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BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY MAY 15, 1914
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VALLON ADMITS
LYING IN FIRST
BECKER TRIAL
Denies Today That He And
$Iurdered Gambler Had
; Quarreled.
3fRS. ROSENTHAL, MAY
BE WHITMAN WITNESS
New Evidence Ready to Be
Submitted by Prosecu- 7 ;
N tion, Is Report. Y
New York. May IS New witnesses
for the state were waiting- today to be
called to testify at the second trial
of Charles Becker, former police lieu
tenant on charges of having instigat
ed, the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
the gambler, who it is alleged he fear
ed was preparing to accuse him of
receiving graft In return for protec
tion to gambling houses.
"With the conclusion of the testimony
f Harry VaJJon today, it was expect
ed that District Attorney WW tin an
would call several witnesses who did
not testify at the first Becker trial.
Vallon is the last of the three princi
pal witnesses and the prosecution
probsirty will complete its case on
Monday or Tuesday of next week when
the defense- wiH'open. V.
In direct examination today. Vallon
corroborated the main points of Jack
Hose's story and was then turned
over to the " defense. ' He admitted
under cross-examination that he had
known Rosenthal for 15 years and
that they' had a disagreement six
months before Rosenthal was : murdered.-
The witness denied, however,
that h had quarreled with the mur
dered man.
It is a contention of the defense that
Rosenthal was a -victim of a gamblers
war. Martin T. Man ton. for t&e de
Tense, read the record of Vallon-s tes
timony at the last trial in which, he
fcaJd "We quarreled." ,
"Wen." said Vallon today, "we didn't
luarreL That's the truth."
Sins. Rosenthal To Testify.'
a&s. Lillian Rosenthal, widow of
.-t'be slain gambler whose death placed
icfaaries Becker within' the shadow of
-the electric chair,- was ready today to
take the stand and testify to all the
relations j that existed between her
Sraatoand and the lieutenant of police
two years ago. . : , ...
- Although come doubt was expressed '
whether sbe will toe called at this par
ticular time, it, is declared that . Mrs
IRoeenUsal Will tie placed on. the wit
enss stand before District . Attorney
Whitman closes the state's caea
mm- Stasenthaf is ready, and even'
ager to testify When called, her.
story will be interesting corroourauun
of Pack. Rose's tale of -a split fn the
rHftnrU-o- relations that once existed
between the gambler and the police-.
Mrs. -Rosenthal will tell Mn f detail
bow she begged her husband on the
slight b was murdered not to leave
the house, but that, he laughed at her
tjears for tils safety.
Feared For His Life.
She will describe the home life shs
nd her husband led In the last few
'weeks 1e was alive, and will speaks
of his conversations with, her in which
be expressed a tfear of sitting near
the wnidows In the ground - floor of
their booeej because he. dreaded an
Bss&sein's bullet . - i 3 .
While not' bearing directly, on the
Actual murder plot, it is nevertheless
expected that 'Mrs. " Rosenthal's : ap
pearance on the witness stand will
attract an even greater crowd to the
court room than did the presence in
court of the bald-iheaded ex-gambler
and stool pigeon, "Jack" Rose.
WILL BONDING
SANTA GLAUS
SENDHOLIDAY?
Street Laborers Got One Last
Bonding Election, But
Aren't Sum This Time. s
Employes In the city street - depart
tnent are wondering today if - they are
to nave a half holiday, with pay to
morrow, when the vote on the bonding
measures Is taken. ; On Saturday, May
B, all city street employes- were- noti
ced that they might have the after
aioon off, in case they felt" like voting
on the bonding measures. It jas in
timated they-ought to-vote In favor of
the bonds. It is understood that while
-the teamsters who work on the streets
Jdid not receive pay for the Saturday
istfternoon. the laborers received their
wages Just as though they 'had put
in a, full day and in consequence they
re wondering today if they are to rc
Kelve a half, holiday with pay to-
Fonner Mayor Hugh Stirling is in
charge of the pay roils of the city
rtreet laborers, but when asked about
the matter today he' said he could not
tell whether or not the laborers re
ceived full pay on May 2. He refer
red the reporter who questioned him
to the city auditor." Bernard Keating.
Jr., in charge of the pay rolls in the
ity auditor's office, . said his books
only showed the number of days of
'labor and the amounts paid each man
'but that the record of each particular
(Say's work was kept in the office of
M rector . of- Public Works Courtade.
The director was away from the city
Ji9.ll almost all day and it was im
possible to locate him. . .
VETERANS ELECT CHIEF.
Willimantlc, May 15 John Seldon, .of
Middle Haddam, was elected pre3ident
of the 21st Connecticut Volunteer Reg
imental Association at its annual re
union feere today. :,.-;, .
OIL SOAKED. CLOTH
LEADS TO ARREST
Hartford, . May 15 Benjamin. . G.
Cropsey, 74 Green street, was arrest
ed today . charged with arson following-
a fire In the four family tenement
Nos. 74-75 Green street, occupied by
Cropsey and three other families.
When searched at headquarters, a
handkerchief soaked in oil and a box
of oil covered matches were found
in his '' possession. "Neighbors , saw
Cropsey enter the cellar with an Oil
can and- remain several minutes and
then emerge and run away." The
fire was -discovered Immediately after
wards.
EXTRA TIME
GIVEN HUERTA
PEACE ENVOYS
Niagara Falls Conference Will
Not Begin Until
Wednesday.
MEXICAN DELEGATES
, STOP IN WASHINGTON
Brazilian - Arranges For Them
' To Get In Touch ,
' With Affairs.
Washington, May 15 The opening.
of the negotiations of the South Amer
ican mediators in the Mexican con
troversy at Niagara Xalls, Ont., was
today postponed until .Wednesday, May
20, ths state department .. announced.
The sessions were originally schedul
ed to begin Monday,' May 18.
The delay was arranged , at - the re
quest of -the - Brazilian ambassador,
Mr. Da Gama, In order that the Mexi
can delegates to the conference wio
are- speeding northward from Key
West today might not be unduly hur
ried , lrt their trip (to Niagara Falls.
The Mexican ; . -delegation - will reach
Washington shortly after.noon tomor
row and they ; will .be given an ,' op
portunity ,-r, by ; the. ; postponement to
spend some time in Washington to get
in touh with the situation , here be
fore proceeding to the formal Nego
tiations.. .-. , x i- - , '-i ,
Frederick W. Lehmajin. former solici
tor general of the United States and
Justice Lamar, of the supreme court
Of the United ' States;-3"' Who comprise
tne American representatives, and H.
Percival Dodge, their secretary, - were
at the state department today going
over official records and familiarizing
themselves generally ',: with Uhe work
ahead of them. - i:"' , ''.- -'.. .
While they cannot act . finallv on
propositions submitted to . them, they
will be empowered to answer a great
many questions about - the position ot
Washington. - ; - - . !
GIVEN DEED TO
EKILED; BANKER'S;
GREEIJWICH 1I0ME
Because Charles : A. Moore Is liv
ing in exile in Rome ax a reonit v.
Knickerbocker, Trust Co. taiu-,
Judg Tuttle in the superior court this
morning naa to settle some difficul
ties about .the title to . the $60,000
Greenwich estate whlf.fe .
cently sold, Moore's father is a mem
oes- or tne noted legal firm of Man
ning, Maxwell & Moore of .- New
York. . . ! -
Thomas Jefferson CtstA-n
ber of a distinguished 'Virginia fam
ily bought the place from Moore. On
account of the litigation over Knickerbocker-
..Trust Co. affairs and ' the
fact that Moore was alleged tp have
been' involved, Gaines feared; his 'title
might not be good. He submitted
papers. to Judge Tuttle today and the'
court rendered judgment in his fa
vor. .'..,.'':'
The DroDertv is nairJ tn ho
the handsomest estates in the million
aire colony . at Greenwich. ' .
' .
Augustus j. farreu,
1EAJ IX KANSAS CITY
' Captain Breckbill, superintendent of.
mails Is in receipt s of a communica
tion from J.v A, ; Butler,; t53 Central
avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, request
ing the location of relatives of Augus
tus J: Farrell,- who died in the , St.
Margaret's Hospital , of 'that city early
this week. r When Farrell .entered the
hospital he said that his home was In
Bridgeport but did not give a street
address. The' undertaker win hold
the rbody. until ; relatives are heard
from.. . ..,-.'.;' - , ,
Farrell is believed : to be a brother
of MrsI John R. Moore of -Connecticut
avenue and a. son of the late: James
Farrell for many years sexton of St
Mary's church. . , -;
PETER J. CARROLL RESIGNS
Former Alderman -Peter J- Carroll
today resigned his position . as super
intendent for the American Street
Lighting. Co. "of Baltimore to take ef
fect at once. Mr. Carroll said today
that he Was resigning to engage in
other and more lucrative business but
did not care to say at present what
the business was. Peter Terillo of 66
Gilman street will be Mr. Carroll's
successor. ..
"DAN" SMITH SOON TO
BE HIMSELF AGAIN
- Daniel D. Smith, the Fairfield ave
nue tobacconist- and sportsman who
recently suffered a shock. Is re
gaining his : health. Mr.. Smith who
had. lost his power of speech Is now
able to sit up for a short time each
day and is able to talk again. His
relatives and friends now hope for a
speedy and complete recovery. '
Zalmoii Goodsell Shows
Extravagance
Bonding
. .HOW TO VOTE ON QUESTIONS.
. " To vote Yes, turn the Question Pointer to the word Yes,
and leave it there. To vote No, turn the Question Pointer to
the wor No, and leave it there. -
CAUTION. : Do not fail to vote on the Questions.
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t3SE.,sur -si- jb'ubsj Lgfecaai
VotinK machines will bs open from 6 o'clock a. m. to
5 o'clock p. In. for the registration of the votes of the elec
tors of said .city, entitled to vote at said meeting,, at the
following places, to vrtt: " . ,
j i . : FTBST DISTBIOT
. r '' i - Conrt Street. . ..
, SECOND DISTRICT ... v
. ' ,' ... 498 Broad Street.
- . th'-ht DISTRICT
- Aabnrn Street and Fairfield Avenue. . ;
,,-. - FOURTH DISTRICT..
' . ' 1035-37 State Street.
... .-- . ' fifth: dxstrtct : ;- J..''1
. . , 688 Norman Street, -
'"' ' SIXTH DISTRICT " 1 '
: . '625 Catherine Street. ,-.-....,' ..- .(-.:,
,-
SEVENTH DISTRICT '.' ..; .'.,.
. ';: 1389 Main Street,
." ' '.''".. : - ''-.'. EIGHTH DISTRICT ' .
2044 Main Street. -----. "-.
. . NINTH DISTRICT - : . .. . ' ' . 1
'..- . 1128 Bast Main Street. ;
'..-V' : ' - - v -V --: v
TENTH, DISTRICT . -
: V: 42 Beach Street.
" ..-,-, : i - HXJESVjSVB. DISTRICT
. 41 East Main Street;
. TWJBliWH DTSTR3ECT s, .
1582 Seasrlenr Avenue, . 1st Precinct..). .
IAaeeta School, Stratford Avsenne, (2nd Precinct.)
Interested Parties Attempt to Force Experiment On City Means
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Heavy Tax in Years to C ome--Cheaper to Pay Fine, .He
Declares. ; . . - ,
" Zalmon Goodsell v today closed his
discussion of the attempt to inflict a
$5,000,000 sewer system on Bridgeport,
in an interesting interview in which
he shows how the advocates of -this
extravagant plan have ' unscrupulous
ly sought to advance it. r.- : S- ::
Mir. Goodsell' said:'-' ' Yv'-'i f " '
? "Most men f ear to express . their
thoughts .aibout' Judicial -decisions. In
the average man's . mind a .-legal de
cision is something fhey . have been
taught to believe . should . never . be
Questioned or irivestigated, and If
men do "have opposite, ideas upon such
question ofv law ' decisions, they a-are
not 'express a candid opinion in pub
lic This is a condition existing in the
minds of many men in Bridgeport to
day. . The courts have rendered, a de
cision fining the citizens of Bridge
port 525.OO0. for polluting the Pequon
nock river with a ifoul mass of gar
bage, sewage in. case this . polluting
of the Pequonnoclc river was not rem
edied before 1916. This fine was based
upon the . evidence placed -before the
courts, (but one-sided evidence given
before - the courts did not . tell the
whole story). ; Was it explained to the
court why sewage would become in
nocuous with tide "water at one point
of discharge more than at several
points -of discharge, into the same
body of water? . '
"Was it explained to the court ijh at
the extending of ' the; outlets ; of the
present several sewers below tide wa
ter would have1 accomplished better
results in the distribution of said sew
age . than concentrating and ! discharg
ing this large quantity of sewage at
one point below tide water in the F"e
quonnock river?, --j . . ."'-.-.
"The court was not informed that
the liquid essence remaining after the
reduction of 50 tons of garbage ' every
day was being discharged at the' head
of the Pequonnuock . river. Neither
was the court irefbrmed that if incin-?
eratlng (plants were built and this 50
tons of garbage was destroyed by in
cineration, the polluting of ' th'e Pe
quonnock river by . this - foul . garbage
sewage would : have . been mostly re-,
moved and. the forcing of the citizens
L of Bridgeport by a decision of law to
commence , ouuamg a 53.0011,000 theo
retical sewer system would bave been
avoided. . ., ; ,
"If the evidence given before the
court had been complete in all details,
isn't ,; it natural to suppose that the
court, would . have ordered, the build
ing of incinerating plants as proposed
toy. the board of ; health for the burn
ing of . garbage and thereby remove
this sewage; pollution from the.- Pe
quonock rijer? Instead, these inter
ested parties recommended that the
court order this consolidated mass of
sewage to be dumped into . the same
river at a more central point as re
gards population.
"The courts were -'organized with
the intent that where differences, vof
opinion arose among men, . the court
should hear the whole and not a part
of the evidence to be submitted, and
then ask the court for an equitable
decision. - These Interested . parties
brought litigation before the courts
for fear the vote of the people would
defeat their scheme of forcing upon
the taxpayers of the city of Bridge
port an unwarranted and uncalled for
theoretical eewer system. Fair play
Of Plan For
Sewer System
is the first principle taught In all na
tions In the business" .world "or the
world of sport. The steps taken by
these interested parties to: force this
sewer system upon the taxpayers ot
the city means that every taxpayer
tn the city, will be obliged to pay an
unnecessarily ' heavy yearly - tax to
help' build and ' support this unwar
ranted and ' -uncalled for ; theoretical
sewer system. ' "Would you call the
above condition fair play to the citi
zens of Bridgeport? i-Ntnteen hundred
voters, , mostly taxpayers, ' voted
against: building this sewer system.,
and in conversation many of these
taxpayers are ' of the opinion that un
fair means by interested parties have
been resorted to, to Intimidate a large
number of voters by rfear of court de
cisions and toy strong personal infl
ence, -V to , vote for this unwarranted
sewer system.' This . is' against ? the
people's sense of right and their finan
cial interests. If the citizens were in
fluenced by their .reasoning, based
upon information that has been placed
before. them, about this sewer prob
lem, ' a large majority , of the voters
would vote 'No! - " i -:' a. . "- v .
"If the citizens of Bridgeport should
pay into the treasury of the state ot
Connecticut a $5,000 fine, and after
wards incinerating plants should be
built and the garbage sewage should
thus be removed from the Pequon
nock river, and a new chemical an
alysis of '-'-, the water : in 'said river
should show a veryf ' much improved
condition is regards pollution, is there
any "reason to doubt that our senators
and representatives at Hartford could
have said fine of $25,000 remitted back
to ; our city treasury? Certainly "the
state of Connecticut ' does not want to
assess or collect moneys in this man
ner from the people of its cities and
towns. In - case the eewer bonds are
defeated by a. . vote of the taxpayers,
it has been -stated that the chairman
of the board of apportionment will
immediately call the members of the
board together, and lay an extra tax
of 3 mills upon the grand list of the
city for . commencing the building of
this unnecessary theoretical sewer
system. If these Interested : parties
can also influence the board of appor
tionment to lay this extra mill tax, in
opposition to a majority vote of the
people of the city, it would toe a hun
dred times toetter for the future inter
ests - of j the taxpayers . to have the
schemes of these interested parties
carried out, completed and; paid -for at
once." .; '.; . - :'-
HE SHOULDWORRY?
OH, NOTTAT ALL !
Suffering with alcoholism, ' gastritis
and a probable attack of appendicitis,"
Michael Polos of Center street was
transferred from a cell at police head,
quarters to St. Vincent's hospital last
night. - In city court today intoxica
tion, breach of the peace and assault
charges were continued for a. bearing
until May 22, with bonds fixed at
$100. -:
Alexander S. Cochran's cup defender
Vanitie was launched at Boston. -
MELLEN WILL
TELL ALL OF
I H. DEALS
Former President of Road to
0 Be On Stand For
Week.
OTHER DIRECTORS TO
, BE CROSS EXAMINED
Folk Plans Thorough Probe of
Company's Financial
'Affairs. '
i Washington, May 15. Former Pres
ident Charles SC rJkielIen of . the New
Xork, New Haven & Hartford rail
road, after a conference ' with . Chief
Counsel Folk of the Interstate com
merce commission, left .today for New
Haven, to obtain ; the , documents and
papers which the commission- desires
to have as an elucidation of Mr. Mel
len's testimony. f
, Mr. Mtellen told Mr. Folk today that
it probably would require at least two
days 'for him. and his counsel ,to go
over the mass of papers which he has
at his New Haven home and1 at his
summer house in tockbridge. ' He is
expected to return to - Washington
next: Monday prepared to continue his
testimony Tuesday.
In the opinion of CM?r. Folk; Mr: Mel
lon will be on the witness stand for
several - days, possibly all , of next
week. Meantime, unless some unfore
seen incident ' should , Intervene, - no
other witness will be examined.
The- sutopoened " directors' ; of the
New Haven, William , Hiockefeller,
Lewis Caes Ledyard, Georg-e F. Baker
and .George MacCulIocb Miller, have
been, directed to hoW. , themselves in
readiness to be examined next Tues
day, ylt Is regarded as quite unlikely
that Mr. Bockefeller or" Mr. Miller,:
both of whom have presented : to the
commission certificates of illness,
through : their physicians, , will appear.
Mr. Bockefeller is at Jekyl Island,
Ga., unable, according to . the " certifl
eate of his physician, to speak: above
s, whisper ; Mr. Miller 4s N conflmed . to
his home and is said to toe unable to
transact any business. Mr, Ledyard
an Mr. Baker both, have signified
their willingness- to testify , whenever
they may be called. - ' - ::- .
, Chief Counsel . Folk; ; and : his assist
ants were engagedi today; in an iajn-dweed-by1
Mr..Mellen.";-This -extianina-udced
Jaf Mry' -Mellen. ' Thl examina
tion wiU4 require 'two Or. three days. j
it Is- expected thai: the present purr
pose ef . thcommlssion, notwithstand
ing, the, pronounced, opposition of At
torney General McReynolds-and other
officials -of the department of Justice,
td press not only the examination of
Mr. Mellen orf all phases e the finan
cial' operations of the New Haven and
its subsidiaries, but also , other - wit
nesses, including (New Haven direc
tors who are assumed to have know
ledge of any of the transactions.
RESERVE BANK
OFFICERS MEET III
; BOSTON MONDAY
Local Bankers iVoti fied Ex
pect Appointment of Direc
tors at That Time.
President Charles G. San ford of the
First-Bridgeport National v -bank to
day' received a telegram from the sec
retary of the Federal Bank organiza
tion -to attend a meeting of the organ
ization in the office of ; F. P. - Be ale,
president of the Boston clearing house
association, on Monday next to com
plete ;the organization -of the federal
reserve bank In that city. ' :
At this meeting the class C direc
tors are expected to be announced,'
and discussion of the appointment of
directors- In the classes A and B will
take place. It is 'also expected that
discussion of the laws governing these
banks will be taken up. President
Sanford and Cashier O. St. Brothwell
of the bank will leave this city ' to at
tend the meeting Monday morning.
SADIE ROBinso:
NAMES SISTER IN
DIVORCE ACTION
Compelled- by her parents to marry
at 14, Sadie H. Robinson of this city
discovered later than her home had
been broken tup- toy her sister. Mrs.
Robinson wept so hard as she told her
story in the superior court this after
noon that proceedings were halted
several times.
She was granted "a divorce 'from
Richard ' Robinson, ' with the sister,
Anna Palmer, named, as co-respondent.
. -
Mrs. Robinson said she always sup
posed; she was an only child and it
was not until after her marriage that
she learned Anna Palmer was her sis
ter. In 1910, she, discovered her sister
and Robinson were too - friendly. Af
ter that she left Robinson and went
to swork to support herself and her
two children. She married Robinson
in October, 1894. -y
Mary Vertilla, an 'employe of the
Salt's Textile Co., was granted,.a de
cree from Michael Vertilla of Lisbon,
Me. - Intolerable cruelty was the
ground. The couple were married in
February, -1906. ; '.
' Mrs. Vertilla said her husband fre
quently beat her and once exclaimed,
"So help me God, I'll kill you."
A general strike was called by the
International Laborers' Union against
contractors of Greenwich, Conn., who
refused i to sign a ' new wage scale.
COUMTA
; CHAUFFEUR
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CALLED TO
TELEPHONE CO.
LOWERS RATES
IN WESTPORT
Announces That Noble A venae
Extension of Underground
v System Has Already s
Begun. :.
. Westport is to get a reduction In
telephone rates with' an extension of
the zone in which the rates will be
available. ' Following s similar reduc
tion made last year in third -class sta
tions, by . which Fairfield an Trunn
toull have profftedi residents of New
Canaan and Westport will be pleased
to learn that they are now to toe Included.-.;'-
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In Westport there is at present a
rate of tao ' for individual telephone
service within a. mile of the station.
On and after July. 1, ' the - radius will
be extended to a mile and a quarter
and the rate will be $2i per annum.
Announcement of the proposed rate
reduction is being mailed to party line
subscribers and It is believed that toy
the time the next telephone directory
is issued , the reduced charges will be
found to have bad an added stimulus
upon the telephone patronage , and
will enable many of those now, upon
party lines as well as new subscrib
ers to . take advantage of the conven
ience that a telephone lends to Inter
change of ideas and other communi
cations about the- towns.-, - . ,-;
Manager W. W. Knight today con
firmed the plans, and reduction an
nouncement, stating that he believed
the plan will greatly increase the lo
cal business at Westport and result
in general satisfaction to all. ;
"It was ,also reported that the com
pany has - begun extension of Its -un
derground lines on Noble avenue be
tween ' Huntington troad' and. Boston
avenue -The oonduits which will uv
ry telephone cables will toe laid In the
street, and work: of excavating tteBch.
es waetoegun yesterday. .
MEMORIAL STATUE
TRIBUTE TO BARRY;
FATHER OF U.S. NAVY
Washington, May 1 5 Delegations
from all parts of the country are ar
riving today to participate in the un
veiling of the statue -to Commander
John Barry, the "Father of the Amer
ican Navy," in Franklin Park: tomor
row. " The first' delegation' to arrive
came from Boston,, closely fallowed toy
delegations from other sections of the
country ' , - . . - -
Preliminary to the main purpose of
the ' assemblage . there was a pilgrim
age today to Washington's torrib " at
Mt. Vernon upon ' which was placed
a wreath toy General P.. W, Meldril. of
Savannah, 6a.
President Wilson and . high -government
officials will attend the unveil
ing of the Barry statue and ; review
the parade which is to follow. Sun
day morning, a' memorial military
field mass in . honor of the nation's
heroes who were killed in the Spanish
American war and at Vera Cruz. Mex.,
will toe held on the Washington monu
ment grounds. I :
The - Daughters of v the ' American
Revolution will attend the unveiling
ceremonies of the Barry memorial.
EPWORTH LEAGUERS'
ANNUAL MEETING
HELD IN HARTFORD
Hartford. ' May 15 About 200 dels-
gates attended : the annual convention
of the New Haven District Epworth
League at the South Park Methodist
church today. The district extends
from the. Connecticut river on the east
to Stamford on the west. President
Arthur P. Hicks of Watertoury, pre
sided. '
Three locals making the largest
gains in membership were: First Mid-
dletown 68; First New Haven 64; First
Meriden SO. The New Haven group
has a membership of 986. ?
H. C. Doolittle.-of New Britain, the
treasurer, reported expenditures ': of
$151.80 and $12.11 cash, cm hand. The
Rev. Dr. R. "Lm. Dorchester, of Bristol,
spoke on "EJpworth Efficiency." There
were addresses by Rev. W. D. Beach,
of Middletown, and Rev. F. W. Voor
hees, of Watertown. A Officers were
elected late this afternoon.- There
will toe an evening session.
REP. WILSON DELIVERS
ANTI-DEBT TALK TO '
SINGER CO. WORKERS
Representative Lynn W. Wilson clos
ed his campaign against . a big debt
with a talk to the workers of the Sin
ger Company, at noon. x About 500
men heard -his argument. Last evening
Mr. Wilson spoke against a great debt
to a ' citlsen's meeting, in -the Second
District, at : 192 , Railroad avenue.
About 50 were present. ; Mr. - Wilson
was accompanied by Representative
John H. McMurray.
The American legation In Chile has
been raised to an embassy in the
bill passed by the senate.
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Latter Given Holiday to Castl
Among Auto Drivers For
. Votes For Hands.
HIS FTUENDS WHLL
' -'RESENT ms ' DISC2IAI:!
Paine Defied All Speed Lc -. .1
But Could Not Make ?,facLfr.3
,' Get Over. Territory 'Expect: J.
He Worked Card to L:a-
: prove the Thing.
The big Hvaas automobile sprtri-' - ;?
with which Director of Ptrblic Worisn
Jacob A. Courtade proposed to eprlitMa
all the macadam streets in Eridr-wt
is not equal to the task and toecaaase
h rfi not drive the cirmtoerjiesraa
vehicle - around the city at the sp-.
of a racing car, Frank B. JPalne who
has been.- driving it was tuaratrS;
discharged yesterday afternoon.
. That Paine received what is- called
in the parlance of the street a rm,vi
deal" is freely admitted toy those who
are cognizant of conditions. Harry
Breen, a New York chauffeur who
came to Bridgeport four weeks uo
and has been employed at the Blue
Ribbon garage ..will, succeed Paine.
Complaints that the streets were not
being sprinkled at all, have fairly de
luged the director's office of late. Th
very .-few dry and pleasant days dur
ing the rat four weeks rtve shown
that the automobile sprinkler wll n .t
do what its sponsors expected of it.
The "Hvaas autoepr inkier
bought on March 7 through the tjoard
of contract and supply. . It cost $4,250.
Director Courtade at that time freely
predicted that the car would be able
to get around the macadam streets of
the city In -Jig time. As a matter of
fact , Mr. Paine has frequently spent
an entire ,day going - over the streets
of '.the West End and then has not
been able to cover them all. ;
In an endeavor to do "what was re
quired of him Mr. Paine has bwn
driving the auto-sprinkler from 63 to
68 miles per day. Recently Mr. Crrar
tade sent him an order to reduce the
speed.. . Mr. Paine demurred sayin
that lie could not cover the territory
expected of him if he was forced to
drive slower. : - .
"You -will have lots of kicks," sail
Mr.' Paine. "There are many com
plaints now.'' .
'"Let them complain," Mr.' Ooortskd
Is alleged to have replied. "We
care what they say. You take year
orders from ine." . - .
Mr. Paine ' accordingly reduced t": ;.
speed at which, be drove the sprlnlkiar
so that he covered but 28 or 9 miles
per day. Yesterday afternoon Mr.
Courfade approached him at the Bln
Ribbon garage where the auto-eprfceJe-ler
is kept and told him that his -.:'r-vlces
would be no longer required.
Mr: Paine claims that Mr. Coszr
tade would give him no reason tor
discharging him. Paine h conslderfl
one of the best chauffeurs - In the
state. He went to worlc on the auto
sprinkler on. April 1.
"In the six weeks that I-'-liacve- tsw-rt
doing this business Mr. Co-ortade ia&s
never inspected my work or Intlmes
ed whether or not it was satisfactory
said Mr. Paine to a Farmer- reporter
today. 'T knew the sprinkler wajXM?t
doing' the' work required of it and I
told Mr. Courtade so. We are ajn
mizing the streets, - not spKtnkllns:
them. I wanted him to aUow me to
bore larger holes in the sprinklers i.o
that we could get more water on Ciie
streets,' but he - refused. I made a
great 1 many ; changes on. the aofco
sprinkler so that -we could get mere
service out of it but I get no thstaa'ka
for that. I don't know now why I
was lef out." ,
In view of his loyalty to the Re
publican party Mr. Paine thinks he
was shabbily treated. Sometime airo
Mayor Wilson addressed the Chauf
feurs club urging the members to
vote for the, bonding measures and
telling them that they could get good
streets only by bonding for perma
nent pavement. Just before the firat
vote was taken on the bonding meas
ures Paine got another man to work
!n his place and spent a day and hi..!'
going among . chauffeurs of his ac
quaintance drumming up votes for th
bonds. He thinks his discharge is a
poor return for his work for the party
measures.
Mr. Courtade could not be found to
daj' to get his version, of the affa ir
but it is pretty generally accepted
about the city hall and by the fore
men of the street gangs that the auto
sprinkler cannot do the work expect
ed of it ' and that at least one and
possibly two more will be require!
if the auto-sprinkling is to be eon -tinued.
-
At present It is said that the only
real sprinkling is done along the
tracks of the Connecticut Co. by tti
Burns Co. Today four "Squegee"
sprinklers drawn by two horses each
were sent- over the permanently pav
ed streets, in the center of the ci'y.
The "squejrees" followed each othn
at a distance of 10 feet apart.
The strike of the Cunard Lint.
ployes at Liverpool, which thrti
to interfere with the maiden
of the Aquitama, has been .
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