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THE FARMER : FEBRUARY 1, 1913 I SI ORiER MOW p FOR THE N IL ol C.; BAIL 11 t kA Orchids, Gardenias, Roses, Lily of (1,3 J Orchids, Gardenias, Roses. Lily of the Valley, Violets and Sweet Peas OCR ARRANGEMENT OF CORSAGES ARE MOST ARTISTIC - r' (JotnReok6Sot& 1 r WOMAN ADMITS K1LLIIIG HUSBAfID AilD IS ACQUITTED ' Ijnn, MaM., Feb. " 1. Mrs. Eliza.- tifth Power, mother of five children, wh9 instantly killed her husband by striking him on the head with a billet of wood, last Sunday, this - afternoon, was acquitted of the charge of man Iauhterriy - Judge- Lummas, - of the district court.' " Despite attempts Jto preserve order, court spectators greet ed the Judge's decision with cheers and nandclapplng. The hearing of evidence against Mrs. Power lasted three hours. At the end of it Judge Lammas said: "This1 woman admittedly killed her "Hi?m)vdn4 In thfl nrpjlPDCfl Of four Of toer children but justice would be turned into mockery If I did not lib erate her,-- The charjb against- her is 'dismissed.' IL, . . ... Mrs. Power killed JLesn husband af- " ter he had tormented "her all day, f ol-, lowing her about the house. Finally, when the h an band cornered her in the kitchen she turned on him, grab" - bed a heavy stick and struck him across the face. AMBASSADOR ANDERSON '- JPRESEXTS CREDENTIAIS Tokio, Feb. 1. Lan Anderson, . the new TTnited States ambassador to Ja pan, today, presented his credentials to Baron Takaakf ' Xato,' foreign min ister. Ambassador and Mrs. Ander son then were the guests at luncheon of the Emperor and Empress., Prince . Taro Katsura, Premier. . and Baron Kata also were at the luncheon. FLOWERS FOR "K. OF C. BALL ORCHIDS VIOLETS lily valley cameuias ROSES,; Etcv..: James Honm & Son FLORISTS VORSCHIIDT-InrtHls "city; Jan. 31. 1913, George Vorschmidt, aged 57 years. 7 months, 16 days. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, Na 79 9 North avenue, on Monday, Feb. 3rd, at 9 a. m., and from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church at 9: SO a. m. with solemn high mass. Interment f-sjj ISt. Michael's " cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. A 31 bp GI.F1A.KO'. In this city. Jan. 30, 1913, Marie, wife of John V. Gleason, t aged 32 years. Friends are invited to attend -" the funeral from her late residence, Xo. 67 Prospect street, on Sunday, Feb. S, at 2:30 p. in., and from Sacred Heart church at 3 p. m. reinterment at St. Michael's cemetery. A 31 b CORSAGE BOUQUETS FOB THE BAILL John Reck & Son FLORISTS V CHOICEST FLOWERS - ' for ALL " OCCASIONS HAWKINS ?!T1 ATFIELD BUILD IX Q igir Monuments ARTISTIC LASTINa 1 Plant operated by pnenmatla cutting nd Dollshlne tools HUGHES & CHAPMAN SOO STRATFORD AVFJiUB "PhoM ConaectJitMB Rl tf HAS WELL, TRAUTWINE, TRACEY, KENT, KID DER, FOSTER'S HAND BOOK OF MECHANICS, ps Wei las manv others found at Jackson's Book Shop, 986, SSS Main Street. Books for plumbers, painters, stone cutters, carpenters, blacksmiths, and kindred books car ried in stock or secured at short notice. r Sorority Girls Lobby : Against Anti-Frat Bill .. - ' 3- ' . Denver, Feb. 1 Lobbying by high school sorority girls against he anti- frat bill probably will be prohibited. A resolution to that effect is likely to be Introduced in the Legislature by one of the woman members. Those opposed to the lobbying will ask Mrs. Agnes L. .'Riddle, member of the House, to Introduce the .resolu tion. Enthueastio members of the'' or ganizations declare they will fight the bill to the bitter end and will se every ; possible influence upon legis lators to defeat the measure. ; ' OBITUARY A The funeral of Patrick E. McCarthy whose death occurred" in St- Raphael s bnnn.i.tn.1. New Haven on Wednesday .was held from the family residence 276 Railroad, avenue in this city at 8:30 a. m. and from the Sacred Heart church at o'clock where the Rev. Father Mooney offered a requiem mass-Many beautiful floral tributes surrounded the casket. The . pall bearers were James Sheehy, Wm. tody; James Burns, Patrick Reilly, and Frank Tuornmn. . " The funeral of Catherine, wife ot William C. Grove, was held this morning at 10 o'clock from the under taking rooms of M. J. Gannon. The pallbearers were' Mayor Wilson, J. A. H. Robinson, Garry Paddock and Den nis Kelly. The body waa, taken to Niarrtic for .burial. The funeral of Caroline E. Burritt was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home, 122 Kossuth etreet Burial was in Lakeview cemetery. Arthur Karcear, - a farmer of Fair field, near the Mohican, springs died at his 'home this morning, aged about 4 years, after a brief illness of intes tinal trouble. 1 A widow -and several children survive fcim. Mr. Karcear was a communicant of St. Joseph's R. C- church in this city, and had many friends in this city as well as in Fairfield. ' H The funeral of Fred J. Bierbaum was held this morning from his home, 30 Fulton street, at 8:30 and at St. Au gustine's church at 9 o'clock with a high mass ot requiem. Father Ken nedy officiated. The music of the mass was rendered by Miss Mae Fla herty; Mrs. F. J. Kelly and Prof. A. T. BriseboiS. Mrs. Kelley rendered a solo at the communion and after 'masa Miss Flaherty sang,'Some Sweet Day." The . pall bearers were Frank O'Rourke, Emil Siebold, William Don ovan, James Kiernan, Fred Delmore and Earl Bilton. Interment was in St. Michael's cemetery. BUILDING- PERMITS Building permits with an aggregate value of $12,095, wore issued during the past week as follows: 1 - . F. a. Per9ianni, raise building one story, East side Poplar street. r Green & D. Bell, one family frame dwelling. West side Undley St. Joseph White, frame addition i to dwelling 2863 Main street. " A. Wellington two one-family frame dwellings North side De Forest ave-, Davis - Slovatsky, Cement block building, ; south eiae atate street. - M. J. Beuchler, remodel store front, 1334 Main street. Leopold Weiss, amendment to per mit No. 13821. State St. Loretta Beach, one story frame store, Corner Barnum and Summer field avenues. Mable T. Minor, frame chicken house, No. 104 ewis street. Wm. Shaughnessy, cellar wall, cor. Patrick Kane, repair after fire frame dwelling, Jitst siae oi raris avenue. i ' ' tvt -v -w FT jr. TT Railroad C!a.. Frame storage ehed, South side of irairneia avenue. Oupid Again. - Cupid will soon be working over time, and will be glad to employ agents to see to forwarding missives of love and friendship on or before Feb. 14. His headquarters are at the P. O. News Store, 11 Arcade. New valentines warranted to reach the hearts of the most indifferent, and de light -the eye of the most artistic, are now ready for distribution. Variety of style and beauty of sentiment char acterize the valentine for 1913, shown -t the P. O. News Store, which is No. 11, and less than a stone's throw from the Main S"treet entrance to the Ar cade. Exclusive designs and moder ate prices are special features at this popular store. IiOST. Boston terrier about one year old, weight about 26 lbs. Dark forin dle, except small white spot on chest. Bat ears. Liberal reward. 156 Hazelwood Ave. Bis STORK TO RENT. One half or less of centrally located store is offered for rent at an attractive figure. Splendid opportunity. Address J. E., P. O. Box 1053. , B 1 sbp AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA BOTH READYTO QUIT " , St. Petersburg, Feb. 1. It is said that the demobilization of the mili tary reservists of both Russia and Austria-Hungary may be brought about by a friendly note that, today, was on its way from Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria to Czar Nicholas, of Russia'.- Prince Hohenlche-Waldenburg-Schlll- mgtuerst -was reported on his way with the communication. Despatches from Vienna of ; late have said that Austria-Hungary's mo bilization was costing the monarchy $800,000 a ay and1 the commercial and industrial interests of the nation have suffered greatly. A month ago, President-elect Poin eare," Of France, then premier, at tempted to bring about the disarma ment of both Russia and Austria-Hungary by persuading" each nttion to demobilize if the other" would. . FOUND GUILTY OF DEFRAUDING CITY Philadelphia, . .Feb. .1; Former Di rector of Public Safety Henry Clay and Contractors Willard H. t Wells and John R. Wiggins were, this afternoon, found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the city in connection , with the con struction of certain municipal build ings by the jury in Judge Staples' court. Carl Zilenselger, city architect, was found not guilty. The Jury had been out since 3 o'clock.- yesterday and rendered its verdict immediately after recess. ' SCHOONER WRECKED; CREW IS SAVED Washington, Feb. s 1 The American schooner Viking was driven ashore at Point A Pitro, Martinique, and with her cargo is- a total loss, according to State Department advices today. The captain and v creW of 30 men were saved.. Bank Wrecker, Under Guard, Attends His ; ' Daughter's Wedding 'New Orleans, Feb. I Ouarded toy detectives; Eugene F. Buhler, presi dent of the defunct Teutonia 'Bank, for the wrecking of which he was convict ed last- Tuesday, attended the wedding of "his daiuigihter, Miss. Clara Buhler, and Dr. C. W, Groetzch. The bride is 20 and a prominent society, belle of this .ctiy. Dr. Greetzlch lost $30,000 when tote father-in-law's- bank went to the-- wall. Jail Sentence For . Multi-Millionaire For Court Contempt ' Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 1 William. R. Nelson, multi-millionaire owner of the Kainsas City Star, today was sentenc ed to 10 days in the county jail for contempt of court, ' Circuit Judge Guthrie, who Imposed the Sentence, . Issued, a -brief warrant published on account of an article ap pearing in his newspaper referring to the court a action in. a. recent divorce case. - ; Col. Nelson was one of the Progres sive leaders in the last campaign. ' He is well known throughout the United States. . SEC. MORRISON ADDRESSES WIRE MILL STRIKERS Pittsburgh, Feb. 1 Frank Morrison, Secretary of the American Federation of Labor, . arrived in Pittsburgh, to day, and - went directly to the Rankin and Braddock wire 'mills strike dis trict where he addressed a meeting of Morrison stated that the federation would stand behind the local union men financially and morally in any action they saw fit to take. In ex planation of his own presence, he said he was merely here to Investigate economic "-conditions. The conference between representa tives of the strikers and mill officers was expected to be held late today. There wae still - general doubt, this afternoon, as to the outcome of the conference and it was difficult to dte tertnin what effect the presence of Morrison would have on the attitude of the conferees. McGuire's Contest For License Transfer . Begins February 10 The .touch discussed liquor license transfer of P. J. McGuire of 447 Greg- ory street, will be started all ' over again in aiocordance with the decision of the Supreme court, and the county commissioners have assigned February 10 as a date for the hearing on the remonstrance. ' McGuire, who formerly conducted a saloon at -Main' and Congress streets, was given permission to transfer his license to Gregory street. The Mal leable Iron Co. and other manufactur ers had remonstrated and they appeal ed from the commissioners' decision. McGudre won his case in the Superior court by claiming he had not been properly notified of the appeal. The 'Supreme court found error in this de cision. The commissioners have designated February 8 as a date for hearing the remonstrance -against Sebastian Soalo, 76 Lexington aveniue, one of the places to which Mayor Wilson objected. WOMAN CRIES AS MAN TESTIFIES IN BREACH OF PROMISE Indianapolis, Feb. "1. Carl Fisher, millionaire defendant in the 3500,000 breach of promise suit by Mrs. Gert rude Hassler, admitted i under cross examination, today, that while he nev er agreed to marry the choirist, he always thought a great deal of her. Mrs. Hassler cried the whole morning burying her face in her handkerchief. Fisher denied that when he stayed at the plaintiff's home he paid- board and room. He said he did not know whether she looked after his clothes and sent his laundry out each week. SOCIALIST LECTURE TOMORROW NIGHT let candidate for Governor of this State will speak tomorrow evening at the Socialist hall on Main St., in Park theatre building on "The Possi ble Future of tne irTogressive arty. . I .. n ...'j, h(l. , anilin or in . i. A.irani.ad Cn-i olio mniramatit f.a.r best be illustrated by the fact that he was only a lew aays ago re-eieoi-ed almost unanimously to the State Secretarysmo or nis party, i xne . I ...ill l-ovln Y-.fmi-kt-l-u- at B TV m. and there will be no admission charged. LOW WAGES CAUSE FOR IMMORALITY OF WORKING WOMEN So Says Senator Works In Endorsing La Follette Eight Hour Bill Washington, Feb. - 1 The public should be willing to pay an increase in the cost of living if. such an ad vance is necessary to give working women decent wages- and protect them from the temptations of immorality to which they ' are now subject because of meagre pay, according ito the views expressed by Senator Works, of Cali fornia, today. The Senator endorsed the ' LaFollette bill establishing an eight hour day for working women in Washington. He told the Senate com mittee which heard protests from lo cal business men against the measure, that "low wages are the cause for im morality among working women." "They go to the streets to increase their small wages," lie declared-. "This measure 4s aimed at : improving the moral life -by giving these women a decent chance. . If the employer is to suffer a loss by granting fair hours and decent wages, then I would be in favor of having the-public bear the loss." Senator Dillingham, of Vermont, de clared that the measure, if used as a model for, the State, would "take away the right of free contract" from many women employed in country towns who woudd by this action be deprived of the chance to secure employment. He tlnouight 10 hours not too long for stenographers in law offices and for clerks in stores outside the large cities, and -suggested that places of women would be filled by men were wages in creased. CITY BOARDS SHOULD GO, WHITE DECLARES (Continued, from Page- One.) The final section of Mr. White's for mal report deals -with the administra tion of the following departments: Public Works. City Engineer, Police, Chartiies, Assessors, Schools, Contract and Suipply, City Auditor, ana oth ers. ' Important changes, most of which are included in the roregoing, will De urged by Mr. White. . In his report on the Public Works department, Mr-. White finds a great deal of fault witn the iaoK or rystem obtaining in taiis office. Valuable rec ords are not kept, he says, and- office help is paid out of appropriations not intended for that purpose. The conflict between the duties of city engineer and director of public works is also commented upon. , Mr. Wihdte urges the consolidation of all public works departments under, a sin gle executive. FIRE SWEEPS BLACK ROCK rContinued from Page One.) Mrs. King had insurance of $500 on ner etiecte. Airs, itub ubioicu staying in her home despite the en treaties of neighbors who sought to have her leave.' She wanted to save her piano, and strong men managed to- get it nail weuy mix warn il wtxa ...... ,i x.A j-. V-1 i - .nnlil -nrti- be handled in time to get it out of the house. - ' - unable' to leave the house without j help, two men carneo. nerio eaibLy in an arm chair. Swanaon said he had $1,000 insurance on his furniture, and that each of the three family houses was insured for $2,400. The last house to go was that- cocu- pled by True and Bjorklund. This stands on the norehwest corner of Fairfield avenue and Davidson streets. On the northeast corner is tne nouse occupied by W. Ray, downstairs and Alexander B. .Beach, upstairs. Showers or emoers on tiiw x jji- v. this house had it ablaze it seemed like dozens of times, but the firemen di rected their streams on the roof time and .again and saved it from destruc tion. , T -.a vnav rv? th. fl T-t hnilflA tO OUm stands the home of Axel Johnson and John Wingrera. This was aoiaze sev eral times. Back of Ray's house, on the south side of Davidson street is a two family house on tne ground uuur of which is the home of August W. Blycher. . - - The roofs of houses for blocks . .. .a alfvo writh npnnlA who tl 1 l- U 1 1 -J V. -.1 V. " - ' - with bttckete and hose playing on the shingles were Kepi uusy m u.ui i to thwart the dozens or incipient, una The Black Rock boy scouts formed a brigade that did good work in guard ing the furniture and helping carry small effects from the danger zone. It was almost impossible to stand within 100 feet of the leeward of the fire, for the wind carried a veritable deluge of sparks and embers. All the fire apparatus in th city moved, up, for shortly after the still and bell alarm sounded for th Black Rock fire, there were sounded two alarms for a burning automobile. The fire apparatus on the job were chemical engines Nos. 1 and 2, No. 7 Engine Co. and No. 1 truck. Chief Mooney directed the work of the fire men, and Assistants Horkheimer and Johnson were with their chief in the thick of the fight. J. H. Crossley, the insurance man, said he would place the loss off hand at about $25,000. Garage Fire Precedes Blaze In Black Rock At 1:09 o'clock there were two avu J no v- v . . . . . . - the department to 76 Lenox avenue where there was a Jire in the garage of David Hawes. Some oil on the floor took fire and ignited an auto mobile. The damage was nominal. -The apparatus had not reported back cn duty when the alarm was sounded from box 25 7 for the fire in Black Rock. The several alarms caus ed every company in the city to "roll." r -q .-I ; nnt rp-RTioTidine to the alarm moved from the outskirts Into the stations in tne center or me ciiy. VETERAN POIilCEMAN DIES IV NEW BRITAIN New Britain. Feb. l.-r-Adam Seiple, 70, the last member of the veteran po lice force, died at his home here, to day, from pneumonia. He was a mem ber of the police force nearly 40 years and was retired on a pension six years ago. - EMPRESS OF GERMANY ON LONG HEALTH VISIT Berlin, Feb. 1. The Empress of Germany has planned for a prolonged visit to Bad Nauheim in March, ac cording to gossip heard, today, in court circles. The Empress has been in a precarious state of health for more than a year. She spent eight weeks at Bad Nauheim, last spring. SIX BELOW ZERO IN MILWAUKEE TODAY Milwaukee, Feb. 1. Thousands of poor families were suffering today, from the cold wave. From 3 0 above zero the mercury has dropped to six below. MILDRED PROVOST TIRES OF FLAYING MAKE BELIEVE WIFE Alleges Whipple Wed Her to Stave Off Other Suitors But She Was Never Publicly Acknowledged Mrs. Whip ple, So She Proposes to Quit. 4 Stating that her husband ' married !her to prevent her from associating with other young men, Mildred A. Whipple, a pretty 21 year old girl of Darien, has asked -the superior court to annul ffer marriage to - James B. Whipple ' of Windsor. Papers in the action were filed today. The plaintiff, whose maiden name was Mildred Provost, says that she and Whipple went to Westport Juna 27, 1911 and by misrepresenting their ages to the town clerk, secured a mar riage license. They were wedded by Rev: . Ellis B. Dean, pastor of Christ church, Westport. ' Mrs. Whipple declares her husband had no intention of living with he but prevailed upon her to marry him so that her other masculine friends would keep away. At the end ot three years he agreed -to support , the plaintiff, the complaint states. Af ter the ceremony Whipple -went back to his work and his wife returned to business college. Whipple did not keep his promise to support ber so she wants to be freed. YOUTH CHARGED VJH MURDER Oil FOUR COUNTS Quincy, Ills., Feb. 1. Four Indict ments, each charging murder, today, stand against Ray Pfanschmidt, aged 20 as the result of the action, late yesterday, of the Adams county grand Jury. The youth i is alleged to have slain bis father, .mother, sister and Miss Emma Kaepen, school teacher who boarded in the home. After the crimes were committed, the house was fired. Toung Pfanschmidt was employed with a railroad construction gang and was arrested on suspicion. AUTO SALESMAN STABS HIMSELF IN UNIQUE WAY New York, Feb. 1. After stabbing himself to the heart with an old cavalry sabre, Louis Duryea, an auto mobile salesman, put on a new sweat er and his coat and walked down stairs, today, to fall a moment later and die. When his body was found a few minutes afterward, the ambulance physician was called in. With no out ward signs of the cause of death, a certificate of heart failure was made out. The body was taken to an unaer talrer'a short where 'the discovery of the narrow, deep cut was made. Exa mination of Duryea's room,- disclosed that he had tied the sabre under a chair with the point protruding sev eral Inches up through the seat. - It was believed that the young man had unbalanced himself over the oacK or tb nhalr and then let his body down upon the sabre point. ' That he put the sweater on aiierwaru was iimveu by the fact that It had not been pierced by the sword. LOCAL POLICE DENY CHARGES (Continued from First Page) The State's Attorney's letter, refer-r-cri tr in the foreeoing. follows: Hon. Board of Police Commissioners, Bridgeport, uonn. Gentlemen: As state's attorney of th-iH county, and having tne responsi bility, under the law, of prosecuting homicide cases I am fairly' entitled to the co-operation of the . Bridgeport police department In that, class of cases. - I am not satisfied with conditions that aoDarently prevail in the Bridge port detective department,, and I fear it is due to a petty lorm oi jealousy directed to the activities of the state police, whose services I frequently in coke in homicide cases. Officer Vir elll has demonstrated to my office un usual capacity in the investigating and apprehending of accused persons of Italian nationality in homicide cases. ( With the appreciation of these facts that my official position and exper ience give me, I made the request of Superintendent Birmingham to at once notify Virelll in all, Italian homi cide cases. SuDerintendent Birming ham assured me he would do so, and I have such absolute confidence in him that I feel confident he would pursue that course if possible, and it is my belief -that the reason Tor the re peated failures to notify Virelli is to be found in petty Jealousies in the de tective department. The Sullivan case iB typical the Italian assassin escap ed, and the detective department hae not a clue. The Chinaman case fol lowed, and the Italian assassin escap ed. In neither case was the request of this office observed, but was evi dently studiously ignored. It was not only ignored, but a defiant interview from detective headquarters given and published in the Sunday Herald. I have the power and jurisdiction to put detectives on these serious cases, and if your detective department con tinues to thwart me in the perform ance of my official duties, and I can not have a remedy applied through your honorable board, I must call the situation to the attention of the Judges which I sincerely hope will not be found necessary. , Very truly yours, STILES JUDSON. State's Attorney. NANCY WILKINSON SITES -JOHN WILKINSON FOR DIVORCE Nancy M. Wilkinson of 794 Mrytle avenue, has brought divorce proceed ings against John - A. Wilkinson of Flint, Mich. Papers in the action were filed this morning in the. super ior court. The plaintiff charges Wil kinson with intolerable cruelty. De sertion upon January 1, 1910, is also alleged. The wife's maiden name was Nancy fturd. They were married November 2, 1887. MILITANT SMASHERS SENT TO BOW STREET London, Feb. 1. Suffragettes, to day, smashed the glass cover of one of trie cases in the jewel room of the toweT of London. They were prompt ly arrested and sent to Bow street. HOWJLAND'S Entrances in MaJin Street, Fairfl eld Avenue, and Cannon Street. Bridgeport, Conn, Saturday, Feb. 1, 1913. Formal c for men. Lrc00 Quickly and with, sure satisfaction, a man may pro cure proper apparel for formal occasions at this Howland store for men. ' . ' It is sort of apparel that man will wear with absolute knowledge that it is right. .' The fabric is right, to begin with. The tailoring, is wonderfully clever and thorough. . The styles are correct: are latest to be produced and are attractive. . From all its force of skilled tailors, the House of Kup penheimer picks the most-expert and most-careful to pro duce this apparel; the sort which men are most particular; in choosing. That force is really on its mettle in making and finishing such garments as are here told of. And the result is apparent; Kuppenheimer dress clothes are fit for any man. , Full dress suits, varying grades of fabric .but all of correct style and fine tailoring, $20 $25 and to $50. Tuxedo suits, excellently made and finished, $17.50 to $25. ' Prince Albert of double-breasted frock coats with vest, $20. ' . Correct white dress waistcoats, $2.50. Gray striped dress trousers, $4 $5 and $6. Topcoats in Chesterfield style, $15 $20 and to $28. "Walking-sticks of handsome woods, $2 and $3. THE HOWLAND BOARD OF RELIEF BEGINS SESSIONS The Board of Relief 'began its ses sions this morning for the hearing of appeals from valuations made by the Board of Assessors. They were kept pretty busy this morning and heard the claims of 27 property own ers. None was a large taxpayer. Monday afternon the Main street business men are going to present their claims for a reduction of assess ments. They will have a lot of legal talent along with them to present the reasons why they think the present assessments are unreasonable. ' DELINQUENTS PAY PERSONAL TAXES Collectors Show Big In creases In Their Monthly Report to City Auditor ' Reports tohe city auditor from the personal tax collectors show that $22, 874 of the $50,344 due on the 1911 list has been collected. The reports of the collectors for the past month are: List of 1911, James Holt, Jr., $1,700; Patrick Cuddy, $2,000; John P. Kem ple, $2,450. List of 1910, John Kem ple, $140. Altogether,$l,174 has been collected of the amount still due on the 1910 list. ' . , PUBLIC TARIFF HEARINGS CLOSE Washington, Feb. 1. Public tariff hearings before the House ways and imeane committee were concluded, to day, with the appearance of final wit nesses on the "sundries" schedule. Democratic members of the commit tee will hold executive sessions and prepare for the tentative tariff bill to be brought to Congress at the opening of the special session. i The committee will examine a mass of technical briefs and argu ments. CLOSE SHAVE FOR TUCKER Friends Found Him Busily Engaged In Tentorial Task Surprised 'and taken unawares In the midst of his weekly shave, Mr. H W Tucker, of 61 Parrott avenue, waa visited by a party of friends, last night. After the gentleman of the house had restored himself : to pre eentabllity an evening of entertain ment was enjoyed. ,,,,. Mrs Tucker, Mrs. P. Gillette, Mrs. W. Vedeer, Miss N. Gardner, Miss Katherine Zepp and Mrs. W. Gard ner were heard in an interesting mon ologue. Mrs. Tucker accompanied Mrf Jay Davidson and W. Gardner in musical selections. Mr. Davidson brought forth considerable applause by his renditions on the violin. Mr Tucker was tendered the party in cerebration of his well, anyway, it was a birthday. He was presented, among other things, with a handsome rocking morris chair, a gift from his wife He responded to the presenta tion ' with a brief speech during the coursT of which Mr. P. niette care lessly took possession of the chair for the evening. In the midst of a varigated dis course, just as Mr. Tucker was about to tftll his age , the persistent en . , . - .1 laiaa V.T-nn p-h t all nres- treaiieu or incr i-- - , ent to a luncheon of ice cream and The assemblage broke up, curiously enough. Just wneo we re- J":""' at lis neisiw -llvA , . dation of Parrott. avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Gillette were forced to tramp' a . . , . i. i . i rain -t s ctft to t V. ol r- home on the opposite side of the street. Middletown The trustees of Wes leyan University have upheld the ac tion of President Shanklin In asking for Prof. Fisher's resignation -because of his advanced ideas on Sunday observance. The Weather Fair, colder tonight and tomorrow. DRY GOODS CO. BRADY IS HEAD OF MASTER PLUMBERS Vice President Promoted to Presidency, Succeeding v William P. Kirk John F. Brady was elected president of the Bridgeport Master plumbers' Association at the annual , meeting last. evening in the association rooms in the Newfleld building. Mr. Brady was v.'je-president and succeeds Wil liam P. Kirk as head of the associa tion. - -. ' ' Other officers elected are: Vice president, Edward J. 'Lynch; financial and recording secretary, John J. Scan lorf; treasurer, M. W. Manwaring; sergeant -at-arme, Charles A. Benson; . truste for three years, A. E. Rob erts. It was voted to hold the annual banquet of the association next rnoth, . and the following committee was named to take charge of ar rangement for th affair: R T. Rock, S. C. Booth and Joseph Schietlnger. Resolutions of regret upon the death of M. A. Green, a member of the as sociation for many years, were adopt ed. .,-' FORMER GERMAN AMBASSADC?R TO WASHINGTON DIES TODAI Berlin. Feb. 1. Dr. Theodore Von Holleben, one time German Ambassa dor at Washington, died here, today, aged 74 years. He had two terms af Washington, 1891-92 and 1897-1903. BRIDGEPORT GETS $17,865 FROM LICENSES. The county commissioners announc ed this morning that the city of Bridgeport had received $17,865 as its share of liquor license money paid dur ing January. The other amounts dis tributed to other towns in the county were: Newtown, $45; Darien, $190; Stamford, $405; Ridyefield, $337.50; county, $2,092.50. MAX BLUMBERG HAVING GOOD TIME IN LONDON Max Blumberg, of this city is send ing cards from London. England, to his friends in this city. He witnessed the boxing bout between Driscoll and Mo ran which was held in London, January 26. He is having a. line time abroad. JIM JOHNSTONE SIGNS ' WITH AMERICAN AS). Chicago, Feb. 1 J. E. Johnstono, for many years an umpire in the Na tional -league, will handle the indica tor in the American Association, thin year. Tom Shivington, president of the association, announced, today, that he had received a signed con tract from Johnstone. Johnstone worked in the National league, last season but resigned, last fall. Differ ences of opinion with President Lynch of the league is said to have led to the break; CHARTING SYSTEM 'SHOWING POSITIONS .OF ALL TJ. S. WARSHIPS Washington, Feb. 1. The establish ment of a "charting system" in all stock and commercial exchanges, showing the exact position of mer chant ships and warships at sea, will be one of Secretary of the Navy Myers' last official acts. Commander Bullard. chief wireless expert, and Commander George F. Cooper, chief hydrographer, were working out a scheme to receive wireless reports at the Arlington sta tion from all American vessels. Every morning the positions of the ships would be flashed throughout the country and marked n large charts. Keep Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound always on hand, and you can quickly head off a cold by its prompt use. It contains no opiates, heals and soothes the inflamed air passages. dMirTr nnii mav save a bi2 doctor's bill. In the yellow package. K. Ba Brill. Stratford avenue and 8ixth street. 1