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OPEn SUI1DI.YS
T7est Haven Court 'j'inds
Theatres Do ITot Disturb
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PROPRIETORS FIljTED
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.' New Haven, April 25 Because la his
opinion moving picture theaters con
ducted on Sunday did not "disturb the
peace of the community. Judge Bryam.
in the West Haven court todiiy dis
charged Samuel DeWaitofT, a moving'
picture' theater owner, and live other
theatrical men on the charge of vio
lating the Sunday ribaervancft "laws.
Three spectators who were in thea
ters were also discharged. ......
Judge Bryant said that flying horses
iand shooting galleries disturbed- the
peace of 'the community .and - their
conduct on Sunday was In 'Violation
of the Sunday laws.
At the hearing' last week, counsel for
the moving picture men, put in
evidence notices which they ha J serv
ed on the prosecuting' attorney to the,
ipffact. that.: gj they were :. Habre-wa,
ni observed -.Saturday a.3 lite r SaaJ '
tiath, they were not violating: the law
in keeping' open their places O a Emn- j
day. ... ,-''-, . "
Judge Bryant, however, .pays no at
tention in his memoranda to this phase.
f the case, basin? his decision on. the
Talations of the amusements to the
peace and Quietness . of the ccimnnn.
ity aa set forth in tb.6flaw- J
Much - interest has been taken : in
these cases as they were look at1 upon
as a test of the "blue laws" in regard
to the keepings of Savin nook wide
open on Sundays this summer. It' has
Ibeen stated that, in -event of convic
tions, appeals. wouH be taken, so that
such action would act as a slay .nd
enable amusements to continue as
usual. 1 - : ;
The moving' picure men -had 'basefi.
their defense on the ground that their
belief enabled them to keep op-in Sun
day - slthot-h in no . Instance was it
etateti Chat their places would he clos
ed on Saturday -because they remain t
.ci opezi on Sunday. - . -.
The attitude of the authorities to
wards all anrasements at. Savin Sock
on Sundays in view of the eaaea just
tried is yet unknown;' . , -: .'
SECRETARY BRYAI3
DENIES RUMOR HE
WILL RESIGN POST
Washington,- April 2&'.-r-Seeretary
of State Bryan today emphatically de
nied widespread and persistent reports
that he would resign from thei cab
irtet When informed ' of published
reports that he - would relinquish his
post should war be declared against
: Mexico. Mr. Bryan said: , f
"The subject of my resignation baa
never been "discussed with, anybody
nor thought of by me."
WateTbury Wife Slayar.
Pleads for His Life
REBEL ATTACK ON
TAMPICO RENEWED ;
- CE5IETERY TAKEN
' Brownsville, , Tex., April
25 rThe following report,
signed by General CaJballero,
rebel commander , at Tam
pico, . to , constitutionalists
headquarters Bt Matamoros,
was given out here today:
"Having come lo my notice
that the federals' in Tampico
were offering further insults
to Americans,' I immediately
re-opened - my attack at 4
o'clock this morning and al
ready have captured , the
cemetery, where strong fed
era!! force resisted. Expect
triumph by night."
GEORGE F. BAER,
REflDJfIG CHIEF,
CLOSE TO DEATH
Railroad 'President Etriclicn
. With Applezy In Phil- -ir.
, ' A . , adelpbia- .
Wethersfleld, - Oonn... tAprH 25. The
board of pardons sat at . the state
prison today to hear a. plea in behalf
of the commutation ..of : sentitace forV
-Michael BScteraitis, who, unless- some
Bctaon lntervenee, wxudie on the scax
foldV on May S for murder of his wife
at Waterbury.
All .board - member were present
except Morriei W. Seymour, of Bridge-'
port, whose place was taken -by Chief
Justice' Irentice of the supreme court.
Hart Withdraws
j Prom Race and
- ; Pratt Is . Chosen
Philadelphia, Anril i -25 Georsre ' F".
Baer, president of thei. .Bjeading; Rail-
way, was stricken on the street here
today 'with .what 'physicians believe
was -a stroke of apoplexy.- : -. He Sell
to the sidewalk and, was carried ; to
his ' home, five . blocks distant, where
physicians who were summoned ' are
now 1srith him. t It is. believed I, that
Mr. Baer's: condition is serious. :
Mr. Baer i became , ill V at - . o'clock
while - walking from his home to his
office as was his custom.-. He became
unconsciouse and was carried 4nto sa
nearby "tailoring . shop. Afterward he
was, taken to his home in an automo
bile. - Dr. Alfred Stengel, Mr. Baer's
physician,--who lives only a few doors
away, was at-,, his- bedside immediate
ly. Xr. a Stengel told newspapermen
that - Mr. Baer's condition ; is serious
and he is loubtful of the outcome.
OTHER, ILL FROM
CARE OF .CHILDREI!,
COMMITS SUICIDE
".
Meriden, ' April 25 Annie Elger Butt
ner, wife of C. Valentine Buttner, of
Putnam avenue, killed herself by tak
ing poison today. : The house had been
quarantined- owing to three children
in the family having had diphtheria.
This was to .have been lifted , today.
Mr. s Buttner" cannot account ' for' his
wife's act, -except ., that she was 111
from the are of ! looking after the
children. , ; '
Neighbors heard the' five months', old
baby of Mrs. Buttner crying and going
into they house could not find the moth
er until a. bed-room door was forced,
open and the body found on - the bed.
Mrs. Buttner was 29 years Id. .- ,
BURNLEY BEATS
LIVERPOOL 111 BIG
ASSOCIATION GAME
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London, .-April 25 Burnley beat Liv
erpool iy one goal to nothing ' in the
final .round -of. the English association
football - cup played at the Crystal
Palace today. King George w&s' pres
ent for the first time In the1 history
of the cup.- There were over 100,000
spectators from all parts of the coun
try. ; "'-,. :.,'-";;..'.
This is considered the greatest spec
tacle in English sporting circles -and
enthusiasts in all parts of the world
watch for the outcome. Among soccer
fans in this city there was unusual
interest. '
. ? (Special to Th Farmer. )
Stamford, April 25 -William H.
Hart, former commander of Franklin
Bartlett camp, No. 11, Sons of Veter
ans, did not permit his name to be
presented as candidate for division
commander at the annual state en
campment of the order here last night.
Mr. Hart, who perhaps had more than
half the votes of the delegates, with
drew in favor of Arthur T.' Pratt of
Hartford, who was elected without
opposition. Other officers chosen
: were: Senior vice-commander, J. O.
Henderson, New Britain; Junior vice
coAmander, A. E. Myers, New Haven;
division council, Harryt A, Cooley, W.
' H. Hart and R. T. Alcorn ; saeretary
treaaurer, Harry J. Parker; delegates
to na tional council, Charles t Bissell,
. Pouthington; F. 1 Chapman. Bridge
port; George K. Ce dwell. Hartford;
Hrry P. Greg-ory, Slarr.forc f 1 S. U.
TfTsrsar. Hartford.
Manual Training
Conference Opened
New Haven.April 25 Manual train
ing teachers met today for the ; sixth
annual meeting of the Connecticut as
sociation. A number of papers of
various " phases of manual training
were ready. Among those who took
part were " William Noyes of Columbia
University, Brof. Oesell, of Yale; J. J.
Wiseltier; of New Britain and W. W.
Leonard, .of Hartford. - .
FKKNCTt ELBXrriOJf SUNDAY
Paris, April 25 The last appeals to
the French electors are being made
today by the candidates for member
ship of the: chamber of deputies for
which the general elections will take
place throughout France tomorrow.
CHARITIES
CONFERENCE
TOillORROW
Meetings Continue
Under Guidance
Of Experts, Un
til Tuesday
Bird S. Coler Will Deliver
!sAddre3s Oh "Social
Hygiene" !
Throughout :- the state people are
making preparations to - attend the
fourth Connecticut State Conference
of Charities and Correction, which is
to be held in this city, beginning to
morrow a.t 3 P- m., and continuing
through Tuesday evening. -.
The last conference wasv held ; at
Waterbury in "1912 where a large; at
tendance was registered. Bridgeport's
conference -should be larger than any
of those w&ich ave been held before,
as the interest of .the public In he
subjects with which it deals has been
increasing: rapidly during the past two
years. . . . ' ' '.
A number of widely known speakers
of -bread exnerience ; in the work - oa
which they .' talk,, are to deliver ?whe
prmcipal ad dresses... - Many of the lec
tures are to be illusrated by stereop
tlcon views. r ,- .-. '
T3ie opening session begins tomor
row : afternoon' at 3 ''o'clock and that
of . the evening at- iMonday and
Tuesday morningB are to be devoted
to - Round Table . meetings, that of
Monday morning -beginning -aV 10:15
o'clook and the" five on Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. - -..j , "' -f ' -;
All1 meetingg of the conference are
tO'.be. held in .Warner hall, in the Y.
M.'C A', building. f
, -Monday afternoon from 4 until 6
o'clock ;a reception will be held- at
the- home, of r the president, .174 'Park
place-, for the' members, , delegates and
visitors to the conference. : On : ac
count ' of th absence of the President
and. Mrs. . XJdwards in : Europe, Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Edwards' will re
ceive. " "V. .. -';". :V;?.. - -.-..;-.
- Schuyler Merrltt, president of the
Associated Charities -of Stamford, and
one -of the vice-presidents of the ; con
ference. Is to preside-in the absence
of the preside-nt. 3!eorge C EJdwards. i
; Tomorrow afternoon's program will
open: with an- invocation 5y the Hev.
Matthew J. Judges of the Sacred
Heart church. ,. . . - - .
3Hayor Clifford B. Wilson k to make
the. address of welcome and. he wilT Je
followed by the chairman of the com
mittee on social .. service, Schuyler
,Merritt.; - .', .: '. ., -
Rev. Dr. .Thomas C." Hall, of the
Union Theological Seminary of New
York; will then, deliver his address,
the subject of which 4s "Thei Social
Value of the Church in a Democ
rcy.' v
Mrs.. Josephine dement, of Boston,
follows him,, speaking on the, "Social
Aspects: of Motion 'Pictures." ' -
The session .will be closed. oy bene
diction given by the Eev. Stephen F.
Sherman, rector of St. , Join's hurch,
of this city. : -, - - -,
The committee of public health, ' of
which Georg-e U. 1 Hill of this city Is
chairman, lias charge of the - evening
session. There are to be three ad
dresses given, the first of which is by
Ir.: Thomas ;DarHnghm, i" ex-superintendent
of the Health Xtepartment of
New Yorfc city, who is to give an il
lustrated lecture on 'ISanitary Wel
fare." -
: : Jonathan Godfrey, of this city, and
a member of the State Tuberculosis
Commission, ; is the second speaker.
His subject is, 'Some Important Ac
cessories in the Solution of the Tu
berculosis Problem."
The last speaker of the evening will
be Bird S. Coer, ex-comptroller of
,!New Tork city, who is widely known
as a lecturer: His topic is 'Social
Hygiene."
Monday at Warner Hall at 10:15 a.
m. there will be a round table discus
sion at which the speakers i will ' he
former local Superintendent of Char
ities Fred R. Johnson, ; now - general
secretary of Associated -r Charities ' of
Boston; Rev. J. R. Brawn, T.D., pas
tor of First Baptist church; S. Jt. Gor
don, the present superintendent of lo
cal charities; Miss Edna .Owen, gen
eral secretary, of charities, Stamford;
Robert A. Crosby, xf New Haven; Mrs.
Jennie ; G. 'Fhillips, principal of' the
Sprague school, Waterbury; and Rev.
Father Komara of St. John's Slovak
church, this. city, . ""
.Monday afternoon .at- 2i at Warner
Hall the program-as outlined follows:
Committee on "Defectives chairman,
George Blumber, M. New Haven,
trustee, Connecticut School for Imbe
ciles;, The Special Class for Mentally
Defective Pupils, Miss Jessie -Park-man,
New , Haven, teacher of Special
Class in Public Schools; Discussion,
led by Prof. A, I Gesell, Tale Univer
sity; The Economic Burden and Col
ony Care of the Feeble Minded, ' (illus
trated " by ; stereopticon,) Alexander
Johnson, Vinland, N. J., director , Ex
tension Department the Training
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LIAAS promises to
RETAKE VERA CRTTZ
WITHIN 15 DAYS
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Mexico . City, April 23. -General
Mass has notified President Huerta
that he will retake) Vera Cruz in 15
days. He is planning to attack . the
American force that captured the city
and has already destroyed part of the
rajlroad running Into the jOtty. '
HURRY CALL FOR
TAX BOARD FAILS
Asked What It's About
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Mayor Says, ' ( Ask
MacKenzie"
-. What was intended to -be: a -. very
mysterious ' meeting - - of the board of
apportionnent f ell through : yesterday
because ' City Clerk' Robinson was not
notified, and "because , Mayor: Wilson
did not send out -notices until the last
minute. . The meeting was scheduled
to take place at 2:30. Only four
members of the board, Sigmund Loa
with, William F. Kirk, Dr. Robert J.
Lynch and Angus H. MacKenzie, put
in an appearance, hence there was no.
meeting.. . -. ;
Another atempt to get the board
together - will be made for - Monday
afternoon fMn4:30,
When asked why he was calling the
meeting the mayor said:
"Ask Angus H. MacKenzie, j the
president" of the board."
Mr. MacKenzie was in Hartford today.,--
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SPECIALDEBT
ELECTION SET
FOR MAY 2ND
Mayor. Wilson today issued orders
for the special , . election to Vote- on
bonds for , $1,355,000 for municipal , purposes,-
and designated i the ' polling
places. I ;,. The proposed ' bonds " include
$130,000 for a.' new- East . Washington
avenue Ibridge; .. $400,000 for ;a - new
Stratford'' avenue bridge"; $200,000 for
pavement other than water bound ma
cadam; $300,000 for sewers: $200,000 for
new - school buildings,'- other than' the
high" school; V $45,000 for - high school
equipment, and. $80,000 to complete the
new high school. " t - .
Ballot boxes, vill be - open '.from .
o'clock .in the morning . until 5 , o'clock
in- the " afternoon. "The voting' places
will be: " t' . ', ' - .
First district, cjty hall; Second dis
trict, . Jefferson school, Myrtle avenue;
Third district,; Longfellow school, Bost
wick ';ayenuer Fourth ' district; Clintdpi
avenue school;, Fifth district, Maple-wood-
avenue school; -Sixth district,
Oak " street" school;. - Seventh v district,
High school. Congress street;' Eighth
district,' Cdjumbus school; Commercial
street; Ninth district. Staples school.
Jane' street; 'Tenth '. -district," Barn'um
school,: Noble - avenue; Eleventh dis-t
trict, Nichols street school;--Twelfth
district,: (first - -precinct),' - Summerfleld
school. Grant street; (second' precinct)
Lincoln school, Stratford avenue.
President Withdraws
Land In Utah for
ManeuVer Grounds
' Washington, April- '25. President
Wilson, on recommendation of Secre
tary Lane today withdrew 18,700 acres
pf public land in Utah-for use of the
kUtah' National Guard as a target
range .and maneuver -croup-3"
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Four American citizens vrre murdered by infuriated mobs in the ilexican i ; ; .
eight others, of ficersrecently deposed from responsible offices ivith the govtmr .rrt
railroads of Mexico, were; taken from the enroute to Vera Cruz ?' I
federal soldiers and nineteen more, together with an Englishman were seized and, il in! -,
ordered executed:at, Orizaba.!"jX''''. ;' . t;..''
j Passengers; on the refugee train frbn Mexico City to Vera Cruz report that the rar r
among the soldiers who arrested, the eight rail road men pointed to the immediate c f
at ieast four,.if not all these prisoners.
The government at -Washington, greatly alarmed by these reported'" execution--., w."
cause of the present chaotic, conditions in Mex ico, it can neither conf i rm . j i or 2 : - j rr. v ,
bending every effort to hasten the re-inforcemeht Of the fleet at Vera Cm'jv
-There is ho i question in the mind of President Wilson and his advisors but .thai,' i?
reports prove, true, it will be extremely difficult for the United States to maintain its "
thing less than war'' attitude, which it was hoped would-be sufficient to bring reparafi
insults to the American flag by the Huerta fa ction.,
Other eauses for alarm included the attack of last night on the international hi i f
Laredo, Texas, With the firing on the border pa trol, and reports of demonstrations ;
United States consulates on the west .eoast.':v; '.'..'...''., '.' '' ":';
There is little news from Vera Cruz, that c ity being cut-off from communication u i
interior-save such as comes through' with the refugee trains.
The refugees "report the people pf the capital in a state of frenzied patriotism ir .' . '
f arse reports of victories over American troops s ent broadcast by Huerta. Grave d ir . . .
declared, confront every foreigner and especially every American who has not ixf n -reach
safety at thev coast or northern border.
Vera Cruz, April 25 El Dictamen, a Vera Cruz newspaper, today says four Americans
. -. . -mm : - it ioio. it hac vfpp i vpA this information from II
neen Kiiieu muus j ihcah u vjij. m . . - , .
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.Three of the American victims were taken o out of street cars and killed on the stress
the 'fourth was killed in the Young Men's Christian Association building by membw ...
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baseball team to wnicn ne ueiongeo. accorumsj hii mh,wui. .. - -
day. :.- ; . ..:'..';' '' -,'""'
- The information, 'as to the massacre of A mericans is not confirmed from any other s u
and is considered doubtful in many quarters. . ' . - ; 1
Vera Cruz was today isolated from direct communication with theNiriterior hut t.tp
news brought here by refugees, indicates that the condition or arrairs is nau nmi i-hiui f
ing worse so far as Americans are concerned. , , v - 1 -
Washington, April 25 "Unconfirm
ed rumors of the killing of Ameri
cans : by mobs ' in' Mexico ' City, the
arrest of American railroad -employes
yesterday -at. 'Orizaba and' informa
tion forwarded- to Washington that
American military authorities at Vera
Cruz considered the situation at Mex
ico City and throughout the Mexican
republic a , grave one for Americans
there aroused . activity of f the Wash
ington government today. "
. The authorities were exerting every
effort to get verification - of the dis
ouieting reportss from the Mexican
capital. Secretary of State Bryan
conferred with the Brazilian ambas
sador here, Mr. Dagama over the ar
rest of Americans at Orizaba and In
formed him - that he had requested
the Brazilian diplomatic representa
tives In Mexico to seek the" release
of prisoners! Ambassador Dagama
urged the Brazilian .minister in Mex
ico City to .do .all he could for the re
lease of American citizens. .
FliEEING YANKEES SEIZED ,
- An ' official ; report from Consul
Canada at Vera Cruz the state de
partment was informed today that
eight Americans -were - placed under
arrest in Mexico City after being tak
en from the refugee train that car
ried Charge O'Shaughnessy and his
party to : Vera Cruz. j. Starr Hunt
and his family were among those ar
rested. ' Burton Wilson was taken
from the train at the first station out
of Mexico City. r -
WASHINGTON AIjARMED
"'Qcials here- were much exercised
over the reported assassination of
Americans in Mexico City. Serious
eventualities there, it was pointed out,
might aggravate the present situation
and. serve to arouse sentiment ' among
the people that would demand more
aggressive action in Mexico On the
part of this government. - It was .fur
ther emphasized; however, that mob
violence could not be .construed as any'
deliberate act by General Huerta.;
Although military orders were issued
bv the war department, plans for per
fecting the preparations at Vera Crua
and along the 4 Mexican 'border' were
considered by Secretary Garrison, Gen.
Wotherspoon, chief of staff, and Mao.
Gen. Wood, who had been chosen to
direct the military operations in co
operation with Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. - - . x - - ,
After a long conference of the de
partment officials early In the day
Secretary Garrison declared that the
troops enroute to , Vera Cruz to re
inforce the naval' forces thee were
inf orce the naval forces there -were
being eent there "for duty."
STUjU "SITTING TIGHT"
It is declared the government has
made no change In its policy of "sit
ting tight." It is believed that neu
trality on the part of the constitu
tionalists will be observed. Should
war be forced upon this government,
it was pointed out the base of opera
tions would be Vera Cruz and the
plan would be to confine the advance,
if possible to the territory controlled
by Huerta, with Mexico City as the
objective point of the American
forces-
lieved, would be cxtcnulre or.
though It Btiit is the deterralnf 1.
of.the President It a prevent i"&
army and navy arc prepare ! f
emergency and should the
to advance to the interior in
the war department is ready t
in an army of 20,000 to V.tm
and to Increase the force to a
degree along the Mexican r
i. SPAIN ACTS FOP, MF.IH
Today there v-ore aiipeaT f-ir
troops from border plates nnl th
department offlIais worked -
for, calling into the service tr
tia of various states undr l '.-.
of the volunteer army biii j) I
ed. -The war department thr'iu?
day was hammit-.sr wltii exc :; -tn-
though no new orders were i.t:ir
Announeemen today by tr-.t
ish ambassador, Mr. Riaro. 4 .-.
ico had turned it affairs in t i
States over to Ms ca' fail'"'
surprise here, the general c-tt
having, been ti'sif Fra n -o mv
asked to act on Mexico's ,-t. '
WEST COAST COXBinO'--Admiral
Howarl reprt
west oast- of '; Mex ico that t " "
man consul , nt. -"sraCan in :?!
his friendly offices to um fr-
er City of 8ydn-y to tab
foreigners at Maz;i.t;an.
He reports a tl-m-jnar r-si
of the American