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VOL. 49 NO. 128
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTS
WORKINGFWS
COMPENSATION
bill is law.
House Fully Two Days
Behind Senate in
lis Affairs J
LcS&y Seeks Another Crack al
Merger Supervision Bill
but Is Thwarted
Hartford. May 29. Governor Bald
win, this afternoon, signed the work
-men's compensation bill.,
Hartford, May 29 Every effort was
nade in both branches of the legisla-
ture. today, to expedite business. De
bate was cut aa short as parliamen
tary rules would permit. However,
the Senate discussed for a moment the
question of meeting tomorrow but de-
layed action until later in the day.
The House is fully two davs behind
the Senate. An effort was made to
.'get back into, the Senate the bill
sdopted.. yesterday, providing for su-
pervision by the public utilities com
mission of mergers by public service
corporations. Senators Perry and
"Treed declared that this was an effort
of parties who wished to defeat the
measure and CMr. Weed declared that
the - lobby had worked all yesterday,
sat. up all night and was swarming
about the capitoi. toaay,- in oroer 10
get a chance to get at the bill again
and defeat it. The lieutenant gov
, ercor ruled that the bill was-" in pos
session of the House- . r
' The Individual rmory appro pria
yesterday, after" adoption of the 'gen
eral bill, were brought up in, the Sen
ate, today, and Lieut. Gov. . . Ttngier
ruled- that they had no place there.
Senator Perry remarked that children
that were born ajid . reared in the
House had no connection with the Sen-
n a th. n!Oi. Q 0-T-0r that thlfl S
fO. -
The bill Increasing the power. -at the
city of New London In relation - to
building lines, smoke nuisance, : parks
and the city plan, was adopted ae
were those, which give -borough and
police court civil Jurisdiction over the
aaoMment and collection of the per
eonal tax.
COMPROMISE ON POLLT?TTON'
The bill giving the State Board of
Health power to Investigate the pollu
tion of streams and tidal waters and
requiring It to report recommendations
to the next General Assembly,- was
also adopted.; This Js a compromise
bill for the original pollution bill In
troduces and advocated by the oyster --men
and by State's Attorney Judson
.of Fairfield county. . -
6HTATOB REYNOLDS ILXi. ,
When, the bill concerning the taking
of shad in' certain tributaries of the
Connecticut river vrA called it
stated that Senator Reynold of the
J i V, j4ct4,.fr n-a a 411 on. mlvKt wit ..a-
turn before the session ends.
THE SHAD PROBLEM. ;' 1
The 'shad bfll In ' question was the
conference committee's report, the
Senate having adopted a bill closing
the trpper tributaries and the House
having rejected it. Senator Kelsey ex
plained that In order to preserve shad
in the? Connecticut, the fishermen, on
(the lower tributaries, last session,
agreed to have those closed, expect
ing that the tributaries about Middle
town would, be closed as a matter of
i fair play as the Senate this time had
adopted the bill to close all tributaries,
-while the upper river men were strong
: enough to toave the House defeat It.
The conference committee, looking at
Jtbe question of fair play, decided that
If the tributaries above Middletown
"were to be open, those below at points
ishould be. The committee drew a bill
repealing the law passed- last session.
A lively- debate followed. Senator
Johnson, of Hartford, maintaining
that half a loaf Is better than no
bread, said , that it would be wrong
to repeal B. good law. v As the Senate
had favored the closing of all streams
he thought the blame should be put
upon the House. : Mr. Keleey-replied
, that the House evidently waj willing
i to take this blame and the upper
s river fishermen were taking the fish.
STie conference committee's report was
: rejected, leaving the Senate still
-maintaining its attitude In favor of
closing all tributaries. This will'leave
the chad law as It is at present.
BOARD OF CHIROPODY.
A new bill creating a board of
rhiropody, three members of which
j.re to be appointed by the governor,
was reported by . the human institu
: Hons committee and adopted. In
concurrence, the Senate adopted the
bill creating a commission of three to
be" appointed by the governor to in
quire into the matters relating to the
employment of convict labor in the
several penal institutions of the state
snd in foreign countries and report its
findings to the next legislature.
; PERRY FOR CIVIL SERVICE.
. , -- j n inn es
tablishing a compulsory civil service
system for state officers and employ
es,' saying that It aimed to make a
more permanent and efficient rnmi
rf employes in the state department
tt excluded those officials responsible
lor the policy of the departments, also
til appointive officers of the gover
nor of general assembly.
Senator Neebe opposed the bill say
ing" that the - state never had any
thing like, this before and ha did not
believe t is- "needed now. Senator
Johnson of Hartford said that it was
regrettable that the state never had
juch a system and it was time that
Connecticut took its place among oth
er states that have a civil service sys
tem. - The ' bill, he thought, - is one
ef the best , ever presented to a Sen
ate. lSe;sa,tor Stevens pointed; -out
that this was the third bill creat
ing a commission which had come be
fore ths Senate., Senator Perry spoke
AftMitin.uaid oa J?bju a.) :
CORRESPONDENT
-!' " .
Never Saw Him Under Influence of Intoxi
cants During Years of Intimacy
Marquette, "Mich., May 1 29 Charles
Wilis Thompson of New York, for nine
years Washington correspondent and
since 190S a political writer for a New
York newspaper, was th first witness
in the 'Roosevelt suit today. -
"As Washington i correspondent," he
said, "I used to go to the White House
to see Mr. Rooseveit. -I saw him usu
ally alone, some ' times In the morn
ing and sometimes in the afternoon,
usually in his office, but some times,
when,- in order to lose not a minute
in his work, he saw visitors while ly
ing in the barber's chair. I never de
tected the odor of liquor in his breath,
never saw him in the slightest de
gree under the influence of liquor and
never saw his manner in any way
changed' from its ordinary one."
"Did you ever gK on any trips with
him?" "I was with him on his 11,000
mile swing around the . circuit, last
year, which lasted a month. I af
terward joined him at Mercy . hos
pital, Chicago, when he was- shot;
stayed there, until he went to Oyster
Bay; went there with him and stayed
there ni - eletj'on. Two weeks after
he was shot in Milwaukee. he went to
New York on two occasions to address ,
large mass meetings and I went -with
him and reported -them."
"On these trips did you see much
of him?" "X saw him constantly all
hours of the day and night and nev
er saw him take ai drink or, to be af
fected by liquor. Whenever he t left
the car I followed .him."
. "Did - you ever see -: him take a
drink?" "Only at' dinners of the Grid
iron club when he , had a glass of
champagne in front of him,: He' would
occasionally tase a sip irom 11 near
ly all the time,- though; ,he- was too
busy talking or watching the stunts
performed by the Gridironers. : He al
ways made a speech on these occasions
DENOUNCES HER HUSBAND AS .
SPIRITUALIST; SENSATION
.rwtntarinE? Tikit-- htesh&Jnd with whom
sha Itsxsd 33 years, deserted hereafter
he became a spirrtualistlary ii.vveo
ster, of Brooklyn, N. Y, appeared In
the superior court ; . this morning to
contest the divorce action brought
against-her by : Frank D.! Webster of
Norwalk. The case was" on the un
contested list but Mrs. Webster claim
ed she heard- nothing' febout it until
yesterday and .'.' she was .on hand to
object. '
There he Is now sitting with those
Fpiritualiets," said Mrs. Webster in
dicating with her finger her husband
seated near a group of women. "He
was all right until he began to get
Interested in that," continued the de
AVERFORD
ASHORE IN
DENSE FOG
Calls Orf Tugs to Disembark
Her 1,000 Passengers
Coast Is Rugged
Queenstown, May 29. The Ameri
can Line steamer ; Haverf ord went
ashore, today, in a dense fog in the
vicinity of Daunt Rock, which he is
supposed to have struck.- She is mak
ing water forward and has requested
tugs to disembark her- passengers.' She
is: believed to have 1,000 passengers
on, board of whom 150 are second
class and the remainder steerage.
The Haverf ord took a large num
ber on board at Liverpool for Phila
delphia and about 100 Irish passeng
ers were waiting for her but did not
get' on board.
The sea was smooth but the shore
along this coast Is very rugged "and
the fog continues dense. -? .
- The tugs found the Haverford
at about 6 o'clock this evening. . Sire
had struck . on .the rocks off Cork
Head and not on Taunt Rock as had
been supposed. The passengers are
being taken off.
Two tugs which left the Haverford
with 700 passengers on board are now
coming Into , Queenstown. The tug
Hellspont and another are alongside
the liner so there is little doubt that
all the' passengers "and crew will be
saved.
The Haverford was built in 1901. Her
length is 531 -feet and her breadth
of beam 59 feet. Her gross tonnage
is 11,635 and her net tonnage, 7,450.
She is commanded by Capt. Evans.
RECTOR'S FAILS
OWING NEARLY
HALF MILLION
New York, May 29. Rector's has
failed. The corporation operating a
hotel and restaurant of that name, one
of the most pretentious in the theatre
district, owes nearly half a million
dollars and has assets of not more
than $50,000, according to an involun
tary petition in bankruptcy filed, today.
COMPANION
-
TESTIFIES FOR ROOSEVELT
and they were among the best he ever
made. He always left the. dinners
when they were about half over to
go back to the White House to his
work." ',"..-
Asked whether there had been any
discussion in Washington of his drink
ing habits, the witness replied, "I nev
er heard it discussed during the seven
years that -he was there. If it was
diecused it must have been outside of
Washington and it was my business
to know every rumor that was floating
around in that city. It . was waat I
was. there for."
"Could he have got drunk on the
train without your knowing of it?"
'He could not even have been slightly
affected by liquor without my knowing
it either on the trip or at Oyster Bay
The witness testified that on the
trip to San Francisco; " the ' railroad
company, byv order of the Colonel's
representatives, did not put. the usual
stock ; of liquors aboard the private
car. ,jx ' -
George Shiras, host of 'Theodore
Roosevelt, who is suing . George A.
Newett for libel in the Marquette
court,, with the plaintif and , defend
ant, .. is receiving a heavy mail every
day owing to the prominence given
the case In the newspapers. Those to
Mr, Shiras are mostly begging letters,
probably inspired by pictures of his
big home here. One of them asked
him for money to pay an instalment
on a farm. Those to- Mr.' Roosevelt
and Mr. Newett, for the most part.
are full of advice as to how the case
should be Conducted.
: Additional witnesses for the plain
tiff will be heard today. Tomorrow,
Memorial Day, will be observed as a
holiday.' Col. Roosevelt has under
consideration a pressing invitation to
address the veterans. . , .
IN DIVORCE PROCEEDING
serted" wife. - " -
After 'Judge Greene ; had heard the
woman was -In court he- gave notlc
that the case -must go or the con
tested list. Webster brought suit on
the ground ' of desertion four years
ago. Mrs. Wobster ' denies this and
says Webster left her. She claims to
be the mother of '11' of 'Tils -children.
Another divorce matter taken up
by Judge Greene" this afternoon was
the action ' of Eliza Freudenthal of
Norwalk against' William C. Freuden
thal of Norwalk.' The court granted
the decree on the ground of habitual
Intemperance. The . wife's maiden
name was Eliza' Whalley. She. mar
ried the defendant March 8, 1903.
FINE GIFT FOR
MRS. SHEPARD
FROM SOLDIERS
Vase Valued at $2,100 Is
Present From 23,500
Enlisted Men r
New London, May 29 Mrs. Finley J.
Shepard, formerly HeleL Miller- Gould,
received Wednesday at Tarrytown, : N.
Y., the elegant vase which is ' a wed
ding present from 23,500 .enlisted men
of" the United States army. The pres
entation was made to Mrs. Shepard
by Sergt. Maj. A. C. Jensen, U. S. C.
A. C.'who -was accompanied -to Tar
rytown by First Sergt., Edward Maher.
as the committee representing the do
nors and Charles C. Perkins, of this
city, who was the auditor of the fund
for -the gift. ' '
As the movement to make Mrs.
Shepard a present in appreciation of
her noble work for the enlisted men
of the army originated in the artillery
of New London, the committee on pre
sentation was designated here. This
ionvmittee' .went to New York wliers
a messenger from the establishment
was detailed to acepmmpany them to
Tarrytown. Mrs." .Shepard was inform
ied of the arrival of her callers and a
carriage took them from the railroad
station to her residence. There they
were ushered into a -drawing room in
which Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gould,
while calling on Mr3. Shepard, were
asked to meet the visitors.
Sergt. Maj. Jensen had prepared . a
brief rtech of presentatiori and was
waiting for the opportunity to make
the nature of their visit known when
Mrs Shepard came to his rescue.
"I am curious to know what- there
is in that package," said she. The
sergeant major then informed her that
it was the delayed wedding gift from
the enlisted men of the army. Mrs.
Shepard's reply was brief, democratic
and appreciative. Sergt. Maj. Jensen
explained that the greatest difficulty
encountered in raising the fund was
to prevent men from contributing
their whole month's salary.
The gift presented Mrs. Shepard ;s
a gold and silver rose vase containing
260 ounces of - silver and '90 penny
weights of gold. On it are the devices
of the 12 branches of service in the
army. The inscription is:
"Presented to Miss Helen Miller
Gould by 23,500 enlisted men of the
United States Army as a token of ap
preciation 1913." .
The vase cost $2,100, ' - -
LAWYER LOSES,
WIFE WINS, IN
DIVORCE SUITS
Sensational Case of
i Sheltqn Attorney
Comes to End
Five Thousand Pages of Test
imony Taken in 14 Se
cret Sessions
After : a .long hearing held ; behind
cloeed doors, Attorney Alfred C,
Baldwin, of Shelton, former clerk of
the State Senate and a prominent prac
titioner In his home city, has loot his
divorce suit brought against Emma
R G. Baldwin. The report of the
committee, accepted by Judge Greene
in the superior court today, gives Mrs.
Baldwin a. divorce on the ground of
intolerable cruelty.
T Attorney ' Baldwin charged hto wife
with Infidelity and., cruelty. He nam
ed Arthur Pearson as co-respondent
and said the' indiscretions took place
in Derby in 1900. Mrs. Baldwin filed a
cross complaint alleging cruelty and
she won out. . Attorneys DeForest &
Klein represented her.
" The report of Attorney Haines of
New Haverr; who acted as a commit
tee, stated that the plaintiff had con
doned his wife's alleged infidelity by
living, with her after 1900, when the
acts woto said to have - taken place.
In fact three of their children were
born after that time. - The unshaken
testimony1 of several witnesses con
vinced the' committee -that Attorney
Baldwin had been guilty of cruelty.
The plaintiff claimed his wife confess
ed her wrongdoing on October, 1910.
The Baldwins were married Decem
ber 10, 1896. They have 'four chil
dren, Harrlette, Alfred, Ralph, and
Herbert The mother - is - awarded
their custody but the question of ali
mony .was not decided because 'the
committee founds t -hard to get details
about Attorney Baldwins property.
This - will be discussed , before Judge
Greene .next week. Mrs. Baldwin said
her husband has property worth $10,-
000 and she claims his annual income
is $5,000. - i . - -; -:
.The hearing consisted of- 1 4 secret
sessions, 40 witnesses were heard and
6,000 pager-of testimony taken. Mrs.
Baldwin in aodltion to alimony wants
an :. allowance, for the -expenses ofher
defense, j The Plaintiffs counsel ob
jects to thls and arguments will be,
heard on the matter next iweek. Mrs.
Baldwin s maiden , name was Emma
Gillette. - ,,'- j.
KO FARMER TOMORROW.
Tomorrow, Memorial Day, The
Farmer as usual will omit publication:
Pair Of Twins
Stop Slander Suit
Scranton. Pa.. Mav 29JTh
Of twins which the sttvrk Aelitrxr-a n
a south Scranton neighborhood, Tues-
of Alderman James Moir's court'. The
mothers are important witnesses in a
slander suit which the alderman was
to try and in their absence he, yester
day, continued the suit indefinitely.
ah tne parties- to the suit Hve in the
Same block. Mts .Tngpnh c-.,
charged that she was " slandered by
Mrs.- Joseph. SlidaerP! In ti -nrtxaei-nrA
of several Women of the neighborhood,
among whom were Mrs. Ellen O'Boyle.
Mrs. Hannah Boyd and Mrs. Margaret
Stanton. -,.It
was to the latter three, that 'the
stork was so generous. !
FOREIGNERS WIN
IH PROTEST ON
IMPORT TARIFF
Washington, May 29 Senator Sim
mons, chairman of the , finance com
mittee, definitely announced, -after a
conference with President Wilson, to
day, that the proposed five " percent
differential on imports in American
owned or controlled vessels would ba
dropped from the tariff bill in the Sen
ate on account of protests from foreign
nations. i
Senator Simmons also declared that
pbjections of foreign nations to the
clause to compel foreign . merchants to
submit their books to an American
agent' in cases of disputed valuation
would be met. In both cases the state
department holds -that- protests are
justified. The President upheld that
view. , . i . . -
Chairman Simmons also took un with
the President questions of equaliza
tion of duties on raw ' materials , a.n:l
manufactured products, among them
wneat, (Jour and pig iron. f ,
Mr. Slmomns declined to discuss the
President's views on those points, say
ing no decision had been reached but
that he would take the matter up.
Chairman . Underwood, of the House
ways and means committee, , when
asked about the probable action of the
House should the tariff bill come back
with an amendment to eliminate the
flve.per cent, clause, said that person
ally he favored the retention of the
provision as one of the ways of build-.
ng up a merchant marine. Mr. Un
derwood did not indicate, however,
whether there would be. any effort to
retain the provision if the adminis
tration raised strong .objection.
More than a hundred witnesses from
the New England and southern cot
ton sections are reported to . have fav
orably impressed the Senators with
their arguments that some of the cuts
- to" great - - --
KLEINDIENST
IS SUBDUED
BYMORRISSEY
Maniac Taken Into
Custody by Char
' : ities Official
Had Driven Cut Inmates of Koine
in Terror for Their i Lives
Necessary to Use Force
Removal of a violent maniac f rem
the-top floor of the home of F. Oalsky,
a milk dealer of Huntington road,
from -which he had driven the inmates
in mortal terror and wa3 in the act .-
demolishing, was' yesterday accom
plished under the superintendence of
Charities Inspector Alexander Morrie
sey, assisted by Charles Miller and
Fred Cowles, of Lakeview Home.- ' -
The patient, Nathaniel Kleindienet,
35 years of age,, the relative of well-to-do
persons connected with the Eagle
Lock, Co., Terryville, Conn., is. today
chained hand and foot at Lakeview
Home where he is said to be one of
the most violent insane ever encoun
tered in this section of Connecticut.
Of powerful physique, his force dou
bled by the malady which attacks him,
he fought his captors with an energy
that threatened extreme personal dan
ger before he was overcome.
When finally taken the scene of the
encounter resembled, a house of war
time siege.". Plaster has. been " , torn
from the walls, windows broken, and
furniture wrecked. A continuous bat
tle also raged through the city streets
as in handcuffs and straps he was
taken in the charities' auto to the
home. - - . ; ,
Kleindienst, a Russian, who" has liv
ed , in this, country for 20. years, had
spent six years in the Insane hospi
tal at Middletown. .It Was thought he
jwas cured, but yesterday ' his mania
again developed ana with ciurje ne at
tempted to, kill the inmates ' of 'the
house. The matter was reported and
the officials sent to the scene to effect
his' capture. '.-.';
STEVE- LANGFORD
WAS ELECTROCtJTED
Coroner Cefhclisdas Investigation " pf
' Death 'rot y TPovaaA, Dead on
? Freight Train. -
' Investigation by Coroner J. J. Phe
lan into the death of Steve Langford,
the eighteen , year old boy, who . was
killed ' while riding upon a freight
train from New-Rochelle to Bridgeport,
resulted in Its being definitely ascer
tained that . he was electrocuted by
contact, with the overhead wire beyond
Stamford. Distinct , marks upon the
clothing and right ' shoulder, of the
youth disclosed the point of contact,
although as is customary ; in such
cases little, marks of violence are left
upon the body. ..."
John Thompetto, 492 State street.
Joseph Oscar, 68 . Chapel street and
John J. Burke, . 41 Chapel street, Stam
ford, companions on the ride who were
compelled to" hold the . deadt youth's
body upon;the car during the fast ride
to this city, . today told Coroner Phelan
the following tale.
They had caught a ride from Stam
ford early last evening after plans
for the night previous bad been upset
by the cold weather! They were bound
for New York, but riding in the rain
dampened their ardor at New Ro-
chelle. There they hopped an east
bound train, getting on at different
parts of the train, Langford was three
cars behind that on which the otners
located. He attempted to, walk for
ward and stooped to avoid a bridge.
He forgot the. wire and as they pass
ing beneath . the roadway Oscar- saw
a flash and Langford fell face down
ward. -At first he was not believed
to be dead. ' None dared stop the train
and they, came to Bridgeport where
loyalty to the one. who. was dead, caus
ed them to report the incident rather
than abandon him as fear first dic
tated. " -
In- the city, court all- were discharged
when statements had been taken by
the Coroner. They will have to beat
it back "by -freight as solicitation - of
fares from the authorities' was unavail-
ing. -
. .
TOLL BRIDGE AT
IS EAST HADDAM
INFORMALLY OPENED
Hartford, May 29. A special to The
Times" from East Had dam. says that
the East Haddam highway bridge,
which is to be dedicated June 14, -was
informally thrown open for public
travel at 9:30, this . morning. While
the bridge . Is not complete in every
detail t is m conaition ror tne pass
age of traffic. The reason for open
ing It in advance of the formal date
that the old .ferry boat General
Spencer, has broken down and cannot
be used. It probably will not go into
commission again.
ENLARGEMENT MADE IN
CHARITIES HEADQUARTERS
Radical changes in the arrangement
of the office of the superintendent of
Charities in the Police and Charities
building are being made today looking
tov.ard more space, light and accom
modation of visitors. The old grilled
and -bidding deik is. removed and a
low- railing taken from Auditor Keat-
ing's office installed. ,A table remov
ed from the emergency jrard has ben
breveted to Inspector Morrissey.giving
him official quarters in the room. It
is thought he. will eventually be grant
ed a desk and the table returned to
the emergency ward where it is has
been a great convenience to the sur
geons in making ou ir reports and
various writings.
SOURCE OF BRIDGEPORT'
ILLICIT HEROIN SUP!
LOCATED BY THE POLICE
Abraham Bernstein, East Side Drug
gist Under Arrest for Illegal
Sales .
Wholesale Clerks in flew York Responsible
for Underground Traffic-More
Arrests Expected Soon
"The lid has been on' for the sale
of heroin, and cocaine in Bridgeport
and generally throughout the state of
Connecticut, but pharmacists and phy
sicians have thought that because they
could pry it up a bit, they were go
ing to .elip through without being
pinched.' Not so, however,- as Abra
ham Bernstein, a druggist at 143 Hal
Iett street, arrested last night and
remanded for trial until June 7, under
bonds of $300 realizes today. The
authorities claim that a clear case of
premeditated sale will be proven
against him when he is charged with
having sold a small quantity of heroin
to-;Dennis- Dowd, a habitual user of the
eVug and now awaiting trial for having
himself sold the drug in various parts
of the state including this city.
That evidence has been secured
against druggists and physicians in
this city which may result in the ar
rest of several pharmacists is thought
likely. . .
Though a vigorous crusade has been
waged against the sale of heroin ansi
cocaine, as well as other habit form
ing drugs, by John A; Leverty, Sec
retary of the State Board of Phaf-'
macy, ProseCutor Alexander DeLaney
and Coroner J. J. Phelan, it became
known today that the sale has beer
extensively carried . on in this city.
Efforts to prevent suspected deal
ers from securing excessive quantities
of the drugs received active coopera
tion from the authorities of New York.:
New Haven and Boston. - 'The supply;
to each druggist- In Bridgeport was
earef uy heliked ? -ha watched, - ye',
some w ere found" to be selling largfSr
quantities . than ' credited to them.
EXPERT KINSLEY
ACCUSES SAflDI
William J. Kinsley, the famous New
York handwriting' expert, was on the
stand " in " the : criminal superior court
4.1.4. .n-nin. tn txjtt1fv In the case
of Saml ' Saadi, the Syrian charged
with writing tneaiening ieuer w ivj..
, Wil Aane-htr of - tt. prominent
Danbury physician. The expert was
shown several letters written by Saadi
after he was arrested. He compared
them with a letter written by Saadi
to Mii?s Wile and said the writing was
the same. ,
It Ms charged that Saadi Instructed
-vrioe wila tn nut 200 in a package
and leave it for him In a certain- fruit
store in Danbury. A maraeo package
was left in the store and a policeman
placed on guard outside. Saadi was
fti e-ninc in - and out of the store
several times but the officer could not
tav thnf he took the package. Black
mail is the crime of which Saadi is
accused. The trial was still on ai
press horu. . ..
WILL RAISE FLAG AT "
- NEW ENGINE HOUSE
" The residents of the 9th district will
show their appreciation of fhe estab
lishment of the new . No. 10 Engine
company in Putnam street this even
ing when they will gather to help
raise a new flag . upon the engine
house. - The flag raising ceremony will
take place at 7:30 o'clock and there
will be a brief address by P. W. Mur
ray, who is one of the original pro
moters of the movement which estab
lished the new fire station in that
district. The people of the district wili
make -.'his quite an event.
INCENDIARY FIEE
DAMAGES DANBURY
LIVERY STABLE
Danbury May 29 A fire of apparent
incendiary . origin caused about $2,000
damage, early today, to the livery
stable of T. A. Grreen and an adjoining
building owned by T. L. Culhane.
The family' of William Festman, which
occupied apartments in the Culhane
building, barely escaped alive. The
fire is the third that has damaged
the Green livery stable within a few
weeks. A reward of $150 was offered,
tooay, for the arrest of the Incendi
ary.
EXPLOSION KILLS
FIVE MEN AND
INJURES MANY
Port Vendres, France, May 29.- A
terrible explosion of dynamite in a
factory Just outside this port, today,
killed five men and injured many
others. The report was heard at a
distance of 20 miles. The men killed
were blown to pieces and portions of
their bodies were picked up over 100
yards out in the Mediterranean.
S
LY
Through the police of New York, how
ever, an underground method of sup
ply was located, an the carriers
shadowed. It was found that clerks
in the employ of some of the largest
national drug . houses were accom
plices. Their practice was to abstract
small packages of the drug from the
cases being unpacked from factories,
and the thefts were checked off by
confederates sharing In the profitsi.
These supplies were clandestinely de
livered to Bridgeport messengers.
It is expected that on June 7. sev
eral other defendants will he Joint
ly arraigned with Bernstein, who'
through his counsel, Henry Greemfein,
is known to be prepared to contest
his conviction and interesting develop
ments are expected momentarily.
In speaking of the case today all of
ficials connected with the arrert. ob
served in speaking of the cases al
ready prepared. - Secretary Leverty,
however, was strong, in his denuncia
tion of the effects- of the drug stat
ing that from his knowledge and in
quiries at least 85 per cent, of th
fallen women could be directly a t
tributed to drug addi-Hkm. It is on
of the greatest evils with which so
ciety today has to contend is th b
lief of . -that official and that wh"
Bridgeport has been comparatively
clean in comparison to other citi-
where its ' ravages arev' appalling. V i
sale . has not yet been stamped out
here.-
.Although considerable mystery at
taches to the manner In which evi
dence arrinst 'Bernstein and-other hai
been obtained credit; is today p: v-i
at-rtir4 Detectives V.-.y ' an4 !ooly
for their part in last ntitht's surrey t.
i.".T-!-"jr
FOR MURDERING
HIS YOUNG WIFE
Willimantic. May 29. Willis IX
Lambert, aged 60, today, in the crim
inal superior court, pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree and wa
sentenced to state prison for life, lit
killed his youngSwfe at their home in
Killingly, on April 30, and was in
dicted for murder in the first derf.
State's Attorney Searles stated to
the court that he had Investigated the
circumstances of the case and they
were such as to warrant the life sen
tence. .
SUPT. BIHIKGHAW BETTER
Reports from the home of Supt. Eu
gene Birmingham today indicate much
improvement in the condition of th
head of the police department. While
it could not be ascertained when h
would be .up and about, it is known,
that no change for the better has been
radical. ;
MEMORIAL DAY
EVENTS
MORXINO
8 o'clock Steamer Bridgeport
leaves for New York on siecial
(Memorial Day trip.
lO o'clock Baseball at New
field park, Bridgeport' playing
New Haven.
AFTERNOON
.2 o'clock Memorial pay pa
rade starts south on Broad street
to State street, to Park avenue,
to Seaside Park. The parade
will proceed through the park to
the Soldiers' monument, where
- appropriate Memorial exercises
will be held.
2 o'clock Ballard's Big 10
and 20 cent circus gives matinee
performance.
2:15 o'clock Plaza tlseatre.
Poll Players in "The Gamblers."
2:15 o'clock Foi's Lyric the
atre.. Vaudeville and Kinemacol
or photo plays.
2:15 o'clock Poll's. Vaude
ville and high class motion pic
tures. 2:15 o'clock Empire and oth
er moving picture houses. Spe
cial bills of motion picture playe.
3 o'clock Openln; of Park
City, Bridgeport, and other yacht
clubs in the city.
EVENING
8:15 o'clock "II Trovntore"
at the Park theatre. Afternoon
performances repeated at other
theatres and at Ballard's cirrus.
; " 8:30 o'clock Memorial danra
at Booklawn rink.
Banks, stores, and all rtnU'c
ofTices will be closed for the clay
and holiday hours will prevail at
the post office ad public library