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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
Sues For Commission y
For Selling House

James Fl. Dorus, the former Main
street merchant, appeared before
Judge Walsh in the common pleas
court this morning to testify in his
suit against Lucy A. Fitzpatrick bf
this city, He seeks to recover 500,
claiming there is a commission due
him for finding purchaser for prop
erty at Sanford avenue
Mrs. Fitzpatrick admits there is
commission due somebody but as both
Dorus and a real estate dealer, L. r.
Blackman, claim the money, she de-
cided to let the court settle the mat
ter Dorus said the price asked for
the property was $7250. He procur--
ed customer named Abraham Han
deinlan who was willing to pay $1,500
in cash and give back a second mort
gage to the owners. There was al
ready first mortgage Of $500 on the
property and Handelman's offer was
not satisfactory to Mrs. Fitzpatrick.
According to testimony of Miss
Katherine Fitzpatrick, an instructor
in the Bridgeport Normal school and
daughter of the defendant, the sale
was finally made to Handelman but
Blackman acted as agent. He in
,duced Handelman to pay S7,o0s and
give $4,000 in cash.
Judge Walsh reserved decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
Four Men Try to Murder
Ozaki, Noted Diplomat
Two Overpowered AS
They Attempt to Stab
Him When He Is Address,
ing Political Meeting.
Assailants Are Severely
Beaten By Audience
Was Demanding Resigna-
tion of Cabinet Police
Guard Now Protects Ses-t
sions of Diet.

Toxic, Jan. 25-An attempt
was made to assassinate Yukio
Ozaki, former minister Of JUS
tice and leader Of the constitu-
tional party, while he was ad-
dressing, a mass meeting called
! to demand the resignation of
the cabinet.
While M. Ozak was speaking two
armed men with short swords sprang
on the platform and tried to stab him.
They were overpowered and arrested.
Twd other men then tried to assault
the former minister and were severely
beaten by the audience.
VI. Ozah demanded that Premier
Terauchi resign on the ground that
his administration was unconstitu-
t.onal. A heavy police guard is in at
tendance for today's session Of the
diet.
Yukio Ozah was formerly mayor Of
Tokyo. He visited the United States
in 1910 and a dinner was given in his
honor in Washington by President
Taft. He became minister of justice
in the Okuma cabinet in 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
OF
STEEL HOLDS UP
WORK ON BRIDGE

That work on the steel parts of the
delayed until early in May, was re-
port current in the city today. That
the rumor has mch foundation in fact
is borne out by the recent visits Of
office of Holbrook Cabot & Rollins,
the contractors who are building the
ridge Certain parts of the work have
been held up now because Of the nom
arrival of steel girders. How soon this
steel will arrive or whether it will
reach the city before spring, no one
connected with the work seems to
know.
At the last meeting of the Stratford
avenue bridge commission, the local
representatives. of the. contractors told
of the difficulty they were having in
getting steel parts on time. The steel
girders, spans and supports are being
made by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co.
Of Beaver Falls, Pa. B. R. Schmidt is
the engineer who represents the con-.
.cern on this contract but he could not
be located today.
Maurice A. McKenna, inspector for
the city on the bridge work, would not
discuss the matter but referred The
Farmer reporter to Mayor Wilson.
The north side of the bridge is ready
for much steel work but there is no
material lere. 1t is said the bridge
workers dislike to work in this cli-
mate at this season Of the year and
therefore the work will be put off un-
til warmer weather in the spring.
Mayor Wilson was in Hartford today
and none of the members Of the
bridge c,mmission will discuss the
matter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
MAYORS zONERS
TALK EVERY THING
But ZONE PLANS.
Aldermen Don't Know What
It's All About and Others.
Don't Care.

Mayor Wilson is seriously consid-
ering rewriting in words Of one sylla-
BILE his message on Zoning. in order
that the Republican members of the
board of aldermen may understand
what he meant. Up to date none Of
the prominent citizens whom he
named on the special committee to
arrange to divide the city into zones,
have taken any active part toward
carrying out the project. Several al
dermen have called meetings in the
districts they represent in the COM
mon council, but at these meetings
everything else but the subject Of
zoning has been discussed. In fact
at all meetings there has been gen.
eral howl from the taxpayers who
attended, for better streets, mere
lights and sewers and other much
needed improvements in the district.
The zone project as outlined by the
mayor was that sections Of some
streets should be designated as busi-
ness centers, in other sections man
ufacturing might be carried on, while
other sections were to be strictly resi-
Dental. It was believed that this
last part Of the plan would meet with
the particular favor of the small prop
erty owners, as it was intended to
prevent small merchants or property
owners from remodeling dwelling
houses to esta blish stores in the heart
of sections where most of the resi-
dents own their own homes This
has come to be growing practice
in Bridgeport and in many places al
terations are so made that the stores
extend beyond the building lines. In
many cases because of the negligence
of the property owners in the vicinity
of where these little stores are es-
tablished, permissionlto to build over the
building line is procured without
protest and usually the alterations
are completed to the detriment Of
neighboring property before the own
ers Of the neighboring adjoining prop
erty wake up to what has happen
ed.
In order to interest these small
property holders in the movement
and with their aid carry out the larg-
ler part Of the project to divide the
city into business and manufacturing
sections, district meetings were or
dered.
The Republican aldermen have been
told to get in touch with the members
Of the zone committee who reside in
their districts and arrange whatever
plan might be necessary to carry out
the idea. The aldermen, however,
have utterly failed to grasp the pur-
pose of the committee or the reason
for calling the meetings.
Three meetings have been called so
far and those who have attended have
said nothing about zoning but every
pne has shouted for more public i'm
provements.
The first meeting was called by AL
derman Vincent s. Whitney and Hen
ry Kampf in Lincoln school last week.
Stop the stencil that comes from
Yellow Mill pond
Unlock the comfort station at Yell
low Mill park
Continued on Page 10)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
"WAN7-PKESIDEnT
TO co TO AID OF.
HUNGER-STRIKER
Friends of Birth Control AdvO-.
cate Fear That She Will
Starve Herself.

New York, Jan. 25.-Friends OF MIS-
Ethel Byrne, serving a 30 day SEN
tence for her activity in birth control
propaganda, became alarmed today by
her stubborn refusal to eat or drink
and declared they would appeal to
both President Wilson and Governor
Whitman Mrs. Byrne has not touched
food or drink since o'clock last Mon
day morning. ~ e,
Mrs. Juliet Rublee, who went to
Washington today to do picket duty
with the Congressional union before
the White House, said she would
strive to arrange for an interview
with the president. A deputation OF
prominent women who are in sylnpa-
thy with Mrs. Byrne's efforts to spread
regarding birth control
will go to Albany to see the governor.
Both federal and state officials will be
urged to have the statute regarding
birth control information revised.
A physical examination of Mrs.
Byrne by penitentiary physicians
showed that her heart action was nor
NAL after so hours Of fasting, but that
she was losing weight, according to a
statement today by Jonah H. Cold
stein, her counsel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
On Way to Hospital
Remington Worker Dies

A sufferer from acute grip, Walter
r. Palmer, a machinist TN the employ
Of the Remington Arms Co., was be-
ing removed from his home to the
Bridgeport hospital last night when
he succumbed Mr.. Palmer was being
treated by DR.. Daniel P. Griffin when
his condition became so serious that
the physician decided to remove him
to the hospital. While he was being
taken there in the doctors automobile,
he died Medical Examiner S. NJ. Gar
lick who viewed the body found that
death was due to acute grip and heart
trouble.
Mr. Palmer had been in Bridgeport
several months, during which time he
resided with his sister and brother
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Fogerty.
Of $40 Huntington road. He was Al
years old and was not married. lie
was e. native of Voluntown. He is
survived by three sisters, Mrs. Fogerty
of this city and two sisters in Prov1-
dence, r. l., also brother in Volun-
town,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
Hartford's Insurance
Tax May Be Diverted
To General Treasury
Especial to The Farmer.)

Hartford, Jan. 25.-Representative
Ivan L. Morehouse, OF Stratford, to-
day offered in the House the new in
surance tax bill, which carries a wall
lop at ''the Hartford bunch" with the
compliments of John T. King and his
cohorts.
The bill would divert to general
state uses insurance taxes that are
now distributed in towns where they
emanate-mostly in Hartford county.
It is estimated that the tax within a
few years will total 81 1.OO0,00 and the
proposed change, says Mr.. Morehouse,
would obviate the necessity Of a state
tax.
It is proposed to have one-third Of
the revenue diverted to its new uses
the first year after the law becomes
effective, and at the end of the third
year, the entire revenue will become
a state resource for state uses.
At present Hartford gets $454, 900,
equivalent to a four-mill tax on the
grand list, from this tax, and seven
towns in Hartford county take $3.50, 900
out Of the total $717, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

Tries to Avoid Collision
With Jitney and Crashes
Into Front of Store

Smith BlackmAn, of 545 Maplewood
avenue, and Stanley H. Ellison, of 513
William street, were painfully hurt
and narrowly escaped death at 9:45
this morning when seven passenger
Locomobile touring car which the lat
ter was driving, smashed into a build
ing at Cannon street, CORTLAND street
and Fairfield avenue, wrecking COM
pletely the auto, valued at about
$5, 900.
The machine, which was said to- be
travelling in Fairfield avenue at IS
miles an hour, leaped over the curb
stone, and struck the brown stone COR
ner of the grocery store occupied by
E. L. Sullivan The crash could be
heard for blocks and inmates of the
structure could feel the building shake
from the shock of the impact.
Goods in the grocery store tumbled
to the boor. Blackman, who is en-
ployed in the assessors office at city
hall, was hurtled from the front seat
through the windshield, striking on
the top Of the hood. He was picked
up dazed and stunned, suffering from
severe bruises and shaking up.
Ellison, who was operating the ma
chine and who is employed by the Lc-
car, but suffered painful injuries to his
chest and abdomen as asresult of be.
ing thrown violently against the steer
ing wheel. Both men were treated at
the emergency hospital by Dr. S. I.
Aranki.
Witnesses say Ellison, who is. 21
years of age, and comes from New
York, was travelling at speed Of 80
to 35 miles an hour. He claims, how
ever, that he was making only about
20 miles, coming down Fairfield ave-
nue. on his return to- the Locomobile
plant. Blackman was taking a. ride
with Ellison, who volunteered to drive
him to city hall. ~ Il
AS they approached Court1and
street, Ellison says he noticed trolley
and automobi1e going west in Fairfield
avenue and small delivery car be-
longing to Lee Brothers and driven
by James Erwin, suddenly came out of
Courtland street.
He says he had to hit something and
preferred running into the building to
colliding with the trolley or one Of the
two automobiles. He turned his car to
the right, missed a stone hitching post
by about three inches and crashed into
the building
The chassis was split. wrenched and
bent beyond repair. The engine was
demolished, hood torn off and tires
destroyed. The tonneau of the car,
which is one Of the biggest manufac-
tured by the company, was compara-
lively free from injury.
Ellison was arrested by Lieut.. John
E. Barton and Detective Gerrity, ,chErg-
ed with operating a car without Ii
cense He stated he was driving the
machine for the Locomobile Co. An
investigation by these officers showed
that the brakes were not locked, tend
ing to prove that they were out of or
der or that Ellison lost his presence Of
mind and failed to operate them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

had dropped case of ammunition and
it had injured his knee. The doctor
told him his kneecap was fractured"
"pm pretty sure he died Of pneu-
monia," he was told, but to make sure
an examination was made of the rec
ord.
The name of John Ryan was foun1
with the note that he was 81 years old,
worked for the railroad, and his knee
had been injured. The address of his
relatives which he had left with the
attaches when he was admitted was
there. It was that of his brother-in.
law.
That's the fellow, alf right" the lat
ter said, ''but there's some mistake"
"The doctors were called into con-
sultation. why John Ryan is a sur
gical case," one said when he heard
the relatives story. ''I've got him."
"Is he alive?' queried the relative.
''Why, sure he is said the doctor.
"Step this way"
The relative was taken to a ward
and showed John Ryan. There he
was alive, very much alive. After
the shock was over, the relative pull
ed the picture from his pocket and
compared it with the man before him.
They were identical
1t was then found that there had
been two John Ryans. both employed
by the railroad company. One died
Of pneumonia Monday, but his home
is in a Water street lodging house.
Both had tatto marks on their right
arms, both were about SO years Of age
and they resembled each other. Be
cause of the fact that the entrances
on the book at the hospital were iden-
tical, and the clerk who usually had
charge of the book was away, the mis-
take was made. The man who be-
longed in Bridgeport was delivered
to the undertakers for shipment to
New York. ff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
UNEARNED INCOMES
MAY BE TAXED BY
NEW BRITISH LAW

Manchester, Eng, Jan. 25.-Imme-
diate conscription of accumulated d
wealth to tighten the financial bur-
dens of the war is demanded in a
resolution adopted unanimously today
at the annual meeting of the labor
party. The resolution calls for tax
alton of not less than Is shillings in
the pound of unearned incomes, direct
taxation of land and naturalization
Of the banking system.
In introducing the resolution, RAM
say Macdonald, labor member of the
house of commons from Leicester, said
that after the war the country would
be left with a debt of 1900, ,000, 600
pounds, with an annual fixed charge
of more than 200, 900, 600 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
Driven Back Along Battle
Front of Six Miles, Cars
Forces Loses Several
Thousand Prisoners and
Large Number of Guns.
Petrograd Admits Defeat In
Galicia = Sharp Fighting
Reported on Western
Front ARTILLERY Is Active
Along Riga Lines.

Berlin, Jan. Is, by wireless
to Sayville-Russian positions
on q front of about six miles on
the northern end Of the Russo
Galician line have been captur-
ed by the Germans, the war Of
flee reports.
The Russians brought up reserves,
but were unable to check the Ger
mans, who took more than 1,700 pris-
oners and 13 machine guns.
Considerable activity by the artillery
and a continuation of patrol engage
ments on the Franco-Belgian front
are reported by army headquarters to-
day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

Two John Ryans in Hospital, One Dead, Body Is
Shipped to Family of Perfect Strangers
Worked for Railroad, They Looked the Same,
They Were About the Same Age, and Both
Had Tattoo Marks on Their Right Arms

One of the strangest cases of
mistaken Identification that
has come to the attention of
Bridgeport hospital ahthori-
ties was untangled Yesterday.
The parents Of John Ryan, a
freight handler employed by the New
Haven road, received word in New
York that he had died in a local hos
pital Monday and they sent word
that his body be shipped to their
undertaken
John Ryan, freight handler in
the employ Of the New Haven road
had died at the hospital and his body
was shipped to New York, and pre-
pared for burial. When his relatives
viewed it, they were shocked to dis
cover that they had never seen the
man before.
A brother law of the John Ryan
who had lived in New York came
to this city yesterday with a photo
graph of his relative. He went to the
undertaking parlors of Rourke &
Boucher and showed the photograph
to J. T. Rourke.
why that's the man whose body
we sent to New York at the request
of a New York undertaken said Mr.
Rourke.
well, this man has a tattoo mark
on his right arm" said the relative.
The body we shipped to New
York had a tattoo mark on the right
arm,'' said Mr.. Rourke.
The relative went to the hospital.
He asked about John Ryan. He was
told that John Ryan had died of
pneumonia and his body had been
sent to New York
This John Ryan worked for the
said the relative.
"Our records show that, "he was told
at the hospital. He wrote us and told
us all that was the matter was that he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
w. A. NORTHCOTr DEAD

Excelsior Springs, Mo-, Jan. 25-
w. A. Northcott of Springfield, ILL.,.
former lieutenant governor of Illi-
nois, and at one time head of the
Modern Woodmen of America. died
here today of heart disease Mr..
Northcott was president of the Inter-
ocean Casualty Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
EQUAL FRANCHISE
ADVOCATES BEGIN
BATTLE FOR VOTE
Propose Amendment On
Lines Similar to Ones
Adopted In West
HOUSATONIC RIVER
STATE PARK URGED
Hartford Senator Proposes
State Supervision of
Boxing
Especial to The Farmer.)

Hartford, Jan. 25.-Suffrag gists today
began their biennial battle for equal
franchise in Connecticut when Rep
resentative S. c. Shaw presented a
bill by which the right would be
granted to women to vote for munic-
ipal and presidential candidates, in
addition to their present right Of vot-
ing on school matters.
This method of procedure involves
no constitutional change, but merely
an amendment to the election laws
1t has been followed in western states.
Tomorrow, Representative Foord, Of
Stamford, will introduce the bill ask
ing constitutional amendment grant
ing full suffrage to women.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
GOES ON RESERVE LIST.

Hartford. JAN 25-First Lieutenant
James F. Hattings of Co. E, First Con-
necticut infantry, New Britain, has
been transferred to the reserve list,
according to a special order issued by
Adjt. Gen. Cole today. He was trans
ferred to the reserve list in March,
1914, but returned to .ctivs service
the following month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
BERGER SEEKS RIGHT
TO SELL ELECTRICITY

Hartford, Jan. 25-Representative
E. T. Berger Of Trumbull, in bill
presented, asks permission for. the
United Illuminating Co. to sell cur
rent along the Danbury turnpike,
from the Bridgeport city line to
Hurd's store in Long Hill, and on
either side Of the turnpike for a dis
tance Of 500 feet.
At present these rights are held by
the Danbury & Bridgeport Trolley
CO., but never have been exercised.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
SHAW WOULD PLACE NEW
TAX ON WATER COMPANY
Especial to The Farmer.)

Hartford, Jan. 25.-Representativ
S. C. Shaw of Redding today present
ed bills to tax properties of water
supplying companies in towns in
which they are located; appropriating
$4,000 for a fireproof building in Put
nam Park, Redding, and the usual
81, 500 for park purposes; and for a
change in the line of the state high
way between Danbury and Bridge
port.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
PETROGRAD ADMITS LOSS.

,Petrograd, Jan. 25-Desperate fight
ing is still in progress In the Riga re-
gion on the Russian front. the war
office announced today. Further at
tAcks by the Germans in the Third
marsh district were repulsed and in a
counter attack they were dislodged
near the easterly outskirts Of the
marsh and driven back.
Southeast of the river Russian
detachment that took the offensive
afterward had to yield ground in the
face of a German offensive, falling
back third Of a mile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
SENATOR CALDWELL AGAINST
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT HERE
Especial to The Farmer.)

Hartford, Jan Ex-senator John Y.
Caldwell of Bridgeport today intro
duced a bill to abolish capital punish
ment in the state, and substitute in
its stead life Imprisonment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
LINEMAN INJURED.

Thomas Keeley, Of Atlantic street,
a New Haven railroad lineman. was
hit by an engine while at work in
Stratford yesterday afternoon. He
was sent to the hospital. 1t was said
there his injuries were not serious.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
WOULD CURB WAGE CUTTING.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Especial TO The Farmer.
Hartford. IAa. 25-Senator p. B.
O'Sullivan today presented bill
which would prohibit employers from
deducting from employees more than
a pro rata amount of wages for time
lost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

The National Security Leagues
congress of constructive patriotism
opened a three-day session at WASH
tngton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
THE WEATHER

For Connecticut: Partly cloudy and
somewhat colder tonight: Friday,
GAirs fre6h west winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
WILL. INTRODUCE
BONDING BILL OF
CITY TOMORROW
Mayor Says Measure Will
Be Amplified BY Senate
Committee
(special to The Farmer. )

Hartford. Jan. 25-Bridgeport's
bonding bill, by which the city will
be loaded down with an additional
debt of $6,400,000, will be introduced
in the Senate tomorrow, along with
several proposed charter amend
mentS.
This was made known today by
by Lieut.-Gov. Wilson. He said
the bond bill will be introduced in
skeleton form, and will be ampliaeld
in committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
(Snecial to The Farmer

Hartford, Jan. Ex-senator Freder-
ic A. Bartlett today presented a bill
proposing the consolidation Of the
criminal and civil courts Of common
pleas for Fairfield county. It is pro-
posed to have the present judges pre-
side over the new court, at salaries
of $4,000 a year.
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