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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
MEXICO ARMS SHIPMENT
 ISSUE SETTl.E ED
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Declares No Fur
 ther Crisis Exists.

Washington, May 9-Munitions of war on board the steamer Kronprin- zessin Cecilie now at Puerto Mexico will be returned to Germany Secre- tary Bryan announced today. N
 Washington, May s-Assistant Sec retary of the Navy Roosevelt am nounced today that the state depart ment has satisfactorily settled Issues. which had arisen over the repuxted eonsfg gnznezsf Of arms to General Hper ta n0ard the German vessels Kron- ruinzessin Ceci1ie and Bavaria to be delivered at Puerto Mexico '..s
 Secretary of State Bryan called at the White House early today before the President had reached the execu- tive office He left without seeing the President and would not discuss the reports about the German merchant vessels in Mexican waters
 At the navy dePartment announce ment was made that the monitor Ozark has light draft and two 1Sinch guns and is capable to navigating the Pa nuco river She is now on the way to Key West
 Secretary of War Garrison reassert- ed today that as yet no additional troops had been ordered to. Mexico
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
POL ICE SEEKING
 IDENTIFICATION
 OF ] SUSPECTS
Men Charged With Trying to Work Bunco Game Held in
 Heavy Bonds.

Charged with conspiracy to obtain money fraudulent1y in the attempted working of the moss-grown handker- chief-gane, Frank Brono, living on Eagle street for two weeks past and formerly of Dayton, O., and AL fonso Larocano of Philadelphia. were arraigned before City Court Judge Cough1in today. They were held for a hearing until next Saturday with bonds fixed at S, GOO each. The con- tinuance is for. the purpose of allowing the police to send pictures and des- criptions to departments throughout the east, also to allow local victims of the game" to try and identify them.
 Through a group picture possessed by the police, Iarocano has been iden- tihed the man who, under the name of James DeBe1la, was one of a number arrested in Rochester, N Y on a similar charge. I,arocano ad- mits having been in Rochester but says that he received only four days for the offense committed there The Rochester authorities are to be com municated with and more details ob- tained.
 Another figure in the group has been partly identified as the third man of yesterdays group and the one who escaped. This one Cossfno Caruso. Al Willard street, recognizes as the one successfully playing the game on | $500.
 There have been numerous visitors at police headquarters in an attempt to identify them. Nicholas Gaeto. a. barber at 66s State street, recognized the picture of the missing man as the person approaching him the morning Of Fast Day with the regulation fn- vitatton. Nicholas was .swise' to. the
 game" and declined with thanks.
 State Policeman Frank Virelli com arnunica,ted with police headquarters today from Hartford saying that John Benitino. F Lee avenue. lost $500 Feb ruary 10,s at the Atlantic hotel. by. playing the game He desired that Benitino be communicated with and that his Identification of the men be sought.
 Much credit is today being given to Agostino Gonfaloniere, former Greg ory street barber and now in inc real estate business at 623 East Wash ington avenue, for his presence ar mind in causing the arrests not only for recognizing the f1andkerchfef
 game and saving his own money but in leading the get-ricf-qarick men along until Capt. Redgate and Lieu tenant Webb could round them out.
 Captain Redgate and Iieutenanf Webb have also been complirnented upon the successful manner in which they caught the two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
PARTY FLEES,
 LEAVING GAR
 IN FAIRFIELD D Stolen Automobile Jumped Fence, Leaped Forty
 Feet Into Lot. MOTOR WAS TAKEN FROM LOCAL. GARAGE Belonging to B. D. Pierce .& O., Name of Driver
 Is Kept Secret.

sas.e, stealing the handsome touring car of the B. D. Pierce Jr-, company of this city from the Aston garage, and collecting a 5oy-ridihg party. a man whose description is already in afhe hands of the police, wrecked the machine just west of the Ash Creek bridge in one of the most remarkable hl1rdling feate that has been accom- pfished in this vicinity without the asznd Of death falling heavily upon the occupants
 The car which is a high pow cred Rferce Arrow four seated touring car with over 60A horse, power, was being driven towards Fairfield, it is be- 1ieved. by an intoxicated man with party of men and women occupants Suddenly, the tracks deeply imzoedded in the Warenite pavement show, it swerved to tha left and struck a solid stone wall about the pasture lot owned by Mrs Brown, of Fairfield
 The machine 1eaped high in the air and nrBt struck the soft turf 42 feet from the wall It then bounded into 1he air again and landed about twen- 4y feet further up the slight rise in the ground
 The front wheels and parts of the engine nectaz1Isn were badly shat tered, but as the body failed to turn over, the occHpar4s are believed to fhaTe escaped without injury other than the shock and bruises From the condition of the steering wheel, if Is Tbez9ered that the driver may have Eunered internal injury
 The accident is said to have oc- cured between and o'clock in the t1nor1ing, as the car was d1scov cred shortly before that hour. None Of the residents in the vicinity were awak- ered- which leads the authorities. to iDe1asTe none were seriously injured
 At the Aston garage, it is said that someone connected with the company took the car from the place shortly tbefore 8 o'clock, and referred inquir- CTS to a. D. Pierce. Jr, the president ,0f the company.
 q He in turn stated that Frank Has tfngz. z1anager of the company, was in possession of full details.
 To a reporter for The Farmer, Has 1fngs was unsparing in his criticism iof employees who. taking advantage of the confidence reposed in them, took cars out and wrecked them, when the employers had no redress. He said the name of the person re- sponsfb1e had been given to the police and that he would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for theft when captured
 An estimate of the damage could not today be secured from the Aston garage people, who were instructed to salvage the wreck this morning It is figured. howe7eF. to be between S700 and $500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09

before returning to this city. The delegates will stop at Luray, Chatta- nooga and other cities brought into prominence during the Civil war on the return trip.
 Among the delegates are: Potentate Frank Slosson, Chief of Patrol F. A. Bartlett, Lieut.. H. c. Stevenson, George Kingston, A. c. Schultz, George Wallace. Louis Kutscher. Jr., F. A. Strong. Col. J. A. Wade. Earle M. Christie, Police Commissioners George s. Hill, R. c. Sherwood. George Beers, George Foote, Grant Kingsbury, B. A. Hooper. Henry Burr, Frederick Atwater, c. E. Billings of New Haven, George Stad1er. Carl F.. Sieman, s. G. Retshaw of Ansonia, Carlton E.. Hoad1ey of New Haven, Frederick Northrop, Ralph Fairchild, Otto Lehman. G. w. Raymond of Norwalk, Fred Schussler. D. A. Par Judge l.. J. Nickerson of West Cornwall, w. s. Rogers of Bantom, MT and Mrs. J. P. Frisbie. MT. and Mrs F. L. Holzer, MT. and Mrs. A. H. Mckenzie and J. w. Porter of Dan bury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
MYSTIC SHRINERS
 LEAVE CITY FOR
 ATLANTA MEET1N ING
Fifty Members of Pyramid Temple Will Attend
 Convention.

Nearly fifty members of Pyramid Temple, delegates to the big conven- ton of Mystic Shrin CTS at Atlanta. Ga., left on the 2 o'clock train for New York where they will join the mem bers of the delegation from New Eng land and New York State. when the entire party leaves for the south on the Pennsylvania, Railroad.
 The convention will be held May 2, IS and IA and during the convention, the Bridgeport delegation will make their Headquarters at. the Piedmont hotel where the convention will be held The Shriners will be the guests of the city during the three days of next week, and, between sessions of the convention, will be shown the points of interest in the southern town.
 The Bridgeport delegates will visit many points of interest in the south
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
State Infantry To Be Recruited Up To
 It's War Standard.

New Haven. May 9-Orders from the war department to the national guard of the various states to re- cruft infantry to a war footing of 15O men instead of 10S as at present is not taken by military officials here to mean that the infantry of Connec- ticut is to be immediately called to war service.
 The erders simply provide for the strength of organizations when should a call for mobilization come the federal government takes them over as volunteers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09

of the injured is very large
 The authorities have conlnaandcereu all the available automobiles to as- sist in the work of rescue
 For several days past earthquake shocks had been felt at frequent in- tervals accompanied by an eruption of Mt E1tna. No attention. however. was paid to these occurrences, the tn- habitants of the district being aceus- toned to telluric agitationa. The first severe shock was felt at T o'clock last evening, but the fact that this had caused any destruction was not known in Catania, as railroad and telegraph ic communication between the af1eet- ed villages and tliis town had been interrupted.
 The extent of the catastrophe was not realized until this morning when terror stricken groups of people who ,had escaped injury came Into town bringing the tragic news with them
 6Continued on Page rwo3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
Troops And Civilians Rushed To Sici- ly To Aid Tn Rescue Of Those Entombed Under Debris Of Their Fallen Homes---Fire Adds TO The Horror
Ruin Is Almost Complete For Miles Around City Of Catania After Eruption Of Mt. Etna--T Telegraph Wires All Down And Railroads Unable To Move

Catapia, Sicily May 9-EarthquaIe eruption followed fire destroyed many villages official reports caused the death of 135 in the vicinity of this last right besides njuring 283 others.
 1t regarded probable that the figures of the dead injured would to be much greater it is thought were n
 mos earthquake preced- by during the many of the population the country.
 Catania Sicily May earthquake greatly resen ling that Messina in 1908 late last night destroyed about yet is known that the daaae enormous.
 Fifty persons known Q killed in the destre of village while, the ruins of pass0 poo Bongardo AaIat 20 bodies have been found to the present
 gravity realized until this morn ing when reports n the surrounding country
 Villages of Lnera and Gonzenlni were transformed into heaps of ruins
 In Zaffrana. every house was destroyed
 Enormous damage caused at Santa .Venerina
 Roofs collapsed in the hanets of santa Maria Guardia Nangano Sano Ieoa and Rongiardo.
 The village of Santa Vergine Caena razed to he ground.
 Railroad tracks razed, houses shai telegraph poles overturned within radius o at the foot of NIL Ea the center of a
 
 error-stricIxen people the villages fnto Ca ana rinGinq disaster and relating that tue da,naqe was as great during the earthquake in 1908
 relief taken by the authorities Military officials received orders from tho givinq surgical and their efforts were aided by those Red Cross
 The difficulty of communicating, owing to the interrupted eegraphs made it impossible to obtain all a eurate estimate of damage and loss of life
 In village 20 bodies discovered and at Santa another six.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
DlVORCES GRANTED
 BY JUDGE TUTTLE

Judge Futile in the superior court effs afternoon handed down decisions fr two divorce suits which were tried yesterday afternoon In the suit of E1~tfor, of Laura Swint of this city lrair1sf Henry Swint of Philad elphia, hhe court gives Mrs Swint the decres lon the ground of desertion, in F'ebru- nrx 1e The couple were married EApra 2. 1902 Mrs. Swint's maiden 67arr1e was Laura ReynoIds.<
 lanes Wake1y Davis of Greenwichs hxas granted a divorce from Jessie hMouIton Davis of Greenwich. Deser- tion on July 10. 1910, was alleged The rouple were married October 2, 189s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
PASTEL. PORTRAIT OF
 WASHINGTON SOLD

New York, May s-The uasted pod trait of George Washington painted for Oliver Wolcott, then secretary of the United States treasury by James SharpIess of Philadelphia, was bought for s1,656 by James F. Egan, of this city at a sale last evening.
 This has been pronounced the best likeness extant and possesses the ad- ditional attraction of having been the last portrait of Washington taken from life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
l35 Are Known To Be Dead, Hundred Are Buried Alive When An Earthqual< Shock Destroys Several Italian Village
Lest We Forget.

Ten years ago the New Haven Railroad was one of the richest and most profitable properties in New England.
 Then it passed into the hands of men who wanted to get rich CT quicker.
 These men shouted for I'M PROVEMENTS." 3 They denounced ssIErTLE" railroading.
 What they really wanted was money to spend.
 The more money expended, the more rakeoffs there would be.
 This money could not be talk en from the income of the conn pany, so it was BORROWED.
 The debt of the company was raised 400 percent
 Today the company is in hard straits.
 Its stock has lost three fourths of its value.
 Its stockholders, including Ill., 900 women, are gertIng no di- yidends.
 One of the company's subsi- diaries has just notified BRIDGEPORT TT LACKS FUNDS WITH WEIGH TO KEEP ITS LEGAL OBLIGA- TIONS TO THIS CITY.
 Some of the officers Of the companx area zss1nderdne hevps , long they can keep out or jaiI.
 Up to a few years ago Badge- port, like the New Haven O., was 3 pay-as-you-go corpora tion.
 Now it is in the hands of men who call it a ssIdttle Brdgeport.''
 They want a Big Bridge port''.
 They say that the only way to have tsBig Bridgeport is to have a big debt. g
 These men have increased. the OX a$6s5, 900 in three years.
 They are trying to make the debt 50Oper cent. larger, or five times as large.
 They want to MORTGAGE all the homes in Bridgeport, so they will have lots Of money to spend.
 A great and unproductive debt brought the greatest rail- road system in New England to its knees.
 A great and unproductive debt will bring Bridgeport to its knees.
 I1stead of a greater railroad system there is a feeb1er rail- / road system If the bonders have. their way, instead of 3 greater Bridgeport, there will be a smaller Bridgeport, or a BANKRUPT Bridgeport.
 Bridgeport, like the New Ha- ven road, grew great under the pay-as-you-gop plan.
 If you want New Haven rail- road methods tried in Bridge port, go to the polls, May 16, and vote for great debt-
 If you do not believe that an era of pernicfous extravaganza will help your city, vote against it.
 But VOTE.
 Prove yourself entitled to a freeman's right by performing your duty as an elector of a free city, in a free common wealth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
VICE CONSUL SULLIVAN
 SAFE IN SALTILLO

Washington. May e-vfce-Consui Sfllinan, reported Imprisoned by fed- erals at Sa1ti11o is safe and we'll, ac- cordfng to assurance made to the French legation in Mexico City by the Mexican war minister transmitted to the state department here today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
lLLI0NIARE POST FATALLY
 SHOOTS SELF Battle Greek Manufacturer Commits Suicide in
 Santa Barbara. JUST RECOVERED
 FROM OPERATION Despatches From West Tell of Breakfast Food
 Mans Death.

santa Barbara, Cal, May s- Charles W. Post. the millionaire man ufacturer of Battle Creek. Mich. shot and killed himself early today.
 MT. Post was taken i'll here sudden Iy several months ago hurried to Minnesota aboard a special train for an operation. He returned here only recently apparently recovered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09

Miss Martha Burr. aged s1 years. died at the Galen hospital, this morn ing. from meningitis. Miss Burr had resided in Easton with her brother. B F. Burr. for a number of years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09
TWO MONTHS SENTENCE
 FOR ASSAULTING WIFE

Joseph Wi1enhinsky s93 Broad street, was given two months in iaiI at today's city court session for as- saulting his wife last night. She testified that his treatment was noth- ing unusual.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09

"Reb'' Cliff Began, notorious bandit, who is wanted in Oasis, Cal, was captured by sheriffs posse near GoIdfield. Nev.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09

A bill excluding motor vehicles from Nantucket Island passed the Massa- chusetts House.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09

Tn New T0rks police parade on May as- 7,Eec men win take part
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-09

ry The Farmers Want Col- urns and Prospects Will
 Be Brighter.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-10-10
DATES OF WORLDS SERIES
National Baseball Commission Ar.
ranges Games Between the PhIia-
deiphia and Boston Teams. IN

Philadelphia, Oct. 2.-The National
Baseball commission in session at the
Bellevue-Stratford hotel in this city
announced the date for the worlds
series games between the Philadel-
phia Athletics and the Boston Ma
tional League club. The first two
games will be played in Philadelphia
October and 10. The third and
fourth games will be played in Bos-
ton on October IL and IS. The nth
game in Philadelphia on October IL.
the sixth game. Boston. on October
Is. In the event Of a tie the national
commission will decide where the
seventh game will be played. Um.
pires selected were KLEIN and Byron,
National league. and Dineen and
Hildebrand, American league. Presi-
dent Gaffney of the Braves called the
toss OF the coin to decide where the
opening games would be played and
lost. .
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-10-10

You want . coy homo. . free life.
and suf1icient income. You want edu-
cation for your children. and some
pleasure for your wife. You want in
dependence. Your burden has been
heavy. and your farm hasn't paid. You
work hard and are discouraged.
You require . change. There II .
goal within sight, where your chill
dren will have advantages. You can
get homo In Western Canada and
freedom, where your ambitions can be
fulfilled. II the Prairie Provinces are
full of Successful Farmers. why should
you prove the exception? Haven't
you got brains, experience. couragef
Then prove what these are capable
OF when put on trial. It IL encourag-
Ing to know that there IL one country
in the world where poverty IL no bar.
rier to wealth!
Besides the grains spoken Of, all
kinds of grasses do well in Western
Canada. At one Of the fairs held 2
short time ago the writer saw no
less than eighty varieties Of wild grass.
OF the cultivated grasses, Alfalfa gives
. splendid yield. and although not yet
generally grown. It will soon become
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-10-10
BLAST KILLS FIVE
President Thearle Of Company Among
Victims Of Big Explosion In
Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 2.-Four men and q
girl died in an inferno Of gas-fiame and
exploding powder when the concrete
and steel building that housed the
Pain Fireworks company at 1920
South Wabash avenue was blown up.
They are:
Harry Bishop Thearle. president OF
Pains Fireworks Display Company OF
America
Miss Florence Hill, secretary to Mr..
Thearle.
Edward M. Connors. sales manager.
r. M. Woln. clerk.
Joseph Johnson, electrician.
Just how the explosion started Is a
mystery. The most logical explana-
tion is that of Michael Callahan, the
electrician who worked with Johnson.
Callahan believes that accumulated
gases from the stored fireworks might
have ignited through electrical action,
and In this he is supported by Manager
Duffield.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-10-10

fully up to the average. The por-
tons referred to had ample rainfall
and blessed with conditions that put
them into . more enviable condition
than the districts first referred to.
Fortunately in most places where lack
Of precipitation prevented harvesting
good crop this year, this n the
nrst OF . number Of years that It
has happened. and the farmers are
In position to Withstand q partial
failure. Throughout all Of Manitoba,
Central Saskatchewan and the largest
portion OF Alberta conditions are
good. The raising Of cattle, sheep and
hogs is now playing an important
part In the success of the West
ern Canada Farmer. From these,
and the product of the dairy and
the creaming. he is placing himself
In an excellent financial position. It
10 expected that during 1915 the acre
age sown to grains Of all kinds will be
largely in excess Of all previous years.
In the districts that had not the crop
that others had. there II no disheart-
edness, but embracing the opportunity
70 get their land ready in good time.
and pursuing more definite methods
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-10-10

Of conserving the moisture. the farm
err arc now busily engaged in prepar-
ing larger areas for wheat. oats, barley
and max, and In this way very much
win be added 70 the large acreage
placed In crop In 1913. There are none
that take any comfort ont Of the war
In Europe because It will mean in
creased prices for everything they can
raise. but they propose taking advan-
tage Of the opportunity that 10 afford
ed. Western Canada II the recognized
grain field of the world, and will be
20 for Ill time. Looking into the fu-
ture, thousands Of Americans are now
contemplating joining the band Of
Western Canada. grain growers and
they are wise In doing 90. for they can
secure the best Of land In good locali-
ties. convenient to market, at from $15
to $40 Per acre II purchased from rail-
war or land companies. or they can
still get homesteads within reasonable
distance Of railways By making entry
for. them. The American settler y a.
ways welcome, and he win hnd in Al
most any district IN which he cares
to locate, scores Of American settlers.
who are doing well. and few. II any.
ever prove failure. There are spe-
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-10-10

universal. At . recent contest of fields
sown not later than juno, 1912, there
were prizes awarded In all districts In
Saskatchewan. The quality was ex-
cellent. In Alberta It will soon be-
come the popular feed. In Manitoba
tho growing Of alfalfa u quite success
full, and many farmers are now prepar-
ing land for It.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. on his re-
turn from trip to Western Canada,
furnishes the following contribution:
TN dream again Of fields Of grain
that stretch from sky to sky.
And the little prairie hamlets. where
the cars 60 roaring by.
Wooden hamlets ~ saw them--nobls
cities still 70 be
To girdle stately Canada with gems
from sea TO sea;
Mother Of = mighty manhood. Land Of
glamour and OF hope.
From the sastward sea-swept Islands
to the sunny Western slope"
It u the inspiration that led Cir
Conan Doyle 70 pen the above that
has led the many Americans that are
now In Western Canada TO make their
home there.--Advertis6msu<.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-10-10

George White has produced by Sc
lective breeding, the shortestlegged
chicken in existence after ten years
Of effort, during which he crossed and
recrossed breeds. The result Is a
big white fowl that continually seems
to be sitting, the impression being due
solely to the shortness Of its legs. When
II walks 1t waddles like duck.
The advantage, says White. is that
the newly invented" type of chicken
is not a roamer and not scratcher.
1t cannot go very far and has not
enough of reach to scratch. The re-
suit is that 1t lives quiet. peace
full existence, never roosts on a neigh
boris fence, and is busy layer
Eaton CO., Dispatch to the New York
World.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-10-10
GAnADA's
GRllNCR0PFDR 1871


: The yield Of wheat in Western Cana,
d. for 1914 IL now safely estimated ct
136 million bushels. This II not a.
large a. in 1918 but for various rea-
sons will net the farmer considerably
more money. Had It not been for
drought that struck some portions Of
Southern Alberta and Southwestern
Saskatchewan. shortly after seeding.
there would have been phenomenal
crop and with present prices there
would have been q year of un-
precedented prosperity. In large
district Of the country the crops are