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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
BENTON DEATH PROBE NOW UP
 TO CARRANzA United States Waits for Test of Generals Authority
 Over Villa OFFICIALS HOLD UP
 NEW EVIDENCE American Government Con- cerned Over Reported
 Murder of Citizens

Washington, March 4-General Car ranzais announcement that he had appointed a special commission to in- vestigate the recent execution by Gen. eral Villa, Of William S. Benton, a British subject, coupled with the dec- laration from Great Britain that she would not look to the United States for action as a result of the incident was generally accepted today as mean ing the abandonment of the expedi- tton of American and British repre- Sentatives who were to have gone to Chihuahua to examine Benton's body. tEngland's withdrawal at talis time and Carranza's professed determine tion to investigate the Benton killing States, 1t Is believed, in the position of a patient observer of developments with no present necessity for further inquiry into the Benton episode.
 Decision Of Carranza to ferret out the truth of the Benton execution will mean a test of his authority over Villa, according to many officials here the Constitutionalists intend to afS ford protection to foreigners and make reparation for injury done them.
 One of the reasons why there is It- tie tendency to press the inquiry on the part Of the United States or Great
 
 Bentonss body must be badly decom- posed. Evddence of a conclusive char acter as yet unddsc1osed has been in the hands of officials for several days. The next step in the situation seems to depend on Carranza- His declara- tfon that the United States has no right to inquire about the welfare of any foreign subjects but <her own, will mot be accepted by the Washingt ton government. Ca1Tanza's friends here were hopeful today that he would eventually alter his position on this point and reveal a friendly attitude toward the United Stapes.
 While pressure that rf1ad been tex- pected from Great Britain over the Benton case has been removed, the American government is much con 'cerned over the reported murder of Gustav Bauch and C1emerte vergara both American citizens. the one by ConsHt ists and the other by Mexican federals
 Fl Paso, Tex, March 4-Assertine. that there is no warrant of irterna- tdonal law or treaty under which the
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
Crone Was HodCarrier Earning S13.22 A Week --- Half Of Wage Will Be Paid To Little
 Ones For Six Years
First Settlement Of Death Claim In Fairfield County Under Com=
 pensation Act

ies, fracturing his skull
 Taken to St. vincent's hospital. he died on February 3rd. The Rupp Brothers were insured in the Travel ler's Insurance company of Hartf@rd. The death was at once reported to Commissioner Edward T. Buckingham and the Compensation law applied
 Under the terms of the law the heirs are entitled to one-half the reg ular wages for a period of six years. It was learned that at the time of death he was receiving 28 cents per hour. Although it might have been contended that a mason is idle certain portions of the year the insurance company waived this clause and with the appointment of Robert L. Crone, a relative. administrator of the estate for the children, Agnes, IS years old, and Michael, 12 years old. settlement was made upon a weekly payment basis of $6-72, being one-half of the average weekly wage of $13.44 Ac- cording to the further terms of the agreement the income is to be divided equally between the two children un- til Agnes becomes Is years old. when Michael receives the entire compen sation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

The first death claim to be settled under the Compensation Act in Fair field county was completed, yesterday, just thirty days after the accident which resulted in the death of Robert Crone, 46 years, of 1So Steuben St. No lawyers fees were paid, no delays were oecasionedt and the working or the law which was automatic, result ed in the payment of hospital charges, burial fees and a weekly stipend of S67z to the heirs for a period or S12 weeks, amounting to $2-096-64-
 It is considered that this is the most expeditiously settled claim for a death due to industrial accident upon the records here and will attract most fa- vorable attention from workman and employer alike. It is remarkable that there were none of the delays which have heretofore been so conspicuous in civil suits at law.
 Robert Crone was at work upon a new building being constructed at 800 Seaview avenue by Rupp Brothers, contractors, of New York City. He was cafrying bricks or mortar upon a sczffoId when, at 9:S0 a. n.. Jan- uary 27, he slipped and fell two stor-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
BOND TRIMMED BY STRATFORD'S BARBER JUSTICE Boniface of Housatonic Heavily Fined-Accused
 Deny Charges GREENSTEIN FLAYS
 "sTOOL PIGEONS" Begged Shelter From Storm to Get In and Gain
 Evidence
Special to the Farmer.)

Stratford, March Louis Policy, the Main street barber, turned low the gas light beneath his water heater, neatly arranged the. funny papers. drew his curtains and locked up his shop, at 10 o'clock this morning. Business of great importance. took him ne&0 door, upstairs in the Stratford fire depart ment headquarters. For here were to be arraigned Captain John c. Bond, keeper, of the famous training quar- ters for fighters, and also Winfield Scott Tallmadge, retainer of the Bond establishment, for sundrys viola tions of the liquor laws. Polley's in terest in the case lay. in the fact that as the trial justice it was his duty to preside
 Ivan Warehouse, the prosecutor. awaited PoIley,s arrival, and in the room, where the trial was held, were half a, dozen pug1Iists, with their train CTS, who had come to await the fate of their beaming, round boniface.
 Attorney Henry Greenstein of Bridgeport was on hand in the in- terests of Bond and Tallmadge.
 We're all ready said Warehouse, to the justice, who took a chair at the head of card table. -
 e-Next!'' ejacuIated the village bar Der, from force of habit. . Captain Bond was charged with
  tonducted a place that had a reputa- ton of being o1olivious to the liquor laws. He charged Bond with keep ing liquor with intent to sell 1t un- lawfully. He alleged that on Febru- any 21 it was sold illegally, in that it was dispensed on the Bond premises at a. place not covered by ~tte icense- He charged Bond with selling on Sun day, February 22 and again on Sun day, March l.
 E Captain Bond. in Keeping with the dignity of the occasion, pleaded not guilty.
 Greenstein demonstrated at the null tftude of allegations.
 why. your honor.'' he expostu1at- ed, stthis is barbarous.''
 Justice Policy gave Greenstein a hard look.
 State Policeman Rowe Wheeler. and two private sleuths, Allen and Eel low. told of experiences at Bonds. Wheeler could tell only Of the hap penfngs of Sunday March 1, when he conducted a raid there.
 The others proved to be ssstoo1 pig
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

Mrs. Maria Couderre, the pretty stenographer of the Lo-
 comobile Company of America, burst into hysterical weeping this morning, as Judge B. P. lO'Meara of New Haven, con- cluded the statement in which he found her not guilty of
 blackInail and freed her from lcustody.
 The charge against Mrs. Cou- derre had been brought by John l l.. Somers, who claimed that 1 she attempted to extort. $2,5OO from him. Neither Somers, nor his counsel, J. B, Klein, were in the court room when the opin- ion was rendered.
 | Mrs. Couderre was heartily lcongratl1lated by police offi-
 cials and attaches of the court, lWho shook hands warmly with her.
 Additional sympathy was felt for Mrs. Couderre by those who realized | under what strain she has been and the results of her experience. In juries received in the fatal automo- l bile accident in West Haven, in No
 
 ! necessitating operation and treat ment for threatened nervous prostra- l tion- Tomorrow she expects to enter tSt- Vincent's hospital and her physi- clans consider that 1t will be at least three weeks before she will be able to come out Dr. Henry BIodgett is her physician. For some days she has been urged to enter the hospital, but she refused to do so until Judge O'Meara's decision should be render c5I- 1- isfied and intends to devote all of her energies to regaining her health. She made no comment over the fact that neither her husband, Earl Couderre of Holyoke aor other relatives, were in court to hear the decision read.
 In hts decision Judge O'Meara caus- tica11y arraigns the course followed by Somers. in his conduct towards the accused, following the accident.
 He said the evidence shows that Somers was responsible for her idea that she was to receive money. Somers is caustically referred to along somewhat similar lines as At torney King referred to him at Sat urday's hearing He is found to have s.baited' her with the idea of receiy- ing money. The opinion is as fol- lows:
 This is a prosecution for blacknai1
 brought under section 1909 of the General Statutes, revision of '190 which
 statute recites the necessary elements
 that constitute the crime of black
 mail. It specifies the vardous pro
 cesses that may culminate in a. com
 plete case of bIackmai1 and says sub
 stantially that malicious, threat
 ened accusation of another person of a crime, or threats of injury to the
 person, property or reputation of am other with intent thereby to extolt
 money or to compel the person threat
 ened to do amy act against his will
 shall amount to bIackrnafl.
 The accused and the complaining witness were witnesses before the cor oner for New Haven county at an in
 quest held after an automobile acci-
 dent in which a young woman was
 killed in the town of Orange, county
 Of New Haven, late in the month of
 November, 1913, and in which accident the accused and the complaining wit
 ness participated
 At the aforesaid inquest certain tes- timony was elicited from the accused,
 which testimony, as later appears
 from her own lips, was false. Her de- termination to tell the truth at future
 hearings concerning the accident in
 which she would be called upon to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
BIG DEMAND FOR TICKETS FOR THE
 EMMET LECTURE
Sunday Nights Event at Plaza Theatre Promises to
 Be Record Breaker

Bridgeporters in general are assur- ed of a literary, oratorical and histori- cal treat Sunday night when the Rob ert Emmett club appropriately ob- serves the natal anniversary of the Irish martyr and patriot at the Plaza theater. In the securing of Congress man George Francis O'Shaunessy of Rhode Island as the speaker of the occasion the organization has obi aimed not only one of the most brilliant orators in the east but one who is rec ognized as a student and competent of presenting the topic in the most forceful manner. Tickets are selling in such numbers as to assure the thea ter being crowded and seats at a pre-
 nium.
 The patriotism and martyrdom of Robert Emmett is one of the brightest incidents of history. teaching a DOW
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

erful lesson and furnishing an example worthy of emulation CongressTua-n OShaunessy, in demand throughout the country for historical and nemor- ial addresses was secured as a. local speaker largely through his personal friendship with members of the Bridgeport organization
 Tn addition to the address there win be a fine program of patriotic songs. Tickets are on sale at Hartigan's Fair field avenue pharmacy and may be est- changed for reserved seat coupons any time after Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
Cost of Living Blamed
 to Foreign Monopolies

Washington. March 4-Foreign ir- dustriaI com mbinations were charged with maintaining the high cost of IiT- ing by Horace Stern. a Philadelphia lawyer, who discussed the administra- ton antitrust bills today before tha House Judiciary committee
 He argued that the Sherman law be- amended to forbid the selling agentl of foreign trusts or nnonopolies to des- pose of their products in the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
LOSES FOWL; GAINS HAMMER

A new hammer, new pair of shears and box of matches are in the pos session of the police. They were found fin John Swenson's poultry yard at Fox street. when he discovered -four chickens missing. The hammer had been used to pry off the hasp and became stuck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

The Pope blessed and presented with an episcopal ring, Archnisnol Seton, who has resided at Rome fer many years and is returning to Amer ica-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

The Swedish Parliament was dis solved by a royal decree read in both nnam5eEA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
One Year of United States History
 Under President Woodrow Wilson
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

You Can't Unlock the Mystery,
 Until the last line of SEVEN KEYS TO BAIDPATE The FARMER Every Day
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

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South Jersey IS rotten ripe with to-
matoes, firm meated. blushing beauties
Housekeepers living within mile or
SO of the burdened vines pay l. cents
a 'small measure" At the wharveS on
the Delaware farmers sell to whole
salers at 10 cents a full crate or basket,
In SwcdcsbOro, they say, the fruit or
vegetable, luscious under any name, Is
shipped to market in the city, then
shipped back to starting place, picking
UP prices as 1t goes. From Woodbury.
comes report Of a woman who paid 10
cents for n basket of tomatoes for
which the grower probably got ut mos;
80 cents; and 1t IL averred that the
grower would have rejected a COnsum-
er's direct pruffer of half dollar T. o.
n. AT the farmyard gate. The potential
mood is not, perhaps, properly admissi-
bile IN evidence.
That less suCCulCut hua more ncCes-
sary esculcnt the potato is in tuborous
TEEN: growers get $3.50 "A barrel, con-
sumers ten minutes Jog distant in Main
street pay $3.50 or 81 for the same bar
rel. The "middiemcn" are tho cham
pion consumers, they consume the CON
sumner.
4 generous year. Long Island has q
bumper crop OF spuds; markets will b,
| glutted. In north Jersey mountains OF
cherries We're wasted this spring while
| lovers OF cherry pie went pielcss. II
south Jersey soon apples of Persia
ichorous drupes, will bo piled in Wool
| WORKMAN skyscraping heaps. jersey
! purkers will root ecstatically through {
thcsaurus ~ pcachy pulp distiling I'M
der Jersey suns into mushy seas q
| elixir NJ for the highest of the higl
| gods. gorge gloriously to the uttcrmosi
limit even OF porcine capacity. Any one
who has sojourned in south Jersey knows
the sight And yet in the winter Agri
Colas near nolghbor who Is store
clerk or a carpenter or school tcaChc
in the village Will pay city prices 70
his portland the city will get the hes
Of the roasts and chops,
Was not the parcel post to solve thi
problem?
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sorrow In Washington.

To rHr Enron or Tny Sus--SG,
A member OF the Congress sat sulkinx In
hts chair,
lie couldn't mend his fences; he HAD 90 stay
right there.
For Boss Woodrow stood beside him and with
frOwulug menace said;
'gsit where YOU are and trust In Nc TIL all
the trusts are dead
But the people in my district, my voters
fond and dear,
How shall get 'em rounded UP 10 you make
me stay here"
Quoth Woodrow; That's your business, and
by this time you should know
In this Administration that business has no
show.
Things psychologist arc the vogue; phrase
makers rulo tho root,
The uplift IA the proper thins and you
have got 20 boost,
We serve tho world. think We DO. and
whether wrong or right,
Sit where you are ana don't YOU dsr. 20 get
out Of my sight,
And 60 the member cat there; he's Sitting
there right now.
while Bryan goes TO Eabfests where with
perspiring brow
u. lahors In the vineyard ami gamers IN
the dough
And how long this thing Is going to last
good Lord. Ia like tn know
NEW YORK July ~. c y r.
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Is the Guardian Angel u Machia-
ycIIip

The Texas Democratic state primal
ries have blightcd some tender hopes
and brought u certain odor of disaster
TO Somc yencratcd nOstrils. The Hon.
Tom BALI, compared with whose deep
dryness ten years drought is the early
and the latter rain: the Hon. Ton
BALL, who has shoutsi and toutcd for
the purest. high, advanced double
woven "JeffcrsonaniSm" the Hon. TONI
BALL, who recalls to ancients something
of the heroic fire of that other great
Texan. CYCLONE DAVIS. the tnllcst of
the Popuists: the Hon. Tom BALL has
been blackballed by the diSgruntled and
thirsty Democrats of his State. They
will not have Tom for Governor, u job
he has been seeking ever since we can
remember. They prefer by n majority
OF 10000 or 10000 one FERGUSON, a
Wet. BALL is pocketed. Prohibition is
dished The constitutional amendment
Is beaten.
VIII II bc believed thnt the sons of
| hELiMs lllSlSl luul ibM bAih N'S
handicapped by his Recommendation
from Washington; that letters full of
confidence In him from Mr.. WILSON,
/ Mr.. BRYAN, Mr.. Postmaster General
BuRLEsoN, instead OF bringing the eff
feet which could justly be expected OF
them. irritated and Unframed many can
tankerous Texas Democrats, who have
the regrettable opinion that the Demo
cratic party of Texas Is competent TO
mind It's own business without val
uulJle advice and directions from Wash
lngton? In the case or candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
crnor Of Minnesota, II Mr.. WILSON s
favoritc was beaten II must have been
because Colonel EDWARD MANDELr
House was abroad OF ut sea. But In
regard To his Texas, Colonel House,
must be fully informed; and II he rec
commended the recommendation of
Tom BALL by the President and two
members of the Cabinet he must have
wanted Tom BALL Jeaten.
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Colonel RoosrycIt's Indisputablc
Right to BE Heard.

Whatever else may be done or LETT
undonc by the present Congress. the
Senate cannot with decency adjourn
until IT has granted ex President RoosE-
yrLT's request To he heard concerning
the F1agellant treaty, negotiated by
President WILSON and Secretary BRYAN
IN expiation OF an alleged crime against
Colombia which they substantially nc
cusc his Administration OF committing
and for which they propose to pay from
the United States Treasury fine of
twenty-five million dollars.
The sltua ton is unique in American
history. The traditions Of our foreign
policy are all for continuity and non
partisnnship. Never before has one
President diScredted and conspicu-
ously exhibited as unjust and immoral
the acts Of predecessor in interna
tional business or proposed to penalize
the Government therefor.
Nothing is clearer than ev-President
RooStNIIr'S right 10 he heard with re-
gard 10 President WILSON'S dcnuncia-
ion of the acts which gave to the coun'
Try and the world the Panama Canal
for which ex-PrcSidcnt ROOSEVELT as
snmes full responsibility.
Is It conceivable that the Senate will
adjourn without overruling Senator
STONES refusal of Colonel RoosEvELT's
Just and most proper demandf
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Labor Day without Its Parade.

The dropping OF the Labor Day
parade this year is to be regretted. II
was usually picturesque display. 1t
was invariably dignlfied and orderly
nnd IL gave the working men OF New
York an opportunity 10 show them
selves in their true colors as law loving
citizens with proper civic pride and an
honorable respect for their arts and
crafts by which they not only make
their own livelihood but contribute 50
intellectually to The greatness and pros
perity of the city. the State and the
nation.
A fine manly womanly. too,
indeed, for the women workers took
characteristic share in lit gave vast
pleasure to tens of thousands of people.
The participants We're morally exalted
by 1t and the spectators. whether per
sonally concerned or not. gained useful
lessons and experienced beneficial emo
lions. Perhaps, indeed. the best effect
was on the outsiders, those who were
neither handcraftsmen nor their near
relations. For TO these the force, the
organization, the spirit OF ingenuity.
the purpose the patience the probity
and the pregnancy In all good and nd
vantageous ways of labor were brought
home I'm most impressive manner
by the marching hosts. the illustra-
tive floats, the banners, the bands, the
companies and their captains, all ar
rayed for the Qualification OF the great
idea that work is life in the highest
sense
Sorrow for the loss Of this annual
pageant will assuredly not be leSSen"d
by the cause OF Its abandonment. 1t
appears that this Is due to the lack
of employment among manual workers
and the need that has fallen upon many
of them through failure of chance to
earn their daily bread, Perhaps II
would bc ironic 10 celebrate the glory
of the work that Is not, Perhaps ii Is
bettpr-urgcnt, Indeed, TO spend the
money IN helping those who have SUI
pcrtuous days of rest these psychologist
times. No doubt In this matter the
labor leaders know what they are about
ana need no outside guidance But thc
friends of labor. who are all the citl'
Gems. will hope earnestly that the stop
page is only temporary and that future
years will find the celebration of Labor
Day rest orcd to all Its pristine glory
for the general edlicatlOn and enjoy
mcnt
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for BY France, II Is not astonishing

for by France, II Is not astonishing
that Germany has more war material !;
but It appears that the French Govern
ment has not always wisely expended
the appropriations given 1t, In fact has
not kept up with the advances OF sci
ence In preparing the country for war
as Germany has methodically done.
While the deficiency in footwear
seems Il minor matter. II might be dis
astrous In a campaign in which mo-
bility OF infantry was of the first i'm.
portance. II was certainly an alarm
ing revelation that the French infantry
man would have to take the field. II
war were declared tomorrow. with
one pair of boots and "only one reserve
pair" TO replace them. Frenchmen
must be reminded that the japanese
won the great battle of Mukden by n
forced march upon Sin.mintun that
turned the Russian right, forcing II
back in disorder and breaking w Ku.
RorATKIN's elaborate plan of defence.
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TAKING" CHEMISTRY.
Tender "Reminiscences OF tho Professor
and His Glass.

To THE EplToR or THE SUN--Sir: DO
you remember the year, ever and ever so
many years ago II was. that we first
took chemistry? We were about IL or
l5 then. and life and chemistry were
thrilling things. ono day the professor
announced that he was about to perform
an experiment. lie was going to turn
beautiful purple liquid into n rich
crimson stun. and then, he said. we
should witness the formation OF lovely
blue crystals. lilo did an example on the
blackboard to prove 1t. and then he
purrcd.
In spite OF the example on the board
there were no blue cry~tals only a smell
and a smashed rctort and big brown
| stain on the professors platform and
broken glass In tho professors thumb.
Oh. wasn't he mad Being a professor lie
only said ouch ,' or maybe 1t was Tut,
tut" and glared at the class 80 hard that
his glasses tel OFF and broke too. Every
body gigglcd. and he said: The class-is
dismissed" He meant. felt some
thing far deeper. something more In
teusely passionate. but we thought wa
were mighty lucky to be Just dismissed
! particularly when We hadn't really done
single thing. We were only IS them
| you remember. and hadn't studied psy-
chology rs yet.
My. my. how It all comes back 70 m'
these days. g. X T.
| NEW YORK July 81.