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DO YOU want a furnished room, or a flat, read The Farmer Clas sified Ads. You'll find what you want. FIRST SECTION 18 PAGES VOL. 49 NO. 134 BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, JUNit 6, 1913 PRICE TWO CENTS iRS. WOODFORD LEAVES CASE TO HERLAWYER Does Not Appear in Person at Hearing Before Coroner Witnesses Testify That Chauf feur Snatched at Wheel As She Drove Mrs. Stewart Ii Woodford, -wife of the former American minister to Spain, did not appear in person before the authorities in this city today, where her responsibility for the death of a man killed by an automobile, which she was driving, was being inquired into. ' "A car .driven by a woman who did not know much about driving," occa sioned the death of William Stein-H haeuser, in Fairfield, Tuesday, accord ing to the testimony of Konrad Olsen, before Coroner John J. Fhelan, to day. Five witnesses testified in the coron er's officer this morning, and then the entire party, including witnesses and . counsel, repaired to Fairfield, where, pn the scene of the tragedy the hear ing is continued this afternoon. - Mrs. Stewart L. Woodford, wife of the former minister to Spain, with her chauffeur, William J. .Browne, who were in the car, were not present, but were represented by Attorney' E. Hill, of this city. John and George Schumann, boys, testified that the car ws going . so fast It couldn't take the corner close. One of them said that the man in the car grabbed the wheed, as the ' accident-was about to occur, and believ ed that this action hastened, rather than prevented, the tragedy. William Daly, who has an office In . the Lyoeum Building, Fairfield, saw . the accident, but -didn't know much : about it. Mrs. Edward Thomas, who J was .wheeling a baby carriage at the ' time, said that the victim was drag i ged from twenty to forty feet, clirig I lng- to the mud guards, and that when he let go. both hind and front wheels us4taA ftwr him. With all the material witnesses transported to the nceno of the dis aster. Coroner J. - J. - Fhelan. conduct ed a continued inquest- in ironi i the Fairfield Library building. It was shown" by. the witnesses- that the vic tim had been standing in the roadway when h observed the approaching car which first ehot into view some 62 feet distant. He- wa then feet south of the white post.- It wad alleged that he stepped towards the middle of the roadway and then attempted to .re trace his tracks, suddenly projecting himself .gain forward and- directly in to the path of the car. Olson, whose testimony to particular ly Incriminating from the point that he expressed hnwelf of the belief Mis. Woodford to an inexperience! oriveT, was closely followed by Coroner Phe - Ian. and was later contradicted in muT essential points by Chauffeur William J. Browne who passing in a car with Mrs. "Woodford wa ordered to the scene by the coroner after per- tnVslon had been granted by Attorney Hill. With State Policeman- Rowe Wheeler end the coroner, Browne was com pell ed to retrace his course on the fatal day at the same epeed and direction as testified he was then going. His tloned by the official who seemed In clined to the belief that at the dis tance William Steinhaueer stood from the car when first swinging about the . turn ieh an accident was impossible. Browne. In his testimony cleared himself from all blame by the state ment this his reason for having his left band upon the steering wheel was for the- purpose of holding it rigid and bracing himself that he might aid Mrs. Woodford In applying the emer gency brake with greater force and dispatch. He denied that his hand upon the -wheel had- swerved the car directly to the right ana in trie patn of "the victim-. Adjournment . of the inquiry -was made -until Wednesday next. during which time witnesses secured by Mrs. tVnnri f nni will be mimmoned and ap pear probably In the morning of that oar. No definite hour has as yet been - set and It is understood the Justice hearing will be postponed until a find ing is made by the coroner. Accident Insurance was carried In a New York company whose representa tive Charles Sheldon was officially toresent at the investigations. HEALTH OFFICIALS CAUSE THE ARREST OF C. LEWIS BILL flVell Known Real Estate Man Charged With Hav ing "Watered Milk C Lewis Bill, 97 Livingston Place, well known as the proprietor of the Jpark Gardens greenhouses, with of fices at 1038 Main, ctreet, was today, rrested on a warrant ieeued at the instance oi til 3 nriuui tri., n-i 1 1 1 1. 1 1 l , charging him with having watered milk in his possession. Mr. Bill furnished bail of $25 for his release and appearance in the city court tomorrow. The arrest is the outcome of the recently Ine-tituted ac tivity of the health department against milk dealers alleged to have been dis tributing milk below the standard. Fire destroyed the W. L. McManux Lumber Co.'s planing mill and other property in Petoskey, Mich., with loss At f J0G.00O. G0UGHL1N WILL TAKE BENCH IN FEW DAYS; OTHER PLACES PRETTY. WELL UP IN THE AIR City Court Judge-elect Thomas C. Coughlin expects to take charge of hisj tribunal within a- few days. He sajdtoday that in a day or two he ex pected to take tip with Carl Foster, the present incumbent of the bench, the matter of his succession, and will make arrangements with him for the usual formalities of inducting into of fice the new staff. In . the. make-up of the city court officials things are decidedly up in the air. John T.. King, the Republican lead er to whom was intrusted the task of settling the Republican claims in the city court contest, is out of the city.- He may be back tomorrow. In the meantime, the Democratic work ers who-believe they can do. something for . their friends ' are busy pulling wires. , - t -Judge Coughlin will have the nam ing of prosecuting attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, clerk and assist ant clerk and two probation officers, BALDWIN PLEADS HE'S BANKRUPT Declaring that Attorney Alfred C. Baldwin, of Shelton. former clerk of the State Senate, is practically bank rupt and is unable to pay his lawyer's fees, counsel for the prominent Shelton lawyer appeared before Judge Greene in the superor court this morning and opposed the granting of an allowance to Mrs. Baldwin for the defense of her recent divorce suit. Attorney E. A. Harriman of New Haven, who rep resented Attorney Baldwin, .said, the lawyer's assets amount to about $9, 000 and hie liabilities1 are a few dol lars more than that .amount. Attor ney Harriman stated that his client must have time to pay hie bills or he would have to go into bankruptcy.; Emma R. G. Baldwin was granted a divorce last week on the ground of intolerable cruelty but it wao agreed that the matter of alimony should be argued today. Mrs. Baldwin testified that her husband told her his income 1 for 1911 had been $4,000. He also had an auto nd some valuable books, he wife alleged. :; '-. '" Attorney 'Baldwin took the stand and denied his income was $4,000 a year. He said he had obtained that amount from a will case and his wife probably referred to that. -. He denied he had the valuable books his wife" mentioned. Oh cross exarninaton Mrs. Baldwin admitted she had taken the piano, sil verware and cut glass from the house but sal -d these belonged to her. She declared her husband stopped her cred it at ifche stores last January. . The Mt- tie daughter Harrdette eat with her mother during the proceedings. Counsel for the parties could not agree upon the amount of alimony so Judge Greene took the papers, DYNAMITE OASES TO JURYMEN Boston, June 6 The cases of the al leged dynamite "planting conspira tors, William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen Co., Frederick E. Atteaux and Frederick Collins, charged with "planting", dynamite at Lawi"ence to discredit the textile strik ers in 1912, were given to the jury, today. Final arguments in the case, which opened Monday, May 19,' were deliv ered, yesterday. "District Attorney Pelletier announced that the common wealth would not ask a conviction on the sixth count of the indictment. Chief interest, today, centered about the verdict in the case of Wood and Atteaux. Collins has already confess ed on the stand to his activities with John J. Breen, the former Lawrence undertaker and school committeeman in placing dynamite in the homes of the strikers. Judge John C. Crosby instructed the jurors to return a verdict on each of the six counts of the indictments bt to find the defendants not guilty on the sixth count, which charges con spiracy to injure certain buildings and other property in the city of Lawrence. No evidence to support this charge had been presented, the court said. The other counts specify different and distinct offenses but all have a bearing on the broad accusations that the defendants have conspired to in jure the cause of the textile strikers at Lawrence by "plantings dynamite on their premises. The opening of court was delayed for an hour and a half while one of the Jurors Morris Shuman, was cicsetea with Judge Crosby, District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier and counsel for the defense. No explanation of the delay was made when the jurors took their places in the box but a rumor that a mistrial might result was soon dispelled, for the court immediately began th charge to the Jury. After instructing the jury that they should return a verdict for the defen dants on the sixth count, the court described the other specific charges. The first count charges conspiracy to injurethe textile strikers; the second conspiracy to injure unknown per sons; the third and fourth conspiracy to injure Joseph Assaf and Urbano De Pratto, respectively, by imputing to them the illega storing of dynamite in premises "occupied by them; the fifth conspiracy to falsely charge un known persons with illegal storing and keeping of dynamite. The first and second counts, the court said were' a man and woman. ' Democrats claim that in view of the raiiure of the Republican House to put over for them the nomination of Robert, G. DeForest for deputy judge, they are not bound to protect the Re publican prosecutor, Alexander L. Db Laney. . : The latter was supposed to remain in event of the success of the Coughlin-DeForest . combination. The Democrats interested in Cough lin's success are clamoring for -the naming of DeForest to supplant De Laney. . In the absence of Mr. King, the Re publicans today are non communica tive while the Democrats are also concerned as to what will be his at titude in the matter. . Clerk George R. Burnes, who recent ly suffered a mental breakdown, is so critically ill that it is feared he Will be unable" to return to the city court. Judge Coughlin did not regard it as proper to discuss the situation at this time. substantially the same. "- - An agreement to injure any person, constituted a criminal conspiracy, the court said, adding: .. ... "If the jury should find that no con spiracy existed, that ends the case but if the existence of a conspiracy is . establishtd, ; then all of the ' acts and declarations of each defendant may be considered as evidence against the other defendants." WIFE'S SISTER IS NAMED AS CO-RESPONDENT State Street Woman Is Granted Decree Prom 1 Erring Hubby Eight Divorces Allowed V "Naming herown. sister as co-respon dent, Delilah Bush of 952 State street, obtained a divorce from Frank C. Bush Of Washington. CVinn. in the mrUn, court; this- morning. Mrs.. Bush, was so nervous when she took the . stand that Shfr-W&SvlTflAbl tn n niawav. mioa tionse and Judge Case excused her un- tu later. When she resumed the stand she told about her suspicions of ner husband, and. how she. questioned Bush, j . He denied his guilt at first but' later admitted It, The sister went away and ' nothing "has been heard from her since. As soon" as she . left -the stand, Mrs. Bush burled her face In her hand kerchief and wept. Another sister. Mrs.. Arthur W. French,- testified' that she had heard Bush admit his rela tions with the co-respondent. The wife's maiden name xvas Delilah Won derly. The couple were married July 15, 1909,' and Bush left his wife . Sep tember 22, .1909, as soon, as she dis covered his -wrongdoing. Seven other divorces were granted by Judge Case before court adjourn ed this . afternoon. Bertha Strellain of this, city, -.wa's separated from Har ris Strellzin, of parts unknown. . She married him April 19, 1909 In New York." ' They went to Westerly, R. I., to conduct' a drygoods store and In 1910, while the- plaintiff was' away on a visit, Strellzin sold the store .and went away.- Mrs.-' Strellzln's maiden name was Bertha Grahat. Rose Flynn McfMahon , of this5 city, was granted a- decree from Michael McMahon of this city upon the ground of desertion. The couple were mar ried May . 31, -1904, - and the desertion took place - November 10, -1909. " Carrie " Lbret-ta Schanz of Stamford was freed from Joseph Schanz of Stamford upon the , ground, of .cruelty. The young wife said Schanz wouldn't talk to her, wouldn't eat with her and otherwise treated . her cruelly. When she spoke to" him, he turned his, back. He offered her 50 centra- week for her support, which she refused. . The wife's maiden name was Carrie Mead and she married the defendant Au gust 13, 1909. Florence B. Howard, of Norwalk, testified that Augustis R. -Howard was habitually . intemperate and the court gave her a divorce. She married How ard - June 7, 1898. Her maiden name was Florence Bromly. i Esther Lundgren, of Greenwich, Was. given a decree from Karl Lundgren, of New York. Intemperance - was the ground. The couple were . married December 17, 1S98. ' Mrs. "Lundgren's maiden nam a was Esther John-oeen.; - Alice Hoban of this city- was. granted a divorce from James Hoban of Prov idence, R. I., upon the ground of in fidelity. Anna Wilcox of Providence was named 'as co-respondent.. The couple were married June 19, 1906. The wife's maiden name was Alice Charle s-en. The last decree was awarded to Car- oline J. Rothe of this city who said John M. Rothe deserted her, April 19, 1905. The plaintiff, " whose . maiden name was Caroline King,' 1 married Rothe January 12, 1898. SEAWALL BILL VETOED BY BALDWIN Hartford, June 6. The bill which would have, given the Morewood Re alty Co. the right to build a seawall CHouse bill 687, introduced by Mr. Mitchell, of Conton, by request), was denied approval by the governor, to day, who said in his memorandum: "I declne to approve the above bill as it seems simply a move to get something for nothing. The state has valuable interests in the flats adjoin ing Grass Island and ought not to re; linouish them without suitable corn- pensation." . . . . ... LOCAL LAWYER FOR PROSECUTOR OF SHELTON COURT Joseph G.Shapiro.of Well Known Law Firm, Selected by Yale ,.'. ' Class Mate Judge John B. Dillon of the City court of Shelton has appointed his colleague in many debating teams of the Yale Law school. Attorney Joseph G. Shapiro of this city, as the prose cuting attorney of the Steelton City court. " , . Judge Dillon will have the oppor tunity of hearing, hapiro bring into play in his tribunal the forensic abi) ity he was wont to display both in co operation with and in- opposition to Dillon when they were fellow students and among the leading debaters in the Yale law school' in the class of 1907. Attorney Shapiro is one of the best known of the younger lawyers of this liiiiff - S4. f mm ATTORNEY J. G. SIIAIMKo Prosecutor In Shelton Court. city, haying been associated with hfs brother, Charles H. Shapiro and his deceased brother, Meyer M. Shapiro, in law practice, here for several years under the name of Shapiro, Shapiro & Shapiro. His younger brother, Meyer, died last January. - ' i . Mr. Shapiro, though a native of New York city, has spent most of his life in Bridgeport, and though his duties will call for -considerable activity In Shelton, he will remain in the law firm in this city continuing with his legal work. H.nlan to reside in Shelton. . - .-. . . ..' The new prosecutor of the Shelton court succeeds Alfred C". Baldwin, .who held the post for several, years. Mr. Shapiro was educated In the public schools of Bridgeport, and completed his preparation for college, begun in Bridgeport, In the ' New Haven' High school. He was graduated from the Yale Law School in the class of 1907, receiving honors. He -was awarded first prize., in parliamentary - law, -and he and Judge Dillon were among the very few who received diplomas from the Kent club, the leading debating society of the university. .In recogni tion of his ability along these - lines, the Wayland - Debating - club elected him president. His class voted him the hardest worker and most- ener getic member of the class. Like, his brothers, , he worked his way through college. ... , During his practice in Bridgeport, which has grown to considerable pro portions, he has kept up his debating Interest by becoming Instructor In the Y. M. C. A. In-the art of public speak ing, and in parliamentary law. Mr. Shapiro has a wide acquaint ance in this city, who hastened to con gratulate him Svhen the news of 'his preferment became general. J. He fs a member of Bridgeport lodge, No. 1 36, E. P. O. E.' - , PRESIDENT RENEWS CONSIDERATION OF DIPLOMATIC POSTS Washington, June. 6 President Wil son, today, renewed consideration of his list of diplomatic selections. ' Senator O'Gorman discussed with- the President diplomatic ' appointees from New York. Inasmuch as it has been decided to send Justice J. W. Gerard to Madrid, the conference, today, was understood to have been about Henry Morganthau and William F. McCombs. Mr. Morganthau, - chairman of the finance committee of the Wilson cam paign, is slated to be ambassador to Turkey, while Mr. McCombs, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, may yet be ambassador to France. CREGAN'S EXPERIENCE Fell Into River and Was Sustained By Derelict Until Rescued. Three" hours in the cold and1 murky waters' of the Pequonnock was the ex perience which befell -John Cregan, 28 years old, of the. Yorkshire House. While wandering along the deserted docks at the foot of Wall street about S o'clock last night he fell into- the river. Although jhe cannot swim he managed to grasp a floating log and shout for help. His cries were not heard until-1 near the midnight hour, when two identified men came i to his asistance. Securing a rope it was fastened about the body of the almost unconscious man and he was pulled to the dock. Surgeon Davis' of the emer gency staff found him severely chilled and suffering from the shock of long immersion and fear. He was taken to St, Vincent's hospital. - BIG BELGIAN LOAN. Brussels, June 6 The Belgian gov ernment is carrying on negotiations with a group of bankers in Paris for a loan of about $120,000,00 at 4 per cent.- . - - . - i."- GIRL FOUND DEAD IN GAS FILLED ROOM Miss Corby in Cheer ful Spirits Before "Retiring Attended Band Concert Las Night-Was Inspector at Am erican Oraphopiione Plant Catherine Josephine Corby, an at tractive and popular . member of the American Graphophone staff, is dead. inrougn some manner not as yet es tablis-hed as either (intentional or un intentional she was found dead from the effects of - escaping Illuminating gas in her room at 581 Hancock ave nue this morning. She had been dead for no great period when discover ed half clothed upon her bed short ly after 5 o'clock this morning though her aunt with whom she lived states that she had returned home shortly after 10 last night. Last night she was In - a cheerful mood, having attended the band con cert at Seaside park with two other girl friends. She laughed and chat ted gaily and seemed even more' elat ed than usual. She did not say that she had any petory quarrels with the many admirers who sought her com pany and waving a fond good-bye at the doorway greeted her aunt cheer fully and was soon left at the doot of her room to retire. ' Mrs. Arthur' McGee, the aunt and only surviving relative arose to get breakfast early .this morning. , She lighted the - kitchen gas-range 1 and started to set-the breakfast table. She smelled gas and returned to the kit chen. She was surprised and again coming to the door of the girl's room detected the odor plainly. Hastily-opening the 'window which was tightly closed she hastened for medical assistance. A nearby physi cian found life had been extinct for fully one hour. Medical Examiner S. !M. Garlick who' pronounced death to have been tout a. few hours before his arrival, 8 a. m. He cannot account for ' the manner of - death other than that the central chandelier vaive was either , opened . purposely or accident after- being closed. Jnnhlne was tout 17 years old, and her dispositjon and" ihtelll&ence had made her an inspector . at tne pia.ni i-rt whinW she worked. Her death will cast a gloom among, those with whom she mingled so . treeiy.. , PENSION BILL FOR JEACHERS FATE fSoecial to The Farmer.) Ha.rtfrd. June 6. What Will be the fate of the Teachers' Pension bill at thn hands of Governor Baldwin une bill was reported late from the Joint Standing Committee on JSducauon, arid it passed at the last minute with an appropriation bill for $80,000, car rying the cost of pensions ana aamin istratlon 'for the next two years. This late action upon the measure brings it within the pocket veto pow er of the governor. The bill as reported by the commit tee nrovlded that forty years of teach ing should be required id make any nerson a beneficiary. This was amended in the House to thirty years, and the amendment was accepted by the Senate. The amount of the pension for the person who has taught thirty years, is to be forty per cent, of the average yeaflv contractual salary for the five years preceding application for retire ment. But no pension is to be less than $150 per year and none more than $350 per year. i " . For the passage of the bill It Is generally conceded at the capltol that teachers are extraordinarily indebted to Miss Euphrosyne Bowne of Bridge port, whose presentation of the merits of the legislation were of an unusually convincing quality. ' " 'DOC" WILEY GETS HAT; LOSES HAIR His Year Old Baby Pulls It Out By the Roots V Washington,' June 6. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former chief chemist of the department of agriculture and pure food champion, is minus a handful of hair as the result of a wager made with a friend at the Cosmos Club. It developed, today, that Dr. Wiley, to prove his theory that a proper diet was essential for the welfare of young children, cited the case of his own baby who is not yet one year old. 'I haven't much hair to shade," said Dr. Wiley, "but If my youngster can't yank out a handful or two of It, Just to Illustrate its sfrength, I'll buy you a new hat." ' The scoffer, who happened to be a close friend of the Wiley family, ac cepted the wager. The Wiley baby made. good. . The denuded spot on Mr. Wiley's pate now is covered ly the hat . the unbeliever was forced'' to buy. PINED IN MERIDEX. Meridens June - 6. Daniel Martini, of Bridgeport, :was. fined $50 and costs in police court, today,, for gambling. He paid u-p. . Martini operated a shuf fle board .at a carnival here, this week. ocket Veto Tol I Brid ousatofiic Governor Baldwin Says Evarts1 Bill Reverses Settled Policy of State Among Counties, State and Con necticut Company Might Have Saved Measure " Hartford," June The , bill for . a commission to build a new bridge over the Housatonic river between Milford and Stratford in place of the present somewhat dilapidated Washington bridge and which carried an appro priation of $350,000, was disapproved by Gov. Baldwin, today. The nature of the governor's reasons Indicates that the bill might have pass ed the executive scrutiny had the amendment offered by Representative Wilson of Bridgeport been passed. Wilson s amendment abolished the toll feature, and provided that the cost of the bridge should bet met twen ty-five per cent, to each, by Fairfield county. New Haven county, the Con necticut Company' and the -State of Connecticut. , The governor filed '; the following memorandum with the' bill, in the sec retary of state's office; This is an act to replace the pres ent bridge over the Housatonic river known as Washington bridge between Stratford and., Milford with a new bridge -to cost hot over $360,000, to be built by the. state. it makes :no "apnrepflaiwn for such cost and there are no funds available, applicable, to such an object.;. ;. Washington bridge was originally built by a private corporation as a toll lunuge. . unuer tne autuuriiy oi pub lic acts of 18S9. page-129, the shares of the capital stock of this corpora tion. which were then downed by the three towns of Milford, Stratford and Bridgeport, were transferred to the counties of"New Haven and Fairfield ana It wis made their duty to mainr tain and operate it as. a free public bridge in the future. In 1S93 the counties erected the present bridge as a substitute for tne old one. Five years later' special, laws, vol ume 12, page 1047, an act was passed throwing upon " the counties . of New Ha.ven and Fairfield all five of ' the bridges over the Housatonic river, namely, those between Sou-thbury and Newtown, Oxford and Monroe, two Derby and Huntington and Milford and v Stratford, the .towns being reliev ed from all burden In respect thereto. except as regards the approach to the Washington bridge on the Stratford side of the river. That was made a charge, one-third of the - town of Stratford, one-third on the. city, of Bridgeport and one-third on the two counties named. The bill now presented . for my, ap proval proposes turning this free bridge into a toll bridge. -It relieves New Haven and Fairfield counties, which are among the richest counties In the - state, of all further responsi bility with respect to Washington bridge and its approaches on each sideside, throwing it wholly, on the state. It provides that., tne new hrMW shall be built by a special com mission and that the tolls fixed by it, and that the bridge shall remain a toll bridge until the aggregate amount ex-I OLIVER SHIES . QUESTION ON COPPEFTSTOCKS But Admits Ownersnip oi 1,000 Steel Preferred Washington. June 6. Although 24 Senators were " yet to be heard when the Senate lobby investigation got un der way, today, acting Chairman Tteed was of the opinion that tne investiga tors would be able to turn the light upon some ' of the so-called lobbyists subpoenaed before adjournment to night. ' With the scent of the lobby already strong, Senator Reed was con vinced that" the committee is on the right trail at last and that from some of the scores of men who have been summoned it will be able to' extract information confirrning President Wil son's lobby statement. Senator Oliver, owner of 1,000 shares of preferred' stock in the Unit ed States Steel Corporation, told the committee" he did not expect the tariff in any way to effect its valu.e. In addition to the steel stocks. Sen ator Oliver said he had an investment of $1,500,000 in two Pittsburgh news papers and 7,700 preferred and about 50 "common 'shares in the Pittsburgh Coal Company, whose product might be affected by the tariff.- "I never sought to influence any Senator in regard to the tariff, on any of the articles in which I am con For ge A cross Rivei Amendment Dividing Cost' pended by the commission for the pur-: chase of land and the construction of! the bridge, piers, draws, approaches' and all other expenses of the commls-! slon, -with Interest thereon, shall b paid from, the Income derived from I operating the bridge, ' the commission ; keeping an account of all income de- ' rived from operation, and rendering-- a sworn statement to the treasurer of1 the state at least once a month show- lng the amount received during the i preceding month. The bill provides ' further that when the total Income j deriyed from such operation shall! equal the total cost of constructing j the bridge, .piers, draws and all other? expenses of the bridge with interest : and operating expenses, the treasurer ; shall report such fact to the General , Assembly. The bill also provides- that all moneys, expended by the commit tees shall be paid from the state treasury and does not apparently pro vide that the moneys it receives shall be paid into the treasury. Vther the time the bridge ; would pay for itself is very' j iublenitical but there is no dhbt that -the Original cost to the State would approximate $350,000. - To charge he "state with the cost and maintenance of a new bridge seems to me unwise, both on account of the money which it would require arid because it reverses the settled policy- of, the -state with regard to bridging the- Housatonic river. Bridges are normally ' town affairs or county." affairs. In the case of New Haven and Fairfield counties, vs. town of Milford, 64 Connecticut laws 574, Jus tice Andrews giving the opinion of the court truly says that ."long experience has shown that highways and bridges are much better taken care of and at a less expense where the persons upon whom rests the burden of taking care are directly accountable to that eom--munlty which must bear the expense o the care and which Is made liable if the proper care is not taken than in any other way." The pressure on such a special com mission as this bill suggests to lower, the tolls from time to time would be great and it is hardly probable that if such a. bridge were constructed by the state there would not be continual application to the. General Assembly to change It back" from a toll bridge to a free bridge. I am satisfied, after consultation with the highway commissioner and from my own knowledge of the present bridge that there is no present neces sity for a new bridge. A considerable sum has- - been recently spent to., strengthen it and the repairs have been adequate for that purpose. These considerations, together with!' the fact that the state would be oblig ed to borrow every dollar spent oni such a bridge, induce me to withhold. my approval. OSigned) -Simeon U. Bald win, governor. cerned,"" said he, "nor haa anyone sought to Influence me imporperly." Senator Oliver declined to give his investments in copper or tn other lines that he said were not affected by the tariff or other legislation before Con gress. ' "1 am perfectly willing to give the House an inventory of everything I own," he said, "but I do not think the purpose of this investigation is to se cure an Inventory of every Senator's property." Senator Walsh said that It was per tinent 'to ask how much Oliver had" invested in coppet' properties. N "I . cannot concede your right to ask that," returned Senator Oliver. "You're dead right," interjected sena tor Nelson, a Republican member of the committee. Bryan Goes To Bid Hew Ambassador To Japan Bon Voyage Washington, June ---After attend ing the cabinet meeting, today. Secre tary Bryan left for Pittsburgh, to be present, tonight, at a farewell ban quent to George W. Guthrie, the new ambassador to Japan. Viscount Chin da, the- Japanese ambassador, left for Pittsburgh on an earlier train to at tend the same function.. President Wilson is said to be still coiisiderlng placing tobacco on a slid ing tax scale, with a view to curbing monopoly.