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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
OLYMPIC HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
 REGENT CRASH

London, April 5-The Court of Ap- pea1s today dismissed the appeal brought by the White Star Steamship D line against the decision of the Ad- nairalty court which found on Decem- Der 19, last, that the pilot of the liner Olympic was to blame for the coIlis- ion with the British cruiser Hawke off the Isle of Wright on September 20.
 The Court of Appeals confirmed the lower courts Judgment that the Olym- pic had been rightly held responsible for the collision which she could have avoided almost up to the last mo ment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Irene Wren entertained small party of friends at tea at her State street home, this afternoon, in honor Of her guest, Miss Dolores Cans, of Baltimore. Mrs Kenneth w. McNeil and Mrs. John A. Rusling, Jr., poured while Miss Marguerite Bishop and Miss Sara Curtis served. This even ing there will be a. small dancing par ty.
 pr. and Mrs. William H. Lewis will celebrate their golden wedding ami versaTy on Tuesday next, in the rec tory of St. Johns Episcopal church on Park avenue where amidst a bow will gather to wish them continued happiness.
 The Criterion club held it's annual ball at the Stratfield, last night. A larg enumber attended and all voted preceded the dance. The patronesses were Mrs. William Nothnagle, Mrs. Elrnore J. HawIey and Mrs. Elsie M. Sprague. The reception committee was Earl W. Russell, Frank H. Stans- field, Roland G. Lane, Francis D. B. Nothnagle, Howard A. Ayre, Frank V. Damtoft, Edwin F. Washburn, Adam Hugo, Fred R. Christensen.
 Miss RachelIe Pickett entertained at tea. yesterday afternoon in Fairfield in honor of Miss Ruth BriStol of Stratford Among those present were Miss Agnes Bishop, Miss Bessie Wort man. Miss Natalie Newman, Miss Marion HubbeIl Miss Christine Wells, Miss Arlene Curtis, Miss Marjorie Sil- Hman, Miss Mabel Pickett, Miss Mary Beardsley, Miss Nina Aufford and Mrs. c. H. Hill.
 The annual meeting of the Bridge port Automobile Club will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The nominating committee will submit the following names: President, F. T. Sta Lles; vice president, Ralph M. Sperry; secretary, H. M. Lyon; treasurer, l.. B. Powe; governors for two years, H. F. Henshaw, G. w. Fairchild, H. H. DeLoss, Dr. H. S. Miles, A. L. De- Laney, A w. Robinson, P. c. Spargo. w. F. Wheeler and J. Windsor Far ist.
 Mrs Frederick H. Stevens gave a tea at her apartments in The Judson, yesterday afternoon, for her daugh- ter, Beatrice Candee Stevens. Re ceiving with Miss Stevens were her cousins, Misses Georgia Smith and Louise Bogart of New Haven, and also Miss Martha Warehouse of New Haven. A number of Miss Stevens young friends attended and all had an enjoyable afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
AVALANCHE IN ALPS

Rome, April 5-Two hundred labor CTS and others working on the F'urIxa Pass across the Alps were bIockaded yesterday by an avalanche near Do modossola. Some of them are re- ported to have died from exposure and the possibility of reScuing the remain der is doubtful. A spell of cold weather set in today throughout Italy. Snow fell during the night on Vesu- ViuS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
CHINESE SOLDIERS
 CLASH WITH PIRATES

Hong Kong, China, April 5.-In a sharp encounter with a band of pir- ates on the West River, today, a force of Chinese soldiers and customs of hcers shot one and captured six pir- ates. The remainder of the band fed An imm ense quantity of loot was re- covered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05

class at St. Georges is also a large one, 16 in number.
 Bishop Brewster will be the guest of Dr. William H. Lewis, rector of St. Johns during the forenoon, and in the afternoon and evening will be entertained at the home of Rev. Hen ry B. Kelly, rector of St Georges church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
BURNED TO DEATH IN
 STEEL WORKS EXPLO LOSION

Pittsburgh, April 5-Three men were burned to death and two others prob ably fatally injured in an explosion, today, at the Homestead Steel Works of the United States Steel Corpora tion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss.s DRORATE COURT.

DIsTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss., PROBATE COURT.
 February 27th, 1913. Estate of Andrew Ekstrom, late Of the town of Bridgeport in said Dis trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 JOHN J. PULLMAN U s% Administrators.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
COP SHOT AND KILLED

Lexington, N C., April 5-J. M. Garland, a policeman, was shot and instantly killed from ambush, yes- terday, by Lee Ford, who returned re- centIy from Texas. The cause for the shooting it not known Ford is in jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT ss.s PROBATE COURT.

DTSTRICT OF BFtIDNTEFOFOL ss's PROBATE COURT.
 March 29th, 1913. Estate of James Noonan, late of the town of Bridgeport in said District de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exI1ibi+ their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their ac- counts, properly attested, within said time. will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 CATHERINE NOONAN,
 Administratrix,
 176 Hurd avenue, IT E s*p Bridgeport, Conn.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
CLEANEASY.

CLEANEASY. THE BEST HAND
 SOAP.
 Guaranteed not to fnJure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust, Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cenIA Manufactured by Wm. R. Wiun. 24A EtraIford Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05
"E PRErTTEsr FACE

 and the most beautiful hands are of. ten dishgured by an 1nsightIy wart It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and 1se Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-05

1u~<naax Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
PARIS PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE RIOTING MAY

PARIS, April 30.--Fearing May day
rioting and labor and socialist dis
turbances such as are witnessed in
more o. less violent form at the cor
responding period every year, the au-
thorities today completed arrange
ren;s to have 10000 troops and pa-
lice ready to be called out for action
at a moments notice tomorrow.
Every May Paris presents the ap-
Pearanoe Of city under siege, all "a
bon organizations declaring a holiday.
The socialists and revo1utionists en-
deavor to parade the streets and hold
fiery demonstrations in the public
squares, though forbidden to do so by
the police authorities. Anarchists in
great numbers, with their red flags
in the front, march en- masse, or at
least try to do so, to Pere Lachaise
and other cemeteries where comrades
lie buried. and there attempt speech
making and other demonstration to
which the authorities object Social
ist demonstrations against the pro-
posed three-year army service sys-
tenn are expected. and the military
this afternoon was established in all
public places and in the main streets
to prevent anti-military speeches and
other similar disturbances.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
DELTA Roy MAKES GOOD
WITH NATIONAL LEAGuERS

One of the coming pitchers Of the
baseball world. and a present phe-
nomenon, Is Tom seaton. Of the Philn-
delphia Nationals Although Seaton
has been in the big leagues but very
short time, he has been one Of the
big stumbling blocks to all the op-
ponents OF the Phillies 80 far He
has participated in three games this
season, IN ore Of which he pitched a
? to 2, is-inninR, called On account
Of darkness games against the New
York Nationals, He twirled against
Tesreau, in whom the Giants incested
fortune, and against Wiltse. He
has also won two to 0 games against
Brooklyn.
Seaton is brother Of I. X. Sea-
ton Of Delta. He not only has a
masterful control of the bail, but has
fielded an almost perfect perccntags
so far, and has brought the fhor-
sands Of spectators TO their feet with
some Of lis spectacular stopg and as
sists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
10th ANNIvERSARY OF
LOUISIANA PURCHASE

ST. LOUIS, April 3o.-One hun
dred and ten years ago today the
treaty between the United States and
France by which this country came
into possession Of the vast territory
in the middle west, known as the
Louisiana purchase. was signed. In
commemoration of that event which
gave to the United States a country
larger than many of the great powers
of Europe, and in memory Of Thomas
jefferson, through whose efforts
mainly, the purchase was made, fed
eral and state officials gathered here
today to witness the dedication Of the
half million dollar jefferson memorial
and the unveiing of the Jefferson
statue in Forest park.
Promptly at 2 o'clock this after
noon, in the memorial rotuuda, Miss
Bessie Bankhead of Pike county and
Miss Julia Eppes of jefferson City,
lineal descendants of the great Amer
lean, pulled the slender cords and
loosed the great sheet Of cloth, ex-
posing to view the heroic marble fig-
ure, seated, nine feet high, and said
to be the largest marble statue in
the United States. Karl Bitter was
the sculptor.
The dedication ceremonies will be
followed tomorrow by the formal OPP
ening of the magnificent new quar-
ters of the Missouri Historical So
ciety in the Memorial building. The
ceremonies today We're attended by
hundreds of the delegates and visitors
to the Fourth American Peace cor
gress which formally opens its ses-
sions tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01

FIGHTING
SUFFRAGE

LONDON, April so.-By order Of
theh home office Scotland Yard de-
teetives raided the suffragette head
quarters here today and eoniiscated
thousands Of books, records and docu-
ments. Seven suffragettes who OBJ
jected were arrested.
Evidently it is the governments in
tention to permanently disrupt the
suffragette organization.
Simultaneously with the govern
menfs action suffragettes at New
castle-on-Tyne discovered there. that
their headquarters had been foreibly
entered and the furniture smashed.
Papers and documents are missing,
The women believe the police are re-
sponsible. Militants denounced the
police action.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
CALIFoRNIAs PRErTIEsT GIRL.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3o.-Cali
fornia is to know today the name of
its most beautiful girl. The world
is later to revel in her beauty when
her picture appears on posters ad-
vertising the Portola festival soon to
be held in the city of San Francisco.
These posters VIII be sent to all cor
ners of the globe, and when visitors
come here to the festival they will
be given the honor Of beholding the
original-unless some importunate
suitor captures her and carries her
off before the festival opens.
Six weeks ago the committee in
charge of the festival hung up
purse of 500 for a picture of the
prettiest girl in the state. The COM
mittee wanted her likeness to embel-
lish the poster. Photographs came in
thicker than applications to President
Wilson for jobs. For many days the
judges scanned the array Of glorious
California maiden pulchritude. The
selection of the most beautiful girl
was as difficult as choosing the pret-
test baby at church fair with the
proud mammas standing about. How
ever, a choice was made and Cali
fornia's girlhood from Imperial val
ley to the Oregon line, and from the
Sierras to Golden Gate awaited her
came today 1t is possible the second
choice will be made queen of the fes-
tival to be held here Oct. % to %.
An interesting phase of the case has
been the receipt of hundreds of let
ters from lonesome swains asking that
they be telegraphed the beauteous
maiden's name and address as soon
as the name is made public, that they
may wire proposals of marriage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01

cheer he had so long chilled - his
ehase Of the golden god The gip. m
tribe hnds no place on Ninth street.
Joys flourish in vast numbers there
And as if to elinch Ninth streets ab.
solute claim to being the Bowery of
Washington. there is located on It
the one theatcr in the district which
n1akes a speciality of that grand opera
of the hard workers melodrnma.
The saloons of course there are
lots of them--have pictures Of prize
fighters and race horses and famous
wrstelers Of bygone times Some Of
these pictures are garish in every
way; some are rare old woodcuts that
are worth more money. perhaps, than
the owners realize or they wouldn't
be hung carelessly in the windows or
over the dust exhuding stoves in the
back rooms The stores have ghast-
~, staring eyed dummies standing
outside and the cigar stores actually
show fine cut chewing tobacco in the
show windows. Some Of the stores,
the business Of which does not jus.
tify so vast an outlay as the pur.
chase of a dummy are run on the $50
licitor' system, and in clear weather
or foul if you forget yourself to
loiter near one Of this kind, you will
be strenuously importuned to go in
and look over the stocks by plead
ing, half-bullying merchant who prob
abb started life across seas.
Later at night, Ninth street loses
some Of its carefree air bonhomie,
The laughter grows a little maudliu.
Lights flicker out, and It becomes
street Of darkness and shade, wear
ing the jaunty aspect that Is seen on
the diners in its cafes
Wen, Ninth street, at night takes
on a vastly different aspect 1t does
not become gloomy but the atmos-
phere Is not SO pleasant. However,
this side of Ninth streets personality
and the street sure has person
ality only mars, not destroys It's hap
Ply, early evening mood.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
NATURAL RESOURCES ARE
BEING DISSIPATED

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April Co.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, vice pres
ident Of the United States under Pres
ident Roosevelt, is today recognized
as Indiana's greatest conservation
ist, particularly Of forests and re-
fOrestization In fact, the people of
Indiana believe Charles Warren Fair
banks has usurped the place of Gift
ford Pinchot in the matter Of conser-
vation. Politics, Fairbanks laughing
ly admits, has been put behind him
long ago and far away" Democrats
cattishIy say that they understand
this in view of the small pickin's''
for n Republican in Indiana for the
last five years-but they conceded him
his leadership in conservation reforms.
The former vice president was
chiefly instrumental in having the
Democratic legislature pass two pet
laws declaring the third Friday Of
every April Arbor day and encour-
aging the acquisition of municipal
parks and state forest reservations.
His whole time, aside from his vast
business interests, Is given up to
spreading his kind Of propaganda.
he is ready to drop business and talk
it any time and anywhere, and though
he still keeps well informed on po-
litical doings, he will drops politics
like hot iron to discuss his ia
vcrite hobby, conservation.
"No spendthrift ever dissipated his
patrimony more wrecklessly than we
have been scattering and wasting our
natural bounties,' declared the ex-
vice president today 1--WE are not
morally free to do with them as we
like. We must use them so as to
satisfy our reasonable present neces-
stiles and then transmit them not
only updiminished, but strengthed, il
possible. to those who shall come aft
er us, for they are merely commit
ted to our keeping for the term Of our
lives. They are trust left with
US for our children and our children's
children.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
ODD FELLOWS SOCIETY
is % YEARS OLD TONIGHT

ST LOUIS, April 80 -Ninety-four
years ago tonight the Odd Fellows
order wns founded and 1000 menu
bers will gather to celebrate the event
at bgnquet this evening. G. A. Ke-
lair Of San Antonio, grandsire Odd
-Ir'low ssf~tss-wopl.i,-v VIII be the-gsest
Of honor Prominent Odd Fellows
from all over the United States will
attend.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
AT TEMPT
TO MURDER
WOMAN
United Press

United Press
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, April 30,
Mrs. Nora Barnum believes an at
tempt to kill her occurred last night
when a dynamite bomb was droppe
into her bedroom after she had re-
tired. A portion Of the chimney wa
aislodged by the rock with which the
bomb was weight This awakened the
woman who notified the marshal.
The police do not connect the bomb
with the explosion at the Bacon home
Monday. Bacon, who was dangerous
y injured when his wife and step
daughter were killed, is still in a pre-
carious condition.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
MEUSER
HONORED
BY ALL

The Presbyterian church proved far
too small to accommodate the large
circle of friends who assembled there
this afternoon at 2:3O to pay their
last tribute Of respect to the memory
Of the late John Meuser. In the vast
congregation there were men and wo-
men who had known the deceased in
school days and the bond Of friend
ship had grown stronger with the
years. The city council Of which he
had been an able and honored mem-
Der for the past two years was pres
ent in a body and acted as honorary
pail bearers. Several hundred mem
bers of the Elks, Red Men and Mac
cabee lodges were present to join in
the public demonstration of respect
for their late lamented brother. From
each of these bodies the pail bearers
were chosen. A quartette of Elks
assisted with the music. There we're
scores Of friends who had been with
him in his official life, each feeling
that with his death they had lost a
personal friend.
The beautiful easket was covered
and surrounded with magnificent flo
raj offerings, each expressing in its
own way the esteem in which the de-
parted one was held and each SEEM
ing to put forth an effort to bring
comfort to the loved ones in their
deep bereavement.
In an impressive voice, touched with
emotion, Rev Mr. Crozier, delivered
a comforting message, which had for
its central thought Psalms 39-l Most
beautifully he pictured the briefness
Of the longest parting of mortals.
An obituary notice former part Of
the service. Briefly stated this was
his life. He was born in Decorah,
Iowa, Dec. &, 1869 He came to Du-
range Oct. II, 1881, with his mother
and brothers and sister, his father
having preceded them. He attended
the first school established in this city,
private institution conducted by
Mrs Martha Ballard, and subsequent
ly was pupil at the Longfellow
school, building that has since been
destroyed by fire. After the death of
his father in 1888 he went to work
and served in various capacities in
Durango mercantile houses and later
was deputy sheriff Of La Plata county
for several years. In 1907 he was ap-
pointed district clerk by Judge Pike,
serving the six years Of his term.
Two years ago he was elected alder
man from the Fourth ward. May IL,
1911, he married Miss Jessie Camp
bell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Campbell.
His life was one of toll, hard con
sistent and unremitting toll. What
ever the task before him, he brought
to bear upon it the best mastery
Hence the success which crowned his
efforts. Few men were ever more
devoted TO their family and few ever
brought more happiness to them.
Beneath an exterior of reserve he
was charitable, hospitable and kind
hearted and one who placed the well
fare of his loved ones far above his
own
When the Elks conducted services
at the grave according to their ritual
every word Of the impressive cere-
mony breathed the sadness of his pass
ing.
John Meuser will be missed by his
townsmen in every walk of life, but
the burden Of the terrible sorrow is
upon his wife, mother, brothers and
! sisters. May they find comfort in
his honorable and upright life.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
GOVERNMENT POSTOFFICE
SYSTEM HAS BIRTHDAY

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 30
The postoffice and navy departments
today celebrated their birthdays One
hundred and fifteen years ago today
the navy department had its incep-
tion in legislation enacted by con-
gress, while 1902 years ago today con
gress passed the bill creating a gen
eral postoffice here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
WHAT A CANDIDATE LEARNED

After the last election defeated
candidate was seized with AN attack
Of literary eczema which resulted in
the following effusiop: (Due apollo
gies to Walt Mason.)
My days were strenuous with work;
] tried to lift and never shirk. But
in the fullness OF my years the tempt
er whispered in my ears, and begged
that should run the race for com.
missioner or some such place. And
so yielded to my fate, and came
forth as candidate. The night Gf
election day, when all my friends had
had their say, might this message
promuleate; the people that opposed
my race have brought me into deep
disgrace; find that Pm a fiend an-
loosed; robbed a widows chicken
roost, ard stole an orphans Easter
egg, and swiped a soldiers wooden
leg. | biiked heather Of his joss,
and later kidnapped Charlie Ross; I
learned with something like alarm
that designed the Guinness farm,
and also with excessive grief that
the black hand cohorts call me chief.
l thought myself decent man.
whose record ali the world might
scan, but nov alas, too late, see,
that all the depth Of infamy have
soiled me with thdif reekiug shame;
and 50 it's time TO quit the game.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
TO
INTRODUCE
AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 3o.-
Chairman Thomas OF the senate suf-
frage committee, declared report
favoring national woman suffrage
through a constitutional amendment
would be made to the senate after the
tariff bill is disposed of.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
CONGRESS
CONSIDERS
STEEL. RATE
United Press

United Press
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 30
The house this afternoon considered
the steel schedule of the tariff bill,
Palmer of Pennsylvania assisting I'M
derwood in the defense. Twenty-foar
pages thus far Of the schedule have
been finished and Republicans have
failed to change single word
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-05-01
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES
REFUSE RISKS IN MISSOURI

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 30
Ten fire insurance companies doing
business in Missouri today, through
their local agents, suspended writing
new insurance on account of the re-
peal of the Oliver rating law by the
last legislature. Seven other COM
panies previously withdrew from the
state.