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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
MAYOR ANNOUNCES DISAPPOINTMENT OF
 SPECIAL ELECTION
Vote on Bond Issues and Ice Plant Will Be Taken on
 June 19.

Mayor Wilson announced today that he had decided to change the date for the special election from June 12 to one week later, Saturday, June 19. The mayor said the change was made at the suggestion of the city attorney in order that the common council might first have opportunity to pass a resolution ordering the election A vote on bonds for a, municipal ice plant will also be taken at the same time. At the council meeting of June ' a, resolution will be introduced pro posing to bond the city for $150,O00 to establish this plant.
 Alderman Whitney who is chairman of the municipal ice plant committee, has been notified to call a meeting of his committee and prepare the reso- luton. Mayor Wilson said today that the charter amendments which gives the people the right to bond for a municipal ice and cold stor- age plant was so worded that the 60 day clause of the home rule act was eliminated.N so that it cam be voted on at the same time as the other pro- posed bonding measures and com mission form of government.
 The machinistS will sttrt the first week in June to put the voting ma chimes in order for the election. There was some question as to whether some e of the bonding measures could be 1e- ga,11y voted for on the 18th but Mayor Wilson said today he had looked up the matter and the date mentioned will bring all within the 90 day limit. As told above no time limit was plac- ed on the ice plant vote.
 Besides the ice plan measure the vote will be taken for or against commission form of government and on these bonding measures: $22o,- 900 for Grand street bridge; $13O,00O for new East Washington avenue bridge. and $2OO,OOO for a municipal incinerator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
DRINKS SPIRITS OF
 AMMONIA, BUT SHE BARS RAW ALCOHOL
Rich Woman in Court Ad- mits Using Cologne For
 Beverage.

Admitting that she drank cologne and spirits of ammonia as beverages, Mrs Anna R. ~Schutte, a wealthy New ork resident, appeared in the civil superior court this morning to testify in her appeal from the Stamford pro bate court Mrs. Schutte was an in mate of Dr. Givens' sanitarium in Stamford last year but was released place herself in charge of 8 conser- vator. Now she wants the court to revoke the order, claiming that she was never properely served with the legal papers and did not understand what she was doing when she signed the agreement. pr. w. s. Douglas of Greenwich was named conservator by the Stamford probate court.
 Mrs. Schutte was subjected to a, severe cross examination by Judge Lockwood of Stamford, representing Mrs Helen R. Mattern of New York, who is opposing the revocation of the court order. Mrs. Mattern is Mrs Schutte's sister. It was during this cross examination that Mrs. Schutte admitted drinking cologne and spirits of ammonia She denied drinking raw alcohol or even diluted alcohol. Mrs. Schutte said she has taken a few highba1Is on different occasions.
 Judge Lockwood asked her about an incident at the Dobbs Ferry, N- Y., railroad station in March, 1914. Mrs Schutte admitted she had a few high balls before going to the stat on. When she arrived tn hsre she found the train had gone so she sat in the sta tton and drank the contents of a whiskey flask She didn't remember anything after that, the witness said. It was stated, however, that relatives searched for Mrs. Schutte and found her lying unconscious in the station. After that she was sent to the sani- tarium.
 The court reserved decision on Mrs. Schutte's appeal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
PROVIDENCE PUTS CRIMP INTO BIC. WARRENITE GRAB
Scheme to Favor Patented Pavement Spoiled By
 Honest Mayor.
INSISTS NOW UPON
 OPEN COMPETITION
Striking Parallel to Bridge ports Unhappy Lot
 Found in Another City
Especial to The Farmer.)

Providence, May 25.-The city of Providence knows the patented
 pavements called Warrenite and Btu lithic, and knows them very well, to the sorrow of it's pocket book nerve.
 When the interesting owners of these asphalt and crushed stone com binations came into our fair city, no body fell in love with them. except the men with the power to make con tracts for paving the highways. These people were wooed. and won. During 1912, 1913. 1914 these patented pave ments were laid without competition, at what one of the local newspapers, with a gift for phrase making, hap oily called gift prices.''
 Warren Bros, received for the en- tire work on Dudley street, Thayer street, Bridgham, Manton avenue, Broad street, Potter avenue, Public street and Elnwood avenue, during the period described. $237,520.5S.
 Little by little, as these contracts were awarded, without competition the people began to be conscious that something was wrong, if not positive ly rotten in Denmark, and a public clamor for Competition began. which grew in force until the late part of 1 914 Along toward the end of the year when the Highway commtttee had it all lined up to hand to Warren Bros, at anywhere from $2.25 to $2.3 per square yard, for a concrete base and two inches of Bitulithic, making seven inches in all, came Mayor Gain CT, an old fashioned man, who believ- ed the public should get as much as possible for it's money.
 Gainer made short work of this grab, by vetoing it, upon the ground that there had been no competition.
 The highway commission then ask ed for bids, letting in all kinds of bi- luminous pavements with the result that for a. concrete and bituninous pavement nine inches thick, local concern made a price that averaged 38 cehts per yard lower than the pat ented pavement bid.
 But the highway committee was sulky. It made no awards, and de- cided to turn the matters over to it's successors, who are to wrestle with it.
 It is estimated by experts that there would have been a saving of more than $32,o0O to the city, on the work don't without bidding, had it been let to, bid, at the prices which prevailed when Mayor Gainer had re- stored competition.
 In his annual message a few weeks ago, Mayor Gainer advocated Com petitive bidding on all street paving work done in the city, as the best means of getting good and durable work for a fair price.
 This method, the Mayor maintains, is fair to local and outside contrac- tors and just to the taxpayers. He thinks that to let contracts for pat ented articles, to the elimination of competition is dangerous and that it tends to lead to extravaganza, if not to absolute graft.
 It is reasonably certain Providence will not soon have more paving scan dals, because the city is going to stick to the tried method of giving every pavement of the desired type a chance in open and fair competition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
SOME P'RADE." ]" IS JUDGMENT OF
 YOUNG ANTONIO
Father Left Him Snoring, But He Was Wide Awake
 Just the Same.
HER ACTS AS HERALD FOR THE BIG PARADE
Finds Mighty Throng About the Circus Grounds
 Turnaway Matinee.

Tony Dirocco, aged seven, lodged several 'cops'' at Main street and Fairfield avenue, at 1O:47 this morn ing and assumed a temporary vantage point in the middle of Main street. From behind ZAP GouIden's syIph- like form he peered down Main street.
 A moment later, Tony shrieked like a Comanche on the war path. As the 'tcops'' chased him back to the sidewalk. Tony announced to the waiting throngs, Here they come!''
 This time, Tony was right He had jeopardized his personal freedom by similar expeditions under the eyes of the law just AT times in the AT minutes preceding. His reconnoit- ring trips had brought him back with the announcement that the circus parade at last was under way. But each time what had looked like a bandwagon had turned out to be much-harassed coal truck or Q be- lated rnilkman.
 But, as has been remarked, this time Tony was right. The grand. gorgeous, glittering parade was in sight at last Tony. his work tenn porari1y at an end, took up a safe and sane position on the corner to compare the actual pageant with the picturization in the 24-sheet posters.
 It had been a pretty busy day for Tony. His father is a baker and lives over on the East Side. He gets up every morning at o'clock so that folks can have fresh rolls for break fast. When he left the house this morning, Tony apparently was having the snooze of his young life. | In fact, Tony, at the age of seven, ac- tual1y snored aloud, so intent was he on sleeping.
 But 3''the old man" had no more than closed the door and gone out into the grey dawn, than Tony was very much awake. A minute and half later, he was logging it down to the corner to meet Joe Renaddo, aged six. and Rocco Iarjo, aged nine. Half an hour later found the trio in the freight yards, along with several hun dreds others of all ages, waiting for the circus to come in.
 After eight or ten years of waiting the circus came in and Tony assisted
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
Bichloride Victim Dies After Fifteen
 Days of Suffering

Following fifteen days of suffering during which time she slowly suc- cumbed to the insidious action of bi- chloride of mercury poison taken with suicidal intent in the Church of the Holy Rosary, May 13, Katherine Dol hertY, 1-2 Armstrong place died this morning in Bridgeport hospital.
 Her death had been expected from the very beginning, as she had aided the action of the bichloride by drink ing water after she had cheWed four of the tablets containing 1-2 grains each. Medical men interested in the case had exerted every means known to science to save her, but in her weakened state and evident desire to die nothing done for her was of avail. When discovered in the church she had besought those attempting to aid her to let her die.
 III health is given as the motive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
Italy Against Plan
 For Separate Peace

London, May -25-Active military and naval operations are now under way between Austria-Hungary and Italy, but there has been no contact of land forces of any great strength. Air and naval raids of a minor char acter form the sum total of the first 24 hours of warfare between these former associates in the triple a1- iance.
 It is generally understood that Italy has arrived at an agreement with her new allies under the terms of which she will sign the existing pact not to conclude a separate peace.
 On the eastern frontier the signs of a check to what at one time seem ed an overwhelming Austro-German offensive movement are being more and more apparent. Even the flying wedge which was driven into the Rus sian center along the river San has been compelled to give ground by tn e energetic counter-attacks of the Russians.
 In the west, General French reports that the Germans, by the use of as phyxiating gases, succeeded in pen etrating the British lines at two points but he claims that some of the trenches lost as a, result of these tao tics were regained in the subsequent fighting The contest is still rag ing.
 Domestic politics continue to ab- sorbt attention in England but there is delay in attaining definite results and the membership of the new cab inet has not as yet been announced. This delay, according to the Man chester Guardian, is due to the in sistance by the Uniontsts on eight places in the cabinet as representing their numerical strength in the House of Commons.
 A clean sweep is looked for in the Admiralty, where it is said that Baron Fisher as well as Winston Churchill, will go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
IS KILLED WHEN AUTO UPSETS
Man Bound From Bridge port To Danbury Crushed When Vehicle Transport ing Marionette Parapher- nalia Overturns At New town.
speciaI to The Farmerl


 Danbury, May 25.Wifnan E. E.O,Hara an attache of Reeves M arionette show which came here from Bridge port today to join a. carnival company exhibiting here, was instantly killed between this city and Newtown this noon by the overturning of a motor truck on which the show paraph err nalia was being transported The heavy machine became unInanageable while descending a, steep hill in the town of Bethel and at a turn in the road crashed into a stone wall and overturned.
 Of six men on the truck at the time O'Hara was the only one injured. His skull was fractured and his head crused. The truck is owned by P. J. Murphy, a Bridgeport struckman The accident Is attributed to the failure of the brakes to hold the car
 Little is known about O'EIara, who joined the show in Bridgeport re- gently. He was about 45 years old.
 P. J. Murphy has a barn and gar age at 97 Henry street from which he conducts a trucking business. He was driving the truck which overturned and had a 12-yea,r-o1d boy with him but both escaped without injury, al- though 7- they were thrown off the truck. Reeves Marfonette show, of which George Reeves Is manager, was exhibiting at South and Iranistan ave- nues where the HamIfI1 shows are playing for the carnival, which is giv- en under the auspices of the 11th company, Coast Artillery Corps, c. N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
Bridgeport Survivor, in Let
 ter to Wife, Tells of Hor-
 TOT Following Attack By Submarine = Saw Tor pedo Hit Ocean Liner.
Couldn't Get Life Preserver, He Says, and Jumped In to Sea on "A Chance"
 Arm Hurt in Helping Others Into I.ifeboat.
:-J. HI. BROOKS.

My God! What a crime!" was the exclamation of James H. Brooks of 1ss see1ey street, this city, one of the Lusitania. survivors. when he was landed at Queenstown, wearing a waistcoat, a pair of trousers. a shirt and socks.
 Mrs Brooks today received from her husband her first letter since the disaster, and in it he described his feelings when he saw women and children perish in the wreck. He was thinking of his four children in Bridgeport.
 To the fact that he was soaked by a stream of water before he left the Lusitania's deck, the Bridgeport sur vivor attributes his rescue.
 Brooks right hand Is incapacitated as the result of ti13 wreck. It was hurt in the struggle to help swim ming survivors into a co1Iapsfb1e boat and it has become infected. He wrote to his wife with difficulty.
 ''No one ever dreamed that the Germans would dare to carry out their terrible threat to destroy such a magnificent vessel and with her hun dreds of lives Of innocent women and children.
 T was standing or the Marconi deck after lunch when my eyes lighted on white streak making it's way with hghtnin g-1ike rapidity toward the ship. Fascinated, wached it un- til it passed out o6 sight behind the bridge Then came the explosion.
 s"rhe ship jared and lifted as if it struck some irnmoYable object. A column of water shot up to the bridge deck. carrying with it a lot of de- bris. Despite the fact that I was more than 20 yards from the spot ,where the torpedo hit. I was knocked off nay feet.
 [ tIt was said another torpedo struck the ship but a stoker told me it was She bursting of the boilers.
 HThere was no rushing about, nott- ing remotely resembling a panic. There seemed to bo no attempt at istribution of the Hfebelts and I couldn't get one myself.
 MT. Brooks said the ship then list a boat. He stepped on the gunwale of one in the attempt to push it off, just when the deck of the Lusitania was only four feet from the surface of the water. Then he dove, decid- ing to swim for it. He says the tor pedo struck at 2:05. He jumped in to the water at 2:19:
 ttI had no 1ifebeIt and I am not a good swimmer but decided to take the risk. The fact that I was wet ted when the column of water shot on the deck saved my life, for had I been dry would have gulped and swallowed water and probably would have lasted only a few minutes.
 T swam as hard as I could to get
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25

When American Ambassador Mor- genthau protested to the Turkish au- thoritfes against the sending of fifty British and French subjects to be placed on the fortihcations of the Dardanelles a, measure destined to stop the bombardment of the allies. Enver Bey replied he must do some thing as the arrival of Turkish wounded from the straits was creat- ing a deep impression. The ambas- sador's energetic efforts, coupled with the British threats to hold Enver Bey personally responsible, resulted in the return of these men to Constant nople within 8 week They were ao- compan1ed to Gallipon by Hoffman Phillip secretary of the American embassy.
 The collier Vulcan, which has been coaIing the American cruiser Tennes- see, is expected shortly at Dedeagatch from Beirut bringing the units of the American Red Cross Society destined for Constantinaple.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
Morgenthau Aids In
 Rescuing Prisoners

Athens, May 25.-Adviees reaching here from Constantinop1e by mail de- scribe the arrival in the Turkish cap itaI of thousands of wounded from the Dardanelles where the first Turk ish army. corps composed of the best fighting elements in the country, has been engaged.
 In Constantinop1e there is a short age of petroleum, wood and coal Bread also is lacking and at the ba- keries people must take their tsss,S-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25

dsmembered body of a found in excavations on the
 Coal Companys plant be that of Mrs John Weiden formerly this city but recently of Milford, Conn. who has missing for several months.
 Police Sergeant MeCirr and today partially Detective Peter Hall show bag containing purse letters addressed to woman found within twenty-five feet of where the Inutated torso was dug up yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
ITkLYS ENTRY INTO WAR BRINGS
 US. NEUTRALITY PROCL AVIATION

Washington, May 25-A neutrality proclamation by the United States covering the entry of Italy in the Flu ropean war was published today by the state department under date of May 24.
 The proclamation cautious Ameri- cans that "the laws and treaties of the United States, without interfering with the free expression of opinion and sympathy or with the commer-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
SECOND CONVICTION FOR
 MURDER UPHELD

Albany, May 25-The second con- viction of Former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker for inst9gating the murder Of Herman Rosenthal, the New York gambler. was upheld to- day by the court of appeals. Becker now must die unless he can obtain executive clernency from Governor Whitman who, as district attorney of New York, prosecuted him, or can obtain a reversal through the United States supreme court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
DUTCH PROTEST
 LUSITANIA LOSS

The Hague, Holland. May 25.-The government of the Netherlands has sent a note to Germany protesting against the sinking on May of the Cunard liner Lusitania by 3. German submarine.
 The contents of this note are sub stantiaIiy the same as that in the American communication on. the sana e,1biect
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
BRITISH DESTROYER
 CAPTURES AVIATORS

London, May 25-A telegram from Harwich says that a British destroy CT arrived there this morning bring ing a. German sub-lieute1ant and Tnechanician from an aeroplane which was found floating in the North Sea The aeropdane had been forced by engine trouble to descend, After the Germans had been rescued the aeroplane was sunk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
WILSON TOO BUSY TO GIVE THOUGHT
 TO EXTRA SESSION

Washington, May 25.-Presi dent Wilson said today he had not consid- cred calling an extra session of Con gress in October. He remarked that his mind had been occupied with oth CT matters and that there was still plenty of time to think of an extra session.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
GERMANY's ENVOYS
 NOW ON SWISS SOIL

On the Italian Frontier, May 25- Prince Von BueIow and Baron Won Macchio, German and Austrian ann bassadors to Italy, who left Rome last night, reached Chiasso, Switzerland. at 9:30 o'clock this morning. They were received by the Swiss authori- ties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
ITALIANS GARRY WAR TO AUSTRIA, OCCUPYING THREE BORDER TOWNS;
 NEW NEUTRALITY ORDERS ISSUED

War Office At Rome Announces Successful Att tacks By Italians Towns Held By Enemy -Austrians Burn Bridges and Houses During Retreat-President Wilson Issues Neutrality Proclamation Covering ItaIy's Entrance Into World War.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25

cta1 manufacture or sale of arms -o4 munitions of war, nevertheless irnpos1 upon all persons who may be withip their territory and Jurisdiction, the duty of impartial neutrality during the existence of the contest
 The protection of the United States, it is declared, will be denied to such American citizens as ''may miscon- duct themselves in the premises
 The language of the proclamation ia identical with others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair tonight, Wednesday partly cloudy, warmer in the SnteriOr. Gentle to moderate northwest winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
JAPAN AND
 CHINA SIGN
 NEW TREATY
Peking, China, May 25-The new treaty between China and Japan was signed at 3 o'clock this afternoon

Washington, May 25-Tokio des- patches to the Japanese embassy say that. at p. n., May 25. two treaties covering the negotiations concerning the Shantung peninsula and Man churia and Mongolia, were signed and exchanged between Japan and China with a note concerning other questions No intimation of the con tents of the note was contained in the despatches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
FORD WOMAN MURDER VICTIM ?.
Absence of Mrs. John Weidenheimer, Missing Several Months, May Solve Mystery of Dis membered Body Buried Near Yellow Mill Pond.

Discovery of Her Handbag Recalled With Graphic Detail By Man Whose Dog Led Him Into Where Body Was Unearthed By Steam Shovel Police ScOur Milford.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-02-26
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Martha and Lois Rice srent Ftiday
night at the Clemens home
MI and Mrs. Elton Bolts have rent.
gu Tue r l.. Phillips ranch. They
expect to move on it next week
Vim. Grim spent the week end =,
his home in Franklin. u at
Mr. and Mrs. Mcfarland from perk-
day and Monday. '""
Mrs Roberts and daughter Cath
ERNIE, returned Thursday evening from
Portland. "s nom
Miss Margarine Bush OF Boise Miss
10y foote of Middleton, and the
Misses Blanche Waterman and RntI,
kerby were guests of Jennettc Rune
man Saturday evening.
Miss Winnie Park spent the week
end at her home in Franklin
Miss Olivia Meador took part IN
the exercises at the Methodist church
Sunday evening. '"''' :"
Mr. Edlefson left last week for