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"GET THE HABIT' Bead the Want-Ads. in The Fkrmer classified columns there's some good opportun ities in t4For Sales" and "To Rents." . FIRST SECTiOI Pages 1 to 10 .VOL. 49 NO. 187 BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1913 PRICE TWO CENTS Police Shift Causes -. r , . - - o End Of Comment X V I 1 lai I 1 I I i II i. I I I IS I I I Ur J 131 M IM 'A 91 IT A lii SEN. JOHNSTON ALABAMA DIES IN WASHINGTON Governor May at Once Call Special Session of Legislature Vets MM For Passcge In Senate 0! Wilson's Tariff end Currency Measures Washington. Aug. S. Senator Joseph F. Johnston, of Birmingham, Ala., died at hia apartment here early today. Senator Johnston had not been able to attend sessions of the Senate for a week. He had been confined to his apartment most of the time and a few days tgo pneumonia developed. The Senator's son, Forney Johnston, was " summoned last night from Birming ham, but it was believed then that the Senator was not in any immediate clanger. - Senator Johnston was 70 years of age, had served through the war be tween the states in the Confederate army, was governor of - Alabama for two term and had been a member of the Senate since 1907. He was unani snously elected to succeed the late Senator- Pettus ana was re-elected, in 1907. The death of Senator Johnston weak ens the Democratic majority -on the administration tariff bill in the Senate; though party leaders insist there still Kill be no serious difficulty in passing the measure. . At the Democratic caucus It was an nounced that 49 Senators declared they 'would-support the b!lfi.t its final pas wage;. On the basis of - the caucus 'alignment. Democratic leaders figure that, the vote on the tariff bill without defections from either eide, would be ' :AS to 47 for its passage. ,The death of 'Senator Johnston leaves, tie calcula tion 48 -to 47. ' , In the event that any western Sen ator who does not strongly flvor freie sugar might possibly vote against the bill, the Democrats had been counting t oi the vice-president to carry the day in case of a tie. Sevtor Johnston's death,, provided hia seat, is 'not filled tefore the vote on the tariff bill,re-: moves the .vice-president, from the range of possibilities on any strict i alignment. Should one. vote be lost to -the Democrats on the -basis of-potttipai j forecasts and no member of th minor-! tty come to their aid. the vote would Btand 48 to 47 against the bill. 1 ' There still is the possibility that at 'least one member of the minority may -vote for the Democratic bill. " Danger of the Democrats to swing helr majority may be obviated by the. legislature of Alabama unSer. the 17th amendment to the constitution provid ing quickly for the filling of the va . cancy caused by Senator Johnston's death. " ' The constitutional amendment pro-: vtdes for the filling of vacancies inihe Senate In this way: When vacanotes iiappen In the representation of any state in the Senate, the authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies, provided that the legislature of any state may em Cower the executive - thereof .to make temporary appointments until the peo ' jple fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. . As tn most of the othetj states, the Alabama legislature, has not been in session since the constitutional amend ment was adopted, this spring, and consequently has not .empowered the governor - of Alabama to fill any va cancy by appointment until an elec tion may be held. Furthermore, the Alabama legislature does not meet un til 1915. Democratic leaders in Washington, it was said "today, would urge upon the governor of Alabama the desira bility, of his calling the legislature into sped ml session to give him authority if appointment, to provide for an im mediate election. ' Senator Johnston already ' had an nounced his Intention to be a candi date for re-election. Representative Kobnon had taken the stump against fcim and the names of Representatives Clayton and Heflin have been men tioned also as candidates. Majority leader Underwood, pf the House, also Is a possibility, though he has said he - would not- give up the House leader hti for a Senatorial toga: . Senator Johnston was chairman of the military affairs committee, one of the most Im portant to the Senate. - ' GOTERXOR TO ACT AS .- SPEEDILT AS POSSIBLE Montgomery, Ala.. Aug. 8 "It will fce my intention to have Senator John fton's successor named as speedily as possible." declared Governor O'Neal, at Alabama, today. He said.-however, he would have to make a thorough investigation of the legal phases of the case before taking action to fill the senatorial vacancy. K. W. M'NEIL IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF MINING COMPANY At a meeting of the-director sof the TT-ast Coast Coal Mining company held at - their office in New Tork city on Wednesday last, Kenneth W. McNeil of this city was elected president. The mines of this company are located In West "Virginia. The entire coal output of this company will-be han died by The Archibald McNeil & Sons Co. through their New York office. 35. EL JJttiEON SAILS FOR PARIS "Edward H. Dillon of the firm of E. rmlfin A Co.. Main street mil'.iners. will ail for Europe Saturday on the stepmer Imperator from New York, to make extenslvi purchases in Paris for the stores of his company. Mr. Dillon will bring sack with him all the Paris styles in nJ!i;nery fo- the fall and AIRMAN WOOD IN .RACE WITH EXPRESS TRAIN LOSES WAY ALMOST IN SIGHT OF GOAL Birdman, Passing Over Baltimore 35 Minutes Ahead of Locomotive Is Lost in Smoky Clouds At Height of 7,000 Feet and Forced to Descend, 23 Mileslrom His Washington Destination Washington, -; Aug. 8 C.' Murvin Wood, the' American aviator who be-' gan a non-stop. race, with a railroad train ' from New York to Washington at 4:30 a.' m., for the American dura tion, distance and -speed record, lost his way and was forced to land at Geithersburg, Md., at - 9 o'clock miles from his goal. He had- lost his way "while over Baltimore because of heavy smoke clouds and finally was forced to land because of engine trou ble.' He came down from a height of '7.000 - feet and made a good land ing on the farm, of -J:,. B. Diamond, on me tjaitnersourg piae, wunoui aa.wui.ge to hts monoplane of himself. -, When he landed, Wood got to the nearest telephone and called up Wash ington to ask' that his mechanicians be sent to Geithersburg to put his en gine in condition In order to resume his - Sight to Fort Myer where he was to -have landed,' demonstrate the effi ciency of ,his monoplane for war pur poses before a number of army offi cers . and then egi"a return flight to New York In -an ( attempt to-eap-ture the record for the longest aero plane flight between -sunrise and sun set ,..-... The train Wood was racing did not arrive in Washington until 9:50 o'clock. Wood's assistants, when .they learned of his mishap, hurried on to Gaithers burg to get his plane In condition, to resume the flight. When Wood passed Jersey City, he was ' about 10 miles, behind the train, railroad' officials "said. Then Wood got ahead and ' sustained his lead, passing over Baltimore 35, minutes - before the train reached there. From Baltimore to WashlngOtn his, route waa-in a southwesterly direction over a level country but fie Bew too far to the est. "' ' - ,. . The American record ' for endurance. sustained flight and non-stop flying ail- are held-,., by , Col... Thomas PeW Milling, KJ. S. A., whose official ngures are 250 tnilea from Texas City to Sa.n Antonio, Tex., i 3 hours ana 10 min utes. He remained In the air flying for 1 hour and 17 minutes- after reach ing San Antonio, making his endur ance figures 4 hours and 27 minutes. The rejief party' traveling in auto mobiles ,over rough roads found Wood with his 'monoplane In Diamond's field just before noon. -" After the mechan ics had looked over Wood's engine he gave up all plans for .making a-return flight to New York, today, but hoped to continue, to Fort , Myer. The ex hibition Wood " was to have given at the- fort, to "demonstrate the availabil ity' of the monoplane ,- for - war pur poses, 'A was 1 indefinitely postponed. While . the mechanics worked on his engine," some of the party hurried to Fort Myerfor gasoline from the aero plane hangars there. Woodt claims' that' his total flying distance was 264 miles and upon that based Ms- claim of having broken the record for sustained flight between two points. , " " Recounting his -experiences In the air, Wood said : ' . , "I was lost' almost from the minute I. started. Getting across New .York harbor I ran into a thick fog and could not tell , if I was over land or water. To make my .discomfort greater, en gine trouble began to develop before I had been in, the. air 15 minutes. It cjeared-, up soon and I rent over the harbor at about 6,000 fet, riding over the fog banks and did not see land again until I was over Trenton. Then I had more engine trouble and vol planed down to about 2,000 feet, when the engine picked up again and I went on toward Philadelphia. It seemed GROCERY CLERK HELD FOR TRIAL In the city court this morning Ar thur Soderholm aged 19, who lives at 412 Poplar street was .charged with em bezzlement from the "Village Store on two counts. 1 r It was charged that on April 23rd,. provisions! to the value" of $160 were stolen, and on June 18th, groceries worth $188. Manager George W Smith of the Village Store' Co., tes tified that the account ' at the store had been short for many mojiths, and that he finally sent for Detective George f Fox who arrested Soderholm. The detective testified that a confes sion had been secured, from the ac cused whereupon the question arose as to whether" Soderholm had been warned that his cenfession would be used against him. Finally the con fession was ruled, out. Detective Fox then, introduced as evi dence that the accused Tately - pur chased a motorcycle on which he paid installments each Sunday prior to re ceiving hie pay on Monday. , Court Officer Christopher Finnegan was ap pointed Coderholm's guardian and in structed him to make no statement In court. probable' cause was found and the accused was held in $1,000 bonds for the superior court. William Lidster, a piano salesman, residing at 171 '.Burroughs street, was charged with non-support by his wife Elizabeth She testified, that thiey had mutually agreed to separate two years ago and that she had never asked him for money for herself, although he had contributed $3 a week for the support of their seven year old son. Lidster said there was such an agree ment and when his wife was sick andd I ould . get no' one to care for her. that engine trouble started every time I neared a city; When over Philadel phia it was so bad, I was certain I'd have to land. I volplaned about and came down looking for a safe place to Tnake a landing when the engine picked up again and I flew on around Wilmington and over Baltimore where engine troubles "started again and finally finished by the engine stopping dead when I got over Gaithersburg. "I didn't see the special train once in all the flight and hot once did I see railroad tracks that . I was sure were the Pennsylvania's. When I left Baltimore the smoke clouds made me lose my way and -1 was-., heading for the Potomac river, calculating that by flying ahead I would cross it and if it : were narrow I Would know I was above .Washington; if it were wide I would know Ijwas below; But it was no: use. . The engine . stopped and I came, down." .- . WOOD STARTS FROM NEW YORK AT 4:36 A. M. . . . ' i. . New York, Aug: 's-4-ln - the presence of about 50 early risers Murvin Wood started out at 4:36 a. mi, today, in a monoplane to race with a Pennsyl vania railroad train which left Jersey City at 4:30 a.-m. -Wood hoped to overcome the--handicap of 30 miles , in distance and. six minutes In time which the train -had.. .. . , : After a wide circle? (Ovr the neigh boring town of .Westbury, to get his bearing and:, satisfy himself that his machine was " Working satisfactorily, Wood pointed westward and was soon lost to sight in . the fog. At New Brunswick, Nr J- where he expected to .first touch the actual course of the train, he was reported at 5:34, 20 minutes -.after the train had passed. ': H j ewas flying Oj high that he could hardly -be seen. . - : Wood, "incidentally, hopes ,t break four American- records, those for speed, flistanee in " a Continuous flight; ' dura tion and total mileage between sun rise and sunset. The American dis tance record for continuous flight Was hung up, last April, by. Lieut. Thomas Dewitt Milling, U. S. A., who flew a distance of ;250 miles in Texas, In four' hours arid ' 2T minutes. Wilmington, Del., Aug. 8 Aviator Wood evidently went around Wilming ton. He was not seen 'here but at T:17 was located at Beacon HM on the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washing ton railroad, 22 miles south of Wilm ington. The special train with which he was racing left Wilmington at 7:32. :; '' : Washington, Aug. 8 Aviator Wood, flying .from New York to Washington, was three miles north of Baltimore at 8:40 a." m., according o officials of the Pennsylvania railroad here. - At 9 a. m he had not been sighted from Fort Myer." where he was to land. The spe cial train he was racing is due at Washington about 9:50 a. m. Baltimore, Aug. 8 Aviator Wood, in his - monoplane,", passed over Baltimore 35 minutes ahead of' the -arrival " at Union station ; here of the Pennsyl vania train which he . Is . racing- to Washington. - Flying high and swift, the monoplane passed over the north ern outskirts of the city at 8:10 o'clock in" a southwesterly ,, direction. The train, - which ran .behind . the Boston Express for Washington all , the way down, was obliged to remain here 10 minutes to , ,allow :. the leading train to clear the tunnels. The special left at 8:55. - : . , he "supported her in Stratford." The court ordered . Lidster to pay his .wife $5 per week under bonds of $300 or serve six months in Jail. two rilled; five h INJURED ON NEW HAVEN RAILROAD Poughkeepsie, N. "XV Aug, 8 Speed ing 40 miles an . hour, a motor hand car, laden with track laborers, crash ed .into, a, freight train on Central New . England ' railroad, a subsidiary of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad, near Pleasant- Valley, today. , Two were killed outright and five were-mortally injured. - IS FINED $50 FOR KEEPING "BOB" VEAL Harris Friedman of 13 Bank street was charged with .the violation of keeping "-bob" -veal. Inspector Grace testified that he found a hind quar ter of a calf there less than 29 pounds among three in the ice-box. , Be warn ed I'riedman' not to disturb It until he. should return with Inspector Lynch. ThenVthey found there were Kosher stamps on it put no slaughter house . stamps. t Sliaughte,r House In spector William- S. 'Smith, when shown the records, could not tell whether Krie.'man brought the calf in ques tion there to be killed or not. He said that he would stamp them front and back. The court fined 'Friedman $50 and sentenced him to four months in lall. Appeal was granted under $500 bonds. In The Department New Schedule Effective Next Tues day Contains Many Surprises Captain Redgaie for Headquarters, Regan for 2nd Precinct. Old Reliables Ousted -from He&dquarters. Ho Change In Hours :l The greatest "Shake-up ever experi enced in the Bridgeport police force was announced this morning when the scheduled changes were bulletined: The changes which affect almost evry man in . the department . and change officers who have been established in posts for as long a . period as eight years, came with the most sudden sur prise and is today creating, a furore in police circles. - . .. The most disquieting rumors of feven greater changes to come within the near future are current, among which Is. one to the effect that changes, are contemplated in the detective force which may place two of the detectives back upon .the pavement with stick and uniform. , . -.- '.. The most pointed comment heard today , upon the changes is the fact that in most instances and particularly in those cases .where men . have " be come prominent in the public print they have- been assigned to stations farthest away from.' their home dis tricts. . ;'..: , ' .. . : Previous tQ " this time it has been the custom to assign men near t their homes that when the day'sT work "was done they Would not be compelled to travel far before they were again with their families.. This from casual In spection of the shake-up announced today- seems . tp have- been purposely, disregarded.- . : . t ' . --f Captain William Anderson has been' Sent to the. Third Precinct . Lieutenant Frederick, "Wobb, for nearly-ten years on duty at headquar ters also goes to the Third Precinct, Every Old reliable; n-nr-tr-" s-'A WI1lt4 Benham, "Jimmy" Halpln and E. J. Ruggles have been removed from po lice headquarters. V - Court Officer Chris - Finnegan is not disturbed.' Acting Detectives Brayi and .Dooley do not appear on the change as posted r-dY. What changes are in store for the. detective- department at this time is merely a matter of Conjecture., There Is no indication that a change 'in the hours will be made. The de tail will go into effect at 7:45 on the mcrning of Tuesday .August 12. There Is mueh criticism now of the hours of service which the men claim is not within the prescribed eight hour shift. They are compelled . to report 15 min utes prior to the time scheduled, and in many instances are unable to eat at regular hours. In fact it is as serted that in many instances patrol men doing duty have not eaten within a period of 12 hours. ' The traffic squad: will remain as hereof ore - Including A.. C. Goulden, Daniel : and John Ryan, with P." J. Corrigan and Frederick H. Marco on post at the railroad station.' -. The changes as posted at headquar ters today" are. as follows: , . OFFICERS AND DOORMEN. HEADQUARTERS. - Captain John H. Redgate from the Second precinct station; Lieutenants (Charles H. Suckley ana-: .fnnip . Blaneneia, uncnangea; j. j. ""' from the Second precinct. Sergeants, James Walker, C A. Wheeler and James Ramsey from the Second precinct.' ' nnnrmen. E. BFisher, W. H. Taylor and William Colgaa from the Thlrdl precinct. ; SECOND PRECINCT. , -Captain John H. Regan from the Third precinct; Lieutenant John Quin livan, unchanged; Lieutenants A. I Prout and George B. , Coley from the Third precinct. Sergeants, Edward -Wagner, John Mc- TROLLEY CARS IN TRAINS MUST HAVE AIRBRAKES Notice to This Effect Sent Out By Public Utilities ' Commission Today Hartford, Aug. 8. After consider ing the recommendations made by Chief Engineer uiwd Inspector Elwell, the public utilities commission gave out a finding, today, that all trolley cars, when made up in trains, shall be equipped with airbrakes. Notices to this effect have been sent to all the trolley companies in the state. The finding says: - , "The commission is of the opinion and finds that public safety and the safety of operating trolley freight cars in the public highways requires the equipment of r such cars, when run in trains, with automatic airbrakes. It is therefore ordered that all electric street railway companies operating cars in the state are . restricted from running freight cars after January 1, 1914, without having all the cars mak ing up such trains equipped with an airbrake system which, can be operat Girr and Thomas H. Flood from" the Third precinct. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ; . Doormen, Joseph. Burke, .: Charles Lush and John McPadden, unchanged. THIRD PRECINCT. " ' Captain - William ,'-Anderson' 7 "' from headquarters; Lieutenants Garry P. Sanger,; unchanged;" '. FTed..:. W. , Webb from headquarters and. WilHam-C-'Lea-ry from the Second. .--''; ..- . Sergeants. John O'OvMinelV James" J. fc..rm andV,Isaac ; B. Williams frbm headquarters; doormen, Willis- N.- Ben ham,. James 'Halpin, and E. I.-fftlggles from headquarters. ' ' ." ' ' " - ' ' ' i,.'.. PATROIiMEN.-' .;', v ' Platoon A 7:45 a", m. to "4 p. m. ' A. E. Watts. C.i M. ; Campana, Thom aaJZehnder, Albert E. Langham, Dan iel '"A. Poland, E. F.. Bolger.' Frederick Eichel, Terrenpe" Rogers, - Charles Mu. sante, A. J. Mrazlk, Edward F. Dailey,. James , Connery and : John ' F." McGpv ern. ..-. . . '.: . ;., .' . Platoon B. 3:45 P rn. tqirtt. : J, H.. '- CassSIdy, Frederick J. Schulta, John Flahaven, Edward C. - Wheeler, J. T. : Coughlin, Thomas .G. Smallwood," John B. . McBride, Thomas F. Mai one, Patrick J.,- Sheheyr Dennis Kehoei Pat rick Murphy, -Harold. "iV Beardsworth, Peter-A--Campana, " "...-- ... , Platoon C. 8 p. m. to 4 a. m. . William McGuire, John F. McPad den, John -Dempsey, John P.MCeane. James J-' Sheehan,' Patrick Flannagn, Jarnea Giennon, Robert F. 'Ttate, A. P. - 6a,tohv.niMcr ginrthnr, TCUhlm T.ung-- I ; bet, Thomas. Gerrity,- -Thomas v jf. Walsh. " ' '' ' . Platoon D. 11:45 p. m. to 8 a. m. I George Tobls, jJ. J Gerrity, Patrick Lynch.. John H. Cody, Daniel Beilly, Frederick F. Emeneger, James Burnes, E. V.'- Caesi'dy,' Charles" .O. Nyquli:, Thomas P., Kearrfey,' Thomas F.' Re gan, William ";Dallwigr and John J. Flynn." . . , ; .' ' SECOND '- PRECINCT. 1 .' . : Platoon lA, Jeremiah . J. Lavin, Jacob Grossman, Patrick " F. Boland, , James J. -Sullivan,- Bartholomew Sheridan, John F. Duhh,' John P." Curry," Joseph P. Collins and Carl Henckei, - ' . - ( Platoon B, John Corrigan, Timothy Shea, George R. Simpson, Harry G. Green, Clifford N. Gorgas, Thomas J. Griffin, Thomas J.. Weller, George Ben edetti and James F: Callan.. ' Platoon C, . Samuel A: . Gregory," John J. Halpln, Michael Quilty, William j. Halpih; Bernard H. "Glenhon, J. J. See ry, S. H, McCu-llough, Martin . J. IteUy, Richard Miller. . ,. - - ' : .'. Platoon D, Martin Gottschalk, " William- R. - Wolff e, . Frank " J. .. Suponski. Robert' H. Slmmdns, . James A. .Hanlon, Edward Morris, John J"oi, J. D. Sulli van and Charles Fitzgerald, -' - " ." ' " ; THIRD PBEINCT. :' " Platoon A, William F. Casey, J. P. Coughlin,' J. A. BTirnes, "Sareld - Sher wood,: George Bu North, John" H. How ell,Frank Regnery. '. . ' ' ' " ' Platoon B, Otto Kraft, E-J. McCar thy, Patrick Bur'hsl Martin J. Griffin, Anton Herb, Emil Zlebold and O. ' F. Bagley. ? ' "-'. k,- Platoon C, Charles Meyer, John E. Barton, John J., Kelly, St., Martin Kane, Frederick L. Feeley, Levi Men delson," E. G. Bulkley. . '; 'J '. Platoon D, Charles sBeamer, "Frank M. Holbrook, Robert TTgan, R. A. Mc Cullough, Charles H. iawson,. John C. Dwyer, D. J. Sheehan. . . ' .". . Traffic, A. C. Goulden',- Daniel Ryan and John Ryan; rallroad( P. J. Corri gan and Frederick H.. Marco. . ed from the motor car and which will automatically apply the brakes should any part of the train become detached or should a break occur in the pipe line." ' EARTHQUAKE WIPES OUT TWO 1"QWNS IN PERU . Lima, Peru; Aug. 8- An earthquake on Wednesday destroyed the Peruvian towns of " Caraveli and Quicacha. Thousands of the inhabitants were rendered homeless and great misery prevails. . Caraveli is a town of 4,000 inhabit ants inhe state of Arequipa, 130 miles tohe northwest of the port of Mollendo. Quicacha Js in ' the same state. The whole district is subject to fre quent earthquakes and in che ; town of Arequipa and most of the other towns of the state the houses and public edifices are built to resist earthquake shocks. Arequipa Itself has been laid in ruins on several occasions. The volcano of Mlstl is in the. immediate vieinity. . . : ' Cubist designs are seen even in some of the new corset materials. '' LONG LOST RELATIVE OF ASSESSOR GILL IS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LAW IN WESTERN UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN JURIST, NOW ON VISIT HERE, WAS COMMISSIONED BY PROF. J. J. GILL TO SEEK MISSING RELATIVES HERE The Genial Larry Is Tickled to Death to Know That the Famous "Cousins" Association Can Boast of Such a Distinguished Kinsma n How the Discovery Waj . Made. . ' . Joseph E.. Keefe, clerk of the cir cuit court of Wisconsin, returning to Bridgeport after many years, was sur prised today to find, so little that he cculd recognize a the Bridgeport that he knew. Trolley cars ran through streets where ancient horses pulled llt t'.e jigger cars, when he was here be fore. "Sreat buildings reared lofty stor'es, where low ones or none had been ' . . But Mr. Keefe is having the time of his life, and fortune smiles upon his errands, one, of -which . was tp dis cover . the relatives in " this city of James J. Gill, professor of law In the University of Wisconsin,' formerly held by Senator LaFollette. . Prof. Gill was recently elected to the chair of - law , of the - University of Idaho the largest university - in : that section of . the country He was chos en; after .aiany of . the foremost ., ex-. pounders of Blackstone in America had been considered, - As a scholar and orator Prof. Gill ranks among the -ablest-men-of the .able west. --.Many years ago. Prof. Gill's father, his brother Michael," and sister Cath erine, stopped . in-this city. Shortly after the. family separated, the father of the professor moving to. Wisconsin. Michael Gill remained here and be came the manager of ne late Nathan iel Wheeler's landed estates In East Bridgeport which comprised In those days hundreds of acres of farming land in that section of East Bridgeport north of the railroad tracks extending as far as Old -Mill Green. ; Lawrence James Gill is a eon of the late Michael -Gill and he has two sis ters living here, Mrs. P. W. Murray and Mrs.,Peter McMahon. , . . . . Following the parting the families corresponded , but little and for a long spell of years they were In ignorance of the whereabouts of each other. - The Wisconsin- Gills-found life in the new We3t to their liking and pros pered. . ' Upon arriving in this city Mr. Keefe was not long In ascertaining that there WSu,a laet' oiip prominent citizen of HDERTA'S MESSAGE Jli IND IS UNDESffiABLl REACHES : " Washingtqn, Aug.' & After- a conference- with President ' Wilson at . the White- JHouse, - early . today, Secretary Bryan announced he had received the message from Manual Garza Adalpe, acting minister of foreign" affairs, de claring on behalf of President Huerta that - the", presence of John Llnd would be undesirable in - Mexico t unless he brought - recognition of : -the .Huerta government. . - ' - " . '- -Mr. Bryan said : that there was no change .in plans with respect, to Mr. Llnd's mission. He . declined to ' say what - the nature" of- the American gov ernment's reply, to the Adalpe mess age, would be. ' . . - V Secretary Bryan said that the mess age had, : been transmitted ' through the American embassy at Mexico City, had been translated during the night and was - presented early today, to BALL PLAYERS LIGHTLY FINED; ENTER APPEAL Bridgeport ball players who engag ed in a game , with Meriden at New held Park- on Sunday, A.ugurt 3rd, were haled before the City court to day and fined $1 and $2 each accord ing to the number of appearances al ready made upon similar charges. While it . was expected that Jack Donney, instrumental in securing the warrants for their arrest, or members of the Pastor's association would be present to assist the prosecution they were not in evidence and other than a demurrer filed by their- counsel, John C, Chamberlain .no defense was made. . . .. . ' . "...',-.. .i - ' ' Attorney Chamberlain made a plea for suspension of judgment in the present cases- upon the grounds that the players are accused under a law which is largely open to a question of what Is and what is not a work of necessity. ' He said that as the spirit of the times change so should the laws and what in one community Is not a necessity might be in others. , Assistant Prosecutor John P. 'Gray said the public should attend the next session of the legislation in as large a body as it was the custom of the min isters tp send when they wished legis lation. , Judge Coughlin. Inquired which members -had "previously been before him and imposed fines accordingly. Hugh Reddy, Monte Cross and Wil liam Hallman, first offenders fined ?1 flat.. Edward McGamwell, Frank Snyder, Roland Bowman, Jacob Bouses and Robert Stow, fined $2flat. An appeal was entered under bonds of $60 each -" - ; the name of Gill residing here. H said- today that the first person hi met in the streets of Bridgeport was a bright faced newsboy and he asked him-If -he knew of a family named Gill here. "Sure aid the 'newsy-, Larry Gill he s the whole thing here." . "And from what I have heard and seen since," continued Mr. Keefe, "1 guess the lad wasright. Seeking out Larry, Mr. Keefe was not long tn ascertaining that he struck the rlgtit scent. It appeared that Larry's father was the lost brother of the father of Prof. Gill, and this led to the knowled that many descendants of the Gills now live in Bridgeport ajid its en virons, a strong and lusty people, and prosperous. Keefe is the guest of Mrs. Jerry Egan and Miss Irene Egan of 62 Worth street. He is. the . son of Denis Keefe, who lived for a time in Bridgeport, and -had for an uncle Thomas Keefe, who recently died here. Air. Keef recalls hearing his fathertell of fh many times he held Tom Thumb in his arms. - Mr. Keefe is a partisan and friend of Senator LeuFollette, the doughty little progressive who has kept Wis consin a Republican state, during tb lean year, i 'Mr.' Keefe has many interesting an ecdotes of "Bob" LaFollette, and teila with a sympathetic touch of the strug gles by which the indominltable lead er, triumphed pver his foes, and is In a. fair way to', make Wisconsin eco nomically and politically, the most progressive state in the Union. Yesterday Mr. Keefe was entertain ed by Mr. Gill and Fred C. MulMr to an 'auto trip about "the city. lie sat down to a shore dinner, the first he had ever enjoped and declared It to be the most palatable meal tie had ever eaten. He Is to leave for his native heath on Sunday but he pine that it' will not be long before he again revisits these parts. 4-1 WHITE HOUSE President Wilson. The President had. taken the position that it was incredible that the Huerta government would refuse to receive an envoy bound, on a peaceful mi&sion. Re ceipt 'of today's message brought the situation to a diplomatic crisis. No information was forthcoming af ter the conference as to what the next step in the policy of the American rovernment would be but it was con sidered more than likely that the message of reply to the acting min ister of foreign affairs would furthpr outline the friendly intentions of the United States which would be express ed py'-'Mr, Llnd and probably would suggest that judgment be withheld concernT.s Mr. Lind's mission until he had had an opportunity through the American embassy at Mexico City to trnncmit the views of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. IMHAN OPPOSES PROSECUTION OF NEW HAVEN ROAD (By Our Staff Crrespondent.) ' Washington, Aug. 8 Representa tive Bryan F. Mahan of Connecticut In an interview today was asked his opinion of the intention of the De partment of Justice to continue the prosecution of the New Haven road under the anti-trust law. The Repre sentative from New London replied: "The road ought not to be hampered further by the government. President Elliott the hew head should be al lowed to give his entire attention to the upbuilding of the great properties acquired under President Mellen who was one of the really great railroad men of the country and whose resig nation Is regretted by a great many people. "Mr. Mellen has resigned and no longer holds the reins of power ani I do not think the people of Connecti cut desire to have him further an noyed. Hostile cr'rlcism and threats of criminal rrv teut-cn of the officlnM of the road, wicked and unjust as they were, are partially responsible for the low price of the securities of the great est railrodad properties In this coun try and It Is only Justlej to tne own ers of these securities that further ac tion on the part of the government against the officials of the road cease. "The man whose master mind has for years controlled th affairs of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Is no longer alive and Mr. Mellen should not be made the 'goat" for carrying out the policy of his board f directors. '