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"GET THE HABIT" FIRST SECTION Pages 1 to 12 Read the Want Ads. in The Farmer classified columns there's some good opportunities in "For Sales" and "To Rents." VOI. 49 NO. 234 BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1913 J- PRICE TWO CENTS f kM FflDir Ctoeaper (G tt Pa mi efto I" o c roiay HANS SCHMIDT IN FRENZY AT EST TODAY Hips-Rosary From His Neck And Hurls Bits At Newspa permen Sitting Close By. 3URY HOLDS HIM FOR AUIIULLER GIRL'S DEATH Prisoner Calm on Entering Conrtroom, But Coroner's Charge to ' Jury Lashes Him Into Tempest of Fury. Tfevr York. Oct. 3. Hans Schmidt, mho murdered -Anna Aumuller, became Crensled today at the coroner's inquest tilt the. death of his victim, rose from &iW seat, ripped from his neck the ros ary he had worn ever since his incar ceration, tore it into , many bite and - hurled them at the newspaper report ens itting ' half a dozen steps away. ,The Jury found him responsible for the . gtrl' death Schmidt's outburst of temper oc curred in the presence ,of a jury of : millionaires empanelled to conduct tne : Inquest. The verdict was quickly found. It follows: -W the Jury, believe that -Anna Aumuller came to her death " on Sep Member 2. 1913. at No. 8 Bradhurst avenue, at the hands of Hans f Schmidt- Schmidt wu Immediately remanded w. vltkniit Vtail tn await , the action of the grand jury. Theodore P. Shonts, president of the . Znterboroush Rapid Transit company, , was foreman of the Jury. His fellow jnror included Vincent Astor; B. J. :Grtoliat, merchant; Mortimer Reg :esberr. cigar manufacturer; and. El, , , Marston, tinker. - When Schmidt .was brought into the icoort room he appeared to be calm. During the brief examination of wit , neeaee he nt with his bade to the ; court room, bolt upright and made no lunavoal move till the coroner had con cluded his charge to the Jury. Coroner Feinbergs charge seemed to flash the prisoner into a sudden tem Vpeat of fury. Jumping to his' feet, his J eye blazing: and his lips moving-, 1 Schmidt tore the rosary from his neck I and before the detectiveo could stay jhlxn had snapped it Into many parts land hurled them at the newspaper isen. , The torso of the victim was identi ; fled by Anna Flirt, who roomed with jthe Aumuller girl at the parish houso of Bt. BonKace a church. A small, brown mark on the bocom which may have been a birth mark, furnished the means of identification. The Hirt wo man was followed on the -stand toy de testlvea, the physician who made thxs 'autopsy and finally by Inspector Fau- , rot. In charge of the detective bureau rhere. to whom Schmidt confessed. , "To you wish to place your client jo the stand?" Coroner Felnberg next aaked counsel for Schmidt. The an swer waa In the negative. The coroner told the Jury that It could find that Anna Aumuller came ;o her death at the hands of an un j known person or that she was killed fiy a person to be named by the Jury. - Haaa Schmidt does not appear be fore you on trial for the murder," the coroner said- Tod are simply to find .a verdict as a coroner's Jury." WTrhln 15 minutes from the time the' first witness had taken the stand, the Jury had withdrawn. Within 10 minutes more It had returned with its verdict Counsel for Schmidt Issued a state ment, this afternoon, saying that his client's outbreak: had been provoked by the coroner. wlfb had made "a holi day" of the Inquest and had appeal d to' public citizens for funds to bury Anna Aumuller and Schmidt resented this, he said, and hurled his rosary and some coins at the newspapermen because he thought they were laugh tate at the coroner's unusual appeal. IMstrict Attorney Whitman express ed the conviction, today, that Hans Schmidt is sane and consequently will fco placed onv trial for the murder, of Anna Aumuller. whom Schmidt slew as she slept, dismembered and sank in the Hudson river on September 2 last. Mr. -Whitman's opinion, it Is under stood. 1 based on an Informal finding reached by the four alienists who have examined Schmidt in the Tombs at his request. The examination is near ly complete and a, formal report will is made within a few days. OPPOSITION TO SLA CHINE .TICKET IN 3RD DISTRICT Sven Murberg, John Renchy and "Organization" Republicans in the 3rd ilstrict for delegates f?o the next Ee ? oMlcan town and city convention. The delegates are t be voted on at the Republican primaries which will frnbably be held on the evening- of October IS. A little opposition has developed to the machine RepubJican ireporanda in the Third district es-r-ecially in the section below Railroad venue where most of the voters are f Hungarian or Slavonian descent. IV order to forestall this opposition r.ia ciucui was called ana tne aeie- ; quickly named. The candidate for"1-alderman of the "Organizaticaj." wul '. bet named at a future meeting. iNOU CHEMIST HELD FOR THEFT OF COSTLY METAL Trusted Employe of Handy & Harman Charged With Maintaining Secret - Smelter. - , CASE PROMISES MANY SENSATIONS Wife of Prisoner Almost Pros trated With Shock of Ex posure Accused Furn - ishes Bail. Tales of the tireless efforts of the alchemists of oldendays are recalled in the story being woven together at police headquarters with Albert B. Klines of S32 Iranistan avenue, head chemist at the Handy & Harman plant at 202 John street, as the principal fig ure. - Charged specifically with the theft of $250 in refined metals and through a clever system, he was ar raigned before Judge Thomas C. Coughlin In city court this morning and a continuance granted until Oc tober 7 under bonds of $2,000. When arrested yesterday by Detective Ser geant Edward Cronan of police head quarters, he put up - his bank book for a bond. No response came when the name was called this morning and the bond had been declared forfeited when it was found that he was In the office of Captain of Detectives George H. Arnold. The case was re-opened. . ( , Although $250 is charged as ? the amount taken, the police believe that continued investigation will show that the amount missing will total a much larger sum. Information in- the pos session of the police lead them --to believe -that : the "T coneern has been ribbed systematically during the past year. -w ? As head chemist. Glines had charge of the aeSay work, the redeeming of tne gold, silver and copper . from ma terials purchased by the concern and the refining of the metals from the crude ore. It is believed that a con siderable amount of the' material was taken in this manner. Police investi gation has been to the effect that Glines had a small smelter in the cel lar at his Iranistan avenue home and did some of the work there evenings ana during spare time. ' No reason has thus far been secur es.' concerning the reason for the pro cedure. He is reported as receiving a year salary of $1,800 and is not known to have lived beyond his means. Much sympathy is felt- for Mrs. Glines and her interview with the po lice and officials of the concern is reported to have been affecting. Ac cording to the report she told them that she couldn't lie and "would ; tell all that she knows about the case. She is nearly prostrated and is not suspected f having even an intima tion of the ' procedure of which her husband is accused. .V Frank S. Pond. a chemist li'vine at Aspetuck was arrested this afternoon in the vicinity of Stamford, by Detec tive Cronan. He was brought ' to Bridgeport this afternoon 'charged with theft, as an accomplice of Glines and his bond set at $3,000. At ' press nour today fond was trying to secure a bondsman. Pond, until about a year;and a halt ago, was the head chemist at the Handy & Harman plant; Now is- con nected with the Elm Refining Com pany at Stamford and is reported as having an interest in 'the concern. Glines was assistant to Pond: at the John street refining plant and suc ceeded him: It is alleged that he has been selling some of the metal to Pond since he left. Detective James Bray accompanied Detective Sergeant Cronan to Stamford and thence to Aspetuck. WISCONSIN READY TO INSURE LIVES OF ITS RESIDENTS Madison, Wis., Oct. 3 The life fund through which the state of Wisconsin is prepared to insure the lives of its citizens, now has enough applications to issue policies. They will be sent out shortly. Insurance Commissioner Bkern has sent out a circular letter Inviting opinions on the advisibility of having a committee of policy holders to act in an advisory capacity to the state officers. PAPERS FILED IN APPEAL FROM PROBATING OF WILL OF LATE FATHER LYNCH Papers in the appeal from probate of George A. Lynch, brother of the late Father William H. Lynch of St. Charles church were filed today In the superior court. The petitioner lives in Newport, R. I. He claims to be aggrieved by the decision of the local probate court in admitting Fath er Lynch's will. Henry F. . Lynch of Southford and Sarah Smith of Wash ington are the other heirs but they do not Join in the appeal. The ac tion is returnable tx the October term. FATHER SNATCHES BABE FROM DESPERATE MOTHER; FLEES IN AUTOMOBILE Former Selectman Of West port " In Street Fight With Wifa Over Possession Of Infant When He Meets Frightened Woman After Court Proceedings (Special to the Farmer.) 'iceedings in the Superior Court, alleg- Westport, Oct. 3 A "tug of war with their 21 months old child as the prize took place at Main and State streets in Westport's center yesterday after noon between former Selectman Geo. S. Jennings, scion of a prominent fam ily and well-to-do, and his wife Alex drine Fullerton "Jennings, who-is su ing him . for divorce, alleging intol erable cruelty. Following a hearing in the office of Justice of the Peace Samuel A. Pur dp, in which hearing the separated couple were vitally interested, the Jen nings met in the street before the court room. Mrs. Jennings was carry ing her 21 months 'old child, George S. Jennings, Jr. Her husband demanded that his son be returned to him aaG when his request was refuse ?ie rush ed at his wife and it is alleged kicked her in the stomach. Mrs. Jennings clung, desperately to the child fighting back at her husband with all the strength she could command. - . Wit nesses saw the mother with her free hand tear at her husband's hair while the latter made every effort to wrest the boy from his mother's control. Then began the tug-of-war with the mother holding onto the child's hands and t the r father julling 'and -hauling at ls ?.on' feet -All the" time; the frantic mother, Srtvn ty jiesperation and shouting .and crylnff at tta?6p of herrvoice besought bystanders'; to strike down her husband. Witnesses did not lend a hand. The little tot, screaming and crying, unable t .aid himself between , cries - kept;- caJMnS "Mamma, Mamma!" and once: when one little foot was freed kicked at his father. The greater strength, of the determined father told and he soon wrested free the child which he car ried with him to his automobile and whisked . away, - leaving' the walling mother ' sobbing on the sidewalk. The -, troubles of the ' Jennings - have been long and" varied. They were mar ried in. New York in 1908 and have but the one child, the son over whom they fought. Shortly after their marriage they separated and rumor had it that divorce proceedings were to be started, but friends patched - up their differ ences and they lived with each other again. ., . . : . . .' . " Several weeks' ago' Mrs. Jennings left her husband. Shortly afterwards, Jennings caused to be : published- in several newspapers ... a - notice in forming the public that, his wife hav ing left his bed and - board, he would no longer be responsible for 'bills con tracted by her in his name.- About two weeks ago Mrs. Jennings, through her counsel, Attorney Elmore S. Banks of Fairfield,- instituted divorce pro- BECK HAS FIGHTING CHANCE TO RECOVER FROM DEADLY DOSE S wallo wed Bichloride of , Mer cury Believing - It to Be As : pirin -Outcome Is Uncertain. Fighting for his life and to throw off the effects of 22 grains, of bichloride of mercury, George Beck, 19 years old and living at IB 94 Main street, Is a patient at St. Vincent's hospital, a case attracting wide at tention, from the physicians of the city. Today his condition is reported as satisfactory and physicians express ing the belief that he has a fighting chance. A "kidney lesion became no ticeable this morning but there is thought that it may be simply a con dition that might have existed in a less degree previously. Four or five days will be necessary before the ultimate outcome can be predicted. With the return- of consciousness this morning he informed Dr. Joseph P. Ieery, house sureogn, that the poison was not taken with suicidal in tent but In mistake for aspirin. Some time ago he had an infected finger and the bichloride was secured as an antiseptic wash. Some of them were left and were on a shelf. Last night he desired some aspirin tablets, went to the shelf and took, three of what he supposed was the desired drug. Less than 10 minutes later a burning sensation in his stomach convinced him that something was wrong and he looked. In -a frantic condition, he went for assistance and the emer gency hospital ambulance Was called with Dr. William H. Curley in at tendance. Beck was then in a par tially unconscious condition. The case is particularly interesting on account of the apparent epidemic of similar cases throughout the coun try with the heavy mortality ratio. There has been at least one -complete recovery from such a mistake In Bridgeport during the past few J lng intolerable cruelty since the day I of their marriage. She also asked for alimony of $10,000, claiming that her husband had considerable means. Sheriff Elwood in tho suit attached the Jennings homestead In " Myrtle avenue, Westport, and also property in Butler street . and Hancock and Fairfield avenues, Bridgeport. When Mrs. Jennings left her home she took with her a dress -suit filled with ladles' wearing: . apparel, also the ( little son, and was accompanied by the housemaid. Miss Annie OslovSki. Wednesday of this week Jennings swore out a warrant alleging .theft against Miss Oslovski, claiming that she conspired' with Mrs. Jennings to steal the dress suit case. When Mrs. Jennings left her husband's home, she carried the dress suit case, and Hie maid carried the child. The .hearing in this, case was held in Judge Purdy's office yesterday af ternoon and brought into court the principals in the divorce petition. There was no evidence taken in the case,' Attorney Elmore S Banks, coun sel for the maid servant, enetring a demurrer which the court overruled. A fine of $5 and. costs was then im posed, counsel? for 'the girl taking ap peal to the" Common .uleas court. It was while"--heae argument- were on that the' street battle, took place. It is learned today hat Mrs. Jennings will go to every legal means to secure the return of her child, and that fail ing'ln this recourse will resort to the same methods as adopted bp her hus band, and may endeavor to steal the child from his home. It was also learned that a warrant will be sworn for the arrest of Jen nings .alleging assault. Mrs. Jennings claimed that while she was striving to maintain hold to her little ( boy- her husband KicKea ner in tne siomaco. Mrs. Jennings is now living with her mother, Mrs. Fullertoo, in , Southport while Jennings is barricaded in his home in Myrtle avenue, Westport. Several years ago Mr. Jennings was second selectman of Westport. It was said of him then that he was "the wildest selectman . In captivity." ie was constantly at war with his- office mate. First Selectman Kemper. Acting in his office a selectman , he threw the town into a law suit with Arnold Schlaet of Greens Farms, the millionaire president ol the Texas e fining Co. A fenoe "which Schlaet con structed was alleged to encrgach upon town property. Jennings took the in itiative and tore down the fence. The courts found against the town in 'the suit. Bridgeport Boy Weds Elmira Girl Charles Golden and Miss Helen Ryan Wedded With Nup tial Mass. Announcement way received in Bridgeport today of the wedding at Elmira, N. T., of Charles Golden for merly of Bridgeport but now a resi dent of Chicago and Miss Helen Ryan of Elmira. The marriage was solemn ized this week at St. Mary's church, Elmira, and the nuptial mass was cele brated by the Rev. George Predmore. The couple were unattended. ' Miss Loretta Ryan, a sister of the bride, presided at the organ during the cere mony. The church choir sang "The Adoration." . After the wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride'spar ents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ryan of 634 Pennsylvania avenue.- The hap py couple are now on a honeymoon trip. , . . Mr. Golden is a graduate of the Bridgeport High school and well known ' in this city. His father, Ter rence Golden was formerly janitor of the Police and Charities building and is now janitor of the East Side Post-office.- . His brother, James Golden, was formerly foreman of the compos ing room for the old Morning Union. He has several married sisters who reside in Bridgeport. He is a grad uate of the University of Illinois, a civil engineer at present employed by the city of Chicago. Mrs, Golden -is popular in Elmira society. After the honeymoon the couple will make their home in Chicago. M. JIJDSOX ATTACHED BY A. W. BTORITT CO. Property owned by R. M. Judson on Cannon street adjoining the postoffice has been attached by the A. W. Bur ritt Co. in a suit brought against Jud son for 1383.06. The plaintiff claims this amount Is due on a bill for lumber- PRESIDENT TO -SIGN TARIFF BILL TONIGHT After Conference With Admin istration Leaders, Wilson Plans Ceremony For 9 O'clock. PROMINENT DEMOCRATS WILL, WITNESS THE EVENT Congress Takes Final Step To day in Preparing the Great Democratic Reform Meas ure For the President's Signature. Washington, . D. C., Oct. 3. The House agreed to the tariff conference report at 1:22 today, constituting the final action of that body on the tariff bill. Speaker Clark overruled ' all points of order made by members who contended that further action by the House was not necessary. "Vice-President Marshall signed the bill at 1:34 p. m. Speaker Clark Immediately after ward signed , the bill, affixing his sig nature at 1:25 o'clock. Cheers and ap plause greeted the final action of the House. The completed bill was sent on Its way to the Senate for the sig nature of the 'Vice-President when it will toe ready for transmission to the White House where the President will sign it at 9 o'clock tonight.1 Washington, Oct. S. President Wil son began work today with the pros pect of signing the first great ' reform measure of hie administration and the first Democratic tariff revision bill passed in nearly a. score of years. Democratic-leaders of the House and Senate had smoothed the way for the last legislative stt for the--approval of -the " biKf'congre'sstonal -clerks 'had engrossed and prepared the huge doc ument for the President's signature and it remained only to secure the for mal hhib of the Housfe in receding from Its cotton futures tax amend ment to complete the 'tariff bill. Embraced in the legislation, which has been pending- in Congress since April 8th, is a complete revision and a general reduction of nearly all the im port duties- levied by this government on foreign merchandise; a new Income tax that will strike every person hav ing a net income above $3,000, and an array of . important changes m cus toms la w and Internal revenue reg ulations which will keep treasury, de partment officials . busy for . many months in adjusting administrative af fairs and will have an important bear ing on ' all trade developments of, the country for the next year or two. No differences on the tariff bill re mained to .be settled in Congress when the two. houses met at noon, except the cotton futures question. The Sen ate had receded last rdght from he Clark amendment designed to prevent gambling in futures, and Democratic Leader Underwood was confident that the House would - today recede from its own amendment, known as the Smith-Lever compromise. While the latter amendment had the support of President Wilson, the Pres ident made it plain that he did not think the regulation of cotton trading was an essential part of a tariff bill and that he would not object to hav ing the etnire matter dropped out and taken up later in a separate bill. President Wilson, after a conference with administration leaders early to day, planned to sign the tariff bill at 9 o'clock tonight. Arrangements- for ceremonies to attend the final act in the prolonged tariff legislation -were made by the President as soon as it fContinued ' on Page Two J HAMMERING PRICES IN STOCK MARKET New Tork, Oct. 3 Opening The stock market 'lost the firm tone of the last two days when aggressive selling was resumed at the opening, today. Onfy feeble resistance was offered to the attack, which was- centered on Union Pacific and Steel. . Prices gave way in all departments. Union Pa cific lost 1 1-2 and Steel nearly a point. The coppers yielded a part of their recent extended advance. Other active stocks, receded although their losses in most cases were slht. Union Pacific pfd moved against the mar ket, rising 1 1-2. Government bonds developed renewed weakness, most is sues showing fractional losses. The coupon 4's made a new low record at 109 1-4. Noon Stocks came on the market steadily through the morning, in suffl- . cient volume to force down prices ma terially. Traders who bought on the rise of the previous two days were disposed to take the narrow margin of profits offered rather than hold on fur a further advance, owing to the ur certain movement of the market recently. London selling was a con tributory influence. American stocks were inclined to heaviness abroad and offerings for foreign accounts were fairly large in volume. Heaviness of Union Pacific was attributed to liqui dation by holders who were disap pointed at the failure of the directors to make some announcement regarding the rumored cash distribution. Quota tions were on a progressively lower level, with the volume of business de creasing on the decline. Stocks in hich bull trading centered fell 1 to 2 points. Bonds were easy. . Amazing Report Of Expert Filed Shows How Public Have Been Plundered Representatives Lynn Wilson And Col. John H. M'Murray Lead Fight For The Petitioners Gas hearing resumed. Report of Expert Field unancea. Citizens Gas Light Gomp $85,000. Bridgeport Gas Light lion for property. Court has appraised purchases as worth abotdt $400,000. - ' Directors increased alleged value of. their property by more than million in single night. Then voted themselves and their stockholders $700,000 worth of stock for nothing. 4 Petitioners claim citizens of Bridgeport since 1902 have paid an , excess price of more thama million-dollars for gas. , N Company paid singl e dividend of $380,000. Expert -shows local company charging more than other, cities of similar size. (Special to The Farmer.) . . Hart:.'ord, .Oct. , 3--A financial scan dal of nAgnltude,'and a typical exam ple of public utilities finance was un earthed before - the - Public Utilities Commission, today in the report of Expert 'Accountant Fields, to the com mission, relative to the Bridgeport Gas Light Company. It was shown that property sold un der the auctioneer's hammer, for $85, 000, had been acquired by Bridgeport Gas Light Company at a cost of $1, 100,000, and that the burden of carry ing this cost had been thrust upon the public of Bridgeport, and borne by them since Jan. 1, 1902. The miracle of turning nothing fhto cash was performed on a large scale on this bright New Year Day. After the property of the Citizen's Gas Company had been acquired, by this large payment, the stockholders voted to issue $700,000 in stock. Hav ing issued it, they did not sell it, but each stockholder who had one share of stock ' forthwith received ' two and one-third shares more, all the profits upon which have since been charged into the price of gas and paid by the Bridgeport public. The story, as it is told by Account ant Fields, is most dramatic, and i classical example of the operation of overcharging gas consumers. The Citizen's Gas Company was not a competitor of the. Bridgeport Gas Light Company, except in the field of gas for heating and power. It had no charter to sell gas for illumination. In 19 01 the company had failed. Its property had gone under the hammer. The court had ordered the property sold, and named Frank Miller to se'i it. The property was bid in by Han- ford B. Weed, of Danen, and of Mr. Weed the Bridgeport Gas Light Co. bcught it, paying $1,000,000 in gold bearing bonds, and $300,000 in stock of the Bridgeport Gas Light Co. At the same time the stock dividend was declared, and the money mak ing m)racles performed. On Xccember 31, 1901, the Bridge port Gas Light Co.'s books showed that it had property valued at $489,530. On January 1, 1902, the books were opened and the same account show ed $2,290,542. Tl ere had been added to the preex isting property of the company, over night, nothing but the property of the ui. fortunate Citizens'. Gas Co., which had brought under the hammer only 5S.T..000. "I am Informed," reads the report of Expert. Accountant . Fields, that there are no books or other evidence to show on what basis this amount was established, and acareful exam ination of the books and other records to which I have had access fails to disclose any information bearing on this point." Put the basis upon which this Im mense sum was made a charge against the gas consumers of Bridgeport, be came apparent- in the testimony of Mr. Dieterich, a director of the company. Accountant Field says, in his report to the commission: "On August 21 a meeting of the ex ecutive committee of the Bridgeport company was hsld at the office of the company to which I was invited and there met the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer and Mr. Die terich. The latter was able to re call with much detail t.ne various steps leading up to the purchase of the Citi zens' Gas Co. and the subsequent pro ceedings, although he had no per si nal knowledge of the bookkeeping methods, and it appeared from his statement, that in order to adjust the valu&tion of the plant and equipment to the total amount of the bonds and capital stock to be issued and the outstanding issue of bonds, this val uation of $2,290,542 was determined uprn." The report Is made in connection shows how Gas Co. vsjas ,Y . any sold under hafnmer ' for . Company pays more than mil-? wicn me petition, ror the reduction l'i the price of gas made by Representatives--John H. Melhirfay, Lynn W. Wilson and many citizens of Br id Re port, the continued hearing on whicn is in progress in this city today. The report of Accountant Field con tains some other Interesting facts. In 1908, for Instance, a single dividend was paid, amounting to $380,000 which was considerably more than the amount of their cash the stock holders had invested in the property at that date. Since 1909 dividends of eight per cent, per annum have been paid, so that a stockholder who shared in the melon cutting, when two and one thirds shares was given to each hold er of one share, has received for four years a'dividend equal to twenty-four per cent, per annum upon his original investment Mr. Field compares Bridgeport with Fall River, where gas is stold at 8(1 cents, Lawrence where It is sold at 90 cents, Maiden where it is sold at 9 5 cents and New Bedford where it is sold at 80 cents, with Bridgeport, where gas is sold at $1 per thousand cubic feet. He shows that the cost of manufac turing gas in Bridgeport la less than fifty-three and one half cents per thousand cubic feet. Up to 1901 the Bridgeport'Cbmpany paid dividends of ten per cent, per annum. , After the big melon cut In 190S . dividends were suspended for seven years, but the suspended dividend was then paid all at once. In a single pay ment of $380,000, which was five per cent, on the melon, and nearly 17 per cent, per annum for the actual return on the investment In the single share of stock which entitled to two and one-third shares of the melon cut. The petitioner argued before the commission that upon the mere show ing of the commission expert, the price of gas ought to go at least to 8 5 cents, with the prospect of a re duction to 80 cents within a year or two. This claim was made by Represen tatives Wilson and McMurray upon upon the law that a gas company is entitled to a fair return" only upon the property being used in the busi ness at the time the complaint is made. The fact that the company has cut melons, watered its stock, or paid ficititious prices for othe property en titles it to no profits on securities so issued. The petitioners asserted that th9 report of Mr. Field shows that during eleven years the Bridgeport Gas Light Companj' has charged the people of Bridgeport $1,200,000 more than would have been a fair price under the law. Wealthy Greenwich Man flames Doctor As Co-respondem Howard Thurston, a wealthy Green. wich resident, has brought divorce proceedings against Beatrice Fleming Thurston of Greenwich. Dr. O. M. Eakins, a prominent Philadelphia physician, is named as co-respondent. It is said that Mrs. Thurston has been too friendly with the doctor since July 1 of the present year. The Thurs tons were married May 28, 1910. Their marital troubles have caused much discussion among the million aire colony of which Thurston is a member. The suit is returnable to the October term of the superior court.