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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-07

Millions ~ feet % wire were used
Tor railroad signals for tho Pcunsylva-
MA terminal and tunnel in New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
GARBAGE SMELLS WOULDN'T PERFORM
 FOR MAYOR TODAY
CIty's Chief Executive Goes Stench Hunting But Finds No Stinks Until He Reaches
 Reduction Plant
There Is Found Abundance of Sicke1ling Smell of q Nauseatng Character Wat of Specially Non
 Odorous Juices Carefully sniffed-No Smell

In an endeavor to locate the source of the ''stench''s nuisance in East Bridgeport, Mayor Buckingham and four newspaper men paid a visit to the locality of the Berkshire Mills and the garbage plant this morning. Other than a mud smell arising from the banks near the Berkshire locks and the stench directly within and surrounding the garbage plant, the party were unable to detect any other odors. They will again make a visit next week. at 8 time, probably more favorable for "odor" detecting
 The mud smell arising from the banks at the head of the Pequonnock river, was slight, of a kind which trunk sewer was emptying. There was no odor from the sewerage. There are no claims made that the, odors emenate from this source. Com paints say that there is a private sewer from the garbage plant, empty ing into the river below the Noble avenue sewer, which gives off a green the smell from which at times is unbearable. The mouth of the sewer is always below the wa ter line. Today the green substance could not be detected upon the sur face of the water, nor were there show that the sewer was emptying
 While on the bridge, various team sters in passing, suggested that had the party been around yesterday aft ernoon, their search for smell" would have been rewarded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22

Unsuccessful in their attempts fo
 locate anything out of the ordinary at
 the Berkshire bridge, the party jour
 neyed to the garbage plant. Tn ap-
 preaching the plant a stiff breeze
 blowing up, did not bring with # any evil odors- It was not until the May or's car was almost on top of the gate to the yard that any smell was met Within the yard the odor was nauseat- ing and almost unbeatable. It is not otherwise in any strictly "guaranteed,| plant Owner Fischer being away, his foreman directed the party about Information was wanted on what was the sewerage, the yellow substance, emptied through the company's pri- vate pipe. A large vat containjDg ffs juices, minus the oils. from the crush ed garbage, was shown. An odor was nauseating kind described by the com plainants. The scribes took in the deep smells with the liotuids not more than two feet away. The contents oE this vat, the contractor described, uas all that emptied into the company>s private sewer.
 The party approached the plant from the south. The wind coming from west northwest, carried the odors to the opposite direction, or across Lake view cemetery. The party made a trip around to the entrance of the cemetery, but still could no4 locate the odors they experienced in the zarbaxe plant yard. The air being light about noon time, and a stiff breeze Slowing. the odors must have risen. Dn days when the air is heavy. there is com plaint of a sickening overland smell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
RECIPROCITY BILL
 PASSES SENATE
All Amendments Bowled Over in Rapid Succession, Some of Them Being Defeated by Vote of to 1-- Progressive Republicans Under Leadership of La Follettte 'Stand Pat'' In Opposition.
 VOTE FOR BILL 53 TO >27

 The first McCuinber amendment was defeated Is to 64. It was designed tc reduce the present duties on a wide variety of household articles, clothing agricultural implements and to place plain plate, salt oranges and lemons on the free list.
 By vote of B to 5s. amendments by Nelson (Rep.. Minn.), to place du- ties on grains, butter, cheese, horses cattle and sheep. which are on the free list of the agreement, were re- tected.
 In rapid succession, the Senate then voted down amendments by Simmons, (Dem., N. O. The first of these was to replace meat and meat products on the free list. It failed 16 to GA. The second was to place wheat and rye flour. prepared cereal foods, bis- cults, wafers etc. on the free list. 1t went down, F to 63.
 A propositior by Cummins, (Rep., Ia.). to reduce by 40 percent the duties of Payne-Aldrich law on structural steel, offered as an amendment, was defeated, IT to 64
 Another Cummins amendment to re- duce the tariff on oil cloth. linoleum and other floor coverings was de- feated on viva yoce vote.
 LaFollette. (Rep., Wis.,) called up his wool amendment for the sixth
 
 licans voting for the LaFollette amendment were: Borah, Ida, Bourne Ore. Bristow, Kas., Brown, Neb., Clapp, Minn., Crawford, S. D., Cum- mins. Ia., Dixon. Mont, Gronna, N. D., Kenyon, Ia.. LaFollette, Wis, Mo Cumber, N. D., Nelson, Minn.
 This same group of Republicans stood together on nearly all of the amendments prepared by progress sives.
 LaFollette's amendment, for the re- duction of duties on cotton goods, was defeated on the 7th roll call. 15 to 63. An amendment to require articles now in bond to pay present rates of duty, even if they are included in the free list, proposed by MoCumber, was voted down, 21 to 54.
 An amendment by Bristow to place a duty of l 1-2 cents pound on the type metal and 15 per cent ad valerom on new types, went out on the 18th roll call, Is to 61
 Bailey's amendment to place cotton bagging on the free list was defeated l7 to 62.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
RATE CUT IS COMING FROM
 EXPRESS cos.
Reduction Will Particularly Affect Business Necessi-
 tating Two Carriers
Manager Curtis of Local Company Has Heard Nothing Official Yet About Reduction.
fspecial from United Presso

New York, July 22-It was said, to- hay, by J. p. Cronin, superintendent of hraffic of the Adams Express Com pany, that a rate cut that will mater hally benefit New England will soon sgo into effect. According to the new Eystem the cost of transfer, where Enatter is carried over the lines of two tcompanies, will be based on the som- fbined rates instead of on the separate tcharges of the companies as heretofore an some instances this will reduce the hransfer charge 15 per cent. Although the new system will be placed in eff feet all over the country, New England will particularly benefit as there is Ia large percentage of the business (which necessitates two carriers.
 Manager Henry s. Curtis, of the To- 5cal office of the Adams Express com Pany declared this morning that he had heard nothing official of the rum- bred reduction.
 "All I know about it is what I read Fin the paper over month ago." de- jclared MT. Curtis: "the story has ap- iparently been going the rounds since Hhen-"
 1t is generally understood that the widespread agitation for parcels post Hs bringing about the reduction in ex- press rates throughout the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
BOX 4I7 SEEMED
 HATED TO HARM ]
 LIEUT.. HACERTY
Twice Badly Injured and Finally Met Death in An
 swering It's Call
Young Lieutenant Was Ex- tremely Daring and Met
 With Many Accidents

Fraught with many exciting mis- haps, the career of Lieut.. Philip D. Hegarty, the fireman who was killed responding to an alarm Wednesday night came to a tragic termination in the third of series of accidents he ex- perienced in answering to the same fire alarm box, No 417
 This box is located at East Washing ton avenue and Knowlton street. While Hegarty was located at No. 4 Engine house in Madison avenue, he responded to all calls from this box, and later when he was shifted to the No. 5 Engine house he was on call for the same box.
 Hegartys first mishap answering the Nbox that later was destined to summon him to his death occurred shortly after he was assigned to No. Engine Go. Before the Berkshire division of the New Haven road was elevated, Hegarty was driving in re- sponse to an alarm of fire, and as he swept across Housatonic avenue, at the East Washington avenue railroad crossing his team. suddenly shied, and the horses plunged into heav y tim- Der supporting railroad crossing sign.
 
 ed and the hose wagon badly wrecked Hegarty's agility was brought into good play and like a cat he landed on his feet and escaped with little or no injuries. Later, after he was as- signed to No. Engine Co, a fire broke out in factory in Knowlton street, where Anchor soap was made. Hegarty answering the hoodoo box, AT, was at the head of a stairway fighting the flames when the fire burned his footing from beneath him. He was carried down with the top- bling stairway, arl badly bruised. His third mishap for the same box was on Wednesday when he was run over and instantly killed by the hook and ladder truck.
 Apart from the three mishaps cen- tering about box All, Hegarty exper- fenced number of other accidents He was hero when it came to fight ing fire. Forgetful of peril, he braved death and danger as if he knew no fear. While with No. As fighting a fire at Doolan's barns in Frank strezt he sell frcsssl-e ea, gond story porch roof and was badly shaken up. At No. 5's in his haste to board the appara- tus answering an alarm, he got his foot beneath the hose wagon and was badly hurt.
 Once while repairing a big fire bell he was struck in the head by the ham l mer and knocked unconscious These were but a few more serious of the many accidents that were the lot of the young lieutenant.
 Hegarty had a fine sense of duty. He deprecated the saowering of adu- lation upon the fire fighters, and when his friends remonstrated with him for what they called his reckless bravery, he would smilingly make reply that he was only doing what he was paid for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
.FIREMAN'S FUNERAL
 LARGELY ATTENDED
Final Honors Today Paid to the Memory of Lieut.. Phil
 Hegarty
Solemn Requiem Services and Beftting Eulogy By Rector of Sacred Heart Church.

Relatives. comrades and friends of Lieut.. Philip D. Hegarty, the brave young fireman whose tragic death on gathered in large numbers at the Sacred Heart church this morning when with impressive requiem cere- monies, and high honors of the Cath olic church, the .obsequies of the dead fireman were held.
 Rev. Father T. R. Sweeney paid a high tribute to his sterling character.
 The main aisles of the church were filled with mourners and friends. The right center. aisle forward was re- served for relatives of the deceased. while to the left were. gathered Mayor Buckingham, delegations of fireme en from the Bridgeport fire department, the Warner Bros. Co. department and the Foresters of America. Under the direction of Miss Mollie J. Daly an exceptionally fine musical pro- gram, including Schmitts requiem mass, was rendered by the Sacred Heart quartet.
 The funeral cortege, headed by Fire Chief Edward Mooney and about 50 firemen marching, left the bereav- ed home, 112 Gregory street, at S:30, and the funeral mass at the Sacred
 
 was devout parishioner, was begun at 9 o'clock.
 All night long a guard of firemen came in relays to the house of death. Mrs. Hegarty recovered from the stunning shock of the first news If the tragedy, bore up bravely and re- ceived with expressions of sincere gratitude the hundreds of messages of sympathy delivered to her by the comrades and friends of the lieuten- ant
 The church was we'll filled when the two score closed carriages dis the occupants at the doors, to add to the large number already assembled within the edifice. Rev. Father Thomas P. Mooney was the celebrant of the solemn high mass of requiem. Father Matthew Judge was deacon, and Father T. R. Sweeney, rector of the Sacred Heart church, was the Sub-deacon.
 Six lieutenants of the fire depart ment bore the remains As they walked into the church the solemn strains of HammereFs funeral march filled the edifice. The four members of the board of fire commissioners, Dwight c. Wheeler, president, Frank
 (Continued on Page 9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
MIL.KED SUGAR
 TRUST MOCULS
 FOR S5,0Oo,0o0
Claus A. Spreckles, Son of Late Sugar King, Relates
 Story in Detail
Tells Probing Committee of Fierce Competition His
 Father Had with Trust
Special from United Press,

New York, July 22.-How the stockholders of the sugar trust were milked of S5,0OO,O0O for the individ- ual benefit of the late Claus A. ,Spreckles, Yclept the hard nut by Parsons. the trust lawyer, Theodore A. Havemeyer, H. O. Havemeyer, and John E. Searles, the three latter the guiding spirit of the trust, was re- lated with circumstantial detail by Claus A. Spreckles, son of the Cali dent of the Federal Sugar Refining Company, of Yonkers, N Y, and was the principal witness at today's ses- sion of the Hardwick Congressional Investigating Committee.
 ."eThe trust and my fathers com panies, especially the Federal Refin- ing Company, of Philadelphia, fought a ruinous war from 1888 to 1892,' he said. Then came truce and fath- CT agreed to sell 45 per cent of his control of the Federal Company to the trust But, when he came to New York he found that the pur- chase was to be made by the two Havemeyers and Searles on a valua ton of five million for the entire plant.
 "The reason for the individual pur- chase came to light some months lat T American Sugar Refining Company voted to pay s1O.O00,000 cash for the property and it was unloaded on them at that figure"
 Spreckels who was the manager of the Philadelphia property, recited at length how he was forced from the engagement by Searles. The latter, he said, demanded that the produc- ton of the plant be reduced and the prices of it's product advanced. When he refused Searles told him Have meyer said:
 ssThe only way to make money in these days of strenuous competition is to keep your production down to the limit and force up your prices to the limit of what you can get.'
 ''I refused to have anything to do with such men," Spreckels said, and they made trouble for my father and myself which compelled me to quit my positionS'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Washington, July 22.-Presiden Taft's pet project, the Canadian re- ciprocity agreement. went through the Senate, this afternoon, without amendment. by vote of 53 to 27 With the signature of the President expected to be added next Wednesday the agreement will become a law and the legislation. for which the extra session of Congress was convened will be completed.
 Three Democrats and "A Repubii. ,cans voted against the bill. The roll call was as follows:
 Democrats voting for the bill: Ba- ! con, Ga; Bankhead, Ala; Bryan Fla; Chamberlain, Ore; Chiffon, w Va; Culberson. Tex: Davis, Ark. Okla-; Hitchcock. Neb.; Johnston, Ala: Johnson, Me: Kern. Ind; Mar Mont; Newianda. Nev,: o'Gorman, N' ;Y.: Overman. N. C.; Owen, Okla. !; iPaynter, Ky: Pomerene. O.; Reed. Is. C.; Stone, Mo; Swanson, Va; Tay- hor. Tenn; Watson. w. Va; Williams. Miss.
 Republicans voting for the bill- Bradley, Ky; Brandegee, Conn. 1; Briggs, N. J.: Brown, Neb.; Burton,
  ;genheim. Colo; Lodge, Mass; Mclean, Conn-; Penrose, Pa; Perkins, Cal; poindexter. Wash; Richardson, Del. {; Root, N r.: Stephenson, Wis; Town send, Mich; Wetmore, R. l.; Works. Cal.: Jones, Wash,; and Nixon, New. The Democrats voting against the }bill were-Bailey, Tex; Clarke, Ark land Simmons, N. c.
 ! The Republicans opposing the bill fwere-Borah, Ida; Bourne, Ore: Brfs- ftow, Kas.; Burnham, N H.; Clapp. hfinn-: Clark. Wyo.: Crawford, s. D.; Eummins. la; Curtis. Kas.: Dixon. Mont; Gambler, s. D.; Gronna, N. D.; Heyburn, Ida: Kenyon, Ia.; LaFol- Bette. Wis; Eppitt, R. l.; Lorimer, Hss.: McCumber, N. D.; Nelson, Minn.; Dliver, Pa; Page, Vt; Smith, Mich; lEmoot, Utah; and Warren, Wyo. ~ Washington, July 22AThe climax Apf reciprocity legislation came today, -when the Underwood bill, making eff Elective the Canadian pact, was press- ted through it's final stages in the ESenate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
Wealthy Young
 Couple Halt On
 Eve Of Wedding
Bride Claims Difference in
 Religion Breaks Engage ], ment and Both Part Good
 Friends.

Boston, July 22-Her wedding call ed off within almost two hours of when it was to have taken place. on Monday evening, Mrs. Nellie Jones Lawrence, a millionaire young widow of Cleveland, O., who lives in the ex- elusive Euclid avenue section within a stones throw of the house of John D. Rockefeller, today, started back to her home by automobile, without a husband
 In an exclusive interview given, to- day, to the United Press. Mrs. Law renee denied that she had broken off her engagement to Francis Carroll wealthy young lumber dealer, of Ded- ham, who had secured the ring. the marriage license and had engaged the minister for the ceremony which was to have taken place quietly, Monday evening at a local church.
 ''The story that I broke my engage ment to MT. Carroll is absolutely false" said Mrs. Lawrence, today. We still are very much in love In fact, We are so much in love with each other when We became engaged and up until Monday that neither of us thought for a moment of our diff ferences in. religion. MT. Carroll is Catholic and am not A few hours before the ceremony was to have talk en place learned that I would have to make certain concessions which I wouldn't do for the best man living. After a hurried conference, MT Car roll and myself decided to call it off and shake hands as the very best of friends
 Mrs. Lawrence said she didn't think there was any chance of the matter being differently settled at any fu>. ture date.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
Waterbury Watch Company to Wind
 Up Its Affairs
Superior Court Sets Time for Appointment of Ap- praisers in Bridgeport, Friday, July 28.

New Haven, July 22-On complaint of D. Austin Brown, of Boston, a large stockholder in the concern, who all legged that it's business was unprofit- able and that it's assets were in dan ger of being squandered, the Superior court today ordered the Bannatiane Watch Company, of Waterbury, to wind up its affairs. Friday. July 2S, at Bridgeport, was set as the time and place for the appointment of ap- praisers. Two temporary receivers were appointed yesterday, Charles Spencer of Waterbury, and s. Wright McCullum, Jr., of New York The company is capitalized for s75,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
House Chairman WadhamS CorreCtS
 Oyster Tax Story

New Haven. July 22-Representative William Wadhams, of Goshen House tchairman of the finance committee, to- lday. corrected the report broadly cir lculated, yesterday, that the commit tee had handed in a favorable verdict Tor s1 according to it's productivity.
 The bill really favorably reported, ,said Wadhams. raised the present rate iof taxation on the assessed valuation of the oyster beds from 15 mills to s17 1-2 mills.
 Whereas. the oystermen loudly ap- fpIauded the productivity tax they ac- fcepted the increased mill rate, today, without much complaint.
 The erroneous report was caused by ,a clerk placing the wrong bill in the Lenvelope marked favorably reported.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
Buckingham to
 Deliver Address
 Al Port Jefferson

Port Jefferson, l.. T., celebrates his old home week, Aug. 7-12 at the same time commemorating the 25Oth anniversary of its birth Mayor E. T. Buckingham has received an invita- tion to be the guest of the village, on Friday, Aug. II. when the Old Home Week parade will be held. The in vitatiOn has been accepted. The mayor has been asked to deliver an address comm emorating the fact that Port Jefferson was founded by Con- necticut settlers.
 The mayor has also been asked to extend the invitation to a local fire company. He has turned the invita- tion over to the Pacifics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL,

THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, S36 Fairfield avenue, begins it's twen
 tieth year September 27th. The Course of Study includes a practi
 cal and we'll balanced high-school education, and all subjects required for admission to the leading uni- versailles and technical schools. Students one, two, or three years below high-school grade, have com pleted that work and the high school course in four years, and even in three; students of high school grade have saved one or two years Exceptional opportunities al so to young men who have been out of school one or more years. Summer session, August to Sep tember 22. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
WALL STREET TO-DAY.

New York. July 22-Opening-Mod- crate strength was shown at the open ing of the stock market, today. The local fractions were irregular. Union Pacific common made new high scors for the year, selling at 192 3-S.
 II a. m.--After the. early strength the tone became heavy and recessions practically wiped out all of the early gains and forced some issues slight ly under yesterdays close.
 Government bonds unchanged, other bonds irregular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
Engineer Killed,
 Fireman Injured,
 In Reading Wreck
Especial from United Press, :,

Coatesville, Pa, July 22-Engineer Pagan was killed and Fireman Cabot seriously injured when a Philadelphia & Reading passenger train today ran in washout at Kutzdam and was wrecked. The train tunbled into ditch. The passengers received a se- were shaking up but none was Seri- ously injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
Long Jail Sentences
 For Nine Girls Who
 Are Caught In Raid

New Haven, July 22-As the out come of a sensational raid on a dis orderly house at 1 o'clock, this morn ing nine girls were sentenced to long terms in jail and six men were fined s and costs each in police court. The resort keper, EIbridge .Dougherty, was given three meaths. He appealed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
NOTICE.

Bartenders' Union, Local 256, there will be regular meeting tomorrow, July 23rd at l3:30 D. m. at which every member is requested to be pres ent as we are holding only one meet ing a month during the summer months there should be a large at tendance There will be a number of applications and reinStatements to be acted on and other business that re- ouires your attention. So be present if possible.
 al JOHN M. SEARS, Sec.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22

Closing-Trading was exfrenefv quiet in the ser ondf hour with the tremely small 'fiac fsons. the general list at the end ran, ing slightly under yesterdays close. satiansl EnaneIfnx common and preft red were exception ally strong, ma x<E gafrs If over >7> point. Ias-.t5frs as tl-<ss csose Hss steady.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22
Rev. MT. Jepson Begins Pastorate
 In Local Church
Breaches His First Sermon at St. Luke's on Sunday
 Morning

Parishioners of St Luke's are an ticipating with pleasure the first ser mon from their new rector, the Rev. William H. Jepson, B. D.. who will assume the pulpit tomorrow. MT. Jepson succeeds the Rev. John c. France, who has resigned to accept another call.
 MT. Jepson is known as one of the most energetic and forceful young
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22

FOR SALE CHEAP-Locomobil with large business body, fully equipped with magneto, windshield, 4 lamps, good tires, has detachable tonneau. Everything in fine order. Lately painted. Engine overhaul ed. demonstration. Substantial car for hard service, unusual bargain, owner needs money. Miller Motor Car, 554 Fairfield Ave. Telephone 18. a*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22

New York-During the last year. Mrs. E. H. Hartman, widow of the railroad magnate, has received more than 5000 letters of begging" The total amount asked is s115, ,000, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22

Boston-Boston has followed the lead set by the officials of Washing ton. D. C., and beginning, tonight, all vehicles, whether horse drawn or otherwise, must carry rear lamps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22

Raymond Sipperley, boss at the Crane Valve CO, who has been on a vacation for over a week at Atlantic City. stopping at the Leland Hotel, will Ireturp. home, tedayS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-22

ance wanted for house to house canvass on Swift's Pride Cleanser. Very liberal introductory offer. : Guaranteed salary and commission. Apply Swift & Company wholesale market, 464 Water St., Monday noon, July 24th. a~