. d.
c.. and returning, visited Gettysburg.
where they Inspected the famous bat
t.eground, and further north visited
other points of interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
RUGGLEs BACK AT POST

Doorman E. L. Ruggles of the Third
Precinct Police station, who has been
off duty for the past month owing
to a fractured ankle, is able to be
about and was a caller at headquar-
ters today. 1t is expected that it
will be another month before he is
able to discard the crutches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

A marriage license was issued today
to Frank D. Lyman, SO, a store man
ager of Montreal, Can, and Ethel s.
Wilson. at home. It will be the sec
ond marriage for the prospective
groom, who is a widower A marriage
license was also issued to Thomas Mo
lonsky. 80, a retired business man, and
Ann Moran, "a. at home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
DRIVES PRONG OF PITCH
FORK THROUGH HAND

Going into the cellar of his home at
285 Capitol avenue this afternoon with
a pitch fork i'll his hand, Thomas Will
lis, IS years old, slipped and fell, one
of the prongs going through the palm
of his right hand. AT the emergency
hospital, DR. William H Curley gave
him surgical attention.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-01
'@GET THE HABIT

Read the Want Ads. in The
Farmer classified columns
there's some good opportunities
in .sFor Sales" and ITO Rents
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THE WEATHER

Iain tonight; clearing, cooler
tomorrow
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24
Futures opened easier.
HAYWARD G. cLARK's
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 24-The recov-
cry in the market was evidently on a
false basis as it vanished faster than it
appeared. The sudden cessation in spot
demand yesterday either shows that I'M
covered January needs are small, or that
the revival of demand was based on the
idea that reaction was due after a drop
of l cent in the market.
Liverpool came in weak this morning
with futures 15 TO 16 lower against to 8
lower due. Spots 20 points down. Sales
1000 baes Gables attribute weakness
principally to unfavorable political devel-
opments. 1t seems that peace is not yet
fact and disappointment and uncertain
ty may further delay mill demand and
cause weakness in spot circles.
First trades here at decline of 10
points. The market steadied on support,
probably furnished to moderate the de-
cline on profit taking by shorts and on
straddle operations. 1t will be noticed
that our markets have lately shown the
greatest steadness during the first hour
when Liverpool is still open. This is due
to the reversal of Straddles. Selling in
Liverpool and buying on our side New
York reported support by the bull lead
ers, particularly in the March position.
Trading is contracts settled around 12c
for May and the market is quiet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-24


CHICAGO Jan. 24.-Wheat showed sur
prlslng strength this morning with prices
ranging from "a to &c higher The cables
were lower, worlds shipments are ex-
pected TO show good increase, but the
poltlcal situation abroad was till some
what unsettled. Shorts were the buyers.
Northwestern receipts were smaller than
a week ago, but larger than a year ago.
The visible supply in that country is
double that of a week ago at 1850 600
puShels. There was a better continental
demand for wheat
Corn was unchanged to Ac lower on
continued rains in Argentine and the
ments this week were $3.50 90 bushels
and the visible supply there was 3,35, 900
bushels.
oats were stronger at the opening, but
eased off later, with the last sales at 33%
may and 33%c July.
Provisions were easier with hogs
When the shorts in wheat attempted to
offerings very small, owing to the con-
tinued cables on the unsettled political
situation abroad. and they were obliged
10 pay high prices all around. Final
prices were lac to Ssc better. and con-
siderable strength was displayed Ex-
port clearanCes of breadstuffs for the
week We're the largest on the crop at
bushels for like period last year The
Modern Miller was particularly bearish
on crop prospects in the Southwest
Corn closed unchanged to &c and Ac
higher
oats showed gains of Bc to &c
provisions were up sharply on covering
by shorts and good investment demand
Cash sales were wheat 5000 bushels,
corn 100000 bushels and oats 1855, 600
bushels.