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THE FARMER : JULY & 1914 SPROTT EXONERATED BY STATE OFFICER FOR AUT0ACCiDEI5T Grave conflict of opinion today en ters into the case of Radcliff E. Eprott, held for hearing before the superior court on a. charge of man slaughter for running- down and Kill ing Florence Johnson at Southport, May 17. Three investigations have already- been held by state and town officers with the result that he , has been held to :be 'both innocent and criminally responsible. Coroner John J. Fhelan of thia city, -who conducted a most exhaustive ex amination, both upon the spot and with all the witnesses who could te got toy the police, f ourod Sprott e , sponsible. Justice Bacon Wakeman, of Fairfield later released him from cus tody not finding sufficient cause to ibind him over to the higher court. The papers were later reviewed by State's Attorney Oalen Carter, wtio ob tained, a bench warrant from Judge Gager for his arrest upon the grounds that the lower tribunal could not take jurisdiction when a man was held by a coroner, an officer of 1 the higher court- ; - Yesterday, following a hearing be fore Secretary of State Albert Phillips in Hartford to decide whether his li cense to operate a motor vehicle should be forfeited "becanae of the ac cident, it was decided that h had operaiea me c&r in a manner .wia careful and moderate In speed. Sprott, who is secretary , and treas urer of the Gas Appliance Company is socially prominent tn Bridgeport. DeVer H. Warner has twice signed bonds for his release. ' j , Charles G. Roseling of this city, a motorcyclist, yesterday had his license revoked by the Secretary of Si:ate af ter a hearing in which it was proven he drove at excessive speed. . Attorney General John H. LS.ht yes terday ruled that noa -font th,i secre tary of state is legally qualified to sit in Judgment upon complaints against drivers of automobiles wJiere licenses may be revoked. - This decision- will cause Secretary Albert Phillips to sit upon a case in which heiwas a parti cipant and In which the defendant is Phillip Carlson of the Metropolitan Auto & Carriage company of tills city. The cars of Phillips and Cartoon col lided two weeks ago at Greens Farms. Secretary Phillips has annouwsed that he will ask the attorney yeme.r-i.1 to sit with him and to review the evidence before decision is rendered. BU1LD1IIG NOTES OF LOCAL I11TEF1EST Ten building permits, the argregate cost of. the work to be $24,2SC, were granted by the building commissioners at their meeting last night, liie per mits were: ' . C. A mane, one story frame tool house,. outh side of Ox road. John - Redgate, ' raise roof on barn, south eide 41 Lexington avena-s. The Glassner , Pnrrf:ture CO-,' -bricfc enclosing wall, -- southeast ccmer of Stratford ' avenue. " W. W. Boerum, one-family frame dwelling, - south side- of Mian-ion street. . ..." : .. '. G. W. Paul, frame garage. (F),' north s:ie N'o. 54 Lewis street. , ' ; Andrew Hogg, two family frame dwelling, west side of Marrion street. P. IT. Shea, alterations to store front, west side of Main street. Anna Dzurehda, alterations t i dwell ing, west side of Helen street. - Givannl Dei-Regne, two "family frame dwelling, south side of Se.bur ban avenue. Jacob Morris and ltfney Feiaman, three story brick building, two stores and four families, northeast comer of Fairfield avenue and Hajtaon avenue. RQTQH POIIJT WILL JIGHT jLllNT Norwalk, July 1 Tins action of cer- ,1ain wealthy residents and land own- w w a ismiiLT? vtiiu nave vrotlem suit against the management of Roton Point Park to recover $25, 0'JO - dam &?es for alleged "nuisances" has pro duced, a result that must hiT j Tur prised the men who began the agita tion. Last night, the Norwal't Cham ber of Commerce- unanimously en dorsed the park, ' and its manager, Xeville Bayley. at a well attended meeting. " ' . , yiti. .; Bayley was present otV invita tionand in a short .address pointed to the fact that no city could expect the . increase of manufacturing; plants without clean and decent places , of amusement. . He cited instances when he was connected with like enterprises in Pittsburgh, and other large cities, where a' public park properly con ducted had a direct influence on the location of new industries. Over one hundred of the ' county workers for . women's suffrage for Fairfield county held their regular bi monthly meeting at Roton Point Park on Monday, and after enjoying, the daintiest of luncheons in the beauti ful Casino restaurant, passed the fol lowing resolution: "We the county ' workers for suf frage in Fairfield county do heartily endorse the present suocessf-al move ment to make Rotcn Point a safe and sound playground for the children and a recreation park for the people. Wb find here - no objectiona-ble features and many fine ones. We should greay deplore any action which mlzht throw this lovelv snot Into th hands of a management less scrulpul oua" When the matter of granting a tem porary -injunction comes up "before Judge Tuttle- in the superior court In unageporc on r T-iasuy, uuiy lutn. tnere will surely 'be one of the largest dele gations from this city that have' ever attended a like hearing. A large ma jority of them will he ready to testify in favor of Roton Point Park, if called as witnesses. Over 600 residents of Rowayton. Darien, Belle Island, and Hickory Bluff, have signed a paper endorsing the present management of the park, the majority of them living much nearer to the alleged "nuis ances" than those who are bringing the suit. , The wording of the complaint has caused much resentment, as the high est class of people from this . and neighboring cities are regular visitors to Roton Point Park. It does not suit them to hear that they cond jet them selves In "a noisy, indecent, and vio let manner." , IT I3E23 '1X2 Celebrate the Fourth Witn Thing & Company's Money iiy Here and Get The Most Change Back ;& ; "0 LUCK"; '.SALE 1153 Main St. 1153 Main St. j ! Nil-- rjrn HI V. A "Luck" showing of Fashionable Colonial Low Cuts in dull Gun Metal and Patent Leathers, also Bat ins; variety of Buckle designs; Cuban and Kid ney heels. "Lucky" Sale price ................ $1.95 l's Pumps $1.45 cy shoes of women's Pumps, Oxfords and jffk'M f f . Formerly priced to $2.00.. "Lucky" half VJ l White 85c 85 c One lot exceptional! fine samples in Women's Pumps and Oxfords. Variety or leataers, mciuamg rea and gray. Sizes mostly four; worth up to $3.00. "Lucky" price ............. . . .......... . - . 1 ; i ; '"" ". Bargain table loaded - for the ' sale with "Lucky" shoes of women's Pumps, Oxfords and Shoes. price Complete the girl's white outfit with a pair of our White Canvas Button bnoes in tins wen Known uia District School" line. Prices according to size. $1.25, down to...... . . . . . . Mifaes Kid Button Shoes, good last, medium weight soles, $l;'and the children's sizes 8 1-2 to li, at ........ ... . f HERE'S THE IT OF IT For some reason or other the big shoe centers have been flooded this spring with extra big values, for the ready cash buyers. THING & CO. have secured some ' exceptionally at tractive trades and, in turn, hand the wonderful bargains right overdo their thousands of customers, adding only a reasonable profit -this liberal policy is in keeping with the generous meth ods always in force at the popular Shoe House. . The items quoted here-7 give" an ink ling of the excellent values now on the tables.- We would suggest that you take advantage of this offering and "get the most change back." A little change, you know, will come in handy along about Saturday. Tours as ever, . S. B. THING & CO., INC "Lucky" bargains in Men's Shoes, solid If" leather all through; famous Goodyear welt sole, 9 slightly imperfect V X Jt V Men's Oxfords in Tan, Gun Metal and Patent leathe A big assortment of styles to, choose, from. eluded is a fine lot of, "Burt & Packard pies. - They are going at ................ Here ,is a- "cool one" for these hot days. Men's Canvas Shoes and Oxfords in drab; leath er 'sole.'- "Lucky" sale-price; all sizes . . . . r . . . . J. " Itlll IttltllCI . " 'J ( j if; 11 $1.00 Outing Shoes for youngsters wearing sizes 9 to 11 1-2. A o H -- 1 i 1 1 c cVino nHfh anft t il loaf hpr ton 9i1 ' . am A and the boys' rubber soles Tennis Oxfords, (snaks); all sizes. "Lucky", price W M S.B.Thing&Co ' Boys' Satin Calf Bluchcr Shoes; broad toes good weight soles "Lucky" shipment for the sale; also Little Boys Shoes, sizes 9 to 13V4 &t TTTTTrrrrrrTTrW' - Fix S mm tiiiimu " i ; ) UjJL BEA UTIFUL. FLAG PINS FREE TO OUR CU 3sa STplffiRS TOMORROW AND FRIDAY. STORE CLOSED SATURDAY. ... - t BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST Ai stone thrown by Tony Curtis, a playmate, sent four yeans old Mary Yaxtes , of V1,643 Main street to the emergency hospital yesterday 1 after noon to get treatment for a lacerated oca 1-p. One stitch was taken. ' Nln years old James Brae of ' 294 Main street was the first representa tive of Touag America to be treated at rhe emergency hospital for injuries due to the July 4 celebration. , Exam ination of a revolver yesterday result ed m a year-old Wank cartridge, ex ploding, the wad embedding itself to the index finger of James', left hand. ' The recently elected officers of the Adelphian lodge. No. 80, J, O. O. F., will be Installed tonights The cere monies attending- the installation wjll he in charge of District Deputy Grand Master T. R. Whitney. By special request Judge HenrrC Stevenson, and Grand Guardian W. T. Meyers will be present , Logan Bros. store at 217 Railroad avenue, near Warren street, was vis ited by burglars last night and goods valued at between $5 and $5 taken. The stock taken included about 40 pack ages of cigarettes, cigars and canned goods. An attempt was made to force, the safe, the s combination - knobs being knocked oft" and the soewi "re moved from the door hinges. The work, according to the police, bears all the earmarks of amateurs. . Business Men's Association ' - y : To Hold Social Sleeting At 8 o'clock tomorrow evening the Business Men's association ,will hoH a, meeting in tiie rooms of the Board of Trade In the WewfieM building at Main and Golden Hill streets. - Rev. John K. Ssown, pastor of the First Baptist churcSi, will give an' il lustrated lecture on Nfew .Mexico, tell ing of the customs of the people and many other interesting things about that far away state. Refreshments and cigars will he served. Business men. of the city are gener ally invited. STOCK LIST FALLS AFTER EARLY RUSH New Tork, July ' 1- Opening. Con ditions abroad were probably respon sible for the moderate setback regis tered by the local stock market in to day's early dealings. International is sues ruled lower,-in London where ap prehension regarding the situation in Ukster" was felt. The deadlock in the Mexican negotiations also exerted an adverse Influence. . Los see did not exceed fractions and in most ' cases' recoveries speedily en sued. "The only gains of - note were Atlantic Coaet Line," Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Liggitt & Meyers pre ferred. which advanced a point. The trading was fairly active with indica tions- of eome investment demands. - Nooii Quotations again receded af ter the f irst rush of Bhort covering, that " movement constituting- a large par" of the first hour's Activity. The market then drifted idly with hu sin ess at low eb. - Expiration, of the bond conversion privilege accounted for the comparative strength of Brooklyn Transit but such changes as were rec orded ' elsewhere had no especial sig nificance. " Gains of 1 to 2 points in various industrial, securities of a spec ulative character attracted little atten tion.1 - - 'j Bonds were Irregular, Rock Island collaterals ruling firm in the face- of unfavorable May earnings. . T AGED EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH BOWED IN SORROW OVER TR AGEDY, MAY NOT tJVE EIGHTEEN DROWNED "'. IN MONTH OF JUNE WOMEN DISAPPOINTED BY WILSON'S STAND. ON SUFFRAGE QUESTION Washington. July 1 President Wil son's declination to acquiesce in de mands . of women suffragists that b use his influence for the passage by Congress of a constitutional amend ment granting them the right to vote occasioned considerable comment here today. His views on the -subject were made known to members of the Gener al Federation of Women's Clubs who marched to the White House yesterday to ' enlist his aid'in behalf. Of .women suffrage.' To them he " announced for the first time that the sufBrage question was one for settlement by the ste tes and not by the" federal government. He r also..- reiterated his statement , to previous delegations , that i his ' party had - not embodied tfte' question in Its platform. , v - , - The President's answer to the wom en . is regarded here as final so far as he Is concerned. In suffrage cir cles ' today the President's attitude caused keen disappointment. STRATFORD ' Contemplated improvements on the East Main street bridge will he started in the near future. Corrugated iron will be used Instead of concrete. This will cut down the expense. The residents living near Peck's Mill and the selectmen held a special meet ing yesterday afternoon in regard to the extent of town property and the private property owned by Mr. Klelri lie. - Attorney Chamberlain represented Kleinlie and Attorney Boardman rep resented the town of Stamford. Mr. Kleinlie at present has fenced, in four or five feet of property on the main road and, on Shelton road, about SO feet. The matter was left in the hands of the board of selectmen when a, hear ing will be held next Wednesday, July 8, at , 8 p. m. and a decision will be reached. j The Paugussitte Oamp Fire Girls motored 'to Steeplechase Island the other evening and were entertained on a house boat. v The 1912 class of the Stratford High school will hold their class reunion -a.t the home of Miss Nina Aufford, Jirdson Place, at 3 o'clock, Thursday afeer noon. The Stratford School Fife and Drum Corps was reorganized last evening at the Bed Men's hall. Joseph Hampton, a mot or man, was killed and three persons were serious ly injured in a collision, of interurban cars at Semple Station, a. suburb of Pittsburgh. New Haven. July 1 Eighteen persons were drowned in this state during the month of June. There were 89 deaths by violence during the month, 66 of that number being accidental, 19 sui cidal and four homicides. In the list of accidental deaths, next to drowning, the greatest contributing cause was falls, from which 13 died. ' Other accidental deaths and the causes were: Train, seven . ;automo bile, six; burning, five; crushing, five; trolley, four; poison, three; hit "by baseball; electricution. runaway, gas and shooting, one each. . Violent deaths in May were 88, di vided as follows: Accidental 66; sui cides 21; homicides 1. SHIPPING COMPANY ' CUTS CAPITALIZATION ' -, ' " " " . - Stonihgton. Con'- "Jv 1 At the annual meeting of ""tntlc Ship ping Company of -.lington held Tuesday afternoon it was voted to re-, duce the capitalization 40 percent, making up the par value "of the stock $15. .The directors are agreed on this measure of retrenching reverses- that the company "has met. The rece.nt losses leave but four schooners in the company's fleet. A dividend ; of one and one-half percent was voted on the. new capi talization." . - - . OBITUARY P ACTj nickeesow. - ' The funeral of Paul Nlckersoh was held from the undertaking parlors of Cullinan & Mullins this morning at o'clock. The Rev. Earl A. Kenyon, pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal chutfeh, conducted the services. Mr. Nicker son was for many years a resident of this city, and was widely known. A big delegation from the Bartender's union, of , which he : was ' a member, attended and acted as . pall hearers. Many floral tributes were received. Interment was held at Lakeview ceme tery. - ' .-":-..--." JOTCC MITCHELL. The body of John Mitchell of 45 State street, Waterbury. was sent to German town. Pa-, this morning for burial. The -body was accompanied by his widow. Mitchell's body was found hanging 'beneath the railroad station last Thursday morning. Bur ial is to take place from the residence of his parents who live in German - - - v f . - - ; - l i I J ;FRANCI3 j JOSEPH- Vienna, July ' 1 The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife has been a hard blow ' to Emperor Francis - Joseph. This vigorous old ruler fac;s this new tragedy In his life with bowed head and saddened heart- It . is not expted that he will sur vive long.. His life has been one cf family trials and sorrows, and his new tragedy, coming in the sunset of his career, has left him ' weakened and alone. - ' FIRST PICTURES SHOWING GREAT , DAMAGE DONE BY BIG STORM IN PARIS 1 !!-, SELiVESTEO PANSODA. The funeral of Silvesteo Pansoda, injured in a cave in while working for the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co.. who died at St. Vincent's hospital lollow ing lengthy- suffering from his injur ies, was held at 9:30 o'clock this m or li ning from the Bishop mortuary chapel on Fairfield avenue and half an hour later from Holy Rosary church. Rev. Angelo DeToro, pastor of the church, officiated. There was a large attend ance of fellow workmen. Burial was in St. Michael's cemetery. Daniel Sullivan, who gives "city" as his address, was arrested by Police man Dempsey near Bank and Water streets today on charges of having a saulted Edward B. Piatt. ' - - - J3' S . . i" --"i--.--.; i'ff : " ?.. . P. - c lit-- Ks, i-HOW STRfFT Cn PARIS GAVE WAY VHOttt SURFACE TRACKS- 2-HOW PAJWC WERE UWi.tL- ; These picture's are the first to reach America; from Paris since the recent st..orm there. This storm was, so sudden : and severe that streets were undermined and caved in ,and several live3 were lost. Much, property dam age was done. Great gaping holes were left in the paved streets, expos ing the great sewers of Paris and leaving the surface tracks, suspended in the air. Americans in Paris at the time said the citizens feared for awhile that the whole city was .going to sink into the ground. - (1 1 ant Ads Gent a Word. ' Strange -'Will. - ' ' ' ' Many are the eccentricities 'to whlchr wills have, borne testimony from tune to toe.The Earl of .Portarfington ' left instrocaons teat he should be buried with all his rings on his- finger. The 'late" Earl of Ofi:y .stipulated that lie should be taken to the ceme tery "in 'an old' faehfoned : bearee, so 'that tbe eo2n conld ' not be seen and that no Cowers sbould ,be placed pa his grave.- He also left, word that his coronet would be found by bis nephew and successor ."In a cellar' - of his bonse. i. ; .- ' A Vienna millionaire, who", died re cently, left a stun of money with which to defray the cost of twelve months' electric lighting-, not only of his -vault, but even of the very coffin in which he was buried. Less particu lar was the Frenchman' who ,asked that his body should be thrown Into the sea a mile from tbe English coast. -. He was, too, so dirnsted with' his own country that he would neither be buried there nor allow any of his rela tives or fellow countrymen to benefit by his death. He left the whole of his , money to the poor " of London. London Globe..- - ' . ' The Ship's Rat. : The black rat is tbe ship's rat, and it travels from country to country. The animal is found universally over the Monte Bello group of islands, even on the small ' outlying Islets - which are never viirfted, on which it occurs most abundantly. Its presence in attributed to a schooner which was wrecked some twelve years ago, for it Is well known that this rat is a good swimmer. It im curious to find that this animal, which is .now, so rare in ita native countries asto.be looked upon aa a great curiosity,- should usually be one of tbe flret species to populate new lands where it is comparatively free-from 'competition.- -Driven from ail civilized coun tries by the brown rat. It has taken to tte sea, being better adapted for a life oQ board ship than its otherwise victo rious rival. IV D. Montague in. Geo graphical Journal. Scientific .--EI 6"v to i. - - American Society A 1 :. ' - Father Hubbard. -f- 1 The" nursery knows nothing of Fa ther Hubbard, but in 1604 Thomas Mlddleton published "Father 'jHCub bard's Tale ot the Ant and the Night ingale." In tbe introduction he; ex plains: "why 1 cal1 the Father Hubburd's tales is cot to . have tbem called in again as the Tale of Mother Hubburd. The world would sbow lit tle Judgment in ' that, i'faith, and I should say then, plena stultorum om nia, for I entreat here neither of rug ged bears nor apes, no, nor the lam entable downfall of the old wife's platters. I deal with no such metal." Since Spenser's "Mother ' Hnbberd" does not seem to have been called in and says nothing about bears or. plat ters, Mlddleton is evidently alluding to some other "Mother Hubburd. London Standard. THE PEOPLE OF THE t STATES TODAY AF. MOST WASTEFUL. i'E WORLD, JUST A3 TH Z A GOVERNMENT 13 TH " I THRIFTY. THERE i'l L THRIFT A LEO AfC- T CORPORATrO3- THC ARE IMPROV'l.ti. TH"- ' MAN IS CZTTUi-i t- C - T . EARNS, AND UrfTiL 71 - -PLE OF S4SErTlFiO f BROUGHT HOV: TO T: - " ; NO REFORM 13 FCC'.. 7 L 7 . have been csTror-.-. -v. tioB. over tho jrcr: i ' . operative eeLIr t: . reus do rot ta..t t' - a- membership cf t-'o f HUNDRED : TILLIO ' I -A MTTLE Li:::3 T.T - " TTJENOVEE '" O'F ' Tin: ;'. TKTJ3T. . eClENTtFtC CO-OFEfiAT''. THE. GREATEST LC f? .":.., TEREO TO ,60CI.,.''o-'.1. g-AVJNQ MONEY C I fJ r i 1 . TEN TO WINDY &-" I.i":T TSES. AN ENCUSrir AM ri CAPITAL, - WHO HAS 1 CO-OPERATIVE SOCfZTY, ALL HIS SUPPLIES TKir . AT THE END OF THE V" -CEIVES A SMALL DlVCr SUME8 A DIFFERENT iZ BECOMES AM31TI0U3 BETTER CIT' " " '" Ibsen and Love. Tennyson says that It. is better to bave loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Ibsen maintained not in a general philosophical way, but with respect to the conditions he saw im mediately around him that it is bet ter, if youthfully, romantically in love, to separate rather than to marry.' Ib sen is In agreement with the brilliant Frenchman who asserted that all com edies end with a wedding, because it is then that the tragedy begins! From Archibald Henderson's "European Dramatists." , The Daughter. Oh, the blessings that a daughter can bring into 1 a household if she only , wishes to! ' The communion of her mother, tbe comfort of her father, the pride of her brothers and sisters, the Joy of the whole household! Martha Washington. - ' or1" A very fine house, I. Golden Hill St., .iir -teen rooms, two L-Vh -. . one of the finest vrt'.r . city. It can he re n if d r a very reasonable j. ri r-r. ther particulars, inqnirc 231 Fairfle!;! Aver.-.--. rm ii Only the Seventh. Guest Delibtful party you are hav ing tonight, old. fellow. - Host Yes. I am giving it to my wife. It Is the seventh anniversary of her twenty eighth birthday. Censor. , Make Up For It. "So Kate and Alice are not on speak ing terms. ' .'"No; bat they more than make up for it-by what. they say about each other." Boston Transcript. In the North End, a v rr f, flat on the corner of Fairy, Avenue and Gurdon St. It i nice corner house, hran I r up-to-date in every parfir s! solid tile bath room, f ' lights, beautifully decor -1 Jarge yard, and the heal';. sppt in town. This is ar. jceptional opportunity fo one of the most desirabl r at a very low price to a c family. It is right close f 1 trolley. Particulars, inq ;i: The Modern Dancer. Madge Do look at that girl, Billy; doesn't she dance like a chicken? William Yes, It's the very poultry of motion. Exchange. "Of f r- r "'- 231 Fairfield Avm