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THE WEATHER
Unsettled, rain tonight or
tomorrow
T EVENING FARMER
2 CENTS THE COPY
BEGINNING JAN. 1, 1913
iVOL. 49 NO. 14
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTS
JUSTICE HALL'S
REMAINS ARRIVE
AT HOME TODAY
Body of Distinguished Ju-
rist Accompanied From
Hartford By Son-in-Law
Flood of Messages of, Condo
lence for Bereaved Jtlill
Hill Family
GOVERNOR RALDWW OX
IiATE CHIEF JUSTICE HAIIi
New Haven, Jan. 16. In speaking
of the death of Chief Justice Hall,
Gmernor Baldwin, today, said:
"Cliief Justice Hall has been a- lead
ing figure in the state for many years
and from the very outset of his course
St was recognised that he had a thor
oughly Judicial mintL In the Su
preme Court of Errors, where I sat
with him for many years, his views
were always clearly expressed and in
his Judicial opinions when he spoke
for the court he showed himself a
master of good strong English."
THE IiATE? HXc jCSTrcrST"
TREDEHIO B. HAUi
The remains of Frederic B. Hall,
chief justice of the Supreme Court of
Connecticut whose sudden death at
the Hotel Heublein. Hartford, last
evening shocked the entire state,
reached this city at 12:28 today, and
were conveyed to the bereaved home,
281 Mill Hill avenue. Up to a.late
hour, funeral arrangements had not
been completed. .. ,
Justice Hall's death was a profound
surprise in all parts of the state and
'.in legal circles far beyond the boun
daries of Connecticut. EJvery mail
brought to the atricken home, in this
city, dozens of messages of condol
ence, while telegrams of sympathy
came from many quarters.
The death of Justice Hall removed a
notable legal light from the state, and
from Bridgeport one of its most fami
liar figures. Justice Hall was ex
tremely democratic in his manner of
living, took a keen interest in outdoor
sports, and rarely missed a home game
of baseball. He had a personal ac
quaintance larger than most men in
public life. While he assumed the
dignity commensurate with his high
judicial position, when he was away
from the bench he was most unassum
ing. like his close personal friend of
many years, whose death occurred last
week. Dr. I. De "Ver "Warner, Justice
Hall was a self made man. - He had
toiled as an iron molder to gather
funds, to complete his education, and
often referred to the influence of his
mother as the force that led him to
pursue his study of law in the face of
many and arduous difficulties.
Justice Hall's death was especially
end den. He was dining with Dr. C.
Lincoln Banks and Charles Logan, Jr.,
Bridgeport friends, at the Heublein
Hotel, when he was overcome, and be
fore reaching his room he had ex
pired. Heart trouble is believed to have
been the cause of death:
For years he had made his head-
ouarters at the Heublein when in
Hartford and maintained a suite of
rooms there. Yesterday morning he
was in apparently the best of1 health
and attended the consultation of the
justices of the supreme court at the
State Library and Supreme Court
building, which followed the close of
the term on Tuesday.
About noon he saw his work light
ening and planned to spend the even
ing with two of his friends. Dr. C. Lin
coln Banks and Charles Logan, Jr., of
Bridgeport. He accordingly asked
Manager William Tee of the Heublein
to make the arrangements and Mr.
Tee during the afternoon telephoned
to the men in Bridgeport. They left
Bridgeport on the 3:34 o'clock train,
arriving at Hartford a little after 5
o'clock.
At the Heublein they were joined by
juoge nan ana ine tnree mends sat
talking in the labby until their dinner
was ready in the main dining room.
Shortly after 7 o'clock they went into
the dining room, and were on the sec
ond course of the dinner, when Judge
Hall was taken sick. Mr. Logan at
the time was out of the room and Dr.
Banks called the waiters and with
their assistance, carried Judge Hall to
his rooms.
Dr. F. Arthur Emmett, who was
dining in the hotel at the time, was
called and he administered heart
Ftimulahts, but it was too late. Judge
Hall already being- dead. Medical
Examiner W. W. Knight was notified
and after examination said that death
was due to heart disease. Dr. Banks,
soon after the death of Judge Hall,
notified Attorney John C. Chamber
Iain of this city, who notified Judge
Hall's family of his demise.
Justice Hall was apparently in his
usual health -when he left for Hart
ford. His family attended the Mer-win-Pieroe
nuptials, at the South Con
gregational church and following the
ceremony they repaired to the Algon
quin -lub for dinner. In the party
were Mrs. Hall, Dwight Hall', a son,
and his wife; the daughter, Mrs. Wil-.
liam H. jBoardman, and her husband;
n.ittoiiii aa. JBjm ZJt
V 7 '
POLICE BILL
TO BYPASSED
Aldermen Will Not
Abolish Detective
Bureau However
About Ons-Quarter Mill Tax On
Grand List For Extra
Expense
The police ordinance, proposed by
the Republican administration, will be
passed at the next meeting of the
Common Council, following a favor
able report by the ordinance commit
tee. The Farmer makes this 'State
ment today on authority that cannot
be questioned.
With but on change of any mo
ment, the ordinance will be reported
favorably and passed. The Farmer is
informed. The section relative to the
abolition of the detective bureau will
not be retained in the favorable re
port of the ordinance committee.
That particular feature has proven
most distasteful to the majority of
the ordinance committee and to many
members of each party in the Com
mon Council. '" While the ordinance
committee has not acted on the ordi
nances as yet, a majority of the mem
bers are unanimous in their opinion
that the detective tureau should not
be abolished and will so express them
selves when the time for. action ar
rives. The remainder of the ordinance will
go through, practically - without
change. I ,ie Farmer's informant de
clares. The thirty pew policemen .will
be ordered and the nine lieutenancies
will be r?ated.
Already, a sufficient number of al
dermen are pledged to support the
favorable report of the ordinance com
mittee, so its enactment into law is
almost a certainty. ... -
.'Another fact thatsupports the in
formation coming to 'The Farmer is
the holding up of City Auditor Ber
nard Heating's annual report until the
ordinance committee shall have .acted
on the police ordinance. Mr. Keating
said today that ' his report is complete
and ready for the tax board, but he
is holding it back awaiting the action
of the ordinance committee. If the
ordinance is passed, as it undoubtedly
will be. it will mean an additional ap
propriation of about 1 4 7,000 for the
police department,. Mr. Keating says.
Mr. Keating says that a quarter-mill
tax on the 1912 grand list will be
necessary to meet this increased ap
propriation. He believes that his re
port should apprisu the tax board of
every demand t'jat will be made upon
city's reveo jjyordingly, ts
holding back his reportr '"' . 1
The ordinance committee wilt meet
tomorrow night. It is very probable
that the police ordinance will be tak
en up and prepared for report--to the
Common Council at that time .'
Alderman Robert G. iieForest,
chairman of the ordinance committee,
today refused to discuss the probable
action of the committee in relation to
the ordinances. "The proposed laws
are before the committee and the
committee as yet has taken no action
on them." . he said. "What- the com
mittee will do, I am unable to say." s.
COURTS ADJOURN
OUT OF RESPECT TO
LATE JUSTICE HALL
Out of respect to the memory of
Chief Justice Hall, who died yester
day the civil superior court adjourned
today. The court of common pleas.
civil side, -also adjourned. These -were
the only courts in session at present
It was also announced that there
would be no short calendar -session to
morrow and no divorce suits will be
heard. The superior and common
pleas courts will not resume business
until next Tuesday morning. The
suit of Guisepps Valentino of this" city
against' The American Tube & Stomp
ing Co.. was to have b en heard in the
Superior court this morning before
judge Burpee and. a. Jt.ry.
All the ' county con- missioners were
not in their offices tiue morning so it
could not be officially announced that
the county court hovse will Te draped
in mourning. . This will probably be
aone, however.
West End Congregational
Church Annual Supper
The annual pariah supper of the
West End Congregational church was
held last night and was in every way
a very successful affair. All of the
tables were entirely filled by the mem
bers aud friends of the church who
participated in a nost excellent supper
provided by the ladies of the church
under the direction of Mrs. J. W.
Northrop. After the supper short ad
dresses and remarks in lighter vein
were made by the minister Rev. Walter
Leopold Bennett, Mr. H. H. Nettleton,
Mr. Felix Lyman and Mr. J. wl
Northrop. There was a fine spirit of
enthusiasm and the sum of $475 was
given to the church by those present
and other friends.
The Rev. Mr. Bennett is deservedly
popular, not only with the people of
his own church, but with many others
in the West End, for his able and bril
liant preaching, which is unusually
fine and a treat to those who have
the privilege of listening to him.
DELANEY VEXED AT
ABANDONMENT CASES
"It is high time that the practice of
bringing wives and children to Bridge
port and abandoning them be stopped"
said Prosecuting Attorney Alexander
DeLaney this morning when speaking
of the case of Nathan Horowitz, for
merly a. resident of this city, whom
Detective Edward Cronan has , traveled
to Baltimore tod.iy to apfrehend. He
is charged with non support by the
abandoned wife who also has two
email children.
Horowitz is understood to have for
merly been a resident of Trumbull but
later came here. The. result of his
prceecution in City court tomorrow is
looked forward to with great interest
as possibly creating a precedent in
such matters.
John L. Coffey of 745 Artie street is
confined to his home, with a severe at
tack of the jErtj.
EIGHT CIGAR
STORES RAIDED
Futile Descents Upon
Suspected Gambling
Places
Only One Machine Found, and
That May Not be Gam
bling Devic
Q
A general raid upon all of the larger
cigar stores in the city's centre was
made by the police last night upon
complaints received at headquarters
that slot-machines, used for gamb
ling purposes, were again becoming
prominent.
But one machine, bearing no super
ficial evidences of being used for
gambling was seized and that was tak
en by, Patrolmen J. Burnes and E. Mc
Carthy from the cigar store of Thomas
W .Grant, corner of Golden Hill and
Main streets. flt Is not Deiievea oy
those who have inspected it - to be
more than the ordinary chewing gum
pill machine and will probably later
be returned to the owner.
The raid carefully planned in ad
vance so that eight patrolmen would
step into as many stores upon the
stroke of the hour, is believed to have
proven conclusively that gambling
machines are not in operation as al
leged by the complainants. It is not
thought possible that a tip could have
leaked out in advance.
Speaking of such possibility this
morning, however Superintendent of
Police Eugene Birmingham said to
the assembled reporters: "It has re
cently been noised about that gamb
ling machines are again being seen in
the rear of cigar stores in the heart
of the city. This violation of the law
will not be tolerated by the police,
and I accordingly arranged the raid
last night. It was not productive of
any results except in the one instance
you have seen. I have not as yet fully
examined this machine although it
does not appear to be used for gamb
ling purposes.
"I would like you to say however,
that if cigar stores are. again using
the old machines for unlawful pur
poses I will welcome any evidence
which may be furnished me by citi
zens that may aid me in putting a stop
to the practice, and will not divulge
the sources of my knowledge."
REDOING LAD GONE
WITH m CHECKS
Telphones Home to Employ
er That Hd Won't
Be Back
Redding, Jan. 16. Richard Wells,
a 16-year-old boy in the employ of
Albert Williams of Lonetown, when
sent to Bethel last Friday ' with, the
daily consignment of milk was also
given some letters to mail. Several
of the letters contained endorsed
checks, one of which was for S200 and
were addressed to the bank with,
which Mr. Williams does business.
Later in the day Wells phoned his
employer that he should not return
and told where he had llieft tlrte team.
This Mr. Williams found as described.
but learned that the letters had not
been mailed. He promptly sent out
word stopping payment of the checks
and it is hardly probable that Wells
can realize anything from them, ail
though, such was evidently his design.
the letters are still missing and eo is
Wells, efforts to trace him having
failed. He came to Redding from a
branch of the George Junior Republic
located in Ridgefield and before go
ing to Mr. Williams had worked for
different parties on the Ridge, his
stay being generally of short dura-
MAROONED BY
FLOOD PEOPLE
ARE STARVING
Ohio River Continues to
Rise and Situation Is
Alarming
Evansville, Ind., Jan. 16 -Braving
the treacherous currents of the swollen
Ohio river, a. relief boat arrived here
today from Calhoun, Ky., and report
ed that 250 families living in groups
of six to 10 families to a house in the
hills, were marooned by the flood and
starving. They had been without
food for three days, said the captain
of the steamer. The Evansville re
lief boat at once put out for Cal
houn with food and pro visions.
The high water is over the main line
tracks of the Illinois Central and the
Louisville & Nashville railroads.
Abandonment of traffic over these
lines was expected.' Several railroads
have become blockaded by the flood.
The Ohio river stage this morning
wag 46.4 feet here. It was rising
steadily. Rain was falling. If 47.9
feet is reached as predicted, the city
will face the worst flood in its his
tory and the surrounding country is
certain 'to suffer millions of dollars
worth of property loss. A local baker
Is donating his entire output of bread
to the flood sufferers.
Five hundred refugees are living in
public buildings here. Five thousand
furnaces have been put out of com
mission in this city by water.
NOTED ORGANIST AT
MT. HOLYOItE COLLEGE
. Holyoke, Mass., Jan. 16. Dr. T.
Tarteus Noble, organist at York Cathe
dral, England, played for the first time
in America at Mt. Holyoke College,
yesterday, and made a special impres
sion. Dr. Noble has accepted the position
as organist and choir master of St.
Thomas church, New Tork.
SUDDEN DEATH
OF M.JL GREEN
Main St. Merchant Is
Found Dead On Floor
Of Store
Had Been Engaged (n The
Furance Business For
Over 30 Years
Murray A. Green, head of the firm
of M. A. Green & Company, furnace
manufacturers, dropped dead of apo
plexy in his store, 132S Main street, at
1:15 this afternoon.
Mr. Green was alone in the store
when he was stricken. An employe,
Charles Smith, was in the stoop in the
rear of the store, and. was attracted
by a moan. He did not hear Mir.
Green fall, and his employer was dead
when he reached the front of the
store.
Smith notified emergency hospital
and "the ambulance responded svith Dr.
H. R. Bennett. Mr. Green had been
dead for a, few minutes before the
physician arrived. Dr. Bennett noti
fied Medical Examiner 8. M. Garlic k.
who gave permission for the removal
of the body to the Green home, 228
Congress street.
His daughter, Miss Grace Green, who
was associated with him in business,
was 1 home when Mr. Green was
stricken. She was notified by Smith
and immediately came to the store.
She was almost overcome with grief.
Mr. Green was 61 years old. He
had been in business as a furnace
manufacturer for over 30 years and
was widely known in mercantile cir
cles in the city. For years the firm
was conducted under the name f
Green & Logan, but since the retire
ment of Thomas Logan some years
ago, Miss Grace Green has been as
sociated with her father under the
firm name of M. A. Green & Com
pany. -His daughter is Mr. Green's
only survivor.
Mr. Green had 'been in failing health
for some time and suffered slight
shocks within recent years.
CONCENTRATION
OF WEALTH IS
-GREATMENANCE
Chicago Banker Says Bad
Banking Laws Are
Responsible
Washington, Jan. 16. Present con
centration of wealth in New York is
a menace to the country. It should
be broken up for the "good of the
masses."
These were the emphatic declara
tions, today, of George M. Reynolds,
president of the Continental and Com
mercial National Bank, of Chicago,
second largest in deposits of the na
tion. He agreed in part with what At
torney TJntermyer, of the money trust
committeee, suggested as to money
conditions.
Reynolds insisted the money power
had not been used unfairly but was
fraught with potential danger. He
said it was a natural development un
der imperfect banking laws.
This afternoon, Jacob Schlff, of
Kuhn, Loeb & Company, New Tork
fiscal agents, told the Pujo commit
tee of many ' big security issues in
which J. P. Morgan & Company and
other powers of "concentrated credit"
figured.
The committee decided, today, to
postpone until the week of January
27 the examination or William Rocke
feller,- of the Standard Oil Company.
No place for the millionaire's exami
nation has been agreed upon, ine
cornmittee will adjourn the hearings
until - next Wednesday and close the
entire proceedings with the exception
of Rockefeller's testimony on January
24.
CITY COURT CASES
Two judges sat In the city court this
morning. Judge Frank L. "Wilder first
presiding to try the contineud case of
Charles Macon, accused of theft, which
resulted in reasonable doubt being
found and the prisoner being declared
not guilty.
Judge Carl Foster quickly disposed
of the non support charge against
Julius Vintuletti, by placing him upon
probation until February 17.
It cost Arthur Penney $5 and costs
when charges of intoxication and
breach of peace were proven and a
similar line was imposed upon B'red
Knabbler upon simple breach of peace
complaint preferred by his wife.
An arrest which created great indig
nation against the complainant was
that of John Laxtes a Syrian speaking
man haled to jail last night by Mrs.
Annie Taxles, 1643 Main street who
corroborated by her daughter preferred
charges of theft agairst the prisoner.
It was alleged that he had stolen
amounts aggregating from three dif
ferent persons and lowering hi bag
gage from a window made escape.
When confronted with the prisoners
interpreter, this morning, admission
was made that the money had been
loaned. Laxtes was at one released
and -although he had spent the entire
night in a. cell apparently held no re
sentment against the cousin who had
him arrested.
Workman's Arm Badly
Mangled In Drop Press
Frank C. Blood. 48 years old, resid
ing at 99 Hanover street, saw blood
and plenty of it this morning when
he caught hig arm in a heavy tamping
press at the factory of the Crown
Paper Box Company. The right arm
was badly lacerated before the belt
operating the press could be thrown
off. Twelve stitches were required to
close the wound at the Emergency
hospital where he was taken for treat -
still suffer! rue- from shock.
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ASS HOUSE OF C
JORITY
After Generations of Sub
jection Ireland Seems at
Last to Be Within Sight
of Self Government.
Tories Making Last Des
perate Stand,But Premier
Asquith Assured of Great
Vote for Measure.
English Premier Says Meas
ure Gives Irish Free Field
for Development of Their
National Life.
Ulster Leader Sees Blood
on the Moon and Hants
About Injustice Which Is
Being Done the Orange
men. John Redmond "Thanks
God He Has Lived to See
This Day" and the Bands
Are Already Playing.
London, Jan. 16 It was a great day
for Ireland in the House of Commons
today. The Nationalists were out in
full force to see their dream of home
rule realized, . that is to say, the first
and most important stage of it.
Telegraph -and cable wires embrac
ing the earth were ready to send "the
first flash tba.t Ireland was free.
Solicitor General Sir John, Simon
was the speaker when the debate on
the Asquith home rule bill was resum
ed in the Commons, this afternoon.
He talked- for the measure.
"The day has come when even - the
Irish conservatives (meaning the Ul
ster men), have begun to see that
times have changed and that home
rule now is the almost unanimous de
maad of the mass of Irish people,"
said Sir John, amid thunderous . ap
plause. "When the debate was resumed, not
a seat was empty and the galleries
were packed to capactiy, tickets - for
all chairs having been given out weeks
ago. Many distinguished women and
men were to be seen among the spec
tators, notables' of England and other
countries and members of the nobil
ity. Members of the Turkish and Balkan
peace delegations occupied reserved
places as guests of the British govern
ment. Scores of policemen guarded the
houses of parliament and all . ap
proaches, and elaborate preparations
were made to guard! against factional
clashes, this afternoon and tonight.
Irish bands that came to Parliament
Square were not allowed -to play. To
night the Nationalist demonstrators
planned to have bands playing outside
the Nationalist-Liberal olub and the
Conservatives arranged for a counter
demonstration outside the Constitutional-Nationalist
clubs.
With an entire executive day for ar
gument, the Irish home rule bill today
was expected to reach a vote in the
House of Commons at 10: SO o'clock to-
nigh t.-
The debate today seemed rather
tame by comparison with the two
stirring speeches yesterday by Prem
ier Asquith, for the measure, and Ar
thur J. Balfour, former leader of the
opposition.
"The time will come when the world
will know of what the Ulster men
complain," said Balfour. "If blood be
shed which God forbid the real as
sassins will be those who have not
had the courage to face the real sit
uation." Although, it was confidently predict
ed that on a straight party vote the
government would have a majority of
more than 100, there were scenes of
great animation in and around parlia
ment today when the final stage of
the home rule bill in the Commons
was reached. Both parties were pres
ent in force. John E. Redmond's
band of Irish Nationalists was there
to a man, while of the Liberals, La
borites and Conservatives only those
who had been piared were absent "with
the sick.
With a full House of 670 members,
the government coalition of Liberals,
Laborites and Nationalists, has a ma
jority of 106, but one or two Liberals
were expected to vote against the bill
or abstain altogether when the final
vote is taken tonight about 10:30
o'clock. At present the various par
ties are said to be lined up like this:
Liberals, 264: Laborites, 40; National
ists, 76; Independent Nationalists, 18,
and Conservatives, 282.
Shortly after 2:45 p. m., Speaker
Lowther took the chair and although
the usual baiting of ministers at ques
tion time produced amusing verbal re
joinders, the House impatiently await
ed the crucial debate. Following in
brief, is what the leaders say about
home rule:
Premier Asquith, who introduced the
bill: "This measure gives to the Irish
people a free and ample field for the
development of their own national life.
Moreover, it will bind them to us and
the empire by a sense of voluntary co
operation and as I believe will be a
sincere and loyal attachment. At the
same time, the imperial parliament
will be set free for a fuller and more
adequate discharge of its imperial du
ties. Thus there has been reserved
for this parliament, this House of
Commons, the double duty of recon
ciling Ireland and emancipating it
self." John Redmond, leader of the Irish
M
RULE BILL F
OF OVER 1
CHROTfOLOGICAIi HISTORY OF IRISH HOME RULE.
1801 Act of union ty which Ireland became part of Unit
ed King-dom. passed. Never fully accepted by tlie Irish people.
1803 Robert Emmet led first open rebellion.
1829 Daniel O'Oonnell's agitation for repeal of act of anion
unsuccessful but led to passing of the Catholic Emancipation Act.
1842 Great famine, leading to revolt.
1848 Great rebellion.
1869 Irish Protestant church dis-estaWislied.
1874 First Irish home rule party entablished nndor the lead
ership of Isaac Butt.
1879 Land League founded by Michael Tavitt.
1880 Charles Stewart Parnell became leader of the Irish par
ty, made famous speech at Cincinnati, Ohio, declaring he would
never be satisfied "until we have destroyed the last link which
keeps Ireland bound to England," and pledging; himself to under- -mine
English power by firts destroying; Irish landlords,
1880-5 Premier William E. Gladstone passed land act and
coercion act and Imprisoned Irish members. -
1882 Phoenix Park murders, Dublin. . , .
1 884 Ftenian outrages in England. -y
1885 Gladstone converted to home rule.
1880 First home rule bin introduced In English, .parliament
and rejected by House of Commons on second reading; by majority
of 30 thus splitting the Liberal party.
1893 Second home rale bill introduced, passed , by Commons
but rejected by the Lords 419 to 41.
1903 George Windham's (Conservative) land pnrchase act
which did much to soothe Irish feelings, passed.
1907 Irish ' Secretory Augustine Birrell's Irish, councils bill, m
milk and water sort of local government, rejected by the Irish 17a-
tionalist convention and dropped by the Liberal government.
1912 (April 12) Third home rule bill Introduced by Prem
ier Asquith.
Nationalist party: "I thank God that
I have lived to see this day. I be
lieve that this bill will result in the
greater unity and strength of the em
pire. I believe it will put an nd
once and for all to the frequent ills
and misunderstandings that have ex
isted between England and Ireland. I
believe it will have the effect 0t turn
ing Ireland in time it will take time
in a happy and prosperous country
with a loyal and contented people."
Sir Edward Carson leader"' of the
Ulster opposition: "This bill is the -result
of the most nefarious, the most
unprovolied conspiracy against civil
and religious liberty that ever con
fronted a free, blameless and ' God
fearing people. The government
would compel the - people- of Ulster to
live under a constitution which has
never been strbrn'tted either to them
or to the electors of the United King
dom. We would be forced to accept
what is admittedly a subordinate place
in the empire,- to- disolve partnership
with the richest exchequer in the
world1 and to have our daily lives
managed by those who have ever, been
nothing but a disloyal faction. I be
lieve - the bill to be fatal for Ireland
and equally fatal for England."
SULLIVAN RECOVERS
AND SELLS SALOON
Main Street Cafe Owner
Survives Pistol Shot
Plans Long Best
Casper Schick, of Southport, has
bought the saloon and restaurant t
1148 Main street from John F. Sullivan
who was shot some time ago by. a dis
charged waiter. Mr. Sullivan, wt
has been a patient at St. Vincent's
hospital since the shooting, leaves that
institution tomorrow and will go t
his home in Naugatuck for an extend
ed rest.
Mr. Schick was in possession of the
place today. It is reported that the
purchase price was $9,300. Mr. Sulli
van owned the Cafe for the past four
teen months. His brother." Michael
Sullivan, will continue in the emplay
of Mr. Schick. Mr. Schick conduct
ed a saloon in Southport for several
years. He will remove his family to
this city at once.
The recovery of Mr. Sullivan is al
most miraculous. He was shot in the
abdomen about a month ago, while in
a row with a waiter named Bruno,
who is now at large. Following the
shooting, Mr. Sullivan walked to
Emergency hospital for treatment and
was immediately taken to St. "Vin
cent's hospital ' in a serious condition.
Only faint hopes for hie recovery were
entertained at that time. His strong
constitution stood him in good stea
and after passing through the crisis,
his recovery was rapid.
He has been able to walk about the
hospital for several days past and In
tended to go to his home today. The
inclemency of the weather deterred
him, but he . hopes to get away to
morrow. . He says he is feeling "fine."
SLEUTHS FIND LOOT
IN BURGLAR'S ROOM
Although it was supposed that John
Gregory, aSias Albert Thomey, captur
ed red handed in the store of Frank
Jacoby, 101S Broad street on the night
of January 5, had not had time to
carry away any loot, three valuable
overcoats were this morning recover
ed by Detective Peter Hall. These
were afterwards identifield by the
owners and a value of $100 placed up
on theni. They had not previously
been miseed.
The finding of these coats by Detec
tive Hall -while searching the prisoner's
room on Broad treet came as a sur
prise both to the store keepers and the
police as it has heretofore been sup
posed that he neither had neither had
confederates nor time to convey goods
away from the scene before being
taken.
LOUXSBOtT'S SUCCESSOR.
Secretary of State Albert Phillips
has announced the selection of Thom
as W. Meyers of Collinsville as chief
clerk of corporations, to succeed Elmer
If. Lounsbury of this city.
OR IRELAND
OfflfflONS BY
00 TONIGHT
PARCEL POST USED
FOR 19,681 PIECES
111 FIRSTJ5 DAYS
Postmaster Marigold's Figures
r Show That Many Local
Deliveries Were
Made
Two Automobiles AnJ Seven
Extra Men Are Pressed
Into Service
In the 15 days of parcel poet bus
iness up to now and including yester
day, the Bridgeport post ofHce deMver
ed 8,529 parcels, and shipped out of
town 11,152 parcels, a total of 19,4?1
parcels handled. Of the people utiliz
ing the new method of shipment,
there were 441 Bridgeporters wh dH
so to make local deliveries, ther
parcels averaging one pound one ourxse
in weight.
These figures are the result of a
careful compilation of statistics by
Postmaster Marigold, for use In re
ports to Waehlna-ton for the euilsB'
of the Post Office department in
handling the weighty prob-Iem present
ed in the Inauguration of the radical
change in the postal service.
There were actually only 12 days of
business, there being two Fundays td
one holiday out of the 15 days. Pot
Maeter Marigold found that tnt
amount of postage on the looal rr '
delivered totalling 441 was r?7.7S. T
amount of postage on ootgolng parcia
11,152 in all was Jl.214.47.
In order to facilitate the buwincs of
parcel post. Post Master Marigold has
found it necessary to use thr addi
tional carriers and four additional
clerks, these being recruited from ne
eligibles on the substitute lit. T-r
automobiles are employed one on the
East Side and one on the "VVt
making deliveries from the office it I
a. m. and 3:30 p. m., all making col
lections on the same trips.
A carrier is uwed for deliveries in th
business center, working 8 houn se4l
making the deliveries to suit the na
ture of the daily mall.
FIREMEN TO TAKE
STRIKE BALLOT
EFFORTS TO MEDIATE BBTHTEX
EASTERN" RAIUtOAM A O
BROTHERHOOD FArU
Chicago, Jan. 16 Railroad flrerrvw!
east of Chicago and north of Oh!o and
Potomac rivers, to the number of shooi
35,000 men, will vote on the ouewflnn f
a strike, according to the announce
ment, today, of the officials of thir
organization. The baJfot will be pre
pared and issued as toon as po.ri
as the result of the failure of Judsr
Knapp, of the United States Com
merce Court and Commissioner of Ia
bor Xeill to adjust the diffeien'- b
tween the firemen and the rn)!rfd
managers alter a conference in 'his
city.
BRITISH GUNNER,
GERMAN SPY, IS
SENT TO PRISON
London, Jan. 16. Oeorge C. par-
rott, formerly a gunner in th; Rrl: h
navy, today, was Hentencpd to f-.'jr
years imprisonment wh'-n convirtr-'i
of being a spy for the Oerman gr.vr-rn-ment.
It was ".charged that farrrft
sold to Germany valuable informfitin
regarding the Kngliwh navy a.nd r.'tzo
harbor and fortifications plans.
Greenwich When Henry Cor'n.im,
grocery clerk, was held up on the out
skirts of this place, he ran and
shot in the leg. His assailants the
fled.