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The sun., 1910-10-02

general business = power that sometimes
makss on@ tremble The personnel Of the
comm ission Decones therefore as important
a. that Of our highest courts The respon-
| sibili'y Of the Executive IN the appointment
| Of the Commissioners u a heavy one \
trend or bias Of mind on the part of mem
her 10 dAngerous The judicial quality Of
each should be iine
VOTER MIST ~ CHANCBp ~ DIRE'I PEI-
MARIrs ARE To WORK PERMANENT GOOD .
We have said to the railways and their
stockholders. We ranno' 'rust 10 'ompe-
tItion and We cannor trust p" YOU The fiNlng
OF proper rates Having created irihu-
nal With power 20 settle what rates are Just .
u should - borne in mind that the publ"
welfare and the whole business interest oi
the country may ~ Injured quite a. mu-A
by justice TO the railways ss the result 81
an unwIss Clsmor for low rates as BY the
imposition of sxtor'ionate ra'es II - not
without significa ance IN fhls connection that
employ zee and wage earners ~ railways
q re to-day aSsOciat ,ng themselves together
for The purpose Of using their Influence TO
prevent INJUSTICE 10 their employers by op-
pTessIVs legislation or Oppressive regula-
ton under the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
Fifteen years ago the general control Of
Neg.sIatuTeS nv corporate influence and cor
ruptbon wac far greater than " 10 today
The crusade initiated b. Mr. Roosevelt
and carried on during h!- term Of ONCE has
resulted. first. in aro,Hine the entire "om-
muni'y TO the neCe esslty for reform. and
second n iniucing many corporation
managers ~ abandon methods tha' were
4ues'ionshle and 70 leave politics ~ other
hands
II was Impossible n arouse the people
to a Jusf indignation a. corrupt corporate
control through machine and boss rU!.
without having such a movement acquire
an impetus that carries u TO extreme views.
and rhe electorate - now searching for
reform procedure under which bosses can
not live. machines an never control and
corruption can never exert influence Hence
we have movements o" eliminate the mid
dlsman In politics and 70 give popular sen'i-
ment a more immediate effe'' n govern.
ment than perhaps would have h"en thought
wise by our fathers Tie existence ~ -u"h
popular impulse ought 10 r"'oice every
parrot with the hope tha' u wItl hD 'urned
20 a useful and permanent bs''crment of
our politics But however elective these
suggested changes may prove a. nrSt. /
venture TO Say that no great pertianeh'
good can come from them alone unles, they
are accompanied nv a change IA The .ndI-
vidual voter and hls awakening 70 the
necessity for CONSTANT Watrh'uln~s- and
effort on his part 20 pr"yCn' the of evils
from appearing IN = neS gus"
Every one will nov admit that 'ha Sher-
man antitrust la~. pas--i 'Henir NeaT-
ago. and gncs sub ec'nG 20 . great deal of
Judicial construction. - effective for ths
purpoSe of breaking ~ comb Inatiorc that
The sun., 1910-10-02

result In the sIppresNon Of competition
ana me establishment of monopolies
boIs Nor FEAR STANDARD OIL CASE
There are pending two cases in the
supreme Court ~ hIch II j. hoped will throw
SIN greater light on 'he subject making
even clearer than they are to-day the lines
between legitimate and lille egitimAte busi ness
u has been thought that those decisions
n idNsT~a 70 the corporations would greatly
disturb financial osn'res. would halt zen.
srai business and would bring on financial
disaster do not share these fears
have proposed 20 Congress IN this con. .
ner'IOn a Federal incorporation act when
mIg.t hs 'aken advantage of by the lsrgest
corporations l. would give and II ought
20 give no immunity from the antitrust
llo But - wogli have this advantage
~ would give th'. Government the benefit
81 direCf supervision of these powerful
corporal ton.. ana II would AFFORD to these
corporations ample opportunity 10 do =
leg,tImat" business thin the state borders
u gives me me greatest sat -faction 10
say that 10 spite of all the rlmorS Of pos.
s.hie business stagnatton our hasic pros.
Uerttv - assured tor the coming year. N
that th- gr-s' volume ~ the crops nov
beng harvested ~ value vill exceed the
products Of our feIds At anv period IN the
pas our corn crop. our cotton crop
and our oats crop viii equal approximately
-. .l6o 'S'.us'. aud the .'EnincanCS Of this
fact IN So hearing On the IN ~sness cf next
year can hardly hN overstated
The millionaire, fhs great Manufacturer
and the capitalist -eem 80 derive moro
benefit measured IN dollars and Cents from
prosperity than do the individual work
man. farmer small merchant. clerk and
profess onal man But in actual human
comfort and happ ness prosperity Is vastly
more important 20 the wage Garner than
70 tho wealthy
Hence u IL legitimate Once of those
charged With governmental responsibility
." q o hat they can To prev ent the spreading
% fears which will drive capital 10 10
boarding. place and prevent the invest
men's necessary - carry on tho widely
expanded business OF this country, from
which our people derive their livelihood.
Business men now view Nth favor rather
than Sith alarm q strict enforcement Of Law
svEIPIN0 'rIs ~ PAIRoSAGL
There At" other directions IN which gov
ernmentsl ~, Ere@s an - made The e1-
tension " the mort =, stem Ia. on the whole
greatly improved conditions ~ the Govern
neui for This res sou ! have within the
last wees ria cod Z 80 ASStsta NJ v.ost ma stera
and clerks appoint Nrs 81 postma st-rs on
The ia sslfet list Of the civil -erVlce Fourth
cla-- po-r ma ,ters not requiring Counrma t.on
are many 81 them alTeIdN NJ the la ssihed
service. hut post masters of the first second
. uG thIrd lass collectors pf internal raNs-
u4s collectors 0f customs. surveyors ~
customs aud Appraisers are not m IN.
"a --,f.t -ervtce ana receive their appoint-
merr. on the re"ommendation of either the
The sun., 1910-10-02

regret at not being present. hut s.,I
that he did not feel that he could naEs
any public utterances before his "a, ii
notifcat ion OF nomination.
Mrs. Taft. accompanied by MIR JoI,
Hays Hammond. entered one of the ~.
Just before Congressman Lougv -
was introduced. The Presid-nt : via.
was loudly cheered and while hanASS..
chiefs and napkins were helng v...t
by the diners below one enthusIasr ..,,
a stepladder and climbed To H. ~,
with a bunch Of American Beautr"-
col. Roosevelt was not amors rN-
diners and Nice-President Sharrur. .a,
HE regrets at the time Of the Slrit.. .
eplsode.
The banuueters included >ar,..,
Depew. Otto T. Barnard. Marc,Is Ram
Postmaster Morgan. Robert & N.--t.
the Rev John Wesley Hill Nla-.gi
Henkel. seth Low, Samuel y k..g.r
Ogden Mills. Wade n. Ellis. VILLA 4
Bristow. George Bruce Cortelyou. .,y5
{. Griscom, Francis V. Greene. I...lIi
Gov. Horace White Candidate EdVfrt
Shoeneck, Bella Tokaii. United state.
District Attorney Henry A Wise on.
gressman J. Van Nechten Olcott. Charla.
D. Norton, secretary to the Pre-ldant
Capt. Archibald Butt. r, J. n krarSa
Congressman William B Mckinley ~.,.
ator W. Murray Crane and Congro--man
william ). Bennet.
The banquet took on the tone Of c,l.
lege dime because OF the steady rarsa,
OF state yels that preceded the sra.k.
ing And IL there wac Yale song frn,,
Boola- down omitted by the Orchestra
1t was because the orchestra leader dlin',
know OF ia.
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who
although think will
improvement
hs respect.
appearance tho building
expressed en-
will he almost the thing
a anything in
the inside that the builder
offered the Cathedral
building
that buildings
g.
OF the plan would public
shaped like the
dining which grouped a suburban
with part
located the bedrooms lin
direction located the kitchens LONG
l. APARTMENTS
We believe
this neiGhhorhOod ss place residence.
For and plans apply o the
ROE & GOULD
Tel. Madison IA Fifth Avenue n Y
The sun., 1910-10-02
TWO HOME BUILDINGS

Ouch RI DEkS OF this paper NAV he think
ing OF renting apartments this Fall sdvIseC
that two freproof HOME BUILDINGS of wha
the builder believes bc very unusual excelenc,
approaching completion 52I and 80:
West li2th Street. the North side OF the street
hve doors Eas' Of Broadway some of the apart.
ments have been rented and these will be finished about
November Isl Of this vear The balance will be finished
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04

SpOnse.
 On gaining admission they were obliged to force their way through the rooms until they came upon the fugi- tive, bundled in bedclothing, all his clothes on, and only his shoes remov- ed. He denied all knowledge of the shooting.
 In the city court today Fiorintino was charged with attempt to murder and held in bail of $10,OO0 for the police to complete their investigation. At the hospital this afternoon it was expected the victim would recover.
 "Morra'', the game leading to the quarrel, is said by the Italian inter preters assisting the police on the case, to be responsible for a great number of the shooting and stabbing affrays among the Italian people. It is a gambling game, calling for the closest attention, and the participants become wrought to a. highly nervous state be- cause of it's swiftness. If there is. any bad feeling among the players, it soon becomes apparent
 It is believed that Fforintino and his brother-in-law thought the shooting had been hushed up, and went home to Naugatuck Junction to sleep in fan cied security. Fiorintino received a payment of $150 from Roy Carlson, a builder, yesterday. and the police say the party in the saloon was occasioned by his standing treat on the strength of the payment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04
BRIDGEPORT PUGS
 TOO GOOD FOR
 NEW YORK BOXERS

Three Bridgeport youths hied them selves to Port Chester, last evening, where they were presented before the Port Chester A. C., of that town, in roped arena against worthy opponents Two came home with knockouts to their credit, while the third, though he fought to a draw. proved the better man. Young" Bosse had as his op- ponent Young Ketchell of White Plains They fought to a ten round draw, Bosse carrying off honors "Kid'' Bosse made Jack O'Brien of Brooklyn see stars in the second round of what was to be a six round affair The boys were equal in sic, but the local youngste- was too fast and experience ed Matty "Kid'' Hassett turned Dan nv Downs of New Haven away in three rounds. This was also to go half a dozen periods, but Matty cut short a right wallop to the jaw in the latter part of the third which cut the match short three rounds. After the prellm- inaries Bosse was matched to meet Young Rollingson of New Haven in tllat +orr1n on ''0h. TO-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04
JUDGE PLATT CHARGES JURY
 TO FIND FOR MANUFACTURERS
THE ONLY QUESTION o BE DECIDED, FEEDER AL JUDGE DECLAR Es, IS AMOUNT OF
 DAMAGES TO BE ALLOWED
And This Is to Be Based pon Losses They Have Sui fered In Every State in the Property of 24O Danbury Matters Is Under Attachment, and Dam ages of $24O,OOO Are Sought

direct and representative tests of ths power of the boycott in the hands of organized labor in the history of labor litigations.
 While the boycott and it's various ramif1cations have been d mooted dues- ton in the courts for years, it is ad- mitted by legal talent all over the country that in no single suit have the methods employed by the unions Jn lighting manufacturers through tKis powerful agency been so thoroughly aired as in the present suit. Nor is it denied that in any other suit in which labor leaders have been called upon under oath to disclose their fmple- ments of war has a more skiIlful de- fense of labor union principles been made
 The Loewe suit, which is now known by title as the Danbury matters case. has been one of the longest and most bitterly contested struggles of it's kind in the history of Connecticut courts Being instituted in the United States court in 1903, following the Danbury hatters' strike of the year previous. which wrought havoc among the man. ufacturers, 1t was not brought to trial until October, 1909. The final testi- mony was not concluded until Jan uary 27 of the present year. it being necessary for 204 defendants to tes- tify.
 IHe cOHlpldlnL SeL 1Ortns that me plaintiffs business was practically ruined as the result of the boycott in- stituted by the United Matters of North America. after Loewe & Co. had declined to unionize their Danbury shops in 1902, which resulted in a gem eral walk-out. It was alleged that the national union employed agents to travel all over the United States and induced jobbers, wholesalers and re- tailers to refuse to handle the Loewe product, causing great financial loss to the plaintiffs.
 \ Three pre-eminently important fea- lures were brought to light in the pro- ceeding in the United States court. 1t was shown that the United Matters were backing the Danbury unions fn their fight; it was not shown that the American Federation of Labor was di- rectly concerned in the boycott. and the first public admission of the exist ence of the American Anti-Boycott As sociation was secured from ID. E. Loewe on the witness stand.
 Loewe admitted that practically ev- cry leading manufacturer in all indus tries in the East was a member of the Anti-Boycott Association and that a1- most unlimited funds were pledged to carry out the organizations aims. AL though the existence of the association has been hinted at in various labor disputes for years, until the present
 Continued on Page 2.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04
MY! HOW THOSE
 BUZZ WAGONS DO
 GROW WORTHLESS
BOARD OF RELIEF SWARMED BY OWNERS OF AUTOMOBILES AGENTS TAKE BACK ALL THEY EVER SAID ABOUT MACHINES THAT DON'T WEAR OUT.

Automobile owners, with a few kicks to register, held the stage be- fore the Board of Relief, this morn ing. Of 40 appellants, 20 were own CTS of buzz wagons. Anyone who de- sired to know how rapidly a motor car appreciates in value should have been present.
 The agents who sell cars and who tell how many seasons a car will stand up, when they are selling it, were placed in the Ananias Club.
 The majority of the appellants were agreed that a cheap car depreciates faster than a costly car, and that a S3,00O car is not w.-th more than $500 at the end of three years.
 A member of the board said, after hearing most of the appeals: We will look into each of these cases care fully, but the assessors have allowed @ 20 per cent. reduction on the market price for each year car has been in use, up to three years. There is a 50 per cent. reduction on a car that has been in use for three years
 The owners claim that they could rot sell their cars at the prices they are valued at by the assessors.
 Among the appellants this morning was the Phoebe Judson estate, which owns all of the fine building sites now used by the Mill Hill Gold Club in the East End. The estate listed the prop erty at $25,000, and the assessors raised the value to $5S.5OO.
 The reason the Bridgeport Forge Co. is asking for a reduction in the value of it's property is due to a fire loss at the company's plant in Octo- Der. after the list was filed with the assessors, in September.
 John c. Curtis, Republican mem Der of the board, said this morning, that, as whole, the business of the board was quiet this year and that it was apparent that the property own CTS who had received notices of in- creases are pretty we'll satisfied
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04

Fearful of the return of the jealous admirer sentenced to jail for having threatened to kill her last night, Miss Lottie Stanchfield, a tall and hand- some brunette, today armed herself with pistol, and prepared to pro- tect herself in event of a repetition of the excitement that threw her home, 1906 Main street. into wild panic last night.
 Miss Stanchfield appeared as the complaining witness in the city court today against James Mastoroni, aged 55 an employe of the box department of Thomas P. Taylor's factory. Mas toroni is a. rooner at the home or MISS Stanchf1eld's mother, Mrs. Eva Marsh. He came home late last evening and encountered a man in the house who he believed to be a rival suitor for Miss Stanchfield's affections The young woman however ayers he was mistaken and declares the man was calling on her mother, a comedy widow to whom the daughter bears strik- ing resemblance. The widow blush ingly admitted the charge.
 Mast oroni went to his room in high temper. and soon returned. armed with a pistol, and threatened to shoot up the entire establishment. Mother and daughter were thrown into panic, and in the turmoil the other man van- ished. They sought the protection of the police and soon PatrOlmen P. Cor rigan, Guilty and Gregory appeared on the scene, subdued the irate boarder, and took him to police headquarters.
 The charge of carrying concealed weapons was to have been preferred but he produced a permit from Sup erintendent Birmingham to carry a pistol So the charges of committing a breach of the peace and an assault were lodged against him instead.
 When the story had been rehearsed in the city court before Judge Foster this morning, Mastoroni was ordered to pay a fine of g and costs and. was sentenced to jail for 60 days. He ap-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04

:, raised by friends, and he was set at 1 liberty shortly after court had ad- | journed. Mother and daughter had ! meanwhile left police headquarters. 1 As they neared their home in Bulls | head they were warned that Mastoroni was again in the vicinity. They be- lieved him safe under the jailer's key, and unable to understand the strange turn of events they hurried back to police headquarters. When they learn ed he was at liberty and liable to be so until the court of Common Pleas finally passes on his case, they were badly frightened.
 Captain Hunt, to whom they turned for advice Put his belongings out
 in the hall and lock your doors.
 But he has keys" they argued.
 He'll come in and kill me- added the daughter. He's desperate and I know
 afraid to have him near the house."
 Captain Hunt advised them to re-
 turn with a policeman to the house
 and await developments. But the
 daughter was determined.
 Cant I get a pistol and protect myself?" she was asked with sudden inspiration.
 It required but few minutes to lay the case before Superintendent
 Birmingham, Miss Stanchfield is an
 athletic appearing girl, reared in the
 country in Maine, and she is well vers- ed in the use of firearms. Superinten- dent Birmingham readily granted her a permit, and smiling confidently she and her mother went out to arm them selves against any further outbreak on the part of their roomer He's absolutely nothing to me-" she declared II don't care any thing at all about him. I don't understand why he should carry on so."
 On his arrest Mastoroni was depriv- ed of his pistol Formerly employed as a watchman by James B. Beach, florist of Park avenue he obtained a
 permit several years ago which he has
 renewed annually since.
 pealed in bail of $100 which was soon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04
MUSIC TEACHER ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
 GROWING NERVOUS
TRUNK FROM WHICH FATAL RE- VOLVER WAS TAKEN INTRO
 DUCED AS EVIDENCE.
KEY FITTING TRUNK TAKEN FROM THE POCKET OF JOE MITCHELL DAY FOLLOW
 ING THE CRIME.
Especial from United Press )

SS.J Waterbury, Feb. 1.-The trunk be- longing to Antone kulvinskas. broth CT of Bronsilaw Kulvinskas, who it is charged was murdered by Sophia Kritchman, the Union City Music teacher and her accomplice, Joe Mitchell, Union City bartender, was introduced in Sophia's trial for mur- der in the superior court today. According to the state, the revolver with which Bronislaw Kulvinskas was shot and killed in the woods near Union City last September, was taken from this trunk by Joe Mitchell on the day prior to the murder. Captain Dodds and Detective William P. keegan of the Waterbury detective bureau were on the stand today and both testified that they had taken the key fitting the trunk from the pocket of Mitchell on the day following the crime. Both declared they had open ed the trunk with the key in Mitchell $ possession The same key was fitted to the trunk in court today and open ed it without click
 Edward F. OBrien of Naugatuck was on the stand and testified that although he was present when Kul- vlnskas was found in dying condi- tion in the Union City woods, he was pOSIIIFe CndC any statement ne might have made, intended to incriminate either Sophia or Mitchell, was not in- telligible enough to have been under stood by the authorities on the scene. This declaration was in direct con- tradiction of previous statements made by the states witnesses to the effect that Kulvinskas had clearly inn plicated Sophia and Mitchell as his slayers.
 Sophia was familiar with the trunk and it's introduction into the case caused her to shudder perceptibly. During the hour that the trunk was being discussed. she did not look up once but kept her eyes pinned on the tip of her tiny shoe.
 Sophia. grows more nervous every day. When she entered the court room today her nervousness amount ed almost to irrita ableness. Hereto fore she has talked freely with the newspapermen and has expressed her views of the case frankly and without reserve. The only reporter who ap- preached her today was firmly rebuff- ed by the young woman.
 I'm nervous" she said. 1T didn't get much sleep last night and you must not trouble me with your ques- tionS.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-02-04
Especial from United Press )

Hartford, Feb. 4.-Judge James P Platt, in his charge to the jury in the United States court today in the Dan- bury Hatters case, in which D. E Loewe & Company, hat manufacturers or Danbury. Conn.,, ask damages amounting to s24OOOO, alleging conspir- acy and restraint of trade under the provisions of the Sherman anti-boy- colt act, practically declared that a verdict be brought in favorable to the plaintiffs
 Following the charge, the jury which has been sitting in the case fol the past three months immediately re- tired and a verdict was expected with out delay. The only question to be decided, Judge Platt declared, was the amount of damages to be allowed the plaintiffs
 'If the means employed by the de- fendants to cripple the plaintiffs trade at home and abroad" said Judge Platt, have been established in this trial as a. crime, then it is not pos sible for any body of men to find but one result
 Tt is your positive duty to accept the law in this case. There is suffi- cient evidence so that you can arrive GU IlIO NCIO OICL WlLIlOuL SuSSS WOIh oillO without speculation. I want the ques- tion of damages to be settled from a business standpoint. It is your buSi- ness to settle as best you can the ex- tent of damages done Loewe & Com pany in the other States of the Union also.''
 In closing Judge P1att commented on the activity of the counsel for the plaintiffs in bringing the present suit, Nintimating in the strongest language that had the boycott been allowed to continue longer. the damage asked would have been greater and the dam ages to be allowed the plaintiffs should be correspondingly greater.
 Following the delivering of Judge Platt's charge, the counsel for the de- fense filed a motion of exception in the court to the charge and it was en- tered on record. The counsel for the plaintiffs also filed a single exception, claiming that damages were due the plaintiffs prior to 1902. Attorney Day. enport for the plaintiffs had an in- formal talk with the court following the charge as to the manner in which damages may best be collected. but the result of the conference was not learned.
 The suit of D. D. Loewe & O., hat manufacturers of Danbury, Conn. against Martin Lawlor and 240 others, all matters from Danbury, Norwalk and Bethel, involved one of the most