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The Newtown bee., 1907-05-24
WEST BEDDING.
THE LOCAL NEWS BUDGET

 Miss Lois Warner of Woodbury, who is attending Danbury Normal school, spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs E. Durgy.
 MT and Mrs Charles Barnum spent Sunday with Albert Sanford of Red ding Ridge.
 Master John Jennings is sick with humps. Miss Gertrude Von Gal of Norwalk spent Sunday with Mrs J. l.. Black. man.
 Miss Edna May Venning is quite sick with measles. pr Smith is at tending her.
 Miss Clara Platt spent Sunday ir Danbury.
 Arthur J. Todd entertained Rev Mi Richards, last Sunday. Miss Maisie Wilson spent Sunday with Miss Ethel Todd.
 Miss Edith Tice and Miss Clara Hoffman spent Saturday with Miss Anna Carson.
The Newtown bee., 1907-05-24
MIDDLEBURY.
GRANGE NOTES.

A number of Patrons attended the meeting of Excelsior Pomona Grange at Naugatuck on last week Wednes- day. Dairy Commissioners Noble and Eaton were present and gave very in- teresting addresses.
 A little daughter, Dorothy Martha, was added to the family of MT and Mrs o. Fl. Judd on last Saturday.
 Clarence Munson is guest at G. F. AbbOtt's.
 Mrs Fannie Abbott is visiting at L. AbbOtt'S for short time. There was a special song service al the Methodist church on Sunday even. ing, an anniversary Epworth League service. MT and Mrs A. s. Judd spent Sun day in Morris with their uncle, w. F Kirchberger.
The Newtown bee., 1907-05-24
SOUTHBURY.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

Mrs Pierce entertained her grandson from Danbury.
 MT and Mrs Charles Lewis have re- turned to their home for the summer, after spending the winter in Brook lyn, N. Y.
 Clifford Matthews from Waterbury spent few days with his grandmOth- CT, Mrs Henry Mathews, in White Oak.
 MT and Mrs Howard Hickox and daughter, Octavia, from Watertown visited her mother, Mrs M. s. Atwood.
 Miss Mary Hicock has moved from
The Newtown bee., 1907-05-24
MORRIS.
THE GREAT EVENT

THE GREAT EVENT OF THE WEEK.
 The event of the week was the visit to Masonic circles at Litchfield of Gov Woodruff, Lieut. Gov Lake and other prominent men. Litchfield was dec orated with bunting and flags, and with it's beautiful lawns, presented an appearance. scarcely equaled in any other hill town of our county, beauti- ful Litchfeld.
 LOCAL BRIEFS.
 J. w. Skilton on Saturday had his house raising at the lake. Pretty cot tages are going up in all directions. They had fine collation., and many friends were present..
 Miss Geneva Trumbull has returned to Hartford, after having been the guest of Miss Clark at her home.
 David Burlington is welcomed home from Philadelphia, from the dental college, where he has been the year past.
 William Burgess is improving al. though not able to step upon his foot yet.
 All the farmers desire warm weather for their crops.
 Mrs Fletcher from Maple Manse went to the meeting of the New Ha- ven branch of the w. B. F. M. on Tuesday last. The day was fine. ance.
 The agent of the Church Building society, MT Hood, spoke to us on Sun. day last.
 F. H. Turkington is busy these days preparing for his new work of sheriff. We are very sorry to lose him and his wife, as they go to Litchfield June l.
 B. o. Stockman has kindly remem- bered friends with souvenirs from Storrs. We have kind regard for all our young people who have gone out from us to gain their education.
 The lightning struck a tree in the cemetery near Miss Mason's grave.
 MT Wood. who spoke in Washington, Sunday morning, came to the Morris church, Sunday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1907-05-24
WASHINGTON.
BASEBALL TOPICS.

On Friday, May 10, the Gunnery baR nine took their trip to Middle town and played the Wesleyan Fresh man team on Andrus Field. The game was close and exciting but was called in the sixth inning on account of rain. Gunnery scored four runs in the first on two bases on balls, Van Wrinkles two bagger and singles by Skilton and Stewart, with one more run in the Second Gunnery finished it's scoring Wesleyan's runs were scored on errors as they made but two hits off Brown.
The Newtown bee., 1907-05-24
OXFORD.
MISS TREAT-MR PERRY.

very pIeIGy nOme WeuulnS IOOk place, last Wednesday, at the resi- dence of MT and Mrs Elijah B. Treat of Chestnut Tree Hill, when their old est daughter, Florence E., was united in marriage to Horace Perry of New Haven. About 40 of the relatives and intimate friends witnessed the cere- mony.
 Arthur Henderson, who for a num- Der of years has been in the employ of James Bartlett, has entered the em- ploy of John B. Pope.
 MT and Mrs Walker of Waterbury were visiting over Sunday with MT Walkers mother, Mrs Charles Meyers, on the Southford road. Miss Stella Tyler and MT Eggleston of Waterbury were visiting, last Sun day, at Meadow View farm, the pleas ant home of Mrs Martha Hawley.
 Mrs Hawley of Meadow View farm has over 300 young chicks.
 Lee F. Armstrong of Christian street is setting out about 15, 1000 strawberry plants, and also expects to set out 25OO young apple and peach trees. A family from Waterbury have moved into the Lawson place at Tow Rev J. E. Kirkpatrick of the Con- greRational church exchanged puipits, last Sunday, with Rev MT Harris of Beacon Falls.
 COurtlandt BabcOck and his daugh- ter, Lillian, arrived in town, last week, and; are getting their summer home in readiness for the occupancy of the family, this summer. A little daughter recently arrived at the home of MT and Mrs l.. A. Nichols of Red City.
 Mrs Ellen Limburner, who has been spending the winter in Seymour, re- turned to her home in Red City, last week.
 Bishop Brewster of the Episcopal church is expected to visit Oxford and confirm class on Sunday, June B.
 Harold Osborn has entered Mt Her mon seminary, where he expects to pursue course of studies.
 Robert Gregory of Rockers Hill, who has been in i'll health for some time, had an operation performed, of New Haven. The operation dis closed serious condition which medi- cal skill cannot overcome.
The Newtown bee., 1907-05-24
Engines and Boilers.

Silo engines, traction en- zines, road rollers, general purpose engines and boilers. portable and stationary. simple and compound; for contractors, farmers and general power users; all sizes six horsepower and up; threshing outfits all sizes and all sup plies; positively the best high grade business machinery machinery built We want you to see these dy for immediate delivery. Get our cata- 1ogues.
 J. l. Case Threshlng Machine Co.,, Samuel A. Doe. c. Bert Raymond, Agents
 DANBURY, CONN. Phone Ridgefeld, s3-4 or s4-s
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BANTAM.

TOWN TOPICS TERsELY TOLD.
 Harry Terrell has moved into the house left vacant by E. Mcintyre.
 Mrs Emily Kenney was visiting friends in town, last week.
 Charles Mercy spent some time in Ellsworth, the past week.
 A supper was served by the Kings Daughters at the Baptist church, on Thursday evening of last week.
 R. Erwin recently had the misfor- tune to lose his horse.
 The friends of Miss Edith Moore will regret to learn that she is again quite sick.
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For Sale.

Two pair 3-year-old Devon steers, well broken and well
 matched. Also pair nice work horses, and two or three good cheap horses.
 Grain, Feed and Groceries of all kinds at reasonable prices.
 Homer w. Atwood, Or ain. Feed, Flour, Goal, Groceries. etc Sotthford, Conn.
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Things You Need

:In the Spring: Flower, Gar den and Field Seeds Our stock Is all new goods. Garden and Farming. Tools. Wall Pa land a O. fertilizer for all kinds of crops Bart Machines and Records for sale. Groceries Meats and General Merchandise. Stop at ouI gains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
MUST DO SOMETHING FOR PEACE.
Noteworthy Address by Delegate at
The Hague Conference.

THE HAGUE. October Sharon Mar
schall Won Bieberstein delivered a note
worthy speech today before the arbitration
committee of the peace conference during
which he announced himself to be in favor
of obligatory arbitration. but opposed to a
treaty including all the nations of the
world. In the course of his remarks the
baron said that the general feeling was
that the conference, having dealt with
questions of war. must do something for
peace.
He favored obligatory arbitration on
grounds similar to the general treaty re-
Gently concluded between Italy and Argen-
tina, in other words, individual treaties be-
tween nations in preference to treaty in
Guiding the whole world. which it was pro-
posed should apply to juridicial and not to
political matters. which. the speaker con-
tended. 1t would be impossible to separate,
as what might be turidcal question in
one country might be political question in
another. or might become political In re-
gard to some>point of the litigation
Continuing, the baron said that some of
the subjects which the general arbitration
treaty plan proposed to submit to arbitra-
ton were such as could not possibly involve
nations III war. Besides, if international
and private law continue to develop as they
fury ii would be necessary to agree upon a
method to apply them in a uniform manner
throughout the world and establish an in
ternatonal high court. not of arbitration,
but of appeal.
In conclusion the baron declared that the
project instead of regulating international
litigation would create new difficulties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
THE ROWLAND TRIAL
MANY EXPECT ACQUITTAL
WHEN JURY GETS CASE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RALEIGH, NC. October bit is the be-
lief of most of the townspeonle here, law
yers included. who heard the full testimony
yesterday AMI this morning in the sensa-
t.onal murder case OF DR.. D. c. Rowland
and widow bride. Lillian Strange Row
land who have been trial here al this
week for the alleged murder of the latters
husband by poison. have spent their last
night in Jail. That their accuittal will
soon follow after the jury gets the case is
the general opinion now, whereas thirty
six hours ago conviction seemed likely.
Today the lawyers are addressing the
jury. Judge Long will deliver his charge
TO the jury this evening. but hardly before
night 1t has been the most sensat onaI
case tried here in twenty years.
Yesterdays Summary.
The evidence yesterday was favorable to
the prisoners. The defense practical ad-
m tied that DR.. Ro Wand bought the AGO.
nitire poison as it introduced evidence of
having bought this in crystalline tablets
witnesses testifying that he used it in their
families and had spoken of it. Physicians
put on as witnesses testified that while a
dangerous poison it might be used for pneu-
mona and bronchial troubles.
The strongest card for the defense was it's
Introduce ion of Mrs. Eidridge Smith, wife
of the city hall janitor who said she was
the woman who had ;ten mistaken for Mrs
Strange.in Dr. ,Rawland's Office by Mrs. P
ID. b. Arlington. The latter testified iate~
that it was not Mrs. Smith, but Mrs
Strange. she saw ~ 't .a..= 3
Or, cross-examina4ion Mrs. Smith admit
t".l having been in the Jail three times as
Wis tor, where she talked with DR.. Rowland
o. il cidents she told at the trial Witnesses
were introduced who told that Dr. Rowland
had patients in the section where Mrs.
Strange lived and that h was there on
professional business at night. Dispositions
were read that Strange had heart disease,
had said so and used d gitalis for it.
Argument began last night and will be
finished today, it being expected the case
will reach the jury late in the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
HARRIMAN-FIS CONTENTION.
Lively Hustle for Proxies by Both I.
C. Factions.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. October when the an
nual meeting of the Illinois Central Rail
road Company convenes October 49, Ed
ward II. Hartman expects to have the
power to vote ~ per cent of the stock rep
resented This statement was made today
by one of the Hartman liautenants. who
has had partial charge of the hunt for
proxies.
There was a rumor today early that the
state administration was taking a quiet in
terest In the proxy hunt. to the extent of
letting it be known. when occasion pre-
scented. that Gov Deneen was thought to
favor Stuyvesant Fish
AT the last annual meeting there was
voted approximately 10 per cent of the
900 shares of Illinois Central outstand-
ing. Should there be a like amount this
year and should Hartman have - per cent
as against FiShs $4,000
Illinois has the largest holding in Illinois
Central. the people of this state owning
about 100000 shares of stock. Some o. the
big holdings by states and cities are as
follows:
Chicago. GG.000: Illinois. outside of Chi
cago. 10000; New York state 81. 900: Massa-
chusetts. $1,000; Connecticut, $4,000; Rhode
Island. 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
A REMARKABLE LAUNCH.
New Bow for the Ocean Liner Suevic.
Unique Shipbuilding.

BELFAST, Ireland. October "a re-
markable launch occurred here today when
the new bow built for the White Star line
steamer Suevic. to replace the one left on
Stag Rock, near the Lizard. March IT last,
slid into the water. The Suevic, during q
fog ran on the rocks and after long and in
effectual attempts to refloat her the salvers
cut away her forepart. refoated the rest OF
the ship and lowed 1t to Southampton.
where 1t Is now in dock and ready to re-
ceive the new bow.
The bow, which Is 200 feet long. consider
ably longer than the old bow, Is fitted with
deck houses. captains bridge. mast and so
on, will be towed to Southampton, where it
will be placed in the same dock as the other
portion and the two sections Will be con-
nected, not as two clean-cut portions. but
almost In the same shape as when they
were separated the jagged ends OF the iron
work, the bent pipes and splintered wood
work having been prepared for accurately
Joining the two portions of the steamer.
At the time of the accident the Suevic,
which was vessel of IL, 500 tons, was ply
ing between London and Australia, by way
of Capetown The inquiry into the accident
made by the board of trade resulted in find
ing that it was due to an error on the part
of the captain in maintaining full speed
while heading toward the land in thick
weather. and suspended his certificate for
three months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
ARE CHARGED As FULL DAYS
SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAYS IN
THE PRINTING OFFICE.
Ruling of the Controller of the Treas
ury In Response to the Public
Printers Inquiry.

Employees of the government printing Of
fee who ha. leave of absence during the
Saturday half-holiday period of July. Au
gust and September will be charged with
full days during their absence. and not
with half days, as in the other branches
of the government service. TIE controller
of the treasul has rendered such a deci-
sion. declaring that printing office en-
ployes are under entirely different law
from other gv.ernment employees, who were
charged with only half day leave when
absent durin. the half-holiday period
The public printer made inquiry of the
controller as to whether employees on leave
during July, August and September were
entitled to an allowance for the halfholi-
day occurring in those months, and point
ing out that they were charged with a full
day on Saturdays. despite the fact that
the printing Office did only half days
work
The employees of tho printing office are
now charged with their Sundays when on
leave, while other departments are given
their Sundays exclusive of the thirty days
allowed by law
The controller calls attention to former
dec sion of his office, and says that under
Lat decision it was held that under the
above provisions employees Of the govern
ment printing office entitled to the
same pay while absent with leave that they
would have received If at work during the
same period. This clearly implies that in
counting the days they absent with
leave during any period every day is to be
counted, including Sundays and legal hol-
fdays. This conclusion is in accordance
with the usual construct on in computing
periods of time. including time for which
leave of absence is granted where Sundays
and legal holidays are not expressly ex-
copied
Therefore even if under the above ex-
ecutive order half of each Saturday should
be regarded as a holiday 1t would have to
be counted In comput ng the days such en-
ployes are absent with leave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
Two Ocean Liners Overdue.

LONDON, October 5.-Neither the Amer
lean line steamer ST. Paul. which left
New York September IS. for Southamp-
ton, and which was due to arrive at Ply
mouth this morning. nor the Cunard line
steamer Umbria, which left New York the
same day as the ST. Paul for Queenstown
and Liverpool, and which should have ar
rived at Queenstown late last night o.
early today, had been sighted up to $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. indicating that they
had experienced rough weather On the At
lantic. Ordinarily both of these steamers
would have been reported by wireless
telegraphy either Friday night or early
this morning and the fact that this had
not occurred leads to the belief that UNI
usually severe gales have been encoun-
tered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
B. R. rs ANNUAL REPORT.
Increase in Gross Earnings, But De-
crease in Net.

NEW YORK. October 5.-The Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company reports for the
year ended June 80 an increase of 200
in gross earnings and a decrease of $1l5.O 900
in net earnings. the experience Of the com
pany in respect to a decrease of net earn
ings notwithstanding an increase Of the
gross. being similar to that of most steam
railroads The total income was $S,51O. SAG
and the surplus for the year So. 734.OO7. as
compared with a surplus earning Of 5000.
563 at the close of the preceding year. The
directors President Winter said yesterday.
held no meeting throughout the year to take
action on dividends Mr.. Winter comments
on the years operations as follows:
THE influence of exceptionally unfavor-
able weather which characterized a good
part of the fiscal year. and the steadily ad-
yancinK cost of labor and materials are re-
hected in both earnings and expenses. The
percentage of operations to earnings is 59l6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
KNAPP'S RAILWAY VIEWS.
I. C. C. President Favors Federation
Rather Than Consolidation.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 5.-Martin
A. Knapp president of the interstate COM
merce commission, in a speech at the BAN
quet of the Toledo Transportation Club, de-
clared himself In favor of a federation Of
railroads through association rather than
consolidation He referred to the bitter an
tagonism that has been aroused against the
railroads in recent years of prosperity and
how this bitterness has resulted in a num-
Der of dra site measures being passed.
Touching on the question of radical and
drastic policies which had been adopted
through the belief that the railroads We're
greatly overcapitalized. he said: 1.-The JUS
LITIGATION for an official valuation of the
railroads of the country Is found in the fact
that the railroads cannot be reproduced for
their actual value until such valuation is
made"
He declared it is as futile and mischievous
to attempt to solve the railroad problem by
prohibitive statutes as it would be to dam
the Mississippi river instead Of building
bikes and making it a great highway of
commerce. The remedy of prohibition has
been virtually a failure.
what is needed today is to cultivate a
spirit of obedience of laws. !. lie some
laws might seem oppressive, it is the duty
of every citizen to yield to honest obedience.
O.d-fashioned honesty with large doses of
common sense should be taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
5000 MINERS QUIT WORK.
Sequel to Big Railway Strike in Gold
field Mining District.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GOLDFIELD, New. October olive
thousand miners We're thrown out of work
today by the railroad strike on the Tono-
pah and Go.dfield railroad. A conference
has been arranged for this evening. but
the final result will not be known until
after midnight The railroad maintains
its position that 1t will not deal with the
strikers.
The passenger train from Los Angeles
wrecked at Bonnie Claire twenty mics
south of here. Tuesday night remains In
the ditch for want of the crew to take out
the wrecking train. The Post Office De-
partment is not making any attempt to
move mails, and the only means of COM
munication with the outside world is via
Beatty and Tonopah with freightinE teams,
stages and autos The supply of provisions
is running low.
The worst effect of the strike is the shut
ting down of the mines today. owing to the
notice of reduction plants that they can
not treat ore long the railroad is I'M
able to haul the concentrates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
ITALIAN YOUTH A GENIUS.
Soldering Tin Cans Year Ago-Now
Noted Painter.

NEW YORK, October 5.-Antonio Barone.
an Italian of nineteen, is now student at
the Art Students League and Is turning
out work in portraiture which is gaining
him the commentator of such masters as
Kenyon Cox and William H. Chase. About
a year ago Barone was soldering tin cans
in a factory at Leroy, N. Y. ana MS
chances of being a painter were remote
Miss Ida G. Leroy, who had studied art
in this city, heard from some friends that
an Italian hand in the factory who could
hardly speak English was making such
good pictures of his fellow-workmen. that
they were the talk of the pace. she sent
for him looked at his sketches and made
arrangements with his employers by which
he could have more time for drawing
Last autumn he entered the Art Students
League and by the end of the year ne had
won a scho arship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
Get The Sunday Star

per cent. as compared with 1852 per cent
for the year ended June 3d. 1906.
There were carried 81 $3.50. 437 passen.
gers. an increase of SO. 49,, 234 or 1871 per
cent. over the previous fiscal year. The
average gross earnings per passenger IL
$50 cents. as compared with $50 cents for
the preceding year. q loss per passenger OF
rs per cent. The average net earnings per
passenger. with no deductions for special
appropriations or fixed charges. is LAB
cents. compared with Ito cents for the
previous year. This deduction In net per
passenger is accounted for partly by the In
crease of Alp per cent in the number Of
transfers collected.
1.-The average number OF cars operated
daily for the twelve months Is 1908. as
against 1922 for the previous year. an In
crease of 8 per cent. The total passenger
car mileage Is 6S.273. 1871. an increase OF
4615, 1853. or ~ per cent. In considering
the increase in the average number Of cars
operated daily and the average number OF
passengers carried each day per car there
should be taken into account the greater
seating capacity on the cars placed In OPP
Grafton during the fiscal year"