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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
FIREBUG BRAINS
 UNDER ARREST

New York, March 1.-Charged with being the ''brains' of one of the most notorious bands of firebugs ever operating in America, John DanieS, keeper of a roadhouse in the Bronx. was, today, committed to jail for 30 days by Magistrate Levy in the Gen. ter street police court to await the arrival of extradition papers from Chicago Danies denounced his ar rest outrage, declaring he had never been in Chicago and that the affidavits filed there were perjuries.
 Assistant District Attorney Furth man of Chicago, filed in court copies of six indictments returned by the Cook county grand jury. He pronis- ed to get extradition papers i1nmedi ateIy.
 Danies and his wife both insisted, today, they could prove that on the date mentioned in the Chicago indict- ments he actually wRs in his estab- Iishment in the Bronx.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
MONEY TRUST
 PROBE LATER Congressman Glass 10 Follow Work of Pujo
 Committee NrgInian's Report Will Outline the New Democratic GurTell-
 cy Program

washington, March Tt will prob ably be up to Representative Glass, of Virginia to follow up the Puto com mittee's majority finding that there is money trust It was generally be- Heved here. today, that the Virginia Congressman would head the banking and currency committee of the new House, Pujo retires, March 4. Glass has conferred at length with President elect Wilson and is believed to have received the new executives orders as to currency reforrn-which reform it is known Wilson regards as second only to readjustment of the tariff in importance
 Today Glass stated that an "in- termediate,' report of his sub-commit- tee, which has been investigating the A1drich currency plan and general banking reforms, was being prepared The Glass report is to supplement that of the Pujo subcommittee in outIin- ing the new Democratic currency pro- gram.
 The Pujo and Glass reports are to be the superstruct cture upon which early legislation will be founded Rep resentative Glass stated, today, that he would probably have some bills prepared by April 1, ready for subnis- sion to the extra session.
 'The committee, some of us at least, propose to answer on the floor the eXLraVaganC criticism and un- founded charges that have been re- gently made in the House. We could not do it with good grace until the report was submitted. Now we pro- pose to reta1iate.''
 Just three days of life, today, con- fronted the two model bills presented with the majority report Officially the bills f'die'' when the present Con- gress adjourns. They were auto natical1y referred back to the bank ing committ@t1le whole committee, not the Pujo subdivision.
 It will be necessary to re-introd1ce the bills in the next Congress - One of the Pujo bills which pro- poses general and radical amend alent of the banking laws is directly within the province of the Glass sub commit tee It recommends reforms, such as incorporation of clearing houses, pro- hibitfon, of private banks from re- ceiving deposits of interstate corpora tions, forcing clearing houses to give membership to any state institution and denying authority of banks through clearing houses organization or other concerted action to fix dis count collection of interest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
CAMERON AND BOHEN LOSE BY 3 TOT
Interesting Developments Come to Light AteT Star Chamber Session of Board When Ten Men Are Appointed to Form Company for New Engine House Thomas BOhsl Alderman Walkers Candidate Is Tuned
 Down As "unfF" After Passing Phys
 iCaI Examination

Fire Commissioner John H. Tague today is looking around for a likely young man to nominate for the fire department, following the rejection last night by the board of two appn- cants whose candidates he fathered. Archie Cameron, an Eleventh district worker for the Walker-RusseII faction of the Democratic party was turned down by the board because of his failure to pass the prescribed physical examination. Thomas J. O'Leary, of 561 Arctic street, was named to the place originally planned for Cameron
 The surprise of the meeting was the rejection of Thomas Bohen, a bar tender, whom Alderman D. F. Walk CT favored for an appointment. Bohen passed the physical examination, but was rejected as unfit" The vote on his case was three to one. Commis- sioner Tague voting for his appoint ment, it is understood. Commissioner Tague also voted for Cameron, who was rejected by the same vote
 No one was appointed to the place that Bohen was to fill. Commissioner Tague will probably present name before the new Engine 10 Co. goes into commission next Saturday.
 The Farmer last evening exclusive Iy printed the list of names from which appointments were made. The appointmen of Bohen was regarded as certain yesterday afternoon, and friends of the candidate were greatly surprised today when they heard of his rejection.
 The men appointed are:
 Theodore Wendt, civil engineer, 64 Maple avenue.
 John A. Smith, Union Typwriter Co.,, 336 Hanover streA.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

Sidney L. Bray. Peck and Ianes O, 422 Park street.
 H. D. Sunderland sa1Ss Textile CO, l32 Nichols street
 D. J. Crennin, M. LAvsry. 7o41 Barr mum avenue.
 D. J. Donahue, Borden's CoudsnBsd Milk Co.,, 569 Arctic street.
 William Pramulsa, Crane Valve Co., 145 Church street.
 Thomas J. O'Leary, Bordsn'g Con- densed MIX Co.,, 561 Arctic street pany of America, 25s hadison ave nue.
 G. H. Baker, Singer MauuRacsurfug Co.,, 417 Park street. parEe
 The commissioners maintained tho greatest secrecy about the meeting which was called for 5 o'clock yaa- terday afternoon. The session lasted two hours and was conducted behind closed doors. When Clerk D. C. Hai1 briefly made public the appointments of the commissioners, ''somsthfug started
 Everybody interested in the appoint ments knew early last evening what had been done by the commfssiouera- To say there was some surprise aE the rejection of Cameron and Bobsu is putting it rather lightly. One Of these men, it is said, had already or- dered his uniform, so certain were the assurances given him that he would be appointed.
 The commissioners wouldn't talk about the appointments and re5ec- tions. They were about the only ones interested who didn't have something to say on the matter. At City Han it was the one topic of conversation among officials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
TAFT IS OPPOSED TO INDEPENDENCE
 FOR PHILIPPINES

New York, March Ion the eve of his retirement from office, President Taft, in a signed article in the New York Tribune, today, reiterated his arguments against Philippine inde- pendence and declared the sugges- tion was dangerous, unwise, ill-con- and inadvisable''
 f'I am glad to make one more ap- peal for the little brown brother of the Philippines wrote the President. ''It is no more possible to contemplate the proposition to grant independence to the Philippines now or at any specific time without suspicion that a selfish desire to escape responsibility constitutes a, large part of the inn polling motive than it is to contem- plate the indulgent father who inn poses like responsibilities on an im- mature son."
 The President reviewed at length his experiences in the islands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
QUIT MAIL-0RDER
 BRIDE TO RETURN
 TO HIS OWN WIFE
Nearly a I,ynching for Rec reant Bridegroom As He
 Forsakes Inamorita

Love, trial marriage, a fight with the woman he had gained through mar riage journals, and sensational chase and capture by automobile af- morning brought Steve Jocob, 343 Bostwick avenue, in a police cell to await trial upon charge of assault.
 Steve has twice been married. He has a -year-old-daughter, Margaret, the police learn, cared for by Steve Wargo, a saloon keeper on Howard avenue. Some weeks ago he left his second wife, who resides in New York and coming to Bridgeport decided he would find a, wife of his ideals In serting advertisement in a New York marriage journal he was replied to by Mrs. Esther -Marasis, whose husband been convicted of a felony in that state eight months ago. and whom she later heard was dead. The woman invited to Bridgeport, was in duced to reside in the lodging house at 345 Bostwick avenue, where Jocob became acquainted with her house keeping ability.
 Today, strong love for his still un- divorced wife, overcame him and packing a grip he started to join her His mail order bride-to-be objected and as a result he is alleged to have slapped her face and started down Bostwick avenue towards State sareet She pursued impIoring him to return and finally calling for the police. Jocob. dropping his grip as many pedestrians tried to overtake him, ran like a Comanche Indian As he turned into State street followed by an augmented crowd, Charity Inspec- tor Alexander Marrissey attracted by cries of Stop Thief,'' etc., followed by automobile until at the Fairfield avenue viaduct, Jocob having dis tanced all those who would have over taken him on foot, and attempting to evade the auto by climbing the viaduct was dragged into the machine by Morrissey who hearing the complaint of assault against him, ha1ed accuser and accused to the Third Precinct station. Mrs Marasis will appear against him in the city court Mon day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
DRAUGRTSMAN IS FOUND DEAD IN BED

William H. Eek, apparently 8 man of deep learning, who has been em- ployed as draughtsmaE for some months past in both the Locomobf1e and Bryant Electric factories. was found dead in bed at 1O6O State street Patrolman John Cody. who heard the rumor upon the street, investigated and reported the case at Police head quarters.
 Eek, who formerly lived at Z79 Lafayette street had been living at tho last address with n family named Lyons for but few weeks. He has apparently been suffering with a heart affection.
 Medical Examiner s. M. Garlfclr who was called to the scene stated that papers in the pockets of the de- ceased indicated that he was probably inventor, that he evidently had no relatives in this country and that ho may have formerly lived in Germany. Permission was given to remove tho remains to the morgue in the hope that someone may claim the body. Am effort will be made by the autnorftfca to establish communication with Ene dead mans friends or family abroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
.$7,OOO VERDICT
 FOR MANICURE Miss BrOdie Was Permanently Injured When Thrown From
 Trolley Car

A jury in the civil superior court yesterday afternoon awarded Mary F. Brodie, a Shelton manicure, a verdict of $7,00O against the Connecticut Co. Miss Brodie sued for $2O,O00 claiming she was permanently injured as a re- suit of a fall from a trolley car which started too suddenly. The jury was out all day and Miss Brodie was un- der such a strain that she swooned af- ter the verdict was announced. IL was the largest verdict given in this county in many years.
 It was learned this morning that one juror held up the other Il and insisted that Miss Brodie was not en- titled to any damages. The jury went out at o'clock Thursday afternoon and it was yesterday afternoon when the verdict was finally returned. The jury was excused over Thursday night and was given time for lunch yester- day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
TAFT'S VETO
 IS OVERRULED
 BY CONGRESS
Webb Bill Becomes Law Without Signature of the
 Executive

Washington, March 1-For the hrBe time in his administration, President Taft's veto of measure Wes over ruled by Congress, today, when ths House agreed with the Senate's ao- tion, yesterday, and over wheImfnsIy voted to enact the Webb bill without the Presidents signature.
 President Taft vetoed the bill on the ground that it was unconstftutfoua1 because it granted the states power over interstate shipments of liquor from wet into dry states. ThS Senate promptly voted to enact it over his disaprpova1 64 to z5. The House, today, voted likewise, 244 to 55.
 The Webb bill, therefore, now be- comes a law without Executive ap- provaL
 Only two times in the last IS ysaru has Congress overridden an EEscU- tive'e disapprova1. Scores of times during the Taft administration at- tempts to this end have been made but they have always failed up to today. The most recent failure to pass a bill over the veto was the Burnett Dillingham; immigration measure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
SEEK TEACHERS
 FROM OUT CITY
Dr. Van Sickle Wants One-Thnd of Staff
 Imported
Expert Investigator Says Corps Should Not Be All Local
 AppOinteeS

One-third of the public school teaching corps should be appointees from out of town. That is one of the recommendations to be made to the Board of Education by pr. James H. Van Sickle, of Springfield, Mass, in the report of his recent investigation of educational conditions here. Dr. Van Sickle'S report is now in the hands of N. W. Bishop, chairman of the uD-committee of the board, and will be formally submitted at the next meeting.
 pr. van Sickle doesn't find any ser ious fault with the training methods in vogue at the Normal school here. He believes. however, that the tmpor- tation of teachers will stimulate Bridgeport appointees to their best eff forts in school work. One-third of the staff, at least, he recommneds should be imported to this end.
 Bridgeport has to go out of town occasionally now for teachers but the proportion of local appointees is in the vast majority, school officials say.
 Dr. Van Sickle, in his report, also criticizes conditions obtaining at the High school. His criticism is direct ed st the lack of sufficient quarters necessary to provide a real high school education. He says the admin istration of the school is as good as it can be under existing physical cir cumstances- The new high school should relieve this condition, he be- lieves. pr. Van Sickle also recom- unends that in the proposed new school, the manual training depart ment be kept distinct from the new building.
 supt. c. W. Deane. in his recom- mendation to Architect James Gam ble Rogers, urged that provision be made for training school workshops. Members Of the board objected to this, and the matter was left to the archf- tect- pr. Van Sickle's report backs up the stand taken by several mem b@rg on thig point.
 The methods of teaching history in the public schools is scored by Dr. Van Sickle. He tears into the meth 0ds now in vogue as unsatisfactory and makes commendations that. he says, will give pupils an education in history. The report commends methods pursued generally in the teaching of other grade school stud 1eS.
 The overcg0wding of schools. as has been stated heretofore, is another con- dition dealt. with by pr. Van Sickle. He urges that the size of class rooms be cut down so that the average class under one teacher will approximate S5 pupils. New school rooms will be needed, and needed at once. he says, to satisfactorily remedy this condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

 FOR GERMANY'S
 ARMY AND NAVY

Berlin, March 1.-The Cologne Ga sette, today, is authority for the state ment that the Reichstag will meet in extraordinary summer session, to take up the work of enIarging the German army and navy. It is rumored that a special war tax will be levied to pro- vide funds for the increase.
 Apparently convinced that the triple entente, England, France and Russia, are preparing to unite against Ger many, the German gOvernm ent is credited with plans to break all rec ords in military preparations It is said an appropriation of $25O,O0O, 900 will be asked.
 A high parsonage close to the Kais- CT was quoted as saying:
 ssThe year 1S13 was a year of sacri- Aces. Let 1918 also be as the tim nes gre equally grave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
HEADS BROKEN
 IN STRIKE RIOT Pitched Battle in Heart of B0St0n'S Business
 Section Today Strikers, Breakers and Police in General Fight with
 Crowd JeeTing

Boston. March Two strikers were arrested, a number of heads were broken and a riot call brought out a large squad of reserves when pickets Of the United Garment Makers Union and strike breakers, today, engaged in ., pitched battle at the heart of the downtown district. Antabloa Mar celli and Giovanni Corangelo were ar rested, the former charged with as- sault and the latter with disturbing the peace
 The rioting started when Angelo Palombier, a strikebreaker, attempt ed to get out of a taxicab to enter the Scott Clothing Company's store and was immediately surrounded by a jeering crowd of pickets, who sud denly jumped upon him and gen. eral fight between police, strikers and Btrikebreakrs ensued.
 Fhe same evil which menaced the thousands of girl strikers in New York-white slavery-appeared, today, in the strike of over 5000 ladies' gar ment workers. Several men and women known as white slavers visit ed one of the halls where the girls were congregated and offered many of them transportation to other cit ies and promised wonderful positions. They were promptly elected and an appeal will be made to the police for protection according to Miss Jo- sephine Casey, who was a leader in the New York strike and who is lead ing the strike here.
 Although a strong picket line was formed in the affected district, this morning, there was also large po- lice detail on duty and there were nc disorders. Miss Casey, today, pre- dicted that several thousand more workers would walk out before night
 Miss Gertrude Barnun, daughter of a Chicago judge, who was prominent in the strike in New York, is expected here, today or tomorrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
VERDICT OF FIRST DEGREE FOR MURDER
 OF LITTLE GIRL

Pittsburg, March First degree murder was the verdict against Ed ward Exler, charged with the assault and murder of 12-year-Old Lillian SchadIe, last Thanksgiving eve. when the jury returned a verdict, today,af CT having been out all night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
PAINT FEM ALL RED

Washington, March 1.-"Paint 'em all red," was the order sent through out the country, today, by Postmaster eneraI Hitchcock. The order refers to mail wagons, mail boxes and all out door equipment of the service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
R E AD

The Farmer Help Wanted Ads. They offer good op- portunities for
 GOOD POSITIONS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
THE WEATHER

Rain or snow, followed by clearing, colder tomorrow
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-18
(Copyright.)

HE spirit Of Christ
mas was every
where. In the great
house on the hill,
Bridget, the cook,
emboldened by that
spirit, had come up
from her domain
and stood in the
doorway of the
drawing room with
one large, red hand
extended.
II was afther
f1ndin' this in the
turkey, num- she
said. "It might and
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-18
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zS1s 80 - a2gWSS
Like a Fairy Picture.

time if you had just seen the-turkey
girl
"Pretty?" Godfrey's tone was in.
different.
so much so that I had fairly to
drag jim away when I took him with
me to select our turkey"
Perhaps" Godfrey suggested
meekly, "it would make the girls
Christmas more happy if the stone
happened to be hers and was return
ed to her.
'Your Christmas spirit Is very com
mendable,' Mary put in dryly.
Godfrey laughed and took the stone
from his mother. "Where is this tur,
key farm Sis?"
con the old farm road-you can't
miss it,
Nor did Godfrey miss the little farm
that stood like a fairy picture among
groves of fir trees. The tiny cottage
end out5uildings were of pure white
! and with their heavy thatch of snow
there among the crystal hung
branches of giant fir trees that were
wonderful. Godfrey felt like q tres.
passer in the realm of fairies.
The impression was not withdrawn
when the door of the cottage swung
open. The Fairy Queen stood there,
but she was not the sprite-like vision OF
dreams; instead, she was the embodi
ment Of life and thrills and joy. God,
frey was decidedly Disconnected, but
the girls smile, together with heI
words, drew him within the tiny cot
tage. Outside all was white; inside
all was suffused by the red glow from
an open fire.
The girls gentle voice broke God
frey's very evident confusion
did you want to inquire about tur
koys?" She motioned him to the big
lrw chair by the fire. In so doing
! Godfrey caught sight of her left hand
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-18


it might not be anything"
The family, busy on ladders and
chairs, with Christmas greens, turned
questioning eyes on Bridget.
What is it, Bridget?" Mrs. Stone
humored the cook.
"A bit of purple glass with some
pictures on it, mum" Bridget having
done her duty returned to her realms
below
"What is it, mater?" Godfrey Stone
asked lazily.
After a moment of close inspection,
by the window, Mrs. Stone spoke in
tones of excitement.
"iit is rare amethyst with an ini-
tial engraved on it,"
Il scent mystery!" laughed her
son, rising to inspect the stone. ."The
initial is r. Does your butcher hap.
pen to-"
ooh, mamma, is this the turkey you
got from the farm l told you of?
chimed in the eldest daughter "be.
cause if it is--we could easily trace
the owner of the stone. Godfrey can
run over today
'Not on your life! Christmas Eve
is not the day to chase around all the
turkey farms in the village"
His sisters eye twinkled. "You
would be out of the house by this
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-30
Rouqh TRAINING at Eton.

Early in the last century many boys
at Eton. England, had to undergo a
rough training. An old Etonian who
left the school in 1884 describes his
experiences there as worse than that
of many inmates of a workhouse or
Jail. To get up at on freezing win
ter mornings; to sweep their own
floors and make their own beds; to go
two by two to the pump for scanty
wash; to eat no mouthful of food until
a. M; to live on an endless round of
mutton, potatoes and beer, none of
them too plentiful or too good; to sleep
in dismal cell without chair or table
such was the lot of boys whose par
ents could not afford to pay for pri-
vate room. Some of these underwent
privations that might have broken
down cabin boy and would be thought
inhuman If inflicted on galley slave"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-30

of the trap by dushing upon the Off
GERS in front or work to the left and
finally take them in the rear.
We solved the difficulty by sending
one man back to the post for re-en-
forcements. while we held the Indians
with our fire. When the new troops
came up we drove the Indians off
and got the women and children and
wounded officers safely out of 1t. 1t
was generally conceded that Sergeant
Larkins had put up the best fight OF
any one officer or enlisted man. The
colonel recommended him for promo
ton, and then the secret came out that
he had not only got commission. but
had got Miss Bell. But the best part
of 1t was that Larkins was worth half
million ia his own right.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-30
lnterstellar Space.

That interstellar space Is not abso-
lutte void, but is partly filed with par
ticles of matter, however small or in
visible, is the theory that an Ameri-
can astronomer has evolved through
the study of comets.
His theory is based upon the fact
that all bodies fall at the same rate
in vacuum, but in the open air light
er bodies are retarded by friction and
fall at slower rate. If interstellar
space were a vacuum all stars, COM
cts and planets would keep the same
relative position and speed. But If 1t
were not a vacuum the lighter celestial
bodies, such as comets. would tend to
be retarded by friction and fall be-
hind the larger and denser bodies.
This retarding would be most no.
ticeable at the part Of the comets
orbit which is farthest from the sun,
and the comet would tend to change
it's movement at this point and as
sumo an individual direction. This
hypothesis seems to be borne out by
his observations.-P Mechanics.