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BRIDGEPORT, CONN., SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1909.
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O'ROURKE PICKS HIS MEN
FOR COMINO SEASON; THEY'RE
SOME GIANTS AMONG THEM
Several Six Footers Will
Cavort About Newfield
Par,
Sew Men Come Strongly
Recommended Based
Upon Past Perform
ances iChe New Recruits Should
Put Up a Dandy Article
of Ball.
Manager James H. O'Rourke this
orning officially announced the make
bp of his team for the season of 1909
which will Include William Kerr, J. W.
! McAloor, R, W. Jameson, Charles Ack-
mnan and Al La Vigni, catchers; Art.
Romer, A. J. McCarthy, Fred Glbbs,
Ed. Nolte, Earl Powell and C. E. Pol
lard, pitchers; Martin J. Phelan and
William A. Teehan, first basemen ; John
. tlcKenna and Dave Bourquin, second
basemen; Frank Hilt, shortstop; Theo
lore Miller, third base; Alfred Brooks,
tft field; A. C. Ladd, center field; and
Albert Doucette, right field.
The team this season will begin to
take on the name of Giants as all the
men are mostly six footers or over.
O'Rourke has a love for big men and
trill be ably seconded by the fans of the
I olty. Manager O'Rourke has all the
confidence in the world in his team. In
1904, we carried off the pennant. Here's
hoping history will repeat itself. At
present there has been twenty men
signed up, seven of which were with
last years team and thirteen new men.
Manager O'Rourke says he will have
the signatures of three new men be
fore the season opens which means
twenty -three men to try out. Figures
luoky or otherwise do not count with
the genial secretary. The superstlt'ous
claim that 23 and 13 are unlucky when
they are alone, but with the two in
corahtaatlon there will be nothing to
It but Bridgeport.
Of the old team A. C Ladd is with
OS agate and will cavort in center
field. HI seems to Improve with age.
Last season was his first in all of his
yaars of Connecticut league baseball
that he fell below .300 In batting, lack
ing only five points for the honor. His
Balding average was .973 being led only
by two men, both of whom played,- a
large number of games less than he.
Be made 8 errors in 127 games. Some
class eh?
Manager O'Rourke has all the con-
; Science In the world in Hilt who will be
retained this year at -shortstop
led all the other short stops of the
league in batting last year with an
average of .280, while his fielding aver
age was .853. Though some of his
games were rather erratic he more
than made up for it in sensational
plays which would bring credit to
more seasoned players. The North
ampton management offered O'Rourke
In exchange for Hilt, three players,
feobarge. Accorainl and Murphy. They
were thrown back for a loss as Hilt is
rated as a comer. Marty Phelan
promises to get into the games this
season from the start and does not in
tend to be headed by the other players.
Phelan was under the weather . last
year which accounted for his falling
Mt from his form of 1907. Ted Miller
will be with us again this season, and
will be welcomed by the fans, some of
Whom went to the games Just to get a
look at his playing which was a treat.
Miller started late in the season with
Ike team when the attendances were
hot the best ever at the park and
made good right off putting ginger in
to the outfit, but it was too late as the
team was too far in the lurch. With a
good start, this player will bear watch
teg, a third baseman that can bat for
.266 is worth having around.
Two of last year's pitchers will be
with us again, Artie Romer and Ed.
Nolte. Romer with a team that finish
ed in sixth place won 18 out of 36
games pitched which is considered a
good record. Most of his games were
lost by one or two runs and generally
were not due to his pitching, but to
errors behind him. Nolte was con
sidered the hard luck pitcher of the
outfit, holding a team to a few hits in
the first few innings and then taking
a balloon ascension only to come back
too late. His work last year under
those conditions warranted a more suf
aclent try out.
Bill Kerr is the only left over catch
er. Bjll has come along wonderfully
(or a youngster, and in the opinion of
the wise ones he is due for faster com
pany. He is a willing learner and will
E"ely make good. Of the new nun Al
ucette looms up the strongest of the
Bch. Doucette halls from Charles
town, N. H.,- the state where baseball
players are born, not made. Last sea
son he was with the Rutland team of
the "Vermont league, being the best
and hardest hitter in the league, fin
ishing with the remarkable average of
,460. We can see where O'Rourke will
have to move back the fences as
friends of Doucette write that he is
a fence wrecker. He also showed class
at third base, where he filled in in the
abf-enee of the regular third baseman
pn his team. Players who have seen
him play, say that he is a sure comer.
Bill Teehan, the first baseman, who
9 also a catcher, comes from Quincy
face, and has been, recommended to
ifanager O'Rourke by Manager Fred
jattoe of the Boston Americans. Tee
van has been playing In and around
Boston with semi-professional teams.
A number oif his team mates have been
tried out by both Boston teams and
M"e making good.. Teehan stands six
foot two inches, and should out a swath
(.round old Newfield.
John McKenna, who has signed as a
second base-man, and who can also
show class at -snort stop comes on the
recommendation of Artie Romer, who
knows a ball player when he sees one.
McKenna bails from Staten Island,
tnd has made a record for himself with
ieml-protfessional teams around those
parts.
Dave Bourquin, a native of Phila
delphia, was first signed up by the
Philadelphia. Americans. He was
taught up by Slapper Sam Kennedy,
Who is scouting for the Athletics. The
Athdetics had enough men at the be
ginning of the season and turned
Bourquin over to the Orators. He
kails from the Western. league, where
he made a record that soon attracted
Hie attention of the scouts, Slapper
Bam first getting bis hooks in work
ing order. He will be a valuable atl
frition to the team, tout he will have
to go some to fill Jimmy Jr.'s shoes.
For left field? Manager O'Rourke has
iftgned ur Alfred Brooks from the
Granite State, the bom of ball play
trs, Dwitli to m aptosiflhi all-round
player coming to this city with more
recommends, perhaps than any young
man entering professional baseball.
Brooks has 'been offered, large induce
ments to go with other teams, but
Bridgeport under the leadership of
O'Rourke was recommended' to him as
the place to get the training that he
would need to make a finished ball
player. He is a fine batter and a deer
on the bases.
A. J. McCarthy, a native of Harris
burg, Pa., height six feet two inches,
Is an old Eastern League pitcher who
played with the Toronto team with
Bill Vale in 1906. McCarthy made a
remarkable record that year with a
losing team but had to give up play
for the last two seasons because of
sickness. In the opinion of Pop- Pos
ter, Candy Lachance and Bill Tale,
McCarthy is the best pitcher in the
minor leagues today. Before playing
with the Torrontos he was with the
New York State League.
Fred Gibbs.another of the box artists
is also a wonder in his particular art.
Gibbs last year was with the Portland
team, of the Maine league, winning .4
games out of 32 pitched, and leading
the league with the average of .750.
Gibbs has also pitched in the New
England league. His home is In Saco,
Me. Manager O'Rourke has seen Giobs
in the box. The manager thinks he Is
an excellent pitcher and will surely
make good.
Another big fellow to sign up with
the Orators is Earl Powell, brother of
Bill Powell of the Springfield club.
Earl comes under the recommendat on
of "Brother Bill." He has had experi
ence in the Ohio State league. If he
is as good as "Brother Bill," the fans
of this city will have cause to rejoice.
C. E. Polland pitched last season for
the Glastonbury Independents. This
team won the biggest part of Its games,
playing all of the semi-pros In lower
Massachusetts and upper Connecticut,
which Is filled with crack teams. Pol
lard Is another six footer.
With these pitchers and another,
whose name Manager O'Rourke does
not care to mention at present, but
which when it is given out will be a
cause for alarm In the other camps of
the league, will prove the best pitching
staff that the Orators ever had, and
will make up for the 1ob of "Red"
Waller.
J. W. McAloor has had considerable
experience behind the bat with New
England league teams. Last season he
was with the Taunton Independents
playing very snappy ball.
Al La Vlgnl, a rtaldent of the metro
polis, with considerable experience
with Harlem semi-pros, comes on the
recommendation of Manager O'Neill,
who himself Is the regular catcher for
the Hoboken team. O'Neill would use
Vigni. but he, himself, wants to get
into the game.
Of the two "men signed as catchers.
R W. Jameson acmes from, the Mount
I Pleasant Military Academy, of Osstn-
anii writes for a try out; the other.
Charles Ackerman, has played with;
teams in and around Brooklyn and
was recommended by a personal
friends of O'Rourke's, who says the
young man is a comer, and wants to
break into professional ball, where he
can get the best experience for higher
honors.
With this array of promising talent
the local team will be very strong in
the league, which in the opinion of ex
perts will be faster and cleaner this
year than ever. Manager O'Rourke
heretofore has been getting players for
the other clubs, but this year changed
his policy and picked his own men first
and did the recommending afterwards.
The local players will report on April
8 for light batting and signal practice
for the game on Good Friday with the
New York Giants. On Saturday the
team will play a double header with
two teams from the Industrial league.
All of the players will be used in these
games, giving tne tans a cnance to see
what they are made of. The week fol
lowing there will be light practice with
occasional games with local teams, the
dates to be announced later. At the
end of the week the team will invade
the strongholds of the New England
league, playing games every day till
the 21st when they will return pre
paratory to opening the season In Wa
terbury on the 23rd.
The first Connecticut league game
here will be on Saturday. April 23
with Mike Doherty's misfits from Wa
terbury. NEW YORK MODISTES
BADLY HAMPERED
Seizure of Smuggled Finery
Will Disappoint Many
Who Expected New Eas
ter Gowns.
(Special from United Press.)
New York, April 3. Easter trade in
the shops of several fashionable mo
distes was to-day sadly demoralized.
Disclosures at the custom house with
in the past few days have led the au
thorities to believe that through the
connivance of certain dressmakers
having large and elite clientele, Paris
creations and London confections to
the value of many thousand dollars
have recently been brought into this
country without paying duty. While
the authorities have caused no pros
ecutions as yet the modistes for whom
the goods came, are "absent on im
portant business."
The customs officials incline to the
suspicion that an organized coterie of
dressmakers have worked in coniunc-
tion with swindlers to escape the six
ty per cent, duty on model gowns
from Paris. In the meantime the cus
tom officials are certain that unless
someone appears to tell them of the
ownership of the lot of goods received
there will be considerable belated Eas
ter one, two and three piece wearing
apparel.
Weather Indications.
(Special from United Press.)
New Haven, April 3. Forecast:
Cloudy with showers to-night; Sunday
clearing.
The disturbance that was central in
Georgia yesterday morning has moved
up the coast and is now central near
Nantucket. It has produced light rain
along the coast from Florida to Maine.
The disturbance that was central In
the upper Mississippi valley has moved
eastward and is now central near Buf
falo, N. Y. It has produced cloudy
weather with light rain or snow In the
lake region. Pleasant weather pre
vails generally in the south and west
ern sections. i
OXFORD WINS
GREAT BOAT
RACE TODAY
Beats Cambridge Over His
toric Thames Course By
3y2 Lengths.
One of the Most Exciting
Races Ever Rowed Over
Course.
Oxford Men
Superiority
Fresh at
Were Not
Proved Their
and Were
the Finish
Expected to
Win by the Experts
Cambridge Was Favorite
in Betting.
(Special from United Press.)
London. April 3. Upsetting the pre
dictions of the experts, the dark blue
of Oxford finished 3 lengths ahead of
the light blue of Cambridge to-day in
the annual race on the historical
Thames from Putney to Gortlake, a
distance of about 4, miles. The race
was one of the most exciting In the
long history of these dual contests and
was witnessed by tens of thousands.
The time 19 minutes, 50 seconds, is
one minute and three seconds below
the record time for the course, made
by Cambridge in 1900.
Cambridge won the toss and chose
the Surrey side of the rfver, giving her
a slight advantage owing to wind and
current conditions. This advantage
was accepted with the fact that Cam
bridge had a fine crew and it was seen
that it would be a hard tussle. The
starting pistol was fired at 12:30 with
the tide slack, water smooth, and but
little wind. Stroke in the Cambridge
boat immediately set up a fast clip
and the light blue boat shot ahead.
On the way to Hammersmith Bridge
the Oxford boat began to show Its
power and by the time the bridge was
reached 1 miles from the start, the
two crews were on even terms. Ox
ford at this stage seemed to have more
reserve strength than the Cambridge
rowers. The race for a half a mile
here was the most desperate seen in
years, neither boat apparently being
able to gain an inch. The pace began
to tell on Cambridge and Oxford crept
slowly ahead amid deafening cheers
from the banks. After gaining half a
length lead Oxford lost her advantage
by being hindered by one of the spec
tators barges. This threw the crews
on even terms again but Oxford, al
ready aware of her superiority, fought
desperately and at 3U miles had re
gained a lead of half a length. Cam
bridge was evidently tiring and when
Barnes Bridge was reached which
marked the last stretch of the race,
the Oxford boat began to forge rapidly
ahead.
Oxford spurted unexpectedly im
mediately after passing Barnes Bridge
and before Cambridge could recover
the dark blue was two lengths ahead.
From then on there was nothing to
the race but Oxford. With victory as
sured, the big men in the Oxford shell
bent their backs to their blades and
sent the boat cutting through the
water at a faster clip at the close than
at any other time in the race.
Not a man In the Oxford boat was
in the least distressed while several of
the Cambridge oarsmen were clearly
rowed out to the last shred. The aver
age weight of the crews was Oxford.
174& pounds; Cambridge 174. Ox
ford's victory to-day made her thirty-fourth.
Cambride has won 29 times
and one of the races was a dead
heat.
The crews were as follows: Oxford,
A. C. Gladstone, bow; H. R. Barker, 2
C. R. M. Cudmore, 3: A. S. Garton, 4:
D. MacKinnon. 5; J. A. Gilan, 6; A. G.
Kerby. 7; R C. Bourne, strike; A. W.
F. Dunkin, coxswain.
Cambridge R. W. Arbuthnot. bow;
H. E. Swanston, 2; G. L. Thomas, 3;
H. E. Kitchin. 4; R G. Williams. 6;
J. R Rosher, 6; E. S. Hornidge, 7; D.
C. R. Stuart, stroke; G. D. Compson,
coxswain.
Cambridge was a strong favorite.
Their captain, Stuart, is reckoned one
of the finest strokes in England. Their
trials had pleased the critics Immense
ly and on one occasion about a month
ago, they did the full course in the
splendid time of nineteen minutes, one
second, or only eleven seconds more
than the famous Harvard crew's rec
ord trial time in 1906, a week before
their match with Cambridge. The
record time for the race is 18:47. The
loss of G. E. Fairbairn, Cambridge's
great bow oar. weakened the crew
greatly.
Oxford was a fine crew but had been
particularly unfortunate in training.
Sickness ravaged the camp and two
successive candidates at bow broke the
blade off.
PROF. SAN FORD IMPROVING
New York, April 3. Professor Sam
ule S. Sanford of Tale University, who
has been in poor health for some time
following- an attack of pneumonia sev
eral months ago, was said at his resi
dence on West Fifty-second street
here to-day to be slightly better than
for several days past. He returned
about ten days ago from the South.
BUYS INTEREST IN
A LUNCH CART
Henry Keating, a popular young
business man of the South End has
recently purchased a half Interest in
the Owl lunch cart, formerly conduct
ed by Nick Carter, the well known lo
cal ball player. Mr. Keating is now
prepared to take care of all his old
friends and as many new ones that
care to call.
WALL STREET TO-DAY.
(Special from United Press.)
11 A. M. After the first few minutes
most of the market interest centered in
Union Pacific with buying orders ap
pearing tnrougn tne same nouses not
ed as accumulating the stock early in
the week. This buying carried Union
Pacific up over a point and caused a
strong tone in Southern Pacifla and
other important railroad stocks.
Closing. General strength developed
in the stock market in the closing hour.
Many issues traded in moved up to a
range one point or more above yester
day's closing figures. Reading, Union
Pacific. Inter-Borough Metropolitan
were among the strongest and led the
market la amount of net gains
MULLINS TOLD
THEM HOW BUT
DIDN'T TIE KNOT
All Because Assistant City
Clerk Gill Played Guar-
dian Angel.
Thus AuditfflrV Clerk Wal
ters Got $3 Fee and As
sistant Town Clerk Mul
lins a Look at the Bride
and Groom.
Alexander Szalantzry. aged' 25, car
penter by trade, jTe'-ited himself at
the office of the town Clerk yesterday
afternoon, and) asked for a license to
marry pretty Elizabeth Feitro, a native
of the same country. Elizabeth is
only 19 years of age and her parents
are far away across the seas. There
fore Assistant Town Clerk Mull ins sent
the couple to the Mayor to get his con
sent to the marriage-.
The groom learned! that he could be
married by Mr. Mulllns. who Is a Jus
tice of the peace. The Mayor gave
his consent. But when the prospec
tive bride and groom were descending
the stairs to the town clerk's office
they met Assistant Olty Clerk GUI.
He asked SzaJan try if he could be of
any assistance to Mm. The happy
man with the marriage license gurgled
something about being married. The
assistant city clerk said, "Right in
here," arud escorted the couple into the
office of the city auditor. Here the
services of Henry Waters, auditor's
clerk, were enlisted and he performed
the ceremony. His fee was $3.
As he tucked the coin (n his vest
pocket Assistant Town Clerk Mucins
saw the bride and groom go out the
front door of the City Hall. In the
future he will escort all youthful brides
uip to the Mayor's office on his own
hook, for $3 fees look as good to him
as to anyone else.
RUNAWAY COUPLE
RELEASED ON
BAIL
Dean Rankin and Mr A.W.
Strong Released on Secur
ity of Former's FaSier. .
Hnahan1 U Hrv Ooncr..! .
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rest of Girl andBi;TOd-4ent
Not Appear in Court
Rankin Was Under Age and
Judge Foster Appointed
Attorney James J. Marr
to be Guardian Is Be
lieved that Cases Will Be
Settled Out of Court.
Dean Rankin and Mrs. A. W. Strong
were arraigned in the city court this
morning charged with a serious of
fense. Rankin confessed to the age
of 20 and his attorney, James A. Marr,
was appointed his guardian by Judge
Foster. Mrs. Strong said she was 28
years of age. Attorney Marr also ap
peared for her. Mrs. Strong's husband
did not appear this morning and it is
doubtful if he is seen again here. At
torney Marr demurred to the charges
made against the young couple and
Judge Foster overruled the demurrer.
He bound the couple over to appear at
the next term of the Superior court and
fixed the bond at $100 each. Friends In
this city appeared, immediately after
the court adjourned and put up the
money for Rankin's appearance. The
girl was returned to her cell, but was
afterwards bailed out through the ef
forts of Rankin and his father, who
had come up from New York to get his
son out of his scrape. Attorney Marr
had a long conversation with the girl
and will appear for her If there should
be any further occasion for the ser
vices of an attorney. It is believed
that the matter will be settled out of
court and that Strong will never ap
pear Here against his youtntui wire.
The fact that the ball of both the ac
cused was reduced from $500 to $100 in
dicates that the case against the cou
ple is not very strong.
Brokers Charged
With Grand Larceny
Accused of Using Mails to
Defraud in Sale of Mining
Stocks.
New York. April 3. George L. Mc
Kay and Charles R Colby, stock brok
ers, were arraigned before United
States Commissioner 'Shields to-day-
charged by the Tost officers with errand
larceny and using the mails to defraud
by the sale of mining shares which, it
is alleged, were not as represented.
Ball was fixed and the men will ba
given a hearing next week.
It Is alleged that the brokers sold
mining stock through the mails and
that a number of complaints were re
ceived by the postal authorities to the
effect that the stock was not what it
was claimed it was and in several in
stances that money had been sent and
no stock at all received.
Rev. Dr. Hill to Speak
At Washington Park
M. E. Church Tomorrow
Dr. J. Wesley Hill will preach morn-
ins and evening to-morrow in the
Washington Park M. B. Church. Dr.
Hill is one of the leading preachers of
Methodism in the East. He is pas
tor of the Metropolitan Temple of New
York City, where he is doing a very-
thorough and successful work. The
church is open every night in the week
and he conducts classes and lectures of
different kinds so that the church is
not only a spiritual adviser of the peo
ple but also tends to their social and
literary wants.
Dr. Hill will preach in the morning
on "Christ s icture ol Heaven, and
in the evening on "The Hidden Sor
rows of Life." There is sure to be a
large audience out to hear him and
those who attend will certainly be ben-
fited
REAL ESTATE
OPERATIONS
OF A WEEK
Building for the Fiscal Year
Ending March 31 Total
ed $1,863,369.
Sales Smaller Than in Same
Week of 1908, and Loans
on Mortgage Smaller.
Handsome Residence Build
ing for Horace S. Wilmot
Vincent Bros. Rebuild
ing Their Warehouse, De
stroyed By Fire Others
Who Have Dwellings in
Process of Construction.
The yearly report of the Building
Commissioners shows that permits to
erect buildings to an estimated value
of $1,863,369 were issued during the
fiscal year ending March 31. The new
fiscal year was begun with an issue
of permits aggregating $66,200. There
were 17 sales of real estate during the
week. In the same week of 1908 there
were 22 sales. There were 88 sales
during March, as against 66 in March,
1908, and 115 in March, 190?. There
was loaned on mortgage $61,630, of
which the two largest were a mortgage
for $8,000 by J. W. Boyden et al. to
People's Savings Bank for property on
Fairvlew avenue and at Ogden street
and Noble avenue, and a mortgage for
$8,000 given by J. J. Rawley to F. T.
Staples, property o.n Stlllman street.
Building is largely confined to the
erection of dwellings. Horace S. Wil
mot of the White Mfg. Co. is to have
a handsome residence. The structure
will be of frame with a stuccoed ex
terior. The rooms will be finished in
hard woods, with hard wood floors-,
mantels and plate glass windows. X'
Rosa Malley is erecting a three-faim-
ily bouse in Pembroke street. Each
tenement will contain five rooms.
Roy Carlson, the builder, will erect
a new house for himself In Fairfield
avenue. It will be a two family af
fair, containing 15 rooms in all.
An addition is being- made to- the
pumping station of the Bridgeport Hy
draulic Company at Samp" Mortar
Rock. The structure is to be two
stories, of pressed brick.
Anna Gadush is building a three
family house in Putnam street.
Jacob Bitzer is building a house In
Fourth street. The material Is ce-
J r-
rooms. . r
The Bridgeport Land & Title, Com
pany has awarded) the' contracts for the"
construction of a ttiree-ramiiy nouse in
Wordin avenue.
I. H. Zimmer Is building two houses
in Beardsley Lane. Each will be 24x
37 feet.
Frank Jacoby Is erecting a three
story frame building in Hallett street
which will contain 24 rooms.
Susan E. Reynolds is erecting a two
family, 12 room house, in Iranistan
avenue.
Vincent Bros, will immediately be
gin rebuilding their warehouse, which
was destroyed by fire a few days since.
The structure will be 50x150 feet.
Permits were issued' as follows:
John L Parson, two-family frame
dwelling, west side of Wilson street,
between Fairfield avenue and Brew
ster street.
John Piccolo, frame veranda, 47 Co
lumbus Place.
Carl Wolf, frame barn, corner Alex
ander and1 Palisade streets.
M. Pmisky. cellar wall under old
building, 52 Ridge avenue.
W. iB. Fitch, one-family frame dwell
ing, north side of Marian street.
Rosa Malley, three-family frame
dwelling, east side of Pembroke
street.
Harvey Hubbell, Inc., reinforced' con
crete building, east sidle of State street,
between Boat wick avenue and Moun
tain Grove street.
R. Caposso. making four rooms in
present building, 4384 North avenue.
Bridgeport Land & Title Co., three
story frame building and stores, south
side of Wordin avenue.
Lillian L. Lamson, two-family frame
dwelling, south side of Fairfield ave
nue. Warren Hi. Lamson, two-family
frame wdelling', east side of Beech wood
avenue.
J. G. Smith, two story frame addi
tion to one-story building, south side
of Frenchtown Road1.
Carl E. Strudahl, brick garage, east
side of Norman street, between Wood
avenue and Laurel avenue.
Aggregate value $66,200.
POLICE KNOW
PETROSINO'S SLAYERS
Believed that Arrests Will
Be Made in a Few
Days.
New York, April 3. The police de
partment here received word from
Palermo, Italy, today to the effect that
the names of the slayers of Lieutenant
Joseph Petrosinl are known to the
Italian authorities and their arrest is
a matter of a few days. It is be
lieved that the Italian police have se
cured confessions from those in the
plot to kill the detective. That the
police have been informed of the pres
ence here of some of the men connect
ed with the crime is borne out by the
renewed activity of the central office
In its search. Numerous arrests have
been made.
Petrosini's body will arrive here next
week. Elaborate preparations have
been made to honor the memory of the
late detective.
DRIVER HALSTED
IS NOT GUILTY
Co-respondent in Frecon
Divorce Case is Said to Be
Fairfield Man.
In the proceedings of the Frecon di
vorce case in the Superior Court, yes
terday, one of the corespondent's nam
ed was Jack Halstead. It happens
that the only John Halsteads whose
names appear in the city directory are
John F. Halstead, driver of No. 2 en
gine and his father. Driver Halstead
is not the man in the mix up. The
real name of the co-respondent In the
case ia said to be Malstead, a student
attending a boarding school in Falr-
Lfteld.
ATTEMPT TO
ROB FATHER OF
DROWNED BOY
Body of Harold Moon, Sup
posed to Be Kidnapped,
Found.
Was Drowned While Skat
ing on Thread Lake.
But Father Received Let
ters From Supposed Kid
nappers .Demanding a
Ransom Arrests Expect
ed in Case Soon.
Flint, Mich., April 3. Harold Moon,
ten years old, who has been missing
from his home here since February
27th and who was believed to have
been kidnapped, was found drowned
to-day In Thread Lake. Rewards ag
gregating: $1,300 had been offered for
his return and he had been searched
for all over the country. The boy was
last seen on his way to- the lake to
Skate.
Chicago, April 3. CSiief of Police
Shlppy to-day received the following
telegram from C. C. McCall, sheriff at
Flint, Mich.; "Body of Harold Moon
found. Stop father from paying money
to blackmailers at Delevan, Wis."
Simultaneously with the finding of
the Moon boy's body to-day it became
known that his father, W. T. Moon is
in Chicago in response to a letter de
manding ransom and claiming that
the boy would be returned to him. "Mr.
Moon." the bereaved mother said to
day, "got a letter telling him to go to
Chicago and get a letter addressed to
L. N. Lowell which would Instruct him
where to leave the money which he
was told to bring for the safe return
of the boy. My husband arrived safe
ly In Chicago and said he would go at
once to secure the letter. Since that
time I have heard no word from him.
He took the Chicago letter with him
and I do not know where he can be
found."
"Mr. Moon told mehe would consult
with the PInkerton detective agency in
Chicago before putting out any mon
ey," Mrs. Moon added. She did not
know how much he took but the fam
ily is not wealthy.
The finding of the body proves that
tne letter to air. Moon was as canning
and cruel an attempt at robbery as
ever came under the notice of the
Michigan authorities Men have been
dragging Thread Lake and the river
for several weeks and had almost giv
when as a last .resort wires were
4 If U KRAI L
tne
lake and the water allowed to run out
to-day -The body was found about
100 feet from shore wtth-the legs entan
gled in the grass and' mud.
The boy's skates were fastened to his
shoes, showing that he went tnrougn
the ice while skating.
Delevan, Wis., April 3. An arrest In
the case of Harold Moon who was
found drowned at Flint, Mich., this
morning, is expected here momentarily,
following a secret visit to this place by
Mr. Moon, father of the boy. Moon
came in response to a letter from what
purported to be the kidnappers of the
boy.
The letter which brought Moon here
was mailed In Delavan. It stated that
the writer was in possession of his son
and that if the father would place $500
In the mouth of the cannon in the
town park the boy would be returned
within half an hour. Accompanied by
Assistant Superintendent Charlesworth
of the PInkerton Detective Agency Mr.
Moon went to the place. He did not
deposit the money in the cannon. In
stead he placed there a letter to the
blackmailers asking them to substan
tiate their statement that they had the
boy. If they could do so the letter
stated, they could have the $500 and
Moon would make no trouble for them.
At nightfall the detectives concealed
themselves In the park at a point
where they could see everything. About
9:20 a man went stealthily up to the
cannon, took out the letter and dis
appeared. Acting on Instructions from
Moon the detectives made no attempt
to follow him, the father fearing that
such an attempt would jeopardize the
life of his boy. The detectives got a
good view of the man however, and
announce that they know him.
To-day Mr. Moon received a tele
gram from Flint announcing that
Harold Moon's body had been found
drowned. Superintendent Charles
worth says arrests will be made this
afternoon.
ROOSEVELT'S STAY
IN NAPLES SHORT
Delays to the Hamburg Will
Leave Him Only Half a
Day in Italian City.
Naples, April 3. Intense disappoint
ment Is felt here to-day over the de
lay until Monday morning of the ar
rival of the Hamburg, bearing Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt. The delay will
be occasioned by the two stops among
the Azores and one at Gibraltar. This
will cut down Mr. Roosevelt's stay in
Naples to half a day as the steamship
Admiral, on which the ex-President
will sail for Eombasa will leave Mon
day evening, according to her original
schedule. A wireless from the Ham
burg says that Mr. Roosevelt himself
indicated his desire that the Admiral
follow her schedule.
Instead of a dinner to Mr. Roosevelt
and his son Kermlt, it is probable that
the Duke and Duchess of Aosta will
entertain them with luncheon Monday
afternoon. If the Hamburg arrives on
time this feature of Mr. Roosevelt's
trip will be carried out. The Ham
burg is not due until late in the day
and all functions will be dispensed
with.
Every possible precaution will be ta
ken to insure the safety of Mr. Roose
velt while in the city. Not only will
he be under a most efficient guard af
ter landing but police boats will sur
round both the Hamburg and the Ad
miral and guard against any untow
ard Incident. Ambassador Griscom
arrived here from Rome to-day.
McCarthy's Pets and Maloney's
Champions of South Avenue will cross
bats at the Flats, to-morrow morning,
at 10:30 o'clock, for the name of the
Harmless Nine, which has been a bone
of contention between the two teams
for some time. Nichols and Scane
will be the battery for the Pets and
Sheedy and Crura will for Maloney's
team-
SEVENTEEN FIRMS
BURNED OUT IN
PHILADELPHIA
Fire Loss Reaches Half a
Million Dollars.
Many Policemen and Fire
men Have Narrow Escape
From Serious Injury Al
most Entire Block De-1
stroyed.
(Special from United Press.)
Philadelphia, April 3 Fire totias
burned out seventeen Ann In ttvm
block bounded' by Front. Land imf
Haider streets and Franktfort avenue.
causing a loss of $600,000. The Ami
spread with great rapidity and for sj
time the Kensington -factory district!
was threatened.
A number of firemen and Dollcemen
nad narrow escapes from death wh
the north wall of the Disten plant f
Into the street. John Mueller, a ftr
roan, was rescued after, he had been;
nirriea oown an air shaft and burled
in a .pile of smokiner ruins. Oonfl
worn ty the firemen prevented the !
from consuming adjoining building.
(UNCLASSIFIED.)
WANTED. A competent cook.
Z5& far a Ave. US
FOR S ALB. Bargain to quick buyer.
11 room house. Call at 1067 Maple
wood avenue. A. L u t tf-.sj
TO RENT. Five pleasant rooms, all
improvements, first floor of two
ramiiy bouse. 198 Wells street. apj
SELLING TO BEAT the band Wood's
Heaman Special" at Wood's Smoke
shop, 61 Cannon St. a
WE WILL GIVE anybody a briaf, or
a semn-Diriec interview on bicycles,
"all for love', at O'Neill's. a
CHAUFFEUR. Married, wishes posi-,'
reliable. Can furnish reference. No
477 Norman St. TJ 3 dp
WANTED. A salesman to call on
builders and owners, Bridgeport and
vicinity. Splendid proposition. See
P. J. Good, Windsor Hotel. ap
FOR SALE. A good pair of double
team horses, heavy harness, nearly
new farm wagon, used about eight
months. Enquire 367 Hancock Ave.
U 3 b p
7
k V NTBP iw to manage our tniJ--
in, your section; good opening:
!?od pay, o, reliable firm; eScperii
eace imnecaary. Write ' ftsr par
tK ulars. .1- E- MeBrady Co., Chica
go, a p
MANAGER WANTED to organize and
handle selling agents. Right party
can make $5,000 a year. State ex
perience and reference. Flex Man
ufacturing Co., 67 Battery march St,
Eoston, Mass. a p
TO RENT. Five rooms, all improve
ments. Inquire 232 Wells Bt. Tel.
3073. U 2 b p o
FOR SALE. Ladies' and gentlemen's
second-hand wheels at Grann Bros.,
1176 Pembroke St. U 2 b p o
FOR SALE Household goods, ice box,
carpets, range, iron bed, etc., at 42
Caroline St.. Saturday afternoon and
evening. U 2 bpo
FOR SALE. Second hand motorcy-
ycles, Indians, Readings and M & M.,
1908 and 1907. F. C. Parsons, 500 Main
St., Stamford, Conn. ua ao
TO-RENT One large room with board
521 State St. Phone 1912.
U 1 spo
CUT THIS OUT. Coupon and 76 cents
entitles holder to one-half dozen fine ;
cabinet photographs and 8x10 card. 1
Guaranteed not to fade. At Mrs. C.
DeLemos, of the "Vernon Studio, State j
Street, corner of Lee Ave. Good I
until May 1st. U 1 s p 1
FOR SALE. Upright piano, $100. Bar
gain. Violin cost $12 for $6, another I
$18 for $8, another $25 for $12. 844 !
Noble Ave. S- SI do .
WANTED. First class, experienced
press-hand, capable of setting tools.
The Gaynor & Mitchell Mfg. CP.
S 29 tf. e
FOR SALE One Steinway upright
piano. Cost $700. Rebuilt looks like
new, $250. Easy payments. The M. j
Steinert & Sons Co., 915 Main St.
S 30 io
FOR SALE. One Gabler upright piano
in find conaition. liooa tone. A bar
gain to quick buyer. The M. Stein
ert & Sons Co., 951 Main St.
S 30 ro
TO RENT. 5 rooms, 1st floor. 1 in
attic, all improvements. 191 Catherine
St. 10 minutes walks to Read's store.
Anderson & Co., 852 Main St.
S 22 tf . o
TO RENT. 6 room flat wrth improve
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 Laxine tablets,
25 cts. BIo
TOUNG LADY desires position as of
fice assistant. Five yeans experience
in manufacturing office, understands '
typewriting. M. J. C, care of Far
mer. U 2 b"o
FOR SALE. 1 parlor set, 5 pieces; 2
iron beds, dressers, ice box, stove,
tables, chairs, sewing machine, organ
and a few other things. Call 24 Lee
avenue. Party going west. U 2 bp
WANTED. The residents of the west
end to know that a first class pool
parlor has been opened in Bostwicfc
Hall, formerly occupied by St. Pe
ter's Lyceum. Courteous treatment
to all is assured by the management.
George Rome, Manager. TJ 2 3o .
CAN YOU AFFORD a fire without
loss. If not cover pipes, boilers and
furnaces now. Best wormanehip and
lowest prices. Tel. 1328-5. Asbestos
lumber. J. F. Walsh, 114 Kossuth
St. S 9 tf. 2 4 6
EAGLES ATTENTION !
Initiation Sunday, April 4. 1909, at
2:30 p. m., at Eagles' Ha.il. Per order
jr. H. BRADY, President,
D. J. O'CONNOR,