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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
CTaLen from the Files of The Evening Farmer)s 

Wagner was notmen toned in the will, and while he says he is not disap- pointed, as he expected nothing from his stepmother, he feels somewhat hurt because MT. Becker, who passed his place of business several times during his wife's illness, had never informed him of the possibility of his stepmother's death. MT. Wag- ner will soon arrange for taking pos session of his share of the estate.
 @~&%&s
 CLAMBAKE IN THE RAIN. / The board of Charities. with Mayor Frank Clark, John M. Hawley, w: B, Grant, Capt. John McNei1, w. w. Ingraham and some newspaper friends, had a c1ambake at Schutzen park. The feast was prepared by Commissioner Biltz. U
 TO BE CALLED ssWATCH HILL
 Some stratfords people are now de4 tsirous of having the name of Monu- ment Hill changed Watch HilI, the ancient name would please them bet ter. Until a few. years ago the spot was known as Academy Hill, but when the soldiers monument was ferected the name became Monum ment Hill. .@This- has been pleasing to a1l D says a resident, except few who have an. anIpathy against anything modern and would if they could. re-
 
 toms 2
 TWAS AN HONEST ACT.
 Frank Forsberg and Ludwig Weld engram, the two tramps who were arr rested yesterday for stealing $56 ana several articles of wearing apparel from Mrs. Louise Backstrom of Han cock avenue, were arraig gned in the City court this nIornng on the charges of theft and vagrancy. They each got 80 days in jail and fined S25@ and costs
 On the more serious charge of steal ing $56, probable cause was found and they were bound over to the Su- perior court under bonds of $500 each.
 Mrs Backstrom is indebteds to Michael Moran, employed in Curtis and Curtis West End factory, for the return of her money. Moran was on his way to work when he picked up the wallet containing the money in an | open lot He asked his employer to notify the police. The police soon learned that the money was stolen from Mrs Backstro1n Mr. Moran lthereupon returned it to her No one saw him pick up the money and he could have appropriated it to his own use
 Mrs. Backsrom thanked him very warmly for his honesty and offered to reward him but he insistent1y refused. The thieves are New Workers and they speak fairly good English. They are both big fellows but do not look like criminals
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
LITCHFIELD COUNTY NEWS
A six ss:so a Day.

E
 Torrin gton Branch of the Carpen- ters' Union has filed a. notice with all local contractors that $3.5O per day will be demanded as a uniform wage after September 1. Most of the men now receive s. although few arc getting s .25. No answer to the de- maIld has been made as yet, but the proposition is being considered by the employers.
 Bound Over g
 Nellie Hoyt.5 aged 1T, and Frank FChipma1, aged P, Were bound over to the superior court in ! HaIsz ton on Tuesday afternoen, on a charge of en- tering the home of Miss Ellen Archi- bald in CampvfI1e, with intent to com init a crime. The state Epolfce have been working on the case since last April, when the house was broken into and several articles were taken
 Hit By Car.
 The condition of Isadore Goodrum of Winsted, who was struck by an auto mobile driven by Harold Smith Thurs day evening.F is serious. The exa min ing physician found a Scalp 1aceEation eight inches long of a. circf5lar nature. bad bruises on his face and ssh ouldeFs and his lower jaw was broken in two places. ls.. 57 Hf
 Kick Caused Death. g
 Hiram M. Burhans died in Terryvil1e, Saturday. MT. Burhans' death was due to blood poisoning from an injury received July 8. At that time he was I kicked in the leg by a horse, but ap@ parentIy1 recovered from the injury. Last Tuesday blood poisoning devel- oped, causing his death Saturday. He was 57 years of age
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30

tents on the Ridge Monday for three days stay. ft5
 The bridge club met on Tuesday af- ternoon with Mrs. John c. Read sin hometown.
 Banker Heggeman has. gone to the Maine woods on a hunting and fish ing trip. s e-f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

Letter Carrier Hunnrning-of Station Q. New York city, was in this city fedays trying fo make arrangements with local carrier in regard to ex- ehanSzng' positions Hesis receiving .009k per year at NewssY orIx, while the caRriers here receive $8 50- John GonnsFs is the carrier most anxious to go to New ork None of the mar ried men among t11e carriers care about changing. Running is anx- ious to come to this city, as he has a number of relatives and friends in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
CHRISTIAN ARMENIANS
 GET SUBSTANTIAL AID THROUGH MISSIONARIES

Tthts. July BOA telegram from
 Archbishop Nersus r-on Julia, says that during the five months of Tur-
 kish occupation of Urnaina, the Amer ican missions there sheltered 16,000 and fed e0.0oo Armenian Christians During the same. period, the arch bishop said 1000 ded of disease and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
|JDIID agIEas "a 7lIas.G IIas.

The yFctofs kep9 uIsg fa1eff winning streak by defeating the Athletics of New Haven Saturday. The rain put an end to the game at the end of the seventh inning, the score at that time 1edng il to 10 in faworsof the Ndctorss Evers had three doubles and a single out of four times at bat and Doherty had as triple and two singles. Cum Bingham also used the ashes to good advantage
 ACORNS.
 The regular Acorn team; went to Ansonfa Saturday ands had the Vel comes of hat place at their mercy when the ran commenced to fall A wild pitch permitted the Welcomes to score a few unearned. runs in the sec ond inning. Tom Malone was pitch ing for the tAcorns and he was in fine condition Until Ma1one's arm weak ened last year he was one of the best 1Wtrlers around these diggin's and if sis trtie that. he has recovered the use of it the Acorins need have no fear of any team in the state. With zIonn Cau1pana as a teammate they will keep the opposing teams guess ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30

over 1000 were killed by the Turks
 and Knrds. After the capture of Van 150 Arrnenians were mastered. The sum of $1Oo,o0o he said was needed for relief of the suffering pop ulace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
.sAVINGs GRoW M
RUSSIAN pERos1roH1Es

Petrograd. July 8o.-savings de- up due to the suppression o9 the vodka traffic and to. other economic attendant upon the war The firs
 five months of 1915 showed an in. crease in deposits over the same pe. rfod of the previous year of SI2zs5oO On June l deposits aggregated s1,- eOS9.900 in cash and s21ss55Q iN boR5f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
Kick Caused Death
LIVE STOCK MARl1IEF

New York, July 2s-Common to choice steers sold at $6.75 O 10 per loo lbs; a bunch of fancy two-year- o1ds at $8.25; oxen at $6 $S.25; bulls at 5 O $7.25; one extra dry fed bull at $S.5o, Cows atS$3 $7-25. Dressed beef 12- 1-2@ O 1 5c.sfor city dressed na- tive sides. .e.s a s. Common to choice veals sold at $9.5O O SIS per 100 lbs; culs at s7 O s9; skim milk and grass fed calves $5.5O O $6.50. Dressed calves 15@19c for city dressed veals; and 12 @16e. for country dressed
 Common to prime sheep (ewes) sold at $4.25 O $6 per 100 lbs; culIs at $3.5o; good to prime lambs at s8475 O $9.5o; l. car (extra1 at $9.75. Dressed mutton 8 O 13c. per fb-; dre@ed lambs, Gat II O 15e 1-2c., with hog dressed selling at 16 O Is l1-2c.
 Medium and light weight hogs sold at $s.25 O $8- per 100 lbs; roughs at $6.50 o $6.60. s-s..a ...z- Three thousand iron crosses have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
1rlE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
eTRAYED EORsE

SPRAYED EzORSG.
 Strayed from the subscriber on the last of June, bay mare, supposed E6 be or g years old. about 14 hands high; has a white star in her fore head; two white hind feet; and a switch tail; paces and trots; whoever will take up said mare and return her to the owner, or give information so he can get her, shall be handsomely rewarded. and all reasonable charges paid.
 SULLIVAN BURR,
 Fairfield. July 18th. 1S15-
 A NUISANCE
 Broke into the enclosure of the subscriber, about the list inst. dark bay mare colt three years old; star In the foreh eads near hind foot white The owner is requested to pay charges and take her away as she has got to be a nuisance about the place
 PICKNEY BEERS,
 Westport, July 18th, 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
sIxlIaz,zET E. BouTs.

A fellow named James Duffy, a tramp from out of towr,l was arrested by OFhcerB Fa1ren and Way this xraorrizag charged with stealing a pair of boots from the store, s7 Water street, kept by Lewis Scherdle- A long chase was had before the rogue vas overhau1ed in a cofnf1e1d down on the -T6ngue's Into which he struck for a hiding place He sup posed thar he had only Officer Farrell to d&al with and that f5cer ad- vanced on h5ans 1e IIeked up a couple ef good sized stones and was disposed to show Fl sIsasE as T1e raised his saand sfo throw the rock Officer Way seized him and he was soon over powered and taken to the 1ock-up- He was Brought before. Justice Lord on three col1nts-sfea17ng boots and Iastss breaking window of the store and of azsuI6ng officers, found guilty on all of lem and fined $ I and costs on each charge making a total sefs sze. A6. Not having that annouzlt of stamps with him he stands committed until his fines are paid
 I04affy claims to hail from Chicopee, Mass 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
RADIIJM MARKET IS
 DROPPING IN LONDON

London, July sO.-while most com= modities have grown steadily. dearer since war began. the price of ra7
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS.
Old Stock Sent.

Three stock certificates, the first very old certificates to have come into the bank for transfer for many years were received at the Hartford-Aetna National Bank Wednesday. The old est of the three. dated June IS, 1917. is a certificate for sixteen shares of stock, the next oldest is dated May IA. ISIS, and calls for three shares of stock, the e-third is dated June Il 1819. and is for one share of stock. The certificates were issued to the First Ecclesiastical. Society of Ridgefield, which is now the First Gongrega ational church of that town by the Hartford bank The church will receive in re turn for the twenty shares of the Hartford bank. twenty shares. nf5 the EIartford-Aetna National Bank. z
 New School Granted.
 One of Georgetown's long felt wants is to be supplied by the vote of the meeting of the Stockholders of The Gilbert & Bennett Manufa curing Co.,, Tuesday, when the proposition pre- scented in the annual meeting cal! to build a new school house for the Gis- trict, was approved The meeting ap- propriated $25,000 for the work. The building and site will be given free of any incumbranoe to the school dis trict- Tentative plans call for a school building of brick, probably three stories high, having eight class rOOInSs aSSefT1D1y room ana recreation rooms for boys and girls. It will be of modern and model construction tarop ghout.
 Received 2,2Oo Volts
 While working on the main feed wires to Wilton John H. U1lIe of the line force of the United Electric Light & Water Go, narrowly escaped cleo trocution when he came in contact withe live wires charged with 2,200 volts. One hand was badly burned. Uhle, rendered unconscious by the shock, was taken from the pole, .ap- parentIy dead. The excellent first aid work by his fellow workrnen perhaps saved his, life. He, had placed an arm I on the poie and in reaching for a wire, he touched the Wilton feed line. Although only the tips of his left hand came in contact with the heavily charged wire. the liren1an re- ceived the full votage. He was una b1e to move his hand His plight was almost instantly discovered by Line Imam Manning who was just below him on the pole and he quickly knocked his stricken fellew worker tloose. UhIe was strapped to. the pole with a safety belt and did not faH- !.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
PUBLFC ACTS, Passed. May Session. 1885
Chapter

An sea 1n addition to an act relating tD CIVIL Actions
 Be it enacted by the Senate and Houss of Representatives in General Assembly convened= : That all ca9ss brought by a, sol dier or his wife, or his legal repre- sentative, to recover any bounty due to him or his family, shall be tried at the term of the Superior Court next succeeding that to which said case is appea5ed or made FetuTnable-
 Approved May 26t h,1S65-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30

diu1n shows a drop of about 3. thou sand dollars a gram in the past year. The reason apparently is that some people who held limited duantities of
 the available supply were compelled to sell at a loss. The British Army Medical Depart
 ment plans to use radium treatment | for the benefit of obstinate cases of
 rheumatism contracted in the l trenches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
FOR SALE oR TO LET.

TFae one half Of the wharf and, skores opposite the borough of Bridgeport, on Newpasture Point Alp ply to John BafIow, living on the premises
 PS. If moi sold, the whole will Dc let on reasonable terms
 Bridgeport. July 18th, 1s15-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30

Boston's new automobile mail ser svice .wiIIs be inaugurated onzAug- Is =.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
SAVED BY FENDER.

Mrs Frank Raymond, of Green field Hill, had a. very narrow escape from death or serious injury about 1 this afternoon at the corner of Main and State streets. She started to cross State street just as a car was turning the corner going west, and was picked up by the fender and thrown to one side Bystanders as- sisted her into Stevens & Company's drug store where it found that she was seriously bruised. Had it not been for the fender she would have abeen seriously injured and probably Killed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30

Three thousand iron crosses have been conferred by Germany on sol Idiers from the Pr ovince of -A1satia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-30
WILL RECEIVE s25, GOO.

Tn a few days George Wagner will inherit property on Main and Frank streets valued at about $25, 900. When his father. stIle late William Wagner, died about nine years ago, he left a will providing that during the life of his widow she should have the use Of all his property, which comprised real estate, the approximate value of which was $50, ,00O.
 The testament further stipulated that at her death a. portion of the property on Main and State streets, valued at $25,000 should go to the testators son George. The remaind CT was bedueathed to his wife. A few years after his death. Wagner's widow married Conrad Becker. the East Main street jeweIer. Mrs Becker, who was the stepnother of George WagnerA died a few days ago, leaving alI her estate to her husband. Mir
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
WOMEN AND THE WAR

TINE war is doing for the women
of England what all the rant
ing and rioting of the suffra-
gettes could not do-putting them on
an equality with men, at least so far
as work and salary are concerned.
Women are to take the place of 150,-
900 clerks employed by the govern
ment, who will be released for active
service. Preference will be given to
the wives and sisters of the recruits in
filling the vacancies.
The women clerks. after a short
training course, will receive the wages
of the men whose places they take.
Glasses for training in shorthand,
typewriting, bookkeeping and clerical
methods have already been formed in
London, Manchester and other cities.
The question will arise in the minds
of many as to just what is going to
happen when the men return from the
war. VIII they get their old places
back and. if SO, will the women who
filled them at mems wages be content
TO return to their old work at less
pay? In the light of past demonstra-
tions of the Pankhurst variety, the fu-
ture may hold possibilities more in
teresting than reassuring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
"MOVIE" MUSIC

NNE of the remarkable develop
men of the moving picture
theater is the type of music
heard there. In many of the better
class of houses pipe organs, costing
thousands of dollars and played by
skilled musicians, have banished the
tinpan pianos and squeaky orchestras
of few years ago, and classic music
has taken the place of the awful rag
time of the cheap vaudeville houses.
In almost any moving picture
theater nowadays the film views are
varied and enlivened by movements
from Beethoven's fifth symphony,
pastoral and moonlight sonatas, selec-
tions from the Wagnerian operas, in
Guiding Parsifal and Tristan, from
Schubert's unfinished symphony, bits
from Tristan and Haydn and such
modern works as Tschaikowsky's casse
noisette suite, Grieg's Peer Gynt,
Sibelius' Finlandia and the like. If
for no other reason than this we may
give thanks to the movie"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27

ana patriot, his mind unbalanced by
Iancled wrongs, or merely a clever ras-
cal using fine language to hoodwink
ms ignorant countrymen, is impossible
TO say-and the author himself is not
accessible to interview. 1t is said that
Pisano was an enthusiastic reader Of
the intammatory literature of the So
ciety of Magonistas. a Mexican organi-
Zatton of pseudo-socialistic nature
dealing largely with the wrongs which
that nation has suffered at the hands
OF the Anglo-SaXon.
tons, but he formed societies among
the Texas MeXicans, which held regue
lar meetings. In this way the propa-
ganda was spread until his supporters
numbered thousands with a secret or
ganlzation in eXery Mexican hamlet in
Southwest Texas. The seed thus sown
Pisano turned to action by drafting
The plan provides for the rising of
the Mexicans in Texas, New Mexico
Colorado, Arizona and California, "ali
as one, and one as ALL" Every male
American over l6 years of age is to be
slain without mercy, the provision on
this point being especially stringent,
denying to any captain of "a band or
"gringo: Only Americans are to ne
killed, however The Japanese are to
be spared and received into the new re-
public, which the San Diegans will
found. So are the negroes. The In
dams. of Arizona and New Mexico are
to join the rising, and upon its sue
cess they will be given lands and freed
from slavery"
When the hated Yankee was put
down and the new republic organized
the next step was to have been annex
alton to Mexico.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27

has been increased to such extent in
those two countries that only this
week notice was given that henceforth
they could manufacture all the mu-
nitions reouifed for the war and no
more orders would be placed in the
United States. 1t will require but little
work TO transform these factories from
war plants to peace Industries after
hostilities have ended
Then. too. our own steel producers
have been adding to their capacities
as though they thought the war never
would end and war orders would con-
tinue forever. Thus it will be seen
that the war will close with the world S
steel manufacturing output greatly in
creased and competition keener than
ever The outlook is not bright, by
any means.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
THE MEXICAN MIDDLE
1.-THE Plan of San Diego
By Frederic J. Haskin

MOT long ago a Mexican was ar
v rested in Southern Texas on
charge of sedition, and a remark
able manuscript was found on his per-
son. 1t was a complete and detailed
plan for the conquest of the United
States.
Along the border the Plan of San
Diego, as 1T was called, was treated
as the biggest joke of the year, the
papers gave 1t only a few inches of
space, and 1t was Immediately forgot
ten.
To-day, in direct consequence of that
guarding American lives and homes
along the Mexican border. The Texas
Rangers, a band of picked fighting men,
are beating the brush for MeXicans as
hunters beat thickets for deer Every
civilian goes armed. A dozen ranch
men and about forty soldiers have been
killed. The dreamers who framed the
Plan of San Diego have paid with their
blood, too. The number of MeXicans
that lie unburied in the brush about
Brownsville is variously estimated at
So the conquest of America by a
band of socialistic Missionaries. acknowl-
has begun in earnest. While it has
never gotten beyond the confines of
three counties, it has been generously
baptized in blood and trouble.
The Plan of San Diego is said to
have had its birth in the brain of one
distinction of being valued at $1,000,
dead or alive" by the State of Texas.
He is living in strict retirement-if he
is living at all.
Whether the man who drew the plan
of San Diego is an idealist dreamer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-27
THE STATE FROM DAY TO DAY

The Christmas shopper is already
being forewarned to keep the weather.
eye peeled for pickpockets about this
time of the year. The many don'ts
which you are expected to heed in
clude the necessity for not leaving a
sign on the front door saying the key
is under the mat. The detectives in
the different cities have spoken.
Watch out!
Constable Snyder, dwelling in AL
toona, was a hen that had it's toes
frozen off and lays egss SO well that
its life was spared on an auspicious
occasion several days ago. 1t was a
wise old hen, and laid eggs overtime,
thus softening the heart of a stern
minion of the law, to it's own saliva
ton.
Weighing less than two pounds and
smaller in size than an ordinary loaf
of bread a little girl baby was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clark, of Cam
den, and is now lowering between life
and death. If 1t lives, the tiny mite
ought to be a great singer and an able,
energetic woman, if first signs are any
indications of later development.
An EVanSDurS man BaZed upon MT
Turkey Thursday for the first time in
eigrt years. The old man, D. NJ. Cas-
selberry, Is 90 years old and has just
undergone an operation which restor-
ed to him his sight and the first thing
that made It's impression on the retina
of his eye was large gobbler.
The elimination of grade crossings,
inaugurated by the railroads, but GER
tain to take years in fulfillment, will
soon be started at "Switchville" in
Abingdon township. A bridge will be
erected over the tracks in place of
the the crossing.
Thanksgiving was flttingly cele-
brated by Lebanon in its rejoicing
over the introduction of wood block
paving on the north side of the city.
Parades and all sorts of doings made
the town scene of gaiety.
John Barrick of Huntingdon, in
1868, planted an apple tree in his
yard. The other day he chopped 1t
down, but custom is too strong, and
he plans to plant another in its place
and will eat the fruit himself.