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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
Tr,e Bill Against Samele.

The grand jury closed its duties al
o'clock to-day, reporting true
hill for murder in the first degree
against Leonardo Samele, aged ~
wears. He is alleged to have stabbed
Vito Summa in Angelo Summa's sa-
loon on Spring street on the night OF
Dec 26 during a row over CARDS.
The wound was inflicted under the
left arm and despite all that doctors
did they could not stop the now Oh
blood and it was said that the veins
and arteries of the arm were severed.
Summa fingered until January. the
wound was five inches deep and two
inches wide. Immediately after
court resumed at 2 o'clock Samele
was put to plea and his response was
not guilty.
In the case of Demetrio Maesano,
charged with the death of Domenic
Vazzanni in. his own house on Mill
street one night last summer, the
grand fury returned bill for MUIR
der in the second degree.
The police believed they had a
straight case of murder in the first
degree in this case. Vazzanni was
shot and died instantly. Maesano
was recently captured in Scranton,
Pa. II the calculations OF Assistant
States Attorney Kellogg come out
right he will try Maesano on the sec
ond Tuesday in March and Samele
on the following Tuesday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
THREE MAYORS
Alderman J. F. Gallagher Act
Ing Mayor To-Day.

The municipal government Of Wa
terbury was directed by three mayors
to-day. Up to an early hour In the
forenoon Mayor Thoms was on deck.
Then he left town to be absent until
Saturday OH business. The departure
of Mayor Thoms from town placed
the municipal governmental reins in
the hands of the president Of the board
OF aldermen, Martin Scully, who
always assumes the responsibility of
the mayors office, according to the
provisions of the city charter, during
the absence Of the mayor. Acting
Mayor Scully had a lively few hours
of 1t, picking up the threads of gov
eminent after the meetings Of the
municipal boards, held yesterday af-
ternoon and last evening. These
meetings always leave lot of work
for the mayor to do, and it fell to the
lot Of Acting Mayor Scully to do 1t
this forenoon. Being for many years
actively acquainted with the machin-
cry Of the mayors office, which in
these days of rapid. development is
no cinch, by the way, Acting Mayor
Scully had no trouble in connecting
matters with where they dropped last
evening.
The most important matter that re-
CURED his attention was the inspec-
ton of machine for mixing asphalt
This required trip to Bridgeport
along with his fellow members of the
board of works. The machine is a
new idea in its business, said to be
the best of its kind, and as the city
will eventually go in largely on the
sidewalk business, first class asphalt
mixer is necessary. Late in the fore,
noon Acting Mayor Scully and the
board of works went to the Park City,
leaving the administration of the city's
affairs III the hands of Alderman John
F. Gallagher, thus creating him as
acting mayor for the time being. And
so Waterbury had three mayors in one
day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
CONDEMNATION CASE.
Hearing on Railroad-Stevens' Case
Before Judge Roraback.

New Haven. Feb 2.--Before Judge
A. T. Roraback, In the civil side OF
the superior court, yesterday, the case
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Il. II. Co VS. Edward L. Stew
ems, Of Naugatuck, was on trial. The
railroad company Is trying to condemn
piece Of property in Woodbury.. be-
longing TO the aforesaid Mr. Stevens
for tracking purposes in order to
avoid grade. The railroad company.
II Is alleged, offered Mr. Stevens $500
for the property, but the offer was
declined The land In question is a
strip OF about 500 feet. across the cor
ner of Mr. Stevens farm, OH the line
of railroad from Waterbury to Wood
bury.
All the evidence in the case was fin
ished yesterday and only the argu-
ments remain to be heard. They will
probably be heard on Friday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
To.Day's Match Tells Who Will b
in Semi Finals.

Boston. Feb 2O.-The play In the
the national racquet championships
tournament Mt the Tennis and Racquet
club to-day consisted Of but two
matches, one being semi-fnnl ar
fair, and the other the last match In
the preliminary rounds, which had
been postponed from yesterday. Yes
terday's contests had eliminated all
the players from other cities than Bos-
ton, with the exception of Reginald
II. Fincke of New York, the present
champion, who did not play. and his
match with former champion Quincy
A. Shaw. jr. to-day, decides whether
the semi-finals will be contested by
Boston men alone.
Percy d. Haughton, former cham
pion, and III. ID. Scott, both locnl play
ers. met in the first match Of the day,
which was also the first Of the two
semi-final contests. The winner sus-
ponds play tomorrow and on Friday
will meet the winner Of to-morrow's
semi-final match between II. Bcylston
and the survivor in the Fincke-Shaw
contest. in the deciding game for the
championship.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
MAY HELP FARMERS.
Tillers of the Soil Hopeful That Heir
Will Be Less Scarce.

With the demand Of idle men for
employment all over the east, the far
mers hope to see the stringency Of
the money market disappear in the
spring. for they have been soreIy
pressed the past two years TO get men
enough to work their farms and the
lumber mills.
Wages for farm help have never
been higher than they have been the
past season and the inducements
held out failed to attract men from
the cities. The saw mill operators
in Plainfeld, voluntOwn. Griswold.
Pomfret and in fact all over Wind
ham and Holland counties are unable
10 secure men to run their plants at
full capacity. The present scale Of
wages Is from s12 to SIS q week.
The farmers offered as high as sso
q month and found last season. and
with the SEED time almost at hand
they we're still worried over the pros
pect.
The amount OF farm products fell
OF greatly last sumner because the
farmers could neither get help 70
pIant in the spring nor assistance
When IL vas tine 70 cultivate.
VITA a leSening demand for help in
rsznufaetnrinE ce1ters the farmers
iook 10 an Increases number q good
usa xko have q Iiking fer farm
wMk-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
BOY WAS DROWNED.
Inmate at Lakevilie school-Death
flushed I'D.

winsted. Feb 2O.-A report which
later proved to be true reached here
yesterday to the effect that Joseph
Calland, the IS years old son of JOS
eph Calland of South Manchester,
who disappeared from the school for
imbeciles In Lakeville last October.
was drowned in Lake wononscopo-
muc, the lifeless body being found
three months later by two boys from
the school. The case was hushed up
and nothing has ever appeared in the
newspapers regarding Il so far as
known.
In his report 10 Coroner r. T.
Higgins Of this place Medical Exam
liner W. b. Bissell Of Salisbury said /:
The boys father had had him home
for a visit and brought him back DC
tober 20. The 24th OF October he
ran away. He was searched for for
over a month. but no trace could be
obtained until he was found by two
boys passing along the shore Of the
lake January "a" Previous to the
finding Of the body the boys father
had advertised for him through sew
eral newspapers. The authorities
believe that the boy fell into the lake
while suffering from a spasm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
THE BUBoN1C PLAGUE.
Expert Disease Exterminators Do Not
Want to Alarm People.

San Francisco, Feb 20.-In an inter-
view on local sanitary conditions last
night, DIR Rupert Blue, government
expert in bubonic plague extermina-
ton. said: 1.-THE expert disease exter-
minators assigned to duty In San
Francisco feel It their duty not to
alarm the people of San Francisco or
of the country, but for the benefit of
this city and the country generally, Il
campaign OF education and sanitation
is compulsory.
There have been two human cases
Of bubonic plague in San Francisco
in the last forty eight days. The dan
ger is not over by any means. We
find that of the rats extrminated dur.
ing the last two weeks, but one and
three-tenths per cent are infected. The
infection among the rats can only be
obliterated by annihllating the rats
themselves
II am pleased to state that with
the assistance of the citizens health
comes the local health board the fed
eral service has increased the rat
catch during the past two weeks.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
THE POLICE COURT.
Men Had Wagon to Carry Off Stolen
Coal

Last evening Officer Peter Myers
saw Ciriaco Frione in Meadow street
driving wagon containing three
large bags of coal. On general prin-
ciples he stopped the horse and soon
along came Sitto Diangulo, Paolo
Santuri and Frank Rilleo. He stood
the quartette against fence and at
the point of his gun held them there
while a passerby went to a nearby
telephone and summoned Officer
Healey. The four men were bundled
into the wagon with the coal and
taken to the station. 1t developed
that the coal was stolen from the rail-
road company. A fine of SO and costs
was imposed in each case.
Patrick Rally was fined IS and
costs for intoxication.
John Hayden belonging to the 100
battery, coast defences, stationed at
Fort Terry, was given the alternative
of going to jail for thirty days or
back to-his station. He has been
around town the past few weeks
drinking and sleeping at the police
station nights. He promised to &C
back to Fort Terry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
VIII Take speciaI Cour.e.

San Francisco. Feb 20y-captain
A. MeMoreland. chief Of the army
service corps Of Sydney, Australia. ar
rived here yesterday on the American
Maru on his way 20 London and Al
dershot. England. where he will take
q special course Of Instruction In
transportation. the object OF which
viii he to nc himself in the art of
prUvisioring the great army Which
Australia 10 nov trsinirg under its
system Of compulsory military educa-
ti0n- Captain McNorsIand has al
ready completed a tour q Iavestixz-
tfon and study through China and
Ispsn- He expects during his toar-
nsy seruss America 70 study The nsIi.
tzrT systsz q this co1ntrT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
BANKERS SPEECH.
Compares the Wall Street Banker
and the Farmer.

Chicago, Feb 20.-The bankers
In Wall street are as honest as the
farmers In Illinois," said David r.
Forgan, president OF the City Ma
tional bank, in his speech last night
before 500 members OF the Evans
ton and North Shore Business Mems
association. which held its annual
banquet In Evanston.
where 80 per cent OF the bust
ness of a nation is conducted on a
credit system. as Il is in this eoun-
try, confidence must be retained or a
panic will follow such as was ex-
perieneed here In October" said Mr.
Forgan. Credit rests on the con-
fidenee one man has in another. In
New York last October this conf
dence was shaken for a time and
the panic followed as a natural con-
sequence. 80
where one dishonest man il found
In the banking business there are
hundreds OF others who are honest
Our banking system was a good
one when Il was organized. but Il Is
fifty years behind the times."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
FENNER'S,
rs SOUTH MAIN ST.
Telephone 1854.

instruct the policemen to get after
property owners and store keepers
whose back doors have to be triad"
every night by the police. The idea
is to have all obstacles and rubbish
removed from the policeman's way
and thereby perhaps save him break
ing leg and incidentally saving the
city lot of expense. Accidents that
have been caused In this way have
cost the city considerable expense OF
late.
Commissioner Griffin reported a
shortage Of funds to complete the
Baldwin street engine house. A few
hundred dollars will complete the
Job, but where to get that sum seems
to be puzzle without solution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
For q chess Match.

New York. Feb 2a.-Mr> $. u. Bur
GEES Of st Louis. holder o. the NO
mems chess championship q the
United States. who Is in New YORK on
a visit. has received a challenge for
a dies match from Mrs Charles Ed
ward NfxdOr1. 81 Camlridgr. Mass.
Mrs NfxdorT came. % New York ye<-
feriay ansi called csi Mrs Burrsss. WIN
axrepd b the nnztrh and plsy win BE-
in this aftrrnoan st the Marths
wsshinxfoa hoteL Fi1y viii coatinpe
q sBcceesIiaE Gays. Sunday sxcspeed
unfn &c payer has won fer polntz.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
BODY IS IDENTIFIED.
Derby Woman Who Has Been Missing
Since November.

Mattituck, Long Island. Feb. 20
The body Of woman, which drifted
ashore here yesterday, after drown
ing in Long Island sound, was identi-
fed to-day as that of Mrs L. F. Brow
err of Derby, Conn. Her husband who
made the Identification. said his wife
disappeared on November Is, that she
had been nervous and respondent and
she must have committed suicide.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
SUPERIOR COURT
Beacon Falls Shooting Case Was
on To-Day.

After considerable difficulty in
getting jury the case against Rocco
Brunette and Peter Brianto for shoot
ing at Daniel M. Edwards game
warden in Beacon Falls with intent
TO kill him began in the superior
court this morning. A number OF the
petit jury had read of the shootlng
and had formed opinions as to the
guilt or innocence of the accused. IL
was therefore tho duty OF Deputy
Sheriff O'Brien to hustle and ma
talesmen as lively as possible. For
an hour or more yesterday afternoon
he searched the highways and by
ways but everyone he took to court
was excused he having had some
knowledge of the case that exempted
him from hearing It, The hunt was
resumed this morning and after half
an hour Louis Archambeault was col
Jared on Center street and hustled
off to court before he knew what was
up. He was found to be competent
to sit on the case and being the last
man needed to complete the panel
the case was started.
Edwards, it was said, heard the
accused were going on hunting
excursion about the woods near Bea-
con Falls and he followed them.
When they came upon him in the
woods they fired at him and for some
months ';se was laid UP with MS
wounds, 1t being feared at one time
that he would lose the sight or MS
eyes.
Half an hour sufficed for the jury
in the superior court to reach YER
dict in the case against Frank Reed,
John Temple and Thomas Lee
charged with shooting at Harold
Blanchard a freight conductor Tor
the purpose of killing him, because
he elected them from freight car
where they were sleeping. the evi,
dence showed that Reed and Lee dlo
the shooting, five shots being nreu
at the conductor, two Of them passing
near his head. Lee did not shoot
though he was companion. He was
found not guilty and Reed and Tenn
ple guilty. They were sentenced &c
from one to FIVE years in the state
prison. ..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20

TO RENT-Barn with four stalls,
water on premises, at 80 Cherry
st, in rear. Inquire on premises.
2-20-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20

FURNITURE MOVING and trucking
of all kinds. by competent work
men. Work at short notice. Prices
reasonable. c. Griffin, "a Cherry st.
Phone 1541-5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

FOUND-Purse, on Martin st, con-
tanning rosary beads and small sum
of money. Owner may obtain
same by calling at Democrat Office
and paying for advertisement.
2-20-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-20

FOR SALE-A six room house in
the north end. price s1.700, amount
down 5000. For particulars see w.
r. Adams, rs Abbott ave. 2-20-6
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19

4 college professor had been serious,
~ i'll Of a fever for several weeks,
but the fever had left him at last, and
he Lay in a stupor. utterly exhausted.
This is the really critical period
the attending physician said to the
watchers. in an undertone. If he has
sufficient vitality to carry him through
this-and l am strongly disposed to
hone he has-he will recover At pres
pnt there is nothing we a do but be
patient and give nature a chance,
watching in the meantime for an OF
p%ortunity to awaken his interest in
what is going on about him"
One of the attendants, who happen
ed to be standing lear the window look
ing at the rosy sunset, remarked to
the doctor:
"See what a lurid sky there is"
The sick man opened his eyes and
turned his head in the direction indi.
Gated.
"Lurid!" he exclaimed, in a tone OF
disgust. IF you will consult our die
tionary, madam, you will find that
lurid means gloomy, CHASTITY, dismal"
"IIe will recover" announced tn
doctor. triumnhantlv.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19

In the matter OF laying low a field
to alfalfa the Ontario experiment sta
ton gives the following suggestions =:
Select lane having a clean, mellow, fer
tile surface soil everything a deeply
large plump seed free from impurities
md strong in terminating power. In
oculate the seed with the proper kind
Of bacteria. providing alfalfa has not
been grown successfully on the land in
recent years.
As early in the spring as the lane
Is dry enough and warm enough to be
wu"ECl t. coed advantage make n suit
able seed bed and Immediately BOW
about twenty pounds of alfalfa seed
per acre from the grass seed box placed
in front of the grain drill and O
one bushel OF spring wheat or Of barley
per acre from h tubes Of the drill,
Smooth the land with a light harrow
or with a weeder. and if it is very
loose and rather dry also roll 1t and
again so over it with the harrow or
the weeder. As soon as ripe cut the
grain and avoid leaving it Oh the land
longer han necessary. Give the alfalfa
plants every opportunity to get a good
start in the autumn in preparation for
the winter.
If for hay, cut each crop Of alfalfa
in the following year as soon as it
starts to bloom. In curing try to re-
tain as many of the leaves on the stems
as possible, to protect the crop from
rain. eve cut or pasture alfalfa
sufficiently close to the ground to re-
move the crOwns of the roots and thus
inju"e or possibly kill the plants. If
these directions are followed the al
falfa may be expected to produce large
and valuable crops FOR Il number of
| Years without reSeeding.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19

In conclusion, let me say that the
hand separator has made possible a
marvellous growth in the dairy indus
try. 1t has extended the butter pro-
ducing territory from the n hun-
l.edth meridian to the Pacific Coast.
Il has reached up into the Far North
west and Il dipped down into the
Southwest. 1t a made possible the
marketing Of dairy products in regions
which would never have been reached
by who!e-inilk system dairying. 1t has
stimulated and encouraged the intro
ulcSion Of improved dairy breeds and
ii has brought to thousands of farmers
millions of dollars which it would have
Seen Impossible for them to accumulate
had it not been for the hand separator.
The hand separator users are a vast
tlirong. and their influence should be
used to improve their position. They
should insist, where their cream is
marketed for butter making DOS
that it be graded according to its DUAL
ity and tested for butter fat by &C
curate methods. They should take an
interest in all the operations that are
necessary to place this product on the
market to the best advantage. They
should give care to it's assembling and
care TO its receiving. There are MANY
opportunities open for cooperation :
but cooperation can only be carried
on where there is Il desire en- the part
OF all to work in harmony. This is
possible where the right spirit exists,
and it seems to me it is we'll worth
the trial. In the assembling, receiving
and grading there is a fair field for
cooperation.
Where cream is shipped in large
quantities from towns one man could
receive, grade, test and ship all the
product. This would do away with
the half dozen cream buyers often
found IN a small town and would pro-
vide q more skilled man at better paw
and housed in a building constructed
for caring for cream.-A. L. Hacker,
head of the Dairy Department. Uni
rersity Of Nebraska.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.
western woman in New York LoseA
IS 900 From Her Bu.tle.

$4,000 From Her Buatle.
The last article of wonan's wearing
ppa which has done duty as a
pank has failed. In the course of
years feminine ingenuity has devised
many ways of carrying money with
more or less safety, but it remained
Tor a western to use Il hustle
TOT a bank, as the following adver-
in a New York paper re-
vealed:
LOST-S3,OOO by a self-supportinc
woman; a liberal reward will be pa.
TROTH, 14S W. 10th st.
The $4,000 of the advertisement was
sewed securely by Mrs. Troth, OF
Denver. into a little pad stuffed with
curled hair. which. with the modern
woman in her close fitting tailor suit,
is the only thing in the way Of q
hustle worn. How or when the
money disappeared no Il knows. 1t
was the savings of years. When the
owner discovered that there Was a
little rip in the top of the pad she in.
vestigated and found the money was
gone. That is all she knows about it,
Mrs. TrOth, who is a young woman,
went to New York three months ago
to perfect herself in tailoring that she
might return to Denver and be- full,
fitted to open a millinery and dress,
making establishment. The money
which she was afraid to trust to q
bank, was her capital with which she
intended to go into business.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19

As befitted a man of science, Lord
Kelvin was courageous in the extreme
and there was a little known story of
him worthy Of being placed by the side
of the famous anecdotes Of Nasmyth,
the inventor of the steam hammer
who placed his hand under the mighty
weight to show that it could be made
to come down gently and remain just
above his palm.
This story gains point by the fact
that Nasmyth first placed his watch
underneath, and by a little miscaicula.
ton it vas smashed to pieces.
Lord Kelvin once told his class that
while an electric shock of 5000 volts
or so would kill q man, a voltage of
100000 would be harmless. He coolly
proceeded to illustrate the fact or
himself, but the students cried in hor-
hor: Don't; try 1t OF a dog" The
great scientist looked reproachfully at
the class and quietly remarked,
Didn't I 1Sure it out myself?" and
then turned the tremendous current
into himself.-Kansas City Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-19

AS the philanthropic tourist pursued
his course he saw luany things which
he felt needed sympathetic attention.
One day he stopped to gaze at q bare
headed man, who was turning a wind,
lass which clumsily hoiStcd a bucket
filled with sand.
My FRIEND" said the philnnthropist,
as the man paused to mop his fore
head, why do you not cover YOU
head? This hot sun is likely to affect
the brain"
Brain is ut?" said the man. staring
ct him. Dye think If | had any brain
ia be here h'S+ir~ ibis hucket?"