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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
DIRECTORS
OETROLlEY
ARRESTED
Long Hill Line officers TAX
en- on Body Writs in $3.50,
600 Suit Brought By Dan
bury & Bethel Trolley Co.
Stockholders.

AS a result of alleged gross mis-
management, three directors of the
Bird dgeport G Danbury Electric R. R.
Co. were arrested yesterday on body
writs to satisfy a $45o,o0o suit brought
by John z. Henshaw Of New York,
trustee on the estate of George E.
Pond. Deputy Sheriff Cunningham
after a, long search about the state
arrested in Norwa1k President John
Sanders of the trolley company, Secre-
tary and Treasurer S. w. C. Jones and
E. w. Sperry, one of the directors.
After being detained a short time all
three were released under bonds of
$4,000 each furnished by former
Judge James f. Walsh of the criminal
common pleas court. Benjamin T.
Saunders of Danbury, is also named
as a. defendant but he has not yet
been located.
The Pond estate holds a large block
of stock in the Danbury & Bethel
Street Railway Co. This company has
been consolidated with the Bridgeport
& Danbury Co, which operates cars
as far as Long Hill. Henshaw's con-
nismanaged the affairs OF the two
roads that the value OF the Pond hold
ings has been greatly decreased.
He asks the superior court to order
the directors to render an accounting
of their actions to the Danbury &
company treasury the losses sustained
by their nisrnanagement and pay the
plaintiffs counsel fees. He also asks
that the directors be enjoined from
selling bonds OF the Danbury & Bethel
Co.
It is said that about seven years ago
the defendants got control of the
Danbury & Bethel road by securing
6,729 out of II, 800 shares. Up to 1912
this road paid annual dividends of
per cent. and in that year there was a
surplus of $8,214.79. For the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1915, there was
deficit of $13,5O0.54.
When the defendants bought the
charter of the Bridgeport & Danbury
Co. from John T. King it is claimed
that they voted to issue 100000
worth of bonds. The Danbury &
Bethel Co. was made liable for the
debts Of the Bridgeport & Danbury
Co, a franchise which was worth
only $4,000, although bonds five
times in excess of that amount were
issued. Henshaw declares that the
revenue from the Bridgeport & Dan
bury line for the past year was only
$3,950, while the interest due amount
ed. to s17,75O
AS the two roads had been con-
so1fdated Henshaw claims that the
transaction he complains of resulted
III lnahc1a1 loss TO hlm ana other
Danbury & Bethel stockholders. He
declares that the directors acted with
inpropriety and with fraudulent in
tent when they voted for the large
bond issue.
Because Of the alleged irregular
dealings of the directors Henshaw
says the liabilities of the Danbury &
Bethel Co. have increased from $780,
'eo9.37 in 1912 to S902.972.21 in 1915.
Despite the fact that the earnings of
the road increased during that period
there was a large deficit and the
company has been unable to pay diyi-
dends. sS
The suit. which is returnab1e to the
February term of the civil superior
court, was instituted by Attorneys De-
Forest 6 Klein of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
STRINGENT BLOCKADE OF
GERMANY URGED IN |. ONG
DEBATE IN PARL lament

London, Jan. 26-Experts and self
styled experts on the economies of war
ana the law of maritime war on COM
1nerce modified in the House Of
Commons this afternoon for the
eagerly awaited debate on the meas
ures to be taken for blockade
against Germany.
Critics of the governments policy
and the defenders thereof were
eaua11y insistent on the necessity of
enforcing "a blockade as effective
possible but they Joined issue on the
best method of enforcing this. a keen
desire being shown in some quarters
to make the interference with neutral
commerce as light as possible.
The demand was general, however,
for greater strfngency i'll the pre-
vention OF foodstuffs and other con-
di<fonaI contraband passing by neutral
countries into Germany.
The debate hinged on a motion in-
troduced with the object of obtaining
from the government full statement
of the facts and giving oppor-
tunity to deal with most of the as
poets of the recent complaints against
thief oreign office. The motion fol-
lows:
THAT this House having noted the
volume of imports into. neutral coun-
tries bordering on enemy territory of
goods essential to the enemy for the
prosecution of the war urges the gov
ernment to enforce as effective a.
blockade A. possible without fnterfer-
ing with the normal requirements of
those neutral countries for internal
consumpti0n.r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
PROSECUTION IN.
M0HR TRIAL HAS
COMPLETED CASE
Last of Fifty Seven Wit
nesses is Presented By
the State.
POLICE CAPTAIN is
LAST ONE ON STAND
Says Negroes Seemed to
Delight" in Talking
About Murder.

Providence, r. T., Jan. 26.-The state
rested today in the trial of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Mohr and two negroes, Cecil
Brown and Henry Spe11man, charged
with the murder Of the wonan's hus-
band, DR.. c. Franklin Mohr, con Aug.
81, last.
Immediately after Attorney General
Rice announced that the state had
Mrs. Mohr, moved that the indictment
against his client be dismissed on the
ground that it was at variance with
the evidence. The motion was dis
missed by the court
A similar motion in behalf of Spell
man also was denied.
By the testimony of more than 80
witnesses, including George Hea1is,
DR.. Mohr's chauffeur, who turned
states evidence, the prosecution had
attempted to prove that the negroes
shot the physician the instigation
of Mrs. Mof1r.
Counsel stated that Mrs. Mohr would
go on the stand in her own defense.
Capain George H. Monahans of the
Providence police, testified that he ar
rested Brown and Chief O'NeiIl told
the prisoner he did not have to talk
but that II he talked to tell the truth.
Brown told Chief O'Nei11, the witness
said, that he had been to Riverside
visiting q family named Doherfy about
9 o'clock on the night of the murder.
Doferty had testified that Brown
called at his house about i've minutes
of 10 that night.
Brown declared that Mrs. Mohr had
been after them for three months to
do the tjob.''
srDo you know how many witnesses
the state has put on?'' asked William
Fl. Lewis. of the defense, on cross-ex-
animation.
t'Do you know that you are the fifty
seventh witness for the prosecution.
No. sir" replied Captain Monahan.
did Chief O'Neil1 say to Brown:
You shot DR.. Mohr and you know YOU
ST didn't hear anything like that
Monahan said he was surprised
when he went back to the house after
arresting Brown to find SpeIlman
there. At police headquarters, he said,
the negroes seemed to take great de-
light in telling their story and that
they repeated it many times.
did not that little office at police
headquarters with all the newspaper
men present resemble an o1d-fash
toned New England political caucus?''
asked Attorney Lewis.
s'No, SIR
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
SEWS ON PAJAMAS
TWEEN SONGS IN
CABARET PROGRAM

care cabaret artists in Bridge
port sewing for the Belgian
refugees ?'' asked a young man as
he emerged from a local cabaret.
mo! Sister Susie is not sewing
shirts for suffering soldiers; the
petite platform performer you per-
ceived was patterning pajamas for
Percy"
This, all because cabaret pro-
prietors in Bridgeport who desire
to retain permission to continue
their entertainments, have seen fit
divorce their performers from the,
public.
In the instance cited Tuesday
night girl singers were attempting
to occupy themselves by sewing
and other devices between work.
One had a quantity of material
upon which she was working,
which patiently was a neither gar
ment for night attire-common
termed pajamas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26

! such improvements, as it would be un~
| just to compel the taxpayer in any
one year to meet their. cost. The school
auth critics state in their requisition to
preparation for the construction OF
new grade schools from the proceeds
of taxation, but expect that all re-
quirements will be provided from the
proceeds of a bond issue.
Therefore, in accordance with their
express wish. do not make any rec
ornmendation' for an appropriation for
new grammar schools.
The Debt of City.
1t will do no harm to bear in mind
that while the city is not up to the
legal lfrnit, still it is fairly large and
requires quite a share of our revenues
to care for it. During the next fiscal
year the existing debt will require
$418,903 to meet it's obligations. This.
includes payment to sinking fund, in
staIlatfons on serial bonds and notes,
and interest. This sum does not pro
vide for any contemplated additions
to our bonded debt. as am unable at
the present time to figure with ac-
curacy the amount of such additions.
AS soon as the volume of same can be
even approximately ascertaineds
money must be provided to meet such
new obligations in addition to the
foregoing sum. So, that it can be
readily seen that the city debt is not
an unnixed blessing. If it could, be
avoided, we would be much better off
without It. Tt is we'll to bear in mind
however, that under. our excellent
system of serial bond and note issues,
we are paying off. each year. a. fair
portion of the debt and are thus light
ening future burdens to that extent
at least. The following are the items
called for in caring for our city debt: !
Sinking Fund to meet two is
sues of bonds at rnaturitNN%. $17 90.
Installments on serial bonds. 148. 400
Installrnents on serial notes. =. 71,O0O
Interest on bonds .........1 6S. ass
Interest on notes 1St $40
Total ) 49, 9Ha
improvements to Be Bonded For.
I eliminate the following reQuisi-
tions from my list of appropriations
recommended because in my judg-t
ment they are when required, proper
subjects for bonding:
New building for Health
Department $500, 100000
New slaughter house -. 2O,R0O.00s
New library building sites 25,OOO-00
Berkshire pond. new bridge 100000
New comfort stations 49,. 25,OOO.e0
Fire Department. new
building ........ 6o,ooo.oo I
Land damages, special -. PIG, ,43T.0 Oh 4
Bituminous macadam pave
ment 15o,ooO.Oo
Police Department, new
Continued on Page - ! 3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
SAME EXPENSE ON LAST YEARS
LIST WOULD MEAN 25 MILLS RATE
Among Items That Must Be Met is That of Last
Years State Tax, Which, With Interest For
Non-Payment, And This Years Obligation,
Totals $39O,OOO-Keating Sharply Criticizes
Assessors.
Assessors.

The tax rate grand 1915 payable year.
estimated by City Auditor Bernard Keang in his report
made public today, at twenty and seven-tenths mills
His estimate is based upon OF dollars
the grand list This however only eonjecura
points out the board Of has failed do its
having the tax lists completed by 4.
Mountainous obligations, accumulated through the extrav
Of the four of Republican mrule
City Auditor Bernard Keatng dean of the Connecut mc
pal nanoier9 has strven to keep the
best he after eliminating of the further
gances planned
that the highest the large cities
America.
Here of the things which he has eliminated his
recommendations to the tax board:
mill schools
The two platoon system for the fire department
The addition of 81 policemen.
Funds sought for "macada1n repairs. -
Heating included in his sesimate the fund which the
carried from last which should have
paid state treasury for the state tax also the
money state for the tax of the current year This with
the $500 interest unpaid tax, totals $39O,O00
is levied at eleven and four tepths mills in the
district threeenhs mills the
changes effected by the last legislature the
district has extended to include almost the
first district the whole city Residents of the
outlying sections of the city the first district
that proportion of taxpayers small to be
inconsiderable.
sharply to the delinquency of the board
of failing their work completed before
requires. Today at time when it necessary
report the auditor, had of knowing
cept by estimate what the grand list will be.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26

The proposed tax rate, if laid on tho
same list as that of last year, would
reach 25 mills
The report of the auditor is in part
as follows:
We are confronted again with the
problem of providing for the wants
of a growing municipality for another
fiscal year. Increased industrial ac-
tivities have so increased the demands
upon us that we are obliged to resort
to unusual means in order to ade-
ouateIy provide for the city's needs.
1,he problem which confronts city,
but once in its existence has come to
bridgeport and it now rests with us for
our own sake to meet it and solve
it effectually, lest upon our falling to
do so the Industrial boom may desert
us and seek more auspicious or con-
genial soil in which to grow.
Our city's entire future depends to n
great extent on how we meet the
present issue. We have it in our
power, either to make or to mar the
city's future development.
In order to solve the problem, we
must spend money but we ought to
spend it wisely, so that full value and
adequate results may be obtained for
the outlay.
We do not want to be too optimistic,
not too conservative but steer the hap
py middle course. Provide fully for
all reasonable requirements but not be
too sanguine that teh Industrial boom,
in its present proportions is going to
stay with us after the conditions which
were the Immediate causes of its c~ea-
ton have ceased to exist. We cannot
and ought not to be expected to pro-
vide for the unusual demands upon US
by the ordinary revenues from taxa
tton but are justified in resorting to
bonding for all improvements of a
permanent nature. But we ought not
to bond for anything else. and the life
of the bonds in every instance ought
to be less than the life of the improve
ment bonded for.
Things We Ought Not to Bond For
> have never favored and do not now
favor bonding for the ordinary nor
NAL needs of the city in the matter of
grade schools. I look upon such i'm
provements as current needs and ex-
penses as long as our city continues to
grow, and we ought to provide for
such normal growth from year to year
from the proceeds of taxation. But in
the case of abnormal growth like the
present I consider that we are fully
justified in bonding for grade schools
to the extent at least of such excess
requirements above the normal ones.
OfNcourse, there can be no question
that the cost of new High schools,
Technical schools, or Trade schools,
which are required perhaps but once
in a generation ought to be spread /
over the entire period Of the life of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
TIN TEASPOONS, KNIFE
AND TUBING HIS TOOLS
IN DARING OPERATION


Elkins. w. Va, Jan. 26-With
two tin teaspoons, a pocketknife
and q piece of rubber tubing as
his instruments: Dr.N H. w. Daniel,
of the E1kins hospital. performed
an operation on a woman appar-
emily dying of diphtheria and saw
ed her life, it was learned today.
Called to the home of Mrs. Cober-
ly, the doctor found the woman
unconscious. Having no surgical
instruments with him and real
izing that death was near, he made
an fncision in the Woman's wind
pipe with his knife and using the
teaspoons bent double as retrac-
tors, he inserted the rubber tube.
Respiration was restored and with
in few hours the patient regain
ed consciousness and it is said
today that her recovery is expect
ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26

pounds, and addressed to Hamburg
from Brazil; and also seven packets
of woolen from Uruguay to Berlin of
sample size.
Examination of the Ryndam's mail
bags has not been completed but the
malls are al1egedsto have contained so
per cent. newspapers, 80 per cent
propaganda and 10 per cent. goods
"aH OF enemy origin and addressed
in most cases to firms with German
names in the United States.
THE above particulars il was said
at the foreign Office, stshow the ex-
tamt TO which the postal mails are be-
ing used by the enemy as q means OF
conveyance of goods to eyade the
measures of restriction of trade taken
by the British government
TO PUBLISH NOTES FRIDAY.
Washin gton, Jan. 26-Great Brit
aims preliminary reply to the Ameri-
can presentations against seizures of
mails reached the state department to-
day and with the original American
note will be made public in the news
papers Friday morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
AUSTRIA ASKS u. S. ATTITUDE
ON ARMED ITALIAN MERCHANT
SHIP ARRIVING At NEW YORK

Washington, Jan. 26.-Baron Erich
Kwfedinek. charge of the Austro-Hun-
garian embassy, today asked the state
department what the United States in
tended to do in the case of the Italian
steamship Verona, which arrived in
New York several days ago with two
guns mounted at her stern.
The inquiry was the same as that
made by Baron KViedinek in the case
of the italian steamer Giuseppe Verdi,
which reached New York with two
guns mounted aft. The Verdi was al
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26

The British government will reply
on the postal conventions adopted at
The Hague for justification of its
measures.
The United States protested to
Great Britain last month against in
terference with mails between the
United states and Sweden i Large
quantities of mail matter, particularly
parcel post packages, have been taken
rrorn NUMBER or steamships whicn
were detained in British ports on voy-
ages to the continent.
The British foreign ONCE today.
published a list OF postal mail ~ zys
OF the central powers taken from the
Dutch steamships Frisia, outward
bound, the Tubantia, inward bound.
and the RyndaTn.
The mail bags taken from the Frisia.
contained rolled gold chains. gold
earrings, bracelets rings and brooches
and rugs. dyes, oleograpI1s and ma
chine needles.
The Tubantia's mail bags are said
to have contained four sacks of rub
Der in packets marked samples with
out value of a total weight of TAX
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26

lowed to sail on her return trip. Suf-
dcient time has not yet elapsed, it was
said, for Baron Zwiedinek to receive
instructions from his government as
to the course to be taken in the case
of the Verona.
Indications, however, are that the
Austrian government may enter a pro-
test and notify the United States that
any other merchant vessels permitted
to sail with guns aboard, even If in
tended for defense only, will be con-
sidered hostile craft, subject to being
sunk without warming
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
MINERS TO STICK
BY JOBS PENDING
NEW AGREEMENTS

+ Indianapolis, Jan. 26-The United
Mine Workers Of America, in conven-
ton today decided not to suspend
work, after the contracts have expired
50 long as negotiations for new agree
ments are pending. A rising vote
taken after a long debate, showed
that 1000 of the 1900 delegates IA
vored the proposition of non-suspen-
sion. recommended by President John
p. White.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
Col. House Arrives
In Berlin; Is Mum

Berlin. Jan. 26-Coionel Edward NJ.
House, personal representative OF
President Wilson, arrived in Berlin this
morning from Paris.
A correspondent of the Loixal An
zeiger interviewed Col. House at
Karlzru11e and found him very re-
served regarding the purpose of his
trip.
The correspondent describes him as
making the impression of a calm,
well-intentioned observer without any
anti German prejudices who depfores
the world war and it's horrors in NOV
ing Words
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
WATERWAYS BILL
ELIMINATES NEW
APPROPRIATIONS

Washington. Jan. 2s-The rivers
and harbors committee voted today to
include no new projects in its forth
coming bill but to confine appropria-
tions solely. to projects already author
lied. thus limiting the total to ap-
pr6xinateIy s44-e0o. .Ooe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
BRIDGEPORT MEN HoNoRED

E. K. Nicholson Of this city, ha 8
been elected a vice president of the
Connecticut Temperance union, which
is the state representative of the Anti
Saloon League of America The an
nual meet was held yesterday at the
headquarters in Hartford T. r.
Brown, Edward D. Beach and r. w.
Marsh we're named as directors. Mr.
Beach Is q life director.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26

London JAN 26The foreign office handed to the Aneri
embassy today ad interim reply the American
against mails states that formal
the representations Of the United States will be made
government has sgfied its approval
attitude Great Britain. It is understood the formal
defend the action Of the British authorities by citing
L. .aiI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
IA REPORTED
PERISHED IN
SEATTLE FIRE

Seattle, Wash, Jan 25-Fourteen
persons are reported to have lost their
lives here today in fire which de-
stroyed the interior Of the five-story
building at Jackson
street and First avenue, South. Six
are known to have perished
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
BUIGARs MEET ALBANrANs.

London, Jan. 26-Bu1garian forces
are said to have advapeed into central
Albania and come into contact with
Albanian troops under Essad Pasha,
provisional president of Albania, who
fs cooperating with the entente al
hes. Dispatches from Tferan, AL
oania, to Brindisi, Italy. as forward
Ell by the Exchange Telegraph Co.,
say that an advance guard of the Bull
yarians had been defeated near Ell
basen by EssadI Pasha,s forces
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26

Berlin. Jan. ga great number of
counter-attacks We're made by the
French yesterday to recapture the
trenches taken by the Germans east of
Neuville but they were repuIsed each
time after hand to hand fighting, SAYS
the statement issued today by the Ger
man army headquarters staff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
ENGLAND REPLIES
TO u. S. PROTEST
ON MAIL SEIZURE

Informal Answer Holds That Action is Justified
Because of Alleged Abuse of Mail Privileges
By Germans Formal Reply Awaits Approval
of France-Austria Asks About u. S. Course
i'm Armed Italian Ship Arriving in New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
HEATING ESTIMATES TAX RATE AT 2O7 MILL
TRIES VAINLY TO STEM TIDE OF EXTRAVAGANC

City Auditor, Eliminating Many Grabs Proposed
By Administration Still Can't Make Both
Ends of Administrations Finances Meet
Without Enforcing Unprecedented Rate of
Taxation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-26
THE WEATHER.

Generally cloudy tonight and Thurs
day; moderate south winds.
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STOPS HAY FEVER
SIMPLE,SENSIBLE

Every victim of Hay Fever, Rose
Cold. Nasal Catarrh, etc, should in
vestigate the NoSTRIoLA TREAT
MENT.
This simple. harmless antlseptic,
cleansing. soothing Balm quickly
reaches the sore infamed Innings of
the air passage, purlfies them and
strengthens the membranes so they
are able to resist an attack of Hay
Fever.
NosTRIoLA costs but trifle and
you will be agreeably surprised and
pleased when you learn how quick
ly it brings relief for those dreadful
spells of sneezing, wheeling and
weekIng.
Don't fail to get small tube Of
NoSTRIoLA of your druggist to try.
You'll wish you had tried 1t sooner.
Advertisement
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What to Do for Eczema

Greasy salves and ointments should not
be applied IL good clear skin Is wanted
From any druggist for 25c or $1.00 for
extra large size, get a bottle Of zemo.
When applied as directed, 1t effectively
removes eczema, quickly stops itching,
and heals skin troubles, also sores, burns,
cleanses and soothes. Zemo is dependable
and inexpensive. Try 1t, as we believe
nothing you have ever used Is as effective
and satisfying.
Zemo. Cleveland.
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WORTH WHILE.

To make his adertising worth
while to you. merchant must first
make his store. and its offerings,
worth while to you. And every mer-
chant whose advertising appears in
these columns has done that
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down to defeat when the Senate adopt
ed the finance committees amendment
imposing duty on dye-stuffs. His
merciless exposure Of Democratic in
consistency apparently fell upon deaf
ears.
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AN INSPIRATION.

Something good-and different
for the table is an aspiration held by
most women all the time. It seems
a hopeless one to the woman who
does not study the 'ads'' in the Tel
egram-and very practicable one
to the woman who does.