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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
CITY WINS
 TAX SUIT Blunder of 1899 Delays Pay ment of Taxes Due
 In 1892 ACTIONS LAY IN
 LONG SLUMBER Until City Attorney Cullihan Presses Case Against
 Dudley, ct als.
Several Suits Pendig Rest
 Upon Decision Now Given
 By Judge Scott

Judge Scott, of the Common Pleas Court, has handed down a decision in the case of the City of Bridgeport vs. Ezra I. Dudley ct, al, sustaining ruling the demurrer filed by the de- fendants. The action was brought by the city for the foreclosure of taxes on the list of 1892. For some req son, the city officials who were in of flee in 1899, failed to institute pro- the list of 1892 which liens expired March 31, 1899. At the following ses- sion of the General Assembly in 1901, statute was passed reviving the tax liens on this list. 1892, and continuing them in force. The defendants demur- red to the city's complaint in this fore closure suit and set up the conten- ton that the act of the Legislature, which revived the tax liens, was un- constitutional and was retroactive legislation and would be a taking of property without due process of law.
 There are number of foreclosure suits in the Common Pleas Court in which the same issue is involved. These suits have lain inactive on the docket of the Common Pleas Court made, at different times, to have the questions, raised by this demurrer, adjudicated did not materialize. Sev- eral months ago, City Attorney Thos. M Cullinan pressed the matter to a hearing and Judge Scott has just tions involved. He overrules the de- fendant's demurrer. He holds that a tax is more than debt and that it does not outlaw. He further says, in his memorandum of decision, that so long as the tax itself is collectable it would seem that the legislature had power to extend the time for enforc- ing a lien to secure the tax.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
MYSTERY IN SUICIDE OF
 ANNIE CALLIAS
Girl of 19 Registers at Hotel Atlas, Takes Strych-
 nine, and Dies
BODY SHIPPED HOME

Medical Examiner F. B. Downs has rendered a finding of death by strychnine poisoning in the case. of Annie Callias". Brook street. New Britain. who died at the Hotel Atlas at an early hour this morning. Prof. James Atlas. proprietor of the hotel. had closed lis place about 1 o'clock this morning and was ascending the stairs on his way to bed when he heard grOans issuing from the room occupied sion but was refused. as the young woman declared she was unable to get up. Prof. Atlas secured a pass key which admitted him into the room He found her lying on the bed in a stupor. though grooming. Dr. E. M gard the case as serious. A call was later sent fer the ambulance When It responded the woman was dead Medical Examiner Downs was notified and ordered Rourke & Rourke, funeral directors, to care for the remains, tion with the girls parents in New Britain this morning. She is of French extraction and but nineteen years of age.
 The woman registered at the hotel Sunday afternoon. staying over Sun the hostelry all day yesterday. Last evening she entered the place about II o'clock. carrying with her small package. This package was not found among her effects to-day by the medi- cal examiner. leading to the belief that and was destroyed. The remains were shipped to New Britain on an early train this afternoon in care of Funeral Directors B. c. Porter Sons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24

Especial from United Press.)
 Pfttsburg, Aug. 24-Troop B of .the state constabulary arrived at the plant of the Pressed Steel Car Works today and was immediately placed on duty in preserving order among the strikers.
 Although it is quiet in Schoenville, never has there been such an under current of restlessness and ill-feeling as is felt today. The strikers are now depending on charity for food The com missary wagons which deliver bread are stripped long before they have completed their rounds and the men are sulIen while the women, with the children gathered about them, shake their fist in the direction of the shops and denounce the officials.
 Eugene V. Debbs, former Soclal1st candidate for President was announc- ed as one of the speakers at the mass meeting on Indian Mound today. Ev- cry effort will be made to prevent any demonstration as another outbreak is expected to result in many deaths. About 600 stffke breakers left the company's late yesterday after noon and it is reported a large num- Der is waiting to take their places.
 The deaths of two more wounded last night brings up the total and in- creases the desire for vengeance. The state constabulary patrolled the streets last night with carbines unslung and fingers on triggers. There was no at tempt at further disorders as the first semblance of an outbreak is sure to be met with a volley of bullets that are not aimed in the air but at the heart of the disturbers. 4s The same rigid rules enforced by the members of the constabulary yes terday in keeping the streets cleared, are being continued today as it is feared that the arrival of additional troops of constabulary to reinforce those already here will anger the strikers and cause another outbreak.
 Many of the wounded in the last battle are towering between life and death and the strikers are becoming more enraged as each death is report ed. The jails inside the company's stockade now hold 37 men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
SEASIDE PARK THREATENED
 BY REPEAL OF CITY LINE
Right to Exercise Riparian Rights Given Locomobile
 Company of America Many Acres of Harbor Near Seaside Park Involved The Legislative Fight of
 1907 7

The big and successful fight put up by the people of Bridgeport to secure the repeal of the land grab of 1905, Is made useless by the city's own act in repeating the ordinance establishing the city harbor line of 1906.
 The effect of the resolution adopted by the Common Council, June 2, is not alone to give to the New York and right to fill in Il acres of the harbor. 1t also gives to the Locomobile Com pany of America the right to exercise privileges of a nature precisely similar to those granted to the New Haven tion of the harbor.
 The filling in of the portion of the harbor so involved will very seriously injure the beauties and adyantages of Seaside Park
 Whether in the exercise of riparian rights the company will have the priv 1ege of filling in land to the full ex- tent of that involved in the legislative grab. of 1905 cannot be told until &C., curate measurements are made. But 1t appears that the good work accom- plished by the amendment of the Act of 1905 has been undone.
 After the fight for the amendment of the Act of 1905 had been made, the city harbor line was laid in such a way as to prevent the company from tance.
 The new city line is made co-incident with the government line throughout it's length instead of to the point in- volved in the controversy with the railroad company.
 Precisely the same effects follow as where the railroad was concerned.
 What "concessions" has the city re
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
BIG LAND GRAB
 SCHEME DEFEATEL

(From the Farmer of July 30, 19o7.)
 Hartford, July 30.-One Of the biggest land grabbing schemes ever attempted by anyone in the city of Bridgeport was effectually killed to-day by the action Of the General Assembly which. under suspension of the rules in both houses and with the concurrence Of all of the senators and representatives from that city. as well as a number of public spirited citizens. including Mayor Reynolds. City Attorney Charles H. Morris and Park Com missioner George M. Flames. sadopk- ed an amendment to the Er4Yatn Acts of 1905. reducing byf9vo> thirds the amount of partially u1zb- merged land which the Locomon11o Company of America, a manucno@ turing company of Bridgeport HnM allowed to reclaim and devof0 to its own private uses Chapter 1D& of the Private Acts Of 1905, pamooz1 with little publicity and without un understanding of it's wide scop6y gave to the Locomobile Co. the right to build. bu1fhead. dll in end reclaim for private purposes sazndeu the title
 Park sfHn1l,< Dor Master Morris. the represeufhrf tives of Bridgeport in both branches. of the General Assembly and other citizens are agreed that unless tho grant had been modified the beaufy of Seaside Park must have suffer ed materially. z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
SEEK
 DIVORCES
Married Life is Burdensome for These Who Ask Court for Relief.

Superior court judges can see busy session ahead of them during the next session of the court. especially in the divorce line. Since yesterday noon. the clerk of the court as follows:
 Caroline Duval Green desires to be freed from Henry Green, both of this city. They were married Dec. 10, 1901, and desertion is alleged Jan. 1. 1906-
 James Alexander married Jennie Mo Ormand Dec. IT. 1906. He alleges in fidelity and names one Fred Adams of this city as correspondent The all legged acts are said to have been com mitted between Nov. 1908. and the date of the writ.
 Joseph B. Keller of this city married Mary Monahan July 3. 1906. Evidently she did not care much for Joseph as she left him on the 18th of the same month.
 Samuel Bloomfield of Greenwich de- sires to be freed from Ida D. Bantz Bloomfield of 616 Lexington avenue on the grounds of desertion. The couple were married Dec. 14. 1902. and the alleged desertion is given as Aug. IA, 19O6.
 Annie l. LaMontaine of this city married Frederick H. LaMontaine. all so of this city. July IF. 1897. but regrets that action as he left her June 1. 1902. She desires the custody of their year old child.
 Two months of married life was too much for Edward B. Monahan, form erIy of this city. for after marrying serted her June 1 of the same year. The mother desires the custody of a minor child.
 Eleanor Van. wormer married My ron Hewitt Feb 21. 1892. He deserted her Oct 1. 1899.
 John Newman of this city alleges in fidelity in his case against his wife. Anita Ran&on1 Newman. naming one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
LONGEST SESSION OF ASSEMBLY
 IN STATES HISTORY ENDS
Speech By Governor Weeks-Usual Horseplay Attends the Closing Moments in the House-Record of Per formance and Failure House Was Uniformly With People But Senate Played Game of Corporations.

One of the first matters to pass the Senate was the resolution naming to- day as the day for final adjournment. This was quickly transmitted to the House under a suspension of the rules and that body immediately concurred. . The Senate rejected upon the un- favorable report of the railroad conn mission, bills providing for 5 cent troll ley fares between Naugatuck and Wa terbury and Hartford and Rocky Hill.
 Both houses received under a sus- pension of the rules a resolution au- thorizing the city of New Haven to issue bonds to the amount of $20O, 900 for the purchase and equipment of an incinerating plant, the resolution will give the public of New Haven a chance to say whether they want the bonds issued for that purpose or not. The Senate received the report of the tuberculosis commission and re- ferred it to the secretary of state. The report of the special commission appointed years ago to investigate the specially chartered corporations of the state. was continued until next ses- sion by the Senate.
 The automobile bill after being amended to take effect September l. 1909, was passed in concurrence with present primary law was amended to take effect January 1st, 1910 and was passed. The Senate concurred with the House in rejecting the bill provid- ing for the issuance to SCnOOl Ieacn- ers normal schools excepted, of cer- tificates by the state board of educa- ton. The dental bill, which has been loaded down with amendments in both houses, was indefinitely postponed
 The Senate passed the resolution in concurrence with the House appro- priating S724.O6 expenses for the spe- cial commission appointed by the Speaker of the, House and the Presi- dent of the Senate on the public util- ities question. Of this sum $601 is for stenographic help.
 AID HEAD LATER
 The Senate concurred with the House in indefinitely postponing the report of the committee on investiga- ton of the state board of education. By vote of 15 to the Senate kil1- ed an amendment to the public acts introduced by Senator Chase providing that the Governor should approve all of the contingent expenses voted by the Senate or the House.
 The Senate passed the substitute bill, known as the act validating cer- tain irregularities and omissions after first rejecting the House amendment which provided that street railway companies could Issue only 75 per cent bonds of the actual value of the prop erty. Then having passed in concyr- renee with the House several other measures of minor importance. the Senate rejected two resolutions pro- viding for extra compensation for cap itol employees and adjourned until 1:45 having completed all of its business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
POSITIONS FOR STUDENTS

Union Business College, Main and Congress streets, provides more stu dents and strangers with positions
 than all other schools in this vicin- ity combined. It is the leading school May Baur, Mary Ennis, Grovenor Focte, Dorothy Bale, Edith Holmberg,
 Mary Lefkowitz have been placed as stenographers by Union Business Col lere, Main and Congress streets. Ragna Osterlund, Lillian Roe, Leo Eisenman, Ruth DeWolfe. E- B. Spald- ing, Mary McQuillan and Edith John ston have been given positions as stenographers from Union Business College.
 Catherine Smith, Bessie Maloney.
 Ella Toohey, Edward Carmody. Sadie Hartigan and Albert Dow have been supplied with desirable positions as stenographers by Union Business Col lege.
 school, August 31st. Office open ev- enings. Send for catalogue. Telephone
 146. Han Lindroth, Sadie Reich, F. N. Goodwin, Emily Winton, Lorette Hur- lev. Sara Macdonald and Elmer Set terland have been placed in excellent positions as stenographers by Union Business College, the leading school. | If you want a. position and want to be kept in a position attend Union Business College. It is the leading school. It has educated 5000 students. 1t has been established IS years. It is the best.
 Joseph Harrison, Agda Johnson,
 Harry Savitz, Arthur Burghart, Alice
 Grace, John Renchy, Mary Judge, and Nathaniel Linderoth, have been pro- yided with good positions as book as- sistants by Union Business College Anna Smith, Ethel Morehouse, An na Shea, Mary Mirf1eld, Mae Walsh, Christine Strickfus, Edith Ballou and Gladys Hulsizer have been given good
 positions stenographers by Union Business College.
 Frank Anderson, Bessie Ma1oney, Lillian Zimmer, Alice Hanser, Edith Johnston Gertrude Lennon, Ruby
 Morehouse, Lillian Roe and Florence
 Keeler have been given good positions
 as stenographers by Union Business
 College.
 Ida A. Hartmann. Edwin Setterlund,
 Mabel Leonard, Julia Haggeman, Irene Bowling, Eva Mclean, Ada Winton, and Mary Curran have received posi- tions as stenographers from Uuion Business College.
 Theodore L. Eagen, Willis Disbrow, Lena Cottrell, Daisy Chadburn, Ernest
 Kalaus, have been placed as book keepers by Union Business College. Remember, Union Business College Main and Congress streets, is the old est, largest, strongest It has been 8 900 students It is the leading school. Fall term opens August 30th. Even ing school opens August 31st Write call or telephone for beautffuI cnfn- loer-> Office open evenings. l. A uso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
WHAT THE NEW
 AUTO LAW MEANS
Registrations After September Expire December 3I; Those Made Under 1907 Law. Year From Issne.

effect Sept. L All registrations under the old law are good for one year from date of issue. A registration under the new law will expire at midnight Dec. 31. The owner of a. car will not be required to pay the full fee. but only a pro rata part of the full fee. After the present year the owner who registers his car before June 1, ip any year, will pay the full fee, but if after June 1, a pro rata fee.
 The above is the substance of an opinion rendered by Attorney General Marcus H. Holcomb to Secretary ot State M: HI. Rogers relative to the au- tomobile law passed by the General Assembly at the present session.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
MILLIONS IN COAL LANDS This S1umbering Volcano of Interior Dept. Again Re
 ferred to Wickersham CLAIMS FILED
 OVER TWO YEARS Chief Clarvis of Alaska Divi- vion Has Fought Case
 Against Sec. Ballinger Even Went to Washington and Beverly to Protest
 Against the Fraud
Especial from United Presso

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 24.-F'or the second time Attorney General Wick ershaIn has had referred to him an Alaskan land case which has been a slumbering volcano in the United States Interior Department for two years.
 The matter involves coal lands in Alaska valued at many millions of dollars and which are nearly as ex- tensive as the coal deposits in the state of Pennsylvania.
 There are now some 700 claims in- volved- It seems that over years ago claims were filed on coal lands on the Alaskan coast near the Gnu zach forest reserve where tremendous deposits of coal had been locate ed. James R. Garfield was at that time secretary of the interior. There had been legislation by Congress to pre- falling into hands of single holders. That is, to prevent possible forma- tion of a monopoly. A bill was put through Congress allowing as many CT but in case more than claims were consolidated the title to the claim would fail.
 Some of the first Alaskan claims of Walla Walla, Wash, and some were held for United States Senators. l.. R. CIavis, chief of the field division of the General Land Office, in charge of the District, which includes Alaska, Investigated these claims and filed with the land office at Washington evil dence which he had secured and which he maintained showed that the names of Cunninghampand others had been used in filing these claims and that they were fraudulent.
 Richard A. Bal1inger was comnis- fioneR of the land office when this evidence was fled Secretary Gar deld,s attention was attracted to the caSe and he began to take steps to cancel the claims.
 Bal1inger resigned from the land of ulco and became attorney for Cunning- ham As attorney he urged that pa- &enfs be issued for the land brief VII 41ed Tn the Interior Department wI1GI 4axdeId to issue the patents. 4rE16Iz 1c<u1ed- Soon after BalIinfeE
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
300 LIVES ARE LOST Excursion Steamer Run Down by Another in liar .
 bor of Montevideo GREAT FETE IN
 PROGRESS THERE Crash Was the Result of Captains \ Misunderstand- ing Each Others Signals During Panic that Ensued Efforts to Launch Life
 Boats Failed Utterly
Special from United Press,


 Buenos Ayres, Aug. 24.-Between 200 and 300 excursionists on board a Ger man vessel are believed to have lost their lives to-day when the vessel was run down at the entrance to the har- Dor of Montevideo by another excur- sion steamer. the Colombia. and sunk.
 A great fete is in progress in Monte vfdeo and excursionists from all along the coast are going there on ships. The Colombia, heavily laden, left entrance to the harbor she sighted the German vessel also bearing hundreds of excursionists to the fete. It is said that the captains of the two vessels misunderstood each others signals with the result that the Colombia crashed into the other excursion ves- sel and tore a gaping hole in her side in which the water poured.
 The German vessel began filling so rapidly that, in the panic that ensued, efforts to launch the life-boats failed utterly. It is declared that great con- fusion also reigned on board the Colombia and by the time the Colom- bias crew had allayed the fears of their own passengers and launched the life-boats the German vessel had gone to the bottom with nearly all on board.
 Among the few who are reported to have been saved is the captain of the German vessel. RepOrtS rom Monte video declare that as soon as he was taken on board the Colombia he made an effort to end his life.
 Later reports declare that in the panic some of the passengers on the Colombia 1eaped overheard and were drowned Vessels are now reported cruising about the scene of the wreck in the hope that some of the passeng- CTS managed to get life preservers but there is little prospect that any of them will be saved.
 London, Aug. 24.-Reports received here late this afternoon from Monte Video confirm the earlier reports sent sinking by the Argentine steamship Colombia of German excursion steamer. The dispatches place the number of dead from 25O to 300.
 It is impossible. the cables say to figure the exact number of dead as the German vessel carried an excur- sion party so that the number of the passengers did not appear on the ves- SePs declarations.
 The latest messages received here from Montevideo declare that very few of the passengers on board the German vessel were saved. These mes- tain was saved and that he made an unsuccessful effort to end his life when picked up.
 The German ship which collided with the Colombia was this afternoon de- clared by Lloyds agency to be the North German Lloyd liner Sch1esein a vessel of 3,528 tons that plies regularly between Bremen and Buenos Ayres but which had for this snacia1 txin> haan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
Especial from United Press-)

V
 Hartford, Aug. A.-After the long
 bt legislative session in the history Of Connecticut final adjournment of the General Assembly was taken to- day. In prorogating the joint Assem- bly,. Governor Weeks addressed the members of both branches as follows:
 ssMr. President, MT. Speaker and you reuflemen of the General Assembly:
 ssThe hour has arrived when it be- comes the duty of the Executive to dissolve the 1909 session Of General Assembly and to address a few part Ing words to it's members. On the Bth Of January last. it was my priv uege as lieutenant Governor to pre- side over the first joint convention or thia honorable body which was con Raned for the purpose of inaugural en9 as Governor in the person of George I.eavens Lilley. You recall the earnest and manly way in which he delivered his inaugural message, document freizhted with sound com into law would prove a blessing to the people Of our commonwealth But olaa on the very threshhold of his Administration he was called by that h1eher power from his earthly cares and 1abors and the members of this Generals Assembly were thereby de- prfved of his energetic leadership and wise counsel, 8 fact which I am sure tG deeply regretted by us all- Ills nad death has much to do with proro- r1rtine the days of this session To 6exlelate for the welfare of com mouWe1lth is mo easy task. especially for him who does his duty. Rather Et 1s downright. hard exacting mental labor knewn only to him who has had foh duties to perform.
 We all are prone to error and nnis- ta1re n judgment and undoubtedly many Of us have been led into those task0 some time during the session Nevertheless. am quite sure that whatever your errors. they were sim eerely made. hope that you will re- turu to your constituents with the eonscdence that your aims and pur- po1es wore ever directed toward those meaeures that in your judgment would tend to promote the h6ppiness and trust that the laws added to Nour stafute books win justify -their enact ment congratulate you upon the eomplefitfon of your business and desire to express my thanks for the unvaxying Kindness you have shown me and as you return home beg that rach and all will accept my very best w1shee for q bright and prosperous 's sot6 lrsnches of the legislature met prou1uf1y this morning to wind up the lonEeaf legislative term, in the history pf fhe state. The Senate cleaned up III of it's business at 12:30 and then Rd5ourned until 1:45 when both houses wfn meet in Joint convention