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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
SWINDLE FOUND IN RENT AGENCY
 CONDUCTED HERE
Police Arrive at Office of Orville A. Roberts After
 He Has Gone.
TOOK DEPOSITS FOR
 FICTITIOUS RENTS
Many Complaints Reach Pc lice Headquarters After
 He Makes Getaway.

1 Search for OrviIle A. Roberts, who
 claimed to be a real estate agent, was
 begun by the police today as the re- suit of complaints of a. number of
 families who assert that he has been
 conducting a successful rent agency sW1nd1e here. Roberts profits from his enterprise here are estimated by the police at from 2,00o to 8, GOO, and that he was able to conduct his agen- 1 cy so successfully is explained in the fact that he dearth of rents in the city has so greatly upset regular bus
 mess in this line that his operations, boldly conducted, escaped the atten-
 tton they otherwise would have at tracted. >
 Crvil1e A. Roberts opened offices in
 the Bridgeport Savings Bank building at 157 State street about six weeks ago where he received deposits rang ing from $10 upwards from the heads of households who were vainly en- deavoring to procure rent.
 About 10 or 12 days after the deposit
 had been made the rent seeker would
 be notified by mail that 8 vacancy had
 been found and they were given or ders to move into the unoccupied ten ement. After transferring their fur niture to the number of the street giv- en them by Agent Roberts they would hnd that the tenement was either oc- cupied' or the number given would correspond with that of a vacant lot
 In one instance family recently moved to this city from Springfield, was given a number on Boston ave- n1e, in the vicinity of the Remington eArms plant, which corresponded with the number assigned Ito the vacant Wheeler's lot, south of Old Mill Green and used as baseball diamond
 It Is the belief of the local authori- ties that Roberts profits during the last six weeks aggregated from g coo to $3,000. He daily commuted from New York city where he is alleged to have worked the same game for a short time.
 Three complaints were received at poace headquarters yesterday con- cern1ng the game being worked by Roberts. It appears that suckers. were coming to Roberts day after dav " esterday a family attempted to move Into vacant house on Park avenue and were refused entrance by Henry L. Blackman, senior member of the real estate firm of Blackrnan & Son. who were agents for the house The fan1ly applying for admission ex- plained the situation to MT BIa cknan and he immediately reported the mat ter to the local detective bureau
 Detective Sergeant Edward Cronan paid a visit. to the office in the Bridge port Savings Bank building at nine O o'clock this morning, but the real es- the office was bare of-furniture and the departed Roberts even went so far as to have his name and real estate connections scratched off the glass on the door of his office \ He had no money deposited in any local bank and was wont to commute to this city from New York daily N st
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
CITIZENS> PARTY
 IS NOT ELIGIBLE
 TO COMMISSIONS
Democrats and Republicans Must Be Named The
 Election Aftermath.

The appointment of members of bi- partisan commissions and boards is not altered by the election, although the Democratic party is in third place, and the Citizens party in second place.
 The appointments 1re made from the two parties having the largest number of members of the board of aldermen. Since there win be 19 RepNblican aldermen and five Demo- cratic aldermen, appointments are confined to these parties, and Mayor Wilson has thus an opportunity to continue the relations which his pre- V1ous administrations established through appointments to Democrats. -~J. Alex. H. Robinson. who has been re-elected as city clerk, reached his office about Il o'clock today. Mayor Wilson went to spend the night at the cottage where he has been sojourning all summer at Laurel Beach. He sent word to his secretary that he would not be at his office today
 Mir. Robinson said there would be no changes in the personnel of the clerks or attaches at the city hail so far as he knew. Speaking as town Chairman for the Republican party, he said the results of the election yes terday verified his predictions.
 Hugh J. Lavery, Democratic town chairman, said: Tt is now up to the Republican party to ratify the will Of the people as expressed at the polls yesterday. Beyond extending con- gratulations to those who won, which I think every good 1ooser should do, l have nothing to say"
 The city clerks office was thronged all morning with Republican poIiti- clans and workers. Someone sent the city clerk a basket of big white and yellow chrysanthemums but he refused to say who the donor was. A basket of carnations and chrysanthe- nuns also graced the desk of Town Clerk Schultz.
 There was much speculation about city hall today to who would sue ceed John J. CuIlinan as vice presi-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
TELLS HOW ROAD.
 GOT CONTROL OF LOCAL BOAT LINE

New York, Nov. 3-Counse1 for the government called Charles c. Good rich, general manager of the Hart ford & New York Transportation Co.,, as a witness upon resuming today the trial of William Rockefeller, Lewis Cass Ledyard and other directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, charged with conspiracy to monopolfze railway traffic in New Eng land.
 Goodrich gave testimony Friday by whidh the government intended to show that the steamboat line of which he was general manager. was quietly acquired by the New Haven in 1905 as one of the roads competitors.
 After the Hartford and New York Transportation Company was taken over by. the railroad other steamship lines or properties, the witness testi- fled, were put under its control-the steamboats of the Unitaed States Transportat1 Company: small line to Bridgeport, and several boats of the Old Colony Stea mship line The operation of the Maine Stea mship Company also was placed under the control of the Hartford line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
BERLIN AND PARIS REFUTE RuMORS OF EARLY PEACE PLAN
WILLIAMS WILL NOT BE HANGED
 AS SCHEDULED
Counsel For Bridgeport Railroad Man Appeals to
 Supreme Court.


 Isaac N. Williams, the ex-convict, railroad man and former resident, of ATT Broad street, Bridgeport, will not hang December 8, for the murder of County Commissioner Hubert B. Case of Barkhamstead, for which with liar ry Roe of Pou gAkeepsie. N. Y, he was recently convicted and sentenced to pay the death penalty.
 Counsel for. Williams and Roe has filed an appeal to the supreme court Of errors. The appeal acrs as stay and it is not thought the appeal can be perfected and arguments made be- fore the January term of the supreme court.
 Williams. who is well known in the South End of the city, was found guilty with Roe of mur61ering Case in his store late on the night of Novem- ber 28, 1914. He had been married in this city on September 10, 1914, by Rev. A. c. Thompson, former pastor of the Emanuel Baptist church, to Miss. Mamie Wi1Ihfte, who came from Oklahoma for the ceremony. ~ During the trial his wife remained loyal to him and throughout the or deal has contended that he is inno- cent. Williams attempted to prove an alibi in the statement that he was in Poughkeepsie on the. night of the mur- der- This contention was broken down by evidence submitted by the state police N3
 Williams attempted to commit sui eide in a cell while awaiting trial by sIashing his wrist with a piece of glass put was discovered before his act proved fatal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
WILL SON RETURNS TO OFFICE AS. MINORITY CHOICE; WALKER
 LOSES THROUGN DIRECTIONS

crat, however deserving, was chosen to any office whatever, the minority of city sheriff, of se1ectmen and half the members elected to the Board of Ed ucation going to the Citizens party.
 MT. Walkers activity for his own election and that of the ticket com p1ete1y obliterated the diligently circu- 1aed story that he desired the election of the Wilson ticket.
 But early in the day it was ascer- tained that men who were expected to be entirely loyal to Walker, were work ing for Wilson, and this unexpected defection. completed the terrible de- feat to which the Democracy was sub jected.
 City place holders, regardless of party, were almost a unit in support ing Mr.Wilson. His ticket received the support of clements dissatisfied with the foreign policy of the Democratic party, and even gained strength from the Warrentite pavement, burdened as it was with scandal, because many autom oSilists welcomed the improved streets regardless of the means by which they were obtained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03

Marshfield.s Ore, Nov. 3-Nine per- sons are known to be dead and seV- eral were still missing today as the result of grounding of the steamship Santa Clara on the southern spit of Coos Bay, ' miles south of the Colum- biai river, yesterday. The Santa Clara left Portland on Sunday and carried 40 passengers and a crew of AZ. The known dead are:
 Miss M J. Dunn, Butte, Mont; Mrs. D., H. Thorn, Hood River, ore; Flu gene Gi1linWater, Delnar Bogue, Gold Hill, OreE child of J. Crowley, Mill City, Ore; two unidentified won- en and two members of the crew
 Captain Lofstedt, who was at first reported dead, succeeded in. reaching the Santa Clara after his Tfeboat had been capsized and was rescued with eight members of the crew by the Coos Bay Hfesaving crew.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03

The election gave Bridgeport for the second time a minority mayor, brought the Citizens ticket into second place reduced the Dem ocratic ticket to third place and left the Socialists ticket where it was before.
 Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, receiving 929 votes less than a year ago. had plurality of 3.5S3. over Daniel E. Walk CT, Democrat, and a plurality of 2,314 over Henry Lee, Citizen But the to- tai vote cast against wilson was 9,020, leaving him a minority choice by D. 333 votes.
 The prophets who deal with the ma teriaI of election after the battle is over had no difficulty in understanding that the divided opposition was the source of the mayors strength, and the real basis of his election. = The most surprising feature, or the. election was the small vote of the Democratic candidate, who was beaten by an unheard. of plurality, although he made a gallant fight.
 The entire ticket went down with MT. Walker, and for the first time in the history of Bridgeport, no Demo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03

says the jitney was hurled about ten feet by the collision. The rear wheels of the car crumpled under the strain
 The enclosing of. the car by the storm curtains prevented any of the passengers from being thrown out Some of them crawled out after the crash; Pjura and Woods were lifted from the seats by firemen and pedes- trians.
 Capt. Daley despatched a fireman to the Norman street engine house to report the accident end to have his company 'fcovered'' on the fire by an other truck. The captain khena di- rected that a call be sent for the ann bulance. This was done by the ne w. ly-elected alderman of the Fourth district, William Cannon, who had seen the accident.
 Before the ambulance arrived. Capt. Daley communicated a jitney and sent three of the victims to the Elmer gency hospital in/ the care of a fire man. The ambulance arrived shortly afterwards and took three more to the Emergency, where first aid treat victims were taken to St. Vincent's s hospital.
 According to Capz. Daley, the truck was moving slowly when the crash came. The narrow escape from collision with the motorcyclist, he said, had given everybody on the truck something of d scare.
 Then this HtneyA loomed up di- rect1y in our path he said. There was a jitney stopped at the northeast corner, and the driver had signa1Hed Tor. those behind him to stop. The car we hit, however, didn't slow up until the driver saw szdanger.
 Then he came practically to a full stop and the crash followed. The j1tney was enclosed all around by curtains
 Capt. Daley says he was sounding the siren. There is also a fire-horn at Norman and State streets that
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
100000 LOADING HOUSE SCENE OF
 BAD EXPLOSION
Another Blow-Up Sends Wor rkman to Hospital,
 Perhaps Fatally Hurt. LIES BESIDE MAN HURT FORTNIGHT AGO Company Unable to Ac- count For Repetition of
 Disastrous Explosions.

With his face so badly disdgured as
 to be hardly recognizable, John Mar
 tin, aged 27, of 1891 Stratford ave-
 nue, the third victim of recent sexpIo- s1ons in the primer departm ent of the
 Union Metallic Cartridge Co. on Bar mum avenue, hovers between life and death in the Bridgeport hospital to-
 day H=
 On an adjoining cot in. the big hos pital ward, with his eyes and face sWathed in white bandages and un- able to see the new victim of the high powered illuminate explosive lies M M Jewett. who less than two weeks ago was similarly injured in the same little concrete booth that has proved dan gerous to so many engaged in the haz- ardous occupation. The explosion which resulted in Martins. injury oc- cured at 7:10 a. m., almost the same time as Jewett's mishap.
 Officials of the Union Metallic Cart ridge Co. would give a large sum to anyone able to explain the causes of these accidents. in order that remedial measures might be introduced in the conduct of the department.
 All that is known of the affair, as in the Jewett case. is that Martin en- tered the drying shed with his prirn- CTS. which he presumably put into sieve upon which the illuminate was poured. He is believed to have been shaking them about when the exp1o- sion occurrd. He was in one of the small concrete cells. known as units when the detonationswas heard. Al dozen other similar booths each con- tained an occupant engaged in the same work. There was a moments anxious wait oh the part of all and then with that care which is exhibited by all who. daily take their lives in their hands, they safely deposited their trea cherous material and went to Mar fins assistance.
 He was lying upon the floor his face. neck and arms torn by the force of the explosion.
 Removed to the emergency depart nnent of the factory he was attended by Dr. George B. CoWeu and quickly trap sferred to the Bridgeport hospital It was said that Martin had little chance for recovery but in any event will be totally blind and disfgured.
 Workers in the drying room are su- perstitious over the recurrence of ex- pIosions in the same "celP' and a thorough examination of tie room has been made by high officials in an eff fort to ascertain the particular reason for such occurrences. Martin. we'll known on the East side, Is a bridegroom, having married Miss Cora Anderson. niece of Mrs. Thomas Pulion, with whom she form erly lived i at 142o Stratford avenue. His young wife is nearly prostrated. 1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
Ferris Will, Mutilated, To
 Be Admitted

Although part of the signature has been cut or torn out and is missing from the will of Eunice Augusta. Fer r1s of Easton, Judge Miller will prob ably make the document part of the records of the Bridgeport probate court tomorrow. There was a brief hearing on the matter today at which her husband, Wilson Ferris sole beneficiary under the will appear ed and testified thatsthe document was the one his wife had signed as her last will and testament Only her given name, Eunice Augusta and the letters Fer appear on it. Back of the hearing lies rather interesting story.
 MT. Ferris and his wife lived for many years in Easton where MT. Fer ris was a successful farmer He is so years old and owns farm there where he and his wife spent most of their married life. During their de- elining years they placed their savings in banks in the name of Mrs. Ferriz On July 27. 1907, both made wills. MT. Ferris arranged that if he died first the farm. should go to his wife alone. Mrs. Ferris in her will left all the money in the banks to her husband. Their joint savings amounted to sev- eral thousands of dollars.
 About a year ago Mrs Ferris went on a visit to some relatives in Nev, Haven. She took both wills with her Within few weeks she died there but the wills could not be found among her effects. Relatives searched ev- cry nook and corner of the room where she died. Finally, Nellie K Bradley. a. niece. discovered the will in the drawer of bureau that had been ransacked several times before
 The document has the Appearance of having been carefully folded and then mutilated with a pair of shears or some other sharp instrument. Not only is the signature missing but also part of the name of her husband whom she intended to name as exc cutor as well as beneficiary is gone
 Parts of the names of the witnesses are gone and Judge Miller is having the witnesses looked up.
 Charles Fable, of Westport, testified today that he believed the part of Mrs. Ferris signature which appears on the will is genuine and also to his belief that she intended the money in the banks to go to her husband
 Mrs. Bradley, the neice, has not presented any claim against the estate, MT. Ferris will is still missing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
NINE DEAD, MANY MISSING AS COAST
 LINER HITS SHOAL

r. E. Edwards, one of the crew, car ried 27 to safety in the 1ifeboat of whcih he was in charge. Several of the lifeboats either were capsized or swamped after being lowered. First Officer Charles Tiessel, who reached safety :n the last boat, had to swim half mile.
 we struck a shoa1, the vessels swerved and before we could right her she was fast aground on the spot,'' said Tiessel. t'The lifeboats were lowered at once and Captain Lofstedt was the last to go. The sea was moderating when I began to come through the surf.''
 There were still eight or ten per- sons reported aboard the Santa Clara early today.
 The Santa Clara is a wooden vessel owned by the North Pacific Steam ship Company. She play be sal Vaged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
6. 0. p. AK FALLS
 ON OLD EMPL0YE
 OF LABOR BUREAU

Hartford, Nov. 3.-Labor Commis- sioner William s. Hyde notified George A. Parsons, special agent of the labor bureau yesterday that after Decem- Der 1 his services would not be need ed Mr Parsons at once resigned his position and today his official connec- tion with the bureau ceased.
 MT. Parsons has been special agent of the bureau 16 years. He was first appointed by Commissioner, Harry E. Back. MT. Parsons said today that it was more than likely he would become connected with the American Fedora tion of Labor as an organizer His first work will be the development of a movement for the securing of eight hours a day for the textile workers in the eastern part of the state.
 Commissioner Hyde has had under consideration for the position Or5 n F. Curtis of New Britain and John Costello Of Stonington-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
French Troops Land
 For Balkan Campaign

London, Nov. 3.@The landing of French troops at Kava1a, on the Greek coast, is reported in a Sofia telegram to Berlin and although this news is unconfrned, it seems a likely sequel to yesterdays information that British and French transports had been sight ed off this Greek port. Whether or not these forces will be able to con n9ct speedily enough with the other
 troops aligned against the Bu1garians from Krivolak to Ssrumitsa to relieve the pressure there and by a possible flank attack thrdaten the rear of the Bulgarian forces is admittedly prob lematical, but the appearance of these fresh troops in the Balkans is regard ed in London as gratifying material izatfon of Premier Asqunh's positive announcement yesterday that the in dependence of Serbia was one of the essentials of the war and that Great Britain and France were in full agree ment regarding the means whereby this end might be attained
 With the exception ox this reported landing of troops the Balkan situation today presents little besides a tangled conflict of rumors, including one that MOnastir Is already in Bulgarian hands and that the Serbians are almost sur rounded by the Austrians, the Ger mans and BuIgar1anS and are hastily retreating to their last positions in the Albanian mountains. These runors. however, are not credited here, or at least are regarded as premature, since the official communications from Der lin. Vienna and Sofia record no such developments.
 The Austro-German forces in north ern and western Cerbia and the Bull garians in the east continue their at- taclxs, against which the defense grad ually yields ground, but the situation is not vitaI1y changed The size of the German force operating against Serbiagis fixed at 15O.O00 men, accord ing to authoritative statements that have reached London. Thus far the number of prisoners captured by this force is surprisingly small The Aus triaTiss have officially adnitted that they have been able to capture only 20 Serbian officers and 800 men,
 :, Petrograd furnished the informa- tton that additional German troops have been sent from the Serbia and Trflitary observers here believe that flse opportunity soon will come to the Russian armies completely to develop their offensive which has been fer some time under way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03

The jitney, completely enclosed by storm curtains, was struck broadside by the six-ton fire tEuck. The terri fife impact hurled the bus about ten feet before the wheels crumpIed on the car
 The following were hurt and taken to St. Vincent's hospital:
 Joseph Pjura, 25 years old, of
 85 Summerfield avenue, probable
 fracture of right legl injuries to
 head; taken to hospital in un-
 conscious condition.
 Earl Woods, Querida street, Fairfield, driver Of the jitney, injuries to left side and contu-
 sions.
 John Ane11o, FPS East, Main
 street, injuries to head and right
 leg; suffering from shock.
 s. A. Morin, 271 Beach St., in- juries to right arm and left leg;
 suffering from shock.
 Leo Gordreau, 1O72 East Main
 street, injuries to both legs,
 head and left arm; suffering from e shock.
 John Matesik, of 1882 Penn
 broke street, was treated at Emergency hospital for injuries
 to his head and chest, but re- fused further hospital treatment and went to his home.
 Just befoIe crashing into the jitney. -1Ae HUIS IIuChs OrINeA py N4lAAOIO NAu phy.t narrowly averted hitting a mo- torcycIe travelling east on State street. The motorcycle shot across the path of the fire engine, and only by the quick worlS of Driver Murphy was a collision avoided. The. firemen didn't obtain the motorcyc1fst's number.
 A few seconds after avoiding this accident, the truck crashed iRto Woods jitney. At the time, the fire men ssay,s the truck wasn't making more than six or seven miles an hour. The jitney driver seeing his danger, lad come almost to stop directly in he path of the fire apparatus
 Capt M, J. Daily, of the truck com oany. who was sounding the siren.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
Both Capitals Deny Reports of Program of Parleys to End Warfare-France to Seek Durable Peace, Briand Says.
Germany Says Chancellor is Not to Make Peace Over tures Through Washing ton or Madrid Heavy Fighting in Balkans.

Paris, Nov. France will Tot sign a peace agreement un- til after her restoration by right of victory and until she shall have obtained all guarantees of a durable peace, 3 said Pre- mier Briand today.
 This statement was included in the ministerial declaration of the new cabinet, which was read before the chamber of deputies and the Senate. The premier read the declaration to the chamber.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03
Denial From Berlin

Madrid, Nov. 31Formal de- nial is made in a statement is sued at the German embassy that Prince Von Buelow intends to discuss possible peace terms here and in Washington.
 NA despatch from GorAnna says Prince Von Buelow, who is now in Switzerland, is ex- pected to arrive there aboard the Dutch steamer Tubantla
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-03

Paris, Nov. 3-Announcement was made by the war office today of the repulse of Bulgarian attack on French troops in southern Serbia. near Krivotak. In the region of Strumitza the French troops are ad- vancing on the mountains near the frontier