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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
HOWLAND DRY. GOODS co.

mercia1 attache to France in a Joint
visit to the Spanish Government With
our Ambassador. brought about the
removal of the preferential tax against
American coal; thousands of tons Of
coal have been sold and are now be-
ing sold to Spain.
f. The cooperation of the New
York office of the Department of
Commerce with Russian buyers led
to a contract for the purchase of 49,
600 bales of cotton per annum for five
years.
Other results include orders for the
building of a railway on the island Of
Fornosa; for the building of a CAPT
toll building on the same Island; for
the construction of a petroleum pipe
line in Roumania, and a telephone.
system for Bergen in Norway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
HEAVY STORM IN BOSTON.

Boston, Feb. "a snowstorm which
began yesterday in southeastern New
England has extended to the Canadian
border today, with the heaviest fall
IN this city and moderate gales off the
coast.
The government bureau reported
that the storm center had moved dur
ing the night from Cape Hatteras to
some point off Nantucket, but it's, in
f1uence extended as far north as Can
ada It was expected that it would
move out to sea before night, follow
ed by clearing weather.
The snow in this city was the heav-
lest since 1903, slightly more than 10
inches having fallen. up to g o'clock
this morning.
The precipitation was lighter in
Southern New England. Train SER
vice. especially between this city and
New York, was somewhat delayed al
though normal conditions elsewhere
were reported.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
new BUSINESS
BROUGHT TO U. S.


A hundred illustrations can be
found in the work of the Department
of Agriculture which have been turn
ed into dividends by farmers in all
sections of the country. The Gov
eminent service in other lines likewise
teens with them. A recent letter in
this series showed that typhoid fe-
yer costs the United States 100000
600 annually and that extension or
the work sof the Public Health Ser
vice, especially in the field of rural
sanitation, will do much TO reduce this.
The Bureau of Domestic and Foreign
Commerce, Department of Commerce
in the past few months has accom-
plished much in quite a different d.
rection, as follows:
l. Active cooperation through
continued months of the commercial
attache at Lima, has brought the Bo-
Iiyian tin business, heretofore tran
sacted wholly with London, to the
United States, and through the agency
of a large industrial corporation tin
smelling will now for the first time be
actively carried on in the United
States.
2. The active cooperation of the
commercial attache in China with the
representative of a large American
uanufa cturer secured an order for
the entire equipment of two cotton
mills with American machinery and
has since been followed by an addi-
tional order.
3. The cooperation of the com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
SNOW COVERED
STREETS DON'T
WORRY COURTADE

Bridgeport awoke today to find a
deep mantle of snow over streets,
sidewalks. and houses. During the
night the railroad and trolley com
panies were put to their utmost to
keep traffic in motion heavy rlows and
motor driven sweepers were used to
keep the roadbeds clear.
Connecticut Co. officials reported to-
day they maintained schedules during
the night about the city, and cars
were running freely today. The first
cars from Milford and New Haven
were about Is minutes late but the
schedules soon were made perfect.
Heavy snow up-country was report
ed by conductors on the Berkshire and
Naugatuck divisions of the New Ha-
ven. but trains came through in time.
On the main line through trains from
the east were somewhat delayed be-
fore they arrived on this section. No
wires were reported down on either
the electrified portion of the New E1a-
ven system or on the Connecticut lines
here.
Shortage of labor materially affect
ed the cleaning of streets by the Con-
necticut Co. and the director of pub
lie works. Eleven double teams and
six single teams were employed by the
city today all others being held for
private Work. me director Oh puD1iC
works was able to obtain but 10 men
who wanted work. The Connecticut
company who have the contract for
snow removal between State street and
North avenue on Main street were
similarly handicapped.
This situation finds no parallel in
the annals of the city for the common
recently raised the pay for
double teams from $3.50 to 81 per day
and the price of single teams from
$3.50 to $4. Snow shove11ers re-
ceive So per day but there were few
for work whereas in
former years there have been many
Director of Public Works
Jacob A. Courtade has this winter fac
ed the most serious problem in the
history of his official life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
NUMBER ELEVEN
CAMP, S. OF v.
PLANS BANQUET
Women Relatives of Mem
bers To Be In Attendance
At Annual Feast.

arrangements have been completed
for the Lincoln Day banquet of Frank
lin Bartlett camp, No. II, Sons of
Veterans, which will be held at The
Stratf1eld on Monday evening, Feb. IA,
at 1880. This undoubtedly will be the
largest gathering of the order that has
ever been held in the state and for the
first time members of the order will
have their wives and women relatives
as guests. Covers have been already
engaged for 400 persons and indica-
tons are that this may be largest ban
Quet ever held in this city.
Joe Mitchell Chappelle, editor of the
National Magazine, will be the speak
err of the evening. F. L. Chapman,
commander of the camp, will be toast
master. Mayor Wilson, who is also a
member of the camp, will be guest
and a speaker. Other guests will be
Charles Fayer Sherman, of Mt. Yer
non, past commander-in-chief of the
Sons Of Veterans; Charles Griswold,
of Guilford commander of the depart
Yneat of Connecticut, Grand Army of
the Republic; Mrs Robertine Kelsey,
of clinton department president of the
women's Relief corps; and Mrs. Maud
S. Ford. of Milford, department presi-
dent of the Sons of Veterans auxiliary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Appam German Prize,
Lansing Says; British
Ask Seamen's Release
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of resistance they made when captured
forfeited their right to be liberated.
Twelve British subjects, described
by Lieut.. Berg In a telegram to AM
bassador Won Bernstorff as "enenny
subjects also are to be kept, aboard
the Appam. These men are. believed
to be gunpointers removed from ves-
sells destroyed by the raider. Collect
or Hamilton assured these men, in an
address to the passengers yesterday,
that they would be given protection
as long as they remained in American
waters. Tnasmuch as the Appam may
be sent to sea if Germany chooses IN
event the United States government
decides the vessel is a German prize,
these men were not entirely reassur-
ed by this guarantee.
It is the German contention that the
Appam came into Hampton Roads un-
der the terms of the Prussian-Arne
lean treaty which guarantees her to
her captors- The British view is that.
the vessel should be returned to her
owners as a prize in accordance with
Article II of The Hague convention.
Germans and British disagree also
in their versions on the identity of the
raider Prince Won Hatzfeldt, coun-
selIor of the German embassy at Wash
ington, insists that she is the German
cruiser Moewe, while all of the British
shippers aboard the: Appalm who have
been interviewed, declare she is a con-
verted merchantmen of about 5000
tons named Ponga, mounting six
masked guns of near six-inch ca1ibre
and having two torpedo tubes. The
believe she is new boat
fitted out recently as a commerce de-
stroyer, and that she slipped out of
the Riel canal early in January.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Coroner To Advise
Holding of Kra1ik For
Death of Czekonski


Coroner John J. Phelan in his find
ing tomorrow on the murder of John
Czekonsli of 327 Willard street, will
recommend that Paul Kra1ik of 314
Willard street be subjected to a. test
as to his sanity. He will also recon-
mend that the accused be held for
criminal liability in the death of
Czekonski. Kra1ik stabbed Czekonski
in the stomach with a butcher knife
in Steve Sutsay's saloon in Willard
street last Saturday night. He has
repeatedly said to the police and cor
oner that he had no fight with Czen-
koski and that he did not know why
he stabbed him.
Kra1ik says he had been drinking
heavily before he entered the Sutsay
saloon. Czenkoskt died at st. Vim
cents hospital an hour after the stab
bing. Coroner Phelan would not COM
ment on the case today, saying that
he would submit his finding to Prose-
cutting. Attorney Delaney before he
made ftp ublic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
..wHo WROTE THIS PLAY?"

Mr.. Hit. broken down actor, ap-
piled for a part in a we'll known stock
company; the manager took him to
one side and said
Now, Mr.. Hit, you will have a
great part in this play, a part that
you can establish yourself with, not
only here, but on the road later.
NOW, at the opening of the first
act, it is about 4:3O in the afternoon.
You will be dressed in a very neat
business suit-cutaway coat, light
striped trousers and all that: you
know the very latest thing. You
have q short scene, leave the stage
ard change to neat dinner suit-you
know; tuxedo, white silk shirt, black
tie, etc. Just at the end of the act
you come in in full evening dress
white gloves, silk hat, cane, etc.
Gin the second act you are a gener-
al. Full uniform. gold epaulettes
sword
''Say, look here" interrupted the
fractured thespian, whose entire ward
robe. consisted of a package of pawn
tickets and an extensive va1tse. ''Who
wrote this play, Browning; King &
Co. ?''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
PACIFIC COAST CITIES
ARE ISOLATED BY WORST
SNOWSTORM OF WINTER

Seattle, Wash. Feb. 3-The Pacific
Northwest today again faced the task
Of battling with an almost unprece-
denied snowstorm which has paralyz-
ed rail communication, disorganized
city life, held residents in outlying sec
lions snowbound and caused many
thousands of dollars damage to
buildings which were not strong
enough to stand the weight of more
than two and a half feet of snow on
their roofs. With continued cold
weather and more snow in prospect,
the outlook is not promising today
for early resumption of normal con-
ditions.
All the northern trans-continental
railroads are tied up by snow in the
fountain passes, and railroad officials
have abadoned hope of raising the
blockade until the storm ends.
In Seattle and other cities street
car lines are completely blocked by
snow. Schools are closed and bust
ness is practically suspended awaiting
the end of the storm. The greatest
single loss from the storm occurred
in Seattle, where the dome of ST.
James Catholic cathedral collapsed
under the weight of snow yesterday.
causing damage to the edifice of $751;
900
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Thought To Be Dead,
She Reappears After
Absence of 43 Years

New London. Feb. 3.-In the pro-
bate court here this morning it was
announced that Miss Harriet L. Hemp
stead, who had been absent from this
city for ID years and was supposed to
have been dead for many years, IS
alive in Honolulu. Miss Hampstead
was an heir under the will of her un-
Gle who died ten years ago, and an
administrator had been appointed on
her estate, under the presum ption
that she was dead. About two years
ago information received by some of
her relatives that she was still. living
in Hawaii and an investigation follow
ed that proved that the statement was
correct. Miss Hampstead has $s17. 45
due her from her uncle's estate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
MARY A. sCHIFTTNcER

Mary A., wife of Henry Schietinger.
died last night at her home, 41S Grand
street. after an illness Of IL months
Mrs. Schfetinger was born in this city
SO years ago, the daughter of the late
Edward and Ann FIan1ey, and lived
most of her life in the North End.
She was a member of st. Patrick's
Church. Surviving her are her hus-
band, two daughters, Eva, wife of
william Oviatt, and Agnes Schietinger;
son, John Schietinger; three sisters,
Mrs. William Miller, Mrs. Frederick
Hayden, and Mrs. John F. Moran and
two brothers, Edward and Michael
HanIey..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Keep of Prisoner
At County Jail Is
"a Cents a Day

It cost "a cents a day to keep a
prisoner at the county Jail during the
month OF January, according to the
report made public today by County
Sheriff Simeon Pease. He recently
installed a card system by which he
has been able to keep accurate count
of the amount of food used. In the
average of "a cents is included rne
items of fuel andt light as well as
food
During the month of january the
amount of food used was: 6,071
pounds of bread, 155 bushels of pota-
toes Sc barrels of cabbage, six bushels
Of carrots, 160 pounds Of corn meal,
,14o pounds of oat meal, 2,5o1 pounds
of meat, 112 pounds Of coffee, 20
pounds of tea, ass pounds of rice. The
average number of prisoners for the
month was 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Golfers of Postal
Savings Banks Here
Bursting With Cash

The largest postal savings deposits
in the history of the Bridgeport office
were recorded for January. In the
Main Office alone the receipts were al
most three times those of January.
1915. Since the opening of the Of
fee in 1912, the main Office has taken
in $450,s91, in deposits.
Since the outbreak of the European
war i'll 1914 and the prosperity which
has come to Bridgeport, the postal
savings; has made big gains each
month That the war is directly re-
sponsible is shown by the receipts at
the main Office for the month of July,
break, which were $5,176, normal
figure compared with those Of August
of the same year which were $12,-
407.
In January, 1915, $1O,63e were de-
posted at the main Office. The re-
ceipts for the month just closed were
1924.
The figures for the main office and
branches follow:
Main office, $50 accounts opened;
173 closed; 1.5OS deposits; 627 with
drava1s. $32,s44 deposited; $17.682
Withdrawn, gain $15,262; $50 accounts
now open; $1s7,5s2 on deposit.
East Side station, 112 accounts open
ed; As closed; 40 deposits; 1913 with
Withdrawn; gain. $6,138; 533 accounts
now open; $e1, O54 on deposit.
West End station, 81. accounts OPEN
ed; II closed; 253 deposits; 62 with
drawaIs; S4,017 deposited; $1,057
withdrawn; gain, 1890; -252 accounts
now open; S17,150 on deposit.
{. Stratford station, opened; 1 clos
ed; deposits; with draWals; $92
deposited; $50 withdrawn; gain SAP;
90 accounts now open: 1924 on de-
posit.
The total figures for the city are as
follows. Five hundrsd and twenty-five
accounts opened; 23e closed; 2,176 de-
positsa 325 with drawals; $49,34S de-
posted; $24,946 withdrawn: gain,
s24,4o2; accounts now open, 2s555:
total on deposit, $2e6, 800.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
DIED.

SOMERSET-In New York. City, Feb.
2, 1915, Margaret Faith Somerset,
aged SO years.
Funeral services will be held in
Trinity Episcopal church, Broad St
corner Fairfield, Bridgeport,
II Comb on Friday, 18th inst, at 9
IL o'clock A NJ Friends may view
the remains at her late home, No
q 7O8 Atlantic street on Thursday,
3rd inst, between the hours of
and 8 clock p M Burial in Port
land. Conn, on Friday at 1 o'clock
RoBINsoN-In this city, FEB. q.
1916 Helen Doolan, wife. Of VIII
liam E. Robinson.
- Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from her late residence,
42S Arctic street on Saturday, Feb.
5 at $3.50 a. M, and from st.
Charles church at 9 a. m. Inter
ment Lakeview cemetery.
REAGoCK-In this city, Jan. 81.
years.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral at. the undertaking parlors
of CuIIinan & Mullins. s64 Main
= street, on Friday. FEB. 4, at $3.50
D. m. Interment Lakeview ceme-
soHIETINGER-In this city, we'd
nesday, Feb. O. 1916, Mary A.
H1nley, wife of Henry, Schietinger.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from her late residence, No.
4T9 Grand street on Saturday, Feb.
5th at $3.50 a. m, and from ST.
Patrick's church at 81 O'Clock. Bur-
ial. at Park cemetery.
B g b.
PERKINs-In this city, Feb. i, 1915.
Mary E. Perkins.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral at her late residence,.3N NO.
643 Warren street on Friday. Feb.
4th at 2:3O D. m. Burial in Noun
tain Grove cemetery.
LANE.-In this city. Wednesday, Feb.
End 1915. Mary, widow of William
Lane. aged IS years.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from her late residence, No.
so Jones. avenue. on Saturday, Feb.
5th, at 80 a M, and from St
Augustine,s church. at 9 o'clock.
Burial at st. Thomas cemetery,
Fairfield Automobile cortage.
BIZ 50
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
GERMANY REJOICING
AT GREAT NAVAL FEAT

Berlin, Feb. 3-News of the arrival
of the Appam at Hampton Roads and
of the daring raids Of German
cruiser in the main lane of sea traffic
between South Africa and Europe has
aroused q new outburst of enthusiasm
for the navy. The cruiser @Moewe-
in English the Sea Gull-was enrolled
Immediately on the honor list with
the Emden, Prinz EiteI Friedrich and
Karlsruhe. Her feats are character
lied as most daring. illustrative of the
fact that the spirit which animated
the men on the Emden is still alive
and that further pages of German his
tory are being written.
There is no little mystery here re-
garding the identity of the Moewe,
Admiralty officials evidently were not
surprised at the news. but for obvious
reasons decline to give any informa-
ton about the cruiser or whence she
set out for her raids.
A vessel named Moewe is given in
the German navl list as a surveying
ship. She formerly was engaged in
survey work at the East African sta
ton. The raider may have been this
craft although it seems improbable
that this little steamer, of $50 tons,
with a speed of only nine knots, could
accomplish the exploits in question.
1t may have been that some larger
steamer, assuming the name Moewe,
when converted into an auxiliary
cruiser, slipped through the British
lines A. precedent of this nature ex-
lists in the case of the German mer-
chairman which was converted into
the auxiliary cruiser Meteor, which
sank the British patrol boat Ramsey
and other British ships in the North
Sea last summer and subsequently
was destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Official
VIEWS OF
Worlds w ar
BRITISH

Z London, Feb. 3-The following Brit
ish official statement has been issued
regarding the operations on the east
ern front:
zone of our patrols last might shot
an enemy sentry. At about 1870
o'clock this morning the enemy at
tempted a surprise attack against our
trenches near Ypres on the Pilkelm
road. The attack was not preceded
by any artillery bombardment and
was easily repulsed by our fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
OREGON Is STORM SWEPT

Portland, Ore, Feb. 3-Portland
and a large part of Oregon continue
today in the grip of what is said to
be the worst storm in their history.
Sleet and snow driven by high winds
have cut off all wire communication
east and on all sides, save for inter
mittent telegraph service to Spokane.
Business is practically at stand
still.
The storm, which Is known as a
''Si1ver thaw,' has been experienced
here before but never in so severe a
form as now. For 48 hours sleet has
fallen, driven by fierce wind Thous-
ands of trees have bent and broken
under the weight of ice. Telephone
and other wires by hundreds have
fallen into the streets, many becom-
ing entang1ed with live wires as they
fell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Front basement.

scrape snow and mud.

81 never the streets muddy and dirty. It's
just awful the way the dirt is tracked into the house 1t
though the children simply wouldn stop to clean
their shoes !
New bright door-mat will stop little their
way in from the muddy streets. And they will cleanse
their shoes much
Rubber mats of good weight-5Oc
Cocoa doornats actually brush the shoes clean and
whisk away every bit of -dirt-5Oc to So.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
FINED FOR
KEEPING DIsORDERLY
HOUSE IN SOUTH END

Dennis Smith, co1ored, of 80 Gregory
street, was fined $25 and COSTS when
arraigned before Judge Bartlett in the
city court today, charged with keeping
a disorder1y house at that address.
Three female frequenters were fined
$5 each. Three young male frequent
ers arrested In the house were placed
ON probation for six months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
MARY al. PLATT.

The funeral of Mary A. Platt was
held from the home of her nephew,
Frederick Hinderer. 7S Beechwood
avenue, at 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
Rev. Charles Find1ey, assistant rector
of ST. Johns Episcopal church, con-
Quoted the services. Burial was in
Long Hill cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
HELEN DooLAN ROBINSON

Helen Doolan, wife Of william E.
Robinson, died yesterday at her home,
42s Arctic street, after a short illness
with pneumonia. Mrs. Robinson was
born in Bridgeport, the daughter of
the late Samuel Doolan. She was a
member of St. Charles church. Sur
viving her are her husband and a son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03

Although she has shown signs of
improvement at Bridgeport hospital
the condition of Mrs. Annie E. Carson
of 838 Willard street is yet serious
and she may yet succumb. She is the
woman who attempted suicide at her
home Monday morning when she
s1ashed her throat with her husbands
razor. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Bridgeport, Conn.
Thursday, Feb. 8, 1915.
Smart new junior
Norfolk suits for boys.

One of the cleverest and satisfactory of suits
for little boys-Junior Norfolks of wool poplin !,
Deep and rich brown poplin of splendid weight and
quality.
TRINITY and finished with tasteful peats backs and
front
Equipped with white collar and cuffs which easily
removed for laundering
Marked by boysh but little-rnannish air that is
notable
Sizes to So
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
MARGUERITE RICHARDS

The funeral of Marguerite, daughter
of William c. and Catherine Richards,
was held from the home. of her par
ents, 81 Brewster avenue, at 2:S0 this
afternoon. Rev. William Fl. Jepson,
rector of st. Luke's church, read the
services. Burial was in Mountain
Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
Kiel University To
Preserve War Poetry

Kiel, FEB. S.-The University OF
Kiel has begun the collection of all
the poetry of the war which has
more than mediocre merit. Requests
have gone out to all poets of reputa--
ton, to all newspapers magazines
and publishers. to forward to the uni
versity anything that may seem to
them to be worthy of a place in the
collection, including prose skits, songs
with or without music, novels and
dramas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
British Military
Service Bill Will
Be Effective Soon

London, Feb. SKIING George, at a
privy council today, signed a procla-
,znafion fixing Feb, H. as the appointed
date on which the military service act
shall be regarded as coming into force.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03

Fifteen thousand men were en-
p1oyed by the Street Cleaning De-
partnent to clean the snow from New
York city's streets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03

A statement issued by the Austrian
Ambassador at Berlin says that all re-
ports of the illness of Emperor Franz
Josef are false.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03
OBITUARY

MRS. CHARLES WALKER
Mrs. Charles Walker died this morn
ing at her home, 1920 Main street, this
morning. Her husband survives her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03

The German surveying ship Moewe
was sunk by gunfire on Aug. 10, 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03

The Jamison Coal & Coke Co., of
Greensburg, Pa, granted a 10 per
cent, increase to the employees in every
department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03

LEGAL NOTTCE-All pledges up to
number 26137 dated before Aug. g.
1915 are for sa1e:-26048, 26038..
July 81 260O7, July 80; 25992,
259s2, 25972, July 20; 1885, July
%; 259O3. 25s99, July 2z; 25872,
July 26; 25s27, July "A; 25777,
July %; 25727, July FL; 25693,
July 20; 25O56. July 10; $3.50,
July 16. 1915. Charles a. Peck, As.
Middle St. City.
asp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03

Sixteen persons were killed and As
injured in train wreck at the St.
Denis station. near Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-03

Gasoline. tank wagon basis, was adj,
vanced two cents a. gallon at PhiladeI-
phia by the Atlantic Refining CO.