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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
WILSON MEETS SPECIAL ENVOY: NO PLANS MADE President Still Firm Tn Be- lief That Huerta Is Los
 ing Strength NO SPECIAL IMPORT IN CONFERENCE AT SEA Executive Declares There Has Been No Change In
 Mexican Policy

euTfuor-t Miss, Jan. 3-President Wilson announced today that his con ference with John Lind had develop ed no change in the policy of the Washington administration toward Mexico and that no new plan or move in the situation had been decided up- on.
 The President said his conversation with MT Lind had covered the whole field Of conditions in Mexico but that no particular measure or plan had been dwelt upon-
 Mr. Wilson made it clear that his personal view of the situation had not changed. The President had held that the Huerta government is slowly be- ing crushed, not only by the continued warfare, but through incessant isola- ton and that inevitably it must fasl1-
 He smiled when told of reports that Provisional President Huerta or some high official of the Huerta government was on board the Chester and said: Well. didn't see them if they were there-''
 Pass Christian, Miss, Jan. 3-Presi- dent Wilson's conference on board the cruiser Chester with John Lind, his personal envoy to MeHco, was com pIeted late last night It was com parafively brief
 It was evident that the president desired that MT. Lind's visit merely
 
 cruise from Mexico with no. material interruption of his task of close ob- servatfon there
 The president this morning took MT. Lfnd's two sons, Norman and John, Jr.. eight miles in his automobile to zhe pier where they bearded the rev enue cutter W1nona and went to the -r-rsser Chester tos bid their father eood-bye. The Chester was to sail for Vera Cruz before noon.
 A touch of pathos was added to the exchange of fareweIls between MT. Lind and his sons when Mrs. Pauline Mezzfson, of Bay St Louis. sought to see her son George, a yeoman In the navy aboard the Chester Mrs. Meg x5sou. when she learned that none of khe ships crew was to come ashore. went on board a tug which followed the. Winoua to the place where the scout cruiser was anchored. The tug, however, was warned away by the CheSterss officers and the little gray haired woman was forced to call her goodbye to her son across the inter Tering water.
 Presfdeut wilson later in the morn ing went to the golr course where he played IS holes. While there he was told of Mrs. MezziSoniS efforts to see her boy and apparently was deeply touched by the incident. He asked the secret service men to get her ad- s5ress and 1t was understood that he -would write her explaining the e11- rsucy of the occaeron expressing re- rret that she could mot go aboard the cruiser
 President Wilson also took cegnlz- ance of the isolation Of the Chester s crew and requested the secret service men to secure all the newspapers they could find and put them on board the vessel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
CHAUFFEUR TELLS HOW HE KILLED
 LITTLE ELSIE BACH

Continued investigation into the death of little Elsie Bach the day be- fore Christmas, was made this morn ing before Coroner John J. Phe1an. For the first time A. s. Hard, the ar rested chauffeur went upon the stand to tell his version Of the affair, upon suggestion of his counsel A. B. Beers.
 Hard told straightforward story, alleging that he was travelling at a rate between 6 and miles an hour, and that prior to swerving to the left his horn. He said, and was further corroborated by Mrs. Elmer s. Boards ley, that the Bach girl, instead of crossing directly towards the post of flee, at Broad street and Fairfield avenue, took a direction towards How lands store. The chauffeur further stated that he believed the slippery pavements to have been responsible for his not being able to stop before he had traversed the thirty feet inter vening between the point of accident that his examination of the girl failed to reveal that the wheels passed over her body.
 Coroner Phelan today indicated the testimony was almost completed, and that his finding will be filed, Monday or Tuesday. Two points will have to yet be considered, whether a speed of between 6-8 miles per hour in rela ton to traffic was excessive at that point and time; and whether a trolley car should be allowed to stop within less than 25 feet from a cross-walk or should leave sufficient intervening space that pedestrians might see at a greater angle approaching and paraI- Tel vehicles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
PARK CITY
 INVENT TORS
 LEAD STATE

During the past year, ending with the issue of December 30, 1913, the patents issued were distributed among the inventors in the six largest cities of the State as follows:
 Bridgeport, 149.
 New Britain, 120.
 Waterbury, 59.
 Hartford, 141-
 New Haven, 1O5-
 Meriden, 30.
 It will be noted that Bridgeport heads the list as to the Eum5er of patents actually issued to its inven- tors
 Tn proportion to the population, New Britain is far in rl1e lead. wfta its 120 patents, which means one pat ent to every 366 inhabitants. whereas the total number of Bridgeport pat ents represents one patent to every 6S4 inhabitants
 New Britain with about 4EOOO in- l1abitants even leacs New Haven fin the number of patents obtained. al though the latter city has about 1s4s0oo inhabitants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
Dog Fights Of
 Rescuers From Corpse

New Britain. Jan. s-Guarded by his faithful watchdog, his sole com panion in his hour or death, the New Britain firemen found the body of Tommy Hickey, a. well known local character, when they burst into his house at four o'clock this naorningxto to fight the fire ragine within. Hickey g body was burned to crisp, but his dog refused to leave or permit the hremen to enter the room. The ami n1al was finally shot by a policeman in order that it might not be roasted alive.
 Hickey lived alone with his dog, his mother having died only last week. He was about 50 years or age and it is thought that he went to bed with a lighted pipe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
WOMEN MAY ENTER CAFES
 TO >IMBIBE But Women Patronized Royal Hotel Barroom
 Without Drinking BALLARD, OWNER,
 IS FINED $2OO Deputy Judge Wilder Rem ders Opinion Under Law Forbidding Loitering

Deputy Judge Frank c. Wilders in City Court, fined Dewitt C. Ballard. proprietor of the Royal Hotel, s2OO today, finding him guilty upon the charge of allowing women to 1Ofter in his place of business, where he was licensed to sell liquor.
 The decision had been awaited by many who were curious to know if a woman may be regarded as a loiterer in barroon, who frequents the place for the purpose of drinking.
 Judge Wilder finds that women were allowed to sit in the stalls which the bar room contained, without es- corts and without drinking. Thess women, he says solicited detectives. were simply idIing away their time, 1S from time to time left the drink i1IsG tn men, to go to the part of thu hotel devoted to roomers-
 Judge Wilder comments upon state ment by counsel, that many pIaces in Bridgeport, run like the Royal Ho- tel, are frequented by women. Judge Wilder says, eff so the condition 1a de- plorab1e-''
 The opinion recites that CCnuecticut was long a prohibition state, that pro- hibition was abandoned for a policy of regulation, and the law fs described as curtaiIing one of many prfvfiese1 which the legislature could cut off ai- together.
 6eSdT014B the T1EnE or women % sit in saloons to drink, Judge Wilder says:
 By a recent act, women, while si- lowed to go into a saloon to purcha8a liquor, or on any other legltfu1ato er- rand, are forbidden to 1ofter therein The reason for this legislative action is not difficult to understand It was an act passed to keep girls inclined to be wayward out of places where intoxicating liquors are sold and -t1 prevent women of 1oosE cnaractsr rs- ing licensed places for the purpose' of soliciting and thus adding to the cviI1 which the license law was enacted t0 regulate. It is difficult to see what constftutionab1e objection there could be to a, law which simply curtain some of the privileges which the leg islature could prohibit all together, e being a question of policy of the leg islature whether the state is straight out prohibition or regulation. -Tf tha legislature erred at aHs it was in noT imposing a more severe penalty for oe- lenses of this character"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
HIBERNIANs TO INSTALL
 NEW OFFICERS TOMORROW

Officers of Division No. 1, A. O. H. will be installed tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at a meeting of the divl- sion to be held in A O. H. hall The installing officer will be County Pres ident A w Conniff of Danbury- Among the guests will be State Pres ident William T. May, State Secretary John $. Mccarthy, County Vfce-Pres- ident Alexander Heaphy, County Sec retary Patrick Cullen who will ad
 dress the members on the aims and objects of the order. Other speakers will be County Chaplain Rev. T. J- Picker, Division Chaplain, Rev Dr. Richard Moore, Atty Thomas M. Cul- lfran, F. c. Mullins, Past President P. Reilly, President James Small Col IT. J. Murphy, Col. J.eII. AIcdurray. Patrick Cuddy, William B. Prender- gast, John J. O'Neil, John IT. King, Thomas F. Speers and others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

river bottom again attempted to dis lodge the rebels. But the constitu- tiona1ists opened fire upon them with machine guns and whipped them back with severe losses. scattering bullets fell on the American side of the line today, but no American was injured
 Fresh Red Cross supplies, which had been urgently needed, arrived to- day. Nurses and physicians are pre- pairing to care for the iarge number Of wounded they expect to find on the field at the conclusion of the battle
 The federal army payunaster, with H45*00D Mexican currency, arrived fH0fn AFaTfa today. A report that the money had been stolen proved untrue. The money was rushed across the riv- CT in the hope of encouraging the federal soldiers.
 Generals Francisco Cavero and Sal va1or Mercade sent word that they had no intention of abandoning the town. The rebels expect a fresh sup uly of ammunition from Chihuahua soon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
Burns Dies of His
 Injuries Soon After
 Trolley Hit Truck
Fatality Tn Stratford Avenue, When
 Car Strikes Brewery Wagon

A fractured skull, received in a fall when a trolley car colIided with a, Feigenspan Brewery truck that he was driving on Stratford avenue near Sixth street shortly before o'clock last night, resulted in the death of Harry Burns, almost as soon as he was admitted to Bridgeport hospital, last evening, to which he was rushed in the ambulance. Dr. s. M. Garlick, medical examiner, is Investigating. William Patrow, helper on the truck. was also knocked to the ground but was not injured.
 Burns was 2S years old, boarded at P B. O'Rourke's home, 227 Arctic street, and had been in the city about year. He came to Bridgeport from New Milford. His parents, sister and brother. live in that place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

Two young people who tried married life at an early age have appealed to the superior court to set them free Stephen Ouch, of this city. who says he is a minor, sues through bis fath- CT, Johann Ouch, to have mar riage with Mary Ouch set aside. The boy claims Mary falsely swore he had betrayed her when as a matter Of fact she was not in a serious condi- ton. Mrs. Duch's maiden name was Mary Sulzor.
 Hazel Krog, a 16-year-old girl re- siding in Stamford, says she acted uu- der a childish impulse when she mar ried Edward Krog, 1e yeafs old Eia- gels father George M. Philips. sayu his daughter was too young to r1- alize what she was doing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
ALDERMAN w. R. KEARNS IS
 ExECUTOR OF MAHONEY WILL,

Judge HalIen in the Probate Court today announced a hearing on the admission to probate of the will of Mrs. Mary Mahoney for Thursday at 12:30. Mrs. Mahoney was the aged recluse who was recently found dying in her home in Church street. Two wills were found, but one discovered behind picture yesterday and bear ing the date of July 13, 1913, is the one which the hearing will be held.
 Atty. M. J. Flanagan who drew the will today informed Judge Hal1en that Mrs Mahoney intended Alderman William R. Kearns of 380 East Wash ington avenue should be the executor of the document. William s. Kea ms is named as the executor in the will. William S. Kearns is a son of Alder man Kearns. A bequest of $2O0 u furnish him a years tuition in col 1ege is part of the will.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
FIVE MEN ARE HELD FOR NORWICH RIOTING

Norwich, Conn. Jan. 3-The attack made by a crowd Of men supposed to be looking for striking po1ishers of the Hopkins & Allen Arms company on the night of Nov. il, was aired in the city court today. William Rankin, aged IT, not a polisher, but who was with them, was shot.
 Today, Grzegorz Boczkowski was charged with using the gun He ad- mitted this, but said he been attacked and shot only in ase1f-defense. The trial resulted in five defendants, in- .cluding Hanlzin, being held for tue superior court Three other defen d. ants were discharged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

owners was heard on every hand.
 In the borough court Judge Dillon,
 today, sentenced Steve Gladas, a strike pathizer, but not identified with
 the organization or the movement, to 60 days in jail for throwing stones at
 the factory. From evidence submitted
 it was shown that while skating with
 some boys, near the mill yesterday, he had thrown stones at the factory windows. His conduct wss not ap-
 proved by strike leaders and an ap- peal was not taken. It is expected
 that he will be taken from Shelton this afternoon to begin serving his sentence. Patrolrnan Brown of Shell ton is credited with the arrest, after
 the youth was chased by a member of the O'Brien mill guards.
 A humorous incident of the occasion was told yesterday. at meeting of the strikers, when it was related that a woman, upon the eminence above the
 mills, owning a pet dog, had during the night attempted to whistle for it with such effect and with such force that the mill guards believed a riot the spot only to be ordered away. The
 following day the woman is said to have complained to OBrien in person, inquiring whether his mir ions were
 men or dogs sat thsss respcnded to I Such su1nrfors.
 Warden George Barlow of[ Shelton today denied that any further attempt , to mediate the strike by arbitration had been made on either side, declar- ing that the conditions remained the same as yesterday with no apparent
 relief from the expense to the town in sight.
 (The Evening Farmer is for sale at Dockery Bros, Shelton and A. H.
 Ro1ston's and A. H. Yudkin's news
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
BUELL. AND KELLEY ESCAPE.

Charles Buell. and Frank Kelley, de- livery men, were thrown from wag- on of the Lenox Market today when fne horse attached to the wagon ran away. The horse got beyond the con- trol of Buell.. who was driving through French street. In trying to run on the sidewalk instead of in the street, ft smashed the wagon against a tele- graph pole Freed from the wagon ft ran to the barn. The men escaped injury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
ALLEGED FoRGER HELD.

Charged with attempting to pass a forged check at the store of Eli Lesser, 527 Water street, man giving the name of Melvin Hubble of Long Island was arrested today by Detective Hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
MRS. HOLMES DIED SUDDENLY

Word was received here this morn ing of the deatheof Alice Holmes, wife of Charles Holmes. an employe of the American Graphophone Co.. who died suddenly in New London, today. Fun erzl Director Walker & Banks will take Charge of remains on arrival of train from New London this after
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
WILCOX SUES ON
 GROUND OF INETDEIITY

Benjamin wilcox of Fairfield has brought divorce proceedings against Clara EIwen wilcox of Milford, aI1eg- ing inhdeIfty. She is charged with being too friendly with persons whose names are unknown to the plaintiff. The couple were married November 25. 1884 The alleged acts were com nitted in July, 1912.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
MRS. SHERMANsS
 WILL PROBATED

The will of Mary Perry Sherman was formally admitted to probate to- day. Formal proofs are being pre- pared. Pending an inventory of the estate the bonds of the executors Rev. Henry M. Sherman, George w. Wheeler and William H. Com1ey, Jr have not been fixed. The details os the will were published in the Farmer a few days ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
HOTEL MAN APPEALS
 FROM THREE FINES

Torrington, Jan. S-John A. Carroll. zoropraetor Of the American house. charged with selling intoxicating h- <1uors Sundays, was fined $40 on each ,,f three counts together with costs or nrosecutson amounting in all to f1z7. .3s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
NAUGATUCK FACTORY
 WILL RUN FULL TIME:

Naugatuck, Jan. 3-The rubber fac tory here which has been closed for the usual holiday vacation of 10 days, will start up on full time Monday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

William RosenthaI, 90 years old, the eldest editor in the United States, is dead mt Reading Pa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

"A months mind requiem mass was celebrated at the Sacred Heart church this morning for the repose of the soul of Frederick Rahrig, father of Second Assistant City Clerk stephen Rharig.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

It is figured out that since 1866 the United States government has paid out S4,300, 100000 in pensions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

The yearly receipts of the New York Postoffice total $3O,002, ,0Se, an increase tof $4,254,s56 over 1912.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
{. E. CAREY, CONVICTED,
 HAS JUDGMENT SUSPENDED
Special to The Farner.)

(Spec1a1 to The FSaTTner)
 Norwalk, Jan. 3-Arthur B. Carey of Bridgeport was convicted in the city court today of obtaining money under false pretenses and given 30 days in jail. Sentence was suspended, however, and Carey allowed to go be- cause of his previous good record in Bridgeport. It was charged that Carey offered $50 watches for sale al $4.50 but when a customer made a purchase he substituted a watch worth about $1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

The Bridgeport. directory does not contain the name of Arthur B. Carey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

(The Evening Farmer is for sale at Dockery Bros, Shelton, and A. H. RoIston's and A. H. Yudkin's news rooms, Derby)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
"A REAL THRILLER

Now Running in The Farmer ssTarzan of the Apes''. Don't miss it.
United labor bulletin., 1914-05-23
COAL CONSUMERS LEAGUE BUSY
Petitions Are Being Circulated for State
Owned Coal Mines.

President W. +. Shuts of the Coal
Consumers Legislative League, organ
lied some months ago for the purpose of
securing an amendment to the state
constitution providing for state owned
and operated coal mines, states that
while large number of petitions have
been circulated and filled out, more are
needed to insure this subject being sub
mitted to vote of the people.
The league has established headquar
ters in room 1927 Railway Exchange
building, where any information will be
gladly furnished. All petitions must be
filed with Secretary OF State Pearcc be-
fore July /.
The proposed amendment reserves all
save surface rights to the commonwealth
in the sale of state lands, provides work
mems insurance and authorizes S500,0
OF state bonds to buy machinery and
equip mines.
United labor bulletin., 1914-05-23
COUNTY OFFICIALS OWNED
BY THE COAL OPERATORS
KEATING TELLS CONGRESS HOW
MACHINE RULES COLORADO.
Damage Suits Against Coal Companies
for Loss of Life or Injury Unknown
Because Officials Suppress Them.

Congressman Edward Keating is Civ
ing Congress some light on actual condi-
tions in the mining regions of this state.
In a speech delivered in the house a few
days ago he declared that every official
in Huerfano and Las Animas counties
has been the personal property OF the
Rockefeller interests for the past ten
years, and that it has been impossible
for worker in the mines to secure n
judgment for damages because OF in
jury. Mr.. Keating said, in part:
so far as law enforcement is CON
ccrned. in my judgment, the law is en-
forced as impartially and ns consistently
in every county in Colorado-with the
exception of two countics-as IL is0in
any county in any state of the Union.
In the counties Of Huerfano and Las
Animas, the two counties where Mr..
Rockefeller and his associates dominate
the situation, they have owned every
public official for the last ten years as
absolutely as the members of the house
own their coats. and it has been i'm.
possible in those counties to secure an
enforcement of the law. As n result of
that fact will say that while in those
two counties we killed twenty-six times
as many men in our coal mines in pro-
portion to the number employed ms were
killed in Austria in 1910, not n single
coroner's jury during ten years brought
in verdict holding coal mine com
pany responsible.
"In ten years, in Huerfano county.
despite the great number of deaths and
great number of men injured. not n
single damage snit has been filed against
II coal mining company, and in Las Ami
mas county judge has not permitted n
single damagd suit TO go to jury in
ten years. According to the evidence
now on file with the secretary of state
in Denver, last year we killed log men
in our coal mines, and we seriously in
inrcd 1866. Under our law, coal mining
companies are compelled to make a
sworn statement of their operations, and,
among other things, they have to show
how much they pay in damages to the
men injured in their mines. Now, we
killed I08 and We seriously injured $3.50,
and according to the sworn statement
filed by the coal companies the killing
and manning of these men cost them in
damages only $4,000. Now, ! submit
to this house, II there were no other evil
dence, If we did not have this report of
the grand jury, II we did not have the
testimony of your own committed, sent
out for the purpose of investigation, II
we had nothing to indicate to us the sit
uation in this state, nothing with which
to answer Mr.. Rockefeller's statement
of this morning except those naked fig
ures, they would be sufficient to con.
United labor bulletin., 1914-05-23
A BAD EXAMPLE.

Whatever may be the general attitude
regarding Amos Pinchot's assertion that
Jacks cafe, closed by order of the New
York police department, Is holicr than
the pcws Of the oil kings church. and
his assertion that there existed among
the Pharisccs OF old spirit OF religious
tolerance which is not extant today, the
fact remains that the spectacle OF Bourk
White. Socialist, thrown from the church
with blood streaming from wounds in
fIict.d by members of the congregation
and "strong-arm" men hired for the
purpose. Is not one calculated to in
crease attendance at houses Of worship.
Editorial in Denver Times.
United labor bulletin., 1914-05-23
WOULD BE A JOYFUL SIGHT.

His many friends in and out of the
printing business are glad to note that
w. G. Hercules, SO long on the Repub-
lican and ex-delegate to st. Louis from
No. 40, is making good in his new line
of business, as a member of the Albany
Garage and Livery company, at 1Gls-24
Glenarm. 1t is sight worth going miles
to gaze upon to see "Herk' out and
under machine, although hole has to
be first dug to let him get under com
fortably. Anybody in the ranks want
ing to joy ride should look him up. By
the way, the chauffeurs in this garage
will belong to the union.
United labor bulletin., 1914-05-23

vince any reasonable man that condi-
tions in southern Colorado were not
what they should be-"