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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-30
Engraved c A R D S
 AT SOUTHWORTH'S 10 ARCADE
PROPOSAL FOR, STATE ROAD WORK.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re- ceived by the State Highway Com nnissio oner, Room 27, Capitol, Hart ford, Conn, until P. M, Friday, July 9, 1915, for the following sec tions of state road work-in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the State Highway Commissioner and at the following places:
 TOWN OF BETHEL: About 6,315 linear feet of gravel construction. Plans and specifications at the Town Clerks office, Bethel. TOWN OF Newtown: About 8,040 linear feet of Native Stone construction. Plans and specifications at Town Clerks office Newtown. All bids must be accom- panied by surety company bond or a, certified check not less than one-thfrd of the cost of the work. The State Highway Commissioner reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dat ed at Hartford, Conn.,, June 22, 1915.
 c. J. Bennett, State Highway
 Commissioner,
 Room 27. Capitol, Hartford, Conn.
 D 24 d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-30

The Visiting Nurse Association of
 Bridgeport, Ct., Will Give a
 LAWN F E T TE At Teatime Tavern, Greenfield Hill, Ct. Wednesday Afternoon and Evening, June 30. Ice Cream, Tea and Cake Served. Cards. Dancing. Convey ance from Library Corner, Fairfield ADMISSION $1.OO.
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1t was declared by the engineer that
the farmers are too busy with their
own work between showers to be will
ing to leave their crops in any great
numbers
AT Joplin and other cities the bust
ness men have joined with the farm
ers in making up road crews, and have
donated the use of many automobiles
in which the workers are transported
to various parts of the surrounding
country.
Major on the Job.
jefferson City, June 15.-For the
third time since becoming governor of
Missouri, Elliot w. Major went forth
today dressed in working clothes to
put in two days work at hard labor
on public highways. The governor
will work on what is known as the
ten mile drive" a highway leading
from this city in a semi-circle to the
southwest, and his helpers will be
twenty-five convicts. who will be al
lowed thirty days extra time from
their sentences if they work faith
fully.
Speaker Champ Clark and Mrs.
Clark are guests at the executive
mansion and the speaker went with
Governor Major to work on the roads.
Better Organized Than Ever.
ST. Louis. June 15-Good Roads
day was celebrated in Missouri today
and for the third time in three years
farmers and business men turned out
to improve the highways.
The work on the roads will continue
Wednesday and by tomorrow evening
it is predicted the roads of the state
will show decided improvement.
Commissioner Buffaum of the state
highways department said the work
to be done this year was better organ
lied than ever before and that in few
counties would the appeal of the gov
ernor for volunteer road workers, be
unheeded. The day was generally OBJ
served in the eastern half of the state,
but practically nothing was done in
St Louis county, which embraces the
suburban district around the city of
ST. Louis. The county already has a
large number of good roads
Fields Demand Attention.
St. Joseph, Mo, June 15.-Good
roads days will not be generally OBJ
served in this part of the state The
late rains have put the farmers far
behind with their work and with
bright weather ii was necessary to
enter the field, cut hay and plow corn.
Many have said they will give atten-
ton to roads later. Nothing in the
way of observance has been done by
the city or county athorities-
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morning Mrs McElheny did not touch
upon her relations with Hornbaker.
She will be recalled later. Mrs. Nc
Elheny said her husband was shot
while in the kitchen of his home, be-
tween $50 and 10 O'Clock the night Of
October 4, 1912. The shot came
through a screen door from the back
porch, striking McElheny above the
right shoulder blade. He fell, she said,
and died a moment later. 'Maude,
I'm shot," were the only words her
husband spoke, Mrs. McElheny testi-
fled. Hornbaker, srolid and appar-
entity emOtiOnleSS, sat directly in front
of the witness his eyes fixed on her
during her testimony.
Winfred McElheny testified regard
ing the McElheny dog which had not
before been mentioned in the case. He
said the dog was in the McElheny yard
the night of the murder. Mrs. Nc
Elheny then was recalled to the stand
For the second time since the death
of her husband, George McElheny'
postmaster of Louisburg, Kan, Mrs.
Maude McElheny sat before a large
crowd today and falteringly and in so
low a voice she could not be heard
outside the little circle of attorneys,
told of the relations existing between
herself and Roscoe Hornbaker, the
man she accuses of murder.
Mrs. McElheny said she met Horn
baker in 1903 Friendly relations De-
tween the two families soon grew up,
she said, and continued for a year or
more Mrs. McEIheny described a
postcard Hornbaker showed her in the
postoffice at Louisburg. She said the
picture represented rural carrier
with arm around young woman
81 asked him if that was the way
they did on his route she said. The
picture was offered in evidence and
the Jury examined it.
General Boyle, attorney for Horn
baker, announced that the defense
would offer no objection to any evil
dence that might be offered concern
ing relations between the Hornbaker
and McElheny families or their men,
beTs-
Continuing her testimony, Mrs. Nc
E1heny said as the friendly relations
grew between the two families she
was induced by Mrs. Hornbaker to
join an embroidery club which often
met at the Hornbaker home She had
frequently been invited to stay at
Hornbaker's after the other members
were gone. she said.
Hcrnbaker'S Dream.
Mrs. McElheny said Mrs. Horn
baker came to her one day and told
her Roscoe had had a dream. Mrs.
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TO EAT IN RELAYS
The Visiting Editors VIII Be
Entertained in Sections.
While Some Are at Luncheon
Others Will Ride.

The 400 members of the National
Editorial association who will be in
Topeka for two hours Thursday, June
"a. will he entertained in sections"
That is, while one group is enjoying
lunch at the Commercial club quar-
ters, the other, which will arrive in
the city twenty minutes later, will be
taken over the city in autos and sub
sequently entertained at luncheon.
There will be between 40 and so
autos on hand at the Santa Fe station
at noon to meet the first section of
the train on which the editors are
travelling The pencil pushers" will
he taken Immediately to the CONNER
cial club quarters where luncheon
the autos will be taken right
back to meet the second di-
vision. This contingent will be TAX
en- right back to meet the second di-
vision This contingent will be taken
out on a seeing Topeka" motor car
trip, that will end at the Commercial
club quarters where luncheon will be
had. The first group will then be
shown Topeka. The excursion will
end at the Santa Fe station
Group No. will then be taken to
the depot in time to catch their train
Marco Morrow, Frank P. MacLen-
nan and others will be called upon
for talks at Commercial club lunch
cons.
Several Topeka newspaper men
were called in today to discuss plans
for the entertainment of the editors
with j VIII Kelley, secretary of the
Commercial club.
They were G. P. Adams. Frank p
MacLennan, Marco Morrow and ]. f.
Griest. Albert T. Reid was asked to
be present but could not attend.
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BRYAN IN BROKEN DOSES
NebraSkan'S Promised Statement to
Come in Three Sections.

Washington, June 15.-Former Sec
retary Bryan did not issue his prom
ise0 statement today on The Cause
less War and Its Lesson for U.s." but
announced that he was preparing it
in three parts
Tomorrow said Mr. Brvan in
formal announcement, II shall submit
the first part dealing with the war as
it is and the injury it does to neutral
nations The next day 1 shall con-
slider the origin of the war and the
influences which caused it. The third
and concluding section will treat of
the means which may be employed for
restoring permanent peace.
LAS the article will be furnished to
all newspapers without partiality or
discrimination, it will not be my fault
if any paper fails to lay it before
their readers"
Within flew days Mr.. and Mrs
Bryan will go to Miami, Fla.
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Hornbaker said Roscoe dreamed that
George and Belle (Mrs. Hornbaker)
both had died and then Roscoe and
Maude were married.
Mrs. Hornbaker asked me then,
testified Mrs. McElheny, that if
if 1 would take her place and care for
her children. She wanted me to
promise
The widow testified after one of
the meetings of the embroidery club
at Hornbaker's, the mail carrier de-
c1ared his love for her. Mrs. Horn
baker withdrew from the room, she
declared, making the interview pos
sible.
HE kissed me and put his arms
around me and begged me to return
his affection" the witness testified.
"His conduct was very embarrass-
ing to me. On another occasion soon
afterwards, the widow said, Horn
baker obtained another interview with
her in the Hornbaker home. 1t was
on the insistence of both Hornbaker
and his wife that this interview was
made possible, Mrs. McElheny as
serted.
"I could not understand why Belle
should be willing to help Roscoe treat
me so,'' said the witness.
After the next meeting of the club,
Mrs. McElheny said she had a third
interview with Hornbaker at the in
sistence of his wife. Following this
meeting, Mrs. McElheny testified.
Hornbaker threatened her with death
if she told what had occurred.
Mrs. McElheny said Hornbaker
told her stories of alleged indiscre-
tions on the part of her husband.
her testimony when luncheon recess
was taken.
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u. S. is ALLY OF PEACE
Wilson Denies Reports. He Has Not
Approached NeutraIS.

Washington, June 15.-Reports that
the United States has declined to be-
come a party to efforts In various neu-
trail countries to make peace in Eu-
rope were said by President Wilson
today to be untrue.
He declared the Washington gov
ernment had done everything that
could be legitimately done to encour-
age any movement that might lead to
peace or an accommodation of inter-
estS in Europe.
The president said Colonel House,
who recently investigated the peace
prospects in Europe, had not been sent
for by him, but he expected to see him
here very soon.
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WILSON ASKS OF BRYAN
Wants Light on Commoner's Remark
Regarding Note Changes.

Washington, June 15-Presiden mt
Wilson was asked by the Washington
correspondents today just what the
changes were to which former Secre-
tary Bryan referred as having been
made in the recent American note to
Germany after his resignation as sec
retary of state had been rendered and
accepted. Mr. Wilson felt it was best
for him not to discuss the resignation
or other questions connected with it.
In a statement Mr.. Bryan had said
that while the note was changed, the
alteration was not of sufficient inn
portance to Justify him in asking per-
mission to withdraw his resignation.
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closing, and a reaction has set in He
urged that whatever is done for the
evangelization of the millions of
China and India be done quickly, for,
he said. Japan is leading the Orient
He recently returned from a years S
tour of Australia, the South Sea
islands and the Orient.
This act, already passed, gives ten
years for the closing of the schools,
said Mr.. Daniels, but those who have
read it and are familiar with the sit
uation, say it may be only five years
until our schools will be closed. for
the Japanese government has plan
Yates the emperor to the position of
supreme ruler and makes the state re-
Hgion the supreme religion"
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No AIIuSiOn to Her Relations
With HOrnbaker.
FOOTPRINTS WERE ERASED
LOuisburg Veterinary Had Gov
cred Them With Tub.
Accused Man Shows No Sign of
Emotion.

Paola, Kan, June 15.-Mrs. Maude
McElheny today described the as
sassination of her husband to a jury
trying Roscoe Hornbaker for his MUIR
der. AS she told of the tragedy her
eyes filled with tears and her voice
faltered repeatedly. When she had
related the circumstances of the homi-
eide, attorneys for the state offered
the witness to the defense for cross
examination. General L. c. Boyle,
counsel for Hornbaker did not cross
examine the widow and Winfred Nc
Elheny. 3 years old, a son of the
slain postmaster, took the stand and
in a low voice recited the story of his
fathers death. In her testimony this
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BRITISH CABINET VOTES IS
MILLION A DAY FOR WAR

London, June 15.-Thc house of
commons this afternoon voted an
other credit of 25O,OO0.OOO pounds
Isl, ,OOO, ,OOO), making, with pre-
vious sums, a total of S62 100000
pounds (S4, already al
lowed for war purposes
In introducing the measure Pre-
mier Asquith remarked that from
April 1 to June IL, the expenditures
had been of the rate of 2,66O,OoO
pounds (S13, ,4OO,O0O) daily. He
estimated the total daily expendi-
ture during the currency OF the
new credit would be not less than
100000 (S15, ZOO, ,00O)-fOr the
reason that as the war extended its
area, Great Britain's financial OBJ
legations to the allies would in
crease.
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GERMANS NEARER PARIS
Compeigne, Only As Miles Away Is
BOmbarded.

Paris, June 15.-Compeigne, forty
five miles northeast of Paris, has been
bombarded by the Germans.
A shower of shells have fallen all
around the historic old churches of
the town, but an official statement
from the war office this afternoon said
that little damage was done.
The new long range guns employed
by the Germans along the seacoast
hurled shells into the city from con-
cealed positions. French aviators are
accommodating over the enemy's lines
to discover the location of the Ger
man batteries.
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RICHEST CONDUCTOR IS
FORCED BY STRIKE TO REST

Chicago, June 15.-Henry To-
berg, a street car conductor, whose
wealth is estimated by his fellow
enjoying his first vacation since
1887 as a result of the street car
strike.
TOberg has been termed the
richest conductor in the world. He
OWNS stock in the Chicago railways
which he purchased more than
twenty years ago. Dividends from
this stock, his associates say,
amount to three or four times his
annual wages.
TOberg owns other valuable
stock and bonds: also a hotel and
other buildings. from which he re-
ceiveS big rentals.
TOberg has been street car
conductor for 40 years.
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Governor Major, in OveralIs,
Works With COnyictS.
BIG RAINS HAMPER FORCES
Wet Season Puts Farmers Be-
hind in Crop Work.
Armies to Go Forth Later. in
Statewide Movement.

Kansas City. Mo, June 15.-While
thousands Of volunteer workers are
busy on the highways of western Mis-
souri, in response to the call of Gov
ernor Major, who set today and to-
morrow as Missouri Good Roads days,
the road overseers in many localities
are doing only emergency work, on
account of recent heavy rains. Such
overseers are planning for the official
observance of the adys later.
In Jackson county the overseers
were advised by the county highway
engineer not to undertake much work
just now, but to concentrate efforts
on rebuilding bridges and culvertS
and filing washouts as result of rains
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Adopts Proposal to Bar Bible
From Korean Schools.
ALL ORIENT To "CLOSE DOOR"
Minister Urges That Christians
Must Act Quickly.
Contends Reaction Against
Evangelization Has Set In.

st. Helena, Cal, June 15.-The Jap
anese government has adopted a pro-
posal made by the governor general
of Korea to eliminate the teaching of
Christianity from z every Korean
school, denominational or nondenom-
national. according to statement
made today by Elder A. G.. Daniels
president of the general. or w-rld
conference of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists, to the National Educational
and Young People Missionary Volun-
teer council of the Adventists. now in
session here.
Mr.. Daniels said the "open door in
Japan, as far as Protestant mission
ary endeaVOr is concerned, is fast
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WILSON JOINS TAFT AS
A UNION STONE MASON

Washington, June 15.-President
Wilson today became q member of
the local union of jOurneymen
stone masons. Representatives of
the union who were present when
Mr.. Wilson recently laid the cor
nerstone of the American Red
Cross memorial building here
brought him a card of honorary
membership.
Presidents Mckinley. Roosevelt
and Taft also accepted honorary
memberships in unions during their
tenure of office.
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ON MAGMA CHARTA DAY
New York Observes Charters Seven
Hundredth Anniversary.

Albany, n. Y. June 15.-The seven
hundredth anniversary of the signing
of magma charta was observed by
public schools throughout the state
today on the order of John II. Fin
ley. commissioner of education.
Commemorative exercises will be
held in the assembly chamber tonight.
Elihu Root, president of the educa-
tional convention, will preside.
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Wins ENGLISH DERBY.
Pommern Takes British Empire Clas-
sic Today at Newmarket.

Newmarket, Eng, June 15.-Pom-
here today.
Pommern, owned by Sol Joel, was
the favorite for the abandoned classic,
the derby run annually at EPSON
Downs, when the government decided
to discontinue all race meetings dur
ing the war except that at Newmarket.
The race for the new derby stakes
held today was then determined upon.
The new race was open to horses eligi-
BILE for the derby
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BRITISH LOSSES 13,547
SINCE BIG WAR BEGAN

London. June 1S.-Thirteen thou
sand, five hundred and fOrty-seven
officers and men of the British
navy, including marines and MEM
bers of the naval division, have
been killed or wounded Cc- report
ed missing from the beginning of
the war up to May 81. This was
announced in London today. OF
this total, S,24o were killed.
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Moving Machine Kills Bow

Emporia, Kan. June 15.-Carl
Campbell. a 2 year old boy, was per-
haps fatally cut by moving machine
which he was operating in an alfalfa
field. His team ran away throwing
him in front of the sickle bar. His
left arm was cut off and mis- right arm
and body were badly lacerated.
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karlsruhe. Baden, June 15.-Five
hostile airmen bombarded Karlsruhe
for forty-five minutes this morning
Several persons were killed or
wounded
A number of places suffered ma
terial damage, but the destruction
wrought had no military Importance.
karlsruhe is on the Rhine about rs
miles from the French frontier 1t has
a population of 10O,O 900 and a number
of public buildings
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RAID KARLSRUHE E
Five Hostile Airmen Drop
Bombs on German City.
Several Persons Killed or Hurt:
Many Houses Damaged.

Innsbruck, Austria, June 15.-
Twenty-Five thousand AustrO-
Hungarian troops left Trent yes
terday and are now advancing
against the Italians on the Riva-
ROvertO front.
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| DEAD, 1 DYING IN FEUD
Shooting ARRAY Marks Old Quarrel of
Arkansas Family.

Helena, Ark, June 15.-John Mans
field is dead and L. L. Bla1ock. his
stepfather, is dying as the result of a
shooting affray at Blalock's home,
near this city. The shooting is said TO
nave resulted from an old family feud-
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New Eve Treatments.

geons from every part of the Pacific
coast were here today for the conven-
ton of the o-Opthalmological So
ciety New methods in the treatment
of eye diseases were discussed.
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CABINET SESSION SHORT
Presidents Advisers in PerfunctOry
Meeting of 40 Minutes.

Washington, June 15.-President
Wilson and his cabinet held today the
shortest meeting in months. 1t lasted
only forty minutes. Only routine
business was discussed and the Euro
pean situation touched on only lightly,
members said
Secretary Lansing attended. He
said he presented no foreign questions.
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CARS BATTERED
IN TRAM STRIKE;
PEACE FAR OFF
Few Passengers Brave Danger
on Hating 'sL" Coaches.
Heads of Workers Warn Men
Against Drinking.
BARB WIRE GUARD RUSHED
Citizens Sweep Over Barrier to
Steam Trains.
Some in Holiday Spirits; 9th
ers Fight for Jitneys.
Few Passengers Brave DANCE
on Hating "L" Coaches.
Heads of Workers Warn Men
Against Drinking.
BARB WIRE GUARD RUSHED
Citizens Sweep Over Barrier to
Steam Trains.
Some in Holiday Spirits; 9th.
ers Fight for Jitneys.

Chicago. ILL.,. June 15.-An
acid bomb was thrown this
afternoon from building at
Wells and West kinZie streets.
1t smashed a window of a north
bound elevated train. but did no
other damage. The presidents of
the two traction companies. after
conference. rejected the offer OF
mediation made by the state
board of arbitration on the
ground that several fair offers
for this method of settlement had
been refused by the unions.
Chicago. June 15.-The second day
of the Chicago street car strike saw
attempts to increase Gervice on the
elevated lreS meet with two acts of
violence. One South side train was
made the target of a big plank thrown
from a fire escape, and another had
n window smashed by brick thrown
from a roof
A small, but apparently increasing
number of passengers were carried
over the fourteen mile route from the
north to the south sides. No attempt
to run surface cars was made.
Mayor Thompson, the a1dermanic
committee of five appointed last night
TO seek adjustment of the strike, and
union leaders held a conference in
the city hall. Presidents Quinlan of
the surface men. and Bruce of the
union of elevated employees, are max
ing numerous speeches TO the men,
urging them to remain sober.
Men Warned Against Liquor.
Don't let whiskcy defeat this
strike That's the keynote of my
speeches. said Quinlan today.
burst of real June sunshine
cheered the army of Chicagoans who
went to their occupations today in
automobiles, vans, delivery wagons,
and on foot.
The suburban service of the steam
CONTINUED from Page Two.l
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Will SON HITS W.J.B
Answer AdrOitly Yelled in
Subtleties of Speech.
Reply Clearly Directed to In
teIligence of Nation.

Washington, June 15.-According to
opinion here President Wilson's an
swer to William Jennings Bryan,
adroitly yelled in the subtleties of
speech OF which he is complete mas
ter, was made yesterday at the i'm
pressive Flag Day exercises in front of
the treasury department.
On the surface of the address there
was little evidence of the reply to
Bryan, but it was clearly directed to
the intelligence of the nation. Be
tween the lines can be read the pres
ident's answer to Bryan's attack upon
the governments attitude toward the
Lusitania incident.
What thus can be gathered from the
speech is the only answer the presi-
dent will make to the utteranceS of
his former secretary of state.