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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1915
Page
6
The speaker urges conserving natural resources and improving transportation. He calls for coordinated advisory bodies to mobilize economic resources, enhance railroad efficiency, and ensure national security. A note corrects a tax figure for iron to twenty-five cents per ton.
The speaker urges mobilizing this country’s industries and intelligent federal aid to industrial and vocational sectors while conserving natural resources. He calls for rural credits, long-term land mortgages, and careful study of economic adaptations to rapid future changes as peace resumes and Europe rebuilds. He promises to address the topic further later in the session.
A call for a thorough inquiry into railway regulation and management urges a comprehensive canvass of the isle to assess current laws and administration. The author argues rail transport is a critical national issue and a formal inquiry could reveal actionable improvements for federal oversight.
A dispute within the city council erupted as Alderman Stiegler urged nominating Frank Squires for a council page against Warren Lewis. The caucus and floor votes showed Lewis winning 19 to 5 amid party lines, with Democratic leader Moran noting Democrats backed Squires while Stiegler abstained from voting. Both Lewis and Squires are Republicans.
Washington Dec 7 Efforts to amend the Cummins law governing railroad liability for damaged or lost shipments are to be made early in the session. Senator Weeks has prepared a bill and Senator Cummins will introduce one if unable to agree. The proposal would limit baggage valuation and apply via interstate commerce commission.
Thousands of Bridgeport night workers plan to attend a 10 a m morning matinee at Polis theatre beginning tomorrow. The program features nine reels of photoplays and will run three hours. Initiated by Mr Poll at factory night shift requests, the matinee aims to fit workers hours and may become a regular weekly feature if patronage grows.
Edward Burness, 39 Clinton Avenue, promised to take the pledge for one year after Judge Wilder offered three months in jail as an alternative in city court today.
Brief notes report that the War Office will stop pictorial postcards addressed to neutrals. The Pan American Congress delegates travel from Lima to Washington. The City of Bangor steamer, ashore at Isle Royale, was refloated and sailed to Duluth. Boy Scouts pledge over 15000 for their drive. A Russian agent in the U S killed himself in Wilmington. Several people injured in a Sixth Avenue car line collision at Grand and West Broadway, New York City.
Reports from Switzerland suggest German participation in Mesopotamian campaigns is likely with Field Marshal Von Der Goltz named to lead Turkish forces. Some expect German efforts against Britain to target the Persian Gulf rather than Suez. Paris hosts entente strategy under General Joffre. Rumors of a Bulgarian mutiny and executions reach London via Amsterdam. Greek alignment remains doubtful. Greece pressured to yield. German reinforcements in France and Belgium rise, with inconclusive signs of a coming offensive. French front activity: light shelling in Champagne and a skirmish near Saint Souplet. Russian Duma reconvening on December 18 is postponed due to budget preparations, affecting the imperial council.
The war office reported French troops retreated in southwest Serbia near the Vardar river. Ipex in Montenegro was captured, and 250 metres of a French trench in the Champagne district near Aubereuve was seized. The Balkan statement says Ipex has been reached and about 1,250 prisoners taken as French positions in the Cerma Karsnas Varda salient were abandoned.
Paris December 7 The war office this afternoon reports no major developments last night beyond spirited fighting in Champagne and a local engagement near an advanced post south of Saint Souplet. The notice notes intensified activity without strategic changes.
Tokio reports Count Okuma the Japanese premier recovered from leg surgery and speaks in the Diet on loyalty to the imperial house and plans for naval and financial measures. Baron Ishii also speaks on the Entente peace pact and joint alliance goals as Japan presses for stronger unity and a final peace.
Washington December case before the Supreme Court concerns Harrison drug act of 1914. Prosecution scores hinge on whether the act bans possession by unregistered persons. Jin Fuey May of Pittsburgh argues the law targets dealers, not consumers, while a Western Pennsylvania district court favored the government’s broad interpretation. A baker’s wagon collision near Fairview and Clisworth is noted as a separate item.
A catalog style notice names grocery stores candy shops and a range of baby goods including cabinets dolls beds cribs rockers chairs pianos tricycles high chairs and carriages. The list highlights shops and items available for purchase.
Aeroplanes arriving under their own power from foreign countries are to be entered as vessels at the New York custom house, per Dudley Field Malone port collector. The ruling followed Victor Carlstrom's Toronto to New York flight which initially puzzled officials.
Arthur Lithgow of Lawrence Massachusetts, a snake oil dealer, was fined five dollars in city court for assaulting eight year old Agnes Nelson of 105 Howe Street. Lithgow struck the girl with a live snake and kicked her. he admitted striking her but denied kicking. The incident occurred while he was addressing workers at Ashcroft Manufacturing Co. at Kossuth and Howe. Imperial Oil Co of Sarnia Ontario raised crude oil prices five cents per barrel.
William W. Rodman, owner of a restaurant at Boston avenue and Hallett street, was fined $10 and costs after Sanitary Health Inspectors found tainted meat on sale. Pork chops showed mold and the meat had been in the restaurant about five days. Health officials say this marks the start of a crusade. In other news, Floyd Casky, 67, injured in a fall down an elevator shaft at Bias Narrow Fabric, James street and Linen avenue, is expected to recover at Bridgeport hospital.
Mr and Mrs John Pasquartello travel to New York to attend performances by E Caruso in Boheme and Aida They plan to stay at the Knickerbocker during their visit Also noted is a British rule barring enlistment for Indian civil officers on leave as they are needed in India
Police stopped a theft spree in Bridgeport when Thomas Kearney and Charles Wheeler arrested Paul Gostuski at Putnam and Hallett streets after he emerged with frozen clothing from Hotel Hallett. Wheeler lifted Gostuski’s derby and dozens of clothespins fell free. Gostuski fined $15 plus costs, with jail time looming on default.
Stolen jewelry from Mrs. Leonard Welter's home at 257 State Street was discovered in a bureau drawer this morning. Mrs. Welter had misplaced the valuables, causing alarm yesterday and prompting a police report.
Seventeen year old Pasqualina Esposito of 436 North Avenue vanished after leaving for church Sunday morning and has not been seen since. Police report her disappearance and authorities believe she may have eloped.
Judge Wilder sentences Pheoddre Erdi for taking $200 from wife Mary on November 2 to buy a small grocery, but using the money for booze instead. Erdi assaulted his wife upon return, fled, and was arrested after a complaint was filed.
Michael Moran aged 22 of 72 Bunnell Street sustained a skull fracture from a fall down a stairway in the former Advocate Brintery building at Gold and Water Streets about 430 yesterday afternoon. He was rushed by Emergency ambulance to St Vincent's hospital where doctors described his condition as very serious and potentially fatal.
Frank T. Saunders, 17, of 24 Tenth Street, fell 30 feet from the roof of the Locks Steel Bell Co. on Connecticut Avenue while carrying gravel. He dislocated his hip and possibly fractured it, then was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital by the emergency ambulance.
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