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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
CONTRACTORS HIT
AT SCHOOL BOARD
Have Grievance Over Manner of
Advertising for Excava-
ting Bids

Contractors of the city are express
ing rather uncompIimentary views to-
day on the methods pursued by the
Board of Education in calling for bids
school site. The contractors base
their "kick'' on two important things
in connection with the work:
First. the proposals have been ad-
vertised in only one Bridgeport paper.
Second, the time, (untiI D. m.
Monday is entirely too short for con-
tractors to submit honest bids for the
work.
One contractor, who has done ex-
tensive work for previous administra-
tions, called the attention of The Far
mer today to what he and other con-
tractors termed ''unfairness'' in adver-
Atis1ng for the bids.
f'The Board Of Education through
one of its subcommittee wants con-
tractors to prepare their bids for this
work with scarcely any notice. Last
night the proposals were advertised
in one paper. Later in the evening,
I met with several other contractors,
and I, who had seen the advertise
ment, was the only one acquainted
with the fact that the work would be
begun soon. All the other contractors
six in number-had not read the
paper in which the advertisement ap-
peared and their first knowledge of it
came from me.
''Then, again, the time for prepar-
ing bids is too short. Contractors got
notice of the request for bids at the
close of the working day yesterday.
Today is a holiday. Tomorrow is q
half holiday, and of course, there is
no work Sunday. And the bids have
to be in the hands of the Board of
Education by o'clock Monday after
noon.
'"The contractors with whom talk
ed last night are highly indignant, and
righteously so, over this manner of
administering city affairs. There is no
sense of justice in the methods pur-
sued and such affairs lead to un-
pleasant and unsavory remarks about
the Board of Education
The Farmer prints the advertise
ment in another column of today's is
sue and it will also appear in The
Farmer tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
STARVATION VICTIM
ONCE PROSPERED HERE

The identity of the aged victim of
starvation and exposure who was
found in an old boiler on Housatonic
avenue, Wednesday morning, and died
in ST. Vincent's hospital without re-
covering consciousness, has practical
ly been made certain by visitors at the
city rnorgue today. They are positive
that he is James Rowe, one of a we'll
to-do family, which has disappeared
one by one during the past fifty years,
so that it is not believed any remain
in Bridgeport to claim and bury the
body. One sister is still thought TO
be alive in Brooklyn, but her where
abouts has not been ascertained.
James Rowe years ago worked for
his father who ran a, large livery and
harness establishment in the city's
center. He later branched out for
himself but did not prosper. For the
past ten years he has been a familiar
figure in the impoverished section of
the city and as not even the old
homestead which once stood at the
corner of Park avenue and West Lib
erty street remains. the closing chap
ter of a once prominent family is
likely to be recorded by the burying
in the Potter's field of the last male
descendant loyal to the city of his
birth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
PETTY BILL LEADS
TO LONG LITIGATION

A little bill of $3.50 for painting
and papering several rooms in a house
owned by Henry Hamilton of this
city, has blossomed into full grown
suit which started in a justice court
and now had been taken on appeal TO
the civil court of common pleas
Morris Schwartz of this city is the
painter who brought the action. But
the defendant came right back with a
counter claim for $50. She said
Schwartz demanded 50 more than his
original price or he wouldn't paint the
kitchen. The additional coin was re-
fused and thereupon Schwartz is ac-
cused of breaking into the premises
and continuing the work. The work
was done so poorly, Mrs. Hamilton
says, that the paper began to come of.
She further alleges that Schwartz
assaulted her "and mauled her with
his arms and mouth" At another
time Schwartz broke two shutters and
a pane of glass, the complaint states
Justice George Kane found for
Schwartz to recover $15.20 damages
and STATS costs. From this the de-
fendant appealed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
Terrific Storm Takes
Toll OF Human Lives
HACKETT UNDER
HORSES HOOFS
Detective Sergeant Is Painfully
Hurt Jumping for Trolley
Car

While attempting to catch a north
bound trolley car on Main street this
afternoon Detective Sergeant Peter
Hackett, caught between car and
passing hack was thrown beneath the
horse and painfully If not seriously in
1ured. He was removed to his 1odg-
ings at 557 Main street.
Sergeant Hackett having just finish
ed his dinner observed the approach
of a car from his doorway. A cab
belonging to Hickey Brothers was ap-
preaching parallel to it. The detec-
tive is said to have attempted to board
the forward steps as the shafts of the
vehicle caught in his clothing. He
was pulled from the step and fell be-
meath the hoofs of the frightened ami
NAL.
The horse fell upon his PROSTATE
body, but scrambled to his feet badly
lacerating the officers right foot as
well as almost tearing his overcoat
from his body. Pedestrians grabbed
the horse by the bride and forced
him back before the wheels could pass
over the victim of the accident, who
was conveyed to his home and assist
ed to bed.
At the home this afternoon it was
said that full diagnosis of his injuries
had not been made but it was beIiev-
ed they would prove merely superb
cial
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
LOCAL INSURANCE
employees BENEFIT
BY PENSION PLAN

Officials in charge of the local Of
fee of the Travellers Insurance Go.
have just been informed of a pension
plan inaugurated by the company
which will be of great benefit to it's
employees. President S. C. Durham
from his office in Hartford has sent
out notices that according to rule
adopted. March 10, ali employees after
three years of service will be given
$500 insurance free. This amount will
be Increased 500 each year until the
maximum of S2,5o0 is reached.
Any person who has been employed
by the company for five years may
be retired upon half pay if he is dis
abIed by sickness, accident or any
other cause for which he is not re-
sponsible. There are nine male en-
ployes in the local office who will re-
ceive the benefit of this plan and also
two girl stenographers. They are very
enthusiastic about the fine treatment
given them by the company
This pension plan is practically the
same as that employed by the Bell
Telephone Co, the International Har-
vester Co. and the National Cash Reg
lister Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
EASTER BONNET
is DOOMED BY
WEATHER man

The cruel weather man, from his
perch above Washington, D. c., to-
day, croakeda evil prophesies that bode
i'll for Madame's New Easter bonnet
and her new spring suit after the var
ious Balkan styles. Aftef chuckling
over his little yellow kilograms from
all over the country, the weather man
rubbed his hands in glee and pro-
nounced the likelihood of doom for
Easter finery as follows:
THE terrific wind and rain storm
now central over northern Indiana iB
coming east and it is followed by a.
cold wave unprecedented at this time
of the year. While. the cold wave
may not reach the east in all its Sc
verify, tomorrow and probably sun
day will be marked by rain through
out the east with probably steadily
falling temperature While the rain
may be over by the time for the Eas-
ter parade, Sunday, the day will be
comparatively cold and probably
windy"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
SPRING POET is
AGAIN viii US
If You Don't Believe II. Just
Read What appears
Herewith

There's runior af1oat, that a lady
Of fote who formerly dwelt in our city,
has inherited coin, in fact. money to
'fboin''% That's the theme of the fol-
lowing ditty:
Sing song of millions,
A sait case full of scads;
(Our editor declares that this should
Be among the ''ads''.)
A circus riders just been left
A fortune, by her aunt.
They say she's tried to count it
But it's so large that she can't.
She's clever, young and beautiful
The fortune was her due.
If she should like, I'd marry her,
Q'm good at counting, too.)
The advertising manager
Won't let me name the show,
But as it lives in Bridgeport
Half the year, you ought to know.
The lady's name is Wirth, May Wirtn,
I wish that I could win her,
But-Holy smoke, it's half past twelve,
I must go home to dinner.
New Yorkese for burn
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
LAD STRUCK BY
AUTO MAY DIE
Oh auffeur Arrested
When Police Make
Investigation
Say Driver Was On Wrong Side
of Street When Gar Hit
CyCIiSt

Confusion of direction and apparent
ignorance on the part of the auto
mobilist of. the traffic regulations,
today, caused probably fatal injuries
to sixteen year old Paul Gefrovich,
Jr., OF 101 Dewey street who was
twice struck by the radiator of a four
passenger touring car owned and
driven by Frank Simon, 472 Bostwick
avenue, and afterwards hurled be-
meath the heavy machine which pass
ed completely over his body.
At press hour the Gefrovich boy
was still in the operating room at
St. Vincent's hospital, where it was
said that in addition to a fracture
OF the skull, other injuries had been
sustained which might result in death
at any moment.
Simon, who is a milk dealer is un-
der arrest at police headquarters,
technically charged with violation of
Section IL of the automobile laws
which relates to driving in reckless
manner. Bonds have not as yet been
fixed and It is said that should the
boy die a charge of mans1aughter
may be lodged against the driver of
the car.
According to Thomas p Dwyer, a
fireman attached to No. engine. who
was a witness ito the accident, Simons
shortly before noon today at a fair
rate Of speed approaching Bostwick
avenue The Gefrovich boy was rid
ing a bicycle west on the same street.
Simons instead Of continuing upon the
right hand side of State street until
he arrived at Bostwick avenue and
then indicating his proposed turn, cut
across from the right hand to the left
hand side of state street and swung
quickly into Bostwdck avenue, towards
the north
Gefrovich first started to sway to
the left, became undecided and put
directly in front of the car which had
also increased its speed to escape hit
ting him. The boy was struck by the
radiator Of the car and thrown up
wards distance of two feet, again
falling to the hood and rolling under
the front wheel. The car passed over
the prostrate body before it could be
stopped
DR.. T. L. Ellis who was returning
to his home at 3S2 west avenue, was
one who stopped to ascertain the cause
of the crowd which had collected.
He put the injured boy into his ma
chine and hurried him to the emer-
gency hospital, where it was at once
seen he was seriously injured, and
immediate transfer was made to ST.
Vincent's- hospital.
Simons followed DR.. Ellis to police
headquarters where he gave his YER
sion of the accident to Supt. Birming-
ham and Assistant Prosecutor Red
den An immediate visit to the scene
was made and statements of witnesses
taken, after which Simons was held
pending fixing Of bail by the court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
FIREMEN WORK IN
SILENCE NEXT ROOM
TO NEW BORN BABE
Fight Flames Quietly So AS Not
to Disturb Mother and
Child

The fire department was called out
at 10 o'clock this morning to extin-
guish a fire at 180-182 French street
where a blaze had been discovered on
q back stairway. The firenen extin-
guished the blaze with chemical and
tiptoed about in their work as Mrs.
Fraik S. Staples, who had recently be-
come a mother lay in another part of
the house with her child a few hours
old, and was not aware that there was
a fire in the house.
The fremen were obliged to rip
down plastering and they proceeded
as carefully with the work as band
of burglars. The damage will not ex-
ceed $40.
The cause of the fire is believed to
have been spontaneous combustion
from cloth used in cleaning a stove.
The building is owned by F. S. Staples
and tenanted by the Staples family
and the family of Patrick McQueeney.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
POLICEMAN FIRES
ON 4 CRACKSMEN

While ringing up his call to the
second precinct station at 4:15 this
morning PatroInan Edward Daley OBJ
served four well grown youths at
tempting to pry the lock from tool
shanty near the corner of Stratford
avenue and Read street, where many
new buildings are in course of con-
struction. He tried to creep upon
them unawares, but they took flight
before he could get within reach, and
ran down towards the viaduct. As
they were gaining distance at the
tracks, the officer drew his revolver
and fired four shots in the air, in the
hope that they would surrender Not
so, according to his report, as they
ran all the faster and were soon lost
in the fog.
There have been m any minor breaks
about the city during the last week
and a. close watch is being kept by
the night patrol for such suspects
An accurate description of the men,
furnished by Patrolnan Daley elicit
ed favorable comment today from
Supt. Birmingham.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
Formal Announcement of InDOr-
tdnt Change Is Expected In
Banking Circles
NEW INSTITUTION
WOULD HAVE OVER
MILLION SURPLUS
Manufacturers and OtherInterests
Believe Such an Institution
Would Be Material Aid to
Local Industries

Bankers and business men are talk
ing of the possible merger of the Pc
quonnock National Bank and the
Bridgeport Trust Co., making the
largest financial institution in the city
with capital and surplus Of 1880, 600 or
$500. 900.
Although nothing has been brought
before the directors of either inStitu-
tfon, those interested are said to feel
the need of a larger trust company in
Bridgeport, and are quietly working
to bring the consolidation about, as
the contention Is made that Bridge
ports banking institutions have not
grown as a whole in COMPARISON with
the growth Of the city.
Hartford the third city in the State
in population, with its vast insurance
company interests and millions of
money pouring into it, has vast bank
ing resources that this city could
hardly hope to have The total CAP
ite1ization and surplus of the ten
banks and trust companies in Hart
ford is nearly $4,000, 900, while the six
institutions in Bridgeport have less
than $4,000 Hartford has four
banks with over 81, 600, 600 capital and
surplus. while Bridgeport has but one
the F7rs&-Bridgeport National Bank
The Bridgeport National Bank
is the result of a. merger between the
First Na4ional and the Bridgeport Ma
tfoua1 Bank and was brought about in
order that some of the citySs largest
manufacturing plants could be accom-
mo-datsd at one institution, as the
banking laws do not permit a. bank to
loan q greater sum to one borrower
than ten per cent OF cap5tmI ancf SUR
paus-
President p. w. Wren of the Pc
c51nornock National Bank said today:
ct know nothing about a merger OF
me Pequonnock Bank and the Bridge
port Trust Co..
Cashier Frederick w. HalI of the
Peouonnock National Bank said:
There has been nothing concerning
the matter that has come before our
board offaciaI1y."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
CHEERFUL IN
HER JAIL CELL
Message of Admiral
Eat0n's Widow to
Her Daughter
Don't Worry About Me, It Will
Come Out All Right" Woman
Charged With Murder Writes

Plymouth. Mass, March 21.-The
grand jury will convene in separate
session here at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, to consider the case of Mrs.
Joseph G.. Eaton, who was arrested
charged with the murder by poison
ing of her husband. Read Admiral
Eaton.
This became known, today, when
Sheriff Henry S. Porter, who is in
charge of the jail where the widow
is confined, received instructions from
District Attorney Barker to make the
necessary preparation.
From her room in the county Jail,
Mrs. Eaton sent a cheerful message,
this morning, to her daughter by her
first marriage, Miss Dorothy Aims
worth. The prisoner wrote:
IT want to tell you all not to worry
about me. Don't cry and take on over
it for it will all come out all right IN
a few days. Look after mother and
don't allow her to become excited and
be sure to take care of everything on
the place.
Mrs Eaton. had learned that her
mother, Mrs. s.%George Harrison, who is
i'll at the Eaton home in Norwel. was
suffering intensely because of the
shock Of her daughters arrest.
The widow herself appears optimis-
tic, today, and accustomed herself to a
routine of jail life without complaint
All that she asked was to be allowed
to do work or have some other exer-
else.
ST have always been very active
woman she said, "and cannot stand
inactivity
In conversation with the natron.
Mrs. Eaton said that she did not ex-
pect to be confined more than few
days. She was given no work but was
permitted to exercise IN the corridor
under the eye of the matron. She
spent the greater part Of the fore
noon writing letters TO friends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
SPRING BLOWS IN
ON SCHEDULE TIME

Spring, the season when the sap be-
gins to mount in the trees and in the
spring poets, arrived at ten minutes
after midnight this morning. That is
the official time set for its debut, ac-
cording to the ye1low-colored almanac
that hangs behind the kitchen clock.
The day proved, too, that the spring
season has arrived, and baImy wealth
er was the offering of Prof. Moore, the
well-known atmospherical king.
Signs of spring sprouted all along
the line today. Book advertise
m ents came from nowhere; the new
est spring millinery was on parade on
the street; your Uncle Abe gave many
pink tickets and odd moneys in ex-
change for overcoats that had done
yeoman service; Gene McCann an
nounced the signing of two more play
eTs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
iPEOUONNOCK NATIONAL BANK
and BRIDGEPORT TRUST co.
ARE LIKELY TO CONSOLIDATE
Prof. Fine Urged
to Accept Post of
German Embassy

Washington, March 21-Prof. Henry
Burchard Fine has had under con-
sideration for more than week an
offer to be ambassador to Germany.
Prof Fine, who is now abroad, has
been cabled by close friends of Pres
ident Wilson urging that he accept
the post. No word has been received
from him, today, at the White House.
Prof. Fine was graduated from
Princeton in the class of 1892 and
was a member of the faculty while
Mr. Wilson was president of the Uni
versity. 1t is said that Prof. Fine
is undecided whether or not to ac-
cept the diplomatic post as he is be-
ing strongly urged for the presiden-
cy of Johns Hopkins University. He
is now on a leave of absence Of one
year. 1t is said some Princeton alum
nj brought Prof. Fines name forward
recently for the Berlin embassy and
the President promptly accepted the
suggestion.
Chairman William F. McCombs. of
the Democratic National committee,
had an engagement with the Presi-
dent, today, to give his final answer
to the offer to become ambassador to
France. Some Of the chairman'e clos
est friends confessed they did not
know what he would do
Definite announcements regarding
the offers of diplomatic posts to Chae.
w. Eliot. presiding emeritus of Har-
ward, and George w. Guthrie, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, Democratic State
Chairman, were expected. John r.
Mott, of Montcla1r, N. J., is reconsid-
ering his declination of the post of
minister to China.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
NO EVIDENCE TO
HOLD WOMAN

New York. March 21-Annie EasIey,
a nexress, arrested on the complaint
OF operatives of private detective
agency, charged with having attempt
ed to abduct Dora Podaloff, Is years
old. from boarding house here, was
discharged for lack of evidence, to-
day. by a magistrate. The Podaloff
sirI is a witness in Soloway arson
case in Waterbury, Conn.,, and was
being watched by the detectives en-
gagged by the prosecution Allegations
that the EasIey woman was attempt
ing to spirit her away were not borne
asuA Ia the court hsaTtnEE-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
STORM RAISES
CAIN WITH 200
TRUNK WIRES

New York, March 21.-The east and
west were severed, today, as effectual-
" as if a Chinese wall had sprung up
over night in the Mississippi and Ohio
river valleys Storms which ragged,
last night and early this morning,
caused one of the worst wire block
ades the telegraph and telephone COM
panies ever contended with
Chicago was on the west side of the
wall and communication between that
city and the east and south ceased at
a. m, after the 1inemen had made
q losing fight with the elements. At
that hour the companies said they
had lost every one of their zoo trunk
wires between Chicago and New York.
The farthest southwesterly point
that could be reached from New York
for time, today, was Memphis, Tenn,
and communication with that city was
possible only by roundabout means.
Wind and rain storms throughout the
south and the central west and a
series of sleet, rain and hail storms
south and east of Chicago were re-
sponsible for the situation. Where the
wind left wires still standing the sleet
finished the work by dragging them
down
Because the markets of the world
day. the wire blockade did not cause
as much Inconvenience to business
men
The storm was headed east and
shortly before noon trouble was re-
ported about Cleveland and Columbus,
O. In New York harbor the atrnos-
xheric conditions brought a heavy fog
that tied up shipping. Eight thou
sand passengers on ocean steamships
were waiting for clear weather so they
might reach this city
Sandusky, o., March 21-Two boats
are missing, one is on the rocks and
another is in distress in the sixty
mile gale that is sweeping Sandusky
Bay. today 1t is feared that six
or more men have been drowned.
Lifesavers have gone to the rescue
of six others who are in extreme
peril
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
REV. F. J. MURPHY GOES
TO GREENWICH PARISH

Rev Frederick J. Murphy, once To-
Gated in st. Augustine's church in
this city but lately pastor of ST.
Bridget's church, Manchester, has
been transferred to the pastorate of
a Catholic church in Greenwich Fa-
ther Murphy has been located in
Manchester for 16 years and before
then he served as curate in Water
bury, Bridgeport, Meriden and New
London He was ordained to the
priesthood. June, 1856.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
TRAP ROCK CONTRACT
WILL BE DIVIDED

The Board of Contract and Supply
will meet next week to award con-
tracts for the furnishing of 10000
tons of trap rock to the city. The
contracts will be worth 5000, ap-
proxinately. Two bidders, the Sykes
company and the Connecticut Trap
Rock Quarries, offered figures for the
contracts and it is believed that the
furnishing of the material will be
divided between these two concerns,
as was the case last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
HUSBAND DEAD, WIFE
DYING FROM WOUND

Augusta, Ne. March 21Edward
Hardy, the Spanish war veteran who
with his wife, Cora B. Hardy. were
shot in their home near the National
Soldiers Home at Togas, last night,
died today.
Mrs Hardy is not expected to re-
cover.
Frank Vannah, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home, who was accused by
Mrs. Hardy, is being held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-21
HELD IN $4,000
ON BIGAMY CHARGE

New London, March 21-Edward S.
Schwartz, of New York and CIeve-
land, was presented in police court
this morning, and pleaded not guilty
to a charge of bigamy. The case was
adjourned to March % and a bond of
Sc. 900 ordered. in default of which he
was locked up. Schwartz was re-
Gently -extradited from New York and
was brought here last night by Pa
troIman James D. Gaffney.