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Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
WANDERER READY
 TO DIE FOR THE
 SHAVING OF WIFE

Chicago, July 10.-Formal charges of murder were prepared today by States Attorney Maclay Hoyne to be preferred against Carl Wanderer who confessed last night to killing his wife and a tramp.
 He first said his motive was a desire to go back into the army free from marital ties. Later he revealed that he wished to inherit her estate.
 He admitted that he had shot to aedth his bride of few months in the hallway of their apartment build ing and that he also shot a tramp whom he enticed there so he could kill him and then accuse him of hav- ing tried to rob him and hfs wife, who in two months would have become mother.
 wenderer's story of how the ragged stranger was hired to be the unwil- ling victim in the double murder was told by him in the same cold blooded unemotional way he related the de- tails of his wifes' death.
 He picked up the man on the West Side on the day of the murder by of fering him a job as a truck driver. An appointment was made for that evening. When the stranger came wanderer told him that he wanted him to follow Mrs Wanderer into the apartment house and stage a fake holdup When Wanderer and his wife returned from the theatre the stranger played his part as directed and was met with stream of lead.
 wanderer then turned on his wife and shot her twice. She died within five minutes Her only words were ''the baby"
 She withdrew s1, 300 from a bank on his request that it be transferred to a bank nearer home. The money was In the house the day of the murder. Before his confession Wandered had Insisted that a strange man held up he and his wife with the demand fork over the money"
 "It Is one of the most cold blooded and revolting crimes in Chicago's his- tory" said MT. Hoyne. we shall ask an immediate trial and the rope"
 "I want to be hanged wanderel commented. q hope to join her 1T death. I wonder if she will forgive me. Well, I loved her too much tc ! let another man get her. But I did mt want her myself.
 "I certainly will sleep much better now. I feel better with that off m! chest I had bad dreams and tn, lying there came back once in { while. I feel like a new man and am ready to kick off whenever the. want to take me-
 One of the anomalies of the cas- which misled the police for week was the romance of the couple. Wan tderer, who had never smoked, chew ed, drank or indulged in slang, hat but one love affair, the one With Rutl Johnson, who became his wife in war romance.
 "She was the only girl I ever kiss ed,'' he told the police.
 He took her to church every Sun day.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16

The trolley cars on the Bridgeport New Haven line today carried cards announcing that after July 15, there would be no trolley service from Bridgeport and that the only service would be from Silver Sands, near Fort Trumbul1 Beach, Milford, to and from New Haven.
 It was also announced that on the west of Bridgeport service would be stopped as. far as Southport.
 The notices contained the further statement that the service would be so discontinued until further notice
 This means that the Connecticut Company will abandon the system be- tween Southport on the west to Silver Sands on the east and all traffic be- tween these points will be either by train or jitney.
 City Hall will be packed Monday night at the adjourned meeting of the Board of Aldermen when it is ex- pected that some action will be taken on the proposition of the Connecticut Company that orders be passed ban ming the jitneys from all streets on which trolleys operate
 The packers of the jitneys will be out in force to see that nothing be done to interfere with the jitney ser vice although the threat of the Con- necticut company to stop all trolleys in Bridgeport on July Is, be carried out.
 Two more new jitneys of the mos: up-to-date design arrived in the city yesterday and the officers of the to New York say that they have been given assurances that they can have a sufficient number of these cars to meet all requirements on a days notice.
 They are awaiting the action of the Board of Aldermen before ordering as they seem to think that the Con necticut Go. will make some propo- sition to continue after the 18th pending a settlement of the dis pute.
 said today that he could not see that the city had any power to take any action in the matter of curbing the jitney men as requested by the trustees of the Connecticut Go.
 The authority of the trustees who have ordered the stoppage of the tro1leys is questioned by a number of the legal lights of the city.
 They say that the trustees are act ing under decree Of the United States court and that the powers of the trustees are limited to the word ing of the decree which empowered them to sell the system and made no provision for and gave no authority for them to stop. Attorneys who were seen said they believed that the trustees could not legally stop the cars without an or der of the court which appointed them and then only after notice and due hearing to the parties in interest A mail referendum will be sub- mitted to the entire membership, af- ter Monday nights meeting and the result of the vote will be made pub- 1 lie on Wednesday morning. Three practical suggestions in regard to the situation were agreed 'on by the three committees at their meeting yester-
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
MILLIONS OF
 WHITE FISH IN
 SOUND WATERS
Great School of Them Are
 Seen by Ship-Men-Fore- runner of Good Fishing Days, the Waterwise Say.

The waters of the harbor and Long Island Sound are alive with white fish also known as menhaden or noss-bunkers and boats plying in the harbor run into immense schools of these fish on every trip.
 Even the bathers at Fairfield Beach and the beaches along the Milford shore see them jumping out Of the water in close proximity.
 According to fishermen this return of white fish to local waters means that the fishing for blues and mack eral will be the best in number of years as these voracious fishes are known to follow the white fish along the coast and are continually attack ing them for food.
 The menhaden fishing fleet which of Long Island are now making great catches in the Sound off Bridgeport one boat taking over 250,000 fish yesterday.
 These fish are taken to factories in Long Island where fish oils. glue and fertilizers are made of them. They are so long and oily that they are undesirable for human food.
 About 30 years ago there were sev- eral of these factories, along the Con- necticut coast at Charles Island Welch's Point and Norwalk where a great quantity of fertilizer was turned out each year. The stench from these factories, when the wind was from the south, was so great however that they were closed on protest from persons living in the neighbor- hood
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
DIR. C. W. STRANC
 AFTER 53 YEARS PRACTICE RETIRES

Dr. c. ". strang, one of the old est practicing dentists in Bridgeport. will close his office in the First Bridgeport National bank building the early tart Ns next week and re- tire from his practice. Dr. Strang who is one of the pioneer dentists of this city, has practiced his profession in this city for the past 53 years He was born in Jefferson Valley in November, 1S44, and came to Bridge port 53 years ago when the mercan- tile district of the city was bounded on the north by Elm street and on the south by State street. He first opened his office on Main street, two doors below Elm, remaining there for eight years. Later he removed to the Barnum building and still later to the Sanford building, where he had his place of business for a good many years. Dr. Strang was graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1867, and came to Bridge port the following year. He has been in The First Bridgeport Nation. al bank building for the last four years. His son, pr. R. H. Strang has offices in the same building and has been practicing dentistry in thi, city for more than 20 years.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
N0RWALK WILL. REDUCE COST OF } .LICHTINC-H0NEST!

South Norwalk, Conn.,. July 10-It remained for the commissioners of South Norwalk's municipal electric light sta ton to pull a new brand of announcement in these days of high cost of living. It was said at a meet ing last night that the rates would be lowered, and that the reduction would take place ''just soon the new plans get under way" An en- Iargen1ent of the plant will mean reduction in the rates. During the war times when electric lighting companies in general were making announcements practically every week of increases In cost of current, the plant did not raise the rate, but gave service at the old 1918 rate. Three months ago an increase, by means of a fixed charge of fifty cents month, was made by the nun icipal plant. The Connecticut Light and Power Co.,, competitor of the municipal plant has a higher rate for service than the municipal plant, and recently made an increase of 75 cents a month fixed charge for all gas users, whether a payment meter or on the bill.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
ARMY
 OBTAINED S7,OOO

Only little over $7,000 was realiz- ed by the Salvation Army in their recent drive fog $55,000 to pay off the mortgage on the Elm street prop erty according to figures given out this morning by Commandant William Dermody.
 Thousands of the books that were sent out were returned by parties who refused to support the drive follow ing a statement made by the Pastor s Association that the scheme to raise funds for the Army was a lottery. The drawing for the prizes that were offered by prominent business off cials in the city to stimulate interest in the campaign will be awarded in a few days the drawing having been completed yesterday. Commandant Dermody has the list of the prize winners in his possession.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
No Coal
 Orders
 Now
Heatless Homes This Winter Unless the Sit uatiOn is Remedied- Some of the Factories on the Ragged Edge.

. A canvass taken this morning among the larger coal firms in the city confirms the statement made yesterday by Harry E. Husted of the City Ice and Coal Co.,, that Bridge port as well as other cities in the state and throughout New England that the coal situation is becoming acute and that unless a remedy is applied soon the city will have to endure heatless apartments this win ter. The whole trouble according to the coal dealers interviewed this morning lies in the shortage of cars and the general tie up of transporta- ton facilities of the railroad.
 One dealer said this morning that there were number of factories in the city that were on g. ragged edge and werec arrying on only coal enough to last them for 4S hours should their supply be cut off entirely. Other factories are reported as having a supply that will tide them over for two weeks. Due to the fact that shipments have not been reaching New York by rail the boats that ply between this city and New York have been curtatled.
 At the Board of Contract and Sup ply this morning it was said the city institutions were being taken care of and they had no cause to worry as yet over the shortage.
 Regarding the coal supply to the families one dealer said the public did not realize how acute the situa- tion was and made the prediction that the retail price per ton of stove and furnace coal would be Jumped from the present price of $15 per ton to $25 unless the car shortage Is over come. At the present time no coal dealers in the city are taking any orders nor will they make any prom ises for delivery in the future.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
NO ONE-PIECE
 SUITS ALLOWED

Young women may wear one-piece bathing suits on the beaches of Eng land, but at Fairfield beach the wear ing of this sort of apparel is consid- cred a fragrant violation of the law. Consider the case of a young lady who attempted the trick yesterday. She was noticed by a sheriff, and the sh ocked official hustled right up and told the fair bather that she would have togo in and put on some more clothes or get off the beach. Being a firm believer in the ma jesty of the law, the lady compiled with the of
 ficer's request. An attempt to ex- tend the sheriff a vote of thanks for his prompt action, was unanimously defeated by a large audience of young men who witnessed the performance.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
 ScrV ice Men Are Held
Prominent New Britain Men Arrested As Par ticipants in a War Risk Insurance Fraud.

New Britain, July 1o-Lawyer Daniel O'Keefe, law partner of As sistant Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Wood, and Aloysious Young, both members of prominent. New Britain families and veterans of the World War, were arrested last night on warrant issued by Assistant United States District Attorney George H. Cohen of Hartford. The arrests were made following an al1-day in vestigation conducted in this city to- day by Federal Agents King and McKenna of Washington into an all legged fraud on government war risk insurance policies.
 the greater part of the day in the office of Lawyer O'Keefe. James O'Keefe, brother of Lawyer O'Keefe, and also a veteran of the World War, was also questioned by the federal officers. It is under stood that valuable evidence against the men higher up" at the national capitol was secured.
 Just what part the local men arc supposed to have played in the al- leged fraud could not be ascertained after their arrests. The local police would divu1ge no information con-
 
 not know the reason for the ar rests.
 Lawyer O'Keefe's home is at 115 Clark street. He served as ser geant in the 102d Infantry, after en- listing in one of the local National Guard companies and was wounded while in France. Young saw ser vice at Camp Devens following his induction into the national army here.
 It is said that thousands of dol lars all over the country figure in the alleged insurance fraud scheme, by which it is alleged money due on war risk insurance policies has been diverted from its proper channels. As far as can be learned, relative to the local connection. Lawyer O'Keefe made out papers for appli- cation for service men for insurance Government funerals at Washington it is understood, have been connect ed with the fraud plot by the secre, service and it is thought that evi- dence against these officials is being collected throughout the country. It is estimated the members o1 the legal profession in other Connec- ticut cities are involved in the case 1 to the extent that they may be called upon witnesses or put under ar. | rest.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
$4OO DAMAGE
 TO PLAYGROUND

Another act of vandalism. proba- bly, the work of boys, was brought to the attention of the police this morn ing, when it was reported that prop erty in the Wheeler avenue play grounds had been damaged to the ex- tent of $400. This is the second time within a week that the police have been called upon to investigate a case of this nature, and the authorities are determined to round up the youngsters who are responsible for the acts.
 Ten out of the 22 boys who were taken into custody by Detective John Burns yesterday for breaking into the Shelton school in Wheeler avenue, were arraigned in the Juvenile court this morning, and placed on probation for one month. Twelve of the youths were released after they had been found guiltless of any wrong doing.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
EyiCted Tenant Painted Rooms
 Police Charge

According to the Story told the po- Peter Brewster Of 355 East. Main street painted over the paper and woodwork in an apartment at 2S Laura street. where he formerly re- sided, he figured that he was improv- ing the interior decoration enormous ly and also doing his landlady. Mrs. Legiere, of Waller place, good turn. All tastes are not similar, however, and when Mrs. Legiere took a look at her property she immediately ex pressed complete disapproval, and started a heap of trouble for her former tenant. As the result, Brew ster was arrested last night by Detect i've Sergeant Edward Wheeler and Detective Voccola. charged with dam aging property.
 According to thes tory told the po- lice, Mrs. Legiere notified Brewster several weeks ago that he would have to seek another dwelling. Brewster accepted this ultimatum with fairly good grace, and while hunting for another house conceived the idea of redecorating the apartment at 2S Laura street. He is said to have se
 cured some grey paint and to have
 applied it to the paper and woodwork
 in five rooms. The actual application
 of the paint was a good job, but upon close inspection by Mrs. Legiere about a week later it was found that the paint came off when touched with the hands or clothing. It.wa then that Mrs. Legiere started the trouble for Brewster which resulted in his arrest last night.
 A complete investigation of the case is being made by the detective bu- reau, and in order that this may be completed, the city court today grant. ed a continuance until July Is.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
NO OPPOSITION
 TO LAF0LLEHE

Chicago, July 10-The committee of AS, assisted by delegates represent ing a half dozen liberal and radical organizations launched the third par ty movement here today in its ma tional convention.
 Senator LaFol1ette of Wisconsin, chosen in a mail referendum as the most popular candidate for the presi- dentiaI nomination. appeared to have no opposition. Nearly all of the 500 delegates wore LaFol1ette badges.
 Allen McCurdy of New York made a keynote address that condemned Republican and Democratic plat forms and candidates and declared the time ripe for a new deal politi- Cally,
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
JOHN IFS ILLNESS
 IS NOT SERIOUS

Considerable interest was taken in the story that circulated in the city today that John T. King, who return ed to his home yesterday, was ser iously sick and confined to his bed. Inquiry among his friends developed the fact that while he was not feeling entirely well his condition was not such as to give concern to his family or friends and that it was expected he would be around as usual after a few days rest.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
NEW BRUNSWICK
 VOTING ON DRY LAW

St. John, N. B., July 10-The prov irce of New Brunswick voted today on a referendum which will empower the government: / 1-To retain the present bone dry prohibition law passed during the war, or
 2-To introduce wine and beer li- censes, or
 3-To permit the sale of all spirit uous liquors under license.
 The campaign of the wet and dry forces has been bitter.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
FELL DOWN. STEPS
 LACERATING LEG

Slipping on the stone steps at the entrance to the Welfare building as she was leaving the building this morning shortly after 10 o'clock, Mrs. Patronia Chillino, 39 years old. of 447 Grand street, fell to the sidewalk and sustained a severe laceration of the left leg. She was carried into the building by two young men who wit messed the accident and treated by Dr. B. J. Burns. She was able to proceed to her home after treat5lsnt had been administered.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
COMMISSIONER HAS
 JITNEURS ARRESTED

Arrested last night for parking their machines in front of fire hy- drant in Fairfield avenue near Main street, Freeman Burr of 39 Pierpont street, and Andrew Sorenson of 533 Wayne street, both jitneymen, were fined $5 in the city court this morn ing. The men were charged with vio- lating the city ordinance which pro- vides against the parking of automo- piles in front of hydrants. It is un- derstood that the men were arrested upon the complaint of a police com missioper
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
HIT BY TRAIN
 SHOULDER HURT

Struck a glancing blow by a freight train as he was walking along the tracks near Burr Road last evening, John Koneczo, 12 years old, of No.
 35f Spruce street was taken to the Emergency hospital and treated by Dr. Owen J. Groark of the serner- gency staff for contusions of the left wrist and a slight laceration of the left shoulder, sustained when he was thrown to the ground alongside of the speeding train narrowly esca ping from being dragged under the wheels.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
U. S. TENNIS MEN
 ELIMINATE FRENCH

Eastbourne, Eng, July 10-(By The A. P.)-American tennis players today eliminated France from the Davis Cup competition.
 William M. Johnston of California and William T. Tilden of Philadel- phia today defeated Andre H. Go bert and William H. Laurentz ill doubles.
 Yesterday, Johnston defeated Go bert and Tilden beat Laurentz in singles,
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
CLUB AND MILK
 BOTTLE AS WEAPONS

Alleged to have struck Mrs. Olga Filinovich of 14S Vessels avenue over the head with a club and a milk bot tie during a fight which occurred early this morning in Palisade ave- nue, John Pavolosky of 21 Grand field avenue was arrested and ar raigned in the city court today on charges of assault. The case was continued until July IT.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
FAIR, WARM, SUNDAY
 WEATHER MAN SAYS

A fair Sunday, the weather man says of tomorrow. It was warm to- day, not so torrid in the matter of temperature but in the matter of hu- midity it was quite uncomfortable. At noon today the street temperatures registered in the lower eighties but most people thought it was warmer than that. A warm-not too~-warm- Sunday will make business good at the beaches.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
COMPLAINTS OF
 FAKE STUDENTS

Several complaints have recently been received by the police concern ing the activities of men who are pos ing as students, and who are taking orders for picture enlargements. A number of citizens claim to have paid deposits on work of this nature, but have never received the pictures. The matter has been placed in the hands of the prosecuting attorney for in- yestiRation
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
16 ALIENS ESCAPE
 AT ELLIS ISLAND

New York, July 10.---Sixteen aliens detained at Ellis Island esoa ped today and Immigration Inspector Hays ap- peared at the federal district attor- ney's office to make charges of con- spiracy against certain hospital at tendants on the island.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
FORGED A WINDOW.

Burglars entered the residence of Antonio Piesky. 32 Railroad avenue, while the family was away this morn ing, and stole $150 in cash and a quantity of jewelry. Entrance was gained by forcing a rear window.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
$500 IN MACHINISTS'
 TOOLS ARE STOLEN

Machinists' tools valued at $500 were stolen from the plant of the Columbia Lock and Bolt company, 1115 Railroad avenue last night, by burglars who gained entrance through rear window. According to the police, the thieves went Through the entire shop and Thoroughly ransacked the premises.
Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
CARPENTER SAILS

New York, July 1O.-George Car pentier was one of 5000 passengers on four liners leaving today for Euro pean ports.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-10-14
WILSON is CANDIDATE FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

The friends of Harry D. Wilson
have asked him to become a candid
date for member-at-large from the
Sixth Congressional District to the
Constitutional Convention. After
due consideration he has decided to
enter the race. In our opinion there
will be a great many important mat
tiers pertaining to agriculture coming
up before the convention and, as ne
has given his whole thought and
study to this line of work for num-
Der of years, we believe he is in
position to be of some assistance to
our splendid agricultural interest
should he be chosen as a member OF
the convention.