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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
PANEL OF
 JURORS FOR CASE , OF JASON HAYNES
None Will Be Taken From Trumbull, the Home of
 Accused Farmer.

An extra panel of jurors was drawn this morning for the trial of Jason Haines, who will be tried on mur- der charge next Thursday in the crim- inal superior court. The trial was originally assigned for Wednesday but was postponed one day that the trial of Ralph T. Borino might take place. Borino is charged with ex- torting money from inmates of houses of ilI-fame.
 There are already 8 jurors on hand for the Haines trial and it is felt that with the extra panel of 33 the num- Der will be large enough No jurors were called from Trumbu11, the town in which Haines is alleged to have murdered his wife. Those on the ex- tra panel are:
 Bridgeport, William Heating, James H. Kelly and Morris Lebas.
 Danbury, Edward S. Baldwin, Theron s. Durant.
 Easton, William H. Hall, Edward c. Sherman
 Fairfield, M E. B. Green, William
 Greenwich, Walter J-Joyce, Charles B. Woo1edge.
 Huntintgon, Andrew Dean, Thomas G. Ward.
 Monroe, Stanley Botsford, John w. Sherwood.
 New Canaan, Howard Hoyt, Nor man Slauson.
 Newtown. William s. Haw1ey, George E. Hayes.
 NorWaIk, Hickson w. Cole, Freder- ick s. Lyon.
 Bedding. Charles Sanford. Fred Wood.
 Rdgefeld, James H. Perry, Edward M. Talbot. Stamford, Henry B. Foote, Charles H. Merritt.
 Stratford,s Carlos D. Blakeman, Fred Van de Bogart. s. Wakeman.
 Wilton, Theodore Olmstead, George F. Brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
WIDOW OF CIVIL WAR VETERAN IN CITY ALMSHOUSE Bereft of Pension By Illus bands Death, Mrs. Valen-
 tine Seeks Aid. LIVED IN SHANTY ON GOVERNMENT AWARD Swoons In Hospital When Death Separates Her From
 Her Helpmate.
Swoons In Hospital When

Bereft of a, pension which her hus- band had been receiving from the United States government and alone in the world, Mrs. John Valentine, age 68, living in a. hoveI on Hope street. this morning was removed to Lake view home where she will spend her declining days.
 John Valentine, age II, was a sol dier in the Civil war and he fought at Gettysburg, Bull Run, and witnessed the surrender of General Lee at Alp pornattox. He received a, pension and supported himself and wife. She has no other relatives. They managed to live in @ shanty on Hope street for the last nine years.
 A week ago the veteran was taken down with attack of pneumonia and inf1rrnfties due to old age. With his aged wife at his bedside Valentine expired late yesterday afternoon.
 While he was in a, dying condition his wife was moaning at the >prospec- tive loss of her sole means of support. Neighbors who knew the old couple heard her lamentations and hurried to the hut There they found the dying man lying on 8 broken down cot and it was evident that his condition was precarious. A call was sent in for the emergency hospital ambulance corps.
 They responded and Dr. J. P. Deery rardered the removal of the patient to Bridgeport hospital where he died soon after adTnittance. Mrs. Valen- tine became hysterica1 when she saw him breathe his last. As she was leaving the hospital she swooned and restoraItives were applied by Dr.. Deery.
 Upon his return to the emergency hospital the physician reported. the conditions at the Valentine home and Superintendent Spencer R. Gordon of the department of charities later com pleted arrangements for the removal of widow to LakevieA honN
 She was taken to that institution this morning and therA she will re- main a city charge until she fol- lows her husband to the Great Be yond- Valentines body is at the norgue of Cullfnan & Mullins, from where he will be buried at the iex- rense of the city. Inter-ment will be in POtter'S Field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
STRIKERS BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS TO
 SETTLE DISPUTE
Name Hours at Which Com pany Officials May Con
 suit For Agreement.
BLAME APPRENTICES
 FOR SPOILED WORK
Again Protest Claims of Company In Advertising
 For Skilled Men.

In the effort to bring the disagree ment between the Remington Arms & Ammunition Go. and the drop forgers and die sinkers, who left there after a dispute, the workers today announced that the company officials may begin negotiations any time up to o'clock this evening. The drop forgers and die sinkers will not resume sessions until Wednesday. February 2S, at a. m.
 Messages were sent to the company yesterday and this morning. accord ing to the committee in charge of the strikers, notifying the officials of the unions readiness to consider over tures At the plant this morning the company said there has been no change in the situation, and that no messages had been received.
 Six 1nachinists have gone on strike with the drop forgers and die sink CTS had returned to work. The men deny this
 The following statement was issued by the workers this morning:
 s'The association today is notifying the Remington Go. that it will adjourn session at 5 p. m- today and resume at 2 a. n1., Wednesday, Feb. 23.
 Owing to the holiday Tuesday, and because men will go to their homes in other cities. we deem it wise to do this. The company may have au- dience with the committee before 5 D. nns, otherwise it will have to be de- ferred.
 seWe will call to the attention of the company that much of the spoiled work complained of is done by ap- prentices An apprentice is expected to spoil work learning.
 ''We have In our possession a letter signed by P. w. Carpenter of, the Remington Arms & Ammunition Co.,. and scountersigned by J. H. Gilchrist, that says the rate for experienced first class men is TO cents an hour The man to whom it was written is an ex- perienced first class man. He is paid 6s cents an hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
THIGH FRACTURED, HE
 REFUSES TREATMENT

As one of the physicians attached to the emergency hospital staff was walking towards the police and char ities building at 8:45 this morning he found a man prostrate on the side walk at Fairfield avenue and Court land street.
 The physician picked the man up and discovered that he was suffering from a fractured thigh. He gave his name as Fred Lacy of 964 Park ave- nue. He refused hospital treatment and also refused to disclose the cause of the injury. He was helped to his feet and then hobbled west on Fair field avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
GERMANS HERE SEEK EMBARGO
 ON MUNITIONS Arion Singing Society and German American Alliance
 Make Protests. "STOP REMINGTON
 EXPORTS" IS WISH Introduce Measure Into House of Representatives
 Through Hill.

At the request of the Arion, society, backed. it is said by nearly every German society in Bridgeport, Con gressman Ebenezer J. Hill has intro duced a petition before the House of Representatives asking that an em- bargo be placed upon the shipment of arms and. ammunition from Amer ica.
 The petition is said by members of the Arion society to be based upon the grounds of humanity
 A petition was also introduced by Congressman Hill asking for prohibi- tion in the District of Columbia, at the request of the German-American all liance of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
NARROWED FOR YEAR AND HALF
 ON SMALL ISLE

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 19-A letter mailed at Honolulu on Feb. 3. was received here yesterday from Homer T. Madison, of Whitehall, H., relating how with a number of others he was marooned for nearly a year and a half on an island off the west coast of Suoh America, after leaving the Brit ish steamer Bella Donna, which was sunk by German cruiser in Sep tember, 1914.
 The letter which was received by his grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Madi- son, said:
 For the last year and a half have been on a little island in the South Sea, where no ships ever stop.
 ''I was on the English ship Bella. Donna when a year ago last Septem- Der we weres topped off the west coast of South America by German cruiser. They forced us to go in our small boats and then sank our ship. The day after we ran into a pretty stiff gale and were blown away south. We brought upon a small island among a group of several. There were a few friendly natives there and one white man. We were there until about 40 days ago when a small sail ing vessel put in for water, having been blown off her course. We then came here.
 ''We had a nice, comfortable time while marooned, but of course, we all were glad to get away
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

Washington, Feb. Solicitations in official quarters today were that Germany's reply to the request of the United States that the Teutonic pow CTS modify their announced intention to sink without warning all armed merchant ships of the enemy after Feb. 29s will be a statement that as- surances given in the Lusitania, and Arabic cases had to do only with un- armed vessels, that Germany must feel certain that it's submarines, which warn a merchant ship will not be at tackled and that this country will be asked for it's definition of defensive armament.
 It was considered certain that the problem of defining defensive arma- ment will be the basis of lengthy ne gotiations. The first formal an nouncement that the United States does not accept as in accordance with the established principles of interna- tional law the latest intention of Ger,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
Son of Kaiser Is
 Reported Wounded

Petrograd, Feb. I9-The semi-offi- cial news agency gives out the follow ing:
 Prince Oscar, fifth son of Emperor WiI1ian) was wounded few days ago while making an inspection in front of the Russian positions at Smorgen in the Minsk district, according to Ger man prisoners The Prince was caught he and some officers were wounded. The Prince, infuriated. ordered a bonn bardment of the Russian positions, which the Germans carried out for two hours"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
Meriden Fire Dept.
 May Sue For Funds

Meriden, Feb. 1e-Members of the Meriden Fire Department may have to resort to legal measures in order to get $2,OO0 license money due their pension fund from the county, under an amendment of the city charter made by the last general assembly, it is stated here today.
 The police department got it's share of the money on Decer-ber IA. Coun- ty Commissioner J F. alter is quoted as saving that the cG.nnnissfoners lack power to .4.1-ke the payment to the firemen's fund.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
RELEASE RAILROADS PRISONER WHO SLEPT
 PAST HIS STATION

s'Brakemen on the New Haven road should make sure that when they are calling out the arrival of the train at way stations that all passengers hear thenn,'' said Judge Frederic A. Bartlett George Crooks, of Platts- burg, ". Y., was his way from Hartford to New Haven yesterday. He fell asleep and was carried by the City of EIms- He was awakened at Stratford and a demand made that he pay his fare from New Haven to this city He refused saying that he had been carried by his destination. He was arrested. In city court today Judge Bartlett noIled the charge of evading railroad fare on which Crooks was arraigned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
BERLIN WANTS U, s. TO DEFINE DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT" BEFORE
 MODIFYING NEW U-B0AT ORDER

many and Austria is a notification, on it's way today to all diplomatic and consular representatives abroad to the effect that this government considers that merchant ships have a right to carry defense armament.
 In this connection, it became known that Sweden had instructed it's con su1ar offices to advise Swedish vessels preparing to sail on armed vessels from entente allies after Feb. 29 of the warning given by the central powers.
 State department officials are iIn- patient at Great Britain's delay in re- plying to the recent American notes concerning the trading with the enemy act and interference with mails.
 The London foreign office some time ago promised a reply to the mail note but nothings has been heard of the American protest against enforcement of the trading with the enemy act against American firms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
GIRL OF IT IS FLUSHING BRIDE
 AT CITY HALL
New Haven Couple Wins Parental Consent After
 Delay of Several Days.

Parental consent was finally ob tafned today by Miss Cecelia Berger, IT, factory worker of East Haven to marry Roy N. Stevens, 21, a miller of New Haven. The ceremony was performed in the town clerks office today by Assistant Town Clerk Clar- ence D. Winton who gave the couple his blessing and collected $5 from the groom after the ceremony
 The bride who is very pretty black eyed brunette, wore costume of dark blue trimmed with fur and a hat to match. The groom is tall and good looking. The couple came here last Monday expecting to be married at once and were rather astonished to find that since they were non-res1- dents they must wait five days be- fore a, license could be issued and also that Miss Berger must obtain the con- sent of her parents
 It is said that the brides mother opposed the match until last night when she gave her consent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
JESSE |. D. KEPPY'S SHARE IN MOTHERS ESTATE CARNISHEED
 WHEN JACKSON BANK SUES HIM

The share of his mothers estate which Jesse L. D. Keppy obtained when he and his sister. Maude Wheel CT, broke Ella Keppy's will a few days ago, was garnisheed this morning when the Peoples National bank of Jackson, Mich, brought suit against Jesse for $1,S0O. Papers in the ac- ton were served upon Adrian Rockett of this city, administrator on Ella Keppy's estate.
 The suit was brought to recover on a note which the bank claims, is due and unpaid. Keppy. who left this city in 1904, became a traVeling sales man and at one time was in the em- ploy of the Standard Electric Car Co. of Jackson, Mich. It is said there was some dispute between the com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
WOMAN IS SLAIN INLONELY YSHACK; HER SON IS HELD Hut in Midst of Woods Near Hamden Scene of Grue- b some Tragedy. DISCOVERED BY SON
 WHO IS ARRESTED Body Torn by Shotgun Charge, and Weapon and
 Cartridges Found.

New Haven, Feb. 19.-Agnes Overus, aged 65, was found dead upon her bed in old shack in West Woods on a hill in HaInden late last night and today the Hamden constabIes expressed the opinion that she was murdered A wound from a charge of shot was in the wonan's abdomen and death was probably immediate. The body, when examined by the constables about a. m, was crosswise on the bed with the hands crossed on her breast, the bed clothes drawn up, a shotgun on the
 ~+ the left and loaded cartridges and some money scattered over the bed coverings.
 A son, John, aged "A, who is nowfde- tained, says that he found the body at 10 o'clock and then went to a neigh bors house to have a message sent to Constab1es Siturze and Webster. The wornan's husband had been in the city with a daughter since Tuesday and he was sent out to the shack today.
 The son, John, has b en- questioned. He said he came here after having been in New Haven either just before or. just after dark last night. He saw his mother on the bed but thought she was asleep and it was late before he noticed the gun and cartridges. The shack is said to be 8 feet by 12 feet in area It is located deep in the woods. After the constabIes started for the shack their horse gave out be cause of labor through the snow and they had to secure another to com pIete the trip.
 In the sons story he has made ref erence to seeing a, bearded man going through the woods while he was on his way home. Neighbors say that about 6 o'clock they heard the report of a gunshot from the direction of the shack. The constabIes say that John Overus, when they detained him, act ed is he was recovering from intoxi-. cation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
TOWN IS SHAKEN
 BY PL0St0N M
 BIG DYE FACTORY
New Jersey Plant is Wreck
 ed When Acids Run To gether in Mixing Vats.

Plainfield. N. J., Feb. 19-The plant Co.,, said to be a German-owned con cern, and one of the few plants man ufacturing ana1ine dyes in this coun- try, was destroyed by an explosion and fire today.
 The entire town of Lincoln, where the plant was located, was shaken by the explosion which occurred before the ~orkmen had reported for duty.
 Two men. the only persons in the plant at the time, were seriously in jured.
 The explosion was caused, it was said, by acid running together in the mixing vats. The damage is estimated at $50,OOO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

pany and Keppy, which resulted in the latter giving his note. The paper was afterward turned over to the bank. The details of Keppy's trans action with the Standard Go. are not given in the writ.
 Keppy is at present living in Oak land, Cal. He and his wife came to this city to testify in the appeal from the decision of the Stratford probate court in admitting Ella Keppy's will. Jesse and his sister, Maude Wheeler of Fairfield, claimed heir sister Flor ence had unduly influenced their mother so that the bulk of the estate was deeded to Florence before Ter mothers death. After a long trial the superior court jury returned a verdict in favor of breaking the will.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
"CONNY'' ALARMED
 BECAUSE HIS CAR
 WAS REALLY WARM

Connecticut Co. car III, arriv- ing from Stratford at Fairfield av- enue and Main street at 7:15 last evening, was warm.
 Passengers seated near the ra- diators became curious when the conductor began proving through the car.
 Finally a passenger asked him what he was doing. 'Loking to see what the trouble is,'' he re- lied.
 So strange was a warm car to the company's official he thought the car was on fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
AIMS GO. RAISES SIXTY THOUSAND
 ON k MORTGAGE

Announcernnt was made today at the plant of the Max Ams Mechine Co. of plans for further improvement. A mortgage deed was passed last week through the Bridgeport Trust Go: by this purpose.
 The company recently built a $12,000 addition and it was left unfinished at both ends for development, when nee essary It is expected that the addi- ton will be completed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
HARDING MUST PAY HOLCOMB co. FOR
 AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES

Harvey Harding of this city must pay the Holcornb Go. of New Haven $233.84, according to a decision hand ed down today by Judge Scott of the common pleas court. It was alleged that Harding owed for tires and other automobile supplies Another count was that Harding ordered 200 auto- mobile devices known as "Protectos" When they were completed Harding took only 37 and refused the remain der, it was alleged. The Holcomb Go. sued for $625.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
IS GIVEN $3O,OOO AWARD
 IN DAMAGE SUIT

Washington, Feb. 19-DanieI J. Sul- ly of New York today was awarded $30,0o0e damages in his suit against John Hays Hammond of this city. who he claimed attempted to destroy his reputation as a cotton expert. A sealed verdict was given b va jury in the District of Columbia supreme court. The trial, which occupied five weeks, was made necessary by a mis- trial about 8 year ago. Sully sued for $1,5OO,0o0 charges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
CABARET RAID CASE TO
 BE HEARD WEDNESDAY

Judge Frederic A. Bartlett in city court this morning granted a contin- uance in the case of Robert Dean, manager of the Atlantic hotel until Wednesday morning under bonds of $15O.
 Dean is charged with violating the excise law in disposing of liquor in the Atlantic hotel cabaret on the strength of a, license given to KOppel Berger, proprietor of the Atlantic hotel bar room.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
BRITISH STEAMER
 GROUNDED ON REEF

London, Feb. 19-The British steamship Comrie Castle is ashore on a reef off Nom basa. British East Afri- ca. Her passengers have been land ed.
 The Cornrie Castle is a 5,173 ton vessel built in 1903 at Glasgow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
Resignation Is Accepted.

Petrograd, Feb. 19-George T. Marye, United States ambassador to Russia, has received notification from the State Department at Washington that his resignation is accepted. He is requested, however, to remain at his post until the arrival of the first sec retary of the embassy. Fred M. Dear ing, who Is his way here from Mad rid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
ST, LOUIS MAN IS OFFERED POST
 AT PETROCRAD

Washington, Feb. 19-Response from David R. Francis, of St. Louis, as to whether he would accept the ambassad orship to Russia was awaited by President Wilson today. MT. Francis was Secretary of the Interior in the Cleveland administration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
THE WEATHER

Partly overcast tonight and Sum day; not quite 90 cold Sunday; west gales diminishing. |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19

The meeting of the building commits sioners sched duled to be held on Tues day, February 22, has been postponed owing to Was11ington's Birthday. The meeting has been postponed until Wednesday, February 23
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-19
BOY, PACIFYING 2,OOO STRIKERS, SEES END OF TROUBLE
 WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CLASHES

Joseph Grohol, Youthful Linguist, Talks to strik-
 CTS in Seven Tongues, and Arranges For Conference
 That May End Differences
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
SINGLE TAX PULLBACKs

To the Editor OF Evening ledger
Sir-In its fight for the passage of the loan
the EVENING LEDGER uses strong language. 1t
says, 1.-THE people of Philadelphia are up against
a positive, thoroughly organized and craftily
calculated conspiracy in tae transit situation,
and not mere negative and laundering regime
of pullbaclts and standpatters."
The Single Tax party has taken its stand
against the loan, and whether we are conspra-
tors merely pullbacks and standpatteTs the
EVENING LEDGER should designates The whole
loan question is not, to our minds, a straight
proposition. Why Is it called a loan? Why are
not the voters told to borrow an immense sum
of money and spend" it on public improve
ments, and then hand over almost all the
profits from their investment to land owners
and land gamblers? Why are they not told that
the opening up of outlying territory for
home building and the saving in carfares will
soon be more than eaten up in advancing rents?
Why are they not told that the profits Qand
vaues), If collected by the public, would enable
us to adopt the 'pay.as-wego" system? The
Single Tax party favors all useful public i'm
provements, but does not favor paying for them
by mortgagng the future. 1t presents plan
to finance all public improvements without
creating loans" but by merely taking for pub
lie purposes the values which morally and
justly belong to the public.
Ex-Director Taylor, in discussing his very
celent plans for transit improvement, said that
the building of the subway and elevated system
should be publicly taken. Why not take it all?
That is the Single Tax Partys t;,S position
Philadelphia, MaSl9 "a hsH
If we had to wait until the single tax theory
was generally accepted before making any great
public improvements should have to postpone
them indefinitely. The issue before the voters
Is not the adoption of the single tax, but the
of a loan for rapid transit i'm.
The need for better service is ad.
mltted. When the loan is authorized the build
iEg of lines to improve the service can begin.
The voters are called upon to vote on the issue
under conditions they now and not as
they might be at some distant future time when
a new theory of governmental finance is
adopted Editor of EVENING LEDGER.l