The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume], January 24, 1914, Image 1

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THE HAND OF FATE
Is Shown In
I THE MYSTERY OF THE
BOULE CABINET
Gambling, Marriage, Death,
Detection.
lie0irt Jmmttc
THE WEATHER
Bain, Followed by Clearing and
Colder Sunday.
VOL. 50 NO. .21
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914
PRICE TWO CENTS
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BOM) blows;
CONSERVATORY
INTO PIECES
Outrage In Kibble Crystal Pal
ace Attributed to Suf f ra-
gettes.
ATTEND ANT PULLS
- FUSE FROM BOMB
Footprints Show Perpetrators
of Deed Had Hidden to
; 1 Wait Opportunity.
Glassow, Scotland, Jan. 24 A. "bomb
outrage, believed . by police to have
"been carried oat by militant suffra
gettes, today -destroyed the extensive
conservatory In the Glasgow Botanic
Gardens known as the Kibble Crystal
Palace.
The great glass roofs and sides of
the structures were blown into thous
ands of pieces. Many valuable plants
were rained. A caretaker succeeded
in severing the fuse of a-second bomb
just before the first one exploded. He
had a narrow escape from losing his
life by toeing- struck by some of the
flying splinters of metal and glass.
Footprints and remains of food
found in the bushes 1 in the vicinity of
the conservatory indicate that the per
petrators, of the outrage had hidden
for some time awaiting an opportunity
to set the fuses , of the bombs. ,
Near the footprints . which were
those of women, a black silk: Veil was
picked up. An. empty box placed
against the wall of the botanic gar-
dens showed how the persons who
committed the outrage had entered.
Among the in.i- of the repast were
an empty champagne bottle and some
cake. . (
COAL SNAP TURNS
LONDONERS INTO
STRIKE BREAKERS
Hundred Medical Studants
Turd Coal Carriers to
' y. Supply Hospitals- 4
600 coal carriers are on strike in Loni'
don. was brought borne to the citizens
today by a eevere cold wave. The
men left work on Tuesday, demand
ing- an increase from 18 cents to. 20
cents a ton for loading coal. Their
absence from work, however, had not
been generally noticed as the weather
had been mild. . " . - -
Private automobiles, taxicabs, land
aus, carts, hand barrows and even
perambulators were drawn up in doe-
ens at the various coal yards where
the. buyers themselves loaded them
wittt coal with which ;". to replenish
their biis. About 100 medical students
dressed in white smocks loaded and
carted many tons of coal to the var-
' ious hospitals while hotel employes In
i gold - braided uniforms, chauffeurs,
fatigue parties from several of the
; regiments, tradesmen and even wo
l men were among those-working in the
i coal yard a. -
GAPTAIN IHARVIN
DEAD AFTER LONG
COURT SERVICE
Hartford, Jan. 24. Captain Edwin
EL Marvin. Civil war veteran and con
nected with the- United States . court
In this city for nearly a. half century,
died at his borne. No. 51 Gillette street,
thia morning-, of Brtght's disease. He
bad been In feeble health for a. long
'period, but was able to be at bis of
fice in the federal building until Sait-
. nrday of last week.
Captain Marvin was born in Tolland,
Oct. -8, 1833. He studied law and -was
admitted to the bar in 1858. He enlist
ed tn Rockville In Company K, Con
necticut; Volunteers, June 21, 1861, was
mustered in as first lieutenant and a
year later was promoted to captain
Shortly after the lose of the war
Captain Marvin returned to Hartford
and became connected with the united
States court as an assistant clerk un
der his father-in-law, Judge I P.
"Waldo, and in 1874 was made clerk of
the United States district court and a
little later "the United States circuit
court.
dge Ii. P. 'Waldo Marvin, of the
Hartford probate district, is bis son.''
RAILROAD WARS ON
TIPPLING BY HELP
Pittsburgh, Jan. ,24 It became
known today that railroads in the
Pittsburgh district are waging vigor
ous warfare against tippling by its
employes. J. B. Tohe, general man
ager of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie,
was quoted as saying that 4U train
men bad been discharged from that
road by breaking the anti-drinking
rules. .'
Columbians Advocate
Total Exclusion of
' All Oriental Peoples
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 24 The annual
convention of fruitgrowers of British
Columbia, today passed a resolution
unanimously petitioning the provincial
government to use every ertort to per
suade the dominion, and imperial, gov
ernments to adopt the policy of total
exclusion of all . Orientals. The sit
uation, they say. 1 becoming lntoler
REDFIELD BRINGS
CHEERING MESSAGE
TO NEWJAVENERS
Dispassionate Discussion of
Cabinet Officer; on Man
ufacturing, Conditions
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Private Interests Must Bow
In Obedience to Weal of
VHwle People v
New' Haven, Conn., Jan. 24 An af
firmative view - of business was the
key note of a speech- Secretary; Rjed-
field made . here today -before the
Chamber of Commerce. He praised
American ."' manufacturers for their
ready readjustment to new conditions
and declared that the flood of foreign
manufactures which it" was predicted
would flood American markets with
the passage of the new. tariff had not
materialized. . .
Aye, but you say, look at. the de
pression. ' Well; look at It,", said Mr.
Redfield. "Look at it sanely, without.-
passion and -without prejudice.
What do you see. .But before you an
swer let me ask a second question:
Where are you looking? Get the hori
zon big enough, else your picture will
be 'but partial and may mislead.
Where then is trade depression found?
In India, in- Argentina, in - Brazil,, in
Germany, in England. Where is it
least? In America! "Where ,1s- the
rising tide .from surih- depression " as
exists- felt first and mast? .. .Here,
n America. Leave aside the pitiful
parables of the prophets of evil -who
for political purposes preach national
pain. Look - calmly , at the truth.
America suffers from no disaster. She
is better off when the worst is said
than her sister nations. From, the
bottom, 'which it most was- not deep,
she had already Trisen far . and is ris
ing. There was Just ' cause for hesi
tation in that which has hap'pened in
the past. The reaction from 'he Bal
kan war, whjch, tiad tied; the purse
strings of Europe and shut down Its
mills, was naturally. reflected. here In
some small degree. ' ,
It was perfectly proper' that busi
ness men, whose output was affected
more or less by the new. tariff, should
give thoughtful heed how to. readjust
themselves to it. They would have
been foolish had they done otherwise.
Frankly . the- men wbo-rdreaded -'tariff
Changes most have said," and.;are i say
ing, that readjustments are over and
the8e' lou at j Jorsit 2nothing Jike
as bad as they' feared and' that . at Jts
best" isr-helpful. ; , - '' - .-;'; X '-jVyS?- ; f
Europe begins to see .--fts ,ray - out
of Its deep depression, and last .'and,
best of all you- know that.-ympathy
with au- that is finest - aod best ; Sn
business life and with ;; the - bighest
ideals- of. our industrial activities vis
regnant at the Seat of ' government.
This Is 'no ' longer the' day of doubt
but the hour of hope. r, 7 ; ;-
"Too much perhaps there Vhas been
the spirit on one side that -'what is,
is wrong,'; and the assertion con- the
other hand that .'what is. Is ; right.'
Big Business has ... often f ailed -to see
that its methods have aroused a just
popular resentment and that many
of its past ideals and i purposes were
impossible ' and Intolerable in a de
mocracy.; - .- t
j-"The men of financial, and corporate
power have had :to learn that: the
weal of the-whole people' is a supreme
law to which their private . Interests
must ; obediently bow.- The . business
conscience ; has itself awakened to a
realization of wrongs committed in the
name and on the alleged behalf of
commerce and industry and, will toler.
ate hese wrongs no more. ; Even the
men of might in finance are becoming
men . of light and leading in the neces
sary readjustments that are pending.
The business conscientiousness is be
coming less individual and more o-
cial. r-' ; , .';' ..-.,'- -.-.-.';
l , am not here, therefore, on any
errand ; to arouse . the business . con
science or to raise the banner of re
volt against Dusmess procedure, cer
tainly, not to denounce or to destroy.
The sense of iwhat is fit. the mwi-
edge of what f s due to their own hon-
jj, B www w n.etsuiy tt 1 1 v among tne
business community that when the
achievements of our recent discussions
shall have been finally wrought Into
law they . will be, in my . belief, not
louna wanting in willingness and pow
er .-'- to take, lip sueh further , work as
may remain." . ' -r.-
To Secretary Bryan, he "asserted, be
longs high credit for iis co-operation
with the Department of Commerce in
smoothing the way to business pro
gress in foreign markets. Mr. Redfield
spoke at length on new methods adopt
ed oy ' tne ; aepartment to bring busi
ness men in closer touch withTiboth
domestic and foreign trade opportunt
ties.
Four Seriously Burned
; In Cleveland Fire
Cleveland, Jan.' 24- Three firemen
and one employe of the M. & M. Auto
Supply Company on Prospect avenue,
were severely, injured in three explo
sions when fire -broke out in the plant
this afternoon. The injured are:- Cap
tain Thomas ' O'Brien, Oeut. Walter
Reid, , Fireman P. -J. McGlynn and
Frank Hull. The first three are mem
bers of the . fire department.. Hull is
an employe ; of tbe burned establish
ment. The loss was ' estimated at
$140,000. - - - - . -' :. ;
Former Senator Dead
Des Moines, Jan. 2'4 IaFayette
Toung, former United States Senator
and publisher of the Des Moines Capi
tol, , is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Mr.' Young is 66 years old.
M'ADOO IN LINCOLN
' Lincoln, Neb., Jan. '24- Secretaries
MkiAdoo and Houston, of the treasury
and agricultural - departments, respec
tively, and 'constituting the regional
bank reserve commission, arrived in
Lincoln today for a hearing on loca
tion of reserve banks.
GOETHALS IW
BE GOVERNOR
OF CAN At ZONE
.
Colonel Informally Informed
That Panama Job Was
His ,
MITCHEL BELIEVES
HE 'LL HEAD POLICE
Mrs. Roosevelt Said to Have
' Obtained Canal Builder's
Consent
New York. Jan. . 24 If Colonel Geo:
W. Goethals should (be offered the po
sition of governor for the canal zone
by President 'Wilson " he will hot ac
cept., " Mayor John Purroy Mitchel,
who has tendered Col. Goethals the
police commissionership; of New York
city, so declared today. . ..-'. ,
This is . the . interpreta-tton Mayor
John Purroy Mitchel placed today on
Col. Goethals. present attitude toward :
the police commissionership of this city
which has -been tendered him. ,
The fact that Col. George W. Goe
thals was willing to entertain under
certain conditions a proposal to ac
cept the , appointment as police com
missioner 01 xsew lore uty unaer
certain cbnditlons'is said to "have been
due to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, wife
of the former President, more than to
anyone else. ': , -"-'?- '("
CoL Goethals was first approached
on the subject by Mayor Mitchel. Mrs.
Roosevelt at once became interested
and talked with .Col. : Goethals about
the New York, police "department, re
calling Mr. -'. Roosevelt's experiences
when J b.e -was - commissioner.' ; -She
urged the Colonel . to reconsider' bis
determination. - .Mrs.- Roosevelt, and
Mrs. Goethals also discussed the mat
ter. Mrs. Goethals came to- New York
on the same -. steamship' -; -with , ' Mrs.
Roosevelt when ,the latter returned.
On her arrival in New- York, Mrs.
Roosevelt commvunlcated'with Mayor
Mitchel. 'y1 ;'-'-::.- ;;
The mayor immediately took up the
question with George W. Perkins with
the result " that Mr.-i Perkins,, went .- to
Panama, . returning yesterday -with Ooi.
Goethal'o .conditional acceptance.. The
conditions he named and which Mayor
Mitchel has announced ''he .ydll -make
every'arbrt ttf ieet, -IStlxat, a, , Jaw de
priving -the- law 'courts ' of the 'power
to review -.-ithe dismissal by he 4olice
commissioner ---of police officials be
passed. ' Another condition named by
OoL goethals was that he be retired
froto; the" army in which he has serv
ed 34 years. . -
The publication of Col. Goethals' letter-
drew,- from. Washington the .state
ment ; that It : -was th6 - understanding
that ' President Wilson had all Salong
Intended, to appoint the builder of the
canal-, as first governor of - the canal
zone. v. --;- - - ..
HILL CANDIDATE
FOR FEDERAL
RESERVE BOARD
(Special to The Farmer)
Hartford, . Jan. ,24 It became
known here today that former Con
gressman E. J. Hill of Norwalk ,is be
ing boomed for a place on the Federal
Reserve board, -which was created by
Congress upon the passage, of the new
Glass Owens currency bill. - j
,), Inasmuch as MrJ .Hill was one. of
the Ifiercest opponents of the measure'
and publicly criticised it while it was
-under discussion It is thought that his
candidacy will not be received with
any considerable enthusiasm " in
Washington. ; Mr. Hill is mighty close
to ;the banking interests whose pet he
was while a member of the National
House; v - '
ROPED FOR SAFETY
MISS WILSON SEES
SISTER OH MAJESTIC
'New. York, Jan. . 24. With a rope
about her -waist, Miss Margaret - Wil
son climbed up "the side of the White
Star liner Majestic at quarantine to
greet her sister, Jessie, who returned
from abroad with her husband," Fran
cis Bowes Siayre. Miss Margaret went
down . the "bay on the revenue cutter
Manhattan -with Iudley Field .- Ma-
lone, the collector of the port. The
sea was a bit rough at the time and
the rop (was made fast about her
waist o a precaution.
During the rough weather that the
Majestic experienced Mrs. Sayre was
thrown against the door of her state
room, wrenching her wrist. It was nec
essary to -carry it in a sling for a day
or. two, tout when the ship- docked., to-
day ehe was experiencing no ill effects
from the injury. s
JOSHUA T. BUTLER
SUED FOR $3,000
. Joshua. T. Butler, who has exten
sive real estate holdings in the West
End, has been sued by Louis J. Pons
of this city to irecover on a $3,000
note. The note was originally given
to the Bridgeport Trust Co., but was
endorsed over to Pons. .Four pieces
of . property , belonging to Butler have
been attached. The action is return
able to the February term of the su
fserlor court. .
SHELTON ACTS
AS BOROUGH TO.
END BIG STRIKE
Committee of Five Citizens
Named to Act As Inter
mediary Body . For .
- Settlement.
TAXPAYERS RAISE
f HOWL OVER EXPENSE
Strike Has Cost $4,800 . Over
Regular Poliee Appropri
. ation f : Beardsley
Would Railroad.
- "Guard."
- (By Our Staff Correspondent.)
Shelton, Jan. '24 Pursdant to the in
structions of the citizens of Shelton,
assembled in borough meeting - last
night, a committee of five waited on
the officials' of the big textile mills
of Sidney Blumenthal & Co., here.
this afternoon . to make another effort
to 'bring " about a settlement of the
prolonged strike of the . mill hands.
The committee was named after a
turbulent -meeting of the borough, at
-which, through the questioning of the
officials cognizant of the. conditions.
many startling discoveries were made.
Not; the least of these was that , the
borough already has spent- $4,800 in
addition to1 the regular police expense
of the community to hire special -po
lice officers at $6.60 per day, -while the
regular officers, residents of Shelton,
are -working for $3 per day. ... -Only
$800 of this extra money has remained
in Shelton,'., the (balance haying been
paid to non-residents, especially hired
since the strike. , r
The Committee of . Shelton residents
named to rwait on -the Blumenthal peo
ple this afternoon :- includes - William
Holmesi,-, the , ;. postmaster; -" Samuel
Beardsley, the " -vfrell , known Socialist
leader; George Barlow, -fcarden of the
b orough ; John B. Dillon, judge of the
Shelton town -court, and John Preston.
Though , the meeting was brief, it-was
lively. It attracted an attendance
that flooded the. town hell "far beyond
its - capacity, . ; - - people were ; jammed
In ; the . entrance : and -upon the i back
stairway, and the Vadjoining rooms of
the Bobo Hose company, held a large
number, who caught- the , speeches
through the-open: dflprs? , ;.;.' ..
ARMfUNDEr
CIVIL AUTHORITY
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German Imperial Parlia
ment Objects to Use of
Troops Against Citizens
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. Berlin, Jan. 24.- The German impe
rial parliament 'today iby a large ma
jority passed a. resolution . demanding
government, action to prevent the use
of troops against xdtiiens uzileas a re-
quneition be first 'made by" the civil
authorities. The action was taken-as
an-expression of the parliament's in-
dlgnation dn - view of .the attitude of
the military In . the recent -incidents at
Zabern, Alsaice. ,
Followng the adoption, tne first step
wag taken toward the enactment of a
law to (prohibit such occurrences ..in
case the government should fail to
act.
SHIPPING WAR
BENEFITS 3RD
CLASS TRAFFIC
Bremen, Jan.' 2. The trans-Atlantic
rate war between . the; German
shipping companies was opened today
with a statement by the North Ger
man Lloyd that its steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm Der- Grosse would be placed
at the exclusive disposal of third class
and steerage passengers.. These travelers-will
hereafter cross the ocean at
third class rates which will entitle
them to the same accommodation-saloons
and speed as are provided for
first class passengers. ' .
Medium Guessed Wrong
; J the Very First Time
Hartford, . Jan. 24. The autopsy on
the body of Leo Burnham, of South
Windsor, performed ,4a East Hartford
this morning-, showed : death to ibe due
to apoplexy, according .to the state
ment of Dr. Ernest A. Wei's, of this
city, whopenformed the gruesome op
eration. 'Burnham died .Nov. 2, : 1913,
after being ; found ' unconscious in a
swamp. It was given out at theNtime
that death was due -to natural causes,
but relatives became so inrbued with
the idea that he had met - with foul
play that they consulted a spiritualist
medium who, it is declared,; confirmed
their suspicions- and the result was
that the body was exhumed, Friday
afternoohy after being in the ground
nearly -three months.
According to the medium, ehe had
a conversation with . the spirit of the
dead man and he told her . he . was
struck on the head and robbed of $500.
The family declares that the $500 is
missing. - t-
The Massachusetts leglslalture is
considering a -bill, which would give
selters of girave-iSitoTiieis a Men on -thlr
wtajres similatr Ito that held by furni
ture dealers.
City Auditor -Keating Sou
Sh
an) Note
Creation
Tax Rate Of 17 3
Provide Revenues Of $2,274,860,
One Eigth Of Which Will Be
Absorbed By Debt Already Created"-"
Administration Program Al
ready Includes Additional Debt
Of $1,200,000 For Presents Year
The Annual Report of City Auditor Bernard Keating, pre
sented to the-Board of Apportionment and Taxation today,
makes an alarming presentation of ; the. city's requirements for
the fiscal year, 1914-1915- He recommends a tax rate of sev
enteen and three-tenths mills, but in order to attain this rate the
one mill school tax, which the city has immemorially provided
for school .purposes, is. ejimihated, and ; the - same amount is to
be raised by bonding in the sum of $111,000.
This proposed tax rate,, with the income of the city from
other sources, will raise a revenue" of $2,274,860. v
But this "sum does not include all of the expenditure pro
posed by Mayor Wilson's administration." ' -
The following additions are left to be cared .for 'by borrow-
:; -r - . Incineratinglant . . . . . . .Vii . .
; - 1 "Fire department, new buildings
-Land for new-park . . . . . ,;
r v New police precinct buildings J '.. X .
i iew sciiooi DUiiaings .
" ., These - sums are- equivalent to ;lah'V:'iiirease(pJ.?our'-;-inills
in thfr; tax: rate and would swell the? total revenue to $2,744,571
should the elector authorize the landing ; -i
strong .note 'of warning against dii; '!- T iJ i- ;
..' Some of his utterances upon this question are as follows:
' 'fWe woufdrnbt .be justified in bonding to meet .current expenses. It is
very easy 'to go in' debti but we should realise ''bha.t, every 'dbjlar of debt means
a drain on 'our current resources and -an increase In our tax rate to meet the
debt; principal and Interest - thus created." ' !- r.' - -
f With regard to bonding for the year's need 'of schools, . Mr. ; Keating
says:'-... - .v i -.
"It bas been the practice to appropriate a sum equivalent to a one mill
tax each year, for new primary schools It always seemed to me bet
ter to provide this money, by direct tax each year, than by a long; term bond
Issue, as I considered It more tn the nature of" a current expense than a per
manent Improvement."- . .-... .. . . j . v-. 1
Mr. Keating, In an exhaustive analysis of the uses to which the revenues
are . devoted, shows that In- the present year twelve" per cent the "city's
income will be required to meet interest and dividends on debt already iji be
ing. This debt amounts to $2,743,600, which, will be increased by. bonds, au
thorized but not issued, as follows: . . -V
. High school bonds to be sold' . C ....... i .. $250,000
Alms'- House, bonds - i . . ,
. . . -C r- .' ..':':."'..'-."'-:.-"
Total . . . .
' To care for principal, and Interest the sum of $2 72, 8 4 9, is required.
- The auditor says:' "While the debt of our city is small, when compared
with the debt of many other'citles, yet it is only from a .comparative. stand
point that it appears smalk - That debt cannot be considered smcil m reality
which requires -more than one .quarter million dollars yearly to take care of
it, or a. sum equal to. two and four-tenths -mills of the city's grand list, or
about one-eighth of the total revenue, of the city, next :year.
"I am no alarmist, but deem it my duty to sound a note of .warning.
We ough to be exceedingly careful what we bond for. Be certain that the
proposed measures are proper subjects for bonding, always bearing- in mind
that-there -wiU surely he a da; ol reckoning and that there is; a proper limit,
even for bonding." ' - - ' ' V.; '"'.- - ' ..-.'..'.".-.'..'' . '' :
The auditor expresses a preference for short term notes as opposed to
long term bonds. "It. is self evident," be says, "that the most expensive way
or paying a debt Is by means of a Ions term Issue of bonds, and they should
be avoided except where the ends clearly justify the means. " ' ,
The figures presented by the auditor do not take into consideration large
amounts of bonding proposed by Mayor Wilson In his message to the Com
mon Council. - . ' ; - . " - - -'''".. N .
These proposals amount to an Increase of about $1,200,000, so that the
total sums proposed to be raised by the present administration' this year, are
as follows: . , - - - - . V -'; .. ' - ' . ' -
. "From the annual revenues and bonding considered in the Report of the
auditor: .......... ... - f.'.J. . v . . . -. . . - i. . . ." v2,T44,571
Bonding proposed by Mayor Wilson . . . . - l,200,00O
x Total ...... .v.-..--:----"- - 3,44,571
In his- discussion, of the consolidation of taxing districts the auditor says
that the increase thereby arising in the revenues will be based upon -an in
crease of $5,000i000 In the grand list subject to the tax rate, but points out
that the additional sum, at the very best, will no more than care for the
needs of the outlying territory, which, through consolidation, is entitled to
many improvements. - . ',- ' f
- : The existence of further interest charges appears In the arrangement
made to pay the state tax. Two state taxes are already levied against the
city. The first is estimated at $110,000 and will be included In tne budget.
The second is estimated at $113,000, and payment will be eelayed, but
interest at six per cent must be paid to the state, until the obligation is ful
filled. "..'- ' -
If "the legislature shall continue to lay a state tax, as it undoubtedly will,
either the tax for two years must be met by a double levy, or there will be
a continuing six per cent interest charge..- ;.
Under the caption "Necessity of Economy." the report says, "No money
ought to be wasted by extravagances or inefficiency. We are trustees of
the peoples' money authorized to expend it only in an efficient manner and
to beneficial ends for the public welfare.
"At the same time our taxpayers should realize that If they demand big
improvements the money must be provided in some way to meet the expense
of them and . this means increased taxation, whether we pay as we go for
them, or borrow the money necessary for the purpose, for,, in the latter case
It means payment by Installments, with interest. f It is therefore necessary
to use the utmost discrimination in voting for measures involving large ex
pense and-see that only the most, meritorious are favored."
.."The appropriations recommended by me,"- continues, the report, give
to the principal departments of the city the following percentages of that
entire sum" $2,274,8j60.
., (Continued
Of Warnia
Of 6rea
- 10ths Mills Will
200,000.
, 74,000 .'
35,000'
50,000.
111,000 ?
$175,000
..jt. a f
....... $470,000 f
on Page Two)
giganst
ebt Berfer:
THE CITY'S FINANCIAL
PROGRAM
City Auditor Keating
warns against debt. .
Thinks ; schools - should
be acquired on pay as you
go plan, v
. No need of debt for
pavements this year.
Jebt already absorbs
eighth of income. . )
' New debt considered in
report, $470,000. '
Debt proposed by Mayor
Wilson, $1,200,000.
Tax rate proposed, 17
3-10ths mills.
Current revenue of city,
estimated, $2,274,000.
Proposed - debt to ,; be
created in 1914 $1,670,003.
Total revenue from cur
rent . resources - and 'debt,
for 1914, $3,914,000. -
BOY OF EIGHT
FATALLY SHOOTS
: YP ujifi;- vo wa; :
Lad , In Bed With Victim
and 'Didn't know" E,3
v volver Was Loaded
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' i Harttrd, " Jan. ,4. Mif Rose Xoack,
"2a yearn "of "alrevof "Guiiloi'tl, -is at- the
Hartford "hospital in a- critical condi
tion folowlng an wccidental ehootlnir
shortly after 9 ' o'clock this morning-,
at tbe home of her brother, ,E. A. Is'o
ack No.'24i Ltraeoln -street. Miss CNo
ack -was shot by her nephew, Harold
Noack, 8 years of age. '
The shooting j was . investigated by
. Policeman ; peter B. Gavan. who tfc-und
that it was entirely accidental. The
boy bas not been taken in charge by
the police.l She cwas in bed -when the
little fellow caime to her room for. the
purpose of showing his Fourth of July
toys, including a 32-calitore revolver.
According to - the story ' told the po-
lioe, Harold was In toed with Miss No
ack and -was pulling the trigger of the
revolver. Ignorant of the fact that one
chamber', was loaded with a 32 ."short"
bullet -which (struck her in the mouth.
It Sa believed to nave -lodeed some
where in the lower part of the W.i'n.
REILL3TS BILL PAS
HOtTSIi BYIBIG VOT2
Postal Compensation Fought ,
: By Dies of Texas, But
; v Pought In .Vaia
.. Washington, Jan. 24 -Representative
Thomas L. Reilly's amendment to
the . post off ice appropriation bill to
provide (for compensating postal em
ployes injured -in the line of duty was
adopted by the House yesterday after
a two 'hour fight by a vote of 99 to 9.
Reilly led the fight for the amend-"
ment and Representative Dies of Tex
as led the opposition. ' The amend
ment would give full pay for a year'
and half pay for another to (injured
employes and" $2,000.. to. tbe heirs of '
employes dying within a year from ;
result of injuries received in the line!
of duty. , i
The employes affected include let-!
ter carriers, rural carriers, mounted
carriers, special , delivery messengers
and post - off ice clerks,. The ' present i
law confers similar benefits upon rail- ;
way mail clerks, depot clerks and post'
office inspectors.
Representative Stafford of Wisco-n :
sin wanted to broaden the provision ;
to Include chauffeurs driving mail au- 1
tqmobiles. but Mr. Reilly said 90 per",
cent, of the latter are private em
ployes of : mail contractors and that .
the few chauffeurs who are on the
government payroll and really letter;
carriers detailed to .that duty. '
GAS POISONING
KILLS DAUGHTERS;
v : F.ATHER MAY DH3
Corona, L. I.;' Jan. 24. laniel Sora
han, a plasterer, and his five daugii
tecs, ranging in age from five to IS
years, were found unconscious from
inhaling gas this morning in thpir
home. Three of - the girls, Katie,
Grace and Madeline, died without re
gaining consciousness. The father and
the two others were, taken to a hospi
tal. '
NEGRO HANGED FOB
MURDER OF WOIXE17
Montreal, Jan. - 24. William Camp
bell, a negro, was hanged here today
for the murder of George Muir, of tlm
i city, on August 14. CajBTPbe.il
! wanted in Cincinnati Cor the mrurf
'of two women.
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