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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
TROLLEY O
 LONG HI AS woo DCH0P FRS
Notornlan and Conductor Chop Their Way Through De
 briS Left by Storm.


 Long f4lll has been cut off from rail comnuni ation with Bridgeport for a period of nearly two days, according to commuters who voiced their senti- ments on Arctic circle and Bridge port railroading On the city streets this morning
 That the :sGrasshoppers, Green Beetles, . or June Bugs, z as the green ears on the Bridgeport & Danbury line are called, has been unable to make round trip until late last night was Iascertained by I1vestieation to- day. Conductors and motornae1l W ho attempted the trip were confronEed with bIockades that recalled old times, to the. veteran railroad em- ployes
 When the storm broke late Tuesday night, trees and wires fell in a verf- table deluge between the city and Long HILL The first car out W as con- fronted with a huge tree above Horse tavern Emergency calls fere at once sent for a wrecking crew to the office Of the Connecticut company which ur1- Ger sordinarY rcu11astances perforn1s maintenaneeS service The Connectiel cut company had troubles Of its own at the time with seven wrecking ere Bs and all available hands employed at Stratford, Putney and woodmont.
 The conductor and dlnotorman, not dauf1ted after considerable wait pro- cured an axe and attacked the huge log that barred progress. After an interval the car again moved and about half mile beyond the same conditions were met After the de- bris was again cleared the car was able to progress some distance further when the crew were e1ltangIed in a mass Of fallen wire. requiring the en- tire circuit to be shut off before they could extricate the car, and as they peered ahead a group of live trees 1y- ing across the tracks disheartened them.
 We are trolIeymen and not weod- choppers, one of the crew said, with the result that the ear was run back to the barn. and service between Bridgeport and Bethany chapel only maintained. Late last night the first car reached Long Hill with 1ntermit- tent service today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

revenue measure. F 3@
 The European war. said the Sec retary, seriously affected the rev. enues Of the government from imports.
 The revenue from customs for Oeto- Der, 1914 was $16, ,1z1 1923 and for Octo- Der, 1915, it was s30, ,1S8 049, a decrease of SIS, 866,220 The reduction is solely due to the failing off in 1nportations
 The estimate made by the department ! indicated a yearly decrease of between
 $6o, 100000 and s10o, ,000, ,00o. It is obvious that these estimates cannot be aecur- ate as no one can forecast the course or events while the titanic struggle in Europe is in progress To keen the Treasury in strong condition in these abnormal times was obviously the first duty of the hour. Upon 1t largely depended the safety Of bust ness and finance in this country
 NJ McAdoo again recommends to Congress the consolidation of the Rev enue Cutter and Life Saving Services. to bear the name ssCoast Guard Ser- vice. He urged the building of two more revenue cutters and the appro- priatfon for "a leprosarfun for the use Of the Public Health Service. He am nounced that the Treasury Deparr-
 nent is making a study Of the facilf-s ties of the parcels post in the trans- portatIon or money and securities be- tween the Treasury slab-treasur1ea and banks He pointed out that the etssaS ps1y AAASA1 hSss 1Of slSs41 s6TNfcS to SX- press companies during the last three years have averaged $S75, GOO and ex- presses the hope that a plan for the use of the malls of their use In con- junction with the express Companies can be worked out to effect large saving and also to insure a much fast CT delivery service. He asks Con- gress once more to give him a cor1tin- gent fund Of $29,000 to make effective inY Yestigationss eradieating abuses, etc
 Summaries of reports Of his bureau chiefs are included in the report. U. s. Treasurer John Burke advises the authorization of s gold certif1cate
 The Revenue Cutter Service asks for a cutter for use near the Panama Canal Zone. Secretary McAdoo points out thai the Federal Reserve Board will make a separate report
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09


 Fl ow many Americans were killed il1 the naval and land battles of the Span ieh American war
 The total American loss during the Spanish7Am American war was as follows: Navy, officer. IT men; army % off cers. 40 men, The fleets average strength during the 114 days of hos t11fties was 26, 102, The health or the American sailors was preserved ex- ceptionally well, for the fleet lost but 56 men by disease The army lost by disease CT officers and 1872 soldiers out of an average total of 227,494 (1) At what altitude above tlss earth would the atmosphere become tco thin to breathe or to support lief l2) What is beyend the atmospheric
 lD The height of the atmosphere has been yariously estimated at from forty five to one hundred miles, but with constantly increasing thsnness. The comparatively short duration of tWi- light, which depends upon the at mospheric reflection of the light of the sun from below the horizon shows that the atmosphere extends only g limited distance above the earth and the diffl- culty of mountain climbers and aero nauts in breathing increases quite rapidly as one rises above sea level.
 @ The exact height at which the at mosphere would cease to support life cannot be stated; but, judging from the effects experienced by, air explorers, it is not many miles from the earth As
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
MO FER ANS FRS
 CIR s CRY
 IN NICK or TIME
anuer Had Lured Child In- to TllfcIet Her Brother
 Gives Alarm.

Timely rescue of the 10 years old daughter Of Henry R. Simpson 2 travelling salesman. from the clutches oE q stranger who 1ured her into a thkcket in lonely section of the North End, near the simpson home. 6ss Wayne street, was disclosed to the police today when for the first time her father reported the unknown man s attack on the child.
 Simpson has been away from the city, and returned today for the first time since the Happening He lost no and ha related his little girls story to the detsetive bureau together with a xaeasre desert tption Of the man
 The child, youngest of a family of five was at play with brother, four years her senior on Saturday after noon. when 2 dark man of medium stature, light overcoat, an dark nloustache, chanced into the little group of children
 He told them he was seeking his little daughter who he fear ed vast lost in the woods nearby and he peEsuaded the children to help hir1 hunt for the child When they had hs took the little Simpson girls hands ana led her in one direction. sending the other children away.
 The elder brother. fearful that all was not well. ran home. and alarm ed tke mother. who hurried out with neighbors in time to hear her chiId's $ screams. The little girl was rescued uninjured. except for the tearing of her clothes in the struggle with the stranger. She said the man had threatened to shoot her if she made outcry.
 Owing to the meagre description and tf1s time that has elapsed the po- lice are not very hopaful Of finding tlze naiscreant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
CUR aEACY BILL AyERTEO
 PANIC M'ADOO REPORTS
(contlnued on Page Two9 )

MT. NcAdoo's report is devoted Iaxge- Fly to a review of the activities of his tdepartment for the fiscal year ending Ion June 30, before the war began, but l he included detailed statements Of the
 Treasury's participation in various
 postwar problems.
 The Secretary makes several recom-
 lamentations. He suggests to Congress l that the war revenue tax law should not expire December 31, 1915, but that Hits operation should be extended until 1 the end Of the European war, by proc I Iarnation of the President.
 l Discussing the income tax law the lSecretary advocates a change in the l law so that persons having gross income of $3 GOO be required to make l a net income of that amount or over.
 tsssl1ch an amendment,s he says, hss1vould simplify the administration of the law assure mora complete returns
 and materially increase the income tax
 revenue, and save an immense amount
 is now subjected in maintaining a suf- hcient corps of inspectors and fnvestt- gators to hunt out the people who have failed to make returns. ,s He recom- mends also the repeal of the provision l by which taxes do not accrue until l ten days after the close Of the fiscal year and would make them accrue July l each year.
 1 Although the law did not produce
 the revenue expected, the Secretary Asays, it has proved satisfactory and Iexplains the administration of law lof that character has many obstacles to overcome at the outset and that Ifolk are unaccustomed and must be ledueated to 1t.
 l Taking the tables of returns Mir Mo- I!Adoo infers that there must be many
 who failed to pay the tax
 l is cIeaF.ss' says he 8tsffiaf fI1are
 were thousands of persons, who fadI- 1 ed altogether to make return as lrequired by law. The remedy for ] this, of course, is to have the coIlec- 1 tors of internal revenue in each dis tr.Ict make an assessment upon those
 who, n the opinion of the collector are liable to the tax, and in addi- ftion, to make such investigations as
 may be necessary to determine who in leach district have failed to make tFae proper returns. The experience Of
 the department shows that many er-
 roneous and faulty returns have been made The work of discovering such leases, he adds. is being pushed. for ward with all possible rapfdity I The collection of revenue for the 1 fiscal year ended June 30.s 1914. says
 MT McAdoo, show the success of f this taTif act of October 3, 1913, as
 revenue measures'
 He goes on to show that this act was estimated as the producer of ss27of foo0, GOO in it's first year and that tthere was actually collected. $292 320 = t014, That, however, included nine
 months under the new law and three
 months under the Payne -AIdrich law. He shows that the total raised under the new law with it's corporation and income tax features was $363, ,701, ,2s9 or l $9s s03. .593 in excess of the previous lsyears receipts under the preceding
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

ton Of war terminates the functions of a consul without any further action
 and if he wishes to leave, internal ational courtesy would require that he receive passport or safe conduct out of the country CD There are consul generals at London, at Budapest and Vienna, sei1les, France; at Berlin, Coburg
 Frankfort-on- the Main, Hamburg and Munich, Germany; Moscow, Russia; Antwerp and Brussels, Belgium In addition to consul generals at these important points there are consu1s at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
ORTTGARY
IoHN MEEHAN.

The funeral Of John NTeehan was held this morning from the home Of his neice Mrs. George F. Afa1eney, 405 Atlantic street. at o'clock and at g where the Rev. Matthew Judge ceIe- braIed a requiem mass. The bearers were John Donovan, Albert Carroll, Jatnes Meehan, Daniel Co4bett. George E. Mafoney and John E11swo th- The body was taken on the 9s3s train to Rorthannpton. Mass. for burial in the family plot at St. Maryss cemetery there
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
LAST ELE1TROCITTION
 AT AUBURN PRISON

Auburn. N. r.. Dec. eaEichaeI sar- zano died in the electric chair in Auburn prison early today for the murder Of fellow eountrynan. sa- derro GranzaneiIo. in Buffalo, N Y, Nov. IT. 1912. This execution brings the number of occupants of the Auburn death house down to five After these are eIectrocuted no more executions will take place here, a law recently enacted directing that all capital punishment in this state shall take place in Sing Sing prison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

How did tl1s term Acontraband Of war, originate. and how long has it been in use7
 During the war between Spain and Holland in the latter part of the six teenth century and early in the seven teenth century both those powers act ed with so much rigor toward ships Of every other nationality conveying goods to the belligerents that England felt compelled to enter a strong pro test The resistance provoked by Eng land led to the first use of the term s4contraband of war; when the treaty of Southampton was drawn up be- tween England and Spain in 1925.
 How. does the area of Eprope com pare with that of the United States2 The whole of continental Europe contains 3,8Oo,OO0 square miles; the United States 3,756,885 square miles Principal countries of continental Flu rope: Germany. POS, ,7S0; France, 2O7,- O54ss AVstria Hungary, 241 PIT; Russia. in Europe. 1,s62, 524 These figures do not include any colonial possessions.
 4(fl We hear about the ambassadors getting their passports. What becomes of the consuls2 @ How many United States consular officers are there in the principal European countries now at Mar7
 d) GonsuIs are not diplomatic officials and are not accredited to the sover- edgn as ambassadors and ministers are. A consul receives a letter Of ap- pointment or commission from his home government, and if his appoint ment is acceptable he receives from the minister of foreign affairs an ex- eQuatur or permit to exercise consular functions. He cannot act until he has received an exeduatur and it's with dEa xzal ar,s4s Iats. H.z,..ts,.as A E1e.e.Ia..e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
Iookinn Rael.......I

Knfcker-Does your wife understand the use of leftovers2 Booker Yes; she is constantly pointing out to me how she might have married them.-Judga
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
woR1xsrAN,s FooT CRUSHED.

Charles Bailey. 2H Beardsley street. was taken to the Bridgeport hospital this forenoon from the new building work of the U M e Go His right foot had been caught between two timbers and itA was feared a bone was fractured. Dr. Ffnnegan removed tha workman to the hospital in the senaer. gency ambulance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
PractieaI eaniua.

Our idea of genius is man who can make mountain out of naois hill and then sell it for gravel--Gai- Veston News
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

<
 to what eAasss uegopd the atmosphere science offers no solution beyond the vague terms space and ether ef1 Can t1se preaiden9 declare esar on anofF1er country esithout first ssttina congress to eongeak9 fz1 Hovg v9as war declared on spain7
 l11 The constitution confers che pow CT to declare war solely on coneraas 21 A joint resolution of congress de clared ssa state of war existeds b tween Spain and the United States
 will you inform me what Che papal order of the knigl4ts Of St. Gregory signifies, how long it has been ia eEs isfenee and Che F4us4bee of ffs ElasHsbsrs tfarouahsut the ysorld7
 Gregory XVI. founded the order t8 reward the civil and military virtues Of subjects of the papaI states, Sept 1, 1881, and placed it under the pafrolis age of the pope whose name it bears It has two divisions, civil and military, and each division Is divided into four classes.
 The badge is the cross Of the order. surrounded with silver rays. The rIb- bon of the order is red with orange borders. The cross worn by a knight of the military division is surmouufed by military trophy; the cross of Q knight of the civil division is sur- mounted by a crown of gold oaz leaves.
 There are over fifty members Ia this country, but we are unable to state the entire membership. as they gre Io- cated throughout the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

Among the sufferings of transporta- ton employees at this time of year is their inability to stop open up, and sample the many boxes Of nuts, rai- sins and other goodies that pass through their hands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

Having offered valuable criticism of the way the war relief and other char ity work is being carried oh, many people feel that they should not be expected to give any money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

Once more the public is trying to reduce the cost of living by read ing the stock quotations instead of the Ia T1Ies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

The railroads are trying so hard to sa:Ee money that it is believed some o1 the managers will forego the usual advance in salaries
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

The Dollar Christmas fund for homeless Belgians has reached a total of $2e, ,782
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

The business section of the village or Benton Ridge. Ohio was wiped out by fire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09

to wnat eAa.sss ueg oDd the atmosphere science orers no solution beyond the vague terms space and ether.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-21
SIMONS AFTER
DOREMUS' PLACE
Former State Senator Seeks G..
o. p. Nomination for Con
gress In First District
THE PRETENDERs

Charles G. Sinons attorney and a
former member Of the Michigan state
SCI ate, announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for con
gress in the First district, AAfeaaay
Mr. Simons, who IS 3S years Old, is a
native OF Detroit he was graduated
from the literary and law departments
OF the University OF Michigan after
having completed a high school course
In Detroit
he introduced and helped TO obtain
the passage Of the first direct primary
law for Wayne county Another Of
the acts pushed through the legisla.
ture by him was one making more
stringent the law against wife deser-
ton
He also has held the positions Of cir
cult court commissioner and delegate
70 he last constitutional convention.
HC was q member OF the committee
which framed the home rule and pub
lic utilities clauses OF the present con-
stitution
While in college Mr. Simons won
intercollegiate honors for the uniyer-
sity 10 debating He is the author Of
a work on Business Law" Re has
praCtircd law n Detroit since 1900
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-21
FRAZER'S ACTION
SURPRISESCORONER
Can't Understand No Prosecu-
ton Order in Explosion Case;
Testimony Not Written Up

Prosecuting Attorney Frazer de-
clared, sunday. that no prosecutions
would result from the explosion Ia
the Mexican Crude Rubber Co. plant
where 10 men were killed, May 10,
because, Mr.. Frazer stated, the testl'
mony in the inquest held by Coroner
Rothacher did not bring out any evl-
dence that could pin the blame TOT
the explosion on any one OF six pos
sible causes. and ne failed 10 md any
criminal negligence
Coroner Rothacher declared, Mon
day morning that the testimony IN
the inquest had not even been Writ.
ten up vet. by Stenographer Douglas
Cochrane. and the coroner could not
understand the prosecutor state
ment. under the circumstances.
But my duty ended when the yer.
dict was brought in, showing that the
men came 10 their death through the
negligence or ignorance Of of1clais
OF the concern, said Coroner Roth
acher. "and have nothing TO say
about the matter OF prosecution /
had arranged 10 turn over the tesu-
mony 10 Assistant Prosecutor ROBIN
son. as soon as II was written mp and
he was TO confer with Mr. Frazer.
I have no further comment 10 make
on the matter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-21
TWO WAGONLOADS
OF LIQUOR SEIZED
Police Raid Blind Pig" Con-
Quoted By Jos. Dudek, De-
MED Saloon License

Patrolmen Morris Hasfelt and Rud
dy. Of Scotch station, raided the sa'
loon OF Joseph Dudek. Nc 40 Cort-
land-st. early Sunday morning and
seized two Wagouloads OF liquors OF
all kinds. that we're found In the base
ment barroom or the place, refused a
license on May ].
Dudek had closed up his regular
barroom when refused bis license,
and apparently bowed 10 the decision
81 the liquor committee, but the po-
lice learned. last week that 10 half
barrels OF beer had been delivered to
the place, and they put II under sur
VIGILANCE. They learned mat the
basement was being run as blind
pig. and the raid followed.
The wagons we're loaded down
when they left the place, with bar
-els OF vine, brandy. a fourth OF a
barrel OF clear alcohol. ] barrels OF
Jeer. l5i bottles Of beer. many jugs
and bottles OF gin alcoholand water,
labeled white Waisky brandy, ard
assorted wines Many bottles OF bit.
ters and q half-barrel OF the same
stun were also found
Dudek was ordered 20 quit the sale
Of liquors, and the stock was all con.
hscated
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-21
GADD WILL NOT
GET SALARY BOOST
Mayor NetOes School Boards
Action On Advice OF Cor
pOratiOn Counsel

Acting under advice from Assistant
Corporauon Counsel Atkinson, Mayor
Marx. Monday, vetoed the proceedings
of the Board OF Education In increas-
Ing the salary OF Charles A. Gadd.
secretary OF the board, from $4,000 a
year 20 $500.
Il am perfectly satisfied" said Mr.
.Gadd later Il cannot see how the
mayor could do otherwise under the
law"
Ina giving his opinion as 10 the llle-
gality OF the boards action Mr. At
kinsun based his argument on the fact
that since the item providing for In.
creasing Gadd's salary had been dis,
allowed expressly by the committee
on claims and accounts OF the common
council. the board @could not use any
other portion Of It's funds TO meet the
Increase
when the estimate was presented
10 the committee this item was eX
nresslv disallowed." said Mr.. Atkin
son Had Il not been disallowed Il
would have been possible, under the
law for the board TO devote some
other portion OF IFS funds as Mr.
Gadd's salary is fixed by the action
az the board itself
In Justice 10 Mr. Gadd Il must he
said that. when he appeared before
me committee and was informed that
the Increase could not be granted I'M
nU he agreed 10 withdraw that nor.
don applying 70 himself in order that
urdernafd clerks in his once might
DO allowed Increases In salary"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-21
CATHERINE DIERKER
SEEKS AUNT HERE

Catherine Dierker is years old.
came 70 Detroit from Pittsburgh. sun
day. 10 visit her aunt whose address
She had as 30. sl5 Hunt-st There IS
no such number. and tire young vom
an vas sent 10 Tie detention station
TO be cared for until her relatives are
located
Relatives of Cornei1s sullivan. ~
years ola are being sought by the
police who received telegram that
me man mad died In McKeesport. Pa,
and was believed 10 have a wife and
family here
Bertha rhorp : years old. left her
bone az No ~ BosWckave Sunday
evening leauing'a note for her broth.
er Thomas Thorp. stating that he
would never See her again
Thor says be knows OF no reason
Tor her action
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-21
EIGHT-HOUR-DAY
WOULD BE COSTLY
Railroad Head Tells MediatOrs
Mems Demands Mean Sum of
$35.000,00O Yearly

CHICAGO, July 20.-Federai medi-
ators heard the railroads side in the
controversy Affecting more than 100
GOO employees OF railroads west OF
Chicago, at the first session OF the
mediation proceedings IN the Con
gress hotel today The government
mediators, Judge William L. Cham.
bers, Judge Martin A. Knapp. and G.
w. w. Hangar, assistant commission
er OF labor, met with the general
managers committee representing the
90 western railroads The railroads
side was taken first because 'he gen.
eral managers extended the invita-
ton TO the mediators 10 come here
The board was to meet with a com
mittee Of the employees this after
noon.
a. w Trenholm. general manager
OF the Chicago St Paul. Minneapolis
q Omaha outlined the railroads side
in a one-hour session with the medi.
ators He explained the demands OF
the men for a reduction In working
hours without loss in pay and told OF
the different steps in the negotia-
lions that have been in progress for
many months Trenholm estimated
that II the employees demands were
met, the western roads would be- put
TO an additional annual expenditure
OF $33, 100000
The hearings VIII be executive
First one side and then the other
will confer with the mediators.
Neither side would predict today how
long negotiations will be In progress
through the mediation board