Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume], October 17, 1908, Page 5, Image 5

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iWATEItBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1008.
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Tl2 CUurEE CILL
f :rl Le-rJ Cpltha is Askel.
, The committee appointed by the
board ot Onanca consisting of Martin
Seal), Isadore Chaie and A. E, Lord
to consider the bill ot Colonel Bur
pee, amounting to f 14,0 00, for ser
vice In connection with the sewage
disposal caie, la not satisfied that
the back assessment question la An
ally dlaposed of, notwithstanding
that the city attorney advised former
boarda to that effect and be Is still
of tbe same opinion. But In view
of the general feeling that the city
la not debarred from reopening that
case at any time it so desired tbe
committee does not- feel warranted
In taking action on Colonel Burpee's
bill now before them without some
further investigation as to whether
or not tbe assessment matter is set
tled. During Mr Elton's adminis
tration Colonel Burpee entered Into
an agreement with the board of fin
ance whereby he would employ an
expert accountant to go over the
books and agree to abide by, his find
ing provided the city would do the
same. .The expert was to be satis
factory to the city and to be paid by
Colonel Burpee. The proposition
was accepted by the board ot finance
and approved by the aldermen.
It waa also a part of the compact
that Colonel Burpee Ale with the
comptroller a bond of $11,000 pend
ing the investigation. The colonel
filed such a bond. Mr Manvel of
New York was agreed upon as the
expert and he reported that the con
dition of the books was such they
did not show that Colonel Burpee
had collected any funds belonging to
tbe city for which he had not in
some way accounted. The report
was something of a disappointment
in some quarters and City Attorney
Kellogg was asked for an opinion
as to whether It was -final and bind
ing on the city and he informed the
aldermen that it was final and that
the city was bound by It. The re
port was finally accepted and order
ed oft file by the aldermen. At this
same meeting Colonel Burpee pre
sented & check for $15,000 which h
claimed was more than he owed, but
he wanted to give the city the ben
efit of every reasonable doubt. Tha
check was also accepted. Very lit
tle was heard about the matter since
until Colonel Burpee presented his
bill and people came forward and
suggested that payment be deferred
until the back assessment question
was settled. The bill is a big one,
bat so tar as can be learned the
committee would not hesitate about
recommending that It be paid were
it not for the other matter. The
city has evidence to show that some
thing in the neighborhood of $11,
000 was collected by Colonel Burpee
or his agents, most of which is still
charged against those who paid It
on the comptroller's books. ' Wheth
er Colonel Burpee turned this money
over to the city or not is something
this committee Is not trying to find
out. : They were not appointed for
that purpose and they are not ex
pressing an opinion on It,? but they
do want to know if the account is
closed. They owe this to them
selves as well as to the city.
With a view of getting legal opin
ion on the question outside any
heard from in the past the commit
tee has had all the votea passed on
this matter submitted to three at
torneys, John O'Neill, James EI. Rus
sell and Charles O. Root, who will
render a joint opinion as to whether
the report ot the expert was final
and the city stopped from further
Action in that direction. Nothing
will be done about Colonel Burpee's
bill until this opinion is submitted.
Aside from the city's and Colonel
Burpee's interest in the case,- the
people who paid and still have the
Charges standing against them are
entitled (o some consideration. It
the officials who claim they settled
the matter so far as Colonel Burpee
was concerned wanted to make - a
clean Job of it, why did they leave
taxpayers who had receipts to show
that they had paid to stew over the
mlxupT Surely they were not at
fault. If it should turn out that the
Incident is closed it is hoped that
the present board of aldermen will
instruct the comptroller to cross oft
all these items according as people
come forward and show their re
ceipts. If this had been done at the
time the experts report was acted
Upon that would have been the end
of it, but so long as the account Is
open it ig bound to crop up one in
so often, and it would be better to
settle it how one way of the other,
than let It drag along for another
five or ten years. .
I - FATHER IGNATIUS DEAD.
Famous Anglican Monk of Lianthonv
V Abbev.
. London, Oct 17. Joseph Leycester
Lyne, Father Ignatius, monk and su
perior at Llanthony Abbey, Abergav
enny, Eng. died yesterday."
ji." Boston, Oct 17. When Father Ig
natius visited Boston a controversy
rose over his standing as a clergy
man of the English church and he
was refused a license to preach in
local pulpits. He then engaged old
Horticultural hall, where he held ser
vices every night and three times on
Sundays for several weeks.
He was 71 years of age. He ' was
T prdalned a priest in the Anglican
church in 180. He was an extreme
' Catholic and an advocate of the celi
bacy of Clergymen, but never left the
Anglican church.
THE GARGAX FUNERAL
Solemn High Mass la Holy Cross
. Cathedral.
Boston, Oct. 17. The funeral of
the late Thomas Gargan, one of the
leading lawyers of the 8uffolk bar.
and a former member of the Boston
Transit commission, took place yes
terday at the cathedral ot the Holy
Cross. Mr Gargan died in Germany
daring the summer and the body
reached thla city a few daya ago.
- Solemn high mass of requiem was
celebrated by Vicar General Patter
eon, with Archbishop O'Connell. pre
siding; on the arcbeplscopal throne.
In the audience were members of the
:clty government, representative 'law
yers, and delegations from many so
cieties.
as top im n.
Some Stray Leaves from Reportar!
Note Dook.
When the children of St Peter's
school ,In last week's bridge celebra
tion at Hartford, marched past the
grand stand with the badge of
mourning on their arms for the late
Bishop Tlerney, whose remains were
then lying in state at the rectory on
Farmlngton avenue, a bush of sym
pathy fell upon' tbe throng; spon
taneously the entire audience arose,
uncovered and stood silent, out ot re
spect for blm whose loss they all with
the children mourned.
The As You Like It Man thinks
that Waterbury will soon be the
"City ot Lights" if tbe business men
continue to Illuminate their build
ings during tbe evenings. In Ex
change place and along Bank street
there is a flood of light at nlgbt
now. Weasel's big arc lights were
atone in their brilliancy a few weeks
ago but now they have tbe powerful
arc lights on top of The Elton In
front of the Reld ft Hughes's store
and also In trout of Hampson-Sel-lew's
to keep them .In company.
These with the electric arch which
will soon be erected at the Grand
street square wllK make that section
the brightest portion of tbe town.
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The order of the Connecticut
company which forbids all riding on
the front platform of cars is carried
out to the letter although the cor
poration loses an occasional nickel
by the rule. The As You Like It
Man saw a man get oft the car a
few nights ago when the conductor
told him he could not ride in front.
He evidently yas a atranger. He was
not smoking. But if the new rule
has made more room for the motor
man .it has made It much more
disagreeable for the conductor and
passengers. The rear platform is
generally loaded with men now who
would be in front if the rules per
mitted. It is a case of pushing
one's way through a crowd which
seems to be all feet and elbows.
Although cats are considered the
greatest disturbers during the night
the As You Like It Man is ot the
opinion they are not nearly as bad
as an automobile which anchored on
a public street keeps puffing away
for hours. ' One evening during the
past week a big machine with a big
engine stopped on oner of tbe prom
inent street of the city and for more
thai two hours it made more noise
than an army of cats.- True the
racket was not as ear piercing as a
group of the night criers but It
was such that almost everybody in
the neighborhood must have been
awakened from their slumbers.
There should be an ordinance of
some kind which would prevent an
automobile from standing for hours
on a street, with its engine going at
full blast. ,
The As You Like It Man happened
to be In a dry goods store during
the past week, the millinery depart
ment, when a voune woman entered
with an extreme hat which soon had
everybody in the place looking. A
few moments later another woman.
a trifle older than the first, at least
she was unless her appearance was
deceptive, came hustling in with a
swishing ot skirts. She was about
to purchase a new hat. She natur
ally knew not what she really want
ed,- but when she glanced at the
striking chapeau on Miss Attractive
she immediately came to the conclu
slon that she wanted a duplicate of
that. - So eager was the woman to
tell the clerk that she wished a hat
like that on that young - woman
over there," the lady with the pret
ty headpiece became aware that she
was the subject of their conversa
tion. It took her only the twinkling
of an eye lash to realise that her hat
was about to be copied so she grace
fully stepped behind one of the
dummies on the floor. The clerk
was puzzled for when the young
lady moved her hat was only partly
visible, i The clerk a short time
later went over In the direction of
the dummy pretending there was
something nearby which she wanted
Just about that time the young
lady with the odd hat must have
finished her business for she left the
floor in a hurry.. .The woman who
was going to purchase a new hat
was not smiling when the As You
Like It Man left, and the clerk
seemingly was having a difficult time
trying to get her interested.
0AKV1LIE HAPPENINGS
C. L. Warner has returned from a
business trip to Boston.
- The village schools were closed
yesterday owing to the teachers' con
vention at New Haven.
Mrs W. D. Place has Teturned
from Walnut Beach; where she has
been spending the summer. -
Miss Josephine Clark of Holden,
Mass, is a visitor at the home of Mr
and Mrs F. T Allen on Falls avenue.
Mrs A. H. Mattoon, accompanied
by her son Dwlght, la visiting for a
tew days with relatives in Guernsey
town. Frank Reynolds had the misfor
tune to drop a heavy cake ot ice on
his foot yesterday and la unable to
attend to his usual occupation a re
sult ' Edward Bellmore, who spent the
summer months in Canada, has re
turned to Oakville, where he ex
pects to secure employment and will
later bring his family here.
The voters of the South school dis
trict held another meeting last night
at which practically nothing was ac
complished and adjournment was
taken to next Friday -evening, when
the -school matters will be further
discussed. ,
.George Foster hss moved his fam
ily from P. F. Broderick's tenement
On Newton Heights to J. D. Kenne
dy's tenement on Main street. Mr
Broderick's tenement Is to be occu
pied by a family from Waterbury,
who moved part of their goods yes
terday. Work Nearly- Completed.
Tbe Warren Bros Co of Boston has
finished iu work on North Willow
street and la now laying the to
dressing on West Main street. The
greater part of the West Main street
job Is finished and within a short
time the company wilt complete its
contract la this city. ,
FCUTICAL FOISITERS
EfpstllcisiBBihUlUUy'lllJ
Bclslerlatj UpLoil Ctnsc
Republicans are in a quandary
just now. Tbelr candidate for gov
ernor Is getting it right and left and
much of tbe ensure emanates from
republican sources. Tbe submarine
investigation. In the opinion of Lil
ley's colleagues showed htm to be no
fit man for either congress or the
governor's chair, and naturally the
republicans of Connecticut do not
want him. It was eommon talk on
tbe streets during tbe last munici
pal campaign that Congressman
Lllley was an active worker In the
republican party and was tbe origin
ator of many of the letters which so
maliciously attacked Mayor Thorns;
charges which were In no way true
but which were made by inuendo.
These letters and communications
were such that vote after vote was
turned to Mayor Thorns. But the
circumstances are entirely different
In this campaign. There are no
anonymous letter writers; prominent
men throughout tbe state are coming
out under their own signatures and
stating that Congressman George L.
Lllley Is no fit man to be governor.
They are not sending their broad
side from a dark corner and sneak
ing away after trying to hit a man
In the dark. Their shooting is
done in broad dag light and they
are apparently taking a very good
aim, for their target appears to be
fluttering and is not soaring nearly
as high as a few weeks ago. The
republicans have no grounds what
soever to play the part of the quit
ter and if they are unable to defend
their candidate because of the over
whelming facts tbst are against him,
it is their own fault. It is not be
cause of any-abuse that 'Is being
heaped upon him. From the latest
developments of the letter writing
between Congressman Lllley and
President Roosevelt the friends of
the former are evidently trying to
make a liar out of the "my policies"
'man. ' , :
Samuel George of East Hawkins
street was made a voter yesterday
and he celebrated the event with a
supper to his friends. George made
a great- speech in which he said he
Is an American citizen and a dem
ocratic man and he will . vote for
Byran and Robertson, and if he can
do any more than that for the dem
ocratic party he would like to know
It. He was given a rousing cheer.
George has a number of boys, all
natives and all promising democrats
too.
Judge Cowell kept his court In
session all day today to give appli
cants for the first and'seebnd papers
of citizenship a hearing. Quite a
number went through but they will
not be able to vote at the coming
election, their applications not hav
ing been on the flit the statutory
period. ' ' - , . .
C. H. Cables, the real estate dealer
is a candidate for comptroller on the
prohibition ticket. Mr Cables is not
making as much fuss over the honor
thrust upon him as his neighbor, Mr
Lllley, but all the same his chance
of election is better than that of the
republican candidate. .
" The present campaign is conspicu
ous because of tbe absence of ban
ners of either party. Generally dur
ing a national campaign both the re
publicans and democrats have big
banners floating in the air, but this
year the committees must have de
cided it was a useless waste of money
The republican machine endeavors
to make a mountain out of the fact
that a fireman named William G.
Russell was not a voter in Water
bury. Russell, though not a voter
until yesterday, when he was "made"
by the board of registration in the
city court room,' has long been a
resident here and never held any
official or political position. Deputy
Coroner Walter D. Makepeace was
also made a voter here yesterday. It
was only recently ne became a legal
resident of the state. Through the
machinations of republican politics
and politicians he waa appointed to
the office of deputy coroner, and it
was intimated at one time that he
was a candidate for the nomination
for representative on tbe republican
ticket even before he was a citizen
or a voter. A resident may be a
citizen and yet not a voter, but only
under republican macblne politics
can a man who Is neither a voter nor
a citizen bold office. Mr Makepeace
came here from New York and. had
scarcely hung out his shingle' to do
business when be was appointed to
the office of deputy coroner.
President Roosevelt has felt called
upon to correct a false impression ot
bis interest in the Lllley campaign
which Mr Lllley caused to be circu
lated throughout the state of Con
necticut. Mr Lllley now says that If
the president will consent to the pub
lication ot the full text of the unpub
lished letter he will give it out. It
Is entirely unnecessary that he should
do so. The facts are these and we
know whereof we speak. The cor
respondence was begun by Mr Lll
ley, who wrote to the president ask
ing htm to recall the commendation
he had given Mr Lilley In April after
that gentleman had made a speech
on naval expenditures. Not knowing
to what speech Mr Lllley alluded,
the president wrote to him to send
him a copy that he might refresh his
memory. This Lllley did and it was
to the conversation bad . between
them In the white house that tbe let
ter printed alludes and has no refer
ence whatever to Mr Lllley'a present
political status. President Roosevelc
says definitely that in seeking to
twist that conversation into a present
day endorsement of Mr Lilley a can
didacy tor governor he was guilty ot
misrepresentation. The Journal
Courier Is quite willing to lei the
case rest there and we gladly trans
fer to President Roosevelt the tssk
of further correcting Mr Lillet's ex
traordinary methods of political con
duct We submit, however, la con
clusion that Mr LIHey owes the elec
torate ot Connecticut an apology, and
that the newspapers which presented
his early statements to their readers
as a presidential mark of approval
should explain to those same readers
that they were unconsciously Im
posed upon. The Journal-Courier did
Order
Your
Coal
In advance of
your needs. The
quality of our
is superior to all
others and the de
mand for it is very
great.
orncE -
60 South Main Street,
WITH
IHPERIAL
Shoe Store.
(Down Three Steps.)
GENERAL FIRE INSURANCE AND
. STEAMSHIP AGENCY.
Full Information concerning any ocean
voyage cheerfully furnished, and complete
arrangements made for any class of passage.
Travelers' checks and forelga money orders
issued to any part of the world
MRS JOHN RYAN, 507 North Main St
Telephone 507-12
that when impo'sed upon by the al
leged Tilson letter several weeks
ago. What is sauce for the goose
should be sauce for the gander.
New Haven Journal-Courier.
' LI I Icy Raps Local Democrats.
Congressman Lilley was in Shelton
last evening. He dropped the utility
commission and the "wish you suc
cess in your career" subjects, and
took a rap at Waterbury democrats.
Here is what he said:
In my home city of Waterbury the
democratic party maintains as odious
a machine, organized largely on the
Tammany system, as has ever exist
ed. Every democratic office holder,
even down to the janitors ot the
schools, is compelled to pay to the
democratic town committee a share of
his wages, which in some cases are
barely sufficient for the needs of his
family, the penalty for failure so to
do being dismissal.
There was never such a complete
and undisguised system of machine
politics, ot spoils government, in the
state of Connecticut. The state cen-
Itral committee knows it and hopes to
prone oy u in mis campaign, ana yei
Its delegated platform writers gather
in state convention and pharasalcal
ly accuse the republican party,
thanking God, in the language of the
historic prayer in the temple, that
they are not as these other men.
If there are any democrats in this
city that feel like voting for Lllley
after that break then the party can
well afford to let them slide.
Waterbury's Largest Outfitters
Lehigh
Jones, Morgan &Co. Jnc.
Clothing for the "Boys
The Kind That Looks Well, Wears
Well and at Right Prices.
KNICKERBOCKER SUITS $2.45 to $7.50
STRAIGHT PANTS SUITS 98c to $3.00
Originally $1.95 to $6.00.
JUST ONE 1.2 HALF PRICE
R. R. HARDER: & Go
lOB BANK STREET.
At Manufacturers
Prices
Mattresses, Pillows, Coaches, Brass
and Iron Beds, Rugs. Oil Cloths, etc
We manufacture all our own mat
tresses, pillows, etc. We save too
money. Hair and Cotton Mattresses
made over.
Waterbury Being i; Co.
250 East Main Street.
INSURANCE-
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Chicago jzzZZT 'nimois?
CAPTTAL SoSSSOTfWNDED 1885
ArtiU end liberal date htnmmia '
Jaw fade Qmllnmtal Policies Mote j
nucue or paaunv mvwoum or
ttHika of lowest Mceuu-
C. H0EGAN.
District Manager,-95 Bank Street.
Waterbury. Conn.
BASKETS
of all kinds at prices you can't afford
to overlook. Willow clothes baskets
65c, 75c, 85c and SI; square splint
clothes baskets 65c, 75c, 85c and $1;
willow hampers $1, $1.60 and $2;
willow scrap baskets 35c, 40c, 50c,
60c and 75c; fancy scrap baskets 25c,
50c, 75c and $1; sewing baskets 25c,
50c and 76c; market baskets 7c, 25c
and 50c.
Look in our north window, now
filled with a variety of fancy baskets.
FENNER'S,
18 SOCTH MAIN ST.
Telephone 18S-.
to Man and Boy Hats to Shoes.
Some
Remarkable
Values in
Fine All
Worsteds
Suits at
$15.00.
We say remarkable
because these suits are
distinctly far from the
commonplace offerings
at $15.00. Patterns
range from the dark
browns to, the Mouse
grays, fog, taupe, smoke,
elephant and olive shades
with fine serge linings.
YOU Should DEAL With US
BECAUSE
We offer the largest stock to select from, the best goods for the
least money, and the result of sixteen years experience and
study of these things A look in our windows will
convince you.
SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK
Ladies' $2.50 Shoes, Gun Metal and Patent Colt in
Blucher and Button up to date styles $1.98. If you men
tion this advertisement.
FRANK, The Shoeman
156, 158 and 160 South Main Street.
Telephone 173-2.
COAL and WOOD
Orders promptly delivered. ....
Yard, 179 South Leonard street.
Office 6 Bank St, Exchange Place.
One Flight Up. Tel.
FRANK FLAMMIA & CO.
Bonds & Stocks
Local investments a ineoialty.
HOLMES & BULL
Successors to
C. L. HOLMES &CO.
. Holmes Building Grmn! Street
Manufacturers
National Bank
General Banking,
American Express Orders,
Safe Deposit Boxes,
Foreign Drafts.
Dept. of Education
FREE EVENING SCHOOLS
The Evening Schoolg will open In
the High, Crott and Duggan Schools
Monday, October 19, 1908. Sessions
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday Evenings from 7:15 to 9:16
P- - j '.'. .. :
HIGH SCHOOL C0UESE. '
Studies: 1 year Algebra, English
History. 2 year Algebra, half;
Geometry, half; Ancient History. 3
year Geometry, United States His
tory, and Civics. English Literature
and Composition throughout tbe
three years. Students may enter
any class for which they are qual
ified. GRAMMAR SCHOOL COURSE.
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic,
Grammer and Composition, Geogra
phy, U. S. History and Civics. Spell
ing. Four Years Course Students
may enter any class for which they
are qualified.
DRAWING COURSES.
Mechanical Drawing: 1 year
Sketching and Models, simple Ma
cblne Drawing, etc. 2 year Screw
Threads, Projections, Detail Drawing
etc. Free-band drawing Pencil,
Charcoal, Water Color and Oil.
Two years' course.
- CHEMISTRY COURSE.
A two Tears' Course In Experi
mental Chemistry.
COMMERCIAL COURSE.
Penmanship, Arithmetic, Book
keeping. Stenography, Commercial
Law, Typewriting. Three years'
Course. -
Diplomas will be given to all who
complete any of the above Courses.
Italian Department A special de
partment, under an Italian Instruc
tor, will be opened for Italians who
desire to learn the elements of
English.
Mewing and Millinery Classes
The Department of Sewing and
Millinery will be opened in the
Crosby High School, and the class
will be limited to the accommoda
tions. -
Instructors AH of the Courses
and Departments will be conducted
by competent Instructors.
Classes will b formed for those
who desire to read and write Eng
lish. i. j. Mcdonald.
EDWARD B. REILEY, Jr.,
CHARLES S. CHAPMAN.
Committee,
MAYOR W. E. THOMS, Chairman.
September it. 1901.
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Flowering Bulbs of
All Kinds.
Tulips, Daffodils Hyacinths and
all Other Varietieg.
Special Sale on Botton
Fernt.
Saxe & Floto
205 South Main St.
For Sale; Rent
or Exchange
One two family house, all
improvements, in East
End. Also one fam
ily house in fash
ionable neigh
hood.
PRICE LOW & TERMS VERY LIBERAL.
TAILOR
28 EXCHANOE PLACE.
You Will Soon
Need
An Overcoat.
Call and let me show you my line of
MISFIT AND SECOND-HAND
OVERCOATS.
The Best Assortment of Second
hand Clothing In the City. s
Bargain Prices on Underwear, Neck
ties and Men's Furnishings.
Highest Price Paid for Cast-off
Clothing. .
A. R. POSNER,
Remember the number. 277 Bank St
PAINTING and PAPERHANGING
is ear old trade we satisfy everraat la wtrk
sad price. We fvnash nsser, border sad
Uber complete for $2.30 per roast and .
Make so atktaka bat cone to aqr slacei tan
9t im mom fcuiaeu test doer. We art aM
tailors, ant aaperaaaters.
DAVID OOLDBERO,
K Abbott Aymk. 'PhOD IKS f. Open Erg
THE OAIVILLI COMPANY
Mimrfsetiirert of Wire sad Metal Goods.
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