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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
DEvERAUX HAD
 SILENT RIFLE,
 SAYS WITNESS
Saw Defendant in Man. slaughter Case Practicing
 With Maxim Device.
OTHERS TELL ABOUT
 SCREAMS OF WOMAN
"Sounded Like Somebody Choking" Says One in
 Testifying.

Testifying that they heard blood curdling cries one night in June, 1914, John H. Ehrlaub and his mother, Ida c. Ehrlaub, neighbors of, WilliamA F. Fair in Darien. proved important wit nesses in the criminal superior court and Jack Deveraux, charged with manslaughter, was resumed before Judge Burpee and a jury.
 John H. Ehrlaub was the first wit ness introduced by the state. He said his home was near the Fair farm. One night in the latter part of June. 1914, the witness and his family were talking in the house when suddenly they heard two cries.
 The witness and his father decided, to investigate. They saw lights in the Fair home but when they arrived near the house the lights were extinguished, They knocked on the door but re- ceived no reply. The witness and his father went back home. The next morning they went again to the Fair home and asked Fair about the cries. Fair and Deveraux were seated in the same room. They looked at each other and then Fair denied there had been any cries coming from that house. He said they had been obliged to discharge a servant the day before.
 Another important bit of testimony given by Ehrlaub was his statement that he had seen a rifle of small bore with Maxim silencer attached at the Fair home. He, understood it belonged to Deveraux. The witness had seen Deveraux firing at a target with the rifle. He noticed that there was no sound of a report
 flOn cross examination Ehrlaub was asked if there hadn't been some trou- ble between his father and Fair be- cause of some flowers on the Ehrlaub property that had been damaged The witness said he didn't know anythins Of such trouble.
 Ida C.. Ehrlaub went into more pat- 'ticular' detail regarding the cries. She said she heard them about or 10 o'clock at night She couldn't re- member the exact date, but thought it might have been June 26 or 27. The cries were so terrifying that Mrs Ehr- laub said she exclaimed, Good God, what is that?" When her husband and son started to go out to investi- gate she held them back for min- ute, saying ''It may be a holdup."
 When asked on cross examination to tell just how the cries sounded Mrs. Ehrlaub said the first sounded like that of wonfan and the second sounded like a woman being choked. / Letters were introduced which were written by Fair to M. Gautier F'eath- erly of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. In these letters, written in 1915, Fair said he was worried about the disappearance of his wife. He declared he had suf- fered enough at her hands. He. told Featherly he thought she might have gone to Havana and in another letter he said, "She might have done the trick" >
 The body of Mrs Fair, whom Fair and Deveraux are accused of killing. was found in August, 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Tale of Sordid Crime Re- ,vealed Through Early Morning Shooting in State Street Hostelry- Victim May Die of Wound.
Desperate After Beating at Hands of Man Who She Says Had Rounded Her, Girl Confesses Her Story to the Police.

Driven to a state of frenzy by the abuse of the man who at the point of a gun had com pelled her to renouncc a re- spectable calling for a career of sin, filled with a spirit of loathing and revolt, as Lena Reck, 21 years of 1 Stratford avenue, St,Htford, shot her be- trayer, Albert Fucci, in a room in a Sf-A hotel at 3 o'clock this morning. .x
 For two years she had been held in state of abject terror by Fucci, known to the police as one of those Ihuman vultures who prey upon society, and she had given her nightly earn ings, which ranged from $8 to $45 to him. For the last nine days he had received no money from her. The proceeds of her shame had been devoted to de- fraying the expenses of a sick brother.
 Last night Fucci employing those methods characteristic of his breed, met the Beck girl in a restaurant in Water street., opposite the depot, shortly be- fore midnight.
 You better meet me in room ? at the hotel, when you get reauy :, and be sure you have some money" he told the girl in threatening tones.
 Shortly before o'clock this morn went to Fucci's room He was in bed at the time and arose to let her in.
 Tn Keeping with his two years of feaf af-compelling action. Fucci had placed "a 32 calibre revolver, on the chair beside the bed in the room which the girl saw as she entered.
 eFucci demanded money but the girl pleaded that her brotheF was i'll, in poor circumstances and the care of 1er own flesh and blood was para mount to any claim he had upon her. Fpcci ieaped from the bed near which the girl was standing and struck her a blow that sent her reeling.
 She fell into the chair on the seat of which lay the revolver. Her two years of abuse had exceeded the bounds of endurance. She tgripped the weapon. rose unsteadily from the chair and like hunted animal at bay backed to corner in the room.
 Fucci threatening to kill her, fol- lowed, Waiting for an opening to strike her and get possession of the gun.
 Give me your money and that gun or I'll kill you" threatened F.ucci.
 t'I have stood enough from you. I'm sick of this life and hate you," said the girl Strike me again and I'll shoot
 Ignoring the warning Fucci leaped for the girl and struck her smash ing blow in the jaw. She raised the gun, pointing 1t at her assailant's : head. A sharp report accompanied by a flash of fire, startled the clerk, John FIavery, who, was at his desk in the lobby of the hotel and awakened the
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Eight Other Trainmen Are Injured When Freight Trains Crash NHead on Near Winsted- Coroner is Investigating.
Reported That Mistake in Orders Caused Fatal Wreck Engineers Jump But Bremen Are Killed While at Posts.

Winstedr Conn.,, Dec. 22 z Two firemen were killed and several other trainmen more or less seriously injured in a head-on collision today on the Central New England Railway between an east-bobnd regular freight train and a'west-bound extra freight about a mile west of New Hartford.
 The dead: B. Bennett, Port Jervis, N. Y., fireman on the regular freight William Deenee, Maybroek, N. Y., fire- man on the extra.
 The injured: Harry Buncee, Wa terbury, conductor, and Fred Woooln,' of Hartford, engineer of the extra;i Fireman Liebe, of Maybrook. N. Y.;, Frederick w Snow, of Winsted and Hartford; Conductor H. Cole. Canton; F.agman John P. Bone, Hartford j Brakeman Everett Sisson, of Hart+ ford, all of the regular freight.
 A mistake in orders is believed to have been responsible for the wreck.' It is understood that when the extra left Hartford, it was given the right of way and that the regular had or-' ders to meet it at Canton. Later the error in the orders, it is said, was dts- covered in the office at Poughkeepsie,' but efforts to reach the regular were unsuccessful.
 The crash occurred ons a grade known as Horseshoe Bend. The easr7 bound train was made up of 1oco-' motive and a few cars and was i'm charge of Conductor Fred Snow, of Winsted The extra was a longer train and was drawn by two locono-. tives.s Deenee was in the first of these. When the two engines damned to-. gether some, of the cars buckled but only few were derailed. It was nec- essary to transfer passengers around the wreck. A..
 The injured with the exception of F'lagman Cole, were brought to the county hospital here. Cole was treat ed at the scene of the wreck and sent to his home. Of the others, all ex- cepting Conductors Buncee and Snow, left for their homes soon after reach ing the hospital Buncee, who was riding on the first engine of the extra was badly scahded and it is feared may have inhaled steam.
 According to the stories of En- gineers Sisson and Woodin, when they saw the collision was inevitable, they Jumped. calling to their firemen to do the same. The latter however, had no chance to do so and were pinned to their seats as the engines came together.
 Coroner s. Az Herman visited the scene of the wreck and has begun an inquest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Teiper Jury Unable
 to Reach a Verdict

Buffalo, Dec 22.-After deliberating for P hours, the jury trying John Ed ward Teiper for the murder of his mother Jan. 30 last, came into court today and asked for further instruc tions on the weight to be given cir cumstantial evidence and as to what may constitute reasonablel doubt of guilt. Circumstances, themselves. the court explained, must be established by direct proof.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Divorce Suit Pending,
 Manicure to Get $1O a
 Week in the Meantime

Jessie Shepard Husted, former To- cal manicure. has been awarded ali- mony of $1O a week while the divorce proceedings brought against her by Mills H. Husted, wealthy Greenwich young man, are pending in the super for court. She was also allowed $15O for counsel fees to defend the suit. It Is said that the action will be tried in this city next month. Mrs. Husted has also brought divorc suit proceed ings in which she charges cruelty. Her husbands petition is brought on the same ground
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Austria s New Cabinet
 Has Been Completed

Vienna, Dec. 22@The new cabinet as completed under the leadership of Count Henry Clam Martiniz, has been chosen with special care with a view to coping efficiently with the economic problem. It is expected that one of the first undertakings of the new government will be the arrangemSnt for the converting of parliament.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Danbury Policeman
 Fined in City Court

James R. Turner, the Danbury po- liceman, whose auto. in North Main street, Dec. g., smashed into trolley car, was fined $50 for reckless driving and operating a car while intoxicated by Judge Frank Wilder this morn ing. in the city court.
 Turner's attorney. T. Cohen, when the case was called, filed demurrer which was 9overruled-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Suit Against Danbury
 and Bethel R. R. Settled

The $2,0OO suit of the Westinghouse Electric Co. of Pittsburgh against the Danbury & Bethel Street Railway Co. was settled out of court today. The action was brought, through Attorneys Hubbard & Hall of this city, to- re- cover for transformers furnished to the trolley company. Terms of set clement were not made public.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
President to Get
 Some Buffalo Meat

Amarillo, Tex, Dec. 22-A fat yearling buffalo killed by hunters in the first Buffalo hunt held in the Texas Panhandle in many years, will be dressed today and a large piece sent to President Wilson. Others who win receive choice cuts are Ambassa- dor Jusserand of France, Secretary of the Treasury w. G. McAdoo and the four members of the federal farm loan board.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
SEEKS DIVORCE.

Pauline Kouhn Scholz of this city filed divorce proceedings in the, su- perior court this morning against William F. Scholz of this city. De- sertion March 1, Ill. was alleged. The couple were married June 6, 1909. Mrs. Scholz asks for alimony and the custody of one minor child.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Parliament Prorogued,
 No Action on U. s. Note

London, Dec. 22.-Par1iament was prorogued this afternoon without the members being given any further in- formation regarding President Will sons note or what action the govern ment contemplated with respect to it.
 Neither the note or the German peace proposal were mentioned in the speech proroguing both houses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Would Vaccinate All
 School Children Here

That they are in favor of general vaccination for the school children of Bridgeport, was stated today by Health Officer w. H. Brown and President F. w. Stevens of the health department. ~
 The health department officials say they believe this good thing in view of the fact that smallpox is rayaging cities north of Bridgeport, and seems to be getting nearer.
 No recommendations to that effect, however, have been sent to the board of education. M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Xmas Business at s Post Office Breaks
 The Record of 1915

Figures compiled at the local post office show the volume of business for the six days, beginning Dec. 15, and including Dec. 20. to be considerably greater this year than in 1915. Tn 1916, 738 pouches of mail were receiv- ed, and 845 dispatched; in 1915, 705 were received and 760 dispatched; in 1916, 3,327 sacks were received, and 4,257 dispatched, compared with 2,71O received and 3,065 dispatched in 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
Cathedral, Bishops
 Palace and Convent
 Burned; Nun is Dead

Quebec, Dec. ~22-Fire today de- stroyed the Roman Catholic cathedral, the convent of the French nuns and the Bishops palace, at Clarke City, Seven Islands. One of the nuns lost her life. A gasoline lamp explosion was held responsible for the blaze.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
BEDFORD HEADS STANDARD OH

A. c. Bedford. cousin of B. T. Bed ford. Greens Farms, was today elect ed president of the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey to succeed the late John D. Archbold. MT. Bedford has for some years been vice president and treasurer of the companx-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
President Congratulated
 For Sending Message

Washington, Dec. 22-Charge Grew reported to the state depart ment today that the Presidents notes had been received in Berlin ! Several hundred teIegrams con-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
England to Consult
 Allies on U. $. Note

London, Dec. 22.-The British gOv- ernment will make no statement at the present in regard to President Wilson's peace note, considering 1t question than can be dealt with only in communication with the other members of the entente. Announce ment to this effect was made in the House of Commons today by Andrew B0nar Law, chancellor of the exl chequer and government leader in the House.
 Mr. Law was asked whether state ment could be made regarding the American note. He replied:
 'It must be obvious to the House that this is question that can only be dealt with in communication with our allies and that it is absolutely inn, possible to make a statement now" '
 The Evening Standard says:
 Any communication from the head of great and friendly power is assured of courteous and respectful consideration; but it would be only misleading the President to leave him under the impression that any move on his part toward peace at this stage of the war would be welcomed by Great Britain or her allies.
 
 "It is singular indeed, that. states men of Mr. Wilson's perspicacity can !labor under such an illusion. The whole facts of the situation should warn him that his intervention is not desired. '
 "He speaks of a league to ensure peace and justice. Such league all ready exists. It consists of Great Britain, Russia, France, Italy and the smaller powers. All have had an uphill fight. They now see the road fairly cleaE before them. The enc my has given shrill cry of distress The next few months ought to com plete his discomfort
 If the President could realize what these war-worn peoples feel he would surely not suggest that they should ferego all their cherished hopes and trust their very existence once more to rotten parchment bonds"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
BUFFALO BILL ILL.

Denver, Dec. 22-Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo BilD is suffering from a nervous breakdown at the homo of
 his daughter herF
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
London. Dec. 22-An Exchange

London Dec 22-An Exchange Telegraph despatch from The Hague it announced semofficialv that should the entente allies in the reply the peace proposals of the central leave the door open for negotiations Germany will make known her chief peace terms mmedi
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
THE WEATHER

Connecticut: partly cloudy tonight, Saturday fair. much colder. North to northwest gales.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
France Gets U. s. Note

Paris, Dec. 22-William Graves sharp, the American Ambassador to France. delivered personally to Pre- m1er Briand between o'clock and o'clock last night, Secretary of State Lanslng's note to the belligerent na- tlons. Paris newspapers this evening print the note textually.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-22
GERMANY IS READY
 TO PRESENT TERMS. AT ONCE, IS REPORT.

Despatch From The Hague Says That Central Powers Will Offer Definite Proposals if Eng land and Allies Show Willingness to Farley Presidents Note is Received in London, But Comment is Withheld Congratulations Fo- President Pour In at White House.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-14

Senator Galllngcr's tonnage tax
plan. as introduced by him In Con-
gross. to build up an American mer-
chant marine with heavier Tonnage
charges against foreign ships than
against our own. Will surely do the
work II there Is any way TO get the
United States government to adopt
the plan and put II into operation.
says the Washington Times.
We BRy this with full consideration
Of all the objections which will arise
over our cXiBting treaties with mari
time powers. but In the FIRST place
every one Of those treaties can be
revised in due course by us. In the
second place. every one Of those trca-
ties. after the war. is going to be re-
yised by the European power which
has made IT,
Senator Gallingcr's plan will do The
work because II will put business into
American bottoms That is all any
shipping needs business.
Nothing will ever create a first
class American merchant marine and
nothing will over maintain such n
merchant marine but business. Sub
stdies will not Government pay.
ments OF steamship deficits will not.
Such devices and arrangements can
make some sort OF merchant marine
able to worry along in some sort Of
fashion: but only something that
will MI American ships with paying
cargoes will ever make great Amer
lean merchant marine, And that
thing Senator Gallingcrs plan would
do II only the United States govern
mcnt would adopt something this
present government never would
adopt that thing. we say. Senator
GallinGer's plan would do Just ms
surely az lead will sink and cork will
float
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convention and is expecting more
than 1000 visitors.
LOWER SCHOOLS
In the City Of Toxic Adopt Mil
itary Training Similar to
That in Universities.

TOXIC. June I4-Thc inauguration
OF military training among universe.
~ students as result Of the wal
has been followed by similar meas
ures In many primary schools Of To
kto. The army authorities have ap-
proved the idea and have delegated
officers TO instruct the boys. A Ger
tain amount OF rudimcntary traininc
has been given in Japanese schools
since 1856 when it was recommended
by Niscount Orinori MOri. minister Of
education, who had previously served
as minister at Washington. The drill
has been conducted by the teachers
but under the new idea the training
will be in the hands of army officers
and will be more thorough, The sys.
TEN will be extended to all schools in
Toxic and other cities II represents
one form OF greater japanese pre-
paredness."
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the evening session. Bishop Wilson.
William II. Anderson, superintendent
of the New York League: and Judge
S. d. Weekley. of Birmingham, Ala.
will speak.
]. G. Willacy of Texas; Wayne B..
Fheeler. attorney for the national
organization. and Bishop Francis j..
Mcconnell. OF Denver. are on the
program for the session Wednesday
morning Officers of the league in
various states are to speak in the af-
ternoon. Former Governor Richard
Yates, of Illinois; former Congress
man Richmond p Hobson. OF Ala
bamH. and Rev. Ben H. Spence. gen
eral secretary of the Ontario branch
of the Dominion Alliance of Toronto.
Canada. will deliver addresses at the
evening session.
Thursday. the closing day. calls for
addresses by the Rev Louis A. Banks,
Delaware. o.; Malcolm II. Patterson.
Memphis. Tenn. and the Rev George
x. Stuart. Knoxville. Tenn. Govern
or Moses Alexander. OF Idaho. will be
the principal speaker at the after
noon session. The final session.
Thursday evening, will be addressed
by Major Dan NJ Smith. OF Chicago.
and John G. Woollcy, OF Madison,
Wis.
The local branch OF the league is
making elaborate preparations for the
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England and rrMectlvc Tarifr.

The rapidly changing attitude OF
Great Britain toward the principle of
@ protective tariff. which was editor
tally referred to by this paper some
weeks ago. is further cNemplifed by
the following quotation from the
Chamber OF Commerce Journal. the
official organ OF the London Cham.
der Of Commerce:
P, at is remarkable how the differ
ences between what used TO be known
as the free trade and protectionist
schools have been dispelled by the
breath OF war. Even Manchester
the stronghold OF free trade'-will
have none OF It in future; indeed,
there are practically no free traders
or tariff reformers' now. but we are
all citizens OF no mean empire. with a
soft corner in our hearts for our pres
cent friends and allies. Hence the
general consensus OF opinion in favor
of a moderate customs tariff. which
shall provide for preferential trade
relations within the empire, for Tecip-
Foeal trade relations between the en-
pire and our allies. for favorable
treatment of neutral countries. and
for the restriction OF trade with enc
my countries 4"
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temperament which marks the born
chef. and has become accustomed 10
having experiment sprung on him.
This shock-prOOf expert waved HE
magic culinary wand over The Erubs
and transformed them into rich
and apDetiEing bisque, or PURGE.
which was returned to Or. Howard.
VINO. summOninR up his blOlogic
courage. drank cupiul Of the soup.
pronounced It excellent. tried 1t on
one OF his most dOcile assistants. and
both survived
There Is, OF course. no reason
whatever why we should not cat in
scots II they are wholesome. nutri-
tious and available in sufficient
amounts at reasonable price The
only obstacle In the way Is our in
herlted traditions and antIpathies.
DR.. Howard has performed a real
service in starting to test out the
question again upon purely rational
and scientific basis. and II Is certain
~ well worth while giving fair and
impartial trial by economists. dicti-
clans and cooks to every form Of in
sect life, which Ii claimed TO be nu-
tritious and can be secured at low
price in sufficient amounts.
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ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
OF AMERICA TO MEET

siding. The speakers will be: JEFF
ierson \. Simmons, DcPauw UNIVERSE
University; DcLloyd F. Wood, Ohio
Wesleyan; Roberts s. Miller. Penn
sylvanim College; George d. Castro,
University OF Michigan: NJ. X. Thorn
son. Wesleyan University: Leon f..
CARMEL. Syracuse University: and n
representative from Maine, to be
chosen. Daniel A. Polling. Of Boston.
and the Rev. Merton $. Rice. OF De-
trOit. are to address the convention
OF the evening.
Bishop Luther II. Wilson. Of New
York City. will preside on Tuesday
morning. At this session Sam Small.
OF Georgia. will deliver the Keynote
address. Addresses in the afternoon
will be given by F. Scott Mcbride.
superintendent Of the Illinois League:
a. c. Bane, financial secretary Of the
national organization; DR.. Carolyn
Z. Geisel. Battle Creek. Mich: Fred
erick Lands. Logansport. Ind; and
the Rev. Clarence True Wilson. sec
rotary of the Temperance Society of
the Methodist Episcopal church. At