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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
RESCUERS HOPE
 TO FIND MINERS
 ALIVE IN SHAF I
Pumps Are Started to Help Government Men Locate
 Entombed Men

Eccles, W. Va. April su-After 24 hours of exhausting effort, Chief Hen ry and a party of West Virginia, mine inspectors early today reached the bottom of Shaft No. 5 of the New River Collieries Co, where ITS min Tuesday, They found little gas and no damp and expressed the belief that conditions were such that some of the entombed miners may still be alive.
 It was almost daybreak when the news came from the tipple that the cage was on it's way to the bottom The Inspection at the bottom was brief and the inspectors, who had worked all night, were hoisted to the top to prepare for further exploration that was to begin as soon as the res cue men could be taken down.
 Chief Henry said he did not think the mine was on fire at any point and he expected to find some Of the men alive.
 Governor Hatfield. who left Charleston last night, is expected here today and will personally assume charge of the doctors who have hur- ried here to care for such of the men as may be brought from the mine alive
 J. W. Paul, chief engineer of the Pittsburgh station of the bureau of mines, descended the shaft early in the forenoon in company with govern ment rescue men. They had proceed ed only a short distance from the bottom when they found six bodies hudd1ed together and so badly burn ed that Identification was impossible. Penetrating further into the galleries they located other bodies. Soon after ward the first bodies were hoisted out and placed in a temporary morgue- The crowd made a rush for the Hpple but was held back by deputy sheriffs and guards.
 Fans were a once started in the hope that the entries could be. clear ed of gas and . pumps were set in mo tion so thal the rescue parties could reach the farthest recess of the mine. It is thought that by afternoon pro gress will have been such as to de- ternine definitely whether any of the miners escaped
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
MUNICIPAL FINANCIERS
 PLEAD FOR BIG DEBT


 New tactics to get a vote for the big bond issues have been resorted to. City Clerk J. Alex H. Robin son, District Chairman John Kim selIa. Alderman Steigler and Julius Bachman. the financial experts of Mayor Wilson's administration, have been designated to plead the cause of bonds before the Slavo- nian people of Bridgeport. Last night they addressed the Slovenian Republican club, picturing the beauties of a large municipal debt in touching language.
 The bonding brigade is leaving nothing undone that will assist in getting debt vote
 The aboys'' are out hustling, and they understand that the admin istration wants the bonds '.put over.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
N. H. DIVIDENDS. NOT EARN ED, SAYS
 1. 6. 6. WITNESS

Washington, April 30.-Further testimony regarding the acquisition of the New York, Boston & Westchester and Portchester railroad properties by the New York. New Haven & Hart ford railroad, was submitted when the interstate commerce commission today continued it's Investigation of the financial affairs of the New Haven.
 Among the witnesses were George $. Hansel, secretary to Oakleigh Thorne, who engineered the transac- ton: Frank S. Fowler, examiner of the commission, who stated yesterday that there was a discrepancy of more than 1,032, 900 between the amount allowed MT. Thorne by the New Haven to make the purchase and the amount expended as shown by books of the MfMbrook company, the holding con cern of the two roads and L. s. Mill Ter, president of the WestcI1ester road
 Exanainer Fowler testified he had made a thorough examination of the books of the New Haven road for the 10 years ending June 30 1912, and had found that the cagapaaay ran be- hind $60. 400. GOO during that time. The floating Indebtedness on the date mem toned, he said was S33.395, ,000- The company, in spite Of this he said, paid out dividends that were not earned during some of these years.
 Mir Fowler further said that in 1908, 1909, 1911 and 1912, the New Haven had not earned the dividend it paid. In 90S alone he said the road ran be- paid in 10 years amounted to ss9, o0o. GOO.
 The bonded indebtedness jumped during the decade from s25, ,00o, 900 to $204, ,00o. GOO, but the capital was in- creased in the same period from $17,- nunn <<,
 The NIillbrook company was organ ized in December, 196. MT. Fowler said, and started out with an indebt- edness of 8,250,000.
 James P. Mcdonald of New York told of getting a contract from the Subway & Westchester company through the purchase of some stock, to build the New York, Boston & Westchester road. This contract he said he later turned over to the City & County Contracting company. re- ceiving $375,000 for relinquishing his rights to it.
 MT. Mcdonald remarked that he did road was interested.
 eff had he added, CT would have asked $1,5o0.000 for giving up my contract.''
 George H. sHansel, of cranford, N J., confidential secretary of OakIeigh Thorne, was questioned as to pay ments that passed through MT. Thorne's hands in the Westchester transactionsT He said no vouchers were given.
 Have you any cancelled checks to show?'
 s'No. Those were turned over to Miss Mary Long, another empIoye of Mr. Thorne's along with the books which she later sent to MT. Thorne's home and which were burned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
DONOVAN ARRAnGES SPECIAL HEARING
 FOR lEARY'S FOES
Arranges Hearing for Them Before Senate Committee On Post Offices and. Post Roads.
(snecial to The Farmer. ]


 Washington, April 3O-Representa- tive Donovan preserved his reputation for uniqueness and fair play, today, when he arranged with Senator Bank head to give hearing to the Norwalk protestants against his selection of Andrew Leary to be postmaster of South Norwa1k.
 Thus the Connecticut congressman keeps open house for the opponents of his choice, and doubtless, causes some confusion among those who per haps had supposed that their views would die with the paper on which they were expressed.
 Leary was recent1y@ recommended by MT. Donovan for the position, but the Democrats say that MT. Leary is not Democrat and want to be heard. MT. Donovan said today they would surely be given the right to be heard and that the Senate committee would receive all of the evidence No one denies. that Ieary is capable of filling the position, and the objection is made solely upon the claim that he is not a dyed in the wool Democrat.
 Among the men who will decide whether or not Leary is a Democrat are John H. Bankhead of Alabama; Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania; Le- baron B. Colt of Rhode Island; Hoke
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
SAFETY OF HIGH SCHOOL
 THREATENED
Architect Rejects 100, 900 Soft Brick Shipped for
 Use In Foundations
Building Material Crumbled to Pieces Under Pressure
 of Hands, or Feet

Over 1OO,O bricks, shipped for use on the new Bridgeport High school, have been con demned at the site, and upon the boat Marjorie Lenehan, of Athens, N. r., which is moored 10 the docks in the rear of the Livermore Lumber Co.,, Knowl- ton street. Though they had been intended for use in the walls and piers of the great school, they were of such qualz ity that it is said the inspectors would not even let them be us ed for filler" in the walls
 The first scandal. in this big work was nipped by Architect James Gaznbel Rogers.
 Architect Rogers sent an in- spector to the school grounds, yesterday, and found that the brick was being carted there for use in walls and piers As the piers are vital part of the building and hold great weight, the safety of hundreds of pupils would rest upon them Durkin & Lass, the contractors to whom they were consigned, have ordered the barge reload ed and returned to the manu- facturers.
 The brick, known as the. Riehn1onds is extremely soft, giving but little ring when Knocked together It's exterior. is filled with large pebbles and gravel, and the bottoms of many are unfinished Large holes here and there are apparent, the bricks can be ground to kdust- Samples of the bricks picked up upon the docks could sbe crumbled easily between the fingers
 Prominent building contracrozs of the city were strong in expressing bfhear horror that such bricks should have been intended For. use in the walls or foundations of so expensive a structure and the piles of bricks were source of much curiosity, yes <ferday, among masons and builders.
 when seen at office. today. John Cu1Hnan, a member of the Board of Education, said that it was planned by them to put additional inspec- tors of their own on the work Thase inspectors would probably vary from time to time. practical men from each trade being employed Be. sides this inspection it was said that Building Inspector Daniel M Row land had supervision as well as the private inspector hired by the arch 1tecf- He said that Durkin & Lass, the contractors, are heavily bonded to perform their work in a satisfac- tory manner and that the terms of the specifications must be carried out to the>1etter.
 Neither Rogers. nor Miss Durkin could be located in the city today, aI- though 1t was said both are expected zhere tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
DAUGHTERS PLAN TO USE FUND FOR
 FLAG MEMORIAL

New Haven, April 3o.-A Star Span eled Banner Memorial to be estab- lished by the Daughters of 1872 eand presented to the nation when the Maryland chapter observes the cen tennia1 Of the writing of the patriotic hymn next September, was proposed in resolutions offered to the associate council in national session here to- day
 Mrs. B. L. Whitney of Detroit of fered the resolution, which is based upon the official announcement made that New York chapter will assume the obligations of the Daughters to contribute $10D00 for a room in the proposed George Washington Memo rial Building in Washington. D. c., leaving the Daughters free to divert to other purposes the contributions already made by state chapters to the memorial room. Mfrs. Whitney, in her resolutions. provided that. be- fore funds already contributed to the George Washington Memorial are di- verted to the proposed Star Spangled Banner Memorial the consent of con- tributors shall be obtained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
HOW ONE SMALL TAX
 PAYER SEES BONDS

s.I paid SIS taxes on my little home last year. This year I must pay $40, because they have all the tax collec- tions into one district Now why should they expect any one to vote for the bond issue that Mayor Wilson and his supporters in this admins tration propose?"
 This question was shot at one of the extra clerks who has been work ing for Tax Collector Howard F. Smith, by%a a resident of Black Rock who has paid taxes in Bridgeport for many years.
 Under the arrangement of the pres ent administration the tax rate has been increased to 19.2 mills, the high est rate the city has ever known.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
CHAMPION QUINTET LOSES CHANGE FOR
 GOLD VASE TROPHY

sunnfngda1e, Eng. April 30-The ss, Fhole stroke competition for the gold Illustrated gold vase, an event second only in importance to : the British amateur championship itself, was played here today and brought a rec ord aggregate of 12s competitors, in eIuding five Americans. These were Oximet, the American champion; C. ". Inslee. of New York; Arthur J. Lockwood, former amateur champion of Massachusetts; Harold Webber, of Toledo, and Frazer Hale, of Chicago
 Mir. Ouimet and Harold H. Hilton, the British amateur champion, were partners In spite of a drizz1insz rain they were followed by an enormous gallery. The American started badly He was much below his proper form in every department of ths~game and the turn of the first round found him seven strokes behind MT. Hilton who went out in 35. The showing of MT. Webber also was mediocre, he taking z1.
 On the homeward Journey, MT. IIiI- ton increased his lead Mr. Ouirnet was unable to find his game and the round finished with MT. Hilton "A and Mfr. Oufrnet s. This puts the Ameri- can out of the running for the gold vase.
 Mr. Webber completed the round in Ss, while MT. Inslee's score was Ss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
ELLEN 6. CARROl
 TO KEEP SIO,0 ,000
 IN LILLlS ESTATE

Decision in Matthias Carroll's appeal from the commissioners and in the suit of Stephen B. Hayes, adninistrato&, against Ellen c. Carroll of Newtown, were given this afternoon by Judge Futile. The court upholds the com missioners in the first case but in the second suit finds in favor of Mrs. Carroll.
 These suits resulted from trouble in settling the estate of Patrick Lillis, who died in -Newtown in 1910. It was agreed that they should be tried to- gether and arguments were finished this morning. Matthias Carroll. with whom Lillis lived, filled claim against the estate for $944. declaring this amount was due for services. The claim was disallowed by the com missioners and Judge Futile approves this ruling.
 Then Deputy Sheriff Hayes, admin istrator on the I4illis estate, brought suit against Mrs. Carroll to recover SIG, GOO, he alleged Mrs Carroll obtain ed from Lillis by undue influence. Mrs. Carroll declared Li1lis lived in her house for IT years and had given her the money. at various times to show his gratitude. Judge Futile decided Mrs. Carroll need not return the money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
s. TROOPS TAKE FIELD
 AGAINST STRIKERS WHO
 KILLED MILITIA OFFICER

Denver, April 3o-Nine identified dead and probably many more whose death was not repofted, is the re- suit of the fighting last night in the strike zone of the southern Colorado coal fields.
 The killing of Major Lester, prom inent physician of Wa1senburg.> while trying to save the life of wounded guardsman. added to the tense feei- nE today. Thirty soldiers who had served in the militia under Major Lester forgot their grievance against the state on account of not receiving back pay and late last night went to Walsenburg to offer their services in any future conflict with the strikers.
 DRASTIC ACTION ADVISED.
 The battle at Forbes, where seven mine guards and two strikers were known to have been killed yesterday, caused state officials to announce that drastic action would have to be taken immediately to prevent further blood shed. For this work, Gov. Ammons looks to the United States troops who now occupy portions of the strife-torn sections of Colorado. The troops from D. Al Russell, Wyo., arrived in Canon City yesterday and took charge of af- fairs in that section which earlier in the week was the scene of desperate fighting.
 What disposition. would be made of the troops from Fort Leavenworth un-, der Major HoIbrook who arrived in he Trinidad district was not known early today but it was expected that a de- tachment would be sent into Walsen- burg where the most serious fighting of the strike has taken place.
 The battle at Wa1senburg yesterday was between 100 state soldiers. diyid- ed into two commands Of about 50 each, and more than 400 strikers en- trencshed in rifle pits behind the lava formation of the hills which form a semi circle around Walsenburg from north to south for a distance of three miles. The militia had started to the WaIsen mine at the far end of the district to aid in the protection of that property.
 ATTACKED FROM AMBUSH.
 Under Lieut. Scott. one detachment advanced along the hills. The sol
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30

Fdfers were without thought of attack when suddenly from the rife pits came a rain of bullets over the heads of the first detachment. Lieut. Scott drew ed the fire returned. Soon he saw that fhe attacking force greatly out numbered his men and had the a'd- vantage of the natural fortitcations and he. ordered his men into the ar royp. 4,sz sss ss5,s s ezTsas thes vanguard, his men firing as they ran. When the two commands unit ed they gradually withdrew from the arroyo and advanced upon the tren- FGhes.
 Then, from the south came a small command under Captain Barrett. hur- rying to relieve them. Captain Bar rett deployed his men back to the north flank of the strikers, who faced fire from three sides. Finally Horace F. Hawkins of the United Mine Work CTS, who was in communication with the strikers. called on Col Verreck- herg in Walsenburg to agree to an hours truce to consider terms of sur- render It was said strikers agreed to deliver their arms to the soldiers provided they were not held prison CTS. To this, it was said, Col. Yer deckberg agreed
 MINERS VIOLATE TRUCE
 It was arranged that seven officers were to go forward to receive the arms of the strikers as they filed past. Col. vardeckberg so informed the mill itia and they ceased firing. The off, cers, it was stated, advanced con siderable distance and the strikers left their position. passed the militia and renewed firing.
 It was at this moment that Major Lester was killed. During the Hull in battle he had goHe forward to the aid of Private Glen Miller who had fallen 150 feet from the point at which the strikers then were.
 So hot was the fire that the militda- men were unable to advance to where Major Lester's body lay and were full 1y occupied in defending themselves. For two hours more the fighting con tinued and finally the strikers with drew, carrying their guns with them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
FEATURE STORIES,' FROM VERA CRUZ ARE
 DECLARED FAKES

Vera Cruz, April SO-Capt. H. Mel. P. Huse, Admiral F1etcher's Chief of Staff, said yesterday:--
 ssThe story that Americans were found imprisoned in San Juan de Ulloa is unquaIifiedIy false. In one dungeon, which was equal in hor- TOT to the Black Hole of Calcutta, we found 100 poor devils, all Mex. jeans. There was no Rochester murderer in the fortress. The whole story is 3 falxe.''
 The statement by Capt. Huse was s made in answer to inquiries regard ing a story printed by-a New York paper that among the demented prisoners found in San Juan de UI- Ioa when the Americans took pos session of the fortress was Leslie E. Hubert, formerly of Rochester, N. Y .,who, with William Mitchell his brother-in-law, and pr. Q. s. Harle of Fl Paso, was sentenced to death in 1905 on charges of mur- dering two men for the purpose of recovering s25.o0o insurance from the New York Life Insurance Conn pany.
 Two other morning newspapers yesterday printed ctFcnmstantial accounts of the Handing of Gen. Funston's Army,' which did not land until today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30

Smith of Georgia; James E. Maritime of New Jersey; Vardaman of Missis- sippi: Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas; Claude Swanson, of Virginia and a number of other leading lights of the Republican and Democratic party who ought to know what a Democrat is, as they have seen many of them of late.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
HEAR RENfONsTRANCEO ON
 COLBURN SATURDAY MORNING

The county commissioners will hold hearing Saturday morning on the remonstrance against Edward Col burn, who wants to transfer a liquor license from 206 Church street to 1857 State street. Residents in that neigh borhood object to the application be- cause they say there are enough sa- looms in the vicinity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30

A proposal has been made for the conversation at Bogota of a. Spanish American Telegraph Congress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30

An Austrian military aviator named wally was killed by falling from his machine at vfenn-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30

Mary-Have you village improve ment society in your town?
 Alice-Yes; we've married off every bachelor in the p1ace.-Snart Set.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
roo PARIS GREEN

Coroner Pheland today decided that Mary OFarfell Houseman of Fairfield died of poisoning. self administered. she took paris green in water
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30
MEDIATORS ASK FRIENDLY
 SERVICES OF EUROPEAN
 POWERS TOPREVENT WAR
IMPORTANT ISSUES INVOLVED
 IN THE COLORADO MINE WAR

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30

Rain; Colder; Clearing Friday
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WMsBURG BOY TO THE FRONT
Dr.A.B.Hemingway Chosen Asst
Professor I'm Atlanta College.

Next to seeing the boys and young
men of williamsburg county sue
ceed at home-and we need them
all here-nothing gives us greater
pleasure in our field of duty than to
note the success of our native sons
in other parts of the country. A
striking example of how Williams
burg boys make their mark in the
outside world is the successful ca
reer of Mr. A B Hemingway, Jr, Of
Rome-a product of old Williams
burg and especially of Union High
school-who several years ago elect
ed to pursue a course in pharmacy
at the Atlanta College of Pharmacy,
where, by innate ability and close at
tention to his studies,he took a most
creditable stand, being in his senior
year elected junior professor of ma
terra medica in the college. He was
graduated March 80. this year. and
has accepted a position in the At
lanta College of Pharmacy as assist
ant professor of general pharmacy,
at a lucrative salary, with excellent
prospects for advancement.
DR. Hemingway is a son of our
old-time esteemed friend, Mr. Allard
B Hemingway of Rome.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-05-07
|BLEASE SHOWED UNDER
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
HIS OWN COUNTY TURNS AGAINST HIM.
State Convention Will Be More than to Anti-Blease
Reports in Detail.

Varying methods of safeguarding
the primary were proposed in these
different conventions. The Rich
land convention adopted the Nc
Mahan resolution instructing the
delegates to the State convention
to work for the restriction of the
primary to registered voters. In
the Spartanburg convention reso-
luton instructing the delegates to
oppose restriction of the primary
was defeated, and in the Colleton
Convention the same thing occurred.
The Marlboro delegation, it is un-
derstood, will work for primary re-
form.
Resolutions opposing further re-
striction of the primary were passed
by the conventions of Lee, Jasper,
Union and Laurens counties.
The Bamberg, Calhoun, Laurens,
Fairfield and Clarendon conventions
opposed the abolition of the county
to-county campaign.
The Wilson administration was
given the endorsement of a large
number of the county conventions,
the resolutions in many instances
praising especially the Presidents
Mexican policy and in several in
stances endorsing the Presidents
stand in the matter of tolls exemp-
ton.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-05-07

''In men whom men condemn as i'll,
I find so much of goodness still;
In men whom MEN pronounce divine,
/ find so much of sin and blot
! hesitate to draw the line
Between the two-where God has not. y
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-05-07
THURSDAY. MAY 7. 1914.

The News and Courier is to be
congratulated on the complete and
excellent report of the county con-
ventions throughout the State fur
nished its readers Tuesday. 1t COW
cred the entire State, to use a
hackneyed phrase, like the dew. "