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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
SEN. GORE MAY
 PLEAD OWN CASE
Blind Statesman Denies Charges of Improper Con
 duct Towards Woman

Oklahoma City, Feb. 14-Thonnas F. Gore, United States Senator from Oklahoma, as a witness in his own behalf in district court here today, denied charges of improper conduct made by Mrs. Minnie E. Bond, who is suing the Senator for $50,000 dam ages and charged that the suit was the result of a conspiracy concocted by his political enemies and a coterfe of disappointed office seekers
 It was stated today that the advis- ability of the Senator makingsa a direct plea to the jury had been considered by his attorneys. Whether this plan will be followed was not announced.
 Instead of calling Senator Gore to the stand when court opened, how ever, counsel for the defense decided at the last moment to call other wit nesses in the effort to lay grounds for the impeachment of several of the plaintiffs witnesses. The first witness today was w. F. Fisher, an Oklahoma City lawyer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
AVIATOR DEMANDS
 REVOLVER DUEL

Paris, Feb. 14-Jules vedrines, who recently flew from Paris to Cairo, inn mediateIy on his arrival from Egypt today te1ephoned from the railroad station to two friends asking them to act as seconds in his coming duel with Rene Quinton, president of the French aerial league.
 The names of the seconds were not made public but it was announced that Vedrines would demand to fight with revolvers.
 The quarrel arose out of the re- fusai to Vedrines to give satisfaction to Henri Roux, a rival aviator, who also had flown from Paris to Cairo and who challenged Vedrines to fight after the latter had struck him in the face.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
SPECIALTIES RULE
 IN WALL STREET

New York, Feb. 14-Opening- Trading in stocks fell off to the small est proportions of the year when the market opened today. The storm kept away many members of the ex- change. Outside business was un- usually small and professional trad CTS found the market so flat that they did Iittle-
 Among the leaders, fluctuations were limited to 1-8 or IA. The new Southern Pacific convertibIes in which trading was begun on the ex- change today brought 103 7-S.
 Closing-The market closed steady. Despite 8 temporary showing of strength today, bullish operators were unable to pull the market away from the dead level which has prevailed most of this month and before the half day session ended the earlier gains were cancelled by general re- action.
 Purchases of stocks ran largely to specialties which were strengthened by the cheerful tenor of the trade re- views. Low priced steel issues, rail- way equipment shares and the cop pers were in good demand.
 The reaction which disturbed the effect of this Improvement was brought on by weakness of a few stocks. Can adian Pacific dropped 2 points and Rock Island preferred touched a new low record at 10 ss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
Harry Cornen After Local
 B. B. Club
Former Bridgeport Twirler Negotiating With Own
 CT Freeman

Harry Cornen, a former pitcher for the local club in the days when James H. O'Rourke was in charge, has started negotiations for the purchase of the Bridgeport baseball franchise. He was in this city last night to make in Quiries and after a telephone convers- 'ation with Secretary Hugh Reddy, left for New York to confer with Owner John H. Freeman.
 Cornen recently inherited 8 large sum from his mothers estate and is said< to be ready to make a good offer. If the owner will listen to a reasonable offer it is believed the deal will be closed within the next week Since he quit active playing Cornen has been engaged in the insurance business in South NorwaEk. He has prospered in that life and has also made money conducting an indepen- dent club in South Norwa1k. "Hf' Ladd, Bill Yale and other Bridgeport favorites played on his club last sea- son.
 The former pitcher knows Bridge port is a 1i@e baseball city and regards the local franchise as a fine invest ment He declares the crowds will attend if good brand of ball Is furnished. Owner Freeman has been in the south all winter. He has apparently not displayed much inter est in baseball and his friends think he will gladly sell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
BLACK HAND LETTERS WRITTEN
 BY LAD OF IA Confession Wrung From Youth By virel1i and
 Schmidt FATHER OF BOY SAID TO HAVE FORGED HIM Two Alleged Conspirators Under Arrest, One Being
 Father of Author

In the arrest of George Gemma, alias Frank Calabrese of Danbury and Ni- cola. Galemmo of New Canaan. at a lonely farm near the state line near Brewster. N. F., yesterday, by State Policeman Frank vareIn and Police Chief O. E. Schmidt of New Canaan, the authorities believe that they have two who have been prominent in black hand operations among Connecticut Italians for some time past.
 Two blackhand letters mailed from Brewster to New Canaan Italians com prised the basis upon which the in vestigation was made One letter was mailed January 30 to Michael Me talIo, demanding that $2,O0O be left by of himself and family being sent to death. The other letter was mailed February to Amelio Nunciato, de- manding $200 to be left at the same pole, under penalty of becoming a vic tim of dynamic.
 naan yesterday and held for superior court under bonds of $5, ,000 and brought to the Bridgeport jail last night by Policeman vIrelli. Ga1ern- mo is to be arraigned at o'clock Monday afternoon
 It is alleged by the authorities that the letters were actually written by Galeunno's M-years-oId son, Justice. but under compulsion and with threats of severe punishment if he refused. The authorities say that he has con fessed and that copy of the letter as we'll aS paper similar to that upon which the letters were written were found at the faNm house.
 Policeman Vire1n and Chief Schmidt visited the farmhouse after an au- tonohffe trip through that section. Ehe boy was sESuTsd at the place alone end yielded to the severe cross ex- animation to which he was subject ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
LEAPS INTO SEA
 TO JOIN BELOVED
Bankers Widow, Conveying His Ashes Home, Com
 nits Suicide

6 San Francisco, Feb. 14-Mrs. Chas. H. Wood, wife of a banker of this city, who died Dec 5 at Agra, India, jump ed overheard from the steamer Iyo Maru the first night out of Singapore. Jan. 8, while enroute to Hong Kong with her husbands ashes. This in formation was received here yester- day by the steamer Tenyo Maru.
 Prior to leaving Singapore Mrs. Wood had arranged with Mrs. Esther Richardson, friend at Hong Kong. to San Francisco. When the Iyo Maru put into Hong Kong, Mrs. Rich ardson learned of Mrs. Woods death and received from the captain a let ter addressed to her which was found in Mrs. Woods stateroom. The letter said:
 After all I shall not see you for shall look for my beloved. cannot live without him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
TYPISTs COMPETE
 IN MERIDEN TEST

AGeriden, Conn.,, Feb. 14-Those edu- cators in business colleges who at tended the annual session of the state business educators' association today who left home on the morning trains, were late for the preliminaries while those who had the foresight to spend the night in Meriden were on hand promptly when Mayor Donovan gave them hearty welcome. Upwards of a hundred members were storm bound at that hour.
 President John D. Houston, of New Haven, responded to MT. Donovan's s greeting. Speed and accuracy tests for typists and stenographers were first held. the prizes being medals and cups. The entry list totaIled no.
 Then followed the reading of papers on technical subjects of interest in this particular line of educational work with time given for discussions and expression of views.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
OCEAN LINERS KEPT FROM PORT BY sTORIE

New York. Feb. 14-snow which had fallen in New York and vicinity all night. reaching a depth of more than eeven inches on a level and drift- ing in places to more than two feet. gave way to fine, stinging sleet be- fore dawn.
 All trains, particularly those from the west, were from one to three hours late. The streets of the city were practically deserted and hun dreds of homeless cIamored for shel- ter at charitable institutions.
 In the municipal lodging houszg were quartered nearly z.0OO duriug the night and the Salvation Army took care of nearly half as many.
 That the storm had extended out to sea was evidenced by the receipt of wireless messages from several nnerg due here today that they would he delayed and will not reach port until Monday or Tuesday. The list fncluf- ed the Alnerika from Hamburg the Campanfs. from I.iverpoo1s the Savol1 from Havres and St. Louis from South ampton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
Notion Filed To Dismiss Charges
 Against MeHen
Superior Court to Decide
 Question When Trials ot l. New Haven Officials Be-
 gin Soon.

The great array of lawyers engaged to defend former President Charles s. MeIIen and other New Haven railroad officials have filed two motions which will be argued at the coming term of the criminal superior court when the six men are to be arraigned on man slaughter charges resulting from the fatalities in the Westport wreck. On behalf of Ae11en and Vice-President F. H. McHenry, counsel have filed a. jurisdiction. Just what reasons the lawyers have for asking to have these motions granted will not be known until the matters come up before the court
 Although court opens February IT, there is no certainty that the railroad cases will be reached next week. There are many other cases on the docket and the general impression Is that the way will not be paved for the trial Of the New Haven officials until March I at the earliest.
 The six men to be tried are: Charles S. Melien. Vice-President E. H. Mo Henry, President Henry J. Horn, former General Manager B. R. Pol lock, Supt. Clayton N. Woodward of the Shore line, and Lawrence J. Car malt, superintendent of motor power. All are out on bonds Of s5 .00O each. Gen. Henry A. Bishop went surety for Pollock, Woodward and Horn, sAu- guetue s. May of this city, treasurer of the New Haven road, was bonds man for Carrnalt, and DeVer H. War ner came to the rescue of Me1len and McHenry.
 When the cases were heard before in the superior court Judge Greene ruled that Horn, Pollock, Woodward and CarmaIt must be given separate trials. At that time Mellen and Mo- Henry had not been arrested.
 A r. <5 s. D. Bowers of this city and Homer s. Cummings Of Stamford will appear for the railroad officials States At torney Judson will represent the state
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
Change of Wind Saves
 Two Grounded Steamers

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 1.-Two ocean steam freighters escaped destruction and cheated the pounding seas of a winter gale just outside the capes to- day.
 The British steamer Katherine Park, wiAh cotton from New Orleans for Hamburg. driven aground Tn a blind ing snowstorm late yesterday while trying to make the entrance to Chesa- peake Bay. hoated unassisted when the wind shifted to the northw est The vessel came in for bunker coal under her own steam and is apparently uHirt- jured.
 Another steamer, an unidentified tramp. after riding out a 30 mile northeaster ashore near Cape Henry, got off and away during the night apparently uninjured. IifesaveIs who attempted to reach the tramp were prevented by high seas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
GIRDLING OF POLES
 TO BE NEXT FEAT
Admiral Peary Tells Exp1or CTS Club of Possible
 Achievement

New York. Feb 14-The girdling of the poles will be the next feat of explorers. Rear Admiral Robert B. Peary told the members of the Fix plorers Club at their annual dinner last night.
 There is something which will be worthy of mems best efforts" he said. 'sIt will require a. stronger and bigger ship than the Roosevelt"
 MT. Peary said the route he had in mind would be from New York south to that point where Shack1eton will begin his expedition, thence across Polar ice to New Zealand. thence to Sandwich Islands, to Behring Strait, to the central polar basin. to the At Iantic ocean and thence to New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14

Late afternoon wind abated somewhat and through drifting the waters of the sound be- apparently freigte became discernble, abo miles off Seaside park
 With the aid of glasses people along the shore reported appeared to be riding at anchor awaiting of
 Capt. in tug McAister, left at 80 aid to the unknown steamer.
 The tide accompanying the storm, of the high years yards of the Torpedo Boat Co., to height with difficulty with rubber boots able to reach the offices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14

company were kept busy all n1SnC long and this morning the first cars
 were sent ont from the centrally 1o-.
 cated barn on schedule times The
 first cars to come in from the suburbs
 were, in some instances more than an
 hour Tate- The trolleyInen gave up all
 hope of maintaining anything like a. regular schedule, seeking only to keep the lines open The constant drifting
 Of tlie snow was the chief difdcuIty and several cars were deraiIed. Tn Shelton. and in Ansouis. caxuwere de-; raiIed so badly That ere aban : doued until the storm might ceasessN
 The railroad system of the New EIarsA ven road was badly crippled The railroad men found a double handicap. Not only were there many drifts on all the lines but the signals were rendered almost useless by the pi1ing { Of the snow into the mechanism. The extreme caution necessitated by this slowly that even on the main line some of the limited trains were more than an hour late.
 The steady rise in temperature, from late yesterday, averted great suffering.
 Men seeking employment had no difn- ling they cared to do, from the city, the railroad and trolley com mpan1es,
 and from householders-
 venturesorne folks who visdted Sea- side park this forenoon to enjoy the
 beauties Of the genuine blizzard dis
 vessel that appeared to be having hard time weathering the storm. No information as to the identdty of the:
 vessel was gained.
 Storm signals, indicating a. north. east gales displayed over night were changed at Il o'clock this morning to indicate a northwest wind. A freight train, on the branch from Derby Junction ~to Botsford. was caught in heavy drifts and stalled all morning. Running out of water, the boiler was replenished with snow which the crew shove1led in from the drifts.
 The storm brought work for all idle
 men who cared to shovel snow and the demand largely exceeded the
 supply today.
 Director of Public Works Jacob A. Courtade had 160 men. IS double teams and 10 single teams at work. He employed all the men who applied at the city yard at o'clock this morning and continued during the day putting at work those who applied Railroad officials sent word to Mr. Courtade early today that they would give similar employment to any men who might apply whom the director could not use. The railroad officiaIs asked that the men who wanted to work shove1fug snow apply at the freight office at the foot of Union street
 Director Courtade had no men to send the railroad conn pany as he found employment for all who applied to | him and can use more. The director was up and about at o'clock this morning. He started his men ana 1 teams in gangs at clock. The work will be continued during I the daylight hours today and all day tomorrow until the snow is all cleared
 from the principal streets and cross l ings.
 l The snow is being dumped near the Congress street bridge. at the city yard. off the city dock at the foot of 1 Wall street and at other points con venient to where it was shove1ed ur, so to make the nauIs as short as ! possible for the teams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14

New London, Feb. 14--While bat ling with wind and seas in an effort to reach this harbor, the tug Piiny Fisk. of the McCaffery Line, lost four of the six barges in her tow last night. The Fisk left New Haven at 6 a. n., Friday, bound for this port, When between BarfIettss Reef and CornfeId Light. the four sternmost, the barges Frederick WilIenbroch, Katie Woods, Rose Marie Feeney and Elizabeth, broke adrift.
 It was impossible to pick up the barges in the. bowling gale and Cap tain GilIigan, of the Fisk continued to this harbor with the rest of his tow He boarded the tug Sanitation, which is a. better sea-going craft than the Fisk, and started to go after the barges but, after passing the light house, found the weather so severe that 1t was deemed foolhardy to at tempt to proceed any further and re- turned.
 The barges had five men and four women aboard.
 Captain Gilligan expressed his be- lief that the barges went to pieces soon after they broke adrift and that all on board perished. He could not give the names of the people on the barRes but said they twere known at the company;s New York office He said that he did not know when the barges broke adrift.
 The first he knew about the trouble was when he was two miles west of BartIetxS Reef Light when he saw a red lantern waved from one of the re- Tnaining barges. He says that the wind was terrific and the sea very high. He will remain here until the storm abates.
 The barges had 5000 tons of coal aboard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
Will Use Dynamite to
 Free Ice-Bound Ships

Chicago, Feb. 14-Dynamfte may be used today in an attempt to Iib- crate the two steamships which have been ice-bound in Lake Michigan or the Chicago harbor since early Thur day morning.
 Should the dynamite fail to open a passage which would permit the steamers to reach port, an effort VIII probably be made to transport tho passengers and crews across the fec to shore. The vessels are the Arizona. of the Goodrich Transit Company ana the Michigan. of the Northern Mich igan Transportation Company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
TUGS HUNT FOR LOST CRAFT THROUGH GALE AND BLIZZARD
Three Steam Freighters And Schooner Go Aground In Hurricane---Con- necticut Towns Isolated By Snow==Trains And Trol-
 1eys Tied Up

Bnding which obscured the warning lights miles hour hurricane which Atlantic caused the wreck grounding at least eight craft coast last night.
 Worst of all the caastrophes that in Long Island sound where four of the bares inflow of the tugoa Py Fisk, New Haven to New London, broke Corned light and, with five and four aboard swept out of sight in the blizzard to what experienced boaen NTas certain destruction
 Tugs searching today for the lost barges but with te it is believed the boats that all of those aboard have perhed
 Two steamers the Katherine Park and unidentified tramp went ashore the first off Chesapeake Bay and the off Henry Only sudden change the winds tho fle tide enabled them v of shore destrucion seemed certain
 Offhe Georgia coast the British steamer Tafna is fast until repaired a big hole in the bottom
 The schooner Feel has sentout appeal by less from Nantucket shoals, where it is aground
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
HOW THEE THERNGo1dETER
 RAFzGED DURING STORM

- RAFzGED DURING STORM
 Rising temperatures during the storm today will be followed by q deoided fall. accor ding to Ly1nan's self registering thermornerer this afr fernoon, tbe mercury having started 10 take a decided tumble The fol- lowing ia the record from o'clock last night. when the storm started, un- til o'clock this afternoon.
 Ss D. m, 38 degrees
 D. m, 22 degrees
 10 b. nn-, 20 degrees
 Il p. m-, 1S degrees 1
 Midnight Is degrees.
 MfdnIght until a. m.s IS degrees
 a. m, 22 degrees
 a. m, 24 degrees.
 a. m, 36 degrees
 10 a. m, 2s degrees
 II a. m, 29 degrees
 Noon, so degrees
 p. m-, 2s degrees
 D. m-. 22 degrees
 At o'clock there came a rift In the clouds of snow, and the sun shon9 brightly Before noon there was uaornentary glimpse of blue sky and sunshine, but 1t speedily vanished Two letter carriers are laid ups ona from the rigors of the snow storm. che other from exposure during the intense cold
 PhfIip Fl. Flynn of 1412 East Main street. collapsed in the snow about "a block from his own home, this morning. Neighbors helped him home and a substitute was dispatched to re- Mexe- him. He is under the care of his physician.
 Yesterday Frank G. F1nney. suffer ing from pleurisy, was overcome when he reached the home of Rev Frank c. Rsdeout- He was removed to his home and today he was resting conn ss-,-,-r +1,,+ S,.,~.v, 4r fs1I SJ,r,,+ 4xuo hours after sundown, blanketed the city to a depth of more than foot when it awoke this morning The worst storm of the winter. ashore, and one of the worst nights on the sound in many years combined to make the night one long to be remembered among those whose callings made it necessary for>them to be abroad.
 Coming with a steadily rising tenn persture the snow, beginning with fine sand like flakes in the early night. crew damper and heavier as the morn ing approached. After midnight a steady east wind waxed into a gale and shippers, who had delayed hoping for an abatement of the storm, aban- doned all thought of leaving the local harbor.
 This morning found the steamer Bridgeport, scheduled to leave for New York at midnight, still fast at heT dock The same was true of the Sea- board, of the MercAants' line, which remained in the ha1sbor.
 The only move in harbor navigation fhis morning was the removal of a barge loaded with coal from the stake boat in the outer harbor, to the dock of the A ABcNei1 & Sons Go. Captain Sam Lockwood with the tug Robert McAnister moved the barge, and found the harbor so badly choked with ice and snow that 1t was a difficult task
 About 1 o'clock the whistle of the steamer Richard Peck, bound from New Haven to New York, became audible in this vicinity, and for several hours, as the big craft threaded its way through ice and gale trying tc pick out the lighthouses through the blinding swir1ing clouds of snow, the Rzhsstle could be heard for hours.
 Snow ploughs of the Connection
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
Hurricane On Coast
 Of New England States

Boston, Feb. 1-CIose on the heels of the winters severest cold wave came a sDowstorm which promised to- day to be the heaviest of the season. Starting at midnight several inches had fallen by daylight and the hours went by the snow came faster, driven before a brisk northeast wind and street and railroad traffic was seriously hampered.
 Although the snowfall had been heavy in northern New England this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
Heavy Drifts Stop
 Trains In Litchfeld

Winsted. Conn. Feb. 14-Snorr drifts which have piled up on tracks in the valleys of the Litchneld hulg held back trains today and 5isarrang- ed schedules on the Central New England Railroad The snow fall averages IS inches but five foot drffls are reported along the highway. Train 37 west bound on the Central New England was annul1ed and train 1, westbound, left about an hour and a half late. drawn by three 1ocomo~ tives-
 At Norfolk, the heavy rnomfall compelled postponement of fhe finn eral of Mrs. William Tibbals unlu Monday afternoon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
RESIGNS PASTORATE
 TO BECOME EDITOR

New York, Feb. 14-To become managing editor Of the Christian Socio1ogist in Chicago, the Rev. Irwin St. George Tucker has resigned as minister in charge of the SocioIogist pulpit. St. Marks Episcopal church, of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
FIRE DRIVES FIFTEEN FAMILIES INTO SNOW

BrookIine. Mass. Feb. 14-Fffteen Families living at Kilsyth Court, a large and fashionable apartment house in the Aberdeen section, were driven out into a northeast snow storm to- day by fire that ruined three suites and caused 8 loss of $3eO00. The blaze was so threatening that help was sum- Hnoned from Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-14
QUEBEC SHAKEN BY
 EARTHQUAKE SHOCK

Quebec, Feb. 14.-An earthquake shock was felt all over the city and district of Quebec at $40 a. m. today The shock was violent enough to waken hundreds of citizens
 Messages from Lewis Bale, St. Paul and LIs1et recorded the same disturb ance-
 No damage was reported.