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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
HOW TO RELIEVE
 KIDNEY PAINS

have used Swamp-Root more or less this last few years, and have al- ways got great relief About three months ago was taken down with se- were pains through the back and limbs, was very nervous and was very restless at night. I began talk ing your Swamp-Root and before | used a half bottle, I felt great relief and kept on takfnen it until I began to feel myself again. I have recon mended it to my neighbors and friens, and several of them informed me that theW have been greatly bene- hted by using it. cannot say enough for Swamp-Root, and heartily rec onmend4 it for Kidney trouble and Rheumatism. You have my consent to publish this staten ent. am TT years old Dr. Kil- mer's Swamp-Root has saved my life.
 LYDIA P. HUGUNIN,
 Los Angeles, Calf. Los Angeles, ss. | County Of Los Angeles.
 On this 30th day of January A. D. 1914, Lydia P. Hugunin, subscribed to the above statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and fact.
 GRACE w. FRYE,
 Notary Public.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
ENGINEER KILLED AT NEW HAVEN WHILE
 OILINGNLOCOMOTIVE

New Haven. Apr1 20 Charles M. Bolster, freight engineer, was kill ed early today in the Cedar Hill yards of the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad. He was stand ing. beside his engine oiIing it when he was struck by a passing train.
 His skull was fractured and, he died almost instantly. He was about 35 years old, married and lived at New London He had been in the em- ploy of the New Haven road flor IS years. for the last eight of which he had been an engineer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
MAYOR MUST HAVE
 HIS LITTLE JOKES
 AT PUBLIC EXPENSE E
Tells Paving and Sewer Com mission to Give Their Do
 ings Publicity.

William Chew. member of the Re- 3pubGcan town committee rom the Fourth district was unanimously named president of the paving and sewer commission at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, in the city audi tors office and which three recently appointed memb bers were attending for the first time.
 Mir Chew was nominated by Com missioner O'Rourke, His nomination was seconded by Conmissi oner Nay Tor. Commissioner Dwight c. Wheel CT. one of the newly appointed mem bers of the commission, was not pres ent. After the election, Mayor Will son, who, with Director of Public Works Courtade and City Auditor Heating, was present, said
 efGentIemen, I wish you success and have but one request to make, that is, that you hold all your meetings in as public manner as possible and give as much publicity as possible during your terms of office"
 The mayor notified the corrf-44ission that the plans and specifications for the Seaview avenue and Housatontc avenue sewers are ready for submis- for construction. Secretary Keat- ing gave a brief summary of past work He said no. money had been appropriated for permanent pave ment or sewer work but that part of $27,OOO from previous bond issue from permanent pavement would in crease this amount.
 He said the city engineer has es- | timated that it would require $10.0OO 1 to complete the East Main street and Lindley street sewers now in course l of construction, and this would leave
 about s6s 900 available for. sewer | 1fes7 oc,xxT due. The sewer in Housatonic ave
 nue must be completed by autumn in l compliance with an order of the su- 1 perior court and he estimated this work will cost $10O.000. For tn /, convenience of. the Remington Arms U. M. c. Co, another sewer must be 4buflt in Seaview avenue from Boston avenue to Deacon street This will cost about $10O, ,00O. The U. M. c. 1 Co. has offered to construct the sewer l at it's own expense if the city will l buy it within a year, less the cost 1 of the company's assessment for the l company's share. The secretary was
 authorized to advertise for bids for l these sewers, to be opened May 10 al { 8 ?. m.
 The following made application for 1 the positions of inspectors: Stephen | HeHernan. Albert Ris1ey, J ohm Smith l Edward F. Ma.her, M. Edson Banks l Francis s Reynolds, James D. Iucey John M. Comley, Edward siegert and 1 David H. Hawes. These positions as inspectors of sewer or pavement I work pays B a. day and appointment: f are made, when needed, by the 7irec, 1 tor of public works. On motion oi 4 Joseph Quint it was voted that the
 applications be received and placed or i file.
 l It was voted to order three car
 loads of Mack brick at price of $29.5C per 1000 for the use of Director o1
 Public Works Courtade. The boarC
 will meet again at 8 D. m. on May 10
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
FINED FOR FIRING PISTOL
 TO SOUND FIRE ALARM

Genero Ca1abretto, aged 29, living at 2553Grand street. discovered many things on Saturday last, among which was a fire in an ash bin, at<the rear of a ibake-shop near his home. Has tily thinking of means of summ oning then apparatus he discovered that the discharge of an enormous pistol would bring frightened citizens. Incident ally he discovered yesterday in the city court that his revolvers7was forfeited to the city and he would have to pay a fine of $1 for his ignorance as to the location of a fre-alarm box
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
Charley Somers Has Chased Pennant
 Is Futile Annums

It was fifteen years ago today that the Cleveland club Of the American Eeague played it's first game. For fifteen bleak and barren annums Charley SoTners, the baseball magnate Of the Buckeye State metropolis has chased the elusive Eennant over hill and dale, following the scene with all of the persistence of a blood hound. but not once nor yet has he had oc- casion to ho11a. @Hrreka, I have got it!'
 When Cleveland made it's American League debut on April 20, 1900 by de- feating Inc Annapolis r to6~, the C1eve- hand fans hoped that the flag which had so long escaped them, when their city was represented in the National IseagEe, would fall to their lot in the Mew circuit Each year since then the local scDibes have held out high hopes to the fanatics, and the latter have eagerly and ravenously Edeyoured the dope offered for their consump- ton. Cleveland has often had a club which looked like sure penna-nt win ner-on paper-but always soIpething ~hAs happened to put the kibosh on the Blossom hope before it reached fhe flower.
 Cleveland began it's career. as q big Hague town as far back as 1 1873, when the club finished sixth in the National .i 1seague race. The Ohio metropolis contiued in the old circuit until 1884, without finishing better than third. After a lapse of four years Cleveland was restored toNthe National League fn 1889 and contIued to hold mem bership until 1899. During that per- iad the Cleveland club finished second three tirnes. But nary a pen71ant #Charles w. Somers helped Ban Johnson to finance the American Lea gtle and Cleveland became a charter member inF the new organization Cleveland has finished in the first di- vision seven years of the fifteen, and in 1908 the Maps were second in the race. In 1913 the Maps made a game rlRnt and ccpped third place, but last x-7sr@as no Cleveland fans need to be ninded-tney took an awful slump and. except for q bit of pad luck. might have established record by remaining in the cellar position throu ghout the entire season. With a tenacEty worthy of better cause the Maps defended >eighth place against all corners, and were busted Sees. Chances club couldn't hold the July Cleveland was back in the sub cellar. to remain in undisturbed con- tent for the remainder of the season
 Cahrfes w. Soners. the Cleveland iI1lagnate, has been interested m the not succeed John F. KtlfoyIe as presi dent of the club until 1910. He is a man Of wealth. owning much real estate and intertes5d in hotels and coal mines aa well as baseball clubs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
ALDERMEN WOULD ORDER TROLLEY co.
 TO REPAIR PAVING
East Main Street Roadway Be- tween and Around Tracks
 Is In Poor Condition.

A resolution was Introduced at the common council meeting last night by Aldermen Cole and Winterburn or dering the Connecticut company at once to repair the pavement within it's. tracks in East Main street from Stratford avenue to Sterling street, also the pavement two feet on each side of the tracks. The resolution went to the streets and sidewalks committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
A WOMAN DOCTOR

says, ,s.Eugenics is a necessary factor
 in the future of the race. The aver age American girl is unfit for mother hood This may be true, but if weak and ai1ing girls passing from girlhood to womanhood would only rely, as thousands do, upon Lydia E. Pink
 hams Vegetable Compound-that simple remedy made from roots and herbs,-to restore the system to a. nor
 nal healthy Condition, it would cause many ills from which they suffer to disappear, so that ,motherhood might become thes joy of their lives.-Adv. <
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
Gen. Won Idndequist Dead

Amsterdam, April 204Te1esrams received here from Berlin announce the death of General Field Marshal Oskar Won Lindequist Born in 1888, Field Marshal Won Lnedquist had an active military career. He was a lieutenant at the age of 19. took part in. the Danish campaign of 1864, was in the war against Austria in 1866, and in the war of 1870 he was present at Sedan and during the siege of Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
Letter to Dr. KilIner & Co., Binghalnton. NY.
Prove What Swa1np-Root Will Do

Send ten cents to pr. Kilmer 6 Co.,. Binghamton,. N. Y., for a sample size will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention the Bridgeport Daily Farmer. Regular fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug storeG-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20

Always attractive merchandise. here at money saving prices. More than a thousand beautiful trimmed hats priced from SPAS to $20.oO at B. H. Dillon & Co.'s. .11O5 Main St.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
Heres a Trile Phase that Merits Remembering

The clothes you get the. most out of are the clothes which have thesmost put in- to them.
 Our clothes have the most and best put into them for the minimum ofacost. That means also quality and style besides material and workmanship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20
THE. VERY BEST

Don't you like to fesI when buying your caothss that that's the kind of a vice you aresgoAng tosget,
 If so younay beea that when you gst yo1slfaH wearfngsa rel atS lli 6 O. it win be all 1hat aa3l eA>--1-A- S,''-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-20

E7arnaer Want Ads. one Cent 5 WOrd.
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12

to pause and peer out into the moon light that flooded the back ot his house, he might have seen the figures of two stealthy crooks crouching in the half shadows of one of the cellar windows, one crook, at least, masked
 The masked crook held in his hands carefully the ends of two wires at tached to an electric feed, and. sending ms pal to keep watch outside, he en. tered the cellar of the Dodge house through window, whose pane they had carefully removed. As he came through the window he dragged the wires with him, and, after a moments reconnoitering, attached them to the furnace pipe of the old-fashioned hot ar heater, where the pipe ran up through the floor to the library above The other wire was quickly attached to the telephone where its wires en. tered
 Upstairs Dodge, evidently uneasy in ms mind about the precious Limpy Red letter, took it from the safe along with most of the other correspondence and. pressing a hidden spring in the wall, opened secret panel and placed most of the important documents in this hiding place.
 Downstairs the masked master crm. inal had already attached voltmeter to the wires he had installed waiting.
 Just then could be heard the tinkle of Dodge's telephone, and the old man rose to answer it. As he did so he placed his foot on the iron register. his hand taking the telephone and the receiver. At that instant came a pow. erful electric flash. Dodge sank on the floor, clutching the instrument, cleo trocuted
 A moment later the criminal slid silently into Dodges room. Carefully putting on rubber gloves and avoiding
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12

Limpy had long since reached the from his new found cronies he sought other fields of excitement. Likewise did the newcomer, who bore strange resemblance to the lookout who had been stationed outside at the Dodge house scant half hour before
 What happened later was only a matter of seconds-and waiting until the hated snitch-for gangdom hates the informer worse than anything else dead or alive-had turned sufficient ly dark and deserted corner.
 A muffied thud, a stified groan fol- lowed as a heavy section of lead 1ipe wrapped in newspaper descended on the crass skull of Limpy.
 It was the vengeance of the Clutch ing Hand-swift, sure, remorseless
 And yet it had not been night Of complete success for the master crim- ina1, as anyone might have seen who could have followed his sinuous route to place of greater safety. Unable to wait longer, he pulled the papers he had taken from the safe from his pocket. His chagrin at finding most of them to be blank found only one expression of foiled fury-that men, acing clutching hand-the real one,
 
 Kennedy had turned from his futile examination for marks on the tele- phone There stood the safe, moder- ate sized strong box but of modern type. He tried the door It was locked. There was not mark on it. The con- bination had not been tempered with. Nor had there been any attempt to soup" the safe.
 With a quick motion he felt in his pocket as if looking for gloves. Find ing none, he glanced about and seized two pieces of paper from the desk
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12

Oopyight l9 by the Foreign

Just then Dodge caught sight of me For the moment I thought perhaps he was going to fulfill his threat
 Who the devil-why didn't you tell me reporter was here, Jennings?" he fputtered indignantly, pointing toward the door.
 Argument, entreaty, were of no avail. There was nothing to do but go.
 At least, l reflected, had the great CT part of the story-all except the one big thing, however-the name of the criminal. But Dodge would know him tomorrow!
 hurried back to the Star to write my story in time to catch the last morning edition.
 Meanwhile if I may anticipate my story, must tell of what we later learned had happened to Dodge so completely to upset him.
 Ever since the Consolidated Mutual had been hit by the murders he had had many lines out in the hope of enmesh- ing the perpetrator. That night, as found out the next day, he had at last heard of clue. One of the company's s detectives had brought in red-head- ed, lame, partly paralyzed crook, who enjoyed the expressive monniker of "Limpy Red Limpy Red was a gunman of some renown, evil-faced and, having nothing much to lose, des- perate. Whoever the master criminal of the clutching hand might have been he had seen f to employ Limpy, but had not taken the precaution of getting rid of him soon enough when he was through
 Therefore Limpy had a grievance, and now descended under pressure to the low level of snitching to Dodge in his office.
 No. governor the trembling wretch had said as he handed over a grimy envelope, T ain't never seen his face-but here is directions how to find his hangout' '
 As Limpy ambled out, he turned to Dodge, quivering at the enormity of his
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12

touching the register, he wrenched the man, replacing 1t in it's normal posi- tion. Only for a second did he pause to look at his victim as he destroyed the evidence of his work
 Minutes were precious. First Dodge's pockets. then his desk engaged his at tention. There was left the safe.
 As he approached the strong box. the master criminal took two vials from his pocket Removing bust of Webster that stood on the safe, he poured the contents of the vials 1T. xo mixed masses of powder. forming | heap on the safe, into which he insert ed two magnesium wires.
 He "re d them, sprang back, hid ing his eyes from the light, and | binding gush of fame lasting per naps ten seconds, poured out from the top of the safe.
 It was not an explosion. but just a dazzling, intense flame that sizzled ans cracked. It. seemed impossible, but the glowing mass was literally sink ing, sinking down into the cold steel. At last 1t burned through-as if tho safe had been of finder.
 Without waiting moment io-. than necessary, the masked criminal advanced aYain and actually put his hands dnnn through the top of the safe, pulling out bunch of papers. Quickly he thrust them all. witL J..ss a glance, into his pocket
 Still working quickly. he took the bust of the great orator. which he had removed, and placed it under the light Next, from his pocket he drew two curious stencils. as 1t were. which ne had apparently carefully prepared With his hands, still carefully gloved be rubbed the stencils on his hair, as if 10 cover them with a film of natural oits Thnn he deliberately pressed them ever the statue Ill several places. It was a peculiar action, and he seemed to fairly gloat over it when it was done and the bust returned to its place, covering the hole
 As nolseleeAly as he had con- made his exit after one last malignant look at Dodge. IL was now but the work of moment to remove the wires he had placed and climb out of the window, taking them and destroying the evidence down in the cellar.
 A low whistle from the masked crook, now again in the shadow. brought his pal stealthily to his sif
 Its all right" he whispered hoav. " .2 he man. Now you attend to Limpy Red"
 The villainous looking pal nodded and. without another word, the two made their getaway, safely, in opposite directions.
 
 When Limpy Red, still trembling. left the office of Dodge earlier in the evening, he had repaired as fast as his shamblirs feet would take him to his favorite dive up on Park Row.
 Had the Bowery "sinkers' not got into his eyes he might have noticed among the late revelers man who spoke to no one, but took his place near by at the bar
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12


 unpardonable sin in gangland: For Gods sake. governor" he implored, don't let on how you found out!' And yet Limpy Red had scarcely left with his promise not to tell, when Dodge, happening to turn over some papers, came upon an envelope left on his own desk, bearing that mysteri- ous clutching hand!
 He tore it open, and read in amaze ment:
 Destroy Limpy Reds instructions within the next hour"
 Dodge gazed about in wonder This was getting on his nerves. He de- termined to go home and rest
 Outside the house, as he left his car, pasted over the monogram on the door. he had found another note, with the same weird mark ard the single word :; Remember"
 In spite of the pleadings of young Bennett. Dodge refused to take warm ing. Tn the safe in his beautifully fitted library he deposited Limpy's doc ument in an envelope. containing all the correspondence tha, had led up to the final step in the discovery.
 
 It was late in the evening when I returned to our apartment and, not finding Kennedy there, knew that I would discover him at the laboratory. Craig" I cried as burst in on him. i've got case for you-greater than any ever before.'
 Kennedy looked up calmly from the ruck of scientific instruments that sur rounded him-test tubes, beakers, carefully labeled bottles.
 "Indeed?' he remarked, coolly go- ing back to his work
 Yes" I cried. Tt is a scientific criminal who seems to leave no clues" Kennedy looked up gravely. Every criminal leaves trace" he said quiet ly. If it hasn't been found, then it must be because no one has ever looked for it in the right way" Still gazing at me keenly. he added: "Yes, I already knew there was such man at large. have been called in on that Fletcher case-he was a trus. tee of the university. you know"
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12
. THE CLUTCH|NG HAND , WINS
 AGAIN
NEW YORK MYSTERIOUS MAS. TER CRIMINAL PERFECTS
 ANOTHER COUP.
City Police Completely Baffled

Here's this murder of Fletcher, the retired banker and trustee of the uni versity," he explained. Not a clue except a warning letter signed witL this mysterious clutching fist. Last week it was the robbery of the Hax- worth jewels and the killing of old Haxworth. Again that curious sign of the hand. Then there was the dastard- ly attempt on Sherburne, the steel
 magnate Not a trace of the assail. ant except this same clutching fist. So
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12

With them, in order not to confuse any possible finger prints on the bust, he lifted 1t off
 l gave a gasp of surprise.
 There. in the top of the safe, yawned a gaping hole, through which one could have thrust his arm.
 What is it?" we asked, crowding about him.
 "Thermit," he replied laconically.
 "Thermit?" I repeated
 "Yes-a compound of iron oxide and powdered aluminium, invented by chemist at Essen, Germany It gives a temperature of over five thousand degrees. It will eat it's way through the strongest steel"
 Jennings, his mouth wide open with wonder, advanced to take the bust from Kennedy.
 ''No-dont touch it." he waved him off, laying the bust on the desk. T want no one to touch it-don't you see how careful I was to use the paper, that there might be no ques- tion about any clue this fellow may have left on the marble?"
 AS he spoke, Craig was dusting over the surface of the bust with some black powder.
 Look" exclaimed Craig suddenly
 Finger prints." I cried excitedly.
 Yes" nodded Kennedy. studying them closely. "A clue-perhaps
 "What-those little marks-a clue?" asked a voice behind us
 turned and saw Elaine looking over our shoulders. fascinated It was evidently the first time she had real ized that Kennedy was in the room
 How can you tell anything by that?" she asked.
 Why. easily" he answered, pick ing up a glass paper weight which lay on the desk You see, l place my finger on this weight-so. You could see it even without the powder on this glass. Do you see those lines? There are various types of markings -four general types-and each per- sons markings are different, even if of the same general type-loop. whorl, arch or composite"
 He COHtlHueu "OThiHS as no tdfkeGs
 Your thumb marks, for example, Miss Dodge, are different from mine. MT. Jameson's are different from both of us And this fellows finger prints are still different. It is mathematical ly impossible to find two alike in every respect"
 Kennedy was holding the paper weight near the bust as he talked.
 I shall never forget the look of blank amazement on his face as he bent over closer
 My God," he exclaimed excitedly, this fellow is master criminal He has made stencils or something of the sort on which. by some mechan- ical process, he has actually forged the hitherto infallible finger prints.' I, too, bent over and studied the marks on the bust and those Ken nedy had made on the paper weight to show Elaine.
 THE FINGER PRINTS ON THE BUST WERE KENNEDY'S OWN.
 (TO BE CoNTINUEDy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-07
KEPT HER FROM MARRIAGE

Dear Miss Libbey:
 am going with a widower most three years. | like him very much. We have not gotten along good lately. He is quick-tempered never comes to see me unless T tell him to. am expected to do most all the inviting. He hardly ever writes, but tells me to. He goes with other girls. Don't want me to go with other boys. I had good chances; did not marry-waiting for him. He knows have to work for other people. Does he care for me I wonder? Ought I to wait longer? :? Please advise. c. L.
 A widower. more than all other men should know what taking up a girls time means to her. None knows bet ter than he of the good chances she missed when she bui1ded her hopes and bestowed her years on his prom ise that he cared for her and was mo doubt on marriage intent. Had he been one of those men who are given to changing his mind, 1ight-o-love, fck1e in fancy, he should have given her to understand that he possessed these drawbacks to love. Do not waste any more time ons him. You need have no regrets. A better, truer one awaits you.