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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
TARIFF BILL
PASSES HOUSE
BY 254 TO IO3
Amendment to Cotton Futures
Tax May Force New Confer
ence, Delaying Senate Action.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Only final &C
ton by the Senate now stands between
the Underwood Tariff bill and approval
by President Wilson.
BY a vote of 254 to 1O3, the House of
Representatives adopted the confer
ence report on the tariff measure late
yesterday afternoon. Only four Demo-
Gratis voted against it-Broussard,
Morgan, and Lazaro of Louisiana and
Donohoe of Pennsylvania, who comes
from a Philadelphia manufacturing
district.
Three Republicans voted for the con-
ference report-Cary and Stafford of
Wisconsin and Manatan of Minneso-
ia. Three Progressives also lined up
on the same side-Kelly and Ripley
of Pennsylvania and Mcdonald OF
Michigan. Representative Kent of
California, who classes himself as an
independent, also voted for the meas
ure.
This vote gave the Endorsement of
the House to everything in the meas
ure except the cotton futures tax. Dis
cussion of this matter followed, and
after short but bitter fight Repre-
sentative Underwood succeeded in car
rying through the Smith-Lever amend
ment by a vote of III to ISL Demo-
Gratis and Republicans voted alike on
this without regard to party
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
STOCK EXCHANGE
BUSINESS FALLS
OFF DURING YEAR

New York, Oct. 1-Business on the
stock exchange for the nine months
of the calendar year ending yesterday
continued to show marked falling
off in comparison with the CORES
ponding period of 1912, despite the
greater activity and general price ad-
vances for the last few weeks. At
the close of yesterdays session, to-
tai of approximately 100000 shares
was recorded for the first three-q quar-
ters of the year while, bond sales ag-
gregated about 1882, 100000. These to-
tails represent a decrease of about 3D.
100000 shares and $165, 100000 in
bonds compared with the same per
iod last night.
To an extent, however, these figures
are considered misleading, for the
reason that under the policy of reform
inaugurated by the exchange early in
the year, the daily operations of the
past few months are believed to rep
resent more actual business than was
transacted in former years, when
manipulation often was of a fragrant
character
Brokers view the outlook as per-
haps more hopeful than prevailed
some months ago. This is indicated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
Night School Department
OF State Trade School
Open For Season Tonight

The night school department Of the
State Educational Shop opens tonight
The following COURSES are open Tor
men: mechanical drafting, architee-
tural drafting, machine resign plumb
ing, printing, machine work. tool
making, pattern making, cabinet max
ing, carpentry, shop mathematics and
blue print reading.
For women: beginners millinery
advanced millinery, plain sewing, fan
cy sewing, dressmaking and costume
design
The classes are in session from 1890
to $50. The yvomen's classes meet
at the Hat and Gown shop, As Wash
ington avenue and the classes for men
at the main school building, 222 John
street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
ELIAS HOWE POST
WILL KINDLE CAMP
FIRE TOMORROW

The entertainment committee of
Elias Howe post, No. 8, G. A. r., has
arranged big camp fire for Thurs
day evening. The members of the
Franklin Bartlett camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, N. w. Bishop camp, Spanish
War Veterans and the Citizens corps
attached to the post have been invited
to attend. Past chief
Alfred B. Beers and Past Adjutant
General Henry J. Seeley will describe
their experiences at the recent Nat
ional encampment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
PUBLICITY CLUB
HEARS MANY SPEAKERS

Members of the Publicity club Of
Bridgeport, held their first meeting
and dinner at the Algonquin club last
night. In the absence of President
s. H. Billiard, Vice-president Charles
d. Davis presided. Among the
speakers were E. T. Buckingham, w.
T. TreybauI, Carl o. Cyrus, Charles
a. Phelan, J. A. H. Robinson, w. H.
Baird, H. Leroy Ketcha1n, Neil Muir
head, r. T. Rock, Thomas Joyce, Ed
ward Phelan, John Adams and R.
Fred Durham.
Wife (p1eading1y) - I'm afraid,
Jack. you do not love me any more
anyway, not as well as you used to.
Husband-Why?
Wife-Because you always let me
get up to light the fire now.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES my love! Your
getting up to light the fire makes me
love you all the more.-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01

JAMES STAPLES & co.
BANKERS
1s9 STATE ST, Br1dgeport, Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01

F'rankel, the mtlItner,
F'rankel, the we'll known Main
street miIliner will close his place OF
business tomorrow the Jewish New
Year, opening for business Friday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
Notice

Rror 4or4--aeve0 wears Hre hase been
49, 10, So-r,rr 0T Main and John
Srr@@rE ~S5-e.eorT conn., and OuE
Tsrs~@eS Ns.0S- 80 seen established
there continuously. We have receAve0
and paid out on demand vlthout - -
eice millions Of dollars OF money u -
posted with rs and we cODt1nne ~
receive money subject to depos1ISE
shecHz Mt sight. on which we eHn0T
10 each ncrsouue monthly. We sohc1s
ahe accounts of individuals. bus1he N
men. inns and corporations, an" 49,
sshO want a bank account Uher9 SS
ran feposfe money checks or ormHtsS
and leave Il for one daY,oI1e week. ~.
month or one year. and draw ms ms -
an "a for reny time ft Is left with o..
We give 20 the business orr cat S
personal attention rs the OLDEST
of prIvate bankers In this Etate+
I'll. WATSON s. co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
YOUR BEDsPREADs
The Crawford LaundrY e.

FAIRFIELD AVE. AND COURTLAND ST
Phone 1920
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01

in the partial recovery of the price
of stock exchange seats from their
low price of the mid-year. Conser-
vatism is still the keynote, however.
and that attitude may be expected to
continue pending better understand
ing of the tariff, currency bill and
other potent factors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
FINANCIAL
1.-THE =
CORNER MAIN AND BANK STREETS
WHY TAKE THE RISK

OF leaving your vaIuabIes at your
home or office, where fire may con-
sumo them or burglars carry them
away? Give them positive protection
by placing them in our Fire and Bur-
glar Proof Vault.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-11
Prohibition at Juarez.

Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 10-The rebel commander at Juarez today issued an order imposing a penalty of death before a firing squad on anyone who violated or attempted to violate the prohibition law The penalty applies to those who attempt 10 purchase liquor as well as those who sell ii.
 The order, issued through the chief of police, says: Tt has come 10 the attention of the military authorities that merchants and saloon keepers have been selling liquor in violation of the prohibition law Notice is hereby given that any attempt to vio. late the law through purchase or sale will be punishable by execution before a firing squad
 Reports to rebel headquarters from the vicinity of Chihuahua said that section of inc country was quiet.
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REQUESTS MEXICAN CONGRESS TO GRANT HIM OlcTATORlAL
 POWERS IN DEPARTMENTS
ASKS FOR INTERIOR LOAN
Goverenor of Sinoloa Threatens to Ccnfiscate Property of Foreigners Unless Special War Levy Is Paid with Promptness.

Mexico City, Dec 1O-President Huerta has asked Congress again to vest him with full executive powers 10 conduct the affairs of the depart- ment of war, finance and interior. 4 bill to this effect was introduced in the chamber today The deputies had just approved a measure authorizing the Notation of an interior loan of 100. 900 pesos at , Der cent, to be issued immediately. This was to be the first of a series of five loans and if con .gress approves the presidents request for power over the finance department it will enable him to put out the re-
 maning four without further formal. ity
 While the country was without congress other than that in jail. Pres. 1 ident Huerta took to himself the arbi. trary dlctation of the country's poli- 1 cies.
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Still Hope for Peace

Washington. Dee. l0-'p ports from Mexico City that efforts were being made by an element in the present government to induce Gen. Huerta to negotiate an armistice with Gen. Car ranza. the constitutionalst leader. pending an election, revived interest considerably here tonight in the MeXi- can situation.
 State department officials were without adyices about it but werl keenly interested in possible deyelo e ments. There was a disposition in of- fcial quarters to doubt whether an election could be held in which the coifstitutionalists would agree to par ticipate unless Gen, Huerta withdraG from all connection with the govern ment at the Mexican capital. Tais fad previously been made plain to ths United States government, as one c, the things which the constitutionalists would insist on before they laid down their arms It was apparent, however, that Washington officials here would look with favor on any measure that would bring about a suspension of nos tilities.
 The attack on Tampico by the reb- els added today to the anxiety of the Washington administration about for eigners and their interests. Nothing was announced from the State Depart ment about conditions at Tampico, but the report that the rebel general had advised the removal of foreign resi- dents added gravity to the situation.
 The dispatch of British ships 10 Mexican waters occasioned no surprise to the State Department, as there had been previous indications through ol' fioial channels that there might he sent extra ships to look after British interests. At the Stae Department the was regarded as q natural act in emor- gencies sucA as might occur at Tam reported increase of British vessels pico and that vicinity.
 Officially it was stated That the nul- lifcation by the Mexican congress Of the last elections and the c2oniirma- tion of Huertas assumption of the pro yisional presidency, would not alter the policy of the Washington govern ment in it's determination not to rec ognize the Huerta regime
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ATTACKS SUFFRAGE LAW.
Chieagoan Brings Suit to Test Legal
 ity of Illinois Law.

Chicago. Dec. 10.-An attack on the woman's suffrage law, passed at the last session of the legislature, was made in a suit filed today against the board of election cfnmis/1ners by Wm J. Brown, as taxpayer.
 The suit asks an injunction to re strain the board from spending mon- ey for separate ballots for women and to prohibit women from voting penu- ing decision on the constitutionality of the law
 The bill charges that the city would be put to an expense of several hun dred thousand dollars for separate ballots and ballot boxes for the wom- en, and asserts voting by women would necessitate the redistricting of nearly all precincts, as the statute now provides that a precinct shall not number more than 300 votes.
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Dynamite Troop Train.

Mexico City, Dec. lo.-A federal troop train is said to have been dyna- mited north of Monterey and inc loss of life is said to he heavy. The train was on it's way to Nueyo Laredo to reinforce the garrison the"e. Four teen cars loaded with troops, it is said, succeeded in reaching Laredo in advance of the train which was blown up.
 An attack by rebels on a passenger train on the international Railway at Zerlucha near MOncloya, in the state of Coahuila, on December 6. resulIed in the killing Of six passengers and the wounding of others, according to delayed advices
 A work train, north bound from Monterrey on the Laredo branch, was forced to abandon repair work on ac' count of the presence of rebels Tn force along the National Railway
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INDUSTRIAL. SAFETY.
Nationwide Movement Resented bj
 American Workmen.

New York, Dee. 10.--The nation. wide movement for industrial safety is being resented by the American work man because he hears himself accused of the responsibility for most of the accidents. according to Dr. Lucian W. Cheney, of the Bureau of Labor Sta tistics of the United States Depart ment Of Labor, in an address here 10. day. Dr. Cheney defended American workmen. They are not the chance takers in the industries. he declared /; the real chance takers are the eru- r,oyrs.
 At the first annual conference of the American Museum of Safety, D.. Cheney urged that the workmen be properly encouraged to respond to the safety movement. We must stop this resentment,' he said, Tor tha whole movement will go on the rocks There is no inherent carelessness among worllmen. It is the conditions under which they work that make fo- accidents"
 The conference is to continue Thurs day and Friday and is being held in connection with the international eX- position of safety and sanitation.
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Yaouis Join Rebels.

Hermosiilo. Sonora, Mexico, Dec lo. Between i 800 and 2,oo0 Yaqui ln- dians were recruited today into the constitutionalist army at Maytorena' the insurgent base above Guaymas. The warriors, passive until three ot their chiefs decided to assist in the revolution are expected to be of great value in the projected campaigns against Guaymas and Mazatlan, the only two points on the northwest coast retained by the federal government
 It was reported here today that Mexican laborers are being forced ih- 10 the service by the federals at Quay mas. The regular federal force IS De- tween 2.0OO and 5000 men.
 Although the port of Guaymas re- mains open to boat traffic up and down the Gulf of California and the west coast, foodstuffs are becoming scarce refugees and deserters reaching the insurgent lines say. Conditions In Na 2atlan are said to be similar.
 Gen. Carranza issued a proclama tion today warning the bankers Of 50 nora to open their institutions, whlcn have closed since the state hat aho
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ed by the various lines will be con served better by not declaring at this time a dividend"
 Regarding the resumption of divi- dends, MT Elliott said:
 We are letting the future take care of itself"
 New Haven began paying dividends in 1879 and for twenty years thereafter maintained 10 per cent rate. In 1894 it fell to 9 per cent; in 1895 to & ner cent, which it continued until the early part of this year. when dividends were cut to per cent on the basis of lia per cent quarterly.
 "A new low record for the stock was made on tho local exchange today, when it fell 10 7lla, or less than one third of it's quoted price few years ago
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MYSTERIOUS JAIL CASE.
Man Confined Seventy Days Without a
 Charge Against Him.

Kansas City. Mo, Dec. 10.-Offcials at the county jail here found strang- CT is one of the cells today He had been a prisoner seventy days His name was not on the jail hooks, no warrant had been issued for him and there was no charge against him.
 Jail officials said they could not let him out, since. officially, they had no reason to believe he was in. So an attorney applied to the circuit court for a writ of habeas corpus, on which there will be a hearing tomorrow. The prisoner said his name was Thurman Hoskins, and so far as he knew, ne never committed a crime. He said ap officer arrested him and put him in the cell
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Threaten contiscation.

Mexico City, Dec. 10-The American charge daffaires, Nelson O'Shaugh- messy. recently notified Washington that the property of foreign residents in the state of Sinaloa was in immi- nent danger of confiscation by the fed eral authorities as far measure. The charge has received instructions to investigate the eonstitutionality of the ae and if he fiisis 1t is not sanctioned by law to register protest with the Mexican government.
 The conflscation of property has been~threatened in default of payment of a , per cent tax arbitrarily i'm posed by the government of Sinaloa, whose headquarters now is at Mazaf~ Ian, the only large city in the state still under government control. For eigners generally have appealed through their consuls to the diplomat ie corps in Mexico City. The French minister has reported to his govern. ment, asking for instructions; but the English and German ministers have advised their nationals at Mazatlan to pay the tax and profst. The Amer ican charge has prepared a memoran- dunn for presentation to senor Moheno. inc Mexican minister of foreign af- fairs.
 The order of the government re- quires the payment of tax on all real and personal property regardless of the nationality of the owner and warning is issued that unless the tax is paid by December IS eonhscation will be summary.
 Consular reports say the government explained that the levy was absolutely necessary to raise money for the payment of troops Two banks and several commercial houses already have closed their doors and the con dition of the people generally is be- coming desperate from lack of monay
 The acting head of the finance df- partment told the French minister tnss it was impossible for the central gov .ernment to interfere, as 1t would he an infringement of state rights. Asa said, however, he had telegraphed to the governor of Sinaloa suggesting moderation.
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LOPEZ STILL AT LARGE.
Officers Will Attempt to Cut Off Ban.
 dits Water Supply.

Bingham, Utah. Dec 1o.-Losing faith in their ability to starve him out quickly, and having failed to smoke him out, the sheriffs trying to capture Ralph Lopez, slayer of six men, de cided tonight to attempt to cut off his water supply in the Utah-Apex mine.
 With this plan in view q posse will be sen into the mine within the next few hours.
 Although the search of the mines ny underground workers were discontinu- ed on Monday, for fear of sacrificing more lives, the council of sheriffs de cided that to cut off his water supply would be risking another encounter with the deadly marksman.
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BOYS SAVED TRAIN.
After Preventing Wreck They Refuse
 to Give Names.

Anderson, Ind. Dec. 10.--TWo boys. one and the other 10, who modestly refused 10 give their names, saved Big Four passenger train No. 4S from a probably disastrous wreck just north of here today. The boys were taking a short cut along the railroad track on their way to school and found a rail sixteen inches out of place They knew the passenger train was about due and rushed down the track to meet it. took off their coats and from the middle of the track waved them until the engineer brought his train to a stop. Passengers from the coaches made up a large purse for the boys.
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WHEN CAMPAIGN GRAFT TESTI. McNY HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN
 NEW YORK STATE.
BREWERS ALSO GAVE FUNDS
Grand Jury Listens to Testimony Which Would Jsutify Indictment for Accepting Campaign Contributions from Corporations

New York, Dec 10.--The grand jury listened to evidence today tend ing to show that George M Palmer, chairman of the New York State Dem ocratic Committee accepted a cam paign contribution from a corporation, misdemeanor, punishable upon con yictiOn by q years imprisonment or Sl000 fine. or both. but took no action. It was understood that Dudley F. Van Wirt, the only witness called in the case today, furnished evidence which broadened the case to such an extent that the district attorney asked for an adjournment until tomorrow in or der to subpoenae more witnesses.
 Van Wirt, who is vice president of the Flood & Van Wrt Construction and Engineering Company of Hudson Falls, x. Y. which had $250,000 in state road contracts, was before the jury nearly three hours. He repeated testimony he gave yesterday at tGe John Doe inquiry that at the solicita- ton of Everett P. Fowler, he so.called Tammany bagman. had sent a $500 contribution to Palmer in behalf of his corporation and received back the can celled check therefor, endorsed with the signature of the state chairman. He was questioned at great length, however. it is said, in regard to other contributions which he testified at the John Doe proceedings he had sent to the Democratic State Committee.
 One of these was $l 800 contribu. ton. which he said was solicited from him by Wm ]. Morrissey a former desuty superintendent of public works in 1912, when he had a $320000 state contract, over which Morlissey had supervision. It was brought out, it was learned that Van Wirt later re ceiyed an additional contract of $40. GOO, on which his rate of profit was approximately equivalent to his $1,500 contribution. Van Wirt was closely questioned also, it is said, concerning a previous $2,000 contribution, which he said he sent to the Democratic State Committee.
 The Jury also heard Leo C. Doran, e secretary of former Highway Com missioner c. Gordon Deel as a wit ness in the case which the district attorney has presented to the jury against Thomas Hassett,. Hassett, who was accused by Madison k. Ald- rich of Poughkeepsie of soliciting a s1 ,5O0 bribe from him, has returned to New York from the West Indies. Several other witnesses in Hassett's case were on hand, but the jury did not reach them.
 John A. Hennessy, former Gov. Sul- zer's graft investigator, who has dug up much of the evidence in the pres ent inquiry, tonight promised to pro duce another ''bagman," who has, he declares, collected S250060 in unre
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FLOODS sUBsIDING.
erazos River Has Spent It's Force and
 ls Falling.

Houston, Texas, Dec. 10.-FHe Era EOS river flood has practically spen, itself tonight, although some small towns in the rivers delta were still overfowed. By morning the stream was expected to be falling throuehout it's entire length.
 Thousands of tents and blankets were rushed into the river bottoms from Bryan south, for icy rain today added greatly to the sufferings Of big camps of negroes. Tobacco was a leading item in the supplies for these camps
 Gov. 0. B. Colqultt who has been trying to reach the capital at Austin for a week, was still here tonight, put general resumption of railroad service was expected within a day or two.
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SUFFRAGE REFUSED.
Canadian Premier Refuses to Submit
 Bill to Parliament.

Victoria, D. C.. Dec. 10-In reply to a large deputatlon of women who call ed upon him today, Sir Richard Me Bride refused their request for the introduction of a suffrage bill by the government of British Columbia. He suggested that the question should have 10 be brought in by prite mem Der
 The premier said he feared that if women got the vote they soon would sit in parliament and it would be req. sonable to suppose that some time they would form woman's party and thus attempt to run the affairs of the country.
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ported campaign contributions from highway contractors and whose testi- mony he said, would be the most sen sational that has yet been heard. He declared that when the highway iu- vestigation is completed he would place evidence before the district at- torney that many thousands of dollar S had been collected from the brewing interests as campaign contributions, but never were reported.