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VOL. 50 NO. 103
BRIDGEPORT, CONN , MONDAY, MAY 4, 1914
PniCH TWO CI3ITT3
CITY I
IQURNS AS
iODY-OFDECEAS
.-
MEMCHANII
. . . i
Thousands Throng Bereaved
Home and Take . Final
View of Placid Features
KSIENSE CORTEGE
GOES TO CEMETERY
Numerous Civic and Fraternal
Bodies Represented in -
Outpouring Massive ,
Floral Embankment.
With a. touching and final tribute
from thooaands of liis townspeople all
that was mortal of David V Famum
Jtead, merchant and ; philanthropist
was laid at -rest' today. In keeping
about -whoso bier a large concourse of
mourners gathered, the funeral ser-c-inai
w. m nt . aimiils character. The
pet-rice was at 3 o'clock: from ; the latec
home of the deceased. 726 Park ave-?
nue. r
In order ' to accommodate a large
nan-.ber of persons who desired to
look: once more upon the1 features of
the departed whom they loved in life,
the house was opened and the public
flowed to view the body from. 11 to 1
ctreara of people filed through .the
T-.orth drawing room where the body
lay. People from all walks of life
paused for a moment beside the. cask
et. Those of wealth and prominence,
those from the humblest positions in
life, men, women and little children,
.ll with tear dimmed eyes stood for a
moment to pay their last tribute of
respect to the memory of the dead.
The body -lay In a casket of silver
gray plush, with silver gray lining and
antique silver handles. The features
were composed and, about the corners
of the mouth were the traces of "the
same smile with which in life the de
ceased had greeted many. The left
hand lay across the breast .and from
the posture of the body the deceased
seemed asleep. There were little
traces of the ravages of the disease
that caused his demise.
The casket was placed; in the. hay
window of -the north drawing room
and the room as a veritable bower
of beauty. Magnificent floral tributes
6f every description from- hia as
sociates in business, from officers of
the city - government, from his em
ployes and fraternal societies 'with
many friends, fairly filled the sides of
the big drawing room.
Two automobile trucks were neces
sary to transfer the flowers , to the
' cemetery after the service was over.
Among the , largest floral tribute was
a cross of Ivy leaves and Easter lilies
from the directors of the City Nation
al bank, and a mammoth scroll seven
feet high and six feet wide, made of
ivy leaves, roses and carnations from
members of the Park Commission, on
which was Inscribed in pink carnations
. F. Read Farewell-" There was
also a -cross of red and white carna
tions from Hamilton commandery.
Knights . Templar, as - well as tributes
from Corinthian lodge, F. and A. M.,
- Peqoonnock lodge, I. O.'.O- 36., mem
bers of the sinking fund commission,
t fc 1M..nA,t linanftal
(, I tf I ' J I VI UIO i.-., -v.. w - - ,
ILTnirersity, Tale and Lotus clubs of
Kew York. Seaside, Seaside Outing
Brooklawn and Contemporary clubs of
Bridgeport and - Tale Graduates club
f.-Jrw. Haven, the directors of the
Mountain Grove cemetery and from
the friends and employes of the de-
' ceased. " , '
The tributes" embraced the most
magnificent specimens of - the florist's
art ever seen ' here. They were of
many designs, wheaths,; crosses, bask
ets, etc' , i
Tied to the handles of the casket
were crossed green palm leaves with
& big luster of deep purple colored
sweet peas, t tied with purple ribbon,
the tribute of Mr. Read's classmates
In the Yale class of 83.N !
TTjTf an hour before the service .be
gan the rooms of the lower floor of
the Read residence were filled with
mourners and many stood on. the ver
andas Jn front and - the , north side
of the bouse, , the big French windows
beta pen.
Rev. Stephen Fish Sherman, rector
of St. John's church, conducted the
funeral service, assisted by his assist
ant in the church, the Rev.' Erank EC
Bigelow. It was the simple but im
pressive Protestant Episcopal burial
ritual. After the opening sentences
the full vested choir of - St. John's
church chanted the psalter.
After- the first lesson the choir sang
Thy Will Be Done" and after, the
recital of the creed and the prayer,
the choir sang "Homeland. Rev. Mr.
Sherman 'read the committal service
at the grave in Mt. Grove cemetery.
During the reading - of the solemn
service for the dead many of the
mourners were unable to control their
. feelings and they sobbed audibly. It
' is a long time since there has - been
such genuine expression of grief at
. the bier of one of Bridgeport's citi
zens. . I
The pall earers were C. C. Sanf ord,
DeTer H. Warner,. Dr. Gorge I Por
ter, Frank Miller, Silas Burton, N. W.
. Bishop, Judge H. J. Curtis. Dr. Charles
, C. Godfrey, W. T. Haviland. A. A.
Packard and John Alvord. ,
Large delegations from the many
business, charitable and fraternal or-
ganizations with which the deceased
had been affiliated, attended the fu
neral. -.' - - ,
Representing the Board of Trade
were: Judge George W. Wheeler,
Frank Miller, . DeVer H. Warner,
Charles G. Sanf ord. Dr. Charles C.
Godfrey. Peter W. Wren, Dr. George
I, Porter, Frank T. Staples, and Frank
V. Bolande. ' .
The delegation from the Business
ttrm'n association was: Charles IX I)a
Eu X. TV hi time, Frank D. Ball, and
SBUt
Fifty Lives Xost When , ,
- Fire Sweeps Valparaiso
iraJpajralao, Chili, ' May 4
than 50 lives were lost . in
More
a fire
which, last night broke out In the
commercial section of this city.'
v Several buildings were destroy
ed. " Thdn flimsy ' construction
rendered the efforts of ; the fire-
meh' virtually useless.
James Roy. ; -r"L:.- ,'
The Seaside cliib'.was represented by
Judge Alfred B. -Beers, Judge W. H.
Kelsey, Fred A. Tracy, and President
WHlIam M. Hobbs. " ..
The Algonquin club' by R. ; J.- Mac
kenzie, R. M. Smith, T. B. . Beecher;
and Dr. Robert J. Lynch.
''"The Brook3awn club, by Waldo C.
Bryant, Frank T. Staples, C- A. Bald
win and William J. Nichols. , ' - '
From, the . Park commission were
President- George M., Eames, Louis
ICutscher, Jr Charles Hanson, Philip
L. Holzer, B. F. Cooney, clerk ' of the
board, and Henry J. Cliff e, 'parks su
perintendent. ' 'j . .'
From the Sinking. Fund commission
C. Barnnm Seeley and Samuel W.
Baldwin. -; . "i t i "
There were delegations ,also from
the University ' and ' Contemp orary
inlha. TTflmlltnn commanderv. Knights
Templar; J Pequonnock lodge, 1. O. O.
F., and from the directorates "of the
City National hank, Bridgeport Boys'
club, State Trade school, the ' Scientific
and Historical society and Bridgeport
hospital, and. Maaintain . Grove Ceme
tery association and the Read Carpet
Co. :
Representing the D. M. Read Co.,
were: B. C. Strattbn, A, M. Engelhard,
R. ' J. . Thompson, F. - i Ostrom, J.r 'F.
Gorham, J. W. ' Chapin, ; A. ; Shaw,' R. .
S. Husted,0. 'B. Lyon, C O. Hoyt,
J. T. Birmingham; F. D. Wallace, - A.
F. Warner, H. Hui:lburt, H, Toud J. '
Skinner, D. M. Jones, G. G,; Goulden,
Mlas Mj1 Johnson. Miss' L. E. Ben-
uiioerc. mss ju. o. inouipaoimm a.
M. StSdleyi Miss M. Iretand Miss 'H.
Harding, Mrs.'iCH, D. Hall, Miss N.
Glmes. Miss B. Swift,, D. H. Boyle, J.
Carney;-.' - r-
The burial was in the magnificent
Read mausoleum In Mountain -Grove
cemetery . where Other members of
the Read family lief.; He was the last
of his line. - , Out "of respect to. the
memory of the deceased' i j several
thousand - persons were gathered
around" the mausoleum' as the body
was 'laid in its last resting " place. .
At the suggestion' of Joseph H.
Whitcomb 'president of -the Business
Men's Association most of the lead
ing business houses of the city: closed
their doors between the house of 2
and 4 this afternoon. . ''
COAST TO COAST
AGENTS COME TO
"LOCO" MEETING
Convention ; 'Opened Today
- Which ; Plans Study of
New Model and Closes
Wednesday. .
A general convention of sales man
agers, service managers and dealers
throughout the tU,nitearf5tate is being
held at the ? plantof - the Locomobile
Company ' of . America. In ; thl3 city.
With study of the proposed new 1914
model,' the methods to be pursued in
marketing the car, visits about the
plant, and : dinners, at 'night, "three
days will be consumed.
The arrival of 32 branch and service
managers together with about twenty
-prominent dealers located in cities as
far west ... ae ' the cuast and . as far
south as the Gulf of Mexico .stimu-.
lated much interest throughout the
city as well as in the .factory, and
. brought many, of the subsidiary agents
from surrounding cities. V- . '
The first session opened this morn
ing at. the factory where an address
of welcome was delivered by Presi
dent S. T. Davis, Jr., followed by- a
tails on the new car by Sales Man
ager J. T. Roche." Andrew L. RJker,
vice-president 'and general engineer,
spoke upon the mechanical improve
ments which the. new model pos
sessed. A trip was made through the
entire plant followed by luncheon in
the big factory dining room. During
the afternoon a free discussion upon
the mechanical details as well as the
best method of marketing was opened.
An informal . -dinner at the Hotel
Stratfleld tonight, will be followed by
a theatre party, at Poll's. ;
On Wednesday evening there will be
an "organization dinner' at. the Ho
tel' Stratfleld at which all the heads of
departments and foremen .will be
present. . ; ' s ' -
COUGHiG WEAKENS
AUSTRIA'S EMPEROR
Vienna, May. 4. 'Emperor 'Francis
Joseph is , suffering a recurrence of
the fits of coughing . which recently
taxed his strength so severely. ' ,
An official bulletin issued today says:
"The second half of his majesty's rest
was agEtkn disturbed, but his general
condition is, nevertheless, .. satisfac
tory." . . . ' -
BED
RICHARD OLNEY
HEADS FEDERAL
RESERVE BOARD
President Picks Former Secre
tary of State For Im- .
portant Post.
NEW YORK FINANCIER
' IS NAMED AS MEMBER
Three Other Appointments to
'Be Made From South
and West.
Washington May 4 President Wil
son has selected Richard Olney, sec
retary of State n the Cleveland ad
ministration,' to: be governor of the
federal reserve board and Paul War
burg, of New York, to be a member
' Although the President has offered
the, governorship "to Mr. Olney, word
of his acaeiptance .was being awaited
today hut friends here were inclined
to believe h would hot decline. -Mr.
Olney was offered the ambassador
ship to Great Britain but President
Wilson early last year but expressed
an unwillingness to leave the . coun
try on account of his business inter
ests.' .; ' -!!... ,: .'
JIs is " being 1 strongly urged by
friends of the President to accept this
place, which, the President has (spok
en of as equal In importance ; to a
place on the bench of ., the supreme
court of the United . States.
:, Mr.. Olney. though 78 years old, is
active and has had a' -long experience
in the world , of business-, and finance
which the President and his advisers
believe would especialy be "adapted
for the. head of the reserve- board.
"' WAKBCRG ACCEPTS
. Mr. Warburg, was connected with
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., has been offered
membership on the board and has
accepted. Formal announcement 'of
his selection as well - as the other
members of the board Besides the
governor is expected to he made with
in" the next two or : three days. ,
s s With Mr. .Olney representing New
England and Mr. Warburpr, New. Tor Ir,
It" was expected that the other mem
bers to be . selected would . represent
the south, the middle - west and .the
far west. The . appointees will serve
ten years.- . -
OLNEY SMILES, REFUSES
TO COMMIT HIMSELF
' BoetOn, Mas . Riichard .Olney
smiled when informed today that
President Wilson haJd selected him for
governor of the. federal reserve hoard',
but . declined to comment '. on the an
nouncement or indicate whether he
would accept. ' v r
Mr. Olney ;i- in hi- 78th' year -and,,
though vigorous and active, "was in
fluenced by hie advanced years as
well as - by his business interests to
decline the diplomatic office tendered
him a year ago, . x .
CONTRACT BOARD
IS UNDER f IRE
At a' meeting of the common coun
cil tonight two resolutions that will
surprise are likely to be introduced.1
The first will aslc for an appropria
tion of - $2,200 from unexpended rev
enues of the city for the purchase , of
a eeven-passenger Packard automo
bile for the use of the director of pub-
lie works. ' This money is said to be
but ; a part., of the contemplated pur
chase price of" the car, the balance
being taken up by the "turning in of
the present Chalmers In use"' by the
department. The new car is, the one
which up to. the present time ; the
boards of . contract . and supply . has
failed to authorizes - -
At the same session' -another resolu
tion will likely Ae introduced ca)ling
for the - investigation of the board pi
contract and supply, .and asking for a
full and- complete - report of ; itS do
ings as a body, since inauguration.
'Although informal reports have from
time, to time, been made by the con
tract hoard, it was announced today
that no ofnioial report of its purchases
and doings has ever been made to the
city. '
LONG PROGRAM
AHEAD FOR HOUSE
Washington, May, 4, After a. con
ference with President, Wilson today,
Majority Leader Underwood announc
ed that an agreement had been reach
ed to put through the Clayton omni
bus anti-trust bill, the Covington in
terstate comm-ce ' commission bill
and the hill to regulate stock secur
ities as well as a, rural credits meas
ure before Congress adjourns.,'
ARSON SQUAD BURNS
I ULSTER TEMNIS STANDS
Belfast, May 4. The fire squad ' of
the militant suffragettes resumed " its
activities in Ulster today by. burning
the new grandstand of the Cave .Hill
Tennis club.'
f LOST HIS BICYCLES.
Angelo Shint, 5S4 Pembroke street.
has reported to the police that his
bicycle was stolen from in' front of
his home last night.
judge; hallen retcbns
Edward F. . Hallen, judge of the
probate court, Bridgeport district has
returned to his duties after a vaca.
tlon of several weeks. The judge re
turns much improved in health. He
has gained ten' pounds and to the
many friends who welcomed him
home today he said he" felt much
rest" and ready for work again.
GOV. A1M0N
URGES BONDS
ON SICK BED
Colorado Executive Unable to
Write Message on ,
Strike War.
EXHAUSTED . BY LABORS,
HIS HEALTH BREAKS
Disarmament of Miners and
Company Guards Left to
Cavalry. - .
Denver, May 4 Exhausted'', by the
strain over events of the last two
weeks - in ' the strike , zone. Governor
F. M. Ammons has been unable to pre
pare "his message for' the special .ses
sion of the legislature which convened
today to consider legislation in connec
tion with the strike. Last night, while
working- upon the message, Governor
Ammons broke down and was forced
to his bed. v
In - consequence it was announced
early today thatUhe governor would
ask both branches of the Jegislature
to meet in Joint session and he then
was to ask them to enact a measure
permitting the issuance of bonds to
pay the expenses incurred ay tne state
in maintaining the militia in the strike
zone, a. debt which, now exceeds $L
000,000. : '..;
The legislators were to be "asked to
enact a law prescribing for the estab
lishment:, of a permanent constabulary
among other things.' ..-.';-
- Heavy, patrols of federal troops scat
tered throughout the strike zones of
Colorado' gave state officials a sense
of security today, which they had not
enjoyed since the' -beginning of the industrial-
strife. : Practically all. of the
Colorado - National - Guardsmen ' have
been withdrawn. . '
The matter of disarmament has 'not
been undertaken yet and probably will
not be until the. arrival late today of
CoL James Lockett with" the Eleventh
regiment, U. 'S. Cavalry. Officials of
the Colorado Fuel ; &. Iron - Company
declared that, lust as loon as , the
commander - of the federal troops Is
ready to disarm the men and afferd
protection at -the mines, the ' guards
in their employ Vwill turn over their
arms. . - , , -) - ..
Not , intimation had been received,.
however, as to the manner in. .which
the -strikers would observe the procla
mation of disarmament. ;
"Tt.ri TIT.TTB!?'0riri7"'TXTVTri ' ' V .'
J STANDARD OIL. OFFICE
AND ROCKEFELLER HOME
New Tork, May .4 Silent picketing
by crepe-sleeved men and women who
holdvJohn D: "Rockefeller and John T.
Rockefeller, Jr.,- responsible for condi
tions- In the Colorado v mine war, ' was
continued today in front of the. Stand
ard Oil ' Building here and outside the
gales-, of "the -" Rockefeller ; estate at
Pocantico Hills. : " .'.,"'
" The , younger . 4 Rockefelleri it was
said, would not Come to his offices, to
day. His seclusion was due to a cold
and not to the demonstrations, said
his secretaries.
GENERAL MINERS' ,
- STRIKE THREATENS '
UNITED STATES
, Indianapolis, May 4 The question
of "calling a general strike in the min
ing- industry ot the country will be
taken up at a .meeting of . the interna-
tional officers of the United Mine
Workers of America and the executive
board, to be held here today. ,At the
offices of .the organization it was said
that petitions had .been received from
all parts of the country asking that a
general strike 'be called.
- It was announced at the headquar
ters of the organization that - a state
ment would likely be given out during
the day. '-President John P. White, of
the mine workers organization . will
preside at the conference.
SPORTSMAN'S CAR
KILLS ONE, THREE
OTHERS INJURED
V - . -! :: ''-'., y-
Tuxedo Park, N. X., May 4 A 'big
touring car driven and owned by Rob
ert D. Wrenn, president of. the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa
tion, rani down a group of persons at
the entrance to Tuxedo Park, killing
one 1 man and injuring two men , and
a woman. - Tne man killed -was ilero
ert Loveday, organist and choirmas
ter of" St. Mary's Episcopal church
here. . i
Charles Spreckley, sexton of the
church, was seriously injured and his
wife's arm was .broken, besides sus
taining - internal injuries, i Spreckley
was hurt internally and his , leg was
broken." - ,
Alexander Norrls, of Tuxedo, was
less c seriously hurt. Mr. Wrenn was
uninjured. ,-
. The-.car ... was, wrecked . against the
stone pillars at the gate of the park
entrance. - The chauffeur was not in
jured. :
.' Mr. Loveday was rushed to the hos
pital and died a few hours later.
A . coroner's . investigation into the
has been ordered.
BLOODLESS DUEL IS
FOUGHT BY CAILLAUX
Paris, May 4 Joseph Caillaux, ex
minister of finance, . and : Fernand
D'Aillleres, M. Caillauxa opponent in
the recent election . to the French
chamber of deputies, fought . a duel
today with pistols. M. D'Aillieres fired
twice at his adversary but neither
shot found its mark. M. Caillaux fired
In the air.
HBER
TA NAMES TWO
TO CONFER
TO, ME
HOW BALLOT
LAWS WERE
DISREGARDED
( - -
Every Form of Protection Over
thrown in Taking Vote on
Bond Issues. :'
Ballots Were Illegally Circu
lated, No Booths Were
Furnished, and Voting
Was Not Secret.
Almost without exception
those wh6 voted in the bond
ing elections, Saturday, were
impressed with the loose man
ner in which the L ballot was
conducted,, and - overwhelmed
by ocular evidence of the ease
with which ' the boxes could- be
stuffed. ' :;; ::
The election' was entirely in
the hands of the bonders. - Bal
lots were " unprotected, and
from start to finish almost none
of the safeguards of an felec
tion were provided. j
" The special law relating to
bonding required the. election
to be held in the same manner
as city officers are elected.
Strictly speaking, this would' re
quire the voting- to be by machine." )
- But the departure from legality "would
ba j merely , technical, because ballots'
were used, "providing the voting had
I beeijAf eaf eg4iarded . and conducted in
cne ordinary -way, in tne manner pro
vided for the election of officers.
There can be no question "out the
General Assembly intended -to throw
about bonding elections, all the pro
tection given to other elections.
- These are a few- of the .requirements
at elections - when .officers are voted
for by paper ballot: ; 1 . .
All ballots used: either at regular or
in special city elections ehall be print
ed by the secretary of state.
The -'official endorsement shall ' ap
pear on the back thereof.
Whenever any ' vote shall be taken
upon any question , submitted under a
special law, the ballot shall toe so ar
ranged that the voter's will shall" be
expressed by marking a cross oppo
site "Yes" or "No," and s- ballot
marked in any other way is void. .:
..EJach ballot shall have a stub and
be": eo printed . that , when i (folded its
face shall be concealed. , . i
The stilly shall he torn off when the
ballot is voted. , , .
The ballots shal be -in -eealed pack-x
ages and any . person other ; than a
ballot clerk, who shall .open such
package, and any person " who shall
improperly have s. ballot in his. pos
session, shall be fined1 or imprisoned.
These are but a7 few; of the steps
jthat the law orders "to make a ballot
secret, and to protect It from inter
ference," and- tampering.
Where voting Is by ballot the law
also maaree rigid- requirements as to
how the voting plaee shall be ar
ranged, and how the ballot shall be
cast. " . --
To insure secrecy the selectmen are
required to furnish booths.
Each - voter must enter , the booth
alone, and but one person can be Jn
a booth at a time.
A exit must be provided so that the
voter cannot . meet,' or communicate
with any voters coming in to cast bai
lots. . - ,-' '-.. -
No person can - have a ballot, or
hand a ballot to a . voter, . excepting
the proper election officers.
The voter, having received a ballot,
must cast it, or return it to the clerk;
he cannot, keep it in his possession.
No person . is permitted to observe
how a voter marks his ballot, and to
do so, or attempt to do so, is a crim
inal offense. --..'
As the election actually was con
ducted, pretty nearly all these safe
guards were overthrown.
An unusual ballot, not contemplated
by the law, was provided.
This ballot was marked in a man
ner novel to the voters, and contus
ing to them, and not Jn the manner
provided by law.
These ballots were .permitted in the
possession of many unauthorized per
sons, and were to be had outside the
voting palace.
In some "cases ballots were marked
and given to the voter, so marked, in
distinct contravention of the law..
CNo booths were, provided in which
the voter could secretly mark his bal
lot. " - '
The voter was obliged to mark . his
ballot, in the presence of the election
officers, and in the presence, in many
instances, ' of persons carefully ob
serving how" he was marking it.
Nor could the voter take his ballot
to another place, because, having ob
tained it, he was guilty of a criminal
offense if he went outside the voting
place with it.-
These are but a few of the respects
in which the voters were denied the
protection of law, Saturday, and only
some of - the -ways in which the sanc
tity of the ballot was' attacked. "
. It is probable that the -illegal man
ner in which the election was held
invalidates the result., '
The vote as returned to the town
clerk's office showed a majority of the
wrra po
DIATION
President Will Make
Brooklyn Pilgrimage
To Mourn U. S. Dead
Washington May 4 President
Wilson plans to go to Brooklyn on
the day of the arrival pt the Mon
'tana which la : bringing to the
United States the bodies of the
men killed at Vera . Cruz. This
statement was made early today by
Secretary Daniels after a confer-,
ence with the President. ' "
In case public business makes
it 'impossible for' President Wilson
to leave Washington lie . will send
a personal representative with a
letter from him to welcome -- the
funeral ship. . .
votes as cast and counted in favor of
all the bond Issues, excepting -that for
the Uast Washington avenue bridge,
which ' was beaten -by 247. -. The ma
jority for 'the sewer bonds ' was 799;
for the Stratford avenue bridge bonds,
1,125; for the High school -completion
bonds, 1,585; 'for High school equip
ment bonds, 1,047; for grammar school
bonds, 17; for pavement bonds, 356.
The election indicates that the vot
ers probably favor the Stratford ave
nue bridge bonds and the High school
bonds,. ' ' '' ;
The majorities are greater than
probably can he accounted for by the
methods used-in the. election. ' "
But the result, upon the other bonds
would probably : have been otherwise,
had the election been conducted" in
the manner in which elections are by
law conducted when officers are cho-
. The'" sentiment "expressed broadcast
today was that the -election .should- be
challenged, less with the purpose . of
upsetting the . result,, than to Insure
that future lctions shall be held in
a way., to , protect the franchises- of
the people, n . -'.'-". . :
PIIILi BROKERS
FAIL, LIABILITIES
TOTAL $3,600,000
.' Philadelphia, May 4 The failure of
Cramp, Mitchell & Company, bankers
and brokers, was announced, on the
Philadelphia- Stock Exchange today,
with liabilities exceeding $3,600,000.
The firm was composed of Theodore
W. Cramp and Howard E. Mitchell,
the latter, who. has been ill for some
time, being the board member.
An involuntary, petition in , bank
ruptcy, was filed in the United States
district court - here and . was - immedi
ately granted. - The, petition was filed
by three customers of the firm whose
claims aggregated $874. Charles S.-W.Packard,
president of one of the city's
largest financial institutions, was ap
pointed temporary receiver.' In , the
petition : the ' liabilities ' were given as
$3,600,000 and the assets $3,100,000.
' A statement from the firm accom
panying the petition admitted that the
members of Cramp, Mitchell & Com
pany : individually and as a firm was
unable to meet their debts.
MORE FINED FOR
' PERSONAL ' TAXES
Personal tax prosecutions '.again
occupied the attention of - city court
today. There was a nolle of charg-es
against Daniel J. Dodge, 1798 Barnum
avenue, on .account of nine years" ser
vice as volunteer fireman in Ansonia..
Similar action wsls taken "with John
W; Dixon,. 30 Su&grett's Lane, on ac
count of Spanish - war service; costs
were remitted in , the case of -Joseph
Zullo, 1281 Madison avenue,: on - ac
count of his j just being- discharged
from a hospital. Charges against Sid
ney B. Dodge, 28 Fourth street, were
continued until May 9; Peter Di Fran
co, .52 Gilmore street, until June 4;
Joseph : C. . Tirga, Jr., until May , 9,
Jacob Zukanekas, 4 86 Railroad ave
nue and Clinton S. Wakelee, 316 Ben
ham avenue, until May, 9. Usual lines
were taxed against Frederick Zipper
erer, 748. Pembroke street; Edmund
Denkler, 1528 Pembroke street; Alex
ander Donibi, 306 Pine street; Angelo
DeCerbo, 1421 Main street; Vincenzo
DiMeo, 233 Catherine street; Giavona
DiMenna, 25 Lexington avenue;' Rob
ert Youngs, 22 Frank street, and An
thony Doderis, 20 .Summer street.
MAN WHO SHOT AT
MAYOR MITCHEL IS
SENT TO ASYLOM
New York, May 4 Michael Ma
honey who on April 17 shot at Mayor
Mitchel and wounded Corporation
Counsel " Frank I Polk. - was today
sentenced, to , the Matteawan asylum
for the criminal insane. A commission-investigating
Mahoney's mental
condition reported to Judge Mulqueen
that the man, was insane at the time
he fired the shot. He will be taken
to the asylum later today.
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WflBS AS
- ' "4.
- ARTICLE
THIRD NAME Tl
E SUBMITTED
BY TOMOBROU
Secretary of State Bryan Xot
; lteady to Announce IIi$
. : ; Delegates.
CARRANZA INQUIRES AS
IU MEDIATION'S LIMIT
Provisional President's Declar
ation That He Will Never
Resign Not Taken -,
. . Seriously. ;.-.-
Washington, May .'4 Gen
eral Huerta has informed tim
mediators that D. Emilio Ka
baza, a. 'Mexican jurist, anJ
Augustine Garra Galindo un-der-secretary
of tlie justice,
have been selected as delegates
to confer wi th . the"' med 1 a tor s
and that a third name will be
submitted tomorrow.
Another f ruitless demand by
Mexican soldiers for surrender
of the water works' just hut?:'l?-
of Vera Cruz was reported to
the . war " department today by
General Funston. The report
said that Mexican officers cell
ed : wpon ' an . American ' outpost .
to surrender but made no vig
orous eFrt in enforce tlieir
demand, ""lir1 ""-vioans retired
and1 ni' shots were fired. Gen
eral Funston has asked for in
structions as to contemji;Jed
steps. ' ' I
Washington, May 4. The Mexican
situation in all Its aspects was a pain
before the South American mediators
When they resumed their sessions to
day. The first move was a visit to
the state department for a reply to .
their request for .the appointment of
a delegate from the United States!.
Secretary Bryan said some announce
ment might be made ' later.
-. On the 7 heels of this conference
came' the announcement that General
Huerta had informed the mediators
that D. Emilio Rabaza Mexican jur
ist, and Augustine Garra Galindo, un.
der-secretary of Justice, have been se
lected as, delegates to confer with
the mediators and that a third name
Will IJ d . DUi7II,ll.CU ..'.i'.,.. l'
It was also learned from an author
itative source" that Carranza had sent
a further telegram to the mediators
inquiring as to the extent of the func
tions of delegates and whether such
mediation' would , be limited to the
controversy between the United States
and Huerta beyond which Carranza
has shown, disinclination to nego
tiate.' :').r:.; . .rr
' The sessions of the mediators con
tinued to' be -informal, no vote hav
ing been., taken up .to this time and
all decisions: having been reached
by unanimous agreement. . They "be
gan late this morning, having been
continued last night until 1 o'clock.
" In -circles close to Huerta represen
tatives, the news of Carranza's flat
fofiianl tn n Erree- to an armistice wsi
not taken as.; finale ; It; "was- pointed :
out that it would have rheen surpri?!- .
ing if thei. constitutionalists had ac
cepted .the- armistice: ,on the--eve oj
getting, Saltillo. Once in possession
of that federal stronghold .the atti
tude of the constitutionalists toward
the armistice might be modified.
' Huerta's reported declaration thai
he will never resign is. not taken ser
iously by Huerlstas. . -
SARGENT PORTRAIT
BADLY SLASHED BY
BRITISH j1tLFAt!T
London, May . 4. The portrait ol
Henry James, the novelist, by John
Singer Sargent, ,the American artist
hanging in one of the galleries of tin
Royal Acamedy, was virtually ruined
this afternoon by A auffragette.
The woman who cpmmttted the out
rage" gave her name as Mrs. Wood
She belongs to the group of militanu
called "the wild women." Armed witi
.. hutxhpr'a rleavtr. Mrs. . Wood ap
proached the painting an a casua.'
manner. Opportunity oneniw, sat
mirldenlv dashed lorv.-ard, produced I
eleaver from under her cloak an(
was successful in slasning it a num
ebr of times before bystanders seized
and stopped her.
Th. 1 it- amaired bv Mrs. ": -' i
was considered one of Sargent's mas
terpieces and it was one of the m'xm
prominent canvases at tne exhibition
If te badly gashed in three places
one -of the marks of the cleaver beinj
through the' face.
Shamrock IV., the challenger fi
America's cup, " will "be - launched a.
Gosport on May 25.