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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
LOSING APPEAL
 BECKER TO TELL
 CRAFT SCANDALS
Former Police Officer Says
 He Will Make Clean x Breast of Everything.

New York, July 3.-On the authori- ty of Charles Becker's counsel, Mar tin T. Manton. it was said today that if Becker fails in his appeal to the United States supreme court he will, before going to the electric chair for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, make a public disclosure of the names of the men with whom he is alleged to have divided $10O,0OO in graft money collected from ga nblers and keepers of illegal resorts during his career as head of police strong arm squads. Six men, some of them police department officials, are under stood to be involved in the statement Becker has prepared while awaiting the outcome of appeals to Governor
 Whitman and the United States su- preme court.
 Becker will make clean breast of the grafting,'' said MT. Manton. "Ie realizes his perilous position and does not want to die if he eEmust, and leave a set of men to use others as he has been used. He wishes to have the truth off his mind as soon as pos sfbIe.
 Conflicting statements and denials by some of the informers against Becker and by others confused the situation today. One clear point was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
ANCIENT ENGINES
 WILL BE KEPT IN
 FIRE DEPART ME:NT
Commissioners Prefer Them to Purchase Modern Com
 bination Vehicles.

That Bridgeport is making a serious mistake in preparing for the purchase of two motor tractors for No. and NO. steam fire engines, is the opinion FfreeIy expressed by those who have been interested in the local re2depart- ment and it's equipment.
 According to those who have studied the situation, No. engine is IA years old and No. is nine. Tn another year they will have reached a stage of de- preciation that at least one will have to be overhaalled and given a new boiler.
 The plan to pay $7,ooo for tractors to be. placed on the two cripples is laughed at by many persons in view of the condition of the engines. For years, it is known, Chief Edward Mooney has been in favor of combina- tfon hose wagons and chemical en- zines, and during the last few months ] he has demonstrated the superiority Of these vehicles but without .eonvinc- ling the commissioners of the advan- tagess He has also shown that two tSuch engines can be procured at the same price that Bridgeport is paying for the tractors to be placed on appar- atus that will soon be useless.
 Waterbury has just completed dea1
 that may be accomplished by any fire ldepartment, 1t is said. Two motor tractors, the sale price of which Is f$17, ,0o0, have been obtained for approx i Idnnately the same price that Bridge
 port will be paying for rnotorizing two
 horse-drawn engines, because Water
 bury traded in two old engines F'o1 fthe purpose of getting the old engines
 out of commission, the firm making
 the new apparatus allows a substan- fial amount for them
 No comparison exists between the
 tractorized engine and the combina- ton hose wagon. and chemical, ac- lcording to observers. When a hose
 wagon is needed the apparatus is there. When chemical engine is
 needed, it is to be had Whenever feither No. 1 or No. 2 chemical engine is in the repair shop, this new appar, atI1s can take the place of either
 This all around efficiency is not to bS had with traetorized steam engine.
 Again, according to observers, the increased water pressure in the city Emal1es the use of steam fire engines 1T the residential districts unnecessary. Several years ago, when Georgt
 B1rnes was ire commissioner, a stean
 fire engine was sold him for pumping
 purposes on contracting work, foi I$z50. At least s1, 800 could be procured in 9. trade. it is estimated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
Washington Will See Mem orable Array of Distin- 7 guished Survivors of the Boys in Blue Who Will Revisit Scenes of Strug- gles.

washington, D. e., July 3-Fifty years ago the victorious Union armies fresh from the battlehelds of the Civil War and the surrender at Apponnaro1 marched down PennsyfVania. avenue in Washington.
 scared Ieeions of Grant and Sher- man. of Meade and Sheridan, and the other famous commanders whose .sboys in blue had preserved the Union. President Johnson and Gen era1 Grant were in the reX1ew1ng stand as the veterans swung prouo!y past to the exuFting music of their bands. while the battle flags that had flown on a hundred Bloody fields way ed over the triumphant host.
 This thrilling pageant, of national interest, will be reproduced as far'as possible during the forty-nfnth annual eneanapnent of the Grand Army of the Republic, which will be held in Washington. Sept. 27-Oct. 3, next, ac- cording to the announcement made here today.
 It will be the lftieth anniversary of the Grand Review. Thousands of the same veterans who marched in that review half century ago. uniformed in the Union blue, will again keep step to martial music down Pennsylvania avenue. and pass in parade before President Wilson and members of his cabinet It will be the last time the veterans will march in Washington, and the last time that hundreds of them will ever again attend an encampment, as the aged men are fast passing away.
 The Grand Army, which survived four years of campaigns and never surrendered, will soon have to lower it's standards, defeated by Time, the only enemy able to vanqutsh the vet erans. Because of the increasing death rate and the feebleness Of the survivors of the great war it Is prob able that the Grand Army will never again. hold a great encampment after the washin gton event. As this gath ering is the last in which many of them will participate, and as the an niyersary of the Grand Review is of such historic significance to them and the country, they will make great efforts to be in Washington in Sep tember The encampment will there fore be the largest and most success fuI ever held by the organization.
 Washington is making elaborate preparations to receive the veterans, and the nations capital will be en fete during the week that the famous sol diers are within her gates.
 Government officials and the people of the Capital are unit in extending invitations, through the press of the country, to the nation to visit Wash 1 dngton during G. IA R. week. Plans are being perfected to- make the en- campment and the Grand Review an
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
ARMY AND NAVY WILL HELP GREET VETERANS AT FIFTIETH
 ANNIVERSARY CEREMONIES

event of national importance.
 An elaborate program Of entertain
 nent for the veterans and citizens who visit the capital at that time is being prepared The War Department and the Navy Department ara co-operatiug in the program
 The former has arranged for e1rhfbt- tion drills of U. s. troops, cavalry, ar 1 ti1Iery. and infantry, at Fort AEyer, which is a suburb of WashinEbon- are stationed at Fort Myter, particp- Iarly the cavalry, which numbers among the enlisted men many of the greatest riders in the, world. -rCrazck batteries of light artillery are also sta ltioned at Fort Myer. Aerop1ane ez1l- Corps. The Wright brothers demon 1 strated in public the drst aeroplane at Fort Myer.
 The Navy Department will have q fleet of torpedo boat destroyera, sua9- marines gunboats, and a cruiser ds-
 up the Potomac river to Wasndngt0as l where the ships will remain d1E9ng i the encanapTnAnt. A big feature VII be camp tires. at which Will be held re- l unions of the various corps Of the
 Union armies
 tomac, is located Indian Head proRsIlg groundd. where big guns for the navy or Qualifications are tested before be
 ing placed on battIeshdps or in our coast defenses. The veterans and viz Iitors will have an opportunity to sse the operations at Indian Head. as well
 as scores of other places Of interest l in or around Washington.
 i During encannpnenf week opDoFtu-
 nity will be afforded the veterans to
 revisit Bull Run, Antietam, zAppouaaAe
 tox, and other celebrated battledelds. 1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

Petrograd, July 3-when the Rus sian naval squadron in the Baltic gave battle to five German cruisers and a flotiua of torpedo boats off the east coast of Goth1and. on July 2, one German cruiser was beached and the other warships were put to flight ac- cording to an official statement issued today by the Russian Admiralty un- der date of July 9. The damage to the Russian cruisers, the statemen adds was insignificant.
 The text of the statement follows:
 ais morning (July 9 we en- countered in the fog two of the en- eIhy's light cruisers and some tor pedo boats and engaged them in bat t1e- At o'clock in the morning a Cserrnan cruiser badly damaged. low cred her flag and ran ashore. The other cruiser and the torpedo boats fled. At 10 o'clock our squadron en- countered the armored cruiser Room,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
OUR NEWTONN
 NEWS TER
egpeciaI to the Farmer. }

1SD9C121 to the IF EaTzISE.1
 1aewtown, July s-The neighbors in B5dgfngtown and Taunton will gather at the fire coInpany's building and grounds. Monday. July 5, from p. m til1 evening to enjoy a clam roast and patr1ozac e1oauence and music by the ednapanyss orchestra Tn the evening dancing will be enjoyed
 Baseban games scheduled at the Etou feEds Sunday at 2:45 D.. n1., the TasSl Etaee Of Bridgeport vs. Sandy H0oak On Monday. July 5, the Pion- eers of Bridgeport will cross bats with the local team
 John Bailey took possession of his ola nome in North Center district yes- terday John Bailey Jr.s and his sis
 A1ass Frances Kelly of Bridgeport. is a weekend and holiday guest of her amt, Mrs J. F AEahoney.
 Tae p1ayaet, .-The Girls Secret, at the town hall. last night, was enjoyed xhsatening sky to enjoy 1t and lka ncing afterwards The treasurer pR the high school contingent finds m at &zaav have a fair sum to turn over for tEs schools object, despite wea&h- CT. and they thank the public.
 Tho Ladies Missionary soc1efys s Tura meeting with Mrs. H. w. Hub Ebsu Thursday afternoon. was a most ertoyabIe aHafr. It was the last meeting of the hot season. and the Society voted to hold the next meet l ing i'm September with Mrs. Henry 1G1tchsEz-
 Mza. Fred Young in Taunton en- 1ertaaned the w. C. T. U. at her home today A large number of ladies were present and enjoyed an interest ing pHogra11L
 Leo Kirby of New Milford, is en- 1 loving a two weeks vacation with his parents. Mfr. and Mrs Frank Kir- f by, Sandy Hook
 M1ss Mary H. Leavy from St Vim cents Training School for Nurses is l spendang her vacation with her par < enta. MT. and Mrs. 2. J. Leavy, Wal nut Tree Hill
 4 On Wednesday evening. July (, there l will be a school meeting in Fla 1 Swamp schoo1house for the Rurpost ! of repatrs for the building.
 Taylor & Buckingham Of New Mil ford the builders were granted judg uaeut of foreclosure of mortgage arainst the Ronald Castle property of Miss Elizabeth Blake, but the lat: ter was given till June l, 1918, the right of redemption. The total claim. { against the property are $40,ooo. At kborney Carl Foster of Bridgeport, rep resented Miss Blake in these proceed ings against her at the June term Q. court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
STOCK MARKET

New York, July s.-OPening.-Se of St. Paul shares was resumed at the outset of todays short session with general irreguIarity elsewhere. The first quotation for St. Paul was ct Ia slight decline over yesterdays close. but increased pressure soon caused a drop of 2 1-4 to g from which 1t reeovs cred to sS 1-2. "Soo' shares were of 2 points. United States Rubber lost 0 substantial fraction, and Northern Fa- cific fell 1 3-4 and Southern Pacific and Erie first preferred and Kansas q Texas preferred one.
 C1osing-Stocks were only temper ari1y depressed today on news of the shooting of J. P. Morgan. The mar ket showed an uncertain tone at the outset, mainly as a result Of renewed weakness in St. Paul. United States Steel, which is regarded as special ty, broke IA points, while the sell ing was at it's height with a, loss Of 1 to 2 points in other industriaIs, ,includ- ing some of the war shares. Reaa- surfing advices regarding MT. AEeE- gan's condition caused a general wfp- ing out of losses. The closing was IF- regular. Bonds were easy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
Just Out of Sorts, {" Says Man Who Twice
 Tried to Hang Self

.T was just out of sorts.'' said Paul BuIcia, of Troy, N. r., who twice tried to commit suicide after being appre- hended for trespassing on the railroad tracks last week. Upon the expressed opinion of physicians that he would not again attempt his life, the prison CT was discharged from custody. >Bu1- cia tried to hang himself in the sec ond precinct station He was cut down by a doorman just in time to save his 1ife, and he later repeated the performance at police headquarters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

E the next year was elected to the of f1ce.
 A President could not succeed him self in those days, so Diaza had follower Gonzales, elected, and subse- ouently had the Constitution changed. Meanwhile he1ac4ed a Senator and as GovernorSof Oaxaca. In 1884 he was again elected President, and from that time on until he resigned, in 1911, in the face of the Madero uprising, he ruled-really ruled-7the republic and accumulated a vast fortune.
 Diaz was married twice. His first wife died during the Maxinflian re- gime She was the mother of his three children. In 1883 he married Senorita Carmen Romero Rubio, the young and beautiful daughter of one of his oId-tines opponents
 re resigned the Presidency of Mex ico on May 25, 1911, and soon there- after sailed for Spain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
VICTORY OVER GERMAN SQUADRON IS
 CLAIMED BY RUSSIA

one light cruiser and one torpedo boat and renewed the battle. At 1O.3O o'clock the enemy began to re- tire towards the south. During the retreat the enemy was joined by an other light cruiser. This vessel was attacked by our cruisers and fled, At 11:30 o'clock the pursuit ceased.
 tsAfter the battle our squadron was unsuccessfuIIy attacked by subma- rines.
 taFhe damage to our cruisers was quite insignifieant.'
 London, July 3.-The activity of a. Russian submarine in the Black Sea is recounted in an official statement issued by the Admiralty today. The undersea, sank two Turkish steamers and one sailing ship with cargoes of coal and provisions and then ex- changed shots with three armored schooners off the mouth of the Bos- phorus, driving them ashore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, July 3.-Fore- cast: Generally fair tonight and Sunday.
 Connecticut: Partly cloudy and Sunday, probably local showers; not much change in tempeFature. Moderate variable winds.
 There is no well defined storm area east of the Rocky Mountains but the pressure is below the nor nal along the northern border from North Dakota to Minnesota This is causing unsettled showery weather from the upper NTissis- sippi valley eastward to the coast. A secondary disturbance is caHs- ing local showers in the lower Mississippi valley. Several places reported over inch of rainfall during the last 24 hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
A LITTLE BEDBUG
 ON YOUR PILLOW

is-not pleasant discovery. It may mean a number o1 them, ready to disturb your sleep and mark your face with tell tale bites. Don't stand for them, the bites are painful and are a proof of careIessness. A can of Presto Killer will clean any bed effectually.
 PRICE g CENTS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
RUSSIA AUTHORIZES WAR LOAN ISSUES
 FOR HALF BILLION

free of the income tax.
 The issue will be in denominations of $50, upwards This low denom- nation is expected to give the loan a popular aspect and to appeal to for eign as well as Russian investors. The issue Is to run for six months be- ginning today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

Fifty cents wortAlsof explosives in a t1aickly sett9ed neighborhood will make q boy happy, but he would not take the gift of a hundred dollars worth, if he had to take them out In some vacant space where no one cculd be disturbed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

that the informers could not deny their testimony against Becker with : out violating the : contract under which they were granted immunity by the states representatives. Under this agreement they would enjoy inn munity unless shown to be guilty of perjury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
55s 55s' aa5g sE DLLONS t 559s sp: als $ s,s ss
 Hartford Paris WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LEADING MILILNERs

EVERYTHING IN FOURTH OF JULY WANTABLE MILLINERY AND WEARING APPAREL AT IMMENSELY REDUCED PRICES HERE-IT ALWAYS PAYS TO TRADE AT DILLoN's ::
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

Petrograd. July s-The official Journal today published an imperial edict authorizing the Russian minis ter. of finance to make two issues of treasury obligations of $25o,Oo0, 900 each The issue is to be in the shape of five per cent short term notes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

innocents.
 Fourth of July celebration casual ties, largely due to firecrackers. fire works, pistols and other noise making devices, have shown a steady decrease in recent years. In 1903 466 lives were sacrificed on the altar of patriot ism. In 1904 the killed numbered 1s3 and the injured 3,986; in 1905, 182 killed and 4,9e4 injured; in 1906, 15s killed and 5,3os injured;. in 1907, 164 killed and 4,239 injured; in 1908, 163 killed and 5,46o injured; in 1909, 215 killed and 5.o92 injureds and in 1910, 131 killed and 2,792 injured. The ef- fects of the e'safe and sane'' propa- ganda, first evident in 1910, became more apparent in subsequent years, and, in 1911 the death roll was only 67, and the injured 1.646; in 1912; 41 killed and 945 injured; in 1912, 32 killed and 1,163 injured. and last year, 40 killed and 1,5o6 injured.
 The English viewpoint of the Fourth of July was expressed in an editorial in the London Times two years ago. Tt has become one of the established functions of British life,'' said The Times of American Independence Day, and we, who rarely commern- crate triumphs of our own history, make an annual point of joining with l. greatest disaster. Probably few think what it signifies when Englishmen make a feast day of July and pub | 1icly venerate the name of Washing ton. They are celebrating the most tragic blunder in British history and they are paying tribute to the mem ory of man who brought Great Brit ain to<her lowest depth of humiliation and impotence. If our mistake was great, we have at least amply, sim cerely and repeatedly admitted it.''
 To Americans of Italian birth or descent the Fourth of July has a dou- ble ssignificance4 for it commentaries l the birthday in 1897 of Giuseppe Gari- baldi, the great soldier and~liberator who was the Washington of United l Italy. The descendants of Garibaldi are now fighting in the armies of Italy and France, and two of them have been killed while serving with the French army. It has been alleged that the fighting GarfbaIdis have Irish | blood in their veinsNa theory which seems not improbable inMview of their fondness for a fight-and that they l are the descendants of one Garry O'BaIdy, who dweN and fought al Donnybrook, in the Emerald Isle. In Mexico and Greece and the Balkans as we'll as Iatterly in France and Aus tria, the Garibaldis have been living sup to the reputation of their iIlustrious ancestor, who, in the days of his American exile. used to sit in the back l room of a. New York saloon and con spire against all the tyrants of his be- 1 loved Italy.
 Three presidents of the United
 States have. died on the nations birth l day John Adams, the second chie1 executive of the republic, and Thomas I Jefferson, the third to hold the exalted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

John Adams, one of the most dis tinguished of the signers of the De- claration Of independence, in a letter written soon afterward, predicted that the Fourth of July would be cele- brated as the national holiday of the new republic, and that its observance would be characterized by noisy and denonstrative bu1litions Nof patriotic enthusiasm. Within a decade his pre- diction had been realized, and the pub lie re joicing grew constantly more clamorous until it became necessary to launch "safe and sane Fourth movement to stop the slaughter of the innocents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
Manuel Santo Shot
 Tn Fight For Bread

Manuel santo, Portugese laborer employed by the. Bridgeport Arms Works, was shot in the hand by an acquaintance yesterday. The affair occurred at 138 High stree, while Santo and his friend were eating sup per. An argument arose over a piece of bread Tony A1vare&, who pulled a revolver and shot Santo through the right hand in the scruTling for pos session Of the weapon. is today a fugi- tive from justice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

Operations in full were resumed at the shops Of the Mobile & Ohio Rail road at A4urphysboro, ILL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

Advertise ip The FsrI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03
Fourth Facts and Fancies

office, breathed their last on July 4,
 1926, while the people were celebrat- ing the semi-centenary of the United States. James Monroe, the fifth pres ideGt, died on the Fourth of July,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-03

Three presidents of the United States have died on the nations birth day John Adams. the second chief executive of the republic, and Thomas Jefferson, the third to hold the exalted
The Harrison times., 1915-03-13
Went Into Effect Monday.

The Harrison Anti-Ndrcotic Law,
rigidly regulating the sale ard use of
so-called dope" medicines went into
effect Monday, March /. Already
local druggists have been forced to
refuse to fill certain prescriptions
containing some of the drugs against
which the law operates. Such pre-
scrlption must be signed by a regis
tered physician, druggist or veteri-
nary surgeon, aud a record of the
prescription must be kept for a pc.
riod of two years both by the drug
gist and physician. Failure to com.
ply with the law subjects the VIC.
lator to the liability Of a fine of not
more than $4,000 and Imprisonment
in the penitentlary not to exceed five
years.
According to the provisions of The
act the drugs can only be sold on the
order of a registered physician and
strictly for medicinal and absolutely
necessary purposes. The druggist is
held to strict account for all drugs in
his possession and government, state
and municipal authorities are given
practically unlimited powers in en-.
forcing the provisions of the act.
The Harrison times., 1915-03-13
Notice of Confirmation.

Notice is hereby given that j, ", Petit has
this day flied In the Chanccry Court OF Boone
County Arkansas, his petition TO have his
title quirtcd, confirmed and established In and
TO the following described real estate In the
county Of Boone, In the state Of Arkansas
TO Wlti
The North half Of the Southeast quarter, the
Southeast quarter OF the Northeast quarter
the Southwest quarter of the Southeast
quarter, and the Northeast quarter OF the
Northeast quarter Of Section thirteen Town
ship nineteen North OF Range twcnty'onc
West,
Now all persons who claim any interest IN
said lands are called upon TO appear In said
court within six weeks after the llrst puhllcN'
tlon Of this notice, which publication viii be
on the l3th day Of February 1915, and show
cause why the title of the petitioner should
not be confirmed auetcd and established es
prayed for Given under my hand and thc
zeal Of said court this the 18Th day oi Feb
MARVIN HATHCoAr Clerk,
The Harrison times., 1915-03-13
Cadet Appointments.

Congressman J. c. Floyd has Just
announced the following appoint
ments for 1915, There will be no
more such appointments for a while
unless one of those mentioned fails;
For West Point Military Academy,
William X. Lovd Of Eureka springs,
principal; Howard Steward Of Har-
rison, and Lindsey Crane of Noun,
tain Home, alternates, For Naval
Academy for 1915, Sidney S. Baker,
of Rogers, principal and Toward
Jenkins Law, Of Tomahawk, alter
nate, Mr.. FIoyd's term expired
March 4, 1915. He has been sue
ceeded by Judge TiImou,