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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
a battle royal for winning points in the seasons championship. The races

a battle royal for winning points in the seasons championship The races at Trenton, which is on the same au- tomobile racing circuit as Danbury, last Saturday, were said to be the most exciting that have been seen in New Jersey this year. By MT. Mrphy's plan $40, ,000 in cash is to be won in the, four races, on succeeding Saturdays, and 1t has attracted the best drivers. The first races were at Red Bank, N. J., Saturday, Sept. 22, the second races were at Trenton last Saturday, the third at Danbury this Saturday, and the fourth races will be in Richmond,
 Va, Saturday, Oct. IS. So far Hearne and Vail are ahead, but they wifi have
 more competition commencing at
 Danbury Saturday, as Gaston Chevro-
 let, brother of the champion (Louis>
 has joined the circuit and will have
 his brothers Frondenac, said to be the fastest car in the world At any rate it took DePalma's measure in the big race. Another car to make its appearance on the track is the Peugot that the late Bob Burman used to drive to victory. All told there will be twenty or more cars on the track
 Saturday.
 1 It is going to be, according to the racing authorities, the best auto1no-
 bile racing that will be seen in New England this year. The races are un- I der A. A. A. sanction and officials o1 that organization will be on the track to see that everything is conducted
 strictly according to the rules
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
MACHINE FOR
 UTILIZING FREE ENERGY DEVISED
Senate and House Members Enthusiastic Over War
 Possibilities.

Washington, Oct. 5.1The house bill providing for tests of a mysterious machine for utilizing free energy, de- vfsed by Garabed T.. K Gdragossian, an Armenian inventor from Boston, went to the senate today and con- gressmen, enthusiastic over the war possibilities of the machine, planned a drive for immediate action.
 Giragossian so impressed five mem bers of the house patent cocmittee at secret demonstration that Sthey rec commended passage of the bill to pro- vide for demonstration before a board of five scientists and the secre- tary of the interior as 8 preliminary to the government buying the rights to use the device.
 Former Speaker Cannon. who in the face of ridicule years ago forced through the resolution for testing Prof. LangleWs flying machine, sup ported the resolution yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
MURDERERS TRIED
 BY JUDGE GIVEN
 DEATH SENTENCE.

Hartford, Oct. 5.-Amid the shrieks and walls of their woman relatives in the superior court room yesterday Giovanni D'Onvanzo and Stephen Buglione, each 21 years ofd,i were sen fenced to be hanged Nov. Is for the murder of Raffaele SimoneIli in New Britain on Sept. 25. Justice has nov ed swiftly in this unusual case Both accused men admitted shooting Si- monelli, the motive being according to D'Onvanzo, that he was in reality Pel- legrino Tedesco, who had murdered D'OnVanzo's uncle, Michael Rocco, in Italy, about Is years ago. After the shooting the men fled through Meri- den to New Haven in a. hired taxicab and were arrested a few hours after. the crime. s,t
 In their trial, which began Tues day, after conferring with. their -coun- sel, the accused men decided not to
 be tried by a jury, but pleaded guilty
 to murder and left the degree of the crime for Judge William s. Case to de- eide after hearing the testimony In his remarks today Judge Case said
 the testimony left no reasonable doubt of a criminal homicide of the worst | degree.
 onerlII EoWaro w. DeWey under an | order from the court proclaimed s1- | lence and the murderers were led to | Che bar for sentence. D'OnVanzo --ep4 l nervously as he heard his death de-
 creed. Sisters of the condemned man began to wall and it was trying mo-
 ment for Buglione as he stood up fol sentence.
 He said he had nothing to say and | did not break down when similar sentence was pronounced against him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS
Sudden Deaths.

Francis Conley, 70 years old, an in- surance agent. was found dead in bed at his boarding house in Dan bury Tuesday night. He was Last seen alive on Saturday.
 Former State Senator Charles A. Hoffman of Danbury died suddenly at his home Tuesday night after a brief illness.
 He Lost $1,O00.
 Camille Courtet, a French chef 1iv- ing in Stamford, was himhammed out of $1,00o, his wife's and his own saw ings during the past five years. Mon day by a pair of swindlers. In tears, one of the swindlers stopped Courtet, said he could neither read nor write, and asked his assistance in despatch ing a large sum of money through the post office. He said his brother was killed in railroad accident, and the money was paid him by an insur- ance company. Another man who said he could not read or write inter- 1 jected himselif into the conversation, | the upshot of which was a request by | the man. who pretended to have the insurance money, that Courtet hold this money until 1t could be despatch- ed Courtet agreed to deposit $1,0o0 I SS ~O-> ~>>~S~ ~~-~ stranger procured, as token of his l honesty in the transaction, The
 stranger had considerable good money and gold, and he showed this to Cour- tet. They went to the latter's rooms and, while the stranger pretended there to place his own and Courtets $ money in that. when the box was l opened, later, it contained only g
 channels bag and an Italian news paper. After pretending to place the
 money in the box. the stranger left
 Courtet's apartment, advising Courte1 to leave the box in his wife's safs keeping, and to meet him at the pos
 office half an hour later Courte
 kept the agreement, but after he hat Ileft the house Mrs. Courtet. her sus
 picion aroused, pried open the til box, which had been locked, and dis
 covered that it contained only tn newspapers and a channels bag.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
Fix Cop Who Left Wife To Elope With Other
 Woman Still Missing

No trace of the former Hartford policeman, Maurice Rosenblatt, whose wife says he has eloped with another woman, breaking h1s court parole has been found. Rosenblatt. lived at ITO Park avenue, and was arraigned in the city court recently charged with non-support. He was ordered to pay his wife a fixed sum each week from Co.
 According to Mrs. Rosenblatt her husband has eloped with a woman who succeeded m winning his affec- ttons several months ago, causing him to leave her in New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
MICHAELIS WILL ANSWER PAN-GERMAN
 MILITARY CRITICS

: Copenhagen, Oct. 5.-Dr. Michaelis, the German imperial chancellor, ac- cording to a dispatch from Berlin, is expected to deliver an important speech on internal political questions at the end of this or at the beginning
 of next week. The chancellor will answer the interpolation concerning
 military promotion of Pan-German agitation. The interpolation was in- .troduced last week by the socialists
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
Vinegar Fills Eyes
 of Merchant Causing
 Temporary Blindness

Nathaniel Shapiro, a member of the firm of Freedman & Shapiro, whole sale grocers, Water street, was tenn poraFily blinded this morning as a result of a quantity of vinegar which he was pouring into vat, spfash1ns up into his face and eyes.
 He was led to the emergency hos pital where Dr. J. F. Keegan after two hours work managed to restore Shapiro's sight He was taken to his home, 179 Wood avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05

ing Wednesday,: President, Alvin Cruger; vice president, Jennie Sur gess; secretary, Mabel Anderson, and treasurer, Mabel Huntley.
 Miss Susan Scudder visited High school Monday in her official capacity of school visitor. Rev. George T. Sinnott visited Wednesday, Carlos Still son visited Sandy Hook school Tues day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
Soap Factory Sues Employe For Taking
 Premiums Worth $58

On the ground that he took prem iums and other goods to the value of s5S.42 from the Ozone soap plant in Housatonic avenue, Fairchild & Shell ton, owners of the factory, have brought suit against Frank McGin in the common pleas court for s200. They claim treble damages under the statute. McGill was an emp1oye of the company. He was recently ar raigned in the city court on the same charge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
HURLEY AND CAPPs WILL
 INSPECT SHIPPING PLANTS

Washington, October s-Chair71an Hurley of the shipping board, and Read Admiral Capps,. general mana ger of the boards emergency fleet corporation. will begin next week a series of inspection tours of Atlantic coast shfpbuifding plants
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
LIEUT.. CHALLENGER IN FRANCE

Word was received by cable yester-
 day by Howard W. Challenger, mem ber of the board of education that his
 son Lieut.. Stanley H. Challenger, of the United States Field artillery forces | has arrived safely in France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05
LEAVES MEXICO

: Mexico City, Oct. 5.-Alejandro Pa dfllay Bell, who has been Minister of Spain to Mexico since July, 1916, has left Mexico to assume his new post as Minister t0 Portugal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05

Twenty-two bargains are advertised for this weeks Saturday Sale at Rad ford B. Smiths. There should be one hundred customers after each one of them. Be one of the fsr1y ensa-- Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05

THE SUITS-New 3-piece belted Norfolks with patch pockets; large variety of medium and dark Fall fabrcis. Sizes 5 to IT years.
 THE MACKINAWS-N pIaids, consisting of mixtures. of blue, green, brown, red and gray. Sizes to IT years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-15
MATRIMONY :. -.
=. =. FOR NJ EN-

his time. Cities boast that they
are cities Of homes.

his time. Cities boast that they
are cities Of homes.
Tcmpcrmental men who are emo
tionAlly bit unbalanced have often
been kept from deserving their fami.
lies because they had "A certain IN.
vcEtmcnt IN reapcctabliity called a
home. and not nj all because they
felt any special moral obligation 20
wifo and children.
Matrimony also has other re-.
wards. irrespective OF love. when It's
influence In constructive. II mar
rage makes a man ambitions Il Is
good Not infrequentiy thrifty.
cxactinE wife who does not prove
very pleasant to 1.-Two with has
spurrcd n husband. nevertheless, =.
extraordinary achievements In bust.
ness.
II II. however. thru his children
that marriage comes TO mean most
10 the average man. There is no
compensation TO be found BY the
man who loses the experience OF
acknowledged fathcrhood. This
does not mean much TO young men.
To the old pride OF family IL one OF
tho chief consultations In life.
For in the end. when a man may
fairly Judge OF the spectacle OF life
a. he has seen II. Il h never the
passing emotions or tho fle.ting
pleasures OF any day which he
values most. II is the slow growing
Joys which prove permanent. and
which make him decide whether
matrimony has been worth while
or not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-15
~ WiNoNA wilcox

BN WINONA WILCOX
With potatoes at IS cents a
peek and round steak at 2o
cents a pound. only optimis,s
are fortified 20 marry. Ard II
all young men had the reading
habit. perhaps there would be
no opsimis,s left.
Literary fashions set by mon Who
write novels have lately included
much frank confession OF tho tickle.
ness OF mans affection and the fail.
ure OF matrimony 20 satisfy his
emotional Requirements. And just
AZ present the f.miniNis and the suf.
fragistz arc not leaving many criti.
oiAma OF man for future generations
20 make
Man has certainly had an oppor.
tunity 10 learn the worst about him.
self In tho last 10 years. That he
still considers himself eligible 20 20
to his own wedding IL probably due
to his not having much time 20 &c.
quiro all this disagrceabio lnforma.
ton.
ana 80 ne Keeps rtgnf on
drifting into marriage a. IRE.
sponsibly as his father did In
that glad day when potatoes
were only so cents a pushed.
Marriage Is the one investment
which a man makes without csti.
mating his profits beforehand.
Sometimes Il looks as II Il would
never pay any dividends.
But u always docs--tho not neces-
sarily in happiness. Sometimes II
pays In power and pride. which
have ever been loves rivals.
A home is a visible evidence
OF a mans place In his eommun.
ity. II 10 a proof Of success. Il
is a mans finest contribution to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-15

A German chemist produced a
temperature OF 1880 degrees with
liquid air under pressure. or $500
degrees hotter than the sun Is sup.
posed 10 be.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-15

Not over 7 pounds to eacf
Bon Special Coffee, freshly
roasted, IL pounds for. SOC,
30c Mixed Tea, good quality
sample Teas. pound .22r
Japan Rice, large whole grain,
Did SACK Tor. ............ 2Dc
Evsporsted Peaches. California
new crop. 51b. sack for 80. 30c
Bon Nspths Laundry Soap, 6
CARRY HOME
New York Full Cream Cheese,
a pound for ..-.......27hc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-15
Children's Acrobat
Shoes

A NEW shipment OF
"A these favorite and
very serviceable Shoes for
children, in Pearl Horse
Washable Leather, with
white welting, regular
leather sole and vulcanized
heel piece.
NOTE: In the soles OF
Acrobat" Shoes no tacks or
metals of any kind are used
and other improvements In
their construction insure un.
usual seryice-giving The "Ac.
robat' last assures healthy de.
Nelopment of the growing feet
Sizes 5 to &. S2.75 pair.
So to II, $S.25 pair.
First Floor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
HOLD
FEAST JULY ID
Oldtimers Call Annual
Frolic For Hart Place:
Appoint Committees.

Fl Paso's Pioneer association will
hold its annual meeting this year on
the 10th Of July at the Hart home,
near the Hart viaduct, on the river.
A number Of the officers and mem.
bers Of the association met Friday
night at the office OF J. A Smith in
the Mills building and appointed COM
mittees to arrange for the feeding and
entertainment OF the pioneers and
their invited guests on the occasion Of
the annual meeting. Committees were
appointed as follows:
On Mexican dishes and other eata-
bles. I. G. Gaal, J. A Smith and E
Krause.
Liquid refreshments, W. Il. Long,
E. krause, J. A Smith, and ]. G. GaaL
On Smokes, Walter Kohlberg, ]. A.
smith, / G. Gaal and E. Krause.
Entertainment, Capt Juan S. Hart,
Park Pitman, Edward Kneezell. C. C
kiefer, Herman N. Andreas, E Krause
and I. G. Gaal
Tables and benches, Lee Robinson.
Wm- Rheimheimer, H. T. Stacy and
c. H Jones.
Invitations. c. z. Kelly, J. A Smith
and ". T. Samworth.
An effort will be made to have all
the members OF the association pres
ent at this years meeting, and as all
who have resided in FL Paso 25 years
are eligible to membership IN the Pho
neer association. it is expected thai
the roster will be considerably in
creased.
Until three years ago only those
arriving prior to 1854 were eligible.
but as E. Peso's growth began only
20 years ago the eligibility limit has
been extended to embrace arrivals in
1892
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

viii be finished and ready for occu-
pancy September !. according to the
plans Of S B. Moore, Of Houston, who
has charge Of the building, and a r.
Smith, the engineer in charge Of the
work
Cost About 100000.
Work was commenced upon the
building about April IS. Immediately
after the old depot had been moved
$50 yards east along the tracks BY as
sistant superintendent J. D. Kelly, Of
the FL Paso division. The building
will be Of reinforced steel concrete
construction, the costs of which have
not been determined, but are esti-
mated at 100000. The total size of
the depot will be 800 by go feet, with
street so by so feet Of three stories,
designed for the offices of the divis-
ion and the freight department.
Says Now Is Time to Buy.
Right now is the best time TO buy
real estate that FL Paso has seen for
over a year." said c. H, Leaveu in
speaking Of real estate conditions.
me war mas scared the tinid own
ers, made many others more cOnser-
yative and caused a temporary lull in
the realty market The result IS that
bargains have begun to appear. The
man who has the nerve and foresight
to buy now gets in on a lower mar
Just as soon as the natural reaction
from the war talk occurs. Nv pre-
diction is that by fall realty condi-
tons viii be very active in FL Paso
and the lucky man then will be the
one VINO bought at this time. In nv
opinion there are far more bargains
on the market now than there viii be
so or 80 days hence"
Reports Two Sales.
The Macon Realty company reported
these two sales for the week ending
June g.:
Macon Realty company to C. H.
Mansfield, a bungalow in block six,
Richmond Terrace, s475O.
The same company sold to A. E.
Sanders a bungalow in block six, Cas-
tie Heights, $3.50.
Realtors Take 800 Bond.
By unanimous action of its board
OF governors the FL Paso Real Estate
board on Friday purchased a 500 Lib
erty bond from the funds of its treas
ury. 1T is probable we will buy
oonds TO a larger amount as soon as
the condition Of our treasury per-
m sad A. u; Anderson, president
OF the board The Real Estate board
is new organization and for the first
year has had considerable expense. 1
think IL would be the disposition of
our members to buy ten times the
amount We subscribed for If such were
possible"
Lebanon Milwaukee Delegate.
President Anderson has been asked
TO contribute an article on the activi-
ties of the Ell Paso Real Estate board
70 Really" = magazine published in
Chicago and devoted to the interests
OF real estate The board is consid-
ering holding its luncEeons in future
at the University club and may
change. its luncheon d-y from Tues
day to Saturday. Geo. r. LeBaron
has been appointed delegate from FL
Paso to the convention in Milwaukee
next month Of the National Associa-
ton Of Real Estate boards.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
Chinese Refugees In
Camp Wilson, Happy
To Find Safe HdUen

san Antonio, Tex, June e.-Entirely
satisfied with the great mysterious
power that transported them from the
bandit infested regions of western
Mexico TO safety on the north side of
the Rio Grande. the 40 Chinese wards
Of Uncle sam, brought here from Co
Iumbus, n. n, through FL Paso, have
set up their tents IN company forma-
ton in Camp Wilson, and are going
about their work eagerly. They are
employed by the government the same
as IL they were not refugees, under
certain restrictions. Most OF them
speak English, in addition TO their
native language. The responsibility
for protecting this good sized village.
which owes its natural allegiance to
the only Asiatic republic, is q feature
unique in history.
The Chinese arrived here in ten car
train over the Southern Pacific in
charge OF Lieut.. James c. Ord. grand
son OF the late Gen. E. o. cord. Of civil
war fame: Fung Ching, treasurer and
disbursing officer OF the Chinese re-
lief commission which cared for citi-
zens OF China In the Columbus deten-
ton camp and at the international
bridge. FL Paso and in Juarez: Lum
Shuo Tue and Joe sun. commercial at
taches TO the Chinese consul general;
consul general 7. G. Tong: William
Tracy Page. assistant IN charge OF the
Iefugees. Five negro soldiers OF the
18th infantry were guards on the
train.
Mr.. Page said that there had been
no sickness among the Chinese and
no desertions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
SAY JUNE IS
ALWAYSDULL
Realtors Say Present Dull
ness Always Expected
During Hot Months.

Not more than half a dozen deals
were closed in the FL Paso real estate
market during the past week. A
number Of dealers reported sales
pending. Dorbandt & Pence showed
contracts and earnest money posted
for deals totaling s115,Ooe. but none
OF them have been closed
A. II Anderson, president Of the
realty board said: This June is no
different from all others. During the
entire month Of June last year our
firm did not close two deals and did
not have any pending but this week
We have several deals pending"
Say June Always Dull
June has always been a poor
month in our real estate market" said
Otis Coles. People who buy realty are
generally leaving town for the sum
mer during the first week IN June and
II they have a realty deal pending
they put up their earnest money and
ask that the matter be left standing
until they return from their vacation.
If anything, the real estate market
was much more active this week than
during any June Of previous years.
Several real estate men said that
the Liberty bond campaign has inter
fered with the realty market. They
say that every time anything comes
along TO take money out OF the banks,
the banks tighten up on loans and
this influences the man with cash 30
hang on to his money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
Fresh Fruits, Melons,
Vegetables, Lower In
Price, Supplant Meats

Housewives Will not have to use so
much fat and heat producing foods,
such as meat and starchy foods, dur
ing the summer months, for they can
now substitute the fresh-fruits which
are beginning to come in to the FL
Paso market. Fresh peaches ar
rived Wednesday and can be pur-
chased for 20 cents a pound, which IS
rather a high price, but they will
go down in the next few days as the
supply increases, dealers said. Call
fornia cherries are selling for 20 and
IS cents a pound and fresh aprocots
are worth Is cents.
Catalogues and watermeions,
which have just recently been added
to the market commodities, are on
sale in every market in the city
watermelons. 40 to so cents, according
70 size and quality. Fresh strawber-
ries, blackberries. loganberries and
raspberries are Is cents a box.
Cucumbers have dropped in price
from 20 and Is cents a piece to 5
cents and three for a dime as the
valley supply increases they may be
sold still cheaper, market men say.
tomatoes sell at two pounds for a
quarter and lettuce OF the giant va
Eiely IOr ~ cents mead
Asparagus has dropped from 10
cents a bunch to three punches for a
quarter, and rheubarb sells for 10
cents a pound White sduashes for
baking and piemaking purposes are
selling two pounds for Is cents in
stead of 10 cents a pound.
Parsnips, turnips and carrots are
worth nickel a bunch and beans Z
and peas 10 cents a pound. New pota- I
toes can be purchased four pounds /
tor a quarter and the old potatoes |
three pounds for a quarter.
Extra fine T-bone porterhouse 1
steak are holding their prices n 40 1
cents and short cuts at IS. Sjrloin 4
and smoked ham sells for 30 and IS /
cents pound Sea bass, halibut and |
Neracruz fish are worth 20 cents 4
pound: Rib boiling meat can be pur-
chased for Is cents.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09
DAILY RECORD.
Budding Permits.


Juan ochOa. lots 9 and 10. block 4.
Laurel, adobe house. $500.
Deeds Filed.
HOLLYWOOD Heights addition-H W.
Hamilton TO Carol Ellis, lots Sc to A.
block 10. May 20, 1917; SO.
Government Hill addition-John W. and
Aloyse S. Phillips to Ben Beckham. lots
80 and 81, Nay 81. 1917: ss75.
East Fl PasO-East FL Paso Town Co.
70 Antonio Ruedas, lot IS. block 12s,
Government Hill addition-A. R. Burgess
70 VIM. h Burgess. lots Z, 8, block Il,
March 5. 1917: $40.
Campbell addition-w. H. Carney TO
MS Glenn Huling Quaid. lots and south
nine feet lot 4. block 1877. June S. 1917;
Camp sddit.on-Mrs- ]. L. and W. II.
James to S. I. Alperm, west 81 feet, lot
$500.
Hollywood Heights-Jaraes T. Smith to
Il W. Hamilton. lots Sc TO ~. block 1s.
December 20. 1914: 81
Government Hill addition-Jarnes r. and
Clara B. Harper to August Bergman, lot
:. west 10 feet 10. block 40. June Z, 1917;
Automobns Licenses.
Io27S-H n Thomas. Beaumont hotel.
I0sT4-Jamss v. Robins. 500 Myrtle.
lO2Ts-Andrsas q Peters. valley road.
iO27s-Mr1 Dan Carr. Yslsta, Maxwell.
1o277-R ". Gassett S02S Kansas.
Dodge.
1o27s-L- 3. Mcdonald. 40 N. Campbell.
Studebaker
lO27s-H. Lesinsly Co.. Santa Fs and
Main, Ford
Marriage Licenses.
Earl 7. Edgeconb and Marguerite
Pedro Pace and Antonio erani1O.
L Magdalena and Cresencia Montss-
Anton ]. Q. Herser and Felicitas Men
jzres-