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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
DIRECTORS HOLD
 MEETING TODAY Detroit Visitor Is Expected to Be Present at Session
 This Afternoon

There will be a meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce this after rcon at 3 o'clock in the directors room a, the Chamber of Commerce building.
 Although it is not stated authoritatvely. il is expected that the matter of the new secretary will be given some discussion. W. D. Radcliffe. president Of the Detroit Ad Craft club of Detroit. Mich. arrived il; the city last night on his way to the Aa Mems convention in Dallas, and will probably attend the meeting of the board O. directors this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

Montgomery. May s.-(special)-The following list of decisions was handed down by the court of appeals of Alabama today:
 Walker, P. J.-J. $. Ryall ys. Pearson Bros. from Marengo circuit court; af- firmed
 Grover Smith vs. state, from Autauga circuit court: reversed and remanded.
 Jefferson County Savings bank vs h. terstate Savings bank. from Jefferson cir cult court: reversed and remained.
 James White vs. L. D. Steele, from Anniston city court; reversed and re- manded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Watch American Soldiers

Washington. May 16.-Commanders of troops along the frontier were to- day instructed to exercise diligence to prevent the American soldiers from friction with the Mexican troops. either rebels or federals- This is the result of the recent reports of soldiers being fired upon from the Mex ican side and .hoisting their hats on their bayonets to attract the ire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
TRAIN BANDITS
 MADE RECORD HAUL

New Orleans. May 16.-The two masked bandits who yesterday morn ing held up the fast limited train of the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad (Queen and Crescent route) near Hattiesburg, Miss, made probably the richest haul in the history of train robberies, 1t was said this afternoon,
 It is positively known that from the safe which was blown open with nitro glycerine in the Southern Express car, the robbers secured more than 30 pack ages of currency, one of which con tained more than $50,000, representing the monthly pay rolls of the New Or leans and Northeastern, and Alabama and Vicksburg railroads at Meridian and Hattesburg.
 New Orleans May 16.-The railroad and express officials have given the order to spare no expense in running down the robbers, and a force of sleuths from two of the principal de- tective agencies of the country are pitted against each other in an effort to effect the capture of the men.
 Besides these detectives. however, special agents of the railroad company are working with the county officials energetically to capture the robbers and recover the loot. The oetectives are of the opinion that the robbery was the work of professional bandits and members of the gang which had been operating in the south for sev- eral months past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
DECISIONS HANDED DOWN
 BY THE COURT OF APPEALS

G. II. Myerick vs. E. c. Wallace, fro! Gadsden city court; reversed and Il manded.
 Pelham J.-Luther Parker vs. Stat from Cullman circuit court; reversed al remanded.
 William Perry vs. state. from Russo circuit court; appeal dismissed.
 Ex parte Ebert Key. from proba' court of Russell county, habeas corpu affirmed. C. A. Robertson vs. Southern Railws company, from Birmingham city cour reversed and remanded.
 Ed Hall vs. pave Clayton, from Bi ningham city court affirmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
TEXAS LEAGUE.

At Galveston: Galveston O. Dallas B. At Austin; Austin s. Houston 1S- At San Antonio: San Antonio 10, Fort Worth B.
 At Beaumont: Beaumont 8. Waco 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 16.-Weather fore cast for Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi: Fair Friday and Saturday.
 Tennessee: Fair, warmer Friday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Purpose of Dinners

The purpose of the dinners was merely to exchange information as to what each manufacturer was doing, he said.
 "There were no understandings reached to maintain prices" said MT. Topping. "but the general effect was that prices were maintained"
 The hearing was adjourned until Tues day.
 MT. Topping. who was chairman of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company when 1t was absorbed by the corporation, said the Tennessee company's production at the time it was taken over was only 1.7 per cent or less of the country's total steel and iron production, and that as the corporation did not sell pig iron the Tennessee company could not have been its competitor.
 This testimony was aimed In support of the corporations contention that the Ten nessee eompany's properties were of lit- tie value to the corporation when they were absorbed
 Mir. Topping, who now Is chairman of the Republic Iron and Steel company, told how frequently he exchanged with com petitors information on intended price changes in preference to getting the infor. nation from each others customers, who would not be so reliable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Report Tonnage


 The secretary reported regularly the amount of tonnage sold by each mem Der, the witness said, and received from members their bids submitted on com petition contracts.
 And you are all competitors of each other?" inquired R. V. Lindabury or counsel for the corporation.
 We are" replied the witness.
 And while you are exchanging this information, your competition goes on?"
 Tt does" replied MT. Deans.
 But when you left your meetings you had no understanding that you were to sell at common prices and that you were to give notification If you in- tended to change them, did you?" put in Judge Dickinson for the government Deans further testified that the Amer ican Bridge company, owing to It's con nection with other subsidiaries of the Steel corporation, had an advantage over independents, and that during the last F months, while the American was run ming at full capacity, the independents were only able to run from 40 to 6o per cent of capacity.
 Mir Topping, who preceded MT. Deans, was questioned at length as to the pur- poses of the Gary dinners, particularly a dinner held in New York in January of last year, four months before Mir Top ping, on behalf of his company, notified Judge Gary that he intended to cut the price of bars. As far IS he was himself concerned MT. Topping said he had never but did so as Il matter of good business judgment. He said he had notified Judge Gary "as matter of business cour- teSV.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
PRICES EFFECTED
 BY GARY DINNERS No Actual Price Agreements Reached, Says Topping NEW "TRUST" FOUND Steel Corporation Counsel Secures Evidence of Bridge Builders
 Society," Whose Members
 Made Reports of Business

New York, May 16.--While no agree ments to maintain prices were reached at the now famous Gary dinners of steel manufacturers, the general effect of them was to maintain prices, ac- cording to the testimony of John A. Topping, chairman or the Republic Iron and Steel company, today at the hearing of the federal suit to dissolve the United States Steel corporation.
 Practically the days session was de- voted to the subject of price under standings" and in this connection the steel trust" counsel brought out from one of the governments witnesses that there recently had been formed an or ganization of independent bridge and structural steel manufacturers with ob- jects in view which appeared to be sim liar to those with the trust" claims for the Gary dinner gatherings.
 It was made known that this organ ization, known as the Bridge Build CTS society,"" was investigated by the government recently at the society's invitation and given, 1t was intimated, a clean bill Of health.
 John Sterling Deans. head of the Phoenixville Bridge company, an inde- pendent concern testified that the so ciety was formed about a year ago by 25 independent manufacturers, and that one of the articles of it's constitution was to establish perfect frankness as to furnishing such information as to bids, terms, prices and tonnage as may be reasonably required"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
ENGINEER WHO PLANS
 TO BEAUTIFY CITIES
 TALKS HERE TONIGHT

Charles J. Leavitt. city planning engineer, who will address the Busi- ness Mems association, tonight, will make a tour of the city after his ar rival here from New York this after noon. He will be met at the Union station by President Charles w. Davis and others of the association and talk en on a tour about the city. The ob- ject of this trip is to give Mir. Lea witt an opportunity to gather a bit of tlocal color'' for his address to- night so that he can make some rec commentators along the line of civic in Bridgeport.
 There will be many stereoptican pic lures to illustrate the address and views of the work done in Trenton, N. J., and other cities will be given. It is expected that the address to- night will be one of the most inter- esting ones that memebers of the as- sociation have had to listen to this season and it is one of vital interest just at this time because of he agtta- stion being aroused over the plan to beautify Bridgeport.
 Members of the Manufacturers as- .sociation and the Board of Trade have been especially invited to attend the address and many of the city off, cials will attend. The dinner will be served at o'clock and the address will come at 8:16 o'clock. This will be the last meeting of the season of the association. Ladies interested in the address are invited to attend the lec- ture which will follow the supper,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12

Ladies' Fine Swiss Ribbed Vests with lace and medallion trimming. In-
 cluded in this lot are some tKayser"
 make, worth up to 75c. Sale price 29c Ladies Swiss Ribbed White Vests, with silk tape, 1211ac value. ...i.....-.ss.9 Sc Children's Fine Ribbed White Cotton
 Stockings, sizes up to 911 usual 121ac
 and 15c. Special at. . . ...11c a pair Children's Mercerized Lisle Hose in
 white the regular 25c quality goods. On sale at: ...::.::: :19c pair Misses Swiss Ribbed Vests, with or
 without short sleeves, silk tape trim
 ming, value s12c. Special lie
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12

He said that his chief objection .tc selling the building was that it would be. impossible to obtain another site so accessible to the entire public, and site at anything like the price whicf could be obtained for the structure He testified that the proposed sale would not only destroy a trust, hu' would inflict large additional expense upon the city. by depriving the libra the present building.
 He also testified that not more thar half the floor space available in thu library building is in use for library purposes, and that there was abun- dant room in which the directors could at trifling expense provide am. plesfacilities for many years to come including ample room for the. install la ation of the open stack system, should that be thought best
 Asked as to public sentiment. tn, witness said, that he had ascertainet l it to be overwhelmingly against tht sale of the property. That many citizens had written let. ters to that effect, some of them per. sons now out of the city who had formerly lived here and been familiar with the library. Mir. Wilson. in response to dues- ton by MT. Bent, testified that he had read the reports: of the library trustees officially made to the Mayor and Common Council for many years That these documents did not, from the time Mrs. Pettengi1l's gift was port in 1911, contain a single word o1 complaint about the insufficiency o1 the, building for library purposes. On the contrary, MT. Wilson said these reports uniformly spoke of tho library in the most glowing terms, -ai having been planned under the advice of library experts That the reports wore full of statements in which the trustees asserted that the library, fol 1 the purposes of its use was excellent Attorney Bent offered petitions bear sons who desired to remonstrate against the sale
 The court decided that the petitions ought not to. be received. Attorney George E. Hill. representing the state by commission of Attorney General Light said he understood the petitions were addressed to him.
 Former City Attorney Cullinan made
 the argument for the library trustees
 and Attorney Bent for the remon- strants. stF>
 MT. Bent said that the trust impos- ed by. Mrs. Pettengilf's win ought not
 to be set aside except for some very
 unusual reason not existing at the
 time the trust was imposed.
 He said that the petitioners had ut terly failed to show any great change in the conditions or to make out a
 case.
 MT. Cullinan asked the court te consider that the Library trustees
 were among the leading citizens oi
 Bridgeport, and said that It was the
 duty of the court to accept the view
 of the trustees and break the terms
 of the trust.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
STAMFORD.
Especial to The Farmer, !,

(Speclal to The Farmef.)
 Stratfohds June 12.The rivalry and the men of the TaxpayerS Irii- provement club fs still active So far the ladies are a lap ahead having gained the lead at the last social gfv- en at the club house at Joinson ave nue. On June IS, however the Iadiey propose to increase their lead through an apron and necktie dance. Each lady will bring an apron and also. a necktie to match. The gentleman who. receives a. tie will hunt up tfae lady with the corre8pondings aDrou. She will be his partner for the dane ing. Ladies who like more than one string to their apron should bring several sets. There are no 1fmifa- n0ne and the choice of materials and colors is left to the ladies The men are stalking their reputation on the pony circus they will give on July 2. On sffis occasion they will make d; desperate effort to retrieve them will be a Coney Island m nfiniatuxe Booths will be arral4ed for the Ssio of ice cream, candy afid other re- treatments. Roller coasters,. African dodgers,- and all the attractions of an afnnsement resort will De fin evfdenca az we'll as a numbersof new featuree In the evening there will be an e1ab- crate display of fireworks, the 0nest ever seen iii the town. The day will, end in dancing to the 1nusic of the club orchestra under Prof.. Arthur events given by the club is increasing at every enteftainrnent and 1t win soon be necelsary to enlarge the club house to accolnmodate those who wish to attend.
 Charles Miller. the veteran of oyer cut off the end of his third finger yesterday while shaving himSelf. Charlie is unable to tell how 1t hap
 This afterno6n at the home of. sam Meachen of the South End. Wllbtr will be married by Rev. Packard. =.
 The tax collector win be in hiS cf-. flee every evening beginning with Sat : urdaH ,Jnne IS. until July 10. 1SIz.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS REUNION.
 AFTER 30 YEARS
"LTTTBE GIRLS" OF ST. PAUL'S AGAIN GATHER WITH THEIR
 TEACHER.
ALTHOUGH A GENERATION HAS
 VADED THE RANKS.
RECEPTION AT HOME OF THE
 CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.

Thirty years ago in the parish Of St. PauPs Episcopal church in East Bridgeport, a class of 10 girls gath- cred each Sunday to study the bible and learn the Christian doctrine, un- der the guidance of Mrs. William West who lives at .1se Park street. Mrs. Vests very pleasant nature and her keen interest in each individual in the class, endeared her to every one of her pupils and yesterday when a reunion was held and all but two gathered at their teachers home there was most delightful time reviewing "reminiscences and old times. [, Hanging from the parlOr wall was large picture of the class, taken 30 years ago and presented to Mrs. West at that time by the class. It was an interesting memento of the girlhood days of the teacher and childhood days of her pupils and. it received much attention yesterday. The class members, all but. one of whom are now matrons, have lived these past thought. of the days when they used to sit at the side of their beloved teacher and study the gospel of the Nazerene As they have gone along through life the lessons they learned through the teachings of Mrs. West
 
 them Yesterday they related their experiences, renewed the bond of friendship which had been establish- ed in the Sunday school of St. Paul's church. and paid homage to the teach CT whose example has meant so much to them all these. years, more than one prayer of thanks ascended for the beloved old lady who was their hos tess.
 It was a very happy gathering and perhaps the happiest person in the lit- tie group was Mrs. West. It was 8 unique honor to have all but two of class of 10 gather as her guests 30 years after. Every member of the class is living and the two absent ones were unavoidab1y- detained. One Of these two, Mrs Sarah Lowndes Will Hams, lives in Massachusetts and the other absent member of the class was detained because of sickness.
 During the afternoon the hostess served a luncheon and a delightful informal program was enjoyed. It was decided to hold a reunion each year and to have the class organize. Mrs West was presented with several, handsome bouquets. i These are the members of the class: Mrs. Anna Hubbard Roberts, Mrs. Anna Aigletenger Cosier, Mrs. Eliza- beth Blakeborough Booth, Mrs. Louise .Wirtx Gerdineer, Mrs. Emma Prinn- rose Norton, Mrs. Florence Roberts. Skinner, Mrs. Hattie Powers Kiefer, Miss Mary Bonnes, Mrs. Margaret Riehl Washburn and Mrs. Sarah LowndeS Williams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12

companions. Ut is the lazy and un- principled teachers refuge. In fact the welfare of the child is the last thing to be considered in the present 2systeHih Were this not "a fact sthe cliil- dreQ of the AHon Park. district would not be now sweltering in a temporary building better. adapted for a. hen house than for school. The chf1- dren of the Huntington road district would have a school building and there would be no suggestion that an old barn be moved to the section and transformed into a school house. Con- necticut, the mother Of the public school system of the country has drop ped behind In. the procession. The people Of the state have allowed the school question to lose it's importance. Some towns are waking up, notably Trumbun where the people recently rose in indignation and overturned the whole system, hide-bound, time hon. ored as 1t was and returned to the idea that the good of the rising generation was the first consideration in the con- duct of the public schools. Tf'4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
BRIDGEPORT & DANBURY | ELECTRIC RAILROAD
 REMAINS INACTIVE
Danbury News.)

Construction operations on the pro- posed Bridgeport and Danbury Elec- trio railway remain practically at a standstill and no information is to be had as yet to when work on the road will be resumed. While no off, cfal statement as to the reason for the present inactivity has been made it is understood from other sources that changes in the company are in progress and that with their compile tion it is expected to resume construc- extensive scale than before
 It was announced last fa1l,- before operations were suspended for A the winter, that it was expected to have cars in operation as far as Upper Stepney early this spring. From: the present outlook there is nothing to justify the expectation that the road will be completed during Sthe present year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
TOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE WILL HOLD OPEN MEETING
 ONE EVENING EACH MONTH
Committee is Received Favor ably By All Parties.
STAMFORD
(Special to the Farmer.l


 StEatford, June 12-The town school committee will hereafter hold an open meeting on the first Tuesday evening in each month in the town clerks office in the town hall. At this meet ing parents will be at liberty to ap- tered with the assurance that they will receive attention. A member of the board said yesterday: q had no idea that so many complaints had been made although some of. us had heard about; cases where parents alleged that their children had been unjustly treated. We have recently heard, of many complaints which have been made to the superintendent but have never reached the ears of the board, at least all of the members and they have never been considered in any meeting. At the coming meeting parents may appear and. make their rest assured that their. complaints will be investigatedl4 and. that i, such meas ures aS-the majority may suggest will be adopted, Of course the majority rules in the town school committee as in eVery other board and it is un- advisable for one member to stir up a matter unless hesis assured sof sup port Of the remainder of the board. Otherwise we know. that the child who is the subject of the complaint twill be subjected to further ill-treatment with no remedy in. our hands" The idea of a woman member of i the school committee seems to have struck a popular chord and many are out spoken in advocating the plan Others who, are not so positive say, .'Well, why not?''
 Tn the general plan of the public school. system of this country the child comes first. The sole aim of the school is to develop an honorable, conscientious, intelligent citizen from the crude material offered It is de- signed to supply the lacks in the homes of the pupils and inculcate an ideal which every citizen understands. The child who is obliged to violate his conscience and eater to ateacher through sMts and inyitations to tea Is being educated to be a grafter and not an honest citizen. The monitor sys- tenn fosters reprisals and gives the child an opportunity to pay petty grndges and get even by reporting -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
TRUSTEES CONTINUALLY PRAISED LIBRARY IN
 OFFICIAL REPORTS
Witnesses Testify that Library is in Unusl-
 ally Accessible Site

Those opposed to the sale of the Burroughs Public Library had their inning, yesterday afternoon, in the cien F. Burpee
 The evidence was finished, the are guments closed and the matter ad- journed until Thursday when Judge Burpee will make an inspection of the Library building.
 The remonstrants, represented by Attorneys Buckingham and Bent of fered three witnesses, James R. Bur- roughs. a relative of the late CathA crime A. Pettengill, donor of the li- brary and an executor of her will; Walter Nichols. formerly librarian, and Lynn w. Wilson.
 MT. Burroughs said that he was un- alterably opposed to the sale of the library, that it was splendidly locat- ed, excellent for the purpose and suf- ficient for many years to come. He also testified that he believed as a Eof Mrs, Pettengin should be kept ss- Ecred. ~
 He was asked if. he knew Mrs. Pet- tengills actual views relative to whether or not she wished this very building to be used for a library
 
 answer the question, although he said that he knew what her views were.
 MT. Burroughs said that he felt 1t his duty to see that the testamentary provision of Mrs. Pettengill's will were carried out, and the effort of the trus- trust defeated. He said: T want to see the law of the state which pro- tects this trust executed" 4
 MT. Nichols testified that there were never more than 800 or 400 people in the library at one time. that they on two floors. and that the present li- brary structure was amply safe from fire risk considering its use.
 He said that there was ample room in the building to spread out, store more books and the like. He had nev- dust ssgreat Years ago the streets near the library he. said were paved with Belgium block, which was very noisy, but now they are paved partly with wood and partly with brick and much quieter. No patron of the libra. ry had ever complained to him of noise or dust.
 MT. Nichols also stated that the site was unusually accessible, especially to the clerks and factory workers. ana that 1t would be very difficult to oby tain a site as good.
 Mfr. wilson testified that he had us- ed the library once or twice a week for many years. That he had visited or used many other libraries and that Efhis was one of the best he had ever seen. excellentiy kept, and the books easy to get. The fire risk he said was nothing considering the SpurpeseEof the buildings use He said that even on the top floor it was as safe to use as the top floor of any building contain ing an elevator within sight from the court house. 9