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You Can't Unlock the Mystery,
" Until the last line of
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The FARMER Every Day
THE WEATHER
Cloudy, Probably Snow
VOL. 50 NO. 60
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.WEDNESDAY,MAItCHll, 1914
price two cents
PROTECTION OF
FOREIGNERS IS
FULLY ASSURED
Gen. Carranza Promises to
Safeguard Lives and Prop
erty Interests
A '
INSTANT RELEASE OF
AMERICAN PLEDGED
.Bryan Renews His Demand
for Punishment of Ver
; gara's Slayers - ,
"Waehinirton. March 11. Consul Sim
, pica, at JoeraJes, reported to the state
department today that he had assur
" ajroes from Carranza. that Uvea and
properties of Americans and other for
' eignere would he protected and that
all molestation of foreigners would be
' avoided -throughout the Nogales dis
v trict. ' i . .-"
Carranza issued the orders upon
Consul Smxpich's notification, , under
Instructions 'Ifrom - Secretary Bryan,
protesting-, against rebel depredations
on George Beveridge's ranch and the
- Gajiahl Hacienda, in the .asfogales dis
trict. Carranza has father promised
that there shall .be no more assaults
like that on the son of SUaS King at
Coaeo. ' - -
The - Immediate release of an Amer
ican named Byrd, .at Tampico, was
promised. .- - ' -' " '
No new reports have been received
"at the department' on .the Benton,
Baoch or Vergara casta. -
Secretary Bryan. who last night re-
newed his demand, for the punishment I
twlav he
would continue to transmit to Charge
0"Shaughessy all the evidence gath
ered in that case. ' , . ."" "
y , George Rutledge, SSeifcan . north
western railroad superintendent, ' for
, whose whereabouts inquiry had been
made at -the state department, . was
safe and well at Juarez yesterday ac
cording to report from 'Consul Ed
' wttrda. ' ''' ' ,;, . v ;
Gen. Felix Diaz Has
; Plan to Bring About V
.Peace for .Mexicans
"Washington, March 11 General " Fe
lix Diaz, the man who helped . Huerta
overthrow Madero and later fled from
'Mexico under protection of the "Unit
ed States, ' returned here today with
ft party . of Mexicans . and Americans
Interested in Mexico. They prepared
to issue,- a statement of their .purposes
later in the day. From swfikt was
toM the' Senate foreign relations, com
mittee last -week 0y Pedro Del Vilar,
who Accompanied Diaz, the purpose of
the Diaz adherents is to restore peace
in Mexico by a plan that wouloV-rar-
cgnize , neither Huerta, - Carranza 'nor
vnia. . . ;
The members of the . party today
accompanying . Diaz denied - that 1 they
wished the help of the United Stt tes
Jn an armed revolution. They said
they did not Know whether they would
appear , bef ore the cormmittee again
or -concentrate their efforts on., get
ting a hearing' at the state depart
Inent. -- ; . ' . . 'v -
2,500 Rebels Caught
In Federalist Trap;
; Only -25 Win Safety
VfeNTogales, Aj-lz., March 11 Caught in
m. Federal death trap, a force of 2,500
rehels, attacking Mazatlan, were lit-
fcraDy cut to pieces toy the 'Huerta
troops, according to dispatches which
today caused consternation in the reb
el reserve ranks at Nogales, Mexico.
Only twenty-five men of - thft 2,500
led by General Juan Carrozco are said
to have managed to escape, and today
are trying to get back to General Car
ranza s main f orces. '.'.-'''.
General Carrozco led his army Into
the suburbs of ffie city and endeav
ored to storm the strongholds of the
Federal forces who had long been
besieged there. , ' . "
But the Huerta leaders had' made
preparations for Just . such an emer
Bency. ' They had placed their forces
od intrenched ; themselves in'suh
fashion as to get the. attacking army
Into a trap. When they were ready
, they sprung It. . , , 1
Shot was poured into- the panic-
jttricken ranks of the rebels and they
rent down by hundreds. Those who
rare taken captive were promptly put
to death.
COLQUITT DlEFIES
WiLSOII AIIB HIS
ADMIKISTRATIOII
JTexas Goveftnor Declares He
Proposes to. Protect Citi
zens of State.
3?ort Worth, Tex., March 11 Gover
nor Colquitt, addressing the Texas
Cattle Kaisers - Association - here said:
"I defy any authority on the facei
pt the earth, Washington included, to
. prevent me-; from protecting our citi
zens along the border. .
"It is only the inherent - right of
elf -defense. Whenever the situation
demands will deal directly with
Mexico In righting wrongs and not
wait for the Federal .government,
which seems to stand ill fear.
.', "You' can't expect the United States
soldiers to cross the border for thieves
nd murderers, oh, no;' b't the 'Texas
Rangers can do it. The Federal gov
ernment has not once, assisted any
citizens along the . Rio Grande when
they appealed for aid, except when
Cwntlnued on Page 2.) . -
Judson Makes .
NeWi Complaint
Against Mellen
Gives Papers to Clerk, Who
Will Submit Them to Judge
Tuttle Later Today ;
MELLENfS COTNSEL
j OPPdSESRECEPTION
Latter: Refuses to Divulge
Nature of Document Until
Court Passed TTpon It
State's Attorney Stiles Judson today
handed to the clerk " of the . Superior
court his amended complaint . in the
Mellen
The clerk declined to formally re
ceive the -document as a. matter -of
court record ".until he had first 81
mitted the papers to- Judge Joseph.- P.
Tuttlei.' v - '. " ' ' -
Counsel for, Charles S. Mellen, ior-
mer president of the New Haven road,
who is .still under arrest charged with
manslaughter Jn . connection with, the
death of the several persons killed! in
the New -Havn road wreck at "West
port in . October, J 9 1 2, ; have entered
their objection to the reception of lie
complaint in ;its amended form. ;
The clerk tsaid that he would not;
allow 'any one - to see. the( amended
complaint until ha had first submitted
it "to the court- which lie expected 'to
do as soon as the court: took a" recess
this afternoon." .-- . ,
Mrl Judson refused, to discuss '.the
case iniany . of its 'phases "with the
newspaper reporters.
Counsel for Mr! Mellen beyond sar-
ing they i intended to oppose the re
ception' of , the amended complaint
iwould,t not -discuss " the case.: Judge
Tuttle on Tuesday gave a decision sus
taining - the - demurrers of - counsel for
the accused in which the, alleged de
fects In - the state's case was (pointed
out. It is understood that the state's
attorney-' has sought : to. cure these
defects ' in - his amended complaint
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SAY BORINO GOT
oOME EASY MdllEY
Loal Politician Tried Before
Jury for. Obtaining Funds"
Under False Pretens3S -
Ralplx Borlrio, xwell known: in local
political circles, ' was arraigned before
Judge Tuttle and a Jury- this 'morn
ing on the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. ; Ik- is alleged
that he went to Anto-nio Palladino and
got money r by saying he" could make
loans at 15 per cent, interest..' . Palla
dino declares Borino got coin on four
different occasions. '
The eccused at' one . time mentioned
a city hall; omcial who would pay 15
per cent. Jnterest- on - a ' loan of - $150
and i3 also alleged lo thave said he
could loan S200 to George Mara at the
same interest. The state claims Bo
rino did not make : these - loans.' but
kept the money " in his own pocket. It
is . admitted, however, that he paid.
ruuuuinu suae uiierest, -
The trial, had not ' been finished at
press .hour. , ' . - - : . '
SiEifiELJBAtlit-ISr
BEFORE GRAND JUBY
New York, March 11t Indictments
charging grand ' -.larceny and yiola-
tioris of the banking laws were expect
ed late today- from the grand jury that
is Investigating.-, the .management , of
the Henry Siegel & Co. private- bank
which was conducted as a- part of one
or tne siegei aepartment stores. .
iSo sure was the district attorney's
office -that, the, indictments would .be
found before night that detectives were
sent out to keep watch on the men
who, it is said, v will toe named in the
indictments. - .'; ;
The Jndictment charging, grand lar-
. ceny will eal, it was .said, . with the
'borrowing of , $3,000 from the National
Bank of Commerce on May It, 1912.
laJse statements, it is alleged, .were
'made in order to secure this amount.
The indictments for violation of-, the
banking' laws will allege that persons.
connected with the (bank- accepted de
posits when'they knew the" hank to be
Insolvent. v .' . . : .
Miss Bullard and
Mr. Mitchell to Be ';r:.
' " Married Tomorrow
. . .- .
Miss Jeanette Bullard, daughter of
Augustus H. Bullard, of the Bullard
L Machine Tool Co., and Mr. Everett
Mitchell, will be married tomorrow.
Mr.. Mitchell is conencted 'with the
Mitchell- Dairy Co. XMiss Bullard's
father Is . secretary and treasurer of
the Bullard Machine Tool Co.
Says Dog Hit Her
Without Saying Word
"Without saying a word the dog
jme right up and bit me," said Mary
Brady of Norwalk when testifying in
the common pleas j6urt this "morning
in the suit (brought against Victoria
Brenneneein of Westport. The dog's
name was Prince, and Mary claims he
bit a chunk out of her arm. She wants
$1,000 damages. The trtJuble occurred
in Westport, August 29, 1913. At! press
hour the testimony had not 'been-fin
ishecL
BALDWIN SAYS ;
STATE EXPENSE!
IS TOO HEAVY
Governor Believes Common
wealth Should Live With
. h in Income' ' . ;
PLEASED BY TOWNS'
-A ; ENDORSEMENT
Borrowing Money for Tern
porary Improvements De-
V-' Relaxed a Detriment
' Hartford, Maroh, .11. The reply of
Governor Baldwin to the resolution
adopted at a , recent "Ldtchfleld town
meeting endorsing the stand taken by
the governor for an economical ad
ministration of the state moneys, "was
made public ' today. ; The letter, which
is addressed to George: H. Hunt, town
dark of JLrttchfield, thwgh whom the
resolutions were forwarded. Is. "as -follows:
i; '; "' ' i '-. . :
--"Dear Kir: , Mr execu-tiv - eecretary
has, I -believe, acknowledged the e
ceipt of your letter of March 4th, with
its encfosure. 1 . - ' L ' ' '
"I am glad that the flaxipa-yers of
our towns have taken rp the srubjeet
of our state finances in earnest. ; .Any
private corpora.tion acting as our' state
iias done, would be- in, thankruptcy or
close to it- ' - ' a . 5 "
'TVe know very well about what our
current income will be from -year to
year. During the last three years it
has varied little -from fire and a half
millione. ' It f61Iows- tnat our current
expenses' should not exceed- ftye and
one-half millions. " ' .:" -
i "Instead of that, in the year dosing
September 30th,-1913,' our ordinary ex
perrses were -over nine millions.
"The greatest item qf expense' was
that incident', to the maintenance astd
extension of state highways, or .state
aided - highways. For the year ending
Sptemiber 30th; 1910." this amotrnted tp
$1,200,000." xThe, next year It rose to
$1,585,000. The pext -year : to - was
brought back to a. slightly ; smaller
sum, $l,"453,O0O. ' The last Sear . ending
September 1, 1913, it rose to the enor
mous Sam of 33,493.000. . '
"Gooa roads are wood: tShings. Jbut for
I a, state with an .income of j five and
one-half millions .to' spend .tnree and a
half to -Secure them is ,e?t ofa.ll pro
portion. It was, however, with some
difficulty andi by Intimations that the
veto mright "be resorted to that I - kept
the appropriation down ifor the .high
way -department, at -the Jgurt named.
There was strong pressure to issue a,
series of. highway ibonas involving ex
penditure, of millions more.
"The taxpayers whom you represent
are, I have ho doubt, satisfied that it
is -bad policy to borrow money for
temporary uses.i Long time highway
bonds' eught never to toe issned in my
judgment except for such construc
tion worts as will remain in a. condi
tionT for use when the homds mature.
The great bulk of whatever is spent
on highways will' toe for what does not
thus endure. 7
'Thanking the taxpayers of Litch
field for their kind, words of approba
tion, I cum . v.-. -' - .
''"Yours very truly, . ; ' -
- . .; SIM330CSI'EL BALDWIN."
REBUTTAL . BEGINS
III KOEHLER TRIAL
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Sensational Developments
May Follow Search of De
. . ... - - - .- .
partment Records
New "London; March 11 Major An
drew Moses, of the" New London ar
tillery district, who testified to : the
high character of , Major -Benjamin
Koehler during, the defense in the. lat
ter"s courtmartial at , Fort . Terry on
charges of immorality, was recalled
to , the . stand- . this morning by the
prosecution in rebuttal. Major Moses
reiterated his- previous - testimony of
an acquaintance with the accused offi
cer of 20 years' standing, since their
graduation from West Ioint and of
his knowledge of the officer's exem
plary conduct. "
Captain ' Charles'. N. Eglise, master
of the transport. General J. M. Bran
nan, was also called to the stand by
the prosecution' in rebuttal, as were
Sergeant Gilbert '.and several others.
Five sergeants from Fort Caswell,' a,
C., "arrived Tuesday eyening-and will
fee, ea-yed: as 'witnesses.; The. court
martial is expected to occupy about
two, days -longer. .- - -. :
Sensational developments - are ru
mored as likely to follow a research
now .being made among "the records
at Washington. . . . - . .-
ISAAC W. HAWESV ""
TRJALtJONTINUED
'UNTIL NEXT WEEK
- The trial of ' Isaac W. Hawes, the
wealthy Milford motorist charged
with responsibility for; the , death of
Miss Alma Best, , has been continued
until next Tuesday. He was schedul
ed to be arraigned before Judge Tut
tle and a. jury in the criminal super
ior court today, s Attorney Goodhart
of New Haven, who represents Hawes,
had to attend court in New Haven this
morning and. could not' cdme here.
Miss Best met her. death last October
when . she -was thrown from Hawes
machine near Newtown. It was said
that Hawes was driving "recklessly.
London The House' of Commons by
a vote of 304 to 240 refused to pass
what virtually was a vote to censure
Da-vid Lloyd . George, Chancellor of
the Exchequer, for his "repeated in
accuracy, and his gross and unfounded
attacks upon. Individuals. '
ANNIVERSARY OF
BLIZZARD OF '88
" - ...'.-. I .
Memories of Storm Which
Had No Equal In These
' Parts ' -
TRAFFIC BLOCKED
FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Newspapers Omitted Publi
cation Second Day of Storm
and Factories Shut Down
, TVenty-six years'" ago tonight , the
memorable blikzard of 1888 began; it
was' destined, to break all ' previous
reeords and to -'establish one which
has not as yet beent equalled in the
history of the East 1
ProDhesies on March 10th of that
nemorable year from the existing me
teorological bureaus in Connecticut
and : Washington were to. the effect
that Connecticut would .have "warmer,-,
fairer weather followed by occa
sional light snow '-or rain on Sunday."
Bridgeport x was taken wholly - un
aware and the news articles, of the .
day showed that interest ; ,focussed
mostly upon the death of Emperor
William, of Germany, and his suc
cessor the present Kaiser. ' - ,
.This interest was divided with the
battle royal between John L. Sullivan
and Charley Mitchell - in France,
which lasted for 39 rounds and end
ed. In a draw with Sullivan's wrist
broken. . .. V , '
Locally' plans for - entertainments
and theatricals were ' being made
which far surpass the number now
scheduled in the news columns. At
the Seaside "Institute the Bridgeport
Choral Society was advertising Miss
Lillian Warner, Mrs. Edgar B. Bar
tram and Mr. E. P. -Bushnell for solos
which were never rendered.
- Thatcher, Primrose & West were
billed, to give their minstrels in , the
Hawes Opera House. . .. ,
"Kit, The Arkansas Traveller, .was
the offering at the Belknap theatre.
"Wlif H- Foxjthe present vaudeville
performer ' was then managing Mor
an'g Variety theatre, (better known, as
"The Drum") and advertising a di
versified hill of vaudeville acts, while
special panorama effects were to be
shown in- Charley Cole's Old Parlor
Opera House in State street. Many of
these never showed, jor shortly after
midnight on'Monday, March J12 enow
was falling, a gale was blowing from
the north and within a few hours
traffic to and from New "York-,. was
seriously interfered with, "f
The snow fall here was accompa
nied by a shrill, whistling wind which
drove everyone to shelter and fine dry
particles -of snow fell in blinding pro
fusion, stinging the flesh as they
struck the belated wanderer. At Sea
side Park the ' surf which 'struck the
breakwater boomed Its . thunderous
sound far. into the city. .
By, 9 o'clock Monday morning the
snow was waist deep in spots and by
noon time "had drifted , tn.-, places to.
the heighth of the average man. Rail
road traffic began to feel the effects
of.- the piles laid on its tracks ' and
at 6 a. m. the first train to pecome
stalled, on its way to New York was
blocked opposite the ' Barnum winter
quarters. No trains had come through
from New York during the morning
and reports by' wire stated that the
drifts at Portchester" were -' 25" feet
h-igh. -all Naugatu-ek division trains
were "also stopped. 'A train stalled as
it reached the depot, blocking others
behind from New Haven, threw 400
passengers into the citymost of whom
were accommodated at the Atlantic
Hotel. Thirty .men tried to dig the
engine out of the rapidly ; drifting
snow but finally abandoned the pro
ject. .
- The gale which continued with un
abated velocity kept the steamers Wa
ter bury and Block Island then in lo
cal service In port, the Waterbury be
ing on the night run. The old horse
car street lines which had kept up
nobly, until noon Monday discontinued
service as a monster snow plow stuck
in, a drift at the corner of Fairfield
avenue and Main street!
The wind on Monday was extremely
biting and swift, carrying away a wall
of the Coulter, Mackenzie Foundry
then being built near the railroad de
pot. The weight of snow upon the
Wheeler & Wilson, (now sSinger) fac
tory -on Barnum avenue caused it to
sag so that the shafting.' and pulleys
'refused to work." The supply of coal
in the Eaton, Cole & Burnham (now
Crane Valve Co.) factory caused them
to .shut down at 3 o'clock. Telegraph
lines were crippled, trees giving way
brought the wires down from New
York to Boston. " It was 22 degrees
above zero by local thermometers.
, "Gypsy" a tramp mascot -dog at
tached to the West Stratford horse
car barns tried to follow a car, and
for the first time in its career came
back with Its tail between its legs and
wailed until the horses and car was
returned to the stables. VWest Strat
ford then is now the East End of this
city.
The snow continued to fail allday
Tuesday March 13, though it had les
sened materially in volume, and no
afternoon papers came upon the
streets. On the afternoon of the 13th
the " violence of the blizzard had ex
ceeded 'those of 1856-7 which were
epochs in the history of the city. They
were seldom again heard "spoken of"
by the old-timers. After two days and
a half of steady fall the snow stopped
on the morning of Wednesday, March
14th, when the sun again shone.
showing drifts everywhere. In some
places they were up to the first story
of, buildings Completely blocking
doors and windows. in other places
only the tops of street lamps were vis
ible iri the principal ' thoroughfares,
while in front of Peter Heidt's house
in East Bridgeport a drift had effac
ed 'the , top of the second story win
dows. - ,
The snow had fallen in. drifts diver
sified by valleys sometimes in the
middle of the street and sometimes
upon one side or the other. In or
der to Bret from the Ti niiflfn if was Tier?
ressary to cut unnels to the sidewalk or
street and then channel upwards. An
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GERMAN CHURCH
TO CELEBRATE
45THJIRTHDAY
German Reformed Church
on Congress Street Organ
ised for 45 Years
Congregation Has Doubled
In Last. Five Years Of
ficial Celebration Sunday
' ,
The German Evangelical . Reformed
church -on Congress street, of which
Rev. Herman G. Wiemer is the cas
tor, is making enthusiastic nrerm ra
tions for -tne celebration of its 45th
anniversary next Sunday. ' 'Special in
vitations have heen sent out-, to each
of the 400 enrolled members to attend
the morning service at 10:30 o'clock
aid that of the evening at 7:30.' : Prof.
H. J. Weber, Ph.E., U.D., of the Gev
man Theological school, Bloom-Held, N.
J., will assist Mr. Wiemer at' both
these services and f will, also address
the Sunday school at noon. A snecial
musical program under the direction of
the organist, Edgar Thomas, has. been
arranged. , August Budde, the - bass
soloist, will sing both- in the morning
and evening. ' . .
On January 10, 1869, the congrega
tion " was organized. The Polamen
chaple on State street oposite Myrtle
avenue was the site of its first church.
The Rev. Casper Brunner was the first
pastor; ' . ' ...
Thirty years ago this spring the old
church in State street was sold and the
present one dedicated. Before the
death, "in '1908, of Rev. Brunner, at the
age of 77 years, . the church debt had
--c-ex wuiviclcij' paju Oil
Mr. Wiemer succeeded Mr. Brunner
coming to the parish in the latter"part
of 1908. D-uring the first year of his
pastorate, the- church mortgage was
completely paid off. In 1911 the par
sonage was- altered , ojid enlarged, .the
church itself was renovated within and
without, it .' was frescoed "and the
church property was altered. .All- to
gether alterations to the extent' of
S 7,0 00 were made.' About one half of
this amount was paid in cash so; that
at present'the mortgage on the prop--erty
is but smalL -, v .
The cforeh Is .now in- a flourishing
condition. - Its Membership -has prac
tically doubled within the last five
years. Its Sunday school is tares and
gr-uvWngr--" There11 are'a ttumaer ot so-n
cietijeji-' connected '-with it for people,
young and old. Its Ladles'- Auxiliary
has a membership 'lot over 100. - At
social -meetings, when each member Is
entitled to bring a friend, from 150
to 200 ladles usually attend. ,
BOND ELECTION TO
BE HELD IN APRIL
Mayor ! Has Not Decided
Whether It Will Be the-"
18th or the 25th
The special election for the .vote on
the proposed $1,350,000 bond issues will
ibe held either oh Saturday, April .18,
or Saturday, April. 25.,' Mayor -Wilson
announced today - that he would set
the date (for the election So. a. 'Satur
day,' between April, 15 andV April 30 'but
he has- not decided which will' be. the
date. ' i . ' ' .
The home rule statute under 'which
the vote on the bond Issues will be
taken provides that ' the mayor must
set the -deute not less than 60 or more
than -0 days -after the common jsoun
cil - approves the questions which are
to be submitted to the voters, j
Alderman John B. Callahan of the
Third district at a recent meeting of
the council requested that the mayor
set , the date" on Saturday because
many factory . workers have- a half
holiday on Saturdays and they would
thereby be able tor cast' their (ballots
with less "inconvenience than if some
other day in the week .was chosen. -The
proposed ,bonds are for jfeewers.
(permanent pavements, new ibridtges' at
East Washington and Stratford ave
nues, $200,000 for" new schools and
$125,000 for the new high school..'
TEACHERS ARE UNDER
COMPENSATION LAW,
SAYS BUCKINGHAM
That teachers In the pufolie schools'
are entitled to compensation,, as well
as those who gain their bread by
manual labor, 3 the construction put
upon the new law by ihe resident
commissioner, Edward T. Bucking
ham. He will speak before the prin
cipals ; . of the various schools in
Bridgeport at High School hall, Mon
day evening, March 16 th. " ."
It is the individual , belief of the
commissioner that this interpretation
should be placed upon the provisions
of the act, and although no formal
ruling has been made by the body, it
is his belief that other members also
incline to similar belief.
In speaking of. the matter today
Commissioner Buckingham- said:
"Teachers are certainly wprkingmen
or working-women within the spirit
of the" act and they work, as hard as
those -who labor with their hands. I
believe them entitled to compensation
when - injured."
Mr. Buckingham spoke before 75
members of the Devon Club, of Mil-
ford, last night. The commissioner
will speak to the Improved Order of
Red Men in Waterbury tonight and
before the Machinists in Moose hall
on Friday night, when he will em
phasize three points, the general pro
visions of the law; what should be
done In the event of accident, and the
question of safeguards.
Miss Estelle Mason is making a
Journey around the world with 12 Es
kimo dogs.
CONTRACTORS
HERE IN
Permits Granted Last Night For Se
venteen Structures, Worth $56,048
1 Most Of Them For Two
Family Houses
Largest, Amount Of
Weekly Meetings
For The Past
Is Just
V :') .'..-' . ' -
With the issuance of 17" building per
mits by the building- commissioners
last night, the aggregate cost of the
work to be $56,048, Bridgeport builders
were today predicting the start of a
building boom- for 1914. The number
of permits issued last night together
vith the cost of the work marks the
largest amount of business passed on
by the building: commission in the past
six months. , . '
Most of the permits issued last night
were for dwelling houses of the two
family type and most of the permits
are to people who will own their own
homes although they-' will share them
with some one else. There are two
permits for garages, two for business
blocks and one for a cement' block
motion picture theater in lower Main
street.
r The permits and trie names of those
securing them follow:
Louis H. Cocozza, two family frame
dwelling, - Englewood' avenue. .
Frederick I. Scttwing.- two family
frame dwelling,, east side of Wood
avenue. . - ' v
John Schwlng, two family frame
dwelling, east ' side of Wood avenue.
John T. Heavey, two family frame
dwelling; south side , of Englewood
avenue. -'.- ' , .-. ,-'-
J. J. HICKEY GETS
: SI00 ill ACTIOil -
AGAINST FORD
. James J. Hickey of this city was
today awarded damages of $100 by a
Jury in the common pleas court which
heard, testimony in the suit Hickey
brought against M. H. . Ford, It was
alleged that an auto truck owned by
Ford struck Mickey's horse and in
jured the animal so seriously that it
died." Hickey claimed the horse was
worth $150 and Ford thought $7 5. .was
the 'proper value. The accident hap
pened in Railroad avenue in 1912.
BOY LOSES HIS '
ACTION AGAINST
CONNECTICUT CO,
A ' Jury in the civil superior court
this afternoon .brought in a verdict for
the Connecticut Co. in a suit brought
against the corporation . by Stephen
Norko of this city. The boy eued for
$3,000 damages, alleging he was seri
ously injured whep thrown from an
East 'Main street trolley car. The
, company claimed Norko was stealing
a ride and' was. put off by the con
ductor. Judge Curtis told the Jury
that If the boy was on the rear step
the company was not liable.
Held for Trial for
4 Murderous Assault
Norwalk, March 11 Anto Nagy,
charged with murderous assault on his
divorced wife, Lizzie Skeres, which
act . was committed last - Saturday
night, was bound over to the superior
court this morning by Judge jQhn
Keogh under $2,000 bonds. Nagy
drove a knife into the woman's" breast
four inches.
Two Escaped Prisoners ,
Elude Their Pursuers
Danielson, Conn., March 11 'De
spite a- wide search which extended
into Rhode Island, authorities today
are. so far without knowledge of the
whereabouts of Frederick Brown and
John Burns, two prisoners who es
caped yesterday while being taken
with 11 others from the Brooklyn
Jail to Putnam.
The Rhode Island authorities, it
was learned today, are also, watching
for the escaped prisoners, both -of
whom are said to have police record.
in that -state.
REDUCES DIVIDEND
New York, March 1 f The Amer
ican Express company today declared
a - quarterly dividend, of 1 1-2 per
-cent, which is a reduction of half of
one percent from the last quarterly
dividend declared December 3.
TOT BREAKS HIS ARM . '
'.IN TALL FROM BANK.
Five-years-old Robert Lalley of 421
Logan street, received a "green stick"
fracture of the right collar bone ill
falling down an embankment near his
home this afternoon. It was reduced
at the emergency hospital to which
was taken by his mother.
PREDICT
EARLY SPRII
Business In Semi;
Of Commission
Six Months
Reported
' Andrew Sagal, store and ta family
frame dwelling, east side of Madison
avenue.
Andrew Sagal, store and tio iajxvly
dwelling, west of Newfield avenus.
Eva Levy, three family frame dwe'I
ing, west side of Clinton avenue.
M. C. Hayes, one story brick build
ing, east side of Main street.
IMirkin & Lass, cellar wall to move
house on, north side of Congre
street.
Dopotha Btrda, one story eroent
block garage Ci, west side of Carol
street. -
J. and B. Doliasky, frame addition
to dwelling, No. 1372 Pembroke utrec.t.
E. P. Hinks, frame garage, soutii
side of James street.
L. S. Wilcox; frame additfon, No. iS
Glendale avenue. .
Ida Nichols, bay window, west si -He
of Central avenue.
The Salts Textile Mfg. Co., new trass
roof, corner of Kossuth street.
Schwan Bros two story brick jrt r
age and storage building, north ei i
of Win tori avenue.
S. Novak,- cement block motion pic
ture theater building, east i'ie of Ma'.i
street.
Bessie : L. Geckle, one story fra.rr.e
bungalow. No. 177 Bradley street.
MQilAlIAN iS.u:..
FROM UIJURIE3 L
STRATFORD FIRE;
State Policeman Bove
Wheeler's Condition Be
comes More Serious ;
Frank Monahan, victim of Monday
morning's Are in 'Stratford, died B.I
Bridgeport, hospital shortly before 3
osclock this morning. ' A turn for the
worse came yesterday and it ' was not
expected that he would live thrcirh
the night. Devotion to" his employer
and his employer's family reu!tvl in
his being' overcome in the bumfnst
building. At first it wa thought that
the only danger lay in threaten--!
pneumonia. Later complications ap
peared indicating internal !r.Juri.
The ibody is held at the, hosim!
awaiting orders from Dr. S. M. i'tr
lick, medical examiner, to whom th
case .has been referred. The in
gation will toe made by Dr. "Oarlicic
following his return, from .New Hayn
this afternoon.
It appears today as If Sta.te Pol Io
nian Howe H. Wheeler, injured at
same Are, is in -a more serious condi
tion than was at first thought. Jiff )
reported as being weaker than he ha
fbeeh and' that he is not respond in sr. to
treatment as -he should. Dr. Deftuyter
Rowland is attending him. IniVa
tions of a fractured rtb and pciV
Internal injuries, were found tbi
morning. At first it was thought that
his injuries were confined to a ba:.r
sprained ankle and general shock, sus
tained when a ladder broke.
Avers Lake Steamers
Are Under-Manned
Washington, March 11 Victor OI; ri
der, of Chicago, secretary of the Ciroat
Lakes Seamen's Union, testifying to
day before the House marine comm t -tee
in behalf of the Lafollette 8earat-r.'
bill, charged that excursion eamw
on the Great Lakes carried crews too
small for manning lifeboats and that
the inspection service was Inclined t
be influenced by the steamship com
panies. He cited the case of one ship, cer
tificated to carry 250 passengers !l
winter and 1,617 in luramer, whlcte
was permitted to carry 3,600" panv-n-gers
within a few miles of land.
The vessel, he said. wa renirel
to carry oply .five deckhands, thousrh
it gererally carried eighteen a.r.d .l
its- boats could not be lauryhi-d at
once.
Hundred Men Search r
Euins for Dead Bodies
St. Louis,- March 11 More than 10 0
men today .began digging away the
ruins of .the Missouri -Athletic club,
under Which lie the burned 20 to 8
bodies of the members who lost t h ; r
lives in ih' 'ire Which destroyed th
seven storv '.uilding Monday morn
ing. Ten bodies, were found up to jc?' r
day evening. ,
PliKSOXAL MKXTIOS.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Bochr
of 519 Brooks street are rejolcirse ovf r
the arrival of a 10 pound baby n t.
Mr. Boucher is the former city t ' r .