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The Keota news., 1917-03-23

Technically speaking, "a hairs
breadth is seventeen ten-thousandths
of an inch.
The Keota news., 1917-03-23

u suDtIe warning III tne BIu1Ster IHIUT"
nation.
1T should" persisted the miner, "for
he was ugly with drink and boasted
that he was going to get even with
you"
The evening herald., 1917-12-11

sentenced Co lfe imprisonment one
man was -rn,cuccd Geo dishonorahlc
dischuree frum the army, forfeiture
of an pay and allowances and Go hc
confined 40 hard labor for two and n
half wears Three we're sentenced 10
hc di-honuuhlv discharged from the
army. forfeit am pay and allowances
tud Dee confined to hard l1hot for
two years Five were acquitted.
The negro soldiers who paid thc
death penalty were.
sergeant William 4. Nc~httt.
corporal iarnon J Brown.
corporal james Mhcatlc,.
Curporai Jesse Moore.
corporal thari,~ ". baltimore.
i'riNaur " iliiHm Brackcnridpr.
Private Thomas &. Hawkins.
Private tariu~ ~nudgrn-s.
Private ip o.. Davis.
Private James Di,in~.
Private FRANK johnson.
Private I,islcN " Young.
private I'nt MacN hortcr.
Following the hanging of tho thr-
teen men The chi,f uf starr uf the
southern department raNc pui IT.
ten statement. go the same time rc-
fuslnE tv answer amy questions
The evening herald., 1917-12-11

went, -fuurh iuiu'r u. which 'h
battalion stationed e' f.r Houston
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
STRUCTURE
COLLAPSES;
One KILLED
Building Being Erected For
julius Fleischmann, of
Cincinnati, In Millionaire
Colony Near New London,
Suddenly Falls.
Fourteen Workmen Are
More or Less Hurt In
vestigation Begun to De
termine Cause Of Accident
Victim Married a Year.

New London, Jan. 6.-The
building being erected at East
ern Point for Julius Fleisch-
mann of Cincinnati, collapsed
this morning and one man was
killed.
Fourteen wbrkmen were
more or less injured
None Of the workmen hurt Is be-
lieved to be seriously 50 although
most Of them were taken to New Lon
don for hospital attention.
The dead man was John G. Cham
pion, carpenter of New. London.
aged about 2S. He leaves widow
and infant child. having been married
only about two years ago.
The structure which collapsed was
a temporary one erected over the
frame of q summer cottage which Mr..
Flefschmann il having put up.
This either gave way through
structural weakness or else the wind
blew it, down. The facts are yet to
be determined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
POSITIVE
THAT LEWIS WAS
MODELS SLAYER
Hope to Complete Chain of
Evidence Against Rich
Young Suicide.
WOMAN IS CALLED
IN FINAL INQUIRY
Was With Murdered Girl on
Night Before Crime, Po-
lice Are Told.

+ Philadelphia, Jan. "a missing
link in the chain of circumstantial
evidence forged by the police about
Bernard w. Lewis, who committed
suicide in an Atlantic City hotel and
who, the authorities say they are. con-
vinced was the slayer of Maize Col
bert, may be supplied today when the
detectives questioned a new witness
said to have been found. j
Despite the damaging evidence col
lected against the Pittsburgher, the
police so far admit they have no posi-
tive proof that Lewis knew Miss Col
bert Neither have they positive
ments of the girl.
This lack of convincing information
on a vital point, the detectives said
today, forces a continuance Of an
element of mystery in the case.
Coupled to this is the lack of a
known motive.N
The detectives say they were in
formed late last night that a woman
will be produced today who was with
Maize Colbert on the night preceding
the murder and heard the model talk
on the telephone with Lewis who was
at a hotel. Miss Colbert refused to
meet the mfn at first but later an
appointment was made, the police
say 1t was also stated that this wo-
man can show that Lewis and the
model met at an automobile show
held about year ago.
Marie Collins, an intimate friend OF
Miss Colbert, told Captain Of Detec-
tives Tate that she never heard ner
speak Of Lewis although she was ac-
squainted with Aevery man that had
ever visited her cnum before.
Pittsburgh, Jan. .6.-The body of
Bernard w. Lewis, who killed himself
in Atlantic City after warrant had
been issued at Philadelphia for his
arrest in connection with the murder
Of Maize Colbert, reached here today
and was taken to the residence Of his
father, W. A. Lewis. Announcement
was made that private funeral SER
vices would be held tomorrow after
noon and interment made in the Lew
is family plot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
Anticipating Death,
Selected Own Coffin

In the coffin which she herself Sc
1ected Mrs. Mary Greene of 883 Kos
suth street, who died last night at st.
Vincent's hospital following an opera
ton week ago, will be buried on
Tuesday. Mrs. Greene entered the
rooms of Michael J. Cannon, under
taker last week, told him that she was
going to the hospital the next day to
undergo a serious operation and made
all the arrangements for her funeral,
picking out the coffin, naming the
pail bearers, and selecting the kind of
a mass that she wanted sung for her
at ST. Charles church. She was in
good spirits and even joked about the
arrangements.
After the operation her attending
physicians had every hope for her re-
covery but she took a turn for the
worse and died last night. Mrs.
Green was born in Kentucky 38 years
ago. Her only survivors are three
sisters and two brothers in Kentucky.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06

mark of a leak is contained In that
ticker record Of Dow. Jones' q Co."
Mr.. Gardner here read some figures
showing fluctuations In quotations. in
United States Steel common
MY counsel. Judge Winiam M. X.
Olcott. of New York. will present 70
you complete comparison OF the
course Of prices on the New York
Stock Exchange together with rurnors
from Washington. These presents q
chain Of evidence which beyond per.
adventure Of doubt proves the exisSs
ence of leak. -
IF you flnd a prina facie case thai
there was no leak you cannot taks
the position that you will do nothing
at all about 1t until someone informs
you as to the. names Of those who
proflted by the leak or the names, of
those responsible for the leak.
ut seems to me that the right way
to go about the matter is to ind out
from the President VINO he talked
this peace note over with and then
summon them and find out whether
there was any way In which they
might inadvertently have let the cat
out OF the bag. NextI should get a
list Of those employees of the Write
House and the state department and
Of our embassies abroad who handled
this particular peace note. I think
you will find that list quite, formidable
In length"
Have you any evidence that would
connect. any one of the White House
with the leak?" asked Chairman
Henry. None whatever" said Mr..
Gardper ssT have nothing hYt auonv.
nous letters and statements"
''Have you any evidence that would
connect anyone at the state depart
ment?" mo. nor anyone else," Mr..
Gardner replied. II have no evidence
that I consider worth the paper It's
written on" M
..Have you heard" Representative
Garrett asked Mr.. Gardner, "of anyT
one other than Bernard Baruch being
reported to have profited by this 50
called leak?''
Mo- Mr.. Gardner replied. 'sbut i
have seen an initiated statement say
ing that ne and four others are sup
posed to have profited."
A motion by Representative Chip
perf1eld to order the local managers
OF the Western Union and Postal Tel
ages sent to the Wall Street Journal
and Financial America between Dec.
10 and Dec. |23, was adopted. 80
Representative Gardner said he alb
solved Secretary Lansing and Secre-
tary Tumulty of all suspicion.
II believe the President, the secre-
tary Of state and Mr. Tumulty e~a
above suspicion" said he.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
SEARCH IN vain
. FOR MEDALS OF
BRITISH VETERAN
Relatives of "Black Hole"
: Survivor Left Decorations
In Will.

3 With the filing for probate today
of the will of the late Arthur Stray,
there came to light fragmentary de-
tails of his most adventurous life,
during which he had served with hon
or in the British army in india, and
at the conclusion of his service re-
fused the decoration of the Victoria
Cross
Stray's widow, to whom was left all
his property, is searching for a box
of medals and other mementos of Mr..
Stray's army service. To her and a
few intimates alone was known the
story of his survival of the horrors
of the "Black Hole of Calcutta and
his subsequent refusal of the Victoria
Cross.> The medals and other war
time relics are in the Stray home in
Island Brook avenue, the widow says
but she has been unable to find them.
Mr.. Stray was 80 years old at the
time Of his death. He came to Bridge
port in 1878 and for 25 years prior
to his death was janitor of the Island
Brook school, He was of retiring
disposition and few knew Of his val
orous army service. Among these
was Assessor Frank J. Hughes, who
was named as executor of Mr.. Stray's
will.
According to Mr.. Hughes he had
seen newspaper clippings from Lon
don papers recounting Stray's refus-
al of the Victoria Cross. He says that
Mr.. Stray and two others were cited
for decoration for service. There
were two Victoria Crosses to be dis
tributed.i One of the three had to
withdraw, and it is related, Mr.. Stray
waived the honor in favor of a boy
of II. Mr.. Stray, however, received
other decoration at the time.
Mr.. Stray was in the Indian ser
vice at the time of the Delhi mutiny
He was thrown into the "Blaclx Hole
Of Calcutta" and was one Of the few
to survive that ordeal. Mr.. Hughes
says that he had often seen medals
won by Mr.. Stray, and he is much
interested in the Widows search to
find them.
All of Mr. Stray's property is left
to his widow, Elizabeth Fallon Stray
The estate is worth about $4,000
Judge Miller today appointed Leopold
Andres and Albert Peck as apprais-
erS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
BUILDING BOOM
HERE GREATEST
IN CONNECTICUT
Number of New Structures
Surpasses Records of 9th
er Large Cities.
LOANS FOR PROPERTY
LARGE
Milford, Stratford and Fair
field Show Big Advances
During 1916.

Commercial statistics for the year
1916 in Connecticut show that Bridge
port has had a remarkable growth
in all it's various activities, standing
well forward if not at the lead of
other cities in the state.
Figures for the entire state of Con-
necticut likewise show remarkable
growth.
In the real estate department, Of
22,527 sales and s94,633,492 in mort
cages for the year in the state,
Bridgeport. leads all other cities in
total sales and ranks second in point
of mortgages.
With 1856 transfers of property
during the year Bridgeport has gain
ed SO per cent over the previous year
and for the current comparison has
beaten New Haven, Hartford and Wa
terbury by substantial margins. Wa
terbury has increased its own stride
by 100 per cent. over it's last years
record. Material gains have again
been made by Milford, Stratford and
Fairfield, Milford being listed fifth
among the cities Of the state in build
ing increase.
Z In mortgage loans the state has
found the astounding amount OF
nearly 100 million dollars available
the exact figures being $94, ,492
to which Bridgeport has contributed
$11,466,156, being exceeded only by
New Haven which loaned $36, 6,550.0SS
HartfOrd's loans amounted to SILL
371,036. Stratford loaned $1,55O,108
and Fairfield nearly one million dol.
lars on property.
In the matter of building, Bridge
port again leads the state for the last
year with a total of 2,092 buildings
against 1903 for the year 1915 and
is followed by New Haven with total
of 1,464 and Hartford with 1,423. In
the matter of cost Hartford leads
Bridgeport by margin Of approxi-
mately' 100000, the figures showing
Bridgeport $7,090,569 and Hartford
$7,383,163.
Analysis of the Bridgeport total
discloses that but one-ffth of the
amount was put into industrial build
fngs, over one million and a. half dol
lars going into two-famfly houses
with an equal amount in the total Of
one and four-family housing strut
ures.
That the growth of Bridgeport is
rapidly extending towards Stratford
and that the town gained materially
through Bridgeport's impetus is
shown by figures which total 1863, ,646
for the year with l461 new building
permits granted.
No records are available for the
Town of Fairfield which is believed to
have developed rapidly in proportion
to it's previous yearly record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
PATROL WAGON
WEDDING COACH
FOR THIS PAIR
Justice Waters Summoned
From Quiet Game to Mar
ry Loving Couple.

Henry j. Waters, deputy city audi
tor, was enjoying 4.llet game OF
hearts in downtown club early last
evening when he was called to the tel
ephone.
You'd better get home, Henry" :"
said the voice at the other end. 1.-The
patrol wagons in front of your house.
flock of cops went in some time ago.
and-youd better get home, Henry
Henry bowed himself out OF the
game and made record trip to HI,
home at % Elmwood avenue. 1t was
as the telephone informant had said:
The police department chariot was at
his door, and about 200 persons were
anxiously awaiting Developments.
Whats the idea, Hem" sang out
one of the spectators. They's been
here about an hour already" But
Henry didn't have time to answer
questions.
The front door was opened by De-
tective NJ. j. Kane. Directly behind
him was Policeman Egan. Another
gentleman, with slouch hat and
|other unmistakable signs of being a
'sleuth. stood nearby.
Detective Kane laid his hand 'on
Henry's shoulder-and quietly drew
llIII> dSlUo IOT d WK1SpeIVu COH1OIcIS0.
After a moment, Henry sighed one OF
those well-known sighs of relief. and
asked:
Where are they?'
''They" were in the next room and
Henry, as justice Of the peace. was
formally presented to Rose Goldstein,
aged II, of New Rochelle; and Andrew
Knoll aged 81, of Bridgeport. Rose
had been escorted to Bridgeport by
Detective Sergeant MCGOWAN, of New
Rochelle-the mysterious gentleman
with the sloueh hat-to make certain
that Andrew kept his promise to mar
ry her.
Mr.. Waters married the pair with
his customary grace and speed. Tho
wedding party, accompanied by the po-
lice witnesses. left in the patrol wagon
for headquarters, where Andrew re-
porterd that he is now a married man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
Gun Toter Given A
Sentence to JAN

You know what they would do ia
you in North Carolina If you went
round shooting eff gun in that
state?" aueried Judge Frank Wilder.
this morning in the city court. wheB
James Davis. eooired, appeared before
him charged with carrying a concealed
weapon which ne discharged in q Wa-
ter street saloon.
"Well. it's SO long since i been there,
Judge, that I forget" replied the pris-
oner.
That he might have plenty of time
to reflect and recall just what puHish-
ment would be meted out to him In
North Carolina, the court gave him
four months in jail aasd tnanosAd a-anA
land costs. 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
DENY FAIR and DEvERAux
FREEDOM ON BAIL, after
UNIQUE PLEA OF COUNSEL

The attempt of counsel for Will
liam F. Fair and Jack Deveraux,
convicted Thursday of manslaughter,
to get the accused out on bail failed
today when Judge Burpee of the
criminal superior court handed down
a decision denying a stay of execu-
fion. Counsel for the two men asked
for stay pending an appeal to the
supreme court. If the stay had been
granted they wanted the men releas-
ed from the county Jail on bonds.
= In denying the motion Judge Bur-
pee said he had been unable to sat-
isfy himself that lie had the pow er
to. allow bonds under the circum-
stances. ''It is almost impossible to
said the court, show a
bond would be likely to insure the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06

appearance of either of these men If
the conviction should be sustained by
the supreme court. The inducement
for either Of them to return and sub
nit to the execution of sentence would
almost certainly be much less than
the desire to escape punishment in
states prison and the willingness to
forfeit any bond
\ Local lawyers said today they could
not recall any cases in this state where
the court had granted a stay and al
lowed the accused to be released un-
der bonds after a conviction for muir
der and manslaughter There is a
possibility that counsel for the men
convicted of killing Margaret Fair
will not press the appeal to the SUI
preme court in view of Judge Bur-
pee's decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06

Washington Jan. 6.-Subpoenas for were or.
dered issued today by the House rules committee outset
of odays session of the leak' investigation.
The men to be called John Boyle and Henry Eland
of the Wall Street Journal and W. A. Crawford Ernst
knorr Jr. A. L. Geiger Nelson W. Shepard A. jam
ieson employees of the Central News of America Wall see
newspaper
The heads Of the bureaus also requested to bring
ticker tapes of their services for from 40 m throughout
day of Dec. co. 1915. <s
The committee wants to learn what time the Central
News and Wall Street Journal bureaus made public the
a note forthcoming from the President y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
HOUSING co. TO
BUILD 80 HOMES
ON 5-ACRE SITE
Firm Lets Contracts For De
vslopment in Three East
End Streets.

Contracts for the second develop
ment OF the Bridgeport Housing Co.
at Connecticut avenue, Waterman and
Hewitt streets have been let to the
III. Wales Lines Co. OF Meriden. The
details OF the contracts not made pub
lie were ratified at meeting Of the
housing committee last night and in
clude plans for one df the most novel
improvements yet tried in this city.
With the erection of 80 houses
within limited acreage, estimated at
less than five acres, at least one acre
Of space Is devoted tq playground pur-
poses, with archedf entrances from
Connecticut avenue and access from
the separate back yards OF each
dwelling.
I An innovation in building has been
disclosed in a central heating plant
which may furnish heat for all the
houses or may be cut of from any
house so as to reduce the expense Of
purchase to the workingman who will
then furnish his own heat. The
houses which will rent from $12 to $28
per month have the additional feature
of being fully supplied with gas and
electric convensences and each dwell
ing with gas and coal stoves.
Another important feature to build
ers is said to. be the specifications
which are SO arranged that every piece
of material entering into the construc-
tion is standardized, even to the style
and size of nails and screws. This
feature is said to have reduced the
ordinary cost Of such buildings by
- lA11 rysyI
permit of greater savings as larger
developments are consummated.
Plans in the possession Of w. H.
Ham, general manager of the Housing
Co. who supervised the present plans
displayed the general layout Of the
naw development, which shows a de-
parture from the ordinary street ar
rangements. The layout Of streets
is in the form Of graceful curves with
ornamental cases on their extreme
periphery.
The new houses will be erected on
property, formerly owned by the
American Chain Co. and the Albert
and E. Henkels Co. The property
commands an ideal location for work
ingmen's dwellings. AS it is in the GEN.
ter OF the Industrial section of the
East End Of the city.
The houses are to be of brick con-
struction, two family and single FAM
lily types and will furnish accommo-
dations for 145 families. The small
est house is arranged with two rooms
and bath on the first floor and two
rooms and bath on the second floor.
The next larger size has three rooms
and bath on the first floor and the
same on the second floor; the third
size has four rooms and bath on the
first floor and the same on the second
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
Playing In Street,
Boy Killed BY Auto

Hartford, Jan. s-John Hiltgren, Is
years old, son Of Peter Hiltgren, %
Putnam street, was killed near his
home today by an automobile driven
by George Fl. Quick, of 152 Windsor
street, employe of the gas company.
Quick was arrested and is held under
$1,000 bond for manslaughter.
The Hiltgrep boy and others were
playing in the street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
HIGH SCHOOL BOY
IS ARRESTED FOR
TRADE ACTIVITIES
Competed Too Strenuously
With Blind Man, Arms
Officials Allege.

Claiming that Roy Gable, a high
school boy, Of 3o7 OGDEN street, was
peddling without a license and was
seriously interfering with the at
tempts Of a man, who was blinded
while in the employ of the Remington
Arms Co., from making living, the
officials OF the factory yesterday
caused Cable to be arrested.
1t appears the blind man has store
near the plant and sells stationery
a. tobacco. Cable, it was charged,
sent youths in his employ to stand
outside the blind mans store to sell
articles !, to prospective purchasers in
the shop. dge Wilder in court this
morning suspended Judgment in the
case. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06

Action will be taken at tho next
meeting Of the board of health with
the object Of obtaining more sanitary
in the street cars of Bridge
port.
Inspectors of the health department
called at the car barns Of the Con-
necticut Co. this morning and exam
ined the cars AS result of the re-
port they made to Dr. W. H. Brown,
the health officer, the attention Of the
health board will be called to the mat
ter and it is likely an endeavor will
be made to have the conditions recti-
fed.
Inspectors Thorpe and KoHmans-
perger went to the Congress street
barns at 6 o'clock this morning and
examined all cars that run on Nthe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-06
DISPUTES over I I
WAR Led UP TO
SHOP SHOOTING
Assailant of Fellow Employe
Believed to Have Had
Delusions.

Louis sKlinger, of14se Brooks street.
who 4 shot and perhaps mortal1y
wounded Ernest Krupper of Grove
street, in the Locomobile works where
both are employed. has become men
tally unbalanced by worrying over
the European war, with the result
that he thought everyone was against
him because of his German birth.
This is the opinion held today by
the pofce.
Krupper has relatives in Germany
fighting in the German ranks The
war and it's final outcome became an
obsession with him. Coupled with
this fact he has been continually twit-
ted by fellow employees ,insulted by
them and called names. The effect
of these conditions and the continual
brooding over them is believed to
have unbalanced his mind temporarily
with the result that he shot Krupper
last night. The latter is also of
German extraction.
Krupper was standing at a machine
about O'Clock talking with another
employe about the purchase of a lot
at Myrtle beach. T. Klinger walked
over to the two and asked what they
were talking about him for
I'VE are not talking about you,
you're crazy when you think So" re-
piled Krupper.
"You are talking about me and
when you deny it you're liar said
Klinger.
The latter followed this remark
by punching at Krupper. The mo-
nent, Klinger made the attack Krup-
per grabbed a chair to defend him
self. He struck at Klinger as the
latter drew a revolver from his pock-
ct and discharged it, the bullet, going
wild.
sKrupper swung the chair again.
but Klinger was too quick The sec
ond shot from the revolver entered
Krupper's right side. passed through
the intestlnes and came out on the left
side of the body. The wounded man
fell to the floor with groan and
Klinger fed from the factory, making
his way to South Norwalk by troll
ley.
He was arrested in that city by De-
tectives Curry and Flynn. Lieut..
E. O.. Cronan said today he would
proba bly, have Krupper, who was
held by Judge Frank Wilder, in the
city court this morning in bonds of
$4,000 on a charge of assault with
intent to murder examined for his
sanity.
Klinger was operated on last night
at st. Vincent's hospital. His con-
dition today is reported as critical and
chances of his recovery are consider
ed slight.