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EVENING- FARMER
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BEGINNING- JAN. 1, 1913
THE WEATHER
Fair colder, tonight and to
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Vol 49 no. so
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1913
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APPORTIONMENT BOARD
EXPLAINS REASON FOR
FAVORING BOND ISSUE
S.E. Vincent, Spokesman for
Body, Says Improvements Are
Immediate and Imperative and
Borden Should Be Distributed
SCHOOL FACILITIES
ENTIRELY INADEQUATE
"Board Takes Ground That Is
suance x of Serial Bonds Will
Provide for Much Needed Im
provements and Will Not
Cause Heavy Burden by Big
Jump In Tax Rate
Samuel E. "Vincent, acting: for the
Board of Apportionment and taxation
today issued a statement relative to
the board's action yesterday in favor
ing a $500,000 bond issue for schools,
streets and sewers improvement. In
the statement. Mr. "Vincent -declares
that the needs for which the bond 1s
bub is favored are immediate and im
perative, and, that payments for 'the
improvements should be extended
over the period of enjoyment thereof
instead of saddling- the increased bur
den upon taxpayers in one year.
A ne sc&xement or -air. v miai, in
full, follows:
"It was a very serious situation
which confronted the Board of Appor
tionment, when the estimates for the
ensuing year came to be taken up in
detail by the vanoua sub-committees.
"As those sub-committees progress
ed in their investigations, they found
that there was need .for some action
out of the ordinary. For 15 or more
years, the city had been' failing- to
. provide adequately for the growth
. "which it has been enjoying. Schools
5 have not been given the attention
they deserved until the situation has
iinmii acute .and it has become ab-
. eoiutely necessary to make special
' provision at once for . them. Streets
" tiave ottn into such a condition that
' hy too moat be improved with no
' delay. There are certain trunk sew
er partisJljr built. Before lateralis
r-ait h built r oonnect with them.
thre iM seed eC more work, and, until
tixu lateral!' are connected the city
can not eolJboi one dollar of th
ately tbe eomtruetion is carried for
ward o tixat point.
"To meet ail these demands was not
tax would be burdensome and unfair
and. when added to the amount need
ed So carry on the regular business of
the city, would assume proportions'' al
most stag-Bering.
Te it W4as the duty of the board to
situation. That was very plain to the
members of the several sub-committees
woo had been given plain.- evi
denoe of the need for action. To ar
rive at some conoiueion, the entire
board "was called into session yester
day afternoon and at that time every
phase of the situation was carefully
and thoroughly discussed.
"The ultimate decision was to do as
any man would do in hie own busi
ness: provide for things that would
be of future as well as present bene
fit by a plan that would bring the
time for payment into the future as
well as the present. To do this, the
board presented to the board of al
dermen a resolution calling for the
issuance of serial notes as follows:
'For schools, new sites and build
ings and completion of buildings now
under construction, S200.000.
"For sewera, completion of certain
trunk sewers now partially built, $100,
000. "For streets, replacement of present
pavement on a number of streets, all
under a five year guarantee, t200,000.
Eaehr of these issues is fully war
ranted by condttiona. In proof of that.
acRooiev for example.
"It has been agreed by competent
authorities that 40 to 42 children is
the maximum number which can be
efficiently taught by one teacher in
one room. In the Bridgeport schools,
we nnd in different sections from 50
to 60 children herded in one room.
ATiey are noc care a lor propeny, mey
simply can't be.
'This is due to lack of room. "We
nave portable buildings to help out
in the effort to supply adequate room.
These building are loosely built and
poorly heated and are moved from
place to place as immediate and in'
s i tent need arises for them. They
are a makeshift and a poor one. Yet,
with all this attempt to furnish school
facilities there are many children who
'can attend school only one-half the
time. There is not room for them all.
Our citiaens should understand and
appreciate this condition. To under
stand it is to agree that it -must be
remedied and as the board of asoor-
tionment does understand it it agrees
with the Board of Education that it
must be remedied without the loss of
any additional time. . r
"We know and have known for. some
time that as fast as new schools were
built, they were filled" immediately
upon completion. School, population
has increased wonderfully, fast as is
ItlO. 14,B7. y
111 15.019. " ,
1911. 16.713.
113. 1S.S33.
This year there are 900 more chil
dren of school age than last year. To
properly accommodate this number of
children requires 20 to 25 additional
rooms and they are not available.
Present housing facilities for the
school children, including portable
bulldiners. are 332 rooms. We actual
ly need 380 rooms figuring on putting
43 children in a. room for the care of
one teacher. To secure these addi
tional rooms, it is necessary to adopt
nme such plan as that recommended
by the board of apportionment to the
bowrd of aldermen.
This money, raised by the issuing
of serial notes, would relieve the pres
ent situation. To that there would be
added the usual one mill tax for the
support of the schools and together
the money they would raise would be
sufficient to put the schools improper
condition. We believe that after
thins-s were started in the proper
manner, it would be feasible for the
board of education to continue its
work and to keep up with the require
ments of the city with the proceeds
a one mill tax. The whole trouble
of the present is due to failure to keep
up in days gone by. To overcome that
handicap is the present duty. And
when that has been done, the next
thing is to keep from falling behind
again. .
- The situation regarding the streets
and the trunk sewers is similar to that
in the schools. There, too. it has been
a case of failing to provide sufficiently.
.lor the proper demands oi a growing
city. And there, too, if the provision
that is suggested is made, sucn a
condition can be brought about as .it
will make It necessary to keep up to
the normal demands of the future.
Water street is a fair example. If
Water street is properly paved, the
traffic congestion on Fairfield avenue
will be lightened. If the streets lead
ing to ' the freight yards and the
wharves are properly repaved. It will
be of great benefit for a. number of
sears to come. Of another class of
streets Noble 'avenue is a fair ilfus
tration. To pave that with a paving
guaranteed for not less than Ave years
is a good move. It will pay. And it
is reasonable to meet the expense by
notes to be paid off in the future in
stead of trying to meet it by a direct
tax which would fall upon the should
ers of the oeoole at this one time.
In considering this entire matter
the board of apportionment has been
moved by a desire to, procure needed
improvements- and at the same time
to make the burden as light as possi
ble for the taxpayers. Its members
are pleased that the board of alder
men agreed with them, as to tne wis
dom of the proceeding and went' so
far as to concur in the plan to ask
the legislature for authority to issue
the needed notes.
, The members of the "board believe,
likewise, that if the Teoole in general
will study the situation for themselves
they will see the fairness of the plan.
It is to be regretted that, more time
was not available for enlightening the
public on the matter '. but as alt new
bills must be presented to the General
Assembly ' this week there - was ' only
time enough to present the matter to
the board- of aldermen at the meeting
of last night and to ask the. co-operation
of that board in a petition to the
legislature. For that co-operation the
board Is appreciative and is confident
that full study of the situation will
secure similar co-operation from every
thinking and disinterested citizen.
The resolution of the taxing board,
presented , to - the Counoil last night,
follows: Z.J. .. ::.
To thfe Honorable- Common Council of
the City of Bridgeport. ,
Gentlemen : - V
The Board- v of ApportiomraeTit- and
Taxation begs leave to submit ta your
honorable-body, for adoption, the follow-in
preamble and resolution: '
I hereas, The Board of Apportion-
ment, after eoneiderin! the school con
ditions of the otiy, has reached the
conclusion that steps should be taken
at tnlis time to . meet the demands of
today and provide for the school chil
dren, and ' .
Whereas. - After, allowing' the usual
one-mill tax -on the present "grand list,
the e-um of $200,000 in addition is need
ed to provide adeuaute . facilities for
the children of our schools, which ad
ditional sum, in the Judgment of the
Board of Apportionmen t and Taxation,
should ibe obtained from the, proceeds
or stvrt- term serial notes of the city
of Bridgeport, and -
Whereas, The Board of Armontiom-
ment and Taxation deems the expen-
ancure or saw.ooo should be made this
year Cor pavement of a. permanent na
ture, amd that of a. bituminous niature
or character, other than water-bound
macadam, which; .mm . should not be
obtained, from an lincmease of the tax
rate commensurate with the present
needs, but. should be spread out over
the period of enjoyment thereof, and
Whereas, The outstanding contracts
and . present needs . of the sewers of
this city demand the immediate ex
penditure of $100,000 for sewer work,
which in its very nature must . last
for a term of years and therefor'j the
cost should be apportioned for a short
term of years, the following resolution
is respectfully submitted with ous- full
approval for. your careful considera
tion : -
(Resolved, That the Common Council
seek authority from the General As
sembly of the State of Connecticut, to
issue serial promissory notes to the
amount of $500,000 which' shall be di
vided as follows:
The notes. for school buildings,
amounting to $200,000, shall be appor
tioned to cover a term of fifteen (15)
years.
The notes for sewers shall be ap
portioned to cover a term of ten (10)
years, for the sum of $100,000.
The notes' for pavement of a per
manent and other nature than water
bound macadam, shall be for the sum
of $200,080 and shall be apportioned to
Cever a term of" five (5) years, . and
that ' the rate of interest and other
provisions of said notes shall toe as
the General . Assembly may, in its
Judgment, deem wise and proper, and
be it further
Resolved, That the City Attorney is
hereby instructed to' prepare in prop
er legal form -the proposed drafts or
amendment to the charter of the city,
to present to the General Assembly to
mate effective all of the provisions
as set forth . in the foregoing- resolu
tions. jRespedtfully submitted,
THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT
AND - TAXATION.
ASKS ABOLISHMENT
OF CONTRACT BOARD
Alderman TJmstatter Pre
sents Resolution Repeal
ing Ordinance That Al
lows Board to Live.
A resolution calling for the abolish
ment of the Board of Contract and
Supply was introduced last evening
in the. Common Council by Alderman
TJmstatter of the Twelfth district. The
resolution was referred to the ordin
ance committee with a request for a
report at the next meeting.
x The resolution recites that the vot
ers of the city, at the referendum last
Fall, decided that the board should,
not be made permanent. In accord
ance -with this vote,' the resolution
asks the repeal of the ordinance of
January 15. 1912, creating the board.
The Board of Apportionment is re
quested to make no appropriation fcr ,
the operation of the board during the
coming year nor for the payment of I
salaries in connection therewith. I
YSTERY CASE
AGAINST BEACH
Wealthy New Yorker
Pleads Hot Guilty
When Arraigned
Charge Is Assault on
Wife With Men! to,
Kill
His
"' lAiken, S. . C, Feb. 4 Frederick; . O.
Beach, New Yorker, wealthy, a sofcial
favorite and scion of a prominent
family, answered "not guiMy" today
to the charge of assaulting his wife
with intent to. kill, opening" what was
expected to be the eigal unravelling
of one- of the queerest of "mystery
cases. r .
Beach was charged by the county
with cutting his wife's throat. Mrs.
Beach ' was expected to demy the
charge when, she takes the stand.
It was on the night of February; 28,
1912, that Mrs. Beach was stabbed
while in the sideyardi of the Beach
winter home. Shei says she left her
husband, in the house going to the door
to let a pet, dog out. Her version is
that, a mysterious man attacked her
a few feet from the door, a man who
plunged a knife in her throat and
pulled' her diamond earrings from her
ears. Beach said he heard his wife's
screams and, running outside, saw a
man fleeing down the street. - Mrs
Beach's wound reouired 19 stitches to
close. The gash barely missed the
jugular vein.
c Mrs. Beach's version - of 'the attack
was accepted at- first. : Then Detec
tive Baugfon, of Atlanta, made an in
vestigation. MnsL Beach's diamond
had been found in the yard the morn
ing after the attack. A. K. Lorenz
found a bloody fence paling. The
theory,' evolved iby Ba.ughn and on
which the county authorities' swore out
a warrant for Beach, was that tne
millionaire heard his wife leave the
house, slipped out behind her, grabbed
a paling, struck down . a negro maid
who followed him and ran toward an
outbuilding' in the . yard. Baughn's
allegation, was that he began pursuit
of a man who fled from theut Building.
Then, he alleges. Beach came, back to
his wife, in the yard, and- a struggle
ensued wherein Mrs. Beach received
her wound'. . :
Beach was indUoted '. last summer.
postponing a trip to Europe- to accept
service of a, warrant am, arranged
bail. Both he and Mfrs. Beach appar
ently "gave the .lie toi.amy reports of
incompatability by every evidence of
devotion - to each other. Mrs. ieach
vehemently denied Baughn'e story.
No actual witnesses to the assault
could be found and the negro 6naid
contradicted herself over and' over
again:
The irwoseoution today refused to
outline just what evidence it expected
to elicit from eight witnesses whom
thev have subpoena'edi.
The . defense prowablywili' not have
more than three - witnesses Mrs.
Beach. MIks Marion Rollins who was
a guest at the Beach home the night
of the attack, and possibly Beach him
self. No difficulty in obtaining a jury
is anticipated and Prosecutor Quivter
does not think the trial will last more
than two days.
The penalty for conviction on a
charge of assault with intent to kill
is from 30 days to 10 years at hard la
bor, with the alternative of a fine, or
at the discretion or the jury, Dotn fine
and im-prrsonniemt.
Mr. and Mrs. Beach did not enter
the courtroom until o clock. Then
they had to 'be assisted through a
crowd of spectators that packed the
corridiora and the tiny hearing room.
Some of the morbidly curious had been
waiting for admittance since 7 o'clock.
Mrs. Bealeh was becomingly gowned
in a brown coat suit anidi a. toque to
match. She appeared nervous. Beach
was apparently perfectly at ease. He
helped his wife and Miss Marion Hol-
lins, of New x ork, one . of the . wit
nesses for the defense, who accompan
ied the Beaches to the courtroom, to a
chair and then, conferred with his at
torney. Mrs. James D. T. - Taylor
Mrs. .Beach's motner, se.c witn tne de
fendant and his party.
Some delay was experience d m clear
ing the docket for the Beach case.
Hugh Long,' a member of the State
fLiegielature, charged, with murder, was
brought into court, arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. His lawyers mov
ed and were sustained for a continu
ance. Beach and ibis wife looked on
interestedly.
The Beadb case was called shortly
after 10 o'clock and exactly 22 minutes
later a jury was secured1. Seven far
mers, two cotton mill operatives, . two
merchants and one mill hand will hold
the fate of the New York clubman. '
MILITANTS PAINT LONDON
POLSGE STATION AND DEFY
ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT
London, Feb. 4 Three suffragettes,
armed with 'buckets of paste and big
brushes, plastered the f acada of Marl
borough street police station with
Votes for Women" posterns and wo
men s social and political union proc-
lamiations, todayi, and then, stood by
and allowed themselves to to arrest
ed.
Ararigned In Bow street court they
refused to give their names and were
given their choice of $5 fines or a
week in jail. They chose imprison
ment. COMMERCIAL ALUMNI
, BANQUET TONIGHT
The third annual banquet of the
Commercial Alumni Association of
Bridgeport High school will be held
at The Stratfield this evening. It is
expected that 150 graduates will be
present. George Cornwall, president
cf the association, will be toastmaster,
and ' there will, be a number of ad
dresses by members and guests. Bent
ley's orchestra will play and there will
be-a special musical program by a
quartet consisting of Louis D. Ginand,
L. H. Grossman, H. R. Green and L.
E. Hebbard. The committee in charge
consists- of George Cornwall, Matthew
J. Bowen, Misses Mabel Hale and
Margaret Garvey.
NEAR MARTIAL
LAW IN NAPLES
Wild Scenes Mark
Strike Against High
Cost of Living
Fiery Speeches Denouncing
Gfiurch and State'
Incite Riots
Naples, Feb. 4. The Neopolitan
strike against the higher cost of living
continued, today. . but rioting was
checked by the presence of several
companies of troops. Soldiers patrol
led the streets and the city had every
appearance of being under martial
law, though military rule was not ac
tually proclaimed. "
- Practically all the workingmen of
Naples agreed to strike as a protest
against the increased cost of living
produced by higher duties imposed on
imported foodstuffs to increase the
revenue of the municipality. Women
joined in the movement, and the strike
was inaugurated, yesterday. Street
cars were stopped, shops closed, mills
and factories shut down and all pusi
ness was at a standstill.
Mass meetings were held in halls
and on street corners and mflamma
tory speeches against the church and
Btate incited riots which raged fur
iously all day and far into the night.
At the request of the Naples munici
pal association, Italian troops were
x u(it;u iu uie uiiy tinu ixie luddb were
dispersed.' In rushing a crowd of riot
ers in front of the ourse, the soldiers
were forced to use violence and many
men and women were wounded. Doz
ens of arrests were made.
The working people declare '. that
any , increase In living cost means
starvation for them and today there
was apprehension that the movement
would spread to nearby towns and
perhaps throughout Italy.
JUDSON COMES
BACK AT CRITICS
State's Attorney Declares
I Allegations Against De
i tective Department Were
Found . True by r Police
Commissioners.
State's Attorney Stiles- Judson has
issued a statement In which he says
h.is charges against the local detec
tive department were submitted to the
police commissioners and found to4
true. The state's attorney had com
plained to the commissioners, concern
Iner the failure of the detective de
partment to notify his office or State
Policeman . vlrelli regarding tiomi
cides or attempts at homicides by as
sassins. It is stated' by the state's at
torney that the commissioners investi
gated the complaint and ordered that
hereafter proper notice should be giv
en to the state s attorney s office.
Mr. Judson declares that an evening
paper made an unjust attack upon
him and upon the integrity of the
state's attorney's complaint.
DETECTIVES LIKE
PULLMAN'S RULING
Believe His Opipion In Mooney
Case Protects Them In
, Positions
Much gratification is ' expressed at
police headquarters today over the
ruling of City Attorney John Pullman
in the case of Chief Engineer Edward
Mooney, of the local fire department.
which taken analogously is believed
to disprove the prevalent idea that
any of the old members of the detec
tive department can toe removed.
The obtaining belief today is that
while the commissioners may at their
discretion add to -its ranKs new mem
bers which they may later dispossess.
nothing . affecting the older members
whose places were provided for in
the city charter can be done without
their resignation or removal pon
charges.
While much concern has heretofore
been felt in the wide circle of police
acquaintanceship over the feared im
pending changes, this present phase
of the case is looked upon with great
favor and sets at rest the perturb
ed minds of those who feared for
their friends upon the detective force.
STANDARD OIL
SQUEEZING THE
INDEPENDENTS
Pittsburgh. Feb. 4. Independent oil
men, today, claim to see in the spec
tacular 35 cent rise in the price of
crude oil, . last week, an attempt by
the ' Standard Oil Company to
squeeze" the independents by an ad
vance in oil prices and a stationary
price for oil products.
The Joseph Seep Agency handles the
oil for this vicinity. ' Independents say
this -means Standard Oil sets th nrtcp.
In many instances, they claim, inde
pendent refineries have to pay more
to get their oal than does the Stand
ard. The price was advanced seven
cents a day for five days, last week,
while, according to oil men, the price
of oil products remained practically
stationary.
Thus they argue, the independents.
paying more, receive the same prices
for their product and would eventual
ly be "squeezed" out of business.
Pennsylvania crude was auoted at
S2.40 by the Seep agency, today.
DROMEDARY HAS
TOOTH REMOVED
"Trilby" Of Big Show
Herd, Sits In Den
tist's Stall
Operation Accomplished With
out Trouble And Big Ani
mal Is Now Happy
"Trilby," the largest dromedary-
that's the kind with one "hump" at
the Barnum and ' Bailey winter quar
ters had a tooth pulled yesterday,
Pulling the tooth of a dromedary or
dinarily is just about as playful
pastime as holding a smoker in
dynamite storage house. I This opera
tion was accomplished with no casu
alties of any sort, however, and to
day "Trilby" is . feeling much better
thank you.
Since last Spring "Trilby" has had a
sore The circus veterinaries
thought it was a reaction from an ac
cident of a year ago when "Trilby's"
jawbone was smashed. Of late the
ailments increased and "Trilly" went
comparatively off his feed. Then it
was discovered' that a badly ulcerated
tooth was bothering -the tug drome
dary. N
Dr. TV. J. Southey,' who does spe
cial veterinary -work for the circus.
was called to the winter quarters and
' examaniation showed that the imme
diate extraction of the tooth was nee
essary. John Patterson, superintend
ent of the menagerie, hastily prepar
ed for the operation and "Trilby" was
placed in a special stall with a rais
ed platform. A big gang of workmen
was summoned in the- expectation
that trouble would follow.
A speculum was placed in the
dromedary's mouth with no trouble.
Then Dr. Southey1 and Mr. Patterson
took grips on a giant tair of forceps
and one long pull brought out the
troublesome molar. "Trilby" : didn
wince and Mr. Patterson, says that's
because the animal knew that the
operation was going to relieve him.
The tooth -was a molar from- the
lower left jaw and measured three
inches long and was about an inch
and a half square at the root. "Tril
by" was able to take some solid food
hay today.
Thunderstorms
And Earthworms
In Midwinter
Weather Observer Jennings
In AH His Time Never
Saw the Like
The - first month of 1913 - was some
January. It was the warmest with
in the knowledge of living" man in
this section and William Jennings,
the official observer says that his rec
ord show that the mean temperature
for the month was over 10 'degrees
warmer than the average, for the past
41 years.
Some of the special features that
Observer Jennigs noticed about the
January just passed were that, there
was no frost in the ground, no ice
on the ponds and no ice gathered for
storage during the month. On Jan,
20, earth worms came out on the
walks after a shower and on the 31et
of the month, there was a , thunder
storm just to add a little variety to
the weacher.
On January 3 the mercury soared
and registered 58 and it looked as
though there was not going to be any
winter. On the 9th of the month the
mercury did drop to .15 for a short
time but it did not stay long for
the mean temperature of the month
was 37.5.
The total precipitation for the month
was 3.66 inches but there was only
two inches 05 snow during the month
without any being in evidence' at the
end of the month. There were 14 days
during the month when there was .01
inch or more precipitation. There 11
cloudy days, 10 partly cloudy, and 10
that were clear. '
MAHAN ANSWERS
SENATOR M'lIEIL
New London Man Says Relations
With State Highway Office
Were Perfectly Proper
Hartford, Feb. 4 Congressman-elect
Bryan K. Mahan, who was attacked
by Senator A. McNeil, Jr., of Bridge
port, yesterday, for alleged ulterior
motives in -desiring the retention of
State Highway Commissioner Mac-
donald, today, issued a statement de
nying McNeil's charges. Mahan says
the only contracts for road work he
obtained from .the state were the four
Jobs on which he was the lowest bid
der. He adds that his only desire in
opposing the nomination of William
H. Cadwell, of New Britain, to suc
ceed Macdonald, is to keep Gov. Bald
win "from making a serious blunder
for which the State of Connecticut
would have to pay."
Weather Indications
New Haven, Feb. 4 -Forecast: Fair
tonight anld Wednesday; colder to
night., Moderate west and northwest
winds.
Cloudy weather with flurries of snow
prevailed this morning in the lake re
gion and New England. A lone rid are
of high pressure extending from Mon
tana soutneastward to Tennessee is
producing pleasant weather with low
temperatures west of the Mississippi
river and from .Michigan eastward to
Maine. ,
Conditions . favor for this vicinity
generally fair with lower tempera
ture.
PRISONER IN TOMBS
CONFESSES KILLING
DAUGHTER WITH BOH!
LOBBY IS GIVEN
HARD BODY BLOW
Wilson Introduces Bill Re
stricting Activities of Cor
poration Agents at the
Capitol. - '
. (Special to The Farmer)
Hartford, Feb. 4 A real wajlop was
delivered at tne lobby today by Rep
resentative Lynn -- W. Wilson, of
Bridgeport, who introduced in the
House a ' resolution that greatly re
st riota the activities of legislative
agents. The bill, which becomes ef
fective on its passage, requires legis
lative agents to register wit& the Sec
retary of State , the nature of his bus
iness and by ' whom he is employed.
The bill, ontRep. Wilson's motion, was
ordered printed in the House Journal
that the members " might become
thoroughly familiar with it and was
then referred to the committee on
Judiciary.
The bill, in full, follows :
An act requiring the registration of
legislative agents and fixing a penalty
for the crime of lobbying for hire.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in Gener
al Assembly convened.
Section 1. That if any person em
ployed for a valuable- consideration
shall at any place within this state
in any manner directly : or indirectly
try to innuence the vote or act of any
member of either house of the Oeneral
Assembly privately or by secret per
sonal solicitation he shall be deemed
guilty of lobbying and upon convic
tion thereof shall be punished by im
prisonment 'in the county Jail for not
less than three months or mors than
one year and Djr a fine of nof less
than 9100 or more than $1,000.
Section 3. - It is' hereby declared to
b against public policy for any per
son employed' for a valuable consid
eration to act as legislative counsel,
legislative agent or in any other ca
pacity for any firm, corporation, as
sociation, or person to attempt per
sonally and directly or indirectly to
influence any member of either house
of the General Assembly to vote for
or against any measure pending there-
in, otherwise than by appearing before
any regular committee, thereof, when
in public session, or by newspaper
publication, public address, petition,
or remonstrance or by printed or writ
ten statements, arguments or briefs
delivered to or upon the desks of the
member sought to be reached thereby;
Provided, That before delivering such
statements, arguments or briefs twen
ty copies shall first be deposited with
the clerk of either house And be sub
ject to public inspection.
Section 3. Any person acting as
legislative counsel or agent shall first
make application in writing to the
secretary stating his name, age, place
of residence, and the legislation for
which he desires to appear, and if the
employer be a person, firm or corpo
ration qonducting a business subject
to regulation by the Public Utilities
Commission such statement shall show
the consideration paid or promised
One' such statement shall be filed for
each employer and each measure to
be represented.
Section 4. Any person, firm or
corporation, employing any person to
be legislative agent or counsel shall
certify to the secretary the name, age
and residence of said persdh employed,
the term of his employment and the
measure for which he is to appear,
and additionally in each case where
the employer conducts a business sub
ject to regulation by the Public Util
ities Commission,' theamount of com
pensation 4o be paid for the services
of said agent, or counsel.
Section 5. No person employed for
a valuable consideration to act as leg
islative agent for any person, corpo
ration or association shall go upon the
floor of the legislative hall reserved
for the members thereof, while in
session except upon invitation of the
house or senate, the. same to be de
termined by the vote thereof!
Section 6. Any person convicted of
any violation of the provisions of Sec
tions 2, 3, 4 or 5 of this act, or of
making any false statement to the
Secretary in any application or
certification herein required shall
be punished by confinement in the
county jail for not less than one nor
more than twelve months and by fine
of not less than $50 or more than $500."
Section 7. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Chicago.Feb. 4. Motion was sched
uled to be made in the federal court
here, today, to set a date for the trial
of . Jack Johnson, following the ruling
of the supreme court that the negro
pugilist would nave to stand trial on
the charge of violating the Mann
white slave law. Instructions were
issued by United States District Attor-
ey Wilkerson to have Johnson, who
is out on bond, kept under a close
watch.
John Paul Farreil Says SheWas j
Better Dead " Than" Living A
Life of Shame Produces Ev-i
idence to Show That He Is the I
Father of Mysterious Explosion t 1
SENT. BOMB THAT
KILLED MRS. HERRAR A
In Making for Police Exact;
Replica of Bombs Used He ;
Also Admits Sending Bomb
to Judge Rosalsky
New York, Feb. 4. Because bv
could no longer bear the thought that ;
his daughter was living m life of:
shame, John Paul Farreil, according i
to his confession at police headquar- '
ters, today, made and sent the bomb.'
that killed Mrs. Grace Walker Taylor !
in her flat on 77th street, a year ago'.,'
This confession followed that mads j
by Farreil admitting he made the!
bomb that killed Mrs.! Bernard Her- j
rara who lived in the apartment house i
where he was Janitor. '
i Farreil told the police he sent the !
bomb in revenge for being discharged ,
by Herrara, the superintendent of the 1
building. I
Farreil also declared he had' made i
the bomb that, was sent to Judge Otto
Roealsky last March and which ex
ploded in the Judge's apartment when
being opened, s
In his cell, today, Farreil made an.
exact replica of the bomb used in the
Herrara case..
It was also identical in construction
with the bombs in the Taylor and
Rosalsky incidents. In the case of the
Taylor woman, Farreil astonished the
police by bringing out documentary
evidence tending to-, prove his state-;
ment that her was the" woman's father. :
"I could not bear to see Iter living :
that life. I wrote her many times to j
give it up and come to me. She re-I
fused. I sent her a- bomb. She w&a
better dead," -was Farrell's answering
explanation.
His startling confession came after
nine hours continuous grilling in the
office of Deputy Police Commissioner
Southerly. Last night, the little gray
haired man was kept in his chair
while a squad of detectives, working
in relay, piled him with questions in
a continuous stream. The old man's
nerve gave way and he gave the police
the story, the like of which Gotham
had not heard in many years.
As Farreil told1 the last details of
his crimes he collapsed and his hyster
ical screams echoed through the build
ing. He was half carried to- his cell
and given medical -attention.
URLEY
CHAM
-4 ''".'
(Special .to The. Farmer)
Hartford, Feb. 4 Senator John Hur
ley of Waterbury promises to mak
the State "sit utp.and take notice"'
when the Senate considers the mat
ter of the highway com-mlssionerBhip),
next Tuesday. r jf.-, ;.f
Sena-tor Hurley claims that he was
called out of the Senate, one session
recently! and a .bribe of $300 was of
fered him by ' a man prominent in
politics in Connecticut if he would
absent himself from the Senate on that
day when the confirmation of ths
nomination of William H. Cadwell, as
highway commissioner, is taken up.
This fact became known today andl
created no little excitement at the
Capitol.
It is considered probable that Sena
tor Hurley will "name some nameST ,
in this connection, in the Senate next
Tuesday.
CITY COURT
NOMINATIONS
Names of Bent and CoughlirS
for Judgeships Other
Names
. (By Our Staff Corres.)
Hartford, Feb. 4. The name o
Former Representative William V
Bent was introduced in the Senate to
day for the judgeship of the City
Court of Bridgeport by Senator Jo
seph H. Wmtcomb.
Senator JNewman presented ta;
name or Jf'ormer froDate judge
Thomas C. Coughlin for judge, andt
Alderman Robert G. DeForest for
deputy judge of the City Court.
In the House, iepresentative Clitus
H. King presented the name of Judge,
Carl Foster to succeed himself as
udge of the City Court.
The nominations m .both branches.
were referred to the Judiciary conw
mittee. !
Edward Chapin, 80 years old, d!eS
yesterday at his home, 32 Pleasant
street, after a brief illness. . He was
veteran of the Civil War and was
prominent member of I&liae How&j
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BRIB
Jr.. Post, Gv A. R.