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VOL. 50-ITO. 16
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1914
erich tyo ce:;i.
IS -THY
King's Silence Tomb Like
When Asked of Break
With Warner
BRAINS AND PURSE
SAID TO DIFFER 1
OVER WHO'S WHO
Interesting Report That In
King's Absence Certain
Things Were 'Done" ;-
Should the brains of a political or
ganisation b worn above the pocket
. book, or should the pocketbook repose
ution and above the brains?
It to a nice question, which would
seem to be without any relation to
the practical tilings of lire. .but. m
it to Mir! to be the very ques
tion involved -'in a reputed quarrel
between John.T. King and pe Ver H.
"Warner. ;
Mr. King- is generally credited with
being the - brains of the political or
ganization which . looks out for Mr.
"Wamr"5 gas and fe-ater .company.
Mr. Warner- has . been generally sup
posed to be the meal ticket of the
said organization. r. -
Mr. King, it is said, went to Europe
recently. While he " was ' gone, so
the story goes, "Al" Lavery, Mayo
Wilson and Mr. Warner came out Of
their retirement, and began to do
things on their own account. '.
When Mr. King returned he found
as the rumor goes, hi3 own views pret
t v much discredited. Brains, accord-
' ing to Mr. King's friends, were in the
bottom of the political basket. Meal
tickets wereon top. ,
Whichever i.t was . that . happened,
something happened to such " an ex
, tent - that Mr. Warner appeared In
. print this - morning, with the follow
ing statement: j
"But as for John T. King and me
.nothing- but the grave can . separate
4 US.".
When this friendly though was
communicated to Mf. King, this morn
ing; with the view that he mi eat
respond In kind," he said:-"
7 1 nave notmng 10 say. r - - r
tt may have been imagination, but
t seemed as If , there was- a cold-
nesa in his voice.
Perhaps it was the coldness" of the
grave which severs,, political f riend
t ships. Then, again, it may have been
self overtaken with , a- great affec
. tion, is too overcome for . speech. ,
WIFE OF LAWYER
DECLARES ALIMONY
NOT SUFFICIENT
Emma R. G. Baldwin, who recently
obtained a divorce from Attorney Al
red C Baldwin of Shelton, appeared
before- Judge 1 Curtis in the superior
. court today to ask that her allowance
for the eupport of herself and chil
dren fee Increased: She is at present
getting $50 a month but she wants
, 9100. Attorney Baldwin says his in
come i not ' so great as before the
divorcA and he claims he cannot pay
, more than J 50. :- -.. --. .
Mrs. Baldwin testified that her hus
band told her in 1911 that his income
; was $5,000 a year. He owned the
: homestead in Shelton and also had
investments' In two sailing vessels.
Since the divorce the defendant has
Bold the barn and a portion , of . th;e
land surrounding the homestead.
TJpoa cross examination by State's
Attorney Roger Ailing of New Haven,
representing Attorney Baldwin,. - the
witness admitted that her former hus
band had lost two paying positions
eince 1911. One was engrossing clerk
- in the General Assembly, which paid
SZ.SOO a year, and the other prosecut
ing attorney in Shelton, which paid
S $500 a year. She denied buying groc
eries at the rate of $10 a day and
- charging them to Attorney Baldwin,
Che did charge some provisions, with
tier former husband's consent, but not
to any such amount. Mrs. Baldwin
admitted she asked Deputy Sheriff
Donovan to 'come to her house the
. iay Attorney Baldwin was expected to
visit the children. She was, afraid
there might be some trouble about
household articles:
Attorney Baldwin is allowed to see
Che tour minor children every two
iweeka. Mrs. Baldwin obtained .the
divorce on the ground of Intolerable
cruelty In 1918. Judge Curtis reserv
ed decision on the present motion.
TEARS FOUL PLAY
i IN . DISAPPEARANCE
i OP ELDERLY MAN
TVortag that foul play or an acoi
cient combined with the iirtense cold
tiaa proved fatal. Joseph - Xkaiwson of
591 Broad st ret bas asknd the police
o aid in locating George -S. Shcpard,
C5 yeans old and employed as a grind-t-r
at the Crane Valve Co.'ts pJant, who
he says has been missing since Jan
uary 9. ' He says that Sbepard, who
tuus been ftoardiing with him for the
f i&st two .years, gave no intention . of
Jeavtog and wore iiis working- clothes
rarbent las tseeo. Shepard is described
a being S feet S inches tail, gray hair
srwl gray mouseache. ;
Derby, Jan. 19 The 'New Haven
wrecking crew of the N. T., N. H. &
If. R. R CO.. was called from Tbwn
trs. N". Y- today, to replace a freight
Jar which left the tracks near the I
rfil station. The crew has been at j night's shooting affray, continues to
-jric la New York state since y ester- I live, reports from St. Vincent's hos
iBQ&lsC - . j pital Indicating that he has a chance.
w
victory r
SETTLEMENT
OF STRIKE IS
NOW SOUGHT
Sidney: Blumenthal' Expect
ed to Meet Committee
of Workers
HAVRILLA'S BEATING
MAKES HIM MANIAC
Shelton s Strikers Realize
Substantial Aid From .
i. Labor's Dance
(By Our Staff Correspondent.)
Shelton, Jan. 19 Officials of Shel
ton, Darby and Ansonia, the . mill
guards, the strikers and -in fact every
citizen . of the towns surrounding the
strike zone at Shelton, are looking
forward with the greatest anxiety, to
day to the result of the strike, confer
ence,; which is being held with Sidney
Blumenthal, present in Shelton today.
Sr sure are all those concerned that
some way of settling the present diffi
culties by having, as-ther . Farmer has
heretofore intimated. a committee
from the I. W-,W,- strik board pres
ent, will te f ound, that Secretary John
Kuzznoski awaits in Sokol Hall at the
press "hour intimations from Mayor
Sullivan that Sidney Blumenthal,
owner of .the mills-A bas consented to
meet ther strikers in preliminary nego-.
tiations for arbitrationj or. othei" set
tlement- '
When- it was learned, through Pro
prietor. Kennedy, lessee of two., local
moving picture houses tn Derby, that
the officials of the town had notified
him" the strikers could snot be address
ed there yeserdayMayior Sullivan was
Ihvitwd to :the"heaaqarters'of " the
strikers. where he va asked what
he meant: ." . - !.:
In all fairness- taiay or Sullivan point
ed out that the town of Derby; feared
rioting and disorder from the . meet
ings. ' Miss Matilda Rabinowitz, head
of the 3U. W. W. movement there, ask
ed v wher the strikers should meet,
and "when" It was pointed out to the
executive that more trouble -would be
brewed by public ' demonstrations in
the streets rather than in halls where
all heretofore - had - been quiet -and
orderly, the order was at once, res
cinded and the meetings permitted. '
It was leanred, today, that Alexan
der HavriHay he farmer 'who received
the terrific beating over the head a
week ago Saturday,, had .; yesterday
gone violently and to all appearances,
permanently, insane, as a result of his
experience. The authorities, yester
day,, upon learning from the Evening
Farmer: the extent of " -his injuries at
Griffin hospital, at once ' ordered the
re-aarest of his alleged . assailant..
Frank Finto, who had"- heretofore been
at lange under bonds of but $200,. end
though hia la-vyer, Alfred C r Bald
win, suggested NonKia or $500 for - his
rlease, -Judge DiliCSafter conference
with Dr. F. A. Eansset the 'bonds
at $3,0OW which up tf the hour of
press had not been furnished, though
momentarily expected. : -, - : -. i . . v
To a reporter for 'the Evening Far
mer, Dr. EJlmes stated that BDavrilla,
while apparently recovering his phys
ical healt4i, was hopelessly and - vio
lently ' insane, constantly ; crying: out
In fea.r. of his life: "Don't Ihit me
Don't hit me!" .
; As there is no adeq-uate quarters in
Griffin hospital, where he can longer,
be kept in a straight-jacket, as has
been necessary since yesterday morn
tag, '. the authorities have ' been ' asked
to aippoint a comimteeion to determine
his insanity, and commit him. to an
asylum.
As a result of the dance given by
the Central X.bor Union at Ansonia,
Saturday night, the treasury of the
strikers was today increased by $t5
A ball for-the benefit' of the strikers
is to-be given by the Slavish society,
on January 24.
One O'Brien Guard, named ; Kemp,
reported to have Inspired the beating
of Havrilla by the statement "There
goes the man who threw the rock,' is
today, said ; to have left Shelton, ac
cording to authorities who have
sought him to ascertain the facts in
the case. , .
Another factory employe, last Satur
day night,, is reported to have passed
through a most trying experience, and
probably had a narrow escape from
beating at the hands of a number of
strikers armed with hickory clubs.
Cornelius O'Brien, engineer; at -the
mills. Is said to have been on his way
home when a pedestrian noticed that
strikers awaited him at all thorough
faresThird, Fourth and Fifth Sts.
leading to-his home. Notification was
given the local police, with .the result
that O'Brien was conducted borne un
der escort and none were found to
waylay-him. ' 1 I
APPORTIONMENT -
BOARD ADJOURNS
After Mr. MacKenzie had accepted
the presidency of the board Mayor
"Wilson read his message. , The , mes-
ge was accepted and placed on file
for further reference ' by the board.
President MacKenzie said he would
announce his committees at the next
meeting of the board. On motion of
"William T. Hincks the board adjourn
ed subject to the call of the president.
GHCIKO STIHi HVES.
Orazio Ghuiro, victim of Thursday
JACK ROSE IS TO
MAKE BRIDGEPORT
HIS FUTURE HOME
To Lease House lln North
Main Street After Lec
ture Tour
REFORMER RENEWS
ACQUAINTANCES HERE
Shakes Hands With Several
TTiir, aw. to
. VU nA UVX mM. Jli ArJ .CU.'
dress at Theatre
"I.have always: Ihiad a, warm, spot in
my'heart for Bridgeport and J am
- coming here to live as soon as I have
completed a. lecture tour of several
weeks," said Jack Rose after his talk
to an audience of men1 at the Flaa
UlCU. dLUUSft LdlK.
theatre yesterday.
levee on the stage of the Plaza the-
atre. -Many from the- audience . who
crowded on the stage were old ac-
Quaintances of Rose who knew him
when He livmd ii lidimort -v,.
o.
"Phe fath. iTiR-' T -opkij in jrirfetenm
was more tham fifteen yeans ago," said
iiose. "In -this same tneatrBL .- then
called the Parle City icneatre, I was
"thje promoter of a prize fifct: I sun
astonished at the wonderful changes
4n this city and I believe that within
a few years it will be the largest city
' T iam booked jfoars. lecture itoar -um-
der X. ;M. C A. allspices through Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island: and when
Hia finished 1 am soing to install my
laaaiy in a , raiome . m unuEtJon. ,r
have been Joking at nouee to North
Main street ndl expect to take a
lease of it withtn a few Iays. , . .. :
fl (have many real friends in Bridget
port ana everyone i. inave met mfitne work- of the Bridgeport officers.
seemed eiad - to -etse me and shake 1
ha nds aigein."
Just then Detective Sregwamt Ed-
wana. Cronan .pushed - tihrough . taie
af wd -bnr ttio stage.
!BTello, A Ed," isald . Boss,; stepping
forward jnd eoctendlnig bis hand.
VHeltoi Jaek,'- replleii, ageaint Oo-
(nan. -
t , , , t .
-TJi&t's at X Sieairt .my - tei
stole anreTheuTdT
clock back,'but he ean't. . The .other
day my old friend, Art Krom, of Dan- J
hury, sen me a picture of myself tak-
with th Dammsrv (baseDaH team
when i wis Manager." . . r;
1 SevwaJ hundred men got on. the
stage and passed to line shook hands
with Rose and .'. passed . out : the -sWej
door - . .. i
Phe 'crowd otootrt Jiim finally -ot so
Mg that' the stage manager of - thel
theatre rung down the ourta4n.V A I
gentleman ; who ' . accompanied ' Rose J
came -with his overcoat and together I
they' went out 'through the ;srowd and I
on el side -"entrance 4nto a waiting I
taxlcaubj. A big crowd that bad gatlh-1
ered at the" ial ley in Middle street at I
the stage door, wiawed in the cold for l
more than an hour after he had gone I
without getting a gMmpse of ham.
TO SAVE A LIF
BLOOD-OFFERING
MUST BE MADE
Although the life of a fellow "hu-
man-being is at stake, and- one quart
of blood necessary to sustain that life,
after a 36rbour wait ince advertising,
none: bas yet appeared- at the . Bridge
port hospital who will consent to spare
the vital fluid. This is said by local
surgeons to be unusual, for the ordeal
tn t -nnT-mnllv bftalthv man' is but
slight arid-weakness for a space of j fnd keenest r iii Superintendent Birm
24 hours ? only results. . r . 1 Ingham's long career as one of the
Thought the utmost secrecy is main-
tained as - to the ' identity of the pa
tient, - said' to be among: .the ' most
prominent in Bridgeport, it is known
that the causes is probably anaemia,
and the transfusion will probably have J
to be resorted to by Thursday, at ; the
latest. . - ' v..- ;. - -
Both Dr. C. ff.. Godfrey, of 340 Stats
street, under whose direction the op
eration will be performed; and Dr. H.
XieBarron. Peters, bacteriologist at the
Bridgeport' hospital who will receive
the subject and test the "blood, main
tained absolute silence, upon the mat-:
ter today. . . : , .f.;.-
It was reported in medical circles
today that in the event of none being
found to submit to the operation a
well known physician, would respond.
FIRE TRUCK BUMS
AUTOMOBILE IN
ROUNDING CORNER
Damage, estimated at about $150.
was oaused to Henry A. - Pearlen's
photographic studio, Sll Stratford ave
nue '.today by fire, which (Started in a j
rear store room. An overheated " stove
pipe is thought . to ' have (been h
cause. . Truck 2 in maJomg the turn
from Middle street , into Fairfield ave
nue collided with a standing automo
bile, shoved dt ailon-g several feet, but,
according to. the report of the flymen,
State --police are - again - expected in
this city this week ito work with iChief
Edward . Mooney in ' the investigation
of three recent fires- , ..... , , . .. ,
Middletown, Conn., Jan. 19. Profes
sor .Wi-liard C. Fisher is very eeriously i
ill at his. home here from grippe and
is threatened with pneumonia, accord
ing , to a statement miade. this after
noon toy his attending physician, Dr.
Thomas Walsh.
Prof. Fieher is- running for mayor I
on the Citizens' ticket in the city eiec-
tion here, today.
STIRRING GUN
FIGHT OF YEARS
AGO RECALLED
-
Birmingham, Arnold arid
, ; Cronan Principals In
Desperate Encounter
DOUGHERTY GIVES
CREDIT IN MEMOIRS
I EPisode WMcl1 Showed the
StuffThese Valiant Of
ficers Had In Them
.rZ'Jl ",uJ',r
hi t..,. m. JZZ.-
- -1- , . ... ... innfiiyuo ft Q" Ife "i
yeggs in Bridgeport IB years ago, one
of the most brilliant coupes and des-
: V"f Da"les ln W18 "" '' J?"
I , ... . . .
..i ucla imciiL, 9 j eillltjU . 411' LIIO
memoirs of Second Deputy. Pollute
i Tota7 George S. Dougherty, of
-cw t"en onB OI xno mpst,ram-
ous f f" ne Plnkertons- Th chapter
relating to the capture of this gang
was ,puiisiiea - m yesterday's i JM ew
Tork Herald and the circumstances
I 81-0 well rememibered by Superintend
l-eno Police- Jflugene Birmingham
wi lyetecures ueorge i. Ar-
I nola Detective .Sergeant Edward
Cronan, Doorman F"red H. ilarco and
I several others taking part in the oc
I currence.
, In addition to Stanley, there were
James Curran, alias. "TrOy Joe." Jo
seph jVTcCajbe, aliaa John McAdam,
George Brown,1 alias "Milwaukee. Kid"
and "William Thompson, alias ''Sleepy
I John" in the gang. All were notorious
ana aangerous yeggs and gun men. It
was in this battle that Dougherty -be-
lieves he came nearer meeting death
than almost - any other during his
career.. Credit. is deservedly given to
Trailing the gang to Bridgeport tt
was believed, that an attempt was to
be made, to, overpower the night cash
ier at the, old car. barns and get away
before the day- force came on.' - The
assistance of the local authorities was
asked and - members of the gang " were
located on Airfield avenue and WatW
I atrut ti . 1... t n
1 " "'I'-, . ' i it it(SW i ui H.,
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Pf o f -f'
r;is". ZZ "l "1
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I vr p"ieu i . me
I "f vixe nu- oueii.un arug wore
-"teigs Duimmg now stands by
j Sergeant Cronan before, he realized
wna-t was Happening. Tne otners or
tne gang engagea. in revolver practioe
r ln tfte street and a desperate encoun
ter with the police -ensued, it -being
conaaerea miraculous tnat the bullets
- iauea to km or Injure those taking
part or the onlookers. Birmingham
and Dougherty, went after "St. Paul
Tip, . -the leader and a famous shot.
For, a time the.. . encounters, went on
desperately until assistance came an?
he was overpowered.
Captain Arnold
secured
Milwaukee Red," only after
another' desperate encounter. Super
intendent Birmingham assisted Dough
erty and also engaged in personal en
counter -with other -members of the
gang. : Commissioner - Dougherty fre
quently said that he considered his
escaping without injury and the cap
ture of the crooks was due to the
quick and nervy work of Superintend
ent Barminghaan and his men.
The capture of the gang resulted
in .38.' calibre revolvers of the , latest
type with plenty of ammunition : be
ing found on them. The revolver of
"St; Paul Tip," said to have been re
sponsible for bringing death, to a num
ber throughout the country and with
th.e number filed off on this account.
was presented to - Superintendent
Birmingham -in recognition of his
work In the ease, and is still at police
neaaquarters as a gruesome souvenir.
The battle was one of the most deadly
E'nown. ana efficient police com
manuera an tne country.
Commissioner Dougherty ,-oavs hlerh
i credit to the local department in that
they not only did efficient work but
did not flinch in the least in the face
of probalble death. It is known that
the . local principals received a stayi fl
ing offer later from the Pinkertons of
.positions paying, much more than giv
en locally, it is a matter of personal
record that the offer has : been repeat-
en a nomoer or times. .
" All - the -prisoners : ,serverT timo fnw
their offenses and only two have been
liberated. They are "Trov Joe -iuiii
"Milwaukee Red." i ., r-
DILLINGHAM HAS
REPLY FOR ROSE
Rev. F. A. ': Dii'lingham. uaeton- . of
the Unlversalist . Church . of tlh R-
deemer, When asked by a Farmer re
porter today if 'tie had anv reolv to
make to' the statements of. JiiA Rose
at the Plaza theatre yesterday when
aiscusea-ng the prevlouo article by the
local pastor, Bald; "I- Shave no reply
to make. ' Mr. Rose replied to my ar
ticle and I think tlhiat will be suffi
cient for the present time."
Rev. DilTingham had by - Inference
referred to" Rose as an ex-prize fight-,
er, ex-gambler .and ex-murder-plotter.
He ridiculed the local Y. m. -C. A. for
utilizinig- such methods to seek con
verts and sarcastically recommended
that if suich metthods were to be pur
sued the' T.' Wj C. Al and other relig4-
ious ' bodies ' should secure " Evelyn
(Thaw) and 'Hans Schmidt for- similar
purposes. .
Rose, throwing the mantle of char
ity over t3ie assertions, stated he did
not believe the reverend gentleman to
foe eijncere in ih.is statements, as
the
ministry wished to eave souils rather
thant oast ithe sinner from the door.
"Be Soehdthrift" S
Tax Board; "P
Can: Go' Into Li
COMPENSATION
CASES COMING
IN RAPIDLY
t
Commissioner ' "Buckingliam
Receives Notices of
" 58 Cases
EMPLOYERS MUST
REPORT WITHIN WEEK
Unreporte d : Accidents
Means Pine of $10Q May
- Be Imposed I. ,
Records in the office, of Compensation
Commissioner Edward T-; Buckingham,
show that in -Fairfield-county; --up-- -to
and including Saturday; there had. been
58 accidents reported - to, him under
the new compensation law. Of these
48 are bu( minor, accidents resulting
in the loss of. a finger, broken arm,
fractured leg or ribs, injury to spine,
crushed fingers' or injury to eye. Nine
are of a more serious nature and one
fatality, -though it is known that an
other will soon be -added in the case
of James- Bhanley, . killed by a train,
not - officially reported. '.
The .fatality -which will undoubtedly
soon be acted upon by the commis
sioner -is that of Henry Burhance,
the driver of a -brewery wagon killed
by . collision with .-. a trolley , car on.
Stratford avenue sear Union, ' two
weeks ago. - . . 1
Other . unreported " accidents' , are
known to the commissioners, and an
otmceroent fa made . -that under the
Jaw employers aiKreq-, to report
all cases jf injury to their help"rwithi
in a -week or become liable to a fine-of
$100 at . the -option of the commission
ers. .- .- - - -,-.' . . '
. Reports ofeuch accident' in factor
ies should be made, by those in- charge
upon compensation form . number 15
which can - be secured, at . the office of
the town clerk, or ' direct from .Com
missioner Buckingham. These reports !
will hereafter take the place of - those
submitted' to.: factory - inspecton to
whom tliey will later be given by the
commissioners. - .'
.It is stated that "in the cases already
before the compensation body, - in Fair
field county a reasonable time for Set
tlement between employer and em
ployed will be given after, which, the
power of the body will be invoked
and . a . regular hearing ordered, at
which the powers of the v local com
missioner rank with those of a - judge.
Subpoenas may be Issued, and orders
to produce all books of the corpora
tion, and witnesses may be issued and
enforced In the same manner -as that
now given the coroner or -other court
officer. ' - ; - '
, Although' compensation, does . not be
gin until after. 15 days subsequent -r to
injury, the. law calls for payment : of
one-half the average wage. "
Changes In
Organization
Announced
.,"- ' ;.''..-.-.
American Graphophone Co's
Executive Staff Increased
By Addition of Mr. Bene
diet. . --: ' v 'z..::,'n-'::-'
Announcement' .was made today of
changes in the organization of the ex
ecutive .staff of the American Graph
ophone Co., whose plant is one of the
city's foremost industries. The cele
brated -: talking , machine institution
whose wares have gone into practicr
ally every part of -the civilized world
is one of the busiest of our : local,
manufacturing establishments and its
progress is a matter of no little satis
faction to the people of Bridgeport.
The changes which are herewith ap
pended are effective today and with
the exception of H. G. Benedict ail of
those named have been heretofore at
tached to the local plant. ,
General - Manager- of Manufacture,
C. B. Woods. ...
-Assistant General Manager of Man
ufacture, H. A. Budlong.:
. General Superintendent of Grapho
phone Manufacture, R. L. French.
Assistant General Superintendent of
Graphophone Manufacture, R. R.
Meade. 1 - :- . ,- ,.
General Superintendent of Record
Manufacture, ,M. B, Xyle.
Assistant General Superintendent of
Record Manufacture, F. L. Capps.
Superintendent Bridgeport liabora.-
tory, R. H. Arnault.
Superintendent New .York Labora
tory! V. H. Emerson.
Superintendent Packing and Ship
ping Department, W. S.. Kerr.
Assistant to the General Manager
of Manufacture, ,H. G. Benedict.
" ARRESTED AS TRUANT
Charges of . incorrigibility brought
by Probation Officer C. W. Simpson
resulted in the arrest of 15 years old
James Conlin of 69 Laurel Court this
afternoon.
ays
ay For
m& Time
His Honor Would Prefer Paying 6 Per
Cent Interest In State Tax, Rathe :"
1 Than Pay It When Due Advice z
No- Appropriation For SeTer:;.
Pavements, Fire Houses, Bridc
Or Schools
AVlicn the Board of Apportion
ment and Taxation convened to
day, it received a communication :
from Mayor Wltgon, dexoandlnS
that the board abandon the his
torle; -financial policy of the city, ,
in favor of a. plan to go into debt
for every permanent Improve- ,
ment, of whatever naturieu
: - It was also recommended that ;
the. budget include hut one year's .
payment of the state tax, and that
payment of -half of It be delayed,
by an allotment' of Interest at six .
per. cent.' to the -state, the state .
treasurer having assented to thW ,
'omnK -..'".''--,rrk-Ty ' -
Jiy tliis plan the administration, .
it was thonsht by: those friendly
to it would be able to largely in
masethe number o( men em- :
ployed, in the polio and fire de- .
paruneats without making: an im- '
mediate perceptible Increase la v
tl)te; tax rate. .-. . ' -" . ;.. -
Some thirty more firemen might
he appointed, with fiftoeo new po- , ,
licemen and the gain that would
he temporarily made fey, eliminat
ing the appropriation for schools,
would be less than half exhaust
ed. .-' -iji- -'.-'.,-.'
. The school - appropriation this
year wWii'U bi-ing n trcmt $105,090.
The salaa-fcs of thirty firemen and
15 policemen would toe well with
in $45,000, iind iticre would re- -main
tome $o5,too whlrh to meet
thS -esijension "ot-iiliring"'majtty '
jtrfisswiii n.exit-Ts o tn lozxe on ,
pewijon and , installing others in ,
their, places . ,- - . v .-, , .. . :
I The . mayor reconxmenda going
into debt for all permanent pave
merits, including the.cost of pave
ments fire houses,scwers, bridges,
and school houses. -, . :,;' .. '
.' The mayor's ; communication
follows: , : . ;'.t. .. .
"I take this occasion to '; give you
my views as to what,, in " my :, opinion,
should be the financial policy- of our
city; rnot only for this, year but for
succeeding years. . c
- '"It must ibe bprne in mind that
Bridgeport is increasing in population
at a very rapid rate, and consequently
the. number of small--property own
ers,, as. well, as -large industries, is pro
portionately increasing and. the city's
financies should :be-so, regulated as to
work - no- undue' hardship on"-either,
or 'be -a deterring factor in our growth.
- "I -firmly believe -: that ; current or
running expenses .of! the various de
partments : should. :;.be . met by direct
taxation; .and. that "projects which, in
their-very nature;' are' to; last' for a
term of years, should be provided for
J by a note -or bond issue - the : term of
which should be -commensurate with
the life of the object.- - ' -
"Iaauifig notes or bonds of a, serial
,nature recruires . that your honorable
board shall make provision to pay off
a certain - amount of . such indebted
ness annually;, only - bj". adhering to
STRIKERS TIE-UP
D, & K. RAILROAD
Mere Than 5,000 Men Quit
Work , to Obtain Rein
statement of Comrades
Albany . Jan; . 19. A. dispute over the
discharge of two employes by the Del
aware & Hudson .Railway led. to a
strike today which tied; up .the entire
operating end of the system. About
5,000 men. It is estimated, went out.
Only shop workers and office em
ployes rremained on duty. Reinstate
ment of 'She disohanged employes with
full back pay was the only union de
mand. .. '
Only 'brains scheduled to leave ter
minals before 5:45 a. m. started their
runs today. The telegraphers. Includ
ing . signal . men,' lefk their keys shortly
before noon after disposition of every
train -was made. : : . ..
' The last train to arrive in Albany
with a union crew readied here at
9:50 o'clock from Binghamton.
NO TICKETS SOLD
Rine-hamton. K. Y.. Jan.. 19 At 5:54
o'clock this morning, 175 employes of
the Delaware & Hudson company in
this vicinity left their positions, ty
ing up the terminal of the road. All
efforts to operate trains from- this end
were abandoned and orders were giv-.
en the ticket agent not to sell tickets.
TRAINS WILL OPERATE
FOR CARRYING MAILS
Scranton, Pa., Jan.: 19 The .Dela
ware & Hudson Railroad tie-up today
is complete. " On the Pennsylvania di
vision from Nineveh, 'N. Y., to Wilkes
barre, 2,200 men are, out on strike.
- If . any trains are run during, the
strike they will be those that carry
the mails. No attempt will be mada
to move passenger trains. The strike
LU61VL1
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Not
this method can there ibe -a. f;'v fen
equitable distribation of the btrrdBm'
to the taxpayers.' This 4a merely t..
application" of the same "business iprla
clples to municipal - affairs that your
gentlemen employ in your daily enter
prises and -that .. the average dtizesx,
has taken advantage - of - in eioeurtes?"
his home.' To' tlia end therefore, I
would recommend that such, amount
as you deent" advisable to expend for5
sewers, ' paventents, (other than iwt-ter-bound
macadam), schools, fire en
gine houses, and bridges, be raised :t"T
issuing serial notes or bonds therefor,,
to be' apportioned through a terra ,"
years to be determined by youj board
and. the board of aldermen.-
- "X . would f urther recommend that
th' customary, one' mHl tax which, has
been set aside for new school house
and sites, and which t the Board cf
Education advises me is entirely in
adequate to1 meet the present flay
needs of said board, be not laid for
this purpose, but that ample provision,
be made in the manner above out
lined. . ' f ' . ' ' . -.
"You are undoubtedly cognizant f
the fact that the last General Asses-rn-
bly levied a State tax of one mill o i
the grand lists of all cities and tou n;
for the years 1913 and 1914. This
tax was levied several months after
your board had adjourned and th
1913 tax was due and payable Novem
ber 10th, ; last; and the tax for 1914
will be due November next. To pro-
Vide the .-ntxiessary -tw mm tax for
ISIS' and -1914 at this, time, '. meet
said, objigatioij,. would require the set
ting aside. of 4. large ; sum of .money,
namely; ;one, rnJH . tax on . the present
grands list..:for, several; months prior,
to the date when ' said ! tax becomes
due.?' .' .','-'. .-' . . v. -
"After some -correspondence and a
personal' interview with the State
treasurer, ' I am glad ; to report tba-t.
if -the eit-y is willing to pay interest
on said tax -at the rate of six per cen
tum, from . November 1 Oth, 1914 to
April lst, -1915, 4t' w11 only be neces
sary to provide tlJs year for the pay
ment of theope mill tax due on the
grand list 'of: 1913.'"" This arrangement
in my opinion is far preferaWe to levy
ing" a two mill tax. at the present time
and . I believe:-the:'public -at large will
appreciate' and approve 'thisl meth od
of paying., the State tax." :'
I The board was . met "at 2:15.' There .
was but one nomihatlon ,for the posi
tion of president; that, being Angus H.
MacKenzie, whose names was put
forth bySlgmund Loewlth and second
ed by .William. P. . Kirk.. ., Mr: I.oewith
made a- motion that the clerk, Alexan
der, Robinson, cast one ballot, which
was done and Mr. MacKenzie declared
elected.. .' '. ;-'
The new president then made a
short ' speecb of acceptance in which
he thanked the members for the con- i '
fidencei reposed in him and promised
to give his best efforts 'in tli beusiness
of the'pffice. , He asked for the hearty
support of those associated with him.
will mean the shutting down of about
30 coal mines operated directly by the
Delaware & Hudson Company in the
Lackawanna & Wyoming valleys and
upwards of 20 other corporations
whose product goes out over this rail
road : In' all , affecting at: least 3,000
men ln the mines. . -x
- Charles E..' Burr. acting general su
perintendent of the entire system, left
here today for New York to. meet of
ficials. ;pf the . company for a confer- .'
ence. -: - ' - '"- ; -
FEDERAL MEDIATOR
SEES UNION LEADERS
- New , York, Jan. 19. G. W. W. Han
ger," of the federal board of mediation
and - CcjiiCiliaiUan, held a conference
this morning with C Si Sims,- vice
president and general xuaraaiger of t he
Delaware & Hudson Railroad, and
then left for 'Albany to see union offi
cials. .. . - c
"As I have only talked with parttes
to one side of the coaitroveinsy," said
Mr. Hanger, "I cannot eay that any
progress has been znaide."
Anvnn nnpnuQ
fill I Ufi hiiLiLU
GOr.ir.llTTEE TO
INVESTIGMi
A committee which gives represent
ation to neither ; Democrats, Socdal-
4ts, or to the - tabor movement, was
announced today by Mayor Wifcjn,
to "investigate" .the commission form
of government Tine comniittee con
sists of Samuel E. Vincent, George B.
Hill, Frederick A. Bantlefct, John A.
Xieonard, Harry DeLoea ind F. W.
Bolande. ' All are-- Repi-V.ica.n3, sa.
Mr. Vincent, who is a Progressive.
Hearing that his name was af'ixed
to a personal tax warrant, Herma it
Reich of 887 Broad street, gave h:-
self up at police headquarters XStis t -tcrnoon.
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