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VOL. 49 NO. 201
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1913
PRICE TWO CEHT3
GREEN. APPLES
CAUSE DEATH
OF BOY OF 14
Rescued Fronr Water
By Comrades When
He Gets Cramps
Intestines Severed In Heroic
Operation To Save His Life
Death Gomes Quickly
(Special to The Farmer.)
Soutbport, Aus. 25 Fred Spicer, H
year old son of Mrs. John Spicer of
Riverside avenue, died Saturday at St.
Vincent's hospital, Bridgeport, where
he was operated upon, a resection of
the intestines being made to relieve
obstruction.
The youth had eaten a number of
green apples and -immediately after
wards went in-bathing. He was seized
with violent cramps while in the water
and was led from the water by fellow
swimmers. j
The cramps continued and he was
taken to his home and Dr. C. B. Hyde
was called. The physician gave what
relief was possible and conveyed the
youth to the . hospital. The operation
was performed but the. youth suc
cumbed. PRESIDENT WON'T
COMPROMISE ON
CURRENCY BILL
" Washington, Aufr. 25 President Wil
i son does not regard the objections
raised by the Chicago Conference of
Bankers, as representing the view of
: the rank and file of bankers through
, out the. country. " He - indicated, to
day, to callers; general opposition to
j the various proposals of the .Chicago
conference, though he has not exam,
ined them in detail.
THIRD WARD OLD
GUARD OF HEVARK
TO VISIT THIS CITY
- Frederick Barnett, chairman, Chris
topher Luti, and , Alderman- Frank
Dlener. committee On place for the an
nual outing of the Original Third Ward
Old Guard of Newark, N. J., were call
ers on Mayor Wilson this morning.
They came chaperoned by John H.
SpirtJer and they plan to hold .the 25th
annual outing of the association, in
Bridgeport on October 30th. The as
sociation was tendered Such a warm
welcome on its visit last year that the
committee on place decided rio better
spot than Bridgeport could -be found. ;
Mayor Wilson assured the committee
he would do everything in his power to
make the visit of the Old Guard a
pleasant one. The proposed visit will
be called to the attention of the Board
of Aldermen at its first meeting in
September. It ' is expected that 400
members of the Third Ward Old Guard
will visit Bridgeport In October. They
will bring a brass, band and make a
parade.
The committee had dinner today at
the Stratfleld.
VICTIM DIES OF
MYSTERY BULLET
Putnam, Conn., Aug. 25. An' autopsy
was made on the body of Frank Roze,
shot to death Saturday, by Doctors J,
B. Kent, J. J. Russell of this city, and
R. .C. Paine of Thompson, today. Two
builets had brought death. One had
passed through the body and the other
nearly so, being lodged under the skin
near the abdonimal organs.
The police have no definite clues to
the man -who djd . the e-hootlng. An
Italian was locked up Saturday night
on suspicion, although charged witl
drunkenness. The present theory is
that Roze was a party to a quarrel.
f
REPORTS SHOW 109
LIGHTS OUT 24 DAYS
For 24 days, 109 lights furnished
through the American Street Lighting
Company of Baltimore have not been
burning on the East Side. City Clerk
Boucher this morning sent to the com.
pany"s office in Baltimore the report
submitted by the policemen on var
ious East Side beats and also a sum
mary of the .complaints made by citi
zens. Recently a representative of the
lighting company was in this city and
promised better service but since then
the service has been worse. Ninety
lights were reported out in a tour of
inspection made by one East Side citi
zen. Residents of White street and
vicinity are preparing a complaint
which they will make to Mayor Wil
son, concerning the lights in that sec
tion. There are two lamps on White
street that never burn at night when
they are needed, but burn brightly
during the day when the sun is high
est. - ,
Detroit, Aug. 25 With an estimated
million dollars' worth of rare and cost
ly coins on exhibition, the 12th annual
conference of the American Numis
matic Association was formerly open
kata. today. ,
I
REV. FATHER CALLAHAN TO BE
PASTOR AT WASHINGTON, GONN.
Since His Ordination He Had Been Associated
With Late Father W. H. Lynch
In Priestly Duties
Rev. Father John F. Callahan who
since the demise of Rev. William H.
Lynch has been acting pastor of St.
Charles' church has 'been designated,
by Bishop John J. Nilan to be, pastor
of the Church of Our Lady at Wash
ington, Conn., the appointment to take
effect, unday, August 31.
News of the appointment of Father
Callahan was confirmed today at the
Episcopal residence in Hartford. No
announcement of the change was
made to the parishioners at St.
Charles church yesterday but today it
became generally known in Catholic
circles that Father Callahan had been
chosen by the bishop as successor to
Rev. Father Francis A: Jordan as rec
tor of the church at Washington.
Father Jordan has, 'been promoted
to the pastorate at Middlefown. made
vacant'by the selection of Rev. Father
McQivney of that place as successor
to the late Rev. Father -Lynch in this
city. . ,
Rev. -Ft. Callahan was born in St.
Patrick's Parish, Hartford. His early
education was received in St. Patrick's
school. Later he graduated from the
Hartford public high school, class of
1S94. -After completing hie classical
studies at Holy Cross College, Wor
cester, he entered St. John's Seminary,
Brighton, Mass., . and there pursued a
course of philosophy and theology.
Upon his graduation he went to St.
OPERATION MAY
SAVE LIFE OF
HAVfLAND BOY
Sfimy Condition v Of Pavement
Responsibi8v For Boy's :
The accident " which may cost ' the
life of Thomas Havlland, 10' years old,
son of. Superior Court Clerk W. "T.
Havlland, . 36 Brooklawn avenue,, who
was yesterday in "collision with an au
tomobile owned and driven by Albert
W. Langenegger, 83 Vine street, -is to
day blamed to. the ' condition of the
roadway under the Fairfield avenue
viaduct. .
At a late hour the condition of y
Havlland in St. Vincent's Hospital
where he was operated upon by Chas.
H. Peck, one of Hhe most eminent New
York physicians, who was hurried here
by automobile,' is said to be the same
aa during the. night. It is the belief of
those attending him that his only
chance for Jif e is his constitutional vi
tality. He is still unconscious, though
one ' of the most delicate . operations
has been performed in an effort to lift
the broken bone from the brain.
The father has been in constant at
tendance at the .bedside and will re
main until the crisis is passed. When
seen by a' reporter for the Farmer to
day, he said in' his belief the accident
was one that could not be avoided. As
far as can be ascertained by both the
police- and the father, the automobile
of Langeneggar was being driven with
the' utmost care. 1 ,
There is but a narrow strip ofi. "road
way left upon the left side hardly
room for an auto and bicycle to pass.
Thomas Haviland was the last of a
party of four "riding towards the city
and his wheel was suddenly observed
to swerve and his head struck the car
upon the sharp point of a, mudguard
which forced the left eye from the
socket and depressed the skull just
ever the eye-brow. The car did not
proceed, eight feet and the boy fell to
one side unconscious; Officers who have
gone over - the spot, find that thece is
about six inches of slimy mud, due to
constant sprinkling under the railroad
bridge. As the suri rarely strikes be
low, this slimy condition remains. It is
believed that in proceeding slowly the
bicycle wheel swerved with Its prob
ably fatal result.
Several other automobile accidents
yesterday have been reported, at head
quarters . Dr. Allen Bradley, 107 Ful
ton street, struck a small child at
Barnum avenue which was knocked
beneath his car. As soon as extricated
the child ran away apparently unin
jured. Dr. Bradley at once reported
the occurrence.
Another smash-up is recorded at
Beardsley Park entrance where a large
touring car whose ownership is as yet
unknown struck a telegraph-pole and
was partially oemoiisaea. it is re
ported, none were hurt.
High School Lovers
Found Shot To Death
Rockland, Me., Aug. 25 The bod
ies of Carl W. Perry and Miss Angy
Spear, members of the class graduated
at the High School, last June, were
found in a small boat that was float
ing in Penobscot Bay, today. Both
had been shot to death. Appearances
seemed to indicate that Perry did the
shooting.
The two were engaged to be mar
ried. Perry was 20 years cf age and
Miss Spear was his jufiior by one year.
Mr. E. C. Bennett of Welles street
is showing to his neighbors and
friends a very fine display of asters
of all colors. Mr. Bennett takes great
pride in his large flower graden and
each, year surpasses the other for Ta
riety.
Thomas Seminary, Hartford, as pre
fect. He was ordained at St. Joseph's
Cathedral, Hartford, toy the late Bish
op Michael Tierney, December 21, 19TTL,
and was immediately appointed an as
sistant to the late Rev. John F. Rog
ers, pastor of St. Mary's church, this
city. The late Rev. Father W. H.
Lynch was then the first assistant of
St. Mary's and lae Father Rogers had
been in declining health for several
years the active pastoral work de
volved upon him.
When following the death of Father
Rogers the late Bishop Tierney divid
ed St. Mary's parish setting off. the
new parish of St. Charles. ' Father
Lynch was made its first pastor Vand
Father Callahan went with him as
assistant. He stayed there ever since
and shared, with the, bereaved pastor
the early burdens entailed in the work
of organizing the parish. '
Father Callahan is a ' young man
of executive ability1 and a fine preach
er. In his new field of responsibility
he can be depended upon to meet the
expectations of his bishop and the
people of St. Charles', while regretting
to have him go realize that his ap
pointment is a deserved recognition of
his abilities.
There is to bo a meeting this even
ing of the men of the parish in the
school and it is understood that Fath
er Callahan will have few ; words- to
say in his leave taking. ,
RUNAWAY FATAL
FOR W.I. BAYLES
Printer Succumbs To Injuries
After .Week Of Uncon
sciousness After lingering in a comatose con
dition for more than a 'week, William
L. Bayles, a printer oi 704 Madison
avenue, died this morning at St. Vin
cent's hospital. Mr, Bayles with his
wife and Mrs. Hunley, who lives next
door, went on a blackberry picking
expedition to Trumbull, last Sunday.
They were very successful and . were
returning home when- the hotse Bayles
was driving took fright. "
Bayles and his party : were riding
in a surrey and the running horse car
ried the vehicle, up p. bank beside the
road where it overturned. Bayles
was thrown out, struck on his head
and sustained a fracture qf the skull.
From Sunday until hi? death he lay
in a semi-copscious condition despite
an operation and other efforts, by the
physicians to revive him. ,
He was 45 years of age and is sur
vived by his widow. He was a mem
ber of the Royal Arcanum,- Junior Or
der of the O. XT. A. M. and Typographi
cal union, No. 252. .
DIVORCE SUITS PILE
UP FOR FALL TERM
OF SUPERIOR COURT
Naming Robert Driscoll, a former
resident of this city, as co-respondent,
Fred E. Byington of the East End has
brought divorce proceedings against
Verne Byington of New York. Papers
in the action were filed today in the
superior court. The alleged miscon
duct took place-, between January 1,
1913, and the date or tne writ, jvirs.
Byington's maiden name was Verne
Twitchell. She married the plaintiff
March 17, 1908. The couple have no
children.
Another divorce suit filed is brought
by John Gasper of this city against
Mary Gasper of this city. Desertion
on May 8, 1910 is the ground. The
couple were married September 5,
1903. Mrs. Gasper's maiden name was
Mary Takacs.
Albert R. Smith of this city wants
a separation from. Clara B. Smith of
Cardiff, Wales. Frank A. Emery of
this city is named as co-resposdent
The couple were, married June 4, 1905.
Mrs. Smith's maiden name was Clara
Bartram. She married Smith June 4,
1905. , " -
Margaret Olsen or rs orwaltc sues
Hilden Olsen of Norwalk. Intemper
ance for the past two years and in
tolerable cruelty are the grounds. The
couple were married August 11, 1910
Mrs. Olsen's maiden name was Mar
garet Scudder.
AUTOIST FIXED FOR RUNNING
DOWN W)MAltON SIDEWAtK
South 'Norwalk, Aug. 25 John Eck-
strom, of Georgetown, who on August
9 rai nis automobile upon the . side
walk in Main street, Norwalk, striking
Miss Antoinette. Kroger, was, this
morning, fined $10 and costs, totaling
$20.41, by Judge E. M. Lockwood. The
autoist took the corner at high speed
and mounted the sidewalk, being pre
vented from going into the Norwalk
river by an iron railing.
ARREST DELAYED IN .
FARMER LAWSON'S MURDER
East Woodstock, Aug. 25. There has
been no further action in the Lawson
case. It is understood that the State
police and Coroner 'Bill are waiting for
Mrs. Lawson to improve in health be
fore anything is done. An arrest in
the case, .'it is understood, is simply
delayed, until further developments.
HUERTA MUST
MAKE HIS NEXT
MOVEJJUICKLY
Wilson's Message
Ready For Congress
Tomorhw
President's Document Contains
About 4,000 Words On U.S.
Policy Towards Mexico
Washington, Aug. 25. President Wil
son made it pjain today that unless
there was a change in the attitude of
the Huerta government within the next
24 hours, he would carry out his in
tention to personally read to Congress
tomorrow a special message outlining
the policy of the United States toward
Mexico. He will discuss the message
tonight at the White House,, with the
entire membership of the Senate for
eign relations committee and the
House foreign affairs committee.
The message is couched in very care
ful terms because the President real
izes that the world generally ought to
know that the situation in Mexico is
abnormal, being controlled by a small
group of men. The President does not
wish in any public utterance to use
words of 'harshness or hostility.
That foreign powers generally' are
exercising their good offices .in Mexico
City pressing Huerta to yield to the
American proposals now is openly ad
mitted by administration officials. It
is pointed out that the activities of for
eign governments were not due to any
request by the United States for as
sistance but that this government had
decided on a policy of keeping the na
tions of the world generally conver
sant on the steps being taken to bring
about peace, leaving it to the countries
of the world to do spontaneously what
seemed expedient. .
A copy i of President Wilson's mes
sage will be .delivered to the diplomatic
corps here after Its reading to Con
gress. The document is longer than
usually -has been the case with mes
sages from President Wilson. It Je
expected to make about 4,000 words.
FRANCE GIVES STRONG
SUPPORT TO TT. S. POLICY
Paris, Aug. 2 5-The' French foreign
office cabled instructions to the
French minister in Mexico, last Fri
day, to support strongly the policy of
the United States toward Mexico by
making friendly representations to
Provisional President Huerta.
The French government declares it
self convinced by its advices from
Washington of .the sincerity of the
pacific intentions of the United States
government toward the Mexican peo
ple. The indications are that President
Poincare will not receive Francisco De
La Barra, who was recently appointed
Mexican minister to France and who
a'rrivedv in Paris,- Saturday night. It
is pointed out that although France
recognized Victoriano Huerta as pro
visional president, the French foreign
office does not feel itself bound to re
ceive his envoy. The question, how
ever, has not been definitely settled
as there is no immediate necessity for
doing so. Senor De ' La Barra, it is
understood, intends to go , to Rome he
fore presenting his letters of credit to
France.
SLAVERY AND
PEONAGE RAGE
IN PHILLIPPINES
. Washington, Aug. 25. Slavery in the
full meaning of the word ; exists
throughout the Philippines even' in the
city of Manila and peonage is general
in the islands, according to 'a special
report Commissioner Dean Worcester
has made to the insular government.
Filipinos in some parts of the islands
commonly capture children and sell
them into slavery for profit; some are
sent to China where they are dressed
in the native fashion. Some children
have been enticed from their homes
by slave agents upon promises of
scholarships In schools and some of
these, in an instance where Mr. Wor
cester reports in detail, were sold and
others farmed out for money. He cites
the case of a 13 year old girl bought
for some pigs, rice, chickens- and a
cloak. .- '
He charges that Philippine assem
blymen maintain peonage on their own
farms.
TITLED BURGLAR
CHARGEO WITH BIG
JEWELRY THEFTS
Atlantic City, Aug. 25 Harry H.
Simonin, arrested here, yesterday,
charged with stealing several thous
and dollars' worth of jewelry in Phil
adelphia, and who the police say, posed
as a society man with acquaintances
at Narragansett Pier and Newport, is
being held for extradition to Pensyl
vania. Meanwhile, an inquiry will be
made into his recent movements to
see if he had any connection with big
jewel robberies In New England and
other places. - " -
Simonin is accused of robbing the
home of . William Oliver, of Philadel
phia, who had befriended him after
he had run through an estimated for
tune of $50,000.
LBANY PUBLISHER WANTS
INDICTMENTS FOUND FOR
MURPHY, FRAWLEY AND LEVY
Alleges Conspiracy Was Made To Oust Sul
zer From Governor's Chair And Says
Jail Wouldn't Hold All Involved
Arnold Summoned Before Committee Investigating the
Charge That Money Was Used to Bring About Im
peachment of Governor Testimony Not Heard To
day Because Garrison, Chief Witness, Is Not Avail
New York, Aug. 25. The indictment
of Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, Aaron J. Levy, leader of
the Democratic majority in the assem
bly, and Senator James J. Frawiey,
chairman of the committee which in
vestigated Governor Sulzers campaign
contributions, has been requested of
the district attorneys of New York
and Albany counties by Judge Lynn J.
Arnold of Albany, an ardent Sulzer
supporter.
The Indictment of the three leaders
is asked on statements of many per
sons presented by Judge Arnold to the
district attorneys regarding an alleged
conspiracy to put Sulzer out of the
governor's chair. In so announcing.
Judge Arnold repeated his declaration
that money had been freely used to
accomplish this result.
"If everybody involved in this fiend
ish plot were indicted," Judge Arnold
declared, "the jails couldn't hold them
BREAKFAST LATE
THAW IS ANGRY
Makes Worst Exhibition
Temper Since His Ap
prehension Of
Hfs Lawyers Are Writing , For
The Dominion Aothorities
To Show Hand
Sherbrooke, Que., Aug. 25 Neither
William Travers Jerome, for "the state
of New York, nor Roger O'Mara, for
the Thaw family, had arrived at Sher
brooke, this afternoon, "and counsel
for both sides marked time with fur
ther conferences. The general under
standing still prevailing was that
Thaw would be arraigned in the su
perior court on Wednesday morning
on the commitment under which he
has been held a fugitive from Mattea
wan, turned over to the immigration
suthorities and ultimately deported to
"Vermont.
Thaw had a row with the Jail au
thorities, today, because his breakfast
from a hotel had arrived late. It
was the worst show of temper since
his detention here.
. Sherbrooke, not Coaticook, will be the
seat of the immigration , Inquiry ac
cording to apparently reliable reports.
J. Parkinson, of Montreal, connected
with the Dominion secret service,
reached Sherbrooke, today, to keep in
touch with the case. Stories of Thaw
money corrupting courts. Judges and
immigration officials baseless all of
them so far as any one can learn
were being discussed in the hotel cor
ridors and on the streets atjioon.
Ex-Governor Stone, of Pennsylvania,
characterized all such rumors as "ab
surd." i
W. K. McKeown, of the Thaw legal
contingent, explained this afternoon
one of the reasons why they had not
yet announced a definite plan of ac
tion. "We are waiting for the other side
to Bhow its hand," he remarked. "It
has never been made clear to us just
exactly what the attitude of the Can
adian authorities is' in regard to
Thaw." J
WILD RUMOR OF JAIL
BREAKING AT EARLY DAWN
Sherbrooke, Que., Aug. 25 A week
and a day since Harry K. Thaw's es
cape from the Matteawan . asylum
found him, today, still confined in th6
Sherbrooke jailand the two men who
are to lead the forces fighting for and
against his return not yet on the
scene.
These men are William Travers Jer
ome, former district attorney of New
York, and Roger O'Mara, Pittsburgh
detective who for the better part of
his life has been retained by the Thaw
family to help Harry K. Thaw in his
troubles. While O'Mara is not a law
yer, the Canadian counsel employed
by Thaw look upon him as the official
representative of the Thaw family.
The first move is to be Thaw's ar
raignment in superior court here, next
Wednesday, The time of O'Mara's ar
rival had not been made known, this
forenoon, and Jerome's whereabouts
was surrounded by much mystery.
During the night was reported that
he had reached a Vermont town not
far from the frontier.
Jerome more than any other man
was instrumental in keeping Thaw in
confinement since the killing of Stan
ford White, ' . He. comes to the case
now with . a better first-hand . knowl
edge of the whole Thaw situation prob
ably than any other man in the world.
As an American lawyer he will have
standing in Canadian courts and this
will be taken care of on behalf of the
all."
Judge Arnold, who is publisher of the
Knickerbocker Press, of Albany, ap
peared at the city hall today to an
swer a subpoena issued by the Judi
ciary committee of the assembly. The
committee is investigating a charge
alleged to have been made by James
C. Garrison, of Albany, that money
was used to bring about Sulzer's im
peachment. -Garrison was not on hand
today, and Assemblyman Goldberg,
chairman of the committee, announced
that process servers had been unable
to find him.
"Inasmuch as Judge Arnold's testi
mony before this committee Is wanted
only to supplement or discredit what
Garrison said, the committee does not
care to place Judge Arnold on the
stand this morning," Mr. Goldberg an
nounced. "We don't want to hear what
he has to say until we shall have ex
amined Garrison. We will, therefore,
adjourn."
New York state interests by Samuel
Jacobs, a leading lawyer of Montreal
Jerome's greatest value will be when
the - matter of Thaw's extradition
comes up in Vermont, should he be de
ported there by the immigration au
thorities. He would also be of great
help in an advisory capacity If the
insanity question were taken up.
.There was a comment on the fact,
today, that the procedure ct first bring
ing 'Thaw into court as at present out
lined by writ of habeas corpus was
also the basis of many hearings in the
state of New York. In these Jerome
was especially reckonea by the state.
Thaw had a fairly restful night. He
was fortunate as are all those who
rushed here after his detention, in
having cool,' clear, invigorating weath
er. " He has; taken little exercise, how
ever, unless the nervous pacing of his
cell- can be called exercise, and his
personal appearance is far from that
of the neat, youngold. man he looked
to be at thev New York court hearings.
A wild rumor floated about Sherbrooke,
just before dawn, that the oft-talked
of i jail delivery had at last been car
ried out and that Thaw was again
speeding away , in the night in an
automobile. It 'was- the outgrowth of
the noise made by a powerful car of
a local physician who happened to be
rushing through the streets witB the
muffler of his machine wide open- not
far from the jail.
After the conference of yesterday,
most of Thaw's lawyers said they
would not be around early today, but
would try to get a little, needed rest.
His chief counsel, J. F. Greenshields,
spent the week end at his home in
Montreal and returns today.
JEROME TRAVELS OVER
ROUTE TAKEN BY THAW
Colebrook, N. H., Aug. 25 William
Travers Jerome, former District At
torney of New York, who has been
appointed by the New York state au
thorities as Special deputy attorney
general In connection with the at
tempt to deport Harry K. Thaw from
Canada, arrived here, today, on his
way to Sherbrooke. Mr. Jerome was
accompanied by John Langdon and
was driving his own automobile, and
followed so far as possible the route
taken by Thaw on his flight from Mat
teawan. '
After stopping at Colebrook for a
short time, Mr. Jerome departed for
Beecher Falls, Vt , a railway station
about a quarter of a mile from the
Canadian boundary where Thaw left
the train and hired a carriage to drive
him across the line, last Tuesday.
"I have no doubt," said Mr. Jerome,
"that Thaw will be returned to New
York and again confined in Mattea
wan. I am confident of the outcome
of this case. I believe Thaw will be
deported from Canada and there will
be no trouble about getting him into
New'York state."
When Mr. Jerome left here, he ex
pected to reach faherbrooke, where
Thaw Is held in the local jail, some
time during the day.
Although Mr. Jerome did not explain
his reason for following the route of
Thaw's flight through New England, it
is thought here that he may have
conferred enroute with Vermont legal
authorities concerning the status of
the case in the event that Thaw should
be deported from Quebec to .Vermont.
Attorney General Brown, of Vermont,
spent the week-end at his home in
Burlington but some of his assistants
are understood to have remained at
the attorney general's office at Mont
pelier. No light was shed by Mr.
Jerome on. this phase of the case.
JEROME OX THE SCENE.
Sherbrooke, Que., Aug. 25 William
Travers Jerome, formerly district at
torney of New York county, reached
here by motor, this afternoon, from
New City, Vt., to take charge of New
York state's case in its endeavor to
have Harry K. Thaw returned to Mat
teawan. -
GIRL SIX YEARS OLD AND
WEIGHING 108 POUNDS DIES
Abington, Conn., Aug. 25 Hattie D.
Hazzard, a six years old colored girl,
who tipped the scales at 108 pounds,
died at the home of her parents here,
last night.
G.T. A. U. SHOWS
GROWTH OF 413
FOR THE YEAH
Forty Fourth Annual'
Convention Is In
Progress Here
j
Many Clergymen In St. luus- ?
tine's To Hear Bishop Kiisn
Speak On Temperance
That the total abstinence movement
In Catholic churches of Connecticut is
showing a consistent growth was mads
plain in the report presented to th
44th annual convention of the Con-!
necticut Total Abstinence "Union by!
the state secretary, Frank J. Kinney,
of Branford, this forenoon, when he!
stated that the union now embraces j
a total membership of 10,436, a gain ;
of 413 over the total members ip of.
last year.
The convention was formally opened j
by Mayor Wilson in Eagles' hall about j
10:30 this morning following a solemn)
high mass by many delegates andj
others at St. Augustine's church. There!
were about 150 delegates present, about'
equally divided between the aexeuJ
They represented 102 societies, of which'
two were newly, affiliated. The drop-,
ping out of two of the societies for--merly
embraced in the union mads'
the total number of societies in the
union the same as last year.
The election of officers will be held"
tomorrow. There is no talk of a sue i
cessor to Rev. John J. Fitzgerald off
Pequonnock, the state president. James
J. Degnan, first vice president, who
has' served for two years, is likely to
be succeeded by James P. Newman, j
according to the gossip about the hall;
today. Miss Marie Barrow of Merlden, '.
third vice president, is slated to sue-'
ceed the retiring second vice presi-'
dent. Miss Mary Cullen. Frank J.
Kinney of Branford Is slated to suc
ceed himself as state secretary. There
Is a contest over the state treasurer
ship. This office was occupied by
John J. Corbett of New Haven who
died during the year. . William J. Cro
nin of New Haven and Fred Russell
of New Britain are the candidates.
The selection of a place for the next
convention will probably be left to
the directors, one from each county,
who will announce their decision some
time, later - - .
. . Seated with Father Fitzgerald on th
platform at the opening of the con
vention, were, besides Mayor Wilson,
the state secretary, Mr. Kinney; Miss
Marie Barrow of Meriden, the third
vice president; Miss Marie Delohery
of Danbury, state editor; Acting Treas-i
urer William J. Cronan of New Ha-;
ven and Miss Annie Healey of Meri-,
den, stenographer of the convention.
The forenoon was devoted to the apj
pointment of committees and the read-
nit of reports. ',
This evening there will be a ball;
at Eagles' hall and tomorrow morn--ing
the convention will finish bus1!-;
nees with the election of officers. To-.
morrow afternoon an automobile tour -of
the city will be made.
The present method of confining hah- .
itual drunkards in a county Jail for 60
or 90 days was criticised as "not suffi
ciently effective" in meeting the sltua- 1
tion and the need of a state farm for :
inebriates to assist men and women ,
in overcoming the drink habit, was .
emphasized by Rev. John J. Fitzgerald j
of Poquonnock, the president of tha
Catholic Total Abstinence Union.
A solemn high mass at St. Augus-j
tine's church preceded the formal open- :
ing of the convention. Immediate! y:
after the close of the services, the del
egates went into session at Eagles hall
where Father Fitzgerald made his ad-,
dress, Mayor . Clifford B. Wilson wel-I
corned the visitors to the city and vari-'
ous reports were presented.
The liquor question, Father Fitzsrer- .
aid told his hearers, was still one to.
be solved and "strong in' injuring ra j
many thousands of those who other-:
wise would be ornaments to church
and state becauseof Its insidious ni- j
ture and because It is backed byj
wealth and political power."
"Our union has succeeded at leapt to ;
some etxent," he said, "in creating aj
greater Interest in the liquor question
among all classes of people through- :
out the state, so much so that repr-- j
sentatives of all denominations met;
before the excise committee in Hart- j
ford during the early spring ,and a U
vocated three measures calculated to;
restrict the sale of intoxicating If-;
quors. One of these was a reduction)
of the number of saloons to one for;
every one thousand Inhabitants. An-j
other was the keeping of saloons closfdj
until 7 o'clock in the morning for manyj
on their way to work, early In th
morning, enter such places and drink-,
ing liquor on an empty stomach quick-,
ly become Intoxicated and unfit to.
handle clerical work or complicated.
machinery and as a consequence lose,
their positions and the means of main-,
taining their families and homes. Last
ly, prohibition of the sale of liquor on.
Good Friday.
"Moreover, there was brought before
the legislature and favorably received,
by that body, a bill we have lonjr ad-,
vocated as a help in saving those un-:
fortunates who have gone completely.:
under the influence of drink and that'
is the establishment of a state institu-
tion and farm where such men and
women may be properly treated till,
with assistance rendered and will,
strengthened, they may become again,
the masters of themselves and not the;
slaves of their appetites. The present,
plan of. confining habitual drunkards
in a county Jail for sixty or ninety
days is not sufficiently effective, for
the habitual drunkard is not radically
changed and renewed, but passes tho
time nourishing his moroseness and
only long for that freedom which will
supply an opportunity to return to tiia
saloon, -often becoming intoxicated th
very day on which he is liberated frorw
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