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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
JUDGE BANKS HAS NO
 EASY TASK ON HAND

Speaker Elmore s. Banks of the House was at his office in this city to- day but he had little time for visitors as he was engaged in making up the list of his committees which he will announce at the meeting of the House Wednesday morning of next wee,-. The speaker spent several days in Hart ford where he met many of the mem bers of the House and listened to what they had to say concerning their pre- ferences for places on the committees. The speaker stated from the outset that he would make no promises in return for votes and those who ought to be in a position to know assert that he stuck to his word. If this is the fact then the new speaker is singu- larly free in the matter of appoint ments to the committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
HOUSE REBUKES
 THE PRESIDENT
By the Overwhelming Vote of>2l2 to 5
 -The 5 All Republicans
Members Eager to Resent - The Presi. dent Accused of ''Breach of the
 Privileges of the House"

l Washington, Jan. 9.-With a dignity emphasized in impressiveness by con-
 trast to it's usual demeanor when it's
 membership is aroused to the point of
 indignation the House of Representa- i tives yesterday rebuked the President of the United States for the reflections
 which he had cast on the honor of that 1 body in the references to the secret
 service contained in his last annual
 message to Congress- It was in this | messa agethat MT. Roosevelt said among other things that the chief argument ! against the extension of the activities 1 of the secret service was that Con-
 gressmen were themselves afraid of being investigated. The condemnatory resolutions are in effect certificate of MT Roosevelt's election to his own Ananias Club, for it is declared that the language employed in the annual message was unjustified and without basis of fact.
 aThe House put itself on record as declining to accept MT. Roosevelt's ex- planation of his own objectionable words, accuses him of being guilty Of "a breach of the privileges of the House" and ordered laid on the table or thrown in the waste basket the DOT tion of the annual message relating to the secret service ana the entire con- tents of his special message in which he declared in effect, in response to the demand of the House: T did not say the things you say I did,
 It was after o'clock last night, when the House had been in continuous ses- sion for nearly seven and a half hours, that the resolutions were adopted without change. The final vote was: Ayes, PIP; noes, 35. thus administering the rebuke to the President by the overwhelming majority of 177.
 All those who voted against the reso- lutions were Republicans. The opposi- tion vote was as follows:
 Bennett of New York, Campbell of Kansas, Chapman of Illinois, Cocks of New York, Cooper of Wisconsin, Crum- packer of Indiana, Davis of Minnesota, Douglass of Ohio, Driscoll of New York, Foelker of New York, French of Idaho, Guernsey of Maine, Hayes of California, Henry of Connecticut, How land of Ohio, Jenkins of Wisconsin, Kinkaid of Nebraska, Kustermann of Wisconsin, Landis of Indiana, Langley of Kentucky. Laing of Ohio. McLach- lin of California, Madison of Kansas. Nelson of Wisconsin, Norris of Ne braska, Parsons of New York. Pollard of Nebraska, Pray of Montana, Prince of Illinois, Reeder of Kansas. Reynolds of Pennsylvania, Slemp of Virginia. Townsend of Michigan, Washburn of Massachusetts and Wilson of Illinois.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
CHARGE RED TAPE
 HAMMERED RELIEF
Italian Bureaucracy Blamed for Many Deaths in
 Earthquake Zone.
Especial from United Press.)

Rome, Jan. 9.-The red tape of the Italian Bureaucracy was responsible for thousands of deaths in the quake devastated towns, according to charges now being made against the govern ment. It developed to-day that these charges would have been officially made at the opening session of Parlia- ment yesterday but the leaders were persuaded to postpone the attack until the public temper becomes slightly calmer.
 The delay in getting government aid to the stricken towns was due op- pOnents say, to the cumbersome red tape which Premier Giolitti has wound round the different departments. Had the government acted promptly instead of waiting AS hours it is believed at least 10 900 who died from injuries and starvation could have been saved. Premier Giolitti was so deeply affected by the charges against him that ne left yesterdays session in fever and is reported to-day in a dangerous con- dition.
 The troops at Messina to-day cut off the relief from the town to force the remaining survivors to leave. As long as the people were fed. hundreds re- mained near the ruins of their homes All these VIII De OepOFIeu IIOIl lIo city, the soldiers being ordered to use force if necessary.
 The first work by American sailors in the stricken region is now being done by Jackies landed from the gum boat Scorpion which sailed from Con- stantinople. The sailors are in Messina but owing to the decision to cut off the relief work there. the Americans are doing little more than attending to the needs of a number of injured per sons. They have set up quarters near the ruins of the American Consulate. Dr. George c. Rhoades, surgeon of the Scorpion, is in charge of the work.
 Messina. Jan. 9.-The supplies that are now reaching Messna, including those brought by the Culgoa which ar rived last evening, are being diverted to other towns. Only enough are re- ceived here for the needs of the sol- diers and rescuers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
 weather.

will make the Rowland shoe store of special value'to you.
 Arctics are great snow protec- tion. They are ready in all styles from new high laced one for men to tiny one for little girls.
 Rubber boots for men and for women, too; for boys and girls.
 Leggins that will keep little folks warm and dry even though they go blowing through all the snow they can find.
 Rubbers of storm cut and of regular; low and almost invir1sier ble rubbers to wear when the walks are simply wet.
 Not a word about prices: you know they are always fair here and often very-much to your ad- vantage.
 Near Fairfield avenue door.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
DIED

KELLY-In this city. January 9th, l9o9 Elizabeth. wife of John Kelly, aged -Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the residenceof her son. Thomas Kelly, No. 790 Madison ave ave nue, on Monday, January llth. at oSo a- m. and thence to St. Patrick church where a high mass of requiem will be offered at o'clock a. m. Burial in St. Michaeps cemetery.
 a*p REEcHER-1n Bethel, Conn.,, Jan. 9th, 1909. Isabelle C., wife of Charles w. Beecher.' :- Funeral service will be held Tn Washington Park M. E. church, on Monday. 11th inst, at 200 o'clock p. =, a*p doLRoYD-In this city. Jan. sth, 1909: Joseph Holroyd, aged 69 years' months. 27 days.
 -Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late residence, NO. Sol Arctic street, on Tuesday, lZth 1nst.' at 200 o'clock D. m.
 a*p HART ER-In this city, Jan. sth, 1s0s' MaeaaIena. wife of August Hartef, aged 61 years. 16 days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence. No-i44o North avenue, on sunday. Jan. Vth at 2:30 D. m.. and St. Joseph's German R. c. church at 3 p. m.
 -Interment at convenience or the family. o ,noi cHAGNON-In this city, Jan. 8, 1909, Edmond Chagnon, aged 6S years. 5 months, days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, NO. 132 Clinton avenue, on Monday. Jan. II, 1909. at S:3o a. m. and from st' Anthony's R. c. church, at a. m -Interment at St. Michaers ceme- New Britain papers please copy.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
FEWER MORTGAGES
 AND DEEDS FILED

There were $40 less warranty deeds filed for record at the local town clerks office during 1908 than in 1907. The loss is credited to the business depression and the tight money mar ket. The total number of warranty deeds for the year was 1,076. In 1907 the number was 1,416. But 1906 was the banner year for warranty deeds when the number was 1.773, the great est in the history of the city The number in 1905 was 1,1S6 and in 1904 1,O64.
 Other interesting figures are found at the office of the town clerk in the aggregate amount of the mortgages re- corded. This amount was lower in 1908 than in any year since 1904. The total mortgage values for five years are as follows: 1908, $2, 534 Os2; 1907, s4,- Ill, ASA; 1906. $4,e25,64S; 1905, $4,1o1, ,517; 1904, $2,373, ,093.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
Thaw Case Again
 Before Court Justice

Nyack, N. Y, Jan. 9.-Harry K. Thaw's long fight for freedom from Matteawan was re-opened to-day be- fore Justice Tompkins before whom the slayer of Stanford White his coun- sel and Mrs. William Thaw, his moth CT, appeared on a writ of habeas cor pus in an effort to secure an order from the court for new trial.
 Attorney Morschauser argued for the trial of Thaw's sanity in Duchess County. Justice Tompkins reserved his decision until next week and refused the motion of Thaw's counsel for re- lease in the meantime. Thaw was or dered back to Matteawan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
THIEF TAKES
 TIME PIECES
Jewelry Store of E. T. Gold berg Entered Last Night, Apparently With Aid of Extra Kew.

some time during last night thieves entered the jewelry store of E. T. Golooerg, second floor, 159 State street. anu carried off IA watches. The watches belonged to customers and haa been left at the establishment to ha repaired. They hung on a rack in the work room. When the clerk onen- ed the rooms this morning he missed the watches. There was no indication that entrance had been gained in anv otner manner except through 4he ooors. It is believed that the thiaf opened the door during the night with Key and ransacked the place at his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH NOTES.

The members of the St. Boniface Ger man Catholic Social Club will hold their semi-annual meeting tomorrow at 9:15 a. m., at which the election of officers will take place and business Of importance transacted.
 Services on Sunday during the re- mainder of the winter at St. Joseph's parish will be as follows: Low mass, 8:30; high mass, 10:30, and Sunday school 9:15 a. m.; vespers and benedic- tion at 4 D. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
NO TICKETS FOR
 QUAKE ZONE

Local steamship agents have receiv- ed notices warning them against sell ing tickets for Messina or Reggie in the earthquake zone of Italy. The mo- tice also states that in compliance with an order from the Italian government no tickets will be sold to persons who desire to leave the quake zone. The later statement is made to prevent tickets being bought here and sent to friends in the old country. .''"' str.ssf>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
Rev. MT. Parks Wheel
 Found in Ash Greek

The wheel stolen from Rev. J. E. Parks a week ago was found yester- day, in Ash Creek near the erin Bridge" by a MT. Lundon who was passing the place where it had been thrown. Three boys called at the res idence of Rev. MT. Parks Jan. 2, and asked for food. They were given some thing to eat After they had gone MT. Parks missed his bicycle. The boys were brought before Capt. Arnold sev- eral days ago, but they denied the theft and there was no evidence on which to hold them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
DID O'BRIEN GET
 A SQUARE DEAL?

In a statement issued to-day, over the signature of Hobart E. French, a member of the Bridge Commission. it is declared that the four lowest bid ders were given an opportunity to re- wise their bids. J. J. O'Brien, of the O'Brien Construction Company, denied this afternoon, that such an oppor- tunity had been accorded to him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
Weather Indications.

New Haven, Jan. 9-Cloudy weather prevails in nearly all sections east of the Rocky Mountains. The tenn perature is below zero in the north ern portion of New England and the The lowest temperature re- ported was 54 degrees below zero at Batt1eford B. N. W.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy weather with slowly rising and light snow towards night probably turning to rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
For underfoot.

Cocoa door-mats, many sizes and weights,-39c to $4. Rubber door-mats, easily clean- ed,-75c to $1.25.
 Wire door-mats, very sanitary and durable,-$1,25 to $2.50.
 Third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
ESTATE WORTH $59,O00

The estate of Samuel Belcher who died at the home of William $. Bull lard on Fairfield avenue last summer was admitted to probate this morning. The estate was inventoried at 1000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
GRAVES-BLOOD.

Miss Harriet May Blood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William fl. Blood, of 12-3 East Main street, was married to Leslie Billings Graves, son of E. L. Graves, the well known confectioner, in the rectory of Christ church, last evening, by the Rev. E. J. Craft. The kalpy couple will make their home with the groom's parents on North avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
Boys trousers.

Great-wearing trousers of cor & duroy, Knicker style and full cut, gray or brown in both light and dark shades
 Trousers of woolen cloth of excellent weight, brown and gray mixtures, finished with belt loops,
 S1. They are but typical values from the new Boys Shop.
 Front basement
 THE ROWLAND
 DRY GooDs Co
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
REDUCE WORKING HOURS.

New Haven, Jan.-Official announce men was made by the New York, New Haven and Hartford. Railroad today that the work time for men in the freight car repair department had been cut from 5 days a week of g hours to 4 days of hours. This affects several hundred men and will go into effect in a few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
DORANDO GIVES s1 non

st: Louis. Jan. 9.-Dorando Petri, the 1tallan Marathon runner to-day con
 trlouted $l,OOO to the Italian earth
 quake sufferers. It was stated the itanan has made $7000 since coming to snls snd oo country. He expects to clean un
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
PRESTON DENIED pAppo>-

Carson, New. Jan. 9.-Denied par- don by the prison board, M. R. Pres ton, late candidate for the presidency on the Socialist Labor ticket must fi1- lsh out his sentence for alleged murder or John Silva, restaurant keeper in Goldf1eld in 1907. The application of Joseph Smith convicted with Preston was also denied
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
SERIOUS CHARGE ALLEGED.

Justice Wilder heard a case this morning which hinged upon the alleg- ed intimacy of Angelo Nitti who is charged by Rosa Fasola- with being the father of her child. born yesterday at the Bridgeport hospital. The wom- an is IS and married. Her husband left her two years ago. Justice Wilder sent Nitti to jail on a mittirnus and his case will probably be settled out of oO11rt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
THREE LOST IN FIRE

New York, Jan. 9.-Three persons. lwo men ana boy. lost their lives in fire that gutted two upper stories of a five story tenement in Ninth avenne early to-day. The police and firemen effected many heroic rescues. Officer Dondero who gave the alarm, is in inc hospital badly burned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09

PRETTY DANCE AT STRATFIELD.
 The dance given last night at the Stratfield by Mrs. Fred Wren Miss Mary Lalley and Miss Edna Doty was largely attended by the younger set of Bridgeport social life. Guests were present from Meriden, NeW Haven and New Britain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09

The II Sole Relief committee for the aid of earthquake sufferers in Calabria and Sicily has been informed by s. z. Poli that it may use his theatre, Jan "A, for the purpose of giving a con- cert to swell the funds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
SIX NIGHT RIDERS
 SENTENCED TO HANG

Special from United Press) Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 9.-Judge Jones sentenced six night riders to hang Feb. 19, two others to twenty years impris- onment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
HOWLAND'S Entrances on Main street. Fairfield
 avenue and Cannon street.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, saturday, January 9, 1909. The Weather-Rain and warmer ,,.~ night and Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
Italian Relief Fund

Contributions received by the Bridge port Trust Co. since last report: Wm. B. wheeler, ............. s25.0O Archer c. Wheeler, ............... 25.00 Mary c. Wheeler, . 25.OO Edw. Toueey, 200
 Through Frank Buchino. for account of the Bridgeport Brass Company em- ployes, Departments 32-33:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
FOWLER WINS MARATHON

In ASnIanU-BOStOn MarathOn FOW- Ter, Cambridge, wins; time. 2:43:55. Fred Lors, Mohawk A. C., New York, second; time 2:46:15.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-06
WIFE OF A PHYSICIAN
CHARGED WITH
MURDER
New Developments in a Most Sensa-
tional Case in St. Louis.-Promi-
nent Physician is Held as
Witness Against His Wife.
MAN POISONED WITH ARSENIC
lBy Associated Press. I

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 6.-Dr. Loren
B. Doxey. the husband of Dora E.
Doxey, is constructively prisoner In
this city. pending an inquest into the
death OF William ]. Erder, whom
Mrs. Doxey is accused Of having
killed with arsenic
Following the receipt of complete
report from Or. William H. Warren
on his analysis of Erder's organs to-
day, Deputy Coroner Faith said that
DR.. Doxey will be held as witness
at the inquest.
DR.. Doxey today declined to an
swer any questions as to the possible
defense which will be made for his
wife.
DR.. Warmers report, which. like
the partial return made by him last
week. is in the form of an affidavit,
states that in eleven analyses of por-
tions of Erder's body he found 1852
of a grain of white arsenic.
In his first report DR.. Warren
swore that the embalming fluid used
by Erder's undertaken contained no
traces of arsenic.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-06
SON PAYS THE PRICE OF HIS
FATHERS FATE.

The refusal of Robert Lincoln to
take a part in the centennial of his
fathers birthday is thus explained
by the Peoria Star:
Robert Todd Lincoln, the only son
of President Lincoln, refused to take
part In any of the public celebrations
of the centennial of his fathers
birth. Robert has lived retired
life. In fact, he now refuses to
make any new acquaintances and
shuns publicity. With people whom
he knew in early life he is cordial
and friendly, but to later comers he
locks himself IL az impenetrable re-
serve. He told Hon. Clark E. Carr at
Galesburg a short time ago that the
incidents connected with his fathers
assassination shocked him so that he
hardly survived the ordeal, and then
as member of Garfield's cabinet. he
was obliged to so through the same
terrible scene, and the result was
that he felt an invincible repugnance
to and horror of any publicity that
would recall to his mind that ter
rible time. The strain was too much
for his mother, and Mrs. Lincoln's
closing years were marked by de-
mentia. Such is the price that peo-
Pile pay for fame, and yet we sigh
after it and yearn to make ourselves
remembered, when the price of 1t Is
sorrow, horror, despair and death.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-06
CHAMP CLARK THE MAN
IF DEMOCRATS
WIN OUT
The Fearless and Brilliant Missouri
Democrat Again Leads the Fight
Against Uncle Joe Cannon in
New Session of Congress.
MAY BE THE SPEAKER IN 1912
Especial to The Sentinel. I

Washington, Dec. 6.-That a dem
ocratic majority in the next House of
Representatives spells Champ Clark
OF Missouri for speaker instead of
Uncle Joe" Cannon. and that Champ
Clark as speaker, spells Champ Clark
as a presidential possibility In 1912,
is the way the POLITICAL alphabet
reads to some of the democratic con-
gressional leaders who are here in
advance of the opening of congress.
Champ Clark's future depends
largely upon the result of the next
congressional elections" said prom
inent western democrat to the writer
today. THAT the next house will be
dem ocratic, and that Clark will be
chosen as speaker. is as certain as
anything that has not already hap
pened, can be. Once speaker of the
House, Champ Clark will be more in
the limelight than perhaps any other
democrat in the country. AS speaker
he would give the right of way to a
lot of the measures of the people,
which in the past have been held
back at every turn by Speaker Can
non. The Missourian's administra-
ton would undoubtedly be in such
contrast to that of Uncle Joe," that
the democratic party would be very
Continued on page ten)
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-06
s2.5oO WORTH OF KISSES.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Twenty-five hun
dred dollars worth of kisses-real
lip to lip kisses, not the candy kind
is to be disposed of at the South Side
Turner hall next Sunday. The kisses
are to be purveyed by number of
heroically charming young women to
all comers, and the money is to go to
raise the debt of Temple Emanuel.
Twenty young women by whom the
kisses are to be delivered, prefer for
obvious reasons to remain anony-
nous.
A charge of from 2 5 cents to $3.50
will be made for each kiss.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-06
Especial to The Sentinel

Buena Vista. Colo, Dec. "a spe-
cial eastbound freight train was
wrecked at Bellview, near Salida, at
2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon and as
result all traffic on the Denver &
Rio Gra.nde was tied up for more
than twenty hours.
1t seems that the freight train
struck heavy drifts of snow and ice
at crossing and eleven cars were de-
rallied and piled up on the track in
such a manner that many hours were
required in opening the tracks.
All trains running both east and
west were tied up. Several of the
passenger trains, westbound, were
held in Denver until late in the ev-
ening waiting for the tracks to open
but the tracks were not opened until
this morning.
At point one mile west of Buena
Vista passenger coach on a Colo
rado & Southern train was derailed
in such manner as to block traffic
on that line for many hours.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-06
GRAND JUNCTION IS
OVERLOOKED STORMS
SWEEP OVER NATION
Far Famed Mild Climate Sections Hard
Ht---Railroad Wrecks and Tie-up
in Colorado
Biggest Snows OF the Year

Grand junction is indeed lucky
from the weather standpoint. In
seven instances out of every ten
when storms and billiards. are sweep
ing the state and the nation this par
ticular valley is left entirely out of
the territory that is being storm
swept and blizzard burdened. The
weather here for some days past has
been uncertain and changeable yet
there have been no heavy storms. no
bitterly cold weather, no continued
rains and especially in view of the
weeks and weeks of perfect weather
that prevailed all fall the man who
kicks now about weather conditions
in this valley would kick about the
weather in Paradise.
Yesterday, Saturday and today
either rain or snow storms have
swept over twenty states. Even in
that supposedly favored land of Cal
ifornia it has been so cold that the
natives have had to light smudge
pots in an effort to protect their
crops while down in that other much
advertised summer resort, Ell Paso.
the King of Winter is feigning. Re-
ports from all parts of Arizona and
New Mexico tell of SHOWS and heavy
rains. General dispatches state that
in many parts of Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska. Arkansas and other states
it has been raining or showing al
most constantly for days and days.
In the northwest and in the north
east billiards have been raging for
days. On both the Atlantic and Pa
cific seaboards rain, snow or wind
storms rave been very common of
late.
In nearly every section of Colo
rado, excepting the fruit section of
the western slope, snow storms have
been raging for the past 60 hours,
either constantly or at intervals.
The work of the storms here in
Colorado, the resulting railway block
AIDES, wrecks, ETC., is told in dis
patches that follow.