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VOL. 49 NO. 241
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1913
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DONOVAN FLAYS PUBLIC
SERVANTS WHO VIOLATE
, THEIR OATHS OF OFFICE
Directs His Remarks Particularly Toward Hobson of
Alabama, and Gardner of Massachusetts
Pays High Compliment to Underwood, Kitchin and Oth
ers Who Have Been Faithful to Their Trust Con
trasts the Notorious Absenteeism of Some Members
With the Acts of Other Distinguished Public Offi
cials Tells of the Injurious Effect Such Conduct
Has an New Members .
CBy our staff correspondent.) I
Washington, T. C. Oct. .11. Repre-
isentative Jeremiah Donovan delivered
a speech yesterday upon aDsenioeinui
that caused the walls of the old capi
tal to ring. Compared to his remarks
a few days ago upon., the same sub
ject his address -of yesterday was as
the report of a .22-calibre pistol com
pared to a 14-inch gun. In his first
speech he was rapped to order upon a
w.tn ttrAar- raised bv members
whose eare tingled under the lashing
of the Connecticut congressman.
Yesterday he gained the floor to read
from a newspaper editorial , ana no
point of order could be raised agains
him. He was greeted with applause
m fnr- Tils remarks were very
apropos In-view of the fact that dep-
. n n r a t n-rmm have been
eearchlng the country with warrants
Xor' absenteesln order that the House
vo nnorum. and pass the
tuie - -
rcending deficiency bill. He was warm-
ly applauded, wnen no cmou
I to the fact that Richard Pearson Hob-
sotfhas been absent ma tna bbim
of the House for momna, a raw ms
salary and building his fences to de
feat Oscar W. Underwood for the
United States Senate wniie Jar. un
derwood was attending to his duties
in congress in a work of framing a
tariff measure for the benefit of his
country.
The member- from tne .jrouran ui-
Ltrlct of Connecticut showed mucn tne
(same form that he used to show In the
Senate chamber at Hartford when he
(exposed the machinations of the sen
iators who were there to serve the rail
t -3 a rjtr1il interests.
ITOOU vj -"-. -
f Congressman Gardner said he should
resign from congress, in vw w.
rfact that he recently absented himself
' . i a Dvnra tha Gnibernatorial
o eem ouu
nomination In " Massachusetts. After
securing me nont
'Donovan took; the reading rostrum
nd facing the membership present de
livered the following specie. -
Mr speaker, I read from an editorial
an the Bridgeport Evening Farmer
kConn.) of Sept. 20th, the following:
aJlpw nnnlrro(iam n r runs away
I - v a -'ic3 "
' - it urn) Is constantly ana
rinnu " .
J- avunt fium the scene or
("his duties be defrauds the people of
that which he agreed to give them.
Mr; Speaker, the other day I perhaps
idld an injustice to tne represents."
.. .r in atatine: that for two
nnnii aiioow ... '
day ajl -were absent for I should have
Ulso stated that the repriuauv
i - .n.h,.MiHA -wafa nbflftnt at
iiroin ja.Bo.u
'the same time. Massachusetts Jg. re-
Igarded by the world as the center or
(American Intellect and as the great
i tm firnT-1ed alSO aS 1101116
of all social and religious " fredom it is
' certainly of more importance that its
Hm em-berg should pe nere ui""""8
t'ii;i. ...arbi ' nf their state more
khan perhaps any other state In the
cunton. tias roe uum -
BUaeachusetta, founded by the Puri
tans, will not look -askance at ab-
hiCTtMiHT the other day. while
irnentlontng delegations that were ab
tent I mentioned tne state or js.en
f tucky. That was wrong became there
M.nv r Ma members who are
:m " 3
'althful m attendance ana who give
ery able service to tueir people, iuoj
e Messrs. Shirley, Barmey, neun,
elds. Thomas and Johnson.
tnn a faw r r vh nvn T nnllert fl tten
I m lh fn r"f int rvrn f- thA lead-
ffrs had practically abandoned their
duties here and left the management
(of the business of the House to new
imen. A great currency measure was
tsp for action and at the same time a
jrre&t tariff bill that had taken months
to construct had come Into the House
with the Senate disagreeing. The tar
iff hill had to he taken up in confer
ence and that took four leaders away
from the delegations upon the curren
cy bill. The great leader from Ala
bama, Mr. Underwood, the very able
And distinguished Kitchin from North
Carolina, one of the great intellects
from our side, the gentjeman from Il
linois. Mr. Rainey, and that most skill
ful and practical member, Mr. Dixon
of Indiana, were called away to take
Vpart In the conferences with the Sen
ISte. Therefore, we could net have
She benefit of their advice and bud
Iport. And the rest of the so-called
leaders had taken themselves away,
land when the consideration of the cur
rency bill was commenced they were
Cot here to participate in the discus
ton of that great measure.
; A most noticeable absentee -was one
i -who is considered by himself to be
1 presidential timber, and who Is per.
ihaps one of the most able ones
! amongst us. He has been seen once or
twice since about May 7.
Now when this great mind from. Al-
abama absents himself from his duties
and leaves the affairs of the nation to
new members how can it be expected
that some of the new members will
not feel that the country will surely
run along without them if It can run
along -without the services of the gen
tleman who is considered of presiden
tial timber?
' 'We were called here by our Presi
dent on April 7th last, and what an
example it was that this naval con
structor who would have a battle ship
in every man's front yard remained
with 'us till May 7 when he left us as
though the session was over as far as
he was concerned. What sort of a "con
dition would we have if every mem
ber who has been here a lesser num
ber of terms should absent himself in
the same way?
Now, there has been a daily absen
teeism that averaged 250 members for
several weeks past. ...
Honor should at least dictate that
these members should resign or do.
their duty as they promised under
their oaths. . Thev receive srood. . lav. ,
and are honored by being mem bera
of the national bouse to say nothing
of the prestige r It gives a. member to
be sent to Congress. It is likewise
true that absenteeism is prevalent
amongst the older members of the mi
nority. What a spectacle for qrve of
the great leaders (Mr. Gardner ofIae
sachueetts) to take himself away In
the middle of July seeking other hon
ors and another position.
It would seem to me as If this House
liked absenteeism, for when he re
turned the other day after being nom
inated for governor of his state he
tarried a few moments In the House,
was applauded and then left us again,
only to return , today. What an ex
ample to the new members is set by
this great parliamentarian who is one
of the leaders of his party.
I think It was Mr. Shaikleford who
told us of a. members of the ways and
means committee resigning from a
conferen'ce committee but with this
we note that the gentleman from Min
nesota was careful not to resign from
the position with the fine salary.- This
same observation might lead us to the
gentleman from Massachusetts. What
a picture It presents when It is held
up t comparison with others who
have held high places in the councils
of their party and nation. '
Augustus H. "Van Wyck resigned a
position paying $17,500 a yeas when
he accepted the Democratic nomina
tion for governor of New York. Al
ton B. Parker who was chief justice
of the Court of Appeals of the state
of New York resigned when he ac
cepted the Demosratic nomination for
president, and that very dignified and
able young man who our president
selected for collector of the port of
New York has resigned his position in
order to1 be a candidate for mayor of
Greater New York. Can It be said by
anyone that It is possible for a man
to serve two masters.
What a spectacle It is to the Amer
ican' people to have men in our high
est, positions take the oath that they
will freely without mental reservation
faithfully discharge the duties of the
office they are about to enter calling
upon the Almighty to witness, and
then being away days, weeks ' and
months seeking other duties, other
honors and possibly other profits not
in keeping with that oath. .
PRESIDENT SEJTDS
SAME OF THOMAS
TO SENATE MONDAY
New Haven, Oct. 11 Word was re
ceived here, today, that President Wil
son will send to the Senate on Mon
day the name of ES. S. Thomas, of
this city to be federal court judge.
Upon his confirmation, Mr. Thomas
will tender his resignation as executive
secretary to Gov. Baldwin.
GOULD iBATEBEAU.
Announcement was made yesterday
in this city that Attorney . Robert H.
Gould, who is engaged in the practice
of law with his father, and Miss Cora
Barbeau, a well known and popular
young lady, residing on Charles street,
were united in marriage last summer.
The congratulations of a host of
friends has followed the announce
ment. .
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED,
There will be a meeting under Or
ganization auspiees for Democrats of
the Third and Fourth districts in
Lund's West End theatre in S.tate
street tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock.
John M. Donnelly, Stephen F. Bouch
er and Alderman Daniel Walker will
Speak,
Thousands Aboard Ten Liners Help
lessly Standing By Look Upon Hud
dled Mass Of Humanity On The Deck
Of Doomed Vessel Cowering In
Fear Before Approach Of Hungry
Flames
Steamer "Volturno, afire in terrible storm in mid
ocean, is abandoned after great loss of life.
Ten liners stand by, unable to render succor in
mountainous seas.
Hundreds of passengers and sailors huddle in terimr
.watching inevitable approach of deadly flames.
Four of six life boats crunched against hull of
doomed vessel by walls of water, and occupants are
drowned.
- Entire night in storm tnd lurid glare of flames
adds to terror of passengers of doomed vessel.
Estimates of dead placed at 136 and at 236, but it
is believed that error in wireless transmission is re
sponsible for larger number; and former figurei is cor-
' rect. '.
. Of the passenger on doomed vessel 87 were small
i children and infants.
Liners with survivors aboard are now bound for
European and American coasts, and wireless dispatch
es bring derails of one of the mo;t awful -tragedies of
the sea. .. . " , . .. . '.-
. One '"of the most ,- appalling - pages - in the historv of
transoceanic navigation has been written with the destruction!
by fire, in midocean, of the liner Volturno, sailing from Rot
terdam to New York.
With, waves breaking moiMitain. high all about her, and
the lurid glare of hungry flames disclosing to the view of hor-ror-stricken
passengers of 10 ocean-liners lying helplessly
about the doomed craft," the hundreds of passengers paralyzed
with fear and crowded on the poop deck of the Volturno, there
was enacted Thursday afternoon, Thursday night and Friday
morning one of the most frightful tragedies chronicled in mod
ern maritime records.
Attempts 'to escape the doomed vessel in life boats were
fatal, for the frail craft were crushed against the hull of the
burning vessel as one after another they were tossed up by the
giant billows. "
Again the . wireless played an im
portant part in the drama and by its
means and the heroism of the succor
ers who responded to the call the
lives of 521 c those : on board the
Volturo were saved.
The Volturo was owned by the Cana
dian Nojthern Steamship company
but had been chartered to the Uran
ium line. Officials of the latter com
pany declared, this morning, that those
on . hoard comprised 24 cabin and 540
steerage passengers, with a crew of
93, making a total of 657. The wire
less' despatch received from the Car
mania said that 521 had been saved
and 236 had lost their lives which
makes a total of 757 or Just 100 more
than the. number given by the com
pany. .
Checking from all available sources
would indicate that an error in the
wireless transmission of the figures
had -been made and that the lower
total 136, of those who lost their
lives in the disaster is corre2t. ,
Captain Barr, of the Carmanla re
ceived the distress call -of the Voltur
no when 78 miles distant in Lat. 48.25
north. Long. 34.33 west. The Car
mania" crowded on full steam and with
extra stokers made over 20 knots an
hour in the teeth of the gale The
wireless from the Carmanla said that
the Volturno caught fire In mid-Atlantic
and that the flames raged so
furiously In the gale that the aban
donment of the steamer followed.
' The Volturno sailed from Rotter
dam on Oct. 2 for New York by way
of Halifax, where it was due to stop,
next Monday. It is. believed that the
steamer carried 24 cabin passengers,
540 steerage passengers and a crew
of 93 men.
The Uranium line In New York re
ceived from Rotterdam a list of 16 of
the cabin passengers as follows:
Rubin Reimer, aged 20; Mariana
Mrygood, 17; Jossel Farber, 15; John
Krng, 32; Frieda Corg, 29; Hindu
Friedman, 19; Esther Kaplan, 1; Hed
wig Elberle, 48; Carl Tepper, 45; Hode
Tepper, 16; Bert Tepper, 14; Emma
Tepper, 9; Tarke Tepper, 8; Leibe
Sabfln, 64; Michael Sabfln, 47; Ar
mande Antoine, 11.
The destination of all of these was
New York.
The Volturno was commanded by
Captain Inch, who had been five years
in the service of the Uranium line."
The Volturno was huilt by Fairfield
& Co., at Glasgow, in 1906. She was
340 feet long with a 43 oot beam.
Her gross tonnage was 2,581; net, 2,208.
On this voyage she carried a cargo
of 891 tons, consisting of non-combustible
chemicals,, manufactured cot
ton goods, mineral ' waters and li
quors. Edward O. Thomas, general manag
er of the line's offices here, and Carl
G. Forman, general passenger agent,
were without any advices this morn
ing. They sent a cablegram to their
agent at Halifax asking if jfie had re
ceived any word of the disaster and
at 9:30 were awaiting for a: reply.
Of the steerage passengers bound for
Halifax, 210 were adults, 41 children
and 10 infants. . Only one cahin pass
enger was booked for Halifax. Of the
steerage passengers bound for New
York, 212 were adults, 33 children and
three infants. The total number pf
young children and babies aboard was
87. -
Captain Barr"s official report of the
disaster sent to the offices of the Cun
ard Line in Liverpool was filed on
tooard the Carmanla at 6:30 this morn
ing. It says:
"The . Volturno was abandoned on
account of Are on Friday, Oct. 10, in
latitude 48.25 north, longitude 34.33
west. All the survivors were taken
off.
: The following is the list of those
saved on board the ten assisting
steamers:
"Carmanla, 1; LaRouraine, 40; Min
neapolis, 30; Rappahannock, 19; Czar,
102; Narragansett, 29; Devonian, 59;
Kroonland, 90; Grosser Kurfuerst, 105;
Seydlitz, 36; total, 521."
The figures given above make a total
of only 511, but It is not known here
whether the items or total are cor
rect. -
Captain Barr's report added:
"An incomplete list of those saved Is
on board the Carmanla. Will forward
It from Queenstown."
Advices have been received from the
purser of the Volturno that the .orig
inal numbers on board that . vessel
when she sailed were 24 cabin passen
gers, 540 steerage passengers and 93
crew, making a total of 757.
In this case, also, the figures and
the total do not tally.
Captain Barr continues:
"The crew of the Volturno was saved
by the Kroonland. The captain, the
chief, second, third and fifth engineers
and two telegraphers by the Narra
gansett; the bakers and a steerage
Stewart by the Czar, the purser and
the surgeon by the Grosser Kurfuerst.
Nineteen of the names have not been
received by me."
Only two of the ships which aided
in the rescue of the Volturno's pas
sengers were westbound. They were
the Kroonland, of the Red Star Line
and the Dappahanr.ock, of the Fur
niss Line. The Kloonland carries 90
of the survivors and will be due here
October 15. The Rappahannock, with
19, will reach St. John, N. B., about
October 16.
. Indications are that there were no
born Americans on the steamship
Volturno. A nearly complete pas
sennger list received here from Rot
terdam showed that practieally all on
board were immipra.nts, mostly bound
for Canada.'
Steamers eastbound carrying sur-
vivoi-a are: Carmanla, La Touraine.
Minneapolis, Czar, Narragansett
(freighter), Devonian, Grosser Cajv
fuertz, Seydlitz (freighter.)
The immigrants on board the Vol
turno were composed of Russians,
Dalmatians, Poles and a few Germans.
Most of them were bound for Canada.
BPT. LAND AND
TITLE CO. BUYS
N MAIN STREET
May Demolish Crescent The
atre to Erect Office Build
ing for Own Use
Klopstock Family Has Car-
ried On Business There
Many Years
The Bridgeport Land and Title Co.
has bought the property at 873, 875
and 877 Main street, near State street,
from Frederick Banks. Papers In the
deal were passed yesterday. . A part of
this property Is the Crescent moving
picture theatre, a motion picture play-
Jiouse conducted by Isaac Klopstock.
Mr. Klopstock lives over the theatre
and the building has been the family
home as well as its place of business
for years. More than 30 years ago Mr.
Klopstock with his father, Jacob
Klopstock, conducted a cigar store
where the theatre is now. .
Jacob Klopstock died about ten years
ago and his son carried on the busi
ness until about seven years ago when
he had the store converted into a mo
tion , picture theatre and moved his ci
gar business to 166 State street. This
picture theatre was ,one of the first
in Bridgeport.
' Jacob JClopstock, a- brother of Isaac,
iformerly conducted a .confectionery
store at -873 Main stret, where Bene
detto 'Musarite- how conducts a fruit
and candy store.
It - was rumored today that the
Bridgeport Land and Title Co. has pur
chased the property with a view . to
tearing down the building which oc
cupies it at the present and building
an office 'building which the company
will occupy when it is completed. It
is said that the growth of the bank
ing business of the Bridgeport Trust
Co. together with its consolidation
with the Federal Trust Co. has made
it necessary for the Trust Company to
have larger quarters, therefore the
Bridgeport Land and Title Company
which occupies offices with the Bridge
port Trust Co; at 169-175 State street,
has bought the property to erect an
office building of its own.
An effort to verify this report today
was unsuccessful, as The Farmer was
unable to get in communication with
any officer of the company. ,
Democratic
Rally At The
Lyric Theatre
Sunday Night
Lynn W. -Wilson; Col. J. H. MoMur
ray, 'John H. Coughlin, P. J. Carroll
and Attorney John H. Caserly, alders
manic candidates will speak at the Ly
ric theatre tomorrow, Sunday night.
Town Chairman M? . J. Dwyer will
preside. ,
Mr. Wilson will describe the "Dou
ble Machine."
HEIIMIT BELIEVES TO BE DUNG
The condition of John Hoffman,
"Hermit of the North End" and man
of mystery, shows little improvement
at St. Vincent's hospital and he Is not
expected to recover. Nearly 70 years
old, exposure to the elements, eating
of uncooked foods and other manner
isms have done their work and he
appears to be sinking. Attempts have
been made to gain information con
cerning his past iife and- relatives, but
he has obstinately refused, or is un
able, to respond coherently . ' Ram
bling in his talk, he has dropped hints
that intimate a romantic past. No
one has been' found seeming to know
anything " definite concerning him.
Those acquainted with him only know
him as an uncommunicative old man,
desiring to keep apart from the or
dinary walks of life and to be left
alone.
Verification of a report that he is
a veteran of the Civil War has been
attempted but without success. There
has been a rumor, based, it is said, on
words dropped by him incoherently,
to the effect that he enlisted in the
army as a drummer boy in an Illin
ois regiment, was later promoted for
bravery and served throughout the
wa in the army of the Cumberland.
He is supposed to have been bom
in Switzerland and to have come To
this country when a youth. Whether
his hermitlike habits were the, result
of injuries received In battle, being
naturally queer or the result of some
love affair is not known.
Score In
Mathew
Each
SCORE BY
12 3 4
ATHLETICS
GIANTS
13020
Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. 11
The New York Giants stood in their
last line of entrenchments, today, and
with their "big gun," Christy Mathew
son, wheeled Into the breach, faced
the attack of the Philadelphia Ath
letics, who 'need but one more vic
torious charge to make them world's
champions of 1913. Plank was Mack's
selection.
Thirty-five ' thousand or rnore , per
sons, undismayed by the Herculean
task of the Giants in holding in check
the Mackmen, came out to the Polo
Grounds to view the battle. The
gloomy weather kept the Philadelphia
crowd down to a -Small number.
Canvas mats protected the- inner
playing field from the night's down
pour and the ground keepers had the
diamond in shape for smart fielding
play- -V .
, The Giants we'" faa first on the
field Tor a long batting practice. Mc
Graw had told them In the clubhouse
that if they expected to make a""stand,
today, they would have to give Math
ewson support-with their bats.
Mathewson 'and McLean were an
nounced as the battery for New York
and Plank and Schang for the Ath
letics. FIRST INNING, FIRST HALF.
The crowd gave a big cheer when
Mathewson walked out to the hurling
hill. -
, Murphy singled on the first ball
pitched, Fletcher being barely able to
reach it with his ungloved hand. Mur
phy forced at second when Matty took
Oldring's bunt and threw to Fletcher.
Mathewson made a nice play on the
ball. Collins shot a single to right,
Oldring easily making third. Oldring
scored when Burns caught Baker's
sacrifice fly. Burns made a wild
throw to the plate, the ball going
"over McLean's head. Collins went to
second on the wiid heave.
Herzog took Mclnnis' splash and
threw to Doyle who touched out Coir
lins.
One run, two hits, one error.
FIRST INNING, SECOND HALF.
Plank's first pitch was a ball, knee
high. After two balls and two strikes
had been called on Plank, Schang and
Collins had a conference in the pitch
er's box. Herzog out on a fly to Mur
phy. Plank worked coolly and deliber
ately as if . trying to conserve all his
energy. Doyle out, Barry to, Mclnnis
on a lightning field play in which
Barry took the ball on the run be
hind the pitcher's box. Fletcher out
on a Ions fly which Oldring took up
near the fence.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING, FIRST HALF.
Doyle tossed out Strunk at first.
Mathewson's big looping drop curve
was in five working order. Barry out
on a high fly to Murray. Schang
faced Mathewson for the first time in
the series. Schang got an infield
single which bounded off Matty's
glove.
Plank popped out to Herzog.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
SECOND INNING, SECOND HALF.
McGraw made a complaint to Um
pire Klem that Plank was shifting his
feet from the slab while making his
delivery. Umpire Klem finally did not
sustain the claim.
Baker threw out Burns at first.
Baker's throw .nearly drove Mclnnis
from the bag. Shafer fouled out to
Mclnnis, who caught the ball leaning
over the boxes of the grandstand.
Murray was thrown out by Plank
at first.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING, l lli-ST HALF.
Murphy got his second single to
left, the ball going like a rocket be
tween "Fletcher and Herzog. Doyle
made an . error on Oldring's hot
grounder. Murphy going to second.
Collins out when Merkle took "his bunt
and touched him on the line.
Both runners moved up. Murphy
scored when Merkle took Baker's
smash and threw to the plate. It was
a Cincinnati base hit for Baker.
Oldring went to third. Oldring
scored on Mclnnis' sacrifice fly to
Burns.
Baker was, held at first. Doyle
threw out Strunk -at first.
Two runs, two hits, one error.
THIRD INNING, SECOND HALF.
McLean sent up a high fly to Old
ring. Merkle line flied to Collins.
Barry threw out Mathewson at first.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Otfl J1Ii!!!i:
son and Plank Face
her For 2nd
Time
INNINGS
S 6 7
9 1 11 12 Total
ooifararannririnnn
El IlOLiaOLlLJLJLJ
FOURTH INNING, FIRST HALF.
Fletcher threw out Barry. Murray
took Schang's short fly after a good
run. Fletcher caught Plank's fly back
of second base.
No runs, .no hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING, SECOND HALF.
Herzog went out on three straight
strikes. Doyle out to Mclnnis unas
sisted. Plank worked the corners of
the plate and had a fine change of
pace. Fletcher flied to Strunk.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
FIFTH INNING, FIRST HALF.
Doyle threw out Murphy at first.
Doyle also took care of Oldring's
grounder and had him an easy out at
firsts Collins out on a fly to Shafer.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
JOSEPH CRIDDLE
RECOVERS FROM
SERIOUS ILLNESS
Joseph Criddle, manager of Poll's
Worcester theatres and formerly man
ager ot the Plaza theatre In Bridge
port, has Just recovered from a seri
ous illness, afr. Criddle was confined
to his bed for several weeks with what
physicians diagnosed as a general
break down.
He is now reported as able to be out
and goes to his office in the new Poll
theatre . every day. Mr. Criddle haa
many friends in this city who will be
pleased to learn of his recovery.
Mr. Criddle married a Bridgeport
girl, Nan Begley, widow of James
Rogers, a National league baseball
player. The late Mr. Rogers was a
brother of Terry Rogers, now a patrol
man of the Bridgeport police depart
ment. PRESIDENT SUFFERS
FROM INDIGESTION
Washington, Oct. 11 President Wil
son remained in the White House to
day, denying himself to all callers as
he was suffering "from a slight attack
of indigestion.
Later the President went to his of
fice and conferred with Senator femith,
of Maryland, about the appointment of
a collector of customs at Baltimore.
AWAIT VERDICT
OF IMPEACHMENT
IN SUI.ZRR CAPE
Albany, " Oct. 11. Pending the final
decision of the high court of impeach
ment on the -guestion of the guilt or
innocence of Governor Sulzer, uncer
tainty prevailed at the caJitpl today,
extending not only to the governor
and his immediate family, friends and
advisers, but to ail heads of depart
ment employes.
The state's business has been prac
tical' at a tsandstill since the im
peachment proceedings. With the
knowledge that the governor's fate
will be announced possibly on Jlondiy
night or Tuesday morning, department
heads and -employes not protected by
civil service rules were wondering
about the permanency of their tenure
of office.
The legislature also is marking time
awaiting the verdict of the high court.
The cost of the Impeachment to rlat
not including the fees for counsel
either for the governor or the man
agers, is more than $.7.000.
LAUNDRYMlvV MEETING
The State Laundrymen's association
is having its quarterly meeting thi
afternoon at The Stratfield. President
W. G. Fenn of Bristol calling the ses
sion to order about 1:30- o'clock.
George E. Crawford of this city is,
scheduled to give a report on mutual
insurance. The report is expected to
be of material interest on account of
Mr. Crawford having given the matter
much consideration and being a mem
ber of the executive committee of the
National Laundrymen's association.
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