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IHE FARMER: MARCH 17. i(JOi.
Opp. Howland's,
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Women's Spring Apparel
Two and Three Piece Tailored Suits, Gowns,
Br o n -
Ditesa and Separate Skirts are splendidly ready.
r
The time to select the Easter outfit is now stocks
are their best and you can
SUITS SIS to $35
ST. PATRICK DAY
New assortment. Be sure to send your friend one of
these. Obtainable at Jackson's Book Shop, 988 Main
Street.
THE "LIE" PASSED
ON FLOOROF HOUSE
Judiciary Committee Wins
Out in Bitter City Court
Contest in Manchester.
(Special from United Press.
Hartford, March 17. The fight over
th Manchester court occupied the
opening- session of the House today.
Chalrmer, Burnes of the Judiciary com
mittee reported the resolution appoint
ing Alexander Arnott and Representa
tive KaH of WHUngton led the fight
for the present Judge of the court,
Herbert O. Bower. There was a long
and spirited debate In which many
members took part and which develop
ed along the line of opposition to the
favorable report of the committee a
largely signed petition from citizens of
Manchester which was presented by
Mr. Hall. During the debate the lie
was passed between Representative
Burke of Manchester, who was doing
everything possible for Mr. Arnott, and
Mr. Hall. Hall had said that he had
made a canvass of Manchester him
self and his petition was the result.
Burke said that Mr. Hall had been in
DIED
ROBINSON In this city. March 16.
190, Thomas Robinson.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence. No.
365 Broad street, on Friday. March
1Kb. at S-.80 a m. and from Sacred
Heart church, at 9 a. m.
Interment at Lakevlew cemetery.
WESTMAN In this city. March 16.
1909. Dennis Westman.
Friends are invited to attend the
furexal at the undertaking- parlors of
Rourke & Rourke, No. 1295 Main
street on Thursday. March 18. at 8:30
a. m. and from St. Mary's church at
9 am.
Interment in St. Michael's ceme
tery. aD
ROBINSON In this city. March 16
1909. Thomas Robinson.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral on Friday. March 19th. from
Sacred Heart church, at 9:00 a. m.
Interment at Lakeview cemetery.
S 16 s
GANNON In this city. March 15. 1909,
Patrick F. Gannon, aged 3o years.
Friends are invited to attend m
funeral at his late residence. No 16a0
Park avenue, on Thursday. March
18. at 8:30 a. m. and from St. Augus
tine's church, at 9 a. m.
Interment at St. Michael's ceme-
MIiaOUB. In this city. March 15, 1909.
William H. Mllious, aged 51 years, 7
months. 5 days.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from -his late residence No.
23 Houston street, on Thursday, Mar.
13, at 8:30 A. M-. from Sacred Heart
church, at 9 A. M.
Interment at St. Michaels Ceme
tery. New Haven papers please copy.
S 16 bp
er MONUMENTS
ARTISTIC LASTING.
Plant operated by pneumatic cut
Mas; and polishing tools.
HUGHES & CHAPMAN,
S0O STRATFORD AVENUE.
Phone Connection. R 1 tf
Fresh Violets
Only 50 cents
a bunch.
AT
James Horan & Son
Florists
943 Main St.
GREEN
CARNATIONS
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
AT
JOHN RECK & SON.
985 MAIN ST.
Telephone 75S-8
ST. PATRICK'S PARISH
I ECTURE and
L SACRED CONCERT
Poll's Theatre
Sunday Night, March 21st
Lecturer, Prof. J. C. Monaghan. LL.D.
Concert, Cecilia Quartet
Snbject :
41 IRISH CHARACTER "
Reserved Seat Tickets for sale and
exchanged at Bull's Head Pharmacy.
155 Main street, niursaay mommg.
at t a. m. S 17 u
1044 MAIN ST.
choose leisurely.
CARDS
Manchester in company with ex-Lieu
tenant Governor Everett Lake.
"That is not so," exc'.a'med Mr. Hall
springing to his feet. He later apolo
gized to the House for his unparlia
mentary action but in his a.po'oary wai
included the further assertion that
Lake had not accompanied him to
Manchester.
Arnott finally won out by two vot-s
over the number necessary for choice.
On a r'elng vote the "yeas" had li2
and the "nays" 106. Chairman Burnes
immediately moved a reconsideration
for tactical reason but th's was lot.
Among file other business passed by
the House was a resolution incorporat
ing the St. John's Industrial School
which also brought about some debat".
Representative D'Esposo's amendment
allowing boys to be committed to th?
institut'on and exmpt'n9r it from 'aa
tion was lost after a sturdy flgfht by
its advocates. There was passed a
resolution amendins: the charter of the
city of Stamford: re-organiz'ng its fire
department and giving the chief a life
tenure of offce. And another resolu
tion, authorizing the city of Stamford
to provide a site for a free public lib
rary and to finance the project by a
bond issue.
STRATFORD'S ST.
PATRICK'S PARADE
The old town of Stratford is outdoing
itself to-day in preparation for the St.
Patrick's parade to-night. Already the
residents have taken on their holiday
garb each neighborhood outstripping
himself to vie with the other. The
committee on arrangements which in
cludes Rev. Michael O'Connor, Patrick
Cullen, James J. Sexton. Charles Gra
ham. Timothy Ryan, Patr'ck Ahearn
and John J. Dunn have spared no ex
pense to make the celebration to-n eh',
one long to be remembered in the a.i
nals of the old town.
The selectmen of the town have giv
en the committee the power to do al
most as they chose to make th? eve-it
a success. The line of march will b3
brilliantly illuminated with ban flr:s
and red and green lights. The mem
bers of Div. No. 1. A. O. H.. of the
town have scoured every place po-sib e
for old barrels of which th-y have ob
tained a larare number of which th
biggest part are old tar barrels wh ch
will last the longest in burning. A
regular appointed committee has been
selected to superintend the distribution
and setting off the fire works which
will be the latest effects.
The Brid Reporters in the parade wii!
be the three divls'ons of the A O. H.
and the Hibernian Rifles. They wil'
meet this evening at Hibernian hal"
and will then march from tie'r room -to
Main street to Fairfield avenue
headed by the Woodmen of the World
band. They will board special trolley
cars at 7 p. m.
The cars will be met at Bruce's
Brook, the dividing line bstween the
two towns by a delesrat'on from Div.
No. 1. A. O. H.. of Stratford. The cars
will bring them to H'bernfan ha'I af
Beard sley's corner where lunch will be
served the visitors.
After lunch the parade will be form
ed, led by Patrick Cullen. preId'nt of
Div. No. 1. A. O. H.. of Stratford, fo'
lowed by 30 members of the diviion on
horse back, most of whom are mem
bers of Okenuck tribe of Red Men.
Thf Woodmen of the World band w'll
follow immediately after which the
Hibernian Rifles. Co. F. Captain J. J.
McCarthy in command will follow.
Next in line will be Div. No. 1. A. O.
H.. of Stratford, alone with the three
divisions from Bridgeport. The second
division will be led hy the St. James
Drum Corps of Stratford fol'owed by
the Cadets of St. James church and all
the Catholic cit'zens of the town.
The committee have enough green
sashes and white silk 'badges to give
to all those who desire to march in the
parade. A feature of the parade will
be the 3C0 red, white, blue, green and
purple lanterns which will be carried
by the men In the procession. As
Stratford has no street llsrhting system
and is very dark at night the myriads
of varied colored lights will show up
to perfection, more so than can be seen
In this city where the electric lights
spoil the general color scheme.
In the Tarade there will be seen the
largest Irish flag in Connecticut, loan
ed to the society by William Clifford
of this city. There will also be many
other large Irish flags the property of
the local Hibernians who have also
given their handsome silk American
banners. Sheriff Charles Stagg, Jere
miah O'Leary and John Farrell have
also loaned flags. The line of march
will I.e. starting at the Hibernian hall
at Beerdsley's corner, to Main to
South Fnd road where the Irish fam
ilies will have a monster bonfire, to
Elm street, to South avenue, to Main
street to the town hall.
Immediately after the parade trolley
cfrs will be in waiting to take back
the Bridgeport divisions of Hibernians
and the band, who will alight from the
car at the corner! of Main and Fair
field avenue, and march to AHon hall i
where revision No. 3 is holding a
rand ball.
The committee invites all the local
Catholic organizations that can do so
to Join in the parade.
STARIN OFFICERS ABSOLVED.
New Haven. March 17. Inspectors '
Dennis and Wright, local inspectors of
steamships for the Federal government
to-day announced their finding in their
investigation of the grounding of the
Steamer John H. Starin at the Bridge
port breakwater. The inspectors de
cided that any action against the li
censes of the officers of the Starin is
unwarranted.
This absolves Captain Van Pelt and
all of the other officers of the Starin
from any blame in connection with the
accident to the steamer.
REPORT OF
INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER
Part One of Forty-Fourth
Annual Submitted to the
Governor Todav.
Eight New Concerns Ad
mitted to do Business in
the State Some Interest
ing Statistics.
Special from United Press.)
Hartford, March 17. Part 1 of the
forty-fourth annual report of the in
surance commissioner, Mr. Theodore
H. MacDonald, which deals with the
business transactions by fire and ma
line insurance companies authorized to
do business in this state was to-day
submitted to the Governor. The re
port shows a constant increase in bus
iness of the department; the Income
for the past year being J124.469.61 over
and above expenses which was the lar
gest amount ever turned over to the
state treasurer by the commissioner.
In the year 1908, eight new fire and
marine insurance companies were ad
mitted to do business In the state and
ten withdraw or failed to furnish
statements. Of the 147 companies li
censed to do business in the State, all
are listed in the report except the Sar
winton Mutual.
The total assets of the companies
are $431 341.659.69, which is an increase
of J34.033.476. 21 over 1907 and the to
tal liabilities, including capital and
statutory deposit, are $306,196,045.61
which is an increase of $5,264,177.63.
The surplus of the concern's policy
holders is J125.4 9.551.08, an increase of
J-7,919.294.68 over 1907. The premiums
for 1908 show a decrease of J4.196.886.1S
for fire and a decrease of J153.722.59 for
Marine. The total income for 1908 was
J253. 535.264.64. a decrease of J4.184.283. 91
from the previous year.
The total outgo for 1908 was J241.
001,633.23, 'the excess of income being
J12.543.631.41. The losses paid in 1908
show an increase of J18 478.508.9O. and
the expenses, excluding dividends and
remittances to home office amount to
J94.434. 240.13 or a decrease of $2,911,
177.36 from 1907.
The stock companies of this and oth
er states paid J8.423.623.07 in dividends
during 19C8. an increase of Jl. 002,358. 75
over the amount paid in 1907. The
amount of the dividends paid by the
mutual companies in 1908 was $668,-
072.56. being J96. 190.13 more than the
pervious year.
A comparison of the total business
transacted in this state shows the net
risks written in 1908 to be 102.58 per
cent, of the amount written in 1907. or
J1O.349.930 more. The net premiums
received show an increase of J89.516.18.
The losses Incurred in 1908 were 104.65
per cent, of the amount of losses in
curred in 1907 or J76. 190.95 more. The
losses paid in 1908 were 92.20 per cent
of the amount paid in 1907 or J138,
933.81. $500 FIRE IN
BLACK ROCK
House of John Shepard in
Scofield Avenue Is Soaked
By Flames.
Fire broke out this afternoon In the
home of John Shepard at 29 Scr field
avenue. Black Rock district. jut be
yond the city limits. Damage amount
ing to J500 was done. The bui"ding is
a small cottage and when the depart
ment arrived it was found that it d"d
not have hose enough to supply a force
of water suffle'ent to fisht the flames.
Chief Mooney used all of the chemical
preparation he had and sent in a spec
ial alarm for additional chemical ap
paratus. The fire is said to have
originted in a defective chimney flue.
BANQUET TONIGHT
AT "STRATFIELD"
Knights of StTPatrick Will
Have as Chief Guest Gov
ernor Lilley Two Hun
dred Will Sit Down to
Feast.
All is in readiness for the annual
banquet of the Knights of St. Patrick
to-night at the Stratfleld. It is ex
pected that fu'ly 200 covers will be
laid. The chief guest will be Gover
nor Lilley and he will arrive here late
this afternoon. The reception commit
tee will meet him at the station. All
of the invited guests will make their
headquarters at the Stratfleld.
ANTLERS BUY
G ABLER PIANO
The committee chosen at a recent
meeting of the Antlers' Club to pur
chase a piano to be presented to the
local lodge of Blks, yesterday select
ed a Gabler from Sonnenberg & Co.
The committee included Mrs. C. A
Rider. Mrs. Isaac Williams, Mrs. Loren
Delbrid'ge, and Mrs. T. F. Cotter.
Green Carnations by
Michael J. Kelly
Mr. Michael J. Kelly, gardener for
Wilson Marshall. surprised" his em
ployer today when the latter found
awaiting him at his New York home
a box of dainty green carnations which
represented the artistic taste and de
velopment of his gameder. Mr. Kelly
kept his secret to himself until today.
Bright and early this morning he ship
ped the fresh and attractive flower to
New York. Mr. Marshall was elated
and he sent word to Kelly that he was
much pleased. The gardener does not
deny that he did a little bit of nature
faking, but the fact remains that he
has turned out a perfect flower with
an emerald hue such as would delight
the great apostle himself were he
alive.
DIES AS RESULT OF BURNS
(Special from United Prss.)
Jewett City. March 17. Suffer ng in
tense pain up to the lact moment. Mrs.
Charles Button, asred 40. di-?d ear'y to
day at the Bakus Hosp'tal in Norwich
M a result of burns which she received
at her home here last nirht. Mrs. But
ton was putting wood in the st -v?
when her shawl caught fire. In a fw
minutes she was a mass of flames, the
ha;r being burned from he head, her
clothes entirely consumed and her bo-y
almost burned to a crip. She is sur
vived by two daughters and h?r hus
band. WANT AUS. CENT A WORD.
iEW TARIFF Mil
MAKES MANY CHANGE
FROM PRLSENT LAW
(Continued From First Page."
due allowance by deduction being made
for estimated duties thereon, cost of
transportation, insurance and other
necessary expenses from the place of
shipment to the place of delivery and
a reasonable commission not exceed
ing ten per cent., if any of the same
is paid.
The bill -provides for reciprocal free
trade with the Philippines on many
articles. The excess of sugar, tobacco
and cigars to pay full tariff rates.
A section is added, applying the
same rules to patents obtained in the
United States by aliens that are adopt
ed by the country of which these
aliens are citizens in respect to pat
ents issued there to citizens of the
United States. This will either com
pel foreigners obtaining patents in the
United States to build factories and
manufacture here for our trade or
eventually forfeit the right to their
patents.
A section is inserted, preserving the
Cuban reciprocity provisions of the
present law.
Provision is made to terminate the
various commercial aereements with
foreign countries, according to the
teirms of said agreements, by notice.
and in the meantime keeping faith in
those agreements. The provisions ap
plying the maximum and' minimum
rtes will take the place of these sec
tions.
The 'bill provides for a tax on trans
fers of prooerty, both real and per
sonal, by inheritance or succession and
by will. It is 'believed this provision
when in full operation, will bring in
a reve.nue of twenty million dollars,
although no accurate estimates can be
made.
The internal revenue tax on cigar
ettes is increased, those weighing over
three pounds per thousand fom $3 to
J3.60, and those weighing less from Jl
to J1.50.
The bill contains a carefully prepar
ed section, extending the privileges of
draw back on material imposed in
which tariff has been paid and the
products of which are manufactured
in this country when exported.
It is provided' that the bill shall go
into effect the day following its en
actment. The committee have transferred some
articles -from the free list to the du
tiable and have increased duties on
others for the sole purpose of increas
ing the revenue. Most of these arti
cles on which duties have been in
creased are luxuries.
The statement then gives the various
increases which include: Perfumeries
and toilet articles; fancy soap; cocoa,
duties ranging from four cents per
pound for crude, to cocoa valued from
34 to 35 cents, from five to seven cents
a. pound: cocoa butter from 3 to 5
cents a pound; dandelion root and ar
ticles used as a substitute for coffee
2 to 4 cents a pound.
Mustard from free list to 30 per cent,
advance; ground. 30 cents a pound and
various other spices, unground. 30 per
cent, ad valorem; ground 2M: cents a
pound and 30 per cent, ad valorem.
Feathers from 15 per cent, to 20 per
cent, advalorem; furs from ?0 per cent,
to 21 1-2 per cent, advalorem. Man
ufacture of hair from 20 to 25 per cent.
advalorem.
Duties on the following articles have
been increased because the committee
found that there was not sufficient
protection under the law: Oxalic acid.
transferred from the free list with a
duty of one cent a pound; coal tar
dyes or colors from 30 per cent, to 35
per cent, advalorem. Cement from 30
per cent, to 35 per cent, advalorem
Asphalt and bitumen to fifteen one
hundredths of one cent per pound on
the bitumen contained therein. Polish
ed plate glass increased from 6 cents
to 10 cents per square foot on sizes
not exceeding 16 to 24 square inches
and on those above that and not ex
ceeding 24 by 30 inches, from 10 cents
to 12 1-2 cents per square foot; all
above that 22 1-2 cents per square
foot which is a reduction on nearly all
of these larger sizes.
Watch cases and parts of watche
and clocks unchanged. Peas, split peas
from forty cents to forty-five cents
ler bushel. Figs from 2 cents to 2 1-2
cents per pound. Lemons from 1 cent
to 1 1-4 cents per pound. Pineapples,
from J7 to J8 'per thousand. An addi
tional duty of one cent per yard on
mercerized fabrics, (a new process of
manufacture invented since the pres
ent law was enacted )
Lithographic prints from six cents
per pound to 8 cents; card board from
20 cents to 25 cents per pound; other
paper 20 cents to 25 cents per pound.
Women's gloves have been advanced to
the rate on men's gloves J4 a dozen
and women's gloves are assessed 35
cents In addition per dozen pair for
each inch over fourteen.
Reductions are applied to about 50
articles in the schedule of chemicals,
oils and paints, and the amount of
the decrease In the duty ranges from 25
to 50 per cent. Boracic acid cut from
5 to a cents a pound. Salicylic acid
from 10 to 5 cents a pound. Tannic acid
from 50 to 35 cents a pound. Tartaric
acid from 7 to 5 cents a pound. Alum
from 1 1-2 to 1 fourth of one cent per
pound. Sulphate of Alum, copper
and licorice, cotton seed oil and 11
crone oil are transferred to the free
list.
Collodion and all compounds of py
roxylin from 50 to 40 cents per pound
Fruit ethers, oils or essence from J3
to Jl per pound. Flaxseed. Unseed and
poppy seed oil, 20 to 15 cents a gal
lon. Ocher, sienna and umber and
their earths from 1 1-2 to 1 cent a
pound. Varnishes from 35 to 25 per
cent, advalorem. Other reductions are:
Firebrick from 45 to 35 per cent, ad
valorem; other brick if glazed from 45
per cent to 35 per cent, advalorem.
Plaster rock or gypsum from 50 cents
to 40 cents per ton; if ground or cal
cined from J2.25 to J1.75 per ton. Un
polished, cylinder, crown and common
window glass, above 24 by 36 inches
square, reduced one-eigntn oi a cent
per pound on all sizes; cylinder and
crown glass, above 24 by 30 and not
exceeding 24 by 60 Inches square, re
duced from 15 cents to 1? cents per
square foot; sixes above that from 20
cents to 15 cents per square foot.
Marble, sawed or dressed, over 2 in
ches in thickness, from one dollar and
ten cents to one dollar per cubic foot.
Cast polished pate glass, silvered. 24
by 30 inches from 38 to 25 cents per
square foot.
Iron ore and baic slag from fortv
cents per ton to the free list. Pi
iron from J4 per ton to J2.50. Scrap
Iron and steel from J4 per ton to 50
cent3 per ton. Bar iron, from six
tenths of one cent to four-tenths of
one cent per ton. Charcoal iron
from HI to J6 per ton. Beams, gird
ers. Joists angles and so forth, from
five-tenths of one cent to three-tenths
of on ecent per pound. Iron and steel
forgines from 35 per cent, to 30 per
cent, advalorem.
Hoop iron or steel and steel band
or strips are reduced. Steel rails and
railway bars from J7 to J3.50 a ton
Tin plates from 1 1-2 cents to 1 2-10
cents. Ingots, blooms, .slabs and so
forth, valued at" one cent a pound or
less from 3-10 of one cent per pound
to seven fortieth?.
Iron or steel wire, not smaller than
No. 13 wire gauze from 1 1-1 cents a
pound to one cent. On such material
valued over 4 cents a pound, the duty
bat! be not less than 40 per cent, ad
valorem. Eoiler tubes, if not less than 3-8 of
an inch in diameter from 2 cents to 1
cent a pound. wire nail, not lighter
than 16 gauge, from 1-2 to 1 cent a
pound, lighter than 16 gaure from 1
cent to 1-2 cents a pound. Rivets from
2 cents to 1 1-4 cents a pound.
Cross cut saws from 6 to 5 cents a
foot. Steel band saws from 10 to 5
cents a pound. Aluminum, crude, from
8 to 7 cents per pound; plans from
13 to 11 cents a pound. Lead bearing
ore on the lead contents therein, from
1 1-2 cents to 1 cent a pound.
Lead in pig and base bullion from
2 1-8 to 1 1-2 cents a pound. Cash
registers, electrical apparatus and ma
chinery, manufacturing machinery,
linotype and all typesetting machines,
machine tools', printing presses, sewing
machines, typewriters and all steam
engines from 45 per cent, to 30 per cent,
advalorem.
Timber from one cent per cubic foot
to half cent per cuibic foot. Sawed
lumber of white wood, sycamore and
basewood from Jl per thousand to 50
cents per thousand. Other sawed lum
ber from ti to Jl.
Laths from 25 cents per one thou
sand pieces, to 20 cents. Fence posts,
from 10 per cent, to the free list.
Sugar, refined, from one cent and
ninety-five one hundredths of one cent,
to one cent and ninety-one one hun
dredths of one cent per pound.
Barley from 30 cents per bushel to
15 cents. Bacon and hams from 5
cents per pound to 4 cents. Fresh
meats from 2 cents to 1 1-2 cents per
pound. Lard' from 2 cents to 1 1-2
cents.
All starch, except potato starch,
from 1 1-2 cents to 1 cent per pound.
Cable and cordage reduced from one
cent to 3-4 of one cent per pound.
Threads, not finer than five lea or
number, reduced from 13 cents to 10
cents per pound. ingle yarns not
finer than eieht lea reduced from 7
cents to 6 cents per pound. Carpets,
mats and so forth, slightly reduced.
Shirts, collars and cuffs of cotton
from 45 cents per dozen and 16 cent
advalorem to 35 cents per dozen and
10 per cent, advalorem. First and
second class wool unchanged:. The
duty on third class wool valued at not
more than 10 cents a pound, is 3 cents
valued at 10 to 16 cents, an additional
duty of 1-2 cents a pound for each cent
of additional value over 10 cents;
valued over 16 cents, duty 7 cents a
pound.
Shoddy from 25 to 20 cents a pound;
noils and all other waste from 20 to IS
cents a pound; woolen rasrs from 10 to
6 cents a pounds Mechanically ground
wood pulp from 1-12 of one cent per
pound to exemption from duty on pulp
from any country not imposing export
duty and so forth, on certain forest
products.
Printing paper valued at not above
2 1-4 cents per pound from three-tenths
to one-tenth ox one cent per pound;
valued above two and one-fourth cents
a pound and not above two and one
half cents a pound, from four-tenths
to two-tenths of one cent per pound
Bituminous, coal and coke from any
country admitting American coal free,
transferred from 67 cents per ton for
coal and 20 per cent, advalorem fo:
coke, to free list.
Hides from 15 per cent, advalorem to
free list. Band and sole leather from
y to 5 per cent, advalorem. Upper
leather calf skin, chamois skin, kan
garoo, sheep and goat skins, and other
leather not provided for. from 20 to 16
per cent, advalorem.
Patent leather, all grades, reduced to
'0 per cent, advalorem. Agricultural
tmploments. plows, etc., from 2 per
cent, advalorem to 15 per cent, adva
lorem and further provision to free list
from any country admitting- machinery
tree. Works of art, including- paint
ings and statuary, more than twenty
years old, from twenty per cent, to the
free list. m
The articles mentioned In the re
maining paragraphs of the bill are
rated substantially at the same duty
as under the present law.
GANG OF SNEAKS
COMING THIS WAY
Warning Sent Out By Penn
sylvania Police to Look
Out for Crooks.
Supt. Birmingham today received
notices from several towns in eastern
Pennsylvania to look out for a gang of
meaks who have been operating in
that State.
f the gang
Merchants are the victims
men consists of three or
Phe merchant's attention
Tiore men. The
is engaged by one of the number who
vsks for some article in a distant cor
ner of the store or in the cellar,
-hould the first man fail to get the
owner or clerk away from the safe or
money drawer another enters the store
and asks for some other article. While
the attention of the merchant is en
sraged a third or fourth man sneaks
into the store and robs the till or the
safe. The gang is bound this way.
The remarkable success which attend
ed the operations of the men has dem
onstrated that they are experts in the
game.
REFUSE TO SERVE
ON COMMITTEES
Bartlett and James, Demo
crats, Decline A ppoint
ment to Mileage Commit
tee. (Special from United Press.'
Washington. March 17. The threat
ened Democratic outburst occurred in
the House to-day. Just before ad
lonrnmont the Speaker announced as
'he committee on mileage. Representa
've Kennedy. (Republican Iowa) Lun
din. (Republican. Ills.). Garner, f--oub'lcan.
Pa.). Lewis, (Democrat, Ga.),
and Denver. (Democrat. Oh'o). BarL-
'ett was on his feet in an instant to
correct the Speaker. Lewis not bing
a member of the House at present.
"I will then." said Unci" Joe. "an
nolnt the gentleman from Gorsria. Mr.
Bartlett." "I decline to serve " shout
ed Rartlett thumping on his de-k.
"Oh. very well." said the Sv"alzr. I
anpoint the gentleman from Kentucky.
Mr. James." "I also refuse to act."
the Kentuckian shouted.
"That Is a matter for the House to
determine." said Uncle Joe. He then
nut the question. "As many favor ex
cusing the gentleman from Kentucky,
will say aye." Nearly all the members
shouted in favor, but the nos frm the
Republicans were thunderous. Fi lally.
however, every voice was raised and
James was excused. The Sneaker then !
named Collier. (Democrat. M:S3lsipr.i). ;
wir riiii nor nanoen lo ' in tn;
House. Then on motion of Representa
tive Payne the House adjourned.
WALL STREET TO DAY.
(Special from United Press.)
11 a. m. There was a moderate
broadenine to the market at the open
ing and during the first hour resulting
to some extent from advices s-nt out
by some of the commission houses that
they considered the situation improved
enough to warrant customers taking a
position on the Ions: fide. Price move
ments generally made advances rang
ing from fractions to ovr 1 point. At
the end of rhe first hour pr'ces lost
most of the earlier giins on exiling.
Noon. The first effect of the publi
cation of the details of the proposed
tariff bill was a selling movement by
the room on which prices of some of
'.he important issues declined about
one point from the highest range of
the day. During this decline the mar
ket stayed firm.
An inventory of the Magdaleni
Harter estate returned to the probate
court to-day shows real eetnte va'ued
at 3 50 and personal property valued
at $11.75.
WANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
HQWLANDS
Entrances on Main street. Fairfield avenue and Cannon street
Bridgeport, Conn.,
Wednesday,
mm W-m m
1 hree days of woolen
remnants at of usual price.
A really remarkable chance is yours.
Thursday morning, we shall spread out on
the counters the biggest lot of woolen rem
nants you ever saw in this store. Every one
of them is to sell , at just half of its marked
price $2.50 stuffs at$1.25 a yard; 25c stuffs
at 12 l-2c a vard.
With a fine-tooth comb, we have gone all through the
collection of woolen dress goods. Blacks and colors have
alike been inspected from top shelf to bottom. Every fab
ric wmcii had been cut down to a dress length or less was
counted as a remnant. No matter what it was, how good
or how new or how old, it was classed as a remnant and
went into this lot that is to be ready Thursday morning.
What a lot it is! Broadcloth and lansdowne, hen
rietta and wool taffeta, mohair and prunella, eolienne and
batiste, canvas cloth and crepe, voile and panama, and
fancy suitings in many many styles and colors.
Speaking of colors; there is not a color missing from
this assembly. Every one is there from black to white
and from blue to pale shades for evening wear. Of some
there is enough for a waist; of some, enough for a skirt;
of some only enough for a child's waist or guimpe.
Every yard goes out with former price still marked
upon it. From that price .iust one-half will be cut by the
Dnlng '11. d1 . J r. J? Cn A err j. -1 m fr
Daicc-iuinn. pa. fuuus iur w utJiiLs; uu cent gooas ior ZD
cents: $1.50 goods for 75c; and so on all through the en
tire lot.
Just three days are set aside for the selling. It is go
ing to be lively. And hundreds of women may join in its
savings.
Opposite elevator. .
Inlaid linoleum,
65c square yard!
A great saving is possible
if you can use small pieces.
Inlaid linoleum. Heavy
weight. Small block pat
terns and mixtures. Nice
styles for vestibule or bath
room. In short lengths but
enough of some . to cover a
small room.
Usually $1.25 a square
yard, 65c.
New printed linoleum in
tmnr nrAnycz nnrl rvflffprns
' , . ' -
ouc to oz-voc a square yara.
I Third floor
Skirts 69c.
Shirts a man will thank
his wife for bringing home
to him.
Tasteful shirts in neglige
style.
Stripes and nice checks in
good colors on white ground.
Made of good fabric.
Not cut scantily but with
IfTitv of room in them. Not
baggy, if you please, but
good-fitting.
An exceptional money's
worth and any man will
know it at a glance.
Right of Main street entrance.
New Delineator.
In its new form, the De
lineator for April is ready.
Pages are larger. There are
lots of them. It is easier to
read. And it is fuller than
ever of erood fashion news
and good reading.
With Delineator are the
new Butterick patterns.
Lots of them, too. Every
one of the Butterick quality
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Lip W tlic iiimuic rt icii
npwnPSS flYlH trOOnnPKK IS
concerned.
Cannon street aisle,
THE HOWLAND
HARDWARE FROM
WRECK OF STARIN
Boatmen Tonging Up Arti
cles Washed from Steam
er at the Breakwater.
Since the removal of the steamer
John H. Starin from the rocks at the
breakwater men have been at work .n
boats with oyster tongs fishing up
articles which were washed over board
from the steamer. Large quantities of
hardware, faucets, house trimmings,
locks, bolts, door knobs and other
heavy articles have been fished up by
the men with their tongs. The second
hand men have refused to buy this
stuff until they are assured that the
men who pick it up have a risrht to it.
Detective Fox took samples to head
quarters this afternoon. It has not yet
The Weather Fair and colder to
Marcn. 17, 190. night; Thursday fair.
. - -
New papers for use
with cut out borders.
As pretty a thing as has
been produced in wall-paper
for a long long time is the
new cut-out border. It gives
to the room in which it is
used, a distinctive air and a
r,,l u j -ri -j.
oucciai ucauiy. XL is iiu
alone new; it is tasteful a
effective and satisfying.
Here are papers specially
planned to be used with
these borders and to be
bought at attractive price.
Small-Henre papers in self
tone stripes, chambray pa
pers, silk stripes, grass cloth
papers, dainty flat stripes.
They are papers worth 50c
to 80c a double roll according
to the usual standards. But
thev are to sell at 38c
i Cut-out borders to be used
with them are shown in
beautiful effects. Flowers
are festooned upon them,
there are chintz and Dres
den designs, ribbon and lace
patterns. Some' look like
silk draperies. From 3 cents
to 50 cents a yard.
Expert paper-hangers are
furnished by the store to
hang these or any other pa
pers sold here. Their ser
vices are sure to be satisfac
tory and are furnished at
reasonable charge.
Third floor.
Notions cheap.
Lots of them still.
Good ones in every case.
Little price doesn't go with
quality below regular; it
goes with regular sorts of
goods.
About every sort of no
tions. Sewing-needs, dressing-table
needs, notions for
personal wear.
Left aisle, front
DRY GOODS CO.
I been decided whether the finders of
i these goods can claim them as their
To Prevent Tampering
With Water Meters
Hartford, March 17. President Henry
Roberts of the Hartford board of wa
ter commissioners spoke for a bill be
fore the Legislative committee yester
day providing a punishment for the
fraudulent diversion of watr. the Mil
making it a misdemeanor to tamper
with a meter.
Sanford Stoddard of Bridsepirt. ap
pearing for the Bridgeport Hydriu'ie
Company, spoke for the bill, as did
Superintendent W. W. Ives of the
Norwich water department and T. It.
McKenzie of Southington. Mr. Ivea
and Mr. McKenz'e wanted the hi'l to
go a little further and cover the mat
ter of unmetered service.