THE FARMER: JUOT 20, 1913
BRIDGEPOR T E VENING FARMER
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Publishing
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Published by The Farmer
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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1913.
; Hundreds Of Millions For Stocks
Bui Pittance For Steel Cars
More Light On Railroad Disaster
Coroner John J. Phelan
'disaster to find out what caused it. It is his duty to hx
the blame, that the criminally guilty, 3f there are any, may
be known and punished. Theprevention of wrecks in the
ifntrrreds but an incident-of his work.
But the Interstate Commerce Commission and. the
jPublic Utilities: Commission sit with the purpose prim
jarJly in view, of ascertaining how; such wrecks may be
, 'An ounce of prevent3onis worth many pounds of
tT5UXiishment, jand the bearing
though leSs sensational-than
:. 'Once more, thanks to -the- energy of Ckininissioner
PMcChord. and the sincerity of his probe, a beam of bnl
hian light is- thrown into the iinternal affairs of a great
a-nAfh c TiTviirt is-Tvorrnitted to- srlimpse some of
the sad results of the management provided by Wall
tetreet and monopoly. :.. . .
.Within- a-few vears EundreHs. of millions have been
padded to the-capitalization of the New Haen corpora
mnn. bht the 'testimony ofryesterday disclosed for rolling
tstock used von spassenger trains an assortment of ancient
lWrsof vintasres-as earlv as 1862, and 40 of so antique a
jparentage thetrecord of, ;fcheir
fered.
l ' Jlfie testimony, that-, from he -Hps of railroad wit
rnessee, wipregnant wrfch the atmosphere of looseness
j-which seems tta Jjave . crept' into all the affairs of this
& Its own general manager, Clinton H iBardo, in an out
hbuTst -that'was .entirely, unexpected, vehement and vqlun-
.oairl , that when he came
not lorigagoeverything wasin bad shape, and that now
trim-mis littleor no discipline among the employes, and
-rT-sW. psm-rit VI fit coma is lacking.
TtTr. Bardo. to be sure,
irence tothe Railroad Brotherhoods, a contention which
1 -was left without evidence to sustain it, and a position
-which Mr. Bardo was compelled to abandon, when Com-
missioner ivicunora compelled mm to aamii unau uu;re
ought to have been a rule to.govern cases like JJonerty s,
and that it was his duty to have prepared such a rule.
Before Coroner Phelan
purpose of the company's officials to brand Doherty as in
, competent, and to claim that his employment was com
f pelled by an agreement with the Brotherhoods.
i : In? the hearing before Mr. McChord this, claim was
utterly abandoned under pressure of his interrogations.
These was no agreemenfrwith the Brotherhoods which
Required Mr. Mellen underlings to put an incompetent
engineer on a first class train.
In fact, if these officials had put on an incompetent
man, because- of such an agreement, and they KNEW HIM
' -TO BE INCOMPETENT when they did it, they would
unquestionably be guilty of the grossest negligence.
' v The truth" was, and the evidence proved it in several
'.avays, that Doherty was-deemed competent, and probably
"iwas competent, for, up to to this time, none has, urged
aught agamst.him in evidence, except that "he used bad
jjj udgment in applying his air " in the precise manner in
which he did apply it. ., "
In other words, all claim disappears that Doherty
didn't see the-signal. He did see it. He did use thebrakes.
, :His train- didn't -stop, but, neither did the train stop on the
rtest trip, when the specially selected heavy-weight en
gineer applied the air. The train then rolled 375 feet into
the danger zone.
; The 3STew Haven has 2;288
are wood. It is almost two
press went over the bank in Bridgeport. Most of the
'deaths onithat train-were in an antique day coach, that
wouldn't hold, under the wrecking tongs, its own weight.
A year ago the Westport wreck occurred, when many
-jwere killed. Then the coroner found that steel cars
would have: prevented loss of
steel cars be acquired as rapidly as possibly by the New
Haven.
Today the New Haven has acquired 31 steel cars.
jThe Skylark, which was the death car, was not steel, but
rwood;mofnew, but old. Even of the Pullman cars, which
; Mr. Mellen has described so glowingly, but 24 of 236 are
' steel. The remainder are
.the very New Haven cars
een abandoned. -
There was the Centerdale. a -nn-rr. vf -fho. Wqk -nQ--n
the brakes of which were so
pounds of air to move them;
diminish the possibilities of a quick stop under brake bv
eome eight per cent.
Experts of other road3 testified that a train in the
' condition of the te3t train would not be permitted to leave
terminals.
They testified that a green man would not be sent for
the first time to a fast express without being accompanied
by a traveling enmneer.
, It appeared that no such assistance was ever given
to Doherty.
In these additional facts nothing whatever is discov
ered to indicate that Doherty was incompetent, and much
. to show that he took all those precautions to stop his
-train which would have succeeded, -.'-if the brakes had re
E3 1700.)
Co.. 17S Fairfield
on.
Ato, Bridgeport,
-investigates the Stamford
beiore xne TOmmi8&iuuCx0.
that before the coroner, is
birth- could not be discpv-
to tne company, wmcn was
attributed" tins malign infln
it was evidently the passing
,
passenger ears. All but 31
years since the Federal Ex
life, and recommended that
wocd, and some of 'them are
which were presumed to have
eccentric that once it took 40
a matter which alone would
sponded on engine and cars as they should have responded.
But, if it is a fact that
engineer, then the officials
was -not fit to do, are to blame, are ! they not"? j
If he was inconroetent.
sent him out, and without
railroads take with COMPETENT green men, then the
culpability surely is on them and not on JJonerty, rne en
gineer who was fortunate enough to live to tell his own
story, a circumstance for which the intelligent public will
be deeply gratefttl.
The green engineer, unaccompanied by an experi
enced man; the ancient cars; the brakes that didn't work;
the air pump reported out of order; the brake repairs
suggested but never made; the failure to report whether
repairs needed are made or not ; the short distance between
signals ; all matters of evidence, prove that something is
wrong with railroad operation in this part of the world.
That something is not in
firemen, nor with the understrappers of the system of
whatever degree. It readies
board of directors. They
administer a monopoly with
of avarice. They ought to have the best road and the best
rolling stock in the United States.
WHY HAVEN'T THEY
THEY DONE WITH THE
DEATH OF FATHER LYNCH
The death of Rev. William Henry lynch, pastor of
St. Charles' parish, brought a thrill of sorrow to many
persons. He was a lovable man, and companionable, a
splendid organizer and unusual executive, in whom were
combined in a rare degree, the spiritual qualities which
give a man power over other men, and the intellectual
qualities which make a man
secular work. '
As a builder Father Lynch Has had few.peers in the
Diocese of Connecticut. He
large and useful property, church, school and convent, in
his parish. He ministered to a large and strong congre
gation. ' ' , ,
It was' unfortunate that
down in his prime. But, even
a smning. example to his successors. The members o his
flock and those who, knew him, but were not of- his taitn,
alike loved him and will join
DOHERTY VERSUS MELLEX.
SprlngfieIi Republican.)
There have been enough, tests al
ready of engine 1338 to demonstrate
that Mr. Mellen was recklessly pre
mature In placing the whole ' blame
for the ; recent Stamford railroad
wreck upon the engineer, Xoherty.
There were half a dozen trialsof -the
big locomotive at . Stamford' Tuesday,
and the railroad officials beamed with
satlsf acton over the results. No. 133S
and the train back of .it came to- a'
stop- every time and with a good mar
gin of ;safety, before reaching the spot
where the deemed Skylartc had been
rammed and crushed. It looked bad
for the little englneman, Doherty. ,
Coroner Phelan then remembered
that at the inquest the railroad offi
cials had testified that the -brakes
could not fall to hold If the train, were
run precisely as Doherty said he ran
It. In the six preceding -tests the lo
comotive had been worked) as the ex
pert operator had wished to. Ther9
were different ways of applying the
emergency brakes. Doherty had first
applied, he testified, a 10-pound air
pressure; and then he put on Ave
pounds more pressure; and finally he
gave her the whole thing.',' An ex
pert of the interstate commerce com
mission is quoted as saying, in answer,
to,, the question whether Dohertys was
bad braking: .
It was not bad braking, that is not
braking without the pale of railroad
usage. There are many experts on
the principles of braking, and few of
them agree. 'Doherty applied a 10
pound air pressure. There are stand
ard railroads in this country, where it
is held that from 8 to 10 pounds of
air Is the right pressure to be applied
on a first application of the service
brake. And there are other standard
railroads whose experts Insist that the
first application should' be from 12 to
IB pounds at first. You can't make
any general rule. The right; thing
to do varies with every individual case
of braking. On a wet track you want
to go after your brakes harder than on
a dry track. The grade makes a dif
ference, the weight of the engine does
also, and so does the weight of the
train that is being pulled.
If Doherty's first application of the
brakes nnder a 10-poundJpressure was
not "bad braking,, -then it became
necessary, of course, to -test the loco
motive under the same braking con
ditions that had existed on the day of
the wreck. - One- -is- surprised that
the railroad officials hadn't thought
of it before the coroner did. In view
of President Mellen's charge, this test
meant a good deal to Doherty. So
they had the test'
The chief engineer- carried ' that
memorandum of Doherty's .run into
the engine cab and supervised McCon-
vllle's work in reproducing it.. As
the train backed away to get into p-lay
for the application of the" brakes at
full speed, hundreds of Bridgeport
residents gathered on the railroad
tracks. Police Chief Brennan took a
position at the spot where the engine
had responded1 to the brakes when
MeConville was using his own Judg
ment. After a lapse of 20 minutes
the big locomotive again bore down
toward the Stamford station, but this
time there was no indication of the
response to the. brakes shown former
ly. Chief Brennan was passed a 4 0
miles on hour or more. As be de
scribed It, the train was making good
speed for an open track. He could
see that the brakes were set, he said,
but were not holding. . Through the
872 feet from the point where Bren
nan stood to the spot where the Sky
lark had been, the death train rush
ed, and there was no sign of a slacking
that indicated an intention - to come to
a full stop until the Skylark's position
Doherty was an incompetent
who put ; him to work he
and they knew it, and they
the precautions which other
the engineers, nor with the
up ro tne presiaent ana tne
have spent millions. They
an income beyond the dreams
GOT IT? .WHAT MAVHi
MILLIONS?
an efficient instrument for
x
created in a brief time a
such a man snouid be cut
so, he leaves a record to be
in keeping his memory green.
"had been passed. The express stopped
375 feet beyond the green nag repre
senting the wrecked Pullman car.
Doherty testified that he had writ
ten in -the roundhouse book, two days
earlier, "Brakes no good." The book
was produced and the entry was there
precisely as he had testified. Doher
ty's way of braking was duplicated In
a test trip and the engine acted exact
ly as it did under Doherty's hand. Mc
Conville didn't -have a lame back. He
weighs 260 pounds and has the
strength of an ox. '
It is up to Mr. Mellen to make good
his charge that Doherty was the man
to blame.
TYPHUS FTEVER TV ,
THE TJJiTTED STATES,
Students of history, as well as read
ers of English literature of the 17th
century, will recall the frequent allu
sions made in histories? memoirs. and
novels to the ship fever. Jail fever,
camp fever, prison fever; or famine
fever, . which almost invariably broke
out under conditions wner large num
bers . of human beings were collected
under unsanitary conditions, and es
pecially where lack of sufficient food
and clothing and! the other necessities
of life prevailed. Later on, as scl
entmc. Knowledge increased; it was
recognized that the sickness described
under all of these names was the
same. For years, confusion existed
between this disease, called typhus
fever, and the more common and fa
miliar typhoid or "typhus like" fe
ver. After the distinction between
them was established. In this country.
at least, typhus fever seemed to disap
pear and it was for many years re
garded as a practically extinct dis
ease. In 1898, however. Dr. Brill of
New York- described seventeen cases
of a peculiar disease which resembled
typhoid, but differed from it iH some
essential particulars. Other observ
ers reported similar cases and the
disease was for several years known
as "Brill's Disease." II 1912, Dr. An
derson and Dr. Goldberg of the United
States Public Health Service proved
that this disease was in reality the
old-time typhus fever, and that it still
existed In this country. In a recent
Issue of The Journal of the American
Medical 'Association, Dr. Anderson
who- Is the Director of the Hygienic
Laboratory of the United States Pub
lie Health Service, estimates that-there
is at present in the large cities of the
United States one case of typhus to
every forty-seven cases of typhoid. Ac
cording to the public, health reports
for 1912, typhoid occurred in six cit
ies of the United States during the
year as follows: ' New York City, 3,-
386 cases; Baltimore, 1,067; Boston,
447; Chicago, 1,089; Philadelphia, 1,
620, and Washington,' 607. This would
Indicate that typhus fever is pres
ent-In these cities to the following ex
tent: New York, 72 cases, Baltimore,
22; Boston, 10; Chicago, 22; Phlladel
phia, 84, and Washington, 12. Re
ports from the New York hospitals in
dicate that this is a low estimate. In
the Jewish hospitals for 1910 there
were twenty-two cases of- typhus and
forty-five cases of typhus and forty-
five cases of typhoid. In 1911, ten
cases of typhus and forty-six cases of
typhoid, and in 1912, nineteen cases
of typhus and forty-four cases of ty
phoid. Fortunately the disease has
a low mortality and shows but little
tendency to spread, except under Con
or
lack of proper food.
THE HUMAN PROCESSION
Lord Stamfordham, better known
on this side as Sir Arthur Bigge, who
succeeded Lord Knollys as King
George's, private secretary, was born
sixty-four years ago yesterday, the
son of a clergyman. The post of
private secretary to the British mon
arch Is not, as some may suppose.
purely decorative, but entails haxd
and onerous duties that are never fin
ished. The confidential reports of
the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secre
tary and other officials pass through
his hands. Matters of great Import
to the country and the empire come
daily to his attention, and he discuss
es them with the King who dictates
the repller. Lord Stamfordham
served In the army, taking part in the
Zulu war, before he entered the ser
vice of Queen Victoria as assistant
private secretary, and later- as private
secretary. He was secretary to the
Prince of Wales from 1901 to 1910.
Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wis
consin, the oldest member of the Unit
ed States Senate, was born in Canada,
at Frederlckton, N. B., eighty-four
years ago yesterday. He settled in
Wisconsin in 1841. worked on a farm.
earned enough to buy a schooner
which he sailed between Milwaukee
and Escanaba, invested his savings in
timber lands and thus became rich.
Although he isn't' a doctor, like his
Canadian-born colleague, Senator Gal-
linger of New Hampshire, "Uncle
Ike often prescribes remedies for fel
low members. '' He has cured several
senators of deafness by the use of
snuff, but his panacea is aloes pills, to
be taken One a day. Aloes keeps a
horse in condition," reasons "Uncle
Ike," "and what's good for a horse is
good for a man."
William Cox Redfleld, Secretary of
Commerce in President Wilson's cab
inet, was born in Albany, N. Y., fifty
five years ago. He is a manufactur
er, interested in several big industries,
but as a congressman was an ardent
advocate of downward tariff revision.
Before going to Washington, Mr. Red
fleld had a New York office in the
same building that housed James C.
McReynolds, the Attorney General.
' t
James Montgomery ' Flagg. artist
and -president of the famous Dutch
Treat Club of New York, is -thirty-six.
Birthday congratulations are also due
to Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Cur
tis of Philadelphia, publisher of the
Ijadles Home Journal and the Satur
day Evening Post. The "little giant"
publisher is a native of Maine. He
failed as a periodical publisher in Bos
ton before he went to , Philadelphia
and started the. farm- paper that was
the nucleus of his present great busi
ness. ,
Speaking astrologleally, to-day is
the first of the period that falls under
the influence of the constellation Can
cer, or the Crab, which, is supposed to
Be peculiarly prolific in the production
of persons gifted -with' dramatic abil
ity. Certain it is that to-day is the
birth anniversary of a sufficient num
ber of stage celebrities to Justify the
theory of the star-gazers.
Heading the list is Sir George Alex
ander, actor, manager and dramatist.
wno was born fifty-five years ago to
day, the son of a Scotch manufactur
er. He was an enthusiastic amateur
actor before he took' to the profession
al stage, making his first appearance
at the Nottingham Theatre Royal in
1879. In 1881 he Joined Mr. Irving
, and won wide fame in "Faust" and
Macduff." In 1891 he became man
ager of the St James Theatre In Lon
don, where he has starred in many of
the great successes of the two- decades.
For years the veteran actor resisted
the enticing offers of- music hall man
agers, but finally he succumbed, and
last January made his premiere in
vaudeville. Sir George has written
several plays, his latest, "Turandot,"
being a. Japanese drama. .
William Courtenav. nrhn si T71r-o-Irlo
Harned's newest husband. Is a native
or Worcester, JVLass., has been an actor
since the age of sixteen, is very fond
of artichokes, and jwill celebrate his
thirty-eighth birthday to-day. .Mr.
ujunenay ana -Mass Warned played to
gether in severa.1 rtmn n n i
long good friends, before they discov
ered tneir mutual fondness for arti
chokes. As Miss Harned was unmar
ried at the time, thev .t
the marriage license clerk, and will
bjjkhu me oumrner on a farm, raising
artichokes.
Tulle nleatinsr form a fl
lero corsaeres and trim i ni,-
eieevea 01 many taiiorea coats in ere
pon edle,as well as serge.
Garden Hose
8c to '18c per foot
We will cut any length you
want. All our hose
guaranteed
HOSE MENDERS
Inch and inch 10c each
BOSTON NOZZLES
85c and 50c
LAWN SPRINKLERS
25c to $3.00
COTTON HOSE
Y2 inch. . . ,10c per foot
inch.-., .-.10c and 12c
Washers, Wires, Tape,
Couplings, Clamps and Reels
The Ailing Rubber Co.
1127 MAIN STREET
ditions of over-crowding, privation
19 STORES
The D. M.
Established 1857.
New Models in Women's Bags
We can show a fine assortment of new Summer
Bags for women, some containing card cases and, oth
ers both card case and mirror. To be had in Seal,
Pin Seal, Morocco, Suede, Crepe Seal, Pigskin, Auto
Enamel, and Buffed Calf, with gun metal, gilt and
nickel frames. Also the English sewed-in frames.
.They are offered at the .
Special Price of $2.95 each
although they could readily be sold for a higher figure.
New Silk Stripe Shirts, $1.15
One of the best shirt values in many a day. Soft
negligee shirts in handsome patterns, well made from
silk stripe Lorraine woven madras, in coat style with
the soft French cuffs. All sizes from 14 to 17 inclu
sive Regular price of these shirts is $1.50, but are of
fered for $1.15.
All Silk Four-hvHand Ties
Just received a new lot of men's four in hand ties,
in black and white and blue and white Shepherd's
Checks, three size checks. They will be sold for 25
cents which is a low figure for a fine all silk tie.
16 Button Silk Gloves, 85 cents
Eor Saturday only we will place on sale a goo3 qual"
ity of ladies 16 button silk gloves, both black and
white, for 85 cents. These gloves have double tip fin
gers and Paris embroidery backs, the regular price be
ing $1.00. ,;,
Seasonable Silks at-Low Prices
All silk Pongee, natural color, '24 inehes wide, 49
cents yard. 26 inches wide, g cents.
Several pieces of plain shedwater Foulard, blacky
only, to close out at 69 cents yard, 23 inches wide.
x A few lengths left of the 44 inch Foulards, water
spot proof, which were reduced from $2.00 to. $1.25 a
yard.
Saturday Specials in White Goods
Several hundred yards of white dress goods in figur
ed lawns, swiss effects, , stripes with swiss dots, in fact
a vast assortment to choose from. Regular price 25 .
cents, Saturday price only, 15 cents yard.
A good line of Linaire white suitings in fine stripe -effects,
i24c ya&l.
20 pieces of regular 15 cent white goods for waists
and dresses. Saturday price 10 cents yard.
! . Basement.
House Dresses . Saturday, 98- cents.
We have just received a fine assortment of House
Dresses in lawns and percales, which regularly sell for
$1.25. For Saturday the price on these dresses will be
98 cts. All sizes from 34 to 44 inclusive.
Women's Swiss Ribbed Vests, low neck and sleeve
less, with genuine hand crocheted 3-oke, special at 25
cents.' - ' -' ' -v
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, pure linen, with hand
embroidered corner. 19 cents, three for 50 cents. Regu
lar price 25 cents.
Night Gowns, Combinations, Princess Slips, White
Skirts, and other undermuslins, can be found in the June
Sale. Many good values, as the different lots contain
the best and daintiest undermuslins at greatly reduced'
prices.
The M. FVead Company.
1072 Main St. DEPARTMENT STORE, 89 Fairfield Arw,
"TECB STOBJB TO FIND SCARCE ARTICIiES
ANX THE STORK THAT FAXS THE OAR FAKB
GREAT SALE TOMORROW, SATURDAY
R E AD OUR LIST O F BAROAI IT 0
At 98o Best Hammock ever sold-at
price. See them and be convinced.
A c SUli Tie Xace, Black. Tan
and White. ' ,
At 9 80 Set- three Nlckled piatea
Pott's Irona
At 80 Pair Rowlocks for Boat.
At 860 Rubber Sheeting Twenty
seven Inches wide.
At 80 One Hundred Paper Napkins
At SOo Big line men's and boyrf
fine negligee and working shirts.
At 80 Many kinds shoe dressing
and paste white, tan, or black.
At 6O0 Better overalls and jumpers
than usually sold at this price.
At 80 Bottle "3 in one" oil.
At 79o Ring1 Lawn Sprinklers.
At 80 Men's and boys big straw
hats Splendid for the beach.
At lOo Boys and men's "bathing
trunks navy blue.
At 80 Package of splendid gold
paint put up complete In box.
At 60 Extra good scrubbing brush
es. At 80 Men's, women's and Chil
dren's stockings Large new lot from
the bis sale In New York.
At 143 Several colors burlaps and
denim very wide and extra good
quality.
At 80 Silver mesh bags.
At 50c Large.-pillow goo ticking.
At 80 Handsome leather watch
fobs.
PHILLIP'S MAGAZINE
MAKES ITS DEBUT
Phillip's) Magazine, a new publica
tion which- -went on sale at the news
dealers yesterday is of special local In
terest because it is "Made in Bridge
port' and Walter P. Phillips in whose
honor it is named,, is a well known
Bridgeport citizen, prominently con
nected with the Columbia Graphophone
company and a frequent contributor
to the local press, as well as a. writer
, of note on - historical, technical and
Read Co.
At 79c Splendid grey blanket
needed at the seashore pair for 7 9c.
At 8c '-Many colors in bathrobe or
pillow loops. .
At 8o Great variety of cowboy
and Indian suits for girls and boys
also baseball suits.
At 8o Boys and men's canva.
gloves. . ,
At 50c Children's matting stilt
cases. . At 253 Lot 86c long lisle thin
gloves, tan and grey.
SPECIAL SALE BETWEEK 9 AKI
10 A. M. ONLY.
At 2 o Last of the seconds
cheese cloth. This has been a vry
large lot and some people have hi
over one hundred yards.
At 3?4o Bert Light Print.
At 4e Best Indigo, Silver f.r-,
Black, White, Red, Brown, and oth-r
Prints.
At 4?4o Handsome Chaliies
At 594o New Furniture Print.
At ft 94o Our Best Cretonnes.
At 7 94o "Fruit of the Loom" Muj
lln. At tc English Long Cloth.
At 3c Sale of Enamel and Tinwar-
regular 5 and 10c goods all in at or -1
price. This enamel and tinware
is for all day or until sol.
literary subject. It is intended th t
the magaalne shall be what is stat"l
on its cover: "A- compendium of gen
eral information, especially prepar
ed, however, for those interested in
the personalities of telegraph, t'--phones,
wireless, typewriter and t -ing
machine people." It is the or'y
magazine Tublished in Bridgeport but
it is intended for general clrcn'at!ir!
and its principal offices are in t!
Woolworth building. New Tork.
Girl Wanted7 Read tl
Farmer Want Ads.