Connecticut western news., 1906-11-29
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In a letter imputing narrowness if not unfairness to his judges the Rev. A. s. Crapsey, rector of St. Andrews church, Rochester, N. Y., who was re- gently convicted of disseminating he retical teachings, renounced his minis try in the Protestant Episcopal church. Dr. Crapsey reaffirmed his belief that the motion of the origin of Jesus, that son of man was born without a hu- man father, is without foundation in history" In a statement issued by E. M. Shepard, counsel for Dr. Crapsey. be bitterly attacks Bishop Potter. who recently defended the creed of the Episcopal church. declaring that mem bers of the clergy who attack the creed ought to be read out of the min istry.
 The assertions of Miss Giulia Moro sini, society woman of New York. that her dresses cost S2o0,OOO a year, that she never wore anything imita- tion and that her extravaganza, If peo- pie chose to call 1t such, was justified by the fact that 1t put money into cir culation, were answered by workers
 
 those who criticised Miss Morosini was Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes. formerly a cigarmaker and now the wife of a wealthy Socialist.
 Owing to the fact that wide publicity has been given to charges that S1,000,- 900 of the relief fund contributed to San Francisco has been diverted or stolen, the California promotion com mittee has sent out a statement de- claring that only S200 went astray. The relief committee still has S4OOO.- 900 on hand. Mayor Schmitz arrived in New York from his European trip and denied the charges of ''grafting' made against himself and Boss Abra- ham Ruef.
 Seven-year-old Edward Behringer was prevented from becoming blind by an operation. said to be the first of the Kind ever performed in the United States. at the City Poiycllnic hospital. Chicago. A worm which slowly was eating its way through the ball of the eye was removed. The boy had been in the habit of eating truck just as 1t came from the garden. and 1t is sup posed he swallowed the bacilli of tapeworm which lodged In the eye.
 Because she went on the stump In behalf of her trade unionist father, ful candidate for congress from a Pennsylvania district, Miss Agnes Will son received a diamond studded watch from the convention of the American Federation of Labor. President Com pers was reelected by the federation.
 H. Clay Pierce of St. Louis and New York. president of the Waters-Pierce oil company, has been indicted in Aus tin, Tex. for false swearing. 1t Is al- legged that he swore In 1900 that the Standard oil company did not control any of the stock of his company. Re cent investigations disclosed the falsity of this affidavit. it is said.
 Vice President Calderwood of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company de- clared that the Brooklyn bridge is be- ing worked to its limit and that his company fears a great calamity. The danger was denied by Mayor McClel- Ian. who announced. however, that the bridge would be rebuilt.
 The report of the joint commission of New York and New Jersey appoint ed to report to the two states plans for building bridges between New York and New Jersey will recommend two bridges over the Hudson river between Fourteenth and Seventy-second streets. New York.
 Desertion Is on the increase in the United States army. This years rate is "A for every hundred soldiers. In 1905 the rate was only 6.S. White sol diers showed a desertion average of S4 per cent. while the negro soldiers showed an average of only 2.3 per cent