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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23

Because big Jack" Zelig, before ne
was shot to death by Red PhiP
Davidson. visited Chinatown one morn
ing in June and "shot up Jack
Poggrs saloon and because "ChucK
Connors died two weeks ago the CHAT
ham Club. at No. 8 Doyers street. one
Of the last open-and- board
Chinatown resorts, closed Its doors
yesterday.
Drink-or, rather, the lack OF Twas
a contributory cause. The liquor
license of the Chatham Club was re-
yoked In September, ct the time Poggi 5
Mace lost its license. along with
Jimmy" Kellys Mandarin Club, ana
mineral water and soft drinks were
more than the Chatham Club could
stand.
1t is only proper to remark that the
last thing CHUCK" Connors did before
he took to his bed was to drink glass
OF mineral water in the Chatham Cluo'
And then Joe" Cornell-so he calls
himself. but his real name Is something
like Canelli-brother Of Roxy Corneh'
owner of the place, took a brush ana
some Chinese ink and scrawled on a
bit Of cardboard. I'VE mourn our loss
This he hung on the wall above where
"Chuck" Connors used to sit. usually
nIaving casino. and where he drank the
glass of mineral water couple OF days
before he died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
PRISON FOR BIGAMlST
Bronx Real Estate Dealer Goes
to Sing Sing.

Isaac Portman. a Bronx real estate
dealer, known also as Jacob Greenberg,
was sentenced by County Judge Dixie. In
Brooklyn, yesterday to term In Sing
Sing prison OF from two and n half to five
years for bigamy.
1t was shown at the trial that Portman.
under the name Of Jacob Greenberg, had
married Rachel Siegel. I'm Paterson, n. j.,
in 1898, but that an interlocutory decree
OF divorce. obtained by her in 1905. had
never been made final. In 1908, under the
name of Portman. he married Bertha Lee
vine, who later obtained divorce.
Portman then began paying attentions
10 Miss Ray Norden. the eighteen-year-
old daugheer Of Joseph Norden, Of 1O2d
street and Riverside Drive. While Port
man was visiting the Lakewood home OF
the Nordens the father OF the young girl
became suspicious and, following an in
vestigation. Portman was indicted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
IA IN COLLEGIATE GLASS
Graduating Exercises Take Place on
Thursday Evening.

The graduating exercises OF the Collie
glate School will be held In the school
auditorium. No. 2h West nth street, at
$50 Thursday evening.
The class of 1918 consists Of Douglas
Hedden Allen. Myers Elliott Baker. John
David Bcals. jr. George Plat Brett, jr,
Reginald Aldrich Cook. Edmund Van
Dyke Cook. jr., Bernard Henry Feust-
man, Frederick Corning Knote. Arthur
Reynolds Knott, Theodore De Witt Lent.
Arthur Kittredge Paddock, John Homer
Platten, Harvey Hassell Smith and Carl
William Victor.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Henry Evertson
Cobb at the Collegiate Church ON Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
BUFFALO BOY WINS PRIZE
Captures Highest Honors in
Sons of Revolution Contest.

The Sons of the Revolution in the State
OF New York announced yesterday the
winners Of the three bronze medals. with
additional money prizes, which the So
ciety offered to the seniors Of the public
high schools and the preparatory depart
ments OF the normal schools and colleges
OF the state for the best essays on THE
Preamble OF the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence-Its Sources and Value:''
The first prize which carries so with
II. was awarded TO James b. Gibson,
Buffalo Central High School: the second
prize, OF $50. was won by David Louis
Ulman, also of Buffalo Central High
School; the third prize. SIS. went TO
Charles George Proffitt. Haverstraw High
School.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
PUTS DYNAMITE PLOT
ON MAN NOW DEAD
Witness in Conspiracy Trial De-
cIares Pitman Supplied Ex-
ploSive at Lawrence.
LATER HE KILLED HIMSELF
Breen, Who Confessed Placing
the Dynamite, Admits Tell
ing Many Lies Concerning
Details of the Plan.

Boston, May 22-Ernest w. Pitman
supplied the dynamite that was planted
in Lawrence during the textile strike.
according TO evidence introduced by the
state to-day. Pitman committed suicide
on the morning he was to have appeared
as a witness before the grand jury In
vestigating the alleged conspiracy to dis
credit the strikers. He was building
contractor, living in Andover, and built
the Wood mill at Lawrence. owned by
the American Wooden Company, of which
William M. Wood is president
When John j. Breen, who has confessed
20 actually planting the dynamite. con-
Guided his testimony to-day at the trial OF
the alleged nspirators-William M.
Wood, Frederick f. Atteaux and Dennis
J. Collins-the prosecution called William
II. Rice, a quarry owner, Of Milton.
Rice testified that Pitman asked him
for a quantity OF dynamite for con-
struction job. The witness told OF get
ting the dynamite from his quarry and
of accompanying Pltman to Boston. where
he saw the contractor deliver the ex-
plosive to Breen. Rice said he knew
Pitman well, but never saw him after the
night Of January 1e. 1912, when they came
TO this city with the dynamite.
Daniel II. Coakley. counsel for Atteaux'
to-day completed his cross-examinaton
of Breen, who admitted he had lied re-
peatedly concerning the dynamite plot
but insisted he had told only the truth on
the witness stand.
He admitted that he had asked At
teaux for money with which TO settle dam
age suits, brought against him for false
arrest by persons who had been arrested
after the planted" explosive had been
found on their premises. He declared
however. that he was asking only for
money which he thought Atteaux should
furnish because he was involved in the
conspiracy.
weren't you afraid Of the police when
YOU went to Atteaux's office and asked
him TO send money by MALI" asked
Coakley.
IT was little afraid" said Breen.
why should you hear the burden OF all
this ignominy and not go to your fellow
conspirators for help7'
Because / thought they would be game
enough TO stand to the finish"
Breen said he knew Atteaux and Pitman
were men OF means and were just as deep
in the conspiracy as he was but he dld
not 20 TO them for either comfort or aid
until he saw Atteaux in April.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
STRIKE THREAT FOR ERIE
Some Telegraph Operators Dis
satisfied, Say Officials.

The Erie Railroad IS preparing for a
strike OF some of its telegraph operators
and has obtained between two hundred
and three hundred men TO fill the expected
vacancies. A statement issued yesterday
by the railroad says:
Negotiations between the operators
and the company have been going on Tor
several months, but no agreement mas
been reached. On May /. however, the
company, finding that a readjustment OF
the operators wage scale should be made
nut in force new schedule Of wages. the
increases running from per cent to 10
per cent.
This move seems to have met the ap-
proval of most of the opera Ors, but some
Of them have announced their dissatlsiac-
ton and have sent word TO the company
that they would strike. on short notice
The total increase made by the company
is about $50. 000 a year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
MASTER BARRIERS ORGANIZE
Social and Intellectual Associa-
ton Will Also Fight Unions.

The worm has turned. The master bar
bers having been subjected TO loss and
annoyance for a week or more by the
strike Of their employees have banded to-
gether to oppose the union demands and
TO be able TO fight back as a unit
To this end the Greater New York Mas
ter BARRIERS Association was Incorporated
yesterday in the Supreme Court. The or
ganizers said the purposes OF the asso-
station were TO promote the social, intel
lectual and benevolent interests OF the
members. aid each other when sick or in
distress and 'in the event of strikes TO
protect all its members against unjust
demands or claims OF unions or com
binaton of individuals"
Some OF the incorporators are Joseph
Schnepps. William j. McCrary. Frederick
Lutz. Edward +. Huther. John j. Stern
and Frederick B. Mockel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
CHATHAM CLUB, RESORT
FOR GUNNER, CLOSED
Favorite "Hang-Out" Of "Chuck" Connofs IN
the Old Five Points District Deserted
When License Is Revoked.

Yesterday this last tribute OF the
Chatham Club to Chuck" whose pres
ence brought many Summing parties
to the resort, was part Of the pile OF
dirt and debris that Uttered the hoor'
once trod by such distinguished citi-
zens" Of the underworld as Louis the
I,ump." who -illed kid" Twist and
who is now a fugitive from justice;
"Chick" Trucker, Julius Morello. San
del Mertz. Charles Tort, who shot big
Jack" Zelig; jack Sirrocco and KID
Twist, gang leaders. OF these. three
besides Zelig are dead. Julius Morello
was killed by Zelig, kid" Twist was
killed by Louis the Lump and Mertz
was shot by persons never arrested.
1T was desc gang fights and one
ting after anudder dat put dis place
on de blink" said "Roxy's" brother yes
terday. And den came poor old
Chuck He had to die"
"An' Chuck he played casino wild me
and had a drink Of dis soft stuff wild me
before he croaked," spoke up Tony
Short. II t'ink Jimmy Kelly is goln
to open up this place"
"Ah, cut it," exclaimed Joe y
Jimmy Kelly. He can't get
license. and deres muffin in dis whole
dump widout some booze. wy we
wuzn't pulling in nickel night here
sometimes"
And then junk dealer came In to
buy the empty mineral water bottles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23

Whether we should or
shouldn't worry-we don't!
Our Luggage-and that in.
cludes every good sort Of bag
and TRUNKS the best of its
kind in the world.
Sounds broad, but it's true
Such excellent specialties as
our London kit bags with non.
saggable sides and our fibre
lined COW hide suit cases which
defy the most reckless of bag
gage wreckers.
No worry on your part
for there's your money back
anytime.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23

You don't need an ear to
the ground to know that most
stocks of Spring clothing are
not over strong this Spring.
We hear of it every day
from customers who have
tried elsewhere to find their
size in fabrics they fancy.
SO we're more than happy
that we've been able to pro.
vide abundant stocks-that
our stores are supplied with
the usual variety of patterns
and our customary wide range
of sizes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
ACADEMY CADETS TO DRILL.

The Clason Point Military Academy
Battalion will hold its review and drill
Sunday at $3.50 o'clock on the grounds OF
the academy. In case of rain the review
yill be held on Decoration Day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
sHRINERS TO HAVE DINNER.

The last meeting OF the season OF
Mecca Temple of the Mystic Shrine and
the traditional dinner will be held next
Tuesday evening in the Lexington Opera
House, No. 14 East 5Sth street, at 100
o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23

Are you ready?
Straws!
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
at at at
Warren ST. 18th st. 34th St
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
WESTPORTss
(special to The Farmer. }


 Westport, Dec. z19-A boat belong ing to Walter Smith of Long Island caught fire at Compo. beach on We'd nesday night. The fire, which is sup posed to have started from a, a,s.1ighted match thrown in with some rags did damage which will amount to several hundred dollars. The burning boat could be seen for several miles around. A number Of persons living in Weston. called the local telephone office and wanted to know if the town was burn ing up.
 The local schools will close on the morning of December A for the Christmas holidays and reopen on January 5. It was stated this morn ing by Directors of School Bowman that the schools would close June 19 for the summer vacation l The laying of new pavement be- tween the tracks of the Connecticut l company on State street west of the bridge twill be completed : in a few days. The work was started about a week ago.
 At a meeting of the baseball. team i of the Staples High school yesterday, Walter Eddie was elected manager for l the season of 1914, while Clarence 1 Bradley was chosen as captain. Miss B. J.@Stuart@f1as@ returned ito her home in Saugatuck after spending several weeks with friends in Peegs- skill, N. Y.
 f ' Mrs. Arthur Holly. and Mrs. Charles ! R. Osborn of Danbury, spent Wednes- I day with relatives in town. | Supt. Grover c. Bowman gave a lec- | ture- Monday evening in the Green field Congregational church. Mrs Albert W. MiIIs of Greens Farms, has been spending a week with | friends in New Y ork.7s F-sA Mrs Mildred Mackew of Bridgepor. | is visiting relatives in Greens Farms 1 Morton Banks of Sound Beach has l been spending the week in Greens 1 Farms.
 Mrs. George Grossrnan of Greens Farms has returned from 3. short visit l with friends in New. ork.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

(By Lee Pape)
 We had to rite kompersishin in skool today about Krissnus, me rite ing this:
 KRIssMuS,
 Krissmts is the time wen evvrybod- dy awt to give you prevents.
 A'wl children awt to 'bleeve in Santer KIaw6, ony sum don't. The wuns that don't is jenre1Iy the wuns that don't get many .prezents.s .f
 You can awlways tell wen Kriss- mus is Running avn akkount Of it can awlwaysg tell wen Moo Yeers is Running avn 3akkounti of it beeing so neeF KriEsEnJts, showing it is a, pritty good thing Krhssmus and Moo Yeers is ikEose togethir, avn akkount of evin if peepil forgot wun of them. they wood proberly rememD1r the uthir- Wun and we wood have WJin hoIerday that weak anyhow. 5ss.4r ?. 3qe.a=s,.+- :
 It wood be bettir for peepi1 to forget Moo SYeers than KrfssrnI4s, Moo Yeefs not &beeing sutch a graTe holerday. Ony they wont proberIy evvir. forget it avn akkount of a.w1 the moo ba1endirs kum- ing out to remind them. Krissmus is bettir TOT fat kids than it is for. skinney kids, avn 'akkount of fat kids having so. epnutch room in thare stockings. Onyz if Q slzinney kid is 1awng entff, sum szinney kids bee ing pritty 1awng, it don't make. nlutch diffrents.
 The trubbeI with meny Kriesmus sprezents is. the pepil iwich gave. them to you ixpeclxt you to give them sum l thing back, and if you don't give them su1nthing bettir than wat they gave you, they get mad. and if they don't f give you sumthing bettir than you gave them you get mad. You are libel to injoy Krissmus bettir if they are the wuns to get mad. :. Last Krissnus I gave Puds Simkins Q prezent avn akkouI1t of him telling me he was going to- give me wun,s me giving him a haT d pound books of Randy. kosting 12 sents and him giving me a thing to put ashes in, with Mur- [ fy's Pure Liclers printid avn it, me beeing the wun to get mad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

Farmer Want Ads. one Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
STAMFORD

The schools will close next Tuesday and reopen on January 5th. At the High school Tuesday, the senior class will have a sort.sof grab-bag among themselves and. will also have little social time. for the other classes. There will be a short Christmas program af- ter which refreshments VIII De served.
 Miss Hazel Rusk. will spend the week end with friends in Norwalk.
 Miss Marguerite Cogswell, who ais teaching in Miss Masters school, Dohbs Fsetry.s Ns +Y.,s has returned home for the holidays.
 Mir and Mrs F. M Patterson of Knig. street will spend Christmas day with Mrs. Patterson's sister, Mrs. J. A. Peterkin, of Plainfield, N. J.
 MT. and Mrs. John Parks of PhiladeI- phia will spend the holidays with Mir. Parks mother, Mrs. John Parks, of East Broadway.
 Misses Rachel and Mabel Wilcoxson of North Main street are home from Mount Holyoke, where they attend col 1ege. -w e
 MT. and Mrs. William B. Futile are spending a few days in New York.
 The organ recital by Harris Stan1ee Bartlett at the Episcopal church, Sum- day. will start at 5 o'clock instead Of as has been announced on account of the cantata which will be sung at the Congregational church
 This evening Mrs. David L. Rhodes will entertain ths Friday Evening Whist club at her home on King street.
 Mrs Rufus Bunnell will spend Christmas with her son, Frank Bun nell. of Norwich. Conn, after which she will go to washington, D. C., where hse will join Miss Corde1fa Sterling and Miss Frances Dean, who have gone there. The threo will journey south for the winter.
 Shaw and Morehouse will hold an- other of their popular weekly dances in the town hall tonight. A large mum
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

Der from out of town well as those in town are expected to attend.
 MT. and Mrs. Le Roy Lewis and daughter expect to visit friends in Washington, D. C., soon
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Van Roesler and son of Brooklyn will spend Christ mas with Mrs. Van Roesler's mother. Mrs. H. J. Lewis, of Main street.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con meeting yesterday in the lecture room of the church Election of officers was held
 AT THE ALLEYS.
 Henry Wells stands high so far, this week, his score being 96.
 The Brooksides of Bridgeport nave a game on for Saturday night. Tn the league game last night, the Outlaws took two out of three games from the U. M. c. team. Following is the score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
MUST SERVE NOTICE.
Employers of Less Than Five in Or
 der to Avoid Liability.

Employers of Less Than Five in Or
 der to Avoid Liability.
 Compensation Commissioner Buck ingham says:
 'tA1I those employing less than five persons will come under the law. This includes domestics, chauneurs. etc. But anyone employing less than five persons by filing a notice of refusal to accept the law and by servirg5 per sonaIly, a notice on those working for them will be in just the same situa- ton legally that they are today. That is, in case of an accident and in the event a suit should be brought then the employer will be entitled to all the defenses and the same will not be heard before the commissioner but will come under the Jurisdiction of the ordinary court of law and will be heard by some judge of such a court. The blank to be used for refusal to accept is known as Form No. l. and may be obtained from the offices of the town clerk or commissioner. The no- tice to be served on the employees is known as Form No 8 and may be secured from the same places.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
 LITTLE BENNY'S ] NOTE BOOK
By Lee Pape.)

By Lee Pape.) We had to rite a kompersishin in skoo1 today about Krissmus, me rite ing this:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
REPORTS MADE AT

MEETING YESIENDAY (.
 Hartford, Dec. 19-In connection with the meeting of the state board of az ricuIture in Unity hall yesterday the Connecticut Sheepbreeders' association held it's annual meeting. A report presented by Secretary H. l.. ,Garri- gus showed the membership to be about 100 and the report of Treasur- CT B. c. Patterson of Torrington, showed a balance on hand of $61. .03-
 Officers were elected follows: President, Allen B. Mitchell, Farming ton: vice president, Charles L. Gold, Cornwall; secretary, H. L. Garriguss Mansf1eld; treasurer. B. c. Patterson, Torrington; directors for two years, F. H. StadtmuIler, Elmwood; D. M. Nit chell, South Britain; J. B. Palmer, Norwich; F. Chambers, Danbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

Gen. Hardee, the famous confederate commander, was a strict discipIinar- ian. One day he rode out on picket line, and found a sentry, a raw re- cruit, sitting on a rail fence munch- ing apiece of bacon. The general drew his horse up. The sentry sat munching away unconcernedIy.
 Do you know who I am?'' de- manded Gen. Hardee, in his severest tones.
 Stranger, I low I don't"
 ''I am Gen. Hardee, and'-
 Without stopping to hear the rest the raw recruit climbed down from the fence, and, scramb1ing into the road extended his hand, as he said: t'How air yer, gineral? I'm mighty glad to see yer lookin' so peart''- Congrega ationa.list.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
NOT -BEYoND HELP. .ATe es7.

Sleep disturbing b1adfler weaknesss stiffness in joints, weak, inactive kid ney action and rheumatic pains, are all evidence of kidney trouble. Mrs. Mary A. Dean, AT. B. Walnut St., Taunton, Mass, writes: 'sI have pass- .en my -S7th 9hirthdaSs and thought I was beyond the reach of medicine, but Foley Kidney Pills have proved most beneficial in my case.'' Hindle's Drug Store.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

This is Radford B. Smiths last Christmas at the old stand and he means to leave with flying colors if a big stock of articles suitable for Christmas and New Years gifts on sale at both stores at prices hard to match anywhere will help to do it. Saturdays sale should be equal to any two of this years sale and probably will be. Look in at both stores to- morrow.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
OUTLAWS.

Tonight the Twelfth District Repub- 1ican club will roll the Stratford team. A good game is looked forward to.
 MT Beardsley's new game, Tango Pool, is getting more popular each night. Fred Roberts has the highest score so far.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

''We've got a great road now,'' said an enthusiastic western railroader to his friend. we've got it doubled tracked clear through to Chicago
 "H'm,' said the friend, 'I don't see what you want a double track for. You can't keep your trains on one.''-- Everybody's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

Venus-Why, Cupid, you missed your aim that time.
 Cupid-Yes; always get mixed up when a girl has both a dude and poo d1e with her. My arrow struck the poodle, but it doesn't matter-New York Sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-03
EXUM TO INSPECT
HIGHWAY ROUTES
To Look Into Conditions
Along Boulevard
MAY MEAN VIADUCT
Generally Believed That Commission
will Suggest Advisability of
viaduct on First Avenue
to Railroads
MAY MEAN VIADUCT

For the purpose of getting in personal
touch with the physical surroundings of
the proposed Exum boulevard between
Birmingham and Corey on the west and
East Lake on the east, President culpep-
per Exum of the commission will make
a trip of inspection over the routes this
week. He said yesterday that the propo-
sition of constructing the boulevard was
SO important that he wished to satisfy
himself as to the best route to satisfy
Engineering features will have a great
deal to do with the final outline for the
work, but at the same time the commits
sloners want to see what would appear
the best, barring engineering technicali-
ties. President Exum is of the opinion
that the proposed boulevard will have to
be widened at various points on the route
between this city and Corey, as well as
toward East Lake. That proposition will
be worked out amicably IL possible, yet 1t
may be that the city will be compelled to
secure rights of way by condemnation
for the proposed widening of the street.
The construction of the boulevard as
heretofore suggested may involve the
construction of viaduct on First avenue.
1t Is generally believed that the commits
sioners will suggest to the railroad and
corporation interests the advisability o.
getting busy on the viaduct matter al
once in order to save a large sum OF
money which will be uselessly spent on
paving underneath the viaduct on First
avenue, which is Inevitable, it is claimed
The commissioners are in accord on the
boulevard from the east to the west ano
will make that a preferred item OF thelf
Improvement programme.