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Cloudy, ram tonight and to
morrow VOL. 49 NO. 215
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTS
MERIDEN MAN
CHOSEN HEAD
OF FEDERATION
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.Rep. Stremlau Wins Out
For State F. of L.
President
J. J. G'Keil of This City One of
FiY8 Defeated ' Candidates
M'Levy Vice Fresident
Sew Britain, Sept. 11 The interest
tot the de'.egates to the twenty-eighth
lannual convention of the State Feder
ation of Labor during- the morning
session of the fourth day of the con
vention centered around the filling of
!the various elective offices. The elec
tion., while occupying the entire morn
ling, was free from any bitterness and
it was only neoessary to take a sec
iond ballot upon one occasion. The
officers elected were:
President, J. C. Stremlau of Meri
iden, representative from that town to
the state legislature during its re--cent
session; first vice-president, Jas
iler McLevy, of Bridgeport; second
vice-president, Sol Sontheimer of
I Hartford; third vice-president, Wil
lliam J. Barton, of Waterbury; seore-itary-treasurer,
R. P. Cunningham of
Danbury; state organizer, J. H. Riley,
'of Danbury.
J. J. O'Neill, of Bridgeport, J. J. Con
nelly, of Norwich, M. T. Kerwin, of
IN9k Britain; W. J. Sullivan, of New
lHaven, and Ira Arnburn, of New Ha
Ten, were the defeated candidates for
president; first, second and third vice
(presidents and state organiser, respec
tively. R. P. Cunningham was 'elect
ed unanimously.
Attorney C. J. Danaher, of Meriden,
hras present at the meeting, this af
rternoon, when he -was presented with
m. gold watch and fob in recognition
',of his work through the recently en
jo. eted workingmen s compensation bill.
JThe constitution committee also re
ported at the afternoon session.
The Federation adopted a resolution
calling for closer relationship with
H-h state e-ranee. believiner that the
interests of the two organizations are
anearly mutual. The executive com
mittee was named to confer with the
grange officers. ' j
It was voted tr employ only local
lorganizers where conditions may war
rant t in the future. Former Prof.
Willard C. Fisher of Wesleyan and
Hev. Mr. Powell of Meriden were giv-v
n a vote of thanks for the interest
they showed in the passage of the
iworkingmen's compensation act passed
Ty the last general assembly.
Meriden, Sept. 11 Mr. Stremlau of
this city, who was chosen head -of the
Connecticut Federation of Labor, to
day, was one of the most active mem
bers of the last House on labor mat
ters. He was particularly interested
in measures relating tp child labor, the
reduction of hours for minors and
women in mercantile and manufactur
ing establishments, the protection of
workers in buffing and polishing rooms
lend the workmen's compensation lawl
LAD IS HANGED
FOR THE MURDER
OF MS TEACHER
Fayettevllle, ' Ark., Sept. 11 Omer
ffDavia, 18 yefcrs old, was hanged here,
rtodav, for the murder of Miss Nellie
iMoneyhun, his teacher. He went to
the scaffold protesting hie innocence.
Davis" mother who, carrying an in-
fan in her arms, had walked many
miles through northwest Arkansas cir
culating a petition asking Governor
SHayes to commute her boy's sentence
to life imprisonment, remained with
Jthe condemned man until midnight.
!When the sentence was carried out
She was outside the scaffold enclosure.
In her work of circulating the peti
tion, the mother was opposed by her
"husband and many of her friends. Af
ter she had obtained several hundred
signatures to the petition it was stol
fen from her home in the night.
Miss Moneyhun, 26 years old, was
shot and killed by Davis in February
(last, after she "had announced her
Tnarriage engagement. Davis had
fallen in love with the young woman
while attending her school.
GIRL OF 12 SEEKS
LOST PARENTS HERE
Monica Powers, aged 13, who now
(five in Stamford wants to find her
parents wno live in itnageport. Mon
ica has written a letter to Town Clerk
Thomas asking his assistance to lo
cate her father and mother and the
letter indicates that she is both a
bright girl and proficient in penman
hip.
At present Monica is living with Mrs.
J. Nemority at 96 Main street, Stam
ford. She writes that she was born
In Bridgeport, July 3. 1901. Her father
whom she wants to find is Thomas
Powers. After making plain how anx
fous ehe is to locate her parents she
concludes her letter in this fashion:
" "If you could let me know at once.
please do so for I would like to 'see
.my parents.
SWKITZKR'S LEG SCALDED.
Tony Sweitzer, 21 years old living
,at 34 6 j-iancocK avenue, wnne at wors
'In the fouaK tiuoner company, How
ard avenue, this morning slipped and
(his left foot and leg was immersed to
the knee in a vat of boiling water. He
yearn removed to St. Vincent's hospital. 1
PRETTY GIRL IS
GUILTY OF THEFT
Florence Kilroy Gets Six Months
For Robbing Fred Smith
Other Court Sentences
Florence Kilroy, a pretty 21 year old
girl, was before Judge Reed in the
criminal superior court this morning
on the charge of theft. It was alleged
that she stole $26 in cash and Jewelry
valued at $100 from Fred Smith of
this city. The attractive prisoner was
tastefully clad in a brown suit. She
was the cynosure of all eyes as ehe
sat in the court room. Judge Reed
sentenced her to Jail for six months
and the girl promptly burst into tears.
Florence Kilroy won notoriety about
a year ago by eloping with a soda
clerk. Her name was Florence
Schraeder before she embraced matri
mony. Later she left her young husband
and met Smith. She went with him
to a local hotel and it was in the hos
telry that the theft took, place.
Henry Bunce charged with deserting
his wife in Kingston, N. Y., was sen
tenced" to Jail for four months. It
was said that Bunce had been married
20 years before he decided to wander
from his spouse.
Christopher Gradoboko, pleaded guil
ty to simple assault and was fined $25.
He was implicated in stabbing affray
in East Bridgeport.
Antonio Christiano, ' a Greenwich
youth charged with forgery,, pleaded
guilty and was given one year in Jail.
The court suspended sentence and plac
ed the boy on probation.
AUTO BANDITS
SNATCH $14,800
Chicago, Sept. 11 Four robbers, to
day, seized a satchel containing $4,
800 in currency and $10,000 in checks
from Farrington Movey, 18 years of
age, a messenger of the Garfield Park
State Savings Bank, . and- escaped in
an automobile. The robbery occurred
on the sidewalk in front of the' bank
on the west side.
The bandits accomplished the theft
without the display of a revolver.
STONE CONFERS
WITH BARDO OVER
CHANGEJfl .RULES
New Haven, Sept. 11 It is under
stood here that the conferences be
tween General Manager C. L, Bardo,
of the New Haven road, and'the com
mittees representing the engineers and
firemen and , other organizations, over
changes in rules proposed by the com
pany, have . 'been completed in - the
stage wherein the committee met Mr.
Bardo personally and talked the mat
ter over. Grand Chief Stone, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
who is in this city, is acting in an
advisory capacity, to the committee
representing . the . engineers and fire
men and his: .stay may be prolonged.
The committees of the railroad 'men
have been meeting in the rooms of
one'of their organizations but the con
ferences with Mr. Bardo, held here,
were at the "yellow" building. It is
further understood that the railroad
men will submit in writing their an
swer to Mr. Bardo's proposition.
For the present, it is expected that
the negotiations will take the form of
an exchange of letters. ,
SULZER IS NOT
GOVERNOR SAYS
JUSTICE HASBROUCK
Kingston, N. Y., Sept, 11 Supreme
Court Justice Hasbrouck, today, decid
ed that Governor Sulzer was regularly
impeached and while awaiting im
peachment' trial was divested of the
right to exercise his executive func
tions, including the power to pardon.
The question of the legality of Sul-
zer's impeachment came before Justice
Hasbrouck in connection with habeas
corpus proceedings brought to com
pel the New York authorities to hon
or Governor Sulzer's pardon of Joseph
G. Robin, the banker convict. He de
cided that Robin's pardon was invalid.
quashed the writ and Sent Robin back
to prison at Blackwell's Island.
BRITISH MOTQRBOAT
WINS SECOND RACE
London, Sept. 11 The British motor
boat- Maple Leaf IV won the second
race for the international motorboat
trophy, today," in Osborne Bay, Isle of
Wight, her time for the course of 32.4
miles being 39 minutes, 28 3-5 seconds.
ADVANCED BRITISH
SCIENTISTS MEETING
Birmingham, Eng., Sept. 11 The an
final maotinc nf tVi RHtiri Aflsnrin
tir fn. tho nrtvflnfpmPTit of SciRnrfs
ing geographical explorations passed
witn the finding or tne carina two
poles; the geographer of the future
-rarill Y-, . I.;, rho vital nlle.-
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i --..-. ..1nnlnn rr r rt rv rlict rl'hll tin
food and clothes to the world in h the
nr-ifnfnn -r T-r -vr TMnlrann n ViA mirso
of an address, today. Mr. Dickson is
proressor or geology at tne universuj
or jsamourgn.
Cobblers of Bridgeport and vicinity
will meet at 62 Cannon street, Monday
evening, to form a shoemakers' union
thus to regulate the charges for re
pairing and the like, and to fix the
hours of labor
THAW CASE
IS ADJOURNED
TO TOMORROW
How Charged With
Conspiring Escape
From Maneawan
Jerome, Failing In This -Count,
Will Contend That Harry
Is Insane
Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 11 The case
of Harry K. Thaw, fugitive from Mat
teawan, free agent for three hours,
yesterday, prisoner, today, of Sheriff
Drew, of Coos County, N. H.f assum
ed, this afternoon, the familiar as
pect of uncertainty and delay. The
counsel working for and against his
return to - the asylum agreed not to
arraign him before a police magis
trate until 4 p. m. and then to ad
journ the 'case until tomorrow. He is
charged - with conspiring with others
to bring about his escape from Mat
teawan and it is upon this charge that
William Travers Jerome will seek his
return to New York.
Failing in this, Jerome will contend
that Thaw is insane and should be
turned over to- an attendant from
Matreawan. Followed by crowds who
neither cheered nor hooted. Thaw went
about the village, today, accompanied
by Sheriff Drew, apparently content
ed and hopeful. .
Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 11 Harry
Kendall Thaw, thrown out of the Do
minion of Canada, yesterday, and ar
rested near here after a 50 mile flight
in an automobile, spent the night in
a hotel room here under guard. The
lawyers kept him up. until a late hour,
laying plans to resist . extradition to
New York. In another part ofethe ho
tel " William Travers Jerome, deputize
ed by the State to get the fugitive
back to Matteawan, conferred with
Thaw's most recent captor, . Sheriff
Holmann Drew, over the court pro
cedure to be followed,, today.
Mr. Jerome, accompanied by Deputy
Attorney General Franklin Kennedy,
of New York, reached town, last night.
on a special train and while they ate
in the kitchen of the Monadnock
House, they discussed the situation.
At ' first merely detained. Thaw was
subsequently" arrested on a complaint
charging him with conspiracy in con
nection with' his escape from the asy
lum and it was upon this charge that
he was to be arraigned, today, before
Judge James T. Carr in police "court.
New York was ' prepared to ask that
he be remanded pending the receipjt
of a requisition warrant.
The Thaw- lawyers, -yesterday, took
preliminary steps" to swear out a writ
of habeas corpus in the prisoner's be
half. It was said, this morning, that
they might not press 'this further and
that, like the Canadian counsel who
tried hard to keep Thaw in the Sher
brooke Jail, they considered their client
safer as a prisoner than at large. If
freed a era In T'hsi.w miirht e rmmH Yiv
John Lanyon, a private detective who
has been working with Jerome, and
hustled across the New York state line
as a lunatic. Both Messrs. Jerome and
Kennedy were indignant at the action
of the Canadian authorities who put
Thaw over the border, yesterday.
"We had no inkling of - it," said
Jerome, today. "To say the least it
was a high handed piece of work. It
was neither fair to Thaw, a lunatic,
nor to the state of New York. More
over, it upsets the principles of justice
based on the habeas corpus and I do
not doubt that it will result in more
or less of a scandal in Canada."
Mr. Kennedy was more emphatic.
"It was contemptible and cowardly,"
he said. "If those who , put Thaw
across the linethought they were giv
ing him an even break in setting him
down -with no American officers in
sight they failed to look at the other
side of the case. Here was Thaw, a
lunatic, turned loose with only the
clothes on his back, short of funds and
with no means of transportation save
the automobile he commandeered from
a newspaperman. Thaw is not a sane
man. That has been proven time and
time again. This made it the more
pitiable. It was a terrible thing."
Thaw retired before midnight and
far from objecting to the presence of
Deputy Sheriff Burleigh Kelsea, insist
ed that other guards too, sit near the
door.- Two armed deputies dozed in
rocking chairs just outside the room,
the door was left ajar and a light
was kept burning in the hall all night.
Thaw was fearful of w-hat he called
strong arm work. After his experience
at Coaticook, yesterday, nothing would
surprise him.
Jerome's presence filled him with
terror. The unwelcome taste of lib
erty, yesterday; with its incident
thrills and responsibilities, left him
trusting entirely to counsel and mak
ing few suggestions. Thaw himself
does not know except in one case, the
identity of the three men who caused
him to be set down over the line at
Norton Mills. The man he does know
is Agent Parkinson, chief of the Do
minion -Secret Service, and it was at
Parkinson's head Thaw hurled the
heavy glass tumbler. The hotel cor
ridors here had the appearance of a
convention time, this forenoon. ThS
Monadnock House accommodations
were crowded.
A crowd followed Thaw to the bar
bershop and pressed their noses against
the shop windows while he was being
shaved, this morning. Sheriff Drew
stood beside him. Thaw was in gay
humor and spoke laughingly of his
trip, yesterday.
Thaw's arraignment in police court
was delayed. Jerome was waiting for
his detective aide, Lanyon. Justice
Carr came to the hotel shortly after 9
o'clock and said it was ready to pre
side at any time the complaint against
Thaw desired. It looked then as it
the hearing would not get under way
before 11 o'clock.
After being -shaved. Thaw returned
'to his room and talked with his lawyers.
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New York Mayor
STOCK PRICES
WORK DOWNWARD
; New York, Sept. 11 Opening First
prices of - stocks, today, threw little
light on the probable course of the
market. Trading was fairly active
and fluctuations as a whole were ir
regular. There was noticeable, how
ever, a downward tendency among
the faborite speculative issues, which
was most pronounced in the case of
Union Pacific. Realizing sales in
that stock, following its buoyant rise,
yesterday, pulled it back a point. Read
ing, Southern Pacific, Steel and Amal
gamated -receded fractionally. A good
demand appeared on the recession and
before the first hour was well advanc
ed the market stiffened. Trading in
Alaska gold" mines began on the stock
exchange, today, with active dealings.
Noon The demand for stocks which
brought about yesterday's comprehens
ive movement, did not persist, today,
and prices worked downward steadily.
The most pressing requirements of
the shorts appeared to have been sat
isfied and bull traders betrayed no
inclination to follow up the rise of
the previous session, preferring to take
profits. The market was again i gov
erned largely by the action of Union
Pacific, heaviness of which was a se
vere handicap in attempting individu
al speculative movements. Although,
the trend was steadily lower, the vol
ume of offerings contracted measur
ably as prices went down and losses
escaped fractional 'bounds: in- only a
few cases. - Bonds were steady.
$50,000 STOLEN Oil
COAST LINE TRAIN
Savanah, Sept; 11- Fifty -. thousand
dollars, in transit from the Chase" Na
tional bank of New York o .tfter -Savannah
Bank & Trust company was
stolen from a portable safe on ah At
lantic Coast Line train between Jersey
City and Savannah. The money should
have arrived, yesterday morning. Its
loss became known today. " -
Another package containing $21,900
from New York to banks in Valdosta
and Brunswick also was robbed on
the same train. The seals on the pack
age seemed undisturbed when the rob
bery was discovered here.
ALLEGED DOCTOR
TREATS WEALTHY
REAL ESTATE MAN
Meriden, Sept. 11 The case of Thom
as Hall, of New Haven, charged with
practicing medicine without a license,
was put over until Saturday, when
called in the city court, today. The
bond was continued as before in 5500.
The police have not yet fathomed
what .the affair is. Their first com
plaint was received from Dr. Thomas
C. Murdock, who had been called in
to treat Samuel White, a wealthy real
estate dealer, for heart trouble. They
have heard a story of an alleged con
spiracy in -which it was claimed -that
"enemies" of Mr. White were anxious
to "worry him to death's door." In
this connection, the allegation was that
these "enemies" got Hall, who posed,
it is said, under the name oWr. Styles,
a heart specialist of New Haven, to
treat Mr. White, who has been Buf
fering from a heart affection. It is
alleged that Hall told White that his
condition was bad and ' emphasized it
so strongly that Mr. White was actu
ally worried into, a nervous condition.
The family heard of this and had Hall
arrested.
The police understand that Hall took
no money for whatever "advice" he
gave to Mr. White as to his condi
tion. PRISONER TOO BI8 FOR
BERTILLON MEASUREMENT
New Haven, Sept. 11 A new meas
uring board in the Bertillon system
of the police department is needed;
likewise a new tape measure. The
police who were measuring persons for
the Rogue's Gallery saw their records
outdone, today.
Detective Sergeant Healy brought
here from Springfield, yesterday, Al
bert Seymour, wanted for burglary. It
is said of Seymour that he went into
a store here and got a $20 bill changed
and that night broke into the store
and stole the "bill. The Springfield
police had him in on a charge. When
Seymour was measured, today, his
over-all length exceeded the measur
ing board by 10 inches, the total being
210 inches. No tape was handy to
complete the measurement. Seymour
had been measured three years ago.
Then he was 5 Vt feet tall; now he is
6 feet 4 inches; then he weighed 160,
now he weighs 207; then he measured
on the board 83 inches, now he
stretches out 210 inches.
BOY BURGLAR HELD
. Hartford. Sept. 11 Philip Pilanzio, a
lad of 17 years, was, today, in police
court, bound over to the superior court
under bonds of . $500 for burglary and
thef ni four counts.
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uccuioifos at
WHITE FLAG IS
SOURCE OF DANGER
ATR. R. CROSSINGS
"It would seem to me that but little
additional expense would be incurred
by the. railroad companies of Connec
ticut by the installation of gates at
crossings now protected by flagmen
during the daylight hours and much
loss of life might be prevented," to
day said Coroner John J. Phelan, in
discussing the recent fatal accident
at- Norwalk where three were killed
in an automobile struck by a train
and a little girl lies seriously injured
in a local hospital.
"As the white flag is understood by
the public at large as a signal of safe
ty, even though such was waved fran
tically by a watchman it would be a
natural conclusion to believe that the
driver of any automobile upon seeing
such signal from afar might think
the crossing was clear. This, -of
course, ' would depend upon contribu
tory circumstances." ' :
"I have, asked several officials of the
New Haven road to appear before me
to confirm or deny statements that
white flags are in use for the purpose
of -warning the public of danger, and
any recommendations or decision I
may later reach in this case will de
pend entirely upon the testimony I
have before me when the investiga
tion is completed."
Coroner Phelan also stated that this
is the second accident on crossings at
Norwalk within a few blocks of each
other . during his incumbency in office.
A book of rules of the New Haven
company, as seen tetter by a reporter
for the. Farmer orders the use of white
flags to warn the public of danger at
crossings and prohibits the use of a
red. flag except to stop a train.
It has been intimated by those close
to the scene of ' killing at Norwalk
that the little girt was heard toficall
to the driver that there was no danger
ahead as " -the flagman was signalling
with -white. ' : "' " ' -
POLICE WILL INQUIRE
INTO INJURY TO
DRIVER CHAIRMONT
A somewhat mysterious case of con
cussion of the brain was recorded early
this morning when Joseph Chairmont,
aged 19, residing at 1261 Sterling street
was found unconscious in . his bed
early this morning. Dr. Finnegan of
the Emergency staff pronounced him
as suffering from severe concussion of
the brain and removed him to St. Vin
cent's hospital.
All that could this morning be learn
ed was that Chairmont, a chauffeur,
has but recently learned to drive a
car. He was absent from home until
about 2 o'clock this morning when he
retired. Later he was heard to fall
from the bed and was picked up by
his father and brother, who then - be
lieved him asleep. When they went to
awaken him today they could get no
response and called in Dr. B. L. Smy
kowsky, 325 Sterling street. An inves
tigation may be ordered.
KELLER COMPLAINS
OF ALLEGED PETTY
SWINDLING SCHEME
Charles Keller, superintendent of the
State Employment Bureau, on Cannon
street today reported to the police thai
complaints have reached him that a
clever talker had recently rented desk
room in the Warner building and had
advertised for agents. ' A number of
unemployed had applied. They were
told to leave $10 deposit as a guaran
tee of their good faith and had been
appointed agents to sell cheap waiter
filters for use on domestic faucets. Af
ter the sohemer had collected several
hundred dollars from his dupes he is
alleged to have skipped. The police
are investigating.
RUSSELL IN PLACE
CURTIS REFUSED
ON PLANNING BOARD
Mayor Wilson announced- today the
appointment of Eugene F. Russell,
vice-president of the Manufacturers'
association, to succeed Lewis B. Cur
tis, who resigned as a member of the
new city planning commission.
Mr. Russell is factory manager for
the Locomobile Company of .America
and lives at 837 Fairfield avenue
President Davis of the commission
was in. New York today but is expect
ed home tomorrow and it is thought
he will then announce the date of the
first public meeting of the commission
to consider its plan and scope.
TEAMSTER BREAKS FOOT.
James Moriarty, aged 28, a resident
of Wayne street fell from a team he
was driving this morning. He was
conveyed to the Emergency hospital
where it was found the bones of his
left foot had been fractured. f
Jo Gaymor,
Death
Due
ring Attack
let Wound,
Yesterday
Body Now On Way To Liverpool-Political
Situation In New York More
Complexed Than Ever
New York, Sept. 11. William Jay Gaynor, mayor of
Greater New York, died yesterday on board the steamer
Baltic while the vessel was steaming: toward Queenstown.
The news of his death, which was unexpected, caused
surprise throughout the country.
No one can tell just now what effect his demise wil)
have on the political situation in New York.
Death is aid to have been due to heart failure fo
lowing an attack of violent coughing to which he was sub
ject since the attempt upon his life by Gallagher, the in
sane crank, who is now in an insane asylum.
News of his death was received here
in a message sent by wireless and
cable" to -Robert Adamson, his secre
tary, by Rufus W. Gaynor, his son,
who sailed with him.
The mesage said;
"Father died Wednesday at one
o'clock, due to heart failure. Notiiy
mother." -
Lacking details of the manner of the
L mayor's death, his friends here believ
ed rnat tne near attacn sponen or in
Rufus Gaynor's cablegram was brought
on by a return of the coughing fits
that had recurred, at intervals siiice
he was shot.
Although the mayor had no present,
ment that his trip would end fatally,
he had at different times within the
last year or two told his -secretary that
the violence of these attacks was a
great strain on his heart and he reared
that at some time or other one of
them might result seriously.
Just before he received notification
of his nomination by the popular dem
onstration at the city hall, the m-or
had been in bed off and on for about
a week at his summer home at St.
James.
Mrs. Gaynor, with one of her un
married daughters, is at St. James.
The other two unmarried daughters
are at boarding schools up the Hud.,
Kochersperger Tells
What Millions Will
Be Expended For
Boston, Sept. 11 Representatives of
financial ' interests, 'stocWholders and
the general public thronged the rooms
of the Massachusetts public service
commission again, today, at the re
sumption of the hearings on the peti
tion of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad for permission to
issue debenture bonds, to the amount
of $67,000,000. It wa the third day
of the hearings.
H. M. Kochersperger, financial ex
pert of the New Haven, had not com
pleted his testimony when the hearing
adjourned, yesterday. Mr. Kocher
sperger said that among the proposed
expenditures for improvements were
$1,678,000 for a new four track draw
bridge at New London; $5,000,000 for a
new signal system between New Ha
ven and Readville, and $12,000,000 for
other improvements along the Shore
Line- He said that $7,000,000 would be
required for the steel cars that have
been ordered and between $5,000,000 and
$6,00,000 for a new station, repair shops
and steamboat landing at New Haven.
He explained that the steel cars would
mean a less number in the trains,
heavier locomtives and stronger road
beds and bridges.
When Mr, Kochersperger stated that
the greater part of the $67,000,000 would
be expended outside of Massachusetts.
Commissioner Anderson asked Chanes
F. Choate, Jr., counsel for the rail
road, to prepare an argument on the
(Continued on Page 2.)
DRIVES NAIL THROUGH FOOT.
Peter" Grusofsky, emploj'ed in the
Whiting street freight house, drove a
nail through his left foot this morn
ing. His wound was dressed at the
"mergencv hospital.
Sea
To R
From
ecur
'coined
son. A son is at the mayor's Brook
lyn home. The mayor had two mar
ried daughters, Mrs. W. Seward Webo.
and Mrs. Harry K. Vingut.
BODY TO BE TAKEN TO
LIVERPOOL, BY STEAMER-
London, Sept. 11 The news of th
death of William J. Gaynor, mayor of
New York, on board the steamer Bal
tic while at sea, yesterday, was re
ceived at the White Star Line offices
here, today, in a brief wireless mes
sage from Captain Ranson, the com
mander of the vessel.
Commander Ranson added that the
body was being brought to Liverpool.
CHARLES P. MrRPnT
EXPRESSES in.S REGRET
New York, Sept. 11 Charles F.
Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall,
whom Mayor Gaynor, just before sail
ing, had scathingly denounced as chief
of the forces opposing him, had th's
to say upon learning of the mayor'
death:
"I was very much shocked. I knew
he went away a very sick man. I
deeply regret his death."
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BURGLAR ALARM Oil
GAS METER LEADS
TO SPEEDY ARREST
Through the arrest of Vincent Ma,
sa, 157 .Willard street, suspected of
complicity in thefts from gas meters
at 843 Hallett street and other dwell
ings in the vicinity, there was di-'
closed today a clever trap set by the
gas company employes for the detec
tion of meter thieves.
er thefts in the immediate vicinity,
and particularism the one meter, th
company rigged a burglar alarm that
would apprise the main office at on"e
in event of tampering wich the meter.
Massa's arrest was the direct result
of the tell tale work of the alarm. It
is cha.rged that he had seven quarters
in his pocket, of which three wer
roarked coins to distinguish them ai
having been deposited in the meter he
is alleged to have broken. He will he
arraigned for trial in the City court
Saturday.
NEGRO STOLE 300 AMERICA!!
FLAGS; MAY BE HIDINS HERE
Warning was sent to this city today
by the Waterbury police for the arrest
of Thomas Meyers, colored, wanted
for theft of 300 American flags. He i
believed to have come to Bridgeport.
HAVENER'S FUNERAL
New York, Sept. 11 The funeral of
William- F. Havemeyer was held at
the Havemeyer home here, today.
Mr. Havemeyer's father, William
Frederick, Have-mejer,' thrioe eiet-tr-1
mayor of New York, died in office in
1874.