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The Newtown bee., 1909-11-05
West Bedding.
ITEMS OF M GRESr.

Mrs T. Bristol spent Thursday with her niece, Mrs Aaron Sapford, on Bedding Ridge. -. J. Richard Rider returned to his work in New York after spending a few days at home here.
 Miss Kitty Carroll spent Friday last at her home in town.
 The sheet and pillow case dance given for the benefit of the Mark Twain library on Selleck Corners, on Wednesday night, met with a great success.
 Mrs Seth s. Rider spent Thursday last in Bethel, the guest of Mrs Mary Lynch.
 Mrs Edgar Grumman and son spent a few days last week in Danbury and Bethel.
 Mis9Mabel Rider spent Saturday in Danbury.
 Miss Ethel Myers of Danbury spent Sunday with her cousins, the Misses Mary and Mabel Rider.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-05
TOPsT0NE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

C. F. Bronson is having his coun- try home at this place painted, im- proving it's appearaAce very much. Lionel Barrett and son, Herbert, are doing the work. N
 Mrs Stanley Fox and children spent one day, last week, with her brother, Daniel Vaughn, of West Bedding.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-05
The NcWtoWn Bee.
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Newtown, Friday, November 5, 1909
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN. I Mrs George R. Goodman Of Hart ford has visited her mother, Mrs Sophia Beardsley.
 A college whist will be given al the Town hall on Friday evening of this week in honor of Miss Agnes Smith of Yonkers.
 MT and Mrs A. l.. Peck Of Hartford arrived at F. w, Wheeler's on Tues aay.
 Miss Agnes Beardsley and her sister, Mrs E. M, Beardsley, or Long Hill, will leave for Michigan, thls week. #f@
 Harold Edwards of Bridgeport spent Sunday with his parents, MT and Mrs Henry Edwards.
 Cards have been received fnnounc- ing the marriage of Roderlek Haz- gard of Ansonla to Miss Susan Lillian Watson of Derby on October 27 EAST VILLAGE.
 MT and Mrs w. s. Clark spent Sunday at Gray's Plain.
 Mrs Clarence Hedding of South bury spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs Charles Stowe.
 Mrs 0. s. Blakeman spent Sunday in Bridgeport.
 Mrs c. S. Dikeman goes 10 South Ncrwalk, this week, and is antici- pating a western trip to visit her son in St Louis.
 The annual chicken pie supper Of the Methodist church will be held Friday night, November 19, at the home of Oliver s. Blakeman, the Summit house on Barn Hill. Come and cultivate a Thanksgiving appe- tite for 25c whic.. iss a good deal cheaper and we'll try to make 1t bet ter than you could get at home.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
HONORS FOR WRIGHTS.
Gold Medal Presented IN London
Great Enthusiasm.

London. May 3.-There was remarkable demon
stration of enthusiasm at the Institution OF Civil
Engineers night when the Aeronautical Society
of Great Britain conferred on Wilbur and Orville
Wright the aeroplane inventors. of Dayton Ohio.
its first gold medal Those who had gathered at the
institution to witness the presentation cheered and
arplauded repeatedly. while the Wright brothers
blushingIy bore their honors through hour OF the
warlnest eulogies. Finally the entire assemblage
rose up and gave three cheers for each of the broth
crs. They sang For They Are Jolly Good Eel
lows" and ended by cheering Miss Katherine
Wright.
Speeches were made by Major Baden F. s Baden
Powell Colonel J. Z. Capper the War Offices aer-
onautical expert. who referred to the Wright broth
ers as 'unspoled though they nobodes, -
and said that the nation which failed to keep pace
with the flying developments might get badly left
in war and the chairman of the gathering, Edward
Purkis Frost, who presented the medal
Both Wilbur and Oryie Wright made brief
speeches. expressing their thanks. a reception was
then held and the brothers surrounded, Ques-
toned and besieged for autographs Earlier in the
evening they were guests at dinner given at the
Ritz Hotel by the AeronaLtical Society. They were
the guests at luncheon Of the leading aeronautical
experts including Englishmen who had &C
companied them in different flights in France.
The War ONCE is not likely 10 conclude arrange
ments with the inventors until their aeropane has
had trial in England in the presence Of experts.
The engagements Of the Wrghts In the United
States and Germany. however, will prevent them
from attending this personally for some months.
but they have made arrangements with a builder
here for the construction of machines and have APP
pointed agent for Great Britain. Their patents
therefore will he protected, and they expect 10 sell
privately. even fl the government does not pur-
chase They visited the Ofice this morning
and had conference with Secretary Hadane
and Major General Sir Charles f. Hadden, Master
General Of the Ordnance.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
ROBERT II. SYMS INSANE.
Founder of School Subdued and Re
mOred to BeLIeUue.

Robert Howard Syms, founder Of the Syms
School No Il East 61st street who was removed
from his rooms, at No 50 Grove street. yesterday
while suffering from insanity. sleeping quietly
in the observation ward of Bellevue Hospital last
night The doctors said that he somewhat
noisy during the day
Mr. Sylns was living the home of Mrs Con-
terno. to whom he was referred by his friend, j. G.
Phelps Stokes. He showed signs OF mental
trouble until Sunday evening, when he began TO
sing and dance in his room the top floor. front.
Mrs. Conterno's house. He kept up the dis
turbance necessarily through the night When The
rose he went to the window. dressed in pa
Jamas and a bathrobe with towel wrapped
around his head and sprnkled salt on the side
walk. gesticulating wildly and singing loudly. Then
he leaned far out OF the window and roared to
passing boys: II Hon and will cat YOU
He sang ''Das Vaderland'' IN GermIn, end fol-
lowed it by Indian dirges. all the while beating
tom toms. Mrs. Conterno called up Mr. Symss
brother, DR.. Parker Syms, of No 80 Park avenue,
at a. m. but DIR. Syms. she said, refused TO come
to the aid of his brother. AS last resort she
called up ST Vincent's Hospital and Police Head
quarters.
An ambulance and two policemen appeared But
two more policemen had to be sent for before he
could be controlled and put in the ambulance. he
was removed later from St Vincents Hospital to
Bellevue
DR.. Parker Syms, accompanied by another doctor
and women, called at Bellevue last evening in
automobile to his brother. DR.. Syms took
pains tell reporters that the stories OF friction
between himself and his brother were untrue. and
that he was anxious for his brothers welfare. He
said he understood his brother had gone to the
Grove street neighborhood for socialstic work
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
NAVAL MAhOEUVRES
an ErtensiUe Series of Exercises
Planned.
From The Tribun. Buraau. l


Washington, May 3.-The details for this years
manoeuvres of the navy have not been perfected,
but from the preliminary report it appears that
the seasons work. beginning late in June and con-
tinuing into October. will be extensive than
any other of the annual naval operations held for
practice purposes One plan is to divide the neet
into two commands, for the purpose of carrying
out various problems CT attack at sea, including
search for the enemy. II is not intended 10 operate
In connection with the coast defences, or TO carry
out any plans which include attacks pronli-
nent ports. which work is usually surrounded with
considerable annoyance. if not danger. 70 naviga-
ton.
An important feature of this years programme
will be the employment Of twelve or fifteen tor
pedo boats and destrCyers. These will be divided
into three hotillas and will be operated against
the larger ships, II being desired to ascertain to
what extent the installation Of searchlights IS
effective IN berayng the approach OF torpedo boats
This is considered by some naval officers the most
important work, next TO record target practice. in
which the Atlantic feet will engage this year
The target practice will probably be held of the
Virginia Capes. in the open under conditions
which more nearly approach those Of actual battle
than ever before. 1t is desired 10 have the guns
fired moving targets. which will be towed by
torpedo boats now being fitted up for that pur-
pose Both the targets and the firing ships will
be under way. and the gunners will not be previ-
ousy informed of the ranges. The firing will also
be done at times when the ships are rolling By
these means the gunners will have the advantage
Of target fire under the most extreme conditions
This is the result OF instructions given by Mr.
Roosevelt, the recommendation of Commander
". S. Sims recently inspector Of target practice
who believed that the exactions should be in
creased, TO the end that the gunners might become
familiar with hitting the target with no more ad-
vantage IN the way of favorable weather and
previous information than they would possess in
time of
After the nlanneuvres and the target practice the
vessels will go TO Guantanamo, Cuba, in the fall.
and the men will engage in small-arms target
practice.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
GOVERNOR SIGNS FOUR MEASURES.
Bill Forbidding Admission of Unaccompanied
Children to Picture Shows Now Law.

Albany. Nay 3.-After September II will be
nisdenoanor 70 admit 10 a kaleidoscope or moving
picture performance or to any place OF entertain
ulent Injurious 10 health morals child under
the age OF sixteen years unless accompanied by
parent or guardian. 4 bill OF Assembyman G. F.
Murphy embodying this prohibition. was signed to-
da - f,,- Governor Hughes The Governor also signed
these bills:
BY Senator Meade amending the tax law relative
10 the time Of making special franchise tax vaua-
tions by the State Tax Commission in certain cities,
including Albany. Ringhamton, Schenectady. James
town and Glons Falls.
BY Mr. Bates. amending the general corporation
law in relation the of property non
stock corporations may hold and increasing such
amount from 50 100000 20 SG,Ooo.0oo
BY Mr.. Robinson, increasing by fifty the mem
bers and trustees the Hudson-Futon Celebration
Commission the additional members to be elected
by the trustees.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
4RMENT4NS RESPONSIBLE
Missionary Says Hope of Autonomy
Incited Them to Riot.

The Rev. Charles Trowhridge Riggs. or Constan-
tinople a cousin of the Rev. Stephen Van R.
Trowbridge the missionary now at Adana. called
AZ the rooms or the American Board OF Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions yesterday. The Rev.
Mr. Riggs is a son Of the Rev DR.. Edward Riggs.
who is president q the Theological Seminary in
Narsovan Mr.. Riggs born in Turkey and has
been doing evangelical work in Constantinople for
about ten years he left Turkey before the last
revolution Speaking of some of the conditions
there, he said:
The Armenians the ones who stirred up
the present trouble. ) few Armenian politicians
melted the more ignorant with pleas for an Ar
menian kingdom The better class of Armenians
are IN favor Of a great Ottoman Empire, and
not at odds with TIE Turks at all
II think that the Armenian and Gr9co-Bulgarian
problems are the hardest things confronting the
Young Turks party. but they are capable OF meet
ing them Turkey will be developed :n an industrial
and mining way. The agricultural Turkey has
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
DEFENDS LI4BILITY ACT
Government Files Brief IN Case
against Nezc HaUen Railroad.

Washington, May 3.-The government to-day filed
in the Supreme Court Hartford. Hartford County,
Conn, its brief in the case of Edgar c. Mondon.
piaintin, against the New York New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Company rhe case was brought under
the employers liability of April ~. 1903. and
the government is allowed file a brief in sup
port OF the constitutionaty of the act
Attorney General Wickersham and Wade H.
Ellis, his assistant, who prepared the brief. sub
nit that the objections urged successfully against
the validity of the prior employers liability act
have been eliminated from the new statute, and
that the employers liability law before the
is clearly within the constitutional power of
Congress. Attention is directed to President Roose-
velts message to Congress. May %, 1905, recon-
mending the immediate enactment of employers
liability act drawn to conform to the then recent
decision of the Supreme Court. and eliminating the
constitutional defects found to exist the former
This. the brief says, Congress, exercising its
best judgment proceeded TO do.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
GAUs HAS NO INTENTION OF RETIRING.
Puts Rumors to Rest-Getting Better and Will
Be at Work in a Few Days
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany. May 3.-Replying reports which have
been aioat for several days. Controller Gaus de
clared tonight that he had Intention Of resign
ing his office. He said he expected to be 1t his
desk in the Of a few days.
The situation which viii be presented to the Re
publican politicians Of Albany County and William
Barnes. jr their leader. in case Controller Gaus
should prove unable continue his duties is
ing much comment. Gaus is the for whom
Barnes kept his organization regular the last
election, issuing special orders that the ticket
not 10 be cut. the candidate for Governor
In spite Of that Mr.. Gaus considerably behind
the other Republican candidates in this county
The open hostility of Mr.. Barnes toward the
Governor. in the view Of the politicians would
mean that Barnes would have a chance to
succeed Gaus If the present Controller had TO
resign while the Legislature was not in session
The presence OF Otto Kelsey Deputy Controller
furnished additional complications. Mr.. Kelsey has
been running the office since the OF the
year in view of the Governors two efforts to
have him removed as Superintendent of Insurance
the organization men feel very certain he would
not be named head of the states financial de-
Iartment.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
CUBAN PRISONERS SEND OUT APPEAL.
Six Alleged American Citizens Want America
to Procure Their Freedom.

pie OF the United States has been received by At
torney General O'Malley. suggesting that a spon-
uprising be made here In behalf of the re-
lease of Americans row confined in prisons in
Cuba The petitioners asked that the letter be for
.warded to New York newspaper
The petition. which written in Spanish, was
signed by six men. who asserted that they were
Americans but did not say for what crimes they
were held. They thought that in view of the an
nversary of Cuban independence, during the week
of May 30 their release might be obtained If asked
for at this time After citing their appeal the petit
ton closes:
Your fellow citizens. prisoners in the Castillo del
Principe. salute YOU fraternally hoping obtain
from you the favor asked. and your subjects or
fellow citfzsns'
The subscribers. who say they speak FOR all the
American prisoners in Cuba" are John r. Vincent
Pedro Farrell Medina, George l. Gould. Miguel
Carnot Subalier. Samuel Ahar and Jose +
O'LuinoneS.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
COST or RAISING WHE4T.
Conflicting Statements Make Tariff
FramcrS' Task Difficult.

Washington. May 3.-The difficulties whica
front the tariff makers in their efforts to obtain
trustworthy information regarding the of pro-
duction not only abroad but in this country, are
strikingly brought out by the conflicting state
mcnts regarding the cost Of raising wheat-One
made to the President the wheat schedule by
Carl T. Rakow, general orG1nizer of the American
Society of Equity; the other by the Secretary OF
Agriculture, rather, by his authority in a pub
cation prepared by the bureau of statistics his
department.
Mr. Rakow assured the President that all the
protection afforded the farmers In the Senate
tariff bill absolutely essential He declared
that farmers conducting their business at
a loss. and. among other things. asserted that
the of producing a bushel OF wheat in Mime
sofa 81 %
Secretary Wilson, on the other hand in the pub
Iication referred 10, places the cost of producing
wi approXima tely 50 cents bushei. The fig
ures of the Department of Agriculture include
allowance for seed, labor Of men and horses,
chinery values consumed depreciation OF plant
and land rental.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
Army And NAVY NOTES.
Case of Captain Franklin attracts
Much attention.
from The Tribune Bureau!

Washington. May 8
CAPTAIN -FRANKLIN's TRIAL--The trial by
court martial OF Captain Thomas Franklin. OF the
subsistence department of the army to take place
in New York is of considerable interest TO the
associates Of that of1cer, who was lately recalled
from, duty In the Philippines charges which
have been for months under investigation by In
spector General Darlington. These charges allege
that CAPTAIN FRANKLIN was guilty OF Irregularities
in the purchase OF subsistence and other stores
while in charge Of the cadet comnissary az the
Military Academy. He has been accounted an
officer Of unusual business ability. and his friends
saw that he will be able 20 meet the charges fully
and will be acquitted. Captain Franklin has been
in Washington for three four weeks. and has
had an opportunity 10 explain personally TO In
spector General Darlington his defence This e1-
pllnation does not appear to have been OF mucn
avail as General Garlngtons report leading to the
detail of E court martial was made after Captain
FrankIin's appearance at the War Department
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY
Colonel OWEN J. SWEET 2sth Infantry home to await
epifnea, TIeaA epo'l n LESIHa R8hEEa ns1s San a etss
attend summer conference Of officers at Naval war
roll0%ns captsns 70 command Es5t qins
GPSSr To comnaand General John N schoheld;
EtME8 E5a.55 8 q WLSr ld GrReB FS9i5oas oRAssBRoUeK
PoTa.y sgAsd dsns5s! FGy15 r. B6wM1N medical
fron1 recruits and casuaIs anger
island 10 san Francisco. duty with troops on tae
shS-i5an on nAxt VOYAGE transport 70 Philip
pines rsoinins proper station on return 20 san ran
cisco.
fantrv from Carlisle Military ACADEMY ArIns'SSl
Tex on expiration OF current scnoiastE year 10 NS
Dental Surgeon SAMUEL W: HUssET from Fort sher-
dan 10 his home. FOR snnulrnent Of contract =
of Lieutenant - "
So doohei ia1en'Ty WEGAM STEPHENSON
1115tcaI corps. months with PERMISSION % %
abroad; Colonel DANIEL N APPEL. inedica4 corps
month. ,-v
CAPTAIN B. T WAILING. TO navy yard New YORK.
1,.uf.nsnf @ ~ Commander W. S wHITTEo yard.
Lieutenant gTs9 p WASHINGTON detached the Georgia;
Passed Assistant PaymasteT E d sTANLEf det2cheo
Denartment OF Agriculture; TO navy yard Sew Iork.
as assistant offcer charge provisions and cotnns
depot
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS--The following
movements of vessels nave been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
Anil sn-rae Dolphin Washington; the Alexander at
Nav ITne Chester and the Birmingham at St Vincent
Nav The Celtic a: navy ward, New YORK
SAILED.
April o-The Dolphin. from Alexandria for Washinston
~. ---he Justin. from AaSdalena
Bay for san Francisco: the Nina and the P!unger'
from navy yard New York FOR Newport: tne MiSSls-
siprf from Guantanamo for New Orleans; the Idaho
from Guantanamo for Philadelphia the Buffalo from
san Francisco
May Fa-k 2The Celtic from Norm l's' ~. l-', 60.
The 7daSo left guantanamo for navy yard Phiade-
phia, May l.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
IN APPEAL FOR $50, 900.
american Asks Lord Kinndird to
Send lid to Beirut.

London. MAY 3.-Lord Knnaird. whose interest IN
the mission field well known has received the fol-
1o,ytng telegram from r G. Freyer. missionary Of
tie Presbyterian Church in the United States. sta
toned at Beirut. dated May 2:
4 relief committee, consisting of the American
Consul General at Beirut. G. b. Ravndal. chairman;
= {; Freyer treasurer and DR.. George Post, Of the
American College of Beirut. appeal 70 your lordshp
for the Immediate remittance by cable OF $4,000 TO
meet the most urgent appeals for assistance re-
ceIyed from Asia Minor and Northern Syria
cable the funds Immediately
Adana May 2-The Governor General OF the villa
vet has given the Rev. William y. Chambers a
guard to accompany him to Hadiin
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
CASTRO LEAVES PARIS SUDDENLY.
Starts for Santander to Meet Wifs-Police at
Bordeaux Station

Paris. May 3-Cipriano Castro left Paris sud-
denly to-day for Santander. where he viii await
the arrival Of his wife. who is returning from The
West Indies on the GuadeIoupe- He confirmed tho
statement that he intends the French gov
ernuert for his expulsion from Martinique Castro
did not attempt 70 leave the train reaching
Bordeaux There vas special force u police at
he station
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
GOMEZ RETAKEs HIS POST.

Caracas May via Port OF Spain. May s.-Presi-
dent Vicente Gomez returned here to-day after
weeks visit at Maracay. and resumed his duties
as President Enthusiastic crowds were at the sta
ton 10 welcome him Tho best Of feeling prevailed
during the brief administration Of SenOr Velutin1
and il is understood that the object OF the transfer
Of power was impress the people with the sta
biIity Of the present government
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
JAMES HAzEN HYDE T. APPEAL.

Paris MAY 3.-M Gofiot. secretary to James
Hazen Hyde. OF New York, said to-day that he re-
earded the sentence OF fine and imprisonment i'm
nosed on Mr.. Hyde in his absence as snap
iuooment. and added that il would be appea led
lie said further that the passenger in the taxicab
Vas not scratched. and that. when the facts were
fll, before the court he expected that penalty
for the automobile accident would be reduced to a
small fine.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL AMENDED.
Petroleum and Products on Free List-Steel
Duties Reduced

Washington, May petroleum and its products
have been placed the free list of the Philippine
tariff bill reintroduced by Representative PAYNE
to-day. The Ways and Means Committee has also
reduced the duties I'm the steel schedule The com
nittee expects to report the bill to the House on
Thursday
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
COUNT DE LA vAULx's LEG BROKEN
Aeronaut and Friend Thrown Out of Balloon
While Trying to Land

Aries France. MAY 3.-Count de Ia NaulX. the
French aeronaut. and friend. who left Paris in
2 balloon on Saturday. we're thrown out Of the car
while trying land here in a high wind The
count had his leg broken. and his companion vas
badly injured the head.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
MISQUOTED, LODGE SAYS.
Doesn't BeFeCe Story Of attack
Upon Him by M0uSignOr Patterson.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. May 3-An attack on Senator Lodge
contained in a Boston dispatch TO a local paper
created the utmost surprise in political circles here
TO-DAY. The dispatch quoted MonsiEnor George
Patterson vicai general OF the diocese Of Boston,
ss saving that Senator Lodge a bigot. his as
sertion being based the alleged assertion Of Mr..
Lodge that There were foreigners in the Amer
lean ranks during the Revolutionary War"
Senator Lodge said tins evening: 1t seems
hardly credible thai NonsiEnor Patterson can have
been correctly quoted. Whatever else might be
said oc me-. certainly know something Of the his
tory of my county. and never said anything so
ridiculous as that there were foreigners I'm the
American RANKS during the Revolutionary War. /
know have referred in my writings TO the spen-
dtd career Of John sullivan, Of the leaders Of
t.- Revolution, and TO Charles Carroll of Carroll
ton, who signed The Declaration of Independence
both OF vIsom were IrIshmen and Roman Catholics
The only possible sense in which ! could ever have
used tire words attributed 10 me by Monsgnor Pat
terson was possibly some such declaration as that
al the men who participated in the Revolution be
came Americans regardless Of their nativity, when
they shouldered their muskets 10 fight for Ameri-
Independence. although / have no recollection
even OF saying that"
Catholics in Washington assert their conviction
thar Monsiguor Patterson has been misquoted
They point to the fact that Senator Lodge was
chosen Ly Preside:t Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
20 procure for the Catholic Church in the Philip
pines the 100000 held the Church for property
destroyed during the Philippine insurrection and
that he brought about the enactment Of the meas
granting the Church authorities this indemnity.