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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
WOMAN AND THREE BABES DISCOVERED
 IN PITIABLE PLIGHT
Story Told to Health Tn spectors Arouses Authori-
 ties to Action

Mrs Edward Roberts and three small children were discovered hud- dIed in a. little room in the third floor of a tenement at 90 Courtland street when inspectors of the health depart ment examined the premises yester- day afternoon. Worn by the strain Of privatfons. she burst into tears as she told the inspectors the story or her sordid existence
 Tn a. comparatively small room which, she said, has been home for herself and three small children dur ing the past eight months. she told a story of privation and alleged neg Iect on the part of her husband that resulted in immediate action. Her treatment is the basis of an investi- cation Her story was reported to Prosecuting Attorney Alexander L.. Delaney, who has gotten into com rnunication with Roberts
 According to her story, neither si1e nor the children the youngest one and a. half years old, have been able to go out on account of lack of clothing. Once, she says, about five months ago a eighbor loaned her a cloak and she went out for a short time. Another time she wanted to go out, but was unable to borrow the cloak. She says that she was given a cloak, but her husband, upon one Of his rare visits home, took the gift and she has not seen it since. During the rest of the time she has lived in the little room with the children, the back yard and the rear portion of adjoining buildings being her only view A bed and stove were found to be the principal furni- ture in the room. The children ap- peared neglected and suffering from destitution.
 According to her story, Roberts works at Lynch Bros stable, but sell dom comes to SC her or the children
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
WOMEN MISSING AFTER AT TACK BY
 CHINESE BANDITS
Two English Workers Have Not Been Seen Since
 Looting of Town.

London. March 12-A despatch to the Central News from Shanghai says that two English women attached to the station of the China Inland Mis- sion at Lao Ho Row in the province of Hu Peh have been missing. since that town was sacked and burned by brigands yesterday
 The two women are Miss E. Black and Miss J. Black The China Inland Mission is British missionary society with headquarters in London It was represented in Lao Ho Row by five persons
 The brigands when they sacked the city, killed Dr. Froyland. 9, Norwegian missionary, and wounded several oth- CTS Altogether there were IT per- sons attached to Protestant missions in the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
DIAN WHO SHOT OyERSEER
 OF POOR, FOUND GUILTY

MayviI1e, N. Y.. March 12-The jury In the case of Edward BeardsIey, the Eumme erda1e farmer, charged with as- sauIt in the first degree in having sflot J. ". Putnam. overseers of the poor Of Chautauqua County returned today verdict of guilty as charged .,'
 The jury was out six minutes. Beards1ey shot the officer when the 3after entered the farmers home to renove hisachi1dren from their squa1id surroundings He then barricaded himself and def1ed the authorities eight days finally surrender1ng vo1untsriIy to a hotel keeper. He will be sent enced 1akex.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
Contract Beard Pays SIS for Six Tests Of
 Liquid Soap Samples

Among the bills approved by the Common Council committee on if nance last night was one for SIS from the Bridgeport Testing Laboratory for anaTMnE six samples of liquid soap.
 The analysis was authorized by the Board of Contract and Supply The soap which Is usually bought in bar rel lots is used in the police and charities building, the fire stations. the city hall and the public schools.
 Clerk Catlin said today that the anaIy- sis was made to determine the cleans ing qualities of the liquid and that the makers would not pay for the analysis. None of the soap is scent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12

their support She says that she doe8 not know what he does with his mon ey. She appears to be about 90 year8 old. She retains signs of her dorTuer beauty, her hair has begun to Dc 'streaked with gray and 4vrfnl<les 10 appear. SObbing pathntfca1Iy. she told the visitors that she would much rather be in jail, as there she vouEd have enough to wear and something to eat Once in a while, she said. winch on the point of starvation, she would manage to get enough clothing to send one of tbe children out ln search, of her husband and get enouga to tide them over temporarily
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
1000 PUPILS MARCH
 FROM BURNING SCHOOL

Baltimore, March 12-One thousand pupils Of Public school No. 20, at Eden and Preston streets, were marched from the building in good order by their teachers today while fire which originated in the cellar was maIx- ing rapid progress through the structure. The building, which was of brick and old fashioned construction was destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
Cummings Pleads For
 Discharge Of Mellen
Judson Declines To Examine Papers Prepared By Cummings And Lat- ter Tells The Court That The Prosecutor .sScorns Them"

;ounse for Accused Ex Chief Objects Court Receiving Amended Complaint of State Based Upon Ruling When the Mel1en Demurrers Were Sustain ed-Mellen's Counsel Contend That Weight of Con necticut Decisions Support Their Contention That Accused Should Be Discharged Say Such Course Need Not Necessarily Interfere With Mellen's Re- Arrest On Same Charge. szaEazzasaxzz.2 zzj
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
TWO ARMY AVIATORS
 FALL INTO SEA, ONE !
 DIES AFTER RESCUE

Jaffa. Palestine, March 1.-Two Turkish army aviators. Nuri Bey and Ismai1 Bey, fell into the sea today while flying to the south of this port Their -aeroplane had broken down and they made rapid glide to the water where they were able to disentang1e them selves from the machine and managed to swim ashore.
 Both were in a state of extreme ex- haustion when they reached the beach and were taken to a hospital where Nuri Bey expired later in the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
TORRE0N IS ISOLATED
 BY CARRANZA,S ARMY

Mexico City, March 12-Comnuni- cation with Torreon has been cut The capital has no exact adyices of de- ve1opments there, though it is known that there has been light fighting to the north, and that a large force of rebels is said to be approaching Tor xeon from the west.
 A rebel attack on Tampico is ex- pected at any time
 An insignificant mutinous move 1aent in one of the barracks here was suppressed Three conspirators were arrested
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
FEDERAIS CONCENTRATE
 TROOPS ON EAST COAST

Washington, March 121-Conditions; along the east coast of Mexico were Summarized today by Rear Admiral Fletcher fn the following report to the navy department N
 Rear Admiral Mayo reports from Tampzc0 that federaIs troops in that vicinity are Concentrated at Tampico and Dona Cecilia No news of the consEitu<iona1IstsL No alarm at Tenn pIcc- All quiet at Vera Cruz Ad- znfral Craddock is on the Hermiene-'
 Craddock is a British admiral.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
VANDERBILT WILL FILED. WIDOW WILL RECEIVE
 BULK OF $50, ,0OO, ,0OO

New York, March 12-The will of George W. Vanderbilt, who died on Friday in Washington, will be filed for proIate late today. The estate. it is said, is valued at about $50, 0,000,0OO.
 It is understood that the document is in the handwriting of the testator and that it is remarkable for it's brev- ity l. is assumed that most of the proDerty goes to the widow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
TWINS DRINK QUART OF WHISKEY, ONE DIES.
 OTHER BARELY ALIVE

Troy, N. Y, March 12-Drfnk- ing a quart of. whisLey found in the house, twins aged 5, sons of Michael FIannigan, of this city last night developed alcoholic poisoning.
 One child died today and the other is barely alive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
WINDHAM COUNTY BANK
 DECLARES DIVIDEND

Windsor. Conn, Mar 12-The di- rectors of the Windham County Saw ings Bank today declared a semi-an- nuaI dividend at the rate of four per cent per sannum. The bank was clos ed August 6, 1912, at the order Of the state bank commissioners, remain ing closed until Oct of last year, during which time it was enjeined from naxinz oI1t ar taking in money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
RUSSIA'S ARMY BUDGET
 SHOWS BIG INCREASE

St. Petersburg, March 12-The extra ordinary military estimates just sub Initted to the Russian Duma amount to over $60 O00, 600, showing an increase cf 30 per cent as compared with the extraordinary army estimates of 1913.
 This amount is quite apart from the ordinary appropriations for the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
OLD COURANT PRINTER
 DIES IN EAST HARTFORD

Hartford, March 12=Henry A. Chapman, for more than 40 years a printer on the Hartford Courant, died at the home of his son in East Hart ford today. He served his apprentice ship in Midd1etown and went to the Courant from there. He retired two years ago. MT. Chapman was a native of Deep River.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
Death Accidental,
 Is Finding Tn Case
 Of Frank Monahan

Frank Monahan's death yesterday at Bridgeport hospital was accidental, from inhaling smoke and from ex- posture in Monday mornings Stratford fire, according to the finding of Dr. S. M. Gar1ick medical examiner. No autopsy was performed. The body was given Undertaken F. L.. Curtis of Stratford to be prepared for burial, He is survived by a widow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
KOEHLER GOVERNMENTAL
 HEARS LAST EVIDENCE

New London, March 12-The court martial of Major Benjamin M- Koch Ter, charged with immoral conduct, came to an end at Fort Terry this morning after entering on the tair- teefth day. of it's session
 No intination of the result of the courtmartial is obtainab1e officially and opinion as to the outcome is di- vided- It will be from two or four weeks before the decision. is promll- gated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
DIES WITH SWEETHEART
 HE ATTEMPTED TO SAVE

Williamson, W Va, March 12- While attempting to save the life Of Miss Rixie Blackburn, his sweetheart,
 whose foot was caught in railway trest1e near here, William Mccoy was struck by a train and tossed Unto a ravine 50 feet away. Miss Blackburn was Instantly killed and Mccoy was dying when picked up by the train
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
SElGEL STORES
 ORDERED CLOSED
 BY FEDERAL JUDGE

New York, March 1z-orders closing the two big New York department operated by Henry SiegeI and his part ners were issued today by &ke federal court Judge Hough directed that the receivers, appointed December 30 when the SiegeI enterprises went into hankruptcy receive bids up to March 21 for the stock and assets of these stores.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
PAROLED CONNECTS OFFER REWARD FOR
 ESCAPED COMRADES

Dallas, Tex, March R-A reward Of ss5 for the return of two Of their number who broke parole and escaped has been offered by AS other convtcts, members of a party which recently began working the roads in Smith county without guards or shackIes un- der an experimental plan of the statee
 The reward is offered from the wages paid the men as part of the expert
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
MILITIAMEN's RIFLES
 STOLEN BY BURGLARS

Glasgow, Scotland, March 12-AnH1 tant sufragettes today set fire to and burned to the ground a large unoc- cupied mansion belonging to the Free Church of Scotland at Stewarton, in the northern part of Ayreshire.
 A message was left in the vicinity reading
 Revenge for the brutal arrest of Mrs Pankhurst.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
Chicago Vice Crusader
 Coming Here to Speak

Clifford G. Roe, of Chicago, an at torney and crusader against vice in his own city and all others as well, is coming to this city the latter part of this month. He has been engaged to address a mems mass meeting at tho Plaza theatre, Sunday afternoon March 22nd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12
Mrs. Eeverone, Mother
 Of Mrs. s. 2. Poli, Dies
 At Daughters Home

New Haven. March 12--AGrs. Man uella Leverone, widow of Charles Leverone, and mother of Mrs. syl- vester 2. Polis died at her daughter home here yesterday after a brief ill- ness She was 76 years old and leaves five sons and four daughters
 Mrs. Iseverone had only been ui a. few days. She passed away eur rounded by her nine children. Whoee devotion was mutual. The children are John B. Leverone. Anthony Lever one Johney Leverone, well known cit izens of New London; Mrs. James Leverone of Bridgeport and Mir. JO- seph Leverone of New Haven, tle two last named being associated with MT. S z. PoIi.
 Her four daughters. who have the sympathy of all who know their mother, are Mrs. Nervioni, of Chica-- go; Mrs. A. Arrigon1 of New York ATre A. Cuneo, Of Bridgeport, and Ms. SyIveste 2. Poli, of New Haven
 The late Charles Leverone was d. well known New York architect b-it removed to New London. where he died about 10 years ago. Shortly af- ter Mrs. Levereone came to New Ha- ven to live with her daughter, Mrs. Poli. She had made many friendE in New Haven and the sorrow at her taking off is universal and sincere.
 
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12

San Francisco. March 12zTho United States submarine K-3, the df-h to be built at the Union Iron Worbs here, will be launched Saturday. is was announced today
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-12

You Can't Unlock the Mystery,
 Until the last line of SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE The FARMER Every Day
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
rerrehonpe Planters Quit Cane.

There will be at least three plan
tations in this parish on which su-
gar cAhe will not be planted 0is
year. They are: Front Lawn, Hon
duras, and Crescent Farm. 1t is re-
ported the Front Lawn plantation will
be divided into small farms and sold
out. Honduras will be turned into
a stock farm, and corn will be raised
in the place of cane, except the
stubble, which will be ground up
next fall. Crescent Farm, according
to reports, will not be planted in any
thing. All the mules and implements
are being sold, and all operations
Whatever will be discontinued. Every
hand has been turned off.
Nothing definite has been decided
by the Silaffers as to what will be
done on Eureka and Ardoyne, though
it is probable cane will be tried an
other year.
On all the places owned by Nc
Collam and Cooke, cane will be given
another trial.-Houma Courier.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
Canal Open in Seventy Days.

The Panama Canal will be in con-
dition to pass vessels all the way
across the isthmus within the next
seventy days, unless unexpected ob-
stacles are encountered This is the
Judgment of a high canal official,
who declines to fix the date more
definitely.
The only remaining obstacles to pre-
vent the passage Of vessels now are
the Cucaracha slide, which blocks
the cut at Cu1ebra, and other small
slides in the same locality. Dredging
is progressing satisfactorily on these
slides.
In view of uncertain conditions
surrounding the work it has been
deemed inpolitic to attempt to fix
definite date for the opening. Even
after a passage is possible several
months must be spent in training
the operating force before the wa
terway is opened to commerce.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
Why Packages Should be Well
Packed for the Parcel Post.
A contributor to the current iss

A contributor to the current issue
of Farm and Fireside says:
'In speaking of how mail matter is
handled, a postal employee recently
said: Mail is not handled piece by
piece as express matter is, but al
most entirely in bags. These bags
are often stacked clear to the caves
of the car, thus sometimes throwing
a weight of several tons on the bot
tom layer; consequently fragile PACK
ages are likely to go to smash and
we are accused of care1essness.
mo doubt in time strong hampers
will be provided in which parcel post
packages may be carried with safety
no matter how high they are stacked
but until this improvement is made
farmers can secure satisfactory ser
vice by bearing in mind the trying
conditions under which this class o.
mail is now handled and packing
their produce accordingly,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
Moving Pictures of Mexican War
Scenes.

Taking Mexican war scenes on the
battlefield during actual fighting is
the duty imposed upon five camera
men of the Kay Bee Company by
General Director Thomas H. Ince, OF
the New York Motion Picture Cor
poration.
Mr.. Ince picked the bravest and
best camera experts in his company
for the work and ordered them to re-
port at Juarez, Mexico, where they
will be joined by others already on
the scene.
Some Of the party will join the
Constitutionalist army, and another
coterie will push On toward Mexico
City for The purpose Of entering the
city and making motion pictures OF
scenes of strife there. The camera
mems equipment includes a portable
dark room,. extra lenses, rations and
other supplies sufficient to last seV'
eral weeks.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
An important Meeting.

A meeting was held at Bayou Gou-
la Tuesday, December 16, that bids
fair to produce important results
and to be Of great benefit not only
to the parish Of IberVille, but the
entire river section of the state.
The meeting was composed of promi-
nent planters and business men Of
the parish.
The object was to form a local
company, whose purpose will be to
attract good, substantial farmers to
the rich alluyial lands of the parish,
and to help in placing in cultivation
many Of the idle lands i'll this section.
The landholders present to initiate
the movement and to encourage the
work agree to dispose of part of their
own lands in small tracts.
A corporation with capital stock
OF S2oO,OUO is projected to carry
on this work. A charter for the cor
poration, to be known as the Iber
vile Land Company, was approved,
and a date for the meeting on per-
manent organization was fixed for
some time in January, at Plaque
A4A11s L AC uiofS Lids QGL Will EC0-
eral approval from the land and i'm
migration people of the state. With
the purpose Of expressing this ap-
proval and to offer their aid in or
ganizing the company, there were
present at the meeting r. R. Clar-
ridge, agricultural agent T. G P.
Railway; Justin Denechaud, of the
state immigration department. and
e. O. Wild, Of the Gulf States Farm
er. Letters and telephone messages
We're received from planters and busi-
ness men who were unable to be
present, but who heartily endorse the
movement and who will lend it their
moral and financial support. The
spirit Of the meeting was of a very
optimistic nature. The talks made
by the above named gentlemen fur
nished fund of information that
gave all present an insight into the
great possibilities that are in such a
movement.
There is constant interest
throughout the country in Louisiana
lands, and company composed of
local people interested in developing
the parish and attracting desirable
home-seekers and farmers to this sec
ton will inaugurate a movement that
will eventually be of immense benefit
to all our people.-Ibe1Ville South.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
One-Judqe Decisions.

AS it is becoming better known
that supreme court decisions in this
state are practically one-judge de-
cisions and not the consensus Of opiD.
ion Of the entire learned body, ex-
pressions of disapproval of this
method are general from the state
press, and will be equally as unan1-
nous from the people when they ful-
ly understand the situation. The lat
ter have quite enough of decisions
by one judge only in the district
court, and when they appeal to the
higher court they expect to receive
the result of the deliberations OF
several men learned in the law,
who have patiently investigated the
merits of the contested question, or
why the supreme court? 1t has been
assumed that the abstracts and briefs
were read by the members of the
court individually, although to one
judge was assigned the task of look
ing up the law in the case. It tran
spites however that the cases are
given out by assignment, each to q
particular justice, and that he passes
on the questions at issue, the remain
ing members of the court merely sub
scribing to his judgment.
Now, it will be admitted this pro
cedure does not tally with what the
pAople expect Of this court. How
ever able any one Of these judges
may be, he is only an individua
with the limitations natural to him
self The people look instead fo1
that multitude of counsel which II
wisdom.
It will be remembered that Hon
Edward N. Pugh made his race fol
supreme court justice from the sec
ond district On this issue, and impor
tant though it was, it could not out
weigh the personal popularity OF MI
opponent. The public now has
larger and more untrammeled leisurE
to consider this question, and shoult
insist upon change of procedure II
the highest legal tribunal of th'
state.-St. Francisville True-Demo
crat
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-01-10
Don't Cry Down the Country.

The new year finds the people of
this parish, Of the sugar district, of
The state. the United States, and of
the entire world for that matter, in
straitened circumstances, and the
business stagnation is being aggra-
waited each day by a certain class
who know in their hearts the coun-
try is all right and that values of all
kinds have been purposely lowered to
scare the timid and to intimidate and
punish those who are attempting to
curb the dishonest manipulations OF
''big business" yet in spite of that,
and soaring business by indulging in
their favorite topic of hard times.
There has been much to-do made
over the announcement of a certain
large concern, that it would close
ten or twelve of its plantations IN
the parishes of Ascension and St,
James. All the employees of these
places were notified some few days
ago that after the end of the year
their services would not be needed.
The man who loves to tell stories OF
the sombre shade was given his in.
ming, and it was told with varia,
tions until it ''came to pass that
the entire southern SECTION of the
state was doomed Yet, it now ap
pears the ten or twelve plantations
will not be left idle, and only those
employees who are not wanted vii
be out of work.
The country is not ruined by {
long ways, but it is time we quit cry
ing it down, In Assumption WorE
started just the same as any othel
year, and only those who are inVol
we'd past RELIEF will have to quit
Assumption Pioneer.