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.VOL. 49 NO. 263
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1913
PRICE TWO CEITTO
UNION MEN SAY
TROOPS MAY BE
. CAUSEOF RIOTS
Strikers In Indianapolis
Fear Arrival of Militia
Will Be Signal for
Outbreak
CAR FARE MONEY FOR
FUND FOR STRIKERS
Trolleymen Confident They
Will Be Able to Hold
Out Indefinitely
Indianapolis, Nov. 6 The city was
In a state of expectancy this afternoon
I when it became generally known that
troops would take charge of the strike
I situation here.
' Labor Unionists looked with dls
! favor on the action of Governor Ral
ston, and said that they feared -the
populace might regard the arrival of
the troops as an inc ntlve to violence.
The scheme of ee- era! unions to pay
i what they would ordinarily spend for
car fare Into a fond for the striking
trolleymen lent encouragement to the
strikers, who said they could hold out
indefinitely H the plan had the sup
port that early indications promised
1 for .
Labor leaders protested to Governor
j Ralston against the calling out of the
I militia. John J. Keegan, member of
the last legislature and at present
holding a position In the state audi
tor's office, told the governor- he was
K-oinir to organize the strikers and
meet the militia at the trains..
M. L. Claweon, an attorney, on be
half of the strikers, filed a written
protest with the governor against the
state Interfering in the strike on tne
ground that the police and sheriffs
have not exhausted their powers. A
mass meeting of strikers has been
called for tomorrow at 5 o'clock on the
state house grounds and it is rumored
that steps are being taken by state
officials to prevent the meeting, being
held there.
The entire state militia of Indiana
Ihas been ordered out by Gov. Ralston, '
jcn account of the street car strike
there. The governor also announced
,he would declare martial law.
AH of the troops are expected here,
llhls afternoon. '
; The governor said he regretted, that
,the troops had to be called out but.
jthat the situation is critical and he
;would not delay longer.
, "Men are being assaulted and. kin-
i-ed," said Governor Ralston, "property
Is being destroyed and there is not
ing In the streets whichi the city
officials have not controlled and I feel
it is my duty to take this drastic ac
tion." The governor was up all night with
iBrlg.-Gen. "William J. McKee and oth
ier officers of the National Guard, per
fecting arrangements for getting the
'outside companies to Indianapolis and
Itheir disposition when they reach the
(city.
The National Guard numbers about
2.000 soldiers. Including three battery
companies and all of these are ex-
nected to be in the city late this
I afternoon.
1 a movement to aid the striking
street raiway employes here" flnacial
ly was started, last night, by the Iron
I Moulders' Union. The plan, which
will be presented to all unions, is for
i every member of the organizations in
Indianapolis to contribute to the fund
the amount of money each day that he
would have spent for carfare if the
street cars, were being operated. . If
all the unions contribute, it was said,
the fund will amount to more than
$500 a day. Such a fund, labor lead
ers say, would enable the street car
men to continue the strike indefinite
ly. The governor's decision was reached
after the conference .yesterday, 'with
citp officials, representatives of clubs
and organizations had . failed to reach
any agreement on a peaceable means
of settling the strike. Rioting in the
streets, yesterday, when the company
tried to run a car which was deserted
jby the strikebreakers after they had
tn stoned, gave the governor addi
tional reason for his action.
The governor said, this morning, that
,the four companies of infantry and
the battery here In Indianapolis would
not be called out until a sufficient
number of other companies from over
the state had arrived so that there
: would be no question about controll
ing the situation after troops . were
once on the streets.
Troops in all parts of the state re
ceivers orders, early today, to hurry
to Indianapolis by special trains.
The first troops were expected here
shortly after noon but some of the
military companies may not arrive
until nightfall. It was expected as
many as possible would be quartered
in the local armories and the state
9ouse and the overflod would be en
camped on the state house lawn and
tn the downtown parks. The troops
are to bring all of their equipment
fwlth them.
President Robert I. Todd, of the
rtreet car company said, this morn- ,
ng, that no effort will be made to
start cars until the authorities were j
sure that they could protect them.
A large crowd was, today, collected,
w usual, In front of the Labor Tem
ple. 'Hill BRINGS SUIT
AGAINST H. R. GREENE
Henry R. Greene, the real estate
p.nd insurance broker, who gave him
self up to the police last night after
a mysterious disappearance, has been
cued for $500 by Louis W. Hill of this
lty., Papers in the action were filed
jtoday In the common pleas court. It
fa alleged that Greene collected some
Recounts for Hill and did not turn
jpver the money. Deputy Sheriff Ab-J-iola
attached a safe, desk, tables,
t hairs, law books and typewriters be
Jongliuc to Greens.
'owns
onovaii
Leader
ana
Aggravated
Oaths Of Members
ting Pay And Mileage Show Purpose
Of Law-Connecticut Member
Quotes ViewsOf Champ Clark
(From Our Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Nov. 6 Congressman
Jeremiah Donovan of Connecticut was
warmly applauded by the majority of
the members present at the session
of the House, yesterday, when he re
plied to Representativ Mann, the lead
er of the Republican minority who has
been the champion of absenteeism. It
is believed that the member from
Connectieut got the "goat" of Mann
for the first time for he attempted to
reply to Donovan with composure and
ended up by shouting that the gentle
man from Connecticut was a slander-er-'of
the House and should resign.
On Saturday last, in a debate upon
absenteeism, Mr. Mann said that the
member from Connecticut did not use
good grammar and that he was ig
norant of the law relative to absen
teeism and in many ways was quite
Uncomplimentary. At the session
yesterday Mr. Donovan secured' the
privilege of the floor for a minute and
proceeded to read the law which he
had referred to in the debate on Sat-
urdap, and to (read a few extracts
from a Chicago Tribune editorial,
which were undoubtedly written by
some one quite familiar with the lead
er of the minority.
Of the debate the Record gives the
following:
Mr. Donovan Mr. Speaker, I will
read from the Jtecord of Saturday.
The gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Mann) the minority leader, has stated
that my grammar was like my facts
In- regard to the law of the United
States. It is true, Mr. Speaker, that
the gentleman from Connecticut's
grammar and the rules governing the
same are very few. .It is also true
that his vocabulary is somewhat lim
ited, but Just the same, sufficient to
express the thoughts in his mind.
I read now from section 40 of the
revised statutes' of gthe United States,
second edition 1,878:
The secretary of the Senate and
sergeant at arms of the House respec
tively, shall deduct from the monthly
payments of each-member or delegate
the amount Cf his salary for each day
that he has been absent . from the
Senate or House, respectively, unless
such member or delegate assigns as
the reason for such absence the sick
ness of himself- or of some member
of his family."
The only reason that is to be as
signed for their absence is sickness
of themselves or ' members of their
families. And ,Mr. Speaker, that is
the supreme law of the land, notwithstanding-
the great mind from Illin
ois to the contrary. (Laughter). It
is Joint action and. It must remain the
law" of the land; and I challenge the
gentleman from Illinois to dare to
repeal the act.
"Now, even throwing that statute
In the waste basket, it is still a viola
tion of the law for members to ab
sent themselves. No member here
can take away .the right of a congres
sional district to be represented in this
body except for treason, and any mo
tion or any act that One binds with
another In the way of a pair is an
illegal act, except for" sickness, and it
does not allow the well member to go
away. That Is the law the moral
law, the higher law.
"I have but two rules, Mr. Speaker.
The first is to tell the truth. The
other one Is to hew to the line and
let the chips fall where they will
an old saying of many years. I had
always suposed, being present here
for many weeks and months that the
member from Illinois (Mr. Mann) was
sincere in his maneuvers until the
other day, when either through bar
ter or trade, he fixed upon those whom
he allows to go without his objection,
which to say the least, is not hon
orable. "The gentleman stated on that same
day that he was not a politician. He
practically stated that he is the ablest
member of this body. (Laughter). He
has stated, when a reference as
made to another leader of the minor
ity, that that leader was not as alert
as this one, which means that he Is
the most alert. (Laughter.)
He is not a politician. I hold in
my hand, Mr. Speaker, a copy of the
Chicago Tribune, a paper of much
circulation, published in the district
of the gentleman from Illinois. It is
a reply to his political activity in a
way. I read:
Mr. Man is a gentleman of precise
attainments. He would know exact
ly how many pins were in a paper of
pins, but he might be in doubt wheth
er to "use them as railroad spikes or
bayonets. He is a marvel of minu
tiae. Like a Gulliver, with a head
full of small precise information, he
wanders through a Brobdingnag of
big ideas and sees only the buttons
on the shoes. He could tell the num
ber of seeds distributed by the gov
ernment in any one year or any ten
years: He would Know wnetner two
cents more or two cents less had been
appropriated for Peach river in 1909
than In 1911; he would know the cu
bic air space of the hall of the House
of Representatives, the amount of
grass seed sown on the White House
lawn, the ruling of the Speaker In
any case at any time, the number of
pages in any book in the congression
al library. In Lilliput, Mr. Mann is
a giant."
"So says the Chicago Tribune of
July 4, 1913. (Laughter). He Is not
a politician he says. He does not
know much about it, but he is a hard
working cuss. I read further:
"He is the same gentleman who
comes biennially to the Tribune of
fice with the somewhat plaintive plea
that the chances of his election and
therefore, of his continued usefulness
to the country lie in the discretion of
the Tribune. The flattery never is de
ceptive and the Tribune never has re- j
carded itself so far as the second con- 1
Minority
Debate On
Absenteeism
And Statute Cut.
gressional district of Illinois or -as the
uarmount influence in that district.
But the tart and aspersive Mann can
cringe a bit when an election is a
month off and when he cringes his
words are honest. Therefore, we do
not respect Mr. Mann in his error. He
is honest in it. We hope that, how
ever, next year Mr. Mann will have
the courage of his convictions and not rise is supposed to have been stimu
apply to this 'unscrupulous" newspa- lated by the belief that enforcement
per for suport. We would at least
respect him if he would stay away
from this office."
"The Seaker. The time of the gen
tleman from Connecticut has expirr
ed. i
"Mr. Mann. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that the gentleman
may continue until he concludes his
remarks."
The Speaker. The gentleman from
Illinois" (Mr. Mann) asks unanimous
consent that the gentleman from Con
necticut (Mr. Donovan) be permitted
to proceed until he concludes his re
marks. Is there objection? (After a
pause). The chair hears none.
"Mr. . Donovan.; I thank the mem
ber from Illinois. He is as liberal
with his compliments as he is with
his criticisms. (Laughter).
"If he were merely Mr. Mann a
paragraph might describe him as a
dunderhead and answer his felicitous
comment on the Mulhall exposure. But
Mr. Mann. is the leader of the Repub
lican party in the House of Represen
tatives and he expresses the sancti
monious horror of men who shudder
at the revelation and not at the thing
revealed."
"Now, in regard to hewing to the
line and letting the chips fall where
they will, '. I appeal to the gentleman
from Illinois to tell the truth when
he rises to bis feet and it will be the
truth if he will say that the most
aggravated case of absenteeism is on
his side of the House, and the case 1
have in . mind is that of a member
from New York. The eentleman from
Illinois has studiously and carely
avoided, noticing the- absence of those
on his side. ' There is another flagrant
case of absenteeism on his side that
received its just rebuke yesterday. The
case I have reference to is of a gen
tleman of the minority who sometimes
takes the place as leader of the min
ority In the absence of . the gentleman
from Illinois, and who became his
party's candidate for governor, and
for the first time in the history of his
state, the Republican ticket ran third.
I refer to Mr. Gardner, a gentleman
whose grammar Is always correct. I
believe it Is Bostonese, without doubt.
don't you know, and one of the most
cultured ones in the House; and if States Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley de
ynu look up his record you will find clined absolutely today, -to discuss the
him a stickler In opposing the criti- I
cism in his absence. It is Impossible
to criticize this distinguished charac-
ter at any other time except in" his
absence.
"I had thought, Mr. Speaker, that
this leader, to show his iinpartlally I
and to show his sincerity In speaking I
of those people avoiding their duty
would not spare a member because he
was tagged with the Republican tick
et.
"I received a note this morning
from one who used to occupy these
galleries and had become impressed
with the leader of the minority.
"Mr. Mann has an acid tongue. I
like to read whstt he says but I was
quite disgusted to happen on an ex-
pression used earlier in the session,
this peanut pimple' referring to some I
one, I don't remember just who. Even
Homer sometimes nods though. I
It was grammatical on the part of I
Mr. Mann to designate the character
of some one as a peanut pimple. 1 1
turn and leave the gentlemen the he has been approached on the sub
leader of the minority, to the pains ject. Looking to be In much better
and penalties of condoning "wrong, as- health than for years and admitting
sisting in violation of the law, as he
did the other day when he rose from I
his seat and made some Jocular re-1
marks, returned to his seat again and
allowed the members to depart, and
immediately hid behind the crammar
of the member from Connecticut and
claimed extenuation because of that. I
What a picture for a great leader, an
able man, many years here, to look
for an excuse for the wont of doing
right himself."
Mr. Mann. "Mr. Speaker I ask for
two minutes " I
The Speaker. "The gentleman
from Illinois aalca Inavn to niliiresi th
House for two minutes,
jection?" -
There was no- objection.
Is there ob-
"Mr. Mann. Shall not attempt to
reply to the gentleman from Connec
ticut, as he undoubtedly hopes I will
or to reply to what might by some
be called remarks concerning myself.
T tin m4 . 3 1 n 11. 1
House; or, if I do, I shall not make
"The other dav the erentleman from I
Connecticut stated that it was against r
tne law lor the House to grant leaves
01 aDsence except for illness or the
member or in the member's family. I ocratic National Committee, today, re
stated that that was not the law. , I eeived. cable despatches anouncing
.The gentleman from Connecticut I
stated tnat he would read the law to I
tne House. I have not in recent years
looked up the law upon the subject
but I did at one time and I am posi
tive that the gentleman from Connec
ticut will not read that law. He has
not read the law to the House; that I
dare say he will find in the statues a
provision directing the sergeant-at-
arms to deduct the pay of members
who are absent except when they are
absent for illness of themselves or of
members of their families. That is a
provision directed to the sergeant-at-
arms, wnicn has nothing to do witn
'Contbmed on P?e Tw1 I
OIL STOCKS IN
UPWARD FLIGHT;
MELON LIKELY
Income Tax Law Enforcement
Is Expected to Result in
Change in Methods.
LARGE SURPLUS MAY
BE DISTRIBUTED SOON
Sharp Advances of All Securi
ties of the Allied Com
panies Feature of Wall
Street Trading.
'New York, Nov. 6 A sharp rise in
the securities of Standard Oil Com
panies was the. feature of today's
operations in the curb market. The
of the income tax may result in an
early distribution of the large sur
pluses held in the treasuries of the
subordinate companies.
Standard Oil of Kentucky advanced
45 points to 625 during the morning.
Atlantic Refining rose from 655 to
690. Standard Oil of New York also
registered an advance and stocks of
foreign companies made minor gains.
At the offices of the Standard Oil
Companies knowledge of an approach.
ing distribution was denied but it was
admitted that the income tax might
work some change in prevailing divl
dend rates.
RAILROAD WANTS
SPEEDY HEARING
ON BOND ISSUE
Answer of Corporation Sets
Forth That Petitioners
Are Not Interested Par
ties. -
I ," Boston, Nov. 6 The Massachusetts
1 public service commission acted with-
Its powers in authorizing the issue
by the New Xork, New Haven & Hart.
I ford of $67,000,000 bonds, -according
to the answer filed by the New Haven
f company in the supreme court, today,
in the petition brought . by Former
Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley of Con
nectlcut and others in appealing from
the commission s decree,
The railroad company also contends
that the petitioners are not interested
parties in the case and that the com
pany was acting within the corporate
powers conferred upon it by the Con
necticut legislature.
A speedy hearing of the case will
be requested tomorrow by the rail
road's attorneys.
Hartford, Nov. Former United
prospective New Haven road, bond ls-
sue ln any or "s pnases ana would
say wneuer or not mere was any
lnlns new m lire situation.
RUMOR FALSE
OF DISPLACEMENT
of Birmingham
The wild rumor, . published in an
evening paper, yesterday, to the ef-
feet that Superintendent of Police Bu-
gene Birmingham is to retire, that
there are numerous candidates for the
position and a re-organization of the
Department of Police planned under
the Incoming administration, is today
branded as a deliberate falsehood.
Supt. Birmingham denied that he
has any Intention of retiring or that
feeling much better, he appears to be
good for a considerable time yet.
That the administration can not
consistently retire him unless upon his
request or on account of unexpected
relapse m neaitn, is shown in the pub
"shed statements by President George
b- Hill of the board of police commis-
sloners and Mayor Clifford B. "Wilson.
ihey were published in The Standard
official organ of the administration
uuiya.
ln connection with the same report
ana ln the same paper. Mayor Wilson
18 uotefl as wanning the rumor as
maae UP out or wnole Cloth and With
"absolutely no foundation."
"With Supt. Birmingham in much
improved health and having no In
tention of retiring, it does not appear
I that any "rumored" change is likely
to take place unless those In power
now want to go back on their assur
ances. !
McUODlbS Will Wed MrS
. Je Leiter'S Sister
"Washington, Nov. 6 Friends of Wm.
F. McCoombs, chairman of the Dem
that he would be married in London.
tomorrow, to Miss Dorothy Williams,
a sister of Mrs. Joseph Leiter.
OATH FOR OFFICERS
All newly elected officials will be
sworn into office in the Common
Council Chamber, City .Hall, Monday
at noon. Stephen Rharig, stenograph
er for the city clerk was busy this
morning sending out notices to the
various officials to appear and take
the oath of office. City Clerk. Bouch
er will administer the oath of o-ffir-.A to
aU officials which will be his last of-
filial act.
Mexican Constitutionalists
Want United States To Lift
Embargo On War Munitions
Pressure Brought To Bear On Presi
dent Wilson To Reconsider His
Well Defined PositionFur
ther Message Not Unlikely
Mexico City, Nov. 6. There was still
no indication here this morning as to
whether Provisional President Huerta
would make a formal reply to the
communication made to him by the
United States. The nature of the
memorandum is said not to call for a
reply other than compliance.
Opinion generally in line with the
unofficial information obtainable is
that Huerta intends to refuse compli
ance with the demands placed before
him.
Washington, Nov. 6. The, news that
Huerta would reject the American de
mands for his elimination was received
in official circles without comment.
Secretary Bryan had a long confer
ence with President Wilson and Chair
man Bacon of the Senate foreign re
lations committee was an early White
House caller.
Talk of lifting the embargo on arms
was revived in congressional circles
with considerable vigor. Some sena
tors have told the President there was
an overwhelming sentiment in Con
gress in favor of permitting exports
of arms to. Mexico. ' The President, ln
his address to Congress last August,
took a position against lifting the em
bargo. Many persons have been point
ing to him, however, that one of tha
alternatives open if , Huerta declines
to resign through the efforts of dip
lomacy, was to lend a moral support,
to the constitutiolaiists' ' movement.
(Constitutionalists here declare they do
not desire recognition of their belliger
ency, but only wish to obtain arms on
an equality with Huerta,
Although discretionary power to per
mit exportations of munitions of war
is vested with the President, some ob
servers think It unlikely that he would
take such a step without some commu
nication with Congress. That phase
of the situation- has given rise- to ex
pectations that President Wilson might
soon read another message to Congress
outlining the status of the negotia
tions with Mexico and making specific
suggestions for future policy.
Officials declined to say today wheth
er they had received any answer, di
rectly or Indirectly, from Huerta to the
latest demands.
Count "Von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, who only recently has re
turned to this country, had an engage
ment with the - President late today.
Although the ambassador came to pay
his respects, it was not improbable
that the Mexican situation would be
discussed. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the
English ambassador, returned to the
capital today.
The foreign relations committee dis
cussed the Mexican situation at length
and considered chiefly the question of
removing the embargo on arms. Sen
ators said nothing definite was done.
Government Supervision
But Private
Stock For
Two Democrats Join With Five Repub
lican Members Of Committee In
Drafting New ResolutionParty
Conference Urged To House
Action On Bill
Washington, Nov. 6 The stock of
the regional banks of the new cur
rency system will be owned by the
public and the regional banks will be
controlled by the government. The
Senate banking committee, today, in
corporated that feature in the admin
istration currency bill by a vote of
seven to five.
Senators Reed and Hitchcock, Dem
ocrats, joined the five Republicans ln
voting for the resolution despite the
protests of Senators Owen, Pomerene,
Shafroth, Hollis and O'Gorman, the
other Democrats. Jointly framed by
Senators Reed, Hitchcock and "Weeks,
the resolution was regarded by some
as the basis of a compromise between
the White House and Senators in con
trol of the committee. The provi
sion in the House bill to compel na
tional banks to subscribe 10 per cent
of their capital to the new system un
der penalty of losing their charters.
would be eliminated. If, after sixty
days, the public had not subscribed
all the capital, the banks entering the
system would be required to take up
the remaining stock. That was one
of the proposals in the Vanderlip
plan.
Control of the regional banks was
settled by a compromise resolution of
fered by Senator Weeks providing
that each regional bank have nine di
rectors, five to be selected by the gov
ernment federal reserve board and
four by the banks. Under the House
bill, six of the nine would be chosen
by the banks.
The action, today, is thought to
have cleared the way for an agree
ment of the committee and may has
ten, progress of the bill.
President "Wilson has been conduct- '
Battleships Ordered
To Stay at Vera Cruz
The "" battleships Louisiana, New
Hampshire and Michigan, of the sec
ond division of the Atlantic fleet which
were to be relieved from duty in Mex
ican waters upon , the arrival of the
four vessels of the third division, were
today formally , ordered to remain at
Vera Cruz. Orders were issued for the
armored cruiser California to remain
in Pacific Mexican waters although
originally orders to the Pittsburgh
were to relieve the California.
Huerta Is Determined
To Seat New Congress
Mexico City, Nov. 6. The purposes
of Generad Huerta were voiced this
morning by a personal aide to the pro
visional president. This man said the
President was determined to reject all
the demands made in the latest Amer
ican communication and that he was
resolved to seat the congress Just elect
ed. If congress, however, declares the
recent presidential election to be null
and makes arrangements for another
election, Huerta would be disposed to
abide by this decision and submit to
the people's choice of a man who
would occupy the presidency until the
auhrmn of 1916.
Federals Recapture '
Devastated Cities
Mexico Coty, Nov. 6. Tbe cities of
Montemorelos and Cadereita Jimlnez
and the town of General Teran to the
southeast of Monterey ln the state of
Nuevo Leon, all of which were taken
by the- rebels after they had been re
pulsed by the federal garrison of Mon
terey, were re-occupied yesterday by
federal troops," according to a report
sent today to the minister f the inte
rior by Governor Botello, of Nuevo
Leon. Much damage was done by the
rebels while the places were in their
hands and they burned and looted in
discrlmlnately.
Constitutionalists
Await Developments
. Eagle Pass, Tex., Nov. . Cbnetitu
tlonalist leaders apparently have halt
ed . their proposed attack on Piedras
Negras until they can analyze the im
port of American moves on General
Huerta. '
The numbers Involved on both" sides
in the military movement opposite
Eagle Pass are small because both
federals and constitutionalists have
sent a majority of their men to Mon
terey.
Ownership Of
Regional Bank
ing informal conferences with Dem
ocratic Senators over the currency sit
uation and many are urging a party
conference not necessarily in the
sense of a caucus but as a movement
to make the Democratic party spon
sor for the bill ln the form the ad
ministration wants it shaped.
Missing Minister
Of Stamford Is In
Chicago Sanitarium
Stamford, Nov. 6 Rev. C. H. Prid
dy, pastor of the Stamford Methodist
Church, who disappeared suddenly on
Sunday evening, is probably in a sani
tarium in Chicago. A message came.
today, to Rev. Arthur H. Goodenough,
district superineendent, to whom Mr.
Priddy had addressed his letter of re
signation, and Rev. E. M. Wiley, pas
tor of a Presbyterian church in the
west, to that effect.
The supposition here is that Mr.
Priddy left for Ohio to stay with his
mother but instead wandered to Chi
cago where he got word to Mr. Wiley
who is a personal friend.
The opinion is held here that Mr.
Priddy"s nerves were shattered from
his arduous work in the no-license
campaign a year ago and the excite
ment of attending the convention of
Methodist ministers In Indianapolis
undid the work of his restoration.
USED MONEY
TO KEEP UP
APPEARANCE!
V
Not In Wall Street Did
Greene Lose Funds of
Others
Travel worn and showing clearly
the effects of severe mental strain,
Henry R. Greene," formerly prominent
real estate dealer and business ma.n
under the firm name of Bartram ana
Greene, faced Judge Frank L. Wilder
in city court this morning on a charge
of embezzling $2,000 from Louis W.
Hill, trustee of the Hill estate. He
was unaccompanied .by counsel and
none of his relatives were present. -" y
testimony was taken and a continu
ance was allowed until Saturday.
Bonds were continued at $6,000 and
there appeared to - be little chance
that the amount would be secure!.
Police intimation Is that his shortage
may amount to much more, possibly
reaching $20,000. This has not been
definitely determined.
Contrary to rumor, his difficulties,
according to the police, are not due
to speculation or stock market, but
are the result of competition and bus
iness falling off.
He has been missing since Octobrr
21. He arrived in Bridgeport yester
day and late in the afternoon surrend
ered himself to Detective Sergeant Pe
ter H. Hackett of police headquar-
ters. Bonds were fixed at $6,000 bf
were not secured. 1
Since the trouble, Mrs. Greene ha
been seriously ill as a result of worry
and the former home at 1131 Nobis
avenue was closed.
STRATFORD LOSES
m BOOTH CAS
Judge Gager Refuses to Dis
solve Injunction Restrain
ing Town From Building
Highway. Betsy Boothe and others of Strat
ford who have been attempting to
keep the Town of Stratford from build
ing the Skidmore Hill highway on the
Boothe property, won a temporary
victory ln the superior court thi
morning when Judge Gager handed
down a decision denying the town'
motion to dissolve a temporary in
junction obtained by the Boothe fam
ily. The property ln question Is situated
on Skidmore Hill and adjoins ths
Housatonic river on the east.
SUFFRAGISTS TO
INTERCEDE FOR
MRS. WAKEFIELD
Hartford, Nov. . 6 That Hartford
suffragists are opposed to the impos
ing of the death sentence on Mrs. Bes
sie Wakefield, of Bristol, who was re
cently convicted of the murder or her
husband and that some of them will
probably appear before the board of
pardons to intercede for Airs. Wake
field so that her punishment may be
changed to life imprisonment, was th
statement made by prominent suffra
gists, today.
WHITMAN RESUMES
PROBE OF CHARGES
MADE BY HENHESSY
New Tork, Nov. 6 The John Dos
Investigating into the charges of Tam
many corruption made durrng the re
cent campaign by- John A. Hennessy,
was resumed, today, by District At
torney Whitman. The examination of
witnesses by Magistrate McAdoo was
set for this afternoon.
Among those cited to appear were
Eugene D. Wood, a lobbyist, of this
city and Albany and George H. Mc
Guire, of Syracuse. According to
Hennessy, it was McGuire who gave
him much of the information concern
ing the alleged "sandbagging" of con
tractors up-state to contribute to Tam
many campaign funds. The district
attorney has been supplied with a list
of 4 3 firms and individuals said to
have given Tammany money which
was never reported.
Wood, it was thought, would be
questioned about the reported confer
ence in New York relative to the
nomination for the supreme court In
1904 of Edward E. McCall, defeated
Democratic candidate for mayor.
HEAR ARGUMENTS
III BUONGMO TRIAL
The testimony of Joe Burinomo be
fore Coroner Phelan rrhlch the etat j
attempted to introduce before the jury
in the criminal superior ' court ttii
morning was ruled out by Judge Reed
after objection had been raised by At- :
torneys Chamberlain and Cullinan for
the accused. They maintained that
the record failed to show Buonomo hal ,
been warned his testimony might be
used against him.
When the testimony was finishel j
this morning the arguments coin- i
menced. Attorney John J. Cullinan, '.
representing Buonomo, was heard first
and presented the facts in an able '
manner to the Jury.
The arguments were still on at press (
hour. It is not probable that a verdict f
will be rendered before tomorrow. '