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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
st. Patrick's Church
Pays Nearly $40, 900
Upon Debt Of Parish

Nearly s10.0 was paid on the debt
of the church of st. Patrick's Roman
Catholic church according to the an
nuaI report of the finances of the par
fsh for the last year read at all the
masses yesterday. The exact figure
was $500 The amount Of money
received during the year was $29,-
029.45. The expenditures were $26,-
91S. ~. The balance in the treasury
IS $2,111-18. he number Of baptims
were A, marriages 22 and converts g..
Al campaign started among the
women OF the parish last year to col
lect 500 a piece Melted $2,14O.18.
The spiritual condition of the parish
is excellent. Rev. John c. Lynch.
pastor. thanked the. people for their
generosity and asked them for the
same corporation for the coming
gear as they exhibited last
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Nelson E. Freshour,
Prominent Fraternally,
Is Dead At AZ Years

Nelson E. F.reshour, prominent IN
focal business and fraternal circles,
died at his home, $50 William. street,
at 1:25 this morning, after an illness
of more than d year. Mr.. Freshour
was for seven years associated with
Ebenezen. S. Philips in the proprietor
ship Of the j. n. Luddfngton & Co.
trucking concern Mr. Freshour was
born in New York state At years ago.
he went to work on the railroad when
very young and was for several years
freight agent at Peoria, Ohio, work
ing there with his father, an old rail-
road man He came to Bridgeport
about 80 years ago and was employed
at the Garfield Rubber Co. for a con-
siderable length of time. About IA
years ago he went to work as ac-
countant for Mr.. Philips in the j. H.
Isuddington & co. and seven years
later became Mr.. Phillips partner.
Mr. F'reshour, was widely known
throughout thef city. He was 32nd
degree Mason, a member of the
Bridgeport lodge Of Elks the Bridge
port club, the Cosmos club and the
Never sweat club. His skill as a cook
particularly at preparing a elambake,
caused him to be in demand at all
such festivities of the various organ
1zations of which he was a member
His widow, who was Miss Mary
Elizabeth Conran, of New Haven, sur
wives him, as do also a son, Rae, and
a daughter, Ruth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
.FORMAN RETURNS
AND BRINGS SUIT
AGAINST WOMAN
TIan Arrested For Embezzle
ment Alleges He Has Been
Slandered Here.


:. James S. Forman, recently arrested
by the New York authorities upon a
charge of enbezzIernent preferred by
Mrs. OrYille Rector, wife of a promi-
nent dentist in this city, has returned
to Bridgeport and is residing at The
Stratfe1d.
As a first step in the process of vim
dicating his character, which he as
serts. was fou1ly slandered. and to
complete his agreement to build three
houses for Mrs. Rector, suit has today
been brought against Mrs. Flora L.
Deckand, a wealthy property owner
of Stratford, for whom he was also
building houses in Devon. ~,
+ Deputy Sheriff E. Mills Tornlinson
today placed attachments in a suit
for $2,1 upon funds in a local bank
belonging to Mrs. Deckand. The
papers in the. suit filed by Attorney
George Mara a1Iege that he has ex-
pended this amount for lumber and
building material. for which he has
not been paid. though under the con-
tract with Mrs. Deckand they are long
overdue.
When seen at The StratfeId today,
Mr.. Fornan declared that his arrest
was most unjust and, that under his
agreement, renewed with Mrs. Rector,
the work on her houses at Devon will
progress at once. He threatens other
suits against those he believes have
sIandered him here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
COURT REFUSES
SEPARATE TRIAL
FOR MRS. MOHR
Wife of Murdered Physician
To Face Charges With
Two Negroes.
COURTROOM FILLED
AS TRIAL IS BEGUN
New Counsel Named For
One of Defendants By
Court Ruling.

Providence. r. T.. Jan. 10-Efforts
Is establish the responsibility for the
murder of DR.. c. Franklin Mohr. on
August 81, last. will be made by the
prosecution in the trial of his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth +, Mohr and two ne
groes, Cecil v. Brown and Henry
Spellnan, which began here today.
Justice Charles F. Stearns presided.
The negroes are directly charged with
murder. Mrs Mohr was indicted as
an accessory before the fact
a murder Indictment against Geo.
W Heaifs, the Mohr negro chauffeur,
was quashed last week when Heals
was bro1gh into court and did not
contest a charge of mansIaughter.
There arc two indictments, one in
connection with the killing of Dr.
Mohr and the & other relating to a
charge of assault
Mrs. Mohr was indicted as an ac-
ressory before the fact The three
defenda.nts pleaded not guilty when
nrraigned shortly and selection of a
Jury was begun
The limited space in the courtroom.
Besides they Isl veniremen, counsel.
permitted accomm odations for only a
few spectators
On grounds Of being a nonresident
the court refused to allow w. H. Lew
IS of Boston. to represent Brown but
admitted John B. Edwards to act for
Spellman-
Mrs. Mohr, who had been at 1iber-
ty under bail, entered the room dress
ed in mourning She wore a veil
she was pale, but appeared in good
spirits
Attorney Cushing asked for a separ-
ate trial for Mrs Mohr, claiming that
alleged confessions by the negroes were
- be introduced by the prosecution.
The court denied the motion but not
ed an exception. The court also de-
MED a motion by counsel for the ne
groes that they be treated as indi-
viduaIs in challenging jurors. The
effect Of this ruling will be that the
defense will have no more challenges
than the state. These motions dis
posed of, the work Of enpanel1ing a
jury was begun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
SHOOTS BROTHER WITH
FATHERS GUN, LEFT
ON KITCHEN TABLE

F'ive-year-old Felix Nalfvaj of 1899
Barnum avenue, accidentally shot by
a revolver in the hands of his nine
year7old brother Joseph, early yester-
day morning, is rapidly recovering lat
Bridgeport hospital, and will be dis
charged in a day or two.
The father Of the two. boys keeps
a saloon on Pembroke street and
every night he carries a revolver to
his homer Saturda lay might he left the
weapon on the kitchen table and went
to bed without hiding the gun as he
usually does. The two children got
out of bed, during the night and Jo-
seph was playing with the loaded re-
yo1ver when it was discharged and
the cartridge lodged in the breast Of
Felix
The injured child was taken to
Bridgeport hospital w1lere< an opera
tion was performed and the bullet re-
moved He is resting comfortably to-
day and probably will be discharged
tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Three. Dead, Many Hurt
In Terrific Explosion
At Dup ont Powder Go.
Continued from Page one.

small building of No. plant of the
works. It was some distance from the
main buildings.
One of the reports in circulation
was that government agents and Sc
crets service men from the DUPONT
police corps had been watching sus-
picious persons who went to the plant
from Wilmington Della, by boat and
that two carrying bombs and fuses
had been arrested. c.. B. Lands, a
representative of the company. brand
ed all these reports as false.
The force of the explosion was SO
great that it lifted a ferrybo;at, which
was just leaving the dock at Carney s
Point, partly out of the water, break
ing all the windows and smashing a
part of it's cabin. None of the pass
engers, most all of whom were en-
ployes at the DUPONT plant, returned
to their homes in VViIrnin gton, Del,
across the river, was injured.
According to an emp1oye who wit
messed the accident, the explosion oc-
Cured at No. 2 wethouse and No. q
blending tower Of Plant No. 2 shortly
after the midnight. shift of workmeh
reported. He declared it was caused
by outside influences.
Approximately Is. 900 workmen are
employed and the plant was running
"a hours a day. Only srnokelesss pow
der and an ingredient used in its man
ufacture We're handled at the plant
The structure was one-story in height
and covered with sheet iron.
There have, been several fires at til e
Carney's Point plant, but this is the
first time that an : explosion has oc-
Cured there. Thirty persons lost
their lives in an explosion in the Hag-
ley Works Aof the DUPONT company at
Wilmington on November 80, last. All
though the company has since com
L.. -.
cause so far, has not been deternlin-
ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
GRAND JURY PROBES RIOTS.

Youngstown, O., Jan. 1o@The
grand jury today began an investiga-
ton into the riot in East Youngstown
Friday night. More than 200 men
have been arrested and q majority of
these will be held pending the out
come of the inquiry.
The gates of the Youngstown Sheet
& Tube Co. plant, which has been tied
up because of a. strike of laborers,
we're re-opened today and prepara-
tons are being made to resume OPP
erations soon. Many former employees
reported for duty and were at once
pu ito work. The furnaces are still
banked but workers were assigned to
Cleaning up and making repairs.
Fred C. Croxton, the federal media
tor, sent here in an effort to settle
the strike, continued his conferences
with representatives of the companies
and employees today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
PETITION AGAIN FOR
BETTER CAR SERVICE

Another circular petitfoning the
Connecticut Co. to run cars from Bos-
ton and Barnum avenues to various
sections, that. the large number of
night workers unable to catch the
1915 may be accomm odated to their
homes is now being circulated.
1T is believed, however, that the
jitneurs association will arrange a
flexible service, at moderate rates that
will obviate the necessity of taking
the petition now being circulated be-
fore the common council, in the event
the Connecticut Co. refuses to operate
the late service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
FINISHES CUTTING
ICE AT FAIRFIELD
Especial to The F,arn1er.

Fairfield. Jan. 10-Whi1e icemen in
Bridgeport have been awaiting several
days for the ice on the ponds to thick
en- to warrant cutting, Frank Perry,
of Fairfield, has cut 4. 900 tons of ice
and has it stored in the icehouse. With
a force of rs men. Mr. Perry began
cutting last Tuesday and finished Sat
urday evening. An average of 500
tons was cut a day. The ice is 10
inches in thickness.
The pond has been used by skaters
for several weeks and the ice cutting
didn't interfere with their sport. The
largest part of the pond was. I'M
cut
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
FINES JITNEUR

Abraham Alper, a local Jftneur, was
fined SIS and costs by Judge Frank
l.. Wilder in. city court today for
'recklessly driving his jitney bus at
East Main street and Barnum avenue
at 5 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
AIper was lodging between trolley
cars and other vehicles and narrowly
avoided coIliding with Motorcycle Po-
1iceman clifford N. Gorgas who hap
pened to be in the vicinity at the
time. Gorgas arrested the reckless
jftneur and the latter paid the fine
imposed in city court today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Seven Eat Canned
Salmon; In Hospital

waterbury, Jan. 1o--At St. Mary's
hospital here today, it was stated that
the eight persons who were struck to
ptomaine poisoning yesterday after
they had eaten some canned salmon,
had passed the danger mark and
would probably recover. The victims
are Russians and all live together.
They ate some canned salmon for din
her yesterday and an hour later, a
police found them writhing in agony
rolling all over their apartment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Mother-in-Law Routs
Roman With Stove Lid

Marcus Roman of 337 Benham ave
nue., was in city court today to answer
a charge of assaulting his mother-1n-
law, Mrs. Kate Fay at their home Sat
urday evening. Roman was intoxicat-
ed at his home and was assaulting a
crippled son of Mrs. Fay when the lat
ter struck Roman with a stove lid and
lacerated his scalp. This precipitated
a scuffIe. He received treatment at
the emergency hospital In city court
today Judge Wilder placed Roman on
probation for one year after suspend
ing a Jail sentence of 80 days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Hold New Yorker For
6Rurglaries Here and
In His Home District

Wadias Pickney Of New York, ar
rafgned in city court today charged
with bl1rglarizing the meat market of
James Healey. at 1882 Main street,
waived examination and the case was
continued until Wednesday awaiting
an answer from the New York police
authorities who it is believed, have
been seeking Pickney for burglaries
committed there. If the police of New
Y ork do not want Pickney, the local
charge will be pressed. He is held
without bonds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
MOST MEN OF COUNTRY
INELIGIBLE FOR ARMY.
DECLARES DIR. WILEY

Sixty-eight per cent. of the men of
the country would be found ineligible,
II a call for military service was is
sued, declared DR.. Harvey w Wiley,
formerly chief chemist of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
last night. talking before the men
of the Y. NJ C. A
DR. Wiley said our food is to blame.
He said the remedy is in the children,
who should be taught to care for
themselves IN a better manner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
BIG ARMY is NEEDED.
SAYS CHIEF OF STAFF

Washington, Jan. 1O-Major Gem
eraI Scott, chief of staff of the army
told the House military committees at
the army bill hearing to-day that in
the event of war, the country must
have an army of one million to two
million men or accept disaster
The chief of staff reiterated Score
tary <Garrison's view that if the con-
tinental army plan failed there was no
escape from compulsory service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Held FOR MANY BURG1AR1Es

Hartford, Jan. 10-There have been
numerous petty burglaries in East Side
saloon of late and the police believe
they now have the man responsible
for them in John Dintonio, arrested
this morning as he was emer ging
from one. He had several dollars in
cash and any number of beer checks
In police court he was bound over
to the superior court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
DOG BITES BOY

Passing in too close profanity to
the watch dog in the barnyard at the
BeardsIey park farm at $50 yesterday
morning. Freddie Meyers, aged l6,
employed about the farm, was attack
ed by the animal and he suffered an
abrasion of the right thumb The
wound was cauterized at the emer-
gency hospital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
HOWARD AVENUE

Mrs. Eliza Wood, 6S8 Howard
Ave-. Says: my kidneys were
in a. bad condition a year ago I
had severe, cutting pains across
my kidneys and 1oins. Many
nights I could not sleep. I would
have to walk the floor 1 had
dizzy spells wnen everything
turned black before my eyes. I
also had severe headaches and
did not have much ambition to
do my housework. got Doan's
Kidney Pills lat Riker & Hege-
man Co.'S Drug Store and they
cured me -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Shirley Amendment
to Pure Food Laws
Is Constitutional

washington, Jan. 10-The Shirley
amendment of 1912 to the federal pure
food law, declaring drugs to be mis-
branded if the package or label bears
or contains false and fraudulent state
n1ents regarding the curative or sthera-
peautic effects thereof, was upheld as
constitutional today by the supreme
court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
GRAIN CENSUS IN ITALY

Rome, Jan. 1o-The decree order
ing that a census be taken not later
than JAM 25 of all the grain in the
kingdom is explained by officials to be
for the purpose and principally of in
dicating to the authorities the quantf-
ties that it may be necessary to i'm
port It is, denied that the. order. i'm
plies any intention of establishing
bread rations to the people
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
ANKLE sPRAINED IN
SEVERE FALL ON ICE

Mrs. Eva Sl1oInfck of s41 Madison
at GAS this morning and DR.. John
F. Canavan who responded to can
for the emergency hospital corps
found that she had suffered a sprain.
ed ankle. She was treated and tall
en- to her home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
METER TO COACH w. 8 j.

Washington, Pa, Jan. 1O-soI
Metzger. former star football player
of the University of Pennsylvania,
and for two years coach of the West
Virginia University squad was today
signed to coach the Washington &
Jefferson football team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
HURT CRANKING AUTO

Walter. weckworth, aged 27, of Is
Pierce street, suffered a painful lac
GRAFTON of the third finger on the right
hand when an automobile that he
was cranking yesterday missed fire
and the crank Jumped from the soc
ket. The injury was treated at the
Emergency hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
RuRGI.ARs GET So

Burglars last night entered the
meat market of Louis Dublin at 1922
Seaview avenue and stole IS that had
been left in the cash register. The
burglary, which is believed to have
been the work of boys, was reported
to the police today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Eovena Will Begin At
st. Anthony's Church
Next Tuesday Evening

A novena. in honor of St. Anthony
will commence at St. Anthony s
French Roman Church church Tues
day evening, Jan. IL The novena
will consist of prayers and benedic-
toon OF the blessed sacrament. Rev.
Edward ]. Plunketts pastor, will con-
duct the services.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
SAMUEL IUKAs DEAD.

New York, Jan. 1o-Sa1nuel Lukas.
author of the song "GrandfatheTs
Clock and known as one of the most
original entertainers on the Ameri-
can stage for nearly a half century.
died today at his home here at the
age of rs years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

Maj. Gen. william c. Gorgas, who
stamped out the yellow fever ia Pam
anna, received the gold medal of the
Geographic Society of lChfcaEo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
OLD RAILROAD MAN DEAD.

Maiden, Mass, Jan los "A. d.
Ferristalt 81, superinte of tele-
graph of the Boston & Maine Rail-
road, died at his home here today
after a long illness. He was in the
company's employ for 81 years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

Mrs. Albert Sims, of Pawtucket,
was killed and seven other persons
were injured when a motor bus crash
ed into a trolley car at Pawtucket,
r. I.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

All male =BeIgians residing in neu-I
trail countries who were born between
1890 and 1896 were called to the
cpFors. =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
DEACON STREETlI

G. E. LiddIe, PAL Deacon ST.,
says: II did a great deal Of
heavy lifting about four years
ago. Ithink that is, what weak
ened my kidneys and caused
backaehe. Quite sorten when
was lifting something. a sharp
pain caught me in the small of
my back and 1 could hardly
straighten up. The action of
my kidneys was Irregular ana
the kidney .secretions were high
ly co1ored. I heard about Doan's
Kidney Pills and two boxes, pro
cured from Rilxer & Hegeman
Co.'s Drug Store, cured me"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

Friday has been set as the day for /
the execution at Sing Sing of Hans
Schmidt, the former New York priest, /
convicted of the murder Of Anna Au-
muller. - -. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
BARNUM AVENUE

John M. Hemingway, 1872
Barnunl Ave, says: Il had dull
pains in my back and headaches.
Tae kidney ,secretions were n-
regular in passage at times
Doan's Kidney Pills soon reliev-
ed me Of the ibackache and all
other. symptoms Of kidney com
plant
(Statement given Sept. 20. 1910
on November II. 1915, Mr.
Hemingway said: 81 consider
myself cured and give Doan's
Kidey Pills the full credit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
N. WASHINGTON AV.

Mrs George Ho1ste, 397 N.
Washington Ave, says: my
back ached and had pains
across my 1oins. In the morn
ing, I was sore and lame and
had headaches and dizzy spells.
The kidney secretions were IT.
regular in passage. Colds set
tied on my kidneys and I suf-
fered awfulIy from rheumatic
pains. I doctored and used diff
ferent medicines but nothing did
me any good until I used Doan's
| Kidney Pills. They soon re-
Iieved me of all symptoms OF
kidney trouble and the rheu-
matte pains left
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
Hold Up Man Gets
Money, Watch And
Chain From Clerk

Held with a, gun by a masked high
wayman opposite the Synagogue on
Park avenue about $50 Saturday
nue., a clerk in the office of the
Bridgeport Land & Title Co. was
robbed of So and a gold watch and
chain.
Bale. was the third victim of the
desperate. Edward C. Pagan, Jr., a
letter carrier, Of Al Vine street, was
held up as the former was leaving St.
Augustine's church. The other vic
tim was Peter J. Brady of 6S1 Nor
man street. Brady suffered, the loss
of his watch and some money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
COLEMAN STREET

John Unfr1ed. 257 Coleman
St., says: "a cold, which set
tied on my kidneys, caused back
ache. I could not stoop over
because sharp pain shot
through my kidneys and I was
unable to- arise, without assist
ance. The action of my kidneys
was too frequent and the kidney
secretions were highly colored.
/ had dizzy spells and headaches.
I was advised to try zDoan's Kid
ney Pills and two boxes cured
me-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10

Ira stringham of Jersey City, N. J,
was drowned in the Morris Canal
there after he had rescued three boy
skaters who had broken through the
ice4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
WELLS STREET

Mrs. S. Vanstone, 3 3 Wells ST.
says: my kidneys were out of
order and I had a dull pain
across my back. could not rest
at night and in the morning felt
all tired out and unable to do
my homework. I had spells of
dizziness also. The kidney Sc
cretions annoyed me a great deab
being unnatural in appearance
/, and distressing in passage.
used Doan's Kidney Pills and
they soon relieved me, strength
ening my back and regulating
the action of my kidneys
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-13
Mrs. John Dufour
C0nsuitS PdImiSt
fen Brock
And Finds Son on
Batt!eship

One of the remarkable perform
ances of Mr. Frederic Ten Brock,
the Psychic. who now visits Benning-
ton regularly, was the locating of
John Dufour of Berkshire County,
Mass, who had left his farm home
and from whom his mother had not
heard in three years. She came to
consult Mr. Ten Brock who took her
case under advisement and in a short
time located the young man on the u.
s. battleship Kearsarge.
Mr.. Albert Keller of Rochester, N,
Y, was employed for years by the
Rochester Optical company as a
skilled tense worker at a salary of
not less than $500 a day. He lost his
position Unexpectedly and no reason
was given him for his discharge. Then
Mr.. Keller consulted Frederic Ten
Brock the astrologer and clairoyant
and here is given part of letter from
Mr.. Keller to the life reader.
when you told me that my fore.
man was angry on account of sland-
erous accusation, acted as you adj
vised. AS a result | not only re-
ceived my position back, but was aG-
vanced in standing. Since then your
advice on money matters has been
worth ten thousand dollars to me-"
When / consulted you in Troy you
predicted that my husband would be
found in Bridgeport. Yesterday ! was
informed that he had been located
there. Mrs. j. S. Cosick.
Thanks to your assistance we are
not bothered any more by those who
tried to break up our home. w. r. ).
Hudson, n. Y.
The horoscope you cast for me for
1915 was astonishingly correct and
your advice has been worth thousands
of dollars to me. j. Clarkin, New
York.