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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
GOLF BATTLE TOMORROW AT
 BROOKLA AVN Bay States Best to Meet Hopefuls of Con
 necticut
NOTED GOLFERS
 WHO'LL CONTEND
Visitors Weakened By Alp sence of Champion ouimet,
 Lockwood and Anderson

Golf enthusiasts of two states are much interested in the contest tomor- row at the Brooklaiwn links when the Massach usetts State Golf team will play the Connecticut State Golf team.
 The Brooxlaswn course, which is considered one Of the best in the country, Is an IS hole course. $500 yards in length and is at present in it's very best condition
 There will be 10 men on each team. In the morning a two ba1r foursome will be played. making i've games in the forenoon Single matches will be played in the afternoon, thus making 15 matches during the day
 The morning games will start at 9:30 and an hour will be allowed for the start; this will also hold true of the afternoon games which begin at 1:S0.
 Luncheon will be served at the club and in the evening following the con test. a banquet will be served the vis- iting team.
 The Connecticut team. in years past, has never been able to defeat the Massachusetts team, but they are most optimistic in their hopes this year.
 The Massachusetts team this year is minus Francis O1lmet, the open champion of the country at the pres 0CAC0LOA4 French champion and who is at pres ent abroad
 Another membe CT of the their last years team, Arthur EockEood, is also abroad, and John Anderson, likewise a strong player. is now in San Fran cisco. Among those who will prob ably take part in the interest Of Mas sachusetts will be Highland, the state champion of 1assacnusefts,-5H Henry Wilder, and Hinnie Schmidt, the boy player who recantly wert abroad and astonished the golfers Of Europe by his wonderful playing. He was de- feated for the national championship, in the 18th hole by Hilton.
 Among the Bridgeport men who will probably attempt to defeat the Mas eachusetts men, are Robert Abbott the captain of the team and the pres ent state champion, Attorney S. D. Bowers, Nat Wheeler, the former A. C. Wheeler, Julian Bishop, a mem ber of the Yale team, also P Merriam of Waterbury, former state champion, Ralph White, w. K. Bishop, and zim- nermann of New Haven, Austin of Norwich and Cooley and RedheId of Hartford.
 The Connecticut team will be weak ened by the absence of Henry Topping of Greenwich
 Edward Hill, who succeeded Ed ward O'Brien in experimenting the course, has had charge of keeping 1t in it's excellent condition Most of the Massachusetts men are in town today going over the course The game last year was played at Oakley. just outside of Boston, Mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
TELEPHONE GIRL
 GIVEN DIVORCE

Myrtle Smith, telephone operator at The Stratfield and very attractive, obtained a divorce in the superior court this afternoon from Roger Smith, a former ernpIoye of the S. N. E. Telephone Go. in this city but now located in Ocean Park, Cal Cruelty and desertion were the grounds. The plaintiff told Judge Greene she mar ried Smith in Hartford January 30, 1904, when she was Is years old.
 At the time of their marriage Smith was Y. M. c. A. physical director at North hampton, Mass, but he lost the position shortly afterward When they went to live in New Haven, Smith frequently became intoxicated and went out with other women He told his wife he had gone to Boston on a. three weeks trip with Stella Wright. Later the couple moved to this city where Smith obtained em- ployment with the Telephone Co.
 One day he did not come home for supper and he informed Mrs Smith over the telephone that he was out riding with Miss Bristol a local tele- phone girl When Mrs. Smith asked when he was coming home he replied 'sI'm not coming home tonight or any other night.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
GROUNDS ON WHICH SPROTT WAS ORDERED
 RELEASED BY COURT.

Justice Bacon waken1an who found; not probable cause in the case against Radcliff B. Sprott, manager of the Gas Appliance Exchange of Broad street, whose automobile while driven by Sprott killed Mrs. Florence Johnson of Stratford avenue at the Round House switch in Southport on Sunday night. May, 19s in ordering the discharge of sprott rendered the fol- lowing finding: E ~In the above entitled matter the Court having fully heard the evidence finds the following facts and renders Judgment;
 That on the night of May 17th, 1914 about the hour of s:So o'clock the accused while driving his auto mobile easterly along the highway known as The Connecticut Turnpike in the. Town of Fairfield and near what is known as the Round House. struck one Mrs. Florence Johnson and so seriously injured the said Mrs. Johnson that shortly thereafter she died;
 .HThat at the time of said accident the deceased the said Mrs. Johnson accompanied by one Henry S. Crowel1 was walking easterly on said high tracks of the Connecticut Company;
 '-That at said time there was also going easterly on said highway and shortly in advance of the car of tke accused another automobile. the oc- cupants of which are to the Court un- known;
 That at the same time there was also an automobile travelling wester- ly on said highway;
 That the said auto proceeding westerly met the automobile of the accused practically at the point where the accident occurred which resulted in the death of said Mrs. Johnson
 the aIItnT1 chile driven Fxr sfI1 a accused was proceeding easterIy at the rate of about 1 5 miles per hour;
 That as said auto approached the auto going westerly the accused was the oncoming automobile to such an extent as to prevent his observing the highway in his advance;
 That as a result of being so blind ed the accused applied the brakes on his automobile and reduced the speed of the same;
 That while so proceeding under reduced speed and while so blinded by the lights of the said auto the ac- cused struck the deceased Mrs. John son..
 From the foregoing and other facts the Court is of the opinion that the accused exercised such Judgment and care as the Law requires of a. reasonable person under such condi- tions and circumstances and that he was justified in proceeding along said highway believing the same to be free and unobstructed by any person or object, because he was following so closely after the automobile shortly in his advance;
 And that therefore the Accused is not negligent in the driving of his car:
 "And the Court finds Not Probable Cause for the Charges alleged in said Complaint and the Accused is here by discharged"
 BACON WAKEMAN,
 Justice of the Peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
MISSING MAN HELD TO BLAME
 FOR KILLING

New Haven, June 5.-Nicola Mar tino is held by Coroner Mix criminalIy responsible for the death by shooting Of PaSquale Trotta. at Waterbury last Tuesday. The coRoners finding was filed today. He finds that Trotta and Martion became engaged in a quarrel at the home of Mrs. Rosa PerielIo and her husband, Nicola, where Mar tino boarded, and at which Trotta had also been a boarder at various times for several years, and that dur ing the quarrel on the afternoon of June 2, Martina shot Trotta with fatal effect.
 oner, indicted intimate relations be- tween Trotta and Mrs. Periello On the day in question, Trotta saw a son of Perielo and inquired as to who was at the house. Shortly after he entered the place by a side entrance to the second floor where the PerielIo apartments are located.
 Here it is evident says the cor oner's finding, "a quarrel ensued be- tween Mrs. PerielIo and the deceased, who were then alone in the kitchen and obtaining possession of a hatchet, the deceased tried to assault her. Martino, known as Nick Martin, oc- cupied a room on the third floor.
 -s.Hearing the quarrel he came downstairs and into the room where the other two were. He became en- gagged in the quarrel and during 2 it shot Trotta in the breast. The latter died as he staggered out into the yard. Martino then fled after telling son of Pertel1o what he had done. At the first inquiry Mrs. PerieT1o, to shield Martino, said she herself had fired the shot in self-defense, but later she retracted and declared NGartino fired the shot,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
DIRECTORS OF N. H. NOT ALL DUMMIES.
 SAYS MIR. LEDYARD

me and when he first became a mem Der of the board he showed a desire to know about things that were go- ing on and never hesitated to speak out in meetings. This was rather unusual in a Connecticut director
 Didn't any other of the Connec- tcut directors do this ?''
 "Yes; MT. Brush and MT. Brooker."
 why do you think it so remark able in the case of MT. Milligan ?','
 ''weIl. many of the directors of the New Haven for years had been in the habit of depending almost en- tirely on the president of the road"
 Held Board Too Large
 George F. Baker. MT. Ledyard said. had not been particularly active dur ing the time he MT. Iedyard, was on the board. Judge A. Heaton Robert tics and a. man of high standing. Att tendance at directors meetings aver aged about twenty.
 Did you get a new SEQ gold piece every time you attended a directors meeting of the New Haven?'' Mir. Folk asked.
 Yes. MT. Ledyard replied.
 ''You represented the American Ex- press Company on the New Haven board. Did they pay you ?''
 f'No. I was paid as a counsel for the express company but received no pay for services as a director except the $2O.''
 MT. Ledyard said the New Haven board was too large. Instead of 27 directors, MT. Ledyard said 12 or Is directors made a more desirable board.
 Under questions by MT. Folk, MT. Ledyard repeated part of his testi- mony of yesterday as to relations be- tween express companies and the New Haven. They had a sharp tilt Over the Adams Express contract with the Boston & Maine. Witness insisted on answering questions in his own way. He appealed to Commissioner Daniels to protect him against interruptions.
 ''I will not stand for it, he declared.
 Proceeding. MT. Ledyard said he had nothing to do with the Boston & Maine contract which President Futile, of that line. was responsible for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
WALKLEY-GIBBS

At 6:So tomorrow evening, one of the prettiest weddings of this month will be performed at the Second Bap- tist church when Miss Ethel May Gibbs, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles W. Gibbs of 147 Beechwood avenue, Becomes the bride of MT. William Thomas Walk1ey, the son of MT and Mrs Alfred F. Walkley, of 352 William street.
 The Rev. c. Frank Rideout, pastor of the church, will officiate at the ceremony.
 The bride is to be attended by Miss Gladys Gibbs, her sister, who will be the maid of honor and by two bridesmaids, the Misses Edith Sco- vile and Alice Collins.
 Mir John Milton will attend the groom and Norman Collins and Will liam Andrews will perform the du- ties of ushers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
"My Next, Marriage Will Be to a Rich Man, ]" Servant
 Heard Her Say SECURED. DEGREE
 IN FAR OFF RENO Husband Now Seeks Divorce Tn Courts Here Judge
 Reserves Decision

Commander Ebenezer Hill, Jr- of the Naval Militia, nephew of former Congressman Ebenezer J. Hill and son of a prominent South Norwalk banker. appeared before Judge Gar diner Greene in the superior court this morning seeking a, divorce from Mabel Cameron Currie Hill of. St. Louis, Mo. Judge Greene was unde- cided about the case because Mrs. Hill had previously obtained a ci- vorce in Reno. New. on the ground of, non-support.
 Attorney A. J. Merritt for the plaintiff said his client was not att tempting to set aside the Reno de- cree. His desire being to obtain a divorce in his own state. The lawyer declared no service was made on Hill in the Reno action and that the non support charge would not be suffi- ctent for a divorce in this state. Judge Greene told the lawyer to file a brief and he would reserve decision.
 Ebenezer T1fH said he married the defendant Feb. 23. 1901 in the St. George Hotel, Brooklyn. She com pIaJned that life in South NorwaIk was too slow and while her husband was away with the naval militia in 1910 Mrs. Hill went away. After ward she obtained a divorce in Reno and then married Judge Priest in St. Louis, where she is living at 4S2O Westminster Place
 The housekeeper told the court to- day how Mrs. Hill took all the fur niture from the house and put 1t in storage. The witness heard Mrs. Hill say, "The next time get married Pm going to marry a rich man. On the night Mrs. Hill left her South Norwa1k home, the housekeeper said there was merry party to celebrate the event. The guests laughed and danced until a late hour. Mrs. Hill sdiaR7axed "a big roll of bills just be- fore she left for. New York. q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
DIED WHILE ON VISIT HERE.

Particularly sad circumstances sur round the death of Mrs. Mary F. Mo Mama, last night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Anthony Papalia, of 5S6 Park street. Mrs. McNamara, whose home is in Clinton. Mass, had not seen her sister in several years and came here to visit her about a week ago. On Tuesday she was stricken iwth an acute attack of diabetes and her death followed last night. Mrs. McNanara was about AS years of age.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
THIEVES FLEE IN AUTO
 AFTER STEALING $2, 200

New York. June 1.-Two cashiers of the local office of the American Can Company were held up as they were leaving the New York County Bank at 14th street and 9th avenue today and robbed of $2, 200 part of the com pany'ss weekly payroll. The high way men jumped into an automobile stand ing at the curb and escaped.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
KEENEY SOLE OWNER
 OF EMPIRE THEATER.

According to a quit claim deed filed in the town clerks office today, Frank A. Keeney has paid a mortgage of SIP. 800 to Patrick s. McMahon of New Britain and is now sole owner of the Empire theater in Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05

The pineapple pack in Hawaii this season is expected to reach 2,Ooo,0O0 cases Canning pineapples was be- gun only in 1900.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

earth and the autumn's pigskin
chasers.
Never before have these headlines
beer so thrilling. They carry an elo-
quent message of peace. We have 10
time for war, except The war of play.
1t is mighty pleasant 10 get away for
a moment from the CORY struggle in
Europe and turn attention to notes
of gridiron contests. We're the only
great nation which can calmly rorrp
and play without being reproved by
a war minister for our levity, and
it's good to realize or good fortune.
This year the football rulemakers
have been unusually lenient ard SEN
sible. They have made very few
changes in the rules, so players, ref
erees and spectators viii not have
to learn the game all over again, as
has been necessary each season here
tofore. Previous seasons have had so
many changes in the rules that even
the most ardent football fans were at
q loss TO know what the plays were
all about. The beginning of gridiron
practice sounds the knell of baseball.
In few weeks the worlds series
will have been decided and the pig
skin will be king. The football is
orr sign of autumn.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

by chance struck terror into the
hearts of the onemy and helped to
make their rcut ccr:pleee.
Contrast Lord Raglan's indiifer-
ence to risk in 1854 with the KaiseT's 8
recent report to the crown prince
and his staff for exposing themselves
unnecessarily. Contrast the dis
jointed attack of French and English
then with their cooperation in battle
lire today. Contrast the Russian
habit of firing from columns in that
hattle with their present preference
for linear formation.
And contrast the clumsy surgery
tf tkat day, withou. ambulance ser
vice and without antiseptics, with
the Red Cross organization now at
work.
Evidently the art of war as well
as the art Of disseminating news
has made progress in sixty years.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
CHEAP AND NASTY.

When the river and llarbor bill
passed the House, some weeks ago,
carrying about $50, Zoo, 900 Of actual
appropriations, and authorizations
for additional projects for which ap-
preparation must he made in the fu-
ture, Congressman Frear declared
that the measure really involved an
ultimate expenditure of about Sa1,-
900, 900.
He was not very far from the
facts.
But despite his analyses of the
frauds in the bill, despite his warn
ings and protests, the measure
passed withou. any serious objec-
tion by either Republicans or DEM
ucrats.
Republicans were getting their full
share of the pork, and wanted it to
pass. They made no fight on it.
Then the bill went 20 the Senate;
the opposition made there splendid
fight, and at length compelled COM
plete reorganization, which cut the
bill to s2O,0Oo,O00. In this shape it
went back to the House.
Yesterday came the display of
cheap politics. From the Republi-
can side came a motion to reduce the
bills total to $4,000, 900, Cor main
tenance only.
The Republican strength voted for
this amendment; the Democrats
against it. A record vote was made; !;
Republicans appear in the patriotic
posture of trying to save $1,000, 900
more, while Democrats appear solid
ly lined up at :he trough to get that
swag.
Very cheap and nasty politics.
The same Republicans who were
ready and anxious to grab the origi-
nal $50, 100000 worth Of pork, VIXEN
they thought nobody was looking;
who gladly united with the enemy in
making way with their snare of tho
loot; who had no ear for warnings
or protests, but who wanted the
swill just as much as the Democrats
did-these Republicans now manage
to put into the Record a rollcall On
which they will tell the country that
they tried to save $15,00O,00O more.
bat the Democrats wouldn't let them
CO it.
Buncombe and tommyrot.
Nothing lies so effectively as the
Record-when it's manipulated
right.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
WINDSOR BECOMES
ALIVE HAMLET
Vermont Village Flourishes Be-
cause of Novel Ideas of
Manufacturers.

WINDSOR, VT. Sept. 50.-Once upon
a time. about a year ago. to be exact,
this village nestled beneath Mt. Ascut-
ney along the Connecticut river. was a
real dead and Observation-Disclosures =
care-a-rap New England hamlet. To-
dav ii is still a village, but 1t hourishes,
thanks to three men with ideas in their
heads. These men were George o.
Gridley. general manager of the Wind
sor Machine Company: Frank L. Cone,
superintendent. and the late millionaire,
Maxwell Evarts.
They saw that Windsor didn't look
good To a group of big class, live.
skilled mechanics, drawn necessarily
from large cities. There was nowhere
to 20 or nothing 20 do. And the en-
ployes couldn't get anything much in
the way Of hotel or home accommoda-
tons. The situation was getting Criti-
cal. The machine works needed steady
workers. but the forty degrees below
zero temperature Os New England
winter, plus the usual frigidity of New
England village social life. drove away
just the class of men that the company
needed
What to do? That was the question.
Then they bcthought themselves of their
old mill. abandoned in the march OF
progress and prosperity. Wnr not con-
vert II into 4 clubhouse and hotel. they
argued? To think with them was to
act
To-day the Windsor Club is a reality
and its chief occupants are well-paid
contented wOrkmen of the Windsor
mill Occasionally tourists stop there,
for Windsor Is not ovCrburdened with
hotels.
The old mill is now clean. up-to-
date club house with rooms and baths
for practically every worker. Down
stairs there is a large assembly room,
and sun parlOr To the rear are
bowling allies. pool tables, reading
tahleruom. and dance ball.
Every Wednesday night the club has
a dance. Some of the workers are
married and live at the club. but the
female dancers for the most part come
from the town of Windsor and adjacent
places. In this wa. Windsor's social
barriers haV" been broken down Tho
New England village has lost IFS
friSidiiy in ;he cosmopolitan atsmos-
pherc OF a clue that gathers Il croup of
clean. wholesome American citizens
No longer are the wOrkmen tired of
the village. II furnishes enough diver:
sior for them through the club. and
through the social friendships to when
this institution has given rise
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
REDUCING COTTON
CROP.

A North Carolina planter who
handles an estate of 5000 acres
said to The Times a few days ago
that he should raise no cotton at
ell next year.
81 have heen planning for some
time to reduce my cotton acreage,
and even ii there had been no cot
ton crisis should have greatly les
scned my cotton planting. l intend
to bring in livestock and turn most
of the plantation over to them"
This was the expression of man
who has already a large number of
young cattle, and who has the cap;-
tai to 60 out and buy more. lie
can change his method of farming
without great difficulty, and is doing
It.
But what Of the small planter who
has no seed corn, no proper planters
and cultivators, no experience hand
ling such a crop; VINO, moreover,
even if he could get a crop of corn
planted and cultivated, would be un-
able to buy livestock 70 eat il?
There are two sides 20 this ques-
ton of compelling sharp reduction
Of the cotton crop. In the first place
it is not at all certain that the pres
ent crop is going to sell at calamity
prices. There will be a market at pref
ty fair prices; the market is opening
now, and transportation is being pro-
vided. Natural operation of natural
forces will reduce the cotton crop a
good deal, and artificial measures to
keep the price high will have the
very opposite effect.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

note in her own country, and was
deeply Interested in the club while in
Washington. Miss Carrie Lee
,hamberlain. the second vice presi-
dent. a daughter of Senator Cham
berlain. of Oregon, has a lyric So
prano. voice which has been heard
to advantage in a number of anna
telir opera and cantata productions
here. Miss Dorothy bennett. daugh-
ter of former Commissioner Dem
nett, of the Land Office, IS an ac-
complished pianist. Miss Fedora
Wilbur. corresponding secretary. like
Miss bennett. has studied abroad.
while Mrs. Walter Matsen. the
clubs treasurer. is another of Wash
ington's accomplished pianists. Sew
eral of the clubs members were in
Europe studying when the war
broke out, and they were compelled
to return to this country.
The club frequently has been en-
tertained at the homes of such
prominent Washingtonians as Mrs.
Howard Reside md Mrs. Alexander
Mcneil. An extensive program is
planned during the coming year, and
an effort will be made to have
larger participation of the members
in the clubs programs.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
LANGLEY AND THE WAR

Samuel Pierpont Langley is the
man who contributed more than
any other to make the war of the
hatfons different war from any
that had been fought before it.
Langley's aeroplane mas not been
changed in principle by any of the
machines that have followed it. He
had the idea. He died without e
irg the visible proof that he was
correct; but the world knows.
1t is the aeroplane that has made
this war different. 1t makes the
field of battle visible. The scout
of the sky knows movements, dis
position, comparative forces. He
reports them to the general staff
and the result is that the unexpect-
ed is eliminated. Troop trains cam
not move without his knowledge.
Trains of artillery are sighted ap-
preaching a given point long before
they can be brought into action.
Langley is The man who reor-
ganized the strategy of war, vastly
more than the inventor of lyddite
OF melirite or turpinite. Perhaps
he will be known onc day as the
man who made war impossible.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
WEST POINT REPORT.

In his annual report Colonel
Townsley, superintendent Of the
Military Academy at West Point,
has shown that in number and quail
:tt the corps of cadets more than
maintains its standard. Attendance
now nearly approaches the maximum
o! 700.
With its increase in size West
FONT will soon be able TO supply
each year more than enough officers
to fill vacancies in the army. Ready
as it is to fit leaders aGeq lately for
the indispensable work Of national
defense, the Academy should receive
without delay The further equipment
ard intellectual support fer which
it asks. Money for new Buildings
and longer visits of inspection from
tcards comprising not only Senator's
and Representatives, but also promi-
nent educators are immediate needs.