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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-30
Students Arriving
For New Normal Term

Out Of the city students of the state
Normal school have been on a spring
vacation are arriving in the city to-
day. Classes will begin at $40 on
Wednesday morning. The enrolment
influx of spring termers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-30

the Ave per cent. dividend was safe
and that anywhere below Is the stock
was cheap. This argument did not
convince everybody, but it helped put
the shares above 70.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-30
GRAIN.

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
FURNISHED by w. w. Lanhan & Co.,
member of New York and Baltimore
Stock Exchanges. Main floor, Cal
vert Building, Baltimore, Md
Baltimore Stock Market Sales.
First SeRSi6n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-30

parents on Maple avenue. Interment
was made this afternoon in Holy
Cross cemetery by Undertaken r. G.
Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-30
NEW YORK 8

NEW YORK STOCKS.
Quotations at 1 p. m. today BY Jo-
seph H. Mills, Room 106, Nuzum
building. Jefferson street, Fairmont
W Va
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22

The American Tube &AStamping Go. and other Bridgeport enterprises will participate in filling an -$Ss.Ooo. 900 order for shrapneI and howitzer shells for the Russian government.
 The Canadian Car & Foundry Co. has sublet contracts for 5,oO0,oOO shells to the Bridgeport concerns, after having received the order from Rus sia. The A. T. 6 s. Go. will receive $67, 500.
 The Canadian concern has closed negotiations with Russia by receiving one of the largest orders ever given for shrapne1 and howitzer shells. So great was the project that the com pany had to sub1et many parts of the job in order to turn it out. The av- craze cost price of the shells is to be $17.s5.
 Many Connecticut firms have rece1v- ed sub-contracts. The list given out by manufacturing interests follows: American Tube & Stamping Co.,, Bridgeport, $67.5oO: Wallace Barnes Go, Bristol, $35,9Go; Pope MAnufac- turing CO, Westheld, Mass, $42,OOo; vale & Towne Manufacturing Co., Stamford, $71, ,O0O. Bridgeport White Metals Casting Go, Bridgeport, $36o.: 900; sCorb1n Screw Corporations New Britain, two contracts, 2sOO0 and $1OO0O0. Besides these, the American Brass Go. has sub-contract for its plant at Kenosha, wis, for S375, QUO. These contracts look good for a large number of Connecticut workIngmen and Connecticut investors.
 The Bridgeport Metal Goods Go. is busy on war orders. There is no Bridgeport White Metals Casting Go. in this city.
 The balance of the order to be manufactured by the Canadian com pany in it's plants in Canada amounts 1 to $31,171, ,27O.
 1 Other details of the shrapnel and | howitzer contract have also been learned. They show that the total profit to the Canadian company will be approximately $40, o,OOOs00O. \ The profits to. the American nanufactur- CTS have not as yet been accurately computed, according to American participants in the contracts.
 The Canadian Car & Foundry Co.,, it is understood, in taking over the | contract from the Russian govern ment assumed an option on all fu- ture orders of that government for war materials to be made up on this l continent. The terms of the agree l ment provide that Russia is to make | advances to the Canadian company in cash, from time to time, of sums ranging fro $750,000 to $4000.OOO. and these may be as much as $1O,- l 900, 900 in one or two instances. The I funds are to be used in part for ex- tending the company's plants and pur- chasing special machinery for the manufacture of the products.
 The stipulation has been made, it is said, that all of the cash advances must be deposited in a special bank 1 ing account by the Canadian Govern i rnent; and in case the contract should
 be abrogated, in the event of the early termination of the war, all such l funds that have not been expended
 in increasing plant facilities will be
 returned to the Russian Government.
 In carrying out the agreements
 reached on the sub-contracts, the Ca
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
BITTEN WHEN SHE
 PROTECTS HER PET
 FROM DOCS TEETH
East Main Street Woman Is Attacked By Rabid Ami
 mai In Her Home.

A dog in the big tenement house at 2136 East Main street, has run amuclk for several days. and although nuz- z1ed, has already bitten two persons living in the house, Annie Bedding ton, aged 26, is szthe latest victim. An- nie was descending the staircase yes terday with her dog, as the vicious animal owned by another family made an attack The plucky woman thrust her dog behind her and re- cefveds the fangs of the rushing brute in her hand. The muzzle, although attached to the animals neck. had been displaced Charles Bodding- ton, aged 5. was bitten in a similar manner April 16 The police au- thorfties will investigate with a view to having the dog properly segregat- ed. Treatment was given to Annie Bo4dington at the emergency hos pftal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
DENY MOTION TO
 SET ASIDE VERDICT
 IN HATTERS' CASE
Danbury Judge Rules That the Jury Was Justified in
 It's Finding.


 A decision denying the motion to set aside the jury's verdict in conspiracy suit brought by, Dominick Connors of Danbury against State Labor Com missioner P. H. .Conno11ey and Emil Ness, former officials of the Danbury Hatters's union, was handed down to- day by Judge Curtis of the superior court. The motion was filed by At torney Howard w. Taylor of DanbI1ry, representing Connol1ey and Ness He claimed the jury in awarding Connors $1,100 damages, acted contrary to the weight of evfdence. Judge Curtis in his decision said 'T am satisfied there was sufncient evidence to justify the jury. in rendering the verdict given. The motion is denied n
 Connors brought suit for $5,00O, al- 1eging the union ofacials had conspir- ted to have him disehargeds from the Hawes, von Gal factory in Danbury- The suit was tried once before in the superior court when jury found for Connolley and Ness but the supreme court ordered a new trial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
French Continue Drive Against St. Mihiel- Floods in East ern Area of War Halt Big Moves of Campaign-Weath- CT Aids Western Fighting.

London, April 22-Hill No. 60, dominating an area to the southeast of Ypres, continues to be the storm center of the western front with the allies cinging tenaciously to the Ger man positions
 counter-attack after counter-at- tack has been so far successfully re- pulsed but the British hold is still dis puted by the Germans and the end of the fighting is not yet in sight.
 The British losses have not been announced but they are estimated at well over 2,000. The Germans are believed to have lost more than 5000 men.
 The French drive in the direction of St. M1hiel is about the only other si gntficant move in the west.
 The condition of the ground both in the east and west is now being di- rection reflected in the local opera tfons. The situation along the en- tire eastern front is for the moment apparently at standstiIl. floods hay ing impeded activity in the Carpa- thIans while practically nothing has been heard of movements in Poland On the other hand, fine weather has prevailed in the west for some days and, barring heavy storm, the ground will become harder daily, g condition which should cause increas- ed activity on each side.
 The British press comedies that the taking of Hill No. 60 is largely 2 local matter but it considers this en- | gagement an important step forwar6 and a great relief to the town o1 Ypres. so. long under bombardm ent The Germans. in possession of thii hill. were not only above the tow1 ] but they threatened the British line. 1 in the vicinity of St. Eloi. frIxf r,f hi hi %T1 aFe>,- reduces the inconvenience of thu I Ypres district, strengthens their line l to the south and gives an advant agequs position for further efforts anc renders the German offensive in thi l quarter difficult q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22

One or more new supervising posi- tions will be created in the public school system of Bridgeport next au. tumn, according to plans known to a few members of the board of educa- tion. When the superintendent of schools to succeed Charles w. Deane takes office, it is expected many changes will be made.
 Miss Frances A Hurley, whose posi- ton is grade supervisor, according to her title, but who in reality is assist ant superintendent of schools, will probably be given the latter title in the autumn and somebody will take her place as supervisor. She has been combining the two positions, but it is expected she will be given an office as assistant superintendent
 Although President Elmer H. Ha- vens, head of the board of education, and members of the committee on schools of the board, says he doesn' t know anything about 1t, it is known that four teachers from this city are now inspecting schools other cities.
 It is said that Miss Frances Hurley, Miss Mary stapleton, a principal, Miss Florence Blackman, an assistant prin-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
Ask Receiver For
 Eugene Cassidy's
 Broad Street Lunch

Tax Collector Howard F. Smith has filed a petition in the superior court asking that a temporary receiver be appointed. for the lunch wagon busi- ness which he and Eugene L. Cas- sidy have been conducting as partners at 1131 Broad street.
 Smith says the business is under the control of Cassidy and the assets will be allowed tor go to waste unleSs they are sold. He declares Cassidy won't SCH them Smith also claims the books of the firm are in Cassidy s hands and it is said that the defendant wont settle affairs. The tax co1Iec- tor asks the court to order the receiver to sell the business and have the pro ceeds divided between the partners. Attorney B. J. McManus represents Smith
 The partnership was formed in 9Oe Smith paying $20O for one-ha1f in terest in the business. He was to get one half the profits. Cassidy's lunch room, where many business men eat, is a red brick structure on Broad street between Fairfield avenue and Cannon street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
RUNS AWAY FROM ONE WRECK THEN
 GETS IN ANOTHER
Torrington Man Causes Ac- cident, Speeds From Scene,
 and Hits Freight Car

Herman Nierintz, aged 25, charged with reckless driving, in the city court today was fined $20 on that count and cause he had failed to remain at the scene of the accident.
 Nierintz, who comes from Torring- ton, explained to the court that he had been given permission by the head chauffeur of his wealthy employer to come to this city with a car He had taken. only one drink all day, and as he came down State street, toward Lesbia, he had discovered that he street passed. He had reversed his gear and was backing up when Will liam Roy of Westport had run directly into his machine. As he did not wish the head chauffeur to get into trouble he sped his car away from the scene, where Roy and bis party found their car partly wrecked. Nierlntz then ex- wards Railroad avenue and just be- yond the corner of Iranistan had run into a freight car, completely wrecking 2 the machine he was driving He did not explain his behavior towards the policemen who placed him under arr rest.
 Appearing against Nierintz William Roy told the court that he was driving down State street with the other car ahead when suddenly the prisoner had reversed the car without warming and backed directly into him. He said that the lights on Nierintzs car were not lit.
 N. J. Englehart, 264 Mountain Grove street a witness to the first, accident, told the court of his efforts to stop the
 prisoner as he put on full speed to get 1away from the accident
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
WOMAN STILL IS MISSING IN HOTEL TRAGEDY Clues Point To Waterbury As Residence of Victim
 of Shooting. VISITOR SAYS MAN WAS JIMMIE" MINOR Note Found in Pocket Indi- cates That Death Was
 Suicidal.

Partial Identification of the victim of the. Hotel Astor tragedy has been made today. at the local morgue, by Daniel Quill, formerly. of Waterbury, Conn, who asserts that he believes the. dead man to be "Jinamie'' Minor, formerly of waterbury, and brother of Joseph and Michael Minor of that city.
 Quill, who was found today by De- tective Sergeant Peter Hall, says he is not only sure of the identity of the victim of the shooting, now practically assured to have been suicide, but says he remembers having met Jimmie Minor in this city as late as last week.
 Accompanied to the morgue by De- tective Hall. Quill at once said. ''I know him. He is Jimmy Minor of Waterbury. He has a brother Mich ael, now in Waterbury, and another brother, 'Joe,' ran a <road-heuse at Cotton Hollow, between Beacons Falls and Naugatuck for number Of years saw Jimmie in this city last week. That Is he.''
 Search, however, in Waterbury, yesterday, for Mike Minor or Miner ity had been given the affair in the Waterbury papers. Fsur+Szer inquiry is being prosecuted by the police of that city in response to inquiries made 1 by the local police authorities. Though this note was found in -LnS man OOtSL d(r-IL10 AOSp4Cd4 4eICG | yesterday afternoon, no name was appended and from the appearance 1 of the clothing and register at the l Hotel Astor it would appear as though l every effort had been made to con-
 ceal Minors identity:
 Turn me over to a Catholic Cor l casket) undertaken and see that pay 1 the undertaken. Buy me grave ane | bring me to church.. ain't got home and been sick. got money or check to pay all b31ls.''
 This note, which had been writer .l upon g. coarse quality of paper, in al.
 most iuegible pencil scrawl, was fold
 ed over twice and appeared to hay.
 been in the victfrn's pocket for som'
 time. It is believed from it's appear
 ance that he had premeditated the ac
 several days and had postponed ii I still keeping the note in his pocket
 though a pencil found in the effect might have been used for writing ii
 The vtctim Is five feet six inches il height and is estimated to weigh be
 tween 160 and 180 pounds. His fea lures, though somewhat distorted il death, are those of a man who ha. lived well during life. His cheeks Wer, fat and the face probably was oval il } shape. The chin Is the most noticeabl ] feature of the face, for t1ds was ex tremeIy small and somewhat receding : At some time the victim had lost bot -4upper and lower sets of teeth whtcl had probably been replaced with plate 7 though these have not as yet beer : found by the detectives and form on Continued on Page 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
City Must Construct Five New Sewers To
 Meet Order of Court

City Engineer Terry has notified the city clerk that new sewers will be required in the following streets to carry out the decision of the su- perior court in the suit of F. L. Brad bury vs.s the City of Bridgeport: Housatonic avenue. East Washington avenue from Housatonic avenue to river; Grand street from Hol1satonfc avenue to river; Estel1a street from Housatonic avenue to river. The city engineer requests that this matter be brought to the attention of the sew CTS committee of the common coun- ell and that public hearings be called as soon as possible so that contracts may be let and the work done this summer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
BRIDGEPORT BOUNDARIES TO HELP FILL BIC ORDER FOR
 SHRAPNEL SHELL FOR RUSSIA
A. T. 6 $. Co.'s Sub Contract on Monster War Contract is For $67, ,OO0-Many Other Connecticut Firms To Turn Out Munitions For Canadian Corporation

nadian company, it is understood, is to deliver to the various plants in this country the shrapne1 parts ready to be machined and assembled. It de- velops. too, that at least three large steel manufacturing corporations in the Middle West, to which were of fered portions of the contract, refused the business with the statement that they did not care to participate in the Manufacture of death dealing inple- ments of war.
 A phase of the contract terms ar- ranged by the Russian Government with the Canadian company provides, Fit is understood, that in the event of litigation arising, the contract terms are to be strictly those of the Russian phraseology and not the terms as they may be regarded from the English translations. This would make it imperative that the litigation be de- termined in Russia, in accordance with the procedure of the Russian courts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
HUGE WALL
 TOPPLES; l2
 ARE KILLED

Birmingham Ala, April .22.s- At least .12 persons, it was believed to- day, were killed here late yesterday when two retail stores. crowded with shoppers were crushed by a five story wall blown down in a wipdstorm.
 More than 20 persons were more or less seriously injured. The store buildings, occupied by the Ham Shoe Company and the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, were completely wreck ed by the wall which was left stand ing after a recent fire.
 Five bodies have been recovered and seven other persons believed to have been in the crowded buildings when the crash occurred were report ed missing.
 Five of the injured were said to-day to be in serious condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
BOARD TO CREATE POSITIONS
 FOR SUPER vISORS

cfpal, and Miss Lucy Blood, a teacher, are spending a week in Boston, Spring field and cities of that vicinity study ing the system of schools there. They are said to have been sent for the pl1r- pose of acquiring ideas that may be adopted here, but President Ravens says he doesn't know anything about it.
 According to runor, manly changes will be made in the system here when the new superintendent of schools takes charge and it is said the visit to Boston is part of the preliminarfes One of the first changes was the in duction of the system of marking teachers.
 Superintendents and. would be super lintendents, large and small, old and young. have been visiting the Bridge port schools for the last few weeks in- specting the system and contemplat ating their chances of landing the job to be vacated this summer by superintend- ent Deane-
 The presence of the pedagogues in ] the schools has given rise to many ru- mors but the members of the board of education aren't saying a thing about l it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
ELEVEN CRlPPl ED CHILL LDREN HURT AS
 TROLLEY HITS BUS

formed children, on their way to a. school for crippIes. were injured, three of them fatally. when the bus in which they were riding was struck by a street car here today. The ia tally hurt are Philip Carpelle, 8; Theresa. Berislavich, 15; Frances Quin1ivan. 10.
 The attendant to the driver of the rig. Heztkieh Finn was badly injured and may die.
 The wagon was thrown 30 feet by the car. A. Sutton, the driver, said lie saw the car coming but was un- able to stop his wagon because a crippled child had his foot on the brake and 1t was impossible to reach the brake without pushing the child off the wagon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
JUDGE NOT READY TO SAY WHETHER
 THAW IS INSANE

as ito whether Harry K. Thaw is enti- tied to have a jury determine his san 1ty remained undecided to-day in the mind of Supreme Court Justice Hen dricks. When Attorneys for ThaW and the state of New York appeared in court to hear his decision, Justice Hendricks announced that he had not had time to complete his study of the authorities but hoped to be able to re- turn a, decision by to-morrow morning.
 The proceedings, which are based on a writ spf habeas corpus. were ad- journed until that time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
BRIDGEPORT PROJECTILE 60. BUYS UNION AVENUE
 TRACT FOR FACTORIES
PILLARS FOR NEW
 HIGH SCHOOL ARE
 REJECTED AT SITE.

Six massive limestone pillars for use at the entrances of the new high school building were reject ed this morning at the site of the structure.
 President Elmer H. Ravens of the board of education said this af- ternoon that they were, broken while on the way here on flat cars.
 The pillars were to be put in place as soon as they arrived be- cause the entrances to the school are now ready A delay will be caused however, by their rejec- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
Six Acre Plot Adjoining the East End Freight Yards Will Be Home of New Corporation s Ammunition Works Work to Begin At Once.
Spur Tracks From Freight Yards Run Into Property Where Six Million Dollars Worth of War Orders Will Be Filled.

The Bridgeport Projectile Go, the mysterious corporation whose financial strength is & matter of the utmost secrecy and whose half million dollar order for machinery and equip= 1nent was disclosed through The Farmer of yesterday, to- day has closed a deal for it's site.
 The plant will be located on six acre tract of land just south of the East End freight wards, bounded on the west by Union avenue and east by HoI- lister avenue
 This is the property bought several years ago by the Buf- lard Machine Tool Co., when that corporation proposed to erect an additional plant, and sold, in 1912, to Attorney Seney Plummer of New York city. To- day MT. Hummer sold the tract to the new corporation. The .price was about S4O,QOO. $ F.or1r the railroad q nnrnber of spu1 tracks are already laid into the pRop- erty and these spur tracks were used by the Warren Bros Co of Boston al sidings from which to unload material when they laid Warrenite roadway here several years ago. Across tn. street on Union avenue and facing tn. property, is the plant of the Bridge port Screw Co.
 The tract is irregular it beinl .bounded north on the railroad s91l feet. south in part on the land Q Bradley Nichols & Sons, 6O1 feet eas on Hollister avenue, 403 feet west il Union avenue 457 feet.
 Much secrecy is being maintained a to the real men behind the new con cern The company has opened al office on the top floor of the Securit building where James c. Knight Q New YOrk is in charge. Plans for fac tory buildings are now being prepare in New York and itsis thought factor irbufIdings will be placed on the sit with the same rapibity that tn Bridgeport Arms Co is building on it newly acquired property in the Eaa End
 The purchase of this site in the Has End sets at rest the run1or that tn factory Of the new concern would lo cate in the West End The concer is reported to have orders for projee tiles and munitions of war amountin to $6,00o. .e0O-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
TWO. NATIONS RECALL
 SWITZERLAND SUBJECTS

Geneva, April 22-AI German and Austrian subjects in Switzerland, ev- en those who never did military ser vice, were recalled yesterday by their respective governments.
 News reached Lugano this morn ing that the Italian government had stopped the trans-Atlantic service with the United States Passengers who had purchased tickets have had their money returned to them. The ItaI- ian government, the report says, re- quires all the steamships.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
Miss Hard And Fiance
 Get Marriage License

A marriage license was issued to William Gerald Lineburgh, 20, of S39 Laurel avenue and Dorothy B. Hard, 21, of 1O4 Fremont street. MT. Line burgh is a member of the firm of I1neburgh & Beers, proprietors. Of the Standard Signal Lamp Go. Miss . Hard is the Laughter of Mrs. R. B. Hard, who is prominent in musical circles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
ARRESTED FOR trRESPASs
 ON TRACKS OF RAILROAD

William Deenhie, born in Boston. btlt lately living in Cincinnati and St. Louis, was arraigned in the city court today upon charges of train riding. The prisoner said that he was attem pt- ing to get back home to Boston, where he had not been in 19 years. He will make a further attempt 9kter he has spent two days in Jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
ITALIAN MINISTERS HOLD
 MEETING ON WAR OUTLOOK

Rome, April 22.-A conference last ing three hours was held yesterday between Premier SaIandra, Foreign Minister Sonnia and Minister Of War Zupe1i, presumably to discuss meas ures relating to the defense of the country. Following the conference of ministers the meeting Of the off, cials is considered of great import ance.