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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28

coaches, 4 combination smoker and
baggage cars and 2 combination mail,
express and baggage cars This is a
total of Is units of equipment deliY-
cred and placed in service. In ad-
dition to this the Central New Eng
dered 8 Mikado locomotives. This
makes a total expenditure for new
equipment on the Central New Eng
land of about 100000.
The company plans to spend addi4
tional millions of dollars on various
improvements to provide the facili-
ties demanded by the business of New
England. Expenditures for these i'm
provements will be authorized as ra-
pidly as the funds can be provided
and the necessary men and materials
obtained. Deliveries of new equip
ment are slow because builders are
having trouble in obtaining material
promptly. For example thirty-three
powerful freight engines ordered in
the company in January and Febru-
airy, 1916, will not be received be-
fore April and May. Fifty of the
most powerful passenger locomotives
ever introduced into the service were
ordered in February and delivery is
promised by August. With eighty
new and powerful locomotives the
company will be fable to improve the
reliability of its service which has
not been satisfactory, to it nor to it's
patrons for some time. The heavy
engines will naturally be used on the
main line where trains are heaviest
and this will permit the engines now
in use there to take the place of
lighter engines on other parts of the
road which are now too light for the
of business and weight of
cars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
More Than Four Millions
More To Be Spent Soon
Four Score Steam Loco
motives and Five Hundred
Coal Cars Included In
Equipment Not Yet De-
liVered.

New Haven, March 2S-In its eff
forts to build the system, and in
| spite of the difficult financial con-
! ditions the Company has to confront,
the New Haven Railroad in a little
over two years has expended over sc -
0O0,0O0 for new equipment and has
| authorized the expenditure for addi-
tiona1 equipment over $4,5OO,OO0 The
total amount involved in equip rent
ordered and authorized from Septerr1-
Der 1, 1913 to December 81, 1915, is
SO. 100000.
This expenditure of approximately
$40, 10000 for purchases the COM
pany has made or obligated itself to
make constitutes a, total of 1885 units
of equipment. This equipment has
been ordered with the view of bring
ing the facilities of the company up
to the standards required by the bus
mess of New England.
OF the 1926 units that have been
ordered in the twenty-eight months
from September 1, 1913 to the begin
ming of the present year, ATT units
have already been delivered. These
include electric locomotives, III
coaches, SO smokers, 100 baggage
cars, Is baggage and mail cors 20
baggage and smokers, club cars, Is
milk cars. I 5 postal cars, so cabooses,
L crane, wrecking crane, Is multi
pie unit motors and 26 multiple unit
trai1ers
There are 75e units that have. been
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
Brings Camp Chair
For Wait In Line
For Concert Ticket

The brisk demand for oratorio tick
cts at Steinert's today surpassed even
the expected rush All morning a
line has been under formation and
hundreds of seats have been sold. One
woman from Milford brought a camp
chair with ler.
The sale today is for active and
associate members and tomorrow
morning the general sale for the pub
lie begins. The coming concert In
the Lyric theatre at which the Bridge
port Oratorio society will sing Cole
ridge-Taylor's ''Hiwatha.'' bids fair to
be the biggest Of all the successful
events the organization has presented
and given for the first time in a thea
ire where comfort a;bounds. it should
prove to be the best enjoyed of
any.
Those who desire the best seats
should make the earliest possible Sc
1ections.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28

2 O'Clock L made the hills and slept
/ until sunrise. That was Monday. ]
wanted to go west to the roadway.
AT noon, with the water half gone
from my canteen. felt weakness. My
map showed was not more. than one
third of the way. There was no sign
of water and 1 turned back.
The sun seemed to burn through
my clothes. I took off my skull cap
and it burned all the more.
Cool Lake Only Mirage.
Ahead I seemed to see a lake, full
of cool, splashing water with waves
and whitecaps. I started to run, and
and whitecaps. I started to run, and
tried my canteen. but it was empty.
The wild fear that comes over a man
when he is facing something that he
cannot understand seized me.
Il threw my canteen away, because
it was useless In my mind though
was a picture of a, saw-toothed noun
tain, far, off ahead of me. plunged
toward it.
Several times fell and lay stupe-
fed. I don't remember how often, but
each time when my senses came back,
the vision of the saw-toothed noun,
tain was ahead. It seemed a haven.
my eyes bu1ged. My ears hum
med. My tongue stuck to the dry,
rasping roof of my mouth. I knew
I was dying. but I knew. too. must
not die.
FINALLY, darkness came and bone
eating chill settled over me.
stumbled on and fell. my face land
ing in a water hole.
II doused my head in the water. I
sp1ashed it over my burning shoulders.
waded in it. to cool my feet Then
lay down on the bank, with my feet
still in the water, and slept.
"A feeling that I was freezing to
death awoke me. got up and beat
my hands against my body to bring
back the circulation. And then,
crawling not to avoid Mexfcans, but
because my feet were too sore to carry
me, 1 started back to my machine.
Feeding In bit of open grass land.
I came upon some horses. More by
luck than design I managed to catch
one. He was a sorry animal. but still
a horse, and felt that with him I
could get back to the troops. drew
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28

a knife and cut a strip from my over
ais, for a rope to hold the horse. AS
was cutting other strips to make a
Birdie, a Mexican, on horseback. ap-
peared. It was then just about dawn.
Of last Tuesday.
t'Afy revolver was still in its holster.
Why I had not thrown it away to save
weight, or why it had. not fallen out,
/ don't know. But I drew it and
his head.
'Bueno Amigo said the Mexican.
eff you are a friend, get me a
horse like yours, and a saddle I saio,
and he must have known everything,
for he nodded, and motioned for me
to follow.
s'In an adobe hut nearby he found
a saddle, and threw it on the horse
still led from a strip of cloth.
'sThen I asked him if he knew
where the American troops were. He
nodded. I motioned him to lead and
followed on the horse, with the pistol
still in my hand.
ga short time brought US to a pa
troll. They led me into the Ascension
outposts. There I got together sew
eraI gallons of gasoline, some oil and
a guard and started back to my ma
chine. Many Mexicans were gathered
around it, but they had not disturbed
anything, and was able to equip and
start flying again for the camp.
s'There I found that Lieutenant Will
lis had made his way in, too, but that
his machine had been cut and slashed
to pieces by Mexicans."
Lieutenant Gorreu flew into camp
Yesterday and insists that in spite of
his experience. he is now as good as
ever for service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28

becoming disafected and that some
of the soldiers of the de facto gov
eminent already have thrown in their
lot with Villa.
So heavy has been the tax on the
Fort Bliss hospital that an adjoining
troop Barracks has been taken over
for the use of the sick. Fourteen
have been taken to the hospital suf-
fering from a variety of ailments.
Not all of the wild runors are on
the American side of the border,
according to a Mexican merchant in
Ell Pasos who said he was told by a
peon just out of 4Casas ~Grandes TIL at
Villa had stolen all the horses and
mules belonging to. the American pu-
nitive force. The peon insisted he
had it from authoritative sources that
the American army was so badly ham
dicapped by it's loss that it had, in
fact, given up all hope of overtaking
the bandits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
ARMY AVIATOR, LOST
IN MEXICAN WILDS,
TELLS OF SUFFERING
Tortured By Thirst He Falls Into Pool of Water and
Sleeps There Gaso1ene and Gone Airrnan Nearly
Perishes Desert-Returns to Camp Ready for More


Columbus, N. NJ, March 2s-Avia-
ftion Lieutenant Edgar S. Gorre1l. of
Baltimore. who for three days was
lost in the Mexican desert, returned to
Columbus yesterday with dispatches
from the front.
He told an intensely graphic story
of his fight southwark in an under
! powered aeropIane. He carried only
a pint of water. and his three-day ra-
to decrease by every ounce the weight
ITO be carried by his machine.
lieutenant Gorrel1 is typical Of the
men of the upper air. He is compact1y
built His eyes and hair are coal
black. His face is tanned to Ieath-
cry network of fine lines.
I'VE started south eight days ago.
: said lieutenant Gorre1l, In the oven
like, tfn-roofed shack that is the avia-
ton base Here. Flyers were urgently
needed at the front, and we were all
glad of the chance to answer the
call
Darkness came when we were
about halfway to our destination We
had planned to land in the vicinity of
Ascencion. Lieutenant Willis and I,
however, were flying 5000 feet or
more above the height at which the
others flew and missed the landing.
Ahead we saw a light that looked like
too late that a forest fire misIed us.
on and Gasoline Gone.
willis flew north looking for a
landing place and circIed to the west
ward. finally was forced to land
because there was no oil and no gaso-
line for my engine.
stIt was almost as If God had pi1oted
me. couldn't have gone further, and
landed fnathe7 only open ground for
miles. 7 did not learn this. however,
until the following morning. It was
too dark to see when I landed.
II heard dogs barking and saw the
dim shadows of adobe shacks. That
spelled Mex to me and didn't want
to meet them. To either side g1fsten-
ed the peaks of mountain ranges, run
ming east and west decided to make
for the northern range. nearest to
where I thought our troops would be.
ION hands and knees, to avoid be-
2AR seen. craw1ed for hours About
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
Fr. MYER TROOPS ARRIVE.

Columbus, N. M. March 2S-Con-
centration of troops at Columbus was
completed today army men here be-
heve with the arrival of a, squadron
of cavalry under Col. w. E. Wilder,
from FIT. Myer, Va. No intimation was
made at military headquarters here as
to the final disposition of the troops.
It is known, however, that the regf-
ment of which the squadron is a part,
together with an infantry regiment,
was ordered to Columbus by General
Funston, departmental commander,
subject to the orders of General
Pershing, expeditionary commander.
Favorable reports of the progress of
the pursuit, despite numerous handi-
caps, recently received from General
Pershing indicate to army men here
that. he believes his force is rapidly
reaching sufficient strength to follow.
the punitive expedition to successful
conclusion Army men here say also
that the troops now concentrated on
the border are sufficient to protect it
properly.
A score of water wagon tanks ar
rived today and are to be sent into the
field that the water supply of the
troops may bep rejected more ade-
quately. It was announced that chem
lists will test the water, friendly Next
cans having warned the Americans
that the poisoning of the water supply
has been resorted to by Villa and his
bandits in their recent campaigns.
Lieut.. Edgar S. Gorrel1 of Ba1ti-
more, one of the aero corps, who ar.
rived here today with dispatches from
the front. told the story of his suffer-
ing in the desert in which he was lost
for several days. He said he suffered
no serious iII-effects from his exper-
fences. Lieutenant Gorrel1 also re-
ported that when the plane of Lieut..
r. H. Willis, who was also reported
missing, was rescued So miles south
of Casas Grandes. it had been cut into
ribbons All of the leather and instru-
ments had been removed, he said,
and the wings were s1ashed to pieces
leaving the plane worthless. Only the
engine was uninjured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
METHODIST CONFERENCE
is BEGUN AT, NORWICH

Norwich. March 2s-The 7sth ses-
sion Of the New England Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
opened here today at Trinity church
and will continue through April 1.
Bishop William A Quayle Is presiding
officer. Examination OF candidates for
the ministry and q meeting OF the
board of examiners later, were a part
of the days work outlined. Tonight
the anniversary meeting of the Ep-
worth League will be held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
HOW OoNNECTT0Ur MEN VOTED.

Washington, March 2s-The motion
to strike out the hteracy test in the
Burnett immigration bill was over
VIII eInningly defeated in the House
yesterday by a vote OF 225 to 81. All
the Connections representative OK
cept Congressman E. ]. HILL who was
prevented from being present by press
ing matters, voted to strike out this
test which they regard as an undesir-
tia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
ROOSEVELT BEFORE
NAVAL COMMITTEE.

Washington, March 2s-Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt, of the navy de-
partment. appeared before the House
naval committee at the continuation
of it's hearings on the naval appro-
priation bill The committee will
conclude its hearings Immediately af-
ter Secretary Daniels testifies either
tomorrow or Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
NEW HAVEN ROADS ORDERS
FOR EQUIPMENT DURING TWO
YEARS TOTALS six MILLIONS

ordered but have not yet been deliv-
cred. Included in this list are 80
steam locomotives, So coaches, 35
baggage cars, 500 coal cars, and SO
refrigerator cars. Orders have also
been placed for 25 milk cars, 2 diners,
funeral cars and 2 multiple unit
motors.
The following is a statement just
issued by the Auditing department of
the New Haven railroad itemizing the
equipme nt delivered and ordered but
not delivered from September 1,
1913 to December 81. 1919:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
THE PKETvTIEsr FACE

ten dtsfigured by an unsightly wart
/ can easily be removed 40 g few
days without pain by using Cyrus
Wart Remover. For Sale only at the
Esy5B BseEEnNS, A1S 9aw2EAA &A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28

John B. ELAN, aged 20, one of the
most widely known lawyers of In
diana, died at his home in Indianapo-
lis,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28

Spain has set aside 81, 100 900 public
credits to purchase coal in Great Brit
ain and the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28

SPRING PIONEERING
PLANTS.
JOHN KECk & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28
REPORTED RAID
on TEXAS RANCH
!. .ROUSES BORDER

Alarm Sounded When Nexicans Reported Near Home
of Former Mayor of Ell Paso-Troops Sent Out In
Pursuit But Find No Trace Of Outlaws-Frontier
Towns Are Excited.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-28

Special Menus for Thrift
Day in Restaurant and
Tea Room.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

o be or not to be- the question that is uppeost m the minds of the people of the bcgerent countries of Flu rope Tn connection with the peace proposal submitted by Until the offer of the terms have become known no de finite action is likely to be taken by the allies
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

With winter here again reminded that there is an abundance of good quality Alaska coal near at hand which not be mined account of the restrictions thrown around the government, while residents are paving bic price for foreign coal
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

John D. Archbod who recently dicd was great fi,,,ra m great industry He captain of captains of industry lie collected hundred million dollars not one cent of which ne takes with l nor has his handling of it, far the pub c has Seen won for him much oehod i'll the esteem of the American people Mere money continues be liability; in great sums mere money becomes a catastrophe.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

The idea of building string of hotels Alaska to accom- modate the tourist travel most excellent in that connection better site could be selected than at Miles Glacier where there are two of the largest active glaciers in the world
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

An eastern paper remarkng upon the advancement in the talking machine business says may long before both ernons and songs will be Supplied mechanically as if that IS not already the melancholy fact in many cases.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Lloyd George perhaps the most powerful British M all things considered is at the helm and if the vessel Psponds to her rudders she may perform stunt in rammng hat will surprise the kaiser The winds and tides of politics md self interest are, however, to be reckoned with
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

looks very much as though congress going tax sng industry of Alaska This is robbing the territorial leg stature of It's prerogave and at time when all license money will be needed for the maintenance of the public schools dry law goes into effect year hence
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Through the excellent service furnished by the Asso- cated Press the Daily Times enabled furnish it's readers with the annual reports of the cabinet officers which are now being submitted to congress.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

They're going to let down the bars diseased potatoes from Canada order reduce the price of those grown in the nited States This is done with the unmstakabe design of ausng eminent satisfaction to cudde itself in the bosom of the merican farmer.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Somebody interrupts the of our sweet bouohts of peace and piping prosperity by predicting that Roosevelt and Bryan will be the presidential nominees in 1920 Exng is too nerciful penalty for the dsturber
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

torneys of the Alaska divisions will receive instructions from Washington to probe the high of living as it is being done in the states.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

look at the display windows of the local merchants is forcefu reminder that Christmas will soon be here
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Cordova IS of the few municipalities has no nebt ednes and the tax rate since incorporation has than that of any town in Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Although Cordova is doing boastng, there continues be shipped from this port several million dollars cop per every monh which exceeds the mineral output from all of Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

All of the present federal officials in Alaska may not retained in office they did vote the Democratic ticket
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Judge Jennings has ruled that United States comms oner had power jurisdiction to leave his precinct as the commissioner in another precinct.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

With the inauguration of postal savings bank next mon the local postofce should be given additional clerk hire here at present than enough work keep present force busy.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Captain Amundsen has bought 50 of food for his air plane flight to the pole Fortunately food will suffer from the high attitudes
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Ii the old warrior Romans could and see their descendants the Roumanians waoped by the descendants the despsed barbarian Goths
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

The weather seems to have but little consideration for those who enjoy coastng and ice skating
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Practically all the newspapers of Europe discussing and solution of the present conflict the 0ntc may eventually be reached
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

The high cost of fools has much do with the high cost of foods
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

The of prosperity that inundated the east is evidently headed toward Cordova
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

It is reported that the four United States district at
The Cordova daily times., 1916-12-15

Santa Claus will soon start his tour of stocking pack ing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-25

| nal bill. as amended. provided that
the General Assembly should elect a
prohibition commissioner for a term OF
four years. and thereafter the people
Shouid elect the commissioner for "a
period of four years. at an annual
salary OF $500. and authorizing the
commissioners to call upon the Attor-
ncy General for assistance at any time
The commissioners desired to employ an
attorney to assist in prosecutions
/ by this means. AN absolute unccr-
| tainty would exist as to the fitness and
ability OF the commissioner, who would
be chosen in caucus, and it would leave
open chances Of a person being chosen
who lacked the necessary Qualiiica-
tons in the way of discretion properly
to supervise and enforce the law at
| the crucial time. because the commits
sioner miSat be selected from geo
graphical standpoint. or as the result
! OF log-rOlling.
"My amendment insured that the
| first commissioner in charge at the
crucial time of enforcement would be
Mr.. Pollard who is known all over
! the State as sincerely dry man,
I thoroughly capable and courageous in
enforcement Of law against vice.
1T thereby retained the features OF
the General Assembly clccting the
commissioner. and likewise retained
the feature that he he chosen by the
people. as the Attorney General is
/ 1T would not he necessary to add to
the salary of the Attorney General as
much for tho discharge OF the duties
! of prohibition commissioner as would
be required If some other person was
chosen for that Office. That saving.
however. minor consideration
in my mind.
! MY position in favor of making the
Attorney General the prohibition COM
missioner is in nowise in conflict with
my original idea that there should be
state executive. at the helm. and by
adopting this means it was felt by my
/ self and many dry Senator'S and
prominent workers for the temperance
! cause who supported i; that it would
go very far towards retaining the 10y
atty and hearty support OF the dry
voters in the state in the enforcement
OF the prohibition law.
''The advantage of having public
sentiment favorable to the law as far
as possible from the very outset can
not be overestimated.
/ Before submitting this amendment
] first satisfied myself by inquirinC OF
the Attorney-General himself. who an
swered me that the work would in
no wise interfere with the efficiency
in the work of the Attorney
office. II was believed also that the
settlement on this basis would 20 far
towards preventing much disagree
mcnt and discussion in the House CON
corning the ommssionership.
I'm no sense was the proposal sug-
gested by. or intended to be. for the
beneht OF any person, party or faction
II II would in any way have injured
the cause of prohibition, I'm glad that
was defeated"