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WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and warmer tonight
and Friday.
VOX 45.NO. 8.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1909.
PRICE ONE CENT.
BE RUN INTO BRIDGEPORT
Extension of Stamford Service Will Connect
New Haven and New York.
Power Hgruse Will Probably Be Constructed at Naug
atuck function on Housatonic River, on Model of
thaat Cos CoW-Distaiice is Forty Miles.
JtfcjThe extension of the New Haven
IpwHhAk power electric line from Stara
r?rd to this city, ani'- thence to New
Haven, tberection of a large power
on .4he ,Houatonic river at
Ptu9ic5loii.iiBaUar to that at
i-.CobiMch supplies .power for the
Greenwich electric uB
of the . b'g rouna-
the line, to make them
suitable iStar the storage of electric
locomotivtofc i are some' of the improve
ments on Which the .New "Haven road.
H was; reliably reported to-day, will
tart work, within a short time.
The "rt thing that will be (tone in
this elaborate plan of development, ac
cording to well-informed railroad my,
la to build the power house at 'auga
tuck Junction. -The railroad company
owns considerable land at this point
and it is intended to have the power
station on the water front whmre it
can receive "its coal and other supplies
direct by the water route and also ob
tain other advantages, which would be
missed if any other site was chosen.
Furthermore this station wow'.d be the
most convenient centra1 ly located
point, with referencetp Stamford and
this city that the railroad company
could choose. It would have the water
front an it does at Cos Cob where the
big station that supplied power jfor .the
lower end of the New York i line, is
located on Cos Cob harbor.
It Is a well-known fact thit higher
officiate of the company are now .thor
oughly assured of the success of the
.system . operated between Stamford
CONTRACT WILL
m 19 LOWEST
of Street Gommit-
et?Citizens and
4 AgVee to Favor Low-
wifi FiiiMiilp rr H I'
Blocks Purchase.
Negotiations With Vice
President Townley Not So
Successful He Will Not
' Promise to Lay Grooved
Rails Saving on Blocks
Will Bt $440.
Tne contract for wood block for Main
ueot pavement will not be signed this
evening. Aldermen A. V. Hartley and
-T)hn H. Tague, members of the Alder -n.anie
Committee on Streets, so assur
ed the business men. at a meeting held
last night in the Str at field. The meet
ing was primarily called to take up the
matter of grooved rails with Vice
President Calvert Townley of the New
Haven Road, who was present with
6upt. H. H. Chapman of the Connec
ticut Company.
The matter of making a contract will
lie over until the return of Alderman
Bletcher, when it is believed that the
contract will be awarded to the Unit
ed States "V - d Preserving Company,
whose bid was $440 lower than that of
the American Creosoting Company.
The threatened injunction against
he signing of the contract is there
fore rendered unnecessary.
The discussion with Mr. Townley
was not particularly profitable. He
closed the discussion with the state
ment that he would put down a rail
"that will be satisfactory."
Among those present at the meeting
were Mayor Lee, Alderman A. V. Hart
ley, Prank Miller, General Henry A.
Bishop, W. J. Nichols, Frederick Nich
ols. Samuel C. Shaw, Frank D. Bell,
John A. Busling, E. G. Sanford, A. S.
fW'-a. Agent Butler of the Barnum
ho., P. W. Wren, Samuel H. Wheeler,
tPrank T. Staples, E. W. Button, Davis
& Hawley and others.
MANHATTAN COLLEGE
BOYS GO BACK TODAY
(Spec1-! from United Press.)
New Tork, April 1. Because Brother
Peter, managing head of Manhattan
College is absent from the city th
students who have been "on strike"
there because one of their number,
John P. Nugent of Troy. N. V., was
expelled for being out late nights, de
cided to return to their classes th s
afternoon. They made it plain to the
members of the faculty that they ta k
ed with however, that they did so un
der a truce m depending on the word
of some of the school officials that the
rights of Nugent would be protected.
He had permission to stay out at night
from one of the teachers but under the
college rules only Brother Petr has
the risrht to make such concessions.
The students are confident that Nugent
will be re-Instated.
FIGHT ENDS IN
STABBING AFFRAY
Laurence Garto and Gerardo Delzio
became involved in a quarrel in F ; ir
field avenue near the railroad station
and Delzio was stabbed in the back
of the hand. Both were arrested by
Policeman Marco and the injured man
was treated at the Emergency. In tha
city court this morrTns both cases
were contined until to-morrow under
bonds of $25 each.
Landshut. April 1. The Zeppelin air
Ship was seen flying over this town
shortly after noon. Landshut is forty
miles northeast of Munich. The ship
was headed towards the Boehmer
W)d fountains, nearly seventy miles
dlStSBC The stiff was bravely fac
ing fc "Je but appeared to be in dis-
9"
mm tlST ftrtltting
fee Mfe
TRAINS SOON TO
nd Greenwich, and on more than one
Occasion these officials have been quot
es at length as saying that this mo
tive rower would be eventually ex
tended to New Haven and thence over
the Shore Line to New London, latT
to Providence and then on to Boston.
Vice-President T. B. Byrnes, to men
tion one official, has a number of
Ptimes made statements to this effect.
"Within two years there will be no
steam locomotives on passenger trains
running into or out of Bridgepartt.was
the statement, of a well-informsVdJrrai'-road
man to-day in a discussion of
this subject. Time limits have been i
nut on this chancre bv. other officer.
of the company, and this statement in
measure agrees with other views xt
pressed on the matter. "
The New Haven's electric system
had its faults at first. Problems wlrt
presented to the electrical experts ofi
the company, which tney tacKiea witn
a will and the result has. been that the
system as It stands to-day is as nearly
perfect as a thing of this nature can
be. V
It is no longer an emeriment and
that it will be greatly extends there
is little doubt.
That this extension will take place
sooner than expected in some quarters
is indicated by the report that work on
the power station at Naugatuck Junc
tion is to be started right away.
The construction of the power sta
tion and the .building of the electric
line from Stamford tv New Haven, a
distance of 40 miles, are large contracts
"but could be easily completed and
ready for operation within a period of
jtw.o years.
FRECAN DIVORCE ,
ON TOMORROW
Prominent Sbeltnn Business Kan
Asks for Decree an Statutory
Grounds.
One of the principal divorce cases to
come up to-morrow before Judge J.
Curtispn the. short calendMLUietLCf thai
ry L. Trrecon of Shelton against Ida P.
Frecon. Frecon Is a prominent silk
manufacturer of Shelton and has had
considerable trouble with his wife.
.whom he alleges assumed undue rela
tions with male residents of Bridge
port. A preliminary hearing has been
held before Judge George W. Whee
ler relative to the custody of their two
beautiful children, in which Judge
Wheeler gave Mrs. Frecon a lecture.
telling her she ought to be ashamed of
herself to be chasing around with oth
er men, leaving her two children at
home. .
Other cases to come up are Florence
C. Brotherton of Norwalk against John
I. Brotherton; and Anna N. Manville
of this city against William Manville.
HOUSE FAVORS
LOVEJOY PENSION
Wife of Man Who Was All
But Killed Firing State
Salute in Need.
(By Our Staff Correspondent.)
Hartford, April 1. The House con
curred with Senate in granting a pen
sion of $12 a month to Mrs. Abigail
Lovejoy. of Bridgeport to-day. Gecrge
Lovejoy, her late husband, was firing
a salute on a state occasion, some two
years ago, when an accident happened
which lost him an arm and an eye.
After his death Mrs. Lovr?t support
ed herself. The Committee on Claims
Is informed that she has a daughter
in Massachusetts who refuses to as
sist her.
DEBATE ON THE
TARIFF CONTINUES
Washington, April 1. Protection for
the tofcacco growers of the Black Patch
district in Kentucky and the patch
curer3 of that state was the plea made
to-day to the House by Representative
Cantrill. (Democrat. Kentucky), in his
maiden speech. Cantrill was followed
by Representatives Gaines, (Republi
can. W. Va.,) a members of the Ways
and Means Committee who adotd a
strong defense of the bill as reoresent
ing a complete adjustment of the tariff
to meet modern conditions. In respenee
to a Question as to the duty on sugar
he declared his belief that sufficient
protection should oe given the sugar
industry.
A strong intimation by Gaines that
the tax of tea would be taken from the
bill before it leaves the House cus?d
surprise to thos who had been listen
ing to his speech. It came out when
Representative Sulzer. Democrat. New
York.) who objected to the heavy
taxes Imposed by the bill on the neces
sities of life.
"It does not," answered Ga'nes.
Does it not lay a tax on tea?" asked
Sulzer. "I do not think we need to tax
tea." said Gaines. "If the gentleman
will possess his soul in patience I
think he and I will azree on that be
fore the bill zets out of the Hou-e."
Gaines statement was accepted by
members as ev'dence that the Ways
and Means Committee had become
aware of the unpopularity of the tar TT "Was OllP of TTmiT' Sim
on tea and had decided to revoke it. Xle W ctts Ul X! OUI OUO
When Speaker Cannon le't the Whi'e
House to-day after a call on the Pres
ident he was asked whether April lfl
was the date he had In mind for a
vote on the tariff bill. "God knows
when we will vote," replied the Speak
er as he got into his automobile. "You
may rest assured that we will vote as
soon as we can with 'due deliberation
on the bill."
POLICE WANT BURGLAR
The police are looking for a burerlar
who broke into the house of John'
Bentze at 382 Wood avenue and ex
tracted between S3 and $4 from a
quarter gas meter which he broke
open.
PIED SEEKING
RELIEF FROM
TOOTH ACHE
Charles J. Ketcham's Heart
Stopped Working When
Anesthetic Was Ad
ministered. Member of Board of Ap
praisal and Former Part
ner of Mayor Lee Had
Been HI for Several
Weeks Known Best for
His Loyalty to Friends.
Charles J. Ketaham, Republican
member of tJie Soard! of appraisal, and
former bu1nes partner of Mayor Lee
died yesterday afternoon, from the af
fects s of chloroform administered' for
the purpose of extratcinig some teeth
.wkq wore, k ravwuu fuuu , J i-
fyanrila very poor health tof the
two weew Ana Bad lost jeensiderawe
, s- u, TT,
"Tr m 7 .
;ra aggsravacea sxaxe ana tne acn-
Ing' molaiU - bothered dim jsreatly. He
thought ' IT he could get -rkl of the
teeth he wsuAd) be able to get rest and
recuperate. ,. Se left his home. 792 La
fayette stusetitor ihe purpose of haAr
lng the "teeth Stlacte3. Going to the
office t 13, 'tfirroll B. Adams, 425
State Street" inv made a request that
the d'entist- adJMnisteir an anesthetic
as he did not WUeve he was strong
enough to snLodEhe operation without
Dr. Adana-ata-ed that he never ad
ministered Mrything but gas and he
adrvised Mr. Keteham that he always
preferred to have the anesthetic ad
ministered by the physician of the pa
tient. Dr. W. C. Bowers, whose of
fice is a short distance away, was tele
phoned' for, and as ho was the Ketch
am family doctor, it was decided to
call him in. He responded and he
agreed' to administer a very small dose
of chloroform. Mr. Keteham took a
few inhalations of the stuff when he
turned pale and his heart stopped.
The doctors lifted him from the chair
where he was sitting to a couch, where
they worked over him for a half hour,
trying every means of artificial respir
ation known. But the heart refused
to respond.
The news- of Mr. Ketcham's death
was a great shack to his many friends.
Although he had suffered a hemor
rhage about & week ago, the general
report among his friends was that he
was I
In his condition and was
going to
better.
Mayor Lee. whs
was grieved' to hear the news of the
death of his former partner, said this
morning: "He was of the most loyal of
men."
The deceased was 'born In Brooklyn,
N. V., 51 years ago. H ecame to
Bridgeport when a boy and one of his
first acquaintances was Henry Lee.
The grocery firm of Lee & Keteham
was organized in 1882, first doing busi
ness at Fast Main street and Crescent
avenue. Three years later the firm
moved to the Atlantic Hotel building
in Fairfield avenue, where it remain
ed until 1899, Mayor Lee having with
drawn in 1895, and Mr. Keteham con
ducting it for a few years longer.
Mr. Keteham was a Republican in
politics and an active worker for Re
publican success. Besides serving on
the Board of Appraisal he had been a
member of the Board of Relief in past
years. Since his -retirement from the
grocery business he had been engaged
in the insurance and real estate busi
ness. He was a member of the Odd
Fellows and the Masonic fraternity.
He is survived by his wife and one
son, Charles J. Keteham, Jr.
PROF. SANFORD DAS
SECOND ATTACK
OF PNEUMONIA
Famous Mnsician is Critically III
at His Residence in
New York.
"Word was received here last Sunday
by that Prof. Samuel S. Sanford had
again been stricken with pneumonia,
the attack coming after his return to
his New York residence from the
South. He barely survived an illness
from the same disease last winter and
had a slow convalescence during a pro
longed stay in North Carolina. His
son Hal hurried to New York from
Florida upon the news of Prof. San
ford's illness.
HOSPITAL APPEALS
FROM BEQUEST
TO HIRED MAN
The Bridgeport Hospital Association
entered an appeal In the Superior
Court, yesterday, from the probate of
the will of Eugenia G. Lacey Hallock,
who left J5.000 to the association, as
well as other bequests to charity, and
then revoked the whole In a codicil, in
which all her property was left to Ed
ward Cullom, her hired man. Undue
Influence is allee-ed. The testatrix re
sided in Plattsville.
Mcpherson gets
SUIT OF CLOTHES
cessful Guessers in Rebus
Contest and Name Was
Drawn First.
Andrew McPherson of 1469 Stratford
avenue, who is employed by the Adams
Express Company, is richer a new suit
of clothes to-day, by reason of the
drawing at the store of the English
Woolen Mills. McPherson is winner in
the rebus guessing contest which th-
store recently held. There were 600
answers, of which four were correct.
The answer of McPherson was draw i
first from the hat by Detective Ed
ward Cronan, who chanced to be in
the store when it was time for the
drawing to begin- ,J
klLITARY PRISON
kAT LEAVENWORTH
BU
D LAST NIGHT
rxisone:
aken out by Arm-
ed So
ers Just Before Roof
of Cell House Fell With a
Crash.
Entire List of Convicts Will
Have to be Checked Off Be
fore it is Known Whether
Any Were Lost or Escaped.
(Speclajjt from United Press.')
Leavenworth, Kaa., April 1. Soldiers
from ForiJeavcn worth are making a
thorough search today In the vicinity
of the Federal prison which was burn
ed last ntgbt In an effort to ascertain
whether or not any of the five hun
dred convicts escaped. An examina
tion will also be made to determine
the cause of the fire and where it
started. It was first -believed to have
inated in the tailor hop but later
icatior
i -that
the rubbish in the
roenter
twas
the starting point
Vigorous
n by United states
troops is
ut prevented- a serious
panic.
Hsoners, awakened by
the panic
ee-ing the glare of the
fire, set
lit outcry. Many of
The convict
it helplessly at the
doors of tti
Bis. Several compan-
ies of
soW
were ordered under
s
and
loned at the prison
nvicts were then
F transferred to a local
will be made today
the low water pres-
the low pressure the
fire gSCtoel
vay rapidly. Hardly
had ttie pris
been taken out when
the tbtpt at
house fell with a
crash.'
ed a
rty loss is estimat-
pnson records
were re
the administration
building.
Today th,j
ed checking d
officials are eneag-
che names of the pris-
oners. Sever
lave been removed- to
the 'hospital 1
the whole list will
have to be ,
if any were i
(over in order to see
the fire or escaped
during the
PETRI
II VESSEL
BLO1
TO ATOMS
Cargo of
Explodes Killing 8 ef
Crew aid
illy Wounding 7.
United Press.'v
-Tho thTe- part
ed schooner Jules" Henry, f mm Phila
delphia, was blown to kindling wood
today by the explosion of her cargo of
1,800 tone of petroleum. Eight of the
crew were killed out-right and seven
mortally and three dangerously wound
ed. The Jules Henry was a French tank
vessel, captained by M. Escoffier. The
cause of the explosion is unknown. It
occurred while preparations were being
made to unload the ship.
Later it was learned that the ex
plosion followed the entry Into the
tank hold of the vessel of a repr3
sentative of the Veritas agency and
the second officer who were inspect ng
the vessel. Twenty men of the crew
were at work at the time. They were
blown high into the air and many of
them mangled. Among the fatally in
jured are the two inspectors. The deck
of the bark was lifted off and the for
ward part of the ship wrenched as
under. Fire completed the wreck. Neighbor
ing ships attempted to render aid but
the Jules Henry burned so fiercely that
th?y could not come close enough to
take anyone off.
OYSTER BILL IS
WARMLY OPPOSED
Said the Small Town Repre
sentatives Will Not Favor
Invasion of Town Terri
tory. Many natural "growthers" interest
ed yesterday In the hearing before the
committee on shell fisheries at Hart
ford, in the bill concerning exclusive
state jurisdiction of the natural oyster
grounds in the towns of Milford and
Orange, or from the breakwa ur at th?
mouth of the Housatonic river easterly
to South End, off the old Light at New
Haven.
This is one of the "oyster growthers"
bills, and strenuous opposition is ex
pected before the matter is finally dis
posed of, as was evidenced yesterday.
The strength of the fight against it
wllk probably, come from the represen
tatives of the small towns. Theee lat
ter will fight it vigorously, because it
Involves the principle of extend ng th
line of state control of oyster lands
still further into the Connecticut f h re
north of the present state jurisdic
tion line, and interfering with what
West Haven, Milford, and other 'long
shore towns consider town rights. The
rif?ht to con-.rol the Jurisdiction of the
natural beds above indicated have
hitherto been maintained zealously by
the towns oft which these natural beds
lie.
It is claimed that both the profes
sional oyster farmers and, seek to
break over the state line and tow i
line and dredge oysters on th town
beds of both Milford and Orange.
CRAZY SNAKE IS
STILL AT LIBERTY
(Special from United Press.)
Washington, April 1. A dispatch re
ceived by the Indian Bureau filed early
to-day at Mukogee. Okla., to Indian
Agent Dana H. Kelsey. says that Cr; zy
Snake was still uncaptured at that
time. He adds that orders have been
issued by the militia commander that
no one shall be arrested except in camo
or away from home without satisfac
tory explanation or bearing arms or
harboring criminals.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the members of
the U. M. C. Co. Sick Benefit Associa
tion, the Lathers' Union, and all our
friends and neighbors for fliMr expr e
sions of sympathy, floral offerings, and
by attending the funeral of our be
loved husband and father.
MRS. JOHN J. M'CUE AND FAMILY.
. a
"YOUNGS" WIN A BARREN
VICTORY IN THE HOUSE
Resolution for Immediate
Consideration of Resolu
tion Naming Foster
and Wilder Defeated
Twenty-one Votes Were
Lacking of Two-Thirds
Necessary to Pass
Malone's Motion.
It Is Evident that House Is
With "Old Men's" Slate,
Although "Youngs" Will
Keep Up Fight Parli
mentary Mix-up Makes
Confusion.
(By Our Staff Correspondent.)
Hartford.April L Wednesday of next
week is likely to . witness the grand
wind up of the Bridgeport City Court
fight in the General Assembly. The
"Old Men's" Republican faction, so-
called, lacked 21 votes of the number
necessary to carry their fight to vic
tory to-day. "Confusion worse con
founded" prevailed, owing to the par
liamentary mix-up which the matter
has fallen into.
On two skirmishes fought out in the
House, with Judge Malone of Bristol
leading the Foster and Wilder forces,
the ')ld Men" won. There could be
no question of the temper of the
house, judged by the 'viva voce vote.
It was only when, in order to get a
final vote upon the Foster and Wilder
resolution in concurrence with the
Senate, who passed it yesterday, that
the "Old Men" lost. This was because
a two-thirds vote is necessary to sus
pend the rules. Judge Malone forced
his motion for a suspension against
the plea of Judge Burnes of Green
wich, house chairman of the Commit
tee on Judiciary.
The total vote polled on this ques
tion was 170; necessary for suspension
114. Voting in favor, 93. Voting
against, 77.
On the face of this vote it will be
seen that the Foster and Wilder ad
herents have a majority of the House
with them. It is only fair, however,
to say that the total strength of thje
"Old Men" was not "shown by their
vote to-day.
Representative Chandler of Rocky
Hill infbrmea. th-2fduse that while he-
favored and would vote for Judge Fos-J
ter and Judge Wilder in accordance
with a promise which he made some
time ago, he would oppose the motion
for suspension of the rules, because
he believed there was no necessity of
departing from the regular and order
ly procedure.
At the outset of the fight Judge Wil
liam J. Malone of Bristol endeavored
to clarify the parliamentary situation.
For a time it looked as though the
question was hopelessly involveu.
Speaker Banks, however, made the
situation plain and aided the gentle
man from Bristol at the request of the
latter, in Indicating the mode by
which the matter could properly be
brought up. Having got started Judge
Malone succeeded by a substantial ma
Jority, in securing the defeat of the
report of the Judiciary committee
which was unfavorable upon the reso
lution reporting Foster and Wilder.
Having succeeded in this phase ot
the fight he moved that the House pro
ceed to consider the question before it.
to wit. the substitute resolution, pass
ed yesterday in the senate, appointing
Foster, Judge and Wilder deputy judge.
Judge Burnes objected, stating that
the matter was one which should not
be considered until it had been reach
ed in an orderly way upon the calen
dar. He said it was a bad precedent
to establish and that no harm could
come, either to judge rosier or sxlt.
Wilder, if the matter was allowed to
take its due course.
Malone insisted that nothing was to
be trained by delaying the matter, in
asmuch as the Senate had already ta
ken final action and all of the resolu
tions pertaining to the Bridgeport City
court were before tne Doay.
Malone's motion again prevailed.
Then followed his attempt to secure
a suspension or tne ruies ior an im
mediate consideration of the Foster
and Wilder resolution, which involved
two-thirds vote, which, as stated ip
the foreeoinsr. was not forthcoming
No argument was made upon tne
Dart of any member of the House to
favor the "Youne Men's" slate.
Judge Malone, speaking for the "Oid
Men's" candidate, said that at the
hearing before the Judiciary commit
tee the advocates of Foster and Wild
er made the best showing. He said
that the ability and competency of Mr.
Foster and Mr. Wilder were admitted
bv those opposed to them; that two
out of three Republicans and one out
of two Republican representatives
from Bridgeport favored them. That
they also had the support of the presi
dent of the Board of Trade, the presi
dent of the Bridgeport Business Men's
Association and also the support of
many of the large manufacturing in
trests of Bridgeport. That 54 law
ytrs of Bridgeport, practically all of
the BridEeport Bar, through the
president of the bar asssociation, fav
ored them. That the Republican
town committee and the Republican
executive committee and the Republi
can mayor of Bridgeport, also deemed
them the ones best fitted for and en
titled to the position.
Renresentative Fayette C. Clarke, of
BrideeDort. arose to address the
Mouse but Speaker Banks ruled that
discussion on the merits of the question
were out of order.
The "youngs" were not, however, en
tirely discouraged by the result. They
said that the matter had come up when
only a portion of the membership of
the House was present. They prophe
sied a closer result on Wednesday.
Careful observers are not of the same
oinnion. indeed the "Olds" claim that
their vote will be larger, rather than
smaller.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
(Special from United Press.)
Washington, April 1. The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day: To be Minister to
Greece and Montenegro, George H
Moses, of New Hampshire. To be
United States district judgre. southern
district of New York, Iearned Hand,
of New York. To be United States
Marshal, third division, division of
Alaska, Harvey P. Sullivan, of Alaska.
To be assistant attorney general, Oscar
Lawler of California.
CORBIN'S EXCESS TAX BILL
WHAT
. .
SYNOPSIS
V 7
nii! rue laxation ot ;nn.nrftTi rma "nrAvidin -
" " J ' w -
1. Till
Leiegrapii, ana teiepnone
ly make return to the
oath of its president
authorized amount of
Qmnnnt loc-imH n-nw u
vuuu "outu, uu luc
tne marKet value ot its
ui its reai estate ana per
wj. j
Mux! aaa.il pay a tax ot one per centum upon t&fe
excess of the value of the shares of its stock ove5
the value of its real estate and personal property,
such excess to be determined by the Board of
Equalization.
HOW IT WOULD WORK OUT IN THIS CITY
.Value of real and personal property
of corporations affected $55Vlrtiiri
iT.i . ! i ,
lv iwue ox rrancnise ana
Total value subject
Amount actually taxed
Excess subject to state tax $48,000,000
And the excess yields at 1 per cent, a revenne
of $480,000 annually to the state as agaiwrt a
revenue of approximately $180,000 to the city of
Bridgeport.
REV. MR. DANE
RETIRES JROM
THE MINISTRY
Methodist Conference
Grants Woodbury Pastor
Permission So to Do.
Certain Charges Had Been
Brought Against Him
"Which Were Discussed,
Action is Taken in Execu
tive Session "Woodbury
Editor Promises Never iP
Advertise Minister Again
Without Charging Adver
tising Rates.
(Special from United Press.)
f amford, April 1. The New York
t Conference of tB Methodist
Church to-day held an ftcutive ses
sion at which the case of Rev. Augus
tus Dane of Wfeodbury, whose wife is
suing him for an absolute divorce and
the custody of their two children was
discussed. Following a nearly two
hour session behind closed doors, it
was announced that his request to be
permitted to withdraw from the min
istry had been favorab'y acted upon.
Certain charges that had been brought
against the minister were discussed by
the conference. It was held by the
church leaders that they cou'd not be
gone into at this time and the matter
was ended by acceding to his request
to withdraw.
HAS LOST FAITH.
Should Anv Clergyman Deflre Aid to
Establish Personal Reputation, Must
Pay Advertising Rates.
Woodbury. Conn., April L In the
matter of the disappearance of Rev.
Augustus Dane, on the same day that
Mrs. George S. Procter left town, the
editor of the Woodbury Reporter, who
has been a staunch supporter of the
missing clergyman, says in his paper:
To champion the cause of a man ani
defend him even when standing almost
alone, and this because you believe in
the integrity of character and honesty
of purpose of the man whose cause
you champion to do all of this and
then witness the crumbling ruins of
what vou thought was substance to
have this experience and still retain
faith in human-kind is only poss:ble
when the victim of misplaced confi
dence reflects that where there is one
black sheer, there are scores of the
opposite color, that where one man
eroes astray, he ne preacner or tne
humblest citizen of our land, th-re ar?
multitudes who are not turned aside
from the straight path of rectitude
and are not led astray by the glamour
of their own diseased and d sordered
intellects.
We have no need to remind the read
ers of the Reporter that the writer has
been persistent in his defense of the
man whom the Methodist people of
Woodbury honored by placing in
charge of their parsonage and church
during the past two years.
We believed the man was all that we
claimed him to be. But It seems tha
he had the power to deceive some of
his most intimate friends, and deap and
humiliating is the sequel. Certa n it
is that in the days to come should any
member of the cloth hope to secure
the aid of the W oodbury Reporter in
his efforts to establish a reputation for
the alleged personal possession of abll-
ityand character, he must do so in
thof our advertising columns
,t regular rates, and In ad-
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Buns ror men, womi
f,, f , x earta-a price for
Auun etc.
.A NOK3 like a good Bmoke
Vood s Red Man Special" t
Wood a Smoke Shop., 61 Cannon ft:
THE LEADING ARTICLE in iJaSp
night s Farmer was a regular vifera
tlon of facts. If the water oiraW
pany gave as good Value to th
people as we db when .. we sell a
wheel there would be no scolding at
CUT THIS OUT. Coupon and 75
entitles holder to one-half dozes
"""net pnotograpns and 8x40
vuaranceea not to fade. At Mm-
DeLemos. of the Vernon Studio, State
corner or ie Aye. Good
until May 1st. U 1 s p.- -
FOR SALE. In Fairfield to closin
estate. Homestead, very ces(SmMM
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credit.
for summer home. 12 room li n jgii " '"gj
-"j dxju ua.Lii, t acres, lorgf
barn, carriage house. Easy aet$fM&
jrnce low. u;erms cash. No'
changes. E. W. S. Pickett.
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W ANTED. A competent waitress jg&
iu uu aecunu worK. Appiy 255 Smitmf
FOR SALE. Upright piano, $100. Bar
gain. Violin cost $12 for $6, anotharv
$18 for $S. another $25 for ST2. g&
Noble Ave. g si doi: j
WANTED. Intelligent lady to reptS
sent old established house in E(rldjjfei
port, also one man. to travel. StralSHtS?
salary and expenses. Addcess -3Spf
interview, stating experience, A. C.
WILim V!,-w IftOi r
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WWTFD TTiT-Qt rinse .m,.tK. .
press-hand, capaole of setting tools.
me uaynor & mitcneii Mfg. Co
FOR SALJi One steinway upright'
piano. Cost JTO0. Rebuilt looks Hke
new, $250. Easy payments. The M. I
Steinert & Sons Co., 915 Main St.
S 30 ro
FOR SALE. One Gabler upright piano
in find condition. Good tone. A bar
gain to quick buyer. The M. Stein
ert & Sons Co., 951 Main St.
S 30 ro
THE SALE OF PEWS at Park St.
Congregational Church . will toJ
place at the church oh Thuruda
evening, April x, at :3i p. m.
S 30 s o
attic, all improvements. 191 Catherine
St. 10 minutes walks to Read's store
Anderson & Co., 952 Main t.
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TO RENT. 6 room flat with improve
ments, at $15, Randall Ave. No ob
jection if 2 small families double tip.
Call 1294 Main. op
GREAT RELIEF from headache and
constipation. Casca LaxinA tablets,
25 cts. ' B3 o
OLD HOMESTEAD CAFE, hot and
cold lunch all day. Look in. corner
E. Main and Walter Sts. M. F.
O'Connor. Prop. A 19 tf . o 1
CAN YOU AFFORD a Are 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. S9tf. 2 4
WANTED. Young men to learn auto- C
mobile business by mail and prepare
fr,-r nniitinns fls fTi.lirreurK ann rniM
men. We maKe you in ten
assist you to secure,.
hi a-: work Dleassnt:
prpnt- rpasfinahl; .writ
lars and sample.
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