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VOL. 45. NO. 108
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909
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CUMMINS FLAYS ALDRICH
ON HIS TARIFF BILL
K Present Measure or Anything Like It Becomes a Law
Senator from Iowa Predicts Tbat Campaign for
Lower Unties Will Begin at Once.
demand for Revision of
Manufacturers or Trust
pie Who Believed Tbat
Commodities Were Too
(Special from United Press.)
Washington, May 6. A scorching- ar
raignment of the Aldrich tariff bill
was delivered in the Senate today by
Senator Cummins of Iowa, whose col
league, Dolliver, also has been roast
ing the measure.
"This bill of the Senate Finance
committee will not be accepted by
those who have favored a revision of
the tariff," said Cummins, "as either
a fulfillment of the party pledge. or as
a settlement of the controversy. If
this bill or anything substantially like
It, becomes a law, I predict that a
campaign for lower duties will begin
the moment the extraordinary session
of Congress adjourns and will continue
fc with increasing zeal until the judg
merit entered in the court of the pub
lic concensus is also entered in the
Journals of Congress. It gives me
no pleasure to utter this prophesy for
I have earnestly hoped that the revis
ion now in progress would end the dis
pute for years to come.
"It is idle, worse tnati idle, to spec
ulate upon the technical meaning of
the words and phrases employed in the
last Republican platform upon this
subject. It has a history familiar to
every member of the Senate.
"Who insisted upon the revision? It
was not the manufacturer, the lumber
man, the coal, iron, woollen or oil man.
The dWnand came from those who be
lieved the duties on many articles and
commodities were too high; from those
jvho believed that they were paying
too much for the things they had' to
buy. I know that the voices of those
clamoring for an increase of custom
house taxation are more distinctly
heard in the corridors and committee
rooms: but there will come a time
presently when the clamor of the mil
lions who want some relief will sound
like the roar of a thousand Niagaras
from one ocean to the other. I have
heard it said that those who were In
stating upon this revision had no op
portunity to know whether the duties
wre too high or too low. This dis-
-trust -ox skepticism of the judgment of
the committeemen was & fundamental
mistake.
"The people know in a comprehen
MORTGAGE ON
HOTEL PRECEDES
IMPROVEMENTS
Appearance of Water Street at Golden
Bit! to be Greatly Changed by Raz
ing of Old Buildings aid Construction
of New.
A mortgage given by Josephine Shel
ton, et al.. to the trustees of the estate
of Clapp Spooner, covering the Atlan
tic Hotel property, to the amount of
$70,000, is said to be the forerunner of
extensive improvements to be made in
the hotel property. Indeed the portion
of Water street on the west side, from
Golden Hill street to the hotel, will
have an entirely different appearance
when the plans of the owners of the
land are finished.
All the old structures have been, or
will be torn down. A two story build
ing is to be erected on the property
East of the site of the Hamilton fac
tory. It will be extended to Water
street and abut upon the Union Hotel.
The Water street front of the Atlan
tic Hotel Building is to be torn out
and rebuilt. The appearance of the
building will be thus greatly changed.
Tbe first floor will be tiled. The in
terior will be remodeled. When this
work is done the hotel will be com
pletely refurnished. .
Yesterday the following deeds were
recorded in the office of the Town
Clerk: Frederick H. Lyon to Josephine
Shelton. quit claim. $32,000, undivided
half interest in Atlantic Hotel proper
ty; Josephine Shelton to E. P. and
H. M. Lyon, undivided half interest
In the same property; Josephine Shel
ton, et al., mortgage, to Robert E. De
Forest, et al., trustees of Clapp Spoon
er, $70,000.
MIS. THOMPSON
CLAIMS LAWYERS
OVERCHARGED HER
Because Louisa Thompson of Stam
.iord thought that the attorneys in the
estate of her husband. Harry Thomp
son, who died leaving $500,000 behind
him were overpaid, she made an ap
peal from the finding of the probate
court, which is being heard before
Judge Curtis in the Superior court.
Thompson left realty to the amount of
about $45,000, the remainder being in
stocks and bonds. In his will he nam
ed the New Tork Life Insurance Co.
as executors.
Mrs. Thompson does not object to
the fees of the Stamford probate court,
but she does object to the- $5,480 which
the insurance company chargrd, also
$1,378 charged by Attorney W. T. Em
met and $2,000 by Attorney F. D. Hub
bell, both of New Tork. The plain
tiff's chief claim is that the will was
probated in this state, and the ac
counting made in this state and that
the fees should be Connecticut fees. In
her claim she does not believe that the
lawyers did enough work to warrant
the charges they made.
The plaintiff is represented by Attor
ney G. P. Rowel 1 of New York and the
defense by F. A. Hubbell, John C.
Chamberlain and W. T. Emmet, the
latter a great grandson of Thomas
Addis Emmet, the famous Irish exile
and a descendant of' Robert Emmet,
tbs Irish roaxty
Tariff Did Not Come from
Magnates, but from tbe Peo
Duties on Many Articles and
High.
sive and absolutely accurate way of
the development in these United
States; how all this is distributed and
the sources. They know what indus
tries breed1 millionaires and what in
dustries do not; they do not under
stand their conclusions are less infal
lible than the conclusions of the Al
mighty Himself. They have made
some progress toward the regulation of
transportation and the repression of
corporate evils. The last administra
tion will be remembered so long as the
history of our country is preserved for
its victories in the struggle for rate
regulation and for corporate fair-dealing.
The work has just begun and I
sincerely hope that the present admin
istration will be no less distinguished
than the last one.
"What I have said does not mean
that I have abandoned one jot or tittle
of my faith in the doctrine of protec
tion; but I am as little able to discern
the true spirit of this beneficent pol
icy in many discussions I have heard
from Republican Senators as I have
been able to discern the true meaning
of a tariff for revenue only, in some
of the discussions I have heard from
Democratic Senators."
As! to lumber, Senator Cummins said
thaf with respect to conservation, it
would make little difference whether
or not there was a duty. He asserted
that in the cost of production in the
greater par of the United States the
American had the advantage of the
Canadian and that a duty was only
necessary to equalize a disparity in
rates of transportation. He spoke at
great length on the iron and' steel tar
iff. He analyzed the reports of the
steel trust to show that it now has
no need of protection. With an hon
est capitalization of $700,000,000 he
said the trust could have sold Its out
put last year at the prices prevailing
in Europe and would still have made
8 per eent. upon its capital and that
in the most unprofitable year of its
existence. If the steel trust needed
no protection, he continued, the inde
pendent companies would 'be amply
cared for, if the proposed duties were
reduced 50 per cent. He would be lib
eral with them, however, and when the
iron and steel paragraphs were.befonH
tne senate be wonw move to have
them reduced substantially 23 1-3 per
cent.
STORY OF PAYNE
WHO ESCAPED FROM
IMPRISONED CREW
American Residents of Kingston
Investigating His Tale Regard
ing the Imprisonment of Cap
tain and Crew of American
Whaler Five Years Ago.
(Special from United Press.)
Kingstown, St. Vincent, British
Northwest, May 6. American residents
of Kingstown are to-day investigating
the story told by a man named Payne
that the captain and crew of an Am
erican whaler Carrie D. Knowles, ar
imprisoned at or near Maraoaibo, Ven
ezuela, Payne says he is a member
of the crew and escaped last month.
He said the whaler, driven by fierce
storms, put into port five years ago
and that Captain Colin's stepson and
the crew of 12 men were seized and
thrown into prison where they have
since been held.
Payns tells a rambling, incoherent
story but with several evidences of
credibility and the Americans here
have placed the matter before Fried
erick Van Ding, the American consul
at Juddstown, Jamaica, with the re
quest that he communicate with Ven
ezuela. The Carrie D Knowles, according to
Payne, had a crew made up of native
West Indians with the exception of
himself, the captain and first made. No
charges were made against the men
according to Payne and no trial -was
granted. He says the prisoners have
suffered untold hardships and have
not been allowed to communicate with
anyone outside their prison. This ac
counts for the fact that the imprison
ment has been kept such a secret as
it was generally supposed that the
crew had been lost at sea.
Those who have heard Payne's story
are divided in their opinions as to its
truth.
GARVEY NOT SHOT, BUT HALF SHOT
Special officer Terrill, who is watch
man along Water street discovered
Mike Garvey in Silliman's lane last
night, bleeding from a wound in the
mouth. Garvin told the officer that
he had been shot by "Paddy Bagan."
He was taken to the emergency hos
pital where his wound was dressed
by Dr. Krause. The doctor told Gar
vey that he was lying if he said that
anyone had shot him. The wound
was a simple puncture and could not
have been caused by a shot. Garvey
was drunk and he offered the doctor a
flood of abuse in return for his ser
vices. Garvey was turned over to the
police. Judgment was suspended in
his case in the city court.
PROPERTY OF ANDREW
GR1YE ATTACHED TO
SECURE LIMBER BILLS
The T,ivenrore Lumber Co., of this
city, the successors of the Tomlinson
Lumber Co., have brought suit againet
Andrew Grive. the Ipcal building con
tractor, to recover. : a bill of $1,154.43
against Grive fou-lumber furnished.
Property in Shelton. Pembroke and
Sheridan streets, Park and Wheeler
avenues have been attached to the
sum' of 11,500 to satlsf y'the claim.
ELECTRIC BILLS ARE
WITHDRAWN BY COUNSEL
FOR ILLUMINATING CO.
But Business Men Not Sat
isfied With Utter Failure
of Obnoxious Measures,
Will Demand Repeal
of Statute.
Bridgeport Well Represent
ed at Hearing Before Ju
diciary Committee This
Afternoon Proposed
Legislation "Would Pre
vent Sale of Surplus Elec
tricity by Corporations or
Persons Not Regularly
Chartered for Purpose.
(By Our Staff Correspondent.)
Hartford, May 6. The so-called elec
tric bills were withdrawn this morn
ing upon the request of Judge A. B.
Beers of Bridgeport, counsel for the
United Illuminating- Company of
Bridgeport and New Haven. At least
Judge Beers informed Chairman
Searls. Senate chairman of the judi
ciary committee, that he desired to
withdraw them.
When this knowledge came to the
business men, who were present to op
pose the withdrawal of the bills. They
will ask for permission to substitute
in place of them a bill repealing the
existing statute.
This statute provides that no per
son, or corporation, shall sell electric
light who is not chartered to do so.
The electric bills so-called were in
tended to supplement the statute.
Among those present here to attend
the hearing were A. M. Cooper and
Wallace G. Taylor of the Howland
Company, Samuel W. Wheeler, Gener
al Henry A. Bishop, all of Bridgeport,
with many leading representatives of
business interests from other parts of
the state.
The bills were Introduced by Senator
Holzer of Bridgeport (by request) are
innocently called electric light bills
but which if passed into law would
practically demoralize some of the
largest business interests in the strfte.
The three bills virtually aim at the
same object, that of preventing firms
who own electric light plants to trans
fer to other buildings owned by them
selves or others power or light. In
other words, the bills forbid business
men or manufacturers to introduce im
provements in their commercial houses
or factories without the consent of
the legislature.
In an interview printed in The Far
mer, several weeks ago, Senator Hol
zer. the introducer of the measures
declared that he was not in favor of
them himself, and that he only offered
them at the request of the attorney
for the United Illuminating company
of Bridgeport and New Haven. He in
timated at the same time that he
would gladly withdraw the bills, as
he had only learned of their antagon
ism to business when he read of their
true import.
WATER
BILL IS
KILLED
No Bridgeport Representa
tive Speaks in Pavor of
Act to Take Veto Power
Prom Small Towns.
(By Our Staff Correspondent.)
Hartford, May 6. The bill proposed
by the Common Council of the City of
Bridgeport, which amends the act
passed two years ago, enabling
Bridgeport to purchase water works
was defeated in the Senate, late yes
terday afternoon, and defeated in the
House to-day. In the House not a
voice was lifted in its favor. Both
the Bridgeport representatives were
silent. The principle change propos
ed by the bill was to take away the
veto power from Fairfield and Stratford
which towns, under the law as it is,
may with a few votes overrule the will
of the 100,000 people of Bridgeport.
Congregationalists Meet
io Greenwich
The Fairfield County Association of
Congregational Ministers met at the
Second Congregational Church in
Greenwich Tuesday forenoon and af
ternoon. Rev. George E. Egbert of
Norwalk, presided as moderator, and
Rev. Dr. Herbert S. Brown of Darien,
was the secretary.
Lunch was served at noon by a com
mittee of ladies of the Greenwich
Church, for which address of thanks
was given by Rev. H. C. Woodruff of
Bridgeport.
At the afternoon session the legisla
tive committee gave its report through
the chairman, Rev. Charles S. Mac
farland, of South Xorwalk. He re
ported concerning legislation at Hart
ford and the matters presented receiv-
e dconsiderable discussion.
Upon the motion of Rev. Gerald H.
Beard, of Bridgeport, the legislative
committee were instructed to present
a report at the next meeting of the
association, laying out work which the
ministers of the county and of the
state might do in obtaining good legis
lators and good legislation. The work
of the legislative committee was given
hearty endorsement by the gathering
yesterday.
SENTENCED FOR THEFT.
William Dixon was sent to jail for
10' days in the city court this morning
on a charge of stealing old brass and
junk from David Goldstein.
WHITLA BOY
IS CAPITAL
WITNESS TODAY
Points Oat Without Any Hesitancy in
Court Room James Boyle as the Man
Who Did The Kidnapping Last March
People Who Do Not Tell The Troth, The
Lad Promptly Informed The Prosecu
tion, 'lio To Hell."
(Special from United Press.)
Mercer, Pa., May 6. "What 'becomes
of people who do not tell the truth?'
asked the lawyer. "They go to Hell,'
gravely responded Billy Whitla. This
is the way testimony began to-day in
the trial of James Boyle, charged with
the kidnapping of the boy. The kid
napped boy was the first witness for
the prosecution as soon as Attorney
C. C. Cochrane, who is employed by
Mr. Whitla to assist the county, fin
ished outlining the case. Mr. Coch
rane said that the prosecution would
rest its case mainly on the boy's own
story.
And Billy told the story well. He
said that one day in March he was
taken from school by a man who call
ed him. "Do you see that man now?"
he was asked. "Yes," said Billy. "There
he is now, he pointed to Boyle, across
the table. "He wore some kind of
whiskers on the bottom of his face
that day," the boy went on. Billy
made an exceptional witness. His
opening statement showed that he ap
preciated the nature of an oath and
his testimony straight through was
clear and to the point. He described
his trip to Cleveland with the kidnap
per and his imprisonment in Cleveland
and told the events of March 22, the
day he was found. He said:
"Mr. Jones, (the kidnapper's alias)
took me out. He gave me a note. He
said to me that I was to tell the con
ductor to let me off at the Holland.
We walked about a mile and then we
took a car. But Mr. Jones did not
walk with me all the way. Most of
the time he walked across the street.
When I got on"e car he sneaked."
"Did you give the note to the con
ductor?" asked the attorney. "If I did
j you wouldn't have it now would youi?"
asKea tsiuy innocently ana tne court
room roared.
After the boy had identified the let
ters he wrote at the Granger to his
father and mother and Uncle Buhl, he
was turned over to Boyle's attorneys
for cross-examination. Attorney Mil
ler for Boyle, limited his examination
to a few questions about the whiskers
"on the bottom of Jones' face."
"Bid you see him take them off?" he
was asked. "Yes." , "What did he
Hflri" "He said all mn cnnlrt tnliA
T their's oft." 'Are you quite sure the
man who wore the mustache is the
same one who took you on to Cleve
land?" "Yes."
John Smith of Sharon was next call
ed. Smith said that Boyle wore a
black mustache while in the buggy. "I
wasn't positive of the identification
that day because of the little black
mustache," said Smith. "When Boyle
was brought back to Sharon under ar
rest I made my identification." Smith
was asked on cross-examination why
he did not notify Mr. Whitla. He
said he did not want to get mixed up
in it.
The Commonwealth rested at 11:35
A. M.
When court opened this afternoon
the attorney for defense announced
that Boyle would rest his case without
putting in any defense.
SULTAN FOLLOWED
PRECEDENT IN
HIDING MONEY
Example Set by Other Rulers
Who Have Faced Danger of
Successful Revolution
(Special from United Press.)
Vienna, May 6. Diplomatic officials
here declare that after the Banks of
England made France surrender the
money in their vaults put there by Ab
dul Hamid deposed Sultan of Turkey
even upon orders signed by him and
forced from him by the Toung Turks,
a precedent will be established that
will be not only far-reaohing but will
add to the danger of revolution in sev
eral countries, notably Russia. These
funds were taken from Turkey by the
then Sultan as a reserve fund. He
intended them for use by himself in
case the time came when he should
be forced into exile. And in doing
so he followed an example set by Czar
Nicholas, by King Alfonso of Spain,
toy Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary
and other Monarchs who have
faced and are always facing the great
danger of successful revolution.
BOY BOARD CAB TO GET COAL
AND WAS CARRIED AWAY
A boy 14 years of age was picked up
on a coal car at the East End yards
last night, by the railroad detectives.
He was brought to headquarters where
he gave his name as John Krusak. He
said he lived witn ms parents at 32
Bronx Park Avenue in the Bronx. He
got into a coal car on a freight train
to get some coal to take home and he
fore he could get off the train started.
He remained on the car till the train
reached east Bridgeport. Supt. Bren-
nan provided a ticket and the boy was
sent back to tne Bronx in charge of
the conductor of the 11:15 train.
WOMAN INSANE.
Mary O'Connell. 67 Revere street
was taken to Middletown to-day by
Investigator Morrissey of the charities
department to be committed to the
state asylum. She has developed f
violent mania within the last few days
LOBBY SCORES SWEEPING
VICTORY OVER FRIENDS OF
A PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL
By Vote of 124 to 95 Chand
ler Committee of Nine
Friendly to Bill is Swept
Aside and Unfriendly Com
mittee May Be Named.
Mayor Dunne of Willimantic
Denounces the Conduct of
the Lobby and . Says He
Has Facts That Would Not
Sound Well if Uttered.
New Plan Provides For Com
mittee Consisting of Nine
Representatives and Two
Senators to be Named
Without Restriction by
Speaker Bartlett Votes to
Reconsider.
Hartford, May 6. The friends of the
public utilities bill were decisively
beaten in. the House to-day, on the
motion to reconsider the Chandler
resolution. In place of a committee of
nine members of the House designated
under that resolution to prepare a new
bill. Speaker Banks was empowered to
appoint without restriction a commit
tee to consist of nine members of the
House and two members of the Senate
The vote for reconsideration was 125
for and 95 against. Representative
Frederick A. Bartlett, the member of
the Judiciary Committee from Bridge
port, was one of those who voted to
reconsider.
Speaking to the amendment offered
by Chandler, to-day, providing the
committee be composed of nine mem
bers of the House, six for and three
against a public utilities bill, as shown
by their votes recorded in the House
Rep. Dunn of Willimantic said that
the design of those who were opposing
the Chandler resolution was to kill all
chances of any kind of a public utili
ties measure. He then referred to the
lobbying which had been going on so
promisculously about the capitol and
elsewhere to kill off the measure. He
closed by predicting the utter defeat
of any measure of a public utility na
ture at this session of the legislature
With much drastic effect he said:
"I have in my own possession facts
in connection with the lobbying of this
measure which if I should reveal them
would hurt some."
The lobby which swarmed the cor
ridors and fairly mobbed members
whose votes were doubtful are respon
sible for the change of heart. The
representatives: of the private water
gas and electric light companies of the
state were considerably more in evi
dence than was the railroad lobby
showing that these companies recog
nize that many drastic portions of a
public utilities bill will be aimed at
them.
Hartford, May 6. After reconsidera
tion the House started to reject the
Chandler motion but Mr. Chandler
withdrew it by unanimous consent,
having ibeen assured' that the machine
leaders did not Intend to move the re
jection of the public utilities bill. The
House then passed a resolution draft
ed by Chairman Burnes of the Judic
iary committee, providing for a joint
select committee of nine House mem
bers and two Senators to take up the
subject of a public utilities commis
sion, and Mr. Chandler was unable to
tie the hands of the Speaker in any
matter as to the appointment of the
House members of this committee.
The insurgents became divided among
themselves and two efforts which he
made to do this failed. Speaker Banks
has the right to appoint whoever he
pleases on this committee, and the
final result is to completely re-open
the whole subject and place the public
utilities commission bill on the same
footing that it was when originally
referred to the Judiciary committee.
This gives the opponents of a commis
sion the opportunity to advance their
interests which seemed yesterday to
have practically departed.
At the opening of today's session
Representative Hall of Willington.
moved that the vote on the reconsider
ation of the Chandler motion of Thurs
day which the House adjourned before
taking yesterday the order of the day
for 11:30 and this was voted. When
the matter was taken up at 11:30, Rep
resentative Burnes the supporters of
the Hayes motion to reconsider from
the imputation of an ulterior motive
made yesterday and also defended the
course of the Judiciary committee pre
vious to its adverse report, saying that
no amendment hac been offered to the
committee except by one merriber of
it at the eleventh hour. He went pn
to say he believed a majority in the
House was in favor of the principle
though he was not himself and ex
pressed Ms willingness to have the bill
referred to a special committee, giv
ing the other side- notice at this point
that he intended himself, if the recon
sideration prevailed, to introduce a
resolution for a joint select committee
for this purpose. "I believe that if
we do not recognize the Senate." said
Mr. Burnes, "any bill which might be
prepared by a House committee and
passed by this body, would receive
short shift when it reached the Sen
ate." Representative Chandler stated that
he was reassured and was glad that
there was no intention on tne part ot
the other side to move the rejection
of the !ublie utilities bill.
The roll call vote was then taken
and showed 124 in favor of reconsid
eration to 95 against. Mr. Chandler
then arose to withdraw his motion but
this was declared out of order by
Sneaker Banks because action on the
matter had intervened. After receiv
ing the unanimous consent from the
House Chandler withdrew his motion
Burnes then offered a joint resolution
raising a joint selection of nine mem
bers of the House and two Senators
to which the public utilities matter
should be referred and which was in
structed to report on or before June
8th. Chandler offered an amendment
to this resolution, providing that the
House members of this committee
should be selected from those who were
In the negative vote on the rejection
of the bill on Tuesday. He said that
he was in favor of Burnes resolution
but that it Is a parliamentary principle
that in a matter of this kind no good
could come of reference to a commit
tee unless that committee was com
posed of friends of the measure.
Representative Leet of Enfield, Bush
of Orange, Davis of Litchfield, Dro
mitzer of Doodlgury and Humphrey of
Roxbury, opposed this amendment
while Higgins of Winsted favored it
Humphrey made an especially impres
sive point that to tie the Speaker's
hands would be a discourtesy. The in
surgents were very plainly split ur
and somewhat at sea over this matter
and this was clearly shown when Hall
of Willington, one of their leaders
spoke against the amendment and
moved the previous question. The
previous question was ordered and the
amendment was lost.
In the desperate effort to save some
thing of hi3 plan. Chandler offered an
other amendment requiring that six of
the nine House members be chosen
from those who were in the negative
vote. There was sharp debate on this,
during which Dunne of Willfrnantic as
serted that the object of Burnes' reso
lution was to kill the entire proposi
tion artd that the great amount of
lobbying that was being done proved
this conclusively.
The Burnes resolution was then
passed and transmitted to the Senate
under a suspension of the rules. Be
fore the final conclusion of the matter
Representative Forster of Rockville
called the attention of the chair to the
fact that the House has once refused
to recommit this matter to the Judi
ciary committee and expressed the
hope that the Speaker would recognize
this fact in appointing the House mem
bers of the joint committee.
MAYOR NAMES
INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE
Attorney David S. Day is the
Chairman of the Committee
Alderman Wilson Not Ap
pointed. Other Members Are Alder
men O'Neill and Primrose
and Messrs. Archibald Mc
Neil Jr., and James H. Mc
Elroy. The committee which is to enquire
into the methods of the Board of
Charities was named by the mayor this
morning. The chairman will be At
torney David S. Day, who has a high
regard for the mayor, and whose re
gard is returned by the mayor. Next
comes Alderman Primrose and Alder
man O'Neill, who will represent the
common council, and the other two
members are James H. McBlroy, for
mer member of the board and apro
vision dealer, and Archibald McNeil
Jr., a member of the firm of Archibald
McNeil & Sons, coal dealers.
The big surprise of the appointments
is that President Wilson, who intro
duced the resolution calling for the in
vestigation and who is a lawyer, is
not on the committee. The mayor
stated this morning that Alderman
Wilson was already on a great number
of committees and did not want to be
overburdened with work.
The committee has the power to pro
ceed with an investigation if it finds
that the conditions warrant it. The
appointees will probably r&ive the of
ficial announcement of their appoint
ments this evening and a meeting will
be called to map out a plan of action
DRUG CLERK IS
HELD FOR THEFT
IN CITY COURT
W. L, Lloyd Was Arrested With Ernsty
er's Goods on His Person.
W. L. Lloyd, 30 years old, married,
a clerk in the North end drug store
conducted by J. A. Leverty, was be
fore the city court this morning on a
charge of embezzlement. Goods have
been missing from' the store where
Lloyd was employed and there have
been irregularities in the conduct of
the branch postofRce In the store. The
Federal authorities looked into the
nostofBce matter, but were unable to
obtain evidence. Yesterday Special
Policeman R. J. Stanton was sent to
intercept Lloyd when he 'took the car
for his home in Minora. A miscelia
neous collection of druggists supplies
was found on his person. The goods
were identified by Mr. Leverty as be
longing to him, and Lloyd was locked
up. His case was continued in the
city court this morning, under a bond
of $500, which the accused was not
able to furnish.
HALIFAX FIRE TODAY
(Special from United Press.)
Halifax. N. S.. May 6. Halifax was
visited with a $100,000 fire early to
day which at one time threatened to
devastate the whole water front. Aft
er a five hours' battle with the flames
the firemen got the burning buildings
under control.
FOR SALE. Tenement buildings 777
and 779 Pembroke street. Buildings
to be removed from property. Apply
Main Office, Bridgeport Brass Co.
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DON'T BUY A LOT Wait. SOUND
"VIEW will be opened up about the
middle of this month. Maps and
prices can now be seen at our of
fice. Come in and see them. Watch
the papers for our opening advertise
ment. Charles S. Cole, Inc., 287
State St. R6so461
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TOMORROW MORNING sometime
after daybreak our manifesto will go'
to press, at O'Neill's. a
GET ACQUAINTED with our fine line
of tobaccos and pipes at Wood's
"Smoke-shop" 61 Cannon St. a:
FINE COUNTRY HOMES and farms
for sale. Also shore cottages. C. O. ;
Mathews. Beard's Corner, Milford.
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GERMAN WOMAN WANTED to gpi
out washing and house cleaning
Monday and Tuesday. Address E-
D., care of Farmer. a L
WANTED. Experienced clothing j
salesmen for Saturday, to help close
out the clothing business. The Glae-i
ner Furniture Co., 1192 Main St
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LOOK. AT THOSE wrinkles, all cam-j
ed by corns and bunions. See Dr. j
Mansfield, 201 Meigs Bldg., every f- 5,
ternoon and Sundays. a
WANTED. Competent dock builders !
and ship carpenters. Apply Snare
Triest oC. Congress Street Bridge. j
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REGULAR MEETING of Bridgeport
Newsdealers' Protective Aseo.. 8 p.m.;
sharp, to-day, Lincoln Bldg., Cannon
St. Business of much importance. j
BRAD'S FRIDAY and Saturday bar-j
gain day .' Ladies' gray, blue or black .
$10.98 and $12 suits to close at $6.98;
ladies' waists reduced to J39c, 49c, 79c,
$1.19. Ladies' $18 suits for only $12.98.
Many other bargains for Friday and
Saturday. Brad's, 1294 Mteint ap
FOR SALE 2 family 12 room House, aj I
improvements, Union avenue, $3,700,
between Stratford avenue and Con
necticut avenue. $3,000, 5 per cent
mortgage can remain, wTO take 2nd
mortgage of $200. Only $500 required
to buy same. Watson, 83 Fairfield
Ave. ap
FOR SALE Private residence en State
St., ten rooms, large lot. Price $6,500.
10 room house on Prospect St., $6,000
8 room house on Park St., $3,000. f
family house on Booth St., $3,000. 3
family house on Sixth St., $3,600. C.
O. Mathews, Beard's Corner, Milford.
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The members of the Trisfcab Lodge,
No. 16, C. S. S., axe hereby notified
that a. special meeting of the lodge
will be held this .evening at the home
of Sister A. M. ' Grand, 43 Seymour
street, at 8 o'clock, to take action on
the death of Sister Mariam Christian
sen of New Haven. Per order
Miss Catherine Kath, President,
Christina Peterson, Secretary.
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WANTED. 'Floor and bench moulders,
must be good on jobbing work. Ap
ply to The C. A. Dreisbach Foundry
and Machine Co., 25 Poplar St., New ;
Haven. R 5 bo
FOR SALE. Load of live cod. Ati
Lower Bridge, schooner Mat tie and
Lena. R 4 spo 1
FOR SALE. Piano boxes. Make good i
chicken coops and ash boxes. 844
Noble Ave. R 3 do .
FOR SALE. Toy French Poodle pup- !
pies, also French Bull Puppies, 193 '
Middle St. R 4 spo
FOR SALJE. Pool table and Edison '
Graphophone very cheap, 79 Cedar
St., family going out of town.
R 4 spo
AMATEUR ACTOR WANTED in
vaudeville competition for $10 cash
prize. "Entertainer", care Farmer.
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WANTED. Tenor for the Washington
Park M. E. Church: Apply stating
qualifications and experience to W.F.
Severn, 1876 Noble Ave. R 6 so
TO RENT. 7 rooms, all improvements,
steam heat furnished, 590 Park ave
nue. Tel.2801-4. U 28 tfo
FOR SALE. Nice furniture, chamber
sets and chairs. 275 Brooks St.
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FOR SALE. Building lots on Connec
ticut Ave., Holland Ave., Hollister
Heights. William Broch, 870 Main St.
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TO RENT. Flat 4 room, set tubs, etc
Inquire No. 79 William St. U 29 tf .o i
WANTED. Experienced body machine I
ironer at once. Good wages.
Bridgeport Steam Laundry.
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FOR SALE Farm of sixty-five acres ,
nearly all tillable land. Ten room
house, large barn. This farm is lo- j
cated in Hawleyville, Conn., about
ten minutes' walk from railroad sta
tion. James Green, 173 Catherine St.
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CASCA-LAXINE TABLETS cure bil
iousness and constipation. Follow tha
direction. " U 12 o
DEPP'S STUDIO. Special season's
offering. Come in and see our high
grade work and find out how to get
a life size pastel and frame for one
dollar. Prompt attention given view
and amateur work. At Depp's Stu
dio, 988 Main St., over Jackson's Book
Store. R 4 tf
FOR SALE. This week's special bar
gains of second hand pianos: One
James & Holstrom, $75: one Vose &
Son upright, $150; one Bradford (oak
case), $150; one Haynes Bros, up
right. $150; one Gabler upright, $185;
one Bradbury, (walnut case), $175;
one Steinway, (ebony case), $275;
Squares. $10 and upwards. Eas
payments if desired. The M. Stein
ert & Sons Co., 915 Main St.
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FOR SALE. Columbia five-passenger,
four cylinder automobile, 24-28 horse
power. 1907. Recently overhaule-dr
and in first-class condition. Ha?
top, magneto, glass wind shield.
Presto gas light, five lamps, new
tires. Can be bought very cheajl
and demonstrated at any time. Call
at Miller Motor Car Co., 554 Fairfield
Ave., Bridgeport, Conn.
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