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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
BRIDGEPORT MAN
 DIES FROM SLASH. IN DANBURY FIGHT
Civil War Veteran Cuts Throat of George Higgins,
 Cafe Piano Player.
OLD MAN FEARED HE
 WAS ROBBERY VICTIM
Says Higgins Thrust Cane Down His Throat in Des-
 perate Struggle.

George Higgins, formerly a peddler of fruit and vegetables and a piano player in this city, and a, familiar fig ure about saloons and lodging houses was killed last evening in a lodging house in Danbury after grappling with a Civil War veteran, Joseph B. Hill, of Bedding. Hill cut Higgins throat with pocketknife and the latter died in the hospital.
 Hill declared he had been lured in to the lodging house and that he was being robbed when. he cut Higgins in self defense.
 Higgins has a, brother in this city. He is John Higgins and both lived at the lodging house of Mrs. Gather inc L. Courtney at 116a Wall street. John is in this city now.
 Hill was arraigned before Judge Robert S. Alexander this morning in the Danbury city court on the charge of murder in the first degree. He was remanded to jail without bail.
 Later a preliminary hearing was held before Coroner J. J. Phelan and it was continued until tomorrow morning Some of Hilrs testimony was taken
 Hiu said he acted in seR defense. He said he was asked to go into the lodging house by Higgins and several others and later in the night, Hi1I felt somebody appaFently searching for his money in his pockets He grappled with the intruder, who was Higgins, and he says an attempt was made to force cane down his throat He pulled penknife from his pocket. opened il. with his teeth because one of his arms was held, and then he cut the throat of Grimm. That was shortly before midnight
 Hill then went, to police headquar- ters and gave himself up.
 Because Of his age and reputation he is 76-he wasn't believed. Later an investigation was made and it was found to be true Higgins was talk en to the Danbury hospital where he died this morning
 Hill is a Bedding man He is well known there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
\NARRENITE GRAB IS JAMMED THROUGH COMMON COUNCIL;
 QUARTER MILLION lNVOLV VED

for street repairs from the half mill tax taken from tho school tax for streets and also $60,0O for nlacadam repairs. The Republican admins traitor proposes to spend this remain ing $157.0O0 on more Warrenite road ways before the snow flies.
 The aldermen who voted for War |renite last night were NEacF'ayden, Ol- son, Steigler, Kearns, Broderick, W al- ker. Clancy, Delaney. Roswell. Cald- we'll, Cole. Tooie. Blakeslee Whitney, Lewis and W1nterburn.
 Those who voted against the con tracts were Aldermen Moran. Casey. Coughlin andlCsorr-
 Alderman Harrigan did not vote.
 Aldermen McHugh, Stagg and Prin- rose were absent.
 Public hearings on the proposal to pave these streets were the order Of the day: Arctic street, from William. street to Seavfew avenue; North Main street, from North avenue to city line; West avenue, from end of warSen1te pavement already laid near Prospect street; Pembroke street, near the wa ter to Boston avenue; Myrtle avenue, from State street to South avenue; Washington avenue. from Park ave from railroad to North avenue; Broad street, from Gilbert street to Park place: Brookiawn avenue, from North avenue to Capitol avenue Kossuth street, from Stratford avenue to Bar mum avenue; Wood avenue. from Park avenue to North avenue.
 These are the streets for which the Warrenfte contracts were made last summer. There were perhaps 50 men in the spectators gallery when the hearings began. Former City Clerk Stephen F. Boucher favored the pay l ing of Pembroke street with Warren 1ite Alderman Walker spoke in favor of the same pavement, in Clinton ave nue.. William F. Kirk had nc choice 1 in the matter of pavement in Wash ington avenue as long as he got some thing besides the macadam pavement which is there now GeorEe G7son ia vored Warrenite for Broad street.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
DARDANELLES BATTLE
 INTERESTS ENGLAND

London, April 27@The English public, hoping that the most violent phase of the German offensive along the Tser Canal has been witnessed, Is turning it's attention again to the Dardanelles where the landing of troops is still under way Russia is lending earnest co-operation by bombarding the forts of the Bosphor- us there a Turkish battleship is re- ported to have made but feeble re- ply.
 No attempt is made here to mi1im- ize the importance of the German operations in Flanders which have been declared to be at least an amt pie revenge for the British victory last month at Neuve ChapeIle. The Belgian official report of today claims the repu1se of three German attacks south Of Dixmude which indicates that the German contention that their advance was made over a front ex- tending from Ypres to Dixmude was inaccurate k
 The latest official German com municationf claimed the recapture Of Lizerne from the French but the BeI- gian report, made sTbsequ entIy, as- serts that possession of the town was won for a second time and that the French were greatly assisted in the assault by Belgians.
 That the possible outcome of the fighting along the Yser is causing anxiety in England is indicated in the demand of the press this morning that the government expedite the sending of a new army to France. A German offensive is under way also at St. tMithiel Thus the two points where the German offensive ceased before Christmas-on the Yser and
 CCont1nued on Page 2.1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
CORONER WILL DETER INE WHETHER MISS WHEEL LER 0R
 COWL FIRED FATAL SHOT

and when told to pun, did so.
 As she pulled the ribbon it gave and yoszng CowI said. ''oh, pshavp! It did not work that time g
 as to what kind of trick it was to be. She was again told to pull and did so. There was a loud report. and the body of her company slowly sank backwards on the steps Of the porch and easily slid down to the gravel walk.
 Cowl never regakaed consciot1snsss having been ahot straight through the head with a .Ss calIbre bullet from a iblued steel, police pattern. Colts Stde-ejection revolver, contain ing but one cartr4dge.
 Though Mss Wheeler believed that she shot her intended husband, expsri- menta with the gun today demon strate thet in all likelihood she did not commit the act. for the trigger isI very hard to pull. The ribbon which was looped into the trigger guard would have slipped from the 4zsi-zss4. unless the gun -vzas held in such a position as to send the shot ln a course dinerent from that taken o7 the bullet-stradght through the brain from the right temple to the left and thence out
 AS the prbstrate body sank to the ground Miss Wheeler at first t1aolae-Fst t that Cowi had perpetrated another one of his many jokes She spoke to him but he did not answer. As 9. large pool of blood began to show upon the gravel at the side of the walk nearest the lowest step she be- came frightened and with screams summoned her mother and father who were in the house They inn mediatsIy summoned E. F. BuIlard. q lar neighbor and friend Of the fam fly.
 The events immediately following were most melodramatic The young girl. believing that she had killed her lover. kne1t on pended knees and be sought him to speak to her She chafed his hands and tried to bring him back to consciousness The family attempted to restore him. And every means of making him comfort able on the spot where he lay were resorted to. Ills wound was mortal and fife was fast ebbing
 Dr. B. B. Weldon, the Bridgeport emergency hospital night surgeon was summoned by the family and with chauffeur Aubrey Burlison, made d record run to the home. As Dr Weldon stepped from the ambulance the family implored him to resusci= tate CowL When the doctor demur- Continued on Page a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
T.R. ASKED TO SWEDISH SHIP
 AID RAILROAD HIT BY MINE
Colonel Roosevelt on Stand Identifies Letter in Which Platt Told Desires of stOur Friends in Railroad Lines.
Private Correspondence of Barnes and Roosevelt Are Brought Into Record
 Deals of G. o. P. in New York Are Laid Bare

Syracuse, N. Y, April 27-A telegram in which Farmer United States Senator Platt urged Theodore Roosevelt to sign a bill for exemption from the franchise tax bill grade crossings of steam railroads and said that tour friends of New York Central and Sena- tor Depew were anxious, were read in the supreme court to- day in this the sixth day Col. Roosevelt has been on the wit ness stand in the trial of the libel suit against him by Will liam Barnes, IT,, of Albany.
 In reply the Colonel wrote Senator Platt he had received the telegram sstoo late ,
 A series of private letters that pass ed between MT. Barnes and Col. Roosevelt were introduced into the record. These covered a period be- tween 1904 and 1910. They were to be read at the afEern0on session The reading of the corresp ondence be- tween Col Roosevelt and Former U, S. Senator P1att, in which the Colonel freely discussed all manner of legfs- latiye, political and administrative a1Eairs, was oonp1eted today.
 William L. Barnum, croes-exaInin- CT, started off by asking Col. Roose- welt whether he had taken the ad- vice Of Senator Platt in rega1d to the noDination for the vfce-presidenf in 1 900. 1s
 Did you value Senator Platt's sd- vsce2', asked Mir Barnurn- -sI am -un- able to say.' replied Col Roosevelt
 Questioning Col Roosevelt on the last letter read yesterday, MT. Bar mum asked. ts.
 .sIs it true you enjoyed being gov rnor 2s ssrhorough1y. " said the wit ness, smiling
 The spectators and jury roared witt laughter.
 1Continued on Page s.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
.STRAIFORD FOLKS
 WROTE AT BEATING
 OF NEGRO SCHOLAR
Kindergarten Teacher Said to Have Admitted Sitting
 On Youngster.

When Mrs Rosamunda winton, a member of the Stratford school board, returned home from a meeting in Bridgeport about 11:30 o'clock last night, she found her home invaded by a dozen indignant Stratfordites- They came to demand that she investigate this charge which they laid before her:
 That Miss Deana Coad, principal of the Center school, yesterday beat Wall ter Crosby, a fve-years-old hndergar- ten pupil, and that after. spadding' him she threw the youngster on the floor and sat on him.
 The citizens were indignant through and through. Many of them have chi1- dren in the school vand they alleged that corporal punishment was being dealt out with lavish hand. Mrs. Winfon promised to investigate.
 This morning, she says, she went to the school and saw Miss Cpad. The principal, according to Mrs Winton, admitted chastising the pupil, who is negro lad almost three feet in height Miss Coad told Mrs. Winton, the latter says, that the lad was inn pudent, and that after padding him she was constrained. to sit on him as he lay on the floor. That was all there was to the Incident, the teacher told Mrs. Winton.
 The teachers this morning had a, se- CT6t meeting at the nome or MISS 1s5- nora Coornbs., All but two of the teach ing force in the school were present, it is said. Following the teachers meet ing, there was a conference with Su- perintendent of Schools William Kel- sey What was done at either meet ing was not disclosed by the teachers or superintendent.
 Mrs. Winton continued her investi- gation in other sources According to versions given her by various citizens and pupils, she says she believes the punishment meted the lad was entirely unwarranted by the facts
 This child was in the kindergar- ten,,' she said today. He was sent to the principals office for chastisement yesterday, and ran out of the build ing When be was brought back, the teacher tells me he was padded. 9th l CTS who saw the proceedings say he was thrown to the floor, and then he was sat on by Miss Coad.
 His screams could be heard for a block Outside the school, Mrs. Wal tter Wheeler, of Academy Hill, who was waiting in her car for her own child, heard the screams and investigated She later took the colored lad to his home in her autombi1e."
 Mrs Winton says she will continue her Investigations and will bring the matter before the board in an official ! way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
ELECTRICITY BILL
 PASSED BY HOUSE
(specal to me Farrnerl

Hartford. April 27.-The House to- day repealed section 3s16 Of the gem eraI statutes, which limits the sale of electricity by private corporations to tenants in the immediate premises resenta6fve W4T7iaLnson'g substitute balI providing for public utilities commits sion supervisor of private firms desir- ing general sales of surplus power was. passed with slight anaendn elFts
 The House passed the Stratford charter amendment establishing tho board of finance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
SENAT,B BY ONE vOTE3 DEFEATS
 SUNDAY MOVIES
(special to .Tne Farrner. )

Hartford. April 27-The Senate to- day rejected the bill which would all low special licenses for motion picture shows on Sunday evening. The vote was IT to 16, and followed a spirited debate.
 The Senate bill incorporating the city of Shelton was favorably report ed.
 The House passed the bill allowing 3, calm of $500 to Fred M Hawes. of Bridgeport for detective services to the State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
GAVE HER RIBBON WHICH WAS
 TIED ON TRIGGER OF GUN
Then Told Her To Twitch the Ribbon, And See What Would Happen-In Belief That She Caused Revolver To Explode, Which is Doubted, She is Prostrated With Grief.

determine whether the death of young Arthur Covl, suicide reported by Medical Samuel Gar1ck, involuntary homcide would appear from the statement of Dr. N Gogswe the strat- acted physician the shooting tragedy of stratford night conduct an inquest.
 late this afternoon, after the body of young Gow had been hurriedy taken from the permit through certificate signed by lick.
 engagement letter relating to it. the visit in of yesterday for the first time in about the of the letter and then apparent caon the of the engagement by the return of ring attached the mysterious blue ribbon with pistoa these things figure tragedy exclusive SratfoEd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
Crew of Steamer Centric Saved When Vessel Goes To Bottom \ TrawIer Is Sunk With Loss of Life Among Grew.
British Turn Attention To Land and Sea Attacks on Dardanelles Forts New Lines Forming For Battle Near Ypres.

Stockholm, April 27-The Swedish steamer Centric, on her way from Stockholm to Helsingberg, Sweden, has been sunk by a mine off, the Aland Islands. The members of the vessels crew were saved. The steamer Centric was 26O feet long and was built at Port Glas- gow in 1908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
Another Trawler Sunk

London, Apr. The Grims- by trawler Reeolo has been blown up, in the North Sea. Seven survivors, some of them terribly mutiIated, were picked up out of a crew of nine. The engineer went down with the ship. One of the injured men died.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

walk near the front of tne house. Both were then sitting on the steps leading to the front door. They were seated close to the left hand aide of the steps which were protected by q board partition.
 Suddenly and without reconciliation, other than going into the house and re- turning to the steps on the front porch, young CoW1 said to his hance to whom he had been engaged since early last summer:
 .'Enndly, have wonderful new trick to show you
 She replied, What is it7'.
 He said Never mind. It is an odd trick that I want you to see"
 The girl, though accustomed to his boyfsh pranks which were the talk of the family and friends was un- easy and answered, What is it. Ar thur?'' She looked directly at him and he replied:
 Well. if you are going to look at me I'll have to blindfold you.''
 The girl still demurred and he said. with more emphasis, Never mind, I will show you"
 She related that a peculiar light shone in the young mans eye and she felt shudder creeping over her. She said, Arthur, I am afraid!'
 Young Cowl placed the end of a long baby blue satin ribbon about 2 1-2 feet long in her hand and said: You pull when T tell you. The girl turned her head away as he said this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
New Haven swelters.

New Haven. April. 27.-A tempera- ture Of ST degrees, the highest for LA pril since the establishment of the local station in 1872, was recorded at the weather bureau shortly before noon to-day. The nearest approach was on April I 6, 1896, when it was ts85 degrees
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
CLEVELAND FIRM WILL BUILD FOR
 PROJECTILE 60.

The Samuel Austin & Go. of C1ev- elands has received the contract to erect several new buildings for the Bridgeport Pro5ectife Go on the six acres of land that have been procured in Union avenue.
 Four buildings will be in the group which will comprise 3. steel and brick Forge shop. tyvo-story machine shop.
 brick and steel power plant, and an accumulatop building.
 Work on the contract will begin at once It is expected the plant will be In operation August l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27
STEAL GAS HEATER.

A gas heater in a. crate was stolen from the cellar of Lawrence Gallagher of Washington avenue and Courtland gstreet last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

Young MiIlionaire's Death At Home of His Fiance Is Attended With Much Mystery-Love Letter Burned Before He Tried To Practice Gfuesome Trick Upon Girl He Was To Wed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

WEATHER FORECAST
 Fair tonight, Wednesday tlr- |stled, followed l1y local show els and cooler.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-26
ROOSEVELT IS
| ON STAND FOR
| FIFTH DAY
(By Associated Press)

Syracuse, N. Y, April 26.-
Cross examination of Theodore
Roosevelt in the william Barnes H.
bel suit against him continued in
the supreme court here today. This
was the former presidents fifth day
as witness.
In the trial today a series of
confidential letters from the files of
the late Senator Platt were read to
the jury and Roosevelt was ques-
toned about them. Some Of the
letters were signed by Platt and
some by Roosevelt. In nearly all of
them the writer's discussed candi-
dates for office in the New York
State government When ques-
toned by Barnes counsel, Roose-
welt said without hesitation that he
consulted freely with Platt, realiz-
ing at all times that he was the
boss" of the Republican party of
New York State. Roosevelt denied
emphatically that the conferences
he held with Platt over appoint
ments constituted an invisible gov
ernment."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-26
LONDON GLOBE DISAPPROvES
OF TOO MUCH PUBLICITY
(By Associated Pre@.)

London. April 6.-The Globe ex
presses alarm and regret at the free
dom with which British statesmen
and leaders are granting interviews
to American and French newspapers
I'VE have already commented, >
urges the Globe, ION the extent to
which foreign journalists are fav.
ored. at the expense Of the British
press, by our soldiers and politicians.
The question is not merely Of inter-
est In newspaper Offices. but has a
certain national Importance.
"If the policy of the Press Bureau
stiles frankness where 1t is called
for. 1t might at least be expected
that such a prohibition would be
uniform, and that an article which
the censor imagines helpful to the
enemy II 1t appears In an English
paper will have no less sinister in
fuence If printed in Paris or New
York.
ut appears, however, that coun-
sells of reticence which are binding
when dealing with the English press
may be relaxed when the speaker
is talking for publication abroad.
with the result they are cabled back
again to this country. This Is at
best an illogical and undignified
state of affairs "
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-26
EXPERIMENTS BEING
MADE WITH THE NEW
WIRELESS SYSTEM

London, April rs. .-Experiments
with Hertsian waves are being fol-
lowed very closely by Trinity
House." in the belief that the sys-
tenn will. prove more valuable than
coast lights. Some experts are even
looking forward to the gradual ex-
tinction Of the latter.
The wireless signals can be en-
ployed In foggy weather when the
lighthouses cannot be seen and sew
eral vessels are not fitted with what
are known as direction finders.
On the noDth coast OF France the
French government has been expert
menting with special stations, the
signals being emitted at regular in
tervals. II vessel is fitted with a
radio compass II Is easy to apply the
information, but even without one
the receipt of any signal at all is
an advantage. for the exact posi-
tions Of the stations are known.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-26
SHIPBUILDING DEVOTED TO
CONSTRUCTION OF WAR SHIPS
(By Associated Pres. }

London. April 26. 6.-Shipbuilding
yards around the coast OF Great
Britain are more and more engaged
on warship construction and the out
put Of mercantile vessels is thereby
decreasing. Last month only twelve
vessels were launched on the Clyde
against fifteen last year.
Ten new boats are fitting out in
the Glasgow district, among them
being the new Leyland liner Bos-
tonian.
The east coast yards are engaged
on a number of small coastine trade
vessels while the Irish yards are
working overtime mostly on govern
.ment work.
At the Barrow works Of Messrs.
wickers Ltd, an increasing number
Of girls have been employed in va
rious departments recently. An
army Of them now pass in and ont
Of the works daily.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-26
LIMITATIONS OF WAR

London, April 26.-An eye wit
ness at British headquarters in
France, writing in explanation of
the recent operations at Neuve Cha
pelle, points out the limitations
which beset commanders in modern
warfare.
THE only way in which the COM
mander of any unit, be it battalion,
brigade. division. or army corps, can
actively influence a battle" he says,
is by throwing into the fight body
Of fresh troops which have not been
employed. His power of control is
especially limited in modern war by
the hail Of lead and iron which
sweeps over the whole area near the
front line. and In such operations as
are now In progress by the newt
able confusion resulting from close
quarter Fighting in enclosed cour.
try.
THE troops launched into the
Hight must Of necessity be left to
look after themselves to a great ex-
tent. and their fortunes will depend
on the individual resource. initia-
tive and determination Of regimen.
tai officers and men. It is imposs,.
bic to alter their dispositions. to
change the directions to which they
have been committed, or in many
cases even to communicate with
them. for orderlies get shot and tele-
phone wires are cut.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-26
frying to Reach English Channel
(By Associated Press.)

London, April 26. Official re-
brts concerning what some of the
Hillary critics are inclined to call
(he greatest battle of the war;"
hich is in progress on the User
lnal in Flanders, are meagre, and
bntradictory. The British critics
knerally believe, however, that the
ermans are making a desperate ef-
rt to reach the French channel
brts. 1t is impossible as yet to get
clear idea of the extent of the
erman movement, but special dis
btches to some of the London news
bpers describe 1t as so important
at Field Marshal Won Hinden-
brg has been brought from the
st to conduct operations and that
nperor william is proceeding to
e User front.
In the east the gateway into Hun
8ry formed by Useack Pass, is
Jain becoming the scene Of san
inary fighting with neither side
liking great gains.