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'' AU. THE LATEST
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VOL. 48 NO. 288
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1912
PRICE ONE CENT
GREEKS ACTIVE
IN BOMBARDING
ALBANIAN CITY
.Two Gunboats Reported to be
Shelling Public Buildings
in Valona
Boldness of Hellenic Warriors
x Causes European Military
- Experts to Take Notice
Vienna, Deo. 6. Two Greek gun
boats, today, were reported to be
vigorously bombarding Valona, a city
of Albania- Tne gunners aimed their
'shells especially at public buildings,
displaying the Albanian flag, despite
tie protests of Ishmael Kiamil Bey,
'Provisional president of Albania. .
This- action on the part of Greece
in a. die experts believe that the pleni
Vlnor n.nrpff .. wprA . sin- K
Ju in tvir ref usal to sism the pro-
toeol for an armistice at Baghtiche
and that Greece meant to carry on
active warfare singlehanded.
..':.' GOIXG IT ALONE
London. Dee. 5. The reported ac
tivity ; of Greek gunboats off the Al
banian coast, today, upset the cal
culations of military experts watching
the -war. game. It was apparent that
'the Greeks were "to earnest in .going
it alone.' It had been reported that
the envoys of King George would sign
ths protocol for an armistice within
. 24 hours and that their refusal to
sign : with other envoys was just a
.ruse to enable the Greek navy, with
the full understanding of the Balkan
nations, to keep a weather eye on the
porte. - Greece, all along, has coveted
a large slice of Albania especially that
"portion f Turkey-inAsia : lying . to
north of the- Greek frontier . -
The work of charting a new map
of what has hitherto been' European
Turkey will begin in London, Friday,
Dec. 13.- If the Balkan allies are
. able to agree among themselves as to
the portions of the spoils that "each
will receive, there seems no probabil ity
n that hosti'ities will be resumed.
The comparatively favorable terms
that Turkey has obtained from her
enemy, Greece, are an encouraging
feature. .
Whether or not Greece -signs the
protocol between now, and the time
set tor me meenns oi ine piempoica
tiaries. it was said, today, that envoys
of King George would participate in
the peaee negotiations a week from
tomorrow. - ., . -.. t .. .-- - .
!:; FOOD TRADfS ESROCTB :
-r CoBstairtinople, Dec 5. The .first
food trains, today, were on their way
from Ccmstantmople ' to-A3Mar)oBTe;
carrying rations to the "hungry Bui-1
garian army before the besieged city.
The trains set out last night, as soon
as the Interpretation of the terms of
the protocol was made clear to the
1 officials. - .
The truce agreement 'provided that
the beleaguered cities of Sen tart and
Adrianople should not be' reprovision
ed by the Turks but their civil inbabi.-.
tants and defenders would be fead "iff
the Bulgars. Turkey will supply
dally rations td the Bulgarian soldiers
by way of the Oriental railway to
Adrianople and by the Black- Sea and
Aegean routes and the Bulgarians in
Turkey will pass food into the cities.
The Ikdatn, leading Constantinople
newspaper, today, stated that Greece
would formally -participate in the
armistice .within a. few days.
IISTFUUTIYE TALK TO ;
MERCHANTS M "METHODS
OF MODERN AOYERTlSiS
' "Efficiency in Advertising" was the
topic of Herbert "N. Casson, an adver
tising - expert brought- here by - the
Bridgeport Business Men's Association,
fast evening, in keeping with the plans
of a. number of its members and oth
er Ao-. form Publicity Club. ;Mr.
Casson spoke at the regular monthly
dinner of the Business Men's Associa
tion. ' r-. -'.-....r. . i-
. While ;Mr..". Casson was eminently
ruaJifled to -go into the technical side
of advertising, he made hi address so
clear that it held the- closest interest
of. the merchants, regardless of their
advertising experience. He detailed
interesting stories' of advertising re
sults pointed out some of the pit
falls of advertising, and dwelt a
length on tea nwuny advantages. "
' Plans tar the upbuilding of Bridge
port were discussed by both Mr. Cas
son and Charles ' D. Davis, president
of the Business Men's Association, and
other took part in the general discus
sion. Stat President S. B. Vincent,
Fire Commissioner W. G. Taylor -and
ethers spoke on the Publicity Club's
Objects, and at the dope of the meet
ing many indicated their wish to en
roll in its membership.
DOUBLE SURPRISE AT
BISHOP'S BIRTHDAY
t The annual birthday .feast of Gen
eral Henry A. Bishop at his home in
vTashington avenue, last night, was
fcho oocaston of a two-fold surpris,,
pae for the host, and the "other for
fudge Alfred B. Beers, commander-in-jjiief
of the G. A. R.
The asoclate of General Bishop on
' he hoard of directors of the Bridge
port PuhHc Library were his guests
t the birthday dinner, at the conclu
sion of which Judge Beers presented
to the host an electric chandelier in
One form of a. vase. But General
iPtop. recovered his equanimity
quickly enough to give to the spokes
man of bis guests a most complete
surprise when he tendered Judge Beers
.jt gold G. A. R. emblem- from the di
rectorate of the library in recognition
af th honor of Judge Beers recent
r lection as the national head of the
ft. A. H. . 1
'EAGLES' AJNTVUAIi ELECTIOIT
,
, It is expected that nearly 800 mem
bers will attend the annual meeting
sf Bridgeport aerie, F O. E., at Ea
tzieff hali, this evening, when lively
"onteats for the various offices will be
i-tiied. The meeting will he fkl
owed by a social Session at which
considerable talent win furnish enter -
t&inment There are contests for a
number of important offices, which
Cmthtless wil. result in an exception
ally large att-odance.
Deal. N. J. Vthur Margarello, only
garter in town, was driven out by the
WAR ON STOCK EXCHANGES
AND BANK CLEARING HOUSES
IS DECLARATION MADE TODAY
Statement Comes From Congressman I Pujo,
Chairman of Money Trust Probe Com
mittee, Who Claims "Gonspirapiejs ,
; in Restraint of Trade" !
Washington, Dee. 5 Denial of the
mails and prosecution under the Sher
man anti-trust law as "conspiracies in
restraint 'of trade," - face the nation's
stock ' exchanges -'. and -bank " ciparinj,
houses.. -,.".-' ' ' -r -"'" ;
This , was the declaration today of
Representative Arsine P.. Pujo, of Lou-
I teia,na chairman of the House , bank
ing committee, and head of the
"money ; trust" investigation commit
tee. In an exclusive authorized inter
view to the United Press, Pujo out
lined the revolutionary reforms whiob
the ' money trust committee ' plans to
force upon the jstocPt exchange and
clearing houses and hinted at sen
ti trial facto which the committee's
preliminary -investigation -has disclos
ed: -: :". - - - - ' - -: ' '. :-
"I believe. t is c 'early shown tha
the. stock '.. ani sow e of " the produce
exchanges as well - as most - of tie
'clearing : houses' ar-? conspiracies m
restraint of trade,"' the Louisiana Con
gressman declared. - -
"As such, . .i 1 'jfl their , interstate
business should be 'hatred from the
mails. The pomciittei, I feel certain,
Tfc-ilJ recommend such action by the
exeJntive briticji pf , "he government.
In iisting - iee yrities. - in -limiting the
size of their -meralnrs-ip and -by ; var
ious other restrictions the etoc' x
oranges , and ulearng bouse- ass eia
t-ions have oeome,1 I telievej gliiantic
truata rmohopolios of "commerce that
are amenable to the "kiw.
"The New York stock exchange is a
striking example of this business dom
ination. ' i-
"The postal "laws : -will be. invoked to
exclude the exchanges, associations or
bankers and .brokesa from' use. of -the
mails in interstate commeree unless
complete reorganiaation is made; ' if
they are not reorganized, they will be
treated exactly as the , Louisiana... lot
tery was treated. 1
"I do not believe federaJ incoroora
tion of. stock exchanges -will - be attempted-
but federal supervision will
be -demanded.'? -rl . a -t' -'.
-Pujo . said that hills to 1 effect the
drastic ;remodeUing of jbusi ness wili be
tetroddcedfr tn Congress erly. in Jan
ary. ' Threat of prosecuitionrtTviltf. be
held over the , organisations to force
their reorganizations. - : ,
- The rnfeney trust, inquiry,- wfiici' will
toe resumed Monday, ia.to obtain .additional-
mfbrmati-o-n- for the purpose of
framing legisda-tibn along the reorgan
ization lines. - i- -:- - ..'v;. --
- Discussing specifically the .-make-up.
of the clearing houses- and the, clear
TARIFF PROGRAM
OUTLINED MONDAY
' FOR DEMOCRATS
Washington, Dec. .5 The Democratic
tariff .program .will . be outlined next
Monday,' it was learned today, when
Chairman Underwood, of the House
Ways and Means committee, called a
meeting of the Democratic members
to discuss tariff revision.
.. It will be deciied whether a general
omnibus "tariff revision bill be at
tempted or -a. - piece-meal. revision; by
soneauies, -a. . . -
. Underwood also set for hearings,
next Tuesday, .the hill of Representa
tive -A. Mitchell Palmer, Dem'., Pa.),
to "permit the manufacture of denatur
ed alcohol by. mixing wood and domes
tic alcohol. . i ' - ;
RETURNS TO FATHER'S
HOME ON FIHDSN8 DHUI? ,
CLERK HAS ANOTHER WIFE
. ; --- ' . - - . ......
. New Britain, . Dec. 5 Mrs. George
McKay, who euppoded , she was the
wife of - George McKay, a local drug
clerk until she opened a letter wad
dressed to her husband from' Canada
which she found was from a. wife he
had left there, was taken to her home
in Clinton by her father today. Mc
Kay left this city, Tuesday, leaving
Mrs. McKay destitute and penniless.
It was while he was working in a
drug store in Clinton that McKay met
and .married the girl he brought to
this city and deserted. But her father
is a well-to-do farmer.
Weather Indications
New Haven, Dec. 5 Forecast: rain
tonignt and Friday, moderate easterly
winds. -
The: western disturbance now forma
a long trough of low pressure extend
ing from Texas northeastward to up
per Michigan. It is causing unsettled
weather with rain or snow in nearly
all sections east of the Bocky oMun-
tains. Heavy i rainfall was reported
from several places in th southern
districts. The front edge of the rain
area extended, this morning, as far
east, as New Tork. Moderate tempera
tures continue east of the Mississippi
river. Zero temperatures were report
ed from the extreme northwest.
Conditions favor for this vicinity un
settled weather -with light rain.
SPANISH WAR PENSION
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Widows of Spanish War Veterans in
this city are beneficiaries of the first
bill passed by the House in the present
(session of Congress. The- bill, which
was passed yesterday, provides for the
payment of $12 monthly to the widows
of honorably discharged soldiers or
sailors, who served SO days or more,
and $2 monthly to each eh-Hd under 16
years of age.
More than 4,009 widows will benefit
by the bill if it becomes a law. There
are about - 20 Bridgeport women who
would be eligible to pensions under the
nnovinkuM of tli hUd.
ing , house system, ' Representative
Pujo said: . - , i .
"Clearinz bouses. . composfd of vol-
untairy associations of banks as a ve
hicle of exchange must and will be re
organized. As as. result ot the in
vestigation thus far , of the 'money
truat-. bv . our- committee, . I understand
that several -clearing- houses . are vol
untarily removing, restrictions - upon
memtoershin and , business i methods.
Some,. I hear, have agreed 'tha,t their
memoers may give exenanse. wnooui
charge to their customers, Jf they so
desire.1 . '
' "But the clearing house mfat change
their methods and . radically, or face
prosecution under the Sherman anti
trust law sus, 'conspiracies itt restraint
rt. . TVit, nriil fga tfiA
probable loss of use of the mails.
As now organized and 3onauctea,
clearing houses force1mnks to join
In most eases, this compete a bank
either to join the association' or go out
of business. Being denied ;the clear-
ances and support of other banks, inr
stitutions which refuse to join the as
sociations are business pariahs. . . i?
"To my mind, this conditions of af
fairs ha become 4n'toleriable4-unendur-abie.
. It is th purpose of bur inves
tigation to "present these conditions 'to
Congress and- to . the, countrja with- de-
mand for legisiaiion' and action which
will . enforce the most . revolutionary
and - beneficial reforms - in "the- credit
sntstAin nf thn natimi."
Representative Pujo cited in amend-
inept tOi the .Sherman Jaw - pf : 1890 . as
his authority for both crimihal prose-
r-ntiriT, a-nri fMtsLrncnt -TrnTn, the mail
privileges of- stock' exchaiiges and
clearing houses. , ,, y . - . -
"ProBecirttOn "both- civil ''and 'rfm
irral, . may .resu'lt from ..our pnvestiga-l
Hon," Pujo continued. "Wei will show
the facts, call attention to tHe reforms
we bHev are noded niliiTe new
laws' to cope with the situation. t
"As conspiracies , in restraints of
trade, , both civil and criminal action
is at the disposition of -the govern
ment." -.W,; ' I '. - . .
Among the new laws. t bet urged, by
the eomraM'tee. Representative- Pujo
said, will be one ta. nrohibfit limita-
kiiiono- wpott-rag- Meting ot sedurtiies on
stock exchanges, pcohihif ionl -of mem
bership limitations- and one- (nslituting
federal supervision, probably by the
treasury, department to see fthat such
limitations are observed. - 1 ?
Laws.- - affecting i cieariner houses!
wmcn itepresentative -ujo favors, will
place them - under the' control of tfae
... n . . - '
treasury department and prevent en-
inembrshin - in -tiiem ii.Trwn
batiks and other financial institutiona.
1
DECIDE HICKEY IS
PERFECTLY SAIIE
So Reported of Med:calExperts
Who Have Examined the ,
Confessed Boy Slayer
Buffalo, Dec 5 That medical experts
who have examined J. Frank Hlckey,
confessed slayer , of little - boys, have
decided that he is. perfectly sane and
"mi nis recent outbursts have been
carefully planned in order to bolster
up. an insanity defense - when he is
tried for the brutal murder of 7 years
old Joseph Josephs, was reported here
coaay. - uoctora J. W. Putnam and X.
w. Wilson,, alienists, who examined
the accused, have submitted their re
port to the district attorney. . Dr. H.
G. Matzinger. assigned bv the court
to examine; the prisoner, visited Hiokey
for thejfirst time today.- . : i
-The prosecution is certain that it will
be able to upset any plea of insanity
ana snow mat iiicKey was in lull pos
session of his faculties when h& mur
dered the little Josephs boy. at Lacka
wanna. . :,-
STEEL TRUST READ
FACES CHARGE AGAINST
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
Pittsburgh. Dec. 5 A. C. Dinkey,
president of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, today,, faces the charge of-
violating the eight hour law in the
armor pfiate department of the Home
stead steel Works.
Me new- turn in tne train men s
strike situation at the Homestead and 1
Jtrraaaock mills came when Harry
Cussick, and Edgar Thompson ' mill
worker, . filed the information against
Dinkey. .
j. no oeaaiocu Between tne company I
and the strikers over - the reinstate-1
ment of three men discharged for I
circulating petitions continued, today, I
with the additional menace that' a I
sympathetic strike may be called at
short notice.
POLICE SEEK JOY RIDERS
WHOSE CAR WAS BURNED
Investigation by the poiico today ia
expected to auicklv .disclose the iden
tity of two young men and two wo
men who were riding in' Henry G. 1
Fairchild's car, when the machine took
urtj auu u ui iisa mi uarnum. avenue i
and Pembroke street, late last night.
Mr. faircnua, president of Fairchild I
& Shelton, manufacturers of soap, had I when - a team owned- by Henry Clanv
the car put up for the winter in the J pet and driven by John Kealy, , ran
Housatonic avenue soap factory. The 1
chauffeur was not implicated, accord-
ing to the police, in the Joy ride of I
Wist mgnt. The car was considerably I
aamagea oetoi-e a hose wagon arrived I
trom io. 6 engine house.; . , ,
PEKSONAX. TAX COLLKCTEJD . I
. Personals tax collections - for the!
month of November were as follows : I
jl,isi ot xsrii, iatnetc uuaay, S4U0: l
John Kemwe. S50: James" Holt. 1
jr., $JW. . Ust Of 1810. John P. Kern-1
via. too.
ASK $19,000 FOR
RETURNINGOF BONDS
Sinking Fund Commissioners
Are Just to Submit Budget
For Coming Year
The sinking fund commissioners to
day submitted to City Auditor Bernard
Keating their budget for , the "coming
year. The budget totals $19500 and
Is for the retirement of, the following
bonds: -
$5,500 for the retirement of $280,000
4 per cent, bonds due 1924.
$2,600 for the retirement of $125,000
31-2 per cent, bonds due 1915.
$6,000 for the retirement of $400,000
i per cent, bonds due 1919. -
$4,400 for the retirement of $220,000
1; per cent, bonds due 1924.
The sinking fund commissioners
whose 'terms expire this year are Da
vid F. "Read and DeVer H. Warner.
roeir reappointment is almost cer
tain.
FOR FEDERAL
INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION
WashingtoB, Dec. .5 Senator Poin
dexter, of Waehmetnh j tniiav ' ilai
J e(f himself in favor of the creation of
I muumi comiuiosraa -wmua
I should be empowered by Congress to
I deal- with industrial conditions such as
those revealed in the Lawrence textile
strike, in which V- took an active in.
terest, last winter. His plan Is that
such- a "committee -should -, establish
rules . governing both hours and wages
and the; conditions, of labor in plants
operated j by coroorations ensaeed
interstate industry and that it should
enforce these rules which would be
j adapted to the. circumstances of the
i "ou . ure prevaiuug juuuaLiiai
I conditions of the year.
I The same -industrial ' commission
l-should be empowered to enforce the
leaerai law agamsi meee curpurauous
I in matters of special privileges and
other,-conditions which tend to mon
I.?00 - ".'', - -
I He would have,
it operate in ' the
same " manner, as the interstate com
meree. cotWBvesion and- empowered to
"x sf? cnnf. -f 11 laf?IIr a
limitations laid ''do wn by Congress.
fix and change all tariff rates under
WANTS MARRIAGE
WITH AMERICA!!
GIRL AIHIULED
Rome, Dec. 6. Official and:ociety
circles gathered, today, to hear the
marriage ahriutment suit" bronght by
t 111(11 l .fx -
t vittorio Mosehini, the millionaire
1 i. . fe -rYi
j against his -wife, formerly. Miss Lulu
It was exnected - that Mosehini
would ask a reduction of the $200
monthly allowance he was ordered to
make to his wife when she seeured- a
separation from him ia March. He
was expected to cite Signora Mos-
chini's recent arrest at her husband's
instance, on a charge of undue inti
macy with Lieut. Count Bellgrade, of
the Italian navy.
Bignora Mosehini will contend that
her relations witn jsei'graoe were per
fectly proper but that she was be-
traved into what seemed a- comprom
ising situation . through the plots ' of
her husband s agenta.
Mosehini asks that -the marriage
annulment on the ground ' that - cer
tain legal formalities were overlooked
in ".the ceremony; his wife, that they
(were overlooked because he was in
fluential enough to-obtain various con
cessions Trom me auinoriueb.
For Signora - Mosehini . is 23 years
Old. "v.-: :. .,-"
CHANDLER FINED
FOR VIOLATION OF
AUTO LAW AT HOME
v . - - - -
"Hartford. Dee. 5 Former State Rep
resentative George Chandler, of Rocky
Hill: was in thei toils of the police,
today, and in the city court paid a fine
and costs of - $11.42 for leaving his au
tomobile stand on the streets before a
fire hydrant longer than the law al
lows. In'most cases of a like' nature
tiie fine has been - J3 and) costs, but
Judge Steele soaked Mr. Chandler 55
and coats.
CLAIM OF WOMAN
FOR RICE MILLIONS
Atchison.. Kaa., Dec. S A claimant
to the millions of William Marsh rtice,
for whose murder Attorney Albert T.
Patrick i was recently pardoned, ap-
peared here today when Mrs. Ann Rice
Part low announced tnat sue naa re
tained counsel in an effort to prove
that Rice was her brother.
Mrs. Partlow declares that her " fa-
thor ved In Crav ford county. Pa.:
William Marsh Riro was the eldest
child, she said, and he left home after
i a quarrel with his father and was not
! heard of again Dy members of the
family. . - -
CORONER TO F ROBE
LITTLE BOY'S DEATH
Coroner. Phelan has arranged to hold
an inquiry , into the death of seven-
vear - oiri . Jtxwnh tieantv. an oronan.
who was .instantly killed at Park and
"Railroad avenues, yesterday afternoon.
over the child.
The police-have turned over to the
coroner the names of a. number of
witnesses - whose stories indicate that
the child,- at -play -in the . street, . ran
Into danger, and that the driver -was
not rpsf?Tonible for the faitalltv
' Kealy surrendered himself at police
headaua.rt.era following- the accident.
but he wac auicklv released when
Clampett - vouched for his appearance
if wanted.
The littl frfln-w lived with his aunt
Mrs. Elizabeth Ward. 550 Park ave
Iwm.
MYSTERY IN SUICIDE OF
WELL DRESSED MAN FOUND
DEAD IN SEASIDE PARK
Bullet From 38 CaHbre Pistol Goes C'ear
Through Head of Young Stranger
Believed' to be a Resident
of Horthport, L. I,
Shooting himself . clear through the
head and. inflicting, an -instantly fatal
wound, a well groomed young man. be
lieved to be, D. A.- Reese, Jr., of North
Port, L.; I., was . a suicide in Seaside
park, Just before noon today. ':;.
An autombbillst who heard the. shot
first -"discovered the body. He "notified
Mrs. Thomas . J. Keegan,. wife, of the
park keeper.. Mr. Keegan himself was
busy ejecting- three objectionables
from the park, and r on his return he
found hie wife and "the motorist near
the inanimate body. .
-Mrs. Keegan had notified "police
headquarters before- leaving the. park
cottage and Dr. William H. Curley was
dispatched in the ambulance from the
emergency hospital and found that his
services were useless. Before bis ar
rival Rev. Father Matthew Judge of
the Sacred Heart church, who was mo
tor ;cycling through the park eame up
on the group surrounding the body. :
; The physician- found a money order
receipt for $33. sent by D. A. Reese,
Jr., to D. A. Reese, Sr.. North port, L.
Lt and giving the : address of the
sender as 886 Broad street. :
On "instructions of Medical Examiner
Garlick' to : whom. Dr.. Curley reported
the case, the -remains were taken to
the. city morgue. . . .
Mrs. G. A. Mariello, . who kec ps tiie
boarding .house-at 886 Broad street at
once recognized" from - the- description
of the undertakers " that ;-the suicide
was a young man : who roomed at her
home, for about 3 months. .
"He "was very silent," she told the
undertakers. -" "He -rarely, spoke to any
one. - - We knew him as Mr. ' Reese,, but .
didn't know anything .about his peo
HOFFMAN KEPT .
THREE FAMILIES
UNTIL DISCOVERED
, The late Brisham Touiif -who pre
sided 'over- a1 targe flock ; of children
and wives 'in-' Utah some years ago
had nothing on . Joseph Hoffman' of
this city-, whose : affairs . were given at
tention in the common pleas court; civ
1 rtidei this. morninsr.. ' Joseph, main.
tained three different families and
might have branched ' out more exten
sively if one . of the- wives - had not
started regal proceedings. ' . '
Rosie Kovacs. formerly of this city.
but now ;of Norwalk, brought , suit
against Hoffman to make him support
her child. The .lawyers in the case
had a conference .and Joseph finally
made a financial - settlement with
Rosie.'- It was then' learned that Hoff
man came to this country several' years
ago bringing a wife and four, children-
He met itose Kovacs, oecame uuai
ua ted with her and shipped his wife
and children back to Hungary, 'xneu
Ttrie.'s . charms beffan to- pall on him
and' Hoffman although she presented
him with, two children ..ne .lert .-.ner.
Then he took a 'fancy to another girl
and wae: living, with . her according to
latest advices. There were two chil
dren, as a result of this union.
YALE STUDENTS .
RREO FOR REGENT
PRWAUt RIOTING
New Haven." Dec. ir-DSrec tor Russell
H. Chittenden, of the vale snemew
Scientific School, ' announced today
that Joseph ' Zimmerman, - Jr., .of - New
York;" William., Ei-nst, .of Covington,
Ky.; and Charles B.: Fonnan, of New
York, all member of the sophomore
class, had, been dismissed from college
because of: their actions in Norwalk,
last - Saturday night. . when . they paint
ed the town hright red. ...
The three started a riot on a' trolley
car and tho motorman and conductor
were badly used up before the stu
dents were placed under . arrest. In
court the three - were charged with
intoxication, breabh. of the peace and
other violations of the- law, and were
given . fines which aggreated S53. A
civil euirt for damages has also been
brought against the men by the con
ductor and motorman.
WOMN SHOPLIFTER
TELLS JUDSE HER BABY
HEEDED THE SHOES
Chicago, ' Dec. ' 5 ''Judge, it was the
onlv way I had to get my baby a
Christmas present," sobbed Mrs. El
ton f 1 1 l ne stood before Judge
Scully charged with being a shoplifter.
She had been caught hiding a tiny pair
of shoes under ' her cape. .
: -"My baby needed the shoes. I would
not have taken them if we had plenty
at home," she said.
Municipal Judge Scully was impos
ing severe sentences on women shop
lifters. He had just sentenced six of
them to iaU. The woman's face was
burled in a torn -handkerchief and her
shoulders .shook as she sobbed.
"You stole ; the shoes, though," said
the judge, solemnly. "I will sentence
you' to one hour's imprisonment in the
ante-room ot tne police station, down
stairs." .
AfcJES H. Q'ROURKE
; IMPROVED TODAY
President James H. O'Rourke of the
Eastern association of baseball - clubs
who has been ill at his home in Pem
broke street is eported slightly im
proved today. Ha has been suffering
from severe cold and was unable
attend the league meeting in New
ple.' So far as we know he was a
young man of excellent habits. He
did not take his meals hei'e, but we
understood that he visited the Star
restaurant principally." . .
Af the Star restaurant, owing to the
large patronage, none could place the
suicide from the description. The au
thorities" communicated with the
Northport address and expected an an
swer. Oetore evening.
In the search about the scene of the
suicide Park Keeper Keegan discovered
on a bench near at hand a half pint
bottle that had contained whiskey.
Keegan recognized the man as one
he had seen, snoruy Derore ne was
called - on to eject three people from
the park. . L The trio had been drinking
and were creating a disturbance near
th etoand stand.. As Keegan passed
the young man who later shot himself,
the park keeper spoke of the actions
of the Xrio', but received no response.
So far as he could see,, the young man,
though -silent, was normal. ;
i Rese . was clad in "a dark 'suit, a
brown overcoat, substantial under
clothing and shoes and a soft hat of
eloth.-
Pairolman Dan Reilly who answer
ed the ambulance call with Dr. Cur
ley r took charge ' of." the pistol, which
was loaded in every . chamb'er save the
one that the suicide had discharged.
Mrs. Mariello' said she had no idea of
the occupation of the suicide, nor of
his family relations'. She said ttjat
other; than his unusual reserve ho did
hot act -on usually about the house.
She had noticed . that he was much
given to reading and spent much time
in his room. . "
. He left the house at about 9 o'clock
this morning. ; . ' . ,; , : - ; .
IniVflRP.FF nPMIFS
Ulalll SN
SAYING SHE SHOT
WEALTHY VIDIIEY
J
Bart ' Francisco, Dec.
S Despite her
early, adrnifffiions to. the police that'she
had shot and seriously injured Robert
J.'- Widney, a wealthy .' Xjos . Angeles
man: Mrs. . Frances VTernon vLyotis.
divorcee,, today, denied , that (She had
done so and denied that she had ever
.admitted ; the shooting. She is locked
up in tne city prison., wioney is tn i
local . hospital with a bullet in his ab
domen. - . -
. The police alleged that when -Widney
was parting from the woman he inad
vertently mentioned his -wife's first
name and that this aroused the. jeal
ousy of Mrs. Lyons and prompted her
to snoot. . - - - - .
Widney came-from Los Angeles to
tell the woman he intended to give her
up and return to his wife.- The quar
rel ensued. Widney ia unable to make
a statement. .. .
APPOINT DOCTORS
TO DETERMINE IF
KENNEDY; IS; SANE
To determine the mental condition
of John P. Kennedy, ; the . Stratford
resident .wbo attempted .to . kill" his
father, . a ; commieeion ; of three local
physicians was appointed this morning
to examine Kennedy. Judge Case in
the criminal superior court appointed
Drs. S. M. Garlick, F. .B. Downs and
C. Lincoln Banks to make the exam
ination. They went to the county jail
where - Kennedy is now confined. A
report -regarding Kennedy's condition
will be made later to .the court.
Kennedy is said to have shown signs
of being mentally unbalanced. Several
weeks ago he shot at his father, Pat
rick 'Kennedy, a retired New York po.
lieeman.- The victim, who is 80 years
old, was seriously wounded but has a
good chance ror recovery.
Li AN WALKS MILE
AFTER GASHING HIS
THEQAT AND WRISTS
Bristol. Dec. 5 August Wmberg, 35,
a bigi husky Swede who for the past
few day ' has been imagining that a
gang of cutthroats was after, him for
the purpose of cutting out his tongue
so he couldn't talk, attempted to take
hTSiown. life, today, by cutting his
throat and wrists. He was ' taken to
St Francis' - hospital. Hartford, where
he lies in a critical condition.
Winberg went into the woods on
South Mountain and with his pocket
knife eut a Jagged gash in his throat
and- similar gashes in both .wrists.
He then- butted his head against a
stone wall until it was cut and bleed
ing. - After, inflicting the wounds upon
himself he walked to the center of fiie
city, a distance of over a mile and
went to the home of Patrick Engle
wood, where he was cared for until he
could be taken to Hartford.
BRASS KNUCKLES USED
Row Over Right of Way. on Sidewalk
Results in Ambulance Call .
r and rines -
Mike Zoska, 200 Pine street, ran
afoul of Louis Tratar and Joe Pava
lak. both of 195 Hall am street, in Hal
lett street, last night. Some argu
ment followed as to who had the right
of way. Joe beaned Mike with a reg
ulation set, of bras knuckles and the
ambulance was called. Mike was re
paired enough to appear in court to
day against his two assailants. Joe
was taxed $35 and costs and his part
ner was le- wn for $10 and. Boyi
CONGRESSIONAL
PROBE OF THE
RAILROAD DEAL
House Rules Committee Decide?
to Look Into Traffic
Agreement " , '
Sweeping Investigation But s
pecial.'y of Grand Trunk
New Haven Road
Merger
Washington, Dec. 5. A congres
sional probe of the proposed traffle
agreement in New England, betwa
the Grand Trunk and New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroads, wa de
cided upon, today, by the Houm rule
committee. .... '.
It was decided to examine wMrja-
e to determine tho baste for claims
tnat the New England railroad si tea
tion is controlled by certain Interact
?n 10 a-ertain hihr char re
that the traffic agreement Uwarte4
competition are borne oat. If mncm
charges are established,: the ruls
committee will favorably report repo
sition by Representative 0Shaoh
nessy. of Rhode Island, provldin for
appointment of a special House com
mittee to probe the whole rm.mrom.-t
situation. in New England and prtl
cularly the Grand Trunk-New Hvt
merger.
A select committee to conduct - an
inquiry Independent of the fed oral
grand Jury investigation in New Yoric
and the department of Justice probe
is demanded by O'Shaughnessey,
WITNESSES HEARD IJS"
FEDERAL GRAND iTJRX VTUmiZ
New York, Dec. 5. Public Frvlc
Commissioner Benton, of New Hamp
shire, -who has made an exhutiv
study of alleged -freight dincrimi Na
tion in that state and whose report is
now in the hands of Gov. Bam, w
the chief witness before the federal
grand jury when It continued its In
quisition of the Grand Trunk-New
Haven agreement, today. It was un
derstood that he spoke at icri?trt re
garding the operations , of the New
Haven, Boston & Maine arid Grand
Trunk systems as he has learned of
them during his recent toTfjstitiori.
Tiue-rresioem Jfltxnugri, ' of th
Grand. Trunk, was also ' exambod
again, today, and then excnd to b-'
called later for futher ewfn'.iation.
big nnTio::;.:
I hi PRO VEL j EI JTj
FOR IVATERlVfiVC
Washington,. Dec. . 5, Secretary of
War Stimson, by Inference, today,
scored the promiscuous granting of
valuable water lights to private in
terests In an address before the Na
tional Rivers A Harbors Congress.
"The taxpayers of this country
should get the benefits from these re
sources," he declared.
"I am greatly interested - inr tha
question of building of leveee- the
Mississippi river. I am a thorough be
liever that this should be a. national
question. It was closely brought to
my attention by the recent flood,
down there, when the war department
went to the relief of handreds. . The
control of the Mississippi come near,
est to that, than the worH.at.Pana
ma." - - -
Representative Stephen Sparkman,
chairman of the House committee on
rivers and harbors, predicted that
within one- or two more decades -the
yhited States would have the -greatest
number of fine harbors and navi
gable streams of - any nation in the '
world. . . ... . ....
"This country has spent something
like $700,000,000 for the Improve
ments of Its rivers and herbor" K,
said. "We now have 25,000 mites of
navigable waters."
. .
VIIJSTED WOMAIJ
MAKES SEVERAL
PUBLIC
BEQUESTS
Winsted, Dec. 5 Bv the Wirt
late Mrs. Sophie Camo.- TiA
bate here, today, several public he
quests are made. Amonit them i- i
000 to the New York Home Missionary
residue of the estate divided into
equal parts each amounting to i, -000
is given. as follows:'
Two parts-to the Litt-fifllft Cmm
hpspital here, two parts to the mieaton-"
ary society or -Connecticut to be, held
in trust, the -income to be used fn --
pairing the Second Congregational
church building here, one part to th
local x . M.. C. A. and tho last to tha
Missionary society of Connecticut for
general state use.
Use
The Farmer
Classified
Want Page
Hundreds are makinsr their
wants known throneh the col
umns of The lanm-r and ob
taining RESITLTS therefrom
yon will' be no less sweeessf ol.
At an expense of 15c last Sat
urday one family who needert
the services of a servant secure?!
enough applicants hefore eight
o'clock from which a, MitLirac
tory selection was majlc they
say "Farmer Classifled ds.
hrlng resnlts."
Try it to . yoor ori satisfaction.
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