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VOL. 48. NO. 59
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912
PRICE ONE CENT
a :y (l
COMMISSION
DENIES RATE
. REDUCTION
Refuses to Reduce Fares
Between Hartford and
. Manchester
MAIN POINT IN NEW PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION'S
-FIRST RATE CASE
PINING.
Petition "denied for reduction
In fare to : and from Hartford
and Manchester.
Eight per- cent, not unreason
able return of income on electric
street railway investments."
Not original cost or capitaliza
tion but physical valuation 'la
proper basis of estimating value
of road.
Impossible to separate revenues
and cost of operation on sepa
rate lines . from whole Connecti
cut Company's system.
Cities sh'ld bear reasonable
burden for road's loss in rural
communities.
(Sneclal from United Press.)
. Hartford, March 8. Threatened
with lower fare movements in Naugi
tuck. Bridgeport, New Haven and
other cities, . the public utilities com
mission's denial, ' yesterday, of Man
chester's petition for a 10 cent ln
. stead of the present 15 cent fare to
and- from Hartford was acclaimed,
todav, as one of the greatest victories
Xor the railroads in state history.
What bodes ill for future popular
petitlonsfor' reduced trolley rates, in
the opinion of experts, are those por
tions 1 of the - commission's lengthy
finding dealing with fare zones, valua
tion, relation of single line to the
whole Connecticut Company's system
and Improved service.
The Manchester ; complaint cited
that, for the middle zone only a . lit
tle over a ' mile long the company
charged five cents. This evidence
was made the basis of the charge of
unreasonableness - of the 15 cent
through fare. On this point, the
commission aald:
The middle cone .is through .a
thinly settled territory and the short
, ening of this zone by the company
extended the length - of the . . more
populous sones- on each end, accom
modated a larger - number -of local
travelers and in no way affected the'
through fares." . ' ,
The populous 'aliTrlcts . shouTd
make up for the smaller revenues in
thinly settled districts, the commis
sion said, in effect. ,
. "To say that the Income of any
particular line or. branch of a street
-railway which may be operated '.at
large profit to the company and helps
to maintain unprofitable lines, should
be reduced to a bare reasonable in
come would , in our opinion, work a
general hardship to ' the state, would
minimize the investment of capital in
ptreeC railway operation and retard
the development of rural districts
which depend so largely on street
raflwar facilities."
On the other hand, said. the com
mission, this burden on;, the cities
should not be "exorbitant or unrea
sonable." - -,
The appraised valuation of the road
acceptable to the commission was
1900.000. although, the petitioners
swore that it cost no' mof e than
- $325,000 to build the line. On the
commission's figures the line paid
about 7 per cent, dividends. The
last annual report of Ihe Connecticut
Company shows that it only , paid a
2 per cent, dividend which devel
ops, charge the petitioners, the great
amount of , water ' in . the company's
capitalization. Not the original cost
of the road or its ' present watered
capitalization is the proper basis for
estimating its value, said the com
mission in its finding, but "the cost of
reproduction at the present time in
this particular case is a more accur
ate standard ttnd the one -which the
commission has followed in deter
mining such value."
The railroad's advantage In a. rats
case in pleading that the earnings of
a line cannot be separated from the
whole system is illustrated in the
' commission's decision where it said
"As the line from Hartford to Man
. cheMer Is operated in connection
with and as a part of the Hartford
division and the Hartford division in
turn is a part of the Connecticut
Company's entire system, it has been
found Impossible to determine the
exact figures of the revenues and ex
penses of the branch line from Hart
ford to Manchester."
. The commission considers eight per
cent, a "reasonable return on electric
ptreet raiiway investments. "It was
- -considered." said the finding, "in the
briefs filed by the attorneys for the
petitioners that eight per cent, would
iot be an unreasonable return of in
come on electric street railway In
vestments and we do not find that the
total net revenues or income received
by the Connecticut Company from
the operation of its lines in the Hart
ford Division is exorbitant or unrea
sonable." What Is needed, the - commission
said in effect, is not change in fares
but Improvement in service. "We do
not wish, however, to Imply or ex
press the opinion that there may not
tie Individual cases In certain locali
ties where the present rates are un
reasonable. . "There is an Increasing demand for
more and a better type of cars, more
frequent service and a general im
provement for the safety and accom
modation of the public."
RICH AT 19, BELVTN
IS VAGRANT AT 55
(Special from United Press.
" New York, March 8 Fifty-five years
old. Former Railroad President, grad
. uate of the University of Virginia,
. member of a score of fashionable
- clubs, good fellow, well met for many
years. Colonel William Wayne Bel
vln. a noted figure along the Great
White Way. went to the city peniten
tiary on Blackwell's Island, today,
for 10 days.
His crime had been to hold up a de
tective on Broadway, and ask him
for the price of a place to sleep. It
was thought the best of charity to
send him back to the Island again
until the weather got' warmer.
Belvln. at 19. inherited more than
?00.000 from his father, a noted Vir
rrinian. PERSONAL MENTION".
City Clerk Stephen F. Boucher was
.t his office today nearly recovered
from his recent severe attack of the
mrim.
SUPREME COURT SHOWS
LIBRARY DIRECTORS WAY
TO SELL PUBLIC LIBRARY
. :
Court Of Equity May Grant Permission To
Directors To Sell And Directors May
Then Proceed As If They Held Abso
lute Title
Following a decision of the Supreme
Court in the ' case of the Board of Li
brary Directors against the Burroughs
Home, and the heirs of the late Cath-
j erine Pettengill, the library directors
expect to take steps within a short
time towards disposing of the present
home of the Burroughs Public Library
Building and - Beading Room in Main
street, and to erect a library building
in a location further from' , the' . busi
ness center. ' '
A partial memoranda of , the decis
ion reached .the county court chouse
today, and it was read with keen in
terest by." lawyers and - other ' visitors
there, for the outcome of the case
was awaited with much curiosity. V-
The action was a friendly one insti
tuted at the instance of the library
directors by former I City . Attorney
Thomas M. Cullinan. v, At . th"e. expira
tion of his term as city attorney, his
successor. Attorney John S. Pullman,
took up the case with, him. . . :
' This was an action brought by. the
Board of Library Directors to the Su
perior court and by the Superior
court reserved for the advice of ; the
Supreme - court for the determination
of. three questions. . . ,
The first was: Whfether the' Board
of Library directors as trustees un
der the- will of Catherine E. Petten
gill have title to the Library proper
ty .so that they .-can. sell the .same
without risk of jeopardizing the trust
estate. " - .',.. - y. - ;
Secondly, whether they would have
such a right without a release from
the Burroughs Home to which body
Mrs. Pettingill . devised the.. :, residue?
and remainder of her estate.
Lastly, whether. ; pie , ; Burroughs
Home-could make such: a conveyance
for a nominal - consideration r -or
whether " it would' have to receive the
fair value of any interest it might be
uihi - to- have- lnY the Library proper-
ty. :
These questions .were .-submitted to
the court -under the provisions of an
act of the .legislature authorizing the
Library directors to sell the Library
property, but directing that before
this should be done, .the foregoing
questions should be submitted to and
determined by the courts:. The his
tory of the library property is in
substance as . follows: . .
In January 1883, Catherine E.-Pettingill
- died . leaving a - will. - By ' said
will the real estate now occupied by
the Library and Reading room at'th
corner of Main and John streets - was
devised to the Board of Directors of
the Bridgeport Public Library ; -and
Reading Room and to: their succes
sors . forever as, . special , trustees for
the use and benefit of the' Bridgeport
Public Library and Reading -Room..",
hill near
Following a decision of. . the Su-;
preme court pointing; - out to the
Bridgeport Public Library ; directors
the way to sell the Burroughs Public
Library building, it became known to
day that plans are in the making
among the directors of the library for
the purchase of property and the
erection of a fine library building. on
Golden Hill. V
The construction of the library In
Golden Hill is part of a general plan
for the grouping of public buildings
in this section. The Fairfield County
court house, the proposed new High
school, and the contemplated new
Burroughs Library building will form
a trio of imposing public buildings
overlooking the city from a sightly
eminence.
There will be a meeting of the lib
rary directors on Monday afternoon,
next. The meeting was scheduled to
be held Monday evening, -but General
Henry A. Bishop, the president of the
board, will be out of the city Monday
evening and as he I shes to attend
the meeting when the supreme cort's
decision ' will be discussed, his as
sociates on the library board have
consented to meet Monday afternoon
to give him an opportunity to pre
side. ,
General Bishop expressed himself as
gratified with the outcome of the liti
gation today. He had not had an
opportunity to discuss the supreme
court's decision, but he said he had
received assurances . from others who
had looked it over that the outcome
was the end for-which the directors
have been striving.
General Bishop paid a compliment
to the efforts of Attorney Thomas M.
Cullinan, the former city attorney un
der whose term the friendly. suit was
brought that the directors might as
certain how they were to dispose of
their present library site. -
One of the important factors in the
plans of the directors was the unsuit
ability of the lecture room on the top
floor of the library building. For a
number of seasons a series of fine
lectures has been held, and as a rule
these were very largely attended. In
many instances the attendance was
so great that the same lecture was
given twice the same evening, often
with capacity audiences both times.
Recent buildinsr changes in the vicin
ty of the building cut off the already
scant means of egrss. heightening
greatly the dangers from fires.
The grouping of the High School,
Public Library and Court House it
waa learned today has commended it
self seriously to the consideration of
the library directors, and it is plan
ned to take steps to set the new lib
rary structure somewhere in close
proximity to the proposed high
NEW LIBRARY
UPON CREST
In her' will Mrs. Pettingill provided
that said land and buildings should
be forever known by the name of
"The Burroughs Public Library
building,", the name, "Burroughs" be
ing her . family name. She also , di
rected , that the building should be
kept in good condition and that the
first store and basement should Do
rented, ' or any part .of the building
not needed for library and reading
room purposes. She also provided
that the board of directors should, ap
ply the income after payment of ex
penses in connection with the proper
ty for the benefit pf the Library and
Reading .Room. She stated in her
will that her object was to ' benefit
the inhabitants of her native place,
and also' to perpetuate the name of
her-family; , - .
" In the opinion of the Library Direc
tors the building has become unsuitable.-
for library purposes. ; They
claim that It is - noisy and dusty and
that the top floor can be used for lec
ture or public purposes 1 -only with
great: danger from 'fire. They there
fore concluded that if the courts de
cided that they possess : .the . legal
right, they, would dispose of the pres
ent . property and ' purchase : a more
favorable site and erect" thereon a
new building to' be called, f'The Bur
roughs Public Library Building." In
view of the provisions and conditions
contained in . Mrs. Pettengill's will
their legal, right, to sell the property
has been in doubt. . ;
This doubt is removed, however, un
der the decision or the Supreme Court
which reaohed here today. . The court
points out the way for the directors
to sell the property. It ' Is grst nec
essary to secure permission from a
court of equity to sell , the property.
Of this the directors are confident, for
they believe they can show "that con
ditions have arisen making the pres
ent home of the 'library unsuitable. T
'That the Burroughs "Home and the
heirs-at-lawof., the late . Catfterina E.
Pettengill have nothing, to- do with the
disposal f - the property,-' under - such
a .procedure. Is' clearly , indicated in
the court's decision:;:, . k ;
Followlpg.is -the .advice given to, the
Superior . court relative to the action,
coveting the three questions submit
ted: - - . . . - - t ,- . v
VThe ' Superior, Court . is advised , to
render its Judgment' that the plaintiff,
board' of directors has no present
power, to 'sell-or :convey said, property,
that the only authority competent to
confer' such" power is a court of equity
when . properly , invoked, that a sale
and- conveyance by "them under au
thority so conferred would not result
In a forfeiture, and that in the event
of -such sale and conveyance a release
or conveyance by either the Burroughs
Home or the heirs-at-law. of . the , tes
tatrix, Catherine E. Pettengill, would
hot be necessary, to give title." ;
TO STAND
OF GOLDEN
fliGH School
school. . 4
The Board of Education . will meet
tonight to take final steps towards acquiring-the-Lyon
Terrace site. This
means that the new high school will
be built on the west side : of Lyon
terrace, which extends at the crest of
Golden Hill, from Golden Hill street
to Congress street. The county court
house, is a considerable distance to
the east and the intervening space is
considered adequate for ground and
building for the new Burroughs lib
rary. No definite proposition, it was
learneo, nas oeen maae to tne library
directors for, the. reason that they
were not at all certain of the out
icome of their suit.
REBELS IN MEXICO
PREPARING FOR A
DECISIVE BATTLE
El Paso, March 8 Mexican federal
forces are being concentrated at Tor
reon, where it is believed the decisive
battle of the Oroszco revolution will
be fought. Already there are 3,000
federals in Torreon with 10 machine
guns.
Arms and ammunition for the reb
els are being allowed to cross from
El Paso by the United States authori
ties. The shipments are addressed to
James Smith, but are received by rebeP
officers and distributed. Ten rifles an
20,000 rounds of ammunition in one
shipment and 36000 rounds of ammuni
tion and seven hundred rifles in an
other were passed Thursday." Colonel
Steever is holding up a third shipment
of 60 .rifles and 10,000 rounds of ammu
nition pending instructions from the
War Department.
Antonio Zamora, an El Paso tailor,
who was sentenced to be shot in
Juarez for circulating reports of the
approach of federal troops, has. been
released. Americans continue to come
to El Paso, 300 having arrived on a
special train last night. The Mexican
National Railway is being operated by
the rebels.
WOOD TRUST ENJOINED
New York, March 8. A perpetual
injunction was handed down, today,
by Judge Cox, of the United States
District Court, restraining the Stand
ard Wood Company and its alleged
subsidiaries, from continuing a com
bination in restraint of trade. The
decree practically amounts to an or
der for a dissolution.
Town Clerk Flint
New Exalted Ruler
Of Bridgeport Elks
Annual Meeting of Local
Lodge Held Last Evening
Every Officer Chosen
Elected Without Opposition.
Attorney Joseph I. Flint, town
clerk of Fairfield will be the next
exalted "ruler of the local lodge of
Elks that fact having been decided
in a most impressive manner by the
membership of the lodge last even
ing when by a unanimous vote of the
organization cast by the secretary,
Charles J. Mercer, the election of Mr.
Flint was acclaimed.
The new leader of the 800 antlers
of Bridgeport and immediate towns
is known extensively throughout Elk
dom in Connecticut and no member
of the fraternity is held in higher
estimaton. He has ever been a- loyal
and fathful adherent to the principles
of ,the order and no member of the
local fraternity has excelled him in
work for; his home lodge. He has
served with "fidelity in the various
chairs and has a host of friends with
i in and, without the order who aro
' convinced that he will ' prove one of
the ablest leaders the lodge has ever
had.
The other chair officers were all
re-elected without opoosition. Dr.
Philip J. McLaughlin, Esteemed
Leading Knight; John F. McDonough,'
Esteemed Loyal Knight; Daniel J,
Clifford, Esteemed Lecturing Knight;
Charles J. Mercer, secretary; Charles
H. Hinman, treasurer; Dr. C. A. Ry
der, trustee t for three years;. William
Lawrence, tyler; B. B. Piumley, rep
resentative - to grand lodge; William
V.-Devitt, alternate. !
District Deputy G. E. R., M." Zi
Hafey of Hartford will personally in
stall, the new officers at the meeting
April 4 il which tima ceremonies be
fitting the occasion will be observed.
The lodge has a membership close
to 800 and looks forward to the com
ing, year as one that will shed, lustre
pon the organizatioij ,
Mud Of Yellow
Mill Pond Fatal
Trap For Someone
-Bodyof "LTaknov.'ir ?Kn Bis4
covered on West Shore of
. - Pond, Near American &
British Factory. -
Lying face down in the oozy mud
of YellowMlir harbor Just east of the
factory of the .American & British
company, the body of a man of about
SO "was discovered this morning by
Engineer Quinlan of the A. & B. fac
tory. , '
Medical, Examiner Garlick was not
ified and Caused the ..body - to be . re
moved to Rourke & Rourke's mor
gue.' The man had apparently been
dead for -several hours. '
Dr. Garlick examined the body but
could find not the slightest evidences
of foul play. " It la believed that dur
ing the night time, the man lost hi3
bearings and wandered into the mud
at this place and was smothered . be
fore he could etxricate himself. .
The victim is apparently Hungarian
or Slavish, a letter in one of those
tongues ' having ' been found in' his
pocket. He is 30 years of age, medium
height, powerfully built, with brown
hair,- brown eyes and a mustache.
DECREE FOR PRATT
WHOSE WIFE WENT
WITH STAR BOARDER
Alleging that his wife eloped with
the "star boarder" named Orlando
Marshall, Alan Pratt, a well ' known
employe 'of the U. M. C. Co. who
lives. at488 Maple street, obtained a
divorce this . morning from Alary
Jane Pratt, now of parts unknown.
Pratt said he returned home from
work April 10. 1908 and found his wife
attired in her best clothes. She said
she: was going shopping, v. Marshall,
who boarded with the Pratts and is
a relative by marriage, had left the
house previously but Pratt suspect
ed nothing. . His wif i: ' did . not come
home that night and she hasn't re
turned since. He inserted advertise?
ments In . the newspapers telling his
wife to return and all would be for
given but' Mrs. Pratt . didn't return.
Pfatt testified that he never suspect
ed his wife and Marshall were friend
ly until the elopement came. The
plaintiff was Riven the custody of
five minor children by Judge Case in
the Superior court.
PRICE OF SOFT
COAL JUMPS
$2 PER TON
Soft coal has advanced to $6 per ton
delivered, an advance of $2 per ton,
in this city.
Hard coal remains at the wintet
prices. $6.75 for egg and stove and $?
for nut. ,
Factories are depending upon local
dealers to supply them at the contract
prices. Dealers whose supplies have
run low are losing money in supply,
ing the coal at winter contract prices.
The wholesale prices of .both an
thracite and bituminous coal have
advanced. Dealers expect that there
will be no advance, for the present
at least, the retail prices of hard coal,
although an advance of 50 cents was
announced to dealers today.
The great majority of big factories
do not carry a large supply of fuel,
but depend upon the dealers to sup
ply the same as it is needed, from
time to time. The present dearth of
soft coal, and advancing prices means
a big drain upon dealers who have
contracts with factories, and it was
predicted today that after April l
when many of the contracts expire
many of the factories will be hard hi.
DID SCOTT AND AMONDSEN
MERGE EXPEDITIONS AND REACH
BOTTOM OF EARTH TOGETHER?
-KING THANKS EXPLORER
Because No Word Has Been Received From
Capt. Scott Some Believs Amundsen
May Have Annexed Honor
.(Special from United Press.) r :
. London, March 8 No question of
his "proofs" will be raised, so far as
Captain Roald . Amundse is con
cerned, when he reaches' civilization,
according to a Hobart special to the
London Daily Express. The captain
landed from the Fram . at Hobart,
Tasmania, for a brief period, today,
but .positively refused to make any
statement regarding his achievements.
He made it very plain, however, that
he ' will not wait to submit his proofs
that he actually discovered the Pole
but will send them to the various Geo
graphical societies in the near future.
Amundsen,' the . despatch adds, has
kept all of his " ship's people on the
i ram so that his story of the trip
to the bottom of - the eartli cannot
leak in advance of his plans. He will
stay at Hobart until next week, after
which he will clear for Beunos Ayres.
thence around the Horn to San Fran
cisco. -:From there he. plans: a' voy
age through the northern passage : to
the Atlantic. ' , ; -
The fact that no word has been' re
ceived from Captain Scott is accepted
by the majority of the English news
papers. ! this ' afternoon, as meaning
Amundsen annexed the coveted hon
ors. It is believed, however, that
Scott also reached the South Pole,
although there will be great anxiety
until he. finally. reports. -.
There seems to be a general accep
tance from Englishmen that the Nor
wegian did exactly what he said. His
cablegram .received , here stated he
spent three, days at the Pole. , That
he did this to i prevent any sugges
tion .of "Cookism" is the belief' here.
Observations - taken on three : days in
succession at high " noon, . it .is said,
could ' not be "faked" and there can
be no question raised such as was
raised for a time in connection even !
f,lHER SUES BELLAMORE r
GO. FOR $50,000 LIBEL
. Harry D. Miller of this city, for
me'rly president of 'the Bridgeport
Vehicle Co., which passed through
bankruptcy and is now known under
the name 'of., the Bellamore . Armored
Car & Equipment Co. has 'brought
suit' for $50,000 damages against ; the
Bellamore Co., alleging that, in a civ
il suit "now pending before the Su
perior -court the defendant company
has libelled the plaintiff. '. . -
The document in question is the
defendant's .reply to a r suit brought
by Mrs. Ida E. Miller against the
company to recover a certain auto
mobile alleged . to be- owned by- her.
. The answer sets forth the allega
tlons that . Miller, and his son, George
C. Miller, conspired .together,' mani
pulated the books, misappropriated
funds and worked to the loss of the
officers, directors and .- stockholders,
concealed said misappropriations, and
at length .forced the concern into
bankruptcy.- Y; '
' Miller takes exception to the ' lan.
guage of the answer, declares it was
false and malicious and in his com
plaint goes on to say . that the allega
tions were wholly "gratuitous, irrele
vant. - impeetinent, and immaterial,
were published- without justification
and were express . malice and had no
relations to the cause or subject mat
ter of the inquiry." - - Y..1
Deputy : Sheriff Abriola garnlsheed
National bank expecting to find a big
the account of the concern at the City
account ready for tomorrow's pay
envelope. The bank officials reported
that the concern had only $9.35 to Its
credit. . Y" '
Father McElroy's
Brother's Home Is
Swept By Flames
Mrs. McElroy.'s Mother Car
ried from Blazing Bal
, cony Down Ladder
The handsome new home of Joseph
A: McElroy, a mechanical engineer
and contractor of South Norwalk,
Conn., and brother of Rev. Charles J.
McElroy, P. R.. of St. Augustine's
Church, this city, was destroyed by
fire, late yesterday. '
Mrs. McElroy's mother, Mrs. Wilbur
F. Dial, formerly of this city, was res
cued by firemen from a blazing bal
cony. Mrs. Dial ventured into the
burning house to rescue important
papers. When she returned to' the
head of a staircase on the second floor
she found the stairs ablaze.
With rare presence of mind, Mrs.
Dial retreated to the balcony and
calmly awaited the raising of a ladder
down which firemen supported her.
The residence, Elmcrest, was a fine
new mansion. It was swept from cel
lar to roof and damaged many thou
sands of dollars.
Public Disapproval of
Utilities Decision
In Manchester Case
(Special from United Press.)
Manchester, March 8 Popular dis
approval of the public utilities com
mission's decision against the city in
the Hartford-Manchester fare reduc
tion case took the form, today, of
compliments to the Connecticut
company's political power. Fear of
disfavor kept the city's counsel from
expressing other than mere disappointment.
with Admiral Peary's proofs among
certain scientists.
A special to the Star, from Ho
bart, says when the question was
bluntly put to Amundsen whether
Captain Scott reached the South Pole,
the Norwegian explorer positively re
fused to answer it. -,
Positive denial that he had told the
correspondent of the London Dally
Express or anyone else that Captain
Scott reached the South Pole, was
made, today,- by. the Norwegian ex
plorer, according to a Reuter despatch
from Hobart, - Tasmania.
Firm in the belief - that Captain
Scott reached the Pole, Englishmen
were, today, "waiting impatiently for
news from Scott- saying . whether he
attained his goal before it was reach
ed by Amundsen. '
. Antarctic experts were of the opin
ion, today,. that . the . two expeditions
might -have- merged before making
the finals dash ..and that, the flags of
Great Britain and Norway might
have been : unfurled at the "bottom
of the earth" at; the same time.
The only news from Captain Soctt
came in the - form of a cablegram
from. Wellington, .quoting Amundsen
as. saying that the British explorer
had reached the' Pole. Members of
the British- Royal Geographical .so
ciety, believing that Captain Scott
would, return to New Zealand, cabled
today, to 'learn if any news had been
received of the expedition. They were
informed that nothing had been heard
except the statement reported to have
been given . out by Captain Amund
sen. . - ; ' r : ' - - ,'.
- Many of Captain Scott's friends be
lieve he would - not rush back to civ
ilization to tell of his exploits until
after he had carried . out an extensive
program of scientific work. This was
one " of y the; purposes : of his journey
while . Amundsen went merely in
'"rch of the pole. V Y - Y v
VACCINATION, WHICH KIIXED
FATHER AND CRIPPLED SISTER,
THREATENS MAN'S DAUGHTER.
(Special from United Press.)
Passaic, March 8. Because he
refused to , permit his young
daughter, Dorothy, to be vac
cinated, ' Health Commissioner
George - Mitchells, of this city,
was arrested,, today, on complaint "
of the board of education. He
said he will make a test case of
the matter. .
"My father died of. smallpox
; after having' been .; vaccinated,"
said the commissioner. "My sis-1
ter was made ; a cripple for life
because -she was forced to be
vaccinated and I will move out
of the , state before I will submit
to my child being so treated."
TO RENT. Five rooms, all improve
ments. 22 i Wheeler Ave.
: .' S 8 b p O '
ROAST FRESH HA3I served free at
Baldwin's, 31 Cannon St., Saturday,
March 9 from 4 p. ro. ap
EXCELSIOR'S DANCE every Satur
day night. Admission 15 cents, at
Park Theatre Hall. S 8 bpo
FOR SALE. -Hub range, also gas
range, almost new. - Will sell rea
sonable. 1660 Park Ave. S 8 so
DON'T GET your spring suit until
you see Morris & Foley. Opening
day Saturday, March 9th upstairs,
1042 Main St. a
IjADD2S:AND GENTLEMEN. Mc-
Enellys Singing orchestra will en
tertain at The Colonial Ball Room
Monday evening. S 8 bo
MORRIS & FOLEY will open their
upstairs clothing store for men and
boys at 1042 Main St. on March
9th. Call and see their line. a
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Mc-
Enellys Singing orchestra will en
tertain at The Colonial Ball Room
Monday evening. S 8 bo
WE'RE ALL GOIfG to the Excel
sior's dance every Saturday night.
Ma'.oney's orchestra, at Park Thea
tre Hall. S 8 zpo
THE BEST HOT ROAST BEEF in
the city served free at Clancy's
Cafe tomorrow afternoon. The fin
est ales, wines and liquors. Poll
Bldg., Fairfield Ave. ' . ' a
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Mc-
Enellys Singing orchestra will en
tertain at The Colonial Ball Room
Monday evening. S 8 bo
POOL CHECKS, milk checks and all
kinds of metal checks made at low
est prices. We also make stencils,
bui-ning brands, badges, sea's, etc.
The Schwerdtle Stamp Co., 41 Can
non St. E 8 d
FOR SALE OR LEASE. Factory
with two floors 100x50 each. Ample
power. Lot 200x167 with spur track.
Charles N. Choate, care of Bridge
port Deox. B. & M. Co., No. 429
Iranistan Ave., City. S 8 ao
HORSES. James Ferguson has Just
arrived at our barns with 2 loads
of fine horses, the best you ever
saw. Cash or credit. A. Elwood &
Son, Auctioneer, John St. Come
look them over. a
LOST. Pocketbook on Barnum Ave.
car, or between Myrtle -Ave. and
475 State. Finder return 475 State
St.- ap
TruGe Between
Textile Workers
And Mill Owners
-
If Present Negotiations Are
Effective the Operatives
Will Receive Half Their
Demands.
. (Special from Uniti Press.) '
Lawrence, March 8 What amounts
to a truce was reached, today, be- -tween
the striking textile operatives
and the manufacturers. Today's de
velopments are looked upon as fore- "
runners of final settlement of the
fierce strike conflict now In' its 9th
week. The settlement, if present ne- ;
gotiations are effective, will be a .
compromise which will be acceptable Y
to the strike leaders and-which they
believe will satisfy the strikers. It
will not ifeet the operatives' demands
by half, but the present plan to con- ;
tain certain attractive features both
in the matter of substantially higher
wages for . the lowest paid operatives
and slight increases for the higher
paid workmen. The proposed plans
also contain a modified system of op-, v
eration that will cover the strikers'
demands for abolition of the "speed '
up" system, to . which they .strong-
ly obiect. ,: ' . v
It also became known,, today,- that :
the strikers' Insistent , demands - that -Joseph
Ettor and Alturo Giovanniti
be released on bail, will not need to '
figure in negotiations for a settlement "
as District Attorney Atwill -has re-
cently been considering - a petition to '
cause the release' of the - strike lead-
ers on bail, acting on the advice of
prominent legal authorities. - 1
' A strong proclamation . was Issued.
from strike headquarters today, de
claring that, within a: few days, the ,
strike - will be completely : won and
calling upon all strikers to stand, firm.
UNCLASSIFIED
WANTED. At once, an l experienced
architectural draughtsman.. Ad
dress Architect, this office. '; Y '
' .' 1 - - - S 8 b ,p
IF YOU ATTEND ONCE, you wilt go -to
the . Excelsior's dance at Park
Theatre Hall every Saturday night.
. vY-'-f . Yv S 8b p o
i FOR SALE. New" 6' room .c.nitsien.
Stratford, $100 down, $18 a month
f Cottage, Care . Farmer. - , f
:'" -Y. -v.: - ;.':'Y-Yj8 8po
.. ..jjmm;;,".; . "'"Ps3 jioiff . room, bur
nished,' steam heat. The Schuyler
563 Fairfield 2Av6. , - T S 4 dpo
EXPERIENCED GIRL WANTED for
general housework, two in - family. '
Mrs. A. H. Mackenzie, .820 Clinton
Aye. . ': ' ' : ' : -Y -- SI tf.o
1 i. X . .. . j a - .
ST. PATRICK'S DAY CARDS. Neatly
' engraved. Refined. . Southworth's,
10 Arcade. ' , D16 tf o
AT BOMMOS & BDLTZ MARKET in
. State St. Will have Bockwurst Fri
day and Saturday. 1 18 . tf o
JOHN BELLTJCCI, . formerly with
Harry Goebel is now managing the
Annex Barber Shop, 1036 Main St.
. B 21 t o
FOR " SALE. Panhardt seven-pas-?
senger landaulet, , fine . condition.
Must be sold at once, no reasonable
offer ; refused. A. P. Manville, . 35
County street, New iHavfc, Conn.
Tel. 4039. ;.B 5 dpb
TRY A BOX of Casca Laxine tablets
' for constipation. 2f cents; ' : - -
- v. : - h i
GOOD SECOND HAND National Cash ,
Register for ale cheap. . -. Addre&i
P. n ,Ppx 1 6, City. S 2 tf, g
IIARTMANN'S CAFE, 12g VTall street,
10 a.m.;to 11 p.m. daily. Soup, roast
beef, lamb, veal, frankfurts, or 'fish, y
served free. . All . invited. 'Y 'r ' 1 -S
4 tf. o i 3 B
WTLiL HAVE from now on ; f resn
i Bockwurst c-lso Bratwurst. Give
them a trial. Mark Nagel, 652. E.
Main St. . ' B 2 tf.o 13 5,
STOVES REPAIRED, all , kind sup- ,
- plies, all maes, pipe, grates, bricks,
etc. Charges reasonable. 1630 Main Y
St. I13aol Jitf.
G UINEA HENN ?ncks. roasting
chickens. trOiler. fowl, liver oud
ding. sausage meat, bologna. Bom-,
mos A rKlts. 0181l5i;,
NEW YORK BOLOGNA and franK-1
furters, Aome nade meat loaf, fresh '
daily. Peter Hron. 121C Stratford
Ave, U 28 tf S S o '
HOT ' ROAST .BEEF for Saturday
night at O'Connor's. ' East Main and
Walter Sts. . All welcome. Lager,
and ales the finest. tf. So,
WHIST given by Independence Home,
B. of A.; Friday evening, March 8,
B: of A. hall, ' 181 . State. Score
cards " 15 cents. Good prizes.
S 7 b p o
FOR SALE.: At auction, to defray
storage expenses, one . lot of houso-'
hold s goods in . the name of John
Frye, at the Boston Storage Ware
house, on Saturday, March 9th, at
2:30 "p. m. 87 sp
STORE TO RENT. By April 1st, fine
. large store and one large connect
ing room at 300 Fairfield Ave.,
across from Blue Ribbon Garage.
Lease will be given if wanted. H.
BeuteLspacher, 235 Middle St
S 6 tf. o
HORSES. HORSES. Our old reliable
James Ferguson is in, -Waterloo,
Iowa, buying horses. Will be here
at Elwood's stable, ; John St., with
a lot of horses fresh from the west
tern farms, suitable for all kinds
of business. Do not forget he sells
for cash or credit. ' A. Elwood &
Son, auctioneer. 85 r6
AT THE METROPOLITAN CAR
BARNS, 317 E. 40th St., between
" 1st & 2nd Aves., 300 horses 300,
Weight from 900 co 1,400 lb.; all in
first class condition; among them
are several matched pairs, some
little pavement sore, suitable farm
wor or any general business; prices
from $50 upwards; every horse and ;
mare will be sold with trial of 15
days; loo these over before buying
elsewhere. See Foreman,, phone
1932 Murray Hill. - ' B 26 tf.'ov
ATTENTION! ATTENTION.
This is to notify all members of,
Bridgeport Lodge, No. 30, I. A. ofM.
that there will be a call meeting on
Friday evening, March 8th, at 11
Wall St. Business of importance will
be - transacted. 'Per order.
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