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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN; CARRY OFF
 BOOTY IN AUTOS
MRS. ROOSEVELT, OPERATED UPON,
 MUCH IMPROVED
Nature of Illness Not Dis closed By Colonel or Her
 Physicians.

New York, April. 15-Mrs. Theo-. dore Roosevelt, who was taken to Roosevelt Hospital last night by her husband, the former President, was operated on early today. pr. Alex ander Lambert, of the Cornell Medi- cal School, was the surgeon in charge.
 I While the nature of Mrs. Roose- velt's ailment was not disclosed, it was stated that the operation was success full ands that the condition of the patti ent was satisfactory.
 Col Roosevelt appeared at the hos pita1 with Mrs. Roosevelt at 10 o'clock last night He remained with her un- til she was taken to the operating rooms early today. After the opera ton he. was immediately notified of Mrs. Roosevelt's condition and left the hospital with his son, Theodore.
 The Colonel declined to discuss his wife's illness and referred inqu1rers to Dr. Lambert but judging from the look on his face the operation and condi- tion of Mrs Roosevelt were apparent ly satisfactory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
.MONTvILLE COUPLE DIE WHEN FLAMES
 SWEEP TREATMENTS

4
 MontviT1e, Conn. April 15.-Charles and Jennie Church. husband and wife, were burned to death shortly after midnight this morning in a tenement house fire in the hamlet of Pequot, across the Oxoboxo river from the Pal mertown Road. Peter Titsky and his wife got out their five sleeping chill dren in the other section of the double house without having a second of time to spare.
 How the fire started is unknown. It was discovered by Tony Bebick, a. Pol ish mill hand. who boards in a nearby house. Bebick woke up the Titsky family and tried to arouse the Church es. They were not seen and it is High ly probable that both were suffocated as they slept.
 The floor of the second story bed room in which MT. and Mrs. ChuEch slept fell to the ground floor with charred iron bed and springs intact and the bodies of the unfortunate man and wife on the embers.
 The loss by fire is about g, 600.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
Dozen Armed Robbers Stop Fast Freight Near Buffalo, Uncouple Engine and Strip Several Cars of Ship ments of Bolted Silk
 Posse Goes in Pursuit.
-Four Big Auto Trucks Lined Up At Tracks to Garry Away Booty Shots Elk changed With Train Crew As Robbers Make Good Escape None Injured.

Buffalo, April 45 dozen bandits held Up a New York Central fast freight train at Sanborn, nine miles east of North Tonawanda, early today, stripped several cars of bolted silk valueds at $50, ,OOO and sped away in automobile trucks up- on which they had loaded their pIunder.
 The bandits were aPmed with repeating rifles and automatic pistols and fired several shots at the crew. No one was in jured.
 posse of detectives. mounted DO lice and patrolrnen from this city. Niagara Falls and North Tona'wauda were at the scene shortly after the hoIaup but up to a late hour this When last Sean the robbers were headed toward this city
 After forcing the engine crew to uncoup1e the locomotive and run it a. short distance down the tracks, the enedneunen and the three other mem
 
 and placed undar guard of a single bandit while t1ae others looead the merchandise cars
 EoalK aVe-41n automobile. trucks which tls pobbexs had in Waiting, weEs duacE1Y Hoaded with the booty. zneaneax Goas, of Syracuses escaped ths grMEd and reached his engine in Bafety, shongh several shots were fir ' ed at him. Hesnnade e quick run in to Suspension Bridge, miles away. and gave the alarm. Police and armed citizens were hurried to the scene but Ghe robbers had made good their escape. The robbery took place at Q crossing where several other re- cent nobberies have occurred.
 The train, west bound, was heavily laden. As 1t approached the cross ing, Engineer Goss, in response to a sharp command, turned quickly from hia thxott1e to find himself looking into the barrel of a repeating rifle.
 The man with the rifle ordered Goas to stop the train Goas and his eng1nennen dropped to the deck of the engine and were held by the bandit. Conductor Burke and his trainEnen also were held under guard.
 Following the escape Of Hng7neer Go4s with his 1ocomotiVe the rob berse worked with greAA rapddity, load Ing thetr trucks with the most vaIu- able of the merchandise
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
.DR. TONES WILL
 HELP NEW YORK
 SCHOOL SYSTEM
Bridgeport Dentist and As sistants Give Demonstra
 tion of Officials.
SHOW HOWCHILDREN's
 HEALTH IS PROTECTED
New York Board of Health Takes Up Inquiry Into
 Local Work.

Because of the success with which the dental clinic established in Bridge port has met, New York city will in stitute a clinic patterned after this eity's. adopting the methods and .prac- tices used here. This is believed tc have been the decision made yesterday after Bridgeport methods were dem onstrated to New York health author ities.
 4 t the invitation of pr. Josephine Baker, and the advisory committee of the New York board of health, pr. A. c. Tones of this city, who esta blish ed the clinic here and taught the dental nurses their craft, Mrs. Winnifred A. Hart, one of the supervisors of dental work here, and Miss Veronica Gra- ham, a. dental nurse trained by Miss Rose B. House. the first supervisor appointed, gave a demonstration be- fore the New York authorities syester- day afternoon and outlined the meth ods used in Bridgeport.
 pr. Zones addressed the committee and pr. Baker in a 20-ninute talk, in which he told of the work being done here, the methods and the ends at tained. His address greatly interested them. He pointed out the relation of disease to il1-kept teeth, Nand showed that in places where preventative methods are used; many diseases are almost eliminated. How brain devel- opment is*affected through the teeth was shown. Mrs. Hart gave brief talk concerning the supervisors branch of the dental work. Then Miss Gra- ham treated the teeth of a school child as a practical demonstration.
 New York has a reparative clinic for dental work, but has no preventative clinic, which has distinguished the Bridgeport work here. The aim of the oIan in f171S eitv iS to 1alfr7iT1 afa had teeth among the younger persons o1 Bridgeport by teaching them the care of teeth and watching them from the time they enter school until they leave This will only take a few years, it is thought.
 pr. Baker is leading a movement iT New York for the betterment, of con. ditions among the children She i. head of the Child Welfare division ol the board of health there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
ATTORNEY SHADE
 ENTERS PLEA IN
 CONSPIRACY CASE

New York, April 15-David Slade, member of the law firm of Slade & Slade, attorneys for Rae Tanzer in the breach of promise suit she brought against James w. Osborne, former as- sistant district attorney of New York county, appeared in the United States district court here today and entered tentative pleas of not guilty to two in dictments charging conspiracy. He was furnished.
 David Shade came here from New Haven with his brother, Maxwell, who is also under indictment. MaxWe1I Slade entered his tentative pleas yes terday as did Miss Tanzer herself, who is under indictment on a charge of using the malls in an attempt to der fraud. The Shades refused to discuss their case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
ECONOMY" PLAN OF 6. 0. P. CUTS
 HOSPITAL FUNDS
State Aid will Be Denied for New Buildings, Accord
 ing to Committee
GRAND TOTAL TO BE
 ABOUT $14, 100000
Finance Committee Working on Schemes to Raise In
 come of State.

Hartford April 15-The appropria- tons committee of the General As- senb1y will submit to the members ,tomorrow the general appropriation bill which will give the figures of the amounts which each departm ent in the state needs for it's running ex- penses for the next two years. The grand total will be approximately $14.0O0, GOO. The appropriations committee has pared down the esti- mates with a vigorous hand. It has cut out what it terms t'frills and lux uries'' and has given to institutions only statutory and needed allowances In the case of hospitals no appropria- tions are made for new buildings ex- cept in several instances where such are absolutely required.
 The finance. committee has been at work every day this week preparing g its big bill under which revenue for the state is to be secured. Its task has been to find sources of revenue to meet the demands which depart mentss through the appropriations committee have made The finance bill is also expected tomorrow. It is expected that the revenue recommen- dations will include the following:
 tax upon corporations known as the corporate excess tax, an increase in taxes on steam and electric roads and other transp ortation companies; a tax upon Semi-public service cor porations, such as water, gas and electric. light companies and possibly 8. tax from insurance companies A tax on the shellfish industry will probably be reported in a separate bill. It is estimated that the gross increase in the states income will be about $2,5O0,OO0 and the net in- crease a little in excess of 2,oOO, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
GREAT ARMS WORKS
 BUYS MORE PROPERTY

Another transfer of property to the great arms and ammunition plant which is building in the East end was recorded today in the deeding to the Union Metallic Cartridge Go. the prop cray Of Nellie E. Dunn in Boston ave- nue. The property Is part of the old Dunn estate and in the transfer is given north on Boston avenue for 120 feet, east on Seaview avenue for 56 feet and west on the land of Leonard Wells for 56 feet No purchase price is named in the deed. This sale com pletes the transfer of the entire Dunn property to the Remington Arns-U. M. c. Co.
 The. rumor that John Cooney had sold his property in Barnum avenue near seaview avenue was current again today. The story is that MT. Cooney. had received s30,eQe for the buildings in which his saloon and res- taurant are located, with his barns and the adjoining open lots facing Seaview avenue near Barnum avenue MT. Cooney denied this today He said he had not sold and has no inten- tion of selling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
SEAT ON CHANCE
 BRINGS $59, OO0,
 NEW RECORD SALE

New York. April 15-F1fty-nine thousand dollars was bid today for a. seat on the New York Stock Elk change, am advance over the last sale of s9,0OO. A few weeks ago mem berships were offered for $s6 .OOo and several transfers were made below that figure while the exchange was under enforced closure during the latter part of 1914
 Trading in stocks was again in such volume as to make the move ment unusually impressive. Dealings were broader than at any time In re- cent years, embracing many hitherto dormant issues. The understone was somewhat confused, however. some of the leaders showing a reactionary tendency.
 Bethlehem Steel was little of .. fac- tor in the easrIy trading, becoming inactive after it's initial advance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
H.S. COMMERCIAL STUDENTS APPROVE
 OF GAP AND GOWN

As a result of the action of the graduating commercial class of the Bridgeport High school last evening in approving the vote of the academic. class of senior pupils.z caps and gowns will @he worn at the commencement exercises this year By a majority vote, the commercial class ratified the plans of the academic pupils and will eschew fancy dresses and suits.
 Little opposition was met by those in favor of the plan for caps and gowns Assa result the graduation, ex- ercises this year will not be the riot or color they have been in former years.
 The senior class of the academic di- vision met several weeks ago and after a dispute, voted to adopt the cap and gown The reasons advanced were that economy demanded it, and that uniformity is to be desired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
HUNDREDS WATCH BUILDING WORK
 AT HIGH SCHOOL
steamfitters and Plumbers on the Job About the Only
 Ones to Escape Censure.

Citizens of Bridgeport are becom- ing interested in the new high school building that. is being constructed on Golden Hill. Today several hundred visitors went to the site of the school and viewed the structure. Through out the morning persons who have become attracted of late to the rauni- cipal monument to the board Of edu- cation looked the building over and commented thereon.
 Probably of all the workmen that were employed on the building be- fore the present supervisors took hold, none but the steam filters and plumb CTS have escaped censure. The plumbers work was reported done in an impractica;ble manner, in yester- days issue Of the Farmer, when as a matter of fact the piping in ques- ton is not plumbing work, which is the one feature of the construction that stands out prominently for its accuracy and the care with which it was done. On the scene of the build ing operations today, it was learned that concrete floors were being torn up not because of the plumbing but because conduits-which are painted pipes-were improperly laid. The pipes were not the plumbers. how ever, but belonged to part of the con- struction that was botched.
 The George E. Gibson company of New York, is doing the plumbing work on the school. The firm is a large one that has just completed several years work on high schools in the east, among which is the Wash ington Irving high school of New York Men who have viewed their work ion the local school declare it Eo be an exception to the general rule that is apparent on the site.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
Chicago Carpenters,
 5000 In All, Wait
 For Word to Strike

Chicago. April 15.-The strike of 16,- GOO union carpenters was to go into eff feet at the close of business today as the failure of union leaders to agre@ on wage scale with the employers association. Officials of the carpen- ters' district council had demanded an increase from 65 to TO cents an hour for their men. The employers association proposed an increase of 1-2 per cent. an hour which was declined.
 The strike of, the carpenters, it was sai dtoday will throw out of work practically 100000 men by stopping work in other crafts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
NEGLECTS REPAIRS ON GAR, DRIVES TO
 HIS DEATH IN PARK

New York, April 15.-Benjarain Jackson. a lawyer, was instantly kill pd in> Central park to-day when the automobile in which he was riding alone. crashed into a large tree on the side of the drive. The police say he was driving at the rate of 55 miles an hour. The wreckage under which Ar. Jackson was pinned caught fire, almost instantly. He was dead when extrfcated.
 A note found i,s his coat-pocket contained the words: Look after Mr. Jackson's brakes This note. it is believed containsd directions for re- pairinS the car which were not car ried out, the failure to do. so result Ing in the accident
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
SUSPECTS COP. MACHINE IS
 BACK DE MURBURG

ftIs the Republican machine back Of the attempt to get7t1is license in Black RockH' asked Judge John s. Pullman of Alderman Ralph Broderick of the Third district when the Republican politician was testifying in favor of former Alderman Sven E. Murberg at the monstrance this morning against Murberg's application for license transfer.
 Alderman Broderick denied that the machine was backing murberg. Then Judge Pullman, representing the remonstrants, asked Alderman Brod- erick if he had not been influencing residents to favor the transfer. The witness replied in the negative but were favorable to granting a. whole sale license at 3 Wilson street. The alderman gave his views on the liquor question in the course of which he said that when a man ordered $1 worth of sugar he ought to be able to have a case of beer delivered at the same time.
 Homer Fox, whose father owns much property in the Black Rock sec ton, and Francis B. Perry, another big property owner, favored the trans fer. In all there wereI17 present. to favor the transfer and about eight against it. Judge Fillmore s. Banks represented Murberg.
 Among those opposed was William T. Washburn, a wealthy New York lawyer who has a summer home in Black Rock and whose son is Watson M, Washburn, the famous tennis play CT. Attorney Washburn said he thought another license in the section would prove a menace to school chiI- dren. Rev. A. B. Engstrom of the Swedish Congreg gationa1 church and Rev. H. c. Woodruff of the Black Rock Congregational church were present to oppose Murberg.
 The commissioners reserved decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
TrawIers Are seized

Muiden, Netherlands, April 15- The local owners of the steam traw1- ing fleet have been notified that four of. their trawlers, flying the flag of man warships and taken into Cux- haven.
 London, April 15-The total of Bri- tish casualties in the war from the beginning of hostiIities up to April II snouneement made in the House of Commons this afternoon by Harold J. Tenna.nt, under secretary of war.
 England experienced a second Zep- pelin raid last night when a German airship made an extensive flight over the northeastern coast in an abortive attempt to damage shipbuiIding works along the river Tyne With the excep- tioA of negligible damage to property .and slight injury to two civilians, the attack was fruitless.
 The promptneas with which the cit les and towns in this part of England were plunged into darkness when the coming of the Zeppelin was announced prevented the tnhfction of greater damage. As 1t was some narrow es- capes were recorded with bombs fall ing near a. passenger train in one in stance and close. to q shipyard in an- other.
 According to special despatohes app bearing in London, both the Russiana and the Austrians still continue to claim Iocah successes in the Carpa tnfans. Nevertheless, it would appear as though reinforced Austro- German forces had checked the main Russian offensive in the region of the Bzsok Pass.
 Responsibility for the delay in the operations Of the allied fleet against the Turkish positions on the Dardan- eIIes again has been placed on the un- favorable weather conditions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15

Robert M. Sperry. playwright, and at present publisher of Bridgeport Life, has been sued for $1,20O by Neil M. Muirhead, a local painter. It is claimed taat-on April 3, 1912, he en- tered into an agreement with Sperry to paint, decorate and repair 9 house for s71o. Later he made othef re- pairs worth $500. He declares Sperry paid him $70O but1refused to pay the balance. Sperry says he paid Muir head all the work was reasonably worth. The action is returnable to the common pleas court. May term
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
if" GAR LEAVES
 RAILS; FIFTY ARE
 INJURED IN PANIC

New York, April 15.-Two women and man were seriously injured and about 50 persons hurt in a panic of passengers aboard Third avenue elevated railroad train at Chatham Square today.
 The panic resulted from the deraiI- ment of one car of a seven car train which failed to take a switch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, April 15-Fore- cast: Generally fair tonight and Friday.
 Connecticut: Partly cloudy to- night, Friday fair; fresh north- west winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
SUBMARINE
 WAR TAKES
 DAILY TOLL
British Steamer PtaI.miqan
 TorpedOed and Sunk by Ger man Submarine in North Sea Grew of .25 Officers and
 Men Are Saved.
Four TrawIers of Dutch Fleet Taken by German Subma- rine FlOtilla-NeW Casualty List Shows England's War Loss is 139,347.

London, April 15-The Brit ish steamship Ptarmigan has been torpedoed and sunk by 8 German submarine near the North Hinder Lightship in the North Sea. Eleven sailors of the Ptarmigan's crew of g men were saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
Former Crane Go. Employe Mourned;
 Leaves Big Family

Edward McDonough of 64 James street, died yesterday noon at this home after an illness of about two years. He was 3 years old.
 MT. McDonough was employed. for many years in the Crane Go, where he was at first an oi1er and later the gate attendant. He gave up work in 1913 when he became ill.,.
 Besides Mrs. McDonough, five sons Edward H., John F., William J., survive him, besides four daughters, Mrs. John H, Miller, Julia, Sarah and Catherine McDonough. Three grand children are also living.
 The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning from the home and from St. Augustine's church. Mr. McDOnough was a. member of the Holy Name society of the church He belonged also to Court Pequonnock, F. of A.
 Death came last evening at the Bridgeport hospital to Fred Prentice, an old time circus man who had been connected with both the Barnurn & Bailey circus and also Buffalo BiIPs Wild West show. He had spent years as advance agent with both of these shows and had also been ticket seller with them. He was 50 years of age and is well rem em bered in this city. SurVlV1ng nm are mother and a stepson. The body was taken to the undertaking parlors of J. H. Carroll, Elm street, to await notice from New York.
 Edward c. Langdon of 83 Water view avenue, died this morning at the Bridgeport hospital at the age of 4s years. MT. Langdon, who was a 1nu- sician of ability was widely known in this city, He was employed a s a. ma chinist with the Singer Manufa cturing Co. He was member of the Pe- quonnock Yacht Club, and of the Charter Oak lodge. I. o. o. F., and his death will be mourned by an unusual ly large circle of friends. Surviv- ing him are his widow and one son. Edward Langdon, Jr.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15

A general strike of all 1aborers in Milan as a protest against the lSilling of a Socialist by a policeman in an ant1-war demonstration sunday was launched at Milan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15

Miss BeIton. one time we'll known midget actress. died at Woon-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
HUGE PLUM READY
 FOR WARREN BROS.

Contracts Aggregating More 7 Than $3O0,OOO To Be Pre- pared For Immediate Sig nature Streets Through City To Be Treated With Patented Surfacing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-15
Candy Factories
CleaneSt in State

The inspectors who have been delv-
ing into the sanitary conditions of
the various stores and factories
where food is handled in Ashland
returned to the north on Saturday.
They say that wonderful improve
ments have been made here and that
throughout the state the work of the
inspectors and the publishing of their
findings is working a wonderful i'm
provement. AS soon as the figures
have been listed at Salem headquar-
ters they will be published in this
paper. This is the first inspection
in over a year and a great change in
conditions has been made during that
time, says Chief Inspector Duncan.
The inspectors are very thorough,
and to watch one of them at work is
to get many new ideas as to where
dirt may be found. The inspectors
say that dirty place is much harder
to inspect than clean one, because
if a place is unclean it is generally
unclean throughout, while it is their
duty to do their best to find traces
of unsanitary conditions and they
must be very thorough with the
cleanest places.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-15
Klamath Falls to
Have Chautauqua

klamath Falls Northwestern: That
klamath Falls people will be given
the accommodations of chautauqua
course next summer was assured by
the enthusiastic meeting held at the
Christian church, at which time a
board of directors and officers we're
elected and constitution and bylaws
we're accepted. A contract with the
Ellison-White ChautauQua Company
has been under consideration since
last September, but the proposition
was not made certain until last even
ing. The officers elected were: Pres
ident, Herbert Gale; vice-president,
S. d. Harlan; secretary, w. s.
Slough; treasurer, j. w. Siemens.
The board of directors consists of NJ
d. Coats, Herbert Gale, w. S. Slough
o. L. Willy, S. d. Harlan, w. e
Taught, Mrs. Beebee, ], w. Siemens
and A. r. Campbell
BY the contract the Ellison-Wh
Chautauqua Company will bring Its
large tent used for the purpose and
erect IT on a suitable location to be
decided upon by a committee. 1t Is
planned to hold the chautauqua some
time in June. 1t will be in session
six days.