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Regulars Vainly Endeavor to Reach Some
Basis of Compromise With Allies, Who
Are Demanding Changes in the Rules Upon
Which Cannon's Depotism is BasedSpeak
er Holds Up Legislation, Although He Says
He is "Willing to go Ahead?Time Will be
: Occupied in Endeavor toSeach Agreement.
The Battle on Capitol Hill.
Cause Insurgent x orris' rcso
intion to aboiisii the present -Committee
on Kales.
lies u It Still in doubt. al"ter
continuous session since noon
- yesterday.
I. Belligerents Democrats and
" -Republican Insurgents vs. Repub-
lican Regulars.
Casualties Seven roll calls -won
by - the allies during the
night.
Regulars filibuster while ab-
sentees are being drummed up.
. Session has lasted .25 hours.
House adjourns until 4 p. m.
- (Special from United Press. ) '
Washington. March IS. With the ai
led forces of .insurgents and. Demo
trats claiming they will have a major
ity of seven votes in favor of over
turning the Cannon rules, whenever
the question is put to the House by
the Sneaker, and with the regulars ex-
Drcssins eaual confidence in the ulti
mate result, but fighting- for delay, the
over-night deadlock -at the capitol con--j
tinued until 1:45 today. I
At 10 o'clock belated Congressmen
were wandering into the chamber: in
sufficient numbers to justify the expec
tations that active hostilit'es would be
resumed before noon. - From 3 a. m.
there had been a lull in the fight and
the Republicans and Democrats alike
absented themselves In groups to se
cure a wink of sleep, a bite of food
or a cud of coffee.
During most of these hours Speaker
Cannon, grim, haggard-faced, pale, but
undaunted, held the gavel on the mar
ble rostrum ready at any moment to
checkmate an unexpected move on the
part of his enemies.
Representatives Norris of Nebraska,
Cooper of Wisconsin. Murflock of Kan
sas; and Gardner of Massachusetts, the
four ringleaders among the House in-
surgents, were present every minute
of the time, "hoping that .something
would come' up which would allow
them an opportunity .once more to clip
the wings of the old eagle perched over
the House.
' At 1:50 o'clock this morning a motion
was made by the regulars to- take a
recess until 11:55 a. m. It was beaten
by the combined insurgents and Dem
ocrats by a vote of 135 to 141. As the
hours passed the Democrats began to
complain about the lack of results
from the efforts of Sergeant-at-Arms
Casson. who was supposed to be drum
ming up members. He was called to
the bar of the House and answered in
defence that he was doing the best he
could.
""I be clock Is about to strike 4." said
Clayton. (Democrat. Ala.,) in beginning
a. few remarks.
"The clock doesn't strike," corrected
a member.
"That's right." admitted Clayton,
"the clock is like the Speaker, it
doesn't strike. It's dumb." v
I At 7:20 a. m. the record showed a
' quorum present. Olmstead, (Republi
; can. Pa.), one of the regulars, moved
that the officers of the House be In-
structed to cease their efforts -to ar
rest absent members. A roll call was
demanded and the Cannon organiza
tion was again defeated by a vote of
24 to 93. Twenty-nine Democrats re--frained
from voting because they we e
paired with absent Republicans. The
allies, after a canvass of the field, de-
' elared at 8 o'clock this morning that
they would have a majority of seven,
even with the full strength of the reg
ulars on the floor. '
Speaker Cannon gave up the gavel
to J. Hampton Moore, (Republ'can,
Pa.), at 8:45 a. m., and immediately
a number of sleepy members sauntered
up to the rostrum to have some fun
with the new "Speaker." "I want to
ask recognition to call up the Inland
Waterways Bill." exclaimed Represen
tative Maynard, (Democrat. Va.)
"Now is the time to get all the money
you want." remarked Representative
Tawney, (Republican. Minn.), chair
man of the Appropriations committee.
"Get it quick while 'TJnole Joe' Isn't
looking and run away with it."
At 1V5 the Democrats near the center-
aisle began singing, first hymns,
then popular songs. "Old Black Joe"
. and "A Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight" wound up the chorus which i
was quelled by Moore's gavel.
Representative Schackleford, (Demo
crat, Mo.), declared that the Speaker'
had "contemptuously abdicated his j
chair" and that .the House was "in j
atate of anarchy."
Moore resigned the gavel to 1
"Uncle Joe" at 11:45. I
Nearly every member of the House
was in b's seat when "Uncle Joe ' a- i
cended "the throne." The galleries
were jammed and pedple stood twenty
deep in the corridors.
"I don't need any sleep." remarked :
fthe Speaker as he stopped in. "As
we grow older we need less sleep I
find."
On taking the gavel "TTcle Joe" an
nounced: "The chair will hear the gen
tleman from Iowa, Mr. Smith (Repub
lican), and then will shortly rule."
Smith defended his votes of yester
day and the day before in favor of the
organization.
Speaker Cannon then turned the
gavel over to Olmstead of Pennsyl
vania, and the new Speaker pro-tem
recogn'zed Representative Campbell;
(Republican, Kansas). Campbell also
defended the old rules.
Mrs. Taf t was an attentive listener
from the executive gallery during this
stage of the proceedings. In her party
was Frank B. Kellogg, the govern
ment's "trust buster."
While Smith and Campbell were
speaking a committee of insurgents,
regulars and Democrats were trying
to reach the compromise and there
were all sorts of rumors on the floor
of the Mouse. - . ;
Vice -President -Sherman dropped in
during the morning, stepped up to the
Speaker's table and shook hands with
Moore who was wielding the gavel.
While he was standing there Repre
sentative Sabath (Democrat, Ills.) ask
ed: "Is there a quorum present?" "There
does net seem to be one," . replied
Moore.
"How much are we shy?" asked Sa
bath. "Four blue chips and a red
one," exclaimed the Vice President in' corner late at nignt, you mignt reel
a perfectly audible tone, and the j justified in shooting at sight. He was
House laughed. - very apparently a bad man, and he
After a continuous session of 25 gloried in his wickedness.
hours the House was still deadlocked Patrolman Anderson encountered
at 1 o'clock this afternoon on the ques- i Haesett not far from the Third pre
tion of overturning the rules. I cinct station. Struck by the odd ap-
EfTorts were being made by the reg- j pearance of the scrapper, he stopped
ulars to reach some basis of compro- to look him over. Hassett glared at
mise with the allies. All indications ! him a moment, then growled. "I don't
were that the . insurgent-Democratic : know whether I'll let you live and suf-
forces had the upwr hand and could
continue to keep, it indefinitely. Dur
ing the negotiations for-a compromise
"TSenator aBlley was in conference with
the Democratic leaders in the' cloak
room. Smith of Iowa, Campbell of Kansas,
and Martin of Dakota, took the floor
and talked loudly and long on theS
rules. - No one listened to the?e '
speeches except the crowds in the gal
leries as the members were busily en
gaged discussing the chances of a set
tlement." The Speaker., who had resigned the
gavel to Olmstead, (Republican, Pa.),
was sauntering about he floor, chat
ting with various Republicans. To
j one of them he said that he was qu-te
willing to "go ahead." '
"The Speaker is in . favor of letting
the Insurgents and Democrats have
their way and take the consequences,"
said one of "Uncle Joe's" henchmen.
"If the new rules are adopted and
prove a gold brick, the Speaker will
certainly not be blamed for them."
The allies this afternoon turned
down the propositions for a compro
mise on the " rules fight, proposed by
the regulars. 1
The first was that the committee on
Rules should consist of ten members
with no prohibition against the Speak
er being a member.
The second was that there be a com
mittee of fifteen with still no specific
provision that the Speaker not be a
member.
The third was to Accept entirely the
Norris resolution with the exception
of the provision limiting the Speaker
as a member of the committee.
1:45 p. m. a roll call on -motion by
Representative Martin (Republican,
South Dakota) to recess until 4 p. m.,
in order to let the belligerents have
a -chance to arrange a compromise,
was ordered. ,
The vote was 161 to 151, Cannon vot
ing aye.
WELL KNOWN WOMAN
TUOLLEY VICTIM IS
BROUGHT TO 1 1 Kli HOME.
Still suffering greatly from shock,
and from concussion of the brain re
ceived when she was run down at
Paradise Green by a trolley car yes
terday. Mrs. Wilmot C Wheeler, wife
of a well known retired business man
of 829 Park avenue, was brought to her
home In this city this afternoon from
the home of Mrs. John Wilcoxson,
whqre she was visiting.
Mrs. Wheeler failed to note the ap
proach of-a car from the south as she
walked across the tracks to board a
south bound car. She was struck by
the fender and thrown heavily into the
roadway, Dr. W. B. Cogswell of
Stratford found her unconscious. This
afternoon she was slowly improving,
but had not yet recovered from a vio
lent blow on the head.
LOCAL ARTISTS TO
TAKE PART IX BIG
SACRED CONCERT.
Several. accomplished musicians have
been secured to assist in the lecture
and sacred concert at Poll's Sunday
evening under the auspices of St. Pat
.rick's church. The speaker, the Rev.
Father W. J. McKenna of Springfield,
an eminent Shakespearean reader and
noted pulpit orator, will deliver a lec
ture on Daniel O'Connell.
Prominent among the musical fea
tures will be vocal solos by Mrs. E. J.
O'Neill, the gifted contralto of this
city, and several of her pupils will
also sing. William V. Walsh, tenor
soloist. Miss Jessie Murray, soprano,
and others will take part in the mu
sical program which will be under the
direction of John Wilbur Dial.
Tickets may be obtained and exchang
ed for reserved seats at Clampett's
pharmacy. 1334 Main street. .
POLICEMAN'S LEG
BROKEN IN FALL IN
TRENCH AT NIGHT.
Patrolman Dennis Kehoe, of 1040
Pembroke street, one of the' latest ap
pointments to the police department,
broke both bones of his left lesr, ju-t
above the ankle and dislocated the an
kle, when with Policemen Ramsey and
Walker he entered the yard of Lou's
Levin. 27S East Main street, at 1
o'clock this morning to seek tramps
believed to be sleeping in Levin's
barn. s
The night before he was in the same
locality. In the interval a trench had
been dug, and Kehoe. believing he
knew the ground, walked into the
trench, falling down four feet and
wedging his left leg so securely in the
excavation that the other policemen
had to literally dig him out. He was
taken to St. Vincent's hospital by Am
bulaDee Surgeon McQueeney.
KID HASSETT,
LOCAL PUG, IS
SENTTO JAIL
Didn't BTake Good on Threat to Beat op
a Pulxsmaa friends to (he Rescue.
Typical Low Crop is Hassett, But at that
He Carries a Wallop in E ther S'eeve.
Kid Hassett, the ' promising young
pugilist of the West End who has
figured in a number of local sparring
exhibtions, failed to make good his
threat to beat up a policeman last
night, and today went to jail for 30
days in consequence. When the news
of the kid's predicament spread
through the West EJnd among' his ad
mirers, they at once began talk of
getting up a benefit for him, to take
his case to the highest courts in the
l?nd if necessary to get him free.
They claim the kid will not be fit when
he gets out of durance vile, and may
have to go back to the grindstone for
a living instead of resuming his ex
hibitions of the manly art.
The Kid left his home, 575 Gregory
street, early last evening and made a
round -of a number, of saloons where
he is always, a welcome guest. He
took aboard more than he could well
carry. John Barleycorn had him grog
gy before the evening was well under,
way. In .his peregrinations about the
West End, he encountered Patrolman
Anderson.
Hassett's hair was combed down in
to his eyebrows, his cap was drawn
over one ear, his coat was flung open
to the night breezes, and his only pro
tection against the cold was a gaudily
colored shirt. Meeting him in a dark
rer. or just Kill you nuw ue ?naneu.
as ne surveyea Anaerson. j. ne cop
took a firm hold -on his nightstick at
these words and approached the youth
with caution.
"I never liked a squarehead," con
tinued HasseUi "I think I'll bite your
ear off.'
ndi
Jerson was not used to
such talk and it disconcerted him a
bit. He cast about in the darkness
and espied afar the shield of another
copper, BucKiey. with renewed cour
age he approached Hassett. "The prize
fighter squared off, but when Ander
son made display of his willow club,
he stepped out of his fiahting posture,
and making only a sickly -show of
resistance, he accompanied Anderson
and Buckley to the third precinct sta
tion. . x
Hassett spent the night in a cell,
adn this morning presented a sorry
picture when arraigned before Jude
Wilder in the city court room. Realiz
ing his error, he was rather penitent,
but still maintained the air of a bold
bad .man. He talked out of a far cor
ner of his mouth., bit his words off
short, and even sassed the court a lit
tle to show just how deeply he was
steened in wickedness.
When Patrolman Anderson had told
the court of Hassett's conduct, refus
ing to pressj a charge of resistance to
an officer against him, the court found
the prisoner guilty of both breach of
the peace and drunkenness. So Has
sett. who was broke, went back to his
cell room while a crowd of young ad
mirers began to scheme ways and'
means of rescuing him from his plight.
One of them asked for information as
to how much his fifte was. and on be
ing informed that the kid must - go
to jail as well as pay a fine, he out
lined a plan of action for the edifica
tion of his associates.
"T tell you, bo," he said to Court
Officer Finnegan. "Hassett's a good
kid. but when he gets to lappin' up
the suds, it's all off wit' him. He's
some scrapper, too.dat kid. It ain't
right to put him in stir dat way. He'd j
orter be out trainin" now. He's got a j
lot o' chances. I don't know why de
cops have to jump on a good kid like :
d?t. anyway. He wouldn't hurt
Anderson, ennyhow. I guess Ander
son's out tryin' to do a marathon, i
VV ell, 11 lllc kiu Wda u ma puis an
right, he'd give dat copper somethin
dat "d make him t'ink he was walkin'
in his sleer." ' j
Then turning to his admiring asso
ciates, the spokesman delivered an
other speech. He urged upon them
the necessity for prompt and vigorous
measures to rescue their hero from
jail, and told them to rustle around
for monev to pay the kid's fine, and
then to plan a monster benefit for the
prisoner. They neglected to apply to
Superintendent Birmingham for a per
mit for their Contemplated exhibtion
before they left police ' headquarters,
or they1 mis-ht have adopted another
plan of -action.
Hassett weighed in at 130 pounds
when he went through the office of
Police Clerk Smith. He is 5 feet. 5
inches tall, and modestly disclaiming
credit for his pugilistic accomplish
ments, gave his occupation as a la
borer. UOGAN'S LIFE
SLOWLY' EBBS
Torrington.March 18. The follow
ing statement was issued from the
bedside of "Jim" Hogan, former Yale
football captain, at 9:30 o'clock this
morning:
"Patient spent a restless night and
is weaker than he was yesterday.
Physicians remained " with him con
stantly curing the night."
JILTED GIRL WILL
RECOVER, BUT HER
BEAUTY IS MARRED.
Elsie Olson's Face Is Disfigured With
Hideous Burns From Acid.
Bearing burns that will mar her
beauty for life, Elsie Olsen, the pret
ty Swedish girl who yesterday tried
to end her life when she -found her
love for Dennis Kelley an undertaker,
unrequited, is today so much improved
at St. Vincent's hospital that she has
been pronounced otit of danger.
The girl succeeded, it has been
learned, in drinking only a small por
tion of the acid she had bought a few
moments T;efore, spilling most of the
contents that left the bottle upon her
face and right forearm. Her chin and
i cheeks are severely blistered, and it is
! likely that her face will bear a hideous
! scar.
EJ'.sie's attempt to end her life came
when .she learned that Kelley con
templated leaving Bridgeport to tour
the country with the Barnum & Bailey
r-ircua. .
NAMLlf?TPATWCK
Many Prominent Irishmen of Bridgeport Par
ticipate at Banquet at Atlantic Hotel.
Eloquent Speakers Proclaim the Lesson that St. Patrick's
Day Proclaims to Ireland's Sons T. M. Cullinan is
Toastmaster Mayor Buckingham, Hon. John J. Phelan,
Francis M. Buckley of Ansonia, Mayor Mahan of New
London, and Rev. Fitzgerald Among Speakers, Last
Speech of Late Governor Liiley Read 250 Men Stand
ing, Drink Silent Toast to His Memory.
St. Patrick on the Hill of Tara, cen
turies ago, converted Irishmen to the
Christian faith. So grateful have
Irishmen since been- that on every 17th
of March through all those long, long
years. Irishmen, in whatever portion
of the world, have celebrated the name
of the good Saint, have kept his mem
ory green as the four leafed clover,
enriching it with eulogy as golden as
the harp upon the ' flag of E:rin.
Not less, but more, in Bridgeport,
thu in otner p.aces to which the Isle
of Patrick has sent her sons to reap
laurels in virgin fields, is the anniver
sary of the Saint celebrated. So it is
not strange that 50 of the leading
Irishmen .of this city assembled about
fhe ourdened tables in the Atlantic
hotel, last night, with their guests, to
renew those centuries old associations
and to consider again ideas hallowed
by the recollection that these- same
thoughts were those also of an un
broken and unnumbered ancestry,
stretching backward, backward, and
yet backward to that same hill of
Tara, to those sturdy, pagans,, think
ers of Europe, tn whom Patrick found
a fertile soil, for the implantation of
his wonderful' truths.
Irishmen have ever loved oratory.
Patrick was hinpself an- orator of pow
er, and doubtless Ireland's long line
of gifted orators, there and here, may
be included as part of the debt due
him. At any rate no celebration of
March 17 would be" complete 8 ny where
without the flow of wit and reason
in oratory and last night was no ex
ception to the rule.
Toasts most appropriate to the day
were responded to by men who
brought to their subjects deep thpught,
and eloquent- expression.. . The entire
range of Irish history was covered,
with serious, - light or fanciful touch,
to the profit of all concerned. j
The guest table at the heaa or the
great dining hall seated men well
known in Bridgeport, r , throughout
the state.
Fred C. Mullins, president ot the
Knights of St. Patrick, givers of the
feast, sat at the left of the toastmaster
City Attorney Thomas M. Cullinan,
and then, at right or' left Hon. Edward
T. Buckingham, mayor of Bridgeport,
Rev. Fr. Kennedy, of St. Augustine's,
Bryan Mahan, mayor of New London,
Francis M. Bulkley, superintendent of
schools of Ansonia, Former Secretary
of State John J. Phelan, Rev. Fr. Fitz
gerald, of 'the church of the Sacred
Heart. Rev. Fr. T. J. Kelly, rector of
the St. Peter's and P. F. Cahill, of
Lawrence. Mass.
It was generally conceded that, de
spite the handicap created by a long
line of successful preceding banquets
the committee scored the- last and
greatest triumph, in point of numbers
seated, not less than by the high
character of the after dinner speaking,
and the valuable . lessons . .enforced
thereby.
Frederick C. Mullins, president ' of
the society, introduced, as toastmaster,
Thomas M. Cullinan, city attorney,
who. after speaking briefly in behalf
of the Knights of St. Patrick and the
committee, tendered a welcome to all
present and sincere thanks for the
larce attendance.
Mr. Cullinan said that in the near
future a ' permanent organization of
the Knights will be affected. He ex
pressed the hope that the same , en
thusiasm may be brought to this ob
ject, that had been given to the an
nual banquet and its attendant cele
bration. Mr. Cullinan'a Remarks.
City Attorney Thomas M. Culli
non .said: "I appreciate very much
the compliment which has been paid
to me in asking me to preside here as
toastmaster. It seems hardly a year
WILL TAFT READ
INSURGENTS OUT
OF HIS PARTY
(Special from United Press.)
Cleveland, March 18. Speeding to
ward the political battle-ground in
New York state. President Taft to
day devoured eagerly every detail of
the all-night fight at Washington
which began when the insurgents in
troduced their resolution abolishing
the present committee on rules. The
president received his first news of
the fight in a cipher telegram that
was delivered to him at the St. Pat
rick's Day dinner at Chicago.
With five speeches before him to
day it is expected that he will give
some intimation of his position in the
insurgent-Cannon row.
Many who have carefully watched
bis attitude in the past think he may
take the bit in his teeth and read the
insurgents out of the Republican
party. He may enter a peace pact
or proffer a neutrality pact with the
insurgents in order to get his meas
ures on, the statute books.
Ashtabula, O., March 18. Presi
dent Taft's train stopped ten minutes
at Ashtabula today at 9:10 a. m. The
President was on the platform of his
special car before the train stopped.
A crowd of five hundred was waiting.
"Isn't there any school today," he
asked, noting the crowds of school
children. "How in the world did you
all get away?"
"The truant officer is here too,"
shouted a girl in reoly and the roni-
I since our last dinner, but 12 months
I have glided by and we are again as
! sembled to commemorate the life and
j achievements of the most colossal fig
ure of Irish history. While our pri
; mary purpose in celebrating this occa
sion is to honor the memory of the
i great apostle . whose life work"- meant
; so rnijeh to Ireland and the Irish peo
ple, still we know this subject will in
' vite the consideration of kindred sub
, jects, and we "know that in eloquent
: speech there will be retold the achieve
I merits of the Irish people,
i "We take a justifiable pride in hear
i ing the recital of the deeds of the
; Irish race. The origin and develop
ment of our own characters and per
sonal traits are wrapped up in th his
tory of the Irish people. We love
Irish history in truth because it is the
history of our ancestors and therefore
necessarily the history .of ourselves.
In the great struggle, the lasting
struggle for the presedvation of relig--ous
taith and the restoration of na
tional independence, the, Irish have
sacrificed every material and selfish
advantage. We can truthfully say
that for centuries the Irish Catholics
who have lived and died in the native
land ay be described as a band of
martyrs. In every cemetery,' in every
village throughout Ireland lie hun
dreds of souls whose hopes were born
of aspirations for their fellow coun
trymen. "We know of this melancholy condi
tion in the history of our mother coun
try and we take pleasure in hearing
eloquent tongues picture the dreams
and hopes that inspired the martyrs
and patriots of Ireland.- We know
the physical resources of the country
and wtr know that under more favor
able conditions the people would have
been one of the most successful and
richest on the earth. Mo spot on the
globe presents more beautiful scenery
than the hills and valleys- of Ireland.
We -love to picture in: our own mind
the day that is now coming nearer
when the harbors of that island will
be busy with commerce from all parts
of the world, when the land will hum
with the music of factories, when the
owner of the soil will be reaping the
profit of his labors, when a parlia
ment in Dublin will govern and regu
late Irish affairs for Ireland.
"With this rich heritage is it a mat
ter of wonderment that we should take
pleasure and gratification in hearing
the story retold? While Ireland is in
the position where she needs the moral
and financial sup'port of all the chil
dren of Irish .blood throughout the
civilized world, it- is fitting that we
should gather together , as we have
gathered tonight.
"We are especially fortunate in the
gentlemeft who are assembled here to
night. The standard of speaking set
by this body has been high and to
night there is to be. no exception. I
desire to call to your mind that a year
ago our then distinguished and esteem
ed executive, the late Governor Liiley,
addressed this body. On that occa
sion he delivered one of the choicest
speeches it had ever been our pleasure
to hear, and tonight we have decided
not o.nly as a matter of pleasure to
ourselves, but as a matter of respect
to him to have his speech read. I will
call upon Mr. John T. King to read the
speech erf the late Governor Liiley."
Mr. King read mme eloquent address
of Governor LilleyJibat a year ago had
thrilled the'- annual gathering of the
Knights of St. Patrick,' and at its close
an enthusiastic outburst of applause
paid tribute to the sentiments of ven
eration and love for Irish patriotism
voiced in the address. -
Toastmaster Cullinan then called to
mind the fact that the visit of Gover
nor Liiley here last-year was his last
public appearance, and he called for a
(Continued .on Page 14.)
dent laughed until his face reddened.
Rochester, March 18. This- city is
gaily decorated with the national
colors today and President Taft will
be given a royal welcome when he
arrives at 3:45 this afternoon to be
the guest of honor at the annual din
ner of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chief Executive will -remain in
this city until 10 o'clock tomorrow
when he will go to Albany where he
is to be the guest of Governor
Hughes. x v
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FOR SALE. Three belt-driven Freight
Elevators h3ving capacity of 4,00
pounds, for lift of 35 feet; size of
car 6x8. Everything complete. See
William McLennan at plant of Bry
ant Electric Company. S 18 d
WANTED. By the month, a young or
middle aged, sober and steady man
to care for a few acres of land part
ly under cultivation, to care for two
or three cows, to use and care for
a team, and make himself generally
useful about a small place; or a mar
ried man and his wife. The wife to
do cooking Ei,nd general housework
not including laundry and chamber
work. Good wattes, board and per
manent employment to the right per
sons. J. L. Iletzel, Southport. Conn.
s is a -
RIOT AT BIER OF
PRETTY GIRL, VICTIM
OF SCARLET FEVER
Health Regulations Enforced With Aid of
Police-Mother in Hysterics.
Strict enforcement, with the aid of
the police, of the sanitary regulations
covering the funerals of scarlet fever
patients, caused a riot at the funeral
services this morning of Jennie Mic
kello, the 16 year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Dominic Mickello of 34 Reilly
street, and one of the orettiest friris
of the East Bridgeport Italian colony.
-int.- appearance or tne police during
the funeral services,- held in private
in the Mickello apartments in a 13
family house, brought neonlo swarm
ing from all directions into the crowd
ed little yard, up ' on the porches and
soon several hundred had gathered in
the vicinity of the yellow placarded
scene of death.
The death of the Mickell girl occur
red at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
She returned Saturday from her em
ployment at the Warner Bros. Corset
shop, apparently in her usual buoyant
spirits, and following her custom,
played about the street with a number
of smaller children until dusk. Sun
day morning she awoke ill, and on
Monday when Dr. Elmer F. Blank was
called, he found her suffering from a
well developed case of scarlet fever.
Nephritis developed and she steadily
failed until her death occurred yesterday.-
.....
The Mickello girl was of an unusual
Itslian type of beauty. Her luxuriant
chestnut hair big dark eyes and rosy
cheeks, always attracted attention.
She was the reigning belle of her
neighborhood, and all, young and old
alike, awaited . news from her sick
room with anxiety. Her death cast
gloom over the Italian colony.
Edward Healey, -funeral director in
charge of George B. Clark & Co.'s
undertaking parlors, was called to the
house. He notified Health Officer Mc
Lellan of the death, and promptly fol
lowed the usual course in such mat-
ters. administering a dis infectant bath-
to the deceased, and on leaving the
house after placing the body in a cof
fin and closing it, he ordered the fam
ily to allow none to enter the room.
The mother, awaiting an opportunity
to enter the' room to kiss the child,
became hysterical when she was told
she could see her ho more, and three
UNCLASSIFIED
HOT ROAST BEEF served free at
31 Cannon St., Saturday, March 19.
from 4 p. m. - ' ap
WANTED. Middle aged widow for
housework. No -objection to one
child. Address Farmer Office.
S 18 s P
FORI SALTE. Nice' 'cottage, all . im
provements, .8658 North Main. Tel.
1147- S 18 b p o
LOST. Puppy dog, (male), white
with black spots.- Return Xo 128
Deacon St. ap
WANTED. Young married couple to j
take care of physician's office. Rent i
and gas free. 660 East Mam St.
S a
LOST. French Bull dog (female)
dark . brindle. . Bat ears,-short tail.
Return Barn rear, 767 Main St. a
WANTED. A seamstress. Apply
Caesar Misch, Inc., 1116 Main St.
S 14 tf o
TO RENT. Flat on Washington
Terrace.) Apply . 75 - Washington
Terrace. SIS bpo
WANTED. First class pianist. One
.who can play classical music. Ap
ply Manager, .West, End Theatre.-
a p
FOR SALE .Soda fountain nearly new,
ywill sell cheap. Apply Frank Can
avari. Prop. Star Lunch, corner
Broad and State Sts.
S 17 s p o
TO RENT. 9 room brick dwelling. 697
Warren street near State, all im
provements. Apply W. G. Lineburgh
& Son, 1 Sanfyord Bullding.-
S 17 b p o
DRAFTSMEN ' DESIGNERS high
grade men -on jigs and fixtures; $1,
300 per year to start; straight time
salary; 45-hour week. Give in de
tail experience, age. etc. Address
J. J. Munsell. National Cash Regis
ter Co., Dayton, O. S 17 s o
HURRAH, Bock Wurst, Brat Wurst.
Country Pork a specialty at Mark
Nagel's. B 25 1 3 5 tf. o
GUINEA HENS. ducks. roasting
chickens, broilers, fowl, liver pud
ding, sausage meat, bologna. B m
mos & Biltz. G 15 1 3 5 o
WHEN YOU WANT a good Derby or
soft hat, see Jim at 974 East Ma n
street. You know who. James J.
Sheehan. D 14 tfo 13 5
PRICES have gone up nd will go
higher, cover your boiler and pipes
now. J- . vvelsh. 114 Kossuth
street.
H 18 tf o 5 3 1
WE DO THE RIGHT kind of picture
framing at lowest prices. Standa d
Art Store. 1219 Main St.. Strattitia
building. I 30 3 5
NEW YORK BOLOGNA and frank
furters, home trade meat loaf, fresh
daily. Peter . Hron, 1216 Stratford
Ave. .. U 28 tf 3 5 o
ALBERT TISKA. 1263 Stratford Ave.,
opposite Lincoln school. shavinsr.
haircutting, massaging, etc. Chil
dren's haircutting a specialty. "As
you like it." P 16 tf 5 o
HOT ROAST BEEF for Saturday
night at O'Connor's. East Main and
Wa'er Sts. - All welcome. Lager
and ales the finest. tf. 5 o
PRATT'S CAFE. 137 Fairfield Ave., is
sure to have what you want in ales,
wines and liquors. Do not forget th..
fine free hot roast beef to-morrow.
G 2 1 3 5 o
ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
All machinists, toolmakers and
specialists are cordially invited to at
tend open meeting and smoker to be
held Friday evening, cor. Main and
Wall Sts., in W. O. W. hall. Fourth
Vice President Wilson will be one of
the speakers.
Signed, PRESS COM.
S 17 to p
strong men who gathered In the house
after hearing of the girl's death used
all their efforts to restrain the mother
from breaking into the room in defi
ance to the undertaker's orders.
The funeral was to be held at 10:30
this morning. Before that time, how
ever, word was sent to Dr. George W
Osborne, of the board of health, that
a .public funeral was planned. This
report no doubt grew out of the fact
that on the arrival of a priest from
the Holy Rosary church, the Rev. Do
mienico Tomaselli. to offer trayers,'
the neighborhood began to gather
about the bereaved home. Dr. Os-
Dorne at once telephoned to the health
office, where , Health Inspector Lynch
turned the matter over to the police.
Captain Anderson of the Second Pre
cinct, station detailed Patrolman Prout
to investigate. He arrived at the
house shortly befre 11 o'clock and
fiound more than a hundred people
crowded about the doorway where the
scarlet fever sign was displayed.
The advent of the policemen and
his ordering the crowd away resulted
in the wildest confusion. Then the
mother, again insisting upon seeing
her child for the last time, and being
refused, became hysterical and her
cries and the hysterical sobbing of the
bereaved father swelled the turmoil to
the proportions of a riot. Someone
started the story that the police had
come-to take the body away, and un
familiar as they are with the laws on
such matters, they prepared to fight to
keep the bier from the possession of
the policemen. Tt required the com
bined efforts of Funeral Director
Healey, several men whose services he
had enlisted as pall bearers, with Pa
trolman Prout as their head to force
the casket out of the doorway, through
the long narrow alley into the street,
where the hearse awaited its recep
tion. The mother and father, the former
screaming at the top of her voice,
followed the bier. With as much dis
patch as possible the funeral cortege
was gotten under way to prevent pos
sible violence. The procession once
free from the crowd made its way to
St. Michael's cemetery for interment
without further interruption.
NW IDEA CLOTHIJIG SHOP Nob
by Easter suits for boys just in. A
, ball and bat free with every suit.
Bradshaw Clothing Co., outfitters to
man or boy. East Main and Arct'c.
, ap
CORSET IROtNTHRS WANTED. Sev
eral experienced corset ironers, for
work in New York city. Good
wages, steady work. Address M,
Room 600, Tribune Bldg.. N. Y. City.
S 18 b o
FOR SALE Cheap building lots on
Suburban Avenue. Whitney, 1025
Main St. S 17 bo
FOR SALE Two family house on
Warren Court. $3,000. . D. R. Whit
ney, 1025 Main St. S 17 bo
THIRD OF. SERIES OF WHISTS
given by Naomi Lodge Shepherds of
Bethlehem at 181 State St. Friday
March 18. Tickets 15c. S 17 bpb
FOR SALE Two ' family 10 room
house. on Shelton St. near East Main
$4,000. D. R. Whitney, 1025 Main
St. . S 17 bo
FOR SALE Bargain in a two flat
house on Central avenue, 13 rooms,
all improvements, large lot, $4,300.
D. R. Whitney, 1025 Main St.
S 17 bo
FOR SALE Upright Piano S125, cost.
$300.- Violin $3, cello $10, Orchestra
violin $15, cost $50. 844 Noble ave
nue. S 17 d o
FOR SALE. Four family house. En
quire 252 Brook St.- S 16 u'po
FOR SALE Furnished room house. 14
rooms, central. Address, B. B. Far
mer office. - S 16 spo
FOR SALE. At once, cheap. Bar
ber shop now doing business. 3 77
Stratford Ave. E 16 uo
WANTED. Lady to help, and also
with some experience as a skirt
maker. Carlo C. Costello. 347 Fair
field Ave. S 16 tf o
TO RENT. 169 Noble avenue, near
Beardslcy Park, half house, 10 rooms, ,
elegant condition, all improvements.
S 15 d p o
EXPERIENCED GIRL WANTED for
general housework, 3 in family. 6"5
Qlinton Ave. S 14 tf o
GARAGE FOR RENT at Seaside Park
call R. W. Kippen, 472 Waldemere
Ave. S 12 tf o
WILLIAM J. MEAD. Rents. Real Es
tate and Insurance. Room 310 New
field Building. S 12 tf o
TYPEWRITING Mimeographing
Notary Public. Sears. 10S Meigs Bli?
P 17 tic!,
TO RENT. I"esK . rooi.i with roll
! desk. 416 Warner P.uilding. ;
12 tf
J
BRiDREPORT Hou-secleanin--I3;f
Ashes rubbish removed.-"" 4S3
field, avenue. Telephone 1316 5. J
L. Miller. Prop. G
1
3 GOOD SECOND HAND
pianos, cheap; cabinet An
player almost new. Dial
sic Co., Si Cannon St.
S 1
I LIKE C.ica Laxine Tablet
constiraLion. don't .you?
GOOD SECOND HAND NatH
Register for sale ooeap
Register, Farmer Olfice.
WANTED Competent girl fo
housework. Apply corner 11
Avenue and Prooklawn Plac
WILLIAM SNOWDEN, 6 Tavlo
1119 Broad street. A practif
p-erience of over 25 years. Tf fs
997-2. B 2
TO RENT. First class half (
William and Otcden street. I
00 Oeden or 10S Roosevelt F
s u