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Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-08
THE LEE & OSGOOD CO.,, APeTHeAR!E NorwicE,, C1

ton avenue Sunday night, and also passed through the house of William Grant, just across the way. No. p is occupied by Robert Simpson on the first floor, and the second and third floors are occupied by William Clark. In the Simpson home the intruder took light lunch, stole a pair of shoes and a gold watch and chain. In the Clark apartment the visitor operated on the third floor, where there are three spare bedrooms. The bureaus were rifed and the contents strewn about the room, but so far as known nothing was taken. At the Grant home the fellow entered by the front door and apparently simply walked through the house, leaving the doors ajar.
 Entrance was made with the aid of a skeleton or pass key, as only the nigntlatches served as locks, the locks proper not being closed. The visitor was evidently well acquainted with the premises and the interior conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-08
Watertown.

Watertown. Announcement was made last week that three local men have voluntarily offered to jointly subscribe the sum of S2,000 for the proposed WatertoWn tavern
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-08
DRUGS

All cur Household Drugs are especially selected and put up under the supervision of Registered Pharmacist Bring us your wants for family Drugs. You are sure of good material at prices as low as is consistent with qualitys
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-08

An enterprising burglar went abure- Una and visited the house No. 2s New
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-08

No man can stand in his own light without casting a ShadaHa -..
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the horn from Haberlin's motor cycle
but his request was refused.
The witness thought there We're
about $50 at the fight. Both parttc1-
pants were aggressive and many hard
blows were struck. Dork1n had a
black eye and This mouth was cut
Palmer bled from the mouth and his
body was red from numerous blows
HaberIin said Dorkin fell once but the
witness wasn't sure whether he was
knocked down or had slipped
According to HaberIfn, the seconds
yelled KNOCK him out, give it to
him" and other expressions in the
ed in great detail how the ring was
fixed, how the boxers were dressed
and various other details. Palmer
had two brothers for his seconds, and
Dorkfn the same number.
When asked regarding the ability
of the boxers HaberHn said they were
also remarked that none of the box
erss about Bridgeport was of much ac-
count
Attorney Robert G. DeForest, rep
resenting the accused subjected Hab-
erlin to a severe cross examination
He asked the witness if he was a
sporting writer and Haberlin replied
in the affirmative Haberlin denied
he was an invited guest at the fight
He was asked if he saw any beer
and he declared there were two kegs
first thing you did was to go up to
the beer keg, wasn't it?' asked the
lawyer
HaberIin admitted he drank one
glass of beer
Then Attorney DeForest tried to
have Haberlin admit he had a grudge
against the promoters of the fight
Haberln admitted he had some trou-
BILE with the men but denied he was
sore ''I didn't feel very pleasant
about it, he explained.
The lawyer asked the witnes if he
wasn't angry because a boxer he was
managing hadn't been given a bout
Haberlin denied this
Didn't you lose $4O0 because your
boy didn't get the bout?'' The wit
ness replied in the negative Haber-
lin denied he wrote a lurid story in
his paper because he was aggrieved d.
Judge Case reprimanded him sew
eral times for his method of answer
ing questions. Haberlin was still on
the stand when court adjourned at 1
p M for the luncheon recess.
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Senator WhitCOmb and Representatives
Nc Murray and Wilson Send
Communication TO the
Common Council
Deals With Proposed Legislation for Cheaper Trolley Fares and
Lower Price for Gas In This City. Initial Procedure
Should Be by Petition to Public Utilities
Commission

That the Common Council will be
delaying and preventing cheaper troll
ley fares and cheaper gas unless it
shall petition the Public Utilities Com
mission for a reduction of the price
of those comodities is the evident pur-
port Of communication addressed to
the municipal legislature, last night,
by Senator Joseph H. Whitconlb and
Representatives John H. McMurray
and Lynn w Wilson.
For a year or more the Common
Council, through a committee, has
been seeking a trolley rate of six tick
cts for a quarter.
The discussion cuIminated in the
more or less contemptuOI1S refusal OF
the Connecticut Company to grant the
The committee of the Bridgeport
Common Council. combining with rep
formed State trolley improvements
association, so-called, which announc-
ed q. bill providing for six tickets for
quarter. and invited members of the
to it, which the members of the
Bridgeport delegation did.
But Messrs. Whitcomb, A4cMurray
and and W1ison fb 0s Po,nt 9s 69 tne 6oune i 9sai
created the Public Utilities Commits
sion FOR the very purpose of relieving
the General Assembly of questions re-
They take the ground that unless
the city avails itself of the right to
have the question of rates determined
it will stand in a very weak posi-
tion.
They also call the attention of the
voters to the fact that legislation for
cheaper gas stands in the same sit
uation.
The communication follows:
To the Common Council of The City
of Bridgeport:
Gentlemen-Yotr body has hereto
fore taken action seeking a reduction
of rates on the lines OF the Connect
cut company This action seems to
have taken the form of a bill reducing
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rates so that six single fare tickets
will be sold on said lines for twenty
five cents.
We desire to direct your attention 70
Sec. 90 Chapter 128, the act concern
ing The Regulation and Supervisor
of Public Service Corporations, which
provides that any city may bring a
written petition to the Public Utilities
Commission asking for a reduction Of
the rates of any Public Service Cor
It does not appear that your honor
able body has availed itself Of this
privilege, which VIII undoubtedly
create a serious argument against the
legislation above referred TO.
The Public Utilities Commission was
created in 1911 to remove from the
General Assembly matters Of rates and
services by Public Service CORPORA
It was believed that the machinery OF
the General Assembly is not adapted
to make the involved inquiries which
are a, condition precedent % making
rates. It was desired to shorten the
sessions of the legislative body An
was in fact adopted, and has been
ratified by the people
The Assembly will be in session Eve
months, which. If the Common C0un-
promptly, would give at1pIe time 70
pursue the remedy giVslg by law
III Justice shall be delayed, or de-
MED, remedial legislation may then be
demanded with strong reason and ar
gument to justify it
But if its shall be shown that
Bridgeport has made no effort to avail
itself of the specific remedy furnish
ed by law to secure just trolley rates.
the efforts of your senators and repre-
sentatives will be much Handicapped
Legislation will also be offered IN
the General Assembly reducing the
price at which gas Is sold in Bridge
port. In this matter also your hon
orable body has not been moved to
seek the redress afforded BY law The
arg uments in favor Of such sc0urae
are such as have been already present
ed with respect to trolley legislation
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POSTAL employees
CRANE NECKS FOR
AER0PLANE CARRIER
Venturesome Flyer Secures
Government Permission
to Garry Mail, From Bos-
= ton to New York.

If you noticed your mail carrier
craning his neck into the azure a. he
tripped lightly about his duties today
there was a. reason. He was expect
ing visitor, a fellow craftsman en-
route from Boston to New York via
aeroplane.
Considerable mystery shrOuded the
receipt of a postal order at the post
office today, labelled 'Aeroplane ser
vice. and sent from the office Of the
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Washington. 1t was regarded as hsr~
aiding the arrival of a daring aviator
Here is the order:
THE postmaster at Boston, Massa-
chusetts, is authorized to dfspatcn
mails from Boston, Massa chusetts. VIA
Providence, Rhode Island NeW Lone
don, New Haven and Bridgeport CON
necticut to New York, New York On
January 7, 1913, one trip one way ~
aeropIane service provided such mails
be carried by a sworn carrier ana
without expenses to the Deparrrnert
Number the route 6O4OO3-"
Aviation as a rule is abandoned IN
this section in this time of year. In
the first place, awaiting in the rigOr8
of a New England winter is pretty
cold business. Again, the air dis
turbance common to Z. winter in these
parts is not calculated to make aFia-
ton easy. Up to a late hour nothing
had been heard of the postal Pegasus
Inquiry in Boston and other cities on
the route failed to disclose his where
abouts.
Postmaster Marigold had a letter
awaiting the flyers arrival. 1t was
addressed to Postmaster z. NJ. Nor
postmaster's compliments Of the sea-
son.
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ACCUSED OF
CONSPIRING TO
DEFRAUD CITY

Philadelphia, Jan. -7.-Direct pre-
sentation of evidence in the trial of
former Director of Public Safety Hen
ry Clay, accused of conspiracy to de-
fraud the city, began. today. Assist
ant District Attorney. Joseph Taulane
concluded the presentation of war
documents as the basic evidence to
substantiate the charges of the COM
monwealth and called his first witness.
Willard H. Walls, Jr., and John R.
Virgins, president of the Virgins
Contra citing Company, with Carl
zilenziger, city architect. the joint
defendants, were in court, today.
While the nature of the proceedings
of the first day of the trial obviated
any real tits between counsel, it is
indicated that the case will be bitter
Iy fought.
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ESCAPES HAREM
AND RESTORED
TO HER PARENTS

Belgr 4de. Jan There is new
AMI by his decision a pretty young
woman, who six years ago was abduct-
ed by a powerful Albanian bey, was
today restored to her parents and her
childhood home on the Turkish from
tier Escaping from the Bey's harem
in the excitement of the Balkan war
she fled to Servia. bringing her four
year cid boy with her She appealed
to the magistrate but ais she wore
Turkish costume he disbelieved her
story that she was Christian. She
er but that did not convince the judge
What nationality are you?'' he ask
ed the child. I'm a SerVian when
father is not at home, was the
prompt answer, and the magistrate
was convinced.
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memorable one.
With sample cases brimming over
with the latest U. NJ. c. products he
started across the prairies Before he
reached the coast, he had used I'D all
ms samples in answering the saluta-
tlOns of warIike Indians unfriendIv
coyotes and other things that at one
time were well known and more or
less popular in that territory It's a
lot different making towns in parIor
cars than it was doing a route via
prairie SchOonerS. says s'Jim''
w A Hil1es, who hustled back from
Alaska to attend the gathering, is
the convention He says he's never
going to miss one, if he can help it.
Mr. Hilles likes Bridgeport first rate.
too, except for the oppressive heat that
Coming out of Alaska into a climate
like this is almost too sudden a
change, he thinks. His friends in the
convention have made arrangements
With Manager GriswoId to allow Mr..
diIles TO sleep in the refrigera tor in
order that he may feel more comfort
ably at home in this climate.
T. l. Briggs, of the New York office
advertising force, who is in charge of
the publicity bureau here, is busy pre-
pairing paper that he's going to read
when advertising problems come up
for discussion. Mr.. Briggs is an en-
thusiastic hustler for the firm and is
one of the powers at the convention.
His daily greetings to newspaper re
ofteFs Wnen ne gives the boys all
the items, is a happy gathering all
around Mr.. Briggs is enthusiastic
over the smoker that is to christen
Frey1er's new rathskelIar tomorrow
evening. The smoker is a compliment
from the represen tatives to the factory
foremen here, and Mr.. Briggs assures
''one and all that an enjoyable time
is going to be had
r. A.U. M. c. teams selected for
the match shoot with the Seaside Gun
Club, Friday, are: First team-w. II
Heer, George Maxwell, Rollo Heikes.
Harry Taylor and H. D. Gibbs; second
tean1-Torn Marshall. H. H. Stevens
e S Graham, Jimmy Barr and D. H.
Holland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-07
MIGRATE KILLS
HIS BENEFACTOR
WHILE ASLEEP
Kind Hearted Druggist
Shot Dead By Thomas
Kelly, Whom He
Befriended
Assailants Gets Away With
$50, Watch and Dia-
mond Ring

New York, Jan. IA general alarm
has been sent out by the police for a
man known as Thomas Kelly, wanted
for the dastard1y murder, early today,
of Otto Oetinger, a. well known drug
gist of the Williamsburg section of
Brooklyn, where his generosity, char
ita bIeneSs and smiling courtesy had
earned him the sobriquet Of Every
body's friend
Kelly was one of the many Oetinger
had befriended The fugitive was a
rover, often going to sea as a deck
hand and returning to Williamsburg
broke. Oetinger always took him in,
it was claimed, and helped him until
he got a new job. Kelly came back
from one of these trips a, month ago,
and Oetinger made him welcome, let
ting him sleep in his own room and
keping him supplied with spending
money
Early today William Kobe, the
druggists clerk who sleeps down
stairs back of the store, was awakened
by a pistol shot In Oetfnger's room.
he says, he found Kelly standing, fully
dressed, with a revolver in his hand
downstairs, breaking the clerks right
leg, and then escaped
Kolbe's cries brought the police who
found Oetinger dead in bed with a
bullet through his head. His pockets
had been rifled of $50 in cash, watch
and a diamond ring. The surgeon
from the hospital declared the drug
gist must have been shot as he lay
asleep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-07
"AMMUNITEON
DAY" AT R. A.
u. M. C. MEET
National Gathering Of Rep
resentatives of Great Con
Germ Proving Big Success
Veteran ''Jim" Dyer, Old
est Representative, Tells
Tall Tales of the Old Days
Alaskan Member Suffer
From Intense Heat.

The shell game was talked over from
all angles al the StratfieId, this morn
ing No, dear, not the old county
fair swindle, but the shell game as 3
business Gun shells and such like,
you know. For today was '-Ammuni-
ton Day at the annual conference of
the representatives of the Rennin gton
Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Com
pany. and everyone of the 100 visitors
present was primed for the days bus
ness.
A H. Meyernoff, of New York, am
munition sales manager, was in charge
Of the days program. He discussed
selling problems and plans and the
representa- tiveS, through Floor Leader
Tom A. Marshall. participated in the
program. BalliStic engineers from the
local factory also discussed matters
Of technical interest.
During the morning John B. Burn
ham. president of the American Game
Protection and Propagation ASsocia-
lion, gave a brief address on the work
Of that organization and its relation to
the ammunition and arms business.
Day the program being devoted all
most exclusively to problems and
plans of the travelling men of the COM
pany.
The convention is proving a huge
success. everybody agrees. Jim"
Dyer the oldest man in the employ
of the company as travelling represen-
tatfve says it's the best gathering
ever. Jim is 81 years old and has
been selling R. A-U NJ c. products
sor pretty nigh thirty years
His headquarters now are at st.
Louis When he started to work for
The company thirty years ago, his ter
ritory was that country bounded by
the Mississippi River, the Pacific
ocean, Mexico and Canada Now rs
men cover that same field for the com
pany. Selling ammunition wasn't any
rinch in those days, grasp it from
Lisa HIS first trip out was a
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Newspaper Reporter First Witness
Says Fans Yelled to the Fighters
to Knock Out Opponent
Beer Keg Used for Throne Of TimekeepeI
Whose Voice Was Barely Audible Above
Din - Witness Denies He Was
Aetuated TO Inform by Malice
Against Promoters

The Sabbath day prize fight which
proved such a shock to the citizens of
Stra tford last August was described
With great realism i'm the criminal su-
perior court this morning when Louis
Palmer was arraigned before Judge
Case and a jury. Palmer was charg-
ed with being one of the seconds in
the fight between Kid Palmer and
Kid Dorkin The accused is a broth
er of kid Palmer Frank Murphy
also charged with being a second,
pleaded guilty and was not placed on
trial.
house that the men arrested as spec
tators at the fight would be discharg-
ed. This was not announced officially,
however. The men classed as specta-
0fConnor. Judge Laughiin, Jacob
Hoffman. Daniel Hatfield, Munson
Hazen and Henry Say1eS. The sec
onds and other officia Is will be pros
ecuted but the fighters are now fugi-
tives from justice.
The first witness called this morn
ing was James H Haberlin, formerly a
reporter on a morning paper in this
city but now residing in Waterbury.
The witness said he heard rumors that
there was to be a fight in Stratford
on AUGUST 25- 1872 and he went to the
scene on his motorcycle After some
difficulty he found the place, which
was near Hubbelrs woods, close to the
He saw Daniel Hatfield and Henry
SayIes standing at a gate where the
path led to the open field but did not
notice them taking any tickets The
witness described the appearance of
the ring and declared Louis Palmer
acted as a second for Kid Palmer
Haberiin stated that there was con-
siderable iII-feeltng between the fight
ers because they were members of ri
val clubs Palmer belonged to the
Columbus Boys club and Dorkin was
. Of aSf md
There were chairs for the fighters
TO use between rounds, the witness
said, but Henry E. Reilly, who acted
as timekeeper, sat on a beer keg. The
fighters were naked above the waist
and Palmer appeared to be slightly
heavier than his opponent. The bout
went 2 rounds. At times Timekeeper
Reilly had difficulty in making him
self heard and he wanted to borrow
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-07
STRIKERS CLAIM
VICTORY OVER
EDWARDS & co.
Agreement Said to Have
Been Signed in New York
City Ending Controversy
Local Plant Shut Down and
Union Workers Brought
Here Are Instructed to
Report in New York.

Edwards & Company who for sew
eraI weeks maintained a strong stand
against labor-unionism in New York
and Bridgeport where they opened a
factory at the corner of George and
Oak street have lost according to
prominent officials of the Cloak &
Skirt Makers Union who arrived in
the city today with the last insta1ment
of the $1,000 appropriated for the pay
ment of strike relief claims. The fac
tory here will close permanently and
under a new agreement reported to
have been entered into by Benjamin
Edwards and the Garment Makers
Union at New York yesterday will re-
sumo operations in the Nevins Com
pany shop at 1873 West Twenty-first
ST. New York All the union labor
brought here has been notified to re-
port for work there tomorrow and Is
fast as relief claims are being set
tied at the local headquarters, 6 High
land avenue, workers are departing for
New York.
(CoA+i1,te5 ~, Da1a 1N
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-07
YOUNG WOMAN
CHLOROFORMED
IN PULLMAN CAR

Cincinnati, Jan. IA young woman
whose home is thought to be Jackson
vile, Fla, was found unconscious and
suffering from chloroform poisoning
IN a Pullman bertn on a Big -Four
Hammond, Ind. Her hands were
bound behind her with a coarse
string.
Later, the young woman gave her
name as Evelyn Stewart, of Jackson
vile, Fla. She appeared about 10
years old She said she had boarded
the train alone in Chicago at 9
O'Clock, last night
In the folds of the berth sheets was
found a. bottle half full of chIoroforTn.
When the officials attempted to
arouse her she said: Did he get me
this tinae2"
At the Seton Hospital this city she
refused to explain her remark She
said she had been in New York and
Chicago on a shopping tour. Her
purse contained $6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-07

INTERROGATE
BRIDCEPORTER
Sharp Questions On Graphophone
Co.'S Business Annoy Treas
urer Dorian
Especial to The FarmeD

Washington, Jan. M Dorian,
treasurer of the American Graphic
phone Co. of Bridgeport, was one of
the most important witnesses at the
session yesterday of the House Com
mittee on Ways & Means in it's hear
the Payne-Aldrtch tariff law.
So sharply was the Bridgeporter in
terrogated that he took exception to
the prying nature OF several of the
Mr. Dorian wanted sheI1ac and copal
kept on the free list, instead of max
ing them dutiable afs proposed by the
Democrats and he 1nttmated that the
effect might be to shift the manufac-
ture- of their large export business to
their London factory.
Mr. Underwood drew from the wit
ness the admission that the graphic
phone company pays per cent. dtvi-
dends amounting to 100000 on a $1o,-
100000 capitalization, that it carries a
O0O, 600 and that the suggested duty on
these two articles on which the Dem
ocrats plan to raise about $500, 900
would mean an expense of about $685.
900 to $4,000 to his company He did
not care to state how much of the
capital was paid in.
Mr.. Kitchin On C), reminded him
that it was the committees privilege
to ask chow much was paper and how
much paid in
Mr. Rainey OIl.) was curious to
could not regulate the price to con-
.sumers to suit itself The witness
said the company sold it's products at
fixed price to the consumers.
Suppose the tariff is reduced and
they import their graphopones, ask
ed Mr. Payne On. V
''They can't import them because
we hold patents that are not affected
even by the O1df1e1d Patent bill, pend
ing in Congress- said Dorian.
''WeII, you don't need a tariff them %
Mr.. Payne responded.
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SHIP GOES
DOWN WITH
81 OF CREW

Astoria, Ore, Jan. THE oil tank
ship Rosecrans sank, today. at the
mouth of the Columbia. river and 81
members of her crew are believed to
have perished. After she went down
three men were seen clinging to her
masts but the others of her crew of
40 undoubtedly perished.
The Rosecrans, which is owned by
the Associated Oil Company, went
aground on Peacock Spit, at the
mouth of the Co1um bia, early today
A so mile wind sent mountainous
waves breaking over the vessel and
from the start it seemed almost i'm
possible to save her. The Cape Dis
appointment life savers put out in
their boats and attempted to reach
the ship with a. line but failed.