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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
 Benasnr nneIl Himself Ap- pears As Champion of the Common People, to Dis tinct Surprise of His Con statnentg.
 KING AND RoRABACK AND LICENSE BOOST RoEaDk Keeps Eagle Eye on Legislators Until the Amended Measure on Electric Production Goes Through A-flying.
Special to The Farmer1

Hartford, May 5.-Gov. Marcus Hol- comb had before him this afternoon, for his signature or veto, House FIJI 777=..thes electricity bll1''-passed in the Senate, His signature to the hlIl making ts a law is expected imnedi- atelys
 The bAal came before the governor after a most spectacular career through both houses. The climax came In che Senate yesterday. where a tvvo4hour battle finally resulted in it's passage without roll call. The Senate lobby was jammed with cor poration lawyers while scores awaited the verdict in the corridors outside the Senate chamber.
 J. Henry Roraback, Republican chfeftain. who has taken almost a fatheriy interest in the bill since it's introduction in 4he House, visited the Senate chamber yesterday. It was his first cab since the session began. Usually. J. Henry can be found in the lobby outside the House chamber He was on hand in the Senate yesterday as soon as the debate began, occupy Ing 9 vantage place on a lounge on final vote insured the passage of the measalre just as it had come from the House.
 There are lots Of things in eonnec- tion with the bill that are causing Wholesale, speculation at the capitol today. ntsvz ethat tf1es smoke of bntt1a has lifted som ewhat Folks are ask i1ag the mesning of 1t aI1s and tRrrs are fo1l1s who supply their own an swers to this query.
 The bi1l Is the result of Representa- tive WIIiamspns s measure, introduced early in the session, for the repeal of Section SS16 of the general statutes. Section 3916 restricted the sale of sur plus electricity by private manufac- tslrers, and a b111 for its repeal has been a regular visitor at the capitol for naaatv sessions
 A nearing was held on the repeal measure, and then the committee on the judiciary got to work. The re- peal Of Section 3916 was ordered in 4he final paragraph of the bill that the committee evolved and reported which is now before the governor. This biH allows any company, under the supervision and authority of the pub 1ic utilities commission, to enter the power market.
 The reporting of a power bill from the committee on the Judiciary, of it. self. was the source of some wonder 1nent But that wunderment wasn't a. marker to the surprise, consterna- t1on and awe occasioned by what transpired in the Senate yesterday;
 Before the big gallery of corporation AawyerH, Senator Ernest Isbe1l Repub- afcan leader and chairman of the 4l1- dietary, blossomed forth in the role of a champion of the common peepuI 2 He told his colleagues that the bill protects the pub1ic-a thing that a1- ways is of prime irnpor tance in the deliberations of a legislative body. The
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
FIND FACTORY IS
 ENCROACHING UPON
 THE HARBOR LINES

Government inspectors of water ways whose corps Of surveyors have been in this city for some weeks have discovered that about 30 feet of the harbor has been encroached upon by the LocomobiIe Companyss plant at khe entrarce to the harbor. Several trips have been made to this city by Inspectors with a view towards as certaining the exact conditions and surveyors have carefully measured the distances from bug light to the mainland with the result that these conditions have been found upon the harbor side.
 The matter is now under consider ation at Washington, and in all prob ability the bul41heads and fill erected by the Locomobi1e company will re- main as at present placed. but in the event of harbor. dredging, the Loco mobile company will be compelled to pay large share of the amount in voIved in dredging that section
 The section reclaimed is that 1y- ing towards the Bug Light and with in the S75 feet radius taken by the government in 1912 when surveys were made
 Government inspectors have view ed also the piers of the Congress street bridge with a view towards as- certaining whether they are a men ace to navigation and likely to so s.Jam'' the drawbridge section as to impede the passage of vessels to and fro at any time. It could not be 1earned d today what report mad been made.
 Another large building at the Loco mobile Company's plant to take care of the extra truck and touring car business is soon to be erected. With one large truck factory completed this week on the harbor side of the plant another on the section fronting Sea side park. about 200 feet long, 5 feet wide and four stories in height of brick is now planned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
PEASE ANNOUNCES
 TOML lNSON TO BE STRATFORD DEP UTY

County Sheriff elect Simeon Pease announced to-day that he had offered Mills Tom1inson the position of dep- uty sheriff in Stratford. Tomllnson is a milkman and farmer. The word elect has no power ito appoint until he is sworn into office June 1. There is little doubt that TomJinson will ac- cept, as his friends were active in their efforts to land him.
 Among those who sought the ap- pointment were c. Edwin Dufour, William Bassett and Fred Bevans who now seeks to be deputy judge. The friends of the unIucky candidates are disappointed as a result of Tom Nnson's victory and Republican po- litica1 circles in Stratford are likely to be in a turmoil for awhile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
BERLIN SAYS BRITISH
 ARE STILL IN RETREAT

Berlin, May 5-The statement is- sued today at army heaquarters re- Iates that the British continue their retreat, with heavy losses, to the east of Ypres; that a strong French at tack delivered yesterday northwest of Pont-A-Mousson broke down under the German fire with heavy losses to the attackers, and that to the north east of Suwalkt and to the east of Augustowo numerous Russian ad- vances failed and the Germans took four hundred prisoners.
 Referring to the fighting in west Galician, the report says an AUstro- German attack north of the wooded Carpathians pierced the third forti- fled Russian line and that the Rus sians are retreating after defeat along this entire front and that the Rus sians are beginning to eVacuate threatened positions on their north ern flank, to the southwest of DuzIa, Pass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
FORTUNE IN TAX REBATES
 IS AWAITING CLAIMANTS.

Fourteen hundred checks for re- bates on the taxes of 1913, overpaid by residents of the First district still wait at the office of the city auditor at the city hall The owners have not yet claimed them.
 To date, 45O persons have called and received their checks. Many large checks are unclaimed. It is thought that much money will be returned to the city treasurer after the owners stop calling for checks. owing to the fact that many out-of- town residents either will neglect to call or will not learn that rebates are being paid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05

Mineola, N. Y., May 5-District At torney Smith lost no time today in placing on the stand the states new witness in the second trial of Mrs. Florence c. Carman on the charge of staying Mrs. Louise D. Bailey, at Dr. Carmans office in Freeport, June 30, last.
 witnesses, testified that while sitting on her porch, just east of the Carman home, she heard the sound of an explosion and falling glass. She walked, soon afterwards with her daughter, Ruth, out on her lawn and stood opposite the window of pr. Car mans office. She saw a man, one she could not identify. outside the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
STATE PRESENTS NEW WITNESSES
 IN RUSHING MRS. CARMAN'S CASE

house at the window. She did not see anyone run from the grounds The man went Ieisurely to the front of the house and out of her view
 It was shortly before o'clock and daylight when this happened, Mrs. Black said The admission of this evidence was fought by Mrs. Car mans lawyers, who contend that the shooting occurred after nightfaIl and that the assailant escaped in the dark.
 Walter Cozens, clerk of the Free port police station, testified that it was o'clock. when pr. Carman call ed him on the telephone and notified him of the shooting.
 District Attorney Smith expected to present his entire case today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
WHITE HOUSE DRIVER FINED S5 IN SPITE OF
 PLEA BY HUMILITY

Washington, May 5.-secretary Humility went to police court to- day to testify for a White House chauffeur who, traffic policeman testified, exceeded the speed limits while driving the secretary home from the executive offices. MT. Humility told the judge that the big automobile bearing the coat of arms of the United States was go- ing as slow as possible but never theIess it cost the chauffeur five dollars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
PHEI.AN INQUIREs
 INTO KLEIN'S DEATH

Coroner J. J. Phelan held a hearing this afternoon on the death of Waiter Klein, aged 13, who was killed on Hough avenue Monday afternoon when 8 heavily loaded automobile truck passed over his body.
 Witnesses have been gathered dur ing the last two days by the police and they will be heard this afternoon.
 Klein was run over by a truck loaded with cement blocsl, driven by William A. Stagg of Stratford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
SUSPENSION FOR DRUGGIST WHO
 SOLD TO "KINC'' Dennis Dowd s Hartford Ac- complice Loses Rights For
 Six Months. PHARMACY BOARD IS AFTER DOPE DEALERS Physician Who is Implicated By Dope Kings" Story
 Renews Denials.

The license of Frank l.. Palmer, a druggist who conducts at Asylum and State streets in Hartford, was sus- pended yesterday afternoon by the State Pharmacy Commission after a private session at the Capitol. Palmer is the man implicated with Dr. How ard Franklin Smith in the confession of Dennis Dowd. ''The Dope King
 Palmer's license will be suspended for six months. His business will be conducted by somebody else until the latter part of this year.
 The suspension of the Hartford druggists license follows the investi- gatfon of the Pharmacy Commission of the drug traffic in this state and the capture and confession of 'tThe Dope King" The commissioners traced the source of the greatest dope supply in Connecticut to Dr.. Smith of Hartford and Palmer. Palm CT filled prescriptions for pr. Smith.
 According to the statements record ed by the commission, and admitted as true by Palmer to the commission, the traffic in drugs with Hartford as the center of supply and with lines extending to every city and town in Connecticut has been going on for several years. Palmer merely asserts
 
 denies that he knows Dowd, but the Pharmacy Commission members as- sert that Smith operated with Dowd under an assumed name and is trying to avoid responsibility on a technical ity.
 An interview with Commissioner J. A. Leverty in Hartford is illuminating in regard to the facts brought out by the investigation. It follows:
 You have had Dowd before you ?'' he was asked.
 ssOh, -yes.''
 Have you had any others?'' 5 Yes. several gz-,.s,s-
 esHow many ?''
 ''Han a dozen. perhaps
 Was Dr. Howard Franklin Smiths name ntioned ?''
 t'It was.'
 .was he the man who issued the prescriptions? 2"
 "He was.'' ed
 .what did the prescriptions call
 Usually for heroin. cocaine and morphine"
 '.All on the same prescription %
 .sYes.''
 .In what quantities ?''
 on, rom SIX OOCt1eS up to ten or twelve. Perhaps more"
 Were these prescriptions filled elsewhere than at Palmer's drug store?"
 We don't believe so."
 Are any other drug stores under suspicion?" Not in Hartford.''
 What did it cost to fill these prescripti
 About $1 a bottle"
 what did the peddlers sell them for?''
 From s8 to 4a bottle.''
 'sWhat did pr. Smith get out of it ?''
 ttAt first $1 a. prescription. Then he raised his price to $3.'
 Where was this traffic mostly car ried on2"
 .'sIn New Haven. Bridgeport, Hart ford and Waterbury
 Was it confined to those cities ?''
 s'No, the pedd1ers carried it all over the state"
 Unto the small towns2l'
 Yes where they had customers 'tIs the commission intending to take further action?"
 We have not stopped our investi- gation.''
 Did the going into effect of the federal law make it possible to get the evidence against Dr. Smith and MT. PaImer?''
 Yes, but we had our evidence and were ready to act before that law went into effect
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
TURNER BROTHERS TO
 ADMINISTER ESTATE
 OF DECEASED FATHER

Z James A. Turner and Fred c. Tur- ner, sons of the late James Turner was appointed administrators of the estate of their father to-day in the probate court. The estate is believed to be in the neighborhood of $2O,OOO. Turner died intestate.
 Fred Turner is a dentist of New York, and his brother is a local at torney and member of the board of appraisal and damages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05

Picking, May 5-A Japane cruiser and four torpedo boat desroyers have arrived at Tao the Gulf of ao Tun about 15O miles ast of Peing evidently for the purpose of removing from Oh ina the members of the Jap anese legation.
 Consular reports from all parts of the country the departure their concentration at the anese consulate
 There substantial nion in Picking that Japan take action to the her demands by China without waiting the issuance of urnatun
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
TRAWLERS AND CREWS
 LOST AS SUBMARINES
 ATTACK LARGE FLEETS
JAPANESE FLEET OFF CHINA COAST

London, May 5-"A Japan ultinaum to China cables the TohO of tn Central News grants delay of 4S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
Three More Fishing Vessels
 Known To Be Lost and Others Missing Following Raid in Blockade Warfare Casualties Said To Be Very Heavy Among Crews.
Russians Concede Big Aus. trian Victory in Eastern. Theatre of War, While Germans Claim British Troops Are Still. in Re- treat From Ypres Battle field.

Hull, Eng, May 5-Three more British tpaWlers have been added to the list of those blown up by German subma- rines in the North Sea Monday and it is feared others also were lost as they were shelled. /. and fired upon with rifles by the crew of a suhmeFsible.
 The crews of the trawlers Iolanthe, Hero and Northward Ho have landed here reporting the destruction of their boats. No lives were lost aboard any of the three. The total number of ships reported lost in the raid is nine.
 Submarines in Raid
 A Copenhagen despatch states that while the three traew1ers were fishing in the North Sea a German submarine appeared and ordered them to stop. The crews took to the boats and row. ed away, after whic'a the trawlers were blown %1p by boarsIng parties from the submarine. After rowing about eight hours the fish erTnen 1sumrn oned aid by burning articles ot clothing which had been attached to oars.
 The traw1er Hero attempted to es- cape but after an exciting chase which lasted an hour the submarine got into close range and opened a fu- si1ade with rifles. whereupon the skipper of the fisherman stopped and the. crew took to the small boats.
 The traw1er Portia has reached Hull after an exciting chase in which she managed to eIude the submarine which was after her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
NORWAY IS OUT OF TIRES.
Motors in King Haakon's Land May
Have to Stop Running.

correspondence of the Associated Press.
CHR1STIANIA. August 4-Norwe
gian owners of automobiles are hard
hit by the announcement Of dealers
that the supply of tires has been ex-
hausted and it is impossible to replen-
lsh the stock to any extent because the
belligerent countries are taking up all
the worlds supply. At present, it is
sald. there is not a new tire to be
bought at any price anywhere in Nor
way.
The situation is much more than an
noying. for it will have a serious eco
nomlcal effect on Norwegian farming.
It.is doubtful if any country has adopt
ed the automobile more extensively
in a public way. for in Norway the
sparsely settled hills have never been
able to support railways, and the au-
tomobile has come to be the principal
means OF communication and trans
portation both for the farmer and COM
mercial man. The innumerable cars
which have been put to service in re-
cent years are all of foreign manu-
facture. for there is no automobile fac
tory in Norway, and the same is true
as to oil. gasoline and tires. The i'm
portation of tires has steadily decreas
ed since the European war began. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
GALVESTON ESCAPES
GALE-WH|PPED SEAS
Fury of Waves Held Back by
Wall. as Tropical Hurri-
cane RACES.
CITY PASSES THROUGH
WORST STORM IN YEARS
Five Feet of Water in Streets Now
Running Off-Wires
Frustrated.

GALVESTON, Tex. August
II, via wireless to Fort Sam
Houston, and telephone to San
Antonio, 1910 a.m.-Galveston
today had passed through one OF
the worst storms within the past
fifteen years, and now is ready
to repair the damage done by last
nights hurricanes.
The sea wall held back the
heavy seas that beat furiously
against it.
Five feet of back water stands
in the city and is slowly draining
off. Two fires started today are
yet to be placed under control.
The transport Mcclellan late
last night broke from its moor
lngs and drifted half mile out to
sea. The Commercial wireless
station at Port Arthur is out of
commission, and the big aerial
masts at Fort Crockett here are
down.
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GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN. August II. via London:

AUEuSU via AVthuO"s
Western theater of war: At Ostend
(Belgium) our coast artillery bat
terfes drove off two enemy destroyers
In the eastern Argonne french
trench near La File Morte was evac-
uated. At Bapaume British aero
plane fell into our hands. The oc-
cupants, two officers, were taken pris-
oners.
Eastern theater Of war: Army group
of Field Marshal Won Hinde nburS
Further battles in the region OF hu-
piski resulted successfully. ana go
prisoners, including three officers. as
well as three machine guns, fell INTO
our hands. The troops of the army
of Gen. Won Eichorn, under the lead
ership of Gen. Litsmann, took the
forts of Kovno, situated between the
Niemen and Gesia. More than 4,ooo
Russians were taken prisoners. ana
more than 240 cannon and numerous
other materials were captured.
The armies of Gen. Won Scholz and
Gen. Won GallowitZ, by dint OF con-
tinuous fighting, drove their oppo-
nents further back in an easterly d.
rection, and 1850 Russians, lnciudihs
eleven officers, were taken prisoners
and one cannon and ten machine guns
were captured.
On the northeastern front Of NoVo-
georgievsk a large fort and two IN
termediary fortihcations were taken
by storm. On the other front we sue
ceeded almost everywhere in forcing
the enemy further back. We captured
2,400 prisoners, together with ~ can
non and other materials.
Army groups of Prince Leopold and
Field Marshal Won Mackensen: These
army groups are continuing further
their victorious progress.
In their official communication
Of August IL the Russian army
authorities asserted that the ad-
vanced guard of the Russians mad
captured two lines of German
trenches on August 10 on the Zlota
Lipa and mad annihilated their de-
tenders. Our troops lighting in this
locality know of only one operation.
1t was an assault by a Russian pa
troll during the night of August 1918.
which failed completely and resulted
in the enemy's leaving four killed
and two injured in front of our po-
sitions. No losses were inflicted on
US.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
Protected by Sea Wall.

protected Dy Sed wall. .
Galveston is protected from the wa
tiers of the gulf by great sea wall
on the south side of the city. bulit
after the storm of September s. 1900,
which devastated the city and drown
ed 5000 persons The waters of the
bay directly opposite, across the mile
wide island. are mere shadows except
for narrow ship channel.
The disastrous storm of 1900 tore at
the city for twelve hours from south
easterly direction and piled great seas
in upon the frame-built houses at
the south side of the city, dashing
them to kindlins and making of their
debris floating ram with which to
batter away buildings farther inland.
Last nights storm had none of these
dangerous elements, because the WIND
was blowing from the north, bring
ing only the shallow bay water to
play upon the most substantial BRICK
and stone buildings of the downtown
business section.
The second great storm to which the
city has been subjected was on July
10, 1909 after the sea wall had been
built, giving Galveston virtually the
same protection it has today. AT the
zenith of this storm the wind reached
Il velocity of more than eighty miles
an hour and was considered almost as
strong as the 1900 storm. The wind
and waves beat full upon the sea wall,
which withStood the assault for several
hours and proved the savior OIL the
city.
An iron railing and few bits OF
concrete were torn away, but other
wise the great barrier renamed IN
tact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
AMERICAN SHIPS CREW HELD.
Seven Germans of the E. r. Sterling
Seized in Australia.

SEATTLE, Wash, August lotto
Schutt. chief officer. and six seamen, all
Germans. of the American barkentine +.
r. Sterling of Seattle are prisoners in
the Australian detention camp at Liver
pool, near Sydney, n. S. W., according to
a letter received here today from Capt
L. r. Sterling by his wife.
The men were removed from the vessel
by Australian naval officers at Newcastle,
\. S. w. when the barkentine had just
finished loading coal for Callao, Peru. She
sailed from Winslow, Wash. November
81, last year, with lumber for sydney
Schutt signed an American, giving
Seattle as his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED

slams. in retreat, are destroying the
neighborhood.
On the Dardanelles front the enemy.
who since the 9th has landed iresn
divisions. attacked our positions win
these forces. but, thanks to the ne
roic resistance of our troops ana
their counter attacks, the enemy at
tanned no result
In the district of Anafarta, Sunday. we
repulsed attacks. capturing a cap
tain. some soldiers, two machlhe
guns and quantity of rifles.
Near Seddul Bahr. on our right wing.
s. we exploded mine before the en-
emy's, trenches. The enemy replied
all night with an unsuccessful waste
of ammunition.
On the other fronts there has been
nothing of Importance to report
OFF Ari Burnu an enemy torpedo boat
destroyer was struck by our artil-
1erV
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the present impossibility OF obtaining
new tires has forced many o. the tax
icabs in Christiania to so out of bust
ness. The cars on the public autemo-
bile routes in the country are wearing
their tires down to the last thread.
and it appears their service may soon
have to be Cancelled.
The Royal Automobile Club, of which
King Haakon is honorary president. is
now negotiating with foreign govern
ments in the hope of getting permits
sion to import tires. with guaranty
on the part of Norway that the tires
will not be exported to any of the bel
lgerent nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
HERE TO PLACE CONTRACT.
Russian Agent to Purchase Can
mons Tractors Worth Millions.

PHILADELPHIA. August 17.-Prince
Gagarin. representing the Russian gov
eminent, arrived in this city yesterday
personally to place contracts for can
mons tractors. which. he said. will
amount to several million dollars. The
tractors, according to the prince, are
for use with monster field guns which
will compare favorably with the larg-
est siege rifles used by the Germans
Prince Gagarin is accompanied by
T. N. Petroffsky, his secretary. and S.
c. Talbot. an English engineer in the
employ of the Russian government
The party will remain in the country
about a month.