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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
HEFT ESTATE APPRAISED AT
 S3IO, ,9l8.O2 Railroad Man Found to Have Made Excessive Loans
 on Paintings. GAVE OWNER $e,ooo
 ON 3 WORTH $1, 900 Widow Had Considerable Interest in Residence in
 Park Avenue.

Although Col. Nathan Hopkins Heft has often been rated a millionaire, an inventory of his estate filed today in the probate court shows that his es- tate is valued adjust little more than a quarter Of a million, in exact figures, $310, 0,91s.O2. In the beautiful home In which the colonel lived at Park avenue and Black Rock avenue were gathered many art treasures, paintings, pieces of sculpture. rugs and other costly things with which persons of wealth delight to surround themselves.
 The beautiful stone mansion there Is set in garden with trees, shrubs and costly plants, but from the i'm ventory it appears that Mrs. Heft owns more than half the gardens and the grounds which surround the house.
 In the inventory of, the estate it ap- pears that of all the paintings in to Joe considered parts of his estate and these three he obtained through a loan of $6,0o0. The paintings are valued in the report of the appraisers of his estate at $1.00O, indicating that he loaned six times their worth.
 The appraisers of the estate were Samuel H. Wheeler, John T. KfngSand Samuel c. Shaw. The adninistra- tors are Mary Josephine M. Heft. widow of the deceased, and Gene Stanley Heft, his son. Col. Heft was the first president of the old Bridge port Traction Co. Under his direc- ton the two lines of horse street cars, one of which ran through East Wash fngton avenue to, the old car barns, tories of the Remington Arms-U.s M. c. CO, and the other company whose lines ran through Stratford avenue i and intersecting streets, were consoli- dated. He applied electric power to the street car system. here in the place of horses.
 In the report of the appraisers his share in the Heft home at Park ave nue and Black Rock avenue ,is valued at $7,50O Mrs. Heft owns a large share of the beautiful gardens which surround the estate there.
 On the other hand the personal estate of the deceased colonel is esti- mated by the appraisers at $3O3.- 41s.02
 This consists of one bond of Consoli- dated Rwy Co, $6s0; one mortgage bond Greenwich Tramway CO, S9SO; three bonds New York and Stamford Rwy Go, $2.70O; -25 bonds, .E1gin & Chicago R. R. O., $20.750; 55 bonds of NIiddlesex & Somerse Traction Go, $50.05O; 87 bonds Congress Hotel Co, Chicago, $6o.90O; the equity in 37 Middlesex & Somerset Traction Co. bonds, s192.s2; 1s2 $1,ooo debentures bonds Consolidated Rwy.! $12s.760; 25 shares of stock, Wilbur Trust Co.,, South Bethlehem, Pa, $4.75o; inter- est in s2 $1.ooo first mortgage bonds New York & Stamford Rwy. Co. bonds, $23, ,3o3.O4.
 Three paintings on which he loaned Louis Ralston bonds worth $6.0OO, the appraisers say are worth $1,Oo0. Promissory notes, totaling s4.o42.5o; cash on deposit, S3.482.s0 proceeds of life insurance policy, s5,s63. .66; watch chains and other jewelry, $50; motor car, $500; due from Travellers Insurance Go. on automobile s63.2o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
MILLION LOST IN GERMAN ATTACK
 ON POLAND CAPITAL

London July 2S,-Though the Ger mans now hold a great line from the Gulf of Riga, sweeping southwestward around Warsaw. Sthence encirc1ing the city and stretching away to the Cali mated they have lost 500, 1000 men perhaps more--in this, the most ann bilious movement in the war, and the Russian front issnot yet broken.
 / On the Narew river, north of the Polish capital, the Russians have made a stubborn resistance, holding Field Marshal Won Hindenburg for the time being in check, while to the south the combined Austro-German forces strug- gliug to seize the Lublin-C -Che1m rail- way have been for Gays on the thres- hold of success without being able to actually achieve their goal.
 Fighting on the latter front has been renewed with great intensity gains 9nnedfate1y west of Warsaw, comparative quiet prevails and it is along the Lub1fc-Chelm sectop or in the Narewe river district that a crisis will be reached.
 Which one of these fronts is of the most strategic importance London critics cannot agree on but the mater iaI, point is admitted by all that a German victory on either front would mean the fall of Warsaw.
 Italian gains on the Carso plateau and French in the Vosges mountains are about the only developments in the other theatres.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
DEATH SIGN FOR EXPRESSMAN IN
 BOMB INQUIRY
Utmost Secrecy Attends De tectives' Investigation of
 Peculiar Case.

The Sici1ian death signy was given Andrew Harding of 1,2H Pembroke street yesterday because lie refused to deliver a mysterious package on Bond street. adjoining the big new plants of the Rernington Arms & Ammunition Co.
 White with fear and trembling so that he could scarcely hold the reins to drive his horse. Harding, who is an has informed the local officials of that concern that one of the men who of fered him s1O- to deliver the mysterious box. jumped into his wagon yesterday, tapped him on the shoulder and. said:
 tsWhy didn't you show up Friday evening. to take that box to Bond street? You won't live the month out. My friends are as sore as - for your disappointing us. Remember, look out for yourself. ''
 Harding says the stranger put his forehnger in his mouth. made grim ace, hoped off the wagon and. disap- peared in the direction of Water street.
 Although the utmost secrecy is guarding the facts, members of the police department are wrought up about the affair.
 Harding covers Main street from State to Congress streets for the sAd- ans Express Co. According to his statement to his employers, he was approached by two men at Polls the- deliver a box at ''the first street east of the Arms plant on Boston avenue. 9, He refused, as he was suspicious. and then he was offered BIO. Again he re- fused and then he informed his en- ptoyers of the matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
BRIDEGROOM GONE ON NUPTIAL EVE;
 POLICE SEEK HIM
Pine Street Resident Miss ing Neighbors Believe
 He Lost Courage.

A bride-to=be in the West End was left waiting at the church Monday afternoon, according to the police
 At the Emergency hospital, Sunday a telephonez call was received from an excited woman. who. said she ex- pected to be, bride Monday at 2 O clock but that she couldn't find the groom. He has disappeared and the wedding feast, to which many resi- dents of that neighborhood looked forward. was not prepared, to their sorrow.
 The bride said the missing youth is Peter Dorsky of z07 Pine street. Residents of that neighborhood are inclined to think Peter got "cold feet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
DESPERADO HAS
 NOTED PUGlLIST
 FOR ACCOMPLICE
Davis, Held For Arkansas, Confers Secretly With !
 His Wife.
HELD IN JAIL FOR
 WESTERN OFFICER
Details of Sensational Raid on Bank Disclosed By
 Police.

That ''Joe'' Thomas. the man who fought Stanley KetcheIl three times and once was nearly ntddIeweight champion. was a ''paF' of Charles c. Davis, held here as a Jail breaker for the Arkansas police authorities. and thatthey and another man were con sidered in Arkansas as the most dan gerous set Of yeggmen in the vicinity of Little Rock.'' became known today by the local police after communities ton with the Little Rock officials.
 Thomas was at Bonds training quarters in Stratford six years ago. He met Davis there
 Police officials at headquarters were perturbed this morning when Judge F. A. Bartlett allowed Davis. wife, formerly Miss Annie McNamara him in a cell room. Mrs. Davis had 10 minutes conversation with him, with no policeman present, and de- tectives were alarmed about 1t today because the Little Rock authorities susoec Davis bribede 8 jail official in Arkansas with $2OO given him by his wife in a similar meeting.
 Davis was in the city court this morning, undisturbed by all the furry about his arrest. He stood In the prisoners pen and addressed Judge Bartlett, asking permission to go to the bench and converse conhdentially with him.
 Judge Bartlett allowed Davis to whisper his message into his ear. Da- wis asked another favor, that he be allowed to talk to his wife in pri- vate.
 Objections were raised to this by the police. They were overruled. much to the detectives dismay, how ever, and while Davis was in a cell, Mrs. Davis talked to him for many minutes.
 Davis is a desperate Character, say the police. According to the informa- ton they have received from Arkan- sas. Thomas, Davis and a ttpaT' named John Mills burglarized the Hicks de- partment store in DardaneIIes, Arkan- sas, blowing the safe. They were chased and while a. posse of sheriffs' deputies were after them they virtual ly ''shot up. the town.'' Each carried a AS calibre revolver. They were cap- tured and sent to jail. from which Davis esca ped.
 It is believed by the police of Arkansas that somebody was bribed. The police here objected to priva te friends on the ground that he is such a wanted man, that he wouldn't stop at breaking jail here if he could pro- cure the proper tools.
 Detective Rottenberry of Little Rock, is on his way here to get Davis.
 Rottenberry. telephoned to this city that he will arrive. this evening. In the meantime word was received from the capitol at Hartford that Rotten berry will have to identify his man before Davis will be released and that Davis is entitled to a hearing before the governor before he is taken from the state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
German Blockaders in North Sea Renew Activities and Send to Bottom Four Neu- tral Ships and Two More TraWlers.
Russia Calls Boys of 19 to the Colors- German Loss es in Attack on Warsaw Said to Total More Than Half Million.


 : London, July 28. - German submarines show no cessation in their activity Tn the North Sea. The latest reports set forth that the Swedish steam CT Emma and three Danish sehooners, the Maria, the Nep- tl1nis and the Lena, have been sunk by them. The crews of these four vessels were landed at Blyth to-day
 The British traw1ers Iceni and Salacia were sunk to-day by a German submarine in the North Sea, The crews were landed at Iowestoft, England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

the ship and restore it to even keel by pumping water in the star board or dock side water ballast tanks and at the same time trying to empty the tanks on the river side.
 There were five water ballast tanks on each side of the East1and,, said Snow. That morning when the boats were loaded we started to fill tanks two and three on the dock side and to empty tanks two and three on the river side.''t
 ..Why did you work only on tanks 2 and instead of on aII?'' asked As sistant States Attorney Sullivan.
 There were two reasons said Snow. s'The intake pipe would not fill all at once and tanks and were supposed to respond more quickly than the others
 The witness. said he did. not know. how long 1t would take to fill, the bal last tanks and trim the ship. nor. did
 Continued on Page 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

In closing, Homer s. Cummings counsel for MT. Donovan, arranged to call later, with his rebuttal witnesses, Elmore s. Banks, of Fairfield; William B. Burnham, of Bridgeport; A. c. Wheeler, political agent for Hill; and George B. Wilkie. an officer of the Straw Braid Association, of New York. These gentlemen are under subpoena, but did not appear during the presentation of the contestants s case. Their appearance later was ar anged in order to expedite the hear ing.
 E. J. Kingsbury, president and gen era1 manager of the Bridgeport Brass company, offered some testimony showing the carefree way in which the Republican eongr essional committee kidnapped funds that-otherWise might have gone to the good of the cause'' in other parts of the state. MT. Kings bury said his home is in New Haven.
 MT. Kingsbury gave ,$250 to the con- gressional committee. But he gave only after putting the committee through a cross-examination as to whether he was to be -aeouehed'' again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

The committee told him, he said, htat the $25O would be whacked up in fair division and he wouldn't be asked to give again.
 Negotiations for the $250 contribu- tion were opened up, he said, by Will liam B. Burnharn, of Bridgeport, who presented the committees cause. Pay ment was made in check to MT. Bunhan.
 Was MT. Burnham political agent for anyone?'' witness was asked by MT. Cummings.
 MT. Kingsbury didn't know. There upon MT. Cummings decided to call MT. Burnham to the stand. With Ira Kip, of the Salts Textile Company, who was a great little mon ey-raiser for the Hill campaign. MT. Kingsbury said he later visited others in quest of funds. He did this, he said, without authorization to act as anyone's agent in the collection of money for political purposes.
 Something of a diversion from the usual routine of examination of wit nesses was caused when the first wit
 tcontinued on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

Explaining the taking into custody of w. K. GreenbauHns general manag- CT of the Indiana Transportatien Co.,. which leased the EaStland last Satur- day MT. Hoyne said:
 ssA4r 5Greenbaa1rn, in response to, qaest1onssat the inquiry, admitted that he4knew nothing about the Easland but added that he knew or had heard that she was not seaworthy.
 At noon the latest figures on the dead and missing were:
 Identified dead. S26; unidentified dead. D.
 western EIesctrfc Company revised. list of missing. 5s1; total, 1s362.
 What happened in the engine room of the Eastland in the IT minutes just before the steamer overturned last Saturday morning was told at the coroner.s inquest today.
 Fred & Snow, assistant engineer. said he@and Chief Engineer T.. M Erickson. were busy trying to trim
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

details were allowed to escape.
 The. suits grew out of Judge. Flights desertion of the Republican party for the Progressive cause. In October. 1914. he took the stump for the Progressives and at a. rally III Stratford read an affidavit made by Beard The latter said he had soma bills due from the state for work done on the s1ate highways. He went to King to see about having the bills col Iected and King offered to collect the
 money for a ten per cent commission, Beard alleged He said his relations with King were not very cordial after he refused Kings request to vote for the Banks amendment to the public utilities bill in tfe General Assembly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

in 1911
 King was very. indignant when this affidavit was read. z He characterized it as false and malicious ahd immedi- ately brought suit alleging libel. To this action Judge Light filed a demur- Ter. He said there was nothing libel ous per SC in the affidavit and that King had not claimed he had suffered because of its publication Judge Will Hams sustained the demurrer and it was upon this decision that Judge Light moved for judgment
 Judge Light was asked this morn ing if he cared to make a. statement. He declared he had nothing to say at this time but might issue statement later
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
Arrest Skel1y For
 Parking Automobile
 in Fairfield Avenue

William F. skel1y of so1 West ave nue was arrested this noon for park ing his automobile in Fairfield avenue between Water street and Middle street, on the north side. He was taken to headquarters and later re- leased, with, the warning to appear tomorrow morning. in the city court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
COURT RINGS CURTAIN
 DOWN ON KINGS SUIT ! AGAINST JOHN H. LIGHT
Republican Boss Must Pay Costs of Suit For Libel He Instituted Against Former Attorney General Ghastly Political Secrets Are Allowed to Die

King Republican leader of this city will be which Judge John H. N Beard of Shelton the ground that they article about his political activities
 II he this morning Judge William H. Will ordered judgment entered for Judge Light and B. N against King that they should costs Thus rousing political which promised important secrets but hhed before ghasty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
PRESIDENT HUGHES
 RECOVERING IN NEvTOWN

Frank J. Hughes. president of the board of assessors, is recovering from aa satomobi1e accident in which f1e recently sustained injuries and is re- ported as on the way to recovery Mr. Hughes with Mrs. Hughes IS at pres eat fn 1geWtown
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
EASTLAND OFFICIALS
 FACING INDIC ICTMENTS
 SAYS STATE ATTORNEY
Investigations Under Way and Grand Jury Will Be Ask
 ed to Bring in True BiIls-Change Not Yet Known- Hundreds of Funerals of Victims Are Held Today.

Chicago 28A least indictments for responsib the Easand disasterof last Saturday will besreurned the state grand to-day according to announcement Attorney Hoyne. It will not be decided until late day whether to ask indictments charges of criminal carelessness of nanslaughter
 "There plenty evidence either charge, Hoyne
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
Russia Calls Boys
 of Nineteen to War

Petrograd, July 2s-An imperial ukase issued today calls to the colors men born in 1896.
 It is reported that a governmental order is about to be issued for general m mobilization throughout Siberia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
ADVENTIsTS EXPECT GREAT
 DOINGs WHEN ALLIES GET
 CoNsTANTINoPLE IS REPORT

hundred Seventh Day Adventists camped at Dalworth. between here and Dallas, expect the Second com ing of Christ, and the .eNTarshanlng of the heavenly armySin the skies as soon as the allies capture Constauti- nople. it is announced
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
u. S. Cruiser on Way.

Washington July 2S.-The cruiser Washington, with Rear Admiral Ca perton, 700 bluejackets and an expe- Ciftionary foroe Of 100 marines, sailed from Cape Haytfen last night for Port AH Prince.
 Rear Admiral Benson, acting sec retary of the navy, received a brief cablegram from Admiral Caperton to- day, saying the Washington sailed at o'clock last night She should reach Port Au Prince about noon to- day Admiral Caperton would use his discretion about landing marines.
 Official advices received here from Port Au Prince reported an outbreak but gave few details.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
MR. M'DOUGAL HAWKES. LOVED OUR STATE. so
 HE BOOSTED FOR HILL
Millionaire Lawyer, Whose Hobby is Homes, Perspirng ly Tells Genealogy That Lead Him To Give $1O0 to Famous Election Fund-Donovan Closes His Case.
Especial to The Farmer.l

Stamford, July Jeremiah Donovan his contest to Ebenezer J. Hi from the district to-day with examination S1OOOO that expended Hills behalf during the last election campaign Hills defense will be begun days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

Port Au Prince, July 28.-A mob of Haytians to-day re- moved Vilbrun GuiIlaume, president of Hayti, from the French legation where he took refuge yesterday, and shot him to death in front of the build ing.
 This act of violence followed immediately the burial of the 16o political prisoners who were massacred in prison yes terday at the time of the revolu- tionary outbreak against Pres ident GuilIaume.
 Minister Is Overpowered
 The mob was composed in part Of relatives of the victims of this whole sale execution. The crowd invaded the. French legation and seized Gull 1aume. M. Girard, the French minis ter to Hayti, protested vigorously. buE he was power1ess before the fury Of the people.
 Guillaume was dragged from the protection of the legation. Once ia 
 him with imprecations and shot him to death.
 Even then the anger of the pecpIe was rot appeasea&sE The Body of tSle President was n7etfIated and. tied tp the end of a rope, it was dragged through the streets of the city- The people of Port Au Prince are in a state of intense excitement and fur ther violence is feared
 The poulation of the capital is angry at the massacre yesterday of 16o DO 1itical prisoners, including ex-Presz- dent Orestes Zamor, who were execut- ed by order of General Oscar, the gov ernor-generaI of Port Au Prince, when the rebels attacked the pres1- 'dentiaI palace and today the crowd threatened an attack on the French legation to seize the Haytian presi- dent.
 The president, together with mem bers of his family, yesterday took re- fuge undeH the French flag after he had been driven from the presidential palace by the revoluti9nists who, in an attack lasting several hours, par tially destroyed the executive man sion.
 The attempt made yesterday to seize President GuiI1aume failed be- cause of the energetic protestationa of the French minister.
 The body of General Oscar today remained unburied before the consul ate of the Dominican Republic where it had fallen after he had faced a firing squad. The governor had taken refuge at the Santo Dominican con sulate after his unsuccessful defense of the Presidential palace but a, mob stormed the building and, dragging him through the street, shot him Go death.
 The arrival of the American crllis- CT Washington, with Rear Admiral Caperton on board, is expected at any minute The Washington has been on the north coast of Haytf.
 M Girard was counting on tho coming of a cruiser, to afford protee- tion of the legation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight, Thursday un- settled, probably local showers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
Waterbury Man
 Instantly Killed
 By Passenger Train

Waterbury, July-28-A Lithuanian. thought to be Joseph Shagonis or ShergoIis, of Bank street., was in stantly killed today when he was struck by a passenger train on the Jackson street trest1e. Engineer Fink1e, of the train which struck the
 man, did not see him on the track, and did not know of the accident until his train stopped at the depot, some distance away. The man was on his way to work when killed. He was about 35 years old. His identity has not been positively established as yet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

French Ambassador is Swept Aside By Rioters in Elf forts To Save Ruler U. $. Warship is Rushed To Scene.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28

Henry Webb, s2s State street. lost the index finger of his right hand in a machine at the Royal Equipment factory early today. He was taken to the Bridgeport hospital in the ambulance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-28
RULER OF
 AyTIANS
 IS KILL ED

Mob Attacks French Elm bassy to Which President Had Fled and Drags Ruler to Street Where He is Shot Down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-28
Opening of City Schools.

The enrolment books for white pu-
pills will be open at the superintend-
ent's office at the Furlow school
building on September LIST from nine
to two o'clock, and will remain open
for one week. The enrolment books
for colored pupils will be open at Nc
Kay school September 9Th, for one
week and at the same hours. These
two weeks are for pupils regularly
promoted. Those pupils who enter
for the first time, or who are requir-
ed to take examinations will report
On September Is, at the buildings
above mentioned. The schools oper
September goth.
advt ]. E. MATHIS. Supt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-28
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

Americas. Ca. Aug. IS. 1915.
| hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of Justice of the Peace for
the 7S9th Dist. G. NJ. Sumter county,
in the election to be held Sept. IS,
proximo. I have lived in Americas
about thirty years and have never be-
fore asked for Office of any kind. /
feel capable of discharging the duties
of the Office, and if elected will ad-
minister the Office conscientiously and
fairly to all parties at interest.
shall be profoundly grateful for your
support. W. T. WEEKLY.