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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
FIND BODY OF
YOUTH HANGING
IN DENSE WOOD
Mystery in Suicide of Well
Dressed Young Man
May Be Chicagoan.

Woodmont, March 25.-while trail
ing fox through "a lonely wood be-
tween the Pond point and Woodmont
roads this morning, Harry Rogers Of
BurweITs Beach came upon the hang
ing body of a young man.
The body was suspended from a
limb Of tree by a twisted shirt tied
to necktie. A green hat lay on the
snow near the tree.
Medical Examiner w J. H. Fischer
of Milford was called, and the body
was cut down. He said that the ap-
parent solution of the cease was self
inflicted strangulatio11. The body had
been hanging nearly a week.
Undertaken George J.. Smith took
charge of the body and it lies at his
morgue in Milford.
Nothing could be found this after
noon to establish an Identification. In
one of the pockets was a handkerchief
bearing the letter "K''
The man was scarcely e. He wore
a grey suit of excellent material, a,
green hat, black shoes and a tan neck
tie with black stripes. He was five
feet eight inches in height and weighed
about $50 pounds.
The place in which the body was
found is scarcely ever visited, except
by persons tracking rabbits or other
animals.
Tt was thought in Bridgeport that
the body might be that of William
Higgins, who disappeared, but the de-
scr1ption of the clothing worn by Hig-
gins when he was last seen, doesn't
tally with trat on the body. The suit
of clothes bears Chicago trademark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
FORMER JUDGE
ARRAIGNS CITY
COURT METHODS
Thomas, G. Coughlin Tells
Judge Bartlett How To
Run the Tribunal.
tWHY SINGLE OUT
JITNEURS?" He ASKS
Police Not On Their Job,
Declares Former Conmis-
sioner in Court.

That justice was not being proper
ly meted out in city court, that a
city ordinance is a. farce. that jitneurs
are being made goats of and that
the police department is not doing
what they are getting paid to do,
was the scathing arraignnent made
of the court officials. and the police
Coug gI1lin, former city court judge,
when defending a group of jitney
drivers arraigned before Judge Fred
eric A. Bartlett in city court this
morning. Judge Cough1in also is a
former police commissioner.
Nine jitney drivers were arraigned
on a charge of violating the city or
dinance relative to allowing passen-
gers to ride on the door of jitneys.
They were fined So each without
costs. 3
Previous to the arraigning of the
jitneurs two cases had been disposed
of by the court, in a manner that
met with the disapprova1 of Judge
Coughlin. One of the cases was that
of Raymond N. Hansen of Devon.
Milford. Hansen was arrested March
IT, on a charge of {reckless driving
after he had struck a 'co1ored man at
Stratford and Central avenues. Han
sen was also charged with operating
a motor vehicle without having az liz
cense.
Hansen said he had applied for a
license for 1916. PROSECUTOR Earle E.
Garlick communicated with Secretary
of State Burnes and the latter in
formed Gar1ick that Hansen had not
applied for q license for the ensuing
year. When informed of this Hansen
admitted in city court today that he
had not sent the money for the. license
until a few hours after he had been
arrested. Nq He received his license
two. days after being arrested. His
case was no1led on payment of costs
The, other case was that of John
Rowe of Bassicl1 avenue He was
one of a group Of three men that as
saulted Luther Majorfan, 1913 Mid
die street, a jitneur. The trio are
alleged to have assaulted the jitneur
at state street and Howard avenue
at 1925 Last Saturday night. Police
man 4Bolger chased Rowe and was
compelled to fire three shots after
him Rowe did not stop until he
han into the hands of Policeman Or
samus Bag1ey at Bassick and Fairfield
avenues. In city court Rowe ad-
mitted being in the jitney at the time
of the alteration He said he heard
the argument and that he saw Ma
jorian leave the car to accept a cha1-
lenge to fight fromAtIle other two men.
He said he took no part in the me-
lee and that he did not know the
names of the two assaflants. He
said he knew them by sight and that
9ne ate at the same restaurant with
them He said he had not seen them
since He said he ran away because
he did not want to be mixed up in an
affair of such a serious nature. He
promised to aid the court in appre-
hending the wanted men. Judge
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
DAVID ARMSTRONG :
GIVES OPTION ON
MAIN ST. TRACT

Samuel Silver, merchant at 1920
Main street, has obtained an option
for the purchase of the David Arm
strong property Main and Gold
streets. The property includes the
Hotel Alpine, Gold street, on which
there is -ar lease for several years; and
the stores of the GoldE Clothing Co.,
Eckler & Co, and SiIver's own store.
The price 9is said to be between $780,
600 and $15O,OOO.
This land is part of the George
Wade estate. In the SOS, the Wade
homestead occupied the site Of the
stores. 1t faced Gold street The
Isaac Sherman homestead was direct
1y across Gold street and opposite
both was the Hawley residence,
which was supplanted by the Stratfield
hotel.
It is understood that Silver con-
templates forming a syndicate for the
erection of a 10 story building, if he
is successful in putting his deal
through.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
HOLD UP BURIAL
OF FOL YMOI TILL
SON CAN ATTEND
Naval Officer Speeding Thou
sands of Miles to Reach
Fathers Grave.

Awaiting the return of his sailor
son the body of Alex Zolymoi lies in
the vault in Mountain Grove cemetery,
unburied. The son, whose name is
Alex, is a, petty officer in the United
States navy land is speeding from
Florida as fast as a railroad train can
bring him. ZoIymoi died 10 days ago.
His widow decided to postpone the
burial until the son who was then on
board ship in Havana harbor could
reach home. A cablegram was esent
young Zo1ymoi and he obtained fur
Tough to return home and attend the
funeral. In crossing to the United
States, however, rough weather was
encountered and the steamer on which
he was travelling was blown into the
Gulf of MeKico.<
He finally landed at Key West yes
terday and Immediately telegraphed
that he would come home by rail as
that Isl the fastest way. The elder
Zolymoi ~1eaves an estate of about
SIS, 600. He conducted q saloon at
Howard avenue and Cherry street and
also was the owner of real estate in
Howard and Hancock avenues. In the
probate court today at the request, of
the widow, Bessie zolymoi, and At
torney Ernest Berger, holman Kovats,
son-in-law of the deceased, was ap-
pointed administrator. of the estate.
Besides his widow and their son, Zo1y-
moi is Survived by two daughters, Bes-
sic and +Lidia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
FREIGHT TRAINS
MEET AT CANAAN;
FLAGMAN KILLED
Rear End Collision in Yards
Results in Fatal Injury
To One.

Canaan. Conn. March s25.-Tn a col
Msion of trains in the Canaan yards
early today, G. H. Schooemaker, a
freight f1agman, was so badly crushed
that he died twenty minutes after
crawling out of the wreckage-' Pendz
ing an inquiry by Coroner Hermann
of Winsted, the crews of both trains
involved were held. -
The regular freight was north bound
over the Central New England road,
had stopped in the freight yards at
2:25 a. M, and had been cut in two,
while the engine with the forward
section went ahead to the water tank
An extra freight which was following
crashed into the section which had
been left standing.
1t is said the engineer of the extra,
coming down the grade from Norfolk,
was unable to hold his train quick
enough after seeing that a freight sec
ti6n was standing on the line ahead OF
him. The EXTRAS engine crushed the
caboose of the regular and threw it
down the emhankment- The wood
work took fire. Schooemaker was in
this car and he crawled out of the
wreckage, was picked up by the other
mem and taken to the station where
he died. His watch had stopped at
2:25
DR.. G. w. Camp, the medical exam
iner viewed the body. An empty coal
car next to o>khe caboose was derailed.
Other damage to rolling stock was
trivial:
+ Schooemaker's age was 80 and he
belonged in Poughkeepsie where he
leaves a wife and two children
Train No 1876 was in charge Of Con-
ductor Darwin wood and Engineer G.
Bova, of Hartford.
Extra No. 112 had two engines and
was in charge of Conductor Nathan
Blodgett, of Hartford, and Engineers
William shove and Ralph Burr, of
MaybTeok, N. Y. The last named for
merIW lived in Norfolk.
The collision occurred in the yard
near the Catholic church, crossing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
ROONEY
WILL BE CLERK
I OFIBRIDCE BOARD
Island Brook Avenue Resi-
dent Slated to Succeed
Charles Poland.

When the next joint meeting of the
East Washington avenue and Grand
street bridge commissions is cal1ed
Charles Poland, superintendent of the
high school, will resign as clerk of
the commissions and Francis Rooney
Of 185 Island Brook avenue will be
named in his place.
Mr.. Rooney is a clerk in the office
Of the Automatic Machine Co. He has
been active in Republican politics in
the Eighth district and has been a
candidate for appointment to the DO
lice force. The c1erkship of the bridge
commissions will pay about $1,000 per
year. There has been talk of making
clerkship for each commission. Joint
meetings have been held because the
same type bridge will be built and J.
B. Strauss of Chicago is consulting en-
gineer for both bridges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
GEN. FUNSTON AWAITS
WIRELESS ON BATTLE

San Antonio, March 25-With the
wireless worlHne satisfactorily for al
most the first time since lAmerican
troops have been in Mexico, General
Funston today is awaiting dispatches
fl ON General 'Pershing to confirm re-
ports that United States troops have
engaged Villa forces near Namiquips.
In messages received yesterday
from field headquarters at Casast
Grandes, two of the American adj
vanced coluDnns were reported to be
in the vicinity of NamiquIpa but no
mention was made--ef an engagement.
The reported killing Of three Amer
leans near, Gibson's ranchS 10 miles
west of Columbus, presumably by
Mexican bandits, was received with
deep concern at department head
quarters today No confirmation was
offered of the report from FL Pas0
that two companies of the 7th infan-
try were on duty at police headquar-
ters last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
NEW HAVEN ACTOR
COMMITS SUICIDE

New Haven, March 25-WiI1iam E.
Bonney, a member of the stock COM
pany which has been playing at the
Hyperion theatre for several seasons,
took his life today. Hhe had been in
disposed for several days and confined
to his room Today he was found
dead in bed. Medical Examiner Scar
borough decided that he had died
from the use of a narcotic drug inten-
tional1y taken in a quantity sufficient
to cause death. Mr.. BOnney was widely
known in the theatrical profession and
as q member of travelling companies
In years past he had played in every
part of the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
BOTH VESSELS LOST AS
ARMED BRlTISHlINER
MEETS GERMAN RAIDER

- :
Five German officials and 115 men
were picked up and taken prisonefs
out of the total complement, believed
to have been over 800. 1t should be
noted that during the whole engage
ment the enemy fired over the Nor
wegian co1ors painted on the side of
the ship.
= This news in now published as It
Is made clear by the receipt of a Ger
man wireless message that the enemy
mas learned that the Greif, a similar
ship to the Moewe, had been desttoyed
before she succeeded in passing our
line of PATROLS
The Alcantara was a large liner be-
longing to the Royal Mail Steam
Falcket l7t company of Belfast. She had
been in the service of the British gov
ernment for some time Her gross
tonnage was 1890. She was $40 feet
long and was built in Glasgow in 1919.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25

London, March 25.-A German raider
has been sunk in the North Sea. Five
German officers and 115 men, out of a
total of 300, were captured. The Brit
ish lost "A men.
The British armed merchantman AL
cantara, which sunk the German raid
sef, the Greif, was herself sunk.
y The following official statement was
issued:
"A engagement occurred on Feb. 20
in the North Sea between the armed
German raider Greif, disguised as a
Norwegian merchant vessel and the
British armed merchant cruiser Al
cantara, Captain T. E. Wardle. It re-
suited in the loss, of both vessels, the
German raider being sunk by gunfire
and thA ,AldRntara apparently by a
torpedo.
1.-The British losses were made UP of
five officers and SO men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
BANDIT
ELUDES +.
ENEM Y
Villa Reported to Have Sue
cessfully Escaped From
Encircling Net of Joint
Forces and is in Retreat.
Fleeing Towards West, Re
port to Headquarters
More Troops Are Sent to
Guard Border Towns.

El Paso, March 25-Francisco
Villa was reported early today
to be fleeing west in the San
Miguel country, having success
fully e1uded the net that was
being drawn around him bv|
American and Carranza troops.
News of the outlaws retreat
westward was brought hero
from Ell Vale but could not be
confirmed at Bliss or in Mexi-
can official circles.
General Manuel Medinavietia ana
General Manuel Banda, two former
Villa officers who were taken into
custody here a few days ago, have
disappeared from the Ell Paso jail
and are understood to be on their way
to New Orleans.
In answer to protests from residents
at Preside, Maria and Del Rio. Tex.
for more protection, Major General
Funston today announced that a. bat
talon of the gath infantry, now on
the way here from Fort Russell, VIII
he stationed in that district.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
GARRANZA MENTIONS,
HELD UP; GO FORWARD

Washington, March 25-EIezIo
tested to Secretary Lansing today that
ammunition for Carranza, consigned
on a ship leaving New York yesfer-
day, was held up by the customs au-
thorities5
Secretary Lansing told the Ambas-
up ammunition for Carranza and that
the delay was caused, by a preliminary
examination. to assure the government
that the shipment would not reach
his enemies. 1t will be allowed to go
forward.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
GERMANS FALL BACK
j. BEFORE RUSSIAN DRIVE

Berlin, March 25-Military activity
on the northern sector of the eastern
battle front continues despite a1teEnat-
ing rain and snow.
Russian drumfire was heavy on the
night of March 20 and in the early
morning of March 21 between the
Narocz and Wizniew lakes and it was
particularly heavy just southwark of
Narocz lake where the German line
ran from Blisniki to Mokryza, thence
westward.
The Russians directed their main
attack against this small salient with
a harassing concentric fire and the
Germans drew back to their second
line to avoid unnecessary losses. The
Russians, who came forward in hasty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
SPEECHES
! PUT REICHSTAG
IN AN UPROAR


Amsterdam, March 25-AdVices
from Berlin indicate that yesterdays
sitting of the Reichstag. although
brief was the stormiest on record
and had to be closed by the presi-
dent. OF the Socialist group, Herran
Hause, Ledebour, Scheidermann.
Ebrle and Suedekum, were notably
participants
The sitting began with a heated dis
cussion. The speech which caused
the trouble was by Herr Hause, who
declared that Germany would never
win the war, which wpuld be a long
drawn conflict. He I declared that
German Socialists hated war and de-
sired peace.
'"The best patriots in all countries
are those who speak for an honest
peace,' he is quoted as eNcIaining.
These remarks provoked q tremen-
dous uproar. The Socialist DE-. Da-
Wis, shouted to Herr Hause;
your policy is causing a proIonE-
alton of the war"
other Socialists showered such epi-
thets rs "Traitor'' on Herr EIause, who
againn tried to speak but members
crowded around him, threatening to
strike him, and the president hur-
riedly called the sitting to a close
1t is reported that Socialist labor
community is to be the name OF a.
new faction formed with Herr Hause
as their leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
O'CONNELL GETS
CLERICAL! JOB IN
HARTFORD OFFICE
Will Be Named TO Take
Place In Bureau of Labor
Statistics.

N,Senator John M. O'conneI who is
now acting as deputy jailer at
Bridgeport jail will be appointed to
a clerkship in the office of the com
missioner of bureau of labor statistics.
The appointment will be effective
May and is for two years at a. sal
ary of $4,000 per year. Until a short
time ago Senator O'ConnelI engaged.
in the. meat and grocery business in
the North End. Lately he has been
employed by the Cudahy Co. He is
now taking the place of Deputy Jailer
Patrick O'Brien who is ill with pneu-
IeOIia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
4 AMERICANS ABOARD
TORPEDOED HORSE SHIP
ARE REPORTED MISSING

Washington, March 25+consular
reports to- the state department today
say the Dominion line steamer Eng
Hshrnan, sunk near the British Isles
was torpedoed and that four An1eri-
cans are missing. The Englishman
was a horse ship.
The missing Americans are Peter.
Mcdonald "a horse foreman of 5S
Cherry street, Boston; George Me-
Donald "a trimm err Of 81 Common
street, Lawrence, Mass; p. Buckley
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
VERDUN IS
I'm FLA S

Berlin, March 25-Verdun is in flames according to
an official announcement today from the War Office
The extent of the conflagration is not known The
fire started according to the War Office
ment by German shells during heavy artillery duel this
morning.
The only mention of the burning of Verdun is con-
tanned in this brief Sin the Meuse district
artillery duels especially lively and in the of
these engagements VerClm fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
Strike May Close
Shop In Winsted

Winsted, Conn, March 25-A state
ment given OUT at the office of the
Winsted Hosiery company where
twenty spinners struck yesterday af-
ter their demands for 15 percent
wage increase had been denied to-
day was to the effect that if the
spinners do not return on Monday
the entire plant will be shut down.
This would deprive about 500 persons
of employment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25

and M. A. Burke, addresses un-
known.
The dispatches to the state depart
ment were from American. Consul
Armstrong at Bristol, and said the
Englishman was torpedoed at an un-
known place and time and that 33
survivors had been brought into an
unnamed British port. The consul
also reported that SO. more persons
who were aboard the ship. were be-
lieved by the British auth critics to
have been saved
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
Pickpocket Gets
$11O In Pieces of
Gold From Davey

Samuel %Davey, father, of the or
chestra leader of the same name at
Polls theatre, came to this city today
on a visit. He carried $11O in a
purse. 1t was also in gold pieces.
After witnessing a performance at
the theatre and riding to the East
End, where his SON lives, he found his
pocket had been picked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
MRS. A. w. ROBINSON
PLANS TO RETURN TO
ENGLAND WITH HUSBAND

Mrs. Arthur w: Robinson, wife of
one of the leading officials of the Lo-
comobile Co, appeared at the office
of Naturalization Clerk Flanagan to-
DAY to apply for a passport. She and
her husband expect to sail for Eng
land soon. Mr.. Robinson has been
representing the Locomobile Co in
England and with his wife will take
trip to London on business. y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25

THIRTEEN AMERICANS ABOARD
HL-FATED CHANNEL STEAMER

Thirteen Americans channel steamship
Sussex damaged by explosion yesterday while on the
way Fokesone to Dieppe. Whether the ship was tor
pedoed is yet undetermined
American Edward Huxley is missing, and another
seriously The other Americans rescued
unhurt it is reported.
Americans aboard the ship were: j. n Baldwin, 50;
Helen Baldwin, Elizabeth Baldwin, 24 Gertrude Barnes,
So Charles T. Crocker 20; Samuel Bems 4 Henry Deer,
55; Ida Deer; Lillian c. S. Harde 45; Edna S. Harde II;
Huxley Dorothy Phipps Hilton, 81 Edna Frances
Hilton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
EIGHT KILLED
IN CYCLONE AT i
DAVIS, OKLA.

Oklahoma City, March 25-Eight
persons were killed in a farmhouse
two miles east of Davis. Okla, by a
tornado which struck that section last
night. The path of the tornado was
eight miles long.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
Zeppelin is Thwarted
In Raid on Saloniki

saloniki, March 25-An attempt at
another Zeppelin raid over Sa1oniki
was made last night. The Zeppelin
ing kept beyond the French lines.
French biplane whose observer
was a Greek volunteer, Albert Mis-
vachi, a native of SaIoniki, was shot
down at a height of 5000 feet, fall
ing into Lake Doiran
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
DEMOCRATS OF
STATE TO, MEET
MAY. 9 and 10

New Haven. March 25zzThe Demo-
cratic state convention will be held
in nLthis city, in Music hall. on May
9 and 10, The official call will be
sent out on Monday by Secretary p.
B. O'su1livan, of the state central
committee. The convention will
choose IA \de1egates to the national
convention and Ia aIternates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
MAY ASK MORE TROOPs.

Washington. March 25-Uneasv
over the situation on the Mexican
border, Senate Republicans today
held a conference with a view to de-
termining upon a plan for asking for
more troops to protect the border.
The conference adjourned until Mon
day without action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
No Confirmation in Paris

Paris March 25-No mention is made in today's Of
fetal statement of the reported firing of Verd by Ger
shells The Office announcement says that aside
artillery dues in the Woevre region the night quiet
in the VerdUn region.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25

attacking columns, were sanguinariIy
repulsed and the Germans followed
them to Blisspek.
The Russian losses were said to
have been heavy while the casualties
of the Germans were declared to be
light.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday;
Nn0deEaEe east winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-25

Exports of copper from Atlantic
ports during the week ended March 90
totaled 1,491 tons.
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DETROIT TIMES

and the time the news had reached
London.
Special dispatches from tie frnti
received here tadly Jodav left little
doubt that the big push" was not
far away.
"All the horizon beyond the
ground where ! stood today vas
darkenod by the fumes OF shells,
wired the Chronicles correspondent
Not a minute passed without the
crash Of high explosives.
Raids that followed this shell
fire AT many points OF the line killed
many of the enemy aud brought
forth sufficient prisoners for the
Identification of the regiments and
divisions confronting the British
The effect of the British military
work on the German troops seem 10
have been deadly. Some prisoners
say they have had no food for three
days, owing 10 the bdrrage fire,
which prevented supplies reaching
them from communicating trenches.
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ment will stimulate additional en-
listments. Many OF the company's
workers in the Newcastle. Ind. and
Dayton, O., plants. have expressed
their intention of offering their SER
vices in the Mexican trouble.
A special Pullman train containing
over 100 men enlisted by the Pack.
ard Motor Co for motor truck and
mechanical service. left for the Dor
der Friday night. IL Is rot known
at what point on the border they
will he stationed. Saturday night a
trainload of trunks will be sent 10
the front by the Packard firm. and
on Monday LOG men will be sent TO
man theEe trucks.
Battery G, OF the field artillery,
has not yet left for Crawling. The
recruits are waiting for the arrival
Of Lieut.. Doherty, who Is expected
TO make a final inspection OF them.
OF the $50 men enrolled. SO were ro-
ected The recruiting force is en-.
deavoring to ill the places Of the re-
jected ones.
Contributions 10 equip tho battery
with a mess outfit are being receiv'
ed. BUM Sons e. Co. sent cooking
uteusiie and cutlery.