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TO TAKE APPOINTMENT OF
CORONERS FROM JUDGES?
dispensation of Political "Pap" not
the Proper Business of Courts
Representative Bishop Makes a
Startling Arraignment of Judicial
System.
Judges Much Removed From People Officers Named
by Courts Further Removed Tribunals Should be
Brought Closer to Electorate.
(By Our Staff Correspondent.
Hartford, March 13. Conservative
men, leaders in finance, in industrial
enterprise, in all those movements of
a modern civilization which have to do
-with the management and increase of
invested capital, confess themselves
disturbed and shocked by the spirit of
ferment which seems to be sweeping
over this state.
They fear that the Republican par
ty, for more than a score of years
dominant in Connecticut, so that its
dictates have been almost beyond dis
pute, will be swept off from its feet
by the new movement, and swerved
from it alliance with invested capi
tal, in which it has been sheltered
and protected.
Always there has been present in the
"state a desultory radicalism. But
the Radicals were unorganized. They
were not affiliated with parties. On
the contrary they were usually found
outside the ranks of the parties, ex
cluding of course the minor parties,
as the socialist, the populist and the
prohibitionist.
But the present radicalism is foster
ed by powerful Republican leaders. Its
home Is in New Haven, the biggest,
.If not the wealthiest city in the state.
New Haven gave the State "Woodruff
for governor. He waa a radical. But
his radicalism stopped short of any
inquiry Into the judicial system of the
Commonwealth, or any indictment of
that system.
The conaervative strongholds are
ringing to-day with the echoes of the
-address made by Representative
Bishop, before the Judiciary committee
of the General Assembly. Thursday
afternoon.
The address was ostensibly in sup
pert of tb bill to change the man
nr of .asesinting coroners. It was
actually a most scathing indictment of
the method of appointing judges, and
of the power that the Judges were said
to be acfuiring as the "dispensers of
political PP."
Moat startling to conservative minds
was the appearance in favor of the
bill of Col. Isaac M. Ullman of New
Haven, for years the almost unchal
lenged and the never beaten leader of
the Republican party in that city.
This appearance was regarded as a
practical endorsement by the Stalwart
New Haven Leader. (Rep.) of the sen
timents uttered by Representative
Bishop.
Just how novel these sentiments are.
to minds long accustomed to the idea
that this is the beet of all possible
states in the best of all possible
worlds, may be judged by the follow-"
ing opening remarks, in which Rep
resentative Bishop said:
"By the present law. coroners
are appointed by the judges of the
superior court upon the nomination
by the state's attorneys in the va
rious counties.
'?By virtue of this method of ap
pointment they are removed a long
way from the people.
"Let us consider the relation of
the coroners' method of appoint
ment to popular government.
"The people elect the governor,
the governor in turn nominates the
judges of the superior court to the
general assembly makes the ap
pointment of Judges.
"The judges of the superior court
In turn at their annual meeting
appoint a state's attorney foreach
county.
"The state's attorney in each
county nominates to the judges a
candidate for coroner and the
judges of the superior court ap
point the coroner.
"Since all political authority lies
in the people, in this instance the
authority is sublet four times.
"First, the people delegate the
authority to the governor.
"Second, the governor to the
nidges of the superior court.
Third, the judges to the state
attorney.
"Fourth, the state's attorney to
the coroner. The coroner in turn
appoints a medical examiner in
each town.
"This method of appointing is
not only indirect but absurd.
"The present bill provides that
the governor shall nominate each
coroner, the general assembly to
make the appointment.
"This puts the method of ap
pointing the coroner in the same
class with the appointment of
judges of the superior court.
"However it brings the coroner
near enough to the people to make
his conduct in some degree respon
sive to the popular wish.
Also in favor of the bill, and in ap
parent sympathy with these long un
uttered ideas were Charles S. Hamil
ton, and 3. Birney Tuttle. leading
practitioners of the New Haven bar.
Rep. Bishop, in his remarks favoring
the bill, continued as follows:
"By this I do not mean that his
findings should be influenced by pop
ular desire, but should be based upon
the law and the evidence, as he under
stands it.
"Owing to the extremely indirect
method of appointment, the coroner
finds it necessary to curry favor with
the state's attorney and those judges
of the superior court who happen to
reside in his own county.
"As long as he is persona grata with
a little clique of two or three men, he
retains the office of coroner.
"While judges go through the form
of making the appointment of coroner
every two years, it is practically a
life job.
"The appointment by judges of
clerks of court, stenographers and
messengers is perfectly proper, every
one recognizes the fact that judges
should be . permitted to appoint their
own immediate servants. This has
been dore from time immemorial. The
appointment of a coroner by the judges
is an innovation.
"In England, where the office of cor
oner arose, it was a county office and
an elective one. In nearly all of the
states of the Union, it is still an elec
tive office.
"Owing to the fact that there ex
ists a strong sentiment in Connecticut
that people need a conservator, that
they cannot be trusted to elect their
own officials, I have been forced to
yield. I have therefore provided in
this bill for the appointment of coro
ners by the general assembly upon
the nomination of the governor.
"If Judges continue to appoint coro
ners and other quasi-Judicial ana ad
ministrative officials, they beoome the
dispensers of pap, rather than the dis
pensers of Justice, and political mo
tives will ultimately be the prevailing
ones in the selection and retention of
Judaea.
"If judgas are to be anything but
judges, the people must hold them re
sponsible for the way in which they
exercise political functions.
"Personally I greatly regret to see
the influence of the Judiciary weaken
ed by the dissatisfaction caused by
their political appointments. The effect
of these appointments upon the Judl
ciary itself is bad. The effect of this
method of appointment upon the cor
oners themselves is bad.
"He may become perfectly indiffer
ent to the wishes of the people and his
interpretation and enforcement of the
laws may be affected by his mental
attitude.
"Many have observed the inability
on the part of some coroners to see
negligence on the part of workmen,
nor are they so slow to bring prosecu
tions against workmen for manslaugh
ter.
"If the method of appointing the cor
oner be brought a little nearer to the
people, his Judgment on questions of
gross negligence are not likely to be so
greatly biased."
WOODRUFF TO
SPEAK HERE
Former Governor to Discuss
Public Utilities Before
Business Men's Associa
tion. Word' was received today that for
mer Governor Rollin S. Woodruff of
New Haven would attend the meeting
of the Bridgeport Business Men's As
sociation next Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock at The Stratfield. and speak
on the Public Utilities bill now pend
ing in the Legislature.
Many business men do not fully un
derstand the purport and provisions of
this bill and this will be an oppor
tunity to secure authentic information.
Governor Woodruff, before he left of
fice, made a strong fight for a public
utilities bill and threatened to call a
special session of the Legislature if
steps were not taken to secure such a
measure. After fruitless attempts to
sidetrack the movement it resulted in
a commission being named to report
on the advisability of the establish
ment of a Puiblic OTilities commission.
The Business Men's Associations of
the State took up the matter and at
tended the hearings in large numbers.
As a result the preliminary commission
drew up the bill which is now before
the Legislature.
In addition to Governor Woodruff,
Ralph O. Wells, secretary of the pre
liminary commission, which reported
the bill, will speak, and Tax Collector
Francis A'twater of Meriden will tell
how he collects the military and poll
tax of that city. These topics are very
timely just now and undoubtedly these
speakers will be greeted by a large
audience. All interested are invited.
SERIOUS RESULT
OF COLLECTING
BILLS BY FORCE
Camelo Dainore, Fined $20
and Costs Yesterday Was
Arrested on Body Writ
Last Night Body Writ
for Woman.
Camelo Damore, who was fined yes
terday morning in tha City court for
carrying concealed weapons and com
mitting a breach of the peace, was
again arrested Ipst night, as a sequel
to the -criminal charge, this time by
Sheriff Louis K. Richards, on a body
writ to secure a suit brought by Mrs.
Josephine Galuzza to recover damages
to the amount of $200. Damore pass
ed the night at police headquarters
and was taken to the jail this morning,
being unable to furnish a bond.
The complaint recites that Damore
assaulted Mrs. Gaiuzza. who is the
wife of Dominic Galuzza. at her "home
on Pembroke street, by shaking her,
using abusive language and also
threatening to shoot her with a pistol.
The case is returnable Mar.-li 2! in the
City court. Damore claims the
Galuzzas owe him $30 and he endeav
ored to force i pa ym ent by throats.
Mrs. Annie Novak, in jail on a body
writ issued to secure a slander suit
brought by Man- Wallech. this morn
ing asked for a continuance. Justi
Merritt continued the case till Wed
nesday. The woman will be obliged
to pass the interim in jail if she is un-
able to furnish a. bond of $100. Sheriff
Russell served' the papers
TAX ON COFFEE
WILL PROVOKE
FIGHT IN HOUSE
Divergent Views on Neces
sity and Advisability of
This Tax.
Many Members Think It
Eas3" Way to Provide
Big Revenue.
Ways and Means Commit
tee Has Not Yet Fully De
cided the Question
Great Precautions to
Keep the New Tariff Bill
Secret.
Washington, March 12. There is go
ing to be a big fight in Congress over
the proposition to put a tax on coffee.
In the Ways and Means committee,
one day coffee has been left free and
the next day a tax has found favor.
Of course, the main object sought
by the framers of the bill is that it
shall in operation as a law, produce
enough revenue to meet the necessi
ties of the government. And a tax on
coffee an article which is used in ev
ery home affords such an easy way
of producing revenue that to some
members of the committee at least, it
seems to be a shame to let the oppor
tunity pass. Although the Indications
now are that the new tariff bill as it
will be reported to the House will
contain a provision for a tax on this
article, the Opinion is freely expressed
that when the measure becomes a
law, coffee will remain upon the free
list. '
Advocates of the proposed tax point
out that when the United States first
took off its customs duty on coffee,
Brazil immediately proceeded to put
an export tax on its product. The ef
fect of this, was to put into the Bra
zilian treasury the revenues which
otherwise would have gone into the
United States. It is claimed that if a
tax is now placed on coffee by this
country, Brazil would be compelled to
repeal its export tax law or lose its
market in this country.
Another argument is, of course, that
the tax would greatly benefit the cof
fee growers of Hawaii and Porto Rico,
who have been clamoring for reduc
tions on their product. On the con
trary members of both the House and
Senate are being overwhelmed in- ev
ery mail with letters from individuals
and from labor organizations, protest
ing against the proposed taxation of
the "working man's beverage". They
are undoubtedly having considerable,
effect . in arousing sentiment against
the taxation of coffee.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken to prevent the escape of the tar
iff bill. Only enough copies of the
document as now framed were print
ed to supply the members of the com
mittee and the clerk, after which the
plates were destroyed.
One reason for this secrecy it is
stated, is the fear of Chairman Payne
that some slip in the organization of
the House may occur, which would
leave the Republican insurgents and
the Democrats in control. This might
take the membership of the Ways and
Means committee out of the hands of
the majority as now constituted and
Payne is afraid that a new committee
might introduce this bill and claim it.
He is unwilling that the work of his
committee should be appropriated by
another.
CHANNEL IS
OBSTRUCTED
Sewers Long Undredged at Point of
Discharge Hake Tronble for Vessels
Navy Bine, Drawing Eleven Feet,
Grounds in Alleged 12 Feet of Water
The barge Navy Blue, in tow of the
tug S. E. Baibcock, struck on the bar
on the north side of the lower bridge,
this morning, and resisted every effort
of the tow boat to draw her off. It
was low water when the barge went
on, .but there should be over 12 feet
of water there at low tide.
The Navy Blue is loaded with coal
for McNeill's yard. She draws 11 feet
of water. The sewer which empties
Into the channel at .this point is fill
ing up the channel rapidly. A bar
has been thrown up which extends
nearly to the flats on the other side.
The filling of the flats on the east
side of the river is pushing the mud
out into .the channel and boatmen are
complaining of the increasing difficulty
in getting up the river.
The channel above the lower bridge
needs dredging to remove the accumu
lations deposited by the sewers. It
was formerly the custom for the city
to appropriate money for this dredg
ing at intervals, but the practice was
abandoned several years ago. The
cost, if the work is done at proper sea
sons, is small.
SENSATIONAL
SUICIDE AT
MONTE CARLO
Young Parisian, Bored with
Life, Kills Himself in
Presence of His Guests.
Paris. March 13. Just because life
bored him. Ferdinand Ravenez. a
young and rich Parisian, killed himself
early to-day at Monte Carlo. He pro
vided a sensation for his friends in his
taking off. He was the host last night
at a supper where the entertainment
provided a succession of surprises. To
the cries of pleasure from his com
panions, he replied: "This is nothing;
just wait. The biggest surprise awaits
you."
At down the party broke up. Walk
ing toward the orchestra. Ravenez
cried; "now for the big surprise." He
placed a pistol to his head, fired and
fell dead.
Although only twenty years old
Ravenez was a familiar figure on the
Boulevards and was noted as being
one of the best dressed men In Fori.
DETECTIVE
PETROSINO
MURDERED
New York Man Shot Down
by Black Hand at
Palermo, Sicily.
Was Chief of Italian Force
of New York Detective
Squad.
Assassinated in Street Last
Night and Slayer Escape
Visited Italy m Search
of Headquarters of Black
Hand Bandits Believed
to Have Secured Informa
tion Implicating Many
Well Known Italians.
(Special from United Press.)
Rome, March 13. Joseph Petrosino,
chief of the Italian detectives of New
York city, was shot dead last night in
Palermo by agents of the Black Hand
society, according to messages Just re
ceived from Palermo. Petrosino, the
dispatch says, had been sent to Italy
by the New York police department to
gather evidence against the leaders of
the Black Hand, who are 'believed to
have their headquarters in Italy and
to conduct their operations throughout
the world from a central office.
Petroeino was suddenly attacked by
the Black Htanders as he was walking
on the street. They opened1 fire on
htm. 'but before he was killed he se
cured his own revolver and engaged in
a duel with his assailants. It is be
lieved that he shot one of the men
Four chambers of his revolver were
empty.
The police at Palermo say there is
no doubt that Petrosino waa murdered
for certain papers that he had In his
possession, correspondence between the
Blank Hand, headquarters and its
agents in New York. In this, how
ever, the murderers were defeated, as
a crowd gathered so quickly after the
shooting that there was no time to
search Petrosino s pockets, which were
filled: with documents relating to the
international operations of the Black
Hand. Petrosino was well known in
Palermo and all over Italy and his
murder has aroused a storm of bitter
feeling. The entire police department
of Palermo is at work on the case and
a dragnet will be spread all over Italy
in an effort to apprehend the murder
ers.
The most, sensational developments
are expected as a result of the mur
der. From the papers found on the
body it is believed that Petrosino had
secured the most valuable information
regarding the inside workings of the
Black Hand and other criminal Italian
organizations. One document gives a
comprehensive list with full particu
lars of well known Sicilian ex-convicts
now living in Palermo.
Petrosino, it is disclosed by police in
vestigation was waiting for an electric
car near his stopping place last night
when several shots rang out. The
shots were fired from a distance and,
just as he fell the car came along.
This probably prevented the murderers
from searching: the body for the in
criminating papers and they fled. The
assassins got clear before any pursui:
could be stirted. The police have so
far made no arrests and seem to be
wholly in the dark as to the identity
of the murderers.
New York, March 13. Dispatches
ieceived from Palermo, Sicily, stating
that Lieut. Joseph Petrosino, head of
the Italian detective force of this city,
had teen shot end killed there is de
clared by the New York police today
to prove absolutely their contention
that the ramifications of the co-called
Black Hand in every section of the
country are directed from a "central
body-' in Palermo and that most of the
tribute exacted here goes to the Sicil
ian bandits who have plied their trade
there for centuries.
Police Commissioner Bingham is in
Washington but his deputy. Arthur
Woods, declared' that he had no con
firmation of the report of the killing,
although he is trying to secure word
from the American Minister to Rome.
Petrosino's murder shows just how
good an organization the Black Hiand
ers have. Only three people in the
United States knew just where he was
in Italy, his wife. Commissioner Bing
ham and Deputy Commissioner Woods.
Bingham had furnished him the funds
to make the trip from a secret fund
contributed to the commissioner by
leading financiers who are said to in
clude Andrew Carnegie, W. K. Vander
bilt. 'EL H. Harriman and Morris K.
Jesup.
Every big police department in the
United States had been consulted as
to their knowledge of Black Hand pro
cedure and' every suggestion received
in this city indicated that the Black
Hand headquarters were in Sicily while
they had main branches in this city,
Chicago, Denver and New Orleans.
The. New York leaders were followed
and the trail led to a New Jersey city
where Petrosino seized certain docu
ments that started him on the trip that
ended in his death.
These documents, now in the posses
sion of the police department here con
tain the names of the inner circle of
the Black Hand' and it is alleiged that
some of these names are of very prom
inent members of the Italian nobil
ity. The death of Petrosino is expected
to result in an organized war by the
united police departments of the Uni
ted States on the Black Hand in this
country. Already the officials of the
local department arc in communication
with the heads of the police in other
cities and plans are on foot for com
plete co-operation. What will be done
in this connection is a closely guarded
secret, but wholesale arrests of Italian
criminals in this country ran be looked
for in the near future. The New York
police are aroused as never before and
open threats are being made by Petro
sino's associates in the Italian detec
tive bureau, of which he was the head
until relieved, to take up this special
work.
It is believed that Petrosino was fol
lowed from this city to Sicily by agents
of the Black Hand who had him mark
ed for slaughter fo:- the purpose of sc
ouring the information that they knew
he possessed. He knew that his every
move was watched but insisted that he
could take care of himself and the fact
that he managed to use his revolver
before he was himself killed leads to
the hope here that he managed to ac
count for some of his assailants beforr
he was killed.
'Continued on Second
RUTHERFORD IS
MUCH WANTED
BAGGAGE THIEF
Indentified as Fraleigh, Who
Served a Year for Theft at
Utica and is Wanted for
Grand Larceny at
Poughkeepsie.
Clever ThiefStole Evidence
Against Him from Capt.
Arnold's Desk While He
Was Under Examination.
The man arrested by Special Officer
Keenan Thursday for attempting to
evade a railroad fare and who gave his
name as George Rutherford turns out
to be a professional grip thief with a
prison record who is wanted for thefts
on the New York Central and the
New Haven railroads. This morning
Detective Hazelhurst and Baggage
easier josepn Salisbury of the New
Haven road took a look at Rutherford
at the county jail and identified him
as the man wanted for stealing a suit
case and contents in New London, a
suit case from a train between West
erly and Providence and six overcoats
in Boston.
Detective Sergt. M. Holstein of the
New York Central road also identified
Rutherford as one Fraleigh who was
sent up from Utica. New York and
served a year for the theft of a suit
case on a train. Sergt. Holstein wants
Rutherford or Fraleigh for the theft of
a nexpress package from the express
office at Poughkeepsie several weeks
ago.
Fraleigh is one of the boldest and
shrewdest thieves outside of prison
walls. His method of working is not
unique but was carried out with un
usual cleverness. He always wore the
overalls and blouse of the railroad
man. When arrested he had $23 on his
person. He had attempted to obtain
passage on a train on the strength of
his assertion that he was a railroad
man and the exhibition of a pass made
out to W. H. Travis, brakeman by the
New York Central road. His habit
was to appear to a baggage agent on
a train and offer to help in the car if
he was allowed to ride. Sometimes
he wore a trainman's button to sup
port his assertions. The railroad fra
ternity recognizes these buttons and
assistance always follows an applica
tion by a member of the order in dis
tress. At some convenient station Fra
leigh would disappear and with him
would go a suit case or valise. Some
times it was an express package of
value.
The package stolen at Poughkeepsie
contained several ladies' suits and was
valued "at $150. ., . - .
Fraleigh's nerve did not desert him
when under a fire of questions from
Detective Captain Arnold. He ex
plained' the possession of the brake
man's pass by saying that he had
taken it from the pocket of a sleep
ing railroad man. He was very com
municative to the captain and asked
his advice. He told' the captain in
strict confidence that his wife, of
whom he was very fond, had gone o
England and he was trying to get
money enough to join her there. The
pass lay on the captain's desk. Some
one called the captain outside and dur
ing his absence, while he was under
surveillance of Clerk Clayton Smith,
Fraleigh managed to get possession of
the pass. Capt. Arnold has not seen
it since. Fraleigh took it to his cell,
tore it up andi threw it in the waste
pipe.
The New Haven railroad detectives
want him for a dozen or more thefts,
and Detective Holstein of the NevJ
York Central is equally anxious to get
hold of him, but the former have the
call andl it will be a long time before
the New York officer expects to gath
er him in. Detective Holstein has
been on the trail of Fraleigh for
months. He was the first to positive
ly identify him and give his history.
The arrest is considered of great im
portance by the railroad detectives
who find in it the solution of the fre
quent losses of baggage reported at
various points along the line. Ruther
ford or Fraleigh will be turned over to
the authorities of New London for
trial when his case comes up in the
City court on Monday.
WHEELER KEEPS
THEM GUESSING
But Never Knew He Is Go-
oing to Build Warehouse
With Cold Storage.
Samuel H. Wheeler, the progenitor of
eight story buildings in Bridgeport, is
accredited with all sorts of plans. Be
sides talk that he is to build a theatre
and that he has offered to build an
automobile garage at Middle and Gold
streets, for Peek & .Lanes, it is now
stated that Mr. Wheeler will build a
seven story, reinforced concrete build
ing at Middle and Gold streets, with
safe deposit vaults, and cold storage.
for the preservation and safe keeping
of all kinds of personal property. Those
who claim to know say there will be
a big department for the storage of
foods, such as butter, eggs, ales and
lager and that the business will be
operated on the plan of the big stor
age warehouses in New Tork. The
vaults would be for the storage of
diamonds, silverware, furs, tapestries,
and valuable bric-a-brac.
Everyone who heard of the scheme
thought it great, but Mr. Wheeler said
to a reporter that the plan is new to
him.
All of the buildings that Mr. Wheeler
has erected in the past have had the
roofs on before the owner has an
nounced what they were going to be.
The permit for the Security building
was originally issued for a loft build
ing. The Stratfield hotel buildins was
also spoken of as a loft building, until
Mr. Wheeler decided to make it into a
hotel.
Incipient Blaze In
West End Plant
of Crane Company
Spontaneous combustion caused a
fire in a bale of oakum in the store
room of the West End plant of the
Crane Co., this forenoon. The room
was filled withx smoke and an alarm
was sounded from box 174. bringing out
the fire department. Employes of the
company emptied several hand' chem
icals on the blazing fire before the fire-
LACROIX, ARRESTED IN FOUR
PLACES, DISCHARGED IN TWO
Complaints Against Head of Renault
Company Nolled in New Haven
And Stratford.
Ordeal Will Be in Fairfield Tuesday Finding of Fair
field Authorities Probably Will Influence Degree of
Severity Advocated by Bridgeport Authorities
Miller Declares LaCroix Not Guilty of Flag Desecration.
Paul LaCroix, the much arrested
driver of the Renault car. and man
ager of the Renault Company in Amer
ica, reached this city from Boston. last
night, and immediately entered upon
an endurance contest of another kind.
Beginning with Prosecutor Alexander
F. DeLaney. in this city, last night, at
10 o'clock, he went over the ground
from Fairfield to New Haven again,
not for the purpose of reaching Bos
ton ahead of anybody else, but to learn
Just how much he is indebted to Con
necticut law.
In the race of Thursday. LaCrpix
rode through the controls. To-day the
controls had their innings with him.
After he had given a bond of $500 to
answer to the Bridgeport authorities
the charge of publicly mutilating the
American flag, he went to 'New Haven
to answer in the City Court there the
technical charge of reckless driving.
The New Haven charge had been made
to hold him for Fairfield. It had serv
ed its purpose and was nolled at 9:30
o'clock this morning.
In the meantime Deputy Sheriff Burr
of Fairfield had started to New Ha
ven with a warrant, charging reck
less driving. He brought LaCroix to
Fairfield. Hearing on the case was
continued until Tuesday.
Before the much arrested automobil
ist got out of the hands of the Fair
field authorities Deputy Sheriff Charles
Stagg of Stratford presented himself
WILL PREVENT
INVASION OF
SAN SALVADOR
United States and Mexico
Will Act Jointly to Pre
serve Central American
Peace.
Gunboats Will Patrol
Nicaraguan Coast
Energetic Measures Will be
Taken if President Zelaya
Persists in His Warlike
Determination No Con
firmation of Reported Na
val Battle.
(Special from United Press.)
Washington, March 13. "Beard the
lion i.n his cage" is substantially the
order that has been sent out to the
commanders of the American warships
now on their way to patrol the coast
of Nicaragua. Any attempt on the
part of President Zelaya to invade the
territory of Salvador, or Costa Rica, or
to transport troops will be reason for
active participation of Mexico and the
United States in the conflict now go
ing on.
Ambassador De LaBarra of Mexico
was in cable communication with his
government today and at the State
and Navy department the Central
American situation was the subject of
prolonged conference. More energetic
measures are being framed to restrict
the Nicaraguan lion within even nar
rower limits in case the present dis
turbances do not abate. On the other
hand, if Zelaya retains his bellicose
attitude, it is expected that he will
completely sever diplomatic relations
with the United States by withdrawing
Minister Espinoza.
The Dubuque is on her way from
Guantanamo to. Bluefield. the Tacoma
is under orders to proceed to Puerto
Cortee, and the Yorktown to Amapala
on the Pacific side- An additional
warship will be sent to Corrinto. Dis
patches are momentarily expected from
the Mexican government concerning a
course of action to be followed con
Jointly with the United States.
The State department up to noon to
day had received no dispatches con
firming the report of a naval engage
ment between the gunboats Presidente,
of Salvador, and the Momotomibo of
Nicaragua. If it did occur it could
not have been more than a pop-gun
battle as those vessels have only four
small guns between them.
The Presidente is the old Empire, a
wooden ship sailing out of Portland
years ago in the lumber trade. She
was later fitted out for a filibustering
expedition from San Francisco, manned
by Americans and captured by an
American warship. Since that event,
which occurredi long ago, she has gone
through various vicissitudes in Cen
tral American waters. It is said that
she is manned by an American crew.
The Momotombo. the Nicaraguan
"navy", is a wooden vessel, with two
small Krupp guns. As she has no
water tight compartments a shot below
the water line would sink her like a
tin kettle.
OILY RAGS
START FIRE
Rags, used to wipe an oil stove and
left on a rear stairway, blazed up
shortly after 12 o'clock, to-day, at the
grocery store of H. Kane, 1109 Han
cock avenue. The fire department
was called by an alarm from box 264.
The damage was slight. Only hand
chemical was used to extinguish the
fire. The building is owned by Philip
ItarvtnU.
with a warrant, charging reckleaf
driving, and refusing to stop at th
command of an officer.
These charges were heard before Jus
tice Charles H. Peck, in the Stratford
Town Hall. They were nolled upoi
the ground that they had been madl,
to hold him for Fairfield.
IDuring all of these experiences tia-f
Croix was accompanied 'by Harry M9
ler, of this city, who expresses the e
iief .that when the Bridgeport authori
ties hear LaJOoix's own story they will
grant him, a discharge from the com-:
Plaint that he mutilated the America!
flag.
Mr. Miller declares that the flag in-i
cident was all a misundenstanddnaJ
According to Mr. Miller, he had toSf
LaCroix that he would greet him with,
a show of flaigs upon the arrival ot
the Renault car in Bridgeport. It was
natural, under the theory of Mr. Miller,
that LaCroix. seed rug a flag across thm
street, should believe he was witness- i
ing the demonstration of welcome ftf-i
had been promised he should have.
In fact, in his interviews with th
New Haven authorities LaCroix sayJ
as much. He thought the flag was ;
piece of bunting, and that the effort
to stop him was the Bridgeport was;!
of saying, "Welcome to our City." 1
LaCroix will meet the real ordeal in
Fairfield. If the Fairfield authorities
can show that he was one of the five
drivers who took their powerful racers
through that village, on Thursday,
mufflers open, at 60 miles an hour, the.
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TO RENT. 5 rooms, all improvements,
861 Wood Ave. S 13 tf
FOR SALE. Opportunity for a tool
maker or machinist with small capi- -tal.
Box 923 City. ' S 13 sp
DID YOU GET that magazine you
wanted? If. not get it at Wood's
Smoke Shop, 61 Cannon St. a
TO RENT Three large rooms for
adults only. Ill Hicks St. Improve
ments, s 13 dp
LOST Fox terrier puppy, name Dai3y.
Brown head, white stripe through
center. Liberal reward. Stnarton, 316
South Avenue. a
SOME OF THE BEST building lots
in West End nicely situated on
Grove .Street. Good residential and
renting section. Rock bottom prices.
Easy Terms. Charles S. Cole, Inc. 287
State St. S 13 p
FOR SALE. Dogs. Fox terriers,
house broken; black and tan terriers,
Irish terriers, pure white bull ter
riers; collie pup 7 months old; also
several good watch dogs Boarding
Kennels, 982 Seaview Ave. a
DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND the Mara
thon Waltz given by the Marathon
Club, Quiltys Academy, Friday ev
ening, March 19th. Dancing after
the race. Monaban's Orchestra.
Admission, 25c. a p 1
GOOD WHEELS. Pierce. Tribune, j
Racycle, Iver Johnson. Dayton. Co- '
lumbus. $21 to $50. 1130 Main St.
S 12 b o i
PINOCHLE Given by Lessing Degrea
team. 1133 Main, cor. Elm, FViday.
March 12. Tickets 25 cents. Refresh
ments. S 11 bpo
AUTOMOBILE BARGAIN 1907 Buick
light touring car with top and wind
shield, fine condition. Boulevard
Garage. Connecticut Ave. S12dpo
DON'T FORGET the select masque
rade dance, Wednesday evening.
Mar. 17, St. Patrick's night given by j
Court Liberty Bell, Order of Golden
Sceptre in D. of A. hall, 181 State St.
Tickets 15 cents.
S 12 spo
FOR SALE. Violin, cost $12. for $5.
Violin, cost $60. for $25. 844 Noble
Ave.
S 12 d o
TO RENT. Store suitable for grocery
and butcher market. Inquire 594
Brooks St. 3 9 t p o
i
TO RENT. 10 room house,
improve.
ments. 635 Fairfield Ave.
S 9 dpo
TO RENT. 6 room flat with improve- j
ments. at $15, Randall Ave. No ob
jection if 2 small families double up. '
Call 1294 Main. op
GREAT RELIEF from headache and
constipation. Casca Laxme tablets.
25 cts. B3'
HOT ROAST BEEF for Saturday
night at, O'Connor's. East Main and
Walter Sts. All welcome. Lager
and ales the finest. tf 6 o
CAN TOU AFFORD a fire without
loss. If not cover pipes, boilers and
furnaces now. Best wormanship and
lowest prices. Tel. 1328-5. Asbestos
lumber. J. F. Walsh. 114 Kossuth
St. S 9 tf. 2 4 6
NOW IS THE TIME to cover your
pipes, boilers and furnaces and save
the cost in coal in one winter. Open
evenings until 8 o'clock. Tel. 2367.
John F. Walsh. 114 Kosuth St.
T 5 2 4 6 o
THIS WEEK'S BARGAINS in used
upright pianos. One Steinway, $250;
one .Tewett, $276: one Bradford, $165;
one Bradford. $175; one Stone $125;
one Hardmau $280: one Woodbury
$210; one Marlon & Sons $175: one !
Gabler $200; one Weber $200; squares, i
$15; organs, $10. Easy payments. The '
M. Steinert & Sons Co., 915 Main St. i
S 10 so .
notice:
Regular quarterly meeting at 3:30 p.
m. at Bartenders' Hall, 37 Bank St..
tomorrow, March 14.
X M. SEARS, Secy.