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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
RIGS WITHOUT
~
DRIVERS CAUSE
MUCH MYSTERY

Mystery surrounds the finding al
two unbla nketed horses, standing in
different sections of the city, each at
tached to carriages, shivering in the
! cold early this morning. A woman's
cape ard driving gloves which lay
on the seat of one of the carria ges
is puzzling the police and they are
making wide search for the owner.
William EccIestone of Sc Beechmont
avenue employed by the Beachmont
Dairy rose at about 2 o'clock this
morning and went TO the barn of the
company. He found white horse
attached to light carriage standing
in the driveway. On the seat was a
woman's heavy cape and, pair OF
heavy driving gloves. Two empty
milk cans were found in the bottom
of thee arriage and two feed bags fill
ed with oats.
Ecclestone's discoverey startled
him, inasmuch as he remembered
seeing the rig driven by stout wom-
an in dark clothing at Long Hill, yes
terday afternoon. He was ordered
by the police whom he hurriedly no.
titled to hold the hitch and put the
horse in his barn. They are making
"a thorough investigation to ascertain
what becames sof the woman driver.
Early this informing Andrew Schreib-
er, of AZ River street, found a horse
and buggy. The animal is a large
bay horse and attached to a modern
pleasure buggy. In the buggy were
two feed bags filled with oats The
police removed the outfit to Clam
pett's livery stable, to await the find
ag of the owner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
CONNECTICUT co, DECIDES TO
EXTEND OAK Street LINE ANO
CONSIDERS NICHOLS PROJECT

Spurred to action by the insistent
demands of Bridgeport for more ade-
quate and extended trolley service the
directors and trustees of the Connec-
ticut Co. have tentatively decided up
on extension of the Oak street line
to include Madison avenue and up
On q line to Nichols.
President Lucius S. Storrs. Of the
Connecticut Co., it was learned today,
was in this city last week ana ap-
'peared before the transportation COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
to outline plans laid in conjunction
with the trustees of the company for
improvements Of Sc, ,vice in Bridge
port.
Conferences between directors OF
the Connecticut Co. and the trustees
appointed by the United States Dis
trict Court for the ultimate severance
Of the trolley lines from the New
Haven road we're later held in New
Haven resulting in announcement,
that immediate application would be
made to the legislature for fran.
chise rights in Madison avenue and s
probable extension to Nichols.
Of the Connecticut Co. while reticen
in discussing the plans of the trac-
ton company, admitted that Presi-
dent Storrs had visited Bridgepor
and confirmed the announcement tina
the company planned to give better
service in Bridgeport both by increas
ed rolling stock and the probable ex
tension of the lines as requested b!
the Chamber of Commerce to care
for rapidly increasing population il
the North and East Ends.
while it is true that trustees have
been appointed by the courts for thu
ultimate purpose Of disposing Of the
trolley lines from railroad ownership
the time set does not expire unit
1919. During the intervening period
the physical condition Of the proper
ties must be maintained" said thu
trustee, who also remarked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
CAN'T ACCOUNT
. FOR EXPLOSION
IN RECORD SHOP
Officials Declare Mixture In
8 Grinders Contains No
CombustiMes.,

That the cause of the explosion
at the American Graphophone Co.
plant last Tuesday, is unknown, was
the testimony of company officials be-
fore Coroner John j.. Phelan this
morning when he started his investi-
cation in the case of Angelo DiBiaso.
one Of the wormen fatally burned. All
the witnesses said that although tn or
ough inquiry had been made they
were still as much in the dark as ever
in regard to the cause.
It was said that the gum used
in making the discs was not explos-
i've. The same mixture had been
used for years and no accident had
happened before. Percy Brown Of
SO Washington Terrace, superihten-
dent of the record department, said
sometimes foreign matter gets into
the mechanism Of the grinder and
of fire. No explosion
had resulted from this on previous
occasions, however. He said no
smoking was allowed in this depart
ment and workmen were warned not
to throw matches around.
The only official who really saw the
start of the, blaze was Assistant Fore
man Alex Ermark of Westport. He
happened to be looking at the grinder
when there was aiburst of fame and
he saw a workman standing by the
machine enveloped in fire. HA said
the blaze was communicated to the
floor Rbove and there the other work
men were burned.
Other witnesses called were Capt.
George E. Fitzgerald of the plant.
Employment Agent Edward Brun-
dage. Night Foreman John Tomsky
Of the rolling department, and Will
lam J. Marsh, inspector of matrices.
After getting their testimony the
coroner continued the hearing pend
ing the recovery of two other victims
now in the hospital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12

Prominent Men Proposed
Institution to- Care For
Prosperous District.

Bridgeport will have new banking
and trust company, located In. the
West End Of the city west OF Yale
street, il applications now before the
State Banking commissioners in Hart
ford receives favorable action. 1t will.
be known as the West Side bank.
The names of the incorporators.
nearly all Of whom are very wealthy
residents Of Bridgeport are believed
to be only a few of those who will be
financially interested in the venture,
indicate that the new institution will
have a large capital on which to COM
raence business.
The incorporators Of record are: Will
liam P. Kirk, plumbing contractor
and real estate owner; Frank Jacoby,
clothing merchant; Marcus Hirsch,
real estate and insurance dealer; A..
H. Nilsson, manufacturer; Malcolm
MacFayden, contractor; T. J. Pardy,
contractor; Ernest T. Berger, attor-
ney; Theodore E. Steiber, attorney;
Ignatz NJ. Adler, capitalist; John
Desc, merchant; Samuel Greenbaum,
former president of West End Coal
Co.; Gezo Vecsey, banker; Michael
Roth, baker; John Renchy, real es-
tate; Nicholas Horvath, druggist; M.
Steinberger, physician; Joseph Kole-
tar, banker, and Andrew Bandre,
banker
Application for permission to or
ganize has been made under the laws
Of 1913, chapter 1874, which makes the
institution subject to state supervision
and control as distinguished from pri-
vate bank -ng and national banking
institutions
The organizers are said to have seen
the necessity for bank to care for
the large manufacturing and mercan-
tile interests of the West End, which
cannot be cared for under Connecticut
laws by branch offices of the big
banking institutions in this city. EN
Though unconfirmed today, rumor in
financial quarters here has it that ef-
fort is being made by other interests
to establish a bank in upper Main
street to care for predicted growth OF
business in that section.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
THAW UNDER GUARD IN HOSPITAL
AFTER SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS;
PHYSICIANS SAY HE'LL RECOVER

Philadelphia, Jan. 12-Harry K.
Thaw, who attempted suicide yester-
day while in seclusion in the home of a
West Philadelphia family, was inn
proved today and according to physi-
clans he will be able to leave st. Mary's
hospital within two weeks. DR.. Ell
liott r. Kirby of this city, who was
summoned by the Thaw family to at
tend him; said today that he felt sure
Thaw had not taken poison. The
finding of poison tablets in Thaw's s
pocket gave rise to the fear that he
had swallowed some. The physician
said he showed none of the early
symptoms of the poison.
The patient, under guard Of two
detectives and a nurse, spent good
night and slept well. He has had
little to say since he was brought to
the hospital. Thaw asked for his
doctor during the night but did not
make any reference to the charges
lodged against him by the New York
authorities, who accuse him of kid
mapping and beating Frederick Gump,
of Kansas City.
DIR. Kirby said he found Thaw's
mind still somewhat hazy this morn
ing, as if he were suffering from the
after effects of a drug or liquor.
Captain of Detectives Tate said
that later in the day he will question
Thaw, if his condition permits, re-
garding the Gump charges. Capt.
Tate probably will be accompanied by
Assistant District Attorney Black OF
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12

New YORK.
When Thaw is able to leave the
hospital, Capt. Tate said, he will be
arraigned before a police magistrate
on a charge of attempting suicide.
Whether the family will contest the
efforts of the New York authorities to
have Thaw surrendered to them is
not definitely known here. Accord
ing to private detectives in the en-
ploy of the Thaw family the Gump
charges are looked upon as an attempt
to blackmail.
satisfied with the story told by Sam
uel Maloney, the Philadelphia repre-
sentative of New York detective
agency, that he had made arrange
ments to have Thaw turned over to
District Attorney Swami in New
Yor. Maloney said Thaw had been
making the rounds of cafes here and
that he got word from New York
that Thaw was about to be arrested
he thought the best thing to do was
to keep him in seclusion for a few
days.
Capt. Tate made it known that he
purposed questioning Maloney to
learn whether any one was guilty OF
an attempt to obstruct justice in hid
ing Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw, it is said, will not come
here unless her sons condition de-
mands her presence or unless he in
sists that she be sent for. The hos
pital authorities are keeping her in
formed of his condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12

During the period Of the trustee
ship nearly $2,OO0,00O has been spent
in maintaining the tracks, rolling
stock and other properties of the
company, in an effort to keep pace
with the rapid growth of traffic de-
mands.
I'VE have found it extremely hard
to meet the unusual conditions, as
have traction companies in Massachu-
setts and in nearly every other state.
One of the great adifficulties has been
in securing cars. rails and other in
dustrial products. We have our
chased large number of cars for use
in Bridgeport Immediately upon de-
livery and if the assurances given us
by the manufacturers are bona fide,
it will not be long before Bridgeport
is we'll cared for"
From other reliable sources it was
learned that the Connecticut Co. will
Immediately begin it's plans for the
extension of the Oak street line via
North avenue, Center street and along
Madison avenue to care for the north
western section of the city.
The Nichols line, for which fran.
cl1ise was granted by the legislature
nearly four years ago, and extending
from Noble avenue at Beardsley park
northeasterly on the Huntington
turnpike is said to be opposed by en-
gineers of the Connecticut Co. as toe
costly at this time. 1t is contended
by the company that trackage would
cost more than $50, 900 per mile while
a shorter line might be laid from the
present Shelton division above STRAIT.
ford directly into Nichols. Citizens
interested in the new line here declare
that such service would not tend tt
aid the development of property ii
! Bridgeport or care for the residents
between Nichols. and Bridgeport
center as adequately as would tracks
along the Huntington turnpike. II
consequence of the opposition definite
plans for the Nichols extension have
not been made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
PATIENT WHO BIT
SURGEON JAILED

John Ford, the East End resident,
who bit DR.. James F. Canavan in the
arm, when the latter removed him
to st. Vincent's hospital, with the re-
suit that the physician has since suf-
fered with blood poisoning, was today
given so days in Jail on breach Of the
peace charges.
Dr. Canavan, who appeared in court
with his arm in sling, charged that
Ford, whose leg was broken when he
fell, intoxicated, fought with him in
the emergency hospital and suddenly
imbedded his teeth in the doctors
arm. Despite the use of strong anti
septics at the time of the injury was
inflicted, blood poisoning developed
and the physician for a week was
seriously i'll.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
COUNSEL ASSIGNED
FOR YOUTHS HELD
FOR GARON KILLING

The trial OF Edward Slattery, Henry
Welch and John Cavanaugh for the
murder Of Nathan Garon, South
End tailor, will be held during the
February term of the superior court
according to plans now being laid by
the states attorneys office.
Judge Burpee has assigned counsel
to defend the youths in their trial for
life. William H. Comley. -Jr., has
been selected by the court to repre-
sent Slattery, James A. Marr for
Welch and Henry Greensteiu for Cav
anaugh.
All have been notified to consult
with their clients in the county Jail
and to fully prepare their cases which
will come up for trial at the Febru-
ary term of the court. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
Mercury Poisoning
Kills Man Who Tried :
to Take Woman's Life

Antonio Mimic, of Waterbury. %
years, who swallowed bichlorids of
mercury, after he sent five bullets
crashing into the body of Maria
Guieaquinto, because she refused to
marry him, died this morning at St.
Vlncent's hospital. For two weeks
he suffered terribly from the effects
of the poison which slowly gnawed
through his vitals.
The shooting took place in a
Water street lodging house and Mi
MOS victim was so seriously wound
ed that all hope of saving her life
had been abandoned She rallied,
however, after an operation and is
now believed to have good chance OF
recovery. Nothing is known of Mi
MOS relatives
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
Farmers Dairy Go.
Incorporates With
$4,000 Subscribed

Beginning business with a paid-in
capital of $4,000 the Farmers Dairy
Co., filed articles Of incorporation in
the town clerks office today. The con-
Germ is to deal in milk in all forms in
cluding the pasteurized and condensed
form. The capital stock of the COM
pany is to be 100000. The incor-
porators are: William c. Johnson,
Newtown; Edward F. HartweIl, New
Milford; Harrie G.. Coburn. Brook
field; Amos T. Camp, Hawleyville; G.
A. McKHv, Mortimer G. Rumble and
j. Moss Ives of Darbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
PEQUONNOCK FOUNDRY
STRIKE is SETTLED

The Pequonnock Foundry strike has
been settled and the Molders' union
has closed its campaign here. Uni
form success has been met with by the
union.
minimum wage of 1915 was OBJ
tanned by the molders. The strik-
ers who had not obtained other jobs
have returned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
FIVE MILLIONS
! LOSS IN WRECK
OF SHELL SHOP
Investigations Fail to Show
Cause Of Blow Up at New
Jersey Plant.

New York, jan 12-Investigation
today by New Jersey and New York
police authorities of the explosion and
fire in the Kingsland, n. j., plant OF
the Canadian Car & Foundry Co., dis
closed nothing to indicate that the or
igin was other than accidental, 1t was
ANNOUNCED. Further inquiry is TO be
made and it is understood that, the
Russian commission agents. forN the
purchase and delivery of approx
mately 100000 shells awaiting ship
ments from the plant to Europe would
participate.
The property loss is estimated at
Ibetween $4,0OO,000 and $5,000,00O. This
Includes loss of shells, the destruction
of the munition plant and damage to
homes and other buildings in Kings
land. Fires burned briskly in the
companys works all day and it may
be another 4S hours before the main
buildings can be entered.
Early reports of loss of life have
not been confirmed. Several persons
are said to be missing. No bodies
have been found. The Hackensack
| meadows are being, searched ons the
assumption that fleeing persons may
have perisshed in the marshes.
Montreal, Jan. IF. A. Shelton,
secretary of the Canadian Car &
Foundry Co., said today that the
Kingsland, N. j., plant destroyer ry
| fire yesterday, was well protected by
insurance against fire and explosion
and loss of profits.
Mr.. Shelton said a Russian order
for 100000 shells had been COM
pleted and between 100000 and
100000 shells had been shipped, the
remainder having been stored at the
plant waiting bottoms to take them
to the places directed by the. Russian
government.
Recently, he added, agents of the
Russian government had entered ne
gotiations for the acquisition of the
plant He gould not say whether the
deal had been consummated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
GREGORY STREET. MAN
WAYLAID AND ROBBED

Waylaid by three men, one OF
whom hit him over the head with
a blackjack ,inf1icting a severe scalp
wound, John Bachkowsky, of 259
Gregory street, was dragged into an
alley in Railroad avenue, between
Broad and Main streets at 12:46 this
morning and robbed of $73.
Bachkowsky reported to the police
that owing to the suddenness, of the
attack. which was made from behind
and the darkness of the street, he
could give no accurate description of
his assailants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
LONDON VIEW OF NorE

London, Jan. 1.-THE Manchester
Guardian says the reply of the Allies
to President Wilson was received too
late for extended comment, but that
it believes the document is "a boldly
conceived statement of the position Of
the Allies which goes a long way to-
ward satisfying President Wilson's re-
quest for specific information as to
the objects for which they are per-
sisting in the war"
In this respect, the Guardian says.
the note is conceived in wholly diff
ferent spirit from Germany's reply. It
believes the reference to the right OF
all peoples, small as we'll as great, to
security for, free, economic develop
ment refers especially to "the vital
need Of Russia for free use of the pas
sage Of the Mediterranean through
the Dardanelles, as well as the cor
responding need of Serbia and Monte
negro of free access to the Adriatic." ."
This newspaper sees the final breakup
of the Ottoman empire in the demand
for expulsion of the Turks from
Europe. ,it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
GRAVE DIGGER'S JAW
FRACTURED IN FALL

Benjamin O'Dell, & grave digger.
employed in the Mountain Grove Gem
etery, slipped and fell on piece
of ice, while working yesterday and
suffered fracture OF the jaw. He
was taken to the emergency hospital
and treated by DR.. J. r. Deery, who
after setting the bone. sent O'Delf to
his home, 81 Reservoir avAA~~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
AUTO INJURIES PEDESTRIAN

Joseph Kryenowsky of Fairfield,
was taken to the Bridgeport hospital
last evening in the emergency hos
pital ambulance suffering two broken
ribs and broken ankle. He had
been brought to the emergency hos
pita1 from Fairfield where an auto
mobile knocked him down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
Entente's Reply to United
States Note is Considered
by President and Official
Family-Next Step Will
Be Taken With Delibera-
tion.
Germany May Be Asked to
State Terms as Specifical-
ly as Her Foes Have Done
Door to Peace Not
Hopelessly Closed, Diplo-
mats Think.

Washington, Jan. f2-Presi-
dent Wilson today began a
careful and deliberate examina-
ton of the Entente's reply to
his peace note to determine
what opportunity it presents
for a further move on his part,
and in what way one may be
accomplished. The Entente
note was discussed at the regu-i
lar meeting of the cabinet and.
privately between the Presi-
dent and Secretary Lansing. !.
All quarters agreed that while
the Entente had made a COM
plete reply to the Presidents
request for peace terms, the
note seemed to offer no hope
for an early end of the war,
but fortunately did not close
the door on further effort on
the Presidents part.
Several courses of action lie before
the president. Among them is another
move to ask Germany to state specific
terms as the Allies have done Diplo-
mats say that with replies from both
sets of sbellfgerents in hand it would
be perfectly legitimate to transmit
the answer of one set to the other.
The German diplomats here were OUT
spoken in their denunciation Of the.
Allied note and Of their declarations
that such terms never would be acI
cepted. Admittedly the note wa,
more severe than even they had bee,
led to expect and they decaared tie
Germanic allies were prepayxd to
fight on. +,
The next, steps by the United States
will be chosen by the utmost delfber.
alton and because of the delicate stage
which the: negotiations are certain
to enter from this time, it would be
no surprise II they were conducted en-
tirely in> secret until some definite
point has been reached.
the entente and German notes with
Col. E.. M. House, who arrived here
last night. Col. House had engage
ments with several government off1-
Gals and planned to return to New
York late today.
= At the White House today extraor-
binary reticence was observed. 1t
was said that the president would
not be hurried into a decision on the
attitude of the American govern.
ment r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
THE WEATHER

For COnnecticut: Fair tonight.
probably followed by snow Saturday:
slowly rising temperature; fresh
northwest winds, diminishing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-30
MOTHER Of 4 SLAIN
BABES COLlAPSES

Auburn. Wash. Jan. So.--Mary
Hewitt. 80. and mother Of the four
small children dragged from the
burning home early Sunday morning
with their skulls crushed. lies half
crazed In the home OF a friend here
today. under the care OF nurse.
awaiting the burial this afternoon OF
her babies.
Mrs. Hewitt. visiting In Everett nj
the time OF the tragedy. returned to
Auburn with her old nurse. Mrs.
Alice Minnick. Monday afternoon.
She collapsed when taken to the un-
dertaking pariors. whore the bodies
Of her children were being held. She
was not allowed TO view the charred
bodies Of her children. but was put
to bed.
The bodies Of the three youngest
children will be buried on the barren
hillside west Of Auburn.
Hewitt. after viewing the bodies
and the charred room where the mur-
ders were committed. adhered 70 hii
denial OF guilt.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-30
TEETH MENDING IN CHILE.
Not an Easy Matter For Foreign Den
lists 70 Practice Thsrs.

Not every foreigner who comes alone
with the clnim Of being a dentist can
practice that profession In Chile. The
government sees 20 Il that any one
who ~ 10 look after the health and
preservation of the teeth OF Its people
must first demonstrate his qualifica
lions.
! The law provides that before a II
,.eDse may he granted foreigner To
practice dentistry In the country III"
applicant must secure permission from
the rector OF the University Of Chile 10
take the examination. His foreign dl,
ploma. duly certified and authenticat.
cd, must I've attached 10 the permit, and
q fee OF 800 pesos (about SI5 In United
States money must be deposited for
the license In the Office OF the secre.
tary OF the university. n the applicant
passes the examination successfully the
license In ISSUED, and he II authorized
to open his Office for business.
Any applicant who holds n dental
diploma from school not known OF
recognized by the Chilean authorities
ls r. tired to complete the third year
work Of the dental department Of tb,
University Of GlItls and must also pass
a satisfactory examination before he
can obtain n license to practice. Pan
American Bulletin
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-30
FRENCH ATTACKS ON
HILL 34 REP@ULSlEED!

Berlin. via Sayville, Jan. 30.-Un-
successful evening attacks by French
forces against positions on height
304 won last week by German troops
were reported in today's official state.
ment. -sr
Elsewhere on the western front
the statement described reconnoiter'
ing engagements in the Artois sector
and a temporarily lively artiller,
combat between the Ancre and the
Somme.
From the Macedonian front 1t wa'
reported that clashes had occurred or
the Cerna and Strums by reconnoit
ering engagements.
No important engagements were
reported from other fronts. I,