THE FARMER: JULY 10, 1913
EXCITEMENTiAS
jewelry store
alMmjounds
Pc!!c3 Arrest Suspect lint Liter
Rsl3as3 Him for Laclc of
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What appears to have been th at
tempt of a desperate man to barglar-'
Ijte the . Reed & Todd Jewelry Btore
on Main street, in the heart of the
shopping district -was made early this
morning and resulted in the arrest
of Edward Sweeney, IK Now field ave
nue, who, the police say, -was found
with a bunch of skeleton keys in the
ROWLAND'S
HOWLAND'S r
Entrance in Main street, Fairfield avenue and Cannon street.
Bridgeport, Conn.,
Thursday, July 10, 1913
The Weathet Fair, cooler tonight;
fair tomorrow.
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Insufficient evidence upon whloh his
conviction could be based was secur
ed the police were unable to hold him
for the attempt. .
"While Patrolman Kane was stand
ing in the doorway of. the Emerson
Shoe company, across the street, the
burglar alarm on the , jewelry store
Bounded both on the etreet and in the
Protective Company's office. Kane
rapped for assistance and was imme
diately joined by Patrolmen Poland
and Bagley who hastened from adjoin
ing beats and surrounded the prem
ises. Special Officer George Peabody
came' up on the run from the "Western
Union o fa cel. '
Kane and- Peabody, m attempting
to gain the roof, through the hallway
of 1048, found Sweeney standing- in the
dark. They placed him under arrest
and conducting him to the .New Ha
ven liuncn room made a search of
his clothing. ' They - found a. large
bunch of keys. He was taken to head-;
quarters, but as no door or window
was totifii, unlocked ha-rwas. -not held.
It te ike belief of the pbHeefiiat some
one attempted to pry a rear window
and mads good his escape as the alarm
Instantly sounded.
A significant feature of the occur
rence is that at this time all the elec
tric, lights tn the city were extin
guished suddenly. The electric light
officials later stated that .something
interfered with a power-house belt,
though they are still endeavoring "to
ascertain the exact trouble.
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XTED. .
BEKKSj In this city, July 9th, 1913,
Harry B.. son of the late Rollin and
Fannie Wales Beers, aged 21 years,
9 months, 8 days. . .
.. Friends are invited "to attend" the
funeral at Grace Church, Long Hill,
on Saturday, 12th Inst, at 2:30 p.m.
Burial in Long Hill cemetery.
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MACKU5. In this city, July 8, 1913,
Christopher J. Macklin. .
Friends are invited to attend, the
funeral from his late residence, 135 S
Pembroke street, on Friday, July 11,
at 8:80 a- m., and from St, Charles
church at 9 a. m,. - r
Interment at St. Michael's ceme
tery. " p 9 b
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CELERY
P L ants
Twice Transplanted
75c FEB 100
JOHN RECK & SON
GMDUATIOIV
Coquets sndDsskets
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HAWKINS, Etratfield Bldg
OCJ" Monuments
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Fleas geratea fey pnsuniile rattta
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HUGHES & CHAPMAN
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STATE OK COyvECTICtIT, ,
DISTRICT OF BBIDGEPOBT, sa,
PROBATE COURT. :
June 20th, 1913.
Estate Of James McCullough; late of
the-town, cf Bridgeport-An. said Dis
trict' deceased. 5 J
The Court - of . Probate-' Tot ' the Dis
trict of Bridgeport, hath' limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof for Creditors of said Estate te
exhibit their, claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their
accounts, properly attested, within
aid time, will be debarred a recovery.
All persons indebted to said Estate are
requested to make - immediate pay
ment to
,. THOMAS M. CTJTjUNAN".
P sp Administrator c t. a.
To the Board of County Commission
ers of Fairfield County,; .
I hereby apply for a': transfer of a
license No. 137 to sell 'Spirituous and
Intoxicating Liquors, Ale, Lager Beer,
Rhine Wine, and Cider from M. Pirl
czky at 282 Spruce street to Steve
Ruday at 282 Spruce street. Town of
Bridgeport. The proposed place of
business is not located within 200 feet
In a direct line of a Church Edifice
cr Public School house, or the prem--lses
pertaining thereto, or any Post
Office,. Public Library or Cemetery.
Dated at Bridgeport thia 10th day
f July, A. D., 1913.
STEVE BTJDAT,
Applicant. '
"We. the - undersigned, electors and
taxpayers,"as defined by law, of the
Town of Bridgeport hereby - endorse
the application of the above named
Pteve Buday for tach license and we
do severally certify each for himself
that we are taxpayers owning real
estate situated in said Town of Bridge
port. Dated at Bridgeport this 10th day
of July, A. D., 1913.
Robt. PitxRoy, S. Loewith, Herman
Gfrtl, M. Stein. M. Lautenschlager.
I hereby certify that the above
rimed endorsers are electors and tax
payers, as defined by law, of the Town
of Bridgeport.
Dated at Bridgeport this 10th day
f July. A. D.. 1913.
W1JL T- MTJLLTIS,
P 19 tp Asst. To wit Clerk.
As this was written, the hands of Jiic big clock on the eonrt house pointed to 11 minutes
after 9. And every pair of hands in the store was busy. ;
My My, what a busy Mill End morning it is!
Everybody seems to be here. Everybody is busy and
The Mill End sale makes folks happy always. It seems to be making more folks happy, and
1o;be:: making them, happier -
There isn't time to write anything more. Every minute of time is required by every mem
ber of the store force to give Mill End shoppers the service they expect.
This 31st Mill End sale is only beginning. It holds a lot ol things that you couldn't see today,
no matter how thoroughly you trid to hop. Come Friday, come Saturday, come each
'day.K-Tt
Friday, Hie Mill End sale continues till 5 o'clock; Saturday fill 9 o'clock.
IMP.
U. S,? Report Fixes
Responsibility For
Stamford Wreck
fOontliraed from Page 1.)
that 'there was no suspicion that he
was not in all respects capable, when
this engineman was assigned to thta
high class train. This, conclusion was
in no respect Justified by the facts.
"Even though ' Doherty's work In
other grades of service was satisfac
tory the absence of any supervision
or tests for: a work in which hie fail
ure was so ' complete and disastrous
cannot be evaded by the officials of
this railroad. The safety of the pub
lic requires that these officials shall
take all reasonable precautions, by
test and supervision, to know that
such men. have the positive qualifica
tions of good judgment arid knowledge
of - their duty.
"Other railroads have rules provid
ing safeguards ln thia respect, as was
shown ' by the testimony of the rail
road experts.
"The general manager said that the
judgment of the engineman -; was bad,
unjustifiably bad;' and after describ
ing his version of Doherty's handling
of this train, he said: 'I cannot con
ceive of any man In his right , mind
doing a thing of that kind." He then
stated in general terms his belief that
the trouble arose from the employes'
organizations and the attitude of the
public, and said that It is true of the
New England railroads today; they
have not much left but- their, cor
porate identity.' .
"No organization but that of the
N. X., N. H.- & H. R. Rn. Company
Is responsible for placing a man in
charge of this locomotive without tests
or supervision by traveling engineers
of his qualifications and Judgmbent for
this" special .work. The determination
of the ability, fitness, or qualifications
of an engfneman is the duty the
railroad itself. . ItNwas not' relegat
ed to any other organization, nor could
it be so . relegated. , It was neither
relegated nor performed. It was ne
glected. If was' unwarrantably as
sumed that a man at the head of the
list .of spare enginemen was qualified,
withoutXRny special consideration of
the. character of the service in which
he could experience. Something is
'out of gear" on a railroad where high
class trains. may be given over to an
uninstructed engineman. And this is
true even if he is sent out on run
with the caution of his superior, don t
let It get away from you.'
"The responsibility for having a
competent man with positive qualifi
cations at a post of duty is a corpor
ate responsibility. The fault for plac
ing an untested man in a, position
fraught with danger to life is the fault
of the company and its officials. 'Man
failure' can only excuse the railroad
and Its officials where the man has
been properly tested and found to pos
sess the positive qualifications re
quired. No automatic work of names
from a list of men who may or may
not have the requisite qualif icatlons
can excuse from the duty of making
reasonable effort to ascertain that the
man selected is qualified.
"There is no evidence which raises
any doubt that for the work he had
previously been engaged upon Doherty
was competent, reliable, and trust
worthy. His reputation and record
was good. But when he was placed
in charge of a new engine attached
to one of the fast passenger trains
some one in- authority signally failed
in duty in intrusting such an engine
arid train to his charge without any
test of his capacitv for this grave
responsibility.
"It seems hard to realize that no
practical tests were applied to such a
situation on this railroad, and that
there was no supervision by traveling
engineers over an engineman called
upon for the first time to take up a
class of work callmg for the highest
qualifications.
"This investigation discloses that
there was no rule upon this subject.
. "It is but fair, however, to say of
the present general manager that his
connection with this railroad is recent
and that his efforts in the promotion
of safety during the short time, he
has been in charge encourages the
hope that he may succeed in placing
it on a safer operating basis. '
"It appears that - no instructions
were given Doherty assigning . the
point at which- a change, of power was
to be made, whether at Stamford sta
tion or a point about 2,000 feet east
of Stamford station, where the col
lision occurred. -..-,
, "It is claimed by the railroad 'that
this does not have any bearing upon
the cause of the collision; but such an
important point ought not to have been
left ; indefinite when a new man was
in charge of the second section of this
train. The second section left " New
Haven four minutes after the. first sec
tion, which was scheduled- for a five
minute stop at Stamford, The time
scheduled referred to 'Stamford', and
no Instructions appeared in the case
showing that the first section would
stop east of Stamford for the purpose
of changing power. No chance or pos
sibility for misunderstanding on - this
subject ought to have been left open.
The change of power should have been
at one definitely fixed place.
. "A train gunning in two-sections! on
very nearly the same time calls for
special official supervision; especially
Is the position of engineman" of the
second section one of highest respon
sibility. A- man for such position
should be one tested by long experi
ence and on the qualified instructions
of superiors for the ordeals of this
special wor This was no place to
try out an engineman of limited ser
vice principally on slow freights and
in yard service.
"Any system under" fuYAci this is
permissable or possible is a loose sys
tem. It is indefensible.
"After the accident seven complete
tests were made to determine the con
dition of the brakes, both on the en
gine and the cars. It was found that
the governor to the air pump on the
engine was erratic in its action and
would occasionally stop the pump, re
quiring a slight tapping to start it to
work and enable to the pump to oper
ate. Outside of this erratic operation
of the pump governor,' the air brakes
on the engine were found to be in
good condition." Y
"Test No. 7 was" Intended to repro
duce the brake operations which the
experts supposed had been employed
by Engineman Doherty on the day of
the accident. - The speed of the train
was 59.67 miles per hour at the distance
Signal. The stop was made in 42.8
seconds and the distance run was 2,
296 feet. The train ran 496 feet past
the home signal and 325 feet beyond
the point where the collision occurred.
In examining the brakes of the train
as a preliminary to making these tests,
rt was found that the piston travel on
the cars was not uniform, and on one
car having the latest form of passenger
equipment the brake did not respond
to an ' ordinary service application. On
a standing test it required a reduction
of at least 20 pounds of air to set the
brake upon this car, and upon another
occasion it required a reduction of be
tween 30 and 40 pounds of air. This
indicated that the brake on this car
would not apply except with an emer
gency application.
"Two breaks in two tests were made
to determine the distlnce in which the
trains could toe stopped separately,
from the engine; that is, to show the
gap between the train and the' engine.
The time in stopping the engine was
27 seconds and the time in which the
was stopped was 23.4 seconds. This
indicated a very good brake on the en
gine.. The train brakes, however, were
not as good as they should have been."
Inquiring Into Cause
'.. of Fitzgibbons' Death
A, careful investigation today is be
ing made by Medical Exaimner S. M.
Garlick into the cause of death . of
Thomas Pitzgibbons, who expired on
the porch of his brother's house, 2 Or
gan street, after having been ill for
about 12 hours in a local saloon. It
has been learned that he complained
somewhat of illness the day before,
that he was worse yesterday after
noon and that at the closing hour ft
was necessary to have him carried
to the home of his brother.
Ernest E. Hallock. his companion,
stated that, he . had tried to -awaken
the inmates of Fitzgibbons home, but
was unable to do so and as the
man seemed in a precarious state
had ) hastened to ehe Third ' precinct
itation to call the ambulance. When
he returned with Dr. Hale, Fitzgibbons
had expired. Dr. Garlick was imme
diately notified and an examination
has been ,in progress since. , No cer
tificate for burial had- been issued up
to a late hour this aftemo.n. - ,
ALDERMAN CLANCY
FETED BY FRIENDS
Alderman Prank J. Clancy who was
recently elected to the seat in the
Common Council made vacant by the
resignation of Alderman Robert O-.. De
Forest was tendered a complimentary
dinner by a number of his friends at
Minor's shore house in Stratford last
evening in honor ' of . his election to
the office. -
Captain TFVed . M. Hawes, who is
now in charge of the shore' house,
served one , of his finest -dinners for
the occasion and there was singing
and speechmakSng o an, interestig
order. Mr. Clancy was presented with
a; fine pig-skin traveling bag," Attoiv
ney Oeorge F. Mara making the speech
of presentation. ' The new alderman
responded in a fitting manner; Thomas
Casey presided as toastmaster calling
upon all present for remarks.
Those present beside Alderman Clan
cy were Dr. Stephen P. Cronan, Har
ry Quinn, Edward Lynch, Patrick Mor
an, Bernard Keating, Jr., Harold Dow,
Thomas Casey, Thomas Hearn, Jere
miah Clancy, George Clancy, Emil Zle
bold, Maurice McKenna and George F.
Mara. -'. .- ' ''
TWO DIVORCE SUITS
ARE FILED IN COURT
Papers in two divorce actions were
filed today ""in " the superior court
Charles Benitz of Westport wants a
separation from Roaal Benita of
Westport upon the ground of infidel
ity. John Vargo of this city is named
as co-respondent and the misconduct
is said to have taken place in this
city. - Mrs. Benitz's maiden name was
Rozal Saur. She married the plain
tiff January 7, 1918.
Caroline Hildreth. Hutchinson of
this city sues Leonard Hutchinson of
Allenhurst, N. J., upon the ground of
desertion June 1, 1908. The couple
were married December 23, 1002. Both
actions are returnable to the Septem
ber term of court. .1 : . j
Weather Indications
New Haven. Conn., July 10. -For
New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Friday; cooler tonight.
For Connecticut: Fair and cooler
tonight; Friday fair; moderate west to
north winds.
' "Weather conditions. The disturb
ance which was central over the lake
region yesterday morning Is now pass
ing out the St Lawrence Valley. It
caused showers during the last 24
hours from Indiana eastward to
Maine and as far south as Virginia.
Disturbances central this morning
over North Dakota and Arkansas are
causing showers in the northwest and
lower Mississippi valley... Moderate
temperature . continues in nearly all
districts east of the Rocky Mountains.
Phoenix, Ariz., reported, a maximum
temperature of 110.
Suit Bargain Causes
Man to Dash Through
Clothing Store Window
In his eagerness to buy one' of the
$15 suits which Lonergan & Downey
are selling for $9.60, an unknown man
broke out a large plate glass window
in one of the entrances this morning.
Workmen set a new glass in its place
this afternoon. ; , .
FIRE IN KITCHEN
An alarm of fire from box 325 at
12:66 o'clock this town summoned the
department to 140 High street where a
fire had started in a basement kitchen.
The damage waa not .yery large.
MIGHT SESSIONS HI
COHALAN INQUIRY
'Albany, July 10 John - A. Connolly,
who has accused supreme court Justice
Daniel F. ; Cohalan 7 of bartering Ma
political influence v before his elevation
to the bench, continued his testimony
today before the Joint Judiciary com
mittees of the legislature . which are
investigating the charges presented by
the. grievance - committee of the New
York bar association. 1 v
"When the committee adjourned last
night John B. Stanchfleld, of counsel
for Cohalan, had not completed his
cross examination of Connolly, but
expected to finish with the witness
today. :
In an endeavor to bear all the tes
timony this week the committee has
decided . to hold night sessions.
William IM. Lane, 65 Main street,
proprietor of the Highland. Spring
Water Company, reports the theft of
five large water carboys, which had
been stored in the cellar of a local
down-town . poolroom. -, A search is
being made by the department in an
effort to trace the -stolen property. " ,
. Washington, July 10. So many in
jurious and misleading misrepresen
tations have been sent out by corre
spondence and other coaching schools
to coax money from the 20,000 fourth
class postmasters, who eventually
will be required to take civil service
examinations, that the civil service
commission has made complaint to
the postal authorities. i
Roosevelt Ready
To Adjudicate The
Japanese Problem
Tokio, July 10 The Tal-Hei-To news
agency says today that Visicount Ken
taro Kaneko has received a letter from
Theodore. Roosevelt expressing the
-riewi that the American, public opinion
will, not, permit . the naturalisation of
Japanese In the . -United States, as it
would lead to a similar claim on the
part of the Chinese.
Mr. Roosevelt, according to the' news
agency, promised to use his efforts in
the solution of the California alien
land ownership situation. - ,
' Viscount Kaneko is a graduate in
law of Harvard and was the unoffi
cial representative of Japan in the
United States during the Russo-Japanese
war. :
SUSPECT EXONERATED
Mathew Xiord, . arrested yesterday in
East Bridgeport upon the suspicion
that he might know, more or less about
a purse-snatching affair was today re
leased -by the police, . when ' it was
learned that he had unwittingly be
come the associate of toad companions.
Investigation showed: that (Lord, who
comes from New Haven, had worked
-for a- number of -years in the employ
of a well known arms company there
and had coma to this- city for a va
cation. ,. He . has promised to return
where he can select his - friends" more
judiciously. ,
CHEESOB BALL PINTERS
' ' WTLIj VISIT BRIDGEPORT
The Chinese baseball players from
the University of Hawaii will play in
this city next Tuesday afternoon. They
have been booked to play the Remington-Tost
club at Tost field. The
Chinese boys have a very strong club
and have beaten many of . the best
semi-professional and college teams la
this country. .
CITY COURT GASES
A fine of $15 was imposed upon Mi
chael Papp, 277 Howard avenue, accus
ed of assaulting and kicking Lizzie
Kovac, 405 Spruce street.
Noah Patnand, of HeriVy street, ac
cused of the theft of a purse contain
ing $10.40, which with a companion ho
is alleged to have taken from a youth
who was returning it to the woman
who had dropped it on Kossuth etreet
yesterday", afternoon, was remanded for
trial under $50 bonds until Saturday.
The police ex, pee t to make further ar-
TOraG MAIT WAirfED for Installing
gas lamps. 383 Fairfield avenue,
2nd floor. P 10 bp
CARD, OF THANKS.
The undersigned desires to -express
his sincere thanks to his -many friends
who So kindly assisted me during the
recent sioknesa and death of my wife;
also to all who sent floral -tributes to
the funeral. ' ., j
BARTHOLOMEW P. DUNN,
a - . 488 Rerkshire Ave.
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LAUREL BEACH-ROAD (Pour Corners)
Laurel Manor is one of the most beautiful high class restricted summer resorts on the Sound.
SALE COMMENCES
, At - 2 IP. M. Also
Tues., July 15, Wed., July 16, Thurs., July 17, Fri., July 18 and Sat., July 19, at 2 P. II.
HOW TO GET THERE Take any Bridgeport or New Haven Trolley and get cfl
at Laurel Beach Road (Four Comers). Carriages to Meet the Ladies.
Numerous Handsome and costly presents will he presented absolutely free to ad
vertise. Also a Forty Horse Power Automobile to the purchaser of the greatest number
of lots. .
SIGHT SEEING CARS LEAVES STRATFIELD HOTEL DAILY AT 1 P. M. FOP
PROPERTY
For Particulars Apply
E. M. CLEVELAND JAS. 11. McCLELLAND,
Room 14, Bridgeport Trust Building, .- Land Auctioneer,
Bridgeport, Conn. - , New Haven, Conn.
UDo. Motl Miss -TOMS &F2aQ Sale