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 Charles s. MeI1en, former presi dent of the New Haven railroad, today told the committee that he had no facts to substantiate the charge by c. w. Barron, of Boston, that MT. Brandeis had helped wreck the New Haven
 When the hearing on the nonfna- tion was resumed today, Senator Walsh read this telegram from MT. Mellen:
 ''I have no information of any character that would be of any value to the subcommittee on the Brandeis nomination. I have no papers that have any bearing on the case. Under these circumstances may not be ex- cused from attending?'
 Senator Walsh said that in the ab- sence of Chairman Chiffon he wired MT. Me1Ien:
 'sMr. Barron, testifying before judi ciary committee Thursday, asserted you could testify to facts stabIishing the charge that Brandeis was em- p1oyed to wreck the New Haven road. Having in mind your telegram of to- day, please wire whether wou can give committee any information that will shed light on truth or fa1sity of the charge"
 To that Senator Walsh received an- other message from MT. Mellen reiter- ating that he had no Information whatever on the subject.
 After some discussion today, the committee decided to leave open the question of whether MT. MeIlen should be. subpoenaed.
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the alleged COnSpiratOrS. At first it was believed that the illness of the banqueters was caused from ptemaine poisoning but discovery of the plot to poison guests at the MundeIein dinner has given strength to the be- lief that the illness of the other ban queters may have been due to a sim liar plot.
 In connection with the alleged plans plans of the cOnspirators to destroy public buildings and church property, police records show that two score or more Chicago churches have suf- fered fire losses within the last few years. At the Moody church, it was said. no less than six fires, said to have been of incendiary origin, have been discovered and extinguished with small losses during the last year
 Other churches in which incendiary fires have been discovered, include Grace Episcopal church, which was de- stroyed Sept. 26 last; Oakland Meth odist church; Norwood Park Methodist church; St. Sebastian's Roman Cath e1ic church: Evangelical Lutheran; St. Nicholas church; Trinity Reformed Episcopal church and three Episcopal churches, St. Chrysostom's. All Saints and St. Albany e:~s
 The principal developme ent in the case yesterday was the finding of a letter in AIIegrini't pocket in which reference was made to a fund collected for the widow of >Gaetano Brescia, who assassinated King Humbert, of Italy Subsequent developments have led the police to believe that Crones and Al. Iegrini may have had knowledge Of the plot to assassinate the Italian monarch.
 That an attempt to blow up the state penitentiary at Joliet, IL was one of the plans of the alleged plotters, the police said today, was indicated by ono of the A1legrini letters.
 '. Recently it became known that dy- narnite in quantities sufficient to wreck many buildings had been found sec reted in the penitentiary
 The letter, which was not signed, read:
 ."There are many good men pennedi up like dogs in Joliet. What a won derfuI thing it would be if we could free them. It would not be hard You know F- is there.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
WOULD LOCATE
 NEW THEATRE IN
 BUSINESS CENTER
Olympia Theatre Concern of New Hav@n Tries To Get
 Site In This City.

Negotiations that would have re- suited in improving the large lot at Main and Congress streets, owned by Samuel H. Wheeler of this city, and would have brought a large depart ment store and a. new theatre to Bridgeport aress said stos have fallen through by a decision made by tn 6 partners of Wise, Smith & Go, of Hartford.
 Rumors that a department store and a theatre would soon be erected on the desirable property now vacant terday. though confirmation of the deal could not be procured from MT. Wheeler, who was in Chicago.
 It was learned today that the Cor don Brothers, owners and managers of the Olympia theatre in New Haven had cast longing eyes upon the 1oca- tion for the purpose of gaining 8 thea tricaI footing in Bridgeport. They commissioned an agent to negotiate in this city with the result that talk ing of a strip fronting 80 feet on Main street, and extending 100 feet west on Congress street, with an added width of 90 feet for the rest of the depth was decided upon.
 MT. Wheeler was unwilling to dis pose of part of the property but is said to have consented to build if 8 concern that could take the rest were found.
 wise, Smith & Co. was interested in the project, but after careful eonsid- eration declined the offer. It is not likely that the theatrical concern will get the section desired
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
POLICE ORDERED
 TO ARREST ALL
 AUTO VIOLATORS
Institute Crusade Against Attractions of City Ordi-
 nances on Streets.

The police board has ordered a cru sade against violators of city ordi- nances relating to automobiles. The crusade will be against owners of tour ing ears as we'll as jitney driveYs.
 Automobiles left standing in front of theatres with lisnts exit tingpishe may result in the arrest of the owner, Tail lights on the rear oS-Automobi1es must be of the required size and af- ford proper illumination to make the marker and number on the rear of the car visible in the night time.
 As a result of the crusade, which began Saturday night under the SUI Clifford N. Gorgas and Herbert Lig- gins, If automobile owners and jitney drivers were arraigned in city court today charged with violating the city ordinance relative to tail lights.
 All of them pleaded guilty to the charge and each was fined $5 and costs, which he paid. They were Ma than Goldberg, age 23, of 220 Union avenue; Harold Bayles of @1469 Main street, age 20; Louis Choikltn of 139 Lee avenue, age 19; Lewis Kayett of 811 Main street, age 19; Samuel Berk- ham of 193 Stedben street, age 25; Solomon Dryor of 69 Sedgewick street, age 23; Harry Harris of IT Elm street, age 1s; Joseph B. Schmanowftz, 123O State street. ag9 23; Michael Dorso of S6 Ann street, age 25: Samuel Kan ersky of 2994 Fairfield avenue tail lights and nnuffier open; Braham Heg- gler of 570 East Main street; Ward Parketon, of 292 East Main street; Sidney C. Garrison, of 2553 Fairfield avenue, and Carl Pricha1a, of 673 Pembroke street.
 The crusade was not centered about the business district of the city and several of the arrests were made on Barnum avenue, State street and other side streets. The motorcycle squad of policemen have turned in their ma chimes until the present snow vanishes but they are active nevertheless It is not known what time of night they report for duty neither has it been made public what routes they will cover.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
KING GEORGE, IN ADDRESS TOPARLIAMENT, [, ,BESP EAKS
 SUCCESS IN WORLDS WAR

London, Feb. 15-Parliament re-as- semb1ed for its sixth session today. King Georges speech from the throne was as follows:
 My Lords and gentlemen: It has been my duty to summon you after a short recess to renew your delibera- tions. The spirit of my allies and my people who are united in this con hict by ever-strengthening ties or sympathy and understanding remains steadfast in the resolve to secure re- paration for the victims of unpro- voked and unjustifable outrage and effectuaI safeguards for all nations against the aggression of a power which mistakes force for right and ex- pediency for honor. F
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
Over Supply of Soft
 Coal Follows Shortage

With yards only partly emptied by the recent cold snap. Bridgeport today faces a coal glut, with the arrival of 25 barges laden with between ], 900 and 1,5eo tons each of bituminous.
 Glistening with the rays of a shin ing sun which spark1ed from the ice covered matches and davits. of long strings of tows, tug after tdg pulled into the harbor today and anchored off the local stake-boat.
 While a, few boats had already waited at the stake-boat for unload ing berths, there were numbers being unloaded at the various coa1-pockets
 Is is estimated that with the pockets working night and day it will take more than a week to unload the car goes of this morning and barge cap tains, who will have an enforced idle period, are already placing bets upon the amount of denaurrage that will be paid them here on this trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
Well Known Resident
 Found Dead in Early
 Morning At His Home

Gottfried Laubscher, aged GA, many years employed with the Singer Mfg Co.. and it's predecessor. the Wheeler ts Wilson Mfg. Co, was found dead in his roorns 1918 Seaview avenue early today, when his son, Robert, arose to regulate a fire.
 The elder Laubscher suffered from chronic liver trouble, and his death is attributed to this ailment which brought on a convulsion. Medical Examiner s. M. Garlick signed the death certificate.
 MT. Laubscher's death follows close also was well known in this city Gott = fried Laubscher is survived by a wid- ow and grown family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
Massachusetts Man, Charged With Highway
 Robbery, Bound Over

Probable cause was found by Judge Bartlett in city court today in the case of Monroe Avery, age 23, of Wales, Mass, alleged to have neIo up and robbed Homer c. Shelton of 556 Shelton street, while the latter was walking through Washington Park early Sunday morning. Avery on charge of highway robbery and bonds were fixed at $2,OOO.
 It is said that Avery held revol- yer over Shelton's head while a pal of the alleged highwayman went through the victims pockets. Avery refuses to tell who the other man was. He denies being Implicated in the ho1d-up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Chief of Police HeaIy, Chief of De- tectives Hunt, and Deputy Chief of Po1ics Herman Schuttler announced today after studying thousands of let ters written in Italian found in Ale grini's room, that they regarded as established the existence of an anti clerical organizat tion headed by a ttcommittee of 15' of which Crones and 5Allegrini are believed to have been members. The police are search ing for Crones. who is a former as- sistant chef at the University club Allegrini is in jail charged with con- spiracy. to commit murder. The po- lice were guarded in making public the contents of A1legrini's correspond ence but it was stated that plans and specifications were found of several large down town buildings in Chicago. which, it is said, had been marked for destruction by thae committee These included the Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. building, one of the larg- est office buildings in Chicago, the Union League club. and Federal build ing.
 The attempt to wreck St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral in New York is also believed by Captain Hunt to be part of the A1legrini plot. Ac- cording to the detectives who did the transIating, certain leaders in a, con- spiracy which is said to be interna- tionaI in scope, have headquarters in this city. He added that some of the letters contained detailed descriptions of bombs used by the conspirators. Some of these he said, were designed to wreck buildings, others to kill po- 1icemen and still others to spread death among church -goers when they are walking away from church dis cussing the serm on. g -i--
 Names of the 'Committee of Eff teen'' are said to be in the hands of the police and. it was predicted that the arrest of some of the committee members would be made before night. s Chief of Police Hunt has con1munf- cated with Nashville, Tenn, Sa1idaN Co1o and St. Louis in hope of ap- pretending Crones in one Of those cities.
 The police working on the cases pointed out today that the illness of 50 guests who attended the Knights of Columbus banquet on Oct. 2. last, might have been to the activities of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

with a proud and grateful conf dence look to the courage. tenacfty and resource e@of my navy and army, on whom we depend worthily to per form our part in the attainment of this goal.
 'Gentlen1en of the House of Com mons: You will be asked to make due financial provision for the con duct of the war. My Lords and gentlemen: The only
 measures which will be submitted to you are such as, in the opinion of my advisers. tend to the attainment of our common object. confidently rec onnmend them to your patriotism and loyalty and pray that the Almighty will give His blessing to your coun- sels"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
COTTON STEAMER REPORTED TO BE
 AFIRE IN OCEAN

St. John, N. B., Feb. 15.-The. Allen liner SiciIian, which arrived here early today, brought word of a steamer on fire at sea, supposed to be a vessel with cotton from the United States The Sicilian =kGpt up wireless commu- nfcation with the ship for time in case help was needed but the call did not come. The name of the vessel was not given
 It is likely that the vessel was the Swedish steamer Texas from New Or leans, which arrived in Queenstown, Feb. 10, with a fire in her cotton car, go. The ,Sicilian left London Jan. 23, touching at Liverpool.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
QUICK WORK BY JACKlES
 SAVES U. s. BATTLESHIP
 THREATENED BY FLAMES

alarm was sounded and when the sailors discovered that oil was ablaze they grabbed bags of sand which are kept in the engineroom for such an emergency and threw the sand upon the burning fluid, putting out the fire.
 The fire was a good test of the ef- ficiency of the fire drills on the var ious warships. At frequent intervals the fire alarm is sounded and the sailors respond to it just as promptly as if there was a fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Philadelphia, Feb. 15-Quick work by sailors on the battleship North Da- kota at the Philadelphia Navy Yard saved the ship from serious damage by fire last night,
 They jumped from their bunka at the sound of the fire alarm and ex- ting11ished a slight blaze in the en- zine room in about three minutes
 The fire was started by the blow out of fuse in a dynamo. Oil caught fire and ignited the woodwork. An
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE BURNS.

Mapping. Conn. Feb. 15-A large tobacco warehouse filled with tobacco was burned here today with it's coh- tents. The loss is estimated at about $10,00O. The cause of the fire is not known, and it was intimated that the state police might be called in to in vestigate, as they were in several other fires on tobacco properties in which the origin of the fire was also regard ed as suspicious. The owner was Everett GriswoId-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
BIG AREA FLOODED.

NatcPez, Miss, Feb. 1.-Two breaks in the Mississippi levee about 25 miles above St. Joseph, La, and six miles from Newelton, on the Louisiana side, were reported here, to have oc- cured today. A large volume of wa ter, which would flood Tensas, Con cordia, Franklin, Catahou1a and pos sibly Madison Parishes in Louisiana, was said to .be rushing through the breaks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
SUFFRAGE VOTE
 DELAYED UNTIL > NEXT DECEMBER

Washington. Feb. 15-Prohfbition amendments to the constitution but no woman suffrage amendments will be considered at this session of Con- gress. The House judiciary commit tee today postponed considering the Susan B. Anthony amendment until next December. Proposals to post pone prohibition were lost on a tie vote.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
TO RUSSIA, ILL, TO
 QUIT, IS REPORT

Washington, Feb. 15-George T. Marye, American ambassador to Rus sia is understood to be in poor health as a result of hard work and probably will retire. His secreary, Ray Baker, saw Secreatry Lansing today. MF. Lansing later said MT. Marye had not resigned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
POISONING OF GUESTS AT DINNER ID ARCHBISHOP PART OF SCHEME
 TO TERROR|zE J. &, POLICE SAY

eeign of Terror Planned By Anarchists Is Said To Have Included Destruction of Churches and Public Buildings In Many Parts of Country Members of Clergy Marked For Destruction In Gigantic Plot UnfOlded By Chicago Police State Penitentiary At Joliet Was to Have Been Blown Up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

Chicago, Feb 15Search today prnci- pals in whats believed by the police troy buildings and kill members of the clergy, bankers others dozen cities sections the
 Discovery of the alleged plot according police re- suited from examination of the grin confident of Jean Crones who charged ties with putting poison at the given bishop George w Mundelein at the University illness of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
MAIN LEvEES OF
 THE MISSISSIPPI
 RIVER COLLAPSE

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 15zA long distance telephone message received here from Natchez, Miss. says the main levee, 35 miles below the city, broke early today. The. water from this break will flood large aera of rich farming land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
William H. Hull and Fairfield Girl Wed
 Tn Springfield, O.
SDecia1 to the Farmer. }

Springfield, O., William H. Hull, adL vertising agent of Furnan & Co, this city formerly of Bridgeport and Miss May KinsceIIa of Fairfield, Conn.,, were married last week by Rev. Dan ie1 A. Buckley of St. RaphaePs s church.
 The wedding was a ratification by ehe Church of the marriage that took place two weeks ago in Bridgeport, when the couple was united by jus >t1ce of the peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
HELD FOR THEFT

Max Underfort of 24 Warren court 5 under arrest alleged to have stolen two gold watches and some money rom the home of his boarding mis- ress, Mrs. Max Isenburg, at PIT La ayette street. He furnished a bond If $50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
AN0 AIR RAID
 KILLS 6ITALlANS

the third reported this week on Italian cities following the raids on the dis tricts of Ravena and Milan. Schio is in northeastern Italy, 15 miles south of the Austrian border and 50 mni1es northwest of Venice. It is a town of 10000 inhabitants, with extensive man ufactories of woolens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
CHERRY BROOK TAKES PALM

Hartford. Feb. 15.-The official tenn perature here this morning was be low zero. At East Hartford the mar was 19 below and East Windsor FIiI 23 below, both by government tested thermometCEs. A reading Of 2 S below was reported from Cherry Brook
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15

London, Feb. 15.-Reuter'a corre- spondence of vfcenza, Italy, today says that hostile aeroplanes bombarded the Italian town of Schio, 1 5 miles from Vicenza, yesterday, killing six persons and wounding others
 The aerop1ane attack on Schto is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-15
THE WEATHER

day; rising temperature. Fresh north west winds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-24

Calgary. Alberta, owns its electric
lighting system.
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that same history will as truly tell
you the cloud has always lifted un-
der Republican reign. This Is not
political vaporing, but it is a nations
record written in black and white
that all may see it. aye, some of 1t is
written with country's best blood.
The Republican party calls upon
the young men of today to stand by
it in the titanic struggle now at hand.
1t asks your support. not upon any
gilded promises of what It will do. not
loudly and blantantly Offering
panacea for all ills, but it asks you
as it has the right to ask you, that
you let the past be the guide to the
future, with the assurance that the
same spirit which controlled the par
ty rulers of the past, shall lead those
of the present and bending in rever-
ence before the splendors of its his
tory, they dedicate themselves to it
and their country.
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WILL WIN WITH
A GREAT SWEEP

II is now manned and directed. ex-
cept The fund which they have raised
to use at the voting precincts. This
we know is large. and that 1t is the
intention to use 1t to corrupt the
electorate. We are not Obliyious to
that danger, and our people every
whore have been warned. When
they have failed to beat us in other
ways. feel confident that they can
not do it with money. There aree
too many honest, incorruptible voters
in the state to allow that sort Of
thing TO triumph"
This was q busy day at Republic
can state headquarters. As usual, in
state campaigns, the Republicans
have outclassed their opponents with
organization, 1t is thorough and
business like.
National Committeeman Highland.
who went over reports from every
voting precinct, declared that Hughes
and the entire ticket will win great
victory. our reports show that
there is absolute unity between the
parts of the party which split in
1912. The farmers are with us, and
the laboring men did not wander so
far away that they aren't getting
back to the party which has ever
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FRAME-lJP
Letters Are Being Circulated at
Instance of George |. Neal,
Democratic Boss.
lssEelAL 70 1aI rslrenAal

HUNTINGTON, Oct 24.-It is
learned that Geogrc /. Neal. local DEM
9crauc boss, ordered and provided pay
'"r 200 Ocopies OF the vinson-
Harcum-McKell letters, the recent
.or $4,000 capics of the vinson-
The evidence that Judge Ira p. Robin
son, Republican candidate for cover
nor. was the unsuspecting victim OF
"frame-up' by supposed Republicans
End friends, who had invited him to
\ conference in New York, ostonsibly
10 discuss with him harmoniaing the
Republican party nt the end Of the
June primary.
These circulars arc being sent out
we're by Fred Nicholson, who is work
ing for the Democratic state commit
tee here, and twenty people have been
generously provided for him by the
Indignant TO assist him in circulariz-
Ing the Republican voters OF the state
20 let them know how truthful and
righteous the Hon. H. Taylor Vlnson
is and how Erealy otherwise Judge
Robinson isn't. Democratic Doodle is
paying all expenses, which are con-
siderable.
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been their friend in the nation and
the state. The tide has set in
strong for the Republican party, Just
as we expected it would. We have
Wilson, Chiffon and Cornwell, as a
certain distinguished colonel would
put it, whipped to a FRAGILE"
Ex-Governor Atkinson, who was
passing through the city informed
Chairman Gaines that there wasn't a
question in his mind OF a splendid
party victory. All the meetings he
has addressed. he said, have been
good ones. The laboring men. he
declared, were lining up all right,
and that was the only danger they
had to fight in the opening weeks of
the campaign.
DR.. S. S. Suthpin, OF Beckley. who
was manager for General Lilly in
the primary campaign, and whose
personal relations to General Lilly
were closer than any other Lilly
leader, and who is now doing fine
work at Republican state headquar~
tiers, states that he was "astounded"
TO find the universally encouraging
reports with which the weeks cam
paign closed. only In few spots
are we weak" he declared. 1T looks
to me like sure thing. Why, there
could be nothing finer than these
latest reports. Looks like the RE-
publicans are lined UP in the old de-
termined. enthusiastic way which has
brought about our long succession OF
victories in this state beginning in
1896. / think that the Democrats
are whipped. and whipped good"
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New York receives weekly from
125 to 175 carloads OF chickens, av-
eraging 10000 pounds to the car.